There's no better way to commute than by MBTA ferry from Hingham to Boston's Rowes Wharf. It's a relaxing trip that takes about 40 minutes. The boats are study and comfortable. Many of them are also used for whale watch voyages out on Stellwagen Bank, a marine-life-rich underwater plateau that extends 19 miles from just north of Provincetown to a point east of Cape Ann.
The official name, since 1996, is the Gerry E. Studds Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. On the boat you'll see posters and ads to visit this national treasure. It's an important environmental resource.
New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu wants the state Legislature to pass a new law that would make it hard for other states to collect sales tax from businesses in the Granite State that sell products online.
On June 21, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states can collect sales taxes on Internet sales from out-of-state businesses.
