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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…
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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…
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$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…
3 days 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…
3 days 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…
3 days 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.
3 days ago in Local
Road closures in Greenfield on Friday
TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Road work on Cheapside Street and Montague City Road in Greenfield on Friday will result in road closures as MassDOT completes work in that area.
4 days ago in Local
Fiberoptics coming to Hawley residents, some left off map
HAWLEY, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Town of Hawley is getting new internet access infrastructure installed with Spectrum fiberoptic…
4 days ago in Local
Athol Police sends warning about text message scam circulating
ATHOL, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Athol Police Department has issued a scam warning. Fraudulant text messages have been…
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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.
4 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.
5 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.