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13-06-2025
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BJ's Wholesale Club says it will open Springfield location later this year
SPRINGFIELD — BJ's Wholesale Club announced this week it plans to open its location along Boston Road this winter, according to a page on its website and a statement issued Friday morning. The Marlborough-based retailer said the Springfield site will be the first time in 13 years it is opening a new location in Massachusetts. Once opened, BJ's Wholesale said the location — that will include a gas station — will employ between 100 to 150 people and also conduct weekly donations to the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts. The new store at 1655 Boston Road is at the former site of the Eastfield Mall, which was demolished last year. The property is being redeveloped by Onyx Partners into Springfield Crossing, a development that advertising materials have said include Hobby Lobby and Target stores. BJ's Wholesale operates 25 locations across the state, including a store in Chicopee. 'As we've become one of the largest companies based in Massachusetts, we're excited to continue growing in our own backyard — contributing to our communities and helping take care of the families who depend on us," BJ's Wholesale CEO and Chairman Bob Eddy said in a statement. BJ's Wholesale, which began in 1984, has 255 retail locations across 21 states, according to its statement, and it plans to open about 25 to 30 new stores in the next two fiscal years, which also includes expanding its presence into Texas. The retailer shared details about its Springfield location days after it told its investors it had 'a strong start' to its 2025 fiscal year in the first quarter —where income from membership fees increased 8.1%, compared to the same period last year, and it opened four gas stations and five new stores. Juneteenth Jubilee block party, family fun day returns to Springfield Hadley Asparagus Fest bumped to 2026 by weather, logistics Saturday concert in Northampton to aid Palestinian school Motorcyclist suffers serious injuries in West Springfield crash Read the original article on MassLive.
Yahoo
13-06-2025
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New BJ's Wholesale Club location coming to Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A new wholesale club will be opening a location in the Springfield area later this year. Springfield woman arrested for DUI, files false report after hitting trooper In a news release sent to 22News from a communications agency, a new BJ's Wholesale Club will be located at 1655 Boston Road, the site of Springfield Crossing, a new mall coming to Springfield. There is no specific date for the opening, however it is slated to open later this year. This new location will be the club's first new store in Massachusetts in 13 years. The new club will also create 100 to 150 new jobs, provide weekly food donations to The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, and offer savings of up to 25 percent off grocery store prices to its members. Springfield Crossing is under construction with an expected cost $65-$85 million, and will bring stores like PetSmart, Hobby Lobby, and Skechers to the neighborhood. Developers have also included Chick-fil-A and Chipotle, all of which are confirmed for the site. BJ's is a Marlborough-based company that launched in Medford in 1984 and plans to open 25 to 30 new clubs over the next two fiscal years. 'For more than 40 years, BJ's has been delivering unbeatable value to families – and that all started right here in Massachusetts,' said Bob Eddy, Chairman and CEO, BJ's Wholesale Club. 'As we've become one of the largest companies based in Massachusetts, we're excited to continue growing in our backyard – contributing to our communities and helping take care of the families who depend on us.' WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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03-04-2025
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Anna Maria College in Paxton put on notice by acceditation panel
PAXTON — After an oversight commission questioned finances at Anna Maria College, the school has heightened its focus on cost-cutting and increasing its enrollment. Anna Maria, which has seen a drop in students in some areas in recent years, is readying for new leadership, with Sean Ryan, an administrator at Bellarmine University in Kentucky, due to replace Mary Lou Retelle in July. The school recently underwent a review of its finances by the New England Commission of Higher Education, an accreditation source. On March 6, the commission determined that Anna Maria is in danger of not meeting its Standard on Institutional Resources. In a joint statement by the commission and Anna Maria, the commission questioned whether changes made by the school "will be sufficient for the institution to return to financial stability and compliance with its debt service covenant." The meeting ended with an agreement that the commission would monitor the school's standing through spring 2026. "We will continue to work in partnership with NECHE concerning the Institutional Resources standard," Retelle, the outgoing Anna Maria president, said in a statement. "The strong work that has been conducted to address variables accentuated by the pandemic is ongoing. We continue to provide our students with a high-quality, service-focused education that advances the mission that has guided this institution for 79 years." Anna Maria in 2022 announced it was discontinuing three of its music majors. At the time, the college said efforts to boost the number of students had fallen short. In July 2024, Retelle, who became the head of Anna Maria in 2015, said that the current school year would be her last. She is retiring, she said. On March 6, the same day as the meeting of the New England Commission of Higher Education, the school announced that Ryan would be the new president. He is a senior vice president at Bellarmine, a school of about 3,000 students in Louisville. Earlier in his career, he was chief enrollment officer at Daniel Webster College in New Hampshire. The New England Commission of Higher Education accredits more than 200 schools that award degrees. Anna Maria's accreditation dates to 1955, not long after Sisters of Saint Anne, a Marlborough-based order, took over the 290-acre Paxton estate known as Mooracres. More: Graphics explain: How has college enrollment changed in the past decade? This article originally appeared on Telegram & Gazette: Anna Maria College put on notice by acceditation panel
Boston Globe
25-03-2025
- Boston Globe
Six months after Cambridge cyclist death, authorities seek charges against driver
Police said at the time the driver lost control of his vehicle and struck Corcoran. The driver, who has yet to be identified, was described at the time as a man in his 20s. Corcoran was later pronounced dead at Massachusetts General Hospital, authorities said. The update from the district attorney, which did not include the specific charges prosecutors are seeking, followed a probe led by the Massachusetts State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section. A spokesperson for the state police said investigators completed that effort earlier this month. Advertisement It also comes after six long months of waiting for Barbara Bower, Corcoran's widow, who said she learned of the progress in the case in a meeting on Monday with the District Attorney's office. Reminders of her late husband come often, she said. In the time that has passed since the crash, she and her two children have been filling a group chat, and a notebook, with catchphrases Corcoran used to say. They have soothed the family dog, who spent many work-from-home days curled up on his lap, and still seems confused that he's gone. On Christmas Eve, they couldn't bring themselves to revive a family tradition of playing the video game Rock Band together. Without Corcoran there to sing 'Bohemian Rhapsody,' it wouldn't have been the same. 'I probably think of him more now than when he was alive,' said Bower. 'It's just always there, the empty bed that you wake up to, the empty seat at the table. Coming home from work, and the house is quiet and dark.' Advertisement The fatal crash was one of three involving cyclists in Cambridge last year, galvanizing the local biking community behind efforts to improve roadways — and, for many, to hold the drivers involved accountable. The other cases involved two cyclists who authorities said were fatally struck by box trucks in June. The first was Kim Staley, a 55-year-old Florida resident, who had been riding a bike on Mt. Auburn Street near Harvard Square. Two weeks later, Minh-Thi Nguyen, a 24-year-old MIT graduate student, died after a crash while riding a bike on Hampshire Street in Kendall Square. Those cases remain open, police said. Nguyen's family last month Activists last fall held rallies calling for roadway improvements after the death of cyclist John Corcoran after a crash near the Boston University DeWolfe Boathouse in September. Kayla Bartkowski For The Boston Delayed resolution in collisions that lead to deaths or serious injuries is a common predicament, experts said, given the pace of the reconstruction processes in cases like these. The wait can be excruciating. 'It puts everything at a standstill,' said Brian Simoneau, a Marlborough-based attorney. 'It's a huge problem.' A State Police spokesperson said crash investigations, which are exhaustive, are typically completed in 120 days — about four months — although they can take longer for more complex cases. Simoneau, who represents people who have had their license suspended in Massachusetts while such investigations are pending, said it can take a year or more for the reports to be released. Often investigators have to wait for other results, including toxicology or autopsy reports, which can themselves be bogged down by backlogs, Simoneau said. He believes the entire system should move more quickly. Advertisement After the three Cambridge deaths, cyclists pushed for roadway improvements. The Department of Conservation and Recreation in October announced plans to begin work on Bower, for her part, said she is thankful for the support she has received from Boston-area cyclists, and has considered taking them up on an offer to get involved in advocacy for bicycling causes. 'Just a really wonderful community of people,' she said, of the bike advocates. 'I'm sorry that we weren't a part of it when John was alive because we've met some really, really great people.' In the meantime, Bower said her family has been doing what it can to keep themselves occupied. Her children, both Harvard students, stayed in school and are on track to graduate on time. Their father, also a Harvard man and ever the forward thinker, had scheduled a graduation party at the Harvard Club for his oldest just a week before he died. Bower is also training to run the Boston Marathon in April, and the routine has been a salve on hard days. She still visits the 'ghost bike,' which activists attached to a fence outside the BU Boathouse during a ceremony after his death, regularly. And she continues to think of her late husband, she said, 'almost every second of every day.' Barbara Bower and her daughter on Sunday visited the "ghost bike" memorial for her late husband, John Corcoran, near the Boston University DeWolfe Boathouse. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Spencer Buell can be reached at
