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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of August 24, 2026 through August 30, 2026

Holden's obituary notices this week name five residents: Boutelle, Marion R., 89; Derby, Nancy C. (Grierson), 78; Dupree, Kevin A., 70; Rice, Carol Wilcox, 84; and Sears, Jeffrey R., 51. Ages ranged from 51 to 89. Most notices were handled through Miles Funeral Homes of Holden, with Ric…

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Real Estate

Trusts and estates account for most Holden property transfers recorded in July

Worcester County Registry of Deeds records show 11 Holden property transfers recorded July 31, but only one deed disclosed a sale price: $585,900, for a property tied to the Margaret P. Daley Revocable Trust and buyers Susan and Michael Gaudet. A related deed shows the Gaudets also sell…

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of August 17, 2026 through August 23, 2026

Two Holden-resident obituaries were published this week: Lajoie, Earlene L. (Ferren), 92, who died August 17, 2026, and Wilman, Virginia E., 89, who died August 18, 2026. Both were longtime Holden residents whose arrangements were handled by Miles Funeral Homes, the lead funeral home co…

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Real Estate

Holden Home Prices Range Widely as Most July Sales Go Undisclosed

Holden recorded 14 property deed transfers from July 24 to Aug. 22, but only three disclosed a sale price: $100,000 for 20 Erin Way, $149,000 for 743 Salisbury St. and $470,250 for an unaddressed Holden property, the period's top sale. The median among disclosed sales was $149,000. Elev…

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Government · Select Board

Holden Selectmen Order Review of Ripple Fiber's Staff Costs

Holden selectmen press Ripple Fiber over town staff costs tied to its broadband buildout. DPW Director Nick Schwartz told the board a civil engineer is spending 19 to 20 hours a week on the project, plus water and sewer staff time on Dig Safe calls.

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of August 10, 2026 through August 16, 2026

This week's Holden obituary notices column includes two entries: Joy, James, 92, and Tremblay, Gilberte L. "Gil," 95, both identified in their notices as Holden, Massachusetts residents. Both died Tuesday, August 11, 2026, according to obituaries posted this week through Echovita, with …

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Real Estate

Only One Of Ten Holden Home Sales Discloses Price In Deeds

Worcester County Registry of Deeds records show 10 Holden property transfers between July 17 and Aug. 15, but only one deed disclosed a sale price: $475,000, for a property sold by Ryan Doyle LLC to Joshua and Monique Ann Coulson on July 20. The other nine sales, spanning streets includ…

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Real Estate

Sale Price Disclosure Remains Rare Among Holden's Ten July Property Transfers

Holden recorded 10 property transfers between July 10 and Aug. 8, but only one, 219 Lovell Road, disclosed a sale price: $60,000, paid by All One Credit Union to Family Living Trust. That figure also serves as the period's low, high and median, since no other transaction listed a price.…

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Just Two Of Ten Recorded Holden Property Transfers Disclose A Sale Price

Worcester County Registry of Deeds records show 10 Holden property transfers between July 3 and Aug. 1, but only two disclosed a sale price: 64 Kendall Road at $250,000 and 11 Southview Road at $200,000, for a two-sale median of $225,000. The other eight transfers, on Liberty Circle, He…

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Sports

Holden sports roundup, July 20 to July 26

Holden Youth Soccer has opened registration for its in-town Futures League (U6/U8) and Champions League (U10/U12/U4) programs. Separately, the Select Board on July 21 approved a parade permit for the 5K Dragon Dash road race, set for Oct. 4, 2026, after both town public safety chiefs si…

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