It’s officially Cyber Week. That means the number of packages shipped during the holiday season will increase exponentially during the holiday shopping season. That also means that package theft is on the rise as "porch pirates" attempt to steal your gifts and purchases.  Package theft can happen anytime but tends to happen more often during the holidays. With more consumers shopping online every year, this number of thefts will undoubtedly climb. Package deliveries increase exponentially the two-and-a-half weeks before Christmas, according to Package Concierge, a company that provides package receipt systems for apartment buildings.

Governor Baker Signs Legislation Requiring Hands-Free Use of Electronic Devices While Driving If you are accustomed to having a conversation or checking navigation while using your handheld phone it's time to stop. Massachusetts hands-free driving law now prohibits drivers from holding a phone for any reason, other than in an emergency. (Texting while driving has been banned for nearly a decade. Calls in hands-free mode are allowed.)

Myth #1: No-Fault Means No One Is At Fault There is a general misunderstanding about no-fault accidents in Massachusetts — drivers often believe that being involved in an accident in this no-fault state means that no one is at fault in an accident, but that is not true. No-fault does not mean you are not at fault.   Brief Case Study: Do you know who, if anyone, is at fault in this accident?   Driver One was turning her vehicle left through stopped traffic. She cautiously stopped and checked for oncoming vehicles in the opposite lane. Seeing no other vehicles approaching,…