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Real Estate

Top Recorded Sale Hits $405,000 as Most Northfield Prices Lag

Northfield recorded eight property transfers between Sept. 11 and Oct. 10, but only three carry a sale price so far: $405,000 for 80 Lyman Road, $294,693 for 142 West Northfield Road, and $63,474 for 74 Pierson Road, a median of $294,693 among those three. Five entries, including a clus…

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Hydrant flushing set for Oct. 13-15

East Northfield Water Company plans three days of hydrant flushing starting Oct. 13. Also in today's brief (4 items): Sewer and conservation panels meet at Mill Brook; Hydrant flushing set for Oct. 13-15; EMS building project holds drop-in session Oct. 14; Pioneer Valley Regional faces …

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Town releases results of Tuesday's election

Northfield releases results from Tuesday's October 6 election as two town boards prepare meetings this week. Also in today's brief (4 items): Northfield posts results of October 6 election; Board of Assessors meets Wednesday afternoon; EMS building project holds drop-in session; Sewer, …

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Sports

Select Board approves multi-year permit for Northfield's Monster Dash 5K road race.

The Select Board approved a new multi-year special event permit policy on Sept. 29 and used it to sign off on the Northfield Monster Dash 5K, set for Oct. 24 from 7 a.m. to noon. The non-profit race's fees were waived, and its approval now runs three years instead of requiring annual re…

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of September 28, 2026 through October 4, 2026

This week's obituary notices carry one entry for a Northfield, Massachusetts resident: Shepard, Christopher Bourne. A notice identifying Shepard as "of Northfield, MA" was posted by Legacy.com on Friday, October 2, 2026; the scraped portion of the notice did not include the date of deat…

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Select Board fills fire posts, signs EMS deal

Northfield's Select Board filled two fire department leadership posts and signed an EMS building design contract. From our own coverage: Select Board fills fire posts, inks EMS design deal; Nine Northfield property deeds recorded in September. Also in today's brief (5 items): Home compo…

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Real Estate

Priced Northfield sales cluster near $50,000 as September deeds post

Nine Northfield properties changed hands between Sept. 4 and Oct. 3, but only four deeds carried a recorded sale price by this report, ranging from $40,000 to $285,600 with a $50,000 median among those four. The period's top recorded sale was an unaddressed Northfield property at $285,6…

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Fire chief gets new contract

Northfield Select Board signs off on new fire chief contract, weighs abandoning crumbling road. From our own coverage: Select Board approves new fire chief contract. Also in today's brief (7 items): Longtime Northfield composter featured in county Q&A; Schools send families fifth weekly…

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Mahar volleyball travels to Pioneer Valley Monday

Mahar Regional's volleyball team travels to Pioneer Valley Regional in Northfield on Monday. Also in today's brief (5 items): Planning Board meets Thursday to review agenda; Great River Challenge returns to Northfield Mountain Saturday; Mahar volleyball plays at Pioneer Valley Monday; E…

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