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Select Board appoints new town clerk

Select Board appoints new town clerk, weighs ambulance revenue amid fire staffing strain. From our own coverage: Planning Board weighs Glenwood boundary dispute, new subdivision; Select Board appoints new town clerk, debates fire funding.

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of October 5, 2026 through October 11, 2026

This week's Rutland, MA obituary notices cover two residents: Kristoff, Gerald M. "Jerry" and Johnson, George A. Sr. Kristoff, 78, of Rutland and Sterling, died October 1 after a 10-year battle with progressive supranuclear palsy, survived by his wife of 52 years, Deborah J. (Hill) Kris…

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11 property transfers recorded in September

Rutland recorded 11 property transfers in September with final sale prices still pending. From our own coverage: Rutland logs 11 property transfers in September. Also in today's brief (6 items): Historical Commission holds regular meeting Tuesday; Select Board meets Tuesday; Planning Bo…

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Real Estate

Rutland's September Deeds Show No Listed Sale Prices for Any of 11 Transfers

Eleven property transfers were recorded in Rutland between Sept. 11 and Oct. 10, but none had a sale price listed in registry data as of this report, so a price range and median are not yet available. The clearest identified buyer-seller transaction is 5 Christmas Tree Lane, sold by Tim…

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Finance Committee, Select Board meet jointly

Rutland's Finance Committee holds a joint session with the Select Board Thursday night. From our own coverage: RDIC votes to award both development proposals. Also in today's brief (7 items): Town posts fall yard waste dropoff schedule; Select Board meets Tuesday night; Planning Board m…

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Government · Conservation

Panel Withholds Compliance Over Riverfront Breach

Rutland's Conservation Commission withheld a certificate of compliance for 311 Pleasantdale Road after an as-built survey showed construction disturbed 9.6 percent of a 133,000-square-foot riverfront area, near the state's 10 percent cap, through boulder and slope work the commission said was…

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Development commission advances land bids, team named

Rutland's development commission advances competing land bids and taps a negotiating team. From our own coverage: Development commission grapples with land deal, missing minutes. Also in today's brief (3 items): Longtime Rutland, Sterling resident Gerald Kristoff dies at 78; Bylaw Commi…

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