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By Mark Adams

 

For many employers, arbitration agreements have been a valuable tool for resolving employment disputes. They allow cases to be handled outside the court system without the costs associated with prolonged discovery schedules and complex procedural rules, and, most importantly, without a public record that would allow for public access to those proceedings. All told, arbitration cases are cheaper and faster for all concerned.

Not just employers appreciate the value of arbitration agreements. Congress recognized their benefit when it enacted the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), recognizing the right of parties to be able to freely enter into contracts to resolve their disagreements. In Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp., the U.S. Supreme Court stated “as a matter of federal law, any doubts concerning the scope of arbitrable issues should be resolved in favor of arbitration.” Title VII claims, Age Discrimination in Employment Act claims, and Fair Labor Standards Act claims are just some of the many forms of disputes that can be compelled to be resolved through an arbitration agreement.

Yet, despite this long-standing national policy, arbitration agreements can have their limits. Some state fair-employment-practice agencies do not recognize their enforcement when it comes to cases that can come within their jurisdiction. For example, when it comes to discrimination claims arising under its Massachusetts General Law Chapter 151B, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination has the wherewithal to move forward with a discrimination complaint on its own accord in the public’s interest.

Now, Congress has passed and President Biden has signed into law the “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021” to prohibit employers from compelling employees to resolve sexual-harassment and sexual-assault disputes through the use of an pre-dispute arbitration agreement. While the act takes effect immediately and applies to such agreements that exist, it does not apply to cases that are already pending. Rather, the act applies to claims that accrue on or after the law’s enactment.

While the motivations for the law’s passage are fairly clear (the rise of the #MeToo movement and the need for greater awareness on such cases), it does raise the question of whether future legislative initiatives may be forthcoming to create additional carveouts in the interest of workplace transparency. In fact, there is an interim final rule that has been promulgated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in implementing procedures for the handling of retaliation complaints under the Taxpayer First Act (TFA), which does exactly that. The rule (which is currently under comment until May 6) states that “no pre-dispute arbitration agreement is valid or enforceable if the agreement requires arbitration of a dispute arising under the TFA anti-retaliation provision.”

That is not to say pre-dispute arbitration agreements are dead. Far from it. After all, they also serve to resolve other disputes that may not have legal consequences at all. However, what may be next? Pay equity and transparency claims? Other forms of federal discrimination? Only time will tell. However, with the growing demand for greater transparency comes the potential for additional erosion of the longstanding policy favoring arbitration agreements in the future.

 

Mark Adams is director of Compliance at the Employers Assoc. of the NorthEast. This article first appeared at eane.org.

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Messages of Solidarity

Messages of Solidarity

The day Russia invaded Ukraine, the College Radio Foundation issued a call for solidarity for Ukraine’s students. Over the next 24 hours, about 50 college stations on three continents responded, and the foundation compiled the audio clips into a 37-minute file that was sent to the National University of Ostroh Academy in Ostroh, Ukraine, then posted on SoundCloud and distributed to universities around Ukraine. Stevie Converse, an adjunct professor of communications at Holyoke Community College and adviser to the HCC Radio Club (pictured), recorded HCC’s contribution. “We are the students from 103.5 WCCH in Holyoke, a city in Western Massachusetts in the USA,” he said. “We stand with you in Ostroh and all across Ukraine. Please know we are in solidarity with the the Ukrainian people, and we wish you safety, unity, and eventual peace for you and your homeland.”

 


 

Supporting Mental Health

Supporting Mental Health

A $15,000 grant from the TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, will help the Mental Health Assoc. (MHA) expand programming and resources for its Grow, Reimagine, Inspire, Transform (GRIT) program that provides residential rehabilitation for individuals identifying as LGBTQ+ in recovery with substance-use and mental-health disorders. Services offered at GRIT include recovery-based group therapy, how to cope mindfully with traumatic stress, and 24/7 individual support.

 


 

Hit the Road

Hit the Road

Senator Velis Presents $75,000 in ARPA funding to the Agawam Senior Center State Sen. John Velis recently presented earmark funding of $75,000 from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to the Agawam Senior Center, to assist the center in acquiring a new van, which will increase mobility for local seniors by making transportation more accessible. Velis (center) was joined by Agawam Mayor William Sapelli (left), Agawam Senior Center Executive Director Michael Squindo (right), and members of the community.

 


 

Agenda

Cannabis-Industry Training Classes

Starting April 2: The Cannabis Education Center (CEC) at Holyoke Community College (HCC) will be running three cannabis-industry training programs. The CEC’s 12-hour, introductory Cannabis Core course will be held April 2-3 from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. each day over Zoom. The Cannabis Core program provides an overview of the cannabis industry in Massachusetts and is geared for people looking for general knowledge as they consider a cannabis career. During four three-hour sessions, students will interact with cannabis experts and guest speakers in reviews of the plant, various cannabis products, the endocannabinoid system, laws and prohibition, growing and plant care, labeling, packaging, testing, employment considerations, and more. The Cannabis Core program is a foundational course and a prerequisite for career track courses. Cannabis Extraction Technician training also begins April 2 and runs through April 23. The course meets weekly on Wednesdays over Zoom from 10 to 11 a.m., supplemented by self-paced online instruction. In this course, students will learn the basic fundamentals needed to work in a cannabis extraction laboratory: how to extract useful molecular components from cannabis and hemp using various techniques, including both solvent and solventless methods. Topics covered include good lab practices, health and safety metrics, extraction techniques, winterization, and dewaxing. Cannabis Culinary Assistant training begins April 19. Classes will meet in person on Tuesdays and Wednesdays through May 10 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the HCC MGM Culinary Arts Institute, 164 Race St., Holyoke. Cannabis culinary assistants are responsible for cooking, baking, and infusing cannabis- or hemp-based products with extracts. The program is a 20-hour introductory course that provides an overview of cooking and baking techniques used to create edibles. The course reviews tools, equipment, food safety, standard recipes, and dosing, and provides discussions on infused oils, sauces, chocolates, ice cream, and more. Cannabis is not used in this program. Participants will be introduced to industry professionals, prepare for employment opportunities, and have the opportunity to earn SERV Safe certification. The cost of the Cannabis Core training is $599. Industry-specific course training is $799. Scholarships may be available to those who qualify. To register, visit hcc.edu/cannabis-core.

 

UMass 5K Dash and Dine

April 9: After a two-year hiatus, UMass Dining Services will host its 11th annual UMass 5K Dash and Dine on campus starting at 9 a.m. The goal of the event is to promote health and wellness at the university while raising funds for the Amherst Survival Center. In total, UMass dining has been able to raise more than $50,000 for the Amherst Survival Center. The 5K features a USA Track and Field certified course to runners, walkers, and wheelchair participants. When race participants are finished, all are welcomed to have lunch at the award-winning dining commons on campus. The race fee is $10 for all UMass and Five College students, $15 for UMass Amherst faculty and staff, and $20 for the general public. Children age 8 and under may participate for free. This race fee includes registration and the complimentary meal. Online registration ends at midnight on Wednesday, April 6. Walk-up registration is available on race day. To register for the event or make a donation, visit runumass.com.

 

MOSSO Chamber Music Series

April 14: The Westfield Athenaeum continues its three-concert chamber music series at 7 p.m., with musicians of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, known as MOSSO, providing the music. A woodwind quintet of MOSSO musicians will be showcased, and Guy McLain, executive director of the Westfield Athenaeum, will offer a pre-performance talk at 6 p.m., which is free to ticket holders. Ann Bobo, principal flute, and Nancy Dimock, principal oboe, will be joined by their colleagues Ian Greitzer, clarinetist, Ron Haroutunian, bassoonist, and horn player Robert Marlatt. The MOSSO season at the Westfield Athenaeum opened on March 10, and will conclude with a concert on May 19, with a program to be announced soon. Tickets for the concert cost $20 and must be purchased in advance at the Westfield Athenaeum during business hours, or online at www.westath.org. Audience members will be required to wear masks.

 

Eggstravaganza at the Zoo in Forest Park

April 16: The Zoo in Forest Park will host its annual Eggstravaganza from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will include grab-and-go stations for children with take-and-make activities, prize-filled Easter eggs, books, and candy while supplies last. There will also be animal encounters and enrichment to allow guests an up-close look at some of the animals, as well as free face painting and visits from Felix the Fox and Andy the Armadillo. Pre-registration is required to attend. No additional tickets will be sold at the door. Registration closes April 11 or when all tickets are sold. To purchase tickets, visit www.forestparkzoo.org/eggs.

 

Springfield Symphony Orchestra Spring Concerts

April 22, May 13: The Springfield Symphony Orchestra (SSO) Board announced two spring concerts will be hosted at Springfield Symphony Hall with former SSO Music Director Mark Russell Smith serving as guest conductor. Smith is music director and conductor of the Quad City Symphony Orchestra. He previously served as music director for the SSO from 1995 through 2000. He has worked as director of New Music Projects for the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and artistic director of Orchestral Studies at the University of Minnesota, and has also served as music director for the Richmond Symphony Orchestra and Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra. Details about the concerts, program, and availability of tickets will be forthcoming and available at springfieldsymphony.org.

 

Social Justice Awards

April 23: Martin Luther King Jr. Family Services (MLKFS) announced that this year’s Social Justice Awards will honor the organization’s former President and CEO Ronn Johnson, who passed away in January. The organization also announced that the Justice Resource Institute has stepped forward as the first event sponsor. The 2022 Social Justice Awards will continue to be a virtual event this year and will begin at 11 a.m. Michael Weeks, president and CEO of the Providers Council, will be the keynote speaker. This year’s honorees are Barbara Gresham (education), Bishop Bryant Robinson Jr. (lifetime achievement), Bishop Talbert Swan II (race relations), CMSS and Eileen McCaffery (arts and culture), Doris Harris (health advocacy), First Church of Christ in Longmeadow UCC (faith-based initiative), MassHire Springfield and Kevin Lynn (economic development), and Thomas Morrow and Julius Lewis (entrepreneurship). Individuals and organizations interested in supporting Johnson’s work at MLKFS through sponsorship or a donation should contact Lenise Williams at (413) 736-3655 or [email protected], or visit mlkjrfamilyservices.org/donate.

 

Great Golf Escape

April 25: The Young Professional Society of Greater Springfield (YPS) will host its annual Great Golf Escape tournament at Twin Hills Country Club in Longmeadow. YPS aims to engage the younger demographic in career development, networking, community involvement, recreational and social activities, and more. The cost for this event is $125 for YPS members, $500 for a YPS member foursome team captain, $135 for non-members, and $540 for a non-member foursome team captain. Check-in begins at 9 a.m. There will be prizes and a poker challenge throughout the event. The first-place team will also be able to select a charitable organization to receive a donation from YPS. Registration includes lunch, post-golf dinner, and giveaways. Members can register for the event at www.springfieldyps.com/events. This event is open to the public. However, YPS members will receive a free mulligan, entry into the door-prize raffle, and more. They’ll be offering golfers on-course hospitality, including ice-cream samples from Batch Ice Cream, sponsored by LiftTruck Parts & Service, and craft beer samples from Leadfoot Brewing. Major sponsors for this event include PeoplesBank (presenting sponsor), F45 Riverdale, Marcotte Ford, and the John Glover Insurance Agency. Foursomes and sponsorships are still available by visiting springfieldyps.com/golf or e-mailing [email protected].

 

‘Rewire: Finding Purpose and Fulfillment After Retirement’

April 27: Holyoke Community College (HCC) will present a three-hour, in-person workshop focusing on life after retirement. “Rewire: Finding Purpose and Fulfillment After Retirement” will meet from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Kittredge Center for Business and Workforce Development on HCC’s main campus, 303 Homestead Ave. The workshop will be facilitated by former career counselor Barbara Foster. “Retirement is a major life transition, not unlike a major career change” Foster said. “People often fail to consider how they will find purpose and fulfillment in retirement. The average 65-year-old will remain active for 20 years or more after leaving a full-time job. The workshop will assist both pre-retirees and recently retired people to consider how they will spend the 2,000 hours a year they formerly spent at work. This could be volunteering, starting a new business, developing hobbies, seeking part-time work, or new learning experiences.” The workshop will offer a series of exercises and self-assessments, as well as time to reflect, brainstorm with others, and develop goals and a vision for this new chapter of life. Participants will also leave with an extensive list of resources to explore. Space is limited, so advance registration is required. To register, visit hcc.edu/rewire, or call (413) 552-2500 for more information. The cost is $39. Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required for all workshop participants, and masks must be worn in all HCC campus buildings.

 

Get Hired Job Fair

May 5: Holyoke Mall will host an in-person job fair from 3 to 6 p.m. on the lower level near Macy’s. Sponsored by Valley Opportunity Council, the Get Hired Job Fair is a convenient opportunity for Western Mass. employers to interview and hire workers, and to help job seekers connect with businesses who need their skills. Employers from a variety of industries will be in attendance looking for candidates at all skill levels. Several stores and venues at Holyoke Mall will also be in attendance to fill open positions. The event is free to attend for all job seekers. Employers that have already signed up to staff a table include MGM Springfield, Holyoke Medical Center, Springfield College, Trinity Senior Communities, and Valley Opportunity Council. Employers interested in participating in the upcoming job fair should contact Jim Geraghty, advertising representative for Holyoke Mall, at (617) 840-2998 or [email protected]. For full details regarding the job fair, visit www.holyokemall.com/event/get-hired-job-fair.

 

sheLEADS Conference

May 20: The Greater Easthampton Chamber of Commerce will host sheLEADS, a woman’s conference aimed at building a bold, brave community of women in the 413 with an eye on professional development and beyond. “This is a high-energy day filled with professional development, relationship- and leadership-building opportunities. Our focus is on providing attendees tools and connections that they didn’t have when they walked in,” said Moe Belliveau, the chamber’s executive director. The day begins at the Boylston Room in Easthampton at noon and ends with networking at Abandoned Building Brewery. In between, attendees can look forward to “Activating Your Leadership Strengths,” facilitated by Colleen DelVecchio of Colleen DelVecchio Consultants; “The Language of Leadership,” a panel discussion featuring Pia Kumar, chief strategy officer at Universal Plastics, Lynnette Watkins, president and CEO of Cooley Dickinson Health Care, and Waleska Lugo-DeJesus, CEO of Inclusive Strategies; and “Be Great Where Your Feet Are,” featuring keynote speaker Robyn Glaser Sr., vice president, Business Affairs for the Kraft Group. For tickets and details, visit www.easthamptonchamber.org.

 

 

 

Building Permits

The following building permits were issued during the month of March 2022. (Filings are limited due to closures or reduced staffing hours at municipal offices due to COVID-19 restrictions).

CHICOPEE

83 Worthen Street Inc.
650C Memorial Dr.
$107,288 — Interior renovations

Janet Hughes
358 Britton St.
$14,999 — Roofing

Benjamin Surner Jr.
7 Coburn St.
$45,000 — Install two overhead doors

HADLEY

Hadley Center Rentals LLC
132 Middle St.
N/A — Repair drywall, replace kitchen and living-room floor

LENOX

Cornell Inn Holdings LLC
203 Main St.
$50,000 — Roofing

NORTHAMPTON

16-18 Main Street Realty Trust
16 Main St.
$40,420 — Interior renovations, new handrails

J Barc Inc.
17 Pleasant St.
$2,000 — Remove walls at rear of store

Living Room LLC
292 South St.
$22,390 — Install roof-mount solar system

 

Northampton Holdings LP
180 North King St.
$1,000 — New ground sign

PS 144 King LLC
144 King St.
$1,000 — Wall sign for Panda Solutions

Smith College
123 Elm St.
$136,000 — Renovations to lounge and kitchen

PITTSFIELD

The Clock Tower Associates Inc.
75 South Church St.
$5,800 — Relocate and add sprinklers

SPRINGFIELD

Baystate Medical Center Inc.
759 Chestnut St.
$226,763 — Alter interior surgical pathology lab into office space on first floor of Daly Building

Baystate Medical Center Inc.
759 Chestnut St.
$93,680 — Alter interior space in pathology conference room

City of Springfield
130 Pearl St.
$320,000 — Alter existing half-height walls in briefing room and adjacent offices to full height, replace ceiling grid, and update lighting at Springfield Police headquarters

Pete Martins
11 Tapley St.
$160,000 — Remodel interior of Dunkin’ Donuts

Route 20-21 Associates Inc.
1380 Boston Road
$1,000 — Interior demolition for future buildout at former Olive Garden

Sonal Patel LLC
570 Sumner Ave.
$110,000 — Remodel interior of Dunkin’ Donuts

Springfield College
263 Alden St.
$30,000 — T-Mobile to remove and replace six roof-mounted cellular antennas, add three fiber cables, add three radio units, swap two equipment cabinets, and remove one equipment cabinet on residence hall

People on the Move
Linda Schmidt

Linda Schmidt

Robert Walters III

Robert Walters III

Brittany Ward

Brittany Ward

UMassFive College Federal Credit Union announced three recent management-team promotions: Assistant Vice President of Finance/Controller Linda Schmidt, Interactive Teller Machine (ITM) Supervisor Robert Walters III, and Hadley Branch Manager Brittany Ward. Schmidt’s career at UMassFive began in 2010 as a teller and a Call Center representative. Her role quickly progressed to a Contact Center supervisor, where she remained until 2014. That year, she moved into the Finance department, holding the title of staff accountant until 2016, and most recently serving as financial analyst. In her new position, she will oversee the Finance department, as well as perform all controller responsibilities for the credit union. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in accounting at the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst. Walters’s career at UMassFive began in 2018 as a member service specialist in the Hadley branch, and he was most recently promoted to backup supervisor in January 2020. In his new position, he will oversee the daily operation of the ITM department, ensuring adequate staffing levels for member volume, troubleshooting the video teller machines, and ensuring members have an excellent service experience. Ward began her career at UMassFive seven years ago and has held multiple positions during her tenure at the credit union. Starting as a member service specialist, she moved on to become a retail trainer, ITM supervisor, assistant manager in the Contact Center, and most recently the ITM manager. In her new role, she will oversee the day-to-day operations of the Hadley branch, including the training and development of the branch staff.

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Bulkley Richardson recently welcomed James Moher and Michael McAndrew to the firm. Moher joined the firm as counsel in the Business and Finance department, where his practice will focus on general corporate and business matters, including mergers and acquisitions and other transactional work. He will also be active in the areas of cannabis and other emerging businesses. Moher previously practiced at a Hartford, Conn. law firm and most recently was founder and CEO of a successful startup business, giving him an insider’s perspective on the challenges and opportunities faced by a small business. He received a bachelor’s degree from Boston College in 2008 and a juris doctor from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 2011. McAndrew joined Bulkley Richardson’s Litigation department as an associate. Previously, he was a law clerk at several area law firms and served as a clerk intern to the Hon. Alfred Covello in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. He received a bachelor’s degree from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, magna cum laude, in 2018 and a juris doctor from Western New England University School of Law, magna cum laude, in 2021.

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Angelina Stafford

Angelina Stafford

Justin Kissell

Justin Kissell

Doherty, Wallace, Pillsbury and Murphy, P.C. (DWPM) announced that the firm has elected Angelina Stafford as a new shareholder and welcomed to its team attorney Justin Kissell as an associate. Stafford, who was previously an associate attorney at DWPM, concentrates her practice on trust and estate matters, including estate and tax planning, estate and trust administration, business succession planning, and probate litigation. Stafford earned her juris doctor degree summa cum laude from Western New England University and her bachelor’s degree with distinction from the University of Michigan. Prior to joining Doherty, Wallace in 2013, she clerked for the Connecticut Appellate Court. She is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Kissell joined the firm in 2021 and became an associate attorney in January 2022 after being admitted to the bar. He is a graduate of Suffolk University Law School in Boston. While at Suffolk, he was the chief note editor for the Journal of Health & Biomedical Law. He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics, with a minor in political science, at the University of New Hampshire. Kissell’s experience includes working as a law clerk at Rimon, P.C. in Boston, where he worked in trusts and estates, taxation, and general business. Prior to that, he was a summer intern at the Dedham District Court, working with the Hon. Judge Michael Pomarole. He is admitted to practice in the state of Massachusetts.

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The board of directors of Martin Luther King Jr. Family Services has elected Aieshya Jackson as vice president and Darren James as treasurer. Jackson is a business manager for the city of Springfield Library Department and has more than 15 years of financial-services experience. She is a graduate of Bay Path University, where she earned a master’s degree in healthcare management. She also attended the Connecticut School of Finance and Management. James is a financial representative for Northwestern Mutual and has more than eight years of financial-services and operations experience. He earned a bachelor’s degree from American International College with a concentration in communications and business.

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Western New England University School of Law announced that Professor Tina Cafaro was unanimously confirmed to serve as associate justice of the District Court. Cafaro began her legal career in 1995 as a clerk for the Hon. Justice Kent Smith of the Massachusetts Appeals Court. She then joined the Hampden County District Attorney’s Office as an assistant district attorney in 1996. Since 2001, she has been a clinical professor of Law and director of Criminal Law Clinics at the Western New England University School of Law. In this role, she instructs students in both prosecution and defense clinics, and has served as a special assistant district attorney for the Hampden District Attorney’s Office. She has been an instructor for the Massachusetts Police Training Committee, the Massachusetts State Police, and the Massachusetts Trial Court Academies since 1999. Cafaro has been a member of the Hampden County Bar Assoc. education committee since 2015 and is active in her community. She has been a basketball and lacrosse coach with the East Longmeadow Youth Sports Program for nearly two decades, and previously served on the East Longmeadow Basketball Assoc. board of directors. She received her bachelor’s degree from UMass Amherst in 1992 and her juris doctorate from Western New England University School of Law in 1995.

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OMG Inc. has hired Brianna Akers as talent-acquisition specialist. In her new role, Akers will work closely with the talent-acquisition manager and the company’s management team to develop and implement strategic hiring strategies that expand the employee base across all facilities for continued growth. She reports to Gina Williamson, talent-acquisition manager. Akers began her career at ProAmpac as a human-resources coordinator, supporting payroll, recruitment, benefits administration, and other aspects of human resources. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Western New England University and a master’s degree from Springfield College.

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Elizabeth Román will join New England Public Media’s newsroom as managing editor for news after reporting for nearly two decades at the Republican. In recent years, she has also edited El Pueblo Latino, co-founded Colectivo de Medios Latinos, and appeared as a panelist on NEPM’s “The Short List” and “Connecting Point.” In her role at NEPM, she will edit daily news stories, work to expand the diversity of sources in news coverage, and explore ways to create more Spanish-language news content. Román is a lifelong resident of Springfield and the daughter of Puerto Rican parents who migrated to Massachusetts from the island more than 40 years ago. She is a graduate of Holyoke Community College and UMass Amherst. Throughout her career as a print journalist, it has been her objective to provide accurate representation of communities of color in Western Mass., and she is excited to continue that work at NEPM.

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DDS Acoustical Specialties, LLC announced the addition of Tyler Hadley to its team as director of Marketing. He will create, implement, and manage marketing campaigns that promote the products and services offered by the company, and will develop essential communication resources that educate and inform customers about the importance of acoustics and the solutions DDS Acoustical Specialties provides to solve noise issues. Hadley brings a bachelor’s degree in mass communication from Westfield State University along with more than six years of experience in marketing and communications. He has a broad knowledge of advertising, design, social media, and other marketing platforms and systems. Prior to joining DDS Acoustical Specialties, Hadley worked for Way Finders, a nonprofit organization based in Springfield, where he managed marketing and communications for the organization and its seven lines of business. He also sits on the board of directors for the Young Professional Society of Greater Springfield and serves on committees for the Human Service Forum and the Fair Housing & Civil Rights Conference.

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Friends of Children Inc. presented Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan with the 2022 Changemaker Award at a dinner on March 25 at the Garden House in Look Park. Sullivan was presented with the Changemaker Award to celebrate his accomplishments, advocacy, and impact. He has been a steadfast advocate for vulnerable people in the Pioneer Valley, including children and young people served by Friends of Children, since 2003. He has led initiatives to address child abuse and domestic violence. He co-founded the Children’s Advocacy Center of Franklin County and North Quabbin Region and serves as an advisor to its board, as well as to the Children’s Advocacy Center of Hampshire County. Sullivan was part of the core team that helped establish the Franklin County Family Drug Court. He co-founded and co-chairs Hampshire HOPE and the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and North Quabbin Region to address the opioid epidemic and its devastating impact on children and families. He is a board member of the Massachusetts Children’s Trust, an organization dedicated to ending child abuse. He also testified twice to the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities in support of bills that would establish external oversight of the state’s child welfare system.

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Musicians of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, the not-for-profit organization also known as MOSSO, has engaged a management team to assist in producing live classical-music concerts for Greater Springfield and Western Mass. MOSSO Chair Beth Welty (who will also serve as MOSSO’s interim librarian) announced that Douglas Evans, former CEO at the Bushnell in Hartford, Conn., will serve as management consultant. Mark Auerbach, an area public-relations consultant who was the Marketing director of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra from 1982 to 1985, will serve as public-relations and marketing consultant. Northampton- and Hartford-based development specialist Nancy Wheeler of WheelerConnect will work with MOSSO as a major-gifts consultant. And Gregory Jones, who has worked in concert production with artists including Simon & Garfunkel and Bob Dylan, will coordinate productions. Welty added that Sarah Sutherland, a MOSSO horn player with a mathematics and statistics degree, will be MOSSO’s finance director, and Lauren Winter, MOSSO’s principal horn player, will coordinate box-office operations and personnel. Matthew Anderson, who holds a bachelor’s degree in composition from the Hartt School and an MBA from the University of Hartford, will work in production.

Incorporations

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

AGAWAM

The Five Stones Venture Inc., 417 Springfield St., Suite 124, Agawam, MA 01001. Ryan McLane, same address. Human civil rights organization.

CHICOPEE

United Traffic Control Inc., 13 Catherine St., Chicopee, MA 01013. Alejandro Rosado, same address. Flagger traffic control.

EAST LONGMEADOW

More Than Mom Inc., 287 Prospect St., East Longmeadow, MA 01028. Caitlin Van Doren, 28 Edson St., Longmeadow, MA 01106. Community organization.

GREENFIELD

People’s Music Network for Songs of Freedom and Struggle Inc., 195 Chapman St., Greenfield, MA 01301. Erland Zygmuntowicz, 245 West 104th St., Apt. 12-C, New York, NY 10025. Music education.

HOLYOKE

Wellesley Aesthetic Dental Group, P.C., 330 Whitney Ave., Suite 740, Holyoke, MA 01040. Craig Saltzman D.M.D., same address. Dental practice.

INDIAN ORCHARD

OM Gulf Racing Mart Inc., 363 Main St., Indian Orchard, MA 01151. Falguni Patel, 5 Patriot Ridge Lane, Wilbraham, MA 01095. Gas station and convenience store.

LONGMEADOW

The Niko Sierra Athletic Scholarship Fund Inc., 65 Belleclaire Ave., Longmeadow, MA 01106. Betsy Sierra, same address. Athletic and educational scholarships.

LUDLOW

Strength by Sami Inc., 297 East St., Rear, Ludlow, MA 01056. Samantha Runshaw, 42 Cedar Glenn, Belchertown, MA 01007.

SPRINGFIELD

Funny Bunny Inc., 250-270 Worthington St., Springfield, MA 01103. Andrew Brow, 30 High St., #2, East Longmeadow, MA 01028. Restaurant.

J & C Music House Records Inc., 177 Northampton Ave., Springfield, MA 01109. Jeffery D. Morgan, same address. Record production and contracts.

Kase Investment Group Inc., 8 Emmet St., Springfield, MA 01119. Shannon Glenn, same address. Real estate investment.

WESTFIELD

DLP Holdings Inc., 539 North Road, Westfield, MA 01085. John J. Dion Jr., same address. Own, hold, control, manage and operate businesses.

Jason L. Levine Law, P.C., 43 Broad St., Westfield, MA 01085. Jason L. Levine, same address. Law practice.

DBA Certificates

The following business certificates and/or trade names were issued or renewed during the month of March 2022. (Filings are limited due to closures or reduced staffing hours at municipal offices due to COVID-19 restrictions).

HADLEY

Ananda Yoga
41 Russell St.
Justine Budhram

Awakened Hearts Healing Arts
245 Russell St., #22
Asherah Allen

Boisvert Farm LLC
70 Lawrence Plain Road
John Boisvert Jr.

Born Digital
84 Russell St.
Noah Smith

Davis Wellness
245 Russell St., #15
Julia Davis

Fort River Farm
102 Mill Valley Road
Gordan Smith

Hadley Speech Therapy
131 East St.
Katherine Prajzner

Quantal Research
97 Mt. Warner Road
Matthew Breuer

River Valley Bodyworks Inc.
8B Goffe St.
Bryan Clarke

Trivial Matters
16 Hadley Place
Eileen Keegan

NORTHAMPTON

Alchemy Learning Center
17 New South St., #108
Let Herman

Bet on Black Pet Care
8 Aldrich St., Apt. 2
Tamera Porter-Austin

Essential Reiki with Harmony
98 Main St.
Heidi Kuhl

Florence Sewing Buildings Too
5 Middle St.
Robert Nutting

Flowerwork Farm
509 Riverside Dr.
Suna Turgay

Life Essence Inc.
216 North King St.
Kim Rivers

Nelson & Ligia House Cleaning
84 High St., Apt. 2
Ligia Rubio

Nonotuck Wealth Solutions
8 Stowell St.
Jacob Dissinger

Pat Beaudoin, LMT
25 Main St., Suite 212
Patricia Beaudoin

Priceless Greens
90 Beacon St.
Jasper Price-Slade

Showcase Content
80 Barrett St., Apt. 1
John Haryasz

Smooth Movers
210 Florence Road
Shane O’Brien Sr.

Toad’s Kin Car Too
5 Middle St.
Robert Nutting

Wayne Shim DMP LLC
241 King St., #220
Wayne Shim

Wild Garden of Childhood LLC
11 Ormond Dr.
Candice Chouinard

WESTFIELD

Choice Health
307 East Main St.
Douglas Investment Group

Gabby’s
150 Elm St.
Clifford Laraway

New England RV Rentals
265 Union St.
Clifford Laraway

Royal Nails
617 East Main St.
TDL Royal LLC

Subway of Westfield C-Stores
429 North Elm St.
Clifford Laraway

Subway of Westfield C-Stores
21 Southwick Road
Clifford Laraway

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Green Coat Record Shop
2052 Westfield St.
Anthony Robert

Never Forget Pets
260 Sibley Ave.
Ann Fisher

Senate Music Group LLC
85 Ashley St.
Charles Berard

T&L Realty
90 Butternut Hollow Road
Tod Kopeyscinski

Ultimate Home Inspections
379 Rogers Ave.
Theodore Pinkerman Sr.

Bankruptcies

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

Alderman-Shapiro, Kimberly Anne
a/k/a Rossman, Kimberly
55 Garfield St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Chapter: 7
Date: 02/28/2022

Berthiaume, Michael Raymond
2014 Cross St.
Three Rivers, MA 01080
Chapter: 13
Date: 02/19/2022

Boyle, Shawn
Boyle, Lisa Marie
44 North St.
Hatfield, MA 0103
Chapter: 7
Date: 02/23/2022

Jansen, Russell E.
38 Highview Dr., Apt. B
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Date: 02/24/2022

Jurgensen, Susan M.
106 8th Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Date: 02/28/2022

Kimberly George Companies
George, Kimberly A.
119 Eddywood St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Date: 02/18/2022

Kruger, Michelle A.
a/k/a Dunn, Michelle A.
39 Demont Ave.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Date: 02/20/2022

Lalonde, Michael Ryan
29 Central Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Date: 02/16/2022

Liton, Md Mijanur Rahman
507 Whitney Ave., Apt. 6A
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Date: 02/16/2022

Martin, Bertland A.
7 Oak Lane
Adams, MA 01220
Chapter: 7
Date: 02/24/2022

Marty, Jeanlouis F.
P.O. Box 94
Oakham, MA 01068
Chapter: 7
Date: 02/28/2022

Misischia, Jeanna Marie
43 Granger Place
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Date: 02/24/2022

Morales, Pablo A.
19 Dianna Dr.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 13
Date: 02/22/2022

Plourde, Austin M.
Plourde, Selina J.
a/k/a Berthiaume, Selina J.
919 Southampton Road, Apt. L2
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Date: 02/28/2022
Sanchez, Lisa Marie
32 Maple Ave., Apt. 2
Ware, MA 01082
Chapter: 7
Date: 02/22/2022

Wood, Karrie A.
a/k/a Lucht, Karrie
14 Stone Valley Road
Orange, MA 01364
Chapter: 7
Date: 02/23/2022

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

COLRAIN

2 Griswoldville St.
Colrain, MA 01340
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Javier A. Morales
Seller: James Lesieur
Date: 03/03/22

Colrain, MA 01340
Amount: $146,000
Buyer: Lucas Gray
Seller: Shanna E. Smith
Date: 02/22/22

ERVING

22 Swamp Road
Erving, MA 01344
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Dennis Millett
Seller: Corrine R. Smith
Date: 02/28/22

GREENFIELD

174 Conway St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Jeremy Krusas
Seller: Good Enough Living LLC
Date: 03/04/22

412 Deerfield St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Rycon RT
Seller: Rycon RT
Date: 02/28/22

8 James St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $334,553
Buyer: Julia White-Kimball
Seller: Marilyn D. White
Date: 02/23/22

672 Lampblack Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $219,300
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Paulette M. Bulko
Date: 03/04/22

99 Maple St.
Greenfield, MA 01376
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Julia T. Shaw
Seller: Peter Lapa
Date: 02/28/22

33 Phillips St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $204,400
Buyer: Peter Underdown
Seller: Mary Ebba Underdown TR
Date: 03/03/22

HEATH

151 Number 9 Road
Heath, MA 01346
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Dagan Diaz-Krier
Seller: Shawn Monroe
Date: 03/04/22

LEVERETT

24 Juggler Meadow Road
Leverett, MA 01054
Amount: $600,000
Buyer: Richard Wyatt
Seller: Anthony Serio
Date: 03/04/22

MONTAGUE

134 Montague City Road
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Kelsey A. Naughton
Seller: Karen L. Chastney
Date: 02/22/22

1 Randall Wood Dr.
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Angel G. Padilla
Seller: Christopher A. Glabach
Date: 02/28/22

34 Randall Wood Dr.
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $353,000
Buyer: Steven P. Christenson
Seller: Kevin K. Pelissier
Date: 02/22/22

 

NORTHFIELD

292 Birnam Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Timothy O. Cosgrove
Seller: Thomas Aquinas College
Date: 03/04/22

195 School St.
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $605,000
Buyer: Thomas F. Chappuis
Seller: Ronald C. Vishaway
Date: 02/28/22

Warwick Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $605,000
Buyer: Thomas F. Chappuis
Seller: Ronald C. Vishaway
Date: 02/28/22

ORANGE

202 Daniel Shays Hwy.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Lynn M. Holt
Seller: Courtney J. Graves
Date: 02/24/22

15 Johnson Road
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $269,900
Buyer: Jacob Oliver
Seller: Christal Cutler
Date: 02/24/22

56 West Orange Road
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $389,900
Buyer: Thanh H. Than
Seller: Marla Cromwell
Date: 03/01/22

56 Wheeler Ave.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $172,000
Buyer: Freedom Mortgage Corp.
Seller: Keri J. Anderson
Date: 02/24/22

SHELBURNE

1155 Mohawk Trail
Shelburne, MA 01370
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Kiaan Realty LLC
Seller: Pamela J. Miner
Date: 02/22/22

HAMPDEN COUNTY

AGAWAM

48 Bessbrook St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Danail Galabov
Seller: Real Estate Investors Northeast
Date: 02/28/22

114 Carr Ave.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $294,000
Buyer: Pamela A. Gaulard
Seller: Alex Boyko
Date: 02/25/22

194 High St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Ashley A. Sprandel
Seller: Michael D. Sprandel
Date: 03/04/22

122 Leonard St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $449,000
Buyer: Gary Sherlock
Seller: Caren B. Foisie
Date: 02/25/22

Main St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Tree House S LLC
Seller: Mary C. Johnson
Date: 03/02/22

Meadow St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Tree House S LLC
Seller: Mary C. Johnson
Date: 03/02/22

275 School St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Kyle D. Shea
Seller: Tracy L. Hart
Date: 02/22/22

24 South West St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Dalal Mazraeh
Seller: Ronald Vandervliet
Date: 03/02/22

638 Springfield St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $187,500
Buyer: Bible Adventure Land LLC
Seller: Stateline Realty LLC
Date: 02/25/22

BRIMFIELD

12 3rd St.
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $355,000
Buyer: Christopher Quartarone
Seller: Rocha REI & Home Improvement LLC
Date: 02/25/22

CHICOPEE

183 Basil Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $314,751
Buyer: Mark Duda
Seller: Paul C. Orban
Date: 02/25/22

20 Boivin Ter.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $355,000
Buyer: Derek S. Sivret
Seller: Ben Masse
Date: 02/25/22

55 Bromont St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $211,000
Buyer: Percy Brown
Seller: Labrie, Wiltrudis G., (Estate)
Date: 02/23/22

Chicopee St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Daviau & Robert Properties LLC
Seller: Wildflower Property Management Inc.
Date: 02/24/22

80 Columba St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $3,875,000
Buyer: Columba Ventures LLC
Seller: Columba Realty LLC
Date: 03/02/22

31 David St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Jose R. Diaz-Hernandez
Seller: Robert P. Martel
Date: 02/28/22

385 East St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Dan Wilder
Seller: Linda J. Daigneault
Date: 03/04/22

East Main St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Agilent Technologies Inc.
Seller: PBHI Properties LLC
Date: 03/03/22

16 Emmett St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Spire Property Solutions Inc.
Seller: Revampit LLC
Date: 02/23/22

80 Fairview Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Tony Tereso
Seller: Robert Borowiec
Date: 02/23/22

890 Front St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Jessica Colon
Seller: Laureen R. Liberty
Date: 03/04/22

64 Frontenac St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: James E. Byfield
Seller: Adrienne R. Smith
Date: 03/01/22

30 Hawthorn St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $185,777
Buyer: Real Estate Investors Northeast
Seller: Wilmington TR
Date: 02/23/22

42 Irene St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Jesus Morales
Seller: Christine E. Regan
Date: 03/02/22

45 Laclede Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $339,000
Buyer: Edgardo J. Diaz-Laporte
Seller: Russell Maylott
Date: 02/22/22

716 McKinstry Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $222,000
Buyer: Barry S. Drinkwine
Seller: Doel, Stephen, (Estate)
Date: 02/28/22

25 North Chicopee St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $875,000
Buyer: Superior Capital LLC
Seller: JWD Holdings LLC
Date: 02/24/22

189 Pendleton Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $460,000
Buyer: T. Rita Hohl Special TR
Seller: David W. Dugre
Date: 02/28/22

69 Quartus St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $286,000
Buyer: Erllis F. Casiano-Lugo
Seller: Steven P. Huard
Date: 02/28/22

57 Saint Jacques Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Collin Sexton
Seller: Stephen Keith
Date: 02/28/22

36 Schorr St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $236,000
Buyer: Sherrie L. Damon
Seller: Angel Rivera
Date: 03/04/22

84 Shepherd St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Jose Ortiz
Seller: Lena M. Laterreur
Date: 02/28/22

425 Springfield St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Fahad D. Daham
Seller: Luke Realty Mgmt. LLC
Date: 03/04/22

43 Stebbins St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Taylor V. Smith
Seller: Robert E. Laroche
Date: 02/28/22

138 Wilson Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $230,500
Buyer: Jamal Amimi
Seller: Jeffery A. Jourdain
Date: 02/28/22

EAST LONGMEADOW

139 Brookhaven Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $395,000
Buyer: Jared D. Smith
Seller: Richard S. Bernardo
Date: 02/25/22

29 Indian Spring Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: 29 Indian Spring Road LLC
Seller: Monroe, John W., (Estate)
Date: 02/23/22

526 Parker St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $395,000
Buyer: Joseph J. Masse
Seller: EAW IRT
Date: 02/28/22

275 Pease Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $375,500
Buyer: Ashley N. Agustynowicz
Seller: Charles J. Lelas
Date: 02/25/22

108 Shaker Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $1,200,000
Buyer: 108 Shaker Road LLC
Seller: C&S Partnership LLC
Date: 02/23/22

394 Somers Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $379,900
Buyer: Rachel Stewart
Seller: Joyce A. Guyer
Date: 02/28/22

31 Wilder Lane
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $351,000
Buyer: Yang Liu
Seller: Elizabeth A. Yacteen
Date: 03/03/22

16 Windsor Lane
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: David K. Roberts
Seller: Robert F. Hartstern
Date: 03/01/22

GRANVILLE

1290 Main Road
Granville, MA 01034
Amount: $610,000
Buyer: Mary L. Smith-Brown
Seller: Robert A. Rahn
Date: 02/25/22

HAMPDEN

10 Glendale Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $227,000
Buyer: Eric W. Kupis
Seller: Melikian, Jeffrey M., (Estate)
Date: 02/28/22

HOLLAND

24 Forest Dr.
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $131,300
Buyer: George J. Carling
Seller: Walter T. Roe
Date: 03/04/22

55 Island Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: Mark Buzzell
Seller: Carrie Lynn Saunders
Date: 03/01/22

HOLYOKE

7 Charles Hill Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $244,900
Buyer: Jessica Dedeurwaerder
Seller: Cynthia J. Horne
Date: 02/28/22

30-32 Charles St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Josh Edwards
Seller: German Diaz
Date: 02/28/22

388 Cherry St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Brian J. Lepine
Seller: Maureen K. Wolfe
Date: 03/04/22

29-31 Davis St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $306,900
Buyer: Roberto Fonseca
Seller: Yvette Jackson
Date: 03/01/22

705 Homestead Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Diaz Properties LLC
Seller: Wicked Deals LLC
Date: 03/04/22

5 Meadow St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Jo Landers
Seller: Roberto Fonseca
Date: 02/28/22

39 Moss Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Sarah E. St.Pierre
Seller: Tyler D. Spath
Date: 02/28/22

337 Mountain Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $292,500
Buyer: Gary Godbout
Seller: Normand J. Lusignan
Date: 03/02/22

425 Pleasant St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: CG Estates LLC
Seller: RC Builders LLC
Date: 02/23/22

135 Sheehan Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: David Wajda
Seller: Christopher R. Brown
Date: 03/03/22

85 South Bay State Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Samantha Guye
Seller: Steven C. Girard
Date: 02/25/22

247-249 Walnut St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: David A. Borden
Seller: Orlando Velez
Date: 03/04/22

LONGMEADOW

84 Benedict Ter.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $456,500
Buyer: Daniel F. Goodhue
Seller: John R. Vellenga
Date: 02/24/22

288 Burbank Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $328,000
Buyer: Eileen Fettiter
Seller: Anthony J. Santos
Date: 03/01/22

79 Hazardville Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: Joshua R. Mueller
Seller: Vantage Home Buyers LLC
Date: 03/04/22

98 Hazardville Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Sean Smith
Seller: Peter A. Vangsness
Date: 03/03/22

1198 Longmeadow St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Maura Hinners
Seller: Maura Hinners
Date: 03/02/22

132 Maple Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $355,000
Buyer: Ernest Abramian
Seller: Michael E. Midura
Date: 02/25/22

28 South Park Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $511,099
Buyer: Ahsan Waqas
Seller: Larry R. Cloutier
Date: 02/25/22

111 Woodsley Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $850,000
Buyer: Marc D. Haber
Seller: Joanna H. Rosenthal
Date: 03/04/22

131 Yarmouth St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $757,536
Buyer: Jim Pang
Seller: Quercus Properties LLC
Date: 02/24/22

LUDLOW

Autumn Ridge Road
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $149,900
Buyer: Michael F. Torcia
Seller: Whitetail Wreks LLC
Date: 02/28/22

1535 Center St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Cioccolate RT
Seller: Harry R. Cash
Date: 03/01/22

530 Chapin St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $214,000
Buyer: WMass Residential LLC
Seller: HSBC Bank
Date: 02/28/22

205 Colonial Dr.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $565,000
Buyer: Brendan J. Monahan
Seller: Richard M. Tereso
Date: 03/04/22

23 Cross St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $218,000
Buyer: Connor J. Jackson
Seller: Joseph A. Dacosta
Date: 03/02/22

147 Fuller St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Jonathan Delgado
Seller: James C. Durand
Date: 02/25/22

Harvest Dr. Lot 33
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $124,000
Buyer: Ryan M. Machado
Seller: Jeffrey Correia
Date: 02/28/22

27 King St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Daniel J. Bastos
Seller: Joao C. Guerra
Date: 03/02/22

43 Miller St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $329,900
Buyer: Haydee Hartzell
Seller: Bolek, Lisa J., (Estate)
Date: 02/24/22

162 Piney Lane
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Laura Jutte
Seller: Evgeniy L. Zhigalin
Date: 02/25/22

63 Prospect St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $142,000
Buyer: John Portelada
Seller: Citizens Bank
Date: 03/04/22

109-113 Sewall St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $122,500
Buyer: William H. Kemple
Seller: Beverly C. Tokarz
Date: 02/25/22

16 Warren St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $233,000
Buyer: Max McCabe
Seller: Nuno Guerra
Date: 02/24/22

MONSON

77 May Hill Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $271,722
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Joseph L. Begin
Date: 03/02/22

200 Wilbraham Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $266,000
Buyer: Kristen Adams
Seller: Lisa M. Persson
Date: 02/22/22

PALMER

196 Breckenridge St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $232,500
Buyer: Joseph S. Grimshaw
Seller: Jared Harrison-Gouvin
Date: 03/02/22

1039-1041 Central St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Northeast Capital LLC
Seller: Joseph S. Grimshaw
Date: 02/28/22

2041-2043 High St.
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Alycar Investments LLC
Seller: Xing G. Wang
Date: 02/22/22

2250 Main St.
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $147,682
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Michael G. Posusky
Date: 02/25/22

3020 Pine St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Daniel Foster
Seller: Martha E. Whelan
Date: 02/24/22

51 Squier St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $312,500
Buyer: Samuel Cobb
Seller: Jay W. Heinicke
Date: 02/24/22

SOUTHWICK

60 Grandview Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: John Walts
Seller: Gary S. Chlastawa
Date: 03/03/22

161 Honey Pot Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $475,000
Buyer: Ariel Bernstein
Seller: Jennifer D. Metzler
Date: 03/01/22

13 Hunters Ridge Circle
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: Anthony S. Costa
Seller: Eric A. Ellison
Date: 02/25/22

12 Jered Lane
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: Kenneth Bernier
Seller: Frank A. Buoniconti
Date: 02/28/22

71 Kline Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: 71 Kline Road Land Trust
Seller: Steve Howes
Date: 02/28/22

7 Lozier Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Daniel G. Fanion
Seller: Leo J. Stasky
Date: 03/04/22

57 Orchard St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $353,350
Buyer: Lawrence E. Smolarz
Seller: Patricia Seymour
Date: 03/02/22

5 Pondview Lane
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $535,000
Buyer: Mike McCuin
Seller: Wilmington Savings
Date: 02/23/22

13 Silvergrass Lane
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $557,000
Buyer: Matthew Musiak
Seller: Hamelin Framing Inc.
Date: 02/28/22

3 Stagecoach Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $697,700
Buyer: Sandy Liu
Seller: Richard F. Dittrich
Date: 02/22/22

20 West Glen Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $336,000
Buyer: Edna Santos
Seller: Curtin, Shelley, (Estate)
Date: 03/01/22

SPRINGFIELD

32 Ambrose St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Luis A. Figueroa
Seller: Earl R. St.Pierre
Date: 02/28/22

23 Beaumont Ter.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $311,000
Buyer: Ashley M. Colon-Flores
Seller: Samuel Taveras-Guzman
Date: 02/28/22

57 Bevier St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $183,000
Buyer: Gabriel Acosta
Seller: Candida R. Arroyo
Date: 03/04/22

226 Boston Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Juan M. Kim-Rojas
Seller: Wilcox, Delmar C., (Estate)
Date: 03/01/22

62 Brittany Road
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $123,139
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Roseann Peabody
Date: 02/22/22

47 Brookline Ave.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $215,500
Buyer: Alizaya Daysha-Clark
Seller: Michael Simmonds
Date: 02/28/22

22 Cedar St.
Springfield, MA 01056
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Marta Torres
Seller: BRVS LLC
Date: 02/22/22

371 Central St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $402,000
Buyer: Round 2 LLC
Seller: Central Commons LLC
Date: 02/24/22

233-235 Centre St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: New Man Ventures LLC
Seller: Gretha Whitman
Date: 02/23/22

126 Clement St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Pah Properties LLC
Seller: Walter Champagne
Date: 03/04/22

40 Covington St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Aida L. Ruiz-Batiste
Seller: Ja S. Williams
Date: 03/02/22

30 Craig St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Sandra I. Moreira-Rosario
Seller: JCG Investments LLC
Date: 03/04/22

192-194 Dickinson St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Ramona N. Arias
Seller: Yellowbrick Property LLC
Date: 03/03/22

20 East Hill Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Kimberly Sanchez
Seller: Mack Hopper
Date: 02/25/22

271-273 Eastern Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: BRVS LLC
Seller: Hedge Hog Industries Corp.
Date: 02/28/22

281-283 Eastern Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: BRVS LLC
Seller: Hedge Hog Industries Corp.
Date: 02/28/22

58 Eckington St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Jason M. Taylor
Seller: Bernice Thomas
Date: 02/28/22

245 Edendale St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Yomayra Viera
Seller: Sinely Vegerano
Date: 03/02/22

98 Elijah St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Fred Pafumi
Seller: Judy A. Knapik
Date: 03/01/22

29 Elliot St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $580,000
Buyer: Elisabeth A. Royal House
Seller: Thomas F. Schoepfer
Date: 03/01/22

82-84 Enfield St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $332,000
Buyer: Vinicius Stein
Seller: 4bs Investments LLC
Date: 02/22/22

160 Euclid Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $193,000
Buyer: Lela Magongo
Seller: Jason M. Taylor
Date: 02/28/22

97-99 Fernwold St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Daniele Manzi
Seller: Anne M. Popowski
Date: 02/28/22

10 Fairfield St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $272,000
Buyer: Elsida Figueroa
Seller: Paul R. Kingston
Date: 03/03/22

180 Forest Hills Road
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Jonathan Tirsch
Seller: Lisa M. Liebla
Date: 03/04/22

301 Gillette Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Julia Devine
Seller: Kara Sotolotto
Date: 02/28/22

20 Glendell Ter.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Ahmed A. Aljanabi
Seller: Steven W. Boucher
Date: 02/28/22

15 Gold St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Juan Barrios
Seller: Falah Sabih
Date: 02/24/22

68 Grand St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Lamin Omoro-Norville
Seller: Angel G. Aviles
Date: 03/02/22

89 Guion St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $2,495,370
Buyer: Casella Major Account
Seller: Guion Street Realty Corp.
Date: 03/04/22

99 Guion St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $4,504,630
Buyer: Casella Major Account
Seller: 99 Guion Street Assoc. LLC
Date: 03/04/22

281 Hartwick St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $268,000
Buyer: David Moriarty
Seller: Malacria, Maria, (Estate)
Date: 02/28/22

518 King St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Julio A. Ortega
Seller: Michael H. Bensche
Date: 02/22/22

19 Knollwood St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Andrea Mastrofillippo
Seller: Jose J. Torres
Date: 02/28/22

12 Ladd St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: DFG Property Group LLC
Seller: Benjamin J. Blake
Date: 03/04/22

68 Lakevilla Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $172,000
Buyer: David A. Benoit
Seller: Rollins, Douglas W., (Estate)
Date: 02/23/22

101 Lamont St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Tatyana Horne
Seller: Martin Burgos
Date: 03/03/22

11 Laurelwood Lane
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Krishna Bhujel
Seller: Narad M. Adhikari
Date: 02/24/22

74-78 Leyfred Ter.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Alycar Investments LLC
Seller: Loriann Z. Ruiz
Date: 02/28/22

418 Liberty St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Eridania Arias
Seller: Peter Rodriguez
Date: 03/02/22

949 Liberty St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $262,500
Buyer: Sai R. Katta
Seller: Gary T. Siedlik
Date: 03/04/22

43 Lyons St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $212,000
Buyer: Carlos M. Pena
Seller: Tina Blackshear
Date: 02/25/22

97 Maebeth St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: David Belanger
Seller: Melissa M. Belanger
Date: 02/28/22

Manilla Ave.
Springfield, MA 01101
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Juan M. Kim-Rojas
Seller: Wilcox, Delmar C., (Estate)
Date: 03/01/22

67 Melville St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Stephanie M. Rodriguez
Seller: Wilmington Savings
Date: 02/28/22

50 Midway St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Robin Hastings
Seller: Michael Richardson-Polk
Date: 03/03/22

89 Park Road
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Kathleen M. Emerson
Seller: Miguel A. Alvarado
Date: 02/25/22

21-23 Price St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Idelia Diaz
Seller: Richard G. Sorcinelli
Date: 03/04/22

24 Princess Road
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $355,000
Buyer: Mack Hopper
Seller: Paul J. McGettrick
Date: 02/28/22

123-125 Ranney St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Sulla M. Silva
Seller: CTL Realty LLC
Date: 02/28/22

42 Redden Road
Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $237,000
Buyer: Alexa M. Sauers
Seller: Phyllis A. Misterka
Date: 02/24/22

854 Roosevelt Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $229,900
Buyer: Andrea Ricketts-Nelson
Seller: Betty S. Fryar
Date: 02/28/22

123 Savoy Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Johanna I. Diaz
Seller: Stacey Tazifor
Date: 02/24/22

14 Schley St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Natalie Rauh
Seller: East Coast Contracting
Date: 03/04/22

7 Searle Place
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $122,570
Buyer: Suaneth Marrero
Seller: Nhung Nguyen
Date: 03/03/22

9 Searle Place
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $122,570
Buyer: Hector I. Travieso-Diaz
Seller: Brian L. Krawiec
Date: 03/04/22

23 Standish St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Elton Anico-Ramos
Seller: Jorge I. Lopez
Date: 03/01/22

52-54 Stockman St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Ibrahim N. Khalid
Seller: Joel Antoine
Date: 02/22/22

130-132 Suffolk St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $268,000
Buyer: Beryelin S. Martinez
Seller: Julia Polanco
Date: 02/24/22

995 Sumner Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Amarilys Rivera
Seller: Antonio C. Silvestri
Date: 03/02/22

50 Sunridge Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Bradford Thompson
Seller: Paige Belcastro
Date: 03/03/22

67 Thornton St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $224,000
Buyer: Gregory K. Lockwood
Seller: Sean Fitzgerald
Date: 02/28/22

22-24 Upland St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $213,400
Buyer: Elias Maloof
Seller: Thomas O’Connor
Date: 02/28/22

32-34 Vermont St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $307,500
Buyer: Rucherly M. Bonilla
Seller: Ling Yi Ju
Date: 02/22/22

45 Victoria St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Hester Tamyara-Gonzalez
Seller: Jayson A. Livingstone
Date: 03/03/22

51 Vinton St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $307,000
Buyer: David Cort
Seller: Jeffrey Jean-Charles
Date: 02/25/22

98 Wachusett St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $283,000
Buyer: Luisa Henriquez
Seller: Uyen T. Le
Date: 03/01/22

129 Warrenton St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $158,000
Buyer: Kelsey Mcrobbie
Seller: Couture, Denis A., (Estate)
Date: 03/03/22

411 Wilbraham Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $410,000
Buyer: Eridania Arias
Seller: Jeremy Rodriguez
Date: 03/02/22

55 Wilkes St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $218,500
Buyer: Joseph A. Bergdoll
Seller: Judy Bergdoll
Date: 02/23/22

23 Willard Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $267,000
Buyer: Nichele Mullen
Seller: Wealth Builders I&L LLC
Date: 02/23/22

213 Windemere St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $219,900
Buyer: Raymond F. Tharin
Seller: Paula M. Murphy
Date: 02/22/22

72 Wrentham Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $171,500
Buyer: JJJ17 LLC
Seller: Rodman Capital Group LLC
Date: 03/04/22

173 Wrentham Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $136,000
Buyer: Melro Associates Inc.
Seller: Leo E. Thiffault
Date: 02/24/22

TOLLAND

463 Beetle Road
Tolland, MA 01034
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Michael J. Jacoby
Seller: Rachel M. Jacoby
Date: 02/24/22

WEST SPRINGFIELD

274 Belmont Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: Stephen Keith
Seller: Vladimir V. Shandrin
Date: 02/28/22

80-86 Bridge St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $2,875,662
Buyer: 945 MS WS LLC
Seller: Creanza Realty 2 LLP
Date: 03/01/22

90 Bridge St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $2,875,662
Buyer: 945 MS WS LLC
Seller: Creanza Realty 2 LLP
Date: 03/01/22

91 Bridge St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $2,875,662
Buyer: 945 MS WS LLC
Seller: Creanza Realty 2 LLP
Date: 03/01/22

97 Bridge St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $2,875,662
Buyer: 945 MS WS LLC
Seller: Creanza Realty 2 LLP
Date: 03/01/22

53 Clyde Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Pah Properties LLC
Seller: Chenevert Properties LLC
Date: 03/04/22

7 Globe St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $2,875,662
Buyer: 945 MS WS LLC
Seller: Creanza Realty 2 LLP
Date: 03/01/22

9 Globe St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $2,875,662
Buyer: 945 MS WS LLC
Seller: Creanza Realty 2 LLP
Date: 03/01/22

18-20 Globe St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $2,875,662
Buyer: 945 MS WS LLC
Seller: Creanza Realty 2 LLP
Date: 03/01/22

337 Gooseberry Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Angel Otero
Seller: Susan E. Fay
Date: 03/03/22

88 Grove St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $327,000
Buyer: Chandra B. Gurung
Seller: Kedar Khatiwada
Date: 03/04/22

119 Highland Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Francisco Joaquim
Seller: Karas, David J., (Estate)
Date: 02/28/22

640 Main St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $232,000
Buyer: Shane Thompson
Seller: Dean Katica
Date: 02/28/22

947 Main St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $2,875,662
Buyer: 945 MS WS LLC
Seller: Creanza Realty 2 LLP
Date: 03/01/22

1516 Memorial Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Ulugbek Gusenov
Seller: Suzanne Bergeron
Date: 03/04/22

156 Norman St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Mark Christodlous
Seller: S&K Properties LLC
Date: 02/22/22

2119 Riverdale St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: 2119 Riverdale St LLC
Seller: 2119 Riverdale LLP
Date: 02/22/22

35 Woodbrook Ter.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: Bjorn R. Miller
Seller: Sanjay A. Patel
Date: 02/28/22

89 Worcester St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $329,000
Buyer: Ali Almajdi
Seller: Vitaliy Polchyn
Date: 02/28/22

WESTFIELD

32-1/2 Cross St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $253,000
Buyer: Renee M. Pac
Seller: Simmons, Elizabeth B., (Estate)
Date: 02/24/22

448 Falley Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $650,000
Buyer: Kubra Cayan
Seller: Vasily Zhuk
Date: 02/28/22

9 Miller St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $135,930
Buyer: Deutsche Bank
Seller: Betsy A. Loehn
Date: 02/22/22

812 North Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $289,000
Buyer: Colin Fitzgerald
Seller: Samuel Burgos
Date: 02/22/22

41 Prospect St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Nextliferealty LLC
Seller: Paul O. Gardner
Date: 02/23/22

153 Roosevelt Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $430,000
Buyer: Matthew J. Flood
Seller: Kathryn Vaillancourt
Date: 02/25/22

WILBRAHAM

25 Bennett Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $1,000,000
Buyer: Mathew Fraser-Peters
Seller: Amy Oneil
Date: 02/28/22

2589 Boston Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $615,000
Buyer: Redasi Holdings Inc.
Seller: Nathan J. Servidio
Date: 02/24/22

2597-2599 Boston Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $615,000
Buyer: Redasi Holdings Inc.
Seller: Nathan J. Servidio
Date: 02/24/22

2599 Boston Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $615,000
Buyer: Redasi Holdings Inc.
Seller: Nathan J. Servidio
Date: 02/24/22

1 Fairview Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $480,000
Buyer: Dylan C. Courtney
Seller: David H. Geld
Date: 02/25/22

41 Manchonis Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $321,000
Buyer: Benjamin Pieciak
Seller: Edward J. Glica
Date: 02/25/22

61 Manchonis Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $259,500
Buyer: Justin Dufault
Seller: Thomas J. Haley
Date: 03/04/22

19 Sawmill Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $355,000
Buyer: John W. Figueroa-Ruiz
Seller: Tina M. Garde
Date: 02/28/22

1226 Stony Hill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $115,500
Buyer: AC Homebuilding LLC
Seller: Robert P. King
Date: 03/01/22

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

AMHERST

9 East Pleasant St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $5,050,000
Buyer: 11 East Pleasant LLC
Seller: Summerlin TR
Date: 02/23/22

11-13 East Pleasant St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $5,050,000
Buyer: 11 East Pleasant LLC
Seller: Summerlin TR
Date: 02/23/22

15 East Pleasant St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $5,050,000
Buyer: 11 East Pleasant LLC
Seller: Summerlin TR
Date: 02/23/22

16 Foxglove Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $602,000
Buyer: Martin Z. Forsythe
Seller: Barbara N. Weinberg
Date: 02/28/22

114 Lindenridge Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $865,000
Buyer: Ali S. Moghaddam
Seller: Bercume Construction LLC
Date: 02/23/22

North Pleasant St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $5,050,000
Buyer: 11 East Pleasant LLC
Seller: Summerlin TR
Date: 02/23/22

19 South Whitney St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $303,800
Buyer: Dickinson Street LLC
Seller: Richard McKeown
Date: 02/28/22

11 Surrey Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Zakiyeh Jafari
Seller: Melissa Dickson
Date: 03/03/22

BELCHERTOWN

304 Bardwell St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $447,000
Buyer: Joseph Black
Seller: Christopher R. Laurenzo
Date: 03/01/22

137 Boardman St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $297,000
Buyer: Timothy Beaulieu
Seller: Paul L. Beaulieu
Date: 02/28/22

205 Federal St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Deborah Robert
Seller: Robert F. Vining
Date: 02/28/22

Green Ave. Lot 22
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $229,900
Buyer: Joseph Stefanelli
Seller: Brooks, Ray H., (Estate)
Date: 02/24/22

Green Ave. Lot 65
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $229,900
Buyer: Joseph Stefanelli
Seller: Brooks, Ray H., (Estate)
Date: 02/24/22

55 Maple St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Polly White-Cordle
Seller: Brian A. Duprey
Date: 02/23/22

146 State St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $539,900
Buyer: 145 State Street LLC
Seller: Jet Properties LLC
Date: 03/01/22

29 Willow Lane
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $700,000
Buyer: Joshua Slovack
Seller: Pedro M. Monteiro
Date: 03/01/22

EASTHAMPTON

20 Pine St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Richard Beaubien
Seller: Dean T. Couture
Date: 02/22/22

GOSHEN

99 Lake Dr.
Goshen, MA 01096
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Thomas Wartenberg RET
Seller: George & Cheryl Cobb LT
Date: 03/02/22

GRANBY

7 Philip Circle
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $540,000
Buyer: Robert P. Martel
Seller: Nicholas R. Bernier
Date: 03/01/22

146 Taylor St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Brandan R. Delp
Seller: Sheehan, Eileen M., (Estate)
Date: 03/02/22

HADLEY

1 Gooseberry Lane
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $671,888
Buyer: Jennifer Harlan
Seller: Eva Wu
Date: 02/22/22

258 River Dr.
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $267,400
Buyer: Walter Ammon
Seller: Ruben L. Stern
Date: 02/25/22

115 Stockbridge Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Daniel J. Kelley
Seller: Catherine A. Kelley
Date: 02/22/22

HUNTINGTON

88 Goss Hill Road
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $356,000
Buyer: Christopher A. Torres
Seller: David L. Greenwood
Date: 02/25/22

221 Norwich Lake
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Aimee E. Burnham
Seller: Lynda F. Dallapegorara
Date: 02/23/22

49 Russell Road
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Christian T. Torres
Seller: Powers, Florence C., (Estate)
Date: 03/04/22

NORTHAMPTON

17 Barrett St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Manuel Leyton-Palacios
Seller: Gween M. Dzierzanowski
Date: 03/02/22

19 Barrett St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Manuel Leyton-Palacios
Seller: Gween M. Dzierzanowski
Date: 03/02/22

26 Finn St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $286,000
Buyer: Daisy Farm Properties LLC
Seller: Abraxas RT
Date: 02/24/22

40 Fort St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Good View LLC
Seller: Susan Kasa
Date: 02/23/22

43 Higgins Way
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $755,568
Buyer: Sally D. Popper TR
Seller: Sunwood Development Corp.
Date: 02/28/22

1 Kingsley Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: Gordon Smith
Seller: Charlene Sienkiewicz
Date: 03/03/22

16 Market St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $750,000
Buyer: DDM Properties LLC
Seller: Peter A. Laird
Date: 03/01/22

22 Myrtle St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $430,000
Buyer: Eli Dwight
Seller: Jason Bohonowicz
Date: 02/25/22

820 North King St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $309,000
Buyer: David F. Goodrow
Seller: Bob &Jackie Bartlett RET
Date: 02/28/22

SOUTH HADLEY

62 Hadley St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $441,500
Buyer: Benjamin A. Ayres
Seller: Megan Burton
Date: 02/22/22

244 Hadley St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $299,000
Buyer: Bryan J. Forbes
Seller: Scott Family Property LLC
Date: 03/03/22

68 Hadley Village Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Lisa Divalentino
Seller: Mary A. Donze
Date: 02/28/22

7 Ludlow Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Joanne D. Palheiredo
Seller: Patricia M. Vieu
Date: 02/24/22

35 Park Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $452,000
Buyer: Jason D. Valdez
Seller: Richard M. Fleming
Date: 02/28/22

87 Pearl St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $229,000
Buyer: Jonathan M. Colwell
Seller: Steven P. Knowles
Date: 03/04/22

 

22 Pheasant Run
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: James M. McCudden
Seller: Dhipati Chanda
Date: 02/28/22

5 Wright Place
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $416,000
Buyer: Nathan D. Yee
Seller: Nicholas F. Yee
Date: 02/28/22

SOUTHAMPTON

217 College Hwy.
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $355,000
Buyer: Anna Taiping-Nahmias
Seller: Michael R. Goyette
Date: 02/25/22

41 Gilbert Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $559,900
Buyer: Michael R. Madara
Seller: Matthew J. Watkins
Date: 02/28/22

47 Pequot Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Eric Toensmeier
Seller: Shirley Anop
Date: 02/23/22

WARE

301 Beaver Lake Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: David Chapman
Seller: Laurie A. Wilkinson
Date: 02/24/22

27 Berkshire Dr.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $346,000
Buyer: Alicen Ikonen
Seller: Joshua Burton
Date: 03/03/22

3 Cherry St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: SBA Management LLC
Seller: Judith Lavalley
Date: 02/28/22

5 Cherry St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: SBA Management LLC
Seller: Judith Lavalley
Date: 02/28/22

7 Cherry St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: SBA Management LLC
Seller: Judith Lavalley
Date: 02/28/22

20-22 Dale St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Jessica F. King-Green
Seller: Eric M. Swett
Date: 03/04/22

15 Monroe St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Randy Gratton
Seller: Casey Mayberry
Date: 02/28/22

 

35 Pine St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $339,900
Buyer: Brendan McCann
Seller: Ronald Gresty
Date: 02/28/22

26 Smith Ave.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $217,000
Buyer: John Haffty
Seller: Robert J. Mello
Date: 03/03/22

45 Walker Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $535,000
Buyer: Mark E. Begin
Seller: David F. Wetteland
Date: 03/01/22

WILLIAMSBURG

85 Main St.
Williamsburg, MA 01039
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Jacob T. Sobol
Seller: Mario R. Paiva
Date: 02/23/22

Opinion

Editorial

 

Flash back exactly two years ago, to a time when employees of companies across the region — from banks to nonprofits; hospitals to health plans — packed up their computers and whatever else they needed and went home to work.

Initially, we thought two things that never really happened the way we expected. The first was that these workers wouldn’t be gone for long — maybe a few weeks, maybe a few months, depending on how things went. The second was that, just as everyone left en masse, so would everyone return en masse.

Indeed, two years later, many still haven’t returned. And they certainly haven’t returned all at once.

And most importantly, most of those who have returned — and will return in the coming weeks and months — won’t be going to the office five days a week.

Suffice it to say the world of work has changed considerably since COVID-19 entered our lives — and there is simply no way things will go back to the way they were. The genie is out of the bottle, if you will, and there is no getting it back in.

But except for the long-term implications of this new world order on office properties, the restaurants and bars located around them that count these workers as patrons, and cities like Boston, New York, and even Springfield — and that’s another story — these developments are mostly positive.

In many ways, the move to flexible schedules and greater concern for the needs of employees is something businesses should have been thinking about long ago — and a few of the more progressive ones certainly were.

What the pandemic did, among other things, was show the business community that it could be done — that employees could work remotely and be just as effective as they were in the office, if not more effective — and that it should be done.

Miriam Siegel, first senior vice president and chief culture officer at Ware-based Country Bank, probably said it best when she told BusinessWest, “one of the big things we’ve learned at the bank is that we have to recognize that we don’t live in a one-size-fits-all working world anymore.”

For the 200 or so years leading up to the pandemic, one size did fit all — at least in most cases. Almost everyone worked at the office. Almost everyone worked Monday through Friday. Almost everyone worked roughly 9 to 5.

One-size-fits-all worked for employers before the pandemic, and it worked for most employees, although they learned over the past two years that flexible schedules work better.

And what employers are learning now is that flexible schedules work better for them as well. They work because employees are generally happier. They work because, in some cases, productivity actually improves when people work remotely or in hybrid schedules. And they work because the biggest challenge facing all employers right now is attracting and retaining talent, and they’ve already found that they fare much better with those challenges if they can be accommodating to their employees.

Six months into the pandemic, most workers were still looking forward to the day when they could return to the office full-time. Not long after that, most were looking forward to perhaps not returning at all.

That’s how much the world of work has changed. And while we can’t say definitively what the future will bring, it seems almost certain that these changes are here to stay.

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Meeting a Critical Need

Baystate Health and Kindred Behavioral Health, a division of LifePoint Health, broke ground on March 8 in Holyoke on a new, state-of-the-art behavioral-health hospital. Baystate Behavioral Health Hospital will be located on 45 Lower Westfield Road and will feature 120 semi-private rooms and 30 private rooms for the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health. The 23,230-square-foot, four-story facility will feature a wide range of programs to meet patients’ varying treatment needs, as well as large activity and therapy rooms, a gym for therapy services, multiple courtyards, and outdoor recreation spaces where patients can interact with each other and their family members. The $72 million project is estimated to take 16 months to complete, with an expected opening in August 2023.

 


 

Grand Opening

Amherst welcomed the newest player in cannabis retail with a grand opening and ribbon cutting at Pleasantrees, located at 422 Amity St., on March 5. Pictured, from left: Paul Bockelman, Amherst town administrator; Zach Wilson, director of Retail at Pleasantrees; Koby Gardner-Levine from U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern’s office; Pleasantrees employees Nasya Dobbins and Kimmy Burlak; and Claudia Pazmany, executive director of the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce.

 


 

Campus Tour

State legislators visited Greenfield Community College on Feb. 28, to tour the campus and learn how support from lawmakers can help GCC continue to provide quality, affordable education and workforce development. Visiting lawmakers included state Sens. Jo Comerford and Adam Hinds and state Reps. Lindsay Sabadosa, Natalie Blais, Susannah Whipps, Mindy Domb, and Paul Mark. The contingent explored the GCC campus, discussing the evolution of the college during the COVID-19 pandemic and changes the college is making to better prepare students for the workforce.

 


 

Agenda

Difference Makers

March 24: Since 2009, BusinessWest has been recognizing the work of individuals, groups, businesses, and institutions through a program called Difference Makers. The 14th annual Difference Makers celebration will be held at the Log Cabin in Holyoke from 5 to 8 p.m. Tickets cost $75 and can be ordered at businesswest.com/difference-makers/difference-makers-tickets. The 2022 Difference Makers include Tara Brewster, vice president of Business Development at Greenfield Savings Bank; the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts; Heriberto Flores, president of the New England Farm Workers’ Council; John Greaney, retired State Supreme Court justice and senior counsel at Bulkley Richardson; Ruth Griggs, president of the Northampton Jazz Festival and principal at RC Communications; Ted Hebert, owner of Teddy Bear Pools and Spas; I Found Light Against All Odds and Its Founder and CEO, Stefan Davis; and Roca Holyoke and Springfield. Their stories are told in the Feb. 16 issue of BusinessWest and at businesswest.com. The sponsors for this year’s program are Burkhart Pizzanelli, the New England Farm Workers’ Council, the Royal Law Firm, TommyCar Auto Group, and Westfield Bank.

 

Drive-thru Food Drive

March 26: The Hampshire, Franklin & Hampden Agricultural Society, the nonprofit organization that manages the Three County Fair, the oldest ongoing agricultural fair in the country, will conduct a drive-thru food drive outside its main office at 54 Fair St. in Northampton. The fair held its last food drive in the spring of 2020 during the onset of the pandemic and delivered more than 2,000 pounds of food to area pantries. The fair is seeking non-perishable foods such as canned fruit, soup, tuna, and vegetables, plus cereal, pasta, pasta sauce, and peanut butter for area food pantries that have partnered with the fair, including the Easthampton Community Center, the Franklin County Meals Program, the Helping Hands Cupboard Food Pantry at BOCC in Belchertown, and the Westhampton Congregational United Church of Christ food pantry. Each vehicle that donates will be supplied with a pair of complimentary tickets to the 2022 Three County Fair, scheduled for Sept. 2-5. Donations can be dropped off at the fair’s main office at 54 Fair St. in Northampton between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The fair requests that donations be compiled in disposable bags or boxes for volunteers to easily accept them from vehicles.

 

UMass 5K Dash and Dine

April 9: After a two-year hiatus, UMass Dining Services will host its 11th annual UMass 5K Dash and Dine on campus starting at 9 a.m. The goal of the event is to promote health and wellness at the university while raising funds for the Amherst Survival Center. In total, UMass dining has been able to raise more than $50,000 for the Amherst Survival Center. The 5K features a USA Track and Field certified course to runners, walkers, and wheelchair participants. When race participants are finished, all are welcomed to have lunch at the award-winning dining commons on campus. The race fee is $10 for all UMass and Five College students, $15 for UMass Amherst faculty and staff, and $20 for the general public. Children age 8 and under may participate for free. This race fee includes registration and the complimentary meal. Online registration ends at midnight on Wednesday, April 6. Walk-up registration is available on race day. To register for the event or make a donation, visit runumass.com.

 

MOSSO Chamber Music Series

April 14: The Westfield Athenaeum continues its three-concert chamber music series at 7 p.m., with musicians of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, known as MOSSO, providing the music. A woodwind quintet of MOSSO musicians will be showcased, and Guy McLain, executive director of the Westfield Athenaeum, will offer a pre-performance talk at 6 p.m., which is free to ticket holders. Ann Bobo, principal flute, and Nancy Dimock, principal oboe, will be joined by their colleagues Ian Greitzer, clarinetist, Ron Haroutunian, bassoonist, and horn player Robert Marlatt. The MOSSO season at the Westfield Athenaeum opened on March 10, and will conclude with a concert on May 19, with a program to be announced soon. Tickets for the concert cost $20 and must be purchased in advance at the Westfield Athenaeum during business hours, or online at www.westath.org. Audience members will be required to wear masks.

 

Springfield Symphony Orchestra Spring Concerts

April 22, May 13: The Springfield Symphony Orchestra (SSO) Board announced two spring concerts will be hosted at Springfield Symphony Hall with former SSO Music Director Mark Russell Smith serving as guest conductor. Smith is music director and conductor of the Quad City Symphony Orchestra. He previously served as music director for the SSO from 1995 through 2000. He has worked as director of New Music Projects for the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and artistic director of Orchestral Studies at the University of Minnesota, and has also served as music director for the Richmond Symphony Orchestra and Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra. Details about the concerts, program, and availability of tickets will be forthcoming and available at springfieldsymphony.org.

 

sheLEADS Conference

May 20: The Greater Easthampton Chamber of Commerce will host sheLEADS, a woman’s conference aimed at building a bold, brave community of women in the 413 with an eye on professional development and beyond. “This is a high-energy day filled with professional development, relationship- and leadership-building opportunities. Our focus is on providing attendees tools and connections that they didn’t have when they walked in,” said Moe Belliveau, the chamber’s executive director. The day begins at the Boylston Room in Easthampton at noon and ends with networking at Abandoned Building Brewery. In between, attendees can look forward to “Activating Your Leadership Strengths,” facilitated by Colleen DelVecchio of Colleen DelVecchio Consultants; “The Language of Leadership,” a panel discussion featuring Pia Kumar, chief strategy officer at Universal Plastics, Lynnette Watkins, president and CEO of Cooley Dickinson Health Care, and Waleska Lugo-DeJesus, CEO of Inclusive Strategies; and “Be Great Where Your Feet Are,” featuring keynote speaker Robyn Glaser Sr., vice president, Business Affairs for the Kraft Group. For tickets and details, visit www.easthamptonchamber.org.

Chamber Corners

1BERKSHIRE

(413) 499-1600; 1berkshire.com

 

March 22: Berkshire Economic Recovery Project Kickoff Workshop: “Maximize Your Business Communications,” 4-6 p.m. In this workshop, Dr. Michael Miller will work to improve communications capabilities and events for small-business leaders to support their marketing, sales, and branding activities, including pitch, sales, and other presentations; formal speeches; the so-called ‘elevator speech’ for business networking; and event planning and production. Based on the business types and needs of the individuals participating in this cohort, the following are among the topics that will be reviewed and discussed in an interactive 2-hour session: setting goals, knowing your audience, the power of stories, and how to be confident and authentic. Register at bit.ly/3tZUp2n.

 

March 23: 1Berkshire Entrepreneurial Meetup, 9-10:30 a.m., Ward’s Nursery & Garden Center, 600 South Main St., Great Barrington. Reconnect with your colleagues over coffee and hear from Greg Ward about his experience operating this multi-generational family business. Sponsored by Pittsfield Cooperative Bank. Visit 1berkshirestrategicalliancemacoc.weblinkconnect.com/events to register.

 

April 6: Berkshire Economic Recovery Project Kickoff Workshop: “Essentials of Digital Marketing,” 4-6 p.m. Francesca Olsen is a writer and consultant with more than a decade of experience in marketing and communications, from branding to digital strategy. She works with small-business owners and creative professionals who want to sharpen their digital marketing strategy, build a following online, launch new projects, and more. She also advises and supports businesses, artists, nonprofits, and startups on social media, content marketing, digital advertising strategy, and general PR and communications. She regularly gives workshops on digital marketing for artists and small business owners, including as a trainer for MASS MoCA’s Assets for Artists program. Register at bit.ly/3AEWO3W.

 

AMHERST AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

(413) 253-0700; amherstarea.com

 

April 7: 10th Anniversary Margarita Madness, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Interskate 91 at the Hampshire Mall. Mix, mingle, and network at our largest signature event of the year, featuring live music, food, games, and a raffle. Enjoy an evening of tasty margaritas and vote for your favorite. Local restaurants showcase their fare, and there are dozens of raffle prizes donated by Amherst Area Chamber members. Cost: $35 pre-registered, $45 at the door. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Dakin Humane Society.

 

GREATER HOLYOKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

(413) 534-3376; holyokechamber.com

 

April 6: Holyoke Leaders Reception, 5:30-8 p.m., International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Join us to mingle and connect with our state senator, state representative, mayor, treasurer, city clerk, City Council, and School Committee. Let your voices be heard by those representing our city and state and hear how they plan to foster and grow a more inclusive Holyoke. Cost: $25 for one, $40 for two. Register at holyokechamber.com.

 

April 13: Power Hour with Canna Provisions, 9-10 a.m. Join us for coffee and treats from Blue Door Gatherings while we learn from Meg Sanders, COO and co-owner of Canna Provisions, who will educate attendees on the power and benefits of cannabis, the provisions it offers, and how it is economically driving our community. Plus, a guided tour of Canna’s eclectic dispensary in one of Holyoke’s old mills. No cost, but register in advance at holyokechamber.com.

 

May 18: Spring Fling at Westfield Bank, 4:30-7 p.m. Join us for an lawn party at Westfield Bank, enjoy the feel of spring, and make new connections. Hearty hors d’oeuvres, open bar, raffles, and more. Cost: $10 for members, $20 for non-members. Registration to open April 1.

 

SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL CHAMBER

(413) 787-1555; springfieldregionalchamber.com

 

March 24: Fire & Ice, 5:30-8 p.m., Springfield Country Club, 1375 Elm St., West Springfield. Join us for our annual craft cocktail competition featuring area establishments mixing up creative fire- and ice-themed cocktails. Sample the concoctions and vote for your favorite. Cost: $75 for SRC members ($85 at the door); $85 for non-members ($95 at the door). Non-sampling ticket cost is $30. Sponsored by Florence Bank. Register online at www.springfieldregionalchamber.com.

 

April 13: Government Reception 2022, 5-7 p.m., U.S. Courthouse, 300 State St., Springfield. Meet socially with local, state, and federal officials, including state representatives and senators, area mayors, and City Council members. Cost: $60 for members in advance, $70 for non-members in advance, $75 at the door. Sponsored by Comcast, Baystate Health, MassMutual, and AMR. Register online at www.springfieldregionalchamber.com.

 

WEST OF THE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

(413) 426-3880; www.ourwrc.com

 

March 23: Job Fair 2022, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Storrowton Tavern/Carriage House, West Springfield. The West of the River Chamber will be hosting a local job fair. West Springfield and Agawam businesses, along with other employment opportunities from around Western Mass., will be showcased for the public. High-school students, college students, and adults will be attending this event looking to begin or advance their careers. This event is free and open to the public. To be a participating vendor, register at business.ourwrc.com/events.

Opinion

Opinion

By James F. Birge

 

This isn’t another COVID think piece written by a college president. This is a story about upward mobility in the face of the most significant public health crisis of our lifetime.

In fact, the faculty and staff at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) are so dedicated to this mission that we’ve received national recognition for it — MCLA ranks 21st on U.S. News and World Report’s list of the 50 public and private “Top Performers on Social Mobility,” which measures how well schools graduate students who receive federal Pell Grants. These grants are typically awarded to those whose families make less than $50,000. The publication also ranked MCLA as a 2021 Top Ten College for the third consecutive year, and the ninth time in the past 11 years.

Nearly half of MCLA students are Pell Grant recipients, the highest percentage across the Massachusetts state-university system. More than 40% are the first in their families to go to college. Nearly 85% of students receive some kind of financial aid.

These are students who need support in their academic journey. Many are balancing work and family commitments. Many are coming from urban areas and are discovering what it is like to live in a rural area for the first time. Many have no frame of reference for what a college experience is like. They are discovering who they are, and who they want to be, in a time of global upheaval, and many of them have seen increased economic insecurity as a result of COVID-19.

What does a commitment to social mobility look like during a pandemic? Here are some examples.

• In 2020, MCLA kicked off its TRiO Program, supported by a $1.2 million federal grant, which works toward increasing the retention, good academic standing, and graduation rates of low-income, first generation, and students with disabilities. This program serves up to 160 students a year;

• MCLA’s Office of Admission adopted a test-blind policy in 2020 and waived SAT requirements for students applying for the fall 2021 and 2022 semesters;

• In 2020, in response to economic uncertainties brought on by the pandemic, MCLA established the Resiliency Fund, which has to date distributed nearly $300,000 to 296 students in need;

• The MCLA Food Pantry combats student food insecurity, supported with student volunteer work and donations; and

• MCLA boasts more than 100 of its own private scholarships, including five new additions since 2020.

Like all other schools, MCLA has seen its enrollment decline as a result of the pandemic. Still, we continue to serve these students well. We continue to graduate our high-need students at higher rates than the national average, and the vast majority of MCLA graduates — 93% — land jobs or get accepted into some of the finest grad schools in the country. Helping our under-resourced students achieve a college education will help them earn more in their lifetimes, find fulfilling careers, and live meaningful lives. Public colleges help contribute to furthering economic equity every day, and we are proud to make this part of our mission as an institution.

I’m incredibly proud of all our students, as well as our incredible faculty and dedicated staff, who are changing individual lives and working toward a more equitable future.

 

James F. Birge is president of MCLA.

People on the Move

Lora Wondolowski, the founding executive director of Leadership Pioneer Valley (LPV), and the organization’s leader since 2011, will leave her post on April 1. Her leadership has been integral to all aspects of LPV’s operations, with notable successes including the growth of the core LEAP program, the Leaders on Board initiative, building strategic partnerships, and improving and stabilizing operations and organizational processes. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the first graduating class. Upon her departure, the board plans to appoint an interim executive director until finding a permanent executive director. Wondolowski and the LPV board of directors are working with staff and stakeholders to ensure a smooth transition for LEAP participants, partners, and supporters.

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Tech Foundry, with a mission to support the region’s growing need for a qualified technology workforce and elevate underrepresented groups into sustainable careers in information technology, announced the appointment of Tricia Canavan as its CEO effective March 21. Canavan will succeed Bruce Dixon, who resigned to pursue new opportunities. Founded in 2014, Tech Foundry has offered internships, networking opportunities, and instruction to traditionally low-income, underserved populations, preparing graduates for entry-level IT work in the Pioneer Valley. These programs are offered free of charge to participants through donations from area businesses and members of the local community. With a background in nonprofit and business management, workforce development, and adult education, Canavan currently serves as executive vice president of corporate relations and advocacy for Masis Staffing Solutions. Previously, she served as CEO of United Personnel, which was acquired by Masis in May 2021. She chairs the Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council, co-chairs Springfield Business Leaders for Education, and serves on the boards of Associated Industries of Massachusetts, MassHire Hampden County, and the Springfield Public Forum.

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Mount Holyoke College President Sonya Stephens announced that she will step down in August to become president of the American University of Paris. Stephens joined Mount Holyoke in 2013 and served as vice president for Academic Affairs and dean of faculty before being appointed acting president in 2016 to replace Lynn Pasquerella. In 2018, the board of trustees voted to remove the ‘acting’ title. In a letter to the Mount Holyoke community, Stephens said her new role in Paris is a “unique opportunity to advance a contemporary expression of the liberal arts in France — one that brings together so many of my intellectual and administrative interests and commitments.” She added that “it has been an extraordinary honor and a privilege to serve you and Mount Holyoke since 2013 and to work in concert with brilliant and exacting students, with a faculty that is as devoted to outstanding scholarship as it is to cultivating inquiry in others and with a leadership team and staff so exceedingly devoted to our mission. It has been inspiring and motivating to work with such an engaged, thoughtful, generous, and dedicated board of trustees, and to come to know, admire, and deeply appreciate the wider alum community. While I have held different roles over these nine years, I see our work together as a continuum — one focused resolutely on the future strength of the college, on enhancing the exceptional educational experience it offers, and on the community that makes this possible, here on campus, across the nation, and worldwide.”

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Jaclyn Stevenson

Jaclyn Stevenson

Jaclyn Stevenson has been appointed director of Marketing and Communications at Shakespeare & Company, a nonprofit theater performance, education, and actor-training organization based in Lenox. In her position, Stevenson directs all marketing and communications efforts for the company and supervises the Graphic Design and Patron Services departments, including in the areas of audience engagement, retail operations, and concessions. She also serves as co-chair of the communications subcommittee of the IDEA (inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility) committee, and as liaison to the Lenox Cultural District steering committee. Stevenson brings more than 20 years of communications experience to the position, having worked with a wide range of clients, including Toyota Motor Corp., CIGNA Healthcare, Disney World Sports, Spalding, and many others. Most recently, she served as director of Marketing and Communications for Columbia-Greene Community College, part of the State University of New York system. A BusinessWest 40 Under Forty honoree in 2012, she holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Bridgewater State University and a master’s degree in organization development from American International College, as well as several certifications relative to web accessibility, social-media management, and risk management.

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Susan Henrichon

Susan Henrichon

American International College (AIC) has appointed Susan Henrichon dean of the School of Education. Henrichon joined American International College in 2018, bringing more than 30 years of experience in PK-12 public education, with more than 15 years spent in senior leadership roles. Most recently, she served as the associate dean of academic programs while teaching extensively in the School of Education, and additionally serving as a senior instructor and program supervisor for graduate students. Prior to coming to AIC, Henrichon was an assistant superintendent of schools in Oxford and director of Special Education and Student Services for the Oxford Public Schools system. Before that, she was the director of Pupil Personnel Services in Monson, director of Special Education in Easthampton, director of Student Services for the Southwick-Tolland-Granville school district; special-education team leader in the Holyoke Public Schools; and assistant department head of Quality Assurance at the Monson Developmental Center. Henrichon has been recognized by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for her work. Her professional affiliations include the Massachusetts Assoc. of School Superintendents, the Worcester County Superintendents Assoc., Massachusetts Administrators for Special Education, the Western Massachusetts Special Education Directors Assoc., the Assoc. for Supervision and Curriculum Development, and the Council for Exceptional Children. She received a doctor of education degree in educational administration at Northcentral University in Phoenix; her certificate of advanced graduate studies in educational administration from the University of Massachusetts; a master’s degree in education, special education, from Westfield State University; and a bachelor’s degree from Plymouth State University in Plymouth, N.H.

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Michelle Jarvis-Lettman joined Elms College as director of Financial Aid in January. She has 15 years of experience within student financial services with positions at Worcester State University, Springfield Technical Community College, Wesleyan University, University of Hartford, and Ironbridge Resources, LLC. She has presented on the topic of financial aid to many audiences, including the Massachusetts Assoc. of Student Financial Aid Administrators in 2019. Jarvis-Lettman received her master’s degree in higher education administration from Bay Path University after completing her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Worcester State. She was recently appointed to Worcester State’s Athletic Hall of Fame Committee. She also coaches basketball. In addition, the Elms College Graduate Admission Office recently announced the promotion of Stefany Scliopou to director of Graduate and Continuing Education Admission. She is a graduate of Johnson & Wales University with a bachelor’s degree in hospitality management. After working in the hotel industry for nine years, she transitioned into higher education, where she completed her MBA degree with Elms College. For the last six years, Scliopou has worked in a graduate admission role helping non-traditional adult students embrace their next-level education endeavors. She has worked alongside students and program directors to ensure exceptional student support. In addition, she is the academic coordinator for the Elms-HCC business-degree-completion programs as well as a part-time adjunct. She serves on the board of the Young Professional Society of Greater Springfield, the Greater Chicopee Chamber of Commerce events committee, and the parish council board for St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Springfield.

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Tahirah Amatul-Wadud

Tahirah Amatul-Wadud

The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR Massachusetts) announced that Tahirah Amatul-Wadud has been chosen to serve as its new executive director. Amatul-Wadud is an attorney based in Springfield with more than 16 years of experience in corporate, family, and civil-rights law. A former staff attorney with Western Massachusetts Community Legal Aid before entering private practice, she served as a commissioner with the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women from 2014 to 2020. In 2016, she rose to national prominence serving as the principal attorney on behalf of the residents of Islamberg, N.Y. against Robert Doggart, an anti-Muslim conspiracy theorist who had planned a violent attack against the community. In 2018, she ran for Congress in Massachusetts’ first district, securing 30% of the vote. She served as vice president of the board of directors at CAIR Massachusetts from 2016 to 2018 and its president since 2018, and during her tenure has overseen the organization’s restructuring and rapid growth. CAIR’s mission is to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.

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Darcy Young

Darcy Young

The Irish Echo, the premier news title in Irish America since 1928, presented Darcy Young with a Top 40 Under 40 award at its 15th annual event at Rosie O’Grady’s in New York City on Feb. 25. The popular event is a celebration of the Irish and Irish Americans who have distinguished themselves in their respective fields of work before reaching age 40. Young was selected for her service to Irish community. A former Colleen, she currently serves as the communications chair for the Springfield St. Patrick’s Parade Committee and has served on the board and many of the subcommittees. The Springfield St. Patrick’s Parade Committee promotes and celebrates Irish heritage in Western Mass. through enriching experiences for its members, yearly honorees, and scholarships for students. One of her favorite volunteer efforts is chaperoning the Colleen and her court every year as they travel to a variety of public presentations to share their Irish heritage. She is also a member of the John Boyle O’Reilly Club. Young has served as a media professional for more than a decade, first at ABC and FOX news affiliates and most recently as director of Digital Public Relations at Garvey Communication Associates Inc. and a video producer at New England Corporate Video. She also serves on the executive board of the Children’s Study Home.

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ArchitectureEL Inc. (AEL) recently welcomed a new member, Marco Crescentini, to its team as senior project architect. ArchitectureEL Inc. provides professional design services on a wide range of projects, including both new buildings and renovations to existing structures. The firm boasts significant experience in accessibility, historic preservation, educational and commercial design, as well as extensive experience in both private and multi-family residential development. “I am thrilled to hold a position on the AEL team, as they are a group of creative and hardworking individuals,” Crescentini said. “I hope to contribute to the success of the company and to collaborate on some of the intriguing and influential jobs we have before us.”

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Leadership Pioneer Valley (LPV) announced new campaign co-chairs for the LEAP 2023 campaign, Jason Randall and Ayanna Crawford. Both are alumni of the class of 2013. They will be leading the effort to connect with businesses and potential applicants about the benefits of LPV’s LEAP program. Randall is director of Human Resources at MGM Springfield and a current LPV board member. He is involved with Springfield Works and Springfield Business Leaders for Education. Crawford is president of AC Consulting and Media Services and specializes in communications workshops in the New England area. She currently leads an after-school program for girls, positions herself as an educator in the Springfield Public Schools, and works for state Rep. Orlando Ramos. In its 11 years, more than 300 individuals representing more than 100 companies, organizations, and municipalities have participated in LEAP. The program has filled a critical need for a leadership program that builds a network of emerging leaders to address the challenges and opportunities of the region. LPV will begin accepting LEAP applications in April, with an application deadline of July 1.

Incorporations

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

AGAWAM

MA Basics, Inc., 44 River St., Agawam, MA 01001. Muhammad M. Taqi, same address. Online marketplace sales.

BELCHERTOWN

Nick’s Waves of Change Inc., 378 Rockrimmon St., Belchertown, MA 01007. Jennifer Boileau, same address. Memorial scholarship fund.

CHICOPEE

Cloud Pearl Inc., 140 Padgette St., Unit D., Chicopee, MA 01022. Shahid Habib, 19 Spring Meadows, South Hadley, MA 01075. Retail services.

Lama Palmer Chapter Inc., 25 Nassau St., Chicopee, MA 01013. George Estrada Jr., same address. Motorcycle membership association.

EASTHAMPTON

Bikes Fight Cancer Inc., 258 Park St., Easthampton, MA 01027. John Morin, same address. Cancer awareness organization.

HAMPDEN

The Broussard Solution Inc., 27 Stony Hill Road, Hampden, MA 01036. Joseth M. Broussard, same address. Commercial and residential contracting.

HOLYOKE

The Wellness Drip Inc., 98 Lower Westfield Road, Suite 101, Holyoke, MA 01040. Alyssa R. McKenna, same address. IV hydration services.

MONSON

Double-A-Molding Inc., 26 Munn Road, Monson, MA 01057. G. Ross Wulfing, same address. Designing and manufacturing injection molded parts.

SPRINGFIELD

Chicken & Shrimp, Corp., 39 Virginia St., Apt. B, Springfield, MA 01108. Christopher Charles, same address. Fast food restaurant.

Conde Technology Systems, Corp., 1111 Dickinson St., Springfield, MA 01008. C. Whitaker Battle, same address. Research and development.

Elite Trucking and Logistics Inc., 73 Bessemer St., Springfield, MA 01104. Ramon Eduardo Tapia, same address. Trucking and logistics.

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Maher Logistics, 555 Main St., 1st Floor, West Springfield, MA 01089. Maher Awkal, same address. Long-and short-haul trucking.

Naples Waste Removal Inc., 150 Front St., West Springfield, MA 01089. Lucas Giusto, 444-A North Main St., East Longmeadow, MA 01028. Commercial dumpsters.

DBA Certificates

The following business certificates and/or trade names were issued or renewed during the month of February 2022. (Filings are limited due to closures or reduced staffing hours at municipal offices due to COVID-19 restrictions).

DEERFIELD

Bergeron Drain Pro
18 Stillwater Road
Derek Bergeron

Deerfield Auto Body
43 North Hillside Road
Scott Kolakoski

Eaglebrook School
271 Pine Nook Road
Bridget Hale

HADLEY

Allard’s Farm
41 South Maple St.
Wayne Goulet

Alligator Brook Farm
42 Lawrence Plain Road
James Gnatek

Be Vital Wellness
226 Russell St.
Jeanette Wilburn

Burke Farm
241 Russell St.
Lisa Sanderson

Czepiel Aert & Design
15 Sunrise Dr.
Patricia Hayes

Henell Tax & Business Services
195 Russell St., B10
Karen Henell

Howard Johnson
401 Russell St.
HJ Lodge LLC

Moe’s Southwest Grill
379 Russell St.
Sagar Shah

Out of This World Cleaning
116 Rocky Hill Road
Lindsey St. Laurence

 

NORTHAMPTON

Adventure Clothing Co.
20 West Parsons Lane
Harry Jessup, Cook Goldberg

Black Orchid Jewelry Inc.
162 Main St.
Katelyn Rennie

Daily Hampshire Gazette
115 Conz St.
H.S. Gere & Sons Inc.

Ernie’s Towing
376 Easthampton Road
Frank Fournier III

Everything Is Life
65 Roe Ave.
Patrizia de Libero

Groundings
7 Main St.
Lauren Pacosa

Hazy Cosmic Drive Healing
200 Main St., #2A
Jolie Therrien

Integral Guesthouse
73 Willow St.
Christopher Spicer

Jackson & Connor
150 Main St., Suite 2250
William Brideau

Kairos Pilgrimges
65 Roe Ave.
Patrizia de Libero

Kathleen Doe Creative Design
39 Garfield Ave.
Kathleen Doe

Many Graces
150 Main St.
Kel Komenda

Measured Marketing Lab
152 Crescent Ave.
Christopher Chaput

Nature Mind Coaching
179 North Maple St.
Melinda Dow

Pinocchio Pizzeria
122 Main St.
Oscar Saravia

Sarah Crawford, LICSW
24 North Maple St., #1
Sarah Crawford

Simply Chic Crafts
200 Main St., #2A
Desirae Palmer

Simply Skin
41 Locust St.
Sarah Zawalick

Skyblue Pink Calligraphy & Design
71 Sheffield Lane
Anya Malkin

Soham Yoga School
65 Roe Ave.
Patrizia de Libero

VIVE Collision
220 King St.
Scott Leffler

Wayside Auto & Truck Sales
376 Easthampton Road
Frank Fournier III

SOUTHWICK

Hope – ODAAT
29 Lexington Circle
Rachael Kowal

J. Rad Excavating
Joshua Radwilowicz
261 South Loomis St.

WESTFIELD

Designing Women Craft Retreats
3 Pearl St.
Mary Jane Smith

Ellen A. Latour, DNP, LLC
88 Yeoman Ave.
Ellen Latour

Fran Bozak Electro Mechanics
306 Russell Road
Francis Bozak

Hampden County HVAC Inc.
108 Wild Flower Circle
Diogo Blanco

JDG Painting
247 Elm St.
Jason Garwacki

John Clark Construction
621 West Road
John Clark

RJ Sanding
26 Pontoosic Road
Roger Cortis Jr.

Thayer Street Publishing
303 Steiger Dr.
Heidi Colonna

VM Construction & Millwork
43 Sabrina Brook Lane
Slav Mokan

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Advanced Repair and Design
90 Butternut Hollow
Tod Kopyscinski

Alnassir International Market
205 Elm St.
Abdullah Nassir

Anthony Bedinelli Photography
2052 Westfield St.
Anthony Robert

Dolce Vita
1020 Memorial Ave.
Sarah Perez

Gelz by Mels
2260 Westfield St.
Melissa Nguyen

Bankruptcies

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

A Tiny Studio
Grover, Jeanne Elizabeth
PO Box 141
South Deerfield, MA 01373
Chapter: 7
Date: 02/15/2022

Burhoe, Curtis A.
Burhoe, Claudia D.
10 Tob Hill Road
Westhampton, MA 01027
Chapter: 7
Date: 02/04/2022

Clapper, LouAnn M.
193 Elberon Ave., Apt 6D
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/31/2022

Correa, Freddy
Correa, Susan Ann
1271 St. James Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Date: 02/09/2022

Corsino, Glorimar
874 Beacon Circle
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/31/22

Hamel, Amanda
24 Barber St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 13
Date: 01/31/2022

Lafosse, Jason S.
245 Park St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Chapter: 13
Date: 02/01/2022

Martinez, Joseph A.
Sanchez, Jennifer
169 Prospect St., Apt. 2
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/31/2022

Mruk, Rosemary S.
1351 Old Keene Road
Athol, MA 01331
Chapter: 7
Date: 02/15/2022

Nye, Eric
78 Main St.
Blandford, MA 01008
Chapter: 13
Date: 02/04/2022

Quintero, JeanPierre
52 Herman St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 13
Date: 02/10/2022

Renaud, Steven F.
5 Brainard Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Chapter: 7
Date: 02/11/2022

Rosa, Christina Ann
141 Robbins Ave.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 13
Date: 02/07/2022

Washington, Robert C.
111 Manchester Ter.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 13
Date: 02/15/2022

Whitley, Tyena Athena
49 Sylvester St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 13
Date: 02/02/2022

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

335 Beldingville Road
Ashfield, MA 01330
Amount: $385,000
Buyer: Kyle L. Taylor
Seller: Lynn M. Taylor
Date: 02/18/22

335 Hill Road
Ashfield, MA 01330
Amount: $385,000
Buyer: Kyle L. Taylor
Seller: Lynn M. Taylor
Date: 02/18/22

BERNARDSTON

27 Gill Road
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Matthew M. Rogowski
Seller: Elizabeth A. Jacobs
Date: 02/07/22

BUCKLAND

44 Green St.
Buckland, MA 01338
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: John Lawson
Seller: DC Cote Properties LLC
Date: 02/14/22

CHARLEMONT

14 Harmony Heights
Charlemont, MA 01339
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Anthony J. Grey
Seller: Bradley J. Rice
Date: 02/15/22

181 Main St.
Charlemont, MA 01339
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Parsonage LLC
Seller: Charlemont Federated
Date: 02/08/22

COLRAIN

49 Fairbanks Road
Colrain, MA 01340
Amount: $223,100
Buyer: Joshua Breitner
Seller: William Watkins
Date: 02/18/22

CONWAY

36 Upper Baptist Hill Road
Conway, MA 01341
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Arthur P. Hardigg
Seller: James S. Hardigg RET
Date: 02/14/22

DEERFIELD

6 King Philip Ave.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $395,000
Buyer: Matthew D. Donaldson
Seller: Charlene A. Chmura
Date: 02/11/22

ERVING

2 Forest St.
Erving, MA 01344
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Travis D. McKelvey
Seller: Camilla D. Lusco IRT
Date: 02/11/22

40 West Main St.
Erving, MA 01344
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Zachary R. Richards
Seller: Nelson Nieves
Date: 02/11/22

GILL

80 Center Road
Gill, MA 01354
Amount: $435,000
Buyer: Benjamin Woodard
Seller: Frederick W. Sheard
Date: 02/18/22

180 Main Road
Gill, MA 01354
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Michael J. Leva
Seller: Joseph M. Parzych
Date: 02/17/22

12 West Gill Road
Gill, MA 01354
Amount: $555,000
Buyer: David Edelman
Seller: Bernier, Marc J., (Estate)
Date: 02/09/22

GREENFIELD

9 Bowles St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Stephen A. Hermann
Seller: James Richards
Date: 02/08/22

8 Cooke St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Robert L. Kidder
Seller: Deborah L. Deskavich
Date: 02/18/22

36 Colrain St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Alexia Manin
Seller: Jeffrey T. Hendricks
Date: 02/07/22

259 Conway St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Shahid D. Habib
Seller: Bruce J. Bednarski
Date: 02/07/22

22 High St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $366,000
Buyer: Jared D. Mallet
Seller: Wilhelmi, Dorota, (Estate)
Date: 02/07/22

30 Main St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Ray A. Newton
Seller: Lisa Ashcraft
Date: 02/07/22

70 Main St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: MAG Real Estate Holdings of Greenfield
Seller: Melissa A. Winters
Date: 02/09/22

125 Maple St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $312,000
Buyer: Matthew Goglin
Seller: Jackson T. Powers
Date: 02/07/22

20 McLellan Lane
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $138,000
Buyer: A Plus Enterprise Inc.
Seller: Dunn, Roger F., (Estate)
Date: 02/18/22

58 Smith St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $239,999
Buyer: Kim Yap
Seller: Bartos, Dorothy M., (Estate)
Date: 02/11/22

60 Washburn Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Michele M. Waters
Seller: Elaine A. Perchak
Date: 02/11/22

39 Wildwood Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $152,500
Buyer: Nicole M. Moore
Seller: Kaye To
Date: 02/11/22

9 Willow St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Nathan J. Sugerman-Castle
Seller: James P. Curtis
Date: 02/17/22

HAWLEY

292 East Hawley Road
Hawley, MA 01339
Amount: $475,000
Buyer: Hawley Preserve LLC
Seller: Cheryl A. Yates
Date: 02/18/22

LEYDEN

838 Greenfield Road
Leyden, MA 01301
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Oscar R. Cornejo
Seller: Saline 2019 RET
Date: 02/17/22

 

MONTAGUE

38 1st Ave.
Montague, MA 01347
Amount: $238,500
Buyer: Curtis Weaver
Seller: John H. Stewart
Date: 02/16/22

104 4th St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Amanda L. Nash
Seller: 104 Fourth St. LLC
Date: 02/17/22

5 Kingsley Ave.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $134,000
Buyer: Toni Costa
Seller: Brian Costa
Date: 02/18/22

52 Montague St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Ethan Sicard
Seller: Matthew D. Donaldson
Date: 02/11/22

119 Old Sunderland Road
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Ryan Richards
Seller: Suzanne Webber
Date: 02/08/22

NORTHFIELD

28 Hamilton Dr.
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $234,500
Buyer: S&A RT
Seller: William S. Robinson
Date: 02/18/22

88 Mount Hermon Station Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Jason R. Bassett
Seller: Black, Lois M., (Estate)
Date: 02/07/22

271 West Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: David W. Leduc
Seller: Michael Wasilauski
Date: 02/15/22

ORANGE

42 Cheney St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Jarad May
Seller: Edward J. Berte
Date: 02/17/22

564-566 East Main St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Kanchana Fernando
Seller: Wayne D. Whitmore
Date: 02/15/22

54 East Myrtle St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Kyle A. Carr
Seller: Daniel Carr
Date: 02/16/22

140 Memorial Dr.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Keri L. Barros
Seller: Tracey Weed
Date: 02/07/22

72 North Main St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $132,000
Buyer: Jet Investment LLC
Seller: Ames Rental Properties LLC
Date: 02/11/22

864 North Main St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Richard Wilson
Seller: Pamela Kessler
Date: 02/08/22

85 Pleasant St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Efrin Troche
Seller: William P. Brown
Date: 02/16/22

195 South Main St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $333,000
Buyer: Michael R. McGehee
Seller: Ashley Warner
Date: 02/18/22

35 Summer St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Homestead Real Estate Investments LLC
Seller: Stephen E. Cody
Date: 02/07/22

SUNDERLAND

70 Plumtree Road
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $373,000
Buyer: Robert L. Hesseltine FT
Seller: Nancy R. Gesualdi
Date: 02/18/22

49 South Silver Lane
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Plata O. Plomo Inc.
Seller: Nhu L. Nguyen
Date: 02/07/22

HAMPDEN COUNTY

AGAWAM

100 Columbia Dr.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Jeffrey B. Correia
Seller: Dawna Fuller
Date: 02/18/22

108 Franklin St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $152,000
Buyer: Hassan Saleh
Seller: US Bank
Date: 02/10/22

507 Franklin St. Ext.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Robert A. Lisciotti
Seller: Edmunds, Mary E., (Estate)
Date: 02/16/22

71 Garden St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Vilkh Holding LLC
Seller: ASDA LLC
Date: 02/07/22

93 Joanne Circle
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $395,000
Buyer: Bruce R. Corbiere
Seller: ZF SPV LLC
Date: 02/16/22

30 Logan Place
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $435,000
Buyer: Yuriy Havlytyuk
Seller: Andrew J. Fox
Date: 02/11/22

1166 North St. Ext.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Pedro Alicea
Seller: Joel Howe
Date: 02/15/22

55-57 North Westfield St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $284,500
Buyer: Logan Kruse-Leduc
Seller: E. Steven Damon
Date: 02/18/22

28 Oxford St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $405,000
Buyer: Edwan Alzuhairi
Seller: TLC Construction Inc.
Date: 02/18/22

207 Poplar St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Jane R. Beresford
Seller: Margo L. Vanzandt
Date: 02/09/22

12 School St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $445,000
Buyer: Jbella Realty LLC
Seller: Roland A. Ciocca
Date: 02/07/22

BRIMFIELD

54 Dearth Hill Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $660,000
Buyer: Lawrence D. Simonetti
Seller: Michael W. Sheerin
Date: 02/11/22

36 Warren Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $117,000
Buyer: 36 Warren Road RT
Seller: Christine Waible
Date: 02/11/22

CHESTER

104 Middlefield Road
Chester, MA 01011
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Hope Mauran
Seller: Kathleen A. Engwer
Date: 02/14/22

174 Route 20
Chester, MA 01011
Amount: $169,900
Buyer: Randy A. Woodis
Seller: Dean Schmidt
Date: 02/14/22

CHICOPEE

28 Adams St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Mint Realty Group LLC
Seller: Gary M. Cloutier
Date: 02/17/22

106 Bell St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Maurice Turner
Seller: Ahmed Aljashaam
Date: 02/18/22

6 Charles St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Susana E. Chirino
Seller: Blue Sky Investment Group LLC
Date: 02/14/22

394 East St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $161,255
Buyer: Methuselah RT
Seller: Melanie M. Ethier
Date: 02/15/22

39 East Street Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $249,900
Buyer: Madeline Puma
Seller: Susan L. Gouin
Date: 02/11/22

21 Emery St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $334,000
Buyer: Karen Chi
Seller: Ryszard Starsiak
Date: 02/10/22

357 Hampden St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Drew Nalewanski
Seller: Eugene D. O’Shea
Date: 02/08/22

49 Harrison Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $322,000
Buyer: Brady Williams
Seller: Rudolph P. Lysick
Date: 02/17/22

107 Labelle Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Anton Zenchenko
Seller: Clifford W. Robinson
Date: 02/11/22

725 Lombard Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $176,500
Buyer: EMI Investments LLC
Seller: Schutte, Dale R., (Estate)
Date: 02/11/22

51 Lorimer St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Chaz Carmichael
Seller: John H. Garvulenski
Date: 02/11/22

773 McKinstry Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Jonjay Elliott
Seller: Lawrence F. Army
Date: 02/18/22

783 McKinstry Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Elena Soboleva
Seller: Lawrence F. Army
Date: 02/15/22

63 Mellen St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Antonio Martinez
Seller: Timothy S. Beauchamp
Date: 02/08/22

297 Prospect St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $228,400
Buyer: John R. Stoddard
Seller: Lisa Donnelly
Date: 02/16/22

10 Rivest Court
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Grace E. Szydziak
Seller: Jennifer J. Wozniak
Date: 02/15/22

850 Sheridan St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $1,300,000
Buyer: Procon Group LLC
Seller: BDF Realty Co. LLC
Date: 02/07/22

EAST LONGMEADOW

5 Cosgrove St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Jose Perozo
Seller: Fumi Realty Inc.
Date: 02/17/22

168 Denslow Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $3,045,000
Buyer: Lachenauer LLC
Seller: MTJ Realty LLC
Date: 02/14/22

696 Parker St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $364,000
Buyer: Gino J. Lopriore
Seller: AEM Property Investments LLC
Date: 02/18/22

18 Poplar St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Angelo Fabozzi
Seller: Olinda I. Trejo
Date: 02/14/22

330 Porter Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Joseph Melfi
Seller: Fredia L. Degray
Date: 02/18/22

5 Revere St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Amber M. Demaio
Seller: Carl R. Hindes
Date: 02/09/22

37 Taylor St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Gerardo Acosta-Barreto
Seller: Giovanni Montefusco
Date: 02/11/22

30 Vreeland Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Tyler J. Wheelock
Seller: Robert F. Sheehan
Date: 02/18/22

HAMPDEN

South Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $309,900
Buyer: Travis M. Phillips
Seller: Russell T. Cable
Date: 02/18/22

HOLLAND

4 Howlett Dr.
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $346,000
Buyer: Kate Meadows-Berti
Seller: Ontour Properties Inc.
Date: 02/09/22

HOLYOKE

17-21 Allyn St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $1,500,000
Buyer: Michael Dee
Seller: Blythewood Property Management LLC
Date: 02/14/22

40 Beacon Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Natalie Martinez
Seller: Donna Mathes
Date: 02/18/22

85 Beech St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $189,900
Buyer: Lauren Cook
Seller: James A. Ryan
Date: 02/18/22

147 Beech St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $203,000
Buyer: Aiden C. Moriarty
Seller: Graciela Rodriguez
Date: 02/16/22

19 Cherry St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $159,000
Buyer: Edward A. Cianci
Seller: Nationstar Mortgage LLC
Date: 02/10/22

66 Elmwood Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Sherry Bowden
Seller: Shawn R. McNulty
Date: 02/14/22

249 Hampden St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: 536 Worthington St. LLC
Seller: Harold F. Skelton
Date: 02/17/22

Mountain Road Lot 1
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Anna R. Evans
Seller: Adam J. Mulcahy
Date: 02/17/22

461 Mountain Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $292,000
Buyer: Daniel J. McColgan
Seller: Revampit LLC
Date: 02/18/22

161-1/2 Oak St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $276,000
Buyer: Laura M. Bogart
Seller: Alycar Investments LLC
Date: 02/11/22

27 Oscar St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Yomary Figueroa
Seller: Bey, Kim M., (Estate)
Date: 02/07/22

146-148 Pearl St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $1,500,000
Buyer: Michael Dee
Seller: Blythewood Property Management LLC
Date: 02/14/22

163 Pleasant St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Mary W. Nelson
Seller: Robert R. Kraus
Date: 02/18/22

9-11 Quirk Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: David Wodecki
Seller: Milton J. Wodecki
Date: 02/18/22

10 Robert Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $364,000
Buyer: Yaniana Mendoza-Torres
Seller: Oscar Reyes
Date: 02/08/22

436 Rock Valley Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Brian D. Buckley
Seller: Morrissey, Maureen, (Estate)
Date: 02/18/22

172 Sargeant St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Pcity LLC
Seller: Zafar Iqbal
Date: 02/18/22

259 Sargeant St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Christopher Dyson
Seller: Sandra Dias
Date: 02/18/22

LONGMEADOW

299 Concord Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $830,000
Buyer: Gerald Lazarus
Seller: Robert K. Costa
Date: 02/18/22

LUDLOW

52 Bluegrass Lane
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Unyierie W. Idem
Seller: Sally A. Gwaiazdowski
Date: 02/18/22

700 Center St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Pah Properties LLC
Seller: Paula Bogacz
Date: 02/07/22

89 Cislak Dr.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $670,000
Buyer: Eric A. Ellison
Seller: Norbert A. Pereira
Date: 02/18/22

26 Hampden St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Kaitlynn Monette
Seller: Indila RT
Date: 02/17/22

129 Lakeview Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $297,000
Buyer: Larsen Marcel
Seller: Marie I. Anderson
Date: 02/10/22

78 McKinley Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $280,500
Buyer: Sherri A. Plasse
Seller: Louise M. Sedelow
Date: 02/18/22

178 Prospect St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Adrian Aponte-Cruz
Seller: Jose L. Pederneira
Date: 02/15/22

260 Prospect St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Gina M. Forbes
Seller: Bryan J. Forbes
Date: 02/15/22

Winsor St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $306,500
Buyer: Cengiz Ibas
Seller: Inci Kavraz
Date: 02/15/22

MONSON

12 Hampden Ave.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Real Estate Investment Northeast
Seller: Amber M. Demaio
Date: 02/09/22

340 Main St.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Cynthia Harris
Seller: James R. Young
Date: 02/18/22

178 Palmer Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $117,000
Buyer: Piper Lowe Real Estate
Seller: Ally Bank
Date: 02/18/22

42 Waid Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Adam Pafumi
Seller: Darnley, Carol P., (Estate)
Date: 02/09/22

PALMER

52 Flynt St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Benjamin Schenkman
Seller: Bruce R. Corbiere
Date: 02/15/22

121 Flynt St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $287,000
Buyer: Dylan A. Costa
Seller: Arthur L. Biron
Date: 02/08/22

3134 South Main St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $139,000
Buyer: James Coyer
Seller: Sandra Gouvin
Date: 02/11/22

247 Thompson St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Brittany Thibeault
Seller: Paula L. Matukaitis
Date: 02/07/22

RUSSELL

55 Woodland Way
Russell, MA 01071
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: Aleksandr P. Baraban
Seller: James E. Unger
Date: 02/14/22

SPRINGFIELD

29 Acton St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $275,500
Buyer: Betty Nakitto
Seller: Eagle Home Buyers LLC
Date: 02/17/22

40 Albee St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $261,000
Buyer: Rebecca A. Langlands
Seller: Michael R. Stamouli
Date: 02/17/22

1003 Allen St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Diane Kolman
Seller: Artie Berns
Date: 02/15/22

1451 Bay St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: Amat Victoria Curam LLC
Seller: Hedge Hog Industries Corp.
Date: 02/14/22

3 Beacon St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: Amat Victoria Curam LLC
Seller: Hedge Hog Industries Corp.
Date: 02/14/22

39 Bellevue Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $329,000
Buyer: Hommy Colon
Seller: Plata O. Plomo Inc.
Date: 02/16/22

48-50 Blodgett St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $219,000
Buyer: Cottages By Lorraine LLC
Seller: Uriel Reyes
Date: 02/08/22

28 Bosworth St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Nextgen Construction Service Inc.
Seller: Fyxer Up Properties LLC
Date: 02/08/22

42 Brewster St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Etabav RT
Seller: Kenneth Lamoureux
Date: 02/14/22

22 Burr St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $244,000
Buyer: Sebastian A. Rodriguez
Seller: Sugandh Bhatia
Date: 02/11/22

270-272 Centre St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $351,000
Buyer: BRVS LLC
Seller: Siam Williams Investment Group LLC
Date: 02/17/22

157 Clearbrook Dr.
Springfield, MA 01101
Amount: $505,000
Buyer: Thomas J. Daniels
Seller: Grahams Construction Inc.
Date: 02/17/22

65 Clydesdale Lane
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Fernando L. Figueroa
Seller: Waleska I. Burgos-Vega
Date: 02/14/22

50 Dawes St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $252,000
Buyer: Pratik Mandavgade
Seller: Andrew L. Rohan
Date: 02/07/22

87 Dorset St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Edwin Rodriguez
Seller: Jonathan J. Demars
Date: 02/11/22

54 Duryea St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Spring Park Properties Inc.
Seller: Plante, Elizabeth J., (Estate)
Date: 02/10/22

933 East Columbus Ave.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $2,028,500
Buyer: Gandara Mental Health Center
Seller: East Columbus Avenue LLC
Date: 02/09/22

94-96 Edgewood St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $298,000
Buyer: Abraham Merida
Seller: Novelette Coleman
Date: 02/08/22

41 Fairhaven Dr.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $322,000
Buyer: Brendaliz Vallejo
Seller: Denise D. Harper-Forde
Date: 02/11/22

196 Forest Park Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Arie Myrmo
Seller: Paige N. Derry
Date: 02/11/22

41 Garfield St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Emmanuel Marte
Seller: Heather M. Goodyear
Date: 02/07/22

81 Garvey Dr.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Aguasvivas Realty LLC
Seller: Sullivan, Oscar Jr., (Estate)
Date: 02/14/22

321 Gilbert Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $465,000
Buyer: Shadina M. Johnson
Seller: Bretta Construction LLC
Date: 02/07/22

64-66 Glenwood St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $276,000
Buyer: Urbain Coly
Seller: Kelvyn Batia
Date: 02/16/22

132 Gresham St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: 716 Spring Valley LLC
Seller: BRVS LLC
Date: 02/08/22

136 Gresham St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: 716 Spring Valley LLC
Seller: BRVS LLC
Date: 02/08/22

165 Gresham St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $238,000
Buyer: Jeniffer Vazquez-Nieves
Seller: Lester E. Johnson
Date: 02/07/22

364 Island Pond Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Miguel Vargas
Seller: James Coombs
Date: 02/07/22

34 Juliet St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Delson F. Nunez
Seller: Bukowski Construction LLC
Date: 02/18/22

69-71 Knollwood St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Knollwood Property Group LLC
Seller: Jahmeelah O. Bai-Grandson
Date: 02/07/22

22 Lancaster St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $247,000
Buyer: Floyd A. Roberts
Seller: Misty D. Phillips
Date: 02/18/22

8-10 Langdon St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Revitalized Renovations
Seller: Osullivan, John B., (Estate)
Date: 02/07/22

141-143 Leyfred Ter.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Victor C. Alonso
Seller: Charles E. Gordon
Date: 02/18/22

76 Lorenzo St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $149,000
Buyer: Emmanuel Moran
Seller: Marwah Almidani
Date: 02/18/22

318-1/2 Main St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Matthew J. Halastra
Seller: Edyta Halastra
Date: 02/15/22

14 Mandalay Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Alanna Bernstein
Seller: Michael C. Krobock
Date: 02/07/22

25 Manhattan St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $132,000
Buyer: Paul B. Mock
Seller: William M. Fossa
Date: 02/10/22

27 Margerie St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Jarvis Q. Lee
Seller: Joel A. Rapalo
Date: 02/11/22

74 Margerie St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: Amat Victoria Curam LLC
Seller: Hedge Hog Industries Corp.
Date: 02/14/22

206 Mazarin St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Dylan T. Barkoski
Seller: Ramon J. Alvarez
Date: 02/17/22

217 Mazarin St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Everett Vaughn
Seller: Jesslyn Dejesus
Date: 02/14/22

32 Monrovia St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Daniel M. Reyes
Seller: Lisa M. Merriweather
Date: 02/15/22

29-31 Morris St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $229,000
Buyer: Carlos Rodriguez
Seller: Antonio Calabrese
Date: 02/09/22

68-70 Narragansett St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: Amat Victoria Curam LLC
Seller: Hedge Hog Industries Corp.
Date: 02/14/22

217 Oakland St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Sulla M. Silva
Seller: Nathaniel T. Swift
Date: 02/18/22

5 Olney Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $160,946
Buyer: Wilmington Trust
Seller: Kate E. Irwin
Date: 02/17/22

85 Parker St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $385,000
Buyer: Janisette Silveira
Seller: CTL Realty LLC
Date: 02/14/22

55 Perkins St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $333,000
Buyer: Oluwakemi Crayton
Seller: Santana Real Estate Inc.
Date: 02/18/22

49 Prospect St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Athime Continual Wealth
Seller: Yuriy Rudenko
Date: 02/07/22

17 Rapalus St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Tracy Godbout
Seller: Jose Teixeira
Date: 02/18/22

15 Rencelau St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $299,900
Buyer: Lawrence Bystran
Seller: Jerry Torres
Date: 02/16/22

867 Roosevelt Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Timothy Jackson
Seller: Crossover Corp. Inc.
Date: 02/18/22

15 Ruthven St.
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $267,000
Buyer: Marcial Rosado
Seller: Angel L. Munoz
Date: 02/18/22

20 Saint James Circle
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Waleska I. Burgos-Vega
Seller: Peter E. Kratimenos
Date: 02/14/22

24 Schley St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $211,500
Buyer: Yadira R. Algarin
Seller: Juan C. Flores
Date: 02/17/22

48 Scott St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Luz Vargas-Natal
Seller: Martin J. Stevens
Date: 02/14/22

248 Shawmut St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Cherry Tree Realty LLC
Seller: Joan P. Kool
Date: 02/18/22

83 Sherbrooke St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Emily Torres-Figueroa
Seller: Daniela D. Urena
Date: 02/11/22

52-54 Somerset St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Michael A. Bisrat
Seller: Quang M. Nguyen
Date: 02/11/22

1427 South Branch Pkwy.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $299,000
Buyer: Novelette Coleman
Seller: Alfred J. Long
Date: 02/08/22

18 Stanhope Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Brital 1987 LLC
Seller: Kahlil Crittendon
Date: 02/09/22

352 Stapleton Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Sheila A. Harris
Seller: Brown, Walter N., (Estate)
Date: 02/14/22

34-36 Sterling St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $276,000
Buyer: Justin S. Correa
Seller: Jacey M. Rondeau
Date: 02/09/22

426 Sumner Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: A. M. Estrella-Deurena
Seller: Agatha Worrell
Date: 02/09/22

309 Sunrise Ter.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $249,900
Buyer: John R. Barnett
Seller: Blueline Management LLC
Date: 02/08/22

151-153 Trafton Road
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $244,900
Buyer: Vananh Nguyen
Seller: Thao Pham
Date: 02/15/22

259 Tremont St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $202,000
Buyer: Melanie M. Martin
Seller: Cheryl A. Salamon
Date: 02/15/22

96-98 Wait St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Wait Street RT
Seller: James M. Moriarty
Date: 02/15/22

59 Wayne St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $256,000
Buyer: Romario O. Jackson
Seller: Shamichae D. Weidman
Date: 02/18/22

60 Wayne St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $211,000
Buyer: Platinum Homes LLC
Seller: Kevin M. Riddell
Date: 02/16/22

28 West Alvord St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Kiesha Cooley
Seller: Rodman Capital Group LLC
Date: 02/15/22

616-618 White St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Anthony M. Santaniello
Seller: Gary A. Daula
Date: 02/09/22

34 Wilbraham Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Knox Residences I. LP
Seller: James S. Hwang
Date: 02/11/22

42 Wilbraham Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Knox Residences I LP
Seller: James S. Hwang
Date: 02/11/22

48 Wilbraham Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Knox Residences I LP
Seller: James S. Hwang
Date: 02/11/22

1423 Worcester St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $243,000
Buyer: Lirymar Rivera
Seller: Phillip Vivenzio
Date: 02/18/22

72 Wrentham Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Rodman Capital Group LLC
Seller: Casey Roginski
Date: 02/09/22

SOUTHWICK

14 Babb Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: John P. Colucci
Seller: Maheux, Richard W., (Estate)
Date: 02/18/22

122 Berkshire Ave.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Thomas R. Maynard
Seller: Norman H. Storey
Date: 02/07/22

11 Falmouth Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Ashley Garlo
Seller: Maksim Dzyubenko
Date: 02/07/22

23 Feeding Hills Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Jose N. Barrios
Seller: Laelia LLC
Date: 02/16/22

20 Grandview St.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $480,000
Buyer: Arthur F. Owen
Seller: Joan E. Boissonnault
Date: 02/18/22

103 Point Grove Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $349,900
Buyer: Jeno 103 LLC
Seller: Donna L. Maynard
Date: 02/07/22

79 Powder Mill Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $221,000
Buyer: Colin B. Murphy
Seller: Russell E. Orne
Date: 02/15/22

7 Silvergrass Lane
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $495,000
Buyer: Nicholas Byrnes
Seller: Hamelin Framing Inc.
Date: 02/15/22

TOLLAND

25 Fiddlehead Lane
Tolland, MA 01034
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Joshua Bain
Seller: Kelsey Robare
Date: 02/18/22

219 Owls Nest Lane
Tolland, MA 01034
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: DL Homes LLC
Seller: Keith J. Murphy
Date: 02/15/22

WEST SPRINGFIELD

44 Day St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Ulugbek Gusenov
Seller: Cascade Funding Mtg. T HB7
Date: 02/18/22

91 Hampden St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Carmen Santos
Seller: Tara N. Adhikari
Date: 02/15/22

42 Houston Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Tamara Wozniak
Seller: Larkspur LLC
Date: 02/15/22

96 Labelle St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $201,000
Buyer: Kayla Bonafilia
Seller: Adam Pafumi
Date: 02/09/22

1236 Memorial Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $600,000
Buyer: Hussein A. Nuwab
Seller: Joseph A. Argiro
Date: 02/11/22

136 Queen Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $206,100
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Joseph A. Pieciak
Date: 02/17/22

132 Riverdale St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Emmanuel Ortiz-Sierra
Seller: Rosemarie Condarcuri
Date: 02/11/22

65 Van Horn St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Michael T. Hahn
Seller: Susan T. Frasca
Date: 02/11/22

WESTFIELD

41 Fowler St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $226,500
Buyer: Samuel N. Duffy
Seller: Samantha L. Pielock
Date: 02/07/22

237 Fowler Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $539,000
Buyer: Gregory Valentine
Seller: Christopher M. Dolan
Date: 02/14/22

33 Grenier Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $281,000
Buyer: Marilyn Oleksak
Seller: Martha M. Korostynski
Date: 02/18/22

25 Heritage Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Zachary B. Demers
Seller: Stanley J. Osowski
Date: 02/15/22

504 Holyoke Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Anthony Deven
Seller: Snow, Stanley M., (Estate)
Date: 02/15/22

5 Leonard Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $219,000
Buyer: Christopher M. Robare
Seller: Timothy R. Tierney
Date: 02/18/22

10 Llewellyn Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Stanley J. Osowski
Seller: Ashley A. Schultz-Emiliano
Date: 02/15/22

40 Maple Ter.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Ross J. Lebo
Seller: Ashley R. Diduk
Date: 02/07/22

10 Noble Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Timothy M. Hayes
Seller: David J. Silvia
Date: 02/15/22

30 Old Farm Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Joshua J. Taylor
Seller: Malia Home Buyers LLC
Date: 02/18/22

89 Otis St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Melodie Perez-Roldan
Seller: Fumi Realty Inc.
Date: 02/08/22

180 Root Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $397,000
Buyer: Fredrick H. Knight
Seller: Neil Petrucelli
Date: 02/14/22

1 Saint Paul St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: John D. Bruce
Seller: Trisha M. Garcia
Date: 02/10/22

35 Skyline Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $460,000
Buyer: Vitaliy Y. Bardakov
Seller: Ronald D. Mack
Date: 02/14/22

315 Southampton Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $273,000
Buyer: Kimberly A. Davidson
Seller: Plata O. Plomo Inc.
Date: 02/16/22

104 Woodside Ter.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Benjamin Gordon
Seller: Zachery Demers
Date: 02/15/22

WILBRAHAM

18 Bruuer Ave.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $341,000
Buyer: Walter B. Robinson
Seller: Campagnari Construction LLC
Date: 02/09/22

20 Bungalow Point
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $700,000
Buyer: Ryan St.Germain
Seller: Marc G. Gaudreau
Date: 02/15/22

11 Sunnyside Ter.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Michael C. Malzenski
Seller: Edward M. Malzenski
Date: 02/14/22

 

 

 

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

AMHERST

416 Bay Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $1,125,000
Buyer: Plum Brook Farm LLC
Seller: Small Ones Farm LLC
Date: 02/15/22

74 East Leverett Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $612,500
Buyer: Yuqing Guo
Seller: Dugubrown Construction LLC
Date: 02/10/22

32 Hitchcock Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $440,000
Buyer: Amherst College
Seller: Martha M. Umphrey
Date: 02/07/22

52 Stagecoach Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: KS Real Estate Group LLC
Seller: Jeryl A. McGuire
Date: 02/18/22

19 Thayer St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: KGT Associates LLC
Seller: FNMA
Date: 02/11/22

BELCHERTOWN

296 Daniel Shays Hwy.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $268,000
Buyer: Kakas Cornelia
Seller: Amber K. Merceri
Date: 02/11/22

10 Keys Ave.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Nicholas B. Daniel
Seller: Jared Newell
Date: 02/09/22

2 Rimrock Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $379,000
Buyer: Michael E. Guenette
Seller: Kenneth Line
Date: 02/18/22

190 Sabin St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $470,000
Buyer: Nicholas P. Sheldon
Seller: Hilda I. Pons-Loud
Date: 02/07/22

25 Shea Ave.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Jessica Pacheco
Seller: Andrew I. Rainaud
Date: 02/15/22

216 Stebbins St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Andrea Guerron
Seller: US Bank
Date: 02/17/22

50 West St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $590,000
Buyer: Wen X. Lian
Seller: John P. Labrecque
Date: 02/09/22

EASTHAMPTON

13 Elliot St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $346,500
Buyer: Shawn Toohey
Seller: James M. Welch
Date: 02/14/22

109 Everett St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Roman Catholic Bishop
Seller: Jeffrey J. Wolak
Date: 02/10/22

3 Fugere Court
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Anthony S. Tuck
Seller: Gleason Johndrow Rentals
Date: 02/16/22

85 Holyoke St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Malia Homebuyers LLC
Seller: Stephen J. Demerski
Date: 02/17/22

283 Loudville Road
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Curtis L. Simpson
Seller: Nancy J. Hamelin RET
Date: 02/17/22

93-95 Main St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $875,000
Buyer: Lilulo LLC
Seller: Pizzatronics Worldwide
Date: 02/16/22

Pomeroy St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: New England Remodeling
Seller: Mountain View Investments LP
Date: 02/08/22

GRANBY

122 Amherst St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $128,000
Buyer: Richton & Wynne LLC
Seller: Herbert A. Everett
Date: 02/14/22

40 Greenmeadow Lane
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Luis Eugenio
Seller: Eric Jacobsen
Date: 02/17/22

14 Karen Dr.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Lisa H. Berge
Seller: Berge 2009 Karen Dr. TR
Date: 02/17/22

HADLEY

11 Ladyslipper Lane
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $520,000
Buyer: Joshua Relin
Seller: Therese Fleming-Dudek
Date: 02/07/22

231 Russell St.
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $730,000
Buyer: One Northampton St. Enterprises
Seller: Tomlan Realty LLC
Date: 02/14/22

11 Sylvia Heights
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Aaron T. Soules
Seller: Mourad Belfakih
Date: 02/07/22

MIDDLEFIELD

100 Town Hill Road
Middlefield, MA 01235
Amount: $382,000
Buyer: Christopher J. Gauthier
Seller: Savery Family 2021 TR
Date: 02/15/22

NORTHAMPTON

113 Bliss St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $466,000
Buyer: Shalyn N. Kempema
Seller: Marsha Leavitt
Date: 02/18/22

866 Burts Pit Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $525,000
Buyer: Nicholas S. Riggall
Seller: Brian Lienert
Date: 02/07/22

Federal St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Nu Way Homes Inc.
Seller: Suzanne M. Douville
Date: 02/15/22

5 Franklin St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $760,000
Buyer: Reliance Holdings Corp.
Seller: Viability Inc.
Date: 02/14/22

220 King St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $2,282,400
Buyer: Store Master Funding XXV
Seller: Acme Realco LLC
Date: 02/17/22

89 Market St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $465,000
Buyer: David S. Coburn
Seller: Jason N. Mark
Date: 02/17/22

83 North St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $450,500
Buyer: Danica Phelps
Seller: Nancy C. Chamberlin RET
Date: 02/07/22

54 Platinum Circle
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $410,000
Buyer: Choquette Capital Investments LLC
Seller: Wicked Deals LLC
Date: 02/11/22

52 Prospect Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $647,000
Buyer: Amy E. Mager
Seller: Glickman, Evalyn G., (Estate)
Date: 02/07/22

67 Riverbank Road
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $530,000
Buyer: Ian A. Wilson
Seller: Jesse L. Lang LT
Date: 02/17/22

428 Westhampton Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $675,000
Buyer: Jana Harvill-Correa
Seller: Steven Berlin
Date: 02/11/22

PELHAM

96 Daniel Shays Hwy.
Pelham, MA 01002
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Warren K. Castonguay
Seller: Timothy R. Smith
Date: 02/11/22

SOUTH HADLEY

55 Judd Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Joseph Rosenbaum
Seller: Anthony J. Grey
Date: 02/15/22

645 Newton St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $178,000
Buyer: Min Realty LLC
Seller: Gaunt, Joseph H. Jr., (Estate)
Date: 02/15/22

10 Ranger St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Teresa Lewis
Seller: John A. Dent
Date: 02/09/22

SOUTHAMPTON

Cook Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: New England Remodeling
Seller: Mountain View Investments LP
Date: 02/08/22

11 Maple St.
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $282,000
Buyer: Alla Katsnelson
Seller: Stacey J. Piandes
Date: 02/11/22

117 Strong Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Kevin C. Netto Construction Inc.
Seller: Deborah A. Peters
Date: 02/10/22

WARE

29 Canal St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $198,000
Buyer: Amy Barry
Seller: Robert T. Jacques
Date: 02/07/22

79-1/2 East St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Karen M. Gallant
Seller: Eric D. Even
Date: 02/07/22

11 Grove St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $279,900
Buyer: Eleanor Mercure
Seller: Concepcion A. Wnek
Date: 02/08/22

11-13 Storrs St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Jarad M. Chase
Seller: Brian W. Coulombe
Date: 02/17/22

Building Permits

The following building permits were issued during the month of February 2022. (Filings are limited due to closures or reduced staffing hours at municipal offices due to COVID-19 restrictions).

CHICOPEE

Chois Property Management LLC
551 East St.
$62,000 — Roofing

HADLEY

Sarah Khan, Henrey Drewal
68 Comins Road
Renovate chicken coop

Pyramid Mall of Hadley Newco LLC
367 Russell St.
Tenant fit-up for a trampoline park

LENOX

The Frederick LLC
2 Kemble St.
$4,500 — Select investigative demolition

NORTHAMPTON

American Tower Corp.
114 Glendale Road
$25,000 — Modify equipment

Colvest/Northampton LLC
303 King St.
$175,000 — Foundation

Cooper’s Dairyland of Northampton LLC
49 State St.
$41,800 — Replace 36 vinyl windows

Florence Congregational Church
130 Pine St.
$15,000 — Reinforce floor structure

Good View LLC
11 Michelman Ave.
$16,000 — Install Lally columns and open walls

Marsam LLC
132 Main St.
$175,500 — Repair limestone and bricks

PITTSFIELD

Susan Danahey
474 Tyler St.
$1,000 — Install four hardwired smoke/CO combo in common areas

Eagle Street Associates Nominee Trust
33 Eagle St.
$7,500 — Selective demolition of existing partition walls to create space for classroom

Ghes Realty LLC
652 East St.
$24,300 — Install new structural steel beam for new service reception area

SPRINGFIELD

1072 Estate Holdings LLC
1072 State St.
$40,000 — Divide former Imperial Super Grocery into four new tenant spaces

Back Spin LLC
785 Page Blvd.
$24,000 — Roofing

Baystate Medical Center Inc.
759 Chestnut St.
$1,982,588 — Alter roof covering for use as roof garden between south building tower and north building tower

Baystate Medical Center Inc.
759 Chestnut St.
$1,927,350 — Add pedestrian bridge connecting fourth floor of south building tower to north building tower

Baystate Medical Center Inc.
759 Chestnut St.
$47,800 — Alter interior office space in Springfield Building

Haymarket Square Associates LP
1686 Boston Road
$26,500 — Build separation wall turning former Chuck E. Cheese into two tenant spaces, install new doors and demolish stage

Kentucky Fried Chicken
3111 Main St.
$9,500 — Install fire/burglar alarm system

Loomis Communities
807 Wilbraham Road
$19,700 — Remove separation wall and bathroom fixtures and combine unit with adjacent unit at Loomis Lakeside at Reeds Landing

Poly-Metal Finishing Inc.
1 Allen St.
$33,000 — Verizon Wireless to remove and replace three roof-mounted cellular antennas and associated equipment

SBA Communications Corp.
1400 State St.
$110,000 — AT&T to install 12 new antennas on existing tower

Springfield Express Laundry
470 Main St.
$17,200 — Install security/burglar alarm system

Springfield Redevelopment Authority
55 Frank B. Murray St.
$2,300 — Alter interior space and install partition wall at Union Station

TD Banknorth NA
950 State St.
$52,730 — Alter interior office space for use as dental office

Vibra Healthcare Real Estate Co. II LLC
1414 State St.
$30,000 — Verizon Wireless to add six new cellular antennas and six new radios to existing monopole

 

Opinion

Moving Toward ‘Normal.’

 

 

For more than two years now, this region and its business community have been longing for a return to something approaching ‘normal,’ or what we knew before COVID arrived in Western Massachusetts in early March of 2020.

If the pandemic has taught us anything over the past 24 months, it is that we shouldn’t take anything for granted and should never think that anything is ‘over,’ because ‘over,’ when it comes to COVID, is a relative term.

But, and this is a big but, we are starting to see some very welcome and very refreshing signs of normal. Let’s start with the Holyoke St. Patrick’s Day Parade and road race. After a long, painful two-year hiatus, these traditions are returning, and Holyoke — and the region — are poised for a huge party.

Also returning after two years on the sidelines is Bay Path University’s annual Women’s Leadership Conference, an event that brings more than 2,000 attendees to the MassMutual Center in Springfield each spring. And then, there’s BusinessWest’s Difference Makers event, another early spring tradition.

It will be back at the main ballroom at the Log Cabin on March 24. The event has been staged over the past two years, but not in its traditional fashion. In 2021, it was a virtual event, and in 2020, it became a fall happening, staged at the Upper Vista at the Log Cabin with 25 people in attendance — because that was the limit for event venues at that moment in time.

We all remember those days, and would probably like to forget them.

As we see more important signs of ‘normal’ — on our calendars, and in general — there is room for optimism that the time may soon be approaching when the pandemic ceases to rule our lives and is something we just have to live with. How soon, no one knows, but by most accounts, we’re moving much closer.

Those who spoke with BusinessWest about the Holyoke parade and its long-anticipated return, everyone from the mayor to the parade chairman to bar owners in the city, spoke about its importance from an economic perspective. Indeed, dozens of businesses benefit directly from the parade and the road race, and some generate perhaps half a normal year’s income during that one week.

But they also spoke of its importance from a civic pride perspective and how people came back to Holyoke year after year because it was the place to be St. Patrick’s Day — or the whole week. And they talked about the importance of getting back to something approaching normal.

That’s because it’s been missing from our lives for most of the past two years.

What we’ve learned since March of 2020 is that ‘normal’ is important, ‘normal’ is good for everyone.

And that point will be driven home again when the parade kicks off in Holyoke, when the speakers take to the stage at the Women’s Leadership Conference, and when the Difference Makers hear the applause they’ve earned at the Log Cabin.

Yes, we can all use a little ‘normal’ right about now.

Opinion

Putting MassSave Changes in Perspective

By Robert Rio

Massachusetts recently updated its flagship Mass Save energy efficiency program. The changes will affect businesses in areas served by an investor-owned electric or gas utility — companies such as Eversource, National Grid and UNITIL.

The changes took effect on Jan. 1. Massachusetts reviews its energy efficiency programs every three years. 

What will the changes mean to your company? Many commercial and industrial (C&I) programs will continue, some with modifications.   

Greenhouse-gas reductions are now counted in the calculations to determine energy savings 

A 2021 Massachusetts law mandated economy-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions beginning 2030. As a result, the new energy efficiency programs include the social value of carbon in the cost-effectiveness analysis calculations for most measures.

The result is that previously marginally cost-effective programs may now be eligible for programs when the benefits of greenhouse-gas reductions are included. The new three-year plan is expected to reduce the equivalent of 845,000 metric tons of greenhouse-gas by 2030, equal to the emissions from about 180,000 cars. 

New emphasis on heat-pump technology 

Reducing greenhouse gases will eventually require a switch from fossil fuels to electric options for building heating, water heating and some industrial processes. The new plan will emphasize electric heat-pump technology for commercial and industrial customers, particularly for smaller businesses where residential-sized options may work.

Larger companies may have a tougher time electrifying, but electrification may still make sense in areas of your facility, particularly if you are served by delivered fossil fuels such as oil and propane.  

Most lighting rebates are eliminated

Since its inception, Mass Save has offered rebates for energy efficient lighting. Now that such lighting is often required by code and ubiquitous, rebates are not allowed, except when new lighting is paired with controllable technologies.  

Combined Heat and Power (CHP) is no longer eligible for rebates  

Combined Heat and Power systems produce electricity and recover the exhaust heat to produce heating, cooling, and process steam for manufacturing and other uses.

Many businesses have installed combined heat and power to manage their energy costs and ensure reliability. AIM has long supported this effort. The new greenhouse-gas law makes natural gas and other fossil fuels ineligible for rebates. AIM has long supported CHP and disagrees with the elimination of incentives for Combined Heat and Power.

Electricity and natural-gas costs will rise 

The Mass Save program is primarily funded by a surcharge on a customer’s electric and gas bills.

In the previous three-year plan (2019-2021), the total costs (gas and electric) were about $1.1 billion for commercial and industrial customers, representing about 40% of the total program costs. Rebates are generally sector specific, so money collected from commercial and industrial customers is mostly returned to those customers.

The new program will see commercial and industrial sector costs rise to about $1.56 billion dollars over three years. The impact on company energy bills will vary, but the increase will have a measurable impact on overall energy costs. More information will be available as programs are rolled out.

 

Robert Rio is senior vice president and counsel of Government Affairs for Associated Industries of Massachusetts; [email protected] 

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211 Day

 

The United Way of Pioneer Valley hosted the grand opening of its new Springfield Community Service Center, sponsored by Balise Auto Group, on Feb. 11, a day declared as ‘211 Day’ in the Commonwealth. Municipal and business leaders gathered at ceremonies at 1441 Main St., the location of the new center, for a ribbon cutting that followed comments from several speakers on the services provided by Mass211 and the importance of this program to the region. Ceremonies were held simultaneously in Framingham and the Mass211 headquarters there. Among those speaking were Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito; Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno (pictured at the podium); Paul Mina, president and CEO of the United Way of Pioneer Valley; and many others.

 


 

Recognizing Support for Community Colleges

 

U.S. Rep. Richard Neal was awarded the 2022 National Education Service Award during the Assoc. of Community College Trustees’ (ACCT) Community College National Legislative Summit. Holyoke Community College President Christina Royal was on hand to make the presentation. Pictured, from left: Richard Rhodes, American Assoc. of Community Colleges board chair; Neal; Royal; James Cooksey, ACCT board chair; and Jee Hang Lee, ACCT president and CEO.

 


 

Home Sweeter Home

 

In September, Purple Heart Homes (PHH), a veterans-services agency that focuses on housing solutions, and Greater Springfield Habitat for Humanity collaborated on a home-preservation project for Peter, a retired Army National Guard staff sergeant, and his wife, Beth. They purchased a duplex in Monson three years ago and live in one unit, while Beth’s daughter and young son live in the other residence. The project fixed a moss-spotted roof, a broken water heater in the daughter’s unit, and damaged exterior doors at both dwellings.

 

 


 

Court Dockets

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

 

HAMPDEN SUPERIOR COURT

Alecto Realty Trust v. City of Holyoke, et al

Allegation: Negligence causing property damage: $14,195

Filed: 12/22/21

 

Geico General Insurance Co. a/s/o Tracey Brown v. City of Springfield

Allegation: Motor-vehicle negligence: $3,969.01

Filed: 12/22/21

 

Liang M. Hsu and Cui Q. Zhang v. Luigi’s Fine Food Inc. and Louis J. Santos

Allegation: Breach of contract: $63,168.19

Filed: 1/3/22

 

Larry Gray Jr. and Ernestine Gray v. Casella Waste Systems Inc.

Allegation: Negligence causing personal injury: $126,870.56

Filed: 1/10/22

 

John Chiarizio v. Guidewire Inc.

Allegation: Negligence; slip and fall causing personal injury: $284,714.96

Filed: 1/13/22

 

Angela Allain v. Blythewood Property Management LLC, Peter J. Houser; Michelle Stegall and Property One, LLC

Allegation: Breach of contract, negligent misrepresentation, negligence: $250,000

Filed: 1/13/22

 

Diana Mirayes v. Flynn Restaurant Group LP, Applebee’s Restaurants LLC, Applebee’s Restaurants North LLC, and Chicopee Marketplace Owners LLC

Allegation: Negligence; slip and fall causing personal injury: $55,498.15

Filed: 1/13/22

 

JPGCO LLC v. Santo C. Despirt Marble & Granite Inc.

Allegation: Breach of contract, negligent property damage

Filed: 1/14/22

 

Raymond Bronner v. MGM Springfield

Allegation: Assault and battery: $6,765

Filed: 1/21/22

 

The Dennis Group Inc. v. Nestle Purina Pet Care Co.

Allegation: Breach of contract: $90,000,000+

Filed: 1/27/22

 

Chamber Corners

AMHERST AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

(413) 253-0700; www.amherstarea.com

 

March 9: Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce 2022 Annual Meeting, noon to 2 p.m., hosted by the Red Barn at Hampshire College. Join us for lunch as we reflect on our impact, salute our outgoing board members, welcome our new board members, elect a slate of officers, and launch our New Year, New Vision for 2022. Presented by Encharter Insurance, supported by bankESB, and honoring the work of Amherst Cinema, our featured nonprofit. See COVID guidelines and register at business.amherstarea.com/events.

 

SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL CHAMBER

(413) 787-1555; www.springfieldregionalchamber.com

 

March 11: Outlook 2022, 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Hear from top policymakers and influencers on the outlook for 2022, hosted by U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. This virtual event is presented by Baystate Health and MassMutual, with sponsorship support from Comcast, Eversource, the Republican, and WWLP-TV22. Cost: $24.95 for SRC members; $110, enterprise-level SRC members (six seats); $29.95 for future members; $140, enterprise-level future members (six seats).

 

March 24: Fire & Ice, 5:30-8 p.m., Springfield Country Club, 1375 Elm St., West Springfield. Join us for our annual craft cocktail competition featuring area establishments mixing up creative fire- and ice-themed cocktails. Sample the concoctions and vote for your favorite. Cost: $50 for SRC members ($60 at the door); $60 for future members ($70 at the door).

 

WEST OF THE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

(413) 426-3880; www.ourwrc.com

 

March 3: Networking Coffee Hour, 8-9 a.m. Join us as we meet fellow members, non-members, and local business people to network virtually on Zoom. Introductions will be followed by breakout rooms to learn about your business peers and network. Register at business.ourwrc.com/events.

 

March 23: Job Fair 2022, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Storrowton Tavern/Carriage House, West Springfield. The West of the River Chamber will be hosting a local job fair. West Springfield and Agawam businesses, along with other employment opportunities from around Western Mass., will be showcased for the public. High-school students, college students, and adults will be attending this event looking to begin or advance their careers. This event is free and open to the public. To be a participating vendor, register at business.ourwrc.com/events.

Agenda

Horace Smith Fund Scholarship, Fellowship Applications

Through March 15: The Horace Smith Fund has scholarship and fellowship money available for residents of Hampden County graduating from eligible public and private high schools. This year, a total of $247,000 will be awarded in the form of 16 scholarships given to students working toward an undergraduate degree, three fellowships given to students enrolled in a graduate-degree program, and one award given to a high-school senior with special needs who is about to enter college. Scholarship awards of $12,000 are distributed as $3,000 annually, renewable each year until graduation. Fellowship awards of $15,000 are distributed as $5,000 annually, renewable for two additional years. All recipients must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 each semester. Recipients are selected on a variety of criteria, including merit, financial need, recommendations, and community involvement. Of greatest importance is the applicant’s personal written account of why they feel deserving of the award. All recipients must be full-time students and residents of Hampden County. Completed applications must be received no later than Tuesday, March 15, either electronically or by mail to the Horace Smith Fund, 16 Union Ave., Suite 2K, Westfield, MA 01085. Applications are available at local high-school guidance offices, college financial-aid offices, online at www.horacesmithfund.org, or by calling (413) 739-4222.

 

Pynchon Award Nominations

Through March 31: The Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts is seeking nominations from throughout Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire counties for the Pynchon Award, which recognizes Western Mass. citizens who have rendered outstanding service to the community. To nominate an individual, submit a letter explaining why the nominee should be considered, including biographical information, outstanding accomplishments, examples of service to the community, organizations he or she is or has been active in, and the names, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of at least three people who can further attest to the nominee’s eligibility for induction into the Order of William Pynchon. The Pynchon trustees reserve the right to eliminate nominations from consideration due to insufficient information. Qualifying nominees will be considered and researched by the Pynchon trustees, composed of the current and five past presidents of the Advertising Club. Nominations must be submitted by March 31 to William Pynchon Trustees, Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts, P.O. Box 1022, West Springfield, MA 01090-1022 or by e-mail to [email protected]. Pynchon medalists are chosen by unanimous decision of the Pynchon trustees. The 2022 recipients will be announced in June, with an awards ceremony tentatively scheduled for the fall.

 

Nominations for 2022 Ubora and Ahadi Awards

Through March 31: The Springfield Museums announced a call for nominations for the 31th annual Ubora Award and the 12th annual Ahadi Youth Award. These prestigious awards, conferred by the African Hall Subcommittee, honor African-American people from Greater Springfield who have — above and beyond — demonstrated commitment to the fields of community service, education, science, humanities, and/or the arts. The African Hall Subcommittee is a volunteer group comprised of educators, business people, and community leaders from the African-American community. The nomination deadline for both awards is Thursday, March 31. True to the Swahili word that comprises its name, the Ubora Award recognizes an adult of African heritage who exemplifies excellence in their commitment to creating a better community through service. Named for the Swahili word for promise, the Ahadi Youth Award is presented to a young African-American who excels in academics and performs admirable service to the Greater Springfield community. Eligible candidates must be age 19 or younger, live in or have strong ties to the Greater Springfield area, and be currently enrolled in grades 10, 11, or 12. The Ubora and Ahadi awards will be presented at a ceremony at the Springfield Museums in September. Nominations forms can be downloaded by visiting springfieldmuseums.org/ubora. Nominations may be e-mailed to [email protected] or mailed to African Hall Subcommittee, c/o Karen Fisk, Springfield Museums, 21 Edwards St., Springfield, MA 01103.

 

Monson Savings Bank Scholarship Applications

Through April 5: Monson Savings Bank provides $28,000 in scholarships to local graduating high-school seniors annually. The bank’s 2022 scholarships are now available to graduating seniors in the Monson, Ware, Hampden-Wilbraham, and East Longmeadow school districts. The purpose of the Monson Savings Bank scholarship is to promote the attainment of higher education for graduating seniors who reside within the communities the bank serves. To qualify, graduating seniors must be planning to attend an accredited college, technical school, or certification program. Scholarship awards will be based on the applicant’s financial need, academic performance, and extracurricular activities. A candidate for this scholarship should have also demonstrated a commitment to their community. In addition to an application, applicants should include an essay outlining the service that they have generously given to their community and the impact achieved through this contribution. If students are interested in applying for the Monson Savings Bank scholarship, they should contact their high-school guidance department for an application. The deadline for application acceptance is April 5.

 

Western Massachusetts Baseball Hall of Fame Banquet

March 10: The Valley Blue Sox will host the ninth annual Western Massachusetts Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Banquet, presented by Westfield Bank at Twin Hills Country Club, 700 Wolf Swamp Road, Longmeadow. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the program beginning at 6:30 p.m. The class of 2022 inductees include William Bathel, Western MA High School Fall Baseball League co-founder (2004); Brian Collins, who revived the Springfield Post 21 baseball program (2010) and was Hampden County commissioner of Legion Baseball from 2016 to 2018; Mark DiFranco, Western MA High School Fall Baseball League co-founder (2004); Charles Roys, baseball coach at Springfield College (1979-96); Patrick Strange, MLB pitcher, New York Mets (2002-03); Mark Wohlers, MLB relief pitcher, Atlanta Braves (1991-99), Cincinnati Reds (2000-01), New York Yankees (2001), and Cleveland Indians (2002); and Westfield High School’s 1967 state champion baseball team. The Ryan Doyle Courage Award will be presented by the Doyle family to Jake Goodreau. Each year, this award honors an athlete who has displayed similar courage and perseverance as Ryan Doyle did as they face a difficult time in their lives. Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno will serve as master of ceremonies for the night’s event. Individual tickets are $55 per person, or a table of eight can be purchased for $400. Dinner, coffee, and dessert will be served at the banquet. There will also be a cash bar. Tickets to this year’s event can be purchased at valley-blue-sox.ticketleap.com/2022-western-ma-baseball-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony.

 

94.7 WMAS Radiothon to Benefit Baystate Children’s Hospital

March 8-9: Hattie Avigliano spent the first months of her life in the NICU at Baystate Children’s Hospital, arriving in the world three and a half months early and fighting for her life. Seven-year-old Zachary Roy was admitted to Baystate Children’s Hospital to treat multi-system inflammatory syndrome after battling COVID-19. Four-month-old triplets Paul, Brandon, and Jackson Dube entered the world 10 and a half weeks before they were expected. These children and their families will share their miraculous stories of surviving and thriving during the 21st annual 94.7 WMAS Radiothon to benefit Baystate Children’s Hospital. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event will not be held at the hospital this year, but broadcast live from the WMAS studios for two days from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. WMAS on-air personalities, led by the Kellogg Krew of Chris, Dina, and Lopez, will fill both days with encouraging stories, and listeners will get to know the professional team from Baystate Children’s Hospital who care for their kids, their grandkids, and their neighbors’ kids. The public is encouraged to call, text, or go online to donate. Listeners can call to donate via the Lia Auto Group Phone Bank at (413) 794-1111, visit wmaskids.com, or text WMASKIDS to 36413.

 

Difference Makers

March 24: Since 2009, BusinessWest has been recognizing the work of individuals, groups, businesses, and institutions through a program called Difference Makers. The 14th annual Difference Makers celebration will be held at the Log Cabin in Holyoke from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets cost $75 and can be ordered at BusinessWest.com/difference-makers/difference-makers-tickets. The 2022 Difference Makers include Tara Brewster, vice president of Business Development at Greenfield Savings Bank; the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts; Heriberto Flores, president of the New England Farm Workers’ Council; John Greaney, retired State Supreme Court justice and senior counsel at Bulkley Richardson; Ruth Griggs, president of the Northampton Jazz Festival and principal at RC Communications; Ted Hebert, owner of Teddy Bear Pools and Spas; I Found Light Against All Odds and Its Founder and CEO, Stefan Davis; and Roca Holyoke and Springfield. Their stories are told in the Feb. 16 issue of BusinessWest and HERE. The sponsors for this year’s program are Burkhart Pizzanelli, the New England Farm Workers’ Council, the Royal Law Firm, TommyCar Auto Group, and Westfield Bank.

 

 

Springfield Symphony Orchestra Spring Concerts

April 22, May 13: The Springfield Symphony Orchestra (SSO) Board announced two spring concerts will be hosted at Springfield Symphony Hall with former SSO Music Director Mark Russell Smith serving as guest conductor. Smith is music director and conductor of the Quad City Symphony Orchestra. He previously served as music director for the SSO from 1995 through 2000. He has worked as director of New Music Projects for the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and artistic director of Orchestral Studies at the University of Minnesota, and has also served as music director for the Richmond Symphony Orchestra and Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra. Details about the concerts, program, and availability of tickets will be forthcoming and available at springfieldsymphony.org.

 

People on the Move
Hubert Benitez

Hubert Benitez

The American International College (AIC) board of trustees announced that Hubert Benitez, DDS, PhD has been unanimously selected as the 12th president of the 137-year-old institution. Benitez will succeed President Vince Maniaci, who is retiring after 17 years of service. Benitez will join American International College on April 11. In his most recent position, Benitez served as vice president for Strategic Initiatives and Academic Innovation and as acting chief inclusion officer at Rockhurst University (RU) in Kansas City, Mo., a comprehensive institution of higher learning that offers educational programs to a diverse student population in business, communications, education, engineering, healthcare, humanities, performing and visual arts, science, and mathematics. Among his responsibilities, Benitez had direct oversight of strategic planning, institutional effectiveness, accreditation and assessment, distance education/e-learning, and the Prosperity Center for Financial Opportunity. Prior to Rockhurst, Benitez served as president and CEO of Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences in Kansas City for almost five years, where he provided visionary and strategic leadership that included growing and diversifying the college’s academic portfolio; promoting a culture of assessment; increasing the visibility of the institution through community presence, engagement, and outreach efforts; engaging in recruitment and enrollment-management practices that increased the college’s population while meeting the needs of a new and diverse demographic of students; and implementing a financial strategy that increased the institution’s fiscal stability and outlook. Benitez received his first doctoral degree in dentistry from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Latin America. He subsequently completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Connecticut Health Sciences Center, later earning a PhD in higher education administration from Saint Louis University’s College of Education and Public Service. He is a graduate of the Institute for Educational Management at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education, and he completed the Executive Leadership Program at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business. He has dedicated the last two decades to higher education as an academic and administrator, and 15 years prior as a clinician. A member of numerous academic organizations, boards, and advisory committees past and present, Benitez currently serves on the board of directors for the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Kansas City and the board of trustees for Cristo Rey Kansas City, a Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth high school; is a peer reviewer for Middle States Commission on Higher Education; is a member the Hispanic Advisory Committee for Kansas City Public Schools; and is a member of the KC Rising Steering Committee, a body of the KC Rising initiative, composed of business and community volunteers from across the Kansas City metropolitan area who are committed to regional collaboration. His professional associations include the President’s Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, the American Assoc. of Hispanics in Higher Education, the American Dental Assoc., and the Golden Key International Honor Society, among others. In addition to an extensive selection of published works, Benitez has been a guest lecturer in the U.S. and abroad and has been the recipient of federally and privately funded research grants. His work ethic and commitment has been recognized by Univision Kansas City for his ongoing support for Hispanic heritage and by Universidad Piloto of Colombia for forging international and interdisciplinary exchange programs. He has been a recipient of the Hispanic Heritage Award and received special recognition for service to the community through Excellence in Education. His contributions to Suffolk County from the Office of Minority Affairs have been praised, in addition to being selected as one of the Top 25 Advocates for Latino Empowerment in Long Island, N.Y.

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Carla Banas

Freedom Credit Union has hired Carla Banas as branch officer for its Ludlow location. She brings more than 16 years of banking experience to her role, the last several of which were in Ludlow, where she specialized in commercial banking. In her new role, Banas will oversee the daily operations of the branch, ensure the growth and development of employees, ensure exceptional customer service for members, and grow new business by cultivating lasting relationships. Outside her professional role, Banas is on the board for Women to Watch and serves as community outreach chair. She is also a member and past president of the Ludlow BNI Core Connections chapter and is active in the East of the River Chamber of Commerce. In her previous position, she was recognized for her work with employed veterans by Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.

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Elena Hovagimian

Elena Hovagimian

Elena Hovagimian has been promoted to director of Agriculture at the Eastern States Exposition (ESE) after a 25-year career spanning agriculture and education, IT, and retail sales management at the West Springfield fair and trade-show facility. Hovagimian, who succeeds retiring Director of Agriculture Donna Woolam, will oversee all agriculturally based events year-round as well as the hundreds of animals entered in shows and contests, educational presentations, the Creative Arts department, the Fiber Festival of New England, the Gold Medal Wine and Cheese competitions, and retail sales for the Farmers Market, Storrowton Village Museum Gift Shop, and Christmas Shop. Hovagimian joined the Eastern States Exposition staff in October 1997 as a part-time data-entry clerk, and shortly thereafter became assistant to the Agriculture manager. In addition, she took on the Management Information Systems (MIS) coordinator duties, supervising and implementing the computer systems and programs in the company. In January 2007, she became a full-time staff member at ESE as Agriculture and Education/MIS coordinator. She was responsible for coordinating and producing more than 119 agricultural events throughout the year and during the Big E. She also increased the efficiency of all facets of the department through the use of computer software and technology. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from UMass Amherst, a master’s degree in innovative thinking and entrepreneurial business practices from Bay Path University and a certificate for online journalism from UMass. She graduated from the International Assoc. of Fairs and Expositions’ (IAFE) Institute of Fair Management in 2015, and earned her certified fair executive status from the IAFE in 2018. During her career, Hovagimian led a cross-functional team to innovate and promote New England agriculture in a virtual environment, maintaining the pillars of the Exposition’s mission. She also developed processes and systems of efficient software and technology applications to allow for day-to-day business to continue in a remote environment. She developed four attractions outside of the Big E, including the Big East Youth Cattle and Jackpot Show, the Fiber Festival of New England, and the Wine and Cheese competitions. Hovagimian is an active member of the IAFE, where she chaired the agriculture and education committee in 2020 and was website technology committee chair in 2017. She is also a member of the North American Livestock Show and Rodeo Managers Assoc. and the Massachusetts Cheese Guild Advisory Board.

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Tanzania Cannon-Eckerle

Tanzania Cannon-Eckerle

Attorney Tanzania Cannon-Eckerle has rejoined the Royal Law Firm full-time in a partner-level position as chief legal and administrative officer. Her practice includes matters involving labor relations, discrimination, harassment and retaliation, wrongful discharge, workers’ compensation, employee privacy, wage and hour law, leave laws, and matters involving business, including business planning, business formations, business contracts and negotiations, franchise law, and licensing and permitting. Her preventive work includes drafting a variety of employment-related manuals and contracts, such as executive agreements, compensation and commission agreements, and severance and settlement agreements. Cannon-Eckerle obtained her juris doctor degree from Southern Illinois University School of Law and her bachelor’s degree from Indiana University.

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Rae Brown

Rae Brown

Freedom Credit Union announced it recently promoted Rae Brown to the role of branch officer for its Northampton and Easthampton locations. She previously served as the assistant branch officer at the Main Street, Springfield office. “Rae has been with us for nearly eight years and has proven herself to be a wonderful leader, dedicated to providing outstanding service to our members and committed to the success of her team,” Freedom Credit Union President Glenn Welch said. “She is the perfect person to oversee our two branches in Hampshire County.” Brown has more than two decades of experience in banking, including more than 11 years in Hampshire County. She has an associate degree from Springfield Technical Community College and is also a notary public.

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Carli Ross

Carli Ross

Carli Ross recently joined Raipher, P.C. in Springfield as a personal-injury and civil-litigation attorney. Ross is a passionate advocate who began her legal career concentrating on criminal defense and employment discrimination work. She joined the practice in November and became the firm’s 16th lawyer. Ross completed her undergraduate degree at the University of California Santa Cruz in 2017, earning a bachelor’s degree in psychology and legal studies. She then went on to earn her juris doctor degreee from Western New England University School of Law in 2021, graduating cum laude.

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Comcast named Saif Malik vice president of Finance for the company’s Western New England region, which serves more than 300 communities across Connecticut, Western Mass., Vermont, Western New Hampshire, and New York. In this role, Malik will oversee finance and accounting, warehouse and materials, information technology, facilities, fleet management, and environmental health and safety. Malik joined Comcast in 2007 as senior manager of Finance for Comcast’s Greater New Haven area, where he was responsible for the financial growth of technical operations, marketing, warehouse, and customer service centers. He most recently served as senior director of Finance for the Western New England Region, providing strategic direction for technical operations, construction, and Comcast Business functions, including the region’s capital expenditures. Prior to joining Comcast, he was manager of financial planning and analysis for AT&T. Malik earned his master’s degree in economics from the University of the Punjab and his MBA in finance from Oklahoma City University. Over the past seven years, he has served on the board of CRIS radio, an organization that provides audio access for people who are blind or print-challenged.

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Curtis Haines

Curtis Haines

OMG Inc. has added to its Technical Services department with the addition of a technical-support specialist in its OMG Roofing Products division. In his new role, Curtis Haines will provide the roofing sales team with expanded technical product training and technical support in the field. Additionally, he will work with the new-product-development team to assist in expanding the company’s product lines. He reports to Stephen Childs, Technical Services manager. Haines comes to OMG Roofing Products with eight years of technical and product management experience from ITW/Permatex in Hartford, Conn. Most recently, he was involved in inside technical sales. Earlier, he had been a technical services manager and an associate innovations manager for the company. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Southern Connecticut State University.

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The Young Professional Society of Greater Springfield (YPS) recently welcomed 14 new board members. As Springfield YPS continues to concentrate its efforts on business and career development, networking, social and cultural involvement, and community activism, its diverse membership comes from a wide range of professions and backgrounds united by a commitment to make Springfield a better place to work, live, play, and stay. New board members include Nikai Fondon of the “She Did That!” podcast, Tyler Hadley of DDS Acoustical Specialties, Kara Bombard of Performance Foodservice, Isabella Brady-Prankus of the Gray House, Julie Fruscio of Dominion Dealer Solutions, Russ Kelly of LUSO Federal Credit Union, Emily Burr of PeoplesBank, Christopher Scuderi of Charter Oak Wealth Partners, Jessica Colson of Girls Inc. of the Pioneer Valley, Drew McConaha of Train for Life, Stefany Scliopou of Elms College, Kara Sotolotto of LiftTruck Parts & Service Inc., Lauren Martin of the Markens Group, and Alaina Macaulay of the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst. The new board members join existing board members Jack Yvon of Charter Oak Financial, Melissa Cuzzone of EBS Insurance Brokers, Ashley Batlle-Ramos of Beauty Batlles Lounge, along with Andrew Mankus of UMass Dining, treasurer; Amie Miarecki of Christopher Heights of Belchertown, immediate past president; and Heather Clark of the Baystate Health Foundation, president.

DBA Certificates

The following business certificates and/or trade names were issued or renewed during the month of February 2022. (Filings are limited due to closures or reduced staffing hours at municipal offices due to COVID-19 restrictions).

DEERFIELD

Hermes’ Home Repairs
67 Sugarloaf St.
Andres Kwart

Petal & Wing
24 Graves St.
Sara Curtin

Thayer Street Builders
8 Coates Ave.
Kelly Potts, Robert Goulet

HADLEY

Devine Brothers Farm Partnership
26 Knightly Road
Stephen Devine

Devine Farm
26 Knightly Road
Devine Farm Inc.

Doubleday Farm
201 River Dr.
Thomas Doubleday

Dunkin’ Donuts
331 Russell St.
Mason Donuts LLC

Esselon Café
99 Russell St.
Mark Krause

Greggory’s
195 Russell St.
Greggory Thornton

North Maple Properties
27 North Maple St.
Austin Eglehart

Norwottuck Crossfit
220 Russell St.
Robert Migliaccio

Panera
351 Russell St.
Dean Carmon

Olde Hadley Flea Market
45 Lawrence Plain Road
Thomas Sobasko

Subway
367 Russell St.
Mothers Haystack LLC

LONGMEADOW

Centered Counseling
175 Dwight Road
Centered Counseling

JBC Epower Press
18 South Park Ave.
JBC Epower Press

SOUTHWICK

Altered Performance & Wiring
10 Cedar St., Apt. 12
Joseph Mussell White

Trendy Right Now, LLC
44 Bugbee Road
Robert Boyd

WESTFIELD

Big Big Box LLC
66 Westfield Industrial Park
Big Big Box LLC

The Crack Man
14 Clifton St.
The Crack Man

Fields of Flowers Farm
435 North Road
Patricia Field

Florek Family Farm
840 Granville Road
Christopher Florek

Franchy’s Restaurant
868 Southampton Road
Abdou Sane

Hickory Hill Farm
325 Montgomery Road
Dennis Bishop

Mercy Adult Day Health of Westfield
24 Clifton St.
Trinity Health PACE

Richards Fine Jewelers
461 East Main St.
M. Anthony Diamonds

Westfield Animal Clinic
422 North Elm St.
D & J Animal Clinic

Westfield Nails & Spa
459 East Main St., D5
Hanh Chanh

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Kimberly Salvas LMHC
425 Union St.
Kimberly Salvas

Lucky Se7ens Carpet LLC
1752 Riverdale St.
Gabfriel Khatchadourian

McCarty Law
594 Rogers Ave.
Jerome McCarthy Jr.

Mercy LIFE
200 Hillside Ave.
Emmanuel Cheo

Ryan Magni Media
986 Morgan Road
Ryan Magni

Siciliano Salon
1362 Westfield St.
Siciliano Salon

St. Joseph’s Family Dental LLC
258 Main St.
Susana Aguero

Bankruptcies

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

Allen, Susan M.
103 A Hillside Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Chapter: 13
Date: 01/26/2022

Balzer, Charles C.
21 Ferry Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Chapter: 13
Date: 01/18/2022
Boyd, Tracie H.
60 Allen Road
Sturbridge, MA 01566
Boyd, Geoffrey L.
28039 Pisces Lane
Bonita Springs, FL 34135
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/21/2022

Chandler, Joel Jeffrey
451 Britton St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/28/2022

Chartrand, Kenneth Shields
20 Hampton Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/18/2022

Chevalier, Michael J.
Chevalier, Sidney J.
96 Batchelor St.
Granby, MA 01033
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/24/2022

Gazda, Steven
15 Bates St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/25/2022

Hartin, Andrea
3 Perennial Lane
Hampden, MA 01036
Chapter: 13
Date: 01/25/2022

Kupiec, Mitchell S.
152 Sewall St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/27/2022

Landry, Irene L.
3 Meadow St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/31/2022

Mayes, David Alan
128 Avery St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 13
Date: 01/31/2022

Mercure, Richard A.
198 Brookfield Lane
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/28/2022

Quinones, Samuel
44 Bruce St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 13
Date: 01/20/2022

Roy, Jerome R.
106 Horseshoe Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01022
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/18/2022

Songini, Laurie Ann
15 Sutton Place, Apt. 3
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/20/2022

Wakefield, Irene I.
73 Tannery Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/25/2022

Walker, Bruce H.
Walker, Mary Ellen
198 Pomeroy Meadow Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/21/2022

Whitman, Sabryna N.
662 Amherst Road, Apt. 1
Granby, MA 01033
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/18/2022

Wojnilowicz, Lisa J.
69 Hillside Village, Apt. 69
Ware, MA 01082
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/20/2022

Company Notebook

Valley Venture Mentors Joins Forces with Western Massachusetts EDC

SPRINGFIELD — The Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council (EDC) announced it has welcomed Valley Venture Mentors (VVM) into the EDC ranks as a regional leader in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. With a shared vision in stimulating and facilitating a vigorous regional economy, the EDC is committed to supporting local entrepreneurship, which ultimately leads to the acceleration of economic development and community vitalization. EDC and VVM leadership have been in discussion on the future of the entrepreneurial ecosystem and have decided to join forces. “The leadership at the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts recognizes the unique value of VVM, its impactful programming, and diverse pool of mentors,” the VVM board of directors noted in a statement. “We are excited to hand over the reins to the EDC and watch VVM and the EDC work more closely together to fulfill the mission of helping all entrepreneurs in Western Mass. not just succeed, but thrive.” With this new transition, the EDC has appointed Hope Ross Gibaldi as executive director of VVM.

 

Mellon Foundation Awards Five Colleges $1.6 Million Faculty-development Grant

AMHERST — The Five College Consortium has been awarded a $1.6 million grant by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to create programming that will develop faculty members’ administrative leadership skills. Titled “Building Academic Leaders in the Humanities,” the grant will fund a three-and-a-half-year program to prepare humanities faculty to take on leadership roles at Five Colleges’ member institutions — Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith colleges and UMass Amherst — and elsewhere. The program builds on a seminar one held at Amherst College in 2020 for 24 faculty members interested in taking on or already occupying administrative roles. The success of the Amherst model led the chief academic officers of the Five College campuses to propose a collaborative leadership-development effort across all five institutions. Amherst College Associate Provost and Associate Dean of Faculty Pawan Dhingra will lead the grant team, along with UMass Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Professor of Sociology Michelle Budig, Mount Holyoke College Associate Dean of Faculty Elizabeth Markovits, Smith College Dean for Academic Development Hélène Visentin, and Hampshire College Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs Yaniris Fernandez. The Mellon Foundation funding will support two annual institutes, one designed for early- to mid-career faculty who are planning to take on their first administrative responsibilities, and another for current faculty administrators looking to move into higher leadership roles. Facilitated by experienced campus leaders, these institutes will cover subjects ranging from managing budgets to maintaining work-life balance. Developing participants’ capacity to support diversity, equity, and inclusion will be an overall theme of both institutes.

 

 

Manning Family Foundation Gives $3 Million to UMass Amherst

AMHERST — Alumnus Paul Manning and his wife, Diane, have committed $3 million through their family foundation to expand the Manning Innovation Program at UMass Amherst. The gift provides three years of support in advancing a robust and sustainable commercialization pipeline of applied and translational research projects from the university. The Manning Innovation Program, based in the university’s Institute for Applied Life Sciences (IALS), provides grants to advance applied research and development efforts in the sciences and engineering through the creation of startup companies and the licensing of intellectual property. Since its inception, 14 faculty members have received a Manning Innovation Award, including one research professor who has used these new funds to make strides toward new, life-saving liver-disease treatments. The program has also fostered a stronger culture of entrepreneurship in the College of Natural Sciences (CNS) and greater collaboration among Isenberg School of Management advisors, science and technology researchers, and industry experts as they work to translate research into field-disrupting products. The Manning Innovation Program was originally established in 2019 with $1 million in seed funding from the Mannings and was initially open only to CNS faculty. “When we established the Manning Innovation Program almost three years ago, our goal was to fund brilliant minds as they tackled some of the world’s biggest problems,” Paul Manning said. “But the program’s success has surpassed our expectations, which is why we are investing in its expansion. We look forward to seeing many more innovative solutions that are sure to make a global impact.”

 

Upright Education Partners with GCC on Technology Career Training

GREENFIELD — Upright Education and Greenfield Community College (GCC) are partnering to provide award-winning career-enhancement programs in technology in Western Mass. and beyond. The new partnership is being provided through GCC’s Workforce Development Office and will give learners a unique chance to participate in boot camps that help them quickly learn marketable skills in technology, including software development and user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design. Participants will be able to attend the programs virtually and can complete them in as few as 10 weeks. With Upright’s national partner network and suite of curriculum offerings and GCC’s access to the area’s working population and robust higher-education system, this partnership aims to significantly augment efforts to develop the technology workforce in the region. All courses are fully accessible to online participants and offered with a variety of pricing models. For more information on available Upright offerings, visit bootcamp.gcc.mass.edu, or attend an upcoming information session on Wednesday, March 9.

 

WNE College of Engineering to Offer Hands-on Integrated Photonics Training

SPRINGFIELD — Western New England University’s (WNE) College of Engineering Laboratory for Education and Application Prototypes (LEAP@WNE) in Springfield is the first to offer the latest hands-on integrated photonics training in collaboration with Spark Photonics to enhance the Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) Department’s optics/photonics bachelor of science in electrical engineering degree sequence. Spark Photonics, an independent commercial photonic integrated circuit-design house based in Waltham, recently delivered its first commercially available education and workforce development (EWD) photonic integrated circuit (PIC) kit to the Western New England University College of Engineering Laboratory for Education and Application Prototypes. LEAP@WNE is a state-of-the-art optics/photonics training center established through the Massachusetts Center for Advanced Manufacturing to advance innovation and job growth throughout the state. Steve Adamshick, associate professor and director of LEAP@WNE, said there will definitely be a shift in the program as a result of the EWD PIC kit. Unlike other established industries, few education and workforce-development programs focus specifically on the integrated photonics industry in the U.S., and only a handful of those offer students the type of hands-on experience that they will face in a real-world manufacturing environment. The hands-on difference at WNE has resulted in the ECE department placing 99% of its students in jobs with a median salary of $103,390 or full-tuition scholarships at prestigious R1 institutions (those with very high research activity).

 

Berkshire Bank Earns Gold Community Champion Award

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Bank was recently presented the Gold Community Champion Award from Banking Northeast magazine in the economic-development category. This award recognized the bank’s comprehensive efforts to foster economic resilience in its communities. Banking Northeast established the Community Champion Awards to honor the banks and credit unions who went beyond the call to aid their community in a special time of need or whose cumulative effort has made a substantial, positive impact. Winners were presented at the magazine’s Gala Awards last month at Mohegan Sun. Berkshire Bank’s Gold Community Champion Award recognized its efforts to harness its core business activities, pandemic response, community involvement, philanthropic programs, and innovative financial solutions such as MyFreedom Checking and the Futures Fund to strengthen its neighborhoods. Berkshire helped deploy nearly $1 billion in PPP funding to assist small businesses during the pandemic and helped more than 180,000 individuals with financial-wellness programming. According to an independent third party, Berkshire reinvests at a rate nearly 70% higher than the industry average. Through its BEST Community Comeback program, the company expects to lend and invest $5 billion over the next three years to lift up its communities across four key areas: fueling small businesses, community financing and philanthropy, financial access and empowerment, and funding environmental sustainability. The plan is expected to result in more businesses and jobs being created, more families achieving the dream of owning a home, more quality housing in neighborhoods, and investments in activities that reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.

 

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

DEERFIELD

299 Greenfield Road
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $409,000
Buyer: Adam J. Daniell
Seller: STS Properties LLC
Date: 01/28/22

14 Old Albany Road
Deerfield, MA 01342
Amount: $224,000
Buyer: Adrie Rose
Seller: Donna L. Almstead
Date: 01/26/22

GILL

10 Cross Road
Gill, MA 01354
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Helene Grosvenor
Seller: Jacob B. Rau
Date: 01/28/22

1 Main Road
Gill, MA 01354
Amount: $650,000
Buyer: PGM Management Property LLC
Seller: Steven B. Luzi
Date: 01/26/22

88 North Cross Road
Gill, MA 01354
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Daniel J. Shea
Seller: Thomas W. Wyman
Date: 02/01/22

GREENFIELD

350 Chapman St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Lucas T. Seaman
Seller: Kevin C. Seaman
Date: 01/28/22

41 Conway St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $2,050,000
Buyer: MAG Real Estate Holdings Greenfield
Seller: James J. Dillon
Date: 02/02/22

49 Conway St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $2,050,000
Buyer: MAG Real Estate Holdings Greenfield
Seller: James J. Dillon
Date: 02/02/22

29 Cypress St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $169,900
Buyer: Bonnie L. Brown
Seller: Timothy D. Mosher
Date: 01/26/22

62 Fargo St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $440,000
Buyer: Tatyana Mihai
Seller: Ronald P. Croteau
Date: 01/31/22

12 Fort Square
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $2,050,000
Buyer: MAG Real Estate Holdings Greenfield
Seller: James J. Dillon
Date: 02/02/22

15 Fort Square
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $2,050,000
Buyer: MAG Real Estate Holdings Greenfield
Seller: James J. Dillon
Date: 02/02/22

4 Hayes Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $2,050,000
Buyer: MAG Real Estate Holdings Greenfield
Seller: James J. Dillon
Date: 02/02/22

7 Laurel St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Peter L. Studt
Seller: David Jarvis
Date: 02/03/22

54 Main St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $2,050,000
Buyer: MAG Real Estate Holdings Greenfield
Seller: James J. Dillon
Date: 02/02/22

HAWLEY

49 East Road
Hawley, MA 01339
Amount: $575,000
Buyer: Douglas F. Blough
Seller: James R. Schaefer
Date: 01/28/22

62 Labelle Road
Hawley, MA 01339
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Kiley E. Turner
Seller: Michael King
Date: 01/24/22

LEVERETT

220 Pratt Corner Road
Leverett, MA 01054
Amount: $600,000
Buyer: Kathleen F. Markland
Seller: Tramazzo FT
Date: 01/24/22

MONROE

161 Main Road
Monroe, MA 01350
Amount: $251,000
Buyer: Sheila M. Thoresen
Seller: Thomas S. Thoresen
Date: 02/01/22

MONTAGUE

33 East Main St.
Montague, MA 01349
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Millers Falls Property Management
Seller: Vidya G. Patel
Date: 02/02/22

17 Masonic Ave.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $191,000
Buyer: Joseph P. George
Seller: George R. Marchacos
Date: 01/27/22

68 Old Stage Road
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $506,500
Buyer: Adam M. Thurrell
Seller: Athena M. Morris
Date: 01/31/22

NORTHFIELD

81 Highland Ave.
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Joshua Lim
Seller: Aquinas College-Thomas
Date: 01/28/22

ORANGE

85 Cheney St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Joshua Blackburn
Seller: Reginald C. Haughton
Date: 01/26/22

ROWE

37 Brittingham Hill Road
Rowe, MA 01367
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Mazen Nasrallah
Seller: Robert J. Avallone
Date: 02/02/22

SUNDERLAND

140 North Silver Lane
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $435,000
Buyer: Louai Abu-Osba
Seller: Mieczkowski, Stanley E., (Estate)
Date: 01/31/22

WHATELY

52 Webber Road
Whately, MA 01039
Amount: $440,000
Buyer: Angelia Bisbee
Seller: Mary St.Germain
Date: 02/03/22

HAMPDEN COUNTY

AGAWAM

52 Briarcliff Dr.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Clifford W. Robinson
Seller: Michael J. Tufariello
Date: 01/31/22

77 Dutchmaster Dr.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $502,000
Buyer: Anthony Montano
Seller: Joseph L. Montano
Date: 01/24/22

62 Federal Ave.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Jonathan M. Latourelle
Seller: Michael D. Latourelle
Date: 01/26/22

104 North St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $209,000
Buyer: Douglas R. Nooney
Seller: Alan E. Boissonneault
Date: 02/03/22

127 Princeton Ave.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $406,000
Buyer: Sean M. Roda
Seller: Lynnann Tremble
Date: 01/28/22

11 Rhodes Ave.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $226,000
Buyer: Nicholas M. Kupiec
Seller: David C. Young
Date: 01/25/22

55 River Road
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $247,500
Buyer: Maks Realty LLC
Seller: Bonavita, Victor R., (Estate)
Date: 02/02/22

111-113 Rowley St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $455,000
Buyer: Nicholas Maratea
Seller: RSKE LLC
Date: 02/01/22

94 Wagon Wheel Dr.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $510,000
Buyer: Juan Henriquez
Seller: Jacob Thomas
Date: 01/31/22

BRIMFIELD

324 Palmer Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $325,900
Buyer: Christopher Puskas
Seller: Stephen R. Holuk
Date: 02/01/22

CHESTER

102 Skyline Trail
Chester, MA 01011
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: O’Connor Hart
Seller: Martha S. Barus
Date: 02/04/22

CHICOPEE

33 Andover Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Rebecca A. Chmura
Seller: Marnee G. Grace
Date: 01/25/22

89 Chapel St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Jorge Llull-Vazquez
Seller: Dennis E. Banville
Date: 01/28/22

732 Chicopee St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $395,000
Buyer: Property Management Investment & Development
Seller: The V. Huynh
Date: 02/01/22

98 Clairmont Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $175,010
Buyer: Mary E. Goulette
Seller: Eleanor A. Weeks
Date: 01/24/22

152 College St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: David E. Vickers
Seller: Denette Properties LLC
Date: 02/02/22

32 Concord St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $218,000
Buyer: Maryann E. Haas-Porter
Seller: Caryl Velago
Date: 01/31/22

43 Davenport St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Jeffrey W. Laplante
Seller: SRV Properties LLC
Date: 02/01/22

53 Dickinson St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Alexander I. Latoshkin
Seller: Judith A. Harmon
Date: 02/01/22

38 Dorrance St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $267,000
Buyer: Adrian Delarosa
Seller: Janessa M. Santana
Date: 01/28/22

15 Driscoll St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $242,900
Buyer: Tammie Mitchell
Seller: Michael A. Roch
Date: 02/01/22

40 Dublin St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $331,000
Buyer: Amat Victoria Curam LLC
Seller: Dublin Street LLC
Date: 01/28/22

44 Dublin St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $331,000
Buyer: Amat Victoria Curam LLC
Seller: Dublin Street LLC
Date: 01/28/22

68 Fairview Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Skyspec Holdings LLC
Seller: Henry J. Zyla
Date: 01/31/22

62 Fedak Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: John J. Flynn
Seller: Kenneth M. Lemanski
Date: 01/26/22

21 Fredette St.
Chicopee, MA 01022
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Michael J. Ash
Seller: N. Riley Development Inc.
Date: 01/28/22

874 Front St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Alexandr Emciuc
Seller: Carlos G. Dias
Date: 01/31/22

29 Hampshire St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $268,500
Buyer: Anthony J. Deprey-Willis
Seller: Matthew W. Beaudette
Date: 01/28/22

66 Hyde Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: Jovany M. Sanchez
Seller: Rui M. Baltazar
Date: 02/03/22

58 Kaveney St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Jesus E. Arocho
Seller: Mya V. Gaskins
Date: 01/28/22

35 Kimball St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $331,000
Buyer: Amat Victoria Curam LLC
Seller: Dublin Street LLC
Date: 01/28/22

34 Lafond Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $212,500
Buyer: Matthew J. Dupuis
Seller: Gerald S. Campion
Date: 01/31/22

97 Leo Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $193,605
Buyer: Bank New York Mellon
Seller: Brian A. Bogart
Date: 02/01/22

69 Ludger Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $232,000
Buyer: Ashley Grant
Seller: Jessica M. Daly
Date: 02/04/22

820 McKinstry Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Matthew Robitaille
Seller: Michelle Bedard
Date: 01/28/22

680 Meadow St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: NSPFD LLC
Seller: DTS Meadow Street LLC
Date: 02/04/22

25 Montauk Road
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Adrian Vadney
Seller: Robert P. Morin
Date: 01/27/22

30 Olivine St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Property Advantage Inc.
Seller: David E. Spafford
Date: 02/02/22

157 Pendleton Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Sean Fournier
Seller: Roger Laflamme
Date: 01/31/22

123 Prospect St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Ivonne Reyes
Seller: Jared S. Johnson
Date: 01/28/22

220 Royal St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: David E. Vickers
Seller: Denette Properties LLC
Date: 02/02/22

157 Ruskin St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $118,500
Buyer: Ali S. Younes
Seller: Palys, John S., (Estate)
Date: 02/01/22

20 Simone Road
Chicopee, MA 01440
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Latrisha Rodriguez
Seller: Desrosiers, Irene V., (Estate)
Date: 01/24/22

61 Simonich Circle
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Justin Olmo
Seller: Hector J. Centeno
Date: 01/24/22

210 Stebbins St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Daviau & Robert Properties LLC
Seller: 91 East Park Inc.
Date: 01/27/22

95 Ward St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $181,000
Buyer: Roza Albahadly
Seller: Wilmington Savings
Date: 01/26/22

EAST LONGMEADOW

19 Alvin St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $272,500
Buyer: Christopher Borecki
Seller: Savannah Richards
Date: 01/24/22

23 Brook St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Constance Gallagher
Seller: Judith A. Smith
Date: 01/27/22

353 Elm St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $257,000
Buyer: Dmytro Pechonkin
Seller: Daniel L. Handzel
Date: 02/01/22

10 Fairview St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Gary C. Jacobs
Seller: Richard M. Martin
Date: 01/24/22

115 Prospect St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $489,000
Buyer: Geoffrey P. Peer
Seller: Ryan M. St.Germain
Date: 01/28/22

30 Westwood Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: David E. Fortier
Seller: B. J. Anzalotti Colby IRT
Date: 01/28/22

HAMPDEN

Briarcliff Ave.
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Richard G. Herdsman
Seller: Karl Burston
Date: 01/27/22

19 Echo Valley Dr.
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Tyler H. Simons
Seller: Gregory F. Dubois
Date: 01/28/22

34 Main St.
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $4,495,833
Buyer: Vantage Care Hampden Realty
Seller: Massachusetts SNF 1 LLC
Date: 02/04/22

Wilbraham Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Jessica Boyle
Seller: Rocky Mountain Wood Co. Inc.
Date: 01/25/22

HOLYOKE

116-118 Brown Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Benjamin Sullivan
Seller: Leonard F. Surdyka
Date: 02/02/22

104 Columbus Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $227,500
Buyer: Kathleen Fahey
Seller: Matthew O’Connor
Date: 01/27/22

21 Francis Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Jailson Varela
Seller: Maria C. Harris
Date: 01/31/22

65-67 Hitchcock St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Alex Hiller
Seller: Frank Drobiak
Date: 02/04/22

68 Lawler St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Wayne Versace
Seller: Deanna L. O’Neill
Date: 01/27/22

151 Lincoln St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Mary Hatch
Seller: Amy S. Meek
Date: 01/28/22

14 Maple Crest Circle
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $159,900
Buyer: Tanesia Westbrooks
Seller: Alfaville LLC
Date: 01/28/22

4 Memorial Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Caitlin E. O’Hare
Seller: Cynthia L. Walsh
Date: 02/04/22

51 North Summer St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $167,400
Buyer: Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC
Seller: Warren P. Fay
Date: 01/26/22

1140 Northampton St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $455,000
Buyer: Sharon A. Farmer
Seller: Ruth H. Pinon
Date: 02/04/22

51 Norwood Ter.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Suzanne E. Platanitis
Seller: David J. Herbert
Date: 01/31/22

48 Pleasant St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Mlada Bukovansky
Seller: Doty, Richard M., (Estate)
Date: 01/24/22

6 Shawmut Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Robert A. Fournier
Seller: Stephen F. Marion
Date: 01/26/22

73-75 Walnut St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $625,000
Buyer: Bull Stack Industries LLC
Seller: Albert E. Paone
Date: 02/02/22

77 Walnut St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $625,000
Buyer: Bull Stack Industries LLC
Seller: Albert E. Paone
Date: 02/02/22

272 Walnut St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Alycar Investments LLC
Seller: Efrain Martinez-Ramos
Date: 01/26/22

142 Westfield Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $207,000
Buyer: J&E Real Estate LLC
Seller: Luis E. Agudelo
Date: 01/28/22

21 Woods Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $344,000
Buyer: Lisa D. Lindstrom
Seller: Kimberly S. Olvert-Provost
Date: 01/31/22

LONGMEADOW

53 Homestead Blvd.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $276,500
Buyer: Kelly Cuoco
Seller: Jessica A. Reed
Date: 02/04/22

110 Longmeadow St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $420,000
Buyer: Nathaniel Hammond
Seller: John P. Labulis
Date: 01/27/22

18 Maple Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $359,900
Buyer: Michael J. Yaeger
Seller: Quynh L. Nguyen
Date: 01/25/22

96 Woodside Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Blackwood Sampson & Turner
Seller: Phyllis Levenson
Date: 01/28/22

LUDLOW

23 Armand St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $306,000
Buyer: Joann C. Broussard
Seller: Steven J. Mastalerz
Date: 02/01/22

124 Cedar St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Yesenia M. Cruz
Seller: Maria T. Ferreira
Date: 01/28/22

844 Center St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $202,000
Buyer: Amanda Waldron
Seller: Jordan Machado
Date: 01/28/22

303 Chapin St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $238,000
Buyer: Kimberly A. Lengieza
Seller: Cristina M. Grimes
Date: 01/31/22

116-120 East St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Antonio Sosa
Seller: Nancy Dias
Date: 01/25/22

565-567 East St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $332,000
Buyer: Clayton S. Booth
Seller: Paul Baltazar
Date: 01/26/22

115 John St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Emel Yaglidere
Seller: Maria Dosanjos-Pereira
Date: 01/27/22

162 Massachusetts Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Golden Gorillas LLC
Seller: Veteran Stan LLC
Date: 01/26/22

137 West Akard St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $285,500
Buyer: Jordan Machado
Seller: Katimae Strycharz
Date: 01/28/22

32 Wilno Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $268,000
Buyer: Adam Jacobson
Seller: Haley A. McGinnis
Date: 01/27/22

MONSON

10 Robbins Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $221,490
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Linda S. Costa
Date: 01/26/22

50 Thompson St.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Daniel M. Courtney
Seller: John H. Courtney
Date: 01/28/22

21 Wilbraham Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $173,550
Buyer: Selene Finance LP
Seller: David D. Perkins
Date: 01/25/22

PALMER

15 Barlow St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Kallie Lacrosse
Seller: Muhammad Siyyar
Date: 01/28/22

270 Boston Road
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Andrew Close
Seller: Robert J. Sullivan
Date: 01/31/22

307 Breckenridge St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $286,000
Buyer: E. M. Delcampo-Gloria
Seller: Alexandra R. Zerwitz
Date: 01/24/22

229 Flynt St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $249,900
Buyer: Heather McMillan
Seller: Mainville, Karen R., (Estate)
Date: 01/31/22

4293-4295 High St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Marco Vieira
Seller: Arenas Investments LLC
Date: 01/28/22

4293-4295 High St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Arenas Investments LLC
Seller: Ted Strzelecki
Date: 01/28/22

1479 North Main St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Lakiesha Sciarra
Seller: MWA Realty LLC
Date: 01/25/22

1594-1596 North Main St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $177,000
Buyer: Citadel Projects LLC
Seller: J. Danusia Lokii-Braese
Date: 01/28/22

4042-4044 Pine St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Avyanna Cruz
Seller: Citadel Projects LLC
Date: 01/24/22

SPRINGFIELD

169 Abbott St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Jennifer Ramos
Seller: Charles D. Vanzant
Date: 01/25/22

672 Alden St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Elisandro Cuevas
Seller: Ana Terrero
Date: 02/04/22

70 Alderman St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Rodman Capital Group LLC
Seller: Thuy D. To
Date: 02/04/22

80-82 Alvin St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Vladimir S. Chacho-Paltin
Seller: Albert D. Facchini
Date: 01/28/22

5 Amanda St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Hilton J. Zapata-Ramirez
Seller: Teshena I. Jones-Swaby
Date: 02/03/22

61 Bacon Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $248,668
Buyer: Ryan Murphy
Seller: Martina B. Papierski
Date: 02/02/22

35 Barber St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $144,000
Buyer: Meagan A. Morrissette
Seller: Leslie J. Macaulay
Date: 02/04/22

731 Bay St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $171,000
Buyer: Billy Clark
Seller: Matrisa R. Crapps
Date: 02/01/22

23 Baywood St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Mary Okyere
Seller: Shirley Lebron
Date: 01/26/22

77 Beaumont St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Alycar Investments LLC
Seller: SRV Properties LLC
Date: 02/01/22

97 Bellevue Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $307,000
Buyer: Cedric Smith
Seller: April M. Foulks-Rivera
Date: 01/24/22

638 Belmont Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $437,000
Buyer: Dos Gorditos LLC
Seller: Central Commons LLC
Date: 02/03/22

448 Berkshire Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Gladyneth P. Salinas
Seller: William J. Bergmann
Date: 01/28/22

42-44 Biltmore St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $322,000
Buyer: Damaris Cartagena
Seller: Juan L. Henriquez
Date: 01/31/22

65 Burnside Ter.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Value Properties LLC
Seller: John J. Kuhn
Date: 01/24/22

476-478 Carew St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $306,000
Buyer: Ismael Torres-Mendez
Seller: JJJ17 LLC
Date: 01/25/22

89 Carol Ann St.
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $258,000
Buyer: Israel D. Rosa-Moreno
Seller: Tony Younes
Date: 02/03/22

12 Carroll St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Prestigious 1 LLC
Seller: Mohegan Real Estate LLC
Date: 01/27/22

141-143 Carver St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $231,000
Buyer: M. A. Jimenez-Decortorreal
Seller: Carleny Henriquez
Date: 01/27/22

135-137 Cedar St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $319,000
Buyer: Johnie Harolda-Sanders
Seller: Migdalia Valentin
Date: 01/28/22

142 Chapin Ter.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Plata O. Plomo Inc.
Seller: Carol A. Gittles
Date: 01/25/22

51 Clough St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Amber Anderson
Seller: Elizabeth M. Case
Date: 01/26/22

45 Crabtree St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $259,000
Buyer: Holden Krueger
Seller: Maurice G. Lindsay
Date: 01/24/22

110 Darling St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Kelley Gangi
Seller: Jasmine Bosworth
Date: 02/04/22

32-34 Dawes St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Leonard A. Denette
Seller: Anthony M. Rodriguez
Date: 01/27/22

305 Denver St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Kennedy Acquisitions LLC
Seller: Citizens Bank
Date: 01/27/22

79 Denwall Dr.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $238,000
Buyer: Ana M. Brown
Seller: Cynthia J. Gonzalez
Date: 02/03/22

540 Dickinson St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Muhammad Hatib
Seller: Iris B. Little
Date: 01/28/22

53 Druid Hill Road
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Wilmington Savings
Seller: Stasia B. Boris
Date: 02/01/22

475 Dwight Road
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Van T. Nguyen
Seller: Bishan Gajmer
Date: 01/31/22

30 Eldridge St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Cong T. Co
Seller: Thiet T. Son
Date: 01/31/22

45-47 Forest Park Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $287,000
Buyer: Cherialy Colon
Seller: Justin M. Alejandro
Date: 02/04/22

267 Fountain St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Kemler M. Long
Seller: Patricia R. Gallerani
Date: 02/01/22

93 Garfield St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Corina Young
Seller: Deborah Roque
Date: 01/31/22

65 Garland St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $213,500
Buyer: Jason P. Fahey
Seller: Olga L. Orengo
Date: 02/03/22

463 Gifford St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Steven White
Seller: Michael W. Belmarce
Date: 01/28/22

188 Gilbert Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Yariana Rivera
Seller: US Bank
Date: 01/27/22

412 Gillette Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $188,000
Buyer: Justin C. Ayala
Seller: Matina Metropoulos
Date: 02/03/22

35 Gladstone St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $202,500
Buyer: Deng Dynasty LLC
Seller: Vanessa McCoy
Date: 01/27/22

106 Greene St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Reynaldo M. Sepulveda
Seller: Ibrahim Aljashaam
Date: 01/31/22

79 Harkness Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Ebonie D. Bethea
Seller: Valerie Cotto
Date: 01/25/22

28-32 Hillman St.
Springfield, MA 01103
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Hillman Lot LLC
Seller: TD Bank
Date: 01/27/22

57 Hobson St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Curtis Emerson
Seller: Marie Pervonga
Date: 02/03/22

35 Itendale St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $140,600
Buyer: Delroy Gayle
Seller: Deutsche Bank
Date: 01/31/22

166 Kensington Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $177,500
Buyer: Emtay Inc.
Seller: Winston J. Nixon
Date: 01/28/22

87 Kingsley St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $221,000
Buyer: Josue Vazquez
Seller: Meredith Griswold
Date: 02/02/22

34 Lamont St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $211,000
Buyer: Ryan A. Riel
Seller: Antonio Lebron
Date: 01/28/22

105 Lancaster St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $258,000
Buyer: Stephanie R. Johnson
Seller: Michael D. McLane
Date: 01/31/22

44 Larchmont St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $189,900
Buyer: Carla E. Perez
Seller: Jimarie Quinonez
Date: 02/02/22

306 Laurelton St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Leslie Figiela
Seller: Tawana Davis
Date: 02/03/22

41-43 Lester St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Gleny E. Bryan
Seller: Mark A. Robbins
Date: 01/25/22

18 Littleton St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Equity Trust Co.
Seller: Marisol Molina
Date: 01/28/22

190 Longhill St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $506,000
Buyer: Johnnie Asencio
Seller: Mark G. Hambley
Date: 02/04/22

283 Longhill St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $515,000
Buyer: Keith Celebrezze
Seller: Johnnie Asencio
Date: 02/04/22

160 Louis Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $142,000
Buyer: A&T Home Improvement LLC
Seller: James L. Garnes
Date: 01/26/22

145-151 Main St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $915,000
Buyer: 145 Main Street Property LLC
Seller: Lachenauer LLC
Date: 01/28/22

1441 Main St.
Springfield, MA 01103
Amount: $5,075,000
Buyer: 1441 Main St. LLC
Seller: SIS Center Inc.
Date: 01/27/22

3500 Main St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $6,700,000
Buyer: KAGR 2 Springfield 3500 LLC
Seller: Springfield 3500 Medical Properties
Date: 02/04/22

3550 Main St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $19,500,000
Buyer: KAGR 2 Springfield 3550 LLC
Seller: Springfield 3550 Medical Properties
Date: 02/04/22

3640 Main St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $23,900,000
Buyer: KAGR 2 Springfield 3640 LLC
Seller: Springfield 3640 Medical Properties
Date: 02/04/22

78 Maple St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $288,500
Buyer: Vito C. Resto
Seller: Maple Street Assocs. LLC
Date: 01/25/22

111 Margerie St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Angelika G. Rodriguez
Seller: Williams, Georgia, (Estate)
Date: 01/28/22

182 Marsden St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Lutece P. Richardson
Seller: Norman E. Harris
Date: 01/28/22

38-40 Massachusetts Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Francisco Pojoy
Seller: Roger Cruz-Cordero
Date: 01/26/22

60 Michigan St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Alfredo Maldonado-Rivera
Seller: Marceau, Theresa B., (Estate)
Date: 01/28/22

170 Mildred Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: 170 Mildred Avenue LLC
Seller: Brital 1987 LLC
Date: 01/31/22

56-58 Milton St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $205,500
Buyer: Hamid T. Hallums
Seller: Robert W. Salmond
Date: 02/02/22

40 Murray Hill Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Jimmy B. Wilbon
Seller: Iveliz Ramos
Date: 01/25/22

333-335 Newbury St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Omar Anderson
Seller: Junior Williams
Date: 01/28/22

240 Newton Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Jeffery Markham
Seller: Lynn R. Leonard
Date: 01/31/22

211 Nottingham St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: William Delgado-Sanabria
Seller: Joanne M. Kendall
Date: 01/24/22

61 Orlando St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Jose L. Matute
Seller: NKZ Realty Inc.
Date: 01/24/22

217 Osborne Ter.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $257,000
Buyer: Josean J. Morales-Rivera
Seller: William C. Reardon
Date: 02/03/22

359 Page Blvd.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Old Sudbury Realty LLC
Seller: Joseph A. Boudreau
Date: 01/26/22

1847 Parker St.
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $246,000
Buyer: Muhammad Akbar
Seller: Tyeka Robinson
Date: 02/02/22

14 Pasco Road
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Jasmine Bosworth
Seller: Pratt, Judith A., (Estate)
Date: 02/04/22

45 Peer St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $207,000
Buyer: Henry Anderson
Seller: K. C. Anderson-Herdsman
Date: 01/27/22

132 Pilgrim Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $259,900
Buyer: Mathew P. Caron
Seller: Wilfredo Ramos
Date: 02/04/22

139 Pilgrim Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $232,500
Buyer: Robert Dufresne
Seller: Dufresne, Cecile D., (Estate)
Date: 01/27/22

546 Plainfield St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $188,000
Buyer: Juan Alejandro
Seller: Jorge Perez
Date: 01/24/22

50 Pondview Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $355,500
Buyer: Nancyjo C. Rongner
Seller: Redmond FT
Date: 01/26/22

63 Porter St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $117,000
Buyer: Felix L. Gonzalez
Seller: Evelyn Carbone
Date: 02/02/22

167-169 Prospect St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Xiaomao B. Wang
Seller: Stephen M. Borucki
Date: 02/04/22

34 Quebec St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $214,999
Buyer: Bradley Kirby
Seller: Luis Eugenio
Date: 01/28/22

118 Quincy St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $198,000
Buyer: Tynayko Melendez
Seller: Juan L. Then
Date: 01/28/22

221-223 Quincy St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $246,000
Buyer: Morgan V. Dibacco
Seller: Gustavo Kruschewsky
Date: 01/24/22

115 Ranney St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Ariana Nunez
Seller: Yellowbrick Property LLC
Date: 01/28/22

13 Ringgold St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $222,000
Buyer: Antwan Kendrick
Seller: Angeline Poulis
Date: 01/28/22

35 Russell St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Katherine L. Stapp
Seller: Joanne C. Laflamme
Date: 01/26/22

102-104 Santa Barbara St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Daphne Gojo-Cruz
Seller: Allyssia M. Rivera
Date: 02/04/22

76 Savoy Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Leah E. Griswold
Seller: Timothy J. Distefano
Date: 02/03/22

155 Senator St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Jeyson Soto-Ocasio
Seller: Marcos A. Ortiz
Date: 01/28/22

463-465 State St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $620,000
Buyer: 463 State Street LLC
Seller: Highview Properties LLC
Date: 01/27/22

471 State St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $620,000
Buyer: 463 State Street LLC
Seller: Highview Properties LLC
Date: 01/27/22

331 Tiffany St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Justin G. Rosado
Seller: Cindy M. Goodyear
Date: 01/31/22

83-85 Tulsa St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $270,900
Buyer: Naisha L. Rodriguez
Seller: Mark T. Demos
Date: 01/25/22

677 Union St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $223,000
Buyer: 67 Properties LLC
Seller: Jeffrey Bousquet
Date: 01/28/22

42 Waltham Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $820,000
Buyer: Knox Residences 2 LP
Seller: James Hwang
Date: 02/04/22

781 White St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $212,000
Buyer: Alexandria G. Escribano
Seller: William Tejada
Date: 01/24/22

150 Winton St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $247,000
Buyer: Jamie Pons
Seller: Donna J. Lessard
Date: 02/03/22

178-180 Woodlawn St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Nicholas Bencivengo
Seller: Elizabeth Andujar
Date: 01/31/22

1407-1409 Worcester St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Eric F. Galarza
Seller: Evan A. Powers
Date: 01/31/22

SOUTHWICK

54 Berkshire Ave.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Amanda B. Evans
Seller: Peter S. Attardo
Date: 02/02/22

21 Congamond Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Alexis Romero
Seller: Patricia Edelstein
Date: 01/24/22

249 South Longyard Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $299,000
Buyer: Ethan A. Hoch
Seller: Devon Arnold
Date: 02/03/22

WALES

20 Woodland Heights
Wales, MA 01081
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Daniel Rice
Seller: William L. Haughey
Date: 01/31/22

WEST SPRINGFIELD

31 Alderbrook Lane
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $499,000
Buyer: Thomas Sudnick
Seller: Dana R. Barrows
Date: 01/28/22

28 Almon Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $269,900
Buyer: Jennifer Patton
Seller: Jeffrey Marini
Date: 01/28/22

8 Bretton Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $454,000
Buyer: Felecia Griffin
Seller: Lane, Nancy Emily, (Estate)
Date: 01/27/22

130 Circle Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: William L. Haddenham
Seller: Thomas J. Murray
Date: 01/28/22

30 City View Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $251,500
Buyer: Eric Arabian
Seller: Christopher J. Bryant
Date: 01/27/22

484 Dewey St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Angela M. Zielinski
Seller: Henry F. Spadoni
Date: 02/03/22

130 Doty Circle
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $560,000
Buyer: 130 Doty LLC
Seller: Hubert S. Derenzy
Date: 02/01/22

38 Hill St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Real Estate Investments Northeast
Seller: Wolfpack Realty Corp.
Date: 02/02/22

24 Kelly Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $339,000
Buyer: Zoya Johnson
Seller: Thomas L. Sudnick
Date: 01/28/22

26 Pheasants Xing
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $490,000
Buyer: Deborah I. Roque
Seller: Anthony W. Kelley
Date: 01/31/22

23 Queen Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Jeffrey R. Hoppe
Seller: Maria E. Ashley-Parent
Date: 01/27/22

73 Russell St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $172,000
Buyer: Zafar Takhsilov
Seller: Pesa, Sadika, (Estate)
Date: 01/31/22

7 Smith Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $242,500
Buyer: Aurianna P. Davis
Seller: Michael S. Egan
Date: 02/01/22

37 Upper Beverly Hills
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Megan Seiler
Seller: Howard B. Bernard
Date: 01/24/22

14 Vernon Place
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Gary M. Gorman
Seller: Heritage Ventures LLC
Date: 02/01/22

53 Warren St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Kate MacDougall
Seller: Felecia Montiel-Yager
Date: 01/26/22

30 West St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Carol A. Brunelle
Seller: Nancy E. Hamlin
Date: 01/28/22

15 Wilfred St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Walter Rodgers
Seller: Thomas M. Jarry
Date: 02/03/22

WESTFIELD

217 Apple Blossom Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Matthew Lepage
Seller: Richard P. Briggs
Date: 01/28/22

18 Bowdoin St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $274,000
Buyer: William Malone
Seller: Dorothy L. York
Date: 01/28/22

48 Brentwood Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Michael Meunier
Seller: Sandra Canterbury
Date: 02/03/22

41 Church St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: 309 Park Street LLC
Seller: Nathan A. Byrnes
Date: 01/27/22

2 Cycle St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $162,000
Buyer: Brandon Tessier
Seller: Wells Fargo Bank
Date: 01/24/22

130 Elizabeth Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Danielle Barton
Seller: Fitzgerald Home Solutions LLC
Date: 01/28/22

48 Franklin St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: 502 Union Station LLC
Seller: Robert J. O’Connor
Date: 01/28/22

12 Fremont St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Milos Reljic
Seller: Yelizaveta Belyakova
Date: 02/02/22

54 Jefferson St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $277,000
Buyer: Lynnette Sibley
Seller: Anne E. Kibbe
Date: 01/28/22

64 Lockhouse Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $625,000
Buyer: DDM Property Group LLC
Seller: Robert A. Baker
Date: 02/03/22

70 Notre Dame St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $193,000
Buyer: Bethany L. Thomas
Seller: Stephan K. Prefontaine
Date: 02/01/22

8 Oak St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Michelle Carter
Seller: Walide Soufane
Date: 01/31/22

157 Rachael Ter.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: Angelo Valentini
Seller: Sodi Inc.
Date: 02/01/22

33 Raymond Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $580,000
Buyer: Dermot Hurley
Seller: Mark A. Wilson
Date: 01/31/22

114 Roosevelt Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $244,999
Buyer: Steven Blake-Bianco
Seller: David A. Burl
Date: 01/31/22

535 Russellville Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $228,000
Buyer: Diamond Investment Group LLC
Seller: Kenneth F. Bourdon
Date: 02/03/22

98 Sergeant TM Dion Way
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $6,400,000
Buyer: Alden Credit Union
Seller: Yoshi Corp.
Date: 01/26/22

15 Stratfield Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $236,001
Buyer: Stacey L. Chevalier
Seller: Alexis K. Godden
Date: 01/27/22

11 Sycamore St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Rachel Altman
Seller: Jennifer L. Pirnie
Date: 01/25/22

9 Tow Path Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Ivan Zuev
Seller: Helen S. Kitchell
Date: 01/28/22

478 Western Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Marybeth A. Kennedy
Seller: Elaine Ryan
Date: 02/04/22

110 Woodside Ter.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $327,000
Buyer: Volodymyr Nosenko
Seller: Vadim Plotnikov
Date: 02/03/22

150 Yeoman Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Andrew J. Kriha
Seller: Dermot J. Hurley
Date: 01/31/22

WILBRAHAM

8 Birch St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Matthew D. Boyer
Seller: Matthew D. Boyer
Date: 02/01/22

2155 Boston Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $987,500
Buyer: 670 Wilbraham LLC
Seller: New Woodcrest LLC
Date: 02/02/22

2201 Boston Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $987,500
Buyer: 670 Wilbraham LLC
Seller: New Woodcrest LLC
Date: 02/02/22

2771 Boston Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Gopal Krishna LLC
Seller: Fettes Realty LLC
Date: 01/24/22

35 Brooklawn Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $316,000
Buyer: Casey London-Nathan
Seller: Daniel G. Flanagan
Date: 02/03/22

10 Deer Run Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Nuno G. Guerra
Seller: Germano Andre
Date: 01/24/22

10 Dollar Ave.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $480,000
Buyer: Miguel Goncalves
Seller: HLZC Holdings Inc.
Date: 01/28/22

46 Dudley St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Carol R. Markland
Seller: Heidi H. Cincone
Date: 01/26/22

2 Linwood Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: David D. Benoit
Seller: Benoit, Violet A., (Estate)
Date: 01/24/22

967 Main St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $520,000
Buyer: Jesse S. Kearns
Seller: Robert Zanolli
Date: 01/28/22

9 Maple St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $6,455,367
Buyer: Vantage Care Wilbraham
Seller: Massachusetts SNF 3 LLC
Date: 02/04/22

6 Oxford Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Carla Carnevale
Seller: Anthony Carnevale
Date: 01/31/22

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

AMHERST

180 Aubinwood Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $490,000
Buyer: Ki Y. Lee
Seller: Frederic I. Eisen RET
Date: 01/31/22

37 The Hollow
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $355,000
Buyer: Sangyeon Yun
Seller: Brian D. Mulak
Date: 02/02/22

70 Leverett Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Amir Mikhchi
Seller: Amira Y. Pellett
Date: 01/26/22

100 Mechanic St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $288,000
Buyer: Craig L. Josais
Seller: Nancy M. Drake
Date: 01/25/22

63-69 North Pleasant St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $1,240,000
Buyer: Rara Realty LLC
Seller: Galleria Realty Co. LLC
Date: 01/31/22

677 Station Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $475,000
Buyer: Merlina A. Nova-Brown
Seller: Kathleen F. Markland
Date: 01/24/22

218 Strong St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $455,000
Buyer: Sean D. Lopez
Seller: Michael A. White
Date: 01/25/22

36 Summer St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $510,000
Buyer: Susan Chajes
Seller: Melinda Laus
Date: 01/28/22

43 Summerfield Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $665,000
Buyer: Wei Fan
Seller: T. J. Mountziaris
Date: 01/24/22

BELCHERTOWN

140 Amherst Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $243,000
Buyer: Mallory Bouthilette
Seller: Eagle Home Buyers LLC
Date: 01/31/22

30 Azalea Way
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $510,000
Buyer: Benjamin K. Goulet
Seller: Christopher R. Dupont
Date: 02/01/22

321 Chauncey Walker St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Michael Morin
Seller: Brian R. Woodward
Date: 01/31/22

21 Dogwood Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $548,000
Buyer: Jeffrey A. Moore
Seller: Morando Defronzo
Date: 02/02/22

111 Federal St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $700,000
Buyer: Brent F. Walton
Seller: John F. Loncrini
Date: 01/26/22

25 Maple St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Christopher J. Wakefield
Seller: Andrew P. Boyko
Date: 01/24/22

103 Shea Ave.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $395,550
Buyer: Brian K. Owczarski
Seller: M&G Land Development LLC
Date: 02/03/22

531 State St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $268,000
Buyer: Onna G. Downey
Seller: Hiersche, Patricia G., (Estate)
Date: 01/28/22

184 Stebbins St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Scott J. Urban
Seller: Linda Sickler
Date: 01/25/22

32 Sycamore Circle
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $494,900
Buyer: Barry C. Carlson
Seller: JN Duquette & Son Construction Inc.
Date: 01/25/22

149 Turkey Hill Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $280,400
Buyer: Jocelyn E. Dennen
Seller: Jonathan A. Lawall
Date: 02/04/22

71 Underwood St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $485,000
Buyer: Christopher R. Laurenzo
Seller: Timothy M. Healey
Date: 01/28/22

CHESTERFIELD

33 Partridge Road
Chesterfield, MA 01098
Amount: $529,000
Buyer: Jeffrey S. Greenwood
Seller: Jo A. Smith
Date: 01/31/22

EASTHAMPTON

3 Adams St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $415,750
Buyer: Hans W. Dalhaus
Seller: 3 Adams Street LLC
Date: 01/24/22

1 Broderick St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Hotel Charlie LLC
Seller: Thomas C. McCarthy
Date: 01/25/22

97 Glendale St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Taylor Graves
Seller: Joseph J. Dushane
Date: 01/28/22

145 Holyoke St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $304,900
Buyer: Clark L. Andrew
Seller: Blythewood Property Management LLC
Date: 02/02/22

10 Plumbrook Dr.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $409,900
Buyer: Carol Jennison
Seller: Lauri J. Domina
Date: 01/25/22

5 Saint James Ave.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Courtney B. Jaworski
Seller: Naumowicz, Robert J., (Estate)
Date: 01/31/22

GOSHEN

74 S. Chesterfield Road
Goshen, MA 01096
Amount: $229,000
Buyer: Randy S. Messeck
Seller: Blaise P. Berthiaume
Date: 02/04/22

GRANBY

68 Aldrich St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $825,000
Buyer: Ellen G. Cool
Seller: Benjamin P. Ocasio
Date: 02/01/22

4 Jerry Lane
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Ryan C. Donoghue
Seller: Cresenzo Calabrese
Date: 01/26/22

13 Pinebrook Circle
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Anita J. Price
Seller: Lorraine J. Destromp
Date: 02/01/22

HADLEY

4 Lawrence Plain Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $533,000
Buyer: G&B Realty Partners LLC
Seller: Rebecca A. Chmura
Date: 01/25/22

South Maple St.
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $1,500,000
Buyer: BH Real Estate LLC
Seller: Gordon Smith
Date: 02/02/22

HATFIELD

99 Prospect St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Frank C. Perman
Seller: Duga, Paul 3rd, (Estate)
Date: 01/27/22

HUNTINGTON

79 Worthington Road
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $279,000
Buyer: Cassie McDonald
Seller: Elizabeth A. Ulm RET
Date: 02/04/22

NORTHAMPTON

6 Cahillane Ter.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $182,000
Buyer: Robert Gougeon
Seller: Langlois, Joseph N., (Estate)
Date: 01/28/22

27 Clark St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $274,000
Buyer: Maureo F. Fernandez
Seller: Ceara D. Yahn
Date: 01/26/22

66 Cooke Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $277,000
Buyer: Paul C. Szumski
Seller: Linda M. Morin
Date: 01/26/22

12 Diamond Court
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $673,000
Buyer: Timothy G. Bratsos
Seller: S. William Dipillo TR
Date: 01/27/22

50 Ice Pond Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $600,000
Buyer: Jordan Carduner
Seller: Joni S. Miller
Date: 01/28/22

59 Phillips Place
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $610,000
Buyer: Debra T. Bercuvitz
Seller: Lula, Arline L., (Estate)
Date: 02/04/22

43 Rick Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Sara L. Ottomano
Seller: Bonnie S. May
Date: 01/24/22

59 Riverbank Road
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $302,000
Buyer: Andrea C. Kwapien
Seller: Jesse L. Lang LT
Date: 01/31/22

21 Ryan Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $137,500
Buyer: Atif Tasneem
Seller: John F. Ryan
Date: 02/01/22

848 Ryan Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Noel Peel
Seller: Joy Younger-Flynn
Date: 01/24/22

29 Sumner Ave.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $473,000
Buyer: Jeffrey A. Novick
Seller: Paul M. Shirk
Date: 01/31/22

6 Warner St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $698,000
Buyer: Melissa Fowler
Seller: Nu Way Homes Inc.
Date: 02/02/22

1007 Westhampton Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Erin J. Kuehn
Seller: Karen Wheeler
Date: 01/27/22

SOUTH HADLEY

2 Berwyn St., Ext.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $258,900
Buyer: Alex J. Blondek
Seller: Thomas Blondek
Date: 01/28/22

1 Bolton St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Dakota P. Richards
Seller: Rebecca S. McGinley
Date: 01/28/22

36 Dale St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Leonardo C. Machado
Seller: Gilroy Property Renewal Inc.
Date: 01/26/22

14 Elm St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $267,250
Buyer: Samantha E. Bruno
Seller: Brian R. Mannix
Date: 02/03/22

573 Granby Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $6,301,800
Buyer: Vantage Care S. Hadley Realty
Seller: Massachusetts SNF 2 LLC
Date: 02/04/22

47 Lexington Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Rebecca J. Mercer
Seller: Matthew S. Bauer
Date: 02/02/22

135 Lyman St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Brendan Burke
Seller: Maureen F. Sweeney
Date: 01/28/22

55 North Main St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $272,000
Buyer: Stherlie Petit-Frere
Seller: Katarina Noyes
Date: 01/28/22

SOUTHAMPTON

32 Cold Spring Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Samuel J. Garstka-Osley
Seller: Walter J. Michonski IRT
Date: 01/31/22

55 Russellville Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Sarah L. Henry
Seller: Myron H. Searle IRT
Date: 02/02/22

20 Strong Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Brian D. Mulak
Seller: Thomas P. Keenan
Date: 02/02/22

67 White Loaf Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $429,900
Buyer: Yevgeniy Ovechkin
Seller: Karen R. Peters
Date: 01/31/22

WARE

79 Coffey Hill Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $364,000
Buyer: Olawale Shaw
Seller: Ronald E. Ellithorpe
Date: 01/28/22

7 Coldbrook Dr.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: Carenelise Titus
Seller: Donna Granatelli
Date: 01/27/22

83 East St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $209,700
Buyer: David Annunziata
Seller: Martin H. Greany
Date: 02/02/22

56 North St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Eurides Batista
Seller: WKG Investment Group LLC
Date: 01/31/22

197 Upper Church St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $316,500
Buyer: Joseph D. Kelly
Seller: Kenneth P. Monette
Date: 01/24/22

5 Williams St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Tegra Properties LLC
Seller: L&B Realty LLC
Date: 01/27/22

WESTHAMPTON

88 Easthampton Road
Westhampton, MA 01027
Amount: $357,500
Buyer: Matthew Clark
Seller: Robin Paradis-Stern
Date: 01/31/22

WILLIAMSBURG

107 Petticoat Hill Road
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $775,000
Buyer: M. Richard Klarich
Seller: Eric W. Weber
Date: 02/01/22

WORTHINGTON

163 Huntington Road
Worthington, MA 01098
Amount: $850,000
Buyer: Mark D. Corner
Seller: Michael P. Frazier
Date: 02/03/22

33 Partridge Road
Worthington, MA 01098
Amount: $529,000
Buyer: Jeffrey S. Greenwood
Seller: Jo A. Smith
Date: 01/31/22

Building Permits

The following building permits were issued during the month of January 2022. (Filings are limited due to closures or reduced staffing hours at municipal offices due to COVID-19 restrictions).

CHICOPEE

548-554 Chicopee Street LLC
548 Chicopee St.
$25,367 — Roofing

Henry Avery
15 Chapel St.
$48,500 — Remove and replace windows on second floor

B & L Realty LLC
760 Front St.
$190,000 — Roofing

DCL Property Management
185 Chicopee St.
$50,000 — Roofing

PRN Tower LLC
84 Second Ave.
$5,000 — Install fire-suppression system in commercial kitchen exhaust hood

HADLEY

ENZ LLC
207 Russell St.
N/A — Build waxing and eyelash rooms

Target Corp.
369 Russell St.
N/A — Replace drive-up signs

LEE

Douglas Wilcox
74 Main St.
$1,360 — Replace back entry unit

LENOX

Fontaine S Real Estate LLC
36 Walker St.
$2,500 — Selective and exploratory demolition

PVI Lenox Village LLC
51 Church St.
$30,000 — Roofing

Blantyre LLC
16 Blantyre Road
$47,000 — Selective demolition

NORTHAMPTON

ADB-2 Properties LLC
50 Chapel St.
$2,525 — Insulation and weatherization

Children’s Advocacy Center of Hampshire County Inc.
593 Elm St.
$20,000 — Bulkhead replacement and repairs

Gándara Mental Health Center Inc.
25 Graves Ave.
$80,000 — Repairs due to fire

Manhan Narrow LLC
196 Pleasant St.
$24,000 — Build three interior offices in second-floor space

Meetinghouse Realty Investment
547 Easthampton Road
$1,250 — Non-illuminated sign for Move In Self Storage

PITTSFIELD

Alan Brown
96 Elm St.
$10,000 — Build new egress stairway from second floor

Dettinger Lumber Co.
24 Warren Ter.
$59,850 — Roofing

SPRINGFIELD

44 Howes Street Realty LLC
250 Albany St.
$35,600 — Roofing

44 Howes Street Realty LLC
270 Albany St.
$21,200 — Roofing

125 Paridon Street LLC
125 Paridon St.
$77,000 — Remove 15 cellular antennas and install new antennas on existing smokestack for Verizon Wireless

City of Springfield
36 Court St.
$8,000 — Install partition walls for new office on fourth floor of City Hall

Fifty 50 Realty LLC, Spectra S2 LLC
28 Randall Place
$14,000 — Remove and replace siding on second and third floors

Five Town Station LLC
300 Cooley St.
$6,900 — Construct wall for alterations to checkout service area at Big Y

Derrick Hatwood, Dana Hatwood
50 Chapel St.
$40,000 — Replace one cellular antenna, install four remote radio units, replace one surge arrestor and associated cables on existing AT&T tower

New Mercies Church of God in Christ Inc.
185 Industry Ave.
$1,150 — Disassemble non-load-bearing walls, remove wood paneling and replace with sheetrock, repair drop-down ceiling, and install platform

WILBRAHAM

Christ the King Lutheran Church
758 Main St.
$4,515 — Replace sign

Picture This

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

 


 

Trees of Hope

Ronald McDonald House of Springfield and partnering sponsor Gary Rome Hyundai surpassed their fundraising goal for the inaugural Trees of Hope event held in November. The effort raised $126,823 and included a total of 46 trees and displays. Gary Rome plans to host Trees of Hope at the dealership each year, including Nov. 4-18, 2022. “We are going to make this event bigger and better every year and be able to help so many families stay close while their children are receiving medical care,” Rome said.

 


 

Quick Results

Baystate Noble Hospital was able to purchase a portable X-ray machine (pictured, with X-ray tech Katie Unsderfer), thanks to funds raised through the 2021 Baystate Noble Ball. Now, rather than patients being transported to another area of the hospital and waiting for results, the portable X-ray machine brings the technology to the patient’s bedside, providing a high-quality image immediately, so the attending physician can read it and provide guidance on the patient’s course of care quickly.

 


 

Special Delivery

Advanced Vein Care Center in Springfield recently donated 33,000 medical-grade face masks to schools in Western Mass. The Springfield, Holyoke, and Chicopee school systems, as well as Veritas Prep Charter School in Springfield, received the masks to distribute to students and staff. Pictured: Advanced Vein Care Center Medical Director Dr. K. Francis Lee delivers boxes of masks to Nicole Gauthier, director of special projects at Veritas Prep Charter School.

 


 

Agenda

Howdy Awards Nominations

Through March 1: After a two-year delay caused by the pandemic, the Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau (GSCVB) announced that the 2022 Howdy Awards for Hospitality Excellence will be held on Monday, May 16 at the MassMutual Center in Springfield. The Howdy Awards were first celebrated in 1996, designed to acknowledge the essential role that superior customer service plays in creating positive visitor encounters, and encouraging return trips, glowing online reviews, and positive word of mouth. Thus, Wydra pointed out, the 2020 event would have formally marked the prestigious program’s 25th anniversary. Anyone can nominate a candidate who’s demonstrated outstanding customer service in the categories of Accommodations, Beverage, Attractions, Banquet, Food Casual, Food Tableside, Public Service, Retail, and Transportation. Nominations must be received by Tuesday, March 1. Enter online at www.explorewesternmass.com/howdy-awards.

 

Nominations for 2022 Ubora and Ahadi Awards

Through March 31: The Springfield Museums announced a call for nominations for the 31th annual Ubora Award and the 12th annual Ahadi Youth Award. These prestigious awards, conferred by the African Hall Subcommittee, honor African-American people from Greater Springfield who have — above and beyond — demonstrated commitment to the fields of community service, education, science, humanities, and/or the arts. The African Hall Subcommittee is a volunteer group comprised of educators, business people, and community leaders from the African-American community. The nomination deadline for both awards is Thursday, March 31. True to the Swahili word that comprises its name, the Ubora Award recognizes an adult of African heritage who exemplifies excellence in their commitment to creating a better community through service. In 2021, the Ubora Award was given to Robert “Cee” Jackson as an exemplary philanthropist and humanitarian. Named for the Swahili word for promise, the Ahadi Youth Award is presented to a young African-American who excels in academics and performs admirable service to the Greater Springfield community. Eligible candidates must be age 19 or younger, live in or have strong ties to the Greater Springfield area, and be currently enrolled in grades 10, 11, or 12. In 2021, the Ahadi Award honored Tigist Dawit Terefe for her remarkable civic-minded volunteerism and outstanding academic record. The Ubora and Ahadi awards will be presented at a ceremony at the Springfield Museums in September. Nominations forms can be downloaded by visiting springfieldmuseums.org/ubora. Nominations may be e-mailed to [email protected] or mailed to African Hall Subcommittee, c/o Karen Fisk, Springfield Museums, 21 Edwards St., Springfield, MA 01103.

 

Black Experience Summit

Feb. 17: In celebration of Black History Month, Elms College will hold its fifth annual Black Experience Summit from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. The event is hosted by the Elms College President’s Office and Office of Diversity and Inclusion. Due to COVID-19 protocols, this event will be held virtually via Zoom. This year’s theme is “Stories of Our Becoming: the Shoulders on Which We Stand,” and the event will feature two keynote speeches. The opening keynote address, “Freefalling and Finding Self: Meditations on Blackness and Rasanblaj,” will be given by Gina Athena Ulysse, a Haitian-American feminist and artist-anthropologist. The closing keynote address, “Witness and Withnessing: the Archive of Black Freedom Struggles,” will be given by Treva Lindsey, a black feminist historian and co-founder of the Black Feminist Night School at Zora’s House in Columbus, Ohio. Two interactive panels are also part of this year’s summit. “The Art of Storytelling” will examine why the stories about black history are so central to black experiences. The second panel, “Lifting as We Climb,” involves a discussion on the career paths of three presidents from colleges and universities in New England. The free event is open to the public. For a full schedule, information about the speakers and panelists, and to register, visit www.elms.edu/events/bes. A Zoom link will be sent to all attendees prior to the summit.

 

YPS Third Thursday

Feb. 17: The Young Professional Society of Greater Springfield (YPS) will host its signature Third Thursday event series at Fred Astaire Dance Studio in West Springfield from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Presented by event sponsor Canna Provisions, the networking event will support and encourage young professionals to become more involved and invested in their local communities. February’s Third Thursday event will include a 30-minute ballroom-dance lesson, networking with fellow young professionals, complimentary snacks, samples from Hardwick Vineyard & Winery, and more. Guests do not need a partner or take a lesson to attend. Fred Astaire Dance Studio is located at 54 Wayside Ave. in West Springfield. Pre-registration is not required, but highly recommended. Registration is free for members and $10 for non-members. Visit www.springfieldyps.com/events to register.

 

Healing Racism Institute Sessions

Feb. 23-24: The Healing Racism Institute of Pioneer Valley (HRIPV) has slots open for its February two-day in-person session. To register, visit www.healingracismpv.org/seminars. The two-day seminar is held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days at STCC Technology Park in the Corridan Center Conference Room, 1 Federal St. in Springfield. HRIPV also has openings for its five-part virtual series. For more information and to register, visit www.healingracismpv.org/seminars. Scholarships are available to those with financial need. E-mail Vanessa Otero at [email protected] for more information. The Healing Racism Institute of Pioneer Valley was formed in 2012; since then, more than 1,000 people from Western Mass. and throughout the Commonwealth have participated in its signature two-day Healing Racism program.

 

Game Month and Hunter’s Dinners

Feb. 24: Wild-game dinners started decades ago at the Student Prince and the Fort as a treat for the regulars. Former owner Rupprecht Scherff heard the call of the wild from his customers and started game-night dinners to please local hunters and anyone with a curious palate. The tradition continues in 2022 as the Student Prince and the Fort present Game Month throughout February. The second of two Hunter’s Dinner Nights will take place on Thursday, Feb. 24. A special Game Month menu (in addition to the house menu) will be available all month and feature appetizers such as deep-fried frog legs. Entrées include a game wurst trio with pheasant, rabbit, and venison; bison; buffalo ribeye; and the locally famous student Prince veal shank. Hunter’s Dinner menus include an assortment of table appetizers and a six-course dinner. Courses include deep-fried frogs legs, pheasant and venison sausage, duck legs, poussin, and buffalo ribeye, followed by a flaming dessert. Reservations are recommended and can be made online at www.studentprince.com or by calling (413) 734-7475.

 

MOSSO Chamber Music Series

March 10, April 14, May 12: The Westfield Athenaeum will present a three-concert chamber music series beginning Thursday, March 10 at 7 p.m., with Musicians of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra (MOSSO) providing the music. MOSSO violinist Beth Welty is bringing her ensemble, the Aryaloka Quartet, to the Athenaeum to kick off the series. Guy McLain, executive director of the Westfield Athenaeum, will offer a pre-performance talk at 6 p.m., which is free to ticket holders. Violinists Mark Latham and Beth Welty, violist Noralee Walker, and cellist Sandi-Jo Malmon will perform William Grant Still’s Lyric String Quartet, Charles Ives’ String Quartet #1 Op. 57 “From the Salvation Army: A Revival Service,” Beethoven’s String Quartet in C Major, Op. 59 #3; and an additional piece to be announced at the performance. Tickets for the concert cost $20 and must be purchased in advance at the Westfield Athenaeum during business hours, or online at www.westath.org. Audience members will be required to wear masks. Two additional concerts are planned for Thursday, April 14 and Thursday, May 12.

 

Difference Makers

March 24: Since 2009, BusinessWest has been recognizing the work of individuals, groups, businesses, and institutions through a program called Difference Makers. The 2022 Difference Makers include Tara Brewster, vice president of Business Development at Greenfield Savings Bank; the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts; Heriberto Flores, president of the New England Farm Workers’ Council; John Greaney, retired State Supreme Court justice and senior counsel at Bulkley Richardson; Ruth Griggs, president of the Northampton Jazz Festival and principal at RC Communications; Ted Hebert, owner of Teddy Bear Pools and Spas; I Found Light Against All Odds and Its Founder and CEO, Stefan Davis; and Roca Holyoke and Springfield. Their stories are told in this issue of BusinessWest. The 14th annual Difference Makers celebration will be held at the Log Cabin in Holyoke from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets cost $75 and can be ordered at businesswest.com. The sponsors for this year’s program are Burkhart Pizzanelli, the New England Farm Workers’ Council, the Royal Law Firm, TommyCar Auto Group, and Westfield Bank.

 

Springfield Symphony Orchestra Spring Concerts

April 22, May 13: The Springfield Symphony Orchestra (SSO) Board announced two spring concerts will be hosted at Springfield Symphony Hall with former SSO Music Director Mark Russell Smith serving as guest conductor. Smith is music director and conductor of the Quad City Symphony Orchestra. He previously served as music director for the SSO from 1995 through 2000. He has worked as director of New Music Projects for the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and artistic director of Orchestral Studies at the University of Minnesota, and has also served as music director for the Richmond Symphony Orchestra and Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra. Details about the concerts, program, and availability of tickets will be forthcoming and available at springfieldsymphony.org.

 

Court Dockets

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

 

HAMPDEN SUPERIOR COURT

 

Henry Schein Inc. v. Smiley Dental LLC and Bank of America

Allegation: Money owed for goods sold and delivered: $70,157.95

Filed: 11/2/21

 

Catherine Shea v. MGM Springfield Redevelopment LLC and Blue Tarp Redevelopment LLC d/b/a MGM Springfield d/b/a MGM Resorts Springfield

Allegation: Negligence; slip and fall causing personal injury: $100,000

Filed: 12/30/21

 

Susan Hansen v. Tri-PBJ Enterprise LLC

Allegation: Negligence; slip and fall causing personal injury: $31,685

Filed: 1/3/22

 

28 Commercial Drive LLC v. St. Clair Landscaping Services Inc.

Allegation: Breach of contract, unjust enrichment: $250,000

Filed: 1/4/22

 

Anne G. Jacque v. Trinity Health Of New England a/k/a Mercy Medical Center a/k/a Mercy Specialty Physicians

Allegation: Employment discrimination

Filed: 1/4/22

 

Jeffery P. Donnelly v. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Round Robin LLC

Allegation: Intentional infliction of emotional distress, reckless infliction of emotional distress, negligence, negligence hiring, negligence training, negligence supervising, wrongful termination, slander/defamation, Wage Act violation, and employment-law violation: $40,000+

Filed: 1/5/22

 

Jeffery P. Donnelly v. MGM Springfield

Allegation: Intentional infliction of emotional distress, reckless infliction of emotional distress, negligence, negligence hiring, negligence training, negligence supervising, battery, assault, and slander/defamation

Filed: 1/5/22

 

Jeffery P. Donnelly v. McDonald’s Corp. and McDonalds, 360 Main St., Springfield, Mass.

Allegation: Intentional infliction of emotional distress, reckless infliction of emotional distress, negligence, negligence hiring, negligence training, negligence supervising, and unfair trade practices

Filed: 1/5/22

 

Abir Eldada v. City of West Springfield

Allegation: Motor-vehicle negligence causing personal injury: $11,009.50

Filed: 1/5/22

 

Sandra Meagher v. Eastfield Associates LLC and Mountain Development Corp.

Allegation: Negligence; slip and fall causing personal injury: $24,695

Filed: 1/10/22

 

Keith Nunes v. Leoni Wire Inc.

Allegation: Negligence; slip and fall causing personal injury: $89,123.01

Filed: 1/13/22

Chamber Corners

This issue of BusinessWest marks the return of Chamber Corners, a compendium of upcoming events organized by chambers of commerce throughout Western Mass. This long-running department was suspended early in the pandemic when events shut down, but now that they have largely returned (though many are still virtual), Chamber Corners will be part of each issue moving forward. Chambers should e-mail event information to [email protected].

 

1BERKSHIRE

(413) 499-1600; 1berkshire.com

• Feb. 17: GoFundU Session #1: “Introduction to Crowdfunding,” 5-7 p.m. Crowdfunding is an exciting way to engage your audience and fund a particular project, venture, or opportunity. Join us to learn the basics of crowdfunding campaigns. This session will provide you a high-level overview of what they are, how they operate, and the diversity of options that are out there for you and your business. If you participate in at least three of the five GoFundU workshops, you will be eligible to receive direct, free, one-on-one technical assistance to help plan and launch your own crowdfunding effort. Sessions are planned to be hybrid. In-person attendance will be at the Berkshire Innovation Center, and remote participation via Zoom. The program may go fully remote pending any changes in the COVID-19 landscape. This series made possible through the support of the Pittsfield Economic Revitalization Corp. and the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corp. Register for either in-person or electronic attendance at us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpceyrpjMuG9C0SPjJfG9k1H__z7q61pt4.

 

• Feb. 22: 1Berkshire Virtual Entrepreneurial Meetup, 9-10:30 a.m. Our featured speaker will be Liam Gorman of CozQuest, who will share his experiences in building his business and launching it in 2021. 1Berkshire Entrepreneurial Meetups are free to attend and made possible through the support of Pittsfield Cooperative Bank. Registration is required. Register at bit.ly/3tEmps4.

 

• Feb. 24: GoFundU Session #2: “Developing the Value Proposition for Your Business and Your Contributors,” 5-7 p.m. Crowdfunding isn’t just about you getting money, it also provides a level of mutual benefit to your contributors. An effective crowdfunding campaign describes how campaign funds will be used to add value to your business, and how campaign backers will benefit from being involved. For some, this is the benefit of feeling good about what their dollars are helping to do. For others, the benefit comes from the tangible ‘thing’ they receive as a return on their contribution. This workshop will tackle both how to tell the story and emphasize the impact that their dollars are going to make, and to help you structure contributor awards and levels that will attract more contributions but not meaningfully diminish the funds you are raising. If you participate in at least three of the five GoFundU workshops, you will be eligible to receive direct, free, one-on-one technical assistance to help plan and launch your own crowdfunding effort. Sessions are planned to be hybrid. In-person attendance will be at the Berkshire Innovation Center, and remote participation via Zoom. The program may go fully remote pending any changes in the COVID-19 landscape. This series made possible through the support of the Pittsfield Economic Revitalization Corp. and the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corp. Register for either in-person or electronic attendance at us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqfuCvqzsuH9xjOhYEEz3cD1lh6GnpRwkS.

 

• March 1: Berkshire Economic Recovery Project Kickoff Workshop: Why Brands Matter. In this session, brand consultant Lee Rafkin will explain why brands matter and show entrepreneurs and business owners how to clearly define their value propositions by building an authentic brand platform, using cases and examples to explore topics including positioning, branding, naming, logos, taglines, and key messages. By registering, you are claiming a limited opportunity offered to a limited number of businesses. If you attempt to register and the cohort has reached capacity, e-mail [email protected] to be added to the waiting list. Register at bit.ly/3G7FHZK.

 

AMHERST AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

(413) 253-0700; amherstarea.com

 

• March 9: Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce 2022 Annual Meeting, noon to 2 p.m., hosted by the Red Barn at Hampshire College. Join us for lunch as we reflect on our impact, salute our outgoing board members, welcome our new board members, elect a slate of officers, and launch our New Year, New Vision for 2022. Presented by Encharter Insurance, supported by bankESB, and honoring the work of Amherst Cinema, our featured nonprofit. See COVID guidelines and register at business.amherstarea.com/events.

 

SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL CHAMBER

(413) 787-1555; springfieldregionalchamber.com

 

• Feb. 24: Leadership 2022, 1:30-4:30 p.m., TD Bank Conference Center, 1441 Main St., Springfield. Develop your next generation of leaders through the Springfield Regional Chamber Leadership Institute, a professional-development program in partnership with the College of Business at Western New England University (WNE). A series of six workshops, facilitated by WNE faculty, will take participants through a range of evidence-based tools and frameworks to apply immediately to leadership practice. Peer coaching supplements the program. Scholarship support for eligible nonprofits provided by the Irene E. and George A. Davis Foundation. Cost: $885, which includes all course materials, parking, and graduation celebration, and successful graduates receive a free WNE leadership course valued at more than $2,500. Apply by Feb. 17 at springfieldregionalchamber.com/leadership-institute.

 

• March 11: Outlook 2022, 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Hear from top policymakers and influencers on the outlook for 2022, hosted by U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. This virtual event is presented by Baystate Health and MassMutual, with sponsorship support from Comcast, Eversource, the Republican, and WWLP-TV22. Cost: $24.95 for SRC members; $110, enterprise-level SRC members (six seats); $29.95 for future members; $140, enterprise-level future members (six seats).

 

• March 24: Fire & Ice, 5:30-8 p.m., Springfield Country Club, 1375 Elm St., West Springfield. Join us for our annual craft cocktail competition featuring area establishments mixing up creative fire- and ice-themed cocktails. Sample the concoctions and vote for your favorite. Cost: $50 for SRC members ($60 at the door); $60 for future members ($70 at the door).

 

WEST OF THE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

(413) 426-3880; www.ourwrc.com

 

• March 3: Networking Coffee Hour, 8-9 a.m. Join us as we meet fellow members, non-members, and local business people to network virtually on Zoom. Introductions will be followed by breakout rooms to learn about your business peers and network. Register at business.ourwrc.com/events.

 

• March 23: Job Fair 2022, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Storrowton Tavern/Carriage House, West Springfield. The West of the River Chamber will be hosting a local job fair. West Springfield and Agawam businesses, along with other employment opportunities from around Western Mass., will be showcased for the public. High-school students, college students, and adults will be attending this event looking to begin or advance their careers. This event is free and open to the public. To be a participating vendor, register at business.ourwrc.com/events.

Opinion

Editorial

Thirteen years ago, BusinessWest launched a new recognition program, Difference Makers, as a way to celebrate the many different ways individuals and organizations can make a difference in their community, and Western Mass. as a whole.

And this year’s additions to that list provide still more evidence that there are countless ways to make a difference, and they all need to be celebrated. They include:

Tara Brewster, vice president of Business Development at Greenfield Savings Bank, who has made community service more than a mantra, immersing herself in the work of area nonprofits and causes — not in a slapdash fashion, but putting her heart and soul into whomever she happens to be helping each day;

• The Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts, which for 30 years has convened and connected myriad resources in the region to benefit a host of groups, from students trying to pay for college to the arts community to organizations focused on helping people through the pandemic and economic disruption; 

• Heriberto Flores, president of the New England Farm Workers’ Council, who has spent the last half-century operating programs — centered on energy, education, child welfare, workforce development, and more — that help people in need, while at the same time investing in the economic well-being of Springfield;

John Greaney, retired State Supreme Court justice and senior counsel at Bulkley Richardson, a judicial trailblazer who, as one peer put it, “has demonstrated compassion and understanding as an advocate to so many in need of a voice, influenced our societal values and ways of thinking, and continues to be a valuable mentor”;

Ruth Griggs, president of the Northampton Jazz Festival and principal at RC Communications, whose business has helped nonprofits reach new levels of marketing and success, and who brought those skills to bear on reviving a beloved music festival that continues to raise the profile of Northampton’s downtown;

• Ted Hebert, owner of Teddy Bear Pools and Spas, who has used his decades of success in the pool business as a springboard to support dozens of causes and organizations throughout the region, through both philanthropy and giving of his time — often in ways few people see;

• I Found Light Against All Odds and Its Founder and CEO, Stefan Davis, who emerged from a very difficult youth to found an organization that brings many resources together to, as its name implies, help young people journey from some dark, difficult times to a promising future; and

• Roca Holyoke and Springfield, an innovative program that helps young people in the criminal-justice system find a better path than recidivism and more time behind bars, by using case management, education, and employment training to get them into jobs and a stable, crime-free life.

As we said, there are no limits on the ways an individual or group can make a difference here in Western Mass. That’s what we’ve been celebrating since 2009, and the celebration continues with the class of 2022.

Opinion

Opinion

By Kimberley Lee

 

The death of Peter Robbins resonated with me. He was tapped to be the first voice of Charlie Brown as a child actor in the early 1960s when Charles Schultz began to adapt his popular “Peanuts” cartoon strip for TV and movies.

I grew up with these shows, and so did my children, but it was not just nostalgia that made me take notice of Robbins’s death. His family announced on Jan. 25 that the 65-year-old Robbins had died the week before by suicide. He had long struggled with both mental-health and substance-use disorders.

MHA, the Mental Health Assoc., is the organization I work for, whose behavioral-health outreach clinic and residential programs have long offered support and treatment to individuals with such dual diagnoses. It was especially disheartening to read how the life of Robbins, associated through the 1970s with a character that brought much entertainment to the screen, ended.

The cartoon strip itself was sometimes subtitled “Good ol’ Charlie Brown,” and the world Schultz created was a self-contained one about childhood. Its ups, downs, and misplaced crushes were depicted by characters who were very animated, even in print. No adults are featured, but the characters struggle with plenty of personal issues that often follow into adulthood. Some, like Lucy, can be bossy; some are a bit vain, like curly-haired Freida; and some are self-absorbed, like Schroeder on his piano. Everyone is just trying to fit in or fit into who they are, including Snoopy, Charlie Brown’s beagle, who often retreats into his own world on top of his doghouse or into his imagination, where he fights the Red Baron as the Flying Ace. There is also Pig-Pen, who tells Sally, Charlie Brown’s younger sister, he doesn’t appreciate that name he has been tagged with because of his appearance, but neither does he like the rain to wash away that appearance from a day of playing in the dirt.

They are a complicated bunch, defying stereotypes in their own ways of being and thinking and friendships across neighborhoods and interests.

Schultz, who died in 2000, wondered if his characters would resonate through time, and they do, as Charlie Brown embodies a little bit of all of us emotionally as he navigates this world of personalities. And, of course, should he need advice, there is Lucy, who sets up a Psychiatric Help booth, where she gives her version of professional help for five cents. It is a world in which the timeless troubles and alienations of childhood are on display, but also one in which the characters cope and carry on with their pursuits and come together.

I grew up with all the animated specials, including A Charlie Brown Christmas, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, and A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, and, again, so did my children. Each time these classic movies aired, those 30 minutes provided an opportunity for us to be together as a family, to make a connection, to embrace each other emotionally.

In our house, emotional connectedness happens in other ways as well. For example, once a week, my husband and I pull our girls together (now that they are in college, this is done remotely), we all unplug, and we just simply and sincerely ask them, “how are you?” And not just physically, but emotionally. Their answers have been honest and transparent and emotional at times.

It gave them, at an early age, a green light to talk openly about how they feel from a mental-health perspective, and there was no stigma, no shame, no hesitancy in doing this.

We all know that challenges to mental health start young, and the sooner we address them, the better the outcome.

 

Kimberley Lee is vice president of Resource Development & Branding for the Mental Health Assoc.

 

People on the Move
Priscilla Kane Hellweg

Priscilla Kane Hellweg

Enchanted Circle Theater’s executive and artistic director, Priscilla Kane Hellweg, has stepped down after 40 years of service, having grown Enchanted Circle from a small touring educational theater company into a nationally recognized leader in the field of arts integration. The board of directors is currently working with a consultant and staff on temporary management while studying various governance models. The organization will announce the plan by the end of the school year. Under Hellweg’s direction, Enchanted Circle has become the regional leader in the field of arts integration, working district-wide in public schools throughout Western Mass. and collaborating with more than 60 community partner organizations, developing work that bridges arts, education, and human services. She received the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network and was a finalist for Excellence in Leadership in 2018. She has received a Champions of Arts Education Award from the Massachusetts Alliance for Arts in Education and a Millennium Award from the National Guild of Community Arts Educators for her commitment to making quality arts education accessible to all. In 2016, Enchanted Circle was nominated to represent Massachusetts by the Massachusetts Cultural Council to receive the Creativity Connects Award from the National Endowment for the Arts. Its work was highlighted in the national PBS series, American Graduate, for its Shakespeare program that combats summer learning loss in Holyoke Public Schools. Enchanted Circle received the 2015 Commonwealth Award, Massachusetts’ highest honor in arts, sciences, and humanities; received the 2013 Arts and Humanities Award for Outstanding Organization from NEPR; and was named Outstanding Arts Collaborative in 2011 from Arts/Learning. Hellweg has created district-wide arts-integration initiatives to enhance academic achievement for Holyoke, Amherst, Northampton, and Westfield public schools, and has collaborated on the development of several Teacher Training Institutes with numerous partners, funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and Teaching American History grants. She has taught professional-development workshops for many district-wide school systems in Massachusetts and Connecticut, including the Wang Center in Boston, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C., the History Institute at the University of Massachusetts, and the Collaborative for Educational Services in Northampton. She has been adjunct faculty at the University of Hartford, Hampshire College, and Westfield State University. She has also co-written and directed several site-based historical plays for educational and cultural tourism sites.

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Melissa English

MP CPAs recently announced the promotion of Melissa English to senior audit manager and Tim Provost to senior tax manager. English works with clients across a variety of industries, including nonprofits, manufacturers, distributors, and other small to medium-sized businesses. She is also the lead professional for the firm’s employee benefit-plan practice. She performs technical reviews of employee benefit-plan audits and is frequently called upon to assist with research regarding plan issues. Her experiences with benefit plans include working on Internal Revenue Service examinations, voluntary plan corrections, and self-corrections of plan errors. English joined the firm in 2001 and has more than 20 years of audit experience. She holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Westfield State University and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and AICPA’s Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center. She is very active in the community as a volunteer board member of the Down Syndrome Resource Group of Western Massachusetts and the Chicopee Galaxy Youth Athletic Assoc., of which she is also a co-founder. Provost provides consulting and tax solutions to a diverse group of clients including individuals, partnerships, limited-liability companies, corporations, and trusts. He also has experience working with international affiliates on foreign tax issues, and specializes in working with high-net-worth clients and with private equity firms and their owners. Provost joined the firm in 2008 and has more than 13 years of experience in personal and business taxation. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Westfield State University and a master’s degree in accounting and taxation from American International College. He is a certified public accountant and a member of AICPA. He is very active in the community as a volunteer board member of the West Springfield Youth Basketball Assoc. and a volunteer youth basketball coach.

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Melissa Stefanowich

Melissa Stefanowich

Country Bank announced that Melissa Stefanowich has joined its Retail Banking division. An experienced leader who has been in the retail banking industry for 14 years, she will serve Western Mass. in her new role at Country Bank. Stafenowich joins Country Bank from Westfield Bank where she was a Retail Banking officer, branch manager, and mortgage specialist. She was responsible for the leadership and management of branch service, sales, operations, and team development. She worked for Chicopee Savings Bank for eight years before it merged in 2016 with Westfield Bank. She is a supporter of the Huntington’s Disease Society of America and Junior Achievement of Western Massachusetts.

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After a nationwide search, Bay Path University announced that Frank Rojas has joined the university as the new vice president of Enrollment Management. In this role, he will oversee many duties, including creating and driving the strategic vision for enrollment, overseeing all aspects of enrollment operations, executing a comprehensive enrollment plan, and identifying and employing strategies that clearly demonstrate the university’s value proposition and align with institutional goals. Rojas has extensive experience in higher education, most recently as chief operating officer and executive vice president at Los Angeles Pacific University. In that position, he led a team that successfully drove enrollment growth and increased revenue, while implementing marketing plans and strategies for an online university that also integrated a focus on student support. As an educator, he is a strong advocate in providing access to learners, including marginalized students in post-secondary higher education. During his career, he has been a results-oriented leader committed to building profitable growth and return on investment both domestically and internationally. He earned a Ph.D. in organizational development and change and a master’s degree in organizational leadership through Fielding Graduate University. In addition, he received an executive MBA through Pepperdine University and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from DeVry University.

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American International College (AIC) has appointed Michael Dodge associate vice president for Academic Affairs following a national search. Dodge has been with AIC since 2018, previously serving as dean of Student Success and Opportunity. As dean, he had oversight of the tutoring and advising programs on campus and the James J. Shea Memorial Library, and was instrumental in the success of the AIC’s Plan for Excellence (APEX) program for students, serving as director of the program. In addition, he served as the principal investigator for the U.S. Department of Education Title III Grant program. While maintaining several of his previous responsibilities, as the associate vice president for Academic Affairs, Dodge will serve as the chief of staff to the executive vice president for Academic Affairs (EVPAA), including responsibility for day-to-day operational support for all areas reporting to the EVPAA, including the schools of Business Arts and Sciences, Education, and Health Sciences. Among his many areas of responsibility, Dodge will represent the Office of Academic Affairs to internal and external constituencies to develop comprehensive and integrative structures and processes to support student success and timely graduation. In addition, he will assist in the institution’s assessment processes and support development of meaningful and measurable institution, program, and course student-learning outcomes. He will research and analyze new program proposals from concept to market. Prior to joining AIC, Dodge worked for more than a decade at UMass Amherst in a variety of teaching and administrative roles. He earned his doctorate in educational policy, leadership, and administration at UMass Amherst after first earning his master’s degree in student affairs in higher education from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania and his bachelor’s degree in secondary education and English at the State University of New York Oswego.

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Western New England University School of Law Professor Jennifer Levi has been named an inaugural fellow in a new Salem State University program of the Berry Institute of Politics (IOP). Levi will share this honor with former Boston Mayor Kim Janey for the spring 2022 semester. Levi is a lawyer, professor, and nationally recognized expert on transgender legal issues who has dedicated their career to fighting for the rights of women, children, the poor, and gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) clients. Currently, Levi serves as director of the Transgender Rights Project for GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) and as professor of Law at Western New England University. Throughout their career, Levi has led legal fights for transgender equality across a range of contexts, including in the areas of family law, education, healthcare, incarceration, military service, and beyond. As rising or seasoned professionals, fellows share their knowledge, skills, and experiences with students who are exploring and pursuing careers in politics and public service. As current practitioners, fellows support students building practical skills that will supplement what they are learning through academic courses. Through one-time and ongoing engagement, fellows serve as resources and mentors to students. During their visits, IOP fellows will participate and lead both curricular and co-curricular programs.

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Evelyn Rivera-Riffenburg

Evelyn Rivera-Riffenburg

Holyoke Community College (HCC) recently welcomed Evelyn Rivera-Riffenburg as the college’s executive director of Human Resources. Rivera-Riffenburg has worked in human resources for more than 25 years. She started her career as a personnel assistant and most recently worked as director of human resources for Chicopee Public Schools. Her previous employment featured positions in human resources for the town of Amherst, Medtronic (formerly Covidien), Hot Mama’s Foods, C&S Wholesale Grocers, and Coca-Cola. She is also an adjunct professor at Bay Path University and Western New England University. Rivera-Riffenburg began her undergraduate education at HCC before transferring to Baker College, where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in human resources management. She holds master’s degrees in communications and information management from Bay Path University and in organizational leadership from Southern New Hampshire University. She is a Society for Human Resources Management certified senior professional, an HCRI senior professional in human resources, and a certified K-12 Title IX coordinator.

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The New England Financial Marketing Assoc. (NEFMA) welcomed Mary Cate Mannion, a digital PR analyst for Garvey Communication Associates Inc. and producer for New England Corporate Video, as the keynote presenter for its virtual Awards Show on Feb. 11. The event featured the winners of awards for the most creative, innovative, and successful campaigns across several different financial-services categories. Mannion’s presentation, “What’s Old Is New: How the Age-old Art of Storytelling Will Set Your Existing Media Channels on Fire,” explained how brands can generate meaningful and measurable engagement while shedding all that extra budget weight of meaningless and empty impressions. Included in her presentation were best-practice examples from HarborOne Bank, Mascoma Bank, Monson Savings Bank, Needham Bank, and PeoplesBank. Mannion has worked in the Holyoke-Springfield DMA as an anchor/reporter for ABC, CBS, and FOX News affiliates; in Bismarck, N.D. as an anchor/reporter for an NBC News affiliate; and in Portland, Maine as a reporter for an ABC News affiliate. She won a Broadcaster’s Award for her work and was nominated for two Midwest Emmy Awards. She is a graduate of Emerson College, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism. She is also currently a board member of the Willie Ross School for the Deaf and a member of Women in Film & Video New England.

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New England Public Media has named Deepa Krishna director of Finance and Accounting. Krishna will oversee the nonprofit media organization’s $10 million budget, working directly with internal departments as well as community funders and grantors. A licensed certified public accountant, Krishna joins NEPM from the Connecticut Airport Authority in Windsor Locks, where she served as the accounting manager for Bradley International Airport and five general aviation airports, overseeing annual budgets and managing federal and state grants for the nonprofit organization. Prior to that, she was the finance manager for Bristol Hospital and Healthcare Group. She received her master’s degree in commerce and accounting from Madurai Kamaraj University, India, and her bachelor’s degree in commerce and accounting from Mahatma Gandhi University, India.

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Colin Griswold

Colin Griswold

OMG Roofing Products promoted Colin Griswold to the position of codes and approvals engineer. In his new role, he will manage product approvals for OMG Roofing’s product portfolio as well as assist the new-product development team in addressing code and approval issues. In addition, he will work closely with OMG’s private-label customers and code and approval officials with product evaluations, developing technical product specifications, as well as maintaining code approvals and keeping abreast of technical changes and advancements in the commercial roofing industry. Griswold started with OMG Roofing Products in 2013 in the manufacturing area. Since then, he has held positions as a laboratory technician in the company’s New Product Development & Innovation department, and most recently in the Technical Services department as a technical support specialist. He is a member of the Single-Ply Roofing Industry and holds an associate degree in engineering from Springfield Technical Community College.

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Nourse Farms Inc. announced that founder and President Timothy Nourse has transitioned from overall leadership of Nourse Farms to chairman of the board of directors. He is leaving the day-to-day operational oversight in the hands of John Place, who has been promoted to CEO. Over the past 90 years, Nourse Farms has grown to be a leader in berry-plant propagation in North America and now produces more than 30 million strawberry plants in addition to 6 million raspberry, blueberry, blackberry, currant, gooseberry, elderberry, asparagus, rhubarb, and horseradish plants each year to customers around the world. Tim Nourse is recognized as a pioneer in tissue-culture propagation, having built the first lab at Nourse Farms over 40 years ago. Establishing this capability in the 1980s was a key to growth and innovation for customers around the world. Before joining Nourse Farms as chief operating officer in 2019, Place built his career in Pennsylvania at Keepsake Farm. He holds a degree in agriculture and animal science from the University of Delaware and is a highly accomplished farmer and successful business executive.

Incorporations

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

CHICOPEE

Daniel’s Truck Center Inc., 10 Montcalm St., Chicopee, MA 01020. Daniel LaFlamme, same address. Used truck and auto sales.

Precision Professionals Inc., 22 Harrington Road, Chicopee, MA 01020. Alexandre Holan, same address. Cleaning services.

GREENFIELD

CK Sandwich Inc., 446 Country Club Road, Greenfield, MA 01301. Christine M. Kuzm eskus, same address. Sandwich shop.

LUDLOW

3 Dukes Fishing Inc., 164 Lyon St., Ludlow, MA 01056. Mark D. Simonds, same address. To engage in the operation of commercial fishing.

The Watch Wellness Group Inc., 31 Nash Hill Road, Ludlow, MA 01056. Lisa Knowles-Warren, same address. Counseling and therapy services to the public.

MONSON

Bean Camping Inc., 72 Sutcliff Road, Monson, MA 01057. Joshua Unwin, same address. Campground.

PITTSFIELD

Waste Management Solutions Inc., 82 Wendell Ave., Ste. 100, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Jacob Levy, same address. Waste management.

Akso First Health Treatment Center Inc., 82 Wendell Ave., Ste. 100, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Yiling Wang, same address. Health consulting.

SPRINGFIELD

Worthington Package Store Inc., 1334 Liberty St., Springfield, MA 01104. Khushal Gogri, 135 Bernie Ave., West Springfield, MA 01089. Liquor store.

WESTFIELD

A.G. Falcetti Carpentry Inc., 262 Paper Mill Road, Westfield, MA 01085. Anthony Falcetti, same address. Carpentry.

Est US Express Inc., 105 Franklin St., third floor, Westfield, MA 01085. Pjotr Ptselnikov, same address. Trucking.

WILBRAHAM

Adam Long Painting Inc., 60 Manchonis Road, Wilbraham, MA 01095. Adam K. Long, same address. Painting and power washing.

Baskor Inc., 241 Crane Hill Road, Wilbraham, MA 01095. John M. Basile, same address. Insurance inspections with drone.

Packology Design Group Corporation, 35 Burleigh Ave., Wilbraham, MA 01095. Walter Grono, same address. Packing and distribution.