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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

Greenfield Traffic Commission approves seasonal turtle crossing signs for Mill Street bridge

Greenfield Traffic Commission unanimously backs seasonal turtle crossing signs at Mill Street bridge.

Deerfield Finance Committee approves five end-of-year budget transfers totaling $43,700

Deerfield Finance Committee approves $43,700 in end-of-year transfers and hears road funding data.

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