Sheffield Voters Approve $8.58 Million School Budget on Eve of Fiscal Deadline

SHEFFIELD — June 29, 2026 — Sheffield voters narrowly approved a contested $8,579,631 school operating budget on the final day of the fiscal year at a June 29 special town meeting, passing the Southern Berkshire Regional School District's assessed share 126 to 63. The budget represents a 7.

Dalton Voters Reject Tiny House Bylaw, Approve Air Monitoring Funds

DALTON — June 29, 2026 — Dalton voters rejected a movable tiny house zoning amendment and approved $27,000 for air-quality monitoring at a special town meeting on June 29. The tiny house article, a citizen's petition brought by Amy Turnbull of 60 John Street — a director with the

South Street Sale at $1.13 Million Tops Williamstown's June Deed Recordings

Williamstown recorded 16 deeds between May 31 and June 29, 2026, but only five carried disclosed sale prices, ranging from $20,000 to $1,130,000 with a median of $50,000. The month's standout transaction was 148 South St., which sold for $1,130,000 on June 9, with Olivier and Laure Mesl…

Margaret Lindley Park Reopens as Water Tests Clear Bacteria Concern

Margaret Lindley Park swimming area reopens in time for the Fourth of July weekend after a five-day bacteria closure. The town announced Monday that water-quality tests taken June 29 confirmed bacterial counts are back within safe levels, ending the closure that began June 24. Town Hall…

West Stockbridge Records 11 June Deeds but Prices Remain Largely Undisclosed

West Stockbridge recorded 11 deed transfers between May 31 and June 29, 2026, but sale prices were disclosed on only two of those transactions, making a reliable market assessment difficult. Among the two priced sales, the range ran from $25,000 at 17 Albany Rd. to $35,000 in a transfer…

Lee June Deed Data Thin as Only 3 of 17 Transfers Disclose Sale Prices

Seventeen property transfers were recorded in Lee between May 31 and June 29, 2026, but only three carried disclosed sale prices, limiting market analysis. Those three sales ranged from $750 to $1.2 million, with a median of $144,897. The period's most notable disclosed transaction was …

Sandisfield June Deed Data Shows Half of Sales Prices Undisclosed Amid Bank Activity

Sandisfield recorded 11 property transfers between May 31 and June 29, 2026, with sale prices disclosed in five of those transactions, ranging from $40,000 to $315,000 and a median of $125,000. The month's highest-priced disclosed sale was a parcel at 0 West St., which sold for $315,000…

Richmond June Deed Records Yield Just Two Disclosed Prices Out of 15 Instruments

The Middle Berkshire Registry of Deeds recorded 15 instruments involving Richmond properties between May 31 and June 29, 2026, but only two carried disclosed consideration amounts — $100,000 at 2851 State Road and $250,000 at 326 Yokun Road — for a two-sale range of $100,000 to $250,000…

North Adams Registry Data Yields Just One Confirmed Property Sale for June Period

The Northern Berkshire Registry of Deeds recorded 15 instruments in North Adams for the period ending June 29, 2026, but only one — 99 Tremont St., which sold June 3 for $174,000 — constitutes a clearly identifiable arm's-length property sale with a disclosed price; the remaining entrie…

Cheshire June Deed Data Skewed by Bank Transactions, Sparse on Traditional Sales

Eighteen deeds were recorded in Cheshire between May 31 and June 29, 2026, but only six carried disclosed consideration amounts, ranging from $50,000 to $414,000, with a median of $93,500; the majority of entries list banks, credit unions, or mortgage servicers as a party, indicating mo…