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Cheapside, Montague City Roads closed Friday
GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Road closures are expected today in Greenfield as the Massachusetts Department of Transportation completes…
15 hours ago in Local
Suspect allegedly discharging firearm in Gardner streets apprehended
GARDNER, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — On Thursday, the Gardner Police responded to South Main Street for a male reportedly…
15 hours ago in Local
$7K Scam reported in Ashfield
ASHFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — An Ashfield resident reported a scam attempt wherein an email from planning.ashfield.org@usa.com requested a…
15 hours ago in Local
Information panel coming to Deerfield ahead of FCTS vote
DEERFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — This Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Deerield Town Offices, a panel of administrators…
15 hours ago in Local
Leyden recieves state grant for year-round use near Avery Field
LEYDEN, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced the awards for this fiscal year’s Woodland’s Partnership Implementation Grants…
15 hours ago in Local
Dog in Montague declared “dangerous” after attack in Turners Falls
A dog in Turners Falls has been declared dangerous after a reported attack in June.
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8 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending
Nashville’s airport would be renamed for Dolly Parton under Tennessee governor’s proposal
Nashville International Airport would be renamed for Dolly Parton under a proposal announced Friday by Tennessee's governor.
2 days ago in Entertainment
Prosecutors rest in Tupac Shakur murder trial, putting Duane Davis’ defense up next
Prosecutors rested their case Wednesday in the murder trial of Duane "Keffe D" Davis after calling 24 witnesses for the nearly 30-year-old killing of Tupac Shakur.
2 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
Tim Curry, iconic character actor and ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ star, dies at 80
Tim Curry, a character actor who created a gallery of delicious, very loony villains for stage and screen, including Dr. Frank-N-Furter in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and the smug concierge in "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York," has died. He was 80.
2 days ago in Entertainment
Judge grants Blake Lively $400,000 of $8M in legal fees she sought in film fight with Justin Baldoni
Blake Lively will get just over $400,000 of the $8 million she sought in legal costs from actor and director Justin Baldoni after they settled their fight over the production of their 2024 film "It Ends With Us," a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
3 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
Dolly Parton built a better world, with rhinestones and songs
There are few inalienable truths: Everyone was born, everyone will die, and everyone loved Dolly Parton. Larger-than-life at 5-foot-nothing, the country star, actor, philanthropist, entrepreneur and theme park enthusiast who died Tuesday, transcended celebrity in rhinestones and fringe.
3 days 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.
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