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Portsmouth Herald
Stoney Brook owner halts York property sale, eyes 168‑acre farm expansion
YORK, Maine — Tom Dunn said he was ready to sell the former Coastal Landscaping and Garden Center on Route 1 in York — a property he had purchased just a year earlier — due to a financial crisis beyond his control. In April 2026, he closed the renamed Stoney Brook Farm Store and Garden Center at that location, and the 941 U.S. Route 1 property went under contract to be sold . Dunn said he has since been made whole financially. While he cannot share details about what happened — a situation he said cost him millions — he noted that his main business, Stoney Brook Farm and Landscaping in South Berwick, is recovering and preparing for a big expansion. “It did force me to close the store, which was too bad,” Dunn said. “But everything happens for a reason, right?” Dunn has since taken the former garden center property off the market. He plans to keep the land and take some time to decide what to do with it next. Meanwhile, Dunn is selling his former Stoney Brook Farm Store property at 1680 US Route 1 , which he closed when he moved the store to the garden
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Foster's Daily Democrat
8 new townhomes near Dover middle and high schools approved
DOVER — Two townhouse-style buildings with four units each have been approved at 68 Durham Road (Route 108) near the city's middle and high schools. The property will feature a total of nine residential units, including an existing single-family home. Robert Paolini is principal of STF Development LLC, the project developer, according to state business records. 68 Durham Road (Route 108) near the city's middle and high schools." id="92643819007"> Seven of the units received approval through a transfer of a development rights (TDR), according to plans filed with the city. TDR is a tool developers can apply for in Dover to allow more housing density in exchange for paying a fee to the city Conservation Fund. The proposal received approval from the city's Planning Board Oct. 27 for a site plan, the TDR, a lot line adjustment and waivers relating to technical elements. Details of new homes coming to Durham Road The townhouses will be accessed by a driveway off adjacent Clancy Drive. One of the townhouses located closest to Durham Road will be a two-story structure with four units, while the second building will be a three-story structure with four units, each with a one-car garage. The plan calls
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Amazon distribution center underway in Tilton
Based in Seattle, Washington, Amazon has facilities around the country and globe. In New England, Amazon, said Scan New England, has more than two dozen warehouse and distribution centers: one in Rhode Island; 10 in Connecticut; 16 in Massachusetts; and, sometime in April 2027, three in New Hampshire, including Hooksett, Nashua and Tilton.
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The Hidden Massachusetts Town Where Renters Are Living Large For Under $900 A Month
Your rent check could be a lot smaller if you’d just drive about an hour and a half west of Boston. Athol, Massachusetts has been quietly sitting in Worcester County, waiting for people to notice that living here doesn’t require selling a kidney. Let’s start with the basics,...
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Willow and Hearth
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WBUR
Boston officials announce new housing proposals to entice developers
City officials announced a new plan on Monday to increase Boston’s housing stock by easing requirements for developers. Boston — like other cities across the Commonwealth and beyond — has struggled with increases in the cost of construction materials, high interest rates, and high vacancy in commercial buildings.
Dorchester Reporter
Wu eyes more changes to ‘inclusionary’ rules in bid to jump-start building surge
Above, workers are shown building a three-story house on Morton Street in Mattapan last year. Seth Daniel photo. Copyright © 2026 Boston Neighborhood News, Inc. This content may not be re-published or re-used without written permission. Mayor Michelle Wu’s administration today unveiled another series of proposed changes to Boston’s...