🌱 How two new projects could reshape affordable housing in Sharon
Sharon, Connecticut Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Sharon! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How two new projects could reshape affordable housing in Sharon
- Why Sharon’s median home price just surged to $762,500
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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📰 News we're reading
• Affordable home project in Sharon could break ground this summer (lakevillejournal.com) — Construction on a new affordable home at 160 Silver Lake Shores Road in Sharon could start this summer, backed by $420,000 in financing and grants. The Sharon Housing Trust is also converting the former community center on North Main Street into four affordable rentals, expanding options amid the region’s housing crunch. 
• Sharon median home price climbs to $762,500 (lakevillejournal.com) — Home prices in Sharon have jumped to a $762,500 median over the past year, keeping the town firmly in seller’s-market territory. Inventory has ticked up, but most listings top $1 million, and recent property transfers show strong demand across several neighborhoods and price points.
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- Compass Group, PLC posted a job opening for DIRECTOR OF FOOD & NUTRITION SERVICES in Sharon. Apply here.
- Region One School District posted a job opening for Substitute Day/Night Custodian in Salisbury. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sharon here.
🗞 Nearby News
Cornwall
- America 250: How Northwest Connecticut plans to celebrate the Fourth of July (lakevillejournal.com)
- Cornwall July 4th parade floats, actors wanted (timeshudsonvalley.com)
Kent
- OPM Approval (ct.gov)
- Proposed Region 1 study would look at school population trends, future economies (kentdispatch.org)
- Kent School Begins Middle School Renovation as Part of the Together We Soar Campaign (chestertownspy.org)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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