Sarah Thompson
Photo of the Feb. 23 Summit Gas proposal meeting with Rockland City Council.
ROCKLAND – Rockland, Rockport, and Camden fire departments recently worked together on a home safety program. If the fire departments can team up, why not municipalities?
Select Board members from surrounding towns recently attended a Rockland Zoom meeting, Feb. 23, regarding a now-defunct Summit Gas application. One unintentional result of the meeting was a sensation of multi-municipality cooperation that Rockland now aims to continue with other regional issues.
“We don’t live in a silo, as they say,” said Mayor Ed Glaser, during the March 9 Council meeting. “We are a part of a community of other towns that are around us.”
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AeroPay flies high on $5 million venture round 10 March 2021
Source: AeroPay AeroPay, a Chicago-based digital payments platform powering bank transfer payments for businesses, announced today the closing of a $5+ million Venture Round. The round was led by Chicago Ventures, a firm that leads investments in early-stage startups. The Chicago Ventures portfolio includes online financial services company M1 Finance, celebrity video-sharing website Cameo, digital parking marketplace SpotHero, and peer-to-peer review site G2. We ve kept an eye on what the team at AeroPay has been building and we re impressed by their ability to execute. They ve done it without cutting corners, said Stuart Larkins, Co-Founder and General Partner of Chicago Ventures. We firmly believe they are changing the
RACINE â Jeremy Laffin, owner and pharmacist at Racine Hometown Pharmacy, walked back and forth.
He spent a few minutes behind the pharmacistâs counter, preparing doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. When he left the counter, he administered the vaccine to incoming patients.
Laffin would do this on Tuesday until all 96 appointments the pharmacy had booked for that day were fulfilled. This week, Laffin said the pharmacy has a total of 300 vaccines to administer, not including the hundred it would distribute to teachers.
âWhen we do a flu clinic, our peak is about 40 shots a day,â Laffin said. Of COVID-19 vaccinations: âWeâre going to do 96 today, 96 tomorrow, 102 on Friday.â
VITA program offers free tax prep services for Teton Valley residents
Even in the best of circumstances, filing taxes can easily feel daunting or intimidating. This year, as many families are reflecting on pandemic-induced unemployment, nationwide economic tumult, medical bills, and other unexpected financial upheaval, the specter of Tax Time may feel even more overwhelming.
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance â an IRS-sponsored tax preparation program â trains volunteers to help with federal and state tax filing for a wide variety of individuals and households. The program is open to the vast majority of the community, and is completely free of cost.
In collaboration with the Valley of the Tetons Library, an enthusiastic trio of adept volunteers is currently accepting community members who would like some help filing their 2020 taxes. Kathleen Haar, Sue Miller, and Ken Kirkpatrick have received IRS training and certification to prepare taxes for Teton Valley residents.
Applications filed in 19 nations for protection of GI, certification mark for Basmati: Puri
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Last Updated: Mar 10, 2021, 09:08 PM IST
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A law firm has been engaged to initiate and deal with the consequential legal matters for the protection of GI/ Certification Mark for Basmati , both in India and foreign jurisdictions.
Agencies Applications have been filed in 19 foreign jurisdictions for protection of GI/ Certification Mark vested in Basmati, he said.
Applications have been filed in as many as 19 foreign jurisdictions for protection of Geographical Indicator and Certification Mark for Basmati rice, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. In a written reply to a query in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Hardeep Singh Puri said that so far, Certification Mark for Basmati and its logo have been registered in four countries - UK, South Africa, New Zealand and Kenya.