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Sunday, October 4, 2026

Topsfield home sales this September ranged from a modest $555,000 to a stately $1.6 million.

From Topsfield News

• September home sales ranged to $1.6 million. Topsfield News's September roundup found home sales across town ranging from $555,000 to $1.6 million, the latest snapshot of the local real estate market.Topsfield News

Today in Topsfield

• Topsfield student competes in food science contest. Stephanie Read of Topsfield, a second-year food science major, helped develop a kombucha-inspired product called Boocha Boost as part of a collegiate product-development competition, the Meadville Tribune reported.Meadville Tribune

Coming up

• Mon, Oct 5, 6:00 p.m.: Library hosts yoga session Monday evening. Topsfield Town Library hosts a free yoga session with instructor Melanie Simard Monday from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Activity Room, open to ages 14 and up.Topsfield Public Library
• Mon, Oct 5, 7:00 p.m.: Library offers virtual cooking demo Monday night. Topsfield Town Library hosts a virtual Zoom cooking demonstration with chef Heidi McIndoo Monday at 7 p.m., featuring a one-pot barbecue chicken mac and cheese recipe. Registration is required.Topsfield Public Library
• Tue, Oct 6, 10:30 a.m.: Library's outdoor storytime returns Tuesday mornings. Topsfield Town Library brings back Fall Storytime outside the library Tuesday mornings, with stories and crafts led by Ms. Noreen starting at 10:30 a.m. Registration is required.Topsfield Public Library
• Tue, Oct 6, 2:00 p.m.: Library lecture traces Dolly Parton's career Tuesday. Topsfield Town Library hosts a virtual Zoom talk Tuesday at 2 p.m. on Dolly Parton's rise from poverty to country music stardom, led by entertainment historian John Kenrick.Topsfield Public Library
• Wed, Oct 7, 7:00 p.m.: Library goes virtual for haunted Massachusetts talk. Topsfield Town Library hosts folklorist Roxie Zwicker Wednesday at 7 p.m. for a virtual Zoom talk on haunted legends and ghost stories across Massachusetts. Registration is required.Topsfield Public Library

Recent editions

• Saturday, October 3, 2026 — Topsfield's Select Board and Finance Committee meet Monday night, with the Planning Board following Wednesday
• Thursday, October 1, 2026 — Topsfield Town Library opens a monthlong art exhibition by local artist Sheila Boss-Concannon this week
• Sunday, September 27, 2026 — Nine Topsfield home sales recorded in the past month, with one deal towering over the rest
• Saturday, September 26, 2026 — Topsfield School Committee holds its first October meeting Thursday evening at Town Hall
• Wednesday, September 23, 2026 — Topsfield's Sustainability Advisory Committee meets Thursday as the Conservation Commission convenes next week
• Monday, September 21, 2026 — Topsfield's latest property transfer records show eight sales this week, including two that topped $1 million