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Favorite Place: Quiet at Barton Cove in Gill gives recreation, camping area a...
Located on Route 2 in Gill, the recreation area features shaded walks, hiking trails, sunsets over the Connecticut River, quiet paddling in plunge pools of ancient waterfalls and viewing bald eagles...
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Tuesday Entertainment Links: Elton John jabs Madonna, 'Great Gatsby' film...
Daily round up of entertainment and celebrity news. APElton John Fox to develop series adaptation of ‘The Beach.' (deadline.com) Elton John reignites feud with Madonna. (eonline.com) 'Great Gatsby'...
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DVD reviews: 'Lorax' leads slate of new releases
Also out this week: "Marley" and "Blue Like Jazz." In this image released by Universal Pictures, the character known as The Lorax, voiced by Danny DeVito, is shown in a scene from the animated film,...
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Upcoming concert news: Brandi Carlile, Pink Floyd Experience, and more
Tickets are on sale this week for several fall tours. Brandi Carlile Boston-based Bad Rabbits come to the Iron Horse on Sept. 7. Tickets are $12 in advance. Local band The Sun Parade headlines the...
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London games get an Olympian musical soundtrack
A walk around Olympic Park is a non-stop musical mystery tour — all part of a boisterous music policy that aims to keep spectators pumped up. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool) Paul McCartney, center,...
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Composer Marvin Hamlisch dies at 68 in Los Angeles
Marvin Hamlisch, who composed the scores for dozens of movies including "The Sting" and won a Tony for "A Chorus Line," has died in Los Angeles at 68. (AP Photo/Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Alex J....
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Michelle Obama heads back to Jay Leno's stage
NBC announced Monday that the first lady will make her third appearance on "The Tonight Show" on Aug. 13 to talk about the London Olympics and life with President Barack Obama and their children at...
View ArticleGem and mineral show on tap in West Springfield
Items range from 50-cent tumbled stones to $50,000 museum-quality mineral specimens. You don’t have to be a miner or a collector of “precious stones” to enjoy a trip to this weekend’s East Coast Gem,...
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Smithereens to play Stearns Square
The band will perform a free outdoor concert in downtown Springfield on Thursday night. The Smithereens When a band stays together for more than three decades, it's a tribute to the respect the...
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Joss Whedon returning to direct, write 'The Avengers 2'
Whedon's "The Avengers" is the year's biggest hit with nearly $1.5 billion at the worldwide box office. APJoss Whedon LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joss Whedon has been hired on again as boss of Iron Man, Thor,...
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Film critic Judith Crist dead at 90
Billy Wilder allegedly remarked that asking her to review your movie was like "asking the Boston strangler to massage your neck." Film critic Judith Crist seen here in a 1967 Associated Press file...
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Marshall Tucker Band guitarist Stuart Swanlund dead at 54
He died in his sleep of natural causes on Saturday at his Chicago home, according to a publicist. This March 20, 2011 photo released by Barry Sigman Photography shows Stuart Swanlund... (AP...
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NBC to give Olympic boost to 2 new comedies
"Go On," starring Matthew Perry, and "Animal Practice," featuring the Crystal the monkey, will be shown on Olympic nights. AP photo/ NBCThis undated image released by NBC shows Matthew Perry...
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Billy Crystal writing book on aging
Turning 65 next year doesn't only mean more nap time for Billy Crystal. FILE - This Feb. 26, 2012 file photo shows Billy Crystal arriving at the Vanity Fair Oscar party in West Hollywood, Calif....
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Robert Plant 'Walking Into Clarksdale' to headline Mississippi music fest
The former Led Zeppelin frontman will headline a festival in the historic Delta blues town he recorded a song about in 1999. APRobert Plant Former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant is heading to...
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Julia Child book honors chef on 100th birthday
Child made her TV cooking debut in 1962, in black and white, and by the time she'd finished making an omelet, audiences were hooked. This book cover image released by Alfred A. Knopf shows "Dearie:...
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Debut single gives 'American Idol' winner, Phillip Phillips, Olympic exposure
"Home" has been used in commercials for the "Fab 5," the five American female gymnasts who scored gold in the all-around team competition last week. In a May 23, 2012 file photo Phillip Phillips...
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Ex-husband of Amy Winehouse in coma
Blake Fielder-Civil reportedly suffered multiple organ failure and is on life support after an overdose. AP file photoAmy Winehouse and her then-husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, at the MTV Movie Awards...
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Rick Springfield pleads no contest in drunken driving case
The "Jessie's Girl" singer will be on informal probation for three years and is required to attend an alcohol education program. APRick Springfield LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rick Springfield has pleaded no...
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Kiss, Motley Crue donate $100,000 to Colorado theater shooting victims
Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue and Paul Stanley of Kiss said they hoped their gesture would encourage others to give. APPeople gather outside the Century 16 movie theatre in Aurora, Colo., at the scene of...
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