COVID-19

BREAKING: Fall River Unemployment Rate Skyrockets to 24.1% in April

Keith Thibault May 26, 2020 Comments Off on BREAKING: Fall River Unemployment Rate Skyrockets to 24.1% in April

The number of unemployed across the country is on the rise as businesses have shuttered due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The local unemployment rate in Fall River for April has risen more than four

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Home Confinement During COVID-19 Leads to Concerns Over Increased Domestic Violence Claims (VIDEO)

Keith Thibault May 23, 2020 Comments Off on Home Confinement During COVID-19 Leads to Concerns Over Increased Domestic Violence Claims (VIDEO)

As more people spend more time at home, domestic abuse prevention advocates are concerned local police will see an increase in calls of domestic violence

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Getting Food to People Unable to Leave Their Homes (VIDEO)

Keith Thibault May 23, 2020 Comments Off on Getting Food to People Unable to Leave Their Homes (VIDEO)

State and local officials continue to deal with the issue of food insecurity in the time of COVID-19, as illness, combined with increased unemployment, has led more people needing assistance.  Even with the increased

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WGBH Working to Produce a Statewide Graduation Event

Keith Thibault May 22, 2020 Comments Off on WGBH Working to Produce a Statewide Graduation Event

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker will be working with PBS affiliate WGBH in the production of a statewide program recognizing the Class of

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State Launches CARES Act Unemployment Compensation Fund

Keith Thibault May 21, 2020 1

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has announced that it has made money available from the federal CARES Act to help those who have exhausted their conventional unemployment insurance

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