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
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…
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…
Becket Town Hall will close to the public Tuesday for wind turbine installation work. Also in today's brief (8 items): Town Hall closed Tuesday for turbine work; Planning Board meets Tuesday evening; Book club tackles When the Cranes Fly South; Select Board meets Wednesday evening.
One Becket-resident obituary was reported this week. Mattie, Donald R. Jr., 54, of Becket, died Tuesday, September 29, 2026; no cause, location of death, or service details were available in the notices reviewed. His obituary was posted by Kelly Funeral Home - Lee of Lee, Massachusetts,…
Becket scheduled a ribbon cutting for its wind energy project on October 19. Also in today's brief (11 items): Manhattan Short Film Festival screens in Becket tonight; Community Preservation Committee meets Monday, Oct. 5; Zoning Board of Appeals meets Monday, Oct. 5; Planning Board hol…
Inclement weather forces postponement of Becket's Fall Family Fun Festival this weekend. Also in today's brief (13 items): Fall Family Fun Festival postponed over weekend rain forecast; Whiskey Treaty Roadshow plays PTO fundraiser Friday; Sherwood road, lake districts hold meetings this…
Becket officials warn residents about fraudulent emails posing as the Conservation Commission. Also in today's brief (5 items): Town warns of fake Conservation Commission emails; Planning Board meets tonight at town hall; Sherwood Forest districts meet Friday morning; PTO fundraiser con…
Becket schedules public hearing on Quarry Road bridge replacement for October 1. From our own coverage: September home sales show wide range, most pending. Also in today's brief (7 items): Town warns of fake Conservation Commission emails; Board of Assessors holds regular meeting; Publi…
Eleven properties changed hands in Becket between Aug. 28 and Sept. 26, but only three carried a recorded sale price so far, ranging from $20,000 to $496,000 with a median of $25,000. The period's most notable transaction was 325 Skyline Ridge Rd., which sold for $496,000 to Westfield Bank. Two