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York and Aguadilla formalize sister-city partnership in ceremonial signing
Summary
Officials from York, Pennsylvania, and Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, signed a sister-city proclamation at a ceremonial event in York, pledging cultural, educational and economic cooperation and recognizing longstanding community ties between the cities.
York, Pennsylvania, and Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, formally established a sister-city relationship at a ceremony in York that featured civic leaders from both municipalities, community honorees and public remarks recognizing cultural and humanitarian ties.
At the event, Ricky Quintero, executive administrator to the mayor of York, said the agreement "is not merely symbolic" and framed the partnership as recognition of York's large Puerto Rican community and shared history between the two cities. Quintero noted that "following the devastation of Hurricane Maria, approximately 700 families relocated here," and credited Delma Rivera with organizing humanitarian relief that aided many of those families.
The proclamation, read aloud and signed at the ceremony, states that the two municipalities will pursue cooperation in education, culture, tourism, trade, public safety and…
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