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Morning Brief

Deed activity picks up as prices lag

Deed activity increases in Shelburne as most August sale prices await county registry update. From our own coverage: Deed activity picks up as prices lag. Also in today's brief (3 items): Finance Committee holds meeting with posted agenda; Open Space Committee to meet via Zoom.

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Shelburne deed activity picks up as most August sale prices await registry update

Nine Shelburne property transfers were recorded between Aug. 21 and Sept. 19, but only four carried a sale price in registry data so far, ranging from $50,000 to $192,000 with a median of $80,000. The period's top recorded sale was a $192,000 transfer to Sayagi U Ba Khin Memorial Trust of

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Shelburne Holds Annual Hazardous Waste Collection Day

Shelburne residents dropped off household hazardous waste Saturday during the town's annual collection day, one of several fall items drawing attention at Town Hall. The town's News Flash, posted Sept. 15, also flagged an Oct. 6 district-wide election for the Franklin County Technical S…

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of August 31, 2026 through September 6, 2026

This week's obituary column carries one notice for a Shelburne, Massachusetts resident: Schochet, David, 84, who died Saturday, August 15, 2026, after a long illness. He was survived by his wife, Sue Reed, and daughter, Julie Schochet. The notice was posted to Legacy.com, the lead sourc…

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Eight Shelburne Deeds Recorded in Late Summer, Most Prices Not Yet Recorded

Eight property deeds were recorded in Shelburne between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5, according to Franklin County Registry of Deeds records, but only two had a sale price recorded. Those two sales ranged from $50,000 to $60,000, with a median of $55,000. The highest-priced recorded transaction was 675 Patten

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Obituaries

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

One Shelburne, Massachusetts obituary was published this week: Looman, Sarah E., 97, who died August 24, 2026. A Sanderson Academy graduate born on her family's farm, her notice was posted by Smith-Kelleher Funeral Home and carried on Legacy.com and in The Recorder.

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Eight Shelburne Deeds Recorded in August, None With a Recorded Sale Price

SHELBURNE -- Eight deeds were recorded in Shelburne between July 31 and Aug. 29, but none had a sale price recorded, so no price range or median could be calculated for the period. The most recent transaction was 104 Old Village Road, sold Aug. 24 from Greenfield Savings Bank to Jacqueline H. Baker,

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Government · Board of Selectmen

Board OKs police phones, splits on tax auction

Shelburne selectmen split 2-1 on tax-auction terms and clear police for department phones. The board approved a $5,000 minimum-bid auction of six tax-title properties over Chair Andrew's objection, who questioned the sale structure's effect on assessed values; the vote was 2-1.

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Shelburne records five deed transfers in past month, only one sale price recorded

Franklin County Registry of Deeds recorded five Shelburne property transfers between July 24 and August 22, but only one, 104 Old Village Road at $262,000, included a recorded sale price, making that figure both the range and the median for the period. Two transactions named a bank as buyer:

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