Tuesday, May 13, 2025

News and Ideas Worth Sharing

HomeNewsWelcome to Real...

Welcome to Real Estate Friday!

Elyse Harney Morris and Bill Melnick of Elyse Harney Real Estate offer the perfect country escape you’ve been searching for in Columbia County—your opportunity to experience luxury living at its finest. Kenzie Fields and her husband Shawn Fields bought the house next door and transformed it while preserving memories of its past life. Plus, real estate market view, recent sales, a new gardening column and more.

Here’s what we have for you this week in The Edge Real Estate section:

  • Property of the Week – Elyse Harney Morris and Bill Melnick of Elyse Harney Real Estate offer a modern masterpiece with mountain views…a perfect country escape in Hillsdale, N.Y.
  • Transformations – Kenzie Fields and her husband Shawn Fields gave the house next door a new life while not erasing signs of its old life.
  • Weekly real estate transactions for Berkshire County, Northern Litchfield County and Columbia County.
  • Market Perspective – The number of sales and the dollar volume transacted are both down in 2023.
  • The Self-Taught Gardener – Lee Buttala recommends a visit to the New York Botanical Garden orchid show for a floral seduction at a time of year when we need it most.
  • The Lazy Berkshire Gardener – Icicle branches and cool weather seedlings, mini-flower perennials and garden symposia—just a few of Jodi Cahillane’s favorite things.

 

spot_img

The Edge Is Free To Read.

But Not To Produce.

Continue reading

Lee election results confirm uncontested races, add write-ins to School Committee, Housing Authority

Turnout for the election reflected three percent of the town's registered voters.

Otis asking residents to approve purchase of Otis Poultry Farm property at Annual Town Meeting

In a cosigned letter, members of the Otis Select Board cited protection of an existing public water supply, the potential or affordable housing development, and potential expansion of multiple community programs as some incentives for the town to purchase the property.

Write-in candidate wins Select Board seat in Sheffield

According to town officials, 26 percent of the town's registered voters turned out for the Sheffield municipal election.

The Edge Is Free To Read.

But Not To Produce.