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3 months ago
Senate passes cell phone ban in schools

The Massachusetts Senate voted Thursday to pass a piece of legislation that would ban cell phones in K-12 schools starting in the fall of 2026.

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3 months ago
Amherst downtown reconstruction set to begin Friday

The town of Amherst has announced Thursday that the downtown reconstruction project for the intersections of Main, Amity, North Pleasant, and South Pleasant Streets will begin this Friday, August 1st.

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3 months ago
Turners Falls man sentenced in child pornography case

A Turners Falls man will be spending three years in prison after a federal grand jury found him guilty of possessing over 300,000 files of child sexual abuse material.

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3 months ago
NewVue housing development receives $325,000 state grant

NewVue Housing’s project at 129 Allen Street in Athol has been awarded $325,000 from the Healey-Driscoll Adminstration’s Brownfields Redevelopment Fund.

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3 months ago
North Quabbin has 380 acres of newly protected land

The Department of Conservation and Recreation, DCR, has announced the acquisition of three parcels of private-owned property in Wendell, Orange, and Royalston totaling 380 acres of land.

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3 months ago
Shots fired reported in Keene, NH Wednesday

Reports of shots fired in the 62 Wilford Street area in Keene, New Hampshire in on Wednesday, July 30th around 6:30 a.m.

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3 months ago
One fatality results from Orange motorcycle accident

The Tuesday night motorcycle accident on South Main Street in Orange has led to one fatality.

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3 months ago
Cause unknown in Turners Falls brush fire

TURNERS FALLS, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — A brush fire ignited in the area […]

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3 months ago
Motorcycle accident on South Main Street in Orange

A portion of South Main Street, in the 400 block, was closed Tuesday night due to a serious motorcycle accident.

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3 months ago
Extreme Heat Alert by DPH

Heading into a third day of the regional heat advisory, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s Bureau of Climate and Environmental Health has issued an “Extreme Heat Alert.”

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