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16 hours ago in Local
Water line damaged in Orange Tuesday
ORANGE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Yesterday in Orange a construction company damaged a water service line on School Street.…
16 hours ago in Local
South Hadley rejects 3rd Prop 2 1/2 override
SOUTH HADLEY, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — South Hadley voters rejected another Proposition 2 1/2 override to raise $3.5 million…
16 hours ago in Local
Greenfield Cultural Council receives $20.8k for local projects
GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Greenfield Local Cultural Council has opened grant applications for arts and culture projects…
16 hours ago in Local
Tax work-off programs open in Greenfield for seniors and veterans
GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The City of Greenfield is now accepting applications for the Senior and Veteran Tax…
17 hours ago in Local
Unofficial results from the state primaries are in
BOSTON, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Unofficial results, as of 6 a.m., for the state primaries show Senator Ed Markey…
18 hours ago in Local
Too close to call: Wondolowski leads Coryat by 113 votes in 1st Franklin primary
With approximately 85-percent of all Primary Election ballots counted, the race for the Democratic nomination for the First Franklin District…
Entertainment News
7 hours ago in Entertainment
Meet the 2026 ‘Dancing With the Stars’ cast
The newest cast competing for the Mirrorball Trophy on "Dancing With the Stars" was unveiled Wednesday, featuring the usual complement of entertainers, reality stars and athletes ranging from gold medalists to a Savannah Bananas player.
14 hours ago in Entertainment
Ariana Grande steps out of the spotlight with gratitude at tour closing
Ariana Grande's final words, before she stepped offstage and out of the spotlight, were for her fans. Addressing the crowd during her last concert in London Tuesday before she takes a break from the public eye, the singer was full of emotion and gratitude.
2 days ago in Entertainment
Amid backlash, museum cancels planned Met Gala exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is canceling its planned exhibit honoring British designer John Galliano — plans that had led to bitter backlash from the Jewish community and beyond because of the designer's past antisemitic and racist statements.
2 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
Jury convicts a man of first-degree murder for the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur
A jury found Duane "Keffe D" Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, finally bringing a measure of resolution to a case that had gripped hip-hop fans and lingered in the public imagination for decades.
2 days ago in Entertainment
Aaron Sorkin hits refresh on Facebook in ‘The Social Reckoning’ — Fall Movie Preview
When Aaron Sorkin made 2010's "The Social Network," he had heard of Facebook, he said at the time, "the way I've heard of a carburetor." Sixteen years later, he has a much deeper idea of what Mark Zuckerberg's social media empire has become.
2 days ago in Entertainment
Meep, meep. ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ opens with $15.5 million, ‘Spider-Man’ stays No. 1 for fifth weekend
Three years after Warner Bros. abruptly canned "Coyote vs. Acme," the Looney Tunes feature film that was given a new lease on life by Ketchup Entertainment debuted with an estimated $15.5 million in ticket sales over the weekend.
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