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Follow The Journal on Twitter and FacebookYou can sign up for Tweets from The Journal by visiting here or searching on Twitter for Concordjournal. You can find us on Facebook by searching for Concord Journal and becoming a Fan or a Friend. — Wicked Local Concord Annual Earth Day event in Concord encourages planet care and preservationAs giant puppets, musical, environmental and community groups and friends and families danced down Lowell Road on Saturday for Concord’s annual Musketaquid Earth Day celebration, people along the parade route enjoyed joining in on the festivities. — Wicked Local Concord Ponies prepare for Minute Man March on Saturday in ConcordWelsh ponies Bricker, 32, and Justin, 22, went on an adventure to the parking lot of 150 Baker Ave. Ext. in Concord on Thursday afternoon in preparation for the annual Minute Man Arc March this Saturday. — Wicked Local Concord Concord residents ready for Sunday's Walk for HungerFor the last 30 years, Concord resident Betsy Maloney Swaim has been inspired to walk thanks to Project Bread’s annual Walk for Hunger. — Wicked Local Concord Concord businesses respond to bottled water banAs customers entered West Concord Supermarket last Thursday morning, owner Paul Mandrioli said almost every person brought up the bottled water ban. — Wicked Local Concord Dryer lint sparks fire at Rivercrest building in ConcordLint inside a commercial dryer at Rivercrest Wellness and Rehab on Deaconess Road in Concord sparked a fire at the facility on Saturday afternoon, resulting in a staff member being taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation, according to the Concord Fire Department. — Wicked Local Concord Man hurt in second stabbing in ActonActon -- A man was stabbed early Wednesday morning in an armed robbery on Route 2A. He was later treated at Emerson Hospital and is in stable condition. — The Lowell Sun Thursday, May 17, 2012 6:39 AM 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
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
Acton police seek suspect in alleged knifing, robberyPolice are seeking a suspect in alleged knife attack and robbery in Acton early Wednesday morning and report that the alleged victim is in stable condition following treatment at a nearby hospital. — Wicked Local Acton 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
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 More News
