A week after his ousting, the former CEO of Market Basket released his first statement following the firing of three of his allies within the company.

Paul Quigley, Adam Deschene and Esteban Alvarez were all terminated from their roles, which included Quigley as a Regional District Supervisor for 44 years and both Alvarez and Deschene in the Operations Department for 30 years and 19 years, respectively.

“These firings are alarming in that they continue to break down the fabric of Market Basket ... [they] are disheartening and a major loss for the Market Basket team,” the statement from Arthur T. Demoulas read.

Quigley “played a central role in the development of all stores on the South Shore of Massachusetts and Rhode Island,” Demoulas said, while Alvarez and Deschene devoted years to

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