Shaw's to be Sold in $3.3 Billion Deal

The owner of Shaw's and Star Market is selling stores to Cerberus Capital Management.

Shaw's and Star Market agreed to sell several stores to Cerberus Capital Management as part of $3.3 billion deal, according to a report in the Boston Globe Thursday. Cerberus Capital Management is a private equity firm that also controls Steward Hospital Health Care System. Supervalu Inc. of Minnesota owns Shaw's and Star Market and is expect to sell 169 stores as part of the deal for $100 million in cash, while Cerberus will assume $3.2 billion in existing debt the Globe reports. While the Boston Herald wrote "no immediate changes are planned for the West Bridgewater-based Shaw’s and Star Market grocery chains," the paper reported the deal "prompted speculation that some Shaw’s and Star Markets could return to the block after the deal …

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David Dallaire

2:05 pm on Sunday, January 13, 2013

Good riddens to them. I can get $90.00 worth of groceries at Market basket rather than $43.00 at Shaws. They are very expensive. The quality of their food is sub standard. I've bought three loaves of bread from the one in Stoughton, and two days later they are full of mold. God forbid you go to the deli and ask for something while the employees are talking about their personal lives. They are not…   more ›

No Time to Look Back at Super Bowl for Sharon High Football Coach

With the well-deserved honors the Eagles are receiving, Sharon High head football coach Dave Morse has been pretty busy since the season ended.

Dave Morse hasn't really had time to reflect on his Sharon High football team winning the Division 3 Super Bowl over Wayland Dec. 1. That's because in the 12 days since the final time clicked off the clock for the Eagles' first title, Morse has on a whirlwind tour. There have been the tasks of getting the team ready for the off season, preparing for the 2013 season and accepting all the honors that come with being a Super Bowl champion. "As soon as the season is over, we wanted to get into the weight room," he said. "We're also looking changing positions and organizing so we can get onto next year." The Eagles have had their team banquet, received all-stars honors, including Morse being named as the Boston Globe's Division 3 Coach of the …

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More Honors for the Sharon High Football Team

The Sharon High football team is ranked in both the Boston Globe and the ESPN-Boston polls.

  The Sharon High football team earned top 25 spots in both the Boston Globe and ESPN-Boston football ranking. In the Globe/Boston.com Top 100, the Eagles (10-3) are No. 20 list. Both Mansfield (8-5) and King Philip (10-1) in the Hockomock League's Kelley-Rex Division are ranked higher than the Eagles, who won the Davenport Division. King Philip, who was second in the Kelley-Rex Division and didn't make the postseason, was in the 12th spot. Mansfield, who won the Kelley-Rex Division and lost to Reading in the Division 2 Super Bowl, are rated 16. Everett is the No. 1 after going 11-1 during the year. In the ESPN-Boston Poll, the Eagles are 21st ranked team, right behind King Philip at 20. Mansfield moved up to the 12th spot. Like they were …

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Starbucks Owes Mass. Baristas More Than $14 Million

A US Court of Appeals panel upheld a lower court ruling saying that a company policy violated state laws.

Starbucks owes baristas across Massachusetts more than $14 million for “violating state laws preventing supervisors from sharing in tips pools,” reported The Boston Globe. A US Court of Appeals panel upheld a lower court ruling on the issue in which “Starbucks baristas challenged the Seattle coffee chain’s practice of requiring them to share tips with shift supervisors, according to a class-action lawsuit filed in 2008,” reported The Globe. The ruling reportedly affects about 11,000 baristas who worked in Starbucks between 2005 and 2001.  Norwood's Starbucks location is at Route 1 and Dean St.

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Double-Digit MBTA Fare Hike Sought

Weekend commuter rail service would end, too.

Severe Weather To Reduce Commuter Rail Schedule

MBTA to run 23 percent fewer trains.

Taking the train during severe storms has become less of an option. The MBTA will cut 23 percent of its commuter rail schedule during severe weather, the Boston Globe reports today. "What we learned from last year is trying to maintain a full schedule will be difficult for us in a severe storm, both on subway and commuter rail," MBTA Acting General Manager Jonathan R. Davis told the Globe. The storm schedule is posted here. Sharon's commuter rail station is along the Providence-Stoughton line.

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Elizabeth Warren Getting Endorsement

Congresswoman Tsongas to announce support today, Globe says

Harvard Law Professor Elizabeth Warren's U.S. Senate campaign will gain a key endorsement today, the Boston Globe says. U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas will endorse Warren in Lowell at 1 p.m., the Globe is reporting today, citing a campaign official who requested anonymity. Warren, a Democrat, recently announced she's running for U.S. Senate. Wrentham Republican Scott Brown is the incumbent.

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