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Despite Pandemic, MA Retailers Doing Better Than A Year Ago
The state is seeing higher sales tax revenue, and 61% of retailers said they did better this year than last year on the sales tax holiday.
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Dave Copeland has covered business and local news for a wide range of publications, including the Boston Globe, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and the Dow Jones News Service. He joined Patch in September 2017 after spending time teaching writing, journalism, and digital media at Bridgewater State University and Bentley University in Massachusetts. Copeland grew up in Melrose and lives in Reading with his wife and daughter.
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Plymouth, MA|News|
Plymouth Cancels America's Hometown Thanksgiving Parade
The event, which started in 1996, is the latest to fall victim to the coronavirus crisis.
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Woburn|News|
Dave & Buster's Lays Off 307 Workers At Three MA Locations
The notice to the state signals that Dave & Buster's is making furloughs announced earlier this year permanent.
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Boston, MA|News|
MA Should Move $500M In School Funding To Poorer Districts: Study
A report recommends reallocating $500 million in education funding that currently goes to the wealthiest 20 percent of school districts.
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Boston, MA|News|
Massachusetts Crosses Grim Coronavirus Milestone
More than 9,000 Massachusetts residents have died of coronavirus since the first death was reported on March 20.
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Newton, MA|News|
Mayor 'Gravely Concerned' By Boston College Coronavirus Cluster
Newton and Boston College officials met Saturday after the school confirmed 67 coronavirus cases in the past week.
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Boston, MA|News|
Baker Wants To Make It Easier To Hold Defendants Without Bail
Gov. Baker's proposal comes as activists push for bail reform that would allow most defendants to remain free while awaiting trial.
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Boston, MA|News|
More Than 18,000 Leave Massachusetts Unemployment Rolls
The weekly report was good news from Massachusetts, which has had one of the highest unemployment rates in the coronavirus crisis.
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Boston, MA|News|
Amazon: MA Whole Foods Employee Didn't Have Standing To File Suit
Amazon asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by workers who said they were disciplined for wearing Black Lives Matter face masks to work.
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Boston, MA|News|
13 Massachusetts Residents Make Forbes's Richest List
Fidelity CEO Abigail Johnson checked in at 34th on the list, making her the richest Massachusetts resident, according to Forbes.
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Providence, RI|News|
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