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Hot hand can’t cool off MiltonBoys Basketball: Braintree High star guard P.J. Douglas scored a game-high 20 points Monday, but his three-point shot at the buzzer wouldn’t fall, letting the Wildcats escape with a 57-55 win. Milton trailed 22-4 in the first quarter. — Wicked Local Milton Police probe vandalism report at Acton schoolsActon police are probing reports of vandalism at the Douglas and Gates Schools, including reports of graffiti on the boarwalk connecting the two schools, and the Gates School playground. — Wicked Local Acton 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
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
Gorman On Toucher & Rich: Philadelphia Has No Answer For GarnettCeltics play-by-play man Mike Gorman joined 98.5 The Sports Hub's Toucher & Rich Thursday morning to talk about the C's Game 3 win, including the performances of Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett. — CBS Boston Thursday, May 17, 2012 9:35 AM
Shrewsbury schools set for some additional fundingShrewsbury, Massachusetts – At long last we are able to report some good news for Shrewsbury from Beacon Hill, as the State Senate has released it’s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The process in our state is a long one, in which the Governor, House and Senate all propose their own version of [...] — The Shrewsbury Lantern Thursday, May 17, 2012 7:06 AM Parents seek more school fundsWorcester - The Citywide Parent Planning Advisory Committee, a parent group representing all city schools, started an online petition yesterday asking the City Council to fund the public schools at least 3 percent more than the state requires. — Telegram & Gazette Thursday, May 17, 2012 7:00 AM Sewer rates hiked for North OxfordOxford - It was dej� vu all over again at the selectmen's meeting last night, when John G. Saad was unanimously named chairman at the board's annual reorganization. Mr. Saad, who has served on the board for 34 years, said he has been chairman "about a dozen times before." Dennis E. Lamarche, who was elected to his second term on Tuesday, was named vice chairman, and Michael Voas became secretary. — Telegram & Gazette Thursday, May 17, 2012 7:00 AM Worker hurt in fireWorcester - A two-alarm blaze at 10 Ormond St. heavily damaged a two-family building and severely injured a man working in the building yesterday morning. — Telegram & Gazette Thursday, May 17, 2012 7:00 AM Head of agency that approved Schilling loan resignsThe head of the agency that approved a $75 million loan guarantee for Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios has resigned. — The Boston Channel Thursday, May 17, 2012 1:43 PM
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