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Company Notebook

By BusinessWest Staff June 4, 2013

Company Notebook Departments

Country Bank Donation Upgrades Radiography at Baystate Mary Lane
WARE — Country Bank recently pledged $100,000 to Baystate Mary Lane Hospital (BMLH) to help upgrade the general radiography unit located in the radiology department. The current unit is being replaced with a Phillips Easy Diagnost Elva, which provides vastly superior images, stores them electronically, and allows for easy electronic file sharing. The new technology will also reduce the use of actual film and related disposal costs. “This technology is designed to increase staff interaction with the patient at the point of care and make it easier for the patient during their procedure,” said BMLH President Chuck Gijanto. “It will also ensure easy access of the critical diagnostic images for any consulting provider, at BMLH or elsewhere. In addition to the purchase of the Phillips Easy Diagnost Evela, the current Radiology Department is undergoing other renovations, said Gijanto, adding that they are expected to be completed next month.

Noble Earns ‘A’ Rating in Hospital Safety Score from Leapfrog Group
WESTFIELD — Noble Hospital was recognized with an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Score by the Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits. The score was compiled under the guidance of the nation’s leading experts on patient safety. The first and only hospital safety rating to be peer-reviewed in the Journal of Patient Safety (April 2013), the Hospital Safety Score is designed to give the public information they can use to protect themselves and their families. “Noble Hospital is very proud of our patient-safety record. It reflects a commitment to care that is shared by everyone,” said Allison Gearing-Kalill, vice president of Marketing. “This represents our dedication to the community and to providing the best patient care possible.”

PET/CT Imaging Services to Begin at Berkshire Medical Center
PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems has announced that it is partnering with Baystate MRI and Imaging and Shields Health Care Group in launching PET/CT (positron-emission tomography/computed tomography) imaging services at Berkshire Medical Center. This sophisticated, state-of-the-art imaging service will be provided as part of the new BMC Cancer Program. PET/CT Imaging at BMC combines a PET scanner and a CT scanner into one system. The mobile unit will be at BMC once a week, on Fridays, and will initially be located at the main hospital. It will move to the Hillcrest Campus of BMC in 2014 after additional construction work is completed at that location. The PET/CT service at BMC began operations on May 3. PET/CT had been provided for the past several years at Berkshire Hematology/Oncology at its offices on Conte Drive with a mobile unit, which is being replaced by this service at BMC. PET/CT is one of the most advanced medical imaging techniques available today. It combines PET’s ability to detect increases in cell activity with the fine structural detail that CT scans provide. This revolutionary technology enables physicians to detect the presence of disease earlier and pinpoint its location with much greater accuracy than PET or CT scans alone. The PET/CT information will also feed into the treatment planning technology for radiation oncology to aid in the identification of appropriate field sizes. PET/CT scans are used primarily for the diagnosis and staging of cancer. The technology can also be used for differentiating Alzheimer’s disease from other forms of dementia.

People On the Move

By BusinessWest Staff June 4, 2013

Departments People on the Move

Berkshire Bank recently recognized Tara Kimberley, Assistant Branch Manager in Sheffield, and Teddi Averin, a Teller in Westfield, for outstanding community service and awarded them Berkshire Bank’s Volunteer of the Year Awards. The annual awards celebrate employees who have made outstanding contributions to their communities.
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The members and board of the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Co. (MMWEC), the nonprofit joint action agency for public power in Massachusetts, elected directors and officers of the organization on May 9:
• Paul Robbins, a gubernatorial appointee to the MMWEC Board of Directors, was re-elected by the board to a one-year term as Chairman; and
• Peter Dion, General Manager of the Wakefield Municipal Gas & Light Department, was re-elected to his fifth one-year term as President.
Representatives of MMWEC’s 21-member municipal utilities also re-elected three directors to three-year terms on the board, including Mansfield Municipal Electric Department Director Gary Babin; Chicopee Electric Light Manager Jeffrey Cady; and Sterling Municipal Light Department General Manager Sean Hamilton.
Additional elected MMWEC officers include:
• Ronald DeCurzio, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary;
• Stephen Smith, Assistant Treasurer;
• Alan Menard, Assistant Treasurer;
• Nancy Brown, Assistant Secretary; and
• Nicholas Scobbo Jr., General Counsel.
Other MMWEC directors, elected previously by the membership, are:
• James Lavelle, Holyoke Gas & Electric Department Manager;
• Kevin Kelly, Groton Electric Light Department Manager;
• Philip Sweeney, Marblehead Municipal Light Department Commissioner;
• Jonathan Fitch, West Boylston Municipal Light Plant Manager;
• Michael Flynn of Wilbraham, a gubernatorial appointee to the MMWEC
board who represents the town of Wilbraham;
• Luis Vitorino, who represents the town of Ludlow; and
• Cornelius Flynn, appointed to represent the town of Hampden on the board.
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Amherst-based Oasis Law recently announced that Attorney Seunghee Cha has joined the Board of Directors of United Arc. United Arc works with individuals and families and provides advocacy and support services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in and around Hampshire and Franklin counties.
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Park Square Realty recently announced the addition of Donna Duval-Bruskiewicz as a Sales Associate in the firm’s Feeding Hills office in Agawam. With more than 18 years of realty experience, Duval-Bruskiewicz specializes in resident listings, and previously owned and operated her own brokerage, the Duval Realty Group. As a licensed Mass. real-estate broker, she holds a certified buyer representative designation and closed more than $2 million in real estate sales in 2012.
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TommyCar Auto Group announced the recent addition of Rob Madrid as its Director of Marketing and Internet. Madrid will oversee all aspects of marketing for TommyCar Auto Group’s four dealerships: Country Nissan in Hadley, Country Hyundai in Greenfield, Northampton Volkswagen in Northampton, and Patriot Buick GMC in Charlton. Madrid most recently served as the Director of Sales and Service for Weed Man Lawn Care in West Springfield and as District Sales Manager for General Motors OnStar. He holds an MBA from Western New England University and a BS from Springfield College.
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UMass Five College Federal Credit Union recently announced the selection of Sean Capaloff-Jones by the Massachusetts Credit Union League as one of the industry’s Rising Stars of 2013, joining 12 other credit-union professionals from around the state. Capaloff-Jones has been with the credit union for three years, the past two as Manager of Member Outreach, and is responsible for all financial-literacy programs. He recently developed and presented three successful personal-finance workshops geared toward college students.
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Noble Hospital announced that Janette Lough-Guilmette, has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Brian R. Johnson Outstanding Business Award by the Business Education Alliance. She earned this recognition for her many years mentoring Southwick High School seniors who are placed at Noble Hospital’s Sports and Rehabilitation Center by the Business Education Alliance. Lough-Guilmette also garnered special recognition from the state Senate and House of Representatives, both of whom voted to approve special citations acknowledging her award and her years fostering the future of healthcare.

Chamber Corners: Upcoming Events

By BusinessWest Staff June 4, 2013

Chamber Corners Departments

ACCGS
www.myonlinechamber.com
(413) 787-1555

• June 5: ACCGS June Business@Breakfast, 7:15-9 a.m., at the Richard B. Flynn Campus Union at Springfield College, 263 Alden St., Springfield. Guest speaker will be Kirk Smith, president and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Springfield, speaking on “A New Way of Doing the Business of a Nonprofit: The Importance of Being VIVID!” Salute to Richard Flynn for his service as president of Springfield College as he leaves the college after 14 years to enjoy retirement. Also to be saluted will be O&G Industries, celebrating 90 years in business. Chief Greeter: John Doleva, president and CEO of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Season Pass Sponsor: Freedom Credit Union; Season Sign Sponsor: FastSigns; Speaker Sponsor: Jewish Geriatric Services; Coffee Bar Sponsor: Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C.; Table Sponsor: La Quinta Inn and Suites. Cost is $20 for members, $30 general admission. Tickets are available at www.myonlinechamber.com or by e-mailing Cecile Larose at [email protected].
• June 7: “Small Business and the Affordable Care Act — What’s Coming?” noon-1:30 p.m., at Ludlow Country Club, 1 Tony Lema Dr., Ludlow. A panel of experts will discuss the impact of the Affordable Care Act on the regional business community and economy at the East of the River Five Town Chamber of Commerce (ERC5) Annual Meeting. Panelists will include Rick Lord, president of Associated Industries of Massachusetts; Peter Straley, president of Health New England; Steven Bradley, vice president of Government, Community Relations, and Public Affairs for Baystate Health; and David Leslie, controller for Glenmeadow Retirement Community. Cost is $20 for members, $30 general admission. Tickets are available at www.myonlinechamber.com or by e-mailing Cecile Larose at [email protected].
• June 12: Viva Las Chamber!, the June After-5, 5-7 p.m., at Chez Josef, 176 Shoemaker Lane, Agawam. Cost is $5 for members, $10 general admission. Tickets are available at www.myonlinechamber.com or by e-mailing Cecile Larose at [email protected].
• June 26: ACCGS Annual Meeting, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., at the Sheraton Springfield, 1 Monarch Place, Springfield. Featured speaker will be James T. Brett, president and CEO of the New England Council, New England’s voice of business on Capitol Hill. The chamber will also announce this year’s Richard J. Moriarty Citizen of the Year. Cost is $40 for members, $60 general admission. Tickets are available at www.myonlinechamber.com or by e-mailing Cecile Larose at [email protected].

CHICOPEE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.chicopeechamber.org
(413) 594-2101

• June 5: Annual Golf Tournament, 10 a.m. start, at Chicopee Country Club. Cost is $125 per golfer; $100 for tee sponsorship. Hole-in-one sponsors: Curry Honda-Curry Nissan and Teddy Bear Pools & Spas. Cart sponsor: Pilgrim Interiors Inc.

FRANKLIN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.franklincc.org
(413) 773-5463

• June 21: 94th Annual Meeting and Legislative Breakfast, 7:30-9 a.m. at Eaglebrook School in Deerfield. State representatives and senators have been invited to speak. Cost is $12 for FCCC members, $15 for non-members.

GREATER EASTHAMPTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.easthamptonchamber.org
(413) 527-9414

• June 13: Networking By Night Business Card Exchange, 5-7 p.m. Hosted by Freedom Credit Union and Wireless Zone, 422 Main St., Easthampton. Enjoy hors d’ouevres, host beer and wine, and door prizes. Tickets are $5 for members, $15 for future members.
• July 26: 29th Annual Golf Tournament, starting at 9 a.m., at Southampton Country Club. Reserve now before the event sells out. Cost is $400 per team. Tee sponsorships available for $75 and $125. Contact the chamber to sign up a team or arrange a tee sponsor, a raffle prize, or gift donation.

GREATER HOLYOKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.holycham.com
(413) 534-3376
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• June 19: Chamber Business Connections, 5-7 p.m., Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center, 100 Bigelow St., Holyoke. Sponsored by Northeast IT Systems and Westfield Bank. If you are in the IT/computer equipment, software, or sales industry, please attend as the chamber’s guest. Cost is $10 for chamber members, $15 for non-members. Join your friends and colleagues for this informal evening of networking.
• June 20: Ask a Chamber Expert Series: Blueprint Reading, 8:30-10 a.m., Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce Conference Room, 177 High St., Holyoke. Cost: $10 for members, $25 for the public, includes a continental breakfast. Call the chamber at (413) 534-3376 to sign up, or register at holyokechamber.com.
• June 26: Summer Recognition Breakfast, 7:30-9 a.m., Yankee Pedlar, 1866 Northampton St., Holyoke. Cost: $20 for members, $25 for the public. Call the chamber at (413) 534-3376 to sign up, or register at holyokechamber.com.

MASSACHUSETTS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
massachusettschamberofcommerce.com
(413) 525-2506

• June 26: Manufacturing Matters Lunch Meeting, at Storrowton Tavern, West Springfield. Tickets are $30 for members, $40 for non-members. For more information on ticket sales, call (413) 525-2506 or e-mail [email protected].
• July 22: Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament, at Tekoa Country Club, Westfield. Shotgun start at 11 a.m. Cost is $100 per golfer. For more information on registration and sponsorship opportunities, call (413) 525-2506 or e-mail [email protected].
• Nov. 12: Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting & Awards Luncheon, 9 a.m., at the Double Tree, Westborough. For more information on ticket sales and sponsorship opportunities, contact the chamber office at (413) 525-2506 or e-mail [email protected]

GREATER NORTHAMPTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.explorenorthampton.com
(413) 584-1900
• June 6: June Arrive @ 5, 5-7 p.m. Hosted and Sponsored by Florence Savings Bank, 85 Main St., Florence. Help us celebrate Florence Savings Bank’s 140th anniversary. Cost is $10 for members. RSVP at [email protected].

NORTHAMPTON AREA YOUNG PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY
www.thenayp.com
(413) 584-1900
• June 12: Nonprofit Board Fair, 5 p.m., at the Smith College Conference Center. Part of NAYP’s mission is to promote leadership and volunteerism in the next generation of community leaders. The Nonprofit Board Fair will feature more than 20 organizations that are actively seeking the next generation of leaders, and provide opportunities to showcase board, committee, and volunteering opportunities that exist at their nonprofits. The fair offers attendees a chance to hold discussions with more than 20 local nonprofits in one location. Sponsored by Gage-Wiley & Co. Inc. This free event will take the place of NAYP’s June Networking Social, and is open to all community members.

PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S CHAMBER
www.professionalwomenschamber.com
(413) 755-1310
• June 6: Women of the Year Celebration Banquet, 5:30-8 p.m., at the Cedars Banquet Hall, 375 Island Pond Road, Springfield. Celebrate the accomplishments of Jean Deliso, president and owner of Deliso Financial and Insurance Services. Cost is $55 per person. For tickets, visit www.myonlinechamber.com or e-mail Cecile Larose at [email protected].

WEST OF THE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.ourwrc.com
413-426-3880
• June 5: Wicked Wednesday, 5-7 p.m., at Lattitude. Wicked Wednesdays are monthly social events hosted by various businesses and restaurants. These events bring members and non-members together to socially network in a laid-back atmosphere. Free for vhamber members, $10 for non-members. This event is open to the public. Guests must pay at the door if they are non-members. For more information, contact the chamber office at (413) 426-3880 or e-mail [email protected].
• June 20: West of the River Chamber of Commerce Annual Breakfast Meeting, 7-9 a.m. at Chez Josef in Agawam. Tickets are $25 for members, $30 for non-members. Featured speaker: Mark Darren Gregor, business and career coach. Presenting sponsor: Hard Rock Hotel and Casino of New England. For more information on registration and sponsorship opportunities contact the chamber office at (413) 426-3880 or [email protected].
• August 19: West of the River Chamber of Commerce 10th Annual Golf Tournament, at Springfield Country Club, West Springfield. Cost is $125 per golfer. Presenting sponsor: Hard Rock Hotel and Casino of New England. For more information on registration and sponsorship opportunities, contact the chamber office at (413) 426-3880 or email [email protected].

GREATER WESTFIELD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.westfieldbiz.org
(413) 568-1618
• June 10: Mayor’s Coffee Hour, 8-9 p.m., at the Arbors, 40 Court St., Westfield. Mayor Knapik will speak about all that is happening around Westfield and field questions. The event is free and open to the pubic. To register, call Pam Bussell at the chamber office at (413) 568-1618 or e-mail [email protected]
• June 12: June WestNet Connection, 5-7 p.m. Hosted by Westfield Bank of Southwick, 462 College Highway, Southwick. An evening of networking; don’t forget your business cards. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and cocktails. Walk-ins are welcome. Tickets: $10 for members, $15 cash for non-members. To register, call Pam Bussell at the chamber office at (413) 568-1618 or e-mail [email protected].
• June 14: June 2013 Chamber Breakfast, 7:15-9 a.m., at Shaker Farms Country Club, 866 Shaker Road, Westfield. Platinum Sponsor: First Niagara. Guest speaker: Steven Grossman, treasurer and receiver general. Anniversary salutes: the Carson Center, 50th; East Mountain Country Club, 50th. Tickets: $25 for members, $30 for non-members. To register, call Pam Bussell at the chamber office at (413) 568-1618 or email [email protected].

Agenda

By BusinessWest Staff June 4, 2013

Agenda Departments

Wistariahurst Exhibition
June-August: Wistariahurst Museum in Holyoke has unveiled its Summer Gallery Exhibition, “Behind the Scenery: Sketches to Cityscapes.” Local artist Caleb Colon gives an intimate look at the artist’s process of selection, direction, and creation, featuring displays of the works as paintings begin, progress, and finally reach completion. Works shown in the exhibition are inspired by local scenes and sites along the Connecticut River. Studies, sketches, and photos are also on view, showing another layer of the process. Works are on view through August. Gallery admission is $3.

Golf Tournament
June 18: The Agawam Small Business Assistance Center will hold its annual 9-Hole Golf Tournament at the Agawam Country Club, 128 Southwick Street, Feeding Hills, with a noon shotgun start. The cost is $200 for a foursome or $50 per player, including dinner and prizes. The cost for dinner only is $25. Download the flyer and registration form at www.asbac.net.
40 Under Forty
June 20: BusinessWest will present its seventh class of regional rising stars at the annual 40 Under Forty gala at the Log Cabin Banquet & Meeting House in Holyoke. The event will feature music, lavish food stations, and introductions of the winners, who were profiled at length in the April 22 issue. Look for event details in upcoming issues of BusinessWest, or call (413) 781-8600, ext. 100 for more information.

Yidstock 2013
July 18-21: Yidstock 2013: The Festival of New Yiddish Music will bring the top names in klezmer to the stage at the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst. The Klezmer Conservatory Band will kick off Yidstock on July 18, and the festival will continue with Klezperanto and Margot Leverett & the Klezmer Mountain Boys; Brass Khazones: Steven Bernstein and Frank London; the Wholesale Klezmer Band; Golem; and the Yidstock All-Stars. The weekend will conclude with a massive jam, featuring a Yidstock All-Stars band with players from the weekend’s bands, under the musical directorship of Frank London. Among those all-stars are two of the greatest clarinetists in klezmer, Ilene Stahl of Klezperanto and Margot Leverett of the Klezmer Mountain Boys. A series of workshops and talks is also on the schedule, including a Yiddish folk-dance workshop led by internationally renowned Steve Weintraub; a lecture by Hankus Netsky, a founder of the Klezmer Conservatory Band; an instrumental klezmer workshop; and a talk by author and music critic Seth Rogovoy. Back by popular demand, Yosi’s Kosher Falafel Tent will once again be serving an assortment of great food. For more information and to purchase tickets and festival passes (a limited number of passes are available and sell out quickly), visit yiddishbookcenter.org/yidstock or call (413) 256-4900.

Western Mass. Business Expo 2013
Nov. 6: Planning is underway for the Western Mass. Business Expo 2013, a day-long business-to-business event to take place at the MassMutual Center in downtown Springfield. This fall’s show, the third edition of the Expo, which is again being produced by BusinessWest, will feature more than 100 exhibitors, seminars on timely issues of the day, special Show Floor Theater presentations, breakfast and lunch programs, and the wrap-up Expo social, which has become a not-to-be-missed networking event. Details of the specific programming will be printed in upcoming editions of BusinessWest and can also be seen online at www.wmbexpo.com or www.businesswest.com. For more information on the event or to reserve booth space, call (413) 781-8600, ext. 100.

Court Dockets

By BusinessWest Staff June 4, 2013

Court Dockets Departments

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

GREENFIELD DISTRICT COURT
Teresa L. Williams-Fortson v. Circle K Massachusetts, LLC and Irving Oil Corp.
Allegation: Negligence in property maintenance causing slip and fall: $5,583.34
Filed: 3/5/13

HAMPDEN SUPERIOR COURT
Agustin Felix v. J. New and Used Tire, Nissan Motor Co., LTD, and Bridgestone American Inc.
Allegation: Product liability and defective design and manufacture of tire causing a blowout and resulting in severe and permanent injuries: $506,148.43
Filed: 4/17/13

David M. Baker v. Built Inc., Harry F. Angevine, and Manchem Limited Partnership
Allegation: Breach of contract: $47,321.98
Filed: 4/8/13
Nuvo Bank & Trust Co. v. McLaughlin Gourmet Inc. and Gail McLaughlin-Toti
Allegation: Failure to pay secured loans: $29,407.51
Filed: 4/17/13

SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT COURT
Typrowicz Home Improvement Inc. v. Tomorrow Meadows
Allegation: Non-payment of services rendered: $11,875.64
Filed: 4/5/13

WESTFIELD DISTRICT COURT
Capital One Bank, N.A. v. Laurie A. Fay d/b/a Angelic Grave Groomers
Allegation: Monies owed for credit advanced: $6,215.49
Filed: 4/16/13

Mill Rock Realty Corp. v. Kevin Williams d/b/a Broken Edge Deburring
Allegation: Breach of lease agreement, unpaid rent, damage to premises, and cleaning: $8,632.91
Filed: 4/24/13

Editorial

By BusinessWest Staff June 4, 2013

Opinion

A Winning Proposition

We’ve written on many occasions about how the region’s economy has moved on from its strong manufacturing heritage, but is still very much searching for something else with which to create jobs and revitalize cities and towns. And we’ve said that this something else is actually many things — but especially both the development of new, potential-laden sectors, such as green energy and the biosciences, and the expansion of other, existing sectors, such as education, healthcare, retail, and, yes, tourism.
And so we are encouraged by the announcement that area tourism and hospitality leaders have joined other regions of the country in creating a sports commission dedicated to the assignment of bringing more and different sporting events and championships to the four counties of Western Mass. (see story on page 14). The commission, launched last month, will bring organization and sophistication to the work of hosting events, and if it succeeds — and we believe it will — the region’s broad hospitality sector should benefit greatly.
This commission is not a game changer when it comes to the regional economy — it’s not going to dramatically alter the fortunes of specific venues, like the MassMutual Center, business groups (such as restaurants or hotels), or individual cities and towns that host events. But it could well be an important contributor at a time when area economic-development leaders understand that there isn’t one answer to the region’s ongoing sluggishness, but several answers.
As the commission begins its work, though, it’s important to keep expectations in check. Greater Springfield is not going to play host to the 2024 Olympics, the 2022 World Cup, the Super Bowl, or any of the seemingly endless number of college football bowl games. And it probably won’t host another of golf’s major championships, as it did in 2004, when the U.S. Golf Association brought the U.S. Women’s Open to the Orchards in South Hadley.
It is far more likely that the region will play host to gymnastics events, cycling competitions, weightlifting, rowing, or other, less-high-profile events. But there is opportunity with these smaller tournaments to fill hotel rooms, bring more business to area restaurants, and give the region the exposure it needs to become a destination for still more events.
Attracting such events will not be easy, primarily because the competition for them is mounting — there are now roughly 300 sports commissions around the country, a phenomenon fueled by the vast potential of sports as an economic driver. But this region has some advantages as it prepares to compete with other regions.
These include location — Greater Springfield is easily accessible to many population centers — as well as affordability (this is a third-tier destination with rates to fit almost any budget) and a host of amenities and attractions that will give competitors and their families something else to do while they’re here.
The region also boasts 17 colleges and universities that help provide it with a strong portfolio of sporting assets (arenas, fields, tennis courts, among others) as well as resources ranging from several rivers and mountains to bicycle and motocross tracks.
Add it all up, and the sports commission can make a pretty strong case as it markets the four western counties to the National Collegiate Athletic Assoc. and myriad other event-staging organizations.
As we said earlier, the addition of a half-dozen or 10 carefully chosen sporting events is not going to dramatically change the picture here in Western Mass. But for many business sectors and communities, they can improve the picture, and become one of the many answers this region will need as it goes about bolstering and diversifying its economy.

Opinion

By BusinessWest Staff June 4, 2013

Opinion

Drivers Should Pay for the Roads They Use

Gov. Patrick is displeased with our legislators. Instead of his 10-year, $13 billion transportation plan, supported by an increase in income tax, the Legislature has put forward a more modest approach, making fewer promises for big projects and asking travelers to pay more of the costs of their transportation. However disappointing to Patrick, this more limited approach comes closer to how we ought to be raising money for transportation.
Legislators are dead right to expect commuters — not general taxpayers, who would pay the income tax hike Patrick proposed — to cover the costs of transportation infrastructure.
A key feature of the Legislature’s plan is a modest hike in the state gasoline tax. This approach, Patrick maintains, “taxes the middle class every time they pump a gallon of gas.” But drivers should pay for the cost of their roads. Taxpayers who rarely drive shouldn’t have to subsidize sprawl and long commutes. People will drive too much if they don’t pay for the social costs of driving, including the congestion, pollution, and highway deterioration.
Instead, American taxpayers have long subsidized the automobile. Gas taxes were supposed to fill a federal trust fund used for highway construction. When gas-tax collections fell short, President Obama signed a measure that added more than $16.6 billion in other revenue to the fund. Yet, the effect of building more highways isn’t to reduce congestion, but to encourage more driving. The only way we can make our roads less congested is to charge people to drive, ideally with electronic tolls, but also with gas taxes.
The House proposal to bring tolls back to the westernmost part of the Massachusetts Turnpike is a step forward, not backward. These roads may not be crowded, but they cost money to maintain. My rough estimate, based on state data, suggests that $1.50 per trip is needed to cover those expenses.
For years, transportation planners have taken a rise in the number of long-range commuters as an inevitable fact of life. Indeed, a 2009 study used such an anticipated increase as an argument for the long-proposed South Coast commuter rail line to Fall River and New Bedford. Yet, that assumption need not be true. Most people would live close to work if they paid the full costs of driving — especially if some far-sighted Legislature also limited the local regulations that make it hard to build nearer to Boston.
There are two obvious exceptions to the idea of making transportation users, rather than general taxpayers, pay for infrastructure. One is when a system has large fixed costs of construction and low costs of usage. The other is when a system serves a particularly disadvantaged population, such as the disabled, whom we want to make more mobile. The MBTA’s paratransit program exemplifies this second case for subsidy; the Legislature should ease the MBTA’s budget woes by separately funding that program. The MBTA as a whole meets both criteria for subsidy; it serves the poor and carless, and it has high fixed costs — which helps explain why only 32% of the MBTA’s budget comes from its users.
But the non-Bostonians who complain that outsiders pay too much of the system’s costs also have a point. The fairest way to embrace the ‘user-pay’ principle, while keeping fares low enough to reduce traffic, is to increase the portion of the MBTA’s budget that comes from local property assessments — and reduce the share that comes from statewide sales taxes. To the extent that statewide taxes are involved, they should be targeted toward the costs of poorer passengers, both in Boston and elsewhere. Addressing non-Bostonians’ concerns about subsidizing a system they don’t use will help get a fair transportation bill passed.
More local funding of the MBTA would also move us to a better dialogue about further rail extensions. If New Bedford and Fall River had to pay the full $1.8 billion cost of the proposed South Coast line, they would be far less enthusiastic about it.
In any case, the Legislature is right to reject a vast transportation program funded by income taxes. Patrick proposed a significant gas-tax hike in the past. And if the governor wants to spend billions on transportation infrastructure now, he should once again be open to a plan where drivers pay for the roads they use.

Edward L. Glaeser, a Harvard economist, is director of the Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston.

PictureThis

By BusinessWest Staff June 4, 2013

Departments Picture This

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

Drive Time

An official ribbon cutting marked the opening of the new, 27,000-square-foot Balise Ford of Wilbraham on the corner of Boston Road and Stony Hill Road, pictured below. After an eight-month construction effort, the dealership moved from its temporary setting a quarter-mile east. The new facility will offer a state-of-the-art sales and service department. Top, Jeb Balise (fourth from the left), president and CEO of Balise Motor Sales, officially cuts the ribbon, flanked on the left by Eric Fuller, member of Wilbraham Planning Board; Phil Podgorny, regional manager of New England for Ford; and Bob Russell, Wilbraham selectman; and on the right by Jason Perez, general manager of Balise Ford of Wilbraham; and Dick Butler, member of the Wilbraham Planning Board. Bottom, the Balise marketing team poses on the back of a 2013 Ford F-150. From left are Kristin Garini, digital marketing manager; Megan Boshuyzen, graphic designer; Dale MacDonald, media manager; and Crystal Childs, social media specialist.

Who Done It?

Nine area ‘celebrities’ recently volunteered their time and talent to portray various suspects in a second annual murder mystery dinner titled Quicker Than The Eye. The interactive evening benefited the Gray House Inc., a nonprofit that provides food, clothing, and educational services to nearly 8,000 Springfield-area residents each year. Featured players included (from left) Chris Buendo, co-publisher, Reminder Publications; Ellen Freyman, attorney, Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C.; Korri Piper, development and communications director, Greater Springfield Habitat for Humanity; Karen Boyd, the Zito & Karen Morning Show, Mix 93.1; Anthony Cignoli, president of A.L. Cignoli Co.; Jill Monson, owner, Inspired Marketing; Brady Chianciola, assistant vice president and regional manager, PeoplesBank; Elizabeth Taras, staff writer, BusinessWest and the Healthcare News; and Kimberly Robinson William, diversity consultant, the Office of Diversity & Inclusion at Baystate Health.

Airing His Opinions

Denis Gagnon, president of Excel Dryer in East Longmeadow, and inventor of the XLERATOR hand dryer, spoke to members of the Young Professional Society of Greater Springfield for the May CEO Luncheon. After a tour of the manufacturing facility, Gagnon and son Bill, vice president of Marketing and Key Accounts, explained how the family’s investments in new products, especially the XLERATOR, which is now the industry standard, has enabled the company to grow exponentially since it was purchased in 1997. Pictured in the Excel plant, bottom, with Denis Gagnon (third from left), are YPS board members (from left) Jeremy Casey, assistant vice president and commercial service officer, Westfield Bank; Jack Toner, sales, Sumner & Toner Insurance Agency; Nick Gelfand, owner, NRG Real Estate Inc.; Sharon Czarnecki, assistant vice president and commercial loan officer/Small Business Development, Westfield Bank; and Bill Gagnon.

Dave and Dinosaurs

David Ratner, CEO of Dave’s Soda and Pet City of Agawam and Hadley, recently read to students at the James Clark School in Agawam as part of the Link to Libraries Business Book Link program. Ratner shared a story about dinosaurs with the first-grade class of teacher Kathy Planzo, at right.

Building Permits

By BusinessWest Staff June 4, 2013

Building Permits Departments

The following building permits were issued during the month of May 2013.

AGAWAM

Joseph Walz, DMD
302 Suffield St.
$3,000 — Siding repair on south side of building

RHM Realty
207 Bowles Road
$10,000 — Install dock leveler in existing loading dock bay

CHICOPEE

Carlo Sarno
621 Center St.
$6,000 — Renovations at Mulligan’s

Chicopee Solar, LLC
467 Pendleton Ave.
$8,000,000 — Solar field project

Eugeniusz Wargulewski
43 Springfield St.
$20,000 — Convert three storefronts to one bar

Rushing Waters Assembly
465 Granby Road
$22,000 — Interior renovations to First Spiritualistic Church

Sweeney Brothers Inc.
2073 Westover Road
$134,000 — Strip and re-roof

GREENFIELD

Baystate Franklin Medical Center
164 High St.
$34,000 — Install fire sprinklers

Comfort Mechanical, Inc.
340 Chapman St.
$53,700 — Renovate and repair existing system

Greenfield Co-Operative Bank
277 Federal St.
$6,000 — Replace front door

Greenfield Corporate Center
101 Munson St.
$18,000 — Remove non-structural walls to allow construction of new courthouse location

Roman Catholic Bishop of Springfield
133 Main St.
$2,400 — Install kitchen hood suppression system

LUDLOW

Steve McDaniel, DDS
343 Winsor St.
$31,000 — Renovations

Subway
34 East St.
$49,000 — Alterations

PALMER

Raymond Recore
1219 Thorndike St.
$25,000 — Expand and remodel Enterprise Rent-a-Car

Sue A. Draper
69 Boston Road
$3,018,150 — Solar field

SOUTH HADLEY

Fontaine Brothers
2 Canal St.
$7,618,500 — Construction of a new library

Real Estate Transactions

By BusinessWest Staff June 4, 2013

Departments Real Estate

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

FRANKLIN COUNTY

BUCKLAND

87 State St.
Buckland, MA 01370
Amount: $265,206
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Steve E. Patnode
Date: 04/22/13

41 Heath Road
Colrain, MA 01340
Amount: $177,000
Buyer: Phillip M. Baunsgard
Seller: Russell A. Barnes
Date: 05/03/13

DEERFIELD

731 Greenfield Road
Deerfield, MA 01342
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Analise F. Nimeskern
Seller: Nika Oakes
Date: 04/26/13

31 Sawmill Plain Road
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $227,000
Buyer: Charles W. Laliberty
Seller: Ann M. Dionne
Date: 04/24/13

4 Sugarloaf St.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $410,000
Buyer: DKRE Sugarloaf LLC
Seller: Rotkiewicz NT
Date: 04/30/13

ERVING

19 Central St.
Erving, MA 01344
Amount: $152,500
Buyer: Christopher B. Sadler
Seller: Francis A. Pollard
Date: 04/26/13

GREENFIELD

1001 Bernardston Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $206,400
Buyer: Reed A. Baldwin
Seller: John W. Cavender
Date: 04/26/13

1200 Bernardston Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $180,075
Buyer: Michael T. Mangnuson
Seller: Walter L. Williams
Date: 04/30/13

805 Bernardston Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Greenfield Russian Evangelical
Seller: Jehovahs Witnesses Inc.
Date: 04/29/13

4 Cherry St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $272,000
Buyer: Adam M. Bouchard
Seller: Joseph A. George
Date: 04/26/13

97 Columbus Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Shawn S. Wrisley
Seller: Thomas P. Morse
Date: 04/24/13

246 Davis St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Roger Matthews
Seller: James M. Bennett
Date: 05/03/13

49 Hastings St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $156,500
Buyer: Jeffrey E. Lapointe
Seller: Amy A. Gray
Date: 04/26/13

16 Jefferson Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $197,400
Buyer: Linda A. Morey
Seller: Gary T. Magnan
Date: 04/24/13

17 Revere Circle
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Matthew P. Garris
Seller: Carole A. Jarivs
Date: 04/29/13

50 Smith St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $118,000
Buyer: Ovidiu Nichita
Seller: Ralph F. Jelley
Date: 04/30/13

22 Warner St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Warren W. Gray
Seller: Elena F. Sandri TR
Date: 04/22/13

133 Wisdom Way
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $158,500
Buyer: Chang-Hoyk Yu
Seller: Matthew R. Lovett
Date: 04/23/13

LEVERETT

Richardson Road
Leverett, MA 01054
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: W. D. Cowls Inc.
Seller: Allyn W. Coombs
Date: 05/01/13

MONTAGUE

25 L St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $169,900
Buyer: Kimberly Cusack
Seller: Constance A. Galvis
Date: 04/26/13

NEW SALEM

2 Old County Road
New Salem, MA 01355
Amount: $201,500
Buyer: Amanda K. Piper
Seller: Scott L. McCarthy
Date: 05/01/13

NORTHFIELD

19 Hamilton Dr.
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $159,900
Buyer: Shelby M. Holton
Seller: Mark K. Trumbull
Date: 05/01/13

175 Main St.
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $272,500
Buyer: Barbara L. Jacque
Seller: Sydney C. Navarro
Date: 04/30/13

ORANGE

185 Holtshire Road
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $172,400
Buyer: Pauline C. Bixby
Seller: Aprilee K. Howe
Date: 05/03/13

ROWE

306 Zoar Road
Rowe, MA 01367
Amount: $216,129
Buyer: Citimortgage Inc.
Seller: Philip E. Black
Date: 05/01/13

SHELBURNE

5 Mechanic St.
Shelburne, MA 01370
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Franklin Landtrust Inc.
Seller: Michael Cohen
Date: 05/02/13

SUNDERLAND

2 Ledgewood Dr.
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $227,000
Buyer: Stacy B. Dennie
Seller: Tyler G. Boone
Date: 04/30/13

68 South Plain Road
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Kathleen M. Keroack RET
Seller: Creek RT
Date: 04/25/13

WARWICK

95 Shepardson Road
Warwick, MA 01378
Amount: $127,521
Buyer: McLaine L. Schillemat
Seller: FNMA
Date: 04/26/13

HAMPDEN COUNTY

AGAWAM

11 Albert St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Callie A. Rapa
Seller: Anne M. Iellamo
Date: 05/03/13

45 Allison Lane
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $327,500
Buyer: Miriam L. Andrews
Seller: Daniel A. Tully
Date: 05/01/13

26 Anthony St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Ian C. Mulanouskus
Seller: Amy L. Bishop
Date: 04/30/13

102 Coronet Circle
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $138,200
Buyer: Michael Osowski
Seller: Gerard R. Boucher
Date: 04/22/13

79 Cosgrove Ave.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $168,000
Buyer: Travis L. Trout
Seller: Miriam L. Andrews
Date: 05/01/13

204 Lancaster Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Daniel R. Torres
Seller: Christopher D. Rooney
Date: 04/29/13

475 Meadow St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $313,000
Buyer: Matthew S. Hubbard
Seller: Rudolph J. Gay
Date: 04/29/13

22 Ralph St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Frank J. Bond
Seller: Roy F. Cavallon
Date: 04/30/13

427 Southwick St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Thomas E. Cascio
Seller: David R. Tackley
Date: 05/02/13

91 Sylvan Lane
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Ronald P. Daignault
Seller: Mary L. Daignault
Date: 04/24/13

BRIMFIELD

37 6th St.
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Earl K. Wonderlie
Seller: Stuart, Raymond E., (Estate)
Date: 05/03/13

CHESTER

36 Lyon Hill Road
Chester, MA 01011
Amount: $243,900
Buyer: Nicole A. Peters
Seller: Pamela M. Sanborn
Date: 04/30/13

CHICOPEE

87 Acrebrook Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $168,000
Buyer: Lisa H. Robbins
Seller: Joseph M. McNerney
Date: 04/29/13

84 Austin St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $189,000
Buyer: Doreen E. Nelson
Seller: Kevin T. Burke
Date: 04/29/13

122 Beauregard Terrace
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $144,329
Buyer: Alejandro A. Olavarria
Seller: Joseph A. Braica
Date: 04/23/13

41 Belvidere St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Peter Braun
Seller: Richard Kraus
Date: 05/03/13

9 Bill St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $143,000
Buyer: William J. Bell
Seller: Stephen P. Pettengill
Date: 04/26/13

79 Casey Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $218,000
Buyer: Brenda L. Kroeber
Seller: Janet L. Morgan
Date: 04/30/13

170 Clarendon Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $115,450
Buyer: USA VA
Seller: David T. Marchacos
Date: 04/22/13

237 Dale St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $118,000
Buyer: Brian M. Pouliot
Seller: Ivan N. Trombley
Date: 04/23/13

615 Front St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: 615 Front Street RT
Seller: 615 STP LLC
Date: 04/30/13

230 Grattan St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: FKC RT
Seller: Paul A. Smith
Date: 04/30/13

62 Jamrog Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $121,500
Buyer: Daniel Stamborski
Seller: Lester J. Zawada
Date: 04/29/13

70 Labelle Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Verber L. Ealum
Seller: Kusek, Joseph J., (Estate)
Date: 05/02/13

34 Langevin St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $118,000
Buyer: Jared C. Robert
Seller: Robert S. Miller
Date: 05/03/13

13 Louise Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $133,000
Buyer: Joseph B. Lavato
Seller: Barbara E. Gregory
Date: 04/22/13

128 Manning St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $147,350
Buyer: Allen S. Lesik
Seller: Maurice J. Cotton
Date: 04/30/13

40 Maplewood Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $119,900
Buyer: Christopher G. Morin
Seller: Jon Goudreault
Date: 04/26/13

620 McKinstry Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Ngoeun Chhoun
Seller: D&D Chicopee Realty 3 LLC
Date: 05/02/13

117 Melvin St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $117,000
Buyer: Luis E. Encarnacion-Lopez
Seller: Cindy A. Fiorillo
Date: 04/25/13

163 Monroe St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $237,400
Buyer: Daniel R. Ernst
Seller: Joseph A. Perez
Date: 05/02/13

34 Nonotuck Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Andrea Ronghi
Seller: Thomas F. Benson
Date: 04/26/13

34 Oxford St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $152,000
Buyer: Dermerica LLC
Seller: Gale H. French
Date: 04/30/13

14 Parkwood Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $149,900
Buyer: James L. Arnold
Seller: Walter J. Mika
Date: 04/26/13

45 Plainfield St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $1,050,000
Buyer: SDI LLC
Seller: RHD Realty LLC
Date: 04/26/13

61 South Winthrop St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $193,000
Buyer: Joshua T. McKenna
Seller: Joyce B. Hogan
Date: 04/24/13

435 Springfield St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: JGAR LLC
Seller: Harvey J. Lafleche
Date: 04/29/13

54 Victoria Park
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Hector M. Morales
Seller: Adam M. Carmody
Date: 04/26/13

EAST LONGMEADOW

311 Kibbe Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: PHV RT
Seller: Charles D. Lipp
Date: 05/01/13

15 Murray Court
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $142,000
Buyer: Michael Robert
Seller: Mary J. Couchon
Date: 05/02/13

60 Old Farm Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $580,000
Buyer: Francis J. Pokigo
Seller: Kermit M. Stuart
Date: 04/26/13

178 Patterson Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $157,500
Buyer: Laurie Kimball
Seller: John Arel
Date: 04/30/13

284 Pease Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Michael E. Johnson
Seller: Sean P. Duffy
Date: 04/26/13

47 Windsor Lane
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $454,558
Buyer: Ralph L. Santaniello
Seller: Dan Roulier & Assocs. Inc.
Date: 05/02/13

HAMPDEN

4 Andrew Circle
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Sean P. Duffy
Seller: Cheryl A. McCarthy
Date: 04/26/13

59 Baldwin Dr.
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $159,900
Buyer: Allen E. Warren
Seller: Mikaelian, Edward A., (Estate)
Date: 05/03/13

290 Bennett Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $152,000
Buyer: Christopher R. Przybyl
Seller: UB Propertiess LLC
Date: 04/29/13

18 Cedar Oak Lane
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $156,000
Buyer: Rebecca L. Hildreth
Seller: Diane L. Hildreth
Date: 04/26/13

HOLLAND

47 Kimball Hill Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $218,500
Buyer: Sara V. Vankeuren
Seller: Paquette Builders LLC
Date: 04/26/13

39 Shore Dr.
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: P. S. Roman
Seller: Clarissa M. Allanach
Date: 04/29/13

HOLYOKE

367 Apremont Hwy.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $144,300
Buyer: Gary D. Loomis
Seller: Eileen M. Gilhooley
Date: 04/26/13

35 Franks Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $159,900
Buyer: Reina I. Lorenzi
Seller: Angel M. Perez
Date: 04/30/13

5 Greenwood Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $187,000
Buyer: Margaret E. Dugal
Seller: Lucy A. Dunham
Date: 04/30/13

341 Hillside Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Cynthia C. Schroeder
Seller: Helen Weiner
Date: 04/26/13

152 Homestead Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $157,000
Buyer: Robert A. Hoeppner
Seller: Goodchild, Margaret A., (Estate)
Date: 05/01/13

810 Homestead Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: John T. O’Donnell
Date: 05/03/13

183 Madison Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Amy C. McDonough
Seller: Dolores D. Dean
Date: 05/01/13

33 Old Jarvis Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $223,900
Buyer: Cheryl A. McCarthy
Seller: Daniel E. Fried
Date: 04/26/13

17 Vadnais St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: UMass Five College FCU
Seller: Frederick P. Barrett
Date: 04/30/13

LONGMEADOW

108 Edgewood Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $259,900
Buyer: Michael T. Jordan
Seller: Eric E. Tracy
Date: 04/29/13

623 Frank Smith Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Dennis C. Rogan
Seller: Robert Stirton NT
Date: 04/26/13

100 Normandy Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $734,600
Buyer: Daniel P. Murphy
Seller: Katharine P. Costello
Date: 04/26/13

102 Pinewood Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $480,000
Buyer: Katharine A. Pacella
Seller: Victor J. Steele
Date: 04/26/13

LUDLOW

67 Americo St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: James D. Deshaies
Seller: Robert A. Tardiff
Date: 04/30/13

31 Cady St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $143,750
Buyer: Timothy J. Fitzgerald
Seller: Carvalho, Henrique J., (Estate)
Date: 05/01/13

178 Howard St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $124,000
Buyer: David W. Rogers
Seller: John P. Vautrain
Date: 05/03/13

24 Lazarz St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $147,500
Buyer: Joseph W. Comi
Seller: Julie A. Felton
Date: 04/30/13

14 North Arthur St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Joaquim L. Santos
Seller: TD Bank NA

55 Power Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Mary E. McGuinness
Seller: Otis J. Roberts
Date: 04/25/13

MONSON

Boston Road West
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Antonio Fernandes
Seller: Tyler F. Washburn
Date: 04/26/13

7 Fountain St.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $199,644
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank NA
Seller: Jessy D. Shea
Date: 05/01/13

4 Hilltop Dr.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Stephen G. Farr
Seller: Hazel V. Kline
Date: 04/26/13

13 Pinnacle Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Laura K. Clark
Seller: Greater Springfield Credit Union
Date: 05/03/13

PALMER

2027 Calkins Road
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $178,200
Buyer: Jarid R. Provost
Seller: Anthony J. Kempesty
Date: 04/23/13

9 Kelley St.
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $276,000
Buyer: James Baldyga
Seller: William D. Bacyk
Date: 04/25/13

72 Laurel Road
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: William R. Mueller
Seller: James D. Malloy
Date: 05/01/13

17 Robinson Road
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Christopher A. Wystepek
Seller: Sandra L. Olson
Date: 04/26/13

Thorndike St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $199,000
Buyer: Richard E. Laviolette
Seller: M Jackson Construction
Date: 04/30/13

SPRINGFIELD

200 Abbott St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Kimberly Phillips
Seller: Jason M. Ferrero
Date: 05/03/13

235 Berkshire Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Cantalini Holdings Inc.
Seller: Thibodeau Realty LLC
Date: 05/03/13

28 Biltmore St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $163,000
Buyer: Leesann A. Weekes
Seller: Jessica M. Rivera
Date: 05/02/13

791 Carew St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $178,026
Buyer: US Bank NA
Seller: Joel Fernandez
Date: 05/01/13

104 Catalpa Terrace
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $128,000
Buyer: William Flores
Seller: Clancy, Karen A., (Estate)
Date: 04/30/13

18 Claremont St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $124,392
Buyer: GMAC Mortgage LLC
Seller: Rafael Rivera
Date: 05/03/13

273 Dorset St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Anthony M. Martone
Seller: Robert A. Soderstrom
Date: 05/01/13

111 Elijah St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $118,000
Buyer: Rose M. Soto
Seller: Anatoliy Stuzhuk
Date: 04/29/13

121 Elijah St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $174,000
Buyer: Victor A. Sanchez
Seller: K&N Properties LLC
Date: 04/30/13

351 Forest Hills Road
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $237,000
Buyer: Ashley L. Brogan
Seller: Michael E. Johnson
Date: 04/26/13

384 Forest Hills Road
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Molly L. Dill
Seller: Geri L. Cramer
Date: 04/30/13

36 Fountain St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Jose A. Andrade
Seller: NSP Residential LLC
Date: 04/30/13

172 Gardens Dr.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $147,500
Buyer: Omari H. Murray
Seller: Julie Walko
Date: 04/30/13

230 Keddy St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: LAG Capital LLC
Seller: William T. Raleigh
Date: 04/29/13

36 Kenway Dr.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Rebecca D. Stout
Seller: Ralph F. Esempio
Date: 04/23/13

180 Lake Dr.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Norma L. Ramos-Rivera
Seller: Jason L. Lovett
Date: 04/26/13

468 Liberty St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Dionne Real Estate LLC
Seller: 468 Liberty RT
Date: 05/03/13

36 Lloyd Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Hector O. Marrero
Seller: Samuel Diaz
Date: 04/30/13

12 Longview St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $144,900
Buyer: Vidal Cardona
Seller: James B. Morrissey
Date: 04/24/13

191 Mazarin St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $187,800
Buyer: Sandra Munier
Seller: Lisa G. Urban
Date: 05/01/13

45 Mountainview St.
Amount: $134,000
Buyer: Steven Jiminez
Seller: James W. Rocca
Date: 04/26/13

107 Naismith St. #83
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Neidy Cruz
Seller: Courtside Of Springfield
Date: 04/25/13

213 Morton St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $177,423
Buyer: Everbank
Seller: Rena Brown
Date: 05/03/13

1917 Parker St.
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $144,000
Buyer: Kirstyn N. Anair
Seller: Theresa A. Lindsey
Date: 04/25/13

28 Pasco Road
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $162,000
Buyer: Bernardo Merced
Seller: Laura J. Mallett
Date: 04/30/13

62 Pear St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: James C. Lee
Seller: Daniel P. Stamborski
Date: 04/30/13

13 Quincy St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Monica L. Frater
Seller: Greater Springfield Habitat for Humanity
Date: 04/26/13

167 Redlands St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $139,900
Buyer: Yamaira Rivera
Seller: Donna Schoolcraft
Date: 04/26/13

115 Saint James Circle
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $1,770,000
Buyer: Jacob I. Martinez
Seller: Allison M. Torres
Date: 04/29/13

1566 State St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: New HB Acquisition
Seller: IBC Sales Corp.
Date: 04/23/13

168 Sunrise Terrace
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $147,500
Buyer: Sarah L. Stein
Seller: Douglas Senecal
Date: 04/26/13

21 Texel Dr.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $167,500
Buyer: Vonn Tanabe
Seller: Burnham Realty LLC
Date: 04/26/13

2020 Wilbraham Road
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $163,000
Buyer: Richard C. Lovely
Seller: Cardinal Home Investors
Date: 04/23/13

SOUTHWICK

29 Berkshire Ave.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $189,900
Buyer: David W. Smith
Seller: Shannon L. Stone
Date: 04/23/13

48 Fernwood Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $173,500
Buyer: Joan M. McLaughlin
Seller: Maria P. Scott-Smith
Date: 05/01/13

29 Lauren Lane
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Aube Homes LLC
Seller: Pine Knoll Inc.
Date: 05/03/13

134 Mort Vining Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $377,000
Buyer: Mitchell G. Cain
Seller: B&B Construction
Date: 05/01/13

385 North Loomis St.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $229,189
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Donald R. Elton
Date: 04/24/13

107 Point Grove Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Paul E. Lewis
Seller: Michael Diotalevi
Date: 05/01/13

76 Sunnyside Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $410,000
Buyer: Kudlic Brothers Inc.
Seller: Lawrence Bannish
Date: 04/26/13

TOLLAND

64 Woodchuck Hollow
Tolland, MA 01034
Amount: $355,000
Buyer: Craig Serin
Seller: Margaret Dayharsh
Date: 05/03/13

WALES

199 Stafford Road
Wales, MA 01081
Amount: $1,312,500
Buyer: Wales Village LLC
Seller: Wales Brookside Village
Date: 04/22/13

41 Stafford Road
Wales, MA 01081
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Serge P. Arel
Seller: Edmund H. Beaulieu
Date: 04/24/13

WEST SPRINGFIELD

48 Abigaile Lane
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $394,900
Buyer: Richard S. Sullivan
Seller: Cardinal Homes Inc.
Date: 04/23/13

83 Armstrong St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $137,206
Buyer: MetLife Home Loans
Seller: Earl F. Camp
Date: 05/02/13

158 Bosworth St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $149,900
Buyer: Brianna L. McLaughlin
Seller: Jeffrey Sutter
Date: 05/01/13

119 Boulevard Place
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $194,000
Buyer: Franky M. Sanchez
Seller: Michael J. Trudeau
Date: 04/25/13

15 Butternut Hollow Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Robert J. Napoli
Seller: Shirley F. Soule
Date: 04/25/13

80 Forris St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Dalia Rivera-Lafreniere
Seller: Western Mass. Electric Co.
Date: 05/01/13

410 Dewey St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $144,300
Buyer: Matthew B. Gray
Seller: Anna Caron
Date: 04/26/13

113 Havenhurst Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $242,000
Buyer: Jeffrey M. Bouyea
Seller: Olga F. McCarthy
Date: 04/26/13

36 Houston Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Catherine A. Moretti
Seller: Katherine A. Caron
Date: 04/30/13

60 Labelle St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $138,586
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Rogelio Marquez
Date: 05/03/13

349 Massachusetts Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Scott Ackley
Seller: Gerald J. Carney
Date: 04/30/13

489 Morgan Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Anthony C. Rousseau
Seller: Stephen R. Friese
Date: 04/24/13

258 Ohio Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Michael J. Trudeau
Seller: Paul R. Breveleri
Date: 04/25/13

54 Pebble Path Lane
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $184,000
Buyer: James E. Reay
Seller: Dolores M. Hickson
Date: 04/26/13

WESTFIELD

12 Deepwoods Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $242,000
Buyer: Crystal J. Childs
Seller: Natalie C. Avery
Date: 04/23/13

360 Elm St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Westfield Museum Inc.
Seller: 360 Elm Street Realty LLC
Date: 05/01/13

53 Fairview St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $227,500
Buyer: Donald E. Griffin
Seller: George W. Cordes
Date: 04/25/13

110 Foch Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Christopher L. Belair
Seller: Steven J. Brozoska
Date: 04/30/13

129 Glenwood Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Thomas W. Scott-Smith
Seller: Seth J. Eaton
Date: 05/01/13

58 Knollwood Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Tracy M. Larose
Seller: Richard E. Osienski
Date: 04/29/13

153 Main St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $138,000
Buyer: Steven E. Rovithis
Seller: Cindy L. Campbell
Date: 04/30/13

257 Montgomery Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $321,400
Buyer: Joshua J. Bennett
Seller: Bent Tree Dev. LLC
Date: 04/25/13

82 Pontoosic Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Buyer: J&C Property Services Inc.
Seller: Antoni Lech
Date: 04/29/13

21 Princeton St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $189,957
Buyer: Provident Funding Assocs.
Seller: FHLM
Date: 04/29/13

276 Shaker Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $175,000
Seller: Pamela S. Pettengill
Date: 04/26/13

70 Vadnais St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Timothy P. Ayers
Seller: Paula York
Date: 05/03/13

50 Valley View Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $148,000
Buyer: Donald M. Wurster
Seller: H. D. Wurster
Date: 04/24/13

259 Valley View Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $132,000
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Joanne Cerveny
Date: 04/24/13

33 Violet Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $408,000
Buyer: Kenneth L. Ridley
Seller: Kopatz Construction Inc.
Date: 04/30/13

8 Walker Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $223,000
Buyer: John E. Bak
Seller: Donald E. Dumas
Date: 04/29/13

128 Westwood Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $254,000
Buyer: Richard L. Sanborn
Seller: Watson, Helen A., (Estate)
Date: 04/30/13

41 Wildflower Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Joseph D. Albano
Seller: Robert J. Parenteau
Date: 04/24/13

WILBRAHAM

20 Decorie Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Alexander Hernan
Seller: Kristin M. Miller
Date: 04/26/13

44 Decorie Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $257,500
Buyer: Huanyu Wei
Seller: FNMA
Date: 04/25/13

84 Monson Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Garrett S. Lacasse
Seller: James Trimble
Date: 04/24/13

54 Mountain Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $120,750
Buyer: Kevin Czaplicki
Seller: US Bank NA
Date: 04/22/13

6 Pease St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $277,000
Buyer: Douglas M. Senecal
Seller: Scott A. Lynch
Date: 04/26/13

1 Weston St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $177,750
Buyer: James Charles
Seller: SDMCMD LLC
Date: 04/26/13

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

AMHERST

140 Middle St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Eugene A. Goffredo
Seller: Charles E. Lehane
Date: 05/01/13

1641 S. East St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $790,000
Buyer: Rogert Booth
Seller: John F. Nigriny
Date: 04/30/13

379 Strong St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Frank A. Hein
Seller: Dragan Curcija
Date: 04/30/13

West St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Peter R. Heronemus
Seller: Dorothy Lashway
Date: 05/02/13

BELCHERTOWN

383 Bardwell St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Jesse A. Ritter
Seller: William J. Lebrun RET
Date: 04/26/13

10 Fox Run Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $292,000
Buyer: Peter Sfediuk
Seller: Darren M. Gainer
Date: 05/01/13

581 George Hannum Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $271,900
Seller: Brian S. Bell
Date: 04/30/13

24 Holyoke St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Lisa M. Gove
Seller: Arthur L. Dostal
Date: 04/26/13

19 Oakwood Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $174,000
Buyer: Vincent Cardona
Seller: Steven R. Schneider
Date: 05/03/13

59 Springfield Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Benjamin A. Graham
Seller: Timothy M. Nale
Date: 05/02/13

20 Underwood Ave.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $157,600
Buyer: US Bank NA
Seller: Hubert Hyman
Date: 04/22/13

EASTHAMPTON

526 East St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: James B. Finn
Seller: Cynthia J. Duby
Date: 05/03/13

15 Groveland St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Ryan N. Huxley
Seller: Daniel B. Campbell
Date: 04/29/13

175 Main St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $168,500
Buyer: Autumn Properties LLC
Seller: New Berlin Group Corp.
Date: 05/01/13

233 Park St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $190,500
Buyer: Emily Gaylord
Seller: Andrew R. Marquis
Date: 04/30/13

GRANBY

55 Barton St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Ralph H. Squires
Seller: Pamela A. Green
Date: 04/29/13

413 East State St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: John F. Guimond
Seller: David R. Benedetti
Date: 04/22/13

114 South St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $224,000
Buyer: Todd M. Chamberlin
Seller: Paul, George, (Estate)
Date: 04/30/13

HADLEY

3 Algonquin Dr.
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Donna R. Falcetti
Seller: Philip M. Marrama
Date: 04/25/13

HATFIELD

115 Main St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Andrew D. Endris
Seller: Eugene F. Proulx
Date: 05/01/13

HUNTINGTON

161 Worthington Road
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $142,000
Buyer: Rayman M. Koivisto
Seller: Lori A. Cesan
Date: 04/30/13

NORTHAMPTON

21 Bliss St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Ian D. Premo
Seller: Thomas F. Kelly
Date: 05/01/13

20 Bridge Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $511,493
Buyer: Marilyn Ludolph
Seller: Bridge Road LLC
Date: 04/30/13

414 Chesterfield Road
Northampton, MA 01053
Amount: $305,900
Buyer: Robert W. Carter
Seller: Nancy Y. McNulty
Date: 05/01/13

154 Cooke Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Sandra Ciach
Seller: Keith A. Smith
Date: 04/25/13

384 Florence Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $610,000
Buyer: Paramjit Kaur
Seller: Jim R. Boyle
Date: 04/30/13

17 Hawthorne Terrace
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Mark W. Jankowkse
Seller: Julie Rosten
Date: 04/26/13

311 Haydenville Road
Northampton, MA 01053
Amount: $650,000
Buyer: Zoe Senior Retirement Community
Date: 04/26/13

14 Hubbard Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $155,200
Buyer: Karen A. Normand
Seller: Mark D. Normand
Date: 04/24/13

623 Kennedy Road
Northampton, MA 01053
Amount: $368,000
Buyer: Elizabeth A. Fogle
Seller: Kathleen B. Bowers FT
Date: 04/26/13

101 Milton St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $237,500
Buyer: James W. Stokes-Buckles
Seller: Birch Hill LLC
Date: 04/29/13

679 Park Hill Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $430,000
Buyer: Alex Altamirano
Seller: Cynthia J. Haskell
Date: 04/30/13

49 Pine Brook Curve
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Christine Grimaldi
Seller: Denise J. Isernhagen
Date: 05/01/13

47 Round Hill Road
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $4,800,000
Buyer: Historic Round Hill Summit
Seller: Clarke School
Date: 04/26/13

SOUTH HADLEY

512 Amherst Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Luke D. Showalter
Seller: Adam Quenneville
Date: 05/01/13

46 Carew St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $134,000
Buyer: Sara Macon
Seller: Michael Murdza
Date: 05/03/13

10 North St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Jennifer Saltis
Seller: Vitaly Dzhenzherukha
Date: 05/03/13

775 New Ludlow Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $4,300,000
Buyer: Store Master Funding 3
Seller: Depetrillo Mass Realty LLC
Date: 04/23/13

244 Pearl St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Robert G. Gray
Seller: Champagne, William M., (Estate)
Date: 04/24/13

5 Ralph Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $118,900
Buyer: Adam M. Paradysz
Seller: Annette L. Menard
Date: 05/03/13

23 Ranger St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Thomas Griffin
Seller: Kathleen M. Hamel
Date: 04/26/13

14 Saybrook Circle
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $143,500
Buyer: Christopher Roy
Seller: Shirley H. Wilhelmi
Date: 04/26/13

28 Saybrook Circle
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Stacy E. Desforges
Seller: Rene W. Langlosi IRT
Date: 04/26/13

SOUTHAMPTON

32 Bissonnette Circle
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: G&F Custom Built Homes
Seller: JS Sampson Dev. LLC
Date: 04/24/13

18 Camp Jahn Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $223,500
Buyer: Matthew P. Giguere
Seller: John F. Guimond
Date: 04/22/13

4 Hillside Meadows Dr.
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Thomas K. Hanrahan
Seller: Robert T. Clayton
Date: 04/30/13

WARE

126 Eagle St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $157,000
Buyer: Sarah L. Bouthellier
Seller: Ruby Ann M. Nugent
Date: 04/30/13

184 Greenwich Plains Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $222,000
Buyer: Michelle N. Normand
Seller: Pioneer Valley Redevelopment
Date: 04/26/13

62 Old Gilbertville Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $179,000
Buyer: Marie A. Rathermacher-Reo
Seller: Sharon C. Matthews
Date: 04/30/13

159 Osborne Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $192,889
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Kenneth J. Walrath
Date: 04/22/13

WILLIAMSBURG

6 Chesterfield Road
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $214,300
Buyer: Dennis R. Bothamley
Seller: Richard L. Ames
Date: 04/30/13

Bankruptcies

By BusinessWest Staff June 4, 2013

Bankruptcies Departments

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

Adams, Samuel K.
1019 Pleasant St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/25/13

Baez, Jorge Luis
Baez, Bernadette
89 Brightwood Ave.
Springfield, MA 01107
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 04/22/13

Bednarz, Vicki M.
a/k/a Feary, Vicki M.
122 Adams St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/29/13

Benvenutti, Antonia
a/k/a Rivera, Antonia
27 Federal St. #E1
Springfield, MA 01105
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/26/13

Bou, Angel R.
20 View St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/26/13

Bradley, Donald E.
Bradley, Johanna L.
a/k/a Tatro, Johanna L.
149 Wilshire Dr.
Cheshire, MA 01225
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/23/13

Brisson, James P.
31 Meadowview Terrace
Greenfield, MA 01301
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/22/13

Brisson, Lorie Ann
7 G St., Apt 3
Turners Falls, MA 01376
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/22/13

Carney, John B
95 Davis St., Apt. 5
Greenfield, MA 01301
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/30/13

Chalupa, Richard P.
Chalupa, Sabine
191 Bartlett Ave.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/29/13

Cheo, Emmanuel N.
46 Orange St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 04/26/13

Clini, Robert P.
Clini, Alyce E.
98 Barna St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/26/13

Curran, Jereme Robert
33 Brice Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/26/13

Czupta, Erik M.
Czupta, Renee D.
35 Ley St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 04/18/13

Decker, David H.
P.O. Box 526
Lee, MA 01238-0526
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/24/13

Desmarais, George E.
Desmarais, Marlene M.
117 Louis Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/23/13

Dugas, Donald J.
77 Nash St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/13

Dunford, Marie Elizabeth
a/k/a Gauthier, Marie
16 Main St., 2nd Fl.
Shelburne Falls, MA 01370
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/22/13

Fijal, Frederick V.
175 High St.
Gilbertville, MA 01031
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 04/22/13

Foley, Amy J.
105 Bradley St.
North Adams, MA 01247
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/16/13

Freitas, Michelle
252 West St., Unit 10
Amherst, MA 01002
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/30/13

Furey, Fonda M.
166 Madison Ave.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 04/26/13

Gedney, Ralph C.
P.O. Box 853
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/23/13

Ghidinelli, Daniel J.
7 Old Belchertown Road
Ware, MA 01082
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/13

Green River Builders, LLC
Calderara, John P.
41 Melrose St.
Adams, MA 01220
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/26/13

Greenwald, Igor
64 Boylston St.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/30/13

Hale, Brian A.
Hale, Suzanne M.
6 Warner St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/24/13

Hayes, Mary Alma
20 Fallston St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/25/13

Huckle, Timothy J.
323 Beaver St.
North Adams, MA 01247
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/23/13

Hutchinson, Marita M.
261 Briar Way
Greenfield, MA 01301-3861
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/29/13

Jackson, Allen E.
61 North St.
Shelburne Falls, MA 01370
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/22/13

Johnson, Brian A.
31 Ames Ave., 1st Left
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/26/13

Jones, Edward W.
Jones, Lisa Marie
617 Allen St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/30/13

Kayzakian, Julia T.
3 Cranberry Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 04/16/13

Kestyn, Lynda M.
17 I St.
Turners Falls, MA 01376
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 04/24/13

Knightly, Ralph E.
21 Woodland Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/30/13

Landrie, Crystal J.
19 Howard St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/13

Lavertue, Justin T.
Lavertue, Nikki
34 Paul Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/26/13

LeBlanc, Noella M.
355 Moxon St.
Indian Orchard, MA 01151
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/18/13

Lemelin, Jaclyn R.
62 Marcia Haas Circle
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/29/13

Lorion, Kelly Marie
68 Barre Paxton Road
Rutland, MA 01543
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/29/13

Makrianis, Barbara M.
179 Greenwood Terrace
Chicopee, MA 01022
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/29/13

Martinez, Jacqueline
a/k/a Pantoja, Jacqueline
a/k/a Herrera, Jacqueline
29 Coleman St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/13

Martone, Daniel J.
Martone, Elaine M.
49 Dogwood Road N.
Hubbardston, MA 01452
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 04/26/13

Mercier, Richard C.
89 Beacon Ave
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/30/13

Meyrick, Melonie T.
34 Eden St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/23/13

Mizula, Russell P.
172 S. Maple St.
Hadley, MA 01035
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/13

Ortiz, Luz S.
34 Gerard Way, Apt. I
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/13

Pandell, Larry T.
Pandell, Noelle M.
47 Orchard St.
Adams, MA 01220
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/30/13

Paul, Richard A.
Paul, Patricia M.
34 Grouse Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/13

Pearsons, Lyle W.
10 Riviera Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/23/13

Proulx, Julianne L.
48 Donbray Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 04/24/13

Rattelle, Diana L.
52 Hyde Ave.
Springfield, MA 01107
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/29/13

Riley, John E.
200 Lambert Terrace, Unit 39
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/24/13

Romero, Eve J.
65 Franklin St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/23/13

Sanchez, Aris M.
160 Mildred Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/29/13

Santanella, Phyllis Mary
310 Pochassic Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/26/13

Santiago, Freddy L.
462 Liberty St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/29/13

Sears, Jammie M.
Sears, Melissa A.
1396 West Housatonic St.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/25/13

Servantez, Stanley A.
24 Norman Terrace Ext.
Feeding Hills, MA 01030
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/23/13

Silva, Andrea
300 Winsor St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/18/13

Silvagni, Michael J.
Silvagni, Robin L.
a/k/a Pearce, Robin
14 Brierwood Lane
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/25/13

Spencer, Kingsley David
157 Seymour Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/30/13

Sticco, Andrea M.
177 Regency Park Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/26/13

Stracuzzi, Kathleen A.
73 Stratford Ave.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/13

Sullivan, Peggy Louise
95 Balis St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/22/13

Thompson, Shawn N.
Thompson, Kristina M.
15 Victor St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/26/13

Vona, Teresa M.
71 South Silver Lane
Sunderland, MA 01375
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/19/13

Weber, Dawn M.
a/k/a Garabedian-Weber, Dawn M.
21 Valleyview Circle
Rutland, MA 01543
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/18/13

Wilson, Walter L.
206 Homestead Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 04/26/13

Wolf, Alysa Michelle
26 Cottage Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/25/13

Doing Business as Certificates

By BusinessWest Staff June 4, 2013

DBA Certificates Departments

The following Business Certificates and Trade Names were issued or renewed during the month of and May 2013.

CHICOPEE

1 Person Courier Service
12 Coolidge Road
JoAnne Gilbert

Beyond Builders
117 Sunny Meade Ave.
Gene Borowski Jr.

Quality Inn
463 Memorial Dr.
Jaimin Melaviyn

GREENFIELD

A Custom Touch
29 Mill St.
Anthony Tucker

Community Substance Abuse Center
177 Shelburne Road
Matthew Davis

Hess
245 Federal St.
Richard J. Lawlor

Martin Craft
91 Norwood St.
Joshua A. Martin

Taylor Skin Care
42 Revere Circle
Jenelle Taylor

The Home Depot
264 Mohawk Trail
The Home Depot USA Inc.

HOLYOKE

Borinquen Mini Market
31 Essex St.
Marisol Millayes

Nick’s Nest
1597 Northampton St.
Jennifer E. Chateauneuf

King Mart
494 Westfield Road
Sanjay Patel

Ron’s Auto Care
150 Suffolk St.
Ronald Poirier

Victoria’s Unisex Salon
330 High St.
Gaddiel M. Paneu

Where House
109 Lyman St.
Jame A. Curran

LUDLOW

Bill’s Yogurt
116 East St.
William Dias

Chameleon Painting
58 Chapin Circle
Brian Foster

Holiday Inn Express
321 Center St.
Kishore Parmar

Ludlow Excavating Service
368 Lyon St.
Donald Roberts

M.A. Café
343 Winsor St.
Steve McDaniel

Taco Bell
343 Center St.
George Fellows

PALMER

Burgundy Brook Café
3090 Palmer Road
Keith Gordon

Crane Exterior Design
70 Bourne St.
Dale Crane

House Mouse Cleaning
23 Temple St.
Whitney Valle

HXC Floor Covering
15 Charles St.
Shane Hestad

The Tangled Grapevine
119 Boston Road
Stacy Mimoso

SPRINGFIELD

A.R.M. Carpentry Company
137 Webber St.
Richard P. Ottani

Aileen’s Daycare
87 Wilbraham Ave.
Ana Rivas

AN2KH Trucking & Delivery
31 Clarendon St.
Andre O. Alleyne

Annie Mae and Cecilia
799 Sumner Ave.
Jacqieline Simmons

Bay St. Beauty Supply
19 St. James Ave.
Musa Dakuray

Before & After
686 Belmont Ave.
Rebeca Ruiz

Christina’s Paw Spaw
1211 Parker St.
Christina Janet

Coastline Automotive, LLC
501 St. James Ave.
Beris F. Gouldbourne

Crossfit Journey
576 St. James Ave.
Stefan C. Ralph

Cutting Edge Pizza, LLC
1962 Boston Road
James L. Banister

Dennie’s Daughters
134 Catherine St.
Jimmie R. James

Edwin Ortiz – Hammerhead
65 Gilbert Ave.
Edwin Ortiz

Elite Nails
886 Sumner Ave.
Nguyet T. Nguyen

Family Mini Store
11 Dorset St.
Nathilda Ramirez

Freedom of Life Society
114 Carver St.
Jaunita Maldalena

Friendly Ridge Transportation
44 Upton St.
Rene A. Romero

Gabriel’s Property Maintenance
139 Patricia Circle
Michael Rodriguez

Game Hunters
511 Belmont Ave.
Vien Nguyen

Goodchild Renovations
16 Churchill St.
Matthew Kent

Heavens Best Cleaning Services
155 Breckwood Blvd.
Amanda Marcella

HTMD Inc.
494 Central St.
Luat Pham

Imperio Musical
2460 Main St.
Maria Rijo

Innovative Web Design
27 Highland St.
Sa Nguyen

J & G Enterprises
48 Clarendon St.
Geraldine L. Gardiner

J.N.I. Signs
904 Carew St.
Daniel Lugo Jr.

Jim’s Auto Trim Specials
1576 State St.

JMS Candyman Wholesale
88 Cleveland St.
Julia I. Correa

The Green Team
198 East Allen Ridge Road
James A. Bazinet

The Law Offices of Michael T. Kogut
75 Market Place
Michael T. Kogut

The Northernaires
370 Abbott St.
Charles E. Fryar

Video Game Giants
85 Oakland St.
Luis A. Lopez

Vintage Fresh
27 Lyman St.
Clarence B. Finch III

Wayne Poyser
49 Albermarle St.
Wayne Poyser

WESTFIELD

EJ Ventures
52 Scenic Road
Esther Hermele

Linda Z. Gallo
45 Meadow St.
Linda Zomek-Gallo

Kings Cleaner
282 Southampton Road
Nham S. Yi

SI-MAP
71 Steiger Dr.
Sean M. Fitzgerald

Stanton Contracting
147 Tannery Road
Richard H. Stanton III

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Ben’s & Viktor’s Tile
44 Riverdale St.
Ben Shokov

Choice Consultants, LLC
4 Shady Brook
Karen Sikora-Bernard

Corner Pantry
723 Main St.
Iqbal Murtaza

Fishtik Plumbing
191 North Blvd.
Grigoriy Fishtik

Heinovbeatz.com
51 Van Deene Ave.
Charles Melvin

L.A. Nails
634 Kings Highway
Ninh Lu

Needham Electric Supply Company
91 B & C Union St.
John A. O’Connell

Rise Construction Company
99 Pine St.
Timothy Atamansky

Shows4You Productions, LLC
32 Gregory Lane
Steven Midura

Bankruptcies

By BusinessWest Staff May 21, 2013

Bankruptcies Departments

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

Aviles, Gedalia
a/k/a Adams, Gedalia
a/k/a Santos, Gedalia
a/k/a Velez, Gedalia
20 Arnold St., Apt. 5
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/08/1

Campbell, Lillian
414 Newton St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/09/13

Cohen, Bruce A.
82 Hewitt St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/12/13

Fudjo, Awusi
16 Tow Path Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/06/13

Goodchild, Kara L.
38A Yorktown Dr.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/12/13

Henrichon, Glen Allan
102 Garden St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/09/13

Hunt, Alan R.
23 Union St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/11/13

Im, Chong A.
129 Memorial Dr.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/09/13

Jimmo, Andrea Marie
106 Edbert St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/11/13

Kibbe, Clarence Ernest
Kibbe, Margaret Ellen
243 Circle Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/10/13

Kindschi, Cynthia L.
60 Warren Wright Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/09/13

King, Neil R.
1010 Williams St.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/10/13

LaBianca, Lawrence M.
LaBianca, Diane P.
135 Meadow St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/09/13

Labonte, Kelly
a/k/a White, Kelly
Labonte, Nycole
2282 Main St.
Three Rivers, MA 01080
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/10/13

Lang, Whitney Charles
275 Chestnut St. #627
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/08/13

Lee, Tina Marie
a/k/a Moriarty, Tina Lee
66 Montgomery St.
Indian Orchard, MA 01151
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/11/13

Leger, Gary Michael
77 Valley View Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 04/11/13

Martel, James Michael
Martel, Claudine Nicole
a/k/a Talbot, Claudine N.
393 Silver St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7

Peacey, Scott W.
138 Piney Lane
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/15/13

Pfeffer, Susan M.
a/k/a Perrault, Susan M.
P.O. Box 131
Gilbertville, MA 01031
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/06/13

Sicotte, Karen Jo
36 Sunset St.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 04/15/13

Real Estate Transactions

By BusinessWest Staff May 21, 2013

Departments Real Estate

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

FRANKLIN COUNTY

ASHFIELD

157 Steady Lane
Ashfield, MA 01330
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Roger E. Howes
Seller: John D. Kendrick
Date: 04/08/13

BERNARDSTON

42 South St.
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $213,000
Buyer: William J. McGuirk
Seller: Linda A. Morey
Date: 04/19/13

BUCKLAND

73 Avery Road
Buckland, MA 01338
Amount: $460,000
Buyer: Maya Nayak
Seller: Katherine E. Brown
Date: 04/16/13

CHARLEMONT

49 Harmony Hts.
Charlemont, MA 01339
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Timothy Flaherty
Seller: Ronald M. Mansi
Date: 04/17/13

CONWAY

238 Warger Road
Conway, MA 01341
Amount: $511,649
Buyer: Greenfield Savings Bank
Seller: Wesley B. Rowe
Date: 04/11/13

GREENFIELD

14 Cypress St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $127,000
Buyer: William W. Schmidt
Seller: Bruce W. Vought
Date: 04/11/13

324 Deerfield St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: 151 Federla Street LLC
Seller: Irene Dejackome
Date: 04/19/13

59 Fort Square
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Edward F. Maeder
Seller: Welenc IRT
Date: 04/08/13

46 French King Hwy.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $145,900
Buyer: Teresa Conti
Seller: Stephen R. McCabe
Date: 04/16/13

19 Highland Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Tom Friedman
Seller: Stephen Sears LT
Date: 04/08/13

142 Oakland St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Tsetan D. Thingdutsang
Seller: John D. Petrin
Date: 04/19/13

12 Prospect St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $118,500
Buyer: Stephen Poulin
Seller: Eaton FT
Date: 04/12/13

Route 2
Greenfield, MA 01376
Amount: $850,000
Buyer: Franklin Land Trust Inc.
Seller: Wesley B. Rowe
Date: 04/10/13

27 Severance St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $154,000
Buyer: Eddie Martinez
Seller: James R. Knightly
Date: 04/12/13

ORANGE

150 Fountain St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $139,900
Buyer: Aaron T. Gannon
Seller: Adam M. Bouchard
Date: 04/17/13

SUNDERLAND

166 Old Amherst Road
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $218,500
Buyer: Valley Building Co. Inc.
Seller: Brandts, Cynthia L., (Estate)
Date: 04/19/13

47 South Main St.
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Kenneth D. Arnold
Seller: Hubbard, Eleanor S., (Estate)
Date: 04/19/13

HAMPDEN COUNTY

AGAWAM

55 Annable St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $126,000
Buyer: MHFA
Seller: Joao Oliveira
Date: 04/08/13

70 Arbor Lane
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $231,100
Buyer: Gerard R. Boucher
Seller: Lynn A. Gelineau
Date: 04/10/13

25 Barbara Lane
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $237,500
Buyer: Mark A. Jamgochian
Seller: Martina Pocaterra
Date: 04/12/13

75 Fox Farm Road
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $174,100
Buyer: Johnathan S. Torres
Seller: Gifford, Donald L., (Estate)
Date: 04/19/13

22 Plumtree Way
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Fallah Razzak
Seller: Anthony D. Feato
Date: 04/09/13

181 Shoemaker Lane
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $165,274
Buyer: USA HUD
Seller: Bank Of America
Date: 04/10/13

BRIMFIELD

15 Oakwood Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $149,836
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Theresa R. Willoughby
Date: 04/10/13

CHICOPEE

11 Burton St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Mark A. Haryasz
Seller: Patricia Cossaboom
Date: 04/10/13

378 Dale St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Melissa K. Wackerbarth
Seller: Jeanne M. Boutelle
Date: 04/19/13

340 Grove St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $213,000
Buyer: Sarah B. Fisher
Seller: Revampit LLC
Date: 04/19/13

7 Lucretia Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $134,000
Buyer: Trudiann Pinnock
Seller: Brian Kolodziej
Date: 04/12/13

7 Montello Road
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Joshua H. Laplante
Seller: Robert W. Landry
Date: 04/17/13

EAST LONGMEADOW

28 Brookhaven Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Wayne D. Michaelian
Seller: John F. Ascioti
Date: 04/11/13

37 Holland Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $121,500
Buyer: FHLM
Seller: David Evans
Date: 04/12/13

49 Holy Cross Circle
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Ian A. Bracht
Seller: David G. Bareiss
Date: 04/12/13

14 Lombard Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Paige Moylan
Seller: Eileen A. Verteramo
Date: 04/11/13

HAMPDEN

188 Glendale Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $167,500
Buyer: Kristin J. Desilets
Seller: Rosella Whitney
Date: 04/12/13

10 Glendale View Dr.
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $950,000
Buyer: Barbara A. Greco
Seller: James W. Hoerle
Date: 04/12/13

39 Mill Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $267,500
Buyer: Jonathan Caruana
Seller: Scott W. Brubach
Date: 04/12/13

HOLYOKE

14 Bray Park Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $156,000
Buyer: Miguel A. Carrasquillo
Seller: Marie D. Worwood
Date: 04/19/13

18 Canby St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $123,500
Buyer: Alexandra T. Samets
Seller: Adam R. Methot
Date: 04/17/13

38 Claren Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Sara A. Hayden
Seller: Donald L. Kooken
Date: 04/16/13

1 Country Club Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $2,500,000
Buyer: D Hotel & Suites Inc.
Seller: Holyoke Hotels LLC
Date: 04/16/13

1035 Homestead Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $132,500
Buyer: John A. Tart
Seller: Clifford W. Laraway
Date: 04/17/13

44 Laurel St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Clara W. James
Seller: Cynthia A. Teel
Date: 04/12/13

193 Sargeant St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Gary W. Keefe
Seller: Nancy L. Osgood
Date: 04/11/13

5 Woodbridge St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $242,000
Buyer: Joseph F. Griffin
Seller: Joseph F. Griffin
Date: 04/16/13

LONGMEADOW

187 Cedar Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $222,900
Buyer: Gloyd D. Kimball
Seller: Freya J. Wolk
Date: 04/12/13

24 Fairfield Terrace
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: David J. Lecours
Seller: Jane F. Woodward
Date: 04/17/13

83 Laurel St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $399,000
Buyer: Amy Monroe
Seller: Annie L. Zomermaand
Date: 04/08/13

69 South Park Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $237,900
Buyer: Bruce D. Haskins
Seller: Lisa K. Reilly
Date: 04/19/13

119 Thresher Road
Longmeadow, MA 01036
Amount: $259,900
Buyer: Nicholas M. Tangredi
Seller: Mark G. Pearlman
Date: 04/10/13

LUDLOW

69 Aldo Dr.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $202,500
Buyer: Mark C. Howe
Seller: Scotty L. Afonso
Date: 04/16/13

Center St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $123,000
Buyer: Jason C. Martins
Seller: Rosewood Meadows Inc.
Date: 04/17/13

253 Colonial Dr.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Helder D. Santos
Seller: Peter C. & Joyce A. Shaw RT
Date: 04/16/13

107 Coolidge Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $117,500
Buyer: Ryan N. Merceri
Seller: Joseph A. Barbieri
Date: 04/08/13

19 Daisy Lane
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Elin M. Zapka
Seller: Ireneu Freitas
Date: 04/11/13

N/A
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $251,000
Seller: Jason C. Martins
Date: 04/17/13

181 Pine St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $148,000
Buyer: Nicole K. Santos
Seller: Robert A. Sousa
Date: 04/19/13

MONSON

15 Hospital Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Beesh Sports LLC
Seller: River Hollow LLC
Date: 04/17/13

14 Main St.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $140,900
Buyer: James P. Moran
Seller: Marc A. Pelissier
Date: 04/10/13

313 Silver St.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Christian M. Gainer
Seller: Thomas O. Moore
Date: 04/16/13

29 Stafford Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $134,000
Buyer: Richard H. Casler
Seller: Debra M. Jean
Date: 04/17/13

26 Stebbins Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $321,000
Buyer: David E. Cote
Seller: John P. Lanucha
Date: 04/19/13

PALMER

2090 Oak St.
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $152,794
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Arlene L. Domey
Date: 04/17/13

PALMER

6 Caroline Circle
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Henry C. Lomba
Seller: Jeffrey P. Harris
Date: 04/08/13

2002 Overlook Dr.
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Louis A. Brodeur
Seller: Valtelhas, Sophie J., (Estate)
Date: 04/12/13

SPRINGFIELD

307 Arcadia Blvd.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $127,500
Buyer: Donna Dunn
Seller: Barrett, Beatrice V., (Estate)
Date: 04/19/13

97 Avery St. #134
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Franklyn Torres
Seller: Elaine C. Graham
Date: 04/19/13
1333 Boston Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Salvatore A. Scibelli
Seller: Salvatore A. Scibelli
Date: 04/11/13

5 Caldwell Place
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Nationstar Mortgage LLC
Seller: Priscilla M. Schissel
Date: 04/17/13

149 Cooley St.
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $180,159
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Kim M. Santinello
Date: 04/12/13

34 Dewey St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $132,910
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Richard Cruz
Date: 04/11/13

180 Eddy St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $139,500
Buyer: Cynthia A. Galas
Seller: Pawel Misniakiewicz
Date: 04/08/13

117 El Paso St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Jessie L. Scribner
Seller: Foster, Jane M., (Estate)
Date: 04/16/13

56 Felicia St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Jose D. Pacheco
Seller: Henry C. Lomba
Date: 04/08/13

22 Hobart St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Nationstar Mortgage LLC
Seller: Priscilla M. Schissel
Date: 04/17/13

23 Mary St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $117,500
Buyer: John M. Friedson
Seller: Maroney RE Investments
Date: 04/16/13

56 Old Farm Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Kevin D. McCabe
Seller: Brian R. Wallace
Date: 04/17/13

43 Ontario St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Luis A. Torres
Seller: Jorge L. Colon
Date: 04/16/13

100 Perkins St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $151,250
Buyer: Connor M. Knightly
Seller: Julia A. Cross
Date: 04/17/13

82 Pheasant Dr.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $146,000
Buyer: Dawn M. Triplett
Seller: Peter J. Ngige-Njenga
Date: 04/10/13

286 Sumner Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $187,500
Buyer: Nicole T. Baker
Seller: Surtan Reatly LLP
Date: 04/19/13

42 Sylvan St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $117,500
Buyer: Carmen Rodriguez
Seller: Harvey Skerker
Date: 04/09/13

23 Tanglewood Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Eric Podgurski
Seller: Thomas J. Bonavita
Date: 04/18/13

115 Wrenwood St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $176,464
Buyer: JP Morgan Chase Bank
Seller: John C. Eggleston
Date: 04/16/13

SOUTHWICK

16 Fenton Dr.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: B&E Aricraft Component
Seller: Igor Babinov
Date: 04/10/13

1 Gillette Ave.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $179,000
Buyer: Donald Nooney
Seller: Carole A. Hardick
Date: 04/10/13

26 Lakeview St.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Kelly J. Duncan
Seller: FHLM
Date: 04/12/13

TOLLAND

305 Moreau Road
Tolland, MA 01034
Amount: $2,100,000
Buyer: Shores Museum Tower QPRT
Seller: Kenneth M. Poovey
Date: 04/16/13

54 Ona Road
Tolland, MA 01034
Amount: $700,000
Buyer: Shores Museum Tower QPRT
Seller: Kenneth M. Poovey
Date: 04/16/13

WALES

32 Holland Road
Wales, MA 01081
Amount: $187,900
Buyer: David W. Fish
Seller: Steven W. Beyor
Date: 04/17/13

WEST SPRINGFIELD

30 Crestview Dr.
Amount: $207,500
Buyer: Stephen L. Holstrom
Seller: Gene J. Galuszka
Date: 04/16/13

258 Main St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: St.Francis De Salles LLC
Seller: Robert J. Schroeter
Date: 04/18/13

60 Mulcahy Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $497,000
Buyer: Robert J. Brodeur
Seller: Francis Wheeler Construction Inc.
Date: 04/08/13

117 Sibley Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $179,000
Buyer: Paul R. Dickey
Seller: Kenneth G. Aubrey
Date: 04/11/13

59 Sprague St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Maria N. Ayala
Seller: RAK Realty Assocs. LLC
Date: 04/12/13

12 Therese Marie Lane
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Svc Net Inc.
Seller: Robert J. Brodeur
Date: 04/08/13

23 Thomas Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Vyacheslav Dadayev
Seller: David H. Stahelski
Date: 04/19/13

115 York St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: York Street Realty LLC
Seller: Orograin Bakeries Sales
Date: 04/18/13

WESTFIELD

215 Bates Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Richard A. Grabiec
Seller: John A. Wallace
Date: 04/18/13

63 Crane Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $174,000
Buyer: Jeremy J. Moquin
Seller: Ryan W. Taylor
Date: 04/18/13

44 Darby Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Jorge M. Delgado
Seller: Kathleen Puza
Date: 04/17/13

240 Eastwood Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $279,900
Buyer: Lisa A. Saltmarsh
Seller: Daniel Lech
Date: 04/12/13

75 Eastwood Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Michael F. Messier
Seller: Kevin Malloy
Date: 04/12/13

28 Fowler Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Geoffrey C. Oldmixon
Seller: Maureen Wrobleski
Date: 04/17/13

88 Glenwood Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Andrew J. Martindell
Seller: Corriveau, Joanne F., (Estate)
Date: 04/09/13

59 Llewellyn Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Alexandra M. Tremblay
Seller: Stanley W. Stevens
Date: 04/17/13

10 Madison St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $128,900
Buyer: Charles Michaud
Seller: Bertrand, Patricia A., (Estate)
Date: 04/12/13

20 Oak Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $199,500
Buyer: Paul J. Boulanger
Seller: Genovese, Samuel C., (Estate)
Date: 04/10/13

155 Paper Mill Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Seth Lamountain
Seller: Kimberly L. Gibney
Date: 04/16/13

155 Root Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $284,000
Buyer: Kevin W. Connolly
Seller: April J. Williams
Date: 04/11/13

49 Rosedell Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Michele L. Cardinal
Seller: Rosetta Grimm
Date: 04/16/13

130 Shaker Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Marc J. Longtin
Seller: Catherine C. Berry
Date: 04/19/13

37 Summit Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $202,900
Buyer: Orlando Huertas
Seller: Daniel H. Knights
Date: 04/19/13

22 Wood Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $182,000
Buyer: Lance M. Phillips
Seller: Douglas E. Allard
Date: 04/12/13

124 Woodcliff Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $409,000
Buyer: Timothy J. Williams
Seller: Carolyn M. Hartt
Date: 04/11/13

WILBRAHAM

9 Brookside Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Patricia E. Perkins
Seller: Warren E. Newhouse
Date: 04/19/13

1 McIntosh Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $314,250
Buyer: Brian P. O’Connor
Seller: Paul A. Schreiner
Date: 04/16/13

28 Red Bridge Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $289,900
Buyer: Jeff W. Farnsworth
Seller: Robert G. Table
Date: 04/16/13

10 Stonington Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Peter D. Martins
Seller: Silo Farm Assocs. LLC
Date: 04/09/13

635 Stony Hill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Masada RT
Seller: Michael J. Sambor
Date: 04/10/13

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

AMHERST

48 Dana St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $367,500
Buyer: George D. Nichols
Seller: Patrick E. Brock
Date: 04/17/13

186 Harkness Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: Servicenet Inc.
Seller: James J. Bess
Date: 04/17/13

112 Heatherstone Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Elizabeth B. Parker
Seller: Ivan S. Chow
Date: 04/12/13

241 Pomeroy Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $338,000
Buyer: Courtney J. Platt
Seller: George, John W., (Estate)
Date: 04/12/13

BELCHERTOWN

72 Amherst Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Marian T. Goodhin
Seller: Brenda M. Martin
Date: 04/09/13

17 Bay Path Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $199,300
Buyer: Vincent J. Tran
Seller: US Bank NA
Date: 04/17/13

6 Country Lane
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $168,500
Buyer: Gregg D. Wing
Seller: Stephen F. George
Date: 04/12/13

48 Fletcher Ave.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Keith M. Frazier
Seller: Michael F. Kobus
Date: 04/12/13

Gold St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Town Of Belchertown
Seller: Kestrel Land Trust
Date: 04/10/13

154 Gold St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Tina L. Agustine
Seller: Tony P. Hill
Date: 04/18/13

62 Mountain View Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Kyle Savage
Seller: Delfina M. Stevens
Date: 04/12/13

40 Oakridge Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $334,900
Buyer: Allan A. Ruell
Date: 04/17/13

CUMMINGTON

3 Bates Road
Cummington, MA 01026
Amount: $157,593
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: William Lefleur
Date: 04/16/13

EASTHAMPTON

8 Arthur St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: James Duffy
Seller: Chad E. Gagne
Date: 04/10/13

21 Exeter St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Lindsay R. Barron
Seller: Stanley J. Kwiecinski
Date: 04/12/13

7 Lownds Ave.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $192,000
Buyer: Steven M. Bilodeau
Seller: Joshua D. Driver
Date: 04/08/13

O’Neil St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Easthampton Savings Bank
Seller: Autumn Props. LLC
Date: 04/19/13

36 Strong St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $242,000
Buyer: Todd T. Dineen
Seller: John B. Anz
Date: 04/18/13

3 Summit Ave.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $146,000
Buyer: Lori J. Carrier
Seller: Pauline E. Carrier
Date: 04/12/13

65 Taft Ave.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Sage C. McKnight
Seller: Patricia H. Nadeau
Date: 04/17/13

36 Ward Ave.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $175,400
Buyer: Eve S. Eichwald
Seller: Julie A. Laurence
Date: 04/08/13

14 Water Lane
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Katie M. Spaulding
Seller: Wilfred J. Buri
Date: 04/08/13

40 West St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Bialy Dom Farm LLC
Seller: Diane K. Grzeskowicz
Date: 04/08/13

GRANBY

7 Greenmeadow Lane
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $150,100
Buyer: Kevin R. Gendreau
Seller: FNMA
Date: 04/16/13

16 Hubbard Dr.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Donald L. Derosia
Seller: Country Bank for Savings
Date: 04/10/13

129 South St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Kevin J. Whitacre
Seller: Gail D. Cosby
Date: 04/16/13

HATFIELD

115 Elm St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Florence M. Brisbois
Seller: Hatfield Village LLC
Date: 04/19/13

HUNTINGTON

4 Birchwood Dr.
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Kevin A. Perrier
Seller: Crown Meadow Corp.
Date: 04/12/13

NORTHAMPTON

77 Emerson Way
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $449,000
Seller: Wright Builders Inc.
Date: 04/16/13

Emerson Way
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Hampshire Property Mgmt. Group
Seller: Emerson Way LLC
Date: 04/18/13

28 Fox Farms Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $362,000
Buyer: Christopher R. Amato
Seller: Patrick J. Mahoney
Date: 04/16/13

Front St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $282,500
Buyer: Colin J. Hoyt
Seller: Shel Horowitz
Date: 04/08/13

43 Rick Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $232,000
Buyer: Bonnie S. May
Seller: Renee A. Ceno
Date: 04/19/13

49 Woodlawn Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $415,000
Buyer: Joel W. Wolfe
Seller: Margaret S. Zelljadt
Date: 04/19/13

SOUTH HADLEY

35 Applewood Lane
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Michael F. Kobus
Seller: Tonelli, Raymond J., (Estate)
Date: 04/12/13

45 Ashton Lane
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: John B. Anz
Seller: Joni H. Zubi
Date: 04/18/13

7 Cedar Rdg
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Joshua D. Driver
Seller: Elizabeth Mazzocco
Date: 04/08/13

46 East Red Bridge Lane
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $409,000
Buyer: David W. Scruggs
Seller: J. N. Duquette & Son Construction
Date: 04/19/13

42 Hillside Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Nicholas Dube
Seller: Adam Boyer
Date: 04/12/13

60 Pearl St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $221,568
Buyer: Robert A. Carrier
Seller: Alexander Desrosiers
Date: 04/17/13

36 Red Bridge Lane
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $428,900
Buyer: Scott G. Newman
Seller: J. N. Duquette & Son Construction
Date: 04/12/13

SOUTHAMPTON

67 Gllbert Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Joy A. Tailefer
Seller: Czelusniak Custom Homes
Date: 04/18/13

WARE

43 Moriarty Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $232,000
Buyer: Melissa L. Kratovil
Seller: Lisa M. Kerr
Date: 04/19/13

Doing Business as Certificates

By BusinessWest Staff May 21, 2013

DBA Certificates Departments

The following Business Certificates and Trade Names were issued or renewed during the month of and May 2013.

CHICOPEE

E-Nough Logic
19 America St.
Michael Cowley

Grimaldi Landscaping & Services
42 Rose St.
William Grimaldi Jr.

Nom Nom Hut
51 Maple St.
Marcy Megarry

GREENFIELD

Antique Revival
322 Deerfield St.
Eric Webster

Duo Senior Care
82 Birch St.
Rachel E. Lively

Greenfield Auto Specialist
335 High St.
Greenfield Imported Cars Inc.

Lucky Nails
130 Main St.
Tai Huynh

Meadow Green Nail Center
5 Park St.
Patricia Semb

The Carousel Corner
4 Woodland Road
Jonathan Lowe

HOLYOKE

Abercrombie & Fitch
50 Holyoke St.
Robert Brown

Archie’s Mini Market
81 North Bridge St.
Hector Archilla

Fye
50 Holyoke St.
John Anderson

Hair-Hunterz
279 Appleton St.
Frankie Cardona

Max Orient
50 Holyoke St.
Harry C. Chen

Sam’s Food Store
515 High St.
Asad Chaudhry

LUDLOW

AED Moving Enterprises
41 Bruno Ave.
Angelo Rosa

Budget Pest Solutions
264 Moody St.
John Boudreau

C.L. Diesel Repair Inc.
403 West St.
Corey Lajoie

Deluxe Auto Sales
127 East St.
Manuel Coelho

Ludlow Automotive
430 Center St.
Rodney Walker

Moody Street Realty, LLC
54 Moody St.
Beverly Aube

PALMER

Bling in Beads
23 Temple St.
Kyle Camyre

Day & Night Diner
1456 North Main St.
Karl Williams

Interactive School House
2055 Main St.
Nancy B. Roy

LMS Repair
3020 Main St.
Louis Stevens

Spic and Span
6 Green St.
Stephanie Nott

SPRINGFIELD

Little Cargo Couriers
24 East Hooker St.
Anatoly Atamansky

Luxury Landscape
27 Lyman St.
Jerrell Glass

Mack’s Barbershop
255 Bay St.
Michael A. Brawner

Mars Consultant Group
76 Albermarle St.

Martin Tile Company
184 Gardens Dr.
Jamie R. Martin

Mary’s Dollar Plus
2760 Main St.
Maria D. Ayala

Mass Collision
586 Berkshire Ave.
Gabriel E. Sanchez

Michael Ferzoco
33 Amity Court
Michael Ferzoco

Michael Vachula Real Estate
20 Howes St.
Michael Vachula

Mike Auto Repair Shop
136 Nursery St.
Michael S. Candelaria

Mobile Massage Therapy
85 Gold St.
Margaret Cooley

Namco, LLC
1500 Boston Road
Anabela Cruz

Nathan Bills Bar
110 Island Pond Road
John R. Sullivan

Oakley Residential Appraisals
36 Marengo Park
Gary E. Oakley

Omar & Sons Furniture
73 Liberty St.
Khuram Abbasi

Peach Brown Betty
11 Hiawatha St.
Jennifer M. Fleury

Peter S. Poniatrowski
23 Frontenac St.
Peter S. Poniatrowski

Phat Tuesdays
377 Dwight St.
Jazzberries, Inc.

Philip J. Ozzone
48 Champlain Ave.
Philip J. Ozzone

Pittola Investigations
136 Prentice St.
Damien Pittola

Pizza Hut
793 Boston Road
Pizza Hut of America

Price Cutter
2633 Main St.
Syed Shahab Ahsan

Princessazu International
204 Commonwealth Ave.
Boniface Anoje

R & M Remodeling and More
112 Avery St.
Miguel A. Homs

Robbie’s Auto & Truck Repair
1357 East Columbus Ave.
Robert D. Ober

Saravia Family Restaurant
880 Sumner Ave.
Rolando A. Saravia

Second Time Around
680 ½ Sumner Ave.
Pamela Anastasiou

Siec Software Innovation
104 Wayne St.
Marco T. Dermith

Sports Cut Barber Shop
1129 State St.
Susan Barratt

Spring Valley Food Mart
343 Allen St.
Abdul Quadus

Strictly D Best Clothing
604 Page Blvd.
Lorenzo L. Robinson

TM Cleaning
70 Chapin Terrace
Therese Leger

T & T Fernandes
509 Belmont Ave.
Gertrude Fernandes

The Collection
34 Front St.
Ariana Do

WESTFIELD

Alice M. Farrelly
45 East Meadow St.
Alice M. Farrelly

Amanda Calhoun
12 Fremont St.
Amanda Calhoun

Anugraha Grocery Store
160 Elm St.
Pralad Gurung

ESP Pool & Spa Services
261 Papermill Road
Edward Rivera

Guided Touch Therapy
26 Orange St.
Thomas D. Campbell

Sports Multi Media
51 Simmons Brook Dr.
Geof Spear

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Advanced Landscaping
955 Piper Road
Allan C. Beiermeister

D & J Management
42 Maple Terrace
Douglas Smith

George Abdow Enterprises
1680 Riverdale St.
George T. Abdow

Healthy Alternatives
42 Chester St.
Roxanne Susan

Law Office of Caroline Murray
71 Park Ave.
Caroline Murray

Mr. Sealgood
75 Church St.
Scott W. Gage

Nippon Grill & Seafood
935 Riverdale St.
Chang Q. Jiang

Incorporations

By BusinessWest Staff May 21, 2013

Departments Incorporations

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

AMHERST

Amherst Landlords Association Inc., 1040 North Pleasant St., Amherst, MA 01002. Stephan Walczak, same. Association designed to represent and advance the interests of landlords in Massachusetts.

BELCHERTOWN

Advantech Consultants MSP Inc., 40 Emily Lane, Belchertown, MA 01007. Crystal Calouro, same. IT management and consulting services.

CHICOPEE

Becki Martin Photography, 32 Freedom St., Chicopee, MA 01013. Rebecca Martin, same. Photography services.

EAST LONGMEADOW

Burke Restoration Inc., 23 Sanford St., East Longmeadow, MA 01028. Restoration services.

GREAT BARRINGTON

Bachelorista Inc., 507 Main St., Suite 4 Great Barrington, MA 01230. Monica Bossinger, same. Retail sales of books, clothing, seminars, and videos.

LEE

ACC Building & Remodeling Inc., 75 Prospect St., Lee, MA 01238. Andrew Vuolo Sr., same. Remodeling.

LUDLOW

Aube Precision Tool Co. Inc., 54 Moody St., Ludlow, MA 01056. Michael Elkhay, same.

B and S Paving and Construction Inc., 145 Booth St., Ludlow, MA 01056. Maria Baltzar, 176 Stony Hill Road, Wilbraham, MA 01095. Paving and construction business and all related activities.

NORTHAMPTON

Al-Hamd Inc., 8 Green St., #10, Northampton, MA 01063. Maqbool Babar, 151 Church St., Barrington, R.I., 02806. Retail convenience store.

Atw Media, 7 Pleasant St., Suite 3, Northampton, MA 01060. Aaron Taylor-Waldman, same. Consulting services for small business owners.

SOUTHAMPTON

Alen Express Inc., 20 Helen Dr., Southampton, MA 01073. Yelena Krasun, same. Company operating specialty and dedicated services of transporting foods, commercial goods, vehicles, and other commodities via flatbed, container, and heavy hauling trailers on a for-hire basis.

Blue Paws Inc., 19 Helen Dr., Southampton, MA 01073. Jonathan Neumann, same. Restaurant and tavern.

SPRINGFIELD

All-In Labor Inc., 99 Arnold Ave., Springfield, MA 01119. Francis Mirkin, 72 Brookside Drive, Longmeadow, MA 01106. Provides contract labor to building/demo industry.

Bizzy Landscaping Inc., 95 Cliftwood St., 1L, Springfield, MA 01073. Berge Bernadeau, same. Landscaping services.

WARE

Align Hypnosis Inc., 18 Kingsberry Lane, Ware, MA 01082. Basil Allen Roman, 94 Sczygiel Road, Ware, MA 01082. To help people to improve their quality of life through hypnotherapy and hypnosis.

Briefcase

By BusinessWest Staff May 21, 2013

Briefcase Departments

Grants Awarded for Municipal Water Projects
BOSTON — The Mass. Water Pollution Abatement Trust (MWPAT) announced the approval of more than $6 million in need-based principal-forgiveness grants on 20 water infrastructure loans from across the state. “This money will deliver relief to communities struggling to finance key water projects that provide for the health and well-being of their citizens,” said state Treasurer Steven Grossman, who serves as the chairman of the MWPAT. “This funding frees up additional capital to go to other important local priorities, such as transportation infrastructure, education, and public safety.” The 20 grants, administered by the state and funded by the federal government, were awarded on a competitive basis to cities and towns most in need of financial assistance associated with loan payments to the MWPAT. Because of the reduction of loan principal funded by the grants, impacted communities will see their biannual loan payments reduced, freeing up capital for other local needs. The loans were originated to pay for municipal water projects such as upgrades to water-treatment facilities and stormwater and sewer improvement projects. “As Governor Patrick has so clearly pointed out, the Commonwealth has a significant and expensive backlog of water infrastructure projects to address in order to fully protect the environment and the public health,” said Commissioner Kenneth Kimmell of the Mass. Department of Environmental Protection, who serves on the MWPAT board. “I am pleased to join our trust partners to provide this assistance to these communities to make their projects more affordable.” The $6 million in loan forgiveness is associated with a total original loan amount of $98 million, an overall principal reduction of 6%. “As the executive director of the trust, I am excited to announce $6 million in principal forgiveness to these communities that have shown a strong commitment to improving their water infrastructure,” said Sue Perez. “This award represents our third year providing principal forgiveness, and to date we have awarded roughly $33 million in principal forgiveness under this program.” The MWPAT lends financial assistance to the Commonwealth under the State Revolving Fund program by providing subsidized loans to cities and towns for water-infrastructure development. Since its establishment in 1989, the trust has loaned approximately $6 billion to improve and maintain the quality of water in the Commonwealth. An estimated 97% of Massachusetts’ citizens have benefited from the MWPAT’s financial assistance.

Massachusetts Economy Shows Positive Signs
BOSTON — After a period of lackluster economic growth, the Massachusetts economy sprang to life in the first three months of this year as hiring increased, incomes rose, and consumer spending rebounded, according to a new report by the University of Massachusetts and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. The state’s economy grew at an annual rate of 3.9% between January and March, accelerating from 2.4% at the end of last year and outpacing the national economic growth rate of 2.5% during the three-month period. The state has recovered from the Great Recession faster than the nation as a whole, regaining as of January all the jobs lost in the downturn even as U.S. employment remains millions of jobs below the pre-recession peak. That has helped boost incomes here, which have been further supported by the strong stock market and rising home values, leading to stronger consumer spending. In fact, spending on discretionary purchases, including TVs, furniture, appliances, and motor vehicles, grew at an annual rate of 11.6%. The Massachusetts economy seems to have responded to the resolution of November’s elections and the ensuing budget battles and ‘fiscal cliff,’ but the UMass report noted that risks to the economy remain. Specifically, Massachusetts is particularly vulnerable to across-the-board sequestration cuts because the state receives billions annually in federal defense and research spending. The spending cuts, which took effect in March, have already led to slower hiring in many of the state’s key industries, including healthcare, higher education, and research and development.

Three Local Agencies Benefit from MMS Grants
WALTHAM — Three agencies in Western Mass. Are among 12 to receive grants from the Mass. Medical Society & Alliance Charitable Foundation as part of its 2013 allocations. The 12 grants total $160,000 and will help to support health and medical services that address vision care, healthy lifestyles, asthma reduction, prevention and screening services, and primary care for the uninsured. Eight agencies are receiving grants for the first time, while four have previously been awarded grants from the foundation. Community Health Programs of Great Barrington was awarded $35,000 to outfit a medical van with equipment to provide a mobile ophthalmic office that will offer patients of all ages comprehensive screening, diagnosis, and treatment for eye diseases. The van will focus care on populations that are disadvantaged due to mobility, health, or economic reasons. The agency serves people throughout Berkshire County. Amherst Survival Center Free Medical Clinic was awarded $15,000 to hire a part-time clinic manager to oversee expansion of the agency’s operation. The clinic serves more than 500 individuals in Hampshire and Franklin counties. This is the second grant to the agency from the foundation; it previously received $15,000 in 2011. Greater Westfield Free Health Services received $5,000 to support free health services for residents in the Westfield area who are uninsured or underinsured. Other recipients in Massachusetts include Heywood Hospital, Gardner, $20,000; UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, $15,000; Girls Inc., Worcester, $10,000; Metro West Free Medical Program, Sudbury, $10,000; Children’s Health Care and Nutritional Goals through Education, Shrewsbury, $10,000; Restoring Sight International, West Roxbury, $15,000; the Family Van Program, Roxbury, $10,000; Upham’s Corner Health Center, Dorchester, $10,000; and the Sharewood Project, Malden, $5,000. The foundation is a supporting organization of the Mass. Medical Society, the statewide association of physicians, and the MMS Alliance is the organization of physicians’ spouses committed to promoting good health among the citizens of Massachusetts. The foundation’s mission is to support the charitable and educational activities of the society and alliance and address issues affecting the health, benefit, and welfare of the community.

Springfield Museums Receives Prestigious Accreditation
SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Museums recently announced that, after a two-year process, the nonprofit organization has received prestigious accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the highest national recognition for a museum or museum consortium. Of the nation’s estimated 17,500 museums, only about 1,000 (or 6%) are currently accredited. Accreditation places the Springfield Museums in the same class as institutions like the Smithsonian, the American Museum of Natural History, the Museum of Fine Art in Boston, and the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown. To be accredited signifies a museum meets or exceeds the standards and best practices of the museum field in all aspects of its operation — collections stewardship, community engagement, financial stability, governance, and security. Accreditation is often a prerequisite for, or integral to, loans of objects from other museums nationally and internationally, funding from many philanthropies and foundations, and support from local, municipal, and state government. Longtime private donors, elected officials, and museums staff and board members joined in a celebratory announcement at the Michele & Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts. According to Holly Smith-Bove, museums president, the museums draw a quarter-million visitors each year and add an estimated $28 million per year in tourism dollars into the region. The campus off State and Chestnut streets includes the Museum of Fine Arts, the George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, the Springfield Science Museum, the Connecticut Valley Historical Museum, the Museum of Springfield History, and the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden. Accredited museums encompass the breadth of America’s museums that celebrate and display all forms of art, history, historic sites, natural history, science and technology centers, public and botanic gardens, zoos, and aquariums.

Construction Industry Loses 6,000 Jobs in April
The U.S. construction industry lost 6,000 jobs in April, according to the May 3 employment report by the U.S. Department of Labor, but the unemployment rate decreased to 13.2%, down from 14.7% in March and 14.5% in April 2012. Year over year, the construction industry has added 154,000 jobs, or 1.7%. The decline in unemployment is likely due to seasonality rather than meaningful improvement in underlying construction labor market conditions. The non-residential building sector lost 4,800 jobs for the month, but has added 17,700, or 2.7%, over the last year. The residential building sector added 6,200 jobs in April and has added 14,400 jobs, or 2.5%, year over year. Non-residential specialty trade contractor employment fell by 11,100 jobs in April compared to March, but is still up by 39,000 jobs, or 1.9%, compared to the same time last year. Residential specialty trade contractors added 7,100 jobs for the month and have added 69,300 jobs, or 4.7%, since April 2012. Heavy and civil engineering construction employment slipped by 3,800 jobs in April, but is up by 13,400 jobs, or 1.5%, over the last 12 months. Across all industries, the nation added 165,000 jobs, with the private sector expanding by 176,000 jobs and the public sector shrinking by 11,000 jobs. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ household survey, the national unemployment rate fell to 7.5% in April, down from 7.6% in March. “Today’s report highlights the fact that different forms of economic activity require different levels of confidence,” said ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu. “Leading the way in job creation in April were segments such as leisure/hospitality and retail trade. It doesn’t take that much confidence to take a short cruise or eat at a restaurant; however, it takes a considerable level of confidence to move forward with a significant construction project, and that level of confidence is still lacking. “The recent construction spending report issued by the U.S. Census Bureau showed that both public and private nonresidential construction were down for the month, indicating that sustained momentum continues to elude the industry.” Today’s employment report reinforces the notion that sustained recovery remains elusive,” Basu said. “While non-residential construction employment is up by nearly 56,700 jobs on a year-over-year basis, the segment shed 15,900 positions in April. Further declines are possible in the near term given weak construction spending dynamics and the anticipated impacts of sequestration on construction starts.”

People On the Move

By BusinessWest Staff May 21, 2013

Departments People on the Move

Royal LLP recently announced the addition of Tanzania Cannon-Eckerle to the Northampton-based management-side only labor and employment law firm. Cannon-Eckerle will focus her practice in labor law and complex employment litigation, counseling companies on the multitude of state and federal employment laws impacting them, including employment discrimination and harassment, wage and hour, disability and leave, workplace safety, OSHA, affirmative action, and contract negotiations. Cannon-Eckerle is a graduate of Indiana University School of Journalism and Southern Illinois School of Law.
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American International College announced that Heather Cahill has been promoted to Vice President for Institutional Advancement. Cahill has served as the executive director for the same department for the past three years, where she organized fund-raising and alumni operations.
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The Center for Human Development (CHD) has appointed Kirk Woodring, a licensed social worker, as Vice President of Clinical Services. Woodring will oversee several programs, including CHD’s outpatient behavioral-health clinics, the Institutes of Dynamic Living, early intervention, in-home therapy, and other program clinical services.
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FieldEddy Insurance announced the appointment of Lauren Lanza as an Account Executive for employee benefits. Lanza brings more than six years experience as a sale account executive or a Fortune 500 employee benefits provider, and as an associate underwriter for an insurance agency network.
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North Brookfield Savings Bank recently announced the appointment of Bryan Kaye as Vice President and Commercial Loan Officer. Formerly a commercial loan officer at Freedom Credit Union, Kaye holds a bachelor’s degree from Bluffton University and Omega Performance Group’s CU Business Lending School, and is involved in the Western Mass. Chapter of SCORE.
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Jessica Lapinski recently joined Kathy Borawski’s real-estate team at RE/MAX Hill & Valley in Northampton. Lapinski, formerly an agent with Trailside Realty, has been a realtor in the Pioneer Valley for 12 years.

Company Notebook

By BusinessWest Staff May 21, 2013

Company Notebook Departments

United Bank to Expand Longmeadow Branch
LONGMEADOW — Richard Collins, president and CEO of United Bank, announced recently that the bank will soon begin a significant expansion of its current branch located in the Longmeadow Shops on Bliss Road. “When the landlord, Grove Property Management, offered us the additional space next door to our existing branch, we jumped at the offer,” said Collins. “We have been in Longmeadow since 1997 and have been delighted by the warm reception given to us by the community. We opened our existing branch in the Longmeadow Shops in 2001. We believe that the Shops provides an excellent location for us to serve the banking needs of the Longmeadow community.” Collins said the future branch will be a financial center complete with retail banking, mortgages, commercial services, and business lending, as well as wealth-management and financial-planning representatives. “We understand the needs of the Longmeadow community,” said Jeff Sullivan, chief operating officer. “This expansion gives us the opportunity to create a new financial center that can serve all of the community’s needs in one convenient location.” According to Sullivan, the future branch will include a larger lobby, private offices, a walk-up ATM, and safe-deposit boxes. The branch expansion is anticipated to be complete by the end of the year, with a grand opening in early 2014. The present branch will remain open during the renovations. The promotion of current Longmeadow Shops branch Personal Banker Teresa Parker to the position of Springfield Region mortgage originator was also announced recently. She will work from the current Longmeadow Shops location in her new position. Personal Banker Nicole Skelly will transfer from East Longmeadow to the Longmeadow branch to fill that position.

NorthEast Solar Launches New Website
NORTHAMPTON — A new website (www.northeast-solar.com) and brand launched recently by NorthEast Solar reflects the company’s innovative approach to solar design and installation for homes, businesses, and farms, said the company’s president, Greg Garrison. “Our new brand reflects the fact that trust and a local leader is at the core of who we are and what we represent in the Pioneer Valley and beyond,” he explained. “Our leadership in the region comes from our unique solar-installation design work, but also from the fact that we live and work in the Pioneer Valley, and people know us and trust us to simplify the installation process.” The timing of the new brand parallels a rising awareness that Massachusetts is a national solar leader with strong incentive programs, he added, making solar power a cost-competitive electricity source. “If the solar industry can prove to residents and businesses across the Valley that solar is cost-effective, simple to install, and fits with the character of their town, then we will install a lot more solar.”

Tighe & Bond Moves Up in Design Firm Rankings
WESTFIELD — Last month, the Engineering News-Record (ENR) again ranked Tighe & Bond among the top 500 design firms in the nation, as it has for more than 10 consecutive years. ENR ranks companies on the previous year’s gross revenue for providing design services to domestic and international markets. This year marked a substantial bump for the firm, as it claimed the 250 spot in ENR’s 2013 report, which exceeds last year’s standing at 272. “Substantial growth across nearly all of our markets and an extension of our geographic reach drove last year’s record revenue,” said David Pinsky, president of Tighe & Bond. “We also significantly expanded our staff to provide existing and new clients with increasingly responsive and integrated services.”

Hampden Bancorp Reports Income Increase, Declares Cash Dividend
SPRINGFIELD — Hampden Bancorp Inc., the holding company for Hampden Bank, recently announced the results of operations for the three and nine months ended March 31. The company also announced that the board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per common share, payable on May 31, 2013, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 17, 2013. The company had a $249,000 increase in net income for that nine months to $2.4 million, or $0.42 per fully diluted share, as compared to $2.1 million, or $0.35 per fully diluted share, for the same period in 2012. The company had a decrease in net interest income of $131,000 for those nine months, compared to the same period in 2012. For the nine-month period ended March 31, 2013, interest expense decreased by $175,000, or 4.0%, compared to the same period in 2012. This decrease in interest expense included a decrease in deposit-interest expense of $417,000 due to a decrease in rates, which was partially offset by an increase in borrowing interest expense of $242,000 due to an increase in balances. Interest and dividend income decreased $306,000, or 1.7%, for the nine months ended March 31, compared to the same period last year, mainly due to a $270,000 decrease in loan-interest income. The provision for loan losses decreased $100,000 for the nine-month period ended March 31, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012 mainly due to a decrease in specific reserves on impaired loans and charged-off loans. For the nine months ended March 31, there was an increase in total non-interest income of $885,000 compared to the same period in 2012. Also, the company originated $31.9 million and sold $24.8 million in residential mortgage loans, compared to originations of $27.0 million and $12.9 million in sold loans for the nine months ended March 31, 2012, and there was a $218,000, or 88.3%, increase in other non-interest income, which was mainly due to an increase in mortgage excess servicing fees, and a $182,000, or 13.9%, increase in customer service fees compared to the same period in 2012. The company had a $52,000 decrease in net income for the three months ended March 31 to $825,000, or $0.15 per fully diluted share, as compared to $877,000, or $0.16 per fully diluted share, for the same period in 2012. It had a decrease in net interest income of $260,000, or 5.4%, for those three months, compared to the same period in 2012 due to a decrease in the net interest margin from 3.57% to 3.01%. For the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, interest expense decreased by $22,000, or 1.6%, compared to the three-month period ended March 31, 2012. This decrease in interest expense included an increase in borrowing interest expense of $88,000 due to an increase in balances which was more than offset by a decrease in deposit interest expense of $110,000 due to a decrease in rates. Interest and dividend income decreased $282,000, or 4.5%, for the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared to the same period last year. The company’s total assets increased $51.6 million, or 8.4%, from $616.0 million on June 30, 2012 to $667.6 million on March 31, 2013. Net loans, including loans held for sale, increased $32.4 million, or 7.9%, to $439.7 million on March 31, 2013. The majority of the loan increase was in the commercial loan portfolio. Commercial construction loans increased $12.3 million, commercial real-estate loans increased $8.4 million, and commercial loans increased $7.0 million. The company’s strategy continues to be focused on obtaining business loans.

Agenda

By BusinessWest Staff May 21, 2013

Agenda Departments

ASBAC Golf Tournament
June 18: The Agawam Small Business Assistance Center will hold its annual 9-Hole Golf Tournament at the Agawam Country Club, 128 Southwick Street, Feeding Hills, with a noon shotgun start. This social outing supports ASBAC’s efforts to educate and promote the growth of area small businesses. The cost is $200 for a foursome or $50 per player, including dinner and prizes. The cost for dinner only is $25. To sign up, download the flyer and registration form at www.asbac.net.

BusinessWest
40 Under Forty
June 20: BusinessWest will present its seventh class of regional rising stars at the annual 40 Under Forty gala at the Log Cabin Banquet & Meeting House in Holyoke. The event will feature music, lavish food stations, and introductions of the winners, who were profiled at length in the April 22 issue. Look for event details in upcoming issues of BusinessWest, or call (413) 781-8600, ext. 100 for more information.

Yidstock 2013
July 18-21: Yidstock 2013: The Festival of New Yiddish Music will bring the top names in klezmer to the stage at the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst. The Klezmer Conservatory Band will kick off Yidstock on July 18, and the festival will continue with Klezperanto and Margot Leverett & the Klezmer Mountain Boys; Brass Khazones: Steven Bernstein and Frank London; the Wholesale Klezmer Band; Golem; and the Yidstock All-Stars. The weekend will conclude with a massive jam, featuring a Yidstock All-Stars band with players from the weekend’s bands, under the musical directorship of Frank London. Among those all-stars are two of the greatest clarinetists in klezmer, Ilene Stahl of Klezperanto and Margot Leverett of the Klezmer Mountain Boys. A series of workshops and talks is also on the schedule, including a Yiddish folk-dance workshop led by internationally renowned Steve Weintraub; a lecture by Hankus Netsky, a founder of the Klezmer Conservatory Band; an instrumental klezmer workshop; and a talk by author and music critic Seth Rogovoy. Back by popular demand, Yosi’s Kosher Falafel Tent will once again be serving an assortment of great food. For more information and to purchase tickets and festival passes, log onto yiddishbookcenter.org/yidstock or call (413) 256-4900.

Western Mass.
Business Expo 2013
Nov. 6: Planning is underway for the Western Mass. Business Expo 2013, a day-long business-to-business event to take place at the MassMutual Center in downtown Springfield. This fall’s show, the third edition of the Expo, which is again being produced by BusinessWest, will feature more than 100 exhibitors, seminars on timely issues of the day, special Show Floor Theater presentations, breakfast and lunch programs, and the wrap-up Expo social, which has become a not-to-be-missed networking event. Details on specific programming will be printed in upcoming editions of BusinessWest and can also be found online at www.wmbexpo.com or www.businesswest.com. For more information on the event or to reserve booth space, call (413) 781-8600, ext. 100.

Editorial

By BusinessWest Staff May 21, 2013

Opinion

Investments in the Future

There probably hadn’t been this much excitement about a demolition project in Springfield since the city finally took down the old York Street Jail nearly a decade ago. Or since the crumbling Hotel Charles, located next to Union Station, was put out of its misery in the late’90s.
There was Mayor Domenic Sarno with his hardhat and ceremonial sledgehammer taking a few solid whacks at the old River Inn on State Street. When the pomp was over, the bulldozers moved in, taking down a property that had become much more than an eyesore in recent years — although it was certainly that.
Indeed, the long-vacant property had become an impediment to progress — not only on that specific parcel, but across that section of the so-called State Street corridor. Recognizing this, DevelopSpringfield acquired the property at a foreclosure auction in January, with an eye toward demolition and then movement toward redevelopment. As economic-development initiatives go, this wasn’t exactly front-page news (though close), but it constitutes an important step forward for that neighborhood and the city as a whole.
And creating such initial steps — while also stimulating the ones that will follow — is the unofficial mission statement for DevelopSpringfield, the public-private partnership created to stimulate development activity in the city, especially in the wake of the tornado that tore through several neighborhoods nearly two years ago.
The agency is taking a multi-pronged approach to that assignment, but generally, it is currently engaged in identifying development opportunities and facilitating them through what the agency’s president and CEO, Jay Minkarah, calls “strategic investments.” And the River Inn project is a perfect example.
“This place held back the development of the entire neighborhood,” Minkarah told the local press. “It’s good that it’s going to be gone.”
Good, because if it was still there — and it probably would be, because it’s highly unlikely that a private developer would pay the cost of acquiring the property, demolishing it, and settling back taxes totaling $80,000 — then this large slice of State Street would remain undeveloped for the foreseeable future.
The same could likely be said for some of the other properties the agency has acquired recently. These include the historic building at 83 Maple St., known as the Ansel Phelps House (Springfield’s fourth mayor lived in it for some time), which had fallen into a state of disrepair and placement on the Springfield Preservation Trust’s list of endangered historic properties in the city, as well as the historic Gunn Block at the corner of Walnut and State streets, another threatened property said to be city’s oldest commercial building.
Neither is likely to be redeveloped soon, but their acquisition signals the start of movement that will likely remove that ‘threatened’ designation and, more importantly, trigger the kind of development that generates momentum in a specific neighborhood.
There is no way of knowing when and how the River Inn property, or any of the others acquired by DevelopSpringfield, will be transformed for future use. After all, the Hotel Charles acreage and the York Street Jail parcel are still vacant lots. And the same is true, more or less, for the site of the old Steigers building on Main Street. It was to be “a little park for a little while,” said city officials when it came down. That was 18 years ago.
But it’s safe to say that these investments will eventually stimulate movement within the development community and generate real progress with the challenging assignment of revitalizing struggling neighborhoods. Thus, they are solid investments in the city’s future.

Chamber Corners: Upcoming Events

By BusinessWest Staff May 21, 2013

Chamber Corners Departments

ACCGS
www.myonlinechamber.com
(413) 787-1555
• June 5: ACCGS June Business@Breakfast, 7:15-9 a.m., at the Richard B. Flynn Campus Union at Springfield College, 263 Alden St., Springfield. Guest speaker will be Kirk Smith, president and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Springfield, speaking on “A New Way of Doing the Business of a Nonprofit: The Importance of Being VIVID!” Salute to Richard Flynn for his service as president of Springfield College as he leaves the college after 14 years to enjoy retirement. Also to be saluted will be O&G Industries, celebrating 90 years in business. Chief Greeter: John Doleva, president and CEO of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Season Pass Sponsor: Freedom Credit Union; Season Sign Sponsor: FastSigns; Speaker Sponsor: Jewish Geriatric Services; Coffee Bar Sponsor: Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C.; Table Sponsor: La Quinta Inn and Suites. Cost is $20 for members, $30 general admission. Tickets are available at www.myonlinechamber.com or by e-mailing Cecile Larose at [email protected].
• June 7: “Small Business and the Affordable Care Act — What’s Coming?” noon-1:30 p.m., at Ludlow Country Club, 1 Tony Lema Dr., Ludlow. A panel of experts will discuss the impact of the Affordable Care Act on the regional business community and economy at the East of the River Five Town Chamber of Commerce (ERC5) Annual Meeting. Panelists will include Rick Lord, president of Associated Industries of Massachusetts; Peter Straley, president of Health New England; Steven Bradley, vice president of Government, Community Relations, and Public Affairs for Baystate Health; and David Leslie, controller for Glenmeadow Retirement Community. Cost is $20 for members, $30 general admission. Tickets are available at www.myonlinechamber.com or by e-mailing Cecile Larose at [email protected].
• June 12: Viva Las Chamber!, the June After-5, 5-7 p.m., at Chez Josef, 176 Shoemaker Lane, Agawam. Cost is $5 for members, $10 general admission. Tickets are available at www.myonlinechamber.com or by e-mailing Cecile Larose at [email protected].
• June 26: ACCGS Annual Meeting, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., at the Sheraton Springfield, 1 Monarch Place, Springfield. Featured speaker will be James T. Brett, president and CEO of the New England Council, New England’s voice of business on Capitol Hill. The chamber will also announce this year’s Richard J. Moriarty Citizen of the Year. Cost is $40 for members, $60 general admission. Tickets are available at www.myonlinechamber.com or by e-mailing Cecile Larose at [email protected].

CHICOPEE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.chicopeechamber.org
(413) 594-2101
• May 22: Business After Hours, 5-7 p.m., at Berkshire Bank, 1339 Memorial Dr. in Chicopee. For more information, contact the chamber at (413) 594-2101 or e-mail [email protected].
• June 5: Annual Golf Tournament, 10 a.m. start, at Chicopee Country Club. Cost is $125 per golfer; $100 for tee sponsorship. Hole-in-one sponsors: Curry Honda-Curry Nissan and Teddy Bear Pools & Spas. Cart sponsor: Pilgrim Interiors Inc.

FRANKLIN COUNTY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.franklincc.org
(413) 773-5463
• June 21: 94th Annual Meeting and Legislative Breakfast, 7:30-9 a.m. at Eaglebrook School in Deerfield. State representatives and senators have been invited to speak. Cost is $12 for FCCC members, $15 for non-members.

GREATER EASTHAMPTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.easthamptonchamber.org
(413) 527-9414
• June 13: Networking By Night Business Card Exchange, 5-7 p.m. Hosted by Freedom Credit Union and Wireless Zone, 422 Main St., Easthampton. Enjoy hors d’ouevres, host beer and wine, and door prizes. Tickets are $5 for members, $15 for future members.
• July 26: 29th Annual Golf Tournament, starting at 9 a.m., at Southampton Country Club. Reserve now before the event sells out. Cost is $400 per team. Tee sponsorships available for $75 and $125. Contact the chamber to sign up a team or arrange a tee sponsor, a raffle prize, or gift donation.

GREATER HOLYOKE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.holycham.com
(413) 534-3376
• May 21: Chamber Business Connections, 5-7 p.m. Sponsored and hosted by Sovereign Consulting, 4 Open Square Way, Suite 307. If you are in the architecture, engineering, or development industry, please attend as the chamber’s guest. Cost is $10 for chamber members, $15 for non-members. Presented by the Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors Committee. Join your friends and colleagues for this informal evening of networking.
• May 29: Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting, 5 p.m., at the Delaney House in Holyoke. Program followed by grand reception, including the Fifield Awards. Sponsored by the Greater Holyoke Chamber Corporate Leaders. Cocktails from 5 to 5:30; annual meeting, 5:30; dinner begins at 6. Admission: $30 in advance, $40 at the door. Open to the public. The chamber will also honor chamber member retirees Rosalie Deane, Holyoke Housing Authority; David Dupont, superintendent of Holyoke Public Schools; and John Kelley, People’s United Bank.
• June 19: Chamber Business Connections, 5-7 p.m., Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center, 100 Bigelow St., Holyoke. Sponsored by Northeast IT Systems and Westfield Bank. If you are in the IT/computer equipment, software, or sales industry, please attend as the chamber’s guest. Cost is $10 for chamber members, $15 for non-members. Join your friends and colleagues for this informal evening of networking.
• June 20: Ask a Chamber Expert Series: Blueprint Reading, 8:30-10 a.m., Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce Conference Room, 177 High St., Holyoke. Cost: $10 for members, $25 for the public, includes a continental breakfast. Call the chamber at (413) 534-3376 to sign up, or register at holyokechamber.com.
• June 26: Summer Recognition Breakfast, 7:30-9 a.m., Yankee Pedlar, 1866 Northampton St., Holyoke. Cost: $20 for members, $25 for the public. Call the chamber at (413) 534-3376 to sign up, or register at holyokechamber.com.

MASSACHUSETTS
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
(413) 525-2506
• June 26: Manufacturing Matters Lunch Meeting, at Storrowton Tavern, West Springfield. Tickets are $30 for members, $40 for non-members. For more information on ticket sales, call (413) 525-2506 or e-mail [email protected].
• July 22: Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament, at Tekoa Country Club, Westfield. Shotgun start at 11 a.m. Cost is $100 per golfer. For more information on registration and sponsorship opportunities, call (413) 525-2506 or e-mail [email protected].
• Nov. 12: Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting & Awards Luncheon, 9 a.m., at the Double Tree, Westborough. For more information on ticket sales and sponsorship opportunities, contact the chamber office at (413) 525-2506 or e-mail [email protected]

GREATER NORTHAMPTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.explorenorthampton.com
(413) 584-1900
• June 6: June Arrive @ 5, 5-7 p.m. Hosted and Sponsored by Florence Savings Bank, 85 Main St., Florence. Help us celebrate Florence Savings Bank’s 140th anniversary. Cost is $10 for members. RSVP at [email protected].

NORTHAMPTON AREA YOUNG PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY
www.thenayp.com
(413) 584-1900
• June 12: Nonprofit Board Fair, 5 p.m., at the Smith College Conference Center. Part of NAYP’s mission is to promote leadership and volunteerism in the next generation of community leaders. The Nonprofit Board Fair will feature more than 20 organizations that are currently and actively seeking the next generation of leaders, and provide opportunities to showcase board, committee, and volunteering opportunities that exist at their nonprofits. The fair offers attendees a chance to hold discussions with more than 20 local nonprofits in one location. Sponsored by Gage-Wiley & Co. Inc. This event will take the place of NAYP’s June Networking Social, and is open for all community members at no cost.

PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S CHAMBER
www.professionalwomenschamber.com
(413) 755-1310
• June 6: Women of the Year Celebration Banquet, 5:30-8 p.m., at the Cedars Banquet Hall, 375 Island Pond Road, Springfield. Celebrate the accomplishments of Jean Deliso, president and owner of Deliso Financial and Insurance Services. Cost is $55 per person. For tickets, visit www.myonlinechamber.com or e-mail Cecile Larose at [email protected].

WEST OF THE RIVER
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.ourwrc.com
413-426-3880
• June 5: Wicked Wednesday, 5-7 p.m., at Lattitude. Wicked Wednesdays are monthly social events hosted by various businesses and restaurants. These events bring members and non-members together to socially network in a laid-back atmosphere. Free for vhamber members, $10 for non-members. This event is open to the public. Guests must pay at the door if they are non-members. For more information, contact the chamber office at (413) 426-3880 or e-mail [email protected].
• June 20: West of the River Chamber of Commerce Annual Breakfast Meeting, 7-9 a.m. at Chez Josef in Agawam. Tickets are $25 for members, $30 for non-members. Featured speaker: Mark Darren Gregor, business and career coach. Presenting sponsor: Hard Rock Hotel and Casino of New England. For more information on registration and sponsorship opportunities contact the chamber office at (413) 426-3880 or [email protected].
• August 19: West of the River Chamber of Commerce 10th Annual Golf Tournament, at Springfield Country Club, West Springfield. Cost is $125 per golfer. Presenting sponsor: Hard Rock Hotel and Casino of New England. For more information on registration and sponsorship opportunities, contact the chamber office at (413) 426-3880 or email [email protected].

GREATER WESTFIELD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.westfieldbiz.org
(413) 568-1618
• June 10: Mayor’s Coffee Hour, 8-9 p.m., at the Arbors, 40 Court St., Westfield. Mayor Knapik will speak about all that is happening around Westfield and field questions. The event is free and open to the pubic. To register, call Pam Bussell at the chamber office at (413) 568-1618 or e-mail [email protected]
• June 12: June WestNet Connection, 5-7 p.m. Hosted by Westfield Bank of Southwick, 462 College Highway, Southwick. An evening of networking; don’t forget your business cards. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and cocktails. Walk-ins are welcome. Tickets: $10 for members, $15 cash for non-members. To register, call Pam Bussell at the chamber office at (413) 568-1618 or e-mail [email protected].
• June 14: June 2013 Chamber Breakfast, 7:15-9 a.m., at Shaker Farms Country Club, 866 Shaker Road, Westfield. Platinum Sponsor: First Niagara. Guest speaker: Steven Grossman, treasurer and receiver general. Anniversary salutes: the Carson Center, 50th; East Mountain Country Club, 50th. Tickets: $25 for members, $30 for non-members. To register, call Pam Bussell at the chamber office at (413) 568-1618 or email [email protected].

Opinion

By BusinessWest Staff May 21, 2013

Opinion

It’s Time to Raise the Mayor’s Salary

The Springfield Chamber of Commerce is advocating for an increase in the salary for the position of mayor of Springfield from $95,000 — the level it has been since 1997 — to one that better reflects the importance of the position today, $135,000.
While proposals such as this often become politically charged, an informed debate on its merits is long overdue. The chamber is hopeful that, after this debate, our elected officials will support our proposal.
An increase in the mayor’s salary has been proposed at various points over the past 16 years. Most recently, in 2009, as the Financial Control Board was being phased out from managing Springfield, a task force of the chamber met to examine several governance issues within the city, to ensure that the city would never again be forced into having a control board manage its affairs. At that time, the chamber put forth three objectives it felt were integral to proper management of the city. They were:
• Establishment of a chief administrative and financial officer (CAFO), whose contract would not be concurrent with the mayor in order to establish some autonomy, and who would report not only to the mayor but also to the full City Council;
• Moving from a two-year term for the mayor to a four-year term to allow for better long-term planning and afford a mayor time to make difficult decisions without the immediate threat of a political opponent; and
• Establishing a fair salary level for the mayor that would better reflect the duties and responsibilities of the mayor of the third-largest city in Massachusetts and to help attract candidates with the skills to oversee administration of the community.
The first two goals have been accomplished. Before the Finance Control Board departed, the position of CAFO was established, and from all accounts has been performing extremely well since then. Lengthening the term of the mayor of Springfield to four years was put on the citywide ballot in 2009, and voters adopted this change, with 69% voting in favor. Now the third goal remains.
In 2011, a task force was set up by the City Council to look into increasing the mayor’s salary. The chamber had a member serve on that panel, and while the recommendation came out to increase the salary to a figure of around $110,000 and then index it to inflation, the recommendation never made it to the council for a full vote.
The chamber has compiled a great deal of data. Several cities in our area with populations and budgets around one-fifth of those of Springfield have mayoral salaries of only $10,000 less than Springfield’s. One city, Westfield, recently acknowledged the requirements of the job and increased the salary for that city’s mayor to a level above Springfield’s.
When looking at similar-sized cities, here are the results:

• Springfield: $95,000
• Hartford, Conn.: $146,779
• Providence, R.I.: $131,000
• New Haven, Conn.: $127,070
• Stamford, Conn.: $150,000

There will be those who will look at a salary figure and equate it to a particular mayor, past or present, and judge this proposal upon whether he or she was or is worth the figure. That not only misses the point, but is also shortsighted in determining what is best for this city moving forward. The salary is a reflection of the job. The mayor oversees a city with 6,000 employees and a budget in excess of $550 million.
At present, 113 city employees earn more than the mayor, who is on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week to not only plan and oversee operations, but to be able to react to all that can and does go wrong in major urban areas. The mayor makes countless decisions, oftentimes difficult and unpopular. A mayor is also in the best position to develop a strategic vision for our city and lead the effort to fulfill that vision.
Let’s try to put politics aside for this vote and set the salary for the position of mayor of Springfield at a level that reflects the duties of the job and encourages those with the skills necessary to run for the position.

Jeffrey Ciuffreda is executive director of the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield.

Court Dockets

By BusinessWest Staff May 21, 2013

Court Dockets Departments

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

CHICOPEE DISTRICT COURT
Consumer Product Distributors Inc., d/b/a Polep Distribution Services v. C&T Beer and Wine Inc., d/b/a C-Scotts Beer-Wine-Deli, and Tony Saliba
Allegation: Non-payment of goods sold and delivered: $16,599.25
Filed: 4/10/13

FRANKLIN SUPERIOR COURT
Allard’s Farms Inc. v. Feed Commodities International Inc.
Allegation: Sale of contaminated feed product causing illness and death to plaintiff’s dairy cows after ingesting the product: $25,000+
Filed: 3/22/13

HAMPDEN SUPERIOR COURT
Essroc Cement Corp. v. Connecticut Valley Block Co.
Allegation: Non-payment of goods sold and delivered: $40,269.45
Filed: 4/4/13

Gerald Rosemond v. Sisters of Providence Health Systems
Allegation: Employee discrimination based on race and color: $40,192
Filed: 4/8/13

Ralph Smith v. Sun Roofing Inc. and Rich Rousakis
Allegation: Unlawful misclassification as an independent contractor: $35,000
Filed: 4/7/13

SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT COURT
Constellation Newenergy Inc. v. Franklin Realty Partnerships, LLC
Allegation: Non-payment of energy services rendered and unjust enrichment: $17,125.17
Filed: 4/13/13

WESTFIELD DISTRICT COURT
Constellation Newenergy Inc. v. The Carpet Warehouse Inc.
Allegation: Non-payment of energy services provided: $6,942.83
Filed: 4/1/13

PictureThis

By BusinessWest Staff May 21, 2013

Departments Picture This

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House Party

HAPHousing recently celebrated its 40th anniversary at the organization’s annual event and fund-raiser at the MassMutual Center, and received a generous donation of $75,000 from the event’s sponsor, Citizens Bank. HAPHousing provides a broad range of housing services to meet the needs of low- and moderate-income households and is the region’s largest nonprofit developer of affordable housing. More than 400 attendees also witnessed the success achieved by three of HAPHousing’s program participants, pictured above. From left, Wally Quinones, who rebuilt on Clark Street after the 2011 tornado; Derek Washington, formerly homeless and now employed and off of public assistance; and Gladys Morales, who went from a shelter to self-sufficiency and owning her own home.

Learning Experience

Dan Warwick, superintendent of Springfield Public Schools (second from left), recently presented an Outstanding Community Leadership award to United Water for its exceptional outreach and education programs to Springfield students. United Water, which operates the Bondi’s Island wastewater treatment facility, is a founding sponsor for the World Is Our Classroom program, and has donated nearly $775,000 over the past 10 years. Nearly 20,000 Springfield fifth-grade students have participated in the World Is Our Classroom program, which advocates learning outside of the classroom, since its inception in 2003. Here, Nora Burke Patton, left, executive director of World is Our Classroom, poses with, from left, Warwick; Don Goodroe, area manager for United Water; and Katharine Pedersen, executive director of the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission.

Ingenuity on Display

Thousands of attendees descended on Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield last week for EASTEC, the largest manufacturing trade show on the East Coast. Sponsored by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), the three-day event, now staged every other year, showcased more than 550 exhibitors and pre-registered more than 14,000 attendees to view exhibits of industrial equipment and take in educational programs focused on continuous quality improvement, advanced manufacturing, and the importance of workforce development. At top, attendees stroll the aisles. Middle, Kevin Garvey, left, field service and sales, and Kathleen Trudeau, vice president, sales and service, both of Hayden Corp. in West Springfield, stand with Steve Roy, sales engineer of Hayden Laser Services LLC. Bottom, Tony Nelson, left, forging manager, and Larry Flatley, specialty services business manager, staff the Smith & Wesson booth.

Building Permits

By BusinessWest Staff May 21, 2013

Building Permits Departments

The following building permits were issued during the month of May 2013.

AGAWAM

American Tower Corporation
1804 Main St.
$12,500 — Exterior renovation

Bragaraus, LLC
60 North Westfield St.
$12,500 — Construction of a unisex handicap bathroom

Pioneer Tool
40 Bowles Road
$33,000 — Re-roof

CHICOPEE

Birch Manor
44 New Lombard Road
$20,000 — Insulate main building

Van Guard Consignment
450 New Ludlow Road
$12,800 — New roof

GREENFIELD

Fair Business, LLC
74 Fairview St.
$58,000 — New roof

Greenfield Corporate Center
101 Munson St.
$25,000 — New sprinkler system and renovations for new tenant

Super 8 Motel
21 Colrain Road
$2,000 — Install new door

Town of Greenfield
1 Lenox Ave.
$38,220,000 — Construct new 160,650-square-foot school

Town of Greenfield
1 Lenox Ave.
$51,000 — Create temporary entrance during construction of new high school

Quickfoods IV, LLC
461 Bernardston Road
$31,500 — New roof

HOLYOKE

O’Connell Development Group
15 Holyoke St.
$285,000 — Renovate existing retail space for Ulta Beauty

LUDLOW

Dave’s Pet City
433 Center St.
$26,000 — Alterations

Wing Memorial Hospital
34 Hubbard St.
$4,800 — Alterations

PALMER

Pride
1045 Thorndike St.
$5,000 — Alterations in store

Town of Palmer
4419 Main St.
$5,865,000 — Construction of a new police station

SOUTH HADLEY

Mount Holyoke College
50 College St.
$20,000 — Install new canopy

SPRINGFIELD

Center Street Housing Inc.
71 Adams St.
$1,500,000 — Renovations

International Valve & Instrument
992 Bay St.
$24,000 — New roof

Kimball Tower Condominiums
140 Chestnut St.
$122,000 — First floor alterations

Mercy Hospital
233 Carey St.
$80,000 — First-floor renovations for new day rehabilitation facility

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Aldi Mart
903 Riverdale St.
$1,010,000 — Construct 16,202-square-foot commercial structure

Costco Wholesale
119 Daggett Dr.
$779,000 — Erect a 2,995-square-foot addition

FiberMark
70 Front St.
$88,000 — Renovate fourth-floor bathrooms

PictureThis

By BusinessWest Staff May 7, 2013

Departments Picture This

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Legacy Luncheon

The Sisters of Providence Health System’s annual Continuing the Legacy Luncheon was staged recently at the Sheraton in Springfield. At the event, which is the annual fund-raiser for SPHS, the Sisters of Providence were also honored for their 140 years of service to the region. Nearly 500 people attended the event, which educates, updates, and impassions members of the community about the mission of the health system, its services, and recent advancements. Top: Dan Moen, SPHS president and CEO, addresses guests. Middle: Longmeadow resident Betty McCann tells the gathering about her positive experience at the Mercy Hearing Center. Bottom: members of the Sisters of Providence congregation gather for a photo; seated, from left: Srs. Mary Horgan, Caroline Smith, Joan Manning, and Priscilla St. Pierre; standing, from left: Srs. Mary Caritas (vice president), Ceil McGrath, Mary Martin de Porres, Geraldine Noonan, Ruth McGoldrick, and Kathleen Popko (president).

Building Permits

By BusinessWest Staff May 7, 2013

Building Permits Departments

The following building permits were issued during the month of April 2013.

AGAWAM

Agawam-Silver, LLC
604 Silver St.
$20,000 — Division of tenant space

Genesis Healthcare
61 Cooper St.
$150,000 — Renovations in shower area

Sander Family, LLC
77 Springfield St.
$10,000 — Renovations

AMHERST

25-35 University Dr., LLC
25-35 University Dr.
$24,000 — Divide single tenant space into two spaces

CIL Realty of MA
36 Longmeadow Dr.
$445,000 — Construction of R-3 group home

Friends of Hospice House Inc.
1165 North Pleasant St.
$9,000 — Interior office renovations

Good Ole Dave’s, LLC
219 Amity St.
$5,000 — New roof

CHICOPEE

Gotpat, LLC
13 Center St.
$15,000 — Strip and re-roof Munich Haus

Istar Bowling Center, LP
291 Burnett Road
$144,000 — Interior renovations to restrooms, lanes, bar/lounge

O’Leary-Vincunas, LLC
2160 Westover Road
$8,000 — Restroom renovations

Paul Gallagher
1643 Memorial Dr.
$3,500 — Install wheelchair ramp

US Tsubaki, Inc.
106 Lonczak Dr.
$112,000 — Construct 492-square-foot enclosure for new fire pump

HADLEY

Chamisa Corporation
31 Campus Plaza Road
$50,000 — Renovate 928 square feet of tenant space

Pearson Hadley, LLC
380 Ryssel St.
$688,000 — Add working stations to State Street Corp. on second floor

HOLYOKE

161 Lower Westfield Road, LLC
161 Lower Westfield Road
$375,000 — Construct charter school classrooms and offices

Wycoff Associates, LLC
233 Easthampton Road
$50,000 — Masonry wall and floor renovations

NORTHAMPTON

Cosenzi Automotive Realty, L.P.
361 King St.
$2,612,000 — Construction of a 18,421-square-foot Volkswagon car dealership

Northampton Lodge #997
17 Spring St.
$47,500 — Construct 40×80 pavillion

Smith College
23 Elm St.
$400,000 — Upgrades to data center

Smith College
79 Elm St.
$5,963,000 — Renovation

SOUTH HADLEY

Mount Holyoke College
5 Faculty Lane
$18,500 — Window remodel

SPRINGFIELD

Baystate Health
759 Chestnut St.
$556,000 — Renovation of existing patient pod

BFRC
1666 Boston Road
$61,750 — Remove existing roof and install new

City of Springfield
200 Birnie Ave.
$449,000 — Renovations at the Gerena School

Friendly’s Ice Cream, LLC
1809 Boston Road
$4,100 — Remove siding and install new

Springfield Group, Inc.
376 Bernie Ave.
$425,000 — Interior fit out for new tenant

Urstadt Biddle Property
380 Cooley St.
$53,500 — Install bar and seating area for restaurant/bar

WESTFIELD

2nd Congregational Church
487 Western Ave.
$6,000 — Add restroom on first floor

Chalmers & Kubeck
24 Elise St.
$500,000 — Rebuild office space

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Andrew Cohen
95A Ashley Ave.
$206,000 — Renovate existing space

Boys & Girls Club
615 Main St.
$24,000 — Re-roof

Jiffy Lube
780 Memorial Ave.
$300,000 — Renovate 244 square feet of commercial space

Real Estate Transactions

By BusinessWest Staff May 7, 2013

Departments Real Estate

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

FRANKLIN COUNTY

CHARLEMONT

48 Main St.
Charlemont, MA 01339
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: William J. Schaefer
Seller: Herbert H. Fitzrey
Date: 04/01/13

DEERFIELD

105 Plain Road West
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $324,000
Buyer: Greenfield Savings Bank
Seller: Scott A. Higgins
Date: 03/29/13

623 River Road
Deerfield, MA 01342
Amount: $154,500
Buyer: Joel T. Monette
Seller: Stephen A. Anderson
Date: 03/25/13

791 River Road
Deerfield, MA 01342
Amount: $120,100
Buyer: Amie L. Panek
Seller: Jasmin, Emma, (Estate)
Date: 03/29/13

ERVING

11 Holmes St.
Erving, MA 01344
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Nathaniel D. Rindone
Seller: Moore, Virginia G., (Estate)
Date: 03/26/13

GREENFIELD

94 Beacon St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Brenda J. Davis
Seller: Melody A. Root
Date: 03/27/13

325 Wells St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $115,301
Buyer: Beneficial MA Inc.
Seller: Pamela J. Avery
Date: 04/02/13

14 West St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $217,250
Buyer: William B. Noyes
Seller: West Street Properties Inc.
Date: 03/29/13

LEYDEN

64 Coates Road
Leyden, MA 01301
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Birch Mountain Farm TR
Seller: Sharon A. Vinten RET
Date: 03/27/13

MONTAGUE

97 East Taylor Hill Road
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Young K. Westort
Seller: Deborah J. Picking
Date: 04/01/13

154 Montague City Road
Montague, MA 01301
Amount: $186,500
Buyer: Thomas J. Demers
Seller: William J. Doyle
Date: 03/28/13

NORTHFIELD

59 Highland Ave.
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $212,000
Buyer: Alexander G. Loud
Seller: Richard P. Rly
Date: 03/25/13

ORANGE

41 Lake Ave.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $117,767
Buyer: FHLM
Seller: Elizabeth Philbin
Date: 03/29/13

SHELBURNE

120 Bridge St.
Shelburne, MA 01370
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Carol Angus
Seller: Caleb Kissling
Date: 04/01/13

SHUTESBURY

69 Pratt Corner Road
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Robert B. Hayes
Seller: Jeffrey M. Davis
Date: 03/26/13

WENDELL

19 Old Stage Road
Wendell, MA 01379
Amount: $158,000
Buyer: Angela M. Ferris
Seller: Robert T. Rosser
Date: 03/27/13

HAMPDEN COUNTY

AGAWAM

176 Barry St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Jennifer L. Tretheway
Seller: Justin T. Howes
Date: 03/26/13

43 Elbert Road
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $153,000
Buyer: Lynn Griffin
Seller: Charles C. McCobb
Date: 04/03/13

24 James Ave.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Muhammad A. Razzaq
Seller: Charles A. Calabrese
Date: 03/25/13

89 Katherine Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $229,900
Buyer: Mahmut Alkan
Seller: Harry M. Orell
Date: 03/29/13

10 Robin Lane
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Danielle M. Pineau
Seller: Concetta S. Bruno
Date: 04/05/13

30 Stanley Place
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Nathan Kibbe
Seller: James L. Kopcinski
Date: 03/28/13

BRIMFIELD

273 Dunhamtown Palmer Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Adam C. Bradway
Seller: Robert F. Nelson
Date: 03/26/13

CHICOPEE

29 Armanella St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Rachel A. Uhlig
Seller: Vitaly Dzhenzherukha
Date: 03/29/13

38 Asselin St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $157,500
Buyer: John T. Rivest
Seller: Paul M. Heyl
Date: 03/28/13

94 Clarendon Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $156,850
Buyer: Wieslawa Mikula
Seller: Stephen A. Krupczak
Date: 04/05/13

93 Frink St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Scott L. Stefanowich
Seller: Sean P. Welch
Date: 03/26/13

1177 Granby Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: WRZMM LLC
Seller: Kayrouz Realty LLC
Date: 03/29/13

33 Hansen St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $179,000
Buyer: Matthew W. Picard
Seller: Geoffrion, Jeannette, (Estate)
Date: 03/29/13

66 Haven Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $146,000
Buyer: Lucinda Vega
Seller: Richard A. Obara
Date: 04/04/13

23 Jackson St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Kristal Douglas
Seller: Robert P. Langevin
Date: 03/28/13

58 Marlborough St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $182,000
Buyer: Lawrence A. Roberson
Seller: Roger A. Bonneau
Date: 03/29/13

317 Montcalm St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $190,900
Buyer: MKAA LLC
Seller: John P. Tarka
Date: 03/28/13

674 Montgomery St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $149,900
Buyer: Arsim Abdullahu
Seller: Sonoski, Genevieve J., (Estate)
Date: 03/28/13

107 Moreau Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $157,500
Buyer: Jody M. Bixby
Seller: Michael T. Boucher
Date: 04/01/13

32 Oliver St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $194,000
Buyer: Marcin G. Jandzis
Seller: Tonya M. Perron
Date: 03/26/13

85 Park St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: William J. Stetson
Seller: Steven R. Etheridge
Date: 04/03/13

65 Sampson St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $172,000
Buyer: Andrea L. French
Seller: Viktor Savonin
Date: 03/29/13

32 Terrance St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $149,999
Buyer: Edward J. Maldonado
Seller: Dion, John A., (Estate)
Date: 03/27/13

92 View St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Nunes Ventures LLC
Seller: 92 View Street LLC
Date: 04/03/13

162 Wildermere St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $206,000
Buyer: Kurt A. Wajda
Seller: Currin L. Walz
Date: 03/29/13

51 Willow St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $256,000
Buyer: Jennifer M. Pete
Seller: Melanie M. Sutton
Date: 03/26/13

EAST LONGMEADOW

15 Angela Lane
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Lynn M. McColgan
Seller: Diane Robertson
Date: 03/28/13

19 Day Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Elizabeth K. Hobaica
Seller: Kathleen T. Kerrigan
Date: 03/26/13

135 Elm St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $193,000
Buyer: John J. Needham
Seller: Kevin Czaplicki
Date: 03/29/13

33 Granby St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $202,000
Buyer: Strider Dev. Inc.
Seller: John P. Ford
Date: 04/05/13

227 Kibbe Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Laplante Construction Inc.
Seller: William E. O’Connor
Date: 03/29/13

16 Melwood Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Brian D. Murray
Seller: Linda S. Fijal
Date: 04/01/13

56 Oak Brook Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Oleg Anisimov
Seller: Henry J. Wawrzonek
Date: 03/25/13

283 Parker St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $197,000
Buyer: Cheryl A. Mandirola
Seller: Michael J. Molinari
Date: 04/03/13

9 Parker St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Mark E. Deehy
Seller: Jose B. Guimaraes
Date: 04/01/13

439 Porter Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $243,500
Buyer: Enrique Rosado
Seller: Winterberry LLC
Date: 04/04/13

40 Rogers Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $266,000
Buyer: Robert Hanson
Seller: Heather J. Bliss
Date: 03/27/13

HOLYOKE

353 Chestnut St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Kelly A. Maher
Seller: Holyoke Housing Authority
Date: 03/29/13

24 County Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $268,000
Buyer: Michael C. Carriveau
Seller: Mark D. Mills
Date: 03/29/13

55 Francis Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $154,000
Buyer: Brian T. Johnson
Seller: Gary Godbout
Date: 04/02/13

38 George St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $177,500
Buyer: Jeffrey J. Judge
Seller: US Bank
Date: 03/29/13

29 Laura Lane
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $244,169
Buyer: MetLife Home Loans
Seller: Mar C. F. Marinello
Date: 04/04/13

4 Loomis Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $264,000
Buyer: Brian A. Lamirande
Seller: Laurence P. Cournoyer
Date: 03/29/13

33 Raymond Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Sean C. Mangano
Seller: Michael Cauley
Date: 03/28/13

281 Rock Valley Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $142,500
Buyer: Stephen L. Johnson
Seller: Bruce R. Gloutak
Date: 03/29/13

LONGMEADOW

45 Ardsley Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Louis P. Krzeminski
Seller: Joseph F. Partyka
Date: 03/28/13

96 Birnie Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $192,800
Buyer: Michael Gralia
Seller: Maria C. Pritchard
Date: 03/29/13

69 Chiswick St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Timothy Giguere
Seller: Dennis C. Spring
Date: 03/27/13

104 Crestview Cir
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Stephen Crane
Seller: Reidy, Madeline F., (Estate)
Date: 03/25/13

108 Dover Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: Jo Ann W. Davis
Seller: John W. Davis
Date: 03/29/13

LUDLOW

14 Acorn Lane
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $242,000
Buyer: Lisa G. Urban
Seller: William R. Ayers
Date: 03/27/13

46 Bowles Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Evette M. Rodrigues
Seller: HAP Inc.
Date: 03/28/13

1459 Center St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Brian A. McDaniel
Seller: Diane D. Cousineau
Date: 03/28/13

1229 East St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $263,000
Buyer: Rui A. Pereira
Seller: Gordon G. Grimes
Date: 03/28/13

146 Highland Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Kevin J. Schwerdtfeger
Seller: Schwerdtfeger, M. M., (Estate)
Date: 03/26/13

134 King St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $286,000
Buyer: Kimberly A. Chase
Seller: Michael A. Florio
Date: 03/28/13

73 Laroche St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $148,000
Buyer: Katie L. Schebel
Seller: Anna M. Casagranda
Date: 03/27/13

5 Marion Circle
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $196,500
Buyer: Pierre R. Bertrand
Seller: Cynda M. Rosenbaum
Date: 03/28/13

Olivia Circle
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Shannon M. Chaves
Seller: Rosewood Meadows Inc.
Date: 03/26/13

Pinewood Road
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $426,430
Buyer: Maria A. Lavoie
Seller: Manganaro Home Builders
Date: 03/29/13

57 Tilley St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Westover Metropolitan Development Corp.
Seller: Kimberly A. Chase
Date: 03/26/13

314 West St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $149,000
Buyer: Melissa A. Moret
Seller: Marion M. Surprenant
Date: 03/29/13

MONSON

84 Bogan Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Claudette Jean Girard
Seller: Gerlad T. Davies
Date: 03/29/13

243 Moulton Hill Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $199,683
Buyer: Bank of New York Mellon
Seller: Jennifer M. Toelken
Date: 03/28/13

17 Stafford Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Rachael K. McDonald
Seller: Timothy C. Lavoie
Date: 03/28/13

PALMER

1501 North Main St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Lazy River Housing Co. LLC
Seller: JEEJ Real Estate LLC
Date: 04/04/13

371 Rondeau St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: George L. Ortiz
Seller: Mark A. Stebbins
Date: 03/29/13

37 Saint John St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $271,402
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Donald J. Williamson
Date: 04/02/13

SPRINGFIELD

Allen St. (SS)
Springfield, MA 01101
Amount: $160,500
Buyer: Den V. Thai
Seller: Donald W. Lomascolo
Date: 03/28/13

35 Angelica Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $244,000
Buyer: Delva M. Campbell
Seller: Steven M. Leone
Date: 04/01/13

598 Armory St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $132,000
Buyer: Oscar A. Lopez
Seller: Global Homes Properties LLC
Date: 03/26/13

135 Bartels St.
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $175,500
Buyer: Joseph M. Paixao
Seller: Daniel J. Molta
Date: 04/05/13

80 Bevier St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $189,665
Buyer: USA HUD
Seller: BA C. Home Loans Servicing LP
Date: 04/01/13

436 Boston Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: 436 Boston LLC
Seller: JAH Commercial Inc.
Date: 03/29/13

14 Carew Terrace
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Maria Lugo
Seller: Luis A. Cruz
Date: 03/29/13

24 Chilson St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $164,000
Buyer: Kimberly A. Kirkland
Seller: R. A. Fetterroll
Date: 03/29/13

276 Cottage St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $329,800
Buyer: Omicron Investments LLC
Seller: Inland American CFG Portfolio
Date: 03/28/13

87 Denver St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $157,608
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Christopher Senior
Date: 04/03/13

29 Donbray Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $158,900
Buyer: Laurie S. Ratkiewicz
Seller: Douglas C. Phelps
Date: 03/28/13

245 Fair Oak Road
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $143,000
Buyer: Kelly J. Keenan
Seller: Edward J. Haluch
Date: 03/28/13

79 Fox Hill Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $185,772
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Joseph K. Jorgensen
Date: 03/25/13

446 Franklin St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Michael P. Crean
Seller: Juan Medina
Date: 03/28/13

265 Gresham St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $148,000
Buyer: Jamilette A. Reyes
Seller: Quetszy A. Cruz
Date: 03/29/13

90 Hartwick St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Michael J. Regan
Seller: Nelson R. Colon
Date: 04/03/13

252 Lake Dr.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $141,000
Buyer: Adilen Negron
Seller: Barry, Joseph T., (Estate)
Date: 03/28/13

63 Loretta St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $144,000
Buyer: Natacha Nieves
Seller: Colleen M. Danahey
Date: 03/29/13

201 Overlook Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $183,000
Buyer: Alfredo B. Vivenzio
Seller: Judith J. Heit
Date: 03/27/13

42 Marquette St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $122,500
Buyer: Aileen Ramos
Seller: CDM Properties LLC
Date: 04/05/13

120 Odion St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Jeffrey J. Thornton
Seller: David A. Starr
Date: 04/04/13

1569 Parker St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $119,091
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Justine A. Finn
Date: 04/01/13

332 Parkerview St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $149,900
Buyer: Nicholas M. Tangredi
Seller: Katherine M. Tangredi
Date: 03/28/13

15 Plumtree Circle
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Judith A. Garrett
Seller: Armando Rodriguez
Date: 04/05/13

21 Rita St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $144,500
Buyer: Tuyen Nguyen
Seller: Henrietta R. Ehrlich
Date: 04/04/13

28 Roosevelt Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $144,229
Buyer: Debra A. Griffith
Seller: John Martin
Date: 03/29/13

148 Shefford St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $161,000
Buyer: Marco P. Carreira
Seller: Todd C. Emmons
Date: 03/29/13

15 Signal Hill Circle
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Campagnari Construction LLC
Seller: Irene A. Jansen
Date: 04/04/13

41 Westbank Ct.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $155,900
Buyer: Deborah A. Kelly
Seller: Danielle Prendergast
Date: 03/26/13

332 White St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $128,000
Buyer: Luis Berrios
Seller: Rose Talbot-Babey
Date: 04/04/13

143 Woodlawn St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $129,000
Buyer: Miguel Gonzalez
Seller: James W. Fiore
Date: 03/26/13

33 Worthy St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $123,822
Buyer: Nationstar Mtg. LLC
Seller: Marion C. Larese
Date: 04/04/13

SOUTHWICK

9 Coyote Glen
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $543,500
Buyer: Sherri Digiacomo
Seller: Craig Digiacomo
Date: 03/28/13

307 North Loomis St.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $237,020
Buyer: Cornelia R. Jacquier
Seller: Marcia L. Jester
Date: 03/27/13

WEST SPRINGFIELD

105 Albert St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: F. W. Maroni
Seller: Jerolyn L. Lareau
Date: 04/02/13

129 Apple Ridge Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $313,000
Buyer: Joseph M. Turner
Seller: Guiel, Annette R., (Estate)
Date: 04/01/13

17 Neptune Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $129,000
Buyer: Suraya Kapitonova
Seller: Joseph Desmarais
Date: 04/05/13

597 Amostown Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $149,000
Buyer: Velvet Stamand
Seller: Cynthia M. Kennedy
Date: 03/29/13

36 Bonnie Brae Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Cynthia A. Kennedy
Seller: Joyce J. Niedzialkowski
Date: 03/29/13

56 Cynthia Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Carmino J. Santaniello
Seller: Roman Szarek
Date: 03/29/13

148 Dorwin Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $267,900
Buyer: Pamela J. Mott
Seller: Kevin R. Dowd
Date: 03/26/13

86 Garden St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $157,500
Buyer: Sean M. Duclos
Seller: Christopher S. Hjaftmann
Date: 03/29/13

110 High St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: First Slavic Pentecostal
Seller: Slavic Pentecostal Church
Date: 03/29/13

404 Massachusetts Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $173,000
Buyer: Donna Jones
Seller: John H. Jackson
Date: 03/25/13

22 Pleasant St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: First Slavic Pentecostal
Seller: Slavic Pentecostal Church
Date: 03/29/13

254 Rogers Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Matthew W. Disbrow
Seller: Keith E. Harvey
Date: 03/29/13

22 Sprague St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Paul R. Ehrlich
Seller: Clarissa M. Young
Date: 03/29/13

9 Timber Ridge Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $417,500
Buyer: Costas D. Anamisis
Seller: John S. Ciborowski
Date: 03/29/13

68 Vincent Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $149,000
Buyer: Larry A. Wood
Seller: Sheridan, Norma A., (Estate)
Date: 03/27/13

WESTFIELD

78 Dana St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $212,000
Buyer: James Laverty
Seller: Matthew T. Beattie
Date: 03/29/13

42 Daniel Ridge
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Mark J. Ankstitus
Seller: Luke Demoracski
Date: 04/03/13

16 Deepwoods Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: City Of Westfield
Seller: Alison Brule
Date: 04/05/13

77 George St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $176,000
Buyer: Valentin Bidyuk
Seller: Anatoliy Panchelyuga
Date: 03/29/13

156 Joseph Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: James R. Dufraine
Seller: Judith A. Maunsell
Date: 03/27/13

35 Knollwood Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $192,900
Buyer: Mary B. Bates
Seller: Barbara J. Sadler
Date: 04/03/13

76 Long Pond Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $247,500
Buyer: Terrie J. Campbell
Seller: Richard, Kevin M. (Estate)
Date: 04/01/13

84 Otter Point Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $193,000
Buyer: Vincent Cross
Seller: Hampton Ponds Realty LLC
Date: 03/26/13

129 Ridgecrest Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: William F. Hoarle
Seller: Robert P. Hoernig
Date: 03/29/13

109 Ridgeway St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Jean M. Ford
Seller: Fedora, Paul D., (Estate)
Date: 03/29/13

1232 Russell Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Brian Duggan
Seller: Pagliaro & Sons Dev. LLC
Date: 04/04/13

1244 Russell Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Brian P. Duggan
Seller: Pagliaro & Sons Dev. LLC
Date: 04/04/13

266 Southwick Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $187,500
Buyer: Diane E. Dipietro
Seller: Rodman Financial Corp.
Date: 03/27/13

32 Violet Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $369,000
Buyer: Mark W. Sadler
Seller: Scarfo Construction Inc.
Date: 04/03/13

36 Whispering Wind Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $440,000
Buyer: Matthew E. Kessler
Seller: Rheal R. Duquette
Date: 04/02/13

WILBRAHAM

3 Blacksmith Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $209,000
Buyer: John R. Turcotte
Seller: Manjit Sikka
Date: 04/01/13

940 Glendale Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $163,000
Buyer: Shawn R. Osmani
Seller: Monson United Methodist Church
Date: 03/29/13

358 Springfield St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Amanda A. Bennett
Seller: Donald Dean
Date: 04/05/13

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

AMHERST

218 Alpine Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $349,900
Buyer: Alyson D. Miller
Seller: Joel W. Wolfe
Date: 03/29/13

155 Farmington Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $229,500
Buyer: Elizabeth E. Powers
Seller: John A. Root
Date: 03/28/13

207 Glendale Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $224,000
Buyer: Diana A. Navarro
Seller: Pinkham Joan, (Estate)
Date: 04/01/13

32 Hickory Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $284,900
Buyer: George G. Watson
Seller: 145 State St. Partners LLC
Date: 04/04/13

46 Hop Brook Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $485,105
Buyer: Deborah R. Neubauer
Seller: Timothy R. Hampson
Date: 04/04/13

1190 North Pleasant St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $495,000
Buyer: East Pleasant St. Partners LLC
Seller: Watroba, Chester E., (Estate)
Date: 04/04/13

Old Farm Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Amherst Village Inc.
Seller: Bank of America
Date: 03/27/13

Old Farm Road #1-5
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $372,500
Buyer: Tofino Assocs. Inc.
Seller: Bank of America
Date: 03/27/13

166 Summer St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $163,000
Buyer: Domeni C. J. Sebben
Seller: Judith Verchot
Date: 03/27/13

BELCHERTOWN

248 Amherst Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $229,203
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Larry J. Saccamando
Date: 03/29/13

12 Canal Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Leonard F. Delorenzo
Seller: Richard T. Collins
Date: 03/29/13

60 Canal Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Dennis M. Liptak
Seller: Frank A. Cowdrey
Date: 03/29/13

Crestview Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $272,000
Buyer: Stephen Rose
Seller: Crestview Acres Inc.
Date: 04/02/13

45 Juckett Hill Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Juliana Vanderwielen
Seller: Allen D. Forsythe
Date: 03/29/13

12 Ledgewood Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $146,299
Buyer: Prop Enhancement LLC
Seller: Deutsche Bank National
Date: 04/01/13

86 North Washington St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $268,000
Buyer: Patrick Loftus
Seller: Paul Lapinsky
Date: 03/28/13

4 Park St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Andres LLC
Seller: Mario Sotolotto
Date: 04/01/13

17 Pine Brook Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Jeremy A. Dunn
Seller: David M. Guy
Date: 04/03/13

EASTHAMPTON

212 East St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $212,399
Buyer: Kristin E. McLaughlin
Seller: Josephine A. Przada
Date: 03/29/13

119 Holyoke St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $126,000
Buyer: K&A LLC
Seller: Deutsche Bank National
Date: 04/04/13

GOSHEN

Cape St. #9
Goshen, MA 01032
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Rawlings Excavation Services
Seller: Mountain Stream Inc.
Date: 03/26/13

GRANBY

20 Pinebrook Circle
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $177,000
Buyer: Justin P. Beaupre
Seller: Carlos Gutierrez
Date: 03/29/13

HADLEY

27 Breckenridge Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $343,000
Buyer: Sean A. Mackin
Seller: Raymond G. Sylvain
Date: 04/05/13

4 Hawks Meadow
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Alan Sthilaire
Seller: Tomlinson Builders Inc.
Date: 04/01/13

226 Russell St.
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $329,900
Buyer: DGG Realty Partnership
Seller: Creative Properties LLC
Date: 03/29/13

HATFIELD

25 Elm St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Northeast Ent. Realty
Seller: Elizabeth A. Porada
Date: 03/29/13

15 Main St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $204,573
Buyer: Thaddeus L. Kabat
Seller: Suzen J. Maxwell
Date: 03/25/13

11 Scotland Road
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Thomas P. Morse
Seller: Marie A. Chmura
Date: 03/29/13

255 Straits Road
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $198,500
Buyer: Kara A. Jagodzinski
Seller: Cynthia L. Streker
Date: 04/05/13

NORTHAMPTON

152 Bridge Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Michelle L. Bouleyu
Seller: Lotus P. O’Connor
Date: 04/01/13

72 Crosby St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: W. Marek Inc.
Seller: Kumiega, John S., (Estate)
Date: 04/05/13

578 Elm St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $161,000
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Fola Fagade
Date: 04/05/13

22 Finn St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: David P. Goldstone
Seller: Delisi, Leborio G., (Estate)
Date: 03/29/13

83 Forest Glen Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $178,000
Buyer: Richard A. Saalfrank
Seller: Cindy Turner
Date: 03/29/13

40 Maple St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $819,969
Buyer: Melodie P. Turner
Seller: David S. Turner RET
Date: 03/29/13

68 Prince St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: Stuart B. Warner
Seller: James W. Holden
Date: 03/29/13

451 Rocky Hill Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Richard P. Ely
Seller: Kyle P. Maurer
Date: 03/26/13

12 Sylvan Lane
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: Jonathan S. McFadden
Seller: Judith A. O’Brien
Date: 03/25/13

125 State St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Sullivan Real Estate LLC
Seller: American National Red Cross
Date: 04/02/13

48 Sterling Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Kendra A. Dahlquist
Seller: Clifford, Eileen D., (Estate)
Date: 04/04/13

53 Strawberry Hill
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $665,000
Buyer: Matthew D. Curtis
Seller: Richard N. Norris
Date: 04/02/13

SOUTH HADLEY

45 Michael Dr.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Christopher M. Havlak
Seller: Adam J. Bartlett
Date: 03/29/13

11 Pittroff Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Oliver O. Akamnonu
Seller: Cheryl L. Bisson
Date: 03/28/13

SOUTHAMPTON

15 Freyer Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Daniel E. Fried
Seller: Stephen L. Johnson
Date: 03/29/13

Strong Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $586,823
Buyer: Triple Seven LLC
Seller: Edwin F. Goral
Date: 04/02/13

11 South Main St.
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $213,570
Buyer: Village Center Apts. LLC
Seller: Raymond M. Rice
Date: 04/03/13

WORTHINGTON

461 Old North Road
Worthington, MA 01098
Amount: $122,500
Buyer: William M. Powers
Seller: Sylvia J. Howes
Date: 03/25/13

215 Thayer Hill Road
Worthington, MA 01098
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Noreen F. Ryan
Seller: John D. Ryan
Date: 03/27/13

Editorial

By BusinessWest Staff May 7, 2013

Opinion

Springfield Makes Smart Choice with MGM

Endeavors to place a casino in downtown Springfield have a long way to go — the process is really only in stage one — but the city is off to what would have to be considered a very solid start.
Indeed, it chose the right development to take to the next stage — MGM’s proposal for the South End — and it negotiated smartly, securing a host-community agreement that benefits the city and region in a number of ways, but without putting too great a financial burden on the company.
That agreement includes everything from annual payments to the city totaling $25 million to improvements for Riverfront Park; from support for local entertainment venues, including the MassMutual Center, Symphony Hall, and CityStage, to so-called community-impact payments that have the potential to greatly improve overall public safety downtown. There’s even a provision for MGM to finance construction of a pavilion at Franconia Golf Course, one that will, in theory, enable the course to host more events and the city to net more revenue.
The challenge now is to continue working with MGM to shape a project that will not only win the favor of voters in the city and then the Gaming Commission — although both of those are critical — but also succeed in the broad and complex goal of transforming the South End neighborhood.
And it is that piece that ultimately makes this project the far better option for Springfield than Penn National’s proposal to build in the city’s North End.
That plan, which did have some merit, would have relocated two large businesses — Peter Pan and the Republican — thus creating what the developers called a ripple effect that would boost downtown (the Republican would have relocated there), Union Station (Peter Pan would have moved there), and an East Springfield industrial park (the newspaper’s printing operations would have gone there).
But those developments cannot be considered game-changing in stature. Those involving the city’s South End neighborhood are definitely worthy of that descriptive phrase, although it must be said that the game can be changed in many ways, and the jury is still very much out on whether a casino can positively transform a severely challenged urban area.
For now, though, this is clearly the right pick for Springfield.
The MGM plan could take a neighborhood that has, for the most part, been down and virtually out since the construction of I-91 fractured it, and give it the catalyst for progress that has been missing for four decades.
The MGM proposal, focused more on entertainment than it is on pure gaming, would bring people to the South End who would ordinarily avoid that part of town. And while doing so, it brings the promise of deeper change — new businesses, market-rate housing, momentum, and a real sense of hope.
When BusinessWest traveled with the City 2 City contingent to Bethlehem, Pa. last November, we heard from officials there who were determined not to simply put a casino within the city where it made sense from a traffic and parking perspective — although those matters figured into the equation. Instead, they focused on locating the casino where it would make a real difference — in that case, the site of the former steel mill that once gave the city its identity but then sat lifeless for years.
Today, there is plenty of life on that site, from new arts venues to fledgling businesses to new work/live projects that are bringing young people to Bethlehem and hope for the future. And little, if any, of it would have happened without the casino.
Springfield needs — and deserves — a project that can do the same thing. The MGM proposal has the vast potential for being the catalyst this city desires, and we’re encouraged by the fact that it is the last Springfield proposal standing.
As we said, there is a long way to go in this process, but the city is, to borrow a phrase from the industry, riding the right horse.
Now it has to get it to the finish line.

Bankruptcies

By BusinessWest Staff May 7, 2013

Bankruptcies Departments

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

Alamed, Marie C.
42 Arnold St., Apt. 20
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/29/13

Biza, Stephanie L.
19 Crestwood Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/05/13

Bousquet-Hiller, Gail A.
73 Euclid Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/30/13

Brien, James E.
64 High St.
Monson, MA 01057
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/01/13

Conlin, Daniel A.
Conlin, Janice L.
418 Meadow St., Unit E3
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/02/13

Cox, Sharon L.
36 Chateaugay St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/02/13

Crafts, John E.
41 Glenmore St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/29/13

Cymer, Peter
661 Belmont Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/01/13

David, Luz Maria
193 Oak St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/03/13

Dawson, Joshua N.
Dawson, Rebecca V.
a/k/a Hayes, Rebecca V.
23 Lee Road
South Deerfield, MA 01373
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/05/13

Gonzalez, Damaris
a/k/a Gonzalez-Nieves, Damaris
72 Biddle St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/03/13

Hiller, Mark W.
Hiller, Rachel A.
35 King St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 03/30/13

Hyson, Lucienne
22 South Main St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/30/13

Kane, Thomas Sylvester
40 South Cross Road
Gill, MA 01354
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/02/13

LeClair, Kathleen A.
19 Orchard Terrace
North Adams, MA 01247
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/29/13

Ledford, Ian D.
63 7th St.
Turners Falls, MA 01376
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/31/13

Lefevre, Stephen Anthony
26 Phelps Ave.
North Adams, MA 01247
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/29/13

Lefkowitz, Jane A.
296 Connecticut Ave.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/02/13

Lilley Pro Cleaner
Locklear, Patrick Andrew
Locklear, Cindy L.
4 Linda Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/29/13

Maddox, Dennis J.
46 Montrose St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/29/13

Magri, Kevin R.
36 Reed St.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/04/13

McCabe, Josh A.
21 Sunset Ave.
Lenox, MA 01240
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/04/13

McClellan, Frances Lee
a/k/a Peterson, Frances L.
5 Treehouse Circle, Apt. 2
Easthampton, MA 01027
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/02/13

Miner, Eric M.
2020 Palmer Road
Three Rivers, MA 01080
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/04/13

Murphy, Jonathan P.
Murphy, Kathy E.
73 Harrison Ave.
Williamstown, MA 01267
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/03/13

Preece, Curtis
PO Box 1723
Cotuit, MA 02635
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/30/13

Redlund, David P.
37 Highland Ave.
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/30/13

Renaud, Angelia Renee
6 Keith St.
Turners Falls, MA 01376
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/03/13

Reynolds, Jeffrey W.
Reynolds, Susan L.
39 Foch Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/29/13

Sanderson, Lee R.
40 Coombs Ave.
Orange, MA 01364
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/03/13

Slattery, Cynthia J.
a/k/a Houle, Cynthia J.
61 Garfield Ave.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/03/13

Tardy, Jason M.
Tardy, Laura M.
10 Riverview Terrace
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/01/13

Taylor, Beverly J.
265 Williams St.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/05/13

Voisine, Carl B.
Demicheli, Johanna V.
16 Lockhouse Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 04/02/13

Webb, Steven W.
Webb, Joyce E.
a/k/a Dyer, Joyce E.
a/k/a Jacques, Joyce E.
182 Hope Street
Greenfield, MA 01301
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/01/13

Whitney, Jenifer K.
a/k/a Wilson, Jenifer
34 Oakman St.
Turners Falls, MA 01376
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/31/13

Wilczynski, LynnAnn
a/k/a Harrington, LynnAnn
9 Cady St., Apt 7
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/03/13

Wilson, James J.
78 David St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 04/05/13

Winters, Michael D.
Winters, Deborah A.
a/k/a Arbo Winters, Deborah A.
197 Lyons Hill Road
Athol, MA 01331
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 03/30/13

Opinion

By BusinessWest Staff May 7, 2013

Opinion

Public Debt and Economic Growth

By Robert Reich

In the election of 1952, my father voted for Dwight Eisenhower. When I asked him why, he explained that ‘FDR’s debt’ was still burdening the economy — and that I and my children and my grandchildren would be paying it down for as long as we lived.
I was only 6 years old and had no idea what a ‘debt’ was, let alone FDR’s. But I had nightmares about it for weeks.
Yet, as the years went by my father stopped talking about FDR’s debt, and since I was old enough to know something about economics, I never worried about it. My children have never once mentioned FDR’s debt. My 4-year-old grandchild hasn’t uttered a single word about it.
By the end of World War II, the national debt was 120% of the entire economy. But by the mid-1950s, it was half that.
Why did it shrink? Not because the nation stopped spending. We had a Korean War, a Cold War, we rebuilt Germany and Japan, sent our GI’s to college and helped them buy homes, expanded education at all levels, and began constructing the largest public-works program in the nation’s history — the interstate highway system.
FDR’s debt shrank in proportion to the national economy because the national economy grew so fast.
I was reminded of this by the recent commotion over an error in a research paper by Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff.
The two Harvard economists had analyzed a huge amount of data from the U.S. and other advanced economies linking levels of public debt to economic growth. They concluded that growth turns negative (that is, economies tend to collapse into recession) when public debt rises above 90% of GDP.
That finding, in turn, fueled austerics, who insisted that the budget deficit (and debt) had to be cut in order to revive economic growth.
But Reinhart and Rogoff’s computations were wrong, and average GDP growth in very high-debt nations is around 2.2% rather than a negative 0.1%.
Recently, the two offered a defense in an op-ed in the New York Times, asserting “very small actual differences” between their critics’ results and their own.
Regardless, Reinhart and Rogoff seem to be correct in one basic respect: economic growth does seem to be lower in very high-debt countries. But the entire debate over their paper’s flaws begs the central question of cause and effect.
Is growth lower because of the high debt? That would still make the austerics’ case, even without the magic 90% tipping point. Or does cause and effect work the other way around? Maybe slow growth makes debt burdens larger. There’s evidence to suggest this is the case.
If so, government should be fueling growth through, say, spending more — at least in the short run. As we should have learned from what happened to ‘FDR’s debt,’ growth is the key.

Robert Reich is co-founder of the American Prospect.

Doing Business as Certificates

By BusinessWest Staff May 7, 2013

DBA Certificates Departments

The following Business Certificates and Trade Names were issued or renewed during the month of April 2013.

AGAWAM

Kieffer Real Estate
181 Tobacco Farm Road
Rosemarie Kieffer

Main Street Automotive
395 Main St.
Brad Collins

Sisters Daycare
204 Line St.
Shannon McKay

AMHERST

College Pizza
150 Fearing St.
Basem Fam

Learning Lab for Resiliency
93 Southpoint Dr.
Stephanie J. Kent

Shake It Off
218 Harkness Road
Amika Wiemokly

South Amherst Veterinary Hospital
660 West St.
Marci Lowi

White Birch Massage
479 West St.
Cameron Gallant

CHICOPEE

East Street Cleaners
423 East St.
Chong K. Choi

El Chicharron Restaurant
108 West St.
Rafael Marte

HGT Child Development & Learning Center
660 Broadway St.
Leroy Stovall

M, E, & A Investment
90 Fernhill St.
Miguel A. Roldan

Royal Maintenance & Cleaning
78 Rimmon Ave.
Artur Poplawski

Unlimited Landscapes
167 Dale St.
Jameson Glanville

HADLEY

Bibliotechnica
119 Middle St.
Robie Grant

Intsitute of Human Res.
108 Russell St.
Ileaba Miranda

Midas Muffler
397 Russell St.
Barry Drucker

River Valley Chiropractic
245 Russell St.
Spencer Burling

Ronkese Insurance
245 Russell St.
Christopher Ronkesa

Vital Milk
245 Russell St.
Dawn Kennedy

HOLYOKE

Avinu Property Management
24 Lawler St.
Rebecca Rivera

Cake Detailing
1384 Dwight St.
Charles Benard

Cavanaugh, Sale, and Associates
114 Hillview Road
Daniel P. Cavanaugh

Dr. Vonnahme & Associates
98 Lower Westfield Road
Hans J. Vonnahme

Journeys
50 Holyoke St.
Danette Garrett

Lumbra & Lumbra
15 Shepard Dr.
Jon D. Lumbra

Quilt Works
37 Clark St.
Martha J. May

Umbrella Roofing
80 Hitchcock St.
Joseph Sarkoff

Uno Chicago Grill
50 Holyoke St.
Steven J. Hurwitz

NORTHAMPTON

Credit Market Intelligence
109 High St.
Ali Usman

Gnomon Education
55 Lincoln Ave.
Meg Eisenhauer

Hampden Zimmerman Electrical Supply
440 Pleasant St.
U.S. Electrical Services Inc.

J.J.’s Tavern
99 Main St.
Jonathan Neumann

Lia Kia
263 King St.
Michael Lia

Ocana Consulting
68 Ridgewood Terrace
Stephanie J. Arvai

PYFB Properties
98 Nonotuck St.
Marnie Ryan

SOUTHWICK

Bruce’s Masonry
51 Will Palmer Road
Bruce Iglesias

Cities in Ruin
50 Berkshire Ave.
Brian Dagostino

Southwoods Media
148 Hillside Road
Nelson Caron

Ted’s Property Services
200 Berkshire Ave.
Terrance Mountain

SPRINGFIELD

7 Eleven
425 Springfield St.
Scott Sphon

Artistik Cypher, LLC
836 St. James Ave.
Kya Petris

Balise Chevrolet Buick
440 Hall of Fame Ave.
Michael J. Dubois

Bizzy Landscaping
95 Cliftwood St.
Berge Bernadeau

Bonilla and Company
15 Driftwood Road
Wilfred I. Bonilla

Bounce King, LLC
181 Chestnut St.
Arthur W. Cheney

BWF Inc.
354 Main St.
Joseph M. Pafumi

C12 Hi-Fi
147 Hancock St.
Ethan G. Contaste

Chinese Qi Gong Tui Na
1655 Boston Road
Shao H. Chen

Clayton Commons Management
7 Clayton St.
Ernest D. Harris

Coleman’s Cleaners
62 Adams St.
Donald Coleman

Cupcake A Licious
223 Fernbank Road
Roxanie M. Cabrera

D & P Repair
424 Albany St.
Cesar Del Rio

Denise & Friends Salon
908 Belmont Ave.
Denise C. Olszewski

Destiny Auto Detailing
284 Lexington St.
Miguel Garcia

Economy Motor Sales Inc.
824 Berkshire Ave.
Robert Pafumi Jr.

Ed’s Custom Muffler Shop
100 Verge St.
Edwin O. Garcia

Edward J. Parent Photography
1655 Main St.
Edward J. Parent

Edwards Computer Repair
1923 Page Blvd.
Thomas E. Carney

Ennis Bell & Associates
166 Tamarack Road
Cornell W. Lewis

Erich Mann Design
204 Abbott St.
Erich Mann

Final Cleaning Services
68 Euclid Ave.
Lee Antoinette

Flynn’s Auto Sales
813 Berkshire Ave.
Gregory A. Skinner

Geg Auto
145 Michon St.
Gil Gomes

Hayes Development Service
1441 Main St.
Maureen C. Hayes

I Can Help You
99 Grover St.
Donald E. Fredman III

Ivan Hot Diggity Dogs
68 Cleveland St.
Ivan E. Arroyo

J & R Auto Sales
201 Berkshire Ave.
Jose M. Rijo

Jennifer Nieves
876 Sumner Ave.
Jennifer Nieves

Kevin’s Painting & Wallpaper
10 Rollins St.
Kevin Dowe

KM Operations, LLC
405 Armory St.
Kim McCarthy

La Marketa Fruit Grocery
306 Belmont Ave.
Ruddy Reynoso

Lawn Works Mowing Services
116 Cherokee Dr.
Heriberto Rodriguez

WESTFIELD

Affordable Affairs
166 Hillside Road
Linda Ligsukis

Andrea York Photography
52 Murray Ave.
Andrea J. York

Community Substance Abuse Centers
125 North Elm St.
Steven Kassels

Permagraphics Inc.
35 Orange St.
James Burek

Pete’s Handyman Service
163 Franklin St.
Peter Newman

Trendy Right Now
91 Ely St.
Robert G. Boyd

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Absolute Fire Protection
87 Lowell St.
David Knapik

American Home Care Association
440 Main St.
Svetlana Gorovets

Cross Point Clinical Services
117 Park Ave.
Rodney Allen

Dmemanual
1111 Elm St.
Jon S. Jasperson

Faith Transportation
65 Craig Dr.
Peter N. Gitau

GBS Brows & Skincare
1313 Riverdale St.
Pramod K. Sarraf

Gospel Music Studio
407 Park St.
Anatoly Atamansky

West Side Pet Sitting, LLC
75 Kelly Dr.
Alexandra Irish

Incorporations

By BusinessWest Staff May 7, 2013

Departments Incorporations

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

AGAWAM

Showtime Inc., 1664 Main St., Agawam, MA 01030. Diane Demarco, 778 Springfield St., Feeding Hills, MA 01030. Bar.

AMHERST

Notch Consulting Inc., 535 West St., Amherst, MA 01002. Paul Ita, same. Market research and consulting.

BELCHERTOWN

Tian Yi Inc., 330 Chauncey Walker St., Belchertown, MA 01007. Fan Du, same. Food services.

CHICOPEE

Prescription Associates Corp., 90 Hendrick St., Chicopee, MA 01020. Brian O’Neil, same. Consulting services, including prescription information and patient counseling.

EAST LONGMEADOW

Richard Doleva & Associates Inc., 180 Denslow Road, Suite 7, East Longmeadow, MA 01028. Richard Doleva, same. Accounting and tax preparation.

EAST LONGMEADOW

The Greater United Aweil Reconstruction and Development Inc., 58 Wellington Dr., East Longmeadow, MA 01028. Adim Malek, same.

Transfluenci Edu Inc., 46 Center Square, East Longmeadow, MA 01028. Barbara Rodriguez, 71 Spruceland Road, Enfield, CT 06082. Provides educational services, including translation and interpretation.

Zanetti Electric Inc., 126 Parker St., East Longmeadow, MA 01028. Glenn Zanetti, same. Electrical services.

EASTHAMPTON

Riffs Inc., 116 Pleasant St., Suite 150, Easthampton, MA 01027. Richard Lyman, 22 Hannumbrook Dr., Easthampton, MA 01027. Food service.

FEEDING HILLS

Repairs Plus Inc., 22 Oroile Dr., Feeding Hills, MA 01030. Kelly Nadeau, same. Mortgage field services and home inspection.

GRANBY

Thomas Hill Inc., 118 Munsing Ridge, Granby, MA 01033. Thomas Hill, same. Tavern

GREENFIELD

Tea & Taxes Company, 473 Main St., Greenfield, MA 01301. Wendy Marsden, same. Provide accounting, business and financial services.

HAMPDEN

Timber Heights Tree Service Inc., 12 Genevieve Dr., Hampden, MA 01036. Ryan Morton, same. Tree services.

LONGMEADOW

Pack Solutions Inc., 794 Frank Smith Road, Longmeadow, MA 01106. William Klein Jr., same. Packaging services.

HADLEY

Skip Lunch Inc., 84 Russell St., Hadley, MA 01035. Delcie Bean, IV, same. Product distributorship.

HOLYOKE

Rock Valley Enterprises Inc., 215 Mountain Road, Holyoke, MA 01040. Scott Sattler, same. Real estate management and renovations.

Venice Pizza Inc., 420 High Street, Holyoke, MA 01040. Erol Kumas, 47 James Ave., Agawam, MA 01001. Pizza restaurant.

W & E Accounting and Tax Service Inc., 56 Suffolf St., Suite 607 Holyoke, MA 01040. William Rosario, 26 Scott Hollow Dr., Holyoke, MA 01040. Accounting and tax services.

PALMER

T R Stone Trucking Inc., 30 Lawrence St., Palmer, MA 01069. Thomas Stone, same. Over-the-road long haul trucking.

PITTSFIELD

Third Goat Inc., 11 Swan Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201. John Michalski, same. Property maintenance.

Veronica De Yeso, MD, P.C., 261 South St., Pittsfield, MA 01201. Veronica Deyeso, MD, 8 Webster Road, Tyringham, MA 01264. Full of range medical services by a licensed physician.

Yummy Treasures Inc., 98 Stratford Ave., Pittsfield, MA 01201. Elizabeth Carpenter, same. Retail and wholesale sales.

SOUTH DEERFIELD

Wilcox Builders Inc., 7 Porter St., South Deerfield, MA 01373. Matthew Wilcox, same. Residential and commercial construction and develop.

SOUTHAMPTON

Ted’s Creative Jewelry Inc., 15 College Highway, Southampton, MA 01073. Theodore Blais, 5 Old Country Road, Southampton, MA 01073. Jewelry design, creation sales and repair.

SPRINGFIELD

RRI Consulting Group Inc., 1655 Main St., Suite 504, Springfield, MA 01103. Efrain Medina, 142 Pleasant St., Apt. 2 Southbridge, MA 01550. Business consulting services.

Tyler John Inc., 28 Verge St., Springfield, MA 01129. Samuel Wilson, same. Sales of beer, wine, and liquor.

Yigit Inc., 139 Dwight St., Springfield, MA 01103. Maryem Turan, 322 Meadow Street, Apt. 15, Agawam, MA 01001. Pizzeria.

WESTFIELD

Sound Cleaning On-Site Inc., 54 Hampden St., Westfield, MA 01085. Brian Zych, 25 Hampden St., Westfield, MA 01085. Window treatment, cleaning, and installation.

WEST SPRINGFIELD

One on One Fit Studio Inc., 176 South Blvd., West Springfield, MA 01089. Peter Samberg, same. Physical fitness studio.

Stuti Vending Services Inc., 1150 Riverdale St., West Springfield, MA 01089. Roht Teji, same. Vending machine services.

WESTHAMPTON

Paradox Surfaces Inc., 250 Southampton Road, Westhampton, MA 01027. Brendan Kavanaugh, same. Construction services.

Company Notebook

By BusinessWest Staff May 7, 2013

Company Notebook Departments

UMass Amherst Launches $300 Million Campaign
AMHERST — UMass Amherst recently announced the launch of a $300 million fund-raising campaign, the most ambitious in its 150-year history. Called UMass Rising, the campaign is designed to help the school reach new heights as a leader in the nation’s innovation economy, said campus officials. “With UMass rising, we are redefining the future by focusing on innovation and impact in the way we teach students, conduct research, create a diverse and inclusive community, and play a national role in fashioning a sustainable future,” said Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy. More than $163 million — roughly 60% of the goal — has already been raised, said school officials, noting that the campaign began with its ‘quiet phase’ in 2010 and will conclude in 2016.

CHD Joint Replacement Center Earns Accolades
NORTHAMPTON — Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBS) has again recognized Cooley Dickinson’s Joint Replacement Center as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement for its work meeting strict criteria to improve patient safety and clinical outcomes. “Research confirms that Blue Distinction Centers like Cooley Dickinson demonstrate better quality and improved outcomes for patients, with lower rates of complications and readmissions than their peers,” said Dr. Tony Dodek, vice president of Medical Quality and Strategy and associate chief medical officer at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Added Dr. Mark Novotny, CDH’s chief medical officer, “achieving this designation means Cooley Dickinson’s Joint Replacement Center has met objective, best-practice criteria for knee and hip replacement. For our patients, this designation reinforces Cooley Dickinson’s commitment to a high-quality, coordinated program with outcomes that are among the best in the nation.” Cooley Dickinson’s Joint Replacement Center was first recognized in 2010 among 21 facilities. For 2013, Blue Cross Blue Shield recognized eight facilities. “The healthcare market is changing rapidly, and the cost of care is continuing to rise,” said Scott Serota, president and CEO of BCBS. “It is now more important than ever to equip providers, consumers, and employers with helpful information to assist them in making important healthcare decisions.

Greater Holyoke YMCA Opens Teaching Kitchen
HOLYOKE — The Greater Holyoke YMCA unveiled its new Teaching Kitchen, located on the Beech Street side of the facility, on April 30. As a leading nonprofit strengthening the Greater Holyoke community through healthy living, the Y’s Teaching Kitchen will support families’ wellness goals and inspire a lifetime love of healthy eating. “At a time when one in three children in the U.S. are overweight or obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, developing healthier eating habits that include nourishing food is more important than ever,” said the Y’s Associate Executive Director Jennifer Gilburg. The Teaching Kitchen will include educational programming for both Y members and the community. Membership staff will be available during the grand opening to give tours of the Y. The Teaching Kitchen was funded in part by grants from the Holyoke Food and Fitness Policy Council and the United Way.

Urgent Care of Wilbraham Opens on Boston Road
WILBRAHAM — Urgent Care of Wilbraham is open and providing professional medical care without an appointment at 2040 Boston Road in Wilbraham, across from the Big Y. The facility is owned and operated by Drs. Richard Freniere and Rock Jean-Guillaume, both board-certified emergency medicine physicians. The clinic is equipped to handle a wide range of health-related issues, including aches and pains, allergies, asthma, bites and burns, bone injuries and fractures, cuts and laceration repairs, earaches, fevers, infections, pediatric illnesses, sprains and strains, sore throats, upper respiratory illnesses, vomiting and diarrhea, and other urgent illnesses and injuries.

Briefcase

By BusinessWest Staff May 7, 2013

Briefcase Departments

DevelopSpringfield Acquires Historic Property
SPRINGFIELD — DevelopSpringfield recently acquired a deteriorating historic property at 83 Maple St. in Springfield for rehabilitation in keeping with its historic significance. A property to the rear at 234 Union St. was also acquired and will be developed as a part of the project. The Greek revival-style home was originally built in 1841 for Solymon Merrick, the inventor of the monkey wrench. It has been considered an important component of a group of 19th-century buildings located at the corner of Union and Maple streets. Later it was owned by Ansel Phelps, the fourth mayor of Springfield, and was commonly known as the Ansel Phelps House. The property has been included on the Springfield Preservation Trust list of endangered historic properties of Springfield, which highlights 10 threatened properties of architectural and historical significance. The house has fallen into disrepair and will require significant stabilization in preparation for restoration and reuse. The goal of DevelopSpringfield with this project is to eliminate a blight on the neighborhood while saving an important historic property and to ensure its rehabilitation to an appropriate use. “Our first priority is to stabilize the exterior of the building by repairing or replacing windows, porches, and pillars and taking other steps to prevent further deterioration, and to improve the physical appearance of the property,” said Jay Minkarah, president and CEO of DevelopSpringfield. The organization plans to work closely with the Springfield Preservation Trust, the Historic District Commission, and the city’s Planning and Economic Development Department regarding redevelopment of the site to ensure that restoration and reuse plans are consistent with city and neighborhood goals and compatible with surrounding uses. The Springfield Preservation Trust owns the buildings at 77 Maple St., offering an opportunity for collaboration. “This is a property of great importance historically, and it is located on a major gateway to downtown. It cannot be lost to disrepair,” Minkarah added. “Once restored, however, it will become a tremendous asset once again for our city.”

Labor Report Mixed Across Commonwealth
BOSTON — The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development recently reported that, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, seasonally unadjusted unemployment rates for March were down in eight areas, up in seven areas, and unchanged in seven areas over the month. Over the year, the rates were down in 14 areas, up in five areas, and unchanged in three areas. Statewide, the seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged over the month at 6.8% and 11,300 jobs were added in March. Over the year, the statewide unadjusted rate edged down by 0.1% from the 6.9% rate posted for March 2012, and Massachusetts added 32,400 jobs. In March 2013, over-the-month job gains occurred in 11 of the 12 areas, the largest of which were in the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Worcester, Barnstable, Springfield, and Framingham areas. The Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner was the only area to record a job loss. Over the year, eight of the 12 areas added jobs, with the largest-percentage gains in the Barnstable, Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, and Peabody areas. The seasonally adjusted statewide March unemployment rate, released on April 18, was 6.4%, down 0.1% over the month and down 0.2% from the 6.6% rate recorded in March 2012. The statewide seasonally adjusted jobs estimate showed a 5,500 job loss in March following a loss of 800 jobs in February. Unadjusted unemployment rates and job estimates for the labor-market areas reflect seasonal fluctuations and therefore may show different levels and trends than the statewide seasonally adjusted estimates.

Home Sales Down, Prices Up in March
BOSTON — Massachusetts home sales slowed in March while prices kept going up, prompted by a shortage of properties on the market. Statewide, 3,100 single-family homes were bought in March, a 3.6% decline compared with the same time in 2012, according to Warren Group, a Boston company that tracks real estate. For the first three months of the year, sales fell 2.1% to 7,849, compared with the first quarter last year. Condominium sales also dropped off in March, by 2% to 1,211. Sales for the first quarter declined about 1%, compared with the first three months of 2012. At the same time, buyers were having to pay more. The median price for a single-family house rose to $285,000 in March, 8% higher than during that month last year. During the first quarter, the median value of a home swelled by 10.6% to $282,500, compared with the first three months of 2012, according to the Warren Group. Condo prices rose less dramatically to $261,000 in March, by 1.5%. For the first three months of 2013, the median price of a condo hit $250,000, a 1.6% increase from the year-earlier period. The data suggest that there are not enough homes for sale to meet the demand of buyers, who are motivated by low interest rates, rising prices, and an improving economy. The inventory of single-family homes eroded by 29.8% in March, compared with March 2012, marking the 12th consecutive month of decreases, according to the Massachusetts Assoc. of Realtors. Inventory for condos fell 34% in March, compared with that month in 2012. “Low inventory is plaguing housing markets all over the country, and Massachusetts is no exception,’’ said David Harris, editorial director of the Warren Group. “There is definitely concern that such steep price spikes will cause an affordability issue.” Meanwhile, Kimberly Allard-Moccia, broker-owner of Century 21 Professionals in Braintree and president of the Mass. Assoc. of Realtors, said she is happy that so many people are interested in buying a home, but she wishes more sellers would embrace that optimism about the housing market and list their properties. “A good supply of homes for sale is the only thing we’re missing from a sustainable housing recovery,’’ she said.

People On the Move

By BusinessWest Staff May 7, 2013

Departments People on the Move

The Springfield-based law firm Bacon Wilson, P.C. recently announced the addition of associate attorneys:

Thomas Reidy

Spencer Stone

Kathryn Crouss

• Thomas Reidy is a member of the litigation and real estate and zoning teams, and earned his J.D. from Western New England University (WNEU) School of Law and his BA from Assumption College;
• Spencer Stone is a member of the bankruptcy and reorganization, real estate, and business and corporate departments. He earned his J.D. magna cum laude from WNEU School of Law and his BA from UMass Amherst; and
• Kathryn Crouss is a member of the litigation department and earned her JD cum laude from WNEU School of Law and her BA from Allegheny College.
•••••
Ronald Maniscalco, P.E., recently joined Tighe & Bond Inc. as a Senior Electrical Engineer in the Westfield-based firm’s expanding electrical and mechanical engineering team. With more than 20 years of experience in electrical and telecommunication design for both public and private clients, Maniscalco’s expertise includes designing, specifying, and reviewing power, lighting, technology, instrumentation, lightning protection, fire detection, security, video surveillance, as well as telephone and instrumentation systems. He also provides electrical energy-efficiency studies and electrical-services surveys to establish equipment condition and National Electrical Code compliance, and electrical arc flash analyses with overcurrent protective-device coordination studies are a specialty. Maniscalco earned his BS in Electrical Engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology and is a registered professional electrical engineer in 12 states. He is a member of the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying, the Illuminate Engineering Society, and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
•••••
Louis Abbate, retiring President and CEO of Willie Ross School for the Deaf, was presented the Member Emeritus Award by the Mass. Assoc. of 766 Approved Private Schools. The award was created in 2004 by the association’s directors to recognize those individuals who have made outstanding contributions of voluntary leadership and professional expertise to the association and its member schools. Abbate began his tenure at Willie Ross as executive director in 1985 and is responsible for numerous capital improvements and the development of the Partnership Campus with East Longmeadow, a model program that has been recognized throughout the nation. Abbate will retire in June.

Agenda

By BusinessWest Staff May 7, 2013

Agenda Departments

Co-op Power Sustainability Summit
May 11: Co-op Power will host its ninth annual Sustainability Summit at Hampshire College from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Keynote speaker Halina Brown, of Clark University and the Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative, will lead a session on “Transitioning to the New Economy,” an exploration of the interface between material consumption, human fulfillment, lifestyle satisfaction, and technological change. Attendees will connect with activists, thinkers, green professionals, and organizations involved in promoting justice and sustainability. The summit will feature workshops on a diverse array of topics, from cooperative development to sustainable heating options. Workshops include “Connecting to Small Business Success,” “Investing Your IRA Funds Locally,” and “Equity as a Key Issue in Sustainability.” The summit will also feature an exhibitor area with live music and representatives from green businesses and grass-roots organizations. Lunch, snacks, and beverages will be provided. The cost is $45 for the general public, $35 for Co-op Power members, and $15 for students and low-income individuals. This year, Co-op Power’s annual meeting/potluck will take place as part of the summit from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Members will make decisions about cooperation and autonomy among the decentralized network of local organizing councils. All are welcome to attend. Register online at www.cooppower.coop or call (877) 266-7543 or e-mail [email protected] for more information.

EASTEC 2013
May 14-16: EASTEC, the premier manufacturing exposition in the Northeast will be held at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield on May 14 and 15 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on May 16 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will offer a variety of exhibitors, educational offerings, tours of nearby facilities, and much more. For more information and to register to attend, visit www.easteconline.com.

Life Is a Cabaret
May 18: HospiceCare in the Berkshires will hold its Annual Gala on May 18 at the Pittsfield Country Club. This year’s theme, “Life is a Cabaret,” reflects HCIB’s commitment to helping families and patients live the best and fullest life possible in the time they have remaining. Cabaret Performers at this year’s Gala include Dr. Marcella Bradway, Jeff Cook, Mary Farley, Gary Freifeld, Pam Rich, and Laurie Schiff, led by Artistic Director Sherri James Buxton and Music Director Bob Shepherd. Proceeds from the event will be used to expand and continue community programs of bereavement services, complementary therapies, and care coordination. Tickets cost $125 per person and may be ordered by calling the HospiceCare office at (413) 443-2994 by May 10. For more information about HospiceCare in the Berkshires, visit www.hcib.org.

Wine Gala and Auction
May 18: Berkshire Museum’s ninth biennial Wine Gala and Auction will be held at 5 p.m. This festive evening of wine tastings, live and silent auctions, and a sumptuous dinner is a fund-raiser for the museum’s education programs, which last year provided more than 16,000 educational experiences for students and teachers from the wider Berkshires region. The event is a highlight of the Museum’s 110th-anniversary celebrations. “The Berkshire Museum Wine Gala and Auction only happens every other year, and the wine lots and lifestyle packages at the auction have been attracting collectors and enthusiasts for nearly two decades,” said Van Shields, Berkshire Museum’s executive director. “The event is a marvelous opportunity to acquire some great and rare wines as well as enjoy good company and an excellent dinner. It’s a classic kickoff to summer in the Berkshires.” The evening’s guest of honor is Riccardo Illy, owner of the Mastrojanni Winery in Tuscany, Italy, and president of the Illy Coffee Co. of Europe. Auctioneer Marie Keep of Skinner Wine Auctions will lead the live auction of more than 30 lots of rare and fine wines, unique vacations, and exclusive dinners. Sponsorships and tickets are now available. For more information or to make reservations, call (413) 443-7171, ext. 37, or visit www.berkshiremuseum.org/2013winegala.

40 Under Forty
June 20: BusinessWest will present its seventh class of regional rising stars at the annual 40 Under Forty gala at the Log Cabin Banquet & Meeting House in Holyoke. The event will feature music, lavish food stations, and introductions of the winners, who were profiled at length in the April 22 issue. Look for event details in upcoming issues of BusinessWest, or call (413) 781-8600, ext. 100 for more information.

Western Mass. Business Expo 2013
Nov. 6: Planning is underway for the Western Mass. Business Expo 2013, a day-long business-to-business event to take place at the MassMutual Center in downtown Springfield. This fall’s show, the third edition of the Expo, which is again being produced by BusinessWest, will feature more than 100 exhibitors, seminars on timely issues of the day, special Show Floor Theater presentations, breakfast and lunch programs, and the wrap-up Expo social, which has become a not-to-be-missed networking event. Details of the specific programming will be printed in upcoming editions of BusinessWest and can also be seen online at www.wmbexpo.com or www.businesswest.com. For more information on the event or to reserve booth space, call (413) 781-8600, ext. 100.

Chamber Corners: Upcoming Events

By BusinessWest Staff May 7, 2013

Chamber Corners Departments

CHICOPEE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.chicopeechamber.org
(413) 594-2101.
• May 15: Salute Breakfast, 7:15-9 a.m., at Elms College, 291 Springfield St. in Chicopee. To reserve tickets, contact the chamber at (413) 594-2101 or [email protected].
• May 22: Business After Hours, 5-7 p.m., at Berkshire Bank, 1339 Memorial Dr. in Chicopee. For more information, contact the chamber at (413) 594-2101 or [email protected].

GREATER EASTHAMPTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.easthamptonchamber.org
(413) 527-9414
• May 9: Networking by Night Business Card Exchange, 5-7 p.m., at Amy’s Place Bar & Grill, 80-82 Cottage St., Easthampton. Sponsored by Easthampton Savings Bank; hors d’ouevres; door prizes; cash bar. Tickets are $5 for members, $15 for future members.
• May 17: Wine & Microbrew Tasting, 6- 9 p.m., at Wyckoff Country Club, 233 Easthampton Road, Holyoke. Enjoy more than 50 wines and microbrews, fine food, and an extraordinary raffle. Major Sponsor: Easthampton Savings Bank; Event Sponsor: Five Star Building Corp.; Wine Sponsor: Westfield Spirit Shop; Microbrew Sponsor: Big E’s Supermarket; Food Sponsor: Log Rolling @ The Log Cabin/Delaney House. Tickets are $35 in advance, $40 at door. Call (413) 527-9414, or visit or www.easthamptonchamber.org.

GREATER HOLYOKE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.holycham.com
(413) 534-3376.
• May 10: Ask a Chamber Expert Series: Hiring the Right Talent, 8:30- 10 a.m., at the Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce Conference Room, 177 High St. Join us for our second ACE (Ask a Chamber Expert) event with guest speaker Peter Brunault, senior professional in Human Resources (SPHR) of Employers Association of the NorthEast. Admission: $10 for members, $25 for non-members. Price includes a continental breakfast. Call the chamber at (413) 534-3376 to sign up or register at holyokechamber.com.
• May 15: Legislative Luncheon featuring State Treasurer Steven Grossman, starting at 11:30, at the Log Cabin Banquet & Meeting House, 500 Easthampton Road. Sponsored by Dowd Insurance and Goss & McLain Insurance. Admission: payment in advance, $30; payment at door, $40. Open to the public. For reservations call the chamber office at (413) 534-3376, or register online at holyokechamber.com.
• May 20: 45th Annual Chamber Cup 2013 Golf Tournament, at Wyckoff Country Club, 233 Easthampton Road, Holyoke. Registration and lunch at 10:30 a.m. Tee off at noon (scramble format); dinner following the golf with elaborate food stations catered by the Log Cabin. Cost is $125 per player, and includes lunch, 18 holes of golf, cart, and dinner. Dinner only, $25. Winner awards, raffles, and cash prizes follow dinner. Tournament Sponsors: Log Cabin and PeoplesBank. Corporate Sponsors: Dowd Insurance, Goss & McLain Insurance Agency, Holyoke Gas & Electric, Mountain View Landscapes, Holyoke Medical Center, People’s United Bank, and Resnic, Beauregard, Waite & Driscoll. For reservations call the chamber office at (413) 534-3376 or register online at holyokechamber.com.
• May 21: Chamber Business Connections, 5-7 p.m. Sponsored and hosted by Sovereign Consulting, 4 Open Square Way, Suite 307. If you are in the architecture, engineering, or development industries, attend as the chamber’s guest, Cost is $10 for chamber members, $15 for non-members. Presented by the Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors Committee. Join your friends and colleagues for this informal evening of networking.
• May 29: Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting, starting at 5 p.m. at the Delaney House in Holyoke. Program followed by a grand reception, including Fifield Awards. Sponsored by the Greater Holyoke Chamber Corporate Leaders. Cocktails from 5 to 5:30 p.m.; annual meeting at 5:30 p.m. Dinner begins at 6. Admission: payment in advance, $30; payment at door, $40. Open to the public. The chamber will also honor chamber member retirees, Rosalie Deane, Holyoke Housing Authority; David Dupont, superintendent of Holyoke Public Schools; and John Kelley, Peoples United Bank.

MASSACHUSETTS
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
(413) 525-2506.
• July 22: Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament at Tekoa Country Club, Westfield. Shotgun start at 11 a.m. Cost: $100 per golfer.
For more information on registration and sponsorship opportunities, contact the chamber office at (413) 525-2506, or e-mail to [email protected].

PROFESSSIONAL WOMEN’S CHAMBER
www.professionalwomenschamber.com
(413) 755-1310.
• June 6: Women of the Year Banquet, 5:30-8 p.m., at the Cedars Banquet Hall, 375 Island Pond Road, Springfield. Join us as we honor our Woman of the Year, Jean Deliso, Deliso Financial & Insurance Services To reserve tickets, contact Cecile Larose at [email protected].

WEST OF THE RIVER
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.ourwrc.com
(413) 426-3880
• August 19: West of the River Chamber of Commerce 10th Annual Golf Tournament at Springfield Country Club, West Springfield. Cost: $125 per-golfer. For more information on registration and sponsorship opportunities, contact the chamber office at (413) 426-3880, or e-mail to [email protected].

GREATER WESTFIELD
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.westfieldbiz.org
(413) 568-1618.
• May 6: Mayor’s Coffee Hour, 8- 9 a.m., at the Holiday Inn Express, 39 Southampton Road, Westfield, MA 01085. Join the chamber and Mayor Dan Knapik for a meet-and-greet about the city. Free and open to the public. To register, call Pam at the chamber office at (413) 568-1618, or e-mail to [email protected].
• May 8: May WestNet Connection, 5- 7 p.m., at Amelia Park Children’s Museum, 29 South Broad St. Sponsor: Westfield YMCA. Cost: Members, $10, non-members, $15cash at the door. To register, call Pam at the chamber office at (413) 568-1618, or e-mail to [email protected].
• May 13: Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce’s 52nd Annual Golf Tournament, at the The Ranch Golf Club, 65 Sunnyside Road, Southwick.
Schedule: 10 a.m., registration/lunch; 11 a.m., shotgun start; 11 a.m.-5 p.m., on-course refreshments; 4 p.m., cocktail hour; 5 p.m., dinner Great Sponsorship opportunities still available. Cost: foursome with dinner, $600; tee sign, $150; dinner only, $35. For sponsorship opportunities, to register or to donate a raffle, contact Pam at the Chamber office at (413) 568-1618, or e-mail to [email protected].

YOUNG PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY OF GREATER SPRINGFIELD
www.springfieldyps.com
• May 16: May ‘Third Thursday,’ 5-7 p.m. at Lattitude Restaurant, 1338 Memorial Ave., West Springfield.

Court Dockets

By BusinessWest Staff May 7, 2013

Court Dockets Departments

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

HAMPDEN SUPERIOR COURT
Alhamrah Corp. v. Irfan Raheel, Infi Wholesale, Imran B. Raheel, and Novelty Plus
Allegation: Non-payment of goods sold and delivered: $96,049.94
Filed: 4/13/13

Crocker Building Co. Inc. v. Gaston Realty, LLC
Allegation: Non-payment for construction services provided: $47,220.72
Filed: 3/25/13

Jozev Products Inc. v. Safcol USA Inc.
Allegation: Sale of defective goods: $250,000
Filed: 3/27/13

Shameka Hackman v. Hampden County Visiting Nurse and Homecare Services Inc.
Allegation: Wrongful termination: $30,000
Filed: 3/7/13

Xerox Corp. v. John Roma d/b/a Vida Latina Magazine a/k/a Roma Marketing Group
Allegation: Breach of lease: $41,572.08
Filed: 3/25/13

HAMPSHIRE SUPERIOR COURT
John F. Edwards v. Valley Industries, Inc. d/b/a Armstrong Nautical Products
Allegation: Product liability: $44,321
Filed: 2/13/13

Kenneth I. Laprade v. Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Kindred Hospital Parkview, and Alvah Hinckley, M.D.
Allegation: Plaintiff was confined to bed for over one month, claiming false imprisonment: $483,600
Filed: 3/13/13

NORTHAMPTON DISTRICT COURT
Credit Cash NJ, LLC v. Priority Payment Systems, LLC
Allegation: Breach of agreement: $13,211.06
Filed: 2/25/13

Easthampton Savings Bank v. B&B Waste Services, Brian and Laura Maziarz
Allegation: Default on revolving line of credit: $17,049.72
Filed: 3/19/13

PALMER DISTRICT COURT
Verizon New England Inc. v. F&J Construction Co. of Ludlow
Allegation: Defendant damaged Verizon equipment while excavating: $18,011.82
Filed: 2/13/13

SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT COURT
International Container Co., LLC v. National Equipment Associates Inc.
Allegation: Non-payment of goods sold and delivered: $37,419
Filed: 3/6/13

Joseph Kling v. Construction Services of Branford, LLC
Allegation: Negligence in equipment safety causing injury: $56,000
Filed: 3/2/13

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