Joshua Hyde Public Library added two new online databases, giving cardholders more free digital research resources as of September 19. The announcement came alongside a busy week of programming: Fall Baby Time on September 21, Fall Toddler Time and two book discussions, "The Astral Libr…
Design Review Committee unanimously approved sign designs for four commercial locations Monday in a routine meeting. Chris Wilson, Elaine Cook, and Alex Perron voted; Chair John Durkee was absent. Walmart at 100 Charlton Road sought 131 square feet of replacement signage; Village Pizza at 487 Main
Sturbridge recorded 14 property transfers between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12, but only one deed had a sale price recorded: $73,000, for a property sold by John G. Jolin to Citizens Bank NA on Aug. 20. That single data point sets the period's reported price range and median at $73,000. The other 13
Worcester County recorded seven property transfers in Sturbridge between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5, but only one deed had a sale price recorded: $288,000, for a parcel sold by Cheryl A. Rennie to Operative Bank. The other six, at Walker Pond Road (two deeds), Valley Road, Fiske Hill Road, Charlton Road…
Sturbridge Planning Board unanimously backed solar and battery storage zoning amendments. The board voted 5-0 to allow ground-mounted solar as a primary use in Commercial and Commercial II districts, and unanimously approved BESS as both an allowable use and primary use facilities.
Sturbridge recorded 13 property transfers between July 24 and August 22, but only two carried a recorded sale price: $100,000 for 207 Main St. and $437,525 for a property listed only as Sturbridge, MA. The median of the two recorded prices was $268,762. Main Street and Hamilton Road each saw two
Sturbridge recorded nine property deeds between July 17 and Aug. 15, but only one had a sale price recorded: $150,000 for 78 Fiske Hill Rd. on July 17, sold by Stephan and Lisa Rice. With just one of nine transactions reporting a price, the period's price range and median both stand at $150,000,
Sturbridge Planning Board unanimously approved an Anderson Windows and Doors showroom at 494 Main Street. The board voted 5-0 to grant the waiver for conversion of an existing building into a showroom and office space, which requires only three or four parking spaces. Eight conditions of approval
Design Review Committee approved Window Technologies facade renovation. The three voting members unanimously backed architectural and sign design changes for the 494 Main Street property in the Commercial Tourist District, including gray paint for the existing red brick facade, two new windows, new
Sturbridge recorded 13 property deeds between July 3 and Aug. 1, but only two had a sale price recorded, according to Worcester County Registry of Deeds records. Prices ranged from $25,000 (16 Charlton St.) to $267,000 (address unspecified), with a median of $146,000 across the two recorded sales.