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Ashfield warns of fraudulent payment scheme tied to solar vendor

Ashfield warns residents of a fraudulent payment scheme tied to town's solar vendor. From our own coverage: Ashfield sees seven deed transfers as sale prices await posting. Also in today's brief (4 items): Ashfield warns of fraud tied to solar vendor payments; Ashfield confirms it won't…

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Real Estate

Only Sale Price Recorded in Ashfield This Period Holds at $200,000

Seven property deeds were recorded in Ashfield between Aug. 21 and Sept. 19, but only one has a posted sale price so far: $200,000 for 297 Cummington Road, recorded Sept. 18. The other six transactions, on Buckland, Creamery, Bug Hill, Lilliput and Apple Valley roads and one unspecified…

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Ashfield Reopens Williamsburg Road Bridge to Traffic

Ashfield reopened the Williamsburg Road bridge to traffic on Thursday, September 18, according to a town Civic Alert. The notice was posted to Ashfield's official News Flash feed at 7:55 p.m., marking the span's return to service for residents who rely on the route. The alert gave no fu…

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Real Estate

Ashfield Home Prices Span $150,000 to $325,000 in Late Summer Sales

Nine properties changed hands in Ashfield between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12, but only two deeds disclosed a sale price: $150,000 for 1517 Cape St. and $325,000 for 197 Buckland Rd., the period's top sale, yielding a median of $237,500 among disclosed sales. The other seven transfers, includi…

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Real Estate

Ashfield Sale Prices Range Widely as Disclosed Median Holds at $100,000

Nine property transfers were recorded in Ashfield between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5, per Franklin County Registry of Deeds records, but only four listed a sale price. Those four ranged from $30,000 to $325,000, with a median of $100,000. The period's largest disclosed sale was 197 Buckland Roa…

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Real Estate

Ashfield Sale Prices Span $30,000 To $325,000 In Disclosed August Deeds

Nine property transfers recorded in Ashfield between July 31 and Aug. 29, but only four included a disclosed sale price, ranging from $30,000 to $325,000 with a median of $100,000. The period's top transaction was 197 Buckland Road, which sold for $325,000 to Joshua Beauregard and Emily…

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Real Estate

Four Of Eleven Ashfield Sales Disclose Prices Ranging To $50,000

Ashfield recorded 11 property transfers between July 24 and Aug. 22, but only four deeds disclosed a sale price. Among those, prices ranged from $18,641 to $50,000, with a median of $38,500. The month's top disclosed sale was an Ashfield property that sold for $50,000 on Aug. 12, from B…

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Real Estate

Ashfield Deed Sales Show Two Disclosed Prices Both Under Fifty Thousand

Thirteen properties sold in Ashfield between July 17 and August 15, according to Franklin County Registry of Deeds records, but only two of the transactions disclosed a sale price: $18,641 and $47,000, for a median of $32,820. The month's most notable disclosed transaction was the July …

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Real Estate

Ashfield sale prices largely undisclosed as two deeds set $18,641 to $47,000 range

Ashfield recorded 11 property deed transfers between July 10 and Aug. 8, according to Franklin County Registry of Deeds records, but only two disclosed a sale price: $18,641 for 166 Ludwig Road and $47,000 for 1530 Williamsburg Road, the period's highest disclosed sale. Those two prices…

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of July 27, 2026 through August 2, 2026

One Ashfield-resident obituary was noted this week: Scelsi, Joseph Maria, 65, of Ashfield, who died July 15, 2026, with arrangements handled by Flynn & Dagnoli Funeral Home. Ashfield Patch also carried a brief community item marking his passing. No other Ashfield-resident obituaries wit…

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