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Hingham police officer recognized for valor in Afghan battleJohn Marquardt, a 30-year-old Hingham police officer who lives in Halifax, is now safely home from a 12-month tour of duty that brought him to the front lines of Afghanistan. He brought back both a Purple Heart –– awarded after he was struck with debris from a roadside bomb –– and an Army Commendation Medal for Valor for his role in a battle in the Afghan mountains. — Wicked Local Abington 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
Cemetery group meets tonightMiddleboro — The Friends of Middleborough Cemeteries will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. tonight on Thatcher's Row. The group is continuing its efforts to clean up local historic burial grounds around town. The cemetery on Marion Road was... — South Coast Today Pembroke volunteers plant 300 treesPembroke residents continued to celebrate the town’s 300th birthday over the past weekend with help from Rick Madden, Kyle Harney and a dozens of volunteers, as they planted 300 trees in the Wind Swept Bogs at 91 Glenwood Rd. — Wicked Local Pembroke Police have not yet named man found dead in Middleboro parking lotOfficials on Wednesday did not release the name of the man found dead Tuesday in the public parking lot behind the police station. — Wicked Local Middleborough
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
Local bar managers defend happy hour prohibition at Bridgewater hearingLocal bar and restaurant owners told the state’s Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission Tuesday that they didn’t want to see the state return to the days when happy hours were legal and bars were seen as enemies of public safety. — Wicked Local Abington
Pembroke Community Center Task Force elects Hanley as ChairmanThe Community Center Task Force met for the third time Wednesday night, this time in the Bingo Hall in the community center building. The 23-member task force is charged with recommending whether to renovate the community center, built in the 1930s, or to demolish and construct a new building in its place. The committee will also look for ways to pay for the project. — Wicked Local Pembroke
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
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 Rotary Club accepting applications for craftersMiddleboro — Applications are available for the Middleboro Massachusetts Rotary Club's Annual Arts and Crafts Fair. This year's fair will be held on Saturday, July 7 on the lawn of the Middleboro Town Hall. — South Coast Today
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