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OTELCO Welcomes David Chaplin to Granby Office

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Daily News

GRANBY — OTELCO recently welcomed back David Chaplin as a senior ISP engineer in the company’s Granby office.

Chaplin has an associate degree in telecommunications from Springfield Technical Community College and a bachelor’s degree in church leadership from Southeastern University. He spent 31 years with Verizon as an OSP technician and staff management assistant, and has additional experience working as an engineering project manager for Verizon and as an electronics and communications specialist for ISO New England.

Kresge Foundation Awards $100,000 to Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts

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Daily News

SPRINGFIELD — The Kresge Foundation awarded the Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts a $100,000 grant to advance policy solutions aimed at improving climate resilience and equitably reducing health risks in low-income communities. The Springfield Climate Justice Initiative, a new project of the Live Well Springfield coalition convened by the Public Health Institute, is one of 15 community-based collaborations nationwide receiving grant funding as part of the planning phase of Kresge’s Climate Change, Health and Equity initiative.

The Springfield Climate Justice Initiative will focus on planning and implementing strategies identified in the 2017 “Strong, Healthy, & Just: Springfield Climate Action & Resilience Plan” for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and improving climate resilience in Springfield. The planning will focus on developing front-line residents’ capacity to accelerate municipal action on the top greenhouse-gas emissions reduction strategies included in the Climate Action Plan.

With this funding, the collaborators who worked together to develop the city’s “Strong, Healthy & Just” plan — the Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts, the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, Arise for Social Justice, and the city of Springfield — will work with partners from other sectors to develop multi-year work plans to address community-defined health and climate priorities. New partners in this Live Well Springfield initiative are Way Finders, Ener-G-Save, and the city of Springfield’s new sustainability coordinator. Specific activities will include building the capacity of residents and stakeholders related to climate action and its health-equity impacts, conducting additional research to rank and prioritize climate actions, and identifying the health-equity impacts of proposed actions.

“With a 10-year opportunity to avert the worst consequences of our climate crisis, this grant will give us the opportunity to build, nurture, and develop community leadership and advocacy to accelerate implementation of the city’s 2017 climate plan,” said Jessica Collins, executive director of the Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts.

Lois DeBacker, managing director of the foundation’s Environment Program, added that “climate change is impacting people in real ways — today. The good news is that community leaders across the country are making smart choices about how they can combat climate change while improving people’s lives and well-being. Our newly awarded grants will help more communities proactively tackle the health risks that climate change introduces or exacerbate.”

Following the one-year planning phase, Kresge will award multi-year grants to up to 12 planning grant recipients. The organizations will be supported by the Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC), which serves as the national program office for the planning phase of the community-based strategy of the Climate Change, Health & Equity initiative. ISC’s mission is to help communities around the world address environmental, economic, and social challenges to build a better future.

ABA Urges Cannabis Banking Reform in Senate Testimony

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Banking and Financial Services

Growing Concern

The American Bankers Assoc. argued it’s critical that legal, cannabis-related businesses have access to the regulated banking system as it urged the Senate to advance the SAFE Banking Act in recent testimony before the Senate Banking Committee.

Joanne Sherwood, president and CEO of Citywide Banks in Denver and chair of the Colorado Bankers Assoc., testified on behalf of ABA. Sherwood explained how current federal law prevents financial institutions from banking any money derived from cannabis-related businesses and how a narrow, banking-specific remedy to the cannabis banking problem will reap immediate public-safety, tax, and regulatory benefits.

“Because cannabis continues to be illegal at the federal level, handling funds associated with cannabis businesses can be deemed money laundering,” said Sherwood. “That federal/state divide has particularly severe repercussions for banks and communities like mine, where the cannabis industry is fully operational, but it also impacts banks in every state.”

With limited access to banking services available, large amounts of cash remain on site in many of the cannabis-related businesses, which creates significant safety concerns for the communities where they are located. For example, on average, more than 100 burglaries occur at cannabis businesses each year in Denver, according to the Denver Police Department.

“Providing a mechanism for the cannabis industry to access the regulated banking system would help those businesses and their surrounding communities by reducing the high volume of cash on hand, thereby reducing instances of cash-motivated crime,” Sherwood said.

Additionally, since many cannabis businesses do not have a bank account, they are forced to pay their taxes in cash at local IRS offices. Processing paper-based returns costs the IRS nearly 17 times more compared to an e-filed return — a cost borne by taxpayers. Cash-based taxpayers are also more likely to underreport income than those who receive payment by check or those subject to third-party reporting or withholding.

“Banking the cannabis industry is a straightforward way to ensure that businesses have the means and motivation to remain fully tax-compliant,” Sherwood said.

The SAFE Banking Act, which is currently before the committee for consideration, would help address this urgent problem. The bill specifies that proceeds from a state-licensed cannabis business would not be considered unlawful under federal money-laundering statutes or any other federal law and directs the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and federal banking regulators to issue guidance and exam procedures for banks doing business with legitimate cannabis-related businesses.

“Although the SAFE Banking Act does not cure all of the cannabis-related banking challenges, it would help the 33 states that have legalized cannabis in some form to make their communities safer, collect their taxes, and regulate their cannabis markets effectively,” said Sherwood. “ABA supports the SAFE Banking Act and urges the committee to mark up and advance this legislation as soon as possible.”

PeoplesBank Internship Program Named to Top-100 List

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Banking and Financial Services

On the Way Up

PeoplesBank joined Google, Facebook, BMW, Southwest Airlines, and more top companies on the 2019 WayUp Top 100 Internship Programs list. WayUp is a professional networking application that connects college students and recent graduates to career opportunities with reputable employers.

According to WayUp, the bank was selected because “PeoplesBank interns not only get a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to operate a bank, they also get hands-on experience to work on passion projects like Habitat for Humanity’s Build Days.” The list is determined by a panel of industry experts who consider everything from public votes to internship-program highlights. More than 1,000 employers participated in this year’s assessment.

“Our internship program instills that we can learn just as much from our interns as they can learn from us.”

“PeoplesBank interns make an immediate and direct impact on the organization and the communities that the bank serves,” said Danielle St. Jean, HR Coordinator and Training Specialist. “Each intern is also assigned to a home department at the bank. In addition to day-to-day assignments and value-add projects completed within that department, the group of interns are involved in several hands-on activities.”

PeoplesBank interns participated in on-site professional development, a Habitat for Humanity Build Day, employee-engagement planning, banking-topic webinars, and job shadowing. They also were able to discuss their career paths with senior leadership in the bank’s finance, human resources, information technology, marketing, and retail operations. After spending the summer at PeoplesBank, the interns have returned to study at colleges throughout Massachusetts as well as Connecticut and Colorado.

“Our internship program instills that we can learn just as much from our interns as they can learn from us,” St. Jean said. “We ask for lots of feedback from our group of interns, and even have a private ‘PeoplesBank Internship Alumni’ group on LinkedIn so that we keep in touch with them at the conclusion of the program.”

Recruitment for the next PeoplesBank summer internship program kicks off during the winter. Interested students are encouraged to complete an application on the bank’s career page, www.bankatpeoples.com/careers.

Heirs Are Often Unaware of Family Wealth Decisions, Study Finds

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Banking and Financial Services

In the Dark

By Susan Atran

Bank of America recently announced the findings of a new study conducted by Merrill Private Wealth Management, which found that 64% of wealth holders have never talked with family members about how or why they intend to pass on their assets. While 48% plan to communicate this information eventually, or assume family members already know, 10% vow never to divulge details of their estate plan, primarily because they consider it personal and no one else’s business. But is that a good decision?

“This research is designed to help families make better decisions and secure the promise of wealth, including the impact it can have within and beyond one’s family and lifetime,” said Andy Sieg, president of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management.

For this study, Merrill asked more than 650 high-net-worth individuals across the country how different types of financial decisions are made and communicated within their family. Part of an ongoing series of white papers on wealth sustainability from the Merrill Center for Family Wealth, findings from this study were published in a report titled “How Do Families Make Effective Wealth Decisions?” Among them:

• Decisions about family money — such as gifting to family and charities, dividing assets among heirs, and establishing trust provisions or limitations — ranked as the most important and hardest to make, compared to decisions about saving, investing, spending, and other day-to-day finances;

• Just 33% of people have informed their family of lifetime gifts already made or committed to, such as assets held in a trust or funding of education, a down payment on a first house, or another purpose;

• Seventy-two percent have not discussed their philanthropic commitments;

• When asked what they consider to be the most important idea to communicate when discussing wealth with family, the top response was to be a good steward and handle family money wisely. However, only 46% have talked with heirs about fundamental family values and operating principles;

• On the distribution of their estate, 69% of wealth holders plan to divide their assets equally among heirs, while the rest say allocation decisions are based on specific criteria, such as merit for individual contributions (11%) or need (8%); and

• While 22% plan to openly share details of their estate plan with the whole family, 17% would share information only as it applies to each person.

“Decisions about family money have the potential to change lives, yet the outcome depends on how well the purpose and reasoning behind those decisions are understood, and too often that is left unsaid,” said Stacy Allred, head of the Merrill Center for Family Wealth. “Misunderstanding can lead to family conflicts, resentment, and other unintended consequences, including the misuse or loss of family wealth.”

The Merrill Center for Family Wealth specializes in helping families define the purpose of their wealth. This study found that, in six in 10 families, there is no formal structure or rigorous process in place to ensure family wealth decisions are made and communicated effectively. When asked how wealth decisions are typically made, the most prevalent response was an autocratic and top-down approach whereby one person makes decisions with little or no input from anyone else. Seventeen percent of families make financial decisions democratically with collective input or representation of all members.

Three-quarters of participants, including more men (79%) than women (68%), report complete confidence in their financial decisions. Looking back on decisions they’ve made, however, just 56% of people said their decisions always turned out well. The rest reported mixed results, including 21% who said their decisions turned out badly or they delayed making decisions because they were unsure of the outcome.

“The best form of financial parenting and a big part of improving the outcome of decisions involves putting more care into the decision-making process itself,” said Matthew Wesley, director of the Merrill Center for Family Wealth. “Family wealth decisions can be complicated by family dynamics, a long-time horizon, and unrecognized biases that call for a deliberate and disciplined approach.” u

Susan Atran is senior vice president of Communications for Bank of America.

National Backlog of Construction Projects Reaches New High

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Construction

A Surge of Confidence

By Kathleen Prause and J.D. Harrison

Results from the USG Corp. and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index from the second quarter of 2019 indicate that more than half of contractors are highly confident that the market will provide sufficient new business opportunities in the next 12 months.

Overall, the Q2 composite score of 74 — up two points from 72 in the first quarter — shows a vibrant commercial construction sector, although contractors’ revenue expectations slightly decreased.

“The construction industry is a reflection of our country’s broader economic health, so contractor optimism is a great sign for everyone,” said Chris Griffin, president and CEO of USG Corp. “Even so, it is important that we think about solutions to our big challenges, like building a healthy pipeline of new workers and incorporating technology to make our job sites safer and more efficient.”

More than half of contractors (52%) are highly confident about the ability of the market to provide new business opportunities in the next 12 months, an 11% increase over last quarter’s findings. The backlog ratio — comparing contractors’ average current backlog of projects to the ideal amount of work companies would like to take on — reached 82, the highest since the Index launched in 2017. Hiring expectations also recovered between Q1 and Q2 2019, with most contractors (60%) anticipating employing more people in the next six months.

Furthermore, 60% of contractors report confidence that revenue will remain stable. They also expect access to capital to continue, with 66% believing access to financing will get easier or remain the same over the next six months.

In a notable shift from the last three quarters, the number of contractors who report “high concern” about the availability of skilled labor declined to 46% (down from 54% in the first quarter. While confidence in having access to skilled labor shows some improvement, 85% of contractors still express high concerns about the cost of that skilled labor.

For the third time since the launch of the Index in 2017, this quarter’s survey explored sustainability practices in construction. The findings show that the average share of green projects for contractors is declining. This finding is interesting, since other industry studies reveal no slowdown in the number of green construction projects. One explanation may be that the majority of green work is becoming more concentrated among a smaller group of specialized companies. The study shows that green projects are done more frequently by large contractors.

The Index also reports a mismatch between green standards and green incentives, with most contractors (84%) saying they must meet green standards on at least some projects, but fewer than half (47%) take advantage of green incentives. Finally, general contractors report that the most important green attributes swaying their purchasing decisions are energy efficiency (80%), materials without harmful chemicals (65%), and water efficiency (64%).

The Index comprises three leading indicators to gauge confidence in the commercial construction industry, generating a composite index on the scale of 0 to 100 that serves as an indicator of health of the contractor segment on a quarterly basis. The second-quarter results from the three key drivers were:

• Backlog: contractors’ ratio of actual to ideal backlog rose five points (to 82 from 77), hitting its highest point since the Index launched in 2017;

• New business confidence: the level of overall confidence rose three points (to 74 from 71), suggesting a return of optimism about the market’s ability to provide new business opportunities in the next 12 months; and

• Revenue: the revenue score dropped one point (to 66 from 67), although most contractors (60%) expect revenue to remain the same.

Kathleen Prause is director of Corporate Communications for USG Corp., a manufacturer of building products and innovative solutions. J.D. Harrison is executive director for Communications & Strategy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Facebook Phishing Surges, While Microsoft Is Often Impersonated

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Technology

Baiting the Hook

By Jenna Finn

Vade Secure, a global leader in predictive e-mail defense, recently published the results of its Phishers’ Favorites report for the second quarter of 2019. According to the report, which ranks the 25 most impersonated brands in phishing attacks, Microsoft was by far the top target for the fifth straight quarter. There was also a significant uptick in Facebook phishing, as the social-media giant moved up to the third spot on the list as a result of a staggering 176% year-over-year growth in phishing URLs.

The report was developed by analyzing the number of unique phishing URLs detected by Vade Secure. Leveraging data from more than 600 million protected mailboxes worldwide, Vade’s machine-learning algorithms identify the brand being impersonated as part of its real-time analysis of the URL and page content.

“Cybercriminals are more sophisticated than ever.”

Microsoft has ranked number one on the Phishers’ Favorites list every quarter since the official rankings were first released early in 2018. In the most recent quarter, Vade’s AI engine detected 20,217 unique Microsoft phishing URLs, for an average of more than 222 per day. This represents a 15.5% year-over-year increase compared to the second quarter of 2018.

Microsoft phishing has become a potential goldmine thanks to the growth of Office 365, which boasts more than 180 million active monthly business users. Office 365 is increasingly the heart of companies, providing the essential services (e-mail, chat, document management, project management, etc.) that businesses depend on to run. Each set of Office 365 credentials provides a single entry point not just to the entire platform but the entire business, allowing cybercriminals to launch insider attacks targeting anyone in the organization in just one step.

Meanwhile, Facebook phishing has been on a tear throughout 2019 and advanced one spot up to number three in the most recent quarter thanks to a 175.8% increase in phishing URLs. One explanation for this rise in popularity could be the prevalence of social sign-on using Facebook accounts, a feature called Facebook Login. This is particularly attractive to cybercriminals because they’ll be able to see what other apps the user has authorized via social sign-on, and potentially compromise those accounts as well.

The rest of the most-impersonated brands on the Phishers’ Favorites report include PayPal (number 2), Netflix (4), Bank of America (5), Apple (6), CIBC (7), Amazon (8), DHL (9), and DocuSign (10). Amazon phishing URLs saw a massive spike in the second quarter of 2019, growing 182.6% over the first quarter and 411.5% year over year. This coincides with reports of a new Amazon phishing kit in May, as well as the lead up to Prime Day 2019.

In terms of the most impersonated industries, cloud companies took the top spot for the fifth straight quarter with 37.6%, followed by financial services (33.1%), social media (15.6%), e-commerce/logistics (7.7%), and internet/telecommunications (5.2%).

A large majority of phishing (80%) took place on weekdays, while Tuesdays and Wednesdays were the most popular days for cybercriminals to take their shot.

“Cybercriminals are more sophisticated than ever, and the ways they target corporate and consumer e-mail users continued to evolve in Q2,” said Adrien Gendre, chief solution architect at Vade Secure. “Microsoft Office 365 phishing is the gateway to massive amounts of corporate data, while gaining access to a consumer’s Facebook log-in information could compromise much of their personal, sensitive information. The fact that we saw such a significant volume in impersonations of these two brands, along with the coinciding new methods of attack, means that virtually all e-mail users and organizations need to be on heightened alert.”

Jenna Finn is an account manager with Vade Secure.

Contractors Report Difficulty Finding Qualified Craft Workers to Hire

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Construction

People Pipeline

Eighty percent of construction firms report they are having a hard time filling hourly craft positions that represent the bulk of the construction workforce, according to a national, industry-wide survey released last week by Autodesk and Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). Association officials said the industry was taking a range of steps to address the situation but called on federal officials to assist those industry efforts.

“Workforce shortages remain one of the single most significant threats to the construction industry,” said Stephen Sandherr, AGC’s CEO. “However, construction labor shortages are a challenge that can be fixed, and this association will continue to do everything in its power to make sure that happens.”

Of the nearly 2,000 survey respondents, 80% said they are having difficulty filling hourly craft positions, Sandherr noted. All regions of the country are experiencing similarly severe craft-worker shortages, with 83% of contractors in the West and South reporting a hard time filling hourly craft positions, slightly higher to the 81% rate in the Midwest and 75% rate in the Northeast.

Seventy-three percent of firms report it will continue to be difficult, or get even harder, to find hourly craft workers over the next 12 months. One reason for their worries is that contractors are skeptical of the quality of the pipeline for recruiting and preparing new craft personnel. Forty-five percent say the local pipeline for preparing well-trained and skilled workers is poor. And 26% say the pipeline for finding workers who can pass a drug test is poor.

Labor shortages are prompting many firms to boost pay and compensation. Two-thirds of firms report they have increased base pay rates for craft workers. And 29% report they are providing incentives and bonuses to attract craft workers. Firms are also taking a greater role in developing their own workforce. Forty-six percent say they have launched or expanded in-house training programs, and half report getting involved in career-building programs.

“Construction workforce shortages are prompting many firms to innovate their way to greater productivity,” said Allison Scott, head of Construction Integrated Marketing at Autodesk. “As the cost of labor continues to increase and firms look to become even more efficient, technology can enable better collaboration and ultimately lead to more predictable outcomes. There is also opportunity in untapped pools of talent such as tradeswomen, veterans, and young people looking for an alternative to the traditional four-year university.”

Scott noted that 29% of firms report they are investing in technology to supplement worker duties. One-quarter of firms report they are using cutting-edge solutions, including drones, robots and 3-D printers. Meanwhile, 23% of firms report they are taking steps to improve job-site performance by relying on lean construction techniques, using tools like building information modeling and doing more off-site prefabrication.

Association officials called on the federal government to boost funding for career and technical education. They also called on federal leaders to allow more immigrants to enter the country to work in construction, let construction students at community and career colleges qualify for federal Pell Grants, and make it easier for firms to establish apprenticeship and other training programs.

Picture This

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Picture This

A photo essay of recent business events in Western Massachusetts / August 2019

Email ‘Picture This’ photos with a caption and contact information to [email protected]

 

Rolling Away

Food Truck Friday at MGM Springfield is coming to a close on Sept. 13 and has been a big success, drawing large crowds and long lines to the end-of-week fun. Business owners, employees working in the area, families, and more have been visiting the casino to indulge in the wide variety of foods provided by the trucks.

Lydia Riccio takes lunch on a busy Friday at Murphy’s Mobile, where the Reuben sandwich tops the list of the truck’s most popular items.

Sandra Torres (left) and Danielle Powell, both employees at MGM, enjoy a snow cone during a recent Food Truck Friday.

 

 

Overcoming Barriers

Energy provider Eversource recently announced it will bring the Dress for Success Professional Women’s Group to Western Mass. as part of a new partnership with the global nonprofit to support women overcoming barriers to employment so they can thrive in work and in life. Operating in more than 150 cities in 30 countries, Dress for Success provides an extensive network of support to empower women, including professional attire and development tools that build confidence for success. The partnership was announced late last month at a fundraiser for Dress for Success at the Valentine Mansion.

from left: Jessica Dupont, Dress for Success Western Mass. board president; Eversource Transmission President Katherine Prewitt; Margaret Tantillo, executive director of the Dress for Success Western Mass. chapter; and Kassandra Carrasquillo, a participant in the Dress for Success program

 

 

Getting a Taste

Members of the media were invited to the Carriage House at Storrowton Village on Aug. 23 to taste and rate some of the foods that are set to hit the streets of the Big E this month.

Chef Antoine Alston and Manager Pam Vadnais of Storrowton Tavern serve up cheeseburger chowder and fried oysters

a table of tastes from Noujaim’s Mediterranean Bistro

the signature Big E cream puff will be topped with a chocolate ganashe for the first time ever

a cucumber-flavored vodka will be one of V-One’s fair selections

 

 

Just Down the Road

The Dowd Agencies, LLC officially opened its new Southampton office during an open house on Aug. 21. Having outgrown its previous space in town, the Dowd Agencies packed up at 170 College Highway and moved down the road to 124 College Highway, lured by the desire for expanded parking and office space.

from left, David Hess, David Griffin Jr., David Griffin Sr., Jackie Routhier, Diane Cygan, John Dowd Jr., and Jack Dowd

Court Dockets

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Court Dockets

The following is a compilation of recent lawsuits involving area businesses and organizations. These are strictly allegations that have yet to be proven in a court of law. Readers are advised to contact the parties listed, or the court, for more information concerning the individual claims.

HAMPDEN DISTRICT COURT

Amp Electrical Inc. v. Contractor’s Network Inc.

Allegation: Breach of contract: $6,913.21

Filed: 8/8/19

United Rentals (North America) Inc. v. Tree413 Inc.

Allegation: Money owed for goods sold and delivered unjust enrichment: $19,898.03

Filed: 8/12/19

HAMPDEN SUPERIOR COURT

Jill Smith v. MGM Resorts International a/k/a MGM Springfield, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and City of Springfield Police Department

Allegation: Common-law false arrest, common-law false imprisonment, battery, negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligent infliction of emotional distress

Filed: 7/8/19

Excel Nursing Services Inc. v. SRC Springfield Inc.

Allegation: Breach of contract: $72,481.80

Filed: 7/10/19

Excel Nursing Services Inc. v. Wingate at Wilbraham Inc.

Allegation: Breach of contract: $51,861.90

Filed: 7/10/19

Excel Nursing Services Inc. v. SRC East Longmeadow Inc.

Allegation: Breach of contract: $34,414.40

Filed: 7/10/19

Excel Nursing Services Inc. v. SRC West Springfield Inc.

Allegation: Breach of contract: $54,874.27

Filed: 7/10/19

Michael Calderon v. Horizon Sheet Metal Inc.

Allegation: Negligence; slip and fall causing personal injury: $52,805.81

Filed: 7/11/19

Hahn Chanh and Melissa Nguyen d/b/a Westfield Nails & Spa v. Jericho Commercial Construction, LLC and Gregory G. Dabney

Allegation: Misrepresentation: $30,100

Filed: 7/11/19

J.R. Kakley & Sons Inc. v. LD Builders, LLC and David A. Ward

Allegation: Money owed for goods sold and delivered: $34,261.41

Filed: 7/18/19

Kenneth Tobias v. State & Bond, LLC; Steve Barton; Robert Tuttle; and Paul Gelinas

Allegation: Failure to pay wages, failure to pay overtime due, misclassification as an independent contractor, unjust enrichment: $37,449.75

Filed: 7/22/19

Earl Burney v. Central Chevrolet Inc.

Allegation: Negligence causing personal injury: $45,088.28

Filed: 7/22/19

BSD Care, LLC v. Kevin Coughlin, DMD

Allegation: Breach of contract: $25,000+

Filed: 7/22/19

A & G Contracting Inc. v. 3 Chestnut, LLC

Allegation: Breach of contract: $1,915,340.64

Filed: 7/24/19

Robert P. Williams v. Peter Pascal, MD

Allegation: Medical malpractice: $137,866+

Filed: 7/26/19

Agenda

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Agenda

‘Life After Clutter’ Workshop

Sept. 7: For people who are struggling with clutter in their homes and lives, hope is within reach. A free workshop, “Making Space for Hope: Life After Clutter,” will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at the UMass Amherst Campus Center. This program offers empowerment, support, and education for people who are struggling with clutter, and for their family members and friends. Keynote speaker Beryl Singer will share her own experience of clutter and recovery in a presentation titled “It Started with an Eggcup.” Other presenters will include Dr. Randy Frost, a professor of Psychology at Smith College and internationally recognized expert on hoarding disorder; Lee Schuer and Becca Belofsky of Mutual Support Consulting; and Tara Ferrante, director of ServiceNet’s OCD and Hoarding Disorder Program. This program is made possible thanks to support from the Western Massachusetts Hoarding Disorder Resource Network, ServiceNet, Mutual Support Consulting, and MassHousing. For more information, visit www.mutual-support.com.

Car-wash Fundraiser for Chris Thibault

Sept. 7-8: Mercedes-Benz of Springfield is hosting a car-wash fundraiser benefiting Chris Thibault and his family. Thibault helped Mercedes-Benz get its start in Western Mass. more than two years ago, producing all its local commercials. “He is a very talented filmmaker and storyteller,” dealership owners Michelle and Peter Wirth said. “He touched our lives, and we want to help him as much as we can as he battles cancer.” Chris Thibault and his wife, Missy, own and operate Chris Teebo Films, a local production company. Chris has been diagnosed with stage-4 cancer and is fighting hard for his life. He recently lost his younger brother, Brandon, to cancer as well. So far, his cancer has been unresponsive to the past three treatments. He is currently undergoing a fourth treatment as well as alternative treatment options. The car wash will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days at Mercedes-Benz of Springfield, 295 Burnett Road, Chicopee. If you would like to donate time or services to the event, contact Michelle Wirth at [email protected].

RVCC Golf Tournament

Sept. 13: River Valley Counseling Center (RVCC), a multi-faceted mental-health agency, will hold its fourth annual golf tournament fundraiser at 10:30 a.m. at East Mountain Country Club in Westfield. The event is presented by Action Ambulance Services. The funds raised will help RVCC to continue providing mental health and other essential supportive services to more than 7,000 individuals yearly throughout the Pioneer Valley. The cost per golfer is $100 and includes greens fees, a golf cart, gift bag, lunch, and dinner. Golfers will also be able to participate in a raffle and silent auction. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. with a 10:30 a.m. shotgun start. There will also be contests on the course, with prizes donated by Marcotte Ford and Teddy Bear Pools. Other tournament sponsors include HCN, Unidine, PeoplesBank, CINTAS, Goss & McLain Insurance, Marsh & McLennan Agency, BMC HealthNet Plan, and Jefferson Radiology. To register, contact Angela Callahan at (413) 841-3546 or [email protected].

United Arc Annual Gala and Auction

Sept. 14: The United Arc will host its annual gala and auction from 6 to 9 p.m. at Hadley Farms Meeting House, 41 Russell St., Hadley. The evening will feature a cocktail hour with open bar and hors d’ouevres, silent and live auctions, live music by Chris Eriquezzo, and dinner and program. Included once again in the raffles will be the ‘mystery box,’ valued at $400. Tickets cost $70 each. Proceeds support for the work of the United Arc, helping people living with intellectual and developmental disabilities to achieve the universal goals of inclusion, choice, and independence. Tickets may be purchased online at theunitedarc.org/auction.

Children’s Study Home Art Show and Sale

Sept. 19: The Children’s Study Home welcomes all to an art show and sale on Thursday, Sept. 19 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Carriage House at the Barney Estate in Forest Park, Springfield. Artwork from all mediums, including acrylic, watercolor, colored pencil, chalk, and sculptures, from the students of Mill Pond School in Springfield and Curtis Blake Day School will be shown, as well as artwork from the children of the Children’s Study Home’s residential programs and local area artisans. The art will be displayed for the evening and sold to raise money for the Children’s Study Home’s art and cultural programs. The event will include light hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. RSVP by Friday, Sept. 6 to Colleen at [email protected] or (413) 739-5626, ext. 232.

Discussion of Trauma in Athletic Communities

Sept. 24: Springfield College will welcome William Parham, the inaugural director of the National Basketball Players Assoc. Mental Health and Wellness Program and professor in the Counseling program at Loyola Marymount University, to the campus at 7:30 p.m. in the Fuller Arts Center. Parham’s presentation, titled “The Ink Used to Indelibly Etch Lasting Impressions: Invisible Tattoos of Trauma within Athletic Communities,” is part of the 2019-20 Humanics Triathlon project led by Distinguished Springfield Professor of Humanics Judy Van Raalte. Parham has consulted with the National Football League, Major League Baseball, United States Olympic Committee, United States Tennis Assoc., and Major League Soccer.

Source to Sea Cleanup

Sept. 27-28: Registration is now open for the Connecticut River Conservancy’s (CRC) Source to Sea Cleanup. This annual event, now in its 23rd year, has grown into one of the largest river cleanups in the country. There are three ways for volunteers to get involved in the Source to Sea Cleanup this year: report a trash site in need of cleaning, find a nearby cleanup group to join, or organize and register a local cleanup group. For more information or to register, visit www.ctriver.org/cleanup. If your group wants to get involved but needs a cleanup site, if you have questions, or if you know of a trash site in need of cleaning, e-mail Lennard at [email protected]. Learn more about the event at www.ctriver.org/cleanup.

Jazz Brunch

Oct. 6: Tickets are now on sale for the 2019 Northampton Jazz Festival Brunch, a fundraiser to benefit the Jazz Artists in the Schools Program at John F. Kennedy Middle School, which exposes Northampton’s student musicians to the valuable mentorship of professional jazz artists. The DeChamplain Quartet, based out of Hartford, Conn., will perform their gypsy-style music from noon to 2 p.m. with Atla DeChamplain on vocals, Matt DeChamplain on piano, Chris Morrison on guitar, and Matt Dwonszyk on bass. Thanks to donations from the Davis Financial Group of Hadley, the program has been able to offer unique workshops with professional jazz artists to the jazz-band students at JFK and Northampton High School. The jazz brunch will be held at the Delaney House, 3 Country Club Road in Holyoke, starting at 11 a.m. Tickets to the brunch cost $40, and $10 from each purchase will benefit the Davis Financial Group Jazz Artists in the Schools Program at JFK Middle School for the 2019-20 school year. The brunch will wrap up the 2019 Northampton Jazz Festival, set for Friday, Oct. 4 through Sunday, Oct. 6. The event features three days of live music at various venues in downtown Northampton, including the main-stage act, the Kurt Elling Quintet, which will perform on Oct. 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy of Music. For more information, to purchase tickets, or to donate to the Jazz Artists in the Schools Program, visit northamptonjazzfest.org.

Healthcare Heroes Gala

Oct. 17: The third annual class of Healthcare Heroes will be honored at the Sheraton Springfield from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Healthcare Heroes, a recognition program involving the Western Mass. healthcare sector, was launched in 2017 by BusinessWest and HCN. The program was created to shed a bright light on the outstanding work being done across the broad spectrum of health and wellness services, and the institutions and people providing that care. The class of 2019 in this issue of BusinessWest, and will be feted at the Oct. 25 gala. Tickets cost $90, or $900 for a table of 10. To purchase tickets, visit businesswest.com/healthcare-heroes-2 or e-mail [email protected]. Healthcare Heroes is sponsored by American International College and Baystate Health/Health New England (presenting sponsors), Behavioral Health Network, Comcast Business, and Development Associates (partner sponsors), and Bulkley Richardson, Design to Finish, Elms College, Keiter Builders, the Loomis Communities, and Mercy Medical Center/Trinity Health (supporting sponsors).

Women of Impact Luncheon

Dec. 4: The keynote speaker for the 2019 Women of Impact luncheon will be Lisa Tanzer, president of Life Is Good. Tanzer has more than 25 years of consumer brand experience. Prior to becoming president, she served as the company’s head of Marketing after spending more than 20 years on the board of directors of the Life is Good Kids Foundation. She’s held executive positions in the entertainment, e-commerce, and education sectors. Earlier in her career, she held marketing and strategy roles at Hasbro, Staples, Gillette, and PricewaterhouseCoopers. The 2019 Women of Impact honorees will be announced in the Oct. 14 issue of BusinessWest and feted at a celebration on Dec. 4 from 11 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. at Sheraton Springfield. Tickets cost $65 per person, or $650 for a table of 10. To purchase tickets, visit www.businesswest.com/women-of-impact or e-mail [email protected]. The Women of Impact program is sponsored by Country Bank and TommyCar Auto Group (presenting sponsors), Comcast Business (supporting sponsor), New Valley Bank & Trust (speaker sponsor), and WWLP 22 News/CW Springfield (media sponsor).

Chamber Corners: Upcoming Events

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Chamber Corners

FRANKLIN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.franklincc.org

(413) 773-5463

• Sept. 17: Business After Hours at the United Way of Franklin County’s Taste & Toast ’Round the County, 5-8 p.m., hosted by Franklin County Fairgrounds. Join us at the historic Round House at the Franklin County Fairgrounds for the United Way of Franklin County’s Taste & Toast tournament. Mixologists are invited to face off for the chance to be named the ultimate in crafting cocktails. Register at (413) 772-2168 or uw-fc.org.

• Sept. 27: Monthly Breakfast and United Way Kickoff, 7:30-9 a.m., hosted by Franklin County Technical High School, 82 Industrial Blvd., Turners Falls. The United Way of Franklin County is kicking off its 2019 campaign. Learn about the upcoming campaign and how you can participate. Sponsored by Melanson Heath. Cost: $15 for members, $20 general admission. Register at [email protected] or franklincc.org.

GREATER CHICOPEE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.chicopeechamber.org

(413) 594-2101

• Sept. 12: Business After Hours, 4:30-6:30 p.m.. hosted by the Red Fez. Sponsored by Polish National Credit Union. Networking fun at a Chicopee staple, featuring a full Portuguese buffet and cash bar. Space is limited for this annual event. Cost: $10 for members, $15 for non-members. Register at www.chicopeechamber.org/events.

• Sept. 18: Salute Breakfast: “Maintaining the Work-Life Balance,” 7:15-9 a.m., hosted by MassMutual Learning and Conference Center, Chicopee. Sponsored by Westfield Bank, Holyoke Medical Center, N. Riley Construction Inc., Polish National Credit Union, USI Insurance Services, Spherion Staffing Services, and PeoplesBank. Featuring state Rep. Aaron Vega (chief greeter) and Kathy Anderson of Holyoke Medical Center (keynote speaker). An interactive opportunity for small businesses and startups to learn how to tap into state and local support. Cost: $23 for members, $28 for non-members. Register at www.chicopeechamber.org/events.

GREATER EASTHAMPTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.easthamptonchamber.org

(413) 527-9414

• Sept. 12: Networking by Night, 5-7 p.m., hosted by Nini’s Ristorante, 124 Cottage St., Easthampton. Sponsored by Polish National Credit Union. The event will include food provided by Nini’s, a cash bar, and business-to-business relationship building. This event is free to members and their employees; however, pre-registration is required. Non-members are invited for $20. For more information and to register, visit www.easthamptonchamber.org or call the chamber at (413) 527-9414.

• Sept. 27: “Women and the Art of Risk,” 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., hosted by the Log Cabin, 500 Easthampton Road, Holyoke. This year’s women’s leadership event will feature workshops, discussions, and career-development opportunities, all led by distinguished women from the Pioneer Valley. Hear personal and professional stories of how taking calculated risks led these women to new adventures and made them stronger leaders. Keynote speaker: Jody Kasper, chief of Police, city of Northampton. Cost: $119, which includes breakfast and lunch. A table of 10 may be purchased for $875. Pre-registration is required. No tickets will be sold at the door. For more information and to register, visit www.easthamptonchamber.org or call the chamber at (413) 527-9414.

GREATER NORTHAMPTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.northamptonchamber.com

(413) 584-1900

• Sept. 11: September Arrive@5, 5-7 p.m., hosted by Northampton Survival Center, 265 Prospect St., Northampton. Sponsored by Gove Law Office, LLC, and New England Public Radio. Cost: $10 for members. For more information and to register, visit northamptonchamber.com.

• Oct. 2: October Arrive@5, 5-8 p.m., hosted by Northampton Chamber of Commerce, 99 Pleasant St., Northampton. Sponsored by Florence Bank, Copy Cat, and Pioneer Training. Cost: $10 for members. For more information and to register, visit northamptonchamber.com.

GREATER WESTFIELD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.westfieldbiz.org

(413) 568-1618

• Sept. 9: Mayor’s Coffee Hour, 8-9 a.m., hosted by the Arbors, 40 Court St., Westfield. Join us for coffee with Westfield Mayor Brian Sullivan. The event is free and open to the public, but pre-registration is requested so we may give our host a proper head count. Register online at www.westfieldbiz.org/events or call (413) 568-1618.

• Sept. 10: Lunch & Learn: “Marijuana in the Workplace,” 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., hosted by Western Massachusetts Hospital, 91 East Mountain Road, Westfield. This seminar, presented by attorney Timothy Netkovick of Royal, P.C., will discuss the impacts of legalized marijuana in the workplace. Small-business owners, managers, upper management, and human-resource managers will learn about maintaining a drug-free workplace, enforcing drug-free workplace policies, and when drug testing is appropriate. Box lunch provided by Peppermill Catering. Cost: $25 for members, $40/ for non-members. Pre-registration is required to secure lunch and a seat in the workshop. For more information and to register, visit westfieldbiz.org/events or call (413) 568-1618.

• Sept. 16: After 5 Connections, 5-7 p.m., hosted by Polish National Credit Union, 1 Parkside Ave., Westfield. Refreshments will be served, and a 50/50 raffle will benefit the chamber scholarship fund. Bring your business cards and make connections. Cost: free to both chamber members and non-members. For more information, call the chamber at (413) 568-1618, or register online at www.westfieldbiz.org/events.

• Sept. 20: September Breakfast, 7-9 a.m., hosted by the 104th Fighter Wing ANG, 175 Falcon Dr., Westfield. Platinum sponsor: Baystate Noble Hospital; gold sponsors: Westfield Gas & Electric/Whip City Fiber; silver sponsor: A Plus HVAC Inc.; bronze sponsors: BHN/Carson Center, Governor’s Center, and the Arbors. Cost: $28/ for members, $43 for non-members. For more information and to register, visit westfieldbiz.org/events or call (413) 568-1618.

• Sept. 21: September Breakfast, 7-9 a.m., hosted by the 104th Fighter Wing ANG, 175 Falcon Dr., Westfield. Platinum event sponsor: Baystate Noble Hospital. Gold sponsor: Westfield Gas & Electric. Silver sponsor: A Plus HVAC Inc. Bronze sponsors: Behavioral Health Network/the Carson Center, Governor’s Center, and the Arbors. For sponsorships or registration questions, e-mail [email protected] or call (413) 568-1618. Cost to attend: $28 for members, $43 for non-members. Register online at www.westfieldbiz.org/events.

SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL CHAMBER

www.springfieldregionalchamber.com

(413) 787-1555

n Sept. 4: Rise & Shine Business Breakfast, 7:15-9 a.m., hosted by Sheraton Springfield, One Monarch Place, Springfield. Sponsored by United Personnel (breakfast series sponsor) and Wolf & Co. Featuring Josh Kraft, president of the New England Patriots Foundation and Nicholas president and CEO of the Boston Boys and Girls Clubs, on “Taking Social Justice Beyond Social Media.” Cost: $25 for members in advance ($30 at the door) or $35 general admission in advance ($40 at the door). To register, visit www.springfieldregionalchamber.com, e-mail [email protected], or call (413) 755-1310.

WEST OF THE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.ourwrc.com

(413) 426-3880

• Sept. 4: Wicked Wednesday, 5-7 p.m., hosted by Partners Restaurant, Agawam. Wicked Wednesdays are monthly social events, hosted by various businesses and restaurants, that bring members and non-members together to network in a laid-back atmosphere. Cost: free for members, $10 for non-members. For more information about this event, call the chamber office at (413) 426-3880, or register online at www.westoftheriverchamber.com.

• Sept. 17: Legislative Breakfast, 7-9 a.m., hosted by Crestview Country Club, Agawam. Presenting sponsor: Health New England. A panel of legislators, featuring state Sens. James Welch and Donald Humason and state Reps. Nicholas Boldyga and Michael Finn, will provide updates from Beacon Hill, followed by a question-and-answer session. Sponsorship opportunities are available. For sponsorships or to register online, visit www.westoftheriverchamber.com. For more information on ticket sales, contact the chamber office at (413) 426-3880 or [email protected].

People on the Move

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People on the Move

Michele Feinstein

Gary Fentin

Carol Cioe Klyman

Timothy Mulhern

Steven Schwartz

James Sheils

Steven Weiss

Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C. announced that seven of its attorneys were listed in Best Lawyers in America for 2020. Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer review publication in the legal profession, and its peer-reviewed listings are published in almost 75 countries around the world. The seven Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin lawyers listed for inclusion this year are: Shareholder Michele Feinstein, in the fields of elder law and trusts and estates; Shareholder Gary Fentin (banking and finance law and commercial transactions/Uniform Commercial Code law); Shareholder Carol Cioe Klyman (elder law); Managing Partner Timothy Mulhern (corporate law and tax law); Shareholder Steven Schwartz (business organizations, including LLCs and partnerships; closely held companies; and family business law, as well as corporate law); Shareholder James Sheils (commercial transactions/Uniform Commercial Code law); and Shareholder Steven Weiss (bankruptcy and creditor/debtor rights, and insolvency and reorganization law). Feinstein concentrates her practice in the areas of estate planning and administration, elder law, probate litigation, health law, and corporate and business planning, including all aspects of planning for the succession of business interests, representation of closely held businesses and their owners, and representation of physicians in their individual and group practices. Fentin concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial and real-estate finance and development, industrial revenue bonds, affordable-housing development and finance, business law, and business foreclosures and workouts. He manages the firm’s tax-exempt bond practice and has acted as bond counsel and/or purchaser’s counsel in hundreds of such issues since 1978. Klyman concentrates her practice in the areas of elder law, estate planning, special-needs-trust planning, estate settlement, guardianships, trust and estates litigation, and MassHealth appeals. Mulhern concentrates his practice in the areas of family-business planning, taxation, corporate law, commercial real estate, and estate planning. Schwartz concentrates his practice in the areas of family-business planning, mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, and estate planning. His practice involves representation of principals in family-business planning (including exit planning for business owners), representation of individuals and corporations in the purchase and sale of business enterprises, strategic planning for the future of clients’ businesses, and providing advice on alternatives in financing through loans and venture capital. Sheils concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial finance law, creditors’ rights, banking law, and telecommunications siting matters. Weiss concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial and consumer bankruptcy, reorganization, and litigation. He supervises the firm’s bankruptcy, reorganization, and workout practice and represents creditors, debtors, and others in both commercial and consumer bankruptcy cases throughout Massachusetts. Weiss has been a member of the private panel of Chapter 7 Trustees for the District of Massachusetts since 1987.

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Attorneys Michael Burke, John Pucci, and David Parke, partners at Bulkley Richardson, were each named 2020 Lawyer of the Year recipients in their respective practice areas by Best Lawyers in America, in partnership with U.S. News Media Group. Burke was honored in the area of Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Parke in Corporate Law, and Pucci in Criminal Defense – General Practice. Lawyer of the Year rankings are awarded to one lawyer per practice area and region. In total, 12 lawyers from the firm were selected by their peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America 2020. They include Peter Barry (recognized in the field of construction law), Michael Burke (medical malpractice law – defendants and personal-injury litigation – defendants); Mark Cress (banking and finance law, bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization law, and corporate law); Francis Dibble Jr. (bet-the-company litigation, commercial litigation, criminal defense – white-collar, litigation – antitrust, litigation – labor and employment, and litigation – securities); Daniel Finnegan (administrative/regulatory law and litigation – construction); Robert Gelinas (personal-injury litigation – defendants); Kevin Maynard (commercial litigation, litigation – banking and finance, and litigation – construction); David Parke (corporate law); Melinda Phelps (medical-malpractice law – defendants and personal-injury litigation – defendants); John Pucci (bet-the-company litigation, criminal defense – general practice, and criminal defense – white-collar); Elizabeth Sillin (nonprofit/charities law and trusts and estates); and Ronald Weiss (corporate law, mergers-and-acquisitions law, and tax law).

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Patricia Rapinchuk

Robinson Donovan, P.C. announced that attorney Patricia Rapinchuk, a partner at the firm, was recently selected as her region’s Lawyer of the Year for 2020 in the field of Litigation – Labor and Employment, by Best Lawyers in America. Rapinchuk a successful track record as a trial lawyer and concentrates her practice in employment law and litigation. She is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Assoc., the Hampden County Bar Assoc., the Hampshire County Bar Assoc., and the Women’s Bar Assoc. of Massachusetts. She is regularly honored by Massachusetts Super Lawyers, being selected as a Top 50 Woman in Massachusetts in 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2017. Additionally, this is her fourth Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year recognition in Litigation – Labor and Employment, being previously honored in 2016, 2018, and 2019. Rapinchuk earned her bachelor’s degree from Mount Holyoke College and her juris doctor from the University of Connecticut.

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Timothy Murphy

Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C. announced that one of its partners, Timothy Murphy, was recognized by his peers as a 2020 Lawyer of the Year in Springfield for his work in Labor Law – Management. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and community is honored with this award. In addition, Murphy is recognized in the 2020 edition of Best Lawyers in America for his work in Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor and Employment. Focusing his practice on labor relations, union campaigns, collective bargaining and arbitration, employment litigation, and employment counseling, Murphy has been included in Best Lawyers in America every year since 2013 and was also Lawyer of the Year in 2015 and 2019. In 2017, he was named Man Enough to Be a Girl Scout by the Girls Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts. Murphy is also active within the local community, sitting on boards of directors for several area organizations, such as the Springfield Regional Chamber and Community Legal Aid. He is also a member of the World Affairs Council and the Finance Committee in Wilbraham.

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William Granger

William Granger has been named chief information officer at Greenfield Savings Bank. He will oversee the operations of the Information Technology (IT) Department, support the operation of the bank, and develop a long-term strategy for IT for the bank. He joins Greenfield Savings Bank with more than 20 years in IT and eight years working in the financial and banking industry. He served for six years in the U.S. Air Force and then earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting at George Mason University. After graduation, he became a CPA. He also completed the Artificial Intelligence course at the MIT Management Executive Program.

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Alissa Mariano

Catherine Cagino

EMA Dental recently welcomed two new doctors to the practice: Alissa Mariano, DMD, and Catherine Cagino, DDS, MS. Mariano completed her doctorate at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in 2016 and completed her post-graduate specialty residency in advanced prosthodontics at Tufts in 2019. As a prosthodontist, she has focused her education on comprehensive rehabilitation and reconstruction of complex dental needs and implant dentistry. She is currently working both in Western and Eastern Mass., limiting her practice to prosthodontics. She is board-eligible and will be completing the final part of the American Board of Prosthodontics National Exam to become a board-certified prosthodontist this fall. Cagino graduated from the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine in 2013 and continued her education there in the Advanced Education in Prosthodontics residency program, earning her certificate in prosthodontics in 2016. During her residency, she also completed a master’s degree in Oral Sciences. Her master’s research thesis evaluated a new processing method for denture base acrylic resin. After graduation from residency, Cagino pursued sub-specialty training, completing a one-year fellowship in maxillofacial prosthetics at UCLA. Maxillofacial prosthetics focuses on treatment of patients with defects of the head and neck region due to cancer, surgery, trauma, and birth defects. Cagino’s clinical interests include the dental management of pre- and post-radiation and chemotherapy patients as well as treatment of maxillectomy and mandibulectomy patients.

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Dietz & Co. Architects Inc. announced that Laura Davis has been promoted from architectural associate to job captain. Davis joined the firm in April and specializes in commercial renovations and fit-outs. She is currently working on design for renovations to a casino. Prior to joining Dietz, she worked on various retail tenant-improvement and restaurant projects nationwide. Davis graduated from Ohio State University with a bachelor’s degree in Interior Design.

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Kayce Babinksi

DiGrigoli Salon announced that Kayce Babinksi, who has been a member of the artistic team for just over a year, was promoted on Aug. 1 from a junior stylist to a senior stylist. Babinski specializes in vivid colors, balayage, and braided updos. She earned this promotion by being a dedicated and loyal stylist, increasing her clientele, and continuously staying educated on the latest trends and techniques. She is a graduate of DiGrigoli School of Cosmetology and has attended several national hair shows and classes in Orlando, Fla. and New York City to make sure her clients are getting the best possible service. She has also been integral in supporting and promoting DiGrigoli’s own hair-product line, Paul Joseph Professional.

Company Notebook

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Company Notebook

Tufts, Harvard Pilgrim Announce Plan to Merge

MASSACHUSETTS — Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan recently inked an agreement to merge, a marriage that would bring together the Commonwealth’s second- and third-largest insurers, creating a powerhouse to rival Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Tom Croswell, president and CEO of Tufts Health Plan, will serve as CEO of the new organization. Michael Carson, president and CEO of Harvard Pilgrim, will serve as president, overseeing the organization’s diverse business lines and subsidiaries, according to a release. “Our communities and consumers today face four major hurdles in health care: affordability, access, quality of health, and a fragmented healthcare experience across various stakeholders and health systems. Through our shared vision, we believe we can tackle these issues and bring more value to the communities we serve,” said Croswell in a statement. The plan was unanimously voted on by the boards of both organizations. The new combined entity does not yet have a name. The deal would bring together Tufts Health Plan’s 2,841 employees and approximately 1.16 million members with Harvard Pilgrim’s 1,182 employees and approximately 1.16 million members. Together, the insurers will have members in Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island.

Elms College Will No Longer Require SAT, ACT Scores for Most Admissions

CHICOPEE — Starting with the class entering in the fall of 2020, Elms College will no longer require scores from standardized tests such as the SAT or ACT for admission to most majors. The move to a test-optional policy is intended to make higher education accessible to students from all backgrounds, including from underrepresented populations. Elms admission counselors will review applicants’ essays, letters of recommendation, and transcripts. They also will talk with prospective students to get to know them as full people. The test-optional policy will give all students, including those from underrepresented populations such as racial and ethnic minorities or those with economic disadvantages — groups who traditionally earn lower scores on standardized tests because of systemic social inequities — a greater chance to access the educational and experiential opportunities Elms offers. The School of Nursing at Elms will still require test scores, however, because nursing majors are required, upon graduation, to take the NCLEX exam to become licensed as nurses, and the college needs to know that its nursing students can succeed on such exams. Students or families with questions about test-optional admission, academics at Elms, or the application process are encouraged to contact the Office of Admission at (413) 592-3189 or [email protected]. More information is also available online at elms.edu/testoptional.

UMassFive to Bring Employees Student-loan Repayment Benefits

HADLEY — UMassFive College Federal Credit Union announced it is bringing student-loan repayment benefits to its employees via a new partnership between Student Choice and FutureFuel.io. Student Choice teamed up with FutureFuel.io earlier this year to better help credit unions address the growing challenge of student-loan debt faced by the emerging workforce. Participating in this new perk allows credit unions to offer their employees and employees of select employee groups access to FutureFuel’s online portal of automated tools that can help reduce the impact of student debt.

Monson High School Golfers, Monson Savings Bank Support Shriners

MONSON — Monson High School graduate Cam Kratovil, sophomore Mason Dumas, and varsity golf coach Paul Nothe, in cooperation with Monson Savings Bank, teamed up to raise money for Shriners Hospitals for Children – Springfield. Kratovil and Dumas collected pledges for a marathon golf round they recently played at Quaboag Country Club. They were escorted in golf carts around the course by Nothe and his wife, Nicole, as they completed their goal of playing 100 holes between the hours of 6 a.m. and noon. All the money pledged to them will be given to Shriners Hospitals for Children – Springfield. In addition, Monson Savings Bank sponsored the 2019 Pro-Am Golf Tournament at Quaboag Country Club on Aug. 17 and 18 to benefit the hospital.

Tighe & Bond Climbs in ENR’s Ranking of Environmental Firms

WESTFIELD — Tighe & Bond, a Northeast leader in engineering and environmental consulting, climbed six spots this year to number 142 on Engineering News Record’s (ENR) “2019 Top 200 Environmental Firms” ranking. ENR ranks its list of top 200 envi environmental firms nationally based on the percentage of their 2018 gross revenue from environmental services. Earlier this year, Tighe & Bond also climbed 19 spots to number on ENR’s “2019 Top 500 Design Firms” ranking, moving up a total of 38 spots in the past two years. ENR ranks its list of top 500 design firms nationally based on design-specific revenue from the previous year. Tighe & Bond provides comprehensive engineering and environmental services to hundreds of public and private clients across the Northeast, with emphasis on the education, energy, government, healthcare, industrial, real-estate, and water/wastewater markets. A staff of 385 work from nine offices in five states.

People’s United Community Foundation Grant Boosts JA Summer Program

SPRINGFIELD — Junior Achievement of Western Massachusetts, which provides workforce-readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial-literacy programs to K-12 youth, recently received a $5,000 grant from the People’s United Community Foundation to support its Summer BEE (Business and Entrepreneurial Exploration) program for middle- and high-school students. The funds will be used to provide out-of-school educational experiences for youth from grades 6 to 12, focusing on financial literacy, entrepreneurship, career exploration/work readiness, and STEM education. The program includes in-class learning, hands-on learning, and experiential out-of-school learning experiences, such as lessons about the water ecosystem with presentations, videos, and techniques to test the water in the nearby Connecticut River. To learn problem solving, decision making and teamwork, students form companies, create a product, and market and sell the product, with the goal of earning a profit. Students have several opportunities to sell their products and pitch the companies to business people, family, and friends.

ESB Foundation Donates $5,000 to Hilltown Community Health Center

EASTHAMPTON — Matthew Sosik, president and CEO of bankESB, announced that the Easthampton Savings Bank Foundation awarded a $5,000 grant to the capital campaign for the John P. Musante Health Center of Hilltown Community Health Center. Located at 70 Boltwood Walk in Amherst, the John P. Musante Health Center provides accessible and affordable healthcare for primary and preventive medical, dental, and behavioral healthcare services. The center’s service area includes Amherst, Hadley, Northampton, Hatfield, Belchertown, Ware, South Hadley, Sunderland, South Deerfield, and Leverett.

WNEU Teams Up with Comcast to Offer Xfinity on Campus Service

SPRINGFIELD — Comcast announced it will bring its Xfinity on Campus service to Western New England University, allowing students to watch live TV and on-demand and recorded content on their IP-enabled devices, including laptops, tablets, and smartphones. The service is included with room and board for students living in on-campus housing. Xfinity on Campus offers more than 100 live channels and access to thousands of current TV shows and hit movies via Xfinity on Demand. While off campus, students can use the Xfinity Stream app to log in and access TV Everywhere programming that’s part of their subscription.

Eversource Upgrading Electric System in Western Mass.

SPRINGFIELD — Eversource is investing $4 million in upgrades to electric-distribution systems in the towns of Plainfield, Cummington, Chesterfield, Worthington, Windsor, Savoy, and Dalton. These enhancement projects include replacing more than 130 utility poles with stronger, thicker ones and installing more than 21,000 feet of more resilient power lines. ‘Smart switches’ are also being added to the system to help restore power outages more quickly in the event they happen. These devices can limit the number of customers affected by an outage and restore power with computer-assisted technology from the energy company’s operations center even before sending a crew to inspect the line and make repairs. A major component of this upgrade project is connecting two electrical circuits, creating a loop. Once the two electrical systems are tied together, it will make substations on either end accessible when needed, boosting the company’s ability to deliver reliable power. Customers may experience short power interruptions during the project, so crews can safely perform the work. Any customers affected will be notified by the company in advance. The project is expected to be complete by this fall.

Holyoke Medical Center Expands Services in Westfield

WESTFIELD — Holyoke Medical Center announced expanded healthcare services in Westfield, including family medicine, women’s services, gastroenterology, walk-in care, and more. Holyoke Medical Group Family Medicine, an affiliate of Holyoke Medical Center, has relocated to 140 Southampton Road in Westfield. The office offers care for the entire family, including pediatrics, adult primary care, women’s health, and geriatric care. Dr. Thomas Graziano and Deborah Pisciotta, MS, PA-C, are accepting new patients. The office is open weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. To make an appointment, call (413) 535-4800. In addition to Holyoke Medical Group Family Medicine, Holyoke Medical Center plans to offer walk-in care, lab draw, imaging services, and physical therapy at the 140 Southampton Road facility starting this fall. Holyoke Medical Group Women’s Services also has an office in Westfield, located at 94 North Elm St., Suite 102, in Westfield. Holyoke Medical Center Gastroenterology will also open a new office at 94 North Elm St., Suite 206, in Westfield on Oct. 21.

Massachusetts Unemployment Drops Slightly in July

BOSTON — The state’s total unemployment rate dropped one-tenth of a percentage point to 2.9% in July, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) preliminary job estimates indicate Massachusetts lost 3,500 jobs in July. Over the month, the private sector lost 4,100 jobs as losses occurred in leisure and hospitality; education and health services; professional, scientific, and business services; construction; and financial activities. Manufacturing jobs remained unchanged over the month, while trade, transportation, and utilities; other services; and information added jobs. Government added jobs over the month. From July 2018 to July 2019, BLS estimates Massachusetts added 37,300 jobs. The July unemployment rate was eight-tenths of a percentage point lower than the national rate of 3.7% reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Over the year, the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped four-tenths of a percentage point. The labor force decreased by 4,400 from 3,838,800 in June, as 2,100 fewer residents were employed and 2,400 fewer residents were unemployed over the month. The state’s labor-force participation rate — the total number of residents 16 or older who worked or were unemployed and actively sought work in the last four weeks — dropped one-tenth of a percentage point over the month to 67.6%. Compared to July 2018, the labor-force participation rate is up one-tenth of a percentage point. The largest private-sector percentage job gains over the year were in other services; education and health services; information; and leisure and hospitality.

SPARK EforAll Holyoke Seeks Volunteer Mentors

HOLYOKE — SPARK EforAll Holyoke is actively seeking volunteers to participate as mentors in this winter’s business-accelerator program. Accelerator mentors come from a variety of backgrounds and use their business and leadership experience to guide new entrepreneurs through the process of turning their idea into a growing business. Mentors work in teams of three and are matched with an entrepreneur based on schedule availability and the desire to work together. The team meets as a group to help reaffirm topics and themes raised during classes, while also strategizing with the entrepreneur on how to reach their specific goals during the program. This is a high-touch, year-long commitment. Mentor teams have 90-minute in-person meetings for three months and then meet once a month for the following nine months. Anyone looking for an interactive and meaningful volunteer opportunity and interested in learning more about EforAll should e-mail [email protected].

Court Upholds Dismissal of Class-action Special-ed Suit

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno announced that the Federal Appeals Court upheld the dismissal of a class-action suit that had been brought by special-education advocates against the city of Springfield and Springfield Public Schools. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Court entered judgment on Aug. 8 affirming the decision of Judge Mark Mastroianni to dismiss the class action. The underlying suit alleged that the city of Springfield and Springfield Public Schools (SPS) violated Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act by unnecessarily segregating students with mental-health disabilities in a separate and inferior school, the Springfield Public Day School (SPDS). A student brought the suit on his own behalf and on behalf of a class of all students with a mental-health disability who are or have been enrolled at SPDS. Two associations, the Parent/Professional Advocacy League (PPAL) and Disability Law Center (DLC), joined as plaintiffs seeking injunctive and declaratory relief, including an order that defendants provide the class plaintiffs with “school-based behavior services in neighborhood schools to afford them an equal educational opportunity and enable them to be educated in neighborhood schools.” The U.S. District Court, in an opinion by Mastroianni, denied class certification. The court later ruled that the associations had standing but granted the defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings as to the associations. The plaintiffs’ appeal challenges the district court’s denial of class certification. The city appeal argued that the district court erred in concluding that PPAL and DLC had standing. The Court of Appeals agreed that these organizations lack standing to pursue the claims in the complaint, and affirmed the district court’s grant of judgment on the pleadings as to PPAL and DLC on that ground. The case was argued by Deputy City Solicitor Lisa deSousa and attorney Stephen Holstrom, with whom City Solicitor Edward Pikula and attorney Melinda Phelps of Bulkley Richardson were on the brief.

Incorporations

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Incorporations

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

AGAWAM

Hydropolis Inc., 65 Springfield St., Agawam, MA 01001. John Eaton, 4 Rising Corner Road, Southwick, MA 01077. Sale of product known as the Butter Brewery.

AMHERST

Honeycrisp Chicken Co., 1 Boltwood Mall, Amherst, MA 01002. Joe Deng, 37 Ridgemont St. Allston, MA 02134. Restaurant.

HARDWICK

Hinternet Inc., 235 Czesky Road, Hardwick, MA 01037. Robert Martin, 475 Old Petersham Road, Box 152, Hardwick, MA 01037. Internet service provider.

HATFIELD

Ikart Us Inc., 10 West St., Suite 6, West Hatfield, MA 01038. Ryan B. Bouvier, same. Family entertainment and events.

LANESBORO

Jogi Inc., 705 South Main St., Lanesboro, MA 01237. Vipul Patel, 82 Blake St., Taunton, MA 02780. Gas station.

NORTHAMPTON

Jake’s Eggs Inc., 17 King St., Northampton, MA 01060. Christopher Ware, 14 Drewsen Dr., Florence, MA 01062. Operation of a restaurant.

PITTSFIELD

International Association for Senior Care and Education Inc., 82 Wendell Ave., Ste 100, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Fang Feng, 1907 Main Line Blvd, Unit 102, Alexandria, VA 22301. Organized exclusively for improving senior care and education.

SPRINGFIELD

Iglesia Centro De La Familia Cristiana, 42 Crystal St., Springfield, MA 01108. Elmis Sanchez, 50 Bristol St., Springfield, MA 01109. Church.

J&J Care Transportation Corp., 71 West Alvord St., Springfield, MA 01108. Giovany Perez, same. Transportation-passengers.

Jamaica Spice Paradise Inc., 156 West Alvord St., Springfield, MA 01108. VerniceJ. Christian, same. Restaurant.

JCL Home Improvement Inc., 183 Maynard St., Springfield, MA 01109. Maria C. Cunin Guaman, same. General residential construction

Doing Business as Certifcates

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DBA Certificates

The following business certificates and trade names were issued or renewed during the month of August 2019.

AMHERST

Bueno y Sano
1 Boltwood Walk
Robert Lowry

Elements Hot Tub Spa
373 Main St.
Todd Thibodeau, Susan Thibodeau

Globemed at Amherst College
220 South Pleasant St.
Martin Bonscok Koo, Shreya Venkat

Infused Way, LLC
48 North Pleasant St., Suite 200
Junaid Ijaz

Mom’s House Chinese Food Market
318 College St.
Fred Wang, Sandra Wang

Speedway #2419
468 West St.
Joey Allen

BELCHERTOWN

PW Home Improvements, LLC
45 Jabish St.
Pierre Willems

Quality Renovations
76 Orchard St.
Roger Watrous

Roadhouse Café
178 Federal St.
Michael Fusia

Snow’s Enterprises
746 Bay Road
Kenneth Snow, Linda Snow

Swift River Gunworks
450A State St.
Douglas Everett

CHICOPEE

Auto Optics
72 Carew St.
Dawid Janik

Mr. Cone
1048 Granby Road
Charlene Coelho

Woodworks by Janik
101 Front St.
Gregory Janik

EASTHAMPTON

Beetle Press
31 McKinley Ave.
Janice Beetle

New England Video Depositions
28 McKinley Ave.
Daniel Lohaus

EAST LONGMEADOW

Berkshire Facial Surgery Inc.
265B Benton Dr.
Stephen Paoella

Eyesight and Surgery Associates
382 North Main St.
Andrew Jusko

Quarry Road Publishing
37 Old Farm Road
Debra Pacheco Artenstein

Tom Kopyto Music, LLC
80 Denslow Road, Suite 230
Tom Kopyto

HADLEY

Hadley Concrete Service
35 Middle St.
Chris Baj

Hadley Picture Framing
44 Middle St.
Thomas Vachula

Here We Grow
123 Russell St.
Doug Andrews

Leon’s Auto Sales
64 East St.
Leon Szymborn

Liquors 44
458 Russell St.
LEFHA Inc.

HOLYOKE

BZD Dental Associates
610 South St.
Badri Debian

Kmart
2203 Northampton St.
Transform KM, LLC

Ponce Family Store
319 High St.
Efrain Resto, Leonor Sanchez

Target Store T-1232
50 Holyoke St.
Janine Brown-Wiese

LUDLOW

Discount Auto Repair
135 Carmelinas Circle
Todd Hanks

Gary Manuel General Contracting
217 Church St.
Gary Manuel

Law Offices of Sarah M. Pascale
52 Skyridge St.
Sarah Pascale

NORTHAMPTON

Conference Planning Associates
36 Bedford Ter.
Jeffrey Lefforts

Damon Road Rentals
96-108 Damon Road
William Mock, Evelyn Mock

Friendly Neighborhood Builder
170 West St.
Sean McCarvel

Katherine Kennedy
155 Main St.
Katherine Kennedy

Kris Thomson Carpentry
26A Liberty St.
Kris Thomson

Pho Boston
311 Riverside Dr.
Maruone Sothi Thach

Pine Box Studios
221 Pine St.
Alan Schneider, David Cowan Jr.

PALMER

Alpha Home Improvement
1310 South Main St., Apt. 5
James Peterson

Baystate Aerial Photography
414 Springfield St.
Jon Kurowski

Colby Academy of Dance
6 Springfield St.
Shelly Colby

Complete Truck & Auto Repair
543 Wilbraham St.
Robert LaRose

Donna J. Mead Graphic Design
4041 Pleasant St.
Donna Mead

Gotta Dance
1240 Park St.
Kelly Jordan

Gutter Cleaning USA
161 Stinson St.
Max Matsuk

Healing Body Solutions
2053 Main St.
Christine Wilson

SPRINGFIELD

Chef Turner Twin
7 Cornell St.
Brian Turner

Clip & Go Barber Shop
2625 Main St.
Ronald Lopez

Craftydoll
197 Allen St.
Christie Hester-Moore

D & J Snacks
251 Shady Brook Lane
James Lage

Domyana’s
540 Union St.
Yvelle Anderson

Happy Valley Pizza
14164 Sylvan St.
Happy Valley Café, LLC

JS Career Solutions
53 Pidgeon Dr.
Jayson Sanchez

Joyes Mart
164 Woodlawn St.
Buddhi Gurung

Kennedy Fried Chicken
1003 St. James Ave.
Waleed Neamah

King She
177 Belvidere St.
Brianna Wright

MedExpress Urgent Care
430 Cooley St.
MedExpress Urgent Care

Nervicia
24 Taylor St., Apt. C219
Antono Roberto

OD Trucking
34 King St.
Oscar Davila

Quality Cleaning Services
34 King St.
Yesenia Rodriguez

Ritchie’s Handyman Service
230 El Paso St.
Ritchie Nebar

T. Thomas Properties
6 Annawon St.
Tasheena Thomas

Uptown Fashions
21B Rutland St.
Shawn Hillman

WARE

Canterbury Tails
40 East Main St.
Leah Greenberger

Debbie Wong Restaurant
54 West Main St.
Ho Mak

Fourth Dimension Sound Studios
15 Castle St.
Christopher St. Germain

Needle Therapy Tattoo and Body Piercing
49 Main St.
Philip Olivera

Nicco Marino Electrical
133 Bondsville Road
Nicco Marino

Rustic Knacks
256 Greenwich Road
Douglas Koczur

The Sharpest Edge
80 Pulaski St.
Nelson Rivera

Talk of the Town
85 Main St.
Keith Chouinard

Wayne Jones and Son Plumbing & Heating
12 Charles St.
Joshua Jones

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Michael’s Stores #9540
1081 Riverdale St.
Theismon Giles

Price Rite of West Springfield
1106 Union St.
James Dorey

Red’s Towing
1528 Riverdale St.
Gary Sheehan

Sunny’s Convenience
2240 Westfield St.
Sunil Patel

Top Truck Services Corp.
165 Bliss St.
Carl Augsberger Sr.

WILBRAHAM

All-Terior Painting & Powerwashing Services
15 Shirley St.
Marcia Long

Art-Tec Signs
2694 Boston Road
Terry Liberatori

Gray Hawk Corp.
24 Devonshire Road
Radu Moraru

Bankruptcies

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Bankruptcies

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

Alejandro, Juan A.
Alejandro, Mariel
99 Cooley St.
Springfield, MA 01128
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/26/19

Audet, Ernest Reageant
Audet, Gina Marie
P.O. Box 908
Bondsville, MA 01009
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/26/19

Bearce, Susan M.
33 Chiswick St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/26/19

Bermudez, Tiffany L.
34 Davenport St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/26/19

Bernard, Daenia
96 Appleton St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/18/19

Bolduc, Alicia
20 Hartwell St.
Bernardston, MA 01337
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/23/19

Del Toro, Irving
1671 Wilbraham Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/24/19

Duquette, Sharon Lee
189 Michael Sears Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/17/19

Elite Paralegal Services
Meher, Steven Kenneth
Meher, Cheryl Ann
59 Bradway Road
Monson, MA 01057
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/29/19

Fein, Donna G.
60 Tecumseh Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/30/19

Gagnon, Mary C.
765 Main St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/24/19

Green, Barbara J.
18 Willmark Ave.
Turners Falls, MA 01376
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/25/19

Holland, Betty F.
1475 Roosevelt Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/25/19

Hodge, Kent G.
60 West Silver St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/30/19

Judicki, Gordon
44 Governor Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/23/19

Kender, Constance M.
PO Box 501
Brimfield, MA 01010-0501
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/29/19

Kent, Marian
46 Clark St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/18/19

LaCross, Stephen W.
34 Plateau Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/17/19

Konton, Phinit J.
40 Bartlett Ave.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/26/19

Liberatore, Nathan Mark
Liberatore, Adina Scarlett
a/k/a Barron, Adina Scarlett
15 Gill Road
Bernardston, MA 01337
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/17/19

Marchese, Chloe M.
15 Winthrop St.
Millers Falls, MA 01349
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/25/19

Mohamed, Saprenia A
a/k/a Mohammed, Saprenia A.
a/k/a Jewell, Suprenia A.
82 Switzer Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/18/19

Perez, Maricelys
100 Hampshire St., Apt. 4A
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/26/19

Przystas, Steven J.
Przystas, Dorothy M.
125 Ward St., Apt 1
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/25/19

Quagliano, Joseph M.
41 Yarmouth St.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/19/19

Remedy Aesthetic Distribution
Ohlund, Robert Neil
51 Fiske Hill Road
Sturbridge, MA 01566
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/19/19

Rivera, Eric G.
25 Burke St.
Indian Orchard, MA 01151
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/26/19

Rivera, Manuel
248 Sibley Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/26/19

Rose, Natalia
389 Springfield St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/27/19

Shea, Karen E.
1540 Memorial Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/23/19

Soucy, Gretchen Ward
a/k/a Ritchie, Gretchen Ward
48 Berkshire Ave.
Southwick, MA 01077
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/23/19

Stansfield, Daniel W.
PO Box 29
Adams, MA 01220
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/23/19

Torino, Anthony B.
11 Highland Ave.
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/29/19

Trottier, Jared James
Trottier, Michelle Ruby
16 Clarke Ave., #1
Easthampton, MA 01027
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/23/19

Yard, Gary Lionel
56 Norman St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/22/19

Yordt, Jenny L.
1180 Amostown Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/26/19

Real Estate Transactions

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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.

ASHFIELD

10 Norton Hill Road
Ashfield, MA 01330
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Yohah Ralph
Seller: Ashfield Holdings LLC
Date: 08/05/19

BERNARDSTON

9 South St.
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Barbara L. Ferrante
Seller: Mark A. Dearborn
Date: 07/31/19

BUCKLAND

26 Avery Road
Buckland, MA 01338
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Martha Taft-Ferguson
Seller: Garfield-Wright INT
Date: 08/07/19

120 Elm St.
Buckland, MA 01338
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Jesse Shapiro
Seller: Stuart R. Parmett
Date: 08/08/19

COLRAIN

48 Reils Road
Colrain, MA 01340
Amount: $267,900
Buyer: Richard J. Davitt
Seller: Steven Derscha
Date: 08/01/19

CONWAY

468 Ashfield Road
Conway, MA 01341
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Alisia E. St.Florian
Seller: Thomas Shaw
Date: 07/31/19

DEERFIELD

Crestview Dr. #18
Deerfield, MA 01342
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Joann Sherman
Seller: John F. Barry
Date: 08/09/19

23 Juniper Dr.
Deerfield, MA 01342
Amount: $253,600
Buyer: Matthew A. Mourovic
Seller: Marlene Buckowski
Date: 08/01/19

165 Lower Road
Deerfield, MA 01342
Amount: $308,500
Buyer: Marc Dedinas
Seller: Ameer A. Whitmyer
Date: 07/31/19

225 Upper Road
Deerfield, MA 01342
Amount: $267,000
Buyer: Robert W. Griffin
Seller: Raymond D. Burnham
Date: 08/02/19

GILL

6 Set Back Lane
Gill, MA 01354
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: PDV Inc.
Seller: Peter E. Bassett
Date: 08/06/19

GREENFIELD

16 Arnold Lane
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $143,000
Buyer: PDV Inc.
Seller: Michael K. Newell
Date: 08/08/19

49 Cleveland St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Nicholas M. Wells
Seller: Scott J. Rae
Date: 07/31/19

285 Conway St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: David A. Rich
Seller: Paquin IRT
Date: 07/31/19

15 James St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Andrew M. Curran
Seller: Corey D. Carpenter
Date: 08/07/19

67 Laurel St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $167,500
Buyer: Cara J. Cusson
Seller: Joseph E. Crone
Date: 08/09/19

15 Phillips St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Big Foot Food Forests LLC
Seller: Richard A. Avonti
Date: 08/01/19

214 Silver St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $161,000
Buyer: Troy S. Butler
Seller: Thomas N. Gingras
Date: 08/02/19

125 South Shelburne Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Theodore A. Hanna
Seller: Kinner, Richard L., (Estate)
Date: 08/09/19

LEVERETT

15 2 Mile Road
Leverett, MA 01054
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Umassfive College Credit Union
Seller: Maria L. Kilfoil
Date: 07/31/19

LEYDEN

174 Kately Hill Road
Leyden, MA 01301
Amount: $376,000
Buyer: Martha D. Hopewell
Seller: Ramona A. Tomlinson
Date: 08/01/19

MONTAGUE

25 Bernardo Dr.
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $165,370
Buyer: Jake R. Archambault
Seller: Rau, Shirley M., (Estate)
Date: 07/31/19

108 J St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $187,500
Buyer: Michael E. Fleming
Seller: Air Associates LLC
Date: 07/31/19

396 Montague City Road
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Alexander W. Towne
Seller: Kenneth G. Morin INT
Date: 08/01/19

411 Turners Falls Road
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $279,900
Buyer: Alyssa J. Leclerc
Seller: Renee L. Belleville
Date: 08/09/19

NORTHFIELD

1059 Millers Falls Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $342,000
Buyer: Nancy Hrynyshyn
Seller: Wayne F. Whitney
Date: 08/02/19

ORANGE

100 Adams St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $164,000
Buyer: Frances D. Hadsel
Seller: Robyn M. Parmenter
Date: 08/09/19

26 Beacon St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $142,000
Buyer: Christopher S. Murphy
Seller: Burkley Properties LLC
Date: 07/31/19

28 Beacon St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $142,000
Buyer: Christopher S. Murphy
Seller: Burkley Properties LLC
Date: 07/31/19

2 Cheney St. Ext.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $192,000
Buyer: Laura Liebenow
Seller: Martin W. Hastings
Date: 07/31/19

50 Hamilton Ave.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $163,000
Buyer: Rebecca J. Eklund
Seller: Herve R. Maillet
Date: 08/05/19

15 Maynard St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Mark Costello
Seller: Ryan A. Piragis
Date: 08/01/19

72 Mechanic St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $172,400
Buyer: Raymond C. Bousquet
Seller: Pioneer Valley Redevelopers
Date: 08/07/19

233 North Main St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $169,900
Buyer: Rachael A. Bassett
Seller: Norman E. Bartlett
Date: 07/31/19

123 Sandrah Dr.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Chris Rushford
Seller: US Bank
Date: 07/31/19

218 South Main St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Kari L. Brunette
Seller: Stanley R. Smith
Date: 08/08/19

99 West Orange Road
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $129,191
Buyer: Nationstar Mortgage LLC
Seller: Pamela A. Merritt
Date: 08/09/19

SUNDERLAND

54 North Plain Road
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $539,300
Buyer: Thomas A. Ehrgood
Seller: Leonard B. Quesnelle
Date: 08/01/19

WARWICK

544 Old Winchester Road
Warwick, MA 01378
Amount: $284,000
Buyer: Brian Farrington
Seller: Donald Keith
Date: 07/31/19

625 Old Winchester Road
Warwick, MA 01378
Amount: $186,500
Buyer: Gordon Glier
Seller: Wendy L. Warner
Date: 08/06/19

HAMPDEN COUNTY

AGAWAM

90 Clover Hill Dr.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Ethan J. Nassar
Seller: Srinivasa Gutta
Date: 02/14/19

78 Hall St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $217,000
Buyer: Laura J. Fox
Seller: Darryl Ledoux
Date: 02/19/19

68 Maynard St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Mark Rogerson
Seller: Alan B. Olbrych
Date: 02/15/19

232 Rowley St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $157,500
Buyer: Anthony M. Santaniello
Seller: US Bank
Date: 02/20/19

178 School St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Dmitriy Brutskiy
Seller: Ruby Realty LLC
Date: 02/13/19

BRIMFIELD

65 East Hill Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Christian Collins
Seller: Denton, Jean M., (Estate)
Date: 02/22/19

31 Echo Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $209,000
Buyer: David Muir
Seller: Jay Mooney
Date: 02/14/19

CHICOPEE

67 Basil Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Judd Jackson
Seller: Cartier, James R., (Estate)
Date: 02/19/19

30 Bemis St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $272,000
Buyer: Adrian P. Vega
Seller: Breire IRT
Date: 02/25/19

421 Broadway St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Sycamore Homes LLC
Seller: Broadway Street LLC
Date: 02/14/19

96 Catherine St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $179,000
Buyer: Tracy A. Lafreniere
Seller: Candace Ribeiro
Date: 02/21/19

585 East Main St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Jayne S. Price
Seller: Carol A. Konarski
Date: 02/14/19

25 Fairview Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Kimberly Devine
Seller: Anthony Eichstaedt
Date: 02/22/19

50 George St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $181,500
Buyer: Elly J. Rozell
Seller: Richard R. Carbonneau
Date: 02/25/19

20 Gill St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Kevin Dragon
Seller: Edward G. Furnelli
Date: 02/22/19

164 Joy St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $152,000
Buyer: Gregorio Rosario
Seller: Ferenc, Chester E., (Estate)
Date: 02/22/19

90 Loveland Terrace
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $158,100
Buyer: CIG 4 LLC
Seller: Robert L. Hall
Date: 02/19/19

123 Newbury St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $189,900
Buyer: Jennifer L. Weisgerber
Seller: Brahman Holdings LLC
Date: 02/15/19

18 Pickering St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $198,500
Buyer: Gabriel M. Jaworski
Seller: BHR Properties LLC
Date: 02/21/19

15 Piquette Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $267,000
Buyer: Kassem Z. Kabbout
Seller: Roland H. Jodoin
Date: 02/15/19

10 Tolpa Circle
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $278,000
Buyer: Frank F. Vezina
Seller: Roxanne Asselin
Date: 02/21/19

EAST LONGMEADOW

385 Chestnut St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Gerald J. Celetti
Seller: Marc Mamoun-Dulaimy
Date: 02/14/19

70 Fairview St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $152,000
Buyer: Cbatts Properties LLC
Seller: Michael B. McCarthy
Date: 02/25/19

10 Jennifer Lane
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Melissa A. Duprat
Seller: Robert W. Jergensen
Date: 02/21/19

50 Mill Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Mario Gallo
Seller: Margaret K. Trase
Date: 02/15/19

102 North Main St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Jessica E. Thomas
Seller: Richard L. Gardner
Date: 02/19/19

428 Porter Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $209,000
Buyer: Megan E. Leahan
Seller: Kelly Rider
Date: 02/26/19

46 Putting Green Circle
East Longmeadow, MA 01108
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Cang Huynh
Seller: Vincent G. Laduke
Date: 02/15/19

316 Westwood Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $116,500
Buyer: Frank A. Demarinis
Seller: MTGLQ Investors LP
Date: 02/19/19

GRANVILLE

384 Water St.
Granville, MA 01034
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Matthew J. Pomeroy
Seller: No Place Like Home Properties
Date: 02/20/19

HAMPDEN

382 Allen St.
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $283,000
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Linda J. Whitaker
Date: 02/14/19

54 Ames Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $247,000
Buyer: Jeffrey P. Bramucci
Seller: Sawx Holdings LLC
Date: 02/25/19

190 Stafford Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Brandon M. Laux
Seller: William Lang
Date: 02/15/19

HOLLAND

233 Homestead Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Andrew W. Bzdel
Seller: Elizabeth M. Martin
Date: 02/22/19

85 Jackson St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $129,000
Buyer: Magali Trabal
Seller: E&L Properties LLC
Date: 02/22/19

326 Mashapaug Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Michael A. Breor
Seller: Penelope L. Hill
Date: 02/15/19

7 Old County Way
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Jonas Putz
Seller: Doreen D. Andrew
Date: 02/15/19

HOLYOKE

Chestnut St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Holyoke Housing Authority
Seller: Roman Catholic Bishop Of Springfield
Date: 02/14/19

264 Elm St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Holyoke Housing Authority
Seller: Roman Catholic Bishop Of Springfield
Date: 02/14/19

214 Knollwood Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $625,000
Buyer: Eric W. Cromwell
Seller: Marie E. Cromwell
Date: 02/20/19

240 Locust St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $184,500
Buyer: Matthew S. Kay
Seller: Merrill C. Desrosiers
Date: 02/15/19

6 Taylor St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Jason Ferreira
Seller: John S. Gay
Date: 02/19/19

LONGMEADOW

207 Coventry Lane
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $449,000
Buyer: Alexander M. Aiken
Seller: Mary K. Lewonchuk
Date: 08/09/19

60 Crest Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Lisa Roque
Seller: Jared D. Hudson
Date: 07/31/19

7 Englewood Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $460,000
Buyer: Jeremy F. Edwards
Seller: Richard Roque
Date: 07/31/19

341 Farmington Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: Caroline M. St.Clair
Seller: Wayne M. MacDonald
Date: 08/02/19

1083 Frank Smith Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Jeffrey Sesko
Seller: M. M Briggs TR
Date: 07/31/19

108 Greenmeadow Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Rohit Rattan
Seller: Carol R. Rossi
Date: 08/07/19

20 Laurel Ln
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $445,000
Buyer: Elaine Dullea
Seller: 88 Casino Terrace LLC
Date: 08/08/19

26 Lees Lane
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $535,000
Buyer: Erik Peterson
Seller: Patrick Deveau-Malloy
Date: 08/09/19

551 Longmeadow St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Valdimir Ruha
Seller: Timothy C. Beaulieu
Date: 08/09/19

664 Longmeadow St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $625,000
Buyer: Cuda Family Partnership
Seller: Khushboo Gupta
Date: 07/31/19

891 Longmeadow St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $368,000
Buyer: Robert L. McKeown
Seller: Thomas P. Kietzman
Date: 07/31/19

1183 Longmeadow St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $319,000
Buyer: Emily M. Lange
Seller: Virginia E. Yohe
Date: 08/01/19

417 Maple Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Roderico Acevedo
Seller: Kennison D. Martin
Date: 08/09/19

52 Pinewood Hills
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $799,500
Buyer: Spencer Martin
Seller: Laura A. Stevens
Date: 08/09/19

17 Porter Lake Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $279,000
Buyer: Abigail S. Katsen
Seller: Erik Peterson
Date: 08/09/19

7 Robin Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $244,000
Buyer: Vineyard Partners Ltd
Seller: John C. Joyal
Date: 08/01/19

95 South Park Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $420,000
Buyer: Nathan Reynen
Seller: Peter M. Buscemi
Date: 08/06/19

200 Tanglewood Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $463,000
Buyer: Jennifer J. Maloni
Seller: Jay L. Leib
Date: 08/02/19

300 Tanglewood Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $404,500
Buyer: Jessica L. Mack
Seller: Lester L. Halpern
Date: 08/01/19

104 Williston Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: 88 Casino Terrace LLC
Seller: Susan J. Szela
Date: 08/09/19

PALMER

2252 Baptist Hill Road
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $268,000
Buyer: Sean C. Winterson
Seller: Ann E. Tencza
Date: 02/15/19

121 Bourne St.
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Sean P. Sweeney
Seller: George S. Milkowski
Date: 02/20/19

129 Jim Ash Road
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Conner Harris
Seller: Lauren J. Cox
Date: 02/15/19

2286-2288 Main St.
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $127,000
Buyer: Anthony J. Busigo
Seller: Aime J. Lamontagne
Date: 02/21/19

3088 Pine St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Heather A. Marek
Seller: Cathy A. Barnes-Masztal
Date: 02/15/19

1213 South Main St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $143,000
Buyer: William J. Bernat
Seller: Mark Baldyga
Date: 02/25/19

SOUTHWICK

10 3rd St.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $161,000
Buyer: Michael B. Jones
Seller: Dylan J. Tracy
Date: 08/12/19

128 Feeding Hills Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $194,000
Buyer: Justin M. Marcoux
Seller: Kaitlyn N. Daysh
Date: 07/31/19

12 Matthews Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $136,500
Buyer: John Devine
Seller: V Mortgage REO 2 LLC
Date: 08/07/19

110 Mort Vining Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $201,000
Buyer: Matthew G. Gomes
Seller: Shirley Pace
Date: 07/31/19

19 North Pond Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Lisa M. Bailey
Seller: George R. Lucier
Date: 08/13/19

27 Sefton Dr.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $291,200
Buyer: Roland A. Vigneault
Seller: Interstate Building Supply
Date: 08/13/19

SPRINGFIELD

237 Allen St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $123,000
Buyer: Marcus H. McClure
Seller: Debra A. Dowers
Date: 08/07/19

68 Alwin Place
Springfield, MA 01101
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: Argenis Ramos
Seller: Jeannette Torres
Date: 08/07/19

125 Arcadia Blvd.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Christopher Suarez
Seller: Harry E. Santiago
Date: 08/09/19

35 Audley Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Greg Rooke
Seller: Matthew J. Mahan
Date: 08/05/19

136 Berkshire St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $176,000
Buyer: Willie Roman
Seller: Roger A. Gallagher
Date: 08/07/19

90 Braddock St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $123,000
Buyer: Latoya T. Donawa
Seller: Eric C. Cassidy
Date: 08/06/19

158 Bridle Path Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Bryony Parker
Seller: Paige M. Coelho
Date: 07/31/19

18-20 Burke St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $176,000
Buyer: Oksana Arbuzov
Seller: Steven T. Desilets
Date: 07/31/19

56 Burnside Ter
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $151,000
Buyer: Tiffany S. Jones
Seller: Coughlin, Francis J., (Estate)
Date: 08/09/19

72 Burt Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Scott Castle
Seller: Mark J. Russell
Date: 08/02/19

84 Campechi St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Diana C. Pagan
Seller: Daniel G. Audette
Date: 08/08/19

27-29 Carlisle St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $149,900
Buyer: Stanley A. Ekpong
Seller: Lamar Wright
Date: 08/01/19

57 Castle St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Thomas M. Eaton
Seller: Thomas L. Eaton
Date: 08/12/19

194 Centre St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $175,900
Buyer: Henry Torrey
Seller: Maksuda Begum
Date: 08/08/19

108-110 Cherrelyn St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Juan Ramos
Seller: Braulio Fontanez
Date: 08/01/19

84 Chesterfield Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Jacinto Diaz
Seller: Robert M. Gleason
Date: 08/09/19

120 Dayton St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Abaigeal S. Hillyard
Seller: Jennifer M. Rademacher
Date: 08/09/19

71 Dearborn St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Benfry Espinal
Seller: Reynaldo D. Rodriguez
Date: 08/02/19

30 Delaware Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Huguette Williams
Seller: Jaclyn R. Carbonneau
Date: 08/01/19

116 Denwall Dr.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Jeffrey A. Zapata
Seller: Patricia A. Menard
Date: 08/02/19

57 Denver St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $149,900
Buyer: Cesarina J. Veras
Seller: Patrick J. Sands
Date: 08/08/19

160 Derryfield Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $185,099
Buyer: Celeste A. Racicot
Seller: Dennis E. Nelson
Date: 08/09/19

681 Dickinson St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: 413 Real Estate LLC
Seller: Bedard, Matthew T., (Estate)
Date: 08/07/19

166 Dwight Road
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $187,500
Buyer: Vu VanTran
Seller: Ramesh Biswa
Date: 08/02/19

204 Eastern Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $146,400
Buyer: Arleen Salgado
Seller: R. M. Blerman LLC
Date: 07/31/19

98 Eddy St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $189,000
Buyer: Miguel A. Calderon
Seller: Henry G. Clay
Date: 08/12/19

6 Elaine Circle
Springfield, MA 01101
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Phillip A. Borras
Seller: Grahams Construction Inc.
Date: 07/31/19

44 Emerson St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $178,000
Buyer: Christopher M. Fraser
Seller: James J. Goodreau
Date: 07/31/19

48-50 Ferris St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Donna Franceschina
Seller: Kari Franceschina
Date: 08/09/19

351 Forest Hills Road
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Alley Bonemery
Seller: Ashley L. Rogers
Date: 08/12/19

65-67 Forest Park Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Luis O. Diaz
Seller: Vladimir Krokhmalyuk
Date: 08/02/19

45 Gail St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $173,000
Buyer: Timothy Kelleher
Seller: Villalobos, Jonathan J., (Estate)
Date: 08/07/19

110 Genesee St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Miguel E. Rodriguez
Seller: Mer Realty LLC
Date: 07/31/19

198 Gifford St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Madeline Rivera
Seller: Ann Balbi
Date: 08/09/19

61 Greaney St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Sarah Mattey
Seller: Evelyn S. Beer
Date: 07/31/19

26 Groton St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $141,000
Buyer: Kylie T. Schmuck
Seller: Lisa R. Crouser
Date: 08/01/19

160 Groveland St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Janiah Alamo
Seller: Laurie A. Caracciolo
Date: 07/31/19

31-33 Grover St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $139,100
Buyer: Anouk RT
Seller: Shernet A. Reid
Date: 08/02/19

130 Harvey St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $157,000
Buyer: Jasvinder Arora
Seller: Orlando Rivera
Date: 08/09/19

63 Haumont Ter.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Yazmin Ayala
Seller: Jose Morales
Date: 08/13/19

16 Hickox St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $310,900
Buyer: Chankyna Aribo
Seller: Chang Li
Date: 08/02/19

19 Jerilis Dr.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $177,000
Buyer: Maria M. Rodriguez
Seller: Kevin J. Czaplicki
Date: 08/07/19

18 Jonquil Dr.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $147,000
Buyer: Kathleen T. Mellano
Seller: Pamela A. Obrien
Date: 08/02/19

15 Jordan St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Roman Varakuta
Seller: Denali Properties LLC
Date: 08/05/19

45 Kathleen St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $167,000
Buyer: M. K. Carmichael-Landry
Seller: Patricia J. Poindexter
Date: 08/12/19

10 Leitch St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Vida Tete-Donkor
Seller: Alex Owusu
Date: 08/07/19

177 Marion St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Osamah A. Kherat
Seller: AAD LLC
Date: 08/02/19

192 Marsden St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $139,000
Buyer: Windsor Park REO Owner
Seller: Anthony B. Gamble
Date: 07/31/19

60 Massreco St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $178,500
Buyer: Ivelisse Bruno
Seller: Mass Solutions LLC
Date: 08/09/19

88 Melrose St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Lorainna Baez
Seller: James A. Moore
Date: 07/31/19

61 Methuen St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $186,000
Buyer: Tamika K. Walter
Seller: Eagle Home Buyers LLC
Date: 07/31/19

74 Michigan St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Angel L. Rosario
Seller: Laura Mansfield
Date: 07/31/19

91 Mildred Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $184,845
Buyer: Austin J. Urkiel
Seller: Richard J. Graveline
Date: 08/09/19

20 Miner St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $132,900
Buyer: Ector L. Acevedo
Seller: Mary L. Curley
Date: 07/31/19

78-80 Mooreland St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Diomedes D. Chavez
Seller: KG Holdings Inc.
Date: 08/07/19

3065 North Main St.
Springfield, MA 01101
Amount: $275,100
Buyer: Salmar Realty LLC
Seller: Bank Of America
Date: 08/05/19

107-109 Noel St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Persia A. Jimenez-Reyes
Seller: Elba L. Casiano
Date: 08/05/19

171 Northampton Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Resolute RT
Seller: James J. Natle
Date: 08/09/19

490 Page Blvd.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: River Valley RE LLC
Seller: Zgdg Realty LLC
Date: 08/06/19

40 Parkwood St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Felicia Lockwood
Seller: David Givans
Date: 08/07/19

18 Pebble Mill Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $161,900
Buyer: Karena L. Dejesus
Seller: Teresa Sanchez
Date: 07/31/19

172 Phoenix Ter.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Lachenauer LLC
Seller: Mantzoros, Peter C., (Estate)
Date: 08/09/19

21 Pine Hill Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Eton E. Reid
Seller: William Houldson
Date: 08/08/19

1559 Plumtree Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $189,000
Buyer: Victoria M. Alessi
Seller: Pham Tien
Date: 07/31/19

222 Redlands St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Rafael R. Maldonado
Seller: Sara E. Maldonado
Date: 07/31/19

138 Rollins St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Michael Gatanio
Seller: Linda P. Gibson
Date: 08/12/19

10-12 Sanderson St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $292,000
Buyer: Luther Pettway
Seller: Hedge Hog Industries Corp.
Date: 08/09/19

49 Slater Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $173,900
Buyer: Robert I. Minto
Seller: Humboldt Realty LLC
Date: 08/13/19

1189 South Branch Pkwy.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Peter G. Demetriou
Seller: Robert O. Russell
Date: 08/05/19

43 Sedgewick St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $140,294
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Shirley V. Collins
Date: 08/06/19

49 Sherman St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $204,000
Buyer: Jonathan Cruz
Seller: Good Living Properties LLC
Date: 08/02/19

187 Starling Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Brendan E. Sunter
Seller: Jacqueline E. Hanko
Date: 08/08/19

43-45 Stockman St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: C. Acajabon-Sanchez
Seller: Yuveri S. Guzman
Date: 08/09/19

1169 Sumner Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $122,000
Buyer: Yaritza Tancredi
Seller: Alan E. Bruso
Date: 08/02/19

1179 Sumner Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $186,000
Buyer: Tatianaleney Vazquez
Seller: Monzer Ali Saleh
Date: 07/31/19

46 Tinkham Road
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $123,820
Buyer: Freedom Mortgage Corp.
Seller: Shaki L. Wheeler
Date: 08/06/19

88 Warrenton St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $186,000
Buyer: Said Pardo
Seller: Booker, Patrina V., (Estate)
Date: 08/08/19

2341 Wilbraham Road
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Jacqueline L. Goldthwaite
Seller: Patricia T. Powers
Date: 08/05/19

115 Wilton St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $173,040
Buyer: Felix J. Perez
Seller: Manchester Ent. LLC
Date: 08/02/19

40 Wing St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $133,000
Buyer: CIG 4 LLC
Seller: Winford Richard
Date: 08/08/19

9 Woodcliff St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Jeffrey Jean-Charles
Seller: James R. Robichau
Date: 08/02/19

97 Woodside Ter.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $169,000
Buyer: Angel L. Garcia-Jimenez
Seller: Juan L. Gonzalez
Date: 08/01/19

838-840 Worthington St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Andrey Khromets
Seller: Alfred D. Shattelroe
Date: 08/02/19

TOLLAND

101 Owls Nest Lane
Tolland, MA 01034
Amount: $183,000
Buyer: Joshua D. Ilnicky
Seller: William N. Magni
Date: 08/13/19

73 Pinewood Dr.
Tolland, MA 01034
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Jeffrey S. Gillis
Seller: Gregory Schlenk
Date: 08/09/19

WALES

31 Shore Dr.
Wales, MA 01081
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: William F. Venezia
Seller: Henry F. Decoteau
Date: 08/09/19

WEST SPRINGFIELD

861 Amostown Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Mary C. Curran
Seller: B&B Properties LLC
Date: 08/09/19

43 Exposition Ter.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Petro Levchyk
Seller: David H. Ruelle
Date: 08/09/19

128 Galaska Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Jay M. Passerini
Seller: Kennedy, Brian M., (Estate)
Date: 08/06/19

105 Greenleaf Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Angela M. Boisvert
Seller: Nancy Whitehead
Date: 07/31/19

83 Herrman St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $254,500
Buyer: Nancy J. Whitehead
Seller: MAA Property LLC
Date: 07/31/19

1071 Memorial Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $765,000
Buyer: PSM LLC
Seller: Shreeji Sayona LLC
Date: 08/07/19

1207 Morgan Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Andrea L. Oliveira
Seller: Shelby D. Mason
Date: 08/01/19

113 Mount Pleasant Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Donald Bain
Seller: Vincent R. Bain
Date: 08/08/19

38 Nelson St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $216,000
Buyer: Ryan Booher
Seller: Christine M. Cyboron
Date: 07/31/19

764 Riverdale St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $520,000
Buyer: Desai & Sons Inc.
Seller: John Huang
Date: 08/09/19

2255 Westfield St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Mahmoud Jnaed
Seller: NRZ REO 6 LLC
Date: 08/01/19

WESTFIELD

75 Alexander Place
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $349,000
Buyer: Nicholas L. Connor
Seller: Christine M. Germain
Date: 08/02/19

13 Avery St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $119,000
Buyer: Danelle F. Daly
Seller: Claire D. Bailey
Date: 08/09/19

324 City View Blvd.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $355,000
Buyer: Ryanne K. Shea
Seller: David R. Boudreau
Date: 08/12/19

22 Dry Bridge Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $184,000
Buyer: Daniel J. Gelina
Seller: James Walsh
Date: 08/02/19

9 Ellis St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $197,000
Buyer: Sandra L. Robinson
Seller: Ryan C. Bengle
Date: 08/06/19

84 Ely St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $157,718
Buyer: Citizens Bank
Seller: Michael E. Coach
Date: 07/31/19

10 Franklin Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $175,500
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Angela A. Cooley
Date: 08/09/19

7 Hanover St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Tasos FT
Seller: Robert A. Daigneault
Date: 07/31/19

9 Hanover St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Tasos FT
Seller: Robert A. Daigneault
Date: 07/31/19

200 Hillside Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $163,000
Buyer: Ernesto Nolasco
Seller: JMN LLC
Date: 07/31/19

50 Holland Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Sarah L. Williams
Seller: David A. Simmons
Date: 08/09/19

305 Holyoke Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $236,000
Buyer: Heather D. McMahon
Seller: Theresa M. Broderick
Date: 08/09/19

74 Montgomery St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Allison M. Gogol
Seller: Thomas E. Fredette
Date: 08/02/19

69 Old Farm Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Alicja U. Lonczak
Seller: Second Phase Homes LLC
Date: 08/07/19

110 Old Stage Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Benjamin D. Berchulski
Seller: Brian Brown
Date: 08/05/19

13 Pine St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $205,696
Buyer: FHLM
Seller: Patrick J. St.Lawrence
Date: 08/09/19

21 Rider Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Alina Gurt
Seller: Kerry L. Savoy
Date: 08/09/19

50 Ridgecrest Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $293,000
Buyer: Mark Senecal
Seller: Kimberly K. Cooper-Smith
Date: 07/31/19

1 Saint Paul St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $204,000
Buyer: Trisha M. Garcia
Seller: Keith Cromack
Date: 07/31/19

537 Southwick Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $431,000
Buyer: Jacob Violette
Seller: Andrey N. Novenko
Date: 08/08/19

60 Westwood Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: James V. York
Seller: Stephen E. Delusa
Date: 07/31/19

WILBRAHAM

48 Beebe Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Zachary Adams-Dietz
Seller: Lisa M. Strobridge
Date: 08/02/19

26 Brookside Circle
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $372,500
Buyer: Dennis E. Nelson
Seller: Lisa M. Fritz
Date: 07/31/19

5 Brookside Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Brian D. Coelho
Seller: BK Invest LLC
Date: 07/31/19

Dipping Hole Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Darrell A. Fronczek
Seller: Robert A. Heyman
Date: 08/05/19

Highview Circle #7
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Rudolf Kroisi
Seller: Joseph Chapdelaine & Sons
Date: 08/02/19

19 Leemond St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $282,000
Buyer: James J. Goodreau
Seller: Peter G. Donaldson
Date: 07/31/19

8 Pidgeon Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $201,000
Buyer: Custom Homes Development Group
Seller: Richard P. Shepardson
Date: 07/31/19

13 Ruth Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $369,000
Buyer: Daniel J. Manning
Seller: David Mendrala
Date: 08/01/19

787 Tinkham Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Suzanna Frati
Seller: James S. Dewolf
Date: 08/05/19

17 Victoria Lane
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $455,000
Buyer: Stephen M. Heath
Seller: David Calkins
Date: 07/31/19

37 West Colonial Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $455,000
Buyer: Michael A. Dean
Seller: Robert F. Little
Date: 08/13/19

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

AMHERST

1141 Bay Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Donald M. Stevens
Seller: Amit Sharma
Date: 07/31/19

30 Blue Hills Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $520,900
Buyer: Jeffrey R. Davis
Seller: William H. Ewell
Date: 08/02/19

187 College St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: College Street 1957 LLC
Seller: Ting FT
Date: 08/02/19

90 Cottage St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $312,500
Buyer: Alan P. St.Hilaire
Seller: Lynne Chase
Date: 08/01/19

43 Country Corners Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $567,500
Buyer: James David
Seller: Christopher J. Hutchins
Date: 08/06/19

176 Heatherstone Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $381,000
Buyer: Michael C. McDermott
Seller: Michael H. Hakim
Date: 08/09/19

44 Hedgerow Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $393,950
Buyer: Eric W. Heinzman
Seller: Holly J. Nelson
Date: 08/01/19

27 Kendrick Place
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Thomas A. Bergeron
Seller: 27 Kendrick Place LLC
Date: 08/07/19

23 Owen Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $599,900
Buyer: Mary C. Averill
Seller: Arya Mazumdar
Date: 08/01/19

1 Tuckerman Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $505,000
Buyer: Darryl V. Harper
Seller: Christopher Duncan
Date: 07/31/19

15 Wentworth Manor Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Dianne A. Weisselberg
Seller: Jonathan T. Sikes
Date: 08/09/19

297 West St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Erica Larner
Seller: Farzad Seihoun
Date: 08/08/19

30 West Pomeroy Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $231,000
Buyer: R&R Andrews RET
Seller: Matthew J. Turcotte
Date: 08/01/19

BELCHERTOWN

Bardwell St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: M&G Land Development LLC
Seller: Kenneth I. Hislop
Date: 08/06/19

100 Barton Ave.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $257,000
Buyer: Amaz Cleveland
Seller: Karen R. Henning
Date: 08/01/19

216 Bay Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $136,120
Buyer: Freedom Mortgage Corp.
Seller: Aaron M. Avery
Date: 08/06/19

11 Ledgewood Circle
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $282,000
Buyer: Nicole B. Rosenthal
Seller: Collins, Kasie D., (Estate)
Date: 07/31/19

110 Ludlow St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $367,350
Buyer: Sarah Courchesne
Seller: J. Jeffrey Yelle
Date: 07/31/19

North Washington St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: M&G Land Development LLC
Seller: Kenneth I. Hislop
Date: 08/06/19

50 Poole Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Julie I. Hammond
Seller: Du Con Properties LLC
Date: 08/02/19

25 Trillium Way
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Thondup Tsering
Seller: James C. Pijar
Date: 07/31/19

221 Ware Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: John F. Bonafini
Seller: David Fredenburgh
Date: 08/09/19

CHESTERFIELD

369 Main Road
Chesterfield, MA 01012
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Lisa D. Martineau-Shaw
Seller: Kevin Mccarthy
Date: 07/31/19

EASTHAMPTON

38 Briggs St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Donald L. Merand
Seller: John P. Bonin
Date: 08/08/19

11 Division St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Michelle C. Geoghegan
Seller: Houle, Gertrude E., (Estate)
Date: 08/05/19

Fort Hill Road #2
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $1,252,500
Buyer: Birch Family Farm LLC
Seller: Thomas A. Koziol
Date: 08/13/19

Fort Hill Road #3
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $1,252,500
Buyer: Birch Family Farm LLC
Seller: Thomas A. Koziol
Date: 08/13/19

Fort Hill Road #4
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $1,252,500
Buyer: Birch Family Farm LLC
Seller: Thomas A. Koziol
Date: 08/13/19

51 Holyoke St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: LBA Properties LLC
Seller: Autumn Management LLC
Date: 08/01/19

125-151 Laplante Circle
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $3,000,000
Buyer: Easthampton Amba LLC
Seller: David A. Cole Funding TR
Date: 08/01/19

156 Park St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $312,000
Buyer: Kathleen L. Emet
Seller: Shaler, George Alan, (Estate)
Date: 08/06/19

255 Park St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: John L. Morin
Seller: Henry A. Mathieu
Date: 07/31/19

6 Peloquin Dr.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $222,500
Buyer: Sakeiun Sinn
Seller: Peter L. Galenski
Date: 08/09/19

2 Townhouse Dr.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $3,000,000
Buyer: Easthampton Amba LLC
Seller: David A. Cole Funding TR
Date: 08/01/19

12 Vadnais St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $239,100
Buyer: Mark Passa
Seller: Donna L. Glacken
Date: 08/01/19

5 Wilton Road
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $230,725
Buyer: Duncan W. Crane
Seller: Lorraine V. Smith
Date: 08/01/19

GOSHEN

46 Bissell Road
Goshen, MA 01096
Amount: $358,000
Buyer: Taylor A. Granger
Seller: Benjamin C. West
Date: 08/06/19

124 Spruce Corner Road
Goshen, MA 01032
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Talon J. Zdaniewicz
Seller: Taylor A. Granger
Date: 08/06/19

GRANBY

32 Amherst St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $243,500
Buyer: Nathan T. Mercer
Seller: Benjamin Rosenthal
Date: 08/01/19

350 Batchelor St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Jennifer Wilson
Seller: Jonathan W. Laporte
Date: 08/02/19

124 Maximilian Dr.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $560,000
Buyer: Thomas R. Zumbruski
Seller: Deanne M. Payne-Rokowski
Date: 08/01/19

6 Pinebrook Circle
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $221,000
Buyer: Cody Gadreault
Seller: Tomasz Ludkiewicz
Date: 08/07/19

51 Porter St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $410,000
Buyer: Casey A. Siok
Seller: Thomas R. Zumbruski
Date: 08/01/19

171 Taylor St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Cathleen A. Benben
Seller: Colin Brooks
Date: 08/09/19

177 West State St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Glenn Martin
Seller: John P. Tetreault
Date: 08/01/19

170 West St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Druk Zom
Seller: Penny T. Gill
Date: 08/02/19

HADLEY

88 Hockanum Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $281,000
Buyer: Maureen L. Chase
Seller: Cathy A. Morgan
Date: 08/09/19

4 Nikkis Way
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $695,000
Buyer: Trisha L. Andrew
Seller: Bercume Construction LLC
Date: 08/08/19

350 River Dr.
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Carolyn M. Waskiewicz
Seller: Peter M. Bemben
Date: 08/08/19

HATFIELD

50 Dwight St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Harry C. Lightfoot
Seller: Michalowski, Jean C., (Estate)
Date: 08/01/19

471 Main St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $485,000
Buyer: John J. Place
Seller: Jonathan A. Lackman
Date: 08/07/19

480 Main St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $560,000
Buyer: George H. Baldwin
Seller: Rebecca Mcdaniel
Date: 08/09/19

35 Pantry Road
Hatfield, MA 01088
Amount: $335,065
Buyer: M&T Bank
Seller: Noel N. Morris
Date: 08/02/19

HUNTINGTON

4 Bean Hill Road
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $339,000
Buyer: Alison Klejna
Seller: Kathryn S. Hicks
Date: 08/01/19

24 Upper Russell Road
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Christopher Arbour
Seller: BD Asset Co. 1 LLC
Date: 08/13/19

MIDDLEFIELD

58 Chester Road
Middlefield, MA 01243
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Brian M. Stevens
Seller: Stanley J. Bandoski
Date: 07/31/19

NORTHAMPTON

26 Barrett Place
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $1,100,000
Buyer: Donald D. Anderson
Seller: Thomas P. Caine
Date: 07/31/19

235 Bridge St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $414,000
Buyer: Kilerine Properties LLC
Seller: William Yenner
Date: 08/13/19

15 Brierwood Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $136,000
Buyer: SA Capital LLC
Seller: Kimberly Riopelle
Date: 08/05/19

279 Brookside Circle
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $209,000
Buyer: Mariah S. Leavitt
Seller: Nicole Rainville
Date: 08/09/19

78 Coles Meadow Road
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $654,500
Buyer: Joan E. Dalin
Seller: Brian D. Hoffman
Date: 08/02/19

63 Dryads Green
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $799,000
Buyer: Khahtee V. Turner
Seller: Simon J. Salloom
Date: 07/31/19

134 Emerson Way
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $585,375
Buyer: Kent Pecoy & Sons Construction Inc.
Seller: Emerson Way LLC
Date: 07/31/19

140 Emerson Way
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $585,375
Buyer: Kent Pecoy & Sons Construction Inc.
Seller: Emerson Way LLC
Date: 07/31/19

148 Emerson Way
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $585,375
Buyer: Kent Pecoy & Sons Construction Inc.
Seller: Emerson Way LLC
Date: 07/31/19

206 Emerson Way
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $585,375
Buyer: Kent Pecoy & Sons Construction Inc.
Seller: Emerson Way LLC
Date: 07/31/19

217 Emerson Way
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $127,500
Buyer: Ries FT
Seller: Emerson Way LLC
Date: 08/01/19

226 Emerson Way
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $585,375
Buyer: Kent Pecoy & Sons Construction Inc.
Seller: Emerson Way LLC
Date: 07/31/19

1 Glendale Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $355,000
Buyer: David J. Mell
Seller: Natalia E. Munoz
Date: 08/01/19

151 Greenleaf Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $525,000
Buyer: Kathryn Hicks
Seller: Edward J. Sayer
Date: 08/01/19

13 Gregory Lane
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $311,000
Buyer: Karina B. Swenson
Seller: Lisa Barondes
Date: 08/12/19

65 Hastings Heights
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Meredith R. Bertrand
Seller: Carol R. Bertrand
Date: 08/12/19

51 Higgins Way
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $613,400
Buyer: Eric J. Gouvin
Seller: Sturbridge Development LLC
Date: 08/01/19

114 King St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $865,000
Buyer: Caltess LLC
Seller: William Yenner
Date: 07/31/19

8 Kingsley Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: John W. Kowalski
Seller: Samuel Welson
Date: 08/12/19

15 Nonotuck St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $294,500
Buyer: Brian D. Waldron
Seller: Rachel C. Baker
Date: 08/01/19

227 North St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $571,000
Buyer: Caroline E. Raisler
Seller: Stephen E. Williams
Date: 08/12/19

3 Olive St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $317,000
Buyer: SBC Property Mgmt. LLC
Seller: G&S Sandler Acquisition
Date: 07/31/19

16 Ridge View Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: Ashley A. Laksa
Seller: Ridgeview Development LLC
Date: 08/09/19

82 Ryan Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Jacob R. Gordon
Seller: Eileen M. Baker
Date: 08/09/19

226 South St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $395,000
Buyer: Joseph C. Martinez
Seller: Robert H. Beede
Date: 08/07/19

242 South St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $399,000
Buyer: Scott K. Veggeberg
Seller: Lawson Reed-Wulsin
Date: 08/07/19

103 State St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $890,000
Buyer: Kilerine Properties LLC
Seller: William Yenner
Date: 07/31/19

95 Straw Ave.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $349,500
Buyer: Clare Wolfendale
Seller: Patrick Boughan
Date: 07/31/19

66 West St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $525,000
Buyer: Caltess LLC
Seller: William Yenner
Date: 07/31/19

106 Whittier St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $812,000
Buyer: Ethan C. Kramer
Seller: Amy S. Goodman RET
Date: 08/05/19

14 Winslow Ave.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $337,700
Buyer: Nu Way Homes Inc.
Seller: Patricia A. Duffy
Date: 07/31/19

SOUTH HADLEY

22 Bolton St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Melissa Laurin
Seller: Rogowski, Janette S., (Estate)
Date: 08/02/19

4 Central Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: James T. McNamara
Seller: Michael A. Dean
Date: 08/13/19

12 Glenn Dr.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $257,000
Buyer: Robert R. Duprat
Seller: Deborah J. Smith
Date: 08/12/19

8 Grandview St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $239,000
Buyer: Samantha Crowley
Seller: Scott C. Larochelle
Date: 08/08/19

120 Lyman St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $282,500
Buyer: Dennis Croll
Seller: Pamela J. Linscott
Date: 08/01/19

38 Mountain Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $337,900
Buyer: Dylan J. Tracy
Seller: Alan F. Beaudry
Date: 08/12/19

3 Overlook Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Suleyman Demirhan
Seller: George W. Francis
Date: 07/31/19

59 Searle Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Aaron M. Gaudette
Seller: Stacey Jarmuzewski
Date: 07/31/19

8 Skinner Lane
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $269,900
Buyer: Nancy Pessia
Seller: Joseph G. Lugo
Date: 08/09/19

12 Sullivan Lane
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $530,000
Buyer: Steven C. Laplante
Seller: Kenneth C. Leblanc
Date: 07/31/19

28 Viviani St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $351,000
Buyer: Brian S. Langevin
Seller: Irene L. Fisher RET
Date: 08/09/19

SOUTHAMPTON

114 College Hwy.
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $1,700,000
Buyer: Easthampton Amba LLC
Seller: Letitia A. Cole TR
Date: 08/01/19

9 Susan Dr.
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $352,900
Buyer: Brian P. Selgrade
Seller: Paul R. Bessette
Date: 08/12/19

WARE

198 East St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $700,000
Buyer: Reenergy Ware LLC
Seller: 198 East Street LLC
Date: 08/09/19

5 Highland St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Henry W. Whitford
Seller: Doris C. Mazur
Date: 07/31/19

18 Prospect St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Julie A. Burton
Seller: Mark J. St.Laurent
Date: 08/13/19

15 Warebrook Village
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $134,900
Buyer: Bonnie E. Blais
Seller: Stewart A. Terrien
Date: 07/31/19

WILLIAMSBURG

10 East Main St.
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $505,000
Buyer: Jonathan A. Gregory
Seller: Kathleen M. Ventre
Date: 08/05/19

21 Hatfield Road
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Jerome Haines
Seller: Martina A. Kopka
Date: 08/09/19

WESTHAMPTON

23 Pine Island Lake
Westhampton, MA 01027
Amount: $239,000
Buyer: Stephanie O’Keeffe
Seller: Madalyn J. Kirejczyk
Date: 07/31/19

52 Stage Road
Westhampton, MA 01027
Amount: $248,000
Buyer: Nicole Rainville
Seller: Daniel Parker
Date: 08/09/19

WORTHINGTON

98 Ridge Road
Worthington, MA 01098
Amount: $465,000
Buyer: David Roemer
Seller: Maria P. Bebee
Date: 07/31/19

Building Permits

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Building Permits

The following building permits were issued during the month of August 2019.

CHICOPEE

LH Holdings, LLC
205 Chicopee St.
$2,000 — Install two new support posts for front entry stairs, install Trex decking and vinyl railings

Richardo Contrucci
168 Center St.
$1,500 — Replace exterior double door

Wenninger Family Limited, LLC
878 Chicopee St.
$1,000 — Repair front porch

EASTHAMPTON

Calvary Baptist Church
413 Main St.
$29,200 — Roofing

Easthampton Mahadev, LLC
37-43 Union St.
$35,000 — Install interior support system to repair sagging floor system

Riverside Industries Inc.
1 Cottage St.
$22,725 — Roofing

Williston Northampton School
3 Payson Ave.
$16,645 — Window and door replacements

EAST LONGMEADOW

Henrod Holdings, LLC
81 Maple St.
$18,000 — Interior renovations

GREENFIELD

Connecticut River Watershed Co.
15 Bank Row
$125,684 — Roofing and insulation

Franklin County Agricultural Society
85 Wisdom Way
$3,500 — Install new wet chemical fire suppression system

O’Reilly Auto Parts
461 Bernardston Road
$1,047,601 — Construct new pre-engineered metal building

Western Earthworks
461 Bernardston Road
Demolish former Burger King structure

HADLEY

E&A/I&G Campus Plaza, LP
458 Russell St.
$258,820 — Alterations to Liquors 44 space, expansion into/modification of H&R Block space

LENOX

Hillcrest Educational Center
242 West Mountain Road
$50,000 — Remove and replace terrace and stairs

MRG CRW Holdings, LLC
55 Lee Road
$64,000 — Foundation waterproofing

MRG CRW Holdings, LLC
55 Lee Road
$55,500 — Construct connector from the Links at the Carriage House connector

WS Management Inc.
489 Pittsfield Road
$5,000 — Demolish existing archery range behind Marshalls building

LONGMEADOW

Longmeadow Medical Arts Center, LLC
21 Dwight Road
$1,100 — New sign and alterations to other signs

NORTHAMPTON

City of Northampton
67 Conz St.
$9,000 — Install two replacement windows at Northampton Senior Center

Congregation B’Nai Israel
257 Prospect St.
$155,359 — Classroom renovation

Hampshire Educational Collaborative Inc.
228 Pleasant St.
$16,611 — Remove walls to make eight rooms into four, relocate doors from existing wall to expand openings

Smith College
44 College Lane
$140,000 ¬— Renovate four lab rooms in Sabin Reed Hall

Smith College
College Lane
$14,469 — Relocate fire-sprinkler branch lines in Room 106 of Seelye Hall

Smith College
83 Green St.
$7,642,314 — Interior renovation and roofing at Alumnae Gym

Suher Properties, LLC
58 Pleasant St.
$150,000 — Interior and exterior demolition, façade repairs

SPRINGFIELD

Handi Adiguzel
306 Pasco Road
$55,356 — Install rooftop solar

City of Springfield
1300 State St.
Install two interior walls in library and one in a classroom at Putnam Vocational Technical Academy

CNR Springfield, LLC
655 Page Blvd.
$859,865 — Alter mezzanine area for office fit-out space at CRRC assembly plant

Derf Realty Corp.
1 Carando Dr.
$31,500 — Alter space on first floor for expansion of office space for Payroll Solutions

New Life Fellowship United Pentecostal Church
80 Arvilla Ave.
$4,500 — Replace 11 windows

Property Keys, LLC
23 Frontenac St.
$8,000 — Replace roofing and siding on detatched garage

Springfield Investors, LLC
1105 Boston Road
$100,000 — Alter interior floor space at Walmart for register, electronics, and apparel area

Marco Vieira
309 East St.
$8,900 — Add cover on side of building, replace roof shingles
Western New England University
1215 Wilbraham Road
$27,463 — Convert single-occupant shower room in single-occupant ADA toilet room in Center for Sciences and Pharmacy

WARE

Mark Andrews
167 West St.
$440,000 — Construct three self-storage buildings on slab

Phillip Lyon, Kelly Lyon
95 West Main St.
$3,000 — Install windows

Ryan Palladino, Ryley Monks
33 East Main St.
$10,000 — General building repairs

Trinity Episcopal Church
20 Park and Pleasant St.
$9,800 — Change two exterior doors and three storm doors, replace back awning with larger awning

WEST SPRINGFIELD

380 Union, LLC
380 Union St.
$100,575 — Roofing

Tatham Memorial Club
3 Paul St.
$10,000 — Roofing

Town of West Springfield
429 Morgan Road
$78,000 — New foot bridge for walking trail

WILLIAMSBURG

Energia, LLC
33 Village Hill Road
$3,400 — Insulate attic floor

Lexington Group to Host Aeron Chair Hockey Tournament on Oct. 2

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WEST SPRINGFIELD — In celebration of its 30th anniversary, Lexington Group will host an Aeron chair hockey tournament on Wednesday, Oct. 2 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at its showroom located at 380 Union St., West Springfield.

For this first-of-its-kind event in New England, Lexington Group has invited players, and their administrative staff, from elite area hockey teams — American International College and UMass Amherst — to battle it out in a friendly competition on the ‘ice.’ The winning team from the first round will play against members of the Springfield Thunderbirds. The tournament will be incorporated into an After 5 networking event, with about 300 business and community professionals expected to attend.

The event will help raise funds and awareness for the Foundation for TJO Animals. Founded in 2007, the Foundation for TJO Animals is dedicated to raising much-needed funds to help the local, homeless animals at the Thomas J. O’Connor Animal Control and Adoption Center, which serves the cities of Springfield, Holyoke, and Chicopee. With a focus on providing financial assistance and grants for veterinary care, the foundation has had a direct impact on saving the lives of animals at the shelter.

“We hope you will join us as a spectator or as a sponsor to ensure that we raise much-needed funds for Thomas J. O’Connor Animal Control & Adoption Center,” said Mark Proshan, president of Lexington Group.

Admission to the event is complimentary, but registration is required and can be made at lexington-aeronhockey.eventbrite.com. Donations to the Foundation for TJO Animals are appreciated and can be made in advance directly through the foundation’s website, www.tjofoundation.org, or may be made at the event.

The event is currently sponsored by MP CPAs, St. Germain Investments, Sitterly Movers, and Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel (cup sponsors); bankESB, Behavioral Health Network, Complete Payroll Solutions, Dietz & Co. Architects, Fire Service Group, HUB International New England, Massachusetts Fire Technologies, Mercier Carpet, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, and New England Promotional Marketing (chair sponsors); AIS, Baystate Ob/Gyn, Contract Sources, KI, Paragus IT, People’s United Bank, the Republican, and Westfield Bank (rink sponsors); Go Graphix and Herman Miller (goods sponsors); BusinessWest, ERC5, and West of the River Chamber of Commerce (event partners). Additional sponsorship opportunities are available.

MassHire Holyoke Names Shawn Teece Vice President Of Finance

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HOLYOKE — MassHire Holyoke Career Center announced the appointment of Shawn Teece as its new vice president of Finance. He has several years of successful leadership in nonprofit financial and accounting operations. He assumed the vice presidency of MassHire Holyoke on Aug. 29 and is responsible for strategically overseeing all aspects of the career center’s financial and accounting systems.

Prior to this appointment, Teece was an accounting manager for Head Start Inc. and an account/auditor for the Holyoke Health Center and Lester Halpern, P.C. He has a master of accountancy degree from Westfield State University.

Judge Mary-Lou Rup Earns Mediation Certification

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SPRINGFIELD ­— Judge Mary-Lou Rup, a retired Massachusetts Superior Court judge, has completed a workshop and received certification in civil mediation in conformity with Supreme Judicial Court Rules, Rule 1:18 Dispute Resolution, Rule 8. Administered by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education Inc., the course covered principles of positional and interest-based negotiation, mediation procedures and techniques, settlement agreements, confidentiality, and ethics.

Rup recently returned to private practice at Bulkley, Richardson and Gelinas, LLP, where her mediation experience adds value to the firm’s Alternative Dispute Resolution practice.

Hampden County Bar Assoc. to Host Sixth Annual ‘Run for the Bar’

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HOLYOKE — The Hampden County Bar Assoc. will hold its sixth annual 5K Run/Walk Race Judicata – A Run for the Bar on Sunday, Sept. 29 at Ashley Reservoir in Holyoke. Registration begins at 9 a.m., followed by the start of the event at 11 a.m.

Proceeds raised from this year’s event will benefit the Children’s Law Project and the Colonel Archer B. Battista Veterans Scholarship fund. For more information, call the Hampden County Bar Assoc. at (413) 732-4660.

Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce Announces 2019 A+ Awardees

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AMHERST — The Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce announced the A+ Award winners, to be given at its annual A+ Awards Celebration to be held at Hadley Farms Meeting House on Thursday, Oct. 3 starting at 5 p.m.

Each year, the Amherst Area Chamber takes a moment to collectively celebrate the outstanding achievements of community members and entities that contribute to the growth and well-being of the place they choose to live and work.

“Much of this year’s categories capture the changing spirt of business in the 21st century,” said Claudia Pazmany, executive director of the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce. “The themes are more universal, from those that represent the human experience to those that capture state-of-the-art innovation and movement.”

The awardees include:

Pioneer Valley Hotel Group/Parmar Family (PVHG), a family-owned and -operated hotel-management company that owns five hotels in the Pioneer Valley area and the Hadley Farms Meeting House in Hadley, will receive the Lifetime Achievement award. PVHG has an impact on the region with 104 active part-time and full-time employees in Hadley alone. The Parmar family partners with local vendors such as North Hadley Sugar Shack, KMA Glass, Atkins Farms, and V-One Vodka; hires only local construction crews for all new projects and renovations; and invests in sustainable practices, including working with PV Squared to place more than 500 solar panels on the roof of Homewood Suites, its newest addition in Hadley.

Amherst Innovative Living is the winner of the Leader in Innovation award. The goal at Amherst Innovative Living is sustainable, place-based development that is both environmentally and economically responsible. As leaders in the field of sustainable development, each of its projects seeks LEED certification. The result is quality projects with increased density, increased respect for the environment, and increased financial performance. The firm’s properties currently include AmherstWorks, One East Pleasant, Boltwood Place, Kendrick Place, and Olympia Place.

This year’s Leader in Sustainability  is Laura Draucker, director of Sustainability at Amherst College. In that role, she helped lead the creation of an ambitious Climate Action Plan that was adopted by the Amherst College board of trustees in January. The plan commits the college to carbon neutrality by 2030, a bold goal. Draucker helped compose and champion the plan. She is also the inaugural chair of the town of Amherst’s new Energy and Climate Action Committee.

The Young Professional award goes to Carolyn Forcade, Operations & Student Engagement specialist at the Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship at the Isenberg School of Management, UMass Amherst; and founder of the Travel Unicorn. In her role at the Berthiaume Center, Forcade brings a depth of knowledge to her work with student startups and works hard to ensure that each student she meets has every opportunity to grow their business. The Travel Unicorn is an LGBTQ+ travel guide that connects travelers to safe destinations across the world.

The award for Community Service will be given to Lisa Solowiej and Jocelyn Potter, who developed and implemented the Neighborhood Food Project at the Amherst Survival Center. The project has allowed an increasing number of people to volunteer their services through bimonthly food drives at the neighborhood level. The Neighborhood Food Project has yielded thousands of additional pounds of food at each collection, which is going into the hands of those who most need it.

This year’s Chamber MVP is Jessye Deane, drector of Communications & Development for Community Action Pioneer Valley and the owner of F45 Training Hampshire Meadows. Community Action Pioneer Valley is the area’s largest anti-poverty agency, serving more than 28,000 lower-income neighbors.F 45 Training is the fastest-growing fitness network in the world, and F45 Training Hampshire Meadows is the first F45 in Massachusetts. In its first year, F45 has donated more than $38,000 in cash and in-kind services to 19 local nonprofits.

Amherst Media will be creating video tributes for each awardee. The event’s presenting Sponsor is PeoplesBank. BusinessWest continues as media partner for this annual event.

White Lion Transforms Beer Garden into Harvest Nights Fall Venue

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SPRINGFIELD — White Lion Brewing’s summer beer garden officially ended on Aug. 31. During the summer months, the downtown beer garden, which occupies a private park in downtown Springfield, offered an eclectic lineup of events and community collaborations, hosting local musicians, food trucks, restaurants, special events, and nonprofit and private companies.

Because of continuing demand for such events, White Lion will present Harvest Nights at 1477 Main St. each Wednesday and Friday from 5 to 10 p.m. from Sept. 4 to Oct. 30. Events will include White Lion Wednesdays, street food Fridays, local musicians and DJs, special evening hookah nights, and a Hop Headz home-brewer collaboration. Follow White Lion Brewing on all social-media platforms for ongoing updates.

“Downtown’s summer beer garden was a huge success,” Managing Partner Ashley Clark said. “We engaged several thousand visitors. A lot of visitors stopped by the beer garden on their way to or coming from other downtown establishments. It also showcased the vibrancy, diversity, and culture that embodies the White Lion brand. The demand and requests for continuance is what led to the decision to extend 17 more days.”

Tower Square ownership, which owns the private park at 1477 Main St., is currently overseeing the buildout of White Lion’s brewery space across the street at Tower Square, 1500 Main St.

Sharianne Walker Named Interim Dean at WNEU College of Business

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SPRINGFIELD — Sharianne Walker has been named interim dean of the Western New England University (WNEU) College of Business. WNEU President Anthony Caprio announced the appointment, citing Walker’s distinguished service to the College of Business and the university as a whole.

“The faculty of the College of Business, and all of us associated with the university, are extremely fortunate to have such a talented teacher, strong scholar, and seasoned administrator among us who has accepted the request that she lead the College of Business and guide it into our second century,” Caprio said. “Her 23 years as department chair and professor are excellent training as she begins her tenure and contemplates the many responsibilities of the deanship.”

Walker joined the College of Business faculty in 1996, most recently serving as chair and professor of Sport Management, as well as co-director of the Sport Leadership and Coaching graduate program. She is the co-author of the texts “Managing Intercollegiate Athletics,” “Managing Sport Organizations: Responsibility for Performance,” and “Strategic Management in International Sport Management.” She has presented her research in leadership development, business operations, and revenue generation at various international, national, and regional conferences. She has also spearheaded accreditation, strategic-planning, and assessment projects at the university.

An influential figure in the growth of the university’s athletics program, Walker has served as a faculty fellow, an NCAA faculty representative, and chair of the Western New England Athletics Council, and was inducted into the university’s Downes Athletic Hall of Fame. She was named Career Woman of the Year by the Massachusetts Business and Professional Women’s Assoc. and served as director of the Springfield Leadership Institute. She currently chairs the board of trustees of Frank Newhall Look Memorial Park in Florence.

Walker earned her bachelor’s degree in English from Smith College and her master’s and Ph.D. degrees in sport management from UMass.

Springfield Rescue Mission to Host Open House on Sept. 8

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SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Rescue Mission will host an open house on Sunday, Sept. 8 from 1 to 3 p.m. This is an opportunity for the public to see the facility and learn what it does in the lives of the homeless, hungry, addicted, and poor in the Springfield area. Light refreshments will be served.

Programs include a men’s emergency shelter, a Men’s New Life Rehabilitation Program, a Men’s Transitional Living Program, public breakfast, Operation SONshine (a mobile feeding program), the Give Away Center, holiday banquets, and much more. All programs are free of charge.

Elms College Announces 100% Hire Rate for Education Graduates Six Years in a Row

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CHICOPEE — Elms College announced that all of its class of 2019 education licensure graduates — both undergraduate and graduate — have successfully landed jobs as teachers in their licensure fields or are pursuing advanced degrees. This is the sixth year in a row that the Elms College Education Division has reported a 100% hire rate for its graduates.

“This outcome demonstrates our students’ diligence and commitment to children,” said Mary Claffey Janeczek, chair of the Education Division at Elms College. “Local school districts seek out our licensure graduates, because they are taught not only to master their subject matter, but also to teach with great compassion.”

Elms College allows education majors to specialize in elementary, early childhood, English as a second language, moderate special needs, or secondary education. Graduate students can work toward a master of arts in teaching degree in a variety of fields, including reading specialist, a master of education degree, or a certificate of advanced graduate study (CAGS). The college’s programs offer real-world, student-centric, pedagogical training that prepares teachers to serve as leaders in the changing field of education.

UMass Amherst Welcomes Largest-ever Class of First-year Students

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AMHERST — UMass Amherst will welcome the largest entering class in university history when students return to the Commonwealth’s flagship campus over Labor Day weekend.

“Our students arrive with a remarkable variety of experiences and perspectives, and their selection of UMass Amherst shows that our flagship campus is a destination of choice for academically high-achieving students,” said UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy. “This year’s class again demonstrates our commitment to fostering a community of excellence, diversity, and accessibility that serves the Commonwealth and the wider world.”

The size of the entering class, approximately 5,800 students, represents an increase of 790 compared to last year. This includes 4,300 in-state students, an increase of 800 over last fall.

Massachusetts students represent 74% of the first-year class. Out-of-state enrollment remained strong at 1,500, including 470 international students. The university received a record 42,110 applications. Overall undergraduate enrollment this fall is projected to be 22,700.

The academic profile of the class of 2023 is impressive. The average SAT score is 1292, and the average GPA is 3.90. The class also represents an increase in the number of ALANA (African, Latino/Hispanic, Asian, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and Native American) students at 33%. The percentage of underrepresented minority students is 17%, matching last year’s number. Half of the incoming class is female.

Commonwealth Honors College will welcome 660 students, up 35 students over last year. Their average SAT score is 1400.

Along with the first-year class, nearly 1,050 transfer students will be arriving on campus this fall. The transfers include 380 community-college students enrolling through the MassTransfer program. MassTransfer guarantees admission to Massachusetts community-college students who complete a designated program with a GPA of 2.5 or above. The overall GPA for entering transfer students is 3.40.

Greater Westfield Chamber Announces 2019 Award Winners

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WESTFIELD — Each year, the Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce solicits nominations from the membership for three awards. This year’s recipients are: Business of the Year: Westfield G&E and Whip City Fiber; Nonprofit of the Year: Westfield 350 Committee; and Lifetime Achievement Award: Sister Elizabeth “Betty” Oleksak of Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center.

“The chamber is very excited to announce this year’s recipients, as they are all so deserving of these recognitions,” said Kate Phelon, executive director. “It is never an easy decision, and I know the board governance committee made their recommendations to the full board with thoughtful consideration of all the nominees.”

Formed in 1860, the privately-owned Westfield Gas Co. manufactured and sold only gas. With electric light coming into favor with their customers, the Westfield Gas Light Co. purchased the Schuyler electric plant in 1887. Westfield later voted to acquire its own power plant, and the municipally owned and operated Westfield Gas & Electric Light Department was established in 1899. Fast-forward to 2015 when it began providing fiber-optic internet in Westfield with Whip City Fiber. To date, this municipally owned, gigabit-speed internet service is available to more than 70% of the community. Whip City Fiber offers cutting-edge global access which will support the future commercial and residential growth of Westfield.

The Westfield 350 Committee consists of 13 volunteer board members, including Harry Rock, Patrick Berry, Peggy Champagne, Amber Danahey, Cindy Gaylord, Peter Miller, Paul Nunez, Mary O’Connell, Ken Stomski, Jay Pagluica, Candy Pennington, Joyce Peregrin, and Vanessa Holford Diana, who started planning for Westfield’s 350th birthday in 2017. First Night on Dec. 31, 2018 kicked off the celebration, followed by a plethora of events up to the final weekend of celebration on May 18-19, 2019.

Oleksak is the founder of Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center. She served as the center’s administrator from 1976 until retirement in 2002, and continues her ministry at Genesis with service on the board of directors and as an experienced retreat director, spiritual director, biospiritual focusing facilitator, overseer of the Genesis gardens, and the Genesis historian. In the late 1970s and early ’80s, Oleksak supported the creative efforts of the Genesis plant manager to promote and orchestrate summer fairs on the Genesis grounds in order to welcome and educate the public as to the Sisters of Providence change in ministry in Westfield from that of caring for unwed mothers to Genesis Spiritual Life Center. Genesis welcomes individuals from all faiths and all walks of life.

The three award winners will be recognized at the Chamber’s annual meeting and awards banquet on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at Shaker Farms Country Club. There will be a cocktail hour from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. followed by a fun-filled program and banquet. The event is hosted by Shaker Farms Country Club, 866 Shaker Road, Westfield. The event sponsor is Westfield Bank, the silver sponsor is Tighe & Bond, and the bronze sponsor is Meyers Brother Kalicka, P.C. For more information on tickets and sponsorships, call the chamber office at (413) 568-1618.

Jewish Family Services to Host Author Talk with Lesléa Newman on Sept. 19

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SPRINGFIELD — Jewish Family Services will host a presentation by author Lesléa Newman on Thursday, Sept. 19 from 2 to 4 p.m. Newman will talk about her journey to become a children’s book writer and present and discuss some of her Jewish children’s books, including Gittel’s Journey: An Ellis Island Story. She will also show a short film titled We Are a Country of Immigrants in which she interviews Phyllis Rubin, her godmother and daughter of the real Gittel.

Newman’s other works include Here Is The World: A Year of Jewish Holidays; Ketzel, The Cat Who Composed (winner of the Massachusetts Book Award and the Assoc. of Jewish Libraries Sydney Taylor Award); A Sweet Passover; and Runaway Dreidel. She has received creative-writing fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Massachusetts Artists Foundation. From 2008 to 2010, she served as poet laureate of Northampton. Her newest children’s book, Welcoming Elijah: A Passover Tale with a Tail, will be published in 2020.

The program is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served, and books by the author will be available for purchase. Jewish Family Services’ Community Room is located at 1160 Dickinson St., Springfield (the parking lot is on the Converse Street side).

Sunday Jazz Brunch on Oct. 6 to Support Jazz Artists in the Schools Program

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NORTHAMPTON ­— Tickets are now on sale for the 2019 Northampton Jazz Festival Brunch on Sunday, Oct. 6, a fundraiser to benefit the Jazz Artists in the Schools Program at John F. Kennedy Middle School, which exposes Northampton’s student musicians to the valuable mentorship of professional jazz artists.

The DeChamplain Quartet, based out of Hartford, Conn., will perform their gypsy-style music from noon to 2 p.m. with Atla DeChamplain on vocals, Matt DeChamplain on piano, Chris Morrison on guitar, and Matt Dwonszyk on bass.

The Jazz Artists in the School Program “opens up a new realm of possibility for aspiring jazz musicians,” said Ruth Griggs, president of the Northampton Jazz Festival. “Expanding their exposure to jazz through direct one-on-ones with professional jazz musicians is a tremendous bonus for the students.”

Thanks to donations from the Davis Financial Group of Hadley, the program has been able to offer unique workshops with professional jazz artists to the jazz-band students at JFK and Northampton High School.

During the past school year, junior- and senior-high-school jazz-band students have worked with baritone saxophonist Gary Smulyan, tenor saxophonist Don Braden, vocalist Samirah Evans, trumpeter Don Anderson, vocalist Camille Thurman, and the Green Street Trio. The Jazz Artists in the Schools Program will continue when school returns in the fall, with programs set for Nov. 18 and 19 with baritone saxaphonist Clare Daly at JFK, and Dec. 2 and 3 at NHS featuring trombonist and educator Steve Davis.

The jazz brunch will be held at the Delaney House, 3 Country Club Road in Holyoke, starting at 11 a.m. Tickets to the brunch cost $40, and $10 from each purchase will benefit the Davis Financial Group Jazz Artists in the Schools Program at JFK Middle School for the 2019-20 school year.

The brunch will wrap up the 2019 Northampton Jazz Festival, set for Friday, Oct. 4 through Sunday, Oct. 6. The event features three days of live music at various venues in downtown Northampton, including the main-stage act, the Kurt Elling Quintet, which will perform on Oct. 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy of Music.

For more information, to purchase tickets, or to donate to the Jazz Artists in the Schools Program, visit northamptonjazzfest.org.

PeoplesBank Internship Program Named to Top-100 List in the U.S.

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HOLYOKE — PeoplesBank joined Google, Facebook, BMW, Southwest Airlines, and more top companies on the 2019 WayUp Top 100 Internship Programs list. WayUp is a professional networking application that connects college students and recent graduates to career opportunities with reputable employers.

According to WayUp, the bank was selected because “PeoplesBank interns not only get a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to operate a bank, they also get hands-on experience to work on passion projects like Habitat for Humanity’s Build Days.” The list is determined by a panel of industry experts who consider everything from public votes to internship-program highlights. More than 1,000 employers participated in this year’s assessment.

“PeoplesBank interns make an immediate and direct impact on the organization and the communities that the bank serves,” said Danielle St. Jean, HR Coordinator and Training Specialist. “Each intern is also assigned to a home department at the bank. In addition to day-to-day assignments and value-add projects completed within that department, the group of interns are involved in several hands-on activities.”

PeoplesBank interns participated in on-site professional development, a Habitat for Humanity Build Day, employee-engagement planning, banking-topic webinars, and job shadowing. They also were able to discuss their career paths with senior leadership in the bank’s finance, human resources, information technology, marketing, and retail operations. After spending the summer at PeoplesBank, the interns have returned to study at colleges throughout Massachusetts as well as Connecticut and Colorado.

“Our internship program instills that we can learn just as much from our interns as they can learn from us,” St. Jean said. “We ask for lots of feedback from our group of interns, and even have a private ‘PeoplesBank Internship Alumni’ group on LinkedIn so that we keep in touch with them at the conclusion of the program.”

Recruitment for the next PeoplesBank summer internship program kicks off during the winter. Interested students are encouraged to complete an application on the bank’s career page, www.bankatpeoples.com/careers.

TD Bank Names Steve Webb Regional President for Southern New England

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BOSTON — TD Bank named Steve Webb regional president for Southern New England. In this role, Webb will lead commercial and retail banking teams in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Upstate New York, and Connecticut.

“Steve’s leadership and strategic mindset are widely recognized at TD Bank and within the New England business community, making him a clear choice to lead this region,” said Chris Giamo, head of Commercial Bank. “We are confident that Steve, along with the entire Southern New England TD team, will continue to drive growth and market share in this important geography.”

Webb has more than 30 years of banking experience and has worked across several businesses at TD Bank. He most recently served as New Hampshire market president – Commercial, where he was responsible for the growth and expansion of commercial and small-business lending, cash management, and government banking in the state. Prior to assuming this role, Webb was responsible for the Commercial Division of TD Banknorth within New Hampshire, including credit risk management, cash management, commercial lending, commercial real estate, leasing, and healthcare. Webb also brings a wealth of retail experience to this role, having previously helped to optimize store operations.

“I am thrilled to fulfill this role and to help drive TD’s strategic direction in Southern New England,” said Webb. “There is tremendous opportunity in this region, and I’m truly humbled to be able to lead this charge.”

AHA Recognizes Trinity Health for Collaboration for Healthier Communities

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SPRINGFIELD — In 2016, Trinity Health selected a new community health project at Mercy Medical Center as a recipient of a grant under its Transforming Communities Initiative (TCI), a program that has resulted in the creation of a successful partnership between Mercy and Live Well Springfield (LWS), a multi-sector, community-based coalition that includes over 26 organizations working in the city. This partnership has seen extraordinary results in several areas, such as school nutrition improvements, Complete Streets infrastructure, and tobacco-use prevention.

As a five-year initiative, Trinity Health’s TCI has enjoyed similar community health and well-being successes at seven additional Trinity Health ministries and surrounding communities by focusing on policy, system, and environmental change strategies.

This good work has not gone unnoticed, as the American Hospital Assoc. (AHA) honored Trinity Health’s TCI as one of five programs to receive the 2019 AHA Dick Davidson NOVA Award. The award recognizes outstanding collaboration by hospitals and health systems for building healthier communities.

“We are honored to be recognized by AHA as a national leader,” said Dr. Mouhanad Hammami, senior vice president, Safety Net Transformation, Community Health and Well-Being. “Trinity Health is looking beyond our acute-care environment and developing initiatives that address root causes and social influencers of health. We say social influencers of health, not determinants, because we believe communities are resilient and that change is possible.”

In Springfield, the TCI program has worked to provide services and improve policies that target low-income adults and children disproportionately impacted by health conditions related to poor diet, inactivity, tobacco use, and other social issues. Partners include Mercy Medical Center and LWS members Martin Luther King Jr. Center, Way Finders, Square One, the Springfield Food Policy Council, the Western Mass. Public Health Institute, and the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission.

“The TCI program has not only been a strong, positive influence in the local community over the past three years, it has also helped us further the work of our founders, the Sisters of Providence, who brought hope and healing to the most vulnerable members of society,” said Mark Fulco, president of Mercy Medical Center and its affiliates. “We look forward to working with our community partners to continue that legacy.”

Eversource Honored for Encouraging, Empowering Employees in the Military

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BOSTON — Eversource Energy has been recognized with the nation’s highest honor recognizing support of employees in the military. Eversource was one of 15 companies selected from 2,500 nominations to receive the 2019 Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.

Eversource Chairman, President, and CEO Jim Judge and control-room supervisor Bill Gelinas accepted the Freedom Award at a ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.

“We’re honored to be recognized for our commitment to our veteran and military reserve employees,” Judge said. “We owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to our guardsmen, reservists, and veterans. Whether it be a time of peace, crisis, or war, we will always recognize, thank, and support our service members.”

Eversource’s recruitment and military reserve policies make it one of the nation’s leading companies for veterans and other service members. Of Eversource’s 8,000 employees, more than 600 have served in the military. The energy company offers advancement programs that provide opportunities to apply military training in a supervisory level position. In addition, the Eversource Veterans Assoc., made up of employees who served their country, provides support and recognition to current veteran employees and raises funds to support military veterans throughout New England.

Dress for Success to Host Tag Sale at Eastfield Mall Sept. 6-8

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SPRINGFIELD — Dress for Success Western Massachusetts will host a clothing tag sale, sponsored by MassMutual, at the Eastfield Mall to raise funds and awareness of its mission of helping women achieve their goal of creating a better life. Women may choose from an extensive array of clothing, shoes, accessories and more.

These new and gently used items include selections from name-brand fashion houses such as Anne Klein, Evan Picone, Ellen Tracy, and many more. Customers can fill a shopping bag for only $25.

There is an abundance of clothing, so items in the tag sale will be restocked throughout the three days. Dates are Friday, Sept. 6, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 7, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Sunday, Sept. 8, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday are referring-agency days.

All proceeds will benefit Dress for Success Western Massachusetts and help fund programs such as Foot in the Door job training and Margaret R. Fitzgerald mentoring. Volunteers are needed for the event. Anyone interested should contact [email protected].

Educare Springfield Hires Bernitta Burnett as Executive Director

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SPRINGFIELD — The nation’s 24th Educare early-education center will be led by Springfield native Bernitta “Nikki” Burnett, who has been hired as Educare Springfield’s first executive director.

Burnett was raised in the nearby Mason Square neighborhood, attended neighborhood public schools, and earned her undergraduate degree in leadership and organizational science from Bay Path University. She will be completing her master’s degree in leadership and negotiation from Bay Path in 2020.

Most recently, Burnett served as regional vice president of Multicultural Initiatives for the American Heart Assoc., where she worked throughout the New England region to build capacity and support revenue generation around community health and education initiatives. She has more than a decade of leadership experience and, prior to her position with the American Heart Assoc., worked at Baystate Health as education coordinator of Cardiopulmonary Services. At Baystate, she managed three cardiology fellowship programs.

Burnett also has been actively involved in community organizations in Springfield and in the region, having served on the board of the Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts, the Baystate Health community benefits advisory board, and Live Well Springfield, an organization that promotes a culture of health in Springfield.

Her duties as executive director of Educare Springfield will include oversight of strategic leadership, operational execution, and ensuring the effective implementation of the Educare model to the highest standards of excellence. Burnett will also be responsible for community engagement, fundraising, and resource development.

The school is scheduled to open in late fall. Students to be enrolled will come from the population of children and families served by Holyoke-Chicopee-Springfield Head Start, which will manage the center. Educare offers a full-day, full-year program and will serve 141 children from birth to age 5.

STCC, Bay Path University Announce Psychology Transfer Agreements

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SPRINGFIELD — Officials from Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) and Bay Path University will sign two agreements today at 1 p.m. creating an affordable pathway for female students with an associate degree from STCC to earn a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Bay Path.

Under one articulation agreement, students who receive an associate degree in liberal arts/general studies (applied psychology option) can pursue a bachelor of arts in psychology from Bay Path.

Under the second agreement, students who receive an associate degree in liberal arts transfer (human services/social work option) can pursue a bachelor of arts in psychology.

Bay Path and STCC recognize that, for many students, the path to a bachelor’s degree may begin at a community college. Moreover, for STCC’s female students, diverse educational opportunities, including the advantages of enrolling in a women’s university to earn a bachelor’s degree, adds value to educational experiences.

These agreements acknowledge that significance and are formed to enable the smooth transfer of STCC graduates to either the traditional undergraduate program or the American Women’s College of Bay Path University.

Seven Robinson Donovan Attorneys Honored by Best Lawyers in America

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SPRINGFIELD — Robinson Donovan, P.C. announced seven attorneys were listed in Best Lawyers in America 2020, and one was also named Lawyer of the Year in her field.

Jeffrey Roberts, managing partner, practices corporate and business counseling and estate planning, and was named in the practice areas of Corporate Law and Trusts and Estates. He has received the Best Lawyers recognition for 28 consecutive years.

Jeffrey McCormick, partner, was listed in the fields of Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs. A member of Robinson Donovan’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Group, he practices complex litigation, arbitration, and mediation. He has received the Best Lawyers recognition for 20 consecutive years.

James Martin, partner, was listed in the practice areas of Franchise Law and Real Estate Law. He concentrates his practice on corporate and business counseling, litigation, and commercial real-estate law, and is a member of Robinson Donovan’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Group. He has received the Best Lawyers recognition for 20 consecutive years.

Nancy Frankel Pelletier, partner, was listed in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants. A member of Robinson Donovan’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Group, she concentrates her practice in the areas of litigation and insurance defense. She has received the Best Lawyers recognition for 15 consecutive years.

Patricia Rapinchuk, partner, was listed in the fields of Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment. She was also named Lawyer of the Year in the field of Litigation – Labor and Employment. She practices employment law and litigation and has received the Best Lawyers recognition for 11 consecutive years.

Carla Newton, partner, was named in the field of Family Law. She focuses her practice on divorce and family law, litigation, corporate and business counseling, and commercial real estate, and is a member of Robinson Donovan’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Group. She has received the Best Lawyers recognition for eight consecutive years.

Richard Gaberman was named in the fields of Corporate Law, Real Estate Law, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates. He focuses his practice on corporate and business counseling, commercial real estate, and estate and tax-planning law. He has received the Best Lawyers recognition for 28 consecutive years.