Government · Other Committee
Charter panel to ask Select Board to shrink itself
Paxton Charter Review Committee eyes shrinking itself from seven members to five.
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Paxton
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Real Estate
Paxton Property Deeds Show No Disclosed Sale Prices This Period
Ten properties changed hands in Paxton between July 10 and Aug. 8, per Worcester County Registry of Deeds filings, but none of the 10 deeds disclosed a sale price, so no price range or median can be reported for the period. Pleasant Street saw the most activity, with three transfers rec…
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of July 27, 2026 through August 2, 2026
Two Paxton-resident obituaries were posted this week: Grigaitis, Rasa S., and MacPhee, Grace E. Grace E. MacPhee died at age 101; both deaths were recorded July 26, 2026. Rasa S. Grigaitis's arrangements are with Worcester Funeral, Inc., and Grace E. MacPhee's with Miles Funeral Homes o…
Real Estate
Only Two of Twelve July Paxton Property Transfers Disclose a Sale Price
Paxton recorded 12 property transfers between July 3 and Aug. 1, but only two disclosed a sale price: $310,000 for 57 Pleasant St. and $75,000 for a Paxton parcel sold to Baxter Credit Union, yielding a median of $192,500 across those two sales. Pleasant Street saw three separate transf…
Real Estate
Paxton's Two Disclosed Sale Prices Show Wide Gap in Value
Paxton recorded 12 property deed transfers between June 26 and July 25, but only two listed a sale price: $178,100 for a property with no listed street address, sold June 30, and $25,000 for 131 Pleasant St., sold July 2, giving a median of $101,550 across the two disclosed prices. Plea…
Government · Other Committee
Charter Panel Backs Cutting Its Size to Five
The Paxton Charter Review Committee agreed to recommend the Select Board shrink its own membership from seven seats to five.
Real Estate
Single Disclosed Price Anchors Paxton's Otherwise Undisclosed June Deed Activity
Worcester County recorded eight Paxton property deeds between June 19 and July 18, but only one disclosed a sale price: $100,000, in a transfer from Scott F. and Caryn Keenan to Navy Federal Credit Union. The other seven deeds, spanning Village Road, Laurel Street, Crocker Hill Road, Ma…
Government · Finance Committee
Paxton Finance Committee Reelects Chair, Approves Transfers
Paxton Finance Committee approved $48,733 in year-end transfers and reelected Mark Love as chairman for fiscal 2027.
Government · Select Board
Select Board adopts Hazard Mitigation Plan
The Paxton Select Board adopted the town's Hazard Mitigation Plan and approved three fire department budget transfers before closing the meeting for executive session.
Government · Town Meeting
Paxton Town Meeting Balances Budget, Override Vote Set for August 10
Paxton Town Meeting balances a $640,000 deficit and defers override vote to August 10.
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