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16 hours ago in Local
Orange EDIC holding public meeting on Butterfield building
ORANGE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — On Tuesday, November 17th, the Orange Economic Development Committee is hosting a community meeting…
16 hours ago in Local
Montague completes reevaluation of all real and personal property
MONTAGUE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Town of Montague’s Board of Assessors have completed their reevaluation of all real…
16 hours ago in Local
Athol hears about women’s’ contributions to military in Veterans’ Day ceremony
ATHOL, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Athol’s Veterans Day ceremonies drew in close to 100 community members and town officials…
16 hours ago in Local
Sunderland Special Town Meeting coming for PFAS testing
SUNDERLAND, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — A Special Town Meeting will be held in Sunderland to allocate more funds for…
16 hours ago in Court/Crime, Local
Greenfield Police investigate incident involving assault with firearm
GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Greenfield Police have reported one victim sent to hospital in relation to an incident…
24 hours ago in Local
Turners Falls accident sends one to hospital
TURNERS FALLS, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — A motor vehicle accident near the intersection of Avenue A and Montague City…
Entertainment News
15 hours ago in Entertainment, Music, Trending
The 2027 Coachella lineup is here: Dua Lipa, Tame Impala and SZA to headline
Three acts who are no strangers to Coachella will headline the annual festival in the California desert next April, the organizers announced Wednesday.
23 hours ago in Entertainment
The ‘Hunger Games’ are back, with an A-list cast and brutal origin story for Haymitch
Three years ago, new cinematic life was found in a "Hunger Games" adventure without Katniss. Now, the franchise is back, jumping through time again to check in on another major character from the original films in his teenage years: Haymitch Abernathy.
3 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ is almost here. What to know about the characters, music and billions at stake
"Grand Theft Auto" has never been much for following the rules. Nearly three decades after a video game built around stealing cars, outrunning police and embracing criminal mayhem first arrived, the franchise has survived controversy, transformed open-world gaming and become one of the biggest sellers in entertainment.
3 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
Russell Brand is sentenced to 10 1/2 years in a British prison for rape and sexual assault
Russell Brand was sentenced Monday to 10 1/2 years in prison for raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others during a period when his comedy career built around boasts of erotic exploits was taking off.
3 days ago in Entertainment
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ stomps to a record-setting $31.6 debut, clobbering ‘The Cat in the Hat’
"Godzilla Minus Zero" stomped into movie theaters with a chart-topping $31.6 million over the weekend, scoring a record debut for a foreign-language film at the North American box office.
6 days ago in Entertainment
Awkwafina digs into her culinary roots to try something a little crazy: Open a restaurant
Awkwafina was feeling under the weather recently and decided she was going to make soup. And that startled her because she hasn't always been the kind of person who made soup.
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