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7 hours ago in Financial Expert, Financial Fitness with the Money Doctor, Local, Local Experts, Native Advertising
Turn Clutter into Cash – part 2 | Financial Fitness
Dr. Frances Rahaim, The Money Doctor, shares practical tips for selling unwanted items, making extra money, and decluttering your home without turning the process into a second job.
13 hours ago in Local
Orange Fire Department has a new chief
ORANGE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Orange Fire Department has announced their new fire chief, Timothy Matthews. Chief Matthews…
13 hours ago in Local
Orange Police K-9 tracks down alleged B&E suspect
ORANGE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Orange Police K-9 team assisted Athol Police in the tracking of an alleged…
13 hours ago in Corinne Fitzgerald, Local, Local Experts, Native Advertising, Real Estate Expert
Understanding median home prices: what the numbers really tell us | Corinne Fitzgerald
When you hear that the median sales price of homes in Franklin County or Hampshire County has increased, what does…
13 hours ago in Local
Athol Main Street construction ongoing
ATHOL, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Construction on Main Street in Athol will be continuing today, beginning at Upper School…
13 hours ago in Local
Dept. of Public Health investigating RegalCare facilities
GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — After a report detailed RegalCare facilities’ deteriorating conditions, state officials are stepping in to…
Entertainment News
5 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending
Al Pacino to get lifetime achievement award from the Screen Actors Guild
Al Pacino has been named the next recipient of the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award. The 86-year-old star of "Dog Day Afternoon," "Scent of a Woman" and a trilogy of "Godfather" films is the 62nd actor to receive the highest honor handed out by the Screen Actors Guild -American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.
2 days ago in Entertainment
Kelly Clarkson and a Brooklyn store clashed on social media. Behind it, power dynamics loomed
The conflict from over the weekend, involving a high-priced mechanical bird, is raising more issues than just the quality of customer service. It's also a case study in power dynamics, and the differential that exists between someone with a high profile and those without.
2 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis gets 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur
An aging ex-gang leader was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting of rap icon Tupac Shakur near the Las Vegas Strip.
2 days ago in Entertainment
Lena Dunham to bring back ‘Girls’ for a 5-episode run on HBO 10 years after its finale
"Girls," the show that was the voice of its generation — or at least a voice of a generation — is coming back. HBO announced Tuesday that creator and star Lena Dunham and nearly all of the core cast will return for a limited five-episode run a decade after its finale.
3 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
RJ Mitte, ‘Breaking Bad’ actor and disability rights champion, dies at 34
Actor and disability rights advocate RJ Mitte, who brought a lifetime of experience with cerebral palsy to fictional family struggles in an essential role on "Breaking Bad," died Monday at age 34, authorities and his representatives said.
3 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
Selma Blair accused of attacking 2 flight attendants and assaulting a police officer and nurse
Actor Selma Blair was arrested after she was accused of injuring two flight attendants on a trip from Los Angeles to New York. She was also accused of kicking a police officer taking her to the hospital and kicking a nurse once she got there.
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