Palm Beach County rental assistance portal closes amid surge in demand
Contact 5 asks community services director why portal, closed since May 15, won t reopen until June 7
Palm Beach County s rental assistance portal has been closed since May 15 and won t reopen until June 7. Contact 5 asked the director of community services why.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. â In a flash, Everett Hamilton s multimedia business was gone and so was his livelihood thanks to the pandemic. I probably went from doing maybe 12-15 things a month to absolutely zero, he said. I knew that the implications of COVID were tremendous.
Palm Beach County health director says home health care workers need to be patient for COVID-19 vaccine
Workers having trouble accessing vaccine, Contact 5 investigation finds Get in line and just be patient. That s the message from Palm Beach County s top health official to home health care workers who are having trouble getting access to the COVID-19 vaccine.
Posted at 1:21 PM, Feb 24, 2021
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. â Get in line and just be patient.
That s the message from Palm Beach County s top health official to home health care workers who are having trouble getting access to the COVID-19 vaccine.
Home health care workers are among the front-line workers covered under Gov. Ron DeSantis' executive order granting access to the COVID-19 vaccine. But Contact 5 has learned few workers have had success getting access to vaccination appointments.
Stranded at sea: South Florida couple shares story of 28-day voyage on sailboat in Caribbean
Couple speaks exclusively with WPTV about harrowing journey
Marty Widrick and Sven Karrlson recall how they spent 28 days stranded at sea in an exclusive interview with WPTV NewsChannel 5.
Posted at 10:54 AM, Feb 10, 2021
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. â Tears come to my eyes as I write this; it s been such a trial, Marty Widrick read aloud from a notebook. Exhausting, at times, even defeating. Everything seems to be against us. How can so many things go wrong and continue to? We are at the point of having the backup of the backups running out.
The Delray Beach Housing Authority wants the Florida Department of Health in Palm Beach County's help in vaccinating its nearly 600 low-income residents. Many of the seniors lack internet access or reliable transportation.