Month: October 2016

SPRINGFIELD — According to Ballpark Digest, the Valley Blue Sox posted average attendance of 2,121 fans per game in 2016, enough to rank them 11th nationally out of 169 summer collegiate teams. This placed them second in New England overall to only the Worcester Bravehearts of the Futures League and first overall in the New England Collegiate Baseball League. This year marks the first year in league history that any team outpaced the Newport Gulls for the league’s attendance crown.

Concurrently, the publication’s ‘mega list’ that ranks both professional minor-league teams and summer collegiate teams had the Blue Sox ranked 154th overall, with the team beating out 20 A-ball teams and three AA teams. The total attendance per game jumped almost 600 fans from 2015.

“I feel it is reflective of the quality and value our product provides,” said Blue Sox Owner Clark Eckhoff. “It proves you don’t have to have a $30 million facility to put out a minor-league caliber product for your fans. We’ve certainly got a ways to go in a lot of aspects, both from a facilities and fan-experience standpoint, but we’re pleased with the direction we’re headed in and are very thankful to our fans and the community for being so supportive of the Blue Sox.”

Every year, Ballpark Digest releases its rankings as a means to track growth in the summer collegiate baseball industry.

“I feel that this is a market that’s been hungry for baseball and is even hungrier for viable, affordable family entertainment,” said Blue Sox General Manager Hunter Golden. “For half the cost of going to the movies, you can spend the evening in our park watching some great action. The food is affordable, the tickets are affordable, and the players are accessible. We feel these numbers are a direct response to all the things I just mentioned. There’s a need in the region, and we’re simply filling it.”

Currently, work is underway at MacKenzie Stadium in Holyoke to improve a variety of amenities at the park. Next season, fans will see a brand-new playing surface, new bullpens, and fences that will be brought in closer to home plate. In addition, new concessions and bathrooms will be added to the park, while the old field house will be demolished.

“Especially when it comes to the bathrooms and concessions, we knew we needed to be aggressive in advocating for our fans,” Eckhoff said.

Added Golden, “the great thing about the improvements we have coming in right now is that, not only can they be leveraged by us to create a much better fan experience, but they can be utilized throughout the community and beyond. This field has a chance to be an epicenter for the baseball community in Western Mass. The location is fantastic, it’s got lights, stands, modern bathroom and concessions facilities — and now a brand-new playing surface. This’ll not only benefit the Legion teams, Elms College’s baseball program, and the high school, but can be used for prospect camps, showcase tournaments, college tournaments, and the like. It can be used as a magnet to both Holyoke and the region.”

The high degree of success off the field this past year was complimented by a winning effort on it; as the Blue Sox advanced further in the NECBL playoffs than ever before in franchise history, coming within five outs of an appearance in the NECBL Championship Series.

“I think, at the end of the day, there’s no replacement for old-fashioned hard work,” concluded Eckhoff. “We’ve put massive amounts of sweat equity into this to help it grow — and with the help of some amazing sponsors, host families, a great group of players over the years, and a hardworking staff, we’ve been able to produce a winner in fairly short order. We’re looking forward to continuing that momentum into 2017.”

Families Invited to Experience ‘Haunting of the Springfield Museums’

SPRINGFIELD — On Saturday, Oct. 29 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Springfield Museums will present a full day of Halloween-themed programming titled “The Haunting of the Springfield Museums,” featuring a combination of fun and spooky activities for a variety of ages, free with museum admission.

The day will feature a presentation at 3 p.m. by Agawam Paranormal, a locally based investigative team that has explored various spots around the region for signs of paranormal activity. The group has been investigating the George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum over the past few weeks, and will reveal their findings and answer questions about their process. The presentation will take place in the Davis Auditorium in the D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts, and is recommended for ages 12 and up.

Other highlights of the event will include a costume parade, with attendees encouraged to don their best costume and march to music by the Expandable Brass Band starting at 1 p.m. (meet next to the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden). The day will also feature performers from Ten31 Productions as they bring works of art to life (11 a.m. to 3 p.m., galleries of the GWV Smith Art Museum and the D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts). Visitors can also view wacky, decorated trunks and get treats from various community partners during Trunk or Treat on the Quadrangle from 11 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., and meet some of the creepy creatures that call the Springfield Science Museum home (11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Solutia Live Animal Center, Science Museum).

Rounding out the day will be Halloween-themed art projects in the Art Discovery Center of the GWV Smith Art Museum (noon to 4 p.m.) and gallery science demonstrations with the resident Mad Scientist at the Science Museum (11 a.m. to 2 p.m). The Seymour Planetarium will also present shows at 11:15 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., and 2 p.m. (extra fee for non-members).

“The Haunting of the Springfield Museums” is part of the Museums’ Family Fun series, which is supported by the TD Charitable Foundation. MassMutual is the 2016 season supporter of the Springfield Museums. Admission is $18 for adults, $12 for seniors and college students, $9.50 for children ages 3-17, and free for children under 3 and museum members, and includes admission to all four museums. General admission is free for Springfield residents with proof of address.

Connecticut Business Systems Moves to West Springfield

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Connecticut Business Systems (CBS), a Xerox company, announced the grand opening of a state-of-the-art technology center in West Springfield. The facility has an on-site demo room providing the opportunity for clients to come in and experience the most advanced office technology in the industry.

When most people here the word ‘Xerox,’ they immediately assume copiers. In reality, this local technology company offers an entire suite of solutions ranging from scanners to folding machines, document management to marketing software, audio-visual to digital communication and much more.

“We are so pleased to have our office in this beautiful space for local businesses to come in and test out the devices,” said Sales Manager Cindy Mellen. “We are excited to allow people to be hands-on with the equipment before making a purchase. The new technology is truly out of this world.”

The official open house will be held Thursday, Oct. 27 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 134 Capital Dr., West Springfield. A ribbon cutting will be held at 9 a.m. The Delaney’s Grill food truck will provide gourmet refreshments throughout the day.

“In addition, we are also extremely excited to partner with our friends at Make-A-Wish of Massachusetts and Rhode Island for this event,” Mellen added. “A donation will be made by our local CBS family for every company or organization that attends.”

Those interested in attending are asked to register in advance at cbsbigreveal.eventbrite.com.

SPARK Holyoke Announces Crowd-funding Event to Be Held Oct. 26

HOLYOKE — SPARK Holyoke, a program of the Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce Centennial Foundation, announced its fourth community-based crowd-funding event, Holyoke Soup, scheduled to take place Wednesday, Oct. 26 from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at Waterfront Tavern, 920 Main St., Holyoke.

Holyoke Soup is a dinner celebrating and supporting creative projects in Holyoke. For $5, attendees receive soup, salad, and bread while listening to presentations on business ideas, art, urban agriculture, social justice, social entrepreneurship, education, technology, and more. The food is prepared by culinary arts students from Dean Technical High School.

Several local entrepreneurs — all of whom have completed the SPARK entrepreneurship program — will also showcase their businesses beginning at 5 p.m. Each presenter has four minutes to share their idea and answer four questions from the audience. Attendees will then vote on the project that would be most beneficial to the city of Holyoke. At the end of the night, the ballots are counted, and the winner goes home with all the money raised to help fund their project. Winners come back to a future Holyoke Soup dinner to report their project’s progress. At the Oct. 26 event, the previous cash winner, Anna Rigali, from Holyoke High School, will share a brief report on how her winnings were used to further her project.

There is no admission charge to the event, but a minimum $5 donation is requested. All proceeds go to the presenter who receives the most votes. Anyone interested in presenting an idea at Holyoke Soup may apply at www.holyokesoup.com.

Freedom Credit Union Welcomes Gina Noblit, Charlene Smolkowicz

SPRINGFIELD — Freedom Credit Union recently welcomed Gina Noblit and Charlene Smolkowicz to its management team.

Noblit joined Freedom as director of Human Resources, managing the HR activities for the credit union, which employs a staff of about 130. Noblit has more than 31 years of HR experience in both healthcare and manufacturing. She comes to Freedom from Baystate Health, where she was a senior Human Resources consultant. She earned her master’s degree in human resource technology from American International College and her bachelor’s degree from Westfield State University.

Smolkowicz joined Freedom as commercial credit manager, member business lending. Her primary responsibility is to assure the consistent application of and adherence to commercial credit policy and current regulations, strengthen commercial underwriting standards, monitor portfolio risk, as well as develop and maintain sound commercial credit quality. Smolkowicz has 18 years of experience in the finance industry, including expertise in credit/financial analysis, business development, and relationship management. Most recently, she was associate vice president, portfolio/relationship manager with People’s United Bank for nine years, where she specialized in nonprofit, healthcare, and higher education, in addition to commercial and industrial lending. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Northeastern University and a graduate certificate in nonprofit management from Bay Path University.

LEEF to Celebrate 15th Anniversary with Black and White Gala

LONGMEADOW — The Longmeadow Educational Excellence Foundation (LEEF) will host its 15th annual fund-raising gala on Saturday, Nov. 5 from 6:30 to 11 p.m. at Twin Hills Country Club. The event, which will feature a black and white theme, includes food, entertainment, silent and live auctions, and raffles. This year’s entertainment will be provided by Boston’s premier party band, the Marsels.

Funds raised through the gala are used to provide grants to Longmeadow teachers, providing opportunities for innovative educational and enrichment programs that go beyond the tax-supported budget. Since its founding in 2001 by a group of dedicated parents, LEEF has funded 330 teacher grant requests, totaling more than $1.2 million, to Longmeadow public schools. LEEF maintains both a sustaining fund and a permanent endowment with the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts.

“It is only through the generous support of our sponsors and donors that we are able to supply these grants that enhance our students’ education,” said Whitney Harrington, LEEF board member and co-chair of the gala.

The platinum sponsor of the 2016 LEEF gala is North Star Recycling. Gold sponsors are Bay Path University and Green Earth Energy Photo Voltaic Group. Long-time supporters Advanced Vein Care and Collins Pipe are silver sponsors, with Playful Minds, Bacon Wilson, and Harry Grodsky & Co. as bronze sponsors.

Tickets are available at $85 each. Donations for the live and silent auction are still being accepted. To donate or sign on as a sponsor or volunteer, e-mail Harrington at [email protected]. To purchase gala tickets, visit www.goleef.org or mail checks to LEEF, P.O. Box 60782, Longmeadow, MA 01106-0782.

Seminar Aims to Help Businesses Prevent Theft, Fraud, Cyberattacks

HOLYOKE — PeoplesBank will host a panel of experts who will advise business leaders on “Best Practices in Protecting your Business Assets” on Wednesday, Oct. 19 from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at Springfield Country Club, 1375 Elm St., West Springfield.

A representative from the FBI will be joined by Josephine Sarnelli, CPA, forensic investigator, and consultant; Larry Snyder, director for the Master of Science in Cybersecurity Management at Bay Path University; and Matt Judd, cybersecurity officer, PeoplesBank.

The seminar is free, but registration is required, as space is limited. Registration information can be found at bankatpeoples.com or bit.ly/Registerpb.

EANE Slates Annual Employment Law & HR Conference for Nov. 3

AGAWAM — The Employers Assoc. of the NorthEast (EANE) announced its annual Employment Law & HR Practices Conference will be held on Thursday, Nov. 3 at the Springfield Marriott. The full-day conference will address the ever-changing issues facing employers in today’s workplace.

Featured keynote speakers will be Jessica Fraga, continuous improvement consultant at MassMutual, who is a successful relationship-builder with a passion for diversity and inclusion. She will present “Breaking Ground on Gender Identity,” demonstrating how organizations can create transgender-inclusive workplaces by moving from policy to practice.

Attorney Susan Fentin, a partner at the law firm of Skoler, Abbott, & Presser, will present “Minimizing Your FLSA Risk: Overtime Is Money,” explaining the new Department of Labor overtime standards and sharing strategies for assessing impact and exposure on organizations.

“We recap the vital developments in state and federal employment law and review best practices with an array of experts,” said Meredith Wise, president of the Employers Assoc. of the NorthEast. “Participants walk away with practical guidance and big-picture strategies to use right away.”

The cost for the program is $285 per person, with discounts for three or more. Register at www.eane.org/elhr16 or via phone at (877) 662-6444. The program will offer 5.5 credits from the HR Certification Institute and SHRM.

Serving employers in the Northeast for more than 100 years, and boasting more than 900 members, EANE provides resources for organizations to maximize employee engagement and retention while minimizing risk.

Dakin Humane Society Awarded Grant From License-plate Funds

SPRINGFIELD — Dakin Humane Society has been named a recipient of a 2016 grant from the “I’m Animal Friendly” license-plate program, which is a program of the Mass. Animal Coalition (MAC). The funds will be used to perform spay/neuter surgery for 500 owned and free-roaming cats in Massachusetts communities.

“This grant is a real boost in our efforts to encourage people to spay or neuter their pets, and it allows us to help feral, or free-roaming, cats,” said Dakin Executive Director Carmine DiCenso. “There are some really dedicated people throughout the region who want to help stop the breeding cycle of ferals by humanely trapping them, bringing them to Dakin for spay/neuter surgery, and returning them to their outdoor colonies. Now this grant will cover the cost of many of those surgeries. We appreciate the MAC’s generosity.”

Funds for the “I’m Animal Friendly” license plates are dispersed annually to organizations that demonstrate a need for — and provide — low-cost spay/neuter services. The tax-deductible plates can be ordered by visiting www.petplate.org.

WNEU School of Law to Sponsor Gender, Incarceration Symposium

SPRINGFIELD — On Friday, Oct. 14, the Western New England University School of Law will host a daylong symposium titled “Gender and Incarceration” in the Blake Law Center from 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The symposium will feature an interdisciplinary discussion of issues facing incarcerated individuals, such as parental rights, treatment of transgender inmates, sexual-orientation-based segregation, sexual violence, pregnancy, solitary confinement, and the intersection of race and gender in confinement.

Presenters will include Professors Jen Manion from Amherst College, Gabriel Arkles from Northeastern University, Brenda Smith from Washington College of Law at American University, and Terry Kupers from the Wright Institute. Also presenting is Carol Strickman from Legal Services for Prisoners with Children, and Rachel Roth, author of Breaking Promises: Violations of the Massachusetts Pregnancy Standards and Anti-Shackling Law.

The symposium is sponsored by the Western New England Law Review and the Clason Speaker Series. Refreshments will be served throughout the day.

The event is free and open to the public, and registration is not required, but RSVP is appreciated, by e-mailing [email protected].

Zonta Club of Quaboag Valley Honors Marjorie Cavanaugh

LUDLOW — The Zonta Club of Quaboag Valley, a member of Zonta International, was chartered in 1991 with a small group of women who wanted to volunteer their time, talent, and support to local and international service projects, as well as scholarship programs aimed at fulfilling Zonta’s mission and objectives.

Since that time, the club has contributed to improving women’s lives and empowering them so they can develop to their full potential. They’ve also worked on projects to raise awareness on issues of domestic violence, homeless women veterans, trafficking of women and children, and suicide prevention in Western Mass.

In November of each year, the club celebrates its Founders Day by giving an award to a woman in the greater Quaboag area who exemplifies the ideals of Zonta International. Recent past recipients include Mary Reardon Johnson, Kathy Picard, Yoko Kato, Anne Gobi, and Bonny Rathbone. This year — its 25th — the club has chosen to give this honor to one of its founding members, Marjorie Cavanaugh.

According to club President Mary Knight, “Marge is the epitome of a leader and role model to many, as a Korean War veteran, one of the first women postmasters in Belchertown, first female commander of AmVets Post 74, tireless volunteer at the senior center, the Palmer Domestic Violence Taskforce, Three Rivers Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary, Palmer Tercentennial Committee — just to name a few of her interests. She was the second president of the Zonta Club of Quaboag Valley, has served in every board position, and is the first to volunteer for any committee assignment. She also makes a difference in the lives of her family and friends, new and old.”

The public is invited to celebrate Zonta of Quaboag Valley’s 25th anniversary and honor Cavanaugh on Monday, Nov. 14 starting at 5:30 with a reception and dinner at Ludlow Country Club. RSVP by Nov. 6 is appreciated. Either send a check ($30 per person) payable to Zonta Club of Quaboag Valley, with names of all attendees, to ZQV, P.O. Box 1034, Belchertown, MA 01007-1034, or e-mail [email protected] with the names of all attendees and pay $30 per person at the door (cash, check, or credit card).

WMEC to Present ‘Diversify Your Workforce’ Breakfast Event Nov. 17

HOLYOKE — The Western Mass. Employment Collaborative (WMEC) will present a breakfast event called “Diversify Your Workforce” on Thursday, Nov. 17 from 9 to 11 a.m., preceded by breakfast and networking at 8:30 a.m. at the Delaney House in Holyoke.

WMEC partners work toward the common goal of increasing employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. WMEC works across all disabilities and represents hundreds of job seekers who have the skills, commitment, and desire to enter the workforce and contribute positively to a local employer. To that end, it is partnering with the Mass. Down Syndrome Congress and its “Find Your Next Star” campaign.

Attendees of the Nov. 17 event will learn ways to grow their business and meet their hiring needs. To register, visit www.mdsc.kintera.org/dywwest.

Workshop on Workplace Investigations Slated for Oct. 13

NORTHAMPTON — In your job, are you responsible for conducting investigations into employee conflicts? Allegations of harassment? Employee theft? Royal, P.C. will present a workshop on workplace investigations on Thursday, Oct. 13 from 8 to 9 a.m. at 270 Pleasant St., Northampton.

Recent state and federal court decisions underscore the importance of conducting thorough investigations. In this workshop, attendees will learn about such topics as selecting an investigator, conducting an effective interview, dealing with confidentiality issues, and taking interim actions.

Who should attend? HR professionals, CFOs, CEOs, and anyone in a management position who is responsible for handling investigations. This workshop will apply to the first-time investigator as well as the most seasoned ones.

The cost is $30 per person. Payments should to mailed to — and checks made out to — Royal, P.C., 270 Pleasant St., Northampton, MA 01060. Advance registration is required, and seating will be limited. E-mail Ann-Marie Marcil at [email protected] to register or with any questions about the workshop.

Law Firm Announces Retirement of Jay Presser

SPRINGFIELD — Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C. announced that, after 40 years of practicing law, attorney Jay Presser has retired.

“It has truly been an honor for me to be a part of the firm,” said Presser. “My career at Skoler Abbott has afforded me the distinct opportunity of working alongside some of the best lawyers in our region, and I know the firm’s legal reputation will continue on for many years.”

Presser, who started with the firm in 1977, has more than 40 years of experience litigating employment cases in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies, including the National Labor Relations Board, the Mass. Commission Against Discrimination, and the State Labor Relations Commission. He has successfully defended employers in civil actions and jury trials and has handled cases in all areas of employment law. He has won appeals before the Supreme Judicial Court and the First and Second Circuit Courts of Appeals, and has represented employers in hundreds of arbitration cases arising under collective-bargaining agreements. In addition to his consistent track record in the courtroom, he has received numerous honors, along with more than 20 consecutive years on the Best Lawyers in America list.

“As we reflect on Jay’s retirement, we look forward to the future of the firm,” said attorney Timothy Murphy. “With his help, we have assembled an excellent team of legal professionals — a legacy that Jay will leave behind for years to come.”

Super 60 to Be Honored Oct. 28

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Regional Chamber announced the honorees for its annual Super 60 award, presented by Health New England and sponsored by Farmington Bank. Now in its 27th year, the program celebrates the success of the fastest-growing privately-owned businesses in the region which continue to make significant contributions to the strength of the regional economy.

The Super 60 celebration event honoring this year’s class will be held Friday, Oct. 28 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Chez Josef, presented by Health New England; sponsored by Farmington Bank, Zasco Productions and WWLP-TV 22; with reception sponsors the Republican and the Regional Employment Board of Hampden County, gold sponsor Berkshire Bank, and in partnership with the East of the River Five Town Chamber of Commerce (ERC5). Tree House Brewing Co. co-Founder Dean Rohan will keynote the event and discuss the success of the artisan brewery.

Reservations are required for the event; the cost is $50 for Springfield Regional Chamber and ERC5 members, $70 for general admission. Reservations for tables of eight or 10 are available. The deadline for reservations is Wednesday, Oct. 19. No cancellations are accepted after that date, and no walk-ins will be accepted. Reservations must be made in writing, online at www.springfieldregionalchamber.com or by e-mail to [email protected].

To be considered, a company must be based in Hampden or Hampshire counties or be a member of the Springfield Regional Chamber, have revenues of at least $1 million in the last fiscal year, be an independent and privately owned company, and be in business at least three full years. Companies are selected based on their percentage of revenue growth over a full three-year period or total revenues for the latest fiscal year.

This year’s winners hail from 17 communities across the region and represent all sectors of the economy, including nonprofit, transportation, energy, healthcare, technology, manufacturing, retail, and service.

“Small business is the backbone of our region and our continued growth engine, and the success of this year’s winners is a clear indication that our regional economy is strong,” said Springfield Regional Chamber President Nancy Creed. “What is interesting to see this year is the emergence of the digital world. Two of our honorees, 3BL Media and LavishlyHip — which also took the top spot in Revenue Growth — have a strong presence in the online community and do business primarily on the web versus brick and mortar. I think this might be first year we’ve had such honorees.”

This year’s top honoree in Total Revenue is Amherst-based Stavros Center for Independent Living, one of the oldest independent-living centers in the country. The organization came in at number two in Total Revenue in 2014.

Creed noted that one-third of the Total Revenue winners exceeded $45 million in revenues, with all the winners combining for more than $1.3 billion in revenues. In the Revenue Growth category, she said all winners had growth in excess of 25%, while one-third had growth in excess of 60%.

Three companies in the Total Revenue category also qualified for the Revenue Growth category, while nine companies in the Revenue Growth category also qualified for the Total Revenue category. These companies are indicated by asterisks below. The top three in each category are ranked as such, with the rest following alphabetically.

The 2016 winners in Total Revenue are: 1. Stavros Center for Independent Living Inc.; 2. Springfield College; 3. Whalley Computer Associates Inc.; Baltazar Contractors Inc.; Behavioral Health Network; Braman Chemical Enterprises Inc.; City Tire Company Inc.; Collaborative for Educational Services; Commercial Distributing Co. Inc.; Community Enterprises Inc.*; the Dennis Group; Filli, LLC d/b/a ConTest Analytical Laboratory; Grand Prix International; HAPHousing (HAP, Inc.)*; Holyoke Chicopee Springfield Head Start Inc.; Human Resources Unlimited Inc.; Kittredge Equipment Co. Inc.*; Lancer Transportation & Logistics and Sulco Warehousing & Logistics; Marcotte Ford Sales Inc.; Multicultural Community Services of the Pioneer Valley Inc.; Northeast Treaters Inc.; P.C. Enterprises Inc. d/b/a Entre Computer; Pathlight Inc.; Sarat Ford-Lincoln; Specialty Bolt & Screw Inc.; Tighe & Bond Inc.; Troy Industries Inc.; United Personnel Services Inc.; Valley Opportunity Council Inc.; WestMass ElderCare Inc.

The 2016 winners in Revenue Growth are: 1. Lavishlyhip, LLC; 2. City Enterprises Inc.*; 3. 3BL Media, LLC; Aegenco Inc.; Aegis Energy Services Inc.*; Bart Truck Equipment, LLC; Baystate Crushing; Charter Oak Insurance & Financial Services*; Courier Express Inc.; Detector Technology Inc.*; Environmental Compliance Services Inc.; Fletcher Sewer & Drain Inc.; Fun Dining Inc. d/b/a Center Square Grill; Gandara Mental Health Center Inc.*; GMH Fence Co. Inc.; Knight Machine Tool Co. Inc.; M. Jags Inc.; Maybury Associates Inc.*; Michael’s Party Rentals Inc.; MicroTek Inc.*; O’Connell Care at Home; Orthotics & Prosthetics Laboratories Inc.; Paragus Strategic IT Inc.; Powervestors II, LLC; Rediker Software Inc.*; Rodrigues Inc.; Tech Roofing Service Inc.; Universal Plastics Corp.*; Webber & Grinnell Insurance Agency Inc.; Yankee Home Improvement.

Film and Media Exchange to Be Presented Oct. 19

SPRINGFIELD — The Berkshire Film and Media Collaborative will present the third annual Western MA Film and Media Exchange on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at the Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel. This year’s exchange, titled “How To Tell Your Story Using Video,” is a one-day conference dedicated to helping nonprofits and small businesses de-mystify the video-production process.

“In today’s world, effective videos are key to a company’s ability to tell their story in their digital marketing, branding, and social-media campaigns,” said Diane Pearlman, executive director of the Berkshire Film and Media Collaborative. “Workshops at the exchange will cover a variety of topics, including an explanation of the video-production process, how to write a creative brief (i.e. what’s the message of your video), how to make a video to fit your budget, and how to effectively send your video message into the world.”

Workshops will be led by area filmmakers and video professionals who will share their expertise and answer specific questions from attendees. Local filmmakers will have the opportunity to display their reels and make potential business connections. Attendees will leave with an expanded knowledge of video production as well as access to area resources that can help them create their own videos.

The keynote speaker at this year’s exchange is Michael Hoffman, CEO of See3 Communications, a digital marketing agency for nonprofits based in Chicago. He is a leading authority on online video for nonprofits and a long-time consultant to nonprofit leaders on digital fund-raising, advocacy, and community-engagement strategies. Hoffman founded See3 to bring together his belief in the power of the web and his passion and experience with nonprofit fundraising, advocacy, and education.

Pearlman and Jonathan Barkan, executive producer/director and founder of Communications for Learning, a full-service communications firm in Arlington, Mass., will present a morning session, “Video Production: An Overview.” The workshop will explain all aspects of production (pre-production through post-production) as well as discuss legal issues, insurance, and local resources.

Darcy Fortune and James Garvey of Garvey Communication Associates in Springfield will present a workshop on “Innovative Video Best Practices for Social-media Marketing and Digital Branding.” They will talk about the best way to utilize video in today’s digital marketplace.

A panel featuring local professionals working in the industry will focus on local resources for making videos. Panelists include Tony Dunne, executive director of WGBY’s Connecting Point, P. Al Williams, executive director of Northampton Community Television, and Chris Landry of Landry Communications. The panel will be moderated by Patrick Berry, president of Westfield News Group.

The exchange includes breakfast and lunch, and will culminate with a networking cocktail party.

Tickets are on sale through Eventbrite at this link. Group and student rates are available. For information on programs, tickets, and more, visit www.berkshirefilm.org or call (413) 528-4223.

Sponsors to date include Baystate Health, Massachusetts Cultural Council, the Economic Development Council of Western MA, MassLive, WGBY Public Television for Western New England, New England Public Radio, Westfield News Group, Vitec Videocom, PeoplesBank, Springfield Business Improvement District, Mark G. Auerbach Public Relations, Maureen Sullivan Media Group, Imagine magazine, and Jx2 Productions.

Beverly Orloski Tops List of Region’s Mortgage Originators

HOLYOKE — At the recent 2016 Mid-Year Mortgage Conference, the Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman magazine, released its annual report on the top mortgage originators in Massachusetts. Beverly Orloski, vice president and mortgage consultant at PeoplesBank, finished first among all Western Mass. loan originators in the report. She was also listed as the top loan originator in the market in 2015.

“What makes Bev the number-one consultant in Western Massachusetts is her ability to get the customers comfortable with the process and work with the team in the background to make it all happen seamlessly,” said James Sherbo, PeoplesBank’s senior vice president, commercial lending.

Orloski said the thing she likes most about her job is working with people. “You get a certain satisfaction because you take them all the way through the process, from the time they first sit with you through their closing. That can be typically 30 to 60 days, and you’re interacting with them the whole time.”

Orloski has more than 30 years of financial and banking experience. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Elms College and is a graduate of the American Bankers Assoc. Residential and Commercial Lending School. She is a member of the Realtor Assoc. of Pioneer Valley.

Holyoke Credit Union Opens New Feeding Hills Branch

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Credit Union announced the opening of its new branch at 14 North Westfield St. in Feeding Hills Center on Oct. 3. A grand-opening celebration will be held the week of Oct. 17-21, and a ribbon-cutting ceremony is slated for Thursday, Oct. 20 from 5 to 7 p.m. The event will include giveaways, raffles, and refreshments.

“We are excited about the new branch in Feeding Hills and the great banking experience it will offer our members, in a beautiful, modern setting,” said Holyoke Credit Union President and CEO Michael Murphy. “The credit union expects a seamless transition from our old branch in Agawam to the new location. We look forward to serving current members and welcoming new members from Feeding Hills, Agawam, and nearby areas like Southwick, Westfield, and West Springfield.”

The new branch offers a multi-lane drive-thru; two modern, more secure ATMs with deposit capabilities (located in the vestibule and drive-thru); a ‘tech bar’ with iPads for members’ convenience; and ample parking. It is located three miles from the former branch at 4 Washington Ave. Ext. in Agawam, which closed Sept. 30.

New England Business Associates Presents Fashion Show Fund-raiser

AGAWAM — On Sunday, Oct. 16, New England Business Associates (NEBA) will host the NEBA F.A.B. Week Fashion Show fund-raiser from 2 to 5 p.m. at Chez Josef in Agawam.

A variety of vendors will provide clothing for the fashion show, including Men’s Warehouse, David’s Bridal, the Limited, Flex Your Face, Lane Bryant, Francesca’s, Dress Barn, Dress for Success, Babies R Us, and more. A cash bar is available, and hors d’oeuvres will be served, followed by dinner. Vendors will also be selling their products or services at the event. All contributions for this fund-raiser will be used to support individuals throughout the different programs New England Business Associates offers, which help people get jobs and become self-sufficient. To buy tickets, call (413) 272-5562 or visit www.nebaworks.com.

South End Business Assoc. Announces Officers, Beautification Effort

SPRINGFIELD — The newly reorganized South End Business Assoc. (SEBA) has been busy over the summer, electing a slate of officers and launching a beautification campaign.

Local business owners reorganized the dormant organization and elected officers for the first time in several years at SEBA’s monthly meeting in July: President Tony Calabrese (AC Produce); Vice President Greg Zorzi (Studio One Inc.); Treasurer Susan Mulvey (E.B. Atmus Co.); and Secretary Sarah Page (HAPHousing).

SEBA has had a long-standing presence in the South End, the historic neighborhood adjacent to downtown Springfield that boasts dozens of restaurants and small businesses. The newly revitalized organization now counts nearly 60 members and is continuing to grow. Over the past year, SEBA has drafted bylaws, worked with the city to increase police foot patrols, and doubled attendance at monthly meetings. The organization is focused on expanding business opportunity and civic engagement in the South End, while promoting the district as a great place to shop, eat, live, and do business.

The revitalized organization kicked off its beautification campaign this summer with the installation of 44 hanging flower baskets along Main Street. Funding for the flowers and equipment to hang them was onated by SEBA members, including MGM Springfield, along with the Springfield Business Improvement District. SEBA is currently brainstorming ways to continue its beautification efforts and draw additional foot traffic to the neighborhood.

“These flowers are our way of saying that the South End is open for business,” Calabrese said. “We want visitors, shoppers, and diners to feel welcome. The business owners have really rallied around this project, and I think it’s a great sign of things to come.”

Employer Confidence Rebounds in September

BOSTON — Business confidence broke a three-month slide during September as Massachusetts employers, particularly in the service sector, discovered newfound optimism in their own business operations.

The Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) Business Confidence Index rose 1.8 points to 55.9 last month, the same level recorded 12 months earlier. The increase was driven by a 3.1-point surge in the Company Index, which reflects overall business conditions at employer companies, and similar jumps in readings based on employment and sales.

The uptick came as the Federal Reserve continued to suggest that the economy is strong enough to raise interest rates before the end of the year.

“Employers remain ambivalent about both the U.S. and national economies ahead of the presidential election, but companies clearly have regained a sense of buoyancy about their own futures,” said Michael Tyler, chief investment officer, Eastern Bank Wealth Management and a member of AIM’s Board of Economic Advisors (BEA). “Large increases in the sales and employment indexes bode well for a Massachusetts economy that already enjoys a 3.9% unemployment rate.”

The AIM Index, based on a survey of Massachusetts employers, has appeared monthly since July 1991. It is calculated on a 100-point scale, with 50 as neutral; a reading above 50 is positive, while below 50 is negative. The Index reached its historic high of 68.5 on two occasions in 1997-98, and its all-time low of 33.3 in February 2009. It has remained above 50 since October 2013.

The sub-indices based on selected questions or categories of employer were mixed during September. The Massachusetts Index, assessing business conditions within the Commonwealth, shed 0.3 points during the month, but gained 2.3 points over the year to 57.0. The U.S. Index of national business conditions remained slightly pessimistic, dropping 0.4 points to 49.2, 1.4 points lower than its level of a year ago. Employers have been more optimistic about the Massachusetts economy than about the national economy for 77 consecutive months.

The Current Index, which assesses overall business conditions at the time of the survey, increased 2.3 points to 55.7 while the Future Index, measuring expectations for six months out, rose 1.1 points to 56.0. The future view is a point higher than it was in September 2015.

The 3.1-point increase in the Company Index reflected a surge of 3.8 points in the Sales Index to 58.1 and a 1.9-point jump in the Employment Index to 54.5. The AIM survey found that nearly 39% of respondents reported adding staff during the past six months, while 19% reduced employment. Expectations for the next six months were stable, with 38% expecting to hire and only 10% downsizing.

Non-manufacturing companies maintain a significantly brighter outlook than manufacturers. The overall Business Confidence Index among non-manufacturers was 61.1 compared to 50.9 for manufacturing companies.

“The uptick in employer assessments of their own prospects comes as welcome news following three consecutive months of declines. At the same time, manufacturers continue to struggle with economic weakness in key export markets,” said Paul Bolger, president, Massachusetts Capital Resource Co. and a BEA member.

AIM President and CEO Richard Lord, also a BEA member, said the 2016 presidential election has become a referendum on the degree to which the economic recovery is benefiting middle-income Americans. He noted that Peter Canellos, executive editor of Politico, told the AIM Executive Forum on Sept. 16 that the legacy of the 2016 campaign will be an ongoing debate about the economic future of blue-collar, middle-class workers who have not felt the benefits of the recovery.

“It is incumbent upon all of us to create an economy that encourages the development of jobs across all sectors to train people effectively for those jobs,” Lord said.

Kate Phelon Named to Mass. Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative

WESTFIELD — Kate Phelon, executive director of the Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce, was appointed by Gov. Charlie Baker to the Mass. Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative (AMC) in September. This appointment is one of three by the governor; the other two are representatives of advanced-manufacturing companies. Phelon will be part of a commission looking at the future of manufacturing in Massachusetts.

“I am very honored and excited about this appointment and appreciate the state’s leadership in recognizing the role a chamber of commerce representative can have in not only formulating agenda’s for particular industries, but the outreach we have with our membership,” Phelon said.

The purpose of the AMC will be to develop and implement the Commonwealth’s manufacturing agenda with the goal to foster and strengthen the necessary conditions to promote growth and innovation of manufacturing within Massachusetts. The AMC will focus on four areas: workforce development and education; technical assistance, innovation, and access to capital; enhancement of competitiveness, easing cost of doing business, and regulatory review of SMEs; and promoting manufacturing, which will include attracting a talented workforce, and expansion of in-state marketing of the supply chain.

In addition, the AMC works in conjunction with President Obama’s Advanced Manufacturing Partnership, as well as with seven additional states through the National Governors Assoc. Center of Best Practices Policy Academy on Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation.

Phelon attended her first full meeting of the collaborative in mid-September and learned first-hand what the subcommittees have been working on.

“Right now, the subcommittees are working on a five-year strategic-planning process to develop a strategy to keep manufacturing growing, exciting, inclusive, and innovative,” she said. “I was amazed at the work that has been done by these subcommittees and am very excited to work with stakeholders in the public and private sectors.”

As she gets more involved and acclimated to the work this collaborative is conducting, Phelon will share information as it becomes available and will be in contact with local manufacturers as necessary.

Berkshire Theatre Group Wins Grant from TD Charitable Foundation

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Theatre Group announced it is the recipient of a $25,000 grant from the TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, to support the BTG PLAYS! year-round education program.

BTG PLAYS! contains 10 individual programs. Of the 16,000 schoolchildren in Berkshire County, BTG PLAYS! serves 13,000. This means 81% of all Berkshire County schoolchildren participate in this education program.

By offering in-school, after-school, and summertime programs, it reaches a wide cross-section of youth. After-school activities help low-income families by extending the school day, thus providing a safe place for their children to spend their after-school hours. The program also provides a safe place for children during the summer with its summertime classes and its annual community-theatre production.

“We’re deeply thankful for TD Charitable Foundation’s grant to BTG PLAYS!” Artistic Director and CEO Kate Maguire said. “With this support, we may continue to serve Berkshire County schoolchildren, showing students how to be a part of a creative, thriving community. We are grateful that TD Charitable Foundation supports the transformative work we do through our education program.”

Ning Jia Joins Bay Path University Faculty

LONGMEADOW — Ning Jia has joined the faculty of Bay Path University, School of Science and Management, as director of the MS in Applied Data Science program. Prior to accepting this position, she was a statistician at Affinion Group based in Stamford, Conn., and has also worked at the Hartford Financial Group and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. She has also been an assistant professor at Virginia Tech and a teaching fellow at Harvard University.

Jia received her bachelor’s degree in business from Fudan University, Shanghai, China, and a Ph.D. in pure mathematics from the University of Minnesota. Her specialties are in combinatorics, biostatistics, statistical modeling, and big-data analysis.

Shining a Spotlight on Manufacturing

Opinion

Editorial

For many of the young people now becoming a force within this region’s business community, the area’s manufacturing sector is generally something to be talked about, and heard about, using the past tense.

This is what is required when referencing some of the companies that were the backbone of the region’s economy for decades and a source of countless stories from fathers, but now, mostly grandfathers and great uncles: the Springfield Armory, American Bosch, Uniroyal, Diamond Match, Chapman Valve, Westinghouse, General Electric, and countless others.

Yes, were. Most all of those companies are gone now, and their names come up far more in reference to what’s happening with the land and facilities where they once operated. That’s especially true of the last two companies on that list.

But while the manufacturing sector is certainly much smaller than it once was, it is still an important part of the region’s economy, and one that has considerable growth potential moving forward.

This is one of the points that organizers of the Western Mass. Business Expo will attempt to drive home during its day-long slate of programming (see story on page 13).

Indeed, while attention will be focused on the region’s ongoing efforts to promote entrepreneurship and mentor startups, as well as specific trends and issues facing today’s businesses — from Big Data to social media to using drones in one’s marketing efforts — manufacturing will also be in a bright spotlight.

Specifically, the Expo will focus on the companies currently generating stories within the manufacturing field, but especially on the issues facing this sector, including the huge issues of replacing retiring Baby Boomers and closing an almost-frightening skills gap staring at this industry.

And this is an important focus because, as we said above, this sector has enormous potential (CRRC’s selection of Springfield as the site for its subway-car-assembly plant is direct evidence of this), but only if the region can show it is capable of providing a large, talented, and reliable workforce for decades to come.

For this to happen, young people must not only be made aware that manufacturing is still a viable, attractive career option (many of those aforementioned grandfathers and great uncles have probably advised them otherwise because of what they’ve seen happen in their lifetime), but they must also be properly educated and trained for jobs in this profession.

Expo organizers, who have long made education a primary focus of the day-long event, will accomplish this through a number of initiatives. They include displays and demonstrations involving area technical schools and robotics programs aimed at people of all ages; exhibits featuring agencies and institutions committed to promoting economic development, and, specifically, the region’s manufacturing sector; and seminars on issues ranging from recruiting and retaining top talent to coping with multiple generations in the workplace.

The goal behind all these initiatives is to generate momentum to move many of these initiatives forward, and to drive home the point that the region’s manufacturing sector cannot and should not be relegated to the past tense.

Instead, the discussion should be about the present and especially the future, and how we can make that future as robust as possible given the intense, truly global competition for manufacturing jobs.

If the Expo can accomplish just some of this, then the time and energy spent to deliver the message will be well worth those investments.

Western Mass. Business Expo Will Focus on the Future

Features

Moving Forward

Workforce development and entrepreneurship.

Many issues, developments, trends, and concerns have come to the forefront — and dominated the headlines in BusinessWest — in recent years, but none more than these two.

Virtually every business sector and individual company in the region is faced with the considerable challenges of closing the skills gap, replacing the retiring Baby Boomers, and coping with multiple generations in the same office or manufacturing floor.

Meanwhile, the region is seeing a surge in entrepreneurial energy that is helping startups get off the runway, climb to a cruising altitude, or pick up needed speed on their way to a desired destination.

Thus, the floor of the Western Mass. Business Expo on Nov. 3 will, among other things, put these intriguing developments into sharp focus.

Of course, there will be plenty of other things to occupy the time and imagination of Expo-goers, from breakfast and lunch programs to educational programming on sales and marketing, tech trends, Big Data, and other topics; more than 100 exhibitors; and the day-capping Expo social, one of the best networking events of the year.

“This will be a day packed with activity from start to finish,” said Kate Campiti, associate publisher at BusinessWest, which is now in its sixth year of producing the Expo. “Business owners and managers need to circle Nov. 3 on their calendars and clear whatever was on for the date so they can spend the day at the MassMutual Center.”

But now, back to the future — as in the future of the region’s workforce and the future of the area’s business community and some of the companies that may shape it. These will be two of the main focal points of the Expo.

It’s called the Workforce of Tomorrow Hub, and that name speaks volumes about what will take shape on this large segment of the Expo show floor.

The Hub will be, well, a hub, with activity all morning and afternoon. It will include everything from robotics demonstrations and training initiatives involving area vocational and technical high schools to booths featuring businesses and agencies focused on workforce development, to a seminar series focused on today’s multi-generational workforce.

Individual seminars will focus on the art and science of recruiting, training, and retaining top talent; motivating the Millennial generation; methods for getting the four generations at work today to function cohesively, and much more.

“Every business is struggling to attract and retain top talent; the skills gap is a formidable challenge,” said Campiti. “The Expo will bring together experts on the subject of workforce development to offer timely and invaluable insight into how to build, maintain, and maximize a company’s best asset — its workforce.”

Meanwhile, in other corners of the show floor, the focus will be on entrepreneurship and various initiatives taking place across the region.

Programming includes a panel discussion on ongoing efforts to build and refine an entrepreneurial ecosystem, a ‘where are they now’ panel featuring several high-profile participants in Valley Venture Mentors’ accelerator program, and a pitch contest, conducted by SPARK Holyoke, featuring several area startups.

“The efforts to stimulate entrepreneurship and mentor startups is one of the most important components of the region’s economic-development strategy,” said Campiti. “The Expo will shine a light on these efforts, while also providing attendees an opportunity to meet and hear about some of the entrepreneurs they’ve read and heard so much about.”

The Western Mass. Business Expo will again be presented by Comcast Business. Other sponsors include Express Employment Professionals, Health New England, the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst, Johnson & Hill Staffing Services, MGM Springfield, Wild Apple Design, the Western Mass. Economic Development Council, Savage Arms, the Better Business Bureau, and the Regional Employment Board of Hampden County. The event’s media partners are WMAS, WHMP, and Rock 102/Laser 99.3. Additional sponsorship opportunities are available.

Exhibitor spaces are also available; booth prices start at $725. For more information on sponsorships or booth purchase, call (413) 781-8600, ext. 100. For more details, go HERE

Nominations Sought for Difference Makers Class of 2017

Features

Building on a Legacy

It was a moment — actually, several moments — that no one in attendance would soon, if ever, forget.

David and Marisa Balise had moved to the microphone at the Log Cabin Banquet & Meeting House to offer reflections on how their father, Mike, who had succumbed to stomach cancer just a few months earlier, had lived a life dedicated to family, the New England Patriots, and philanthropy.

“It was a special moment for everyone,” said BusinessWest Associate Publisher Kate Campiti. “Several people had already talked about Mike’s contributions to the community and the myriad ways he gave back, but no one did it in a more powerful, more thought-provoking way than his own children.”

There were a number of powerful moments at the Difference Makers celebration staged last March, such as the introduction of retiring Hampden County Sheriff Michael Ashe, which was punctuated by a rousing standing ovation from those in attendance, including many members of the area’s law-enforcement community. And then, there was the tribute to Bay Path University President Carol Leary, marked by the passage “no one has been a more effective, more impactful, and more important leader for their organization.”

There have been countless other memories like these since BusinessWest inaugurated its Difference Makers recognition program eight years ago. And now, it’s time to begin the process of making some more.

Indeed, nominations (HERE) are now being sought for the class of 2017, members of which will be feted at the Log Cabin late next March.

Nominations, which must be submitted to BusinessWest by Nov. 16, should, in very simple terms, explain why the individual or group in question is a Difference Maker within the community called Western Mass.

And as the list that follows reveals, there are many ways to fit that description. Last year’s class of honorees, which also includes Big Brothers Big Sisters and John Robison, president of Robison Service and advocate for individuals on the autism spectrum, provides ample evidence of this. But over the years, those honored include other college presidents, leaders of a host of nonprofits, and business leaders known as much for what they do within the community as for their respective companies.

“We chose that name ‘Difference Makers’ for a reason,” said Campiti. “It speaks to what these groups and individuals do, of course, but it doesn’t put any limitations on how those words can be interpreted.

“As we’ve seen over the years, there are countless ways to make a difference,” she went on. “The common denominator is that these individuals and and groups make this region a better place to live, work, and conduct business.”

Submissions will be reviewed by the team at BusinessWest, with the class of 2017 to be introduced in late January.

Details on the March Difference Makers celebration will be presented in upcoming issues of the magazine.

For the record, go HERE for a list of previous honorees.

‘Sully’ Flight Survivors Embrace a Story That Lives On

Features

Plane Speaking

Jorge Morgado says the saga of Flight 1549 has lived on well past the proverbial moment, through books, reunions, and, most recently, the movie Sully.

Jorge Morgado acknowledged that the words ‘based on a true story’ give film writers, directors, and producers a large degree of latitude when they’re telling a story.

Still, he went to one of the area’s first showings of Sully with the almost singular goal of seeing if Hollywood, and specifically Clint Eastwood, would get it right, meaning an accurate portrayal of the events of Jan. 15, 2009 and thereafter.

And he was pleased to report that — even though, for starters, his golf group of six that was such a significant part of the so-called ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ was reduced in size by half for this movie (and he wasn’t part of it) — they did.

At least when it comes to the part about the ditching of the plane and the subsequent rescue of all aboard.

“I thought they did a great job of telling the story without exaggerating,” said Morgado, vice president of Baystate Rug & Flooring in East Longmeadow and Chicopee. “I went to see if they would add ‘Hollywood’ to it, and for the most part, they didn’t.”

Jim Stefanik, who is one of the three written into the script, agreed, while noting, as one might expect, that it is quite the experience to see an actor, in this case, Max Adler (Glee, Love and Honor), play you in a movie and see his name next to yours as the credits roll.

“It’s definitely weird, and that’s been one of the more interesting things about this whole experience,” he said, adding quickly that Adler looks nothing like him and is almost a foot taller, but he doesn’t mind Hollywood taking those liberties.

“I’m five foot, five, and he’s about 6’4,” Stefanik, the former golf pro turned Chicopee firefighter, explained with a laugh, adding that it’s certainly difficult to describe the sensation of watching a movie depicting a scene from your life, and he has struggled with that assignment.

The simple exercise of trying to articulate these experiences explains how Sully has in some ways put the six golfers, all from Western Mass., back in the spotlight, even though some have kept a very low profile for years now and have every intention of keeping it that way.

And it also helps explain how a story like this lives on long after the proverbial ‘moment’ — in this case, it was literally only 10 or 12 minutes — is over. Indeed, there have been books, reunions, consistent contact on social media among the passengers, a gathering when the now-famous Airbus A320 was moved into a museum in North Carolina a few years ago, and other happenings to keep the story in plain view.

But in most respects, keeping this saga front and center hasn’t been a burden, emotionally or otherwise, because it is in many ways different from other newscast-leading events in recent years, many of them also turned into movies (Deepwater Horizon is now in theaters, for example, and there are two films on the Boston Marathon bombing now in production).

Indeed, this is a feel-good saga in about every way imaginable, one where no one can be described with the word ‘victim’ — except maybe in reference to an unyielding media blitzkrieg, as we’ll see later. There were no fatalities, only one serious injury (to a flight attendant), no real blame to be laid, and hardly a hint of controversy, although, according to many accounts, Eastwood felt the necessity to create some.

And when we all survived … from then to now, I think I realize just how good I have it. I think I appreciate it more than I would if I wasn’t on that plane that day.”

Specifically, in the film, National Transportation Safety Board officials make the case that the pilots could have flown the plane back to LaGuardia Airport instead of ditching in the Hudson River, but Morgado says he’s heard rumors that the NTSB is not at all happy with this depiction of events.

No, the story of Flight 1549 has a happy ending in seemingly all ways, and that’s why Morgado, Stefanik, and Dave Carlos didn’t mind going over all this ground one more time nearly eight years after they were unwittingly thrust into the spotlight.

“When people ask me, I say this whole experience was a blessing in disguise,” said Carlos, chair of the Math Department at Springfield’s Central High, soon to open his own business on the side, a pizza shop. “I have an 8-year-old and a 6-year-old, and the 6-year-old wasn’t born when this happened. When Sully said ‘brace for impact,’ what I thought about was not being able to see my daughter and what she looked like, and not being able to see my son again or my family again.

“And when we all survived … from then to now, I think I realize just how good I have it,” he went on. “I think I appreciate it more than I would if I wasn’t on that plane that day.”

For this issue, the three talked about that fateful day in January — again — but mostly about what’s happened since, and how events of this nature can change someone’s life in ways that couldn’t be imagined.

Last-ditch Efforts

“It was like sneakers in a clothes dryer.”

That’s how Morgado chose to describe the sound of a flock of geese getting in the way of the engines on both sides of the Airbus he and his golfing buddies were scattered throughout. Only no one actually knew that this is what it was.

All that would soon become apparent is that something was clearly wrong, he recalled, adding that the cabin, which he was near the front of (window seat, row 5 in coach) was soon filling with smoke.

“The cabin started shaking and it smelled like burnt bird — you could tell something was wrong,” he said, adding that, like all those around him, he spent the next few minutes trying to simply absorb what was happening around him.

Backing up a little — kind of like a movie flashing back several hours — Morgado said he and the rest of his golf party were not supposed to be on this flight. Instead, they had chosen to fly on Spirit Airlines for their regular winter-season trip to Myrtle Beach in South Carolina. But that Thursday morning came up white, and the light show was enough to ground smaller planes, but not larger airliners.

So Morgado and his companions — Stefanik, Carlos, Rick Delisle, Rob Kolodjay, and Jeff Kolodjay— would secure the last six tickets for US Airways Flight 1549, a number that, like most everything else about this story, no one will ever forget.

Returning to that moment when Morgado heard the sneakers in the dryer, he said that noise, which occurred only a few minutes after the plane lifted off LaGuardia’s runway, was followed by general silence. There was nothing, he said, until the man the world would soon come to call by his nickname said those words have become so famous — “This is the captain; brace for impact.”

By the time those words came, though, passengers could see that the plane was out over the Hudson and ever closer to the water, said Carlos, adding that stewardesses began saying the phrase that would come to dominate the movie trailer: “heads down … brace yourselves.” And as much as the words themselves, it was what he thought they meant that has stayed with him all these years.

“They kept chanting it over and over again,” he recalled, that it was an agonizing, terror-filled three minutes before the plane actually hit the water. “I kept thinking, ‘is this the last thing I’m going to hear? This is awful.’”

Eventually, although very quickly, it seems — “you were just in survival mode,” said Morgado — passengers made their way out of the aircraft, with most of them winding up on the wings, as captured in those iconic photographs, one of which now graces the wall of his office at the Chicopee location. What those pictures don’t effectively convey is how quickly the plane began to settle into the icy Hudson.

“When I stepped onto the wing, the water was only ankle-deep, but by the time the boats came, I was waist-deep in water — the plane was sinking pretty quickly,” said Morgado, adding that, while he was having a hard time comprehending and coping with all that was going on around him, he still had the presence of mind to keep his cell phone dry.

Because he did, he got his first real taste of how immediate, intense, and sometimes infuriating the media assault on Flight 1549 and everyone involved with it that day would be.

“I called my wife to tell her I was in a plane crash; she didn’t even know I was on that plane,” he explained. “I said, ‘I’m OK; I’ll call you when I get on dry land.’ I then hung up, and she turned on the TV to see what was going on.

“She later called and said that, just after I hung up, the home phone started ringing off the hook — it was all these New York and Boston media people calling,” he went on. “She remembers talking to Diane Sawyer’s producer, who said, ‘let me know where your husband is; we know he’s asthmatic, and we’ll get him treatment.’ They knew my medical history, and I was still standing on the wing of that plane. That was how quick they were able to get my information and get to my house. They were all out to get a story.”

Overall, Carlos, who joked that he wasn’t written out of the script, he just wasn’t written into it, said the movie made the rescue appear easier and less traumatic than it actually was.

“In the movie, the rescue seemed very nonchalant; they made it look easy to just climb on those boats and get out of there, that everything was just standing still,” he noted. “In real life, we were floating down the Hudson; the plane was moving, the boats were moving, the hulls of the boats were 15 to 20 feet above the water, not the five feet like they depict in the movie.”

Wing and a Prayer

Fast-forwarding a little, Morgado and the others said what happened on the Hudson was certainly just the first chapter in this story. Others involve what happened after they returned to dry land and, later, their families, their businesses, and other facets of their lives.

Highlights, and there are many, include:

• Morgado being told that media members had snuck into his office in pursuit of … whatever, and wound up taking photos of pictures of his children and printing them (that’s a lowlight, actually);

• Getting to go on that Myrtle Beach trip eventually, with the Golf Channel in tow to record the occasion, and with new equipment and bags courtesy of Titleist, which wanted its name omnipresent during this outing, and succeeding with that goal (Morgado remembers the dozens of courses at Myrtle vying hard for the privilege of hosting them);

• Taking part in the book Miracle on the Hudson, featuring passengers telling their stories (Morgado leads off a chapter titled “Night in New York” talking about his phone call to his wife while out on the wing); and

• Relaying the story untold times to family members, friends, business customers, fellow Rotarians, and, yes, the media, a broad constituency (we’ll include TV talk-show hosts) that induced a wide range of emotions from those we spoke with — everything from fascination to incredulity.

Indeed, beyond his aforementioned experience on the wing, Morgado related another episode involving the fifth estate in the book Miracle on the Hudson.

As he relates the story, the six golfers were due to appear on the Today show the morning after the crash and rescue. They were to meet the show’s producer in the lobby of the Crowne Plaza hotel, and were told specifically by him not to leave the lobby, because competing networks, positioned outside with their own vans, would essentially hijack the story.

“It was insane,” said Stefanik of the media coverage, in terms of its depth and voracity. “They kept trying to find out everything they could about you; they were calling my mother-in-law, my mother, all in pursuit of a story. They can find out anything about you that they want.”

The movie Sully has brought the media back, but not with anything approaching the ferocity witnessed in the weeks and months after the crash. Overall, the film has simply brought some new questions to be answered — everything from ‘how accurate was it?’ (perhaps the most common query) to ‘how did Tom Hanks do in the title role?’

“He was incredible as Sully,” said Morgado while answering the latter. “He captured him perfectly.”

And while that same adjective probably can’t be used for the sum of the film and its attention to accuracy, said those we spoke with, it does an adequate job of capturing the heart of the story — the courage and skill of the pilots.

Roll the Credits

Spoiler alert: Morgado said Sully starts off in an intriguing way — by showing what might have happened if Sullenberger and co-pilot Jeffrey Skiles hadn’t pulled off the miracle on the Hudson (let’s leave it at that).

The powerful footage has to leave audience members, not to mention survivors like Morgado, Stefanik, and Carlos, more cognizant of how lucky everyone was that day.

Carlos enjoyed and appreciated the movie, but didn’t really need it to appreciate his good fortune and remember never to take anything for granted.

“The incident helped open my eyes to things, and it’s enabled me to enjoy what I have more than I used to,” he told BusinessWest.

This is a sentiment that — like the story of Flight 1549 itself — lives on well past the moments that made history.

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

Lee Dawn Daniel to Join Executive Committee of MATA

NORTHAMPTON — Bacon Wilson announced that attorney Lee Dawn Daniel has been selected to join the executive committee of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys (MATA).

She is currently serving her second term on MATA’s board of governors, having been appointed by MATA’s president for 2015-16, and then nominated and elected by former MATA officers to continue on the board of governors for another two-year term.

“It is my privilege to continue my service to MATA by joining the executive committee,” Daniel said. “I am thrilled to be able to help promote the mission of this tremendous organization, which allows trial attorneys to gather together to share cutting-edge techniques, discuss the latest trends in the law, and improve skills so that we can continue to serve our clients and the justice system of the Commonwealth to the best of our abilities. It’s my honor to serve.”

Attorney Daniel recently joined Bacon Wilson as of counsel. She is a litigator with more than 30 years of experience representing clients in matters of personal injury. She is a graduate of the Boston University School of Law and the State University of New York at Binghamton with honors, and has secured multiple million-dollar-plus settlements and verdicts throughout her career. She is based in Bacon Wilson’s Northampton location.

MATA has operated since 1975, with its membership working to uphold and defend the Constitutions of the U.S. and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to assure that the right to trial by jury will be secure to all, to help people whose rights may be in jeopardy, to protect the independence of the judiciary, to promote public safety and welfare while protecting individual liberties, and to uphold the honor of the profession of law.

A UMass Landmark Has a New Lease on Life

Cover Story

Blast from the Past

Built when Chester A. Arthur was patrolling the White House and UMass Amherst was known as the Massachusetts Agricultural College, Old Chapel has witnessed a great deal of history. Yet, much of its own recent history has been one of neglect and disuse. But thanks to the vision and determination of the school’s chancellor, this landmark that has been such a big part of the school’s past will now play an intriguing role in its future.

It’s a story that many within the broad UMass Amherst community have heard already. But if they haven’t, they’re almost certain to hear it over the next few months.

Kumble Subbaswamy, then a candidate to become chancellor of the university, was on site for some interviews and, as part of that process, was being given an elaborate tour.

According to what has become local lore, he was walking through the center of the campus and past the building known colloquially as Old Chapel — although by most accounts it wasn’t really used for religious services — and paused to admire it.

He then asked to go inside for a look at this handsome structure that was opened in 1886, said Ed Blaguszewski, a spokesman for the school, and was told that he couldn’t; the building had been locked and shuttered amid safety concerns. Actually, by that time, 2011, few, if anyone, had been inside Old Chapel in years.

Moving the story along, Blaguszewski said that ‘Swamy,’ as he’s now known to most, made a pledge of sorts. If he were to be named chancellor, he would make it one of his priorities to see to it that the chapel, a rich part of the school’s past, would also be part of its future.

And to make a long story short, he made good on the pledge.

Indeed, Old Chapel, a building few alums can claim to have been in, even though it is considered the iconic, signature building on the flagship campus, is nearly ready to begin its next life. And in that role, few members of future classes will be able to say they never had cause to go inside.

That’s because the building will become a true community center, said Blaguszewski and Jeff Quackenbush, UMass project manager, noting that the spaces on the first and second floors can and will be used for everything from lectures to recitals; from receptions to weddings.

No bridal ceremonies or receptions have been scheduled yet, said Quackenbush, but he noted that calls of inquiry have started to pour in, many from alums looking for a unique location for their special day.

Getting Old Chapel ready for such functions has been an elaborate, 30-month-long effort that has been a blend of new construction and careful restoration and reconstruction of many of the original facilities, said Quackenbush, adding that the project has presented a number of stern tests.

“It’s been a challenge on many levels, with the biggest challenge being the building itself,” he said, noting that, while in the course of giving Old Chapel a makeover, construction manager Barr & Barr and the subcontractors that worked with it uncovered a host of problems and hurdles to be cleared. “We took this building back to the structure, and we found a lot of bad structure.”

The Old Chapel, seen in an undated postcard.

Jim Alexander, senior principal with Finegold Alexander Architects, which added the chapel to an impressive résumé of work with historic structures, agreed.

He said there were three main challenges to this endeavor: creating suitable access to the building and all its levels, finding space for the mechanicals (heating, air conditioning, etc.) without taking valuable square footage on the ground floor, and determining what the structure could and should be used for moving forward, and designing spaces accordingly.

In each case, creative answers were found, he said, referring to his company as “problem-solving architects.”

The end results are dramatic, Alexander and Quackenbush noted, although few will actually know just how dramatic, because they’ve never seen the ‘old,’ and can only bask in the ‘new.’

And while the $21 million Old Chapel project will restore a landmark to prominence, it is, in many ways, merely part of a larger effort to revitalize and reinvigorate the historic center of the campus, an area that also includes the W.E.B. Du Bois Library, the campus pond, nearby South College, and some recent additions, such as the Honors College, just a few hundred feet from the chapel.

“The chapel is part of a larger investment in the core of the campus,” said Blaguszewski, listing everything from new construction to renovation of the campus center to conversion of the old Blue Wall tavern into a huge dining facility. “The goal is to connect students to the school’s past, honor our history, and build a community.”

For this issue, BusinessWest takes an in-depth look at the Old Chapel project, and how a university that has spent hundreds of millions of dollars to add new facilities to the landscape has made an equally important investment in preserving the past.

History Lessons

When asked to describe that aforementioned ‘old,’ or what he found when he ventured inside Old Chapel before the restoration project commenced, Quackenbush used a number of words and phrases to convey the picture.

Perhaps none drove the point home better than ‘frightening.’

Jeff Quackenbush inside the renovated great room at the Old Chapel.

“It was not a safe place, really; I found myself wondering what was around the corner,” he said while referencing some early tours. “It was old, it was dirty … you were wondering if something with four legs might be lurking about.”

This was quite a sad state for a building that has seen all but a few decades of the school’s 153-year history and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places only a year ago.

“It has served many students over many generations,” said Blaguszewski as he explained its important place in the history and psyche of the university. “And it speaks to the history and community of UMass; this building has endured through the transformation of the university through many phases, from small land-grant startup, if you will, to one of the best public research universities in the country today.”

Indeed, positioned just west of the pond, the chapel has seen the school essentially grow up around it. One old postcard, date unknown (page 7), shows the structure on the school’s main thoroughfare with little but trees and a large green around it.

And as that green space was filled in over the ensuing decades, Old Chapel, a two-and-a-half-story Romanesque Revival structure made from Pelham granite with East Longmeadow sandstone trim, assumed a number of roles.

Originally, the first floor functioned as the school library, while the second floor was the college chapel. The library remained there until 1935, when it was renovated and used for classrooms. In subsequent years, the building served as home for the Department of Music and Performing Arts, and, later, the highly acclaimed UMass marching band.

Indeed, all that most students who were on campus during the ’70s, ’80s, and early ’90s knew of the chapel was the sounds of the band practicing, which permeated its thick walls.

While the chapel’s tower, clock, and bells underwent extensive renovations in 1998 and 1999, the interior was essentially neglected, said Blaguszewski, adding that the school could never seem to find the money for what would certainly be a very involved effort to restore, renovate, and modernize the structure to meet modern building codes.

And that’s where things stood until Subbaswamy’s now-famous tour and his stated commitment to returning Old Chapel to something approximating its former glory.

“After he was appointed,” noted Blaguszewski, “he said that, if the opportunity arises, we really need to restore this building — it’s such a beautiful structure, it’s in the heart of the campus, it’s part of our historic legacy, and it can be a real community builder.”

That opportunity came as the chancellor pushed for the chapel project to be part of a much larger capital campaign, he went on, adding that $21 million, including donations from several thousand individuals, was eventually cobbled together for the project.

The task of blueprinting the renovations and needed structural changes was awarded to Finegold Alexander Architects, which has undertaken a number of similar projects regionally and nationally.

It was a significant player in the massive, $150 million restoration of Ellis Island, for example, as well the extensive renovations to Boston’s iconic Hatch Memorial Shell on the occasion of its 50th anniversary in 1990.

Other projects in the portfolio include work on the executive suite at the Massachusetts State House, Worcester’s Union Station, the Wang Performance Center, and, regionally, Holyoke’s Public Library, a project that involved integration of the existing structure, built in 1902, with a large addition, effectively doubling the facility’s space.

“Our interest has been in the reuse of existing buildings, and kind of reimagining or reinterpreting them for contemporary purposes,” Alexander explained, adding that those terms definitely apply to the Old Chapel project.

Designs on a Rebirth

As noted earlier, the Old Chapel project presented a number of challenges, said Alexander, and before any of them could really be addressed, the first order of business was to determine what the structure could and should be used for moving forward.

“There was a lot of back and forth on this, with a number of people involved,” he said. “The chancellor and many others wanted to explore the possibilities, but they knew it had to have a major student component, and there had to be ceremonial aspect to it as well.”

Making this vision reality required a healthy mix of imagination, diligence, and even some science, in the form of microscopic examination of samples from the second-floor space, known to many as the ‘great room,’ to determine the original wall and trim colors.

“It had been painted this unfortunate green color and was in really bad shape,” he recalled. “There had been a paint/stenciling color scheme around the walls, and by doing extensive testing of the original plaster — paint seriation analysis — we were able to figure out what those colors were originally and restore those color bands.”

In some cases, original facilities, including practically everything on the first floor except the support columns, had to be ripped up and replaced, said Quackenbush, adding that other original features, such as the wooden trusses in the great room and most of the elaborate staircases, were refurbished and put back in place.

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The great room in the Old Chapel before (above), and after.

“More than half the structural elements in the building had to be supplemented with additional structural elements,” he explained, adding that this was necessitated by modern building codes, including those dealing with seismic activity.

To create affective access for all, the architects came up with a unique solution in the form of a new entrance, or pavilion, known as the ‘glass box,’ which is essentially what it is.

This new, modern, handicap-accessible ‘addition to the landscape,’ as Alexander calls it, enables the preservation of the original entrances (no longer suited for that purpose) to be preserved and used only for egress.

“As a result, we didn’t have to change the historic character of those entranceways, one of which was right under the main tower,” he explained.

Another challenge was figuring out what to do with the mechanicals, said Quakenbush, adding that locating them within the existing footprint would be impractical and take up too much space. The solution was a vault, designed to be as inconspicuous as possible, located below grade outside the building. It will make use of excess capacity from the nearby library, said Quackenbush.

Placement of the chapel on the National Register of Historic Places presented still another challenge, said Alexander, adding that, while it doesn’t restrict what can be done to a building’s interior, in most cases, it adds another layer of approvals to the process.

“We had to make sure that our new entry, our new accessibility, the mechanical systems … nothing would really adversely effect the original design of the building,” he explained. “That was a bit of a challenge, but one we readily accepted.”

The renovated structure is now ready to play an exciting new role on the campus, said Quackenbush, adding that the first floor of the chapel will be used for student-related activities, right down to study space. The room can be conjured in a number of ways, he explained, and the giant video screen can be used for myriad academic functions.

The great room upstairs, meanwhile, with its slightly raised stage, stained-glass windows, and elaborate trusses, can be used for a number of different functions, he went on, listing everything from alumni gatherings to awards banquets to guest lectures and speeches.

It can also, as noted, be used for weddings, and he expects there to be many involving individuals who have a special connection to the university — and there are plenty who fall in that category.

Bell-weather Project

As he talked about the Old Chapel project, Alexander relayed a story that speaks volumes about the building, its importance to the campus, and the work to restore it.

Back in 2014, as the work was beginning, he was bringing his granddaughter, then a student at the university, back to the campus. He told BusinessWest that the two eventually ventured to Old Chapel, and she was able to climb into the tower and ring the bell.

Upon descending and moving toward the exit, they came across several students, who, upon seeing the door to the landmark finally open (something they had never seen before), tried to get inside for a look.

“They were very disappointed when I told them they couldn’t,” Alexander recalled. “I had to say, ‘sorry, not yet.’”

Soon, of course, he and others won’t have to utter those words any longer. That will be an historic moment for the school, one of many witnessed by the university’s most recognizable landmark, and the one everyone knew so little about.

Indeed, the school’s past will now be part of its future, and the vision Subbaswamy had years ago will finally become reality.

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

Mercedes Dealership Comes to Chicopee

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Groundbreaking Event

As they took to the podium placed near the front door of the hotel known long ago as the Schine Inn (it’s had many names since), several politicians reflected on the important place the site has had in Chicopee’s history, especially its political and business history. And they noted that this legacy will certainly continue as the site is prepared for its new life — as home to a Mercedes dealership to be operated by Springfield Automotive Partners. Ground was broken for the ambitious, $12 million project on Sept. 21. The dealership, highly visible from the exit 6 tollbooth of the Mass Pike just a few hundred yards away, is due to open in just under a year, said Peter Wirth, managing partner of Springfield Automotive partners, who is undertaking the project with his wife, Michelle, and partners Rich and Amy Hess.

An architect’s rendering of the 37,000-square-foot Mercedes dealership

A large group of officials take up shovels for the groundbreaking

Managing Partner Peter Wirth addresses the large gathering for the ceremonies

Robinson Donovan Celebrates 150 Years by Giving Back

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Firm in Its Resolve

From left, five of Robinson Donovan’s partners: Jeffrey Trapani, Michael Simolo, Nancy Frankel Pelletier, Carla Newton, and Managing Partner Jeffrey Roberts.

Robinson Donovan has experienced plenty of changes in its 150-year history, from shifting economic cycles to constantly evolving laws, to the evolution of its home city of Springfield. But one thing has remained a priority since its founder, George Robinson — who was also a high-school principal, state legislator, and governor — hung out a shingle in 1866. That is a focus on community — not just in a business sense, but through charity and volunteerism. And that’s how the firm is choosing to mark this significant anniversary.

Attorneys who have been with Robinson Donovan for any amount of time are fluent in its history, which stretches back 150 years — an anniversary the firm chose to celebrate by giving back.

Specifically, the firm traces its roots back to former Gov. George Robinson, who began practicing law in the Springfield area prior to serving as a member of the state House of Representatives and then Senate.

His contributions to the Springfield region extended beyond his appointments to public office. He was also the principal of Chicopee High School and a founding member of Chicopee Savings Bank, in addition to his law practice, now known as Robinson Donovan.

As the anniversary approached, said Carla Newton, a partner with the firm, one topic of discussion was the importance of place — how Greater Springfield itself, and its network of residents, businesses, and nonprofits are critical to the Robinson Donovan story.

“George Robinson was a public servant himself, and certainly served the public in a very direct way, so we began thinking about how to give back, rather than just celebrate internally,” she told BusinessWest. “And we began looking around at all the different nonprofits, many of which have board members and volunteers within our office. We thought it was appropriate to go beyond our own personal commitments to the community, and be a little more demonstrative and provide actual contributions.”

We all live here. We all benefit from the nonprofits that operate here, whether it be Providence Ministries or an educational institution like Bay Path University. We’ve raised families in this community and benefit from the fact that these organizations exist and make our community a better place to live.”

In lieu of some grand party or other event, that’s precisely how the firm chose to celebrate its anniversary year — with a sizable donation each month to a local nonprofit.

“We solicited input from everyone at the firm,” said Partner Michael Simolo. “As Carla said, a lot of us are involved in these organizations, and we know very well the people involved in them. It was kind of a collective effort from everyone to choose the organizations we donated to.”

“We all live here,” Newton added. “We all benefit from the nonprofits that operate here, whether it be Providence Ministries or an educational institution like Bay Path University. We’ve raised families in this community and benefit from the fact that these organizations exist and make our community a better place to live.”

Besides those two organizations, the firm has also donated to Friends of the Homeless, the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, Cutchins Center for Children, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Community Legal Aid, Dakin Humane Society, and the Gray House — with three more to be chosen before the calendar turns.

Looking Back

That calendar has turned 150 times since Robinson first set up shop, and Newton acknowledged that it’s difficult to determine all the reasons it has survived so long. But she had a few theories.

One is simply pride among the attorneys in how the firm does business. She recalled arriving at the firm — at the time much smaller than its roster of 17 lawyers — and getting the sense they cared about leaving the firm in good hands when they were gone — which involved not only treating clients with professionalism, but mentoring the younger lawyers. “There was a culture of continuation, and people like me ended up getting adopted into that culture.”

Nowadays, she added, growth comes from meeting specific needs. “We bring in someone to support a particular area, and we inculcate them into the culture, and it continues on. There’s no reason to believe this isn’t going to keep going, as the younger lawyers coming in here realize, ‘hey, someday this will be our firm.’”

Managing Partner Jeffrey Roberts added that longevity requires a strong reputation in the community as well. “Ultimately, there has to be some recognition of quality. People want service, they want value, and they want to feel they’re getting the best product available.”

That reputation translates into referrals, he added. “They say your clients come from your clients. Other lawyers say, ‘I don’t do that kind of work, but you should go to that lawyer.’ In the end, it’s a small community, and if you don’t carry your practice properly and honestly, word gets around. If people understand who we are, we’ll have no shortage of business.”

That culture, again, extends to its community outreach, Newton said. “We’re not a firm that says to people who come in, ‘you must find a place to volunteer.’ Everyone here, whether it’s administrative assistants, lawyers, paralegals, they all do volunteer work because it’s important to them. That just seems to be the type of individual who comes to work at Robinson Donovan. Our people are really committed to doing volunteer work.”

Karen Blanchard, left, executive director at Providence Ministries Service Network, receives a check from Carla Newton, partner at Robinson Donovan, earlier this year as part of the law firm’s year-long series of donations to mark its 150th anniversary.

Partner Nancy Frankel Pelletier agreed. “It’s definitely part of the culture of the firm,” she said. “We encourage people to be active in things they have an interest in or a passion for. It’s never imposed on anyone or done out of obligation, but it’s what everyone does.”

Roberts noted that community involvement isn’t a one-way street, and firm members reap benefits beyond feeling good about themselves. “If you contribute to an organization, they benefit; on the other hand, you benefit because you learn about what the organization does, and you meet a lot of different people, and you get invested more in the community, rather than just getting in your car, going to work, taking care of your client matters, and going home. There’s a networking component that can lead you to other organizations.”

New hires, especially those coming from outside the area, are encouraged to find organizations that speak to them, as a way to get a real sense of what’s happening outside the walls and glass windows high above Main Street in Tower Square.

“Then it tends to build,” Roberts said, “because you’re recognized, and then someone else might ask you to help out at a function or support a cause or go to a dinner, and it builds on itself. It’s part of your education in the community.”

Looking Ahead

A general-practice firm, Robinson Donovan specializes in a number of legal niches, including corporate and business law, commercial real estate, estate planning and administration, divorce and family law, employment law, and litigation. After a period of rapid contraction — more than 30 lawyers worked there as recently as 15 years ago, when it was known as Robinson Donovan Madden & Barry — business has been steadily growing in virtually all those specialties, and the practice is on the rise again, hiring eight attorneys over the past several years, bringing the current roster to 16, with plans to possibly expand further.

“The firm is very dynamic and forward-thinking,” Simolo said. “We are celebrating our 150th, but at the same time, the firm is making some big investments in the future.”

Partner Jeffrey Trapani said the fact that economic development has been on the rise in Springfield, and the surrounding region is a quality-of-life draw, are added enticements when hiring.

“People get down on Springfield, but this region, I think, attracts people,” he told BusinessWest. “People enjoy coming to this area. We have city centers, things to do, you can see art, hear music, get outside, and still be close to Boston and New York.”

Trapani and Simolo count themselves among the former newcomers mentored by Roberts and his peers, but are now part of a middle generation rising to leadership and taking on much of that mentoring responsibility for new attorneys. That perpetuates the firm’s constant evolution, with some of the more recent hires chosen to match growth fields, including trusts and estates, corporate transaction law, labor and employment, domestic relations, and subspecialties like green energy.

“There’s such a broad scope of experience in this office,” Newton said. “So I can go to one of the associates and talk to them about something. They’ll learn from me, but I’ll also learn from them. When I sit in Jeff’s office or Nancy’s office, cross-learning takes place. Every single day, there are opportunities to sit down and talk about an issue with someone else. Not a day goes by that I don’t learn some new nuance that’s helpful to something I’m working on.”

It’s an environment some find unusual at first, Frankel Pelletier said, “but it’s the only environment I’ve ever known my entire career. We are just an open-door, collaborative community of lawyers.”

In short, Robinson Donovan has come a long way since its early days, when it was best known for George Robinson’s successful defense of Lizzie Borden on double murder charges in 1892. These days, the firm is recognized in a host of ways, such as the citations many of its attorneys have received from organizations like Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, and Martindale-Hubbell.

“Unlike some other firms from the area, we really maintain a statewide presence,” said Frankel Pelletier, who was the firm’s first-ever female attorney. “We have always maintained that statewide presence and attained regional and, in some senses, national recognition. Our attorneys are constantly being recognized by organizations they belong to. That is who we are.”

Well, that and a law firm with a strong commitment to the community that has helped it thrive for 150 years.

Joseph Bednar can be reached at [email protected]

Employee-monitoring Technology Raises Questions of Privacy

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2016 or 1984?

By Stefanie M. Renaud

Stefanie Renaud

Imagine a piece of technology, so small it could be mistaken for a credit card, that tracks every movement an employee makes, analyzes every conversation that employee has, and could tell an employer when that employee was in need of a day off. What if that technology could identify patterns and traits that you could use to increase productivity by 23%? Would employers want to use this technology? Of course!

But what about the employees? Isn’t using technology like this an invasion of their privacy? We were shocked to learn, and we bet you are too, that, because of the way this technology is currently being used, employers actually can monitor every word and movement an employee makes without running afoul of the law.

Boston-based company Humanyze recently made headlines when it announced the success it has had analyzing data collected by employee ID badges, developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, that track employees’ movements and analyze their voices during conversations. Contained within each badge are Bluetooth, radio frequency identification (RFID), and infrared technologies, as well as two microphones.

Each of these particular technologies has a different function and gives Humanyze different information that it can use to identify trends or patterns. Bluetooth and RFID technology are used to monitor the employee’s physical movements and location within the office. The microphones allow Humanyze to conduct real-time analysis of the speaker’s voice, including the frequency of speaking and interrupting, and how the tone and pitch of the voice change, which can be indicator of stress, although the badge does not record the content of the employee’s conversations. Finally, infrared technology monitors the wearer’s physiology for signs of stress.

Humanyze analyzes all of the collected data and identifies patterns or trends common to a specified group, such as top performers. Humanyze then works with companies to explore these trends and use them to the business’ advantage. For example, Humanyze helped Bank of America save millions of dollars by suggesting that they restructure employee breaks, which increased social interaction between employees and led to a 23% increase in employee productivity.

So, given how invasive this level of employee monitoring is, how could it not be an invasion of privacy? First of all, this isn’t an invasion of privacy because Humanyze only gathers data from employees who voluntarily offer to be tracked. Second, the individual’s data is their own; employers cannot see individual data and only receive information about aggregate data trends. According to Massachusetts General Laws, employees are protected by statute from “unreasonable, substantial, or serious interference” with their privacy.

However, in order to prove an invasion-of-privacy claim, the employee must show that the employer gathered and then disclosed information “of a highly personal or intimate nature.” While it is arguable that the data collected by these badges could be deemed highly personal in nature, in this case it’s Humanyze, and not the employee’s employer, who collects and analyzes the information.

For this same reason, Massachusetts employers do not need to worry about personnel-records law violations, because the employer is neither creating the records, nor is it the owner of the data. And, because the badges do not record audio, there is no concern about violating the Massachusetts wiretapping statute.

So are there any legal hurdles stopping an employer from implementing this type of employee monitoring? Only one: a workforce governed by a collective bargaining agreement. Employers with unionized workplaces will almost certainly need to bargain with the union before implementing a new employee tracking system.

Indeed, in another, related circumstance, the Boston Police Department engaged in negotiations with the union representing its police officers over whether or not the officers would be required to wear body cameras, ultimately agreeing with the union that, at least initially, the department would ask for volunteers. When no one volunteered, the BPD was allowed to assign the cameras to police officers, but that was after months of negotiations and subsequent litigation. So, if you have a unionized workforce, you can expect both union negotiations and substantial pushback on any requirement that members of the collective-bargaining unit wear these badges.

Employers in or with locations outside of Massachusetts that are inclined to experiment with this new employee-tracking system should check with labor and employment counsel in those jurisdictions, because state privacy laws can vary widely. Meanwhile, we’ll keep an eye on this new technology and let you know if there are any new developments.

Stefanie M. Renaud is an associate with Skoler, Abbott & Presser; (413) 737-4753; [email protected]

Assoc. for Community Living Unveils New Name, Partnership with VVM

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Lighting a Path

SPRINGFIELD — In a time of change for what, until recently, was known as the Assoc. for Community Living, the organization’s passion and innovative spirit will remain constants, its executive director says.

But it needed a name change, Ruth Banta went on, one that underscores the scope of the services it has provided to people with intellectual disabilities in the community — from youth through the senior years — since 1952.

That new name is Pathlight.

“What we’re hoping with the new name is that people will associate it with the breadth of the services that we offer,” she said. “When people hear that a service is a Pathlight program, we want them to know that means it is a caring, high-quality service backed by high-level expertise.”

Banta also announced that, in continuing the organization’s innovative spirit, Pathlight has partnered with Valley Venture Mentors (VVM) to offer the Pathlight Challenge. The two organizations have put out a national call to startup entrepreneurs to develop technology aimed at increasing independence for people with intellectual disabilities.

It’s expected that at least two proposals from startups will be accepted by Pathlight. Those entrepreneurs will be enrolled in Valley Venture Mentors’ four-month, intensive Accelerator Program in January.

“It’s a great partnership,” Banta said. “We’re tying our history of innovation and our passion for the people that we serve to entrepreneurs’ passion for innovation and breaking barriers.”

Paul Silva, chief innovation officer at Valley Venture Mentors, said what’s key in the Pathlight Challenge is that startups will have access to people in the populations they are hoping to serve as they produce their innovations.

“Interfacing with stakeholders is normally hard to do,” he said. “We have created a way in which companies that are worthy can get the access they need. If they want to develop something for parents, Pathlight can connect them to parents. If they want to gain access to staff, we can connect them to staff. This will allow them to troubleshoot problems as early as possible and allow their ideas to evolve more quickly. Pathlight is giving these startups a chance to be more competitive and, thus, more likely to survive.”

New Era

Formerly vice president of administration and chief financial officer at the organization that serves people with disabilities across Western Mass. from infancy through end of life, Banta said the name change to Pathlight was part of a rebranding that began last fall as a means of solidifying the agency’s persona and outlining its key values.

“Our mission is to help people on their own unique journey to experience the life they want to live,” she noted. “We weren’t being literal when we chose the new name, but we hope that it conveys that we shine a light on those journeys.”

Banta is excited about the partnership with Valley Venture Mentors, as it highlights the organization’s long-standing history of innovation. She noted that Pathlight’s history of advances dates back to its roots. “We were the first to open a community residence for people with disabilities and the first to create a shared living model for families.”

Now, she added, “we’re looking at how we serve the Millennial population of people with developmental disabilities and autism and looking at how technology can give these young adults the independence that they and their families want for them.”

The Pathlight Challenge is especially seeking solutions to issues regarding health, safety, and transportation.

“Transportation is often a big hindrance to the people we serve in terms of getting to jobs and recreational opportunities,” Banta said. “We’re looking to see how technology can offer assistance there.”

Silva said he is excited about the national call for proposals that will now be launched via both organizations’ databases and online connections. The selection process will continue through October.

The Accelerator Program is a four-month, intensive program held over one long weekend a month, offering startups connections to subject-matter experts, investors, and highly engaged and collaborative peers. Those competing in the program can win up to $50,000 in grants to develop their business or product.

The Pathlight fellows will graduate from the Accelerator Program in May, when they will also unveil their new technology, Silva said.

“To our knowledge, this challenge is the first of its kind,” he added. “There are hundreds of accelerator programs in this country running every year, but I haven’t run across any that are focused on assistive technology. Assistive technology is a new focus.”

One he and Banta — and plenty of clients — hope will continue to light a path to greater independence.

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Innovative Project

State and UMass Amherst officials broke ground recently on the $62 million Business Innovation Hub at the Isenberg School of Management. The ambitious project will add 70,000 square feet of classrooms, labs, and student spaces, including an expanded career center, advising spaces, and learning commons, as well as faculty offices to the school’s existing facilities. The project is scheduled for completion in September 2018, with occupancy in January 2019. The new addition accompanies additional renovation of select spaces within the original 1964 building and the 2002 addition named for Harold Alford. The new and renovated facilities will combine to create a single unified campus for the Isenberg School. Speakers at the groundbreaking included UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy, Isenberg School of Management Dean Mark Fuller (bottom left), state Sen. Stanley Rosenberg (bottom right), UMass Building Authority Chairman Phillip Johnston, UMass trustee Henry Thomas, and Isenberg graduates Edward Shirley, Stephanie Berenson, and Martin Boyle. Above: an architect’s rendering of the new Business Innovation Hub.

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Real Estate Transactions

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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

ASHFIELD

463 Main St.
Ashfield, MA 01330
Amount: $288,000
Buyer: Sandra Mcarthur RET
Seller: Harry L. Dodson
Date: 09/01/16

BERNARDSTON

356 Brattleboro Road
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Marcus G. Stetson
Seller: Nancy B. Stone
Date: 08/26/16

656 Huckle Hill Road
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: James A. Nielsen
Seller: Lawrence E. Giard
Date: 08/29/16

91 West Mountain Road
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $137,500
Buyer: Venazio Ciolino
Seller: FNMA
Date: 08/31/16

BUCKLAND

19 Clement St.
Buckland, MA 01338
Amount: $237,500
Buyer: Patricia M. Heminger
Seller: Randy J. Gobeil NT
Date: 09/01/16

DEERFIELD

823 River Road
Deerfield, MA 01342
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Kara M. Hayes
Seller: Kathryn Hartshorne
Date: 08/26/16

94 Sugarloaf St.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Alexis Rodriguez
Seller: Kovalski, Dolores J., (Estate)
Date: 08/25/16

8 Thayer St.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $172,000
Buyer: Laurie A. Fitzpatrick
Seller: Rotkiewicz NT
Date: 08/31/16

ERVING

27 River Road
Erving, MA 01344
Amount: $202,000
Buyer: Stephanie E. Ollari
Seller: Lawrence T. Graves
Date: 08/24/16

18 Wheelock St.
Erving, MA 01344
Amount: $172,000
Buyer: Craig A. Cadran
Seller: Danielle M. Botelho
Date: 08/31/16

GILL

167 West Gill Road
Gill, MA 01354
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: David M. Weeks
Seller: Thomas M. Bartlett
Date: 09/01/16

GREENFIELD

38 Abbott St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Kristen M. Brunton
Seller: Elizabeth Calvert
Date: 08/29/16

46 Allen St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $134,000
Buyer: Vanessa E. Brewster
Seller: Nancy J. White
Date: 08/30/16

13 Conway St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $1,220,000
Buyer: Center For Human Dev Inc.
Seller: Greenfield Development
Date: 08/26/16

22 Fairview St. E
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Denise M. Baranoski
Seller: Stephen J. Herbert
Date: 08/31/16

105 Hastings St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Joshua M. Hilsdon
Seller: Michael A. Fritz
Date: 08/22/16

16 Haywood St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Jason Clayton
Seller: Louis W. Peck
Date: 08/31/16

25 Highland Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $287,500
Buyer: Dennis M. Close
Seller: William D. Spencer
Date: 08/31/16

102 Main St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $1,220,000
Buyer: Center For Human Development Inc.
Seller: Greenfield Development
Date: 08/26/16

289 Wells St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Timber Commercial LLC
Seller: Dumont Co LLC
Date: 08/31/16

291 Wells St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Timber Commercial LLC
Seller: Dumont Co LLC
Date: 08/31/16

292 Wells St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Brian Ouellette
Seller: Robert W. Glabach
Date: 08/31/16

HAWLEY

108 West Hawley Road
Hawley, MA 01339
Amount: $326,500
Buyer: Grahame Travers
Seller: Charles A. Stetson
Date: 08/29/16

LEVERETT

24 Montague Road
Leverett, MA 01054
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Shannon R. Gamble
Seller: Robert M. Hepner
Date: 09/01/16

231 Montague Road
Leverett, MA 01054
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Kathleen C. Rice
Seller: Bruce E. Cleare
Date: 08/24/16

LEYDEN

71 George Lamb Road
Leyden, MA 01337
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: James J. Paolucci
Seller: Theodore Rosenberg
Date: 09/02/16

MONTAGUE

108 Ave. A
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: 108 Properties LLC
Seller: Danny Y. Chow
Date: 08/25/16

9 Broadway
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Jacklyn A. Stein
Seller: Thomas F. Juravich
Date: 08/31/16

54 Central St.
Montague, MA 01349
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Adam J. Langellotti
Seller: Eloise Michael
Date: 08/26/16

5 Franklin St.
Montague, MA 01349
Amount: $161,000
Buyer: Ashley Kelley
Seller: Toby A. Holmes
Date: 09/01/16

138 Millers Falls Road
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $148,500
Buyer: Roger A. Cloutier
Seller: Duane W. Phelps
Date: 08/29/16

51 O St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $159,900
Buyer: Alexander W. Chapin
Seller: Carol A. Dion
Date: 08/30/16

4 Veterans St.
Montague, MA 01349
Amount: $124,900
Buyer: Mark P. Sena
Seller: Alicia N. Powell
Date: 08/30/16

NEW SALEM

62 Michael Lane
New Salem, MA 01364
Amount: $217,250
Buyer: Kristen L. Gates
Seller: Shawn M. Zwicker
Date: 08/24/16

NORTHFIELD

33 Main St.
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $339,900
Buyer: Kathryn M. Hartshorne
Seller: Michael Grunwald
Date: 09/02/16

602 Mount Hermon Station Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $223,175
Buyer: Jay R. Butynski
Seller: 602 Mt. Hermon Station Road RT
Date: 09/02/16

ORANGE

42 Eagleville Road
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $214,500
Buyer: Daniel J. Hamlett
Seller: Randy A. Coffin
Date: 08/26/16

10 Lake Mattawa Road
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $143,000
Buyer: Joshua A. Rogers
Seller: Krystin M. Rice
Date: 08/22/16

100 King St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $121,900
Buyer: Jason R. Eldredge
Seller: Philip H. Fleming
Date: 09/01/16

105 Pleasant St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $128,000
Buyer: Cynthia R. Doyle
Seller: Kolby R. Kilhart
Date: 08/26/16

20 Victor Ave.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Ryan T. King
Seller: William J. Harris
Date: 08/26/16

ROWE

244 Zoar Road
Rowe, MA 01367
Amount: $206,000
Buyer: Austin Z. Willis
Seller: Vadeboncoeur, Joseph A., (Estate)
Date: 08/29/16

SHUTESBURY

1 Pelham Hill Road
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Sean A. Sawicki
Seller: L. Philip Kinder
Date: 08/30/16

SUNDERLAND

146 North Silver Lane
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $143,000
Buyer: Troy Santerre
Seller: Wells Fargo Bank
Date: 09/02/16

WARWICK

200 Athol Road
Warwick, MA 01378
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Richard M. Condon
Date: 09/01/16

WENDELL

281 Jennison Road
Wendell, MA 01379
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Janice R. Doubleday
Seller: Janice R. Doubleday
Date: 08/30/16

HAMPDEN COUNTY

AGAWAM

42 Cricket Road
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $309,900
Buyer: John Alicea
Seller: Kamran Kafi
Date: 08/31/16

23 Fordham Ave.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Ryan Parent
Seller: John Alicea
Date: 08/31/16

215 Poplar St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Yevgeniy N. Rudin
Seller: FNMA
Date: 08/26/16

225 Poplar St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $171,000
Buyer: Chester A. Zymroz
Seller: Phyllis B. Yankee
Date: 08/31/16

127 Reed St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $224,900
Buyer: Gina M. Letellier
Seller: James V. Cauley
Date: 08/26/16

82 River Road
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $252,000
Buyer: Patrick Vassallo
Seller: Dolores C. Ascioti
Date: 08/30/16

135 Silver Lake Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Alla Abramchuk
Seller: Mary T. Quesnel
Date: 08/25/16

935 South Westfield St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Jennifer M. Calo
Seller: Alton F. Grant
Date: 08/31/16

171 Valley Brook Road
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: David P. Pashek
Seller: Rebecca A. Bonafilia
Date: 08/31/16

83 Valley Brook Road
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $216,000
Buyer: Nathan Auger
Seller: FNMA
Date: 09/01/16

31 Virginia St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $204,900
Buyer: Amanda Sherbow
Seller: Daniel P. Payne
Date: 09/02/16

115 Witheridge St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $168,000
Buyer: Branimira Belegova
Seller: J. Bradford Czarnec
Date: 08/31/16

BRIMFIELD

44 3rd St.
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $549,000
Buyer: Elizabeth A. Hinckley
Seller: Joseph A. Gallo
Date: 09/02/16

86 Cubles Dr.
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $121,288
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Vicky A. Morin
Date: 08/23/16

55 East Hill Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Paul M. Magierowski
Seller: Daniel L. Post
Date: 08/29/16

155 East Hill Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: David A. Loos
Seller: David A. Loos
Date: 08/26/16

118 Wales Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $198,000
Buyer: Bank of America
Seller: Camille A. Maye-Leese
Date: 08/29/16

CHICOPEE

77 8th Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $224,999
Buyer: Joseph D. Coffey
Seller: Christopher M. Fredette
Date: 08/26/16

73 Acker Circle
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Evelyn Rivera
Seller: Angel Rios
Date: 08/23/16

41 Beesley Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $155,500
Buyer: Scott A. Godek
Seller: Elaine F. Robidoux
Date: 09/01/16

204 Blanchard St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $309,934
Buyer: David R. Gagne
Seller: Luis Builders Inc.
Date: 08/24/16

115 Boucher Circle
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $189,900
Buyer: Arthur R. White
Seller: June E. Jones
Date: 08/23/16

28 Bristol St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Sandra L. Nichols
Seller: Robert E. Champigny
Date: 08/25/16

277 Broadway St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $171,000
Buyer: Crystal Cooper
Seller: Alan Mathewson
Date: 09/01/16

194 Chapel St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Joseph R. Coelho
Seller: Charlene A. Coehlo
Date: 09/01/16

21 Connell St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $169,900
Buyer: James J. Picard
Seller: Christine A. Guyer
Date: 08/29/16

28 Crawford Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Alicia Lebron
Seller: Jason E. Orcutt
Date: 08/29/16

67 Davenport St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Jenisa L. Santos
Seller: David Narreau
Date: 08/23/16

54 Dayton St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $137,000
Buyer: Sandra Butch
Seller: Frederick J. Soja
Date: 08/29/16

9 Deslauriers St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $164,900
Buyer: Kathryn M. Croteau
Seller: Alexander J. Rock
Date: 08/29/16

536 East Main St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Kristina J. Siclari
Seller: Sergiy Suprunchuk
Date: 08/23/16

42 Edgewood Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $212,000
Buyer: Ana M. Gonzalez
Seller: Nicole M. Blanchard
Date: 09/02/16

129 Edgewood Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $204,000
Buyer: Henri D. Lafond
Seller: Sarah J. Lusty
Date: 08/25/16

96 Edward St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Pamela I. Racine
Seller: Demyan Valkov
Date: 08/30/16

5 Fitzpatrick Lane
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Marc E. Aube
Seller: Natalie B. Wright
Date: 09/02/16

241 Fletcher Circle
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $126,500
Buyer: Perry R. Dulude
Seller: Baril, Gurski Nicole, (Estate)
Date: 09/01/16

3 Grape St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $129,900
Buyer: Neala Meade
Seller: Francis E. Godin
Date: 08/25/16

136 Hampden St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Patricia E. Cardoso
Seller: Vladimir Mironov
Date: 09/02/16

20 Henry Harris St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Joao G. Pedroso
Seller: Cheryl Vyce-Gonzalez
Date: 08/23/16

21 Henshaw St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Melissa G. Murphy
Seller: William Everett-Passmore
Date: 08/22/16

23 Hillcrest St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $136,500
Buyer: Debra A. Douglass
Seller: Kelley, Mary Y., (Estate)
Date: 08/26/16

86 Jennings St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Daniel Adamczyk
Seller: Cynthia A. Noga
Date: 08/31/16

181 Ludlow Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $283,600
Buyer: Kenneth M. Guyott
Seller: Steven R. Guyott
Date: 09/02/16

17 Mandalay Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Tien M. Nguyen
Seller: Cosgrove, Alfred K., (Estate)
Date: 08/29/16

612 Montgomery St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $159,000
Buyer: Craig C. Biela
Seller: Erin J. Biela
Date: 08/31/16

23 Morgan Circle
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Nicole M. Blanchard
Seller: CRA Holdings Inc.
Date: 09/02/16

22 Nye St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Antonio F. Tereso
Seller: Kathleen M. Black
Date: 08/26/16

234 Old Lyman Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Ashley E. McGrath
Seller: Philip Lamoreux
Date: 08/31/16

69 Pennsylvania Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $129,000
Buyer: Lida Vasquez
Seller: James R. Nichols
Date: 09/02/16

14 Quebec St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $162,000
Buyer: Leonard P. Lawson
Seller: Michael P. Bailey
Date: 08/22/16

24 Ross Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $174,900
Buyer: Joseph D. McClain
Seller: Michael E. Harnois
Date: 09/02/16

30 Rzasa Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Jose A. Ferreira
Seller: Beverly Midura
Date: 08/29/16

40 Shaban Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Mohammad Attique
Seller: Kathryn M. Croteau
Date: 08/26/16

111 Taylor St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Edison F. Galindrez
Seller: Tracy Ploof
Date: 09/01/16

33 Wildermere St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $203,900
Buyer: Amy C. Fonseca
Seller: Frances Butler
Date: 09/02/16

EAST LONGMEADOW

119 Allen St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Joseph T. Ristau
Seller: Jonathan E. Robichaud
Date: 08/26/16

53 Baymor Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $182,000
Buyer: G. O. Markman Holdings LLC
Seller: Edgar P. Belliveau
Date: 08/22/16

3 Converse Circle
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Mohammad J. Bhuyan
Seller: FNMA
Date: 08/30/16

95 Dwight Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01108
Amount: $163,000
Buyer: Dean A. Labelle
Seller: Lynn J. Anderson
Date: 08/30/16

360 Elm St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $145,336
Buyer: Bank New York Mellon
Seller: Susan V. Degrave
Date: 08/23/16

22 Greenacre Lane
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Christopher A. Minchella
Seller: Anthony C. Minchella
Date: 08/24/16

42 Lori Lane
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $206,000
Buyer: Frank P. Morrisino
Seller: Russell Shaddock
Date: 08/29/16

365 Parker St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $153,000
Buyer: Shazia Ahmad
Seller: Stephen R. Quimby
Date: 08/29/16

201 Porter Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: David Narreau
Seller: Michael D. Collura
Date: 08/23/16

34 Rankin Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $216,000
Buyer: Christopher J. Roldan
Seller: Michael W. Shea
Date: 08/26/16

5 Redin Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Ryan M. McCarthy
Seller: Michael F. McCarthy
Date: 08/29/16

22 Winterberry Lane
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Dean M. Vecchiarelli
Seller: John F. Sullivan
Date: 08/26/16

HAMPDEN

298 Ames Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $297,000
Buyer: Loel Tronsky
Seller: Robert P. Marcelina
Date: 09/02/16

HOLLAND

24 Evelyn Dr.
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $223,500
Buyer: Catherine E. Newman
Seller: Leigh A. Joseph
Date: 08/23/16

HOLLAND

20 Joanie Lane
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $344,000
Buyer: Andrew M. Pantuosco
Seller: Sandra J. Oliver
Date: 08/31/16

7 Old Acres Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Tina M. Hogan
Seller: Karli Barrett
Date: 09/02/16

30 Williams Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $142,500
Buyer: Bradley J. Arcoite
Seller: Judith B. Crabb
Date: 09/02/16

HOLYOKE

341 Appleton St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Anthony Patalano
Seller: Alfredo Improta
Date: 08/22/16

40 Bemis Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $259,900
Buyer: Clifford W. Kelly
Seller: Jennifer A. Rafferty
Date: 08/30/16

16 Brenan St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $123,300
Buyer: Coakley Corp.
Seller: FNMA
Date: 08/29/16

16 Cranberry Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $247,000
Buyer: Tyler M. Limoges
Seller: Kieth W. Dallmann
Date: 08/29/16

57 Eastern Promenade St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $169,900
Buyer: Rachel S. Tillman
Seller: Frederick W. Heisig RET
Date: 08/26/16

63 Edbert Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Paul A. Gazda
Seller: Amy B. Dagata
Date: 08/30/16

72 Hitchcock St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $157,000
Buyer: Janice Elsebae
Seller: Joseph C. Bey
Date: 08/26/16

4 Keefe Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $244,000
Buyer: Stephen Herbert
Seller: Richard J. Romboletti
Date: 08/31/16

24 Labrie Lane
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Paul Walter-Whelihan
Seller: Patricia M. Moriarty
Date: 08/26/16

609 Northampton St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $256,500
Buyer: Elizabeth L. Washer
Seller: Zachary M. Berry
Date: 09/02/16

100 Pine St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: EME LLC
Seller: MHPD LLC
Date: 09/02/16

98 Pine St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: EME LLC
Seller: MHPD LLC
Date: 09/02/16

612 Pleasant St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Sol A. Rivera-Pomales
Seller: Edward A. Farrell
Date: 08/30/16

2 Radcliffe St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $147,060
Buyer: Leonard S. Gibbons
Seller: Louise M. Murdock
Date: 08/26/16

548 South St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Dumont & Monko LLC
Seller: Carls Pizza Inc.
Date: 09/01/16

13 Upland Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $206,000
Buyer: Jeffrey H. Rowley
Seller: Therese Holbrook
Date: 08/26/16

17 View St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $183,000
Buyer: Jonathan Escalante
Seller: Jeremiah J. Barrett
Date: 08/29/16

186-188 West Franklin St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $186,500
Buyer: Diomedes Chavez
Seller: Lee M. Peterson
Date: 08/22/16

LONGMEADOW

77 Briarcliff Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $342,000
Buyer: Brian P. Farley
Seller: Sallie S. Schneider
Date: 08/31/16

76 Brookwood Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Thomas F. Healy
Seller: Donald Magri
Date: 08/31/16

16 Chatham Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Kevin Connell
Seller: Edgar L. Fauteux
Date: 08/30/16

123 Colton Place
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Alyssa M. Cloutier
Seller: Michael P. Fitzgerald
Date: 08/23/16

109 Hillcrest Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: 109 Hillcrest Ave. LLC
Seller: Marian M. Wahl
Date: 08/26/16

25 Lincoln Park
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $138,100
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Joann E. Tabb
Date: 08/22/16

384 Longmeadow St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $419,646
Buyer: Yellowbrick Property LLC
Seller: James C. Reynolds
Date: 08/22/16

57 Oakwood Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Antony Richard
Seller: Doris P. Brodeur
Date: 08/31/16

55 Pleasantview Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $315,500
Buyer: Jared Butlin
Seller: Kevin M. Hockey
Date: 08/24/16

209 Prynnwood Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $271,000
Buyer: Jamie A. Meadows
Seller: Dorothy L. S. Larson RET
Date: 08/31/16

156 Sheffield Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $225,600
Buyer: OCWEN Loan Servicing LLC
Seller: Danielle N. Leveille
Date: 08/29/16

207 Williams St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Gary Levine
Seller: Mary M. Hefferon
Date: 08/23/16

LUDLOW

193 Center St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $134,000
Buyer: Ronald J. Bonomo
Seller: Baltazar Costa
Date: 09/02/16

97 Chapin St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Jose Diniz
Seller: Heather M. Manchester
Date: 08/26/16

246 Clover Road
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: David C. Olszak
Seller: Gerard Szymczyk
Date: 08/26/16

56 Higher Brook Dr.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Roland L. Gomes
Seller: Kenneth R. Gauthier
Date: 08/23/16

78 Oakridge St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Artur Dias-DeMoura
Seller: Sandra A. Baltazar
Date: 08/26/16

37 Philip St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $149,000
Buyer: Melissa A. Graves
Seller: Elizabteh A. Closta
Date: 08/23/16

14 Salli Circle
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $255,200
Buyer: Chad M. Gibson
Seller: Scott A. Richter
Date: 08/29/16

MONSON

175 Brimfield Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Anna P. Aiello
Seller: Philip J. Medeiros
Date: 08/31/16

15 Old Wales Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $172,000
Buyer: Kevin A. Thompson
Seller: Michael A. Stiles
Date: 08/24/16

5 Whitney Ave.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Kayla A. Talmadge
Seller: Lillian M. Jacobs
Date: 08/25/16

MONTGOMERY

49 Avery Road
Montgomery, MA 01085
Amount: $249,000
Buyer: Tadd Allman-Morton
Seller: Bryan J. Balicki
Date: 08/26/16

18 Pineridge Road
Montgomery, MA 01085
Amount: $213,000
Buyer: Keith A. Choquette
Seller: Robert E. Barnes
Date: 09/02/16

PALMER

281 Breckenridge St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $136,000
Buyer: Larry P. Moulton
Seller: Laurence M. Silber
Date: 08/31/16

3 Carriage Dr.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $317,500
Buyer: Kristopher J. Theriault
Seller: Jessica L. Leblanc
Date: 08/24/16

177 Chudy St.
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Benjamin J. Table
Seller: Sophie Baker
Date: 08/26/16

7 Country Lane
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Jared D. Gliesman
Seller: Andrea M. Leclair
Date: 08/30/16

58 French Dr.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $178,000
Buyer: Stephen A. Marotte
Seller: David Golden
Date: 08/31/16

3031 High St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $176,000
Buyer: Jennifer Jones
Seller: Boone LLC
Date: 08/30/16

2131-2133 Main St.
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $122,000
Buyer: Christine A. Putz
Seller: Janice M. Rhicard
Date: 08/31/16

2135-2141 Main St.
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Christine A. Putz
Seller: Janice M. Rhicard
Date: 08/31/16

61 Riverview Pkwy.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $162,000
Buyer: Jesse Heroux
Seller: Joyanne M. Curran
Date: 08/22/16

SPRINGFIELD

940 Allen St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Norma Perez
Date: 08/24/16

24 Arcadia Blvd.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Ling Xiao
Seller: James R. Channing
Date: 08/31/16

153 Ashland Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Andrew D. Panek
Seller: Harald Hilperath
Date: 08/29/16

24 Bangor St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Andrae S. Green
Seller: Claire T. O’Brien
Date: 08/31/16

239 Bowles Park
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $183,500
Buyer: Carmen Resto
Seller: Nelson W. St.Marie
Date: 08/31/16

48 Burdette St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $158,000
Buyer: Harold A. Blanco
Seller: Kristen M. Cirelli
Date: 08/23/16

37 Burton St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Emerald City Rentals LLC
Seller: Yellowbrick Property LLC
Date: 08/25/16

Cadwell Dr.
Springfield, MA 01101
Amount: $426,000
Buyer: Western Mass Electric Co.
Seller: Rocky River Realty Co.
Date: 08/29/16

34 Canterbury Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Milagros Rodriguez
Seller: Diane R. Gray
Date: 08/26/16

739 Carew St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: JJS Capital Investment
Seller: Diamond Point Venture LLC
Date: 08/24/16

323 Central St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Jessica J. Ricketts
Seller: Viva Development LLC
Date: 08/24/16

43-45 Claremont St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: JJS Capital Investment
Seller: Diamond Point Venture LLC
Date: 08/24/16

78 Clement St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $131,500
Buyer: Karly A. Nickerson
Seller: Mary K. Shea
Date: 08/25/16

241 Connecticut Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $139,000
Buyer: Yoel E. Cuevas
Seller: Juanita J. Bisson
Date: 08/22/16

70 Crystal Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Carlos Marrero
Seller: Tags Asset Management LLC
Date: 08/26/16

36 Deepfield Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Luis A. Cruz
Seller: William Raleigh
Date: 08/29/16

48 Derby Dingle St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $288,000
Buyer: Sallie S. Schneider
Seller: Gary L. Lacy
Date: 08/29/16

19 Dianna Dr.
Springfield, MA 01101
Amount: $242,900
Buyer: Pablo Morales
Seller: Sodi Inc.
Date: 08/22/16

47-49 Dickinson St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: JJS Capital Investment
Seller: Diamond Point Venture LLC
Date: 08/24/16

645-673 Dickinson St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Son Vo
Seller: Edward P. Szczepanek
Date: 09/01/16

820 Dickinson St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $222,500
Buyer: Jonathan Metz
Seller: Stephan K. Fabricius
Date: 08/26/16

28 Drumlin Road
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $196,000
Buyer: Alba N. Gomez
Seller: Dianne M. Evans
Date: 08/26/16

280 Ellendale Circle
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $320,536
Buyer: Bank Of America
Seller: Jilson R. Salem
Date: 08/29/16

225 Fairlawn St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $161,981
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Rita Quintier
Date: 08/31/16

137 Garland St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Katherine M. Anderson
Seller: Talbot, Charles A., (Estate)
Date: 08/31/16

145-147 Glenwood St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Vladislav Lazarev
Seller: Seajay Group LLC
Date: 09/01/16

28 Graham St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $178,500
Buyer: Vinh T. Le
Seller: Minh Lam
Date: 08/24/16

46 Grattan St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Anibal Cotto-Laboy
Seller: Derreck Savaria
Date: 08/24/16

6 Helberg Road
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $147,000
Buyer: Brianna K. Flaherty
Seller: Shawn M. Mann
Date: 08/29/16

18 Hickox Place
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Bank New York Mellon
Seller: Alex Rosado
Date: 08/23/16

49 Hudson St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $154,000
Buyer: Ariana R. Caraballo
Seller: Robert F. Holwick
Date: 08/26/16

101 Larkspur St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: F. Jay Deacon
Seller: Thomas J. Collins
Date: 08/26/16

165 Marsden St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Caitlin M. Conway
Seller: Daniel J. Kelliher
Date: 08/31/16

87 Mulberry St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Jason M. Werner
Seller: Kevin Chalton
Date: 09/02/16

23 Newman St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $267,294
Buyer: AAD LLC
Seller: AAD LLC
Date: 08/31/16

59 North Branch Pkwy.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $141,000
Buyer: Marlyn Santiago-Millan
Seller: Karen L. Reyes
Date: 09/01/16

25 North Chatham St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $133,500
Buyer: Lorraine J. Ceaser
Seller: Michael R. Dupont
Date: 08/25/16

100 Narragansett St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: AAD LLC
Seller: Nicks Affordable Home Improvement
Date: 08/24/16

38 Palmer Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Sarah J. Aftab
Seller: Migdalia Boria
Date: 08/24/16

1110 Parker St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $148,900
Buyer: Annell W. Perry
Seller: Julia M. Mastroianni
Date: 08/26/16

1680 Parker St.
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Michael H. Sierra
Seller: Luz A. Torres
Date: 08/31/16

158 Parkerview St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $115,200
Buyer: Nationstar Mortgage LLC
Seller: Ardelia Owens
Date: 08/23/16

71-73 Pasadena St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: FV 1 Inc.
Seller: Lisa M. Morris
Date: 09/02/16

56-58 Phoenix St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $164,000
Buyer: Home Equity Assets Realty
Seller: Home Equity Assets Realty
Date: 08/31/16

38 Pine Grove St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $128,000
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Zoraida Moctezuma
Date: 08/26/16

61 Plumtree Circle
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $119,900
Buyer: Colin M. Arnold
Seller: Proctor, Marjorie, (Estate)
Date: 08/24/16

284 Plumtree Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Tawana A. Anderson
Seller: Annemarie Doyle
Date: 08/31/16

24 Powell Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Ketzal D. Rodriguez
Seller: Gail M. Lapan
Date: 08/30/16

297 Roosevelt Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $155,900
Buyer: Burchell L. Spencer
Seller: Albert J. Dangelantonio
Date: 08/26/16

97 Sawmill Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: John P. Elias
Seller: Michael G. Trombley
Date: 08/30/16

53 Scott St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Jacqueline A. Lacombe
Seller: F&T&A Inc.
Date: 08/31/16

117 Sherwood Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Joann Lawson
Seller: Nancy S. Wells
Date: 08/30/16

271 South Branch Pkwy.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $199,000
Buyer: Ryan P. Wells
Seller: Richard J. Ollari
Date: 08/22/16

29 Spruce St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: JJS Capital Investment
Seller: Diamond Point Venture LLC
Date: 08/24/16

41 Stony Brook Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Daniel Escrogin-Ojeda
Seller: Eduardo Velez
Date: 08/22/16

83 Stuart St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $214,900
Buyer: Liz Y. Gonzalez
Seller: Brittany M. Jenkel
Date: 09/01/16

80 Temby St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $149,000
Buyer: Denisse Vazquez
Seller: Manuel A. Dematos
Date: 08/31/16

99-103 Trafton Road
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $189,500
Buyer: David J. Baker
Seller: Peter W. Maki
Date: 08/29/16

97 Tyler St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $241,122
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Dionisio Perez
Date: 08/23/16

42-44 White St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $157,000
Buyer: Eleanor L. Haywood
Seller: Nilda Bello
Date: 08/22/16

2125 Wilbraham Road
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $184,000
Buyer: Nelson M. Ruales-Andrade
Seller: James L. Ragonnet
Date: 08/24/16

1112 Worcester St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $242,500
Buyer: Dayna S. Gomes
Seller: Dimar LLC
Date: 08/24/16

SOUTHWICK

17 Babb Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Marina T. Vaughn
Seller: Illia M. Olbrys
Date: 08/22/16

6 Pearl Brook Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $445,000
Buyer: Julia D. Millay
Seller: Daniel R. Thompson
Date: 08/26/16

26 Woodland Ridge
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Ryan Gilbert
Seller: Paul A. Metallo
Date: 08/31/16

TOLLAND

15 New Boston Road
Tolland, MA 01034
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: William Magni
Seller: Whitney Bonadies
Date: 08/29/16

43 Path Road
Tolland, MA 01034
Amount: $222,500
Buyer: Glover FT
Seller: Gerald Lefkowitz
Date: 08/26/16

WESTFIELD

35 Country Club Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $208,500
Buyer: Casondra A. Taylor
Seller: Peter W. Jasinski
Date: 08/30/16

10 Cross St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Robert E. Kelley
Seller: Elizabeth J. Bigelow
Date: 08/30/16

1065 East Mountain Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $219,900
Buyer: James F. Wells
Seller: Raymond D. Como
Date: 08/31/16

33 Franklin St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: S4 Group LLC
Seller: Wood, Herbert B. Sr. (Estate)
Date: 08/31/16

60 Hawks Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Curt E. Miller
Seller: C&M Builders Inc.
Date: 08/24/16

25 Hayre St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $178,000
Buyer: Richard L. White
Seller: Christopher W. Harlow
Date: 08/30/16

15 Knollwood Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $283,000
Buyer: Jeremy P. Lavertu
Seller: Ryan Gilbert
Date: 08/31/16

131 Long Pond Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $196,000
Buyer: Matthew J. Spence
Seller: Gloria D. Helems-Lebeau
Date: 08/30/16

197 Loomis Ridge
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $570,000
Buyer: David P. Procopio
Seller: Paul J. Chevalier
Date: 08/30/16

271 Loomis St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Charles C. Rodgers
Seller: Quingley, Robert F., (Estate)
Date: 09/01/16

356 Loomis St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $220,900
Buyer: Nancy L. Hughes
Seller: Douglas R. St.John
Date: 08/29/16

379 Loomis St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $236,500
Buyer: Kolby Ryan-Kilhart
Seller: Caroline A. Krieg-Brady
Date: 09/01/16

16 Maple St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $128,000
Buyer: Peter E. Strniste
Seller: Lisa M. Shay
Date: 09/01/16

35 Marla Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: National Equity Inc.
Seller: Thomas J. Atkisson
Date: 08/29/16

98 Mountain View St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $246,000
Buyer: Lisa M. Shay
Seller: Charlotte C. Lawrence
Date: 09/01/16

48 Murray Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Melissa M. Ostrander
Seller: John Dionne
Date: 08/24/16

373 North Elm St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: AJB Realty LLC
Seller: John M. Williams
Date: 08/30/16

20 Oak Ave. Ext.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $169,000
Buyer: Julie A. Boucher
Seller: Heather L. Kane
Date: 08/26/16

50 Pleasant St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $147,500
Buyer: Charles Asher
Seller: US Bank
Date: 08/26/16

51 Rachael Terrace
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $433,500
Buyer: Nurcan Cayan
Seller: Shaun P. Mcconkey
Date: 08/22/16

25 Ridgecrest Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $309,900
Buyer: Steven Burkholder
Seller: G. Michael Hurley
Date: 08/29/16

32 Saint James Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $237,500
Buyer: Christopher Harlow
Seller: Claire A. Lebeau
Date: 08/30/16

185 Springdale Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $254,000
Buyer: Michael Bailey
Seller: Timothy Satkowski
Date: 08/29/16

238 Springdale Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $183,000
Buyer: Kevin Trempe
Seller: Louis M. Derise
Date: 08/30/16

WEST SPRINGFIELD

22 Bonair Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $167,500
Buyer: Vanessa E. Roldan
Seller: Krista M. Dicarlo
Date: 08/26/16

16 Circle Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $176,000
Buyer: Alison S. Danalis
Seller: Shirley M. Hardcastle
Date: 08/23/16

46 Cynthia Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $422,500
Buyer: Gaurav Jain
Seller: Marc-Alan Labrecque
Date: 08/30/16

641 Dewey St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $243,000
Buyer: Samir Almoula
Seller: Jose A. Gomez
Date: 08/31/16

685 Dewey St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Jillian M. Coppola
Seller: Richard P. Stolpinski
Date: 08/25/16

112 Garden St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Bijoy Rai
Seller: Pavel Morozov
Date: 08/26/16

142 Hampden St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $172,000
Buyer: Amy E. Powers
Seller: Moreland Realty LLC
Date: 08/26/16

180 Harwich Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Daniel R. Madore
Seller: Russell J. Auclair
Date: 08/26/16

128 Hillcrest Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $228,500
Buyer: Anthony A. Baker
Seller: Frank A. Rizzo
Date: 08/31/16

432 Morton St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Donnovan Bambury
Seller: Pamela Powers-White
Date: 08/31/16

72-74 Pleasant St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $141,100
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Rosemarie Aussant
Date: 09/02/16

3 Rochelle St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $209,900
Buyer: Christine A. O’Malley
Seller: Faith M. Carpenter
Date: 08/25/16

378 Rogers Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Miriam E. Martinez
Seller: Jack N. Pinkerman
Date: 08/23/16

66 Sikes Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Ryan Lebeau
Seller: Emmanuel Avgoutakis
Date: 08/30/16

WILBRAHAM

8 Blueberry Hill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $382,500
Buyer: Randall A. Hoskinson
Seller: Kathleen A. Mosellen
Date: 08/29/16

29 Brainard Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $204,000
Buyer: Sarah Colen
Seller: Marcinek, Elizabeth B., (Estate)
Date: 08/31/16

50 Brainard Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Bryan R. Bracey
Seller: Alicia S. Cornet
Date: 08/24/16

7 Drumlin Circle
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $405,000
Buyer: Michael V. Langone
Seller: Jon G. Feeney
Date: 09/01/16

11 Falcon Hts.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $762,500
Buyer: Mark N. Borsari
Seller: Anthony Carnevale
Date: 08/30/16

21 Hunting Lane
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $172,900
Buyer: Jeffrey C. Webb
Seller: Douglas R. Beach
Date: 08/25/16

23 Main St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $193,000
Buyer: Beth A. Orszulak
Seller: Kevin J. Fall
Date: 08/26/16

115 Main St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $333,000
Buyer: Deustche Bank
Seller: Nana Yaa-Boateng
Date: 08/26/16

461-465 Main St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Kruller LLC
Seller: Sushilaben H. Patel
Date: 08/31/16

12 Maple St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $222,000
Buyer: Brian F. Bedore
Seller: Silverstone Properties
Date: 08/30/16

23 Mountainbrook Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $237,000
Buyer: Charles Camerlin
Seller: Jason H. Macnaught
Date: 08/23/16

491 Stony Hill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $279,500
Buyer: Miguel Goncalves
Seller: Linda Gates
Date: 08/24/16

18 Sunnyside Terrace
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Frank Kulig
Seller: Henry L. Cooper
Date: 08/31/16

7 Sylvan Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Michael G. Trombley
Seller: Joseph O. Lavoie
Date: 08/30/16

22 Wright Place
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Karyn Beck
Seller: Jason M. Butler
Date: 08/31/16

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

AMHERST

55 Blackberry Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Cheng Song
Seller: Sharon Puchalski
Date: 08/31/16

33 Bridge St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $395,000
Buyer: Michael Hempstead
Seller: Jeffrey C. McQueen
Date: 08/23/16

15-A&B Eames Ave.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $470,000
Buyer: Maeve Howett
Seller: 98 Spring Street LLC
Date: 08/31/16

15 Taylor St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: William A. Miller
Seller: Thomas J. Bickford
Date: 08/26/16

BELCHERTOWN

312 Allen Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $212,000
Buyer: Carol E. St.Amand
Seller: Andrea S. Tarr
Date: 08/26/16

11 Azalea Way
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Caralyn B. Zehner
Seller: Keith J. Lague
Date: 08/30/16

17 Bay Path Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $254,000
Buyer: Kenneth R. Close
Seller: Vincent J. Tran
Date: 08/29/16

40 Boardman St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Kaleigh J. Kopacz
Seller: Kenneth Roger-Close
Date: 08/26/16

Emily Lane
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $385,000
Buyer: Christopher M. Fredette
Seller: JP Builders Inc.
Date: 08/26/16

988 Federal St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $188,000
Buyer: Yahdira C. Torres-Manzano
Seller: David C. Honeysett
Date: 09/01/16

792 Franklin St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Danielle M. Smith
Seller: Desharnais, David A., (Estate)
Date: 08/24/16

53 Hickory Hill
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $403,500
Buyer: Melissa M. Vozzella
Seller: J. N. Duquette & Son Construction
Date: 08/22/16

30 Metacomet St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $195,250
Buyer: David T. Hindman
Seller: James A. Thiemann
Date: 08/29/16

7 Orchard St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $122,000
Buyer: Maple Ledge Associates
Seller: FHLM
Date: 09/01/16

11 Rita Lane
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Jennifer R. Salander
Seller: Shoshana Y. Wirth
Date: 08/31/16

259 Rockrimmon St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $262,000
Buyer: Michael A. Desrosiers
Seller: Martin E. Laliberte
Date: 08/23/16

399 Warren Wright Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $269,900
Buyer: Denise M. Emmons-Andler
Seller: William P. Rohan
Date: 08/22/16

36 Westview Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $359,900
Buyer: Gary P. Peterson
Seller: Jeffrey R. Blais
Date: 08/23/16

123 Wilson Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Isaac L. Gibbs
Seller: Carol S. Trosset
Date: 08/26/16

EASTHAMPTON

40 Ballard St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Zachary F. Ciaschini
Seller: Richard M. Zawacki
Date: 08/23/16

5 Boylston St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $229,900
Buyer: Lisa Jaffe
Seller: Michael F. Keezing
Date: 08/24/16

4 Duda Dr.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Galen Caplis
Seller: Norwich Properties LLC
Date: 08/23/16

160 Ferry St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $209,500
Buyer: Michele E. Derouin
Seller: Robert P. Karczmarczyk
Date: 08/23/16

5-7 Hampton Terrace
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Kon Properties Inc.
Seller: Brian C. Franetovich
Date: 08/31/16

88 Holyoke St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $174,900
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Matthew Germme
Date: 08/29/16

151 Loudville Road
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $224,500
Buyer: Timothy A. Houle
Seller: Cummings, Edna L., (Estate)
Date: 09/02/16

132 Lovefield St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $226,500
Buyer: Eric S. Weld
Seller: Helen R. Bellunduno
Date: 08/29/16

3 Morin Dr.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $209,900
Buyer: Helen M. Davis
Seller: Janine Gelineau
Date: 08/25/16

17 Russell Lane
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $289,900
Buyer: Linda G. Aird
Seller: James F. Boyle
Date: 08/31/16

36 Treehouse Circle
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Shoshana Y. Wirth
Seller: Robert K. Eckert
Date: 08/31/16

2 West Park Dr.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $199,500
Buyer: Richard G. O’Loughlin
Seller: Thomas H. Werbiskis
Date: 08/25/16

GRANBY

557 Amherst Road
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Hanna Kim
Seller: Kent FT
Date: 08/23/16

502 East State St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $294,500
Buyer: Theresa Dion
Seller: Roger E. Leblanc
Date: 08/29/16

79 Easton St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $471,000
Buyer: Xingcheng Hua
Seller: Linda G. Aird
Date: 09/02/16

33 High St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Victor Morales
Seller: Joel S. Rogers
Date: 08/31/16

162 Kendall St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Todd D. Mittler
Seller: Home Improvement Assocs.
Date: 08/24/16

109 New Ludlow Road
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Melissa A. Rojas
Seller: Rita M. Lariviere
Date: 08/26/16

6 Oak Dr.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Joshua Gallien
Seller: Timothy S. Sorrentino
Date: 08/31/16

8 Smith Ave.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $178,000
Buyer: Michael E. Bourbeau
Seller: Mary E. Buss
Date: 08/25/16

HADLEY

33 Aqua Vitae Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $600,000
Buyer: Marc E. Katz
Seller: Paul A. Alexanderson
Date: 08/26/16

248 Bay Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $308,000
Buyer: Shaun R. Jenks
Seller: Gus W. Reinke
Date: 08/31/16

275 Bay Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $212,000
Buyer: Neil Sotirakoupoulos
Seller: Hampshire College
Date: 08/26/16

7 Bayberry Lane
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $625,000
Buyer: Peter A. Gelinas
Seller: Justin T. Serpone
Date: 08/22/16

108 Main St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $490,000
Buyer: Frank R. Szawlowski
Seller: Stephen J. Proulx
Date: 09/01/16

145 Main St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $460,000
Buyer: Gregory J. Gagnon
Seller: Raymond C. Laflamme
Date: 08/31/16

39 Shattuck Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $855,000
Buyer: Angela A. McMahon
Seller: Peter A. Gelinas
Date: 08/22/16

2 West St.
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Andrew W. Ayres
Seller: Rachel R. Spring
Date: 08/23/16

HATFIELD

254 Straits Road
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $430,000
Buyer: Mark E. Robinson
Seller: Gary A. Gemme
Date: 08/26/16

MIDDLEFIELD

95 Town Hill Road
Middlefield, MA 01243
Amount: $219,000
Buyer: Julian Craker
Seller: Jack D. Cobb
Date: 08/31/16

NORTHAMPTON

149 Barrett St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Christopher Chamberland
Seller: Sara Nolan-Deaguilar
Date: 08/24/16

120 Bridge Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Hannah S. Perez
Seller: Aaron A. Piziali
Date: 08/22/16

779 Bridge Road
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Elizabeth A. Frey
Seller: Brenda J. Wickles
Date: 08/22/16

256 Brookside Circle
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $232,000
Buyer: Sarah E. Hougen
Seller: Robert T. Earle
Date: 09/01/16

112 Chesterfield Road
Northampton, MA 01053
Amount: $410,000
Buyer: Peter L. Graham
Seller: Robert W. Schrader
Date: 08/22/16

160 Coles Meadow Road
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $268,000
Buyer: Sven Huggins
Seller: Stacey G. Kors
Date: 08/26/16

3 Cooke Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Gil Alvarez
Seller: Lewis G. Carter
Date: 09/02/16

140 Crescent St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $616,000
Buyer: William G. Park
Seller: Robert L. Veatch
Date: 08/30/16

169 Crescent St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $685,000
Buyer: 169 Crescent Street RT
Seller: Mary E. Tacy
Date: 09/02/16

15 Dickinson St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: ADB-2 Properties LLC
Seller: Mark F. Connor
Date: 08/26/16

1 Edgewood Terrace
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: William R. Schneider
Seller: Jeffrey Q. Sternal
Date: 08/30/16

508 Elm St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Maple & North LLC
Seller: Gail L. Frenier
Date: 08/31/16

26 Fort St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $690,000
Buyer: Leonard Seth-Schoenfeld
Seller: Marcy Eisenberg RET
Date: 08/30/16

108 Grove St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $427,000
Buyer: Kavita S. Datla
Seller: Shop Development LLC
Date: 08/31/16

21 Liberty St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Alicia M. Spence
Seller: George W. Blanchet
Date: 09/01/16

23 Massasoit St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Emily E. Harding-Morick
Seller: Glenn Alper
Date: 08/29/16

66 Massasoit St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $690,000
Buyer: Martha B. Clarke
Seller: Janice A. Hudgings
Date: 08/31/16

17 Middle St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $321,300
Buyer: David R. Saffer
Seller: Eleanor Wakin
Date: 08/30/16

119 Moser St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $365,575
Buyer: Eric M. Derman
Seller: Kent Pecoy & Sons Construction
Date: 08/30/16

190 North Elm St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Pantar Home Solutions LLC
Seller: Daw NT
Date: 08/26/16

185 North Main St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Jeremy Bonios
Seller: Pvseed LLC
Date: 09/02/16

619 Ryan Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Robert T. Earle
Seller: B&E Capital LLC
Date: 09/01/16

944 Ryan Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $177,000
Buyer: Christopher R. Aller
Seller: Maurice E. Scott
Date: 09/02/16

6 Shepherds Hollow Road
Northampton, MA 01053
Amount: $382,000
Buyer: Phillipa Gill
Seller: Jayma Hall
Date: 09/02/16

400 South St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $391,634
Buyer: Bank Of America
Seller: Timohy J. Carey
Date: 08/23/16

63 Union St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $419,500
Buyer: Spirit Joseph
Seller: Cheryl A. Korytoski
Date: 08/29/16

97 Vernon St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Bercume Construction LLC
Seller: Deborah S. Bruce
Date: 08/24/16

PLAINFIELD

334 South Central St.
Plainfield, MA 01070
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Peter Bumpus
Seller: Uma M. Jolicouer
Date: 09/01/16

29 Union St.
Plainfield, MA 01070
Amount: $407,500
Buyer: Thomas B. Kusek
Seller: Magdalena E. Bishop
Date: 08/31/16

SOUTH HADLEY

47 Boynton Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $172,000
Buyer: Marc C. Cameron
Seller: David R. Michaud
Date: 08/26/16

198 Brainerd St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $272,000
Buyer: Felix J. Blaney-Perez
Seller: Christopher J. Lesieur
Date: 08/31/16

19 Hildreth Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $182,500
Buyer: Sharon M. Kelly
Seller: Todd W. Danio
Date: 08/26/16

15 Kimberly Dr.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Jamison J. Buchanan
Seller: Primestar Fund 1 TRS Inc.
Date: 08/31/16

5 Linden Dr.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: David Miner
Seller: David R. Gagne
Date: 08/24/16

59 Lyman Terrace
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Robert E. Swan
Seller: Deutsche Bank
Date: 08/31/16

25 North St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $156,000
Buyer: Kristine M. Mathis
Seller: Thomas F. Reed
Date: 08/23/16

21 Pheasant Run
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $480,000
Buyer: George M. Barsalou
Seller: Michael A. Minkos
Date: 08/29/16

30 Tampa St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $169,900
Buyer: Jason E. Fuller
Seller: Scott C. Bishop
Date: 08/26/16

SOUTHAMPTON

6 Couture Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $196,300
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Michael R. Papineau
Date: 09/02/16

69 East St.
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $217,500
Buyer: Peter M. Fisher
Seller: Kevin L. Canton
Date: 08/24/16

102 Fomer Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $389,000
Buyer: Nathan Lusignan
Seller: Ronald P. Moussette
Date: 09/01/16

322 Fomer Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $455,000
Buyer: Paul Visintainer
Seller: Richard D. Paradis
Date: 08/26/16

53 Gilbert Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $359,000
Buyer: David G. Breveglerei
Seller: Czelusniak Custom Homes
Date: 08/31/16

WARE

48 Bacon Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $166,000
Buyer: Belspring RT
Seller: Citimortgage Inc.
Date: 08/25/16

6 Desantis Dr.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $268,000
Buyer: Keith Chevalier
Seller: Christopher Mason
Date: 08/30/16

7 Hillside Terrace
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Kristen Boudreau
Seller: Henry P. Ford
Date: 08/31/16

106 North St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $133,000
Buyer: Allison M. Biron
Seller: Michael A. Dulak
Date: 08/29/16

1 Walter Dr.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $272,000
Buyer: Phoebe R. Kaminski
Seller: VR Realty Partners LLC
Date: 08/24/16

WESTHAMPTON

340 Main Road
Westhampton, MA 01027
Amount: $239,900
Buyer: Marc N. Riel
Seller: Julie A. Boucher
Date: 08/26/16

294 Southampton Road
Westhampton, MA 01027
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Barbara J. Page
Seller: Patricia A. Plaza
Date: 09/01/16

WILLIAMSBURG

30 Main St.
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $293,000
Buyer: Jesse K. Pompei
Seller: Lawrence Lashway
Date: 08/26/16

2 South Main St.
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $272,500
Buyer: Michael A. Bullock
Seller: Patrick J. Quinlan
Date: 08/25/16

17 Williams St.
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Richard Souza
Seller: Linda E. Strong
Date: 08/31/16

WORTHINGTON

24 Indian Oven Road
Worthington, MA 01098
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Amanda Curtis
Seller: FNMA
Date: 08/22/16

398 Old Post Road
Worthington, MA 01098
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: James W. Mendelsohn
Seller: Stephen D. Flint
Date: 08/22/16

431 Old Post Road
Worthington, MA 01098
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Chester J. Kellogg
Seller: Stephen D. Flint
Date: 08/22/16

BUILDING PERMITS

The following building permits were issued during the month of September 2016.

Chicopee

Brixmor Chicopee Marketplace LLC
591 Memorial Dr.
$9,000 — Verizon Wireless is removing and replacing existing antenna, adding two remote radio heads

City of Chicopee
125 Montgomery St.
$462,625 — Remove and replace roof

Randolf Products
33 Haynes Circle
$22,700 — Add fire protection to storage racks

Ritmar Realty Corp.
62 Center St.
$23,000 — Install second means of egress from third floor and close off fourth floor

T.E.A.M.
84 Main St.
$4,000 — Install ductwork

Hadley

Pyramid Mall of Hadley Newco LLC
367 Russell St.
$18,000 — Replace CMU wall near rear mall entrance

Northampton

B’Nai Israel Congregational
253 Prospect St.
$1,500 — Construct partition wall and door

The Brush Works LLC
221 Pine St.
$23,790 — Add three Verizon remote radio heads to existing smokestack installation

City of Northampton
Armory Street Parking Garage
$162,000 — Replace sealant and tee to tee joints

Clarke School for the Deaf
47 Round Hill Road
$50,000 — Demo work required from structure fire, excess water

Cooley Dickinson Hospital
30 Locust St.
$763 — Create men’s and women’s locker rooms

Cooley Dickinson Hospital
30 Locust St.
$1,263,329 — Create a comprehensive breast care center

Garibaldi Associates
274 Pleasant St.
$495,000 — Construct 1,500-square-foot addition, optical studio

Hill Institute
77 Pine St.
$23,800 — Strip and shingle roof

Northampton Veterinary Clinic
190 Nonotuck St.
$219,000 — Remodel and reconfigure space

People’s Institute
38 Gothic St.
$28,000 — Construct handicap ramp and deck

Thornes Marketplace
150 Main St.
$51,286 — Rebuild egress and vestibule skywalk to garage

Springfield

City of Springfield
36 Court St.
$112,000 — Alteration of space for warehouse use by SPS Information Tech, including partition walls, five sprinkler/alarm improvements, and HVAC improvements to the existing space

MassDevelopment
33 Andrews Way
$6,470 — Build out for Superior Tax and Accounting office in Suite #103 at 1550 Main St.

Norse Properties, LLC
424 Springfield St.
$50,000 — Renovate existing unit of multi-unit, single-story commercial building into café/bar

Walgreens Inc.
619 Chestnut St.
$300,000 — Interior remodel including new partitions, finishes, reuse existing ceiling, modify existing mechanical, new restroom on ground level, pharmacy and employee sinks

Westfield

Century Properties, LLC
54 Court St.
$22,000 — Alterations and repairs

City of Westfield
Franklin St.
$598,350 — Bullens Field Renovation

Jarvis Surgical
53 Airport Road
$20,000 — Install sprinklers in new addition

J&F Management
124 Elm St.
$35,000 — Redesign existing kitchen to accept new sanitation room, install wall separate in the basement

Pioneer Valley Baptist Church
265 Ponders Hollow Road
$5,000 — Add a nursery and sound room in church sanctuary

Streamfield, LLC
303 East Main St.
$180,000 — Alter existing vacant space to permit use of Moe’s Southwest Grill restaurant

West Springfield

Eastern States Exposition
Storrowton Meeting House
1305 Memorial Ave.
$22,000 — Fabricate and install duct serving first floor AC

Providence Ministries
2112 Riverdale St.
$25,000 — Add fire-protection system

Suddekor
26 Sears Way
$59,000 — Modify existing sprinkler system

Bankruptcies

Bankruptcies Departments

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

Aiello, Thomas F.
1021 Dorchester Ave., Apt. 1
Boston, MA 02125
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/31/16

Alfaro, Blanco
304 Liberty St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 08/24/16

Batutis, Paul Alexander
519 East River St.
Orange, MA 01364
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/31/16

Bellino, Nick Matthew
Bellino, Christine Kyle
a/k/a Pearson, Christine Kyle
a/k/a Ringgard, Christine Kyle
381 Valley Road
Barre, MA 01005
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/31/16

Beltrandi, Michael R.
516 Amherst Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 08/22/16

Berard, Betty A.
47 Dartmouth St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/23/16

Beutler, Jack Lee
P.O. Box 413
Barre, MA 01005
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 08/26/16

Billitz, Phillip Stanley
141 North Pleasant St.
Amherst, MA 01004
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/19/16

Botelho, Carla M.
a/k/a Melo, Carla M.
1691 Central St.
Stoughton, MA 02072
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 08/31/16

Bruno, Nunzio
21 Sylvan St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/30/16

Butler, Allen A.
Butler, Mary E.
59 Church St.
Ware, MA 01082
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/26/16

Carabetta, Joseph N.
Carabetta, Nancy J.
51 Maplehurst Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/18/16

Charles, John L.
162 Oak Grove Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/22/16

Corbett, Roscoe
Corbett, Gerthy M.
117 Sliver St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/30/16

Cowell, Curtis C.
Cowell, Krista L.
395 West Main St.
North Adams, MA 01247
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/17/16

Delamere, Timothy
35 Riverbend St., Unit 11
Athol, MA 01331
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/18/16

Dixson, Joshua R.
19 Aspen St., Apt. B
Ware, MA 01082
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/19/16

Drumm, Jean M.
24 South Atlantic St.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/22/16

Duprey, Lynne E.
806 Fairway Ave.
Turners Falls, MA 01376
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/23/16

Ely, Richard S.
120 North Main St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/18/16

Farnham, Chad R.
12 Hunter St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/23/16

Finnerty, Michael
549 Sheridan St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/30/16

Flagg, Michael A.
Flagg, Rebecca L.
72 Oakland Ave.
Athol, MA 01331
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 08/24/16

Fortin, Debra A.
215 Silver St.
Granville, MA 01034
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 08/26/16

Golfieri, James Joseph
35 Park Ave., Apt.#7
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/31/16

Grande, David M.
312 Dalton Division Road
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/23/16

Hackett, Robin-Ann A.
a/k/a Hackett-Hill, Robin A.
100 Edgewood Road
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/23/16

Hanson, John R.
12 Feeding Hills Road, Apt. 8B
Southwick, MA 01077
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/22/16
Hussey, Deven Lee
a/k/a Vautour, Deven Lee
27 Wendell St.
Athol, MA 01331
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/31/16

Johnson, Justin C.
316 Apremont Hwy.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/26/16

Karabetsos, Chris
35 Plaza Ave.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/24/16

Kenneway, John F.
184 Podunk Road
Sturbridge, MA 01566
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 08/25/16

Lafrennie, Michael Robert
80 Pine Grove Dr.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/19/16

Laureano, Jessica
1967 Northampton St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/23/16

Lopez, Santos Abel
Burgos-Lopez, Joanne
54 Bridge St., Apt. D 69
South Hadley, MA 01075
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/24/16

M. H. I. (Millett Home Improvement)
Millett, Albert
92 Hope St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/22/16

Maleko, Bernard S.
Maleko, Jill M.
20 Hudson Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/19/16

McLaughlin, Teresa H.
128 Old Albany Road
Greenfield, MA 01370
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/22/16

Meunier, Ellen T.
12 State St.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 08/22/16

Minney, Jonathan M.
343 Chicopee St., Apt.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/24/16

Nesbitt, Alicia
59 Harkness Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/30/16

Ortiz, Maria
46 Hebron St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/30/16

Powling, Eric K.
1 Chaney St.
Orange, MA 01364
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/23/16

Psychic Readings
Miller, Margurite D.
249 Russell St.
Hadley, MA 01035
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/17/16

Rabtor, Michael D.
35 Fowler Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/18/16

Smart, Carole A.
3 Isaac Bradway Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 08/23/16

Staples, Christopher A.
34 Pequot Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/31/16

Taganova, Yekaterina
65 Craig Dr., Apt. T4
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/18/16

TC LLC d/b/a Route 9 Diner
35 Plaza Ave
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/24/16

The Professional Agency Protected Services
Garcia, Norberto
PO Box 727
Bondsville, MA 01009
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 08/25/16

Thomas, Cynthia D.
122 Fargo St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 08/25/16

Tisdell, Steven Robert
Tisdell, Michelle Lee
12 McCarthy Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/31/16

Transcription Services
Hawkins, Sally A.
111 Upton St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/31/16

Trudeau, Christina Claire
a/k/a Corey, Christina Claire
a/k/a Hebret, Christina Claire
5 Arcade St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 08/29/16

Vargas, Taniel
25 Vermont St., #2 Right
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/22/16

Velevitch, Joseph S.
37 Cross St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/17/16

Ward, Joseph E.
84 Twin Hills Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/23/16

Doing Business As Certificates October 3, 2016

DBA Certificates Departments

The following Business Certificates and Trade Names were issued or renewed during the month of September 2016.

Amherst

7 Eagle Group
39 Linden Ridge Road
Jordan Kern

Amherst Mindfulness
17 Kellogg St.
Michele Zakashansky, d/b/a Michele Miller

Asphalt House
28 Pine Grove
Silver Thimble Corp.

CTI Energy Services, LLC
34 South Pleasant St.
Craig Meadows and Thomas Timmins

F.L. Roberts
399 Northampton St.
Tony El-Nemr

Jim’s Livery Co.
11 Amity St.
James Witherell

PennyFarthing Investment Management, LLC
6 South East St.
Eric Bright

RD Mobile Tech Repair Specialists
34 Main St., #1
Rizwaan Mayet

Chicopee

Aerial 51 Studios
196 Fletcher Circle
Robert Perry

Air Temp Solutions, LLC
259 Arcade St.
William Renaud

Cellite Engineers Inc. d/b/a Johnstone Supply
590 Center St.
Jess Hill

The Frame Co.
162 Nelson St.
Leslie Lavaruway

GetReal Media
23 Blanchard St.
Lisa Marie DesRochers

Laravee Homes
39 Swol St.
Jared Laravee

Livio Gravini Music
23 Blanchard St.
Livio Gravini

M and M Cleaning and Painting Services
302 Springfield St.
Mariana Acosta

Mark Renovation
102 Lemuel Ave.
Mariusz Wozny

MPinto Transport
44 Alvord St.
Maria Pinto-Davila

Not Your Granny’s Crochet Co.
24 Ashmont St.
Olga Kravchenko

Pets Hear All Clear
55 Empire St., Unit 43
Jean Mattson

Holyoke

Frosted
50 Holyoke St.
Amanda Streeter and Shelly Phillips

Fun Toys d/b/a Sharp Trans Inc.
50 Holyoke St.
Huseyin Sari

JC Parker
8 Highland Ave.
John Parker

Mask Makers Face Painting
22 Bassett Road
Emma Huse

Tony’s Grocery Store
801 High St.
Felix Almonte

Northampton

All About You with Lisa
2 Conz St.
Lisa Lussier

Barton’s Angels Inc.
144 Riverbank Road
Nancy Whitley

Brits R Us
16 Armory St.
Alan Greaves

Ostrander Law Office
36 Service Center Road
David Ostrander

Simply Hair
110C Main St.
Melissa Duffy

Taylor Painting
29 Butler Place
Stephan Taylor

Springfield

413 Multi Service
542 Page Blvd.
Jose Luis Rodriguez

Aha! Intimates
42 Wellfleet Dr.
Gifty Esi Acquah

Casey Arthur Prosperity
617 Bay St.
Casey Arthur

Double Dees Delivery
178 Starling Road
Elizabeth Dasso

DT’s Catering
226 Old Farm Road
Traci Gaynor

The Eyeglass Co.
1268 Sumner Ave.
Jeffrey Robins

Friends Auto Sales LLC
145 Michon St.
Alaa Almaliki

Guillermo’s Barber Shop
472 Bridge St.
Jonathan Rodriguez

Handyworks
17 Crown St.
Mohammad Alkhabi

Himalaya Restaurant & Bar
475 Sumner Ave.
Bhuwan Gautam

Kranis Global Holding LLC
2625 Main St.
Sayed Irfan

More2Hair
218 Pearl St.
Aisha Sherrie

Quality Contractors
1655 Main St.
Juan Diaz

Shine Bright Cleaning, LLC
407 Bay St.
Maria Vega

TheDon413 Productions
108 Whittier St.
Edward Donell Hogan
Y Solutions
431 Main St., #306
Yevgeniy Loboda

Incorporations October 3, 2016