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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of October 19, 2026 through October 25, 2026

This week's Rockport obituary column includes one qualifying notice: Fears, Marguerite H., age 91, who died at her home in Rockport, Massachusetts, on October 23, 2026, surrounded by family. She was born in Rockport in August 1935 and grew up in town before returning to live there.

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of October 5 through October 11, 2026

This week's obituary notices column lists one Rockport resident: Dunn, John-Peter S., 74, whose arrangements are being handled by Greely Funeral Home. Dunn died October 5, 2026, in Danvers, Massachusetts; he was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and grew up in Colorado before later life in…

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Real Estate

Median Rockport Home Sale Reaches $914,320 Amid Wide Price Swings

Rockport recorded 13 property transfers in the Essex County Southern District Registry during the four weeks ending Oct. 10. Six sales had recorded prices, ranging from $210,000 for a condominium at 20 Main St to $1,955,000 for 92 Phillips Ave Lot 2, the period's top sale. The median re…

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Real Estate

Median Rockport Sale Holds at $690,000 as Nine Prices Post This Period

Rockport recorded 15 property transfers between Sept. 4 and Oct. 3. Nine carried a posted sale price, ranging from $400,000 to $1,955,000, with a median of $690,000; six transfers have no price on file yet, which is normal for recent deed recordings. The top sale was 92 Phillips Ave. Lo…

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Real Estate

Rockport home sales range from $400,000 to $866,000 in late September

Rockport recorded 14 property transfers between Aug. 28 and Sept. 26, with seven carrying a posted sale price so far, ranging from $400,000 to $866,000 and a median of $600,000. The period's top transaction was an $866,000 sale involving seller Charles A. Seavey and buyer Nicolle Longma…

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Morning Brief

Marmion Way sale tops $2.5M in transfers

Rockport real estate roundup shows Marmion Way sale topping $2.5 million among 14 transfers. From our own coverage: Marmion Way sale tops $2.5 million in Rockport transfers. Also in today's brief (3 items): Rockport keeps total ban on outdoor water use; Bearskin Neck chowder house serve…

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of September 14, 2026 through September 20, 2026

This week's obituary notices for Rockport carry one entry: Paskavitz, Ronald J. Ronald J. Paskavitz, 87, of Rockport and Acton, died Tuesday, September 1st, 2026; he was the husband of Carolyn R. (Ross) Paskavitz for 65 years and the son of the late Bernard and Stacia (Prokopowicz) Pask…

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Real Estate

Rockport Sale Prices Span $515,000 to $2.5 Million This Period

Rockport recorded 14 property transfers between Aug. 21 and Sept. 19, with sale prices posted so far for six. Prices ranged from $515,000 to $2,495,000, with a median of $687,500. The period's top sale was a $2,495,000 transfer on Marmion Way, followed by an $899,000 sale on Granite Str…

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of September 7 through September 13, 2026

One Rockport obituary was published this week: Larsen, Marie C., 89, who died September 8, 2026 after settling in Rockport following years in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Her notice was posted through Greely Funeral Home. No other obituaries for current or former Rockport, MA residents …

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Real Estate

Rockport Home Prices Span $350,000 To $2.5 Million In Latest Sales

Rockport recorded 12 property deeds between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12, according to the Essex County (Southern District) Registry of Deeds. Only five of the transactions disclosed a sale price, ranging from $350,000 for a Broadway condo unit to $2.5 million for a Phillips Avenue property, wi…

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