Only One Of Nine West Brookfield Deeds Discloses June-July Sale Price

West Brookfield recorded nine property deed transfers between June 26 and July 25, but only one disclosed a sale price: $265,000 for 22 Birch St, recorded June 30, with United Wholesale Mortgage LLC and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. named as buyer. That single disclosed …

No West Brookfield Deed Filed This Month Discloses Its Sale Price

The Worcester County Registry of Deeds recorded 10 property transfers in West Brookfield between June 19 and July 18, but none of the filings disclosed a sale price, so no price range or median can be reported this month. West Main Street and East Main Street each saw two transfers. Not…

West Brookfield Approves Appointments, Hears Warning of Back-to-Back Water Rate Increases

West Brookfield Select Board approves municipal appointments and hears warning of consecutive water rate increases to fund a $6.76 million treatment plant.

Obituary notices, week of June 29, 2026 through July 5, 2026

One West Brookfield obituary was recorded for the week of June 29–July 5, 2026: Masterman, Robert B., of West Brookfield, who died July 1, 2026. No additional biographical detail was included in the published notice. Funeral arrangements are under the care of Varnum & Charbonneau Funera…

This Week in West Brookfield: Jun 15 - Jun 21

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Obituary notices, week of June 15, 2026 through June 21, 2026

One West Brookfield obituary appears in this week's column: Henrichon, Dora M., 69, of West Brookfield, who died May 28, 2026, with visitation services held June 15 at the Varnum Funeral Home in West Brookfield; arrangements were under the care of Varnum & Charbonneau Funeral Home Inc.

West Brookfield Town Meeting Approves $9.77 Million Budget, Eliminating Overnight Police Patrol

West Brookfield town meeting approves a $9.77 million budget that ends overnight police coverage and closes the elementary school.

West Brookfield Finance Committee Clears Budget $31,000 Under Levy Ahead of Town Meeting

West Brookfield Finance Committee rescinded and re-voted more than a dozen department salary lines, landing a FY2026 operating budget roughly $30,000 under the levy limit without drawing on free cash.

West Brookfield Finance Committee Approves Dozens of Budgets, Holds Highway Line

West Brookfield's Finance Committee rescinded and re-approved more than two dozen department budgets at its May 20 session, still needing to find roughly $50,000 in cuts before the Annual Town Meeting.

West Brookfield Select Board Approves Town Meeting Warrants With $73,000 Gap Remaining

West Brookfield Select Board approves June town meeting warrants with roughly $73,000 in cuts still unresolved.

Finance Committee Recommends Revised Budgets After Override Fails at Polls

West Brookfield Finance Committee recommends sweeping departmental budget cuts after voters reject a Proposition 2½ override.

West Brookfield Select Board Approves Health Insurance Opt-Out Program

West Brookfield Select Board unanimously approved an employee health insurance opt-out program and heard urgent resident concerns about the school override vote at its April 28 meeting.

West Brookfield Finance Committee finds $717,000 gap it cannot close without override

West Brookfield's Finance Committee mapped a $717,323 budget gap Wednesday that officials say cannot be closed without a Proposition 2½ override on the May 5 ballot.

Finance Committee Approves 15 Budgets, Defers Fire and Highway Reviews

West Brookfield's Finance Committee approved roughly 15 department budgets for fiscal year 2027 at its April 8 meeting, with a 73 percent increase in vocational school costs emerging as the sharpest line item.