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This Week in Chesterfield: Jul 5 - Jul 11
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Real Estate
Chesterfield Deed Filings Show Just One Clear Conventional Sale in June-July Period
Twelve deed documents were recorded in Chesterfield between June 12 and July 11, 2026, but the majority were legal instrument filings -- homestead declarations, lis pendens notices, a judgment and estate documents -- rather than conventional property transfers. Among the three entries w…
Real Estate
Chesterfield Deed Data Thin in June as Most Transfers Lack Disclosed Prices
Eight deeds were recorded in Chesterfield between June 6 and July 5, 2026, but only two carried disclosed sale prices — $75,000 at 67 Stage Rd. and $175,000 at 316 Main Rd. — placing the midpoint at $125,000, a figure with limited statistical weight given the small sample. The top discl…
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of June 29, 2026 through July 5, 2026
One Chesterfield obituary was published this week: Davidson, Marilyn, age 91, of Chesterfield, who died June 26, 2026. Funeral arrangements were under the care of Mitchell Funeral Home. No additional biographical detail was included in the published notice.
Government · Select Board
Select Board approves Tennis Court project award to Baker Excavating and Construction.
Select Board awards Tennis Court Reconstruction Project to Baker Excavating and Construction for $161,900. Co-Chairs Roger Fuller and Trish Colson-Montgomery, along with Clerk Donald Willard, unanimously voted to award the contract to the lowest bidder after receiving six proposals. Aram Flores
Government · Council on Aging
Council on Aging approves May minutes, reviews summer programs.
The Chesterfield Council on Aging approved prior minutes and reviewed summer operations at its June 29 meeting. Director Jess Humphries reported expanded office hours and recent programs including a Director Lunch drawing 28 to 30 attendees and a Dear Ella Trio performance with approximately 18
Government · Town Clerk
Town Meeting approves $25,000 transfer for highway truck purchase
Special Town Meeting approves three articles with unanimous support. The town transferred $25,000 from Free Cash to cover the minimum trade-in value on a new F600 highway truck, with plans to recoup additional proceeds by selling the replaced vehicle on Municibid. Voters also rescinded $25,829 in
Government · Board of Health
Board of Health approves prior minutes, processes septic permit application
Board of Health approves prior minutes, directs septic applicant to find contractor. Chair John Chandler deemed Carlee Hallenbeck's septic plan for a Bissell Road new build acceptable but required identification of an installer before permit issuance. Board members Kirke Henshaw and Peg Whalen were
Government · Select Board
Select Board approves arbovirus coordinators, cemetery work spending
Select Board unanimously appoints arbovirus coordinators and approves cemetery work. Co-Chair Roger Fuller reported that John Chandler and Kirke Henshaw have volunteered as Arbovirus Coordinators; the board voted to appoint both and directed Staff Contact Brenda Lessard to notify the State. The
Government · Select Board
Select Board approves tree removal bid, employee raise policy, and traffic control disclosures.
Chesterfield Select Board approves tree removal bid and employee pay raise. Co-Chairs Roger Fuller and Trish Colson-Montgomery and Clerk Donald Willard unanimously awarded spring tree removal to Petrichor for $11,900, with the Cemetery Commission covering costs above the town's $10,250 allocation.