They have good employees but it’s essentially run by a group of people that are as transparent as a brick wall, you just don’t hear about it much because they have the local news in their pocket. They also have no desire to improve, only to the extent it affects their image.

Big y does the same. All retail companies do. If you really want to get upset and angry look into the companies that pay rent to themselves via a shell company.

You didn’t lose out, better an empty building than the previous tenant.

Can we stop spouting this incorrect information? It was proven to be from the dust in Oklahoma, nothing to do with acid rain or the train derailment.

We’re going to have to agree to disagree.

I think an argument can be made that it is case specific. In the case of the drug lab issue, I would find it very challenging to return assets to those that are at least 51% likely to have earned it illicitly.

Out of curiosity, do you keep track of where your assets come from? I believe that if these individuals can prove where the assets arrived from, they’d be released if it was legitimately earned.

I’ll withhold my outrage until I see proof that assets have been proven to be earned legitimately and still not returned.

No doubt and I’m thankful for that, my family member turned it around.

However, should they be entitled to keep the gains from their illicit activities?

In this case I think I’m ok with the presumption of a 50% likelihood that assets are a result of criminal activity.

This is what the courts and lawyers are for, if they can prove under that threshold where those assets came from, they should be released. The issue I think for many is that they can’t prove that and not indict themselves.

In the law you’re not proven innocent, you’re proven not guilty. There is a difference and that difference matters.

Speaking from direct experience.

My family member got off from this with no repercussions outside of the asset forfeiture.

That member was guilty as all heck, and deserved to spend time for dealing.

Instead they were given a clear second chance with no history.

There is no best answer here, as many of these individuals are guilty. In my opinion they should take the win they got and move on.

If some were wrongly convicted/ assets stolen, by all means return their stuff, but if they can prove being the 50% likelihood it was criminal activity, it should not be returned.

The family is also heavily involved and takes most of the profits from the company, they also have local news wrapped around their finger.

More the produce and meat quality. Center aisles are not different, just price

None in the Springfield area, closest price chopper is Windsor, CT and it’s a pit.

It’s incredible the lack of choices in western Massachusetts for supermarkets. Stop and shop quality is atrocious, big y is overpriced, and the local ones have little options.

I’d kill for a market basket or Wegmanns out here. Even a whole food in the Springfield area would be a godsend

Bring back toll booths on the pike.

I commented on this already, but go to the more tab, then in bottom right still shows refunds

To be fair, I wouldn’t promote that piece of trash either. When I say it’s clunky, I’m being generous

Just logged in on desktop, if you go to the more tab, in the bottom right hand corner, under other actions, is view taxpayer refunds, that should show you if it’s been issued yet

I’m on my mobile at the moment, but I know I looked at prior years returns, it shows in there. The system is clunky to say the least

https://mtc.dor.state.ma.us/mtc/_/

I had an account, but the website sucks in my opinion. Just have to follow the links once you’re logged in, there should be an option to view activity

Still waiting but tax connect website says they printed my check this past Wednesday.

You ever seen those Black Friday lines that start at noon on Thanksgiving? That’s how those people celebrate.

Eating lunch is not a basic right. You have a good thought but I would highly recommend you steer away from the hyperbole.

If you are prevented from leaving the premise of your employer, I would think they’d have to pay you for that. That was always a stipulation is that if they require you to be present during your lunch, it should be paid.