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Tom Clements still remembers the first time he visited Key West, back in 1946 as an 11-year-old driving down from Miami with his family.
âI loved it. It was unlike anywhere I had been,â he said, referring to Cleveland and Washington, D.C. where he had grown up. âI still can remember the beautiful blues of the water.â
He had no idea that after a career of traveling internationally with his employer, Exxon, he would land back at the Southernmost Point, moving from Greenwich, Connecticut, with his wife, Kitty, when they retired in 1988. And he certainly had no idea he would find a rich volunteer experience with the Friends of the Key West Library, where he has been the treasurer for the past 27 years.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) United States Congressman Joe Morelle announced Tuesday the opening of a new program targeted at making broadband internet more accessible and affordable.
Morelle said the
Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, which goes live on Wednesday, will provide a $50-per-month subsidy for qualified households to receive internet access through a local provider.
Qualifications for the program include:
Household income at or below 135% of the federal poverty line
Participation in safety net programs such as SNAP, Medicaid, SSI, Public Housing Assistance, Veterans or Survivors Pension Benefits
Proof of substantial loss of income since Feb. 29, 2020, with a total household income at or below $99,000 for single filers and $198,000 for joint filers
The Ellis Library & Reference Center, 3700 S. Custer Road, will be closed for two weeks because a staff member has tested positive for COVID-19.
The Monroe County Library System issued the closing announcement Thursday on social media; explaining shortly afterward via press release and a notice on their website what the situation was.
All other branches of the Monroe County Library System remain open; that decision was made in mid-February. For the most part, library services have been by appointment with curbside services available. Book clubs and story times are meeting remotelyl.
“We have a comprehensive COVID Response Plan in place and we are implementing it now,” Library Director Nancy Bellaire said in the announcement.
Most branches of the Monroe County Library System have reverted to curbside services, the library staff announced.
The decision was effective Friday; and was made as a precautionary measure in light of the recent COVID-19 quarantine closing taking place at the Ellis Library & Reference Center.
Under the current order, Ellis is closed entirely while the other branches will provide requested books and materials via touch free curbside only. This is an option that the library system has used before during the COVID-19 pandemic; until recently the library buildings were open to the public by appointment. Book clubs and story times were meeting remotely.