Microsoft system blamed for N.J. vaccine-booking glitches
Elise Young and Dina Bass, Bloomberg
Feb. 12, 2021
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Phil Murphy, New Jersey s governor, tours the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center Covid-19 vaccination site in Edison, N.J., on Jan. 15, 2021.Bloomberg photo by Mark Kauzlarich.
Five weeks of stumbles by Microsoft on New Jersey s covid-19 vaccine-booking software have left the state pushing for daily fixes on almost every part of the system and doubting it will ever operate as intended, according to members of Gov. Phil Murphy s administration.
The glitches and attempted fixes that forced one megasite to go off-line temporarily have led New Jersey to rely more on the county- and hospital-operated websites that are working well and have helped schedule more than 1.2 million doses in the most densely-populated state in the country. Officials say those systems are successfully booking thousands of people. They fear the state s booking porta
How Bay Area farms could give Biden a blueprint for fighting climate change
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Albert Straus hopes his organic family dairy in Marin County will be carbon-neutral by the end of the year.Photos by Scott Strazzante / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Juan Hernandez unplugs an electric truck powered by energy from the methane digester at Straus Dairy Farm in the Marin County community of Marshall.Scott Strazzante / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Straus Dairy Farm in the Marin County community of Marshall has been using a digester, which captures methane from manure and converts it into electricity.Photos by Scott Strazzante / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
Here is a look at the top salaries paid in Ridgefield
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Ridgefield First Selectman Rudy Marconi discusses a plan of action to change how opioid addiction is treated during an News Times Editorial Board meeting on Wednesday, February, 3, 2016, at the News Times offices, in Danbury, Conn.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut Media
The majority of Ridgefield’s revenue comes from taxpayers’ dollars and nearly half of the overall town budget is spent on employee salaries, according to Ridgefield Finance Director Kevin Redmond.
“On the revenue side, nearly all of it is driven by Ridgefield taxpayers. Our revenue are taxes. Ninety percent of the town’s revenues are derived from property taxes,” Redmond said.