Sole Disclosed Douglas Home Sale This Period Closes At $262,500

Nine properties recorded deed transfers in Douglas between June 19 and July 18, per Worcester County Registry of Deeds records, but only one listed a sale price: $262,500, recorded June 23. That single disclosed sale sets the period's price range and median by default, since deed record…

Douglas ADA Commission Elects Officers, Targets Trails, Sidewalks, and Survey at First Meeting

Douglas seats its first ADA Commission, electing officers and sketching early priorities.

Douglas Master Plan Committee Approves Three Draft Chapters at July Meeting

Douglas Master Plan Committee approves three chapters, softens ADU support language.

Douglas Select Board Names Police Chief Acting Town Administrator, Clears $629,393 Fire Truck Deal

Douglas Select Board taps its police chief as acting town administrator and clears a queue of municipal contracts including a $629,393 fire truck purchase.

Douglas Open Space Committee Loses Grant, Eyes Fundraising for $16,000 Project

Douglas Open Space Committee loses competitive grant bid, leaving a $16,000 project without funding.

Douglas ZBA Approves North Village Lighting Fixture Change, Continues Two Cases

Douglas Zoning Board approves North Village lighting change, tables two cases in abbreviated July session.

Douglas Select Board approves pole petition, tree care plan, and scarecrow contest

Douglas Select Board clears pole petition, scarecrow contest, and tree care in five unanimous votes.

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

Two Douglas obituaries were published during the week of June 29 through July 5, 2026: Plays, Barbara E., 87, and Augusta, Lawrence Jr., 81, both of Douglas, both dying June 30, 2026. Barbara E. Plays, born in Milford, Massachusetts, was survived by five children, a significant other, a…

Douglas Recreation Commission unanimously approves Soldiers' Field baseball diamond renovation, with construction targeted for August.

Douglas's Recreation Commission voted unanimously on June 29 to approve a full infield renovation of the smaller Soldiers' Field baseball diamond, with construction expected in August and funded entirely by the Douglas Youth Baseball and Softball League. The project will include a new p…

Douglas Heritage Committee authorizes grant signature, schedules fall baseball game planning

Douglas Heritage and Honor Committee wraps Fourth of July event debrief, authorizes $1,000 grant signatory, and eyes fall baseball game.