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Route 2 closed Wednesday after accident brings down poles
SHELBURNE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — An accident occurred on Route 2 in Shelburne Wednesday afternoon causing a portion of…
3 hours ago in Local
Colrains joins in wave of towns banning kratom
COLRAIN, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Several local communities have made steps to ban kratom, in either its natural or…
3 hours ago in Local
Local organization receives $400K for reducing domestic violence
GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Resilience Center of Franklin County has been selected as one of 23 Massachusetts…
3 hours ago in Local
Food Bank of Western Mass seeing rising needs, costs
CHICOPEE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts is seeing rising guests, along with the impacts…
20 hours ago in Local
Mohawk Trail in Shelburne closed due to wires down
SHELBURNE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Massachusetts State Police at the Shelburne Falls Barracks have told Franklin County Now that…
1 day ago in Local
Tractor Trailer pulls down pole and wires in Colrain
COLRAIN, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Heath Road in Colrain was temporarily closed Tuesday night between Adamsville Road and North…
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2 hours ago in Entertainment, Music
Q&A: Ms. Lauryn Hill on the Diaspora Calling! festival in the UK, the Fugees’ legacy and D’Angelo
On Friday, Hill will bring her Diaspora Calling! festival to the U.K. for the first time, marking 10 years since its inaugural edition in Brooklyn. The event, hosted by Dave Chappelle and featuring performances by Erykah Badu, YG Marley, Zion Marley, Giggs, Fireboy DML and other artists, will be held at The National Bowl in nearby Milton Keynes.
1 day ago in Entertainment, Music
Space for music on late-night TV has dwindled. New media seeks to offer an alternative
When CBS ended "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" earlier this year, it also shuttered the program's robust music offerings — a major blow for artists whose television platform was already dwindling.
1 day ago in Entertainment
Tupac Shakur was killed in Las Vegas in 1996. Here’s who was there that night
New details about one of hip-hop's most enduring mysteries — the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur — could finally come to light in the upcoming trial of Duane "Keffe D" Davis.
2 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
Ariana Grande on decision to withdraw from the public eye: ‘Not a reactive or impulsive thing’
Ariana Grande chose to "clear the air about a few things" during her concert Monday night, following the news that she will be taking a break from being in the public eye after the conclusion of her "Eternal Sunshine" tour.
2 days ago in Entertainment
Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos lead $200M project to save 100 of globe’s most threatened species
Foundations funded and co-founded by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos have launched an initiative committing $200 million to revive 100 of Earth's most threatened species, including endangered lemurs, salamanders, pangolins, pigs and echidnas.
3 days ago in Entertainment
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ nets second best North American opening ever with $355 million
"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" made box office history in its first weekend in theaters. The Sony-released superhero movie became the second-biggest North American opening ever with an astonishing $355 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. It was just a few million shy of "Avengers: Endgame," which debuted to $357 million in 2019.
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