Only One of Eight Recorded Oakham Property Sales Discloses a Price

Eight properties changed hands in Oakham between June 19 and July 18, per Worcester County Registry of Deeds filings, but only one sale disclosed a price: $530,000, recorded June 29 with Shawn Freniere as seller and CMG Mortgage Inc./CMG Home Loans as buyer. That figure stands as the pe…

This Week in Oakham: Jul 5 - Jul 11

1 stories from Oakham News this week.

Oakham Board of Health votes to enter executive session on dumping litigation strategy

Oakham Board of Health advances rural health grant inquiry and moves toward well-testing oversight of proposed energy facility. At the July 9 regular meeting, Member Lucille A.

Oakham Select Board Opens Single Highway Fuel Bid at Special July Session

Oakham Select Board opens single highway fuel bid at special July session. The board convened a special meeting July 8 at 10 a.m. solely to open sealed material bids for the highway department's fuel supply.

Oakham Conservation Commission Continues Both Open Hearings to Late July

Oakham Conservation Commission continues both active hearings to new July dates after technical problems and a missing state permit number stall progress.

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Oakham Select Board Authorizes Wetlands Funds for Conservation Hearing, Hires Highway Worker

Oakham Select Board authorizes narrow wetlands fund expenditure as contested storage facility hearing looms.

Oakham Finance Committee Approves $69,500 in Transfers, Eyes November Override Vote

Oakham Finance Committee approves nearly $70,000 in deficit transfers and launches Proposition 2½ override planning.

Oakham Select Board Approves $63,967 Transfer, Hears Assessors Staffing Alarm

Oakham Select Board clears a $63,967 snow and ice deficit and hears urgent warning about the Board of Assessors.

Oakham Board Authorizes Legal Push for Search Warrant at Troubled Colebrook Road Property

Oakham Select Board authorizes search warrant push for 358 Colebrook Road.

Oakham Board of Health Votes to Draft Search Warrant for BESS Site Soil Testing

Oakham's Board of Health voted unanimously to authorize a member to draft an administrative search warrant seeking soil-testing access to the proposed Moraga Storage battery energy storage system site, saving an estimated $5,000 in outside counsel fees.

Oakham Conservation Commission Approves Up to $5,000 for Moraga Project Peer Review

Oakham Conservation Commission votes to hire stormwater expert for Moraga storage project peer review.

Oakham Select Board Advances Search Warrant Push for Suspected Illegal Landfill

Oakham Select Board advances search warrant effort for suspected landfill property. The board met Monday and took steps toward obtaining an administrative search warrant to access a property at 358 where a possible illegal landfill has gone uninvestigated after months of denied voluntary access.

Oakham Finance Committee Approves Two Budget Transfers, Votes to Print Annual Mailer

Oakham Finance Committee approves $6,044 in year-end transfers and greenlights hand-printed FY27 budget mailer.