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Market Basket CEO Arthur T.

Demoulas was placed on administrative leave after the board accused him of planning a work stoppage in retaliation to its directives (the board stressed that stores will remain open with no price changes). Social media discussions leave it unclear if a boycott comparable to past protests will occur.

Forbes has named two Massachusetts venture capitalists as top technology investors on its Midas List—David Frankel of Brookline ranked No. 27 for deals like PillPack and Stack Overflow, and Boston’s Xiaojun Li ranked No. 71 for investments in companies such as Insta360 and Xiaomi.

Massachusetts residents showed strong pessimism in a new poll by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, with 64% saying it is a bad time to buy a home — 68% believing tariffs will hurt the economy.

The online survey of 907 people from May 22nd to May 26th indicates caution when making major financial decisions.

Framingham State University will host Sally’s Night Celebration on Friday, June 13th from 6:30 p.m.—9:30 p.m. to honor the 42nd anniversary of Sally Ride’s historic STS-7 mission with free hands-on activities, NASA-led 1980s trivia, a photobooth, and planetarium programs featuring a night sky tour and film.

Lt. Col. Michael J. Marin, a Medway native, retired from the Army after 23 years of service including four combat tours.

His retirement ceremony on April 24 at Fort Myer featured a U.S. flag flown over the Capitol — an honor marked by a letter from Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin.