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Select Board Approves New Fire Chief Contract
Northfield Select Board approves new fire chief pay deal, advances plan to abandon a dead-end road.
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Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 21, 2026 through September 27, 2026
This week's obituary column for Northfield includes one notice: Horta, Mark A., 74, who died September 14, 2026, at his home in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. The obituary identifies him as formerly of Northfield, Massachusetts. Born in Greenfield in 1951, he attended Holy Trinity and graduated …
Morning Brief
Bank sales dominate thin real estate data
Northfield real estate sales this summer leaned on bank-related transactions with limited pricing data disclosed. From our own coverage: Real estate sales data thin on pricing details. Also in today's brief (6 items): Election tabulators to be tested Sept. 30; EMS building project holds…
Real Estate
Northfield Sale Prices Span $31,000 To $65,000 As Most Deeds Await Pricing
Eleven Northfield properties sold between Aug. 28 and Sept. 26, but only four carried a recorded sale price, ranging from $31,000 to $65,000 with a median of $50,000. The top recorded sale was 213 Birnam Rd at $65,000. All four priced sales involved a bank or lending institution as buye…
Morning Brief
Fall Clean Sweep recycling day set
Northfield sets fall Clean Sweep bulky waste recycling day to help residents clear out large items. Also in today's brief (6 items): Town announces fall Clean Sweep recycling day; Voter registration deadline arrives Friday; Town holds retirement and service recognition celebration; Elec…
Morning Brief
Town updates electricity supply program details
Northfield posts updated details on its 2026-2028 community electricity supply program. From our own coverage: September deed filings mostly missing recorded sale prices. Also in today's brief (5 items): Town updates electricity supply program details; Town seeks resident for tech schoo…
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 14, 2026 through September 20, 2026
One Northfield obituary was published this week: Hall, Laurie, age 66, who died September 11, 2026, at her Northfield home. Hall was born September 28, 1959, in Greenfield to Lawrence and Mildred (Bush) Whitney, was educated in Northfield's schools, and graduated from Pioneer Valley Reg…
Real Estate
Only Two of Eleven Northfield Deed Transfers Carry a Recorded Price
Eleven property transfers were recorded in Northfield between Aug. 21 and Sept. 19, but only two carried a sale price so far: $31,000 for 37 W. Northfield Rd. and $65,000 for 213 Birnam Rd., putting the disclosed range at $31,000 to $65,000 with a median of $48,000 based on those two figures.
Government · Select Board
Select Board Fills Fire Posts, OKs EMS Design Deal
Northfield Select Board fills fire department's acting leadership and inks an $84,000 EMS building design deal.
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 7 through September 13, 2026
Three Northfield, Massachusetts obituaries were published this week, all posted by The Recorder via Legacy.com: Field, Jeffory; Smith, Laurence T. ("Rennie," "Renegade"); and Tavallai, Nasser. Field, 74, was a 1969 Pioneer Valley Regional School graduate who served in the U.S. military …
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