Today as a Beacon Hill committee plans to review the botched service plaza contract that resulted in the withdrawal of Applegreen/Suffolk and the subsequent departure of Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt, we thought it would be helpful to look back at our coverage last year.
But first, our favorite X posts on the topic.
Some key articles from JohnFGately.com
Former Ambassador to Ireland joins lobbying firm representing Irish service plaza bid winner: Claire Cronin, the former Brockton area state representative and Biden Administration ambassador to Ireland, has landed a position with the influential lobbying firm of Smith, Costello and Crawford which counts Applegreen, an Irish company, among its clients.
Anonymous conspiracy theory chart included in Global-MassDOT-Applegreen ethics complaint: The very last page of the Global Partners ethics complaint against an MBTA staffer in the rest stop lease dispute is an anonymously authored, Russell Crowe-beautiful mind-inspired conspiracy theory chart that implies an unproven web of revolving door influence, personal relationships, corruption and big money related to Applegreen, MassDOT, Suffolk Construction, the lobbying firm Smith, Costello & Crawford and various current and former government officials.
Key MassDOT staffer praised Suffolk Construction on social media, shared MRI with top Fish deputy: Scott Bosworth, the MBTA’s Chief of Transit Oriented Development and MassDOT Selection Committee leader, praised Suffolk Construction on social media earlier this year prior to the announcement of Applegreen/Suffolk Construction as the winning bidder for a 35 year lease to manage eighteen Massachusetts rest stops.
Suffolk Construction CEO John Fish asked MassDOT's Bosworth for Oyster Harbors favor: Suffolk Construction CEO John Fish needed a favor. So at 6:17pm on Wednesday December 11, 2024 Fish emailed MassDOT employee Scott Bosworth.
Would it be okay for Fish to connect Bosworth to Matt Thomas the “gentleman managing the Oyster Harbors matter, so that he could run a few questions by you. Would you be comfortable if I gave your contact information?”
Applegreen tried to cut rest stop worker pay in PA, Democrats fought back: Applegreen, the Irish company embroiled in a controversial 35 year rest stop bid in Massachusetts, tried to cut wages in Pennsylvania earlier this month from $14 to $11 and allow workers to make up the difference with tips.
Applegreen claims smear campaign by Global Partners launches: tellthetruthglobal dot com: It is getting nasty. Applegreen, the Irish company which recently won a 35 year lease to manage 18 rest stops in the Commonwealth, has had enough of Waltham-based Global Partners, which lost out on the bid and has since been drawing attention to what Global alleges was a flawed selection process.