SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Thunderbirds fell to the Chicago Wolves 4-0 at home on Wednesday night, and now trail in the Calder Cup Finals 2-1.
The series returns to the MassMutual Center for game 4 on Friday night. A sell-out crowd is expected.
The Thunderbirds are in pursuit of their first Calder Cup trophy.
GREENFIELD — Anthony Worden, president & CEO of Greenfield Cooperative Bank and its parent company, Greenfield Bancorp, MHC announced today the operating results of the bank’s latest fiscal year as announced at the 117th annual meeting of the bank on June 21. Worden reported that FY 2022, which ended March 31, was very successful and the assets of the bank grew by $41.4 million (5%) over the prior year.
Other results include:
$45.6 million in municipal lending, $9.2 million in home equity loans and lines, and
$1.2 million in MassSave® ‘’zero-interest” energy loans.
HOLYOKE — Today, American International College (AIC) will sign an articulation agreement with Holyoke Community College (HCC), establishing an academic relationship between the community college and the four-year institution.
The agreement between AIC and HCC allows academic programs that enhance the transition of HCC graduates, and promotes a smooth transfer to AIC, offering time and cost savings for students by recognizing the coursework pursued at the community college and demonstrates the ongoing commitment by ensuring that educational pathways are created for all those who wish to consider a degree in higher education.
At AIC, the program is referred to as Direct Connect. Direct Connect students can earn up to $18,000 in financial gift aid, not loans, before being evaluated for additional need-based aid and allows students to study and major in their area of interest while attending their community college.
SPRINGFIELD — The law firm of Pellegrini, Seeley, Ryan and Blakesley made a financial contribution and donated staff man hours to help with the construction of a new home in Holyoke by the Greater Springfield Habitat for Humanity.
“As a firm, we are committed each day to help make the lives for residents of our state better,” said Charlie Casartello, the firm’s managing partner. “To be able to literally construct a building to help a family in need is something very special indeed.”
Michael Cardaropoli, PSRB attorney and vice president of the Habitat for Humanity board of directors, agreed. “This is the second build project the firm has been involved with for Habitat for Humanity. We are always happy to roll up our sleeves and dig into another project for this amazing organization,” “Making a financial contribution is critical, but having the firm help with sweat equity is a labor of love for our whole team.
HOLYOKE — Pare Corporation, a multi-disciplinary engineering firm, recently staged a well-attended grand opening for its facility in Holyoke, its third office in the Northeast.
“The Pioneer Valley is very community-focused and I appreciate the warm welcome the leaders of the Holyoke community have given us,” said Pare Vice President David Loring. “Because Holyoke is a hub point to the region, it is a perfect location for our new office. We look forward to meeting additional members of the community now that the office is open.”
As part of the ceremony, a proclamation was presented by the office of Senator John Velis, who grew up in Holyoke and maintains strong ties to the region.
Established in 1970, Pare Corporation has more than 130 staff serving the eastern United States. In addition to Holyoke, Pare has offices in Rhode Island and Foxboro, Mass. Pare has experience designing public and private facilities and the infrastructure that supports them. Clients and markets include state transportation departments, water and wastewater authorities, K-12 and higher education facilities, biotechnology and life science companies, and dams and marine facilities ranging to a wide variety of municipal, industrial, institutional, and commercial developments.
GREENFIELD — Greenfield Community College announced that Michelle Schutt will serve as the college’s 11th president, effective July 18.
Currently serving as the vice president of community and learner services at the College of Southern Idaho (CSI), the state’s first Hispanic serving institution, Schutt was chosen from a competitive pool of four highly qualified candidates.
“I am honored by the opportunity to serve Greenfield Community College as its next president and I look forward to ensuring that we meet the evolving needs of the students, employees, alumni and community members we serve,” Schutt said.
With more than 20 years of experience in higher education, Schutt has held leadership roles in all facets of education, including student affairs, academic services, and community learning. Schutt’s leadership throughout her career has produced measurable enrollment and retention results. Schutt oversaw an enrollment increase of 3% at the College of Southern Idaho (CSI), the state’s first Hispanic serving institution, during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020- nationwide decreases due to the pandemic and an expected institutional decline was 15%.
BOSTON — MassINC’s latest report, ‘Sizing Up Massachusetts’ Looming Skilled-Worker Shortage,’ projects the state’s working-age, college-educated labor force will decline by approximately 10% from current levels, creating a larger decrease than expected.
“There are simply no more college-educated workers to come by,” said Ben Forman, MassINC’s research director. “Each year we’ll have fewer than the previous, unless Massachusetts does a far better job helping students through higher education and building housing that they can afford.”
According to Forman, labor force participation rates for college-educated residents are already near historic highs and unemployment for this group hovers around 2%.
The study analyzed college-completion figures from the state’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and population and migration data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The findings suggest that lower college completion rates among people of color, retiring baby boomers, more outmigration and lower immigration rates will simultaneously place downward pressure on the state’s skilled labor force.
“Demographers have long warned that the retirement of baby boomers would present a challenge for Massachusetts,” said Forman. “But they didn’t anticipate the degree to which inequality and high housing costs would compound the problem.”
State legislators are trying to increase investment in Early College high schools in this year’s budget. Last week, DESE presented an analysis demonstrating that these programs are dramatically increasing college enrollment and completion rates for low-income students and students of color.
SPRINGFIELD — From Memorial Day until Labor Day, Freedom Credit Union is hosting a ‘100 Days of Summer Food Drive’ for its 100th anniversary.
Donations will be given to The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts. Freedom Credit Union is also accepting cash donations at all its branch locations.
“The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts has long been near and dear to our hearts for the essential services they provide to people in need throughout our region,” said Freedom Credit Union President Glenn Welch. “Last summer, we raised funds and non-perishable food items on their behalf during the months of June and July. This year, in celebration of our 100th anniversary, we want to make an even bigger impact.”
The drive is not exclusive to credit union members or employees. For each dollar received, the Food Bank is able to provide four meals. Freedom has locations in Springfield, Chicopee, Easthampton, Feeding Hills, Greenfield, Ludlow, Northampton, Turners Falls and West Springfield.
SPRINGFIELD — Rocky’s Ace Hardware will host a ‘round-up’ fundraising campaign in 10 stores for Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) hospitals.
Customers can round up their totals to the next dollar between June 24 and July 4 at participating locations — the Island Pond Road and Liberty Street stores in Springfield; the Agawam, East Longmeadow, Westfield, Ludlow, Palmer and South Hadley stores in Western Mass., and the Vernon and Stamford, Conn. locations; 100% of the proceeds will go directly towards CMN hospitals.
Children’s hospitals rely on donations and community support, as Medicaid and insurance programs do not fully cover the cost of care. Since 1983, CMN hospitals have helped fill funding gaps by raising more than $7 billion.
HOLYOKE — At its recent commencement ceremonies, Holyoke Community College honored entrepreneur Mychal Connolly with its Distinguished Service Award.
Connolly is co-founder of Stinky Cakes, a newborn baby gift company, and creator and chief brand ambassador of StandOutTruck.com, a digital mobile advertising and marketing agency.
Connolly has served as an alumni mentor for the HCC Alumni Champions Mentorship Network, and last year established an annual scholarship through the HCC Foundation for business and marketing majors. He has also worked as a volunteer for HCC’s annual “Together HCC — Drive to Change Lives” fundraising campaigns.
“Myke can be found talking about the impact of a Holyoke Community College education all across our region – in boardrooms, with aspiring leaders, and all along the streets of western Massachusetts thanks to the Stand Out Truck,” said President Christina Royal said. “He is a champion for HCC and we are pleased to celebrate his service to the college by recognizing him as this year’s Distinguished Service Award winner.”
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State and local officials, leaders at Mercy Medical Center, and friends and family of the late Andy Yee gathered at the medical center on June 14 for the announcement of plans to create a palliative care unit that will bear Yee’s name. The unit, which is expected to open before the end of the year, will be located on the fifth floor of Mercy Medical Center and will be overseen by Dr. Philip Glynn, medical director of the Mercy’s Sister Mary Caritas Cancer Center, and Laurie Loiacono, M.D., Chief of Critical Care. The unit will be designed to provide an inviting, soothing space for end-of-life care for patients and families, as well as patients with chronic illnesses requiring pain and symptom management. All clinical staff involved in caring for patients and family members on the new unit will receive specialized training that focuses on palliative care.
Gov. Charlie Baker addresses those gathered while Deborah Bitsoli, president of Mercy Medical Center, looks on
Glynn offers some remarks as Bitsoli, Baker, and Yee’s wife, Sarah Yee, look on
Community Bank recently supported Way Finders’ first-time homebuyers class with a $5,000 donation. Way Finders works to strengthen housing stability and economic mobility, and to build thriving neighborhoods in communities throughout Western Massachusetts, including Hampden and Hampshire counties.
From left, Community Bank Branch Manager Gilbert Nieves, Mortgage Loan Officer Sandra Desautels and Way Finders Homeownership & Financial Education Manager Araceli Rivera.
United Way of Pioneer Valley recently staged a luncheon in honor of its 100th anniversary year, with special guest Chirlane McCray, the former first lady of New York City and native of Springfield, Massachusetts. To celebrate reaching this milestone, the agency recognized several companies and individuals with awards.
McCray is introduced by Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno
Mercy Medical Center colleagues gathered on June 16 to celebrate the hospital’s fourth consecutive “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for spring 2022. This national distinction recognizes Mercy Medical Center’s achievements in protecting patients from preventable harm and error in the hospital. Members of Mercy Executive Leadership team and board of directors congratulated colleagues and medical staff on the achievement. Colleagues also received commemorative tee-shirts and enjoyed ice cream treats from a Ben & Jerry’s food truck.
Sister Mary Caritas, SP; Sister Ruth McGoldrick, SP; and Deborah Bitsoli, president of Mercy Medical Center and Trinity Health of New England Medical Group.
Dr. Robert Roose, chief administrative officer and chief medical officer; and Bradley Harmon, Executive Director of Mission Integration
BusinessWest Magazine, the long-time sponsor of Springfield’s DeBerry Elementary School through Link to Libraries’ Community Book Link Program, recently presented ‘Most-improved Reader’ awards to two fourth-graders at the school. The students, Christopher Vega and Eliany Martinez, were presented bicycles by BusinessWest Editor George O’Brien and Bob Charland, creator of the nonprofit Pedal Through Youth, which provides bicycles and other items to those in need. In addition, each student received a book to read over the summer. At right, O’Brien center, right) and Charland present the bikes to Elainy and Chrstopher and gathered family members. At right, the fourth graders show off their books.
The fourth graders show off their books
O’Brien center, right) and Charland present the bikes to Elainy and Chrstopher and gathered family members
James Sullivan, president of The O’Connell Companies Inc., announced that the board of directors has named Matt Flink president of Appleton Corporation. Flink, who will be based in the firm’s Holyoke office, succeeds Paul Stelzer. Prior to joining Appleton in 2012, Flink worked in the real estate development and construction industry in Colorado and Florida. He has developed management services accounts in the transportation industry, and coordinated projects for The O’Connell Companies real estate portfolio of multi-family and commercial assets. “I am very excited to be named President of Appleton Corporation,” said Flink. “The culture of the company is based on our family-oriented core values and principles and our service delivery model is implemented across a diversified portfolio of management accounts. Our team is loaded with talent and energy, and I look forward to guiding the future strategic and management direction of the firm.” Appleton Corporation provides comprehensive property, facilities and asset management services, along with accounting and financial services, to managers and owners of commercial and residential properties in central New England.
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UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy, under whose leadership the commonwealth’s flagship campus experienced a decade of unprecedented success and momentum, has announced that he will retire at the end of June 2023. Subbaswamy arrived in Amherst in July 2012, and during his tenure the campus has excelled in a wide range of key areas, including attracting growing numbers of diverse, high-achieving students, steadily improving graduation rates, and conducting cutting-edge research with real-world impact. “It has been a privilege to serve as chancellor of this great university,” said Subbaswamy. “I will forever treasure the support and friendship of the faculty, staff, students and alumni whom I’ve come to know over the past decade and am grateful for all that we have accomplished together. By channeling our revolutionary spirit, we have become one of the fastest rising top-tier public research universities in the country and I am confident that, in its next chapter, the University of Massachusetts Amherst will soar even higher.” In the latest U.S. News & World Report Colleges Guide, UMass Amherst is ranked No. 26 among the 209 public universities included in the national survey. A rankings rise from No. 52 in 2010 marks a 26-step ascent, principally during Subbaswamy’s tenure. Robert Manning, chair of the UMass Board of Trustees, has named UMass Trustee and UMass Amherst alumnus Victor Woodridge as chair of the search committee that will be appointed to identify candidates to be the next UMass Amherst chancellor. Under Subbaswamy’s leadership, the university has played a pivotal and unique role in educating the commonwealth. UMass Amherst alone enrolls more first-year students from Massachusetts than do the commonwealth’s top eight private universities combined. In addition, UMass Amherst awards more undergraduate STEM degrees than any other college or university in Massachusetts, public or private. Meanwhile, the university’s research enterprise is driving innovative solutions to the world’s greatest challenges and boosting the state’s economy. In FY 2021, UMass Amherst totaled $213 million in research expenditures, and it ranked first among public universities in New England in National Science Foundation grant awards. UMass Amherst recently secured major investments in computer science, fueling the Massachusetts tech economy. An $18 million naming gift will endow the Robert and Donna Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences. A state investment of $75 million—along with $30 million from the Amherst campus—will enhance and expand the college’s facilities, enabling accelerated enrollment growth. The university is also playing a lead role to help address the commonwealth’s pressing health care needs supported by the largest gift in UMass Amherst history to the Marieb College of Nursing. The $21.5 million naming gift from the Elaine Nicpon Marieb Charitable Foundation is advancing the university’s innovative nursing engineering center, and it is also providing support for student scholarships, an endowed professorship, and mentorship and research initiatives designed to further access, equity and excellence in nursing education.
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The Board of Trustees at Amherst College announced Wednesday that Michael Elliott, a 1992 graduate, has been named the next president of the institution. He will succeed Carolyn ‘Biddy’ Martin, who announced last year that she would retire from the presidency but continue teaching at the college. He is expected to begin work August 1. Elliott has been the chief academic and executive officer of Emory College of Arts and Science in Atlanta since 2016. He earned a doctorate in English and comparative literature at Columbia University in 1998. His bachelor’s degree from Amherst consisted of a dual major in Russian and English.
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Erik Lamothe
bankESB recently promoted Erik Lamothe to assistant vice president, asset liability management. Lamothe joined bankESB in 2016 as ALM manager and was promoted to ALM officer in 2017. He has nearly 25 years of experience in banking, and is responsible for budgeting, forecasting, managing interest rate risk, and CECL for the Hometown Financial Group family of banks, which includes bankESB, bankHometown, and Abington Bank. Lamothe earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Westfield State University and his master’s degree in banking and financial studies from Boston University. He serves as a board member and Finance Committee member of the Lathrop Home in Northampton and is also a course instructor with the Center for Financial Training.
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Timothy M. Netkovick
Jennifer R. Sharrow
Alayna Anderson
Bacon Wilson, P.C. announced that attorney Timothy M. Netkovick and attorney Jennifer R. Sharrow have joined the firm. Netkovick is a member of Bacon Wilson’s Employment Law Practice Group. He is licensed to practice in both Massachusetts and Connecticut and has significant experience in matters including employment and commercial litigation. He has been practicing law for 20 years, having earned his J.D. from Western New England College School of Law in 2002, and a B.S. magna cum laude from American International College in 1999. He was recognized as the School of Law Academic Scholarship Recipient during his time at Western New England, and an All-American Scholar in 1998 at American International. He will be working from Bacon Wilson’s Springfield location. Sharrow is a member of Bacon Wilson’s Commercial Law Practice Group. She is licensed to practice in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. She has more than a decade of experience working in public service, with experience in federal programs where she focused on municipal, non-profit, and business development. She earned her J.D. in 2010 from the University of Connecticut School of Law and earned a B.A. summa cum laude from the University of New Hampshire in 2007. She has volunteered her time by serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA with Habitat for Humanity from 2010 to 2011 and participated in multiple pro bono programs including the Women’s Bar Foundation Family Law Project and the Hampden County Bar Association Lawyer for the Day Program. Currently, she serves as the Legal Chair for the Shoshin Ryu Martial Arts Association and is a member of the Belchertown Zoning Board of Appeals. She will work from Bacon Wilson’s Springfield location. The firm also welcomed Alayna Anderson, as the marketing coordinator, who recently joined the firm at the Springfield location. She is a Cape Cod Native who since relocated to Springfield after earning her bachelor of Science degree in marketing as well as her master’s of Business Administration, both from Springfield College. She will work directly with Bacon Wilson’s Executive Director, Lisa Carpenter, on all aspects of managing the firm’s marketing and public relations for all five locations.
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Kevin Conway, whose IT expertise spans both domestic and global markets, has been named Senior Vice President & Chief Information & Digital Officer (SVP/CIDO) of Baystate Health. His appointment becomes effective June 27.
Conway, a strategic executive with more than 25 years of success in executive leadership, strategic planning, and consulting within large academic multi-facility healthcare IT systems, most recently served as client executive for Tegria Services Group, overseeing the clinical and digital transformation initiative for Northern Ireland. In his role, he was responsible for strategic direction and leadership of Epic Solutions deployment as part of the overall digital health strategy for acute, community, mental health, and social care services. Previously, Conway held the role of Chief Information Officer at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) in Pittsburgh, Pa., where he managed all facets of IT operations of clinical and essential service departments at UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Shadyside, and UPMC Mercy & UPMC Magee-Womens Hospitals. He also served as VP of IT Advisory Services, chief information officer, and director of IT at UPMC.
Conway received his BA in Business Administration Health Management Systems from Robert Morris University. In his new role at Baystate Health, Conway will be a key senior executive responsible for the health system’s information and technology systems. His work will include system interoperability and optimization of IT systems, transformation of business processes, human-centered design, enhancements of patient-centered technologies, and focused work on cyber and information security.
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The Royal Law Firm recently welcomed Attorney Kylie Brown to its team. Brown received her bachelor’s degree from Lasell College and her juris doctor from Western New England University School of Law. She is admitted to practice law in the state of Connecticut. Prior to joining The Royal Law Firm, she worked as a Law Clerk of Court at the Connecticut Superior Courts in Hartford, Rockville and New Britain.
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Bulkley Richardson has welcomed five law students to its 2022 Summer Associate Program. The program will introduce law students to the inner workings of a law firm, where they will receive mentorship from lawyers ranging from firm leaders and retired judges all the way through the ranks to junior associates, and gain exposure to real-life legal matters.
This year’s Summer Associates are:
• Allison Laughner, who is currently attending Western New England University School of Law, where she is on the Law Review staff. She is also working toward an MBA at Western New England University College of Business and earned a B.A. from Smith College;
• Jacob Cronin is currently attending Northeastern University School of Law. He earned a B.A. from Connecticut College with additional coursework at Carnegie Mellon University and Georgetown University;
• Sara Sam-Njogu is currently attending Western New England University School of Law. She earned a B.A., magna cum laude, from St. Lawrence University and participated in the Denmark International Study Abroad Program in Copenhagen, Denmark with a focus on international business;
• Christa “Christabelle” Calabretta is currently attending the University of Connecticut School of Law and earned a B.A. from St. John’s University and an A.A. from Suffolk County Community College; and
• Mumina Egal is currently attending the University of Connecticut School of Law, where in addition to a juris doctorate, she is seeking certificates in both Intellectual Property and Transactional Practice. Egal received a bachelor of Social Sciences from the University of Ottawa.
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Country Bank announced the appointment of 16 new corporators from local businesses within the communities it serves at its annual meeting held at the Publick House in Sturbridge on June 6.
Newly appointed corporators include:
• Grace Barone, director of the East of the River Five Town Chamber of Commerce;
• Kelly Tufaro Bartholomew, a certified public accountant at Marcum LLP;
• Heather Bean, an eCommerce IT PM/Tech Expert at Nestle;
• Ashley Clark, vice president of Marketing & Sales at Quirk Wire Company Inc.;
• Debra Cusson, owner of Spartan Auto Care Center;
• Keshawn Dodds, executive director at the Boys & Girls Club Family Center;
• Anthony Frasco, vice president of Corporate Sales & Marketing at Quality Beverage;
• Ivon Gois, president at Gois Broadcasting;
• Russell Haims, owner and real estate investor at Hampton Properties, LLC;
• Cherisa Hernandez, a middle/secondary clinical professor at Worcester State University;
• Amie Miarecki, executive director at Christopher Heights of Belchertown.
• Richard Morris Jr., chief information officer at Linedata;
• Charles Norton, resident of Franklin Realty Advisors Inc.;
• Jasmine Jina Ortiz, founder & principal CEO at HestiaLIVING;
• Joseph Searles, president at International Container Company LLC.; and
• Erin Wynne, assistant head of School for Institutional Advancement at Eagle Hill School in Hardwick.
“While each of our markets offer a unique value proposition, we are adding strategic business professionals throughout the region to help us focus our efforts on the areas that will provide the bank with the greatest growth opportunities,” stated Paul Scully, president and CEO of Country Bank. “We are excited to have these new dedicated and experienced business professionals join us. Together, we look forward to the future with great optimism, continued success and making a difference in the lives of our customers, communities and team members.”
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Five University of Massachusetts faculty have been awarded the 2022 Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching for their exemplary dedication to students and the university. The faculty members — one from each UMass campus — will receive $10,000 awards in recognition of their commitment to academic excellence. UMass Lowell alumni Rob and Donna Manning established the Manning Prize in 2016 to honor UMass professors who excel in teaching and service. With the selection of this year’s honorees, 35 UMass faculty members now have the distinct honor of being Manning Prize recipients. The winner from UMass Amherst is Lorraine Cordeiro, PhD, director of the Center for Research on Families and associate professor of Nutrition, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Cordeiro is a community-engaged scholar who describes herself as “an educator, a scientist, a first-generation college graduate, a U.S. immigrant, a woman, a cancer survivor, a multigenerational caregiver, and a community volunteer.” Cordeiro has been at the forefront of leading efforts for major curricula changes, new pedagogical approaches, and her department’s efforts in implementing and assessing holistic faculty teaching evaluation. Cordeiro has been nominated consistently for teaching awards; she is the recipient of the university’s 2015 Distinguished Teaching Award and the College Outstanding Teacher Award from UMass Amherst’s School of Public Health and Health Sciences in 2013.
June 29: Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C., a labor and employment law firm serving employers in the greater Springfield and Worcester areas, will stage a breakfast briefing on June 29 from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at the Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel, One Monarch Place, Springfield. Attorneys John Gannon and Meaghan Murphy will discuss important decisions from the Mass. Supreme Judicial Court involving payment of wages and a new type of employment claim related to personnel files. They will also talk about several significant labor and employment law cases including:
• Cases that address mandatory vaccination and other COVID-related issues;
• Amazon and Starbucks unionization cases; and
• A few (not-so) fun cases that involve strange and unusual discrimination claims
“Due to the pandemic, it’s been two years since we last held one of our live breakfast briefings,” said Gannon, a partner at Skoler Abbott. “We are happy to be able to return to our regular format for this popular event designed to help business owners, managers and human resources professionals stay up-to-date with employment and labor law mandates.” The cost for the briefing is $35 per person, which includes a continental breakfast and parking. For more information or to register, email [email protected] with the attendee’s name and company, or register online at bit.ly/SAPJuneBreakfastBriefing.
Ongoing: Starting this past Juneteenth weekend, a new walking tour of local historic homes and museums will showcase the unique history and contributions of generations of Black families in Amherst that ranged from music to manufacturing.
Ancestral Bridges, a local nonprofit organization, collaborated with the Amherst Historical Society & Museum, local organizations, and the descendants of local Black families to produce the Juneteenth Heritage Walking Tour, a 1.5-mile story-filled tour that invites visitors to immerse themselves in the day-to-day experiences of Black Amherst residents from 200 years ago to more modern times. “There is so much important Black history in Amherst that has been hidden from view for too many years,” said Anika Lopes, founder of Ancestral Bridges. “With this walking tour, we are pulling back the curtain, highlighting the way that my family and other Black and indigenous historic residents of Amherst lived and worked, what they hoped and fought for, so that Black youth and others can understand this part of our history and use it to grow.” The Juneteenth Heritage Walking Tour is the first descendant-led and curated walking tour of its kind in the area. A family-friendly event on June 18 will serve as a kick-off of the walking tour and encourage local residents and visitors to explore exhibits featuring historic photographs, artifacts, and millinery that bring to life the essence of Black neighborhoods in Amherst. The tour begins at the historic West Cemetery to honor the lives and contributions of the all-Black 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment and the famed 5th Cavalry, the soldiers who alerted Texas residents that the Civil War and slavery had ended. This event is the origin of the holiday celebrated as Juneteenth. Additional tour stops include special exhibits at the Amherst History Museum with artwork and images from the mid-18th century and on; The Emily Dickinson Museum, where stories of Charles Thompson and other Black residents familiar with the Dickinson Family are featured; Hope Church, the first Black church in Amherst; and Goodwin Memorial AME Zion Church. The event to be emceed by descendant William Harris, Jr., president and CEO of Space Center Houston. Neighborhoods featured on the tour include the Westside District (Hazel Avenue, Baker Street, Snell Street, Northampton Road), which was designated a National Historic District in 2000 thanks to the efforts of Dudley J. Bridges, Sr.; and the neighborhood of McCellan, Beston, and Paige Streets. Also featured on the walking tour will be a special art installation by local artist Dr. Shirley Jackson Whitaker that will highlight the Tote2Vote campaign, launched recently to raise awareness of voter suppression. Learn more at ancestral-bridges.org.
July 20: Community members are invited to attend a free art exhibit and reception for the debut of Art with Heart, a collaboration between local grieving youth and caregivers and area artists. The exhibit will run the month of July with the reception on July 20 at 6 p.m. at the BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity. Art with Heart, the vision of Shelly Bathe Lenn, program coordinator at The Garden: A Center for Grieving Children and Teens, paired local grieving youth and caregivers with artists to create art as an expression of grief. Children ages 5 to 17 participated in workshops that were held in May. Artists Barbara Neulinger, Christine Southworth, Frankie Borrero, and Omarthan Clarke each worked with one of four small groups of grieving youth and caregivers. In each of the groups, the participants learned the artist’s medium and made an art piece. The art piece that was created was designed to help participants express their feelings and/or remember those in their life who have died. The artwork will be on display throughout the Pioneer Valley each month through June 2023 and a culminating event will be timed with the 25th anniversary of The Garden in 2023. To learn more about the Art with Heart program, contact Shelly Bathe Lenn at (413) 727-5749.
SPRINGFIELD — PeoplesBank and Health New England have partnered to donate $20,000 to Gardening the Community (GTC) of Springfield. The money will support the non-profit’s urban garden, farm store, youth leadership program, and other programs. The companies’ collaborative donation came about as representatives from each were discussing needs in the Springfield community and the non-profit organizations each supports. Both support GTC and, knowing that more than 15% percent of children in Hampden County are food insecure, the two companies agreed to help. “We believe that this donation from two of our most valued corporate partners is an investment in our organization, economically and spiritually. It is especially appreciated during this time of rising food costs, as we work to bring forth a just food system that works for all,” said Liz O’Gilvie of GTC. “We will use the funds to support our efforts to grow food that’s affordable while we help our young people to understand the inequities in our food. system.” Said Matthew Bannister, senior vice president of marketing and corporate responsibility for PeoplesBank, “PeoplesBank and Health New England are like-minded in our belief that companies have a responsibility to improve the communities in which they do business. In working with Health New England as our health plan, we found that we both supported several of the same area non-profits, including Gardening the Community. We decided to demonstrate our partnership with this combined donation.” Keith Ledoux, vice president Commercial Line of Business and Business Development for Health New England, agreed. “Both Health New England and PeoplesBank know that our companies are part of a larger ecosystem – our community – and when it thrives, we thrive. Together, our support of Gardening the Community will not only fight hunger and promote good health but will bring opportunity to the Mason Square neighborhood.” Gardening the Community (GTC) grows organic food on formerly empty lots increasing access to healthy food in food-insecure areas. They emphasize youth leadership development, racial justice, and intergenerational relationship building in all their work. GTC serves Springfield’s Mason Square neighborhood, a low income, predominantly Black and Latinx community as well as residents from across the city.
Florence Bank has donated $5,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of West Springfield to help bolster the nonprofit’s 2022 Change a Child’s Future campaign. The club serves members ranging in age from 2.9 months to 18 years. This year’s $50,000 campaign goal will raise funds for financial aid to families in need and allow the club to enhance programming for before- and after-school programs, expand the Little Futures Preschool, purchase art and S.T.E.M. materials, and offer a variety of sports clinics. To learn more visit www.wsbgclub.org. “Florence Bank is committed to ensuring our local youth have the opportunity to become productive, caring, responsible citizens,” said Michael Moriarty, Florence Bank senior vice president, commercial team leader and chairman of the Boys & Girls Club. “The funds we provide to the West Springfield Boys & Girls Club help support a variety of programs as well as families in need of financial assistance.” Sarah G. Calabrese, the club’s resource development director, said, “Florence Bank’s support of our mission will help to enable all youth to reach their full potential. We are proud to call Florence Bank a partner in supporting us so that we can ensure all children and teens have the opportunity for a great future.”
SPRINGFIELD — Big Y Foods Inc. is investing in its store teams in order to show appreciation for their hard work, and customer service. This multi-million dollar investment will increase starting pay rates for all clerks, customer service, fresh food and center store specialists, and assistant department managers as of June 26. Almost three fourths of the company’s retail workforce will receive a pay increase which will assist them with the rising cost of living. These hourly store operations teams work in the Big Y Markets, Table & Vine, and Big Y Express Gas and Convenience Stores. Once implemented, all retail Big Y employees will be paid above minimum wage in both Massachusetts and Connecticut. Members of upper management are not included in this increase. “We are proud to be investing in our store teams who have been on the front lines these past two years to support our customers and our community,” said Charles L. D’Amour, Big Y president and CEO. “We know that household budgets are being squeezed by inflation- we hope that by boosting their hourly rates, we will help them to weather these tough times as we recognize and appreciate their efforts and their loyalty.”
EAST LONGMEADOW — TRE Olive, located in East Longmeadow, is a Gold Award winner for a second time at this year’s 2022 New York International Olive Oil Competition. TRE Olive won the Gold Award for its TRE Olive Select. In 2020 TRE Olive won a gold and silver award for both its TRE Select & Campo Dieci brands. “It’s very humbling and rewarding to receive such a prestigious award from some of the top olive oil experts in the world. Our team in Italy and here in the U.S. are committed to producing a premium extra virgin olive oil for our customers and this validates all the hard work and commitment it takes.” said Joe Maruca, co-owner of TRE Olive. In addition to its award-winning extra virgin olive oil, TRE Olive also offers corporate gifts and a tree-adoption program. When an olive tree is adopted, the recipient will receive an adoption certificate, a gift box, a photo of their tree, a welcome brochure, and three tins of olive oil to get started. The tree is also tagged with the adoptee’s name for one year. TRE Olive has been featured on the TODAY Show, as well as in the Real Simple and Eating Well magazines as top gifts for the foodies in your life.
Darcy Young and Mary Cate Mannion, producers for New England Corporate Video (NECV), recently completed a pro bono video series for the Nativity School of Worcester. The feature video was shown at a fundraising event that raised a record-setting $340,000 which will ensure that the school can continue to provide a tuition-free education. The Nativity School is an accredited, independent, Jesuit middle school that provides an education to underserved boys of all faiths. Young and Mannion are two of the most experienced female video producers in New England and experts in brand journalism and corporate video production. Young is an award-winning video producer and Mannion is a former award-winning news anchor and reporter. Their pro bono video work includes videos for The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, Willie Ross School for the Deaf, where Mary Cate serves on the board of directors, The Children’s Study Home, where Darcy serves on the executive board, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Services. ECV is a recently launched division of Garvey Communication Associates Inc. (GCAi), which was co-founded by Young and Mannion. The NECV Nativity School video can be viewed at https://bit.ly/nativityvideo22.
Carolyn Coughlen and Kate Cheever, two of the three founders of Park Square Realty are celebrating 35 years with the company. The two were recognized at the recent Park Square Realty Awards and Recognition Event held at Tucker’s Restaurant in Southwick. They are still actively practicing real estate. Natives of Westfield, the founding brokers desired to use their real estate experience to open what many called a “boutique” real estate firm in 1987, to serve the area with excellent service to clients and a local connection. Over the years Park Square Realty has stayed true to the vision that the founders had and has grown with 56 agents and two offices in Westfield and West Springfield.
SPRINGFIELD — United Way of Pioneer Valley is partnering with local Stop & Shop stores to fight food insecurity by hosting a fundraiser the entire month of June in support of the Chicopee Community Cupboard (CCC). Stop & Shop shoppers can purchase a Bloomin’ for Good Bouquet at the local Stop & Shop. From the purchase price of each bouquet, $1 will go directly to the Chicopee Community Cupboard, a United Way owned and operated food pantry located at 32 Center Street in Chicopee. The Chicopee Community Cupboard opened in the spring of 2021 to help create food security for the residents of Chicopee and all those in need throughout Western Mass. Extensive community research into gaps of services in basic needs was done prior to its establishment to support impoverished persons. “We cannot thank Stop & Shop of Chicopee enough for their generous time and support of our Chicopee Community Cupboard,” said Paul Mina, president and CEO of the United Way of Pioneer Valley. “We service over 300 families in the City of Chicopee alone and these donations will greatly help combat the need.” Anyone facing food insecurity can visit the Chicopee Community Cupboard between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays or 4-6 p.m. on Wednesdays. Currently clients are requested to fill out an application and schedule a monthly appointment, but all those in need will be served.
HARTFORD — More than 90 Whittlesey team members across Connecticut and Western Mass. celebrated Community Day on June 17, an annual day of service representing the firm’s year-round commitment to giving back to local communities. For the past 12 years, hundreds of Whittlesey volunteers have put aside their daily work to partake in various projects ranging from painting classrooms to building homes.
This year, the firm focused on efforts related to environmental sustainability. Alongside ReGreen Springfield, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services, and Springfield Forestry, team members planted a pollinator garden in Forest Park. Also, teams joined the Bushnell Park Foundation and the United Way of Greater New Haven to plant community gardens, weed, and lay mulch.
“As community members for more than 60 years, we care deeply about our neighbors and the environment where we live and work,” said Drew Andrews, CEO and managing partner at Whittlesey. “Our commitment to service is rooted deeply in the fabric of our firm, which is why we sponsor several community-driven events throughout the year. Working with many incredible nonprofit organizations across the region for the past several decades has been a privilege. I am proud of the impact our team has continued to make by working collectively to give back.”
New business incorporations were not available at press time. They will be printed in their entirety in the next edition of BusinessWest.
The following business certificates and/or trade names were issued or renewed during the months of May and June 2022. (Filings are limited due to closures or reduced staffing hours at municipal offices due to COVID-19 restrictions).
DEERFIELD
Pekarski Sausage
293 Conway Road
Michael & May Pekarski
HADLEY
Agni Institute
97 Mt. Warner St.
Kerry Kelley
Allard’s Farm
41 S Maple St.
Wayne Goulet
Amped-up! Electric Rides
299 Russell St.
Diane Kirby
Ananda Yoga
41 Russell St.
Justine Budhram
Awakened Hearts Healing Arts
245 Russell St., 22
Asherah Allen
Bloom Media
233 Bay Road
Lucy Abbott
Boisvert Farm, LLC
70 Lawrence Road
John Boisvert Jr.
Born Digital
84 Russell St.
Noah Smith
Carr’s Ciderhouse
295 River Dr.
Nicole Blum
Competitive Real Estate
25 Sylvia Heights
Irene Bercume
Davis Wellness
245 Russell St., 15
Julia Davis
E.A.T Honey
9 Cemetery Road
Emily Focosi
Embodied Chiropractic
226 Russell St.
Brenna Werme
Empowered Healing
8 Goffe St.
Laura Abend
Fort River Farm
102 Mill Valley Road
Gordan Smith
Gonzalez 413 Landscaping
57 S Maple St.
Julio Romero
Green Insurance
195 Russell St. B8
Rick Green
Hadleaf Cannabis
251 Russell St.
Hadleaf Holistic Greens, LLC
Hadley Nail Spa
207 Russell St.
Orchid Nguyen
Hutch Productions
10 Edgewood Ter.
Thomas Hutchings
JCPenny
367 Russell St.
Penny OPCO LLC 2022
Jekanowski Farm
38 Roosevelt St.
Kevin Jekanowski
Joe Czajkowski Farm LLC
86 Comins Road
Joe Czajkowski
Many Graces, LLC
15 Lawrence Place
Rebecca Maillet
Norwottuck Crossfit
200 Russell St.
Gymrob. LLC
Pipczynski Farm
22 East St.
Dennis Pipczynski
Purele Waxing Salon Corp.
207 Russell St.
Purnima Relekar
Quantal Research
97 Mt. Warner
Agni Institute
Rex Performance Training
38 Breckenridge Road
Alexandra Rechen
River Valley Bodyworks Inc
8 Goffe St., B
Bryan Clarke
River Valley Irrigation
57 Bay Road
Eric LaBrecquec
Rustic Flats by Wedge
7 Laural Dr.
David Bertera
Spectra Venue
200 Commonwealth
Erin Sweeney
TLValle Woodworking
15 Bristol Lane
Thomas Valle
Trivial Matters
16 Hadley Place
Eileen Keegan
NORTHAMPTON
Alejandra Hajduk
45 Main St., Florence
Maria Alejandra Hajduk
Ana Bandeira Chocolates
48 Main St.
David Haughey
Bad Cakes Comedy & Entertainment
670 B Haydenville Road, Leeds
Michelle Frances Talarico
Bitcoin Depot
100 Damon Road
Brandon Mintz
Bumble & Spark, LLC
110 Morningside Dr.
Amy Sugihara
Clear Path Counseling, LLC
11 Market St.
Laura J. Hoffman
Cutchins Programs for Children & Families Inc.
78 Pomeroy Ter.
Tina Champagne
D.L. West Roofing Contractor
11 Plymouth Ave, Florence
Daniel West
Elisabeth’s Hair Design
30 North Maple St., Florence
Elisabeth Gaddy
Fingerboard Lounge Music Publishers
40 Bradford St.
Thomas Taaffe
Jo Kalucki, LMT
60 Maple St., Florence
Joanna Kalucki
Kelley Green Lawncare
30 Hatfield St.
Peter W. Kelley
Keyes St. Garden Design
33 Keyes St., Florence
Elissa Forman
Little Wall Restaurant
89-91 Main St., Florence
Nim Wa Li
Matusko Fire Protection
972 Park Hill Road, Florence
David S. Matusko
MBS Advisors, Inc.
100 Main St., Suite 3, Florence
Andrew Munson
Mike Florio Welding & Repair
15 School St.
Michael J. Florio Jr.
New Directions School
78 Pomeroy Ter.
Tina Champagne
Noble Grits Arts
17 Brookwood Dr., Florence
Carey Noble
Route 9 Design & Build Inc.
104 North Elm St.
John Landry
Ryan Wayne Huey dba Broadview Services
16 Willow St., Florence
Ryan Wayne Huey
Stan Schapiro Consulting
139 Vernon St.
Stanley Schapiro
Tellus & The Satellite Bar
150 Main St., L2
Amanda Riesling
The Tigerlily Salon
122 Main St., 2nd Fl.
Christina Marie Luttinger
Trans Zakat project
1280 Burts Pit Road, Florence
Tynan Power
SOUTHWICK
Infusion Therapy LLC
320 College Highway
Malena Tracy
Rehab Resolutions Inc.
627 College Highway, Suite 6
Sofia Zanzarella
Totally Your Hair
208 College Highway
Milana Cannon
VLDS
136 Mort Vining Road
Valeriy Solokhin
SPRINGFIELD
AKS Plumbing & Heating
1000 Sumner Ave.
Andrew Kevin
Artist Cafe, LLC
1365 Main St.
David Maynard
Aztec Automotive
600 St. James Ave.
Floyd V. Collins
B.L Barbershop Cuts
1106 State St.
Brian Lyles
B.L Cleaning Service
93 Duggan Circle
William E. Lowe
Beautiful Inside & Out
1192 Bay St.
Barbra Jean Williams
Bitcoin Depot
665 Liberty St.
Lux Vending, LLC
Bitcoin Depot
152 Main St.
Lux Vending, LLC
Bitcoin Depot
266 Belmont Ave.
Lux Vending, LLC
Bitcoin Depot
477 Boston Road
Lux Vending, LLC
Bitcoin Depot
527 Allen St.
Lux Vending, LLC
Boston Road Auto Mall
712 Boston Road
Eliesel Santini
CE Applied Northeast
467 Cottage St.
Ana M. Melendez
Chef It Up Catering
57 Macomber Ave.
Carla Edmonds
Chic Elite Credit
46 Harkness Ave.
Luzury Lifestyle
City Tire Company Inc
25 Avocado St.
Peter Greenbert
Clean 2 The Max Cleaning
14 Berbay Circle, Suite B
Juliet M. Maxwell
Coffee & Therapy LLC
32 Hampden St.
Barbara K. Velazquez
Coin Cloud
1812 Wilbraham Road
Christopher McAlary
DGC
110 White St.
Michael A. Gomez
Ennae Beauty
58 Bay Meadow Road
Tawaina White
Euro Design Pro
10 Marchioness Road
Mindaugas Stanys
Everlasting Beauty
28 Daniel St.
Wendy Pena
Foodie Goodie
24 Ranney St.
Iris Delgado
Glow Beauty Unisex Salon
560 ½ Page Blvd.
Jose Luis Baez
GQ Trucking
55 Ambrose St.
Nicolas Gonzalez
Hannah’s Housekeeping
114 Garnet St.
Hannah Accorsi
Honest Grounds
239 Beacon Circle
Curintina Genesis
The Hookah Factory
396 Cooley St.
Paul V. Ramesh
Humble Park Entertainment
89 Teakwood Road
Jesse James
International Auto Sales
715 Liberty St.
Tina DePergola
J. Cruz Custom Shirt
26 Lombard St.
Waleska Pabon
J.J & E Trucking
32 Ralph St.
Emma Burke
J.C. Quick Supply
26 Kenwood Ter.
Julio Casado
Jackline Alston
44 1/2 Chapel St.
Jackline Alston
Jenn’s Corner
249 Belmont Ave.
Jennifer Figueroa
JNC Transportation LLC
32 Hampden St.
Jonathan Cruz
La Minta De Kelsey Inc.
154 Catharine St.
Denzel Williams
Love Your Laundry
470 Main St.
Balise L. LLC
Luxury Tax Solutions
46 Harkness Ave.
Luxury Lifestyle
M&F Transportation
86 Canton St.
Maria E. Frederique
Metrocare of Springfield
125 Liberty St., #404
Alex Eydinov
Mexico Money Express
2766 Main St.
Ramon E. Espinal
MRM Home Improvement
21 Wilkes St.
Martin Raul Marrero
MVM Car Services
19 Noel St.
Marcus McLeod
N-Tiicing Beauty Studio
1341 Main St.
Yesenia Montanez
Ora Care
878 Sumner Ave.
Violet Hall
Outfit Crislianes
5554 Carew St.
Johanna Alicea
Pasqual’s Cleaning
409 Armory St.
Flordilama Pasqual
Phoenix Skin Care
127 Sumner Ave.
Carolina Reyes
Robbin D. Jones
21 Deveau St.
Robbin Daniel Jones
S1 Auto & Transport
91 Pinevale St.
Seth K. Asamoah
Sentinel Services
24 Ronney St.
Brian Figueroa
Shop & Save Grocery Store
739 Liberty St.
Amanda Centeno
Shop Customs
41 Greene St.
Jaime Melendez
Snatched
27 Cherry St.
Tiffany Harris
Soap Diaries
364 Island Pond Road
Santa Maria Vargas
Superior Shine
49 Brewster St.
Basil F. Israel
T’Z Jewelry Services
24 Newhouse St.
Idoel Ortiz
That First Bite Tho
83 Sumner Ave., #7
Crystal Maldonado
The Roving Barkeep
206 Prentice St.
James Justice Ryan
TNS Landscaping LLP
258 Union St., APT 1A
Hector D. Reyes
WESTFIELD
A&D Homes LLC
126 Old Stage Road
A&D Homes LLC
Alvord Property Service & Repair
277 Hillside Road
Bradley Alvord
Bee-Shine Spa
243 East Main St.
Magali Verdugo
Building 52 Sales
30 Lozier Ave.
Robert J. Marco
Conner’s — The Black Squirrel
148 Susan Dr.
Susan Buffum
Dad Transportation LLC
11 Neck Road
David Gavel
DK Equipment & Powersports
11 Jeanne Marie Dr.
John J. Beltrandi III
Full Plate Strength & Conditioning
66 South Broad St.
Steven Czerniejewski
Glossionista
36 Main St.
Jennifer Suarez
Iron Vault Crossfit
988 Southampton Road
Iron Vault CF LLC
Property Management Service
14 Spring St.
Merritt Andrews
Route 202 Antiques
869 North Road
Route 202 Antiques
Source Hair Salon
2 Russell Road
Renee Collier
Starbucks Coffee #64902
98 Southampton Road
Starbucks Corp.
Wolfie’s Pet Care
1430 Russell Road, 13
Amanda Bidwell
The following bankruptcy petitions were recently filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Readers should confirm all information with the court.
Amugamwa, Kennedy A.
419 Front St., Apt. #1
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Date: 05/19/2022
Andras, Lori J.
67 Woodside Ter.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 13
Date: 05/18/2022
Arnold Hurley Associates
BIG STEP TOYS INC.
Hurley, Frederick L.
11 Melville Court
Lenox, MA 01240
Chapter: 13
Date: 05/20/2022
Becker, Julie
54 Lilac Ave.
Cummington, MA 01026
Chapter: 13
Date: 05/17/2022
Bisi, Linda Scott
3 Lebel Ave.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Chapter: 13
Date: 05/18/2022
Bombardier, Ron L.
24 Stratford Ave.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 13
Date: 05/23/2022
Ed Muenkel Trucking, Inc.
Muenkel, Edward Louis
Muenkel, Lisa Anne
14 Number Nine Road
Heath, MA 01346
Chapter: 13
Date: 05/20/2022
Guyette, Peter Alan
17 Lincoln St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Chapter: 7
Date: 05/26/2022
Huff, Joyce A.
176 Princeton St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 13
Date: 05/19/2022
LeBlanc, Sarah
708 Templeton Road
Athol, MA 01331
Chapter: 7
Date: 05/26/2022
Lindsay, Melody E.
69 Shattuck Road
Sturbridge, MA 01566
Chapter: 7
Date: 05/24/2022
Luce, Kyle Robert
1 Crestview Dr.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Chapter: 7
Date: 05/25/2022
Martin, Teagan L.
14 Deerfield Circle
Hampden, MA 01036
Chapter: 7
Date: 05/17/2022
Mayo, Douglas J.
21 Smith Ave.
Ware, MA 01082
Chapter: 7
Date: 05/24/2022
Mohsin, Frances
a/k/a Nazario, Frances
51 Everett St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 13
Date: 05/18/2022
Morgan, Ashley A.
a/k/a Augusto, Ashley M.
80 Vienna Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056-2226
Chapter: 7
Date: 05/20/2022
Noble, Matthew David
115 Sheridan St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Date: 05/23/2022
Sasen, Jered S.
Sasen, Heather M.
a/k/a Swallow, Heather M.
7 Pidgeon Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Chapter: 7
Date: 05/17/2022
Stracuzzi, Rosemarie
111 Stearns Ave.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Date: 05/20/2022
Toney, Brett A.
Toney, Emily A.
181 State St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Chapter: 7
Date: 05/24/2022
The following real estate transactions (latest available) were compiled by Banker & Tradesman and are published as they were received. Only transactions exceeding $115,000 are listed. Buyer and seller fields contain only the first name listed on the deed.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
BERNARDSTON
Industrial Lane
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Anthony N. Amato
Seller: Linda R. Bridges
Date: 06/01/22
BUCKLAND
1 Sears St.
Buckland, MA 01370
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: JL Bards LLC
Seller: John H. Burt
Date: 05/27/22
CHARLEMONT
87 Burrington Road
Charlemont, MA 01339
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Paul R. Hicks
Seller: Allen W. Hicks
Date: 05/25/22
COLRAIN
211 Greenfield Road
Colrain, MA 01340
Amount: $355,000
Buyer: Joseph R. Riedel
Seller: Charles J. Hayes
Date: 05/31/22
295 Jacksonville Road
Colrain, MA 01340
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Paul Kocot
Seller: Devin K. Schmidt
Date: 06/01/22
352 Wilson Hill Road
Colrain, MA 01340
Amount: $415,000
Buyer: Bonnie Sparks
Seller: Brian J. Derry
Date: 06/01/22
CONWAY
92 South Shirkshire Road
Conway, MA 01341
Amount: $462,000
Buyer: Heather A. Lantz
Seller: Yuskei Murayama
Date: 06/03/22
670 Shelburne Falls Road
Conway, MA 01341
Amount: $313,000
Buyer: Michael A. Ruscito
Seller: Chadd P. Meerbergen
Date: 06/02/22
DEERFIELD
21 Crestview Dr.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $799,000
Buyer: Lihong Gong
Seller: Mo Xu
Date: 05/26/22
29 Hillside Road
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Scott M. Severance
Seller: Richard O. Guy
Date: 06/02/22
39 Keets Road
Deerfield, MA 01342
Amount: $710,000
Buyer: Jeffrey Starr RET 2004
Seller: Charles Salzberg RET
Date: 06/03/22
11 Memorial St.
Deerfield, MA 01342
Amount: $950,000
Buyer: Deerfield Academy
Seller: Chester T. Yazwinski
Date: 06/01/22
4 North Hillside Road
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $441,000
Buyer: Dianne L. Hagan
Seller: Barbara P. Emond
Date: 05/31/22
1 Valley View Lane
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $600,000
Buyer: Adam G. Robinson
Seller: Mark S. Spencer
Date: 06/01/22
ERVING
2 Forest St.
Erving, MA 01344
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Blake Porter
Seller: Travis D. McKelvey
Date: 06/02/22
72 Northfield Road
Erving, MA 01344
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Jack R. Fuller
Seller: Pauline E. Sabine
Date: 05/27/22
GILL
121 Hoe Shop Road
Gill, MA 01354
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Jenna D. Marotte
Seller: Peter H. Moore
Date: 06/03/22
GREENFIELD
595 Bernardston Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $385,524
Buyer: Richard C. Merriott
Seller: Greenfield Savings Bank
Date: 05/25/22
163 Chapman St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $119,592
Buyer: Joseph Ruggeri
Seller: USA HUD
Date: 06/02/22
214 Davis St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Francis Lo
Seller: Taylor J. Sokoloski
Date: 05/31/22
9 Garfield St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $242,000
Buyer: Casey Williams
Seller: Brian L. Watrous
Date: 06/02/22
68-70 Hope St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Aimee Goddard
Seller: Olive Street Development LLC
Date: 05/31/22
91 Newton St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $176,900
Buyer: Benegan 2 LLC
Seller: Dion, Linda K., (Estate)
Date: 06/03/22
69 Pierce St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $246,200
Buyer: James D. Manning
Seller: Carol L. Michelfelder
Date: 06/03/22
14 Riddell St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Jason M. Denison
Seller: Mark R. Breor
Date: 05/31/22
137 Wisdom Way
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Allison M. Whittemore
Seller: Charles A. Streeter
Date: 05/26/22
147 Wisdom Way
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Benjamin D. Butler
Seller: Susan J. Townsley
Date: 05/25/22
LEYDEN
699 Marynook Lane
Leyden, MA 01337
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Joshua W. Spencer
Seller: Kyle Cardaropoli
Date: 06/03/22
MONTAGUE
65 Dell St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $277,000
Buyer: Michael P. Dion
Seller: Gary J. Dion
Date: 05/31/22
70 Hillside Road
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $266,500
Buyer: Rachael F. Lynn
Seller: Pedro L. Flores
Date: 06/02/22
105 L St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Tracy L. Buddington
Seller: Richard Cummings
Date: 05/25/22
11 Maple St.
Montague, MA 01301
Amount: $287,000
Buyer: Christopher Hill
Seller: Sharon M. Melnik
Date: 05/31/22
104 Millers Falls Road
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $312,000
Buyer: Melissa Goulet
Seller: Brian E. Frank
Date: 05/23/22
16 Montague Ave.
Montague, MA 01347
Amount: $207,333
Buyer: Devon Whitney
Seller: Jennifer Douglas
Date: 06/02/22
6 Whiteman Way
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: William J. Doyle
Seller: Steven Bednarski
Date: 05/23/22
NORTHFIELD
117 Main St.
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $355,900
Buyer: Jeff Lapointe
Seller: Christopher B. Shepard
Date: 05/23/22
23 Winchester Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Stephen F. Shivone
Seller: Thomas Aquinas College
Date: 05/27/22
33-A Winchester Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $277,863
Buyer: Patrick Gardner
Seller: Thomas Aquinas College
Date: 05/27/22
ORANGE
31 Daniel Shays Hwy.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $157,000
Buyer: Dennis Hughes
Seller: Michael P. Sheridan
Date: 06/01/22
10 Stone Road
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $271,000
Buyer: Anthony J. Mancuso
Seller: Jared Britt
Date: 05/25/22
28 Warwick Road
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $469,900
Buyer: Rebecca Reese
Seller: Dean A. Nutter
Date: 06/01/22
210 Wheeler Ave.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Orange Equity Holding LLC
Seller: Marmac Investments LLC
Date: 06/03/22
210 Wheeler St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $480,000
Buyer: Rodrigo M. Montemor
Seller: Orange Equity Holding LLC
Date: 06/03/22
SHELBURNE
194 Skinner Road
Shelburne, MA 01370
Amount: $720,000
Buyer: Mary K. Miller
Seller: Joseph A. Poirier
Date: 05/25/22
SHUTESBURY
23 Town Farm Road
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Anthony S. Kenney
Seller: Carey, Gerald R., (Estate)
Date: 05/25/22
SUNDERLAND
531 Hadley Road
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $445,000
Buyer: Marcus J. Barrows
Seller: Benjamin E. Pattison
Date: 05/25/22
157 North Main St.
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $640,000
Buyer: Christopher Bourque
Seller: J. Luke Bussard
Date: 05/25/22
113 Russell St.
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: Thomas A. Warnick
Seller: William Mitchell
Date: 05/31/22
WENDELL
352 New Salem Road
Wendell, MA 01379
Amount: $499,000
Buyer: James L. Frank
Seller: Paul S. Richard
Date: 06/01/22
HAMPDEN COUNTY
AGAWAM
136 Barry St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Mario Tedeschi
Seller: Norton, Kenneth A., (Estate)
Date: 06/01/22
52 Coyote Circle
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $575,000
Buyer: Yogita P. Patel
Seller: Mujgan Dogan
Date: 05/31/22
16 Elizabeth St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $362,000
Buyer: Kaemon D. Lovendahl
Seller: Dee G. Blackman
Date: 05/23/22
210 High St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $282,000
Buyer: Cory J. Vandergrift
Seller: Frank E. Disco
Date: 05/25/22
6-8 King Ave.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $302,000
Buyer: Dionisio Gerena
Seller: Aleksandr Poddubchak
Date: 05/31/22
664 Main St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Michael Kimsey
Seller: Robert H. Aspinall
Date: 06/03/22
584 Meadow St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $1,100,000
Buyer: Corja Realty LLC
Seller: Herzenberg Realty LLC
Date: 05/26/22
14 North West St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $499,800
Buyer: Alptug E. Gok
Seller: Bryan Sohayda
Date: 05/25/22
71 Ramah Circle North
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $321,000
Buyer: Jads Holdings LLC
Seller: Joyce A. Boutin
Date: 06/01/22
277 Silver St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $1,270,000
Buyer: 277 Silver LLC
Seller: Wejjal LLC
Date: 05/25/22
155 South St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Christopher R. Wyckoff
Seller: Linda B. Stoddard
Date: 06/02/22
270 South St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Benjamin T. O’Connor
Seller: Genevieve A. Theroux
Date: 05/31/22
195 South Westfield St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Ahmad Aljanabi
Seller: Carol A. Barnes
Date: 05/27/22
93 Tobacco Farm Road
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Chloe Scherpa
Seller: Bouchard, Andre M., (Estate)
Date: 06/03/22
94 Witheridge St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $246,000
Buyer: Phyllis Birch
Seller: Roman Gurskii
Date: 06/03/22
BLANDFORD
246 Brookman Dr.
Blandford, MA 01008
Amount: $366,912
Buyer: Arlene Fishkind
Seller: Paul H. McVoy
Date: 05/27/22
BRIMFIELD
1492 Dunhamtown Brimfield Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $385,000
Buyer: Cole Vincequere
Seller: Klaus Tittel
Date: 05/26/22
13 Laflame Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Jeffrey J. Charette
Seller: Josh Tatro
Date: 05/25/22
CHICOPEE
39 Bell St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Lucas Giusto
Seller: Mary P. Aberdale
Date: 05/31/22
9 Bennett St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $276,000
Buyer: Stefanie Meckling
Seller: John Jasiewicz
Date: 05/27/22
988 Chicopee St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $627,500
Buyer: Hurricane Properties LLC
Seller: Eich Estates Inc.
Date: 05/26/22
1036 Chicopee St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $627,500
Buyer: Hurricane Properties LLC
Seller: Eich Estates Inc.
Date: 05/26/22
12 Curtis St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: John R. Ward
Seller: John F. Lyons
Date: 05/23/22
26 Dallaire Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $208,000
Buyer: Kyle Laplante
Seller: Margaret A. Tanner
Date: 05/31/22
27 Ellen St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $487,500
Buyer: Hurricane Properties LLC
Seller: V&A Realty LLC
Date: 05/26/22
274 Hampden St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $159,000
Buyer: NRES LLC
Seller: David Gessing
Date: 05/25/22
248 James St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Frank Costabile
Seller: Sally K. Murphy
Date: 06/03/22
38 Jennings St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Ali A. Omar
Seller: Angeline Poulis
Date: 05/27/22
183 Lafayette St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Maria Mendez
Seller: Pavel Pushkarev
Date: 05/31/22
202 Lafayette St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Rebecca A. Halle
Seller: Rayan C. Abdulbaki
Date: 05/27/22
544 Lafleur Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $460,000
Buyer: Haider Abdulridha
Seller: Antony Ashlaban
Date: 06/03/22
30 Lawndale St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $311,000
Buyer: Tiffany Williams
Seller: Yelena Verbetsky
Date: 05/27/22
97 Leo Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $168,000
Buyer: Reeltee LLC
Seller: Bank New York Mellon
Date: 05/25/22
32 Luther St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Josue A. Perez-Fernandez
Seller: James Louis
Date: 05/27/22
41 Marlborough St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $136,000
Buyer: Maureen Cayer
Seller: Stephen S. Manolakis
Date: 06/02/22
97 Meadow St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $281,000
Buyer: Jolan R. Martori
Seller: Santana Real Estate Inc.
Date: 05/23/22
475 Montcalm St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Kenneth Malone
Seller: Robert F. Levierge
Date: 05/25/22
76 Muzzy St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Amanda M. Walker
Seller: Shayne Sweeney
Date: 05/27/22
208 Prospect St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $244,000
Buyer: Thomas Brennan
Seller: Brennan Properties LLC
Date: 05/27/22
535 Prospect St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Heather Lavallee
Seller: Glenn R. Pittsinger
Date: 05/26/22
26 Shaban Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: John Gajowski
Seller: William T. Gajowski
Date: 05/27/22
23 Simone Road
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $287,900
Buyer: Kelly A. Bruce
Seller: Romanowicz, Michael J., (Estate)
Date: 06/03/22
104 Stedman St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Dean M. Fay
Seller: Przybyla, Joseph J. Jr., (Estate)
Date: 05/26/22
67 Streiber Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $439,000
Buyer: Daniel J. Blood
Seller: Samuel Gomez-Gonzalez
Date: 05/31/22
37 Sycamore Lane
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $499,000
Buyer: James T. Butterworth
Seller: Grandview Development Assocs. LLC
Date: 05/25/22
53 William St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Juan O. Mejia
Seller: James Clark
Date: 05/25/22
27 Woodland Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Megan E. Reniewicz
Seller: Melanie Wilk
Date: 06/03/22
8 Yale St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Nicholas Holbert
Seller: Richard R. Cote
Date: 06/01/22
EAST LONGMEADOW
81 Bayne St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $376,000
Buyer: Courtney Gomez
Seller: Benjamin T. Thornton
Date: 05/25/22
49 Birch Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $660,000
Buyer: Chun R. Zhao
Seller: Alexandr I. Pavlenko
Date: 05/31/22
21 Elm St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $455,000
Buyer: Nhi Pham
Seller: Smidy, Maritza, (Estate)
Date: 05/27/22
75 Hanward Hill
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $368,000
Buyer: Rachelle Karkevich
Seller: Christine Markell-McNary
Date: 06/03/22
73 Hillside Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $379,000
Buyer: Thomas Flynn
Seller: Gina Impagnatiello
Date: 05/24/22
279 Millbrook Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $760,000
Buyer: James T. Coughlin
Seller: Sherri-Lyn Via
Date: 06/03/22
113 Patterson Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $460,000
Buyer: Nicholas J. Kiser
Seller: Ankur Athuni
Date: 06/03/22
GRANVILLE
243 Hartland Road
Granville, MA 01034
Amount: $187,000
Buyer: Emily Bouwer
Seller: Wilfred J. Belanger
Date: 05/24/22
1349 Main Road
Granville, MA 01034
Amount: $8,000,000
Buyer: 1349 Main Road LLC
Seller: Prospect Mountain Campground
Date: 06/01/22
HAMPDEN
190 Ames Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Gene Phelps
Seller: Barbara Quinn
Date: 05/31/22
218 Somers Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $405,000
Buyer: Susan P. Bluestein
Seller: Richard A. Nelson
Date: 06/02/22
23 Springhouse Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: John R. Sullivan
Seller: Timothy D. Leclair
Date: 06/02/22
72 Stony Hill Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $399,900
Buyer: Adesina Adeoluwa-Adegoke
Seller: Leeann M. Bergeron
Date: 05/23/22
HOLLAND
14 Collette Dr.
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $420,000
Buyer: Mark D. Trescott
Seller: Quinn, Arethur A., (Estate)
Date: 05/27/22
37 Long Hill Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $176,000
Buyer: Truax Holdings LLC
Seller: Brian D. Huffman
Date: 06/03/22
1 North Wales Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $395,000
Buyer: John R. Matukaitis
Seller: Gauvin, Jeanne R., (Estate)
Date: 05/25/22
HOLYOKE
29 Beacon Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Carlos Nalbel-Davila
Seller: Francisco J. Martinez
Date: 05/26/22
78 Calumet Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $270,300
Buyer: Anna S. Foster
Seller: Jonathan P. Hilchey
Date: 05/26/22
11 Gary Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Jennifer Uribe
Seller: Juraye Pierson
Date: 06/03/22
277-279 Hillside Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Hillside RT
Seller: Melissa Rivera-Fontanez
Date: 05/31/22
431-433 Hillside Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Lynette Moreno-Pagan
Seller: Krystyna Gasiewski
Date: 05/27/22
197 Locust St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Jessica Acevedo
Seller: Shianne Padilla
Date: 05/24/22
21 Longfellow Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $475,000
Buyer: John J. Sbrega
Seller: Leon A. Stankiewicz
Date: 05/26/22
59 Longfellow Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $440,000
Buyer: Melissa M. Frechette
Seller: Anthony S. Morsen
Date: 05/26/22
77 Richard Eger Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $355,000
Buyer: Stuart G. Lempke
Seller: Kerry Normandin
Date: 05/27/22
53 Roland St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Tre Savoie
Seller: Urbanski, Joan M., (Estate)
Date: 05/31/22
11 Sun Valley Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Kimberly Whitehall
Seller: Trudell, Jeanne M., (Estate)
Date: 05/26/22
131 Sycamore St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $291,000
Buyer: U. Patrik Jakobson
Seller: Matthew Goulding
Date: 05/27/22
10 View St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Carlos Perez-Kuilan
Seller: Nazim Hack
Date: 06/01/22
247-249 Walnut St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Natalia Munoz
Seller: David A. Borden
Date: 05/23/22
LONGMEADOW
59 Blueberry Hill Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $660,000
Buyer: Ashley Kuselias
Seller: David Earle
Date: 06/01/22
91 Chiswick St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $251,000
Buyer: Kiseol Nam
Seller: Myers, Marlene, (Estate)
Date: 05/26/22
33 Dover Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $622,777
Buyer: Martin J. Topor
Seller: Jeffrey A. Hopkins
Date: 05/31/22
25 Greenacre Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: Richardo R. James
Seller: Andrew J. Paleologopoulos
Date: 05/27/22
65 Hillside Ter.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Jordan J. Bruso
Seller: Michael J. Ashe
Date: 05/26/22
94 King Philip Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $371,000
Buyer: Aferdita Mirena
Seller: Vivienne McLean-Catlin
Date: 05/25/22
69 Lawnwood Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Nicole F. Landry
Seller: Jerry L. Rivera
Date: 06/03/22
56 Lawrence Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $735,000
Buyer: Jialin Su
Seller: Ksenia N. Tonyushkina
Date: 05/26/22
58 Meadow Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Dorcely Sunders
Seller: Marie A. Louis-Jean
Date: 05/24/22
632 Pinewood Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $465,000
Buyer: Quercus Properties LLC
Seller: Ellen S. Alliger
Date: 06/03/22
86 Salem Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $800,000
Buyer: James M. Kane
Seller: James F. Mooney
Date: 05/26/22
85 Shady Side Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: Toussaint Casimir
Seller: Mei-Kuei Huang
Date: 05/27/22
65 Viscount Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $650,000
Buyer: Carl J. Pankok
Seller: James F. Fisher
Date: 06/03/22
LUDLOW
97 Barna St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $322,000
Buyer: S. G. Bustamante-Gonzalez
Seller: Germain, Frances S., (Estate)
Date: 05/25/22
77 Elizabeth Dr.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $513,000
Buyer: Melissa Loiodice-Walker
Seller: Christopher C. Arsenault
Date: 05/31/22
30 Greenwich St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $251,000
Buyer: Alexander H. Bachand
Seller: Joao C. Goncalves
Date: 05/27/22
56 John St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Amy Morais
Seller: Rui M. Ferreira
Date: 06/03/22
77 King St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Alfred R. Tetreault
Seller: Charles B. Cabana
Date: 05/23/22
88 King St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Zachary T. Charette
Seller: Antonio J. Bastos
Date: 05/26/22
45 Lehigh St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $296,000
Buyer: Sarah Rivera
Seller: Julie A. Horgan
Date: 06/03/22
19 Letendre Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $307,000
Buyer: Alan P. Josefiak
Seller: Daniel J. Kennedy
Date: 05/25/22
17 Windwood Dr.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $470,000
Buyer: Kyungsun Park
Seller: Yongqiang Wang
Date: 05/26/22
MONSON
15 Macomber Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Anna Francis
Seller: Ellen G. Merritt
Date: 06/01/22
36 Main St.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $182,000
Buyer: Real Estate Investments Northeast
Seller: 36 Main Street LLC
Date: 06/02/22
185 Moulton Hill Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $422,000
Buyer: Stephen M. Owczarski
Seller: James J. Sullivan
Date: 06/01/22
145 Palmer Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $132,000
Buyer: Positive Spin Real Estate Investments Inc.
Seller: Cuichan Chen
Date: 05/26/22
25 Reynolds Ave.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $163,000
Buyer: Jeremy T. Bedson
Seller: Steven R. Estridge
Date: 05/24/22
157 Wales Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $312,500
Buyer: Joshua D. Crescentini
Seller: Joel D. Crescentini
Date: 05/27/22
70 Upper Hampden Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Xianhong Zheng
Seller: Thompson, James M., (Estate)
Date: 06/03/22
PALMER
3087 High St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: William T. Hutchinson
Seller: Stephen J. Devoll
Date: 05/26/22
2090 Oak St.
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $283,000
Buyer: Emanuel R. Rodrigues
Seller: Richard A. Line
Date: 06/03/22
106 Pinney St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $316,000
Buyer: Richard Mailloux
Seller: Tara Mowery
Date: 05/31/22
503 River St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Katherine R. Eckert
Seller: RACE Inc.
Date: 05/26/22
371 Rondeau St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: James Seymour
Seller: George L. Ortiz
Date: 05/31/22
1114 Thorndike St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Paul R. Shipman
Seller: Bradford J. Cutty
Date: 05/27/22
RUSSELL
146 Blandford Stage Road
Russell, MA 01071
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Wynter Bachetti
Seller: Joyce E. Platt
Date: 05/31/22
1107 Huntington Road
Russell, MA 01071
Amount: $257,000
Buyer: Paul Morrissey
Seller: Amanda St. Aubin
Date: 06/02/22
100 Timberidge Dr.
Russell, MA 01071
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Daniel F. Jonah
Seller: Rachel Laurie
Date: 06/03/22
76 Woodland Way
Russell, MA 01071
Amount: $525,000
Buyer: Timothy Garwacki
Seller: Lawrence A. Garwacki
Date: 05/31/22
SPRINGFIELD
48 Abbe Ave.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $157,500
Buyer: Rolando A. Vasquez-Rosa
Seller: Myrta G. Figueroa
Date: 05/26/22
26-28 Alderman St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $358,750
Buyer: Teresa Hilario-Lopez
Seller: Aguasvivas Realty LLC
Date: 06/02/22
23 Atwood Place
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Marie Jones
Seller: Albert L. Massey
Date: 05/27/22
48 Audubon St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Jose Ortiz
Seller: Catrina Decker
Date: 05/24/22
29 Barrington Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $385,000
Buyer: Areecia Ward
Seller: Jasmin C. Hutchinson
Date: 06/02/22
16-18 Berkshire St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Fernando L. Martinez
Seller: Wilmington Savings
Date: 06/01/22
90 Blueberry Hill St.
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Heath M. Dion
Seller: Jhonatan Escobar
Date: 05/24/22
688 Boston Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: 885 Sum LLC
Seller: Eastern Avenue Investments Inc.
Date: 05/31/22
851 Boston Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Bionett D. Rivera
Seller: Hector Lorenzo
Date: 06/03/22
127 Bowles Park
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Tyler J. Ledbetter
Seller: Norma Maldonado
Date: 05/24/22
111 Bridle Path Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $312,000
Buyer: Courtney L. Bodenstein
Seller: Kara D. Forsyth
Date: 05/31/22
36 Burns Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Richard Rodriguez
Seller: Matthew T. Moylan
Date: 06/03/22
70 Canterbury Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Melro Associates Inc.
Seller: Linda A. Goldberg
Date: 05/23/22
243 Central St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $198,327
Buyer: Deutsche Bank
Seller: Alicia Y. Perez
Date: 05/25/22
33 Clifford St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $309,000
Buyer: Roshele D. Hayman
Seller: Michael D. Noad
Date: 05/23/22
15 Cochrane St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Kori Alston
Seller: Carolyn M. Caney
Date: 06/01/22
271 Connecticut Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Jesmaniel Bermudez
Seller: Sandra E. Potito
Date: 05/26/22
5 Corey Road
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Xavier Rosario
Seller: Thoams A. Berard
Date: 05/27/22
24 Daviston St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Luis A. Candelario
Seller: Braeden J. Dion
Date: 05/27/22
45 Dearborn St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Abdi Hassan
Seller: Edgardo Diaz-Laporte
Date: 05/26/22
138 Draper St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Rosemary Suarez
Seller: Schiappa & Mirti Properties LLC
Date: 06/01/22
215 Eddy St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: BBI Rentals LLC
Seller: Barry Nadeau
Date: 05/23/22
125 Fair Oak Road
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $338,000
Buyer: William E. Butler
Seller: Joseph Alvarado
Date: 06/01/22
64 Fenimore Blvd.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $301,000
Buyer: Randall C. Wing
Seller: Collin McQuade
Date: 05/25/22
41-43 Fenwick St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $205,001
Buyer: Amea Properties LLC
Seller: Emtay Inc.
Date: 05/23/22
208 Fiberloid St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Shelisia Dowdell
Seller: Steven Monteiro
Date: 05/27/22
169 Florida St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Jessenia Diaz
Seller: Tomasina Reyes
Date: 06/03/22
5 Fox Hill Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Kevin M. Joslyn
Seller: Jacqueline L. Covington
Date: 05/27/22
60 Fredette St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Nilsa Cruz
Seller: Foy, Marilyn E., (Estate)
Date: 05/27/22
322 Gilbert Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $385,000
Buyer: Brittany Washington
Seller: Zhane A. Hidalgo
Date: 06/03/22
409 Gillette Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $273,000
Buyer: Hope L. Bowman
Seller: Carl S. Capitan
Date: 05/25/22
139 Governor St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Jenny Torres
Seller: Kyanna L. Moure
Date: 06/03/22
21 Gralia Dr.
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Amanda Greystone
Seller: TM Rentals LLC
Date: 06/01/22
71 Gresham St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Iris Ayala
Seller: Ramchandra Parekh
Date: 06/01/22
172 Gresham St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $304,000
Buyer: Yezzenia L. Castro
Seller: Carlos J. Morales-Vargas
Date: 05/27/22
26 Groton St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Yanlecc Rivera-Gonzalez
Seller: Kylie T. Schmuck
Date: 05/27/22
51-53 Hayden Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Alex Perez-Duverge
Seller: Gladysh Capital LLC
Date: 05/26/22
99-101 Hood St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $289,000
Buyer: Enrique N. Morales
Seller: Lilian L. Colman
Date: 06/01/22
206 Jasper St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $287,000
Buyer: Jonathan L. Rodriguez
Seller: Andreus A. Santiago-Rivera
Date: 05/27/22
25-27 Jefferson Ave.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $292,000
Buyer: Amelia Gonzalez
Seller: Thalia Mwanilelo
Date: 05/27/22
98 Kimberly Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Monica Rivera-Colon
Seller: Karol R. Hernandez
Date: 05/31/22
181 Laurelton St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Iaroslav Gonchar
Seller: Pedro Aguirre
Date: 05/26/22
20 Lexington St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: SRV Properties LLC
Seller: Yolanda Delacruz
Date: 05/27/22
51-53 Leyfred Ter.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Richard C. Ferullo
Seller: Jet Investment LLC
Date: 05/27/22
111 Lumae St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Alejandro J. Colon
Seller: Maryann C. Chwalek
Date: 05/26/22
79 Maplewood Ter.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $353,000
Buyer: Dana Cordova-Cobleigh
Seller: Christie L. Riggins
Date: 05/24/22
28-30 Maryland St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Ricardo R. Garves-Frias
Seller: J. R. Real Estate LLC
Date: 05/27/22
65-67 Mayfair Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Rosanna Dominga-Acosta
Seller: Yonalvy Acosta
Date: 05/27/22
231 Mazarin St.
Springfield, MA 01101
Amount: $392,000
Buyer: Danielle D. Mitchell
Seller: Pablo J. Perez
Date: 05/25/22
60 Nagle St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Francis J. Duran-Espinal
Seller: MS Homes LLC
Date: 06/03/22
134 Norfolk St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Marcos Rivera
Seller: B9 Industries Inc.
Date: 05/24/22
46 Old Brook Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Nghiep Huynh
Seller: Theresa R. Dionne
Date: 06/02/22
66 Overlook Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $382,000
Buyer: Eric R. Newkirk
Seller: F. M. Rewinski RET
Date: 05/24/22
75 Parker St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Anthony F. Lefemine
Seller: Pierre J. Saintilus
Date: 05/31/22
615 Parker St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Lucy Diggs
Seller: Loatman, Elvin C. Jr., (Estate)
Date: 05/31/22
271 Parkerview St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Hailley K. King
Seller: Lisa A. Jerard
Date: 05/26/22
63 Pembroke St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Hanati Lubega
Seller: Paul F. Pepin
Date: 05/25/22
113 Pennsylvania Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Beryeline Couvertier
Seller: Lilliam Calvo
Date: 05/26/22
64 Price St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Matthew Tatum
Seller: Rochelle A. Chaisson
Date: 05/23/22
71-73 Price St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Xaver Sierra
Seller: Kristen Fiore
Date: 05/26/22
22-24 Radner St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Nathan Jones
Seller: David R. Lavoie
Date: 05/26/22
55 Redlands St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $121,344
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: James J. Martin
Date: 05/24/22
55 Redlands St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Inas Sarmad-Alitbi
Seller: RMTP T
Date: 05/31/22
73 Rimmon Ave.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Melissa Nunez
Seller: Dreamwake Homes Inc.
Date: 05/31/22
169 Roosevelt Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Hector Marcano-Roman
Seller: Jeremias Morales
Date: 05/25/22
440 Roosevelt Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $420,000
Buyer: Alyson J. Lingsch
Seller: Carlos L. Melendez
Date: 05/24/22
311 Rosewell St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Matthew T. Clarke
Seller: Matthew T. Clarke
Date: 06/02/22
97 Rowland St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Windelly Ayala
Seller: Rosa Santana
Date: 06/02/22
163 Saint James Blvd.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Laura Ortiz-Ramos
Seller: Karen M. White
Date: 06/02/22
2-4 Scott St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $297,000
Buyer: Michelle Delgado
Seller: Frankin N. Rodriguez
Date: 06/02/22
63 Senator St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Allyson Lamondia
Seller: Jason W. Harnett
Date: 06/01/22
90 Spear Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $276,500
Buyer: Damaris Perez
Seller: Western Mass Property Development LLC
Date: 06/03/22
18 Stanhope Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Breiona S. Brown
Seller: Brital1987 LLC
Date: 05/24/22
52-54 Stockman St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: JJJ 17 LLC
Seller: Ibrahim N. Khalid
Date: 05/23/22
159-163 Sumner Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $2,100,000
Buyer: 159 Sumner Ave 01108 LLC
Seller: 2 Stroke Holdings LLC
Date: 05/27/22
363 Sunrise Ter.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $276,000
Buyer: Juanita Allen
Seller: Pete Bernal
Date: 06/01/22
81 Surrey Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Judith A. Flanagan LT
Seller: Justin W. Batchelor
Date: 05/31/22
164 Switzer Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Sean Callahan
Seller: Switzer Shoemaker Holdings
Date: 05/27/22
129 Temby St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Prime Partners LLC
Seller: Jesse Picard
Date: 05/31/22
178-180 Tremont St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Teshena Jones-Swaby
Seller: Deborah Givens
Date: 05/31/22
252 Tremont St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: David L. Rosemond
Seller: Brian P. Bujnicki
Date: 06/02/22
36 Vail St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $189,500
Buyer: Rui G. Madeira
Seller: Eduardo F. Pires
Date: 05/26/22
58 Vail St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $189,500
Buyer: Brital 1987 LLC
Seller: Issihaka Kibodya
Date: 05/26/22
24-26 Wait St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Ruth Flores
Seller: Eliezer Soto
Date: 06/03/22
229 Walnut St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Naylor Nation Real Estate LLC
Seller: James Fiore
Date: 06/02/22
374-382 Walnut St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $505,000
Buyer: 374 Walnut Street LLC
Seller: 374 Walnut LLC
Date: 05/31/22
54 Warner St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Xiaomao B. Wang
Seller: Stanley Friedman LT
Date: 06/03/22
38 Wellington St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $119,998
Buyer: Bank New York Mellon
Seller: Irene E. Goodwin
Date: 06/01/22
48 Wellington St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Dylcia Sanchez
Seller: SLC Associates LLC
Date: 06/03/22
72 West Crystal Brook Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $290,400
Buyer: Ian Fullerton
Seller: Zimmerman, Michael W., (Estate)
Date: 05/26/22
44 Westernview St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $324,900
Buyer: Kenneth A. Wojnowski
Seller: William R. Force
Date: 05/31/22
22 Wexford St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Amnerys Cuevas
Seller: Lee Felix
Date: 05/25/22
274 White St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Jellece Ortega
Seller: Lana J. Kudo
Date: 05/27/22
122-126 William St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: Fatima Apartments LLC
Seller: Sanshah LLC
Date: 06/02/22
56 Winding Lane
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Norma I. Maldonado
Seller: Robert J. Galica
Date: 05/24/22
1081-1091 Worthington St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $1,050,000
Buyer: Chicopee Street LLC
Seller: Driftwood LLC
Date: 05/25/22
SOUTHWICK
207 Berkshire Ave.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Altair L. Hebig
Seller: Delmastro, Francis J., (Estate)
Date: 05/25/22
16 Falmouth Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $237,501
Buyer: Cynthia M. Gallant
Seller: Marie P. Marshall
Date: 05/25/22
2 Honeybird Run
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $494,000
Buyer: Tedd C. Cecchetelli
Seller: Hamelin Framing Inc.
Date: 06/01/22
33 North Longyard Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Michael A. Westcott
Seller: Stephen F. Ketchale
Date: 05/25/22
16 Oak St.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $313,000
Buyer: Karen E. Bashaw
Seller: My 3 Sons Investment LLC
Date: 06/02/22
3 South Longyard Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $312,000
Buyer: David Clapp
Seller: Timothy J. Baker
Date: 06/03/22
4 Stagecoach Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $750,000
Buyer: Lisa Arguedas
Seller: Amy H. Carignan
Date: 05/27/22
Tall Pines Trail, Lot 30
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Hamelin Framing Inc.
Seller: Fiore Realty Holdings LLC
Date: 05/25/22
Tall Pines Trail Lot 30
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Hamelin Framing Inc.
Seller: Fiore Realty Holdings LLC
Date: 05/25/22
44 Tannery Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Daniel Albano
Seller: Albano, Oralia, (Estate)
Date: 06/01/22
TOLLAND
470 Colebrook River Road
Tolland, MA 01034
Amount: $241,800
Buyer: Marta Busa
Seller: USA VA
Date: 05/31/22
55 Lakeside Dr.
Tolland, MA 01034
Amount: $515,000
Buyer: Albert P. Lenge
Seller: Jeanann Z. Armitage
Date: 06/01/22
WEST SPRINGFIELD
37 Avondale Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $272,000
Buyer: Buddhi M. Gurung
Seller: Lal Khadka
Date: 05/31/22
109 Chilson Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Dennis W. Birks
Seller: Jennifer Demos
Date: 05/25/22
30 Colton Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Dhan M. Chhetri
Seller: David Foucher
Date: 05/25/22
11 Duke St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Matthew A. Sweeney
Seller: Thomas J. Dutkiewicz
Date: 05/31/22
27 Elmdale St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Pavel Kot
Seller: Joseph V. Kot
Date: 05/24/22
32 Hampden St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Balak K. Thapa
Seller: Dadhi Adhikari
Date: 05/27/22
131 Jensen Circle
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Sean O’Connor
Seller: Phyllis A. Clark
Date: 05/27/22
39 Kings Hwy.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Kenneth Nodland
Seller: Martin S. Lachapelle
Date: 06/02/22
151 Labelle St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Igor Kolomin
Seller: Sergey Savonin
Date: 05/23/22
56 Laurel Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Franklin J. Saenz
Seller: Linda P. Swartz
Date: 05/27/22
414 Morgan Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $262,500
Buyer: Mark Rodgers
Seller: AJAX 2018F REO Corp.
Date: 05/23/22
120 Orchardview St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Elizabeth Patruski
Seller: Thomas Z. Stevens
Date: 05/31/22
847 Piper Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Obeda Alkhabaz
Seller: Roland D. Clapp
Date: 05/25/22
905 Piper Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $282,000
Buyer: Hope Comrie
Seller: Flagstone Properties Inc.
Date: 05/27/22
24 Ryan Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $389,000
Buyer: Saad Alaibi
Seller: Vladislav Bezrutchenko
Date: 06/02/22
723-725 Union St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: James A. Augustin
Seller: Andrew Tsang
Date: 05/31/22
178 West Autumn Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $326,000
Buyer: Benjamin B. Barker
Seller: Susan M. Robert
Date: 06/01/22
45 Westwood Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $359,900
Buyer: Carlin E. Cook-Chillemi
Seller: Donna M. Lee
Date: 06/01/22
56 Westwood Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Emre Catal
Seller: Robert Kusek
Date: 05/23/22
157 Wilder Ter.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $307,300
Buyer: Jillian E. Hoppe
Seller: Cynthia L. Larivee
Date: 06/02/22
WESTFIELD
68 Apremont Way
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $228,250
Buyer: Luis A. Thompson
Seller: Stomski, Adeline A., (Estate)
Date: 05/31/22
20 Camelot Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $782,000
Buyer: Jennifer S. Long
Seller: Christopher Siart
Date: 05/24/22
56 Cardinal Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $725,000
Buyer: Aydin Abasov
Seller: Christopher Sprtello
Date: 05/31/22
26 Cedar Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Nicholas Gallaher
Seller: Anatoliy Sosnin
Date: 05/27/22
25 Day Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: No Limit Assets LLC
Seller: Jewish Family Services
Date: 05/27/22
412 East Mountain Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Michael R. Peletier
Seller: Matthew Rogalski
Date: 06/03/22
66 Janis Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $205,242
Buyer: Kimberly A. Constance
Seller: Tracy S. Proper
Date: 05/31/22
50 Ridgecrest Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $385,000
Buyer: Andrew H. Joseph
Seller: Mark Senecal
Date: 06/02/22
223 Shaker Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: David Gessing
Seller: Stanley W. Olechna
Date: 05/25/22
761 Southampton Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $371,000
Buyer: Brian Vigneault
Seller: Gerald K. Noah
Date: 06/02/22
179 Tannery Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $397,000
Buyer: Nicholas J. Galarza
Seller: Chad Brodeur
Date: 05/31/22
11 Wildflower Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Chad Brodeur
Seller: Michelle M. Moniz
Date: 06/03/22
WILBRAHAM
20 Blacksmith Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: John Pini
Seller: Kelly A. Elliott
Date: 06/01/22
2 Brainard Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Kensey Waterman
Seller: Laura Blaze
Date: 05/31/22
22 Brookside Circle
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $489,000
Buyer: Michael Schoen
Seller: Benjamin A. Fontaine
Date: 05/25/22
20 Dalton St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Stephen Devoll
Seller: Anna M. Robblee
Date: 05/26/22
4 Mark Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Sara Melikian
Seller: Claudia G. Kapinos
Date: 06/03/22
9 Springfield St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Anna R. Gregory
Seller: Bruno Sessions
Date: 06/02/22
596 Stony Hill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Ivonne Rivera-Perez
Seller: Jon D. Poirier
Date: 06/02/22
32 Sunnyside Ter.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $510,000
Buyer: Owen Spargo
Seller: Gihad A. Awkal
Date: 05/27/22
2 Webster Lane
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $650,000
Buyer: Caren L. Reed
Seller: Diamantis Skinitis
Date: 06/03/22
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY
AMHERST
34 Berkshire Ter.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $413,450
Buyer: Rebecca R. Curzon 2022 RET
Seller: Carey E. Matthews
Date: 05/31/22
33 Cosby Ave.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $500,033
Buyer: Jeffrey Humphrey
Seller: Erica R. Gees
Date: 06/03/22
11 Emily Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: Julie E. Blue
Seller: Kimberly M. Edwards
Date: 06/01/22
213 Grantwood Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $385,000
Buyer: John W. Kinchla
Seller: Railroad St Partners LLC
Date: 05/24/22
32 Hitchcock Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $328,250
Buyer: C. Van Den Berg
Seller: Amherst College
Date: 05/26/22
12 Kettle Pond Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $825,000
Buyer: Catherine Atteridge
Seller: Gary S. Karpinski
Date: 05/24/22
7 Kingman Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $765,000
Buyer: Timothy W. Clark
Seller: Kristin T. O’Connell RET
Date: 06/02/22
38 Kingman Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $749,000
Buyer: Deborah A. Dorfman
Seller: Jeremy Ober
Date: 06/01/22
1133 N. Pleasant St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $430,000
Buyer: 7740 Northeastcollege LLC
Seller: Tom Svrcek
Date: 06/03/22
320 Pelham Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: 320 Pelham Road LLC
Seller: Thomas O’Brien
Date: 06/03/22
388 Pine St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $399,000
Buyer: Maurica Miller
Seller: 388 Pine Street RT
Date: 06/01/22
149 Sunset Ave.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $499,000
Buyer: John R. Sharpe
Seller: Priscilla W. Johnson
Date: 05/31/22
12 Sunset Court
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $585,000
Buyer: UMass Sunset LLC
Seller: DNB Properties LLC
Date: 06/01/22
26 Valley Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: Robert Brewster
Seller: Rudolph T. Bedeley
Date: 06/01/22
BELCHERTOWN
600 Amherst Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Christopher J. Kunz
Seller: Alexandra L. Jefferson
Date: 05/26/22
Bardwell St. Lot 1
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Jonathan G. Martins
Seller: Thomas R. Roberts
Date: 05/25/22
10 Brandywine Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $395,000
Buyer: Allison Brown
Seller: Courtney S. Pucel LT
Date: 06/02/22
78 Clark St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $368,300
Buyer: Christine Barrington
Seller: FNMA
Date: 05/27/22
747 Daniel Shays Hwy.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: Chad Blinman
Seller: Kerri J. Rauschmier
Date: 06/02/22
47 Dressel Ave.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Christopher D. Whitehead
Seller: Wayne L. Whitehead
Date: 05/27/22
12 Keys Ave.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Stephen Boucher
Seller: Emerald City Rentals LLC
Date: 06/03/22
12 Ledgewood Circle
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Gina Olson
Seller: Erika Boulware
Date: 06/02/22
214 Old Enfield Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $750,000
Buyer: Michael C. Tommila
Seller: Bette J. Hess
Date: 05/24/22
32 Park St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $462,000
Buyer: Dakota P. Richards
Seller: Daniel P. Drewniak
Date: 06/03/22
Sycamore Circle Lot CS
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: J. N. Duquette & Son Construction
Seller: Hickory Hills Realty LLC
Date: 06/02/22
Sycamore Circle Lot CW
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: J.N. Duquette & Son Construction
Seller: Hickory Hills Realty LLC
Date: 06/02/22
Sycamore Circle Lot CO
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: J.N. Duquette & Son Construction
Seller: Hickory Hills Realty LLC
Date: 06/02/22
Sycamore Circle Lot CQ
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: J.N. Duquette & Son Construction
Seller: Hickory Hills Realty LLC
Date: 06/02/22
28 Sycamore Circle
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $499,900
Buyer: Gloria J. Martinez
Seller: J. N. Duquette & Son Construction
Date: 05/25/22
137 Warner St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $453,000
Buyer: Sunflower T
Seller: Moriarty, Hugh J., (Estate)
Date: 05/23/22
153 West St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $507,000
Buyer: Anthony J. English
Seller: Robert J. Strobelberger
Date: 05/27/22
18 Woodland Lane
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $659,792
Buyer: Nicholas Pucel
Seller: NE General Contractors
Date: 06/02/22
CUMMINGTON
541 Berkshire Trail
Cummington, MA 01026
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Ryan C. Whitten
Seller: Aidan F. Greenwood
Date: 05/31/22
EASTHAMPTON
2 Adams St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Easthampton Dutt LLC
Seller: William Hatzpietro
Date: 05/27/22
20 Bayberry Dr.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $675,000
Buyer: Robert A. Ferris
Seller: Michelle A. Grise
Date: 05/31/22
30 Chapin St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Nathan G. Davis
Seller: Jeffrey Childs
Date: 05/23/22
47-49 Franklin St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $418,000
Buyer: Franklin Street Investments LLC
Seller: John Knybel
Date: 06/01/22
51 Main St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $650,000
Buyer: Easthampton Eagle Realty
Seller: Chunyk LT
Date: 05/31/22
52 Northampton St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $1,100,000
Buyer: Backholm Realty Holdings LLC
Seller: LGB Properties LLC
Date: 05/24/22
54 Northampton St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $1,100,000
Buyer: Backholm Realty Holdings LLC
Seller: LGB Properties LLC
Date: 05/24/22
186 Northampton St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $665,000
Buyer: Easthampton Eagle Realty
Seller: Christina K. Svane
Date: 05/31/22
38 Phelps St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Plains LLC
Seller: Nicholas D. Yvon
Date: 05/27/22
76 Phelps St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Rachel C. Plzak
Seller: Lindsey Broussard
Date: 05/25/22
26-28 Water St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $441,900
Buyer: Martin Jutres
Seller: Giancarlo Albelice
Date: 05/24/22
GRANBY
16 Cold Hill Dr.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Kirsten L. Titus
Seller: Lisa M. O’Neil
Date: 06/01/22
43 Forge Pond Road
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Ethan Rosas
Seller: Joseph M. Cirillo
Date: 05/31/22
32 New Ludlow Road
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Mackenzie D. Feeney
Seller: Laura A. Dellapenna
Date: 06/03/22
151 Taylor St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $576,500
Buyer: Alexander M. Huff
Seller: JJB Builders Corp.
Date: 06/02/22
HADLEY
12 Cold Spring Lane
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Peter J. Klimoski
Seller: Day, Roberta O., (Estate)
Date: 06/01/22
65 Hockanum Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $371,000
Buyer: Suzzanne Daneau
Seller: Merle K. Buckhout
Date: 06/03/22
117 South Maple St.
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $252,000
Buyer: Leo E. Fugler
Seller: Plata O. Plomo Inc.
Date: 05/31/22
HATFIELD
38 Linseed Road
Hatfield, MA 01088
Amount: $725,000
Buyer: Paul M. Morrissey
Seller: TM Associates RT
Date: 06/01/22
NORTHAMPTON
841 Burts Pit Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $391,000
Buyer: Mary Mitchell
Seller: Joan A. Mazur
Date: 05/26/22
22 Lilly St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: Katrina Karkazis
Seller: Susan C. Stone
Date: 06/03/22
167 Main St.
Northampton, MA 01053
Amount: $536,000
Buyer: Katie E. Heimer
Seller: Moses D. Miller
Date: 05/25/22
14 Matthew Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $415,000
Buyer: Jose C. Faria
Seller: Anna M. Dextraze
Date: 06/01/22
61 North Farms Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $661,500
Buyer: Richard J. Baker
Seller: Colleen M. Isabelle
Date: 05/23/22
6 O’Donnell Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $561,000
Buyer: Kevin Allen
Seller: Dylan Boyd
Date: 05/24/22
70 Old South St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $1,100,000
Buyer: Subtle Properties LLC
Seller: Jacobs & Jacobs LLC
Date: 06/03/22
22 Phillips Place
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $824,900
Buyer: Michael P. Stoddard FT
Seller: Patricia M. Stoddard
Date: 05/27/22
48 Pioneer Knolls
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Samantha E. Hopper
Seller: John P. Loveless
Date: 05/27/22
19 Ryan Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $249,000
Buyer: Stacia Silvia
Seller: Clyde R. Sherette
Date: 06/03/22
7 Trinity Row
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $700,000
Buyer: Anya Brickman-Raredon
Seller: Julia Cafritz
Date: 05/31/22
1 Villone Dr.
Northampton, MA 01053
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Kathleen M. Brown
Seller: Franz P. Reichsman
Date: 06/03/22
1087 Westhampton Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: City Of Northampton
Seller: Tim Seney Contracting Inc.
Date: 05/27/22
66 Woodland Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $475,000
Buyer: Alicia M. Colby
Seller: Nicholas D. Duprey
Date: 05/23/22
PLAINFIELD
36 Old South St.
Plainfield, MA 01070
Amount: $585,000
Buyer: Charles Carden
Seller: John L. Gardner
Date: 05/23/22
SOUTH HADLEY
470 Amherst Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Lisa Doolittle
Seller: P. A. Gagne RET
Date: 05/26/22
451 East St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Luis Builders Inc.
Seller: Andrew L. Marion
Date: 06/01/22
5 Grace St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Matthew Badger
Seller: James C. Walsh
Date: 05/27/22
9 Graves St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $192,000
Buyer: Gallagher Cap Group LLC
Seller: Matthew J. Simpson
Date: 05/27/22
65 Hadley St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Meghan Judd
Seller: Randy Barthelette
Date: 05/31/22
22 Leahey Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: James Niedbala
Seller: Harold F. Foley
Date: 05/27/22
187 Morgan St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Marcela C. Bustamante
Seller: Kish, Stephanie L., (Estate)
Date: 06/03/22
318 Newton St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Stay In Motion LLC
Seller: Marie A. Whalen
Date: 05/25/22
532 Newton St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Juan Zheng
Seller: Huu & Minh LLC
Date: 05/26/22
4 Silverwood Ter.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $420,000
Buyer: William V. Deluca
Seller: Emily T. Fleming
Date: 06/01/22
SOUTHAMPTON
81 Glendale Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $515,000
Buyer: Todd D. Padenich
Seller: Scott R. Cebula
Date: 06/01/22
1 Glendale Woods Dr.
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $465,000
Buyer: Barbara W. Sinopoli
Seller: Thomas M. Flynn
Date: 06/03/22
22 Katelyn Way
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $685,000
Buyer: Dylan P. Mawdsley
Seller: Thomas Wnetrzak
Date: 05/25/22
68 Lead Mine Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $1,065,000
Buyer: Julio Gagne
Seller: Mark S. Anthony
Date: 05/25/22
WARE
10 Boivin Ave.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Steven Wilk
Seller: Christopher J. Lachendro
Date: 06/03/22
176 Greenwich Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $336,000
Buyer: Ryan Bateman
Seller: Edward P. Couture
Date: 05/27/22
17 Pine St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Jerry Raphael
Seller: Brad M. Dimiero
Date: 06/02/22
43 Pulaski St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $239,000
Buyer: Adam K. Myallaked
Seller: Flat Brook Farm TR
Date: 06/03/22
45 Pulaski St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $239,000
Buyer: Adam K. Myallaked
Seller: Flat Brook Farm TR
Date: 06/03/22
54 Warebrook Village
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Ruth E. Davis
Seller: Michael Spera
Date: 05/27/22
51 West Main St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Jean P. Kenou
Seller: New England Equities LLC
Date: 05/27/22
WILLIAMSBURG
2 Cole Road
Williamsburg, MA 01039
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: Kelsey Kinney
Seller: Leslie Fisher-Katz
Date: 06/03/22
12 Depot Road
Williamsburg, MA 01038
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Edward P. Timmons
Seller: Jeffrey W. Kellogg
Date: 05/26/22
15 Eastern Ave.
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Janine E. Nye
Seller: George O. Henry
Date: 05/26/22
21 North Farms Road
Williamsburg, MA 01039
Amount: $363,000
Buyer: Alyssandra Black
Seller: Gordon E. Cranston
Date: 05/31/22
12 Petticoat Hill Road
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $274,000
Buyer: Stephanie K. Porter
Seller: Gina F. Vernava
Date: 05/25/22
WESTHAMPTON
10 Blueberry Lane
Westhampton, MA 01027
Amount: $2,350,000
Buyer: Benjamin A. Kraus
Seller: Monica A. Patrick RET
Date: 05/24/22
246 Chesterfield Road
Westhampton, MA 01027
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Gerald Hinkle
Seller: Wakem, Richard G., (Estate)
Date: 05/26/22
82 Montague Road
Westhampton, MA 01027
Amount: $515,000
Buyer: Michael W. Wulforst
Seller: Robert J. Powers
Date: 05/27/22
WORTHINGTON
336 Kinnebrook Road
Worthington, MA 01098
Amount: $610,000
Buyer: James T. Mayo
Seller: Cheryl A. Beattie
Date: 05/25/22
24 Old Main Road
Worthington, MA 01098
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Tyler Pease
Seller: Drew A. Hornickel
Date: 06/01/22
118 Scott Road
Worthington, MA 01098
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: Drew Hornickel
Seller: Neil K. Keen
Date: 06/01/22
The following building permits were issued during the months of May and June 2022. (Filings are limited due to closures or reduced staffing hours at municipal offices due to COVID-19 restrictions).
CHICOPEE
Tiger Athletic Club
14 Montgomery St.
$23,300 — New roofing
Desai Kadam
112 Ducharme Ave.
$20,000 — Repair block a brick wall damaged in accident. Repair wood overhang that will be removed
PITTSFIELD
Winadu Real Estate Co LLC
710 Churchill St.
$24,000 — Replacement of fire pump with functionally identical temporary fire pump until replacement is available
SPRINGFIELD
Allen Street Realty LLC
1 Allen St.
$15,000 — Install three roof mounted cellular antennas for Verizon Wireless
FM Holdings LLC
1125 Page Blvd.
$75,000 — Alter 1,200 square feet of interior factory for new mechanics shop, storage, and office space
Icarian Real Estate Advisors LLC
109 Mill St.
$10,000 — Install an accessible ramp to entrance of building
Western Mass Electric Company
300 Caldwell St.
$175,500 — Alter 310 square feet of existing basement storage room for use as a battery room
The Chicago Wolves evened the best-of-seven Calder Cup Finals series against the Springfield Thunderbirds on Monday night, with a 6-2 victory.
The series now shifts to Springfield and the MassMutual Center for the next three games, beginning Wednesday at 7:05. Games four and five are slated for Friday and Saturday.
Springfield is the AHL’s Eastern Division champs. The team is seeking its first Calder Cup.
NORTH ADAMS — The Massachusetts Colleges Online (MCO) consortium announced that Anne Goodwin of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) received a Course of Distinction (COD) Award on June 2.
The Course of Distinction awards are given annually to recognize excellence in design and delivery of online and hybrid courses across multiple categories. Goodwin designed and taught ‘Nutrition for Healthy Living,’ integrating individual and small-group activity, and providing authentic, humanized connections to support students’ engagement and academic success in an asynchronous environment.
“While MCLA hosts mainly in-person classes during the academic year, this award shows that we do have the flexibility to offer high-quality online courses, as well,” said Goodwin, who is the second faculty member in MCLA’s Biology Department to earn recognition in recent years for outstanding online course design.
Massachusetts Colleges Online (MCO) is a collaborative of 24 public state higher education institutions involved in the design, delivery, management, and assessment of online, blended, and other technology-mediated learning formats. MCLA is a member institution of the consortium.
AGAWAM — The Hampden County Bar Association Legal Clinic will stage its Celebrity Bartending Tip-Off event on July 14, at Kaptain Jimmy’s restaurant. The event will start at 4 p.m. and will include celebrity bartenders, a DJ, and a silent auction. All proceeds from the event go toward the agency’s legal clinic programs.
The legal clinic is still seeking sponsorships for the event from local businesses. Sponsors will be recognized as supporting the mission of providing legal services to people who cannot afford an attorney.
For further information, contact the Hampden County Bar Association Legal Clinic at (413) 733-6500.
WEST SPRINGFIELD — The Rotary Club of West Springfield will stage a concert appearance by Back to the Garden 1969, a Woodstock tribute band, on July 9, at the Morgan Road Pavilion.
Doors open at 4 p.m. at the pavilion, located behind the Irish Cultural Center, 429 Morgan Road, West Springfield. Opening band Great Acoustics will appear from 5 to 6:30 p.m., followed by Back to the Garden 1969 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The playlist will include as many of the original tracks as time allows.
Food and drink will be sold. Outside beverages or food may not be brought into the venue; ’60s inspired attire is highly encouraged.
RotaryRocks is a rain or shine event. Seating is available under the pavilion, or guests may bring folding chairs for the lawn. There are only 350 tickets available for this show and patrons are encouraged to order theirs early through www.WestSpringfieldRotaryClub.com.
RotaryRocks is the club’s main fundraiser. All Rotary Club fundraising proceeds fund scholarships, community grants and other local projects for the betterment of the community.
We are excited to announce that BusinessWest, in partnership with Living Local, has launched a new podcast series, BusinessTalk. Each episode will feature in-depth interviews and discussions with local industry leaders, providing thoughtful perspectives on the Western Massachuetts economy and the many business ventures that keep it running during these challenging times.
BusinessWest Editor George O’Brien talks with Anthony Gleason II, president and co-founder of the Gleason-Johndrow Companies and winner of BusinessWest’s Alumni Achievement Award for 2022. The two talk about the phenomenal growth of his company and the many facets of his work within the community. It’s all must listening, so join us on BusinessTalk, a podcast presented by BusinessWest in partnership with Living Local and sponsored by PeoplesBank.
Sponsored by:
SPRINGFIELD — Bacon Wilson, P.C. announced that Lauren Rainville, Amanda Walsh, and Nicholas Kubacki have been accepted into the Law Clerk program for the 2022-2023 school year.
Bacon Wilson created the clerkship program more than 40 years ago to allow law school students to gain experience and mentoring in the legal profession. Many Bacon Wilson attorneys began their careers after their clerkship experience. The program is unique as it lasts for a year.
Typically, clerks begin at the firm at the end of their second year of law school and stay through their third year. Clerks use their law school training to conduct important research assignments with attorneys in all practice areas. The clerks are an integral and important part of the firm and participate in various firm events during their time at Bacon Wilson, P.C.
Rainville joined Bacon Wilson, P.C. in May. A Western New England University School of Law Candidate for Juris Doctorate in May 2024, she ranks in the top 25th percentile of her class and is the treasurer for the Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity. She earned her bachelor of Science degree, cum laude in Business Management from Bay Path University, in 2016. Her previous experience includes negotiations and settlements with claimants’ attorneys and pro-se claimants on personal and commercial auto damage, and injury losses in Connecticut.
She has volunteered her time as an educator for Junior Achievement in Connecticut and Western Mass. from 2016 to 2018, and as a camp volunteer at The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in Ashford, Connecticut in 2019. She is interested in pursuing a career in real estate law. She is a member of Western New England’s Real Estate Law Association and will be participating in the Western New England University’s Law School Real Estate Practicum in the Spring of 2023.
Walsh joined the firm in May, and will be eligible for her Juris Doctorate in May 2023, from Western New England University School of Law. She spent two years at the University of London in Richmond, Surrey, as a transfer student and then earned her Bachelor of Political Science and Economics Degree, cum laude in May 2020 from Simmons University in Boston.
Recently, she served as a fellow for The State House, and as a Blue Lab associate to the Liberty Square Group in Boston. She was elected 1L and 2L day class representative from September 2020 to May 2022. She has been interested in becoming an attorney since the age of 10. She has expressed interest in litigation and trust and estates.
Kubacki joined Bacon Wilson, P.C. in May, and will be eligible for his Juris Doctorate in May 2023, from Western New England University School of Law. He earned his bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice, summa cum laude in May 2020 from Western New England University.
He also was named to Chi Alpha Sigma, the National College Athlete Honor Society for Student-Athletes. He is currently a teaching assistant in the Academic Success Center at Western New England, as well as a member of the Real Estate Law Association. Recently, he served as a legal intern for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and as a Victim Witness Advocate intern at the Hampden County District Attorney’s Office.
SPRINGFIELD — Bella Foodie LLC, in partnership with Fogbusters Coffee, is celebrating the launch of its custom private label coffee blend with a special coffee tasting event on June 30, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Open Square in Holyoke.
The event is free to attend: participants may register here.
| “Let’s face it, anyone that knows me knows how much I love my coffee! I am so truly happy that Bella Foodie will be having its own custom blend under Fogbuster Coffee,” said Ashley Tresoline, Owner of Bella Foodie LLC. “This partnership has been a dream come true for me and the Pierce brothers are so wonderful to work with. We all understand the value of what we put in our bodies and that it should be only of the highest quality. Their organic, air-roasted coffee is one of a kind and I am so excited for everyone to try it.”
Said Sean Pierce, owner of Fogbuster Coffee Works, “we here at Fogbuster Coffee Works are very excited to partner up with Bella Foodie. We have worked closely with Ashley, to develop a special Bella Foodie Blend. One that encompasses both Bella Foodie and Fogbuster Coffee Works philosophies around all foods.” |
HARTFORD — More than 90 Whittlesey team members across Connecticut and Western Mass. celebrated Community Day on June 17, an annual day of service representing the firm’s year-round commitment to giving back to local communities. For the past 12 years, hundreds of Whittlesey volunteers have put aside their daily work to partake in various projects ranging from painting classrooms to building homes.
This year, the firm focused on efforts related to environmental sustainability. Alongside ReGreen Springfield, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services, and Springfield Forestry, team members planted a pollinator garden in Forest Park. Also, teams joined the Bushnell Park Foundation and the United Way of Greater New Haven to plant community gardens, weed, and lay mulch.
“As community members for more than 60 years, we care deeply about our neighbors and the environment where we live and work,” said Drew Andrews, CEO and managing partner at Whittlesey. “Our commitment to service is rooted deeply in the fabric of our firm, which is why we sponsor several community-driven events throughout the year. Working with many incredible nonprofit organizations across the region for the past several decades has been a privilege. I am proud of the impact our team has continued to make by working collectively to give back.”
Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll) Berkshire County awarded nearly $10,000 in prizes to the Spring 2022 Business Accelerator Cohort at a recent awards ceremony held on Zoom.
The celebration and gala began with remarks from state Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier, who emphasized the robust public-private partnership that supports EforAll’s regional efforts and lauded the efforts of the 12 businesses that completed the program.
The class speaker, Rachel Hailey of DEI Outdoors was chosen by her colleagues and shared many of the lessons of the program for future EforAll participants.
The awards were granted as follows:
The virtual event was also simulcast on Pittsfield Community Television. The recording is available to view here: https://youtu.be/yTeFMsVcB-4
EforAll’s next accelerator class will begin in September; applications are due at www.eforall.org before August 25.
More than 600 people turned out at the Log Cabin Banquet & Meeting House on June 16 to celebrate BusinessWest’s 40 Under Forty Class of 2022. The class, chosen by a panel of five judges, was the 16th class of rising stars celebrated by BusinessWest. The evening also featured the announcement of the Alumni Achievement Award winner for 2022 — Anthony Gleason II, president and co-founder of the Gleason-Johndrow Companies, a member of the class of 2010. The loud, boisterous crowd enjoyed networking, fine food, entertainment, and an opportunity to celebrate the latest young leaders to join one of the region’s more exclusive clubs. The photos on the following pages help convey the energy from a special evening. The event was sponsored by presenting sponsor PeoplesBank, with supporting sponsors Comcast Business, Live Nation, Mercedes Benz of Springfield, The Mill District, UMass Isenberg School of Management, and Stand Out Truck. The Young Professional Society of Greater Springfield was an event partner. The Alumni Achievement Award was again sponsored by Health New England.
HOLYOKE — More than 600 people turned out at the Log Cabin Banquet & Meeting House Thursday to celebrate BusinessWest’s 40 Under Forty Class of 2022. The group, as chosen by a panel of five judges, was the 16th class of rising stars celebrated by BusinessWest.
The evening also featured the announcement of the Alumni Achievement Award winner for 2022 — Anthony Gleason II, president and co-founder of the Gleason-Johndrow Companies, a member of the class of 2010.
The loud, boisterous crowd enjoyed networking, fine food, entertainment, and an opportunity to celebrate the latest young leaders to join one of the region’s more exclusive clubs.
The event was sponsored by presenting sponsor PeoplesBank, with supporting sponsors Comcast Business, Live Nation, Mercedes Benz of Springfield, The Mill District, UMass Isenberg School of Management, and Stand Out Truck. The Young Professional Society of Greater Springfield was an event partner. The Alumni Achievement Award was again sponsored by Health New England.
The members of the 40 Under Forty Class of 2022 are:
SPRINGFIELD — Mercy Medical Center colleagues gathered Thursday to celebrate the hospital’s fourth consecutive “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for spring 2022. This national distinction recognizes Mercy Medical Center’s achievements in protecting patients from preventable harm and error in the hospital. Members of Mercy executive leadership team and board of directors congratulated colleagues and medical staff on the achievement.
Colleagues also received commemorative tee-shirts and enjoyed ice cream treats from a Ben & Jerry’s food truck.
“This unprecedented accomplishment reflects the success of incredible teamwork throughout the hospital,” said Bitsoli. “Every day, our affiliated and employed primary care providers and specialists, hospital-based providers, and members of the support staff place our patients at the center of everything they do. It is through their efforts that we have been able to achieve this important national recognition from Leapfrog for the fourth time in a row.”
The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization, assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D,” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country based on over thirty national performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries, and infections, as well as systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm. The grading system is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring.
AMHERST — Mason Lebron was recently appointed to the position of Insurance Producer by Encharter Insurance.
An experienced advisor, Lebron has worked for more than 10 years in many facets of the insurance business. Prior to joining Encharter Insurance, Lebron began his career as an account representative with Amica Mutual Insurance Company, and then gained additional experience as a sale associate with Liberty Mutual Insurance and the Dowd Insurance Agencies.
Lebron said he will strive to “cultivate new client relationships through referral opportunities and community involvement, and looks forward to assisting businesses and families in purchasing the right protection for their specific needs.”
PALMER — Baystate Wing Hospital has announced an investment of $30,000 in grants to benefit local community-based nonprofit organizations. The grant awards were given to the Quaboag Valley Community Development Corporation, the Quaboag Connector to support local transportation in the region, the Ware Fire Department to support Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and paramedic training, and to the Ware Regional Recovery Center to increased access to support and expand knowledge about recovery support services and resources in the region.
“Everyone is strengthened when we work together to build and sustain a culture of health and wellness within our communities,” said Molly Gray, president and chief administrative officer for Baystate Health’s Eastern Region, which includes Baystate Wing Hospital and Baystate Mary Lane Outpatient Center. “We are very happy to support the work with our community partners with these grant investments.”
Baystate Health’s Eastern Region represents 15 communities comprising a population of approximately 120,000 people. Programs supported by the hospital’s grant investments include:
Quaboag Valley Community Development Corporation, the Quaboag Connector: The $30,000 grant to the Quaboag Valley Community Development Corporation (QVCDC) will provide continued support to the Quaboag Connector Transportation Initiative which addresses the lack of transportation to employment, education, healthcare, workforce training, shopping, and benefit services within and outside the region. The service which began in January 2017 has provided thousands of rides to community members. In March 2022, the Quaboag Connector surpassed all previous months in number of rides providing 1,397 rides demonstrating the continued need for this service.
The Ware Fire Department $11,500: The $11,500 grant was awarded to the Ware Fire Department in support of EMS Paramedic training for a member of the Ware Fire/EMS Team.
Growing Strong: Ware Regional Recovery Center’s Next Chapter
The $3500 grant to the Ware Regional Recovery Center, a program of the Western Massachusetts Training Consortium, will support their work in the Quaboag Hills Region to respond with increased momentum in raising community awareness about local access to recovery support and resources, to decrease stigma and to encourage people to seek out recovery support services in a time of critical need.
HOLYOKE — BusinessWest will celebrate its 40 Under Forty Class of 2022 tonight at its annual gala at the Log Cabin Banquet & Meeting House. The event will also feature the announcement of the Alumni Achievement Award winner for 2022.
The sold-out event begins with a VIP hour at 4 p.m. for invited guests, honorees, and sponsors only. The doors for general admission open at 5:30, and the program begins at 6:30.
Attendees are encouraged to carpool. In addition to parking at the Log Cabin, there will be parking at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 34 Jarvis Ave., with shuttle service — complete with beer and wine — to the Log Cabin. The shuttle service ends at 11 p.m.
For those who cannot attend in person, the event will be livestreamed. To watch, visit: https://businesswest.com/40-under-forty/40underforty/
The event is sponsored by presenting sponsor PeoplesBank, with supporting sponsors Comcast Business, Live Nation, Mercedes Benz of Springfield, The Mill District, UMass Isenberg School of Management, and Stand Out Truck. The Young Professional Society of Greater Springfield is an event partner. The Alumni Achievement Award is sponsored by Health New England.
HOLYOKE — The HCC Foundation is opening a second round of scholarship awards for the 2022-2023 academic year for anyone who did not apply during the first round.
The new application cycle opens June 20, and runs through August 8.
For 2022-2023, the foundation is awarding more than $300,000 in scholarship support to students from more than 150 scholarship funds. The scholarships are all donor funded and considered gift aid that does not need to be paid back.
Students must be currently enrolled at HCC or have been accepted for the upcoming academic year to be eligible for scholarships, which are awarded through the HCC Foundation, HCC’s nonprofit fundraising corporation.
The application deadline is August 8.
“Anyone who didn’t apply for a scholarship during the first application period now has another chance,” said Patrick Carpenter, HCC director of Institutional Advancement. “In the past, we have stopped accepting scholarship applications in April, which is so early in the college’s admissions cycle that the vast majority of first-year students were kept out of the process. With this later deadline we hope that a much larger percentage of incoming first-year students will apply. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we have a lot more scholarship money to give out.”
Applicants only need to fill out a single online form to be automatically matched with the scholarships they are most qualified to receive. There are scholarships for new students, current students, and students transferring to other institutions, scholarships based on financial need, scholarships for students in specific majors, scholarships for residents of certain communities, and scholarships that recognize academic achievement.
For the 2021-2022 academic year, the HCC Foundation awarded more than 200 students. To view scholarship opportunities and begin the application process, visit www.hcc.edu/scholarships. Questions should be directed to the HCC Foundation scholarship team at [email protected].
Buying a home is exciting, especially if it’s your first home — but it can also be stressful and confusing. To assist those considering purchasing their first home, American Eagle Financial Credit Union is hosting a free First-Time Home Buyer Seminar on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Realtor Association of Pioneer Valley, 221 Industry Ave., Springfield.
Designed to take the mystery and anxiety out of the home-buying process, this program is free and open to both American Eagle members and nonmembers. Attendees will hear from industry professionals who will share their knowledge and experience, and answer questions about purchasing your first home. To register, visit americaneagle.org/fthbspringfield.
SPRINGFIELD — MOSSO, the Musicians of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, will celebrate the music of legendary composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim on June 23, at 7:30 p.m. in Springfield Symphony Hall.
The Sondheim Celebration, conducted by Tim Stella, will feature Broadway stars Hugh Panaro and Lisa Vroman. Joining the cast are Ron Raines and Florence Lacey, who recently co-starred in the Broadway revival of Sondheim’s Follies.
“Stephen Sondheim has been a Broadway legend as both composer and lyricist, and his string of hits include the lyrics to West Side Story (which was recently remade as a film), Company (currently a sell-out on Broadway), A Little Night Music (headed to Barrington Stage this summer), Encore’s Into The Woods transferring to Broadway, and more,” said Stella. “I’m so looking forward to hearing his great melodies performed by a full orchestra, and showcased by some of the best names on Broadway.”
Stella conducted The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway, and before that, Jesus Christ Superstar, A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum, Guys and Dolls, The Most Happy Fella, Hello Dolly!, and Legs Diamond. He served as vocal coach to Emmy Rossum and Gerard Butler, who portrayed Christine and the Phantom respectively, in the movie version of Phantom. Stella has also served as the resident music director of Goodspeed Musicals, and a conductor at Radio City Music Hall.
Panaro is best known for having played the role of the Phantom in Broadway’s The Phantom of the Opera over 2,000 times. He made his Broadway debut as Marius in the original production of Les Misérables, a role he originated in the First National Company. He created the roles of Buddy in Side Show, Julian Caster in The Red Shoes, the title role in the American premiere of Martin Guerre, and the title role in Elton John’s Lestat.
Vroman, who made her Broadway debut in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Aspects of Love, starred for several years on Broadway as Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera. She also starred as Rosabella in New York City Opera’s The Most Happy Fella. Some of her notable roles are: Charlotte in A Little Night Music with Michigan Opera Theatre; Lili Vanessi in Kiss Me Kate with both Glimmerglass Opera and the MUNY Theater of St. Louis; and Marian Paroo in The Music Man at the Bushnell. She was the first to play both Fantine and Cosette in Les Misérables. She appeared as Johanna in the San Francisco Symphony’s Emmy Award-winning Sweeney Todd in Concert, with Patti Lupone and George Hearn.
Raines is a Tony and Grammy Award nominee for the acclaimed 2012 production of Stephen Sondheim’s Follies. Ron has also starred on Broadway as Daddy Warbucks in Annie, Joseph Pulitzer in Newsies, Billy Flynn in Chicago, Gaylord Ravenal in Show Boat, and Nick Longworth in Teddy & Alice. He has delighted audiences around the country in A Little Night Music opposite Leslie Uggams. He has appeared on four PBS “Great Performances,” and was a three-time Emmy nominee for his role as the nefarious Alan Spaulding on CBS’s longest running daytime drama Guiding Light.
Lacey was last seen on Broadway in the critically acclaimed Kennedy Center production of Stephen Sondheim’s Follies. She made her Broadway debut as Irene Malloy in Hello Dolly! for which she won the Theater World Award. And her biggest role was Eva Peron in Evita, a role she played on Broadway and on tour around the world. Her other Broadway credits include Les Misérables; The Grand Tour; and An Evening with Jerry Herman (Mac Award). In regional theater, she appeared in Pal Joey at Goodspeed Opera House and A Little Night Music at Connecticut Repertory Theatre. At the Kennedy Center in Washington D. C., she performed Sunday in the Park with George, Follies, and a concert version of My Fair Lady.
MOSSO’s Summer Concerts continue with the return of Maestro Kevin Rhodes on July 21, in a MOSSO Benefit Concert of light classics and music of John Williams. Violinist Yevgeny Kutik, whose two prior solo appearances in Springfield were met with great acclaim, will perform select pieces. Tickets for both concerts, priced $60, $45, $25, and $10, are on sale at: SpringfieldSymphonyMusicians.com.
SPRINGFIELD — State and local officials, leaders at Mercy Medical Center, and friends and family of the late Andy Yee gathered at the medical center Tuesday for the announcement of plans to create a palliative care unit that will bear Yee’s name.
The unit, which is expected to open before the end of the year, will be located on the fifth floor of Mercy Medical Center and will be overseen by Dr. Philip Glynn, medical director of the Mercy’s Sister Mary Caritas Cancer Center, and Laurie Loiacono, M.D., Chief of Critical Care. The unit will be designed to provide an inviting, soothing space for end-of-life care for patients and families, as well as patients with chronic illnesses requiring pain and symptom management. All clinical staff involved in caring for patients and family members on the new unit will receive specialized training that focuses on palliative care.
Following Yee’s cancer diagnosis, the well-known restaurateur sought treatment at the Sister Caritas Cancer Center, where Yee and his family developed a strong relationship with Glynn, his oncologist. Grateful for the high quality, compassionate care Yee received until his passing last year, his wife, Sarah Yee, approached hospital leaders about creating a space dedicated to palliative care for patients.
“She has a clear understanding of the difficulties you and your loved one face when suffering from a serious illness, and she wants to ensure that more people have access to that same level of care and individual attention when it’s most needed,” said Deborah Bitsoli, president of Mercy Medical Center.
Bitsoli was one of many who spoke at the press conference to announce the new unit. Others included Gov. Charlie Baker, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, Glynn, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, and Sarah Yee.
Collectively, they spoke of Andy Yee’s strong support for Mercy Medical Center and its staff and his passion for service to the community. They said the new palliative care unit would be a fitting legacy to an individual who found many ways to give back to the community and help others.
SPRINGFIELD — A member of Freedom Credit Union’s mortgage lending team was recently honored as one of the Top Five Credit Union Lenders in Western Mass.
Senior Loan Originator/Sales Manager Lisa Mish was honored by Banker & Tradesman for her work during 2021. Mish was number-four in the categories “Credit Unions Western MA Top Loan Originators by Volume” with $27,654,707 and “Credit Unions Western MA Top Loan Originators by Number of Loans” with 173 loans.
“We are so proud of Lisa and all the hard work she put forth in the last year on behalf of our members,” said Freedom Credit Union President Glenn Welch. “Over the five years she has been with us, she has made amazing contributions to Freedom Credit Union and to our community. We want to thank her for her dedication and congratulate her on this achievement.”
Mish has almost 20 years of experience in the mortgage field. A graduate of Holyoke Community College, she has been awarded the Realtor Association of Pioneer Valley Affiliate of the Year Award, was the first woman president of the Western Mass Homebuilders Association and was named a top originator for both Massachusetts Housing Partnership ONE Mortgage and Mass Housing.
“I greatly enjoy helping people in western Massachusetts finance their dream homes,” said Mish. “I am so grateful to be recognized and continue my work with Freedom Credit Union.”
AMHERST — On the eve of Juneteenth, internationally -renowned Millner Anika Lopes of Amherst and Brooklyn, N.Y., has announced that she is founder and president of Ancestral Bridges, a 501c3 foundation that collaboratively brings together stakeholders in order to elevate economic and cultural opportunities and build a more equitable future for regional Black/Indigenous/People of Color (BIPOC).
Founding collaborator and foundation Vice President Cinda Jones’ ancestors were colonial settlers of Hatfield and then Amherst. “We can’t change history, but we can impact the future,” she said. “We’re working together to assure that indigenous culture is reclaimed, family stories are told. and economic and home ownership opportunities are created for area BIPOC. I’m proud to be endeavoring this with Anika Lopes.”
Named for Anika Lopes’ maternal ancestors and grandfather Dudley Bridges, Ancestral Bridges represents and celebrates the stores of the area’s first Black and Afro- indigenous families through interpretive walks and historic markers, cultural events and exhibits, internship opportunities, wealth- generation education, and first-time home-ownership initiatives.
Ancestral Bridges’ first endeavor is launching on Juneteenth 2022 an interactive black history walk of here-to-fore unremarked historic sites of Amherst’s first Black and indigenous families. Some of the Bridges family’s rare collection of photographs will be shared for the first time.
Ancestral Bridges Foundation’s collection of indigenous tools and arrowheads will be on display at the Amherst History Museum. The Saturday, June 18 program will begin at 11 a.m. at Amherst’s West Cemetery, where the Ancestral Bridges Foundation’s creation will be announced. The program moves on to the Emily Dickinson Homestead at noon; The Amherst History Museum at 1 p.m.; with tours of black neighborhood landmarks to follow. A 5 p.m. concert at the Drake closes the program.
“African Americans, Indigenous people, and other BIPOC community members have been systemically denied wealth generation opportunities such as home and land ownership, college scholarships, and financial investments,” said Lopes, a sixth-generation resident of what’s now called Amherst. “As a direct result of lacking generational wealth, BIPOC youth today are often disadvantaged in school, getting into college, starting businesses, and owning property. We’re going to evolve the future potential of BIPOC in the Amherst area.”
Joining Lopes and Jones on the Ancestral Bridges Foundation board are; Willian Harris of Space Center Houston; Kamal Ali, professor; Attorney Michael Pill; Deputy Police Chief Gabriel Ting; Shirley Jackson Whitaker; Amherst High School Principal Talib Sadiq; and education reformer Sucharitha Cintron. Former state Sen. Stan Rosenberg and Donald Brown will join in an advisory capacity.
For more information about Ancestral Bridges and to find out how to support its start-up, visit www.ancestral-bridges.org.
