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20 hours ago in Corinne Fitzgerald, Local, Local Experts, Native Advertising, Real Estate Expert
Franklin & Hampshire County Real Estate Market Update First Quarter 2026 vs. 2025 | Local Expert Corinne Fitzgerald
Franklin & Hampshire County Real Estate Market Update First Quarter 2026 vs. 2025 The Big Picture Prices are holding—and in…
23 hours ago in Local
UMass chef pleaded not guilty to murder charge
36 year-old Jeffrey MacDonald of Wilbraham, was arraigned Friday morning in Eastern Hampshire District Court in connection with the murder of his wife, Emma MacDonald, 31, inside the Hotel UMass on Wednesday evening.
23 hours ago in Local
Pole damaged in Warwick accident
A pick-up truck struck a telephone pole on Route 78 in Warwick, in the early hours of Sunday morning.
23 hours ago in Local
Driver transported to hospital after striking a tree off Route 63
Friday morning at approximately 9:30 a.m., Leverett and Shuestbury Fire Departments responded to a single-vehicle accident on Route 63.
23 hours ago in Local
Permitted burn grows to 1.5 acre fire in Whately
On Sunday afternoon a permitted burn in Whately quickly grew out of control due to afternoon winds.
23 hours ago in Local
Conway Police Chief assists in bald eagle recovery
Conway Police Chief Donald Bates assisted Birds of Prey’s Tom Ricardi in the rescue of an injured bald eagle on Route 112 in Buckland last week.
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15 hours ago in Entertainment, Music
Michael Jackson streams skyrocket after ‘Michael’ biopic opening weekend, up 95% in the US
Michael Jackson once sang "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough." For fans of the King of Pop's music, it's words to live by: Streams of his catalog jumped 95% in the U.S. over the weekend when compared with the same dates the previous weekend.
21 hours ago in Entertainment
Nedra Talley Ross, the last surviving member of the 1960s bee-hived pop band the Ronettes, dies
Nedra Talley Ross, the last surviving member of the 1960s bee-hived pop band the Ronettes, who sang the enduring hits "Be My Baby," "Baby I Love You" and "Walking in the Rain" alongside her cousins, has died. She was 80.
21 hours ago in Entertainment, Music
Melanie C says she’s bringing joy to the club with ‘Sweat,’ an athletic album from the Spice Girl
Get your heart pumpin'. She'll make you "Sweat." Such is the promise sung by the artist known as Melanie C, or Mel C and Sporty Spice of the game-changing '90s girl group Spice Girls, in the lead single from her ninth album of the same name.
21 hours ago in Entertainment
Summer Movie Preview: Nolan, Spider-Man and ‘Toy Story’ light up the cinemas
The movies always feel bigger in the summer. The budgets. The ambition. The names. The stakes. This summer, Hollywood has many of the regulars on the lineup: "Spider-Man," "Minions," "Star Wars" and "Toy Story." But the most eagerly anticipated is not a superhero, toy, or franchise: It's a 3,000-year-old epic poem.
4 days ago in Entertainment
Japan’s Haruki Murakami to publish first new novel in 3 years with ‘The Tale of KAHO’ in July
A new book by Haruki Murakami will mark the first time a full-length novel by the Japanese author features a female main character and her pursuit of finding a way out of a bizarre world.
4 days ago in Entertainment
Jim Furyk is returning as US Ryder Cup captain for 2027 with Tiger Woods out
Jim Furyk is returning as U.S. Ryder Cup captain for the 2027 matches in Ireland as the Americans try to get back on track against a European team that has dominated the last three decades.
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