
This one level home on 74 Hilltop Road with 1,004 square feet built in 1961 was sold for $415,000 on October 22, 2024.
Christine Bates
This one level home on 74 Hilltop Road with 1,004 square feet built in 1961 was sold for $415,000 on October 22, 2024.
October was another busy month in Sharon with ten sales recorded that month and four transfers in November. Transfers in both months were almost all in the affordable range with a surprising number of off-market, private sales in October. During this two-month period nine single family homes sold for below $500,000 with only one closing above $1 million. The inventory of homes for sale has remained level at over 20 listings with more than half asking over a million in early December.
Sharon November Transfers
189-195 Amenia Union Road — 3 parcels totaling 59 acres were sold by Bauhaus 2 LLC to Warren Grant Trustee for $1,775,000.
120 East St. — 2 parcels of farmland of almost 50 acres sold by John Montgomery Lynch Trustee to James D. Leahy for $575,000.
40 River Road — 3 bedroom/2.5 bath home on 2.7 acres sold by David O. Bailey to Martin J. Cuatchon and Hannah E. Kerr for $600,000.
6 Silver Hill Road — 3 bedroom/2 bath house sold by Tyler H. Drosdeck to Eileen Dingle for $450,000.
Sharon October Transfers
212 East St. — 3 bedroom/1 bath house on 2.23 acres sold off market by Estate of James A Norton to James and Katherine Shepherd for $465,000
99 King Road — 2 bedroom/1 bath home built in 1800 sold by Estate of Patricia Omalyev to Matthew Garippa and Samantha Aycart for $300,000.
75 Mitchell Town Road — 2 bedroom/1.5 bath home sold off market by Shirley A. Hoffkins and Shirley A. Leibrock to Cole T. Leibrock and Carly A. Leibrock for $330,000.
West Cornwall Road — Residential vacant lot sold privately by Kim Preston Dube to Philip R. Baldwin.
294 West Cornwall Road — 3 bedroom/1 bath home sold privately by Kim Preston Dube to Debra Ann Preston for $375,000.
74 Hilltop Road — 2 bedroom/1 bath ranch sold by Stephanie Pitman to Suzanne Quain Trustee and Sandra Mary Krizman Trustee for $415,000.
4 Upper Main S., Unit #6 — 2 bedroom/2 bath condo sold by Xiaoyan Wang to Jacqueline M. Fitzpatrick for $288,000.
45 Herrick Road – 2 bedroom/2 bath home on 3.65 acres sold privately by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB Trustee and Cascade Funding Mortgage Trust AB2 to David Schneiderbeck for $530,000.
65 King Road – 3 bedroom/2.5 Cape Cod home sold by Alan Denker to Dimitri Zagoroff for $501,000.
456 Route 7 - 5 bedroom/5 bath home sold by Werner Doyle MD and Janet M Standard to Michael and Susan Katz for $2,075,000.
* Town of Sharon real estate sales recorded as sold between Oct. 1, 2024, and Nov. 30, 2024, provided by the Sharon Town Clerk. Property details provided in town tax cards. Note that recorded transfers occur after the actual real estate closing and may also include private sales. Current market activity from Smart MLS. Transfers with no consideration are not included. Compiled by Christine Bates, Real Estate Advisor with William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty, Licensed in CT and NY.
FALLS VILLAGE — Housatonic Valley Regional High School girls basketball won 52-29 against Shepaug Valley High School in round one of the Berkshire League playoff tournament Feb. 19.
The Mountaineers established a lead early in the game and maintained a double-digit buffer throughout all four quarters. Housatonic's relentless defense completely stalled Shepaug, forcing numerous turnovers that paved the way for victory.
Olivia Brooks plays point guard for HVRHS.Photo by Riley Klein
HVRHS seniors Kylie Leonard and Daniela Brennan each posted five steals in the game. Leonard led the team in scoring with 13 points and Brennan added a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Shepaug battled until the end, but the young Spartan squad struggled to build momentum. Sophomore Eliana Ostrosky scored a team-high 10 points. Emma O'Dwyer scored eight points.
Elian Ostrosky, right, led Shepaug Valley in scoring with 10 points. Photo by Riley Klein
Housatonic advanced to the semifinals to play the reigning champs, Northwestern Regional High School. On the other side of the bracket, top-ranked Gilbret School will play Thomaston High School.
Berkshire League girls semifinals games will be played Friday, Feb. 21 on neutral ground at Nonnewaug High School. HVRHS and Northwestern play first at 5 p.m. and the Gilbert versus Thomaston will follow immediately after.
The BL girls basketball championship game is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. at Nonnewaug.
The home section of the bleachers looks on with anticipation as a three-pointer by Olivia Brooks finds the hoop.Photo by Riley Klein
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WOODBURY — Housatonic Valley Regional High School boys basketball was eliminated from the Berkshire League tournament Feb. 18 after a 76-62 loss to reigning champion Nonnewaug High School.
Nonnewaug's triple-threat offense found success both in the paint and on the perimeter against Housatonic. Lincoln Nichols, Brady Herman and Matt Shupenis combined for 64 of the Chiefs' points in the quarterfinal game.
Housatonic's Jesse Bonhotel, left, sets up a play against Nonnewaug.Photo by Riley Klein
After falling behind early, the Mountaineers refused to go down without a fight. HVRHS cut a double-digit lead to seven points in the third quarter before foul trouble stalled offensive momentum.
HVRHS juniors Anthony Foley and Wesley Allyn each had season-high scoring nights with 21 and 16 points respectively. Defensively, Owen Riemer forced repeated turnovers through steals and swatted shots.
Anthony Foley scored 21 points for HVRHS Feb. 18.Photo by Riley Klein
After the game, Housatonic coach Kurt Johnson reflected on the season, calling it an "improvement but we didn't hit our ceiling." He described graduating seniors Jesse Bonhotel, Mason O'Niel, Sam and Jacob Marcus as "the toughness of the team, so that's the challenge that the young guys will have to figure out" next year.
Nonnewaug advanced to the semifinal round Feb. 20 against Thomaston High School. On the other side of the Berkshire League bracket, undefeated Shepaug Valley High School got matched against Lakeview High School. Both games will be played at Northwestern High School back-to-back beginning at 5:15 p.m.
Housatonic coach Kurt Johnson.Photo by Riley Klein