HADLEY — Trader Joe’s employees recently filed a petition to remove their union, according to the employees’ legal representation.Hadley Trader Joe’s crew members, the nonmanagerial employees, submitted the petition to decertify its union to the National Labor Relations Board on July 30....
SPRINGFIELD — The campaign manager for Sen. Adam Gomez has filed a two-page list of ethics and campaign violation accusations against the senator’s primary opponent, City Councilor Malo Brown, who vehemently denies all.Jynai McDonald, who recently took over as head of Gomez’s reelection campaign, filed...
FOXBOROUGH - Playing a game against a Carolina Panthers team that didn’t play many, if any, starters Thursday night, wasn’t the best preseason test for the Patriots.Tuesday’s joint practice session with the Eagles figures to be a better measuring stick.“We have stuff to clean up...
DEAR ABBY: I’m an outgoing person with a lot of friends, but I have begun being “ghosted” after setting up or facilitating an introduction between male and female friends. This has happened more than once when I’m pretty good friends with the guy. I introduce...
BOSTON — Red Sox rookie Mickey Gasper fell behind 1-2 in his first major league plate appearance while pinch hitting in the 10th inning Monday.With runners at the corners and one out in a tie game, Gasper laid off a slider in the dirt from...
Dear Eric: I have a three-year-old with my ex-husband who I currently have a very strained relationship with. I recently had to file a restraining order on him because he assaulted me when I was picking her up from his house. Though there is a...
Dear Annie: My grandmother and I are very close. She is 83 years old and super independent. She loves to keep busy and is always running around town.I’m writing to you because I need your advice on how to get through to her. I’m worried...
Dear Eric: My mom and her partner have been together for 20 years. This winter, my mom informed me that, upon the advice of their financial adviser, they’d be getting married this year.I have zero issues or concerns about the man she’s marrying, but knowing...
BOSTON — In a conversation last month, a high-ranking Red Sox official referred to Rob Refsnyder as the team’s “de facto captain.” Both on and off the field Monday, he showed why.Refsnyder addressed some young players before the game in an effort to get the...
BOSTON — Like every other team in baseball, the Red Sox have reached the dog days of the season. It’s August, and the innings — and injuries — have piled up, wreaking havoc on their pitching staff.As a result, it’s often all hands on deck....