No Sale Prices Disclosed in Any of Seven Athol Property Transfers

Seven Athol properties changed hands between Aug. 14 and Aug. 18, according to deeds recorded at the Worcester County Registry of Deeds. None of the seven transactions disclosed a sale price, so a price range, median and top sale cannot be reported this period. The sales spanned seven different

Athol's Two August Sales With Disclosed Prices Span $200,001 to $522,500

Athol recorded 11 property deeds between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5, but only two listed a sale price: $200,001 and $522,500, for a median of $361,250. The period's top disclosed sale was 1179 Main St. at $522,500, sold Aug. 10. The other nine transactions, spread across nine different streets, did not

Obituary notices, week of August 24, 2026 through August 30, 2026

One Athol-resident obituary was published this week: Foster, Harry E. Sr. Foster, born in Athol in 1946, spent several years in Chicago before returning to make his home in Athol. His obituary, posted by Mack Family Funeral Homes - Orange-Athol Chapel and picked up by the Athol Daily Ne…

Athol Deed Filings Show Wide Price Spread as Most Sales Prices Go Undisclosed

The Worcester County Registry of Deeds recorded 11 Athol property transfers between July 31 and Aug. 29, all dated July 31. Only four listed a sale price, ranging from $19,511 to $310,000, with a median of $100,000 among those disclosed. The top transaction was a $310,000 family transfer from

Athol Remembers Longtime Resident Cecile LaMountain, 85

Longtime Athol resident Cecile B. LaMountain, 85, died Saturday at Quabbin Valley Health Care Center, according to an obituary notice. The listing, headlined "Cecile LaMountain Obituary (2026) - Athol, MA - Franklin County Now," was surfaced via a Google Alerts feed from the Franklin Co…

Library Discussion Group Meets as Athol Mourns Ellen Chase

Athol Public Library held its Booked for Lunch discussion group Monday as the town marked the death of longtime resident Ellen Chase. The library's midday book talk met at noon on August 24, part of its ongoing community calendar heading into fall programming. Separately, the Athol Dail…

Athol Property Transfers Show Wide Price Gaps as Most Deeds Omit Sale Price

The Worcester County Registry of Deeds recorded 14 Athol property transfers between July 24 and Aug. 22, but only five listed a sale price. Disclosed prices ranged from $1,804 to $177,058, with a median of $55,000. The period's top transaction was 190 Adams Dr., which sold for $177,058 on July 27

Athol Opens Early Voting Ahead of State Primary

Athol opened early voting Aug. 20 ahead of the state primary, town officials announced through the municipal News Flash system. The Athol Public Library, meanwhile, capped a discussion series entry on a book "that could be considered taboo" Thursday evening and rolled out a fall lineup …

Athol-Royalston Schools Reopen Athol Seat Search Over Posting Flaw

Athol-Royalston School Committee reopens the vacant Athol seat search after a posting error.

Obituary notices, week of August 10, 2026 through August 16, 2026

This week's Athol obituary column includes one qualifying notice for an Athol, Massachusetts resident. Sahagian, Clovine Elise Rose "Letourneau," 83, of Athol, died Monday, August 10, 2026, according to an obituary posted on Echovita; her arrangements are being handled by Mack Family Fu…

Sale Prices Mostly Undisclosed As Athol Records 13 Property Transfers

Athol recorded 13 property transfers between July 17 and Aug. 15, but only one deed, for 31 Charles Pl., disclosed a sale price: $25,000, sold by Mary Simmington to Workers Federal Credit Union. That single figure also stands as the period's price range and median, since no other transaction

Athol man appears in federal court on child pornography charge

An Athol man appeared in federal court this week on a child pornography charge, Franklin County Now reports. Kristopher Ambrozewicz, 35, of Athol faces one federal count in the case, the outlet reported August 13. Town Hall's Department of Public Works posted new job openings the same d…

Athol sees 12 deed transfers in late July, but most sale prices go unreported

Athol recorded 12 property deed transfers between July 10 and Aug. 8, but only four listed a sale price: $11,881, $25,000, $224,000 and $240,000, for a median of $124,500 among disclosed sales. The top transaction was 160 Farnsworth Ave at $240,000, sold July 10 from Cori Amadon to Mortgage

Obituary notices, week of July 27, 2026 through August 2, 2026

One Athol-resident obituary was published this week: Raymond, Donald P., 85, of Athol, who died Wednesday, July 29, 2026. Arrangements are being handled by Witty's Funeral Home; further service details had not been posted as of this writing. The notice was surfaced via Echovita's Athol,…