Tax-Free Weekend Draws Shoppers To Local Retailers
Retail items for personal use up to $2,500 are exempt from the state's 6.25% sales tax.
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Retail items for personal use up to $2,500 are exempt from the state's 6.25% sales tax.
After a dormant spring because of coronavirus, retailers hope the tax free weekend will provide a much needed boost.
MGM Resorts is reportedly laying off 18,000 workers, including 1,000 in Springfield.
Employers say that even after the coronavirus crisis has passed, they plan to put more flexible work policies in place.
Bed Bath & Beyond is eliminating 2,800 jobs effective immediately.
The coronavirus pandemic was a factor in the decision to close, the CEO tells WBZ-TV.
It's unclear what the sale means for the 400 people who work at the factory.
AMC is finally reopening its theaters, and guests will need to spend just 15 cents to get in.
States react to President Trump's executive order extending additional weekly unemployment insurance payments in the amount of $400.
Amazon is reportedly in talks to take over empty department stores in malls across the country.
Unemployment's sizable decline in July still reflects a slowing economic recovery in the face of the unchecked coronavirus pandemic.
The Japanese owner of 7-Eleven is buying the Speedway chain of gas stations from Marathon Petroleum for $21 billion.
Tailored Brands became the latest US retail casualty of the coronavirus pandemic that wiped out demand for office attire.
Bar and restaurant owners near Boston's Fenway Park say they simply can't afford to lose the 2020 MLB season.
With the first round of economic stimulus running out, millions of Americans are about to take a massive hit to their household budget.
Testimony in Lindsay Clancy's trial is finished after jurors in the Massachusetts murder case heard from 85 witnesses.
Massachusetts State Rep. Francisco Paulino has been arrested and charged with pandemic benefit fraud and money laundering.
The man charged with causing a deadly boat crash in Boston Harbor had a blood alcohol level twice the legal limit, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
It costs more for families to live comfortably in Massachusetts than in any other state, according to a recent report.
Air traffic recordings captured a Delta captain alerting air traffic controllers that he was feeling sick and needed to get to a hospital.
In Massachusetts, one high school explained steps it has taken to try and reduce head injuries.
This year, ER visits for tick bites have increased dramatically, corresponding with a new threat: a rise in Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), where one bite from a lone star tick can make you violently allergic to red meat. How can you best avoid tick bites?
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
Sydney Towle, known for her social media content about living with a rare form of cancer called cholangiocarcinoma, died Wednesday in Bethesda, Maryland.
Massachusetts has seen more than 100 cyclospora cases this summer, with some linked to lettuce.
A windshield replacement error knocked out the safety features in Meg Burke's car. When she paid nearly $500 to get it fixed, she couldn't get Safelite to pay her back, so she called the I-Team's Call for Action.
A man accused of heading up a violent gang is facing witness intimidation charges after he allegedly threatened a Massachusetts State Police trooper.
A young Roxbury mom says her car was supposed to be in an auto repair shop; instead, it was out on the road and it came back with more issues.
The device was found in the shower area of a women's locker room at Mass General Brigham's off-campus research lab facility.
Apartment rental scams are rising in the Boston area, according to the FBI. They said there have been nearly 500 victims.
Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
The immersive WNDR Museum in Boston's Downtown Crossing is set to close down just two years after it opened.
Panera Bread is moving its headquarters from St. Louis to Weston, Massachusetts.
Breaking Grounds Cafe, a Peabody, Massachusetts coffee shop known for employing people with disabilities, is closing.
The buildings that house the Somerville Theatre and the Capitol Theatre in Arlington, Massachusetts are for sale.
Golden Temple and Party Favors in Brookline are closing after a combined 100 years in business.
Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House has become one of New England's most imaginative seaside estates.
Blending clean modern lines with the warmth of a classic seaside retreat, this stunning North Shore coastal home was designed to feel both elevated and inviting.
Set across thirty acres of rolling lawns, wooded trails, and contemporary outdoor art, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum invites visitors to experience art in the landscape.
James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur Karen Akunowicz has become known for her bold, Italian-inspired cooking and unmistakable culinary voice.
Just a short drive from Newport, the Norman Bird Sanctuary spans 300 acres of fields, forests, and coastal trails with sweeping views and more than six miles of hiking paths.
Boston has won 14 of its last 20 games and taken 3 straight series heading into Wednesday's finale.
With the regular season approaching, it doesn't seem like the New England Patriots and Christian Gonzalez are within striking distance of a new contract.
The rate is much higher than is seen in the general population. CTE is a brain disease linked to repeated blows to the head.
Anthony Seigler hit a go-ahead triple in the ninth inning, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Miami Marlins 4-2.
The New England Patriots have traded wide receiver Kayshon Boutte to the Houston Texans.
A blue marlin weighing 1,260 pounds was caught by a charter fishing boat off Massachusetts.
Natick says it is installing a new floating boardwalk across Pickerel Pond.
Rising ocean temperatures are drawing more hammerhead sharks to New England waters, researchers say.
Some of the oldest military veterans in Massachusetts were honored with special flights on Friday in a World War II-era aircraft.
After marrying Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, Adam Sandler went to Nantucket in search of a basketball court.
