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Deerfield Sets Oct. 3 Date for Annual Town-Wide Tag Sale

Deerfield's annual town-wide tag sale returns Oct. 3, with a rain date and required Selectboard permit. The town's News Flash also announced a flu clinic set for Sept. 24 at the South Deerfield Fire Station and new Recreation Department Pilates classes. In sports, MaxPreps previews "Bru…

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of September 7, 2026 through September 13, 2026

One Deerfield-connected obituary published this week: Shaw, Carrie (Wesolowski). The Legacy.com listing, sourced from The Recorder, identifies Shaw, 77, as having attended local schools in Deerfield; she died June 29, 2026, at her home in Glendale, Arizona, where she had been living at …

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Real Estate

Only Two of 11 Deerfield Property Sales Disclosed a Price Last Month

Deerfield recorded 11 property transfers between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12, but only two listed a sale price: $319,500 for 240 Upper Rd. and $50,000 for 82 Whately Rd., producing a median of $184,750 based on that limited set. The remaining nine deeds, including two same-day filings tied to …

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Government · Select Board

Select Board Names RDI Preferred Housing Developer

Deerfield Select Board designates RDI preferred developer for 34-unit senior housing project. The board voted 3-0 to authorize Town Counsel Lisa Mead and Town Administrator Christopher Dunn to negotiate a land disposition agreement with Rural Development Incorporated for the long-vacant St.

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Real Estate

Bank and Lender Deals Dominate Deerfield's August Property Transfers

Deerfield recorded 12 property transfers between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5, but only one deed disclosed a sale price: the Aug. 17 transfer of 82 Whately Road from Samuel A. and Chelsea A. Urkiel to Greenfield Savings Bank for $50,000. Eight of the 12 transactions listed a bank, credit union or…

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Government · Select Board

Select Board adopts senior, veteran tax workoff program

Deerfield Select Board adopts a senior and veteran property tax workoff program. The board voted unanimously to implement the policy, born from a citizens' petition passed nearly unanimously at annual town meeting, capping abatements at $1,500 per participant with up to 10 spots available a year.

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