SANTO DOMINGO.- Dominican doctor Alex Blanco won the elections to become the mayor of the city of Passaic, of New Jersey, by just 400 votes more than his closest rival.
According to the final results of the voting Tuesday, Blanco, a member of the Passaic Board of Education, defeated Vincent Capuana, president of that Board.
SOURCE: diariolibre.com
From: United States
Now, this is good Dominican news. Can we please get more of this?
I desperately want to write some good comments about the RD Gov & our US Embassy (Santo Domingo).
Fannin, can U throw me a bone of some real efforts to show leadership on Dominican issues so that I can say that the US Embassy is working to show the RD Gov the light?
I mean, as in the article above Dominicans can make good things happen.
Given the scenario of RD events, I often wonder what in the hell...Fannin & staff of jack-offs are doing in the Embassy? Does anyone know what they are doing to push & lead the RD Gov into the right direction?
Fannin, why doesn't the US use its influence? We would be better off to have the Senator from Bani as the next RD President to get officials out of the drug game.
Fannin, it is like the RD is another Katrina but once again White Conservatives in power do NOT care about people of color?
When do you come to my barrio &d see how easy you can buy drugs?
Written by: BASTA, 6 Nov 2008 11:13 AM
From: Dominican Republic, SPM
No, he is American!
Written by: CeJota, 6 Nov 2008 11:20 AM
From: United States, Augusta Ga/ Philly Pa
"No, he is American!"????????
"Dominican doctor Alex Blanco won the elections"
Go figure
From: United States, New York City
Awesome. A DOMINICAN-AMERICAN (there is such a thing for I am one of them) elected to the mayoralship of a city out in 'Jersey. Kudos to Blanco.
From: United Kingdom
Cib, where have u been brother?
From: United States, New York City
FRANK THE TANK!
FRANK THE TANK!
lol..I've been in my skin freind:)...glad to hear from you.
From: Iraq, 10 billion dollars a month for nothing
yeah!!! I guess i should move, lot's of Dominicans in Passaic
Written by: USADR, 6 Nov 2008 4:44 PM
From: United States
This is my home base, Passaic NJ.
Right now it is mostly recent Mexican immigrants, the Dominican community has spread out to the surrounding towns and other counties including Bergen Country NJ (one of the most affluent). I state this because it follows a typical pattern where minorities who've moved up a bit on the socioeconomic ladder tend to leave the traditional poorer inner-city type ethnic enclaves.
Many are also moving to N. Carolina where the housing market is much cheaper.
From: Dominican Republic, From a yanikeke stand near you
that dude looks a lot like salvador jorge blanco, are they related ?
lo unico que salvador era mas dientu
From: United States, New York City
"that dude looks a lot like salvador jorge blanco, are they related ?"
He does and aren't all Dominicans related? :) It never ceases to amaze me as to who is related to who among us. I meet a new cousin practically every other week.
From: Dominican Republic, From a yanikeke stand near you
cibao you right we all related
that's why i call all my fellow dominicanz PRIMO
From: Dominican Republic, From a yanikeke stand near you
you can tell a mile away Mr. Blanco is Dominican, he's got the Juan Pablo Duarte Haircut
very trendy and patriotic the new mayor :}
From: United States, New York City
Don't know much about the guy or his politics, but good on him for showing the potential for civic engagement in the Dominican-American community.
Written by: JEM237, 6 Nov 2008 8:21 PM
From: United States, NYC
old_school_trinitario:
"he's got the Juan Pablo Duarte Haircut
very trendy and patriotic the new mayor :}"
Lol, very funny but you are right his haircut does look very Juan Pablo Duarte-ish :-)
Written by: yumnuk3, 7 Nov 2008 1:38 AM
From: United States, New York City
Wish you the best. hopefully you'll do the right thing.
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I desperately want to write some good comments about the RD Gov & our US Embassy (Santo Domingo).
Fannin, can U throw me a bone of some real efforts to show leadership on Dominican issues so that I can say that the US Embassy is working to show the RD Gov the light?
I mean, as in the article above Dominicans can make good things happen.
Given the scenario of RD events, I often wonder what in the hell...Fannin & staff of jack-offs are doing in the Embassy? Does anyone know what they are doing to push & lead the RD Gov into the right direction?
Fannin, why doesn't the US use its influence? We would be better off to have the Senator from Bani as the next RD President to get officials out of the drug game.
Fannin, it is like the RD is another Katrina but once again White Conservatives in power do NOT care about people of color?
When do you come to my barrio &d see how easy you can buy drugs?
"Dominican doctor Alex Blanco won the elections"
Go figure
FRANK THE TANK!
lol..I've been in my skin freind:)...glad to hear from you.
Right now it is mostly recent Mexican immigrants, the Dominican community has spread out to the surrounding towns and other counties including Bergen Country NJ (one of the most affluent). I state this because it follows a typical pattern where minorities who've moved up a bit on the socioeconomic ladder tend to leave the traditional poorer inner-city type ethnic enclaves.
Many are also moving to N. Carolina where the housing market is much cheaper.
lo unico que salvador era mas dientu
He does and aren't all Dominicans related? :) It never ceases to amaze me as to who is related to who among us. I meet a new cousin practically every other week.
that's why i call all my fellow dominicanz PRIMO
very trendy and patriotic the new mayor :}
"he's got the Juan Pablo Duarte Haircut
very trendy and patriotic the new mayor :}"
Lol, very funny but you are right his haircut does look very Juan Pablo Duarte-ish :-)