Pumpkin stock OK at stores

Thanksgiving might be as easy as pie after all. Despite a potential shortage of pumpkin pie filling, local...

15-year mortgage rate hits record low

Fifteen-year mortgages dropped to a historic low last week while the 30-year rate came close to hitting bottom...

Bay State jobless rate falls to 8.9%

The Massachusetts jobless rate fell in October – the first monthly decline since June 2007 and the first...

Brigham’s is melting away

After serving sweet treats for nearly 100 years, Brigham’s is facing bankruptcy. Luke Cooper, managing...

October foreclosures jump compared to previous month

Foreclosures in Massachusetts increased by nearly 30 percent in October from the previous month, but fewer...

Mahoney’s blossoms

The key to 50 years of success at Mahoney’s Garden Center is simple, says Thomas Mahoney, one of five...

Curt Schilling’s new game plan: Cut price

Buyers balked at the price, so Curt Schilling is changing his pitch again in an effort to sell his Medfield...

Calling state’s jobless center? Expect to wait

Rising jobless claims in the Bay State have led to long delays at the state’s unemployment agency, according...

Fans hit Sox for hiking Fenway’s ticket prices

Recession-weary Red Sox fans came out swinging against the team’s increase in ticket prices for certain...

Eastern Bank steps up for Habitat for Humanity

A Bay State bank has donated $3,500 to replace power tools that were stolen last week from a Habitat for Humanity...

Home Depot reports 8 percent third-quarter sales drop

Home Depot reported third-quarter sales fell by 8 percent as do-it-yourselfers delayed home improvement projects...

TJX sales up 15 percent for October

TJX Cos., the Framingham-based off-price retailer, reported October sales were $1.7 billion, up 15 percent...

Fenway’s Landmark plans 8-story building

A long-delayed proposal to add an eight-story office building to a commercial real estate complex in the Fenway...

Red Sox raise ticket prices for 2010 season

Despite a down economy and a devastating sweep in the American League Division series, the Red Sox have...

David Ortiz auction offers one-of-a-kind items online

David Ortiz’s Celebrity Golf Classic Auction is offering tickets to the Red Sox home opener versus the New...