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22 hours ago in Local
Schwanz and Ames to fill out Orange Selectboard vacancies
In the Special Town Election to fill two seats on the Orange Selectboard, Alexandre Schwanz took the majority vote for the 22 month term.
22 hours ago in Local
Buckland one of many towns facing financial crises
There’s a statewide municipal fiscal crisis, with expenses growing rapidly, state funding flat-lined, and property tax increases limited to 2.5% unless town’s vote for an override, budgets are strained.
22 hours ago in Local
Olanyk wins race for Ashfield Selectboard
Ashfield’s Annual Town Election was held Saturday and saw a 15% voter turnout.
22 hours ago in Local
80 acres forever preserved in Wendell
On Monday, the Healey-Driscoll Administration awarded nearly $1 million to permanently protect 430 acres of forest reserves in Belchertown, Huntington and Wendell.
23 hours ago in Local
Four Rivers seniors craft immigration documentary
This Thursday the Four Rivers Charter Public School senior documentary project will premiere in the Greenfield Garden Cinema.
2 days ago in Local
Plane crashes into Quabbin Reservoir
At approximately 7:40 p.m. Friday evening, a single-engine Cessna aircraft crashed into the Quabbin Reservoir Sediment Pond in New Salem.
Entertainment News
21 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending
Beyoncé, Bad Bunny and Janelle Monáe take artistic liberties with Met Gala dress code
Met Gala guests from Beyoncé and Naomi Osaka to Emma Chamberlain did not play it safe this year for the Met Gala, delivering custom works of art in honor of the dress code "Fashion is art."
21 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending
‘The Lost Boys’ and ‘Schmigadoon!’ earn 12 Tony nominations each to lead the field
"The Lost Boys" and "Schmigadoon!" each earned a leading 12 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, as nominators also made June Squibb the oldest Tony-nominated actor in history at 96. Danny Burstein is now the most-nominated male actor in Tony history.
2 days ago in Entertainment, Music
Dolly Parton cancels Las Vegas residency due to health issues: ‘Everything I have is treatable’
Dolly Parton has canceled her previously postponed Las Vegas residency due to health challenges that leave her feeling "swimmy headed" — but has assured fans her ailments are treatable.
2 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have ended their ‘It Ends With Us’ dispute in a settlement
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have agreed to end their legal battle over the acrimonious production of their 2024 film "It Ends With Us."
2 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
Met Gala guests from Beyoncé to Nicole Kidman set to flaunt fashion as art
From beyond the museum walls Monday, works of art will move and take shape as the glitterati of guests from Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman to Venus Williams will fashionably ascend the Metropolitan Museum of Art's steps and exhibit their creative interpretations of this year's dress code, "Fashion is art."
5 days ago in Entertainment, Music
The 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards are coming up. Here’s who’s nominated and how to watch
It's time to cowboy up, y'all. The 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards are right around the corner, and they look different this time around.
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