Month: January 2021

Tax Planning in a Gig Economy

By Ian Coddington

In recent years, we have seen a rise in so-called side hustles and gig work, where individuals take on part-time jobs or project-based work for additional income.

This ‘gig economy’ has been accelerated by the effects of the coronavirus outbreak; Americans are being laid off or have to remain at home or socially distance. Without a primary income source, people have turned to other solutions to pay their bills.

Ventures like DoorDash, Uber, Amazon, and Fiver all offer individuals the ability to earn income by doing work for companies and individuals. However, this does not make up the entire market of gig work.

Ian Coddington

“This form is different from your W-2 in that 1099 income is considered self-employment earnings, which is taxed differently than W-2 wages.”

People who sell artwork or wrap Christmas presents, handymen, and movers are all examples of individuals who could earn income on the side. We have seen how some side hustles can turn into profitable ventures, while others just use it to have extra spending money. If you took on additional sources of income during the pandemic, there might be some tax considerations you might not be aware of.

Self-employed Vs. W-2

Unlike a normal employed job where you receive a Form W-2, most gig work will consider workers independent contractors, and issue you a Form 1099. The most common form received for this work was a 1099-MISC, which is now replaced with the new Form 1099-NEC.

If you were paid at least $600 from a business that was not your employer, you can expect one of these forms come tax time. This form is different from your W-2 in that 1099 income is considered self-employment earnings, which is taxed differently than W-2 wages. When you work for an employer, they will withhold a percentage of your wages for taxes. However, when you are self-employed, you are subject to self-employment taxes and might be subject to estimate payments.

Depending on your level of income and other withholdings, one benefit of this is a self-employment tax deduction, where you can deduct what an employer would have paid on your tax return. For delivery drivers, it is important to track your mileage, as you can deduct the allowable mileage expense against your self-employed earnings. If you used a home office for business, you could potentially deduct a portion of your mortgage, utilities, and even repairs to that space. Prior to taking this deduction, you should review the rules closely.

Meet with an Advisor

These benefits sound good, but what if you have unique situations for your side hustle? What if you are paid through cash apps like Venmo or Zelle? Can you deduct the transaction fees paid to payment processors like PayPal or Stripe? What if you receive a Form 1099-K? Questions like these can be answered by an advisor, like a licensed tax preparer. Here is a quick list of things to bring to a meeting with a tax preparer:

• Any W-2s or 1099s received;

• Personal or business bank statements;

• Information on your home office, including square footage;

• Log of mileage; and

• Purchases for the business.

Working a side hustle can be an exciting and hopefully profitable venture; however, it can add complexity to your tax return. Take charge of the additional complexity, gather the required documentation, and minimize your tax liability.

Ian Coddington is an associate at the Holyoke-based accounting firm Meyers Brothers Kalicka, P.C.; (413) 536-8510.

Construction Backlog Inches Up Nationally in December

Construction

Building Confidence

Construction may be on the upswing in 2021, according to a report by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC).

“While many contractors enter 2021 with significant trepidation, the most recent backlog and confidence readings suggest that the onset of vaccinations has generally led to more upbeat assessments regarding nonresidential construction’s future,” said ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu. “Backlog is down substantially from its year-ago level, and profit margins remain under pressure, yet many contractors expect to enjoy higher sales and to support more staff six months from now.”

The organization’s Construction Backlog Indicator rebounded modestly to 7.3 months in December, an increase of 0.1 months from November’s reading, according to an ABC member survey conducted from Dec. 18 to Jan. 5. The backlog is 1.5 months lower than in December 2019.

“While many contractors enter 2021 with significant trepidation, the most recent backlog and confidence readings suggest that the onset of vaccinations has generally led to more upbeat assessments regarding nonresidential construction’s future. Backlog is down substantially from its year-ago level, and profit margins remain under pressure, yet many contractors expect to enjoy higher sales and to support more staff six months from now.”

ABC’s Construction Confidence Index readings for sales, profit margins, and staffing levels all increased in December. The sales index climbed above the threshold of 50, indicating contractors expect to grow sales over the next six months. The index reading for profit margins remained below that threshold. The staffing level index increased to 56.3 but remains well below its December 2019 reading.

“The baseline expectation is that, by the spring, the U.S. economy will blossom,” Basu said. “With many households sitting on mounds of savings and sustaining pent-up demand for many goods and services, the U.S. economy is set for rapid growth as it reopens more fully during mid- to late 2021. While it will take time for that to fully translate into new construction projects, some that were postponed earlier during the pandemic are likely to come back to life over the next several months. That should help many contractors begin to rebuild backlog, and to eagerly await 2022.”

The report comes on the heels of news that the construction industry added 51,000 net new jobs in December, according to ABC analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. During the last eight months, the industry has added 857,000 jobs, recovering 79.1% of the jobs lost during the earlier stages of the pandemic.

“The expectation remains that, as vaccination proceeds, the U.S. economy is poised for a significant uptick in growth during the latter half of 2021,” Basu said. “That will set the stage for improving industry performance in 2022 and beyond, particularly if the new administration is able to push forward an aggressive infrastructure stimulus package.”

What’s in the New COVID-19 Relief Package for Contractors?

Construction

Something to Build On

By Joe Bousquin

The term ‘construction’ appears 636 times in the $908 billion pandemic relief package and $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill passed by Congress and signed by President Trump at the end of December.

In other words, while the relief package was less than half the size of last spring’s $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, there’s still plenty in the overall bill for contractors to be happy about.

“Lots of construction spending is always a good thing, as long as everyone has access to it,” said Kristen Swearingen, vice president of Legislative and Political Affairs at Associated Builders and Contractors. Her cautionary tone refers to the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, which many non-union contractors oppose, potentially being passed in the 117th Congress after Democrats regained control of the Senate earlier this month.

But in general, construction advocates said the new pandemic relief package should be viewed as a win.

“This bill for the construction industry has a lot of good things overall,” said Jimmy Christianson, vice president of Government Relations at Associated General Contractors of America. “I would say, on the list of the many things we were asking for, we got probably 80%.”

“This bill for the construction industry has a lot of good things overall. I would say, on the list of the many things we were asking for, we got probably 80%.”

Nevertheless, one lament is that the package doesn’t include liability protection for employers against lawsuits from employees who were exposed to or became infected with COVID-19 at work.

Here’s a closer look at some of the provisions that should help contractors in 2021:

• Paycheck Protection Program. There are several wins for contractors in the the legislation’s renewed PPP funding, including a provision to ensure expenses paid for with forgiven PPP loans are tax-deductible, an issue many contractors were wringing their hands over last fall.

• Expansion of the Employee Retention Tax Credit. This gives qualifying employers a $5,000 credit per worker for employees not paid with PPP funds in 2020, as well as a $7,000 credit per worker per quarter in the first half of 2021.

“That’s a huge deal for construction companies and employees to help manage the continuing uncertainty that’s still happening,” Christianson said.

• State transportation funding. One of the headline numbers for contractors is the $10 billion earmarked for state DOTs, many of which saw their funding decline in 2020. That should provide relief for road and other civil builders who have increasingly felt the impacts of stalled projects.

“It will help mitigate the impact of bid-letting delays and project cancellations that we saw in 2020 throughout the country,” Christianson said. “And the fact that it’s dedicated funding means that states can’t use it for other things.”

• School construction. The package also includes $82 billion for education, at least some of which can be used for construction and renovations post-COVID-19, when students return en masse to classrooms.

Joe Bousquin reports on the construction industry for Construction Dive.

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The Year of the Entrepreneur

By Editorial January 20, 2021

Opinion

Editorial

Starting in 1996, ˆ has, at the start of each year, presented something we call the Top Entrepreneur award.

We do this to pay homage to a long — as in three centuries long — tradition of entrepreneurship in Western Mass., and to recognize companies, institutions, and individuals who are carrying on that tradition today. Over the years, the winners have included traditional entrepreneurs — those leading tech companies, multi-faceted corporations, and some family-owned businesses that have been part of the landscape for decades, if not a century or more — and also some non-traditional entrepreneurs — a college president and a hospital CEO, for example.

This broad diversity is by design, and it shows that we’re honoring entrepreneurial spirit as much as we are entrepreneurs.

Which brings us to this year’s honoree — the partners and leadership team at Golden Years Homecare Services, an East Longmeadow-based company that started with home care and has since diversified into staffing, behavioral-health services, and other realms ). An entrepreneurial mindset prevails from top to bottom and in every aspect of this enterprise, and it has enabled the company to set and maintain a torrid pace of growth since.

We salute Cesar Ruiz, Lisa Santaniello, and other partners and managers who are aggressively rewriting the business plan and taking this company to new places and a higher plane.

And while we’re at it, we would like to salute all the entrepreneurs slugging it out across our region. They all deserve some credit at this ultra-challenging time for anyone trying to own and operate a business.

Indeed, running a company has never, ever been easy. But in these times, everything is much more difficult. As we’ve said on many occasions, one of the things that has inspired us during these times has been the manner in which the region’s business community has responded.

In short, it has been entrepreneurial. Business owners and managers have responded to adversity with imagination and determination, finding new revenue streams, new ways of doing business, and new avenues for growth. Examples abound, including everything from outdoor dining at restaurants to manufacturers retooling to make PPE. At Golden Years, the pandemic actually helped fuel a surge in home-care business, as many families came to view the home as a safer alternative to nursing homes and other facilities.

Looking back, one might call 2020 the ‘year of the entrepreneur.’ Those at Golden Years stand out, certainly, and they are most deserving of this prestigious honor. But all the entrepreneurs who have bravely battled COVID-19 deserve to take a bow.

Women’s Colleges Play Critical Role

Opinion

By Sandra Doran

We’re just days away from watching the accomplished, inspiring Kamala Harris become the next vice president, and it doesn’t escape me that this thrilling milestone comes at the same time the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports 1.1 million American workers have left the pandemic-challenged labor force — and 865,000 (80%) of them are women. The contrasts of this moment provide some context for understanding the significance of women’s colleges, and for championing the important place they hold in our world.

The Women’s College Coalition counts just 36 American women’s colleges, down from 46 six years ago and about 230 in 1960. Our numbers have dwindled against a backdrop of social, political, and economic shifts for women, shifts that have resulted in more options and opportunities across the board, but especially in the realm of higher education, where women students have outnumbered men for five decades, prompting many to ask: what purpose do today’s women’s colleges serve?

A recent study by Kathryn A. E. Enke, published by the Women’s College Coalition, looked at access, opportunity, and outcomes at today’s American women’s colleges and compared them with coed liberal-arts colleges and public universities. Her findings reveal a modern profile of women’s college students that may surprise those who still view these schools as places where America’s elite daughters are groomed to uphold the professional, and personal, status of their forebears.

Rather than resembling the student population at private liberal-arts colleges, women’s college students are demographically akin to students at public colleges and universities, meaning they’re older, more diverse, and less economically advantaged. While we still imagine that the average college student is 18 to 24 years old, that age bracket includes only 50.6% of students at women’s colleges; at private liberal-arts colleges, it’s 90.9%, and at public universities, 77.5%.

More than half of students at women’s colleges identify as students of color (51.2%), compared to 38.5% at private liberal-arts colleges and 43.6% at public universities. Enke also found that full-time, first-time undergraduates at women’s colleges are more likely to have been awarded a Pell Grant than students at liberal-arts colleges (43.2% vs. 32.6%), meaning they are more likely to come from families with limited financial means. At Bay Path, 56% of our students are Pell-eligible.

Why is this significant? According to an analysis published by the Pell Institute, low-income, first-generation students disproportionately come from ethnic and racial minority backgrounds, and they tend to be older, less likely to receive financial support from parents, and more likely to have multiple obligations outside college, all factors that require a more intentional and supportive college experience.

One real power of women’s colleges exists in the influence of academic and social experiences, which the Pell Institute describes as “studying in groups, interacting with faculty and other students, participating in extracurricular activities, and using support services.” These experiences are shown to foster success in college, and intentionally, repeatedly, and enthusiastically creating a learning environment and culture that embeds these experiences into the educational model is what defines women’s colleges.

Our schools don’t just shepherd women to their diplomas; we create a distinct and dedicated space for women to build intellectual confidence, enduring community, and unwavering tenacity — because we know they’re going to need every last bit of it as they pursue their ambitions.

Enke’s research also measured retention and completion rates at women’s colleges at 62.2%, private liberal-arts colleges (which tend to serve the most economically privileged students) at 68.9%, and public schools at 54%. We’re proud to note that the retention rate of all traditional undergraduates at Bay Path is 77%.

The past year has laid bare the persistent circumstances that continue to disrupt women’s ambitions, impede our incomes, and restrict our potential. With women’s colleges up against the financial and demographic headwinds shaking the entire higher-ed sector, we must dig deeper, hold faster, and aim higher, while keeping the initial mission of women’s education at the center of all we do: to expand access, create space, and nurture the intellect for women who deserve to realize their dreams.

Sandra Doran is president of Bay Path University.

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Superheroes Saving Lives

JGS Lifecare recently unveiled its new “Superheroes Saving Lives” campaign. Created in English and Spanish, the three-month campaign features videos from Ruth’s House Assisted Living Residence and Leavitt Family Jewish Home residents, who thank the staff for their heroic efforts in keeping them safe during the pandemic. The campaign slogan — “Not all superheroes wear capes. At JGS Lifecare, we wear masks” — emphasizes the fact that healthcare workers have emerged as real-life superheroes, risking their own health every day to save the lives of residents.

Hand in Hand

Mercy Medical Center is participating in an international art project recognizing healthcare workers for their efforts during the pandemic with small, handcrafted ‘hand medals’ designed to create a link between the creator and the recipient. Mercy’s participation in the Hand Medal Project is a partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Richmond, Va. and artists connected to VCU who crafted 400 hand medals for distribution to Mercy nurses. Pictured, from left: Darlene Cunha, chief Nursing officer, presents a hand medal to Joseph Culver, a nurse in the Intensive Care Unit, as Mercy President Deborah Bitsoli looks on.

Round Up with Carr

Through Carr Hardware’s recent “Round Up with Carr’” campaign, customers donated $1,221.82 to the Enfield Dog Park, in Enfield, Conn. and $1,423.25 to Gifts of Love in Avon, Conn. As a fundraiser for those organizations, Carr Hardware offered customers in those two communities the opportunity to round up their purchases to the nearest dollar over the holiday season. Pictured: Ken Cohn (left) and Heather McDonald (right) of Carr Hardware present a check to Karen Pugliese, president of Enfield Dog Park.

People on the Move

People on the Move

Dawn Forbes DiStefano

On the heels of the recent retirement of Joan Kagan, Square One named Dawn Forbes DiStefano its new president and CEO. Following a 25-year career with the YWCA of Western Massachusetts, DiStefano joined the Square One team in 2016 to lead the agency’s grant-research, grant-writing, and program-compliance efforts. She was quickly promoted to chief finance and grants officer, where she added oversight of the agency’s financial team to her list of responsibilities. In 2019, she was promoted to executive vice president and took on oversight of the agency’s early-education and care programs and family-support services, as well as management of operations, including transportation, food service, and IT. DiStefano serves on the boards of directors for the Massachusetts Council on Gaming Health, Dress for Success Western Massachusetts, the Springfield Regional Chamber, the Baystate Community Benefits Advisory Committee, and Businesses to End Human Trafficking. She also serves as a commissioner on the Hampden County Commission on the Status of Women and Girls. She received her bachelor’s degree from UMass Amherst and her master’s degree in public administration and nonprofit management from Westfield State University. Kagan, who led the agency for 17 years, announced her retirement plans last summer. She continues to serve as an advisor to the leadership team during the transition.

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Anita Richard

Sabina Vegiard

Monson Savings Bank announced the hire of Anita Richard as vice president and residential operations officer of the bank’s Residential and Consumer Lending department, and of Sabina Vegiard as vice president of Monson Savings Bank and financial advisor with Infinex Investments Inc. In her new role, Richard is responsible for planning and organizing the residential and consumer lending operations, including streamlining loan processing, closing, and servicing. She also manages the staff in the Residential and Consumer Lending departments. Richard has more than 31 years of experience in the banking industry, with 27 years focused in the mortgage-lending area. She most recently served as Home Lending Compliance manager at Berkshire Bank and Savings Institute Bank and Trust, where she was responsible for all residential-lending regulatory compliance. Previously, she was director of Mortgage Operations at Alden Credit Union, managing the daily operations of the residential-lending area as well as compliance and loan servicing. In her new role, Vegiard is responsible for helping customers to plan for their short- and long-term financial goals, including buying a home, paying for their children’s education, retirement, and life-insurance needs. She brings a wealth of knowledge and understanding to help her customers achieve their financial goals through strategic planning and tailored investment solutions. Vegiard has been in the finance industry for 15 years, with her experience as a financial advisor spanning 10 of those years. She most recently served as vice president and branch manager at Key Bank, where her responsibilities were to manage the day-to-day operations of the branch and staff as well as act as financial advisor for six branch locations. She is a graduate of Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. with a bachelor’s degree in economics.

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Holyoke Community College (HCC) recently welcomed Amy Brandt as its new dean of Health Sciences and Culinary Arts. Brandt most recently worked as associate vice president and dean of Health Sciences at Broome Community College in Binghamton, N.Y., which is part of the State University of New York system. At SUNY Broome, she focused on developing partnerships with local area hospitals to address healthcare-worker shortages and advocated for enhanced use of simulation to improve clinical education and position programs to remain current with emerging national trends in healthcare education. At HCC, she will oversee seven academic programs: Foundations of Health, Medical Assisting, Medical Billing and Coding, Nursing (associate of science and practical), Radiologic Technology, Veterinary and Animal Science, and Culinary Arts. Brandt holds a master’s degree in social work from California State University, Sacramento, and a Ph.D. in social work from the University of California Los Angeles. After earning her Ph.D., she began working in education, initially at the University of California Berkeley in the School of Social Welfare, where she focused on program administration and teaching introductory social-work courses. In 2007, she transitioned to the community-college setting in California, focusing on allied-health education, and she has worked on allied-health program development in California, Florida, Texas, and New York.

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Rosemary Nevins

The Royal Law Firm announced the return from retirement of attorney Rosemary Nevins. Nevins’ legal career in management-side labor and employment law has spanned more than 30 years. She has handled nearly two dozen trials to verdict, represented clients during several arbitrations, and conducted numerous seminars and training sessions for supervisory personnel and human-resources managers dealing with myriad subjects germane to the employment relationship. In 2013, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly recognized Nevins as a Top Woman of Law. She has authored numerous articles on employment-related topics and previously served as associate editor of the Massachusetts Employment Law Newsletter.

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Lucas Manzi

Michael Ostrowski, president and CEO of Arrha Credit Union, announced that acting Chief Financial Officer Lucas Manzi has been appointed to a permanent position in that role. Before being promoted to acting CFO, Manzi was the Accounting Department and Finance manager at Arrha Credit Union. Manzi is a recipient of the 2019 Credit Union Difference Maker’s Award presented by the Cooperative Credit Union Assoc. at the 2019 Credit Union Marketplace Experience, Ostrowski noted. The show highlighted new technology and offered breakout sessions in many topics, including cybersecurity, latest trends in digital banking, and ways to enhance member experience. Manzi is also a member of the Arrha asset-liability committee. He has a BBA in accounting from the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst.

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Daniel McKellick

Christopher Pierson

Bacon Wilson announced that two of the firm’s attorneys have been promoted. Daniel McKellick and Christopher Pierson have both been named shareholders. McKellick is a business and real-estate attorney who works primarily on commercial and corporate matters, including real-estate transactions, leases, commercial lending, mergers and acquisitions, business startup and succession, and contract drafting and review. His prior experience in senior management for a large wholesale distribution company provides him with insight into business operations and profitability. He is licensed to practice in both Massachusetts and Connecticut. Pierson is an experienced trial attorney who has successfully tried numerous cases to verdict in courts across Massachusetts. His practice encompasses all aspects of civil litigation, including commercial disputes, individual matters, and accident and injury litigation. He is a graduate of Northeastern University Law School and Gettysburg College.

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Carole Bolduc

Adam Corcoran, president and CEO of Alden Credit Union, announced that Carole Bolduc will join Alden Credit Union as an LPL financial advisor with FR Investment Group. Bolduc is a lifelong resident of Western Mass. and an LPL financing advisor with 11 years of experience. She holds her series 6, 7, 63, and 66 securities registration through LPL Financial, along with a Massachusetts life-insurance license. She is registered to service clients with LPL Financial in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Virginia, Florida, South Carolina, California, and Arizona.

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W.D. Cowls named Tony Maroulis its vice president for Real Estate and Community Development. A regional leader in economic and community development, tourism, and the arts, Maroulis will focus his efforts on building the Mill District into a premier Pioneer Valley destination, while looking to grow the company’s real-estate and business portfolio. Maroulis has worked in the chancellor’s office at UMass since 2014, when he was hired as director of Community Relations to serve as liaison with local communities, civic groups, and neighbors while advising the campus administration on community-relations issues. Since 2017, he has served as executive director of External Relations and University Events. From 2008 to 2014, Maroulis was executive director of the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce. He led a successful rebranding of the chamber and was instrumental in planning and launching the Amherst Business Improvement District and the Hampshire County Regional Tourism Council, which he co-directed from 2010 to 2014. Prior to his work in economic and community development, Maroulis was co-director and owner of wünderarts, a commercial art gallery in Amherst, located in the same place as Cowls’ first hardware store. Before that, he had jobs in operations, fundraising, and marketing arts and cultural organizations, including Museums10, the Emily Dickinson Museum, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Maroulis was a 2009 BusinessWest 40 Under Forty honoree, a 2014 Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce Chamber MVP, and in 2020 was awarded the Helen Mitchell Community Service Award by Family Outreach of Amherst. He currently serves on the boards of Leadership Pioneer Valley, United Way of Hampshire County, and the Amherst Business Improvement District.

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Jennifer Cowles

LUSO Federal Credit Union announced the appointment of Jennifer Cowles to chief lending officer. She will be responsible for managing all lending staff and the credit union’s loan portfolio, while ensuring that the institution’s lending goals are met. Cowles holds a BBA in finance from the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst and has more than 25 years of experience across the financial-services and real-estate industries. She has an extensive background in real-estate lending and loan servicing, investor relations, secondary market, and risk management, and most recently served as vice president of Mortgage Lending and Loan Servicing for a credit union based in Worcester County. In addition to her professional accomplishments, Cowles serves on the Board for CU REALM and is also on the board for the new England CUREN. She also served as an executive committee member for the CUNA Lending Council and chaired the CUNA Lending Council regulatory/legislative committee.

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Bart Galvin joined the law firm of Bulkley Richardson as a member of two practice groups: business, mergers, and acquisitions; and finance, banking, and bankruptcy. Galvin earned his juris doctor cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2013 and a bachelor’s degree from Brown University in 2009. Most recently, he was an attorney at the AmLaw100 law firms White & Case in Milan, Italy and Ropes & Gray in Boston, ranked ninth and 13th, respectively, by revenue among all law firms globally. He was also a law clerk for the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa and the Massachusetts State Ethics Commission.

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Kelly Page

Michele Welch

The Realtor Assoc. of Pioneer Valley (RAPV) announced its annual award winners at the association’s virtual Holiday Celebration meeting on Dec. 9. The Realtor of the Year for 2020 is Kelly Page of Trademark Real Estate. The Affiliate of the Year is Michele Welch of Embrace Home Loans. A Realtor since 1997, Page is the broker/owner of Trademark Real Estate and has served on the RAPV board of directors since 2014. She has also served on the grievance, professional development, professional standards, communications, member engagement, and strategic planning committees. Page has given back to the community by attending in-person and virtual events and assisting with the Shriners Hospitals for Children blanket drive and training in new-member orientations, and also took time to achieve the C2EX and earn her CRB designation. The senior loan officer at Embrace Home Loans, Welch has been a member of RAPV since 2016 and has served on the community service, affiliate-Realtor, and government affairs committees. She has demonstrated a tremendous amount of support to the association and in community outreach and volunteered in RAPV’s community-service efforts through fundraising, shelter support, supporting the Shriners Hospitals for Children blanket project, and being heavily involved with Revitalize CDC.

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Thunderbirds Announce Suspension of 2020-21 Season

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Thunderbirds announced that they are one of three AHL franchises that have elected to opt out of play for the upcoming 2020-21 season. The decision, made in conjunction with their NHL affiliate, the St. Louis Blues, was based on numerous safety and logistical concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic and will allow the organization to turn its full focus toward the 2021-22 season. The Thunderbirds will maintain their status as active members of the AHL and return to play next season. “Over the past few months, we have worked tirelessly with the St. Louis Blues to explore every possible avenue for returning to play this season,” Thunderbirds President Nate Costa said. “Unfortunately, due to health and safety concerns, travel logistics, new player-supply rules, and other considerations, the Blues and Thunderbirds collectively determined that it was in the best interests of all parties to opt out for this season. Given the current status of the COVID-19 pandemic in Massachusetts, it has also become clear that we will be unable to host fans at our games in the foreseeable future. As an independently owned franchise, our foremost obligation is to ensure that our team is financially viable for the long term, something that is not possible without game-day revenue.”

Hazen Paper Wins Award for 2020 Holographic Calendar

HOLYOKE — The International Hologram Manufacturers Assoc. (IHMA) recently named Hazen Paper’s 2020 holographic calendar Best Applied Decorative/Packaging Product at the Excellence in Holography Awards 2020. Featuring a fire-breathing dragon with three-dimensional scales, the oversized calendar utilized an array of innovative holographic techniques to create a decorative design the IHMA called “outstanding.” These holographic designs included Hazen-Lens behind the months of the year, gray-motion for the sky background, color-motion for the dragon, and two-channel color-motion lenses and fire-motion lenses to animate the flames. The calendar was originated entirely within Hazen’s state-of-the-art holographic lab and manufactured in Hazen’s Holyoke facility on Hazen Envirofoil, an environmentally friendly product. Made with renewable energy, transfer-metallized Envirofoil is made with less than 1% of the aluminum of traditional foil laminate, a recycled film carrier that is reused again and again, and is repulpable as paper after de-inking. It was offset-printed using UV-cure inks with customized opaque white by AM Lithography of Chicopee.

Tighe & Bond Named Finalist for Engineering Excellence Awards

WESTFIELD — Tighe & Bond Inc. has been recognized by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts (ACEC/MA) as a 2020 Engineering Excellence Award Finalist (Gold Award). Tighe & Bond, in conjunction with a team of subconsultants and property owner ENGIE North America, transformed the site of the Mt. Tom coal-fired power plant into the state’s largest community solar and energy-storage facility. In 2014, the Mt. Tom coal-fired power plant in Holyoke stopped operations, and ENGIE North America began the task of decommissioning and closing the power-plant site. This undertaking involved demolition of the coal-fired plant and remediation of many areas of the property. A portion of the site was also used for renewable-energy generation and energy storage to benefit the region and the city of Holyoke. The project team aided with the decommissioning design of the property and worked to obtain a complex array of environmental and land-use permits for the entire project for future industrial and commercial redevelopment. The Tighe & Bond environmental team developed the remedial design for the power plant and the associated coal ash management on the property. The largest component of the property restoration included risk-based evaluations and various capping strategies to address coal ash that has been deposited over much of the property. The successful coal-ash closure approach resulted in preserving and protecting nearby waterways, including the Connecticut River and Kennedy Brook, as well as more than 50 acres of vegetated forest and associated rare and endangered species habitat. For the solar project, the project team provided permit-level design and engineering support as well as construction-period design for the energy-storage system. This project developed the largest community solar project in Massachusetts and the largest utility-scale energy-storage installation in the Commonwealth.

UMass Amherst Grad Students Receive Financial Support

AMHERST — The economic and research hardships stemming from the global COVID-19 pandemic have strained campuses around the country, including UMass Amherst. Especially hard-hit are graduate students in the sciences, as their research opportunities and funding trajectories have been greatly reduced by COVID-19 public-health restrictions. In response, the university’s College of Natural Sciences (CNS) created the Graduate Student Fellowship Fund this fall to provide additional funding to graduate students who need to extend their work for another year, and to make available innovations in data collection for those who are unable to conduct in-person experiments. The largest gift to the fund so far has come from alumni and long-time supporters Richard and Barbara Mahoney, who contributed $100,000 in early December. The contribution has sparked additional donations from donors who recognize the value of graduate-student research in the college and want to support those students. Graduate students are at the core of the research enterprise on campus, putting in thousands of hours to run experiments, collect data, and analyze findings. But due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many graduate students have lost the opportunities they previously had to spend much-needed time in labs or out in the field. More than 1,000 graduate students are working toward degrees across CNS.

Florence Bank Donates Nearly $100,000 in 2020 to Ease Food Insecurity

FLORENCE — Florence Bank donated nearly $100,000 in 2020 to support a new food-distribution collaborative and nine other longtime nonprofits with a mission to feed people who are battling food insecurity in the Pioneer Valley. The gifts have been made since March to organizations in all corners of the region, including the hilltowns, to help ease the economic strain brought on by COVID-19. In the spring, Florence Bank donated $50,000 to the Community Food Distribution Project created jointly by the Northampton Survival Center and Grow Food Northampton to help fund emergency food distribution in the early months of the pandemic. The new collaborative makes food staples available through on-site distributions at nearly a dozen local sites. Northampton Survival Center and Grow Food Northampton established the organization in partnership with Community Action Pioneer Valley, the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, the city of Northampton, and Northampton Public Schools. Grow Food Northampton and the Northampton Survival Center each received $25,000 from the bank. Since May, Florence Bank has also made the following gifts to these local nonprofits: Amherst Survival Center, $10,000; Springfield Rescue Mission, $10,000; Easthampton Community Center, $7,500; Chesterfield Community Cupboard, $5,000; the Gray House Market of Springfield, $5,000; Easthampton Congregational Church, $2,500; the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, as part of Monte’s March, $1,000; Lorraine’s Soup Kitchen & Pantry of Chicopee, $1,000; and Open Pantry Community Services Inc. of Springfield, $1,000. Florence Bank also nominated Lorraine’s Soup Kitchen to receive a $5,000 award from the Massachusetts Bankers Assoc. Charitable Foundation, which the nonprofit has accepted.

Nursing Schools Almanac Names AIC Among Best Schools for Nursing

SPRINGFIELD — Nursing Schools Almanac has released its 2020 rankings of the best nursing schools in the U.S. In collecting data on more than 3,000 institutions nationwide, only 20% made the list of the best nursing schools in each geographic region. The nursing program at American International College (AIC) was named in both the New England and Massachusetts categories, placing 45th in the region and 21st in the state. Each school was evaluated on three dimensions: the institution’s academic prestige and perceived value, the breadth and depth of nursing programs offered, and student success, particularly on the NCLEX licensure examination. Nursing Schools Almanac combined the assessments into an overall score and ranked the schools accordingly. According to Dean of Health Sciences Karen Rousseau, “while the demand for healthcare professionals grows each year, at no time has that need been more critical than now. The School of Health Sciences at American International College provides access to educational opportunities that develop a diverse network of skilled individuals who provide comprehensive nursing care in a variety of settings and who are able to demonstrate leadership in evidence-based practice to promote continuous improvement in the quality and safety of healthcare.”

Incorporations

Incorporations

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

AGAWAM

Homepro Handyman Service Inc., 67 Hunt St. Suite 107 Agawam, MA 01001. Demyan Volkov, 7 Rising Corner Road, Southwick, MA 01077. Handyman services.

PS Remodeling Inc., 31 Editha Ave., Agawam, MA 01001. Pavel Stakhnyuk MA, same. Remodeling.

Rinemil Liquor Corporation, 525 Shoemaker Lane, Agawam, MA 01001. Navin K. Patel, same. Retail package store.

AMHERST

Elateq Inc., 31 Salem Place Amherst, MA 01002. Ljilana Rajic, same. Develop, deploy, and maintain sustainable technologies for water treatment and purification systems.

CHICOPEE

The Corner Pocket Billiard Hall Inc., 39 Pheasant Way, Chicopee, MA 01022. Christopher J. Rogers, same. Billiard hall/bar.

The Healing Coop, Inc., 334 Britton St. Chicopee, MA 01020. Saskia Cote, same. Alternative therapy space and retail.

J C Trucking Inc., 109 Church St., Unit 2, Chicopee, MA 01020. Jonathon William Chartier, same. Trucking service.

GREENFIELD

Sabelawski Financial Group Corporation, 1 Village Green, Greenfield, MA 01301. Edward P. Sabelawski, same. Taxes and investments.

HAMPDEN

JCDC Construction Inc., 205 Chapin Road, Hampden, MA 01036. Corey Chenevert, same. Construction.

HOLYOKE

PH Select Inc., 10 Hospital Dr., Suite 306, Holyoke, MA 01040. John J. Swlerzewski, same. Research, manufacture, and distribution of consumer health and hygiene products.

LONGMEADOW

Counselink, Inc., 175 Dwight Road, Suite 306 Longmeadow, MA 01106. Joseph Leonard, 46 Arnold Road, Pelham, MA 01002. Mental health services.

Moving Specialist, Inc., 162 Field Road, Longmeadow, MA 01106. Lori Conte, same. To operate a moving and packing company.

NORTH ADAMS

The Yellow Door Restaurant Inc., 66 Main St. North Adams, MA 01247. Thomas Krens, 25 Fort Hoosac Place, Williamstown, MA 01267. Food and beverage sales and service.

NORTHAMPTON

Bardwell Creative Inc., 9 ½ Market St., Northampton, MA 01060. Kenneth Butler, same. Business consulting.

Golden Age Sounds Inc., 32 Masonic St., Northampton, MA 01060. Peter Hamelin, 37 B Woodmont Road, Northampton, MA 01060. Operation of music, arts, and entertainment venue.

Mill River Music Inc., 16 Armory St., Northampton, MA 01060. Jonathon Aronstein, same. Sales, repair, and exchange of musical instruments.

WEST BROOKFIELD

Xtremepaintball Inc., 153 Shea Road, West Brookfield, MA 01585. Joseph P. O’Malley, same. Paintball activities.

Doing Business as Certificates

DBA Certificates

The following business certificates and/or trade names were issued or renewed during the month of December 2020. (Filings are limited due to closures or reduced staffing hours at municipal offices due to COVID-19 restrictions).

HADLEY

Four Seasons Wine & Liquor
333 Russell St.
Valley Spirits Inc.

Full of Grace Farm
105 Stockbridge St.
Laura Litterer

Hadley Tire
444 Russell St.
Silverleaf Tire Inc.

Off the Wall Games
41 Russell St.
War Stories, LLC

NORTHAMPTON

AT&T Authorized Retailer
140 Main St.
Laren Whiddon, Heather Krebs

The Baker’s Pin Inc.
34 Bridge St.
Lisa Greco, Dennis Greco

Beerology
342 Pleasant St., #1
Jordana Starr, Michael Schilling

Café Balagan
241 Main St.
Adi Nagli

Cher Willems Pottery
75 Lyman Road
Cheryl Willems

Developmental Testing Service, LLC
35 South Park Terrace
Theo Dawson

JKirley Collective
100 Straw Ave.
Jessica Kirley

Journey to Wellness
2 Conz St.
Pamela McMahon

Learning Solutions for Learning Success
2 Main St.
Western New England Integrated Learning Center, LLC

Niki’s Liquors
24 Haydenville Road
Pragnesh Patel

Stan-the-Fixit-Man
1 Bardwell St.
Stan Pollack

YUP Coffee Roasters
296 Nonotuck St.
Matthew Bousquet

SOUTHWICK

Auburn Brown Advertising & Promotions
142 South Longyard Road
Andrea Hunter

WESTFIELD

Blended Vintage Market Place
48 Elm St.
Blended Vintage Market Place

Blissful Brooke Family Daycare
731 West Road
Krystal Young-LaFountain

H. McClain at A Slight Edge Salon
20 Elm St.
Heather McClain

Hilltown Chic
24 School St.
Cassandra Cyr

LBI Truck & Bus Repair
14 Delmont Ave.
Dana Lecrenski

Lisa Viv Designs
287 Munger Hill Road
Lis Viveiros

New England Overland Outfitters
1750 East Mountain Road
Ryan Mahan

RE/MAX Compass
108 Elm St.
Compass Home Inc.

S & P Property Group
375 Springdale Road
Debbie Smith

This Is Me Mental Health
5 Noble Ave.
Andrea Messier

Trash Fish Junk Removal, LLC
33 Sunrise Terrace
Trash Fish Junk Removal, LLC

United American Muslim Assoc. Western Mass.
66 South Broad St.
Rizaan Abubakar

Bankruptcies

Bankruptcies

Bankruptcy petitions were not available at press time and will be included in the next edition of BusinessWest.

Real Estate Transactions

Real Estate

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

FRANKLIN COUNTY

ASHFIELD

174 John Ford Road
Ashfield, MA 01330
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Amy Klippenstein
Seller: Nancy Bourque
Date: 12/18/20

BERNARDSTON

530 Bald Mountain Road
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $334,900
Buyer: Michael P. Nichols
Seller: Luke Smith
Date: 12/18/20

284 Purple Meadow Road
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Walter J. Gruszkowski
Seller: Margaret P. Haigis
Date: 12/22/20

CHARLEMONT

280 Warner Hill Road
Charlemont, MA 01339
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Erik Peterson
Seller: Vicky Seavey
Date: 12/14/20

DEERFIELD

321 Conway Road
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $549,000
Buyer: Katherine A. Kingsley
Seller: Deanne B. Loonin LT
Date: 12/18/20

404 Long Plain Road
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Mark Sullivan
Seller: Kane, George F., (Estate)
Date: 12/21/20

51 Eastern Ave.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $449,900
Buyer: Ann-Mary Cloutier
Seller: Jeremy Ober
Date: 12/15/20

17 Sugarloaf St.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $454,000
Buyer: William F. Glass
Seller: Ann-Mary Cloutier
Date: 12/14/20

ERVING

181 Old State Road
Erving, MA 01344
Amount: $207,000
Buyer: Lisa M. Goheen-Cole
Seller: Cole, Gary E., (Estate)
Date: 12/15/20

GILL

253 Main Road
Gill, MA 01354
Amount: $258,000
Buyer: Tracy E. Dowd
Seller: J. Stadnicki-Verhyen
Date: 12/18/20

GREENFIELD

430 Colrain Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Yuriy I. Falceanu
Seller: Mark E. Czuj
Date: 12/21/20

50 East Cleveland St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Ivan Urgin
Seller: Vera Urgina
Date: 12/23/20

108-110 Franklin St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Nicholas A. Perry
Seller: Emily R. Breines
Date: 12/18/20

330 Green River Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Dorsey M. Dobias
Seller: Robert J. Dobias
Date: 12/22/20

11-15 High St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $750,000
Buyer: Christine K. Hale
Seller: Danika M. Dorsey
Date: 12/21/20

346 Leyden Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Eric S. Depalo
Seller: Cindy L. Bayer
Date: 12/14/20

73 Lincoln St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Daryl T. Bliss
Seller: Newton IRT
Date: 12/18/20

30 Nichols Dr.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Lynn Bassett
Seller: Johnson Funding TR
Date: 12/14/20

250 Plain Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Benjamin Goody
Seller: Daniel E. Kingsley
Date: 12/18/20

LEVERETT

96 Montague Road
Leverett, MA 01054
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Timothy P. Hannigan
Seller: Thurston, Betty J. V., (Estate)
Date: 12/21/20

116 Old Mountain Road
Leverett, MA 01054
Amount: $459,900
Buyer: Mark M. Yachnin
Seller: Susan M. Cinner
Date: 12/23/20

MONROE

83 North Road
Monroe, MA 01350
Amount: $460,000
Buyer: Olney-Jones FT
Seller: Valerie A. Aparo
Date: 12/21/20

MONTAGUE

200 Avenue A
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: 200 Avenue A. LLC
Seller: Greenfield Pilgrim 4 LLC
Date: 12/23/20

12 Grand Ave.
Montague, MA 01349
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Stephanie Hopkins
Seller: Gerrish, Raymond K., (Estate)
Date: 12/18/20

92 High St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $188,000
Buyer: Adam T. Davies
Seller: Barbara A. Mullins TR
Date: 12/18/20

453 Millers Falls Road
Montague, MA 01349
Amount: $152,000
Buyer: Jeremy E. Miller
Seller: Janice M. Momaney
Date: 12/16/20

66 Montague St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $205,900
Buyer: Brandon S. Cloutier
Seller: Margaret E. Geraghty TR
Date: 12/21/20

1 Randall Wood Dr.
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $277,000
Buyer: Christopher A. Glabach
Seller: Nicole Linscott
Date: 12/18/20

30 School St.
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $262,000
Buyer: Anne M. Kittredge
Seller: Fiske, Lillian Bertha, (Estate)
Date: 12/23/20

13 South High St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $186,000
Buyer: Thomas E. Gorey
Seller: Calvin G. Ewell
Date: 12/15/20

19 Union St.
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Emily Deutchman
Seller: Sheryl Sadler-Twyon
Date: 12/22/20

25 Worcester Ave.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Zachary Zucker
Seller: Stephanie A. Hopkins
Date: 12/15/20

NEW SALEM

196 Cooleyville Road
New Salem, MA 01355
Amount: $360,900
Buyer: Megan L. Whitman
Seller: Donna M. Eaton
Date: 12/23/20

14 East Eagleville Lane
New Salem, MA 01364
Amount: $348,000
Buyer: Samantha Grant
Seller: Franklin J. Froton
Date: 12/18/20

NORTHFIELD

148 Main St.
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Kenneth N. Rogers
Seller: Mary L. Leyden
Date: 12/21/20

31 Strowbridge Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $193,000
Buyer: Shannon Bassett
Seller: Edward R. Johnson
Date: 12/18/20

ORANGE

20 Memorial Dr.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $201,900
Buyer: Caitlyn Squires-Lacoste
Seller: Eric R. Whitman
Date: 12/23/20

SHELBURNE

462 Little Mohawk Road
Shelburne, MA 01370
Amount: $322,500
Buyer: Rachel Nordstrom
Seller: Sidney Gerard
Date: 12/15/20

20 Main St.
Shelburne, MA 01370
Amount: $334,000
Buyer: Benjamin A. Marder
Seller: Larry T. Downing
Date: 12/22/20

WARWICK

737 Wendell Road
Warwick, MA 01378
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Justine Buckley
Seller: Helen R. Hills
Date: 12/21/20

WHATELY

48 Claverack Road
Whately, MA 01373
Amount: $286,000
Buyer: Todd F. Green
Seller: Eaton FT
Date: 12/14/20

404 Long Plain Road
Whately, MA 01093
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Mark Sullivan
Seller: Kane, George F., (Estate)
Date: 12/21/20

HAMPDEN COUNTY

AGAWAM

64 Anthony St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Peter D. Blaisdell
Seller: Phillip J. Blaisdell
Date: 12/23/20

103 Barbara Lane
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Andrew Parrish
Seller: G. Elizabeth Giammarino TR
Date: 12/14/20

33 Begley St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $188,000
Buyer: Debra A. Pope
Seller: Laplante, Jane E., (Estate)
Date: 12/15/20

82 Florida Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $258,000
Buyer: Tina Eggleston
Seller: Jennifer L. Gable
Date: 12/21/20

158 Main St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $750,000
Buyer: 170 Main Street LLC
Seller: George A. Vassos
Date: 12/15/20

265 Main St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $3,550,000
Buyer: HP Hood LLC
Seller: BRN Mustang LLC
Date: 12/22/20

20 Meadow Ave.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Michael Lapointe
Seller: Mark E. Maczka
Date: 12/15/20

76 Monroe St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $283,000
Buyer: Anthony J. Vosburgh
Seller: Chad D. Blackak
Date: 12/23/20

1194 Springfield St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Springfield St. Group LLC
Seller: Vinvin LP
Date: 12/23/20

127 Suffield St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $288,000
Buyer: John P. Warren
Seller: Ilir Selimi
Date: 12/22/20

24 Vassar Road
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Michael Marcus
Seller: Donald W. Blakesley
Date: 12/21/20

25 Wrenwood Lane
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $256,500
Buyer: Dan Modirca
Seller: Phillip E. Aucella
Date: 12/18/20

BLANDFORD

37 Gore Road
Blandford, MA 01008
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Eric Z. Dastous
Seller: Keith M. Bull
Date: 12/21/20

6 Sunset Road
Blandford, MA 01008
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Donald G. Cornelius
Seller: Eric Z. Dastous
Date: 12/18/20

56 Woronoco Road
Blandford, MA 01008
Amount: $224,000
Buyer: Sara Kendall
Seller: Ryan C. Kelly
Date: 12/18/20

BRIMFIELD

139 E. Hill Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Guan S. Liang
Seller: James R. Johnson
Date: 12/23/20

CHICOPEE

14 Abbey St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: CIG 4 LLC
Seller: Oliver V. Brassard
Date: 12/22/20

89 Ann St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $228,500
Buyer: Joshua M. Fernandes
Seller: Summer Property LLC
Date: 12/14/20

90 Ann St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Brian Brisbois
Seller: Marc S. Roberts
Date: 12/15/20

13 Baptist Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $223,000
Buyer: Ruth Sepulveda
Seller: Roman Radionov
Date: 12/23/20

4 Burton St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $430,000
Buyer: RBT Enterprise LLC
Seller: PPK LLC
Date: 12/14/20

22 Canal St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Paul G. Silva
Seller: KV Properties LLC
Date: 12/18/20

Carew St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $449,235
Buyer: Food Bank Of Western Mass.
Seller: Westmass Area Development Corp.
Date: 12/15/20

101 Chapin St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $218,000
Buyer: Carmen Rivera
Seller: Alycar Investments LLC
Date: 12/21/20

168 Chicopee St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Krex Transport Inc.
Seller: Plumbers & Pipefitters Appr.
Date: 12/21/20

726 Chicopee St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $359,000
Buyer: 726 Chicopee Street LLC
Seller: Leane A. Boutin
Date: 12/21/20

499 Chicopee St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $134,900
Buyer: Harry J. Rodriguez
Seller: Kevin O. Lynch
Date: 12/18/20

35 Clarendon Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Byron J. Drinkkwine
Seller: Amber L. Fink
Date: 12/18/20

53 Cyran St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $177,335
Buyer: Frank N. Laflamme
Seller: Richard A. Boisjolie
Date: 12/22/20

13 Davenport St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Delvine N. Mandari
Seller: Duane Paraday
Date: 12/15/20

East Main St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $449,235
Buyer: Food Bank Of Western MA
Seller: Westmass Area Dev Corp.
Date: 12/15/20

63 Fairview Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $127,000
Buyer: Emerson J. Clauss
Seller: Kevin M. Boissonnault
Date: 12/22/20

267 Fairview Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Norquelis Veras
Seller: Michael R. Lively
Date: 12/18/20

43 Fredette St.
Chicopee, MA 01022
Amount: $399,900
Buyer: Miguel A. Vasquez
Seller: N. Riley Development Inc.
Date: 12/14/20

32 Front St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Linette Otero
Seller: Round 2 LLC
Date: 12/14/20

30 Fuller St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $212,000
Buyer: Janelle Portorreal
Seller: Pamela Nadeau
Date: 12/18/20

41 Grandview St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $193,000
Buyer: Marilyn Arroyo
Seller: Louis P. Krzeminski
Date: 12/22/20

111 Grattan St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $277,000
Buyer: Sheryl M. Cruz
Seller: Claude J. Pouliot
Date: 12/21/20

Hampden St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $430,000
Buyer: RBT Enterprise LLC
Seller: PPK LLC
Date: 12/14/20

32 Highland Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $465,000
Buyer: EBK Properties LLC
Seller: Shah Ma Realty LLC
Date: 12/14/20

30 Mark St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $308,000
Buyer: Luis A. Reyes
Seller: Ronald T. Kuchta
Date: 12/14/20

619 McKinstry Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $237,000
Buyer: Cirilo Delgado
Seller: Luis M. Torres
Date: 12/22/20

26 Mellen St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Delinda Dykes
Seller: Jose V. Franco
Date: 12/21/20

1198 Montgomery St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Adriyan L. Pagan
Seller: Yoel E. Cuevas
Date: 12/23/20

79 Orchard St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Luis S. Ribeiro
Seller: Wilk, William E., (Estate)
Date: 12/18/20

24 Otis St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Ivonne Rojas-Perez
Seller: Michael A. Gendron
Date: 12/21/20

53 Parenteau Court
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $349,000
Buyer: Erika Brown
Seller: Dennis B. Francis
Date: 12/23/20

564 Springfield St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Rose M. Calero
Seller: Dominique Properties LLC
Date: 12/23/20

220 Woodcrest Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Stephen Wojcik
Seller: Claude J. Vermette
Date: 12/18/20

EAST LONGMEADOW

79 Allen St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Richard L. Keefe
Seller: Joseph E. Lalli
Date: 12/15/20

6 Bayne St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $324,000
Buyer: Sarah Roos
Seller: Tina M. Johnson
Date: 12/18/20

167 Canterbury Circle
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $564,000
Buyer: Daniel J. Brookes
Seller: Jason Catanzaro
Date: 12/18/20

191 Canterbury Circle
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $509,900
Buyer: Christine Withbroe
Seller: M&G Property Group LLC
Date: 12/16/20

12 Country Club Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $490,000
Buyer: Katie E. Winseck
Seller: Kenneth R. Bernard
Date: 12/18/20

423 Dwight Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01108
Amount: $202,000
Buyer: Martin J. Phillips
Seller: Surridge, Daniel W., (Estate)
Date: 12/14/20

26 Hanward Hill
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Kerry A. Chapderlane-Cox
Seller: Katie E. Winseck
Date: 12/16/20

74 Harkness Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Evelyn Gonzalez
Seller: Myrna Gonzalez
Date: 12/15/20

126 Industrial Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $3,000,000
Buyer: Roots East Longmeadow LLC
Seller: Industrial Dr. Assocs. LLC
Date: 12/21/20

2 Laurence Lane
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $154,300
Buyer: Sandra Sousa
Seller: Kelly M. McGowan
Date: 12/23/20

27 Lombard Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Ngoc T. Vo
Seller: William D. Ferrero
Date: 12/22/20

26 Meadowbrook Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Keith R. Bilton
Seller: Ronald H. Nowak
Date: 12/22/20

160 Millbrook Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: Jennifer White
Seller: Peter A. Jascievic
Date: 12/14/20

68 North Circle Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Jeremy Anekstein
Seller: Jason M. McDonald
Date: 12/21/20

346 Prospect St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $480,000
Buyer: Tina M. Johnson
Seller: Amanda M. Andress
Date: 12/18/20

51 Rollins Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $990,000
Buyer: Shaji P. Daniel
Seller: Pasquale Liquori
Date: 12/18/20

165 Shaker Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $437,500
Buyer: APCA LLC
Seller: Helen V. Smith
Date: 12/16/20

18 Yorkshire Place
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $393,000
Buyer: Willbert Garcia
Seller: Amelia E. Brookes
Date: 12/18/20

GRANVILLE

431 Main Road
Granville, MA 01034
Amount: $239,900
Buyer: Ryan Popp
Seller: Cusson, Dorothy M., (Estate)
Date: 12/18/20

767 Main Road
Granville, MA 01034
Amount: $371,000
Buyer: Nicholas D. Fitzgerald
Seller: Jay R. Larsen
Date: 12/18/20

HAMPDEN

135 Glendale Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Jeffrey E. Bean
Seller: Fritts, Alan J., (Estate)
Date: 12/18/20

HOLLAND

143 East Brimfield Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Roberta Bennett
Seller: Steven G. Rainville
Date: 12/21/20

61 Mashapaug Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $655,000
Buyer: William E. Robertson
Seller: Roy D. Walker
Date: 12/21/20

36 Overlook Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: David B. Porter
Seller: Charles Gildea
Date: 12/18/20

5 Roberts Park Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $165,900
Buyer: David Noyes
Seller: Robert S. Dean
Date: 12/18/20

83 Sturbridge Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $258,000
Buyer: Philip Hoenig
Seller: Jennifer J. Cibien
Date: 12/16/20

HOLYOKE

11 Alderman St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $121,000
Buyer: Malia Homebuyers LLC
Seller: Shirley C. Elliott
Date: 12/18/20

489 Beech St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $252,000
Buyer: Brenna H. Werme
Seller: Judith A. Barclay
Date: 12/15/20

41 Bray Park Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $259,500
Buyer: Jaime Lopez
Seller: David Frost
Date: 12/18/20

100 Brookline Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $196,000
Buyer: Nikita L. Perez
Seller: Kathryn F. Hamel
Date: 12/21/20

80-82 Calumet Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Katie King
Seller: Garry S. King
Date: 12/15/20

12 Coronet Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $274,900
Buyer: Robert L. Elliott
Seller: Richard M. Shattuck
Date: 12/21/20

1446 Dwight St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $198,000
Buyer: Carlos J. Colon
Seller: Equity T. Co.
Date: 12/14/20

61 Fairfield Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $378,000
Buyer: Brandice Rafus-Brenning
Seller: Sarah M. Center-Gray
Date: 12/21/20

60-62 Gates St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $129,362
Buyer: Alycar Investments LLC
Seller: USA HUD
Date: 12/23/20

42 Granville St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $219,500
Buyer: Carlos M. Mogelinski
Seller: Amy E. Drohan
Date: 12/23/20

358-364 High St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $560,000
Buyer: Catalpa Inc.
Seller: High St. Holyoke Prop. 1
Date: 12/14/20

163 Huron Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Jerry P. Will
Seller: Alfano, Mary J., (Estate)
Date: 12/18/20

345 Jarvis Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Pszczyna RT
Seller: John R. Treworgy
Date: 12/16/20

31-33 Lincoln St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $133,000
Buyer: Alycar Investments LLC
Seller: USA HUD
Date: 12/15/20

2 Loomis Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $283,000
Buyer: Frank L. Vaissiere
Seller: Pierre A. Lucas
Date: 12/21/20

1455-1457 Northampton St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Matthew Andrus
Seller: Robert W. Cortes
Date: 12/18/20

87 Ridgewood Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Robert D. Leblanc
Seller: Leblanc, Ann M., (Estate)
Date: 12/22/20

74 Rugby St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $267,000
Buyer: Adam C. Gutierrez
Seller: Nicholas O. Rodriguez
Date: 12/23/20

14 Scott Hollow Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Dorota M. Garncarz
Seller: George Arthur
Date: 12/22/20

LONGMEADOW

390 Bliss Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Carri Greenman
Seller: Christopher Distefano
Date: 12/18/20

253 Burbank Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $334,000
Buyer: Paul Iellamo
Seller: Peter V. Iellamo
Date: 12/21/20

86 Dover Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: David Fortier
Seller: Robert B. Morgan
Date: 12/18/20

77 East Greenwich Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $675,000
Buyer: Rahit Taneja
Seller: John D. Nichols
Date: 12/22/20

45 Exeter Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $605,000
Buyer: John J. Fialkovich
Seller: Bertrand J. Dothee
Date: 12/18/20

212 Hopkins Place
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: James Christensen
Seller: Sara C. Lavoie
Date: 12/18/20

136 Lincoln Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Nikolas C. Sierra
Seller: Margaret G. Hoban
Date: 12/22/20

1705 Longmeadow St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Jeffrey M. Leonard
Seller: Marcia E. Manzi
Date: 12/23/20

384 Longmeadow St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $364,803
Buyer: Fjodor Agranat
Seller: Springfield Homes LLC
Date: 12/18/20

655 Longmeadow St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $565,000
Buyer: Michael J. Cobill
Seller: David W. Bogan
Date: 12/18/20

357 Maple Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $239,900
Buyer: Jesse David
Seller: Ryan M. Mange
Date: 12/16/20

LUDLOW

12 Andrew St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $174,500
Buyer: Robert J. Ziemba
Seller: Suzanne M. Cote
Date: 12/21/20

50 Blanchard Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $214,777
Buyer: Breanna Line
Seller: Brandee Paroline
Date: 12/16/20

19 Grant St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Riley Martin
Seller: Tiago A. Boacas-Martins
Date: 12/22/20

Harvest Dr. #23
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $139,900
Buyer: Kelvin Zheng
Seller: Whitetail Wreks LLC
Date: 12/15/20

52 Laroche St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Sofia Fernandes
Seller: Laurie M. Dymon
Date: 12/18/20

81 Laurel Lane
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Abraxas RT
Seller: Field, Victor J., (Estate)
Date: 12/18/20

88 Motyka St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $229,000
Buyer: Johnathan F. Bachta
Seller: Claudio Cardaropoli
Date: 12/23/20

37 White St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Steffany Lucas
Seller: Joshua S. Leone
Date: 12/22/20

MONSON

12 Cote Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $317,500
Buyer: Christine Shuron
Seller: Joanna G. Serreiro
Date: 12/23/20

43 Paradise Lake Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $434,500
Buyer: Veronicas Lakehouse LLC
Seller: John M. Carney
Date: 12/21/20

31 Stafford Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $227,500
Buyer: Robert J. O’Donnell
Seller: Theresa F. Grimes
Date: 12/15/20

25 Thayer Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Zi M. Zhao
Seller: Daniel Baillargeon
Date: 12/21/20

214 Wilbraham Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Tee Jay 9 LLC
Seller: Mary A. Sturm
Date: 12/23/20

130 Woodhill Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Joshua M. Rose
Seller: Gary Hess
Date: 12/14/20

27 Woodridge Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Eric W. Beeson
Seller: Christine A. West
Date: 12/18/20

PALMER

21 Beebe Road
Palmer, MA 01057
Amount: $266,000
Buyer: Jeffrey Brassard
Seller: Sandra W. Reed-Hofstetter
Date: 12/14/20

61 Bourne St.
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $193,000
Buyer: Escarle S. Jaquez-DeDiaz
Seller: Aaron J. Clifton
Date: 12/15/20

1018-1020 Maple St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $262,500
Buyer: Jeffery K. Florence
Seller: Stephen T. Masley
Date: 12/18/20

1091 Overlook Dr.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $239,000
Buyer: Justin M. Belliveau
Seller: Anthony S. Coviello
Date: 12/23/20

1018 Wilson St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Koral M. Woodruff
Seller: Ronald J. Lamb
Date: 12/18/20

RUSSELL

400 Dickinson Hill Road
Russell, MA 01071
Amount: $267,000
Buyer: Joshua MacDonald
Seller: Jeffrey E. Bean
Date: 12/18/20

123 Highland Ave.
Russell, MA 01071
Amount: $229,000
Buyer: Nicholas R. Damours
Seller: Ruth M. Smith
Date: 12/21/20

1099 Huntington Road
Russell, MA 01071
Amount: $154,600
Buyer: Christopher Woffenden
Seller: Robert A. Prout
Date: 12/18/20

1166 Huntington Road
Russell, MA 01071
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Ryan P. Talbot
Seller: Trevor D. Andrews
Date: 12/21/20

321 Woronoco Road
Russell, MA 01071
Amount: $272,000
Buyer: Dale A. Darosa
Seller: Daniel M. Marra
Date: 12/18/20

SOUTHWICK

74 Berkshire Ave.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Kate Brunges
Seller: Brandon M. Tessier
Date: 12/15/20

26 Birchwood Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Lisa C. Toal
Seller: Deborah C. Morrissey
Date: 12/18/20

45 Birchwood Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $266,000
Buyer: Jason Sirois
Seller: Stephen S. Werman
Date: 12/23/20

9 Chapman St.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Anthony R. Witman
Seller: Ali B. Kitchell
Date: 12/18/20

26 Granville Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $262,500
Buyer: Zulija Duric
Seller: Emtay Inc.
Date: 12/15/20

198 Hillside Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $395,000
Buyer: Doreen M. Dargon
Seller: Tina Eggleston
Date: 12/21/20

267 Hillside Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $1,165,000
Buyer: Joseph A. Walz
Seller: Ralph Depalma
Date: 12/15/20

389 North Loomis St.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Raymond Mitchell
Seller: Kenneth A. Marks
Date: 12/16/20

7 Overlook Lane
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $525,000
Buyer: Willard J. Kopatz
Seller: Kopatz Construction LLC
Date: 12/14/20

11 Sawgrass Lane
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $495,000
Buyer: Paul Giusto
Seller: Hamelin Framing Inc.
Date: 12/18/20

15 Sawgrass Lane
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $489,900
Buyer: Kristin A. Jachym
Seller: Hamelin Framing Inc.
Date: 12/23/20

56 Sunnyside Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Luke Paull
Seller: Ruby Realty LLC
Date: 12/23/20

SPRINGFIELD

244 Allen St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Rebecca M. Lowe
Seller: Sandra L. Wilson
Date: 12/16/20

737 Allen St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Ly V. Nguyen
Seller: Kenny Nguyen
Date: 12/15/20

632-634 Armory St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Eric Griffith
Seller: Timothy F. Flavin
Date: 12/23/20

137 Bacon Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $137,000
Buyer: Cory Delnegro
Seller: Keith R. Northwood
Date: 12/16/20

725 Bay St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $136,000
Buyer: Efy R. Lopez-Matamoros
Seller: Efrain Morales
Date: 12/18/20

55-57 Beverly Lane
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Luis H. Davis
Seller: TL Bretta Realty LLC
Date: 12/18/20

65 Biella St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $146,000
Buyer: Ricardo Santa
Seller: Daisy Rosado
Date: 12/18/20

79 Blunt Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Alexis J. Martinez
Seller: Amaan Realty LLC
Date: 12/16/20

1145 Boston Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Evelyn N. Pena
Seller: David Vedovelli
Date: 12/21/20

57 Brianna Lane
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: James Barron
Seller: Bretta, Louis T., (Estate)
Date: 12/21/20

66 Burnside Ter.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Ashley D. Shaw
Seller: Julia F. Miller
Date: 12/14/20

60 Burton St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $244,900
Buyer: Joshua Dufresne
Seller: Tiffany L. Quan
Date: 12/15/20

64 Cara Lane
Springfield, MA 01028
Amount: $329,000
Buyer: Brendon B. Welz
Seller: Michael Derose
Date: 12/15/20

657 Carew St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Jose A. Montero
Seller: Moises Zanazanian
Date: 12/18/20

1061 Carew St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Denali Properties LLC
Seller: Javier Morell
Date: 12/23/20

88-90 Chester St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $191,000
Buyer: Angel F. Cruz-Marquez
Seller: Wandysbel Davila
Date: 12/15/20

77 Clifton Ave.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $200,900
Buyer: Edgardo Delgado
Seller: Clifton Ave LLC
Date: 12/16/20

9 Connecticut Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $175,250
Buyer: Teal RT
Seller: Maryann B. Hale
Date: 12/22/20

267 Connecticut Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $161,000
Buyer: Jillian A. Fisher
Seller: John F. Williams
Date: 12/18/20

17 Dartmouth St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $222,000
Buyer: Debra Watson
Seller: Kevin G. Silva
Date: 12/23/20

41 Davis St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Samantha J. Scherff
Seller: John J. Pino
Date: 12/16/20

42 Daytona St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $131,977
Buyer: DLJ Mortgage Capital Inc.
Seller: Beverley N. Thomas
Date: 12/18/20

45 Delaware Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $369,900
Buyer: Yoel Cuevas
Seller: Bretta Construction LLC
Date: 12/23/20

49 Delaware Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Carlos M. Sanchez
Seller: Bretta Construction LLC
Date: 12/15/20

26 Desrosiers St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $187,000
Buyer: Irene Adolphus
Seller: Jessica Alicea
Date: 12/14/20

129 El Paso St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $164,950
Buyer: Angela M. Ramirez-Bruno
Seller: Bella M. Corbin
Date: 12/16/20

11 Elaine Circle
Springfield, MA 01101
Amount: $379,900
Buyer: Roody Joseph
Seller: Grahams Construction Inc.
Date: 12/23/20

27 Elaine Circle
Springfield, MA 01101
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Maurice L. Martin
Seller: Grahams Construction Inc.
Date: 12/18/20

361 Forest Hills Road
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Malia Homebuyers LLC
Seller: George L. Johnson
Date: 12/14/20

229 Fountain St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $201,000
Buyer: Shamira N. Davis
Seller: Jason D. MacLeod
Date: 12/18/20

90 Gillette Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $157,000
Buyer: Benjamin E. Uprichard
Seller: Thomas M. Korzec
Date: 12/23/20

61 Greaney St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Nicholas Fouche
Seller: Sarah Mattey
Date: 12/16/20

22 Hadley Court
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $252,000
Buyer: Albert Cuevas
Seller: Rene Veloz
Date: 12/16/20

165 Hampden St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $148,000
Buyer: Jennifer Ramos
Seller: Onota Rental LLC
Date: 12/18/20

214 Hartwick St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Hacibey Karaaslan
Seller: Laurie A. Fox
Date: 12/18/20

25 Hazen St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $249,000
Buyer: Eric B. Shapiro
Seller: Stuart L. Shapiro
Date: 12/21/20

50 Jennings St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Kayla M. Krafchuk
Seller: David Douglas
Date: 12/15/20

4 Jerilis Dr.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Jessica I. Colon
Seller: Robert Everett
Date: 12/22/20

18 Kenwood Park
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Lizbeth Cruz-Velez
Seller: Sadia Kausar
Date: 12/18/20

62 Kimberly Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $288,500
Buyer: Jamillah M. Nova
Seller: Zeljko Arbanas
Date: 12/18/20

39 Leyfred Ter.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $142,000
Buyer: CIG 4 LLC
Seller: Midfirst Bank
Date: 12/18/20

82 Lloyd Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Alexis D. Burgos
Seller: Alexis Burgos
Date: 12/22/20

14-16 Lockwood Ave.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Anthony R. Witman
Seller: Ali B. Kitchell
Date: 12/18/20

20-22 Lockwood Ave.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Anthony R. Witman
Seller: Ali B. Kitchell
Date: 12/18/20

45 Loring St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $133,000
Buyer: Cristydiam Colon
Seller: SLC Associates LLC
Date: 12/16/20

76 Manhattan St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $158,000
Buyer: Dionnie Johnson-Burnett
Seller: John D. Caldwell
Date: 12/18/20

393 Maple St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $247,000
Buyer: Gospel Power Church Inc.
Seller: American Lung Assn
Date: 12/23/20

Mapledell St.
Springfield, MA 01101
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Jeanette C. Wilson
Seller: B9 Industries Inc.
Date: 12/18/20

194-196 Massachusetts Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Luis C. Infante-Perez
Seller: Marty Berliner
Date: 12/14/20

14-16 Massasoit Place
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $440,000
Buyer: Elijah Naylor
Seller: Amat Victoria Curam LLC
Date: 12/23/20

25 Mayflower Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $187,000
Buyer: Nicole M. Denver
Seller: Elizabeth M. Lundberg
Date: 12/18/20

154 Mayflower Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $199,000
Buyer: Garrett Owens
Seller: Sean Collins
Date: 12/14/20

63-65 Melville St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Chantel Wynn
Seller: Fosy Claude
Date: 12/23/20

10 Merrick Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: R. N. Roblero-Mendez
Seller: Deborah Sepulveda
Date: 12/16/20

167 Mildred Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $193,000
Buyer: Zulma I. Fermaintt
Seller: William J. Fabbri
Date: 12/21/20

98-104 Mill St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $1,350,000
Buyer: Briarwood 18 LLC
Seller: Nicole Marie Boudreau TR
Date: 12/18/20

99 Mill St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $1,350,000
Buyer: Briarwood 18 LLC
Seller: Nicole Marie Boudreau TR
Date: 12/18/20

100 Mill St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $1,350,000
Buyer: Briarwood 18 LLC
Seller: Nicole Marie Boudreau TR
Date: 12/18/20

101 Mill St.
Springfield, MA 01001
Amount: $1,350,000
Buyer: Briarwood 18 LLC
Seller: Nicole Marie Boudreau TR
Date: 12/18/20

102 Mill St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $1,350,000
Buyer: Briarwood 18 LLC
Seller: Nicole Marie Boudreau TR
Date: 12/18/20

103 Mill St.
Springfield, MA 01001
Amount: $1,350,000
Buyer: Briarwood 18 LLC
Seller: Nicole Marie Boudreau TR
Date: 12/18/20

104 Mill St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $1,350,000
Buyer: Briarwood 18 LLC
Seller: Nicole Marie Boudreau TR
Date: 12/18/20

85 North Branch Pkwy.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: North Branch LLC
Seller: Maleshefski, Norbert A., (Estate)
Date: 12/18/20

23-25 Noel St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Godofredo Brito
Seller: Brian M. Hourlhan
Date: 12/22/20

13 Notre Dame St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Yadaris Rivera
Seller: MNB Builders LLC
Date: 12/18/20

23 Notre Dame St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $198,000
Buyer: Jeilyne Nieves
Seller: Carmen A. Pantoja
Date: 12/15/20

258-262 Oakland St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Kiran Awan
Seller: 258 Oakland LLC
Date: 12/22/20

282 Page Blvd.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Juan Rangel-Pacheco
Seller: Emtay Inc.
Date: 12/18/20

1710 Parker St.
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $188,800
Buyer: James C. O’Toole
Seller: Jeannette Hart-Steffes
Date: 12/16/20

86 Peekskill Ave.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Matthew A. Lopez
Seller: David W. LaMontagne
Date: 12/18/20

167-169 Pendleton Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Evans Kumordzie
Seller: Charlie Brice
Date: 12/22/20

109 Pine Grove St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Nishan Giri
Seller: Madison Property Investment LLC
Date: 12/16/20

71 Pomona St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: 71 Pomona St. LT
Seller: Mpower Capital LLC
Date: 12/21/20

85-87 Prospect St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: A. M. Medina-Jimenez
Seller: A. Geovanni Bernal
Date: 12/18/20

61 Ramblewood Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $199,000
Buyer: Mary C. McBride
Seller: Kerry A. Cox
Date: 12/16/20

47-49 Rochelle St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Patricia L. Caliento
Seller: Omar Loaiza
Date: 12/18/20

267 Rocus St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $2,600,000
Buyer: Black Branch Terminals
Seller: Estes Express Lines
Date: 12/18/20

2071-2095 Roosevelt Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $5,250,000
Buyer: Springfield Prep. Realty Inc.
Seller: Springfield Preparatory School
Date: 12/21/20

56 Saint James Blvd.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $430,000
Buyer: Holyoke Retail LLC
Seller: Walgreens Eastern Co. Inc.
Date: 12/16/20

64 Saint James Blvd.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $430,000
Buyer: Holyoke Retail LLC
Seller: Walgreens Eastern Co. Inc.
Date: 12/16/20

135 Santa Barbara St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $184,500
Buyer: Wanda C. Diaz
Seller: JJJ 17 LLC
Date: 12/22/20

212 Savoy Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Charles E. Gallacher
Seller: Jennifer Ramos
Date: 12/18/20

183 Seymour Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Alexandria C. Butler
Seller: Haleigh E. Sullivan
Date: 12/16/20

108 Silas St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Yeika M. Serrano
Seller: Zakaria Saleh
Date: 12/18/20

18 Strong St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Herminia Quiles
Seller: Lorie E. Witherell
Date: 12/21/20

32-34 Sullivan St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Carlos A. Garcia
Seller: Lisette Gomez
Date: 12/16/20

50 Sunridge Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Paige Belcastro
Seller: CIG 2 LLC
Date: 12/23/20

41 Trafton Road
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Noemi Peluyera
Seller: Nikolay Vaysbaum
Date: 12/16/20

72-74 Westford Circle
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Jose L. Alvarado
Seller: Charles C. Latham
Date: 12/14/20

95 Westminster St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Marllian Rivera
Seller: Extremely Clean
Date: 12/14/20

117 Winton St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Katherine Overton
Seller: Brendon B. Welz
Date: 12/21/20

134-136 Woodlawn St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $257,000
Buyer: Elizer Vasquez
Seller: Leonard B. Bennett
Date: 12/18/20

WALES

21 Shore Dr.
Wales, MA 01081
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Dianne Jaworski
Seller: Leveillee, John C., (Estate)
Date: 12/14/20

WESTFIELD

11 Arnold St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $536,700
Buyer: Arnold St. Properties LLC
Seller: B. Slayton LLC
Date: 12/16/20

237 Birch Bluffs Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Austin Herman
Seller: Thayer, Howard R., (Estate)
Date: 12/23/20

City View Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $196,000
Buyer: Andrew J. Liptak
Seller: James M. Kotowski
Date: 12/23/20

66 Flynn Meadow Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $519,000
Buyer: Jason M. McDonald
Seller: William C. Weltlich
Date: 12/21/20

7 Jeanne Marie Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $625,000
Buyer: David F. Potts
Seller: Annie L. Potts
Date: 12/18/20

11 Kellogg St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $139,000
Buyer: Muradbek Usmonov
Seller: John D. West
Date: 12/23/20

2 King Place
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: New England Estates LLC
Seller: Margaret M. Windzio
Date: 12/22/20

45 Montgomery St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Talat P. Khawaja
Seller: Ammar Khawaja
Date: 12/18/20

54 Montgomery St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Francis J. Weir
Seller: Oscar P. Naula-Naranjo
Date: 12/18/20

187 Munger Hill Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $540,000
Buyer: Tony Lacasse
Seller: Allison Gearing-Kalill
Date: 12/18/20

18 Nicholas Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $429,000
Buyer: Christopher V. Bovino
Seller: G&F Custom Built Hone Inc.
Date: 12/21/20

29 Radisson Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $430,000
Buyer: Maksim V. Merenkov
Seller: Madeline C. Nicoletti
Date: 12/18/20

63 Ridgeview Ter.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $242,000
Buyer: Eric C. Johns
Seller: Christopher E. Balise
Date: 12/14/20

244 Shaker Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Adam Lindeland
Seller: Lisa A. Patenaude
Date: 12/21/20

14 Sibley Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $147,500
Buyer: Susan H. Avondo
Seller: Jabob Sanders-Leis
Date: 12/18/20

85 Wyben Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Sean Schnopp
Seller: Alma R. Glaiel
Date: 12/21/20

16 Zephyr Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Justin Clement
Seller: Mae E. Chillson
Date: 12/23/20

WILBRAHAM

440 Dipping Hole Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $146,000
Buyer: Plaza LLC
Seller: Town Of Wilbraham
Date: 12/21/20

6 Highmoor Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Ainsley B. Krekorian
Seller: Miller Family Realty LLC
Date: 12/16/20

4 Jewell Lane
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Carlos A. Colon
Seller: Derek H. Wayne
Date: 12/18/20

111 Manchonis Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Timothy C. Tencati
Seller: Brian Q. Hang
Date: 12/15/20

146 Mountain Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Bin X. Lin
Seller: Rolando Cruz
Date: 12/16/20

9 Park Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: John Brasin
Seller: Denise L. Duchene
Date: 12/16/20

524 Ridge Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $186,000
Buyer: Thomas Dean
Seller: Angela M. Cipriani
Date: 12/22/20

664 Stony Hill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $414,900
Buyer: Ingolfur Bergsteinsson
Seller: 2018MA 01 LLC
Date: 12/21/20

7 Wilton Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $505,000
Buyer: Christopher R. Venne
Seller: C&M Builders LLC
Date: 12/18/20

WEST SPRINGFIELD

9 Albert St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Alex Vilkhovoy
Seller: John C. Cotton
Date: 12/15/20

6 Alderbrook Lane
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Rachel L. Greenway
Seller: Faith A. Nekitopoulos
Date: 12/15/20

137 Apple Ridge Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $470,000
Buyer: Rolando Cruz
Seller: Beatrice Thibault
Date: 12/16/20

118 Bonnie Brae Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $253,250
Buyer: Bruce R. Buckley
Seller: Brett A. Diclementi
Date: 12/18/20

48 Chapin St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Benjamin Zeller
Seller: Sergey Dikan
Date: 12/18/20

37 Clyde Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Matthew S. Krahn
Seller: Lawrence Krahn
Date: 12/15/20

83 Harney St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $312,500
Buyer: Lauren Boucher
Seller: James P. Vigliano
Date: 12/21/20

65 Kent St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Grace E. Mariani-Eurkus
Seller: Rebecca Rondeau
Date: 12/15/20

150 Ohio Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Zachary Hodges
Seller: Luis A. Ureta
Date: 12/18/20

465 Prospect Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Jean Gosselin
Seller: Adam Lindeland
Date: 12/18/20

2097 Riverdale St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Rudd Holdings LLC
Seller: Montauk Morning LLC
Date: 12/18/20

353 Rogers Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $520,000
Buyer: Lakshmi S. Mudumba
Seller: Angel R. Villar
Date: 12/21/20

115 Tatham Hill Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Robert A. Methe IRT
Seller: Catherine A. Sandillo
Date: 12/23/20

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

AMHERST

16 Arlington Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Marina Durano
Seller: Steven Kehler
Date: 12/14/20

Bay Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $157,500
Buyer: Jose A. Flores
Seller: John R. Brown
Date: 12/15/20

10 Cortland Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: M. A. Ewen LT
Seller: Thomas Schneeweis
Date: 12/16/20

20 Glendale Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Cyrus J. O’Brien
Seller: Jones Properties LP
Date: 12/22/20

143 Harlow Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $445,000
Buyer: Michael S. Deutsch
Seller: Julie C. Kaneta RET
Date: 12/14/20

58 Henry St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Hannah Sobel
Seller: William M. Vannah
Date: 12/18/20

15 Hickory Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $487,000
Buyer: Sebastian Merrill
Seller: William Jaffee
Date: 12/22/20

26 Morgan Circle
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $462,500
Buyer: Daniel H. Reis
Seller: Michael J. Morgan
Date: 12/18/20

31 Morgan Circle
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: Olufolajimi Oke
Seller: Cynthia A. Frado
Date: 12/22/20

164 Sunset Ave.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $485,000
Buyer: Fearing Sunset LLC
Seller: Ting FT
Date: 12/22/20

174 Sunset Ave.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $589,000
Buyer: Fearing Sunset LLC
Seller: Shlomo Barnoon
Date: 12/22/20

11 Vista Ter.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $589,900
Buyer: Annette B. Geldzahler
Seller: Colleen Osten
Date: 12/23/20

196 West St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $319,886
Buyer: Dragan Curcija
Seller: Iva Curcija
Date: 12/16/20

BELCHERTOWN

12 Blacksmith Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Jeremy M. Shaw
Seller: Susan M. Trompke
Date: 12/18/20

66 Canal Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $347,500
Buyer: Kevin Bronson
Seller: Frederick C. Kielbasa
Date: 12/18/20

12 Depot St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $308,000
Buyer: David Lund
Seller: Rama Development LLC
Date: 12/23/20

7 Fletcher Ave.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: NJRE Property Group LLC
Seller: Nancy Lamb
Date: 12/18/20

681 Gulf Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $408,000
Buyer: Kelly D. Silva
Seller: Susan L. Surner
Date: 12/23/20

15 Hemlock Hollow
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Erin G. Young
Seller: Ryan Connolly
Date: 12/15/20

61 Magnolia Lane
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $449,900
Buyer: Barry Johannes-Bergen
Seller: J. N. Duquette & Son Construction
Date: 12/18/20

38 North Main St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Robert W. Harris
Seller: Donna Lopatosky
Date: 12/18/20

35 Oasis Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $625,000
Buyer: Christopher M. Ronkese
Seller: Denise K. Dineen
Date: 12/18/20

11 Rita Lane
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $249,000
Buyer: Enix Zavala
Seller: Jennifer R. Salander
Date: 12/18/20

6 River St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Robin G. Oey
Seller: Anne M. Sanders
Date: 12/17/20

47 Sheffield Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $393,000
Buyer: Haleigh Sullivan
Seller: Scott R. Gadoury
Date: 12/17/20

29 Sherwood Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $301,000
Buyer: Ralph Rogers
Seller: Gregory Burgess
Date: 12/22/20

293 South Liberty St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $387,000
Buyer: Christopher J. Twining
Seller: Abel Goncalves
Date: 12/14/20

51 Westview Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Alan R. Bourbeau
Seller: Donald Laferriere
Date: 12/15/20

CHESTERFIELD

228 Ireland St.
Chesterfield, MA 01084
Amount: $430,000
Buyer: Michael N. Burgess
Seller: Holly Chamberlin
Date: 12/21/20

CUMMINGTON

11 Swift River Road
Cummington, MA 01026
Amount: $488,000
Buyer: Pippi Kessler
Seller: Jonathan N. Ginzberg
Date: 12/21/20

EASTHAMPTON

28 High St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $334,000
Buyer: Gregory Schweitzer
Seller: David Magazu
Date: 12/14/20

7 Jessie Lane
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $288,300
Buyer: Scott J. Rebmann
Seller: Peter M. Gregg
Date: 12/18/20

9 Maxine Circle
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Steven M. Tataro
Seller: Patrick Ryan
Date: 12/15/20

55 Mount Tom Ave.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $336,250
Buyer: Ardeshir Pezeshk
Seller: Victoria M. Schofield
Date: 12/23/20

41 Peloquin Dr.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $256,000
Buyer: Timothy Mahoney
Seller: J. P&C A. Desrosiers RET
Date: 12/23/20

22 Pleasant St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $196,300
Buyer: Robert C. Parker
Seller: D&H Property Management Inc.
Date: 12/23/20

3 Vadnais St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Lydia I. Bussiere
Seller: Stanley Kuchyt
Date: 12/17/20

GOSHEN

72 Ball Road
Goshen, MA 01096
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Ana M. Rodica-Moise
Seller: Howard L. Paley
Date: 12/18/20

106 Shaw Road
Goshen, MA 01032
Amount: $322,500
Buyer: Angel Zhang
Seller: Christopher N. Mott
Date: 12/14/20

GRANBY

86 Batchelor St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Michael Rioual
Seller: Scott A. Anderson
Date: 12/17/20

12 Greenmeadow Lane
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Refined Design Homes Inc.
Seller: Randy Sefton
Date: 12/18/20

11 Ken Lane
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $224,000
Buyer: Brittany R. Lord
Seller: Richard A. Benoit
Date: 12/15/20

114 Maximilian Dr.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $574,326
Buyer: Radu Vlas
Seller: Mark A. Tabb
Date: 12/15/20

145 South St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $332,500
Buyer: Nathan E. McCarthy
Seller: Joshua Gomez
Date: 12/18/20

HADLEY

8 Cemetery Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Michael F. Downey
Seller: Steven P. Barrett
Date: 12/15/20

68 Comins Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $439,000
Buyer: Sarah K. Khan
Seller: Maryellen M. Fitzgibbon
Date: 12/18/20

4 Frost Lane
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $368,000
Buyer: Kathleen M. Iles
Seller: Jean A. Vickowski
Date: 12/21/20

11 Woodlot Lane
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $649,900
Buyer: Jason P. Zabko
Seller: Gregory H. Alexander
Date: 12/18/20

HATFIELD

23 Chestnut St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Michael Colwell-Lafleur
Seller: Todd A. Lockwood
Date: 12/16/20

HUNTINGTON

4 Stage Road
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $191,000
Buyer: Jade L. Fleury
Seller: Richard P. Charron
Date: 12/14/20

NORTHAMPTON

297 Bridge Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: John Vanasse
Seller: Amy J. Sullivan
Date: 12/21/20

12 Drewsen Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Amanda B. Ashton
Seller: Joseph D. Ashton
Date: 12/22/20

29 Edwards Square
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $267,500
Buyer: Taylor Northampton RE 2
Seller: Strong Ave LLC
Date: 12/18/20

187 Emerson Way
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Sovereign Builders Inc.
Seller: Emerson Way LLC
Date: 12/18/20

214 Emerson Way
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Sovereign Builders Inc.
Seller: Emerson Way LLC
Date: 12/18/20

44 Fox Farms Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $565,000
Buyer: Richard Barshay
Seller: Hibshman, Kathleen, (Estate)
Date: 12/14/20

13 Gregory Lane
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Derek C. Grimm
Seller: Karina B. Swenson
Date: 12/18/20

25 New South St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $289,000
Buyer: Patricia L. Lewis
Seller: Emerald City Partners LLC
Date: 12/18/20

135 North Main St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Kristen Mara
Seller: Simon D. Halliday
Date: 12/18/20

69 Overlook Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $257,000
Buyer: Sarah E. Field
Seller: Erin E. Donohue
Date: 12/18/20

7 Park Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $236,000
Buyer: Karen M. Pohlman
Seller: Putala, Sandra A., (Estate)
Date: 12/18/20

36 Sovereign Way
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $559,900
Buyer: Edith P. Kirk
Seller: John Curran
Date: 12/15/20

1095 Westhampton Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: David M. Cowan
Seller: Christopher Meyer
Date: 12/16/20

SOUTH HADLEY

460 Amherst Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Hamira LLC
Seller: Sheikh, Mohammed A., (Estate)
Date: 12/23/20

87 Charon Ter.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Katherine G. Lauffer
Seller: Robert A. Bainbridge
Date: 12/23/20

361 East St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $456,000
Buyer: Amber L. Fitzgerald
Seller: Oak Ridge Custom Home Builders
Date: 12/18/20

147 Granby Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Molly A. Pause
Seller: Jerry P. Will
Date: 12/18/20

40 Hadley St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $169,000
Buyer: Emily A. Tebo
Seller: Scott Family Property LLC
Date: 12/18/20

19-21 Ludlow Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: Natalya Kravchenko
Seller: Sergey Savonin
Date: 12/22/20

40 Lyon Green
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: J. N. Duquette & Son Construction
Seller: Mountain Brook LLC
Date: 12/21/20

302 North Main St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Sadia Khuram
Seller: Hanna Garman
Date: 12/18/20

149 Old Lyman Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Angel Perez
Seller: Manuel Reyes
Date: 12/22/20

56 Ridge Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Kristie M. Hammer
Seller: Jeffrey A. Donais
Date: 12/22/20

117 Willimansett St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Charlene Rock
Seller: Alan G. Golinski
Date: 12/15/20

SOUTHAMPTON

306 College Hwy.
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $462,500
Buyer: Holly T. Gaboriault
Seller: Jeffrey W. Glaze
Date: 12/22/20

7 High St.
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $514,900
Buyer: Robert R. Oehmke
Seller: W. Marek Inc.
Date: 12/15/20

79 Pomeroy Meadow Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $459,000
Buyer: Christopher N. Mott
Seller: Jonathan A. Ewald
Date: 12/15/20

123 Russellville Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $354,000
Buyer: Edward K. Schlieben
Seller: Susan B. Lynch
Date: 12/16/20

WARE

5 2nd Ave.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $209,900
Buyer: Debra Lamb
Seller: Shirley M. Ratcliffe
Date: 12/21/20

18 Berkshire Circle
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Jose R. Quinones
Seller: David J. Blom
Date: 12/18/20

21 Eagle St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $116,000
Buyer: Dale A. Shaw
Seller: Christopher Johnson
Date: 12/18/20

22 Eagle St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $129,900
Buyer: Deborah A. Haskell
Seller: James T. Supczak
Date: 12/18/20

29 Fisherdick Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $223,000
Buyer: Abigayle V. Sidur
Seller: Amanda M. Young
Date: 12/18/20

261 Greenwich Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Jacob J. Perron
Seller: Christopher M. Rasys
Date: 12/21/20

44 Morse Ave.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Amanda M. Young
Seller: Reynolds, Allen A., (Estate)
Date: 12/18/20

67 Old Poor Farm Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Brandi Estridge
Seller: Douglas B. Meekin
Date: 12/18/20

198 Osborne Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Lauren Noone
Seller: Debbra Forkey
Date: 12/21/20

63 South St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Christopher Robare
Seller: Edwin M. Krol
Date: 12/23/20

29 Walnut St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $202,600
Buyer: Jennifer L. Barnes
Seller: Aaron Reifowitz
Date: 12/21/20

WILLIAMSBURG

2 Bullard Road
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Peter F. Lafogg
Seller: Timothy E. Mimitz
Date: 12/18/20

79 Depot Road
Williamsburg, MA 01038
Amount: $331,500
Buyer: Priscilla M. Ross
Seller: Patricia M. Nichols
Date: 12/18/20

WESTHAMPTON

3 Kings Hwy.
Westhampton, MA 01027
Amount: $209,000
Buyer: Justine W. Barrett-Figura
Seller: E. Balise Pinto T
Date: 12/18/20

WORTHINGTON

138 Witt Hill Road
Worthington, MA 01098
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Dalton J. Larabee
Seller: Brandon C. Lagoy
Date: 12/14/20

Big Y Announces Third-generation D’Amour Family Appointments

SPRINGFIELD — The board of directors of Big Y Foods Inc. announced the promotion of two third-generation D’Amour family members. Colin D’Amour has been named senior director of the Big Y Express Gas & Convenience Stores division, and Christian D’Amour is director of E-commerce. Both appointments represent new and expanding divisions within the company.

Colin’s responsibilities include oversight of store operations, site selection, site acquisition, and day-to-day responsibility for product procurement, including fuel for the division. Currently, there are 12 Big Y Express locations, with four more planned for the coming year.

Previously, he served as senior manager of Procurement within Big Y’s Real Estate and Development team, as well as a member of the real-estate committee, where he remains involved in evaluating viable expansion opportunities across all operating formats. In addition, he oversees multiple programs and initiatives with Topco Associates, a Chicago-based, member-owned cooperative.

Colin began working as a service clerk at Big Y Supermarkets in 1998 at age 14 and went on to hold several positions. In 2007, he accepted a commission with the U.S. Marine Corps as second lieutenant, ultimately earning the rank of captain. In 2010, he was deployed to Helmand, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. While serving in the Marine Corps, he was both a purchasing officer and a construction manager in support of the Afghan National Security Forces throughout his area of operations.

In 2014, he left active duty in the Marines and returned to Big Y by entering into its store-director training program. One year later, he was appointed assistant store director in the Great Barrington market. By 2016, he was promoted to store director in Pittsfield and later Lee, before being selected as a corporate center store sales manager until 2019.

A graduate of Boston College, he holds personal decorations from his military service, including both the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation and Achievement Medals.

Christian is responsible for Big Y’s e-commerce platform, which currently includes relationships with Instacart for grocery home deliveries and DoorDash for prepared-meal home deliveries. In addition to these services, he will be launching Big Y’s MyPicks Online ordering, in which customers will be able to order groceries online for curbside pickup or home delivery.

Like Colin, Christian began his career at Big Y at age 14 as a service clerk. After college, he was a sales and marketing representative for an insurance company based in Providence, R.I. He rejoined Big Y as a store-director trainee in 2014. One year later, he was appointed assistant store director in the Wilbraham World Class Market. In 2016, he was promoted to store director in Southampton. He next went on to manage the Wilbraham market before being tapped as store manager at Table & Vine’s flagship location in West Springfield.

In 2019, Christian was appointed a district sales and merchandising mentor for Big Y’s 15-store district within Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire counties. In this role, he was responsible for all sales, merchandising, and store team development across all departments. He also continued to oversee the operations of the company’s Table & Vine flagship.

Christian holds a bachelor’s degree from St. Michael’s college in Vermont and spent a semester studying at the National University of Ireland at Galway.

HCC Women’s Leadership Luncheon Series Returns Jan. 27

HOLYOKE — Luz Lopez, executive director of MetroCare of Springfield, and Annamarie Golden, director of Community Relations for Baystate Health, will be the featured presenters on Wednesday, Jan. 27, for the first Holyoke Community College (HCC) Women’s Leadership Luncheon Series of 2021.

The spring Women’s Leadership Luncheon Series will be held from noon to 1:15 p.m. over Zoom on the last Wednesdays of January, February, March, April, and May.

Once a month, participants will join a group of women leaders to discuss current issues and ideas to help their leadership development. They will also have the opportunity to form a supportive network of women leaders to help navigate their careers.

The theme of the first session is “Compassion Fatigue.”

“I think many of us are feeling exhausted from all the work and life adjustments we’ve had to make in 2020,” said Michele Cabral, HCC’s executive director of Business, Corporate and Professional Development. “There couldn’t be a better time to get together with a small group of like-minded women to get feedback and professional support for the new year. Whether you’re at the beginning or middle of your career, this is a great opportunity to boost your outlook and skills.”

Each lunchtime event will feature two presenters leading discussions on different topics.

On Feb. 24: Lynn Turner, coach and business strategist with Clear Vision Alliance Inc., and Moe Belliveau, executive director of the Easthampton Chamber of Commerce, will discuss “Maintaining Power and Grace with Glass Ceilings.”

On March 31, the topic will be “Women’s Leadership from a Male Perspective,” with presenters to be determined. The topic and presenters for April 28 are also to be determined.

On May 26, Margaret Tantillo, executive director of Dress for Success Western Massachusetts, and Jess Roncarati-Howe, the organization’s program director, will discuss “Leading Through Change.”

Sessions cost $20 each, or $50 for the full, five-session series. Space is limited, and advance registration is required. To register, visit hcc.edu/leadership-luncheons.

Lunch and Learn Event to Tackle ‘How to Pay for Your Healthcare as You Get Older’

LONGMEADOW — The monthly virtual Lunch and Learn series at Ruth’s House Assisted Living Residence announced that attorney Michael Hooker, an elder-law and estate-planning specialist, will talk about planning for and paying for elder care on Wednesday, Jan. 20. Hooker’s law practice is focused solely on elder law; he is a frequent public speaker and has written extensively on topics of elder law and planning for care.

“How to Pay for Your Healthcare as You Get Older” will be presented from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. and followed at 11:15 a.m. by a question-and-answer session and a raffle. A welcome and virtual tour will precede the presentation at 10 a.m.

RSVP to Christina Tuohey at (413) 567-6212 or [email protected]. A confirmation and Zoom invite will be e-mailed to attendees prior to the meeting.

BusinessTalk with Rick Sullivan, president and CEO of the Western Mass. Economic Development Council

Business Talk Podcast Special Coverage

We are excited to announce that BusinessWest, in partnership with Living Local, has launched a new podcast series, BusinessTalk. Each episode will feature in-depth interviews and discussions with local industry leaders, providing thoughtful perspectives on the Western Massachuetts economy and the many business ventures that keep it running during these challenging times.

Episode 48: Jan. 18, 2021

George O’Brien talks with Rick Sullivan, president and CEO of the Western Mass. Economic Development Council

BusinessWest Editor George O’Brien talks with Rick Sullivan, president and CEO of the Western Mass. Economic Development Council. The two discuss the state of the economy and the outlook for the balance of 2021. The two also discuss the pandemic, its impact on the local business community, and the possibility that it might provide some opportunities for the region in terms of attracting new businesses — and new residents — who might view Western Mass. as a viable option to higher-cost urban centers like Boston and New York. It’s must listening, so join us on BusinessTalk, a podcast presented by BusinessWest in partnership with Living Local.

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Gene Cassidy Elected Chairman of International Assoc. of Fairs and Expositions

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Eugene Cassidy, president and CEO of Eastern States Exposition (ESE), was elected chairman of the International Assoc. of Fairs and Expositions (IAFE) during the organization’s annual business meeting.

“I am excited to be leading our trade association during this crucial, unprecedented tim,” Cassidy said. “We have recently embarked on the first year of a new decade, and with it, we will have new approaches to our business. We will find creative new ways to conduct our business, and we will struggle through the end days of this pandemic, carrying on with our missions intact, and the public gratified for how we support the most wholesome way of life on earth.”

He added, “we are all engaged in making our industry, the events we produce, the propagation of agriculture, and our missions better.”

Cassidy will serve in this international leadership role for 2021, spearheading the direction of the international group of fairs. The IAFE currently has 911 member fairs and affiliated organizations worldwide.

The theme for IAFE 2021 is “Grow Fair Strong,” with a focus on growing as in all things agriculture, but also the growth in fairs and the economies they impact in the wake of the pandemic.

Cassidy joined ESE as director of Finance in 1993 and was named executive vice president and chief operating officer in 2011. He assumed the position of president and CEO in 2012 and is the exposition’s seventh CEO in its 105-year history. He holds a bachelor of science degree in business administration and accounting from Western New England University.

He serves as vice chairman of the Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau, treasurer of the Western Massachusetts chapter of Legatus, treasurer and board member of MassHire Hampden County, member of the Springfield Technical Community College Foundation board, finance board member at St. Mary’s Parish, and board member at St. Thomas the Apostle School.

He is also accredited as a certified fair executive by the IAFE and has served the organization as treasurer, second vice president, and first vice president before assuming his role as chairman. He is also actively involved as a member of the budget and finance and program committees, is a frequent presenter at IAFE meetings on a national level, and served as program chair of the organization’s international convention in Las Vegas in 2010.

SBA Opening Paycheck Protection Program to All Lenders on Jan. 19

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the U.S. Treasury Department, reopened the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan portal to PPP-eligible lenders with $1 billion or less in assets for first- and second-draw applications on Jan. 15. The portal will fully open on Tuesday, Jan. 19 to all participating PPP lenders.

“A second round of PPP could not have come at a better time, and the SBA is making every effort to ensure small businesses have the emergency financial support they need to continuing weathering this time of uncertainty,” SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza said. “SBA has worked expeditiously to ensure our policies and systems are relaunched so that this vital small-business aid helps communities hardest-hit by the pandemic. I strongly encourage America’s entrepreneurs needing financial assistance to apply for a first- or second-draw PPP loan.”

First-draw PPP Loans are for those borrowers who have not received a PPP loan before Aug. 8. The first round of the PPP, which ran from March to August 2020, helped 5.2 million small businesses keep 51 million American workers employed.

Second-draw PPP loans are for eligible small businesses with 300 employees or fewer that previously received a first-draw PPP loan and will use or have used the full amount only for authorized uses, and that can demonstrate at least a 25% reduction in gross receipts between comparable quarters in 2019 and 2020. The maximum amount of a second-draw PPP loan is $2 million.

Updated PPP lender forms, guidance, and resources are available at www.sba.gov/ppp and www.treasury.gov/cares.

Beveridge Family Foundation Donates $50,000 to MHA to Keep Residents Warm

SPRINGFIELD — The building at 157 Pine St. served the people of Springfield for generations as a fire station, before being retired from service 25 years ago and converted into 16 studio and one-bedroom apartments. Today it’s home to people with developmental disabilities who receive support services through MHA.

During the conversion to apartments, the building’s heating system received some upgrades, but time has taken its toll. “Our facilities team has managed to keep the heating system afloat, but Band-Aid fixes can only do so much for so long,” said Kimberley Lee, vice president of Resource Development & Branding for MHA. “It’s just a matter of time before it will fail, and then we’d face the enormous challenge of trying to find places to live for all these folks, on top of finding a way to get the old heating system to work again. The obvious solution is a new heating system, but that would only be possible with the support of a community partner.”

Lee reached out to the Beveridge Family Foundation and made a grant request for $50,000 to fund the project. After evaluating the project, the Beveridge Foundation awarded MHA the full amount.

“Because of this generous grant, MHA is now able to request bids for a full-scale heating-plant renovation,” Lee said. “The result will be a more reliable, more energy-efficient heat and hot-water system to keep our residents safe and comfortable. What’s more, with new technology and warranties in place, our facilities team and outreach staff will have peace of mind that enables them to focus on what matters: the people we serve. We expect to move forward with the project in the spring. We are excited that we’ll be able to invest in a system that is built to last for many, many years to come.”

Ward Caswell, Beveridge Family Foundation president, noted that MHA has a “strong record of impactful service and financial stability, they have demonstrated their ability to meet a critical community need, and they work to support vulnerable persons who need our help. Having a significant role in an agency’s ability to directly impact the overall health and wellness of the persons they serve is incredibly satisfying.”

Healthcare Heroes Celebration Available on YouTube

SPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest and the Healthcare News celebrated the Healthcare Heroes class of 2020 with a free virtual event on Jan. 14. You can view the entire event, as well as videos from our sponsors, online by clicking this link.

This year’s heroes include Mark Keroack, president and CEO of Baystate Health; Christopher Savino, Emeline Bean, and Lydia Brisson, clinical liaisons for Berkshire Healthcare Systems; Friends of the Homeless; the Nutrition Department at Greater Springfield Senior Services Inc.; the staff at Holyoke Medical Center; the Institute for Applied Life Sciences at UMass Amherst; Rabbi Devorah Jacobson, director of Spiritual Life at JGS Lifecare; Maggie Eboso, Infection Control and Prevention coordinator at Mercy Medical Center; Jennifer Graham, home health aide at O’Connell Care at Home; and Helen Gobeil, staffing supervisor at Visiting Angels West Springfield.

The Healthcare Heroes program is sponsored by Elms College (presenting sponsor), Baystate Health and Health New England (presenting sponsor), and partner sponsors Bulkley Richardson, Comcast Business, and Trinity Health Of New England/Mercy Medical Center.

Mount Holyoke College Receives Largest Gift in Its History

SOUTH HADLEY — Mount Holyoke College announced it has received the largest gift in support of financial aid in its history. Alumna Liz Cochary Gross and Philip Gross have committed $10 million to be directed to scholarships and financial aid.

“With this gift, my husband Phill and I hope to inspire others to invest,” said Liz Gross, a 1979 graduate and a member of the Mount Holyoke board of trustees. “We need to ensure students with diverse backgrounds and from a wide variety of economic circumstances have the opportunity to join the Mount Holyoke community and thrive as student scholars and change agents.”

Nancy Nordhoff, a 1954 graduate, also committed $1 million to support future Mount Holyoke students across the economic spectrum.

“When I heard about the $10 million gift, I found myself wanting to jump right in to support the financial aid and scholarships,” Nordhoff said. “I’m proud to be part of giving, and I encourage others to join us.”

These two gifts are the seed for Mount Holyoke’s new Meet the Moment Scholarship Challenge. This challenge offers donors the opportunity to double — or triple — their impact with their endowment gifts.

“The Meet the Moment Scholarship Challenge is an investment in the future — the future of Mount Holyoke College and the futures of the talented students who will benefit from the education and the financial support that these endowed scholarships make possible,” President Sonya Stephens said. “I am deeply grateful to Liz and Phill Gross for their generosity, and for inspiring others to join them in their commitment to the college, its students, and the affordability of an outstanding liberal-arts education.”

For first-time donors to endowed financial aid, the Meet the Moment Scholarship Challenge will match two dollars for every one dollar contributed for gifts between $50,000 and $250,000. For repeat endowed financial-aid donors, the challenge will match new gift commitments between $50,000 and $250,000 dollar for dollar.

The college is seeking to raise at least $20 million in new gifts and commitments over the next 18 months. As of Jan. 14, Mount Holyoke has already secured more than $5 million in gifts and commitments toward this effort, above and beyond the $11 million in challenge gifts.

Monson Savings Bank Promotes Heather Arbour to BSA Officer, Compliance Manager

MONSON — Monson Savings Bank (MSB) recently announced the promotion of Heather Arbour to the role of BSA officer and compliance manager.

“Heather is an amazing employee who has time and time again proven her commitment to the bank and ensuring we always remain in compliance with regulations,” Monson Savings Bank President Dan Moriarty said. “She is an asset to our team, and we can’t wait to see her growth continue with Monson Savings Bank.”

In her new role, Arbour is responsible for overseeing MSB’s Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money-laundering programs and ensuring compliance with banking regulations. Additionally, she manages the Retail Operations department.

Arbour has been with Monson Savings Bank for 13 years, previously serving in the role of compliance and BSA manager. She is currently enrolled in the New England School of Financial Studies and will be graduating in the spring from Springfield Technical Community College with a business administration degree.

A volunteer and co-treasurer for the Monson and Palmer Salvation Army and a dedicated parent volunteer for the Monson Parent Teacher Student Assoc., Arbour also serves on the Monson Savings Bank pandemic reopening preparedness committee.

“As I began my journey with Monson Saving Bank, I found that the bank had such a warm and inviting culture, not only within the community but with its employees as well,” she said. “I am so happy to continue to grow with Monson Savings Bank and work with the entire team here.”

NAI Plotkin Welcomes Dave Moore as Commercial Real-estate Associate

SPRINGFIELD — NAI Plotkin announced it has welcomed David Moore as a new commercial real-estate associate in its Brokerage Services division. Moore brings extensive experience in both commercial and residential real estate, as well as project management.

After a notable career as vice president and general manager of the Mt. Tom Ski Area, Moore joined Allyn & O’Donnell Realty, where he gained valuable experience in the real-estate industry, including the selection of cell-tower sites.

“I have known Dave for over 50 years, and I am thrilled that he will be joining our team. Adding someone with Dave’s knowledge and background allows us to assist our clients during this challenging time and to continue a forward momentum,” said Dan Moore, vice president of Brokerage Services.

Dave Moore will serve new clients from NAI Plotkin’s office located on the 14th floor at One Financial Plaza, 1350 Main St., Springfield.

Boston Children’s Hospital, Baystate Health Collaborate on Specialized Pediatric Care

SPRINGFIELD — Boston Children’s Hospital and Baystate Health have formed a collaboration that will improve patient access to highly specialized pediatric care and strengthen the coordination of care between Boston Children’s and Baystate Children’s Hospital in Springfield.

The collaboration will provide patients throughout Western Mass. with improved access to pediatric specialty care at Baystate Children’s Hospital, and it will streamline care planning among providers at Boston Children’s and Baystate Children’s. The collaboration anticipates that the two hospitals will jointly develop pathways to ensure that children and adolescents get the right care in the right setting. In some instances, Boston Children’s clinicians will be available to provide care at Baystate Children’s.

“As the leading children’s hospital in Western Massachusetts, Baystate Children’s has long partnered with the community to advance the health and well-being of all children from prevention to critical care,” said Dr. Mark Keroack, president and CEO of Baystate Health. “We are delighted to build upon our exceptional care for families through a collaboration with the much-respected Boston Children’s Hospital, which will provide additional clinical expertise when needed for our young patients.”

Dr. Charlotte Boney, chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Baystate Children’s Hospital, added that “this collaboration acknowledges and strengthens the close working relationship with Boston Children’s Hospital that we have enjoyed for many years. This collaboration will facilitate our continued ability to keep specialty care local so that children and families have access to a broad range of high-quality, affordable services right here in Western Massachusetts. We look forward to exploring other opportunities that will strengthen our collaboration to serve our mutual missions of patient care, medical education, and community service.”

The two hospitals already work collaboratively in cardiology, neurology, and dermatology, and by enhancing medical education, remote consults, information technology, and other initiatives, the two institutions will be better able to coordinate care for their patients.

“At Boston Children’s, we are committed to providing comprehensive pediatric care — close to home whenever possible — to patients and families throughout Massachusetts,” said Sandra Fenwick, CEO of Boston Children’s Hospital. “This collaboration will strengthen the ability of two great institutions to improve access to the highest-quality care for the patients and families we look forward to serving together.”

Dakin Helps Animal Lovers Send Plush Pals to Children at Square One

SPRINGFIELD — Dakin Humane Society is offering Plush Pals — stuffed dogs and cats — as a way of leveraging the strength of its animal-loving community to help children during these difficult times when contact and hugs have been minimized due to COVID-19.

Individuals can request their own Plush Pal — or can select a ‘get one, give one’ option while donating online — which includes a Plush Pal for themselves and another to be sent to a child at Square One. The Springfield-based nonprofit organization provides support services and family-friendly education for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children throughout the region.

The Plush Pals stand eight inches high and are mailed out with a ‘hug certificate’ as well as a photo of an animal who was cared for at Dakin Humane Society. They can be requested when donating online at bit.ly/PlushPals.

“We began offering Plush Pals during the holiday season, and they are still available,” explained Dakin’s Director of Development and Marketing Stacey Price. “Many people, including children, are hurting right now. They can’t be with their friends, some do not have animals at home, and we want them to be able to connect with a loved one — in this case, a Plush Pal — and let them know that someone is thinking about them.

“This effort gives individuals the option to provide a Plush Pal to the children at Square One,” she added. “Some of us have our pets to keep us company throughout the pandemic, but we wanted to do something for those who want that kind of companionship. Plush Pals give them something to cuddle and love.”

Square One was chosen as the recipient of this effort because of its longstanding commitment to helping children in the Pioneer Valley, Price noted. “Their dedication to families, especially in the face of this pandemic, is remarkable, and given Dakin’s mission to help animals and the people who love them, we thought this would be a opportunity to bring joy to children by giving them a special pet of their own.”

Join Us Today as We Honor the 2020 Healthcare Heroes

SPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest and the Healthcare News will celebrate the Healthcare Heroes class of 2020 with a free virtual event today, Jan. 14, from 4 to 5:15 p.m. Join the event by clicking this link.

State Awards Another $78.5 Million to 1,595 Businesses Impacted by Pandemic

BOSTON — The Baker-Polito administration announced $78.5 million in awards to 1,595 additional small businesses in the third round of grants through the COVID-19 Small Business Grant Program administered by the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corp. (MGCC).

To date, the administration has awarded close to $195 million in direct financial support to 4,119 small businesses out of a $668 million fund set up to support small businesses across the Commonwealth. Additional grants will be announced in the coming weeks for thousands of additional businesses.

“Our administration set up a $668 million grant program to support small businesses statewide that are struggling from COVID-19 impacts,” Gov. Charlie Baker said. “Today, we are awarding our third round of grants, for a total of $195 million in direct financial support for over 4,000 small businesses, with more yet to come. Supporting small businesses is vital to our economic recovery, and we’ll continue to expedite this grant process to send out funds to provide some much-needed financial relief.”

Added MGCC President and CEO Larry Andrews, “at our core, MGCC has the responsibility to create economic opportunities and provide support for small businesses, and the pandemic has given our mission an enhanced importance. As we transition from targeting small businesses to specific economic sectors affected by COVID-19, I want to express my gratitude to all of the partner organizations who helped raise awareness among the businesses with the greatest need and those serving communities that have traditionally been at a disadvantage.”

Representing key industries that have been especially impacted during the pandemic, restaurants and bars, personal care, retail, and healthcare businesses received the highest number of individual grants this round. Other grant recipients include women-owned businesses, businesses in gateway cities, businesses in underserved markets, and businesses that have previously received no other forms of financial assistance.

Attorney Erica Flores Named Partner at Skoler, Abbott & Presser

SPRINGFIELD — Skoler, Abbott & Presser announced that attorney Erica Flores has been named a partner in the firm. Flores, who has been with the firm since 2013, focuses her practice on employment litigation in state and federal courts and agencies, representing employers in class-action lawsuits and discrimination, harassment, and retaliation actions.

“We are thrilled Erica is joining our firm as a partner. She has extensive experience defending employers against claims of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation; wage-and-hour disputes; and much more,” said attorney John Gannon, a partner at Skoler Abbott. “She also regularly advises clients on day-to-day employment issues like employment policies and internal investigations because she is great at steering clients in the right direction. We are also very proud of her commitment to the community we serve, including her role as president of the board of directors for the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts.”

Flores is a regular contributor to the Massachusetts Employment Law Letter on a variety of topics. She is a graduate of the University of Colorado, Boulder and the University of Pennsylvania Law School. She is a member of the Massachusetts and Hampden County bar associations.

“I am really fortunate to have been able to spend the last seven years working with my colleagues at Skoler Abbott,” Flores said. “I have grown so much as an advocate and a counselor, and I am extremely proud of the work I have done for our clients. I am excited to take on new challenges as a partner of the firm and to continue to serve the needs of employers throughout Massachusetts.”

Architecture Environment Life Inc. Receives Citation Award from WMAIA

EAST LONGMEADOW — Architecture Environment Life Inc., known to many as ArchitectureEL Inc. or AEL, received a Citation Award from the Western Mass. chapter of the American Institute of Architects (WMAIA).

In partnership with the Western Mass. section of the Boston Society of Landscape Architects (BSLA), WMAIA hosted its biannual Celebration of Architecture and Design Awards program last month to encourage and recognize distinguished architectural and landscape-design achievement and honor project teams, including the clients and consultants who work together to improve the built environment.

The WMAIA Design Awards, held every two years, includes two Honor Awards for exceptional work, easily distinguishable by exceptional quality of design and function; two Merit Awards for work that demonstrates a high level of design quality worthy of recognition; and two Citation Awards for work that demonstrates a level of design quality worthy of mention.

ArchitectureEL Inc. applied for this award by submitting a portfolio displaying its design for New Valley Bank at 1930 Wilbraham Road in Springfield. Judging for the award was informed by the AIA Framework for Design Excellence, which contends that design is not solely about aesthetic components, but also concerns how buildings perform for people.

“We are pleased to be recognized for excellence in design and are grateful to New Valley Bank for inspiring us to produce some of our finest work,” said Kevin Rothschild-Shea, president of ArchitectureEL Inc. “The project was noted for its fresh take on the banking experience as well as the positive impact it makes on the Sixteen Acres community; that is particularly exciting for us.”

The Royal Law Firm Announces Strategic Association with Minasian Becker LLC

SPRINGFIELD — The Royal Law Firm announced it has established a mutual of-counsel association with Minasian Becker LLC, a boutique commercial real-estate and business law firm, as of the third quarter of 2020.

Complementing Royal’s business-side-only litigation practice, this association will provide Royal clients with the added benefits of commercial real-estate and corporate transactional work. The Minasian Becker team of attorneys has represented regional, national, and international companies and nonprofit organizations with their commercial real-estate and business-transaction needs for more than 25 years.

Amy Royal, founding partner of the Royal Law Firm, believes the relationship with Minasian Becker will be an attractive supplement to Royal’s existing law practice of labor and employment law and other business-related litigation.

“Through this strategic relationship, we can offer a broader scope of services to our corporate clients, providing to them sophisticated commercial real-estate representation and counsel in a variety of corporate matters and transactions,” she said. “This strategic alliance not only expands our practice areas and capabilities, but also our geographic footprint. We look forward to offering our corporate clients these added benefits and services across the Commonwealth.”

With this alignment of their practices, Royal and Minasian Becker will offer their clients locations in Arlington, Springfield, and Rockport in Massachusetts, as well as in Hartford, Conn. Royal attorneys are admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York.

Both law firms are nationally certified as women’s business enterprises and women owned small businesses, and are able to offer the benefits of diversity to their clients.

WNEU Law School Joins Group of 157 Deans Addressing Attack on U.S. Capitol

SPRINGFIELD — On Tuesday, 157 law-school deans from schools across the country, including Dean Sudha Setty from Western New England University School of Law, published a statement addressing the 2020 election and the events that took place in the U.S. Capitol last week. It is unusual for such a diverse group of law deans to come together to speak as one on an issue that falls outside the purview of legal education.

Dean Setty noted, “as legal educators, we know that, to meet this moment in our democracy, our foremost job is to educate lawyers of conscience and character. This joint statement reaffirms that fundamental role and the work that lies ahead for our profession.”

“The violent attack on the Capitol was an assault on our democracy and the rule of law,” reads the statement. “The effort to disrupt the certification of a free and fair election was a betrayal of the core values that undergird our Constitution. Lives were lost, the seat of our democracy was desecrated, and our country was shamed.”

The joint statement goes on to reflect upon the roles that lawyers played in recent events and affirm the deans’ commitment to working together to repair the damage to democratic institutions and rebuild faith in the rule of law.

“Many lawyers and judges worked honestly and in good faith, often in the face of considerable political pressure, to ensure the 2020 election was free and fair. However, we recognize with dismay and sorrow that some lawyers challenged the outcome of the election with claims that they did not support with facts or evidence. This betrayed the values of our profession.”

The deans conclude with a call to action. “As legal educators and lawyers ourselves, we must redouble our efforts to restore faith in the rule of law and the ideals of the legal profession. We have enormous faith in the law’s enduring values and in our students, who will soon lead this profession. We call upon all members of the legal profession to join us in the vital work ahead.”

Balise Auto Drives Square One’s Campaign for Healthy Kids Toward Success

SPRINGFIELD — Balise Auto, a long-time supporter of Square One, recently committed $15,000 toward the agency’s Adopt-A-Classroom initiative.

“We have been so impressed by Square One’s dedication and ability to find creative and effective ways to support the education of children and families in our community,” said Alexandra Balise, director of Marketing at Balise Auto. “Balise is proud to support Square One and their ongoing efforts to shape the leaders of tomorrow.”

Kristine Allard, vice president of Development & Communication at Square One, added that “Square One, like so many other nonprofits in our region, is a better organization because of Balise Auto. For years, the leadership team at Balise has taken the time to understand our needs and has responded creatively and generously to support the children and families we serve.

“As we continue to navigate our way through the COVID-19 crisis, having the support of our business community is absolutely critical to our ability to respond to the changing needs of our children and families,” she went on.

Square One’s Adopt-A-Classroom program is part of the agency’s Campaign for Healthy Kids, a multi-year fund-development initiative focused on the agency’s commitment to providing healthy meals, physical fitness, social-emotional well-being, and a healthy learning environment.

The gift from Balise comes at a critical time, as Square One continues to provide full-day remote-learning support for children in kindergarten through grade 5, in addition to its traditional preschool classrooms, childcare offerings, and family-support services.

Square One currently provides early-learning services to more than 500 infants, toddlers, and school-age children each day, as well as family-support services to 1,500 families each year. To make a donation, text ABC123 to 44-321, visit www.startatsquareone.org, or e-mail Allard at [email protected].

Join Us as We Honor the 2020 Healthcare Heroes on Jan. 14

SPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest and the Healthcare News will celebrate the Healthcare Heroes class of 2020 with a free virtual event on Thursday, Jan. 14 from 4 to 5:15 p.m. Join the event that day by clicking this link.

Nomination Deadline Is Thursday for People’s Choice Young Woman of Impact Award

SPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest’s annual Women of Impact event, to be presented virtually on Thursday, Jan. 28 from 6:30 to 8 p.m., will feature a new, exciting facet this year. With so many individuals doing so much throughout our community, we want to add an additional award this year. We’re accepting nominations for our People’s Choice Young Woman of Impact, to be named the night of the event.

To make that happen, we’re calling for nominations of young women who are already making a positive impact on their community through their strong, inspiring, and motivated actions or reactions to the world around them — young women who are already solving problems in their communities, addressing issues that impact more than just themselves, and aspiring to one day to be a Woman of Impact.

Nominations will be accepted through Thursday, Jan. 14 only through www.businesswest.com. Five nominees who embody strength, intelligence, and courage will be announced on social media (Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter) on Monday, Jan. 18. Then, from Jan. 18 through Jan. 26, we ask our community to select on social media, through likes and impressions, which nominee most ignites inspiration and passion. The selected People’s Choice Young Woman of Impact will be announced during the Women of Impact event on Jan. 28.

This year’s Women of Impact honorees include Tania Barber, president and CEO of Caring Health Center; Carol Campbell, president of Chicopee Industrial Contractors; Helen Caulton-Harris, Health and Human Services commissioner for the city of Springfield; Pattie Hallberg, CEO of the Girl Scouts of Central & Western Massachusetts; Andrea Harrington, Berkshire County district attorney; Toni Hendrix, director of Human Services at Loomis Lakeside at Reeds Landing; Christina Royal, president of Holyoke Community College; and Sue Stubbs, president and CEO of ServiceNet.

The event is sponsored by Country Bank, Health New England, and TommyCar Auto Group (presenting sponsors), Comcast Business (supporting sponsor), WWLP 22 News/CW Springfield (media sponsor), and Chikmedia (social-media sponsor). More details about how to access the event will be announced soon.

Employer Confidence Flat in Massachusetts as 2020 Ends

BOSTON — Confidence among Massachusetts businesses remained flat during the final month of 2020 as employers ended a tumultuous year with a cautious outlook.

The Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) Business Confidence Index remained unchanged during December at 49.3. The reading was 12.9 points lower than in December 2019, but more than 10 points higher than its 2020 low point in April.

The result reflected solid gains in confidence among employers in the prospects for their own companies and in the Massachusetts economy. Those gains were offset by a dramatic 4.8-point drop in opinions about the national outlook.

The confidence report comes as the Massachusetts economy continues a methodical recovery amid the conflicting swirl of a COVID-19 vaccine rollout and a renewed surge of cases. The state jobless rate dropped 0.7 points to 6.7% during November as private-sector employers created 12,200 jobs. The Commonwealth lost 337,900 jobs between November 2019 and November 2020.

“Massachusetts companies are optimistic about their own prospects, which provides hope that the economy will rebound once the nation gains control of the pandemic,” said Raymond Torto, professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Design and chair of the AIM Board of Economic Advisors. “But we are, as always, left with the uncertainty of an economic situation that is being driven by a public-health crisis.”

The AIM Index, based on a survey of more than 140 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 constituent indicators that make up the Business Confidence Index were mixed during December. Employers’ confidence in their own companies rose 1.3 points to 53.1, remaining in optimistic territory but still 7.9 points lower than a year ago. The Massachusetts Index assessing business conditions within the Commonwealth gained 1.1 points to 47.3, while the U.S. Index measuring conditions nationally fell to 39.0.

The Current Index, which assesses overall business conditions at the time of the survey, was down 0.2 point to 45.4. The Future Index, measuring expectations for six months out, rose 0.3 point to 53.3, still 8.3 points below its level of December 2019.

The Employment Index declined 1.6 points to 49.5, breaking a string of four consecutive monthly increases. Despite the COVID-driven economic downturn, many employers continue to report challenges with hiring skilled workers.

Confidence among manufacturing companies also weakened slightly, dropping 0.3 point to 51.0. The manufacturing index has dropped 10.4 points during the past 12 months.

Medium-sized companies (51.5) were more bullish than large companies (49.1) or small companies (47.2).

Alan Clayton-Matthews, professor in the School of Public Policy & Urban Affairs at Northeastern University and a BEA member, said unemployment in Massachusetts is projected to remain above pre-pandemic levels through 2022, with lower-wage workers in industries such as retail and hospitality bearing the brunt of the slowdown. Overall, however, he believes the economy will strengthen as long as COVID-19 vaccines become widely available by the summer.

“Massachusetts tax revenues in the current fiscal year could reach $30.2 billion, which would be significantly higher than what lawmakers are expecting. Revenues could climb 4.4% in fiscal 2022 to $31.5 billion,” said Clayton-Matthews, who is also a senior contributing editor at MassBenchmarks.

AIM President and CEO John Regan, also a BEA member, said prospects for economic growth in 2021 improved significantly last week when the Massachusetts Legislature completed a protracted two-year session without raising broad-based business taxes.

“We strongly urge the Legislature to continue that cautious approach as thousands of companies hang by a thread trying to survive the pandemic,” Regan said. “Employers commend the Legislature for passing a $626 million economic stimulus bill and a $16.5 billion transportation bond measure that did not raise corporate minimum taxes.”

HCC Adds Cannabis Job-training Program to Spring Schedule

HOLYOKE — The Cannabis Education Center (CEC) at Holyoke Community College (HCC) has added a second cannabis core training program to its spring calendar of workforce-training programs.

The CEC will offer another round of its intensive, two-day cannabis core training program on Saturday, March 20, and Sunday, March 21. Slots also remain open for the weekend of Saturday, Jan. 23, and Sunday, Jan. 24.

Each day will be broken down into two sessions, 9 a.m. to noon, and 1 to 4 p.m. Each session will include presentations from cannabis-industry experts followed by a question-and-answer period.

Students who complete the core training are then eligible to register for spring 2021 classes in one of four cannabis-industry career tracks: cultivation assistant (Feb. 6-21); extraction technician (Feb. 27 to March 14); culinary assistant (April 3-18); and patient-service associate (Jan. 30 to Feb. 14, and May 1-16).

Cultivation assistants provide daily care of crops from seed to harvest and may be involved in cracking seeds, soil mixing, potting, defoliation, watering, pest control, and trimming.

Extraction technicians work in labs assisting production managers in all aspects of extraction, purging, oil manipulation, winterization, distillation, solvent recovery, and quality control.

Culinary assistants are responsible for preparing cannabis or cannabidiol-infused products using a variety of cooking, baking, and infusion techniques.

Patient-service associates work behind the counters at cannabis dispensaries, interacting with the public, answering technical questions, and providing information to registered cannabis patients, caregivers, and recreational customers making purchases.

To register for the January or March cannabis core training class, visit hcc.edu/cec-core. The cost of the two-day core-training session is $595. Each career-track program is $799.

The Cannabis Education Center is a partnership between HCC and Elevate Northeast and based out of HCC’s Kittredge Center for Business and Workforce Development.

Monson Savings Bank Donates $15,000 to Nonprofits Chosen by Community Votes

MONSON — After Monson Savings Bank asked community members to cast their votes for their favorite charitable organizations as a part of the Monson Savings Bank 2021 Community Giving Initiative, more than 3,400 votes were received.

Now that the votes have been tallied, Monson Savings Bank is donating a total of $15,000 among the top 10 vote recipients. In total, 200 organizations received votes.

“We express our heartfelt congratulations to the top 10 recipients of votes received through the Monson Savings Bank 2021 Community Giving Initiative,” said Dan Moriarty, president of Monson Savings Bank. “They are all well-deserved nonprofit organizations, and we can see why they were chosen by community members.”

The recipients include Women’s Empowerment Scholarship (Greater Springfield), Wilbraham United Players, Shriners Hospitals for Children – Springfield, Rick’s Place (Wilbraham), I Found Light Against All Odds (Greater Springfield), Academy Hill Private School Scholarship (Springfield), Scantic Valley YMCA (Wilbraham), Monson Free Library, St. Michael’s Players (East Longmeadow), and Link to Libraries Inc. (Hampden). This was the 11th year of the Monson Savings Bank Initiative.

“All of us at Monson Savings Bank are so happy to continue to receive such enthusiastic involvement through the Community Giving Initiative. We love working together with the public to ensure that the nonprofits that make a positive impact in our communities are recognized and supported,” Moriarty said. “As a local community bank committed to doing whatever it takes to support our customers, businesses, and communities, we understand how much of a difference these organizations can truly make for our neighbors.”

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