Parting Glass gets closure reprieve from Barstool Sports grant
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Thanks to an ongoing $18,000 monthly grant from The Barstool Fund, The Parting Glass, a restaurant in Saratoga Springs, will remain open.facebook.com/The-Parting-Glass-PubShow MoreShow Less
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Parting Glass owner Joan Desadora in the paddock of the Saratoga Race Course.SKIP DICKSTEIN/DGShow MoreShow Less
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A week ago, Joan Desadora didn t think The Parting Glass, the beloved Irish bar she owns on Lake Avenue, was going to be able to survive to celebrate its 40th anniversary in March.Provided photoShow MoreShow Less
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Then Desadora s sister encouraged her to apply for The Barstool Fund, a bailout effort for restaurants and other small businesses established in December by Dave Portnoy, founder of the Barstool Sports media company.TOM LAPOINT/DGShow MoreShow Less
Willie and Delores Bullock, the co-founders of the Annapolis-based nonprofit Blessed in Tech Ministries, feed about 1,000 people a month and run a program to provide permanent housing for homeless residents.
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) â The Harrison County Republican Executive Committee and the Republican candidate for Harrison County Commission have filed an appeal of the commissionâs dismissal of their petition challenging the November election.
The appeal, filed Tuesday in Harrison County Circuit Court by candidate Mickey Petitto and Republican Executive Committee Chair Virginia Rockwell without an attorney, alleges the commission took an âillegal vote to dismissâ the challenge in violation of the stateâs open meetings laws.
The commission voted 2-to-1, with Commissioners Ron Watson and Patsy Trecost in favor and Commissioner David Hinkle against, to dismiss the complaint, which alleged mishandling of absentee ballots.
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) â The Harrison County Commission on Wednesday will discuss a property agreement for a medical cannabis facility, the upcoming appointment of a new county clerk and appointments to boards in what is expected to be a short meeting before the New Year.
Last month, the Harrison County Development Authority approved a site development agreement with Harvest Care Medical LLC that would allow for the transfer of property near the North Central West Virginia Airport in exchange for development work at the site of the companyâs planned state-of-the-art medical cannabis and processing plant.
Under the agreement approved by the Development Authority, Harvest Care Medical will perform site development work, including demolition of an old house, installation of utilities and construction of an access road at a price tag of around $8-10 million, Harrison County Commissioner David Hinkle has said.
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An extension of term to Narendra Ahlawat, MD and CEO of MCX Clearing Corporation (MCX CC), is under discussion. His three-year term is to end in mid-2021 but has come up for renewal early because Ahlawat’s 2018 appointment as MD and CEO of MCX CC has been pending ratification as per the Companies Act.
In January,
BusinessLine reported that Ahlawat’s current appointment was erroneous as it was required to be ratified in the immediate EGM or the annual general meeting. This did not happen.
MCX CC is a fully owned arm of Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX. According to sources, there is a view within MCX that granting an extension to Ahlawat has legal complications. PS Reddy, MD and CEO of MCX, has sought SEBI’s opinion in the matter, the sources said.