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Mohawk Trail in Shelburne closed due to wires down
SHELBURNE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Massachusetts State Police at the Shelburne Falls Barracks have told Franklin County Now that…
4 hours ago in Local
Tractor Trailer pulls down pole and wires in Colrain
COLRAIN, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Heath Road in Colrain was temporarily closed Tuesday night between Adamsville Road and North…
4 hours ago in Local
Power lines catch fire in Leyden
LEYDEN, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Early Tuesday morning, at approximately 2:44 a.m., Bernardston Fire responded to the 200 block…
5 hours ago in Local
Bridge of Flowers Classic runs coming to the Iron Bridge this weekend
SHELBURNE FALLS, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Iron Bridge in Shelburne Falls will be closed the morning of Saturday,…
5 hours ago in Local
Charlemont Selectboard approves new fire chief
CHARLEMONT, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Charlemont Selectboard appointed Chris Goodhind, a fire captain in Amherst, to be the…
5 hours ago in Local
Athol-Royalston schools succeed in getting kids into the classroom
ATHOL, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Athol-Royalston Regional School District has had success reducing his student absences, with the…
Entertainment News
6 hours ago in Entertainment, Music
Space for music on late-night TV has dwindled. New media seeks to offer an alternative
When CBS ended "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" earlier this year, it also shuttered the program's robust music offerings — a major blow for artists whose television platform was already dwindling.
7 hours ago in Entertainment
Tupac Shakur was killed in Las Vegas in 1996. Here’s who was there that night
New details about one of hip-hop's most enduring mysteries — the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur — could finally come to light in the upcoming trial of Duane "Keffe D" Davis.
23 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending
Ariana Grande on decision to withdraw from the public eye: ‘Not a reactive or impulsive thing’
Ariana Grande chose to "clear the air about a few things" during her concert Monday night, following the news that she will be taking a break from being in the public eye after the conclusion of her "Eternal Sunshine" tour.
1 day ago in Entertainment
Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos lead $200M project to save 100 of globe’s most threatened species
Foundations funded and co-founded by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos have launched an initiative committing $200 million to revive 100 of Earth's most threatened species, including endangered lemurs, salamanders, pangolins, pigs and echidnas.
2 days ago in Entertainment
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ nets second best North American opening ever with $355 million
"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" made box office history in its first weekend in theaters. The Sony-released superhero movie became the second-biggest North American opening ever with an astonishing $355 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. It was just a few million shy of "Avengers: Endgame," which debuted to $357 million in 2019.
2 days ago in Entertainment
Ariana Grande withdraws from London musical and will take a break from the public eye
Ariana Grande has pulled out of an upcoming stage musical in London, producers said, and plans to withdraw from the public eye for a break from the intense scrutiny she faces.
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