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Road, Bridge Work Begins on County, Yokum Pond, Tyne Roads

Road and bridge work begins on County, Yokum Pond and Tyne roads as Becket eyes a summer Swap Shop opening. Crews are underway on the Yokum Pond Road bridge project and paving between Route 8 and the Becket/Lee line, according to the town's News Flash, while officials continue seeking v…

Disclosed Becket Sale Prices Span $100,000 to $600,000 This Period

Ten properties in Becket recorded ownership transfers between June 26 and July 25, though only four listed a sale price. Among those, prices ranged from $100,000 for 96 Chippewa Drive to $600,000 for 359 Jacobs Ladder Road, the period's top sale, with a median of $393,075. Six of the 10…

Conservation land restriction tops Becket's priced sales as most deeds disclose no figure

Becket recorded 10 property transfers between June 19 and July 18, but only four disclosed sale prices, ranging from $75,000 to $1,250,000 with a median of $287,200. The period's highest-priced recorded transaction, at $1.25 million, was a conservation restriction on land at 398 Plumb R…

Becket Recruits Volunteers for New Transfer Station Swap Shop

Becket recruits volunteers for a new Transfer Station swap shop opening this summer. Town officials put out a call Monday for residents to staff the reuse program, which will let people drop off and take usable household goods during regular Transfer Station hours, though no firm openin…

Obituary notices, week of July 6, 2026 through July 12, 2026

One Becket, Massachusetts obituary notice appears for the coverage week of July 6 through July 12, 2026. Stuart Frisbie, age 76, of Becket, died June 30, 2026. Born July 1, 1949, Mr. Frisbie was a Becket resident at the time of his death, with funeral arrangements under the care of Kell…

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