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MassWildLife library project expanding after success in Greenfield
GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — MassWildLife began a pilot program last year to offer fishing kits available for borrowing…
Public input opportunity for Montague Main Street project
MONTAGUE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The public has until July 19th to respond to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s…
3 weeks ago in Sports
Last-place Mets fire manager Carlos Mendoza. Owner Steve Cohen says ‘fans deserve better’
From the front office to the field, just about everything has gone wrong for the New York Mets over the past year. And on Friday, manager Carlos Mendoza took the fall.
3 weeks ago in National
Utah restricts fireworks, declares state of emergency as largest US wildfire grows
Utah restricted fireworks and declared a state of emergency Friday ahead of July Fourth celebrations as the United States' largest wildfire mushroomed in size.
3 weeks ago in Entertainment
Happy birthday, 2000 Year Old Man. Mel Brooks is turning 100
The 2000 Year Old Man is turning 100. Mel Brooks on Sunday will celebrate his centennial birthday. The comedian and filmmaker has been awaiting the milestone. Earlier this year, Judd Apatow titled his retrospective documentary on him: "Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!"
Montague votes in favor debt exclusion for new library
MONTAGUE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — 2,846 Montague residents came out to the polls Wednesday to vote on the debt…
Northfield officer discovers fireworks during traffic stop
NORTHFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — During a traffic stop for a civil motor vehicle infractions, Northfield Police Officer Mitch…
3 weeks ago in Sports, Trending
Serena Williams draws 20-year-old Maya Joint in first Wimbledon singles match in 4 years
Serena Williams will face an opponent less than half her age when she plays 20-year-old Maya Joint in the first round at Wimbledon for her first singles match in nearly four years.
3 weeks ago in World
Neighbors dig through Venezuela rubble to search for loved ones as death toll climbs
In cities across northern Venezuela, neighbors helped each other dig through rubble to search for loved ones, after back-to-back earthquakes killed at least 589 people and left thousands injured.
South Hadley man wins $1K for life
SOUTH HADLEY, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — A South Hadley man has won $1,000 a week for life after playing…
Dangerousness hearing in July for alleged stabbing
GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — A dangerousness hearing has been set for the man accused of stabbing his father…
Orange Fire Department continues search for new Chief
ORANGE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Orange Fire Department has gone more than 18 weeks without a chief and…
Athol-Royalston School Committee members resign following Superintendent vote
ATHOL, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Athol-Royalston School Committee chairman, Lee Chauvette, and School Committee member Kiley Hall resigned…
Main Street paving coming this August
ATHOL, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Athol’s Main Street, the town-owned portion from the Milers River bridge to the high…
Orange Special Town Meeting to vote on budget Monday
ORANGE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — A Special Town Meeting is set for the Town of Orange on Monday at…
Individual lifeflighted out of Orange Thursday
ORANGE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Orange Fire Rescue teams aided in the medical emergency out of Warwick Thursday morning.…
TRAFFIC ALERT: Shutesbury Road paving underway in Leverett
LEVERETT, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Delays can be expected to continue on Shutesbury Road in Leverett as paving operations…
3 weeks ago in National
Key inflation gauge jumps to 3-year high in latest sign of affordability challenges
The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge rose to a new three-year high in May as gas prices peaked, a sign rising costs could pose political problems for President Donald Trump and his political party as midterm elections near.
3 weeks ago in World
2 powerful quakes hit Venezuela, killing at least 164 and injuring nearly 1,000
Rescue teams raced Thursday to the areas hardest hit by a pair of powerful earthquakes that rocked Venezuela, killing at least 164 people, injuring nearly 1,000 and trapping many beneath collapsed buildings.
3 weeks ago in Entertainment
Charlie Brown’s longtime pen pal is finally revealed in new Apple TV ‘Peanuts’ movie
Charlie Brown began writing to a pen pal not long after the comic strip "Peanuts" debuted in newspapers back in 1950. No one has gotten a look at whoever was on the other end of his letters — until now.


















