Before we begin the new week in earnest, we're taking a look back at the week that was, and the stories that led the news with Taunton Daily Gazette readers.

Top stories this past week included:

A look at the top salaries in Dighton. Which municipal employees in Dighton made the most in 2021? The Gazette analyzed salary data from the town of Dighton and the Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District to get the answer. The top 10 is made up entirely of police, fire and school department employees.

Top-selling properties in Taunton continue to soar above half a million dollars. The most recent top-seller was a multifamily home on Somerset Avenue that sold for $675,000. It was built in 1900 and features a bonus two-car garage and a matching play yard. Check out this property, as well as other recent top-sellers, in the latest Greater Taunton real estate report.

These were the Top 5 stories of the past week, according to Gazette readers:

Deep Pond Farm offers a country Christmas getaway right in East Taunton

Readers were certainly feeling the holiday spirit this past week, with the news that Deep Pond Farm and Stables has opened to the public for the Christmas season.

Located at 123 Dolan Circle in East Taunton and owned by the Ghazal family, Deep Pond Farm and Stables is offering a country Christmas getaway right here close to home.