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21 hours ago in Local
Shed burns down at Smith Academy
HATFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — A shed and all its contents at Smith Academy are a total loss after…
21 hours ago in Local
Wires down with tree fire on Northfield Road in Warwick
WARWICK, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Warwick Firefighters were called to Northfield Road Saturday. Wires were downed and in the…
21 hours ago in Local
South Deerfield home triggers CO alarm
SOUTH DEERFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — High carbon monoxide levels triggered an alarm on Stage Road in South Deerfield…
21 hours ago in Local
Repeat winner in the Bridge of Flowers Classic
SHELBURNE FALLS, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Meghan Davis, of Plainfield now living in Somerville, won the Bridge of Flowers…
21 hours ago in Local
Eastern Franklin County Health District may be dissolving
SHUTESBURY, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Eastern Franklin County Health District may be dissolved with a vote coming to…
4 days ago in Local
Two lead state police on pursuit for stolen vehicle
HOLYOKE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — State Police from the Shelburne barracks were called to a possible stolen car spotted…
Entertainment News
13 hours 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.
13 hours 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.
20 hours ago in Entertainment
Amanda Knox defends her comedy show at Edinburgh festival as honoring her murdered former roommate
Amanda Knox, the American student convicted and later acquitted of the murder and sexual assault of her British roommate Meredith Kercher 19 years ago in Italy, is defending herself against accusations from Kercher's sister that her comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe festival in Scotland trivializes violence against women.
20 hours ago in Entertainment
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ keeps record pace, ‘The Odyssey’ sets new high for Nolan
"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" continued its blistering pace in theaters, collecting $144.5 million domestically over its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, while Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" set a new high for the director.
5 days ago in Entertainment, Music
Q&A: Ms. Lauryn Hill on the Diaspora Calling! festival in the UK, the Fugees’ legacy and D’Angelo
On Friday, Hill will bring her Diaspora Calling! festival to the U.K. for the first time, marking 10 years since its inaugural edition in Brooklyn. The event, hosted by Dave Chappelle and featuring performances by Erykah Badu, YG Marley, Zion Marley, Giggs, Fireboy DML and other artists, will be held at The National Bowl in nearby Milton Keynes.
6 days ago in Entertainment, Music
Space for music on late-night TV has dwindled. New media seeks to offer an alternative
When CBS ended "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" earlier this year, it also shuttered the program's robust music offerings — a major blow for artists whose television platform was already dwindling.
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