Posts Tagged ‘Longevity Award’

‘Tough’ Cleaner No Longer Rides the Back of the Bus

Written by admin on October 20, 2010. Posted in Special Sections

Ingram hasn’t missed day of work in 54 years By Laura Shin Hazel Ingram is 87 years old, and she isn’t afraid of anyone. “I’ve been a tough little woman, you better believe it,” she said. Ingram has never missed a day of work in all of her 54 years working as a cleaner at
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Rock of Gibraltar

Written by admin on October 23, 2009. Posted in Special Sections

Plinio Torres grew up in Puerto Rico, where his first job was cutting sugar cane. In 1964, at age 18, he left farm life and moved to New York City, following in the footsteps of his sister and brother. He arrived in May, not a bad month in New York. “I love it,” he said,
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