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Department revolving fund bylaw approved by AG’s Office
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office has approved the new Colrain bylaw that was passed in the June 6th, 2025 Town Meeting establishing new revolving funds for departments.
New ambulance, healthcare increases on warrant for Conway Special Town Meeting
onways voters will be asked to vote on fourteen motions at their upcoming Special Town Meeting
State Police ordered to pay $6.8M in discrimination lawsuit
Following a 2016 lawsuit against the leadership in the Massachusetts State Police, claiming instances of discrimination against female and minority troopers in career advancement, a jury has ordered the State Police to pay over $6.8 million.
Hunters’ donations feed thousands since 2022 launch
The Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife launched Hunters Share the Harvest Program on Thanksgiving Day in 2022
New, lower rates coming for Greenfield Light & Power customers
Greenfield Light & Power, the city’s group electricity buying program, will provide participants with lower electricity prices starting January 2026 as a new 3-year contract begins.
2 days ago in Sports
Man charged with murder in shooting of Oakland football coach and ‘Last Chance U’ star John Beam
A 27-year-old man was charged Monday with murder in the shooting death of celebrated former football coach John Beam, who died Friday after being shot in the head on the junior college campus in Oakland where he worked.
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Here’s what’s in the opioid settlement against OxyContin maker Purdue and the Sackler family
Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma must pay billions of dollars to settle a flood of lawsuits over the harms of opioids, in a new deal formally approved by a federal bankruptcy judge on Tuesday.
2 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
Labubu and ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ to dazzle at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Here’s what to know
Two things that made massive cultural splashes this year — Labubu and "KPop Demon Hunters" — will fill the sky and streets of New York when the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade kicks off this year.
2 days ago in National
House votes overwhelmingly to force release of Epstein files, sending bill to Senate
The House voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill Tuesday to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled for months to overcome opposition from President Donald Trump and Republican leadership.
3 days ago in Entertainment, Music
A new Netflix doc offers an intimate portrait of Selena, straight from her family’s vault
It's been 30 years since the singer known simply as Selena was killed at 23 — and those who love her are working hard to ensure her legacy endures for decades to come.
3 days ago in Entertainment
New coin honors Freddie Mercury and his 4-octave range
Britain's Royal Mint is celebrating Freddie Mercury with a new coin design that marks 40 years since his iconic Live Aid concert performance.
3 days ago in Sports
Alcaraz withdraws from Davis Cup Finals because of hamstring injury
Carlos Alcaraz will go another year without fulfilling his dream of winning the Davis Cup for Spain. The top-ranked Alcaraz said he's heartbroken to withdraw from the Davis Cup Finals in Italy because of a hamstring injury on Tuesday.
3 days ago in Sports
Cowboys honor Kneeland, then get 4 TD passes from Prescott in 33-16 win over Raiders
The Cowboys spent 11 days mourning defensive end Marshawn Kneeland before taking the field Monday night. Dallas then paid tribute to Kneeland by dominating the spiraling Raiders for 60 minutes.
3 days ago in Entertainment
Roblox steps up age checks and groups younger users into age-based chats
Roblox is stepping up its age verification system for users who want to privately message other players and implementing age-based chats so kids, teens and adults will only be able to message people around their own age.
3 days ago in National
Cloudflare outage disrupts ChatGPT, X, other internet services
Internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare says it is deploying a fix for an issue that caused global outages for ChatGPT, social media platform X, transit infrastructure and other prominent internet services.
Community Relations Committee discusses noise ordinance, declining properties
The Greenfield Community Relations Committee met Monday evening to discuss the potential formation of a noise ordinance for Greenfield after several noise issues such as roosters, chronic business noises, event noise from the fairgrounds, and more have been raised by residents recently.
Northfield to vote on new public safety property purchase Wednesday
Tomorrow, November 19th, Northfield residents will have the opportunity to vote on the purchase of 39 and 41 Main Street as the new location for a public safety facility.
East Main Street construction switches to daytime work hours this week
Due to unforeseen issues, the construction work on East Main Street has switched from overnight working hours to daytime, between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. this week.
Porch fire knocked down by Athol Fire Department
A porch caught fire at a home on Lombard Avenue in Athol Monday.
Collision at Still Corner and Cushman Roads in Leverett
Monday afternoon Leverett Fire and Police responded to a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Still Corner and Cushman Roads.
