Congresswoman Lori Trahan has written an open letter to the Market Basket board of directors in response to their firing of CEO Arthur T. Demoulas from the New England supermarket chain.

Trahan said the moment "hurt" in her letter, in which she describes how she is "grappling" with the news and hoping that Market Basket maintains its hometown character that generations of New Englanders have come to know and love.

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"For me, Market Basket has never been just a grocery store," Trahan wrote. "It's part of my DNA. Growing up in Lowell, it wasn't just where we bought groceries — it was where life happened."

Trahan represents Massachusetts' third congressional district, which includes Merrimack Valley communities like L

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