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17 hours ago in Local
Injured hunter extricated by emergency responders
WHATELY, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Saturday morning the Whately Fire Department responded to reports of an injured hunter who…
17 hours ago in Local
Trespassing suspect leads police on foot chase
LEVERETT, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — A suspect is facing multiple charges after Leverett police responded to a residence for…
17 hours ago in Local
Athol police respond to alleged mental crisis
ATHOL, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Athol Police temporarily closed a section of Crescent Street Friday morning while responding to…
17 hours ago in Local
No major injuries in Tully Road rollover
ORANGE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — A vehicle rolled over on Tully Road in Orange Friday afternoon. When emergency responders…
4 days ago in Local
Greenfield City Council approves rental registry
GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — At Wednesday’s Greenfield City Council meeting, a rental registry ordinance was voted in favor…
4 days ago in Local
Orange YMCA grand reopening this weekend
ORANGE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Orange YMCA inside the Orange Innovation Center on Main Street will be holding…
Entertainment News
18 hours ago in Entertainment
‘You Can See Everything’ surges with $19.5M at box office; ‘Clayface’ takes No. 1
DC Studios scored a modest, R-rated win with "Clayface," landing a $24 million opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. But the biggest success story in theaters remained A24's Elizabeth Holmes documentary "You Can See Everything," which pulled in $19.5 million in its first weekend of wide release.
18 hours ago in Entertainment
Chris Brown avoids prison time for brawling at a London nightclub
Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown avoided prison time Monday for beating a music producer with a tequila bottle at a London nightclub three years ago.
3 days ago in Entertainment
‘Rent’ musical celebrates its 30th Broadway anniversary with a starry show: ‘No day but today’
Jordan Fisher was in middle school when he first heard it. He was at his first cast party, gathering with fellow performers around his drama teacher's piano after some community theater.
4 days ago in Entertainment, Music
Why big music stars like Harry Styles and Celine Dion are embracing residencies
For Harry Styles' dedicated audience, it is the can't-miss event of the year: Tens of thousands have descended on New York City's Madison Square Garden each night of his 30-date residency, rushing to catch the show before it concludes Halloween weekend.
4 days 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.
4 days 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.
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