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As infection rates fell below 5%, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings took this week off ending a streak of 64 straight weeks with a coronavirus pandemic update for the public, a sign that life is returning to normal here. “He wouldn’t even think of it unless he felt it was safe, you know, to miss a week,” said Jane Watrel, a county spokeswoman.
Orange County commissioners agreed Tuesday to spend nearly $2 million to fund economic stimulus strategies to develop a road map to diversify the local economy in the wake of COVID-19. Mayor Jerry Demings described the strategy as both an economic “diversification initiative“ and an investment in “social entrepreneurship.
Peter Rosinola Jr. took the helm at Palma Maria restaurant after his father died in 1990. Following his unexpected passing on Jan. 4, the family has decided to close up after 40 years serving regulars in Casselberry.