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Governor Deval Patrick signed rhe two-day sales tax holiday into law. The bill suspends the 6.25% state sales tax on August 13 and 14. [Boston Herald] Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

Today is free cone day at Ben & Jerry's. The day isn't over. The outdated food found in Boston school cafeterias was sent to prisons. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

• Can you get a "green" phone? [WBZ]

• Some Natick High School students want the school to allow iPods in the library and during study hall periods depite a school ban on iPods. [WBZ]

• As the texting-while-driving ban takes effect on Thursday, a new study says it won't help. [Boston Globe]

Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Days always inspire lines of sufficient lengths to make us scream, "Ten dollars! We'll pay you ten dollars not to have to wait in this line! Twenty! Someone just get me out of here! I don't even want any ice cream anymore!" But other people really enjoy the idea of waiting forever for free stuff. If you're one of those people, you may want to wait in line for a taste of Boston Cream Pie, the latest (only?) Ben & Jerry's flavor to be both Boston-themed and given away for free for a limited time only. more ›

• A single-engine plane made an emergency landing on I-495 in Mansfield near Route 140 around 11 a.m. on Tuesday after experiencing engine failure. According to Mansfield EMS personnel, both passengers said they were not hurt. [WCVB]

• Earlier today, Bostonist detailed plans that might allow Governor Patrick to pick an interim Senator until the special election in January. Martha Coakley appears to be running for the permanent seat regardless of that. [ Boston Globe]

The gridiron at the opening of the annual Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl was simply grueling. The conditions were bleak, with the temperature in the fifties and a slight drizzle fluttering in from every which way. Most of the competition that fills the fenced-off court in previous years was gone, leaving the pavement at Government Center slick. Despite the uneasy conditions, with potential to lose one's grip, balance, or feeling in one's extremities at every turn, those with guts of steel and gullets of gargantuan strength made it out for all the tough licks and delicious hits at the Scooper Bowl. more ›