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Jimmy Fallon Apologizes to Staff After Article on Workplace Environment

  Jimmy Fallon Apologizes to Staff After Article on Workplace Environment The “Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon apologized to his staff on Thursday afternoon after a news article described the set of his show as being a “toxic workplace.” Mr. Fallon, whose show has not aired new episodes for more than four months because of the writers’ strike, told the staff during a virtual meeting: “It’s embarrassing, and I feel so bad.” The article, published by Rolling Stone, said 14 former staff members and two current employees alleged that Mr. Fallon’s “erratic behavior” had helped to fuel an unhealthy work environment.
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Co-owner May Zegarelli harvests flowers at Ocean Fog Farm in Eastport on Aug. 11. Credit: Morgan Campbell

  Co-owner May Zegarelli harvests flowers at Ocean Fog Farm in Eastport on Aug. 11. Credit: Morgan Campbell "There's two ends of the spectrum in the market: There's the people who buy the grocery store flowers or the 1-800-Flowers stuff, and they look to us and they think that we're jaw-droppingly expensive; and then there's the people who understand everything [that goes into this]  and they think that we're reasonable," said Jaclyn Rutigliano of Huntington, who buys from local growers as the co-owner of Hometown Flower Collective.  The florist business designs arrangements for weddings and other events and also sells bouquets by weekly, bi-weekly or monthly subscription, ranging from $45 for 8 to 10 stems to $180 for approximately three dozen stems, she said.  Those growing locally are selling to small businesses like Rutigliano's, other florists, wholesalers, or directly to consumers.  Some follow customers back an...
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