claudette millette: Southborough or Southboro - It's Still a Lovely Town - 08/07/10 12:38 PM
The Town of Southborough - However it is spelled 
There are two ways to spell the name of this convenient town that is located in Worcester County.  "Southborough" is the more formal spelling but many of the residents spell the town as its shortened "Southboro." 
The Town of Southborough
In its early days Southborough was known as "Stony Brook" and was actually part of the nearby Marlboro (or Malborough) in the 1600s.  The Town of Southborough did not become a town on its own until July 17, 1727.  
 
 
During that period, the town of Southborough was primarily a farming and agricultural community … (12 comments)

claudette millette: What is Happening with the Massachusetts Casino Bill? - 08/05/10 04:59 PM
What is Happening with the Massachusetts Casino Bill? 
After several years of debate over a bill to legalize casino gambling in Massachusetts, the issue has now come to a sudden stalemate. 
Last Friday, both the state House and Senate voted yes on a bill to expand gambling in Massachusetts.  The bill proposed legislation that would allow three resort style casinos and two racetrack slot parlors.  The House vote was 115-36 in favor and the Senate backed it with a 25-15 vote. 
Governor Deval Patrick has been pushing for casino gambling in this state for some time but has a definite resistance to … (9 comments)

claudette millette: Pristine - Expanded Cape in Framingham Massachusetts - 488 Grove Street - 08/04/10 03:41 PM
Pristine - Expanded Cape in Framingham Massachusetts - 488 Grove Street


Be prepared to be wowed by this fabulous expanded cape in a sought after North Framingham neighborhood. Location is paramount and this lovely home is situated in a desirable location close to Callahan State Park and the Millwood Farm Golf Course.  

This classic cape includes an addition that added a sun splashed and inviting step-down family room with gleaming Brazilian Cherry floors. 

Step through the French doors and enjoy the serenity while dining on a private deck overlooking a wooded and scenic back yard. 

This four-bedroom home has three … (2 comments)

claudette millette: Massachusetts Homeowners May Get More Foreclosure Assistance - 08/03/10 06:49 PM
Massachusetts Homeowners May Get More Foreclosure Assistance 
Until recently, Massachusetts has been spared some of the devastating numbers of distressed properties that have been plaguing much of the rest of the country.  But now we may just be getting our share. 
Through an article in the Boston Globe, The Warren Group has reported that the number of foreclosures in Massachusetts has skyrocketed with a 56.7 percent increase from last year with 7,431 homeowners losing their properties. 
With these rising numbers, a law was passed last week that is designed to help keep struggling homeowners from losing their homes and to help … (2 comments)

claudette millette: Ashland Massachusetts Home Sales - August 1, 2010 - 08/02/10 12:41 PM

Ashland Home Sales - August 1, 2010
Before you buy a home in Ashland, MA, it is important to know what other homes in the area are selling for. In order to give you a more accurate picture of the local real estate market, I have put together statistics from the last 7 days.
The following is a market recap for the 1st week of August in Ashland, MA.


For the past month in Ashland, Massachusetts , 11 properties have sold. The sales price to list price has been 97%.
For a complete list of homes for sale in Ashland, Massachusetts … (3 comments)

claudette millette: Hopkinton Massachusetts Home Sales - August 1, 2010 - 08/02/10 12:41 PM

Hopkinton MA Home Sales  - August 1, 2010
Before you buy a home in Hopkinton, MA, it is important to know what other homes in the area are selling for. In order to give you a more accurate picture of the local real estate market, I have put together statistics from the last 7 days.
The following is a market recap for the 1st week of August in Hopkinton, MA.


For the past month in Hopkinton, Massachusetts , 15 properties have sold. The sales price to list price has been 95%.
For a complete list of homes for sale in Hopkinton, Massachusetts … (1 comments)

claudette millette: Holliston Massachusetts Home Sales - August 1, 2010 - 08/02/10 12:40 PM

Holliston Massachusetts Home Sales - August 1, 2010
Before you buy a home in Holliston, MA, it is important to know what other homes in the area are selling for. In order to give you a more accurate picture of the local real estate market, I have put together statistics from the last 7 days.
The following is a market recap for the 1st week of August in Holliston, MA.


For the past month in Holliston, Massachusetts , 9 properties have sold. The sales price to list price has been 96%.
For a complete list of homes for sale in Holliston, … (0 comments)

claudette millette: Natick Massachusetts Home Sales - August 1, 2010 - 08/02/10 12:39 PM

Natick Massachusetts Home Sales - August 1, 2010
Before you buy a home in Natick, MA, it is important to know what other homes in the area are selling for. In order to give you a more accurate picture of the local real estate market, I have put together statistics from the last 7 days.
The following is a market recap for the 1st week of August in Natick, MA.


For the past month in Natick, Massachusetts , 17 properties have sold. The sales price to list price has been 94%.
For a complete list of homes for sale in … (0 comments)

claudette millette: Southborough Massachusetts Home Sales - August 1, 2010 - 08/02/10 12:38 PM

Southborough Massachusetts Home Sales - August 1, 2010
Before you buy a home in Southborough, MA, it is important to know what other homes in the area are selling for. In order to give you a more accurate picture of the local real estate market, I have put together statistics from the last 7 days.
The following is a market recap for the 1st week of August in Southborough, MA.


For the past month in Southborough, Massachusetts , 6 properties have sold. The sales price to list price has been 91%.
For a complete list of homes for sale in Southborough, Massachusetts … (0 comments)

claudette millette: Update on the Genzyme "Damaged" Home on Route 30 in Southborough - 07/30/10 09:40 AM
Update on the Genzyme "Damaged" Home on Route 30 in Southborough 
Two days ago, I wrote a post about a home that I had passed by on Route 30 that displayed signs on the property claiming that Genzyme Corporation has ruined their home.   I asked for answers and received one - from one of my readers. 
She kindly sent me an article that was printed on June 7 in the MetroWest Daily News.  
The home in question is actually over the town line of Framingham and is located in Southborough.  This is an area that is directly across from a three-story … (10 comments)

claudette millette: Massachusetts Revises an Old Law - Alcohol Can Now be Served on Sunday Morning - 07/29/10 11:38 AM
Massachusetts Revises an Old Law - Alcohol Can Now be Served on Sunday Morning 
 
Due to the efforts of a local restaurant critic we can now raise a glass on bubbly on Sunday mornings in Massachusetts.  
Dave Andelman, who hosts both television and radio programs was behind the recent successful effort to change one of Massachusetts' antiquated laws.  It was all about the service of alcohol on Sunday. 
In a leftover from our Puritan ethics, the rule was that restaurants were not allowed to begin serving any alcoholic beverage prior to 12:00 noon on the Sabbath.  This meant dining on brunch … (15 comments)

claudette millette: Did Genzyme Corporation Ruin This House? - 07/28/10 08:56 PM
Did Genzyme Corporation Ruin This House? 
Genzyme is one of the world's leading biotechnology companies and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  
The company is an important leader in research and development and has services that have helped people in approximately 100 countries. It is also a leader in advanced technologies in the area of life sciences. 
More significantly to the Metrowest area, Genzyme is large employer of people in Massachusetts.  The company has an office at the 9/90 Corporation Center in Framingham and has recently expanded its presence in Framingham with a new lease of nearly 136,000 square feet to add … (7 comments)

claudette millette: One of the Best Kept Secrets in Framingham - Callahan State Park - 07/28/10 04:05 PM
One of the Best Kept Secrets in Framingham - Callahan State Park 
One of the best kept secrets in the MetroWest area is Callahan State Park in Framingham. 
Located across from Mill Farm Public Golf Course on Millwood Street, the park is really more like a series of mini parks.  The 820-acre area has seven miles of marked trails. The trails are used for hiking, horseback riding and cross-country skiing.  

You will find in Callahan State Park that there are nearly 100 acres of open fields.  Seventy acres are currently under agriculture lease and many people actually plant some pretty substantial crops … (2 comments)

claudette millette: Ashland Massachusetts Home Sales - July 24, 2010 - 07/26/10 03:18 PM

Ashland Massachusetts Home Sales - July 24, 2010
Before you buy a home in Ashland, MA, it is important to know what other homes in the area are selling for. In order to give you a more accurate picture of the local real estate market, I have put together statistics from the last 7 days.
The following is a market recap for the 4th week of July in Ashland, MA.


For the past month in Ashland, Massachusetts , 14 properties have sold. The sales price to list price has been 96%.
For a complete list of homes for sale in Ashland, … (4 comments)

claudette millette: Hopkinton Massachusetts Home Sales - July 24, 2010 - 07/26/10 03:17 PM

Hopkinton Massachusetts Home Sales - July 24, 2010
Before you buy a home in Hopkinton, MA, it is important to know what other homes in the area are selling for. In order to give you a more accurate picture of the local real estate market, I have put together statistics from the last 7 days.
The following is a market recap for the 4th week of July in Hopkinton, MA.


For the past month in Hopkinton, Massachusetts , 13 properties have sold. The sales price to list price has been 95%.
For a complete list of homes for sale in … (0 comments)

claudette millette: Holliston Massachusetts Home Sales - July 24, 2010 - 07/26/10 03:16 PM

Holliston Massachusetts Home Sales - July 24, 2010
Before you buy a home in Holliston, MA, it is important to know what other homes in the area are selling for. In order to give you a more accurate picture of the local real estate market, I have put together statistics from the last 7 days.
The following is a market recap for the 4th week of July in Holliston, MA.


For the past month in Holliston, Massachusetts , 12 properties have sold. The sales price to list price has been 95%.
For a complete list of homes for sale in Holliston, … (0 comments)

claudette millette: Natick Massachusetts Home Sales - July 24, 2010 - 07/26/10 03:16 PM

Natick Massachusetts Home Sales - July 24, 2010
Before you buy a home in Natick, MA, it is important to know what other homes in the area are selling for. In order to give you a more accurate picture of the local real estate market, I have put together statistics from the last 7 days.
The following is a market recap for the 4th week of July in Natick, MA.


For the past month in Natick, Massachusetts , 21 properties have sold. The sales price to list price has been 95%.
For a complete list of homes for sale in Natick, … (0 comments)

claudette millette: Southborough Massachusetts Home Sales - July 24, 2010 - 07/26/10 03:15 PM

Southborough Massaschusetts Home Sales - July 24, 2010
Before you buy a home in Southborough, MA, it is important to know what other homes in the area are selling for. In order to give you a more accurate picture of the local real estate market, I have put together statistics from the last 7 days.
The following is a market recap for the 4th week of July in Southborough, MA.


For the past month in Southborough, Massachusetts , 9 properties have sold. The sales price to list price has been 97%.
For a complete list of homes for sale in Southborough, Massachusetts or … (0 comments)

claudette millette: Surely - There is More to Talk About Than Shirley - 07/22/10 09:51 PM
Surely - There is More to Talk About Than  Shirley 
For the past few days the air waves and print media have been dominated by a story about former United States Department of Agriculture director, Shirley Sherrod, who was erroneously forced to resign.  
After a heavily edited video of her giving an address in March to an NAACP meeting was posted on a blogger's website a controversy broke out and began to snowball.  In her remarks, Ms. Sherrod described her own attitude when a white farmer sought her help with his farm which was about to be foreclosed on.  Taken completely out of context … (11 comments)

claudette millette: Summer Water Bans in MetroWest Massachusetts - 07/22/10 04:30 PM
Summer Water Bans in MetroWest Massachusetts 
Along with the heat, humidity and fun summer activities comes the necessity to ration one of our most precious commodities - water. Various towns in the MetroWest area have written and published their own restrictions. 
Due to the warm weather this season as well as the dropping water levels in the Hopkinton Reservoir; the town of Ashland has imposed restrictions on outdoor watering.  Under the Stage 1 restriction, car washing, automatic sprinklers, ornamental pools and the topping off or filling of swimming pools with town water are prohibited for now. 
Residents are encouraged to use only … (2 comments)

 

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