Morning Brief
Dalton Morning Brief, Oct. 27: Army veteran honored in week's obituary
Dalton remembers Army veteran Arnold Sears Jr. in the week's lone obituary notice. From our own coverage: Army veteran honored in week's obituary.
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Government · Select Board
Dalton board grants fire district sewer fee waiver
The Dalton Select Board, sitting as the Sewer Commission, voted to grant the fire district a two-year sewer fee waiver for a Flansburgh Avenue property being converted to firefighter housing.
Morning Brief
Dalton Morning Brief, Oct. 26: 14 property transfers, pricing data lags
Dalton News finds 14 property transfers recorded, but most sale prices remain undisclosed. From our own coverage: Deed records show 14 property transfers, few prices.
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of October 19, 2026 through October 25, 2026
One Dalton-resident obituary was published this week: Sears, Arnold W. Jr., 78, of Dalton, MA, who died October 20, 2026, at Berkshire Medical Center. He was a United States Army veteran who served during the Vietnam War from 1966 to 1969.
Real Estate
Dalton Sales Prices Range From $95,625 To $785,316 Last Month
Dalton recorded 14 property transfers between Sept. 25 and Sept. 29, but only three carried a sale price in registry data at the time of this report: $95,625, $200,000 and $785,316, for a median of $200,000 among priced sales.
Morning Brief
Dalton Morning Brief, Oct. 23: Halloween Walk welcomes trick-or-treaters Sunday
Dalton's Community Recreation Association hosts a free Halloween Walk for children Sunday afternoon. From our own coverage: Washington Mountain Road closure set for November; CRA sets next food truck distribution Oct. 28.
Morning Brief
Dalton Morning Brief, Oct. 21: Road set to close Nov. 2-13
Washington Mountain Road in Dalton will close from Nov. 2 through Nov. 13. From our own coverage: Washington Mountain Road set to close Nov. 2-13.
Morning Brief
Zero Waste Day set for Nov. 14
Dalton announces a Zero Waste Day collection event set for November 14. From our own coverage: Few sale prices disclosed in latest deed filings.
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of October 12 through October 18, 2026
One Dalton-connected obituary was published this week: Strong, Margaret "Peggy," 87, who died October 4, 2026 at Mt. Carmel Care Center in Lenox and was identified in her notice as formerly of Dalton.
Real Estate
Dalton Deeds Show Few Confirmed Prices Despite Thirteen Transfers Logged
Dalton recorded 13 property transfers between Sept. 18 and Oct. 17, but only two carried a sale price in registry data: $60,000 for 78 Johnson Rd. and $356,837 for 244 Washington Mountain Rd., the period's top recorded sale.
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