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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. 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
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 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 Acushnet seeks library trusteesAcushnet — Anyone interested in serving as a library trustee is asked to contact the Board of Selectmen at 508-998-0200 or write a letter of interest to the board at Acushnet Town Hall, 122 Main St., Acushnet, MA 02743. — South Coast Today Fia to hold door- decorating contest for bicentennialFairhaven — The Fairhaven Improvement Association is holding a "Bicentennial Door Decorating Contest." — 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
Tourism Office offers tour of Riverside CemeteryFairhaven — Fairhaven's lovely Riverside Cemetery is the setting of an Office of Tourism walking tour on Sunday, May 20, beginning at 2 p.m. — 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 MacCormack, Lang honored at Bridgewater commencementBridgewater — UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Dr. Jean MacCormack and former New Bedford Mayor Scott W. Lang were honored Saturday as part of commencement exercises at Bridgewater State University. — South Coast Today 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
Ex-prosecutor says contact consensualFall River - A former Attleboro prosecutor on trial for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl testified Wednesday the girl pulled up her dress to show him a tattoo on her right buttock before shoving her breasts in his face in a court conference room. — The Sun Chronicle Thursday, May 17, 2012 3:05 AM More News
