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Music festival fills Altamira Cider Saturday

Altamira Cider in Gill hosts an afternoon-into-evening music festival open to residents Saturday. Also in today's brief (5 items): Harvest Festival postponed to Oct. 4 for weather; Altamira Music Festival plays Saturday afternoon; Harvest Festival square dance set for Saturday; Zoning B…

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Clean Sweep recycling day set for Oct. 17

Gill sets Oct. 17 date for fall Clean Sweep bulky waste recycling day. Also in today's brief (6 items): Longtime Gill resident Gloria Holmes dies at 91; Riverside building use committee meets Thursday; Board of Assessors meets Thursday at Town Hall; Gill Town Hall closed Friday, Sept. 25.

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Superintendent search launches for regional schools

Gill-Montague Regional School District launches search for a new superintendent this week. Also in today's brief (7 items): Gill-Montague superintendent search now underway; Selectboard, Finance Committee hold joint meeting; Riverside building use committee meets Thursday; Board of Asse…

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Gill advances railing upgrades for Riverside Municipal Building compliance

Gill moves forward with railing upgrades to bring the Riverside Municipal Building into code compliance. From our own coverage: Only 2 of 8 Gill deeds recorded a sale price. Also in today's brief (7 items): Riverside Municipal Building railing work moves toward compliance; Gill Selectbo…

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Real Estate

Just two of eight Gill deeds carry a recorded price so far

Gill recorded eight property transfers between Aug. 21 and Sept. 19, but only two carried a sale price by the time of this report: $75,000 for 88 Main Rd and $100,000 for 19 French King Hwy, putting the recorded price range at $75,000 to $100,000 with a median of $87,500. The other six …

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Gill Sets Oct. 6 Vote on Tech School Project, Regionalization

Gill voters will decide the Franklin County Technical School project and six-town school regionalization on Oct. 6. The special election runs from noon to 8 p.m. upstairs at Gill Town Hall, with voter registration closing Friday, Sept. 25. The Selectboard posted its agenda Friday evenin…

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Obituaries

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

This week's obituary column for Gill carries one notice: Holmes, Gloria, of Gill, Massachusetts, who died Saturday morning, September 12, 2026, at Baystate Franklin Medical Center following a period of declining health. No age, profession, or survivor details were included in the initia…

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Real Estate

Gill's Two Disclosed Home Sales Both Close Below $100,000 This Period

Eight properties in Gill changed hands between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12, according to newly recorded deeds, but only two of those sales disclosed a purchase price. The disclosed prices ranged from $75,000 to $100,000, with a median of $87,500. The period's top disclosed sale was 19 French K…

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Real Estate

Gill Sales Span $62,000 to $150,000 With Median Near $88,000

Franklin County Registry of Deeds records show eight property transfers in Gill between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5. Four listed a sale price, ranging from $62,000 to $150,000, with a median of $87,500; the other four did not disclose a price. The top sale was 25 West Gill Road at $150,000, sold…

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of August 24 through August 30, 2026

One Gill obituary was published this week: Holmes, Allen J., 76, of Gill, who died August 20 at home following a battle with lung cancer. Holmes was a 1969 graduate of Greenfield High School, born in Manchester, Connecticut. The notice was posted through Kostanski Funeral Home of Turner…

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