Bridget Houlihan rifled through her gift bag and pulled out a gray T-shirt with a circular Chicago Cubs emblem on the front and FOLLOWER emblazoned across the back, resting on a row of logos from the top social media websites. "This is awesome," she said.

Time was when the Red Sox owned this town, and the same went for their season ticket holders. But in the wake of the Sox collapse last fall, their last-place standing, and on-going excitement gap, financially and socially, season ticket holders’ currency has plummeted: Their seats are selling for less than face value, if at all. Clients and pals don’t even want them as gifts. And with ample ...

STERLING – Facing what’s expected to be a tough campaign this fall, 17th Congressional District voters are getting used to a new face on the campaign trail.