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Sharon real estate sales
May 07, 2025
Built in 1740 the antique cottage at 70 North Main St. is one of Sharon’s oldest houses.
Christine Bates
SHARON — Real estate activity picked up slightly in Sharon in March and April with seven real estate transfers recorded across a broad price range.
On the high end, a $1.2 million purchase of a spacious home with acreage and on the low end, $117,730 for vacant land.
Sharon’s median price for a single family residence calculated on a rolling 12 month average is $560,000.
Currently listed for sale are 19 vacant land parcels and 10 homes with a median price of over $700,000. Inventory levels haven’t risen yet.
Transactions
44 Jackson Road — 2 bedroom/2 bath home on 19.41 acres sold by Estate of Jame E. Morehouse to Bad Boy Binx LLC for $875,000 on Feb. 25 and recorded on March 3.
92 Amenia Road — 3 bedroom/2 bath home on 0.48 acres sold by Ralph McDermid Jr. to Elizabeth Pallay for $420,000 on March 4.
1 Jackson Hill Road — 2 bedroom/2 bath Cape Cod home on 0.47 acres sold by Kelly A. Hughes to Leslie Moore Murray for $450,000 on March 27.
38 Luta Heights — 4 bedroom/3 bath home on 13.9 acres sold by Robert Ritch and Ryocihi Saito to Veronica Relea for $1,200,000 on March 26 recorded on April 1.
70 North Main St. — 2 bedroom/3.5 bath antique home on 0.75 acres sold by Janina Kean to Kari S. Englehart and Charles Brooks Englehart Trustees for $685,000 on April 3.
2 Northrup Road — 3 bedroom/3 bath ranch on 9.24 acres sold by Candance D Hellman to Lisa Snow Naumann and Michael P Naumann for $730,000 on April 14
Lambert Road — Vacant land sold by Jeanette J. Dean to Myron S Rolfe and Bruce F. Tracy for $117,730 on April 18.
*Town of Sharon real estate transfers recorded as transferred/sold between March 1, 2025, and April 30, 2025, provided by the Sharon Town Clerk. Transfers without consideration are not included. Current market listings from Smart MLS. Compiled by Christine Bates, Real Estate Salesperson with William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty, Licensed in Connecticut and New York.
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May Day in Cornwall
May 07, 2025
Protestors line the triangle in Cornwall Bridge May 3.
Riley Klein
CORNWALL — State Rep. Maria Horn, D-64, joined more than 100 protestors at the intersection of Route 7 and Route 4 for the May Day Rally Saturday, May 3.
“It it is so nourishing to see so many people showing up and making noise ... at a time when our federal Administration is busy trying to tear us apart and tear us down,” Horn said to the crowd. “Our job is not to do what we’re told. Our job is to do justice.”
State Rep. Maria Horn (D-64) speaks on May Day.Riley Klein
Thousands of similar rallies were held nationwide at the start of May.
The gathering in Cornwall Bridge advocated for education, healthcare, minority groups, social programs, immigration and postal workers. It also protested the “billionaire takeover” in Washington D.C.
Holding custom signs, the group sang “This Land is Your Land” as passing vehicles honked in support.
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From left, First Selectman Casey Flanagan, Selectman John Brett, Arborist Mike Nadeau, Bramble and Ian Brunell helped plant the oak seedlings May 2.
Riley Klein
SHARON — The early kindergarten class of Sharon Center School helped town leaders and environmentalists plant two white oak trees at the school Friday, May 2.
The planting marked the end of Sharon’s first Native Plant Month, which took place in April. Bethany Sheffer of the town Conservation Commission suggested dedicating the month to native plants last year and submitted a proclamation to the selectmen.
The Board of Selectmen presented the signed proclamation to Sheffer at the site of the planting. First Selectman Casey Flanagan said, “It goes every April until eternity.”
“Native plants adapted to this area. They are resilient,” Flanagan explained. “It lessens our impact on the environment and at the same time creates habitat for pollinators, birds and game animals.”
“There are so many smart and eager minds in this town who really are so ready for this kind of work,” said Sheffer.
In addition to the selectmen and the Conservation Commission, Sheffer stated, “We were able to gain traction with support from the Sharon Energy and Environmental Commission, Inland Wetlands and local environmental nonprofit organizations such as the Sharon Land Trust and the Sharon Audubon Center.”
Resident Ian Brunell donated the white oaks. He germinated the seeds with the help of his sons, Bramble and Pieter.
“We go around and collect seeds and then I have different setups at home for propagating different species,” Brunell explained. With dozens of locally sourced trees growing in his yard, Flanagan asked if he would consider donating some for Native Plant Month.
“We wanted it to be educational for the kids and the adults in town,” said Flanagan.
Mike Nadeau, tree expert and member of the Energy and Environmental Commission, oversaw the digging, planting and watering at the school.
The compost came from Sharon Town Garage’s heap, which is available to residents for pickup.
Early kindergarteners helped make sure the compost was filled with nutrients as evidenced by the presence of worms.
“That’s a worm!” one student shouted.
“I wanna see it,” remarked another. “Eww!”
“Oh, come on. They’re delicious!” Nadeau declared.
Once planted, mulched and watered, the students rinsed their hands off in the water bucket and the tree was quickly protected with chicken wire before recess began.
As part of the education component of Native Plant Month, several informative workshops were planned. The final session will focus on herbicide-free invasive plant management. It will be held at Nadeau’s home on 169 Bowne Road in Sharon May 17 from 10 a.m. to noon.
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Heron Cove on Washining Lake, also known as East Twin Lake in Salisbury, recently sold for $5.25 million.
Kevin Galliford
SALISBURY — A circa-1920 cottage farmhouse-style home with an expansive, 180-degree view of East Twin Lake and 497 feet of lakefront sold on April 30 for $5.25 million, reportedly setting a record for the highest sale in Salisbury since August 2023 and the highest sale of waterfront property at the Twin Lakes according to SmartMLS data.
The sale also set a record for the highest in Litchfield County so far this year, matching a Roxbury property at 62 Davenport Road, according to Andrew Wood, vice president of public relations and communications for William Pitt-Julia B. Fee Sotheby’s International Realty.
The town’s land records indicate that Kevin and Cara McCaffrey sold the property at 29 Morgan Lane, known as Heron Cove, to Anne Fredericks.
The 2,300-square-foot, 10-room, single-family home sits on just over an acre of land on a level, corner lot.
A team of realtors with William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty in Salisbury handled the transaction. John Harney represented the buyer, and Mallett and Gignoux represented the seller.
Harney noted that the buyers own another house on Twin Lakes “and have come to love the lake and its community. When 29 Morgan became available,” he explained, “it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to purchase it and cherish the property as much as the previous owners.”
The seller and new owner declined to comment.
Gignoux described the Morgan Lane property as “one of the most spectacular, older homes on the Twin Lakes. It’s unique both inside and out. It has maintained its old-fashioned charm but has been updated for more modern living.”
Heron Cove was originally listed for $5,995,000 when it went on the market July 4, 2024.
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