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Mass. jobless rate drops to 6.3 percent in AprilBoston -- State officials say the Massachusetts unemployment rate has dipped again as more jobs are added. The... — The Boston Herald Thursday, May 17, 2012 9:17 AM Free Outdoor Simulcast Of A.R.T’s ‘Woody Sez’Boston — Thursday night, Harvard University and the American Repertory Theater are collaborating on a live, outdoor simulcast of A.R.T.’s “Woody Sez.” While “Woody Sez,” a musical about folk legend Woody Guthrie, is being staged inside the Loeb Drama Center, the performance will be simulcast for free outside, on a big screen, on Harvard’s campus. [...] — 90.9 NPR WBUR Belmont High girls lacrosse edges ArlingtonDown 11-8 with 12:35 left in the second half, the Belmont High girls lacrosse team scored the final four goals of the game, including Britta Marden's game-winner with 1:17 remaining. The victory clinched a spot in the state tournament for the Marauders. — Wicked Local Belmont 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
Somerville pastor celebrates 45 years at St. Joseph'sHenry Jennings didn’t set out to be a priest. He studied economics and worked as a teacher and airline reservations employee after serving two years in the Korean War. But volunteering and community work drew him to the Catholic Church. — Wicked Local Somerville
Medford's Frankie Stavrianopoulos to throw Haymakers for HopeFrankie Stavrianopoulos is ready to come out of his corner swinging. The Medford resident will be stepping into the boxing ring for a very good cause Thursday, participating in the Haymakers for Hope Rock 'n Rumble, May 17, at the House of Blues in Boston. — Wicked Local Medford St. Denis, St. Margaret Mary may collaborate, says ArchdioceseIf a proposal being weighed by the Boston Archdiocese to overhaul how all Bay State Catholic parishes are organized and overseen is adopted, Westwood’s two Catholic churches would be grouped into a single cluster, eventually overseen by a single pastor. — Wicked Local Westwood 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
Town Meeting wraps upThe 2012 Arlington Town Meeting has dissolved after a final session Monday night, May 16, ending at 11:20 p.m. — Wicked Local Arlington Officer doing speed check hit by car in BrightonA Boston police officer conducting radar speed check was struck by a vehicle he signaled to pull over on Wednesday, according to our news partners at WCVB. The officer was hit in the area of 2010 Comm. Ave. Another officer saw the incident. — Wicked Local Allston Concord native needs residents' help with performance projectTo celebrate Orchard House’s centennial celebration next month, Concord native Merli Guerra is working in collaboration with the Orchard House and her dance studio, Luminarium Dance Company in Cambridge, to make music and dance come alive at the historical home of Louisa May Alcott on Sunday, May 27. — Wicked Local Concord Da confirms body in reservoir was missing BC studentState pathologists have confirmed the body pulled out of the Chestnut Hill Reservoir on April 11 is that of missing Boston College student Franco Garcia. — Wicked Local Waltham More News
