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Freetown NewsSep 12, 2026

Freetown sees 19 deed transfers in past month, led by $1.35 million Middleboro Road sale

Freetown recorded 19 property transfers between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12, but only 11 listed a sale price, ranging from $100,000 to $1,350,000 with a median of $550,000. The month's top sale was 44 Middleboro Rd., which went for $1,350,000 to a nominee trust. Seven of the 19 deeds were no-price

Chilmark NewsSep 12, 2026

Four Chilmark Deeds Recorded in Late August, Ridge Hill Road Sale Tops $5.8 Million

Chilmark recorded four property transfers between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12, but only two disclosed a sale price: 9 Ridge Hill Rd sold for $5.8 million on Aug. 27, and 300 North Rd sold for $1,249,125 the same day. The median of the two disclosed prices was $3,524,562. The remaining two transfers, an

Webster NewsSep 12, 2026

Treasure Island Road Condo Sale Tops Webster's August Property Transfers

Sixteen property deeds were recorded in Webster between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12, but only five listed a sale price. Disclosed prices ranged from $10,000 to $570,000, with a median of $277,760. The period's top transaction was a $570,000 condominium sale at 201 Treasure Island Rd Unit 201 Bldg 2, sold

Monroe NewsSep 12, 2026

Manley Phelps Road Sale Is Only Priced Deed in Monroe's Late Summer Batch

Monroe recorded four property deeds between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12, but only one listed a sale price. That transaction, 16 Manley Phelps Rd., sold for $150,000 on Aug. 17, setting the period's only price range and median. The other three transfers, on Davis Road, North Road and an unaddressed parcel,

Aquinnah NewsSep 12, 2026

Old South Road Anchors Quiet Late-Summer Sales Period in Aquinnah

Aquinnah recorded three property transfers between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12, per Dukes County Registry of Deeds data. Two sales disclosed prices, $225,000 and $600,000, for a median of $412,500; the third, a trust transfer, listed no price. The period's top sale was 32 Old South Rd. at $600,000, sold

Bernardston NewsSep 12, 2026

Bald Mountain Road Sale To Bank Leads Bernardston's Latest Deed Recordings

Twelve deeds were recorded in Bernardston between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12, but only three carried a disclosed sale price, ranging from $12,928 to $345,500 with a median of $50,000. The month's top transaction was 189 Bald Mountain Road, sold for $345,500 on Sept. 4 by Jordan DiGeorge to Greenfield

Berkshire County NewsSep 12, 2026

River Road Sale Tops Clarksburg's $450,000 High As Prices Range Widely

Clarksburg recorded 12 property deeds between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12, with only five listing a sale price, ranging from $25,000 to $450,000 and a median of $262,500. The month's top sale was 654 River Road at $450,000, sold by Carin R. and Chad D. Degrenier to Adams Community Bank. Banks,…

Dukes County NewsSep 12, 2026

Two of Three Aquinnah Sales Land on Old South Road This Period

Aquinnah recorded three property transfers between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12, per Dukes County Registry of Deeds data. Two sales disclosed prices, $225,000 and $600,000, for a median of $412,500; the third, a trust transfer, listed no price. The period's top sale was 32 Old South Rd. at $600…

Middlesex County NewsSep 9, 2026

Wayland Conservation Commission Continues Rice Road Wetland Dispute, Awaits DEP Drought Guidance

Wayland Conservation Commission continues contested Rice Road wetland delineation for the third time, pending state guidance on drought-era stream delineation.

Middlesex County NewsSep 9, 2026

Planning Board continues Happy Hollow water plant hearing after Castle Road neighbors object

Wayland Planning Board delays vote on Happy Hollow water plant after Castle Road neighbors object.

Wayland NewsSep 9, 2026

Planning Board continues Happy Hollow water plant hearing after Castle Road neighbors object

Wayland Planning Board delays vote on Happy Hollow water plant after Castle Road neighbors object.

Wayland NewsSep 9, 2026

Wayland Conservation Commission Continues Rice Road Wetland Dispute, Awaits DEP Drought Guidance

Wayland Conservation Commission continues contested Rice Road wetland delineation for the third time, pending state guidance on drought-era stream delineation.

Middlesex County NewsSep 8, 2026

Wayland Select Board Designates Civilian Traffic Controllers, Honors Camp Chickami Responders

Wayland Select Board honored Camp Chickami first responders and took steps to ease a traffic detail shortage at its September 8 meeting.

Middlesex County NewsSep 8, 2026

Wayland ZBA Grants Special Permits for Ridgefield Road and Main Street Projects

Wayland's Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved special permits for two residential projects and debated the sweeping effect of recent state zoning law changes at its September 8 meeting.

Wayland NewsSep 8, 2026

Wayland ZBA Grants Special Permits for Ridgefield Road and Main Street Projects

Wayland's Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved special permits for two residential projects and debated the sweeping effect of recent state zoning law changes at its September 8 meeting.

Wayland NewsSep 8, 2026

Wayland Select Board Designates Civilian Traffic Controllers, Honors Camp Chickami Responders

Wayland Select Board honored Camp Chickami first responders and took steps to ease a traffic detail shortage at its September 8 meeting.

Middlesex County NewsSep 6, 2026

Belmont's Select Board got an update this week on the completed rebuild of the parking lot and entrance at West O'Hara Field, the athletic facility off Concord Avenue that officials said will see heavy use "with all the activities that are going on."

Belmont's Select Board reviewed the newly completed parking and entrance overhaul at West O'Hara Field, the athletic complex off Concord Avenue, ahead of the start of school and this week's state primary. Officials said the "jug handle" reconstruction, funded with Community Preservation…

Belmont NewsSep 6, 2026

Belmont's Select Board got an update this week on the completed rebuild of the parking lot and entrance at West O'Hara Field, the athletic facility off Concord Avenue that officials said will see heavy use "with all the activities that are going on."

Belmont's Select Board reviewed the newly completed parking and entrance overhaul at West O'Hara Field, the athletic complex off Concord Avenue, ahead of the start of school and this week's state primary. Officials said the "jug handle" reconstruction, funded with Community Preservation…

Dudley NewsSep 6, 2026

Dudley Youth Soccer's fall travel season opens with a full slate of road and home matches over the coming weeks.

Dudley Youth Soccer's fall travel season gets underway with games starting September 16 and a full schedule of matchups September 19 against teams from Webster, Grafton, Holden, Southbridge, Charlton, Tantasqua and Shrewsbury. Dudley squads across multiple boys and girls age divisions, …

Worcester County NewsSep 6, 2026

Dudley Youth Soccer's fall travel season opens with a full slate of road and home matches over the coming weeks.

Dudley Youth Soccer's fall travel season gets underway with games starting September 16 and a full schedule of matchups September 19 against teams from Webster, Grafton, Holden, Southbridge, Charlton, Tantasqua and Shrewsbury. Dudley squads across multiple boys and girls age divisions, …

Brockton NewsSep 5, 2026

Brockton Property Sales Span $407 to $965 as Braemoor Road Leads August Market

Brockton recorded 13 property transfers between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5, according to Plymouth County Registry of Deeds data. Nine sales disclosed a price, ranging from $407 to $965, with a median of $550; four transfers listed no price. The period's top sale was 245 Braemoor Rd at $965, one of two

Littleton NewsSep 5, 2026

Nashoba Road Sale Leads Littleton Market as Family Trust Transfers Make Up Nearly Half of August Deeds

The South Middlesex Registry of Deeds recorded 19 Littleton property transfers between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5. Ten disclosed a sale price, ranging from $619,000 to $1,210,950, with a median of $841,887. The month's top transaction was 21 Nashoba Rd., which sold for $1,210,950 on Aug. 27 to Scott and

Westport NewsSep 5, 2026

Westport property transfers top 50 in August, led by $2.8 million Howland Road sale

Westport recorded 51 property transfers between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5, with 21 carrying a disclosed sale price ranging from $92,000 to $2,800,000 and a median of $619,900. The month's top sale was 177 Howland Rd, which sold for $2.8 million on Aug. 14 from John H. Morrison to Andrew Charles Wert.

Colrain NewsSep 5, 2026

Franklin Hill Road Sale Leads Colrain's August Property Deeds at $543,345

Colrain recorded 11 property deeds between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5, though only four listed a disclosed sale price. Those ranged from $125,000 to $543,345, with a median of $260,000. The period's highest-recorded sale was 207 Franklin Hill Rd., which sold for $543,345 to Rocket Mortgage LLC and Mortgage

Otis NewsSep 5, 2026

Kingsley Road Sale at $1.4 Million Leads August Otis Property Transfers

Otis recorded 12 property deeds between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5, but only six disclosed a sale price. Among those, prices ranged from $50,000 to $1,400,000, with a median of $225,000. The month's top sale was 138 Kingsley Rd at $1,400,000. Three of the six disclosed sales listed a bank or credit union

Essex County NewsSep 5, 2026

Broadway deal worth $12.3 million dwarfs other Saugus sales this period

Saugus recorded 14 property transfers between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5, with disclosed prices ranging from $549,000 to $12.3 million and a median of $650,000 among the seven sales that listed a price. The period's standout transaction was 1450 Broadway, which sold for $12.3 million to 1450 Br…

Plymouth County NewsSep 5, 2026

Brockton Home Prices Range Widely as Braemoor Road Sales Top List

Brockton recorded 13 property transfers between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5, according to Plymouth County Registry of Deeds data. Nine sales disclosed a price, ranging from $407 to $965, with a median of $550; four transfers listed no price. The period's top sale was 245 Braemoor Rd at $965, one…

Middlesex County NewsSep 5, 2026

Stoneham's Priciest August Sale Reaches $1.26 Million on Concord Road

Stoneham recorded 20 property transfers between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5, but only six deeds disclosed a sale price, ranging from $252,000 to $1,260,000 with a median of $802,500. The top disclosed sale was 5 Concord Rd. at $1,260,000, sold by the Edward R. Masiello Revocable Trust to Louis a…

Worcester County NewsSep 5, 2026

Grant Road deed is the only Harvard sale to disclose a price in August

Ten properties changed hands in Harvard between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5, but only one deed disclosed a sale price: $575,000, for a Grant Road transfer from the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency to Grant Rd LLC on Aug. 13. A second deed for a nearby Grant Road address, recorded the sam…

Middlesex County NewsSep 2, 2026

Historic District Commission conditions Bow Road window approval on exterior muntins

Wayland Historic District Commission conditions Bow Road window replacement on exterior muntins.

Wayland NewsSep 2, 2026

Historic District Commission conditions Bow Road window approval on exterior muntins

Wayland Historic District Commission conditions Bow Road window replacement on exterior muntins.

Essex County NewsSep 1, 2026

Methuen DPW Opens Survey On Milk Street Traffic-Calming Project

Methuen's DPW opened a survey this week on a Milk Street traffic-calming and road improvement project. The move gives residents a direct channel to weigh in before the city finalizes changes to the corridor. Methuen Public Schools welcomes students back for the first full day of classes…

Methuen NewsSep 1, 2026

Methuen DPW Opens Survey On Milk Street Traffic-Calming Project

Methuen's DPW opened a survey this week on a Milk Street traffic-calming and road improvement project. The move gives residents a direct channel to weigh in before the city finalizes changes to the corridor. Methuen Public Schools welcomes students back for the first full day of classes…

Boston NewsAug 31, 2026

Boston council hears accessibility complaints on City Hall, sidewalks

Boston council hears hours of testimony on City Hall and sidewalk accessibility gaps. City Councilor Edward M.

Suffolk County NewsAug 31, 2026

Boston council hears accessibility complaints on City Hall, sidewalks

Boston council hears hours of testimony on City Hall and sidewalk accessibility gaps. City Councilor Edward M.

Middlesex County NewsAug 31, 2026

Marlborough Names Coastal Medical Transportation New Ambulance Provider

Marlborough welcomed Coastal Medical Transportation Systems as its new emergency ambulance provider, Mayor J. Christian Dumais announced Monday. The announcement came as City Hall also posted updated voting-hours guidance ahead of Tuesday's primary, when residents decide four contested …

Tewksbury NewsAug 31, 2026

Tewksbury Firm Launches Remote Fingerprinting Service For Americans Abroad

Fingerprint Boston launched a remote fingerprint processing service for Americans living abroad on Aug. 31, per a report from OpenPR. The Tewksbury-based fingerprinting and document services office said the launch lets clients complete identity-verification steps without visiting the of…

Middlesex County NewsAug 31, 2026

Chelmsford Postpones Road Milling On Kristin Drive, Etta Street

Chelmsford postponed planned road milling on Kristin Drive and Etta Street, canceling the Aug. 31 start with no new date set yet. The town's News Flash advised residents not to park on either street during the work and to expect temporary traffic pattern changes and detours once it resu…

Chelmsford NewsAug 31, 2026

Chelmsford Postpones Road Milling On Kristin Drive, Etta Street

Chelmsford postponed planned road milling on Kristin Drive and Etta Street, canceling the Aug. 31 start with no new date set yet. The town's News Flash advised residents not to park on either street during the work and to expect temporary traffic pattern changes and detours once it resu…

Middlesex County NewsAug 31, 2026

Tewksbury Firm Launches Remote Fingerprinting Service For Americans Abroad

Fingerprint Boston launched a remote fingerprint processing service for Americans living abroad on Aug. 31, per a report from OpenPR. The Tewksbury-based fingerprinting and document services office said the launch lets clients complete identity-verification steps without visiting the of…

Marlborough NewsAug 31, 2026

Marlborough Names Coastal Medical Transportation New Ambulance Provider

Marlborough welcomed Coastal Medical Transportation Systems as its new emergency ambulance provider, Mayor J. Christian Dumais announced Monday. The announcement came as City Hall also posted updated voting-hours guidance ahead of Tuesday's primary, when residents decide four contested …

Sharon NewsAug 30, 2026

Sharon Extends Bay Road Detour Through Sept. 11

Sharon's Bay Road remains under detour through Sept. 11 as public works crews continue nearby construction work. The town's website confirms the closure began Aug. 6 and will run for more than five weeks, adding to a stretch of ongoing roadwork that also included Sunday night's overnigh…

Concord NewsAug 30, 2026

Concord Warns Drivers Of Roadwork On Four Streets This Week

Concord issued a traffic advisory for a week of roadwork on four streets as the fall construction season ramps up. Old Bedford Road, Bedford Street, Lowell Road and Maple Street will see continued work from Monday, Aug. 31 through Friday, Sept. 4, according to the town's News Flash advi…

Barnstable County NewsAug 30, 2026

Falmouth Moves Beach Parking Sticker Sales to Town Hall Square

Falmouth moved beach parking sticker sales to Town Hall Square after a crash forced the Surf Drive bathhouse to close indefinitely. The Ellen T. Mitchell Bathhouse Beach Administration Building at 56 Surf Drive has been shut since an Aug. 10 crash, and sticker sales will run 9 a.m. to 4…

Norfolk County NewsAug 30, 2026

Sharon Extends Bay Road Detour Through Sept. 11

Sharon's Bay Road remains under detour through Sept. 11 as public works crews continue nearby construction work. The town's website confirms the closure began Aug. 6 and will run for more than five weeks, adding to a stretch of ongoing roadwork that also included Sunday night's overnigh…

Hampshire County NewsAug 30, 2026

Amherst Warns of Traffic Congestion as New Elementary School Opens

Amherst is warning residents of traffic congestion on South East Street as its new elementary school prepares to open. The town flagged the stretch between Route 9 and Main Street near 70 South East Street, while also lighting Town Hall purple through early September for International O…

Middlesex County NewsAug 30, 2026

Concord Warns Drivers Of Roadwork On Four Streets This Week

Concord issued a traffic advisory for a week of roadwork on four streets as the fall construction season ramps up. Old Bedford Road, Bedford Street, Lowell Road and Maple Street will see continued work from Monday, Aug. 31 through Friday, Sept. 4, according to the town's News Flash advi…

Amherst NewsAug 30, 2026

Amherst Warns of Traffic Congestion as New Elementary School Opens

Amherst is warning residents of traffic congestion on South East Street as its new elementary school prepares to open. The town flagged the stretch between Route 9 and Main Street near 70 South East Street, while also lighting Town Hall purple through early September for International O…

Falmouth NewsAug 30, 2026

Falmouth Moves Beach Parking Sticker Sales to Town Hall Square

Falmouth moved beach parking sticker sales to Town Hall Square after a crash forced the Surf Drive bathhouse to close indefinitely. The Ellen T. Mitchell Bathhouse Beach Administration Building at 56 Surf Drive has been shut since an Aug. 10 crash, and sticker sales will run 9 a.m. to 4…

Whately NewsAug 29, 2026

Masterson Road sale tops Whately's August transfers as price data thins out

Franklin County Registry of Deeds records show 12 property transfers in Whately from July 31 to Aug. 24, but only five disclosed a sale price, ranging from $64,908 to $1.4 million, with a median of $290,000. The month's top transaction was 92 Masterson Rd, which sold for $1.4 million on Aug. 24.

Merrimac NewsAug 29, 2026

Merrimac Home at Locust Grove Road Tops August Sales at $1.16 Million

Thirteen deeds were recorded in Merrimac between July 31 and Aug. 29, 2026, with six transactions carrying disclosed sale prices ranging from $625,000 to $1,160,000 and a median of $698,000. The month's standout transaction was the $1,160,000 sale at 1 Locust Grove Road, Lot 3, the only transfer to

Framingham NewsAug 29, 2026

Worcester Road Sale Tops $3 Million as Framingham Records 16 Property Transfers

Framingham recorded 16 property transfers between July 31 and Aug. 29, according to South Middlesex Registry of Deeds data. Eight sales disclosed a price, ranging from $270,000 to $3 million, with a median of $522,500. The month's largest transaction was 235 Worcester Rd, which sold for $3 million

Clarksburg NewsAug 29, 2026

Clarksburg sees $450,000 River Road sale lead 15 recorded property transfers in August

Clarksburg recorded 15 property transfers between July 31 and Aug. 26, 2026, but only six disclosed a sale price, ranging from $65,000 to $450,000 with a median of $188,750. The month's top transaction was 654 River Road, which sold for $450,000 on Aug. 26 from Carin and Chad Degrenier to Adams

Lincoln NewsAug 29, 2026

Eight Lincoln Property Transfers Recorded In August, Weston Road Home Tops Sales At $2.1 Million

Lincoln recorded eight property transfers between July 31 and Aug. 29. Prices ranged from $850,000 to $2,100,000, with a median of $1,300,000 among the five sales that disclosed a price. The period's top sale was 148 Weston Road, which sold for $2,100,000 on July 31, from Robert and Christie Waitt

Wakefield NewsAug 29, 2026

Wakefield Preps For State Primary As Roadwork Wraps Up

Wakefield residents are being reminded of early voting options ahead of the September 1 state primary as the town wraps up an overnight North Avenue lane closure. The Lucius Beebe Memorial Library has a full slate of programming this week, including a September 1 author talk with histor…

Middlesex County NewsAug 29, 2026

Wakefield Preps For State Primary As Roadwork Wraps Up

Wakefield residents are being reminded of early voting options ahead of the September 1 state primary as the town wraps up an overnight North Avenue lane closure. The Lucius Beebe Memorial Library has a full slate of programming this week, including a September 1 author talk with histor…

Berkshire County NewsAug 29, 2026

Clarksburg's Priciest August Sale Hits $450,000 on River Road

Clarksburg recorded 15 property transfers between July 31 and Aug. 26, 2026, but only six disclosed a sale price, ranging from $65,000 to $450,000 with a median of $188,750. The month's top transaction was 654 River Road, which sold for $450,000 on Aug. 26 from Carin and Chad Degrenier …

Falmouth NewsAug 29, 2026

Falmouth Sewer Work Closes Brick Kiln, Randolph Roads This Week

Sewer construction is closing Brick Kiln Road and Randolph Street on weekdays this week, snarling routes near the mall and Gifford Street. The town's Aug. 28 construction update set both closures for 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, with a posted detour map for drivers. Separately, the Ell…

Berkshire County NewsAug 29, 2026

Hancock's lone disclosed sale this period closes at $625,000 on Corey Road

Hancock recorded eight property transfers between July 31 and Aug. 7, 2026, but only one, 37 Corey Rd, disclosed a sale price: $625,000, sold by Laurence and Alice Shaw as trustees to Adam and Alesandra Cox. That figure also serves as the period's price range and median, since no other …

Franklin County NewsAug 29, 2026

Masterson Road sale pushes Whately's disclosed price range to $1.4 million

Franklin County Registry of Deeds records show 12 property transfers in Whately from July 31 to Aug. 24, but only five disclosed a sale price, ranging from $64,908 to $1.4 million, with a median of $290,000. The month's top transaction was 92 Masterson Rd, which sold for $1.4 million on…

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