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17 hours ago in Local
Restorative justice program expands to Greenfield
NORTHAMPTON, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Northwestern District Attorney’s Office partners with Communities for Restorative Justice, a community-based restorative…
17 hours ago in Local
30 year-old male dies in car accident on I-91 Monday
HATFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Northwestern District Attorney’s Office shared details of a fatal crash that took place…
18 hours ago in Local
Gov. signs bill protecting access to books
BOSTON, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Governor Maura Healey signed a the “Freedom to Read Bill” Monday to prevent book…
18 hours ago in Local
Man killed in I-91 crash
A deadly crash shut down part of I-91 in Hatfield Monday morning. The Northwestern District Attorney’s Office says a 30-year-old…
19 hours ago in Local
Athol receives water security grant amidst nationwide cyberattacks
ATHOL, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The town of Athol has received a $40,000 state grant to update their cybersecurity…
2 days 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…
Entertainment News
20 hours ago in Entertainment, Music
YouTube sensation Ms. Rachel announces debut album with Mr. Aron, ‘I’m So Happy’
Parents of toddlers everywhere, prepare yourselves. YouTube sensation and music teacher Ms. Rachel and her husband, Aron Accurso, will release their debut album, the 23-track "I'm So Happy," on Sept. 25.
20 hours ago in Entertainment, Music
Blues ‘enthusiast’ Morgan Freeman’s album covers 100 years of the genre
It happened out of necessity. Academy Award-winner Morgan Freeman was in Clarksdale, Mississippi, 25 years ago when some out-of-towners asked where they could hear blues music. Musicians were abundant; venues were not.
2 days 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.
2 days 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.
2 days 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.
2 days 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.
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