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Becket Morning Brief, Oct. 21: Select Board meets as early voting continues
Becket's Select Board meets this evening as early voting continues ahead of Election Day. From our own coverage: Dar Williams event set for Oct. 24.
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Swap Shop closes for season Oct. 31
Becket's Swap Shop closes for the season Oct. 31, with a special equipment swap set for Nov. 7.
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Twelve deeds filed, few prices disclosed
Twelve property deeds recorded in Becket this month list few home sale prices. From our own coverage: Twelve deeds recorded as sale prices stay scarce; Wind project marks completion with ribbon cutting.
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Few Becket Sale Prices Available as Twelve Deeds Record Transfers
Twelve property transfers were recorded in Becket between Sept. 18 and Oct. 17, but only three included sale prices: $100,000 for 30 Maple St., $135,306 for 343 Brooker Hill Rd., and $560,000 for 279 Old Pond Rd., the period's top sale, sold to Lee Bank. The median among priced sales was $135,306.
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Household hazardous waste day set for Oct. 24
Becket will hold its household hazardous waste collection day Saturday, Oct. 24, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. From our own coverage: Wind project ribbon cutting set for Monday; Free early voting rides continue Tuesday.
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Early voting with free rides opens Saturday
Early voting with free rides to the polls opens in Becket on Saturday. Also in today's brief (11 items): Board of Health meets at Town Hall Oct. 14; Author Lara Tupper joins library book club; Sherwood Forest road, lake districts meet Oct. 17; Early voting opens at Town Hall Oct. 17.
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Fall Family Fun Festival postponed
Becket postpones its Fall Family Fun Festival after forecasts called for bad weekend weather. Also in today's brief (7 items): Fall Family Fun Festival postponed on weather forecast; Board of Health meets Wednesday evening; Library book club welcomes author Lara Tupper; Dream Away Lodge…
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Becket Sees Nine Property Transfers as Most Sale Prices Await Registry Filing
Becket recorded nine property transfers between Sept. 11 and Oct. 10, but only two carried a posted sale price: $560,000 for 279 Old Pond Rd (sellers Timothy and Karen Canty to Lee Bank) and $450,000 for 83 Beech Tree Ln (sellers Richard and Angela Castricone to a buyer's revocable trust), for a
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Wind project ribbon cutting set for Oct. 19
Becket Wind Project ribbon cutting set for Oct. 19 at Town Hall. Also in today's brief (10 items): Town Hall closed Monday for Indigenous Peoples' Holiday; Cookbook club tackles classic Italian cooking Monday; Parks and Recreation Committee meets Tuesday morning; Historical Commission m…
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Fall Family Fun Festival postponed on rain forecast
Becket postpones Fall Family Fun Festival as wet weekend weather forecast moves in. Also in today's brief (8 items): Fall Family Fun Festival postponed on rain forecast; Berkshire Edge previews Becket fortune-telling talk; Select Board meets tonight at town hall; Barn Quilt Painting Wor…