Browsing: Massachusetts

Massachusetts requires that sleighs be pulled by a horse with at least three bells on its harness. It instructs locomotive engineers to notify “the next telegraph station” if they see a fire near train tracks. Towns are required to appoint weighers of coal and fence viewers, and out-of-state student drivers have to file vehicle paperwork…

The World Cup — yes, including beer sales — helped to boost consumer spending and expand economic activity this summer, according to the Federal Reserve’s latest check-in on the local economy, though signs of stress are apparent among low- and moderate-income households