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22 hours ago in Local

Schwanz and Ames to fill out Orange Selectboard vacancies

In the Special Town Election to fill two seats on the Orange Selectboard, Alexandre Schwanz took the majority vote for the 22 month term.

22 hours ago in Local

Buckland one of many towns facing financial crises

There’s a statewide municipal fiscal crisis, with expenses growing rapidly, state funding flat-lined, and property tax increases limited to 2.5% unless town’s vote for an override, budgets are strained.

22 hours ago in Local

Olanyk wins race for Ashfield Selectboard

Ashfield’s Annual Town Election was held Saturday and saw a 15% voter turnout.

22 hours ago in Local

80 acres forever preserved in Wendell

On Monday, the Healey-Driscoll Administration awarded nearly $1 million to permanently protect 430 acres of forest reserves in Belchertown, Huntington and Wendell.

22 hours ago in Local

Four Rivers seniors craft immigration documentary

This Thursday the Four Rivers Charter Public School senior documentary project will premiere in the Greenfield Garden Cinema.

Entertainment News

21 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending

Beyoncé, Bad Bunny and Janelle Monáe take artistic liberties with Met Gala dress code

Met Gala guests from Beyoncé and Naomi Osaka to Emma Chamberlain did not play it safe this year for the Met Gala, delivering custom works of art in honor of the dress code "Fashion is art."

21 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending

‘The Lost Boys’ and ‘Schmigadoon!’ earn 12 Tony nominations each to lead the field

"The Lost Boys" and "Schmigadoon!" each earned a leading 12 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, as nominators also made June Squibb the oldest Tony-nominated actor in history at 96. Danny Burstein is now the most-nominated male actor in Tony history.

2 days ago in Entertainment, Music

Dolly Parton cancels Las Vegas residency due to health issues: ‘Everything I have is treatable’

Dolly Parton has canceled her previously postponed Las Vegas residency due to health challenges that leave her feeling "swimmy headed" — but has assured fans her ailments are treatable.

2 days ago in Entertainment, Trending

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have ended their ‘It Ends With Us’ dispute in a settlement

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have agreed to end their legal battle over the acrimonious production of their 2024 film "It Ends With Us."

2 days ago in Entertainment, Trending

Met Gala guests from Beyoncé to Nicole Kidman set to flaunt fashion as art

From beyond the museum walls Monday, works of art will move and take shape as the glitterati of guests from Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman to Venus Williams will fashionably ascend the Metropolitan Museum of Art's steps and exhibit their creative interpretations of this year's dress code, "Fashion is art."

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