Nov. 25, 2009
Updated: 2:29 AM

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Violent crime down in city

Violent crime has dipped in Boston, with homicides on a pace to decrease by 20 percent by year’s end. (Globe)

From Verrill Farm, the season’s delights

Meredyth Sager bakes pies at Verrill Farm (Yoon S. Byun/ Globe Staff)
At Verrill Farm in Concord, Meredyth Sager (above) ferried a pan of pumpkin pies into the oven. The farm expects to bake 3,000 pies for Thanksgiving. (Globe)

GOP looking to N.E. governors’ races

Republican leaders say they are preparing a well-funded effort to contest a crowded slate of New England governors' races in 2010. (Boston Globe)  Discuss
The Robert M. Hughes Academy in Springfield
The state announced that it has launched a formal investigation into possible irregularities in the administration of the MCAS exam by the Robert M. Hughes Academy in Springfield. (Boston Globe)  Discuss

Skilled positions still hard to fill

Even with the country’s unemployment rate at its highest in decades, some companies are having trouble hiring highly skilled employees. (Boston Globe)

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