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Good Deeds on QATV: 2025 Year in Review

A chat with Massachusetts Norfolk County Register Bill O'Donnell about the fourth quarter of 2025, the year in review, projections, and other registry news.
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Line chart titled ‘Norfolk County Real Estate Activity: July–December 2024 vs. July–December 2025.’ The vertical axis shows the number of recorded documents ranging from 7,000 to 11,000. The horizontal axis lists the months July through December. Two lines are plotted: an orange line representing 2024 and a blue line representing 2025. The 2024 line trends downward from July to September, rises in October, dips in November, and rises again in December. The 2025 line starts higher than 2024 in July, declines through September, peaks in October, drops sharply in November, and rises again in December. A legend identifies the orange line as ‘Total Documents Recorded Per Month 2024’ and the blue line as ‘Total Documents Recorded Per Month 2025.

December 2025 Real Estate Activity on NCM

Dedham, MA – Norwood Community Media staff producer Kiki Thaxter reports on Norwood News about the increase in real estate activity in Norfolk County in December 2025 relative to December 2024.
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Good Deeds: Quarterly Update, 10/21/25 on QATV

A chat with Norfolk County Register of Deeds William O'Donnell about third quarter statistics, Homestead Act, Mortgage Discharges, Consumer Notification Program, History Comes Alive series, holiday food/toy drives, and more.
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We Remember Our Women Page Announcement Norwood News 10-3-25

A spotlight on the Registry of Deeds’ “We Remember Our Women” page, presented by Kristen McDonnell on Norwood News 10-3-25. This video also includes coverage of the We Remember Our Women event...
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We Remember Our Women Full Event on NCM

September 10, 2025, full event coverage of the "We Remember Our Women" celebration from Norwood Community Media by Staff Producer Ron Marshalsea.
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We Remember Our Women: A Celebration of Norfolk County’s Notable Women on Walpole Media

Walpole Media coverage of the "We Remember Our Women" event held at the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds, on September 10, 2025. Video by Dave Maybruck.
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“We Remember Our Women” event on Norwood News

September 10, 2025, coverage of the “We Remember Our Women” event from Norwood Community Media by Staff Producer Ron Marshalsea.
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Good Deeds: Quarterly Update: July 10, 2025

An interview with Norfolk County Register of Deeds Bill O'Donnell, about the second quarter statistics, year to date figures, comparisons to the previous year, information about the Homestead Act, and Consumer Notification...
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New Registers of Deeds sworn in 2025

News segment from WWLP-22News: A new class of registers of deeds were sworn in January 1, 2025; these government officials are in charge of recording and maintaining important real estate documents, including...
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Good Deeds: First Quarter 2025

A chat with Norfolk County Register of Deeds Bill O'Donnell regarding a review of the first quarter 2025 statistics (and a comparison to the same time period a year ago) and other...
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Click here to read an article about the closing of the Registry of Deeds Disaster Recovery Office in Dedham, published in December 2024 by The Quincy Sun. Click here to read an article about the lack of an occupancy permit to use the relocated Disaster Recovery Office published in October 2025 by The Dedham Times.

Click here to see: An IT Rebuttal that Aired on Quincy Access Television. Click this link to view: An Extended Registry IT Technology Rebuttal to County Commissioners-December 8, 2021

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Click here to read an article published by the Franklin Observer, informing Norfolk County residents that the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled in favor of the Norfolk Registry of Deeds. Click here to read Judge Cahillane's Decision and Order in the Norfolk Superior Court.

Click here to read an article appearing in State House News entitled “Another County Lawsuit: Register Wins Again.” Click this link to see the Judgment of Judge Leighton of the Norfolk Superior Court.

Click here to watch a five-minute video of the Plymouth County and Norfolk County Registers of Deeds testifying on HB3971. Or click here for Written Testimony and Reasons to Support HB3971 (An Act directing a study on the feasibility of placing registries of deeds for county government that have not been abolished under the oversight of the secretary of the commonwealth).

The Norfolk County Registry of Deeds will be closed Monday, April 20, 2026, in observance of Patriots' Day.

The Norfolk County Registry of Deeds will be closed on Monday, May 25, 2026 in observance of Memorial Day.

The Norfolk County Registry of Deeds is closed, today, Monday, April 20, 2026, in observance of Patriots' Day.

The Norfolk County Registry of Deeds is closed today, May 25, 2026 in observance of Memorial Day.