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Swansea

A collection of 47 issues

Four disclosed Swansea sales span $300,000 to $589,000 in August

Swansea recorded 15 property transfers in the four weeks ending Aug. 29, but only four disclosed a sale price. Those ranged from $300,000 to $589,000, with a median of $335,500. The month's top disclosed sale was 175 Old Fall River Road at $589,000, sold by Allen J. and Debora Maria Rod…

Swansea Secures $140,000 in State Funds for Coastal Resilience

Swansea has secured more than $140,000 in state funding to plan for marsh migration and beach resilience as coastal flooding risks grow. The town will use the grant to map how its salt marshes can migrate inland and to strengthen beach areas against more frequent, severe coastal storms,…

Obituary notices, week of August 17, 2026 through August 23, 2026

This week's Swansea obituary notices column lists two people: Branco, Merces "Barroso," 76, who died Wednesday, August 19, 2026, and whose arrangements are handled by Auclair Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Fall River; and Peixoto, Joseph V., 83, who died August 17, 2026, and was re…

Library Sets September 16 Talk 'Gospel According to Hobby Lobby'

Swansea Free Public Library will host a new talk, "The Gospel According to Hobby Lobby," on Wednesday, September 16 at 6:30 p.m. The Main Street branch posted the program to its events calendar as summer activities continue, including its Summer Reading Program that began July 6. The ad…

Disclosed Swansea sale prices span $300,000 to $603,000 in past month

Bristol County deed records show 14 Swansea property transfers between July 24 and Aug. 22, but only five listed a sale price, ranging from $300,000 to $603,000 with a median of $450,000. The month's top disclosed sale was 63 Eschol St., which sold for $603,000 to Corey and Veronica Ban…