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Single Recorded Price Among Twelve Holden Sales Holds Steady At $100,000

Twelve property transfers were recorded in Holden between Sept. 11 and Oct. 10, but only one had a sale price available in Worcester County Registry of Deeds data as of this report: $100,000, recorded Sept. 16, with sellers Shannon R. Frick and Michael C. Frick and buyer All One Credit …

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Obituaries

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

Two Holden-resident obituaries published this week: Fitzsimmons, Linda T. (Deprey), 78, who died September 29, and Wisner, Judith A. "Judy" (Wisniewski), 85, who died October 2 at UMass Memorial HealthAlliance's Leominster Campus after being born and raised in Holden. Both notices were …

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Real Estate

Only one of 12 Holden property transfers carries a recorded sale price

Holden recorded 12 property transfers between Sept. 4 and Oct. 3, but only one, a $517,500 sale at 79 Avery Rd., has a posted sale price so far; the registry typically posts prices within about a week, so figures for the other 11 should follow soon. Two transfers involved the same selle…

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Obituaries

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

One Holden-resident obituary was published this week: Pereira, Christopher D., 50, of Holden. Pereira died September 18, 2026, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident; his obituary describes him as a devoted father to his children, Evan and Cora. The notice was posted by Saunde…

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Real Estate

Holden's Only Recorded Sale Price This Period Lands At $704,000

Holden recorded 11 property transfers between Aug. 28 and Sept. 26, but only one carried a sale price by publication time: $704,000, recorded Aug. 28 for a transfer involving Embrace Home Loans Inc. and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. Prices for the other 10 transfers, on …

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of September 14, 2026 through September 20, 2026

This week's Holden obituary notices column lists one death: Thompson, Claude Skeels Jr., 89, who died September 8, 2026, after a brief illness. He was born and raised in Proctor, Vermont, and graduated from Proctor High School, before making Holden his home. His notice was posted by Mil…

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Real Estate

Only One Holden Home Sale Reports Price Data So Far This Period

Holden recorded 11 property transfers between Aug. 21 and Sept. 19, but only one has a posted sale price so far: 1279 Main St, which sold for $375,000 to buyers listed as trustees. Because prices typically take about a week to appear in registry data, the other 10 transfers, including t…

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Obituaries

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

Two Holden-resident obituaries were published this week: Butler, Dorothy, 99, formerly of Holden, MA, and later of Dayville, CT, who died September 1, 2026; and Gibson, Russell A., 73, of Holden, who died Monday, August 31, 2026, at a Northborough rehabilitation facility. Both notices w…

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Sole Priced Sale in Holden Closes at $400,000 as Most Deeds Omit Price

Worcester County Registry of Deeds records show 12 property transfers in Holden recorded between Aug. 14 and Aug. 17, 2026. Only one filing disclosed a sale price: $400,000, for a property sold by trustees Kathleen A. Belair and Paul J. Belair to Middlesex Savings Bank. That transaction…

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of August 31, 2026 through September 6, 2026

This week's Holden obituary notices column carries one entry: Lancaster, Jacqueline S. "Jackie" (Dorow), 52, of Holden, who died Friday, September 4, 2026, at UMass Memorial Medical Center, University Campus, in Worcester, following a battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Her notice was poste…

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