The Massachusetts sales tax holiday is Saturday and Sunday, but consumers have been out for days, if not weeks, eyeing goods.“We have had a lot of people pre-shopping, selecting items they want to come in on Saturday and buy,” said Tom Perron, owner of Boyden...
If a person can ever be called a town staple, former Stoughton Selectman David “Spanky” Sousa was such a person.Though the 57-year-old MassDOT worker was struck and killed by a car while on the job in West Bridgewater on July 27, his community will remember...
The National Weather Service issued a dense fog advisory at 5:25 a.m. on Friday in effect until 9 a.m. for Plymouth, Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties.The weather service says, "Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.""Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous,"...
Smokey Bear, the icon for wildfire safety, turns 80 years old Friday. For decades, the American public has been educated about the dangers of forest fires thanks to the bear’s memorable posters and imagery, often accompanied by the iconic line: “Only you can prevent wildfires.”The...
A U.S. federal judge in Massachusetts again dismissed a $10 billion Mexican government lawsuit against six U.S. gun manufacturers on Wednesday. But Smith & Wesson, Mexico said, remains a defendant in the litigation.Mexico had argued the companies knew weapons were being sold to traffickers who...
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DEAR ABBY: My aunt frequently cuts people out of her life for perceived slights — small, large and imagined. A few years ago, she got into a fight with my dad (her brother). Somehow, the rest of my family got cut out, too. Guilt by...
A rip current statement was issued by the National Weather Service on Friday at 2:06 a.m. valid for Friday between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. for Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties.The weather service describes, "Dangerous rip currents expected.""Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and...
On Friday at 2:06 a.m. the National Weather Service issued a high surf advisory valid from 8 p.m. until Saturday 8 p.m. for Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties.The weather service says, "Large breaking waves of 5 to 9 feet expected in the surf...
Dear Eric: Last year, my girlfriend “Harper” broke up with me. I was in my first year of college; she was a senior in high school.Harper admitted that she had recently fallen into a substance and alcohol abuse problem while in our last month of...
