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Boston Globe
07-07-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
Paul Toner, Cambridge councilor charged in brothel investigation, says he will not seek reelection
Local, state, and federal authorities teamed up to bust the brothel network that operated out of high-end apartment and condo buildings in December 2023. Advertisement In March, Toner, a lawyer, former teacher, and labor leader, Prosecutors said they brought charges against the 28 men (out of 2,800) who had the most communications via phone calls and text messages with the brothel. For Toner, that was 432 calls and texts. Police said Toner paid for sex at least 13 times between February and September 2023. In March, when Toner attended his 'As this is an ongoing legal matter, I will not contest the statements being circulated . . . regarding this case,' Toner said, reading from a statement. Advertisement At the next meeting, a week later, he issued an apology. 'First, I'm ashamed to have my name associated with this case,' Toner said, according to media reports. Toner did not respond to a request for comment from the Globe on Monday afternoon. Neither did his eight fellow councilors. His court case is still pending. 'As candidates have begun pulling nomination papers for the coming City Council election, I am writing to inform you that I have made the decision not to seek re-election,' Toner wrote in the post addressed to 'friends and supporters.' He thanked the man who had encouraged him to seek another term. 'I believe deeply in public service and serving my community,' Toner wrote, reflecting on his early involvement in politics, at age 12, waving campaign signs for Mike Dukakis. Toner said his uncle, a Teamster at UPS, was working on the governor's campaign and recruited him. Toner, a former teacher at Cambridge Public Schools, president of the teacher's union, and vice president of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO, said he was 'very proud' of his career and reputation as an advocate for 'both residents and businesses.' 'I believe my service on the Council as a moderate who tried to bring a balanced and common-sense perspective to the issues facing the city contributed to real progress that serves all of Cambridge,' Toner, a Democrat, wrote. 'I have done my best to represent you all and I am thankful that you have given me that opportunity,' he added. Tonya Alanez can be reached at
Malaysian Reserve
10-06-2025
- Business
- Malaysian Reserve
TEAMSTERS AT MAUSER FORCED TO STRIKE
Over 100 Chicago Workers on the Picket Lines as Strike Extends to L.A. and Minnesota CHICAGO, June 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — More than 100 Teamsters at Mauser Packaging Solutions in Chicago are on strike after the company failed to offer a fair contract. The warehouse workers, represented by Teamsters Local 705, are demanding higher wages, better benefits, and safer working conditions. 'Mauser is striking itself by refusing to put a serious offer on the table,' said Juan Campos, President of Local 705 and Teamsters International Vice President At-Large. 'Our members do essential work, and they deserve a contract that reflects their value. They are taking action to hold this greedy company accountable.' Mauser is a multinational packaging company that manufactures drums, cans, bottles, and intermediate bulk containers. The Teamsters represent hundreds of Mauser workers across the U.S. Local 705's strike in Chicago has already extended to Mauser locations in Los Angeles and Minnesota. 'All we're asking is for wages and benefits that let us support our families and keep up with the cost of living,' said Leon Garrett, a warehouse worker at Mauser's Chicago facility and a member of Local 705. 'We don't want to be on strike, but management left us no choice. This is about corporate greed, plain and simple.' This isn't the company's first attempt to undercut workers. In April, Mauser's subsidiary, Industrial Container Services (ICS), locked out Teamsters Local 117 members in Seattle in a blatant attempt to break the union during contract negotiations. The strike by Local 705 members in Chicago marks a major escalation in the fight against Mauser's anti-union playbook. 'Mauser tried to push us out instead of bargaining fairly,' said Brian Perfitt, a locked-out Teamster at ICS and member of Local 117. 'Now they're trying the same thing in Chicago — but they're not just fighting one group of Teamsters. They're up against the entire Teamsters Union.' 'Mauser is about to find out what it means to take on the Teamsters,' said Tom Erickson, Director of the Teamsters Warehouse Division. 'We are bringing the full strength of this union to the fight. Our members will not be disrespected, and we will not back down.' Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.3 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Visit for more information. Follow us on X @Teamsters and on Facebook at Contact:Colin McCullough, (856)625-6856cmccullough@
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
TEAMSTERS AT MAUSER FORCED TO STRIKE
Over 100 Chicago Workers on the Picket Lines as Strike Extends to L.A. and Minnesota CHICAGO, June 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 100 Teamsters at Mauser Packaging Solutions in Chicago are on strike after the company failed to offer a fair contract. The warehouse workers, represented by Teamsters Local 705, are demanding higher wages, better benefits, and safer working conditions. "Mauser is striking itself by refusing to put a serious offer on the table," said Juan Campos, President of Local 705 and Teamsters International Vice President At-Large. "Our members do essential work, and they deserve a contract that reflects their value. They are taking action to hold this greedy company accountable." Mauser is a multinational packaging company that manufactures drums, cans, bottles, and intermediate bulk containers. The Teamsters represent hundreds of Mauser workers across the U.S. Local 705's strike in Chicago has already extended to Mauser locations in Los Angeles and Minnesota. "All we're asking is for wages and benefits that let us support our families and keep up with the cost of living," said Leon Garrett, a warehouse worker at Mauser's Chicago facility and a member of Local 705. "We don't want to be on strike, but management left us no choice. This is about corporate greed, plain and simple." This isn't the company's first attempt to undercut workers. In April, Mauser's subsidiary, Industrial Container Services (ICS), locked out Teamsters Local 117 members in Seattle in a blatant attempt to break the union during contract negotiations. The strike by Local 705 members in Chicago marks a major escalation in the fight against Mauser's anti-union playbook. "Mauser tried to push us out instead of bargaining fairly," said Brian Perfitt, a locked-out Teamster at ICS and member of Local 117. "Now they're trying the same thing in Chicago — but they're not just fighting one group of Teamsters. They're up against the entire Teamsters Union." "Mauser is about to find out what it means to take on the Teamsters," said Tom Erickson, Director of the Teamsters Warehouse Division. "We are bringing the full strength of this union to the fight. Our members will not be disrespected, and we will not back down." Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.3 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Visit for more information. Follow us on X @Teamsters and on Facebook at Contact:Colin McCullough, (856)625-6856cmccullough@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE International Brotherhood of Teamsters Sign in to access your portfolio
Winnipeg Free Press
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
Bringing McFly's Gibson back from the past, er, future
The cherry-red Gibson ES-345 Michael J. Fox plays as Marty McFly in the 1985 film Back to the Future is, to use an overused word, iconic. It's also been missing for decades. And now, in honour of the movie's 40th anniversary, Gibson wants to find it. The guitar brand has launched a worldwide missing-guitar campaign complete with a tip submission website and 1-800 line to assist with the search, which will be featured in a forthcoming documentary called Lost to the Future. Jason Goodrich photo Huey Lewis (left) and Michael J. Fox took part in a teaser video asking for the public's help in finding the guitar. Jason Goodrich photo Huey Lewis (left) and Michael J. Fox took part in a teaser video asking for the public's help in finding the guitar. Gibson also released a buzzy teaser video last week featuring Back to the Future stars Fox, Lea Thompson, Christopher Lloyd and Huey Lewis — who had a cameo in the film — asking the public for their help. 'We're trying to find the guitar I played in Back to the Future,' Fox says in the video. 'It's somewhere lost in the space-time continuum, or it's in some Teamster's garage.' 'This is a global search that we're inviting fans to embark on with us. We're taking this to the back alleys of London and the pawn shops of Brazil, the prop houses of L.A. to the streets of Winnipeg,' Gibson's media director Todd Harapiak tells the Free Press. Harapiak, as it happens, is from Winnipeg. 'Who knows where this guitar is?' It's a guitar that's long captured the imagination of filmmaker Doc Crotzer, who is directing Lost to the Future. He even has photographic evidence of himself as a little kid recreating that famous scene of Marty McFly performing Chuck Berry's Johnny B. Goode at the Enchantment Under the Sea dance, sliding across the floor. '(The idea) traces back to when we each first saw the movie, honestly, and it inspired each of us, like so many other kids of our generation, to pick up guitars, to get into rock 'n' roll,' says Crotzer, whose 1983 birth year puts him squarely in that demographic. 'The through line of the documentary, of course, is the search for this instrument. But the heart of the documentary is what the movie and that scene and that guitar means for an entire generation of people who were inspired by it in so many different ways.' Mark Agnesi, Gibson's director of brand experience, has been looking for that guitar for 16 years, fascinated by the lore and mystery surrounding it. Steve Rose photo From left: Mark Agnesi, Gibson's director of brand experience, Gibson's media director Todd Harapiak, and filmmaker Doc Crotzer Steve Rose photo From left: Mark Agnesi, Gibson's director of brand experience, Gibson's media director Todd Harapiak, and filmmaker Doc Crotzer How the story goes: Back to the Future director Robert Zemeckis realized the guitar was missing when it was needed for 1989's Back to the Future: Part II and it's been lost ever since. 'My story with it starts in 2009 when I became the general manager of Norman's Rare Guitars in Los Angeles,' Agnesi says. 'Norm rented them the guitar for the movie. 'And obviously that guitar is the reason why I play guitar. That scene is the whole reason that has sent me on this journey.' Universal Pictures Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly: playing the Gibson 'like a-ringin' a bell.' Universal Pictures Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly: playing the Gibson 'like a-ringin' a bell.' Agnesi figures Marty McFly's guitar would be a late 1960 or 1961 model. They do not have the serial number for it, which makes things a bit more challenging, because there are hundreds of red 345s from that era floating around. But this one has a distinguishing feature. 'Gibson ES-345s have what we call split parallelogram inlays — two parallelograms with a little piece of wood in between there. All of them have this,' Agnesi explains. All of them except the cherry-red Gibson ES-345 in question. 'If you look at the 12th fret, you will notice there is a solid parallelogram that's not supposed to be there,' Agnesi says. 'That's the smoking gun.' Since the tip site went up last week, Gibson has seen about 100 people per hour either signing up to stay updated or submitting tips, which the team will now have to sort through and vet. They fully expect to be sent on some wild goose chases, but that's part of the fun, too. Any tip is a good tip, Agnesi says. 'Did you see it in the '90s? Did you see it at a store? Did you see it at an auction? Did you see it on the wall somewhere? Do you know somebody who has it? Like any kind of tip that we can get to piece together what happened from 1985 and the chain of command all the way to where it is now.' The hopeful outcome is that they find it and are able to display it somewhere so that other fans can enjoy it. They also hope to reunite it with Fox. Steve Rose photo Back to the Future star Christopher Lloyd takes part in the documentary Lost to the Future. Steve Rose photo Back to the Future star Christopher Lloyd takes part in the documentary Lost to the Future. 'We don't expect whoever has it to just hand it over to us,' Crotzer says. 'But there's something poetic, whether it's for an hour or forever, about reuniting the guitar with Michael J. Fox, especially in the documentary when you hear how he talks about that guitar and how special it was to him.' When all three men talk about meeting Fox, they are instantly transformed into '80s kids again. 'Yeah, the whole 'don't meet your heroes' saying? Does not apply,' Crotzer says. 'One of the things that I really hope that we can accomplish with this, too, is I want Michael J. Fox to get his due as a guitar hero,' Agnesi says. 'He's a lot of people's guitar hero, and because he wasn't in a band, he's always overlooked. But Michael J. Fox needs to get his proper due as the guitar hero that he is.' And if they don't find the guitar? 'Oh, we're going to find it,' Agnesi says. 'I don't know where, but we're going to find it.' Wednesdays Columnist Jen Zoratti looks at what's next in arts, life and pop culture. Jen ZorattiColumnist Jen Zoratti is a columnist and feature writer working in the Arts & Life department, as well as the author of the weekly newsletter NEXT. A National Newspaper Award finalist for arts and entertainment writing, Jen is a graduate of the Creative Communications program at RRC Polytech and was a music writer before joining the Free Press in 2013. Read more about Jen. Every piece of reporting Jen produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print – part of the Free Press's tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about Free Press's history and mandate, and learn how our newsroom operates. Our newsroom depends on a growing audience of readers to power our journalism. If you are not a paid reader, please consider becoming a subscriber. Our newsroom depends on its audience of readers to power our journalism. Thank you for your support.
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Lost To The Future: 'Back To The Future' stars join Gibson in search for missing guitar
Where is Marty McFly's missing guitar? If you're a fan of the Back To The Future films, you'll know exactly what that question's about. In the first Back to the Future film, Marty McFly, played by Michael J. Fox, grabbed a cherry red ES-345 Gibson guitar and rocked out at a 1950s high school dance. He played 'Johnny B Goode' to a bemused crowd of teens in one of the film's most memorable scenes. The Gibson has been lost in the years since the time travel comedy was released in 1985 and now, four decades later, the guitar brand has teamed up with the stars of the film to begin a search for the iconic instrument. In a video by Gibson, with the movie's theme song playing in the background, Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson and Harry Waters Jr. make a cinematic plea. Lloyd, who played the beloved Doc Brown, says in the video that the guitar has been 'lost to the future.' 'It's somewhere lost in the space-time continuum,' says Fox. 'Or it's in some Teamster's garage.' 'No one's seen that guitar since 1985, and we need to find it' Waters adds. 'Ask your friends, ask your relatives, ask your bandmates'. There's also a surprise appearance by Huey Lewis, whose band Huey Lewis and the News performed the soundtrack's headliner song, 'The Power of Love'. They all urge those with information on the guitar's whereabouts to submit tips via phone or to visit their website. The Back To The Future trilogy was released between 1985 and 1990. It spawned a video game, stage musical, as well as a cartoon series. It is also credited with being the main inspiration for the popular animation show Rick And Morty. However, the creative team have sworn that there will never be a fourth movie – with writer Bob Gale, speaking in the press room at The Saturn Awards earlier this year, saying: 'People always say, 'When are you going to do Back to the Future 4?'' He shared his answer to the question: 'We say, 'Fuck you'!' Quite right. Great Scott! Let's get finding that guitar.
