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I-91 fatality identified as Florence man
HATFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The 30 year-old who died in a car accident on I-91 Monday morning has…
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Leisure Woods Estates raising rent
ORANGE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Leisure Woods Estates in Orange will be charging tenants $28.54 extra per month after…
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YMCA hosting back-to-school bash
GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Franklin County YMCA is working to support families in the back-to-school season. A…
3 hours ago in Local
Whately to debut new voting tabulator
WHATELY, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Town of Whately has purchased a new voting tabulator called an ImageCast ICP2,…
4 hours ago in Local
Orange’s West Main Street project open to public comment
ORANGE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — A public hearing will be held next Wednesday for Orange’s West Main Street Roadway…
24 hours ago in Local
Restorative justice program expands to Greenfield
NORTHAMPTON, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Northwestern District Attorney’s Office partners with Communities for Restorative Justice, a community-based restorative…
Entertainment News
3 hours ago in Entertainment
Ultrarare Nintendo Mario game cartridges discovered in Wisconsin
A few years ago, a pop culture store owner in Wisconsin mentioned to Jason Ganos, a well-known Nintendo game collector, that he had a box of Super Mario cartridges that had been sitting in storage for years. It stopped Ganos in his tracks.
3 hours ago in Entertainment, Music
Sir Rod Stewart calls off remaining tour dates after coronary stent procedure
Sir Rod Stewart will be unable to continue his "One Last Time" farewell tour following a coronary stent procedure and after postponing and canceling a few performances, a representative for the singer has confirmed.
1 day ago in Entertainment, Music
YouTube sensation Ms. Rachel announces debut album with Mr. Aron, ‘I’m So Happy’
Parents of toddlers everywhere, prepare yourselves. YouTube sensation and music teacher Ms. Rachel and her husband, Aron Accurso, will release their debut album, the 23-track "I'm So Happy," on Sept. 25.
1 day ago in Entertainment, Music
Blues ‘enthusiast’ Morgan Freeman’s album covers 100 years of the genre
It happened out of necessity. Academy Award-winner Morgan Freeman was in Clarksdale, Mississippi, 25 years ago when some out-of-towners asked where they could hear blues music. Musicians were abundant; venues were not.
2 days ago in Entertainment
Ben Jones, good ol’ boy ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ actor and 2-term US House member, dies at 84
Ben Jones, who played the good ol' boy mechanic in "The Dukes of Hazzard" TV series and parlayed his fame into a political career and two terms in the U.S. House, has died. He was 84.
2 days ago in Entertainment
Blink-182’s Travis Barker almost died. A new documentary celebrates his life before and after
The inferno rages onscreen three minutes into " Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear." Dashcam footage lifted from a police car shows the blaze: It's 2008, and Barker has survived a plane crash in South Carolina. Four others did not.
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