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Mass. rape suspect indicted for alleged threatA Martha's Vineyard man already facing child rape charges has been indicted for allegedly trying to hire someone to kill a prosecutor and his alleged victim. — The Boston Globe Thursday, May 17, 2012 8:38 AM
Ford Middle School holds art festival May 3Acushnet — Ford Middle School will hold its annual "Festival of the Arts" from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 3. This event will feature art and music created and performed by students in grades five through eight at Ford Middle School. — South Coast Today Early childhood program accepting applicationsThe early childhood program at Old Rochester Regional High School is accepting applications for the 2012-13 school year. Openings are on a first-come, first-served basis and space is limited. — South Coast Today Jobs forum postponed until next monthNew Bedford — Organizers of a daylong forum originally scheduled for Friday have postponed the event until next month. — South Coast Today Mass. Unemployment Rate Drops To 6.3%New figures on Thursday show the state's jobless rate stood at 6.3 percent in April, down from 6.5 percent in March. — CBS Boston Thursday, May 17, 2012 9:58 AM
Teresa Gongola, 90Fairhaven — Teresa (Regis) Gongola passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 15, 2012, after an extended illness that never robbed her of her spirit, grace or sense of humor. She was the widow of Henry Gongola, with whom she shared the joys and... — South Coast Today Lorraine T. Valley, 94Mattapoisett — Lorraine T. (Davis) Valley, 94, of Mattapoisett, passed away surrounded by her family and close friends on May 14, 2012, at her home. She was the devoted wife of the late D. Preston Valley, with whom she shared 74 years of marriage. — South Coast Today Mass. still below nation's jobless rateState officials say Massachusetts added about 30,000 new jobs over the first three months of 2012 and they are hoping that trend continue will continue with the release of the April jobs report. — The Boston Channel Thursday, May 17, 2012 1:33 PM
Lakeville superintendent takes Scituate jobThe point man of the regionalization of the Freetown and Lakeville schools is on the move. Freetown-Lakeville Superintendent John McCarthy, 56, has been offered the same position in Scituate and intends to take it. — South Coast Today Work on Saw Mill restoration beginsThe Acushnet Saw Mill site today looks nothing like it did 300 years ago. In the 1790s, it was carved up by industrialists looking to harvest the river's power for mills and factories. More recently, after the mill buildings had been abandoned and... — South Coast Today Mattapoisett flies through warrant, pass $21M budgetThe mood was businesslike at Mattapoisett's annual town meeting as voters moved briskly through the warrant despite some technical difficulties with the sound system and lighting in the Old Rochester Regional auditorium. The first 33 of the 40 articles... — South Coast Today Veterans invited to Women's Club eventRochester — Members of the Rochester Women's Club are calling all area veterans to a meet-and-greet event from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Armed Forces Day, at the clubhouse, 37 Marion Road. — South Coast Today More News
