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Greenfield Fire Department honoring fallen Captain
GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Greenfield Fire Department will be honoring Captain John D. Whitney with a formal…
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Body recovered from Connecticut River Tuesday
GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — For the second time in less thana week, a body has been recovered from…
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Northfield, Deerfield mosquitos test positive for West Nile Virus
FRANKLIN COUNTY, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Franklin Regional Council of Governments is reporting that two mosquito samples have…
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Nursing home operator ordered to pay millions in fraud case
ATHOL, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The operator of two local nursing homes is being ordered to pay $2.1 million…
1 day ago in Local
Pleasant Street closed in Athol today
ATHOL, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Pleasant Street in Athol will be closed today between Kelton Street and Barrett Avenue…
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‘Super Troopers’ at 25: A quarter-century of mustaches and maple syrup — and a new film
A quarter of a century is a long time for mustache rides and syrup binges, but "Super Troopers" has gotten a lot of mileage out of the simple joys of friends goofing around.
1 day ago in Entertainment
Judge allows use of police interview in trial for man accused of killing Tupac Shakur
A Nevada judge ruled on Tuesday that the recording of an interview the man accused of killing Tupac Shakur gave to police in 2008 could be used at his upcoming trial.
1 day ago in Entertainment
A ring before a playoff win for Justin Herbert, who gets engaged to singer Madison Beer
Justin Herbert has his first ring, and it's not on the football field. The Los Angeles Chargers quarterback and Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Madison Beer jointly announced their engagement in an Instagram post Tuesday.
1 day ago in Entertainment
Comic-Con 2026: David Jonsson is new Black Panther, Ryan Gosling joins Marvel as Ghost Rider
Marvel Studios used its Comic-Con International presentation Saturday to announce David Jonsson as the new Black Panther — the son of Chadwick Boseman's T'Challa — and reveal that Ryan Gosling will be playing Ghost Rider, both in films set for release in 2028.
2 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
‘The Odyssey’ earns $87M in its second weekend, Christopher Nolan’s best second weekend yet
"The Odyssey" continued to exert a mighty hold on moviegoers in its second weekend in North American theaters, with $87 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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