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Town explains October property tax increase

Williamstown explains October property tax increase as bills make up over 70 percent of town revenue. Also in today's brief (7 items): Town explains October property tax increase; Town seeks new Superintendent of Public Works; Williamstown named among Massachusetts' prettiest college to…

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Nine ballot questions spur new voter checklist

Full November 3 ballot with nine questions and 14 offices prompts new Williamstown voter checklist. From our own coverage: Oblong Road tops list as deed prices linger. Also in today's brief (11 items): Town clerk issues checklist for Nov. 3 ballot; New traffic counters installed on Main…

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of September 14 through September 20, 2026

This week's obituary notices column carries one Williamstown, Massachusetts resident: Rollman, Alice. Alice Alexina (Bombardier) Rollman died Sunday, September 13, 2026, at home at age 100; she was born in Adams in 1925 and attended schools there. Her obituary was posted this week by Fl…

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Oblong Road Sale Tops $563,250 As Most August Deed Prices Remain Pending

Williamstown recorded 15 property transfers between Aug. 21 and Sept. 19, but only five carried a sale price by press time, ranging from $75,000 to $563,250 with a median of $228,000. The period's top sale was 324 Oblong Road, which changed hands for $563,250 on Aug. 24. Ten transactions, including

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National Grid Warns Williamstown Customers of Scam Uptick

National Grid warns Williamstown customers of scam uptick after door-to-door reports in Clarksburg. The utility issued the alert Thursday, September 18, after receiving multiple reports of scammers, including a Clarksburg case where door-to-door solicitors asked residents to show their …

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Obituaries

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

The Williamstown obituary notices column carries two entries this week: Allen, John Thomas, 87, who died September 2, 2026, at his home in Williamstown and whose obituary was published September 9 through Flynn & Dagnoli-Montagna Home for Funerals-West Chapel; and Reichard (Quillinan), …

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Williamstown deed filings show wide price gap, most sale prices not yet recorded

Fourteen property transfers were recorded in Williamstown between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12, but only three carried a recorded sale price: $120,000, $328,500 and $563,250, for a median of $328,500. The period's top transaction was 324 Oblong Road, which sold for $563,250 on Aug. 24 from Pamela B.

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Commission Approves Barn Rebuild, Park Upgrade Plan

Williamstown Conservation Commission approves Hancock Road barn rebuild, opens door to a permit fee hike. The commission voted 6-0 to clear a request to rebuild a barn on property owned by Steve Pagnotta, represented by Charlie Labatt of Guntlow Associates, attaching its standard six conditions.

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