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  "path": "/news/2026/03/03/inspector-general-report-applegreen-massachusetts-highway-service-plaza-contract",
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  "textContent": "MassDOT's board awarded a contract to redevelop and run 18 services plazas across the state to Irish retailer Applegreen in June. The company has since backed out of contract talks. Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro's office found several problems with how MassDOT went about finding an operator to run the service plazas.",
  "title": "Mass. inspector general identifies problems with highway rest stop contract process"
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