Word: kontoff
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...Kontoff, who was joined in yesterday's demonstration by a handful of supporters, said he was fired by the Transit Retailing Partnership, Inc., which owns Out-of-Town-News, for posting political messages on his pushcart in the Back Bay T station...
...pushcart was shut down for exercising my freedom of speech," said Kontoff, who prefers simply to be called "the Bagel...
...Kontoff, who regularly donates leftover bagels to homeless shelters and to the charity group Food Not Bombs, uses his pushcart to comment on such issues as minority rights, the crisis in Somalia and environmental protection...
This November, the Transit Retail Partnership, which handles the contractors of the vending space at Back Bay, began sending notices to Kontoff to remove the posters and sticker from his bagel cart. He was also warned that he could not use a toaster for his bagels since it might blow a fuse at the T station...
After repeated notices, Kontoff was told that New Year's Day would be his last day as a bagel vendor. According to MBTA spokesperson Jim R. Ball, Kontoff's lease was terminated by the Transit Retail Partnership for violating the terms of his lease...