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Building Permits

By BusinessWest Staff January 24, 2017

Building Permits Departments

The following business permits were issued during the months of December 2016 and January 2017.

AGAWAM

Bay State Elevator
275 Silver St.
$60,000 — Demolish and reconstruct dividing walls, rework sprinkler system

O’Leary-Vincunas No. Two, LLC
200 Silver St.
$2,000 — Erect a dividing wall between reception area and nurses station in medical practice

CHICOPEE

Meadow Chicopee 425-521 LLC
425 Meadow St.
$35,000 — Remove section of concrete floor, pour concrete floor and walls for new pit

Bernard Richard Jr.
19 C Ames Ave.
$49,000 — Frame metal walls for gym area and bathroom

EASTHAMPTON

Keystone Enterprises
122 Pleasant St.
$900,000 — Interior buildout for medical-marijuana facility

Rainbow Properties
61-63 Garfield Ave.
$2,600 — Attic insulation and air sealing

EAST LONGMEADOW

Go Graphix
31 Benton Dr.
$205,000 — Addition

Town of East Longmeadow
60 Center Square
$15,000 — Convert hearing room

GREENFIELD

278-308 Main St. LLC
278 Main St.
$22,500 — Roofing

Community Action of the Franklin, Hampshire, and North Quabbin Regions Inc.
154 Federal St.
$29,775 — Bring bathroom up to ADA code, handicap ramp

Hangar of Greenfield
30 Federal St.
$27,000 — Enlarge opening to bathroom, remodel bar, make room ADA-compliant

Sander Greenfield LLC
367 Federal St.
$35,000 — Construct two new accessible bathrooms, front doors and windows, back egress door, infill old windows and doors

HADLEY

Pyramid Mall of Hadley Newco LLC
367 Russell St.
$125,000 — Repair roof

HAMPDEN

Bagel Nook
34 Somers Road
$6,000 — Renovate interior of kitchen

LONGMEADOW

Willie Ross School for the Deaf
32 Norway St.
$4,255 — Replace sign

LUDLOW

JL Massa Collision
287 Miller St.
$126,000 — Commercial addition

So Cool Gifts
345 Holyoke St.
$7,300 — Illuminated sign

NORTHAMPTON

Academy of Music
274 Main St.
$500 — Install temporary pressure-treated landing steps over deteriorated steps until Spring repairs

First Church of Christ, Scientist
46 Center St.
$1,000 — Install temporary rear-exit door for First Night activities

Om Bhavya Inc.
100 Main St.
$115,247 — Tenant fit-out of half the first floor

Smith College
25 College Lane
$1,350,000 — Interior alterations and addition to existing boathouse, including new HVAC, plumbing, windows, handicap ramp

T-Mobile Northeast LLC
170 Glendale Road
$15,000 — Install three antennas on existing tower

World War II Veterans Assoc. of Hampshire County Inc.
50 Conz St.
$54,908 — Water damage: repair wiring damage, re-insulate, drywall, reset appliances

PALMER

Sanderson MacLeod Inc.
1199 South Main St.
$17,000 — Renovate cafeteria

SOUTH HADLEY

Steven Duval
549-553 Newton St.
$438,500 — Construct commercial office building

Riverboat Village Assoc.
Riverboat Village Road
$22,975 — Re-roofing on Building 6

Riverboat Village Assoc.
Riverboat Village Road
$22,975 — Re-roofing on Building 13

Town of South Hadley
153 Newton St.
$195,000 — Renovate entrance of South Hadley High School

SPRINGFIELD

405 Armory St., LLC
405 Armory St.
$103,997 — Take down existing wall partitions, floor, ceiling finishes

City of Springfield
50 Empress Court
$1,419,313 — Install replacement windows and doors, make accessibility upgrades at Mary M. Walsh Elementary School

Five Town Station LLC
270 Cooley St.
$635,000 — Interior buildout of existing space into an IHOP restaurant

Newport 555 State Street LLC
555 State St.
$220,000 — Alter 9,200 square feet for new retail tenant, Dollar Tree

Hampden Homebuyers
1344 Allen St.
$12,500 — Roofing, siding, windows

Holy Trinity Church of God in Christ
57 Bay St.
$36,186 — Install footings and bearing wall, lift up sagging floor

Pioneer Valley Surgical Center
3500 Main St.
$4,050 — Flood cut eight walls due to sewage backup

Ronald McDonald House
34 Chapin Terrace
$67,700 — Renovate bathrooms to make them handicap-friendly, finish upgrades in four bedrooms

Springfield College
258 Middlesex St.
$1,500 — Build partition wall to add office space

WARE

Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield
59 South St.
$56,000 — Accessible entrance and accessible bathroom at St. Mary’s Church

VH West Brookfield
33 Gilbertville Road
$1,750,000 — Ground-mounted solar project

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Food Bag
884 Westfield St.
$85,000 — Store remodel

Eighty Congress Street LLC
900 Memorial Ave.
$25,365 — Remove sheetrock wall to enlarge room, other renovations

Sunny’s Convenience
2260 Westfield St.
$4206.88 — Installation of steel security gates

Heka Health
242 Interstate Dr.
$320,000 — Erect 15,000-square-foot steel manufactured building

ATC
1201 Westfield St.
$80,000 — Installation of six antennas on existing cell tower for Verizon Wireless

WILBRAHAM

911 Stony Hill Road LLC
911 Stony Hill Road
$2,500 — Re-roof back dormer

2342 LLC
2342 Boston Road
$40,000 — Re-roofing

The Many Ways to Make a Difference

By BusinessWest Staff January 24, 2017

Opinion

Editorial

When BuinessWest approached Mike Suzor, assistant to the president at Springfield Technical Community College, to talk about Denis Gagnon Sr., he replied dryly, “who’s he … what’s he done?”

He was being facetious, of course. He’s known Gagnon since the two were roaming the halls, along with about 3,000 other students, at Cathedral high School in the late ’60s. And the ‘what’s he done’ line … well, that was an attempt at misdirection; what he was really saying was, ‘what hasn’t he done?’

In a way, though, Suzor was helping BusinessWest make a point. Many people don’t know Gagnon or what he’s done beyond revolutionize the electric hand-dryer business (and that’s a significant accomplishment in its own right). But they should know, and, more importantly, they need to know.

And that’s why BusinessWest launched the Difference Makers program back in 2009, to tell some of the stories that people need to know, or, to steal Paul Harvey’s famous line, tell them the rest of the story, the part that maybe they didn’t know.

And that’s what we’ve done with Gagnon and the rest of the year’s honorees, HERE.

People know, for example, that the region’s community colleges open their doors to anyone who has a high-school diploma or GED. It’s called open admission. What people might not know is just how this doorway has changed the lives of tens of thousands of people in this region. Also, they may not know the absolutely pivotal role community colleges are playing in the ongoing efforts to close a stubborn skills gap impacting every sector and virtually every business in the region through targeted programs and a hard focus on the specific needs of area businesses.

Many people do know the story of the merry-go-round that sits in the center of Holyoke in Heritage State Park and how it arrived there. But most probably don’t know the many ways individuals and the community as a whole came together to make it happen. Likewise, they probably don’t know or understand that the passion that drove this initiative nearly 30 years ago still exists today, and is quite necessary to keep the ‘happiness machine,’ as it’s known colloquially, spinning for this generation and those to follow.

As mentioned earlier, most know of Gagnon’s XLERATOR and its ability to dry their hands much faster than other products on the market. They probably don’t know about his multi-layered commitment to organizations ranging from the Boy Scouts to Link to Libraries, and how his work within the community has become an inspiration to all those who know him.

As for Junior Achievement, most people know it has programs that enable high-school students to learn about business by running a business. They know, because they were probably involved with such a company, whether they went to high school in 1948, 1978, or 2008.

What they probably don’t know is that JA has expanded its programming to include lessons in everything from how and why people pay taxes (taught to second-graders) to how a zoning board functions (a matter for fifth-graders to assess), all in the name of improving financial literacy across the region.

Finally, people probably know that Joan Kagan famously led her agency, Square One, in recovery efforts following both the June 2011 tornado and the November 2012 natural-gas blast. What they may not know is that she has spent her career developing and refining programs for families and children and continues to lobby tirelessly on behalf of these constituencies.

Difference Makers was launched because sometimes people don’t know about some of the more important stories involving community service in our region, or they don’t know the whole story.

They should know, and this year’s class presents five very poignant reasons why.

Real Estate Transactions

By BusinessWest Staff January 24, 2017

Departments Real Estate

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

FRANKLIN COUNTY

ASHFIELD

204 Buckland Road
Ashfield, MA 01330
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Andrew A. Pasquale
Seller: Christine A. Barry
Date: 12/15/16

BERNARDSTON

102 Northfield Road
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Erin Bernard
Seller: Klem W. Croteau
Date: 12/16/16

BUCKLAND

23 Birch Road
Buckland, MA 01338
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Charles W. Chmura
Seller: Kay G. Herbert
Date: 12/20/16

43 Hog Hollow Road
Buckland, MA 01338
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: Brian C. Rose
Seller: Christopher C. Rose
Date: 12/16/16

CHARLEMONT

159 Main St.
Charlemont, MA 01339
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Todd M. Gerry
Seller: John-Michael Properties
Date: 12/23/16

CONWAY

590 East Guinea Road
Conway, MA 01341
Amount: $149,900
Buyer: Michael A. Wickline
Seller: FNMA
Date: 12/12/16

198 Maple St.
Conway, MA 01341
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Heather A. Vickery
Seller: William Sheehan
Date: 12/13/16

DEERFIELD

83 Hillside Road
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $625,000
Buyer: Michael A. Matuszko
Seller: Patricia A. Wojcicki
Date: 12/15/16

15 Ward Ave.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $219,000
Buyer: Philip J. May
Seller: Louise J. Harper
Date: 12/20/16

ERVING

21 French King Hwy.
Erving, MA 01344
Amount: $167,000
Buyer: Casey M. Dyer
Seller: MHFA
Date: 12/20/16

GILL

13 French King Hwy.
Gill, MA 01354
Amount: $144,000
Buyer: James R. Bates
Seller: Dennis M. Goshea
Date: 12/23/16

GREENFIELD

1135 Bernardston Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $3,811,500
Buyer: Cube HHF Northeast MA LLC
Seller: Stiles Lake Investments 3
Date: 12/22/16

661 Bernardston Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Wheaton Mahoney
Seller: Paulin J. Bukowski RET
Date: 12/22/16

262 Federal St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Katherine A. Fish
Seller: Timothy C. Fish
Date: 12/22/16

9 Monroe Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Sergiy P. Lyvytsky
Seller: Norman H. Schneider
Date: 12/12/16

13 Newell Court
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: John Gibson
Seller: Diane D. Peterson
Date: 12/20/16

271 Silver St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $309,021
Buyer: Bank Of America
Seller: Jason Stone
Date: 12/15/16

40 Vernon St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $162,500
Buyer: Kimberlee A. Clark
Seller: Edward F. McCaffrey
Date: 12/21/16

LEVERETT

88 Cave Hill Road
Leverett, MA 01054
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Sarah A. Fletcher
Seller: Godfrey, Wallace E. Jr., (Estate)
Date: 12/21/16

HAWLEY

74 East Hawley Road
Hawley, MA 01339
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Marianne Lorenzen
Seller: Robert B. Caplan
Date: 12/16/16

LEYDEN

186 Glen Road
Leyden, MA 01301
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Sidney F. Herron
Seller: Samuel Lovejoy
Date: 12/15/16

MONTAGUE

88 Federal St.
Montague, MA 01349
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Jordan Zukowski
Seller: Corey A. Dyer
Date: 12/23/16

NEW SALEM

12 Jenne Horr Road
New Salem, MA 01355
Amount: $171,000
Buyer: Joseph P. Nawrocki
Seller: Pamela Bailey
Date: 12/16/16

NORTHFIELD

574 4 Mile Brook Road
Northfield, MA 01354
Amount: $258,500
Buyer: Jacob S. Balk
Seller: Harley L. Mullen
Date: 12/12/16

31 Fisher Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $435,000
Buyer: Rock Island Farms LLC
Seller: Rodger T. Gaglione
Date: 12/20/16

504 Mount Hermon Station Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Lane Construction Corp.
Seller: Joyce A. Roberts
Date: 12/13/16

ORANGE

15 Canon Lane
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $142,300
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Daniel Atwood
Date: 12/16/16

64 East Road
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $184,000
Buyer: Christy L. Page
Seller: Walter G. Owens
Date: 12/23/16

31 James Lane
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $136,000
Buyer: Derek Catrambone
Seller: Brandon R. Newell
Date: 12/16/16

40 Lake Mattawa Road
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $212,000
Buyer: Ryan Langen
Seller: Edward A. Holden
Date: 12/22/16

75 West River St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Nathaniel P. Bernard
Seller: Judith E. Lovell
Date: 12/23/16

SHELBURNE

97 Main St.
Shelburne, MA 01370
Amount: $134,000
Buyer: Marjorie J. Winfrey
Seller: Diane M. Stacy
Date: 12/21/16

14-16 Maple St.
Shelburne, MA 01370
Amount: $321,500
Buyer: Stacey Gemmill
Seller: Stachelczyk LT
Date: 12/22/16

31 Water St.
Shelburne, MA 01370
Amount: $287,500
Buyer: Ann McCormack
Seller: Paul S. Moyer
Date: 12/20/16

SUNDERLAND

162 Hadley Road
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $299,000
Buyer: Marie Hudson
Seller: 162 Hadley Rd RT
Date: 12/16/16

121 Old Amherst Road
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Vincent Sarno
Seller: Albin Koblinski
Date: 12/19/16

8 South Main St.
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Kimberly W. Wissemann
Seller: Snicker, Gerald D., (Estate)
Date: 12/15/16

WHATELY

55 Egypt Road
Whately, MA 01093
Amount: $415,000
Buyer: Robert W. Driscoll
Seller: Michael A. Matuszko
Date: 12/15/16

297 Haydenville Road
Whately, MA 01093
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Virginia L. Cowles
Seller: Karen K. Murphy
Date: 12/16/16

15 River Road
Whately, MA 01093
Amount: $228,000
Buyer: Scott J. Matusiewicz
Seller: Kristyn M. Wood
Date: 12/16/16

11 Sugarloaf St. Ext
Whately, MA 01093
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Jacy R. Birdsong
Seller: Ronald W. Korza
Date: 12/12/16

HAMPDEN COUNTY

AGAWAM

21 Channell Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Richard A. Kroll
Seller: William A. Bessette
Date: 12/13/16

112 Farmington Circle
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: James J. Graham
Seller: Hillside Development Corp.
Date: 12/23/16

84 Forest Road
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $171,200
Buyer: Alexandra M. Bonavita
Seller: USA HUD
Date: 12/22/16

1046 North St. Ext
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $355,500
Buyer: Joseph J. Halpy
Seller: James J. Graham
Date: 12/22/16

42 Reed St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $203,900
Buyer: Cindy L. White
Seller: Anthony J. Grillo
Date: 12/13/16

64 Silver St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Anthony J. Rose
Seller: Robert S. Brock
Date: 12/12/16

34 Simpson Circle
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: John W. Weed
Seller: Nicole M. Baginski
Date: 12/19/16

36 Spring St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Lucas J. Giusto
Seller: Duane Asta-Ferrero
Date: 12/16/16

37 Sterling Road
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $180,250
Buyer: Amanda Arbelaez
Seller: Gina L. Rogers
Date: 12/19/16

172 Suffield St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $226,000
Buyer: Shirley A. Midura
Seller: Xhemail Ahmeti
Date: 12/23/16

BLANDFORD

105 Otis Stage Road
Blandford, MA 01008
Amount: $144,900
Buyer: Nicholas L. McCaul
Seller: John S. Carrington
Date: 12/14/16

16 Woronoco Road
Blandford, MA 01008
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Jonathan Jacque
Seller: Marcia Yost
Date: 12/14/16

BRIMFIELD

43 6th St.
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Deborah C. McKinstry
Seller: Robert J. Lamontagne
Date: 12/15/16

96 Cubles Dr.
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Michelle Gebo
Seller: Raymond M. Hapcook
Date: 12/16/16

15 Mill Lane
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $183,000
Buyer: Andrew J. Rasys
Seller: Ann F. Howell
Date: 12/23/16

27 Sturbridge Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Daniel Morean
Seller: Rusty J. Corriveau
Date: 12/23/16

CHICOPEE

34 Beverly St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Rimor Properties LLC
Seller: Daviau, Eva D., (Estate)
Date: 12/12/16

23 Bonneville Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Danielle Stratton
Seller: Garvin C. Headley
Date: 12/20/16

370 Broadway St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $233,000
Buyer: Linda M. Ledbury
Seller: Thomas J. Malek
Date: 12/16/16

657 Burnett Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $139,500
Buyer: Matthew Hartmann
Seller: Denn, Richard E., (Estate)
Date: 12/14/16

126 Chapel St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Jillian M. Laliberte
Seller: Priscilla R. Fleury
Date: 12/19/16

43 Chapin St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $212,400
Buyer: Keith J. Bedard
Seller: Jennifer A. Scaringi
Date: 12/16/16

470 Chicopee St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Tergan NT
Seller: Max T. Bobala
Date: 12/20/16

64 Dixie Terrace
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Melvin Irizarry
Seller: Loraine E. Pothier
Date: 12/13/16

1531 Donohue Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Lynn Koontz
Seller: Kevin J. Lamothe
Date: 12/13/16

101 Fairview Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: William M. Parker
Seller: Elie Makhoul
Date: 12/22/16

116 Garland St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $251,000
Buyer: Jeanne Fredette
Seller: Ruth A. Montcalm
Date: 12/13/16

401 Irene St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $213,000
Buyer: Mert E. Basarir
Seller: James D. Piantoni
Date: 12/19/16

47 James St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $176,000
Buyer: Raul Mota-Rodriguez
Seller: Daniel J. Garnett
Date: 12/12/16

39 Labelle Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Guidewire Inc.
Seller: Elizabeth A. Cote
Date: 12/19/16

82 Lafayette St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $209,900
Buyer: Cassie Freeman
Seller: John L. McDonald
Date: 12/23/16

125 Langevin St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Lori A. Myslinski
Seller: Lillian B. Kennedy
Date: 12/22/16

264 Mandalay Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $232,900
Buyer: Tiffini Christy
Seller: Robert Rojowski
Date: 12/16/16

97 Mary St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Samuel E. Hicks
Seller: Donald L. Patenaude
Date: 12/15/16

28 Palmer Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Kelly Candon
Seller: Richard S. Stefanik
Date: 12/15/16

20 Parker St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $184,000
Buyer: Brett J. Proctor
Seller: Herminio Delgado
Date: 12/12/16

725 Pendleton Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $570,000
Buyer: Waycon Inc.
Seller: Cong Rodphey Sholom
Date: 12/15/16

25 Quebec St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Kimberly A. Kapinos
Seller: Keem LLC
Date: 12/14/16

105 Stebbins St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $182,500
Buyer: Eric J. Morin
Seller: Marco Scibelli
Date: 12/23/16

39 Westport Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $253,650
Buyer: John L. McDonald
Seller: Western Mass Properties
Date: 12/16/16

62 Willwood St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Leeanne E. Orluk
Seller: Kenneth J. Athas
Date: 12/16/16

EAST LONGMEADOW

49 Capri Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $641,919
Buyer: 49 Capri LLC
Seller: Kent Pecoy & Sons Construction
Date: 12/16/16

Capri Dr. #26
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $149,900
Buyer: Kent Pecoy & Sons Construction
Seller: Bella Vista Land Holdings
Date: 12/13/16

156 Hampden Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: C&M Builders LLC
Seller: Tammy J. Nimmo
Date: 12/20/16

50 Harkness Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $249,590
Buyer: Bank Of America
Seller: Thomas K. Brown
Date: 12/16/16

20 Pecousic Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Steve Berkovich
Seller: Liam R. Jones
Date: 12/22/16

21 Redstone Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $159,600
Buyer: Andrew Michaels
Seller: USA HUD
Date: 12/19/16

43 Schuyler Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Daniel Konieczka
Seller: Dennis P. Donahue
Date: 12/19/16

515 Shaker Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $625,000
Buyer: Secure Energy Realty LLC
Seller: Biolitec Inc.
Date: 12/21/16

13 Silver Fox Lane
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $495,000
Buyer: Daniel F. Duggan
Seller: C&M Builders LLC
Date: 12/20/16

142 Westwood Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Kyle A. Sonoda
Seller: Denault, Martha A., (Estate)
Date: 12/21/16

GRANVILLE

557 Beech Hill Road
Granville, MA 01034
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: David Bedford
Seller: Jon A. Sandman
Date: 12/16/16

HAMPDEN

9 Mohawk Dr.
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Maria Carvalho
Seller: Wilmington Savings
Date: 12/22/16

HOLLAND

9 Joanie Lane
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $268,000
Buyer: Nova Crevier
Seller: Patrick Ryan
Date: 12/16/16

31 Lakeshore Dr.
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Jayson D. Wilbur
Seller: William Cromack
Date: 12/16/16

58 Leno Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $208,250
Buyer: Country Bank For Savings
Seller: Steven M. Lamica
Date: 12/13/16

37 Polly Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $415,000
Buyer: Patrick Ryan
Seller: Real J. Poirier
Date: 12/16/16

166-B Stafford Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $238,000
Buyer: Nathan R. Trombley
Seller: Carl Johnson
Date: 12/19/16

245 Stafford Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $263,500
Buyer: Carl Johnson
Seller: Janet M. Reed
Date: 12/19/16

HOLYOKE

8 Bray Park Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $119,429
Buyer: Andrew I. Cote
Seller: US Bank
Date: 12/16/16

26 Coit St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $164,900
Buyer: Yarelis Cartagena-Perez
Seller: Jeffrey S. Viviano
Date: 12/15/16

5-7 Corser St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Behnam Roohi
Seller: John T. Dean
Date: 12/16/16

76 Dartmouth St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $233,500
Buyer: Joseph P. Hudson
Seller: Constance M. Tague
Date: 12/16/16

23 Dicsal Lane
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $425,900
Buyer: Kerry B. Dumbaugh
Seller: Linda L. Porten
Date: 12/19/16

47 Hampton Knolls Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $142,000
Buyer: Olmstead RT
Seller: Bank New York Mellon
Date: 12/22/16

47 Hampton Knolls Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $166,400
Buyer: Bank New York Mellon
Seller: J. Henry Pangborn
Date: 12/14/16

45 Longwood Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Jorge I. Alvarez
Seller: Carol E. Lesperance
Date: 12/23/16

1070 Northampton St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Dakota J. Hebert
Seller: Mark Alexander
Date: 12/20/16

382 Pleasant St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $136,000
Buyer: F. Samantha Hemmingsen
Seller: Jonathan W. Phillips
Date: 12/23/16

43-45 Portland St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $224,000
Buyer: Andrew Holl
Seller: AVET RT
Date: 12/14/16

3 Shawmut Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $144,900
Buyer: Nelson Lopez
Seller: Binczewski, Walter, (Estate)
Date: 12/20/16

20 Sterling Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Kathleen Cavanaugh
Seller: Suzanne Drentlaw
Date: 12/23/16

60 West Glen St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: David Roman
Seller: Donald J. Blanchard
Date: 12/14/16

LONGMEADOW

103 Crescent Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Matthew Desmarais
Seller: Todd M. Volk
Date: 12/23/16

194 Deepwoods Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $485,000
Buyer: Lawrence Ault
Seller: W. Lowell Putnam
Date: 12/15/16

16 Edson St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $264,900
Buyer: Luke A. Charles
Seller: Andrew J. Stevens
Date: 12/16/16

73 Falmouth Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: James B. Punderson
Seller: National Property Services
Date: 12/15/16

339 Frank Smith Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $261,000
Buyer: Francesco Ferrentino
Seller: Gerald E. Sheldon
Date: 12/15/16

410 Frank Smith Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $244,900
Buyer: Majid Mehmood
Seller: Selma M. Greene
Date: 12/22/16

1215 Longmeadow St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Brandon W. Stepp
Seller: Nikolas Andreopoulos
Date: 12/19/16

106 Longview Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Kathleen Phelps
Seller: Lynn L. Harvey
Date: 12/22/16

955 Maple Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $226,000
Buyer: Steven G. Richter
Seller: Stanley S. & S. E. Goldaper TR
Date: 12/16/16

141 Pleasantview Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Richard F. Belloff
Seller: Armand A. Souliere
Date: 12/14/16

180 Rugby Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $700,361
Buyer: Timothy G. Egan
Seller: John J. Egan
Date: 12/22/16

37 South Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $185,950
Buyer: Jaime F. Cabezas
Seller: Gary R. Provencher
Date: 12/12/16

62 Stirling St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Andrew J. Stevens
Seller: Leigh-Ann Price
Date: 12/16/16

83 Stirling St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $327,000
Buyer: Kevin M. Labutta
Seller: Lawrence J. Ault
Date: 12/14/16

34 Tennyson Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $750,000
Buyer: Laura C. Murphy
Seller: Stacy Barkoff
Date: 12/23/16

78 Wimbleton Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $389,900
Buyer: Marc L. Arbour
Seller: Ali Ozan-Koseoglu
Date: 12/16/16

568 Wolf Swamp Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $730,000
Buyer: Jennifer A. Buentello
Seller: Debra L. Purrington
Date: 12/15/16

LUDLOW

167 Chapin St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Joseph Mosher
Seller: Edward L. Mari
Date: 12/22/16

32 Daisy Lane
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Helder Pires
Seller: Arthur Pires
Date: 12/12/16

29 Deer Hill Circle
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $465,000
Buyer: Francisco L. Estrada
Seller: Arlindo Alves
Date: 12/16/16

631 East St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $119,000
Buyer: Grace Dias
Seller: US Bank
Date: 12/16/16

724 Fuller St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Chris Makusiewicz
Seller: Donald P. Bonzek
Date: 12/19/16

Lyon St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Joseph M. Ribeiro
Seller: Grabowski, Antoni F., (Estate)
Date: 12/15/16

Mariana Way #7
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Artur Pires
Seller: M&G Investors LLC
Date: 12/16/16

38 Michael St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $124,000
Buyer: Jimmy Rodrigues
Seller: Bank Of America
Date: 12/22/16

205 Parker Lane
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $511,200
Buyer: Ian D. Premo
Seller: Tuukakorp LLC
Date: 12/12/16

604 Poole St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $187,500
Buyer: James A. Lemieux
Seller: Edward A. Lemieux
Date: 12/15/16

MONSON

107 Bogan Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Jennifer B. Herrick
Seller: Adam Hageman
Date: 12/19/16

222 Bumstead Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Sean P. Mulcahy
Seller: Jonathan A. Wietecha
Date: 12/15/16

143 Butler Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Eldi A. Nissenbaum
Seller: Ian S. Emery
Date: 12/16/16

78 Butler Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Nicholas W. Turnberg
Seller: Smith, Donald E. Jr, (Estate)
Date: 12/16/16

PALMER

143 Breckenridge St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Jeffrey D. Staiti
Seller: Valerie J. Joyce-Heffner
Date: 12/14/16

168 Gates St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $268,500
Buyer: Ian S. Emery
Seller: Joseph J. Nietupski
Date: 12/16/16

2178-2184 Main St.
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $277,000
Buyer: Robert J. Carrison
Seller: Robert S. Dupuis
Date: 12/21/16

863 Ware St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $1,580,000
Buyer: Palmer Paving Corp
Seller: Harris Holdings LLC
Date: 12/15/16

SOUTHWICK

109 Congamond Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $327,000
Buyer: 109 Traveltown LLC
Seller: David B. Spillane
Date: 12/14/16

9 Ed Holcomb Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Morgan K. Ireland
Seller: Steven J. Picard
Date: 12/16/16

26 Laurel Ridge Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $410,000
Buyer: Nicole E. Apostle
Seller: US Bank
Date: 12/12/16

7 Reservoir Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $350,100
Buyer: Miroslav Tkach
Seller: USA HUD
Date: 12/16/16

174 South Loomis St.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Kimberly Grunwald
Seller: Brian J. Morrissey
Date: 12/12/16

17 White St.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $136,000
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Karl R. Saunders
Date: 12/16/16

SPRINGFIELD

36-38 Acorn St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $1,940,000
Buyer: BH EHT 1 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 12/15/16

479 Allen St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Latoya Monroe
Seller: Greater Springfield Habitat
Date: 12/16/16

306 Arnold Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Maritza Rivera
Seller: Mark H. Smith
Date: 12/22/16

1208 Berkshire Ave.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $116,000
Buyer: John A. VonRoemer
Seller: Teri A. Lee
Date: 12/19/16

1340 Boston Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $1,133,550
Buyer: Boston Road & Pasco RT 20
Seller: East Street & Boston Road LLC
Date: 12/16/16

77 Bowles St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Silverio A. Tavarez
Seller: Legacy Property Investment
Date: 12/14/16

Cadwell Dr.
Springfield, MA 01101
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Lomoc LLC
Seller: O’Day Cadwell LLC
Date: 12/19/16

109 Cambridge St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $1,940,000
Buyer: BH EHT 1 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 12/15/16

118-120 Cambridge St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $1,940,000
Buyer: BH EHT 1 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 12/15/16

122 Cambridge St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $1,940,000
Buyer: BH EHT 1 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 12/15/16

19 Cambridge St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $1,940,000
Buyer: BH EHT 1 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 12/15/16

44 Cambridge St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $1,940,000
Buyer: BH EHT 1 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 12/15/16

99-101 Cambridge St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $1,940,000
Buyer: BH EHT 1 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 12/15/16

26 Cherokee Dr.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $144,900
Buyer: Jenara Burgos
Seller: Chad A. McLeod
Date: 12/12/16

22 Cherrelyn St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Alexander Anaya
Seller: James W. Fiore
Date: 12/12/16

125 Clement St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $188,500
Buyer: Jessica E. Lopez
Seller: Anthony Nguyen
Date: 12/19/16

162-164 College St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $2,260,000
Buyer: BH EHT 1 LLC
Seller: BH Kenyon LLC
Date: 12/15/16

167-169 College St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $2,260,000
Buyer: BH EHT 1 LLC
Seller: BH Kenyon LLC
Date: 12/15/16

170-172 College St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $2,260,000
Buyer: BH EHT 1 LLC
Seller: BH Kenyon LLC
Date: 12/15/16

177-179 College St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $2,260,000
Buyer: BH EHT 1 LLC
Seller: BH Kenyon LLC
Date: 12/15/16

178-180 College St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $2,260,000
Buyer: BH EHT 1 LLC
Seller: BH Kenyon LLC
Date: 12/15/16

185-187 College St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $2,260,000
Buyer: BH EHT 1 LLC
Seller: BH Kenyon LLC
Date: 12/15/16

193 College St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $2,260,000
Buyer: BH EHT 1 LLC
Seller: BH Kenyon LLC
Date: 12/15/16

195 College St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $2,260,000
Buyer: BH EHT 1 LLC
Seller: BH Kenyon LLC
Date: 12/15/16

255-257 College St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $2,260,000
Buyer: BH EHT 1 LLC
Seller: BH Kenyon LLC
Date: 12/15/16

19-21 Dawes St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $1,940,000
Buyer: BH EHT 1 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 12/15/16

43 Dawes St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $1,940,000
Buyer: BH EHT 1 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 12/15/16

45 Dawes St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $1,940,000
Buyer: BH EHT 1 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 12/15/16

49 Dawes St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $1,940,000
Buyer: BH EHT 1 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 12/15/16

74 Dawes St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $1,940,000
Buyer: BH EHT 1 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 12/15/16

1777 Dwight St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $875,000
Buyer: Smails LLC
Seller: Murray & Glynn LLC
Date: 12/23/16

58 Grandview St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $158,000
Buyer: Rebecca A. Jones
Seller: Gary Kelley
Date: 12/20/16

100 Harmon Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Christopher S. Flack
Seller: Patrick D. Murphy
Date: 12/23/16

67 Hazen St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Claire A. Dye
Seller: Paul S. Palmer
Date: 12/22/16

36 Holly Hill Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $149,000
Buyer: Gillian O. Archer
Seller: Thomas G. Gennette
Date: 12/12/16

25 Huntington St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $119,000
Buyer: Jordan P. Healy
Seller: Luis Dejesus
Date: 12/23/16

35 Jean Dr.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $124,900
Buyer: Kimberly A. Kusmierczak
Seller: Frank J. Bauer
Date: 12/22/16

95 Kensington Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $168,000
Buyer: Damian A. Gawle
Seller: Homer J. Foucher
Date: 12/23/16

43 Hudson St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $117,810
Buyer: Wilmington Savings
Seller: James Chifay
Date: 12/12/16

101-103 Kenyon St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $2,260,000
Buyer: BH EHT 1 LLC
Seller: BH Kenyon LLC
Date: 12/15/16

17 Kenyon St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $1,940,000
Buyer: BH EHT 1 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 12/15/16

25-27 Kenyon St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $2,260,000
Buyer: BH EHT 1 LLC
Seller: BH Kenyon LLC
Date: 12/15/16

31-33 Kenyon St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $2,260,000
Buyer: BH EHT 1 LLC
Seller: BH Kenyon LLC
Date: 12/15/16

39-41 Kenyon St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $2,260,000
Buyer: BH EHT 1 LLC
Seller: BH Kenyon LLC
Date: 12/15/16

49-51 Kenyon St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $2,260,000
Buyer: BH EHT 1 LLC
Seller: BH Kenyon LLC
Date: 12/15/16

55-57 Kenyon St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $2,260,000
Buyer: BH EHT 1 LLC
Seller: BH Kenyon LLC
Date: 12/15/16

66-68 Kenyon St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $1,940,000
Buyer: BH EHT 1 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 12/15/16

9 Kenyon St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $2,260,000
Buyer: BH EHT 1 LLC
Seller: BH Kenyon LLC
Date: 12/15/16

153 King St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $165,900
Buyer: Yaritza I. Amaro-Pena
Seller: Maritza Rivera
Date: 12/22/16

Main St. (WS)
Springfield, MA 01101
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: New England Farm Workers
Seller: Neil Wong
Date: 12/23/16

17 Mary Coburn Road
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Oushane O. Lewis
Seller: Michael P. Sico
Date: 12/16/16

86-88 Maynard St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $2,260,000
Buyer: BH EHT 1 LLC
Seller: BH Kenyon LLC
Date: 12/15/16

88 Mildred Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Living Stone LLC
Seller: Living Stone LLC
Date: 12/23/16

10 Morison Terrace
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Christian D. Levy
Seller: Kathleen J. Goltz
Date: 12/21/16

100 Narragansett St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $175,500
Buyer: Isabel Rijo Dela Rosa
Seller: AAD LLC
Date: 12/12/16

747 North Branch Pkwy.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $116,500
Buyer: North Harlow 4 LLC
Seller: Bank New York Mellon
Date: 12/22/16

225 Oak Grove Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $1,940,000
Buyer: BH EHT 1 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 12/15/16

75 Parker St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $126,600
Buyer: Pierre J. Saintilus
Seller: Michael J. Chmura
Date: 12/22/16

122-124 Parker St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $194,000
Buyer: Juan Rivera
Seller: Tomasz Swiech
Date: 12/16/16

253 Pasco Road
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $1,135,000
Buyer: Reliance Associates LLC
Seller: Sahara LLC
Date: 12/16/16

45-47 Ranney St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Shannon M. Mann
Seller: Alex Adorno
Date: 12/23/16

18 Santa Barbara St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $129,000
Buyer: Lisandra Lopez
Seller: Fancy Living LLC
Date: 12/19/16

44 Schley St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $134,900
Buyer: Tammy M. Billings-Rankin
Seller: James W. Fiore
Date: 12/14/16

32-34 Shattuck St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $2,260,000
Buyer: BH EHT 1 LLC
Seller: BH Kenyon LLC
Date: 12/15/16

36 Shattuck St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $2,260,000
Buyer: BH EHT 1 LLC
Seller: BH Kenyon LLC
Date: 12/15/16

66-68 Shattuck St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $1,940,000
Buyer: BH EHT 1 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 12/15/16

69 Shattuck St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $1,940,000
Buyer: BH EHT 1 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 12/15/16

1385 South Branch Pkwy.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Charles E. Tremble
Seller: James L. Lobik
Date: 12/21/16

386 Stapleton Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Jodi S. Rodriguez
Seller: Melro Associates Inc.
Date: 12/12/16

33 Strong St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $146,000
Buyer: Sonia I. Aponte
Seller: Liam P. Hayes
Date: 12/14/16

26 Stuart St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $128,500
Buyer: Nancy Marrero
Seller: Joseph C. Basile
Date: 12/16/16

93 Stuart St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $143,500
Buyer: Jessica Soto-Alvarado
Seller: MTGLQ Investors LP
Date: 12/22/16

456 Sumner Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $1,600,000
Buyer: Persam Springfield LLC
Seller: G. F. Enterprise 2 LLC
Date: 12/20/16

363 Sunrise Terrace
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $139,000
Buyer: Pete Bernal
Seller: Lawrence O’Sullivan
Date: 12/21/16

86 West Allen Ridge Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Sarah E. Sherry
Seller: James Niedbala
Date: 12/16/16

151 West Alvord St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Gregory E. Brown
Seller: Marcus Earley
Date: 12/15/16

121 West Crystal Brook Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $156,000
Buyer: Daniel E. Dwarska
Seller: Donna M. Sisitsky
Date: 12/21/16

94-96 Wallace St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $149,867
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Jason Medeiros
Date: 12/20/16

38 Washington Road
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Elvis Leiva
Seller: Carolyn Fisher
Date: 12/21/16

122 Wayne St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $117,900
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Derek S. Chatman
Date: 12/22/16

110 Wheeler Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $191,000
Buyer: Brandon Chase
Seller: Barbara L. Johnson-Wiley
Date: 12/22/16

167 Woodcrest Road
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: William Younes
Seller: James J. Bregianes
Date: 12/20/16

TOLLAND

60 Forest Road
Tolland, MA 01010
Amount: $166,000
Buyer: Robert S. Tonino
Seller: Nanette Tummers
Date: 12/20/16

16 Lakeside Dr.
Tolland, MA 01034
Amount: $199,000
Buyer: Christopher Eley
Seller: David E. Koerber
Date: 12/16/16

WALES

6 Lake Shore Dr.
Wales, MA 01081
Amount: $124,900
Buyer: Bettina Nadeau
Seller: Gary J. Langlois
Date: 12/15/16

87 Monson Road
Wales, MA 01081
Amount: $154,000
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Ronald M. Rizzo
Date: 12/12/16

3 Reed Hill Road
Wales, MA 01081
Amount: $156,480
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Manuel Suarez
Date: 12/16/16

WEST SPRINGFIELD

111 Beacon Hill Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Genevieve M. Broderick
Seller: Daniel J. McCarthy
Date: 12/15/16

43 Bonair Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: William J. Fitzsimmons
Seller: Cindy L. Daigle
Date: 12/21/16

117 Bridle Path Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $197,000
Buyer: James Labranche
Seller: Gary B. Liquori
Date: 12/13/16

40 Churchill Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $224,500
Buyer: William E. Cicia
Seller: Sarah M. Greenway
Date: 12/20/16

88 Lancaster Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $150,685
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: James J. Cremonti
Date: 12/22/16

412 Massachusetts Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $182,000
Buyer: Joseph V. Vitorino
Seller: Luke A. Charles
Date: 12/16/16

43 Rockland Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Elena M. Dore
Seller: William M. Gray
Date: 12/16/16

1155 Piper Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Hector L. Lopez
Seller: Stephen J. Wyzga
Date: 12/20/16

29 Van Horn St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Brian J. Sears
Seller: Michael Grandfield
Date: 12/20/16

204 Wayside Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Norman Petit
Seller: Michael R. Girard
Date: 12/12/16

82 Westwood Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $236,000
Buyer: Edvard Kolak
Seller: Joseph J. Halpy
Date: 12/22/16

WESTFIELD

17 Carriage Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $293,000
Buyer: Carlos W. Dejesus
Seller: Allen P. Maloney
Date: 12/16/16

20 Chestnut St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Andrei Litvac
Seller: FNMA
Date: 12/19/16

11 Dickens Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $293,550
Buyer: Randall D. Smyth
Seller: Christopher M. Dolan
Date: 12/16/16

67 East Glen Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $284,000
Buyer: Traci M. Hebert
Seller: Raisa Gelmudinov
Date: 12/16/16

1511 East Mountain Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $375,500
Buyer: Raymond L. Wellspeak
Seller: Antonio Capua
Date: 12/16/16

182 Falley Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $267,000
Buyer: Joanne L. Bigelow
Seller: Frisbie, Sheila R., (Estate)
Date: 12/21/16

85 Feeding Hills Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $248,000
Buyer: Steven M. Peabody
Seller: John W. Wilson
Date: 12/15/16

6 Franklin Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $174,000
Buyer: Michael R. Knowlton
Seller: John M. Alamed
Date: 12/19/16

44 George St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $132,500
Buyer: Tatyana Belyakova
Seller: Richard Baetens
Date: 12/20/16

28 Green Pine Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $239,500
Buyer: Rafal P. Janusz
Seller: Benjamin J. Leclair
Date: 12/16/16

12 Laro Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $204,000
Buyer: Jennifer L. Ciepiela
Seller: Lorelei A. Schmidt
Date: 12/16/16

2 Linden Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $156,000
Buyer: Jamin Fuller
Seller: Susan M. Bloomrose
Date: 12/20/16

154 Little River Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $179,000
Buyer: Timothy J. Grady
Seller: Tyler D. West
Date: 12/23/16

33 Magnolia Terrace
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Richard G. Labrie
Seller: Diane Reardon
Date: 12/13/16

29 Otis St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Yuriy Chemeris
Seller: Glenn W. Juvinall
Date: 12/20/16

274 Paper Mill Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $232,000
Buyer: David J. Root
Seller: Norwich Properties LLC
Date: 12/16/16

6 Rider Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $193,000
Buyer: Jeannette F. Pierce
Seller: Todd A. Duso
Date: 12/21/16

81 Roosevelt Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $136,320
Buyer: Bank Of America
Seller: Kelli L. Hubbard
Date: 12/16/16

10 South Maple St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $199,000
Buyer: Jeremiah C. Vazquez
Seller: Richard Harty
Date: 12/12/16

1091 Shaker Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $219,000
Buyer: Dominick L. Uguccioni
Seller: Michael J. Barnes
Date: 12/16/16

17 State St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Valentina Druzhkova
Seller: Susana M. Pettus
Date: 12/16/16

28 Summit Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $158,000
Buyer: Eric J. Metivier
Seller: Robert J. Sabonis
Date: 12/16/16

7 Tow Path Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $238,900
Buyer: Brian E. Valezquez
Seller: Anthony Ford
Date: 12/22/16

618 West Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Allan A. Young
Seller: Keena L. Ashford
Date: 12/23/16

112 White St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Proud Properties LLC
Seller: Alan J. Bielunis
Date: 12/15/16

WILBRAHAM

14 Arbor Lane
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $216,120
Buyer: Shawn M. Summers
Seller: Edgar W. Darling
Date: 12/22/16

8 Decorie Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $152,400
Buyer: Joseph P. Saimeri
Seller: Kenneth S. Korhonen
Date: 12/14/16

34 Decorie Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: William J. Kern
Seller: Dorothy J. Leblanc
Date: 12/23/16

684 Ridge Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Dana Gahres
Seller: Monson Savings Bank
Date: 12/16/16

112 Stony Hill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $174,999
Buyer: Elizabeth Krauza
Seller: Cecilia A. Sousa
Date: 12/16/16

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

AMHERST

77 Cottage St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Alan P. StHilaire
Seller: Walter B. Bruce RET
Date: 12/20/16

180 East Leverett Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $433,665
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Kanokwan Chaimongkol
Date: 12/22/16

East Leverett Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Town Of Amherst
Seller: Sandra L. Stosz
Date: 12/21/16

28 Farmington Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $239,250
Buyer: Dorje Romito
Seller: Valerie K. Hood
Date: 12/19/16

101 Farmington Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $356,000
Buyer: Robert P. Chalif
Seller: Marilyn J. Dyer
Date: 12/12/16

Hawthorn Road #43A
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Deborah Mack
Seller: Tofino Associates LLC
Date: 12/15/16

85 Mount Holyoke Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $349,900
Buyer: Adam M. Fox
Seller: Kaye E. Dougan
Date: 12/15/16

BELCHERTOWN

53 Amherst Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $306,000
Buyer: Nicholas J. Smetana
Seller: Robert B. Martin
Date: 12/22/16

741 Daniel Shays Hwy.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Troy M. McLaughlin
Seller: Charles G. Nothe
Date: 12/22/16

181 Franklin St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $162,000
Buyer: Jessica M. Daly
Seller: Barbara E. White
Date: 12/19/16

43 Main St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Alden Pond Properties LLC
Seller: R. Douglas Reynolds
Date: 12/20/16

169 Munsell St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $392,500
Buyer: Michael P. Jasinski
Seller: Filip Z. Muszynski
Date: 12/23/16

26 Pondview Circle
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $347,500
Buyer: Anastasia Seager
Seller: Tara M. Orzolek
Date: 12/15/16

147 Shea Ave.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Gary M. Martins
Seller: Meredith FT
Date: 12/16/16

81 Sheffield Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: David Biancamano
Seller: Dennis H. Connor
Date: 12/23/16

166 South Washington St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $308,000
Buyer: James D. Piantoni
Seller: Walter M. Kozlowski
Date: 12/19/16

35 Summit St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $155,536
Buyer: FHLM
Seller: Edward W. Martell
Date: 12/19/16

163 Summit St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $359,654
Buyer: Merrimack Mortgage Co. LLC
Seller: Kevin S. O’Fallon
Date: 12/12/16

73 Turkey Hill Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $179,900
Buyer: Morgan H. Lavalle
Seller: William Geer
Date: 12/23/16

CUMMINGTON

335 Berkshire Trail
Cummington, MA 01026
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Gregor B. Prentice
Seller: Alexander S. Risk
Date: 12/12/16

EASTHAMPTON

11-13 Boylston St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Kevin Netto
Seller: Lisa J. Brusco
Date: 12/23/16

1 Fox Run
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $392,000
Buyer: Sonia Bergmann
Seller: David A. Hardy Contractor
Date: 12/22/16

23 Oliver St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Matthew Chieffo
Seller: Marcia S. M. Funk IRT
Date: 12/12/16

31 Paul St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: Amy Christenson
Seller: David Garstka Builders
Date: 12/14/16

GRANBY

9 Greystone Ave.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $233,000
Buyer: Lilin Tseng
Seller: Gary S. Toth
Date: 12/23/16

4 Ridge Path
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Ryan S. Merrill
Seller: Susan Nieuwpoort
Date: 12/23/16

187 West St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Nicholas Dente
Seller: Christine J. Proulx
Date: 12/23/16

HADLEY

102 Rocky Hill Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $258,000
Buyer: Timothy Edgcumbe-Ford
Seller: Sonny J. Cirincione
Date: 12/22/16

HATFIELD

176 Main St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $395,000
Buyer: Lorelei A. Schmidt
Seller: Larry E. Williams
Date: 12/16/16

343 West St.
Hatfield, MA 01066
Amount: $233,500
Buyer: Gregory Papageorge
Seller: Michael D. Sucharzewski
Date: 12/15/16

HUNTINGTON

13 East Main St.
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $152,000
Buyer: Farrah M. Holmes
Seller: Artur Muszynski
Date: 12/16/16

14 Kennedy Dr.
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $286,000
Buyer: Daniel S. Fennessey
Seller: Maureen Lucey
Date: 12/23/16

NORTHAMPTON

2 Beaver Brook Loop
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $132,000
Buyer: John B. Carmody
Seller: Beaver Brook NT
Date: 12/20/16

301 Coles Meadow Road
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $142,500
Buyer: Richard C. Bishop
Seller: FNMA
Date: 12/19/16

22 Hancock St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $392,000
Buyer: Daniel P. Guidera
Seller: Emery A. Conz
Date: 12/15/16

17 Holly Court
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Matthew A. Motamedi
Seller: Hall, John F., (Estate)
Date: 12/13/16

19 Langworthy Road
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $702,500
Buyer: James M. Morrill
Seller: Stuart R. Mieher
Date: 12/13/16

35 Laurel Park
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Dennis Tarpey
Seller: Lynda E. Holliday
Date: 12/15/16

47 Laurel Park
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $181,500
Buyer: Dale M. Schmidt
Seller: Joseph P. Hudson
Date: 12/16/16

16 Mann Terrace
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $315,500
Buyer: Lynn Mikolajczak
Seller: Rainbow Properties LLC
Date: 12/12/16

691 Park Hill Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $515,000
Buyer: David Perkins
Seller: Robert W. Driscoll
Date: 12/15/16

236 Pleasant St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Vikram Budhraja
Seller: Crossover Properties LLC
Date: 12/20/16

179 Prospect Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Michael D. Houle
Seller: Alice M. Morini
Date: 12/19/16

4 School St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $373,000
Buyer: Laurent C. Levy
Seller: Arlene Castelli
Date: 12/15/16

315 Sylvester Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $247,000
Buyer: PHH Mortgage Corp.
Seller: Alexander Grevior
Date: 12/12/16

34 Westwood Terrace
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $154,000
Buyer: Shannon E. Santangelo
Seller: Malley, Ruth C., (Estate)
Date: 12/19/16

PELHAM

147 Packardville Road
Pelham, MA 01002
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Almadan Inc.
Seller: Universal Structures
Date: 12/20/16

PLAINFIELD

West St.
Plainfield, MA 01070
Amount: $117,500
Buyer: Mary O’Brien
Seller: John E. Figari
Date: 12/21/16

752 West Main St.
Plainfield, MA 01070
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: Stephen A. Bzomowski
Seller: Paul R. Fuhrman
Date: 12/16/16

SOUTH HADLEY

17 Carlton St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $209,900
Buyer: Charles W. Brock
Seller: Custom Homes Development Group
Date: 12/22/16

23 Columbia St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $208,950
Buyer: Kye E. Poronsky
Seller: Michael Daly
Date: 12/23/16

18 Country Lane
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Michael J. Evans
Seller: David L. Morrissette
Date: 12/16/16

1 Hillside Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Heidi Rademacher
Seller: John P. Hardman
Date: 12/21/16

44 Hillside Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Vitaliy Andriychuk
Seller: Deutsche Bank
Date: 12/21/16

44 Lamb St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $182,000
Buyer: Michael F. Lenart
Seller: Isam O. Abdalla
Date: 12/23/16

17 McKinley Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $199,900
Buyer: Amanda L. Dzialo
Seller: Donna Gajewski-Zatowski
Date: 12/23/16

3 Normandy Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $272,000
Buyer: Nicole P. Saenz
Seller: John A. Magri
Date: 12/19/16

59 Westbrook Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $178,000
Buyer: Brittany Josephson
Seller: Byrnes, Doris L., (Estate)
Date: 12/14/16

SOUTHAMPTON

31 Crooked Ledge Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Matthew N. Sarafin
Seller: Jean B. Peret
Date: 12/20/16

17 Rattle Hill Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Francois Y. Turgeon
Seller: Robert Fondakowski
Date: 12/14/16

117 Russellville Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $179,900
Buyer: Jacob J. Belanger
Seller: Keith R. White
Date: 12/15/16

Woodmar Lane
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Stephen Carrere
Seller: Chester J. Kellogg
Date: 12/22/16

WARE

437 Belchertown Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: James R. Kaczuwka
Seller: David E. Cote
Date: 12/15/16

30 Cherry St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $127,000
Buyer: Cynthia E. Howe
Seller: May, Wanda L., (Estate)
Date: 12/23/16

79 Eagle St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Ronald W. Gresty
Seller: Deutsche Bank
Date: 12/16/16

16 Eddy St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $162,000
Buyer: David G. Gambino
Seller: Cynthia Provencher-Howe
Date: 12/22/16

7 Gould Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $132,000
Buyer: Arthur Bechard
Seller: Melvin R. Mayo
Date: 12/21/16

29 Mountainview Dr.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $122,500
Buyer: Timothy Leckie
Seller: Maynard, Floyd R., (Estate)
Date: 12/21/16

7 School St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $136,000
Buyer: David S. King
Seller: Steven P. Sullivan
Date: 12/16/16

Rethinking a Minimum-wage Boost

By BusinessWest Staff January 24, 2017

Opinion

By Christopher Geehern

Three-quarters of Massachusetts employers would face increases in their compensation costs if state lawmakers pass a $15 per hour minimum wage, according to two recent surveys by Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM). And those compensation increases would be enough to force some companies to postpone hiring or consider leaving the Commonwealth altogether.

Both the monthly survey question attached to the AIM Business Confidence Index in December and the annual AIM HR Practices Survey, also taken in December, found that 13% of companies employed people at the former $10 per hour state minimum wage, while another 24% employed people at between $10 and $15 per hour and would have to raise those wages if the minimum moved to $15.

Thirty-four percent employed people at slightly more than $15 and would have to increase pay for some of those employees to deal with wage compression. Thirty-seven percent of companies said they pay much more than $15 per hour and will not be affected by a minimum-wage increase. The Massachusetts minimum wage rose by $1 to $11 per hour on Jan. 1, the final step in a three-year increase.

“While we are empathetic with the challenges facing lower-wage staff, it is also the case that we will employ fewer hourly employees at higher minimum wages. Each dollar increase costs our company $1.5 million per year,” wrote one employer on the Business Confidence Survey.

Another noted, “this would be too much for the small-business community to absorb. You’ll lose many small businesses.”

AIM believes that raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour, while emotionally appealing and politically expedient, is an ineffective way to address income inequality. Raising the minimum wage, in fact, represents a fundamental distraction from addressing the real economic impediments that prevent all Massachusetts citizens from sharing in the state’s prosperity. These are the same impediments, ironically, that contribute to the persistent skills shortage that threatens innovation and economic growth in Massachusetts.

Workers are ultimately compensated according to the skills, education, work ethic, and value they bring to the enterprise.

Minimum-wage increases impose an arbitrary standard of value on entry-level jobs, disproportionately burdening small businesses while creating no long-term improvement in living standards for people at the lower end of the wage scale. The issue in an economy with a staggering 3.3% unemployment rate is not how to raise the wage but instead how to raise the economic value of each employee.

Consider a sandwich shop in Cambridge serving food to employees of companies such as Google, Biogen, or Novartis that have made Massachusetts a global center for information technology, biosciences, research, and development.

Given the degree to which those highly paid professionals are bidding up housing and other prices in Massachusetts, increasing the minimum wage for the restaurant workers represents a dead-end and pyrrhic victory that keeps them outside the economic mainstream.

The task instead should be to pave the way for those restaurant employees to cross the street and join the high-value economy, which will once and for all allow them to support their families and achieve financial stability.

How does that happen? Start by improving the ability of our educational system to teach all students, reducing the long waiting lists for vocational schools, making community colleges accountable for graduating students with the skills needed in the marketplace, creating more high-tech software-coding academies, and promoting other efficient structures to provide people with the skills to succeed in the areas of fastest economic growth.

Those tasks are far more complex than raising the minimum wage but ultimately more effective. The alternative is not attractive.

Christopher Geehern is executive vice president of Marketing & Communication at Associated Industries of Massachusetts.

Bankruptcies

By BusinessWest Staff January 24, 2017

Bankruptcies Departments

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

Ashm Traders, LLC
Yusuf, Mushtaq Farid
1 Craigwood Terrace
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 12/28/16

Bertelli Realty Group, Inc.
160 Chapin Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Chapter: 11
Filing Date: 12/21/16

Birnbaum, Alan P.
PO Box 46
West Stockbridge, MA 01266
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 12/21/16

Borders, Betty Jean
95 Alden St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/28/16

Cortes, Eliezer
Cortes, Yasmin
224 Chapin Terrace
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/20/16

Cuene, Marlene Marie
115 Huckleberry Lane
Becket, MA 01223
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 12/28/16

Davis, Jimmie L.
118 Colton St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/22/16

Gahres, Sylvia A.
132 East Main St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/30/16

Goulas, Annmarie
135 Allen St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 12/27/16

Hutchinson, Kent Crosby
422 Palmer Road
Ware, MA 01082
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/29/16

Independence
Provost, Yvonne M.
11 Sullivan St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/29/16

Kawa, Dennis J.
125 Rivera Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/28/16

Kishinevski, Anatoly
37 Clark St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/19/16

LaPatin, Adam D.
LaPatin, Michelle B.
14 Hill Terrace
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 12/18/16

Loomer, Joshua Carl
194 Conant Road
Athol, MA 01331
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 12/20/16

Machado, Paul H.
Machado, Nicole R.
29 Ruggles St.
Three Rivers, MA 01080
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 12/20/16

Mailloux, Wayne Joseph
56 Riverside Dr.
Orange, MA 01364
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 12/20/16

Munroe, Michael J.
Farrell-Munroe, Anne M.
a/k/a Munroe, Anne N.
83 Alfred Dr.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/29/16

Nguyen, Maritza H.
81 Manor Court
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/18/16

Ok, Kork Vantha
44 Southpoint Dr., Apt. A
Amherst, MA 01002
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/29/16

Ostrowski, Kristie A.
12 Allman Dr.
Chester, MA 01011
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/29/16

Perez, Jacqueline
84 Governor St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/20/16

Reid, Richard
U.S. Penitentiary
Inmate Mail/Parcels
Florence, CO 81226
Filing Date: 12/28/16

Rosa, Felipe
51 Strong Ave.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/29/16

Roy, Wayne R.
Roy, Sandra J.
21 Walton St., 2nd Fl.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/29/16

Sendek, Cheryl Marie
37 Woodcrest Court
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/22/16

Sharpe, Graydon Kerry
23A Otis Ave.
Ware, MA 01082
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/22/16

Smith, Andrew J.
121 North Main, Apt. J8
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/22/16

Suzor, Louis P.
55 Fuller St
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 12/24/16

Talbot, Sheileen R.
603 Allen St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 12/27/16

Thomas, Lawrence E.
Thomas, Lorraine A.
28 Pidgeon Dr.
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 12/27/16

Trask, Laura Ann
a/k/a Callery, Laura Ann
13 Johnson Ave.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/22/16

Tynan, David E.
88 Danforth Ave.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/23/16

Urban, Gayle
74 Old Jarvis Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/28/16

Velazquez, Tatyana M.
96 Kirk Dr.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/22/16

Westbrooks, Ryan W.
276 Amherst Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/29/16

Zabik, Todd W.
Zabik, Rebecca S.
55 Boardman St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/30/16

Doing Business As Certificates

By BusinessWest Staff January 24, 2017

DBA Certificates Departments

The following business certificates and trade names were issued or renewed during the months of December 2016 and January 2017.

AGAWAM

Allied Flooring/Paint
350 Main St.
Mario Tedeschi

Creative Control Innovations
310 Corey St.
Nick Hopkins

Five Star Specialists
217 Maple St.
Stephen Banchard

AMHERST

Alantek International
16 Summerfield Road
Lin Tang

Ben’s Beds
321 Main St., Suite 5
Roberta London Levy, Pedro Levy

Jones Properties LP
15A Pray St.
Gerald Jones, Gwendolyn Jones Boisseau, Andrew Jones

Moon Goddess
44 Main St.
Laura Frontiero

Wagner Wood
305 Northeast St.
James Wagner, Joseph Wagner

Writing Full Tilt
338 Pelham Road
Maureen Jones

BELCHERTOWN

Brian Anderson Builders
41 West St.
Brian Anderson

CHICOPEE

All Seasons Builders
24 Lafayette St.
Brian Getto

Classic Homes
39 Swol St.
Jared Laravee, Mark Imbriglio

Embark Films
10 Center St., Suite 407
Dmitry Gordievsky

KaPats Auto Body Inc.
226 Granby Road
Alan Beaudry Jr.

Mass Detailing LLC
455 Memorial Dr.
Marcus Navarro

Tommcat Performance
680 Prospect St.
Thomas Mango, Kyle Bagg

DEERFIELD

Dinosaur, Rock, Fossil Shop
213 Greenfield Road
Gina Bordoni-Cowley

Logan Training Group
19 Kelleher Dr.
Richard Logan

EASTHAMPTON

Aldeia
116 Pleasant St., Studio 232
Lillianna Pereira

Haircuts by Jessy at Lisa’s Hair Shop
54A Northampton St.
Jessy Kaminski

Lularoe
10 Lyman Ave., Apt. B
Jennifer Dunn

Nylus Rift
22 Water Lane
Jesus Santiago

EAST LONGMEADOW

Financial Engines
601 North Main St.
Lawrence Raffone

Sayegh Jewelers Inc.
60 Shaker Road
Jamil Sayegh

GREENFIELD

Bonnie’s Beauty Salon
466 Main St.
Bonnie Root

CubeSmart 6943
1135 Bernardston Road
Cube HHF Northeast MA, LLC

Just Peachy Consulting and Web Design
32 Olive St., Apt. 204
Alexandra Martines

HADLEY

AVNIEL Consulting
43 Huntington Road
Robert Peterson

Elaine Center at Hadley
20 North Maple St.
Sunbridge

Go! Calendars
367 Russell St.
Marc Winkleman

River Valley Realty Services
114 Bay Road
Tim Murphy

A Tranquil Journey Massage
245 Russell St.
Lisa Dowers

HAMPDEN

Loddadis
34 Springhouse Road
Jennifer Thayer

HOLYOKE

ABC Pizza
2233 Northampton St.
Jamal Alkattan, Olga Alkattan, Harris Alkattan

Bridge Motor Sales
914 Main St.
James Roule

Highland Home Services
245 Lacus Dr.
Michael Hearn

Mateh N Fashion
146 High St.
Bryan Gonzalez

Momi, LLC
172 Sargeant St., 1st Floor
Mohammad Nusrat

LONGMEADOW

Croteau Home Improvement
252 Kenmore Dr.
Raymond Croteau

Everstrung Badminton Service
594 Pinewood Dr.
Yuan Li

Polyxeny Stamou Immigration Law
61 Pinewood St.
Polyxeny Stamou

Springfield Indians Hockey Club Inc.
123 Dwight Road
Peter Cooney

LUDLOW

First Choice Service
91 Wilno Ave.
Manuel Quiterio

JZ Hair
271 East St.
Julie Zacharewicz

Seamlessly Krafty
5 Sewall St.
Melissa Moquin

NORTHAMPTON

Burrows & Weiss
78 Main St., Suite 501
Mikas Weiss

Comedy as a Weapon
82 Bridge St.
Timothy Lovett

Junior General Maintenance Service
63 Center St.
Segundo Pichazaca

Panopera Productions
231 Main St.
Alan Schneider

Shawna Stern, LMT
98 Main St.
Shawna Stern

Whiting Energy Fuels
300A King St.
Richard Whiting Jr.

PALMER

China House
1240 Park St.
Yamei Xian

Park Auto LLC
1313 Park St.
Stephen Stathis

Simple Organizing Solutions
3014 Pine St.
Anne Bernardin

Skaza Logging
346 Wilbraham St.
Steven Skaza

SOUTH HADLEY

Dave Miner Exterior Home Improvements
347 Newton St.
Dave Miner

FPW Construction
513 Newton St.
Sean Fontaine

Pioneer Valley Strings
37 Mountain Ave.
Scott Slapin, Tanya Solomon

Ron’s Precision Automotive
504C Granby Road
Ronald Paul

United Construction & Home
38 Woodbridge Terrace
Manuel Reyes

SOUTHWICK

Reichert Family Farm
358 North Loomis St.
Maxwell Reichert

SPRINGFIELD

A1A Investigators Inc.
1500 Main St.
James Wojnar

Brownstone Banquet Hall
1482 State St.
Charlesetta Rennix

Byron Keenan Funeral Home
1858 Allen St.
Forastiere Family

Catuogno Court Reporting
1414 Main St.
Raymond Francis

Cheng’s Kitchen
170 Eastern Ave.
Changjin Zou

Excellent Limo
801 Worthington St.
Gumercindo Abreu

Law Office of Michael D. Facchini
728 Liberty St.
Michael Facchini

Long Hill Mini Market and Deli
28 Longhill St.
Samuel Veras

LRey Construction
1123 Sumner Ave.
Luis Reynoso

Maxx One Enterprises
240 Walnut St.
James Bennett

Naty’s Nails
64 Fullerton St.
Natalie Heredia

Rick’s Auto Body Inc.
375 Pasco Road
Raymond Pecor

The Traveling Toolbox
107 Carver St.
Alan Jarvis

WARE

Allied Auto Sales
184 West St.
Richard O’Riley, Joan O’Riley

Deida Auto World
2 Vernon St.
Ismael Deida Jr.

Goodbeads
184 Greenwich Plains Road
Monika Normand

NAPA Auto Parts
175 West St.
Francis Moran

WESTFIELD

Blissful Brook Family Daycare
731 West Road
Krystal Young-LaFountain

LBI Truck & Bus Repair
14 Delmont Ave.
Dana Lecrenski

Southwood Acres
342 Southwick Road
MA Westfield LP

Westfield Aviation Museum
20 Airport Road
Westfield Aviation Museum

WEST SPRINGFIELD

ATC Group Services LLC
73 William Franks Dr.
Tanya Smith

Automotive Innovators LLC
19 Norman St.
Eric Laizer

Cactushead Puppets
131 Ashley Ave.
Megan Regan

Dean Auto Sales
6 River St.
Richard Rindels

D.G. Motor Sports
1321 Morgan Road
Daniel Guistina

The Kids’ Place Inc.
915 Memorial Ave.
Scott Petersen

Mass Auto Detailing
264 Rogers Ave.
Niyaz Mamedov

Orange Shutter Studios
85 Poplar Ave.
Stephani Labonte

Pro Signs
777 Riverdale St.
George Smarz Jr.

Warranty Logistics, LLC
1102 Riverdale St.
Warranty Logistics, LLC

WILBRAHAM

A & C Business Services
95 Post Office Park
WMass Business Services, LLC

Cooley Contracting LLC
17 Nokomis Road
James Cooley

Manny’s Olive Oil Inc.
1872 Boston Road
Barbara Rouithis

Rich Heineman Home Improvement
29 Victoria Lane
Richard Heineman Jr.

Incorporations

By BusinessWest Staff January 24, 2017

Departments Incorporations

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

AGAWAM

Translink Community Transport Inc., 270 Main St., Agawam, MA 01001. James Ngugi, 103 Fern St., Springfield, MA 01108. Non-emergency, non-medical transportation agency.

Unique Transport Inc., 242 River Road, Agawam, MA 01001. Serge Nakhabenko, same. Trucking.

AMHERST

The Valley Winds Inc., 9 Hedgerow Lane, Amherst, MA 01002. Brian Eugene Messier, same. Non-profit organization designed to enhance the performance of quality wind band music and to deliver accessible and enjoyable performances to the Pioneer Valley community.

Western Massachusetts Emdria Regional Network Inc., 26 South Propspect St., Amherst, MA 01002. Jim A. Helling LICSW, same. Group of local EMDR therapists dedicated to disseminating knowledge about EMDR, advancing the practice of EMDR, facilitating access to EMDR therapy among underprivileged and traumatized populations, and strengthening regional community.

CHICOPEE

Zafer Reis Inc., 466 Chicopee St., Chicopee, MA 01013. Hasan Huseyin Gizli, 76 Park St., Chicopee, MA 01014. Pizza restaurant.

EAST LONGMEADOW

The Coating House Inc., 9 Lombard Ave., #2, East Longmeadow, MA 01028. Kimberly A. Casineau, same. Manufacturing company.

Twin Lacrosse Inc., 609 Somers Road, East Longmeadow, MA 01028. Brian Calandruccio, same. Development, marketing, sale of lacrosse equipment.

FLORENCE

The Right to Immigration Institute Inc., 589 Burtspit Road, Florence, MA 01062. Munis Safajous, 415 South St., Waltham, MA 02453. Non-profit organization designed to provide representation to aliens in immigration proceedings.

LEE

Yuvaram Inc., 435 Laurel St., Lee, MA 01238. Kara Steeger, same. Investment opportunities.

LONGMEADOW

Unchain America Inc., 47 Lynnwood Dr., Longmeadow, MA 01106. Robin Budon, same. Non-profit organization dedicated and operated as a dog rescue.

PITTSFIELD

ZAM808 Inc., 27 East Housatonic St., Pittsfield, MA 01201. Dan Talmi, same. Ballet touring company.

SPRINGFIELD

Urban Potential Corporation, 361 Sumner Ave., Springfield, MA 01108. Phyllis Williams-Thompson, 80 Bellevue Ave., Springfield, MA 01108. Non-profit organization which celebrates, enriches and supports urban life in the Greater Springfield area and promotes the joys of living in our city through education, the arts and community partnerships.

Briefcase

By BusinessWest Staff January 24, 2017

Briefcase Departments

Employer Confidence Hits 12-Year High

BOSTON — Confidence among Massachusetts employers hit its highest level in 12 years during December amid the prospect of growth initiatives from the new administration in Washington and a continued strong state economy. The Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) Business Confidence Index (BCI) rose 2.3 points to 60.4 last month, a full 5.1 points higher than its level in December 2015 and the highest reading since December 2004. It marked the fourth consecutive monthly increase in sentiment among employers in the Commonwealth, where the unemployment rate recently fell to 2.9%. The November and December BCI readings mirror the post-election rally in U.S. financial markets, which have risen 5% as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to work with a Republican Congress on business-friendly issues such as tax reductions, regulatory reform, and infrastructure spending. The AIM survey showed a 5.5-point jump in confidence in the national economy last month, leaving that indicator at its highest level since 2007. “Massachusetts employers are taking the president-elect at his word that he will prioritize economic growth at the national level, especially if he is able to work with Congressional Democrats on a $1 trillion infrastructure initiative,” said Raymond Torto, chair of AIM’s Board of Economic Advisors (BEA) and lecturer at Harvard Graduate School of Design. “But employer enthusiasm is also based upon a solid economic expansion during 2016 that most analysts believe will continue in a methodical manner though the first half of 2017.” The AIM Index, based on a survey of Massachusetts employers, has appeared monthly since July 1991. It is calculated on a 100-point scale, with 50 as neutral; a reading above 50 is positive, while below 50 is negative. The Index reached its historic high of 68.5 on two occasions in 1997-98, and its all-time low of 33.3 in February 2009. The index has remained above 50 since October 2013. Almost all of the sub-indices based on selected questions or categories of employer were up in December. The Massachusetts Index, assessing business conditions within the Commonwealth, gained 2 points to 61.8, leaving it 5.5 points ahead of the same time last year. The increase in the U.S. Index of national business conditions put that figure 7.5 points higher than its level of a year ago, but still short of the Massachusetts index. It marked the 80th consecutive month in which employers have been more optimistic about the Massachusetts economy than the national economy. The Current Index, which assesses overall business conditions at the time of the survey, increased 2.2 points to 59.1, while the Future Index, measuring expectations for six months out, rose 2.5 points to 61.7. The future outlook was 5.5 points better than a year ago and higher than at any point since March 2015. The sub-indices bearing on survey respondents’ own operations also strengthened considerably. The Company Index, reflecting overall business conditions, rose 1.4 points to 60.9, while the Sales Index increased 3.2 points to 61.4. The Employment Index was the only indicator to lose ground, falling 0.2 points to 57.2. The AIM survey found that nearly 38% of respondents reported adding staff during the past six months, while 19% reduced employment. Expectations for the next six months were stable, with 37% planning to hire and only 10% downsizing. “One of the most positive results of the December survey is that business confidence is strengthening uniformly across almost every sector of the economy,” said Elliot Winer, chief economist at Winer Economic Consulting and a BEA member. “Employers both large and small, manufacturers and non-manufacturers, from the Pioneer Valley to Greater Boston, are more optimistic about their prospects than at any time since prior to the Great Recession.” The BCI Manufacturing Index jumped 0.6 points during the month and 2.6 points for the year. The overall Business Confidence Index among non-manufacturers was 63.3 compared to 56.7 for manufacturing companies. Companies in the eastern part of the Massachusetts were slightly more optimistic at 61.4 than those in the western part of the state at 57.6. AIM President and CEO Richard Lord, also a BEA member, said employers appear to be encouraged by the prospect that Trump and a Republican Congress will be able to pass their tax and regulatory agenda. At the same time, Lord said, there remains uncertainty about a possible repeal of federal healthcare reform and the future of international trade agreements that are critical to Massachusetts companies. “The only certainty appears to be uncertainty for the next six months,” Lord said. “The key will be to ensure that any tax reductions and regulatory reforms made on the national level are not obviated by state measures intended to make Massachusetts a progressive model for the rest of the country.”

Advertising Club Calls for Scholarship Applications

SPRINGFIELD — The Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts announced that its 2017 scholarship applications are now available online at adclubwm.org. Applications will also be available through guidance departments at high schools in Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin counties, or by contacting the Ad Club at (413) 736-2582. Western Mass. seniors who plan to attend an accredited college or technical school in the fall of 2017 to study advertising, communications, marketing, or graphics arts are encouraged to apply. The scholarship must be applied against tuition and fees at the school. Candidates will be judged on academic performance; extracurricular activities; community service and/or work experience; a demonstrated interest in advertising, communications, marketing, or graphic design; personal recommendations; and a letter of introduction outlining future plans. In 2017, one $1,000 scholarship will be awarded. Completed scholarship applications and all support materials must be submitted to the Ad Club and postmarked by Friday, Feb. 24. Scholarship decisions are made by the scholarship committee of Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts, and are considered final. The scholarship will be awarded at the Ad Club’s Creative Awards show in May.

Grinspoon Foundation, Big Y AnnounceLocal Farmer Awards

AGAWAM — In partnership with Big Y, the Harold Grinspoon Charitable Foundation (HGCF) announced the third year of the Local Farmer Awards, a program to support local farmers with projects that will help them compete in the marketplace. The awards are for equipment and physical farm improvements. “Big Y has been partnering with and supporting local farmers since we began over 80 years ago,” President and Chief Operating Officer Charles D’Amour said. “Through our partnership with the Grinspoon Foundation, we are providing one more way to help the local growers to thrive in our community.” In an effort to have the widest impact, individual award recipients a total of over $110,000 in awards. Realizing the importance of local farms in our region, Grinspoon launched these awards in 2015. The 2016 awards were distributed to 47 of the 128 applicants. The two regional Buy Local farm advocates, Berkshire Grown and Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA), will continue to provide insight and assistance. Philip Korman, executive director of CISA, noted that “we are so pleased to continue to work with everyone involved in this unique farm awards program to support the vital role family farms play in our communities.” Added Barbara Zheutlin, executive director of Berkshire Grown, “we’re thrilled about the continuation of these financial awards for farmers in Western Massachusetts to strengthen their farm businesses. This helps build the local food economy in our region.” The deadline for applying is Tuesday, Jan. 31. Interested applicants are encouraged to visit www.farmerawards.org for more information.

Greater Springfield Named 13th-least-dangerous Metro Area for Pedestrians

SPRINGFIELD — In light of Smart Growth America naming Greater Springfield the 13th-least dangerous metro area in the country for pedestrians, as well as Massachusetts ranking in the top 10 least-dangerous states for pedestrians, as part of its 2016 edition of “Dangerous by Design,” the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission (PVPC) is highlighting some of its collaborative efforts to make the streets of the Pioneer Valley safer for automobiles, bikers, and pedestrians. “While we are obviously happy to see Greater Springfield named the 13th-least-dangerous metro area in the United States [for pedestrians], there is clearly much more work to be done, especially on behalf of older residents, residents of color, and low-income families, who are disproportionately vulnerable as pedestrians, according to this recent report,” said Gary Roux, PVPC principal transportation planner and traffic manager. “Our regional efforts to implement complete street design into our communities will ensure our future roadways will be safe for all forms of travel.” In the pursuit of safer roadways in the Pioneer Valley, the PVPC has been actively working in partnership with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, WalkBoston, and the state Department of Public Health on Vision Zero Planning, an approach to transportation safety planning that sets a target of eliminating all serious injuries and deaths due to road traffic crashes; collaborating with member communities to apply Complete Streets design into local roads, implementing the state Department of Transportation Complete Streets funding program that promotes roadway planning that considers the safety of drivers, bikers, and pedestrians; contributing $2 million in planning and public-engagement efforts for Live Well Springfield, a community movement to support healthy and active living; and partnering with the communities of Holyoke, Springfield, Northampton, and South Hadley on bike-pedestrian visioning and planning efforts. Additionally, the PVPC has released a draft update report of the “Top 100 High-crash Intersections in the Pioneer Valley,” to help the region’s urban communities target their roadway safety-improvement efforts. A community-by-community listing of dangerous intersections is also currently being prepared to allow all 43 PVPC member communities to address their most pressing transportation-design needs.

Springfield Leadership Institute to Begin Session

SPRINGFIELD — The 2017 Springfield Leadership Institute will emphasize strategies and techniques designed to create high-energy and high-involvement leadership for middle and upper mangers who have potential to make an impact on their organization and the community, and who serve in key roles in volunteer organizations. The Institute, which begins on Feb. 9 and runs for seven consecutive Thursdays from 1 to 4:30 p.m., is directed by Robert Kleine III, dean of the Western New England University College of Business, and Jack Greeley, executive-in-residence at the university. Greeley has a strong background in management, strategic planning, and consulting to a variety of organizations. Sessions will focus on problem solving, learning to ask the right questions, and implementing creative and innovative solutions for both nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Participants will actively explore best practices of leaders; analyze their own leadership, learning, and problem solving styles; and experience the synergies that result from high-performing teams. The emphasis will be on experiential activities that provide opportunities to identify, develop, and refine skill sets for effective leadership. All sessions will be held at the TD Bank Conference Center, 1441 Main St., Springfield. Upon successful completion of Leadership 2017, participants will be eligible to enroll in a free graduate course offered through the College of Business at Western New England University (subject to certain requirements). Applications must be received by Wednesday, Feb. 1. Tuition is $885 per participant. For questions about the program or the application process, e-mail Jessica Hill at [email protected].

Community Foundation Gives $1,306,600 to Nonprofits

SPRINGFIELD — The Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts is awarding $1,306,600 to 78 local nonprofit organizations in the Pioneer Valley, with awards ranging from $3,700 to $30,000. The Community Foundation awards competitive grants each year, with funds targeting projects addressing community needs in arts and culture, education, the environment, health, housing, and human services for residents of Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin counties. Over 40 of the projects funded were supported by trusts administered by Bank of America. The Community Foundation receives and reviews grant applications on behalf of Bank of America for four charitable trusts for which the bank serves as a trustee. One award was made as part of the Community Foundation’s Challenge Program to support capital campaigns taking place in the Pioneer Valley region. The $30,000 award requires a one-to-one match. Berkshire Hills Music Academy is the 2017 Challenge Grant recipient. Other grants include $20,000 to the Center for New Americans to support the training of staff and volunteers who work annually with immigrants living in the Pioneer Valley on immigration legal issues; $25,000 to Dakin Pioneer Valley Humane Society Inc. for masonry repairs to the exterior of the organization’s Springfield location; $25,000 to Community Music School of Springfield Inc. for its children’s chorus music program; and $25,000 to Baystate Health Foundation Inc. for its new surgical center at Baystate Franklin Medical Center. “These grants are a tremendous investment in our community and in the nonprofits that under take this important work. We are fortunate to have generous donors and committed volunteers to make this investment possible,” said Community Foundation Senior Program Officer Sheila Toto. Grant funding comes from distributions from 38 funds established by various individuals and groups committed to supporting local nonprofits. These donors rely on the Community Foundation’s volunteers and staff to focus their funds for effective use by nonprofit agencies in the Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin county communities. Thirteen volunteer members of the Community Foundation’s Distribution Committee and 12 project reviewers carefully evaluated 109 applications for funding requests totaling more than $2.1 million.

Federal Funding Helps Area Farms Save Energy

NORTHAMPTON — Farms and rural small businesses in Massachusetts seeking to reduce energy costs or install clean energy technologies have long relied on the state Department of Agricultural Resources’ (MDAR) Mass. Farm Energy Program (MFEP) for funding and technical assistance. New funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development (USDA RD) will support the work of the MFEP. The USDA has awarded a $33,000 Rural Business Development Grant to the Center for EcoTechnology (CET), a nonprofit based in Northampton, which manages MFEP. CET will use the grant to provide timely information, funding request assistance, and technical assistance to rural farms that wish to improve their energy efficiency and reduce operating costs. MDAR Commissioner John Lebeaux will join Massachusetts elected officials, USDA RD Southern New England Director Scott Soares, and Lorenzo Macaluso of CET on Friday, Jan. 6 at 10 a.m. at Smith’s Farmstead, 20 Otter River Road, Winchendon. Attendees will have the opportunity to tour the farm’s renewable and efficiency projects. USDA funding adds to funding sources the MFEP draws on to provide help to farms, including funding from public utilities, the USDA, MDAR, municipal utilities, the Mass. Clean Energy Center, and a variety of energy-efficiency and clean-energy rebates.

State Earns Top Ranking for Public-health Preparedness

BOSTON — The Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) has recognized Massachusetts as first in the nation when it comes to preventing, responding to, and recovering from public health emergencies such as disease outbreaks, bioterrorism, and natural and man-made disasters. The findings were published in TFAH’s annual “Ready or Not?” report, which ranks all 50 states on a set of key preparedness indicators. “Our top ranking in the Trust for America’s Health report is a testament to the collaborative efforts of public-health and emergency-management agencies, hospitals, health centers, healthcare providers, community-based organizations, and residents to make Massachusetts as prepared and resilient as possible, no matter what,” said Public Health Commissioner Dr. Monica Bharel. The TFAH report ranks each state on 10 indicators, including public-health funding commitment, National Health Security Preparedness Index, public-health accreditation, flu-vaccination rate, climate-change readiness, food safety, reducing healthcare-associated infections, public-health laboratories (biosafety training), public-health laboratories (biosafety professional on staff), and emergency healthcare access. Massachusetts was the only state in the nation to receive credit for all 10 indicators.

Report Details STEM Employment in State

BOSTON — The New England Information Office of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released data on occupational employment and wages for scienc, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) occupations in Massachusetts’ metropolitan areas and divisions for May 2015. These data are supplied by the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program, which produces employment and wage estimates for the U.S., by state, and by metropolitan area for more than 800 occupations. Among selected metropolitan areas in Massachusetts, the Boston-Cambridge-Nashua New England City and Town Area (Boston NECTA) had wages that were significantly higher than the respective national averages for three STEM occupations — computer-user support specialists ($63,840), applications-software developers ($109,540), and systems-software developers ($115,180). Leominster ($58,940) also had above-average wages for computer-user support specialists, while Pittsfield ($40,790) had wages that were significantly lower than the U.S. average for this occupation. Wages for applications software developers in the Lawrence NECTA division ($112,050) were significantly higher than the national average of $102,160. Conversely, Springfield ($94,610) had wages that were significantly below the national average for this occupation. The Boston NECTA had a combined employment of 69,990 for the three selected STEM occupations, with 49,230 of these jobs in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton NECTA division. Among the other selected areas, Worcester and Springfield had a combined employment of 2,630 and 2,450, respectively, for the three occupations.

PVPC Releases New Edition of Hiking and Biking Guide

SPRINGFIELD — Recognizing both the abundance of outdoor recreational opportunities and natural beauty within the region, as well as its unique involvement in the creation and protection of much of it, the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission (PVPC) has released its second edition of “Pioneer Valley Trails: A Hiking and Biking Guide.” Self-published using revenue from the sale of the guide’s first edition, which has sold over 2,200 copies since 2011, the PVPC is hoping this comprehensive map of Hampden and Hampshire County’s recreational opportunities remains a popular item within the region’s many outdoor outfitters. In preparing the guide, the PVPC reached out to many cooperating entities for data and map information, including all 43 PVPC member municipalities, the state Department of Conservation and Recreation, as well as nonprofit partners such as the Trustees of Reservations and Mass Audubon. The guide includes many of the Pioneer Valley’s most popular trails, including the New England National Scenic Trail and the Robert Frost Trail for hiking, as well as the Manhan Rail Trail and Norwottuck – Mass Central Rail Trail for biking. It also includes many smaller trails spread out across the region’s cities and towns, allowing visitors and residents alike to discover new opportunities to enjoy nature. Since 1962, the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission has been the designated regional planning body for the Pioneer Valley region, which encompasses 43 cities and towns in Hampden and Hampshire counties. PVPC is the primary agency responsible for increasing communication, cooperation, and coordination among all levels of government as well as the private business and civic sectors in order to benefit the Pioneer Valley region and to improve its residents’ quality of life.

Building Permits

By BusinessWest Staff January 10, 2017

Building Permits Departments

The following business permits were issued during the month of December 2016.

Chicopee

East Elm Corp.
551 East St.
$6,500 — Replace broken glass, doors, block, brick due to car damage

St. Stanislaw Society
21 Chestnut St.
$31,000 — Remodel bathrooms

East Longmeadow

Lenox American Saw
301 Chestnut St.
$1,116,871 — Solar

Reminder Publications
280 North Main St.
$39,600 — Carport with solar array

Greenfield

278-302 Main St. LLC
278 Main St.
$11,250 — Roofing

Sander Greenfield LLC
367 Federal St.
$35,000 — Construct two new accessible bathrooms, doors, and windows

Hadley

GNC
344 Russell St.
$83,000 — Interior ‘vanilla box’ construction to prepare for GNC fit-out

Town of Hadley
15 East St.
$237,894 — Roof replacement at public-safety complex

Ludlow

ALM Group
109-121 State St.
$11,500 — Roofing

Black Diamond Development
485 Holyoke St.
$39,000 — Commercial alterations

Edgar Minnie
4-8 White St.
$40,000 — Commercial alterations

Northampton

St. Mary’s Church
3 Elm St.
$10,246 — Chimney repair

Thornes Marketplace LLC
150 Main St.
$5,215 — Soundproof walls, build wood ceiling

Palmer

Baystate Wing Hospital
40 Wright St.
$5,000 — Demolish stairs and gazebo

Springfield

ARCP MT Springfield MA LLC
800 Boston Road
$503,568 — Alter retail tenant space for 5 Star Supermarket

Basser-Kaufman
510 Parker St.
$575,000 — Alter tenant space for Planet Fitness

City of Springfield
60 Alton St.
$963,321 — Walls, roofing, and HVAC for STEM Middle Academy

City of Springfield
90 Berkshire St.
$1,105,221 — Window and exterior door replacement, install ADA-accessible ramp and walkway, make bathroom unisex and ADA-compliant at Springfield Public Day High School

Dwight Station LLP
95 Frank B. Murray St.
$350,000 — Alter tenant space for Sunrise Behavioral Health Center

Augusto Garcia
624 Boston Road
$200,000 — Create accessible bathroom and new walk-in cooler at Domino’s Pizza

Mercy Medical Center
299 Carew St.
$651,101 — Interior renovations for a medical office

Orange Park Management LLC
13 Oak St.
$12,500 — Construction of foundation for proposed additions

Polman Realty LLC
2001 Roosevelt Ave.
$304,670 — Alter space for phase 3 at Baystate Charter School

Ware

Country Bank
15 South St.
$152,000 — Phase 2 of renovation project

Wilbraham

Wilbraham & Monson Academy
423-451 Main St.
$1,500 — Renovate storage area to laundry room and bathroom

Amy Zander
2424 Boston Road
$739,598 — Construct new veterinary hospital

Amy Zander
2424 Boston Road
$5,000 — Demolish and remove existing structure

Real Estate Transactions

By BusinessWest Staff January 10, 2017

Departments Real Estate

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

FRANKLIN COUNTY

BERNARDSTON

48 Hillcrest Dr.
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $191,100
Buyer: Paul C. Skiathitis
Seller: Edward W. Banach
Date: 11/30/16

BUCKLAND

188 Lower St.
Buckland, MA 01338
Amount: $124,500
Buyer: Cheyenne A. Dufresne
Seller: Matthew S. Thompson
Date: 11/29/16

CHARLEMONT

34 Johnson Road
Charlemont, MA 01339
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Christopher E. Geier
Seller: Ruth E. Werner
Date: 11/29/16

8 Mountain Road
Charlemont, MA 01339
Amount: $174,900
Buyer: Edward D. Hazel
Seller: FNMA
Date: 11/30/16

280 Zoar Road
Charlemont, MA 01339
Amount: $1,100,000
Buyer: Woodland MHP LLC
Seller: Woodland Park Inc.
Date: 12/09/16

COLRAIN

11 Church St.
Colrain, MA 01340
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Amanda S. Haney
Seller: Tim A. Dusenberry
Date: 12/02/16

149 Old Cricket Hill Road
Conway, MA 01341
Amount: $237,000
Buyer: Troy R. Lucier
Seller: Russell TR
Date: 12/07/16

25 Phillips Hill Road
Colrain, MA 01340
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Walter H. Keintzel
Seller: Christina D. Bell
Date: 12/02/16

DEERFIELD

40 Sugarloaf St.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $219,000
Buyer: Joseph E. Charnley
Seller: John F. Sobieski
Date: 12/09/16

GREENFIELD

25 Cedar St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $165,900
Buyer: Lindsi Chail
Seller: Jane A. Brady
Date: 11/28/16

410 Davis St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $175,500
Buyer: William K. Bettencourt
Seller: Sean P. Pierce
Date: 11/28/16

31 Gold St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Elizabeth J. Perry
Seller: Perry, Raymond G. Jr., (Estate)
Date: 12/05/16

78 Lincoln St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $179,500
Buyer: Helen L. Murphy
Seller: Kathryn K. Roszko
Date: 11/30/16

35 Meadow Lane
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Richard Alexander
Seller: Susan N. Lemeshow
Date: 12/02/16

36 Phillips St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Alex R. Cowley
Seller: Edward R. Desmaisons
Date: 12/08/16

30-D Phyllis Lane
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $249,000
Buyer: Nicholas B. Langlois
Seller: Aaron A. McCloud
Date: 12/09/16

412 Plain Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Yogesh Malik
Seller: Therese M. Root
Date: 11/30/16

260 Silver St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Van Bro Co. LLC
Seller: Fox Brook RT
Date: 11/30/16

40 Plantation Circle
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Wilmington Savings
Seller: Timothy J. Currier
Date: 12/08/16

31 Stetson Dr.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Sean P. Pierce
Seller: Anne D. Connington RET
Date: 11/28/16

270 Turners Falls Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $179,000
Buyer: Mathew D. Smith
Seller: Susanne Lacosse
Date: 11/28/16

53 Washburn Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Monkeith E. Arnold
Seller: First United Methodist Church
Date: 12/09/16

LEVERETT

43 Long Plain Road
Leverett, MA 01054
Amount: $192,000
Buyer: Brian A. Goodridge
Seller: Robert E. Hatt
Date: 12/07/16

LEYDEN

71 Glen Road
Leyden, MA 01301
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Patricia J. West
Seller: Scott C. West
Date: 12/05/16

443 West Leyden Road
Leyden, MA 01337
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Matthew Donahue
Seller: William R. Travis
Date: 12/09/16

MONTAGUE

58 High St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $145,500
Buyer: Joseph F. Sulda
Seller: Sicley, Carol D., (Estate)
Date: 11/30/16

85 K St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $139,000
Buyer: Hunter G. Swanson
Seller: Mary A. Greene
Date: 12/02/16

4 Main St.
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Lynn A. Abraham
Seller: Susan F. Conger
Date: 11/28/16

148 Montague City Road
Montague, MA 01301
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: J. Lucinda Kidder
Seller: Elizabeth A. Fitz
Date: 11/29/16

34 Park St.
Montague, MA 01349
Amount: $157,000
Buyer: William R. Travis
Seller: Matthew Donahue
Date: 12/09/16

2 Wrightson Ave.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $199,500
Buyer: Kevin F. Manion
Seller: Gerald A. Thayer
Date: 12/09/16

NORTHFIELD

546 South Mountain Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Joshua C. Roman
Seller: Eric Smith-Kaeppel
Date: 12/09/16

16 Warwick Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $199,900
Buyer: Marie J. Ndiaye
Seller: Congdon INT
Date: 11/30/16

ORANGE

150 Drew Blvd.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $209,900
Buyer: Christine Ghidoni
Seller: Erik J. Rousseau
Date: 12/05/16

181 East Main St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Kyle Higgins
Seller: Macur Enterprises Inc.
Date: 12/06/16

56 Perry Road
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $174,000
Buyer: Ross Archambault
Seller: Christopher A. Dodge
Date: 11/28/16

502 South Main St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Robert J. Farrow
Seller: Bryan Gates
Date: 12/09/16

419 Tully Road
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $213,000
Buyer: Mark A. Sprague
Seller: Gregory R. McIntyre
Date: 12/02/16

230 West River St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $165,500
Buyer: Roxanne P. Kakitis
Seller: Robert L. Holst
Date: 12/01/16

123 Wheeler Ave.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Robert E. Wright
Seller: Joan D. Raughtigan
Date: 11/29/16

SHUTESBURY

85 Locks Pond Road
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Amount: $332,114
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Moore, Stephen L., (Estate)
Date: 11/30/16

SUNDERLAND

2 Hubbard Hill Road
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Chia-Yu H. Lo
Seller: MCM Capital Partners LLC
Date: 12/01/16

WHATELY

191 Christian Lane
Whately, MA 01093
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Jamie H. Scott
Seller: Gromaski IRT
Date: 11/30/16

HAMPDEN COUNTY

AGAWAM

50 Albert St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Michael Quinlan
Seller: Jessica Nuzzolilli
Date: 12/02/16

43 Alhambra Circle North
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $236,500
Buyer: Victor Ostas
Seller: Mark A. Graveline
Date: 11/30/16

248 Barry St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Conrad J. Lariviere
Seller: John L. Franco
Date: 12/02/16

8 Carmen Ave.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: David E. Borowski
Seller: Craig A. Luczynski
Date: 12/08/16

45 Cedar Knoll Dr.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $385,000
Buyer: Hiep Le
Seller: Anatoliy Belozerov
Date: 11/28/16

32 Colonial Ave.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $194,500
Buyer: Jason Rheaume
Seller: Paul R. Gauthier
Date: 12/02/16

88 Jennie Circle
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Tarkan Topcuoglu
Seller: Rachel F. Moura
Date: 11/29/16

198 North Westfield St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $181,000
Buyer: Andrei Shyshla
Seller: Cheryl A. Weber
Date: 12/05/16

21 Parker St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $212,500
Buyer: Anthony S. Bohn
Seller: Tony W. Nascembeni
Date: 12/06/16

57 Perry Lane
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $185,650
Buyer: Brandon Kubik
Seller: Althea A. Cowles
Date: 12/02/16

99 Pleasant Dr.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $248,000
Buyer: Joshua W. Gehring
Seller: Edward Smaha
Date: 11/28/16

6 Ridgeway Dr.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Thomas M. Hamilton
Seller: Renee Hamilton
Date: 12/01/16

109 Shoemaker Lane
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Ruslan Yusenko
Seller: Haskins, Grace E., (Estate)
Date: 11/30/16

468 Southwick St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Timothy L. Seidl
Seller: Sherrill A. Montessi
Date: 12/02/16

121 Westview Lane
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $422,538
Buyer: Jeffrey T. Robb
Seller: Poplar Development LLC
Date: 12/09/16

94 White Fox Road
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $148,000
Buyer: Angelica Ochoa-Mayo
Seller: Citizens Bank
Date: 11/29/16

BLANDFORD

74 Main St.
Blandford, MA 01008
Amount: $166,000
Buyer: Brenton R. Keefe
Seller: Robbin L. Conde
Date: 12/08/16

BRIMFIELD

73 Brookfield Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $192,000
Buyer: Jonathan R. Balderelli
Seller: R&K Int
Date: 12/09/16

67 Marsh Hill Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $399,999
Buyer: Annett Farrington-Kramer
Seller: David M. Kornacki
Date: 12/09/16

25 Tower Hill Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Daniel J. Cohen
Seller: Jean M. Frazier
Date: 12/09/16

19 Paige Hill Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Uriah T. Smith
Seller: John H. Degnan
Date: 12/02/16

CHICOPEE

105 5th Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Thomas D. Knightly
Seller: June R. Knightly
Date: 12/09/16

21 Adams St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $187,500
Buyer: Jesus Guzman
Seller: Michael Donskoy
Date: 11/29/16

5 Arcade St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $151,900
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Christina Corey
Date: 12/02/16

127 Beauchamp Terrace
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Heather M. Longley
Seller: Thomas F. Hurley
Date: 12/02/16

53 Beverly St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Anthony M. Lee
Seller: Joel Rodriguez
Date: 12/09/16

96 Beverly St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $199,000
Buyer: Christian J. Serrano
Seller: Moises Pagan
Date: 11/30/16

143 Blanan Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Melissa L. Kolek
Date: 12/08/16

117 Caddyshack Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Dennis L. Pelletier
Seller: Thomas J. Jendrysik
Date: 12/07/16

17 Charbonneau Terrace
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Inga Foksha
Seller: Delia Cendeno
Date: 12/09/16

33 Cortland St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: David N. Sevostyanov
Seller: Kellie M. Aldrich
Date: 11/30/16

50 Deroy Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $237,500
Buyer: Joseph M. Parente
Seller: Joanna U. Boutin
Date: 12/09/16

525 East Main St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $119,000
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: William E. Mitchell
Date: 12/02/16

466 Front St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Dominic A. Iannuzzi
Seller: Eric Poirier
Date: 11/28/16

199 Jacob St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $189,900
Buyer: Ozkan Yagan
Seller: Audrey Laroche
Date: 12/09/16

44 Juliette St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $129,000
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Robert A. Cramer
Date: 11/29/16

Lombard Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $2,170,604
Buyer: GR Realty 2 LLC
Seller: Blue Bird MHS LLC
Date: 12/08/16

69 Main St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Veden LLC
Seller: Roofers & Slaters Local 248
Date: 12/09/16

23 Marguerite St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Chonvee Heng
Seller: Kim M. Schmidt
Date: 12/09/16

N/A
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $2,170,604
Buyer: GR Realty 2 LLC
Seller: Blue Bird MHS LLC
Date: 12/08/16

44 Parenteau Court
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $287,500
Buyer: Jacek Wanat
Seller: David M. Pise
Date: 11/30/16

70 Pine St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Samantha J. Soli
Seller: Lemay, Roland A., (Estate)
Date: 12/02/16

40 Rita St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $156,000
Buyer: German L. Santiago
Seller: Margaret A. Chartier
Date: 11/30/16

84 Rochester St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Justin M. Edington
Seller: N. Riley Realty LLC
Date: 12/08/16

896 Sheridan St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $901,000
Buyer: JJN Realty LLC
Seller: TJK Realty LLC
Date: 12/06/16

6 Sunset Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $157,000
Buyer: Collette Paro
Seller: Stefanie C. Adkison
Date: 11/28/16

133 Syrek St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Maria Delcarmen-Calderon
Seller: Melinda Couture
Date: 12/05/16

25 Thomas St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Jesus M. Garcia
Seller: N. Riley Realty LLC
Date: 11/28/16

43 Thornwood St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Joseph M. Skawinski
Seller: Nancy A. Misialek
Date: 11/28/16

88 Vadnais St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $168,900
Buyer: George Landry
Seller: John P. Howard
Date: 12/02/16

24 Walnut St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $125,500
Buyer: Hussein Hamadi
Seller: Juliette R. Buchanan
Date: 12/09/16

125 Walter St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Monicah N. Mwangi-Maguta
Seller: Sergey Dikan
Date: 12/05/16

EAST LONGMEADOW

303 Allen St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $247,500
Buyer: Paul E. Romanko
Seller: Edward J. Linehan
Date: 12/02/16

34 Anne St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $126,400
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Kimberly J. Bousquet
Date: 12/01/16

175 Braeburn Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Roman Catholic Bishop Of Springfield
Seller: Roland D. Gelinas
Date: 12/06/16

39 Day Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $212,000
Buyer: Christopher J. Bolduc
Seller: Richard A. Kroll
Date: 11/30/16

90 Hanward Hill
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Joseph T. Chisholm
Seller: Lynda Glenn-Healey
Date: 12/08/16

39 Pondview Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $606,830
Buyer: James R. Channing
Seller: Joseph Chapdelaine & Sons
Date: 12/05/16

46 Putting Green Circle
East Longmeadow, MA 01108
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Vincent G. Laduke
Seller: Mary A. Laduke
Date: 12/05/16

30 John St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Caitlin Leone
Seller: Frank Iovine
Date: 12/02/16

12 Knollwood Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $151,000
Buyer: Karen L. Merrill
Seller: Archie H. Plante
Date: 11/29/16

15 Lombard Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Heather R. Magnus
Seller: Brian Baker
Date: 11/30/16

2 Lull St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $138,000
Buyer: John R. Carney
Seller: Krista L. Proctor-Traynor
Date: 11/28/16

167 Millbrook Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $445,000
Buyer: Erin N. Duchesne
Seller: Henry H. Kuok
Date: 12/02/16

Overlook Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $279,000
Buyer: Peppino Maruca
Seller: Pamela L. Hood
Date: 11/29/16

49 Saint Joseph Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Lancelot V. Watson
Seller: Caswell Boreland
Date: 12/01/16

19 Silver Fox Lane
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Joshua Labarre
Seller: C&M Builders LLC
Date: 12/02/16

2 Winterberry Lane
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $410,000
Buyer: Mark P. Denver
Seller: Douglas R. Bessette
Date: 12/08/16

HAMPDEN

36 Raymond Dr.
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $219,000
Buyer: Erica S. Kimball
Seller: James E. Clarke
Date: 11/28/16

HOLLAND

65 East Brimfield Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Zachary J. Gendreau
Seller: Leonard A. Hess
Date: 12/09/16

11 Island Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Lynn L. Croteau TR
Seller: Richard M. Silverman
Date: 12/08/16

HOLYOKE

39-41 Belvidere Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Margaret M. Magri
Seller: William R. Klopfer
Date: 11/30/16

85-87 Calumet Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Michael B. Miseph
Seller: Gator LLC
Date: 12/05/16

10 Columbia St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Jaysleen Gonzalez
Seller: Robert W. Chipman
Date: 11/28/16

369 Jarvis Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $214,000
Buyer: Luis A. Rivera
Seller: Anthony R. Lavigne
Date: 12/06/16

25 Orchard St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Sakare Anderson
Seller: Sofia Lemons
Date: 12/09/16

84 Sargeant St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Jackson Canal LLC
Seller: Holyoke Redevelopment Authority
Date: 12/09/16

8 Sheehan Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $161,500
Buyer: Miguel A. Rivera
Seller: Caitlin E. Bonafilia
Date: 11/30/16

31 Steiger Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $377,500
Buyer: Marianne G. O’Leary
Seller: Frank D. Jimerson
Date: 11/30/16

114 Vermont St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $206,000
Buyer: Richard W. Gauthier
Seller: Elizabeth Breen-Sardella
Date: 12/02/16

LONGMEADOW

23 Belleclaire Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $262,500
Buyer: Jordan Montoya
Seller: Geoffrey E. Rosenblat
Date: 12/01/16

34 Colony Acres Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $354,000
Buyer: Jennifer Sklar
Seller: Richard X. Butera
Date: 12/09/16

36 Converse St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $221,000
Buyer: Joseph Santaniello
Seller: Toby K. Simonoff
Date: 11/29/16

273 Converse St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: James L. Marvel
Seller: Mark D. Cress
Date: 11/30/16

90 Dartmouth Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $530,520
Buyer: David M. Decandio
Seller: Bruce H. Leshine
Date: 12/06/16

34 Drury Lane
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $317,500
Buyer: Eric Haviland
Seller: Joslyn Banas
Date: 12/09/16

50 Hilltop Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Richard W. Purrington
Seller: Vinodray R. Shah
Date: 11/28/16

86 Longmeadow St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: John Brock
Seller: Seth A. Marshall
Date: 11/29/16

97 Maple Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $262,900
Buyer: Dawn M. Nay
Seller: Adrian Phaneuf
Date: 12/09/16

41 Roseland Terrace
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $166,000
Buyer: Etavab RT
Seller: Mary E. Gray
Date: 11/30/16

69 Sheffield Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $255,500
Buyer: Shawn Cummings
Seller: Kmetz, Richard, (Estate)
Date: 12/09/16

LUDLOW

18 Bowles Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Shirley C. St.John
Seller: Richard A. Andre
Date: 12/09/16

84 Cardinal Circle
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Richard Andre
Seller: Kenneth Valentine
Date: 12/09/16

1212 Center St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: William G. Leblanc
Seller: Machado, Richard, (Estate)
Date: 12/08/16

292 Howard St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $144,000
Buyer: Shawn M. Qualls
Seller: Patricia A. Swiderski
Date: 11/30/16

16-18 Munsing Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Nelson R. Rodrigues
Seller: Michael Chapdelaine
Date: 12/01/16

165 Prospect St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $158,000
Buyer: Lisa A. Knowles-Warren
Seller: Mya Realty LLC
Date: 11/29/16

64 Prospect St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Minerva Santana
Date: 11/30/16

300 Winsor St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $163,500
Buyer: Philip S. Tomkiel
Seller: Deidra M. Thompson
Date: 11/28/16

MONSON

127 Town Farm Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $379,000
Buyer: Ross T. Pelletier
Seller: Stephen W. Roy
Date: 12/09/16

126 Upper Hampden Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $314,900
Buyer: Raymond J. Downey
Seller: Martin R. Bolduc
Date: 12/09/16

51 Wales Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Nicholas L. Flebotte
Seller: Andrew P. Beaulieu
Date: 11/28/16

4 Zuell Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $215,040
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: David J. Kane
Date: 11/29/16

PALMER

324 Burlingame Road
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $329,900
Buyer: Martin R. Bolduc
Seller: Michael E. Lacoste
Date: 12/09/16

27 Fox St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $149,900
Buyer: Ra Tim
Seller: Scott D. Wolf
Date: 11/30/16

85 Jim Ash Road
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $269,000
Buyer: Luke E. Venneri
Seller: Gordon R. Fettes
Date: 11/28/16

1019-1021 Maple St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $169,500
Buyer: Noria A. Gomez
Seller: Lawrence J. Ochs
Date: 12/05/16

77 North St.
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Daniel M. Darling
Seller: Edward H. Smola
Date: 11/30/16

55 Olney Road
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $252,500
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Philip J. Burns
Date: 12/01/16

1428 Park St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $161,000
Buyer: Kathleen Allan-Gadbois
Seller: Gabriel B. Mansfield
Date: 12/06/16

3 Silvia St.
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Gareth E. Desautels
Seller: Donald J. Allain
Date: 11/28/16

RUSSELL

1172 Huntington Road
Russell, MA 01071
Amount: $247,500
Buyer: Michael G. Lyman
Seller: Anthony D. Maloni
Date: 12/01/16

SPRINGFIELD

974 Allen St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Alanna Williams
Seller: Shannon M. Maliqi
Date: 12/08/16

76 Alwin Place
Springfield, MA 01101
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: Thomas D. Moore
Seller: Grahams Construction Inc.
Date: 12/06/16

797 Armory St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $131,900
Buyer: Anthony Torres
Seller: Luis A. Rivera
Date: 12/06/16

62-64 Avon Place
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $1,255,000
Buyer: MNBC LLC
Seller: Monaco-Western Mass. Properties
Date: 12/05/16

69 Alwin Place
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $374,000
Buyer: Hamid Hussain
Seller: Grahams Construction Inc.
Date: 12/02/16

75 Avon Place
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $695,000
Buyer: MNBC LLC
Seller: Avon Place Real Estate Assoc.
Date: 12/05/16

38 Bacon Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $144,000
Buyer: Ann F. Baj
Seller: Eleanore A. Messier
Date: 11/28/16

28 Barton St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $143,000
Buyer: Jeffrie Bodon
Seller: Erica I. Capeles
Date: 11/30/16

720 Berkshire Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Hann Realty Berkshire Inc.
Seller: Keith Archambault
Date: 11/30/16

61 Bircham St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Luis A. Rodriguez
Seller: Lynne McDonough
Date: 11/30/16

76 Birchland Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Angela M. Richards
Seller: Andrew R. Dacruz
Date: 11/30/16

160 Bolton St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $219,900
Buyer: Mental Health Association
Seller: Joseph E. Lyons
Date: 12/09/16

744 Bradley Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $139,900
Buyer: Diane H. Stone
Seller: Daphne M. Reid
Date: 11/28/16

38 Cara Lane
Springfield, MA 01028
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Carlos E. Restrepo
Seller: Sandra H. Starczewski
Date: 11/30/16

72 Cara Lane
Springfield, MA 01028
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Matthew J. Fontaine
Seller: Heather R. Magnus
Date: 11/30/16

31-33 Carver St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $161,738
Buyer: USA HUD
Seller: Donna Lessard
Date: 12/09/16

213 Corona St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $159,900
Buyer: Miguel A. Campos
Seller: John V. Nadeau
Date: 11/30/16

25 County St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Tishana Gomez
Seller: Sergey Savonin
Date: 12/02/16

30 Craig St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Christopher K. Frey
Seller: Lisa Santaniello
Date: 12/01/16

129 Croyden Terrace
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $129,000
Buyer: Angel O. Rivera-Alvez
Seller: Couch, Mary Ann, (Estate)
Date: 11/28/16

48 Dayton St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Richard Guirand
Seller: Llewelyn S. Dunwell
Date: 11/29/16

28 Doyle Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: 114 Wellington Street TR
Seller: Elaine R. Radwanski
Date: 12/02/16

90 Edendale St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $141,000
Buyer: Cintia Rivera
Seller: Raul Gonzalez
Date: 12/09/16

19 Emmet St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Timothy Maynard
Seller: Andrzej Lipski
Date: 12/09/16

98 Ferncliff Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Ryan C. Shewchuk
Seller: Blueline Management LLC
Date: 12/01/16

209 Forest Hills Road
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $141,000
Buyer: Gerard Szymczyk
Seller: Gary Wright
Date: 12/07/16

53 Geneva St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Ileana Castillo
Seller: PAS Development Inc.
Date: 11/30/16

365 Grand Valley Road
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: David P. Robillard
Seller: David Robillard
Date: 12/02/16

152 Grayson Dr.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $214,900
Buyer: Ryan W. Kalriess
Seller: Green Fields Inc.
Date: 12/07/16

814 Grayson Dr.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $129,000
Buyer: Yamaira Gonzalez
Seller: Candis A. Rose
Date: 11/30/16

38 Greaney St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: James Rooney
Seller: Labrecque, Rita F., (Estate)
Date: 12/08/16

96 Hermitage Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Elizabeth Alicea-Torres
Seller: Annmarie Alexander
Date: 11/29/16

208 Jeffrey Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $207,000
Buyer: Clarence Boateng
Seller: Thomas D. Moore
Date: 12/06/16

47 Judith St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $151,000
Buyer: Walter L. Hoskins
Seller: Kathleen M. Cahill
Date: 12/02/16

199 Keddy St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $174,900
Buyer: Julissa Ramirez
Seller: Alyssa L. Stebbins
Date: 12/02/16

391 Kent Road
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $214,564
Buyer: Bayview Loan Servicing
Seller: Derek J. Kilmurray
Date: 12/05/16

30 Kirk Dr.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Joseph M. Ortiz
Seller: Home Equity Assets Realty
Date: 11/28/16

34-36 Leete St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $134,059
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Anna S. Matos
Date: 11/28/16

49 Mallowhill Road
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Carla M. Sylla
Seller: Constance C. Mandeville
Date: 11/30/16

95 Maplewood Terrace
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $146,600
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Stephanie L. Ehiwele
Date: 12/06/16

41 Margaret St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Rinh Kim
Seller: Dennis J. Bertelli
Date: 11/29/16

48 Marmon St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $262,500
Buyer: Matthew W. Gladu
Seller: Propcity LLC
Date: 12/09/16

631 Newbury St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Brian E. Figueroa-Solis
Seller: Richard W. Owen
Date: 11/29/16

34 Normandy Road
Springfield, MA 01106
Amount: $341,000
Buyer: Jeffrey L. Cebula
Seller: Adelaide Firestone
Date: 11/30/16

64 Oak Hollow Road
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $241,000
Buyer: Roland J. Murdock
Seller: Benjamin F. Turnberg
Date: 12/07/16

149 Oakland St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $132,000
Buyer: Lan Oak Realty LLC
Seller: Maria Decesare
Date: 12/02/16

1465 Parker St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Migdalia Montalvo
Seller: Brian J. McNally
Date: 11/28/16

1939 Parker St.
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: V. S. Provencio-Mendoza
Seller: Steven W. Hastings
Date: 12/09/16

580 Plainfield St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Kerim D. Senkal
Seller: Yevgeniy Norkin
Date: 12/05/16

1408 Plumtree Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $226,900
Buyer: Christopher C. Pickford
Seller: Richard P. Muise
Date: 12/02/16

385 Plumtree Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Wilmington Savings
Seller: Maria Lyon
Date: 12/02/16

108 Prouty St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $183,700
Buyer: Margaret G. Lynch
Seller: Carlos E. Restrepo
Date: 11/30/16

75 Rochelle St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $144,900
Buyer: Coloni Brown
Seller: MDDO LLC
Date: 12/02/16

14 Savoy Place
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Shadera D. Lewis
Seller: Bretta Construction LLC
Date: 11/30/16

155 Senator St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Corwin C. Waddell
Seller: Bao H. Nguyen
Date: 12/09/16

144 Spring St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $1,255,000
Buyer: MNBC LLC
Seller: Monaco-Western Mass Properties
Date: 12/05/16

Stuart St. (ES) #11
Springfield, MA 01101
Amount: $232,200
Buyer: Donald Coleman
Seller: East Coast Contracting
Date: 12/09/16

39 Tamarack Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $206,500
Buyer: Efrain Bermeo
Seller: Catherine A. Gulluni
Date: 12/02/16

49 Tamarack Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $239,000
Buyer: Ronald E. Russell
Seller: Michael A. Woytowicz
Date: 12/06/16

5 Teakwood Road
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $130,900
Buyer: Citimortgage Inc.
Seller: Laura A. Cox
Date: 12/08/16

86 Temby St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $189,900
Buyer: Cassandra F. Smith-Denson
Seller: Josh C. Haygood
Date: 12/02/16

131 Undine Circle
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $145,900
Buyer: Willmary Vega
Seller: Miguel A. Acevedo
Date: 12/05/16

97 Wachusett St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $242,500
Buyer: Deutsche Bank
Seller: Joann Johnson
Date: 11/29/16

83 Warrenton St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $167,000
Buyer: Ingrid M. Serrano
Seller: Global Homes Properties
Date: 11/30/16

98 Washburn St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $139,000
Buyer: Amedee Ortiz
Seller: Brian P. St.Amand
Date: 12/02/16

68-70 Watling St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $167,500
Buyer: Joao M. Pereira TR
Seller: Michael J. Hanifan
Date: 11/29/16

181 West Allen Ridge Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $165,500
Buyer: Jodi-Ann Williams
Seller: Patricia A. Manzi
Date: 11/30/16

8 White Birch Dr.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $184,000
Buyer: Jason Kleps
Seller: Jose Serrano
Date: 12/01/16

411 Wilbraham Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $198,000
Buyer: Jeremy Rodriguez
Seller: Christopher E. Wurszt
Date: 12/05/16

83 Winter St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $1,255,000
Buyer: MNBC LLC
Seller: Monaco-Western Mass Properties
Date: 12/05/16

14-16 Woodmont St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $208,000
Buyer: Jaime Vazquez
Seller: Elvin Blanco
Date: 12/01/16

211-213 Worthington St.
Springfield, MA 01103
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Edale Realty LLC
Seller: Laberty Properties Inc.
Date: 11/29/16

49 Yamaska Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $171,000
Buyer: Robert L. Hernandez
Seller: Edna T. Hansen
Date: 11/28/16

29 Zephyr Lane
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $153,000
Buyer: Jillian M. Chiaro
Seller: Frank J. Chiaro
Date: 12/01/16

SOUTHWICK

16 Bonnie View Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Tasos FT
Seller: Leigh M. Stellato
Date: 12/01/16

1 Gillette Ave.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Nicole K. McKona
Seller: Donald Nooney
Date: 12/05/16

14 Granaudo Circle
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Michael A. Morris
Seller: Amber L. Bach
Date: 12/08/16

131 Granville Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: Guy Lariviere
Seller: Nancy L. Lane
Date: 12/02/16

151 Mort Vining Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $233,000
Buyer: David R. O’Brien
Seller: Thomas J. Dussault
Date: 12/02/16

10 Pine Knoll
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Amber L. Bach
Seller: Robert A. Silverstein
Date: 12/08/16

274 South Longyard Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $174,000
Buyer: Tedd C. Cecchetelli
Seller: Eric Payette
Date: 11/30/16

TOLLAND

207 Lakeside Dr.
Tolland, MA 01034
Amount: $395,000
Buyer: Edwin J. Hudson
Seller: Joan P. Maxson
Date: 11/30/16

WALES

12 Reed Hill Road
Wales, MA 01081
Amount: $276,650
Buyer: Douglas Ritchie
Seller: Ross Tylor-Pelletier
Date: 12/02/16

2 Shaw Road
Wales, MA 01081
Amount: $268,900
Buyer: Scott Valcourt
Seller: Denise L. Ard
Date: 12/07/16

26 Woodland Heights
Wales, MA 01081
Amount: $187,096
Buyer: Sean C. Madura
Seller: Gary M. Pilon
Date: 11/30/16

WESTFIELD

17 Big Wood Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Benjamin T. Taglieri
Seller: Patricia E. Sullivan
Date: 11/30/16

89 Crescent Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $308,000
Buyer: Michael J. O’Neil
Seller: Laurette T. Bishop
Date: 11/30/16

542 East Mountain Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $198,000
Buyer: Jacob C. Danek
Seller: Arthur B. Bovino
Date: 12/09/16

167 Elizabeth Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $239,900
Buyer: Joseph D. Binan
Seller: Kimberly Sulek
Date: 12/09/16

164 Falley Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Nicholas J. Gezotis
Seller: Michael J. O’Neil
Date: 11/30/16

16 Glen Ridge Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Justin P. White
Seller: Nikolaus J. Schmitter
Date: 12/05/16

13 Jefferson St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $192,804
Buyer: Nationstar Mortgage LLC
Seller: Joshua Vincent
Date: 12/05/16

173 Main St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Laura C. Smithies
Seller: Rebecca A. Cekala
Date: 11/28/16

94 North Elm St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $3,800,000
Buyer: North Elm LLC
Seller: Ronald E. Schortmann
Date: 11/30/16

10 Parker Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $227,000
Buyer: Karl S. Menard
Seller: Michael Buckley
Date: 12/08/16

107 Pinehurst St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $167,000
Buyer: Trista M. Perrea
Seller: Benjamin Taglieri
Date: 11/30/16

71 Pochassic St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $179,900
Buyer: Christine Bussolari
Seller: Ba T. Pho
Date: 11/30/16

125 Ridgecrest Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Jeffrey Vanoudenhove
Seller: Joel E. Schwartz
Date: 12/09/16

399 Springdale Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Matthew A. Bonafilia
Seller: Kevin M. White
Date: 12/01/16

84 Susan Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $261,000
Buyer: Joshua M. Krassler
Seller: Stephan A. Warren
Date: 11/29/16

52 Woodbridge Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Nicholas D. Fitzgerald
Seller: USA HUD
Date: 11/28/16

WILBRAHAM

35 Burleigh Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $273,000
Buyer: Jennifer A. Grono
Seller: Kerry A. Tarpey
Date: 12/01/16

20 Eastwood Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $339,900
Buyer: Andrew Rostek
Seller: Lawrence G. Jenkins
Date: 11/30/16

19 Forest St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $136,000
Buyer: Kevin Woodard
Seller: John J. Manning
Date: 12/05/16

1158 Glendale Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Raymond Arroyo
Seller: DF Development & Construction Management
Date: 12/05/16

10 Herrick Place
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: William M. Falzone
Seller: Frances K. Mell
Date: 11/30/16

16 McIntosh Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $420,000
Buyer: William C. Nolan
Seller: Gary M. Hochheiser
Date: 12/09/16

26 Merrill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $139,200
Buyer: Freedom Mortgage Corp.
Seller: Harry J. Tarzian
Date: 11/29/16

50 Oakland St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Matthew S. Barkyoumb
Seller: FSV RET
Date: 12/01/16

8 Old Orchard Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Darell Mitchell
Seller: John W. Stearns
Date: 11/30/16

16 Porter Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $294,900
Buyer: Kevin Q. Corridan
Seller: Richard A. Coffey
Date: 11/30/16

160 Soule Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $352,500
Buyer: Michael E. Lacoste
Seller: Vincent Cardillo
Date: 12/09/16

32 Stonegate Circle
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Minhaj Moushum
Seller: John P. Sherbow
Date: 12/02/16

108 Stony Hill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Jeanna Stewart
Seller: Jeffrey C. Allard
Date: 12/09/16

690 Stony Hill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Sherwin Road RT
Seller: 911 Stony Hill Road LLC
Date: 12/05/16

1047 Tinkham Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $229,000
Buyer: James J. Mell
Seller: William Falzone
Date: 11/30/16

23 West Colonial Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $377,300
Buyer: Sydney L. Guevin
Seller: William F. Petrone
Date: 12/02/16

WEST SPRINGFIELD

82 Althea St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Donald C. Wood
Seller: Alexey Rudenko
Date: 12/05/16

1085 Amostown Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Cecelia Laporte
Seller: Anthony M. Cruz
Date: 11/28/16

17-19 Armstrong St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Jamie Piangerelli
Seller: Stacey D. Thomas
Date: 12/02/16

67 Armstrong St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $146,000
Buyer: Ceciley M. Fenno
Seller: Jeremy W. McPherson
Date: 11/28/16

25 Boulevard Place
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Shruti B. Oza
Seller: Nationstar Mortgage LLC
Date: 12/09/16

73 Craiwell Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $212,000
Buyer: Tara C. Garstka
Seller: Mary L. McCormick
Date: 11/30/16

340 Dewey St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $169,900
Buyer: James F. Lane
Seller: Nora M. Johnson
Date: 11/30/16

18 Elm Circle
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $151,000
Buyer: Olivia R. Saxer
Seller: Daniel W. Green
Date: 11/30/16

80-82 Irving St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Nariman Z. Askarov
Seller: Jason G. Martineau
Date: 11/30/16

72 Lennys Way
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $392,900
Buyer: Kevin M. White
Seller: William F. Messner
Date: 12/09/16

158 Lower Beverly Hills
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $182,900
Buyer: Carol A. Cote
Seller: John M. Clark
Date: 11/30/16

715 Main St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $184,000
Buyer: 715 Main Street Realty
Seller: Iqbal Murtaza
Date: 12/07/16

567 Morgan Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $395,000
Buyer: Bryan Castor
Seller: Raymond A. Callahan
Date: 11/28/16

218 Morton St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $219,900
Buyer: Kathleen P. Hamada
Seller: Joanne L. Bigelow
Date: 12/06/16

9 Norman St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Dominic Pompi
Seller: Antonio P. Argiro
Date: 12/08/16

264 Poplar Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $128,500
Buyer: Jeffrey R. Mitchell
Seller: Shirley M. Coyne
Date: 12/09/16

615 Rogers Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $183,000
Buyer: Angel R. Villar
Seller: Sheileen M. Goodman
Date: 12/08/16

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

AMHERST

107 Alpine Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $336,900
Buyer: Richard Graham-Maclean
Seller: Paul Dubin
Date: 12/08/16

87 Columbia Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Columbia Realty Income
Seller: Aaron M. Dulles
Date: 12/09/16

989 East Pleasant St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Xian G. Dole
Seller: Hettie C. Thompson
Date: 12/07/16

2 Edge Hill Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $258,000
Buyer: Kuo H. Lee
Seller: Venanzio Carbone
Date: 12/01/16

Pelham Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Amethyst Farm LLC
Seller: Joshua S. Goldstein
Date: 12/02/16

466 S. Pleasant St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Hang Z. Huang
Seller: Justin T. Serpone
Date: 12/01/16

BELCHERTOWN

28 Cloverhill Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $439,900
Buyer: Avelino S. Casimiro
Seller: Mark C. Pedro
Date: 12/01/16

453 Franklin St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Doug J. Cameron
Seller: Dahlia Development Ltd
Date: 11/29/16

25 Fuller St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Tabitha J. Baceski
Seller: Joan W. Hutchinson
Date: 11/30/16

31 Lamson Ave.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $317,500
Buyer: Kristen E. Carlson
Seller: Deep Woods Real Estate Development
Date: 12/02/16

14 Laurel Ridge Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Slawomir Liminski
Seller: John V. Lombardi
Date: 12/01/16

471 Michael Sears Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $259,900
Buyer: Mathis Sherwood
Seller: Sandra M. Riley
Date: 12/09/16

140 Old Bay Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $420,000
Buyer: Julie D. Daigle
Seller: Antonio Jorge
Date: 12/09/16

15 Sherwood Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $242,000
Buyer: James R. Strong
Seller: Yih-Ming Hsiao
Date: 11/30/16

South Washington St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $274,716
Buyer: LJ Development LLC
Seller: Catherine L. Gaouette
Date: 12/09/16

3 Westwood Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $235,950
Buyer: Leslie R. Dougherty
Seller: Joel Brown
Date: 11/30/16

CUMMINGTON

395 West Cummington Road
Cummington, MA 01026
Amount: $128,000
Buyer: Dalton T. Noel
Seller: Benjamin K. Baumann
Date: 11/30/16

EASTHAMPTON

1-3 Clinton St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $168,000
Buyer: Jonathan N. Kelley
Seller: Brendan R. Flaherty
Date: 12/09/16

25 Colonial Ave.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Emerald City Rentals LLC
Seller: Yellowbrick Property LLC
Date: 12/08/16

17 Golden Dr.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $339,900
Buyer: Paul Barry
Seller: Richard W. Gauthier
Date: 12/02/16

9 Gross Lane
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $294,800
Buyer: Erin M. Szalankiewicz
Seller: Westley Desotle
Date: 11/30/16

180 Main St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $256,000
Buyer: Elizabeth A. Rist
Seller: Glaskowsky, F. N., (Estate)
Date: 11/29/16

18 McKinley Ave.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Rachel Tapley
Seller: Thomas S. Cameron
Date: 12/01/16

44 Oliver St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $326,500
Buyer: Ann E. Favorite-Lynch
Seller: Deborah L. Barr
Date: 12/09/16

9 Reservation Road
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $314,000
Buyer: Mark S. Maulucci
Seller: Shirley Gamble-Cordes
Date: 11/30/16

74 South St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $230,500
Buyer: Barry Decarli
Seller: Jill P. Burlingame
Date: 11/28/16

GOSHEN

41 Dresser Hill Road
Goshen, MA 01096
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Kurt R. Finch
Seller: Lucia M. Kielbasa
Date: 11/28/16

GRANBY

175 East St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Westover Metropolitan Development Corp.
Seller: Robert R. Fimbel
Date: 11/29/16

HATFIELD

26 Bridge St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $379,900
Buyer: Christina Sekaer
Seller: Kathleen Z. Zeamer
Date: 12/02/16

462 Main St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $281,000
Buyer: Paul C. Roud
Seller: Debra L. Overstreet
Date: 11/29/16

228 Straits Road
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $289,000
Buyer: Rips LLC
Seller: Loretta C. Stevens TR
Date: 12/06/16

HUNTINGTON

8 Bromley Road
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $198,000
Buyer: Richard D. Sherwood
Seller: Denise M. Petersen
Date: 11/28/16

68 Littleville Road
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $308,000
Buyer: Steven V. Cormier
Seller: D&B Fortin RET
Date: 12/02/16

MIDDLEFIELD

117 Clark Wright Road
Middlefield, MA 01243
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Keith A. Albee
Seller: Thomas Slipski
Date: 11/30/16

88 Town Hill Road
Middlefield, MA 01243
Amount: $188,000
Buyer: Michael W. Romanowski
Seller: Donald J. Savery
Date: 12/02/16

NORTHAMPTON

189 Bridge St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Louise W. Corbett
Seller: Peter P. Paniczko
Date: 12/09/16

32 Bright St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $405,000
Buyer: Thea N. Calkins
Seller: Kira A. Wojtech
Date: 12/08/16

8 Edgewood Terrace
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $281,500
Buyer: Nicole A. Long
Seller: Joann W. Aalfs LT
Date: 11/29/16

496 Elm St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Jonathan Dubinsky
Seller: Ryan M. Quinn
Date: 12/09/16

40 Garfield Ave.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $361,000
Buyer: Brad C. Timm
Seller: Marceline Ayres
Date: 12/02/16

37 Holyoke St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $322,500
Buyer: Eric N. Wolpin
Seller: John J. Boucher
Date: 12/08/16

48 Lake St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $249,000
Buyer: Cristen A. Nagle
Seller: Scott A. Morin
Date: 11/28/16

25 Madison Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Alina T. Gross
Seller: Barbara B. Edwards
Date: 12/08/16

273 Main St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $910,000
Buyer: Safe Journeys LLC
Seller: Francis A. Johnson
Date: 12/01/16

57 Redford Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $217,000
Buyer: Kelli M. Steele
Seller: Paul M. Barry
Date: 12/01/16

552 Ryan Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Saharra Pensivy
Seller: James M. Brushway
Date: 12/08/16

101 Straw Ave.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Jessica L. Laclair
Seller: Bak, Helen C., (Estate)
Date: 11/30/16

15 Swan St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: David K. Marshall
Seller: Hollingsworth, Susan I., (Estate)
Date: 12/08/16

97 Vernon St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $972,446
Buyer: Sundeep M. Shukla
Seller: Bercume Construction LLC
Date: 11/30/16

PLAINFIELD

36 Bow St.
Plainfield, MA 01070
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Keith M. Patenaude
Seller: Birch Hollow LLC
Date: 12/09/16

98 North St.
Plainfield, MA 01070
Amount: $139,000
Buyer: Frances Vilbon
Seller: FNMA
Date: 12/08/16

75 North Central St.
Plainfield, MA 01070
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Barbara M. Taylor
Seller: Keith M. Patenaude
Date: 12/09/16

SOUTH HADLEY

25 Carriage Lane
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Phylicia M. Lavigne
Seller: Peter E. Shea
Date: 12/07/16

112 College St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Christopher B. Day
Seller: Nancy L. Gardiner
Date: 11/30/16

10 Dale St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $224,000
Buyer: Bruce Barrett
Seller: Rolanda J. Rattelle
Date: 12/02/16

200 East St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $304,000
Buyer: Asherah B. Allen
Seller: Rene S. Beauchemin
Date: 12/05/16

10 Enterprise St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $192,500
Buyer: Casey L. Miner
Seller: Robert Desrochers
Date: 11/30/16

140 Main St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $127,000
Buyer: Aaron Stark
Seller: Stark, David M., (Estate)
Date: 12/02/16

9 Marcel St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $222,000
Buyer: Marcie Whitman
Seller: Jennifer M. Vannoy
Date: 12/09/16

7 Overlook Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $282,500
Buyer: Samuel I. McArthur
Seller: Daniel W. Goble
Date: 11/29/16

275 Pearl St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $227,500
Buyer: Cara E. Sheedy
Seller: Christine Tropp-Orlen
Date: 12/08/16

41 River Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: David G. Klingener
Seller: J. Lucinda Kidder
Date: 11/28/16

13 West Cornell St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Luke Trahan
Seller: Helen T. Deshaies IRT
Date: 11/29/16

95 Willimansett St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Jaidan Realty Property Management
Seller: Carolanne Bright
Date: 11/30/16

SOUTHAMPTON

Woodmar Lane #F
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: G&F Custom Built Homes
Seller: Chester J. Kellogg
Date: 12/08/16

WARE

17 Lee Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Cory N. Stoner
Seller: Richard R. Tumolo
Date: 11/29/16

66 Pleasant St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $148,806
Buyer: Yellowbrick Property LLC
Seller: Yellowbrick Property LLC
Date: 11/30/16

5 Wildflower Dr.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Catharine M. Armentrout
Seller: Belco Construction Co. Inc.
Date: 11/29/16

WESTHAMPTON

71 Montague Road
Westhampton, MA 01027
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Ryder J. Henderson
Seller: Strayer, Anne L., (Estate)
Date: 11/30/16

WILLIAMSBURG

32 Main St.
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Dennis F. Crommett
Seller: Alan J. Bernhardt
Date: 12/09/16

WORTHINGTON

24 Old Main Road
Worthington, MA 01098
Amount: $174,000
Buyer: Drew A. Hornickel
Seller: Ashley L. Tompkins
Date: 12/09/16

187 Ridge Road
Worthington, MA 01098
Amount: $312,500
Buyer: Michael J. Marich
Seller: Kent S. Hicks

Bankruptcies

By BusinessWest Staff January 10, 2017

Bankruptcies Departments

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

Amaya, Maritza D.
31 John St.
Chelsea, MA 02150
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 12/15/16

Barona, Jorge S.
Barona, Kristine
a/k/a Rolley, Kristine E.
45 Ramblewood Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/08/16

Benoit, Michael P.
Benoit, Breanna E.
27 High St.
Granby, MA 01033
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/02/16

Bombardier, Wilfrid R.
212 Notch Road
North Adams, MA 01247
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/07/16

Boudreau, Marciano Talula
123 East St.
Hadley, MA 01035
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 12/08/16

Bourdeau, William R.
Moineau, Katharine S.
PO Box 27
Ware, MA 01082
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/02/16

Carson, Kevin David
Carson, Sarah Lorajean
34 Monska Dr.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/07/16

Culbertson, David C.
63 McKinley Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 12/05/16

Delgado, Luis
70 Chestnut St.
Springfield, MA 01103
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/13/16

Dueno Zambrana, Maribel
483 Kings Highway
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 12/02/16

Family Roasters Inc.
Vargas, Benjamin
71 Cochran St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/05/16

fotopete.com
Catellier, Pierre Andre
17 Grandview St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/05/16

Gargano, Jason
Gargano, Michelle M.
177 Berkshire Ave.
Southwick, MA 01077
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/07/16

Gero, William T.
268 Highland Ave.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/08/16

Gonzalez, Aida
a/k/a Rosado, Aida Gonzalez
306 Oakland St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/13/16

Gutermann, Holly V.
97 Winsor St. #7
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/07/16

Hogan, Michael W.
Menard-Hogan, Joanne R.
157 Main St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/10/16

Hoyt, Robert E.
3180 Foster St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/01/16

Hutchinson, Michele M.
119 Cote Road
Monson, MA 01057
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/14/16

John C. Marcus Contracting
Marcus, John C.
Marcus, Toni R.
a/k/a Francisco-Marcus, Toni R.
123 Shawinigan Dr.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/07/16

KWJ Mechanical Services
Johnson, Kris W.
Johnson, Kathleen
a/k/a Francisco-Johnson, Kathleen
193 Marion Circle
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 12/15/16

Leatherman, James
90 Hall Road, #71
Sturbridge, MA 01566
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/05/16

Mace, Linnea L.
182 Division St.
Great Barrington, MA 01230
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/15/16

Maruca, Pamela
a/k/a Lando-Maruca, Pamela
81 South Maple St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/13/16

Medina, Marcos A.
483 Kings Highway
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 12/02/16

Moretti, Frances E.
379 East St.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/07/16

Morrison, Christine M.
786 Wheelwright Road
Barre, MA 01005
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 12/14/16

MP Mechanical
Potter, Michael C.
38 Whitman St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/03/16

Murray, Annmary
86 Oxford Place, Apt. D
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/13/16

Music Studio Direct Inc.
Music Technology Learning
Schachere, Arnold M.
78 Emerson Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/05/16

Mustafa, Firas Robert
12 Bullens St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 12/09/16

Nannen, Angela C.
143 East Allen Ridge Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/07/16

Newton-Irelan, Paul Thomas
204 Housatonic St.
Lenox, MA 01240
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/01/16

Parro, Jayme A.
6 Overlook Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/08/16

Puzyn, Anthony
90 Hall Road, #71
Sturbridge, MA 01566
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/05/16

Ray, Shane
18 Siara St.
Adams, MA 01220
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/09/16

Renaud, Robert P.
545 North Washington St.
Washington, MA 01223
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/15/16

Savoie, Scott A.
111 Myrtle St., #2
Springfield, MA 01151
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 12/08/16

Schelb, Justin M.
140 Chestnut St.
Springfield, MA 01103
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/13/16

Sears, Gregory Albert
33 Falvey St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/01/16

Simply Computing
Dugan, Deborah R.
a/k/a Dugan, Debbe
a/k/a Dugan-Birk, Deborah R.
29 Walnut St.
Turners Falls, MA 01376
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/15/16

Smith, Albert T.
PO Box 486
West Warren, MA 01092
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/13/16

Tallman, Grant S.
218 Shaker Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/05/16

White, Jane E.
150 Ashland St.
North Adams, MA 01247
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/09/16

Doing Business As Certificates

By BusinessWest Staff January 10, 2017

DBA Certificates Departments

The following business certificates and trade names were issued or renewed during the month of December 2016.

Amherst

Alpine Commons
133 Belchertown Road
Mass Alpine Commons, LP

Amherst Family Chiropractic
228 Triangle St.
Robert Kane

Amherst Mediation Services
417 West St.
Oran Kaufman

Aspen Chased
615 Main St.
Aspen Chase Woodbridge LP

Big Y World Class Market
175 University Dr.
Big Y Foods Inc.

David Hillerby Photography Inc.
314 Amity St.
David Hillerby

Hair East
103 North Pleasant St.
Dawn Eichhorn

Law Office of Patricia A. McChesney
22 Lessey St., #320
Patricia A. McChesney

O’Carroll Associates International Consulting
1000 Bay Road
Joe O’Carroll, Annie Rogers

Santos Property Group
434 East Pleasant St.
Mark Santos

Zoen Resources
26 Woodlot Road
Irma Gonzalez

Belchertown

Blue Meadow Creations
43 Ware Road
Lori O’Connell

Boyko Landscaping
19 South Liberty St.
Gregory Boyko

Brian Anderson Builders
41 West St.
Brian Anderson

Greg Moss Photography
27 Shaw St.
Gregory Moss

Quabbin Art Assoc.
40 South Main St.
Denis Fontaine-Pincince

Uncommon Cuts
7 Brandywine Dr.
Grete Graves

Chicopee

Abram’s Masonry
1120 Montgomery St.
Dayna Whitten

Mi Isla Bakery
738 Chicopee St.
Luis Fontanez

Obsessive Couponing Disorder
419 Montcalm St.
Enrique Rosario

Pellegrini Tub and Tile Refinishing
29 Lark Dr.
Bortolo Pellegrini

Sam’s Food Store
810 Meadow St.
Amjad Butt

Spa Nails
104 Lauzier Terrace
Diana Lovett

Teddy & Me
20 Donlyn Dr.
Renata Talmont

Easthampton

Corsello Butcheria
130 Cottage St.
Vincent Corsello, Kasey Corsello

Shawna Stern Massage Therapy
5 Truehart Dr.
Shawna Stern

East Longmeadow

A Beautiful You
10 Center Square
Heidi Partyka-Green

Frank Oglesby Jr. Voiceover Communications LLC
169 Elm St.
Frank Oglesby

JMR Construction
20 Lori Lane
John Rathbun

Greenfield

Call’s Corner Store
122 Conway St.
Jaffar Syed, Yasin Kitan

Decker Machine Works Inc.
201 Munson St.
Scott Decker

JC’s Market
259 Conway St.
Fruitland Inc. of Greenfield

Mattress Firm
240 Mohawk Trail
Sleepy’s, LLC

Owl Tree Games
136 Lovers Lane
William Miller

Snows Ice Cream Co.
80 School St.
Snows Acquisition LLC

SPD Tool LLC
88 Lovers Lane
Scott Conti

Holyoke

Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar
241 Whiting Farms Road
Apple New England LLC

Classy Comfy Clothing
1820 Northampton St.
Manohar Lalchandani

Ludlow

Treasures of the World
309 East St.
David Pastore

Northampton

Buy Rite Auctions
80 Damon Road
Eliezer Garcia

Cher Willems Pottery
75 Lyman Road
Cheryl Willems

Knowledge Corridor Services
20 Hampton Ave., #409
Zane Lumelsky, Leith Colen

McGannon Fitness & Nutrition
7 Ladyslipper Lane
Wendy McGannon

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

Valley Performance Playground
264 Riverside Dr.
Sarah Marcus, Felicia Sloin

Palmer

Arrow Precision Co.
1319 Main St.
Kenneth Boyer

Belmont Driving School
1409 Main St.
Michael O’Rourke

Edward Jones
1448 Main St.
EDJ Holding Co. Inc., the Jones Financial Cos., LLLP

J.E.M. Services
58 Quaboag Valley Co-op St.
Jerry Mange Jr.

Jonas Cain
2064 Main St.
Jonas Cain

Peaceful Paths Massage Therapy & Wellness Center
1479 North Main St.
Jessica Kondrat

TMS Paper, LLC
29 Elizabeth St.
Teresa Snyder

Southwick

New England Vettes
49 Sam West Road
Wyatt Tyler

Dollar Tree #07029
515 College Highway
Dollar Tree Inc.

Springfield

1st Call Real Estate
1179 State St.
Kenny Nguyen

All About You Hair Salon
27 Archie St.
Shawna Edmonds

Borinquen Convenience Store
2398 Dwight St. Ext.
Aleandro Mirabal

Cali Nail Care
2460 Main St.
Kelly Huang

Euro Coiffure Salon Day Spa
1910-1912 Wilbraham Road
Barbara Bocwinski

Get Rite Services
183 Patricia Circle
Gregory Brown

Godmothers Catering
201 Chapin Terrace
Olivia Tavares

Jiffy Lube #177
1130 Boston Road
Atlantic Coast

Leidy Educational Services
36 Lynebrook Road
Sheree Nolley

Lebel/Lavigne & Deady Insurance Agency Inc.
612 Page Blvd.
Mark Osgood

M.W. Services
556 St. James Ave.
Corinna Marie

Mr. Fix It Handyman
34 Front St.
Lorenzo Gardner

Ora Care LLC
878 Sumner Ave.
Violet Hall

Saltbox Seasonings
168 Pineywoods Ave.
Christina Bozza

Serem Inc.
27-29 Saint James Blvd.
Muharrem Gunaydin

The Law Offices of Nikos Berkowitz
115 State St.
Nikos Berkowitz

Torres Insurance Group
2660 Main St.
Daniel Torres

Windrose Mena
1795 Main St.
Imadeddine Awkal

Zenty North
54 Crystal Ave.
Tim Mercer

Westfield

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

Bright Sail Dry Cleaners and Alterations
43 Southwick Road
Alla Bazukin

Moir & Ross
45 Broad St., Suite 2
Bradford Moir

Livingstone HVAC
6 Livingstone Ave.
Sergey Kulyak

Paul’s Pet Sitting Service
1430 Russell Road
Paul Burt

Weathervane Sculpture
Edwin Waskiewicz
132 Wild Flower Circle

West Springfield

Dustworth Cleaning Service
869 Dewey St.
Kyle Pratson

Fastsigns Inc.
1102 Riverdale St.
Corp Multi Signs Inc.

Greenough Packaging & Maintenance Supplies
54 Heywood Ave.
Sandy Cassanelli

Horsman Painting
697 Elm St.
Jeffrey Horsman

Mass Gardener
916 Piper Road
Pavel Zhuk

Tactical556.com
93 Van Deene Ave.
Steve Duga

Team Rehab & Wellness
753 Union St.
Adnan Dhadul, MD

Wilbraham

Concord Electric Supply
2701 Boston Road
David Rosso

Core Construction Products
524 Main St.
Marty Baron

Edward Jones
2141 Boston Road
EDJ Holding Co. Inc., the Jones Financial Cos., LLLP

Kayla Talmadge
2812 Boston Road
Kayla Talmadge

Preco Power Equipment Supply
2460 Boston Road
Gregory Wurszt, Carla Wurszt, Christopher Wurszt, Dalia Wurszt

Ridgeview Kitchens and Contracting
42 Brainard Road
Nathan Eckhoff, Mario Scibelli

Wilbraham Wine & Spirits
2771 Boston Road
Alan Fettes

Incorporations

By BusinessWest Staff January 10, 2017

Departments Incorporations

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

BELCHERTOWN

Shivering Shamrocks Inc., 58 Walnut St., Belchertown, MA 01007. Richard Bixby, 9 Jaeger Drive, Westfield, MA 01085. Non-profit organization whose purpose is to engage in fundraising events and activities to benefit local Children’s Shriners Hospital, and assist other local non-profit organizations, youth groups and school clubs with their fundraising.

Treat Yo Self Inc., 500 North Liberty St., Belchertown, MA 01007. Joyce Leitl, same. Food concession.

CHICOPEE

Templo Cristiano Agua Viva, 450 Gratton St., Chicopee, MA 01020. Merida Maisonette, 276 Wilbraham Road, Springfield, MA 01109. Church.

EASTHAMPTON

VK Designs Inc., 51 A1 Holyoke St., Easthampton, MA 01027. Kevin A. Brigham, 24 Pleasant View Drive, Hatfield, MA 01038. Kitchen and bath designs.

LEE

Souza Pro Services Inc., 105 Laurel St., Apt. 10A, Lee, MA 01238. Antonio Marcos Souza, same. Cleaning.

NORTHAMPTON

The Medical Staff of Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc., 30 Locus St., Northampton, MA 01060. Raymond F. Conway M.D., 79 Spadina Parkway, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Non-profit membership organization for the staff of Cooley Dickinson Hospital with the purpose to participate in quality improvement activities and educate parents and families and to offer opportunities to engage in such activities.

Valley Therapy Services Inc., 13 Old South St., Suite 2E, Northampton, MA 01060. Kimberly C. Girard, same. Billing and other services for medical providers.

SPRINGFIELD

Springfield Abatement Inc., 47 Warehouse St., Springfield, MA 01118. Charles G. Arment, Jr., 7 Angel St., East Longmeadow, MA 01028. Environmental remediation services and general contracting.

Thunderbird Construction Inc., 510 Cottage St., Springfield, MA 01104. David P. Fontaine, Jr., 572 Hall Hill Road, Somers, CT 06071. Construction.

United Floor Covering Inc., 46 Leslie St., Springfield, MA 01104. Dwayne Kelly, same. Flooring contractor.

WILBRAHAM

Timeless Homes Inc., 934 Glendale Road, Wilbraham, MA 01095. Benjamin S. Hemingway, same. Residential home building and remodeling.

Wilbraham Peach Blossom Festival Association Inc., 40 Post Office Park, Suite 782, Wilbraham, MA 01095. Amy Smith, 1 Winterberry Lane, Wilbraham, MA 01095. Non-profit organized to promote and sponsor festivals and public events, which will raise funds and awareness of Wilbraham community associations, organizations and non-profits in order to foster a sense of community and civic pride among the people of the town of Wilbraham.

People on the Move

By BusinessWest Staff January 10, 2017

Departments People on the Move

PeoplesBank announced the promotions and appointments of several key associates:

Matthew Bannister

• Matthew Bannister was promoted to First Vice President of Marketing and Innovation. He previously served as vice president of Corporate Responsibility. He possesses more than 30 years of brand management and corporate social-responsibility experience. Bannister holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from UMass Amherst;

David Thibault

• David Thibault was promoted to First Vice President, Cash Management Sales and Support Manager. He previously served as vice president, Cash Management Sales and support manager. Thibault possesses 17 years of banking experience. He holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental science from Norwich University and an MBA from Western New England University;

Steve Parastatidis

• Steve Parastatidis was promoted to Vice President, Commercial Lending. He previously served as assistant vice president and commercial loan officer. Parastatidis has more than 10 years of financial and banking experience focusing on commercial and industrial and investment real-estate transactions, with concentrations in the credit analyst, portfolio, and commercial-lending areas. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a major in finance from Western New England University;

Tammy Bordeaux

• Tammy Bordeaux was promoted to Assistant Vice President and Regional Manager, Retail. She previously served as assistant vice president and Business Banking Center manager. Bordeaux has more than 19 years of banking experience. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Western New England University and an associate’s degree in business administration from Springfield Technical Community College;

Michelle Chase

• Michelle Chase was promoted to Assistant Vice President, Consumer and Business Banking Center manager. She previously served as Consumer and Business Banking Center manager. Chase has more than 15 years of banking experience. She holds an MBA in entrepreneurial thinking and innovation design from Bay Path University and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts;

Joseph Dias

• Joseph Dias was appointed to Assistant Vice President, Assistant Controller. Dias possesses more than 10 years of accounting experience. He holds bachelor’s degrees in business administration and accounting from Elms College;

Meghan Parnell-Gregoire

• Meghan Parnell-Gregoire was promoted to Assistant Vice President, Business Lending Center manager. Parnell-Gregoire previously served as assistant vice president, Business Banking. She has more than 14 years of banking experience. She holds an associate’s degree in mathematics from Holyoke Community College and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the UMass Amherst;

Robert Raynor

• Robert Raynor was promoted to Assistant Vice President, Compliance, Risk Oversight. Raynor previously served as internal audit officer. He possesses eight years of banking experience. Raynor holds a bachelor’s degree in business management from Springfield College;

Cassandra Pierce

• Cassandra Pierce was promoted to Assistant Vice President, Business Intelligence Manager. Pierce formerly served as Business Intelligence manager. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business management from Westfield State University, and a master’s degree in communication and information management from Bay Path University;

Erinn Young

• Erinn Young was promoted to Deposit Operations Officer. Young formerly served as assistant vice president, branch manager of the Longmeadow office. She possesses 20 years of banking experience. Young holds a bachelor’s degree in executive management from Bay Path University;

• Christina Bordeau was appointed branch manager, Sixteen Acres. She possesses 20 years of banking experience. She is currently pursuing an associate’s degree in business administration and management from Springfield Technical Community College;

• Alisa Feliberty was appointed to Call Center Manager, Customer Relations. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University and is currently pursuing an MBA in entrepreneurial thinking and innovative practices from Bay Path University;

Malissa Naylor

• Malissa Naylor was promoted to Branch Manager, East Longmeadow. Naylor previously served as assistant branch manager. She possesses more than 11 years of banking experience. Naylor holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Western New England University.

Lori Stickles

• Lori Stickles was appointed to Branch Manager, Longmeadow. She possesses more than 18 years of banking experience.

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Adina Edgett

Bailey Eastman

Adina Edgett and Bailey Eastman of Webber & Grinnell Insurance Agency have both passed their Massachusetts property and casualty licensing examinations given by the state Division of Insurance, bringing the agency’s total number of licensed employees up to 23. Edgett and Eastman work in the commercial insurance division at Webber & Grinnell, serving more than 900 businesses throughout Western Mass.

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Paul DiGrigoli

Paul DiGrigoli, owner of DiGrigoli Salon and DiGrigoli School of Cosmetology, was inducted into the prestigious Intercoiffure America/Canada organization on Oct. 9. Intercoiffure America/Canada, an international hairdressing organization, was founded in 1933 as the North American branch of Intercoiffure Mondial, originally founded in 1925 in Paris. The organization is widely known as the most powerful and influential in the hairdressing industry, DiGrigoli said, and only leading hair salons are eligible for membership — just 3,000 in over 50 countries. “I am so honored to be a part of Intercoiffure. It’s the most respected organization in our industry,” DiGrigoli said of his newly appointed A-List membership. “I’m humbled to be among the best of the best, the highest quality of salons and salon owners in the world.” The induction and pinning ceremony took place at the end of the Fall Atelier conference, an annual event held in New York City at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. The DiGrigoli Salon artistic team, along with the other guests, enjoyed three days of education, hair demonstrations, product launches, galas, and more. On the final day, DiGrigoli was officially pinned as an A-List member by Frank Gambuzza, Intercoiffure president, and Candy Shaw, the new member representative for the organization.

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Gov. Charlie Baker named Mary Burns, Imari Paris Jeffries, Michael O’Brien, Elizabeth Scheibel, and Charles Wu to the board of trustees for the University of Massachusetts, and reappointed Robert Manning to the board. Manning, who previously chaired the board from 2008 to 2010, will also assume the chairmanship of the board that oversees the UMass system. Baker also announced several other appointments, including longtime UMass trustee Victor Woolridge as well as O’Brien to seats on the UMass Building Authority (UMBA), serving as representatives of the UMass board. Baker supports Woolridge, a commercial real-estate professional, for chairman of the Building Authority, which oversees the planning, financing, and construction of university facilities. The governor also supports Philip Johnston for vice chair. In a separate announcement, the UMass Foundation announced that Johnston will join its board of directors at the end of the year, where he is also expected to be named vice chair. “UMass continues to be a global leader in education,” Baker said, “and these leaders will help the university continue to think creatively and boldly about the future of public education in order to grow our economy, strengthen our communities, and create opportunity for future generations of students.”

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Nico Santaniello, a financial advisor with the Zuzolo Group of Northwestern Mutual, has qualified for membership in the Million Dollar Roundtable (MDRT), an international, independent association of nearly 19,000 leading life-insurance producers. MDRT is a coveted career milestone that indicates sales and service achievement and is a recognized mark of excellence for life underwriters. Members must meet strict ethical and production requirements to qualify. Santaniello has been associated with Northwestern Mutual since 2012. As a financial advisor, he provides expert guidance and innovative solutions for a variety of financial needs and goals. He also led the agency in new clients for 2016. Santaniello received a bachelor’s degree from Western New England University. He is currently an active member of Suit Up Springfield and T.G.L.

Chamber Corners

By BusinessWest Staff January 10, 2017

Chamber Corners Departments

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

• Jan. 19: Celebrate Success, 5-8 p.m., at the Delaney House, 3 Country Club Road, Holyoke. Join us for the annual meeting and business awards dinner at the Delaney House. The chamber will celebrate successes of the past year and outline plans for the New Year. Awards will be given to Business Person of the Year, Genevieve Brough; Business of the Year, Silver Spoon Restaurant; and Innovative Entrepreneur of the Year, Dandelions. For more information, visit www.easthamptonchamber.org or call the Chamber of Greater Easthampton at (413) 527-9414.

• Feb. 9: Networking by Night, 5-7 p.m., at Northampton Country Club, 135 Main St., Leeds. Cost: $10 for members, $15 for non-members, which includes food, networking, and a cash bar. Register online at www.easthamptonchamber.org.

GREATER HOLYOKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.holyokechamber.com
(413) 534-3376

• Jan. 11: The Chamber Coffee Buzz Morning Networking 2017,7:30-9 a.m., at CareerPoint, 850 High St., Holyoke. The Coffee Buzz is a great way to jump-start your day with the opportunity to meet business and community leaders while enjoying coffee and a light breakfast. Sponsored by Northeast IT Systems Inc. and United Personnel. Coffee sponsored by Spradley Deluxe Coffee. Cost: free to the business community. Sign up online at holyokechamber.com or call (413) 534-3376.

• Jan. 18: Chamber After Hours, 5-7 p.m., at the Children’s Museum at Holyoke, 444 Dwight St. Join us for a casual networking experience at the Children’s Museum of Holyoke. The Chamber Ambassadors are hosting a book drive; bring three new or gently used children’s books and get in for free. Cost: $10 for members, $15 for non-members. Sign up online at holyokechamber.com.

• Jan. 25: Candidate & Elected Officials Reception, 5-7 p.m. Check the chamber’s website for location. An enjoyable evening where we honor our local and state elected officials. Cost: $25, which includes a light supper. Sign up online at holyokechamber.com.

GREATER NORTHAMPTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.explorenorthampton.com
(413) 584-1900

• Jan. 11: Arrive at 5, 5-7 p.m., at Linda Manor Assisted Living, Leeds. Arrive when you can, stay as long as you can. A casual mix and mingle with colleagues and friends. Cost: $10 for members.

• Jan. 12: Workshop: “Tips, Tricks & Shortcuts in Microsoft Excel,” 9-11 a.m. Presented by Pioneer Training and hosted by the Northampton Chamber of Commerce, 99 Pleasant St., Northampton. This workshop will present our favorite tips, tricks, and shortcuts that we have collected and developed over 15 years of teaching and using Microsoft Excel. Topics will include shortcuts for selecting ranges, using autofill to create a series of dates or numbers, setting the print area, using page-break preview, adding headers and footers, and using page-layout view. Participants are encouraged to bring laptops and follow along with the instructor, but this is not required. Cost: $35 for members, $45 for non-members. Space is limited, and pre-registration is required. To register, e-mail [email protected].

• Feb. 1: February Arrive @ 5, 5-7 p.m., at Lia Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, 55 Damon Road, Northampton. Arrive when you can, stay as long as you can. A casual mix and mingle with colleagues and friends. Cost: $10 for members.

• Feb. 10: Workshop: “Introduction to Small Business Accounting on Excel,” 9-11 a.m. Presented by Pioneer Training and hosted by the Northampton Chamber of Commerce, 99 Pleasant St., Northampton. This two-hour workshop is an introduction to small-business accounting with Microsoft Excel. We’ll start by introducing accounting concepts such as income and expense tracking, maintaining a balance sheet and profit and loss statement, and forecasting income and expenses. You’ll learn how to load and use pre-built Excel templates for financial projections, startup expenses, and a break-even analysis. Cost: $35 for members, $45 for non-members. Space is limited, and pre-registration is required. To register, e-mail [email protected].

• March 8: March Arrive @ 5, 5-7 p.m., at Delap Real Estate, 158 North King St., Northampton. Arrive when you can, stay as long as you can. A casual mix and mingle with colleagues and friends. Cost: $10 for members.

• March 9: Workshop: “Introduction to Google Apps Docs, Sheets & Forms, 2017,” 9-11 a.m. Presented by Pioneer Training and hosted by the Northampton Chamber of Commerce, 99 Pleasant St., Northampton. The class is an introduction to Google Apps and Google Drive, the online storage location for Google Docs. In this two-hour workshop, you’ll learn how to set up a local Google Drive folder, which automatically synchronizes with Google Drive on the web. You’ll learn to create new documents in the Google Docs format, as well as how to work with Word documents in Google Docs. You’ll learn basic editing and formatting techniques in both Docs and Sheets, and also how to work with Excel files in Sheets. Cost: $25 for members, $35 for non-members. Space is limited, and pre-registration is required. To register, e-mail [email protected].

PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S CHAMBER
www.myonlinechamber.com
(413) 787-1555

• Jan. 18: PWC Tabletop Expo and Luncheon, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 pm., at the Carriage House, Storrowton Tavern, 1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield. An opportunity to showcase your products and services to the female professional. Reservations for exhibitors are $75 for PWC members, $105 for general admission, which includes a draped display table and complimentary attendee lunch. Reservations for lunch only are $25 for PWC members, $35 general admission. Reservation deadline is Jan. 11. Reservations may be made online by visiting www.springfieldregionalchamber.com.

SOUTH HADLEY & GRANBY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.shgchamber.com
(413) 532-6451

• Jan. 24: 2017 Annual Meeting, 5:30 p.m., at Willits-Hallowell, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley. Cocktails will be served at 5:30 p.m., followed by a buffet dinner at 6 p.m. Check the chamber’s website at www.shgchamber.com for more details as they become available.

SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL CHAMBER
www.myonlinechamber.com
(413) 787-1555

• Jan. 24: Springfield Regional Chamber Pastries, Politics and Policy, 8-9 a.m., at the TD Bank Conference Center, 1441 Main St., Springfield. State Senate President Stan Rosenberg will give an update on happenings in the Senate with an eye toward the upcoming legislative session. Cost: $15 for members in advance ($20 at the door), $25 for general admission in advance ($30 at the door). Reservations may be made online by visiting www.springfieldregionalchamber.com.

WEST OF THE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.ourwrc.com
(413) 426-3880

• Jan. 12: Google Workshop, noon to 1 p.m., at the West Springfield Public Library, 200 Park Ave., West Springfield. Hosted by WRC and SCORE. Learn how to effectively utilize Google Analytics and AdWords to better your company’s online exposure. Light lunch will be served. This workshop is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the chamber office at (413) 426-3880 or e-mail [email protected], or register online at www.westoftheriverchamber.com.

• Feb. 9: Multi-chamber Lunch ‘n’ Learn Seminar, “Robert’s Rules of Order,” noon to 1:30 p.m. at Storrowton Tavern, 1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield. Enjoy lunch while learning about Robert’s Rules of Order with guest speaker Robert MacDonald. Cost: $35. Sponsorship opportunities are available for this event. Register online at www.westoftheriverchamber.com. For more information, call the chamber office at (413) 426-3880 or e-mail [email protected].

• Feb. 22: Legislative Breakfast, 7-9 a.m., at Springfield Country Club, 1375 Elm St., West Springfield. The breakfast will feature a panel of legislators, including state Sen. James Welch, state Sen. Donald Humason, state Rep. Nicholas Boldyga, state Rep. Michael Finn, Agawam Mayor Richard Cohen, and West Springfield Mayor Will Reichelt. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Cost: $30 for members, $35 for non-members. Register online at www.westoftheriverchamber.com. For more information on ticket sales, call the chamber office at (413) 426-3880 or e-mail [email protected].

Continuing a Legacy of Entrepreneurship

By BusinessWest Staff January 10, 2017

Opinion

Editorial

Milton Bradley. Horace Smith. Daniel Wesson. Curtis and Prestley Blake. Paul and Gerry D’Amour. Everett Barney. Theodor Geisel. Paul Kozub?

OK, maybe it’s too soon to place the founder of V-One Vodka in the same paragraph as the founders of Friendly Ice Cream, Dr. Seuss, the inventor of the clip-on ice skate, iconic gunmakers, and some of the other entrepreneurs who have shaped the local landscape.

But, then again, maybe not. While Kozub doesn’t have anything from his company on display at the Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History (the unofficial litmus test for being one of the region’s truly historic entrepreneurs), he shares many traits with those (and that’s everyone else listed above) who do.

These include a thirst for risk taking, a fervent imagination, a large dose of determination, and a willingness to confront — and tackle — the innumerable and constant challenges standing in the way of a successful business.

For these reasons, Kozub has been named BusinessWest’s Top Entrepreneur for 2016 (see story, page 20). Those others mentioned above came decades, if not a century and a half, before the award was established in 1996 (the D’Amours started Big Y too early to be recognized, but successive generations were honored just last year for their efforts to grow and diversify the corporation), but Kozub is in the right place at the right time.

Not to simply win our award, but to capitalize on the growing popularity of what he called ‘craft vodkas,’ a phrase that certainly sums up V-One.

The Top Entrepreneur award honors those who possess entrepreneurial spirit, but, more specifically, those who have been able to harness it effectively and fashion a success story.

V-One is already what most people would consider a success — a brand that is now available in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, and, yes, some airports in Europe, and hundreds of specific locations, generating a few million dollars in sales annually.

But Kozub wants to make it more of a success, naturally, by taking the brand national, a move that will require capital, patience, determination, and above all else, a solid battle plan and the tools necessary to carry it out.

For putting that plan together, and for leaving no stone unturned, as he put it, in preparation for this national launch, Kozub has been recognized as the Top Entrepreneur for 2016.

He’s in good company, as the chart on page 28 reveals. Indeed, in addition to the D’Amour family, previous winners include Peter Rosskothen, who co-founded the Log Cabin Banquet & Meeting House; Jeb Balise, president of Balise Motor Sales; Timm Van Epps, president and CEO of Sandri LLC; Holyoke Gas & Electric; Bob Bolduc, founder and CEO of Pride; former STCC President Andrew Scibelli; and many others.

And we hope Kozub creates more company for the years to come.

Indeed, as we’ve said on many occasions, there are many effective economic-development strategies for this region, and one of them is to encourage entrepreneurship and mentor those who choose that route.

While most think of economic development as filling industrial parks and attracting large employers such as CRRC and MGM, this is only one component of a larger strategy, and a small one, given the immense competition for such major employers today and the geographic disadvantages hindering this region.

Spurring entrepreneurship and mentoring small-business owners is a strategy that requires considerable time and patience; there is no instant gratification here. But it often yields lasting results, and it can put a region — as in the cases of Silicon Valley and the city of Cambridge — on the map.

Encouraging more would-be entrepreneurs to join Smith, Wesson, Bradley, Geisel, Barney, and, yes, Kozub is one of the reasons we launched the Top Entrepreneur award 20 years ago.

The larger reason was to recognize those who are taking risks, building companies, and creating jobs. And we look forward to adding more names to an already-impressive list of winners.

Court Dockets

By BusinessWest Staff January 10, 2017

Court Dockets Departments

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

Franklin Superior Court

Joan Connors and Sean Connors v. Claude Borowsky, Pioneer Spine & Sports Physicians, Erik S. Rhodes, Baystate Franklin Medical Center, Michael DeBusk, Baystate Medical Center, Christopher J. Ladner, Greenfield Radiology Associates, Stephen H. Fox, and Baystate Medical Practices
Allegation: Medical malpractice: $2,082,250
Filed: 12/9/16

Hampden District Court

Cheryl Roda v. Staples Inc.
Allegation: Negligence causing personal injury: $24,999
Filed: 11/30/16

Hampden Superior Court

Arlene Lizak v. Aspen Dental and Patrick Dermesropian, DDS
Allegation: Medical malpractice, wrongful death: $75,000
Filed: 12/1/16

Timothy J. Jansen Jr., personal representative of the estate of Patricia Ann DiCarlo v. Richard B. Wait, MD
Allegation: Medical malpractice, wrongful death
Filed: 12/5/16

Renia Copeland v. Alert Ambulance Service Inc.
Allegation: Negligence causing personal injury: $200,000
Filed: 12/7/16

Olga Rodriguez v. Mount Holyoke Management, LLC and Cathedral Hill Housing Corp.
Allegation: Personal injury: $43,299.03
Filed: 12/7/16

Mary D’Amato v. Beacon Communities, LLC and Treehouse Easthampton Housing, LLC
Allegation: Slip and fall causing personal injury: $57,886
Filed: 12/8/16

David Larivee v. Suffield Agawam CVS Inc.; Agawam CVS Realty, LLC; CVS Pharmacy Inc.; Caremark PHC, LLC; and Massachsetts CVS Pharmacy, LLC
Allegation: Negligence causing slip and fall resulting in personal injury: $300,000
Filed: 12/12/16

Hampshire Superior Court

Christian Donovan v. University of Massachusetts
Allegation: Plaintiff sustained serious injuries after falling from a ladder at UMass: $522,500
Filed: 12/2/16

Walter Otten a/k/a Walter Twohorses v. J.B. Hunt Transport Inc., C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc., and Phil Estevez
Allegation: Employment discrimination: $790,000
Filed: 12/8/12

David Brewer v. National Nonwoven Inc.
Allegation: Negligence causing personal injury: $13,240
Filed: 12/9/12

2016 Was Many Things, but Not Surreal

By BusinessWest Staff January 10, 2017

Opinion

Editorial

Surreal.

In case you missed it — and that would have been hard to do, although the news broke over the holidays — this was Merriam-Webster’s ‘word of the year.’

An intriguing honor, it is bestowed by the Springfield-based company on a word that is simply looked up significantly more frequently by users than the year before, as tracked by the reference-book publisher. “There were multiple occasions on which this word was the one clearly driving people to their dictionary,” said the company.

That’s definitely true: the word was put to use by the media and countless others in reference to everything from terrorist attacks and the scenes they generated to the deaths of icons like the musical artist Prince; from Britain’s exit from the European Union (a.k.a. Brexit), to the attempted coup in Turkey; from the sky-high murder rate in Chicago to that city’s Cubs winning the World Series (OK, that’s another story); from repeated shootings of minorities by police (and shootings of police in retaliation) to Donald Trump’s victory in the November election, alternatively described using the word ‘stunning.’

That term and ‘surreal’ are not technically synonyms, but most people believe they are, so they are used interchangeably. Actually, it seems that, since a lot of people were looking up ‘surreal,’ they must not have known what it means. Good for them. When in doubt, look it up.

Actually, Webster defines surreal as “marked by the intense, irrational reality of a dream,” whatever that means, and offers up synonyms such as ‘unbelievable,’ ‘fantastic,’ ‘bizarre,’ ‘weird,’ ‘odd,’ and even ‘unreal.’

While on some levels we can understand the popular use of ‘surreal,’ considering those synonyms, it was probably not the word that should have been chosen.

‘Upsetting,’ ‘distressing,’ and ‘horrible’ would apply to most, if not all, of the above-mentioned events, depending on your leaning, but they were not, or should not have been, unbelievable given what was happening here and around the world — or not happening, as the case may be.

In that respect, 2016 was quite a bit like another extremely turbulent year in national and world history. That would be 1968, of course.

Those unforgettable 12 months were rocked by, chronologically: North Korea’s capture of the USS Pueblo; the Tet Offensive, which turned the tide of the Vietnam War — at least in the minds of most Americans who watched it unfold on TV; the student strike at Columbia University, which mirrored protests on campuses and in cities around the globe; the assassination of Martin Luther King; the assassination of Bobby Kennedy; two black U.S. athletes raising their fists in protest during the playing of the National Anthem at the Summer Olympics in Mexico City; the riotous Democratic National Convention in Chicago; and the election of Richard Nixon, who, sounding quite a bit like the man voted into office last November, would coin the phrase ‘silent majority’ to describe those who supported his policies, including a decision in late 1969 not to seek a quick end to the war.

The similarities are, well, surreal. Only they’re not.

And it’s safe to say that ‘surreal’ was probably looked up quite a number of times in 1968, and was probably used interchangeably with ‘unreal,’ which was coming into its own by that time.

Only everything that was happening was very real, and reflective of a time of deep divides, personal suffering, and a strong desire for real change. Sound familiar?

As 2017 begins, we can only hope that people won’t be using ‘surreal’ as much, not because they actually understand what it means, but because there won’t be cause to.

Actually, what we hope for is a return to a time when the many things that happened over the course of an utterly forgettable 2016 could truly be called ‘unbelievable.’

Court Dockets

By BusinessWest Staff December 27, 2016

Court Dockets Departments

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

Chicopee District Court

Kimberly Lucciano, as mother and next friend of Julia Lucciano, a minor v. Arbors Kids Child Care Center, Arbor Associates, LLC
Allegation: Plaintiff sustained laceration to forehead that required stitches and potential scarring: $2,911
Filed: 11/10/16

Franklin Superior Court

Heritage Healthcare Services Inc. v. Newport Bickford Inc. d/b/a Bickford Health Care Center and Somerset Health Care Management Group, LLC
Allegation: Breach of contract, monies owed for services rendered and goods sold and delivered: $52,506
Filed: 11/11/16

Hampden District Court

Perkins Paper, LLC v. Sons of Divine Providence Inc. d/b/a Don Orione Nursing Home
Allegation: Monies owed for goods sold and delivered: $10,058.29
Filed: 11/28/16

Hampden Superior Court

Tanzania Roberts v. The Silver Street Group, LLC, Silver Street Development Corp., Peabody Properties Inc., and Edgewater Apartments
Allegation: Slip and fall causing injury: $18,000
Filed: 11/30/16

Hampshire District Court

NES Equipment Services Corp. d/b/a NES Rentals v. Paul Shepard d/b/a Gentlemen Painting and Western Surety Co.
Allegation: Monies owed for rental equipment: $8,340.66
Filed: 12/2/16

Hampshire Superior Court

Delaney Ratner v. Pioneer Valley Transit Authority, University of Massachusetts a/k/a UMass Transit, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and Jane Doe
Allegation: Negligence causing personal injury: $25,000+
Filed: 11/17/16

Shelton Brothers Inc. v. Johnson Brothers Liquor Co., Johnson Brothers of Hawaii Inc., and Johnson Brothers of Massachusetts
Allegation: Monies owed for goods sold and delivered: $26,373+
Filed: 11/18/16

Darlene R. Rutherford v. 434 Southbridge LLC
Allegation: Negligence causing personal injury: $24,101
Filed: 11/22/16

Ellen Yvonne Simms v. Samuel Topal, M.D., Cooley Dickinson Hospital, and Mount Holyoke College
Allegation: Negligence, medical malpractice, and wrongful death: $100 million
Filed: 11/28/16

Westfield District Court

Joachim Lusa v. Work Opportunity Center Inc.
Allegation: Violation of Massachusetts Wage Act, failure to pay earned vacation time: $7,431.60
Filed: 12/6/16

Picture This

By BusinessWest Staff December 27, 2016

Departments Picture This

Email ‘Picture This’ photos with a caption and contact information to [email protected]
A photo essay of recent business events in Western Massachusetts December 26, 2016

Future of Nursing
Elms College recently received $2,000 from the veterans honor society known as La Societé des Quarante Hommes et Huit Chevaux (the Society of Forty Men and Eight Horses, or the Forty & Eight), to fund a nursing scholarship. This award will grant $400 per year to support a sophomore or junior student’s nursing education. Preference will be given to veterans, children of veterans, or active military. Pictured, from left: Ralph LeFebvre, cheminot local, Forty & Eight; James Hoar, cheminot and chef de gare passé, Forty & Eight; Kathleen Scoble, dean of the School of Nursing at Elms College; and Delfo Barabani Jr., commissar intendant, Forty & Eight. Photo courtesy of Elms College.

Sharing an Important Story
BusinessWest Editor George O’Brien, a board member with Link to Libraries (LTL) and frequent celebrity reader, was the guest speaker at a recent meeting of the Ludlow Zonta Club. He updated the members on progress at both the magazine and LTL, the nonprofit that provides books for school library shelves across Western Mass. and Northern Conn. Here, he accepts a check for $300 from Ludlow Zonta President Mary Knight to further Link to Libraries’ efforts.

Driving Support
The Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce donated a total of $1,000 to Margaret’s Pantry and the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Holyoke Inc. on behalf of Bryan Marcotte, dealer principal of Marcotte Ford, who was named the 2016 Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year. A portion of the proceeds from the event’s advertising sales was set aside for Marcotte to donate to the charities of his choice. Pictured from left: Mike Filomeno, General Manager, Marcotte Ford; Jeannie Filomeno, human resources manager, Marcotte Ford; Eileen Cavanaugh, president, Boys and Girls Club of Holyoke; Bryan Marcotte; Benda Lamagdeleine, program manager, Margaret’s Pantry; Michael Marcotte, president, Marcotte Ford; Sue Keller, marketing director, Marcotte Ford; and Kathleen Anderson, president, Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce.

Some Things We’d Like to See in 2017

By BusinessWest Staff December 27, 2016

Opinion

Editorial

As we noted last issue, 2016 was, in many ways, and across the region, a year of progress. The economy didn’t grow by leaps and bounds — although the stock market certainly soared after the election — but that’s been the trend for roughly eight years now.

Overall, there was notable movement of the needle in the right directions — on economic development, entrepreneurship, revitalization of downtown Springfield, progress in efforts to reinvent the so-called Gateway Cities, and much more.

As the new year approaches, our basic hope is for essentially more of all of the above. Here, though, are some more specific thoughts on what we’d like to see:

• Continued movement in response to the aging Baby Boom generation. Everyone is talking about it, which is a good thing, but companies, and the region as a whole, have to move beyond talk. Baby Boomers are retiring in great numbers, and companies are waking up to the fact that, unless they are proactive, they may be facing a huge void in talent.

Much of the focus is on leadership and the higher rungs of a company’s management, but the problem will be felt at all levels. Succession planning is a must, as are steps to train people — in everything from soft skills to ever-advancing technology — so that, when it’s their time to lead, they’re ready.

• More and better efforts to promote the region. This goes well beyond efforts to find a new logo or slogan to somehow replace ‘Pioneer Valley’ and/or ‘Arrive Curious/Leave Inspired,’ which certainly needs replacing. And it goes further than making greater use of Dr. Seuss and his worldwide fame to promote Springfield, as one consultant has recommended. We’re talking about real marketing campaigns — for Springfield and the region, whatever we decide to call it from now on.

With MGM due to open in 18 months or so, the Dr. Seuss museum nearly ready to open its doors, Union Station set for its rebirth, and Springfield primed to put its troubled past behind it, the world needs to know what’s going on here. Yes, this takes money, but the region needs to find some and tell its story with a loud and effective voice.

• More momentum on entrepreneurship. We’ve managed to create quite a bit of it over the past few years, through Valley Venture Mentors, the EDC, other agencies, and the region’s colleges and universities, but the region as a whole needs to keep the pedal to the metal.

As we’ve said countless times, promoting entrepreneurship and mentoring those who choose that course is one of this region’s best economic-development strategies. Large numbers of jobs will not come overnight, and there is certainly a temptation to become frustrated with the pace of progress. But entrepreneurship is a huge part of this region’s business history, and there are many chapters still to write.

• A continued focus on keeping talent here. In some of the more rural areas of this region (such as Stockbridge: see story, page 10), the exodus of young people is reaching what amounts to crisis proportions. Indeed, the average age of the residents of some of the communities in Franklin and Berkshire counties is approaching 60, and this is dangerous territory.

Young people are leaving because there are no jobs — or no jobs that can become careers. With fewer and fewer young people, cities and towns lose vibrancy, tax dollars, and leadership. The problem is less acute in Hampden and Hampshire counties, but it remains a threat.

Elected officials and economic-development leaders have to work together to diversify economies and bring good jobs to some of these towns. If they don’t, they will pay a huge price down the road.

Building Permits

By BusinessWest Staff December 27, 2016

Building Permits Departments

The following business permits were issued during the month of December 2016.

Agawam

Rocky’s Ace Hardware
7 Springfield St.
$210,000 — Install a rooftop solar array

Chicopee

Robert Benoit
506 Grattan St.
$31,500 — Repairs to front of building due to vehicle accident

Pizza Chop
486 Springfield St.
$25,140 — Minor renovations and alterations to pizza shop

Sentry Uniform
803 James St.
$27,500 — Roofing

Shawnigan Drive LLC
645 Shawnigan Dr.
Install three antennas and three RRUs

East Longmeadow

Plastipak
108 Industrial Dr.
$184,067.33 — Commercial addition, silos

Tiger Press
50 Industrial Dr.
$60,000 — Solar

Greenfield

Lisa Underwood
571 Bernardston Road
$3,500 — Remove and replace five exterior doors

Richard Wilby
122 Main St.
$39,100 — Roofing

Hadley

Domino’s
459 Russell St.
$20,000 — Interior lobby renovations, including new flooring, wall finishes, suspended ceilings, lighting, sales counters, and HVAC

Edens
446 Russell St.
$10,000 — Sign

Longmeadow

Longmeadow Mall LP
827 Williams St.
$32,750 — Roof replacement

Ludlow

Sovereign Health Group
14 Chestnut Place
$800,000 — Commercial alterations

TD Bank
549 Center St.
$70,000 — Commercial alterations

Ludlow Center LLC
485 Center St.
$12,000 — Demolition

Northampton

Chen’s Management LLC
16 Crafts Ave.
$17,000 — Remove skylights and apply roof to entire building

City of Northampton
170 Glendale Road
$372,978 — Solar field on landfill

City of Northampton
85 Hampton Ave.
$162,000 — Repleace sealant and tee-to-tee joints in parking garage

Edwards Church of Northampton
297 Main St.
$16,558 — Remove old granite stairs and relay new granite stairs

Gleason Brothers Inc.
7 Pearl St.
$11,000 — Remove existing interior cubicles, create two interior cased openings

Smith College
54 Green St.
$14,000 — Roofing at treasurer’s office

Smith College
67 West St.
Strip and shingle roof

Palmer

Camp Ramah
39 Bennet St.
$30,000 — Sprinklers for fire protection

ITW Realty Trust
668 Old Warren Road
$6,400 — Pad and coaxial cable to cell tower

Springfield

401 Liberty St. LLC
401 Liberty St.
$262,000 — Install solar array

City of Springfield
60 Alton St.
$963,321 — Extend structural steel and exterior walls to raise roof, install metal roof deck and PVC roofing membrane, remove and reinstall rooftop HVAC equipment at STEM Middle Academy

DTM & GDU Inc.
420 Pasco Road
$9,684.71 — Roofing

Dwight Station LLC
95 Frank B. Murray St.
$350,000 — Tenant fit-out for Sunrise Behavioral Health Clinic

Eyesight & Surgery Associates
299 Carew St.
$651,101 — Interior renovations for a medical office

HS Holdings
980 Bay St.
$16,000 — Install solar array

Orange Park Management LLC
13 Oak St.
$12,500 — Construction of foundation for proposed additions to condominium

Verizon Wireless
1061 Wilbraham Road
$22,000 — Install six remote heads on existing telecommunications tower

Ware

Westfield Bank
350 Palmer Road
$4,500 — Sign

Wilbraham

85 Post Office Park LLP
85 Post Office Park
$42,000 — Remodel existing dental office for another dentist

95 Post Office Park LLP
95 Post Office Park
$10,000 — Remove and replace wall partitions

Wilbraham & Monson Academy
423-451 Main St.
$6,134 — New shed

Meeting the Need for Homeless Services

By BusinessWest Staff December 27, 2016

Opinion

By Jane Banks

With the temperatures dropping into single digits, you can’t help but talk about how cold it is. It was again the topic of conversation at a recent meeting with a colleague who recalled, when she was a little girl, her dad coming into the house on very cold days, rubbing his hands together, and saying, “thank goodness for a warm house.”

Sadly, not everyone has a warm house to live in. On nights so cold you don’t even want to step onto the street — let alone live there — it’s comforting to know that the Center for Human Development (CDH) is working 24/7 to help the most vulnerable families in our community access a warm place to live while working to transition them to permanent housing and self-sufficiency.

Today, there are about 525 families, about 2,200 people altogether, who are sheltered and/or housed within our housing system. Families referred to CHD by the state Department of Housing and Community Development typically spend from 30 to 90 days in shelter. During that time, they receive financial-literacy training, employment and skills training, clinical and mental-health services, and help identifying and qualifying for appropriate permanent housing. Our primary goal is to get families into housing where they have privacy and safety — a place that feels like home.

CHD’s Housing Stabilization Program receives state funding to address specific goals as defined by state law. We help ensure that our veterans, mothers with small children, people with disabilities, and others who are struggling don’t find themselves huddled on a street corner. It may surprise you that people in shelter include families displaced by fire, fathers whose jobs vanished in a tough economy, and persons whose disabilities make finding work and accessible housing extremely challenging.

With help from CHD, families are in from the cold, learning to budget and save money, getting job training or going back to school, and getting help navigating the range of supports to get them back on their feet. Once families leave shelter, they can access a state grant that helps them move into their own place, continue job training, get help with tenant rights and responsibilities, apply for fuel assistance, and secure child-care vouchers so they can work — just the things a struggling family might need to be successful.

Ongoing support for a 12-month, home-based period is dictated by state regulation, and during that period CHD helps families stay on the path to self-sufficiency. It’s especially rewarding when families we’ve helped come back to us to say they’re doing well — and how thankful they are that CHD was there when they were struggling.

If you someone you know is homeless, contact the Department of Housing and Community Development, 310 State St., Springfield, or call (413) 858-1300. A conversation with a homeless coordinator can determine eligibility for shelter, financial assistance, and services (including from CHD) to help transition to permanent housing.

We are thankful for our many collaborations, partnerships, and contributions from a caring community which make our work possible. During these frigid days, we are grateful for the opportunity to provide a warm home, for which we and our families can all be thankful.

Jane Banks is program director, Homeless Services, at the Center for Human Development.

Real Estate Transactions

By BusinessWest Staff December 27, 2016

Departments Real Estate

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

FRANKLIN COUNTY

ASHFIELD

Spruce Corner Road
Ashfield, MA 01330
Amount: $189,900
Buyer: Thomas S. Kaye
Seller: Mountain Stream LLC
Date: 11/22/16

62 West Branch Road
Ashfield, MA 01330
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Karl J. Koenigsbauer
Seller: John L. Parker Funding TR
Date: 11/18/16

BERNARDSTON

7 Eden Trail
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $202,000
Buyer: Adam M. Dery
Seller: Grover, Janice E., (Estate)
Date: 11/16/16

369 West Mountain Road
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $560,000
Buyer: Kimberly Hamilton-Bobrow
Seller: Roger G. Rulewich
Date: 11/15/16

DEERFIELD

40 Hawks Road
Deerfield, MA 01342
Amount: $236,000
Buyer: Walter H. Kleeberg
Seller: Timothy S. Murphy
Date: 11/15/16

165 Lower Road
Deerfield, MA 01342
Amount: $292,500
Buyer: Ameer A. Whitmyer
Seller: Terry J. Kimball
Date: 11/15/16

22 Meadow Wood Dr.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $296,600
Buyer: Max P. Sherrill
Seller: Sandra L. Lamb
Date: 11/18/16

ERVING

30 Wheelock St.
Erving, MA 01344
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: John P. Doleva
Seller: John W. Griffiths
Date: 11/14/16

GILL

181 Main Road
Gill, MA 01354
Amount: $169,900
Buyer: Joann Stafford
Seller: Roger H. Bolio
Date: 11/23/16

626 Main Road
Gill, MA 01354
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Sherry Heldt
Seller: Drew Gillett
Date: 11/22/16

GREENFIELD

27 Beech St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Gregory A. Larouche
Seller: David A. Masaitis
Date: 11/18/16

48 Cypress St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Aaron D. Frentzos
Seller: George R. Marchacos
Date: 11/16/16

19 Elm St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Brenda J. Pratt
Seller: Justin Gendron
Date: 11/15/16

17 George St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Mark A. Abraham
Seller: Alexandra Stein
Date: 11/17/16

104 Leyden Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $169,000
Buyer: Heather L. Tencza
Seller: Nancy E. Apple-Fratoni
Date: 11/15/16

156 Meridian St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $157,500
Buyer: Jennifer A. Pond
Seller: Mushovic, Anton M. 2nd, (Estate)
Date: 11/18/16

538 Shelburne Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Gregg Jenczyk
Seller: Pamela J. Fournier
Date: 11/18/16

3 Village Green
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Jonathan Souza
Seller: Matthew C. White
Date: 11/14/16

11 Westwood Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Samuel D. Kaeppel
Seller: Martha J. Hadley
Date: 11/18/16

169 Wisdom Way
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $186,000
Buyer: Shawn F. Fortin
Seller: Walter H. Kleeberg
Date: 11/15/16

LEVERETT

132 Cave Hill Road
Leverett, MA 01054
Amount: $571,000
Buyer: Robin Mandel
Seller: Michael C. Sanders
Date: 11/23/16

MONTAGUE

53 Main St.
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Freedom Legacy LLC
Seller: Greenfield Pilgrim 3 LLC
Date: 11/22/16

16 Norman Circle
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Paul L. Parda
Seller: Brenda J. Pratt
Date: 11/15/16

22 Park St.
Montague, MA 01349
Amount: $121,000
Buyer: Ann M. Canavan
Seller: Reilly, Patricia A., (Estate)
Date: 11/22/16

9 Wrightson Ave.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $167,500
Buyer: Stanborn M. James
Seller: Ronald M. Rancourt
Date: 11/23/16

NEW SALEM

351 Petersham Road
New Salem, MA 01355
Amount: $168,000
Buyer: John E. Lake
Seller: Safi Khan
Date: 11/21/16

NORTHFIELD

20 Parker Ave.
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $142,500
Buyer: Joanne Flagg
Seller: Alden D. Booth
Date: 11/22/16

ORANGE

143 Memorial Dr.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Darlene Nutter-Truehart
Seller: Donna M. Bunnell
Date: 11/15/16

200 West Orange Road
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $217,000
Buyer: Rodolfo Gonzalez-Galvez
Seller: Chester T. Randolph
Date: 11/17/16

ORANGE

53 Oak Dr.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $218,000
Buyer: Brandon Coy
Seller: Andrei Agapov
Date: 11/23/16

SHELBURNE

94 Patten Road
Shelburne, MA 01370
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: Hitor LLC
Seller: Robert A. Dean
Date: 11/18/16

304 Patten Road
Shelburne, MA 01370
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Daniel D. Reid
Seller: Nora M. Roche
Date: 11/22/16

Reynolds Road
Shelburne, MA 01370
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: Hitor LLC
Seller: Robert A. Dean
Date: 11/18/16

8 South Maple St.
Shelburne, MA 01370
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Susan J. Barry
Seller: Soaring Investment Properties
Date: 11/18/16

SUNDERLAND

82 South Plain Road
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Jason Viadero
Seller: Valley Building Co. Inc.
Date: 11/14/16

WHATELY

95 Haydenville Road
Whately, MA 01093
Amount: $495,000
Buyer: Vanessa C. Anspaugh
Seller: Mary K. Klippel
Date: 11/16/16

13 State Road
Whately, MA 01093
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Steven R. Keyes
Seller: Barbara E. Smith
Date: 11/18/16

HAMPDEN COUNTY

AGAWAM

40 Allison Lane
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Tirone Development Corp.
Seller: Rosemarie E. Kieffer
Date: 11/21/16

48 Carmen Ave.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Nationstar Mortgage LLC
Seller: Barbara Nutbrown
Date: 11/18/16

52 Cesan St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $252,000
Buyer: Deborah A. Blackak
Seller: Richard R. Corriveau
Date: 11/18/16

76 Dutchmaster Dr.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $411,000
Buyer: Joseph M. McDonald
Seller: Frank S. Cardaropoli
Date: 11/16/16

204 Elm St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $369,500
Buyer: Fyodor Grechka
Seller: Citimortgage Inc.
Date: 11/18/16

65 Hampden Lane
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Joshua P. Costa
Seller: Americo M. Costa
Date: 11/16/16

84 Horsham Place
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $238,000
Buyer: Karen A. Barron
Seller: Cory W. Flowers
Date: 11/15/16

212 Line St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Jason Stasiowski
Seller: Brian J. Sullivan
Date: 11/15/16

26-28 Mark Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $410,000
Buyer: Benoit L. Dion
Seller: Langone Realty Corp.
Date: 11/18/16

755 Main St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Ronald Clifford
Seller: Deborah Conte
Date: 11/22/16

970 Main St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $242,000
Buyer: Yvon G. Blais
Seller: Eric J. Sealander
Date: 11/23/16

442 Silver St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Susan Dore
Seller: Carl C. Dore
Date: 11/22/16

BRIMFIELD

1023 Dunhamtown Brimfield Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $211,500
Buyer: John J. Kalliavas
Seller: Virginia A. Irvine
Date: 11/23/16

CHESTER

404 Route 20
Chester, MA 01011
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: 404 Huntington Road Land TR
Seller: Marie L. Morrissey
Date: 11/16/16

506 Skyline Trail
Chester, MA 01011
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: MTGLQ Investors LP
Seller: Cynthia C. Archer
Date: 11/14/16

CHICOPEE

16 Bernard St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $177,000
Buyer: Tracy E. Reynolds
Seller: Virginia P. Ainsworth
Date: 11/18/16

276 Bostwick Lane
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $149,000
Buyer: Johnathan Alvarado
Seller: FNMA
Date: 11/17/16

74 Bray St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $206,000
Buyer: Daniel J. Cantwell
Seller: Robert L. Durant
Date: 11/17/16

13 Charpentier Blvd.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Yuriy Kopytyuk
Seller: Bank New York Mellon
Date: 11/14/16

54 Deslauriers St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $172,500
Buyer: Todd M. Davis
Seller: Carol A. Szulc
Date: 11/22/16

64 Felix St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $167,000
Buyer: David A. Bodman
Seller: Hector R. Quiles
Date: 11/18/16

34 Hearthstone Terrace
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Michael J. Poirier
Seller: Michael A. Kibbie
Date: 11/18/16

35 Henry Harris St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Lorraine Fortes
Seller: Ibrahim M. Mustafa
Date: 11/22/16

47 Irene St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Dilmarie M. Torres
Seller: Susan Nizinski
Date: 11/22/16

42 Macek Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $168,000
Buyer: Melissa C. Bak
Seller: Joanne T. Burke
Date: 11/18/16

143 Mandalay Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Ryan P. Spring
Seller: Wolfendon, Agnes K., (Estate)
Date: 11/18/16

18 Maple St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Jody E. Germann
Seller: Nancy R. Keenan
Date: 11/23/16

20 Miller St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Luis A. Lopez
Seller: James W. Fiore
Date: 11/14/16

130 Oakridge St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Miguel A. Rivera
Seller: Vitaliy Korobkov
Date: 11/16/16

72 Ross Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $189,900
Buyer: Joseph L. Desroches
Seller: Ralph A. Guilbeau
Date: 11/21/16

567 Springfield St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: J5 Properties LLC
Seller: Thomas G. Kerner
Date: 11/23/16

EAST LONGMEADOW

8 Brook St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Lynsey M. Cantalini
Seller: Daniel K. Paquette
Date: 11/23/16

27 Dewey Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Hector Irizarry
Seller: Richard H. Augherton
Date: 11/18/16

41 Franconia Circle
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $249,000
Buyer: Mark S. Vaniderstine
Seller: Richard D. Gastone
Date: 11/21/16

20 Lynwood Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $144,000
Buyer: Tyler W. Simmons
Seller: Andre J. Sample
Date: 11/14/16

141 Orchard Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $366,000
Buyer: Thomas R. Ellerbrook
Seller: John R. Adamo
Date: 11/22/16

309 Parker St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $193,920
Buyer: Bank Of America
Seller: Lynndia Roncarati
Date: 11/16/16

42 Pease Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: Edward J. Linehan
Seller: Laura A. Stevens
Date: 11/23/16

101 Ridge Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $266,000
Buyer: Amy L. Harris
Seller: Thomas R. Ellerbrook
Date: 11/22/16

18 Shelby Lane
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: C&M Builders LLC
Seller: Bradley V. Sulewski
Date: 11/22/16

484 Somers Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $164,500
Buyer: William T. Raleigh
Seller: Wells Fargo Bank
Date: 11/23/16

141 South Brook Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $520,000
Buyer: Fredrick O. Odhiambo
Seller: Harish S. Patel
Date: 11/14/16

GRANVILLE

35 Sodom St.
Granville, MA 01034
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Jeremy J. Santos
Seller: Karen A. Robtoy
Date: 11/25/16

Water St.
Granville, MA 01034
Amount: $115,800
Buyer: John C. Stevenson
Seller: Elizabeth S. English
Date: 11/23/16

HAMPDEN

17 Baldwin Dr.
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $224,000
Buyer: Christopher P. Lizotte
Seller: Eric R. Devine
Date: 11/18/16

36 Issac Bradway Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $233,000
Buyer: Deutsche Bank
Seller: Sharon A. Lauer
Date: 11/17/16

HOLLAND

5 Pine Tree Dr.
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $298,900
Buyer: William F. Ahern
Seller: Thomas J. Jendrysik
Date: 11/22/16

HOLYOKE

353 Bennett Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Joseph Efantis
Seller: Marjorie S. Crogan
Date: 11/21/16

66 Brookline Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $187,000
Buyer: Keri L. Dejong
Seller: Julien S. Rosskam
Date: 11/18/16

50 Francis Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $167,000
Buyer: Daniel C. Shaw
Seller: Elizabeth A. Rist
Date: 11/21/16

30 Franks Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $168,000
Buyer: Christopher Larose
Seller: Hampson, Anna, (Estate)
Date: 11/18/16

9 Mohawk Dr.
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Wilmington Savings
Seller: Barbara J. Williamson
Date: 11/23/16

126 Oxford Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $143,000
Buyer: Noah P. Menard
Seller: Marianne Katz
Date: 11/16/16

429 Pleasant St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Samantha L. Hostetler
Date: 11/17/16

17 Princeton St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $262,500
Buyer: Katherine Kahn
Seller: Donna M. Fobare
Date: 11/15/16

77 Queen St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $179,900
Buyer: Rachel A. Ellis
Seller: Gary D. Zyra
Date: 11/16/16

33 Raymond Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Erin K. Fleming
Seller: Sean C. Mangano
Date: 11/14/16

128 South Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $395,000
Buyer: Matthew J. Marzluft
Seller: Richard A. Riga
Date: 11/21/16

190-192 West Franklin St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $175,500
Buyer: Linda M. Capen
Seller: J. E. Sergeiko-Marcotte
Date: 11/15/16

LONGMEADOW

51 Colony Acres Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $348,000
Buyer: Charmaine Stephens
Seller: Joan E. Semel
Date: 11/18/16

107 King Philip Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $399,900
Buyer: Jeffrey R. Madsen
Seller: Bronwyn M. Monahan
Date: 11/18/16

52 Wilkin Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $366,064
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Joseph R. Hannigan
Date: 11/16/16

LUDLOW

631 East St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $209,000
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Patricia H. Walter
Date: 11/17/16

21 Erin Lane
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Kemalettin Ibas
Seller: Carl A. Antonucci
Date: 11/16/16

45 Fox Hill Road
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $209,000
Buyer: Scott J. Ray
Seller: Richard L. Hoffman
Date: 11/21/16

163 Highland Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $151,000
Buyer: Anna S. Rodrigo
Seller: Manuel F. Nogueira
Date: 11/22/16

Miller St. #A
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Alicinio Martins
Seller: Alan J. Siok
Date: 11/25/16

539 Miller St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Seth Dinuovo
Seller: Joseph H. McDaneld
Date: 11/18/16

280 Moody St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $800,000
Buyer: MNL Management LLC
Seller: Charles K. Abro
Date: 11/21/16

141 Pondview Dr.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Jasen Zak
Seller: Granger, Janet M., (Estate)
Date: 11/14/16

280 Moody St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $800,000
Buyer: MNL Management LLC
Seller: Charles K. Abro
Date: 11/21/16

36 Posner Circle
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $213,000
Buyer: Robert S. Lincoln
Seller: Nicklaus Kalish
Date: 11/23/16

29 Victor St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $184,900
Buyer: Katarzyna A. Kopacz
Seller: Douglas M. Jaciow
Date: 11/16/16

37 White St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Joshua S. Leone
Seller: Nickolas Linna
Date: 11/18/16

MONSON

103-R Main St.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $167,250
Buyer: Garry A. Ferency
Seller: Matthew Dill
Date: 11/14/16

12 Munn Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Luc Hardyn
Seller: George C. Pigeon
Date: 11/22/16

285 Silver St.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Nathan G. Jones
Seller: Delskey, Andrew J., (Estate)
Date: 11/16/16

PALMER

2141 Baptist Hill Road
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Bradley V. Sulewski
Seller: Richard D. Carey
Date: 11/22/16

3053 Palmer St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $239,000
Buyer: Andre J. Sample
Seller: Jeremy J. Wizeman
Date: 11/14/16

RUSSELL

Dickinson Hill Road #B
Russell, MA 01071
Amount: $183,850
Buyer: Frederick J. Wojick
Seller: Brenton Keefe
Date: 11/14/16

SOUTHWICK

132 Berkshire Ave.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $362,500
Buyer: Edward H. Moszynski
Seller: Mehmet Mizanoglu
Date: 11/16/16

14 Bungalow St.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $164,900
Buyer: Douglas W. Bradshaw
Seller: Jennifer Nolasco
Date: 11/17/16

32 Fred Jackson Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $319,749
Buyer: Brian A. Ardizoni
Seller: Lisa L. Scarnici
Date: 11/22/16

97 Klaus Anderson Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: Evan R. Jellison
Seller: Paul V. Poole
Date: 11/15/16

3 Mayflower Lane
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $417,500
Buyer: Eric J. Sealander
Seller: Pamela F. Spear
Date: 11/23/16

50 Vining Hill Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Paul V. Poole
Seller: Rheta F. Hamberg
Date: 11/21/16

SPRINGFIELD

Albany St.
Springfield, MA 01101
Amount: $1,905,000
Buyer: Buckeye Terminals LLC
Seller: Exxonmobil Oil Corp.
Date: 11/16/16

99 Alden St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $123,000
Buyer: Maria D. Maldonado
Seller: Salim N. Abdoo
Date: 11/18/16

59 Alwin Place
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Anthony Caputo
Seller: Grahams Construction Inc.
Date: 11/18/16

515 Berkshire Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $150,900
Buyer: Ronnie T. Salas
Seller: Douglas C. Coombs
Date: 11/16/16

993 Berkshire Ave.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Enrique J. Olivo
Seller: Jessica Lopez
Date: 11/23/16

50-52 Biddle St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $157,500
Buyer: Stony Hill Properties LLC
Seller: Armindo Goncalves
Date: 11/22/16

786 Bradley Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $132,000
Buyer: William L. Gerow
Seller: Geoffrey Parenteau
Date: 11/14/16

1629 Carew St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $139,900
Buyer: Jessica Garces-Ramirez
Seller: Hedge Hog Industries Corp.
Date: 11/14/16

285 Cortland St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $157,000
Buyer: Jose Delgado
Seller: Mark R. Pafumi
Date: 11/22/16

100-102 Darling St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $268,846
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Tiffany Hall
Date: 11/14/16

33 Fellsmere St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $164,900
Buyer: Pedro Negron
Seller: Lindsay N. Ferzoco
Date: 11/17/16

79 Fenway Dr.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $179,900
Buyer: Kevin W. Greene
Seller: Susan E. O’Donnell
Date: 11/15/16

36 Gatewood Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Melissa Figueroa
Date: 11/17/16

173 Gillette Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $156,900
Buyer: Patricia C. Parent
Seller: Kevon Isa
Date: 11/16/16

19 Gunn Square
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $126,000
Buyer: Yamila G. Torres
Seller: Greater Springfield Habitat for Humanity
Date: 11/17/16

20-22 Hampden St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $249,900
Buyer: Jonathan J. Falcetti
Seller: Sergey Savonin
Date: 11/18/16

59 Harrow Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Jessica Lopez
Seller: Mabel D. Madsen
Date: 11/18/16

111 Ingersoll Grove
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $134,401
Buyer: Thomas Hodge
Seller: Arnold J. Lizana
Date: 11/18/16

47 Irvington St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $206,000
Buyer: Ruben Ruemmele
Seller: William Raleigh
Date: 11/17/16

210 Jamaica St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $144,000
Buyer: PHH Mortgage Corp.
Seller: Erin L. Lahart
Date: 11/16/16

108 Jerilis Dr.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $124,800
Buyer: Sunny Kim
Seller: USA HUD
Date: 11/21/16

34 Jonquil Dr.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Emiliana Rivas
Seller: John Lewis
Date: 11/18/16

74 Jordan St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Luis H. Moreno
Seller: Juan Cruzado
Date: 11/16/16

131 Kerry Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $133,000
Buyer: Juana Martinez-Dejesus
Seller: Calkins, John H. Sr, (Estate)
Date: 11/18/16

283-285 Lexington St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Sultan Abdelghani
Seller: Chester J. Wasileski
Date: 11/14/16

45 Linden St.
Springfield, MA 01020
Amount: $122,000
Buyer: Peter Mancuso
Seller: Heather Campbell
Date: 11/15/16

928 Liberty St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: NSP Residential LLC
Seller: FHLM
Date: 11/23/16

55 Linnell St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $163,000
Buyer: Edward A. Millner
Seller: Yuk Chang
Date: 11/14/16

35-37 Loring St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $118,080
Buyer: Citimortgage Inc.
Seller: Richard McCarthy
Date: 11/15/16

39 Ludlow Ave.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $127,500
Buyer: Wilmington Savings
Seller: Barbara J. Vanasse
Date: 11/22/16

18 Michigan St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $139,097
Buyer: Laymaris Ortiz
Seller: Karen P. Kulakowski
Date: 11/17/16

90-92 Newfield Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Juan Robles
Date: 11/17/16

21-23 Norfolk St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $232,900
Buyer: Dolores I. Cardona
Seller: Lance Watson
Date: 11/17/16

187-189 Oak St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Nicole S. Brunson
Seller: Solange J. Remillard
Date: 11/14/16

74 Oklahoma St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $133,000
Buyer: Tyrone Miranda
Seller: Craig Kefalas
Date: 11/23/16

162 Parkerview St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Christopher Brown
Seller: James W. Fiore
Date: 11/18/16

332 Parkerview St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Brendaliz Vallejo
Seller: Michael C. Dorval
Date: 11/15/16

1 Pasco Road
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $143,000
Buyer: Manuel A. Menendez
Seller: Giang Nguyen
Date: 11/17/16

20 Pinta Circle
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $149,000
Buyer: Eduardo Colon
Seller: Henry G. Landry
Date: 11/23/16

37 Pondview Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $169,900
Buyer: Daniel M. Auclair
Seller: Kelley A. Mickiewicz
Date: 11/14/16

8 Rhinebeck Ave.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $179,900
Buyer: Christian R. Encarnacion
Seller: Gilberto Jimenez
Date: 11/23/16

159 Shefford St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Zaban Salem
Seller: Stacey Dipalma
Date: 11/16/16

1678 South Branch Pkwy.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $176,500
Buyer: Marjorie Silveira-Crogan
Seller: Glenn A. Mellis
Date: 11/21/16

151 Springfield St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $199,000
Buyer: Gilberto Jimenez
Seller: Michele A. Vanhal
Date: 11/25/16

9 Stockbridge St.
Springfield, MA 01103
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: 7 Stockbridge LLC
Seller: William J. O’Neil
Date: 11/18/16

172 Talmadge Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Kwame A. Amoako
Seller: George Lackman
Date: 11/15/16

531 Tiffany St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $239,900
Buyer: Eduardo Navarro
Seller: Nu-Way Homes Inc.
Date: 11/18/16

170 Treetop Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $167,000
Buyer: Michael J. Krukowski
Seller: Hector R. Quiles
Date: 11/17/16

145 Union St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: DF Main Street LLC
Seller: Mental Health Association
Date: 11/21/16

137 Vincent St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Edward R. Brunelle
Seller: Michael A. Godbout
Date: 11/17/16

20-22 Waterford Circle
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Anthony C. Fowler
Seller: Joseph A. Colaccino
Date: 11/18/16

12 Wells St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $133,000
Buyer: Donald Wiswall 12 Wells TR
Seller: USA HUD
Date: 11/21/16

103 West Crystal Brook Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $162,900
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Thomas F. Miller
Date: 11/21/16

15-17 Windemere St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Jose Lopez
Seller: Robert Taddia
Date: 11/14/16

49 Wing St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $152,000
Buyer: Abigail Velez
Seller: Jessica Lopez
Date: 11/18/16

186 Winterset Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $184,000
Buyer: Christopher D. Wiltey
Seller: Jamie L. Litchfield
Date: 11/14/16

108 Wolcott St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Francis K. Okyere
Seller: Joyce Doyle
Date: 11/16/16

23 Wood End Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: High Ridge Real Estate LLC
Seller: Lapoint, Barbara A., (Estate)
Date: 11/21/16

59 Wrenwood St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $163,000
Buyer: Francheska Deleon
Seller: Macarthur Starks
Date: 11/22/16

TOLLAND

119 Lands End Dr.
Tolland, MA 01034
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: David Dirico
Seller: Mierzejewski, Jean A., (Estate)
Date: 11/15/16

WESTFIELD

184 Birch Bluffs Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $117,670
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Roy Williams
Date: 11/22/16

346 East Mountain Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $167,000
Buyer: Arlene Rivie
Seller: Helen E. Nagorka
Date: 11/22/16

1928 East Mountain Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $141,500
Buyer: Andrey Gnidenko
Seller: Kevin G. McClain
Date: 11/15/16

350 Elm St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Enrique O. Olivarez
Seller: David Maciver
Date: 11/15/16

70 Forest Glen Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $227,900
Buyer: Tracey L. Tristany
Seller: Nancy Schulte
Date: 11/18/16

26 Hassler St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $217,500
Buyer: Heather Erwin
Seller: Sophie Tolstow
Date: 11/18/16

55 Hawks Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $309,900
Buyer: Michael J. Saltmarsh
Seller: Stephen A. Jaikissoon
Date: 11/22/16

178 Highland Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $144,000
Buyer: Chelsea Thresher
Seller: Greany, Lorraine M., (Estate)
Date: 11/15/16

99 Hillcrest Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $212,000
Buyer: MA Home Buyers LLC
Seller: Deutsche Bank
Date: 11/23/16

36 Ingersoll Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $249,900
Buyer: Alyssa Maldonado
Seller: Alan J. Shular
Date: 11/18/16

63 King St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Charles H. Darling
Seller: Matthew E. Collins
Date: 11/18/16

23 Leonard Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $142,000
Buyer: Michael J. Urbanski
Seller: Hope Mongeau
Date: 11/23/16

63 Pequot Point Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: William Hannifan
Seller: Roy B. Seipel
Date: 11/23/16

107 Pequot Point Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Downey FT
Seller: Sally A. Girouard
Date: 11/14/16

50 Ridgecrest Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $287,000
Buyer: Greg E. Smith
Seller: Kristen Cragg
Date: 11/18/16

138 Sackett Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Kenneth F. Heiden
Seller: Evan R. Jellison
Date: 11/15/16

115 Sunset Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Ricky E. Wills
Seller: Pighetti, Rose M., (Estate)
Date: 11/21/16

Sy Pierres Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $429,000
Buyer: Jeffrey A. Dunlop
Seller: Kimberly A. Christenson
Date: 11/18/16

16 Yankee Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Cristina M. Culcea
Seller: Diane Igel
Date: 11/15/16

WEST SPRINGFIELD

107 Althea St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $119,000
Buyer: Rick Gene-Most
Seller: USA HUD
Date: 11/15/16

66 Beech Hill Road #66
West Springfield, MA 01030
Amount: $284,585
Buyer: Michael P. Finnie
Seller: Beech Hill Construction
Date: 11/22/16

788 Birnie Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $192,900
Buyer: Gary A. North
Seller: Edward H. Fillion
Date: 11/18/16

23 Bluebird Lane
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $299,900
Buyer: Jean Altis
Seller: Timothy J. Caney
Date: 11/15/16

76 Chester St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $234,000
Buyer: Suraj Gurung
Seller: Chester M. Clark
Date: 11/18/16

43 Chestnut St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $139,000
Buyer: David Fogg
Seller: Peter J. Pashko
Date: 11/22/16

190 Chilson Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Christopher Bliss
Seller: Michael A. Beiermeister
Date: 11/22/16

314 Edgewood Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Jeremy Wizeman
Seller: Bradford S. Cabral
Date: 11/14/16

244 Ely Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $289,900
Buyer: Usha R. Sharma
Seller: Richard J. Samberg
Date: 11/21/16

11 Healy St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $224,000
Buyer: Hang Lin
Seller: Santiago Hipolita, (Estate)
Date: 11/16/16

85 Jensen Circle
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $145,100
Buyer: Reshat Arifi
Seller: Bank Of New York Mellon
Date: 11/18/16

180 Kings Hwy.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Nilson Agostinho-Desa
Seller: Luce, Paul R., (Estate)
Date: 11/14/16

106 Lincoln St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Kristen L. Parker
Seller: Kandc Associates LLC
Date: 11/18/16

38 Monterey Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $1,562,000
Buyer: 84 Properties LLC
Seller: Spirit SPE Portfolio 2007
Date: 11/14/16

67 Oakland St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Margaret L. Ross
Seller: Katherine Ross
Date: 11/16/16

913 Piper Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $161,000
Buyer: Brenton R. Beaumier
Seller: Jonah, Aaron K., (Estate)
Date: 11/18/16

824 Prospect Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $296,400
Buyer: Eric M. Eastham
Seller: Charles R. Hassler
Date: 11/21/16

145 Quarry Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $475,000
Buyer: Jeffrey Fuentes
Seller: Teddi I. Bachawaty
Date: 11/23/16

112 Southworth St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $146,000
Buyer: Cam M. Alamed
Seller: Kevin M. Fitzgerald
Date: 11/18/16

WILBRAHAM

111 Bartlett Ave.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $211,800
Buyer: Kyle B. Bourgoin
Seller: Kevin W. Miller
Date: 11/18/16

8 Becker St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $152,900
Buyer: James Gianfelice
Seller: Paul E. Perrigo
Date: 11/15/16

26 Eastwood Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Jamie L. Litchfield
Seller: Marilyn L. Heiney
Date: 11/14/16

2 Hawthorne Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $223,000
Buyer: Amber C. Leary
Seller: David M. Money
Date: 11/18/16

9 Hunting Lane
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Otto F. Welker
Seller: Kevin T. Burke
Date: 11/16/16

4 Memory Lane
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $135,100
Buyer: William Laporte
Seller: Bank New York Mellon
Date: 11/18/16

15 Merrill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Jessika J. Pecoy
Seller: John R. Stabilo
Date: 11/16/16

1-A Old Orchard Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Michael A. Godbout
Seller: Joan L. Dahlen
Date: 11/22/16

1315 Tinkham Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Kevin T. Burke
Seller: Nancy E. Apple
Date: 11/16/16

11 Tracy Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $299,900
Buyer: Philip H. Richardson
Seller: Brick Road Properties LLC
Date: 11/21/16

11 Woodsley Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $395,000
Buyer: Peter A. Staffier
Seller: Elissa M. Langevin
Date: 11/16/16

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

AMHERST

87 Aubinwood Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Zac Early
Seller: Carrie L. McGee
Date: 11/22/16

79 Hulst Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $420,000
Buyer: Colin J. Hill
Seller: Paul J. Page
Date: 11/15/16

671 North East St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Soyeon Choi
Seller: June I. Guild
Date: 11/15/16

94 Rambling Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $510,000
Buyer: Judith A. Barter
Seller: David H. Refermat
Date: 11/16/16

916 South East St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $518,000
Buyer: Muhammad Shakeel-Awaisi
Seller: Richard T. Slobody
Date: 11/21/16

1260 South East St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $321,250
Buyer: Eugene D. Herman
Seller: Lisa M. Hastings
Date: 11/17/16

BELCHERTOWN

267 Bay Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Trudy C. Oppenheimer
Seller: Howard I. Mann
Date: 11/14/16

14 Lexington Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $382,500
Buyer: Neil M. Seelan
Seller: Sharon Riley
Date: 11/18/16

172 Ludlow St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $147,055
Buyer: Emerald City Rentals LLC
Seller: Joshua P. Vermette
Date: 11/21/16

19 Mountain View Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $362,250
Buyer: Zachary A. Grzelak
Seller: Cynthia M. Downey
Date: 11/17/16

30 North St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $162,500
Buyer: Alex C. Lanstein
Seller: Jeri Baker
Date: 11/14/16

CHESTERFIELD

10 Bisbee Road
Chesterfield, MA 01012
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Drew Morse
Seller: William H. Nugent
Date: 11/14/16

6 South St.
Chesterfield, MA 01012
Amount: $465,000
Buyer: 6 South Street RT
Seller: Thomas E. Dawson-Greene
Date: 11/22/16

EASTHAMPTON

28 Campbell Dr.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $201,075
Buyer: Carol Salois
Seller: Janice R. Wohl
Date: 11/18/16

88 Holyoke St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $145,300
Buyer: Matthew P. Hurteau
Seller: FNMA
Date: 11/22/16

395 Main St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $238,000
Buyer: Andrew D. Sweigart
Seller: Frank Pietrasiuk
Date: 11/17/16

54 O’Neil St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Jebi Holdings LLC
Seller: Peter J. Tobin
Date: 11/22/16

20 Picard Circle
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $207,000
Buyer: Christopher G. Coffelt
Seller: Jose O. Cruz
Date: 11/15/16

GRANBY

54-56 West State St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: TGYF Realty LLC
Seller: Eugene F. Marion
Date: 11/15/16

HADLEY

6 Edgewood Terrace
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Kasey J. Nagle
Seller: Susan L. Cohen
Date: 11/17/16

HATFIELD

161 Depot Road
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Ileana Vasu
Seller: Stacy R. Ashton
Date: 11/15/16

31 Elm St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $429,000
Buyer: Charles M. Wojewoda
Seller: Northeast ENT Realty Partners
Date: 11/22/16

67 Old Stage Road
Hatfield, MA 01088
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Edi Franceschini
Seller: Michael T. Helems
Date: 11/16/16

HUNTINGTON

16 Blandford Hill Road
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $118,500
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: William C. Deveno
Date: 11/21/16

137 Norwich Lake
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $177,500
Buyer: Todd P. McCoy
Seller: Christine J. Cook
Date: 11/14/16

MIDDLEFIELD

134 Arthur Pease Road
Middlefield, MA 01243
Amount: $212,000
Buyer: AnnCaroline Chubb
Seller: ATM NT
Date: 11/16/16

NORTHAMPTON

41 Chestnut Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $401,000
Buyer: Ray G. Sylvester
Seller: Nira Harper-Elkins
Date: 11/14/16

23 Dunphy Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $251,500
Buyer: Heather A. Labonte
Seller: Jacqueline Tobin-Griffin
Date: 11/14/16

120 Emerson Way
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $540,000
Buyer: Donna M. Sugrue
Seller: Hampshire Property Mgmt.
Date: 11/18/16

25 Harrison Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $690,000
Buyer: Travis M. Johnson
Seller: Barry D. Sarvet
Date: 11/18/16

423 Haydenville Road
Northampton, MA 01053
Amount: $227,000
Buyer: Paul Serio
Seller: Wells Fargo Bank
Date: 11/15/16

121 Hinckley St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: New Harmony Properties
Seller: Thomas H. Friedman
Date: 11/17/16

81 Laurel Park
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $183,000
Buyer: Michael L. Boyce
Seller: Joanne B. Hoyt
Date: 11/18/16

PELHAM

339 Amherst Road
Pelham, MA 01002
Amount: $282,500
Buyer: Michael P. Vilcans
Seller: Catherine Ulitsky
Date: 11/22/16

SOUTH HADLEY

83 Alvord St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $228,900
Buyer: Douglas T. Scanlon
Seller: Ryan K. Johnson
Date: 11/18/16

2 Apple Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $379,000
Buyer: Michael A. Morrow
Seller: Adam & Eve Construction LLC
Date: 11/18/16

26 Canal St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Wayne Davidson
Seller: Linda J. Leblond
Date: 11/18/16

161 Granby Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $349,900
Buyer: Gail A. Olesiak
Seller: Home Improvement Assocs.
Date: 11/22/16

27 Kimberly Dr.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $343,000
Buyer: Thomas E. Kelly
Seller: Kenn M. Tirrell
Date: 11/23/16

195 Lathrop St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $179,900
Buyer: Zofia Lysik
Seller: Douglas T. Scanlon
Date: 11/18/16

16 McKinley Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $136,000
Buyer: Robert F. Moos
Seller: Shawn T. Hall
Date: 11/16/16

25 Queen Circle
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $182,500
Buyer: Alice E. Stalker
Seller: Vision Investment Props.
Date: 11/23/16

6 Victoria Lane
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Patrick J. Nicholls
Seller: Judith A. Pedigo
Date: 11/16/16

SOUTHAMPTON

8 Buchanan Circle
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $189,000
Buyer: Timothy J. Strojny
Seller: Janet E. Roy
Date: 11/14/16

50 Coleman Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Matthew J. Clark
Seller: John J. Marcyoniak
Date: 11/23/16

139 College Hwy.
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $250,100
Buyer: Martin J. Kane
Seller: USA HUD
Date: 11/18/16

74 Pleasant St.
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $675,000
Buyer: Ronald W. Korza
Seller: James F. Boyle
Date: 11/15/16

33 Rattle Hill Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Edward A. Ackley
Seller: John W. Cummings
Date: 11/18/16

16 Riverdale Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $319,000
Buyer: Johanna L. Truswell
Seller: Kenneth L. Lambrich
Date: 11/21/16

WARE

54 Marjorie St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $167,000
Buyer: Karen L. Lackman
Seller: Catherine A. Rhodes
Date: 11/15/16

9 Old Gilbertville Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Monique M. Messier
Seller: Quigley FT
Date: 11/14/16

WESTHAMPTON

76 Main Road
Westhampton, MA 01027
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Philip E. Gould
Seller: Frances M. Thompson
Date: 11/22/16

12 North Road
Westhampton, MA 01027
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Jeremy R. Durrin
Seller: David C. Braastad
Date: 11/18/16

112 Reservoir Road
Westhampton, MA 01027
Amount: $191,000
Buyer: Susan A. Scott
Seller: Geraldine A. Pothier
Date: 11/16/16

75 Stage Road
Westhampton, MA 01027
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Gloria A. Gagnon
Seller: Bruce W. & F. A. Partridge NT
Date: 11/18/16

WILLIAMSBURG

13 Goshen Road
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Scott A. Leonard
Seller: Angela S. Waskiewicz
Date: 11/17/16

6 Hyde Hill Road
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Keith H. Snow
Seller: Dawn L. White
Date: 11/22/16

WORTHINGTON

328 Ridge Road
Worthington, MA 01098
Amount: $340,266
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Richard D. Flynn
Date: 11/17/16

Bankruptcies

By BusinessWest Staff December 27, 2016

Bankruptcies Departments

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

Adzhigirey, Sergey
Adzhigirey, Natalya
109 Silver St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 11/30/16

Allyn, Ryan M.
16 Memorial Circle
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 11/29/16

Best Results Home Improvement
Lamagdelaine, William F.
212 Blisswood Village Dr.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 11/23/16

Boze, Daniel
484 Chicopee St. 1st F
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 11/17/16

Carroll, Jessica C.
192 Breckenridge St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 11/28/16

Cookis, Ross S.
286 East Main St.
North Adams, MA 01247
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 11/30/16

DeLevo, David F.
12 Phyllis Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 11/30/16

Diaz, Santiago
P.O. Box 3953
Springfield, MA 01101
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 11/30/16

Dunham, George E.
229 Ashley St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 11/30/16

Faivre, Louis David
168 Edgewood Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 11/16/16

Foster, Christopher L.
128 Point Grove Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 11/30/16

Foster, Nelson J.
Foster, Linda J.
58 Frederick St.
North Adams, MA 01247
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 11/17/16

Gluten-Free Gourmet Cafe
Levy, Dara J.
Levy, Matthew
323 Lenox Ave.
First Floor
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 11/17/16

Goncalves, Miguel F.
149 Stevens St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 11/17/16

Gonzalez, Nancy
29 Ward Ave., Apt. B
Easthampton, MA 01027
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 11/22/16

Guillette, Richard R.
Guillette, Barbara A.
841 Southbridge Rd
Warren, MA 01083
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 11/17/16

Hall, Albert T.J.
Santiago-Hall, Jaszmine Alizea
PO Box 17
Easthampton, MA 01027
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 11/22/16

Harrington, Henry W.
118 Church St., Apt. A
Williamstown, MA 01267
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 11/19/16

Hernandez, Richard N.
21 Smith Road
West Stockbridge, MA 01266
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 11/30/16

Jawando, Denise Laverne
a/k/a Jawando, Denise Laver Gillard
7 Cornell St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 11/30/16

Jette, Michael A.
590 Chicopee St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 11/30/16

Kisiel, Michelle L.
246 Vining Hill Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 11/17/16

Lalchandani, Michael Manohar
447 Beech St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 11/22/16

Lewinski, Craig A.
81 Lamb St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 11/18/16

Maloy, Michelle A.
23 Newark St.
Adams, MA 01220
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 11/17/16

McCollum, Ian M.
65 Bangor St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 11/16/16

Melendez, Francisca
300 Walnut St., Apt. 5
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 11/17/16

Menard, Brandon D.
Menard, Elizabeth Susan
19 Vernon Place
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 11/30/16

Morgan, Obie J.
80 Vienna Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 11/22/16

Motta, David
Motta, Donna M.
38 Veazie St.
North Adams, MA 01247
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 11/20/16

Ortiz, Eduardo
104 Pheonix Terrace
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 11/30/16

Reardon, Robert P.
136 Wilbraham Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 11/28/16

Redman, Natalie A.
33 Ferris St.
Indian Orchard, MA 01151
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 11/28/16

Romano, Alan G.
107 Beaver St.
North Adams, MA 01247
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 11/23/16

Rowan, Jonathan M.
Rowan, Angela M.
22 Lincoln St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 11/20/16

Roxanne Pearls
Andrade, Karen J.
21 East St.
Southampton, MA 01073
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 11/30/16

Smith, Catherine J.
102 Northway Dr.
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 11/22/16

Smith, Duncan Eric
6 Embury St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 11/16/16

Talbot, Paul R.
Talbot, Kristen M.
30 Oxford St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 11/17/16

Taylor, Nancy Lee
a/k/a Wager, Nancy Lee
58-D Edward Ave.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 11/30/16

Tulyholowycz, Teresa Ann
8 Shore Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 11/30/16

Wayte, Christopher Francis
25 Wilbert Terrace
Feeding Hills, MA 01030
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 11/25/16

Wells, Porter A.
3 Elm Terrace, Apt. A
Greenfield, MA 01301
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 11/20/16

Whyte, Peter
Whyte, Marilyn
a/k/a Nazario, Marilyn
90 Audubon St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 11/30/16

Doing Business As Certificates

By BusinessWest Staff December 27, 2016

DBA Certificates Departments

The following business certificates and trade names were issued or renewed during the month of December 2016.

Amherst

Amherst Trading Post
460 West St.
Louise McGrath, Aaron McGrath

Edward Jones
100 University Dr., First Floor, Suite 3
EDJ Holding Co. Inc., the Jones Financial Cos., LLLP

Edward Jones
495 West St., Suite 1
EDJ Holding Co. Inc., the Jones Financial Cos., LLLP

Gemmy Land
44S Mount Holyoke Dr.
Riaohong Duan, Rosemund Capital LLC

Great Oak Associates
1193 South East St.
Michael Wright

High Horse
24 North Pleasant St.
Jason DiCaprio

The Moan and Dove
460 West St.
Jason DiCaprio

Belchertown

Belchertown Pizza Shop
6 Park St.
Andre Dupont

Belchertown Tire
50 Turkey Hill
Wendy Soleimani

Contented Cats
340 Amherst Road
Gwendolyn D’Aguiar

Cottage Grove LLC
37 Cottage St.
Stephen Lanphear

Sensible Sort Professional
15 Meadow Pond Road
Kira Coopersmith-Funk

Chicopee

ASAP Jobs
27 Pheasant Way
William Saporito

Family Barbers and Beauty Supply
210 Exchange St.
Alex Nieves-Vazquez

L&M Handyman Services
527 Grattan St.
Paul Lolos

Metro Motors of Chicopee
650C Memorial Dr.
Michael Bertera, Steven Bertera, Razmik Ghazarian

Treasure Cove
165 Front St.
Andrea West

Valley Ventures
277 Irene St.
Nathan Hall

Easthampton

Dominic Perri Photography
30 Pleasant St.
Dominic Perri

Easthampton Chiropractic Center LLC
51 Union St.
Jill Smith

Lisa T. Skincare
123 Union St., Suite 100
Lisa Tavney

East Longmeadow

Andean Imports
31 Knollwood Dr.
Jennifer Kupis

Cashmere Sale
626 North Main St.
Janice Lattell

Chestnut Hill Farm
12 Chestnut St.
Frederick Stevens

C-Mart II
668 North Main St.
Abid Akhtar

The Dessert Bar & Bakery by Cupcake Café
173 Shaker Road
Catherine Russo

Redcarpet Nails
424 North Main St.
Jeang Ja Lee

Shear Integrity
60 Shaker Road
Theresa Tranghese

White Dove Cleaning
503 Parker St.
Gerald Rising

Greenfield

Bowerbirds Nest
115 Maple St.
Barbara Day

Edward Jones
55 Federal St., Suite 260
EDJ Holding Co. Inc., the Jones Financial Cos., LLLP

Edward Jones
21 Mohawk Trail, Suite 9
EDJ Holding Co. Inc., the Jones Financial Cos., LLLP

LiptonMart
100 Mohawk Trail
Michael Lipton, Sanford Lipton

Pete’s First Market
54 School St.
Peter Ruggieri

PV Squared
311 Wells St., Suite B
Pioneer Valley Photovoltaics Cooperative Inc.

Veterans Network United Inc.
14 Miles St.
Veterans Network United Inc.

Holyoke

Holyoke Sporting Goods
1584 Dwight St.
Elizabeth Frey

Safe Auto Repair
65 Commercial St.
Myrna Cruz

Ludlow

Jennifer Rooney at Salon Accents
247 East St.
Jennifer Rooney

Poppi’s Pizzeria
351 West St.
Kevin Fonseca

Northampton

Balanced Lactation
15 Nonotuck St.
Rachel Baker

The Book Bag
20 Hampton Ave., #409
Zane Lumelsky, Leith Colon

Hair Factory
2 Conz St., Suite 20
Erich Husemoller

ICE Cat Consulting Crew
106 Washington Ave.
Joanna Donahue

Lectica Inc.
35 South Park Terrace
Dr. Theo Dawson, Shanti Gaia

Shewman Copyediting Services
30 Allison St.
Kathleen Shewman

Palmer

Kenneth Nothe
27 Lathrop St., Apt. 1
Kenneth Nothe

Michael Borkowski’s Sporting Goods
51 Glenn St.
Michael Borkowski

Payless Auto Auctions
26 Wilbraham St.
Wayne Doyle, Kelly Doyle

Ray Croteau Electric
244 Burlingame Road
Raymond Croteau

S&S Food Mart
2019 Main St.
Syed Hashmi

S&S Food Mart
1520 North Main St.
Syed Hashmi

Tony V Entertainment
65 Springfield St.
Anthony Valley

Southwick

Liberty Enterprises
92 South Loomis St.
Robert Liberty

Walt’s Auto Sales
479-483 College Highway
Robert Pion

Springfield

Alice’s Photobooth
78 Chauncey Dr.
Alice Baiyee

Basement Finish Pro LLC
1242 Main St.
Alexander Pascal

Belmont Tax Preparation
465 Belmont Ave.
Subash Majhi

Cabo Fashion Footwear
795 Liberty St.
Edwin Acevedo

Ciro’s
904-912 Main St.
Ciro’s Restaurant Group

Cowork Springfield
1350 Main St.
John Perez

Divine Designs
23 St. James Blvd.
Micheline Martin

Fighting Arts Academy
190 Verge St.
Jeremy Libiszewski

Goldenfingers Barber Shop
433 White St.
Tony Younes

P Knox Market
17 Knox St.
Adan Fernandez

Puerto Rico Convenience Store
2460 Main St., Suite 12
Domingo Rosario

West Springfield

Bertelli’s Skate Shop
726 Main St.
Jay Passerini

Element Au
33 Old Westfield Road
David Dambrowski

Greasecar Vegetable Fuel
19 Norman St.
Justin Carven

Hathorn Associates
42 Old Barn Road
Joyce Bannick

Joel’s Automotive Repair
2 Elizabeth St.
Edgar Ramos

Suburban Janitorial
1900 Westfield St.
Ralph Figueroa

Tania Neff at the Hair & Nail Co.
1346 Elm St.
Tania Neff

Wilbraham

Elegant Creations by Nicole
2 Catherine Circle
Nicole Semanie

Little Oak Farm
650 Monson Road
Beverlee Corriveau, Peter Corriveau

The Print Shop
2041 Boston Road, Unit 3
Timothy Hardick

Salon J
70 Post Office Park, Unit 7005
Diane Rodrigues

The Wood Shed
2400 Boston Road, Unit 1
Patrick Danford Jr.

YMCA of Greater Springfield
45 Post Office Park
Scott Berg

Incorporations

By BusinessWest Staff December 27, 2016

Departments Incorporations

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

FEEDING HILLS

Agawam Citizens for Responsible Development Corp., 568 Mill St., Feeding Hills, MA 01030. Collette Parsons, same. Non-profit organization designed to foster responsible growth and expansion of neighborhoods within the community.

LONGMEADOW

Ottani Service Corp., 200 West Road, Longmeadow, MA 01106. Wayne Ottani, same. Tree services.

Pioneer Valley Bakery Inc., 1020 Longmeadow St., Longmeadow, MA 01106. Robert F. White, same. Food and beverage service.

NORTHAMPTON

Oishi Sushi Inc., 136 N King St., Northampton, MA 01060. Wei Jiang, 5008 7th Ave., Apt. 5E, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11220. Restaurant.

Paradise City Dragon Boat Inc., 185 Crescent St., Northampton, MA 01060. Elizabeth G. Powell, same. Non-profit organization designed to assist cancer survivors and supporters by teaching the sport of dragon boat paddling on the Connecticut River and to organize fundraising activities associated with the sport.

PALMER

Palmer Domestic Violence Task Force Inc., 4417 Main St., Suite 3, Palmer, MA 01069. Tammy Koske, 85 Southwick St., Chicopee, MA 01020. Non-profit organization formed as a domestic violence service provider for individuals affected by domestic violence.

PITTSFIELD

S&C Texas Investments Inc., 82 We Dell Ave., Ste. 100, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Ryan Swift, 9802 Reston River Lane, Cypress, TX 77433. Foreign corporation developed to own and operate a Sky Zone trampoline park located in Westborough.

SOUTH HADLEY

S. Lowell Kahn, M.D., P.C., 17 Mary Lyon Drive, South Hadley, MA 01075. Sidney L. Kahn, IV, M.D., same. Medical practice.

STURBRIDGE

Oak-VA Inc., 179 Main St., Sturbridge, MA 01566. Bonnie Baird, 26 Hillside Road, Southbridge, MA 01550. Medical Transcription.

WILBRAHAM

R&T Printing Inc., 2041 Boston Road, Wilbraham, MA 01095. Timothy Hardick, 171 Hovey Road, Monson, MA 01057. Print shop.

WILLIAMSTOWN

Northern Berkshire Medical, PC, 345 Main St., Williamstown, MA 01267. Carl Dobson, M.D., 100 Hospital Dr., Bennington, VT 05201. Medical group practice.

Briefcase

By BusinessWest Staff December 27, 2016

Briefcase Departments

November Unemployment Rate Drops to 2.9%

BOSTON — The state’s total unemployment rate dropped to 2.9% in November, marking the fifth consecutive month the rate declined, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development reported Thursday.
The last time the state’s unemployment rate was at 2.9% was in January 2001. The unemployment rate in October was 3.3%.
In November, preliminary estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicate Massachusetts added 5,800 jobs over the month. BLS slightly revised the October job estimates, reporting the state loss 5,400 jobs as opposed to the previously reported 5,500 job loss estimate. Year-to-date, December 2015 to November 2016, Massachusetts has added 67,200 jobs.
Massachusetts’ unemployment rate has remained lower than the national rate since April 2008. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the national rate at 4.6% in November.
At 2.9%, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is down 2.0% over the year from 4.9% in November 2015. There were 68,100 fewer unemployed residents and 108,400 more employed residents over the year compared to November 2015.
“We are very pleased to see the unemployment rate consistently go down month after month,” said Labor and Workforce Development Secretary Ronald L. Walker, II. “Not only is the unemployment rate declining, but we have continued job growth in key sectors that drive the Massachusetts economy.”
In November, over-the-month job gains occurred in the financial activities; professional, scientific and business services; construction; information; ‘other services’; education and health services; and local government sectors.
The state’s labor force participation rate — the total number of residents 16 or older who worked or were unemployed and actively sought work in the last four weeks — is 64.7%, down 0.2 of a percentage point over the month. Over the year, the labor force participation rate has increased 0.1 of a percentage point compared to November 2015.

MBTA to Place Second Order of Rail Cars with CRRC

BOSTON — The MBTA announced it will place a second order for new Red Line cars with CRRC, the company already contracted to build new train cars at a facility it is building in Springfield, the Republican reported. MBTA officials say it’s cheaper to pay $300,000 for each new car than to rehab aging trains. CRRC, the Chinese-owned world leader in rail-car manufacturing, won a contract in 2014 to build 152 Orange Line cars and 132 Red Line cars to replace aging trains. Under the new proposal, CRRC will start building an additional 120 Red Line cars in 2022 after completing the initial order of Red Line and Orange Line cars. The proposal includes an option to purchase 14 more.

State Adds More Than 6,300 Clean-energy Jobs

BOSTON – The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) today announced that the Commonwealth added 6,317 clean- energy jobs and has surpassed 100,000 clean energy jobs statewide for the first time, currently 105,212. The figures, released as part of MassCEC’s 2016 Massachusetts Clean Energy Industry Report, show the Bay State clean energy sector maintained a strong growth rate of six percent between 2015 and 2016. The report also found that the number of clean energy jobs in Massachusetts has increased by 75% since 2010.
“The Commonwealth’s highly educated and well-trained workforce makes it an attractive place for innovative industries, including clean energy companies,” said Gov. Charlie Baker. “Massachusetts’ recently passed comprehensive energy diversification legislation will continue to build on the recent success of the clean energy industry by increasing opportunities for growth and advancement.”
“The Clean Energy Industry Report clearly shows that the booming clean energy sector is a pivotal jobs creator within the Commonwealth and a driving force for diversifying our energy sources,” said Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito. “The Baker-Polito Administration is committed to continuing our support of Massachusetts’ robust clean energy sector and making these benefits accessible to residents throughout the Commonwealth.”
The report found that clean energy is an $11.8 billion industry in Massachusetts, and represents 2.5% of the Commonwealth’s Gross State Product. Clean energy jobs represent 2.9% of the overall workforce in the state, the report found. The clean energy industry employs residents of every region in Massachusetts. Jobs grew over the past year in each of the state’s regions, with the largest growth coming in Northeastern Massachusetts (8.8%) and Southeastern Massachusetts (8.2%).
“The continued strength of Massachusetts’ clean energy industry continues to bring innovation, energy savings and environmental benefits to communities across the state,” said Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Matthew Beaton. “The Baker-Polito Administration will continue to work with our partners in the clean energy industry to reduce costs to ratepayers, usage and emissions as we work to achieve our Global Warming Solutions Act goals.”
“The clean energy industry in Massachusetts continues to see strong job growth while helping to drive the state’s vibrant innovation economy,” said MassCEC CEO Stephen Pike. “The clean energy sector is fueled by the economic activity of small businesses, universities, nonprofits, technologists and entrepreneurs hard at work on addressing our most pressing energy challenges.”
The report found that Massachusetts installed 25,390 renewable energy projects in 2016, adding an additional 374 megawatts (MW) of electric capacity in the process, enough to power 56,040 homes. The Commonwealth also remains first in the United States for per-capita early-stage clean energy venture investment, beating out California. Early stage investment in Massachusetts clean energy companies grew 166% over the previous year.
The report, prepared for MassCEC by BW Research Partnership, also found Massachusetts to be the national leader in early-stage clean energy investment. Overall, public and private investment in the industry exceeded $658 million.

State Treasurer Issues Report on Financial Literacy in Massachusetts

BOSTON — State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg recently unveiled a one-year progress report on her Office of Economic Empowerment’s financial-education initiatives. The review highlighted the advancements resulting from the 2015 Financial Literacy Task Force Report. The task force consisted of a diverse group of policymakers, educators, bankers and advocates, and convened last year to develop an action plan for Massachusetts residents to have access to the financial skills they need to attain economic stability. The report culminated with the release of 22 recommendations aimed at empowering residents with an understanding of how to budget their money, save for retirement, and understand the impact of economic decisions. “I am thankful for the many partners that share our vision and commitment to expanding economic security in Massachusetts,” Goldberg said. “We will continue to innovate and expand our programs through a digital delivery of financial education and partnerships throughout the state.” In one year, Goldberg’s Office of Economic Empowerment initiated 14 of the 22 policy recommendations provided by the task force, including: establishing $eedMA, a pilot program designed to help kindergarten families save for post-secondary education and training; creating the Women’s Economic Empowerment Series, a free financial-empowerment workshop series for women; and the relaunch of Operation Money Wise as a grant program for organizations to provide financial education and programming to the military, veteran, family, and survivor community.

Springfield Cultural District Releases Video Map

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Central Cultural District (SCCD) launched a new video map to accompany the Downtown Springfield Cultural Walking Tour. The tour, first introduced in the summer of 2015, is a tool designed to be used by visitors or residents to learn more about the city’s architectural, historic, and cultural highlights. Printed maps are available at all downtown hotels, visitor’s centers, and cultural institutions, and is also available digitally on the SCCD website, springfieldculture.org. “Sometimes even residents are unaware of the beautiful assets we have throughout the Cultural District, and these videos are a living, breathing way for everyone to connect with the people at our historic and cultural landmarks, not just the buildings,” said Morgan Drewniany, SCCD director. The video map brings a new dimension to the walking tour. Viewers gain insight into the history of each location on the map and have the chance to learn an unexpected fact about the venue or building. Each video is presented by a member of the Springfield Central Cultural District on location, and is under two minutes, to allow viewing while out and about. There are 12 videos linked to the Walking Tour. Kay Simpson, president of the Springfield Museums; John Doleva, president and CEO of the Basketball Hall of Fame; Stacey Church, general manager of the MassMutual Center; and Peter Salerno, executive director of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, are just a few of the highlighted speakers, among many others. The project was funded, in part, by a Springfield Cultural Council grant, and was produced by Focus Springfield.

Company Notebook

By BusinessWest Staff December 27, 2016

Company Notebook Departments

HCC Campus Center Begins $43.5 Million Renovation

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Community College (HCC) is about to embark on a two-year, $43.5 million renovation project that will transform the look, feel, and organization of the campus. The HCC Campus Center is scheduled to close Feb. 3, 2017, and construction will begin soon after. When it reopens in 2019, college officials say, the building will be a place that truly lives up to its name. Originally known as G Building, the sloping, three-story concrete structure sits in the middle of the campus between an intermittent stream choked with invasive plants and the HCC Courtyard. Since it opened in 1980, the Campus Center has been plagued by water leaks. Projects that would have waterproofed the building have been delayed since at least 2008. “The main impetus for this is to get the building watertight,” said interim HCC President Bill Fogarty. “Then we also wanted to do things that will improve the operation of the building and make it a real campus center.” The state Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance is in charge of the project. Walsh Brothers Construction of Boston has been hired as the general contractor. The state has already allocated $8 million for the current fiscal year to begin the project, with the remainder of the funding to follow, Fogarty said. The key features of the project include squaring off the building’s sloping façade and giving the entire building given a new exterior shell that will make it both weathertight and energy-efficient. The squaring off and the addition of large windows on its eastern side will give the building a look that complements the adjacent Kittredge Center for Business and Workforce Development, which opened in 2003. About 9,000 square feet of space will be added to the current 58,727. A glass atrium will be added to the west side of the building, covering a set of double stairs that descend from the lower courtyard into an area known as the ‘pit’ that now serves as the main entrance to the food court and cafeteria. On the east side of the building, the open balcony on the second floor will be enclosed, adding extra interior space to the student dining area. The first floor of the Campus Center, on the side facing Homestead Avenue, will become the new ‘front door’ to the campus, accessed by a bridge to be built over a restored Tannery Brook. HCC Admissions, Assessment Services (college placement testing), and the ACT Center (Advising, Career and Transfer Affairs) — now in the Frost Building — will relocate to a new Welcome Center. Admissions will have a dedicated parking lot, and a separate, college-funded project will reconfigure traffic flow, creating a new bus drop in the front of the campus. The Campus Store (formerly the College Bookstore) will move from the first floor to the second floor, on the same level as the food court and cafeteria. The second floor will include programs and departments focused on student engagement, including Student Activities, Student Clubs, and Multicultural Academic Services (MAS), which are being relocated to the building from other parts of the campus.

AIC Awarded Grant from Davis Educational Foundation

SPRINGFIELD — American International College (AIC) has been awarded $186,400 over three years in support of the Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship. The grant was received from the Davis Educational Foundation, established by Stanton and Elisabeth Davis after Stanton Davis’s retirement as chairman of Shaw’s Supermarkets Inc. In an effort to strengthen and bring together student support services in one accessible location on campus, AIC created the Center for Academic Success (CAS) in 2008 with support from Davis Educational Foundation and others. CAS offers a number of student-support programs, including mentoring and advising, a writing program, tutoring, and support for first-generation college students. The AIC Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (CETLS) is designed to complement the efforts of CAS by enhancing a vibrant academic culture at AIC. The mission of CETLS is to provide all faculty members with opportunities to achieve and be recognized for teaching excellence, be supported in scholarship, and grow through collaboration and community. When CETLS was created in 2014, a regular schedule of workshops and grants for travel to conferences on teaching and learning were offered to AIC faculty for the first time. CETLS now offers a variety of opportunities for faculty development.

Berkshire Medical Group Joins Berkshire Health Systems

PITTSFIELD — In a move that will help to ensure continued and expanded access to primary care and infectious disease services in the Berkshires, the Berkshire Medical Group has joined the Berkshire Health Systems Physician Practice organization. Berkshire Medical Group, an Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease practice, includes Paula Aucoin, MD, Rebecca Caine, MD, Prakash Darji, MD, Jason Kittler, MD, Michael McInerney, MD, Sharon Rawlings, MD, Amy Cassotta, ANP-BC, Helen Majchrowski, FNP/C, and Wanda Torres, ANP-BC. The practice has been renamed Berkshire Internists of BMC, and will remain at its existing location in the BMC Medical Arts Complex in Pittsfield, with few if any noticeable changes for patients. This partnership helps to stabilize the physician practice and ensure continued and expanded access to critical primary care and infectious disease services. Growing changes in healthcare policy and in the health insurance reimbursement system have challenged the viability of private physician practices. Healthcare systems like BHS are increasingly relied upon to ensure current and future access to critical services for the community by investing in physician practices and ensuring they have the necessary support systems and financial stability and investment to succeed in the long-term. By becoming part of the BHS physician practice group, Berkshire Medical Group can not only continue to serve its patients, but has the enhanced ability to expand through the support of Berkshire Health Systems’ comprehensive physician recruitment program, which has successfully expanded critical patient access to primary care and specialties across the Berkshires.

JGS Lifecare Opens Michael’s Café

LONGMEADOW — JGS Lifecare opened Michael’s Café at the Sosin Center for Rehabilitation on Dec. 12, the first day residents moved into the new rehab center. The kosher café offers classics like grab-and-go sandwiches on rye bread, bagels, baked goods, salads, and soup, as well as specialty items like ‘Converse Street potatoes,’ shakshuka, and slow-simmered corned beef, which will be available on Wednesdays. “We hope it will be a community gathering space for residents, guests, and families to meet, enjoy a meal, and gather with friends,” said Alexis Girhiny, director of Food Services at JGS Lifecare. The kosher café is dedicated to the memory of the late Michael Frankel, who was an outspoken advocate for Project Transformation, an initiative of reimagining and improving how care is delivered across the JGS Lifecare family of services. “Naming the café in his honor is a permanent tribute not only to Frankel’s extraordinary commitment to the care of our elders at the highest standards, but also his vision for JGS Lifecare for generations to come,” said Susan Kimball Halpern, vice president of Philanthropy for JGS Lifecare. The work of several local artists is displayed in the café and throughout the Sosin Center. Artists include Lewis Bryden, Diana Cote, Heidi Coutu, Laura Eden, Peiliang Jin, Cindy Lutz Kornet, Laura Radwell, and Jim Rosenthal.

STCC Honored for Reducing Greenhouse-gas Emissions

SPRINGFIELD — The state named Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) a 2016 Leading by Example Award Winner in the higher-education category for its efforts to advance energy efficiency and sustainability on campus. Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito recently recognized STCC and other state agencies, public colleges, municipalities, and public-sector individuals for their leadership in promoting clean energy and environmental initiatives with the 10th annual Leading by Example Awards. The Leading by Example program — a division of the Department of Energy Resources — coordinates clean energy and environmental opportunities at facilities owned and operated by the Commonwealth. “As a member of the Greater Springfield community, we believe it is our responsibility to be good stewards of the environment and promote the use of clean energy and sustainable practices,” said Joseph DaSilva, STCC’s vice president of Administration and chief financial officer. “We are proud of the accomplishments we have made so far. We continue to develop and implement new initiatives regularly. All of our initiatives are not only environmentally necessary, but also save us a great deal of money operationally.” According the Department of Energy Resources, STCC was recognized for its progress and creative approach to reducing its carbon footprint. STCC has reduced greenhouse-gas emissions more than 40% percent since 2011. The college is implementing several sustainability efforts, including energy efficiency, waste reduction, recycling, and a green building renovation. Highlights of STCC’s clean-energy efforts include upgrading the heating system in fiscal year 2014, saving an estimated $200,000 a year; adding insulation, upgraded windows, and installed LED lights across campus to address efficiency challenges in historic buildings; connecting the curriculum of the Architecture and Building Technology Program to the historic building-renovation project targeting LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Silver certification; switching to single-stream recycling in 2015, and upgrading containers and signage; reducing use of disposable water bottles with six bottle-filling stations on campus; implementing a double-sided printing requirement, reducing paper waste and saving an estimated $14,000 a year in printing costs; and streamlining the campus shuttle route to save fuel and reduce emissions.

WNEU College of Pharmacy Hosts Chinese Pharmacists

SPRINGFIELD — The Western New England University (WNEU) College of Pharmacy recently welcomed six Chinese pharmacists to the university as part of the Pharmacy Education and Clinical Pharmacy Practice Training Program, a partnership with Yale New-Haven Hospital and the Chinese Pharmacological Society – Division of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Research (CPS-TDM). The program allows international pharmacists to spend one month at the WNEU College of Pharmacy to learn about doctor of pharmacy education, and five months at Yale New-Haven Hospital to learn about the practice of pharmacy in the U.S. The program represents a new opportunity for international collaboration at Western New England University, and is managed by Dr. Shusen Sun, director of International Pharmacy Programs and board member of CPS-TDM. The Chinese pharmacists attend College of Pharmacy didactic lectures, case discussions, interactions with students on clinical rotations, and faculty-development seminars. A variety of lectures and topics of discussions are offered, including pharmacy admissions process, accreditation standards and outcome assessment, curricular design, mission and vision development, experiential education, pharmacists as educators, and leadership development in pharmacy practice. The visiting pharmacists also have opportunities to interact with faculty to discuss research and clinical practice.

WNEU School of Law Sweeps ABA Competition

SPRINGFIELD — Western New England University (WNEU) School of Law entered the American Bar Assoc. (ABA) Region 1 Negotiation Competition with three two-person teams this fall. A total of 16 law-school teams from throughout New England and New York competed at the University of Connecticut School of Law in Hartford. After two days of intense competition, the three WNEU teams finished in first, second, and third place, sweeping the competition. The teams included law students Thomas Holman and Joseph Masse in first place, Kimberly Roche and Matthew Minniefield in second place, and Rachna Khanna and Egzon Beha in third place. “I learned the importance of creative problem solving in negotiations,” Roche said. “Sometimes you have to go beyond typical solutions and find a creative, alternative solution that both clients will accept.” The university teams that placed first and second in the ABA Region 1 competition will go on to compete nationally in Chicago in February. Assisting Professor René Reich-Graefe in coaching the teams were law alumni Sandra San Emeterio, Mark Borenstein, Cara Hale, and Chris Rousseau. “I’m so very proud of all the Western New England students,” San Emeterio said. “My fondest memory of law school is the time I spent on the negotiation team. Best of luck in Chicago, and I hope to get the opportunity to work with you again.” In the 2015 ABA competition, the School of Law team of Rousseau and Emily Dubuc went on to compete in the finals in San Diego.

Reap Talks Leadership with Young Professionals

CHICOPEE — Elms College hosted a leadership luncheon for the Young Professional Society (YPS) of Greater Springfield on Dec. 7. The keynote speaker at the event was the college’s president, Mary Reap. In her lecture, Reap discussed the importance of recognizing opportunities, even unexpected or perhaps at-first unwelcome ones, and taking advantage of them to further one’s career goals. She also talked about developing diplomacy and perseverance, banishing self-doubt, and learning from mistakes. YPS is a group of young professionals who work and live in Western Mass., particularly around the Greater Springfield area, bringing them together to exchange ideas, share common interests, and become the Pioneer Valley’s leaders of tomorrow. The group aims to represent the region’s corporate, nonprofit, and cultural interests by engaging a younger demographic in several distinct areas, including business and career development, networking, cultural and community involvement, educational opportunities, volunteerism, and recreational and social activities. The lunch series, formerly called the CEO Luncheon Series, is meant to highlight prominent local business owners who are successfully working in the city.

HCC Offers Free Culinary-hospitality Training to the Unemployed

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Community College (HCC) is using a $190,000 grant from the state’s Workforce Competitive Trust Fund to train unemployed and underemployed people for new jobs in the culinary and hospitality industry. The program is free to participants, who must commit to attend classes every day for nine weeks, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The course teaches them fundamental culinary skills and exposes them to a wide variety of careers in hospitality, including hotel operations. “It’s a hands-on opportunity to try out a lot of things and find out what their interests and aptitudes are,” said Kermit Dunkelberg, HCC’s assistant vice president of Adult Basic Education and Workforce Development. “Another key part of the program is that, when it ends, they have to let us help them find a job.” The Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced the grant earlier this year. Commonwealth Corp., a quasi-public state agency that fosters partnerships between industry, education, and workforce organizations, administers the Workforce Competitive Trust Fund. Students graduate from the program with four key credentials: ServSafe and OSHA-10 certifications, which show they have been trained in safe food handling and workplace safety; TIPS certification, which allows them to serve alcohol; and a National Career Readiness certification, which demonstrates they possess fundamental workplace skills. The first cohort of students started in October and will celebrate their graduation today, Dec. 15, as they prepare and serve a noontime meal for family and friends at Food 101 Bar & Bistro in South Hadley. The restaurant is owned by chef Alan Anischik, who serves as the main instructor for the program. Most of the classes meet at Dean Technical High School in Holyoke. Last week, in preparation for the graduation celebration, the class met at Food 101. In addition to cooking techniques, the program offers lessons in customer-service etiquette, workplace communication, conflict resolution, product purchasing and receiving, and food and wine pairing. During the course, students had the opportunity to attend a job seminar with representatives from MGM Resorts to learn about future employment opportunities at the casino now under construction in Springfield. They also participated in speed interviews with local employers from the restaurant and hotel industry. The next program cohort begins March 23. Anyone interested should contact Milissa Daniels at (413) 552-2042.

People on the Move

By BusinessWest Staff December 27, 2016

Departments People on the Move

Christina Royal

The state Board of Higher Education unanimously approved Christina Royal as the next president of Holyoke Community College. Royal traveled to Boston on Nov. 29 for her official interview with the Board of Higher Education. The HCC board of trustees voted unanimously on Nov. 3 to recommend Royal as the successor to William Messner. “Holyoke Community College has made an excellent choice in Christina Royal,” said Carlos Santiago, commissioner of Higher Education. “Her demonstrated record of success and commitment to high-quality education make her the perfect candidate for this role, and we look forward to having her at HCC.” Royal, is now the provost and vice president of Academic Affairs at Inver Hills Community College in Inver Grove Heights, Minn. She visited the HCC campus at the start of November for a series of interviews and meetings with a presidential search committee, trustees, staff, faculty, and students. She was one of three finalists who visited the HCC campus earlier this semester. Royal plans to start work at HCC on Monday, Jan. 9, when she will become the fourth president in the 70-year history of HCC and the first woman to hold the position. “We’re pretty excited about it,” said Robert Gilbert, chair of the HCC board of trustees. “I think you’ll see a lot of interesting thoughts and ideas coming from Christina. I know we picked the right person for the coming years to continue the mission of HCC.” Royal holds a PhD in education from Capella University, as well as a master’s degree in educational psychology and a bachelor’s degree in math from Marist College. She joined Inver Hills Community College in 2013. Prior to that, she served as associate vice president for E-learning and Innovation at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland and director of Technology-assisted Learning for the School of Graduate and Continuing Education at Marist College.

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Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. announced that seasoned corporate social-responsibility executive Dennis Duquette has been appointed head of Community Responsibility and president of the MassMutual Foundation. Duquette, who has more than 30 years of financial-services industry experience, including oversight of community relations and brand development, is based in the company’s Springfield headquarters and reports to MassMutual Head of Brand and Advertising Jennifer Halloran. Duquette will lead all aspects of MassMutual’s community-engagement efforts, including the recently established MassMutual Foundation. This includes such initiatives as the FutureSmart program, which is helping to address the critical need for youth financial literacy; LifeBridge, which provides income-eligible families with free term life insurance that protects their children’s education; and Mutual Impact, MassMutual’s employee-giving program. “For 165 years, giving back to the community has been a part of MassMutual’s culture,” said Halloran. “We are thrilled to have Dennis, with his extensive industry experience, innovation, and passion for collaboration, help build on that rich history and drive MassMutual’s community-engagement efforts to a new level.” Prior to joining MassMutual, Duquette was with Fidelity Investments since 1989, where he created groundbreaking sponsorship efforts, grew and expanded Fidelity’s corporate presence and sponsorships across the U.S., and managed FidelityCares, an employee-volunteerism program that also provides philanthropic support to nonprofit organizations. Joining MassMutual represents a homecoming for Duquette, who began his career with the company and held a variety of roles in community relations, human resources, and marketing communications. Duquette earned a master’s degree in public policy and administration from Northwestern University and a master’s degree in administrative studies from Boston College, where he also earned his bachelor’s degree in English and communications.

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Michael Gove

The Gove Law Office, LLC announced that founding attorney Michael Gove has been named a 2016 Massachusetts Super Lawyers Rising Star. This marks the fourth consecutive year that Gove has been recognized among high-achieving young attorneys in Massachusetts. A program of Thompson Reuters, Massachusetts Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who, through peer review and independent research process, have been identified as attaining a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Only the top 2.5% of up-and-coming Massachusetts attorneys are named to the Rising Star list. Gove earned his juris doctor from Boston College School of Law in 2004 and is admitted to the Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Bar of the State of Connecticut, the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts, and the U.S. District Court of Connecticut. The Gove Law Office, with offices in Northampton and Ludlow, is a bilingual firm with attorneys who assist clients in English, Portuguese, and Spanish, providing legal representation in the areas of business representation, commercial lending, residential and commercial real estate, estate planning, immigration, and bankruptcy.

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Robert Magovern, president of Agawam-based Neighbor to Neighbor, has been re-appointed to serve on Westfield State University’s Board of Trustees. The appointment marks Magovern’s third term of service on the board, following an initial term from 1997 to 2002 and a second from 2005 to 2009. Magovern’s current term will continue through 2021.

Board oversight is critically important, especially at our public institutions, and we are confident these appointees will bring extensive leadership, professional and academic experiences to the benefit of the schools and their students,” said Gov. Charlie Baker in the fall when he announced Magovern and other board appointments for public colleges and universities in Massachusetts.

“Our students and full campus community will again benefit from trustee Magovern’s keen business sense and his veteran perspective as an incumbent board member at Westfield State,” said Westfield State University Board of Trustees Chair Steven Marcus. “Trustee Magovern’s appreciation for and intimate understanding of the impact of public higher education is critical in the governance of the university.”

Magovern started his own business in 1975, which grew to become Neighbor to Neighbor, a regional “new resident” welcoming company serving customers in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Prior to Neighbor to Neighbor, he was vice president of the Magovern Company—a retail company that sold golf course equipment with stores throughout Western Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York. Magovern earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Boston University.

Aside from running his business, he is highly engaged in his hometown community of Agawam, where he is the current chair of the Republican Town Committee. As the former City Council president, Magovern formed the Financial Oversight and Industrial Relations committees. He was also president of the Agawam Rotary Club, was a co-founder of both Agawam’s St. Patrick’s Day Committee and the Longmeadow Historical Society’s Long Meddowe Days event. In addition, Magovern was a co-founder of the Society of the 17th Century, a group that promotes 17th Century New England history and performs reenactments in the area. On the state level, Magovern was a member of the Massachusetts Republican State Committee and served on its executive board.

“As a firm believer in public higher education, I am thrilled to rejoin the Westfield State board,” said Magovern. “Westfield State is one of the finest state universities within Massachusetts.”

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Andrea Gauvin

Splash Marketing and Creative, a full-service marketing agency located in Westfield, announced its recent hire of Andrea Gauvin, who has joined the team as digital marketing manager. In this role, Gauvin will manage the digital assets for business clients, including, but not limited to, websites, SEO/SEM, blogging, social media, and digital ad campaigns. Gauvin has been in the marketing and communications field for more than seven years within the nonprofit, retail, and healthcare industries. Prior to assuming this role with Splash Marketing and Creative, she was marketing and communications manager at HealthyCT, a nonprofit health-insurance company located in Wallingford, Conn. She also held marketing positions at the United Way of Pioneer Valley and EcoBuilding Bargains, both located in Springfield. She graduated summa cum laude from Bay Path College with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and has been involved with several community organizations, including the United Way of Pioneer Valley Women’s Leadership Council, the Young Professional Society of Greater Springfield, the Westfield Chamber of Commerce, and Cub Scouts.

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Allison Ebner

The Employers Assoc. of the NorthEast (EANE) announced that Allison Ebner has been named director of Member Relations and Val Boudreau has joined the team as a senior training specialist. Ebner works to define and identify the greatest needs of prospective members and fully engage current members in the programs and services that will generate the most value for their membership investment. She has more than 17 years of experience in human resources, recruitment, and corporate branding, including talent acquisition and retention, employee engagement and team building, and labor trends and compliance. Most recently, she was director of recruitment for FIT Staffing and director of membership development for Associated Industries of Massachusetts. She also served as director of marketing and talent acquisition for United Personnel. Ebner is the current president and board chair for the Human Resource Management Assoc. of Western New England. She is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management and a member and secretary of the board of trustees for Mason Wright. She is a 1987 graduate of Ithaca College in New York, where she received a bachelor’s degree in marketing. Boudreau is known for her ability to understand talent, learning, and people requirements and deliver strategic solutions that achieve business objectives. Before joining EANE, she was the owner of Leadership Heights, a strategic planning consulting business. Prior to that, she spent more than 25 years in the financial-services industry, serving in various learning and development and talent-management leadership roles. Boudreau received a bachelor’s degree from Westfield State University and a master’s degree in training and development from Lesley University. She is currently a board member of GFWC Wilbraham Junior Women’s Club.

Chamber Corners

By BusinessWest Staff December 27, 2016

Chamber Corners Departments

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

• Jan. 19: Celebrate Success, 5-8 p.m., at the Delaney House, 3 Country Club Road, Holyoke. Join us for the annual meeting and business awards dinner at the Delany House in Holyoke. The chamber will celebrate successes of the past year, and outline plans for the New Year. Awards will be given to Business Person of the Year, Genevieve Brough, Business of the Year, Silver Spoon Restaurant. and Innovative Entrepreneur of the Year, Dandelions. For more information, visit www.easthamptonchamber.org, or call the Chamber of Greater Easthampton at (413) 527-9414.

• Feb. 9: Networking by Night, 5-7 p.m., at Northampton Country Club, 135 Main St., Leeds. Cost: $10/members, $15 /non-members and will include great food, networking and a cash bar. Register online at www.easthamptonchamber.org

GREATER HOLYOKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.holyokechamber.com
(413) 534-3376

• Jan. 11: The Chamber Coffee Buzz Morning Networking 2017,7:30 -9 a.m., at CareerPoint, 850 High St., Holyoke. The Coffee Buzz is a great way to jump-start your day with the opportunity to meet business and community leaders while enjoying coffee and a light breakfast. Sponsored by Northeast IT Systems, Inc. and United Personnel. Coffee sponsored by Spradley Deluxe Coffee. Cost: Free to the business community. Sign up online at holyokechamber.com or call (413) 534-3376.

• Jan. 18: Chamber After Hours, 5-7 p.m., at the Children’s Museum at Holyoke, 444 Dwight St. Join us for a casual networking experience at the Children’s Museum of Holyoke. The Chamber Ambassadors are hosting a book drive; bring three new or gently used children’s books and get in for free. Cost: $10/members, $15/non-members. Sign up online at holyokechamber.com.

• Jan. 25: Candidate & Elected Officials Reception, 5-7 p.m. Check the chamber’s website for location. An enjoyable evening where we honor our local and state elected officials. Cost: $25; ticket price includes a light supper. Sign up online at holyokechamber.com

GREATER NORTHAMPTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.explorenorthampton.com
(413) 584-1900

• Jan. 11: Arrive at 5, 5-7 p.m., at Linda Manor Assisted Living, Leeds. Arrive when you can, stay as long as you can. A casual mix and mingle with your colleagues and friends. Cost: $10 for members.

• Jan. 12: Workshop: Tips, Tricks & Shortcuts in Microsoft Excel, 9 a.m.-11 a.m. Presented by Pioneer Training., and hosted by the Northampton Chamber of Commerce, 99 Pleasant St. Northampton. This workshop will present our favorite tips, tricks and shortcuts that we have collected and developed over 15 years of teaching and using Microsoft Excel. Topics will include shortcuts for selecting ranges, using Autofill to create a series of dates or numbers, setting the print area, using page break preview, adding headers and footers, and using page layout view Participants are encouraged to bring laptops and follow along with the instructor, but this is not required. Cost: $35 for members; $45 for non-members. Registration: E-mail [email protected]. Pre-registration is required; space is limited

• Feb. 1: February Arrive @ 5, 5-7 p.m., at Lia Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, 55 Damon Road, Northampton. Arrive when you can, stay as long as you can. A casual mix and mingle with your colleagues and friends. Cost: $10 for members.

• Feb. 10: Workshop: Introduction to Small Business Accounting on Excel, 9 a.m.-11 a.m. Presented by Pioneer Training and hosted by Northampton Chamber of Commerce, 99 Pleasant St. Northampton. This two-hour workshop is an introduction to small business accounting with Microsoft Excel. We’ll start by introducing accounting concepts such as income and expense tracking, maintaining a balance sheet and profit and loss statement, and forecasting income and expenses. You’ll learn how to load and use of pre-built Excel templates for financial projections, start-up expenses, and a break-even analysis. Cost: $35 for members; $45 for non-members. Registration: E-mail to [email protected]. Pre-registration is required; space is limited

• March 8: March Arrive @ 5, 5-7 p.m., at Delap Real Estate, 158 North King St., Northampton. Arrive when you can, stay as long as you can. A casual mix and mingle with your colleagues and friends. Cost: $10 for members.

• March 9: Workshop: Introduction to Google Apps Docs, Sheets & Forms, 2017, 9-11 a.m. Presented by Pioneer Training, and hosted by the Northampton Chamber of Commerce, 99 Pleasant St., Northampton. The class is an introduction to Google Apps (Docs, Sheets and Forms) and Google Drive, the online storage location for Google Docs. In this two-hour workshop, you’ll learn how to set up a local Google Drive folder, which automatically synchronizes with Google Drive on the Web. You’ll learn to create new documents in the Google Docs format, as well as how to work with Word documents in Google Docs. You’ll learn basic editing and formatting techniques in both Docs and Sheets, and also how to work with Excel files in Sheets. Cost: $25 for members; $35 for non-members. Registration: E-mail to [email protected]. Pre-registration is required; space is limited.

PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S CHAMBER
www.myonlinechamber.com
(413) 787-1555

• Jan. 18: PWC Tabletop Expo and Luncheon, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 pm., at the Carriage House, Storrowton Tavern, 1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield. An opportunity to showcase your products and services to the female professional. Reservations for exhibitors are $75 for PWC members, $105 for general admission and includes a draped display table and complimentary attendee lunch. Reservations for lunch only are $25.00 for PWC members, $35 general admission. Reservation deadline is Jan. 11. Reservations may be made online at www.springfieldregionalchamber.com. The Professional Women’s Chamber is a division of the Springfield Regional Chamber.

SOUTH HADLEY & GRANBY CHAMBER
www.shgchamber.com
(413) 532-6451

• Jan. 24: 2017 Annual Meeting, 5:30 p.m., at the Willits-Hallowell, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley. The South Hadley & Granby Chamber of Commerce cordially invites you to the 2017 Annual Meeting. Cocktails at 5:30 p.m. and a buffet dinner at 6 p.m. It will be fun and informative. Save the date. Please check our website at www.SHGChamber.com for more details as they become available.

SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL CHAMBER
www.myonlinechamber.com
(413) 787-1555

• Jan. 4: Springfield Regional Chamber Business@Breakfast, 7:15-9 a.m., at the Carriage House, Storrowton Tavern, 1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield. Sponsored by United Personnel. “Special Prescriptions for Success, Happiness and Humor” – Dr. Steve Sobel, motivational speaker, educator and humorist. Cost: $22.50 for members in advance ($25 at door); $30 for general admission in advance ($35 at door). Reservations may be made online at www.springfieldregionalchamber.com

• Jan. 24: Springfield Regional Chamber Pastries, Politics and Policy, 8-9 a.m., at the TD Bank Conference Center, 1441 Main St., Springfield. State Senate President Stan Rosenberg will give an update on happenings in the Senate with an eye towards the upcoming legislative session. Cost: $15/ for members in advance ($20 at door); $25 for general admission in advance ($30 at door). Reservations may be made online at www.springfieldregionalchamber.com.

WEST OF THE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.ourwrc.com
(413) 426-3880

• Jan. 12: Google Workshop, noon-1 p.m., at the West Springfield Public Library, 200 Park Ave., West Springfield. Workshop hosted by WRC and SCORE. Learn how to effectively utilize Google analytics/Adwords to better your company’s online exposure. Light lunch is served. Cost: Free and open to the public. For more information contact the chamber office at (413) 426-3880 or email us at [email protected] or register online: www.westoftheriverchamber.com

• Feb. 9: NEW! Multi-Chamber Lunch N Learn Seminar – Roberts Rules of Order, noon-1:30 p.m., at Storrowton Tavern, 1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield. Enjoy lunch while learning about Roberts Rules of Order with guest speaker Robert MacDonald. Cost: $35 per guest; Sponsorship opportunities are available for this event. Register online: www.westoftheriverchamber.com. For more information contact the chamber office at (413) 426-3880 or e-mail us at [email protected]

• Feb. 22: Legislative Breakfast, 7-9 a.m., at Springfield Country Club, 1375 Elm St., West Springfield. The breakfast will have a panel of various legislators: State Sen. James Welch, state Sen. Donald Humason, state Rep. Nicholas Boldyga, state Rep. Michael Finn, Mayor of Agawam Richard Cohen, Mayor of West Springfield Will Reichelt. Sponsorship opportunities available. Register online: www.westoftheriverchamber.com. Cost: $30 for members, $35 for non-members. For more information on ticket sales, contact the chamber office at (413) 426-3880 or e-mail us at [email protected].

Briefcase

By BusinessWest Staff December 13, 2016

Briefcase Departments

Local Nonprofit Launches
White House Initiative

SPRINGFIELD — On Nov. 30, the White House announced the Diversify Access to Capital Pledge, in which a group of angel investors, venture capitalists, and startup accelerators, including more than 30 organizations, pledge to increase access to seed and early-stage capital to entrepreneurs from diverse groups. Participating organizations represent more than 11,000 investors deploying more than $800 million in investment dollars across the country. “Our goal is to catalyze early-seed investors to fund startups founded by entrepreneurs from underrepresented groups who historically have had less access to capital,” said Liz Roberts, CEO of Valley Venture Mentors (VVM), one of the pledge signers. “This is one of VVM’s core values and, frankly, common sense when it comes to finding the best investments, innovations, and startups.” VVM, funded in part by the MassMutual Foundation, is honoring this commitment through training and mentoring diverse entrepreneurs. To date, VVM has graduated 174 startups via its Mentorship and Accelerator programs. In last year’s Accelerator cohort, approximately 50% of the startups were women-led, and 36% led by people of color. Other local firms, such as the Springfield Venture Fund, also signed the pledge and are invested in making a difference. “We are thrilled to be a signer to the Diversify Access to Capital Pledge and garner national recognition for helping to grow the entrepreneurial ecosystem of Western Massachusetts,” said Jay Leonard, co-manager at the Springfield Venture Fund. In October, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Department of Commerce Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship invited Roberts, as part of a select group of angel investors and those working to create more angel and seed capital, to a conversation at the White House. This group worked to identify best practices in stimulating broader access to risk capital for entrepreneurs, including for entrepreneurs from backgrounds historically and currently underrepresented in science and tech entrepreneurship. The pledge was an organic byproduct of that meeting.

Volunteers Needed for
Tax-preparation Program

SPRINGFIELD — Volunteers are needed to participate in this year’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. VITA offers free tax preparation for low- to moderate-income residents in Hampden County. The program relies on dedicated volunteers to provide free tax preparation from late January through mid-April. No experience is necessary, and all volunteers are trained by the Internal Revenue Service. Volunteers prepare taxes, greet clients, translate, and coordinate VITA sites. “Last year our volunteers completed more than 5,000 tax returns, free of charge,” said Jennifer Kinsman, United Way director of Community Impact. “These volunteers are an enormous asset to our community.” The VITA program runs from Jan. 29 through April 15. Volunteer training will take place in December. For more information or to volunteer, call (413) 263-6500 or (413) 612-0206.

State Releases Report
on Opioid Epidemic

BOSTON — The Baker-Polito administration has released “The Massachusetts Opioid Epidemic: a Data Visualization of Findings from the Chapter 55 Report.” The visualization can be viewed at www.mass.gov/chapter55. This website is designed to complement the recent release of the Chapter 55 Report, an unprecedented public/private partnership that reviewed opioid-related data sets from a variety of sources to better understand the opioid epidemic. The report was a product of the Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2015 signed into law by Gov. Charlie Baker in August 2015. “This project represents our latest effort to use and present data to better understand the opioid epidemic and inform our residents about one of the great public-health challenges of our time,” Baker said. “It is also an example of drawing talent from across state government and working with our external partners to create a tool that makes this important report accessible to more people.” The online site, produced by a MassIT and the Mass. Department Public Health (DPH) partnership, is an online, multi-media resource which illustrates and explains the complex nature of the disease of addiction, the role that legal prescription medications and illegal substances play in the epidemic, its impact across the demographic spectrum in Massachusetts, and what steps are being taken to address this fundamental public-health crisis in communities across the state. “The Chapter 55 report was truly groundbreaking in the depth of its analysis and its use of advanced data to understand the underlying causes of opioid-related deaths,” said Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders. “We hope that this new way of communicating the data helps underscore the challenges ahead and our resolve for addressing this crisis.” Led by DPH, the Chapter 55 analysis involved 10 data sets from 5 different government agencies. In total, 29 groups from government, higher education, and the private sector provided information and expertise. This level of partnership is what makes the Chapter 55 report a milestone achievement in Massachusetts. Before this legislation was passed, such a comprehensive look at the opioid epidemic in the Commonwealth would not have been possible. “This innovative tool takes us beyond charts and statistics in a way that allows even greater insight into the devastating impact of the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts,” said Public Health Commissioner Dr. Monica Bharel. “We hope it will be a useful resource to help inform policymakers, stakeholders, and community members understand where we are, and how we move forward.”

Company Notebook

By BusinessWest Staff December 13, 2016

Company Notebook Departments

Berkshire Bank Announces New Teen Checking Product

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Bank announced a new product, Teen Checking, its newest deposit product designed to promote financial responsibility and teach teens important money basics. As teenagers grow, they need to learn money basics, and that includes managing a checking account. Those skills might be more valuable today than ever before: 36% of college students at four-year institutions noted that overdrafting and managing a bank account are the leading causes of financial stress, according to the 2015 Money Matters on Campus survey by education technology firm EverFi and Higher One, a college financial-services company. Furthermore, 12% indicated they never check their balances because they are too nervous. The Teen Checking product is available to individuals aged 15 to 17 with an adult co-owner and is intended to provide teens the freedom to use their own debit card to make purchases and manage a checking account using online and mobile banking. The account has been tailored to meet the needs of teens, with a specific focus on immediate access. The convenience of account information is made possible through free online banking, e-statements, and mobile banking. In addition, the free debit card has a reduced limit for minors. Berkshire Bank’s website also provides financial-education resource options for teens and parents to explore and discuss. Starting a checking account early for teens is a key way to avoid pitfalls later. “It helps them learn concepts related to money and gives them valuable experience,” said Tami Gunsch, executive vice president, Retail Banking. “Remember that, while your child has watched you swipe a debit card for years, he or she may not fully understand how the transaction works.”

Couple Opens Baseball, Softball Training Facility

WESTFIELD — Dave and Karen Sweeney of Agawam recently purchased the assets of the former Extra Innings Westfield franchise from Nabil and Julie Hannoush of Westfield. On Nov. 1, they opened their own family-run baseball and softball training facility, Players Edge New England, in the same space at 99 Springfield Road, which they will lease from the Hannoushes. Like its predecessor, Players Edge New England will offer batting practice and player development to teams and individual baseball and softball players in the region, and the organization will also offer one-on-one coaching, practice space for the Players Edge Expos—a travelling youth baseball team—and group clinics for teams throughout the year. “We’re as committed to softball as we are to baseball,” said Dave Sweeney, co-owner. The facility is also open to the public daily from noon to 9 p.m., and is available to businesses and corporations as staff meeting, event, and retreat space. Additional hours are available upon request. Sweeney, a longtime entrepreneur and the owner of viz-bang! in Agawam, is excited to partner with his wife, Karen, in a venture that will also include their children, Jake Sweeney, 16, a pitcher and infielder on the Agawam High School varsity baseball team, and Julia, 13, who is active in swimming and music. Players Edge New England will offer tunnel rentals, or batting-cage rentals, for individual practice and player development; one-on-one coaching through the Coaches in Residence Program; practice space for the Players Edge Expos, a youth travelling baseball team that will compete in the NEAAU league this summer; ongoing group clinics for baseball and softball teams in the region; event space for area businesses and corporations; softball and baseball pitching machines for use by the public daily from noon to 9 p.m.; and video- and virtual-based baseball play via a Hit Trax machine.

Webber & Grinnell Employees Assist Area Homeless

NORTHAMPTON — For three weeks in November, employees of Webber & Grinnell Insurance Agency served meals to Friends of the Homeless clients and others in the community who would otherwise go hungry. Friends of the Homeless served more than 156,000 meals last year, he noted, and people suffering from mental illness or substance-abuse problems are highly visible on area streets and in parks, and of this homeless population, about 20% of are referred to as being chronically homeless. A profound economic transformation that has eliminated manufacturing jobs, coupled with a decline in the availability of low-cost housing, has contributed to the problem.

CJC Development Advisors Opens Office in Westfield

WESTFIELD — CJC Development Advisors, LLC has opened an office at 38 Elm St. in Westfield to support its growing client base in Western Mass. Local businesses that are growing and real-estate developers that are investing in projects have called on CJC Development Advisors to assist with tax incentives, development and permitting issues, and development management. CJC Development’s expertise is in land/real-estate development, construction project management, government relations, community relations, permitting, data, and financial analysis. Founder and Principal Jeffrey Daley has more than 15 years of experience in economic development, real-estate development, construction project management, government relations, and public-private partnership development. He has managed more than $500 million in private and public developments and program administration, and has managed projects ranging from $50,000 to $180 million.

Chamber Corners

By BusinessWest Staff December 13, 2016

Chamber Corners Departments

AMHERST AREA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.amherstarea.com
(413) 253-0700

• Dec. 12: Holiday After 5 & AmherstWorks Ribbon Cutting, 5-7 p.m., at AmherstWorks, 11 Amity St., Amherst. Sponsored by PeoplesBank and Young Professionals of Amherst. Join the Amherst Area Chamber and the Young Professionals of Amherst at our annual holiday party sponsored by PeoplesBank. Mid-December is an ideal time of year to see familiar faces, build fresh relationships, and be part of the fun as we welcome new members to the chamber. As a special feature that evening, we’ll also be cutting the ribbon of Amherst’s new co-working space, AmherstWorks. Tours of the facility will be available, and everyone will have a chance to win one of our special holiday raffle prizes. Cost: $10 for members, $15 for non-members. Register online at www.amherstarea.com or call (413) 253-0700.

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

• Dec. 16: 34th Annual FCCC Holiday Breakfast and the Recorder Citizen of the Year Award, 7:20-9:05 a.m., hosted by Deerfield Academy Dining Commons, Albany Road, Deerfield. Come celebrate the holidays with Franklin County Chamber of Commerce members, employees, and guests, at a sumptuous breakfast buffet provided by Deerfield Academy. Gary Maynard & Friends will perform seasonal musical entertainment before and during breakfast through the generosity of the Skip Hammond Family. Cost: $25 for members and their employees, $28 for non-members. Call (413) 773-5463 to make a reservation.

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

• Dec. 21: December Salute Breakfast, 7:15-9 a.m., hosted by the Log Cabin, 500 Easthampton Road, Holyoke. Sponsored by Chuck’s Auto Body & Towing, Mountain View Landscapes & Lawn Care, Paratemps Inc., Reminder Publications, and Sunshine Village. Chairperson: Judith Tremble-Murphy. Guest Speaker: Sy Becker of WWLP 22 News. Salutes: Lorraine’s Soup Kitchen and Pantry, 25-year anniversary; American Red Cross Blood Service, 135-year anniversary; Chicopee Electric Light, 120-year-anniversary. Cost: $23 for members, $28 for non-members. Register online at www.chicopeechamber.org.

GREATER HOLYOKE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.holyokechamber.com
(413) 534-3376

• Dec. 14: Holiday Business Breakfast 2016, 7:15 a.m.-9 a.m., hosted by the Log Cabin, 500 Easthampton Road, Holyoke. Sponsored by Holyoke Gas & Electric, Health New England, United Bank, and the Republican-El Pueblo Latino-MassLive. Business networking and salutes while enjoying a hearty buffet breakfast. Cost: $22 for members in advance, $28 for non-members and at the door. Call the chamber at (413) 534-3376 or visit www.holyokechamber.com to sign up.

• Dec. 21: Chamber After Hours, 5-7 p.m., sponsored and hosted by the Delaney House, Three Country Club Road, Holyoke. This business-networking event in a festive atmosphere includes a 50/50 raffle, door prizes, and money (scratch-ticket) wreath. Cost: $10 for members, $15 for non-members. Public registration has closed. Call (413) 534-3376 for more information.

GREATER WESTFIELD
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.westfieldbiz.org
(413) 568-1618

• Dec. 16: Holiday Chamber Breakfast, 7-9 a.m., at Tekoa Country Club, 459 Russell Road, Westfield. Sponsored by Westfield State University, Baystate Health, Savage Arms, Easthampton Savings Bank, and Walmart. A 50/50 raffle will support two Citizen’s Scholarships. To register, visit www.westfieldbiz.org. Cost: $25 for members, $30 for non-members. For more information or to donate a door prize for the event, call Pam at the chamber at (413) 568-1618.

PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S CHAMBER
www.myonlinechamber.com
(413) 787-1555

• Dec. 13: Ladies Networking Night, 5-7 p.m., hosted by Cooper’s Curtains & Gifts, 161 Main St, Agawam. This event will feature special sale items from the store’s extensive collection of gifts, home goods, and women’s apparel. Make new friends, create business contacts, enjoy the refreshments, and celebrate the season. Admission is free.

SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL CHAMBER
www.myonlinechamber.com
(413) 787-1555

• Dec. 14: Springfield Regional Chamber “The Art of Networking” After 5, 5-7 p.m, hosted by Ninth Floor Art Gallery, 1350 Main St., Springfield. Cost: $5 for members, $10 for non-members. Reservations may be made online at www.myonlinechamber.com.

WEST OF THE RIVER
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.ourwrc.com
413-426-3880

• Dec. 15: Google Lunch Seminar/SCORE, noon to 2 p.m., hosted by West Springfield Public Library, 200 Park St., West Springfield. Let SCORE give valuable tips on how to effectively use Google to market your business. Cost: free. Register online at www.westoftheriverchamber.com or call (413) 426-3880.

• Jan. 12: Google Workshop, noon to 2 p.m., hosted by West Springfield Public Library, 200 Park St., West Springfield. Workshop sponsored by WRC and SCORE. Learn how to effectively utilize Google Analytics and AdWords to better your company’s online exposure. Light lunch will be served. Cost: free. For more information, contact the chamber office at (413) 426-3880 or e-mail [email protected], or register online at www.westoftheriverchamber.com.

• Feb. 9: Multi-Chamber Lunch & Learn Seminar on Robert’s Rules of Order, noon to 1:30 p.m., hosted by Storrowton Tavern, 1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield. Enjoy lunch while learning about Robert’s Rules of Order with guest speaker Robert MacDonald. Cost: $35. Sponsorship opportunities are available for this event. For more information, call the chamber office at (413) 426-3880 or e-mail [email protected].

• Feb. 22: Legislative Breakfast, 7-9 a.m., hosted by Storrowton Tavern, 1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield. The breakfast will feature a panel of various legislators and mayors discussing community concerns, giving updates on their towns, and taking questions and answers from the audience. Cost: $30 for members, $35 for non-members. Register online at www.westoftheriverchamber.com, call the chamber office at (413) 426-3880, or e-mail [email protected].

People on the Move

By BusinessWest Staff December 13, 2016

Departments People on the Move

Maureen Sullivan

The Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce announced that Maureen Sullivan has been named its Director of Marketing and communications, effective Dec. 1. Sullivan will be responsible for the strategic direction, development, management, and implementation of all aspects of marketing, public relations, social media, media relations, and communications efforts. She replaces Nancy Creed, who assumed the role of chamber president in August. Sullivan comes to the chamber with extensive marketing and communications experience, most recently as president of the Maureen Sullivan Media Group, an advertising and marketing firm focused on developing branding, marketing strategies, advertising, and event marketing. Prior to her founding her own business in 2013, she served as the marketing director for the Republican, where she directed corporate and internal communications, community engagement, loyalty programs, and sponsorships. Before being promoted in 1999 to marketing director, Sullivan served as the newspaper’s promotional manager, responsible for all internal communications, advertising sales, and event marketing. Sullivan is the founder of “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,” a successful, award-winning event series for women. She produced and managed the series of events attended by more than 2,100 women, launched its profitable merchandise line, and launched its digital and print publication with a reach of 376,000. Sullivan also produced an award-winning television commercial and has been named one of the Top 10 Women in Business by the Women Business Owner’s Alliance. Before joining the Republican, Sullivan served in similar capacities with the Hartford Courant and the Transcript-Telegram in Holyoke. She is a board member of Unify Against Bullying, a nonprofit that raises money to fund anti-bullying projects in schools; a former member of the Holyoke Cultural Council appointed by Mayor Alex Morse; and a former board member with the Newspaper Assoc. of America and the Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts. She is a graduate of UMass with a degree in journalism and communications.

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Andrew Steiner

Andrew Steiner has been named Executive Director of JGS Lifecare’s Leavitt Family Jewish Home (JNH). He brings more than 20 years of diverse experience improving the quality of care and quality of life of seniors. He will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Joint Commission-accredited, 200-bed, long-term-care nursing home located in Longmeadow. Before joining JGS Lifecare, Steiner served as president of Sycamore Health Care Consultants, LLC, a consulting firm specializing in senior housing and health care, policy and compliance, reimbursement programming, healthcare technology integration, operations and turnaround management, marketing, and real-estate investment. In addition, Steiner has served as the executive director of the 205-bed Abbott Terrace Health Center in Waterbury, Conn. In this role, he implemented and managed programs for residents with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, pulmonary rehabilitation, and cardiac care management. He also developed and implemented partnerships with regional hospital networks and delivered significant improvements in patient care and customer-service outcomes. Prior to this, Steiner served as director of Strategic Planning for National Health Care Associates in Wethersfield, Conn., coordinating business planning and strategies for more than 40 skilled-nursing facilities in six states with more than 4,000 beds under management. “Andrew clearly brings to JNH a wealth of administrative experience in clinical, long-term, and sub-acute settings, as well as a diverse programming background,” said Martin Baicker, president and CEO of JGS. “His wide-ranging skills and expertise will be a critical asset to JNH as we introduce the patient-centered ‘green house’ model of care in our nursing home over the next few years. We feel confident that, under his leadership, this new range of service will continue to grow our legacy of more than a century of proud caretaking, and fulfill our mission to provide quality eldercare services to the people of our community.” Steiner teaches health systems management at the University of Connecticut School of Business. He is also active on many local boards and organizations, including the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford and Hartford Hospital, and has served the Florida Health Care Assoc., the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation, and Dominican University. Steiner holds a master of public health degree in community health sciences and gerontology from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a bachelor’s degree in business administration, emphasis in marketing, from the Kogod School of Business Administration, American University, Washington, D.C. He is licensed as a nursing-home administrator in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

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Western New England University President Anthony Caprio announced the appointment of two new faculty members in the University’s School of Law:

Mark Worthington

• Mark Worthington is serving as the Director of Elder Law and Estate Planning Program in his new position in the Western New England University School of Law. Worthington has been in private practice exclusively in special-needs law, elder law, and estate planning for the past 24 years. He has been a member of the LLM faculty as an adjunct since the program’s inception. He is widely recognized as a national leader the field of elder law, having lectured and written for the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Worthington is a graduate of the University of Rochester, Northeastern University School of Law, and Boston University School of Law. As adjunct faculty, he has been teaching courses in Medicaid Planning and Planning with Grantor Trusts.

Henry Boroff

• Henry Boroff has been a visiting professor and jurist in residence at Western New England University School of Law since July 2016, and previously an adjunct professor at the law school since 1996. From 1993 until his retirement in 2016, he served as a U.S. bankruptcy judge for the District of Massachusetts, handling cases throughout Massachusetts, as well as in New Hampshire and Rhode Island. Boroff was chief judge of the Massachusetts Bankruptcy Court from 2006 until 2010, and served from 1996 through 2016 an appellate judge on the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit. He is a graduate of Boston University and Boston University Law School, and teaches courses in Bankruptcy and Secured Transactions.

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Anne Stout

Anne Stout has recently been appointed Director, Business Development, for Webber & Grinnell Insurance. In this role, she will build market position by locating, developing, defining, and acquiring new clients. Having previously worked at Toole Insurance and Pitney Bowes Inc., Stout has more than 20 years of success in marketing and consistently strives to maximize the reach, efficiency, and business impact of strategic relationships. In keeping with the agency’s mission, she is committed to the community. She has held roles as vice president, Membership for Berkshire Business and Professional Women and served on the United Way resource development committee.

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David Griffin Sr

The Dowd Insurance Agencies announced that David Griffin Sr. was selected as Treasurer for the new Pope Francis High School board of directors. Pope Francis High School is a faith-based, college-preparatory school serving grades 9-12, formed through the merger of Cathedral and Holyoke Catholic high schools, and currently operating out of the former Holyoke Catholic building. A new, state-of-the-art facility is under construction on Wendover Road in Springfield and is slated to open for the 2018-19 academic year. “I have strong ties with both legacy schools — I’m an alumnus of Holyoke Catholic, and three of my children were educated at Cathedral,” Griffin said. “Participating on the new Pope Francis High School board is one way I can help ensure that Catholic secondary education remains a viable option here in the Pioneer Valley.” Griffin is a principal and the executive vice president and treasurer of the Dowd Insurance Agencies. He has more than 35 years of experience in the insurance industry. He is a licensed insurance advisor as well as a certified insurance counselor. Griffin is also very active in the community. He has served as president of the West Springfield Chamber of Commerce, West Springfield Rotary, Holyoke St. Patrick’s Parade Committee, Springfield Country Club, Hampden County Insurance Agents, and chair of Mont Marie Health Care Center.

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Richard Sawicki Jr.

Richard Sawicki Jr. has been elected President of the 1,700-member Realtor Assoc. of Pioneer Valley. The election took place at the association’s annual membership meeting held earlier this month at the Delaney House in Holyoke. Sawicki is office manager and real estate sales agent with Sawicki Real Estate in Amherst. As president, he will oversee the association’s activities and operations, including meetings of the board of directors, and act as a liaison to the association’s various committees. He is the official spokesperson of the association on issues related to the real-estate industry and the local housing market. The other 2017 officers and directors are Edward Alford, President-elect; Kelly Bowman, Treasurer; Susan Drumm, Secretary; and Lou Mayo, Immediate Past President. The directors include Elias Acuna, Suzi Buzzee, Shawn Bowman, Peter Davies, Janise Fitzpatrick, Ray Hoess-Brooks, Susan Rheaume, and Russell Sabadosa.

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Stacey Price has been hired as director of development and marketing at Dakin Humane Society, according to Executive Director Carmine DiCenso. Price will oversee development and marketing efforts for the organization, which has two adoption centers in Leverett and Springfield, as well as a community spay/neuter clinic at the latter location. She will focus on donor and community relations and pursue strategic partnerships that will enable Dakin to continue to innovate while serving the needs of animals and the people who care for them in Western Mass. and beyond. Price was formerly the interim executive director and development director at Gifford Cat Shelter in Brighton, where she served as a funding strategist. Prior to that, she was the capital campaign manager for the EcoTarium in Worcester, and animal welfare director at Kitsap Humane Society in Silverdale, Wash. Price is a member of the Society of Animal Welfare Administrators and was part of the Spay Worcester Task Force. She received a Who’s Who 40 Under 40 award in 2010 from Kitsap County, Wash., and earned an MBA from Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y.

Agenda

By BusinessWest Staff December 13, 2016

Agenda Departments

Nutcracker and Sweets

Dec. 16-18: One of Holyoke’s most beloved holiday traditions will return as the Massachusetts Academy of Ballet presents Nutcracker & Sweets at Wistariahurst. This unique, historical interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet is presented through narration and dance in the historic setting of Wistariahurst, thanks to the support of Holyoke Gas & Electric. Student dancers will perform the magical story with a local historical twist and lively choreography, in eight performances on Friday, Dec. 16 at 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 17 at 11:30 a.m., 2 p.m., and 4:30 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 18 at 11:30 a.m., 2 p.m., and 4:30 p.m. Seating is limited, and advance ticket purchases are required. Tickets are available online at www.wistariahurst.org, and can also be purchased in person at the Wistariahurst visitor’s center, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Seated tickets are available for $15. Children under 4 are permitted on laps at no additional charge (one child per adult). Standing-room-only tickets are available for $12. Massachusetts Academy of Ballet is a training school for students interested in pursuing a career in classical ballet. The academy also has a program for non-professional students and adults seeking ballet training and artistic education. Classes emphasize classical ballet technique, musicality, artistry, and creativity.

Tree of Love Ceremony

Dec. 17: As the holiday season approaches, the Baystate Wing Auxiliary has set the date for its annual Tree of Love ceremony. This special event, created to honor and remember loved ones, features ornaments that can be purchased, personalized, and placed on the tree with names in memory of family and friends. “There is a definite comfort in coming together with others to remember someone, especially during the holidays,” said Teresa Grove, president of the Auxiliary and Philanthropy officer for the Baystate Health Eastern Region, which includes Baystate Wing and Baystate Mary Lane Outpatient Center. The ornaments may be purchased for $5 for a single name and $10 for a family. In addition, the community is invited to be part of an event held on Sunday, Dec. 17 from 1 to 3 p.m., when the decorated Tree of Love will be displayed in the lobby located on the ground floor of the hospital. This special event will include fellowship, refreshments, and festive music by Voices of Love and Remembrance. “The Tree of Love is our annual tradition that warms our hearts as we remember loved ones and celebrate their lives,” said Carol Doyle, an auxiliary member who coordinates the event. All proceeds benefit the Baystate Wing Auxiliary, which in turn donates needed equipment and other items for the benefit of patients to the hospital. The funds from this year’s event will benefit the Baystate Wing Hospital Emergency Department expansion project. For more information about the Tree of Love or to purchase an ornament, stop in the Baystate Wing Hospital Gift Shop or call Doyle at (413) 267-9219.

Optimism for the Year Ahead

By BusinessWest Staff December 13, 2016

Opinion

Editorial

Over the years, BusinessWest has worn out the ‘question-mark’ key when writing stories and headlines for its Economic Outlook sections each December.

Any why not? No one really knows what lies ahead, especially when it comes to the economy. And over the past 15-20 years, there have been some times — such as the months after 9/11 and the very darkest days of the Great Recession in the fall of 2008 — when trying to speculate what might come next was all but impossible.

This isn’t exactly one of those times, but it’s close, and all because of history. Actually, two kinds of it.

First, that election about a month or so ago, because it ushered in a presidency seemingly defined by unpredictability and speculation — about what will happen domestically and abroad. And second, the nation’s economic track record.

Indeed, not once in the full history of this country has it gone more than 10 years without a recession. Don’t look now, but that means, sad to say, that we’re just about due for one. And if it comes soon — we’ve had almost nine years of mostly unspectacular growth — we’ll likely be entering it without the two most common methods of fighting one: lowering interest rates (because they’re already at historic lows and just can’t get any lower) and tax cuts (especially if President Trump makes good on his pledge to almost immediately lower them after getting sworn in).

But we’re getting ahead of ourselves. Sort of.

While it might be time to talk about that recession seemingly certain to come some time in Trump’s first term, the immediate future seems worthy of something else that gets typed often when writing about the year ahead — that phrase ‘cautious optimism.’

That’s especially true of the Western Mass. region, which, while it continues to lag maddeningly well behind most of the rest of the state in terms of growth and prosperity, is, for the most part, riding on an arrow pointed upward. Here are some reasons for the optimism:

• Springfield’s continuing climb. Last issue, we wrote about cranes and their uplifting abilities, no pun intended. It’s not hyperbole. Cranes do generate optimism and, well, more cranes. But it’s not just those machines at the casino site generating positive energy. It’s everything from new vibrancy downtown to the Thunderbirds; from Union Station to subway-car manufacturing. Springfield still has considerable work to do, but it is in what we believe are the early stages of a renaissance, which means there is more progress to come, and it will likely have a strong ripple effect throughout the region.

• Progress in other communities. As we’re written before, the process of reinventing a city — moving from a manufacturing hub to the proverbial ‘something else’ — is slow and often difficult. But many cities in this region, including Holyoke, Easthampton, Pittsfield, and Westfield, are making substantial progress in that regard, becoming centers for entrepreneurship, the arts, small business, tourism, and combinations of all of the above. This progress bodes well for the region, and it should continue in the year ahead.

• Promoting entrepreneurship. One of the most encouraging developments in this region in recent years, as we’ve noted, has been the efforts to not only promote and encourage entrepreneurship, but to create a population of smarter, more resilient entrepreneurs. Springfield has become the hub of this activity, but it’s happening region-wide. And while the landscape won’t change overnight, certainly, a stronger, more diverse economy will result.

• Eds and meds. Or is it meds and eds? While the region continues to diversify its economy, these two stalwarts continue to grow and become ever-more pivotal forces in overall economic development. Healthcare continues to be an ultra-steady source of jobs, and the region’s higher-ed institutions, led by UMass Amherst, are developing new degree programs and initiatives aimed at providing area businesses with their most important asset — qualified talent. These sectors are not only strong, but getting stronger, and the region will benefit accordingly.

While there are still many question marks regarding the economy and which way it will go in the year ahead, there are seemingly fewer of them. And this is a byproduct of the optimism (OK, guarded optimism) that is growing in intensity and bound to generate more progress in the year to come.

Court Dockets

By BusinessWest Staff December 13, 2016

Court Dockets Departments

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

Hampden District Court

Phillips Feed Service Inc. d/b/a Phillips Feed & Pet Supply v. SWOL Enterprises Inc. d/b/a Your Pets Choice
Allegation: Monies owed for goods sold and delivered: $20,769.12
Filed: 11/14/16

Gerry Proulx v. Studio 20 Salon, Jennifer Venne, Jesse Shaw, and Gail Grandon
Allegation: Breach of conduct, unjust enrichment: $26,565
Filed: 11/16/16

Ivia Martinez v. Friendly Ride Transportation Inc.
Allegation: Failure to pay minimum wage and overtime wages and retailiation resulting in wrongful termination: $20,000
Filed: 11/16/16

Suzanne Baldyga v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Allegation: Slip and fall causing injury: $6,085
Filed: 11/16/16

Liberty Mutual Fire Co. v. Pro Design & Construction, LLC
Allegation: Monies owed for premiums on workers’ compensation policies: $21,831.55
Filed: 11/17/16

Hampden Superior Court

Benjamin Mungin III and Theresa M. Mungin v. Kittredge Equipment Co.
Allegation: Negligent handling of large, heavy object causing injury: $72,413.74
Filed: 11/7/16

Kevin Merchant v. City of Springfield, Springfield Police Department, and Commissioner William Fitchet
Allegation: Wrongful employment termination: $250,000
Filed: 11/14/16

Anthony Stone v. Pioneer Valley Transit Authority
Allegation: Motor-vehicle negligence causing injury: $12,602.89
Filed: 11/14/16

Donna Utter v. Macy’s Inc., Macy’s East Inc., and Macy’s Retail Holdings Inc.
Allegation: Slip and fall causing injury: $49,022.34
Filed: 11/18/16

Meliza Vasquez v. CNI Corp. and Garden Park Management Co. Inc.
Allegation: Slip and fall causing injury: $195,000
Filed: 11/23/16

Sage Engineering & Contracting Inc. v. Sunset Properties, LLC
Allegation: Monies owed for services, labor, and materials: $449,816
Filed: 11/23/16

Lessons in Common Sense

By BusinessWest Staff December 13, 2016

Opinion

Editorial

The American flag is once again flying over the campus at Hampshire College. The flap over the removal of the flag, which captured space on the front page of newspapers around the region and across the country, is seemingly yesterday’s news.

Perhaps, but we hope that the furor that erupted over this incident isn’t soon forgotten at this school, which was famous for its protests and alternative policies before the flag controversy, and has, in the minds of many, now become infamous for this philosophy, if it can be called that.

But what happened at Hampshire — where the flag was removed from the flagpole at the center of the campus for several days, during which the Hampshire community discussed and confronted deeply held beliefs about what the flag represents — was not as much another case of outspoken students seeking attention for a cause as it was an incident of historically poor leadership on the part of the school’s president, Jonathan Lash.

Hampshire prides itself on being different — it eschews letter grades in favor of written evaluations, for example, and does not accept SAT scores as part of its admissions process — and for its track record of activism.

Right on the college’s home page, in huge, block letters, just above a directional arrow pointing out how to apply to the school, are the words ‘Disrupt the Status Quo.’ The school has lived by those four words since it first admitted students in 1970, and usually, doing so is OK. But not, in our opinion, with the American flag.

Yes, the flag means different things to different people. It is not, nor will it ever be, a universal symbol of one thing. What the flag means and represents is an extremely individual thing, and it is worth discussing and studying.

But you don’t have to take down the flag — for several days or even a few hours — to do all that.

And that’s why this flag controversy can be categorized as poor leadership, not a case of rebellious students or employees burning the flag or questioning what it represents at a time of great turmoil and introspection concerning this country and its symbols.

Students at campuses across the country have questions about the flag and just what values and principles it represents, and there have probably even been a few other cases of a flag being burned. But none of those actions resulted in the flag being lowered.

At Hampshire, as noted, they do things differently. They disrupt the status quo. It’s quite all right to do that in most instances, but at certain times, common sense must prevail.

And this was one of them. v

Picture This

By BusinessWest Staff December 13, 2016

Departments Picture This

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A photo essay of recent business events in Western Massachusetts December 12, 2016

Service Above Self

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Last month, the Springfield Rotary Club staged its annual Service Above Self luncheon at the Basketball Hall of Fame, an event where two individuals, one regional and one national, are honored for their work for and within the community. Honored this year were NBA great (and Hall of Famer) Spencer Haywood and Susan Jaye-Kaplan, founder of Link to Libraries and GoFIT. Top to bottom: from left, Lamont Clemons, first vice president of the Springfield Rotary Club, Frank Colaccino, CEO of the Colvest Group, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, and Haywood; Basketball Hall of Fame President and CEO John Doleva, right, with the two honorees; state Sen. Eric Lesser presents Jaye-Kaplan with a commendation from the state for her work within the community.

Departments

Opinion

Employer Confidence Hits 12-Year High

Advertising Club Calls for Scholarship Applications

Grinspoon Foundation, Big Y AnnounceLocal Farmer Awards

Greater Springfield Named 13th-least-dangerous Metro Area for Pedestrians

Springfield Leadership Institute to Begin Session

Community Foundation Gives $1,306,600 to Nonprofits

Federal Funding Helps Area Farms Save Energy

State Earns Top Ranking for Public-health Preparedness

Report Details STEM Employment in State

PVPC Releases New Edition of Hiking and Biking Guide

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Editorial

Franklin Superior Court

Hampden District Court

Hampden Superior Court

Hampshire Superior Court

Editorial

Chicopee District Court

Franklin Superior Court

Hampden District Court

Hampden Superior Court

Hampshire District Court

Hampshire Superior Court

Westfield District Court

Editorial

Opinion

FRANKLIN COUNTY

HAMPDEN COUNTY

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

November Unemployment Rate Drops to 2.9%

MBTA to Place Second Order of Rail Cars with CRRC

State Adds More Than 6,300 Clean-energy Jobs

State Treasurer Issues Report on Financial Literacy in Massachusetts

Springfield Cultural District Releases Video Map

HCC Campus Center Begins $43.5 Million Renovation

AIC Awarded Grant from Davis Educational Foundation

Berkshire Medical Group Joins Berkshire Health Systems

JGS Lifecare Opens Michael’s Café

STCC Honored for Reducing Greenhouse-gas Emissions

WNEU College of Pharmacy Hosts Chinese Pharmacists

WNEU School of Law Sweeps ABA Competition

Reap Talks Leadership with Young Professionals

HCC Offers Free Culinary-hospitality Training to the Unemployed

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Local Nonprofit Launches White House Initiative

Volunteers Needed for Tax-preparation Program

State Releases Report on Opioid Epidemic

Berkshire Bank Announces New Teen Checking Product

Couple Opens Baseball, Softball Training Facility

Webber & Grinnell Employees Assist Area Homeless

CJC Development Advisors Opens Office in Westfield

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Nutcracker and Sweets

Tree of Love Ceremony

Editorial

Hampden District Court

Hampden Superior Court

Editorial

Service Above Self

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www.easthamptonchamber.org
(413) 527-9414

GREATER HOLYOKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.holyokechamber.com
(413) 534-3376

GREATER NORTHAMPTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.explorenorthampton.com
(413) 584-1900

PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S CHAMBER
www.myonlinechamber.com
(413) 787-1555

SOUTH HADLEY & GRANBY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.shgchamber.com
(413) 532-6451

SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL CHAMBER
www.myonlinechamber.com
(413) 787-1555

WEST OF THE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.ourwrc.com
(413) 426-3880

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

GREATER HOLYOKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.holyokechamber.com
(413) 534-3376

GREATER NORTHAMPTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.explorenorthampton.com
(413) 584-1900

PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S CHAMBER
www.myonlinechamber.com
(413) 787-1555

SOUTH HADLEY & GRANBY CHAMBER
www.shgchamber.com
(413) 532-6451

SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL CHAMBER
www.myonlinechamber.com
(413) 787-1555

WEST OF THE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.ourwrc.com
(413) 426-3880

Local Nonprofit Launches
White House Initiative

Volunteers Needed for
Tax-preparation Program

State Releases Report
on Opioid Epidemic

AMHERST AREA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.amherstarea.com
(413) 253-0700

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

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

GREATER HOLYOKE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.holyokechamber.com
(413) 534-3376

GREATER WESTFIELD
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.westfieldbiz.org
(413) 568-1618

PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S CHAMBER
www.myonlinechamber.com
(413) 787-1555

SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL CHAMBER
www.myonlinechamber.com
(413) 787-1555

WEST OF THE RIVER
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.ourwrc.com
413-426-3880