Erik Ortiz
William Paterson University
eflip02@hotmail.com

ABOUT ERIK
STORIES

Erik Ortiz graduated from William Paterson University in January with a degree in communications and a minor in Asian studies. Erik is a member of the AAJA Florida chapter and has interned at The Record in Hackensack, NJ and The Ledger in Lakeland, FL.

A New Page in Community's History
Once the black community’s only library, the James Weldon Johnson Branch will soon move to a home of its own.

Home and Away
Andrew Williams credits his St. Petersburg middle school for preparing him for private high school in Delaware.

Special Delivery
The first full-service post office in Cromwell Heights opened July 1.

Faces of the Fourth: When Every Day is Independence Day
Anthony McKoy is in the business of setting people free--or at least getting them out on bail.

After the Riots
Six years later, the community is still marked by the violence that followed the shooting of TyRon Lewis.

Learning to Trust
Letting go of fears is part of learning about people on a beat.

 

 
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