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Deerfield's June Deed Data Yields Just One Disclosed Sale Price of Seven Recorded

Seven deeds were recorded in Deerfield between May 28 and June 26, 2026, but only one transaction carried a disclosed consideration amount: a $491,120 mortgage-related transfer at 38 Stillwater Road from Christopher Michael Baranoski and Ronda Marie Goshea to Mutual of Omaha Mortgage In…

Buckland Deed Data Shows Wide Price Gap as Disclosed Sales Reach Only Two of Eight Transfers

Eight deeds were recorded in Buckland between May 28 and June 26, 2026, but only two carried disclosed sale prices: 23 Birch Road at $100,000, sold by Charles W. Chmura to T Bank and Traders Trust Co., and 187 Lower St. at $56,000, sold to PAH Properties LLC. Those two transactions prod…

Bernardston June Sales Cluster Below $400,000 as Median Holds at $180,000

Thirteen deeds were recorded in Bernardston between May 28 and June 26, 2026, with only five transactions carrying disclosed prices; those ranged from $50,000 to $399,900, producing a median of $180,000. The period's highest-priced sale was 727 Brattleboro Road at $399,900, conveyed to …

Shutesbury Conservation Commission Closes South Whorl Drive Hearing Unanimously

SHUTESBURY — June 25, 2026 — Shutesbury Conservation Commission unanimously closes a multi-session public hearing on a lakeside home rebuild within a wetland buffer zone. The commission voted 5-0 on June 25 to close the notice of intent hearing for the Gripco family's proposed reconstruction of a single-

Deerfield Academy Boathouse Tree Removal Hearing Continued to July After State Reviews Pending

DEERFIELD — June 25, 2026 — Deerfield Conservation Commission continued a Deerfield Academy boathouse tree-removal hearing and began overhauling its standing municipal wetland maintenance permit at its June 25 meeting. The commission voted 3-0 to push the hearing on an Academy NOI for removal of up to 10 hazard ash

Greenfield Elderly Tax Fund Pursues Legal Path to Community Preservation Act Money

Greenfield's Elderly and Disabled Taxation Fund Committee referred a complex Community Preservation Act funding question to the city attorney and reviewed an active fundraising campaign at its June 24 meeting.

Deerfield Board Adopts Performance Reviews, Tees Up Kratom Sales Ban

Deerfield Select Board approves $14,000 in staff stipends and advances kratom sales regulations.

Whately Select Board Schedules Joint Sunderland Talks on Senior Center IMA Dispute

Whately Select Board moves senior center dispute to joint Sunderland session as Deerfield exit looms.

Whately Select Board Schedules Joint Sunderland Talks on Senior Center IMA Dispute

Whately Select Board moves senior center dispute to joint Sunderland session as Deerfield exit looms.

Deerfield Board Approves $14,000 in Staff Stipends, Tees Up Kratom Sales Ban

WHATELY — June 24, 2026 — Deerfield Select Board approves $14,000 in staff stipends and advances draft kratom sales ban at packed June 24 meeting. The board, sitting jointly as Board of Health and Sewer Commission, voted unanimously to pay Town Administrator Christopher Dunn a $10,000 lump-sum stipend for

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