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City’s Unemployment Rate Spikes in December

Keith Thibault January 23, 2024 Comments Off on City’s Unemployment Rate Spikes in December

The unemployment rate in the City of Fall River in December rose sharply to 5.5%, up from 4.1% in October

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2024 Voting Season Underway

Keith Thibault January 19, 2024 Comments Off on 2024 Voting Season Underway

The 2024 presidential election got underway in earnest this week with the Iowa Caucuses. Soon enough we here in Massachusetts and Fall River will be once again going to the polls

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MassHealth Is Reaching Out to Residents Who Need to Renew Their Coverage

Keith Thibault October 12, 2023 Comments Off on MassHealth Is Reaching Out to Residents Who Need to Renew Their Coverage

Since the official end of the pandemic, state residents receiving MassHealth benefits have been required to renew their coverage

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Fall River Housing Authority Seeing an Increase in Applications During Current Housing Crunch

Keith Thibault October 4, 2023 Comments Off on Fall River Housing Authority Seeing an Increase in Applications During Current Housing Crunch

As Fall River and the rest of the country continue to experience high rents due to the recent housing boom, more people are looking at public housing as an option. The Fall River Housing

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State’s Unemployment Rate Drops Slightly in August

Keith Thibault September 15, 2023 Comments Off on State’s Unemployment Rate Drops Slightly in August

The Massachusetts unemployment rate dropped one-tenth of a percent in August to 2.6 percent. That is well below the national jobless rate of 3.8 percent

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