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In new home, Per Scholas creates opportunity

Posted on 06. Feb, 2010 by Stephanie Rabins.

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When Torrey Hopkins got out of jail in 1999, it was easy for him to find a job. Hopkins, who had done time for a non-violent offense he committed as a teenager, had done well in high school and had good references that landed him a job in information technology.
He worked in the financial [...]

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Port Morris wasteland dreams of green

Posted on 20. Jul, 2009 by Sarah Trefethen.

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The industrial area at the borough’s southernmost tip is a place of trucks, factories and fumes, with little to offer humans who travel by foot or by bike, or want to sit a spell. But the proposed South Bronx Greenway could bring tree-lined paths and waterfront parks to Port Morris’ lifeless streets.