Eric Casey

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

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.

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 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."

Shout out to the Museum of Worcester for keeping it real. That last sentence... 😆

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 ...

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

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).

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

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...

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.

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

Bad news: It's not me

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

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.

"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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

YouTube video by Cultivated Media Cultivated Live with Eric Casey, Managing Editor, Worcester Business Journal

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

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.

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.

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...

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 …

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...

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

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."

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...

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

BREAKING: I met a cute dog yesterday.

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.

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-...

This photo is over two months old, but it still sticks with me. A Pulitzer frontrunner.

A screenshot of an email with the subject "We need your help finding twins for the upcoming Mark Wahlburg film"

Sometimes, destiny calls.

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.

People seem to find this useful when I share it, so here's WBJ's coverage area/definition of Central Massachusetts.

This is great, congrats!

the fuck is going on

‘Nicest judge in the world' Frank Caprio dies after cancer recurrence Beloved Rhode Island Judge Frank Caprio has died after a cancer diagnosis, according to posts on his popular social media pages.

NEW: Beloved R.I. Judge Frank Caprio, known as "the nicest judge in the world," has died after a cancer recurrence. He'd just asked followers for their prayers. on.nbcboston.com/HRrPiid

Love when Facebook prompts me to invite my college ex and a friend who passed away five years ago to an event. Sounds like a blast.

A residential development on Shrewsbury Street first proposed in 2023 appears to be moving forward, as another apartment 100 feet away nears completion.