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BREAKING: Maple Leaf Foods closing Turners Falls Lightlife Foods facility by the end of 2027
A plant-based protein food producing business that began in Greenfield in 1979 will be officially ceasing its operations in the Turners Falls industrial park by the end of next year.
8 hours ago in Local
Greenfield couple sentenced in drug trafficking, animal cruelty case
GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — A couple from Greenfield has been sentenced following a drug investigation that also uncovered…
8 hours ago in Local
Orange hunting educator wins state award
ORANGE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Massachusetts Hunter Education Instructor of the Year Award went to Orange resident Michael…
8 hours ago in Local
Festival of the Hills events to impact local traffic
CONWAY, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Main Street in Conway will be closed between Shelburne Falls Road and Whately Road…
8 hours ago in Local
Parents warned about sextortion, online exploitation
HATFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Local Police Departments are warnings the public about sextortion, a form of online exploitation…
8 hours ago in Local
Erving’s polling location now at the Public Library
ERVING, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Precinct 1, the only precinct in Erving, has a new polling location for elections.…
Entertainment News
6 days ago in Entertainment
Robert Pattinson brings ‘To Catch a Predator’ to life in new film ‘Primetime’
When Robert Pattinson first got the script for "Primetime," a dramatization of NBC Dateline's "To Catch a Predator" and the controversial sting operation that would lead to its cancellation, he was amazed it hadn't been made into a movie already.
1 week ago in Entertainment, Music
How Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ became the longest-running No. 1 hit of all time
Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas," a simmering, midtempo, country-and-then-some heartbreak song released last October, is indisputably 2026's biggest hit.
1 week ago in Entertainment, Trending
Hayden Panettiere died from accidental overdose involving fentanyl, coroner says
Hayden Panettiere had been released from a drug rehabilitation facility in Malibu, California, just weeks before her overdose death from a mixture of illicit and prescription drugs, according to a coroner's report obtained by The Associated Press.
1 week ago in Entertainment
Presley Gerber, son of Cindy Crawford, dies at 27, family representative says
Presley Gerber, the son of supermodel Cindy Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber, died on Sunday at age 27, a family representative said. Gerber died at a rehab facility, according to online records of the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.
2 weeks ago in Entertainment
Jon Stewart explains his ongoing philanthropic support of first responders
Jon Stewart says he never really decided to focus his charity efforts on first responders and their families. It just happened. The award-winning host of "The Daily Show" said he wanted to feel useful and support people who dedicated their lives to helping others.
2 weeks ago in Entertainment
Bingo and Tickle Me Elmo nominated for Toy Hall of Fame. Will Care Bears also make it this year?
Tickle Me Elmo dolls, the game of chance Bingo and the humble playground slide are among the finalists to get into the National Toy Hall of Fame this year, a lineup that also includes cuddly Care Bears, the dice game Yahtzee, the ancient game Mahjong and the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
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