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In a 219 to 212 vote, the Democratic-controlled House approved the bill, which includes $1,400 direct payments, a $400-a-week federal unemployment bonus, a per-child allowance of up to $3,600 for one year and billions of dollars to assist schools and local governments and distribute the coronavirus vaccines. All three South Florida Republican members of Congress, Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar, Mario Diaz-Balart and Carlos Gimenez voted against the reconciliation bill, but Democratic Congresswo...

Block didn’t answer our questions when we emailed, called, and showed up to his home back in 2019. We contacted Block again this year after two additional homeowners called NBC 6 Responds with similar allegations. They told us they paid hefty deposits to Block, who now uses a different company, but he failed to finish their custom window treatments. Block didn’t respond to our calls, emails, or our visit to his home this year. “He is robbing Peter to pay Paul. Some jobs are getting done, ...

Vaccine Doses Increasing for Seniors on Floridas West Coast: DeSantis  DeSantis held a news conference in Venice Wednesday where he announced more doses would be allocated to counties on Floridas Gulf coast, including Manatee, Charlotte and Sarasota. Leon County leads the state with about 61% of seniors receiving shots, DeSantis said. Palm Beach County was near 50%, DeSantis said. Statewide, about 35% of Floridas 4.5 million seniors have received a shot. Read more vaccine updates here.  No. 5...

South Florida Homeowners Lose Thousands in Deposits, Blame Window Treatment Vendor Sasha Jones © Provided by NBC Miami Homeowners say they handed thousands of dollars in deposits to a South Florida company to install custom window treatments, but the work never got done. Local residents Adam Klein and Robert Liguori say they paid Mark Block hefty deposits that were worth more than half of the total for the projects. “I don’t care if it is a dollar or $5,000, he needs to be...

The Buena Vista Historic Preservation Commission approved a 180-day stay of the demolition permit filed for the building on the corner of Chestnut and Railroad Streets, known in planning documents

Norwich — The City Council will vote Tuesday to rescind authority given to the Norwich Community Development Corp. to administer a $219,569 COVID-19 business relief grant as the agency undergoes a leadership transition following the sudden death of former President Jason Vincent. Vincent, 46, died in an apparent suicide, his vehicle found late on Dec. 30 at the center of the giant New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia and his body discovered at a dam five miles downstream Jan. 4. City an...

Citing NCDCs leadership transition and a desire to allow businesses with ties to NCDC apply for COVID-19 relief grants, the city will oversee the grants.

The Historic Preservation Commission will review a demolition permit application by Cheryl Richmond on behalf of Sharon Young of Mount Princeton Investments, LLC, for the Depot property at 305 East Chestnut St. at its 3 p.m., Zoom meeting Jan. 7. Per town municipal code, a building more than 50-years-old cannot be altered, demolished or relocated without demolition permit. If the town planning department determines that the structure is eligible for historic designation or if the proposed work ...

Very Cavallaris Shannon Ford Explains Lunch with Jay Cutler After His Split from Kristin People 1/6/2021 © Shannon Ford/instagram Shannon Ford, Jay Cutler Shannon Ford is opening up about her November lunch with former boss Kristin Cavallaris ex Jay Cutler. Speaking on the  Not Skinny But Not Fatpodcast on Tuesday, Ford, 27, said that she was visiting family in Charleston for Thanksgiving when she saw on social media that her agent, Mark Block, was also in town. Kristin Cavallari Calls 20...

Figured out what it is about -- of all the things. i smoke cigars. you step outside and everybody thinks you are doing drugs. this guy gets on tv in front of millions of people. >> greg: i love him for that. >> kimberly: doesnt he look handsome? >> bob: thank you. >> greg: bring it back to handlebar mustaches, which is awesome. he made smoking less hated than before. >> andrea: who is he? everyone is going to ask that? the cain campaign had to explain the video. mark block. who is mark block? >>...