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Eric Casey
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Managing Editor | Worcester Business Journal (‪@wbjournal.bsky.social‬)
Covering real estate, manufacturing, cannabis, craft beer, etc..,

Worcester, MA via Marlboro, with some time at URI.
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The car is finally paid off, so I assume it will burst into flames at any moment.
"Success Congratulations on submitting your payoff payment!"
November 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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I got to tour Worcester Art Museum's long-awaited armor and arms gallery yesterday. If there's ever a zombie apocalypse, I know where I'll be heading.
A very extensive collection of weapons and armor from across the centuries, behind a glass wall.
November 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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The Massachusetts Senate's Ways and Means Committee has advanced a bill that would reform the state's Cannabis Control Commission, putting it on a potential track to be passed before the Nov. 19 recess. Here's the Senate's summary of it (courtesy of SHNS)
An Act modernizing the Commonwealth’s cannabis laws improves the state’s oversight of the maturing cannabis industry by reorganizing the Cannabis Control Commission, updating limits on licenses held by retailers, and modestly increasing the amount of cannabis that adults can possess for recreational use. The details of the legislation are below. Reorganizing the Cannabis Control Commission Streamlines the CCC. Restructures the commission to lead the way on regulating the seven-year-old cannabis industry with a board of three members. Solidifies the commission’s public accountability with two members appointed by the Governor, including the chair, and one member appointed by the Attorney General. The chair’s term would align with the Governor’s term in office, while the other two commission members would serve four-year terms at the pleasure of their appointing authorities. Authorizes the chair to directly appoint the CCC’s executive director, who would be able to exercise independent authority over the agency’s enforcement and operational units. Updating Limits on Retail Licenses Increases Possible Cannabis Licenses. Allows licensed cannabis retailers to expand their businesses in the Massachusetts market by holding up to four licenses each, instead of the current maximum of three. Increases Equity Threshold. Encourages additional investment in cannabis businesses by raising the threshold—from 10 to 12 per cent—for holders of equity in a cannabis business to be considered owners for the purpose of counting toward the limit on licenses they can hold. Encourages Fiscal Solvency for Retailers. Creates penalties for cannabis license-holders who are categorized as ‘delinquent’—remaining in debt to another licensee for more than 60 days—by prohibiting other licensees from delivering products to them while prohibiting the delinquent company from changing ownership or control of its license until the debts are paid. Modernizing Adult Recreational Possession, and More Update…
November 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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I spent a week in Jamaica three years ago. I was subject to relentless kindness and patience while wandering around as a fish out of water. Hoping for the best for everyone there right now.
A red stripe bottle and clear cup of rum sit on a table at a jerk chicken / auto body shop between Montego Bay and Falmouth on the A1 highway in Jamaica. A grill sites behind with tropical plants behind that.
October 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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I'm a soccer photographer now (I turned the camera to 'sports mode' and did my best)

Atletico Boston (BSSL) vs. Western Mass Pioneers (USL2) | U.S. Open Cup qualifying Round 2

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A soccer player in a red uniform controls the ball during a night game, as a defender in white approaches A soccer player in a red uniform puts his hand up to signal he's about to take a free kick. Two players in white form a wall. A soccer player in a red uniform wearing #28 controls the ball near the sideline A soccer player in a white uniform does a throw-in as players from both side look on.
October 11, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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Shout out to the Museum of Worcester for keeping it real. That last sentence... 😆
A post from Museum of Worcester featuring a photo of a man with a beard and text which reads: "The answer to our question about the connection between “Jackie Chan Adventures” and Worcester is John Rogers. A Worcester native, Rogers has been active as a screenwriter for television and films, as well as a director and executive producer. His career started in the 1990s when he began writing scripts for television. He developed and wrote “Jackie Chan Adventures,” which ran from 2000 to 2005. Rogers has also written several movie screenplays, including those for “Transformers” and “Catwoman.” “Catwoman” won the 2004 Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay."
October 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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INBOX: Market Basket has named longtime CFO Donald Mulligan as interim CEO in the wake of the firing of Artie T.

Notably, the press release doesn't include a quote from Mulligan.
The Board of Directors of Market Basket has named longtime Chief Financial Officer, Donald T. Mulligan as Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company, where he has worked for the past 42 years. “Don Mulligan is the voice of consistency at Market Basket, one that our associates and customers can count on to proudly continue the same thriving culture and the ‘More For Your Dollar’ shopping experience. The Board has worked closely with Mr. Mulligan and has come to appreciate his exceptional business acumen, the respect and admiration our associates have for him, and his deep understanding of the history and culture that make Market Basket so special,” said Board Chair Jay K. Hachigian. Mr. Mulligan began his career at Sullivan Bille PC, a Tewksbury accounting firm, where he worked on the Market Basket account. There he became acquainted with Telemachus “Mike” Demoulas, who hired him full-time in 1983. Over the next 42 years, he worked his way up in the Company and in 1999 was promoted to Chief Financial Officer, the position he has held for the past 26 years. As a Lowell native, Mr. Mulligan graduated from Lowell High School and the University of Lowell (later UMass Lowell). “We are thrilled to have a homegrown leader of Mr. Mulligan’s caliber step into the role of Interim CEO to guide Market Basket and ensure seamless leadership for our associates, customers, and communities,” Hachigian said.
September 16, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Sometimes, destiny calls.
A screenshot of an email with the subject "We need your help finding twins for the upcoming Mark Wahlburg film"
August 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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People seem to find this useful when I share it, so here's WBJ's coverage area/definition of Central Massachusetts.
A map of WBJ's coverage area, which is all of Worcester County and parts of Middlesex County, roughly municipalities including Natick and points west. It's an area slightly larger than Rhode Island and with about a similar population count.
August 25, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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INBOX: A statement from a Market Basket board member on the allegations made by longtime MB employee Valerie Polito.

What are those allegations, you ask? Good question! I haven't seen anything about this media interview, and Google News isn't yielding any results. I'll update when I find out.
"Everyone has a right to feel secure in their workplace and of course that includes Valerie Polito. We offered to meet with Ms. Polito to get more details about her accusations, and even scheduled a meeting for August 21. But instead she has chosen to share her concerns with the media. We believe that her letter is part of Arthur Demoulas’s ruthless, no-holds-barred attack on Market Basket, the board, and even the majority stockholders. Mr. Demoulas is reported to have said on an earlier occasion that if he can’t be in charge, he’d rather burn it all down, referring to Market Basket. Market Basket is a high-functioning operation that is running well. The board and majority stockholders are committed to maintaining Market Basket with the same culture, low prices, and convenience for its cherished shoppers and hard-working associates no matter how low Mr. Demoulas stoops in his effort to regain his job."
August 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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The gamer lean in meme, where a person playing a video game leans in to attempt to pay closer attention.
August 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Lots of police/fire activity on Shrewsbury Street. Now Channel 4 and 7 are circling, focusing on the Belmont St. intersection.
Screenshot of FlightRadar24 showing two helicopters circling
August 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Outside my coverage area, but seems worth mentioning Ocean State Job Lot is donating over a quarter million pounds of Plumpy'Nut to South Sudan, per a company press release. This should help a region hit particularly hard by USAID cuts.
Ocean State Job Lot (OSJL), Edesia Nutrition, and Provision Ministry are leading a humanitarian effort to send nearly 9,000 cartons—totaling 285,000 pounds—of life-saving Plumpy’Nut to treat severely malnourished children in South Sudan. This shipment is enough to save at least 9,000 children suffering from acute malnutrition.
July 26, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Something going mostly unnoticed in the Colbert discussion is how much of the Colbert Report has been vanished by Paramount. There's still some clips out there but the vast majority of the show is no longer assessable, including his brilliant "Difference Makers" segment on Trump's big flagpole.
Trump never appeared in person on Colbert's leftist political comedy show The Colbert Report, though his presence was certainly felt there. For instance, in this 2008 installment of the "Difference Makers" segment, Trump pulled a classic Trump and refused to remove an unpermitted flagpole from his golf course -- then admitted he didn't know what the 13 stripes on Old Glory even represented.
July 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Worcester County has 7.1 local journalists per 100,000, the second lowest of any Massachusetts county and lower than the shrinking national county average of 8.2, according to a new report from Muck Rack and Rebuild Local News. MA ranks 11th in the country.

muckrack.com/research/loc...
July 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Downtown Worcester not exactly vibrant this holiday weekend morning. You could probably play a game of street hockey out here right now.
July 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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The way local Gannett-owned publications run their social media accounts is beyond parody at this point.
A post from Central Massachusetts-based Metro West Daily News which reads "Five Pick N’ Save stores are set to close in Wisconsin as some Kroger-owned stores are closing across the United States."
June 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Here's what various weather stations in the Worcester area are reporting right now. The "feels like" temp in Tatnuck Square is 109, according to Weather Underground.
A map of the Worcester area showing about a dozen various weather station temperatures, which range from 96 to 102.
June 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Speaking outside a Job Corps Center in Devens today, @repmcgovern.bsky.social told Trump to "keep his goddamn hands off of Job Corps," saying the White House is targeting "any program in this country that doesn't enrich billionaires or glorify our manchild of a president."
McGovern, wearing a blue suit, speaks at a podium in front of a road with five people standing behind him.
June 18, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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I got this alert and then looked down at my desk and saw the item in question. Salute to @cpsc.gov
An Amazon notice regarding a recall on a external power bank
June 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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INBOX: More sewage issues at Lake Quinsigamond.
"On Friday at 11:07 a.m. on June 6, 2025, the city experienced a minimal impact sanitary sewer overflow in the vicinity of 65 Lake Avenue. Approximately 470 gallons of untreated wastewater was discharged to the street from an underground pipe. City crews immediately responded and stopped the leak at 12:41 p.m. The sewer system is operating normally. Some of the flow made its way into the municipality’s storm sewer system which ultimately drains to Lake Quinsigamond. The public is advised of the possibility of elevated E. Coli levels at the point and around the area of the discharge. Testing will be done daily until levels return to an acceptable range. "
June 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Love this combination of suggested auto-responses.
Three buttons, reading: "very helpful" ; "got it." ; and "Ugh."
June 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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PETA doing their part to help keep Worcester weird.
A press release announcing that on Tuesday at noon PETA is coming to Worcester with... "“Hell on Wheels”—PETA’s life-size, hyperrealistic chicken transport truck covered with images of real chickens crammed into crates on their way to slaughter—will bombard them with actual recorded sounds of the birds’ cries along with a subliminal message every 10 seconds suggesting that people go vegan."
May 30, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Google AI failing to correctly answer basic questions, part 1000 (The correct answer is 60)
A screenshot of Google AI claiming Worcester County has 81 cities and towns.
May 20, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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WBJ's website is down at the moment. We're working on getting it back online.
Screenshot from The Simpsons showing a TV which says "technical difficulties please stand by" with a puppy who has pulled out an electrical cord with its mouth.
May 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM