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11 hours ago in Local
Mahar district agreement under review by subcommittee
ORANGE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Ralph C. Mahar Regional School District subcommittee revuewing the regional agreement has begun…
11 hours ago in Local
Athol recieves replica Declaration of Independence
ATHOL, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Athol Selectboard accepted a replica of the Declaration of Independence at their meeting…
13 hours ago in Local
Erving housing project prepares to go out to bid
ERVING, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The affordable housing complex proposed for Erving is preparing to go out to bid.…
13 hours ago in Local
Fines up to $2K for failure to stop for school buses
GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — AAA is working to ensure student safety by reminding the community of the penalties…
13 hours ago in Local
Governor sends third crew to fight Minnesota wildfires
BOSTON, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — From the office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll, the Department…
13 hours ago in Local
Massachusetts sending more firefighters to help in Minnesota wildfires
As wildfires continue in northern Minnesota, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey is sending more assistance to the effort.
Entertainment News
10 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending
Dolly Parton, music star, actor and beloved figure who spanned generations has died at 80
Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise from a log cabin in the Tennessee mountains to the height of stardom and acclaim, has died. She was 80 years old.
14 hours ago in Entertainment, Music
Australia’s music industry bans AI-generated tracks from official charts
Australia's recorded music industry will bar tracks wholly generated by artificial intelligence from official charts as burgeoning generative technologies threaten artists' livelihoods, a representative said on Tuesday.
2 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
What to know about the first week of a trial in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur
In the first week of testimony at the trial of a man accused of orchestrating the killing of Tupac Shakur, the night of Sept. 7, 1996, has been run and rerun many times — through police who were at the scene, through the people near the hip-hop superstar, and through the recorded words of the suspect, Duane "Keffe D" Davis.
2 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
‘Spider-Man’ tops box office in fourth weekend; ‘The Odyssey’ becomes Nolan’s highest-grossing film
"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" fought off a slew of newcomers, including a comedy, a horror franchise, a Jason Statham action movie and a family pic, to maintain its first-place spot at the box office in its fourth weekend in theaters. "The Odyssey" also became Christopher Nolan's highest grossing movie ever, both domestically and internationally.
6 days ago in Entertainment
Prince Harry and Meghan are returning to the UK with their children
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have decided to return to the United Kingdom for an extended stay starting this fall, but they won't resume their roles as working members of the royal family, The Associated Press learned Wednesday.
6 days ago in Entertainment, Music
After losing a friend and writing ‘Say So,’ Dan + Shay are back with the autobiographical ‘Young’
The lead single from Grammy Award-winning duo Dan + Shay's forthcoming album "Young" is a hard pivot from the wedding songs that make up so much of the country pair's discography.
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