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TRAFFIC ALERT: utility work on Bank Row and main intersection in Greenfield
GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) –Traffic Alert: Berkshire Gas will be conducting utility work on Bank Row this week, including at the main intersection in the city, Main and Federal Streets and Bank Row. Berkshire Gas intends to complete work at that intersection at night next week as a...
Arrested UMass protestors discuss concerns over upcoming school year
(WGGB/WSHM) -- Pro-Palestinian protestors arrested in connection with a May encampment on UMass Amherst campus are now providing details on what the next school year could look like as tensions between school administrators and student protestors have yet to cool. [Reporter: Just a raise of hands…if you’re going back to...
Between the Buried and Me tap Hail the Sun, Sweet Pill, more for A Home Away From Home fests in NYC & MA
Between the Buried and Me have announced a pair of festivals this fall. They’ll headline both nights of A Home Away From Home with what they’re calling a “special career spanning set,” and they happen at NYC’s The Brooklyn Monarch on September 27 and Worcester, MA’s The Palladium on September 28.
World Investment Advisors Acquires $3.5B Wealth Firm
Your article was successfully shared with the contacts you provided. World Investment Advisors, formerly Pensionmark, has acquired Boston Harbor Wealth Advisors, an independent financial services firm headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts. The acquisition adds some $3.5 billion in assets under management to World Investment Advisors, according to the announcement, alongside some...
Twilight on the Tavern Lawn presents the Everly Set
PUTNEY, Vt. – Twilight Music continues its 21st Twilight on the Tavern Lawn series of bluegrass, folk/rock, world beat, jazz, pop, and Zydeco summer concerts on Sunday, July 21, with an evening of the hits and harmonies of Phil and Don Everly performed by Sean Altman and Jack Skuller.
Wu pitches lawmakers on commercial property tax hike to save homeowners money
Mayor Michelle Wu faced skepticism on Beacon Hill during a hearing this week. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu took to the State House Tuesday to pitch her plan for giving the city the power to temporarily increase the commercial property tax rate. The contentious measure was met with many questions and some skepticism from lawmakers on the joint committee on revenue during a nearly three-hour hearing.
Ribbon cut for new affordable housing in Worcester's Canal District
WORCESTER, Mass. - Worcester city leaders held a ribbon cutting on Tuesday for the new District 120 apartment building in the Canal District. The mixed-income affordable housing rental property is at the site of the former Table Talk Pies headquarters on Washington Street. It offers 83 units ranging from one-bedroom,...
Fitchburg State offering new creative degrees
FITCHBURG – Two new undergraduate majors launching this fall at Fitchburg State University will open career pathways in the arts and healthcare fields, providing students with strong interdisciplinary skills to respond to high-needs sectors of the statewide and regional economies. The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education recently approved the...
Avant Vermont Dance tours magical story ballet, ‘Thumbelina’
Saturday, July 20 at 11 a.m. —WHITE RIVER JUNCTION —Audiences of all ages will delight in “Thumbelina,” an original story ballet from Avant Vermont Dance, touring southeastern Vermont this July. An adventurous tale of a tiny girl who meets a cast of animals on her way...
Upcoming programs at the Leominster Public Library, week of July 22
For all programs that require registration, the library staff will hold your spot for 10 minutes past the scheduled start time of the program; after that, your spot may be given to someone who is waiting. Plan your arrival accordingly. Registration for all programs begins at 9 a.m. one week...
Storm cleanup underway; power outages persist in some areas
GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The cleanup is underway after last night’s severe thunderstorms. Crews have been working since last night on clearing roads that were blocked by downed trees and wires, and those efforts continue today. In Greenfield, the city’s police, fire, dispatch, and DPW managed...
Leominster cancer survivor honored at PMC Night
BOSTON – On Friday, July 12, the Boston Red Sox and Red Sox Foundation commemorated the foundation’s 22-year commitment as a co-presenting sponsor of the Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) with PMC Night at Fenway Park. During the ceremony, 40 members of the PMC Living Proof community, PMC riders and...
Local homeowners sought for design project
If you’re looking to build on your property, the Southwest Region Planning Commission is looking for you. Executive Director Todd Horner said the planning commission is seeking three to six Monadnock Region homeowners interested in adding an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) to volunteer their properties as design case studies as part of the Monadnock Region ADU Design Challenge.
Murder trial of Marshfield woman accused of killing her husband to begin Monday
PLYMOUTH ‒ The murder trial of Christine Ricci, the Marshfield woman accused of stabbing her husband, Michael Ricci, to death in early 2021, will begin Monday in Plymouth Superior Court. It had originally been scheduled to start Wednesday. Marshfield police went to the Ricci home on Jan. 28, 2021, after the couple’s 16-year-old...
Jaylen Brown gave a brutally honest assessment of Bronny James
BOSTON -- Jaylen Brown had a front-row seat for Monday night's Celtics-Lakers Summer League tilt in Las Vegas, and did not come away impressed with Bronny James. He was caught on camera sharing a brutally honest assessment of LeBron James' son, which has gone viral given the nature of his scouting report.Brown was courtside at the Thomas & Mack Center with Kysre Gondrezick and Angel Reese, and a brief exchange between the three was caught by the NBC Sports Boston cameras during the game broadcast. "Honestly, I don't think Bronny is a pro," Brown appeared to say of the 55th overall...
Update: 3 Massachusetts counties under a tornado warning Tuesday evening
On Tuesday at 8:11 p.m. an updated tornado warning was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until 8:30 p.m. for Franklin, Hampshire and Worcester counties. "At 8:10 p.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over New Salem, or 10 miles south of Orange, moving east at 55 mph," states the weather service. "Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely."
Climber killed in fall at Leominster State Forest ID’d as Robert Conroy
The Worcester County District Attorney’s Office has identified the climber killed in a fall at Leominster State Forest last week as 69-year-old Lunenburg resident Robert Conroy. Conroy died on the afternoon of July 11 when he fell while climbing in a part of the forest located in Westminster, the...
Worcester County DA identifies suspect in Northborough house party shooting that left 16-year-old dead
A 20-year-old man is being sought by police in a fatal May shooting at a home in Northborough, Massachusetts, Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early said Tuesday. Shortly after 1 a.m. on May 12, a partygoer flagged down a police officer and told them someone had brandished a gun at 333 Howard St., the property where the party was happening. As officers waited for assistance from additional officers and state police and prepared to enter the property, they heard multiple gunshots.
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