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Last 14 days

• Select Board fills fire posts, inks EMS design deal. Northfield's Select Board took up fire department leadership vacancies and a proposed EMS building design contract, aiming to have a concept and cost estimate ready before the November 19 Fall Town Meeting.Northfield News
• Nine Northfield property deeds recorded in September. Nine deeds changed hands in Northfield last month, according to county registry records, though the sale price on most of the transactions has not yet been made public.Northfield News
• Select Board approves new fire chief contract. Northfield's Select Board negotiated a new multi-year contract for Fire Chief Michael that folds several stipends into his pay, then weighed whether to stop maintaining a stretch of Old Wendell Road so deteriorated that fixing the drainage and paving at each end could prove costly.Northfield News
• Real estate sales data thin on pricing details. Northfield's late-summer property records show bank-related transactions making up a notable share of activity, with pricing details unusually sparse across the batch of recorded sales.Northfield News

Coming up

• Wed, Oct 7: Roadwork on East Street, St. Mary's starts Oct. 7. Northfield's Highway Department will start roadwork Oct. 7 on East Street and St. Mary's Street, with Franklin County Now reporting delays expected as crews move through town, so residents should plan extra travel time.Town of Northfield
• Wed, Oct 7: Highway Department roadwork begins Oct. 7. The Highway Department says roadwork will begin October 7 in several areas of Northfield, with delays expected for drivers in those locations.Town of Northfield
• Wed, Oct 7, 3:00 p.m.: EMS building project holds drop-in session Oct. 7. Northfield residents can learn about the EMS building project and ask questions at a community drop in session Wednesday from 3 to 6 p.m. at 69 Main Street.Town of Northfield
• Wed, Oct 7, 3:00 p.m.: EMS building project holds another public drop-in. The EMS Building Project's latest community drop-in session runs Wednesday from 3 to 6 p.m. at 69 Main Street, continuing a series of sessions for residents to review building plans.Town of Northfield
• Wed, Oct 7, 3:00 p.m.: EMS building project holds drop-in session. Residents can stop by Town Hall Wednesday, October 7, from 3 to 6 p.m. for a drop-in session on the EMS building project.Town of Northfield

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