Townsend Outdoor Life Guide: Pearl Hill, Willard Brook, and the Squannacook

Some towns have a park. Townsend has a landscape. Two state forests and parks, a trout river running through all three villages, a mill pond…

A Day in the Life in Townsend, MA

Townsend does not do itineraries. It does rhythms. A day here is measured in coffee, river water, trail miles, and a bandstand at dusk, and…

West Townsend, MA: Chris Doherty’s Guide to Townsend’s Country Edge

If Townsend is the country town of Greater Lowell's northwest corner, West Townsend is its countryside. The western third of town trades village density for…

What It’s Like to Live in Townsend, MA

Most Greater Lowell towns announce themselves all at once. Townsend does the opposite. It is one of the largest towns by land in the region,…

Selling FSBO in Chelmsford? Read This First

Every spring, a few Chelmsford homeowners decide to sell for sale by owner. The logic is always the same: save the commission, keep the difference.…

Townsend, MA for Families: Schools, Space, and Small Town Life

Families who find Townsend usually arrive with the same sentence: we need room, and we refuse to give up good schools to get it. Townsend…

Living Near Townsend Common: Life in the Heart of Townsend Center

Every town has an address that needs no explanation, and in Townsend it is the Common. The green at the heart of Townsend Center, with…

Townsend Harbor: Chris Doherty’s Guide to Townsend’s Historic Mill Village

Every old New England town has a second center of gravity, and in Townsend it is the Harbor. Townsend Harbor grew up around water power…

The Chelmsford Home Prep Checklist: Get Ready to Sell

Staging advice tells you how to dress a house. A prep checklist tells you how to make it sellable, and in Chelmsford the second list…

Chelmsford Estate Sales: A Personal Representative’s Guide

If you have been named the personal representative of an estate with a home in Chelmsford, this guide is your checklist. Estate sales follow the…