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Bob's To Close Middleton Store After Filing For Bankruptcy, Failing To Secure Funding Bob's To Close Middleton Store After Filing For Bankruptcy, Failing To Secure Funding
Bob's To Close Middleton Store After Filing For Bankruptcy, Failing To Secure Funding Bob's Stores, the family apparel and shoe retailer, will close all of its 21 locations throughout the Northeast after the company said it is bankrupt. The stores will remain open through July 14 as the company sells its remaining items at greatly reduced prices. Some things were marked down as much as 70 percent, according to a news release. The company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy late last month, is $29.4 million in debt, according to the court filing.  Bob's President Dave Barton apologized to the communities affected by the closures.  We regret that our financ…

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by Josh Lanier
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Man Fatally Shot In Boston's South End 'Was Always Bettering Himself And Others' Man Fatally Shot In Boston's South End 'Was Always Bettering Himself And Others'
Man Fatally Shot In Boston's South End 'Was Always Bettering Himself And Others' Tributes have been flooding social media in honor of a 39-year-old man who was shot and killed in Boston's South End last week.  Police responded to a call for a person shot in the area of 9 Yarmouth Place, near Back Bay Station, around 10:47 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, Boston Police report.  Upon arrival, officers found Jason Murray suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.  R.I.P. Jason Murray we go way back to the grand opening of Staples in Fenway where we worked as young men just trying to... Posted by Sammy Little on Saturday, November …

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by David Cifarelli