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Area 28 of Toastmaster International’s District 116, Division G conducted a virtual confluence meeting recently.

WHITE report FALLOUT — The fight to keep COCKTAILS TO-GO — CORREIA: ‘I will be vindicated’ 05/17/2021 07:28 AM EDT SHAKEN, NOW STIRRING — That margarita delivered to your doorstep with dinner is destined to go away when the pandemic state of emergency ends — unless a group of restaurant and business advocates gets their way. Restaurateurs and business groups are planning a virtual rally today to push for a two-year extension of legislation authorizing cocktails to-go and capping third-party delivery-app fees at 15%. The original bill was opposed by package stores last year. They ...

Citing its popularity with customers, they are pressuring lawmakers to extend the carryout program beyond the COVID-19 state of emergency.

A new bill filed by state Rep. Dylan Fernandes, D-Woods Hole, would provide help to small businesses who’ve paid for business interruption insurance but haven’t been able to collect on it. The bill, "An Act Concerning Business Interruption Insurance," was filed Feb. 19. It would require insurance companies to honor legitimate claims of business interruption and do away with virus-exclusion clauses. What does business interruption insurance cover? Insurance companies have, for the most part, refused to pay interruption insurance, citing exclusions for viruses and pandemics. Many insurance ...