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Board of Assessors votes unanimously to offer job
Sunderland Board of Assessors voted unanimously to offer a job after reference checks, with Selectboard appointment to follow.
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Selectboard Appoints Election Officers and Approves Salary Corrections
Sunderland appointed 16 election officers representing Democrats, Republicans, and unenrolled voters. The slate, which includes out-of-town registrants and a high school student, will serve through August 31, 2027, with the Selectboard voting unanimously. Year-end fiscal transfers were also
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Sunderland Records 11 Property Transfers as Sale Prices Are Not Yet Recorded
Sunderland recorded 11 property transfers between July 17 and Aug. 15, but none of the deeds had a sale price recorded, so no price range or median could be calculated for the period. Three properties changed hands on Silver Lane or South Silver Lane, the month's most concentrated street activity,
Real Estate
Financial Institutions Are Sellers in Five of Twelve July Deed Transfers
Sunderland recorded 12 property transfers between July 10 and July 23, but only one sale price was disclosed: $200,000 for 35 Country Lane, sold by a trustee of an irrevocable trust to Citizens Bank NA. Montague Road and North Plain Road each saw two transfers on the same day. Five of t…
Government · Assessors Office
Assessors Found Raynes' Land Eligible for Chapter Land Program
The Board of Assessors found the Raynes' 10-acre property eligible for Chapter 61B Recreational Land program. The couple were provided an application after the board reviewed and approved their parcel eligibility.
Government · Selectboard or Town Administrator
Sunderland Appoints New Assessor, Approves Emergency Roof Repairs
Sunderland appointed James Houle as new Assessor and approved emergency library repairs. The Selectboard and Board of Assessors voted unanimously July 13 to appoint Houle effective July 1 following resignations from M. Skibiski, J. Kowaleck, and Assistant Assessor S. Nestanpower. Selectboard Chair
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Real Estate
Sunderland June Median Reaches $462,300 With More Than Half of Transfer Prices Undisclosed
Sunderland recorded 10 deed transfers between June 12 and July 11, 2026, per the Franklin County Registry of Deeds, with only four entries carrying disclosed sale prices. Those prices ranged from $175,000 to $812,000, yielding a median of $462,300. The period's highest disclosed conside…
Real Estate
Sunderland Home Tops $800,000 but Most June Sales Prices Stay Private
Thirteen deeds were recorded in Sunderland, Massachusetts, between June 6 and July 5, 2026, but only two carried disclosed sale prices: $812,000 for 358 South Silver Lane and $175,000 for 131 Old Amherst Road, yielding a two-sale median of $493,500 that has limited statistical weight. T…
Government · Selectboard or Town Administrator
Selectboard approves FY27 appointments, resets senior center plan
Sunderland Selectboard approved dozens of FY27 town appointments and shifted its senior center strategy after Deerfield voted down a proposed tri-town facility. Members Nathaniel Waring, Christyl Drake-Tremblay, and Dan Murphy voted unanimously on all appointment lists, with the Capital Improvement