Posted On Aug 16, 2022.

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) – On Monday, there was a worthwhile kick off to the Puerto Rican Day Parade in Hartford.

The parade committee teamed up with Goya Foods and Catholic Charities to donate 5,000 pounds of food to benefit more than 500…

Though they’re half Puerto Rican on their father’s side, Veronica Perez knew very little about that part of their heritage until last year.

Perez was raised in a predominately Italian part of New Jersey, and their mother’s Italian background set the cultural tone…