September deeds mix sales, bank transfers

Easthampton property records for September mix ordinary home sales with bank-related transfers. From our own coverage: Easthampton deeds roundup covers September sales, bank transfers. Also in today's brief (8 items): Rent Study Committee meets Tuesday; Public Safety Committee holds Tue…

Obituary notices, week of September 28, 2026 through October 4, 2026

This week's Easthampton obituary notices carry one name: Reopel, Joseph E. Joseph E. Reopel, 90, died September 27, 2026, at Baystate Medical Center; he was born in Northampton and was the husband of Mabel (Cranson) Reopel. The notice was posted via Boucher-O'Brien Funeral Home on Legac…

Easthampton deeds show mix of sales and bank-related transfers in September

Hampshire County Registry of Deeds recorded 15 Easthampton property transfers between Sept. 4 and Oct. 3, but only seven carried a sale price. Among those, prices ranged from $30,000 to $583,920, with a median of $230,000. The period's top sale was a Riverview condominium unit at 17 Elizabeth Lane,

Harvest Festival returns Saturday at Daley Field

Easthampton's Harvest Festival returns Saturday with activities planned from 1 to 5 p.m. at Daley Field. Also in today's brief (7 items): Planning Board cancels Tuesday meeting; Senior center trip heads to Mt. Sugarloaf; Solo Agers group meets at River Valley Co-op; Senior center art se…

Manhan Rail Trail closure notice posted

Easthampton posts a temporary closure notice for a stretch of the Manhan Rail Trail. Also in today's brief (9 items): Temporary closure notice issued for Manhan Rail Trail; Rent Study Committee meets Tuesday night; City Council Public Safety Committee meets Tuesday; City Council holds r…

Board of Public Works set to meet Wednesday

Board of Public Works set to meet Wednesday, rounding out Easthampton's busy week of city meetings. Also in today's brief (6 items): Board of Public Works meets Wednesday; Alzheimer's caregiver support group meets Wednesday; Library offers tech help Wednesday afternoon; Senior center tr…

Derby sets office hours at senior center

Mayor Derby will hold Legislative Corner office hours at the Council on Aging next Monday. From our own coverage: Real estate roundup finds most sales list no price. Also in today's brief (6 items): Nancy L. Martin obituary shared by Boucher-O'Brien; Susan Snyder obituary published by T…

Obituary notices, week of September 21 through September 27, 2026

This week's Easthampton obituary notices column carries 3 entries: Anderson, Margaret "Peggy" (89); Landry, Barbara (76); and Pomakis, Donald James (75). Anderson, a longtime Lathrop Community resident described in her obituary as a teacher, social worker, naturalist and artist, died Se…

Most home sales list no price

Only two of Easthampton's 11 latest property transfers recorded a sale price. From our own coverage: Only two of 11 property transfers show a price. Also in today's brief (9 items): School Committee Policy Subcommittee meets Monday; Conservation Commission holds Monday evening meeting; …

Only Two of 11 Easthampton Property Transfers Show a Recorded Price

Eleven property transfers were recorded in Easthampton between Aug. 28 and Sept. 26, according to the Hampshire County Registry of Deeds, but only two carried a sale price so far: $68,000 for 13 Keddy St. and $126,468 for 78 West St., the period's top recorded transaction. The median of those two

Girls soccer faces Holyoke, Hopkins Academy

Easthampton girls soccer squares off against Holyoke Tuesday and Hopkins Academy next Friday. From our own coverage: School Committee weighs Wi-Fi funding, policy rewrite cost. Also in today's brief (12 items): State Rep. Homar Gomez holds office hours at COA; School Committee's Policy …

School panel moves on Wi-Fi fix

Easthampton's School Committee moved to fund a high school Wi-Fi overhaul and start rewriting district policy. From our own coverage: School Committee funds high school Wi-Fi overhaul. Also in today's brief (12 items): Affordable and Fair Housing Partnership meets Thursday; Senior cente…

Committee approves $25,536 for high school Wi-Fi fix

Easthampton School Committee funds a $127,683 high school Wi-Fi overhaul and greenlights a policy manual rewrite.

City announces blood drive for October 5

Easthampton will host a blood drive on October 5, the city announced this week. Also in today's brief (16 items): City announces blood drive for October 5; City Council Finance Committee meets tonight; BEES Committee holds evening meeting; Senior center hosts Medicare plans talk.