Monday, December 31, 2012

New Years

The Registry of Deeds wishes you a happy, healthy, and prosperous new year.

The Registry is open on Monday Dec, 31st during normal hours, but will be closed on Tuesday, January 1st, 2013.


Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Fitchburg Satellite Office Closing on 11/30/12


As of November 30, 2012, the Worcester District Registry of Deeds will permanently close its Fitchburg Satellite Office.

The Worcester District Registry of Deeds opened the Fitchburg Satellite Office in 2006 in order for users in the northern part of the Worcester District to record documents without the need to travel to the Registry of Deeds in Worcester. Due to the implementation of our electronic recording program, these concerns have been largely alleviated. In addition, the closure of the Satellite Office is aligned with our on-going efforts to reduce costs while providing the best possible user experience.

For information on how to sign up for electronic recording click here or contact Linda Curran

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Veterans Day Hours

The Worcester District Registry of Deeds and Fitchburg Satellite Office will be closed on Monday, November 12th in observance of Veterans Day.

Monday, October 29, 2012

Registry of Deeds closing early on 10/29

The Worcester District Registry of Deeds will be closing today at 3:00 PM due to Hurricane Sandy.  The Registry of Deeds will reopen during its normal business hours tomorrow, but the Fitchburg Satellite Office will stay closed.


Sunday, October 28, 2012

Fitchburg Satellite Office closed on Monday 10/29/12

The Registry of Deeds' Fitchburg Satellite Office will be closed on Monday October 29, 2011 due to the anticipated severe weather related to Hurricane Sandy.  As of this posting, the Registry of Deeds' main office at 90 Front Street will remain open.  Please check back here for more updates.

Monday, October 8, 2012

Columbus Day Hours

The Registry of Deeds and Fitchburg Satellite Office are closed on Monday, October 8, 2012 in observance of Columbus Day.


Wednesday, October 3, 2012

First & Last Day Stats: September into October



The first and last days of each month have historically been busy days in terms of the number of documents recorded at the Registry of Deeds. To see stats from earlier in the year, click on the First/Last tag below the post.

September 28, 2012 - 1207 Documents Recorded (Up 10% from 2011)
October 1, 2012 - 956 Documents Recorded (Up 45% from 2011)

Friday, September 14, 2012

First and Last Day Stats: August into September



The first and last days of each month have historically been busy days in terms of the number of documents recorded at the Registry of Deeds. To see stats from earlier in the year, click on the First/Last tag below the post.

August 31, 2012 - 1073 Documents Recorded (Up 68% from 2011)
September 4, 2012 - 815 Documents Recorded (Down 45% from 2011)

Monday, August 6, 2012

First and Last Day Stats: July into August


The first and last days of each month have historically been busy days in terms of the number of documents recorded at the Registry of Deeds. To see stats from earlier in the year, click on the First/Last tag below the post.

July 31, 2012 - 938 Documents Recorded (Up 26% from 2011)
August 1, 2012 - 643 Documents Recorded (Down 4% from 2011)

Thursday, July 12, 2012

First and Last Day Stats: June into July

The first and last days of each month have historically been busy days in terms of the number of documents recorded at the Registry of Deeds. To see stats from earlier in the year, click on the First/Last tag below the post.

June 29, 2012 - 1146 Documents Recorded (Up 32% from 2011)
July 2, 2012 - 710 Documents Recorded (Up 22% from 2011)

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

NOTICE: Fitchburg Satellite Closed on Friday July 6th

The Worcester Registry of Deeds Fitchburg Satellite Office will be closed on Friday, July 6, 2012.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

In Memoriam: Assistant Register John J. Mitchell

The Worcester District Registry of Deeds is mourning the passing of former Assistant Register of Deeds John J. Mitchell, who passed away on July 2, 2012.

Mr. Mitchell was born in Clinton to the late John J. and Kathryn (McDonald) Mitchell. He was a graduate of the Clinton High School Class of 1950 and College of the Holy Cross Class of 1954. Following studies, he enlisted to proudly serve our nation in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. Upon his return home, he completed studies at Boston College Law School and graduated as President of his Class of 1959. Mr. Mitchell was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar Association in 1959 and served in various capacities throughout his prestigious career, including his position as sole practitioner for more than 40 years with offices in Worcester at McGuire & McGuire and at 248 Chestnut Street, Clinton. He served as Town Counsel for the Town of Clinton, Chief Worcester County Public Defender, and Assistant Register of Deeds for Worcester County for 28 years, retiring in 2000.

Mr. Mitchell's numerous civic involvements include positions as past Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Worcester State College, Quinsigamond Community College, President of Clinton Rotary Club, Corporator of Clinton Savings Bank and with the Town of Clinton Finance Committee. Mr. Mitchell held professional membership with several Bar Associations including Massachusetts, Clinton, American and Worcester County, from where he served as Past President and was recently recognized for 50 year membership. In 2003 he became the proud recipient of the Distinguished Attorney Award from the St. Thomas Moore Society of Catholic Lawyers. He was a member and former lector of St. John the Evangelist Church in Clinton where he served as Judge Advocate for the Clinton Council Knights of Columbus. John was a devoted fan and season ticket holder of Holy Cross Crusader football and basketball teams. He was proud of his Irish Heritage and frequently traveled to Ireland with friends to study social and cultural history. He enjoyed summers at his Falmouth home reading and relaxing but most cherished time spent in the company of his loving family.

Funeral services are to be held on Friday, July 6, 2012 from the Philbin-Comeau Funeral Home, 176 Water St., Clinton, with Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 10AM in St. John the Evangelist Church, 80 Union St., Clinton. Burial is to follow in St. John Cemetery, Lancaster. Calling hours will be held in the funeral home on Thursday, July 5, 2012 from 4 until 7PM.

Saturday, June 23, 2012

Pre-1960 Grantor and Grantee Indicies Available Online

The Worcester District Registry of Deeds is proud to announce the pre-1960 Grantor and Grantee are now available online at MassLandRecords.com. The online resource can be searched by name and links users to high quality scans of the Index books. With the completion of this project, substantially all of the Registry's records can be searched for online in connection with the Unindexed Property search.

Thursday, June 7, 2012

First and Last Day Stats: May into June


The first and last days of each month have historically been busy days in terms of the number of documents recorded at the Registry of Deeds. To see stats from earlier in the year, click on the First/Last tag below the post.

May 31, 2012 - 923 Documents Recorded (Up 20% from 2011)

June 1, 2012 - 823 Documents Recorded (Up 59% from 2011)

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Memorial Day Hours

The Registry of Deeds and Fitchburg Satellite office will be closed on Monday, May 28, 2012 in observance of Memorial Day, honoring those who died protecting the United States.




Monday, May 14, 2012

First and Last Day Stats: April into May

The first and last days of each month have historically been busy days in terms of the number of documents recorded at the Registry of Deeds. To see stats from earlier in the year, click on the First/Last tag below the post.

April 30, 2012 - 1091 Documents Recorded (Up 22% from 2011)

May 1, 2012 - 659 Documents Recorded (Up 13% from 2011)

Friday, April 13, 2012

Patriot's Day Hours

The Registry of Deeds and Fitchburg Satellite Office will be closed
Monday, April 16, 2012 in honor of Patriot’s Day.

Patriot’s Day commemorates the battles of Lexington and Concord during the Revolutionary War. The Boston Marathon, the oldest annual marathon, also is held on Patriot’s Day.

Thursday, April 5, 2012

First and Last Day Stats: March into April

The first and last days of each month have historically been busy days in terms of the number of documents recorded at the Registry of Deeds. To see stats from earlier in the year, click on the First/Last tag below the post.

March 30, 2012 - 924 Documents Recorded (Up 64% from 2011)

April 2, 2012 - 773 Documents Recorded (Up 48% from 2011)

Friday, March 16, 2012

WorcesterDeeds.com Site Maintenance

WorcesterDeeds.com will be unavailable between 11 pm Saturday, March 17th and 3 am Sunday, March 18th for maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you. MassLandRecords.com and this Blog will not be impacted.

Thank you for your patience,

Registry of Deeds Staff

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

First and Last Day Stats: February into March

The first and last days of each month have historically been busy days in terms of the number of documents recorded at the Registry of Deeds. To see stats from earlier in the year, click on the First/Last tag below the post.

February 29, 2012 - 739 Documents Recorded (Down 2% from 2011)

March 1, 2012 - 546 Documents Recorded (Down 6.5% from 2011)

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Fitchburg Satellite Office Closed

The Registry's Fitchburg Satellite Office will be closed today, Thursday, March 1, 2011 due to inclement weather.

Worcester Registry of Deeds office at 90 Front Street, Worcester Massachusetts will remain open.

Friday, February 17, 2012

Presidents' Day Holiday

The Worcester Registry of Deeds and Worcester Satellite Office will be closed on Monday, February 20, 2012 in observance of the Presidents' Day Holiday. Have an enjoyable holiday weekend.

Friday, February 3, 2012

First and Last Day Stats: January into February

The first and last days of each month have historically been busy days in terms of the number of documents recorded at the Registry of Deeds. To see stats from earlier in the year, click on the First/Last tag below the post.

January 31, 2012 - 712 Documents Recorded (Down 31% from 2011)

February 1, 2012 - 539 Documents Recorded (Up 24% from 2011)

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Historical Indexing Project: Complete through 1966

The Worcester District Registry of Deeds is proud to announce that our historical indexing project is now complete back through January 1966. Previously, only records dating back to 1973 were fully searchable on MassLandRecords.com. Through a Registry initiative, we have fully digitally indexed all documents recorded between 1973 and 1966.

As always, all of our documents are available online through the un-indexed property search. In addition, we are planning to add a digitized version of the Grantor and Grantee indicies shortly.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

The Registry of Deeds and the Fitchburg Satellite Office will be closed on Monday, January 16, 2012 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Click here for a link to Dr. King's inspirational,"Letter from a Birmingham Jail" from 1963

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Year in Review: 2011 Stats

For 2011, the Registry of Deeds recorded 140,718 documents and had revenue of $22,498,453.46. Also, the number of foreclosure deeds filed dropped by nearly 25% (2017 in '10 to 1522 in '11), a trend that we hope continues.