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9 hours ago in Local
Ashfield closing Main Street for Fall Fest
ASHFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Main Street in Ashfield will be closed between Baptist Corner and Norton Hill during…
9 hours ago in Local
Shutesbury Special Town Meeting October 17th
SHUTESBURY, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — A Special Town Meeting will be held in Shutesbury on October 17th at 9…
9 hours ago in Local
Six-Town regionalization vote coming with FCTS building vote
MONTAGUE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — While all 19 member towns of the Franklin County Technical School District will be…
9 hours ago in Local
Athol Fire receives grant for equipment and training
ATHOL, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Athol Fire Department received nearly $200,000 in grant funding for new equipment and…
9 hours ago in Local
DCR releases interactive foliage map
BOSTON, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Department of Conservation and Recreation has brought back their interactive fall foliage map…
1 day ago in Financial Expert, Financial Fitness with the Money Doctor, Local, Local Experts, Native Advertising
Turn Your Clutter Into Cash | Part 1 | Financial Fitness
What if the clutter in your home could help improve your finances? Dr. Frances Rahaim, The Money Doctor, and Jess Tyler explore how to identify items worth selling, let go of things you no longer need, and turn unused belongings into extra cash.
Entertainment News
6 hours ago in Entertainment, National
Failed Tennessee execution renews the debate over death penalty methods
Tennessee officials have yet to explain what went wrong during the failed execution of Christa Pike, which was called off after she was given two doses...
7 hours ago in Entertainment, World
Tokyo court grants legal protection to human voices in AI clone case
A Tokyo court has awarded legal protection to the human voice in a landmark case in which a popular Japanese anime voice actor demanded that TikTok close...
7 hours ago in Entertainment, Lifestyle
Naomi Campbell’s 5-year ban on serving as a charity trustee in England and Wales is overturned
Supermodel Naomi Campbell won a legal challenge Thursday to overturn a five-year ban on serving as a charity trustee in England and Wales. A three-judge tribunal found...
7 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending
No longer a secret, Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes doc ‘You Can See Everything’ lands in New York
No longer a secret, "You Can See Everything," Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's Elizabeth Holmes documentary, premiered Wednesday at the New York...
1 day ago in Entertainment, World
China grants a singer a rare exemption over censorship after an unapproved tribute song
Authorities in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu granted a rare exemption to a singer on Tuesday after she added an unapproved song to her set list at a weekend concert, drawing...
1 day ago in Entertainment, Lifestyle
Hulk star Lou Ferrigno fulfills childhood dream meeting with Pope Leo XIV
Lou Ferrigno, who starred as the Marvel character during its 1977–1982 U.S. television run, met with the American pope and chatted briefly with...
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