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The following business incorporations were recorded in Hampden and Hampshire counties, and are the latest available. They are listed by community.

AGAWAM

P & P Construction Inc., 468 Springfield St., Agawam 01030. Paul Campagna, same. Veteran owned and operated construction corporation.

AMHERST

USCHA Inc., 6 University Dr., Suite 206-148, Amherst 01002. Mark Dennehy, 15 College View Heights, South Hadley 01075. College hockey development camp and tournament.

CHICOPEE

Jenne Group Inc., 16 Yale St., Chicopee 01020. Daniel R. Myers, same. To provide real estate services.

EAST LONGMEADOW

E T Simones Inc., 18 Lombard Ave., East Longmeadow 01028. Eric T. Smith, same. To own and operate restaurants.

GRANBY

Granby Golf Center Inc., 172 West State St., Granby 01033. Patrick T. Wright, 14 East St., Easthampton 01013. Golf range, miniature golf, etc.

Northeast General Contractors Inc., 40 Batchelor St., Granby. Patricia O’Flaherty, same. To deal in real estate.

Pleasant Brook Farm & Feed Inc., 84 Pleasant St., Granby. Roger D. Ilnicky, same. Sale of feed grain and related products.

HAMPDEN

KAC Sales of New England Inc., 62 Pondview Dr., Hampden 01036. Kathleen A. Charest, same. To sell police equipment.

HATFIELD

New England Watershed Publications Inc., 8 Elm St., Hatfield 01038. Russell Powell, same. To deal in books, magazines, newspapers, etc.

HOLYOKE

Friends of the Massachusetts Memorial Cemetery at Agawam, Inc., 18 Center St., Holyoke 02040. Delfo Barabani, 98 Irene St., Chicopee 01013. (Nonprofit) To raise funds to build the memorial pathwalk, etc., for said cemetery.

LONGMEADOW

Maritime Smarts Inc., 141 Lawnwood Ave., Longmeadow 01106. Stephen Larivee, same. Maritime education.

LUDLOW

Cady Street Meat Market Inc., 2 Cady St., Ludlow 01056. Jose M. Matias, 38 Dinis Ave., Ludlow 01056. Butcher shop/grocery store.

KLR Transportation Inc., 53 Evergreen Circle, Ludlow 01056. Lisa A. Kalesnik, same. Trucking and transportation.

SOUTHAMPTON

All About Flowers Inc., 10 Susan Dr., Southampton 01073. Jill M. Malo, same. Retail and wholesale sale of flowers.

Aquarius Plumbing & Heating Inc., 14 David St., Southampton 01073. Daniel J. Bishop, Sr., 18 Hathaway Road, Westhampton 01027. Plumbing and heating.

SOUTHWICK

Con-Ash Development Corp., 141 Feeding Hills Road, Southwick 01077. Gerald A. Mongeau, same. To deal in real estate.

SPRINGFIELD

Murnell Inc., 237 Memorial Dr., Springfield 01101. Thomas Englert, 409 Montcalm St., Chicopee 01020. To manufacture and deal in cleaning products.

New Hope Community Health Clinic Inc., 915 Plumtree Road, Springfield 01119. Bev Premo, 555 Parker St., East Longmeadow 01095. (Nonprofit) To provide charitable, medical and educational services to those in need in Springfield, etc.

Northern Rail Services Inc., 25 Knollwood St., Springfield 01104. Jessica R. Mastromatteo, same. To repair railroad tracks.

Ohuhu Development Union Inc., 17 Lancaster St., Springfield 01118. Emmanuel Okonkwo, same. (Nonprofit) Classes for Igpo language, mathematics and sciences; economic development, health services, etc.

Springfield Fuel Inc., 100 Congress St., Springfield 01104. Mohamad H. Jabak, 6 Oak Meadow Lane, Methuen 01844. Gas station.

Springfield Tax Corp., 725 Sumner Ave., Springfield 01108. Jonathan Fein, same. Tax services.

WESTHAMPTON

Bright Spot Therapy Dogs Inc., 282 North Road, Westhampton 01027. Cynthia J. Hinckley, same. (Foreign corp; CT) To design and implement Therapy Dog Programs for needy persons including those in nursing homes, hospitals, etc.

WILBRAHAM

RSM Services Inc., 8 East Colonial Road, Wilbraham 01095. John William Collins, III, same. Sales agency.

Departments

The following Business Certificates and Trade Names were issued or renewed during the month of June 2005.

AGAWAM

All American Irrigation Systems
302 Meadow St.
John DeCaro

AV Tech
205 Barry St.
Richard Weld

Beaver Camper Service
721 Springfield St.
G & T Beaver Inc.

Hair Spectrum
303A Springfield St.
Eloise Anderson

Mass USSSA
52 Cricket Road
Paul Lapointe

S.G. Exterior Image
20 Garden St.
Stepan Grushatskiy

The Style Cottage
674 Springfield St.
Donna Patterson

Valenti Properties
1138 Main St.
Joseph Valenti

Zippity Co.
40 Simpson Circle
Gerald Duda

AMHERST

Express Travel Multi-Services
1177 North Pleasant St.
Gustavo Vilanova

Orchard Press
9 McIntosh Dr.
Duncan Fraser

SJM Accounting
7 Swallow Farms Road
Shahrzad Mashirt

Wagner Farms
305 North East St.
Carol Wagner

CHICOPEE

Alias Solutions
45 Felix St.
Paul Stallman II

Bourdeau & Sons Flooring
20 Patrick St.
Chris Bourdeau

Citizens Investment Services
672 Memorial Dr.
CCB Investment Group

Gawron Provision
576 Fuller Road
William Gawron

K & K Jewelers
425 East St.
Adam Hernandez

Kim-D’s Nails & Tanning
505 Grattan St.
Khahn Dao

Patriot
177 Artisian St.
Mary Louise Robitelle

RDC Enterprises
29 Grove St.
Raymond Choiniere

Stellar Grounds Care
15 Langevin St.
Douglas Michen

EAST LONGMEADOW

Colorful Creations
27 Harkness Ave.
Pat and Stanley Pawlowicz

Luigi Landscaping
219 Chestnut St.
Luigi Liquori

HOLYOKE

Alvarado Restaurant
392 High St.
Leshia Malave

Bernie’s
250 Whiting Farms Road
Milton Rosenburg

Jay’s Auto Repair
170 Main St.
Jesus Vargas

Luciano Construction
35 Waldo St.
Lucjar Wagrzyn

MD Beauty Salon & Supply
396 High St.
Maria Ferrer

Premier Salons Inc.
50 Holyoke St.
Premier Salons Inc.

Shell Food Mart
225 Whiting Farms Road
Neil Tierney

Sportstuff
354 High St.
Rick Gileau

Varaday & Assoc.
15 Main St.
Robert Varaday

HADLEY

River Valley Electric
11 Kosior Dr.
Anatoliy Kupin

Stuff-It Storage
222 Russell St.
Jeffrey Campbell

LONGMEADOW

Citizen’s Investment Services
398 Longmeadow St.
Lawrence Carter

JC Realty Consultants Inc.
415 Porter Lake Dr.
Jerry Carr III

Knowing Cats
207 Hazardville Road
Melissa Deceder

Shakespeare’s Garden
645 Laurel St.
Raun Lubenstein

NORTHAMPTON

Birds Store
94-96 Maple St.
Hasmukh Patel

Hair Designers
2 Conz St.
Margaret Mientka

Leeds Mart
24 Haydenville Road
Brijesh Patel

Quality Care Nursing
212 Acrebrook Dr.
Fola Fagade

Skyline Design
209 Locust St.
Douglas Fervante

Valley Properties
391 Danon Road
Shelley Szawlowski

SOUTH HADLEY

Ancientroots
20 New Ludlow Road
Sheila Petighy

JWC Home Improvement
20 Susan Ave.
John Croteau

RJC Renovations
24 Lyman St.
Richard Frank

SPRINGFIELD

B. Bliss Novelties
64 Florida St.
Steven Foster, Jr.

Clean Sweep
131 Larkspur St.
Xavier Cody. Teresa Harris

Express Funding
62 Washburn St.
Kevin Taing

JD Publicity Studio
50 East Bay St.
Javier Negron

Reydi Market
494 Central St.
Pedro Almonte

WEST SPRINGFIELD

A.S.H. Enterprises
34 City View Ave.
Arlynn Henderson

Adam’s Home Improvement
465 Prospect Ave.
Adam Crosby

Applied Software Technologies
59 Interstate Dr.
Sarkis Garibian

B.M.V. (Books, Music, Video Store)
754 Main St.
Roman Zhirnov

Class A Graphics Inc.
380 Union St.
Kenneth DaSilva

Crystal Packaging
533 Union St.
Joseph Sarkis

Enterprise 2019
2019 Westfield St.
Christopher Olko

John Bliss Painting
2355 Westfield St.
John Bliss

Khan Distribution Inc.
608 Westfield St.
Muhammad Owais

Law Office of Caroline M. Murray
93 Nelson Circle
Caroline Murray

Northern Granite
380 Union St.
Vyacheslav Katko

Parish Cupboard Inc.
1023 Main St.
Candy Boucher

RD.LDN
283 Elm St.
Karen Kulakowski

R & R Tax Services
2223 Westfield St.
Robert Romansky, Jr.

Reliable Heating and Air Conditioning
36 Russell St.
Alexander Belyshev

Salsa Con Clase Dance Studio
436 Main St.
Jorge Colon

Sutton Place
131 Ashley Ave.
Sutton Corporation LLC

Winger Construction
373 Brush Hill Ave.
Charles Granger

Yulian Barber Shop
770 Main St.
Yulian Arytian

WESTFIELD

The Hamptons Salon
1029 North Road
Pamela Zalet

Lori K’s Kitchen
28 Court St.
Lorena Kononitz

Northend Barber Shop
708 Montgomery St.
Brant Roldan

Westfield Yoga Center
94 North Elm St.
Thomas Swochak

Departments

The following building permits were issued during the month of June 2005.

AGAWAM

Oak Ridge Golf Club
850 South Westfield Road
$35,000 — Install antennas

AMHERST

Amherst Realty Co.
36 Main St.
$10,000 — Remodel restaurant

CHICOPEE

Phillips Insurance
97 Center St.
$65,000 — Addition

HOLYOKE

Holyoke River Inc.
920 Main St.
$20,700 — Renovate kitchen

Petco
45 Holyoke St.
$50,000 — Renovate interior

Pyramid Co. of Holyoke
50 Holyoke St.
$111,207 — Renovate Ben & Jerry’s

NORTHAMPTON

The College Church Inc.
58 Pomeroy Ter.
$13,900 — Strip and shingle roof

Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc.
30 Locust St.
$2,000,000 – Construct 34,000-square-foot foundation and site utilities

Diane Welter & Alex Ghiselin
70 Masonic St., Unit G2
$20,500 — Convert residential garage to shop space

Laurel Ridge Realty Assoc.
312 Hatfield St.
$80,150 — New roof

Northampton Housing Auth.
155 West St.
$2,171,374 — Construct two-story building

Northampton Housing Auth.
155 West St.
$2,171,374 — Construct two-story building

Raps Real Estate
72 Masonic St.
$32,250 — Interior renovations

Roberts & Dallin Inc.
89 Main St.
$610,000 — Renovations

Smith College
164 Green St. (Tyler House)
$110,000 — Remodel kitchen
196 Elm St.
$18,000 — Renovations

WEST SPRINGFIELD

David Piangerelli
120 Bosworth St.
$30,000 — Renovate commercial building

JS Lane & Sons
1583 Prospect Lane
$50,000 — Add panel antenna

United Bank
44 Van Deene Ave.
$483,755 — Construct bank

WESTFIELD

Wilcox Insurance
75 Bread St.
$550,000 — Second floor

Departments

Abramov, Margarita V
Abramov, Sergey
472 Meadow St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/07/05

Alpiarca, Daniel R.
28 Decatur St.
Indian Orchard, MA 01151
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/24/05

Amaker, Shirley A.
582 Pleasant St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/09/05

Anderson-Williams, Tonya
30 Arbutus St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 05/25/05

Arkoette, Nathaniel E
Arkoette, Victoria
37 Roosevelt Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/24/05

Ashton, Mary Ellen
19 Hooker Road
Westhampton, MA 01027
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/10/05

Athas, Paul M.
93 Forest Glen
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/17/05

Barre, Paul Isadore
Barre, Ella Mae
36 George St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/11/05

Bascom, Barbara A.
112 Elizabeth Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/23/05

Batista, Peggy S.
229 Miller St.; Lot A6
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/03/05

Belanger, Gerald Robert
25 Bairdcrest Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/29/05

Belliveau, Roger R.
75 Strong St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/23/05

Belz, Krzyszyof A.
72 Taylor St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/02/05

Bennett, Mark
109 Denver St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 05/16/05

Bermudez, Joel
54 Cleveland St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/08/05

Bethel, William D.
Bethel, Arlela F.
51 Telbar St.
Springfield, MA 01128
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/24/05

Bienvenue, Marc A.
34 Spring St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 05/16/05

Blakesley, Beatrice D.
157 Holyoke St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/31/05

Bonafini, Michael C.
273 Ware Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/01/05

Bostwick, Andrew L.
819 Gratten St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/18/05

Botfield, Kristina E.
45 Briar Hill Road
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/20/05

Bozyk, Francisca
154 Maple St., Apt. D
Springfield, MA 01105
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/20/05

Brady, Thomas J.
142 Franklin St.
Feeding Hills, MA 01030
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/10/05

Brawders, Robert F.
50 Woolworth St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/28/05

Brawsay, Jean E.
53 Clayton Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/02/05

Briere, Maureen L
149 Park Edge Dr.
Feeding Hills, MA 01030
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/07/05

Brown, Frederick O.
16 Cresent Hill
Springfield, MA 01105
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/03/05

Brown, James Waldron
29 Terry Lane
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/16/05

Brown, Mindy Lee
115 Ashley Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/14/05

Brzys, Kathleen M.
146 West Silver St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/15/05

Burdick, Theresa A.
44 Fernwood Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/16/05

Burgos, Maria
105 Lyman St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/01/05

Burns, Sarah
14 Converse St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/06/05

Byrd, Veronica
15 Southern Road
Springfield, MA 01129
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/02/05

Caban, Sara Lee
41 Governor St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/06/05

Caloon, Amanda L.
31 Watling St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/23/05

Cannavino, Jill
31 Williams Court
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/03/05

Cappella, Suzanne M.
197 Brown Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/05/05

Carney, Joan Rita
12 Lincoln St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/26/05

Cattallinic, Debra M.
27 Horsham Place
Feeding Hills, MA 01030
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/23/05

Cefaratti, Thomas Michael
20 Hanover St., Apt 4
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/05/05

Champigny, Andre G.
208 Edendale St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/07/05

Charland, David Michael
Charland, Lori Ann
188 Drexel St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/11/05

Cheeks, Future M.
234 Mallow Hill Road
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/08/05

Christy, Maria Y.
21 Lachine St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/05/05

Church, Todd J.
2302 Main St.
West Warren, MA 01092
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/19/05

Clark, Roberta L.
44 Montgomery St., # 1
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/28/05

Collins, Michael A.
283 Wildermere St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/08/05

Conner, Kathleen E.
26 Willow St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/16/05

Corley, Laura A.
P.O. Box 18
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/21/05

Courtney, Shannon L.
128 Main Street L
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/08/05

Crabtree, Laura L.
26 Beacon Terrace
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/20/05

Craig, Diane A.
172 Buckingham St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/06/05

Croak, Arthur W.
P.O. Box 668
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/08/05

Cruz, Carmen R.
46 Knollwood St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/14/05

Cruz, Marisol
654 Britton St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/01/05

Cruzado, Joanne
6A Leary Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/19/05

CS Industries, LLC
P.O. Box 435
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 11
Filing Date: 06/09/05

Daubitz, Richard C.
232 Colemor St.
Feeding Hills, MA 01030
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/20/05

Davila, Edwin
173 Buckingham St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/02/05

Davis, Darrell L.
59 Ionia St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/01/05

Davis, Gladystean
2094 Page Blvd.
Indian Orchard, MA 01151
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/01/05

Davis, Mia A.
59 Ionia St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/01/05

Day, Lisa M.
46 Cross St.
Florence, MA 01062
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/15/05

DeCaro, Adele M.
831 South Branch Parkway
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/15/05

DeFilippi, Kathryn I.
85 Penncastle St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/09/05

DeFilippi, William J.
342 Southwick Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/09/05

DeGiso, Mark Steven
DeGiso, Mary Kelly
170 Shadybrook Lane
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/07/05

Delgado, Virgen M.
124 Park Road
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/02/05

Delphia, Mary L.
48 Farnum Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/07/05

Dempsey, Maureen M.
47 Cass Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 05/24/05

Devine, Gladys A.
45 Lawler St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/08/05

Dietrich, Timothy W.
Dietrich, Casandra Kristina
82 Phoenix Terrace
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/05/05

Digloria, Daniel J.
242 Fort Pleasant Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/01/05

Doiron, Charlotte E.
97 Shawinigan Dr.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/07/05

Donahue, Beverly Jane
143 Prospect Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/28/05

Dubuque, Linda L.
2060 Northampton St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/13/05

Durley, Sherryl V.
400 Hancock St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 05/16/05

Emond, Theresa R.
72 Midway St.
Indian Orchard, MA 01151
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/07/05

Fecteau, Anthony J.
49 Hatch St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/16/05

Felberbaum, Jeffrey M.
177 North Pleasant St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/27/05

Feyrer, Edwin Charles
Feyrer, Dorothy June
59 Hampden St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/12/05

Filos, Elvira M.
131 Berkshire Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/02/05

Flores, Roberto
170 Eddy St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/06/05

Fontaine, Richard R.
Fontaine, Barbara A.
21A Notre Dame St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/01/05

Fontaine, Gary L.
1463 East Mountain Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/03/05

Fredette, Catherine E.
23 North Main St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/24/05

Fredette, Therese A.
141 Lincoln St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/23/05

Frigon, Roger M.
P.O. 383
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/10/05

Frykenberg, Kenneth R.
P.O. Box 385
Gilbertville, MA 01031
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/02/05

Fueston, James T.
Fueston, Lisa J.
19 Voltage Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/15/05

Fullam, Donna M.
104 Franklin St.
Feeding Hills, MA 01030
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/02/05

Garcia, Carlos R.
80 Walnut St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/01/05

Garcia-Chevrestt, Rafael
40 High St., Apt. 2
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/01/05

Gaston, Francisco J.
1086 Allen St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 05/24/05

Gavin, Judy
88 Lewis Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 05/26/05

Gelinas, Roger A.
33 Fairfield Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/03/05

Gibeau, David J.
26 Haumont Ter.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/05/05

Gray, Emmaly J.
32 Pomeroy Meadow Road
Southampton, MA 01027
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/08/05

Grenier, Randall D.
6 Rita Circle
South Hadley, MA 01075
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/30/05

Griffith, Shirley M
8 Roosevelt Ter.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 05/16/05

Grimaldi, William
Grimaldi, Lisa
42 Rose St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/06/05

Grohs, Robbie D.
119 Eddywood St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/20/05

Hadley, Karen M.
49 Bristol St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/12/05

Hancock, Justin P.
P.O. Box 32
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/01/05

Hanks, Kenneth J.
24-26 Foch Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 05/26/05

Hatzipetro, Donald J.
7 Upper Church St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/30/05

Hayes, John Jacob
Hayes, Wanda Dunaway
18 Butler Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/24/05

Heath, Barbara A.
28 First Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/05/05

Helems, Kristine M.
59 College Highway
Southwick, MA 01077
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/05/05

Hendee, Jeffrey Lynn
73 Meadow Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/11/05

Hernandez, Belen
570 Appleton St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/01/05

Hindle, Melissa A.
17 Taylor St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/10/05

Hines, Carla Y.
66 Lawton St., Apt. 3
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/20/05

Hines-Johnson, Lydia F.
77 Westminster St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/09/05

Hoetzl, Eric K.
1512 Dwight St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/20/05

Insero, Domenick A.
Insero, Karen A.
20 Easthampton Rd.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/01/05

Jacques, Bernard Andre
21 Daniel St.
Indian Orchard, MA 01151
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/05/05

Jeremiah, Kelvin A.
88 Gresham St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/01/05

Johnson, Charles E.
77 Westminster St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/09/05

Johnson, Mitchell L.
Johnson, Phannee N.
15 Crittenden St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/01/05

Keeney, Susanne M.
33 Norman Ter., Apt 55
Feeding Hills, MA 01030
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/26/05

Kent, Margaret
85 Deep Woods Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/14/05

Kibbie, Michael Angel
50 Charles St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/08/05

Koehler, David W.
185 Feeding Hills Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 05/19/05

Kusyk, Richard S.
16 Upton St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/10/05

Kwiecien, Mark Allan
Kwiecien, Valerie
41 Ruskin St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/29/05

LaCrosse, Norman D.
56 Flint St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/10/05

Lamica, Erica A.
81 Mathieu Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/08/05

Lammers, Bruce E.
1177 Main St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/26/05

LaPorte, Michael J.
84 Allen Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/04/05

Largay, Michael P.
65 Upper Church St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/29/05

LeBlanc, Debra Ann
262 County Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/13/05

Lesieur, Joyce M
688 Roosevelt Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/06/05

Levreault, Alan J.
Levreault, Catherine E.
37 South St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/14/05

Long, Darek T.
171 Higher Brook Dr.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/02/05

Lopez, Jose R.
247 Central St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/01/05

Luciano, Otaniel T.
44 Byers St
Springfield, MA 01105
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/14/05

Luxton, Melissa VanDiver
9 Linden Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/12/05

Malo, Jennifer M.
133 1/2 South St.
Granby, MA 01033
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/10/05

Manzi, Anthony J.
Manzi, Cynthia J.
54 Governor St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/05/05

Marcano, Jesus M.
31 Lyndale St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/01/05

Marsh, Craig M.
22 Elmwood St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/08/05

Martin, Tammy A.
84 Dorothy Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/02/05

Martinez, Maria E.
6 Woodland St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chap
er: 7
Filing Date: 06/01/05

Martins, Nelson
4 Fordham St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/27/05

Matarazzo, Robert Philip
55 Stedman St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/09/05

Mazuch, Brenda B
18 Briggs St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/26/05

McCarthy, Carolyn A.
193 Miller St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/27/05

McCarthy, Elizabeth A.
124 Grandview Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/25/05

McKay, Kevin F.
46 Applewood Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01022
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/03/05

McLain, Jeanne M.
21 Salem St., Apt. 2B
Springfield, MA 01105
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/17/05

McNeill, George W
805 Chicopee St., 1L
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/02/05

Mead, Edward T.
Mead, Joyce A.
94 Heggie Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/20/05

Medeiros, Louise
14 Itendale St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/10/05

Menard, Jeremy I.
4 Kowal Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/02/05

Menard, Michael J.
40 Layfayette St.
Second Floor
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/24/05

Mendez, Rolando
403 Carew St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/01/05

Messier, Neal S.
558 Barry St.
Feeding Hills, MA 01030
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/17/05

Messier, Phillip John
Messier, Rosalie G.
116 Regal St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/20/05

Michaels, Dana M.
55 Penrose St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/20/05

Milledge, Larry
Milledge, Herlinda
64 Berkshire St.
Indian Orchard, MA 01151
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/23/05

Miner, Cynthia M.
PO Box 1731
Westfield, MA 01086
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/30/05

Minie, Albert George
130 Celebration Circle
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/01/05

Miranda, Maria M.
23 Hamlet St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/23/05

Montanez, Anita M.
6 Taylor St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/31/05

Montcalm, James M
116 Garland St.
Chicopee, MA 01022
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/07/05

Moorehead, Monsita J.
86 Moreland St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/18/05

Moran, Mark J.
Moran, Dora A.
251 Mallowhill Road
Springfield, MA 01129
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/29/05

Moreau, Angela Katherine
Moreau, Sandra Ann
12 Irwin St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/13/05

Morin, Tina M.
491 Bridge Road, Apt. 613
Florence, MA 01062
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/31/05

Morris, Laura Nicole
474 Bridge Road
Florence, MA 01062
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/02/05

Murphy, Karen M.
323 River Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/21/05

Myers, Daniel Clayton
101 Mulberry St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/28/05

Myette, Carrie L.
19 Sefton Dr.
Southwick, MA 01077
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/30/05

Nason, Anita M.
28 Eloise
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/17/05

Nason, Steven P.
101 Allen Park Rd.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/01/05

Newman, Brenda Lee
24 North East St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/05/05

Nichols, Bryan G.
Nichols, Billie-Jo E.
15 New Ludlow Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/03/05

Nicoli, David Donald
76 Alhambra Circle
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/05/05

Nieves, Luz M.
Nieves, Miguel A.
1040 Parker St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/06/05

Nihill, Robert J.
346 Boston Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/10/05

O’Connor, John L.
O’Connor, Donna M.
31 Watling St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/24/05

O’Donnell, Cynthia A
4 Cordes Court
South Hadley, MA 01075
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/26/05

Ogilvie-Jeremiah, Alice N.
88 Gresham St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/01/05

Olavarria, Francisco
132 Leary Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/23/05

Padua, Aurea E.
19 John St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/01/05

Pafford, Jane C
277 Walnut St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/14/05

Paige, Donald F.
Paige, Gail M.
77 Jamaica St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/24/05

Paquin, Edward Armand
Paquin, Jane F.
197 Gilbert Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/17/05

Parker, Matthew J.
7 Boulevard Place
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/16/05

Pellegrino, Matthew A.
90 Eleanor Road
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/17/05

Perham, Bonnie A.
48 Meadow St.
Florence, MA 01062
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/31/05

Perkins, Mary Anne
PO Box 53
Hadley, MA 01035
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/07/05

Perry, Jean A.
9 Victorian Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/10/05

Person, William L.
27 Saab Court, Apt. 907
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/20/05

Pham, Tin M.
PO Box 80868
Springfield, MA 01138
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/02/05

Pietrzykowski, Antoni
44 Park Street, Apt. B
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/05/05

Pirro, Steven M.
Pirro, Laura Lorraine
55 Wrentham Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/28/05

Popp, David C.
Popp, Kellie L.
25 Prospect St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/27/05

Poulin, Laurie A.
Poulin, Michael R.
275 Stony Hill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/02/05

Pouliot, Gary L.
34 Whitin Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/20/05

Pray, Luz M.
47 Middle St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/27/05

Quijano, Betzaida
37 River St. #1
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/06/05

Quinones, Gloria E.
44 Luden St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/27/05

Raffa, Mark R.
Raffa, Marie F.
15 Kingsley Ave.
Haydenville, MA 01039
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/10/05

Rainaud, Gary A.
10-12 North Main St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/14/05

Ramos, Carmen M
82 Garfield St., 1st Fl.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/26/05

Reed, Therese F.
288 Russell Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/26/05

Remaily, Krista A.
Remaily, Santee W.
5 Westminster St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/24/05

Retynsky, Victor
101 Mulberry St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/20/05

Rivera, Edwin F.
16 Springdale Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/01/05

Rivera, Marlenne J.
70 Harrison Ave.
Apt. 1502
Springfield, MA 01103
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/23/05

Robillard, Jr., Guy J.
199 Meadow St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/14/05

Robinson, Darlene T.
38 Bamforth Road
Springfield, MA 01128
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/15/05

Rodriguez, Elvis I.
385 Newbury St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/24/05

Rodriguez, Evelyn
70 Harrison Ave.
Springfield, MA 01103
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/23/05

Rodriguez, Margarita
48 Walnut St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/23/05

Rosario, Maria D.C.
40 Talcott Ave.
Springfield, MA 01107
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/01/05

Rosario, Veronica
2791 Main St.
2nd Floor
Springfield, MA 01107
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/23/05

Rose, Caleb E.
67 Superior Ave.
Indian Orchard, MA 01151
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/27/05

Roth, Jaroslav
PO Box 3151
Amherst, MA 01004
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/28/05

Sanabria, Sammy
394 Morgan Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/25/05

Sanchez, Victor J.
70 Walnut St., Apt. 20
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/18/05

Sandoval, Monique M.
2063 Memorial Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/23/05

Santiago, Crizaida L.
774 State St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/03/05

Santiago, Rafael
60 Chapin St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 05/26/05

Santiago, Virgen D.
243 Wilbraham Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/17/05

Santinello, Sharon E.
132 Holyoke Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/27/05

Santini, Reinaldo
101 Lowell St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/23/05

Sargent, Crystal L.
693 Main St. #3
Amherst, MA 01002
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/20/05

Scanlon, Robert M.
Scanlon, Kathryn T.
4C Maple Crest Circle
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/10/05

Seder, Joan A.
72 Midway St.
Indian Orchard, MA 01151
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/07/05

Small-Worthy, Elishia
PO Box 80430
Springfield, MA 01138
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/02/05

Smith, James S.
Smith, Katherine E.
146 Bay Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/20/05

Sorcinelli, Robert R.
Sorcinelli, Debra A.
71 Beverly Lane
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/16/05

Sousa, William B.
Sousa, Deborah J.
21 Grape St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/01/05

Spear, David E
85 Sumner Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/14/05

Squire, Dineen G.
183 Applewood Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01022
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/08/05

Szumski, Deborah J.
1198 Montgomery St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/02/05

Tallman, Daniel J
33 Norman Ter., Apt. 9
Feeding Hills, MA 01030
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/07/05

Taylor, William C.
Taylor, Eileen M.
301 Elm St. – Apt 2
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/10/05

Thomas, Beverley N.
42 Daytona St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 05/27/05

Torres, Carmen Lydia
31 Armory St., Apt. 1R
Springfield, MA 01105
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/09/05

Torres, Hector J.
PO Box 80148
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/17/05

Troung, Lam V.
48 North Alhambra Circle
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/15/05

Trudeau, Charles A.
Trudeau, Erika W.
55 Quarry Hill
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/06/05

Uhlig, Timothy D.
Uhlig, Paula A.
46 Davis St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/13/05

Valentino, Santino U.
106 Norman St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/07/05

Van Der Woude, Robert D.
110 Woodcrest Circle
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/11/05

Van Slyke, Amanda C.
32 Blodgett St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/18/05

Vasseur, Carla
23 Shoemaker Lane
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/02/05

Venturini, Charlotte Cecile
231 Adams St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/07/05

Washington, John H.
633 Cooley St.
Springfield,, MA 01128
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/26/05

West, Gerald B.
P.O. Box 625
Southampton, MA 01073
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/15/05

White, Darnelle
70 Broadway St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/20/05

Whych, Brenton K.
Whych, Millicent J.
238 Denver St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/10/05

Widmer, Debbi A.
444B Corey St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/20/05

Williams, Jesse
30 Arbutus St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 05/25/05

Williams, Patricia C.
965 Roosevelt Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/27/05

Winn, Kristin A.
108 Arthur St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/20/05

Withee, Mark
Withee, Linda
218 Rowley St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/03/05

Wood, Michael A
163 Northampton St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/09/05

Woods, Patricia J.
2 Maplecrest Circle
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/18/05

Wruck, Jennifer M.
60 Montgomery St., 3RD
Indian Orchard, MA 01151
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/03/05

Young, Robert O.
Young, Bethany G.
23 Barlett Ave.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/20/05

Ziter, Michael F.
17 Lowell Lane
Huntington, MA 01050
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/24/05

Zograph Corporation, Inc.
182 Main St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/15/05

Uncategorized

The MassMutual Center is nearing the end of a prolonged construction period and preparing to open its doors for business. The next five years will be focused on polishing and cultivating the center’s business model, and only time will tell how successful Springfield’s newest – and largest – attraction will be.

Jim Rooney, executive director of the Mass. Convention Center Authority (MCCA), says that convention centers are much like restaurants ‚ people often let someone else try out the menu first, and wait to hear the review.

"Does that mean disaster could occur? Yes," he confirmed. "It happens. Just like in a restaurant, one bad review could spread like wildfire."

So as the MassMutual Center readies to begin its first year in business, the MCCA, which oversees its operations, the city of Springfield, and other local entities are focused on doing everything possible to make sure the center’s opening is a raging success.

Sept. 30 will mark the official end of the center’s construction phase, as the faÁade of the Springfield Civic Center gradually gives way to a brand-new, expanded convention center. The changes have created a buzz in the city, anticipation has only grown, and hopes that the building will lead Springfield into a period of growth and prosperity have been firmly pinned on its new white walls.

However, the convention center’s long-term contributions to Springfield remain a matter of speculation. As Rooney’s restaurant comparison suggests, the end of construction merely ushers in the start of another set of important building years, during which the overall health of the region will be as important as the level of traffic flowing in and out of the center’s spacious new entryway.

Rooney said it will be at least five years before the center reaches a level of stability necessary to accurately gauge its success.

"First and foremost, we need to create a balance of strong bookings, strong management, and great publicity. If we don’t start in balance, we won’t finish in balance," he said. "So the next five years are our growth years, focused on letting people know we’re on the map."

That process, Rooney explained, will include creating a buzz about the center both regionally and nationally, achieving an exemplary level of quality service, and ensuring that the performance of the center’s management team and staff remains nationally competitive.

"That’s the first year," he said, noting that several firms have bid for the right to manage operations at the center, and one should be chosen by August. After that work is done, the center will move into an aggressive market-penetration phase with a specific business goal in mind: booking events for 65% of the year: 237 out of 365 days.

Bookings have been brisk for the center, which features several meeting and function rooms, banquet halls, a 40,000-square- foot exhibition hall, and the civic center’s original arena, refurbished with new seats, concession stands, and other amenities. The early reservations suggest that the convention center is indeed moving in a positive direction.

But Rooney cautioned against placing too much emphasis on the center’s ability to kick-start a turn-around in Springfield. He said that, for a city in a fiscal crisis, especially one steeped in controversy and with issues ranging from public corruption to the safety of its streets, there is no silver bullet.

"In and of itself, this convention center is not an economic revitalization plan," he said. "It’s a major contribution, no doubt about it, but there are other things involved in terms of righting this ship. The destination is sold as much as the building is sold."

And there are other concerns, among them the state of the convention industry itself (a recent report indicates that the sector is declining) and the impact of escalating competition from facilities in other area cities, including Hartford’s new Connecticut Convention Center.

There are also questions about the MassMutual Center’s impact on existing banquet and meeting facilities in the area, and whether the center will bring new business to the region or merely take a large share of the existing market.

But Rooney and others closely involved with the project are optimistic that the new convention center will be able to compete on a national level and bring new convention dollars to the area. They’ve taken the risks and the realities into account, and the MCCA, along with the Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau (GSCVB) and other local organizations have developed a plan that starts with promoting the region and new center as a package, and capitalizes on the building’s size, design, location, accessibility, and the innate desire of many to see the facility ‚ and the city ‚ succeed.

"It takes a lot more than one building to bring a city back to life," Rooney said. "It takes a strong cooperative, strategic effort, and that’s what we have in mind here."

Making Concessions

The MassMutual center project was spawned, like many other projects across the country, by the boom enjoyed by the convention industry in the late ’90s. The health of the industry nationwide initially spurred Massachusetts and other states to evaluate their current convention facilities and make financial commitments for improvement.

Rooney said those commitments represent an economic strategy to cultivate convention business in the state, treating it as a primary economic driver.

"All over the country, people were trying to get into this game and get a piece of the pie," he said. "That included deciding what should happen in Boston, Worcester, and Springfield. Funding was made available in all three cases, and a substantial statewide strategic commitment was made to the convention industry."

But Springfield’s convention center project represents more than merely one part of the Commonwealth’s convention industry initiative; the city’s civic center, built in the early ’70s, was in dire need of a facelift even before the state took control of it. Rooney explained that at the same time state leaders made the decision to build new convention facilities, the Springfield Civic Center was falling on its hardest times.

"The civic center was in a serious state of disrepair," he said. "It was controlled by the city at that time, and the city was unable to keep up with what needed to be done."

So, in what Rooney termed a "friendly transaction," management of the property was transferred to the state.

He explained that $52 million was originally earmarked for the Springfield leg of the statewide convention facilities project, but that initially, the MCCA had envisioned a building that required about $80 to $90 million. The Legislature did appropriate more money, bringing the amount up to $66 million, but the convention center still needed to be re-evaluated to fit the budget.

"We set about managing our appetite for improvements and making some engineering tradeoffs ‚ essentially, we down-sized," said Rooney, adding that soon after those adjustments were made, a partnership was formed with MassMutual, which bought the naming rights for the center for $5 million.

"Ultimately, everything came together in 2002," he said. "MassMutual’s purchase of the naming rights brought the project’s budget up to $71 million, and we could work within that number, so the program was in balance."

He added that the downsizing of the MCCA’s initial plans for the center actually helped to underscore how its size could be an asset.

"Architecturally and functionally we are at the right scale for this marketplace," said Rooney. "For the kinds of regional and local events we should be competing for, it’s the right size ‚ we have the advantage of 40,000 square feet of exhibit space without the disadvantage buildings sometimes have when they’re too big. People know what size facility they want when they’re booking events, and they know what types of events fit well."

Meeting Expectations

Mary Kay Wydra, president of the GSCVB, which is working under the auspices of the MCCA to market and sell the convention center, agreed that capitalizing on the center’s existing strengths is a key component of its business plan. But perhaps more important is promoting the entire region as a destination, not merely the location of a brand-new convention center.

"Different groups look for different types of locations," she said. "We’re perfect for a lot of different organizations, and we market directly to them. We’ve bumped up against Hartford a couple of times, but in general they’re looking for larger groups."

She added that an ideal booking is one that necessitates what she called "city-wides" ‚ the need for 500 to 800 hotel rooms or more per night, which requires that multiple hotels are involved and means in theory that a greater impact on area restaurants, stores, and attractions, would be created.

About a dozen events, including five of those citywides, have been booked for the center to date, beginning shortly after opening day, in November, and extending into 2008. These early bookings will account for 23,050 anticipated attendees, 14,000 new overnight hotel stays, and a projected direct spending impact of $3.8 million over the next three years. Wydra said several other bookings are currently pending, adding that the she’s confident the early interest is indicative of the level of success the building will have in years to come.

But that confidence hasn’t negated the need for creative marketing and promotion of the center in the increasingly competitive convention industry. Half of the events currently booked, for instance, were the result of a burgeoning program within the GSCVB called Pioneer Valley Pride, which asks local residents, businesses, and organizations to use their connections with regional and national groups to draw business to the MassMutual Center ‚ essentially, bringing new business home.

"As members of regional or national organizations, local residents can have a positive impact on the economic well-being of the region," said Wydra, adding that Pioneer Valley Pride is just one way that the GSCVB is working to promote the region and its new facility as a package. "A lot of bureaus have similar programs, and they are a great asset if you can make it happen. Since people have been watching this building as it goes up downtown, it’s definitely in the forefront of their minds. I think that’s going to help our program succeed."

Wydra agreed with Rooney that packaging the building along with the region is essential to the process of marketing and selling both, noting that the GSCVB sales staff members actually focus more on the region than the convention center itself when soliciting new convention business. A new logo and marketing plan have recently been put in place for the Pioneer Valley, for instance, and have become some of the primary selling tools for the convention center.

"The pitch is 80% the region and 20% the building at this point," she said. "We highlight easy access to the building, but also other attractions, first class accommodations, and plenty to do."

Russell Denver, president of the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield, said the chamber is also working to increase the visibility of the convention center by collaborating with other area chambers to get the word out and to create a cohesive ring of support around the center.

"We’ve coordinated with other chambers to make sure the building and the events within are well publicized," said Denver, adding that, in addition to the chambers’ involvement, every mayor in Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin counties recently signed a letter promising cooperation and collaboration with the convention center, the MCCA, and the GSCVB. He said the action calls attention to the importance of the facility to the Western Mass. community.

"The impact of the building during construction is something that a lot of people overlook," he said. "It has been very positive ‚ a lot of people have been employed by this project, and the local confidence is already there.

"What the long-term impact will be, time will tell," he continued. "But there is a definite spin-off phenomenon expected. What it comes down to is that $71 million has been pumped into Springfield, and that’s outstanding."

Still, Denver, like Rooney, tempered his positive outlook with the knowledge that only after several years will the region know whether the convention center has become a player in the industry, and a boon for Western Mass.

"I have no lofty expectations," he said. "If you create goals and they’re not met, expectations get dampened pretty quickly. The center is just one more tool in the tool box for us."

A Study in Black and White

Rooney said the propensity toward guarded optimism is actually an appropriate response to the approaching start of the MassMutual Center era.

While he and others are hopeful that the center will bring much-needed dollars into Springfield and surrounding communities, the worst-case scenario has been considered: that tough competition will prove to be too high a hurdle, and the center will languish in a tepid sea of bookings, fighting for business not with other convention centers in the country, but instead with other local venues.

"This industry is very competitive," he said. "Any business we get will come at the expense of somebody else, somewhere."

But Rooney was quick to note that stiff competition, though real, is no reason to bow out of the game entirely. He acknowledged that the convention industry of the ’90s, which remained a strong growth sector well into 1999, has slowed in recent years. But he explained the change as proof of an industry that is maturing, not declining.

"Conventions were driven largely by the technology industry," he said. "It has slowed recently, and I’ll admit that demand leveled off. But that’s just American Economics 101; industries mature. This is an $80 billion industry ‚ a big industry. A lot of money is still being spent."

Rooney’s characterization of the convention industry came in response to a controversial study released in January by the Brookings Institution, a research and analysis organization in Washington, D.C. that focuses on economics and metropolitan policy, which questioned the validity of convention centers as economic drivers.

The report, Space Available: The Realities of Convention Centers as Economic Development Strategy, authored by Heywood Sanders, proposed that while convention business has long been an attractive option for struggling cities hoping to rejuvenate their streets with a steady stream of visitors spending money in hotels, restaurants, and stores, some trends in the industry suggest that the strategy is one that could backfire.

"The overall marketplace is declining in a manner that suggests that a recovery or turnaround is unlikely to yield much increased business for any given community, contrary to repeated ind
stry projections," Sanders wrote, citing advances in communications technology as one reason for decline. "Nonetheless, localities, sometimes with state assistance, have continued a type of arms race with competing cities to host these events, investing massive amounts of capital in new convention center construction and expansion of existing facilities."

Indeed, the MassMutual Center project fits such a description; it is one of 44 new or expanded convention centers currently in construction across the country. Meanwhile, it functions under the direction of the state, and will open for business shortly after nearby Hartford opens the doors of its new convention center, which dwarfs Springfield’s facility.

But Rooney was skeptical of some of the study’s findings.

"Sanders has taken some statistics and tried to create an impression of an industry that is dying," he said. "But there is one way to measure his success as devil’s advocate: there isn’t one convention center in America he’s been able to close yet.

"It’s foolish to suggest that because competition is fierce that we all take our bat and ball and go home," he continued. "Springfield can compete as much as anyone. It will be the execution of well-laid plans that will create new demand."

But in an increasingly competitive field, how real is the potential for in-fighting among the convention center and existing facilities in the area?

It’s a very real fear, said Rooney, and one that has been addressed.

"Our desire is for Greater Springfield to compete and to compete aggressively," Rooney explained. "Jockeying for position locally is a real possibility, but the convention center can’t do that and be competitive ‚ none of the venues in the area can, and it’s not our objective. What we do want is to add value to the region, and in five years, watch all of our boats rise. It comes back to managing Springfield as a destination ‚ it’s going to take a great deal of cooperative effort."

He added that as various meeting facilities compete for business, they also continuously hone their strengths and focus on the niches they best cater to, and that should stave off any major struggles for clients between the center and surrounding facilities such as the Basketball Hall of Fame, Eastern States Exposition Grounds, the Mullins Center in Amherst, and banquet facilities such as the Log Cabin in Holyoke.

Wayne McGarry, president of the Eastern States Exposition, shared Rooney’s positive outlook.

"We lost the Affiliated Chamber’s Market Show to the convention center already, but I certainly understand why," he said, citing the Chamber’s support of Springfield’s newest venture. "The long-term impact of the center remains to be seen, but as far as we are concerned, I’m sure we’ll remain competitive."

McGarry added that overall competition may be minimal because the two venues have different roles and serve different audiences.

"Their focus is conventions, ours is really trade shows because we have wide-open spaces and staging areas," he said. "That’s not to say that there may not be an event some day that we both want. But overall I don’t see us being too competitive with each other. One would have to be optimistic that the new facility will spark interest in the region overall ‚ anything that proves to be good for the overall economy is good for everybody."

And while no specific partnerships have been formalized between the convention center and other facilities in the area, McGarry didn’t rule that out.

"Who’s to say that at some point there might not be an opportunity we could enter into jointly?" he mused. "It’s not out of the realm of possibility."

Wydra agreed that partnerships are an area that could be examined in the future.

"A lot of people like to have their conventions and meetings all in the same place, but hold a dinner or a cocktail party off-site," she said. "Already, the Hall of Fame is generating a lot of interest for things like that. Dual interest is another way that promoting the entire region to add to the strength of the convention center comes into play."

Fear vs. Fortune

Wydra concluded that the GSCVB, MCCA, and others will continue to address and often allay others’ fears regarding the center’s future role in the region. But she said they don’t toss that sentiment around in their own circles.

"Fear doesn’t enter our vocabulary," she said. "Excitement does. This is a first-class property that we have to offer here."

One that they hope will receive a five-star review very soon.

Jaclyn Stevenson can be reached at[email protected]

Departments

The following business incorporations were recorded in Hampden and Hampshire counties, and are the latest available. They are listed by community.

AGAWAM

Mechanical Plastics Corp., 65 Moylan Lane, Agawam 01001. John M. Murphy, same. Plastics parts manufacturer.

MFK Enterprises Inc., 6 Sycamore Terrace, Agawam 01001. Max F. Kozynoski, same. Embalming and related services to funeral homes.

AMHERST

Amherst Rotary Good Works Fund Inc., 90 Gatehouse Road, Amherst 01002. Leslie Smith, 538 Market Hill Road, Amherst 01002. (Nonprofit) To solicit charitable donations to distribute to worthwhile community causes.

Education Without Borders Inc., Pratt Dormitory, Amherst College, Amherst 01002. Paige Fern, 202 South Dormitory, Amherst College, Amherst 01002. (Nonprofit). To advance education and literacy, improve the lives of children in developing countries.

One Northampton Street Enterprises Inc., 7 Pomeroy Lane, Amherst 01002. Valerie Hood, 28 Farmington Road, Amherst 01002. Purchase and management of a business.

BELCHERTOWN

Shelton Brothers Inc., 205 Ware Road, Belchertown 01007. Daniel Wesley Shelton, 5 Pointview Road, Ware 01082. Marketing.

BRIMFIELD

RAD Insurance Holdings Inc.,73 Dunhamtown Palmer Road, Brimfield 01010. Maria N. Thomson, same. (Foreign corp; DE) Insurance agency holding company.

CHICOPEE

Chester Village Market Inc., 29 Albert St., Chicopee 01020. David H. Befford, same. To operate a convenience store.

Dmitriy’s New England Construction Inc., 108 Meadow St., Chicopee 01013. Dmitriy Salagornik, 15 New Ludlow Road, Apt. 27, Chicopee 01013. New construction and remodeling.

J.P. Precision Machine Co. Inc., 165 Front St., Chicopee 01028. Zbigniew Szwedo, 69 Crestwood St., Chicopee 01020. Machine manufacturing and design.

Sturbridge Inn Inc., 357 Burnett Road, Chicopee 01020. Kamlesh Patel, 738 Main St., South Portland, ME 04106. Dinesh Patel, 357 Burnett Road, Chicopee 01020, treasurer. To operate and manage real estate.

Swamishri Corp., 1782 Westover Road, Chicopee 01020. Kamlesh C. Patel, 11 Trotters Walk., West Springfield 01089. Convenience store.

W1KK Wireless Association Inc., One Broadcast Center, Chicopee 01013. Robert P. McCormick, 116 Swan Ave., Ludlow 01056. (Nonprofit) To maintain amateur radio facilities for emergency communications and public service, etc.

EAST LONGMEADOW

Criterium Events Inc., 64 Brynmawr Dr., East Longmeadow 01028. Peppino Maruca, 44 Harkness Ave., East Longmeadow 01028. To engage in the management and services of marketing events.

Powday Management Inc., 444A North Main St., East Longmeadow 01028. Gregory Z. Szyluk, II, 117 Oakwood Dr., Longmeadow 01106. To deal in real estate.

Quilts & Treasures Inc., 325 Elm St., East Longmeadow 01028. Mrs. Valerie V. Morton, same. Retail sales of sewing and craft materials.

FLORENCE

45 Pine Street Associates Inc., 45 Pine St., Florence 01062. Virginia H. Hoener, same. To own and manage real estate, etc.

Kids Rule Playhouse Inc., 320 Riverside Dr., Florence 01602. Miadelia M. Marcus, same. Themed parties and supplies.

Tibetan Association of Western Massachusetts Inc.,
10 Matthew Dr., Florence 01062. Tashi Dolma, same. (Nonprofit) To preserve the rich cultural heritage of Tibet, practice the guidelines from the Tibetan government in exile headed by His Holiness The Dala Lama, etc.

GRANVILLE

Moore Money Inc., 191 Reagan Road, Granville 01034. Maryadele G. Moore, same. Lease of real estate.

River Hollow Golf Inc., 191 Reagan Road, Granville 01034. Scott A. Moore, same. To operate a golf driving range and miniature golf course.


HADLEY

Steel Structures Detailing Inc., 245 Russell St., Hadley 01035. Henry Lederman, 190 West Pomeroy Lane, Amherst 01002. Steel detailing.

HOLYOKE

J.T.’s Bakery and Caf» Inc., 514 Westfield Road, Holyoke 01040. John C. Taylor, 333 Nottingham St., Springfield 01104. Retail bakery and related sales.

Little Mountain Animal Hospital Inc.,
435 Northampton St., Holyoke 01040. Mark S. Restey, same. To operate a veterinary business.


HOLYOKE

Massachusetts Oncology Services, P.C., 5 Hospital Dr., Holyoke 01040. Daniel E. Dosoretz, M.D., 13221 Ponderosa Way, Fort Myers, FL. 33907; Corporate Service Co., 84 State St., Boston, registered agent. To provide professional radiation therapy services.

Bradford Builders Inc., 9 Harlo Clark Road, Huntington 01050. Bradford J. Moreau, same. Construction of buildings, etc.


INDIAN ORCHARD

DMG Promotions Inc., 250 Verge St., Suite 6 & 7, Indian Orchard 011151. Carmine Costantino, same. Distribution of gifts and novelties.

LUDLOW

Environmental Technologies Inc., 545 West St., Suite C, Ludlow 01056. Ewa Lupa, 2 Blossom Lane, Belchertown 01007. General construction including lead abatement and mold remediation and treatment.

MONSON

Norcross Restaurant Inc., The, 125 Main St., Monson 01057. Rita C. Belanger, 11 Advance St., Bondsville 01009. Restaurant, cafe and catering.

Prospect Lawncare Inc., 55 Reimers Road, Monson 01057. Christopher N. Russell, same. Lawncare and carpentry.

NORTHAMPTON

Extremes Inc., 73 Barrett St., #3103, Northampton 01060. Gulshan K. Arora, same. Software development and consulting, retail business.

McLain Fitness Inc.,141 Damon Road, Unit E, Northampton 01060. Laura McLain, 5 Lyman St., Easthampton 01027. Fitness center.

Pinecrest Acres Realty Corp., 35 Holyoke St., Northampton 01060. John Edwards, same. To develop and sell residential property at North Main St., Petersham, MA.

The Sandinista Barista Inc., 400 South St., Northampton 01060. Timothy J. Carey, same. To construct and operate one or more restaurants and food service establishments.

PALMER

S.M.G. Camp Inc.,
140 Breckenridge St., Palmer 01069. Edward P.
Gadarowski, R.D. #1, Box 232, 106 Kenyon Hill Road, Cambridge, NY 12816. William Mullen, 140 Breckenridge St., Palmer 01069, secretary. (Nonprofit) To maintain a free camping facilities for Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts — in memory of Stephen M. Gadaroswki and his love of scouting and camping.

SOUTH HADLEY

Dry Brook Development Inc., 14 Alvord St., South Hadley 01075. L. Philip Lizotte Jr., 390 Hadley St., South Hadley 01075. Real estate development.

KES Realty Corp., 33 Fairview St., South Hadley 01075. Patrick J. Spring, same. To deal in real estate.

SPRINGFIELD

Cobalt Financial Inc., 155 Maple St., Suite 402, Springfield 01105.
William B. Foster, same. (Foreign corp; DE) To deal in real estate
transactions.

Evinshir Inc., 827 State St., Springfield 01109. Evins C. Brantley, 91 Dunmoreland St., Springfield 01109. To deal in restaurants, inns, taverns, cafes, etc.

Filco Vending Inc.,1111 Sumner Ave., Springfield 01118. Philip A.
Frogameni Jr., same. Sale and lease of vending machines.

Jerry’s Lawn Sprinklers Inc., 307 Gillette Ave., Springfield 01118.
Gerald E. Dansereau, same. To install and maintain lawn sprinklers, etc.

JP&B Concepts Inc., 1334 Liberty St., Springfield 01104. John P. Gent, 26 Ivan St., Springfield 01104. To operate restaurants.

Mass Bottle & Can Redemption Inc., 23 Morgan St., Springfield 01107. Dany Nguyen, 230 Senator St., Springfield 01129. Bottle and can redemption center.

Upper Hill Resident Council Inc., The, 215 Norfolk St., Springfield 01109. Adrienne C. Osborn, same. (Nonprofit) To enhance the quality of life in the Upper Hill community of Springfield.

WESTFIELD

A & G Transport Co., 241 E. Main St., Suite 253, Westfield 01085. Andrey Krasun, 126 Union St., A 8-15, Westfield 01085. Transportation.

All In One Shop Inc., 1144 Southampton Road, Westfield 01085. George Mathew Changathara, same. Convenience store sales.

Mass Consulting Services Inc., 6 Clinton Ave., Westfield 01085. John Turner, same. Geotechnical testing, consulting and construction monitoring.

WILBRAHAM

Neighborhood Deli Inc., 2341 Boston Road, Wilbraham 01095. Ilyas Yanbul, 59 Cedar St., Ludlow 01056. Restaurant business.

Quinn’s Fine Jewelry Inc., 2040 Boston Road, Wilbraham 01095. Brian Alexander Quinn, 12 Kelly Lane, Hampden 01036. Retail jewelry store.

Departments

The following Business Certificates and Trade Names were issued or renewed during the month of June 2005.

AGAWAM

AJK Landscaping
343 North West St.
Anthony Krzykowski

Eddie’s Nitro R/C and Hobbies
53 Ramah Circle South #53
Wendy Szela

Proden Ent. of America
630 Silver St. #4
Bruce Lawson

Poggi Transport
27 Howard St.
Lee Poggi

St-art Construction
51 Pineview Circle
Arthur Lawson

Twisty’s
1508-1510 Main St.
Anthony Cirillo

Victorian Builders
19 Norman Ter. Ext.
William Philip

AMHERST

Celebrity Beauty
321 Main St.
Stephen Phillips

Human Rights Action International
4 Chadwick St.
Joseph Wronka

Simply Sweet
28 Henry St.
Deborah Carroll

Taste of India
17B Montague Road
Jaswart Single

CHICOPEE

Affordable Cleaning
54 Warwick Road
Yegveniy Saybin

Apex Contracting
27 Richliev St.
Piotr Orzol

Chicopee Scooters
63 Nanatuck St.
Brian and Michelle Heroux

Citizens Investment Services
1283 Memorial Dr.
CCB Investment Group

Helen’s Salon
153 Broadway St.
Hyosook Park

Kim Nails
1523 Memorial Dr.
Chau Al Quach

Kiss My Glass Designs
43 Eldridge St.
Melisa Kjellander, Kim Carroll

Ray Ma Towing
48 Center St.
Ti Ti Wang

Rubber Tree Mulch
45 Felix St.
Paul Stallman II

Xtreme Beauty
38 Hawthorne St.
Theresa Lemay

EAST LONGMEADOW

Body Tomes Spa
430 North Main St.
Linda Marquis

4 C’s Auto Body
353 Shaker Road
Susan and Paul Cunningham

Statewide Siding & Roofing Inc.
11 Lull St.
Stanford Anderson

HADLEY

Magnetic Media
8 Russell St.
Steven Alban

Ronkese Financial
100 Venture Way
Christopher Ronkese

Valley Vintage Cars
81 River Dr.
Michael DiCola, Peter Zajeecek

HOLYOKE

Abercrombe
50 Holyoke St.
Abercrombe & Fitch Stores Inc.

Avenue
50 Holyoke St.
United Retail

Clowntique
256 Maple St.
Christine Burma

Jim’s Auto
1635 Northampton St.
Robert Orsucci

MacKenzie & Co.
50 Holyoke St.
Barbara Spear

O’Brien’s Auto
40 Anderson Hill Road
Edward O’Brien Jr.

Ron’s Auto
150 Suffolk St.
Ronald Porrier

South St. Station
580 South St.
G & D Properties Inc.

Underground Station
50 Holyoke St.
Genesco Inc.

W. W. Moving Co.
21 Hadley Mills Road
Michael Windolowski

LONGMEADOW

A.C.I.
1104 Longmeadow St.
Peter Alberici

Connecticut Valley Weathersby Guild
362 Converse St.
Michael Batchelor

Jimmy’s Remodeling
120 Wimbleton Dr.
James Nellis

NORTHAMPTON

Beyond Builders
51A Clark Ave.
Gene Borowski Jr.

Guild Art Supply
102 Main St.
William Muller

Hair, Etc.
2 Conz St.
Rebecca Brooks, Rabin LaFluer

Petal of Metal
11 Conz St.
Zinnia Wu

Skinsations
56 Main St.
Leslie Gross

That’s The Place
3 Hampden Ave.
Gretchen Siechrist

SOUTH HADLEY

Admark Spanish Advertising
84 Alvord St.
Rene Romero, Silvia Romero

Avalon Industries
12 Fairview St.
N. Scott Nicoli

Maximum Nutrition
83 Hadley Village Road
Janell Erskine

SPRINGFIELD

Atlas Mini Mart
417 St. James Ave.
Adil Haouam

Black & White Cleaning
34-36 Beechwood Ave.
Matthew Whitney

Da Hip Hop Spot
59 New Hall St.
Rodney Smith

H & M Construction
40 Tacoma St.
Loyal Moore, Robert Hinkleydi

MarDam Signs
419 Franklin St.
Marco and Damaris Rosario

WEST SPRINGFIELD

A G Assembly Services Co.
20 Gaskill Ave.
Andrew Leete

ATC Associates
73 William Franks Dr.
ATC Group Service Inc.

American Home Improvement
1139 Westfield St.
American Painting Inc.

Ben’s & Viktor’s Tile Work
44 Riverdale St.
Veniamin Shokov

Brazile Gal
703 Union St.
Alton Jose Correia

Cool Runnings Tanning Salon
311 Elm St.
Becky Sue Price

Dynamic Dock & Door Inc.
64 Lowell St.
Bret Leveillee

Goffer Construction
16 Healy St.
Aleksandra Salagornik

Kaz’s
1769 Riverdale St.
Erica Kazalski

Kia of West Springfield
989 Memorial Ave.
Fathers & Sons Inc.

Northeast Laser Center P.C.
1132 Westfield St.
John Frangie, M.D.

Omega PC
43 Day St.
Sergey Petlyakov

Pompeii Pizza
9 Norman St.
Lauren McIntyre

R & O Construction
299 Main St.
William Racicot

R & S Package Store
529 Union St.
R & S Package Store Corp.

Russian Radio Show Dialog
1506 Westfield St.
Oksana Parchinskaya

Shamrock Associates
129 Valley View Circle
Paul Flynn Jr.

Trade Mark Construction
43 Robinson Road
Travis McIntire

Yelena Sergeychik MBA Coverall
1230 Morgan Road
Yelena Sergeychik

WESTFIELD

Eclipse Hair Salon
24 Elm St.
Stephanie Haskins

Jenamy Inc.
44 Highland View St.
Amy Shuman

N.E. Landscapes
81 Main St.
Brian Rohan

Westfield Equipment Service
54 Llewellyn Dr.
Josh Toomey

Departments

The following building permits were issued during the month of May 2005.

AMHERST

Amherst College Trustees
58 Woodside Ave.
$50,000 — Convert single family dwelling into two-family

Amherst Shopping Center Assoc.
175 University Dr. Big Y
$347,060 — Interior alterations

Jones Properties LTD Partnership
995 North Pleasant St., Bldg. 1
$80,000 — Repair fire damage

CHICOPEE

Falls Machine Screwing Co.
680 Meadow St.
$20,000 — Interior renovations

Rent A Center
185 Exchange St.
$15,000 — Interior renovations

EAST LONGMEADOW

Healthtrax
45 Crane Ave.
$50,000 — Interior remodeling

HOLYOKE

Aquadro & Cerrati Inc.
Texas Road
$5,399,900 — Renovate school

Homestead Grocery
625 Homestead Ave.
$138,000 — Addition

Pyramid Co. of Holyoke
50 Holyoke St.
$13,600 — Remodel store/Clinton Exchange

Pyramid Co. of Holyoke
50 Holyoke St.
$112,000 — Remodel store/Abercrombe & Fitch

NORTHAMPTON

City of Northampton
125 Locust St.
$120,000 — Construct storage shed

Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc.
30 Locust St.
$434,000 — Renovate interior basement/ground floor

Kollmorgen Corporation
347 King St.
$54,675 — Relocate women’s room, renovate men’s room

Northampton Housing Authority
155 West St.
$2,171,374 — Construct two story, four-unit building

Northampton Nursing Home Inc.
737 Bridge Road
$220,000 — Install new roof

Pine Street Enterprises
221 Pine St.
$19,300 — New roof

Robert Gougeon
32 Main St.
$111,000 — Renovations to building

Seven Bravo Two LLC
152 Cross Path Road
$70,000 — Upgrade sign structures

Smith College
College Lane
$2,270,000 — Renovate McConnell Hall

Smith College
79 Elm St.
$378,000 — Renovate kitchen area

Smith College
115 Elm St.
$11,770 — Combine two units

WEST SPRINGFIELD

C’Jack Realty Assoc.
1073 Riverdale St.
$300,000 — Erect office building

Green Bear Properties
31-33 Sylvan St.
$175,000 — Renovate space

WESTFIELD

Mercer Island Realty
300 North Elm St.
$285,000 — Addition.

Departments

Acevedo, Ana M.
154 Orange St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 04/20/05

Ali, Ahmed H.
Ali, Sophoas N.
122 Creswell Dr.
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/25/05

Atmaca, Eyup
Atmaca, Seda
63 Entrybrook Dr.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/16/05

Balise, Brian A.
Balise, Christine A.
49 Chapin St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/25/05

Barron, Melissa A.
61 Moreau Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/16/05

Basile, Francesco
Basile, Agnes
261 West Allen Ridge Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 05/01/05

Beauchane, George J.
Beauchane, Cheryl L.
31 Ottawa St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/29/05

Bell, Michael L.
23 Pembroke Lane
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Benjamin, Paul M.
4 Matthews Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/20/05

Benson, Tina Marie
114 Cooley St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/16/05

Bermudez, Wanda E.
115 Elmer Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Berry, Joy L.
Berry, Dorothy
34 Pomeroy Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Binette, Alan B
84 Fuller St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/16/05

Bourgault, Rachelle
51 State St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/20/05

Brosseau, Cynthia H.
39 Valley View Dr.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/29/05

Canuel-Cole, Pamela A.
250 B Hamilton St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Castro, Yolanda
291 Beacon Circle
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/26/05

Centerbar, Amy J.
250 Schoolhouse Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/20/05

Chenier, Christopher Mikal
151 Moody St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/16/05

Church, Karen L.
20 Easthampton Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/20/05

Churchill, Elijah W.
369 Dale St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/01/05

Cipriani, Anthony R.
250 State St.
Palmer, MA 01057
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/27/05

Colon, Aurelio
178 Florence Road 12C
Northampton, MA 01062
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/25/05

Condike, James N.
Condike, Kelly R.
85 Westwood Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/22/05

Condon, Kelly A.
220 Basil Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/28/05

Contonio, Thomas R.
Contonio, Tina M.
958 Petersham Road
Hardwick, MA 01037
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Coolidge, Linda M.
137 Rhinebeck Ave.
Springfield, MA 01129
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 05/02/05

Corey, Joseph G.
Corey, Christine
41 Cora St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 04/28/05

Cosme, Karen J.
54 Alvord Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/27/05

Cotto, Miriam L.
29 Gerard Way
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Crutchfield, Lynn A.
91 Cedar St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/01/05

Cruz, Luz M.
577 Pleasant St., Apt.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/20/05

Cruz, Willliam A.
12 Sargeant St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/01/05

Cunningham, Daniel A.
21 Rivest Court
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/18/05

Curtis, Jody C.
154 Eddywood St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Czeremcha, Gloria E.
48 Pinewood Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/20/05

Dal Molin, Mary Ann
8 Inward Commons
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/27/05

Dane, Nadine G.
172 Grattan St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/22/05

Davis, John Wesley
288 St. James Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/26/05

Davis, Olga
65 Stony Hill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/20/05

Davis, Robert Eugene
112 Franklin St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/27/05

Dazelle, Richard H.
Dazelle, Wendy
42 Franklin St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/25/05

Deceder, Melissa A.
207 Hazardville Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/28/05

Dejesus, Herminihildo
57 Leslie St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/20/05

Delgado, David
291 Beacon Circle
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/26/05

DeMars, Robert A
126 Union St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/20/05

Diamond, Glenn T.
205 Little River Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

DiMaio, Leonilde R.
141 Arvilla St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Dreisch, Joseph F.
Dreisch, Sheri-Lynn
39 Isaac Bradway Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/22/05

Duby, Shirley
534 Chapin St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/28/05

Dyer, Michelle J
40 Woodbridge Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/22/05

Emet, Candice Ann
124 Nassau Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/16/05

English, Patricia A.
40 Coolidge Road
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/20/05

Enko, Linda J.
64 Mill St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/20/05

Ferraro, James Alfred
1295 Elm St., B-2
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/16/05

Figueroa, Rogelio
115 Dwight St.
Springfield, MA 01103
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Foley, Erin B.
31 Willow St.
Florence, MA 01062
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/21/05

Foley, John T.
P.O. Box 1153
Northampton, MA 01060
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/28/05

Fontaine, Timothy J.
Fontaine, Laurie A.
670 Chapin St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/29/05

Ford, Leigh Durland
465 North St.
Feeding Hills, MA 01030
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 04/25/05

Galarza, Margarita
42 Mayfair Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Garcia, Luz M.
14 Emerald St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Gaudrault, Gary P.
Gaudrault, Rose M.
19 Grove St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/26/05

Geraghty, Stephen E.
424 Pleasant St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/22/05

Gerndt, Lorraine Y.
350 Meadow St. #20
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/20/05

Gibbs, Anthony E.
116 Regency Park Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Giberson, Angela
668 Main St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Gilberti, Susan S.
59D Pheasant Hill Dr.
Feeding Hills, MA 01030
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/26/05

Girard, Martin
97 Bellevue Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/21/05

Giroux, Melissa Ann
591 Plumtree Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/20/05

Goncalves, Miguel F.
P.O. Box 170
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/28/05

Gonzalez, Nancy
119 Riverside Dr.
Florence, MA 01062
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/02/05

Goodman, Charlene S.
207 Bay St., Apt 3L
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/22/05

Goodwin, Nancy J.
42 Franklin St., Apt.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/20/05

Gruska, Jane Oliver
31 Circle Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/21/05

Hall, Sheila G.
62 Edwards St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/26/05

Harper, Margaret L.
115 Main St., # 5
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/16/05

Heisler-Kaczenski, Heidi Marie
20 Farnum Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/18/05

Henry, Adelaide D.
66 Western Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/18/05

Hernandez, Jeanette
140 Union St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/27/05

Hersh, Albert W.
47 Stone Ridge Dr.
Florence, MA 01062
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Hills, Elizabeth Abigail
47 Birch Bluff Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 04/29/05

Hosford, Theodore R.
322 Main St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/18/05

Hughes, Raymond G.
30 Mobile Home Way
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Ilano-Davis, Olivia S.
112 Franklin St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/27/05

Irizarry, Antonio J.
491 Bridge St.
Florence, MA 01062
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/22/05

Jacques, Dennis D.
1343 Riverdale St.
W. Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Janicki, Konstanty
1246 Main St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/01/05

Johnson, Susan S
PO Box 51511
Springfield, MA 01151
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/28/05

Jones, Niki M.
63 Fairview Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/28/05

Joyce, Elizabeth C.
25 Saab Court
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Judge, John J.
Judge, Ethel A.
35 Florence Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/22/05

Kane, Randy R.
71-73 Tulsa St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 04/22/05

Kegler-Ford, Mary
121 Massachusetts Ave.
2nd Floor
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Knott, Terry L.
17 South Liberty St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/22/05

Kobylanski, Walter
Kobylanski, Kelly
5 Beech St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/29/05

Kokaram, Edmund L.
11 Bristol St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/25/05

Kolodziey, Cortney A.
320 Miller St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Landes, Noreen M
41 Paul Revere Dr. #C
Feeding Hills, MA 01030
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Laprade, Michael E.
Laprade, Cheryl R.
44 South Road
Westhampton, MA 01027
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

LeDuc, Timothy
25 Shady Knoll Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/18/05

Lee, Hyoung S
174 Wimbleton Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/27/05

Lessard, Scott Emile
Lessard, Kim Marie
138 Warren St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/16/05

Lopes, Manuel A.
Lopes, Candice E.
183 Darthmouth Ter.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 04/22/05

Luntta, Paul A.
Luntta, Susan R.
P.O. Box 101
Granville, MA 01034
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/18/05

Lyons, Mary E.
79 Hawks Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/18/05

Mannix, John J.
54 Amherst Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 04/26/05

McCarty, Robert H.
49 Colony Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/02/05

McCollum, Stephen
22 Walsh St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/22/05

McLean, James M.
63 Prince Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/25/05

Mendoza, Benjamin
37 Spring St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Michael, Andri V.
129 Steiger Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/25/05

Moe, Jana L.
67 Water St.
Leeds, MA 01053
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/27/05

Montalvo, Lydia
36 Southern Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/26/05

Moore, Kathleen E.
100A Congamond Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/20/05

Moore, Megan
514 Amherst Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/18/05

Muniz, Luz C.
32 Columbia Terrace
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/28/05

Nardacci, John J.
56 Malden St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 04/20/05

Newkirk, Marc Stevens
Newkirk, Karen Hichens
15 Abbott Hill Road
Chester, MA 01011
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Nichols, John Anthony
1102 Park St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/25/05

Nieves, Melvin
124 Florence St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/25/05

Norman, Elizabeth
17 Empress Court
Springfield, MA 01129
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/21/05

Oakley, Deborah S.
359 Stapleton Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/26/05

Ocasio, Miguel E.
54 Thyme Lane
Springfield, MA 01129
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/21/05

O’Connor, John J.
O’Connor, Julia M.
2129 Northampton St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/01/05

Orlandi, Charles M.
Orlandi, Teresa M.
156 Meadow St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/28/05

Pacheco, Daisy
177 West St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Pagan, Julia C.
381 Tokeneke Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Palacio, Edilberto
16 High St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Panlilio, Sylvia D.
192 Lake Dr.
Indian Orchard, MA 01151
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/25/05

Patruski, Karen A.
414 Chestnut St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/16/05

Pena, Johanna
112 Federal St., Apt.
Springfield, MA 01105
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Perez, Luis A.
185 Brown Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Perez, Persidian B.
50 Meetinghouse Road
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Perla, Tracy Ann
1 West Parker Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/16/05

Picard, Lisa M.
21 Carpenter Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/22/05

Pike, Edward E.
Pike, Linda L.
17 Bayberry Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/21/05

Poole, Robert A.
Poole, Angelique R.
11 Oakwood Ter.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Potito, Carla Jean
399 Union St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/22/05

Prado, Pedro J.
270 Granby Road
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/20/05

Ricci, Richard J.
Ricci, Gina M.
49 Athol St.
Springfield, MA 01128
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/25/05

Rios, Pablo J.
P.O. Box 90396
Springfield, MA 01101
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/25/05

Ritter, Charles A.
154 Packard Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/21/05

Rivera, Eladio
11 Strong St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/21/05

Rivera, Magaly
147 Verge St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Robillard,
sther Alice
735 Mimorial Dr., Lot 1
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/25/05

Roche, Diane M.
50 Southampton Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/20/05

Rodriguez, Carmen M.
Rodriguez, Angel L.
69 Lowell St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Rodriguez, Faith A.
93 Meadow St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/27/05

Rodriguez, Iris I.
Apt. 320
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Rodriguez, Sharon A.
91 Meadow St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/27/05

Rogers, William I.
PO Box 80261
Springfield, MA 01138
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 04/22/05

Roig, Damaris
221 Bay St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Rolley, Kristine E.
617 Beacon Circle
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/22/05

Rosario, Damaris
419 Montcalm St. #322M
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Santiago, Rosa N.
2 Crescent Dr., Apt. 2
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/22/05

Savard, Donna M.
19 Ashley St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/28/05

Seltsam, Jean Elaine
36B Fox St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/29/05

Silcox, David J.
55 Bartlett Ave.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/22/05

Skowron, Michael A.
Skowron, Evelyn B.
109 Morton St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/25/05

Smith, Richard R.
Smith, Jackie S.
51 Monticello Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/26/05

Soffen, James R
245 Arthur St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 04/21/05

Soule, Jean A.
1228 Main St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/20/05

Stone, Rebecca L.
21 River Ct.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/18/05

Strange, David C.
73 Rochester St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/27/05

Stuck, Edward Levi
Stuck, Joy Ellen
66 Fox St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/20/05

Sutter, Jeffrey
Sutter, Ceu M.
158 Bosworth St.
W. Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Svadeba, Joseph D.
268 Granville Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/18/05

Sweet, Adam R.
708 Federal St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 04/29/05

Thomas, Kona
24 Myron St, Apt 20
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/25/05

Thompson, Michael
23 John St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01026
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/28/05

Torres, Juan
2426 High St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/18/05

Truckey, Jacqueline R.
181 Glendale Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Vargas, Damaris
81 Walnut St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Velez, Gilberto J.
Velez, Yessica
69 Franklin St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Venancio, Michael G.
Venancio, Keri A.
76 Kirkland Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/22/05

Vigo, Quintin
Vigo, Myriam R.
53 St. Kolbe Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/20/05

Walker, Karen
191 Parker St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/22/05

White, Cathy A.
P.O. Box 171
Granby, MA 01033
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/22/05

Wight, Thomas M.
Wight, Evelyn L.
75 Kanawha Ave.
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/05

Winter, Annette M.
470 Memorial Dr.
Apt. 311
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/26/05

Zimmek, Christopher Johnlee
91 Rivers Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/16/05

Uncategorized

They say silence is golden. Not in this case.

Since the abrupt firing of MassMutual chairman, president, and CEO Robert O ’Connell earlier this month, and the subsequent termination of two high-ranking women executives, the company has provided virtually no information on what led to this stunning turn of events.

It has provided only minor hints, through use of the words ’conduct ’ when referring officially to O ’Connell ’s termination. The only reference to the other terminated officials, executive vice president Susan Alfano and senior vice president and co-general counsel Ann Lomelli, was the rather weak comment that the new president and CEO, Stuart Reese, has the right to pick his own people. Right!

Other clues as to the cause of the O ’Connell ’s firing could be garnished from E-mails sent to employees (and published by the local newspaper) that talked about the need for "transparency," "accountability," and a "meritocracy" at the company, and that these traits start at the top. We can assume, then, that these corporate qualities were missing during O ’Connell ’s tenure.

But we shouldn ’t have to make assumptions, and we should have more than vague hints. Why? Because when people don ’t have the answers they tend to come up with their own. Indeed, the information vacuum that has resulted from the company ’s tight-lipped approach has served only to feed an already hungry rumor mill. And this isn ’t good for the community, the company, its employees, and especially its customers who have entrusted their investments to the firm. They deserve better.

But there ’s another reason why MassMutual should be forthcoming: Because it is, after all, MassMutual. It is a Fortune 100 company and now the largest business in the Commonwealth and one of the 10 largest insurance companies in the country. But in the Pioneer Valley, MassMutual is the company that everyone looks to for stability, community involvement, and employment opportunities. We shudder to think of what Springfield and its inventory of office space would be like without the company.

The region deserves to know what ’s happening with this corporate pillar, and it certainly needs to now why three top-level executives were abruptly terminated, with one of them escorted from the premises by security.

To be fair, MassMutual doesn ’t legally have to tell us anything. It is a mutual insurance company, which means it is not publicly held. The business is accountable, strictly speaking, only to its owners — the millions of policy holders around the world. We believe there is a higher accountability, however — to the company ’s employees and to the community at large.

We are told that the company and its various subsidiaries are fiscally healthy and that these terminations will not impact its overall financial health. This is somewhat assuring, although lacking. Also comforting is the fact that the company ’s board looked beyond MassMutual ’s strong bottom-line performance and decreed that ethical conduct unbecoming a CEO would not be tolerated.

Indeed, by firing a popular and, by all accounts, effective CEO in the manner it did, MassMutual sent a strong message to its 4,000 employees about what it expects from everyone and what it won ’t accept from anyone ‚ although it won ’t explain what that is — at any rung of the ladder or salary level.

The importance of MassMutual to this region and the stunning nature of these terminations are reflected in the fact that, for days after the announcement, these events were all anyone could talk about.

Unfortunately, the talk was all about rumors and innuendo. In time (how much time, we don ’t know) the talk will stop and MassMutual — and this region in general — will get on with business. That might have happened sooner, and with more conviction, had the company been forthcoming about its actions and the conduct that led to them.

For now, though, people are left to merely say, ’what ’s going on at MassMutual? ’ Sadly, we don ’t know and the company isn ’t telling.

Uncategorized

The Sisters of Providence Health System is in the second year of a five-year strategic plan for philanthropy called "Catch the Spirit." While fund-raising is one of the ultimate goals of the campaign, its initial focus is on building awareness — and what organizers call "lifelong friendships."

They’re calling it a ‘friend-raising’ effort. That’s the term organizers are using to describe the Catch the Spirit campaign being conducted by the Sisters of Providence Health System (SPHS). Now in its second year, the program, orchestrated by the system’s fund development department, isn’t raising money — at least not at this stage.

Instead, the initial goal is to raise awareness, said Brenda McCormick, MSW, LICSW, who is vice president of fund development for the system, although she prefers the word philanthropy to describe what she does. McCormick told BusinessWest that the Catch the Spirit campaign was launched to educate the public about the SPHS and thereby also generate support — which can come in a number of ways, from people signing on as volunteers, and perhaps even trustees, to monetary donations down the line.

"At this stage, we’re building relationships," she explained, adding that the Spirit program included one large gathering last fall, called ’Continue the Legacy,’ that was attended by more than 300 people. But the campaign features mostly small (15-20 people) and intimate gatherings designed to inform and inspire attendees — some of whom are already familiar with the system, its history, and its current and future challenges, but many are not — while creating what organizers call a ’dialogue.’

"We want to build life-long friends," said McCormick, noting that the Sisters of Providence who founded and, in many cases, administered the health care facilities in the system, are passing on, and thus the SPHS wants to tell their story now, while also recruiting individuals to carry on their work.

Vincent J. McCorkle, president and CEO of the SPHS, said the Catch the Spirit initiative, part of a five-year strategic plan for philanthropy, was launched primarily as an awareness campaign. It is needed, he said, because there are many things that the public may not know and should know, starting with the Sisters of Providence and their mission.

Many in the community are not aware, for example, that some of the better-known health care facilities in the region, including Mercy Hospital, Brightside, the Providence Behavioral Health Hospital, formerly Providence Hospital, are all part of the broader SPHS system, he explained. Also unknown to many is the fact that many of the programs provided in those facilities — such as behavioral health services and care for the elderly — are essentially losing propositions, from a financial standpoint, and have been discontinued by other health care systems for that reason.

"We’re more than just a business, we’re a ministry," McCorkle told attendees of the May 24 forum. "This is a system that makes decisions not just on sound business models, but against a defined set of values."

McCorkle told BusinessWest that, while the Catch the Spirit campaign was created to allow the system to "tell its story," it has done more than merely inform forum attendees. It has also helped inspire employees, who hear and tell stories about how the sisters’ mission manifests itself today.

"It’s like a shot of adrenaline," he said of the sessions and the human interest stories relayed during them. "It reminds me of why I got into health care to begin with."

BusinessWest looks this month at the Catch the Spirit initiative and its many different goals.

Mission: In Progress

This year’s Catch the Spirit sessions start with an informational video (created earlier this spring) about the system and the sisters who created it. At one point, the narrator states that there are a mere 80 sisters still living.

As he addressed the May 24 gathering, McCorkle updated that figure to 77, and said it falls at the rate of one per month.

The passing on of the sisters, who once were the backbone of the health care system they created, and the desire to tell their story is one of the primary motivations behind the Spirit campaign, said McCormick. But there are many goals behind this strategic initiative she created for the system to take philanthropy into the future and to a higher plane.

"I was here only a short time when I realized that relationship-building wasn’t something that we put much focus on," she said. "In order to have people understand who you are and what you stand for — and to someday have them give support — you have to build relationships with these individuals. That’s what this campaign is all about."

The Catch the Spirit program is modeled, in many respects, after a fund-development strategy championed by Terry Axelrod, a noted expert and author on the subject of philanthropy — her latest title is called, simply, Raising More Money. At the heart of that strategy, said McCormick, is the premise that before individuals will back a cause or organization, they must know about it and become inspired to support it.

The Axelrod model has been used primarily with single entities, she explained, adding that the SPHS is different in that it has a number of interconnected facilities in several area communities. "We’re more complicated; we have a lot of moving parts," said McCormick. "Time and again, people would tell me they didn’t know these various facilities were part of our system — or that there was a system."

To explain all those moving parts, campaign organizers scheduled a series of sessions that would be attended by elected officials, business and civic leaders, and others involved in the community. The inivitation would be shaped by referrals from forum attendees. The individual events — there have been 16 to date, with 12 in 2004 — were designed to be informational, while driving home the point about the compassionate nature of individual programs and the people working within them.

In the campaign’s first year, the dozen conducted sessions featured detailed looks at Brightside for Families and Children in West Springfield and the Sr. Mary Caritas Cancer Treatment Center at the Mercy Medical Center campus in Springfield. This year, the sessions have focused on behavioral health care and services provided to the elderly.

One of the speakers at the May 24 session was Anne Nusbaum, nurse manager at the Farren Care Center, or ’The Farren’ as it’s called. This is a facility she described as the only one of its kind, a last resort for people (usually abandoned by their families) with psychiatric or medical conditions that essentially make them dangerous. To be considered for admission, individuals must first have been rejected by five different nursing homes due to their behavioral patterns.

"Society has essentially rejected these people; this is the end of the line for them," said Nusbaum. "We take them because no one else will accept them."

But the facility does not warehouse these individuals; instead it works to improve their quality of life by helping them interact with others, she explained.

Other speakers included Lisa Golembiewski, manager of outpatient services with Providence Behavioral Health Hospital, who told attendees about the growing problem of substance abuse in the region, and also about the facility’s adolescent behavioral health services, the only program in the state west of Worcester.

Also taking the podium was George Kennedy, director of admissions at St. Luke’s Home in Springfield. As he talked about the facility, which has had a number of functions in its 150-year history, including stints as a birthing center and later a residence for the elderly, Kennedy displayed a painting of the home. A magnified image of the work revealed several Sisters of Providence taking a break, as he put it, on the home’s roof.

Those invited to the informational sessions are asked for input on what they’ve seen and heard, said McCormick, and also for the names of other area individuals to be invited to future programs. When the first phase of the campaign, the informational component, is completed, the system will move on to what she termed a "call to action."

This will come in the form of invitations to participate on a number of levels, she said, noting that the system will need everything from volunteers to serve within the system’s various facilities to trustees for the boards that administer them.

"There are endless roles for individuals who would like to spend some time with us in a volunteer capacity," she said, adding that, as more people become aware of the system’s programs and then become involved with them, philanthropic giving is a natural next step.

When asked how the system will measure the success of the program. McCormick said there will be several different yardsticks, starting with the number of individuals who agree to take an active role in continuing the legacy of the Sisters of Providence. Monetary support will obviously be another measure, she said, adding that the ultimate indicator will be the number of lasting relationships that are created — something that won’t be known for some time.

McCorkle agreed, but said that, in his mind, the campaign has already been successful, because of its dialogue-generating capabilities and the energy it is creating both within the system and outside it.

"This has re-energized me and many other people here," he said. "When you see the way people react to the stories being told, and when you see the pride displayed by our staff, you know that this is having a very positive impact."

When the Spirit Moves You

As she talked about the Catch the Spirit program and the individual informational sessions, McCormick compared them to inviting a guest to your home for the first time.

"That’s how relationships get started and how friends are made — you start with introductions and getting to know each other," she explained.

The SPHS wants to build some life-long friendships, and is starting by building awareness of the system, its mission, and its many challenges moving forward.

Only time will tell if the campaign and its various components are successful, but McCormick believes that by first focusing on friend-raising, the system will succeed in prompting many within the community to catch the spirit.

George O’Brien can be reached at[email protected]

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A mill town once driven by the steady hum of factory work is now creating a different kind of buzz in Western Mass.; Easthampton is being seen as the region’s most promising community for artists of all types, and it’s the artists themselves, and the support of the city, that are making that happen.

Eric Snyder, president of the Greater Easthampton Chamber of Com-merce, said the best thing about the city’s recent turnaround is that it is tangible.

"Anyone who drives through can see what’s happening here," said Snyder, adding that the proof can be as large as a former mill now bustling with activity — everything from diners eating lunch at the Apollo Grill to people renewing their driver’s licenses at the local RMV office — or as small as an artful clay pot, a set of hand-crafted wind chimes, or a child practicing her violin on the front lawn.

The arts, in all forms, have become the primary economic driver pushing the city of Easthampton forward in recent years, transforming the former mill town into a haven for arts, entertainment, and culture, and revitalizing the city’s overall economic picture in the process.

"There has been a lot of talk about a renaissance in Easthampton," Snyder said. "The arts and crafts community definitely plays a big part in that. There are more people coming into the town because of the arts, and the artists are really marketing themselves, and that’s good for them and for the town."

Although many artists have resided in Easthampton for years, only recently have formal partnerships been forged between groups of artists, and, perhaps more notably, between those artists and city government, the Chamber, and other businesses.

Most artists work out of studio space located in one of three former mill buildings Eastworks, the Paragon building, and One Cottage Street once the hub of Easthampton’s economy and now becoming so again, though in a much different way.

Now, the buildings house potters, painters, jewelers, sculptors, and many other artists working in all types of media. They arrived to take advantage of large studio space, a convenient location, and attractive lease rates, and have since created a creative community unto themselves.

In addition, other businesses are also capitalizing on those low rents as well as the climate created by those artists, especially in the past year. Among them are restaurants like the Apollo Grill in the Eastworks building and Tucson and Savannah’s at One Cottage Street, niche businesses like Valley Women’s Martial Arts Inc. and In Touch Massage Therapy, and a Registry of Motor Vehicles branch office. Those businesses are not only benefiting from the location, but adding to the artists’ visibility, too; that has in turn provided for greater recognition of Easthampton in Western Mass., which is beginning to regard the city as the region’s next great cultural mecca.

"The word is getting out," said Lynn Latimer, an artist who works in fused glass out of the Cottage Street building. "We have a very large community of people who are enormously talented, but it’s recently that we feel a more solid sense of our arts community and the ways it benefits the whole city."

Canvassing the Area

One way the word is getting out is through the marketing efforts of Arts Easthampton, a collaborative organization of artists. The group began informally with a handful of artists in the One Cottage Street mill building, but has since expanded, especially in the last four years following the addition of the ’Arts Easthampton’ name and logo. The collective now includes artists working in the Eastworks and Paragon buildings, individual artists, businesses, and galleries and schools, such as the Guild Studio School, and the Pioneer Arts Center of Easthampton. The city’s own arts council is also very involved.

"It has only been in the last four years that we have all really started getting together," said Evelyn Snyder, owner of Kaleidoscope Pottery in the One Cottage Street building. Snyder explained that Arts Easthampton has gradually grown over the years. Two annual sales are still held now accommodating thousands of visitors to all three mill buildings and a smattering of individual studios, businesses, restaurants, and other venues but Arts Easthampton is becoming much more of a brand than a catchy name for an art show.

"We adhere to a mission statement and to strong rules of governance," said Justin Brown, an artist in the Eastworks building. "We make a real effort to meet and get groundwork laid down about five months before any event, and then we meet as needed until the date of the show. It’s only getting busier for us now."

Brown added that Arts Easthampton also created a common ground for a varied group of artists some production artists, completing large orders of their craft for customers, and others creating smaller quantities or single originals of work for sale. Brown is just such an artist, filling his studio with elaborate, personalized wall-hangings and sculptures. Snyder, although her work is no less unique, produces thousands of handmade plates, bowls, platters, and other items in her pottery studio. She agreed with Brown that Arts Easthampton created a bridge between all types of artists with different work, but common goals for success.

"It only made sense to pull all of the pieces together," Snyder said. "There was already some momentum that we could capitalize on; we had thousands of names on our mailing list, but now that has doubled, and we notice that there are definitely more people aware of and coming to our shows."

The visual arts aren’t the only artistic component of the city, however. Elizabeth Caine, president of the board for Pioneer Valley Summer Theater, located in Easthampton, said she too has noticed audiences increasing steadily over the theater’s three years in existence.

"What’s nice about Easthampton is that it is a city that’s actively looking for economic growth," said Caine. "We get great support, and in turn, our companies support the local economy by shopping, dining, and so on. In the long run, the relationship will make a huge difference in the community because of that mutual support."

And in response to that mounting success, the city has taken a broad interest in cultivating Easthampton’s arts community as an economic tool. It has secured grants for artistic programming and the improvement thereof, and fostering communication and further development of citywide initiatives either spotlighting or merely including the arts community, which includes a wide range of visual artists, musicians, writers, actors, and others working in cultural fields, often in conjunction with Arts Easthampton.

Ellen Koteen, grants coordinator for the city, explained that the first such grant was the John and Abigail Adams Grant, awarded to Easthampton by the Mass. Cultural Council in the amount of $12,500, which, as a condition of the grant, required the city to produce matching funds.

"We wanted to establish a formal arts and economic agenda, and the John and Abigail Adams grant was the first activity with that in mind," Koteen said, noting that the funds will be used to establish a new Web site for Arts Easthampton and to create a brochure and directory of the arts scene in the city.

She added that the matching component of the grant did more than add to the amount of funds available to the cultivation of arts programming — it also underscored the increasing faith the community has in its arts sector.

"The funds came through in February, requiring us to immediately search for funds for that one-to-one match," said Koteen. "We asked businesses to commit money and, in a short period of time, local companies kicked in almost $12,000. It demonstrated to the artists that the city recognizes their contribution, and there is a commitment to work with them."

Eric Snyder added that the arts also create a unique economic driver for the city, which he thinks Easthampton is ready to embrace. As most arts-based businesses are small, even consisting of just one or two people, there are dozens of independent businesses peppered across Easthampton, and that creates a different economic climate than a manufacturing plant or large retailer that could set up shop in the city and offer jobs to 100 or 200 people at once.

He noted that the city, once dominated by manufacturing, still has a few mainstays in the manufacturing sector among them Tubed Products, National Nonwovens, The October Company, and Stevens Urethane, which together employ about 1,200 people. The Williston Northampton School and Easthampton Public Schools round out the city’s major employers, adding another 500 employees to the tally. Viably, expansion of the manufacturing sector could benefit the town economically, and the city could have easily chosen to focus on that aspect if its financial picture, given its rich history.

But Snyder said the arts community has already proven in the last three to four years that its impact is just as important to Easthampton’s revitalization as any one employer could be.

"The chamber is open to this type of economic development," he said. "It is slower than the economic impact that could be generated by a large company, but the arts community has made our city much more rounded.

"It’s all about quality of life," he added. "Now, we still have our small town flavor, but we are also developing a metropolitan feel that is encouraging."

Artistic Integrity

The city has also planned ’visioning sessions,’ one in September of last year and the second just this month, designed to provide a platform for the city’s artists, government, business leaders, and other concerned citizens, specifically on the topic of cultivating and expanding artistic endeavors in Easthampton.

"It also studies the specific impact of the arts on the town," said Koteen, adding that part of that commitment the city has made includes hearing and addressing the concerns of the city’s artists.

"We have signed on to address the needs they have identified and how to best capitalize on and enhance their role in the city’s development," she said.

The need that is of the greatest concern to Easthampton’s artists is that of retaining affordable studio space. It’s a trait of many artists of all kinds that they will move to a community where affordable space can accommodate their work, contribute to diverse, healthy commerce in the area, and eventually be priced out of the studios for which they helped create a demand.

"The artists talk all the time of moving into affordable space, revitalizing the community, and getting priced out and moving on to a new, developing community," said Koteen, theorizing that Easthampton’s rapid improvement due to the art-based businesses is calling added attention to the nomadic nature of many full-time artisans, musicians, actors, and others working in cultural fields. "We have three old mills filled with artists. So far, the space is still affordable, and yet it takes years for a community to address such an issue, and then to implement whatever changes they see fit, so it’s definitely a concern."

Evelyn Snyder agreed. "It is a worry," she said. "But there is still more opportunity here for artists than in Northampton, which doesn’t have very many big, empty buildings, and that’s what brought us here, in addition to the low rent."

What is driving the Easthampton arts scene forward now is not just affordable workspace, though, she said; it’s the partnerships that have evolved between the artists in the community and local businesses, city government, and residents at large that are creating a sort of staying power, which is also unique within the world of art and artisans.

"All of us are excited about educating the public on the fact that you can make money as an artist," said Snyder, "and it’s nice to be in a strong group situation. It helps us to see the trends within the art world and to capitalize on good times and get through bad times."

Latimer added that getting a lot of different artists together on a project of this magnitude is no easy feat.

"It’s a bit like herding cats," she joked. "But this revitalization has come out of a lot of people pulling together in a grassroots sort of movement, and we’re seeing positive results that keep us going. The added notoriety of Easthampton as a thriving arts community is ultimately helping our businesses, and the added attention is making the city happy overall."

Brown said as the arts scene grows in the city, another challenge is how to best capitalize on the increased traffic, and the partnerships with the city’s government are helping to guide that process as well.

"The city has some great ideas and they’re getting more involved," he said. "They know why Easthampton is getting busier; now to keep it that way they’re helping us with the how."

Creating a Masterpiece

The annual Open Studio Sale held earlier this month by Arts Easthampton marked the city’s busiest weekend of the year, rivaled only by the Holiday Sale held in December. Throughout Saturday and Sunday, artists were busy wrapping pieces, businesses held sidewalk sales to capitalize on the traffic, and there was a bit of a wait for a table at the Apollo Grill. But Latimer said the signs of a community rising from the ashes are not best gauged on a busy weekend, but rather on the quieter days, when even then there is a marked change in the city.

"There’s definitely more life out there on the streets," she said.

Jaclyn Stevenson can be reached at[email protected]