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Monday Essentials: Massachusetts Tax Free Weekend 2013
Here's a quick look at what you need to know for the week ahead.
Tax Free Weekend
A two-day sales tax holiday in Massachusetts is set for this coming weekend, Saturday, August 10, and Sunday, August 11.
The tax holiday will lift the 6.25 percent levy on most items selling for less than $2,500 this weekend.
Excluded from the tax holiday are restaurant meals, cars, motorboats, tobacco and any item that costs more than $2,500.
Since 2004, the State Legislature has approved a two-day tax holiday in Massachusetts every year, with the exception of 2009.“The sales tax holiday greatly benefits businesses and consumers, especially with families shopping for the new school year. This weekend has become very popular and helps boost sales during a traditionally slow month,” Canton State Representative William C. Galvin (D-Canton) said in a release.
“I’m happy to support this measure yet again, which encourages consumers to get out and support local businesses and their employees,” Canton's State Senator Brian A. Joyce (D-Milton) said in a release. “This annual event has become a good tool for our continued economic recovery.”
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Board of Selectmen Meeting
The Canton Board of Selectmen meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, August 6 at the Salah Meeting Room in the Canton Town Hall.
Click on the link for an agenda: Current Agenda
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Summer Concert Series
The Village Shoppes Summer Concert Series continues August 6 with a performance by Downcity, a nine piece swing, rock and R&B band.
Concerts take place Tuesdays from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. next to the Halfway Cafe (rain date is Thursday), according to the Village Shoppes Facebook page.
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What's going on at the Canton Public Library?
Click here to see what events and programs are scheduled at the Canton Public Library this week.
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Canton Youth Basketball (CYB) Summer Hoop Camp
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The CYB Summer Hoop Camp will be held from Monday, August 5 through Friday, August 9 at Canton High School (CHS) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Camp Directors will be the current CHS Varsity Basketball Head Coaches - Ryan Gordy (Boys) and Jim Choquette (Girls). Current and former CHS players will be assisting as instructors as well.
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