To the potential dismay of procrastinators and unlucky cooks, the Massachusetts attorney general has warned Whole Foods it risks criminal charges under centuries-old "blue laws" if it opens new stores on Thanksgiving. Many of the state's Puritan-era blue laws, passed in the 1600s to keep colonists at home or in church on Sundays, have been repealed. But one still in effect requires all stores, except convenience stores and gas stations, to close on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.
November 22, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
There’ll be no last-minute shopping for turkeys or trimmings on Thanksgiving Day in Massachusetts.
The state has warned the upscale Whole Foods supermarket chain that it will risk criminal charges under the state’s centuries-old “blue laws” if it goes ahead with plans to open on the holiday.
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