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1 week ago | 
boston.com | Megan Johnson |Kaitlyn Johnston
Spring House Hunt If your real estate taste leans more spooky than stylish, the legendary S.K. Pierce Mansion in Gardner is officially on the market for $1.2 million.
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2 weeks ago | 
boston.com | Megan Johnson
225 Walnut Street could be a record deal for Saugus, where only one house, 61 Walnut Street, sold for over $1.5 million in Saugus in the last 30 years, according to MLS data. Currently listed at $1,999,900, 225 Walnut Street is a five-bed, four-and-a-half-bath home that sits on just under one half-acre. Measuring 3,627 square feet, the contemporary-style property was completed this year. A front yard with intricate stone and ironwork is dotted with evergreen trees.
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2 weeks ago | 
boston.com | Megan Johnson |Kaitlyn Johnston
The home of former Red Sox President and CEO Larry Lucchino, who passed away in April 2024, has hit the market for $7.495 million. The proceeds will go to Lucchino’s foundation, and then will be distributed to local charities. “I think that’s so cool,” said Michael Carucci of Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty, who has the listing.
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3 weeks ago | 
boston.com | Megan Johnson |Kaitlyn Johnston
“Mystic Pizza,” the film about a trio of young Portuguese women played by Julia Roberts, Annabelle Gish, and Lili Taylor, follows the women as they navigate life and love while slinging slices of pizza in the town of Mystic on the Connecticut shoreline. (It also served as Matt Damon’s film debut!)In real life, the home that served as the heart of the close-knit family is located in the Pawcatuck section of Stonington, just a short drive from Mystic.
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3 weeks ago | 
bostonglobe.com | Megan Johnson
After his neck was broken on April 30, 2021, when the Uber he was riding in crashed into a parked car in Somerville, Will Good had to learn to navigate life in a power wheelchair. Now paralyzed from the neck down, Good, 34, spent several months at Massachusetts General and Spaulding Rehabilitation hospitals to care for the spinal cord injury he suffered in the accident.
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3 weeks ago | 
boston.com | Megan Johnson |Kaitlyn Johnston
If waking up right on the ocean is your dream, grab your flip-flops and beach towel. This Winthrop condo could be your dream home. Listed at $299,000, 203 Winthrop Shore Drive Apartment 8 is a one-bed, one-bath condo measuring 764 square feet. Located on the fourth floor of an eight-unit building that was constructed in 1900 and converted to condos in 2004, the unit provides stunning views of Winthrop Beach. Climb up a series of steps to the common entrance, which is on the side of the building.
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1 month ago | 
boston.com | Megan Johnson
What 20 Buckminster Road #3 lacks in square footage, it makes up for in character. Built around 1927, the free-standing condo measures approximately 604 square feet. But for someone who’s looking to score a home in Brookline’s coveted Fisher Hill neighborhood, the petite pad might be just what they’re looking for. Originally part of a single property with a two-family home next door, the property was condo-ized in 1984. The space was likely a caretaker cottage for the larger property’s staff.
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1 month ago | 
bostonglobe.com | Megan Johnson
Lidiya Romanchuk barely spoke English when she walked into the Fairmont Copley Plaza hotel shortly after emigrating from Ukraine. She was hired as a hostess at the hotel’s restaurant, OAK Long Bar + Kitchen, and she’s still there 18 years later. In addition to serving at OAK 40 hours a week, Romanchuk, 40, spends her remaining waking hours working as a fashion designer. You can often find her sitting at her sewing machine in her Revere apartment, crafting everything from bikinis to wedding dresses.
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1 month ago | 
boston.com | Megan Johnson
Less than a year after former Pats player Matthew Judon was traded to the Atlanta Falcons, the linebacker has listed his palatial Dedham home for $2.898 million. The five-bed, seven-bath (five full, two half) home at 7 Schoolmaster Lane, which measures 9,967 square feet (including the finished lower level), is set on 1.63 acres. It was built in 2001.
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1 month ago | 
boston.com | Megan Johnson |Audrey Cooney
Anyone who has ever taken a field trip to Salem will recognize the name tied to 252 Essex Street in Beverly, which is currently on the market for $600,000. Giles Corey, a farmer accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials, pleaded “not guilty.” He didn’t believe he’d achieve a fair trial and refused to speak.
