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Twenty years ago, a stranger alerted Arlene Angel (right) that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were likely to be coming to her house after her housemate was involved in a car crash. Angel’s 22 year-old daughter, Sara Valencia (left), was only one and a half at the time but Angel found a new apartment, “If we hadn’t acted fast, Angel said, They would’ve taken us.” Now, as an advocate with Make The Road Connecticut, Angel is encouraging people recently arrived in the country to be prepared with a family plan.
Mark Mirko
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Connecticut Public
A woman in Hartford advocates for family preparedness plans after she had to flee from her home without one.
Cold Current Kelp co-owner Krista Rosen holds up an example of wild sugar kelp that has grown on the company’s previously planted line in Kittery, Maine, on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (Austin Leathers for the New England News Collaborative)
Austin Leathers
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for the New England News Collaborative
Winter is planting season for kelp, a growing industry in New England.