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Proposed Changes to Self-Employed Worker Reporting
This appears to be presented as an efficiency to benefits measure but this editor, who is self employed without small children, also needs to dig deeper as to what this actually means and whom it applies. Please do your own digging and respond. If it is another layer of paperwork, we need to be clear …
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LLC Owners: Beneficial Owner Information E-File Workshop 9/18- or go to…
Alternatively, you could go to the official FINCEN.gov website and watch their short video, look up answers and ‘get-er-done’. https://www.fincen.gov/boi This is a MUST-DO for a lot of our local businesses. This workshop would be really helpful. The only bummer here is that it is in-person and in Yakima…. Unless you feel up to a …
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Port is soliciting ideas for the old office in Point Hudson
https://portofpt.com/soliciting-ideas-for-point-hudson-property/ Sep 3, 2024 | News ACCEPTING IDEAS AND PROPOSALS! For decades, the building located at 103 Hudson Street, was home to the Point Hudson Moorage & RV office. After a beautiful remodel of the historic Cupola House, recently completed by the Port’s maintenance crew, the Moorage & RV office has relocated to their new …
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Busy week
Not many posts this week due to preparing for the Wooden Boat festival and RowRowRowMyBoat Rally. Hopefully many of you are taking advantage of both events, contributing to the LOCAL in this homegrown event. Tourism aside, the spirit of the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival in uniquely ours and serves to secure the legacy going …
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Largest Sailing Cargo Ship trans-Atlantic in August 2024
New Scientist oepSrnsdtotu5f10t06t0au87c8:A1 uu 3i0082mAc mamuu5s79u1M t9g · The world’s largest sailing cargo ship is making its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. It left a port in France in early August, and it is on track to deliver 1000 tonnes of cognac and champagne to New York City by 3 September. Its shipments have a carbon footprint one …
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Port meetings coming up
Upcoming Port Commission Meetings: Date Meeting & Time August 28: 5:30 p.m. Regular Commission Meeting CANCELLED September 11: 9:30 a.m. Commission Workshop, 1:00 Regular Commission Meeting September 25: 5:30 p.m. Regular Commission Meeting GO TO THE COMMISSION MEETINGS PAGE to hear recordings of previous meetings.
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Just call a few friends and a community shows up
Because the video was made and is worth sharing and to thank the many folks who showed up and even brought family and friends…what a great community we have. Please share your boat flipping videos or photos to archive in Our Stories.
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A Good Day’s Work
This video was apparently created for the 2020 Virtual Wooden Boat Festival. It is nicely done. It is interesting what people comment on Youtube and this editor finds that the impressions of people’s experience with our trades people, in work or as presenters for the wooden boat festival, should be thoughtfully considered though perhaps not …
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A Lesson when writing for the paper…
Dear PTMTA subscribers, I am taking an editorial liberty by creating this personal post. In case you happened to read the latest Working Waterfront WBF issue of which there are some 15000 copies printed, you will have seen an article I wrote about Leah Kefgen and Best Coast Canvas. I am an amateur writer at …
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PTSA has a NEW EVENT for the final race of the year.
Check it out along with other sailing opportunities coming up. Other Upcoming Events The Small Boat Regatta is going on now (Aug 24-25). The Thunderbird Regional Regatta is next weekend (Labor Day). The Wooden boat festival 26′ and under race and the Schooner race are on Sept 6/7. PTSA volunteers will be running the races …
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Off Center Harbor gathering September 7th
This is a very boat builder, boat-lover-centric gathering on the Saturday afternoon of Wooden Boat Festival, just outside of the actual festival at the Pope Marine Building. [The NWSWB] is partnering with OffCenterHarbor.com for a big ol’ Happy Hour event. Come have a beer on us! A great time to talk shop, boats, tools, reconnect …
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“Expenses outpacing revenues for Port of Port Townsend”
See Blog editors note at the bottom. Expenses outpacing revenues for Port of Port Townsend Boat Haven, RV camping, moorage down from last year By Paula Hunt Peninsula Daily News Saturday, August 17, 2024 1:30am NEWSJEFFERSON COUNTYPORTS Connie Anderson, the port’s director of finance and administration, presented a preview Wednesday of the proposed draft budget …
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Would you serve on, or help the PTMTA Board of Trustees?
The PTMTA is always needing hands and dedicated energy. There are opportunities to join the board of Trustees as a board member and as a part time volunteer. All board trustees are working marine trades people and all are volunteers and more hands make every task more efficient. You/We are Y/OUR trades association. The Association …
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Get your row/paddle craft ready!
Spread the word and get your paddle and rowing craft ready for the second annual ROWROWROWMYBOAT Rally on Sunday September 8th. See the description and printable poster below. (Legal sized paper) Last year it was energized fun. We hope to see you there!
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Maritime WA partner program; Sail Port Townsend
Maritime WA has a partner program for relevant businesses and organizations. Recently Sail Port Townsend joined and appeared in the Maritime WA August newsletter as a partner profile. Click the image to see the profile and there is a link to learn more about the program.
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