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Pittsfield's Only Recorded Sale Price This Period Lands At $600,000

Ten property deeds were recorded in Pittsfield between Aug. 21 and Sept. 19, according to the Middle Berkshire Registry of Deeds, but only one has a posted sale price so far. That sale, at 122 Thomas Island Road, closed for $600,000, with Merrimack County Savings Bank as buyer. The rema…

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Library Hosts Sondheim Concert and Children's Literacy Program

The Berkshire Athenaeum hosted a busy Friday with a children's literacy event and a Jay Daniels piano concert. "Curiosity Day: If You Give a Pig a Pancake" drew families for early-literacy fun on September 19, the same day pianist Jay Daniels performed compositions by Stephen Sondheim a…

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of September 7, 2026 through September 13, 2026

Three Pittsfield obituaries were published this week: DeWinkeleer, Hedwig M.; Mara, Bernard R.; and Walger, Eric John. Mara, 87, was born in Pittsfield and was a member of Pittsfield High School's Class of 1957; he died September 10. DeWinkeleer, 91, died September 9 at home with her fa…

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Real Estate

Disclosed home prices in Pittsfield span $40,000 to $308,250 in latest deeds

Twelve property deeds were recorded in Pittsfield between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12, but only four disclosed a sale price. Those four ranged from $40,000 to $308,250, with a median of $72,500. The month's top transaction was 83 Elaine Dr., which sold for $308,250 to Freedom Mortgage Corp. an…

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Real Estate

Pittsfield Home Sale Prices Range Widely From $25,000 to $340,000 in August

The Middle Berkshire Registry of Deeds recorded 11 Pittsfield property transactions between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5, but only four disclosed a sale price. Those four ranged from $25,000 to $340,000, with a median of $192,110. The top sale was 35 Williams St. at $340,000, sold by David R. Cia…

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Obituaries

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

Five Pittsfield, Massachusetts obituaries were published this week: Hanley, Barbara E.; Hurlbut, Carole J.; Bisaha, Frances Patricia; Moser, Jane Francis; and Trottier, Robert Matthew. Barbara E. Hanley, 97, was remembered for her family ties to Danvers, MA and Holten High School; Rober…

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Real Estate

Pittsfield's Priced Home Sales Cluster Below $400,000 in Late Summer Deeds

Pittsfield recorded 14 property transfers in the Middle Berkshire Registry of Deeds between July 31 and Aug. 29, 2026, but only four included a disclosed sale price, ranging from $200,200 to $388,000, with a median of $248,125. The month's top transaction was a $388,000 sale on East New…

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General Dynamics Wins $44.8 Million Navy Contract for Pittsfield Plant

General Dynamics won a $44.8 million Navy contract that will send most of the work to its Pittsfield plant. The Navy obligated the Mission Systems deal with 85 percent of the work performed in Pittsfield and 15 percent in San Diego, California, according to Investing.com's report "Gener…

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Library Launches Card Sign-Up Month With Downtown Pittsfield Discounts

Pittsfield's public library kicks off Library Card Sign-Up Month in September with new discounts from Downtown Pittsfield businesses. The Berkshire Athenaeum has partnered with Downtown Pittsfield, Inc. to offer perks to residents who sign up for or renew a library card, timed to Nation…

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Real Estate

Just Three of Ten Pittsfield Deeds Disclose a Sale Price This Period

Ten property deeds were recorded in Pittsfield this period, all dated July 24, 2026, but only three disclosed a sale price: $52,000 at 62 Northumberland Road, $45,000 at 219 Brown Street, and $11,250 at 32 West Union Street, Unit A, for a median of $45,000 among disclosed sales. The oth…

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