Former Upper Crust Owner Working for New South Shore Pizza Shop

While one former Upper Crust owner appears to have some ties to the Lexington Store, a new pizza shop in Hingham is expected to open on Tuesday under the management of another former owner of the embattled pizzeria.

A former Upper Crust owner, who allegedly exploited his former employees, is now working for the new Peel Pizza Company, which will open in its former location in Hingham Square next week. Brendan Higgins, who was a co-owner of Upper Curst when it went bankrupt, is the brother-in-law of Peel Pizza Company’s owner, Matthew Troy. On Thursday, Troy said Higgins will be working for his new pizza business as a manager, but wants no affiliation to the Upper Crust.  “This company is 100 percent owned by me,” Troy said. “It’s 100 percent my investment dollars. We have zero affiliation with the Upper Crust and we would like to keep it that way.” Higgins was a co-owner of the Upper Crust with Joshua Huggard and founder  Jordan Tobins before they …

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CareWell Urgent Care Center Opening in Lexington

Center will increase 'options for quality, affordable health care without the wait.'

The following information is provided by CareWell Urgent Care. CareWell Urgent Care is opening a new urgent care center at 58 Bedford St., Lexington. The public is invited to a dedication ceremony and open house which will take place at the new urgent care center at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 4. “CareWell Urgent Care offers neighborhood healthcare, when needed, without a referral or an appointment,” said CareWell Urgent Care President and CEO Renee M. Lohman. And said Lead Physician Nazaret Derkevorkian, MD, who will manage care at the Lexington Center: “CareWell Urgent Care will be the place to go in Lexington for quality medical care in a comfortable environment when someone has an episodic, but still urgent, non-life threatening illness …

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Battle Road Brewing Company: Joining the Ranks of the Craft Beer Revolution (VIDEO)

New brewers will toast the past with a lineup featuring a 1775 Tavern ale, Barrett’s Farmhouse Ale, a Lexington Green East India Pale Ale and a Midnight Ride Tavern Porter.

Like so many Americans before them, Jeremy Cross and Scott Houghton looked to the Battle Road as a symbol of freedom. The hallowed stretch from Concord to Lexington (and from there on into Boston) along which colonial militias once engaged the British Regulars in a running battle, has quenched many a thirst over the years: For freedom, for innovation, for grape juice and, now, for craft beer. Brewers with 35 years of industry experience between them, Cross and Houghton have decided to branch out on their own, starting Battle Road Brewing Company. While finding a name that evokes a reaction is considered crucial for breweries, it was an easy choice for Cross and Houghton. In Battle Road Brewing Company, they’ve got one that neatly combines …

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Stop & Shop Prepares for Potential Labor Strike, Hires Replacement Workers

The company is holding discussions with labor representatives as the deadline for a three-year contract nears on Feb. 23.

  Representatives of the Stop & Shop grocery store chain are looking to hire temporary replacement workers as it prepares for a potential labor strike, according to a report in the Boston Herald last Friday.  The Quincy-based company is currently holding contract discussions with United Food and Commercial Workers Union locals who represent more than 40,000 Stop & Shop employees in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island, according to the Herald. The three-year contract will expire on Saturday, Feb. 23.  Lexington's Stop & Shop is located in the shopping center at 36 Bedford Street.  While discussions continue, the company is running eight hiring sites from Mansfield to Quincy to Woburn. A Stop & Shop spokeswoman told the Herald that …

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Fish McBites: Just in Time for Lent

McDonald's reportedly is rolling out its first new Happy Meal in years to coincide with Lent.

  Nugget-sized Filet-o-Fish. That's the new idea McDonald's is rolling out this week just in time for Lent. The fast food giant says the Fish McBites Happy Meal comes with seven nuggets of fried fish, French fries, apple slices and a drink. According to USA Today, the rollout the the Fish McBites Happy Meal is the first of several new limited-time meal offerings. Lent is marked by many Christians in the 40-day runup to Easter. This year, Lent starts next Wednesday, Feb. 13 and lasts until the end of March. Often considered a time to practice sacrifice, many Catholics for years gave up eating meat on Fridays. According to the British newspaper The Daily Mail, McDonald's appears to be targeting more religious consumers with this new Happy …

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Lexington's Ciccolo Nominated as Time's 2013 Dealer of the Year

Ray Ciccolo, president of Village Automotive Group, is one of a select group of 57 dealer nominees from across the country who will be honored at the 96th annual National Automobile Dealers Association Convention & Exposition in February.

PHOTOS: Martial Arts Studio Opens in Winchester

Elite Freestyle Karate held their grand opening on Saturday, Jan. 12 at 750 Main St. in Winchester. And a couple of Lexington kids squared off in a demo.

Dozens attended the grand opening of a new martial arts studio Saturday morning in Winchester. Elite Freestyle Karate, which has two other locations in Reading and Wilmington, held the grand opening from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 12 on the second floor at 750 Main St. in Winchester. Check out our images captured during the grand opening in the photo gallery, including one of a pair of Lexington kids squaring off in a demo. Did you attend the grand opening of Elite Freestyle Karate in Winchester? Post a comment below about your experience and upload your photos and videos to the image gallery by clicking the "Upload Photos and Videos" button located above and below the gallery. (Note: Make sure you've logged into your free Winchester Patch user…

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Engine Fires Ignite Ford Escape, Fusion Recalls

It's the fourth recall for the brand-new Escape. Ford is offering loaner cars to buyers until they can fix the problem.

The 2013 Ford Escape is undergoing its fourth recall since its introduction earlier this year. Ford Motor Co. is recalling more than 89,000 new Escape SUVs and Fusion sedans because the engines can overheat and cause fires. The Escape is a top seller for Ford. The 2013 version went on sale in the spring, and it already has had problems with coolant leaks, cracked fuel lines and carpet padding. Both the Fusion and Escape are among Ford's top-selling vehicles selling a combined 427,000 already this year, according to Autodata Corp. Note this figure includes those from the previous model year. Ford said it is working on a repair plan and trying to find out what causes the overheating problem, where the engines can overheat and leak fluids …

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Poll: Should Companies be Boycotted for the Political Views of Their Execs?

Chick-fil-A CEO’s comments against gay marriage became a big issue, and now Amazon's Jeff Bezos has contributed millions to support same-sex marriage.

When Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy recently said, “We are very much supportive of the family—the biblical definition of the family unit,” he stirred the pot on gay marriage. The CEO's statements ignited strong reactions, like that of Boston Mayor Thomas Menino who said he plans to block the restaurant from opening in the city. Now, Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, has put the money behind his support of same sex marriage. He donated $2.5 million to defend Washington state's same-sex marriage law. What do you think? Should people and even governments boycott the chain because of the company's political views?

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Harry Forsdick

10:40 am on Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Sure: since corporations are now people, they should be judged in the same way we react to other people.   more ›