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Eric Casey @ericcasey.bsky.social · 1d

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.

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Eric Casey @ericcasey.bsky.social · 6d

www.poynter.org/business-wor...

An alarming number of independent publishers and small chains closed papers last year, new Medill study finds - Poynter

The United States has lost nearly 3,500 newspapers and more than 270,000 newspaper jobs since 2005, the report found

www.poynter.org

Eric Casey @ericcasey.bsky.social · 6d

The Women's Pro Baseball League has named its first four teams, with Boston being one of them.

The league plans on launching next spring at a TBD neutral venue, so it's unlikely they'll be playing in the area next year.

www.womensprobaseballleague.com/2025/10/21/f...

Four Cities, One Dream: WPBL’s First Four Teams Announced

The Women’s Pro Baseball League (WPBL) has officially named its first four cities—Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York and Boston

www.womensprobaseballleague.com

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Eric Casey @ericcasey.bsky.social · 13d

Sometimes you're looking through ZBA documents and you're like "Why does this address sound so familiar?"

Worcester Business Journal @wbjournal.bsky.social · 13d

The three-story building has been the site of Worcester Business Journal’s offices since 1991, among other businesses.

wbjournal.com/article/wbj-...

WBJ landlord seeks to convert Shrewsbury St. building into 44 apartments

The owners of a three-story brick building on Shrewsbury Street are looking to convert the building into a 44-unit apartment complex.

wbjournal.com

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Eric Casey @ericcasey.bsky.social · 17d

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

@thecup.us

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.

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Eric Casey @ericcasey.bsky.social · 20d

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."

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Eric Casey @ericcasey.bsky.social · 27d

When Charles Pierce writes about Worcester, I'm obligated to share it. defector.com/a-million-li...

A Million Lives Lead Back To Worcester | Defector

You can’t understand this story unless you understand Kelley Square, and you can’t understand Kelley Square until you have had the near-death experience of trying to drive through it. Technically, it ...

defector.com

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Eric Casey @ericcasey.bsky.social · 28d

There's a tangential Worcester connection here: Silver Lake Partners owns Diamond Baseball Holdings, the majority owner of the WooSox (and 44 or so other MiLB teams).

Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 28d

It’s official: EA is going private.

The leveraged buyout will be financed by a staggering $20 billion of debt, which likely means some *aggressive* cost cutting is ahead for EA in the coming months and years.

www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...

www.businesswire.com

Eric Casey @ericcasey.bsky.social · Sep 28

I don't think it should be a controversial statement to say our president is unwell.

Alex Kaplan @alkapdc.bsky.social · Sep 28

Trump tonight appears to have pushed the false "medbed" conspiracy theory, which has spread in the far-right internet over the years. www.yahoo.com/news/qanon-c...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Sep 28

Kristi Noem has been widely criticized for slowing down FEMA’s response after natural disasters.

Texts and emails obtained by ProPublica point to an effective way to get help faster: have one of Noem’s big donors make the ask.

Kristi Noem Fast-Tracked Millions in Disaster Aid to Florida Tourist Attraction After Campaign Donor Intervened

The DHS chief has been widely criticized for slowing down FEMA’s response after natural disasters. Texts and emails obtained by ProPublica point to an effective way to get help faster: have one of Noe...

www.propublica.org

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Eric Casey @ericcasey.bsky.social · Sep 24

Good news: A Marlborough High School graduate is the most engaging BlueSky user

Bad news: It's not me

Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · Sep 24

if you can look at it without catching poster’s madness, the list of who actually gets engagement here is pretty interesting. somewhat dire at the top but quickly it’s real and high quality posters.

bluefacts.app/top-reach

The Top 1000 Engaging users of the last week (updated daily) | BlueFacts

View the most engaging users on Bluesky by total number of likes and reposts, updated daily.

bluefacts.app

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Eric Casey @ericcasey.bsky.social · Sep 19

PBA Pro Bowling 2026, a game set to be released later this year, will feature a candlepin bowling mode for the first time. probowling.com

PBA Pro Bowling 2026

PBA Pro Bowling 2026, the Ultimate Realistic Bowling Game

probowling.com

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Eric Casey @ericcasey.bsky.social · Sep 19

"However, with the trial of Rashaun Jones only weeks from its scheduled start in Miami, ESPN reporters knocked on an apartment door in Louisville recently and found the witness, Paul Conner, alive."

Funny enough, I thought actual journalism was dead at ESPN, but I just found out it's still alive.

Witness in 2006 Miami murder case found alive

It's unclear how the revelation about witness Paul Conner will affect the murder trial of Rashaun Jones, currently set to start Oct. 6.

www.espn.com

Eric Casey @ericcasey.bsky.social · Sep 18

I've learned firsthand how valuable bankruptcy filings are to business journalism. @pablo.show's amazing reporting on the Steve Ballmer/Aspiration situation shows why these seemingly-dry legal filings are actually a gold mine... if you know where to look. www.si.com/nba/pablo-to...

Pablo Torre Found Millions of Dollars More in ‘Fishy’ Clippers’ Aspiration Investments

Pablo Torre has some more reporting to share about the Clippers and that tree company that paid Kawhi Leonard all that money.

www.si.com

Eric Casey @ericcasey.bsky.social · Sep 16

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.

Eric Casey @ericcasey.bsky.social · Sep 11

I regularly see large real estate investment firms citing the lack of new apartment construction in the area as a reason they're buying existing multi-family complexes. Which is probably a reason why we shouldn't be expecting the same firms to help Mass. build our way out of this problem.

Worcester Business Journal @wbjournal.bsky.social · Sep 11

HGI was interested in the portfolio due to the strength of the suburban submarkets in southern New England and the lack of new apartments constructed in the area.

Royal Crest Apartments in Marlborough, Wexford Village in Worcester sold for combined $202M

Both of the large apartment complexes were constructed in the 1970s.

www.wbjournal.com

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Eric Casey @ericcasey.bsky.social · Sep 10

I joined Cultivated Live this morning to talk about Rev Clinics and the state of Massachusetts' cannabis industry. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Mqv...

Cultivated Live with Eric Casey, Managing Editor, Worcester Business Journal

YouTube video by Cultivated Media

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Eric Casey @ericcasey.bsky.social · Sep 9

From what I can tell this is getting shared a lot and people are sticking around to read the whole thing.

It's an understatement to say there's a lot going on in the Mass. cannabis space / the world in general right now, so I'm endlessly appreciative of that.

Worcester Business Journal @wbjournal.bsky.social · Sep 8

Inc. magazine ranked Rev Clinics as the fourth-fastest growing company in the country in 2021, with a reported three-year growth rate of 32,997%.

Just four years later, what was once the most prominent cannabis company in the region is now in financial ruin.

www.wbjournal.com/article/revo...

Revolutionary collapse: The rise and fall of the once-largest cannabis employer in Central Mass.

Just four years ago, Fitchburg-based company Rev Clinics was one of the biggest players in the Massachusetts marijuana industry, with its products available in about 75% of the then-200 dispensaries…

www.wbjournal.com

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Eric Casey @ericcasey.bsky.social · Sep 8

SCOOP: It's 'smell you later' for Feedback Earth, as the infamous food recycling firm known for odor issues has sold its Grafton property amid a move out of Massachusetts.

www.wbjournal.com/article/feed...

Feedback Earth site in Grafton sold for $4M as food recycling company known for odor issues exits state

After years of complaints regarding the smell emanating from its Grafton facility, food recycling firm Feedback Earth has sold the property for $4.04 million amid a move out of Massachusetts.

www.wbjournal.com

Eric Casey @ericcasey.bsky.social · Sep 8

Hasbro is moving its HQ to the Seaport, according to WPRI. Healey's office just put out a press release confirming.

(I previously did some poking around to see if they were considering Worcester/ Central Mass. as a location, but didn't find anything)

www.wpri.com/business/has...

Hasbro will move HQ from RI to Greater Boston

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WPRI) — Iconic Rhode Island toymaker Hasbro announced Monday the company will relocate its headquarters to Greater Boston, a move that state officials have feared for nearly …

www.wpri.com

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Eric Casey @ericcasey.bsky.social · Sep 8

If you're wondering what happened to David Ortiz's cannabis brand in Massachusetts, I have the answers here.

Worcester Business Journal @wbjournal.bsky.social · Sep 8

Inc. magazine ranked Rev Clinics as the fourth-fastest growing company in the country in 2021, with a reported three-year growth rate of 32,997%.

Just four years later, what was once the most prominent cannabis company in the region is now in financial ruin.

www.wbjournal.com/article/revo...

Revolutionary collapse: The rise and fall of the once-largest cannabis employer in Central Mass.

Just four years ago, Fitchburg-based company Rev Clinics was one of the biggest players in the Massachusetts marijuana industry, with its products available in about 75% of the then-200 dispensaries…

www.wbjournal.com

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Eric Casey @ericcasey.bsky.social · Sep 3

Briefly emerging from vacation to share this story I've been working on for a while.

The settlement has been in the works for months but happened to go into effect a day after a court ruling which put the CCC's formerly-fired chair back into her role.

www.wbjournal.com/article/cann...

Cannabis agency reaches $305K settlement with former communications director, as total spent on employee disputes reaches $1.5M

“The settlement is a public vindication that underscores a toxic culture of retaliation and corruption at the Cannabis Control Commission."

www.wbjournal.com

Eric Casey @ericcasey.bsky.social · Aug 30

Usually not on Bluesky at this hour (vacation flight)... is this what it's always like?

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Eric Casey @ericcasey.bsky.social · Aug 29

BREAKING: I met a cute dog yesterday.

Worcester Business Journal @wbjournal.bsky.social · Aug 29

Baypath Humane Society of Hopkinton held a groundbreaking for its new animal shelter on Thursday, as the nonprofit has raised $5.2 million of the $6.3 million it seeks in order to open the new space.

www.wbjournal.com/article/hopk...

Hopkinton animal shelter breaks ground on new facility

Baypath Humane Society of Hopkinton held a groundbreaking for its new animal shelter on Thursday.

www.wbjournal.com

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Worcester Business Journal @wbjournal.bsky.social · Aug 28

The state’s Cannabis Control Commission has reached a settlement agreement worth $42,500 with a former employee and whistleblower who brought attention to widespread dysfunction at the agency, outlined in an October investigation by WBJ.

www.wbjournal.com/article/ccc-...

CCC reaches $43K settlement with whistleblower, adding to $1.1M spent on legal and employment issues since 2023, as State Auditor outlines agency dysfunction

The state’s Cannabis Control Commission has reached a settlement agreement worth $42,500 with a former employee and whistleblower, as a state audit revealed a laundry list of problems at the agency.

www.wbjournal.com

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