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22 hours ago in Local
Greenfield City Council approves rental registry
GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — At Wednesday’s Greenfield City Council meeting, a rental registry ordinance was voted in favor…
22 hours ago in Local
Orange YMCA grand reopening this weekend
ORANGE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Orange YMCA inside the Orange Innovation Center on Main Street will be holding…
22 hours ago in Local
Easthampton Mayor declares state of emergency
EASTHAMPTON, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Easthampton Mayor Salem Derby has declared a state of emergency as the city works…
23 hours ago in Local
Alleged Athol gang member pleaded guilty in federal court
ATHOL, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — An alleged Vice Lords gang member from Athol pleaded guilty in federal court this…
2 days ago in Local
Shutesbury gains $150K grant for school projects
SHUTESBURY, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced more than $1 million in grants to help Massachusetts…
2 days ago in Local
MassDOT holding information meeting on I-91 over Route 2 bridge project
GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — On October 28th at 6 p.m., the Massachusetts Department of Transportation is holding a…
Entertainment News
15 hours ago in Entertainment
‘Rent’ musical celebrates its 30th Broadway anniversary with a starry show: ‘No day but today’
Jordan Fisher was in middle school when he first heard it. He was at his first cast party, gathering with fellow performers around his drama teacher's piano after some community theater.
22 hours ago in Entertainment, Music
Why big music stars like Harry Styles and Celine Dion are embracing residencies
For Harry Styles' dedicated audience, it is the can't-miss event of the year: Tens of thousands have descended on New York City's Madison Square Garden each night of his 30-date residency, rushing to catch the show before it concludes Halloween weekend.
2 days ago in Entertainment
Tom Cruise to receive life achievement award from the American Film Institute
Tom Cruise is being celebrated with a life achievement award from the American Film Institute, AFI's board of trustees said Wednesday The award will be handed out at a gala tribute in Los Angeles at the Dolby Theatre on April 24 next year.
2 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
Tom Skerritt, Emmy-winning actor with roles in ‘Picket Fences,’ ‘Alien’ and ‘Top Gun,’ dies at 93
Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning actor who embodied a solid, wry authority figure, whether as a flight instructor in "Top Gun," a tough-but-fair sheriff on TV's "Picket Fences" or the doomed captain of "Alien," has died. He was 93.
2 days ago in Entertainment, Music
John Legend on Pharrell’s musical push, Jay-Z’s praise and new creative challenges with ‘Muse’
Jay-Z once told John Legend, "You're our voice." But Pharrell Williams had another idea for Legend's signature baritone: Sometimes, let it do more talking than singing.
4 days ago in Entertainment
John Turturro, thief of New York characters, stars in ‘The Only Living Pickpocket in New York’
John Turturro grew up in Hollis, Queens, and has lived in Park Slope, Brooklyn, since 1988. Through his life as a New Yorker, his most reliable reservoir of inspiration has been the sidewalks and subway cars around him.
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