AM News Links: Harvard researchers find 21.4 percent drop in eastern Massachusetts obesity rates, NY police issue Amber Alert for 7-month-old, and more

In other news, the Big Y on West Street in Pittsfield plans a $6 million upgrade and job fairs help lower NH's unemployment rate.

This Jan. 17, 2012, file photo shows vegetables left over by students on their cafeteria trays at the Roosevelt High School in Los Angeles. In eastern Mass., public officials are making progress as researchers find the region's childhood obesity rate dropped 21.4 percent between 2004 and 2008.AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File

• In Greater Boston, Study Points To A Sharp — And Somewhat Mysterious — Drop In Childhood Obesity [WBUR.org]
• Amber Alert Issued For Missing N.Y. Boy [Hartford Courant]
• Big Y on West Street in Pittsfield ready for $6 million upgrade [Berkshire Eagle]
• N.H. job fairs help cut unemployment rate [Eagle-Tribune]
• Shootings in Worcester are on upswing [Telegram & Gazette]
• Money Matters: Sketchers issuing checks for false advertisement [NECN.com]
• Boston company lets you earn extra data on cellphone [Boston Herald]
• Dana Wilson’s sentencing for child pornography charge postponed until August [Bangor Daily News]
• Twitter posts tagged #westernma in Western Mass. [Masslive.com]
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