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01-07-2009, 06:00 PM
Dominican immigrant Elsa Mantilla will be sworn in as deputy-mayor of Paterson, New Jersey on Friday. She is a clothes boutique owner and will be the first Dominican ever to hold that post. Mantilla says she will use her roots to strengthen the links between the city office and the local Latino community. She is also said to have received the vote of the Afro-American community. Mantilla is known as a community activist in Paterson and was the founder of the Dominican Day Festival and Parade.
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