Local
17 hours ago
2 alarm house fire in Gardner Sunday

Several local fire departments responded to a second alarm house fire at 23 Oriole Street just before 3 a.m. Sunday morning.

Local
17 hours ago
Athol, Heywood Hospitals no longer in “Code Black”

As of Friday afternoon, Athol and Heywood Hospitals both came off of their “Code Black Diversion”

Local
17 hours ago
High speed chase ends in crash Sunday evening

State Police were involved in a high-speed pursuit that began on I-91 northbound in Deerfield Sunday evening.

Local
3 days ago
Head-on collision on Route 2 in Orange Saturday morning

ORANGE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — A head-on collision occurred early Saturday morning at […]

Local
17 hours ago
Motorcycle accident on Route 78 Sunday afternoon

A motorcyclist was injured in an accident on Orange Road/Route 78 in Warwick Sunday afternoon

Local
17 hours ago
Overheated sump pump causes basement fire

On Friday evening, Orange Firefighters were called to a resident’s home where smoke was filling the basement.

Local
4 days ago
Cybersecurity incident causes network outage at local hospital

The network outage that has impacted Heywood and Athol Hospitals this week, has been the result of a cybersecurity incident, according to Athol Hospital officials.

Local
7 days ago
Heywood, Athol Hospitals on “Code Black Diversion”

Heywood and Athol Hospitals were under a “Code Black Diversion” Monday afternoon, according to a social media post by Heywood Hospital.

Local
4 days ago
Housing Rehab program updates coming to Buckland Town Hall

A public hearing is set for October 28th at 5 p.m. in the Buckland Town Hall to discuss updates on the Community Development Block Grant Housing Rehabilitation program for the towns of Buckland, Colrain, and Ashfield who have collaborated on this grant.

Local
4 days ago
Dakin assists in rescue of nearly 100 cats

On Tuesday, the Dakin Humane Society assisted local law enforcement with removing 96 cats and kittens from a severe hoarding situation in Hampden County, where the animals were found in overcrowded, unsanitary, malnourished neglectful conditions.