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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of October 5, 2026 through October 11, 2026

This week's Athol obituary column carries one notice: Girard, Danielle (Ph.D.), who was born in Leominster in 1992 and was the only child of Roger and Patricia (Hall) Girard of Athol. Dr. Girard died in August 2026 at her home in Lancaster, England, where the obituary describes her as "…

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Athol Property Sales Post Wide Price Gap as Most Deeds Await Data

Nine properties recorded deed transfers in Athol between Sept. 11 and Oct. 10, but sale prices have posted for only two so far: $81,000 for 218 Green St. and $213,000 for a property sold by JMT Holdings LLC, producing a median of $147,000. The other seven sales, including transfers on Smith,

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Main Street paving notice posted

Athol posts Main Street paving notice as crews prepare for roadwork without a set start date. Also in today's brief (3 items): Town posts Main Street paving notice; Athol girls soccer hosts Holyoke Tuesday; Library's ghost portrait session meets Wednesday.

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Only one of nine deeds lists sale price

Only one of nine recently recorded Athol property deeds lists an actual sale price. From our own coverage: Only one of nine Athol deeds lists sale price. Also in today's brief (5 items): Athol finishes security camera installation in parks; Athol JV boys soccer faced Hopkins Academy; Li…

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Obituaries

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

Three Athol-resident obituaries were published this week. In last-name order: Anderson, Nancy J. (Primeau), 63, a Park Street resident and Army veteran who worked in Athol Elementary Schools' food services, died September 26; Richard, Beverly D. (Hertel Sundberg), a onetime Athol reside…

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Only one of nine Athol deeds shows a sale price this period

Nine properties changed hands in Athol between Sept. 4 and Oct. 3, but only one deed carries a recorded sale price so far: a $170,000 transfer from seller Irvin Hartin to J Directed LLC. The other eight transfers, on streets including Columbian Avenue (two deeds recorded the same day), Chestnut

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Library plans Ghost Portraits workshop

Athol Public Library will host a Ghost Portraits art workshop for children ages 8 to 13 on Oct 14. Also in today's brief (5 items): Library hosts Paint Little Critters session Wednesday; Library offers financial wellness workshop twice this month; Athol volleyball hosts Turners Falls Fr…

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Library opens monthlong photo contest

Athol Public Library opens its monthlong Quabbin Days photo contest for all ages this week. Also in today's brief (4 items): Library opens monthlong Quabbin Days photo contest; Library's Paint Little Critters class returns Wednesday; Library offers financial wellness sessions this month…

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Deed data reveals wide price gap

September deed filings show a wide gap between Athol's highest and lowest home sale prices, real estate roundup finds. From our own coverage: Deed data shows wide gap in September home sales. Also in today's brief (3 items): Athol volleyball faces Hampden Charter East; Library sets Octo…

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Only one of 12 Athol property transfers has a sale price

Athol recorded 12 property transfers between Aug. 28 and Sept. 26, but only one carried a disclosed sale price as of this writing: $225,750 for 0 Exchange St, sold by Exchange LLC to Cornerstone Bank.

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