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18 hours ago in Local
Shutesbury gains $150K grant for school projects
SHUTESBURY, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced more than $1 million in grants to help Massachusetts…
18 hours ago in Local
MassDOT holding information meeting on I-91 over Route 2 bridge project
GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — On October 28th at 6 p.m., the Massachusetts Department of Transportation is holding a…
18 hours ago in Local
Prescribed burn in Leyden Thursday
LEYDEN, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — A prescribed burn is anticipated to take place today in the Leyden Wildlife Management…
18 hours ago in Local
Northfield considers moratorium on data centers
NORTHFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Northfield Planning Board is considering a data center moratorium and recently held the…
2 days ago in Local
Suspicious activity report leads to arrest of Pittsfield man
ORANGE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Warwick residents reported suspicious activity at a vacant property that led to the arrest…
2 days ago in Local
Whip City Fiber customers experience widespread outage
COLRAIN, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Whip City Fiber is experiencing a widespread outage affecting all customers. Workers have been…
Entertainment News
11 hours ago in Entertainment
Tom Cruise to receive life achievement award from the American Film Institute
Tom Cruise is being celebrated with a life achievement award from the American Film Institute, AFI's board of trustees said Wednesday The award will be handed out at a gala tribute in Los Angeles at the Dolby Theatre on April 24 next year.
11 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending
Tom Skerritt, Emmy-winning actor with roles in ‘Picket Fences,’ ‘Alien’ and ‘Top Gun,’ dies at 93
Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning actor who embodied a solid, wry authority figure, whether as a flight instructor in "Top Gun," a tough-but-fair sheriff on TV's "Picket Fences" or the doomed captain of "Alien," has died. He was 93.
17 hours ago in Entertainment, Music
John Legend on Pharrell’s musical push, Jay-Z’s praise and new creative challenges with ‘Muse’
Jay-Z once told John Legend, "You're our voice." But Pharrell Williams had another idea for Legend's signature baritone: Sometimes, let it do more talking than singing.
2 days ago in Entertainment
John Turturro, thief of New York characters, stars in ‘The Only Living Pickpocket in New York’
John Turturro grew up in Hollis, Queens, and has lived in Park Slope, Brooklyn, since 1988. Through his life as a New Yorker, his most reliable reservoir of inspiration has been the sidewalks and subway cars around him.
2 days ago in Entertainment
Christina Applegate says her doctor told her she was misdiagnosed with MS
Christina Applegate, who has candidly shared raw details about her journey with multiple sclerosis for years, revealed Monday her doctor says she doesn't have the autoimmune disease and was misdiagnosed.
3 days ago in Entertainment
‘The Simpsons’ resurrects Apu after nearly a decade of silence
Across 38 seasons of "The Simpsons," the Halloween-themed "Treehouse of Horror" episodes have always been a treat of spooky stand-alone storylines. On Sunday, the show surprised viewers with a major resurrection: Apu, the beloved Kwik-E-Mart operator who had not been heard for the better part of a decade, spoke once again in Springfield.
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