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Monterey Morning Brief, Oct. 22: Library leads Cannery Row walking tour Saturday
Monterey Public Library leads a Steinbeck-themed Cannery Row walking tour Saturday morning at Fisherman's Wharf.
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Monterey Morning Brief, Oct. 21: Library plans Halloween costume contest for teens
Monterey Public Library will host a Halloween watch party, costume contest and crafts for teens Monday evening.
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Priciest sale of week tops $2.5 million
Monterey's priciest home sale this week closed at $2.5 million as four more deals sit pending. From our own coverage: Priciest sale of the week tops $2.5 million.
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Monterey's Priciest Sale Hits $2.5 Million While Four Prices Remain Pending
Monterey recorded seven property transfers between Sept. 18 and Oct. 17, with prices available for three. Prices ranged from $337,500 to $2,500,000, with a median of $1,250,000 among those three.
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of October 5, 2026 through October 11, 2026
This week's Monterey obituary notices column carries one notice: Brown, Peter, 91, who died October 1, 2026, at Berkshire Medical Center. Brown grew up in Monterey, spending summers on the shores of Lake Buel, after being born in nearby Great Barrington to Frederic and Florence (Gillett…
Real Estate
Only One Of Seven Monterey Property Sales Shows Recorded Price This Period
Monterey recorded seven property transfers between Sept. 11 and Oct. 10, but only one carries a sale price in registry data so far: 42 Sandisfield Rd., which sold Oct. 2 for $337,500 to buyer Pittsfield Cooperative Bank. The other six sales, including two on Sylvan Road, have no price y…
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 28, 2026 through October 4, 2026
One Monterey, Massachusetts obituary was published this week: Brown, Peter Sanborn. Peter Sanborn Brown, 91, of Monterey, died October 1, 2026, at Berkshire Medical Center after a short illness. He was born in Great Barrington and had been married to his wife, Joan (Harmon) Brown, for 6…
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Monterey's priciest recorded sale this period hits $2.2 million on Mount Hunger Road
Monterey recorded 10 property transfers at the Southern Berkshire Registry of Deeds from Sept. 4 to Oct. 3, though only four carry a posted sale price so far. Among those, prices ranged from $250,000 to $2,222,500, with a median of $506,250. The period's top sale was 169 Mount Hunger Ro…
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Library adds digital legacy talk Saturday
Monterey Public Library adds a genealogist's digital legacy workshop to its busy Saturday lineup. Also in today's brief (4 items): Library hosts digital legacy workshop Saturday; Wharf walk registration down to seven seats; Free tech help returns Tuesday and Thursday; Therapy dog visits…
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Print workshop has five seats left
Library director Brian Edwards to teach beginner linoleum block printing workshop Monday with five seats left. Also in today's brief (6 items): Library tech help returns twice this week; Weekly storytime set for Friday morning; Wharf Walk registration down to 10 seats; Edwards teaches l…
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