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Stop & Shop to kick the habit, ending all tobacco sales. When is this happening?
QUINCY ‒ Consumers can no longer purchase cigarettes and other tobacco products at Stop & Shop, according to a press release issued by the Quincy-based grocery retailer on Monday. The company is promoting the move as part of its "commitment to community wellness." All 360 Stop & Shop location across Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey will end tobacco sales Aug. 31, according to the press release. ...
Banker & Tradesman Ranks Merrimack Valley Credit Union in its Fast 50 of 2024
Merrimack Valley Credit Union was recently ranked in Banker & Tradesman’s Fast 50 of 2024, coming in seventh for Growth in Commercial Loan Volume and 13th for Growth in Commercial Loan Units. The list ranks the 50 fastest-growing loan providers in Massachusetts, including credit unions, banks, mortgage and financial...
Central Mass. by the Numbers
2.8M Across five floors, almost 5,000 robots, over 1,000 employees. Those are the numbers that will push parcels through Amazon’s new 2.8-million-square-foot distribution center with a 650,000-square-foot blueprint, expected to rev up its conveyor belts in the coming months in Charlton. The building is expected to generate approximately 4,000 vehicle trips per day,...
Candidates in southern Berkshire state House primary look for new ways to address rural challenges
Lee, Lenox and West Stockbridge are three of the 18 towns in the Berkshire 3rd, which is the largest state House district in Massachusetts, geographically. The other towns are Alford, Becket, Dalton, Egremont, Great Barrington, Monterey, Mount Washington, New Marlborough, Otis, Richmond, Sandisfield, Sheffield, Stockbridge, Tyringham and Washington. Voters will...
'Beyond proud': Mother of Olympics medalist Stephen Nedoroscik thrilled over victory
As a real-life Clark Kent from “Superman” lore, Worcester native and Florida transplant Stephen Nedoroscik captured television audiences and social media viewers as the unassuming, bespectacled gymnast-turned-medal-winning “Pommel Horse Guy” at the 2024 Summer Olympics. And behind every great Pommel Horse Guy, there’s a great Pommel Horse Mom. ...
Tatum, Brown Discuss Celtics' Title Defense: 'Even More Motivated'
Each member of the Celtics, when discussing their upcoming title defense, shows nothing short of eagerness to get back out there and defend their championship with a desire to go back-to-back as they build towards establishing the NBA’s newest dynasty.
Updating Red Sox fans on Quinn Priester after Nick Yorke trade with Pirates
James Paxton's likely season-ending calf injury and the bullpen's recent issues have tainted the Boston Red Sox's trade deadline performance. But even before Paxton's ailment and Luis Garcia and Lucas Sims' downturns, the biggest move of the Red Sox's deadline was the deal for former first-round pick, Quinn Priester. Boston...
Police: 11 arrested with firearms at Boston’s Caribbean festival, no shots fired
No one was injured, and no shots were fired, police said, a year after eight people were shot at the Caribbean Carnival Festival in Dorchester. Eleven people were arrested with firearms around the Caribbean Carnival Festival in Dorchester Saturday, police announced, a year after eight people were shot on the outskirts of the parade.
Kayakers find man's body in Charles River
BOSTON - Two kayakers found a man's body floating in the Charles River on Sunday morning.When State Police from the Boston Barracks and the Marine Unit arrived at the scene, the body was in the water under the Massachusetts Avenue bridge on the Boston side.The male victim has not been identified, and police are still investigating how the man died. State Police Crime Scene Services and the Suffolk County Detective Unit also responded to the scene and are continuing the investigation.
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