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Greenfield celebrating US’s 250th with sidewalk murals

The City of Greenfield is having ten sidewalk murals painted by artists in celebration of the United States Semiquincentennial, the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

20 hours ago in Local

Hydrant flushing begins in Greenfield next week

The Greenfield Water Department will be conducting its annual fire hydrant flushing program beginning on May 4, 2026 and continuing through May 15, 2026.

20 hours ago in Local

Man sentenced to 18 years in state prison for rape

Branden Eugenio, of Indian Orchard, was sentenced on Friday by Judge Jane Mulqueen in Franklin Superior Court to sixteen to eighteen years in state prison, followed by five years of supervised probation.

21 hours ago in Local

Orange Fire responds to Phillipston for brush fire threatening structures

Orange Fire was one of at least six area fire departments, including those from Athol and Gardner, to respond to a first alarm brush fire on Baldwin Hill Road in Phillipston Monday afternoon.

21 hours ago in Local

State awards over $10 million in clean drinking water grants

Over $10.3 million in grant funding has been announced by the Healey-Driscoll Administration to support clean drinking water, free of contaminants like PFAS and Manganese.

Entertainment News

20 hours ago in Entertainment

Man pleads guilty to plotting attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna

A man accused of pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group and plotting to attack one of superstar singer Taylor Swift's concerts in Vienna nearly two years ago pleaded guilty as his trial began on Tuesday, his lawyer said.

2 days ago in Entertainment, Music

Michael Jackson streams skyrocket after ‘Michael’ biopic opening weekend, up 95% in the US

Michael Jackson once sang "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough." For fans of the King of Pop's music, it's words to live by: Streams of his catalog jumped 95% in the U.S. over the weekend when compared with the same dates the previous weekend.

2 days ago in Entertainment

Nedra Talley Ross, the last surviving member of the 1960s bee-hived pop band the Ronettes, dies

Nedra Talley Ross, the last surviving member of the 1960s bee-hived pop band the Ronettes, who sang the enduring hits "Be My Baby," "Baby I Love You" and "Walking in the Rain" alongside her cousins, has died. She was 80.

2 days ago in Entertainment, Music

Melanie C says she’s bringing joy to the club with ‘Sweat,’ an athletic album from the Spice Girl

Get your heart pumpin'. She'll make you "Sweat." Such is the promise sung by the artist known as Melanie C, or Mel C and Sporty Spice of the game-changing '90s girl group Spice Girls, in the lead single from her ninth album of the same name.

2 days ago in Entertainment

Summer Movie Preview: Nolan, Spider-Man and ‘Toy Story’ light up the cinemas

The movies always feel bigger in the summer. The budgets. The ambition. The names. The stakes. This summer, Hollywood has many of the regulars on the lineup: "Spider-Man," "Minions," "Star Wars" and "Toy Story." But the most eagerly anticipated is not a superhero, toy, or franchise: It's a 3,000-year-old epic poem.

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