Local News
14 hours ago in Local
Fiberoptics coming to Hawley residents, some left off map
HAWLEY, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Town of Hawley is getting new internet access infrastructure installed with Spectrum fiberoptic…
14 hours ago in Local
Athol Police sends warning about text message scam circulating
ATHOL, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Athol Police Department has issued a scam warning. Fraudulant text messages have been…
14 hours ago in Local
West Nile Virus detected in Greenfield
GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — West Nile Virus has been detected in two samples from Greenfield, according to city…
14 hours ago in Local
Wendell filling Selectboard seat in Sept. 1 election
WENDELL, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — On the September 1st ballot, Wendell residents will have the opportunity to vote for…
2 days ago in Local
Greenfield sees record breaking month for recycling
GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The City of Greenfield has recently completed a transition to single-stream recycling with autmoated…
2 days ago in Local
Greenfield seeking proposals for community preservation projects
GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Greenfield Community Preservation Committee is seeking proposals for projects requesting Community Preservation Act…
Entertainment News
14 hours ago in Entertainment
Prosecutors rest in Tupac Shakur murder trial, putting Duane Davis’ defense up next
Prosecutors rested their case Wednesday in the murder trial of Duane "Keffe D" Davis after calling 24 witnesses for the nearly 30-year-old killing of Tupac Shakur.
1 day ago in Entertainment, Trending
Tim Curry, iconic character actor and ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ star, dies at 80
Tim Curry, a character actor who created a gallery of delicious, very loony villains for stage and screen, including Dr. Frank-N-Furter in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and the smug concierge in "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York," has died. He was 80.
1 day ago in Entertainment
Judge grants Blake Lively $400,000 of $8M in legal fees she sought in film fight with Justin Baldoni
Blake Lively will get just over $400,000 of the $8 million she sought in legal costs from actor and director Justin Baldoni after they settled their fight over the production of their 2024 film "It Ends With Us," a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
2 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
Dolly Parton built a better world, with rhinestones and songs
There are few inalienable truths: Everyone was born, everyone will die, and everyone loved Dolly Parton. Larger-than-life at 5-foot-nothing, the country star, actor, philanthropist, entrepreneur and theme park enthusiast who died Tuesday, transcended celebrity in rhinestones and fringe.
2 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
Dolly Parton, music star, actor and beloved figure who spanned generations has died at 80
Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise from a log cabin in the Tennessee mountains to the height of stardom and acclaim, has died. She was 80 years old.
3 days ago in Entertainment, Music
Australia’s music industry bans AI-generated tracks from official charts
Australia's recorded music industry will bar tracks wholly generated by artificial intelligence from official charts as burgeoning generative technologies threaten artists' livelihoods, a representative said on Tuesday.
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