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Let’s Not Overlook This Honor

By BusinessWest Staff September 6, 2016

Opinion

Editorial

Well, it’s a start.

Actually, it’s more significant than that, although it’s still not the kind of honor a city wants.

Springfield recently wound up on yet another of those top-10 lists that have become so popular. This one is a CNBC compilation of overlooked cities where business opportunities are on the rise.

This is certainly a step forward from the kind of lists the city was making its way onto a decade or so ago, like ‘most dangerous cities for crime’ and ‘least desirable places to live,’ or words to that effect. And it means the city’s recent progress in the broad realm of economic development — MGM’s $950 million casino, CRRC MA’s subway-car factory, and a blossoming entrepreneurial ecosystem — is not going unnoticed.

Or is it? It’s not going unnoticed by the researchers at CNBC. But the word ‘overlooked’ means, well, that people are not looking at you, they’re looking past you, or over you, and at someone or something else. And for whatever reason.

A look at some of the other cities on the list reveals part of the problem with being on the ‘10 Most Overlooked’ list.

Boise, Idaho. Most people hearing that name would simply add some punctuation, as in Boise, Idaho?? The same is essentially true of Grand Rapids, Mich. and Greensboro, N.C. — two cities that had really fallen on hard times and were a shell of what they once were — and Fort Myers, Fla., a city known to most as merely the spring home to the Red Sox, although in reality it has much more going for it.

The point of this exercise, or list — we think, because you’re never really sure with these things — is to let the world know that these communities shouldn’t be overlooked. And in that respect, this is indeed a good list to be on.

Still, it will take a lot more than a compilation like this one to enable long-held sentiments about an area, or common perception, if you will, to change. Boise has made great strides in recent years and it has become a very attractive place to live and work, but people still say ‘Boise, Idaho?’

And this is where we make another push for Springfield to become more aggressive in its efforts to tell its story and actively promote its assets. As we’ve noted before, it wouldn’t have been prudent for Springfield to market itself heavily a decade ago because there simply wasn’t much to sell other than promise, which was hard for many people to grasp.

Now, it has plenty to sell, and we don’t mean the casino or the rail-car-assembly plant — although that’s part of it. It can sell the fact that Springfield and this region have the assets to attract employers of that size and nature. And it also has that burgeoning entrepreneurial infrastructure, which makes it an attractive place to start and grow a company.

We know all this locally, and, yes, news tends to travel, but the city still needs to take its marketing and brand-awareness activities to a much higher level. This takes money, but it can certainly be put in the category of money well spent.

Overall, being on this ‘10 Most Overlooked’ cities list is a step forward. It means Springfield is doing something right — actually, many things.

A bigger step forward, we believe, would be for the city not to be on this list, because it’s no longer being overlooked.

That will take some time — perceptions die hard, as we mentioned — and it will take some aggressive work to make the city’s story known.

Incorporations

By BusinessWest Staff September 6, 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.
AMHERST

Steel Buildings NH Inc., 17 Old Nashua Road, Amherst, MA 03031. Peter Flynn, same. Construction and sale of structures.

CHICOPEE

ALI 2015 Inc., 457 Granby Road, Chicopee, MA 01013. Mohammad A. Shahid, 362 East State St. Granby, MA 01033. Own and operate convenience stores.

EASTHAMPTON

Corsello Crea Inc., 2 Torrey Way, Easthampton, MA 01027. Vincent Corsello, same. Food and well-being.

FLORENCE

Chatham Sub Shop Inc., 779 Westhampton Road, Florence, MA 01062. Charles G. Sakany, same. Retail food sales and sub shop.

GREAT BARRINGTON

Deodornut Inc., 489 Old Stockbridge Road, Great Barrington, MA 01230. Stephanie Graham, same. Product sales.

HOLYOKE

SR Carpet Installation Inc., 29 Cabot St., Apt 2F, Holyoke, MA 01040. Angel Silva, 171 Belvidere St., Springfield, MA 01108. Flooring contractor.

The Holyoke Bar Association Inc., 98 Lower Westfield Road, Holyoke, MA 01040. Lisa A. Ball-Russo, 272 Whitney Ave., Holyoke, MA 01040. Serves the Holyoke legal profession and the public by promoting the administration of justice, professional excellence, diversity and unity in the legal profession serving Holyoke, Mass.

MONSON

All Phases Flooring and More Inc., 54 Bumstead Road, Monson, MA 01057. Anthony Wilke, same. Flooring contractor.

PITTSFIELD

Sen Sushi Inc., 127 Oak Hill Road, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Hong Liang Shen, same. Restaurant.

SOUTHWICK

TG Home Improvement Inc., 86 Bungalow St., Southwick, MA 01077. Terrance Martin Gorenc, same. Roofing, siding, windows, doors, decks and addition.

SPRINGFIELD

Souper Sweet Shop Inc., 51 Forest St., Springfield, MA 01108. Sonya Yelder, same. Restaurant.

WILBRAHAM

Vapemasters Lounge Inc., 2141 Boston Road, Suite E, Wilbraham, MA 01095. Michael Grogan, 23 Adams St., Ludlow, MA 01056. Vape shop.

Marijuana Edibles Would Harm Children

By BusinessWest Staff September 6, 2016

Opinion

By Nick Bayer

A study recently published in JAMA Pediatrics Journal shows that reports of accidental marijuana poisoning by young children and toddlers has risen by 150% since commercial marijuana was legalized in Colorado in 2014. Half of the child-poisoning cases involved the accidental ingestion of marijuana edible products (including brownies, cookies, and candies) that are being marketed and sold in Colorado.

The Campaign for a Safe and Healthy Massachusetts urges the marijuana industry to explain why they would specifically authorize these products in Massachusetts under their 2016 ballot proposal (see story, page 36).

The report studied the number of marijuana poison-control cases for children aged 0-9, and showed a 150% increase since 2014. The average stay in the hospital for the children was about 11 hours. Marijuana edibles now account for approximately 50% of marijuana product sales in Colorado since legalization, and that number is growing.

Under the Massachusetts ballot question, written by the marijuana industry, edible pot products would be specifically authorized under the law. Edible products are such an essential part of the Massachusetts ballot question that the state’s Supreme Judicial Court, in a rare ruling, ordered that the ballot question summary be rewritten to include reference to edibles. In Colorado, the marijuana industry has vigorously fought against marketing restrictions once recreational marijuana was legalized.

It is becoming increasingly clear that the pot-edibles market is dangerous for our kids, and a huge part of the profit model for the marijuana industry. The marijuana industry chose to specifically authorize these dangerous edible products under their proposed law. The marijuana industry put their profits over the interests of Massachusetts families, and we believe the edibles issue alone is a reason to reject this ballot question in Massachusetts.

Among the facts about marijuana edibles:

• There is no limit on the potency of edible products in Colorado, nor are limits written into the proposed law in Massachusetts.

• Edible products have been known to have THC levels (the active ingredient in marijuana) reaching as high as 95%. That compares to the THC in current marijuana plants that average 17-18% THC, and marijuana THC levels of 3-4% that existed back in the 1980s.

• Marijuana-infused products such as gummy bears, candy bars, cookies, and ‘cannabis cola’ are often indistinguishable from traditional products and attractive to children.

• Doctors at Children’s Hospital Denver reported that, after legalization, the ER began treating one to two kids a month for accidental marijuana ingestion, mostly in the form of edibles. Prior to legalization, they reported none. For example, in 2014, a two-year old girl from Longmont, Colo. was sent to the hospital after accidentally eating a marijuana cookie she found in front of her apartment building.

The Campaign for a Safe and Healthy Massachusetts represents a growing coalition of healthcare and community leaders, anti-addiction advocates, educators, business groups, first responders, and families who are opposing this proposed legalization of the commercial marijuana industry in Massachusetts.

Among the groups that have already come out in opposition to this initiative include the Mass. Hospital Assoc., the Mass. Medical Society, the Mass. Municipal Assoc., Associated Industries of Mass., the Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals, the Retailers Assoc. of Mass., the Assoc. of School Superintendents, the Assoc. for Behavioral Healthcare, the National Assoc. of Mental Illness (Massachusetts chapter), Mass. Chiefs of Police, the Mass. Sheriffs Assoc., and all Massachusetts district attorneys. v

Nick Bayer is campaign manager of the Campaign for a Safe and Healthy Massachusetts, which opposes a 2016 ballot question to legalize recreational marijuana for adults.

Briefcase

By BusinessWest Staff September 6, 2016

Briefcase Departments

Springfield Wins Grant from
U.S. Department of Justice

SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal and Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno recently announced that the city of Springfield has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in the amount of $147,456 to expand communications and technology at the Springfield Police Department, and to increase officer safety and efficiency. The funds were awarded through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, the primary provider of federal criminal justice assistance to state and local governments. The JAG funds support for a range of program areas, including law enforcement, drug treatment, victim and witness initiatives, and technology-improvement programs. “This important crime-prevention assistance for the city is timely and needed,” Neal said. “I have always said the men and women of the Springfield Police Department deserve the appropriate amount of local, state, and federal resources they need to do their jobs effectively. Each day, they put their lives at risk to protect families and keep our community safe. With these additional funds, they will be able to continue to do their vital and courageous work on the streets of Springfield. In my opinion, Mayor Sarno and Commissioner Barbieri deserve great credit for their efforts to secure this highly competitive grant.” Added Sarno, “Police Commissioner John Barbieri is always looking to do cutting-edge innovative technology initiatives which in turn will continue to enhance the public safety of each and every one of our residents in the city of Springfield. These funds will assist with improving the technology needed to make the Springfield Police Department more efficient and effective in serving the residents of our fine city.” According to the DOJ, the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program allows states and units of local government to prevent and control crime based on their own state and local needs and conditions. Grant funds can used for state and local initiatives, technical assistance, training, personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, and information systems for criminal justice, including for any one or more of the following areas: law-enforcement programs; prosecution and court programs; prevention and education programs; corrections and community-corrections programs; drug-treatment and enforcement programs; planning, evaluation, and technology-improvement programs; and crime victim and witness programs (other than compensation). The Springfield Police Department will use the award funds to support information-technology upgrades and purchase protective equipment. The use of this federal assistance meets unfunded needs and expands communications and technology capacity and increases officer safety and efficiency.

Employer Confidence Falls
for Second Straight Month

BOSTON — A resurgent U.S. stock market, better-than-expected job growth, and growing labor-force participation failed to make believers of Massachusetts employers during July as business confidence fell for a second consecutive month. The Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) Business Confidence Index declined one point to 55.1 last month, leaving it more than four full points lower than in July 2015. The confidence reading remained above the 50 mark that denotes an overall positive economic outlook, but optimism dimmed across the board on employment, the Massachusetts economy, and employers’ outlook on their own companies. The index has now declined in three of the past four months. Economists suggest that employers may be caught between the expectation of an expanding U.S. economy and concern about anemic growth and instability overseas. It’s a paradox that has resulted in the stock and bond markets, which usually move in opposite directions, rising in tandem this year. “We see a familiar pattern in what is now the fourth-longest economic expansion since World War II — employers remain optimistic about the state of the economy, but it is an optimism marked by fits and starts and reactions to all sorts of political and economic events,” said Raymond Torto, chair of AIM’s Board of Economic Advisors (BEA) and lecturer at Harvard Graduate School of Design. The AIM Business Confidence 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. It has remained above 50 since October 2013. Most of the sub-indices based on selected questions or categories of employer declined during July. The Massachusetts Index, assessing business conditions within the Commonwealth, dropped 1.3 points during July and 0.3 points over the year to 57.2. The U.S. Index of national business conditions, in contrast, bucked the downward trend of the past year (in which it dropped 3.0 points) by gaining 1.5 points. Even so, employers have been more optimistic about the Massachusetts economy than about the national economy for 75 consecutive months. The Current Index, which assesses overall business conditions at the time of the survey, fell 0.2 points to 55.3, while the Future Index, measuring expectations for six months out, slid 1.8 points to 54.8. “July marked the first time since September 2015 that employers were more positive about current conditions than those six months from now. It’s something to watch, since confidence drives employer decisions on hiring and investment moving forward,” said Elliot Winer, chief economist for Northeast Economic Analysis Group LLC. “It’s also worth noting that employer confidence in their own companies has declined by 5.8 points, albeit from a high level, during the past 12 months.” Indeed, the three sub-indices bearing on survey respondents’ own operations all weakened. The Company Index, reflecting overall business conditions, fell 1.8 points to 55.9, while the Sales Index lost 1.4 points to 55.6, and the Employment Index dropped 2.0 points to 52.5. The AIM survey found that nearly 39% of respondents reported adding staff during the past six months, while 19% reduced employment. Expectations for the next six months were stable, with 37% expecting to hire and only 10% downsizing. “A tightening labor market is finally beginning to put upward pressure on wage growth as employers compete for skilled workers,” said Michael Goodman, executive director of the Public Policy Center (PPC) at UMass Dartmouth. “Wages rose 2.6% for the 12 months ended in June, the fastest annual growth rate since 2009. While this is welcome news for the state’s working families, whose wages have been stagnant for an extended period, it represents a challenge for those employers with limited pricing power who can expect it to be increasingly difficult and expensive to obtain the labor they need to support expected growth in coming months.” Confidence levels in July were higher in Greater Boston (56.8) than in the rest of the Commonwealth (52.2). Non-manufacturing companies enjoyed a significantly brighter outlook at 58.0 than manufacturing employers, who posted an overall confidence level of 52.6. AIM President and CEO Richard Lord, a BEA member, said employers should take encouragement from the moderate approach to business issues taken by state lawmakers during the two-year legislative session that ended Sunday night. Beacon Hill balanced a difficult budget with no tax increases, passed economic-development and energy legislation, and developed a consensus pay-equity measure that balances the needs of employers and workers. “The Legislature and the Baker administration again showed an understanding of the factors that contribute to business growth and job creation,” Lord said.

Pioneer Valley Home Sales
Down 11.3% in July

SPRINGFIELD — The Realtor Assoc. of Pioneer Valley reported that single-family home sales in July were down by 11.3% in the Pioneer Valley, compared to the same time last year. The median price was up 8.2% to $224,000. In Franklin County, sales were down 26%, and the median price was up 24.7%. Hampden County saw a 7.5% sales decrease, with the median price rising 0.1%. In Hampshire County, sales were down down 15.6%, while the median price rose 8.1%.

Company Notebook

By BusinessWest Staff September 6, 2016

Company Notebook Departments

Big E Taps White Lion to
Brew Its Centennial Ale

SPRINGFIELD — White Lion Brewing Co., in collaboration with Williams Distributing and the Student Prince and the Fort, will commemorate the Eastern States Exposition’s 100th anniversary with an exclusive centennial ale. This limited-quantity Kolsch ale will be featured at one of the newest Big E venues from Sept. 16 through Oct. 2: the Wurst Haus, located near the New England Center and the Coliseum, where the Student Prince and the Fort will feature its German menu. “We are happy to share our appetite for delivering quality food and beverage to festival goers that have been supporting the Eastern States Exposition for 100 years,” said Andy Yee, the restaurant’s managing partner. “In our inaugural year, it made sense for us to partner with community-committed companies such as White Lion Brewing and Williams Distributing as a way to further enhance the overall experience.” Heather Gawron, operations and sales manager at White Lion Brewing Co., added that “White Lion is very excited to be part of the centennial celebration and be showcased at New England’s largest fair. To stand with a regional pioneer, the Eastern States Exposition, and two great community partners, Williams Distributing and the Student Prince and Fort restaurant, is a historical moment for our brand. Our brewer, Mike Yates, worked with the Student Prince and Fort restaurant to determine what style would complement the German-themed venue. Fittingly, the beer will be called Eastern States Exposition Centennial Ale: Kolsch. The beer will be a light-bodied and crisp golden ale, brewed with German hops and malts.”

WNEU Named a
College of Distinction

SPRINGFIELD — Western New England University (WNEU) is featured in the 2016-17 edition of the Colleges of Distinction guidebook. Based on the opinions of guidance counselors, educators, and admissions professionals, the guidebook honors colleges that excel in key areas of educational quality and appeal to students’ unique and varied interests. “We place high value on innovation and excellence in order to provide the best possible experience for our students. We challenge students to dream big, take risks, and surprise themselves with all they can accomplish,” said Bryan Gross, vice president for Enrollment. Western New England University serves approximately 4,000 students, including 2,575 undergraduate students, on its main campus in Springfield. In order to qualify for inclusion in the guidebook, Western New England University was evaluated for its performance in four distinct categories: engaged students, great teaching, vibrant communities, and successful outcomes. Guidance counselors and admissions professionals around the country recommended WNEU highly in all four categories. The university was particularly noted for providing an innovative, engaged experience that prepares students for successful careers, active citizenship, and lifelong learning. Western New England University is accredited by the Assoc. to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International. Fewer than 5% of business programs worldwide are accredited by AACSB International.

Elms College President Announces Retirement

CHICOPEE — Mary Reap, president of the College of Our Lady of the Elms, has announced she will retire in the summer of 2017, according to Cynthia Lyons, chair of the Elms College board of trustees. In accepting Reap’s retirement, Lyons said, “on behalf of the board of trustees, I wish to express our sincere gratitude for all Sr. Mary has given to the College of Our Lady of the Elms during her tenure. Her accomplishments will serve as the firm foundation upon which the future of the college will be built. This year will provide us with the opportunity to celebrate Sr. Mary and her many contributions to our college and our community. Sr. Mary’s guidance, dedication, and vision will leave a lasting legacy on the Elms campus and in the hearts of all who love this college.”
Since arriving at Elms College in 2009, Reap has made a profound impact on both the academic programs and the campus itself. It was her vision, for example, that instituted a successful fund-raising effort for the new Center for Natural and Health Sciences building, which now serves as the crown jewel of the campus.
Reap has also been instrumental in the creation of articulation agreements between Elms College and every community college in Western Mass. and into Worcester County to develop completion programs for adult students. During her tenure, the college also added to its graduate offerings by developing DNP (doctor of nursing practice) and MBA (master of business administration) programs. “We are committed by our mission to carry on the legacy of the Sisters of St. Joseph in as many ways as possible through our thoughts and actions,” Reap explained. “The very fabric of the college is to serve the spiritual, social, and healthcare needs of our dear neighbors as the sisters have done throughout the diocese over so many years.” Reap will remain as president through the academic year, and will assist the trustees in the college’s search for a new president, in addition to other projects related to the development of a Master Campus Plan and strategic refinement of programs and services to meet the needs of the college over the next year and beyond. The board of trustees will form a search committee, and national search firm R.H. Perry and Associates will lead the search for a successor.

People on the Move

By BusinessWest Staff September 6, 2016

Departments People on the Move

Robinson Donovan, P.C., a full-service law firm based in Springfield, announced that seven attorneys were honored by The Best Lawyers in America© for 2017. They are:

• Attorney Jeffrey Roberts, Managing Partner at the firm, in the practice area of corporate law and trust and estates. Roberts graduated from Colgate University (Bachelor of Arts, 1968) and Georgetown University (Juris Doctor, 1974).

• Attorney Jeffrey L. McCormick, a Partner at the firm, in the practice areas of personal injury litigation — defendants and personal injury litigation — plaintiffs. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts (Bachelor of Arts, 1970 and Master of Education, 1971) and Seton Hall University (Juris Doctor, 1975).

• Attorney James F. Martin, a Partner at the firm, in the practice areas of franchise law and real estate law. Martin attended Georgetown University (Bachelor of Arts, 1975 and Juris Doctor, 1978).

• Attorney Nancy Frankel Pelletier, a Partner at the firm, in the practice area of personal injury litigation — defendants. Notably, she was named a 2017 Best Lawyers in America© Lawyer of the Year, for her practice of personal injury litigation in Springfield. Pelletier is a graduate of Boston College (Bachelor of Arts, 1981) and George Washington University (Juris Doctor, 1984).

• Attorney Patricia M. Rapinchuk, a Partner at the firm, for her practice in employment law and management in Springfield. She graduated from Mount Holyoke College (Bachelor of Arts, 1979) and the University of Connecticut (Juris Doctor, 1989).

• Attorney Carla W. Newton, a Partner at the firm, in the practice area of family law. Newton is a graduate of Lesley College (Bachelor of Arts, 1972), Suffolk University (Juris Doctor, 1980) and Boston University (Master of Laws, 1990).

• Attorney Richard M. Gaberman, of Counsel for Robinson Donovan, P.C., in the practice areas of corporate law, real estate law, tax law and trusts and estates. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1960), Boston College (Bachelor of Laws, 1963) and Boston University (Master of Laws in Taxation, 1968).

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey. Over 79,000 leading attorneys are eligible to vote and more than 12 million votes have been received to date on the legal abilities of lawyers in their practice areas. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”

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The Gaudreau Group Insurance and Financial Services Agency announced that Judy Davis has joined its Employee Benefits team. Davis has more than 25 years of experience in the corporate employee benefits industry, with a focus on designing and implementing benefits plans and services for organizations large and small.

She joins The Gaudreau Group after having spent 11 years as Vice President of Sales in the Employee Benefits Division at Insurance Center of New England in Agawam. Prior to her time at Insurance Center, Davis was Vice President of Employee Benefits at Banknorth (now USI) Insurance Agency in Springfield.

“I’m very proud to have joined an organization that exemplifies the same high standards of exceptional customer service and integrity that I have provided my clients for over 25 years,” says Davis.

Jules Gaudreau, President of The Gaudreau Group added, “Judy is a great addition to our industry-leading Employee Benefits division. With the largest staff in the region, robust compliance programs, and high-tech employer and employee software solutions on her side, Judy will deliver real, impactful results to our clients.”

Davis is the recipient of several accolades and awards, including the 2013-2014 Top Woman in Insurance in the “Top 25 Women to Watch” in Western Mass., as well as the 2015 “Friend of Stavros” award from Stavros Center for Independent Living in Amherst, MA. She has served on several Chamber of Commerce boards and committees in the Western Mass. area.

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Spherion Staffing Services, a local recruiting, staffing, and workforce-solutions provider, recently honored West Springfield franchise owner Brian Houle with the company’s 2016 Excellence in Safety Award. The annual award recognizes the Spherion owner who maintains the lowest workplace-injury rate among placed employees during the previous year and consistently demonstrates a safety-first mentality. Through an emphasis on safety protocols and a commitment to ensuring employees understand and adhere to workplace regulations, Houle and his team improved their year-over-year injury frequency rate by nearly 20%. Houle frequently participates in panels and calls to relay new safety-improvement best practices, and implements new strategies to ensure compliance with changing legislative regulations. “Ensuring the safety of our employees is of paramount importance to Spherion, and Brian Houle epitomizes our commitment to providing a secure a comfortable work environment,” said Sandy Mazur, division president of Spherion. “Brian and his team go above and beyond to identify opportunities to drive even greater workplace efficiency through safety. We are thrilled to honor their accomplishments and willingness to lead by example in achieving exceptional customer service.” Houle joined Spherion in 2013, and has since grown the West Springfield branch to include a team of four dedicated staffing and recruiting experts.

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Jeffrey Lomma

The Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce announced that Jeffrey Lomma has joined the chamber team as member services director. He will be responsible for ensuring the continuous and steady growth of the chamber’s membership by building and maintaining a comprehensive and aggressive membership recruitment, retention, and service program. He will also develop and manage programs and services that grow member businesses, service member needs, and increase the overall value offered to members. Lomma comes to the chamber with nearly 10 years of experience in sales, business development, and customer service. As a former Springfield Regional Chamber ambassador and past treasurer for the North Central Connecticut Chamber of Commerce, he is well-versed in chamber management and member services. Lomma has been with Westfield Bank since 2007, most recently serving as a branch manager. Among his many client relationship responsibilities, he worked with local community members and nonprofits to support community-reinvestment initiatives and played a pivotal role in growing the location’s portfolio. Lomma also served as a business specialist for the bank, where he helped lead the small-business sales-training program, managed customer relationships, and assisted in opening a banking center in a new market in Enfield, Conn. A former board member with the Springfield Performing Arts Development Corp. and the Springfield Hockey Heritage Society, and committee member with the Young Professionals Society of Greater Springfield, Lomma currently serves as a member of the board of directors for Junior Achievement of Western Massachusetts and on the Greater Springfield Senior Services Money Management Program Advisory Council. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Western New England University.

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Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C., a labor and employment law firm serving employers in the greater Springfield area, today announced that four attorneys were honored by The Best Lawyers in America© for 2017:

• Ralph F. Abbott Jr. was listed in Best Lawyers in the categories of Arbitration, Employment Law — Management, Labor Law — Management, and Mediation. A partner since 1975, Abbott is known throughout the legal community for his work representing management in labor relations and employment-related matters, providing employment-related advice to employers, assisting clients in remaining union-free, and representing employers before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Abbott also has numerous credits as an author, editor, and teacher, and a record of civic and community involvement. He has been selected by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers consecutively, since 1989.

• Jay Presser, was listed in Best Lawyers in the categories of Employment Law — Management, Labor Law — Management, and Litigation — Labor and Employment law. Presser has more than 35 years of experience litigating employment cases. He has successfully defended employers in civil actions and jury trials and handled cases in all areas of employment law, including discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, wage hour, FMLA, ERISA and defamation. He has won appeals before the Supreme Judicial Court and the First and Second Circuit Courts of Appeals and represented employers in hundreds of arbitration cases arising under collective bargaining agreements. He has been selected by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers every year since 1991.

• John Glenn was listed in Best Lawyers in the categories of Arbitration, Employment Law — Management, and Labor Law — Management. He has been a partner of the firm since 1979 and spent his career representing management in labor relations and employment-related matters. In addition to providing employment-related advice to employers, he assists clients in remaining union-free and represents employers before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). He has extensive experience negotiating collective bargaining agreements, representing employers at arbitration hearings and before state and federal agencies. Prior to joining Skoler, Abbott & Presser, Glenn was employed by the National Labor Relations Board in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has served as an adjunct professor of labor law at Western New England University School of Law and is a member of the American Academy of Hospital Attorneys. He has been selected by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers repeatedly, since 1995.

• Timothy Murphy was listed in Best Lawyers in the categories of Employment Law — Management, Labor Law — Management, and Litigation — Labor and Employment. A partner in the firm, Murphy joined Skoler, Abbott & Presser after serving as general counsel to an area labor union and serving as an assistant district attorney for the Hampden County District Attorney’s Office. His practice includes labor relations and employment litigation, as well as employment counseling. A native of the Springfield area, Murphy is a graduate of the Western New England University School of Law. He is a frequent contributor to business and human resource publications and a contributing author to the Massachusetts Employment Law Letter. He has been selected by his peers and listed by Best Lawyers every year since 2013, and was named the Best Lawyers 2015 labor and employment law “Lawyer of the Year” in Springfield.

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Two Sullivan Hayes & Quinn, LLC attorneys have been named Lawyer of the Year for 2017 by The Best Lawyers In America. Selection, which is based on professional evaluations by other attorneys, honors only one attorney in each professional practice area and community. Meghan Sullivan is Lawyer of the Year for Labor Law – Management, the fifth year in the past six years that she has been selected for that honor. Gordon Quinn was honored for Litigation – Labor and Employment. Additionally, Sullivan’s accomplishments for clients resulted in her being named to The Best Lawyers in America for Employment Law – Management and Labor Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment. Quinn was selected by The Best Lawyers in America for his work in Employment Law – Management and Labor Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor and Employment. Again named to The Best Lawyers In America was Fred Sullivan, who has now been included for more than 20 consecutive years. He was named for his work in Employment Law – Management and for Labor Law – Management. Sullivan Hayes & Quinn represents employers in a variety of Western Mass. industries and throughout the Northeast in employment- and labor-law issues.

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Stephan Chase, president of Fuel Services Inc. in South Hadley, was recently re-elected to serve a second two-year term as Massachusetts state director of the National Propane Gas Assoc. (NPGA) board. Chase has been President of Fuel Services for more than 25 years. The company has evolved over the years, adding additional service areas and new fuels to the mix. His commitment to the propane industry extends to educating consumers on the benefits of this type of energy. He is also an active board member and the incoming secretary for the New England Propane Gas Assoc., a board member of the BBB of Central and Western MA, and a Navy veteran, having served on the USS Little Rock. “As the leader in the fuel industry in Western Massachusetts, I am honored to be re-elected as the Massachusetts state director for the NPGA. It is a position I accept with great pride,” Chase said. Richard Roldan, president and CEO of NPGA, addeed that Chase’s re-election is evidence of his support and desire to continue to actively participate in the work of the NPGA. “His service to the association is greatly appreciated,” Roldan said. The National Propane Gas Assoc. is the national trade association representing the U.S. propane industry. Its memberships include small businesses and large corporations engaged in retail marketing of propane gas and appliances. Currently, the NPGA consists of approximately 2,800 memberships from companies in all 50 states.

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Fourteen lawyers from area law firm Bulkley Richardson were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2017.

Bulkley Richardson had the most honorees of any law firm in Springfield, with 12 of its 14 selected lawyers based in its Springfield office.

Three of the firm’s honorees were also named Springfield “Lawyer of the Year” in specific practice areas:

• William Hart was named the Best Lawyers® 2017 Springfield Trusts and Estates “Lawyer of the Year”;

• John Pucci was named the Best Lawyers® 2017 Springfield Criminal Defense (White-Collar) “Lawyer of the Year.” Pucci was also recognized in the area of Criminal Defense (General Practice); and

• Ellen Randle was named the Best Lawyers® 2017 Springfield Family Law “Lawyer of the Year.”

The following Bulkley Richardson lawyers were also selected for the 2017 edition of Best Lawyers®:

• Peter Barry — Construction Law;

• Michael Burke — Medical Malpractice Law (Defendants); Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants);

• Mark Cress — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Corporate Law;

• Francis Dibble Jr. — Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense (White-Collar); Litigation (Antitrust, Labor and Employment, Securities);

• Daniel Finnegan — Administrative/Regulatory Law; Litigation (Construction);

• Robert Gelinas — Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants);

• Kevin Maynard — Commercial Litigation; Litigation (Banking and Finance, Construction);

• David Parke — Corporate Law;

• Melinda Phelps — Medical Malpractice Law (Defendants); Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants);

• Donn Randall — Commercial Litigation;

• Ronald Weiss — Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Tax Law

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Keith Minoff was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2017 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of commercial litigation and corporate law. Minoff represents businesses and individuals throughout Western Massachusetts in the areas of business litigation and employment law.

He received his law degree with honors from George Washington University in 1983 and has been a practicing attorney for more than 30 years. Minoff maintains a law office in downtown Springfield.

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Michael Katz was selected for bankruptcy and reorganization, Paul Rothschild for plaintiff’s litigation, Jeffrey Fialky for commercial and finance, and Stephen Krevalin received the honor for family law for the fifth consecutive year.

Founded in 1895, Bacon Wilson, P.C. is one of the largest firms in the Pioneer Valley, with 42 lawyers, and approximately 60 paralegals, administrative assistants, and support staff. The firm’s offices are located in Springfield, Amherst, Northampton, and Westfield.

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The board of directors of the Professional Women‘s Chamber (PWC), a division of the Springfield Regional Chamber, has elected its officers to lead the division: Laurie Cassidy as President; Tracy Sicbaldi as Acting Vice President; Caron LaCour as Treasurer; Jeannie Filomeno as Assistant Treasurer; and Liz Rappaport as secretary. Janet Casey serves as Past President.

Cassidy is the executive director of the West Springfield Council on Aging/Senior Center and has served in that position since 2010. Prior, she served with the Greater Springfield Senior Services as its area agency on aging director and its regional ombudsman director. She has extensive volunteer experience, currently serving as a member of the Sisters of Providence Health System Board of Trustees, Mary’s Meadow Board of Trustees, West Springfield commission on Disabilities, and West Springfield Garden Club. She is also the secretary and treasurer of the West Springfield Emergency Planning Committee and Medical Reserve Corps and associate member of the West Springfield Veterans Council. She has been a member of the PWC since 2011.

Sicbaldi is an accountant with Overland Solutions Inc. and has more than 30 years of banking experience and six years as a municipal treasurer. She joined the PWC in 2006 and has served as its treasurer, vice president, and president.

LaCour is a Certified Public Accountant working with Burkhart Pizzanelli P.C. She focuses on taxation of individuals, businesses and nonprofit corporations. This is LaCour’s first term on the PWC board and is active on its scholarship, woman of the year and program committees. She is also actively involved with Rays of Hope and the Red Thread Network.

Filomeno is the human resource manager at Marcotte Ford Sales, Inc., her family business where she has worked since graduating college. She has served on the PWC board for three terms, served as the co-chair of its mentoring program and is a member of its scholarship committee.

Rappaport is a third-generation property manager at Century Investment Company. Prior to joining the family business, she served in a marketing and brand management role at WF Young. In addition to the PWC, Rappaport is actively involved with the Jimmy Fund taking a leadership role in several fund-raising activities each year.

Casey, principal and founder of Marketing Doctor, served as the PWC president for the past two years.

Board members Jacquelyn Bangs, senior account manager for EMC; Marikate Murren, director, training and workforce development for MGM Springfield; and Gillian Palmer, business development and group sales coordinator for the Eastern States Exposition, will round out the executive committee.

The PWC supports the female professional through networking opportunities, provides scholarships for nontraditional students returning to the workforce and mentors students through a partnership with Springfield Technical Community College.

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VertitechIT, a nationally known healthcare leader in the design and implementation of hyper-converged network architecture, has promoted Gerry Gosselin to the position of Vice President, Engineering. Having formerly served as the company’s Director of Technical Operations, Gosselin brings with him more than eighteen years of programming and network engineering experience.

“Gerry’s wealth of early experience as a programmer shines through in his infrastructure design skills,” said VertitechIT Chief Operations Officer Gregory Pellerin. “As health system IT departments across the country adopt a software-defined approach to networking and storage, we’re confident that Gerry will further our leadership position in the industry.”

Gosselin will oversee VertitechIT’s team of senior engineers and architects in determining technology, scope, and level of effort for all company projects. He joined the company in 2013 and has developed high-level IT experience in network engineering, monitoring and management, virtualization, system administration, and systems integration.

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Link to Libraries Inc. announced the addition of new members to its executive board:

• Gail Baquis is a graduate of the University of Maine with a degree in journalism. She has been a volunteer with Link to Libraries since its inception in 2008 and has been the project director for the LTL Read Aloud programs and the RAP – Reading Any Place for Homeless Youth program.

• Tammy Trudeau is a graduate of University of Massachusetts. She has been involved with numerous fund raising events for Link to Libraries and other local organizations.

• Kelly Dawson, CPA, Audit Manager for Meyers Brothers Kalicka, P. C. She received her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She also holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts. Her professional affiliations include the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants.

• Amy Scott is the Founder of the marketing firm Wild Apple Design Group in Wilbraham and is best know for website design success in non-profit, education and for profit sectors. She is a BusinessWest Forty Under 40 Alum.

• Laura McCarthy, Attorney is an associate at Bacon Wilson, P. C. where she practices bankruptcy, corporate law, commercial and residential real estate and other transactional matters. She is a graduate of Boston University School of Law.

• Dr. Jennifer Stratton has been teaching students from the kindergarten to graduate level for more than 15 years. She is certified as a reading specialist and holds a doctoral degree from AIC in education. In addition to teaching, Jen hosts a blog (JenStratton.com) where she shares the sports stories of athletes who play adaptive sports and authors children’s books about Paralympians.

Chamber Corners

By BusinessWest Staff September 6, 2016

Chamber Corners Departments

AMHERST AREA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.amherstarea.com
(413) 253-0700

• Sept. 14: Chamber After 5, 5-7 p.m. at Applewood Retirement Community, 1 Spencer Dr., Amherst. Sponsored by Hospice of the Fisher Home. Join us for an evening of fun, music, and food surrounded by long stretches of beautiful New England countryside.
Cost: $10 for members, $15 for non-members. Register online at www.amherstarea.com.

• Oct. 6: 2016 Annual A+ Awards Dinner, 5-9 p.m., at the UMass Student Union Ballroom, 280 Hicks Way, Amherst. Sponsored by PeoplesBank. The Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce Annual A+ Awards Dinner is the social event of the year. This year we will be honoring five awardees for their contributions to life and commerce in the Amherst Area. The MVP Award, Legacy Awards, Lifetime Achievement in Business, Community Service, and Young Professionals will all be given. In addition, we seek to honor our two Cooley Dickinson Scholarship winners. Music sponsored by the Springfield Symphony Orchestra. Register online at www.amherstarea.com. Cost: $80 per ticket, $750 per table of 10.

EAST OF THE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.erc5.com
(413) 575-7230

• Sept. 8: 2016 Mill Fest, 4-7:30 p.m., at Europa Black Rock Bar & Grill, 782 Center St., Ludlow. With heartfelt respect and honor to the events happening in our country, the ERC5 would like to use this event as a small way to thank law enforcement for its service to our businesses and protecting our communities. Come and thank one of your local men and women in blue, and take advantage of the opportunity to network and experience the economic business development happening in Ludlow. This fun-filled event will feature delicious food, live music, beers to taste from the Mill’s favorite brewery, Iron Dukes, a signature blue drink recognizing law enforcement, and a fun-filled Ludlow Fun Fact Contest. Register online at www.erc5.com. Cost: $25.

• Sept. 30: Annual Golf Tournament, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the Country Club of Wilbraham, 859 Stony Hill Road, Wilbraham. Proceeds will go to the ERC5 Scholarship Fund. The fund to date has raised more than $100,000 for local student scholarships. Registration will begin at 11 a.m., lunch is at 11:30 a.m., and 12:30 p.m. is the shotgun start. Don’t golf? Join us after the tournament for the cocktail party and buffet. The reception will be a great opportunity to network and congratulate the winners. Cost: $125 for an individual golfer, $500 for a foursome. For registration information, contact Nancy Connor at [email protected] or (413) 575-7230.

FRANKLIN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.franklincc.org
(413) 773-5463

• Sept. 15: Google Marketing Workshop Series: “Set Goals with Google Analytics,” 11 a.m to 1 p.m., hosted by Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, 395 Main St., Greenfield. Google Analytics is a free, powerful analytics tool that provides reports showing how visitors found your website and what they did when they got there. This workshop will explain how you can use Analytics to improve your marketing. Cost: $5, including lunch. To sign up, call the chamber at (413) 773-5463 or visit franklincc.org/whats-new-at-the-chamber.

• Sept. 29: Google Marketing Workshop Series: “Create Your Free Website with Google,” 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., hosted by Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, 395 Main St., Greenfield. Learn how to create, customize and publish your site. Free hosting and domain name for a year. Cost: $5, including lunch. To sign up, call the chamber at (413) 773-5463 or visit franklincc.org/whats-new-at-the-chamber.

GREATER CHICOPEE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.chicopeechamber.org
(413) 594-2101

• Sept. 9-10: 2016 Chicopee Downtown Getdown. Food, vendors, live entertainment, and more. Free event. For details, visit chicopee.wix.com/downtowngetdown.

• Sept. 14: Business After Hours with the West of the River Chamber, 5-7 p.m., hosted by Cal’s, 1068 Riverdale St. West Springfield. Cost: $10 for members, $15 for non-members.

• Sept. 21: Salute Breakfast, 7:15-9 a.m., hosted by MassMutual Learning & Conference Center, 350 Memorial Dr., Chicopee. Cost: $23 for members, $28 for non-members.

GREATER HOLYOKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.holyokechamber.com
(413) 534-3376

• Sept. 8: Chamber Coffee Buzz, 7:30-8:30 a.m., hosted by Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts, 301 Kelly Way, Holyoke. Sponsor is Whittlesey & Hadley, P.C. Coffee sponsored by Spradley Deluxe Coffee. A morning networking program that provides chamber members and guests the opportunity to make new contacts and exchange business information over a lig ht breakfast. Cost: free.

• Sept. 14: Chamber Oktoberfest 2016, 5-7:30 p.m., at Munich Haus Restaurant, 13 Center St., Chicopee. Sponsored by Suez Environment/United Water, Resnic Bearuregard Waite & Driscoll, and Marcotte Ford. Dig out your lederhosen and join your friends and colleagues at the Bier Garten at the Munich Haus for a night of German beer, a buffet of authentic German food, and networking. Each ticket also includes a stein of bier. Door prizes and 50/50 raffle. Cost: $30 for members, $35 for non-member guests and walk-ins. Register online at www.holyokechamber.com.

GREATER NORTHAMPTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.explorenorthampton.com
(413) 584-1900

• Sept. 7: September Arrive @ 5, 5-7 p.m., hosted by Spoleto Restaurant. Sponsored by Webber & Grinnell Insurance, Applied Mortgage, BusinessWest, and Lia Honda. Cost: $10 for members.

GREATER WESTFIELD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.westfieldbiz.org
(413) 568-1618

• Sept. 12: Mayor’s Coffee Hour with Westfield Mayor Brian Sullivan, 8-9 a.m., at McDonald’s, 182 North Elm St., Westfield. Call Pam at the Chamber office at (413) 568-1618 to register for this event so we may give our host a head count. Cost: free.

• Sept. 14: After 5 Connection, 5-7 p.m., hosted by Westfield YouthWorks East Mountain Transition Program, 128 East Mountain Road, Westfield. Refreshments will be served. Bring your business cards and make connections. Cost: $10 for members, $15 cash for non-members. Register at www.westfieldbiz.org.

• Sept. 23: September Breakfast, 7-9 a.m., hosted by the 104th Fighter Wing ANG, 175 Falcon Dr., Westfield. Sponsored by Baystate Noble Hospital, United Bank, Tighe & Bond, and United Way of Pioneer Valley. 50/50 raffle to support two Citizen’s Scholarships. The 104th Fighter Wing ANG requires registration for this event and also requires a driver’s license number in advance and upon entering the base. You will be required to provide your driver’s license number when registering. For more information or to donate a door prize for the event, call Pam at the chamber at (413) 568-1618. Cost: $25 for members, $30 for non-members. Register online at www.westfieldbiz.org.

SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL CHAMBER

www.myonlinechamber.com
(413) 787-1555

• Sept. 7: Business@Breakfast, 7:15-9 a.m., at the Sheraton Springfield, One Monarch Place, Springfield. Sponsored by Columbia Gas of Massachusetts and United Personnel. Business@Breakfast pays tribute to individuals, business firms, and organizations for major contributions to civic and economic growth and for actions which reflect honor on the region. In September, we will be saluting Nate Costa and the Springfield Thunderbirds and Zach Baru and the Springfield Sting. Cost: $22.50 for members in advance, $25 for members at the door, $30 general admission. Register online at www.springfieldregionalchamber.com.

• Sept. 21-23: 2016 Washington Symposium, hosted by U.S. Rep. Richard Neal. An opportunity to meet with leaders in the Senate, Congress, and the Obama administration in its final months in office, as well as other top policy makers on the federal issues that matter to you. Plane departs Bradley International Airport at 12:35 p.m. on Sept. 21 and returns at 4:35 p.m. on Sept. 23. Contact Nancy Creed for cost and registration information at [email protected] or (413) 755-1309.

• Sept. 27: Pastries, Politics, and Policy, 8-9 a.m., at the TD Bank Conference Center, 1441 Main St., Springfield. Cost: $15 for members; $25 general admission. Register online at www.springfieldregionalchamber.com.

WEST OF THE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.ourwrc.com
(413) 426-3880

• Sept. 22: Business Breakfast with Howie Carr, 7-9 a.m., hosted by Chez Josef, Agawam. Cost: $35 for chamber members, $40 for non-members. Register online at www.westoftheriverchamber.com.

Agenda

By BusinessWest Staff September 6, 2016

Agenda Departments

‘Big Data: Unlocking the Mysteries’

Sept. 9: The Employers Assoc. of the NorthEast (EANE), in partnership with FIT Staffing, will present a seminar with Dennis Perlot, Microsoft evangelist, from 8:30 to 10 a.m. The topic will be “Big Data – Unlocking the Mysteries.” Perlot will discuss ways to protect data in the cloud, information on unstructured data searches, Microsoft’s Power BI products, and much more. This event is free to regional IT professionals and will be held at the EANE offices in Agawam. Registration is required. To register or for more information, contact Allison Ebner at [email protected] or (413) 355-5125.

STCC Founders Day

Sept. 9: Springfield Technical Community College will kick off its 50th-anniversary celebration with a Founders Day Convocation starting at 2 p.m. The event, which will honor the four founders and briefly trace the history of the college through today, will be held in the Scibelli Hall gymnasium on campus. All alumni of STCC are invited to the event, as well as students, current and former faculty and staff, current and former board members, and friends of the college. The year-long celebration will include a number of festivities and events, culminating in a birthday celebration on Sept. 11, 2017.

RVCC Golf Tournament

Sept. 16: River Valley Counseling Center (RVCC), an affiliate of Holyoke Medical Center and member of Valley Health Systems, will hold its first annual golf tournament fund-raiser starting at 10:30 a.m., scramble format. The event, hosted by East Mountain Country Club in Westfield, is presented by G. Greene Construction Co. Inc., and funds raised will enable RVCC to improve programming through staff education and technology enhancements. The cost per golfer is $100 and includes a golf cart, lunch, and dinner. There will be contests on the course which include prizes donated by Marcotte Ford and Teddy Bear Pools. There will also be a raffle and silent auction. For more information about the event, including registration, visit www.rvcc-inc.org.

Ubora, Ahadi Awards

Sept. 17: The African Hall subcommittee of the Springfield Museums will present the 25th annual Ubora Award and the seventh annual Ahadi Youth Award at a ceremony at 6 p.m. at the Michele & Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts. The Ubora Award, named for the Swahili word for ‘excellence,’ is presented to an African-American who has made a significant contribution to the greater Springfield area. The Ahadi Youth Award is presented to an African-American young person who demonstrates strong character, leadership, academic achievement, and future potential (Ahadi means ‘promise’ in Swahili). Ubora Award winner Helen Caulton-Harris is the currently the commissioner of the Division of Health and Human Services for the City of Springfield. In her many years of public service, she has played a prominent role in developing policy for the health and human-services needs of underserved populations on the local and national level. In recognition of those efforts, she has received numerous awards, including the AIDS Action Award from the Action Committee and the Rebecca Lee Award from the Harvard School of Public Health. Caulton-Harris was named Woman of the Year by the Springfield Postal Service and received the Paul Revere Award from the Massachusetts Public Health Assoc. In 2015, she selected as one of the 100 Outstanding of Women of Color from Western Mass. and Connecticut. Previously, Caulton-Harris was appointed by former Gov. Deval Patrick to both the Public Health and Food Policy Councils for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and was also appointed to the Region 1 Health Council by the Secretary of Minority Health in Washington, D.C. She is the immediate past chair of both AAA of Pioneer Valley and Holyoke Community College. She is also a past president of the Greater Springfield Chapter of the Links Inc., a life member of the Carl L. Talbot VFW Ladies Auxiliary, and a member of the Xi Xi Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, as well as GirlFriends Inc. Ahadi Award winner David Bass is entering his junior year at Putnam Vocational High School, where he has distinguished himself as an outstanding student in both the classroom and the community. He has held perfect attendance and highest honors in his first two years of high school, and currently has a 3.9 GPA. A founder and active participant in Putnam’s Intellectuals Debate Club, Bass is an outstanding public speaker and communicator, and was elected president by the class of 2018. He assisted the Putnam’s Voice outreach group with its annual clothing, canned food, and toy drives as well as neighborhood cleanups. He is also part of the Project Purple volunteer group that seeks to curtail teen drug and alcohol abuse, and a member of Hampden County District Attorney Anthony Gulluni’s 2016 Youth Advisory Board. Bass is part of Putnam’s Marketing and Real Estate program, and plans to embark on a career in real estate following his graduation. The Ubora and Ahadi Award presentations will be followed by a reception at the Springfield Science Museum, with food and refreshments provided through support from Baystate Health. Admission to the event is $15 for adults and $10 for children under 12. For more information or advance reservations, call (413) 263-6800, ext. 325.

BerkshireSPEAKS

Sept. 18: The third annual BerkshireSPEAKS will take place at 1:30 p.m. at Hevreh of Southern Berkshire in Great Barrington. This year’s event will feature six Berkshire trailblazers and visionaries sharing their inspirational stories. BerkshireSPEAKS was established to create an opportunity for the entire community to hear from local residents who have had a significant impact on the Berkshires and beyond. This year’s speakers include John Downing, CEO of Soldier On, a national organization fighting veteran homelessness; Nancy Kalodner, Berkshire Realtor, teacher, and arts supporter; Gwendolyn Hampton-VanSant, CEO and Founder of Multicultural BRIDGE; Mary Pope Osborne, award-winning author of the Magic Tree House series (130 million copies sold worldwide); John Hockenberry, author, journalist, and award-winning public radio host; and state Rep. William “Smitty” Pignatelli, who represents the 4th Berkshire District. A reception with the speakers will follow the presentations. Registration costs $15 online and $18 at the door. To register online, visit www.hevreh.org/berkshirespeaks.

Northeast Training Institute

Oct. 4-5: The International Business Innovation Assoc. (InBIA), in partnership with the Assoc. of Cleantech Incubators of New England (ACTION), will host a two-day Northeast Training Institute at the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center in Holyoke. Four courses will be offered for the professional development of incubator managers or those exploring the development of an incubator or accelerator program in their community. Those who should consider attending include business incubation and acceleration professionals, university administrators and faculty in entrepreneurship, community influencers and chamber of commerce of leaders, and economic-development leaders. Join other participants from around the region for these world-recognized training programs and hear about development plans for the Holyoke Innovation District. Learn more at www.actionnewengland.org. E-mail Joan Popolo at [email protected] with any questions.

Western Mass. Business Expo

Nov. 3: Comcast Business will present the sixth annual Western Mass. Business Expo at the MassMutual Center in downtown Springfield, produced by BusinessWest and the Healthcare News. The business-to-business show will feature more than 150 exhibitor booths, educational seminars, breakfast hosted by the Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce, lunch hosted by BusinessWest, and a day-capping Expo Social. Current sponsors include Comcast Business (presenting sponsor), Express Employment Professionals, Health New England, the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst, Johnson & Hill Staffing Services, MGM Springfield, and Wild Apple Design, and WMAS. Additional sponsorship opportunities are available. Exhibitor spaces are also available; booth prices start at $725. For more information on sponsorships or booth purchase, call (413) 781-8600, ext. 100. For more Expo details as they emerge, visit www.wmbexpo.com.

Court Dockets

By BusinessWest Staff September 6, 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 Superior Court
Mildred Gomez v. Pioneer Valley Transit Authority and Eugene J. Bernier Sr.
Allegation: Negligent operation of a motor vehicle resulting in injury: $4,718
Filed: 06/28/16

Red Technologies, LLC v. Safe Environment of America Inc.
Allegation: Breach of contract, failure to pay for services: $48,567.54
Filed: 02/24/16

Lane M. Berton v. Constantinos Levanos, DDS, Inc. et al
Allegation: Wrongful discharge: $300,000 to $500,000
Filed: 08/12/16

Hampshire Superior Court
Patricia A. Murphy, VMC. and Kevin F. Murphy, as the guardians of Kathleen M. Murphy v. Janet Cremins, RN and Claire Kuhn, PhD
Allegation: Medical malpractice: $1,000,000+
Filed: 07/29/16

Nyrva Germain v. Winn Managed Properties LLC.
Allegation: Failure to maintain premises resulting in sip and fall injury: $54,401+
Filed: 08/08/16

Regina Shea-Sullivan v. Town of Southampton Select Board and Edward Cauley
Allegation: Discrimination: $801,000+
Filed: 08/18/16

Northampton District Court
Merrimack Mutual Fire Insurance Co., as subrogee of Albert and Janet Decker v. Boulanger’s Plumbing & Heating Inc.
Allegation: Water damage resulting from improper repair: $13,329.58
Filed: 08/04/16
Springfield District Court
Samuel D. Plotkin & Associates Inc., d.b.a NAI Plotkin, v. 80 Congress Street, LLC
Allegation: Breach of contract: $20,414.65
Filed: 08/01/16

Building Permits

By BusinessWest Staff September 6, 2016

Building Permits Departments

The following building permits were issued during the month of August 2016.

AGAWAM

EP Energy Massachusetts LLC
Main St.
$1,849,895 — Installation of a large-scale ground mounted solar facility consisting of 1,891 modules.

FRP Holdings Agawam LLC
Springfield St.
$64,575 — Strip roof and re-roof Rocky’s

H + A Realty LCC
North Westfield St.
$0.00 — Frame new walls for new businesses at units #345 and unit #347 which will eventually be connected to create one space — Day Spa

WEJJAL LLC
Silver St.
$58,450 — Modify existing partitions, repair/replace wallboard, doors, floor and ceiling, add new exterior stairs

AMHERST

Amherst Shopping Center Associates LLC
175 University Dr., Big Y
$589,600 — Interior renovations

Stavros Center For Independent Living
210 Old Farm Road
$31,750 — Replace roof

Trustees of Hampshire College
1095 West St.
$266,240 — Ground-mounted, grid-connected solar PV array on Hampshire College field

HADLEY

Hampshire College
893 West St.
$125,500 — Adding on a 1,200 sq. ft. wood shop with material loading overhead door, wiring to be done by college. No plumbing and one wall-mount heater

NORTHAMPTON

Chicopee Kendall, LLC
129 Pleasant St.
$300 — Demolish building, including foundation and abatement

City of Northampton Parking Garage
85 Hampton Ave.
$162,000 — Replace sealant and tee-to-tee joints

Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc.
30 Locust St.
$108,826 — Create men’s and women’s locker rooms

Main St. LLP C/O Colebrook Realty Services
175 Main St.
123,993 — Renovate customer/employee areas and restrooms, repair storefront, new front door

Smith St. Associates LLC
32 Smith St.
$480,000 — Construct 70 X 80 Addition

Trustees of Smith College
12 Arnold Ave.
$117,876 — New roof, sky light replacement, and rot repair

SPRINGFIELD

Big Y
1090 St. James Ave.
$25,000 — Add new cases and coolers. Frame-in new prep area.

Blue Tarp Redevelopment Inc.
34 MGM Way
$45,860,807 — Type 1B Construction (S-2 Parking Garage)

Crown Atlantic Company
22 Birnie Ave.
$20,000 — T-Mobile/Metro PCS proposes to replace (3) air b4a antennas with (3) air 32db antennas and install 1new HCS 6×12 hybrid fiber cable. All work will be completed within the existing area

Dickinson Street Funeral Home
305 State St.
$55,000 — Alteration of funeral home into dental clinic and replacement of eight existing windows

Mass Mutual
1500 Main St.
$90,000.00 — Office renovations for Morgan Stanley on the 19th floor; 1,920 square feet. No exterior alterations

One Financial Plaza
1350 Main St.
$89,453 — Building out a room on the 11th floor for Verizon Wireless equipment

Smith & Wesson
2100 Roosevelt Ave.
$160,000 — Drill foundation and erect structural steel for carport structures, install modules, perform wiring and terminations, trench collection systems, all construction debris to be disposed of in dumpsters

Western New England University
1215 Wilbraham Road
$88,250 — Remove old roofing, install new roof, insulation, drains, drip edge, metal to spec

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Big E
1305 Memorial Ave.
$8,000 — Installation of temporary cellular antenna

Chipotle Restaurant
241 Memorial Ave.
$479,500 – Site work, utilities, paving walkways, patio, dumpster enclosure, and new building shell

Dante Club
1197 Memorial Ave.
$24,000 — Remodel rest rooms

Myron Street Apts.
20-24 Myron Street
$7,560 — Replace 3-story stairs on one side of building

Powers & Liquori Law Offices
64 Park St.
$4,500 — Remove existing metal roof on dormer only and replace with asphalt shingles

West Springfield Middle School
31 Middle School Dr.
$600 — Erect a 30 x 40 frame tent for benefit

WESTFIELD

City of Westfield
366 Little River Road
$2,190,342 — Construct 3,500-square-foot addition to Little River station

Jarvis Surgical Inc.
53 Airport Road
$20,000 — Install sprinkles in the new addition

Rosow Westfield LLC
66 South Broad St.
$12,225 — Interior alterations, install overhead & exit doors

Streamfield, LLC
303 E Main St.
$180,000 – Alterate existing vacant space to permit use

Cocchi: The Clear Choice for Sheriff

By BusinessWest Staff August 23, 2016

Opinion

As a general rule, BusinessWest does not routinely endorse candidates for political office like daily newspapers do. We do so when we think a race is so consequential that our voice should be heard.

And that is the case in the upcoming race for Hampden County Sheriff. This is a vitally important contest for the Greater Springfield area, and for many reasons. Chief among them is the fact that this election will decide a new sheriff for the first time in more than four decades. More importantly, though, it will decide who will be given the unenviable task of trying to fill the shoes of the office-holder since 1977 — Michael Ashe.

This past March, BusinessWest presented Sheriff Ashe with its coveted Difference Makers award (he’s the first politician to be so honored) for his work to revolutionize corrections and put the focus on rehabilitating prisoners, not simply warehousing them. These efforts have brightened the fortunes of those prisoners, the business community (many companies are currently employing such individuals), and area cities and towns alike by making their streets safer.

It is imperative that these programs are continued and that the tremendous sense of momentum in the Hampden County correctional system be maintained.

And for that reason, we strongly endorse Nick Cocchi, the deputy chief of security at the Hampden County’s Sheriff’s office and a 23-year veteran of that department in next month’s Democratic primary. He has helped Sheriff Ashe stay on the cutting edge of correctional rehabilitation, and he is by far the best candidate to continue this tradition.

… we strongly endorse Nick Cocchi, the deputy chief of security at the Hampden County’s Sheriff’s office and a 23-year veteran of that department in next month’s Democratic primary. He has helped Sheriff Ashe stay on the cutting edge of correctional rehabilitation, and he is by far the best candidate to continue this tradition.

We endorse Cocchi not only because of his managerial skill set but also because of his competition, especially his opponents in the Democratic primary, who are simply career politicians looking for more power, a fatter paycheck, and a much bigger pension.

This is especially true of former Springfield Mayor Michael J. Albano, currently on the Governor’s Council, an individual who certainly should not be trusted with running a correctional system with an $80 million budget, 1,000 employees, and up to 1,800 inmates.

The last time he was trusted with such responsibility, he sent the City of Springfield into receivership and a deep state of decline that required a decade to fix, not to mention many of his appointees and closest confidants going to prison in the process.

We find it ironic that Albano is demanding — and decrying a lack of — transparency, accountability, and honesty from that sheriff’s department as he campaigns. Sadly, those were qualities sorely absent from his mayoral administration, and the city paid an enormous price for his failed leadership.

The talents most required of the sheriff are those of hiring a competent team and then providing the leadership to manage it. Albano has shown that he is incapable of either.

Meanwhile, Springfield City Councilor Tom Ashe, no relation to the current sheriff, has shown that there’s seemingly no seat he won’t seek — whether he’s qualified for it or not, with the latter usually being the case, especially in this instance.

Ashe also needs to explain the child support and tax levies listed in his campaign account. If he can’t manage his own financial affairs, how can he be trusted to manage our correctional system? If accurate, these tax and child support levies disqualify Tom Ashe from being sheriff because there are or have been inmates serving time for doing exactly that — not paying child support.

As we said, Cocchi is the clear choice for Hampden County sheriff. We cannot leave the public’s safety to an unqualified career politician who will only have their own interests in mind. That’s why Sheriff Michael Ashe has endorsed Cocchi, and we wholeheartedly agree that he is the best person to serve as our next sheriff.

Gun Violence Is a Public-health Crisis

By BusinessWest Staff August 23, 2016

Opinion

By JAMES S. GESSNER, M.D.

A number of mass shootings this summer, including the one at a night club in Orlando in June that left 49 dead and another 50 injured, have stunned the nation.

Such events are becoming all too common. According to Everytown for Gun Safety, 133 mass shootings in 39 states occurred in the U.S. between January 2009 and July 2015 — almost two per month. Yet, as horrible and shocking as they are, mass shootings — defined by the FBI as any incident in which at least four people are murdered with a gun — account for a small share of firearm homicides.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that more than 33,000 deaths from firearms — about 91 a day on average — occur each year.

The statistics make it abundantly clear: gun violence is a public-health issue. And the physician’s voice — ever so critical on matters of public health — must become stronger.

The Mass. Medical Society (MMS) stance on this issue has been firm and long-standing. Our medical society’s policy on firearms and gun violence is expansive and dates back to 1995. It is guided by “the principles of reducing the number of deaths, disabilities, and injuries attributable to guns; making gun ownership safer; promoting education relative to guns, ammunition, and violence prevention for physicians and other health professionals, as well as for the public; and encouraging research to understand the risk factors related to gun violence and deaths.”

Our actions have matched our policy. Our Committee on Violence Intervention and Prevention, also established in 1995, has provided a number of resources to help reduce violence in many forms, and gun violence has been prominent among the topics.

From testimony on proposed legislation on Beacon Hill to education for patients; from resources for physicians on talking with patients to our most recent Public Health Leadership Forum on Firearm Violence in April, to then-MMS President Dr. Richard Aghababian’s call to action following the school shootings in Newtown in 2012, gun safety and gun violence have been key issues for our society.

It is heartening to see more physician groups lend their strong support to the effort. The American Medical Assoc. (AMA), with long-standing policies on reducing violence from firearms, stated its position at this year’s annual meeting, adopting a policy calling gun violence in the U.S. “a public-health crisis” that requires a comprehensive public-health response and solution. Perhaps most important, the AMA also resolved to lobby Congress to overturn legislation that for 20 years has banned the CDC from conducting research on gun violence.

Our actions have matched our policy. Our Committee on Violence Intervention and Prevention, also established in 1995, has provided a number of resources to help reduce violence in many forms, and gun violence has been prominent among the topics.

A second resolution by the AMA on firearm availability encourages legislation that would enforce a waiting period and background check for all firearm purchases and urges additional legislation to ban the manufacture, sale, or import of lethal and non-lethal guns of non-metallic materials that can not be identified by weapons-detection devices.

In April 2015, seven physician organizations, along with the American Public Health Assoc. and American Bar Assoc., issued a call to action, declaring that “deaths and injuries related to firearms constitute a major public-health problem in the United States.”

I am proud to say that more efforts at our medical society are underway. Our Leadership Forum provided materials for six continuing-medical-education courses on gun violence that launched at the end of June. Among the topics are the role of the clinician, community-based prevention, and evaluating the risk for gun violence in patients. Additionally, we are participating with Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey in developing materials to enhance the provider-patient relationship regarding firearms.

The shock of Orlando and other recent tragedies may fade over time, but physician efforts to reduce gun violence should not. Attorney General Healey, speaking at our Leadership Forum, highlighted the importance of physician participation in curbing gun violence, saying it will require a “partnership” with physicians. Indeed it will.

Dr. James S. Gessner is president of the Mass. Medical Society.

Building Permits

By BusinessWest Staff August 23, 2016

Building Permits Departments

The following building permits were issued during the months of July and August 2016.

AGAWAM

Bona Housekeeping
16 Ralph St.
Valbona Ahmeti

D. Castonguay Trucking
133 Colemore St.
Dan Castonguay

Main School Realty
701-711 Main St.
Laura Posnik

The Deli on Walnut
369 Walnut St. Ext.
Antoinette Lambert

AMHERST

Legionary Personal Computers
108 Larkspur Dr.
Audrey O’Connell & Kevin Mepham

Life Plan Realty
71 Country Corners Road
James D. Linfield

The Kern Kafe
Hampshire College
893 West St.
Michael McKenna

The Pucino Group
521 Old Farm Road
Helmi Ann Pucino

CHICOPEE

David J. Roy Electrician
621 Grattan St.
David J Roy

Kate’s Boutique
55 Columba St.
Kate Daborowski

Total Exterior Services
218 Pondview Dr.
Derek Joe Sipma

Westover Maintenance
122 Casey Dr.
Wess Kenneth Boucher

NORTHAMPTON

Anderson Services
263 Ryan Road
Donald Anderson

Drawn to Ecology
26 Dewey Court
Alyssandra Black

Glazed Doughnut Shop
8 Craft Ave.
Keren Rhodes

Inkpot Pens
43 Murphy Terrace
Francis St. Germain

SPRINGFIELD

Cumberland Farms #0202
798 Carew St.
John Daly

Day & Night Convenience Store
671 State St.
Zeeshan Ali

Deniliva Inc., DBA Liberty
1179 State St.
Steven Kowalski

Happy Feet Child Care
439 Riverside Road
Zoila Rosario

Legacy Hair Studio
243 Main St.
Jasmine Huertas

M-F Brothers Painting
36 Acorn St., 1st Fl.
Maximino Serrano

Miss Jackie’s Family Child Care
50 Massachusetts Ave.
Jacklyn

Omy and Los Properties
38 Carver St.
Omy Carlderon

RMS Courier Service
245 St. James Ave.
Rosa Maeghan Scavron

Tremar Transportation
69 Grand St.
Michael Thomas

Walden Corp/DBA
181 A Chestnut St.
Derryl Devon Gibbs

West Springfield

BD Hair Design
62 Westfield St.
Barbara Dame

Dante Club Golf League
454 Main St.
Roland Navone

Elegant Lighting
1680 Riverdale St.
Tatyana Gut

Hospitality Restaurant
977 Main St.
Dheyaa Habeeb

Quick Stop Food
20 River Street
Amanullah Khan

WESTFIELD

Book Club Bookstore LLC
2 Main St.
Book Club Bookstore LLC

Christina Rosario Photography
13 Noble St.
Christina Rosario

Classic Northeast Gardens
1029 North Road
Tanya Costigan

Kosinski Farms
336 Russellville Road
Gene M. Kosinski

Nicole Wzorek Designs
22 Little River Road
Nicole Wzorek

Park Square Dental, PC
60 Court St.
Sushma Reddy, Donthi Reddy

Vast Energy Services
210 Munger Hill Road
Joseph J. Vaschak

Walton Read
33 Hassler St.
Susan Howard

Whip City Pools
7 Crown St.
Jamie Rossi

Real Estate Transactions

By BusinessWest Staff August 23, 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

BERNARDSTON

91 Bald Mountain Road
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $174,500
Buyer: Brian T. Seaman
Seller: Thomas F. Seaman
Date: 07/21/16

BUCKLAND

31 School St.
Buckland, MA 01338
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Raymond Lanza-Weil
Seller: John D. Marry
Date: 07/13/16

COLRAIN

258 Main Road
Colrain, MA 01340
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Kurt J. Wenzler
Seller: Stuart S. Kingsley
Date: 07/15/16

48 Reils Road
Colrain, MA 01340
Amount: $246,500
Buyer: Steven Derscha
Seller: William K. Spencer
Date: 07/22/16

DEERFIELD

33 Graves St.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Brian A. Pytko
Seller: Nell Schechterle
Date: 07/15/16

76 Hillside Road
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $278,000
Buyer: Douglas E. Montminy
Seller: Marc G. Weinberger
Date: 07/15/16

196 Mill Village Road
Deerfield, MA 01342
Amount: $224,000
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Brian J. Noyes
Date: 07/20/16

67 Sugarloaf St.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $288,000
Buyer: Mark A. Wightman
Seller: Carol J. Gritz
Date: 07/11/16

69 Sugarloaf St.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Mark A. Wightman
Seller: Carol J. Gritz
Date: 07/11/16

161 Upper Road
Deerfield, MA 01342
Amount: $196,000
Buyer: Robert H. Daigle
Seller: Robert H. Daigle
Date: 07/21/16

ERVING

19 Mountain Road
Erving, MA 01344
Amount: $159,000
Buyer: Rodney W. Willis
Seller: Crosby, Ruth S., (Estate)
Date: 07/14/16

4 Semb Dr.
Erving, MA 01344
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Aubrey S. Kocjan
Seller: Lori A. Hall
Date: 07/22/16

GREENFIELD

382 Adams Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $234,000
Buyer: Daniel J. Carew
Seller: Louis S. Giramma
Date: 07/21/16

18-20 Beech St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $146,120
Buyer: UMassfive College FCU
Seller: Kathleen M. Sullivan
Date: 07/22/16

397 Davis St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Hilaire Chucky
Seller: Sherri A. Hickey
Date: 07/13/16

335 Federal St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $152,500
Buyer: Samuel W. Stafford
Seller: Penny J. Stewart
Date: 07/15/16

425 Federal St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $133,500
Buyer: 425 Federal LLC
Seller: Ruggeri, Sebastian J., (Estate)
Date: 07/11/16

126 Maple St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Sean C. Devlin
Seller: Joshua A. Isles
Date: 07/19/16

145 Montague City Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Jennifer Smith
Seller: Tracy A. Caisse
Date: 07/14/16

36 Revere Circle
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Jenna Skutnik-Sheffield
Seller: Dylan D. Chase
Date: 07/20/16

HEATH

1 Clearwater Dr.
Heath, MA 01346
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Richard Allard
Seller: Wayne M. Macdonald
Date: 07/21/16

LEVERETT

15 Chestnut Hill Road
Leverett, MA 01054
Amount: $355,000
Buyer: 15 Chestnut Hill Road TR
Seller: Ian Winokur
Date: 07/12/16

LEYDEN

555 West Leyden Road
Leyden, MA 01337
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Roark C. Herron
Seller: Patrick D. Sullivan
Date: 07/18/16

MONTAGUE

19 G St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $129,000
Buyer: Sadoway, Jack, (Estate)
Seller: Todd M. Shute
Date: 07/14/16

26 Maple St.
Montague, MA 01301
Amount: $194,000
Buyer: Suzanne L. Lomanto
Seller: Lorraine D. Boguslawski
Date: 07/11/16

132 Montague City Road
Montague, MA 01301
Amount: $127,000
Buyer: Curtis J. Lindberg
Seller: Douglas E. Montminy
Date: 07/15/16

16 Old Sunderland Road
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $242,000
Buyer: Amy E. Bovaird
Seller: Melissa L. Ross
Date: 07/22/16

70 Old Sunderland Road
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $238,000
Buyer: Kimberlee A. Gilhuly
Seller: Diane L. Norman
Date: 07/15/16

98 South Prospect St.
Montague, MA 01349
Amount: $176,000
Buyer: Shawn Peyton-Pack
Seller: Craig Mackinnon
Date: 07/15/16

71 Turners Falls Road
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $142,000
Buyer: William J. Doyle
Seller: William A. Mackinnon
Date: 07/14/16

NEW SALEM

102 Whitaker Road
New Salem, MA 01355
Amount: $207,296
Buyer: Matthew J. Ferris
Seller: Garrick P. Doherty
Date: 07/13/16

ORANGE

80 East Myrtle St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $134,000
Buyer: Adam S. Whitten
Seller: Swan, Richard C., (Estate)
Date: 07/22/16

189 Holtshire Road
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $184,000
Buyer: Terry L. Parker
Seller: Marc E. Parent
Date: 07/22/16

410 Holtshire Road
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Juliana L. Costa
Seller: Nathan A. Lacroix
Date: 07/11/16

170 Main St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $237,500
Buyer: Andrew S. Daisey
Seller: Raymond A. Teague
Date: 07/15/16

40 Town Farm Road
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: HSBC Bank
Seller: Anne M. Chenausky
Date: 07/11/16

SHUTESBURY

56 Lakeview Road
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Amount: $309,900
Buyer: Lisa L. Adams
Seller: Jeremey A. Wright
Date: 07/21/16

375 Locks Pond Road
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: David R. Bernard
Seller: Donna L. Thackeray
Date: 07/22/16

291 Wendell Road
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Amount: $229,000
Buyer: Melanie R. Desilva
Seller: Margaret M. Miklovich
Date: 07/19/16

SUNDERLAND

57 South Plain Road
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $294,000
Buyer: Leif C. Riddington
Seller: William L. Rice
Date: 07/22/16

WHATELY

95 Westbrook Road
Whately, MA 01093
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Christopher R. Bourbeau
Seller: John P. Betsold
Date: 07/15/16

HAMPDEN COUNTY

AGAWAM

48 Carmen Ave.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Nationstar Mortgage LLC
Seller: Barbara Nutbrown
Date: 07/14/16

712 Cooper St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Dmitriy Sidoryuk
Seller: Antonia Liquori
Date: 07/18/16

79 Cosgrove Ave.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Daniel D. Osborn-Schray
Seller: Travis L. Trout
Date: 07/22/16

121 Fairview St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Nicolle Serafino
Seller: Christina Crevier
Date: 07/22/16

59 Federal Ave.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $149,900
Buyer: Kelly Day
Seller: Catherine A. Valego
Date: 07/20/16

49 James St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $143,650
Buyer: Deutsche Bank
Seller: Raymond J. Smith
Date: 07/18/16

199 Juniper Ridge Dr.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $408,000
Buyer: Jack E. Vadnais
Seller: David M. Lloyd
Date: 07/15/16

111 Kensington St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Darren M. Rempp
Seller: Colleen A. Secovich
Date: 07/22/16

41 Lealand Ave.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $172,000
Buyer: Peter M. Brault
Seller: Courtney J. Marshall
Date: 07/15/16

14 Mallard Circle
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $279,000
Buyer: Shawn P. Tatro
Seller: Aaron D. Holloway
Date: 07/20/16

140 Maple St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Fred R. Slattery
Seller: Elizabeth A. Jarvis
Date: 07/13/16

29 Mckinley St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $163,000
Buyer: Stephen A. Virella
Seller: John Williamson
Date: 07/18/16

586 Mill St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $567,450
Buyer: Chicopee Kendall LLC
Seller: Joseph L. Hart
Date: 07/21/16

9 Nolan Lane
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $397,500
Buyer: Aaron D. Holloway
Seller: Patrick Benvenuto
Date: 07/21/16

42 Norman Terrace
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $141,000
Buyer: Vitalie Radu
Seller: Wilmington Savings
Date: 07/13/16

41 Pineview Circle
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: STE Properties LLC
Seller: Susan C. Roberts
Date: 07/22/16

425 Pine St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $378,750
Buyer: Nancy L. Lane
Seller: Vincenzo P. Tirone
Date: 07/14/16

12 Scherpa St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Elizabeth M. Gavioli
Seller: Kyle A. Gendron
Date: 07/20/16

65 Shopping Center
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: 65 Agawam Shopping Center LLC
Seller: BGL Corp.
Date: 07/21/16

24-26 Walnut St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Xueling Tang
Seller: Samue L. Fay
Date: 07/19/16

BLANDFORD

19 Herrick Road
Blandford, MA 01008
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Richard A. Lesperance
Seller: Kathleen M. Deviny
Date: 07/18/16

1 Maple Lane
Blandford, MA 01008
Amount: $146,000
Buyer: Sean P. Slowey
Seller: David Y. Proctor
Date: 07/21/16

BRIMFIELD

31 Lyman Barnes Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $357,000
Buyer: Paul B. Blackburn
Seller: David B. Deraleau
Date: 07/20/16

48 Washington Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Joseph Fife
Seller: Roger E. Woods
Date: 07/19/16

CHESTER

689 Skyline Trail
Chester, MA 01011
Amount: $144,000
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Anthony A. Volino
Date: 07/22/16

CHICOPEE

67 Basil Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $249,500
Buyer: James R. Cartier
Seller: Richard H. Gelinas
Date: 07/15/16

167 Beauregard Terrace
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $159,500
Buyer: Xizhong Yu
Seller: Shawn A. Guilbault
Date: 07/15/16

38 Dallaire Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Jaime Gilbert
Seller: Tuttle, Barbara A., (Estate)
Date: 07/15/16

25 Florence St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $246,000
Buyer: Ekrem Ademi
Seller: Renata Obiedzinski
Date: 07/14/16

34 Frink St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $190,900
Buyer: Kathleen M. Lavallee
Seller: Dennis R. Kahelalis
Date: 07/12/16

124 Gelinas Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Joshua E. Fradette
Seller: Jean B. Crevier IRT
Date: 07/22/16

38 Keddy Blvd.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $129,600
Buyer: Nationstar Mortgage LLC
Seller: Eric J. Davidson
Date: 07/14/16

45 Keith St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Lisa A. Phillips
Seller: Kevin A. Morris
Date: 07/15/16

83 Mandalay Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $159,900
Buyer: Deborah A. Dart
Seller: Christina K. Ford
Date: 07/15/16

100 Mandalay Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $146,925
Buyer: Heather M. Pietras-Gladu
Seller: Gail L. Turgeon
Date: 07/22/16

17 Morgan Circle
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $336,000
Buyer: Anthony Garfi
Seller: CRA Holdings Inc.
Date: 07/21/16

87 Old Farm Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $173,000
Buyer: Kimberly Sullivan
Seller: Robert Sadowski
Date: 07/22/16

202 Old Lyman Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Casey A. Breault
Seller: DGL Properties LLC
Date: 07/20/16

93 Paradise St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $156,500
Buyer: Daisy M. Aguilar
Seller: Annette M. Rochon
Date: 07/15/16

44 Pearl St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Richard L. Guimond
Seller: Peter J. Burek
Date: 07/11/16

90 Quartus St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Beatriz Agosto
Seller: Tyrone Osoimalo
Date: 07/15/16

160 Ruskin St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $178,000
Buyer: Roxanne Labonte
Seller: Benjamin R. Christopher
Date: 07/11/16

1 Sherbrooke St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Joseph R. Beaulieu
Seller: Jeannette M. Beaulieu
Date: 07/13/16

189 Silvin Road
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $118,000
Buyer: Joseph M. Tarka
Seller: Joseph P. Tavernier
Date: 07/22/16

121 Streiber Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $191,000
Buyer: Jaime Santiago
Seller: Rachel M. Garfi
Date: 07/21/16

EAST LONGMEADOW

182 Benton Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $4,500,000
Buyer: Storage Properties East Longmeadow
Seller: Big Wind Corp.
Date: 07/14/16

21 Gates Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $226,000
Buyer: Daniel M. Dumala
Seller: Joseph F. Dilk
Date: 07/15/16

48 Greenwich Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $404,000
Buyer: Richard J. Condon
Seller: Daniel J. Swords
Date: 07/13/16

60 Helen Circle
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $150,439
Buyer: JP Morgan Chase Bank
Seller: Scott R. Lafond
Date: 07/11/16

10 Jennifer Lane
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Robert W. Jergensen
Seller: Gia Santaniello
Date: 07/22/16

98 Maple St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $192,450
Buyer: Deutsche Bank
Seller: James J. Griffin
Date: 07/19/16

10 Maynard St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $172,000
Buyer: David P. Stgeorge
Seller: Oscar Real Estate LLC
Date: 07/15/16

24 Mill Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Dianne M. Evans
Seller: Michael Carabetta
Date: 07/12/16

76 Millbrook Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $203,000
Buyer: Matthew J. Turowsky
Seller: Bailey, Albert 3rd, (Estate)
Date: 07/18/16

30 North Circle Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Jill M. Pszeniczny
Seller: Bruce W. Stebbins
Date: 07/12/16

141 Old Farm Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $570,000
Buyer: Talal Khan
Seller: Italo Santaniello
Date: 07/21/16

32 Scantic Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $232,500
Buyer: Colin J. Robinson
Seller: Charles G. Lutz
Date: 07/15/16

4 Theresa St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $172,000
Buyer: Ryan P. Dermody
Seller: Matthew S. Hooper
Date: 07/22/16

11 Vadnais St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $169,900
Buyer: Shahadat Hossain
Seller: Adriana Lefebvre
Date: 07/21/16

65 Westernview Circle
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $343,880
Buyer: Bank of America
Seller: Whitney T. Thompson
Date: 07/22/16

78 Woodbridge Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $586,500
Buyer: Christopher D. McKinnon
Seller: Daniel J. Kleeberg
Date: 07/13/16

GRANVILLE

23 Dickinson Dr.
Granville, MA 01034
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Michael Hooben
Seller: Monica W. Mills
Date: 07/15/16

346 Main Road
Granville, MA 01034
Amount: $254,500
Buyer: Amy Jones
Seller: Nicholas Haftmann
Date: 07/13/16

474 Main Road
Granville, MA 01034
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Timothy A. Rickis
Seller: Carrie A. Forshay
Date: 07/15/16

538 South Lane
Granville, MA 01034
Amount: $555,000
Buyer: Mark A. Gargiulo
Seller: Peter J. Batchelar
Date: 07/15/16

HAMPDEN

15 Fisher Lane
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $222,500
Buyer: Anthony D. Smith
Seller: Joyce A. Dugre
Date: 07/20/16

71 Highland Circle
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $415,000
Buyer: Angel J. Rios
Seller: Bruce Stewart
Date: 07/19/16

HOLLAND

5 Candlewood Court
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $292,800
Buyer: Simon J. Gunnell
Seller: Bogdan Wyszomirski
Date: 07/18/16

1 Howlett Dr.
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $256,500
Buyer: Peter J. Brandolini
Seller: David S. Carson
Date: 07/11/16

Lake Dr.
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $129,000
Buyer: Holly M. Frisbie
Seller: Rebecca A. Bianchi
Date: 07/14/16

2 Old County Way
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Maple Ledge Associates
Seller: Kent E. Andersen
Date: 07/13/16

124 Old County Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $127,000
Buyer: Michael Damato
Seller: Kevin Sawyer
Date: 07/18/16

HOLYOKE

31 Bray Park Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $189,900
Buyer: Ian M. Guenette
Seller: Kara A. Schoeffel
Date: 07/22/16

18 Columbus Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Carmen O. Pena
Seller: Jeremy V. Croake
Date: 07/15/16

8 Liberty St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Alexandra J. Rowland
Seller: Chester W. Dudley
Date: 07/22/16

76 Lincoln St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $238,600
Buyer: Carolyn R. Sheridan
Seller: Sarah J. Dalhaus
Date: 07/11/16

1244 Main St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $137,024
Buyer: HSBC Bank
Seller: Cindy B. Baran
Date: 07/12/16

21 Norwood Terrace
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $121,000
Buyer: Jodine Powers
Seller: Wells Fargo Bank
Date: 07/22/16

568 South East St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: ALE Ventures LLC
Seller: 568 South East Street LLC
Date: 07/15/16

22 Upland Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $176,000
Buyer: Cheryl G. Labrie
Seller: Patricia A. Keane
Date: 07/22/16

1 Wayne Court
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Trent Rivers
Seller: Lesley K. Lauderdale
Date: 07/19/16

LONGMEADOW

124 Birnie Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $152,500
Buyer: Michael Michaud
Seller: Katherine Cincotta
Date: 07/14/16

56 Churchill Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $569,500
Buyer: Stephen J. Kelly
Seller: Richard M. Owens
Date: 07/11/16

174 Edgewood Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $259,500
Buyer: Daniel E. Sewell
Seller: Ronald Rice
Date: 07/22/16

75 Erskine Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $470,000
Buyer: Manish Sharma
Seller: Audrey G. Psaltis
Date: 07/15/16

57 Eton Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $396,900
Buyer: Garth Wolber
Seller: Richard J. Condon
Date: 07/13/16

1016 Frank Smith Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $395,000
Buyer: Carl A. Antonucci
Seller: Harold H. Hershelman
Date: 07/18/16

34 Greenwich Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $639,000
Buyer: Dean Curtis
Seller: Amy L. Greenbaum
Date: 07/21/16

626 Laurel St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Roberto D. Naranjo
Seller: Marsha P. Conniff
Date: 07/11/16

787 Longmeadow St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $449,900
Buyer: David Lyon-Bennett
Seller: Robert A. Lusardi
Date: 07/22/16

66 Metacomet Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $336,500
Buyer: Rachel L. Goldberg
Seller: Patrick J. McCoy
Date: 07/15/16

126 Oakwood Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $257,200
Buyer: Paul W. Koetsch
Seller: Carol A. Breton
Date: 07/15/16

7 Twin Hills Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $680,000
Buyer: Susan E. Denmark
Seller: Todd M. Adelson
Date: 07/20/16

312 Williams St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Alecka J. Kress
Seller: Erin Beaulieu
Date: 07/12/16

LUDLOW

25 Bliss St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $349,800
Buyer: Glen W. Shenkin
Seller: Gois Building Inc.
Date: 07/22/16

29 Cherry St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: James W. Monette
Seller: Adam Provost
Date: 07/15/16

23 Daisy Lane
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $312,000
Buyer: Kristie Burdick
Seller: Gary G. Decoteau
Date: 07/18/16

81 Lockland Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Renata Lewandowska
Seller: Elaine Tranquilli
Date: 07/18/16

1081 Lyon St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $341,000
Buyer: Adam J. Provost
Seller: James R. Cartier
Date: 07/15/16

42 Prokop Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $187,500
Buyer: James E. Morell
Seller: Melissa M. Miele
Date: 07/20/16

132 River St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $209,500
Buyer: Melissa Ibay
Seller: Myrna E. Vehr
Date: 07/14/16

16 Vienna Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $167,000
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Christopher P. Silveira
Date: 07/20/16

MONSON

42 Bradway Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $290,500
Buyer: Richard D. Gastone
Seller: Kevin C. Ferguson
Date: 07/15/16

14 Silver St.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $219,000
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Robert M. Clingman
Date: 07/13/16

167 Stafford Hollow Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Robert Pratt
Seller: Joeli R. McQuaid-Robert
Date: 07/15/16

PALMER

1 Beacon Dr.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $12,100,000
Buyer: BC Palmer Green LLC
Seller: Palmer Green Assocs. LP
Date: 07/14/16

29 Bourne St.
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $157,000
Buyer: Angela M. Lebel
Seller: Zofia Gorzynska
Date: 07/20/16

87 Flynt St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $162,900
Buyer: Michael Bedrosian
Seller: Dean P. Smith
Date: 07/14/16

19 Oakland St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $157,000
Buyer: Jared M. Sawabi
Seller: Robert Ray-Canterbury
Date: 07/15/16

57 Olney Road
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Carlos M. Huertas
Seller: Anthony E. Poindexter
Date: 07/12/16

3051 Palmer St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $239,250
Buyer: Michael R. Harris
Seller: Mark Jackson
Date: 07/15/16

1352 Park St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Matthew Johnson
Seller: Michael T. Marquette
Date: 07/15/16

2050 Pleasant St.
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Jesse E. Taylor
Seller: Lisa F. Godek
Date: 07/21/16

1130 South Main St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Amherst Railway Society
Seller: Crossway Christian Church
Date: 07/21/16

31 Smith St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $287,000
Buyer: David B. Deraleau
Seller: Richard M. Opper
Date: 07/20/16

129 Springfield St.
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $154,000
Buyer: Lauren M. Reutenauer
Seller: Rose C. Dinelle
Date: 07/18/16

RUSSELL

75 Highland Ave.
Russell, MA 01071
Amount: $261,000
Buyer: Leo S. Hicks
Seller: Margaret L. Belanger
Date: 07/15/16

SPRINGFIELD

57 Allen St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $768,000
Buyer: Allen 57 LLC
Seller: Bill Stathakos
Date: 07/20/16

187 Arcadia Blvd.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $169,900
Buyer: Raymond Gonzalez
Seller: Andrew J. Jolicoeur
Date: 07/19/16

53 Balfour Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $159,900
Buyer: Sean C. Devanney
Seller: Siobhan E. O’Toole
Date: 07/12/16

406-408 Belmont Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $795,000
Buyer: Sic Infit LLC
Seller: Stoneridge Realty LLC
Date: 07/15/16

36 Belvidere St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $174,000
Buyer: Stephen F. Rivers
Seller: Bryant M. Melluzzo
Date: 07/22/16

315 Boston Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $819,000
Buyer: UH Boston 315 LLC
Seller: Bill Stathakos
Date: 07/20/16

28 Brown St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $134,233
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Christopher C. Grier
Date: 07/22/16

35 Burnside Terrace
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $129,900
Buyer: Lenin A. Diaz-Guerrero
Seller: Tracy L. Lukas
Date: 07/15/16

188 Cherokee Dr.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $121,000
Buyer: Tavia Jones
Seller: Evelyn Vergara
Date: 07/22/16

78 Dana St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $131,000
Buyer: Jessica Santiago
Seller: Arnaud T. Goulette
Date: 07/11/16

5 Danaher Circle
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Derek Metras
Seller: Diane M. Laporte
Date: 07/22/16

299-301 Dorset St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $158,000
Buyer: John F. McCarthy
Seller: HSB Investments LLC
Date: 07/22/16

37 Dresden St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $130,463
Buyer: Wilmington Savings
Seller: Thomas Crane
Date: 07/11/16

475 Dwight Road
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $166,000
Buyer: Bison Biswa
Seller: Jill Yarkey-Judd
Date: 07/15/16

75 Edgemont St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $124,999
Buyer: Paul Gilday
Seller: Branco Construction LLC
Date: 07/18/16

239 El Paso St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Jesse Carman
Seller: Wayne P. Labranche
Date: 07/18/16

150 Ellendale Circle
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Mary Corbett
Seller: Jeffrey E. Kline
Date: 07/19/16

248 Fiberloid St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Jeff Patnaude
Seller: Jason R. Blinn
Date: 07/14/16

515 Forest Hills Road
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Doria M. Farrington
Seller: Richard Delviscio
Date: 07/15/16

225 Gillette Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $212,000
Buyer: James Francisco
Seller: Stephen M. Orszulak
Date: 07/14/16

32 Glenoak Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $177,400
Buyer: Michael P. O’Connor
Seller: Carol A. Thompson
Date: 07/14/16

21 Glenvale St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $175,037
Buyer: Edward E. Comini
Seller: Christopher J. Morrison
Date: 07/12/16

83 Groveland St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $117,000
Buyer: Nidia Torres
Seller: Michael A. Witek
Date: 07/15/16

78 Grover St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $123,500
Buyer: Jessica L. Demaio
Seller: Hedge Hog Industries Corp.
Date: 07/13/16

335 Hermitage Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $161,500
Buyer: Gregory P. Hebert
Seller: Joseph J. Scruton
Date: 07/20/16

79 Judson St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $219,000
Buyer: Stephen D. Clay
Seller: K&N Properties LLC
Date: 07/15/16

73 Kirk Dr.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Sheila I. Gonzalez
Seller: Bryant M. Hersh
Date: 07/22/16

12 Leyfred Terrace
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Suzy-Ann N. Baker
Seller: Vadim G. Romanchenko
Date: 07/18/16

89-91 Lyndale St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $159,900
Buyer: Jesse Martinez
Seller: Robert C. Leduc
Date: 07/15/16

25 Lynebrook Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Kyle M. Mascaro
Seller: Dennis J. Dowling
Date: 07/22/16

90 Macomber Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $201,000
Buyer: Syreeta Frazer
Seller: Keith A. Romano
Date: 07/12/16

644-652 Main St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $713,000
Buyer: UH Main 644 LLC
Seller: Bill Stathakos
Date: 07/20/16

62 Manchester Terrace
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $146,500
Buyer: Ashlee Viens
Seller: Colin J. Robinson
Date: 07/15/16

169-171 Maynard St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $119,900
Buyer: Jose Martinez
Seller: Daphne McDonald
Date: 07/15/16

93-95 Melha Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Eliana Taveras
Seller: Matteo J. RETtura
Date: 07/22/16

78-80 Mooreland St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: KG Holdings Inc.
Seller: William Raleigh
Date: 07/15/16

34 Newport St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $139,000
Buyer: Gloria Garcia
Seller: Brianne C. Methe
Date: 07/14/16

54 Oak Hollow Road
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $136,000
Buyer: Dean T. Godek
Seller: Luso FCU
Date: 07/20/16

83 Oakwood Terrace
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Justin M. Crapps
Seller: Viviana Council
Date: 07/15/16

90 Ogden St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Jean Claude-Letendre
Seller: Gladys C. Markuson
Date: 07/12/16

1943 Page Blvd.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Manuel Dejesus-Santiago
Seller: Elias Colon
Date: 07/18/16

60 Palmyra St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $181,986
Buyer: Bank Of America
Seller: Benjamin B. Fox
Date: 07/18/16

72 Pear St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Tonika Feliciano
Seller: Nelson Garcia
Date: 07/18/16

34 Rencelau St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $178,000
Buyer: Katina M. Syner
Seller: Timothy F. Murphy
Date: 07/22/16

65 Riverview Terrace
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $258,000
Buyer: Kerry-Ann Crichton
Seller: SAW Construction LLC
Date: 07/19/16

57 Rochford Circle
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Nationstar Mortgage LLC
Seller: Quang N. Nguyen
Date: 07/14/16

82 Rochford Circle
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Christopher P. Labonte
Seller: Labonte, Shirley W., (Estate)
Date: 07/14/16

79 Roosevelt Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $149,900
Buyer: David Borkosky
Seller: Cheryl A. Raymond
Date: 07/15/16

32 Scarsdale Road
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Loni J. Sawtelle
Seller: James Niedbala
Date: 07/11/16

219 Seymour Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $137,000
Buyer: Samuel Gomez-Gonzalez
Seller: MYA Realty LLC
Date: 07/14/16

32 Sawmill Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $157,500
Buyer: Erika Linares
Seller: Denise L. Dickinson
Date: 07/19/16

5 Signal Hill Circle
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $296,000
Buyer: Ernesto A. Castillo
Seller: Stanley Czaplicki
Date: 07/15/16

335 Sunrise Terrace
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $131,000
Buyer: Ace Home Equity Loan TR
Seller: Tony Yarborough
Date: 07/12/16

70 Sunset Dr.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Kirsten M. Schuster
Seller: MYA Realty LLC
Date: 07/12/16

48 Thompson St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Brian E. Layfield
Seller: Jesse Carman
Date: 07/18/16

365 Tiffany St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $199,000
Buyer: Nancy J. Shewchuck
Seller: Sapphire Property Development LLC
Date: 07/14/16

95 Victoria St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $119,000
Buyer: Angel Rodriguez
Seller: Miguel A. Filpo
Date: 07/22/16

21-23 Virginia St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $119,445
Buyer: Bank New York Mellon
Seller: Michael C. Tuitt
Date: 07/22/16

90-92 West Alvord St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $127,000
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Joseph Sostre-Diaz
Date: 07/11/16

73 Wakefield St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $124,000
Buyer: Stephanie T. Jenkins
Seller: Lee A. Smola
Date: 07/15/16

195 Whittum Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $185,900
Buyer: Luis A. Flores
Seller: Richard Chang
Date: 07/20/16

100 Wilmont St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: George Allen
Seller: Teneo Properties LLC
Date: 07/21/16

19-21 Windemere St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Marcus Wannamaker
Seller: Mario J. Tascon
Date: 07/14/16

1150 Worcester St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $133,000
Buyer: Kimone Gilbert
Seller: Kerri J. Niemice
Date: 07/11/16

1090 Worthington St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $389,000
Buyer: Bridge Home Inc.
Seller: Stephen P. White
Date: 07/22/16

SOUTHWICK

16 Gillette Ave.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: HSBC Bank
Seller: Joseph P. Myette
Date: 07/13/16

13 Grandview St.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Benjamin J. Barton
Seller: Ralph H. Barton
Date: 07/11/16

16 Jeffrey Circle
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $324,900
Buyer: Matthew S. Bailey
Seller: Thomas R. Drapeau
Date: 07/15/16

316 North Loomis St.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $279,900
Buyer: John J. Morizio
Seller: Mark A. Criscitelli
Date: 07/12/16

3 Overlook Lane
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $123,000
Buyer: Carolyn J. Cardaropoli
Seller: Pinnacle Estates at the Ranch
Date: 07/21/16

126 South Loomis St.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Maryssa C. Cook-Obregon
Seller: James N. Beaulieu
Date: 07/19/16

8 Veteran St.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $154,000
Buyer: Michael L. Menard
Seller: Susan W. Gilbert
Date: 07/15/16

73 Vining Hill Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $122,000
Buyer: William Kingman
Seller: Cynthia Marshall
Date: 07/22/16

TOLLAND

166 Brook Lane
Tolland, MA 01034
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: William Minarik
Seller: John D. Martin
Date: 07/14/16

WEST SPRINGFIELD

128 Althea St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $246,000
Buyer: Tracy L. Renaud
Seller: Donald F. Scripter
Date: 07/22/16

18 Ames Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $144,000
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Kathleen E. Sullivan
Date: 07/22/16

57 Belmont Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $202,000
Buyer: Scott Henderson
Seller: Shane J. Coffey
Date: 07/12/16

159 Connecticut Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $269,000
Buyer: Noah L. Cahillane
Seller: Oak Ridge Custom Home
Date: 07/22/16

43 Dorwin Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $229,900
Buyer: Robert E. McQueen
Seller: Kristen M. Haskins
Date: 07/18/16

232 Great Plains Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Rene O. Feliberty
Seller: David Braska
Date: 07/12/16

245 Lancaster Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Rebecca L. Taylor
Seller: Sergey Radionov
Date: 07/15/16

179 Lower Beverly Hills
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Anibal Jurado-Cruz
Seller: Craig W. Brown
Date: 07/12/16

76 Lynne Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Qahil Ahmeti
Seller: Frank W. Orr
Date: 07/13/16

758 Main St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: Javat Azizov
Seller: Xiuyu Ma
Date: 07/15/16

18-20 Morningside Terrace
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: MCL NT
Seller: Melissa Lichwan-Besse
Date: 07/13/16

49 Overlook Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $216,400
Buyer: Keith R. Laflamme
Seller: Lisa M. Grondin
Date: 07/15/16

88 Partridge Lane
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Andrey Korniyenko
Seller: James F. Sullivan
Date: 07/21/16

224 Prospect Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $197,500
Buyer: Priscilla A. Turgeon
Seller: S&C Homebuyers LLC
Date: 07/21/16

41 Silver St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $163,000
Buyer: Deutsche Bank
Seller: Melanie D. Allen
Date: 07/12/16

442 Westfield St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $435,000
Buyer: T&Y LLC
Seller: Mark J. Danalis
Date: 07/15/16

2275 Westfield St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Scott Ryan
Seller: Krishel P. Allen
Date: 07/22/16

47 Wilder Terrace
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Maksim Kolesnichenko
Seller: FNMA Date: 07/13/16

43-45 Witch Path
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $408,000
Buyer: CA&DA Realty LLC
Seller: Mark F. Stinson
Date: 07/15/16

WESTFIELD

78 Big Wood Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Anthony G. Grader
Seller: Michael C. Oglivie
Date: 07/13/16

17 Blueberry Ridge
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Steven D. Leon
Seller: Melissa A. Gagnon
Date: 07/13/16

16 Christopher Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Liliya Kostinyuk
Seller: Bayview Loan Servicing
Date: 07/18/16

19 Country Club Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Vasily Zhuk
Seller: FNMA
Date: 07/22/16

33 Ely St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Joseph M. Wynn
Seller: Charlene C. O’Rourke
Date: 07/13/16

89 Fairfield Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Emil J. Altobello
Seller: Kevin J. Uva
Date: 07/14/16

41 Fowler St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $136,110
Buyer: Samantha L. Pielock
Seller: Joshua J. Massie
Date: 07/11/16

88 Highland View St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Jason A. Croteau
Date: 07/13/16

6 Knollwood Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $219,900
Buyer: Steven M. Boisseau
Seller: Amy K. Hathaway
Date: 07/15/16

279 Loomis St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Jeffrey A. Kiratsoulis
Seller: Theodore R. Koziol
Date: 07/13/16

6 Madison St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $172,000
Buyer: Jefferey M. Pleu
Seller: Tok Chang
Date: 07/18/16

48 Maple Terrace
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $194,000
Buyer: Roland R. Deblois
Seller: John D. Daniels
Date: 07/19/16

89 Mountain View St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Tracey A. Bey
Seller: Kevin M. Dale
Date: 07/11/16

73 Old County Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Ella Krapova
Seller: John J. O’Connor
Date: 07/15/16

17 Overlook Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $249,900
Buyer: Gerald M. Oleksak
Seller: Joshua M. Carrig
Date: 07/18/16

274 Paper Mill Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $194,880
Buyer: Nationstar Mortgage LLC
Seller: Alan C. Matthews
Date: 07/19/16

50 Pleasant St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $149,000
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Ghenadie V. Cravet
Date: 07/13/16

19 Rider Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Jordan T. Figueroa
Seller: Jeffrey P. Cyr
Date: 07/13/16

15 Sherwood Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Ryan T. Maheu
Seller: Thomas D. Robert
Date: 07/15/16

34 Southview Terrace
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $210,100
Buyer: Diane E. Tillman
Seller: Elisa A. Jaskolka-Monney
Date: 07/15/16

130 Steiger Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Alexander Purshaga
Seller: Robert I. White
Date: 07/18/16

6 Stephanie Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $259,900
Buyer: Craig A. Miller
Seller: Wayne W. Wood
Date: 07/22/16

11 Susan Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $283,000
Buyer: Elizabeth J. Bigelow
Seller: Diane E. Tillman
Date: 07/15/16

25 William St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $144,757
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Kenneth A. Newell
Date: 07/15/16

18 Wilson Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Karianne M. Pioretta
Seller: Elaine J. Lees
Date: 07/13/16

WILBRAHAM

85 3 Rivers Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $222,000
Buyer: Deutsche Bank
Seller: Margaret T. Wrede
Date: 07/19/16

23 Brooklawn Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $171,000
Buyer: Stratton Renovation LLC
Seller: John Haggerty
Date: 07/12/16

195 Burleigh Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $285,850
Buyer: Sean Cavanaugh
Seller: Annemarie Sweeney
Date: 07/18/16

30 Delmor Ave.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Plumtree Real Estate LLC
Seller: FHLM
Date: 07/20/16

3 Forest Glade Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $292,500
Buyer: Kristen M. Hughes
Seller: Cheryl D. Noad
Date: 07/15/16

7 Greenwood Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Jennifer M. Jodoin
Seller: Mary C. Manning
Date: 07/15/16

3 Linwood Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $146,000
Buyer: Jonathan Courtney
Seller: US Bank
Date: 07/19/16

22 McIntosh Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $430,000
Buyer: Mathew A. Cowles
Seller: Daniel A. Shore
Date: 07/22/16

6 Pine Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Michael A. Walker
Seller: Catherine C. Deloria
Date: 07/11/16

352 Springfield St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Andre L. Lamoureux
Seller: Mary E. Dickson
Date: 07/18/16

2 Stirrup Lane
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $480,000
Buyer: Samson H. Hanka
Seller: Paul R. Bernier
Date: 07/11/16

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

AMHERST

23 Canton Ave.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: John R. Sirard
Seller: Goralski, Lillian E., (Estate)
Date: 07/15/16

151 Columbia Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Eric Engelson
Seller: Paul R. Christiansen
Date: 07/12/16

27 Glendale Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $297,500
Buyer: Jennifer H. Kaplan
Seller: Cynthia A. McDonald
Date: 07/19/16

6 Kamins Circle
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $229,900
Buyer: Francisco Cruz
Seller: Michael F. Malone
Date: 07/19/16

105 Leverett Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $304,000
Buyer: Chul Park
Seller: Melanie R. Desilva
Date: 07/13/16

30 Lindenridge Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $639,900
Buyer: Louis Parrot
Seller: Elizabeth E. Wright
Date: 07/11/16

44 Owen Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $765,000
Buyer: Peter H. Reinhart
Seller: Thomas S. Vanwinkle
Date: 07/15/16

360 Pelham Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $278,500
Buyer: Ruta M. Duncia
Seller: Melvin Carlson Jr. NT
Date: 07/14/16

156 Shutesbury Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $750,000
Buyer: Amy E. Kahn
Seller: James M. Theroux
Date: 07/21/16

61 South Mount Holyoke Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: William E. Soares
Seller: Nancy Jenal
Date: 07/21/16

211 South Pleasant St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $352,000
Buyer: Amherst College
Seller: Jennifer H. Kaplan
Date: 07/15/16

6 Smith St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $354,000
Buyer: Evan A. O’Neill
Seller: Christopher Prather
Date: 07/13/16

132 Van Meter Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $405,000
Buyer: Mukul C. Gangull
Seller: John O’Brien
Date: 07/20/16

20 Whippletree Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $394,900
Buyer: Ric Weinman
Seller: Jesse S. Ortiz
Date: 07/15/16

36 Woodlot Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $520,000
Buyer: Conrad A. Marvin
Seller: Jeannette M. Tokarz
Date: 07/20/16

BELCHERTOWN

34 Bay Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $212,000
Buyer: George W. Daole-Wellman
Seller: James O. Pazaris
Date: 07/15/16

59 Bay Path Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Daniel M. Laragy
Seller: Harold L. Boudreau
Date: 07/22/16

21 Brandywine Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $282,500
Buyer: Robert C. Merryman
Seller: Guodong Zhang
Date: 07/21/16

321 Chauncey Walker St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $259,000
Buyer: Brian R. Woodward
Seller: Jeffrey A. Demaio
Date: 07/22/16

38 Hickory Hill
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Heidi L. Bonafini
Seller: J. N. Duquette & Son Construction
Date: 07/22/16

17 Jasons Way
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $595,000
Buyer: Matthew W. Buckingham
Seller: Heidi L. Bonafini
Date: 07/22/16

17 Ledgewood Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $279,000
Buyer: Laira F. Vonschilling
Seller: Ronald C. Abdow
Date: 07/14/16

16 Nathaniel Way
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: William M. Powell
Seller: John Malinowski
Date: 07/18/16

27 Old Pelham Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $430,000
Buyer: Jeffrey Gnatek
Seller: Sarah D. Prall
Date: 07/22/16

270 South Liberty St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $157,250
Buyer: Deutsche Bank
Seller: Jeremy C. Lackie
Date: 07/21/16

633 Warren Wright Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: David D. Messing
Seller: G&H Development LLC
Date: 07/18/16

CUMMINGTON

20 Porter Hill Road
Cummington, MA 01026
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Jasper Kirk-Gardner
Seller: Andrew W. Dickinson
Date: 07/13/16

EASTHAMPTON

112 East St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $168,000
Buyer: Gary R. Campbell
Seller: Household Finance Corp. 2
Date: 07/15/16

33 Groveland St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $222,000
Buyer: Zhong Li
Seller: Andrey Korniyenko
Date: 07/20/16

11 Hannum Brook Dr.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $273,500
Buyer: John J. O’Connor
Seller: Sherrilyn A. Seklecki
Date: 07/15/16

237 Loudville Road
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $269,900
Buyer: Sherilyn A. Seklecki
Seller: Paul Wodecki
Date: 07/18/16

35 Maple St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Zachary F. Ciaschini
Seller: Marilyn Z. Cheek
Date: 07/21/16

14 Matthew Dr.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $384,636
Buyer: Bank of America
Seller: Daniel J. Greene
Date: 07/18/16

3 Pine Hill Road
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Daniel C. Labumbard
Seller: John E. Young
Date: 07/12/16

34 Pine Hill Road
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Susanne Weinman
Seller: Mary B. Bowers Manning LT
Date: 07/15/16

183-185 Pleasant St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: SSMZ LLC
Seller: Donna M. Weyant
Date: 07/19/16

8 Vadnais St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Emily C. Mew
Seller: Tomaszewski, Judith A., (Estate)
Date: 07/19/16

GOSHEN

37 Aberdeen Road
Goshen, MA 01032
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Frederick Alexander
Seller: Haskell FT
Date: 07/14/16

5 Adams Road
Goshen, MA 01032
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: David Kaufman
Seller: Lawrence & C. Osborn LT
Date: 07/15/16

GRANBY

257 Batchelor St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $279,500
Buyer: Marc C. Parent
Seller: Cheryl G. Labrie
Date: 07/22/16

34 New Ludlow Road
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Darrel B. Cutting
Seller: Ivonette Ortiz-Rodriguez
Date: 07/18/16

HADLEY

193 Hockanum Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $208,000
Buyer: Rebecca A. Bland
Seller: Samuel J. Russell
Date: 07/22/16

3 Joelle Terrace
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $399,000
Buyer: Brian R. Umberger
Seller: Andre L. Daniere
Date: 07/15/16

49 Rocky Hill Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $412,024
Buyer: Ryan G. Bamford
Seller: Richard D. Lacross
Date: 07/22/16

HUNTINGTON

8 Basket St.
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Nick Toroni
Seller: Katherine A. Kahn
Date: 07/21/16

140 Pond Brook Road
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $272,000
Buyer: Travis Trout
Seller: Gunther J. Reimann
Date: 07/22/16

NORTHAMPTON

17 Brewster Court
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $750,000
Buyer: Cago Enterprises LLC
Seller: Marjorie C. TR
Date: 07/22/16

788 Burts Pit Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $327,000
Buyer: Anne L. Zawacki
Seller: Donald Y. Stiles
Date: 07/15/16

274 Crescent St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $475,000
Buyer: Laura A. Katz
Seller: Christopher F. Clark
Date: 07/20/16

54 Grant Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Rosemund LLC
Seller: Pedruczny, Louise A., (Estate)
Date: 07/14/16

30 Hampden St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $223,000
Buyer: Christine A. Nolan
Seller: Nolan, Patricia M., (Estate)
Date: 07/15/16

57 Kensington Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $730,000
Buyer: Patrick M. Manseau
Seller: Peter W. Butler
Date: 07/11/16

18 Laurel Park
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $247,393
Buyer: Thomas J. Herman
Seller: Center At 35 State St. LLC
Date: 07/22/16

13 Lexington Ave.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $258,000
Buyer: Letitia L. Ferguson
Seller: Michele E. Derouin
Date: 07/21/16

183 Maple Ridge Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $555,000
Buyer: Avital Levy-Carlis
Seller: Janice M. Sypek RET
Date: 07/15/16

20 Middle St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Joseph D. Wyman
Seller: Bradley B. Bacom
Date: 07/12/16

154 Oak St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $322,000
Buyer: Suzanne B. Goldstein
Seller: Peter J. Ells
Date: 07/22/16

139 Prospect St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $455,000
Buyer: Stephen Petegorsky
Seller: Henry Badner
Date: 07/14/16

347 Riverside Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $299,900
Buyer: Angela M. Combest
Seller: Sandra J. Staub
Date: 07/11/16

78 Ryan Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Michael P. Damon
Seller: Robert N. McLaughlin
Date: 07/14/16

355 South St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Justin R. Aquadro
Seller: Rebecca S. Macauley
Date: 07/22/16

47 Stone Ridge Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $499,000
Buyer: Robert A. Lusardi
Seller: Christopher K. O’Connor
Date: 07/22/16

1091 Westhampton Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Anthony F. Gleason
Seller: TJDL Development LLC
Date: 07/15/16

SOUTH HADLEY

84 Alvord St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $239,000
Buyer: Steven N. Fiedler
Seller: John Bolton Hughes LT
Date: 07/22/16

16 Bardwell St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $167,500
Buyer: Daniel F. Muldoon
Seller: Partyka, Walter P., (Estate)
Date: 07/20/16

146 Granby Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Alanna R. Hoyer-Leitzel
Seller: Pamela T. Rys
Date: 07/13/16

283 Hadley St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $216,000
Buyer: Jessica T. Krause
Seller: Foundation Investors Inc.
Date: 07/15/16

32 Lawn St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $164,000
Buyer: Donald Whelihan
Seller: Susan Wilson
Date: 07/11/16

46 Ludlow Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Anthony Cheney
Seller: Aaron J. Kremer
Date: 07/12/16

13 North St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $147,000
Buyer: Roanne Heroux
Seller: Scott J. Walsh
Date: 07/21/16

10 Oakwood Circle
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $303,000
Buyer: Robert L. Hollis
Seller: Mario Tedeschi
Date: 07/22/16

6 Parkview Dr.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $182,500
Buyer: Siri J. Lewis
Seller: Roman Catholic Archbishop Of Springfield
Date: 07/14/16

15 San Souci Dr.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Jacie Mesheau
Seller: Thomas A. Boyer
Date: 07/12/16

28 Virginia Dr.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Elizabeth K. Gray
Seller: Stephen P. Lavelle
Date: 07/22/16

33 Westbrook Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Bruce Boisselle
Seller: Virginia A. Benoit
Date: 07/15/16

SOUTHAMPTON

17 College Hwy.
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $2,050,000
Buyer: Patrick Properties LLC
Seller: MCC Project 4 LLC
Date: 07/12/16

26 Gunn Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Cody A. Carson IRT
Seller: James M. Rigali
Date: 07/15/16

WARE

4 Eddy St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $118,000
Buyer: Shelley A. Soltys
Seller: Brian R. Pratt
Date: 07/22/16

310 Palmer Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $132,500
Buyer: Kristy L. Smith
Seller: Michael J. O’Connell
Date: 07/20/16

100 Pleasant St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $165,500
Buyer: Leo F. Dominie
Seller: Kevin C. Dimitropolis
Date: 07/12/16

2-8 Ross Ave.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $168,500
Buyer: Deutsche Bank
Seller: Michael J. King
Date: 07/12/16

WILLIAMSBURG

19 Goshen Road
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $136,000
Buyer: MHFA
Seller: Jonothan B. Ratcliffe
Date: 07/19/16

28 Goshen Road
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $137,499
Buyer: Paul V. Zononi
Seller: Zononi, Victor V., (Estate)
Date: 07/12/16

105 Old Goshen Road
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Lynn S. Gerlinger TR
Seller: Lisa T. Stiepock
Date: 07/20/16

WORTHINGTON

24 Fisk Road
Worthington, MA 01098
Amount: $283,000
Buyer: Nestor D. Matthews
Seller: George W. Samaha
Date: 07/21/16

17 Old North Road
Worthington, MA 01098
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Cai Walkowiak
Seller: Gertrude T. Dunham
Date: 07/14/16

299 River Road
Worthington, MA 01098
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Jennifer Maas
Seller: Karen S. Shedd
Date: 07/13/16

Bankruptcies

By BusinessWest Staff August 23, 2016

Bankruptcies Departments

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

Agresto, Angela Marie
41 Corticelli St.
Florence, MA 01062
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/25/16

Ballard, Billielee
255 Federal St., #2
Montague, MA 01351
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/18/16

Beck, Virginia
89 Lady of the Lake Court
Becket, MA 01223
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/18/16

Berelson, Katherine D.
30 Meadow Wood Dr.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/21/16

Bessette, Yvon J.
32 Lavender Lane
Springfield, MA 01129
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/21/16

Blissett, Jerine A.
282 Commonwealth Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/19/16

Bloch, Joseph J.
3 Deerfield Dr.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/26/16

Carreira, Filipe P.
158 Skyridge St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/23/16

Chofay, Aimee C.
22 Spring St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/23/16

Czupryna, April Ann
60 South Liberty St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/19/16

Diotalevi, Brian T.
Diotalevi, Michelle A.
19 Grant Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/22/16

Dugre, Richard L.
Dugre, Patricia A.
896 Prospect St., Apt. 2R
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/28/16

Eichenlaub, Matthew S.
10 Grant St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/23/16

Fontaine, Theresa M.
5 Granby Heights, Apt. #5
Granby, MA 01033
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/19/16

Harrison Digital Productions
Harrison, John F.
Cady-Harrison, Sharon A.
436 South Gulf Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/27/16

Hartley, Lisa Maria
65 Kane Brothers Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/18/16

Langlitz, Michael T.
24 Crescent Dr.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/26/16

LaPlante, Kristy L.
895 Front St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/28/16

Lester, Donna
23 Joanne Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/25/16

Lorge, Michael A.
2 Carver St.
Granby, MA 01033
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/29/16

Major, Patrick J.
Major, Theresa M.
104 Deane St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/21/16

McCoy, Cathy L.
331 Rosewell St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/29/16

MJT Holding, LLC
Pettit, Patrick A.
136 South St.
Cheshire, MA 01225
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/27/16

Montagna, Melissa M.
101 Sylvan St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/19/16

Moorehead, Nancy A.
1723 Northampton St., Apt. 1-R
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/22/16

Morales, Zulma G.
79 Alvin St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/26/16

Morales-Torres, Carmen M.
20 Lafayette St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/26/16

Morris, Eugene W.
Morris, Romanita
31 Kenneth Road
Easthampton, MA 01027
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/20/16

Mulville, Brian D.
Mulville, Patricia A.
68 Old Farm Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/20/16

Pettit, Lynn M.
136 South St.
Cheshire, MA 01225
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/27/16

Potvin, Robert A.
52 Honeysuckle Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01022
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/25/16

Ramos, Aileen J.
42 Marquette St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/23/16

Reilly, Elaine Bernice
55 North Main St., #17
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/18/16

Reynolds, Michele M.
a/k/a Baldwin, Michele M.
16 N. Washington St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/19/16

Robillard, Guy J.
73 Ferry St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/20/16

Rodriguez, Angela M.
983 Shoemaker Lane
Feeding Hills, MA 01030
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/23/16

Samuels, Deborah K.
42 Brewster St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/21/16

Setkewich, Darlene R.
164 Groveland St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/19/16

Swedish Steel Automotive
Raymond, George Theodore
9 Lyman St.
Northfield, MA 01360
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/22/16

Thielen, Cynthia A.
63 High St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/28/16

Top Daug Enterpprises
East Coast Custom Homes
Krzanowski, Gregory Anthony
PO Box 670
Southampton, MA 01073
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/22/16

Universal Travel Services
Universal Products of Poland
Stafinski, Andrzej
Stafinski, Maria B.
42 Gill St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/21/16

Williams, Rickey A.
67 Boyer St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/23/16

Wilson, Earl G.
58 Maynard St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/22/16

Young, Emerlita Lastrilla
115 Northampton St., Apt. A
Easthampton, MA 01027
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/25/16

Doing Business As Certificates

By BusinessWest Staff August 23, 2016

DBA Certificates Departments

The following Business Certificates and Trade Names were issued or renewed during the months of July and August 2016.

Agawam

Bona Housekeeping
16 Ralph St.
Valbona Ahmeti

D. Castonguay Trucking
133 Colemore St.
Dan Castonguay

Main School Realty
701-711 Main St.
Laura Posnik

The Deli on Walnut
369 Walnut St. Ext.
Antoinette Lambert

Amherst

Legionary Personal Computers
108 Larkspur Dr.
Audrey O’Connell & Kevin Mepham

Life Plan Realty
71 Country Corners Road
James D. Linfield

The Kern Kafe
Hampshire College
893 West St.
Michael McKenna

The Pucino Group
521 Old Farm Road
Helmi Ann Pucino

Chicopee

David J. Roy Electrician
621 Grattan St.
David J Roy

Kate’s Boutique
55 Columba St.
Kate Daborowski

Total Exterior Services
218 Pondview Dr.
Derek Joe Sipma

Westover Maintenance
122 Casey Dr.
Wess Kenneth Boucher

Northampton

Anderson Services
263 Ryan Road
Donald Anderson

Drawn to Ecology
26 Dewey Court
Alyssandra Black

Glazed Doughnut Shop
8 Craft Ave.
Keren Rhodes

Inkpot Pens
43 Murphy Terrace
Francis St. Germain

Springfield

Cumberland Farms #0202
798 Carew St.
John Daly

Day & Night Convenience Store
671 State St.
Zeeshan Ali

Deniliva Inc., DBA Liberty
1179 State St.
Steven Kowalski

Deniliva Inc., DBA Liberty
533 Belmont Ave.
Steven Kowalski

Happy Feet Child Care
439 Riverside Road
Zoila Rosario

Legacy Hair Studio
243 Main St.
Jasmine Huertas

M-F Brothers Painting
36 Acorn St., 1st Fl.
Maximino Serrano

Miss Jackie’s Family Child Care
50 Massachusetts Ave.
Jacklyn

Omy and Los Properties
38 Carver St.
Omy Carlderon

RMS Courier Service
245 St. James Ave.
Rosa Maeghan Scavron

Tremar Transportation
69 Grand St.
Michael Thomas

Walden Corp/DBA
181 A Chestnut St.
Derryl Devon Gibbs

West Springfield

BD Hair Design
62 Westfield St.
Barbara Dame

Dante Club Golf League
454 Main St.
Roland Navone

Elegant Lighting
1680 Riverdale St.
Tatyana Gut

Hospitality Restaurant
977 Main St.
Dheyaa Habeeb

Quick Stop Food
20 River Street
Amanullah Khan

Westfield

Book Club Bookstore LLC
2 Main St.
Book Club Bookstore LLC

Christina Rosario Photography
13 Noble St.
Christina Rosario

Classic Northeast Gardens
1029 North Road
Tanya Costigan

Kosinski Farms
336 Russellville Road
Gene M. Kosinski

Nicole Wzorek Designs
22 Little River Road
Nicole Wzorek

Park Square Dental, PC
60 Court St.
Sushma Reddy, Donthi Reddy

Vast Energy Services
210 Munger Hill Road
Joseph J. Vaschak

Walton Read
33 Hassler St.
Susan Howard

Whip City Pools
7 Crown St.
Jamie Rossi

Incorporations

By BusinessWest Staff August 23, 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.

AMHERST

Schoolspace Inc., 12 Amity Place, Amherst, MA 01002. Richard Blake Hood, same. To provide free and low-cost website and web collaboration tools and services for public schools and public-school-related organizations such as parent/guardian organizations.

CHICOPEE

PD Homecare Inc., 65 Savory Dr., Chicopee, MA 01020. Paul E. Hillsburg, same. Provide and market non-medical home care services.

Rondina Acquisitions Corp., 640 Springfield St., Chicopee, MA 01013. David Carl Rondina, 32 Upland road, Leeds, MA 01053. Auto repair services.

EASTHAMPTON

Roma’s Restaurant Inc., 126 D Northampton Road, Easthampton, MA 01027. Gloria E Moreno, 24 Crestview Dr., Florence, MA 01062. Restaurant.

LENOX

Savikant Softweb Inc., 8 Holmeswood Terrace, Lenox, MA 01240. Sweta Pandya, same. Software and hardware technical support.

PITTSFIELD

Romatella Pizza Inc., 239 Onota St., Pittsfield, MA 01201. Santos A. Orellana, 60 Keelwyn Dr., Somersworth, NH 03878. Restaurant.

SPRINGFIELD

Pearl Development Group Inc., 78 Bowdoin St., Springfield, MA 01109. Dametrice D. Brown, same. To provide organically grown produce in the urban areas of New England.

WESTFIELD

Park Square Dental, PC, 60 Court St., Westfield, MA 01085. Sushma Reddy Donthi Reddy DMD, same. Dental services.

Peps Transport Inc, 549 Russell Road #1C, Westfield, MA 01085. Anthony Pepin, same. Cargo transport.

WEST SPRINGFIELD

R Construction Inc., 52 Southworth St., West Springfield, MA 01089. Andrey Rudin, same. General construction.

Relax Zone 88 Inc., 16 Beverly Terrace, West Springfield, MA 01089. Yan Lin, same. Bodywork relaxing spa.

Briefcase

By BusinessWest Staff August 23, 2016

Briefcase Departments

Baystate Health Laying Off 300

SPRINGFIELD — In a memo to employees, Baystate Health President and CEO Dr. Mark Keroack announced the elimination of 300 positions from among the system’s 12,500 employees, citing a budget gap of $75 million for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, 2016. “Many factors are causing this projected shortfall, most significantly the continuing shortfalls in the reimbursements we receive for providing Medicaid services,” Keroack said. “Other factors are also contributing to this challenge, most prominently the recent decision by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services not to accept corrected wage data resulting in $23 million in reduced Medicare reimbursements next year, as well as increased spending on wages and benefits, pharmaceutical costs, and malpractice insurance.” He explained that Baystate’s leadership team has identified almost $40 million in strategies to mitigate these impacts and reduce the budget gap to about $35 million, but workforce cuts are necessary to further trim the deficit. “We expect that these reductions will affect management as well as front-line team members, prioritizing non-clinical areas for reductions, and most importantly preserving the quality and safety of the care we provide,” he wrote. “We expect the majority of these reductions will take place in Springfield-based operations, but we anticipate some impact throughout many parts of Baystate Health. As we know more specifics about impact on teams and individuals, we will share them.” Employees affected by the cuts will have access to severance pay and Baystate Health’s workforce placement and transition services, and may apply for open positions of critical need in the system. “Even after these painful steps, we expect to face a remaining budget gap of $15 million. We’ll continue our work to address this gap and do all we can to preserve jobs,” Keroack noted. “Our leadership has worked hard, as our financial challenges have mounted in recent months, to minimize the impact of these challenges. We are doing everything we can to help our elected leaders change some of the long-standing disparities in Medicaid reimbursement between different provider organizations in Massachusetts, which have been a major driver of our current difficulties.”

GCC Survey Uncovers What Employers Look for

GREENFIELD — What skills and knowledge do Pioneer Valley employers look for in their recent hires? That was the focus of a spring 2016 survey conducted by Greenfield Community College (GCC). More than 125 businesses, municipalities, nonprofit organizations, and schools weighed in on the college-learning outcomes they value the most. The survey, modeled after a national study conducted by Hart Research Associates on behalf of the Assoc. of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U), was sent to Pioneer Valley employers on the member lists of the Franklin County, Greater Northampton, and Amherst Area chambers of commerce. It presented 17 distinct skill and knowledge areas and asked respondents to indicate how important it is that the new college graduates they employ exhibit proficiency in each. Among the results, at least four out of five respondents said they want new hires to have the ability to effectively communicate orally, ethical judgment and decision making, the ability to work effectively with others in teams, the ability to apply knowledge and skills to real-world settings, and critical-thinking and analytical-reasoning skills. Employers, both large and small, report placing high value on these skills when hiring recent college graduates. Recently, GCC students participated in the national Community College Survey of Student Engagement and were asked how much their experience at the college has contributed to their knowledge, skills, and personal development in a number of areas similar to those on the employer survey. A majority of respondents indicated that their time at GCC has contributed “quite a bit” or “very much” to their abilities to write and speak clearly and effectively, think critically and analytically, and work effectively with others. Marie Breheny, GCC’s director of Assessment, noted that “the findings from this local survey of Pioneer Valley employers were very similar to those obtained through the AAC&U’s larger effort. The ongoing national debate about the purpose of a college education is often presented in terms of conflicting viewpoints, with some believing that college is primarily for the development of a person and others believing that it is primarily to get a job. Following from that argument are questions about the value of various courses of study. The results from these surveys show no such conflict, as the outcomes from a broad education that that contribute to the development of a well-rounded individual are also highly valued by employers. In short, a liberal-arts education that fosters communication, ethics, critical thinking, teamwork, and the application of knowledge to real-world settings prepares students for success in employment and success in life.” Added GCC President Bob Pura, “Greenfield Community College thanks employers in the Pioneer Valley for their participation in this effort. Input such as this helps the college understand how issues in higher education that garner national attention play out at the local level. GCC will use this information to inform its programming and planning so as to best serve students while being responsive to the needs of area employers and the community.”

Company Notebook

By BusinessWest Staff August 23, 2016

Company Notebook Departments

Jerry Rome Nissan Becomes Balise Nissan

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Jerry Rome Nissan, located at 500 Riverdale St. in West Springfield, has officially become Balise Nissan of West Springfield. The current facility and parking area will undergo expansion in the coming months. Pending approval from the town of West Springfield, the dealership will be renovated to align more closely with Nissan’s latest dealership image. “Our team is thrilled for the all-new Balise Nissan of West Springfield,” says Bill Peffer, president & COO of Balise Motor Sales. “We look forward to exceeding customers’ expectations in areas of sales, service, and overall customer experience.” Balise Nissan is the sixth Balise dealership on Riverdale Street in West Springfield and the ninth Balise dealership in Western Mass.

Berkshire Bank Named Among Top 10 Best Banks in Massachusetts

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Bank has been recognized by AdvisoryHQ News as one of the Top 10 Best Banks in Massachusetts. “We are honored to be recognized by AdvisoryHQ News on their list of the best banks in Massachusetts,” said Tami Gunsch, executive vice president of Retail Banking. “We look forward to continuing to provide solutions to meet the financial needs of those within our communities and help our customers thrive and achieve what’s most exciting in their lives.” AdvisoryHQ News based its rankings on a number of factors, including advantages, benefits, and value-creating products and services provided by these financial institutions that benefit the consumers they serve. It delves deeper than the obvious fees, ratios, and metrics, also looking at the quality and value of products and services, creating a more personal examination. The products listed by Advisory HQ News as particularly beneficial to consumers are the NOW Checking, Pure Excitement Money Market, mobile banking, and MyBanker programs. AdvisoryHQ News is an online news outlet that provides research, reviews, and ranking of firms and products across the U.S., U.K., and Canada.

PFHS Accredited by New England Assoc. of Schools and Colleges

SPRINGFIELD — Pope Francis High School, a faith-based, college-preparatory school serving grades 9-12, announced its accreditation by the New England Assoc. of Schools and Colleges Inc. (NEASC). The school was formed by the recent merger of Cathedral High School and Holyoke Catholic High School. “This accreditation provides assurance to our prospective families that Pope Francis High School meets and upholds the standards that are outlined by the NEASC, and we will continue to work to meet those standards in the future,” said interim Head of School Dr. Thomas McDowell. “Accreditation by the NEASC is voluntary; it shows our willingness to abide by their standards and open ourselves regularly to examination by outside evaluators familiar with higher education.” According to a letter dated July 19 from Jay Stroud, NEASC interim director of the commission, Cathedral and Holyoke Catholic have been members of the association since 1993 and were last evaluated in 2013. By commission policy, their accreditation is extended to cover Pope Francis High School, which will be reevaluated for continued accreditation in 2023. “The effective date of accreditation for Pope Francis High School is Nov. 5, 2013, and the expiration date is Dec. 31, 2023,” Stroud wrote, adding that “Pope Francis High School is in good standing with the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.” NEASC was founded in 1885 and works to establish and maintain high standards for all levels of education, from pre-kindergarten to the doctoral level.

Garvey Communication Associates Feted in Newspaper Poll

SPRINGFIELD — Readers of the Daily Hampshire Gazette voted Garvey Communication Associates Inc. (GCAi) “Best Marketing – Advertising Agency” in the 2016 Reader’s Choice poll. GCAi is a digital-marketing agency and independent Google Certified Partner agency which recently celebrated its 25-year anniversary. “The award certainly comes as a surprise and is a nice 25th-anniversary present,” said Mary Shea, vice president of Digital Strategy at GCAi. “We have worked hard for years to introduce new digital-marketing strategies to the market, and our volunteer work with startups, here and around the world, is unparalleled. We see the award as validation of both.” For several years, GCAi was the pro bono agency of record for local startup accelerator Valley Venture Mentors, and the GCAi digital-marketing team regularly presents and mentors entrepreneurs from around the world through the global accelerator MassChallenge.

Florence Bank Employees Recognized Among Top Loan Originators

FLORENCE — Florence Bank announced that Toby Daniels, vice president and branch manager at the bank’s Hadley location, and Susan Seaver, vice president and mortgage loan officer, have both been recognized by the Warren Group as among the top loan originators for the Central and Western Mass. regions. The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman, compiled the list and rankings for the top loan originators statewide for the period between April 1, 2015 and March 31, 2016. The originators were ranked by number of loans and volume of loans, statewide and by region. Seaver was listed eighth in mortgage volume and seventh in number of loans. Daniels was listed ninth in mortgage volume. The comprehensive list, based on public records, is the compilation of data on hundreds of licensed loan originators in the state, as well as their lending institutions. The list was published in the June 20 edition of Banker & Tradesman and also distributed to attendees at the 2016 Mid-Year Mortgage Conference, held June 23 in Natick. In its report, the Warren Group stated that the Massachusetts housing recovery is one of the fastest in the nation and still going strong in most areas of the state. “All over the state,” the publishers noted, “loan originators have worked hard in the face of increased demand and increased regulatory burden. They are to be commended for their well-deserved success and their contributions to helping families achieve their dreams of home ownership.” Seaver said, “I’m thankful to have the opportunity to work with so many great customers. It’s very rewarding to help people purchase their dream home. I’m also thankful for the underwriters and processors at Florence Bank who work as a team with the loan officers to ensure the borrower gets the highest level of personal service, which makes my job easy.” Added Daniels, “I’m very happy to have been recognized. We have a great network of realtors who provide referrals, as well as a strong back office and streamlined approval process. And the lending rates have been great. We’re very pleased to have been able to help so many of our neighbors and friends here with their housing needs.” John Heaps Jr., president and CEO of Florence Bank, said the bank is honored to have the pair recognized among the region’s top lenders. “This speaks volumes about their commitment and good work. At Florence Bank, we are fortunate to have such a dedicated team of people focused on helping our friends and neighbors achieve their dreams of buying a home. I am proud of them all.”

AIC Named Among Top 50 Nursing Schools in New England

SPRINGFIELD — American International College (AIC) has been named one of the top 50 nursing schools in New England by a research team at Nursing Schools Almanac, which collected data on more than 3,200 nursing schools and campuses throughout the U.S., with just 10% making the final list.
Each nursing school in the six-state region was evaluated on three dimensions: the institution’s academic prestige and perceived value, the breadth and depth of nursing programs offered, and student success, particularly on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX).
According to Nursing Schools Almanac, “AIC ranked number 36 in New England. American International College opened in 1885 as a school for international immigrants. The institution became coed in 1892, making it one of the first colleges in the region to educate women. AIC offers BSN and RN-to-BSN courses for undergraduate students. The college introduced its MSN program in 2005, which offers a hybrid of classroom and online modules. In fact, two-thirds of the content is available online, providing much-needed flexibility for working nurses.”
Cesarina Thompson, dean of the School of Health Sciences, is pleased that AIC is being recognized. “Over the past five years, AIC’s average pass rate on the NCLEX exam has been at or above state and national averages. The college’s diverse nursing programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels offer a breadth and depth of courses and degrees that address current shortages of skilled healthcare professionals and an ever-increasing need for the future.”

Olde Holyoke Development Corp. Is Now OneHolyoke CDC

HOLYOKE — Olde Holyoke Development Corporation will now be called OneHolyoke CDC (Community Development Corporation) to better reflect its service to the most challenged neighborhoods in Holyoke and its commitment to best practices in the field of community development.
“It’s ‘Out with the Olde’ at Olde Holyoke Development Corporation,” according to OneHolyoke CDC Executive Director Michael Moriarty. “Our new name reflects the changes we have made to be a Community Development Corporation that represents a 21st century catalyst for change in Holyoke.”
Founded in 1971, the newly-named OneHolyoke CDC has created more than 160 new homes in the Flats, Churchill, and South Holyoke neighborhoods, rehabilitated hundreds of apartments, and provided thousands of home-improvement grants to homeowners through the Neighborhood Improvement Program. Olde Holyoke Development Corporation was formed originally as a Model Cities Community Development Corporation serving only the Flats neighborhood and continuing the work of a discontinued federal Great Society program.  In 2014, Olde Holyoke Development Corporation became the only certified Community Development Corporation based in the City of Holyoke. “OneHolyoke is a name that reflects the unifying, flexible and responsive CDC we strive to be,” Moriarty noted. “We’re doing what it takes to build communities, make improvements and transform lives.”
In recent years the housing development agency has diversified its board of directors, expanded its community service outreach, and launched efforts to collaborate with many city agencies and nonprofits that go beyond brick and mortar projects. Moriarty said the new name reflects the company’s evolution.
“The ‘Olde’ has served its purpose and outlived its time; we have a legacy of service and success we are proud of as ‘Olde Holyoke,’ but it is not our original name,” he said. “In the early ‘80s we adopted Olde Holyoke because the Flats is the oldest densely-populated section of Holyoke, which was the only area of focus. Now in 2016, we have been working throughout the city for years, not only in the Flats.   OneHolyoke speaks to our service to the whole City, and our hope is to be a unifying and positive voice for Holyoke.”Jerry Rome Nissan Becomes Balise Nissan
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Jerry Rome Nissan, located at 500 Riverdale St. in West Springfield, has officially become Balise Nissan of West Springfield. The current facility and parking area will undergo expansion in the coming months. Pending approval from the town of West Springfield, the dealership will be renovated to align more closely with Nissan’s latest dealership image. “Our team is thrilled for the all-new Balise Nissan of West Springfield,” says Bill Peffer, president & COO of Balise Motor Sales. “We look forward to exceeding customers’ expectations in areas of sales, service, and overall customer experience.” Balise Nissan is the sixth Balise dealership on Riverdale Street in West Springfield and the ninth Balise dealership in Western Mass.

Chamber Corners

By BusinessWest Staff August 23, 2016

Chamber Corners Departments

AMHERST AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.amherstarea.com
(413) 253-0700

• Sept. 14: Chamber After 5, 5-7. P.m. at Applewood Retirement Community, 1 Spencer Dr., Amherst. Sponsored by Hospice of the Fisher Home. Please join us for an evening of fun, music, and food surrounded by long stretches of beautiful New England countryside.
Register online at www.amherstarea.com/ Cost: $10 for members; $15 for non-members

• Oct. 6: 2016 Annual A+ Awards Dinner, 5-9 p.m., at the UMass Student Union Ballroom, 280 Hicks Way, Amherst. Sponsored by PeoplesBank. The Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce Annual A+ Awards Dinner is the social event of the year. This year we will be honoring five awardees for their contributions to life and commerce in the Amherst Area. The MVP Award, Legacy Awards, Lifetime Achievement in Business, Community Service, and Young Professionals will all be given. In addition, we seek to honor our two Cooley Dickinson Scholarship winners. Music sponsored by the Springfield Symphony Orchestra. Register online at www.amherstarea.com/ Cost: $80 per ticket, $750 per table of 10.

EAST OF THE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE/ERC 5

www.erc5.com
(413) 575-7230

• Sept. 8: 2016 Mill Fest, 4-7:30 p.m., at Europa Black Rock Bar & Grill, 782 Center Street, Ludlow. With heartfelt respect and honor to the events happening in our country, the ERC5 would like to use this event as a small way to thank law enforcement for its service to our businesses and protecting our communities. Come and thank one of your local men/women in blue, and take advantage of the opportunity to network and experience the economic business development happening in Ludlow. This fun-filled event will feature delicious food, live music, beers to taste from the Mill’s favorite brewery Iron Dukes, a signature Blue drink recognizing law enforcement and a fun-filled Ludlow Fun Fact Contest. Register online at www.erc5.com. Cost: $25.

• Sept. 30: 2016 Annual Golf Tournament, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., at the Country Club of Wilbraham, 859 Stony Hill Road, Wilbraham. Proceeds will go to the ERC5 Scholarship Fund. The fund to date has raised more than $100,000 for local student scholarships. Registration will begin at 11 a.m., lunch is at 11:30 a.m., and 12:30 p.m. is the shot gun start. Don’t golf? No problem, please join us after the tournament for the cocktail party and buffet. The reception will be a great opportunity to network and congratulate the winners. For registration information contact Nancy Connor [email protected], (413) 575-7230
Cost: Individual golfer, $125; foursome, $500.

FRANKLIN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.franklincc.org
(413) 773-5463

• Aug. 25: Google Marketing Workshop Series: “Grow Your Business Online with Google Tools,” 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., hosted by Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, 395 Main St., Greenfield. Can people find your business on computers and mobile devices? Free tools show you how people search on Google and how they use your website. Google’s suite of online business-productivity tools makes collaboration a breeze. Cost: $5, including lunch. To sign up, call the chamber at (413) 773-5463 or visit franklincc.org/whats-new-at-the-chamber.

• Sept. 1: Google Marketing Workshop Series: “Advertise Online Using Google AdWords,” 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., hosted by Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, 395 Main St., Greenfield. An introduction to advertising and how it can benefit a business. Learn how Keywords work, how to find them, and how to evaluate their performance. Learn how to write great ads for your business. Cost: $5, including lunch. To sign up, call the chamber at (413) 773-5463 or visit franklincc.org/whats-new-at-the-chamber.

• Sept. 15: Google Marketing Workshop Series: “Set Goals with Google Analytics,” 11 a.m to 1 p.m., hosted by Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, 395 Main St., Greenfield. Google Analytics is a free, powerful analytics tool that provides reports showing how visitors found your website and what they did when they got there. Google Analytics measures the effectiveness of your online and offline marketing campaigns. This workshop will explain how you can use Analytics to improve your marketing. Cost: $5, including lunch. To sign up, call the chamber at (413) 773-5463 or visit franklincc.org/whats-new-at-the-chamber.

• Sept. 29: Google Marketing Workshop Series: “Create Your Free Website with Google,” 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., hosted by Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, 395 Main St., Greenfield. Learn how to create, customize and publish your site. Get a free domain name or use one you already own. Access and edit your site any time. Use your own photos and text, or the website generator can create the text for you. Free hosting and domain name for a year. Cost: $5, including lunch. To sign up, call the chamber at (413) 773-5463 or visit franklincc.org/whats-new-at-the-chamber.

GREATER CHICOPEE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.chicopeechamber.org
(413) 594-2101

• Sept. 9-10: 2016 Chicopee Downtown Getdown. Food, vendors, live entertainment, and more. Free event. For details, visit chicopee.wix.com/downtowngetdown.

• Sept. 14: Business After Hours with the West of the River Chamber, 5-7 p.m., hosted by Cal’s, 1068 Riverdale St. West Springfield. Cost: $10 for members, $15 for non-members.

• Sept. 21: Salute Breakfast, 7:15-9 a.m., hosted by MassMutual Learning & Conference Center, 350 Memorial Dr., Chicopee. Cost: $23 for members, $28 for non-members.

GREATER HOLYOKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.holyokechamber.com
(413) 534-3376

• Sept. 8: Chamber Coffee Buzz, 7:30-8:30 a.m. Hosted by Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts, 301 Kelly Way, Holyoke, MA. Sponsor is Whittlesey & Hadley, P.C. Coffee sponsored by Spradley Deluxe Coffee. A morning networking program that provides chamber members and guests the opportunity to make new contacts and exchange business information over a light breakfast. Cost: Free

• Sept. 14: Chamber Oktoberfest 2016, 5-7:30 p.m., at Munich Haus Restaurant, 13 Center St., Chicopee. Sponsored by Suez Environment/United Water, Resnic Bearuregard Waite & Driscoll, and Marcotte Ford. Dig out your lederhosen and join your friends and colleagues at the Bier Garten at the Munich Haus for a night of German beer, a buffet of authentic German food, and a ton of fun networking. Each ticket also includes a stein of bier. Door prizes and a 50/50 raffle will add to the fun. Register online at www.holyokechamber.com. Cost: $30 for members; $35 for non-member guests and walk-ins.

GREATER NORTHAMPTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.explorenorthampton.com
(413) 584-1900

• Sept. 7: September Arrive @ 5, 5-7 p.m., hosted by Spoleto Restaurant. Sponsored by Webber & Grinnell Insurance, Applied Mortgage, BusinessWest, and Lia Honda. Cost: $10 for members.

GREATER WESTFIELD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.westfieldbiz.org
(413) 568-1618

• August 22: After 5 Connection, 5 p.m., at Papps, 110 Airport Road, Westfield. Sponsored by: Air1 Flight Training and A Slight Edge Salon. Join us for a unique networking event. There will be a cash bar, eggplant tower bites, renowned tomato bruschetta, and a chef’s choice selection. Enter a drawing to win a $25 gift certificate to Papps Bar & Grill. We will also have a raffle to support our scholarship fund, where you can win an aerial scenic view of Westfield in a 1942 Aeronca L3 plane — weather permitting. Register online at www.westfieldbiz.org/ Cost: Free

• Sept. 12: Mayor’s Coffee Hour, 8-9 a.m., at McDonad’s, 182 North Elm St., Westfield. Please join us for our monthly Mayor’s Coffee Hour with Westfield Mayor Brian Sullivan. Please call Pam at the Chamber office at (413) 568-1618 to register for this event so we may give our host a head count. Cost: Free

• Sept. 14: After 5 Connection, 5-7 p.m. Hosted by Westfield YouthWorks East Mountain Transition Program, 128 East Mountain Road, Westfield. Refreshments will be served. Bring your business cards and make connections. Register online at www.westfieldbiz.org/ Cost: $10 for members, $15 for non-members (cash).

• Sept. 23: September Breakfast, 7-9 a.m. Hosted by The 104th Fighter Wing ANG, 175 Falcon Dr., Westfield. Sponsored by: Baystate Noble Hospital, United Bank, Tighe & Bond and United Way of Pioneer Valley. Join us for our annual September Chamber Breakfast. 50/50 Raffle to support two Citizen’s Scholarships. Please note, the 104th Fighter Wing ANG requires registration for this event and also requires your driver’s license number in advance and upon entering the base. You will be required to provide your driver’s license number when registering. For more information or to donate a door prize for the event, please call Pam at the chamber at (413) 568-1618. Register online at www.westfieldbiz.org/ Cost: $25 for members, $30 for non-members.

SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL CHAMBER

www.myonlinechamber.com
(413) 787-1555

• Sept. 7: Business@Breakfast, 7:15-9 a.m., at the Sheraton Springfield, One Monarch Place, Springfield. Sponsored by: Columbia Gas of Massachusetts and United Personnel. Business@Breakfast pays tribute to individuals, business firms and organizations for major contributions to civic and economic growth and for actions which reflect honor on the region. In September, we will be saluting Nate Costa and the Springfield Thunderbirds and Zach Baru and the Springfield Sting. Register online: www.springfieldregionalchamber.com. Cost: $22.50 for members, in advance; $25 members at the door; $30 general admission.

• Sept. 21-23: 2016 Washington Symposium, hosted by Congressman Richard E. Neal. A “don’t miss” opportunity to meet with leaders in the Senate, Congress, and the Obama Administration in its final months in office, as well as other top policy makers on the federal issues that matter to you. Plane departs Bradley International Airport at 12:35 p.m. on Sept. 21 and returns at 4:35 p.m. on Sept. 23. Contact Nancy Creed for cost and registration information at [email protected]; (413) 755-1309.

• Sept. 27: Pastries, Politics, and Policy, 8-9 a.m., at the TD Bank Conference Center, 1441 Main St., Springfield. Register online: www.springfieldregionalchamber.com. Cost: $15 for members; $25 general admission.

WEST OF THE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.ourwrc.com
(413) 426-3880

• Sept. 22: Business Breakfast with Howie Carr, 7-9 a.m., hosted by Chez Josef, Agawam. Cost: $35 for chamber members, $40 for non-members. Register online at www.westoftheriverchamber.com.

Agenda

By BusinessWest Staff August 23, 2016

Agenda Departments

Kandinsky Exhibit

Through Jan. 15: Earlier this summer, the Springfield Museums unveiled an exhibit of prints by Russian artist Vassily Kandinsky titled “Kleine Welten (Small Worlds),” a portfolio of 12 works created in 1922 using a range of print-making techniques. The Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts is one of only a handful of public museums to own the complete series; other such museums include the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art. The exhibit will be on view in the Collins Print Gallery through Jan. 15, 2017. Known as one of the pioneers of abstract art, Kandinsky (1866-1944) lectured and wrote extensively in support of non-objective art, believing that total abstraction offers the possibility for profound spiritual expression. His paintings of 1913 are considered to be among the first completely abstract compositions in modern art history, as they made no reference to the natural world and were inspired by (and took their titles from) pieces of music. His non-representational paintings paved the way for the development of the abstract expressionist movement that dominated American painting after World War II. Kandinsky’s “Kleine Welten” portfolio exemplifies the artist’s abstract style, while also demonstrating his achievements with various print-making techniques. Though Kandinsky is perhaps best known for his paintings, this series of prints shows his mastery of lithography, woodcut, and etching.

Ad Club Networking on Connecticut River

Aug. 25: The Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts invites guests to network on the Connecticut River on the famous Lady Bea, departing from event sponsor Brunelle’s Marina in South Hadley. Guests are invited to sip on a cocktail from the cash bar, enjoy light appetizers, and take in the scenery while mingling with writers, designers, printers, agency staff, photographers, web designers, marketers, and media from Western Mass. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m., and the Lady Bea will depart at 6 p.m. from Brunelle’s Marina, 1 Alvord St., South Hadley. Guests must purchase tickets in advance by Friday, Aug. 19 by calling (413) 736-2582, visiting www.adclubwm.org/events/calendar, or e-mailing [email protected]. Ticket prices are $20 for Ad Club members, $30 for non-members, and $20 for students with valid ID.

Westfield Food Fest

Aug. 26-28: The Rotary Club of Westfield announced the second annual Westfield Food Fest, a three-day event that will feature vendors from local restaurants and food trucks, as well as entertainment from local musicians. The Rotary Club hopes this free event will draw people to the downtown area. The event will be held on Elm Street between Franklin Street and Main Street on Aug. 26 from 5 to 9 p.m., Aug. 27 from noon to 9 p.m., and Aug. 28 from noon to 6 p.m. The festival will also be broadcast live on location on WSKB 89.5 FM. Participating local restaurants include Pasquale’s, Two River Burritos, and Janik’s Pierogis. Food trucks will include Ed & Angies, Sun Kim Bop Korean, Silver Platter Gourmet, Bistro Bus, Moolicious Ice Cream, Angelo’s Fried Dough, and Ed’s Fries. A variety of local artists and craftspeople will be doing interactive, family-friendly demonstrations. The Rotary Club will sell beer and wine. For information on how to become a vendor, e-mail Jennifer Gruszka at [email protected]. Event sponsors include Westfield Bank, Westfield Gas & Electric, Forish Construction, Elm Electrical, Commercial Distributing, Mestek, Sarat Ford, Roger Butler Insurance Agency, Jerome’s Party Plus, and John S. Lane & Son Inc. This event would not be possible without the support of the city of Westfield, the Westfield Police Department, and all other city departments that help make events safe and enjoyable. For more information, visit facebook.com/westfieldrotaryclub. A complete schedule and listing of vendors, participants, and musicians will be posted soon.

Slide the City

Aug. 27: Celebrate Holyoke welcomes the return of Slide the City to Holyoke on the Saturday of its three-day event, and will once again sell discounted tickets prior to the event. In addition, the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Holyoke is partnering with Slide the City to raise money for its organization and help secure volunteers for the day of the slide. Slide the City will return to the same location along Appleton Street. Tickets are currently available at slidethecity.com, and single tickets can be purchased for $20 on the day of the event. Discounted tickets can also be found at celebrateholyokemass.com. For the second year, the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Holyoke will partner with Slide the City to recruit volunteers for the day of the event. For every volunteer signed up, Slide the City will make a donation to the Holyoke Boys & Girls Club. “The Holyoke Boys & Girls Club is thrilled to be partnering for the second year with Slide the City and the Celebrate Holyoke committee,” said Eileen Cavanaugh, president and CEO of the Boys and Girls Club. “Last year was a great experience, and we were so pleased with and grateful for the amount of volunteers that came out to support the club. I’m sure this year will be even better! We are looking forward to another fun event that allows our club to be part of Celebrate Holyoke.” Volunteers are still needed for various shifts throughout the day and will be helping with the following tasks: setup, registration tent (check pre-registered customers, take payment for new customers, etc.), slide monitors (check wristbands, help keep people moving along), cleanup, trash pickup, and loading trucks with gear and merchandise. Anyone who is interested in volunteering to raise money for the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Holyoke should e-mail Cavanaugh at [email protected]. Volunteers must be at least 16 years old. In exchange for their participation, volunteers will receive a Slide the City T-shirt and be provided snacks and refreshments during each shift.

Dress for Success Tag Sale

Sept. 9-11: In keeping with its mission to empower women to be more confident in their personal and professional lives, Dress for Success is hosting a tag sale in Springfield to raise funds and awareness, while also working to meet the needs of women throughout the community. In conjunction with the United Way of Pioneer Valley’s Day of Caring, Dress for Success volunteers will host the event at Eastfield Mall on Sept. 9 and 10 from 1 to 7 p.m., and Sept. 11 from 1 to 6 p.m. Customers may peruse through the racks of new and gently used donated items, including suits, dresses, pants, blouses, skirts, shoes, accessories, and more. Items may be purchased individually or by filling a shopping bag for only $25. All proceeds will benefit Dress for Success. Volunteers are needed to staff the event. If interested, contact [email protected]. This event follows several successful tag sales, each raising thousands of dollars and engaging the help of hundreds of community volunteers.

Mini-Medical School

Sept. 15 to Nov. 3: Thinking of going back to school? Baystate Medical Center’s Mini-Medical School will give area residents an inside look at the expanding field of medicine — minus the tests, homework, interviews, and admission formalities. The Mini-Medical School program is an eight-week health-education series featuring a different aspect of medicine each week. Classes this fall will include sessions on various medical topics such as surgery, emergency medicine, anesthesiology, pathology, and several others. Many of the ‘students,’ who often range in age from 20 to 70, participate due to a general interest in medicine and later find that many of the things they learned over the semester are relevant to their own lives. The goal of the program — offered in the comfortable environment of the hospital’s Chestnut Conference Center, is to help members of the public make more informed decisions about their healthcare while receiving insight on what it is like to be a medical student. Baystate Medical Center is the region’s only teaching hospital, and each course is taught by medical-center faculty who explain the science of medicine without resorting to complex terms. All classes are held Thursday nights starting at 6 p.m. and run until 8 or 9 p.m., depending on the night’s topic. No basic science knowledge is needed to participate. Each participant is required to attend a minimum of six out of eight classes in order to receive a certificate of completion. The classes run from Sept. 15 through Nov. 3, and a full listing of topics and presenters can be found at www.baystatehealth.org/minimed. Tuition is $95 per person and $80 for Senior Class and Spirit of Women members. While it is not difficult to be accepted into the program, slots are limited, and early registration is recommended by calling (800) 377-4325 or visiting www.baystatehealth.org/minimed.

RVCC Golf Tournament

Sept. 16: River Valley Counseling Center (RVCC), an affiliate of Holyoke Medical Center and member of Valley Health Systems, will hold its first annual golf tournament fund-raiser starting at 10:30 a.m., scramble format. The event, hosted by East Mountain Country Club in Westfield, is presented by G. Greene Construction Co. Inc., and funds raised will enable RVCC to improve programming through staff education and technology enhancements. The cost per golfer is $100 and includes a golf cart, lunch, and dinner. There will be contests on the course which include prizes donated by Marcotte Ford and Teddy Bear Pools. There will also be a raffle and silent auction. For more information about the event, including registration, visit www.rvcc-inc.org, or visit River Valley Counseling Center’s Facebook page. With outpatient clinics in Holyoke and Chicopee and a drop-in center in Springfield, RVCC provides comprehensive mental-health and other supportive services to individuals, families, and groups through a dedicated, multi-disciplinary team of social workers, counselors, psychologists, clinical nurse specialists, psychiatrists, and nurse practitioners. Programs include an intensive psychiatric day treatment program; teen clinics and/or school-based health centers in Holyoke, Chicopee, Springfield, and Granby; HIV/AIDS support services; the CONCERN employee-assistance program; medication services; and the Holyoke Safe and Successful Youth Initiative. For additional information, visit www.rvcc-inc.org or contact Angela Callahan at (413) 841-3546 or [email protected].

BerkshireSPEAKS

Sept. 18: The third annual BerkshireSPEAKS will take place at 1:30 p.m. at Hevreh of Southern Berkshire in Great Barrington. This year’s event will feature six Berkshire trailblazers and visionaries sharing their inspirational stories. BerkshireSPEAKS was established to create an opportunity for the entire community to hear from local residents who have had a significant impact on the Berkshires and beyond. “BerkshireSPEAKS continues to grow each year, with speakers whose passion reminds us that anything is possible,” said Toby Levine, event co-chair. “We have a fantastic program planned and look forward to an afternoon that brings the community together to share empowering ideas.” This year’s speakers include John Downing, CEO of Soldier On, a national organization fighting veteran homelessness; Nancy Kalodner, Berkshire Realtor, teacher, and arts supporter; Gwendolyn Hampton-VanSant, CEO and Founder of Multicultural BRIDGE; Mary Pope Osborne, award-winning author of the Magic Tree House series (130 million copies sold worldwide); John Hockenberry, author, journalist, and award-winning public radio host; and state Rep. William “Smitty” Pignatelli, who represents the 4th Berkshire District. A reception with the speakers will follow the presentations. Registration costs $15 online and $18 at the door. To register online, visit www.hevreh.org/berkshirespeaks.

Northeast Training Institute

Oct. 4-5: The International Business Innovation Assoc. (InBIA), in partnership with the Assoc. of Cleantech Incubators of New England (ACTION), will host a two-day Northeast Training Institute at the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center in Holyoke. Four courses will be offered for the professional development of incubator managers or those exploring the development of an incubator or accelerator program in their community. Those who should consider attending include business incubation and acceleration professionals, university administrators and faculty in entrepreneurship, community influencers and chamber of commerce of leaders, and economic-development leaders. Join other participants from around the region for these world-recognized training programs and hear about development plans for the Holyoke Innovation District. Learn more at www.actionnewengland.org. E-mail Joan Popolo at [email protected] with any questions.

Western Mass. Business Expo

Nov. 3: Comcast Business will present the sixth annual Western Mass. Business Expo at the MassMutual Center in downtown Springfield, produced by BusinessWest and the Healthcare News. The business-to-business show will feature more than 150 exhibitor booths, educational seminars, breakfast hosted by the Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce, lunch hosted by BusinessWest, and a day-capping Expo Social. Current sponsors include Comcast Business (presenting sponsor), Express Employment Professionals, Health New England, the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst, Johnson & Hill Staffing Services, MGM Springfield, and Wild Apple Design. Additional sponsorship opportunities are available. Exhibitor spaces are also available; booth prices start at $725. For more information on sponsorships or booth purchase, call (413) 781-8600, ext. 100. For more Expo details as they emerge, visit www.wmbexpo.com.

People on the Move

By BusinessWest Staff August 23, 2016

Departments People on the Move

Timothy Netkovick

Attorney Timothy Netkovick has joined Royal, P.C. He has more than 14 years of litigation experience and has tried nearly two dozen cases to verdict. Netkovick’s practice is focused in labor law and complex employment litigation. He also counsels companies on the multitude of state and federal employment laws impacting them, including wage-and-hour issues, disability and leave laws, workplace safety and OSHA compliance, affirmative action, and contract negotiations. His other preventive work includes drafting employee manuals; preparing non-disclosure, non-solicitation, and non-compete agreements; and conducting management training. He is a graduate of American International College and Western New England University School of Law.

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Kimberly Klimczuk

Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C. announced that Attorney Kimberly Klimczuk is among only 50 women throughout the Commonwealth named among the 2016 Top Women of Law by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. The Top Women of Law program showcases women who are shining stars across numerous legal fields. This list of elite legal female professionals will be honored at a dinner program sponsored by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, planned for Oct. 27 at the Marriott Copley Hotel in Boston. “I know that Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly has a long-standing tradition of recognizing pioneers in the legal field,” Klimczuk said. “I am honored to be included in this group of talented women lawyers throughout Massachusetts.” Klimczuk joined Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C. in 2004 and concentrates her practice in labor law and employment litigation. She became a partner with the firm in 2011. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and received her juris doctor from Duke University School of Law. Her experience includes negotiating collective bargaining agreements and advising on contract interpretation and successfully defending clients in state and federal court and before administrative agencies in a variety of areas of employment law, including wage-and-hour law, discrimination, harassment, wrongful discharge, and breach of contract. In addition, she has assisted employers in compliance matters involving the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, and drafted numerous affirmative-action plans for them. She is a frequent speaker for a wide variety of associations and organizations and, as a resident of Springfield, is an active member of the Western Mass. community.

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Greenfield Community College announced that Catherine Seaver has been named Chief Academic and Student Affairs Officer. “Catherine Seaver is a great fit for GCC,” said college President Bob Pura. “Catherine understands the joy, privilege, and the challenges of teaching and learning at a community college because she attended a community college, she has taught in the classrooms of one, and has worked in leadership positions in a community college. She understands the challenges of working in and running a tech-based business because she has worked in that environment. Catherine fits here because she gets how important relationships and community are to student success, how important the ongoing commitment to betterment and improvement is, and why it is essential that our student outcomes are comprehensive and sustainable. Catherine totally gets the importance of access, excellence, and our mission.” Seaver holds a bachelor’s degree in applied science: manufacturing engineering technology from Miami University, a master’s degree in computer information systems from the University of Phoenix, and a master’s degree in educational technology from Eastern Connecticut State University. She will complete a PhD in leadership from the University of the Cumberlands in December. Seaver worked at Manchester Community College from 2002 until this past spring. Her positions included division director for Business, Engineering & Technology; interim associate dean of Student Affairs; and department chair/professor in Engineering & Technology. While in administrative roles, Seaver taught one online or on-campus course each semester as an adjunct professor, including “Introduction to C++ Programming,” “Introduction to 3D AutoCAD,” “Object-Oriented C++ Programming,” and “Introduction to Engineering Analysis.” Prior to working at Manchester Community College, Seaver held systems-engineering, project-management, and technical-instructor positions with Hallmark IT, General Cigar Co., IKON (formerly HBM Technology Group), KTC Software Services, and Carrier Corp. “GCC’s President Bob Pura and GCC as a whole have a superb reputation throughout Massachusetts, Connecticut, and beyond,” Seaver said. “I’m honored to be able to work here. When I was teaching at Manchester Community College, students would take a few classes at MCC with the intention of transferring to GCC to finish. I am very committed to community colleges. Their smaller classes and teachers focused on teaching instead of research make all the difference in student success. I was a finalist for a position at a selective four-year college that admits only 50% of their applicants. Thinking about what happens to the other 50%, I realized how much open access means to me and that I want to focus my career on community colleges. GCC is a great school doing powerful work in the community, and I look forward to being part of what GCC does so well.”

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Nancy Frankel Pelletier

Robinson Donovan, P.C. announced that partner Nancy Frankel Pelletier will be honored among the 2016 Top Women of Law by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. This honor is awarded to only 50 women attorneys annually throughout the Commonwealth. It recognizes and celebrates outstanding achievements made by exceptional female lawyers. The 2016 honorees will be recognized at a dinner program on Oct. 27 at the Marriott Copley Place Hotel in Boston. “When I look at the list of honorees this year, I see a group of women who are without-a-doubt trailblazers in the legal field,” Pelletier said. “I am thankful to be included among so many influential legal experts, and I want to extend my congratulations to each of them.” Pelletier exclusively practices litigation. She has no fear of taking a case to trial; however, she recognizes when it is not in the best interest of her clients, and she is equally talented at resolving conflicts outside of the courtroom expeditiously and economically. Her reputation as a litigator reaches well beyond Springfield, with a practice area extending from the Berkshires to Boston in both state and federal courts. She has also been admitted to the Hampden County Bar Assoc., the Women’s Bar Assoc. of Massachusetts, and the Federal Bar Assoc. Pelletier is a fellow at the International Association of Defense Council and a life fellow of the Massachusetts Bar Foundation. Other professional affiliations include membership to the Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Assoc., the Defense Research Institute, and civic involvement at George Washington University and East Longmeadow High School, where she provides mentoring and career job-shadowing opportunities for students. A complete list of 2016 Top Women of Law nominees can be found online at masslawyersweekly.com.

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J. Polep Distribution Services announced the promotion of Brian Neeld to Vice President, in addition to his role as chief financial officer. Neeld has been with J. Polep since 1998. Over the past 18 years, he has played a key role in the Accounting department. When he first started with the company, he held the title of accounting assistant, and worked his way up to corporate controller, a title he held for nine years, supporting the CFO. He was responsible for the production of financial reports, maintenance of accounting records, and a comprehensive set of controls and budgets. In 2014, Neeld was appointed CFO, then was promoted to vice president. Company leaders say his commitment and focus on customers, vendors, and the J. Polep team — as well as his dedication and ability to tackle complex accounting — have positively impacted J. Polep’s growth.

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Jeffrey Trapani

Robinson Donovan, P.C. announced that attorney Jeffrey Trapani has been appointed chair of the legislative steering committee for the Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce. The legislative steering committee identifies issues of major concern to the business community, researches the issues, and recommends positions on them. The committee is also charged with educating members on these issues, soliciting member support, and encouraging elected officials to adopt the chamber’s position. This committee also serves as the legislative arm of the East of the River Five Town Chamber of Commerce. “Jeff is not only an outstanding litigator, but a genuine leader in the community,” said Nancy Frankel Pelletier, head of Robinson Donovan’s litigation department. “We are very proud that he has taken on a leadership role at the Springfield Regional Chamber. He has an unwavering commitment to our business community, and he will be carrying on a decades-old tradition at Robinson Donovan of community service.” Trapani, a partner at Robinson Donovan, concentrates his practice in civil litigation, including insurance defense, employment law, municipal liability, business litigation, and professional malpractice. Additionally, he represents landlords in summary-process actions and housing-discrimination claims and insurance companies in unfair-settlement claims and coverage issues. He graduated, cum laude, from New England Law in Boston, where he was editor in chief of the New England Law Review. He has been recognized by Super Lawyers since 2008.

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Marylou Fabbo

Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C. announced that Attorney Marylou Fabbo has been named one of the 2016 Top Women of Law by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. This distinction is presented to only 50 female legal professionals in the Commonwealth each year. The Top Women of Law program highlights women who are trailblazers in their respective fields and role models for future generations of attorneys. This prestigious list of elite female legal professionals will be honored at a dinner program sponsored by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, planned for Oct. 27 at the Marriott Copley Hotel in Boston. “I am truly humbled to be recognized among so many talented women,” Fabbo said. “It speaks volumes about our firm to have two attorneys recognized this year. I look forward to celebrating the achievements of all the honorees in October.” Fabbo represents employers in employment litigation before state and federal courts as well as state and federal agencies in Massachusetts and Connecticut. She is a partner at Skoler Abbott and heads the firm’s litigation team. She has extensive experience working with employers to reduce the risk of legal liability they may face as the result of illegal employment practices. She is a frequent speaker on employment-related topics and also conducts extensive management-training and employment-practices audits. She is a published author and volunteers in the local community. Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly was founded in 1972 and reports decisions issued by all state and federal courts in Massachusetts as well as changes to court rules, verdict and settlement reports, bar-discipline notices, and other news vital to attorneys in the Commonwealth. A complete list of the publication’s 2016 Top Women of Law can be found at masslawyersweekly.com.

Court Dockets

By BusinessWest Staff August 23, 2016

Chamber Corners Departments

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

Hampden Superior Court

Kathleen Godbout v. South Hadley Housing Authority
Allegations: Negligence resulting in severe personal injury: $8,838.90
Filed: 01/26/16

Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London as subrogee of Anthony R. Witman v. Giguere’s Used Appliances Inc.
Allegations: Negligent repair caused fire, damaging property: $108,925.39
Filed: 02/4/16

Anna Manzi v. Huu and Minh, LLC, The LE Sisters, LLC, d/b/a Subway, and James Bennet, d/b/a, Max One Enterprises
Allegations: Negligence resulting in slip and fall: $43,774.52
Filed: 05/31/16

Yolanda Rivera v. Kmart & Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc.
Allegations: Negligence leading to slip and fall: $42,969.18
Filed: 03/18/16

Perparime Abdullahu v. Chateau Harmonic Apartments, LLC
Allegations: Negligent removal of snow and ice resulting in slip and fall: $104,378.17
Filed: 04/28/16

Hampshire Superior Court

Piotr Madro v. Cutler Associates Inc.
Allegation: Negligent placement of a can of volatile material in front of a heater resulted in injury: $41,297
Filed: 07/05/16

John Parker d/b/a suspended Ceiling Service v. O’Leary Group Inc., American River Nutrition Inc., Twothree27, LLC
Allegation: Breach of contract, Failure to pay for services: $10,904
Filed: 07/19/16

Jerome Pauze and Charlotte Pauze v. Cumberland Farms Inc.
Allegation: Unsafe conditions resulting in personal injury: $32,500+
Filed: 07/29/16

Northampton District Court

Maria Depriest v. Jacob Morelli and Quality Beverage Limited Partnership
Allegation: Negligent operation of a motor vehicle resulting in injury: $20,550.03
Filed: 07/05/16

Barry Goldberg and Annette Goldberg v. Capital Video Corporation
Allegation: Breach of contract: $25,301.10
Filed: 07/15/16

Springfield District Court

Lakarsha Morris v. Kelsie Grimaldi & Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Allegations: Negligence leading to property damage: $11,337.40
Filed: 06/16/16

Westfield District Court

Cigar Room II, LLC v. F. Fiore, LLC.
Allegation: Breach of lease agreement: $ (unknown)
Filed: 07/01/2016

Picture This

By BusinessWest Staff August 23, 2016

Departments Picture This

A photo essay of recent business events in Western Massachusetts August 23, 2016

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

First Impressions

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New York-based Elle Magazine sponsored an opening reception at Visual Changes Salon and Spa, a high-end, contemporary facility at 100 Shaker Road, East Longmeadow. WHERE: Visual Changes owner Mark Maruka (right) with Craig Sweitzer, owner of Craig Sweitzer & Co., the general contractor for the new facility.

(Photos by Robert Charles Photography

Agenda

By BusinessWest Staff August 9, 2016

Agenda Departments

Clowning Around for Shriners Hospital

Aug. 13: The Melha Shriners announced that supporter Wendy Hart has once again organized the third annual Clowning Around for Shriners Hospital, a family-friendly event set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at VFW Post 872, 151 Point Grove Road, Southwick. Entertainment will be provided by the Shrine clowns, a traveling arcade, a photo booth, a dunk tank, and a DJ. The event will also feature a vendor fair featuring more than 40 local enterprises. “I am really excited about the opportunity to raise money for Shriners Hospital, and hope to increase the amount we raised over last year’s total,” Hart said. The event raised $2,000 for the hospital in 2015. Food and beverages will be for sale at the event. The Melha Shrine Clowns will present a skit show and spend the day mingling with children of all ages. Chris Howe, Shriner and president of the Melha Clowns, noted that “our clowns love days like this because we can help raise money for our hospital while just having lots of fun with all of the families in attendance.” Shriners Hospitals for Children – Springfield will receive 100% of the proceeds as it attempts to raise $900,000 for state-of-the-art X-ray technology (called EOS) which exposes children to a mere one-ninth of the radiation of traditional X-ray studies. For more information about the event, contact Hart at (413) 875-5743.

Oscar Hammerstein III Lecture

Aug. 17: Kimball Farms Lifecare in Lenox will host a lecture by Oscar Hammerstein III, grandson of famed lyricist Oscar Hammerstein, at 2 p.m. Those wishing to attend are asked to RSVP to (413) 637-7000 by Wednesday, Aug. 10. Hammerstein’s talk, titled “The Hammersteins: A Musical Theatre Family,” covers the century-long story of one of Broadway’s most creative and productive families beginning with Oscar Hammerstein I, described as a successful cigar and real-estate mogul who funded his theatre-building ambitions. The talk follows the family’s accomplishments through to Oscar Hammerstein II, who co-wrote the stories and words to such Broadway shows as Oklahoma!, South Pacific, Carousel, and The Sound of Music. Oscar Hammerstein III is a painter, writer, lecturer, and family historian who has devoted much of his life to studying and preserving his family’s heritage and contribution to American culture. He lectures frequently at universities, institutes, and theatrical and civic organizations on his family’s role in shaping the development of musical theatre and popular entertainment from the 1860s to the present.

Wistariahurst Summer Play Day

Aug. 20: Wistariahurst, Holyoke’s center for history, art, and culture, will host a free community event from 1 to 3 p.m., featuring lawn games, crafts, family-friendly tours, and more. Wistariahurst, the former estate of the Skinner family, includes three acres of formal gardens and grounds, a Holyoke history exhibit, an archival facility, and a preserved historic mansion. The afternoon’s activities will be inspired by the history and features of the site, including the fossilized dinosaur tracks which pave the entryway, the historically inspired rose garden, and turn-of-the-century garden parties. “As the summer season winds down, we want our gardens and grounds to be filled with families exploring and playing,” said Lisa Nicholson, program coordinator. “Dress up and have a cup of lemonade in the garden. Play a game of croquet or badminton like the Skinner family may have done.” For more information or to view a schedule of other upcoming events at Wistariahurst, visit www.wistariahurst.org.

Ice-cream Social, Open House at Linda Manor

Aug. 21: Linda Manor Assisted Living invites the community to an ice-cream social and open house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Linda Manor is located at 345 Haydenville Road in Leeds. The open house will include complimentary ice-cream sundaes and tours of one of the Northampton area’s newest assisted-living communities. Linda Manor offers all-inclusive assisted living and memory care as well as the award-winning Linda Manor Extended Care Facility. For more information, or to RSVP for the event, call (413) 588-3316.

Ad Club Networking on Connecticut River

Aug. 25: The Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts invites guests to network on the Connecticut River on the famous Lady Bea, departing from event sponsor Brunelle’s Marina in South Hadley. Guests are invited to sip on a cocktail from the cash bar, enjoy light appetizers, and take in the scenery while mingling with writers, designers, printers, agency staff, photographers, web designers, marketers, and media from Western Mass. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m., and the Lady Bea will depart at 6 p.m. from Brunelle’s Marina, 1 Alvord St., South Hadley. Guests must purchase tickets in advance by Friday, Aug. 19 by calling (413) 736-2582, visiting www.adclubwm.org/events/calendar, or e-mailing [email protected]. Ticket prices are $20 for Ad Club members, $30 for non-members, and $20 for students with valid ID.

Slide the City

Aug. 27: Celebrate Holyoke welcomes the return of Slide the City to Holyoke on the Saturday of its three-day event, and will once again sell discounted tickets prior to the event. In addition, the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Holyoke is partnering with Slide the City to raise money for its organization and help secure volunteers for the day of the slide. Slide the City will return to the same location along Appleton Street. Tickets are currently available at slidethecity.com, and single tickets can be purchased for $20 on the day of the event. Those looking to purchase tickets in advance at a discounted rate can do so at Stop & Shop on Lincoln Street in Holyoke on Sat., Aug. 13, and Sun., Aug. 14, from noon to 4 p.m.; at the mayor’s office on weekdays; and at the Holyoke Farmers’ Market every Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Discounted tickets can also be found at celebrateholyokemass.com. For the second year, the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Holyoke will partner with Slide the City to recruit volunteers for the day of the event. For every volunteer signed up, Slide the City will make a donation to the Holyoke Boys & Girls Club. “The Holyoke Boys & Girls Club is thrilled to be partnering for the second year with Slide the City and the Celebrate Holyoke committee,” said Eileen Cavanaugh, president and CEO of the Boys and Girls Club. “Last year was a great experience, and we were so pleased with and grateful for the amount of volunteers that came out to support the club. I’m sure this year will be even better. We are looking forward to another fun event that allows our club to be part of Celebrate Holyoke.” Volunteers are still needed for various shifts throughout the day and will be helping with the following tasks: setup, registration tent (check pre-registered customers, take payment for new customers, etc.), slide monitors (check wristbands, help keep people moving along), cleanup, trash pickup, and loading trucks with gear and merchandise. Anyone who is interested in volunteering to raise money for the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Holyoke should e-mail Cavanaugh at [email protected]. Volunteers must be at least 16 years old. In exchange for their participation, volunteers will receive a Slide the City T-shirt and be provided snacks and refreshments during each shift.

Mini-Medical School

Sept. 15 to Nov. 3: Thinking of going back to school? Baystate Medical Center’s Mini-Medical School will give area residents an inside look at the expanding field of medicine — minus the tests, homework, interviews, and admission formalities. The Mini-Medical School program is an eight-week health-education series featuring a different aspect of medicine each week. Classes this fall will include sessions on various medical topics such as surgery, emergency medicine, anesthesiology, pathology, and several others. Many of the ‘students,’ who often range in age from 20 to 70, participate due to a general interest in medicine and later find that many of the things they learned over the semester are relevant to their own lives. The goal of the program — offered in the comfortable environment of the hospital’s Chestnut Conference Center, is to help members of the public make more informed decisions about their healthcare while receiving insight on what it is like to be a medical student. Baystate Medical Center is the region’s only teaching hospital, and each course is taught by medical-center faculty who explain the science of medicine without resorting to complex terms. All classes are held Thursday nights starting at 6 p.m. and run until 8 or 9 p.m., depending on the night’s topic. No basic science knowledge is needed to participate. Each participant is required to attend a minimum of six out of eight classes in order to receive a certificate of completion. The classes run from Sept. 15 through Nov. 3, and a full listing of topics and presenters can be found at www.baystatehealth.org/minimed. Tuition is $95 per person and $80 for Senior Class and Spirit of Women members. While it is not difficult to be accepted into the program, slots are limited, and early registration is recommended by calling (800) 377-4325 or visiting www.baystatehealth.org/minimed.

BerkshireSPEAKS

Sept. 18: The third annual BerkshireSPEAKS will take place at 1:30 p.m. at Hevreh of Southern Berkshire in Great Barrington. This year’s event will feature six Berkshire trailblazers and visionaries sharing their inspirational stories. BerkshireSPEAKS was established to create an opportunity for the entire community to hear from local residents who have had a significant impact on the Berkshires and beyond. “BerkshireSPEAKS continues to grow each year, with speakers whose passion reminds us that anything is possible,” said Toby Levine, event co-chair. “We have a fantastic program planned and look forward to an afternoon that brings the community together to share empowering ideas.” This year’s speakers include John Downing, CEO of Soldier On, a national organization fighting veteran homelessness; Nancy Kalodner, Berkshire Realtor, teacher, and arts supporter; Gwendolyn Hampton-VanSant, CEO and Founder of Multicultural BRIDGE; Mary Pope Osborne, award-winning author of the Magic Tree House series (130 million copies sold worldwide); John Hockenberry, author, journalist, and award-winning public radio host; and state Rep. William “Smitty” Pignatelli, who represents the 4th Berkshire District. A reception with the speakers will follow the presentations. Registration costs $15 online and $18 at the door. To register online, visit www.hevreh.org/berkshirespeaks.

Western Mass. Business Expo

Nov. 3: Comcast Business will present the sixth annual Western Mass. Business Expo at the MassMutual Center in downtown Springfield, produced by BusinessWest and the Healthcare News. The business-to-business show will feature more than 150 exhibitor booths, educational seminars, breakfast hosted by the Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce, lunch hosted by BusinessWest, and a day-capping Expo Social. Current sponsors include Comcast Business (presenting sponsor), Express Employment Professionals, Health New England, the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst, Johnson & Hill Staffing Services, MGM Springfield, and Wild Apple Design. Additional sponsorship opportunities are available. Exhibitor spaces are also available; booth prices start at $725. For more information on sponsorships or booth purchase, call (413) 781-8600, ext. 100. For more Expo details as they emerge, visit www.wmbexpo.com.

Court Dockets

By BusinessWest Staff August 9, 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 Superior Court

Dorothy Devins v. New England Orthopedic Surgeons Inc. and Jason Asselin
Allegations: Negligent supervision leading to assault, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress: excess of $25,000
Filed: 03/28/16

Clines M. Cobham v. Walgreen Eastern Co. Inc. and John Doe
Allegations: Pharmacy negligence resulting in permanent disability: $47,422
Filed: 03/31/16

Luis Astacio v. Ryder Truck Rental Inc.
Allegations: Negligent removal of snow and ice causing personal injury: $392,600.44
Filed: 02/04/16

Oregon Bennett v. City of Springfield
Allegations: Unsafe operations of a dump truck leading to injury: $29,373.89
Filed: 02/08/16

Mary Jane LaPlante v. Longmeadow Mall Limited Partnership, Thomas P. Ryland Co., and CGI Management Inc.
Allegations: Negligence leading to personal injury: $27,424.80
Filed: 06/06/16

Kevin Jarvi v. Tapco International, using the assumed name The Tapco Group, and Headwaters Inc.
Allegations: Breach of contract/nonpayment of wages: $67,603.44
Filed: 05/26/16

Hampshire Superior Court

Haibin Dong v. Djata Bumpus, d/b/a Pioneer Valley Boxing Assoc.
Allegation: Negligent supervision of an instructor resulting in personal injury: $14,925.44
Filed: 07/01/16

Theresa Everett and Alan Everett v. Betsy Green, NP, Gerri Lynn Smith, NP, Edward Patton, MD, and Valley Medical Group, P.C.
Allegation: Negligent treatment resulting in severe personal injury: greater than $25,000
Filed: 07/06/16

Miya Lindley, by and through her parent and next friend, Marcey Lindley v. McCray’s Country Creamery Inc.
Allegation: Negligent supervision of performers resulting in personal injury: $41,133+

Northampton District Court

Kathleen Schwarzer v. Radiance Home Health Care Inc. and Susan Muriru
Allegation: Failure to pay wages: Unknown amount under $25,000
Filed: 05/31/16

Marilyn Rivera v. Stop & Shop Store No. 100787
Allegation: Negligent removal of snow and ice resulting in slip and fall: $2,966
Filed: 07/05/16

Jarrod Fowler v. Anthony Wheeler and Richard J. Quintal Jr. d/b/a Quintal Brothers Wholesale Fruit and Produce
Allegation: Negligent operation of a motor vehicle resulting in injury: $3,987.30
Filed: 07/26/16

Springfield District Court

Sypek Electrical Services Inc. v. Bharat Oza, Ritz Management Group, LLC, and Shreeji Properties, LLC
Allegations: Breach of contract, nonpayment for services rendered: $9,453.75
Filed: 06/21/16

Westfield District Court

US Music Corp., USA a division of JAM Industries LTD. a/k/a/ American Music & Sound, LLC v. Paper City Music Shop Inc., and Jose F. Dias
Allegation: Breach of contract, failure to pay for goods: $23,350.96
Filed: 07/01/2016

Jean Graziano v. Streamfield, LLC, Ronald J. Abdow, George T. Abdow Jr., PRPC Inc. and Wakefern Food Corp.
Allegation: Negligence resulting in personal injury: $8,969.97
Filed: 07/08/2016

Picture This

By BusinessWest Staff August 9, 2016

Departments Picture This

A photo essay of recent business events in Western Massachusetts August 8, 2016. Email ‘Picture This’ photos with a caption and contact information to
[email protected]

Income Statements

Junior Achievement of Western Massachusetts (JA) and Moriarty & Primack teamed up to bring JA’s Economics for Success program to all the eighth-graders at M. Marcus Kiley Middle School in Springfield in June. “To be able to teach students how to budget their income, and what getting an education after your high-school diploma can mean for your income, is a valuable lesson for everyone,” said Dahimeli Mercado, Moriarty & Primack staff accountant. Mark Laurenzano, guidance counselor at Kiley Middle School, added that “the students are eager to learn more about JA and business. Many of our students have participated in JA job-shadow experience. They are excited to work with the JA volunteers in the classroom today and learn about creating a budget.” Pictured, from left, are Moriarty & Primack’s Christopher Walker, Rebecca Connolly, Phillip Giguere, Jessica Putnam, Dahimeli Mercado, Jonathan Normand, Isaiah Odunlami, Roger Conklin, and Puja Karki.

Breaking Barriers

Berkshire Bank representatives recently visited the Center for Human Development’s (CHD) Disability Resources program to present a donation of $2,500. The bank’s gift supports CHD’s efforts to provide barrier-free recreational and competitive adaptive sports opportunities, as well as social gatherings and educational events for youth and adults with disabilities. Pictured, from left, are Luke Kettles, senior vice president of Commercial Lending for the Pioneer Valley, Berkshire Bank; Jennifer Bogin, vice president, Developmental Services, CHD; Rachel Keyworth, director, Disability Resources, CHD; Jim Goodwin, president and CEO, CHD; and Tim Hussey, assistant vice president of Commercial Lending, Berkshire Bank.

Global Lessons

Springfield College Professor of Management and U.S. Fulbright grant recipient Robert Fiore recently traveled to China to collaborate with faculty and students at Hong Kong Baptist University in the academic area of entrepreneurship. Fiore assisted in the development of research and curriculum in China’s new initiative mandating the development of entrepreneurial courses to be offered at all universities. “The collaboration was exciting because it allowed us to exchange ideas on modes of entrepreneurial company formulation specifically dedicated to elevate geographically focused poverty and enhance economic growth within low-income regions by the use of micro-financing and village-based cooperative entrepreneurship,” said Fiore. As part of the program, Fiore presented biographical material of notable entrepreneurs to highlight their use in teaching and fostering entrepreneurship among students by analysis of the successful entrepreneur’s attitudes and behavior. He discussed lean entrepreneurial start-up procedures and methods as taught in the U.S., the U.S. perspective on crowd-funding financing sources, and legal issues of intellectual-property development.

Building Permits

By BusinessWest Staff August 9, 2016

Building Permits Departments

The following building permits were issued during the month of July 2016.

Agawam

SBA Towers II, LLC
369 Main St.
$15,000 — Swap three existing cell antennas with three newer- technology cell antennas
Amherst

25 Avocado St. LLC
292 College St.
$5376 — Replace doors and patch hole in shop ceiling

Amherst Cinema Arts Center Inc.
28 Amity St., Unit 1H
$137,004 — Install 110 solar panels on roof

Amherst-Presidential Village LLC
950 Pleasant St.
$591,180 — Construct 3,300-square-foot building to service residents

Woodgreen Amherst Limited Partnership
6 University Dr., 109
$3000 — Creating dividing wall, separating an open class space

Ev Realty Trust
11 Amity St.
$225,000 — Renovate former bank space to co-worker office

Hadley

Public Safety Complex
15 East St.
$3,650 — Create walkway in attic to access heating and cooling units

Northampton

293 Northampton Realty LLC, c/o William Lia
263 King St.
$1,060,000 — 6,000-square-foot addition to the existing facility and 1,064 sq. ft. to service drive

Button Street Associates
32 Masonic St.
$3,200 — Replace and fix four windows

City of Northampton, Smith School
Haydenville Road
$70,000 — Construct 36’ x 70’ storage building

Colvest/Northampton LLC
327 King St.
$30,000 — Modify antennas and equipment on existing cell site

Coolidge Park Condos
50 Union St.
$27,226 — Repair stairs on Cherry Street side

Dimension Realty LLC
395 Pleasant St.
$32,548 — Install membrane roof system over existing metal roof

First Congregational Church of Northampton
129 Main St.
$14,400 — Remove and replace pews, carpet, and railings

Raps Real Estate
79 Masonic St.
$496,000 — Renovate existing and add 1,341-square-foot addition

Smith College Office of Treasurer
College Lane
$15,000 — Replace 1,600-square-foot EDPM roofing

Smith College Office of Treasurer
College Lane
$234,500 — Construct new dormer

Springfield

A. Boilard Sons Inc.
210 Verge St.
$26,407 — Partial reroof of warehouse

Baystate Health
257 Marvin St.
$480,000 — Foundation for new CHP Building

Blue Tarp ReDevelopment Inc.
MGM Way
$213,883,377 — Core and shell of hotel and podium type 1A construction

Blue Tarp ReDevelopment Inc.
1214 MGM Way
$2,456,563 — Install underground utilities under hotel and podium slab Type 1A construction

Caron Management LLC
116-120 Longhill St., Unit #7C
$193,961.85 — Renovations

Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless
90 Memorial Drive
$12,322 — Remove nine existing antenna panels and replace with nine updated antenna panels and install 6 remote radio heads, on an existing telecommunications tower

GF Enterprise LLC
456 Sumner Ave
$41,700 — Install new slat walls, canopies, sconce lights. New interior artwork package

Mulberry House Condominium Trust
101 Mulberry St.
$60,000 — Replacement of concrete precast panels (exterior) with EFLS panels to match. Historical Commission has approved.

Paul’s Crane Service
700 Berkshire Ave.
$40,940 — Reroofing

St. George Cathedral
2320 Main St.
$55,000 — Demolish existing bathrooms in basement and put back with new finishes. H/C accessible bathrooms

Sunset Properties LLC
216, 218, and 220 Pearl St.
$400,000 — Demolition of existing five story wooden stairs at buildings 216, 218, 220 and construction of new steel framed stairs with concrete footing foundation system

Trammell Crow Co.
1500 Main St.
$74,500 — Pharmacy remodel

West Springfield

Dr. Frederick Frangie
274 Westfield St.
$78,586 — Replace roof

Medeiros Realty
1111 Elm St.
$121,254 — Reroof A & B roofs front and middle sections

Nutmeg International Trucks
268 Park St.
$2,000 — Remove existing steel structures embedded in concrete floor, patch concrete floor as required

Westfield

T-Mobile Northeast LLC
16 Chestnut St., Suite 420
$15,000 — Addition to existing installation

Real Estate Transactions

By BusinessWest Staff August 9, 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

BERNARDSTON

70 Purple Meadow Road
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $122,000
Buyer: Purple Meadow Properties
Seller: Elizabeth G. Pappas
Date: 06/27/16

CHARLEMONT

55 Heath Stage Terrace
Charlemont, MA 01339
Amount: $183,000
Buyer: Ryan A. Martin
Seller: Mary E. Denning
Date: 07/01/16

CONWAY

54 Maple St.
Conway, MA 01341
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Ellen Macleish-Zale
Seller: Patricia A. Morey-Walker
Date: 06/30/16

DEERFIELD

508 Greenfield Road
Deerfield, MA 01342
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Deerfield Academy
Seller: Richard A. Barber
Date: 06/28/16

5 Kelleher Dr.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $257,000
Buyer: Timothy G. O’Neil
Seller: David Pietrowski
Date: 06/30/16

56 Mathews Road
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $288,000
Buyer: Tiffany Scott
Seller: Mathew E. Janus
Date: 07/06/16

34 Thayer St.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $239,900
Buyer: Nicholas M. Orsini
Seller: Niemiec RET
Date: 06/30/16

62 Wapping Road
Deerfield, MA 01342
Amount: $545,000
Buyer: Wapping Road Holdings LLC
Seller: LCCNP LLC
Date: 07/01/16

ERVING

21 French King Hwy.
Erving, MA 01344
Amount: $186,411
Buyer: MHFA
Seller: Arthur L. Snow
Date: 07/07/16

GREENFIELD

395 Adams Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $178,000
Buyer: Stanley T. Piskorski
Date: 06/30/16

159 Chapman St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $163,250
Buyer: Amy A. Huff-Harris
Seller: Jennifer E. Antonellis
Date: 06/28/16

8 Cherry Lane
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Davina M. Chudzik
Seller: Harold M. Donivan
Date: 06/30/16

53 Haywood St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $196,000
Buyer: Elizabeth A. Bridgewater
Seller: Amber Gurley
Date: 06/29/16

243 High St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $235,875
Buyer: Allen Fowler
Seller: Robert J. Sagor
Date: 07/08/16

200 Hope St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $145,900
Buyer: Joseph H. Nickerson
Seller: Ilene J. Sweeney
Date: 06/29/16

21 Leyden Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $277,500
Buyer: Eric M. Mosher
Seller: James C. O’Sullivan
Date: 06/28/16

16 Linden Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $186,000
Buyer: Darrell L. Slover
Seller: Norman H. Sims
Date: 06/29/16

124 Meadow Lane
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $312,405
Buyer: Mark H. Allen
Seller: Albena W. Constance
Date: 07/08/16

12 Miner St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $188,000
Buyer: Robert C. Mallin
Seller: Gretchen L. Kelton
Date: 06/29/16

8 River St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $174,000
Buyer: Brendan E. Tubbs
Seller: Mary E. Bricker
Date: 06/28/16

17 Western Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Christopher B. Pike
Seller: John F. Wysocki
Date: 06/29/16

LEVERETT

34 Chestnut Hill Road
Leverett, MA 01054
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Marianne Sundell
Seller: Jann E. Rosemerta
Date: 06/27/16

MONTAGUE

76 2nd St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $221,500
Buyer: Van Bro Co. LLC
Seller: Christopher L. Gagnon
Date: 06/30/16

83 G St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $157,800
Buyer: Laura E. Heisig
Seller: Mark D. Holley
Date: 06/30/16

77 Greenfield Road
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $543,177
Buyer: Johanna E. Rosen
Seller: Mark H. Allen
Date: 07/08/16

33-35 X. St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Layne V. Floyd
Seller: Karlson Properties LLC
Date: 06/30/16

NEW SALEM

6 Neilson Road
New Salem, MA 01355
Amount: $241,000
Buyer: Darwin Cota
Seller: Laurie A. Bergem
Date: 06/29/16

NORTHFIELD

466 4 Mile Brook Road
Northfield, MA 01354
Amount: $227,900
Buyer: Jacob Mayberry
Seller: Lauren Kaplan
Date: 06/30/16

Birnam Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $1,200,000
Buyer: Dept. Of Conservation and Recreation
Seller: Trust For Public Land
Date: 06/29/16

48 Highland Ave.
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $208,500
Buyer: Laura Robinson
Seller: Phyllis J. Derigon TR
Date: 06/29/16

School St.
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $2,500,000
Buyer: Trust For Public Land
Seller: Northfield Mt. Hermon School
Date: 06/29/16

Warwick Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $1,200,000
Buyer: Dept. Of Conservation and Recreation
Seller: Trust For Public Land
Date: 06/29/16

ORANGE

130 Athol Road
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $179,000
Buyer: Darren R. Bouchard
Seller: Joseph Castine
Date: 07/05/16

860 North Main St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $179,000
Buyer: Hometown Bank
Seller: Alphonse E. Chenausky
Date: 07/05/16

110 Wheeler Pond Road
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $985,000
Buyer: Stone By Stone Farm LLC
Seller: David G. Spackman
Date: 06/27/16

SHELBURNE

122 Bridge St.
Shelburne, MA 01370
Amount: $239,000
Buyer: Priscilla N. White-Tocker
Seller: Elizabeth A. Bridgewater
Date: 06/29/16

1179 Mohawk Trail
Shelburne, MA 01370
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Robert Annis
Seller: Virginia C. Esposito
Date: 06/28/16

240 Skinner Road
Shelburne, MA 01370
Amount: $354,534
Buyer: Peter Ghitman
Seller: Marie A. Blake
Date: 06/30/16

SHUTESBURY

80 Montague Road
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Amount: $442,750
Buyer: Stephen C. Paddock
Seller: Ann L. Shea
Date: 06/30/16

29 Old Orchard Road
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Amount: $385,000
Buyer: Sean B. Meyer
Seller: Jeffrey R. Lacy
Date: 06/30/16

SUNDERLAND

531 Hadley Road
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Benjamin E. Pattison
Seller: Lawrence E. Chunga
Date: 06/30/16

104 North Silver Lane
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $324,000
Buyer: Melissa Flanagan
Seller: Gregory M. Bell
Date: 06/29/16

HAMPDEN COUNTY

AGAWAM

111 Adams St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Tifani M. Sherbo
Seller: David M. Trehey
Date: 06/28/16

Barry St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Robert G. Vincent
Seller: Catherine A. Sloane
Date: 06/29/16

51 Belvidere Ave.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Angelica Silva
Seller: Kenneth Modzelesky
Date: 06/27/16

99 Campbell Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $184,800
Buyer: Robert F. James
Seller: Melyssa A. Brown
Date: 07/08/16

12-14 Church St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Moira Lopes
Seller: Ann Parent
Date: 06/29/16

23 Cricket Road
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $313,500
Buyer: Leigh G. Mahoney
Seller: Michael P. Barron
Date: 06/27/16

12 Cynthia Place
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Keith F. Bard
Seller: John P. Colwell
Date: 06/30/16

53 Deering St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Buyer: Steven J. Halloran
Seller: Steven D. Leon
Date: 06/27/16

117 Doane Ave.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $151,290
Buyer: USA VA
Seller: Rielly J. Longtin
Date: 07/08/16

69 Franklin St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Cains Mechanical LLC
Seller: Western Mass. Property Services
Date: 07/01/16

15-17 James Ave.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: George R. Ghareeb
Seller: Anthony Fazio
Date: 07/05/16

1231 Main St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Alexandru Barbaneagra
Seller: Frederick D. Fusco
Date: 07/08/16

24 Norman Terrace Ext.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $279,900
Buyer: Jasmine Matta-Naylor
Seller: Jennifer L. Caputo
Date: 06/28/16

15-17 Ottawa St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $193,000
Buyer: Christopher Desautels
Seller: Joey Parent
Date: 06/29/16

21 Ralph St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $157,000
Buyer: Mwangaza Jumbe
Seller: Michelle D. Straite
Date: 06/30/16

745 River Road
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Scott M. Przybylski
Seller: Timothy P. Kennedy
Date: 07/01/16

639 Shoemaker Lane
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Francisco D. Salazar
Date: 07/01/16

373 Springfield St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $247,500
Buyer: Jeffrey J. Daly
Seller: Falcor Homes Inc.
Date: 07/01/16

562 Springfield St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $152,000
Buyer: Michael Hogan
Seller: MSEP Realty LLC
Date: 06/29/16

67 Taft St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $119,000
Buyer: John H. Goddard
Seller: Carol Baj
Date: 07/01/16

17 Tower Terrace
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Peter J. Clarke
Seller: Thelma A. Coughlin
Date: 06/30/16

CHESTER

77 Parsons Way
Chester, MA 01011
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Juan E. Morales-Lube
Seller: Richard A. Drenga
Date: 06/27/16

CHICOPEE

75 6th Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Richard J. Christian
Seller: John H. Parker
Date: 07/08/16

78 7th Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Steven M. Tomaino
Seller: Laurie A. Gay
Date: 06/30/16

63 Beaumont Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $194,900
Buyer: Adam M. Routier
Seller: Mitchell E. Karaskiewicz
Date: 06/30/16

216 College St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $177,000
Buyer: Robert D. Labrecque
Seller: Edward C. Cortis
Date: 07/05/16

303 College St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $176,000
Buyer: Amanda S. Pellerin
Seller: Ryan Murphy
Date: 06/30/16

129 Dejordy Lane
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Antonio Paulo
Seller: Kathleen E. Green
Date: 07/01/16

39 Fernwood St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $139,900
Buyer: Aleksandr Govor
Seller: FNMA
Date: 07/01/16

34 Frontenac St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $178,500
Buyer: Maria Villandry
Seller: Rick Denoncourt Carpentry
Date: 06/27/16

620 Fuller Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $650,000
Buyer: Navin Patel
Seller: Manuel M. Costa
Date: 06/27/16

29 Gendreau St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $178,500
Buyer: Christina Corey
Seller: Blanchard, Richard A., (Estate)
Date: 06/29/16

134 Gilbert Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $273,000
Buyer: Christopher Benson
Seller: Hector R. Gonzalez
Date: 06/27/16

40 Gilmore St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $117,000
Buyer: Nelson Munoz
Seller: John B. Murray
Date: 06/30/16

1177 Granby Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $422,500
Buyer: Olivia Fatima Realty LLC
Seller: WRZMM LLC
Date: 07/07/16

156 Granby Road
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Peter Kwade
Seller: Gary A. Bordeau
Date: 07/08/16

59 Hampshire St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $131,000
Buyer: Raymond R. Racine
Seller: Lucienne M. Czupryna
Date: 06/27/16

14 Harrington Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $151,000
Buyer: Victor E. Mikalunas
Seller: Ronald F. Labarre
Date: 07/07/16

101 Huntington Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $159,900
Buyer: Stephanie A. Wright
Seller: Michael H. Danek
Date: 06/30/16

394 Irene St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $169,900
Buyer: Erica Archambeau
Seller: Matthew S. Bailey
Date: 06/30/16

405 James St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Kelly A. Marra
Seller: Jill P. Cayen
Date: 06/30/16

232 Lafayette St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Jaafar Hamadah
Seller: Louis A. Brunetti
Date: 07/08/16

108 Langevin St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $196,000
Buyer: Joselito Ortiz
Seller: Scott H. Ryder
Date: 07/08/16

78 Marcelle St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Brittany E. Urban
Seller: Jeffrey O’Connor
Date: 07/05/16

65 Medford St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $129,526
Buyer: Carolyn Leduc
Seller: Wayne C. Leduc
Date: 07/08/16

55 Montgomery St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $147,000
Buyer: Jessica Martinez
Seller: Sarah Witczak
Date: 06/29/16

1023 Montgomery St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $219,000
Buyer: Misty D. Mcginnes
Seller: Hebert, Eugene T., (Estate)
Date: 07/05/16

23 Nash St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $163,500
Buyer: Natasha Rodriguez
Seller: Henry Lanou
Date: 07/08/16

77 Nash St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $131,000
Buyer: Yesenia Cancel
Seller: US Bank
Date: 07/01/16

41 Parkwood Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $134,000
Buyer: Paul R. Duprey
Seller: Langton, David P., (Estate)
Date: 06/28/16

129 Reed St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $229,900
Buyer: Evan R. Pronovost
Seller: Kelly, Joyce, (Estate)
Date: 07/08/16

89 Silvin Road
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Brian T. Duffy
Seller: Aubrey Gomes
Date: 06/30/16

71 State St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $139,500
Buyer: Citimortgage Inc.
Seller: Socrates Phelan
Date: 07/07/16

17 Van Horn St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $192,000
Buyer: James A. Kumiega
Seller: Michael J. Miodonka
Date: 07/01/16

89 Woodcrest Circle
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $182,153
Buyer: Wilmington Savings
Seller: Gregg P. Barsalou
Date: 06/29/16

EAST LONGMEADOW

33 Avery St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Agnieszka Kloskowska
Seller: Sergy Chebotarev
Date: 06/30/16

82 Avery St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $262,000
Buyer: James R. Peloquin
Seller: Kelly S. Macneil
Date: 07/07/16

36 Birchland Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $133,050
Buyer: Adam Gauthier
Seller: Lee A. Mason
Date: 06/27/16

10 Callender Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $177,000
Buyer: Michael R. Greene
Seller: Marie A. Kelleher
Date: 06/30/16

172 Fernwood Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Timothy R. Payne
Seller: Dennis M. Quinlan
Date: 07/08/16

334 Kibbe Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $204,900
Buyer: Lindsey A. Adams
Seller: Bongiovanni, Angela, (Estate)
Date: 06/30/16

38 Lenox Circle
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $389,000
Buyer: Sergy Chebotarev
Seller: Jeffrey L. Haughey
Date: 06/30/16

Maplehurst Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Michael F. Torcia
Seller: Gitman Family Partnership 2
Date: 06/30/16

257 Mapleshade Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $167,000
Buyer: Joseph Bell
Seller: James J. Shonak
Date: 06/28/16

7 Melwood Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Kevin Degray
Seller: Daniel O. Langford
Date: 06/30/16

37 Merriam St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $221,500
Buyer: Richard J. Bianchi
Seller: Charles G. Millet
Date: 06/30/16

8 North St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $274,000
Buyer: Andrew S. Christensen
Seller: Busha, Mark S., (Estate)
Date: 06/30/16

Silver Fox Lane #2-4
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Capaccio FT
Seller: C&M Builders LLC
Date: 07/01/16

288 Somers Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $244,500
Buyer: Christopher M. Ryan
Seller: David H. Speckman
Date: 07/08/16

5 Susan St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Courtney E. Brown
Seller: Mircea H. Raducan
Date: 06/30/16

GRANVILLE

1645 Main Road
Granville, MA 01034
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Mark Despres
Seller: Matthew B. Magni
Date: 06/30/16

HAMPDEN

232 Chapin Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $192,000
Buyer: Shawn P. Keeley
Seller: FNMA
Date: 06/27/16

112 North Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: David M. Robillard
Seller: Melissa L. Fatse
Date: 06/30/16

303 Scantic Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $229,900
Buyer: Jeffrey A. Johnson
Seller: Richard F. Dion
Date: 07/08/16

107 Thresher Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $295,900
Buyer: Scott J. Fletcher
Seller: Joe J. Menino
Date: 07/07/16

HOLLAND

3 Heritage Dr.
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Deborah M. Sichol
Seller: Maple Ledge Associates
Date: 07/08/16

6 North Leisure Dr.
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $262,900
Buyer: Charles R. Margarites
Seller: Larry D. Carlson
Date: 06/30/16

27 Old Acres Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $279,000
Buyer: Kyle N. Moreau
Seller: Thomas R. Antonio
Date: 06/29/16

HOLYOKE

84 Bemis Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $169,900
Buyer: Erica Morawski
Seller: James Athas
Date: 06/27/16

17 Calumet Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Kenny Ulerio
Seller: Thomas D. Fregeau
Date: 06/30/16

393 Cherry St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Matthew W. Dziok
Seller: Henry P. Dziok
Date: 06/27/16

23 Connecticut St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $157,900
Buyer: Lauren A. Whelihan
Seller: Rhonda A. Stmarie
Date: 06/27/16

65 George St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $156,000
Buyer: Patricia E. Woods
Seller: Jan A. Piotrowski
Date: 07/01/16

174 Pleasant St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Shelly A. Perdomo-Ahmed
Seller: Mark A. Tellier
Date: 07/06/16

455 South St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Yonghe Chen
Seller: Leong K. Fung
Date: 06/29/16

LONGMEADOW

20 Brittany Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $655,000
Buyer: Jason A. Cenicola
Seller: Danielle Macinnes
Date: 06/28/16

143 Brookwood Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $312,500
Buyer: Luiza Templeton
Seller: Huimin Chen
Date: 06/30/16

115 Cambridge Circle
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $353,700
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Lisa Goodrich
Date: 07/05/16

194 Colony Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $695,000
Buyer: Aimee L. Freedman
Seller: Anne Dahlgard-Browne
Date: 06/30/16

193 Edgewood Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Donald R. Einck
Seller: Kenneth J. Miller
Date: 06/28/16

18 Fairfield Terrace
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $259,900
Buyer: Carol Martucci
Seller: Ryan A. Gaebel
Date: 06/30/16

106 Glenbrook Lane
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $481,000
Buyer: Tracy J. Grello
Seller: Deane H. Olmsted
Date: 06/27/16

37 Hawthorne St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $286,500
Buyer: Mairi Brennan
Seller: Eugene M. Vinyard
Date: 07/01/16

130 Homestead Blvd.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: William R. Delrosario
Seller: Andrey V. Barashkin
Date: 07/05/16

128 Laurel St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $239,000
Buyer: Michael R. Massie
Seller: Elizabeth Gish
Date: 07/05/16

12 Longmeadow St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Maureen Mulcahy
Seller: Joseph P. Gasparini
Date: 07/01/16

766 Longmeadow St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $393,000
Buyer: National Residential Nominee Services
Seller: Stephen M. Andrews
Date: 06/28/16

335 Maple Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $192,000
Buyer: Elizabeth A. Daley
Seller: Michael J. Mowbray
Date: 06/30/16

110 Meadow Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Mark E. Elkhay
Seller: Tracy J. Grello
Date: 06/30/16

140 Morningside Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $499,900
Buyer: Kristen A. Gaebel
Seller: Robert J. Olney
Date: 06/30/16

12 Primrose Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Jason M. Fitzgerald
Seller: Haifeng Ge
Date: 06/30/16

140 Redfern Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Marie S. Charles
Seller: Elizabeth M. Delacretaz
Date: 07/01/16

186 Sheffield Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $264,500
Buyer: Ock J. Kim
Seller: Mona Heikal
Date: 07/01/16

LUDLOW

55 Atlantic St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $242,000
Buyer: Amanda Maciolek
Seller: Shawn P. Crimmins
Date: 06/30/16

795 Chapin St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Nicholas D. Dusza
Seller: Diane H. Boucher
Date: 07/08/16

668 Fuller St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Anthony J. Aickelin
Seller: Robert Larkin
Date: 06/30/16

94 Irla Dr.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Elizabeth Gosselin
Seller: Beth M. Zastawny
Date: 06/27/16

86 John St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Bernadette M. Burns
Seller: Elaine P. Fortier
Date: 06/27/16

24 Lillian St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $162,900
Buyer: Eduardo Sanchez
Seller: Stephen M. Buynicki
Date: 06/30/16

591 Moore St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $276,000
Buyer: Mark Rosa
Seller: Mehmet M. Atmaca
Date: 06/27/16

109 Parker Lane
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Muhammad A. Ashraf
Seller: Lang Lin
Date: 06/27/16

60 Parker Lane
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $359,900
Buyer: Guy D. Baillargeon
Seller: James Wojnar
Date: 06/28/16

28 Pondview Dr.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $272,000
Buyer: Ryan Murphy
Seller: Randall S. Lacoille
Date: 06/30/16

111 Richmond Road
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Melissa M. Miele
Seller: Irene M. Jarvais
Date: 07/01/16

119 Salli Circle
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $274,000
Buyer: David A. Velthouse
Seller: Maria Koziol
Date: 06/30/16

44 Whitney St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Qassim M. Darawsheh
Seller: Miguel A. Gomes
Date: 06/30/16

24 Williams St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $167,800
Buyer: Lynda A. Dowd
Seller: Mark Rosa
Date: 06/27/16

34 Williams St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $213,000
Buyer: Daryl M. Lovell
Seller: Joseph R. Kakley
Date: 06/30/16

MONSON

63 Ayers Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $166,808
Buyer: Kaydoke RT
Seller: Thomas J. Murphy
Date: 06/28/16

28 Country Club Hts.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Laurent R. McDonald
Seller: Everett L. Walker
Date: 07/08/16

51 Crest Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Robert J. Pienkos
Seller: James A. Dirico
Date: 07/08/16

26 Green St.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $131,000
Buyer: Lynn A. Zorra
Seller: Victor T. Muller
Date: 06/30/16

22 Highland Ave.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $189,900
Buyer: Amie L. Heise
Seller: Christine Tetreault
Date: 06/27/16

40 Stafford Hollow Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $131,947
Buyer: Citizens Bank
Seller: Adam J. McGrath
Date: 06/30/16

MONTGOMERY

11 Carrington Road
Montgomery, MA 01050
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Colin Powers
Seller: Richard Allard
Date: 06/27/16

Main Road
Montgomery, MA 01085
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Susan Morawiec
Seller: Jennifer T. Wolcott
Date: 07/07/16

PALMER

261 Barker St.
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $162,500
Buyer: Eric M. Nacsin
Seller: Jane S. Eurkus
Date: 06/30/16

5 Countryside Dr.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $239,900
Buyer: Luis A. Maldonado
Seller: Cherylee D. Hagge
Date: 06/28/16

72 Flynt St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Dennis O. Marsh
Seller: Anthony J. Silva
Date: 06/28/16

2008 Overlook Dr.
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Robert P. O’Connell
Seller: Timothy J. Kularski
Date: 07/07/16

68 Rondeau St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Shawn P. Haubner
Seller: Paul M. Budaj
Date: 07/08/16

18 Searle St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $151,000
Buyer: Mark S. Athens
Seller: Deborah J. Garrow
Date: 06/30/16

1204 South Main St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $161,450
Buyer: Justin W. Milos
Seller: Tiffany A. Ricci
Date: 07/08/16

10-12 State St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Jessica M. Pieciak
Seller: Aaron P. Swist
Date: 06/30/16

RUSSELL

1167 General Knox Road
Russell, MA 01071
Amount: $162,400
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Bradley F. Sharp
Date: 07/05/16

1025 Westfield Road
Russell, MA 01071
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: 1025 Westfield Road LLC
Seller: Robert F. James
Date: 06/29/16

SOUTHWICK

11 Buckingham Dr.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Michael Lindsey
Seller: Sharon A. Conte
Date: 07/01/16

13 Granaudo Circle
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $324,375
Buyer: Matthew B. Magni
Seller: Paul R. Petit
Date: 06/30/16

18 Pearl Brook Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $420,000
Buyer: David C. Orcult
Seller: William J. Hughes
Date: 06/28/16

SPRINGFIELD

381 Abbott St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Katherine Soto-Rodriguez
Seller: Daniel A. O’Sullivan
Date: 07/08/16

900 Allen St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Bianca G. Jackson
Seller: Sisters Kids LLC
Date: 06/28/16

42 Arcadia Blvd.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Kyle E. Horonzy
Seller: Christopher D. Fontaine
Date: 06/28/16

796-798 Belmont Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $128,000
Buyer: Thanh Luong
Seller: Tinh Q. Ngo
Date: 06/28/16

73 Benz St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Fernando Acosta
Seller: Aniello Denardo
Date: 07/06/16

83 Bowdoin St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Nikolaos Panteleakis
Seller: Demetrios N. Panteleakis
Date: 07/07/16

162 Brandon Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $126,000
Buyer: Joshua Mattice
Seller: Source 9 Development LLC
Date: 07/01/16

18 Campechi St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $117,000
Buyer: Melissa Mojica
Seller: Jesse Martinez
Date: 07/01/16

82 Chilson St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $160,700
Buyer: Tamara Feliciano
Seller: Edward M. Cross
Date: 06/30/16

85 Clayton St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $116,900
Buyer: Joel Aponte
Seller: Cecelia Laporte
Date: 06/27/16

46 Clearbrook Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $189,100
Buyer: Jessica A. Paris
Seller: William T. Raleigh
Date: 07/08/16

86-88 Cobb St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Omar Aljanabi
Seller: Benjamin K. Owusu
Date: 07/05/16

63 Colonial Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $249,828
Buyer: Deutsche Bank
Seller: Victoria L. Robinson
Date: 06/30/16

73 Dartmouth St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Luis Colon-Amaro
Seller: Global Homes Properties
Date: 07/01/16

153 Dartmouth Terrace
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $239,088
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Steven R. Martin
Date: 07/01/16

388-394 Dickinson St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Mega Meadow Rei LLC
Seller: PVIC Realty LLC
Date: 06/30/16

70 Embassy Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $197,000
Buyer: Dayne Sewell
Seller: Evan J. Messer
Date: 07/01/16

104 Francis St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $132,500
Buyer: Jocelyn Sanchez
Seller: Antonio Herrera
Date: 06/29/16

74 Gillette Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Marissa Duquette
Seller: William L. Collins
Date: 06/27/16

154 Gillette Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $179,000
Buyer: John J. Mickiewicz
Seller: Melissa C. Brady
Date: 07/05/16

49 Glenham St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Hiram Rivera
Seller: Steven M. Tomaino
Date: 06/30/16

61 Gourley Road
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Franck A. Grah
Seller: Kenny V. Nguyen
Date: 07/07/16

87 Granger St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $127,000
Buyer: Bethzaida Martinez
Seller: Nicole K. Carbonneau
Date: 06/30/16

33-37 Grant St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Joshua Reid
Seller: Christopher Petropoulos
Date: 07/08/16

28 Hartley St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Eugene J. Borowski
Seller: Richard S. Harty
Date: 07/01/16

63 Judith St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $131,000
Buyer: Zygmont J. Szczawinski
Seller: Richard P. Manning
Date: 07/08/16

87 Kerry Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Stephen M. Babineau
Seller: Kurt E. Whitney
Date: 06/30/16

30 Kimberly Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $157,099
Buyer: Bank New York Mellon
Seller: Edwin Perez
Date: 06/30/16

83 Magnolia Terrace
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Holly N. Mott
Seller: Mark R. Blackmon
Date: 06/30/16

70 Mansfield St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Evonne R. Lee
Seller: S&C Homebuyers LLC
Date: 06/30/16

22 Martha St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $165,100
Buyer: Annie Franco
Seller: Donna D. Berry
Date: 07/06/16

85-87 Massachusetts Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $117,000
Buyer: Richard J. Gilkes
Seller: Greater Springfield Habit
Date: 06/28/16

173 Massachusetts Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: David X. Wilson
Seller: GFY Enterprises LLC
Date: 07/07/16

25 Milton St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Ricardo J. Cumba
Seller: Isabel Surreira
Date: 07/05/16

50-52 Milton St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $129,900
Buyer: Jessica U. Bergeron
Seller: Domingos G. Marques
Date: 06/30/16

128 Nagle St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $119,000
Buyer: Mark Palatino
Seller: Regina M. Frydryk
Date: 06/27/16

18 Ogden St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $176,000
Buyer: Steven W. Hayes
Seller: Kevin S. McNamara
Date: 06/29/16

22-24 Olmsted Dr.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $144,000
Buyer: Dawn E. Frogameni
Seller: James J. Frogameni
Date: 06/27/16

87 Ontario St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $144,500
Buyer: Mildred Dehaven
Seller: Benjamin Hernandez
Date: 06/29/16

88 Overlook Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $249,900
Buyer: Rebecca L. Mazzie
Seller: Valerie D. Valentine-Shaw
Date: 06/30/16

2025 Page Blvd.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Lake Lorraine LLC
Seller: Robert Richards
Date: 06/30/16

73 Pine Acre Road
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $214,000
Buyer: James Danehey
Seller: Purificacion Hizon-Ong
Date: 07/05/16

410 Plumtree Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Mary E. Lee
Seller: Dianne Plopper
Date: 06/29/16

606 Roosevelt Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Alexander Demartin
Seller: Lawrence J. Bartyzel
Date: 06/30/16

82 Savoy Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $199,900
Buyer: Vallerie Brower
Seller: Bretta Construction LLC
Date: 06/28/16

228 Shawmut St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $116,900
Buyer: Jaime Duran
Seller: Aileen Fellows
Date: 07/07/16

279 Springfield St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Efrain Rivera
Seller: Barbara J. Romashko
Date: 06/28/16

76 Strong St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $142,080
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Tina M. Alvaro
Date: 07/01/16

54 Sunbrier Road
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Anastasia M. Flores
Seller: US Bank
Date: 07/01/16

101 Sunset Dr.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $147,000
Buyer: Cesar G. Cruz
Seller: Blueline Management LLC
Date: 06/27/16

250 Talmadge Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Matthew S. Harvey
Seller: Jennifer Gray
Date: 06/29/16

32 Temple St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Raipher D. Pellegrino
Seller: Living Stone LLC
Date: 06/29/16

10 Van Ness St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $133,000
Buyer: Danielle Costas
Seller: Ana L. Baez
Date: 07/05/16

35 Washington Road
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Michael Taylor
Seller: Bruce W. Stebbins
Date: 07/01/16

39 Wendell Place
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Carlos Rivera
Seller: Berkshire Land Co. LLC
Date: 06/29/16

18 Whitaker St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $134,900
Buyer: Michelle Martinez
Seller: Martin B. Murray
Date: 06/29/16

2230 Wilbraham Road
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $203,000
Buyer: Joshua C. Florence
Seller: Lucas Realty LLC
Date: 06/30/16

96 Willowbrook Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: James A. Glover
Seller: Candy Lafleur
Date: 06/28/16

116 Willowbrook Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $159,999
Buyer: Erika J. Perez
Seller: Lisa Santaniello
Date: 06/27/16

40 Woodcrest Road
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: James B. Kelly
Seller: Raymond Gonzalez
Date: 06/30/16

1060 Worcester St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: New Resurrection Center Springfield
Seller: Deliverance Center Inc.
Date: 07/01/16

WALES

11 McBride Road
Wales, MA 01081
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Joseph Shaw
Seller: Kevin M. Shaw
Date: 06/28/16

WEST SPRINGFIELD

65 Apricot Hill Lane
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $327,500
Buyer: Joseph Rozanski
Seller: Robert F. Macdonald
Date: 06/30/16

Bretton Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Cardinal Homes Inc.
Seller: James P. Daley
Date: 06/30/16

71 Brewster Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Jeffrey Burke
Seller: Adam A. Sprague
Date: 06/30/16

248 City View Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $187,000
Buyer: Jeremy T. Nash
Seller: Jeffrey M. Burke
Date: 06/30/16

30 Day St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $188,500
Buyer: Leena T. Rahmat
Seller: Patricia A. Genza
Date: 07/05/16

461 Dewey St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Peter Donner
Seller: Michael J. Crum
Date: 06/28/16

Interstate Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Westfield Investment Group
Seller: Interstate Drive LLC
Date: 07/01/16

64 Larivee Lane
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $174,900
Buyer: Angel Martinez
Seller: Gagliarducci, R. T. (Estate)
Date: 06/30/16

777 Memorial Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Central Chevrolet Inc.
Seller: Samsarah Realty LLC
Date: 06/30/16

670 Morgan Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: CIL Realty of Mass Inc.
Seller: Thaddeus S. Pawlikowski
Date: 06/30/16

27 Mosher St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $148,000
Buyer: Christopher Companiony
Seller: Trevor D. West
Date: 07/05/16

29 Neptune Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $158,300
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Thomas M. Bienia
Date: 07/01/16

194 Piper Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Eileen Bello
Seller: Revampit LLC
Date: 07/08/16

164 Queen Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $181,000
Buyer: Savanna L. Figueroa
Seller: Elizabeth Dente
Date: 06/30/16

57 Ridgeview Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Elizabeth A. Holzberger
Seller: Amy S. Cervone
Date: 06/30/16

15 Rogers Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Andrew G. Sunseri
Seller: Christine V. Johnson
Date: 06/30/16

231 Sawmill Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $200,962
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Marina Merk
Date: 07/07/16

332 Sibley Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $357,000
Buyer: Robert Santiago
Seller: Jonathan G. Wagner
Date: 06/28/16

74 Smyrna St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $202,000
Buyer: Marlene I. Lopez
Seller: S&C Homebuyers LLC
Date: 07/07/16

76 Vincent Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Eric R. Bridges
Seller: Albert R. Bridges
Date: 06/28/16

148 Woodmont St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Zachary G. Martin
Seller: Rosemary L. Romanauskas
Date: 06/28/16

WESTFIELD

4 Ascutney Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Zhong Chen
Seller: Bruce D. Aldo
Date: 06/28/16

96 Devon Terrace
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Timothy M. Uliana
Seller: Mark A. Nicoli
Date: 07/01/16

3 Hillcrest Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Marc Franceschet
Seller: Roy Franceschet
Date: 06/27/16

43 Jefferson St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $189,500
Buyer: Timothy A. Mularski
Seller: Chris A. Hughes
Date: 06/27/16

112 Lawton Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $153,500
Buyer: Joshua M. Petit
Seller: Aleksandr Yantsevich
Date: 06/30/16

160 Lockhouse Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $203,000
Buyer: Joseph Sampson
Seller: Jeffrey F. Craig
Date: 07/07/16

7 Mill St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Delia M. Bromley
Seller: Marie A. Flahive
Date: 06/30/16

21 Park River Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $336,000
Buyer: Jeffery D. Gelina
Seller: Thomas J. Borek
Date: 06/30/16

18 Pinehurst St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $144,500
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Jennifer Rekully
Date: 07/01/16

30 Plantation Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $343,000
Buyer: Patrick J. Kane
Seller: David R. Tremblay
Date: 07/08/16

24 Russell Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $164,000
Buyer: Samantha L. Brousseau
Seller: Ana M. Nunez
Date: 06/30/16

196 Russellville Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Jason D. Placzek
Seller: Marcia Placzek
Date: 06/28/16

150 Sackett Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Leon P. Morin
Seller: Carlos L. Nunez
Date: 07/08/16

67 South Maple St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $157,400
Buyer: Timothy J. Shea
Seller: James E. Shea
Date: 07/08/16

451 Springdale Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Michelle Nicoli
Seller: Alvin B. See
Date: 06/28/16

29 State St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Jason J. Williams
Seller: Rosita L. Puffer
Date: 06/30/16

104 Tannery Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $201,000
Buyer: Dallas J. Pilecki
Seller: Sharon L. Gustafson
Date: 06/30/16

9 Westminster St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Oleg A. Katykhin
Seller: Mark A. Burns
Date: 06/30/16

29 Westwood Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $229,900
Buyer: Paul A. Cacolice
Seller: Audrey E. Wheeler
Date: 07/08/16

66 Whitaker Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Christopher J. Broderick
Seller: Paul W. Broderick
Date: 06/29/16

92 Woodsong Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $329,900
Buyer: Shaun M. Blanchard
Seller: Kim O’Connell
Date: 07/01/16

74 Zephyr Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Anna Pozdnyakov
Seller: Kelleher, Raymond J., (Estate)
Date: 06/30/16

WILBRAHAM

89 Cherry Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $329,900
Buyer: Joseph V. Kakley
Seller: 2301 Boston Road LLC
Date: 07/01/16

2 Crane Park Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: 2 Crane Park LLC
Seller: Monson Savings Bank
Date: 07/07/16

6 Edward St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $419,500
Buyer: Kerry A. Tarpey
Seller: Jill M. Pszeniczny
Date: 06/30/16

19 Highmoor Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $326,400
Buyer: Jill Yarkey-Judd
Seller: Bryan Berube
Date: 06/30/16

575 Main St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $213,400
Buyer: Jean M. Dirico
Seller: Phillip G. McGaffigan
Date: 07/07/16

2 Ruth Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Scott R. Auclair
Seller: Joshua R. Burdick
Date: 06/28/16

1060 Stony Hill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Keith A. Romano
Seller: Gihad A. Awkal
Date: 06/30/16

19 Westwood Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Peter C. Fatse
Seller: Michael J. Ottomaniello
Date: 06/30/16

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

AMHERST

23 Alyssum Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $675,000
Buyer: Joshua I. Feldstein
Seller: Sonya C. Stephens
Date: 07/06/16

696 Bay Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $199,000
Buyer: Kris Watson
Seller: Paul S. Gerstein
Date: 06/30/16

24 Bayberry Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $434,100
Buyer: Andrew I. McGregor
Seller: William C. Wolf
Date: 06/27/16

81 Blackberry Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Liana B. Wolkenbreit
Seller: David M. Todd
Date: 07/08/16

789 East Pleasant St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $615,000
Buyer: Gregory J. Carvel
Seller: Kimberly R. Stender
Date: 06/30/16

162 Farview Way
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Juan M. Jimenez
Seller: Joseph H. Chau
Date: 07/06/16

58 Harlow Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Darin L. Pawlus
Seller: Harlow Drive RT
Date: 07/06/16

97 Lincoln Ave.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Amherst College
Seller: Joseph N. Kushick
Date: 06/30/16

33 Mountain View Circle
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $399,900
Buyer: Robert E. Predmore
Seller: Nancy L. Kelly
Date: 06/30/16

220 North East St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: RPF LLC
Seller: 220 North East Street LLC
Date: 06/29/16

13 Norwottuck Circle
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Brian C. Yellen
Seller: Patricia Finley
Date: 07/06/16

329 Pine St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $517,000
Buyer: Anastasia RET
Seller: Christina I. Clarke
Date: 07/01/16

8 Pondview Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $269,900
Buyer: Chrystal A. George-Mwangi
Seller: Remigio A. Ramirez
Date: 06/29/16

23 Stagecoach Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $287,000
Buyer: Don F. Lippincott
Seller: Peter W. Shea
Date: 06/30/16

733 Station Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $442,000
Buyer: Jaehyun Byun
Seller: Zlogar FT
Date: 07/01/16

35 Taylor St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $349,500
Buyer: Aron P. Goldman
Seller: Elise J. Lennon
Date: 07/06/16

42 Tracy Circle
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $239,999
Buyer: Xiao Y. Chen
Seller: Rhoderic K. Patrick
Date: 06/29/16

16 Tyler Place
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $482,500
Buyer: RPF LLC
Seller: Walter M. Stephaniv
Date: 06/29/16

182 Wildflower Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $470,000
Buyer: Jared G. Demichiel
Seller: Bruce E. Labonte
Date: 07/01/16

BELCHERTOWN

189 Allen Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Marlene A. Goodwin
Seller: Robert M. Muth
Date: 07/05/16

221 Boardman St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $423,000
Buyer: Eilean L. Attwood
Seller: Patrick T. Kandianis
Date: 07/06/16

9 Dogwood Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $384,500
Buyer: Yao Yu
Seller: Christopher S. Sweeney
Date: 06/28/16

830 Federal St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $218,000
Buyer: George P. Proulx
Seller: Marguerite J. Brennen
Date: 06/27/16

689 George Hannum Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Christopher J. Fontaine
Seller: Joseph A. Teixeira
Date: 06/28/16

126 Goodell St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $499,900
Buyer: Harry Sklar
Seller: Chad O’Rourke
Date: 07/06/16

4 Mercier Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Craig M. Tomlinson
Seller: Wayne J. Provost
Date: 06/27/16

160 Oakridge Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Timothy M. Duda
Seller: Roger M. Fleury
Date: 07/08/16

9 Old Enfield Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Andrew J. Deren
Seller: Wilson, Robert A., (Estate)
Date: 06/29/16

101 Pine St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $430,000
Buyer: James Stanczak
Seller: Christopher J. Cracknell
Date: 07/01/16

85 Sheffield Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: Nathaniel Jones
Seller: Maxine H. Oland
Date: 06/30/16

505 South St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $298,000
Buyer: Michael R. Falardeau
Seller: Richard M. Socha
Date: 07/08/16

325 Springfield Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Neal O. Priestly
Seller: Johanne G. Menard
Date: 06/29/16

10 Woodhaven Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $116,000
Buyer: Tomasz Karas
Seller: Kristine B. Whitfield
Date: 07/08/16

36 Woodhaven Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Michael S. Duffus
Seller: Pierre A. Monast
Date: 06/30/16

CHESTERFIELD

513 Main Road
Chesterfield, MA 01012
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Jason R. Farrell
Seller: Briar RET
Date: 07/08/16

CUMMINGTON

4 Thayer Corner Road
Cummington, MA 01026
Amount: $218,000
Buyer: Daniel Loux
Seller: Bates, Barbara, (Estate)
Date: 06/29/16

EASTHAMPTON

19-29 Briggs St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $506,000
Buyer: Nora K. Ranney
Seller: Martha Brabant
Date: 07/01/16

26 Briggs St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Lindsay C. Franke
Seller: Benjamin R. Craig
Date: 06/28/16

60 Campbell Dr.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $281,000
Buyer: Dimitrios Zantouliadis
Seller: Daniel D. Berry
Date: 06/28/16

31 Davis St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Buyer: Blaine A. Drysdale
Seller: James P. Delnero
Date: 06/28/16

157 East St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $222,500
Buyer: Raymond G. Laroche
Seller: David S. Lavalley
Date: 07/08/16

7 East Chestnut St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $209,000
Buyer: Mary S. Dixey
Seller: Jeffrey Bucs
Date: 06/30/16

3 Emily Lane
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $196,000
Buyer: Robert C. Nuttelman
Seller: US Bank
Date: 06/29/16

248 Hendrick St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Mark T. Izzo
Seller: Donald F. Moulton
Date: 06/30/16

11 Holly Circle
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Ian Lafond
Seller: Briere, Eugene A., (Estate)
Date: 07/07/16

3 Laurin Lane
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Kenneth E. Geiger
Seller: Daniel N. Heggie
Date: 06/27/16

252 Loudville Road
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $287,500
Buyer: David Catrambone
Seller: Christopher J. Butler
Date: 06/30/16

25 Morin Dr.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Tara A. Maroney
Seller: Victoria R. Leveille
Date: 07/08/16

32 Oliver St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Andrew J. Goulet
Seller: David P. Sansouci
Date: 06/28/16

245 Park St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $179,900
Buyer: Jason S. Lafosse
Seller: Jeffrey F. Collingwood
Date: 06/28/16

26 Paul St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $344,500
Buyer: Maura Carbery
Seller: David Garstka Builders LLC
Date: 06/30/16

5 Peloquin Dr.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Aubrey Gomes
Seller: Michael A. Morrow
Date: 06/30/16

17 Sandra Road
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $278,000
Buyer: David M. Cayen
Seller: Zachary F. Ciaschini
Date: 06/30/16

2 Sandra Road
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Geoffrey M. Martin
Seller: John M. Caramello
Date: 06/27/16

78 Torrey St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $204,000
Buyer: Donna Carey
Seller: Calvin T. Parsons
Date: 07/05/16

GOSHEN

149 Berkshire Trail West
Goshen, MA 01032
Amount: $137,548
Buyer: Bank Of America
Seller: Keith Laflam
Date: 06/30/16

GRANBY

280 Batchelor St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $389,900
Buyer: Theresa J. Little
Seller: Brian M. Varney
Date: 06/30/16

84 Cold Hill
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Amirhossein Eshtiaghi
Seller: Lisa G. VanDermark
Date: 06/30/16

347 East State St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Todd M. Brunelle
Seller: June Rouleau
Date: 07/07/16

5 Greystone Ave.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $216,500
Buyer: Robert J. Eagles
Seller: David R. Laplante
Date: 07/08/16

29 Taylor St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $408,500
Buyer: Anthony Mozdzierz-Parish
Seller: Russell E. Anderson
Date: 06/28/16

207 West State St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $158,000
Buyer: Gregory A. Evans
Seller: Ann M. Lussier
Date: 07/08/16

HADLEY

5 Mill Valley Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Xue Z. Zhang
Seller: Tsay F. Jenn
Date: 06/27/16

54 Russell St.
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Johnny Binh-Tran
Seller: Romanowski, Anthony W., (Estate)
Date: 07/01/16

25 Woodlawn Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Torrey TR
Seller: James S. Schwall
Date: 07/08/16

HATFIELD

73 Elm St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Joseph Peltier
Seller: Charles H. Baker
Date: 06/29/16

180 Linseed Road
Hatfield, MA 01088
Amount: $347,500
Buyer: Ananda Khalsa
Seller: Steven L. Baumohl
Date: 06/27/16

192 Linseed Road
Hatfield, MA 01088
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Joseph C. Letourneau
Seller: Stephen J. Craul
Date: 06/30/16

44 North St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $282,900
Buyer: Lisa Boyle
Seller: Molly A. Bruscoe
Date: 06/30/16

47 Old Stage Road
Hatfield, MA 01088
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Alison P. Childs
Seller: Matthew Therrien
Date: 07/01/16

HUNTINGTON

14 Barr Hill Road
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $239,900
Buyer: Sheila R. Suitts
Seller: Jay R. Messer
Date: 06/30/16

203 Norwich Lake
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $117,000
Buyer: Deutsche Bank
Seller: Robert L. Pouliot
Date: 07/05/16

45 Old Chester Road
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $276,000
Buyer: Peter G. Simko
Seller: Aharon Sharff
Date: 06/27/16

MIDDLEFIELD

58 Skyline Trail
Middlefield, MA 01243
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Brent A. Lebeau
Seller: James F. St.
Date: 06/29/16

NORTHAMPTON

24 Adare Place
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $497,000
Buyer: James P. Boddy
Seller: Julie N. Tomlinson-Nolan
Date: 07/05/16

123 Bridge Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $405,000
Buyer: An J. Hoeyberghs
Seller: Annelise J. Martin
Date: 07/01/16

290 Bridge St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $238,599
Buyer: Huong C. Chow
Seller: Wells Fargo Bank
Date: 06/28/16

11 Bright St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Amy Verebay
Seller: Paul Rocha
Date: 07/01/16

26 Calvin Terrace
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $540,000
Buyer: Nira Harper-Elkins
Seller: Catherine Balletto
Date: 07/01/16

69 Day Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $489,000
Buyer: Dina E. Fein
Seller: Kimberly F. Goggins
Date: 06/28/16

343 Glendale Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Melyssa Brown
Seller: Sandra D. Brakey
Date: 07/08/16

20 Grandview St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $247,000
Buyer: David Forton
Seller: Melissa A. Barillaro
Date: 07/08/16

11 Greenleaf Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $640,000
Buyer: Maureen Sturman
Seller: Gene Friedlander
Date: 06/28/16

29 Hawthorne Terrace
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $531,200
Buyer: David N. Mayer
Seller: Edward R. Gale
Date: 06/29/16

130 Hillcrest Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $600,500
Buyer: Randel & Deborah Davies TR
Seller: Gary F. Levine
Date: 07/08/16

18 Ladyslipper Lane
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Greggory A. Schwartz
Seller: Barbara J. Carbery
Date: 06/30/16

7 Langworthy Road
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $599,000
Buyer: Margaret A. Lamb
Seller: Jane C. Rini
Date: 07/06/16

51 Locust St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Wyndhurst LLC
Seller: Branch RET
Date: 06/28/16

30 Murphy Terrace
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $256,000
Buyer: Matthew S. Braddak
Seller: Amy M. Bodnarchuk
Date: 06/30/16

107 North Maple St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $207,000
Buyer: Mark C. Devlin
Seller: Driscoll, Velma S., (Estate)
Date: 07/01/16

219 North Main St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Mark D. Gurarie
Seller: Jonna Sciacci
Date: 07/05/16

54 Norwood Ave.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $234,000
Buyer: Herman J. Fong
Seller: Elizabeth L. Atkins
Date: 06/30/16

51 Phillips Place #2
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $431,000
Buyer: Mark G. Glenny
Seller: Phillips Place LLC
Date: 06/28/16

263 Pleasant St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $2,375,000
Buyer: 263-287 Pleasant St LLC
Seller: McCarthy Properties Inc.
Date: 07/07/16

Reservoir Road
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: City Of Northampton
Seller: Talon T. LLP
Date: 06/28/16

61 Ridgewood Terrace
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $337,500
Buyer: Kim Y. Dionne
Seller: Michael S. Feinberg
Date: 06/30/16

503 Riverside Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Krzysztof Sakredja
Seller: Amy K. Harper
Date: 06/27/16

364 Spring St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $650,000
Buyer: Richard T. Briggs
Seller: Susan R. Ford
Date: 07/08/16

625 Spring St.
Northampton, MA 01053
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Lauren A. Paret
Seller: Alison P. Childs
Date: 07/01/16

100 Straw Ave.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Gregory Schweitzer
Seller: Margaret M. Molloy
Date: 07/01/16

98 Straw Ave.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Gregory Schweitzer
Seller: Margaret M. Molloy
Date: 07/01/16

53 Warner St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $282,500
Buyer: Daniel E. Kadlecek
Seller: O’Leary, Phyllis J., (Estate)
Date: 07/07/16

517 Westhampton Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $367,000
Buyer: David Gontaruk
Seller: Paschalia Zantouliadis
Date: 06/28/16

573 Westhampton Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Michael Phelan
Seller: James E. Faulkner
Date: 06/28/16

1431 Westhampton Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Bryan K. Lehr
Seller: Richard Ciach
Date: 07/08/16

93 Williams St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $327,500
Buyer: Jenna K. Daniels
Seller: Miranda L. Fellah
Date: 06/29/16

PELHAM

Amherst Road
Pelham, MA 01002
Amount: $341,000
Buyer: Town Of Amherst
Seller: Robert H. Romer
Date: 06/29/16

367 Daniel Shays Hwy.
Pelham, MA 01002
Amount: $269,000
Buyer: Linda M. Sheff
Seller: Donald F. Fennessey IRT
Date: 06/30/16

SOUTH HADLEY

2 Amherst Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $227,500
Buyer: Kimberly Stender
Seller: Nobue Yamashita
Date: 06/30/16

72 Charon Terrace
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Daniel J. Pease
Seller: Mccain, Maureen F., (Estate)
Date: 06/30/16

10 Crystal Lane
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $402,000
Buyer: Kathy M. Chen
Seller: Matthew S. Hoagland
Date: 06/29/16

11 Crystal Lane
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $420,000
Buyer: Luke M. Metaxas
Seller: Charles E. Benoit
Date: 06/30/16

26 Edison Dr.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $126,525
Buyer: Vladimir Telelyuyev
Seller: US Bank
Date: 06/28/16

73 Fairview St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $168,500
Buyer: Jacin M. Giordano
Seller: Scott Family Properties
Date: 07/08/16

94 Hadley St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Aaron R. Bagg
Seller: DEA Marsh Land LLC
Date: 06/29/16

7 Leblanc Dr.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $519,900
Buyer: Adam Sprague
Seller: Peter B. Webster
Date: 06/30/16

93 Mountain View St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $218,000
Buyer: Sean Calkins
Seller: Timothy M. Duda
Date: 07/08/16

8 Oakwood Circle
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Western Mass Training
Seller: Nancy H. Catir
Date: 07/01/16

16 Pearl St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $338,000
Buyer: Daniel C. Ross
Seller: Jessica Litwak
Date: 07/07/16

7 Rivercrest Way
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $346,200
Buyer: Brian W. Scott
Seller: Rivercrest Condominiums
Date: 07/07/16

29 Westbrook Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: David B. Sudyka
Seller: Michael Frenette
Date: 07/08/16

193 Woodbridge St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $262,500
Buyer: Kathleen S. Monast
Seller: Carole A. Camp
Date: 06/30/16

SOUTHAMPTON

17 Belanger Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $499,000
Buyer: Mark A. Tellier
Seller: Elizabeth Adams TR
Date: 07/06/16

3 Camp Jahn Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Caroline Babinski
Seller: Patricia E. Royal
Date: 07/07/16

4 Jonathan Judd Circle
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Jeffrey T. Bucs
Seller: Catherine L. Twiss
Date: 06/30/16

7 Nicole Circle
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Thomas D. Robert
Seller: Adam C. Sullivan
Date: 06/30/16

WARE

40 Anderson Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $182,000
Buyer: Nicholas A. Elie
Seller: David P. Madigan
Date: 06/30/16

413 Belchertown Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $133,151
Buyer: HSBC Mortgage Services Inc.
Seller: Nathan Berthiaume
Date: 07/05/16

23 Dunham Ave.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Timothy L. Barbiasz
Seller: Barbiasz, Alice S., (Estate)
Date: 06/27/16

30 Lois St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $146,000
Buyer: Matthew S. Bain
Seller: Roach FT
Date: 06/29/16

6 Prospect St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $158,000
Buyer: Derek R. Remy
Seller: Michael M. Domey
Date: 06/30/16

17 Walnut St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $163,000
Buyer: Joseph B. Lavalley
Seller: Anne M. Young
Date: 07/07/16

232 West St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Steven J. Alonso
Seller: Matthew A. Valiquette
Date: 06/28/16

WESTHAMPTON

43 Burt Road
Westhampton, MA 01027
Amount: $380,850
Buyer: Robert S. Lennen
Seller: Robert H. Dunn
Date: 07/01/16

124 Southampton Road
Westhampton, MA 01027
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: William Metzger
Seller: David M. Johndrow
Date: 06/28/16

WILLIAMSBURG

11 Mountain St.
Williamsburg, MA 01062
Amount: $355,000
Buyer: Benjamin R. Craig
Seller: Harold I. Davis
Date: 06/28/16

WORTHINGTON

440 Huntington Road
Worthington, MA 01098
Amount: $289,000
Buyer: David M. Clark
Seller: Robert N. Spiess
Date: 06/29/16

209 Old North Road
Worthington, MA 01098
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Robert Spiess
Seller: Lou Benson
Date: 06/29/16

53 Radiker Road
Worthington, MA 01098
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: John W. Bottum
Seller: Deborah A. Thunderchild
Date: 06/29/16

4 S. Worthington Road
Worthington, MA 01098
Amount: $217,000
Buyer: Gloria H. Conwell
Seller: Thomas L. Quinn
Date: 07/01/16

Bankruptcies

By BusinessWest Staff August 9, 2016

Bankruptcies Departments

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

All Quality Construction
Koslik Construction
Koslik, Joseph W.
1 Dora St.
Ware, MA 01082
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/11/16

Almonte, Dulce
a/k/a Almonte-Castillo, Dulce
24 Ednson Court
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/07/16

Avonti, Jeffrey K.
Avonti, Eileen K.
95 Beveridge Blvd.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/05/16

Bartlett, Jeffery G.
Bartlett, Lisa M.
166 Middle Road
North Adams, MA 01247
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/01/16

Bergeron, Bruce D.
Bergeron, Janice T.
2 Schley St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/08/16

Berrios, Lesby W.
14 Mattoon St., #1-R
Springfield, MA 01105
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/30/16

Bishop, Angela Joanne
Bishop, Michael George
454 Amherst Road, Apt. A
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/06/16

Boudreau, James
16 Victoria Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/15/16

Callahan, Krista A.
a/k/a Ortyl, Krista A.
a/k/a Moriarty, Krista A.
101 Dearborn St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/11/16

Cortes, Christian
122 Almira Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/05/16

Cutler, Douglas R.
243 Seymour Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/13/16

Dacunha, Ashley N.
17 Arbor Way, Apt. D
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/14/16

Freeman, Gloria J.
979 Sumner Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/12/16

Gates, Deirdre E.
28 Barna St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/08/16

Head Eaze
McCorkindale, Nicole L.
42 Carter Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01030
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/10/16

Ierulli, Jr., Bruno Dominick
455 Colrain Shelburne Road
Shelburne Falls, MA 01370
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/12/16

Jarvis, Donna L.
37 Nassau Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/30/16

Labonte, Jill A.
61 Nelson St.
East Longmadow, MA 01028
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/01/16

Larkin, Benjamin Patrick
10 Wyart Road
Gill, MA 01354
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/30/16

Lopez, Lilliam
132 Juniper Lane
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/06/16

Lyman, Christine M.
33 Barnum St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/13/16

Marquez, Hector R.
Marquez, Cynthia
75 Linden St., 1st Fl.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/08/16

McGahan, Lisa Anne
98 Montague City Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/06/16

Meier, Deborah A.
70 Lafayeltte St., Apt. 1
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/30/16

Menzie, Jermaine O.
87 Garfield St., 2nd Fl.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/30/16

Montanez, Eva
1122 St. James Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/07/16

Mugnier, George Michael
11 Taylor St.
Granby, MA 01033
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/06/16

O’Connor, Richard J.
43 Griffin St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/11/16

Papineau, Gina M.
54 Warebrook Village
Ware, MA 01082
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/12/16

Quinn St. Market. LLC
Aniceto, Artur D.
36 Olmsted Dr.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/11/16

Ricabal, Carmen M.
92 Chestnut St.
Indian Orchard, MA 01151
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/14/16

Rodriguez, Byron
37 Champlain Ave.
Indian Orchard, MA 01151
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/10/16

Rosa, Gilberto
204 Savoy Ave., 2nd Fl.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/07/16

Ross, Keith A.
Ross, Elizabeth M.
121 Dwight Road
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/11/16

Sanabria, Carlos A.
132 Juniper Lane
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/06/16

Sanborn, Edward W.
139 Valley View Circle
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/15/16

Senckowski, Joseph M.
115 Farm Pond Road
Oakham, MA 01068
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/01/16

Settembro, Megan Jasmin
23 Oak Hill Ave.
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/05/16

Sobieski, Robert J.
175 Wendell Road
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/01/16

Stokosa, Lauri A.
8 Undine Circle
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/12/16

Valliere, Stacey D.
Valliere, Rodrigue S.
356 State St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/06/16

Vazquez, Mardoqueo
173 Prospect St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/08/16

Vieira, Adroaldo L.
Vieira, Maria A.
826 Willard St., Unit 412
Quincy, MA 02169
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/10/16

Wemette, Jason V.
12 Margaret St.
Monson, MA 01057
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/09/16

White Stone Painting
Wells, Andrew B.
70 Toronita Ave.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/06/16

Whyte, Christine
123 Fort Pleasant Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/12/16

Windy Hill Farms
Shea, Raymond Edward
126 Haynes Hill Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/12/16

Yousaf, Mohammad A.
35 Charles St.
Hampden, MA 01036
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/30/16

Doing Business As Certificates

By BusinessWest Staff August 9, 2016

DBA Certificates Departments

The following Business Certificates and Trade Names were issued or renewed during the month of July 2016.

Agawam

Gallagher Academy of Real Estate
351 Walnut Street Ext
J. Cullen P. Gallagher

Gallagher Real Estate
350 Walnut St.
Paul Gallagher

My Sister’s Scrapbook
26 Hunter’s Greene
Susan Tapply

The Magic Blend
1325 Springfield St. #8
Adam Kaplan

Amherst

Hampshire Mindfulness
409 Main St., Suite 252
Jessica Murphy

M.G.L Industries
48 Curtis Place
Matthew G. Leclair

MOMO
23 North Pleasant St.
Jamyang Wangchuk and Rabga Ngawang

New Bridge Software Consulting
65 Stagecoach Road
Daniel Thibodeau

Pita Pockets/Fibi and Fadi LLC
103 North Pleasant St.
Nahla Ejja

Star Nails & Spa
316 College St.
Mung Thi Pham

Chicopee

D & B Auto Sales Service LLC
395 Broadway St.
Donny Aderno & Rebecca L. Aderno

Family Barbers & Beauty Supplies
212 Exchange St.
Alex A. Nieves

Healing Touch
24 White Birch Ave.
Cindy Roux

KS Services
35 Casino Ave.
Kelly A. Surprise

Temp Solutions LLC
259 Arcade St.
William Frank Renaud

Northampton

Audubon Arts
341 Audubon Road
Elizabeth E. Vizentin

Bamboo (Asian Cuisine)
311 Riverside Dr.
Manelas T. Marroquin & Javier E. Marroquin

Health Care Resources Centers
297 Pleasant St.
Community Health Care Inc

Najame & Kling Law Offices
90 Conz St., Suite 208
Mark A. NeJame & Julie G. Kling

Thrive: Growing Wellness
166 Grove St.
Jessica Gifford

Springfield

Acres Dental Care
1954 Wilbraham Road
James E. Maslowski

ATI Physical Therapy
1160 Dickinson St.
Performance

Carte 24. COM
27 Highland St.
Sa Nguyen

Cumberland Farms #0211
514 Belmont Ave.
John Daly

Deniliva Inc., D/B/A Liberty
977 Boston Road
Steven Kowalski

Deniliva Inc., D/B/A Liberty
1334 Liberty St.
Steven Kowalski

Done Rite Overhead Doors
24 Gardens Dr.
Kevin Chiasson

Educating Youth
87 Sunapee St.
Simone Phillips

Guardian Soldiers Law Enforcement
18 Champlain St.
David A. Dimiero

Lucky Traders Inc.
389 Belmont Ave.
Wahab Bari

Puerto Rico Candy Store
2756 Main St.
Ady Nelson Rosario

Rick’s Home Improvement
49 Silver St.
Jasmine Owen

Solivan Landscaping
80 Castle St.
Reinaldo Solivan Jr.

Springfield Central Downtown
1477 Main St.
Glenroy Beresford

Thomas’ Cleaning Company
450 Hancock St.
Thomas M. Peralta

West Springfield

Balise Nissan of West Springfield
500 Riverdale St.
Balise JRN, Inc

Chapin Baby
1680 Riverdale St.
Tatyana Gut

Early Bloomers Family Child Daycare
76 Blossom Road
Jocelyn Donohue

Elite Interior Designs
499 Elm St.
Aslan Viysalov

Powers & Liquori
84 Park St.
Gary B Liquori

Quick Stop Food
20 River Street
Amanullah Khan

Westfield

Community Church of Westfield
11 Washington St.
Advent Christian Church of Westfield

EZ Mart
82 Franklin St.
82 Franklin St. Inc.

For K-9s & Felines, LLC
45 Southwick Road
For K-9s & Felines, LLC

Lularoe Kimberly Curran
84 Tannery Road
Kimberly Jensen-Curran

North American Restoration
40 Franklin St. Rear
Harland C. Avezzie

Northside Creamery
519 Southampton Road
Mancino Farms Inc.

Pro-Cutters Environmental Timbering
135 Susan Dr.
Brian R. D’Agostino

Romans Mowing
152A Miller St.
Roman Mikhalinchik

Tanya Costigan Events
1029 North Road
Tanya Costigan

Incorporations

By BusinessWest Staff August 9, 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.

ADAMS

Mount Royal II Inc., 99 Howland Ave., Adams, MA 0122. Themina Imran, 314 Old Farms Road West, Middletown, CT 06457. Real estate ownership and operation.

AGAWAM

Modern Olympic Inc., 470 School St., Agawam, MA 01001. John Krause, same. Internet sales.

BRIMFIELD

MA Trailriders, Inc., 125A Haynes Hill Road, Brimfield, MA 01010. John Blouin, 35A 3rd St., Webster, MA 01570. To raise awareness and support for the ATV community.

EAST LONGMEADOW

Loon Hill Management Co. Inc., 200 North Main St., Suite 204, East Longmeadow, MA 01028. Ernest A. Gralia, III, same. Management services.

GREAT BARRINGTON

Nonprofit Center Of The Berkshires Inc., 40 Railroad St., Suite 10, Great Barrington, MA 01230. Ronald M. Bernard, 182 Cold Spring Road, Sandisfield, MA 01255. A nonprofit, member-based organization providing education, information, products and services to nonprofits and civic groups in the Berkshire region.

LONGMEADOW

Longmeadow Police Benefit Association Inc., 34 Williams St., Longmeadow, MA 01106. Ewen MacEachern, 203 South Monson Road, Hampden, MA 01036. Providing benefits to its members upon sickness, injury and/or death and to engage in other civic, educational, charitable, and benevolent purposes.

McChen Restaurant Inc., 813 Williams St., Longmeadow, MA 01106. Michael Chen, same. Restaurant.

PITTSFIELD

Master Han’s US Taekwondo Inc, 141 Tyler St., Pittsfield, MA 01201. Yunhee Han, same. Taekwondo martial art center.

New Asain Garden Inc., 3 Newell St., Pittsfield, MA 01201. Limin Liu, same. Restaurant serves Asian foods.

SPRINGFIELD

Lucy’s Family Market Corp., 935 Worthington St., Springfield, MA 01105. Luz M. Lazala, 88 Surrey Road, Springfield, MA 01104. Grocery store.

WEST SPRINGFIELD

NV Concepts Unlimited Inc., 95 Apple Ridge Road, West Springfield, MA 01089. Timothy Bonito, same. Event production, talent management, and event promotion.

Briefcase

By BusinessWest Staff August 9, 2016

Briefcase Departments

Governor Signs Bipartisan Pay-equity Legislation

BOSTON — Gov. Charlie Baker signed a bipartisan pay equity bill last week, passed unanimously by both legislative branches, to ensure equal pay for comparable work for all Massachusetts workers and equal opportunities to earn competitive salaries in the workplace. The governor was joined by Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, Senate President Stanley Rosenberg, Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo, Treasurer Deb Goldberg, State Auditor Suzanne Bump, state Sen. Patricia Jehlen, state Rep. Ellen Story, state Rep. Patricia Haddad, and members of the Legislature at a signing ceremony in the State House to enact S.2119, An Act to Establish Pay Equity, which will go into effect on July 1, 2018 for Commonwealth employers and employees. “I am pleased to sign bipartisan legislation to create a more level playing field in the Commonwealth and ensure that everyone has the opportunity to earn a competitive salary for comparable work,” Baker said. “I thank the Legislature for unanimously passing this bill and working closely with the business community to support women and families across the state.” Added Polito, “this legislation is an important step toward advancing more equal, inclusive, and thriving workplaces throughout the Commonwealth for women and families.” The new law will prevent pay discrimination for comparable work based on gender. The bill allows employees to freely discuss their salaries with coworkers, prohibits employers from requiring applicants to provide their salary history before receiving a formal job offer, and authorizes the attorney general to issue regulations interpreting and applying the expanded law. Under the new law, employers are permitted to take certain attributes of an employee or applicant into account when determining variation in pay, including their work experience, education, job training, or measurements of production, sales, or revenue. “This new law is an important step toward ensuring economic security for Massachusetts women and families. It makes vital updates that reflect our modern economy and balance the needs of workers and the business community,” said Attorney General Maura Healey, adding that “pay equity is not only a women’s issue, it’s a family issue, and with this new law on the books, we are closer to closing the pay gap in our state.” The statute of limitations laid out currently under the equal-pay statute will be expanded from one to three years, and employees will no longer be required to pursue a general claim of intentional discrimination at the Massachusetts Commission against Discrimination before filing a separate equal-pay claim in court.

ABA Bringing Franchise to Springfield This Fall

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Sting will be the first American Basketball Assoc. (ABA) team to call Springfield, the birthplace of basketball, its home when it commences play in November. The organization will boast top talent from the Greater Springfield area and beyond. The Sting will join the ABA’s Northeast Division for the start of the 2016-17 season, alongside teams in Boston, Providence, New York, Long Island, and New Jersey. The franchise will be owned by Zach Baru of Longmeadow. Baru’s past experience in sports and entertainment includes the Springfield Spirit of the National Women’s Basketball League, the Greater Springfield Pro-Am Basketball League, the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League, and the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. Dr. Steven Sobel has been hired as the team’s first general manager and head coach. Sobel, a former Division II star at the University of Hartford, has spent more than 40 years coaching collegiate and professional basketball teams and players. During the offseason, he helms the Springfield Slamm of the Greater Hartford Pro-Am Basketball League. Sobel is also a nationally recognized motivational speaker and author of The Good Times Handbook: Your Guide to Positive Living and Exciting Life. “We are excited to bring professional basketball back to the city of Springfield. With Dr. Sobel at the helm, and potential supporters already reaching out, the possibilities for success here in the community are endless,” Baru said.

Free Legal Assistance Available to Small Businesses

SPRINGFIELD — The Western New England University Small Business Legal Clinic is now accepting applications from entrepreneurs and small-business owners seeking legal assistance for the fall 2016 semester. Under faculty supervision, law students assist clients with legal issues, including choice of entity, employment policies, contract drafting, regulatory compliance, and intellectual-property issues relating to trademark applications and copyright. This is a free service available to local businesses that would not otherwise have the resources to obtain these types of services. The Small Business Clinic at Western New England School of Law has assisted more than 300 small businesses. By using the clinic’s services, businesses can avoid problems by getting legal issues addressed early and correctly. It also provides students with an opportunity to get real-world experience. The Small Business Legal Clinic asks small-business owners to submit their applications by Monday, Aug. 15. Applications received after that date will be considered if additional resources are available. Students will begin providing services in September. For more information, call the clinic at (413) 782-1469 or e-mail [email protected].

Company Notebook

By BusinessWest Staff August 9, 2016

Company Notebook Departments

Berkshire Hills Reports Second-quarter Results

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc. reported second-quarter GAAP earnings of $0.52 per share in 2016 compared to $0.35 in 2015. Core earnings increased to $0.54 per share from $0.51 for these respective periods. Results increased due to expanded operations and improved profitability. Core EPS is a non-GAAP financial measure and is adjusted to exclude net non-core charges primarily related to acquisitions and restructuring activities. GAAP results last year included higher non-core charges related to the Hampden Bancorp acquisition. Second-quarter financial highlights, compared to the prior quarter, include 5% total loan growth, 4% total commercial loan growth, 3.31% net interest margin (fully taxable equivalent), 58.7% efficiency ratio (non-GAAP financial measure), 0.26% non-performing assets/assets, and 0.22% net loan charge-offs/average loans.

NAI Plotkin Makes Move to Heart of Springfield

SPRINGFIELD — NAI Plotkin announced it will relocate to the MassLive building, 1350 Main St., in mid-August. 1350 Formerly known as One Financial Plaza, the building is well-known throughout Springfield for its first-, third-, and ninth-floor galleries activating the spaces. This move brings a third-generation family business into the dynamic and changing heart of downtown. NAI Plotkin’s team of commercial real-estate professionals will occupy 5,884 square feet on the 14th floor in the class-A office tower. The space is currently being renovated to best suit the contemporary property management team. “As we continue to grow our business in and around the Springfield market, we needed to put down roots in a new space that will grow with us,” said Evan Plotkin, company president. “We’re excited to start this new chapter of our company’s history.”

United Financial Bancorp Announces Q2 Earnings

GLASTONBURY, Conn. — United Financial Bancorp Inc., the holding company for United Bank, announced results for the quarter ended June 30, 2016. The company had net income of $9.1 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, compared to net income for the linked quarter of $11.9 million, or $0.24 per diluted share. Operating net income (non-GAAP) for the second quarter of 2016 was $10.0 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, compared to $10.9 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, for the linked quarter. Operating net income for the second quarter of 2016 is adjusted for purchase accounting impacts, net gain from sales of securities, and the effect of position eliminations as a result of the company’s previously disclosed reorganization plan. Additionally, in the first quarter of 2016, operating income was also adjusted for Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston pre-payment penalties. The company reported net income of $13.3 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2015. Total assets at June 30, 2016 increased by $95.8 million to $6.42 billion from $6.32 billion at March 31, 2016. At June 30, 2016, total loans were $4.73 billion, representing an increase of $81 million, or 2%, from the linked quarter. Loan growth during the second quarter of 2016 was highlighted by a $58 million, or 9%, increase in commercial business loans; a $14 million, or 3%, increase in home-equity loans; and an $8 million, or 2%, increase in owner-occupied commercial real-estate loans. Residential mortgages declined during the second quarter of 2016 by $5 million, reflecting the company’s continued strategy to reduce on-balance sheet exposure to residential mortgage loans. Deposits totaled $4.46 billion at June 30, 2016 and decreased by $79 million, or 2%, from $4.53 billion at March 31, 2016.

Smith & Wesson Purchases Laser-sight Maker for $95M

SPRINGFIELD — Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Crimson Trace Corp., an industry leader in laser-sighting systems and tactical lighting for firearms, for $95 million. Crimson Trace has long been a key supplier of laser-sighting systems for Smith & Wesson. For more than two decades, Crimson Trace has provided consumers, military units, and law-enforcement officers around the globe with laser-sight and tactical-light products. Offering more than 225 products, its award-winning innovations include the Lasergrips, Laserguard, and Rail Master platforms. The company’s product line also includes the Defender Series, Lightguard, and its new LiNQ wireless activation system. Based in Wilsonville, Ore., Crimson Trace operates from a 50,000-square-foot, leased facility where it engineers and manufactures its products. Crimson Trace was founded 22 years ago and has organically generated a 10-year compound annual revenue growth rate in excess of 10%. Its products maintain a premium position with hundreds of independent retailers as well as large sporting-goods retailers, including Cabela’s, MidwayUSA, Nation’s Best Sports, and internet retailer Optics Planet Inc. “Crimson Trace provides us with an exceptional opportunity to acquire a thriving company that is completely aligned with our strategy to become a leader in the market for shooting, hunting, and rugged outdoor enthusiasts,” said James Debney, Smith & Wesson president and CEO. “As the undisputed leader in the market for laser-sighting products, Crimson Trace serves as an ideal platform for our new Electro-Optics Division.”

Chamber Corners

By BusinessWest Staff August 9, 2016

Chamber Corners Departments

FRANKLIN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.franklincc.org
(413) 773-5463

• Aug. 18: Google Marketing Workshop Series: “Get Found on Google Search and Maps,” 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., hosted by Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, 395 Main St., Greenfield. People are searching online for businesses like yours every day. Make sure they can find and connect with you by adding your business information to Google Search and Maps. Cost: $5, including lunch. To sign up, call the chamber at (413) 773-5463 or visit franklincc.org/whats-new-at-the-chamber.

• Aug. 25: Google Marketing Workshop Series: “Grow Your Business Online with Google Tools,” 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., hosted by Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, 395 Main St., Greenfield. Can people find your business on computers and mobile devices? Free tools show you how people search on Google and how they use your website. Google’s suite of online business-productivity tools makes collaboration a breeze. Cost: $5, including lunch. To sign up, call the chamber at (413) 773-5463 or visit franklincc.org/whats-new-at-the-chamber.

• Sept. 1: Google Marketing Workshop Series: “Advertise Online Using Google AdWords,” 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., hosted by Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, 395 Main St., Greenfield. An introduction to advertising and how it can benefit a business. Learn how Keywords work, how to find them, and how to evaluate their performance. Learn how to write great ads for your business. Cost: $5, including lunch. To sign up, call the chamber at (413) 773-5463 or visit franklincc.org/whats-new-at-the-chamber.

• Sept. 15: Google Marketing Workshop Series: “Set Goals with Google Analytics,” 11 a.m to 1 p.m., hosted by Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, 395 Main St., Greenfield. Google Analytics is a free, powerful analytics tool that provides reports showing how visitors found your website and what they did when they got there. Google Analytics measures the effectiveness of your online and offline marketing campaigns. This workshop will explain how you can use Analytics to improve your marketing. Cost: $5, including lunch. To sign up, call the chamber at (413) 773-5463 or visit franklincc.org/whats-new-at-the-chamber.

• Sept. 29: Google Marketing Workshop Series: “Create Your Free Website with Google,” 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., hosted by Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, 395 Main St., Greenfield. Learn how to create, customize and publish your site. Get a free domain name or use one you already own. Access and edit your site any time. Use your own photos and text, or the website generator can create the text for you. Free hosting and domain name for a year. Cost: $5, including lunch. To sign up, call the chamber at (413) 773-5463 or visit franklincc.org/whats-new-at-the-chamber.

GREATER CHICOPEE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.chicopeechamber.org
(413) 594-2101

• Aug. 17: Summer Sizzle, 4:30-7 p.m., hosted by Elms College, 291 Springfield St., Chicopee. Sponsored by Elms College, Hampton Inn Chicopee, and United Personnel. Enjoy dinner (strawberry salad, BBQ baked beans, steakhouse potatoes, coleslaw, biscuits with honey butter, BBQ chicken breast, pulled pork, corn on the cob, cookies, assorted soft drinks), drink ticket for beer or wine, listen to music by Rum & Steel, dunk tank (proceeds to go to Voices From Inside), sangria contest, and lawn games. Cost: $35.

• Sept. 9-10: 2016 Chicopee Downtown Getdown. Food, vendors, live entertainment, and more. Free event. For details, visit chicopee.wix.com/downtowngetdown.

• Sept. 14: Business After Hours with the West of the River Chamber, 5-7 p.m., hosted by Cal’s, 1068 Riverdale St. West Springfield. Cost: $10 for members, $15 for non-members.

• Sept. 21: Salute Breakfast, 7:15-9 a.m., hosted by MassMutual Learning & Conference Center, 350 Memorial Dr., Chicopee. Cost: $23 for members, $28 for non-members.

GREATER EASTHAMPTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.easthamptonchamber.org
(413) 527-9414

• Aug. 13: Second Annual Beach Ball, 5-10 p.m., Oxbow Marina. Dance and dine under the stars with a beach party and gala. Barbecue feasting by Outlook Farm, music by DJ Jay Pacluiga, full cash bar by Meyers Catering, bonfire on the beach, and a performance by the Oxbow Waterski Show Team. Register online at business.easthamptonchamber.org/events, or call the chamber office at (413) 527-9414.

GREATER HOLYOKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.holyokechamber.com
(413) 534-3376

• Aug. 17: Chamber After Hours, 5-7 p.m., hosted by Fiesta Café, 305 Main St., Holyoke. Sponsored by Easthampton Savings Bank. Business networking event on the new patio. Enjoy great food, networking, and 50/50 raffle. Cost: $10 for members, $15 for the public. To sign up, call the chamber at (413) 534-3376 or visit holyokechamber.com.

GREATER NORTHAMPTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.explorenorthampton.com
(413) 584-1900

• Sept. 7: September Arrive @ 5, 5-7 p.m., hosted by Spoleto Restaurant. Sponsored by Webber & Grinnell Insurance, Applied Mortgage, BusinessWest, and Lia Honda. Cost: $10 for members.

WEST OF THE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.ourwrc.com
(413) 426-3880

• Aug. 15: Annual Golf Tournament at the Ranch Golf Course, Southwick, 11:30 a.m. registration, 12 noon lunch, 1 p.m. shotgun start/scramble format. Cost: $125 for golf and dinner. Register online at www.westoftheriverchamber.com. For more information and tickets to this event, contact the chamber office at (413) 426-3880 or [email protected].

• Sept. 14: Multi-chamber Night of Networking, 5-7 p.m., hosted by Cal’s, 1068 Riverdale St. West Springfield. Cost: $10 for members. For more information and tickets to this event, contact the chamber office at (413) 426-3880 or [email protected].

• Sept. 22: Business Breakfast with Howie Carr, 7-9 a.m., hosted by Chez Josef, Agawam. Cost: $35 for chamber members, $40 for non-members. Register online at www.westoftheriverchamber.com.

An Uplifting Opportunity for the Region

By BusinessWest Staff August 9, 2016

Opinion

Editorial

If one were to start compiling a list of this region’s assets, from the standpoint of economic development, there are some obvious choices for inclusion.

These would be quality of life, cost of living, the skilled workforce, the many institutions of higher learning, the many fine hospitals, great infrastructure, attractive places to live … the list goes on.

And it would have to go for a while before most people would probably get to writing down Bradley International Airport, although it shouldn’t be that way.

Ask anyone who does a lot of travel for their business — and that’s most people — and they’ll tell you that having an international airport that close and that convenient is a huge asset. Indeed, the ability to fly people and cargo in and out of Windsor Locks can be — and has been — a competitive edge for people in many business sectors.

But it’s an edge with limitations — important limitations that move the airport well down most people’s lists of key assets for the business community. Limitations best summed up by that phrase ‘you can’t get there from here,’ or a variation of it.

While you can get to a lot of places from Bradley, you can’t get to many others, or get to them easily, meaning without one or more additional stops along the way. That list includes most all cities in Europe — or it did, anyway.

That’s why the Aer Lingus flights due to start the end of next month are so important — for the airport, the airline, and especially the region as a whole. In short, the flights will make Bradley an asset with fewer limitations and an international airport in virtually every aspect of that word.

Those flights, scheduled to start Sept. 28, will make it possible get there from here, with ‘there’ meaning major cities, including Dublin, London, Paris, Rome, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Frankfurt, and many others. Travelers won’t be able to get to those places directly from Hartford, but they can get to them much more easily than they could in the past, when they would have to start their journey with a trip to Boston, New York, or New Jersey, or a flight to one of those cities.

Meanwhile, it will be that much easier for people in all those cities, and especially London, Dublin, and other cities in Ireland to get here.

What does all this mean? For starters, it means that people leaving on vacation to Europe could have it much easier than they did. It also means that Europeans looking to vacation in the U.S. might start in Hartford-Springfield, as opposed to somewhere else.

But what it really means is that this region has gained another important edge as it takes part in an extremely competitive contest for businesses and jobs. How big an edge can be debated, but any additional edge will be needed and appreciated.

And the team at Bradley and the Connecticut Aviation Authority have been providing other edges as well in recent months, including non-stop service to the West Coast (LAX), opening a gateway in that direction as well.

These gateways have the potential to move Bradley far up the list of important economic-development assets in this region. More importantly, though, they have the potential to make existing businesses more competitive and potential businesses more willing to give this region a hard look.

In all those respects, these new services, and especially the one to Europe, is a very uplifting development.

People on the Move

By BusinessWest Staff August 9, 2016

Departments People on the Move

Health New England announced the recent appointment of Michael Marrone as Chief Financial Officer. In this role, he will lead all aspects of financial strategy for the organization. Marrone is also responsible for accounting and financial reporting and also oversees provider operations. He joins Health New England’s executive leadership team and reports directly to president and CEO Maura McCaffrey. Prior to joining Health New England, Marrone was chief financial officer, New England market at Aetna Inc. in Hartford, Conn. In this role, he was responsible for the profit and loss for all commercial and Medicare health, group, and dental businesses across health plans in six states. His career also includes more than nine years at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, where he served in various leadership roles in financial management, including medical economics, trend-management analytics, and informatics. Marrone holds a bachelor’s degree in business management with a concentration in economics from the University of Maine, Farmington, as well as an MBA from the University of Southern Maine Graduate School of Business. Based in Springfield, Health New England is a nonprofit health plan serving members in Massachusetts and Connecticut. A wholly-owned subsidiary of Baystate Health, Health New England offers a range of healthcare plans in the commercial, Medicaid, and Medicare markets.

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Carmine DiCenso

Dakin Humane Society has named Carmine DiCenso Executive Director of its organization. The appointment comes following a national search after the departure of former Executive Director Leslie Harris. DiCenso has extensive experience in animal-welfare program management and innovative project development, most recently as executive director for the Providence (R.I.) Animal Rescue League. Prior to that, he was a program director at the Mass. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and a manager at the Animal Rescue League of Boston. A former board member of the New England Federation of Humane Societies, he previously served as a board member for the Ocean State Animal Coalition, and as the Rhode Island state representative for the Humane Society of the United States Companion Animal Advisory Council. As the executive director at Dakin Humane Society, DiCenso will oversee all aspects of the organization’s work at its two locations in Springfield and Leverett. Dakin has more than 50 employees and nearly 800 volunteers who shelter, treat, and foster more than 20,000 animals annually. Dakin’s adoption centers find homes for more than 4,000 homeless pets each year. In addition, the Dakin Community Spay/Neuter Clinic, located in Springfield, recently conducted its 69,000th surgery since opening in 2009, making it New England’s largest spay/neuter provider. The organization also provides a pet-food bank, dog-training classes and pet-related workshops, plus humane learning programs. According to Nancy Creed, president of Dakin’s board of directors, “Carmine will be a terrific executive director. We’re thrilled to have him here to lead Dakin and inspire this organization’s future growth and achievements. He has significant experience in both human services and animal welfare, and understands the need to serve the human — as well as the animal — population of our community. His career has been devoted to making and keeping that connection.”

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Berkshire Bank announced the expansion of its Wealth Management Group with the appointments of Elizabeth Gore to Senior Vice President, Trust Operations and Compliance, and Janice Ward to Senior Vice President, Wealth Advisor and Senior Fiduciary Officer. Gore is a graduate of New England School of Banking at Williams College with a degree in trust banking. She has more than 35 years of banking experience, 28 at Berkshire Bank. In her new role, she will oversee all aspects of operations and compliance for the Wealth Management team and the department’s trust accounting system. She is also responsible for fiduciary and tax work, preparation of annual probate accountings, implementing disaster-recovery policies, and assisting auditors. She currently manages the Lenox Wealth Management Office, assisting clients on a daily basis. Ward received her juris doctor from Western New England University and is licensed to practice law in both Massachusetts and New York. She also obtained her designation as a certified financial planner in 2011. She began her career with Berkshire Bank in 2012 as a wealth advisor and senior fiduciary officer. In her new role, she will oversee various fiduciary activities, including executor and trustee services and financial-planning activities throughout the Berkshire Bank Wealth Management footprint. She will also continue to serve as wealth advisor to a select group of clients, and now serves as president of the newly formed Berkshire County Estate Planning Council Inc., which took the place of the previous Estate Planning Council.

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Ruth Banta

The Association for Community Living, which provides residential and community services for people with intellectual disabilities, has named Ruth Banta the new Executive Director, effective Aug. 22. Banta, who has served as the vice president for administration at the association since 2003, will oversee the $30 million organization, headquartered in Springfield. The association provides a variety of services to people with disabilities through its programs throughout Western Mass., including Community Resources for People with Autism, Specialized Home Care, Whole Children, an extensive residential division, and Valley Tees. Banta has more than 30 years of management, including positions at J.P. Morgan and Aetna. “I’m honored and humbled to be selected as the association’s next executive director,” Banta said. “I’m looking forward to working with all our constituents to meet the challenges we face to ensure that people with intellectual disabilities are able to build the lives they seek and deserve.” Banta has a bachelor’s degree from Smith College and an MBA from Yale University. She became interested in the human-services field when one of her sons was diagnosed with autism. She previously served on the board of Community Resources for People with Autism, a program of the Assoc. for Community Living. The Assoc. for Community Living, which is set to change its name to Pathlight in September, has been providing programs and services to people with developmental disabilities since 1952. Its programs include residential homes, supports for independent living, family-based living, recreation, enrichment, employment supports, family resources, autism supports, and more. Banta is an amateur photographer whose photographs have been exhibited in Western Mass. She has volunteered with the Special Olympics and coached the unified basketball team for five medal-winning seasons.

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American International College (AIC) board of trustees member Peter Vogian made a gift to name a conference room in the new dining commons complex on campus. At a recent ceremony, Vogian was acknowledged for his many years of generous support to the college. AIC President Vincent Maniaci praised Vogian for his leadership as a trustee and for giving the college a space that provides an ideal venue for professional and academic meetings. “We know this room will be used by our students for both social occasions and networking opportunities. In this room, our students will learn leadership and presentation skills, they will collaborate and cooperate,” Maniaci said during the dedication ceremony. “Our students will leave this room better than when they walked in. The Peter J. Vogian Conference Room is but one manifestation of your generous spirit and your belief in our students’ potential.” Vogian has served as a member of the college’s board of trustees since 2001. Graduating from the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania, Vogian began his career with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. in 1960, retiring in 1993 as senior vice president of Pension Management Sales. In addition to his years of dedicated service to AIC, Vogian has donated his time and talent to serving on numerous boards, including Goodwill Industries of Springfield and Hartford and with professional and social affiliations including Chartered Life Underwriters of Pioneer Valley and the Melha Temple Shrine.

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Christopher Buono has joined Anteris Solutions Inc. as Chief Information Officer. As CIO, he joins the executive team and also helps clients navigate the critical process of aligning technology decisions with organizational goals by identifying current needs while targeting a vision for the future. Buono has worked in the information-technology field for more than 20 years, including 12 years in leadership roles. He holds a bachelor’s degree in management information systems from the University at Albany Business School and attended the MBA program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Lally School of Management. He holds numerous legacy technical certifications, including Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, Certified Novell Engineer, Certified Information Systems Security Professional, and Cisco Certified Network Administration. He serves on the board of directors for WAM Theatre. Anteris Solutions was founded in 2002 to serve a variety of nationwide businesses by providing them complete IT solutions, including strategic planning, proactive management, security and hardware monitoring, and ensuring software and regulation compliance.

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Karla Callahan

HUB International New England, a division of HUB International Limited, a global insurance-brokerage, risk-advisory, and employee-benefits firm, announced the hiring of Karla Callahan as an Employee Benefits Client Relationship Manager in the East Longmeadow office. Callahan has an extensive background in employee benefits and was previously employed by Health New England for more than 12 years, specializing in sales, underwriting, and member services. As part of the HUB employee benefits team, she will be responsible for assisting staff with client relations, service, sales, and administrative activities of new and existing group benefit accounts. Working closely with employers to maintain and better understand their employee-benefits packages and staying abreast of compliance restrictions and guidelines will be her other areas of focus.

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Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C., a labor and employment law firm serving employers in the Greater Springfield area, announced that attorney Amelia Holstrom earned the Community Service Award presented by the Mass. Bar Assoc. and subsequently through its affiliate association, the Hampden County Bar Assoc. It is awarded to worthy attorneys who are members of both their local and state bar associations, and who have demonstrated excellence in community service. “The Western Massachusetts community has given so much to me throughout the years,” Holstrom said. “That is why I think it is so important to give back to my community. I am honored to have been presented with this Community Service Award. The award truly speaks volumes about the atmosphere that I work in. Everyone at Skoler Abbott is extremely supportive of community-service initiatives and understands the value of extending a helping hand to others.” Holstrom joined Skoler, Abbott, & Presser after serving as a judicial law clerk to the judges of the Connecticut Superior Court, where she assisted with complex matters at all stages of litigation. Her practice is focused in labor law and employment litigation. Since joining the firm in 2012, Holstrom has provided legal advice to employers who want to remain union-free and defended employers against claims of discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wrongful termination, and actions arising under the Family Medical Leave Act and wage-and-hour law. Additionally, she frequently provides counsel to management regarding litigation-avoidance strategies. Holstrom is a 2011 graduate of Western New England University School of Law, where she was the managing editor of the Western New England Law Review. She is a 2015 recipient of the 40 Under Forty award from BusinessWest, which honors individuals under age 40 who have achieved professional success and are active in civic organizations. In addition to her legal résumé, Holstrom is very active in the community. She is an ad hoc member of the personnel committee for the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, a member of the board and executive committee for Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts, and board clerk at Friends of the Homeless.

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Attorney Carol Cioe Klyman and Attorney Ann Weber have been recognized for their work on the 2016 Massachusetts Elder Law Sourcebook & Citator. Published by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE), the sourcebook is an important reference source in the growing fields of elder law and special-needs planning in Massachusetts. The sourcebook represents the editors’ selections of key reference materials from state and federal sources. It contains primary sources that are called upon daily in the representation of the Massachusetts elder and disabled populations, including statutes, regulations, case decisions, and community resources. The sourcebook would not have been possible without the editorial leadership of Klyman and Weber, said Maryanne Jensen, MCLE’s director of Publications. “They share MCLE’s goal to educate practitioners and others who advocate for, represent, and advise individuals facing the vicissitudes of aging and incapacity.” Klyman and Weber are shareholders at Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C., with offices in Springfield, Northampton, and Albany, N.Y. Klyman concentrates her practice in the areas of elder law, estate planning, special-needs-trust planning, estate settlement, guardianships, trust and estates litigation, and MassHealth appeals. Weber concentrates her practice in the areas of estate planning, estate administration, probate, and elder law. She has a particular interest in creative estate planning for authors, artists, farmers, and landowners, as well as federal and Massachusetts estate-tax planning. Attorneys may purchase the 2016 Massachusetts Elder Law Sourcebook & Citator in print version or as an e-book or e-article through the MCLE website, www.mcle.org.

What the Pay-equity Law Means for You

By BusinessWest Staff August 9, 2016

Opinion

By Brad MacDougall

The compromise pay-equity bill passed by the Massachusetts Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Charlie Baker will require changes in the way employers do business. The law takes effect July 1, 2018.

The bill bars employers from discriminating based on gender when it comes to wages and other compensation, unless the variation is based upon a mitigating factor like seniority, performance, or skills. Passage of the bill followed weeks of intensive negotiations among House leaders, Attorney General Maura Healey, and the Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM), which opposed previous versions of the measure that would have limited the ability of employers to attract and retain skilled employees.

Here is a summary of what employers need to know about the measure:

• The law states that “no employer shall discriminate in any way on the basis of gender in the payment of wages, or pay any person in its employ a salary or wage rate less than the rates paid to its employees of a different gender for comparable work.” Wage differentials are permitted, however, based upon a system that rewards seniority with the employer; a merit system; a system that measures earnings by quantity or quality of production, sales, or revenue; the geographic location in which a job is performed; education, training, or experience to the extent such factors are reasonably related to the particular job in question; or travel, if the travel is a regular and necessary condition of the particular job.
• The law provides a three-year affirmative defense from liability to employers who conduct a self-evaluation of their pay practices in good faith and can demonstrate that reasonable progress has been made toward eliminating wage differentials based on gender for comparable work. The self-evaluation may be of the employer’s own design, so long as it is reasonable in detail and scope in light of the size of the employer, or may be consistent with standard templates or forms issued by the attorney general.
• The law affirms the ability of employers to protect the confidential information about employee wages should another employee seek that information.
• Employers are prohibited from asking job candidates about their salary history, although, if a prospective employee has voluntarily disclosed such information, a prospective employer may confirm prior wages or salary or permit a prospective employee to confirm prior wages or salary. Also, a prospective employer may seek or confirm a prospective employee’s wage or salary history after an offer of employment with compensation has been negotiated and made to the prospective employee.

Employers who currently ask about wage history on their job applications will likely have to update those documents. Lawyers who have reviewed the law suggest that companies might create a checkoff that would allow job seekers to acknowledge their willingness to voluntarily provide wage history.

The attorney general will develop regulations for the law that will answer many of the specific questions that employers are bound to have.

AIM continues to believe that the best long-term strategy to achieve pay equity in the workplace is to ensure that both women and men possess the education and skills that allow our enterprises to succeed an in increasingly complex global economy.

Brad MacDougal is vice president of Government Affairs at AIM. This article first appeared on the AIM blog; blog.aimnet.org

Incorporations

By BusinessWest Staff July 26, 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.

AMHERST

Futures of Promise Inc., 990 North Pleasant Street, Apt. H10, Amherst, MA 01002. Reda A. Othman, same. To help Arab immigrants make effective use of resources that are already available to them in their community.

CHICOPEE

Infinity Trucking of New England Corp., 337 Hampden St., Chicopee, MA 01020. Kyle Rosa, same. Trucking.

HADLEY

Hadley Education Association Inc., 131 Russell St., Hadley, MA 01035. Jason Burns, 8 Hall Ave., Greenfield, MA 01301. To provide education of the highest quality for the children of the town of Hadley, Mass.

MONSON

Hampden County Construction Services Inc., 56 Munn Road, Monson, MA 01057. Brandy Fagan, same. Construction.

WORTHINGTON

High Pro Inc., 545 Oldpost Road, Worthington, MA 01098. John H. Richiedei Jr., same. Marketing of unique products.

HOLYOKE

Holyoke Chicks with Sticks Inc., 18 Carter St., Holyoke, MA 01040. Eleanor Wilson, same. To promote the development and growth of the sport of lacrosse through the formation of a youth lacrosse league comprised of active youth lacrosse program in Holyoke, MA.

SPRINGFIELD

Iglesia La Ultima Cosecha, 172 Eastern Ave., Springfield, MA 01107. Jose Negron, same. The purpose of the church is to preach the gospel of God, bring families together, and keep the youth out of the street by providing them with the spiritual help they need.

Intituto Biblico Internacional Cristo Sana Y Salva Inc., 300 Hancock St., Springfield, MA 01105. Juan Ocasio, 579 Bay Street, Springfield, MA 01105. The purpose of organization is to preach the gospel and the Bible study of Jesus Christ and to teach our members and each individual with the word of God.

KG Holdings Inc., 94 Monmouth St., Springfield, MA 01109. Gregory Germeil, same. Real estate.

Kingdom Minded International Ministries, 33 Haskin St., Springfield, MA 01109. Annette Simmons Jackson, same. To establish and oversee a place of worship and nontraditional ministries.

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Iglesia Pentecostal Jehova Es Mi Luz, 2070 Riverdale St., Apt. 16, West Springfield, MA 01089. Manuel Jesus Hernandez, same. Organized exclusively for charitable, religious and religious-educational for in-kind purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as an exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code which governs non-profit organizations.

Ion Lighting Group Inc., 900 Riverdale St., No. 270, West Springfield, MA 01089. Sean M. Callahan, 39 Alquat St., Westfield, MA 01085. Retail sale of energy-saving light bulbs.

Briefcase

By BusinessWest Staff July 26, 2016

Briefcase Departments

UMass Vaults to Top 30 in Patents Awarded in 2015

BOSTON — In the latest display of its R&D firepower, the University of Massachusetts vaulted to 30th globally in the Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Patents in 2015. Winning a record 62 U.S. patents arising out of faculty inventions, UMass placed third in Massachusetts and New England and was tied for 24th place among American universities. “Our faculty continues to shine with cutting-edge research and innovation that places us in the top tier of universities in the world. They lead us to new frontiers of human understanding, and their work opens the door to a more prosperous economic future,” President Marty Meehan said. “We’re proud of this accomplishment because today’s patent is tomorrow’s job-creating startup technology company.” The patents awarded are based on UMass research in areas as diverse as gene silencing, high-technology textiles, polymers, and nanotechnology, according to Abigail Barrow, interim executive director of the university’s Office of Technology Commercialization and Ventures. The 62 patents represent a 55% increase over the 40 awarded to UMass in the previous year and is the highest number issued in a single calendar year since UMass began its technology-transfer program in 1995, she added. UMass is also a national leader among universities in licensing income earned on its patented inventions. “Congratulations to the University of Massachusetts for making the Top 100 again this year and for an impressive increase,” said Paul Sanberg, president of the National Academy of Inventors, which produces the rankings along with the Intellectual Property Owners Assoc. One of the UMass patents relates to Geckskin, a super-strong adhesive discovered at UMass Amherst that can be used multiple times without losing effectiveness. This year’s top 10 ranked universities worldwide were: the University of California system, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, the University of Texas, Tsinghua University (China), California Institute of Technology, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Johns Hopkins University, Columbia University, and University of Michigan. The rankings are calculated using data from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. UMass is on pace to match or modestly exceed its record 62 patents in the next report, Barrow said. “Our impressive patent numbers reflect the rapid growth and influence of UMass’ research enterprise and the discovery going on at all of our campuses.” UMass shares the number-30 spot with the University of Utah Research Foundation and the Research Foundation of the State University of New York. The National Academy of Inventors is a nonprofit organization of U.S. and international universities and governmental and nonprofit research institutions with more than 3,000 members. The Intellectual Property Owners Assoc. is a trade association of owners of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. This is the fourth year they have collaborated to issue the rankings report.

Springfield Regional Chamber Seeks Super 60 Nominations

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Regional Chamber is seeking nominations for its annual Super 60 awards program. Now in its 27th year, the awards program celebrates the success of the fastest-growing privately owned businesses in the region, which continue to make significant contributions to the strength of the regional economy. Each year, the program identifies the top-performing companies in revenue growth and total revenue. Last year, total-revenue winners combined for revenues of more than $1 billion, with only-third of winners exceeding revenues of $30 million. All winners in the revenue-growth category had growth in excess of 20% while one-third experienced growth in excess of 65%. To be considered, companies must be based in Hampden or Hampshire county or be a member of the Springfield Regional Chamber, produce revenues of at least $1 million in the last fiscal year, be an independent and privately owned company, and have been in business for at least three full years. Companies are selected based on their percentage of revenue growth over a full three-year period or total revenues for the latest fiscal year. Companies may be nominated by financial institutions, attorneys, or accountants, or be self-nominated. Companies must submit a nomination form and provide net operating revenue figures for the last three full fiscal years, signed and verified by an independent auditor. All financial information must be reported under generally accepted accounting principles and will be held and considered confidential and not released without prior approval. Nomination forms are available here or by contacting Kara Cavanaugh at [email protected] or (413) 755-1310. Nominations must be submitted no later than Friday, Aug. 12. The Super 60 awards will be presented in partnership with the East of the River Five Town Chamber of Commerce at the annual luncheon and recognition program on Friday, Oct. 28 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Chez Josef in Agawam.

Springfield Launches Futurecity Massachusetts

SPRINGFIELD — On Friday, July 15, the Springfield Central Cultural District (SCCD) will be one of three statewide districts to launch Futurecity Massachusetts, a new approach to transforming cities that puts art, culture, and creativity at the center of redevelopment and revitalization. Futurecity Mass is a joint initiative of the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) and the Boston Foundation. Futurecity Massachusetts will work with mayors, urban planners, and arts and business leaders in Boston, Worcester, and Springfield on key real-estate projects in state-designated cultural districts in the three cities, targeting areas ready for development and job growth. It is the first U.S. effort to advance the strategies of Mark Davy and his London-based Futurecity, which has created more than 200 partnerships across the globe that reposition cultural assets from community amenities to marketplace drivers. Futurecity has been immersed in cultural placemaking projects for more than a decade, and Davy believes Futurecity Massachusetts will secure the Commonwealth’s global position as a cultural leader. Davy will visit Springfield on July 15 to meet and workshop with local cultural and economic-development leaders. He will take knowledge from a walking tour of the Cultural District, an extensive workshop, and a general reception back to his UK team to review. In October, Futurecity will return to present a strategy to the Springfield public. The MCC hopes to eventually expand the program statewide. A press event will take place at 9:30 a.m. on Friday with Davy, MCC Executive Director Anita Walker, Mayor Domenic Sarno, and SCCD Executive Director Morgan Drewniany on the steps of City Hall. Both press and the general public are invited to attend. The Springfield Central Cultural District, which encompasses an area of the metro center of Springfield, is membership-based, involving many of the downtown arts institutions. Its mission is to create and sustain a vibrant cultural environment in Springfield.

Local Business Volunteers Bring JA to Fairview School

CHICOPEE — Junior Achievement of Western Massachusetts (JA) and 33 volunteers from area banks, businesses, and colleges teamed up to bring Junior Achievement programs to all 436 students at Fairview School in Chicopee for last month’s JA in a Day event. “This is the sixth year that Chicopee Savings Bank Foundation has sponsored JA in a Day for these students,” noted Jennifer Connolly, president of Junior Achievement of Western Massachusetts. “The students and teachers look forward to ending their year with JA, and Junior Achievement looks forward to ending our year with this terrific school. Nowhere else are our JA Volunteers treated to a final assembly with hundreds of cheering students and handmade cards and notes. It is an amazing event.” This year, JA volunteers from Chicopee Savings Bank, Bank of America, Santander Bank, Westfield Bank, Webster Bank, TD Bank, Babson Capital, Elms College, UMass Amherst, and Lead Yourself Youth brought Junior Achievement programs to students in grades K-5 at Fairview School. Carlos DeLeon, a Chicopee Savings Bank volunteer, noted, “the students had a good understanding of how a city runs. They had a great understanding of a savings account, and we talked about how taxes help the city rebuild.” Erika Eisnor, a Santander volunteer who taught JA Our Region in a fourth-grade class, noted that “JA is so much fun and a great learning experience.” Added Kidon Gebersadik from Bank of America, “it’s never too early to learn about good money habits. These exceptional students are learning about building blocks that will lead to more stable financial lives down the road, making our communities and local economies stronger.” Tim Dominick, a teacher at Fairview School, explained that the program “further offered the students a chance to explore their creative thinking process. The students benefited from the teamwork and problem solving the program offered.” JA programs empower students to make a connection between what they learn in school and how it can be applied in the real world, enhancing the relevance of their classroom learning and increasing their understanding of the value of staying in school. Each year, JA reaches more than 10 million students worldwide and helps them develop successful financial-management habits, empowering them to explore the potential of becoming an entrepreneur and providing them with the skills necessary to succeed in a global workforce. Locally, Junior Achievement of Western Massachusetts reaches more than 11,000 students.

Baker Signs Transgender Anti-discrimination Law

BOSTON — Gov. Charlie Baker signed into law an anti-discrimination bill, previously passed by the state House and Senate, that gives transgender people the right to use public restrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identities, regardless of their sex at birth. The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination will adopt policies to enforce its provisions, a statement from the governor’s office said. “No one should be discriminated against in Massachusetts because of their gender identity,” Baker said, according to CNN. “This compromise legislation extends additional protections to the Commonwealth’s transgender community, and includes language to address the public-safety concerns expressed by some by requiring the attorney general to issue regulations to protect against people abusing the law.”

Area Business Leaders to Head to Capitol Hill

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Regional Chamber will hold its biannual Washington Symposium on September 21-23 hosted by U.S. Rep. Richard Neal. This popular event brings the region’s business leaders to Washington, D.C. to listen to and question some of the country’s most influential leaders, including members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, top federal policy makers, and members of the Obama Administration in its last months in office. Past speakers have included political strategist Stan Greenberg, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Rep. John Lewis, U.S. Sen. Edward Markey, House Ways and Means Chair David Camp, U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisors Jason Furman, and Ireland’s Ambassador to the U.S. Anne Anderson. Registrations are limited and include air transportation, airport parking, hotel transfers, hotel accommodations at the Phoenix Park Hotel within walking distance to the Capitol, breakfast and lunch each day, and welcome and closing evening receptions. The reservation deadline is Friday, Aug. 5, and no refunds will be granted after that date. The all-inclusive cost is $1,395 (single) or $1,270 (per person, double occupancy) if made by Friday, July 15. Reservations made after July 15 will increase to $1,495 (single) or $1,370 (per person, double occupancy). Sponsorship opportunities are also available and include complimentary attendance. For reservations or more information, visit www.springfieldregionalchamber.com or e-mail Nancy Creed at [email protected].

BTCF HousingUs Initiative Issues RFP

SHEFFIELD — Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation’s HousingUs initiative is soliciting proposals from nonprofits, community organizations, and public agencies to plan and convene outreach activities that bring residents together to explore the interrelated issues of affordable housing, economic development, and town-center vitality. Grants of up to $10,000 will be available for projects that result in action-oriented community-development strategies or create broader public awareness of the elements of healthy and resilient communities, including the availability of affordable housing. Only collaborative proposals with one lead applicant and at least one other partner will be considered. Organizations serving Berkshire County, Mass.; Columbia County and Northeast Dutchess County, N.Y.; and Northwest Litchfield County, Conn., are eligible. The deadline for submitting proposals is Friday, Aug. 26. For more information, visit www.berkshiretaconic.org/housingus.

AMA Recognizes Benefits of Paid Sick Leave

CHICAGO — The American Medical Assoc. (AMA) recently adopted new policy recognizing the public-health benefits of paid sick leave and other discretionary time off. Citing a growing body of evidence that lack of access to paid sick leave results in the spread of infectious diseases, as well as delayed screenings, diagnoses, and treatment, the new AMA policies support paid sick leave, as well as unpaid sick leave, for employees to care for themselves or a family member. “With both dual-earner and single-parent households on the rise in the United States, it is increasingly challenging for workers to juggle family and work,” said former AMA board chair Dr. Barbara McAneny. “Workers without paid sick days are more likely to work sick and are more likely to delay needed medical care, which can lead to prolonged illness and worsen otherwise minor health issues. Lack of paid leave also has a ripple effect across a worker’s family. Paid sick leave has been shown to aid children’s health, shorten hospital stays, and reduce the risk of disease transmission by allowing parents to stay home with sick children. Paid sick leave keeps our homes, offices, and communities healthier while ensuring the family’s economic security.” The U.S. is the only industrialized nation without a federal family-leave law that guarantees workers may receive pay while taking time to care for themselves or their family. Although the Family and Medical Leave Act mandates that companies provide leave, the law does not require that it be paid. The AMA also reaffirmed existing policy supporting voluntary leave policies that provide employees with job security and the continued availability of health-plan benefits in the event that leave becomes necessary due to medical conditions.

Rep. Neal Releases Rail Study for Northern New England

SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, dean of the New England congressional delegation, held a press conference in Springfield last week to release the Northern New England Intercity Rail Initiative (NNEIRI), a study funded by the Federal Railroad Administration and requested by Neal and former U.S. Rep. John Olver to identify and improve rail service in the region, including Springfield to Boston. NNEIRI is a conceptual planning study that examines the benefits, opportunities, and impacts of adding more frequent and higher-speed inter-city passenger rail service on two rail corridors, the inland route and the Boston-to-Montreal route. The inland route would run between Boston and New Haven, Conn. via Springfield. The Boston-to-Montreal route would run between Boston and Montreal, Quebec via Springfield. The two routes would share the trackage between Boston and Springfield. The combination of these two rail routes defines the study area that is collectively identified as the NNEIRI Corridor. “More than 2 million people live within three miles of a station along this corridor,” said FRA Administrator Sarah Feinberg. “For everyone to move safely and efficiently, this region needs a robust rail system, and this blueprint will help achieve that goal.”

Report Details State Residents without Insurance Coverage

BOSTON — The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation released a new report, “Massachusetts Residents without Health Insurance Coverage: Understanding Those at Risk of Long-term Uninsurance.” Massachusetts currently has the lowest uninsurance rate in the nation, and as part of the individual mandate to carry health insurance coverage, the state collects detailed information through its tax-filing process about the health-insurance status of more than 4 million residents. This report analyzes 2011 and 2012 state-tax-filer data and provides new information about Massachusetts residents who are prone to remaining uninsured over consecutive years. The findings can help inform stakeholders who want to maintain the state’s low uninsurance rate and strive to lower the number of individuals without health-insurance coverage. Prepared by Michael Chin of UMass Medical School and Audrey Gasteier of the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority, the analyses in this report represent the first time that tax-filer data is being used to quantify the state’s uninsured population over a period of two consecutive calendar years. No other state has such detailed information on its residents’ insurance status.

Departments

Editorial

Opinion

Among the facts about marijuana edibles:

Springfield Wins Grant from U.S. Department of Justice

Employer Confidence Falls for Second Straight Month

Pioneer Valley Home Sales Down 11.3% in July

Big E Taps White Lion to Brew Its Centennial Ale

WNEU Named a College of Distinction

Elms College President Announces Retirement

AMHERST AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

EAST OF THE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

FRANKLIN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

GREATER CHICOPEE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

GREATER HOLYOKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

GREATER NORTHAMPTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

GREATER WESTFIELD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL CHAMBER

WEST OF THE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

‘Big Data: Unlocking the Mysteries’

STCC Founders Day

RVCC Golf Tournament

Ubora, Ahadi Awards

BerkshireSPEAKS

Northeast Training Institute

Western Mass. Business Expo

Our actions have matched our policy. Our Committee on Violence Intervention and Prevention, also established in 1995, has provided a number of resources to help reduce violence in many forms, and gun violence has been prominent among the topics.

FRANKLIN COUNTY

HAMPDEN COUNTY

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

Baystate Health Laying Off 300

GCC Survey Uncovers What Employers Look for

Jerry Rome Nissan Becomes Balise Nissan

Berkshire Bank Named Among Top 10 Best Banks in Massachusetts

PFHS Accredited by New England Assoc. of Schools and Colleges

Garvey Communication Associates Feted in Newspaper Poll

Florence Bank Employees Recognized Among Top Loan Originators

AIC Named Among Top 50 Nursing Schools in New England

Olde Holyoke Development Corp. Is Now OneHolyoke CDC

AMHERST AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

EAST OF THE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE/ERC 5

FRANKLIN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

GREATER CHICOPEE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

GREATER HOLYOKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

GREATER NORTHAMPTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

GREATER WESTFIELD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL CHAMBER

WEST OF THE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Kandinsky Exhibit

Ad Club Networking on Connecticut River

Westfield Food Fest

Slide the City

Dress for Success Tag Sale

Mini-Medical School

RVCC Golf Tournament

BerkshireSPEAKS

Northeast Training Institute

Western Mass. Business Expo

Hampden Superior Court

Hampshire Superior Court

Northampton District Court

Springfield District Court

Westfield District Court

A photo essay of recent business events in Western Massachusetts August 23, 2016

First Impressions

Clowning Around for Shriners Hospital

Oscar Hammerstein III Lecture

Wistariahurst Summer Play Day

Ice-cream Social, Open House at Linda Manor

Ad Club Networking on Connecticut River

Slide the City

Mini-Medical School

BerkshireSPEAKS

Western Mass. Business Expo

Hampden Superior Court

Hampshire Superior Court

Northampton District Court

Springfield District Court

Westfield District Court

Income Statements

Springfield Wins Grant from
U.S. Department of Justice

Employer Confidence Falls
for Second Straight Month

Pioneer Valley Home Sales
Down 11.3% in July

Big E Taps White Lion to
Brew Its Centennial Ale

WNEU Named a
College of Distinction

AMHERST AREA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE