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Single-family home sells for $1.3 million in Sturbridge
A spacious house located at 25 Library Lane in Sturbridge has new owners. The 6,036-square-foot property, built in 1937, was sold on April 1, 2024. The $1,250,000 purchase price works out to $207 per square foot. This single-story house offers a roomy layout with five bedrooms and four baths. The home's outer design showcases a a gable roof frame, with roofing materials crafted from asphalt. The property is equipped with a steam heat system and a cooling system. The property encompasses a generous 2.1-acre of land.
Six months before Belchertown shooting incidents, another resident’s house was hit
BELCHERTOWN — Rick and Angela Kowal were spending a cozy winter morning in bed when a piece of their bedroom wall “sprinkled like confetti,” Rick Kowal said. “I thought it was a nail had popped,” Rick Kowal said. “I was confused.”. If you purchase a...
Crews respond to structure fire in Granby
GRANBY, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Crews responded to a structure fire on Saturday evening on Forge Pond Road. When our Western Mass News crews arrived around 4 p.m., we saw firetrucks and emergency crews outside the residence where hte fire took place. The incident is still under investigation, so no other...
Prom photos: Check out Belchertown Jr. Prom photos from Union Station in Northampton
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Meet Brimfield’s oldest veteran: 100-year-old Richard Stanton
BRIMFIELD — When children at Brimfield Elementary School clapped and cheered for Richard Stanton on his 100th birthday on Thursday, he said very little. The town’s oldest veteran just smiled and waved. But his son-in-law, Andre Deschenes, beamed with pride in a man he calls dad. “I love...
Brush Fires Keep Local Firefighters Busy
Two brush fires were contained by crews in the region on Wednesday. The first fire was reported at around 4 pm on Brimfield Road in Monson. In the evening a second fire was reported on Somers Road in Hampden. In this blaze, about three acres of land were burned. There...
Judge rules ‘Turtleboy’ blogger can attend Karen Read murder trial
The Holden man known as “Turtleboy” can attend the Karen Read murder trial, a Dedham District Court judge ruled on Friday, The Boston Globe reported. Aidan Kearney, 42, appeared in Dedham District Court for a pre-trial hearing. Unrelated to the Read trial, he was charged separately with violating a restraining order with his former girlfriend.
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