This week's obituary notices column for Oakham, Massachusetts carries two obituaries: Lajoie, Earlene L. (Ferren) and Ballou, Richard E. Earlene L. (Ferren) Lajoie, 92, a longtime Oakham resident who made her home in town for the past 66 years, died peacefully on Monday, August 17, 2026…
The Oakham Board of Selectmen unanimously appointed Stephen Ingman to the police department, with his term running through June 30, 2027. Clerk Frederick Gehring led the hiring process, and Ingman, who said "I came from Winchendon to a smaller town," was sworn in immediately after the vote.
Eight properties changed hands in Oakham between July 17 and Aug. 15, but only one deed disclosed a sale price: $100,000 for 420 Barre Road, sold by Susan M. Adamski, trustee, to Allcom Credit Union on July 29. With price data available for just one of eight transactions, the reported p…
The Oakham Board of Health moved to process emergency beaver-trapping permits after residents reported well contamination from rising pond water.
Ten properties sold in Oakham between July 10 and Aug. 8, per Worcester County Registry of Deeds records, but only three deeds disclosed a sale price: $100,000, $125,000 and $239,750, a median of $125,000. The top disclosed sale was 47 Ware Corner Road at $239,750, one of two sales reco…
Oakham's Board of Health voted 3-0 to issue a cease-and-desist order against the owner of a heavily contaminated 42-acre property at 358 Coldbrook Road.
The Oakham Conservation Commission approved an order of conditions for Tara Peck's single-family home on Robinson Road and postponed a decision on Moraga Storage LLC's proposed 180-megawatt battery storage system at 358 Coldbrook Road.
The Oakham Board of Selectmen voted to hire a retired Foxborough town clerk as interim town clerk through November 30 after Town Clerk Lynn Kelly's resignation left the office vacant ahead of the September primary.
Eight properties changed hands in Oakham between July 3 and Aug. 1, but only three deeds disclosed a sale price, ranging from $10,662 to $500,762 with a median of $239,750. The month's highest disclosed sale, $500,762, closed July 10 for a property listed only as "Oakham, MA," with Unit…
Five property deeds were recorded in Oakham between June 26 and July 25, but none listed a sale price, so no price range or median can be reported this period. The most notable pattern was on Skyline Drive, where two properties (67 and 70 Skyline Dr) changed hands a day apart. Two other…
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