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These Massachusetts Communities Among Best Places To Live, Brand-New Rankings Reveal
A new poll appears to suggest Massachusetts residents should move East.
All the best places to live in the state are in or around Boston, according to Niche’s 2021 Best Places to Live survey. The ranked list features 486 Massachusetts cities, towns, and neighborhoods.
Overall, the best places to live in Massachusetts, according to Niche are Brookline, The Port, Cambridgeport, and East Cambridge neighborhoods in Cambridge, and Peabody.
If you aren’t in Boston, the best place to live outside of the metro region is Pelham, a little hamlet of 1,280 people over by Amherst. Pelham was ranked the…
Unemployment Rate Inches Up In Westchester
The unemployment rate in Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Rockland and Orange increased year over year according to the State Labor Department's report for Nov. 2017.
In Westchester, the unemployment rate was 4.6 percent, an increase from 4.1 percent in Nov. 2016.
In Putnam, the unemployment rate was 4.3 percent, an increase from 3.8 percent in Nov. 2016.
In Dutchess, the unemployment rate was 4.3 percent, an increase from 3.9 percent in Nov. 2016.
In Rockland, the unemployment rate was 4.5 percent, an increase from 4 percent in Nov. 2016.
In Orange, the unemployment rate was 4.6 percent, …