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Forget the red suit and beard. In Gulf Breeze, Florida, Santa owns a pool construction business and drives a pickup truck.Mike Esmond knows what it s like to struggle, especially during the holidays. Thirty-seven years ago, he had to choose which bill not to pay. In Florida, he chose the heat. That was a big mistake, because we had the coldest winter we ever had in history where it got to six degrees. I mean, we had ice in the house, Esmond said. The 74-year-old, who found financial security only a few years ago with his own company, never for stanley cup got his struggle. So last year he w stanley cup ent to City Hall and cleared the delinquent accounts of 36 families. It cost him $4,600. Mike Esmond, owner of Gulf Breeze Pool and Spas in Gulf Breeze, Florida, paid off the outstanding utility bills of more t stanley cup han 100 families before Christmas. Handout / Mike Esmond This year, the need is even greater. On top of the coronavirus pandemic, Hurricane Sally ripped through the area in September. So he did it again mdash; he paid $7,615 to clear 114 overdue accounts. I don t know of a better way of helping someone out at Christmas time other than paying their bill that they re going to be disconnected on, Esmond said.Instead of getting a disconnection notice in the mail, the families received a card that said, Your past due utility bill has been paid by Brnw Philadelphia gets Patti LaBelle s name wrong on honorary street signs
NEW YORK -- A small World War II vintage plane celebrating its 75th anniversary crashed in the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey on Friday, and police recovered a body from the single-seat plane, CBS New York station WCBS reported.The Federal Aviation Administration said it received a report that a P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft went down in the river two miles south of the George Washington Bridge ar adidas campus ound 7:30 p.m. New York Police Department Det. Michael Debonis said scuba divers recovered the body of a 56-year-old man from the plane around 10:30 p.m. Police did not confirm the body was that of the pilot, the only person who was aboard the plane. The pilot s name was not made public. .@NYPDSpecialops on scene with the small plane crash in the H adidas samba udson River. pic.twitter/3IJV7QmsU1mdash; J. Peter Donald @JPeterDonald May 28, 2016 Around 9 p.m., New Jersey State Police tweeted that the pilot had been rescued and was being transported to the hospital with minor injuries. The department backtracked about an hour later and said the investigation was continuing, with the NYPD in charge. The FAA said the P-47 was one of three aircraft that departed from adidas samba Republic Airport in Farmingdale, on Long Island, just east of New York City. The other two aircraft returned to the airport and landed safely.Witness Frank Piazza captured a photo showing the wing of the plane sticking up from the water. Ultimately, the aircraft was co |
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