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Stanford home prices stay level on lower volume
Christine Bates
Jun 10, 2026
This multi-family investment property on 216 Hobbs Lane sold for $357,840 and the adjoining property on 4.8 acres sold for $494,160 on May 21, 2026, in separate transactions.
Photo by Christine Bates
STANFORD — The 12-month trailing median price for a single-family home in the Town of Stanford was $675,000 for the period ending May 31, 2026, a figure that includes everything from modest homes on small lots to large estates on significant acreage.
That median is 13% higher than the $600,000 recorded for the 12 months ending May 31, 2025, and 31% above the $515,000 median reported for the 2023-24 period. Stanford’s highest 12-month trailing median price over the past decade was $712,500, reached in November 2025.
Sales volume remained near the low end of its three-year range of 30 to 45 annual sales and well below the 80 sales recorded during the first six months of 2021. A total of 32 single-family homes sold in the 12 months ending May 31, 2026, down from 43 during the prior 12-month period but above the 27 sales recorded for the 12 months ending May 31, 2024.
Inventory has risen slightly this year. As of early June, 10 single-family homes were listed for sale, seven of them priced above $1 million and three below that mark. Land inventory remained especially limited, with only two parcels listed on the MLS, priced at $250,000 and $300,000.
March, April, May 2026 sales
310 Carpenter Hill Road — 5 bedroom/5.5 bath home on 24+ acres built in 1993 sold on March 9, 2026, for $4.97 million.
6099 Route 82 — Live/work space plus a 1,755 square foot body shop on 0.34 acres sold on April 10 for $300,000.
1665 Bulls Head Road — 3 bedroom/2.5 bath sold on 5.75 acres sold on May 8, 2026 for $558,000.
220-224 Hobbs Lane — single family home plus a rental unit on 4.8 acres sold on May 21, 2026, for $494,160.
216 and 216B Hobbs Lane — 4 bedroom/2 bath two family on 4.4 acres sold on May 21, 2026 for $357,840.
* Town of Stanford property sales for March, April and May 2026 are sourced from First Key MLS. Details on each property from Dutchess Parcel Access. Current market data from One Key MLS and Infosparks. Compiled by Christine Bates, Real Estate Advisor with William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty, Licensed in Connecticut and New York.
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Dutchess County Sheriff's Report — Thursday, June 11
Millerton News
Jun 10, 2026
Dutchess County Sheriff’s Report
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Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office Harlem Valley area activity report May 28 to June 3
May 28 — Deputies responded to Lakeview Drive in the Town of Pawling for a fraud complaint. The caller reported being the victim of an on-line bank fraud scheme.Investigation on-going.
May 28 — Deputies charged John Able, age 30, with operating a motor vehicle without a license following a traffic stop on Route 22 in the Town of Dover. Able is to appear in the Town of Dover Court at a later date.
May 30 — Deputy Sherrer reports the arrest of Robert E. Gover, age 62, for driving without a license, and Operating a Motor Vehicle without an Ignition Interlock Device subsequent to a traffic stop on Route 22 in Amenia. Gover to appear in the Town of Amenia court at a later date.
May 31 — Deputies responded to Willow Ln in the Town of Amenia to investigate a disturbance. Situation mediated by patrol.
PLEASE NOTE:All subjects arrested and charged are alleged to have committed the crime and are presumed innocent until proven guilty and are to appear in local courts later.
If you have any information relative to the aforementioned criminal cases, or any other suspected criminal activity, please contact the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office tip line at 845 605 CLUE (2583) or Emaildcsotips@gmail.com.All information will be kept confidential.
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Sharon’s forgotten animal pounds draw new attention
Alec Linden
Jun 10, 2026
Lynn Kearcher and her husband, Carl Chaiet, pull brush from within the pound’s walls just off Sharon Mountain Road. Kearcher said the boulder embedded in the slope at the back of the pound is a unique architectural feature.
Alec Linden
SHARON – While many think of the “pound” as a place for stray dogs, a century and a half ago town pounds were a fixture of life in rural Connecticut, used to temporarily contain wandering livestock. Today, a Sharon resident is working to restore one of those long-forgotten stone enclosures.
Lynn Kearcher, a town selectman pursuing the project independently, has spent months restoring an old-fashioned pound on Sharon Mountain Road in an effort to preserve a little-known piece of the town’s agrarian history.
“It’s a structure that links us to our past in what was a very important period,” she said June 4, while pulling brush from the pound’s low stone walls. The site, near the intersection of Sharon Mountain and Jackson Hill roads, is owned by three private landowners, all of whom have given permission for the effort.
The now-tidy plot looked very different just several months ago, Kearcher said. Since then, she, her husband, Carl Chaiet, and other volunteers have spent many hours clearing weeds and brush, while several community members donated money to hire Applewood Tree Care to remove several dead trees from the site.
Kearcher is continuing to raise money to restore the pound to an appearance she believes reflects the dignity such a vestige of town history deserves.
In pre-barbed wire days, when farms were more numerous and often smaller with limited means of monitoring livestock, New England towns built special corrals for animals on the loose. A resident known as the pound keeper rounded up rogue animals in a common pen. Farmers could either pay a fee to collect them or surrender them to the town, which could then auction the animals and keep the earnings.
Town pounds emerged in New England from the earliest days of livestock husbandry up until the late 19th century, and their importance in that era is hard to overstate, said history writer Matthew E. Thomas, author of a 2023 book on New England’s remaining animal pounds.
“You had to have a pound to be able to prevent all of these different livestock animals from escaping from their farms and wreaking havoc in neighbors’ property, which did not make for good neighborly dealing sometimes,” Thomas said.
“These are wonderful monuments to the past,” he added, noting that a runaway cow could wreck someone’s food stores for the hard winter ahead.
Thomas’s research identified approximately 170 known pounds intact today in New England, but he said he’s grateful to residents like Kearcher who show that there are likely many more lost to time in yards and woods across the region.
“It just makes it so much more meaningful to know that there are people out there that genuinely care about preserving our early American history,” he said.
Kearcher has identified two more suspected pounds nearby, with one hidden in the woods farther south on Sharon Road and the other sitting in a thicket next to Fairchild Road. Both are located on land owned by the Sharon Land Trust, which has given permission for future restoration.
The goal, Kearcher said, is to protect these sites with an ordinance that would herald them as artifacts of Sharon’s history, potentially dating back to the early 18th century. Kearcher has been communicating with the state archeologist to organize a visit that may shed some light on the specific stories of the structures.
For his part, Thomas said the pounds, while forgotten by many, are a strong reminder of a different way of living in the countryside: “A time,” he wrote, “when nearly all social, economic, religious and political issues were handled primarily at the local level.” In that bygone era, sometimes locking up a cow or pig for a few days was another means to keep the peace.
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New Sharon Land Use Director to begin July 1
Alec Linden
Jun 10, 2026
In July, Nikki Blass, right, will take over as Sharon’s Land Use Administrator when Jamie Casey retires after more than three decades in Town Hall.
Alec Linden
SHARON – Nichole “Nikki” Blass of Sharon will take over as Land Use Administrator on July 1, following the retirement of longtime town employee Jamie Casey. Blass is a seven-year veteran of the Land Use Office and also serves as the second lieutenant and secretary for Sharon Ambulance.
Casey said Blass’ experience working as the Office’s assistant has set her up well to succeed in the role.
The Land Use Administrator is the town’s zoning enforcement officer, responsible for handling all applications related to construction, development and landscape alterations and issuing citations when zoning code is broken. It is a paid role that is appointed by the First Selectman.
“To me, she was the only choice for the job,” Casey said. “She knows the town inside and out, and she grew up here. That’s important, too.”
Blass’s appointment was announced during the Board of Selectmen’s May 26 meeting. In previous weeks, selectmen interviewed Blass and another candidate for the position.
Blass said she was first introduced to Casey and the Land Use Office through her involvement with Sharon Ambulance. She was initially hired to handle filing duties but quickly took on additional responsibilities as the workload increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“When Covid hit, we were so inundated with projects and work that I just jumped in,” Blass said, saying that she and Casey worked naturally together. “It was sink or swim.”
Blass said when she takes office in July, she plans to focus on organization to support several large-scale projects that are ongoing or pending review. Those include the development of an office facility for Jasper Johns-affiliated nonprofit Low Road Foundation and a controversial housing development on Hospital Hill Road which is currently facing litigation from neighbors.
She said replacing Casey will be a challenge. Still, she said her time working in the office with Casey has prepared her well for the flexibility and depth of knowledge the position requires.
“Every situation that comes through the door is not the same as the one that was before it,” Blass said. “Being able to handle that kind of thing is the most valuable lesson she could have taught me.”
Blass is stepping into a complex role, Casey said, “but I know she’s more than capable of doing it.”
Plus, “she’s a Sharon girl,” Casey said.
Meanwhile the Selectmen have been conducting interviews to replace Stanley MacMillan Jr., the town’s building inspector and fire marshal of three decades, who is also retiring at the end of the month.No hire had been announced as of June 4. Town Hall is also seeking to hire a replacement for Blass’ current position to assist both the Land Use Administrator and Building Inspector, and will be soliciting candidates this month.
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Amenia Sips & Sweets fundraiser set for June 13
Millerton News
Jun 10, 2026
Aly Morrissey
AMENIA — The Amenia Free Library is gearing up for its Sips & Sweets fundraiser.
The fundraiser is set for Saturday, June 13, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the library on Route 343.
Tickets cost $30 per person and are available for sale at the library prior to the event or at the door the night of. The cover price includes drinks, food and two raffle tickets.
The fundraiser is limited to adults 21 and over.
The Amenia Free Library is located at 3309 Route 343 in Amenia.
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Classifieds - June 11, 2026
Millerton News
Jun 10, 2026
EMPLOYMENT
HELP WANTED
DENTAL ASSISTANT Part Time: Tuesday to Friday, for exclusive private practice in Sharon, CT. Flexible schedule and hours, competitive salary. 860-364-0200, office@drnweeia.org.
Isabella Freedman Jewish Re-treat Center is a year-round 120-person retreat facility that is located in Falls Village, CT. Want to work at a beautiful, peaceful location, with great people? This is the place to be! We are currently seeking positions for Seasonal Lifeguard(s), Cook, Retreat services associate (banquet server front of house) and Mashgichim (F/T or P/T) for our summer season. For more details please visit our website at Careers - Adamah or email a copy of your resume to rebecca.eisen@adamah.org
SEEKING LAND USE ADMINISTRATOR/ZONING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER (FULL TIME, SALARIED) The Town of Salisbury is seeking a qualified, motivated professional to serve as its full-time Land Use Administrator. Details are available at www.salisburyct.us/employment/
TOWN OF SHARON HELP WANTED. Building Department /Land Use Office Support, part-time, approximately 25 hours per week, $24.70 per hour. Position provides administrative support for the Building Official, Fire Marshal, and Land Use Administrator. Qualifications: High School Diploma or GED (Associates Degree Preferred) with 4 years increasingly responsible work experience, preferably in administrative work, public con-tact, and field of municipal government. For full job description, see the Town of Sharon Website (sharonct.gov) or con-tact the Selectmen’s Office at 860-364-5789. Applications and resumes are to be received in the Selectmen’s Office, P. O. Box 385, Sharon, CT 06069 by 4:00PM June 15, 2026. The Town of Sharon is an equal opportunity employer.
SERVICES OFFERED
Come sailing with us on Twin Lakes. Our 21’ sailboat can host 4-5 crew in a private charter for 2 hours out of O’Hara’s Marina, Salisbury CT. We offer sailing lessons too! www.nashallasailing.com 413-229-9042.
Héctor Pacay Landscaping and Construction LLC: Fully insured. Renovation, decking, painting; interior exterior, mowing lawn, garden, stone wall, patio, tree work, clean gutters, mowing fields. 845-636-3212.
Old Houses and Barns my specialty: Renovations and Re-pairs. 25 years serving the tri-state area. Licensed and Insured. Based in Canaan, CT. David Valyou 917-538-1617. davidvalyou@yahoo.com
TAG SALES
SHARON
TAG SALE! Sat, June 20 10-4 22 Dug Rd @Low Rd, Sharon. Housewares, books, clothes, toys/kids stuff, ski stuff, records & more! Free table & Lemonade with purchase! No early birds pls.
MERCHANDISE & SERVICES
HORSES & EQUIPMENT
Looking for a small farm to board my 22 year old mare ideally located near trails. She gets along well with other horses. No drama. Available to help with feeding and or turnout if needed. 860-786-2546.
REAL ESTATE
PUBLISHER’S NOTICE: Equal Housing Opportunity. All real estate advertised in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1966 revised March 12, 1989 which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color religion, sex, handicap or familial status or national origin or intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination. All residential property advertised in the State of Connecticut General Statutes 46a-64c which prohibit the making, printing or publishing or causing to be made, printed or published any notice, statement or advertisement with respect to the sale or:rental of a dwelling that indicates any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, marital status, age, lawful source of income, familial status, physical or mental disability or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.
HOUSE FOR RENT
Millerton, rural, newly renovated house: 2 bedrooms, split air/a/c system, dishwasher, decks, views, pets considered. $2675. Call 518-567-8277.
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