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Mid-Year 2026 Condominium Market Update What Buyers and Sellers Should Know About the Condo Market in Franklin & Hampshi...
08/04/2026

Mid-Year 2026 Condominium Market Update What Buyers and Sellers Should Know About the Condo Market in Franklin & Hampshire Counties | Corinne Fitzgerald

While the condo market doesn't generate the same number of sales as single-family homes—particularly in Franklin County—it remains an important segment of our local real estate market. Condominiums often appeal to first-time buyers, downsizers, and those looking for a lower-maintenance lifestyle. As we reach the halfway point of 2026, Franklin and Hampshire Counties are telling two very different stories. Franklin County: Low Inventory Means Lower Sales…...

While the condo market doesn't generate the same number of sales as single-family homes—particularly in Franklin County—it remains an important segment of our local real estate market. Condominiums often appeal to first-time buyers, downsizers, and those looking for a lower-maintenance lifestyle...

Gill-Montague Summer Eats sites closed unexpectedly todayMONTAGUE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Gill-Montague Regional...
08/03/2026

Gill-Montague Summer Eats sites closed unexpectedly today

MONTAGUE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Gill-Montague Regional School District sites for Summer Eats will be closed today, Monday, August 3rd. The district's announcement for the closure cited "unforeseen circumstances" as the reason behind the closure. An update is expected sometime today on the status of the sites for tomorrow, August 4th.

MONTAGUE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Gill-Montague Regional School District sites for Summer Eats will be closed today, Monday, August 3rd. The district's announcement for the closure cited "unforeseen circumstances" as the reason behind the closure. An update is expected sometime today on the...

Missing Vermont man found deceasedDEERFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Nine days after the search began for the missing...
08/03/2026

Missing Vermont man found deceased

DEERFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Nine days after the search began for the missing Vermont man, police located 27 year-old Zachary Stolpp, deceased, in Deerfield. Stolpp was reported missing on Monday, July 20th and the Deerfield Police Department coordinated with Brattleboro, Vermont Police and the Massachusetts State Police in the search that culminated on Wednesday, July 29th at approximately 6:30 p.m. with the discovery of the deceased.

DEERFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Nine days after the search began for the missing Vermont man, police located 27 year-old Zachary Stolpp, deceased, in Deerfield. Stolpp was reported missing on Monday, July 20th and the Deerfield Police Department coordinated with Brattleboro, Vermont Police a...

UMass professor working to make at-home HIV tests accessibleAMHERST, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — UMass engineering profes...
08/03/2026

UMass professor working to make at-home HIV tests accessible

AMHERST, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — UMass engineering professor, Chang Liu, has received a $1.3 million two-year research grant to take her at-home HIV test and make it commercially available. The testing technology detects low concentrations of the p24 protein, which is an early indicator of an HIV infection.

AMHERST, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — UMass engineering professor, Chang Liu, has received a $1.3 million two-year research grant to take her at-home HIV test and make it commercially available. The testing technology detects low concentrations of the p24 protein, which is an early indicator of an H...

Shutesbury Selectboard returns to matter of private way maintenanceSHUTESBURY, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Birch Drive, a...
08/03/2026

Shutesbury Selectboard returns to matter of private way maintenance

SHUTESBURY, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Birch Drive, a private way in Shutesbury, will no longer be maintained through the winter by the town after a January vote. Now, members of the Council on Aging, Lake Wyola Association, and the Lake Wyola Advisory Committee are appealing to the Selectboard to reverse the decision.

SHUTESBURY, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Birch Drive, a private way in Shutesbury, will no longer be maintained through the winter by the town after a January vote. Now, members of the Council on Aging, Lake Wyola Association, and the Lake Wyola Advisory Committee are appealing to the Selectboard to...

Graduation requirements remain work in progressGREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — New graduation requirements might ...
08/03/2026

Graduation requirements remain work in progress

GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — New graduation requirements might still be years away from implementation. The Statewide K-12 Graduation Council released their report on June 25th, after eighteen months of development, and it is receiving more questions about implementation, especially in rural schools.

GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — New graduation requirements might still be years away from implementation. The Statewide K-12 Graduation Council released their report on June 25th, after eighteen months of development, and it is receiving more questions about implementation, especially in r...

Missing Vermont man found in DeerfieldDEERFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Vermont man missing and being searched f...
08/01/2026

Missing Vermont man found in Deerfield

DEERFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Vermont man missing and being searched for by multiple agencies including the Deerfield Police Department, since July 20th has been found dead according to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office. Zachary Stolpp was found at approximately 6:30 p.m. Wednesday evening in Deerfield. The cause of death has not yet been released by the Medical Examiner’s Office.

DEERFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Vermont man missing and being searched for by multiple agencies including the Deerfield Police Department, since July 20th has been found dead according to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office. Zachary Stolpp was found at approximately 6:30 p.m. W...

Whately secures $255K in funding for town projectsWHATELY, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Town of Whately has received a...
07/31/2026

Whately secures $255K in funding for town projects

WHATELY, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Town of Whately has received a quarter of a million dollars in support over the past week. $30,000 has been awarded from the Federal Funds and Infrastructure Office to update the town’s Hazard Mitigation Plan and $225,000 from the MassDOT Unpaved Roads Program to purchase an essential piece of equipment, a new front loader....

WHATELY, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Town of Whately has received a quarter of a million dollars in support over the past week. $30,000 has been awarded from the Federal Funds and Infrastructure Office to update the town’s Hazard Mitigation Plan and $225,000 from the MassDOT Unpaved Roads Pro...

New FCTS building heads to district wide electionMONTAGUE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — In a June 12th meeting, the Frankl...
07/31/2026

New FCTS building heads to district wide election

MONTAGUE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — In a June 12th meeting, the Franklin County Regional Technical School District Committee voted to authorize borrowing nearly $237 million for the design, construction, furnishing, and equipping of a new Franklin County Technical School facility and site improvements. There will be a district wide for election all 19 member towns on Tuesday, October 6th with polls open from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

MONTAGUE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — In a June 12th meeting, the Franklin County Regional Technical School District Committee voted to authorize borrowing nearly $237 million for the design, construction, furnishing, and equipping of a new Franklin County Technical School facility and site improve...

Kratom sales banned by Greenfield Board of HealthGREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — At Wednesday’s Greenfield Board ...
07/31/2026

Kratom sales banned by Greenfield Board of Health

GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — At Wednesday’s Greenfield Board of Health meeting, members voted in favor of a ban on the sale of all kratom products in the City. Kratom is available in both natural and synthetic forms, with effects ranging from a stimulant to a sedative depending on the concentration of 7-OH, an opioid derived from the plant.

GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — At Wednesday’s Greenfield Board of Health meeting, members voted in favor of a ban on the sale of all kratom products in the City. Kratom is available in both natural and synthetic forms, with effects ranging from a stimulant to a sedative depending on the ...

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