November 2015 - Page 4 of 4

People on the Move

By BusinessWest Staff November 2, 2015

Webber and Grinnell Insurance Agency announced several recent changes at its North King Street office in Northampton:
• Mat Geffin has been named Vice President and Equity Partner at the firm. He started at the agency in 2009 as vice president of business development in the commercial-lines department, and quickly established himself as a leader at the agency. Geffin leads the sales efforts at Webber and Grinnell, in addition to managing a large book of business encompassing the construction, habitational, manufacturing, and nonprofit market niches. He is an active board member for the United Way of Pioneer Valley, Tech Foundry, and the philanthropic services committee at the Community Foundation;
• Jenna Rodrigue has been promoted to Commercial Lines Supervisor. She leads a team of eight business-insurance specialists and is responsible for the day-to-day service of the agency’s commercial clientele. She began her career at Webber and Grinnell 12 years ago as a commercial lines customer-service representative;
• Kathy Cusson has been named Personal Lines Supervisor. Part of the Webber and Grinnell team since 1989, she leads a staff of nine and is responsible for the day-to-day servicing of the agency’s personal-lines clients.
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Alison Shilinsky

Country Bank announced that Alison Shilinsky has been named senior vice president of Human Resources. With 10 years in the industry, Shilinsky is an experienced human-resources professional. She earned her master’s degree in management from UMass Amherst and her bachelor’s degree in English and communications from Assumption College. Shilinsky’s previous work at Brown Rudnick LLP, a prominent Boston law firm, has had a significant impact on her approach to human resources and business. She is an active member of the Society for Human Resources Management, the New England Human Resources Assoc., the New England Employee Benefits Council, and the Mass. Bankers Assoc. “Alison is an exceptional example of what a human-resources professional is supposed to be,” said Paul Scully, president and CEO of Country Bank. “Not only is she knowledgeable and dedicated, she demonstrates compassion and empathy to all employees. We are thrilled to have her join our team, as we know she will be a valued resource for Country Bank and its employees.”
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April Healey

Greenfield Cooperative Bank announced that April Healey has joined the bank as a Mortgage Originator at the bank’s main office on Federal Street in Greenfield. Healey has more than 14 years of experience in real estate, most recently at a local, regional bank. She will be responsible for originating residential mortgage loans in Franklin and Hampshire counties. She attended Holyoke Community College and has held various positions with the Realtor Assoc. of Pioneer Valley, including director and chairperson of its Realtor Public Image Committee. Greenfield Cooperative Bank and its Northampton Cooperative Bank division is a community-based institution with more than $525 million in assets and $60 million in capital reserves. The bank provides residential mortgages, commercial loans, and deposit products at 10 offices in Western Mass.
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Tim Irwin

Chris Mader

Tim Irwin and Chris Mader of OMG Inc., have been named in the annual 30 Under 30 Awards given jointly by Young Fastener Professionals and the Fastener Industry Coalition. “To be recognized by this prestigious group is certainly a high honor for these two outstanding individuals, and also for OMG,” said Hubert McGovern, president of OMG. “We are very proud of their accomplishments and for this great industry recognition.” The 30 Under 30 Awards are given annually to young industry professionals who are making a difference in the fastener industry. Ideal candidates are leaders who are driven, motivated, and passionate about their jobs and the future of the fastener industry. Individual nominations are selected based on several criteria, including their contribution to measurable results in the form of cost savings, sales increases, and design-efficiency increases. Irwin is a Product Manager with FastenMaster, where he is responsible for the LOK line of structural wood fasteners. He was cited for his team leadership as well as significant contributions he has made on the success of the FlatLOK, the ThruLOK, and the FastenMaster business as a whole. In his role as product manager, he has been able to significantly impact sales revenue and profits and has demonstrated a keen ability to drive product development based on end-user needs. Mader is a Codes/approvals Support Engineer for OMG’s Roofing Products division, responsible for helping evaluate new products, as well as developing and maintaining technical product specifications, maintaining code approvals, and keeping abreast of technical changes and advancements in the commercial-roofing industry. He has been instrumental in helping OMG understand critical compliance standards and requirements for products sold in various international markets and for his work with products designed to secure solar PV racking systems to commercial roofs. The winners from this year’s 30 Under 30 Awards were recognized at the National Fastener Industrial & Mill Supply Expo in Las Vegas on Oct. 21. Headquartered in Agawam, OMG Inc. is North America’s largest manufacturer of specialty fasteners and products for commercial and residential construction applications. The company operates two business units: OMG Roofing Products and FastenMaster.
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Beloved Earth, the Pioneer Valley’s first green cleaning company, has promoted Lynn Moynahan to the position of Assistant Vice President in charge of the residential services division. Beloved Earth co-founders David and Terra Missildine serve as company president and vice president, respectively. David oversees commercial services, and Terra oversees general operations. Moynahan has been with Beloved Earth for three years and previously served in the role of residential services manager for Hampshire County only. In her new position, Moynahan will oversee the entire residential services team, including managers in other counties. Beloved Earth employs a total of 12 staff members in its two divisions. The business primarily serves Hampshire County, but also Hampden and Franklin counties.
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Edward Garbacik

Edward Garbacik has joined the team at Private Financial Design, LLC in South Hadley. For more than 30 years, he has been providing individuals and small-business owners with comprehensive financial planning as an advisor and planner, including investment-advisory services, retirement planning, estate planning, and other wealth-management needs. He earned the certified financial planner designation through the CFP certificate program at Boston University and has also been awarded the accredited investment fiduciary (AIF) designation, widely considered the fiduciary standard for business retirement planning and plan-sponsor services. Prior to joining Private Financial Design, Garbacik held the title of partner at a boutique investment firm specializing in retirement-income planning. He was also vice president and managing partner of investments at FSB Financial Group, where he led the group’s financial-planning and wealth-management team. Private Financial Design offers comprehensive financial planning for both personal and business needs, including fee-based investment-advisory services, retirement plans, and other wealth-management services.
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Dakin Humane Society has appointed Kimberly Hannah and Brendan Wood to serve three-year terms on its board of directors, according to interim Executive Director Nancy Creed. Hannah currently serves as office manager and executive assistant to the president and CEO for the Sisters of Providence Health System. Prior to that, she was the office manager and executive assistant to the president and CEO of Cooley Dickinson Hospital and worked at Baystate Health for several years. She has volunteered for animal-rescue organizations including FACES and the Westfield Animal Shelter, and is a graduate of Bay Path College. Wood is a wealth-management advisor with the Foundation Management Group at Merrill Lynch. He previously taught at independent schools in Santa Barbara, Calif., and is a graduate of Princeton University. Dakin Humane Society delivers services that improve the lives of animals in need and the people who care about them from its two locations in Springfield and Leverett. The organization shelters, treats, and fosters more than 20,000 animals each year and has performed more than 62,000 spay/neuter surgeries since 2009.

Company Notebook

By BusinessWest Staff November 2, 2015

Company Notebook Departments

International Container Co. Plans Holyoke Facility Expansion

HOLYOKE — In an effort to accommodate a growth in production, International Container Co., LLC will build an expansion to its facility and operations headquartered at 110 North Bridge St. in Holyoke. The expansion is planned with the assistance of both local tax incentives and tax credits provided through the Commonwealth’s Economic Development Incentive Program (EDIP).
International Container Co. (ICC) purchased its 150,000-square-foot facility in Holyoke in 2001 and has since made many improvements to the property. Since moving to Holyoke, business has increased each year for the company. The tax-increment financing (TIF) agreement lasts for five years and allows for a property-tax exemption on the newly created real-estate value. In return, ICC has agreed to create a minimum of five new jobs and invest between $900,000 and $1 million in the project.
The agreement has been submitted to the Holyoke City Council for approval. In addition, ICC will receive state investment-tax credits, pending review and approval of the application by the Mass. Economic Assistance Coordinating Council, based on the amount of sales generated from the expansion.
“The expansion of International Container is another indicator that manufacturing is alive and well in Holyoke,” Mayor Alex Morse said. “Our city’s manufacturers are a vital part of the community and our economy. This local incentive will ensure that this project can be brought to completion to retain and create dozens of employment opportunities in our own backyard.”
Over the last two years, ICC has made substantial efforts to expand, now servicing all of New England and selling products across the U.S. ICC currently employs 45 people, noting a growth in employment since 2013 when there were 24 employees at the facility.
“We are very excited to be working with the city of Holyoke on our expansion project,” said Joseph Searles, general manager of International Container.

Curry Printing Changes Logo to Reflect Shift in Business

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Curry Printing in West Springfield is changing its logo to better reflect its core business.
Since opening in 1976 as Curry Copy Center, the printing business has experienced a paradigm shift. “Ninety-eight percent of what we do today is print, and not copy,” owner Stephen Lang said. “In the old days, customers would come in with their camera-ready originals. We would make a plate and then run off copies. Today, those originals are electronic files sent directly as e-mail attachments or uploaded on our website. No plates need to be made; we print direct to different devices depending on the job. Blueprints, full-color brochures, reports, manuals, newsletters, banners, signs, and all kinds of collateral material go direct to print.”
To reflect this change, Curry has updated its logo. “It’s still OK to call us Curry Copy if you want; we really don’t mind,” Lang said. “But we are so much more than copies these days.”

Country Bank Contributes $7,250 to Local Schools

WARE — Country Bank surprised 29 local schools that participate in the bank’s Savings Makes Sense School Banking Program with $250 gift cards to Staples. Each school received the donation to help cover the cost of back-to-school supplies. “We know how difficult it is for the schools to have the supplies they need when budgets become tight. They are truly so grateful and appreciative of this gift,” said Jodie Gerulaitis, Financial Education officer at Country Bank, adding that teachers typically spend about $250 of their own money annually to purchase items for their classrooms. Country Bank serves Central, Western, and Eastern Massachusetts with 15 offices in Ware, Palmer, Brimfield, Belchertown, Ludlow, Wilbraham, Paxton, Charlton, Leicester, West Brookfield, and Worcester. It sponsors the Savings Makes Sense program and the award-winning Credit for Life program in its communities. For more information, visit www.countrybank.com.

A Plus HVAC Recognized

WESTFIELD — A Plus HVAC of Westfield is one of nine New England-based contractors to receive a 2015 COOL SMART award. The firm, led by owner and President Nathan LeMay, has received this honor for three consecutive years. The honors were presented recently at the annual golf tournament of the Air Conditioning Assoc. of New England. Sponsored by the Massachusetts/Rhode Island COOL SMART program, the awards are given out during the sporting event held in Stow. The winning contractors specialize in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning and are recognized for quality installation of energy-saving equipment and their overall contributions to the program. COOL SMART is a high-efficiency heating and cooling rebate program for residential customers of National Grid, Eversource, Unitil, and the Cape Light Compact. These program administrators sponsor the awards and the tournament to recognize contractors in Massachusetts and Rhode Island for outstanding service and an ongoing commitment to energy efficiency. Launched in 2004, COOL SMART promotes the purchase and installation of Energy Star-qualified and high-efficiency air conditioners, heat pumps, and water heaters. Awards are distributed annually to recognize outstanding contractors for leadership, quality work, and active program participation. “For the past decade, we have witnessed more and more contractors participating in COOL SMART,” said Kevin Parse, Unitil program coordinator. “This program is important to public health because greenhouse-gas emissions and pollution are reduced by up to 30% as a result of their outstanding work. On behalf of Eversource, we are proud to be affiliated with the program and its committed contractors throughout the region. We applaud A Plus HVAC for its third consecutive win and hope to see even more participants next year.” To learn more about becoming a COOL SMART contractor, or for general program information, visit www.masssave.com or call (800) 473-1105.

Webber and Grinnell Unveils New Look

NORTHAMPTON — Webber and Grinnell recently unveiled a new look and logo. “We felt it was time to contemporize things at the agency,” said President Bill Grinnell. “We wanted a logo that reflects our progressive culture and makes a statement to current and future clients.” Webber and Grinnell has been serving personal and business insurance clients throughout the Pioneer Valley for more than 100 years. For more information about its services, visit www.webberandgrinnell.com.

Aaron Smith, P.C. Supports United Way Day of Caring

EAST LONGMEADOW — Aaron Smith, P.C., a certified public accounting firm serving individuals and businesses in the Pioneer Valley, supplied 10 volunteers for the United Way of Pioneer Valley Day of Caring last month. The Day of Caring is the largest day of service in the Pioneer Valley, bringing more than 1,000 people together to complete community-service work throughout the region. Aaron Smith employees participated in the Day of Caring by working with a local YMCA to close up a summer camp for the season. Camp Weber, part of the West Springfield YMCA, has been serving young people for more than 150 years. Generations have enjoyed the 75 acres of wooded property located on Dewey Street, which needs a thorough cleaning at the beginning and end of each season. “It was a pleasure working with Camp Weber as part of the United Way Day of Service,” said Joanna Smigiel of Aaron Smith. “We helped by sweeping out the various buildings at the camp and cleaning refrigerators, sinks, cabinets, and washrooms. We also moved picnic tables inside for the winter, moved various supplies into an indoor storage unit, and generally cleaned up the grounds.” The Day of Caring was established to promote the spirit of volunteerism, increase awareness of local human-service organizations, and demonstrate how people working together for the common good can accomplish great things. “It’s such a rewarding experience to help an organization that brings joy, education, and life skills to our area youth,” said Scott Betsher, certified public accountant and director at Aaron Smith. “We pride ourselves on our relationship with the United Way of Pioneer Valley, knowing that what we do together really makes a difference in the communities we serve. We are not afraid to roll up our sleeves to get the job done. This is how we approach our volunteer work and how we work on your business.”

Briefcase

By BusinessWest Staff November 2, 2015

Briefcase Departments

Springfield Regional Chamber Merger Approved

SPRINGFIELD — The Massachusetts secretary of state has given final approval to the merger between the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield (ACCGS) and the Springfield Chamber of Commerce to officially form the Springfield Regional Chamber. At a meeting of both the ACCGS and the Springfield Chamber, the membership of the ACCGS and the Springfield Chamber voted in person and by proxy to unanimously approve the merger and create the new organization. The creation of one unified organization was the result of more than two years of discussions, comprehensive analyses, reviews of best practices, and benchmarking against chambers across the country. Under the previous model, the ACCGS served as an umbrella organization providing services and benefits to a collective of affiliate chambers: the Springfield Chamber of Commerce, the Professional Women’s Chamber of Commerce (PWC), and the East of the River Five Town Chamber of Commerce (ERC5). The new organization reflects the merger of the ACCGS and Springfield into one organization. “Our region is one economic marketplace,” said chamber President Jeffrey Ciuffreda. “This merger better reflects the regional thinking of our membership, and, as a result, we have a clearer and strengthened vision, stronger collaborations with existing regional partners, and greater opportunities for new ones. It enables the chamber to grow so that its members can grow, too.” He added that the move “also allows us to have a stronger, more unified voice to better shape policy on Beacon Hill and in Washington,” and noted that the merger also allows the chamber to have an increased regional presence to help drive growth, a more cohesive structure, operational efficiencies, and more effective and impactful use of resources. “In the end, this merger should provide for an increased level of service to our members so that we can maximize their financial investment in us.” While the ERC5 voted not to merge, the Springfield Regional Chamber will continue to provide services to these members through the remainder of their membership term. “We continue to work with the ERC5 and its leadership to identify mutually beneficial ways to work together to strengthen the region as a whole,” said Ciuffreda. Meanwhile, the Springfield Regional Chamber has debuted its new logo. According to Nancy Creed, the chamber’s vice president of marketing and communications, the new logo has a more modern look. “We wanted the logo to better reflect what we do rather than who we are,” she said. “Many still don’t understand what a chamber does, but this logo, specifically the words ‘Connect to Commerce,’ clearly reflect our purpose.” The logo, created by Creed with assistance from consultant Gary Czelusniak, centers around the number two because, as Creed noted, “partnerships take two for success — the chamber and a business, the chamber and the region, the chamber and its members, not to mention the businesses and consumers, businesses and employees, and the list goes on. Success is all about working together and building relationships.” She said the choice of colors also are significant, noting that orange represents enthusiasm, creativity, success, strength, and endurance, and is a color highly accepted among the younger generations. “Believe it or not, seeing the color orange actually increases the oxygen supply to the brain and stimulates mental activity, and people associate orange with good value.” She said grey, on the other hand, is associated with power, strength, authority, prestige without being overly formal, reliability, and stability. “Grey is also perceived as long-lasting and classic. That holds true for us since we have been connecting people to commerce for more than a century.” Springfield Regional Chamber members in good standing can use the new logo on their websites as a means of communicating to consumers their commitment and investment in the chamber. The chamber is also working on a new website, www.springfieldregionalchamber.com, and chamber staff have all transitioned to the new domain name for their e-mail addresses.

Single-family Home Sales Up in Pioneer Valley

SPRINGFIELD — The Realtor Assoc. of Pioneer Valley reported that single-family home sales in September were up 19% across the Valley compared to the same time last year. The median price is up 4.1% from $191,750 last year at this time to $199,700 this year. In Hampden County, sales were up 12.2% and median price up 7.1% from September 2014, while in Hampshire County, sales were up 45.2%, and median price was up 1.9%. In Franklin County, sales were up 15.4%, but median price was down 8.8%.

State Unemployment Drops in September

BOSTON — The state’s total unemployment rate dropped to 4.6% in September, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Thursday. The preliminary job estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicate Massachusetts lost 7,100 jobs in September. The job losses occurred in the education and health services; trade, transportation, and utilities; construction; and manufacturing sectors. However, year-to-date, Massachusetts has added 46,900 jobs. The preliminary estimates show 3,406,700 Massachusetts residents were employed in September, and 163,100 were unemployed, for a total labor force of 3,569,800. The labor force decreased by 21,900 from 3,591,700 in August, as 17,200 fewer residents were employed and 4,600 fewer residents were unemployed over the month. The statewide unemployment rate in August was 4.7%. Over the year, the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell 1.0% from 5.6% in September 2014. The September state unemployment rate remains lower than the national rate of 5.1% reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “The Massachusetts unemployment rate continues to decline. Although the state experienced job losses in September, the overall jobs picture is strong,” Labor and Workforce Development Secretary Ronald Walker II said. The state’s labor force participation rate — the total number of residents 16 or older who worked or were unemployed and actively sought work in the last four weeks — decreased 0.4% to 64.9% over the month. The labor-force participation rate over the year has decreased 0.6% compared to September 2014. September 2015 estimates show that 3,406,800 residents were employed, and 163,100 were unemployed. There were 35,400 fewer unemployed persons over the year compared to September 2014. The largest private-sector percentage job gains over the year were in professional, scientific, and business services; leisure and hospitality; and education and health services.

State Receives Grant for Apprenticeship Programs

BOSTON — The state’s Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development was awarded a $2.9 million federal grant to expand apprenticeship opportunities in high-growth industries in Massachusetts. The American Apprenticeship Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor, will enable the state to help 300 residents gain apprenticeship training in industries with a growing demand for new employees, such as healthcare, technology, and advanced manufacturing. The funds will support the Massachusetts Apprenticeship Initiative (MAI) to increase the number of apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship opportunities in those industries. There are more than 7,500 registered apprentices in the state in 2015. “As many employers in Massachusetts struggle to find the skilled labor to fill available jobs, this grant will enable training for individuals in high-demand industries and provide more job opportunities for the people of the Commonwealth,” Gov. Charlie Baker said. The U.S. Department of Labor awarded $175 million in American Apprenticeship Grants to 46 awardees across the nation to expand apprenticeships in high-growth industries. The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development will use the grant to build upon apprenticeship opportunities and address the skills gap for underserved residents. “Our team worked incredibly hard to be awarded one of these highly competitive grants,” said Labor and Workforce Development Secretary Ronald Walker, II, who chairs the Workforce Skills Cabinet. “These funds will help us in our mission to meet employers’ demands for highly skilled workers so they can continue to grow their businesses. Businesses cannot grow if they cannot find enough skilled workers.” Created by the governor through an executive order, the Workforce Skills Cabinet’s goal is to align education, economic- and workforce-development programs, and policies to increase opportunities for training and employment for residents while helping businesses meet their growth needs.

Governor Files Landmark Substance-abuse Legislation

BOSTON — Continuing a series of initiatives to combat the opioid epidemic, Gov. Charlie Baker unveiled legislation to provide medical personnel with the power to intervene with patients suffering from addiction, control the spread of addictive prescription opioids, and increase education about substance-use disorder for providers and in the community. The bill, titled “An Act Relative to Substance Use Treatment, Education and Prevention,” contains several additional provisions developed by the Governor’s Opioid Working Group to address prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery. “Combating the opioid epidemic in the Commonwealth calls for a comprehensive approach, and filing today’s landmark legislation is a critical step toward creating more effective treatment pathways and better controlling opioid-prescribing practices for first-time patients,” Baker said. “Our administration has already implemented a series of the working group’s recommendations to tackle this epidemic from every angle, ranging from prevention to recovery support.” This bill calls for new requirements for practitioners, educators, and communities and amends the civil-commitment statute to specify that women committed for substance-use treatment may be sent to new secure treatment units approved by the departments of Public Health and Mental Health, and ends the practice of sending women to MCI Framingham for treatment. Further, medical professionals will be granted the authority to involuntarily commit an individual for treatment for 72 hours if they pose a danger to themselves or others. Currently, individuals suffering from substance-use disorders can be held for treatment only through an order from the courts, which are not always in session, limiting access for families and patients in need of a 24-hour ‘front door’ to treatment for a substance-related emergency. To better control opioid-prescribing practices, the legislation contains a provision limiting patients to a 72-hour supply the first time they are prescribed an opioid or when they are prescribed an opioid from a new doctor. Practitioners will also be required to always check the Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) prior to prescribing an opioid to a patient, and will be required to fulfill five hours of training on pain management and addiction every two years.

Incorporations

By BusinessWest Staff November 2, 2015

Departments Incorporations

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

AMHERST

Malek Shawarma Inc., 11 East Pleasant St., Amherst, MA 01002. Eliana Dabbous, same. Sandwiches and beverage services.

EASTHAMPTON

Cheharkrupa Inc., 22 Cottage St., Easthampton, MA 01027. Pragneshkumar Patel, 11 Caitlin Way, Westfield, MA 01085. Real estate management.

FEEDING HILLS

Pioneer Valley Mentors Inc., 149 Cayote Circle, Feeding Hills, MA 01030. Charitable organization.

GREENFIELD

American White Shepard Association Inc., 75 Old Albany Road, Greenfield, MA 01301. Terri Vest, 573 Ponderosa Ave. #4, O’Fallon, IL 62269. To encourage and promote quality in breeding of purebred white Shepards.

HADLEY

China Golf Collectors Society Inc., 245 Russell St., Unit 6, Hadley, MA 01035. Wayne Xing, 35 Autumn Lane, Amherst, MA 01002. Forum for golf collectors to meet.

Foundation for Indigenous Kids Inc., 7 Grand Oak Farm Road, Hadley, MA 01035. Ellen Roy, same. Charitable organization.

NORTHAMPTON

Digital Eyes Film Productions Inc., 207 Bridge St., Northampton, MA 01060. Patrick J. Moynihan, same. Film production.

Fall River Drywall Systems Inc., 206 Coles Meadow Road, Northampton, MA 01060. Michael St. Amand, 5 Crescent St., Millers Falls, MA 01349. Drywall installation.

PITTSFIELD

Carol Link Physical Therapy Inc., 174 Elm St., Pittsfield, MA 01201. Carol Grace Link, 180 Ann Dr., Pittsfield, MA 01201. Physical therapy.

Khem Organics Inc., 100 North St., Ste. 405, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Amy MacDonald, 953 West St., Pittsfield, MA 01201. Non-profit organization.

SOUTHAMPTON

M.P. Vaclavicek Inc., 9 Donna Marie Way, Southampton, MA 01073. Mark P. Vaclavicek, same. Insurance sales and financial advisor.

SOUTHWICK

AMP Transport Inc., 71 Berkshire Ave., Southwick, MA 01077. Laurie Phelps, same. Transportation, cargo, and trucks.

KDC Construction Inc., 56 Kline Road, Southwick, MA 01077. Kristopher D. Corey, same. Excavation and snow removal.

WESTFIELD

EOV Transport Inc., 1430 Russell Road Apt. 12, Westfield, MA 01085. Yevgeniy Ovechkin, same. Transportation services.

Doing Business as Certificates

By BusinessWest Staff November 2, 2015

DBA Certificates Departments

The following Business Certificates and Trade Names were issued or renewed during the month of October 2015.

AGAWAM

Affordable Refinishing
63 Tina Lane
Juan Lopez

Bella Ness
168 Elm St.
Vanessa Tuttle

Hair Impressions
525 Springfield St.
Jill Traska

New England Educators Insurance
1325 Springfield St.
Brett Ralph

The Doggie Dood
27 White Birch Terrace
Ryan Osborne

HOLYOKE

A Plus Auto Sales
9 Avon Place
Angel M. Albelo

E & C Services
19 Concord Ave.
Edward J. Glica

Gio Calendars & Toys
50 Holyoke St.
Hassan B. Khalio

Room to Room Cleaning
40 Laurel St.
Jeanne Edmond

NORTHAMPTON

Joia Beauty
6 Crafts Ave.
Mette Gustavsen

Kristy’s Nails
737 Damon Road
Hai H. Nguyen

Phoenix Upholstery
221 Pine St.
Brian Gross

Revival Body Work & Massage
241 King St.
Yong Li

Shelburne Falls Coffee Roasters
124 King St.
Curtis Rich

Symbols & Cymbals
415 Prospect St.
Nerissa Nields-Duffy

PALMER

My Plus Size E-Closet
34 North St.
Maura Avery

Palmer Auto Mall, LLC
1219 Thorndike St.
Raymond Recor

Speedway
1411 Main St.
Speedway, LLC

SPRINGFIELD

J & R Simmons Group
799 Sumner Ave.
Jacqueline Simmons

J.T. Home Improvement
72 Waverly St.
John Thornton

Mamajuana Restaurant
1060 Wilbraham Road
Luis East Springfield

Marsh and Marsh Enterprises
24 Arbutus St.
Lascelles G. Marsh

MZ Creations
16 Ringgold St.
Michelle Martinez

Nem Tile and Design
31 Clarendon St.
Andre Alleyne

Orchard Imports
1213 Worcester St.
D’Juan Barklow

Pleasant Snack Bar
174 Main St.
Avon L. Porfirio

Premier Lifestyle
148 Jamestown Dr.
Kyle Griffith

Resources and People
29 Ridgecrest St.
Elizabeth Hogan

Saludy Vida
2660 Main St.
Blanca Nieves

Six Corner Stone Pizzeria
305 Walnut St.
Adnan Yildirim

Smily’s Spot
471 Boston Road
Fazul U. Rehman

Software Providers
101 State St.
Lynne Govoni

Top Shelf Landscaping
128 Dewitt St.
Troy A. Gadreault

WESTFIELD

Bloomfield Landscaping
868 Southampton Road
William Bloomfield

Dancer’s Image
77 Mill St.
Beth Drugan

Mary Kay Beauty Consulting
11 Heggie Dr.
Michael Harling

Paws of Nature
11 Brentwood Dr.
Jill H. Rose

Under an Ivy Moon
36 Noble St.
Marie McCutchen

Westfield Action Sports Photography
1417 East Mountain Road
John Sharon

Wolf Paw Creations
67 Highland Ave.
William L. Johnston

WEST SPRINGFIELD

American Executive Connection
1642 Westfield St.
Kevin Anderson

Bumblebee Booths
140 New Bridge St.
Aloysius Alamed

Cashway Oil
75 Union St.
David Vickers

Dollar Express
1150 Union St.
Dollar Express Stores

Firestone Tire & Service
501 Memorial Ave.
Daniel J. Hamlett

Readings by Margurite
1353 Riverdale St.
Margurite Miller

Bankruptcies

By BusinessWest Staff November 2, 2015

Bankruptcies Departments

The following bankruptcy petitions were recently filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Readers should confirm all information with the court.

Alfaro, Blanca L.
304 Liberty St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 09/28/15

Ames Spaces
Ames Living Spaces
Ames, Scott A.
PO Box 123
Oakham, MA 01068
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/29/15

Baker, William C.
Baker, Theodora A.
94 Sheri Lane
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/25/15

Barnes, Jeffrey O.
Barnes, Susan M.
27 Somerset Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/25/15

Belanger, Michelle L.
705 Sumner Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/24/15

Belcastro, Kari E.
106 Faculty St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/29/15

Brazeau, Vincent A.
Brazeau, Dianne E.
55 Spring St.
Apartment 113
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/29/15

Brown’s Auto Body
Brown, Fitzroy
25 Rosemary Dr.
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 09/17/15

Bucknell, Robert T.
Bucknell, Barbara A.
5 Stoneybrook Dr.
Sturbridge, MA 01566
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/25/15

Change Enterprises, LLC
Chang, Jimmy E.
175 Cedar Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/25/15

Chapin, Joyce Francis
45 Doverbrook Road
Chicopee, MA 01022
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/30/15

Cross, Anita S.
52 Westbank Court
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/25/15

Daviau, Christopher M.
Daviau, Lilaina W.
25 Taylor St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 09/16/15

Elhassan, Alaa A.
65 Harrington Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/25/15

Eurkus, Michael Edward
4 Center St.
Brimfield, MA 01010
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/24/15

Gonzalez, Cassaundra L.
a/k/a Jayne Gonzalez, Cassaundra Lea
57 South Maple St.
Hadley, MA 01035
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/18/15

Goyette, Jay M.
Goyette, Debora A.
16 Bay State Road
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 09/25/15

Hastings, David F.
74 Forest Park Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/22/15

Henchey, Allen D.
938 Piper Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 09/30/15

Kenyon, Amanda
46 Fairview St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/28/15

LaGasse, Robert Joseph
LaGasse, Rhonda Ann
105 Island Pond Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/23/15

Law Office of Jennifer A. Smolinski
Smolinski, Jennifer A.
252 Green Ave.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 09/16/15

Lepine, Lori A.
44 Governor Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 09/25/15

Mercado, Betsy L.
21 Ames St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/16/15

Muse-Coney, Corinthia E.
188 Russell St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/25/15

Okey Dokey DJ Service
Bell, Kevin S.
82 Monroe St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/30/15

Ramos, Evelyn
Ramos, Luis
16 Pear St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/26/15

Ramsdell, Phillip Leroy
Ramsdell, Brooke Lee
43 Falmouth Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/30/15

Rivard, Randall William
14 Harrison Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/24/15

Rodriguez, Victor L.
73 East St., Apt. 305
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/30/15

Rosario, Doris
42 Harvard St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/24/15

Salahna, Thomas M.
236 South Main St.
Orange, MA 01364
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 09/19/15

Slater, April
143 Mill St.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/16/15

Trinidad, Justina
a/k/a Torres, Justina
268 Sargeant St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/16/15

Trudell, Nicholas J.
Trudell, Christine R.
45 Wakefield St.
Indian Orchard, MA 01151
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/29/15

Turati, Jill C.
a/k/a Lombardi, Jill C.
103 Prospect St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/30/15

Velez, Frances
20 Easthampton Road, #J2
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/22/15

Weigel, Anita Maria
71 State St., Apt 322
Northampton, MA 01060
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/24/15

Whitten, Richard W.
Whitten, Marsha M.
46 Davis St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/18/15

Winslow, Brian P.
219 Greenwich Road
Ware, MA 01082
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 09/17/15

Wright, Deborah L.
13 Columbia Ave.
Orange, MA 01364
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/22/15

Zaldivar, Nicholas P.
17 Grandview Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 09/16/15

Real Estate Transactions

By BusinessWest Staff November 2, 2015

Departments Real Estate

The following real estate transactions (latest available) were compiled by Banker & Tradesman and are published as they were received. Only transactions exceeding $115,000 are listed. Buyer and seller fields contain only the first name listed on the deed.

FRANKLIN COUNTY

BERNARDSTON

287 Bald Mountain Road
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Dmitriy D. Darmanchev
Seller: June S. Foster TR
Date: 09/24/15

76 Church St.
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Pavel Belogour
Seller: Jacques A. Lamuniere
Date: 09/23/15

94 Church St.
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Pavel Belogour
Seller: Jacques A. Lamuniere
Date: 09/23/15

BUCKLAND

46 Avery Road
Buckland, MA 01338
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Jack P. Hayden
Seller: PDV Inc.
Date: 09/25/15

CONWAY

76 Pleasant St.
Conway, MA 01341
Amount: $173,000
Buyer: Jessica Dampier
Seller: Ira N. Band
Date: 09/30/15

79 Upper Baptist Hill Road
Conway, MA 01341
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Suzanne O. Artemieff
Seller: Sharon Carty
Date: 09/23/15

DEERFIELD

47 Graves St.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $168,500
Buyer: Adele B. Dowell
Seller: Yves R. Jacques
Date: 09/28/15

85 Mill Village Road
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $385,000
Buyer: Matthew Marceau
Seller: Anthony J. Furnari
Date: 09/30/15

83 Sugarloaf St.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $168,500
Buyer: Gabriel S. Smith
Seller: Frank P. Marchand
Date: 09/29/15

ERVING

4 Semb Dr.
Erving, MA 01344
Amount: $134,000
Buyer: Lori A. Hall
Seller: Elizabeth M. Call
Date: 09/30/15

GILL

30 Franklin Road
Gill, MA 01354
Amount: $262,000
Buyer: Nash L. Bly
Seller: Bradford S. Stone
Date: 09/30/15

GREENFIELD

54 Adams Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $222,000
Buyer: Shana A. Korenewsky
Seller: Denise M. Hubert
Date: 09/24/15

7 Freeman Dr.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $179,000
Buyer: Steven G. Childs
Seller: Robert C. Simpson
Date: 09/21/15

376 Leyden Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $176,000
Buyer: Philip F. Deyman
Seller: Charles W. Purple
Date: 09/30/15

40 Lovers Lane
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $215,900
Buyer: Anthony M. Falco
Seller: Shanna L. Burke
Date: 09/21/15

23 Pleasant St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $132,500
Buyer: Evan S. Childress
Seller: James W. Cole
Date: 09/22/15

36-1/2 Russell St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $153,000
Buyer: William B. Kern
Seller: Holly A. Christensen
Date: 09/21/15

28 Spring Terrace
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $156,500
Buyer: Emily M. Notarfrancesco
Date: 09/30/15

135 Thayer Road Ext.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $124,500
Buyer: John R. Lyons
Seller: FNMA
Date: 09/29/15

44-46 Water St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Jerad Goulston
Seller: Jeffrey A. Traft
Date: 09/30/15

LEYDEN

333 Greenfield Road
Leyden, MA 01301
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Paul S. Fisher
Seller: Susan E. Pazmino
Date: 09/21/15

MONTAGUE

18 Bridge St.
Montague, MA 01349
Amount: $164,900
Buyer: Michael A. Ketcham
Seller: Bridge Street TR
Date: 09/25/15

NEW SALEM

237 Neilson Road
New Salem, MA 01355
Amount: $158,000
Buyer: Evan L. April
Seller: Paul J. Golden
Date: 09/29/15

NORTHFIELD

1013-C Millers Falls Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Corwin D. Edson
Seller: Jessica S. Edson
Date: 09/25/15

ORANGE

84 Oak Dr.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $232,000
Buyer: Lynn M. Bielecki
Seller: Jamey Cearley
Date: 09/25/15

SUNDERLAND

47 Howard Hepburn Dr.
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $267,000
Buyer: David Sagan
Seller: Laura C. Grace
Date: 09/24/15

WARWICK

8 Gale Road
Warwick, MA 01378
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Colleen M. Byrnes
Seller: Kevin L. Alden
Date: 09/25/15

165 Hockanum Road
Warwick, MA 01378
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Joel V. Rice
Seller: Paul Robbins
Date: 09/30/15

WHATELY

Dickinson Hill Road (SS)
Whately, MA 01093
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: J. R. Klinger
Seller: Louis D. Hannum TR
Date: 09/28/15

HAMPDEN COUNTY

AGAWAM

135 Anvil St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $475,000
Buyer: Justin D. Matisewski
Seller: Michael D. Balise
Date: 09/30/15

78 Cooley St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Patricia Semanie
Seller: Sandra Dauphinais
Date: 09/25/15

95 Edward St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Anthony D. Saloio
Seller: Richard L. Voltz
Date: 09/29/15

123 Elm St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $163,000
Buyer: Joyce E. Siana
Seller: Patricia Misisco
Date: 09/23/15

99 Forest Hill Road
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Charles K. Frohock
Seller: David M. Healey
Date: 09/24/15

43 Fruwirth Ave.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $133,000
Buyer: Angela M. Mancini
Seller: Frederick S. Fruwirth
Date: 09/30/15

Lango Lane #6
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Svetlana Strela
Seller: PBI Inc.
Date: 09/28/15

1410 Main St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Shellie M. Donner
Seller: William A. Saltman
Date: 09/30/15

180 Mallard Circle
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $262,900
Buyer: Carrie L. Smith
Seller: Bruce R. Hebert
Date: 09/25/15

497 North St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $214,000
Buyer: Sherika T. Allen
Seller: Joshua X. Tower
Date: 09/28/15

536 North St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Sarah C. Hoisington
Seller: Frank M. Lalli
Date: 09/21/15

1068 North St. Ext.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Kostiantyn Kuterhin
Seller: Rose M. Alessandri
Date: 09/22/15

189 North West St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $199,900
Buyer: Michael C. Lagacy
Seller: Jacob Dushane
Date: 09/30/15

337 North West St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Robert J. Consedine
Seller: Town Of Agawam
Date: 09/29/15

30-32 Ottawa St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $177,000
Buyer: Stephen M. Buynicki
Seller: Evans, Ernest D., (Estate)
Date: 09/30/15

139 Parkedge Dr.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Robert J. Carey
Seller: Lynne Kerber
Date: 09/30/15

266 Poplar St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $219,000
Buyer: William J. Sperry
Seller: Francis C. Lewis
Date: 09/30/15

74 Silver St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $206,000
Buyer: Juanita D. Estrada
Seller: Walter Hollinger
Date: 09/30/15

570 Springfield St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: George Deveno
Seller: KMCG Realty LLC
Date: 09/30/15

1275 Suffield St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $164,900
Buyer: Carmen C. Marin
Seller: James D. Dow
Date: 09/28/15

105 Witheridge St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $176,000
Buyer: Sarah R. Lempke
Seller: Robert J. Carey
Date: 09/23/15

BLANDFORD

66 1st St.
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Lori J. Hitchcock-Mietka
Seller: Michael A. Mike
Date: 09/30/15

14 Island Acres Road
Blandford, MA 01008
Amount: $233,000
Buyer: Timothy J. Willmott
Seller: Joshua A. Weinstein

30 Mill Lane
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $689,900
Buyer: Hilltop Northeast Enterprises LLC
Seller: Donald G. Moriarty
Date: 09/29/15

BRIMFIELD

Route 20
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: RCFAM LLC
Seller: Robert H. Clark
Date: 09/25/15

160 Warren Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $227,000
Buyer: Jerrold Bennett
Seller: Jeremy P. Hart
Date: 09/22/15

CHICOPEE

157 Amherst St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Rafael Cornier
Seller: Melro Associates Inc.
Date: 09/24/15

145 Beauregard Terrace
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Raymond D. Potvin
Seller: Jeanne M. Lafleur
Date: 09/30/15

54 Berger St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $159,900
Buyer: Tatyana Onufriychuk
Seller: MNH Sub 1 LLC
Date: 09/25/15

47 Blanchwood Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: David Sullivan
Seller: Myles J. Mueller
Date: 09/25/15

53 Bonneville Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $178,000
Buyer: Cristina Polanco
Seller: Angela Coulopoulos
Date: 09/25/15

50 Calvin St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Miroslawa Mazgula
Seller: Mark J. Dion
Date: 09/30/15

10 David St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Caleb Z. Provost
Seller: Heather K. Wrisley
Date: 09/29/15

162 Empire St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Nathan P. Mahoney
Seller: Patricia A. Fredette
Date: 09/28/15

82 Fairview Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Aleksey Stebenkov
Seller: Vyacheslav Kuzmenko
Date: 09/29/15

36 Harrington Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $129,900
Buyer: Kimberly Dout
Seller: Bruce Flynn
Date: 09/30/15

20 Harwich St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Kenneth P. Andrulot
Seller: Kenneth C. Burkamp
Date: 09/22/15

115 Haven Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Michael W. Guiel
Seller: William V. Guiel
Date: 09/21/15

47 Lester St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $232,500
Buyer: Craig Cwalina
Seller: Kenneth R. Hebert
Date: 09/28/15

63 Ludger Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Buyer: Andrew R. Beaudry
Seller: Jeremiah Beaudry
Date: 09/25/15

6 Macek Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Arminda P. Hanifin
Seller: Lynn Dehneh
Date: 09/24/15

55 Mary St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Linda Furgal
Seller: Christopher P. Renaud
Date: 09/29/15

165 McCarthy Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $187,000
Buyer: Jean P. Desjardins
Seller: Shirley R. Chretien
Date: 09/21/15

75 Murphy Lane
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Riverbend 2 Properties
Seller: Charles M. Johnson
Date: 09/24/15

N/A
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $232,000
Buyer: Nathan F. Labak
Seller: Weaver, Kimberly K., (Estate)
Date: 09/30/15

18 Ogden St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Alexis Rodriguez
Seller: Thanh Monat
Date: 09/30/15

148 Telegraph Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $152,000
Buyer: Tammy Szukala
Seller: Yelena S. Pavlenko
Date: 09/29/15

153 Tolpa Circle
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Angela Rodriguez
Seller: Bank Of America
Date: 09/23/15

EAST LONGMEADOW

22 Bettswood Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Thomas Anthony
Seller: Donna W. Gore
Date: 09/22/15

28 Crescent Hill
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Michael M. Brock
Seller: Norman R. Vigneault
Date: 09/30/15

98 Evergreen Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: David E. Labrie
Seller: Jason M. Newmark
Date: 09/25/15

53 Melrose Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $302,000
Buyer: Dung V. Pham
Seller: Michael Carabetta
Date: 09/22/15

17 Peachtree Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $475,000
Buyer: Seved P. Gheblealivand
Seller: Micheal A. Sorokin
Date: 09/24/15

HAMPDEN

198 Ames Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Thomas Petzold
Date: 09/30/15

61 Stafford Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $665,000
Buyer: James R. Damour
Seller: Kevin J. Caputo
Date: 09/25/15

53 Steepleview Dr.
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $747,682
Buyer: Robert J. Villeneuve
Seller: Michael J. Kane
Date: 09/25/15

HOLLAND

10 Forest Court
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Gerald Baseel
Seller: Jon R. Macneal
Date: 09/22/15

HOLYOKE

43 Amherst St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $267,500
Buyer: James E. Durfee
Seller: Maureen M. Grenier
Date: 09/30/15

61 Bemis Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Mark Peltier
Seller: Philip B. Kraus
Date: 09/24/15

57 Calumet Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $156,200
Buyer: Samuel J. Verla
Seller: Michael J. Sullivan
Date: 09/30/15

108 Chapin St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $164,408
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Gilberto J. Sotolongo
Date: 09/28/15

121 Elm St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Hugenpoet LLC
Seller: Gretna Green Development
Date: 09/30/15

19-27 Hadley Mill Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Reynardo Nazario
Seller: Patricia Gosselin-Gorman
Date: 09/30/15

1155 Hampden St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Amer F. Ahmed
Seller: Conrad Duquette
Date: 09/29/15

19 Joanne Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Stephen M. Swindell
Seller: Lorraine M. Gorham
Date: 09/24/15

4-6 Orchard St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $206,000
Buyer: Karl H. Hastings
Seller: Ana E. West
Date: 09/30/15

358 Pleasant St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $168,000
Buyer: Jose L. Colon
Seller: Everett J. Sexton
Date: 09/30/15

206 South St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $122,333
Buyer: Ventures TR
Seller: Edwin R. Rivera
Date: 09/23/15

417 Southampton Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $180,500
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Kathleen Welch
Date: 09/25/15

54 Sterling Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $224,500
Buyer: Kathleen M. Marcinek
Seller: Deanna M. Dunn
Date: 09/25/15

LONGMEADOW

67 Allen Road
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Eileen S. Savoy
Seller: Scott M. Gousse
Date: 09/28/15

18 Blokland Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Kenneth R. Holt
Seller: Sun T. Lin
Date: 09/30/15

25 Dover Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $327,000
Buyer: Robert Heap
Seller: Barbara K. Seabury
Date: 09/30/15

40 Edgemont St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $287,000
Buyer: Kimberly M. Maynard
Seller: Henry Dutcher
Date: 09/25/15

70 Emerson Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Donna Flores
Seller: Warren S. Sumner
Date: 09/25/15

43 Fernleaf Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: PLS Realty Inc.
Seller: Regan, Jeanette T., (Estate)
Date: 09/30/15

81 Glenbrook Lane
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Sean Daoust
Seller: James F. Foard
Date: 09/29/15

68 Northfield Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $480,000
Buyer: Douglas W. Taylor
Seller: Jay B. Appleman
Date: 09/30/15

170 Overbrook Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $870,000
Buyer: James M. Fitzpatrick
Seller: James F. Zick
Date: 09/30/15

101 Tanglewood Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $490,000
Buyer: Kalyan K. Pundla
Seller: Gloria J. Wilson
Date: 09/23/15

26 Whitmun Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $232,500
Buyer: Richard Butera
Seller: Gary M. Hebert
Date: 09/23/15

LUDLOW

608 Center St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Michael Georgiadis
Seller: Patricia H. Johnson
Date: 09/30/15

132 Cislak Dr.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $480,000
Buyer: Anna Rodrigo
Seller: Marek Skora
Date: 09/28/15

East St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Corry Real Estate Holdings
Seller: Antonio Sebastiao
Date: 09/30/15

300-302 East St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $715,000
Buyer: Cumberland Ludlow LLC
Seller: Jorge Dias
Date: 09/25/15

12 Keith Circle
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $163,000
Buyer: Matthew G. Nay
Seller: Jaime A. Poulin
Date: 09/28/15

83 Skyridge St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Nancy E. Tenney
Seller: FNMA
Date: 09/30/15

103 Waverly Road
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $332,000
Buyer: Vasilya Turan
Seller: James W. Monette
Date: 09/30/15

MONSON

6 Maplelawn Dr.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $158,000
Buyer: Edward A. Perry
Seller: Ryder, Esther C., (Estate)
Date: 09/30/15

225 Moulton Hill Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Keith C. Leonard
Seller: Erin F. Percoski
Date: 09/25/15

140 Peck Brothers Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $262,500
Buyer: Tobias Trudeau
Seller: Loren B. Littrell
Date: 09/25/15

PALMER

227 Boston Road
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Mario Morales
Seller: Jeffrey C. Allard
Date: 09/28/15

23 Brown St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $138,500
Buyer: Matthew Marciniec
Seller: John, Mary S., (Estate)
Date: 09/30/15

57 Commercial St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $119,000
Buyer: David A. Matteson
Seller: Joel B. Sefchik
Date: 09/23/15

Main St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $140,000
Seller: Orlanda H. Miner
Date: 09/28/15

4400 Main St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $167,220
Buyer: Roberto Chacon
Seller: Robert A. Shepka
Date: 09/30/15

54 Mount Dumplin Road
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $182,000
Buyer: Ryan R. Talbot
Seller: Blueline Management LLC
Date: 09/25/15

16 Orchard St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Paul D. Sigovitch
Seller: Jon R. Rhodes
Date: 09/23/15

2086-2088 Palmer Road
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $136,000
Buyer: Christopher Denison
Seller: Pietrewica, A. E., (Estate)
Date: 09/22/15

5 Sylvia St.
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $158,000
Buyer: Danny R. Champagne
Seller: Rudolph E. Kivior
Date: 09/30/15

1212 Thorndike St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $139,900
Buyer: Kevin M. Wenzel
Seller: Adams, Marry G., (Estate)
Date: 09/25/15

RUSSELL

271 Blandford Road
Russell, MA 01071
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Indy B. Edwards
Seller: Michael A. Vaillancourt
Date: 09/30/15

SOUTHWICK

12 Bugbee Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Richard W. Anderson
Seller: Anderson, Elwood H., (Estate)
Date: 09/29/15

97 College Hwy.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Zachary P. Dougherty
Seller: Janet L. Nesbitt
Date: 09/28/15

17 Ed Holcomb Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Red Oak Investments LLC
Seller: Elizabeth A. Cassady
Date: 09/29/15

11 Falmouth Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $178,000
Buyer: Maksim Dzyubenko
Seller: Susan J. Barnett
Date: 09/28/15

181 South Longyard Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $187,900
Buyer: Christopher L. Belinda
Seller: Pauline A. Fedora
Date: 09/29/15

SPRINGFIELD

80-82 Abbe Ave.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $133,000
Buyer: Johnathan S. Delgado
Seller: Gloria Baez
Date: 09/25/15

244 Arcadia Blvd.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $129,900
Buyer: Justin Veillette
Seller: Andreas A. Kralios
Date: 09/21/15

35 Arcadia Blvd.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $227,500
Buyer: Carly Muniz
Seller: Nu-Way Homes Inc.
Date: 09/23/15

1217 Bradley Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $179,800
Buyer: Migdalia Pinto
Seller: Amanda M. Pereira
Date: 09/25/15

36 Calvin St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $129,900
Buyer: Salomon A. Mateo
Seller: Beverly A. Capparelli
Date: 09/25/15

156 Carol Ann St.
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $153,900
Buyer: Juan C. Dominicci-Sierra
Seller: Brittney H. Devenitch
Date: 09/25/15

248 Dickinson St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Epsilon Property Mgmt. Inc.
Seller: Taste Of Greece Springfield
Date: 09/28/15

54 Fairfield St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $154,900
Buyer: Charlie J. Lee
Seller: Concerned Citizens of Springfield
Date: 09/23/15

119 Garnet St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $169,900
Buyer: Adrian N. Howell
Seller: Robert J. Palmer
Date: 09/25/15

23 Green Way
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Carey D. Lape
Seller: Andy T. Trinh
Date: 09/30/15

15 Haven Ave.
Springfield, MA 01101
Amount: $199,500
Buyer: Brian W. Terlik
Seller: Daniel J. Garrity
Date: 09/25/15

238 Hermitage Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Gloria J. Wilson
Seller: Donna M. Dougherty
Date: 09/23/15

97 Holly St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: 97 Holly LLC
Seller: Holly Street Realty Inc.
Date: 09/23/15

166 Kensington Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Winston J. Nixon
Seller: Home Equity Assets Realty
Date: 09/25/15

78 Kenwood Park
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Epsilon Property Mgmt. Inc.
Seller: Taste Of Greece Springfield
Date: 09/28/15

2220 Main St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $296,382
Buyer: Roger Cohen
Seller: Re-Co Partnership
Date: 09/28/15

360 Main St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $138,000
Buyer: Jose A. Lopez
Seller: Jimmarie Sosa
Date: 09/30/15

87 Melville St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Alessandro Calabrese
Seller: Benjamin M. Ulrich
Date: 09/29/15

N/A
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Lucrecia N. Andujar
Seller: Muhammad Chaudhery
Date: 09/30/15

13 O’Connell St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Kaitlynn N. Hoague
Seller: Christine A. Roy
Date: 09/25/15

50 Oak Grove Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $132,000
Buyer: Christina Diaz
Seller: Rafael A. Vallejo
Date: 09/30/15

1247 Page Blvd.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Zusha E. Rodriguez
Seller: R2R LLC
Date: 09/30/15

1587 Parker St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Robert J. Pelletier
Seller: Donald Laverdiere
Date: 09/28/15

54 Pheasant Dr.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Ivan V. Rosas
Seller: Darrel L. Franklin
Date: 09/28/15

730 Plumtree Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Maria Prendergast
Seller: Daniel Garte
Date: 09/30/15

926 Plumtree Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Nelson R. Gonzalez
Seller: Heather Long
Date: 09/29/15

120 Roosevelt Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $179,500
Buyer: Abby L. O’Quinn
Seller: Norman R. Boucher
Date: 09/29/15

94 Surrey Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Justin Ferreira
Seller: Jerrold E. Prendergast
Date: 09/30/15

124 Sylvan St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $137,500
Buyer: Thomas S. Campbell
Seller: John T. Branciforte
Date: 09/23/15

60 Talmadge Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $132,500
Buyer: Aleksey M. Taganov
Seller: Mary J. Allen
Date: 09/24/15

84 Wachusett St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $129,000
Buyer: Mariovy Gonzalez
Seller: Costantino G. Venezia
Date: 09/22/15

36 West Bay Path Terrace
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Maria I. Ortiz
Seller: Myron St. Louis
Date: 09/30/15

193 Westbrook Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $136,900
Buyer: Miguel A. Cruz
Seller: Pelletier, Dorothy M., (Estate)
Date: 09/21/15

1308-1310 Worcester St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $237,000
Buyer: JJS Capital Investment
Seller: JJS Capital Investment
Date: 09/24/15

60 Wrenwood St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $184,000
Buyer: Sheila Hayes
Seller: Tanya O’Neil
Date: 09/30/15

TOLLAND

968 Colebrook River Road
Tolland, MA 01034
Amount: $232,000
Buyer: Billy J. White
Seller: Whitney Bonadies
Date: 09/30/15

37 Lakeside Dr.
Tolland, MA 01034
Amount: $415,000
Buyer: Kollo Pal
Date: 09/28/15

WALES

101 Haynes Hill Road
Wales, MA 01010
Amount: $355,000
Buyer: Ricky J. Simoneau
Seller: Robert G. Woodward
Date: 09/30/15

129 Stafford Road
Wales, MA 01081
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Kelly Nepus
Seller: Isaac P. Rattin
Date: 09/30/15

WEST SPRINGFIELD

601 Birnie Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Joseph E. Eveson
Seller: Kevin J. Wedemeyer
Date: 09/24/15

291 City View Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $189,200
Buyer: Kerry M. Jackson
Seller: Siri J. Lewis
Date: 09/25/15

38 Monastery Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $176,500
Buyer: Sarah A. Latour
Seller: Mary A. Flaherty
Date: 09/29/15

738 Morgan Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $219,000
Buyer: Andrew J. Martin
Seller: Edmund Apostle
Date: 09/22/15

42 Piper Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $191,000
Buyer: Carolyn L. Gallo
Seller: Charles K. Frohock
Date: 09/24/15

130 Rogers Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $204,500
Buyer: Michael J. Vickers
Seller: Jane Provost
Date: 09/28/15

WESTFIELD

70 Broadway
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Sokhom Yan
Seller: Ruth E. Finney
Date: 09/24/15

128 Devon Terrace
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $378,000
Buyer: Mark Archambeault
Seller: Mary L. Hood
Date: 09/30/15

11 Flynn Meadow Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Kevin D. Matheny
Seller: RSP Realty LLC
Date: 09/25/15

9 Irene Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $292,000
Buyer: Brian M. Hale
Seller: Michael J. Veillette
Date: 09/28/15

311 North Elm St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: 301 North Elm LLC
Seller: Jonathan D. Powers
Date: 09/25/15

856 North Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Russian Evangelical Baptist
Seller: Mino Inc.
Date: 09/30/15

48 Pinehurst St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $168,000
Buyer: Eric Grimaldi
Seller: Richard P. Carotenuto
Date: 09/29/15

55 Ridgecrest Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Luis Otero
Seller: Ronald G. Watson
Date: 09/28/15

1 Russell Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Melinda Gnoza
Seller: Johnson, Harold W., (Estate)
Date: 09/30/15

31 Southview Terrace
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $252,000
Buyer: Joseph M. Popielarczyk
Seller: David J. Barton
Date: 09/25/15

13 Stuart Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Sherrilynn M. Guffey
Seller: Luis Otero
Date: 09/25/15

21 Vine St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $166,000
Buyer: Nicole Niemiec
Seller: Clegg, Barbara B., (Estate)
Date: 09/23/15

182 Western Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Robert A. Ferrier
Seller: Swanson, Donald N., (Estate)
Date: 09/25/15

WILBRAHAM

5 Birchknoll Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $246,000
Buyer: Willard W. Boss
Seller: Kathryn B. Leary
Date: 09/22/15

66 Cherry Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $282,900
Buyer: James P. Kane
Seller: 2301 Boston Road LLC
Date: 09/21/15

35 Decorie Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $267,900
Buyer: Timothy Stasiak
Seller: Willard W. Boss
Date: 09/22/15

11 Horseshoe Lane
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: Malgorzata M. Zalinska
Seller: Lynne D. Quintin
Date: 09/30/15

2 Margaret Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $257,000
Buyer: Anibal Machado
Seller: Joseph C. Kruzel
Date: 09/22/15

4 Old Orchard Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $259,000
Buyer: Leo P. Tassinari
Seller: David A. McCarthy
Date: 09/24/15

3 Park Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Heather Wrisley
Seller: Nathan T. Walker
Date: 09/29/15

16 Pearl Lane
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Jason Fahey
Seller: Richard A. Schieding
Date: 09/22/15

2 Springfield St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $158,000
Buyer: Robert T. Kelliher
Seller: George Deveno
Date: 09/30/15

19-21 Stony Hill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Michael W. Scibelli
Seller: Patricia A. Waite
Date: 09/21/15

1329 Tinkham Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $117,500
Buyer: Jason D. Frisk
Seller: Amy C. Rice
Date: 09/25/15

888 Tinkham Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $198,000
Buyer: Daniel M. Nichols
Seller: Michael C. Grise
Date: 09/24/15

1-1/2 Weston St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: French Property Mgmt.
Seller: James Charles
Date: 09/25/15

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

AMHERST

8 Coach Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Laura Leclair
Seller: William M. Loving
Date: 09/24/15

N/A
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Steven V. Andon
Seller: Shumway, Wilbur O. 2nd, (Estate)
Date: 09/22/15

428 Pine St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $288,400
Buyer: Stephen S. Nonnenmann
Seller: William J. O’Neil
Date: 09/30/15

20 Valley View Circle
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Plumtree Real Estate LLC
Seller: Ertel, Madge O., (Estate)
Date: 09/28/15

BELCHERTOWN

38 Chartier Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $306,500
Buyer: Ethan E. Farrell
Seller: Daniel C. Larouche
Date: 09/24/15

766 Bay Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Heather L. McCann
Seller: Andrew R. Whiteley
Date: 09/30/15

10 Blacksmith Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Joseph E. Zadworny
Seller: Edward F. Bock
Date: 09/30/15

50 Center St.
Belchertown, MA 01056
Amount: $329,000
Buyer: Lawrence A. Bandolin
Seller: Commons Group LLC
Date: 09/28/15

22 Emily Lane
Belchertown, MA 01002
Amount: $385,000
Buyer: Seth M. Tellier
Seller: J. P. Builders Inc.
Date: 09/29/15

125 Federal St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Angela M. Bergeron
Seller: Donna L. Perry
Date: 09/30/15

19 Laurel Ridge Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $389,000
Buyer: Cheryl A. Lauricella
Seller: Franco Desantis
Date: 09/30/15

22 Metacomet St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Katherine D. Lorenz
Seller: William Verrochi
Date: 09/29/15

369 North Liberty St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $355,000
Buyer: Modesto Zenon
Seller: Adam J. Niziolek
Date: 09/29/15

539 State St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: William S. Verrochi
Seller: Robert E. Henrichon
Date: 09/29/15

121 South Washington St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Capital One
Seller: Lori A. Klekotka
Date: 09/22/15

7 Town Beach Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $181,400
Buyer: Dorothy J. Beye
Seller: Deborah A. Palmer
Date: 09/22/15

CHESTERFIELD

17 Fuller Road
Chesterfield, MA 01096
Amount: $420,000
Buyer: CJ Lammers
Seller: Lauren B. Fox
Date: 09/21/15

EASTHAMPTON

8 High St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Anup K. Sangar
Seller: Felix Rodriguez
Date: 09/30/15

58 Holyoke St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Sheila Prosterman
Seller: Brian D. Burrell
Date: 09/30/15

98 Line St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Michael T. Lucia
Seller: Derek M. Degrandpre
Date: 09/25/15

22 Lyman St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Julia M. Mathiau
Seller: Gail Dearellano
Date: 09/29/15

176 Main St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Timothy Luce
Seller: Earl H. Lizotte
Date: 09/30/15

32 Mayher St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Thomas J. Stone
Seller: Andrew Caires
Date: 09/30/15

29 Sandra Road
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $217,000
Buyer: Michael J. Natale
Seller: Anne M. Theberge
Date: 09/30/15

53 West St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Elissa F. Perrier
Seller: Wendy J. Allen
Date: 09/30/15

GRANBY

60 Aldrich St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: James S. White
Seller: James W. Lowe
Date: 09/24/15

531 Amherst Road
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Patrick J. Davis
Seller: Travis C. Scheinost
Date: 09/25/15

374 Batchelor St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Charles Rider
Seller: Alice Vlasenko
Date: 09/23/15

258 East St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: George A. Randall
Seller: Ran-Lin NT
Date: 09/28/15

80 Kendall St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $314,200
Buyer: Philip B. Kraus
Seller: Stephanie Linnehan
Date: 09/30/15

7 Lyman St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $337,500
Buyer: Kenneth R. Hebert
Seller: Anthony V. Cerini
Date: 09/29/15

144 South St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Raymond E. Aldrich
Seller: James White
Date: 09/28/15

145 South St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Peter Giroux
Seller: Coderre Development Inc.
Date: 09/30/15

HADLEY

21 Meadowbrook Dr.
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $271,900
Buyer: Kimberly A. Schlichting
Seller: Reichert, Katharine E., (Estate)
Date: 09/30/15

292 Russell St.
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Vincent J. Tran
Seller: Brett F. Johnson
Date: 09/28/15

48 Shattuck Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Olusoji D. Olakanpo
Seller: James P. Tudryn
Date: 09/30/15

HATFIELD

12 Elm St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $840,000
Buyer: Ahca 6 LLC
Seller: Carol L. Benson
Date: 09/21/15

27 Old Stage Road
Hatfield, MA 01088
Amount: $408,000
Buyer: Patrick B. O’Connor
Seller: Jacklyn A. Dibrindisi
Date: 09/21/15

354 West St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $358,000
Buyer: Jo Stearns
Seller: Malinowski, Frank A. Jr, (Estate)
Date: 09/25/15

HUNTINGTON

11 Mountain View
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Todd G. Whitaker
Seller: Ralph L. Alcock
Date: 09/21/15

4 Sampson Road
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $327,000
Buyer: Malin Cederquist RET
Seller: Frank A. Zajac
Date: 09/29/15

NORTHAMPTON

11 Acrebrook Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $252,000
Buyer: Kimberly A. Jennison
Seller: Alvin I. Cohen
Date: 09/28/15

22 Berkshire Terrace
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $285,500
Buyer: Katherine L. Lytton
Seller: Loren V. Ball
Date: 09/21/15

120 Chestnut St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $168,000
Buyer: Etavab RT
Seller: Lisa A. Dee
Date: 09/28/15

135 Crescent St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $595,000
Buyer: Crescent Street Creamery
Seller: Joann Christiansen
Date: 09/29/15

261 Crescent St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $695,000
Buyer: Real Estate Associates
Seller: Northeast Ent. Realty
Date: 09/21/15

300 Elm St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $665,000
Buyer: RJ Elm LLC
Seller: 300 Elm Street LLC
Date: 09/25/15

70 Fern St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Elizabeth K. Young
Seller: Janet A. Zmaczynski
Date: 09/22/15

748 Florence Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $157,600
Buyer: Rachel Rothman
Seller: Mary L. Curtis
Date: 09/30/15

40 Hickory Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $372,500
Buyer: Ann M. Stauble
Seller: James J. Keefe
Date: 09/21/15

28 Keyes St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $364,000
Buyer: Anna K. Bartenstein
Seller: Frederick A. Johnson
Date: 09/21/15

26 Langworthy Road
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $575,500
Buyer: Steven O. Gullerud
Seller: Dorcas F. Fisher
Date: 09/30/15

27 Langworthy Road
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: Richard A. Macisaac
Seller: Rosemund LLC
Date: 09/25/15

32 Laurel Park
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Wilfred A. Morin
Seller: Alice L. Blatchley
Date: 09/21/15

225 Main St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $239,500
Buyer: Shawn Gundersen
Seller: Lisa Tennyson
Date: 09/25/15

99 Moser St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $372,448
Buyer: John E. Moore
Seller: Kent Pecoy & Sons Construction
Date: 09/25/15

68 Nonotuck St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Mary J. Marquard
Seller: Labato, Marcella T., (Estate)
Date: 09/30/15

120 River Road
Northampton, MA 01053
Amount: $1,115,000
Buyer: Equinox Partners LLC
Seller: Audubon Partners LLP
Date: 09/22/15

68 Sheffield Lane
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $441,000
Buyer: Stephen P. Burg
Seller: Corey A. Fox
Date: 09/21/15

SOUTH HADLEY

141 Amherst Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $435,000
Buyer: Lisa C. Gebhardt
Seller: Mark M. Ducharme
Date: 09/29/15

10 Cedar Ridge
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $399,000
Buyer: Miriam W. Esber
Seller: James E. Durfee
Date: 09/30/15

450 East St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $131,000
Buyer: Steven E. Deren
Seller: Louise Goldberg
Date: 09/30/15

42 Ferry St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Jeremy J. Cotton
Seller: Walter, Catherine C., (Estate)
Date: 09/22/15

15 Harvard St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $147,000
Buyer: Mark Burrows
Seller: Myra L. Quick
Date: 09/24/15

192 Pearl St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Richard T. Stebbins
Seller: Theresa A. Peltier
Date: 09/28/15

49 Pearl St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Timothy W. West
Seller: Angela B. Haggerty
Date: 09/30/15

20 Roundelay Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Jennifer R. Grabowski
Seller: Jeanette C. Peters
Date: 09/28/15

126 Silver St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $281,000
Buyer: Michael J. Sobon
Seller: Donald J. Casey
Date: 09/30/15

7 Skinner Lane
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $149,900
Buyer: Manuel T. Reyes
Seller: First Niagara Bank
Date: 09/25/15

4 Valley View Dr.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $445,000
Buyer: Ruliere Thomas
Seller: David L. Brunelle
Date: 09/22/15

SOUTHAMPTON

8 Birchwood Dr.
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $565,000
Buyer: James Keefe
Seller: Richard J. Truehart Jr. LT
Date: 09/22/15

51 Glendale Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $288,000
Buyer: Derek A. Revord
Seller: Nicholas V. Tracy
Date: 09/24/15

5 Nicholas Lane
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $540,000
Buyer: Volkan Polatol
Seller: James F. Boyle
Date: 09/28/15

8 Nicholas Lane
Southampton, MA 01085
Amount: $525,000
Buyer: Andrew J. Dastoli
Seller: F&G Development Corp.
Date: 09/25/15

25 Pomeroy Meadow Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $278,000
Buyer: Dana E. Green
Seller: Susan M. Rusconi
Date: 09/25/15

WARE

90 Coffey Hill Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $221,500
Buyer: Janet A. Crosier
Date: 09/22/15

5 Hillside Terrace
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: William Korzec
Seller: Yvette L. Dudek
Date: 09/30/15

177 Osborne Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $173,500
Buyer: Amber A. Wilder
Seller: Francis H. Dixon
Date: 09/28/15

104 Pleasant St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $158,000
Buyer: Jennifer Bradley
Seller: Joseph P. Hession
Date: 09/22/15

66 West Warren Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $116,000
Buyer: Brett Richards
Seller: Amber A. Wilder
Date: 09/28/15

WESTHAMPTON

120 Chesterfield Road
Westhampton, MA 01027
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Mark S. Keel
Seller: Nancy J. Ronan
Date: 09/30/15

179 Easthampton Road
Westhampton, MA 01027
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Duane P. Desilets
Seller: Nabil A. Hannoush
Date: 09/25/15

97 Main Road
Westhampton, MA 01027
Amount: $249,900
Buyer: Paul R. Tourville
Seller: Daniel Dmuchovsky
Date: 09/30/15

WORTHINGTON

43 Thayer Hill Road
Worthington, MA 01098
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Charles T. Ryan
Seller: Alan K. Lecker
Date: 09/30/15

Building Permits

By BusinessWest Staff November 2, 2015

Building Permits Departments

The following building permits were issued during the month of October 2015.

AGAWAM

EB Partners
646 Springfield St.
$125,000 — Showroom renovations

Sarat Ford
245 Springfield St.
$1,500,000 — Internal and external remodel of existing building

AMHERST

57 East Pleasant St., LLC
57 East Pleasant St.
$10,500 — Replace commercial rooftop HVAC units

Realty Income Corporation
468 West St.
$150,000 — Interior remodel of Speedway

Sixty-Nine Ninety-One Main St. Inc.
79 Main St.
$8,000 — Storefront remodel

CHICOPEE

Clearview Heights
200 Lambert Terrace
$25,000 — Replace roof

Lady of Elms College
291 Springfield St.
$35,000 — Interior renovations at O’Leary Dormitory

GREENFIELD

Country Club of Greenfield
180 Country Club Road
$20,000 — Exchange existing antennas

Franklin Community Co-Op Corporation
144 Main St.
$28,000 — Install walk-in cooler

Haddleton Associates
37 Butternut St.
$20,000 — Exchange existing antennas

Lorenz Family LP
312 Federal St.
$372,000 — Construct addition to existing Aubuchon Hardware

LUDLOW

Center for Human Development
20 Cady St.
$3,000 — Commercial alterations

Ludlow Burial Vault
148 Amherst St.
$129,000 — New roof

NORTHAMPTON

Billmar Corporation
330 North King St.
$660,000 — Interior and exterior renovations

Lloyd Tarlin
228 King St.
$149,000 — Interior fit out for support group

Northampton Co-Op Bank
63 King St.
$115,000 — Convert to yoga studio

Thornes Marketplace, LLC
150 Main St.
$30,000 — Replace Main Street facade

Smith College
126 West St.
$43,000 — Convert storage to office space

PALMER

Burgundy Brook Cafe
3092 Palmer Road
$5,000 — Enclose porch

Pathfinder Vocational Tech
240 Sykes St.
$160,000 — Install new roof

WESTFIELD

City of Westfield
45 Noble St.
$160,000 — Install fire-protection system in senior center

Columbus Apartments, LLC
91 Elm St.
$4,000 — Second-floor renovations

Douglas Clinic Inc.
48 Court St.
$184,000 — Alterations

HD Development of Maryland Inc.
514 East Main St.
$49,000 — Restroom renovations

J & F Management
124 Elm St.
$3,000 — Bathroom renovations for handicap accessibility

K-C Aviation, Inc.
33 Elise St.
$108,000 — Renovate 4,970 square feet of office space

Rock Steady Real Estate
815 North Road
$14,500 — Partition for two new offices

Massachusetts Needs Significantly More Natural Gas

By BusinessWest Staff November 2, 2015

Environment and Engineering Sections

Opinion: An Opportunity to Fuel Growth

By RICHARD K. SULLIVAN

Sometimes it’s hard to accept ‘yes’ for an answer. Does Massachusetts need significantly more natural gas to reduce sky-high energy and heating costs, continue to meet its climate goals, enable the robust development of renewable energy sources, and sustain and grow its economy?

There is no question it does. Numerous independent studies have found that the state and region face a critical natural gas shortage, including one commissioned by the Patrick administration and released at the end of his term. These findings shouldn’t be surprising. New England has a limited natural gas infrastructure, and its pipelines are reaching — and in some cases have met — maximum capacity, yet it relies more than ever on natural gas not only to heat homes during long winters but to generate electricity year round.

The region’s dependence on natural gas will only increase as it continues to replace old oil, coal, and nuclear plants with state-of -the-art electricity generators fired by natural gas, a more environmentally friendly alternative. Since 2000, 22 gas plants have been built in New England, and nearly 50% of its electric generation is now fueled by natural gas, a percentage that will climb as new plants come on line.

The problem is that the region’s demand for natural gas exceeds the supply.

These constraints have created a number of serious problems, often downplayed or ignored by those who oppose adding capacity, fearing that natural gas will hurt development of renewable energy and impede other environmental objectives.

But increased natural gas capacity will help enable the adoption of wind and solar power. Renewable energy is intermittent, available only when the sun shines and wind blows. As such, there must be a reliable energy source to support renewables, which is why President Obama has called natural gas a “bridge fuel” that will power the economy with less carbon pollution as the use of renewable energy expands.

More natural gas will also alleviate other environmental concerns. New England remains the country’s most oil-reliant region. Throughout the winter, when home heating takes priority, new and highly efficient electric plants do not have reliable access to natural gas. As a result, the region must revert to oil and coal to meet its electricity needs, which causes large increases in carbon emissions.

According to ISO New England, which is responsible for operating the region’s power grid, on Feb. 15 this year, for example, coal and oil contributed to 42% of the region’s electricity. Gas produced only 17%. Massachusetts has made larger-than-projected cuts in emissions in recent years mainly by shifting to natural gas to produce electricity, but it will be difficult to lock in these benefits without a substantial increase in the gas supply.

There are also the stark economic realities that have resulted from inadequate natural gas capacity in the region, which at the peak of winter needs falls short by more than 1 billion cubic feet a day. The lack of supply has dramatically driven up the cost of natural gas for heating and electricity generation. New England pays the highest prices for electricity in the continental United States, and over the last two years spent a staggering $7 billion more for electricity than neighboring regions.

These costs are borne by businesses and consumers alike, and are a particular burden for low-income households. They threaten economic stability and growth. A recent Forbes story featured the owner of a specialty paper mill in Western Mass. whose biggest worry — more than labor, raw material costs and markets — is energy. She pays 14 cents per kilowatt-hour to run her machines, compared to a national average of 6.5 cents, and estimated she spends $1.2 million a year more for electricity than she needs to.

Study after study has found that meeting the region’s natural gas demands will lower electricity and gas costs, spur renewables and help meet climate goals.

Any proposed pipeline has to be sized to serve existing demand and provide lower-cost and reliable natural gas to western Massachusetts, allowing local distribution companies to expand supplies to local homes and businesses — spurring economic activity and growth in a region that is often overlooked.

The time for further study has past. It’s time to accept “yes” for the answer to the question of whether Western Mass. and New England needs more natural gas and act.

Richard K. Sullivan is president of the Economic Development Council of Western Mass. Formerly, he served as chief of staff to Gov. Deval Patrick and secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs; (413) 787-1555.

How To Tell Your Loved One That It’s Time to Hand Over the Keys

By BusinessWest Staff November 2, 2015

Health Care Sections

Driving Forces

By TODD C. RATNER, Esq.

Todd C. Ratner

Do you remember the day when you received your driver’s license? Most people experienced a rush of excitement and a sense of freedom that they could clearly recall many years later. Now imagine losing this mobility and freedom . . . or, being the one who has to inform an elderly driver that their driver’s license should be limited or even taken away.

The thought of having this often-awkward and painful conversation tempts loved ones to procrastinate; however, adequately preparing for this conversation with an elderly driver who poses a danger to himself and others, and understanding the resources available to both you and your loved one, can facilitate what otherwise might be a traumatic experience.

First, it is important to recognize that everyone ages differently. As such, age alone should never be the sole factor in determining whether or not an elder has the ability to drive safely. However, there is no denying that a person’s physical and cognitive abilities often deteriorate with age. As we age, there is a greater likelihood of becoming inflicted with chronic diseases such as arthritis, dementia, and hearing impairment. In addition, safety of the elder is a concern, as elderly people are more likely to be injured than younger people in similar automobile accidents.

Because the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has no special licensing requirements for elderly drivers, family members should continually watch for signs of diminished capacity. Specifically, family members should ascertain whether or not the driver gets lost, has an increasing number of accidents, becomes forgetful, or has problems understanding simple instructions. Additionally, both Massachusetts and Connecticut require drivers to inform the Registry of Motor Vehicles and Department of Transportation if they have a medical condition that they believe may affect their ability to operate a motor vehicle.

In the event that you believe an elderly driver should reduce or stop driving, it is important to form a plan prior to commencing a dialogue with this individual. Driving is often the last means of independence, because it provides the elderly with the opportunity to visit friends, go shopping, and manage other tasks of daily life. Elderly drivers may get defensive and angry upon hearing that someone is attempting to take away this freedom. Thus, approaching this subject with realistic expectations is critical.

It is important to introduce this subject at a quiet time when both you and the elderly driver are relaxed, without any other immediate concerns. It is also preferable to include the elderly person in the decision-making process, if possible, instead of dictating a decision to them.

You may wish to discuss this matter together with other family members, doctors, and people that the elderly person respects. You might try having the elder write down both pros and cons, in the hope that they will realize that there are benefits to not driving. The initial conversation does not need to yield permanent decisions. Often it is preferable to put the discussion on temporary hold for a few days, to allow time for reflection on various options.

Caregivers and family members may also get assistance from all available resources to facilitate the determination of whether or not the elder should be driving. One option is offered through Weldon Rehabilitation Services on Carew Street in Springfield. They have developed a program to assess an individual’s ability to drive safely. The Driving Assessment Program will take approximately 90 minutes to complete. It commences with a licensed and registered occupational therapist providing a clinical evaluation. If warranted, an on-road evaluation and on-road training with a licensed driving instructor may also occur.

Upon the completion of the evaluation, the results and appropriate recommendations will be discussed with the driver and their physician. The program evaluates vision and perception, physical status, mobility, upper- and lower-extremity reaction time, traffic sign/situation identification and interpretation, cognition, and adaptive equipment. A family member may accompany the elder to the evaluation. To schedule an evaluation, contact the Driver Advisement Program at Mercy Medical Center’s Weldon Rehabilitation Services (413-748-6880).

Other resources to consider are the Berkshire Medical Center’s Driver Evaluation Program in Pittsfield (413-447-2000); the Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital’s Driving Evaluation Program in Worcester (508-791-6351); the AARP’s Driver Safety Course (888-227-7669 or http://www.aarpdriversafety.org); the Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists, which offers referrals to professionals trained to help people with disabilities, including those associated with aging (866-672-9466); and the AAA Mature Operator Program (800-622-9211).

If the elderly driver cannot operate a vehicle safely and refuses to stop driving, then further action may be warranted. There are several options available:

• Stage an intervention. This involves family members, health care workers, and anyone respected by the elderly driver, uniting to talk to the elder, firmly but compassionately, in an effort to help the senior accept the issue.
• Contact the local Department of Motor Vehicles and register a complaint. You may wish to do this anonymously.
• If all else fails, you may need to disable the car. This subterfuge should always be a last resort, but sadly, some families do find it necessary. This could include taking away the car keys, disconnecting the battery, or moving the vehicle to a location beyond the elderly person’s control. Duplicity is not a long-term solution, but if there is an immediate need to get the elder off the road, it is sometimes necessary.

Denying an elderly person a driver’s license can be an extremely traumatic event. Restricting or removing an elderly person’s right to drive should be done with careful planning, and by taking advantage of the community resources available.

Todd C. Ratner is a shareholder with Bacon Wilson, and member of the firm’s estate planning, elder, real estate, and business & corporate departments. He handles all aspects of estate planning and probate and real estate, as well as general business matters. He is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and was a recipient of Boston Magazine’s Massachusetts Super Lawyers Rising Stars award from 2007-2012, and Lawyers Weekly Up & Coming Lawyer in 2014; (413) 781-0560; [email protected].

Attain’s Bridge Program Helps People Transition from PT to Exercise

By BusinessWest Staff November 2, 2015

Health Care Sections

Critical Juncture

Hector Pope (right) says Attain Therapy’s Bridge program helped him recover from knee-replacement surgery much faster than expected.

People who have had surgery or injure themselves often don’t know what to do when their physical-therapy sessions end. They want to continue making progress, but are often at a loss regarding how to reach their personal goals, since they don’t want to reinjure themselves and lack knowledge about what exercises they can do safely, given their limitations.

In fact, said Donna Durocher, it’s a common problem. “Insurance companies often limit the number of sessions a person can attend,” explained the senior physical therapist and clinic manager at Attain Therapy + Fitness in East Longmeadow. “We provide patients with as much education as possible before they are discharged and tell them it’s very important to continue to work on their strength and mobility. But when they get home or go to a gym, many are unsure about what they should do or avoid doing.”

Attain has created a unique program to address that gap. It’s called the Bridge, and allows people to continue to improve and get into shape.

“It offers the next level of care after physical therapy to ensure continuation on the road to recovery,” Durocher said. “It’s a good transition to help people move to the fitness level they hope to achieve.”

The program consists of six sessions and costs $150, which begins with a comprehensive screen to determine the person’s fitness level. When that is complete, the trainer works closely with the patient and their physical therapist to tailor a program that meets their needs and ensures they reap optimal benefits and can meet their goals.

Attain co-owner Terry Ditmar says every trainer at Attain has a master’s degree either in strength and conditioning or exercise physiology, and is well-versed in working with the post-rehabilitation population, which sets them apart from many of their peers.

Indeed, Stephanie Davsky says the Bridge program made a significant difference after she had bunion surgery last February. “I was turning 50, and when I finished physical therapy, I was feeling sorry for myself. I wanted to lose weight and get in shape, but didn’t want to go to a gym,” she said, adding that she was leery of reinjuring her foot and had never worked out before.

When her physical therapist suggested she enroll in the Bridge program, she decided to try it, and it proved so beneficial, she has continued to work with a personal trainer in the East Longmeadow facility.

“They take all of your limitations into consideration,” she said. “They made sure I did exercises to strengthen my foot without hurting it, and helped me with a diet. They also make you feel really good about yourself and work with you to accomplish everything you want to do. If I hadn’t gone through the program, I might have tried doing a little exercise at home, but that would have been it.”

For this issue and its focus on fitness and nutrition, BusinessWest takes an in-depth look at the Bridge program and how it certainly lives up to the name it’s been given.

Joint Sessions

Hector Pope has participated in the Bridge program twice, and also continues to work with an Attain personal trainer. He underwent knee-replacement surgery in the summer of 2014 and a second procedure last spring.

His surgeon told him it was important to strengthen the muscles around the knee prior to the first surgery. “So I did a pre-Bridge conditioning program at Attain and met twice a week with a personal trainer,” said the 64-year-old Baystate Medical Center emergency-room doctor, adding that, although he and most other people who have knee replacements typically have very limited motion before surgery, “anything you can do ahead of time makes it easier.

“It’s all about preparation before, therapy afterwards, then continuing to be active; you need to build up your muscles again,” he noted, explaining that he didn’t realize just how important pre-conditioning and post-surgery (Bridge) training were before he had his knees replaced.

The Bridge program made recovery easier and got him in the habit of doing strengthening and flexibility exercises. “I could have gone back to work in nine weeks instead of usual 12. You have a partner helping you, and everyone here puts themselves in the client’s shoes,” he said. “It made all the difference and opened up a whole new world to me, and because I am older and don’t want to reinjure myself, I am going to continue this for the rest of my life.

“Most people need some guidance, and it’s worthwhile to have weekly reinforcements,” he went on. “You need to keep exercising if you want to maintain your range of motion and have a good outcome.”

Although Pope and Davsky have chosen to continue with one-on-one training at Attain, many Bridge graduates leave and resume their normal lifestyle, while others choose group classes in the facility or return to their own gyms after gaining confidence and strength.

The program was conceptualized in 2008 after Attain took over a large space in East Longmeadow that had been used by a national sports-performance franchise. It had AstroTurf fields, a basketball court, and an indoor, 60-meter track, and initially the programs appealed to the athletic population. But the fact that East Longmeadow is not close to a major metropolitan area with a sizeable population of athletes made it difficult to continue to offer performance programs on a large scale, Ditmar said.

“We realized the majority of the general population who really needed guidance had other issues keeping them from their fitness or activity goals, such as back pain, knee problems, or chronic diseases like diabetes,” he told BusinessWest. “So we began providing medically guided programs for patients who had exhausted their insurance or were graduating from physical therapy and wanted to continue their progress and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Terry Ditmar (left) and Trevor Dorian say exercise physiologists in the Bridge program work closely with physical therapists to come up with a specific exercise plan for each client.

“We learned that people were often overwhelmed when they went to the gym on their own, even if they had some help from trainers,” he went on. “And our blend of physical therapists, strength coaches, and exercise physiologists provided something not found elsewhere.”

He added that, although Attain’s Bridge program is offered at all of its locations, the East Longmeadow facility has the fitness equipment needed to conduct group classes, programs, and personal training.

The program starts with the aforementioned functional-movement screen, which is conducted by a strength coach.

“We look at how well the person can perform basic movements, such as a squat, which is needed in everyday life to sit and stand up,” said Trevor Dorian, head strength and conditioning coach. “If someone can’t do basic movements well, they will compensate on a daily basis, which can lead to imbalances or an acute injury.”

When the assessment is complete, a specific program is developed to target the client’s needs, and he or she attends five 30- to 60-minute sessions, with the length dependent on how much they can tolerate. During each meeting, they do exercises specifically chosen for them, based on recommendations and input from their physical therapist combined with the person’s goals.

“Sharing information about someone’s health condition is important to the success of this program. It’s not always easy to do in this day and age, but because we work with our own physical therapists, for us it’s seamless,” Ditmar said.

He added that Bridge participants range from young people to senior citizens. For example, high-school athletes have become clients after undergoing ligament surgery and completing physical therapy.

“But there’s a big difference between being able to walk and run and going onto an athletic field where you have to function at 100% and may fall, get bumped, or get hit,” Ditmar noted. “The Bridge program allows them to move to the next level.”

Elders also often take advantage of the program. “Someone may have an arthritic knee, and even though their pain is brought under control, they don’t know what exercises they should do. And it can be overwhelming for them to go to a gym,” he told BusinessWest. “But by the end of five sessions, they are confident enough to continue training on their own. It’s especially important for this population because seniors who give up exercising can lose their strength and independence. But this can help prevent that from happening.”

Other Options

Attain also offers small-group classes with six to 10 participants. The personal attention, key to the Bridge program, continues in each class as trainers keep a close eye on each person.

“We correct their form and keep them motivated,” Dorian said. “What makes us different than a regular gym is that everyone is supervised. We don’t have a lot of machinery and are focused on proper biomechanics, so when a coach demonstrates a technique, no one else does the exercise at the same time. We deal with all types of limitations and can regress or make adjustments to someone’s prescription, even if it’s in a group setting. People can also e-mail or call us if they tweak their back or do something bothersome at home. We want to make sure that they are exercising correctly to minimize the risk of injury.”

“Safety is a high priority,” Ditmar agreed. “But our coaches are educated and have a great deal of experience working side by side with physical therapists. They’re members of a team.”

He added many people live with chronic pain that could be alleviated.

“They don’t realize, if they worked with a physical therapist, then transitioned to a strength coach, they might be able to get rid of it,” he explained, noting people can call and make an appointment to get an assessment done, which in some cases has led to physical therapy or one-on-one training.

But no matter how or why they get started, the focus is always on the individual’s lifestyle and situation.

“Our Bridge program is a way to extend the progress you have made and give you confidence to continue exercising independently in a way that keeps you safe,” Ditmar said, “so you can progress to the next level.”

Six FAQs About EMV Credit Cards and Crime Coverage

By BusinessWest Staff November 2, 2015

Insurance Sections

Take Charge of the Situation

By DAVID GRIFFIN

David Griffin

The nationwide shift to EMV is well underway.

EMV — which stands for Europay, MasterCard and Visa — is a global standard for cards equipped with computer chips and the technology used to authenticate chip-card transactions. In the wake of numerous large-scale data breaches and increasing rates of counterfeit card fraud, U.S. card issuers are migrating to this new technology to protect consumers and reduce the costs of fraud.

“These new and improved cards are being deployed to improve payment security, making it more difficult for fraudsters to successfully counterfeit cards,” says Julie Conroy, research director for retail banking at Aite Group, a financial industry research company. “It’s an important step forward.”

Most of all, it means greater protection against fraud.

Approximately 120 million Americans have already received an EMV credit card and that number is projected to reach nearly 600 million by the end of 2015, according to Smart Card Alliance estimates.

Here are six frequently asked questions to help you understand the changes:

1. Why are EMV cards more secure than traditional cards?

It’s that small, metallic square you’ll see on new cards. That’s a computer chip, and it’s what sets apart the new generation of cards.

2. How do I use an EMV card to make a purchase?

Just like magnetic-stripe cards, EMV cards are processed for payment in two steps: card reading and transaction verification.

3. Will I still have to sign or enter a PIN for my card transaction?

Yes and no. You will have to do one of those verification methods, but it depends on the verification method tied to your EMV card, not if your card is debit or credit.

Chip-and-PIN cards operate just like the checking-account debit card you have been using for years.

4. If fraud occurs after EMV cards are issued, who will be liable for the costs?

Today, if an in-store transaction is conducted using a counterfeit, stolen, or otherwise compromised card, consumer losses from that transaction fall back on the payment processor or issuing bank, depending on the card’s terms and conditions.

After an October 1, 2015, deadline created by major U.S. credit card issuers MasterCard, Visa, Discover, and American Express, the liability for card-present fraud will shift to whichever party is the least EMV-compliant in a fraudulent transaction.

Consider the example of a financial institution that issues a chip card used at a merchant that has not changed its system to accept chip technology. This allows a counterfeit card to be successfully used.

“The cost of the fraud will fall back on the merchant,” says Martin Ferenczi, president of Oberthur Technologies, the leading global EMV product and service provider.

EMV Cards and Retailer Liability

Most insurance carriers have a coverage called either “data breach” or “cyber liability.” Presently the coverage has been undersold. With the conversion to EMV cards, it is very important for retail merchants using credit cards to become familiar with this coverage and its options. Coverage varies by carrier coverage forms. The important thing to know is that local businesses have a larger exposure.

In addition, EMV debit cards will roll out at a slower pace; only 25% of debit cards will utilize EMV by the end of 2015. This number will increase to 96% by the end of 2017. Automated fuel dispensers will have until 2017 to shift to EMV cards.

5. If I want to use my chip-card at a retailer that doesn’t support EMV technology yet, will it work?

Yes. The first round of EMV cards — many of which are already in consumers’ hands — will be equipped with both chip and magnetic-stripe functions so consumer spending is not disrupted and merchants can adjust.

If you find yourself at a point-of-sale terminal and are not sure whether to dip or swipe your card, have no fear. The terminal will walk you through the process.

“For example, if you enter a card into the chip reader slot but the reader isn’t activated yet, it will come up with an error and you’ll be prompted to swipe the card in order to use it,” says Randy Vanderhoof, executive director of the Smart Card Alliance.

And vice-versa.

6. Will I be able to use my EMV card when I travel outside the country?

Yes and no.

The U.S. is the last major market still using the magnetic-stripe card system. Many European countries moved to EMV technology years ago to combat high fraud rates. That shift has left many U.S. consumers who have magnetic-strip cards looking for other forms of payment when they travel.

Finally, as criminals become more and more sophisticated, it is important to make sure, as a business, your crime coverage does as well. Do you have cyber liability coverage, electronic fund transfer fraud coverage, and employee dishonesty coverage?

Crime coverage in the future will be as important to buy as general liability coverage.

David Griffin is a principal and the executive vice president and treasurer of The Dowd Insurance Agencies. He is a licensed insurance advisor (LIA) as well as a certified insurance counselor (CIC); [email protected]; (413) 437-1005.

Picture This

By BusinessWest Staff November 2, 2015

Departments Picture This

Send photos with a caption and contact information to: ‘Picture This’ c/o BusinessWest Magazine, 1441 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01103 or to [email protected]

And the Winners Are …

Human Resources Unlimited recently staged its annual employer recognition and fundraising event, which featured awards to several area businesses that help HRU carry out its multi-faceted mission.Top to bottom: HRU’s 2015 Employer of the Year Award went to Harrington Hospital. Seen from left are: Sally Irvine of HRU’s Tradewinds program; Harrington Hospital President and CEO Edward Moore; Brittany Walker, program manager of Tradewinds; and Donald Kozera, President and CEO of HRU; HRU’s 2015 Rookie Employer of the Year Award went to Plastipak Packaging. Front row (from left): ETS Career Services Senior Employment Coordinator Guss Ofori; Edgardo Antonmarchi, Karl Treat, and Rich Schroll, all with Plastipak Packaging; Pedro Martinez-Cruz, HRU’s ETS Career Services program; and Kozera. Back Row, from left: Paul Willridge, ETS Career Services, and Dean Kimber and Maryann Ayala of Plastipak Packaging; HRU’s 2015 Sheldon B. Brooks Employer Lifetime Achievement Award Winner was the YMCA of Greater Westfield. From left: Dan Flynn, COO for Wholesale Banking, United Bank; Dave Wunch, maintenance director, YMCA of Greater Westfield; Andrea Allard, CEO of the YMCA of Greater Westfield; and Ashley Ethier of HRU’s Forum House program; HRU’s 2015 Armand Tourangeau Volunteer of the Year Award Winner was John Ernst. From left: Timothy Marini, HUB International New England (formerly FieldEddy Insurance); John Ernst, Ernst Financial Group; Carol Tourangeau, wife of the late Armand Tourangeau; and Kozera.

Branching Out

Farmington Bank celebrated the opening of its first branch in western Massachusetts at 85 Elm St. in West Springfield on Oct. 15 with a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by area business, municipal and community leaders. As part of the ceremony, the Farmington Bank Community Foundation announced donations to four area nonprofit organizations, which included a $2,500 contribution to the Boys & Girls Club of West Springfield. Seen here, from left, are: Mike Moriarty, Farmington Bank senior vice president, commercial team leader, and Boys & Girls Club of Springfield board member; Dan D’Angelo, Boys & Girls Club of West Springfield executive director; John Patrick, Farmington Bank chairman, president, and chief executive officer; and John O’Farrell, Boys & Girls Club of West Springfield director of development. The Farmington Bank Community Foundation also announced donations to West Springfield Partnership for Education, Greater Springfield Habitat for Humanity; and Cancer House of Hope.

Downtown Arrival

Springfield College hosted an Open House and Ribbon Cutting ceremony on Oct. 21, in recognition of its new office space at 1350 Main Street in downtown Springfield. Springfield College President Mary-Beth Cooper joined Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno in leading the ceremony. Both Cooper and Sarno highlighted the college’s strong and rich commitment to the city of Springfield. Tours of the new office and conference room space were available for the individuals in attendance. The downtown office will assist the college in working more closely with city officials, organizations, and schools. It will provide new opportunities for experiential learning and collaborative planning. Here, from left, Springfield College Trustee Emeritus Lyman Wood, current Springfield College Student Trustee Jonathan Reidy, Cooper, Sarno, and Springfield College Trustee James Ross III help cut the ribbon.

Super 60 Celebration

The Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce staged its annual Super 60 Awards Luncheon on Oct. 23. The event recognizes top-performing companies in two categories: Total Revenue and Revenue Growth. Top, Wonderlyn Murphy, center, president of City Enterprise Inc. (No. 1 in the Growth category), receives her honor from Jody Gross, director of Business Development for Health New England, and Luke Kettles, senior vice president and chief lending officer for Berkshire Bank. Bottom, keynote speakers Emily and Oliver Rich, a.k.a. the Tea Guys, talk about their Whately-based venture.

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