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Town warns of tick-borne meat allergy

Blackstone's health department warns residents about a tick-borne allergy that can turn deadly after red meat. Also in today's brief (8 items): Town warns of tick-borne Alpha-Gal meat allergy; Water main flushing set for October 20 through November 5; Library hosts fall cookbook swap an…

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Only one of 11 property sales reveals price

Just one of 11 recent Blackstone property transfers disclosed its actual sale price. From our own coverage: Just one of 11 property transfers reports sale price. Also in today's brief (4 items): Conservation Commission meets Wednesday afternoon; Conservation Commission adds second sessi…

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of September 21, 2026, through September 27, 2026

This week's obituary notices column carries one death notice for a Blackstone, MA resident: Caldas, Celso D., age 61, who died Saturday, September 19, 2026, at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston after a battle with cancer. Caldas was born in Firvidas, Portugal. His obituary was post…

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Real Estate

Single Recorded Sale Price Anchors Blackstone's September Deed Filings

Eleven property transfers were recorded in Blackstone between Aug. 28 and Sept. 26, but only one carried a sale price by the time records were compiled: a $675,000 sale with Linda I. Carter and Bruce A. Carter as sellers and the Federal Housing Commissioner as buyer. That figure serves …

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Flu clinic set for Oct. 5

Blackstone Senior Center will offer a flu vaccine clinic Oct. 5 for residents. From our own coverage: Real estate roundup tracks late-summer Blackstone sales. Also in today's brief (3 items): Blackstone resident Celso Caldas dies at 61; Senior Center to host flu vaccine clinic Oct. 5.

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Blackstone logs dozen home sales in late summer

Blackstone recorded a dozen home sales in late summer as many prices sit pending. From our own coverage: Blackstone logs dozen home sales in late summer. Also in today's brief (3 items): State drops Central Region drought status to normal; District screens children for possible disabili…

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Real Estate

Blackstone's Lone Confirmed Sale Price Lands At $305,000 In August

The Worcester County Registry of Deeds recorded 12 Blackstone property sales between Aug. 21 and Sept. 19. Only one transaction has a confirmed price so far: $305,000, for a property sold Aug. 25 by Miranda Lee Hamel and Miranda Cloutier to Megan and Thomas Cormier. Prices for the other…

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Blackstone Library Hosts Puzzle Race Saturday

Blackstone Public Library hosted a Puzzle Race Saturday, drawing residents to the Main Street branch for a timed team competition. The event ran from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the library's Meeting Room as part of the branch's fall programming calendar. The library's weekly Knitting Group…

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of September 7, 2026 through September 13, 2026

Two Blackstone obituaries were published this week: Laporte, Rachel F., 88, of Blackstone, who died September 7, 2026, with arrangements through Cartier's Funeral Home; and Cummings, Kathleen M. (Slade), 64, of Blackstone and formerly of Franklin, who died September 8, 2026, at home sur…

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Real Estate

Two disclosed Blackstone sales this period land in $600,000 to $700,000 range

Worcester County Registry of Deeds records show nine Blackstone property transfers between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12. Only two listed a disclosed sale price: $708,750 for a Blackstone property sold by Big Z Realty LLC to Operative Bank on Aug. 18, and $621,150 for 89 Elm St., sold by Steven …

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