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By BusinessWest Staff July 26, 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

379 Brattleboro Road
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $219,000
Buyer: Joseph Ruscio
Seller: Robert D. Gardner
Date: 06/22/16

BUCKLAND

74 East Buckland Road
Buckland, MA 01338
Amount: $276,000
Buyer: Nicholas P. Boivin
Seller: Judy A. Grader
Date: 06/13/16

CONWAY

326 Hart Road
Conway, MA 01341
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Jessica E. Bryant
Seller: Mark W. Meunier
Date: 06/16/16

13 West Parsons Dr.
Conway, MA 01341
Amount: $239,161
Buyer: Wilmington Savings
Seller: Frank M. Glenowicz
Date: 06/14/16

DEERFIELD

9 Braeburn Road
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $329,900
Buyer: Matthew S. Reopel
Seller: Mark Wightman
Date: 06/24/16

11 Eastern Ave.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $331,575
Buyer: William C. Wolf
Seller: Sara Pond-Cummings
Date: 06/15/16

60 Graves St.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $392,000
Buyer: Stephen W. Billias
Seller: Thornton C. Lockwood
Date: 06/13/16

5 North Hillside Road
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Thomas M. Richmond
Seller: Kim R. Phillips
Date: 06/24/16

77 North Hillside Road
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $224,400
Buyer: Kevin C. Kolakoski
Seller: Andrew J. Black
Date: 06/21/16

136 North Hillside Road
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $264,000
Buyer: Raymond E. Miller
Seller: Erik W. Wrisley
Date: 06/17/16

GREENFIELD

19 Carpenters Lane
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $137,000
Buyer: Victor L. Almeida
Seller: Chrystal Santos
Date: 06/24/16

79 Davis St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: 80 School Street LLC
Seller: Barbara A. Fingold
Date: 06/21/16

58 Haywood St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $158,500
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Brian K. Rybinski
Date: 06/17/16

20-D Phyllis Lane
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $257,500
Buyer: Jacob G. Toomey
Seller: Timothy W. Petrin
Date: 06/17/16

76 School St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: 80 School Street LLC
Seller: Barbara A. Fingold
Date: 06/21/16

80 School St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: 80 School Street LLC
Seller: Barbara A. Fingold
Date: 06/21/16

136 Shelburne Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $199,500
Buyer: Richard I. Fennessey
Seller: David M. Prevost
Date: 06/17/16

141 Silver St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $159,800
Buyer: Lawrence Jones
Seller: Feng Liang-Wang
Date: 06/24/16

203 Silver St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $229,000
Buyer: Steven M. Bersch
Seller: Scott T. Motyka
Date: 06/16/16

9 Willow St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $204,000
Buyer: Thea P. Atwood
Seller: Marc J. Belanger
Date: 06/22/16

LEVERETT

37 Long Plain Road
Leverett, MA 01054
Amount: $268,000
Buyer: Ellyn A. Vohnoutka
Seller: Von, Glasersfeld, C., (Estate)
Date: 06/17/16

198 Montague Road
Leverett, MA 01054
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Naman Hampton
Seller: Frank J. Dezenzo
Date: 06/24/16

MONTAGUE

130 Millers Falls Road
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $256,000
Buyer: Tracy L. Mantell
Seller: Frances C. MacPhail
Date: 06/13/16

6 Newton Lane
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $224,000
Buyer: Mark W. Meunier
Seller: Audrey L. Reipold
Date: 06/20/16

7 Ripley Road
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $316,500
Buyer: Katherine E. Smith
Seller: Valerie Young
Date: 06/13/16

161 Wendell Road
Montague, MA 01349
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Philip H. Lyon
Seller: Donna J. Jackman
Date: 06/21/16

NORTHFIELD

74-A Main St.
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Aida LLC
Seller: William L. Barnes
Date: 06/21/16

571-C Millers Falls Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $234,900
Buyer: Stephen A. Stacy
Seller: Brian M. Kellogg
Date: 06/24/16

ORANGE

37 Lake Ave.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Leanne M. Lovell
Seller: Wilkinson, Neysa E., (Estate)
Date: 06/24/16

41 Lake Ave.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $177,500
Buyer: Moises Ramos
Seller: William Howland
Date: 06/24/16

ROWE

506 Tunnel Road
Rowe, MA 01367
Amount: $139,000
Buyer: Gordon E. Cowie
Seller: Webster, Gideon K., (Estate)
Date: 06/21/16

SHELBURNE

Patten Road
Shelburne, MA 01370
Amount: $204,000
Buyer: Massachusetts Audubon Society
Seller: Patten Hill Farm TR
Date: 06/21/16

SUNDERLAND

375 Hadley Road
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $138,358
Buyer: Hadley & Ferry LLC
Seller: Peter M. Telega
Date: 06/15/16

WARWICK

12 Chase Hill Road
Warwick, MA 01378
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Agnes H. Piscopo FT
Seller: Harold & Marian G. Wolfson TR
Date: 06/17/16

73 Hastings Pond Road
Warwick, MA 01378
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: James F. Abels
Seller: Richard Sachs
Date: 06/16/16

139 Wendell Road
Warwick, MA 01378
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Chestnut Hill RT
Seller: Joel Vernon-Rice
Date: 06/23/16

10 Wheeler Road
Warwick, MA 01378
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Seth M. Barger
Seller: Judith A. Fountain
Date: 06/24/16

HAMPDEN COUNTY

AGAWAM

10 Alfred Court
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $156,500
Buyer: Joanne Brown
Seller: Paul R. Vella
Date: 06/24/16

92 Barney St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $271,000
Buyer: Jose M. Merced
Seller: Carl S. Keller
Date: 06/17/16

116 Barry St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Won G. Seo
Seller: Ericka E. Johnson
Date: 06/17/16

16 Cedar Knoll Dr.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $355,000
Buyer: Jason M. Taylor
Seller: Charles J. Sclafani
Date: 06/23/16

36 Dutchmaster Dr.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Brook B. Fanti
Seller: Diane Lecuyer-Zalewski
Date: 06/23/16

129 Elizabeth St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $460,000
Buyer: Ronald H. Corliss
Seller: Marnie T. Budreau
Date: 06/16/16

62 Granger Dr.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $229,000
Buyer: Jonathan J. Mendez-Rosado
Seller: Randall L. Noftall
Date: 06/14/16

48 Nicole Terrace
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Sergey V. Radionov
Seller: Philip C. Ronca
Date: 06/16/16

892 North St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Michael G. Rijos
Seller: Devall, Virginia M., (Estate)
Date: 06/15/16

1157 North St. Ext
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $198,000
Buyer: Ali Dastigir
Seller: Ronald R. Moquin
Date: 06/23/16

94 Northwood St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $184,900
Buyer: Eric W. Olson
Seller: Joseph S. Golon
Date: 06/17/16

422 South Westfield St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $149,900
Buyer: Meredith A. Thomas
Seller: Edward M. Bryant
Date: 06/16/16

41 Spencer St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Richard J. Olson
Seller: Calabrese Construction
Date: 06/17/16

794 Suffield St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $178,000
Buyer: Denise A. Coelln
Seller: Leigh G. Mahoney
Date: 06/15/16

BLANDFORD

169 Otis Stage Road
Blandford, MA 01008
Amount: $372,000
Buyer: Phoebe Booth
Seller: Laura M. Battaglia
Date: 06/24/16

BRIMFIELD

17 Carriage Dr.
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $460,000
Buyer: Mai Hong Nguyen
Seller: Michael D. Houle
Date: 06/16/16

CHICOPEE

31 Alfred St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Carmen M. Jimenez
Seller: Josephine A. Geissler
Date: 06/15/16

28 Amherst St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $142,000
Buyer: Robert G. Gordon
Seller: US Bank
Date: 06/16/16

779 Britton St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $222,000
Buyer: Gregory Bennett
Seller: Jeremy M. Brown
Date: 06/24/16

295 Burnett Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $2,800,000
Buyer: 295 Burnett Road LLC
Seller: Burnett Road LLC
Date: 06/24/16

18 Calvin St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $176,900
Buyer: James C. Brunelle
Seller: Amanda M. Abrams
Date: 06/24/16

231 Chicopee St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Jason A. Dout
Seller: Campagnari Construction LLC
Date: 06/20/16

87 Cochran St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $129,000
Buyer: Raul Cumba
Seller: Bank New York Mellon
Date: 06/22/16

311 College St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Michael O’Leary
Seller: Heather J. Johnson
Date: 06/20/16

35 Dejordy Lane
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $250,000
Seller: Ryan, Lots A., (Estate)
Date: 06/21/16

28 Dorrance St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $167,500
Buyer: Janessa M. Santana
Seller: Ashley Lebeau
Date: 06/24/16

24 Grant St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $224,500
Buyer: Alex J. Rosario
Seller: Lucjan Dzierzgowski
Date: 06/20/16

697 Grattan St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: TDS Sports Realty LLC
Seller: Brian P. Burnham
Date: 06/21/16

854 Grattan St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Jackie N. Coleman
Seller: Judy A. Roy
Date: 06/21/16

14 Hampshire St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $177,000
Buyer: Laura R. Alvarado
Seller: Caitlyn M. Bennett
Date: 06/24/16

49 Mount Vernon Road
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: James V. Pietroniro
Seller: David C. Labrie
Date: 06/23/16

252 Nonotuck Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Kyle S. Henrich
Seller: Crystal Hynek
Date: 06/17/16

135 Nutmeg Circle
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $283,000
Buyer: Ryan Barnes
Seller: Robert A. Janik
Date: 06/24/16

70 Old Fuller Road Ext.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $229,450
Buyer: William E. Kieda
Seller: Ronald H. Corliss
Date: 06/16/16

250 Old Lyman Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Daniel A. O’Sullivan
Seller: Donald A. Overson
Date: 06/16/16

103 Ondrick Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $248,000
Buyer: Walter S. Sawa
Seller: Anabela P. Pereira
Date: 06/23/16

25 Piquette Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Amy M. Deauseault
Seller: Matthew B. Baker
Date: 06/21/16

793 Sheridan St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $123,700
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Meagan L. Laramee
Date: 06/22/16

109 Stedman St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Erick M. Santana-Colon
Seller: Tomasz Karas
Date: 06/17/16

128 Sunnymeade Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $134,400
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Christopher R. Lavertu
Date: 06/15/16

45 Syrek St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $157,000
Buyer: Daniel J. Flaherty
Seller: Jessica M. Miner
Date: 06/24/16

23 Trilby Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Roberto W. Cruz
Seller: Joseph A. Croteau
Date: 06/17/16

126 Valier Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $149,900
Buyer: Anastasiya Sevostyanova
Seller: Daniel S. Korkosz
Date: 06/16/16

1612 Westover Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $145,794
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Gifford W. Fogg
Date: 06/17/16

EAST LONGMEADOW

93 Barrie Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: James R. Goldrick
Seller: Judith O. Lawrence
Date: 06/16/16

91 Birch Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Safet Karakus
Seller: Jared A. Figueroa
Date: 06/24/16

116 Colony Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $261,000
Buyer: James M. Lentz
Seller: Steve Wenninger
Date: 06/24/16

20 Cross Meadow Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $415,000
Buyer: Tilak A. Thanaratnam
Seller: Cynthia J. Gallant
Date: 06/20/16

39 East Circle Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Sean A. Potito
Seller: John P. Wiedersheim
Date: 06/24/16

32 Frankwyn St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Tracy L. Stanek
Seller: Patricia A. Kelly
Date: 06/24/16

66 Glen Heather Lane
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $249,000
Buyer: Emily C. Lapointe
Seller: Nancy Dusek-Gomez
Date: 06/15/16

144 Hampden Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: James M. Lasonde
Seller: Paul R. Duprey
Date: 06/20/16

38 Kenneth Lunden Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Valerie D. Valentine-Shaw
Seller: Marguerite F. Crawford
Date: 06/15/16

43 Knollwood Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Sean E. Rudzinsky
Seller: James J. Curran
Date: 06/21/16

125 Parker St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Carolina L. Joos
Seller: Lauren T. Morgan
Date: 06/17/16

560 Parker St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Allen K. Chau
Seller: John A. Hebert
Date: 06/22/16

110 Pembroke Terrace
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $882,500
Buyer: Daniel J. Kleeberg
Seller: Timothy B. Schulze
Date: 06/23/16

270 Prospect St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $383,500
Buyer: Andrew Vital
Seller: Brian D. Basgen
Date: 06/22/16

116 Tanglewood Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $349,000
Buyer: John P. Wiedersheim
Seller: Jose M. Gomes
Date: 06/24/16

21 White Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $229,900
Buyer: Patrick J. Lynch
Seller: Daniel T. Mahoney
Date: 06/24/16

GRANVILLE

1641 Main Road
Granville, MA 01034
Amount: $233,000
Buyer: Louis P. Lodovico
Seller: William N. Magni
Date: 06/23/16

808 Main Road
Granville, MA 01034
Amount: $271,000
Buyer: Rodney P. Stevens
Seller: John M. Doherty
Date: 06/24/16

HOLLAND

64 Mashapaug Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Bernard L. Baldwin
Seller: Deborah M. Sichol

117 May Brook Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $126,840
Buyer: Gabrielle A. Rossetti
Seller: Michael D. Cameron
Date: 06/20/16

15 Pine Tree Dr.
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Thomas Terbush
Seller: Thomas R. Lewin
Date: 06/23/16

17 Pine Tree Dr.
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $269,000
Seller: Kenneth C. Owen
Date: 06/14/16

28 Stony Hill Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Bradley Sulewski
Seller: Barry S. Kuhnly
Date: 06/24/16

86 Vinton Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Bryan J. Cook
Seller: Elde D. Dutter
Date: 06/20/16

HOLYOKE

37 Dale St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $147,500
Buyer: Halldor Hildigunnarsson
Seller: Bernice Hildigunnarsson
Date: 06/20/16

5 Donlee St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Elizabeth Colon
Seller: William Lyle
Date: 06/13/16

33 George St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Catina Galanes-Grass
Seller: Lester G. Provost
Date: 06/16/16

238 Hillside Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Cathleen M. Lee
Seller: Steven Michalewicz
Date: 06/17/16

20 Laurel St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $168,000
Buyer: Carmen L. Lopez
Seller: Martin A. Cardoza
Date: 06/22/16

88 Lynch Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Stephen C. Konstantinidis
Seller: David J. Meunier
Date: 06/15/16

158 Morgan St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $233,000
Buyer: Arnold Jaffe
Seller: Alfred J. Albano
Date: 06/20/16

68 Nonotuck St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $189,000
Buyer: Elana R. Aubrey
Seller: Kristen A. Beam
Date: 06/22/16

47 Norwood Terrace
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Timothy D. Burgos
Seller: Kristin M. Aimi
Date: 06/15/16

2 Whittier Circle
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Kirk Krause
Seller: Sandra B. Hindle
Date: 06/15/16

LONGMEADOW

175 Cedar Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Buyer: Anthony Barnes
Seller: Jimmy Chang
Date: 06/21/16

681 Converse St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $261,000
Buyer: Robert Kushner
Seller: FNMA
Date: 06/16/16

58 Falmouth Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $499,900
Buyer: Michael M. Kwoka
Seller: Thomas C. McCarthy
Date: 06/20/16

128 Farmington Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Gabriel Huffstutler
Seller: Jason T. Pananos
Date: 06/21/16

861 Frank Smith Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $257,500
Buyer: Michael G. McDonough
Seller: Amparo M. Briones
Date: 06/24/16

859 Longmeadow St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Commonwealth Title Services
Seller: Jeffrey Hopkins
Date: 06/17/16

1562 Longmeadow St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $222,500
Buyer: Jonathan B. Hall
Seller: Margaret J. Perry
Date: 06/24/16

455 Maple Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $203,421
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Virginia A. Martel
Date: 06/22/16

N/A
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $166,000
Buyer: Jonathan S. Weibel
Seller: Nationstar Mortgage LLC
Date: 06/13/16

123 Shady Side Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $323,000
Buyer: Amy L. Ruiz
Seller: Charles A. Camerlin
Date: 06/24/16

25 Tedford Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $278,000
Buyer: Alan D. Rudman
Seller: Carleton H. Brown
Date: 06/20/16

53 Willett Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Breandan Ireland
Seller: Dean F. Curtis
Date: 06/17/16

LUDLOW

152 Barna St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $201,000
Buyer: Mark Augusto
Seller: Michael V. Langone
Date: 06/24/16

138 Center St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $185,400
Buyer: Scott Hawkins
Seller: Kenneth R. Breault
Date: 06/17/16

1528 Center St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $249,900
Buyer: Logan S. Brown
Seller: Gaston R. Desrochers
Date: 06/24/16

214 Church St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Travis Odiorne
Seller: Nolan Wallace-Hood
Date: 06/20/16

58 Edison Dr.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $186,000
Buyer: Jessica H. Majeran
Seller: Mitchell R. Talbot
Date: 06/13/16

100 Hubbard St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Nelson S. Goncalves
Seller: Marc D. Soares
Date: 06/24/16

64 Longview Circle
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $239,000
Buyer: Daniel F. Ryan
Seller: Raymond A. Yando
Date: 06/24/16

22 Norwich Road
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Gaston R. Desrochers
Seller: Humber, Elizabeth J., (Estate)
Date: 06/24/16

MONSON

63 Bethany Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $343,000
Buyer: Peter Warren
Seller: Robert E. North
Date: 06/20/16

21 Bradway Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $281,450
Buyer: Matthew R. Currier
Seller: Margaret L. Allard
Date: 06/17/16

170 Bumstead Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $167,000
Buyer: Madeline R. Goodrich
Seller: Charles E. Baker
Date: 06/17/16

233 Cedar Swamp Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Nathan C. Eckhoff
Seller: Jacob M. Rylander
Date: 06/17/16

4 Gates St.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $222,500
Buyer: John A. Bibbo
Seller: Linda Q. Trott
Date: 06/24/16

PALMER

80 Buckland St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Colin E. Grudgen
Seller: Frank S. Mancuso
Date: 06/13/16

114 Longview St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Kristine L. Somers
Seller: Howard F. Reed
Date: 06/24/16

2358 Main St.
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $144,102
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Sean Padykula
Date: 06/14/16

1624 North Main St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $229,000
Buyer: William H. Fitzpatrick
Seller: James M. Hurley
Date: 06/15/16

25 Robinson Road
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $309,000
Buyer: Bryan Moller
Seller: Wesley J. Pascale
Date: 06/17/16

189 State St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $129,900
Buyer: Dianne A. Gilligan
Seller: Scott H. Kozak
Date: 06/14/16

46 Ware St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $121,000
Buyer: Christopher L. Girard
Date: 06/21/16

RUSSELL

368 Blandford Stage Road
Russell, MA 01071
Amount: $143,000
Buyer: Tyler Cullen
Seller: Wells Fargo Bank
Date: 06/23/16

SPRINGFIELD

122 Ambrose St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: James L. Shaver
Seller: Bretta Construction LLC
Date: 06/24/16

140 Armory St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $1,600,000
Buyer: Armory St Holdings LLC
Seller: F. L. Roberts & Co. Inc.
Date: 06/21/16

171 Balboa Dr.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $134,807
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Philip C. Macken
Date: 06/15/16

16 Barrison St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $124,000
Buyer: Darwin Salinas
Seller: Eileen M. Morrow
Date: 06/15/16

42 Belvidere St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $168,000
Buyer: William Gonzalez-Crespo
Seller: Bryant M. Melluzzo
Date: 06/17/16

119 Belvidere St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $189,400
Buyer: Clarence J. Brady
Seller: Maria C. Miranda
Date: 06/20/16

14 Benz St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Ryan C. Thomas
Seller: Jared D. Smith
Date: 06/24/16

148 Benz St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $179,000
Buyer: Ralph Manzi
Seller: Richard McDermott
Date: 06/13/16

1274 Berkshire Ave.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $122,000
Buyer: Stephen M. Nareau
Seller: Amanda A. Staubin
Date: 06/20/16

60 Blake St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Stefanie Flynn
Seller: Blanka Suchy-Mechem
Date: 06/17/16

99 Blunt Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $126,000
Buyer: Dorthy W. Kendra
Seller: Syreeta D. Frazer
Date: 06/20/16

927 Boston Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $362,250
Buyer: Gina G. Daniele
Seller: Bucknell Enterprises LLC
Date: 06/20/16

284-286 Bridge St.
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Develop Springfield Corp.
Seller: James W. Fiore
Date: 06/23/16

30 Burnside Terrace
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Adilenys Z. Rivera
Seller: Mark L. Plasse
Date: 06/14/16

23 Castle St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Lousleily A. Vega
Seller: Mary P. Murray
Date: 06/15/16

18 Claremont St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $117,000
Buyer: Juan Galarza-Vasquez
Seller: Jose I. Toledo
Date: 06/24/16

89 Clement St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Justin M. Illig
Seller: Elaine R. Johns
Date: 06/24/16

34 Cornell St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $139,000
Buyer: Kenneth R. Breault
Seller: Karla P. Shea
Date: 06/17/16

130 Creswell Dr.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $139,000
Buyer: Susan J. Curran
Seller: Barbara F. Fleming
Date: 06/21/16

12 Danaher Circle
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $166,000
Buyer: Richard D. Baez
Seller: Susan M. Provost
Date: 06/15/16

60 Deepfield Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $182,000
Buyer: Amanda C. Derby
Seller: Brian M. Cox
Date: 06/20/16

100 Donbray Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $176,900
Buyer: Laurie Bonano
Seller: Cardinal Home Investors
Date: 06/22/16

81 Dwight Road
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $196,669
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Peter J. Lacamera
Date: 06/16/16

125 Fair Oak Road
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Joseph Alvarado
Seller: Erik R. Strom
Date: 06/16/16

125-127 Federal St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Armory Street Holdings
Seller: Carlina Caceres
Date: 06/15/16

59 Flower St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Kaitlin M. Reilly
Seller: Kevin E. Lynn
Date: 06/22/16

74 Forest Park Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Carmen Reyes
Seller: Richard T. Longo
Date: 06/17/16

229 Fountain St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $150,900
Buyer: Jason D. Macleod
Seller: Joseph A. Cacciola
Date: 06/24/16

83 Francis St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $129,600
Buyer: Miguel Martinez
Seller: Mary Hartpence
Date: 06/24/16

182 Garland St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Raymond Steiner
Seller: Nicole Santos
Date: 06/24/16

19-21 Glenwood St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Rainey Wise
Seller: Seajay Group LLC
Date: 06/16/16

29 Hadley St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $139,500
Buyer: Nicole Amorette-Worrell
Seller: Melissa Danehey
Date: 06/24/16

129-131 Hamburg St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $163,500
Buyer: Jessica Y. Gonzalez
Seller: William F. Gelinas
Date: 06/13/16

146 Hampshire St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Kristopher M. Rickson
Seller: Nuno Santos
Date: 06/24/16

11 Hartford Terrace
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $157,900
Buyer: Miguel Rivera
Seller: US Bank
Date: 06/14/16

17 Health Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $139,000
Buyer: Jacelyn Diaz
Seller: Kevin Czaplicki
Date: 06/22/16

25 Hilltop St.
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $188,000
Buyer: Madelaine Roig
Seller: Hannah Y. Chung
Date: 06/13/16

33 Homestead Ave.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $141,000
Buyer: Ramon J. Rios
Seller: Daniel Delaney
Date: 06/20/16

129 Kane St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $136,000
Buyer: Deutsche Bank
Seller: Maria L. Vaz
Date: 06/22/16

118-120 Kensington Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $153,950
Buyer: Bank New York
Seller: Stanley Bates
Date: 06/17/16

112 Lumae St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $164,000
Buyer: Daniel Mahoney
Seller: Catherine E. Pericolosi
Date: 06/24/16

520-526 Main St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $318,000
Buyer: Mei Management LLC
Seller: L&S Properties Inc.
Date: 06/13/16

45 Manitoba St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $154,000
Buyer: Evelyn Cruz
Seller: Dawn A. Tamarkin
Date: 06/20/16

56 Marengo Park
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $132,500
Buyer: Manny N. Son
Seller: Judd, Jane, (Estate)
Date: 06/17/16

65-67 Mayfair Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $193,000
Buyer: Yonalvy Acosta
Seller: Juan A. Santana
Date: 06/20/16

154 Mayflower Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $144,500
Buyer: Sean Collins
Seller: Jeremy P. Zarrella
Date: 06/21/16

81 Merrimac Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $128,000
Buyer: Brendalee Gonzalez
Seller: Maurice F. Fitzgerald
Date: 06/23/16

30 Merritt St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $124,900
Buyer: Jonathan Rosa
Seller: Kenneth G. Dulude
Date: 06/24/16

10 Monrovia St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $117,500
Buyer: Yasbel Colon
Seller: David W. Dearden
Date: 06/15/16

114 Monrovia St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $127,499
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Nicanor Tosado-Vasquez
Date: 06/20/16

16 Montclair St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Victor Alvarado
Date: 06/17/16

390 Newhouse St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $151,000
Buyer: Devon D. Williams
Seller: Luis A. Negron
Date: 06/17/16

41 Old Point St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $115,500
Buyer: Alma L. Cedeno
Seller: Brad Dimiero
Date: 06/14/16

1847 Parker St.
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $266,600
Buyer: Bayview Loan Servicing LLC
Seller: Lucy O. Jones
Date: 06/24/16

107 Perkins St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $134,500
Buyer: Wilmington Savings
Seller: Robert C. Brote
Date: 06/23/16

103 Pilgrim Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $162,000
Buyer: Sara E. McNally
Seller: Anthony V. Matteis
Date: 06/24/16

99 Pine Acre Road
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $179,900
Buyer: Liam T. Walsh
Seller: Travis E. Odiorne
Date: 06/13/16

1373 Plumtree Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $184,000
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Edgar Villalobos
Date: 06/17/16

8 Riverview Terrace
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $187,000
Buyer: Randall J. Fortunato
Seller: Carrie A. Cirillo
Date: 06/23/16

15 Rollins St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $144,900
Buyer: Berris D. Smith
Seller: Sergey Savonin
Date: 06/20/16

Seymac Estates
Springfield, MA 01101
Amount: $135,500
Buyer: James Waltein
Seller: Maria Cuccovia
Date: 06/17/16

72 Squire Lane
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $252,500
Buyer: Geraldine A. Brasin
Seller: Amanda M. Maynard
Date: 06/17/16

139 Talbot Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Manuel Shirley
Seller: Sean V. Rebman
Date: 06/14/16

36 Telbar St.
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Lana J. Kudo
Seller: Lindsey S. Bubar
Date: 06/13/16

26 Tioga St.
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $189,000
Buyer: Kendall Knapik
Seller: Joshua A. Gougeon
Date: 06/23/16

24 Truman Circle
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $133,000
Buyer: Kyle J. Hendricks
Seller: JJS Capital Investment
Date: 06/21/16

46 Truman Circle
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Sandra J. Cardinal
Seller: Lee A. Scott
Date: 06/24/16

151 Vincent St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $177,000
Buyer: Albert J. Billings
Seller: Carmine Santaniello
Date: 06/17/16

63 Waldorf St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $149,500
Buyer: Keya M. Hicks
Seller: All Waste Management LLP
Date: 06/15/16

169 Whittum Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Michael Cosgriff
Seller: Kara A. Pelczarski
Date: 06/17/16

13-15 Willard Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Daniel M. Walsh
Seller: Jeremiah P. Sullivan
Date: 06/13/16

46 Willowbrook Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Mindy E. Rosengarten
Seller: Carlos R. Aviles
Date: 06/17/16

SOUTHWICK

7 Buckingham Dr.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $228,000
Buyer: Dale R. Tryba
Seller: Angela V. Brunelle
Date: 06/23/16

133 Feeding Hills Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $217,500
Buyer: Christa M. Smith
Seller: Parker Hart LP
Date: 06/22/16

37 George Loomis Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: William H. White
Seller: Donna L. Makuch
Date: 06/15/16

55 Hudson Dr.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $460,000
Buyer: Hudson Holdings LLC
Seller: CCC Real Estate Holdings Co. LLC
Date: 06/14/16

21 Lakeview St.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $630,000
Buyer: Timothy J. Bertrand
Seller: CRA Holdings Inc.
Date: 06/24/16

33 Lauren Lane
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $546,000
Buyer: Shawn W. Howard
Seller: Cara R. Balboni
Date: 06/15/16

WALES

95 Union Road
Wales, MA 01081
Amount: $167,115
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Paulette Reed
Date: 06/22/16

WEST SPRINGFIELD

402 Birnie Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Couture Partners LLC
Seller: Karen J. Richard
Date: 06/13/16

22 Cedar Woods Glen
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $510,000
Buyer: Linh Huynh
Seller: Thomas J. Dion
Date: 06/17/16

113 Circle Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Matthew M. Vallan
Seller: James L. Willemain
Date: 06/15/16

258 Circle Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $184,900
Buyer: Olcay Kocaman
Seller: Piquette, Raymond A., (Estate)
Date: 06/24/16

23 Elm Circle
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $143,000
Buyer: Debbie D. Leavitt
Seller: Nathalie A. Currie
Date: 06/24/16

52 Ely Ave.
Amount: $242,000
Buyer: Randall H. Pyrro
Seller: Brian M. Candon
Date: 06/15/16

65-67 Fairview Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Anastas Pchelka
Seller: Vyatcheslav Tsukanov
Date: 06/20/16

54 Galaska Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $379,450
Buyer: William K. Fritz
Seller: Michael J. Dubois
Date: 06/24/16

23 Howard St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Lee Thurston
Seller: Diana A. Newhouse
Date: 06/24/16

116 Jensen Circle
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: John J. Taskey
Seller: Anti, Ernest A., (Estate)
Date: 06/15/16

Lincoln St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: KandC Associates LLC
Seller: FNMA
Date: 06/24/16

177 Norman St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Stephen P. Smrecek
Seller: Sunnyside Corp.
Date: 06/24/16

189 Piper Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Mali Inc.
Seller: Muhammad A. Sabir
Date: 06/15/16

304 Prospect Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $252,000
Buyer: Carrie L. Talbot
Seller: Ann M. Roy
Date: 06/24/16

29 Redden Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Anthony A. Hannoush
Seller: Martin T. Cathro
Date: 06/23/16

332 Rogers Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Joaquin Bello-Carro
Seller: West Co Investments LLC
Date: 06/22/16

31 Spring St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $124,900
Buyer: Bishnu Tamang
Seller: Carl J. Dombrowik
Date: 06/24/16

1900 Westfield St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: David Thompson
Seller: Heritage Ventures LLC
Date: 06/16/16

91 Westwood Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $246,450
Buyer: Brian M. Candon
Seller: Ryan P. Murray
Date: 06/15/16

WESTFIELD

7 Atwater St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $181,000
Buyer: Cody A. Rida
Seller: Craig A. Miller
Date: 06/22/16

26 Bates St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $248,150
Buyer: Bank Of America
Seller: Matthew A. Fryer
Date: 06/17/16

36 Blueberry Ridge
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $398,000
Buyer: Jason C. Colbath
Seller: John C. Dolan
Date: 06/20/16

36 Bowdoin St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $214,000
Buyer: Brian Boglisch
Seller: Jason C. Colbath
Date: 06/15/16

80 Brookline Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $181,900
Buyer: Marianelle Amaya
Date: 06/17/16

52 Day Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: John K. Self
Seller: Gerald M. Oleksak
Date: 06/24/16

184 Falcon Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $900,000
Buyer: Koziar Capital LLC
Seller: GPW Realty LLC
Date: 06/23/16

18 Fowler Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Nathan W. Gaido
Seller: Nellie C. Gaido
Date: 06/13/16

206 Fowler Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $268,000
Buyer: Aaron J. Kremer
Seller: Paul C. Speckels
Date: 06/15/16

4 Heritage Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $272,000
Buyer: April S. Lassard
Seller: Judith Raibeck
Date: 06/24/16

99 Hillcrest Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $289,000
Buyer: Deutsche Bank
Seller: Steven A. Ala
Date: 06/17/16

167 Joseph Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $191,000
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Paul M. Nadolski
Date: 06/17/16

11 Kylie Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $298,400
Buyer: Kevin J. Padberg
Seller: William J. Tella
Date: 06/23/16

11 Meadowbrook Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Elizabeth Aucoin
Seller: Kenneth P. Crosscup
Date: 06/17/16

72 Plantation Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Eric J. Lucas
Seller: Guy J. Barbieri
Date: 06/16/16

263 Russellville Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $375,150
Buyer: Ashley M. Sullivan
Seller: Michael A. Hoffman
Date: 06/23/16

467 Russellville Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $389,000
Buyer: Angela L. Depalo
Seller: Marshall S. Harris
Date: 06/20/16

10 Smith Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Anatoliy I. Ovdiychuk
Seller: First Nationwide Realty
Date: 06/14/16

357 Southampton Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $144,000
Buyer: PHH Mortgage Corp.
Seller: David C. Dexheimer
Date: 06/17/16

35 Sunbriar Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Joshua A. Gougeon
Seller: Paul T. Johnson
Date: 06/24/16

213 Valley View Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Cynthia J. Gallant
Seller: Kristin L. Cressotti
Date: 06/20/16

944 Western Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Kyle M. Pierce
Seller: Joseph L. Hart
Date: 06/20/16

28 Woodbridge Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $247,500
Buyer: Kathryn E. Megraw
Seller: Paula Ribeiro
Date: 06/24/16

52 Woodbridge Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $162,000
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Samantha M. Nadeau
Date: 06/17/16

79 Woodsong Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Ronald A. Roux
Seller: Adelard P. Dumaine
Date: 06/17/16

WILBRAHAM

23 Briar Cliff Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $650,000
Buyer: Cynthia Richards
Seller: Shannon A. Pons
Date: 06/15/16

22 Brookside Circle
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $335,100
Buyer: Benjamin A. Fontaine
Seller: Richard S. Himmelwright
Date: 06/22/16

25 Carla Lane
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $385,000
Buyer: Shane J. Coffey
Seller: AC Homebuilding LLC
Date: 06/21/16

49 Cypress Lane
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $461,447
Buyer: Joseph A. Cacciola
Seller: Mile Oak Land Holdings
Date: 06/24/16

Cypress Lane #51
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $582,395
Buyer: John Kubetin
Seller: Mile Oak Land Holdings
Date: 06/24/16

4 Devonshire Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $282,525
Buyer: Nicole M. Eldridge
Seller: John J. Barcome
Date: 06/24/16

39 Faculty St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Wilbraham & Monson Academy
Seller: James S. Burke
Date: 06/17/16

3 Linwood Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $198,473
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Claire L. Caney
Date: 06/21/16

2 Porter Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Michael F. Hebb
Seller: Bradley Silver
Date: 06/17/16

15 Rochford Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Francesco N. Gencarelli
Seller: Joel B. Dearing
Date: 06/24/16

109 Stony Hill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $158,864
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Kimberly L. Royer-Hawkins
Date: 06/14/16

1072 Stony Hill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $171,007
Buyer: William Raleigh
Seller: Nationstar Mortgage LLC
Date: 06/20/16

4 Tinkham Glen
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $327,500
Buyer: John W. Kineavy
Seller: Alan D. Rudman
Date: 06/20/16

HAMPSHIRE
COUNTY

AMHERST

147 Bay Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Tracy S. Chhun
Seller: James M. Rodrigue
Date: 06/17/16

570 Bay Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Hubert E. Robert
Seller: Robert, Marjorie L., (Estate)
Date: 06/14/16

591 Bay Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $423,000
Buyer: Miranda Balkin
Seller: Christopher J. Diamond
Date: 06/15/16

47 Chesterfield Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $324,000
Buyer: Michael S. McLaughlin
Seller: Martin B. Karlin
Date: 06/16/16

138 Columbia Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Gui D. Liang
Seller: Wei Ding
Date: 06/15/16

47 Country Corners Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $610,000
Buyer: David L. Hamilton
Seller: Jiuming Ye
Date: 06/24/16

4 Dwight Circle
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Richard Iacovelli
Seller: Wing Y. Ho
Date: 06/17/16

87 Larkspur Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $415,000
Buyer: Nicole K. Strieter
Seller: Edith M. Bachrach
Date: 06/24/16

710 Main St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $236,900
Buyer: Loren Wellesley-Walker
Seller: Lisa Pack
Date: 06/24/16

15 Wentworth Manor Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $292,000
Buyer: Jonathan T. Sikes
Seller: Grethe B. Camp
Date: 06/14/16

BELCHERTOWN

29 Allen Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $299,900
Buyer: Bobbie Kendall
Seller: Peter K. Rosengarten
Date: 06/17/16

96 Amherst Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $209,900
Buyer: Nikki Laforte
Seller: David I. Bell
Date: 06/14/16

34 Hickory Hill
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $415,000
Buyer: Matthew G. Sherwood
Seller: J. N. Duquette & Son Construction
Date: 06/17/16

28 Ledgewood Circle
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $271,000
Buyer: Roland R. Chagnon
Seller: Averi W. Luscomb
Date: 06/16/16

North St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Tracy Q. Farnham
Seller: Henry E. Whitlock
Date: 06/22/16

15 Old Farm Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Buyer: Jacqueline Iskander
Seller: Skerrett, Joseph T., (Estate)
Date: 06/20/16

401 South St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $148,000
Buyer: Carl R. Nolan
Seller: Tillie M. Szydlowski
Date: 06/15/16

20 Stadler St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $197,500
Buyer: 20 Stadler Street LLC
Seller: George B. Jackson RET
Date: 06/17/16

376 Stebbins St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $287,500
Buyer: Ryan Mcintosh
Seller: David L. Hamilton
Date: 06/24/16

125 Warner St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $470,000
Buyer: Mathew J. Anziano
Seller: Margaret A. Hulmes RET
Date: 06/21/16

202 Warner St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $187,500
Buyer: Erin E. Fernandes
Seller: Donna M. Sullivan
Date: 06/23/16

CHESTERFIELD

173 South St.
Chesterfield, MA 01012
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Joshua D. Puza
Seller: Donna M. Weyant
Date: 06/20/16

EASTHAMPTON

34 Ashley Circle
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $371,000
Buyer: Linda Leavenworth
Seller: William Flanagan
Date: 06/16/16

36 Briggs St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $355,000
Buyer: Sarah D. Prall
Seller: Manfred J. Melcher
Date: 06/23/16

12 Chapin St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Scott P. Southwick
Seller: Stanley W. Jasinski
Date: 06/22/16

29 East Maple St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $321,000
Buyer: Charlotte C. Lawrence
Seller: Robert S. Cowell
Date: 06/17/16

10-12 Exeter St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Zachary C. Swanson
Seller: Scott M. Kenney
Date: 06/24/16

13 Gaugh St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $177,500
Buyer: Caitlin M. Kelley
Seller: Stephen G. Sireci
Date: 06/24/16

5 Laurin Lane
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $299,000
Buyer: Patrick A. Foley
Seller: Christopher J. Jolicoeur
Date: 06/16/16

11 Laurin Lane
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $262,000
Buyer: Patricia A. Bonner LT
Seller: Stephen J. West
Date: 06/22/16

11 Pine Hill Road
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $319,000
Buyer: Seth J. Harwood
Seller: Dennis J. Meehan
Date: 06/20/16

24 Sandra Road
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Darren K. Moore
Seller: Tracy Mahaffy
Date: 06/21/16

GOSHEN

7 Dresser Hill Road
Goshen, MA 01096
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: David Krassler
Seller: Daniel P. Lamontagne
Date: 06/20/16

566 East St.
Goshen, MA 01096
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Michael Kurland
Seller: Patricia A. Bonner LT
Date: 06/21/16

GRANBY

9 Greystone Ave.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $176,330
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Christopher T. Albert
Date: 06/16/16

16 Griswold Circle
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $212,500
Buyer: James A. Guzman
Seller: Francisco O. Perez
Date: 06/16/16

15 Sherwood Dr.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Westover Metropolitan Development Corp.
Seller: Raymond E. Miller
Date: 06/15/16

HADLEY

115 Mount Warner Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Peter R. Heronemus
Seller: Zaskey FT
Date: 06/17/16

122 West St.
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $245,700
Buyer: Isaac Chow
Seller: US Bank
Date: 06/14/16

HATFIELD

117 Linseed Road
Hatfield, MA 01088
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Thomas J. Meshako
Seller: Terri Haven
Date: 06/24/16

22 Main St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $388,000
Buyer: Smith College
Seller: Martin Antonetti
Date: 06/21/16

111 Old Stage Road
Hatfield, MA 01088
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Anthony V. Matteis
Seller: Jessica L. Hunt
Date: 06/24/16
HUNTINGTON

10 Russell Road
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $193,000
Buyer: Anne M. Picard
Seller: Henry E. Thomas
Date: 06/17/16

NORTHAMPTON

11 Bernache St.
Northampton, MA 01053
Amount: $256,700
Buyer: David P. Berson
Seller: Timothy D. Fyalkowski
Date: 06/20/16

20 Bridge Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $441,357
Buyer: Marc G. Weinberger
Seller: Bridge Road LLC
Date: 06/16/16

20 Bridge Road #35
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $408,303
Buyer: Thelma J. Grossholtz
Seller: Bridge Road LLC
Date: 06/20/16

8 Crestview Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Nim W. Li
Seller: Wilmington Savings
Date: 06/22/16

19 Edwards Square
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $207,000
Buyer: Sherry L. Taylor
Seller: Patricia A. Palmer
Date: 06/15/16

60 Emerson Way
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $122,500
Buyer: Richard Cianflone
Seller: Emerson Way LLC
Date: 06/17/16

171 Emerson Way
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Margaret Krotowski
Seller: Emerson Way LLC
Date: 06/24/16

854 Florence Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $783,000
Buyer: Christopher K. O’Connor
Seller: Eugene Y. Ferrer
Date: 06/16/16

441 Pleasant St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $800,000
Buyer: Ritmar Realty Corp
Seller: Community Enterprises
Date: 06/13/16

130 Prospect Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $647,500
Buyer: Dhara M. Macdermed
Seller: Michelle S. Kaskey
Date: 06/24/16

543 Riverside Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $362,950
Buyer: Rebecca E. Hamlin
Seller: Matthew J. Fine
Date: 06/15/16

437 Spring St.
Northampton, MA 01053
Buyer: Russell J. Mayhew
Seller: Ralph Mcdonald
Date: 06/17/16

32 Vernon St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $510,000
Buyer: Safe Journeys LLC
Seller: Sharon H. Deal
Date: 06/17/16

PELHAM

338 Daniel Shays Hwy.
Pelham, MA 01002
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Joseph R. Davis
Seller: Peter S. Landry
Date: 06/24/16
SOUTH HADLEY

66 Amherst Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Michael P. Mazur
Seller: Jung H. Yun
Date: 06/15/16

22 Ashton Lane
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Jared J. Schwartzer
Seller: Ronald S. Curran
Date: 06/16/16

52 Bridge St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Christine E. Flannery
Seller: Jodine Powers
Date: 06/23/16

16 Country Lane
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $217,000
Buyer: Martin J. O’Brien
Seller: Caroline J. Smith
Date: 06/24/16

20 Doane Terrace
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $322,000
Buyer: Messina J. O’Grady
Seller: Charles A. Boulais
Date: 06/15/16

26 Edison Dr.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $346,699
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Angela M. Frew
Date: 06/13/16

6 Hadley St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Center Redevelopment Corp.
Seller: Couture, Karen A., (Estate)
Date: 06/14/16

191 Lathrop St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $204,000
Buyer: Scott J. Walsh
Seller: Dorothy A. Castonguay

4 Miami St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Michael J. Rohan
Seller: JJB Builders Corp.
Date: 06/22/16

285 Morgan St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Corey A. Koske
Seller: Lawrence D. Williams
Date: 06/17/16

17 Red Bridge Lane
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $442,500
Buyer: Katherine B. Jacobson
Seller: John L. Champagne
Date: 06/16/16

514 River Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $307,500
Buyer: Lorelei L. Raymundo
Seller: Irene Lucchesi
Date: 06/15/16

SOUTHAMPTON

167 Brickyard Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $259,900
Buyer: Matthew S. Gangne
Seller: William C. Belisle
Date: 06/15/16

51 Cold Spring Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Joshua J. Russell
Seller: Aaron G. Gay
Date: 06/24/16

262 County Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Emerald City Rentals LLC
Seller: Harold R. Gokey
Date: 06/15/16

3 Freyer Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Emerald City Rentals LLC
Seller: Harold R. Gokey
Date: 06/15/16

Halons Way #2
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: G&F Custom Built Homes
Seller: RGB Industries Inc.
Date: 06/15/16

Halons Way #3
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: F&G Development Corp
Seller: RGB Industries Inc.
Date: 06/15/16

WARE

74 Anderson Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $183,000
Buyer: Philip A. Lovett
Seller: John P. Sacco
Date: 06/24/16

3 Beaver Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $217,000
Buyer: J. F. Pasternak 3rd Inc.
Seller: Kathryn E. Boyd
Date: 06/15/16

5 Berkshire Circle
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $219,500
Buyer: J. D. Beaudry
Seller: William H. Whitley
Date: 06/13/16

60 Maple Ave.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $189,000
Buyer: Thomas P. Cummings
Date: 06/17/16

245 Osborne Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Darren Plotnick
Seller: Christopher J. Colby
Date: 06/23/16

92 Pleasant St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $161,000
Buyer: Leslie S. Rivera
Seller: Miranda L. Lacoste
Date: 06/24/16

WESTHAMPTON

64 Reservoir Road
Westhampton, MA 01027
Amount: $248,000
Buyer: Richard E. Matteson
Seller: Randall H. Pyrro
Date: 06/13/16

WILLIAMSBURG

5 Clary Road
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $1,125,000
Buyer: New England Craft
Seller: Clary Road LLC
Date: 06/17/16

97 Main St.
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Lawrence E. West
Seller: Brenda L. Robertson
Date: 06/17/16

Bankruptcies

By BusinessWest Staff July 26, 2016

Bankruptcies Departments

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

Atkins, Donette
53 Denver St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/17/16

Barfitt, Evelyn G.
213 Birnam Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/23/16

Bedard, Jr., Andrew W.
580 State Road, Apt. 1
North Adams, MA 01247
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/30/16

Benoit, William Joseph
75 Pleasant St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/22/16

Bradford, Steven K.
242 Regency Park
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/28/16

Brown, James Leroy
121 Lincoln St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/20/16

Cherry, Philip R.
Cherry, Yolanda
71 Martindale Road
Bernardston, MA 01337
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/20/16

Clark, Katie M.
PO Box 521
Hardwick, MA 01037
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/30/16

Clarke, Daniel E.
49 Bernard St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/26/16

Coburn, Joseph E.
96 North Brook Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/20/16

Cook, James E.
Cook, Lisa M.
276 Southwest St.
Feeding Hills, MA 01030
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/21/16

Costa, Valdir Ferreira
76 Maple St. Apt. 1
Springfield, MA 01105
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/24/16

Cruz, Luis A.
Robles-Cruz, Jacqueline
76 Pinehurst Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/24/16

Cuene, William Edward
Cuene, Marlene Marie
115 Huckleberry Lane
Becket, MA 01223
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/27/16

Daniels, Judith A.
PO Box 251
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/16/16

Delgado, Felicita
318 Goodwin St.
Indian Orchard, MA 01151
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/24/16

Donahue, David P.
59 Pleasant St.
Granby, MA 01033
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/17/16

Farmer, Raymond F.
Farmer, Doris K.
75 Old Poor Farm Road
Ware, MA 01082
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/28/16

Full Circle Bike Shop
Lynne Graves Photography
Graves, Jason Michael
Graves, Lynne C.
29 Harvey Road
Worthington, MA 01098
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/30/16

Garcia, Carlos A.
a/k/a Garcia-Martinez, Carlos A.
609 Nassau Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/28/16

Gendreau, Lisa Anne
a/k/a Gendreau Boivin, Lisa Anne
270 Berkshire Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/28/16

Grant, Susan E.
2363 Westfield St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/16/16

Harnden, Michael S.
Harnden, Lillian M.
42 South Maple St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/16/16

Heydare, Hooman G.
Heydare, Christine M.
21 R Lathrop St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/20/16

Horton, Beverly J.
a/k/a Goerlach, Beverly J.
282 Huckleberry Lane
Becket, MA 01223
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/30/16

Hutkoski, Angela Kay
a/k/a Thornton, Angela
149 Christian Lane
Whately, MA 01093
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/23/16

Jacques, Thomas F.
22 Mechanic St.
Ware, MA 01082
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/17/16

Kielbowicz, Joseph
8 Carol Ave.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/24/16

Labonte, Jeffrey Michael
Labonte, Mandy Lynn
a/k/a Parker, Mandy
44 Park St
Ware, MA 01082
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/21/16

Lanza, Vincent A.
162 Mallard Circle
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/22/16

Lawrence, Richard K.
14 Devonshire Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/29/16

Mallette, Amy Lynne
20 Lakeview Ave.
Athol, MA 01331
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/30/16

Mancuso, Jennifer L.
90 Harkness Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/16/16

McCarthy, Michael J.
32 Algonquin Place
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/30/16

Mongeon, Peter Whitney
208 Elm St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/17/16

Noyes, Jerome K.
Noyes, Janice E.
61 Ward St.
Athol, MA 01331
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/16/16

Perfectly Posh with Amy
Origami Owl
Carr, Amy Jean
a/k/a Houle, Amy Jean
301 Harkness Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/23/16

Perry, Bryan
Perry, Cynthia
a/k/a Dejordy, Cynthia
14 Sherwood St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/25/16

Rivera, Lizbeth
17 Allyn St., 2nd Fl.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/20/16

Stairs, Patricia J.
22 Second Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/30/16

Stark, William F.
Stark, Tolly
a/k/a Ganotes, Tolly
1221 Keets Road
Deerfield, MA 01342
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/20/16

Stylista’s Boutique
Johnson, Christine M.
34 Leatherleaf Circle
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/22/16

Sullivan, David J.
4 McGregor Dr.
Sherborn, MA 01770
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/23/16

Suter, Michael
94 Pratt Corner Road
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/24/16

Tassone, Viola M.
29 Nelson St.
North Adams, MA 01247
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/29/16

The Williamsville Inn
Wendt Enterprise Inc
Wendt, Kandy
286 Great Barrington Road
West Stockbridge, MA 01266
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/21/16

Tidlund, Brian V.
26 Rural Lane
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/29/16

Turner, Raymond E.
75 Milford St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/20/16

Vargas, Oneida
153 Regency Park Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/16/16

Vega, Fernando E.
Vega, Ivette
45 Watling St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/16/16

Wonsey, Sheila A.
17 Pickett Lane
Greenfield, MA 01301
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/20/16

Wright, Melanie Ann
67 West St. #7
Northampton, MA 01060
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/22/16

Doing Business As Certificates

By BusinessWest Staff July 26, 2016

DBA Certificates Departments

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

AGAWAM

Alpha Dog Stump Grinding
35 Danny Lane
Mathew Wysocki

Class Solutions
417 Springfield St. #111
Vitaliy Yusenko

Hand to Paw
32 Calico Lane
Karen Spinelli

King of Cuts Barber Shop
326 Springfield St.
Pamela Barkyoumb

Nicora Property Service
51 Chestnut Lane
Dominic Nicora

Oksi Company
102 Glendale Road
Yevgeniy Reznichenko

The Back Room
827 Springfield St.
J. Liquori, N. Liquori

Tom’s Home Repair
103 Regency Park
Thomas Gamelli

CHICOPEE

Chicopee Convenience Mart
201 Exchange St.
Amir Maqboul Paracha

Extra Innings Chicopee
340 McKinstry Ave.
John W Roy, Stephen R. LeBel

Josh of all Trades
1246 Granby Road Lot 34
Joshua M. Gendron

MJ Nails Spa
1893 Memorial Dr.
Hang Bui, Huong Dan

Sophisticated Cuts
5 Willow St.
Caridad Cruz

HOLYOKE

A Touch of Beauty Nails and Spa
50 Holyoke St., Unit G313
Hoang Vo

Andrew Gordon Jewelry
30 Fairfield Ave.
James Sutter

Holyoke Strings
256 Pine St.
Jenifer Gelineau

Mercy Women’s Health
306 Race St.
Mercy Inpatient Medical Assoc. Inc.

NORTHAMPTON

Bending Reeds Counseling LLC
78 Main St., Suite 403
Thomas Wahlund

CDT Construction
158 North Maple St.
Eugene Tacy, Richard Tacy

RC Communications
150 Main St.
Ruth Griggs

Structure Chiropractic
32 Masonic St.
Tim Molitoris

Tiny Golem Press
218A North St.
Don Zeller

Transformational Bodywork
53 Center St.
Patricia Gates

Valley Nerd Watch
80 Damon Road, Apt. 2307
James Edward Olchowski

SPRINGFIELD

Berkshire Key Realty LLC
122 Pineview Dr.
Nadine Marie Hiser

Billiard Aiden
391 Belmont Ave.
Giang T. Pham

Brooklyn’s Ottos & Service
824 Berkshire Ave.
Nelson Garcia

Cummins Sales and Service
177 Rocus St.
Cummins Northeast

Dollar Tree #6119
383 Allen St.
Dollar Tree Stores

Ebenezer Cleaning Service
50 Nursery St.
Sergio Gonzalez

Emily Alger & CO
112 Dorset Street
Stephanie Lynn

Express Mini Market
904 State St.
Ismail Elkatib

Gateway Barber Shop
479 Breckwood Blvd.
Jose G. Roldan, Jr.

Hometown Helper
129 Champlain Ave.
Marc Anthony Thompson

Ilia Klimov
34 Sumner Ave.
Ilia Klimov

J’s Cuts: Men’s Grooming
603 Sumner Ave.
Juan G. Rodriguez

La Casa Del Reggaeton
72 Locust St.
Mercedes M. Tejada

Legendary
46 Tinkham Road
Quinisha Naylor

Lularoe Pam McCray
87 Lakevilla Ave.
Pamela McCray

Millennium Nail Salon
1655 Boston Road
Anh Tuyet Diep

Naylor’s Cleaning/Landscape
21 Gerold St.
Louis Naylor

Pham Agency
303 Belmont Ave.
Hung Pham

Quality Home Improvement
222 Pearl St.
Axel Cruz Gonzalez

Rodriguez Grocery
1133 State St.
Pamela C. Rodriguez

Shary’s Cleaning and More
78 Somerset St.
Sharol Llanos Diaz

Storage Discoveries
513 Main St.
Melissa Sheehan

Sunshine Collections
1133 E Columbus Ave.
Glenn Perry Michelman

Vics Cleaning Solution
198 Denver St.
Victor M. Dotel

Western Mass Tire Service
74 Florence St.
Bernie Efrain Nieves

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Y & D Landscaping Services
56 Burford Ave.
Radu Sinigur

WESTFIELD

413 Auto Repair
128 Meadow St.
128 Meadow Street LLC

A Cut Above The Rest
37 Elm St.
Isander Robles

Dr. Vinyl
98 Ridgeway St.
Richard D. Roos

Joyner Custom Homes
20 College Park Lane
Gerald A. Joyner

Keith A. Plant
68 Western Ave.
Keith A. Plant

Pagans Deli
122 Montgomery Road
Luis O. Pagan

Splash Marketing & Creative
16 Union Ave. Suite 3B
Crystal Childs-Gryszkiewicz

Sweet JJs
32 Orange St.
Junghyun Park

Whip City Pitbike
253 East Main St.
Christopher P. Kasperek

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.

Company Notebook

By BusinessWest Staff July 26, 2016

Company Notebook Departments

AIC to Make SAT, ACT Scores Optional Next Spring

SPRINGFIELD — American International College (AIC) will become one of the first local institutions of higher education to become SAT- and ACT-optional beginning in the spring semester of 2017. This will include all applicants for all majors. A growing trend nationally, more than 850 schools, including big names such as George Washington, Wesleyan, and Fairfield universities, are now test-optional. Thirty-five schools in Massachusetts are on board. In a study conducted by the National Assoc. for College Admission Counseling, college performance was evaluated for more than 100,000 students at 33 test-optional colleges. It was determined that the differences in college performance of those students who submitted SAT scores and those who did not were negligent in terms of grade point averages and graduation rates. The study also found that those students who did not submit SAT scores were more likely to be first-generation-to-college applicants, minority students, women, Pell grant recipients, and students with learning differences. “Moving to test-optional admissions is core to our mission of educational access for first-generation students and students from underserved backgrounds,” said Dean of Undergraduate Admission Jonathan Scully. “We’re invested in our students’ success and recognize that standardized tests don’t typically serve those populations well. There is a direct correlation between test scores and economic resources. Students who have the financial means to afford test preparation will do better than those who don’t. We shouldn’t be basing our admission decisions on test scores. It’s important to look at the whole student.” A multi-year study at AIC determined that high-school success — good grades in rigorous courses — is two to three times more predictive of retention and college success than standardized test scores.

Zweig Group Names Tighe & Bond a ‘Best Firm to Work For’

WESTFIELD — Based on the survey results of its 2016 “Best Firms to Work For” ranking, Zweig Group recently named Tighe & Bond one of the best civil-engineering firms to work for in the nation. This annual awards competition is based on business-practice data collected from numerous participating firms across the country, including feedback solicited through an employee survey. Zweig Group — a provider of management information and expertise to engineering, architecture, and environmental-consulting firms worldwide — sponsors the program that recognizes the top firms leading the way in creating a work place that inspires, motivates, and rewards employees. The competitive ranking that results is based on comprehensive evaluations of factors such as firm culture and workplace practices, employee benefits, career development and growth opportunities, compensation, performance and recognition, as well as recruiting and retention rates. All firms that apply for this prestigious ranking and recognition are evaluated against each other, not a set standard. “Zweig Group has recognized Tighe & Bond several times as one of the best engineering firms to work for in the nation, and it is always a significant honor. It also exemplifies our ongoing commitment to create a working environment where all of our employees feel valued, and where they can see their contribution to the overall mission and success of the firm and our clients,” said Tighe & Bond President and CEO David Pinsky. “Our ability to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented staff is crucial to providing the high-quality, responsive services that our clients have come to expect and deserve.” Zweig Group will recognize Tighe & Bond, along with the other winners, during the 2016 Zweig Group Hot Firm + A/E Industry Awards Conference in September. This is the industry’s largest and most comprehensive business conference for leaders and aspiring leaders of architectural, engineering, and construction firms in the U.S.

Berkshire Bank Foundation Giving Tops $1.1M in 2016

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Bank announced that its charitable foundation awarded $1,120,862 in grants from Jan. 1 through June 30 to nonprofit organizations across Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, and Vermont. In addition to supporting organizations within the foundation’s funding focus areas of education, community, and economic-development projects, it also donated to youth, cultural, and human-service organizations that provide vital services to the community. Berkshire Bank Foundation Inc. plans to award more than $1.8 million this year to nonprofit organizations across the bank’s service area. In total, 365 nonprofits received grants from the foundation during the first half of 2016, including Berkshire County organizations 1Berkshire Strategic Alliance Foundation, Berkshire Community Action Council, Berkshire Family YMCA, and Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity; and Pioneer Valley organizations Baystate Health Foundation, Brightside for Families & Children, Chicopee Neighborhood Development Corp., and ReGreen Springfield.

MARX Events Announces Second Annual Dream Wedding Giveaway

EAST LONGMEADOW — For the second straight year, MARX Events, along with dozens of participating vendors, will award a U.S. veteran or active service member a free wedding. The giveaway aims to honor the service and sacrifice of the military and create a special atmosphere for a military couple as they embark on the next chapter of their lives together. The nomination process is now open. Community members may nominate themselves or someone they know by submitting either a written or video story to www.marxdreamwedding.com. This second annual MARX dream wedding includes a free wedding-venue space with food and beverage for 50 participants, complimentary flowers and photography, wedding dress, rehearsal dinner, and full entertainment services provided by MARX alongside many other services and providers. Participating vendors and sponsors include Chez Josef, the Delaney House, Operation: Love My Dress, Formal Affair, Pete’s Sweets, Pop’s Biscotti, Durocher Florist, Deluxe Limo, Mikkie Viereck, CJC Lighting & Events, Tanya Constigan Wedding Planning, Robert Charles Photography, Wedding Day Sourcebook, WMAS, Western Mass News, Smith & Wesson, and With Love Jacquelyn. The wedding ceremony will take place at Chez Josef in Agawam, and the rehearsal dinner will be held at the Log Cabin in Holyoke in April 2017. The top three finalists will be announced on Veterans Day, and the winner will be announced on Dec. 20. “This is our way, each year, to give back to the men and women of our military who give so much for us,” said Mark Ashe, managing partner of MARX Events.

AIC Awarded Nursing Workforce Diversity Grant

SPRINGFIELD — American International College (AIC) has received a one-time $347,000 Nursing Workforce Diversity Grant from the Health Services and Resources Administration (HRSA) in support of the college’s Nursing Education Achievement Program (NEAP). HRSA is the primary federal agency for improving access to healthcare for people who are uninsured, isolated, or medically vulnerable. HRSA programs span across America, providing direct healthcare to 23 million people, particularly those who live in underserved inner cities and rural communities. In addition, HRSA provides scholarships and programs to encourage greater minority participation in the healthcare professions. In partnership with Baystate Medical Center, the Western Mass. chapter of the National Assoc. of Hispanic Nurses, and the Western Mass. Black Nurses Assoc., NEAP will provide professional nurses to mentor participating students along with implementing multiple evidence-based supports that will strengthen the ability of economically and educationally disadvantaged students to pass their courses, graduate, and move into the workforce. “It is an honor for American International College and the Division of Nursing to be awarded this grant, which recognizes AIC’s dedication and success in diversifying our community’s nursing workforce,” said Dean of Health Sciences Cesarina Thompson.

3D Printer Makes Orthopedic Boot for African Penguin

CROMWELL, Conn. — Local organizations banded together to support STEM education in Connecticut while making a positive difference in the community. The ACT Group, Mystic Aquarium, and Mystic Middle School, with assistance from 3D Systems, designed and produced an orthopedic boot for Purps, an African penguin and life-long resident of the aquarium. In 2011, Purps was left with a non-functional flexor tendon following an altercation with another penguin on exhibit. Since then, she has been wearing a traditional hand-casted boot to support her injury. While the traditional boot adequately immobilized, supported, and protected her injury, it posed some concerns for the veterinarian staff at the aquarium. The moldable plastic material it was made of deteriorated quickly, forcing the veterinarian staff to reproduce the boot frequently, a very time-intensive process. The collaboration between local organizations began when Sue Prince, library media specialist at Mystic Middle School, started an innovation lab with the goal of introducing students to 3D technology. She applied for and won a grant from the Stonington Education Fund and used the funds to purchase a 3D printer for the lab. Prince worked in conjunction with Kelly Matis, a member of Stonington Education Fund’s community board and director of Education and Conservation at Mystic Aquarium. Matis, aware of the diverse applications of 3D technology, shared the need for a new orthopedic boot for Purps with Prince. Eager to help and put the 3D printer to use for a great cause, Prince contacted the ACT Group to inquire about assistance with computer-aided design (CAD) and 3D scanning. Nick Gondek, ACT Group’s director of Additive Manufacturing, led his team in demonstrating state-of-the-art 3D technology to Prince and her students. These demonstrations gave the students of Mystic Middle School invaluable hands-on experience using technology from 3D Systems and allowed the ACT Group to provide technical expertise through the course of the project. The ACT Group’s assistance was a crucial part of the successful design of Purps’s boot, ultimately completed by the students of Mystic Middle School.

People on the Move

By BusinessWest Staff July 26, 2016

Departments People on the Move

Jon Lumbra

The Dowd Insurance Agencies announced the appointment of Chief Financial Officer Jon Lumbra. He will be responsible for directing the fiscal operations of the business and supervising the accounting department. In addition, he will assist in the planning, establishing, and maintaining of current systems and procedures. “We are pleased to welcome Jon to the team,” said David Griffin Sr., executive vice president and treasurer of the Dowd Insurance Agencies. “He is an excellent strategic and cultural fit whose breadth and depth of knowledge will help strengthen our brand and provide the best service to our customers and employees.” Lumbra brings nearly two decades of experience in financial services to the Dowd Insurance Agencies. His past experience includes working for Loomis Communities, the city of Holyoke, and Spectrum Analytical. He is a graduate of Southern Vermont College with a degree in criminal justice and minor in corporate espionage. He is currently working toward his MBA at the University of Southern New Hampshire. “The Dowd Insurance Agencies is one of the oldest insurance agencies in Massachusetts, and its headquarters remain in the city of Holyoke, where the business was started 118 years ago,” said John Dowd Jr., president and CEO of the Dowd Agencies. “Making positive contributions to the success of our community has always been important to us, which is why Jon is a great addition to our business. He has demonstrated these shared values by volunteering his time to support many organizations — many of which are based in Holyoke, Jon’s hometown.” Lumbra is president of the Knights of Columbus Council #90 board of directors, former executive board member of the Massachusetts Government Finance Officers Assoc., a member of the Holyoke Taxpayers Assoc., and a member of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Federal Advisory Committee. He is also immediate past chairman of the Holyoke Visiting Nurse Assoc. & Community Health Foundation, immediate past president of the Holyoke Rotary Club, and member of the Holyoke Medical Center board of directors.

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Teresa Spaziani

The Gray House announced the appointment of Teresa Spaziani as the new Executive Director of the organization. In 2009, while attending Western New England University, Spaziani began volunteering at Kids’ Club, an after-school program for children from low-income families run by the Gray House, and soon after became a staff counselor for the program. In January 2015, she joined the organization’s board of directors. “After arriving in Springfield for college, I immediately immersed myself in the community through volunteer work and was so impressed by the people and services of the Gray House,” she said. “It is a true community program in every sense. I’m proud to be a part of the organization and work alongside our dedicated staff and volunteers to further the mission of the Gray House.” Spaziani’s brings experience in nonprofit fund-raising as former community relations and outreach manager at the Children’s Study Home in Springfield. There, she also gained experience in licensing and compliance as quality assurance manager. Her most recent role was in the field of marketing at Market Mentors in West Springfield. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration in marketing/communications and advertising from Western New England University as well as a certificate in professional fund-raising from Boston University. She graduated from Leadership Pioneer Valley with the class of 2015. An open house will be held at the Gray House, 22 Sheldon St., Springfield on Wednesday, Aug. 24. Members of the community are invited to stop by from 8 to 9 a.m. and noon to 2 p.m. to meet the staff and learn more about the services offered, as well as volunteer opportunities.

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The Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce (AACC) board of directors announced the appointment of Timothy O’Brien as Executive Director, effective Aug. 1. He will assume responsibility for representing the chamber’s diverse business interests in the community, directing the organization’s growth, and maintaining the chamber’s financial stability and commitment to providing value to its members. “Tim brings a wealth of experience and the needed energy and commitment to the Amherst area to serve all of our members,” said Julie Marcus, board president. The appointment had the unanimous support of the board’s executive committee. “I am honored to help lead the Amherst Area Chamber team and excited to continue my career in destination marketing as part of this outstanding organization,” O’Brien said. “I look forward to working with the board, staff, and AACC members in writing the next chapter of the chamber’s influential history.” O’Brien has been active in the Western Mass. destination-marketing industry since 1987. He has served as communications director with the Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau as well as serving on that agency’s board of directors. He held top marketing and communications positions with Yankee Candle and Kringle Candle, as well as providing marketing services to the Yankee Candle founder Michael Kittredge and his family, charity, and business interests. O’Brien holds bachelor’s degree in resource economics from UMass Amherst.

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Margo Armstrong

Tighe & Bond recently welcomed Director of Human Resources Margo Armstrong to lead its human-resources functions, as well as strengthen the firm’s staffing growth and employee programs. She brings with her more than 20 years of high-level leadership experience in HR consulting, performance management, succession planning, and employee programs. She will work primarily out of the firm’s Westfield office. “We are delighted to welcome Margo to the Tighe & Bond team at this significant juncture of our accelerated growth. She is an accomplished HR leader who will strengthen employee-related programs across our organization,” said David Pinsky, Tighe & Bond CEO and president. Armstrong has held a variety of senior human-resources and change-leadership roles in several prominent and high-performing businesses. This includes overseeing performance management, employee recognition, talent review, and succession planning; HR planning and analysis; and HR consulting. Known for possessing a strategic business focus and technical expertise, her knowledge base includes influencing and leading in complex and rapidly changing environments. Armstrong holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Alfred University and a master’s degree in industrial/organizational psychology from the University of New Haven. She is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management.

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With the goal of accelerating growth in international markets, OMG Roofing Products has created market manager positions for both Asia and Europe and promoted two executives into these roles. Kingbill Zhao, Asia Market Manager, is based in China and will support the Greater Asian market. Lennard Spirig, Europe Market Manager, is based in Switzerland, servicing the European market. Both are responsible for all OMG sales and marketing activities in their regions, including developing products and services tailored to local market needs. Zhao joined OMG in 2009 as a roofing specialist and was promoted to China sales manager in 2011, where he was responsible for launching the OMG Roofing Products line in China. Since then, he has built a sales and customer-service organization in China to support the company’s rapidly growing business. Prior to joining OMG, he was the international department manager for the China Waterproofing Assoc., where he worked with other international counterparts like National Roofing Contractors Assoc. and the Germany Roofing Contractors Assoc. to market the China Roofing & Waterproofing Show internationally. In addition, he organized Chinese company visits to the U.S. and Europe, and worked with organizations like FM Global and FLL to introduce approvals and standards to China. Spirig joined OMG in 2014 as Europe product marketing manager, responsible for marketing OMG products throughout Europe. Since then, he has been a great resource for helping to expand OMG’s footprint in Europe by assisting system manufacturer partners and developing new distribution in various European countries. Prior to joining OMG, he spent 10 years as product manager for mechanical attachment with SFS Intec. Earlier, he had been an international key account manager based in Mexico. “OMG’s products are designed to enhance rooftop productivity and improve roof-system performance,” said Web Shaffer, vice president of Marketing. “Lennard and Kingbill will be highly focused on developing value-added products and services that meet local market needs in order to accelerate our growth in Europe and Asia respectively, and I look forward to continuing to work with these two outstanding individuals.”

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Chris Jablonski

Mark Melikian

HZ Electric Supply (formerly Hampden Zimmerman Electric), a New England electrical distributor, announced the promotion of Chris Jablonski and Mark Melikian to Branch Managers. Jablonski (in the Northampton branch), and Melikian (Pittsfield) will manage the selling and warehousing of company products, as well as planning, administering, and controlling day-to-day operations. “Both Chris and Mark have been instrumental in the growth of business, and we are proud to recognize their contributions with these promotions,” said Regional President Mark Lauria. Jablonski graduated from UMass Dartmouth and John Cabot University in Rome, Italy. He earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing with a minor in international business. He is also a member of Enactus and the National Assoc. of Electrical Distributors. Upon completion of his degree, Jablonski worked for two years as marketing manager of Hampden Zimmerman before entering the USESI 18-month management-trainee program. Melikian is a graduate of Salve Regina University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in English communications. After being employed in the real-estate and retail industries, he interned at HZ in the marketing department the summer after his junior year at Salve Regina. After graduation the following year, he completed the USESI 18-month management-trainee program.

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Monique Matz

HUB International New England, a division of HUB International Limited, a global insurance-brokerage, risk-advisory, and employee-benefits firm, announced the hiring of two new employees in its East Longmeadow office. Monique Matz has joined as Commercial Lines Service Manager, and Jennifer Robinson as employee Benefits Account Manager. Matz joins HUB International with several years of underwriting and commercial-lines experience. At HUB International, her role is to provide service to medium to large commercial insurance accounts of moderate to high complexity. Acting as the primary liaison between the client and insurance carrier, she coordinates all facets of the clients’ needs from the initial setup procedures to audit processing to policy review. She handles day-to-day client requests while staying focused on meeting the needs of clients, carriers, and client executives. Robinson has been in the insurance industry for many years and has experience in the customer-service and data-management fields. As part of the employee benefits team, she will work to help employers maintain their employee-benefits packages, and acts as a guide and reference tool for their HR managers. She handles client inquiries and works closely in assisting the producers with new business and sales initiatives.

An Inspiring Public-private Partnership

By BusinessWest Staff July 26, 2016

Opinion

Editorial

There are a number of intriguing economic-development projects underway across the Pioneer Valley, but perhaps none more compelling — and for a number of reasons — than the initiative taking shape in a building in downtown Holyoke known as the Cubit.

There, a public-private partnership on several levels has materialized, bringing to reality an endeavor that will create momentum in realms ranging from job creation to the revitalization of Holyoke’s central business district.

The facility being created on the structure’s first and second floors is called the MGM Resorts HCC Center for Hospitality and Culinary Arts at Holyoke. That’s a long name (hopefully a suitable acronym or nickname will emerge), but it is necessary, because it really tells the story — or most of it, anyway.

Indeed, this is a partnership between Holyoke Community College (and therefore the state); the city of Holyoke; MGM Resorts, which is building a $950 million casino in downtown Springfield; and the new owners of the Cubit building, who will create market-rate housing on its upper floors. And it takes a partnership to develop a property like this, which is one of many former mill buildings in the Paper City now looking for new life.

The college needed a new home for its culinary arts program, the owners of the Cubit building were looking for a tenant that would anchor the property for years to come, the city of Holyoke was looking for individuals to invest in their community (and help them in their endeavors), and MGM was looking for help in training individuals for the many kinds of jobs at its casino.

To make a long story short, all the parties seem to have found what they were looking for. Holyoke is contributing $400,000 for this project from the funds it will receive from MGM through neighboring community-impact payments, MGM is donating an additional $100,000 toward the center, the state is contributing $1.75 million, the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration is kicking in $1.55 million, and the HCC Foundation is contributing $500,000.

Together, that adds up to $4.25 million, but more importantly, it adds up to opportunity — for the college, for the city, for MGM, and for the thousands of people who will be trained at the facility over the years.

There will be several winners in this endeavor, especially the city of Holyoke itself. The city has made marked progress in reinventing itself in recent years, but it still has a ways to go. The keys to a full resurgence are obvious, and you’ve heard them many times: in short, the community has to position itself as a place where people want to live, work, and start a business.

The Cubit project will hopefully attract young professionals and empty-nesters and create momentum for more projects of this type. But, as mentioned, it needed that anchor to make the project economically viable.

This is a true public-private partnership, the kind this region will need to revitalize its communities, train a workforce, and bring economic-development opportunities to the area. It should serve as a model of what can be done when diverse groups with different, but intertwined, goals come together for the common good. v

Chamber Corners

By BusinessWest Staff July 26, 2016

Chamber Corners Departments

GREATER EASTHAMPTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.easthamptonchamber.org
(413) 527-9414

• July 29: 32nd annual Golf Tournament, 9 a.m. shotgun start, at Southampton Country Club, 329 College Highway. Cost: $125 per person, includes cart, gift, lunch, dinner. Register online at business.easthamptonchamber.org/events/details/32-annual-golf-tournament-july-2016-195 or call the chamber office at (413) 527-9414.

• August 13: 2nd annual Beach Ball, 5-10 p.m. Dance and dine under the stars at chamber’s annual Beach Ball, where a beach party and gala collide. Barbecue feasting by Outlook Farm, music by DJ Jay Pacluiga, full cash bar by Meyers Catering, bonfire on the beach, performance by the Oxbow waterski show team. Register online at business.easthamptonchamber.org/events/details/2nd-annual-easthampton-chamber-beach-ball-august-2016-196, or call the chamber office at (413) 527-9414.

GREATER NORTHAMPTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.explorenorthampton.com

• Sept. 7: September Arrive @ 5, 5-7 p.m., at Spoleto Restaurant. Sponsors: 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, 5-7 p.m., hosted by Papps Bar & Grill, 110 Airport Road, Westfield. Join us for a unique networking opportunity on the observation deck. If it rains, we move inside. Cash bar and refreshments available. Don’t forget to bring your business cards. We’ll have a Scholarship Fund raffle to win an aerial scenic view of Westfield. Cost: $5 for chamber members, $10 for general admission.

SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL CHAMBER

www.myonlinechamber.com

• July 28: Chamber Golf Tournament at the Ranch Golf Club, 65 Sunnyside Road, Southwick. Schedule: 11 a.m. to noon: registration/courseside lunch; 12:30 p.m.: shotgun start; dinner immediately following. Sponsored by MassMutual Center, VHB, Columbia Gas of Massachusetts, Florence Bank, and Chicopee Savings Bank. Cost: $600 per foursome, $160 per individual golfer. Reservations may be made online at www.springfieldregionalchamber.com.

WEST OF THE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.ourwrc.com
(413) 426-3880

• August 15: Annual Golf Tournament at the Ranch Golf Club, Southwick. Schedule: 11:30 a.m. registration; noon: lunch; 1 p.m.: shotgun start/scramble format. Cost: $125 for golf and dinner. Register online at www.westoftheriverchamber.com. For more information or for tickets to this event, contact the chamber office at (413) 426-3880, or e-mail [email protected].

• Sept. 14: Multi-chamber Night of Networking, 5-7 p.m., at Cal’s Wood Fired Grill, Riverdale St., West Springfield. Cost: $10. Register online at www.westoftheriverchamber.com. For more information or for tickets to this event, contact the chamber office at (413) 426-3880 or e-mail [email protected].

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

Taking a Step Backward

By BusinessWest Staff July 26, 2016

Opinion

By Brad MacDougall

The Massachusetts Senate took a dramatic step backward recently on non-compete agreements, passing Draconian restrictions that would effectively end of the use of the documents in the Bay State.

The Senate passed by voice vote a measure that would limit non-compete agreements to three months and require employers to pay the full salary of the former employee during the restricted period.

The bill would exempt anyone earning $130,000 or less from non-competes.

The Senate measure stands in marked contrast to a compromise version passed by the House in late June that allows one-year non-competes and not require companies that compensate employees at the time they sign non-competes to pay them again during the restricted period.

Lawmakers will have to reconcile all those differences before the session ends on July 31 if a non-compete bill is to become law.

“Employers support the House bill, period,” said John Regan, executive vice president of Government Affairs at AIM.

“House leaders worked with people on all sides of the issue and came up with a reasonable compromise that protects the rights of both employers and workers,” he said. “The idea that you would now compromise a compromise makes no sense.”

Employers believe selective use of non-competes protects the significant investments that allow their companies to be global leaders in their industries and to create jobs in the commonwealth. The compromise legislation begins to recognize that Massachusetts employers need flexibility and legal options to protect intellectual property.

AIM continues to maintain that there is no evidence that the use of non-compete agreements harms Massachusetts’ position as a globally recognized leader in innovation. In fact, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings indicate that the well-heeled venture capitalists pushing to limit non-competes use such agreements themselves.

Employers have articulated several provisions that would be required for them to support a bill limiting non-competes:

• Minimum one-year duration;
• A “garden leave” provision that requires the employer to pay 50% of the employees’ prorated salary during the restricted period, or other mutually-agreed upon compensation;
• Maintaining and clarifying the ability of a court to reform or alter non-compete contracts to ensure that both parties are treated fairly;
• Those subject to non-compete agreements would have to be given prior notice of the need to sign the agreement, as well as the opportunity to consult with legal counsel; and
• The non-compete would extend to a second year should an employee unlawfully take property belonging to the employer, as included in the House version.

Hopefully, these provisions will become part of the final measure.

Brad MacDougall is vice president of Government Affairs with Associated Industries of Mass. (A.I.M.)

Agenda

By BusinessWest Staff July 26, 2016

Agenda Departments

‘Protecting Your Retirement Income for Life’ Workshop

July 27: Monson Savings Bank will host a complimentary SunAmerica workshop titled “Protecting Your Retirement Income for Life.” It will be presented by Mack Mikaelian, divisional vice president, SunAmerica Retirement Markets. The annuity presentation will offer strategies to help provide income for life and also help attendees determine retirement-income options they should explore. It will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Ware Fire Department at 200 West St. in Ware. It is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Mikaelian works with financial advisors throughout New England and Eastern New York. He has many years of experience in the financial-services industry and is very familiar with the topic of retirement-income planning. He is a graduate of UMass and Babson College’s MBA program. Seating is limited, and reservations are required. To RSVP, call Anna Calvanese at (413) 267-1221 or e-mail [email protected].

Lean LaunchPad Weekend

July 29-31: In today’s competitive market, startups and small businesses need all the help they can get. The Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at Elms College will hold a Lean LaunchPad weekend to help startups identify the specific problems their products or services can solve for customers. The weekend-long workshop, titled “Creating Customers and Value,” will help businesses fail less, save money, and discover target customers and ideal business models. The Lean LaunchPad weekend course combines hands-on experience, customer interaction, and business fundamentals to entrepreneurship. Participants will dive deep into the ‘value-proposition canvas’ to understand product market fit; they will also learn how to turn ideas into statements that convince customers to buy. The events will begin with a 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. session on Friday, July 29, and run from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, July 30 and 31. The workshop will include an “Idea Jam,” a look at business pitch concepts, team formation, networking, in-depth exploration of the value-proposition canvas, hands-on development of customer-value creation, an overview of market size and customer segments, and a business-pitch competition. The facilitators for the Startup Lean Weekend will be Jeremy Casey and Rick Plaut. Casey started Name Net Worth, a software startup company, in Springfield in 2014. His background as a serial networker, commercial lender, and communicator was the springboard to his transition from corporate America to entrepreneurship. He was president of the Young Professional Society of Greater Springfield (YPS), which was in its infancy when he joined. Over five years, he grew the board of directors and the membership, and has helped make YPS the top membership organization for young professionals in the region. He has conducted workshops with many high schools and colleges in the Northeast, and has mentored many startup organizations through Valley Venture Mentors, helping them get their businesses started and providing ongoing feedback as they grow. Plaut became an entrepreneur in 2009 after 30 years as a corporate ‘intrapreneur,’ developing new products, customers, markets, and businesses. Currently founding his third enterprise, he is a partner in InCommN and was a partner at Universal Quality Machine. He and his partners at InCommN teach the principles of Lean LaunchPad to entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and businesses with a need for quick growth in new markets. He also shares the tools of Lean LaunchPad and the Business Model Canvas with students at a number of local colleges, including Smith, Elms, and UMass. He is also a mentor and facilitator for early-stage startups at Valley Venture Mentors, and is a board member and mentor for a variety of early-stage enterprises. All events will take place on the Elms College campus. The cost is $250 per person or $150 for Elms alumni.

Holyoke Soup

Aug. 3: SPARK Holyoke, a program of the Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce Centennial Foundation, announced its third community-based crowd-funding event, Holyoke Soup, scheduled to take place from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at the Waterfront Tavern, 920 Main Street, Holyoke. Holyoke Soup is a dinner celebrating and supporting creative projects in Holyoke. For $5, attendees receive soup, salad, and bread while listening to presentations ranging from business ideas, art, urban agriculture, social justice, social entrepreneurs, education, technology, and much more. A new element has been added to this Holyoke Soup. Several local entrepreneurs who have completed the SPARK Holyoke entrepreneurship program will be showcasing their businesses beginning at 5 p.m. Each presenter has four minutes to share their idea and answer four questions from the audience. At the end of the night, the ballots are counted, and the winner goes home with all the money raised to help fund their project. Winners come back to a future Holyoke Soup dinner to report on their project’s progress. There is no admission charge to the event, but a minimum $5 donation is requested. All proceeds go to the presenter who receives the most votes. Anyone interested in presenting an idea at Holyoke Soup may apply at www.holyokesoup.com. Call Jona Ruiz at SPARK Holyoke at (413) 534-3376 with any questions.

Celebrate Holyoke 2016

Aug. 26-28: The planning committee for Celebrate Holyoke 2016 announced the musical lineup for this year’s three-day summer festival, highlighting a diverse range of musical favorites from around the region. “We’re really excited about this year’s lineup of musical acts and are looking forward to welcoming an even bigger crowd to downtown Holyoke,” said Jenna Weingarten, Celebrate Holyoke’s executive director. “It was important to us that our lineup reflected Holyoke’s diverse community, and we’ve worked hard to make sure there’s something here for everyone to enjoy.” Music will begin on Friday night at 5 p.m. and last throughout the weekend until Sunday at 7:30 p.m. and includes the following bands and artists: Friday, Aug. 26, 5-11 p.m.: Basement Cats, Sweet Daddy Cool Breeze, Jesus Pagan y Conjunto Barrio, and Joe Velez Creacion Latin Big Band; Saturday, Aug. 27, 12:30-11 p.m.: From the Woods, Skarroñeros, Paper City Exiles, Franny O Show, Trailer Park, Pabon Salsa, Eleven, and Brass Attack; Sunday, Aug. 28., 12:30-7:30 p.m.: Dennis Polisky & the Maestro’s Men, Union Jack, Los Sugar Kings, Dee Reilly, and Ray Mason Band. Celebrate Holyoke is a weekend-long festival featuring live music, entertainment, and vendors. Last year, the festival drew approximately 15,000 people into the heart of downtown Holyoke over the course of three days. Slide the City, an internationally known, 1,000-foot slip and slide, will return to Celebrate Holyoke on Saturday, Aug. 27. Volunteers and sponsors are still needed and are critical in ensuring the success of Celebrate Holyoke. Anyone interested in being a part of this community event should call (413) 570-0389 or e-mail [email protected].

Women’s Way Backpack and School-supply Drive

Aug. 4: The 11th annual “It’s Blooming Backpacks” backpack and school-supply drive is underway by the Women’s Way, a program of United Way of Franklin County. Every August, Women’s Way and community supporters of the popular event come together at Historic Deerfield to socialize, while supporting the needs of local school-age youth. This year’s main event is Thursday, Aug. 4 from 5:30 to 7 p.m., and costs $5 to attend, in addition to bringing one or more backpacks filled with school supplies (the address location will be given at the time of RSVP). To RSVP, call (413) 772-2168 or email [email protected]. Backpacks filled with essential school supplies are distributed to children and youth throughout Franklin County via the United Way of Franklin County’s 27 partner agencies. Backpacks come to the United Way in different ways. Traditionally, an individual donor will take on the task of buying and filling a backpack. Other ways include groups of co-workers or friends collaborating on filling a few bags; companies donating supplies or empty backpacks; businesses and organizations holding school-supply drives in the workplace; asking employees, customers, and clients to donate supplies and/or backpacks (sometimes the company will buy the backpacks) and having a ‘stuffing party’; and collecting monetary donations and letting the United Way purchase backpacks and/or supplies. No matter how you participate, you will make a difference in the life of a young person. Since the first annual “It’s Blooming Backpacks” in 2005, more than 2,500 backpacks with a value of nearly $200,000 have been donated and distributed. In 2015, nearly 500 backpacks were collected. For more information, visit uw-fc.org/its-blooming-backpacks, call (413) 772-2168, or e-mail [email protected].

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. 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. 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. Slots are limited, and early registration is recommended by calling (800) 377-4325 or visiting www.baystatehealth.org/minimed.

Picture This

By BusinessWest Staff July 26, 2016

Departments Picture This

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

Banking on Cancer Care

Calling it an “important project for the local community,” bankESB recently donated $75,000 to Transforming Cancer Care – the Capital Campaign for the Sister Caritas Cancer Center. The gift will support the recently completed $15 million dollar expansion of the Cancer Center that added 26,000 square feet of clinical space on two floors. “The Sister Caritas Cancer Center has a strong reputation for providing high-quality cancer care with a compassionate touch,” said Matthew Sosik, president and CEO of bankESB. The recent expansion of the center brings radiation-oncology and medical-oncology services together under one roof, creates the ability to conduct 30,000 treatments per year, increases patient privacy, and provides added convenience for patients undergoing treatment. Dr. Scott Wolf, president of Mercy Medical Center and the Sisters of Providence Health System, called bankESB “a longtime supporter of Mercy Medical Center and our efforts to meet the healthcare needs of the local community. We are grateful for this generous contribution that underscores the vital role of the cancer center as one element of our mission to serve as a transforming, healing presence.” Pictured, from left, are Sr. Mary Caritas; Thomas Brown, executive vice president, Retail Banking, bankESB; Sosik; and Dr. Philip Glynn, director of Oncology, Sister Caritas Cancer Center.

Teeing Up for Kids

Shriners Hospitals for Children – Springfield was recently honored by Big Y Foods Inc. as a beneficiary of the 35th annual Paul & Gerald D’Amour Memorial Charity Golf Outing. Over the past 35 years, this event has raised more than $2 million for local charities. Wayne Walsilefsky (right), store director, and Barbara Lavoine (left), employee services representative of the St. James Avenue Big Y store, presented Lee Kirk (center), hospital administrator, with a check for $10,000, to be directed to the hospital’s EOS imaging campaign. EOS imaging is a safer alternative to traditional X-ray technology, using 91% less radiation. “Congratulations on the great work of your organization in meeting the needs of our community,” said Clare D’Amour-Daley, vice president of Corporate Communications at Big Y. “We look forward to supporting your efforts.”

Star-spangled Summer

New Jersey native Jeremy Antivo barely had his diploma in hand from American International College (AIC) when he began an internship with Spirit of Springfield. Producing numerous major events throughout the year with a full-time staff of only four people, President Judy Matt believes in giving interns significant responsibility and a lot of opportunity. Matt tapped Antivo to work closely with Social Media Coordinator Bridget Delaney to broaden Spirit of Springfield’s social-media presence in an effort to reach younger audiences. Immediately after graduation, Antivo was thrown right in to the Spirit of Springfield Golf Classic held at Franconia Golf Course followed by the Star Spangled Springfield event at Riverfront Park on July 4. “He’s learned by osmosis what it takes to put on these events,” Matt said. She also asked Antivo to share his social-media expertise and ideas for event marketing with the organization’s board members at a recent meeting. “Jeremy was able to explain social-media strategy exceptionally well. His knowledge of the product and confidence in his presentation gave him the ability to impart information in an understandable manner to our board members.” Antivo added, “I’m learning about how great these opportunities are as well as learning how social media impacts marketing and advertising.”

Agenda

By BusinessWest Staff July 12, 2016

Agenda Departments

Wine and Canvas Event

July 21: Charlene Manor Extended Care Facility in Greenfield will host a Wine and Canvas event from 6 to 9 p.m. During the event, an artist will guide participants through the re-creation of a selected work of art. Canvas, paint, brushes, and other supplies are provided. Registration is $20, discounted from the normal price, and includes two glasses of wine. Participants must be 21 or older. Those interested may RSVP to (413) 774-3724, ext. 248 by Thursday, July 14. Charlene Manor, located at 130 Colrain Road in Greenfield, is a nonprofit organization that provides short-term rehabilitation, long-term skilled nursing care, respite care, specialized Alzheimer’s and dementia care, and hospice services. For more information, visit www.charlenemanor.org.

Indian Motocycle Day

July 24: The Springfield Museums will present its seventh annual Indian Motocycle Day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the continuation of a long-standing tradition honoring the classic motorcycles that were manufactured in the city from 1901 to 1953. Last year, more than 1,000 people attended the event, which featured more than 60 classic Springfield-built Indians owned by local collectors. The event is sponsored by Sampson Funeral Home and AAA Pioneer Valley; the media sponsor is Rock 102 WAQY. MassMutual is the 2016 season supporter of the Springfield Museums. The museums re-established the Indian Day tradition in 2010 after a five-year hiatus. From 1970 until 2005, the event was held at the now-closed Indian Motocycle Museum on Hendee Street in Springfield, which was owned by Esta Manthos and her late husband, Charlie. In 2007, Esta Manthos donated their extensive collection of Indian motocycles, artifacts, and memorabilia to the Springfield Museums, where they are now on view in the Lyman & Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History. This year’s Indian Day will pay tribute to Augusta and Adeline Van Buren in honor of the 100th anniversary of their historic cross-country ride. In 1916, the sisters became the first women to cross the continental U.S., each on their own Indian Powerplus motorcycle built in Springfield. Along their eventful 60-day, 5,500-mile journey from Brooklyn to San Francisco, they became the first women to reach the 14,115-foot summit of Pike’s Peak. The two were inducted into the American Motorcyclist Assoc. Hall of Fame in 2002, as well as the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame in 2003. Springfield Museums is also celebrating the centennial of this groundbreaking event in its exhibit “Crossing the Country to Cross Barriers: The Van Buren Sisters Ride into History,” which will feature photographs, news articles, and rare memorabilia detailing the sisters’ courageous trip. In addition to the motorcycles on display, there will be a variety of vendors, food, and beverages, music provided by Rock 102 and a local DJ, and the awarding of trophies for the best Indians in a variety of categories. Commemorative T-shirts will be available for purchase. Anyone bringing a pre-1953 Indian will receive a free admission pass plus a commemorative Indian Day button. Exhibitors, and especially vendors, are encouraged to pre-register by calling (413) 263-6800, ext. 304. Admission to the event is $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 3-17, and includes access to the Wood Museum of Springfield History and the Indian Motocycle Collection. The event is free for members or with paid museum admission.

Lean LaunchPad Weekend

July 29-31: In today’s competitive market, startups and small businesses need all the help they can get. The Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at Elms College will hold a Lean LaunchPad weekend to help startups identify the specific problems their products or services can solve for customers. The weekend-long workshop, titled “Creating Customers and Value,” will help businesses fail less, save money, and discover target customers and ideal business models. The Lean LaunchPad weekend course combines hands-on experience, customer interaction, and business fundamentals to entrepreneurship. Participants will dive deep into the ‘value-proposition canvas’ to understand product market fit; they will also learn how to turn ideas into statements that convince customers to buy. The events will begin with a 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. session on Friday, July 29, and run from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, July 30 and 31. The workshop will include an “Idea Jam,” a look at business pitch concepts, team formation, networking, in-depth exploration of the value-proposition canvas, hands-on development of customer-value creation, an overview of market size and customer segments, and a business-pitch competition. The facilitators for the Startup Lean Weekend will be Jeremy Casey and Rick Plaut. Casey started Name Net Worth, a software startup company, in Springfield in 2014. His background as a serial networker, commercial lender, and communicator was the springboard to his transition from corporate America to entrepreneurship. He was president of the Young Professional Society of Greater Springfield (YPS), which was in its infancy when he joined. Over five years, he grew the board of directors and the membership, and has helped make YPS the top membership organization for young professionals in the region. He has conducted workshops with many high schools and colleges in the Northeast, and has mentored many startup organizations through Valley Venture Mentors, helping them get their businesses started and providing ongoing feedback as they grow. Plaut became an entrepreneur in 2009 after 30 years as a corporate ‘intrapreneur,’ developing new products, customers, markets, and businesses. Currently founding his third enterprise, he is a partner in InCommN and was a partner at Universal Quality Machine. He and his partners at InCommN teach the principles of Lean LaunchPad to entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and businesses with a need for quick growth in new markets. He also shares the tools of Lean LaunchPad and the Business Model Canvas with students at a number of local colleges, including Smith, Elms, and UMass. He is also a mentor and facilitator for early-stage startups at Valley Venture Mentors, and is a board member and mentor for a variety of early-stage enterprises. The cost is $250 per person or $150 for Elms alumni.

Court Dockets

By BusinessWest Staff July 12, 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.

Hampshire District Court

Western Development Corp. v. James Rule, Marjorie Rule, Kenneth Wood, and Urshula Wood
Allegation: Breach of Contract: $261,000
Filed: 06/28/16

Springfield District Court

Perkins Paper Inc. v. The First Chandler Corp. dba Betsy’s Diner
Allegation: Breach of contract, failure to pay for goods: $27,102.98
Filed: 05/16/16

Springfield Superior Court

Grimes Horticulture Inc. v. Liberty Family Farms Inc.
Allegation: Breach of contract, failure to pay for goods: $108,948.45
Filed: 06/16/06

Westfield District Court

NFR Distributors Inc. v. AMS Flooring LLC, Dave Minchuk, and Julia Minchuk
Allegation: Breach of contract: $6,834.84
Filed: 05/20/16

Gilbert & Sons Insulation Inc. v. David Minchuk
Allegation: Breach of contract: $9,415.43
Filed: 05/19/16

Springfield Electrical J.A.T.C. v. Brian Biuso aka Brian J. Biuso
Allegation: Breach of apprentice scholarship loan agreement and apprentice promissory note: $11,896.26
Filed: 06/10/16

Amalia Fitzgerald and Robert Fitzgerald v. Big Y Foods Inc.
Allegation: Negligent display of bottled water obscured view of water on floor resulting in injury: $3,025.97
Filed: 06/08/16

Picture This

By BusinessWest Staff July 12, 2016

Departments Picture This

A photo essay of recent business events in Western Massachusetts July 11, 2016

Developers Conference

The Western Mass. Developers Conference, sponsored by the Economic Development Council of Western Mass., was staged on June 23 at the MassMutual Center. The event featured an address from Gov. Charlie Baker (top photo); an announcement from Lawrence Curtis (middle), president and managing partner of WinnDevelopment, that his firm intends to build market-rate housing, retail, and office space at the iconic clock tower building at Ludlow Mills; and a host of programs and seminars. The event drew hundreds of area developers and business leaders, including (bottom, from left) Maura McCaffrey, president and CEO of Health New England; Ashley Allen, vice president of Sales and Marketing at Health New England; Carol Campbell, president of Chicopee Industrial Contractors; Carol Leary, president of Bay Path University; and Dianne Fuller Doherty, director of the Mass. Small Business Development Center Network.
Photos by Ed Cohen

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Building Permits

By BusinessWest Staff July 12, 2016

Building Permits Departments

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

AGAWAM

Liqori Plaza, LLC
831 Springfield St.
$48,000 — Renovations

Sabrina’s Pizzeria
557-559 Springfield St.
$3,875 — Renovations

AMHERST

Cyrano Properties LLC
18 Kellogg Ave.
$7,485 — Add half bath

PCJ Riverside Partners LLC
19 Montague Road
$15,000 — Fixtures and cabinets

Stavros Center For Independent Living
210 Old Farm Road
$25,000 — Replace two rooftop cooling units

Slobody Development Corp.
7 Pomeroy Lane Unit 4
$4,500 — Paint, add classroom sink, clean carpet

HADLEY

Big Y Express
75 Russell St.
$180,000 – New metal shingled roof on convenience store & carwash. New hardie board siding on C-store and car wash

The Mocha Emporium
367 Russell St.
$6,000 — Remodeling and installation of coffee counters

Modestow LLC
251 Russell St.
$13,400 – Install new ADA compliant shower unit & install new foot lockers, demo existing kitchen

Pearson Hadley LLC
380 Russell St.
$20,500 – Construction of one hard-walled office & one 9-foot long partition wall

LUDLOW

Blue Water Sushi
221-223 East St.
$6,500 — Fire-suppression System

Dialysis Center of Ludlow
14 Chestnut Place
$18,300 — Roof repairs

Europa
782 Center St.
$25,000 — Alterations

WESTFIELD

City of Westfield
22 Franklin Ave.
$5,250 — Frame in 20’ x 26’ library

Devon Shops LLC
457 East Main St.
$9,195 — Interior Renovations

Meridian Transport Company
9 Flower St. Ext.
$1,250,000 — Erect new 12,000-square-foot office building

Rock Steady Real Estate LLC
815 North Road
$40,000 — Remodel existing office space & add bathroom

Savage Arms Inc.
100 Springdale Road
$1,150,000 — Construct new test firing range inside Savage Arms facility

WEST SPRINGFIELD

99 Restaurant & Pub
1053 Riverdale St.
$30,000 — Cosmetic changes, remove non-structural wall

Camp Webber
79 Great Plains Road
$7,000 — Repair pool house/first aid roof

Hospitality Restaurant
9778 Main St.
$6,000 — Renovations

Mansfield Paper Bldg. 2
380 Union St.
$10,000 — Repair block wall and loading dock door

Taco Bell
298 Memorial Ave
$59,600 — Exterior changes to facade

Real Estate Transactions

By BusinessWest Staff July 12, 2016

Departments Real Estate

FRANKLIN COUNTY

BUCKLAND

19 Stone Road
Buckland, MA 01338
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Christopher J. Murdock
Seller: Joseph E. Murdock
Date: 06/03/16

CHARLEMONT

192 Main St.
Charlemont, MA 01339
Amount: $152,500
Buyer: Lori Shulda-Merrigan
Seller: Margaret L. Simos
Date: 06/06/16

COLRAIN

429 Main Road
Colrain, MA 01340
Amount: $127,900
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Frederick B. Pike
Date: 06/01/16

DEERFIELD

31 Elm Circle
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $224,900
Buyer: Marya C. Santos
Seller: Susan B. Bronstein
Date: 05/31/16

73 Mill Village Road
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Cheryl A. Harris
Seller: US Bank
Date: 06/03/16

84 North Main St.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $302,550
Buyer: Kimberly D. Snyder
Seller: Marlene L. Sanderson
Date: 06/10/16

GREENFIELD

114 Birch St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Nathaniel B. Hussey
Seller: Robert E. Wainstein
Date: 06/06/16

345 Chapman St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $172,200
Buyer: Steven P. Brunette
Seller: Barber, Joyce A., (Estate)
Date: 06/10/16

74 Crescent St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $298,000
Buyer: Karen T. Renaud
Seller: Deborah Keisch
Date: 06/03/16

96 Highland Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $476,800
Buyer: Louis S. Ruvolo
Seller: Wendell D. Wyatt
Date: 06/01/16

118 James St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $131,355
Buyer: Melissa A. James
Seller: Diane L. West
Date: 05/31/16

99 Maple St.
Greenfield, MA 01376
Amount: $157,900
Buyer: Peter Lapa
Seller: Pioneer Coop of Franklin County
Date: 05/31/16

64 Orchard St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: James K. Grinwis
Seller: Martha D. Tobin
Date: 06/08/16

33 Phillips St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Mary E. Underdown
Seller: Peter C. Underdown
Date: 06/01/16

6 Silver Crest St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: William R. Kostanski
Seller: Timothy E. Graves
Date: 06/06/16

HEATH

56 Avery Brook Road
Heath, MA 01346
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Melissa J. Durrin
Seller: Randall Cobb INT
Date: 06/06/16

LEVERETT

58 Number 6 Road
Leverett, MA 01054
Amount: $349,000
Buyer: Robert D. Kieras
Seller: Stanley W. Modrzakowski
Date: 05/31/16

34 Teawaddle Hill Road
Leverett, MA 01054
Amount: $287,000
Buyer: Thaddeus W. Jarowski
Seller: Robert L. Hinckley
Date: 06/02/16

LEYDEN

39 Frizzell Hill Road
Leyden, MA 01337
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Angie L. Reynolds
Date: 06/10/16

MONTAGUE

10 Crescent St.
Montague, MA 01349
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Jennifer L. Tobey
Seller: MHFA
Date: 05/31/16

42 Dell St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $148,000
Buyer: Samantha J. Kain-Call
Seller: Samantha L. Chabot
Date: 06/10/16

85-85B Greenfield Road
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $291,000
Buyer: Michael W. Tutun
Seller: Derick G. Picking
Date: 06/10/16

3 Randall Wood Dr.
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $197,000
Buyer: Felix Ramos
Seller: James K. Newkirk
Date: 06/06/16

94 South Prospect St.
Montague, MA 01349
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Tyler G. Hobbs
Seller: Bryan G. Hobbs
Date: 06/01/16

NEW SALEM

361 Petersham Road
New Salem, MA 01355
Amount: $152,000
Buyer: Stephen A. Norwood
Seller: Tina Barnicle
Date: 06/10/16

106 South Main St.
New Salem, MA 01355
Amount: $343,300
Buyer: Richard C. Nicoll
Seller: Douglas C. Guarino
Date: 06/07/16

NORTHFIELD

13 Glenwood Ave.
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $175,250
Buyer: Spencer W. Gowan
Seller: Livingstone, Dorothy L., (Estate)
Date: 06/01/16

ORANGE

76 Chase St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $192,500
Buyer: Kerwin J. Cross
Seller: David M. Moynihan
Date: 06/09/16

85 Oak Dr.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $239,900
Buyer: Dell C. Stuvick
Seller: Andrei Agapov
Date: 06/01/16

234 Oxbow Road
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Timothy E. Matthews
Seller: Pablo Perea
Date: 06/07/16

14-18 Pleasant St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $169,900
Buyer: Steven Hickey
Seller: M. Ward RT 1
Date: 06/09/16

SHUTESBURY

7 Baker Road
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Amount: $491,500
Buyer: Jeffrey R. Lacy
Seller: Wendy Pearson
Date: 06/06/16

19 Kettle Hill Road
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Amount: $299,900
Buyer: Jane W. Couperus
Seller: Linda J. Repasky
Date: 06/02/16

15 Merrill Dr.
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Amount: $202,500
Buyer: Talib Sadiq
Seller: Freeman W. Albertson
Date: 06/08/16

202 Pelham Hill Road
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Marie S. Barham
Seller: Amy Beth
Date: 05/31/16

542 West Pelham Road
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Tonio J. Sagan
Seller: Aaron J. Kater
Date: 05/31/16

SUNDERLAND

27 Meadowbrook Dr.
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $249,550
Buyer: Kelly A. Ziomek
Seller: Aaron R. Lorenz
Date: 06/06/16

207 Montague Road
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Mass. Conservation and Recreation
Seller: Franklin Land Trust Inc.
Date: 06/03/16

46 Old Amherst Road
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $615,000
Buyer: 46 Old Amherst LLC
Seller: Rgink LLC
Date: 06/01/16

19 Plumtree Road
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $287,500
Buyer: Frontier Properties LLC
Seller: Kathy L. Ryan
Date: 06/01/16

WARWICK

95 Chase Hill Road
Warwick, MA 01378
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Caroline Carrithers
Seller: Elan D. Sicroff
Date: 05/31/16

88 Hastings Heights Road
Warwick, MA 01378
Amount: $316,600
Buyer: Steven E. Snyder RET
Seller: Ivy Conover Santos TR
Date: 06/10/16

HAMPDEN COUNTY

AGAWAM

41 Abbey Lane
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $386,000
Buyer: Michael A. Gamelli
Seller: Marc D. Gendron
Date: 05/31/16

390 Barry St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $252,000
Buyer: Daniel M. Beaudry
Seller: Mirella Manna
Date: 05/31/16

231 Coyote Circle
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Renato A. Mapua
Seller: Christopher A. Freda
Date: 06/03/16

16 Edgewater Road
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $273,000
Buyer: Robert A. Casamento
Seller: Andrea Hedlund
Date: 05/31/16

24 Edgewood Lane
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Alice S. Cormier
Seller: Judy A. Stieg
Date: 06/10/16

6 Fordham Ave.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Christopher Bonci
Seller: Heather-Jill K. Williams
Date: 05/31/16

30 Halladay Dr.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Steven P. Merhar
Seller: George E. Gendreau
Date: 05/31/16

35 Hayes Ave.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Sean M. Duclos
Seller: Margaret J. Dane
Date: 06/07/16

44-46 James Ave.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Muhammad Razzaq
Seller: Kevin A. Ritchie
Date: 06/06/16

1327 Main St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Michael A. Coughlin
Seller: Christopher Rice
Date: 06/09/16

33 North West St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Justin Piascik
Seller: John G. Kudlic
Date: 06/08/16

337 North West St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Raymond E. Snow
Seller: Robert J. Consedine
Date: 06/10/16

1057 North St. Ext.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $239,000
Buyer: James P. Cool
Seller: Michael A. Gamelli
Date: 05/31/16

1122 North St. Ext.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Peter A. Wiernasz
Seller: Kraus, David M., (Estate)
Date: 06/09/16

54 Raymond Circle
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $154,600
Buyer: Dmitriy Vasilchenko
Seller: USA HUD
Date: 06/09/16

182 Rowley St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $192,000
Buyer: Stephen J. Roth
Seller: William N. Beaudry
Date: 06/09/16

BRIMFIELD

49 7th St.
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Glenn S. Welch RET
Seller: Julie E. Gerrish
Date: 06/01/16

CHESTER

86 Maynard Hill Road
Chester, MA 01011
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: William F. Murray
Seller: Curtis S. Gezotis
Date: 06/06/16

CHICOPEE

107 7th Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Timothy D. Roberts
Seller: Spencer R. Hart
Date: 06/03/16

68 Blanchwood Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Cameron M. Szczygiel
Seller: Lee J. Hannah
Date: 06/01/16

9 Boisvert St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: J. Figueroa-Morales
Seller: Citibank
Date: 06/09/16

52 Boucher Circle
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $174,600
Buyer: Lauren Skinner
Seller: FNMA
Date: 06/08/16

45 Boulay Circle
Chicopee, MA 01020
Buyer: Kevin P. Hogan
Seller: John M. Macnaught
Date: 06/09/16

125 Boutin St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Diane S. Haskell
Seller: Gerald R. Labonte
Date: 06/08/16

20 Chapin St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $239,000
Buyer: Jeffrey M. Belz
Seller: Robert N. Massaro
Date: 06/01/16

37 Charpentier Blvd.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Leonardo Rodriguez
Seller: Carlos E. Soto
Date: 05/31/16

231 Chicopee St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Campagnari Construction
Seller: Campagnari Construction
Date: 06/03/16

384 East St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Chelsea K. Yvon
Seller: Michael Crevier
Date: 06/10/16

69 Francis St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Kimberly A. Dziel
Seller: Jolynne M. Kruzel
Date: 06/07/16

1297 Granby Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $166,000
Buyer: Dawn M. Jones
Seller: Irene Allyn
Date: 06/03/16

23 Lemuel Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $173,000
Buyer: Debbie A. Wheeler
Seller: Thomas J. Batchelor
Date: 05/31/16

43 Loomis Court
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $183,500
Buyer: Lisandra Gonzalez
Seller: Yiannacopoulos, George, (Estate)
Date: 05/31/16

42 Lukasik St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Richard Wilson
Seller: Waycon Inc.
Date: 06/03/16

1979 Memorial Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Jin M. Li
Seller: Real A. Rouillard
Date: 05/31/16

127 Monroe St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Carlos E. Soto
Seller: Kapinos, T. L., (Estate)
Date: 05/31/16

184 Moore St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $191,000
Buyer: Jeffrey R. Peters
Seller: Bryan D. Stadnicki
Date: 06/07/16

33 Olivine St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $139,900
Buyer: Luis M. Ortiz
Seller: Erick M. Santana-Colon
Date: 06/07/16

21 Rzasa Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: William Wright
Seller: Timothy J. Nadeau
Date: 06/03/16

122 State St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Jaimie Waterman
Seller: Jason A. Brazee
Date: 06/06/16

33 Wintworth St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $134,500
Buyer: Ashley M. Brickhouse
Seller: Rehome Properties LLC
Date: 06/03/16

140 Woodlawn St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Melinda Barnes
Seller: Mark Zolendziewski
Date: 06/03/16

EAST LONGMEADOW

22 Colony Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $244,900
Buyer: Christopher J. Edwards
Seller: Scott D. Silloway
Date: 05/31/16

30 Mill Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: William F. Croken
Seller: Michael Carabetta
Date: 06/01/16

193 Millbrook Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $440,000
Buyer: Mohammad A. Khan
Seller: Aniello Carannante
Date: 06/07/16

Pembroke Terrace
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $167,000
Buyer: Blake E. Andrews
Seller: Christopher D. McKinnon
Date: 06/03/16

569 Prospect St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Briana M. Perkins
Seller: Edith C. Buckley
Date: 06/10/16

2 Ridge Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Natasha T. Conti
Seller: John J. Doyle
Date: 06/09/16

120 Smith Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $127,000
Buyer: Britney L. Tryba
Seller: Morean, Henry R., (Estate)
Date: 06/03/16

GRANVILLE

462 Main Road
Granville, MA 01034
Amount: $258,900
Buyer: Gary R. Edbrooke
Seller: Barbara Greene
Date: 06/03/16

41 Sodom St.
Granville, MA 01034
Amount: $234,900
Buyer: Matthew Halla
Seller: Rodger J. Sandsmark
Date: 06/01/16

HAMPDEN

34 Meadow Brook Lane
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Vince C. Torchia
Seller: Richard F. Kelly
Date: 05/31/16

59 Meadow Brook Lane
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: George A. Romano
Seller: George A. Romano
Date: 06/03/16

155 Mountain Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $267,500
Buyer: Mark E. Omalley
Seller: Thaddeus A. Comeau
Date: 05/31/16

HOLLAND

117 Butterworth Ext.
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: David Ponte
Date: 06/08/16

53 Island Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Jeremy Beu
Seller: Margaret Triumfo
Date: 06/09/16

17 Williams Lane
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Sean R. Higgins
Seller: Romie Goulart
Date: 05/31/16

HOLYOKE

44 Arden St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $206,000
Buyer: Daniel E. Cahillane
Seller: Shirley A. Leary
Date: 05/31/16

36 Bray Park Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $218,000
Buyer: Christine M. Kaleta
Seller: Robert T. Foran
Date: 06/01/16

233 Homestead Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $188,800
Buyer: Elizabeth M. Martin
Seller: Jarrid L. Kendall
Date: 06/02/16

23 Magnolia Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Maria DelaTorres
Seller: Lisa B. Ballard
Date: 05/31/16

356 Mackenzie Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $143,000
Buyer: Amanda L. Tourigny
Seller: Ian M. Guenette
Date: 06/06/16

75 Magnolia Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Chad Grise
Seller: Ronald R. Authier
Date: 05/31/16

47 Memorial Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Donna A. Powers
Seller: 47 Memorial Drive LLC
Date: 06/03/16

1205 Northampton St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $247,500
Buyer: Josephine D. Tittle
Seller: Arthur W. Mason
Date: 06/02/16

1789 Northampton St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $369,000
Buyer: Five Sticks LLC
Seller: Robert L. Jubinville
Date: 06/01/16

130-132 Oak St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $142,000
Buyer: Estrella Orengo
Seller: Richard Harty
Date: 06/10/16

346 Race St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Yellowbrick Property LLC
Seller: Ralph Thompson
Date: 06/01/16

6 Sequoia Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $279,245
Buyer: Sharon Szostkiewicz
Seller: David G. Breveglerei
Date: 06/01/16

635-637 South Summer St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Iglesia De Dios Pentecost
Seller: Donald D. Miele
Date: 06/10/16

22 Vermont St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $192,000
Buyer: Joseph W. Bevins
Seller: Kathleen M. Conlin
Date: 06/01/16

47 View St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Kathryn M. Averill
Seller: Brian Donoghue
Date: 06/08/16

141 West King St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $346,000
Buyer: Jennifer L. King
Seller: Kerry T. O’Sullivan
Date: 06/03/16

12 Willow St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $138,500
Buyer: Daniel Barnes
Seller: Donna A. Powers
Date: 06/03/16

67 Yale St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $294,638
Buyer: Heath P. Naquin
Seller: Mary S. Reynolds
Date: 05/31/16

LONGMEADOW

277 Ardsley Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $770,000
Buyer: Jason T. Pananos
Seller: Bruce Suchy
Date: 05/31/16

76 Burbank Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $369,900
Buyer: John A. Eisler
Seller: Lisa A. Dailey
Date: 06/10/16

135 Dover Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $391,000
Buyer: Michael A. Shemin
Seller: Michael J. Keating
Date: 06/06/16

178 Edgewood Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Lisa Dailey
Seller: Joseph M. Lataille
Date: 06/10/16

379 Maple Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $166,500
Buyer: Marcus C. Imes
Seller: Donald Overson
Date: 06/10/16

121 Meadow Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $169,000
Buyer: Jeffrey M. Green
Seller: Foundation Investors Inc.
Date: 06/03/16

82 Tecumseh Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $405,000
Buyer: Jason M. Paine
Seller: Ian L. Goldsmith
Date: 05/31/16

239 Williamsburg Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $515,000
Buyer: Andrew C. Bauer
Seller: Donald H. Damour
Date: 05/31/16

69 Willow Brook Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $380,500
Buyer: Lee Shinoda
Seller: Irma B. Schwartz
Date: 06/07/16

58 Yarmouth St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Karl Schuhlen
Seller: USA HUD
Date: 06/02/16

LUDLOW

734 Alden St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Tiffany Duchesne
Seller: William C. Halcott
Date: 05/31/16

21 Arbor St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Diane L. Bourgoin
Seller: Laurent V. Bourgoin
Date: 06/02/16

Dinis St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $128,900
Buyer: Stephen A. Lafond
Seller: Whitetail Wreks LLC
Date: 05/31/16

1170 East St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $327,000
Buyer: Michael Destefano
Seller: Maria C. Pereira
Date: 06/06/16

501 Miller St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $167,000
Buyer: Jaroslaw T. Kudla
Seller: Olga Lozyniak
Date: 06/06/16

64-66 Oak St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $182,900
Buyer: Mario G. Carneiro
Seller: Nancy M. Rodrigues
Date: 06/03/16

46 Vienna Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Sean Stack
Seller: Brunelle, Ernest G., (Estate)
Date: 06/07/16

MONSON

16 Boston Road, East
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $166,000
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Kathleen L. Foley
Date: 06/08/16

17 Crest Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Debra A. Gagner
Seller: Laurent R. McDonald
Date: 06/10/16

10 Hospital Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $188,000
Buyer: Marlene A. Halcott
Seller: David S. Roche
Date: 05/31/16

239 Hovey Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $395,000
Buyer: James S. Beniamino
Seller: Mark Ziolkowski
Date: 05/31/16

171 Moulton Hill Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $152,341
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Anthony J. Dart
Date: 06/03/16

125 Palmer Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Care For Animals LLC
Seller: Dorsie R. Kovacs
Date: 06/08/16

188 Wales Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $159,920
Buyer: Bank New York
Seller: Robin T. Heaton
Date: 06/01/16

PALMER

47 Flynt St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Kevin J. Dingman
Seller: Rita H. Pikul
Date: 06/03/16

1076 Overlook Dr.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $153,900
Buyer: Ronald A. Petrain
Seller: Marcelino Alicea
Date: 06/09/16

2057 Pleasant St.
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $166,796
Buyer: Pennymac Loan Services LLC
Seller: Kenneth Soffen
Date: 06/02/16

172 Shearer St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $139,900
Buyer: Dylan J. Bachand
Seller: Anthony Moura
Date: 06/03/16

RUSSELL

1081 Huntington Road
Russell, MA 01071
Amount: $194,000
Buyer: Nicholas P. Davis
Seller: Robert A. Vanwart
Date: 06/10/16

SOUTHWICK

27 Eagle St.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $480,150
Buyer: Brian B. Beger
Seller: Colin Burns
Date: 06/03/16

8 Gloria Dr.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $182,000
Buyer: Henry C. Moreau
Seller: Justin K. Kiefer
Date: 06/10/16

67 Hillside Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Shawna A. Sperry
Seller: Charles E. Strong
Date: 06/07/16

16 Woodland Ridge
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $309,000
Buyer: Charles M. Jasak
Seller: Michael Rennicke
Date: 05/31/16

SPRINGFIELD

41 Alwin Place
Springfield, MA 01101
Amount: $372,000
Buyer: Chantal Ayotte
Seller: Grahams Construction Inc.
Date: 06/06/16

100 Anniversary St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $139,000
Buyer: Alexis Santiago
Seller: Charles Jasak
Date: 05/31/16

35 Anniversary St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $167,500
Buyer: Robert Caudle
Seller: Richard J. Wilson
Date: 06/03/16

39-41 Ashwood St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $168,000
Buyer: Joao M. Pereira TR
Seller: Joseph Wurszt
Date: 06/09/16

100 Belvidere St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $157,000
Buyer: Kyanna M. Samuels
Seller: Bianca Jackson
Date: 06/10/16

142 Benz St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $208,000
Buyer: Sean Bouchard
Seller: Renata B. Lurie
Date: 06/01/16

111 Berard Circle
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $158,000
Buyer: Peter A. Varley
Seller: Kevin M. Beaulieu
Date: 05/31/16

249 Bowles Park
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $199,000
Buyer: Scott D. Hansen
Seller: Beverly A. Simonet
Date: 05/31/16

117 Bremen St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $144,000
Buyer: Melanie J. Daly
Seller: Groussis, Andreas G., (Estate)
Date: 06/01/16

47 Brittany Road
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $162,000
Buyer: Luz A. Morales
Seller: Edward J. Leitgeb
Date: 05/31/16

16 Burt Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Matthew R. Rosomer
Seller: AEM Property Investment
Date: 06/09/16

68 California Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $139,900
Buyer: Albert A. Shulze
Seller: David J. Hamelin
Date: 06/09/16

19 Calvin St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $115,400
Buyer: Cory J. Blodgett
Seller: Theresa A. Hurley
Date: 05/31/16

1586 Carew St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $132,000
Buyer: HSBC Bank
Seller: Enrique Burgos
Date: 06/06/16

71 Cornwall St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $122,000
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Hector L. Velez
Date: 06/01/16

163 Croyden Terrace
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Veronica Lopez
Seller: Steven A. Montagna
Date: 06/06/16

33-35 Daniel St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $156,000
Buyer: Eddie Santiago
Seller: Kevin S. McNamara
Date: 06/03/16

26 Desrosiers St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $122,000
Buyer: Jessica Alicea
Seller: Luis Velazquez
Date: 06/03/16

170 Draper St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $122,900
Buyer: Melanie I. Diaz
Seller: Anita F. Barrett
Date: 05/31/16

259 Draper St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $139,900
Buyer: Bryan J. Richton
Seller: Matthew D. Perry
Date: 05/31/16

33 Eckington St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $141,000
Buyer: Om Khadka
Seller: FNMA
Date: 06/10/16

109 Dunmoreland St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $219,000
Buyer: Jose Monteiro-Luss
Seller: Lancelot Watson
Date: 05/31/16

280 Dutchess St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: David A. Bergeron
Seller: Gerald M. Fitzgerald
Date: 05/31/16

67 Fairfield St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Otto W. Chambers
Seller: Warren A. Turner
Date: 06/01/16

32 Felicia St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $132,000
Buyer: Anthony Serrano
Seller: John Martin
Date: 06/03/16

19 Hope St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $154,000
Buyer: Angel L. Laboy
Seller: Roberto Felix
Date: 06/06/16

214 Jeffrey Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $130,400
Buyer: Webster Bank NA
Seller: Keith E. Kilduff
Date: 06/09/16

71 Lamont St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Stefanie M. Kro
Seller: Carlos Varela
Date: 06/03/16

255 Laurelton St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $122,500
Buyer: Denise Mercado
Seller: Roy Properties LLC
Date: 06/01/16

39 Laurelwood Lane
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $176,500
Buyer: Benjamin A. Tanguay
Seller: Cynthia A. Steinbock
Date: 06/06/16

18 Leroy Place
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $129,061
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Deborah Santoro
Date: 06/07/16

186 Leyfred Terrace
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Quimeena K. Thomas
Seller: Roy Properties LLC
Date: 06/10/16

958 Liberty St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Josephe T. Kyndy
Seller: Peter M. Dion
Date: 05/31/16

43 Lyons St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $139,000
Buyer: Tina Blackshear
Seller: Tamara Feliciano
Date: 06/01/16

340 Main St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $850,000
Buyer: Bar South Land Holdings
Seller: Bruce A. Bromley
Date: 06/09/16

26 Manitoba St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $154,000
Buyer: Roland A. Guzman
Seller: Global Homes Properties
Date: 06/03/16

19-27 Maple St.
Springfield, MA 01103
Amount: $700,000
Buyer: Temple Property Group LLC
Seller: Odin Holdings LLC
Date: 06/09/16

52 Marmon Court
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Alyssa L. Bronner
Seller: Katherine L. Fletcher
Date: 06/03/16

1333 Page Blvd.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Constance A. White
Seller: Taryn L. Zucco
Date: 05/31/16

53 Pennsylvania Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $179,000
Buyer: Lauren E. McFarlane
Seller: Michael R. Grimaldi
Date: 06/07/16

1082 Plumtree Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $176,500
Buyer: Brandon M. Kelly
Seller: FNMA
Date: 06/03/16

54 Prospect St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $138,000
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Myrna Torres
Date: 06/07/16

127-129 Ranney St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $131,250
Buyer: ARJR LLC
Seller: WN Management LLC
Date: 06/03/16

30 Rockland St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Boris Maksov
Seller: Ellen Blanco-Tryba
Date: 06/10/16

35 Rogers Ave.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Gabriel L. Santiago-Diaz
Seller: Norberto Sobral
Date: 05/31/16

64 Roy St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $119,600
Buyer: Ana M. Sears
Seller: Dorothy Leonard
Date: 05/31/16

230 Russell St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Ebony Hopper-Robinson
Seller: Steven Exware
Date: 06/03/16

961 Saint James Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Fresh Anointing Ministers
Seller: Episcopal Missions
Date: 06/03/16

100 Signal Hill Circle
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $226,500
Buyer: Michael P. Leahy
Seller: Michael Carabetta
Date: 06/10/16

663 Sumner Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $131,250
Buyer: ARJR LLC
Seller: MEI Management LLC
Date: 06/03/16

61 Tioga St.
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: S&J Radkowski LP
Seller: Shaun M. Blanchard
Date: 06/06/16

29 Trillium St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $157,000
Buyer: Nhan T. Le
Seller: Joel Flecha
Date: 05/31/16

296 West Allen Ridge Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $164,000
Buyer: Luis Velez-Plaud
Seller: Christopher J. Edwards
Date: 06/01/16

15 West Crystal Brook Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $169,000
Buyer: Jon Harden
Seller: Spatz, Florence, (Estate)
Date: 05/31/16

77 Wayne St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $174,900
Buyer: Luis A. Ruiz
Seller: Amy B. Dewar
Date: 06/03/16

1576 Wilbraham Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Gustavo Figuereo
Seller: Serge E. Ayotte
Date: 05/31/16

79 Willowbrook Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $229,900
Buyer: Nikisha McMillian
Seller: Michael A. Salvador
Date: 06/09/16

83-85 Wilmont St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $131,250
Buyer: ARJR LLC
Seller: MNL Management LLC
Date: 06/03/16

50-52 Windsor St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $131,250
Buyer: ARJR LLC
Seller: MNL Management LLC
Date: 06/03/16

51-53 Winthrop St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $141,500
Buyer: Peter K. Sacuta
Seller: FNMA
Date: 05/31/16

WEST SPRINGFIELD

100 Beacon Hill Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $296,000
Buyer: Michael J. Macutkiewicz
Seller: William J. Kalenkowitz
Date: 06/10/16

90 Belmont Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Vitaly V. Katykhin
Seller: FNMA
Date: 05/31/16

17-19 Day St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Brian J. Kolodziej
Seller: Michael A. Izatt
Date: 06/01/16

64 Forris St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $166,900
Buyer: Alison Chaloux
Seller: Theodore N. Paquette
Date: 06/08/16

86 Garden St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $182,900
Buyer: Samantha Sheaffer
Seller: Sean M. Duclos
Date: 06/07/16

143 Garden St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $142,000
Buyer: Jaafar AlDulabi
Seller: US Bank
Date: 06/03/16

439 Morton St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $217,000
Buyer: Richard S. Dudley
Seller: Renato A. Mapua
Date: 06/03/16

106 Prince Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Lori A. Ramirez
Seller: Lisa A. Normand
Date: 06/07/16

90 Tatham Hill Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $212,500
Buyer: Gerald W. Halpin
Seller: Persons, Marion G., (Estate)
Date: 05/31/16

144 Valley View Circle
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Thomas E. Ranstrom
Seller: Ruth Eleris
Date: 05/31/16

47 Wilder Terrace
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $176,000
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Thanh Nguyen
Date: 06/01/16

191 Woodmont St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $243,500
Buyer: Kevin E. Pender
Seller: Thomas E. Ranstrom
Date: 05/31/16

WESTFIELD

53 Airport Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Bodacious LLC
Seller: Jarvis Surgical Inc.
Date: 06/08/16

11 Amy Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $274,950
Buyer: Thomas F. Reed
Seller: Corey J. McConnell
Date: 05/31/16

60 Court St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: BHIM Reddy LLC
Seller: 60 Court LLC
Date: 06/01/16

487 East Main St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: JNR Land Holdings LLC
Seller: John Huang
Date: 06/01/16

66 Foch Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $187,500
Buyer: Donald T. Garvey
Seller: Barry Roberts
Date: 05/31/16

30 Forest Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $172,000
Buyer: Lisa A. Shea
Seller: Steven M. Boisseau
Date: 06/06/16

97 Hawks Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Jeffrey S. Cahill
Seller: Eugene N. Makucha
Date: 05/31/16

13 Harrison Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Anna Karaduman
Seller: Sergey N. Vasilevich
Date: 06/09/16

17 Leaview Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: David L. Azinheira
Seller: Sean D. Searles
Date: 06/10/16

77 Lindbergh Blvd.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Mason P. Richard
Seller: Judy A. McGrath
Date: 06/02/16

563 Pochassic Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Benjamin H. Johnson
Seller: Randolph T. Bonin
Date: 05/31/16

29 Russell Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $142,709
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Angel M. Gonzales
Date: 06/07/16

41 Sylvan Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $351,500
Buyer: Stephen A. Tansey
Seller: Belco Construction Co Inc.
Date: 06/10/16

75 Woodcliff Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: E. R. Sarmiento-Castillo
Seller: Paul J. Quinn
Date: 05/31/16

WILBRAHAM

2821 Boston Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $397,500
Buyer: Kens Realty LLC
Seller: O’Connell Oil Associates
Date: 06/09/16

2 Conifer Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $317,000
Buyer: Joseph M. Lataille
Seller: S&C Homebuyers LLC
Date: 06/10/16

3 Cooley Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $282,750
Seller: Mark S. Robinson
Date: 06/10/16

5 Evergreen Circle
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $392,500
Buyer: Robert D. Pomeroy
Seller: David J. Oldread
Date: 06/10/16

755 Glendale Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $377,000
Buyer: Thaddeus A. Comeau
Seller: William H. Bakeman
Date: 05/31/16

23 Hunting Lane
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Christopher Perrault
Seller: USA VA
Date: 06/06/16

4 Monson Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Deutsche Bank
Seller: Denise L. Clark
Date: 06/03/16

913 Stony Hill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Pauline Purcell
Seller: US Bank
Date: 05/31/16

23 Victoria Lane
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $538,000
Buyer: David T. Oldread
Seller: Matthew D. Thornton
Date: 06/10/16

8 West Colonial Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $309,900
Buyer: James Bartolomei
Seller: Thomas F. Sweeney
Date: 06/01/16

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

AMHERST

40 Berkshire Terrace
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $281,500
Buyer: Samuel J. Redman
Seller: Donna C. Ashworth
Date: 06/10/16

55 Cherry Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: Jody Jellison-Goodell
Seller: Joanne T. Swift RET
Date: 06/07/16

197 East Hadley Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $259,900
Buyer: Brokk K. Toggerson
Seller: Elizabeth A. Braun
Date: 06/08/16

21 Hazel Ave.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Samuel Hebb
Seller: Arthur W. Hebb
Date: 06/03/16

296 North Pleasant St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $690,000
Buyer: Joel M. Greenbaum
Seller: Dea Marsh Land LLC
Date: 06/08/16

24 Potwine Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $415,000
Buyer: Shing-Fa Shiao
Seller: Theresa J. Almeida
Date: 06/10/16

70 Red Gate Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $608,000
Buyer: Maxine H. Oland
Seller: Anita M. McGahan RET
Date: 06/01/16

46 Rolling Ridge Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $331,000
Buyer: Jicheng Tang
Seller: Michal Jacob-Goldstein
Date: 05/31/16

34 Tamarack Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Jingjing Wu
Seller: Annemarie Heath
Date: 06/01/16

BELCHERTOWN

199 Bay Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Jeffrey M. Viens
Seller: Deborah Bedore
Date: 06/10/16

230 Daniel Shays Hwy.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Marcin R. Podraza
Seller: Glaucia Rezende-Cedroni
Date: 05/31/16

18 Dogwood Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $348,000
Buyer: Gary M. Gtherson
Seller: J. N. Duquette & Son Construction
Date: 05/31/16

260 Gulf Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Patrick K. Wittbold
Seller: Frances W. Fairchild
Date: 06/10/16

Hickory Hill
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $409,000
Buyer: R. Mark Leckie
Seller: J. N. Duquette & Son Construction
Date: 06/01/16

3 Metacomet Circle
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $178,900
Buyer: Peter J. VanBuren
Seller: Patrick A. Guerdon
Date: 06/07/16

366 North Liberty St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $262,000
Buyer: Jarrid L. Kendall
Seller: Norman Veroneau
Date: 06/09/16

390 North Washington St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $303,000
Buyer: Corey J. Lynch
Seller: R. Mark Leckie
Date: 05/31/16

95 Pine St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $347,000
Buyer: Craig A. Schumacher
Seller: Justin D. Hooten
Date: 06/01/16

53 Poole Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $229,900
Buyer: David H. Korytoski
Seller: Harvey O. Lussier
Date: 06/03/16

20 Rita Lane
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $262,000
Buyer: Joel Flecha
Seller: Scott W. McMahon
Date: 05/31/16

101 South Washington St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $355,000
Buyer: Scott W. McMahon
Seller: John C. Dziel
Date: 05/31/16

249 Ware Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Jason Culley
Seller: Mark G. Hennessey
Date: 06/10/16

324 Warren Wright Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $239,000
Buyer: Mark J. Burtness
Seller: Erin E. Fernandes
Date: 05/31/16

CHESTERFIELD

33 Curtis Road
Chesterfield, MA 01096
Amount: $177,000
Buyer: Elisabeth Gaddy
Seller: Timothy G. O’Neil
Date: 05/31/16

80 South St.
Chesterfield, MA 01012
Amount: $134,403
Buyer: Edward J. Rickey
Seller: USA HUD
Date: 06/01/16

EASTHAMPTON

12 Clark Lane
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Rebecca Rhodes
Seller: Christopher Steed
Date: 06/07/16

4 Duda Dr.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $206,799
Buyer: Norwich Properties LLC
Seller: US Bank NA
Date: 05/31/16

142 Ferry St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Katherine P. Lebeau
Seller: Jonathan N. Kelley
Date: 06/09/16

3 Gaugh St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $257,000
Buyer: Daniel J. Shaver
Seller: Katherine E. Lyons
Date: 05/31/16

1-3 Lincoln St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Thomas J. Tear
Seller: Keith Redfern
Date: 06/01/16

14 Mayher St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Donna J. Wilson
Seller: Ernest G. Damon
Date: 05/31/16

25 Pinebrook Dr.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Linda M. Shaw
Seller: Fusco, Charles C., (Estate)
Date: 06/01/16

34 Spring St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $202,000
Buyer: Marcie J. Stock
Seller: Jane W. Couperus
Date: 06/01/16

2 West Park Dr.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $118,950
Buyer: Thomas E. Werbiskis
Seller: Greenwood, Helen S., (Estate)
Date: 06/03/16

GRANBY

172 Batchelor St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Philip A. Lamoureux
Seller: Robert W. McAllister
Date: 06/10/16

237 Carver St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $410,000
Buyer: Emily Babb-Koziol
Seller: Jason J. Weakley
Date: 06/09/16

505 East State St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $399,000
Buyer: Bryan R. Guillemette
Seller: Stephen Lheureux
Date: 06/03/16

7 Lakeview Ave.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $208,900
Buyer: Nicholas J. Chirekos
Seller: Paul E. Macgregor
Date: 05/31/16

50 Pleasant St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $207,000
Buyer: Cory M. Menard
Seller: Stephanie Lussier
Date: 06/01/16

5 West State St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $725,000
Buyer: Aksharpurshotam LLC
Seller: SAI LLC
Date: 06/02/16

171 Taylor St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Colin Brooks
Seller: James J. Picard
Date: 06/08/16

HADLEY

18 High Meadow Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $430,000
Buyer: Melissa A. Prats
Seller: Kuo-Shyong Chang
Date: 06/08/16

43 Huntington Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Dechen Dolma
Seller: Mellissa A. Prats
Date: 06/08/16

91 North Maple St.
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Steven J. Beauregard
Seller: Richard J. Buckowski
Date: 06/09/16

HATFIELD

46 Gore Ave.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $242,900
Buyer: Garret R. Pitts
Seller: Paul M. Kelly
Date: 06/03/16

Nolan Circle
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $163,000
Buyer: Christopher Laflamme
Seller: Tex R. Douglas
Date: 06/08/16

HUNTINGTON

2 Upper Russell Road
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $138,099
Buyer: Bank New York
Seller: Wayne A. Howes
Date: 06/08/16

NORTHAMPTON

15 Berkshire Terrace
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Matthew J. Hale-Rattigan
Seller: Crowther, Karen E., (Estate)
Date: 06/06/16

103 Crescent St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $580,000
Buyer: Crescent Bright Phillips
Seller: Haim Shahar
Date: 05/31/16

161 Crescent St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $675,000
Buyer: Susannah Lupert
Seller: William Orr
Date: 06/03/16

206 Elm St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $465,000
Buyer: 206 Elm Street RT
Seller: Homeshire Properties LLC
Date: 06/01/16

19 Ladyslipper Lane
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $311,000
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Peter A. Serafino
Date: 06/07/16

15 Laurel St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $415,000
Buyer: Marcia K. Sailor
Seller: John A. Enis
Date: 06/06/16

42 Lexington Ave.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $299,900
Buyer: Debra B. Truskinoff
Seller: Walter G. Hindmarsh
Date: 06/06/16

79 Masonic St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $750,000
Buyer: Joseph P. Curran
Seller: Christian Science Society
Date: 06/08/16

88 Maynard Road
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $546,500
Buyer: Alphonse Vasquez
Seller: Margaret R. Slater RET
Date: 06/01/16

78 Moser St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $383,480
Buyer: Sarah R. Bachrach
Seller: Kent Pecoy & Sons Construction
Date: 06/03/16

284 North Farms Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Linda M. Olbris
Seller: North Farms Land TR
Date: 06/01/16

125 North St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $363,000
Buyer: Stephen G. Sireci
Seller: Deborah S. Cieboter
Date: 05/31/16

327 Riverside Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Stephanie A. Davolos
Seller: Lindsay S. Pope
Date: 05/31/16

282 South St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $217,000
Buyer: Joshua J. Schroeder
Seller: Kochapski, Ronald J. Jr., (Estate)
Date: 06/09/16

PELHAM

61 Arnold Road
Pelham, MA 01002
Amount: $524,575
Buyer: Christopher W. Hockman
Seller: Indenture Of Trust
Date: 06/08/16

PLAINFIELD

151 South St.
Plainfield, MA 01070
Amount: $4,000,000
Buyer: AC Real Estate Group LLC
Seller: Spirit Master Funding 2
Date: 06/08/16

SOUTH HADLEY

9 Burnett Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Robert A. Siudzinski
Seller: Peter A. Nelson
Date: 06/09/16

14 Dale St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $164,900
Buyer: Louis Langlois
Seller: Elizabeth H. Bray
Date: 06/03/16

295 East St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $318,400
Buyer: Bank New York
Seller: Thomas J. Leonard
Date: 06/09/16

56 East Carew St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Katie M. Malloy
Seller: Kevin Malloy
Date: 05/31/16

68 Granby Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $208,000
Buyer: Brant S. Lingle
Seller: Andrea M. Paul
Date: 06/01/16

373 Granby Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $222,000
Buyer: Jennifer Caisse
Seller: Matthew J. Stone
Date: 06/06/16

30 Leahey Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $253,000
Buyer: Elyse R. Ness
Seller: Emma M. Bushey
Date: 06/01/16

58 Lincoln Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $162,000
Buyer: Zachary Bono
Seller: Karen Duclos-Pheasant
Date: 06/01/16

120 Morgan St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Amy E. Lashley
Seller: Fabian Anazco
Date: 05/31/16

160 North Main St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Tiffany Trzebiatowski
Seller: Brant S. Lingle
Date: 06/01/16

96 Pittroff Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Patrick Grafton-Cardwell
Seller: Valerie D. Tillinghast
Date: 06/07/16

10 Queen Circle
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Kate E. Wesolowski
Seller: Charlene M. Mahoney
Date: 06/07/16

30 Richview Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Jonathan A. Duby
Seller: Corey J. Harris
Date: 06/10/16

10 South Sycamore Knls
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $294,500
Seller: Magrath, Hedwidge L., (Estate)
Date: 06/10/16

50 Searle Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $198,400
Buyer: Dream RT
Seller: David B. Rundle
Date: 06/09/16

24 Westbrook Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $232,500
Buyer: Jed T. Hollingsworth
Seller: Best4u RT
Date: 06/01/16

43 Westbrook Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $133,000
Buyer: Shaun J. Whalen
Seller: Stapley, Jacqueline M., (Estate)
Date: 06/10/16

18 Yale St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Kathryn M. Murphy
Seller: Edward M. Scanlon
Date: 06/01/16

SOUTHAMPTON

2 Old Harvest Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $129,900
Buyer: Matthew J. Charles
Seller: Triple 7 LLC
Date: 06/03/16

15 Rosalie Lane
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $347,500
Buyer: Jerry P. Will
Seller: Michael J. Ferriter
Date: 05/31/16

107 Strong Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $259,000
Buyer: Christopher S. Wall
Seller: Elaine M. Shea
Date: 05/31/16

Woodmare Lane
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: James R. Labrie
Seller: Chester J. Kellogg
Date: 06/10/16

WARE

43 Bank St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $132,000
Buyer: Donald Francis
Seller: Northborough Capital Partners
Date: 06/10/16

13 Belmont St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Cynthia A. Hunter
Seller: Andrew Dale-Crowther
Date: 06/03/16

85-91 Main St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $650,000
Buyer: TCF Enterprise LLC
Seller: Joel J. Harder
Date: 06/09/16

152 Upper Church St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $158,000
Buyer: Kristine Barnes
Seller: FNMA
Date: 06/10/16

27 Warebrook Village
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Marjorie M. Wojcik
Seller: Stewart A. Terrien
Date: 06/06/16

161 West Main St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Shirleen Perniciaro
Seller: Robert J. Rolla
Date: 05/31/16

WILLIAMSBURG

7 Cider Mill Road
Williamsburg, MA 01039
Amount: $597,000
Buyer: Lori A. Schwartz
Seller: David Schuman
Date: 06/10/16

State Grants Are Money Well-spent

By BusinessWest Staff July 12, 2016

Opinion

Editorial

It’s one of those headlines that would probably get lost amid others on the business pages of the newspaper, or even this publication — about mergers, acquisitions, new CEOs, the market’s seemingly endless ups and downs, and even the price of gasoline.

But it shouldn’t.

‘Baker-Polito Administration Awards $8.5 Million in Workforce Training Grants’ doesn’t seem like big news, and to most, it probably isn’t. But in many ways, it’s huge news for this state and the individual companies that make up its diverse, technology-driven, and talent-dependent economy.

In other words, this is money well-spent. Make that very well-spent.

To explain, let’s look beyond the headline.

That $8.5 million, awarded a few weeks ago, will go to dozens of companies of all sizes. Locally, the list includes everything from small technology companies, like Westfield-based EpiCenter, to giant retailers, like Big Y Foods, to mid-sized service providers, like East Longmeadow-based Tiger Press.

These companies may be different in many respects, but they share a few distinct qualities: they’re smart, because they realize the inherent value of training employees in an age when technology continues to advance and new and better methods for doing business emerge, and they look upon training as an investment, not an expense item to be avoided or put off until when the skies are bluer. And they’re resourceful, because they applied for grants made available through the state’s Workforce Training Fund to help make that wise and usually sizable investment in training more palatable and stretch further.

A program of the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, the training program provides grants up to $250,000 to companies of any size to pay for workforce training over a two-year period. Grants are awarded to projects that will upgrade workers’ skills, increase productivity, and enhance the competitiveness of Bay State businesses. Grants are matched dollar for dollar by the award recipients.

The grants are used to not only train existing employees, but bring on additional workers and thus fuel additional growth for the participating companies.

At Sound Seal Inc. in Agawam, for example, $168,000 will be awarded to train 59 workers, with an expectation that six jobs will be added by 2018. At Valley Steel Stamp in Greenfield, $123,120 was awarded to train 27 workers, with that same number expected to be added by 2018. At Tapestry Health in Florence, $58,585 was awarded to train 90 workers. Monson Savings Bank was awarded $58,675 to train 167 workers, with two additional jobs expected by 2018. The list goes on.

Beyond the numbers, what’s important to note is what they mean — that hundreds of additional workers will be better-equipped to handle the increasingly challenging jobs of today’s technology-fueled economy, and more businesses, including manufacturers, will be better able to compete with companies around the globe.

As we’ve said on many occasions, the biggest challenge facing area businesses isn’t interest rates or consumer confidence or the price of oil — it’s the skills gap that is pervading each and every sector of the economy, and the ensuing, and ongoing, need for talented workers.

As mentioned at the top, ‘Baker-Polito Administration Awards $8.5 Million in Workforce Training Grants’ is not a grabber when it comes to business-story headlines. But it should be.

It should grab the attention of everyone who does business in the Commonwealth — and wants to do it better.

This is truly money well-spent.

Bankruptcies

By BusinessWest Staff July 12, 2016

Bankruptcies Departments

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

Bedore, Daniel J.
262 Amostown Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/31/16

Bennett, Mark
109 Denver St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/10/16

Bernatchez, Diane R.
a/k/a Dos Santos, Diane R.
183 Reynolds St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/01/16

Brotherhood on the Move
Asra Group/Renaissance
Moss, Darryl Edwin
157 Jamaica St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/06/16

Bruland, Lorraine V.
11 Mulberry St.
P.O. Box 202
Leeds, MA 01053
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/14/16

Carr, Jerry
145 Harvard St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/07/16

Carter, Robert E.
Carter, Nancy M.
60 Elizabeth St.
Feeding Hills, MA 01030
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/13/16

Cavanaugh, Holly L.
75 Bunce Road
Ashley Falls, MA 01222
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/31/16

Cowan, Jennifer Lynn
PO Box 123
Turners Falls, MA 01376
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/15/16

E&V Automotive
Dion, Vance O.
760 Memorial Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/01/16

Engelke, Nicholas Charles
150 Union Road
Wales, MA 01081
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/03/16

Ester, AnnMarie
110 Sierra Vista St.
Springfield, MA 01128
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/02/16

Gaudino, Charles P.
15 Cataumet Lane
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/15/16

Gustafson, Kristen Lynne
420 Queen Lake Road
Phillipston, MA 01331
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/05/16

Hudson, Tammie A.
29 Kane Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/10/16

JD’s Transmission Auto
Dejesus, Julio
39 Vernon St
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/01/16

Kvitina, Nuriya
1521 Westfield St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/13/16

Lander-Harrell, Christie Lynn
41 Oakman St.
Turners Falls, MA 01376
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/13/16

LeBreton, Catina L.
1058 James St.
Chicopee, MA 01022
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/06/16

Macey, Michelle H.
15 Gilmore St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/31/16

Macik, Nancy Ellen
160 Newell St.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/07/16

Marchand, Lynn-Anne
13 Ashley St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/13/16

McGrath, Laura Lee
PO Box 494
Hatfield, MA 01038
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/01/16

Menard, Michael J.
639 Grattan St., 2nd Fl.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/15/16

Morano, Cara Lynn
726 Colrain Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/01/16

Muzzey, Christopher Wells Daniel
483 Pleasant St.
Athol, MA 01331
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/31/16

Neddeau, Matthew S.
117 North Elm St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/14/16

Palazzi, Aldo L.
64 Barry St.
Feeding Hills, MA 01030
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/15/16

Perez, Robert
10 Bruce St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/14/16

Philbrick, Todd William
Philbrick, April Ann
a/k/a Montemagni, April Ann
58 Lafayette St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/03/16

Picard, Deborah Jean
Picard, John Gary
44 Pineview Dr.
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/06/16

Picard, Jennifer A.
246 Murphy Lane
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/10/16

Recor, Cynthia M.
a/k/a Recor, Cindy
37 Waid Road
Monson, MA 01057
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/14/16

Redmond, Lawrence William
37 Mosher St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/06/16

Richter, David J.
44 Nelson St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/03/16

Roncarati, Lynndia
309 Parker St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/06/16

Salgado, Juan C.
a/k/a Figueroa, Juan Carlos Salgado
104 Spring St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/08/16

Sfakios, Amy V.
236 Vining Hill Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/13/16

Silk’s Auto Service
Haras Limited Partnership
Silk, Kevin J.
Silk, Patricia W.
10 James Circle
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/01/16

Smith, Elizabeth
133 Jabish St., Apt. F5
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/01/16

Soares, JoAnne Teresa
56 Raymond Soares
Hampden, MA 01036
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/14/16

Torres, Julio E.
46 Erline St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/07/16

Wallace, William J.
29 West Alvord St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/09/16

Wysocki, Anna C.
24 Howes St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/07/16

Yath, Bunthoeun
248 Amherst Road, Apt. S6
Sunderland, MA 01375
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/02/16

Progress, One Building at a Time

By BusinessWest Staff July 12, 2016

Opinion

Editorial

You won’t find it at or anywhere near the top of those oft-cited lists of all the economic-development activity happening in Springfield, a compilation dominated by MGM’s casino, CRRC MA’s subway-car-manufacturing facility, the I-91 reconstruction project, Union Station, and Silverbrook Lofts.

But the recently unveiled $1.8 million purchase and renovation of the historic Merrick Phelps House on Maple Street is significant in its own way — many ways, actually.

The property, once the home to Solymon Merrick, inventor of the monkey wrench, was an eyesore, a blight on the once-proud Maple Street-area neighborhood. No one wanted anything to do with it, and for years it sat there deteriorating, a highly visible symbol of all of the many things wrong with Springfield.

Enter DevelopSpringfield, the nonprofit, 501(c)(3) corporation created in 2008 to advance development and redevelopment projects, and its energetic president and CEO, Jay Minkarah. Unofficially, the agency’s mission is to generate momentum and progress in the City of Homes through a number of initiatives, one of them being the acquisition and repurposing of properties like the Merrick Phelps House.

And this project has created both.

Beyond restoring one of the proud properties that gives the city its nickname and converting it into business space, this effort is now a highly visible symbol of the many things going right in Springfield — specifically a strong blend of public and private investments that can only succeed in generating more of the same.

Indeed, when residents, business owners, developers, and even state officials see a project like this, they become far more likely to look upon Springfield as a place they want to invest in. They look upon an initiative like this and say, ‘well, if someone can do that, then we can…’

Anyone with an imagination can fill in the blank. And as DevelopSpringfield, other agencies, and private developers undertake more projects like the Merrick Phelps House, more groups and individuals will be inspired to try and do so.

This is the basic formula for redeveloping properties, blocks, streets, neighborhoods, and communities. Progress begets more progress. It’s a simple theory, but it works, as we’ve seen in cities across the country, and locally, in Lowell and even Holyoke.

It is through projects like this that progress spreads beyond the central business district and into surrounding neighborhoods, where people live — and more would choose to live if it were a place they could take pride in.

Springfield, as we all know, is all about neighborhoods, and many of them — in fact, most of them — need to turn to the past tense when putting that word ‘pride’ to use.

When officials and organizations like DevelopSpringfield talk about progress coming one building at a time, it sounds cliché. But it’s not. This is how cities rebuild themselves and restore lost pride — one property, one important project at a time.

Doing Business As Certificates

By BusinessWest Staff July 12, 2016

DBA Certificates Departments

The following Business Certificates and Trade Names were issued or renewed during the month of June 2016.

AGAWAM

Lek’s @ Abella’s skin/lash/nail
159 Main St.
Somchai Daniels

Nails Shine & Spa
1325 Springfield St.
Giang Thai

S D Business Services
26 Franklin St.
Said Mandour

S & M Landscape/Garden Design
27 Kirkland St.
S. Clay & M. Ogden

Sweet Serendipity
16 Lealand Ave.
Angela Johnson

T & R Dining Service
67 Hunt St.
Ronald/Tiffany Perry

CHICOPEE

Becker Services
46 Arlington St., Floor 3
Timothy Becker

Brian Hebert Electrician
8 Carew St.
Brian Robert Hebert

Elite Mobile Technology
50 Angela Dr.
Robert Nadeau

Memories of Life & Celebration lamps
527 Grattan St.
Debra Teal, Janis Foraker

Seibold Building/Remodeling
75 Marble Ave.
Brian Seibold

Wicked Clean Professional Cleaning Services
111 D Colonial Circle
Dean R. Mastorakis

HOLYOKE

International Center for Unity Healing and Exploration
2 Laurel St.
Brendan Walsh

Jay’s Bed and Breakfast
1109 Dwight St.
Jesus Candelaro

My Daughters Grocery
301 High St.
Jesus Hernandez

Tastee Freeze
915 Main St.
Sagheer Nawaz

NORTHAMPTON

A & E Landscaping
612 Bridge Road
Anthony Reardon, Eric Cooper

Alyssa Black Design
26 Dewey Court
Alyssandra Black

Auntie M’s Bakeshoppe
3 Hampton Ave., Apt. 32
Amanda Wasseman

Clay of Dough
107 North St.
Lily Fariborz

Inner Networks
50 Center St.
Sheryl Waxler

KM Operations, LLC, d/b/a Subway
91 Main St.
Kimberly McCarthy

North Kinut Motel
504 North King St.
Shwere Patel

SPRINGFIELD

66 DKR LLC, d/b/a Hampton Inc.
851 East Columbus Ave.
Dinesh Patel

Ayalas Handyman Services
111 School St.
Santos Ayala

Benovations
43 Rockland St.
Benjamin Lynch

Bettermen Construction Inc.
1 Federal St.
Mark P. Failey

Boost Mobile Wireless
385 Belmont Ave.
Angel O Alban

C and C Grocery and Restaurant
546 Worthington St.
Candida Caraballo

Carrier Northeast
467 Cottage St.
Carrier Enterprise

Diva’s Hair and Nail Salon
136 Oakland St.
Phuong Thai

E & M Construction Service
19 Eddy St.
Egidio Robinson

Eldred Enterprises
205 Norfolk St.
Eric Carl Eldred

Exclusive Autos
152 Sumner Ave.
Eduard Shvetsov

Fan Yin Li and Zhou Lin D
907B Carew St.
Fan Yin Lin

GS Trucking
175 Brittany Road
George Samuels

Honeycomb Target Supply
154 Garnet St.
Ronald Claire Behnk

Isaiah Dyer Photos
92 Alderman St.
Isaiah Xavier Dyer

Just B
900 Allen St.
Bianca Gall Jackson

Ladycparkle Cleaning Service
98 Brandon Ave.
Chalonda Jaunee

Lucky Me 33
2 Gunn Square
Maria Matos

Mark M. Murray
56 Garland St.
Mark M. Murray

Mercy Women’s Health
1777 Dwight St.
Kevin A Jourdain

Mr. B’s Vending Services
17 Sumner Ave. #3
Kiyen Ky-Lee Boyd

Near Photography
747 South Branch Pky.
Eli Matthew Schwartz

Northeast Distribution
467 Cottage St.
Carrier Enterprise

Punto Market LLC
2760 Main St.
Claudio Canela

Reef Dimensions
97 Somerset St.
Richard Steven

Rodriguez Restaurant
17-A Rutland St.
Isidro Rodriguez

Santiago’s Restaurant
2 Chestnut St.
Orlando Santiago

Shrub Man
153 Plainfield St.
Thomas Mauer

Street Entertainment
90 Cherrelyn St.
Gregory Lamont Thomas

Swagger Apparel Line
54 Herbert Ave.
Teressa Doris

Valuer Advertising
105 Princeton St.
Andre Yarns Jr.

Weed Man
0153 Plainfield St.
Thomas Mauer

Wheelers Market
21 Locust St.
Faiz Rabbani

WEST SPRINGFIELD

98 Front St. LLC
98 Front St.
Suzanne Halpin

Boxing Northeast
654 Elm St.
Patricia Makowski

Cosmo Prof #6097
464 Riverdale St.
Debra Cox

G and G Interiors
302 Circuit Ave.
Juan J. Goitia

Guitar Center #556
935 Riverdale St.
John W. Unger Jr.

Janna Juice Bar Grill & C
751 Union St.
Ibrahim A. Babetti

M.C.L. Mechanical Services
26 Kelso Ave.
Paul Lichwan

Sewer Drain and Cleaning
60 Colony Road
Svad Disdarevic

Throwbacks
450 Main St.
Sharroya M. Charles

W R B Auto Sales
194 Baldwin St.
William R. Bayton

WESTFIELD

DB Tractor Works
177 Bates Road
Daniel S. Bienvenue

Glamorous Creations
34 School St.
Jennifer Suarez

Governor’s Center Re LLC
66 Broad Street
Northeast Health Group, Inc.

Hair Cuttery
459 East Main St.
Creative Hairdressers Inc.

Igor’s Construction & Remodel
134 Little River Road
Igor Kravchuk

Lularoe – Guy Gautreau
7 Stuart Place
Guy Gautreau

Pillar to Post Home Inspections
181/2 Malone Ave.
Joseph F. Beaton

Whip City Pitbike
253 East Main St.
Christopher P. Kasperek

Incorporations

By BusinessWest Staff July 12, 2016

Departments Incorporations

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

AGAWAM

Build with Us Properties Inc., 232 Walnut St., Agawam, MA 01001. Jennifer Illouz, same. Residential redevelopment.

Discount Mattress Outlet Inc., 88 Raymond Circle, Agawam, MA 01001. Jeffrey Clarke, same. Retail sales of bedding, mattresses, and related products.

AMHERST

Caring Professionals Inc., 10 Gatehouse Road, Second Floor, Amherst, MA 01002. Elisabel Sheehan, 65 Corey Street, Agawam, MA 01001. Non-medical home-care services.

CHICOPEE

Everfresh Packaging Inc. 185 Front St., Building #2, Chicopee, MA 01013. Oded Edan, 136 Denslow Road, East Longmeadow, MA 01028. Importing flexible plastic packaging.

FLORENCE

Convention Medical Response Team Corp., 69 Woodland Dr., Florence, MA 01062. Paige Murray, 27 Plantation St., #3, Worcester, MA 01604. Non profit organization that provides free first aid and medical care to convention attendees, staff, and the general public.

GREENFIELD

Eartsaers, 172 Highland St., Greenfield, MA 01301. John Guy Bailey, same.

LEE

Clark’s Nursery Inc., 1210 Pleasant St., Lee, MA 01238. Rodney Clark, 8 Stonebridge Ways, Tyringham, MA 01264. To purchase, acquire, hold, sell, exchange, raise, propagate, cultivate or otherwise deal with or dispense of plants, trees, shrubs and other nursery products.

LONGMEADOW

Camden Row Designs Inc., 8 Rosemore St., Longmeadow, MA 01106. Lindsay Daviau, same. Event design creating custom goods.

LUDLOW

D & P Morais Construction Inc., 117 Woodland Circle, Ludlow, MA 01056. David Morais, same. Construction services.

NORTHAMPTON

Chambers Advisory Group Inc., 88 King St., Northampton, MA 01060. Robert Chambers, same. Consulting and advising services.

PALMER

Continuum Healthcare Solutions Inc., 52 Olney Road, Palmer, MA 01069. Candice Sousa, same. Healthcare services.

SPRINGFIELD

Elghani Sons Inc., 1072 State St., Springfield, MA 01109. Alaa Abdelghani, 47 Warren St., West Springfield, MA 01089. Real estate holdings.

Forever Dunbar Inc., 1441 Min St., Suite 1100, Springfield, MA 01103. Tracye Whitfield, 122 Cuff Ave., Springfield, MA 01104. Nonprofit organization established to provide financial support to help sustain the viability of the community center located in Springfield Massachusetts known as the Dunbar Center.

WEST SPRINGFIELD

D & A Home Construction Inc., 83 South Blvd., West Springfield, MA 01089. Dmitry Ivanov, same. Home construction services.

Briefcase

By BusinessWest Staff July 12, 2016

Briefcase Departments

PVPC Releases Economic-development Strategy

SPRINGFIELD — The Pioneer Valley Planning Commission (PVPC) recently released its 2016 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) annual update, as part of its larger Plan for Progress, a 10-year blueprint for economic development in the region. The CEDS features a description of regional economic-development conditions and sets forth goals and objectives for the future, as well as a list of projects seeking the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) public-works funding in the next year. The report highlights the region’s continued decrease in unemployment, an improved workforce-talent pipeline, and increased early-education enrollment and high-school and community-college graduation rates, among others, as metrics illustrating the overall progress being made. The CEDS also lists many major committed projects of regional significance, such as the Center for Hospitality and Culinary Excellence at Holyoke Community College, the Springfield Innovation Center, the CRRC MA subway-car manufacturing plant, and the Aviation Research and Training Center, a collaboration between UMass Amherst and Westover Air Reserve Base. A full digital copy of the 2016 CEDS is available on the PVPC website, www.pvpc.org. Hard copies are also available upon request. The PVPC, which administers this process, has been the EDA-designated regional planning agency for the Pioneer Valley region since 1999, which includes 43 cities and towns in Hampshire and Hampden counties.

Home Sales Rise in Pioneer Valley

SPRINGFIELD — The REALTOR Association of Pioneer Valley reported that single-family home sales in May were up 19.4% compared to the same time last year. The median price was up 2.0% to $205,000. County reports vary. In Franklin County, sales were up 90.3% and prices up 5.6%; in Hampden County, sales were up 16.8% and prices up 1.5%; in Hampshire County, sales were up 10.6% and prices down 3.7%.

Passenger Rail Platform Delayed at Union Station

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Redevelopment Authority (SRA) Director Christopher Moskal announced recently that required design modifications will delay the opening of a new boarding platform at Springfield Union Station. He said progress at the Union Station Regional Intermodal Transportation Center project continues to advance, and he “expects that the Union Station terminal project itself will open on schedule in January 2017, albeit without the new boarding platform in operation.” He said this “includes the terminal building, the bus terminal, the parking garage, and the passenger tunnel up to the current Amtrak lobby on Lyman Street.” As a separate component of the overall project, MassDOT is committed to delivering a new boarding platform for Amtrak trains. This high-level platform, which will provide ‘level-entry boarding’ for Amtrak passengers, was scheduled to be in operation when Union Station opened. However, in reviewing the new platform’s design, Amtrak indicated that a waiver of two Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) design requirements would be needed. This waiver relating to the width of the new platform was necessitated by the unique configuration of the existing Union Station tracks. The SRA submitted the waiver request on March 10. After discussions between FRA and MassDOT, FRA issued a letter on May 23 requiring full compliance with its design regulations. This FRA decision requires major modifications to the initial design of both the platform and the underground passenger tunnel. Accordingly, the project’s architect has been directed to prepare necessary changes to the project’s plans and specifications. The project team is currently working to finalize a revised schedule and budget. Moskal indicated that MassDOT remains committed to funding related design and construction costs. In the interim, he indicated that Amtrak passengers will access trains from the new terminal by passing through the renovated portion of the tunnel into the current Amtrak lobby and using the existing boarding platform on the Lyman Street side as they do today. After the new boarding platform is completed, the Lyman Street end of the tunnel — the current Amtrak lobby — will be renovated and will reopen. This will result in a fully renovated passenger tunnel between the terminal and Lyman Street.

Ashe Explores Starting Foundation

Hampden County Sheriff Michael J. Ashe Jr., honored by BusinessWest as one of its Difference Makers for 2016, issued a statement to the press recently announcing that he is exploring the possibility of staring a foundation to continue his life’s work. “Like most anyone else facing retirement, I find myself contemplating what I want to do with the rest of my life,” he said. “I know that, despite being in my mid-70s, I still have great intensity and energy. The fire still burns in me for my life’s work of 42 years — assuring that offenders have the best possible likelihood of re-entering the community as law-abiding, productive, positive citizens, giving to, rather than taking from, the lives of others. That life’s work would be hard for me to completely walk away from when I still feel vital and useful and passionate about its value to others. One of the scenarios that I’ve contemplated is to continue that life’s calling in a new framework, to create a local foundation, with myself as its unpaid chief administrator, to enhance our community’s effort to successfully re-enter offenders.” Ashe said he’s far from having an exact blueprint regarding specific ways that such a nonprofit might help, and he’s not yet completely certain that starting and heading up such a philanthropic foundation is where he can be of best service in retirement. But he did say it’s an idea worth exploring. “Although I am not far enough along to have detailed the specifics of the structures of such a possible foundation, I would want any such foundation to be marked by simplicity and integrity,” he explained. “One model that I would use is the local charity Griffin’s Friends, which was founded to bring moments of joy to courageous kids at Baystate Medical Center, and which minimizes administrative costs and maximizes direct service to those it seeks to help.” Ashe said one reason he’s thinking aloud and publicly about this is to put the word out to others who might be likewise interested in founding such a new nonprofit, to let him know of their interest in helping to build what could be “an inspired addition to the edifice that we’ve labored so tirelessly to build during these last 42 years — a community corrections system driven by a vision of social justice, integrity, and public safety.”

Employer Confidence Weakens in June

BOSTON — A month of economic uncertainty punctuated by weak U.S. job growth and the United Kingdom’s impending exit from the European Union drove Massachusetts employer confidence lower during June. The Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) Business Confidence Index fell 1.6 points to 56.1 as employers took an increasingly bearish view of the U.S. economy. At the same time, the confidence reading remained comfortably above the 50 mark that denotes an overall positive economic outlook. Taken quarterly, confidence rose from 55.8 during the first three months of the year to 56.7 during April, May, and June. The June survey of employers overlapped by a few days the landmark vote in Great Britain to leave the European Union, an outcome that caused financial gyrations and concern about U.S. exports in the face of a rising dollar. The confidence readings also came in the wake of the slowest pace of job creation in the U.S. since 2010. “Massachusetts employers are trying to balance a range of economic and political distractions that pull them in different directions month to month,” said Raymond Torto, Chair of AIM’s Board of Economic Advisors (BEA) and lecturer at Harvard Graduate School of Design. “The good news is that employers remain highly confident in the Massachusetts economy and in the prospects for their own companies.” Added AIM President and CEO Richard Lord, a BEA member, “the sustained optimism that Massachusetts employers have shown toward the state economy reflects the ability of the Legislature and several administrations to maintain disciplined fiscal policy while creating an environment that allows employers to grow. We look forward to working with policymakers to continue that record as the two-year legislative session ends next month.” 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.

Company Notebook

By BusinessWest Staff July 12, 2016

Company Notebook Departments

Newman’s Own Foundation Donates to Link to Libraries

EAST LONGMEADOW — Link to Libraries Inc., which has donated a half-million new books to children in New England, just booked a donation of its own — a $15,000 grant from Newman’s Own Foundation. The grant was initiated through Big Y World Class Markets. “For all of us at Big Y, we are proud to continue to link the Newman’s Own Foundation with Link to Libraries in order to further the language and literacy skills of students within our marketing area,” said Claire D’Amour-Daley, Big Y’s vice president of Corporate Communications. “Our customers have also enjoyed being part of this yearly initiative.” An all-volunteer nonprofit with no paid staff, Link to Libraries serves 25,000 children in 400 sites in Connecticut and Massachusetts. The Newman’s Own Foundation grant will fund the purchase and distribution of thousands of books in the coming months. “Over 92 cents per dollar is used to buy books,” said Susan Jaye-Kaplan, president and co-founder of Link to Libraries, which is based in East Longmeadow. “Thanks to this generous grant from Newman’s Own Foundation and our network of 209 volunteers, ranging in age from 5 to 81 years old, we’re well-positioned to deliver on our mission to to enhance the language and literacy skills of children of all cultural backgrounds.” Newman’s Own Foundation turns all net profits and royalties from the sale of Newman’s Own food and beverage products into charitable donations. To date, Paul Newman and Newman’s Own Foundation have given more than $470 million to thousands of charities around the world. Since its inception in 2008, Link to Libraries has donated nearly 500,000 new books, including more than 75,000 this fiscal year, said Jaye-Kaplan.

Berkshire Hills to Acquire First Choice Bank

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc. and First Choice Bank announced that they have signed a definitive merger agreement under which First Choice Bank will merge into Berkshire Bank, and its subsidiary, First Choice Loan Services Inc., will become a subsidiary of Berkshire Bank in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $111.7 million.
Berkshire’s total assets will increase to $8.9 billion, including the $1.1 billion in acquired First Choice assets. This market-expanding merger provides entry into attractive markets with strong demographics, and includes six branches near Princeton, N.J., and two in the greater Philadelphia area. First Choice reported $436 million in net loans (excluding loans held for sale) and $906 million in deposits as of March 31, 2016. First Choice Bank is the second-largest community bank by deposit market share in Mercer County, N.J., an area with per-capita income well above national and regional averages. First Choice Loan Services is a leading residential retail and consumer direct mortgage originator serving borrowers across the U.S. Total mortgage production in 2015 was $2.5 billion. Berkshire will have a pro forma market cap of approximately $905 million and 101 branches, serving customers and communities across the Northeast. “We’re pleased to welcome First Choice customers and employees to America’s most exciting bank,” said Michael Daly, CEO of Berkshire Bank. “This partnership builds on Berkshire’s commitment to create a strong regional platform for serving our customers, while diversifying our revenue streams, improving profitability, and increasing shareholder value. The First Choice franchise builds on markets where we presently manage commercial relationships, and adds a well-positioned deposit base, a best-in-class home-lending operation, and enthusiastic new teams that complement our current culture. After integration, the transaction is expected to be accretive to Berkshire’s earnings per share, return on equity and return on assets, liquidity, and capital. We have a strong track record of execution, and our collective teams are positioned to complete this integration flawlessly.”
Martin Tuchman, First Choice’s chairman of the board, commented, “we’re pleased to announce this combination with Berkshire and believe our customers, community, and employees will benefit greatly from this transaction. We believe Berkshire fits both the culture of our bank and our expanding mortgage operation. Their product suite and commitment to service will enable the combined company to better compete in this growing marketplace. With Berkshire’s attractive stock, I’m pleased to be a shareholder going forward, and our bank employees and mortgage-lending group look forward to joining the Berkshire team.”

OMG Hosts Students for Junior Achievement Job Shadow Program

AGAWAM — OMG Inc. hosted students from three Springfield Middle Schools recently as part of the Junior Achievement Job Shadow Program. OMG has served as a host for the job-shadow program for the past 10 years, and this year’s visits included 48 students from Balliet Middle School, Springfield Public Day Middle School, and M. Marcus Kiley Middle School. The premise behind JA Job Shadow is that, while in school, students don’t often have the opportunity to develop realistic expectations of their future career and lifestyle options. The job-shadow experience lets them see what professionals do in on a daily basis, and is meant to give the students perspectives on a professional and diverse work environment. “During their time at OMG, we introduce them to a few senior managers, take them on a tour, and let them know about our basic hiring requirements, such as the need for a high-school diploma or GED, and characteristics we look for, such as strong communications and time-management skills, and the ability to work well on a team,” said Sarah Corrigan, director of Human Resources at OMG. “We also make it fun and engaging by having the students complete a scavenger hunt of fun facts about OMG during their visit.” Hubert McGovern, president and CEO of OMG, agreed. “The most recent group from Kiley asked great questions,” he said. “They asked about the company’s success record, whether OMG offered benefits like life and health insurance, what percentage of the work force was represented by women, and what we do to help make our employees better. We were really impressed by their level of interest and the way they conducted themselves during the visit.” Headquartered in Agawam, OMG Inc. is North America’s largest supplier of specialty fasteners and products for commercial and residential construction applications. The company operates two business units: OMG Roofing Products and FastenMaster.

Academy of Music Installs New Audio System

NORTHAMPTON — The Academy of Music Theatre in Northampton recently acquired a new, state-of-the-art audio system, designed and installed by Jason Raboin. The hall had become increasingly busy with a variety of programming, from rock concerts to theatrical productions, literary arts to dance, youth programs to indie music, which would all benefit from an enhanced system, said a spokesperson for the Academy. Two challenges were identified for the project. First, the speakers needed to provide consistent coverage throughout the entire theater without interfering with sightlines to the stage opening or distracting from the architectural beauty of the 125-year old opera house, and second, the limited rigging options within the historic performing-arts center demanded compact, lightweight loudspeakers as part of a visually unobtrusive sound system. The installation centered around four Fulcrum Acoustic CX1595 speakers powered by Ashly nXp amplifiers. The speaker’s lightweight, compact, visually unobtrusive design provides consistent coverage throughout the entire theater without interfering with sightlines to the stage opening or distracting from the architectural beauty of the 125-year old opera house. Two compact, portable Fulcrum Acoustic Sub215 subwoofers provide concert-level low frequency for the historic theater while minimizing visual intrusion. Raboin, as a touring sound engineer (Joan Baez, Modest Mouse, Lake Street Dive) who had worked on a variety of audio systems in the field, said, “I have not heard anything that sounds better than Fulcrum Acoustics speakers. When you combine their fidelity with their lightweight and compact size, they really were the only choice for this installation. It was hard to believe that such a compact system would be able to cover the venue at the desired SPL, but the system exceeded our expectations and the theater’s design goals.” At mix position, a Yamaha Ql1 mixing console was chosen for its compact footprint as well as its ability to handle the wide variety of programming offered year-round in the theater.

Florence Bank Donates $25,000 to Cancer Center

FLORENCE — Florence Bank recently contributed $25,000 for use over a five-year period to the Sisters of Providence Health System (SPHS)to assist in the expansion of the Sister Caritas Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center.
Springfield-based SPHS is a not-for-profit entity providing a range of special benefits to the community, such as programs to manage care for people with chronic diseases, health-education and disease-prevention initiatives, outreach for the elderly, and care for the poor and uninsured. Mercy Medical Center is conducting a capital campaign to support the $15 million expansion of the Sister Caritas Cancer Center at the hospital. Specifically, the funds will be used to consolidate all cancer services into a single unified space and meet the increased demand for outpatient cancer services. In the past two years, the number of patients receiving chemotherapy at the Sister Caritas Cancer Center has increased by more than 200%. By 2022, the need for outpatient cancer services is expected to grow by 26%. Gifts to the capital campaign will support the addition of new treatment spaces, including 32 new infusion bays, whose design will increase privacy for patients, as well as for family members and friends. The campaign will also support the consolidation of all cancer services, enhancing communications between oncology staff and facilitating ease of access to existing services for patients. “Florence Bank has steadily supported our programs for years,” said Diane Dukette, vice president, Fund Development, Sisters of Providence Health System. “We are grateful for their ongoing generosity and commitment to the people we serve. This significant pledge to the capital campaign will help further our efforts to create a unified area for patients to receive their cancer treatment in a truly collaborative clinical environment.” Florence Bank, a longtime supporter of Sisters of Providence Health System, is known for its many charitable contributions, including its annual $100,000 Customer’s Choice Community Grants program.

Chamber Corners

By BusinessWest Staff July 12, 2016

Chamber Corners Departments

AMHERST AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.amherstarea.com

• July 18: 13th annual Golf Tournament at Hickory Ridge Golf Course, Pomeroy Lane, Amherst. Schedule: 10 a.m.: full-swing pro clinic; 10:30: registration, putting contest, light lunch; noon: shotgun start, scramble format; 5 p.m.: social hour, cash bar;  6 p.m.: dinner, awards ceremony, live auction. Cost: $135 per player; $540 per foursome. Hole-in-one, longest drive, closest-to-the-pin contests.

GREATER EASTHAMPTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.easthamptonchamber.org
(413) 527-9414

• July 14: Networking By Night, 5-7 p.m., at the Oxbow Marina Sports Center, Old Springfield Road, Northampton. Cost: $10 for chamber members, $15 for non-members. Register online at easthamptonchamber.org or call the chamber at (413) 572-9414.

GREATER HOLYOKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

• July 13: Chamber Coffee Buzz Morning Networking, 7:30-8:30 a.m., at Ruwac Inc., 54 Winter St., Holyoke. Jump-start the day with this opportunity to meet business and community leaders while enjoying coffee and a light breakfast at this world leader in industrial vacuum systems. If your schedule demands morning meetings or if you’re interested in maximizing your exposure, the Coffee Buzz is for you. This event is free to members of the business community and is sponsored by Lyon & Fitzpatrick, LLP.

GREATER NORTHAMPTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.explorenorthampton.com

• July 13: July Arrive @ 5 with NAYP, 5-7 p.m., at Cooley Dickinson Hospital. Sponsors: Brain Analysis & Neurodevelopment Center, Highview of Northampton, and the Healing ZONE Therapeutic Massage. Cost: $10 for members.

• July 14: Google Workshop: “Set Goals with Google Analytics,” 9-11 a.m., at the chamber office, 99 Pleasant St., Northampton. Presented by SCORE. No cost. What is Google Analytics? A free powerful analytics tool provides reports showing how visitors found your website and what they did when they got there. Measure the effectiveness of your online and offline marketing campaigns. To register, visit [email protected].

• July 21: Google Workshop: “Build Your Free Website with Google,” 9-11 a.m., at the chamber office, 99 Pleasant St., Northampton. Presented by SCORE. Learn how to create, customize, and publish your site, get a free domain name or use one you already own, and access and edit your site anytime. No cost, but pre-registration is required, and space is limited. To register, visit [email protected].

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

GREATER WESTFIELD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.westfieldbiz.org
(413) 568-1618

• July 14: Pancake Breakfast, 7-11a.m., at South Middle School, Westfield. Cost: $6 for adults, $5 for seniors, $3 for children under 12. Vendor tables available: $75 for members, $100 for non-members. You must bring your own table and chairs. For more information, to volunteer, or reserve a table top and/or sponsorship, call the chamber office at (413) 568-1618.

• July 18: After 5 Connection, 5-7 p.m., at Papps Bar & Grill, 110 Airport Road, Westfield. Network with the chamber this summer. Scholarship fund raffle: win an aerial, scenic view of Westfield. Cost: $5 for chamber members, $10 general admission. Includes refreshments and cash bar.

SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL CHAMBER

www.myonlinechamber.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., Chez Josef, Agawam. Cost: $35 for chamber members, $40 for non-members. Register online at www.westoftheriverchamber.com.

People on the Move

By BusinessWest Staff July 12, 2016

Departments People on the Move

Tejas Gandhi

Tejas Gandhi, the former chief administrative officer at Navicent Health in Macon, Ga. — where he led the organization through an era of positive change and restructuring, contributing greatly to its financial recovery — has been named chief operating officer at Baystate Medical Center. His appointment became effective June 13. Gandhi fills a position left vacant by Nancy Shendell-Falik, who for two years served in the dual position at Baystate Health as chief operating officer and senior vice president/chief nursing officer for Baystate Medical Center, prior to being named president of Baystate Medical Center and senior vice president of Hospital Operations for Baystate Health in October 2015. “Dr. Gandhi is a true change agent, whose culture-building skills and talents in the area of continuous process improvements will be an asset in leading Baystate Medical Center and supporting Baystate 2020, our health system’s strategic plan,” said Shendell-Falik. “His adherence to core values and accountability in all actions, as well as his advocacy of transparency, especially in his own interactions, will make him a key member of the Baystate Health family.” Gandhi, with 15 years of professional experience in healthcare administration, comes to his new position from a hospital similar to Baystate Medical Center — a 637-bed teaching hospital affiliated with Mercer University School of Medicine, a Level I trauma center and three-time Magnet designated hospital for nursing excellence nationwide. Prior to joining Navicent Health in 2013, Gandhi was employed by Virtua Health in Marlton, N.J., the largest comprehensive healthcare system in Southern New Jersey, where he helped change the overall culture to one of continuous process improvement, resulting in cost savings and key improvements for the organization. During his 10 years there, Gandhi oversaw the process-driven planning process for a new $618 million replacement hospital and regional ambulatory center, also leading successful initiatives to improve clinical safety and quality outcomes, as well as patient satisfaction and employee engagement. Gandhi attended the University of Bombay, India, where he received his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering. He later received a master’s degree in industrial engineering from the State University of New York at Binghamton and a doctorate in health administration and leadership from Medical University of South Carolina.

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In a visit to the governor’s Western Mass. office in Springfield recently, Gov. Charlie Baker introduced Michael Knapik, a former state senator and state representative from Westfield, as the office’s new director. Knapik will be a primary liaison between the administration and constituents and communities in Western Mass. “With more than two decades of experience representing Western Mass. constituents, Mike is exceptionally qualified to lead our Springfield office,” Baker said. “Operating the office is one of the many essential tools we use to maintain an important relationship with the people, local leaders, and municipalities of Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden counties.” Added Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, “Mike will be an asset to both the administration and those serviced by the Springfield office. I look forward to working closely with him in his new role to continue building upon the strong relationships our administration has cultivated in the western part of the state.” Knapik said he is “excited to join the Baker-Polito administration and begin working with people across Western Massachusetts again. Western Massachusetts has a lot to offer, and I look forward to playing an active role in our communities and the overall conversation with the rest of Massachusetts on behalf of the administration.” Knapik served Westfield and 11 surrounding communities in the state Legislature for 22 years, first as a representative from 1991 to 1994 and then as a senator from 1995 to 2013.

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Kevin Maltby

Bacon Wilson announced that attorney Kevin Maltby is now president of the Hampden County Bar Assoc. (HCBA) after taking the oath of office Wednesday in front of his partners and peers at the association’s annual meeting and membership dinner at the Springfield Sheraton. “I am enormously grateful to the members of the bar association for their confidence in me, and gratified to follow in the footsteps of my partners at Bacon Wilson, including past presidents Paul Rothschild, Hyman Darling, and Michael Ratner,” Maltby said. “I consider it an honor to be counted among their ranks. So many Bacon Wilson attorneys have, over their lengthy careers, given their time and legal skills to serve the Hampden County Bar.”

Michael Katz

Michael Ratner

Paul Salvage

Also in attendance was attorney Michael Katz, who took office as chair of the bar’s Bankruptcy Section, while attorneys Michael Ratner and Paul Salvage were each honored for their 50 years of membership. Maltby has a long history of service and involvement with the Hampden County Bar Assoc. He has served on the bar’s board of directors each year since 2012. He was honored with the HCBA’s Access to Justice Pro Bono Publico Award for 2012 for his vision and implementation of the Springfield District Court Lawyer for the Day program. Additionally, in 2013, he received the Community Service Award from the Mass. Bar Assoc. Maltby is a member of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s Standing Advisory Committee on Professionalism. He has extensive jury-trial and courtroom experience, and is a former prosecutor for the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office. He is also an adjunct professor of Legal Studies at Bay Path University in Longmeadow, where he teaches litigation, advanced litigation, criminal law, and evidence. He earned his law degree from Suffolk University Law School in 2001, and his undergraduate degree, cum laude, from UMass in 1998. In 2014, he was a recipient of BusinessWest’s 40 Under Forty distinction, and has been a named a Super Lawyers Rising Star for seven years, since 2009.

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The Westmass Area Development Corp. board named Eric Nelson the new president and CEO of the private, nonprofit, industrial- and business-development corporation that offers master-planned land resources at Chicopee River Business Park, Hadley University Business Park, Deer Park in East Longmeadow, and the historic Ludlow Mills. Nelson succeeds Kenn Delude, who is retiring after 10 years as president and CEO of the organization. Nelson has more than 30 years of experience in site development and design and has consulted on numerous industrial and commercial site-development projects. His background also encompasses financing development and creating public-private partnership agreements. Having served as senior vice president of Westmass for the past two and a half years and with Westmass since 2011, Nelson has conducted regular meetings with industrial and business prospects interested in Westmass properties, conducted pre-development site analysis and research, headed the process of zoning and building permits, and was responsible for project budgets and grant applications. According to John Maybury, Westmass board chair, “Westmass has been fortunate to have someone of Kenn Delude’s unique skills at the helm of the organization. We are equally fortunate to have Eric Nelson, who worked alongside Kenn for the past five years, making for a smooth transition. Eric has worked closely with Kenn and is intimately involved with all of Westmass’ industrial land resources in the region and in particular the Ludlow Mills preservation and redevelopment, an exciting project which is quickly approaching $100 million in investment and represents significant economic development for the region.” Maybury said Delude would continue to provide support to Westmass and the Ludlow Mills project through the transition in a consulting role as needed. Nelson is a registered professional landscape architect and holds U.S. Green Building Council LEED AP certification. He earned his master’s degree in landscape architecture from UMass Amherst.

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Madeline Presz

JGS Lifecare has named Madeline Presz executive director of Spectrum Home Health & Hospice Care. Presz is responsible for overseeing the daily operation of the home health and hospice program, including supervision of the team, financial performance, and delivery of quality care, as well as providing direct care. Presz brings 22 years of clinical experience in healthcare to this position. She is a registered nurse, certified in hospice and palliative care, gerontological nursing; and IV therapy, central line and TPN therapy. Before joining Spectrum, Presz served as executive director of the Loving Care Agency in Springfield. In this role, she was responsible for the clinical and operational programming for two pediatric and three adult home-care offices/teams. Prior to that, she served as regional director of Clinical Operations for Life Choice Hospice in Auburn. She was also a clinical director/administrator at Solamor Hospice in Auburn and a clinical director of Allegiance Hospice in Shrewsbury. Presz has also served as director of Nursing at Wingate in East Longmeadow, and she started her career as assistant director of Nursing at Chestnut Hill Rehab in East Longmeadow. Presz has a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Elms College, graduating summa cum laude, and an associate degree in nursing from Springfield Technical Community College. She is also a member of the Sigma Theta Tau National Honor Society for nurses.

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Mary-Beth Cooper

Springfield College President Mary-Beth Cooper has been appointed by Gov. Charlie Baker to serve on one of three special commissions created under the landmark opioid legislation signed into law earlier this year. Cooper and the other appointees to the commission were sworn in by the governor recently at the State House. Cooper will serve on the special commission to study the incorporation of safe and effective pain treatment and prescribing practices into the professional training of students that may prescribe controlled substances. This special commission is tasked with developing recommendations to ensure future prescribers have an understanding of certain fundamental issues relative to the opioid epidemic, including pain treatment, pain-treatment planning, safe prescribing practices, and prescription monitoring. The appointed commission will submit recommendations on or before Dec. 1. “I’m honored to serve on this commission, representing our outstanding healthcare-preparation programs at Springfield College,” said Cooper. “I’m excited about the diversity of the commission, which includes family members of those who have struggled with opioid use, current healthcare providers, other educators, and committed community members all wanting to be a part of solutions to the opioid crisis.” Joining Cooper as appointees to the special commission are Todd Brown, vice chairman of the School of Pharmacy at Northeastern University; Dr. Nitigna Desai, director of Addiction Psychiatry at Bedford Veteran Affairs Medical Center and director of the Substance Abuse Service Line at New England Healthcare; Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan, president and CEO of the Dimock Community Health Center; Brad Ulrich, regional vice president for Walgreens; and Joan Vitello-Cicciu, dean of the UMass Graduate School of Nursing.

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Brian Risler, Farmington Bank’s assistant vice president and mortgage sales manager for the Western Mass. region, has been named 2016 Affiliate of the Year by the Realtor Assoc. of Pioneer Valley (RAPV). The announcement was made during the association’s recent annual awards banquet on June 8. The award is the highest form of recognition given by the RAPV to an affiliate member who has shown outstanding service and devotion to the organization during the past 17 months in the areas of affiliate-related association activity, community service, and business activity. Risler has served in many capacities for the RAPV, including co-chair of its Education Fair & Trade Show, which was the association’s largest and most heavily attended event of the year. Risler also served on the Government Affairs Committee of the Mass. Assoc. of Realtors (MAR), advocating for private property rights and promoting MAR’s legislative agenda and positions on key issues. As affiliate of the year, Risler was also recognized for his involvement in the community. For instance, he has been a guest speaker for HAPHousing, the largest nonprofit developer of affordable housing in Western Mass., educating first-time homebuyers on the fundamentals of residential financing and how best to advocate for themselves as consumers. At Farmington Bank, Risler has more than 16 years of experience in residential mortgage banking in Massachusetts. Risler received a bachelor’s degree in business administration and finance from Stonehill College in Massachusetts.

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Elias Acuna, a real estate agent with Maria Acuna Real Estate in Springfield, has been named the 2016 Realtor of the Year by the Realtor Assoc. of Pioneer Valley (RAPV). The announcement was made during the association’s annual awards banquet held recently at the Log Cabin in Holyoke. As the highest honor given to a member, the Realtor of the Year award is bestowed upon one person who has shown outstanding service and devotion to the 1,650-member organization during the past 17 months in the areas of Realtor activity, community service, and business activity. A Realtor since 2004, Acuna serves on the association’s board of directors, finance committee, strategic planning committee, and young professional’s network committee, where he was chairman in 2015. He is a co-presenter at the bimonthly new-member orientation promoting involvement and member benefits. Acuna is a frequent technology instructor, teaching topics such as real-estate apps and social-media practices. At the state level, he is a member of the board of directors of the Massachusetts Assoc. of Realtors (MAR). He is the chairman of the Mass. Assoc. of Realtors young professional’s network committee and a member the MAR diversity committee. He participated along with 400 Massachusetts Realtors in the 2015 and 2016 Realtors Day on Beacon Hill to lobby on behalf of home ownership and private property rights. He attended the 2015 Massachusetts Assoc. of Realtors Convention and Trade Show.

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Berkshire Bank announced that Kathryn Dube, first vice president, wealth business development leader, was honored by the United Way of Pioneer Valley as Volunteer of the Year for the 2015-16 season. Dube joined the United Way of Pioneer Valley board of directors in 2007 and committed to this position until 2017. As an affiliate of the United Way, she has also held other titles, such as chairperson of the allocations and impact committee, chairman of the board, and founding member of the Women’s Leadership Council in Western Mass. in 2013. The award is based upon leadership, community engagement, and core values, among other essential qualities. The United Way of Pioneer Valley granted the award to Dube on June 22 at the Log Cabin in Holyoke.

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Greenfield Cooperative Bank and its parent company, Greenfield Bancorp, announced that the following seven directors were re-elected to three-year terms as directors of the bank and Greenfield Bancorp, MHC:
•Attorney Robert Carey, a principal in the Greenfield law firm of Curtiss, Carey, Gates &  Goodridge, LLP, re-elected as clerk of the bank;
• Kevin O’Neil, president of Wilson’s Department Store in Greenfield, re- elected chairman of the board;
• Keith Finan, chief financial officer of Deerfield Academy;
• Attorney Daniel Graves, owner of the Law Offices of Daniel Graves in Greenfield;
• Attorney Peter MacConnell, principal in the law firm of Bacon Wilson, P.C., re-elected as a corporator for a 10-year term;
• John Kuhn, principal in the firm of Kuhn-Riddle Architects in Amherst, re-elected as a corporator for a 10-year term; and
• Robb Morton, CPA, principal in the accounting firm of Boisselle, Morton & Associates, LLP located in Hadley, also re-elected as a  corporator for a 10-year term. Re-elected to 10-year terms as corporators of Greenfield Bancorp, MHC were Barry Roberts, president of Roberts Builders Inc.; Margarita O’Byrne Curtis, head of school at Deerfield Academy; and Douglas Clarke, retired after many years with Western Massachusetts Electric Co., now Eversource.

Incorporations

By BusinessWest Staff June 28, 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.

AGAWAM

Build with us Properties, 232 Walnut St., Agawam, MA 01001. Jennifer Illouz, same. Residential redevelopment .

FEEDING HILLS

Aps Consulting Inc., 236 James St., Feeding Hills, MA 01030. Carmine Dibella, same. Installation, maintenance, and service of ATM machines.

HADLEY

Adam Brady Bodyworks Inc., 171 River Dr., Hadley, MA 01035. Adam Brady, same. Physical therapy and body work services.

Banas Ventures GP Inc., 10 Mill Valley Road, Hadley, 01035. Brent Banas, same. Asset management services.

LONGMEADOW

Azrech Solutions Inc., 138 Tennyson Dr., Longmeadow, MA 01106. Himadhar Vemulapalli, same.

Camden Row Designs Inc., 8 Rosemore St., Longmeadow, MA 01106. Lindsay Daviau, same. Event design creating custom goods.

PITTSFIELD

413 Plumbing & Heating Inc., 4 Clarendon St., Pittsfield, MA 01201. Justin Kisselbrock, same. Plumbing, heating and air conditioning services.

Berkshire Property Services Inc., 118 Winesap road, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Robert John Tremble, same. Property maintenance.

SOUTHAMPTON

Brian Craven Dentistry, P.C., 4 Line St., Southampton, MA 01073. Brian Craven, same. Dental practice.

SPRINGFIELD

AM & M Supermarket Inc., 1072 State St., Springfield, MA 01109. Alaa Abdelghani, 47 Warren St., West Springfield, MA 01089. Grocery store.

Arnold Construction Inc., 128 Cambridge St., Springfield, MA 01109. Bruce Arnold Sr., same. Construction service.

Bettermen Cnstruction Inc., 122 Cuff Ave., Springfield, MA 01104. Tracy Whitfield, same. Construction service.

WEST SPRINGFIELD

American Leisure Travel Inc., 203 Circuit Ave., Unit Office124, West Springfield, MA 01089. Kuo Sun, same. Charter bus and tour services.

WILBRAHAM

Ajr Enterprises Inc., 223 ThreeRivers Road., Wilbraham, MA 01095. Paulo Ramos, same. Landscaping services.

Briefcase

By BusinessWest Staff June 28, 2016

Briefcase Departments

New AHL Franchise Named Springfield Thunderbirds

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield’s new American Hockey League (AHL) franchise will take the ice for the upcoming 2016-17 season as the Springfield Thunderbirds. With hockey fans and local dignitaries looking on from center-ice seats at the MassMutual Center Arena, team officials announced the new name through a pulsating two-minute video on the arena’s state-of-the-art LED scoreboard. “The Springfield Thunderbirds’ name represents the strength and pride of Western Massachusetts. It is a nod to our hockey past, a tribute to the men and woman of the Air Force who are so vital to this region, and a symbol of the new energy and spirit that is palpable in Springfield,” said Nathan Costa, Thunderbirds executive vice president. Thunderbirds is an allusion to two previous Springfield AHL hockey team names, the Indians and the Falcons. The name refers to the animal of Native American legend that creates thunder and lightning by flapping its massive wings. Like the Falcon, it is also a fierce bird of prey. The name also refers to the famous demonstration planes of the U.S. Air Force and serves as an homage to Barnes Air National Guard Base and Westover Air Reserve Base, in Westfield and Chicopee, respectively. The announcement follows a name-the-team campaign that solicited suggestions from the public in a survey coordinated in partnership with MassLive and the Republican. The survey received more than 2,600 responses. “We would like to thank the thousands of fans who participated in this survey,” Costa said. “We were overwhelmed by the creativity and enthusiasm of those who submitted suggestions. Our fans wanted a name that honored the proud history of AHL hockey in Springfield while at the same time reflecting the new energy and excitement of this franchise. We believe the Thunderbirds captures this spirit.” The logo features a bird’s head in bright blue with a curved beak against a background of red and yellow. The team’s name is picked out in yellow and white. “The City of Springfield has a long and storied relationship with the American Hockey League going back to the days of Eddie Shore,” said U.S. Rep. Richard Neal. “For 80 years, professional hockey has been played in our community, and many fans could not imagine a season without a local franchise playing home games at the MassMutual Center. Next season, the Springfield Thunderbirds will take the ice in pursuit of their first Calder Cup. And we have the ownership group to thank for the efforts to keep a charter member of the AHL in downtown Springfield. I am certain that local fans will welcome this exciting new team to ‘the Nest,’ and that the 2016-17 season will be a successful partnership between the Thunderbirds and the Florida Panthers of the NHL.” In coordination with the announcement, the franchise also launched its new website, www.springfieldthunderbirds.com, where fans can now place deposits for season-ticket memberships. The team’s social-media handles are Springfield Thunderbirds on Facebook, @thunderbirdsahl on Twitter, and thunderbirdsahl on Instagram. “Again, so thankful, but not surprised that these outstanding corporate citizens continue to step up for our city of Springfield,” Mayor Domenic Sarno said. “Their continued belief and investment in our Springfield is deeply appreciated. Now we need to pack the house to help assure that professional hockey is here to stay for many years to come. Drop the puck!” Added Florida Panthers Executive Chairman Peter Luukko, “we are excited to have our AHL players take the ice next season with the Springfield Thunderbirds name and logo on their jerseys. This is the start of a new era for AHL hockey in Western Massachusetts, and we look forward to being a part of it.” Founded in 1936 and now with franchises in 30 cities across North America, the American Hockey League serves as the top development league for the players, coaches, managers, executives, and broadcasters of all 30 National Hockey League teams. More than 88% of today’s NHL players are AHL graduates, and for the 15th year in a row, more than 6 million fans attended AHL games in 2015-16. For more information on the Thunderbirds, go HERE.

Employer Confidence Surges in May

BOSTON — Confidence among Massachusetts employers rose to a 10-month high during May as the state approached full employment and the national economy continued to throw off mixed signals. The Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) Business Confidence Index rose 1.5 points during May to 57.7, the highest level since July 2015. The reading was slightly higher than the 57.3 level posted a year ago and comfortably above the 50 mark that denotes an overall positive economic outlook. The brightening outlook came amid growing evidence that the U.S. economy is regaining its footing after posting a 0.8% growth rate during the first quarter. Recent reports on retail sales, housing starts, and industrial production paint an upbeat picture of the economy in the second quarter. At the same time, the government reported that the U.S. economy created just 38,000 jobs during May, the slowest pace since 2010. “Massachusetts employers appear to have shaken off the uncertainty of the fall and winter and are now feeling optimistic about the remainder of 2016,” said Raymond Torto, chair of AIM’s board of economic advisors and lecturer at Harvard Graduate School of Design. “The most encouraging news is that every constituent measure contained in the Business Confidence Index rose during May, and most were higher than they were a year ago.” The AIM Index, based on a survey of Massachusetts employers, has appeared monthly since July 1991. It is calculated on a 100-point scale, with 50 as neutral; a reading above 50 is positive, while below 50 is negative. The index reached its historic high of 68.5 on two occasions in 1997-98, and its all-time low of 33.3 in February 2009. It has remained above 50 since October 2013.

UMass Generates $6.2B in Economic Impact

BOSTON — The University of Massachusetts was responsible for $6.2 billion in economic activity in Massachusetts last year — a record high — and helped to support more than 43,000 jobs statewide, President Marty Meehan announced Tuesday. “UMass educates more students than any college or university in the Commonwealth and is one of the state’s three largest research universities, but it also has a profound impact on the Massachusetts economy based on the scope and reach of its operations,” Meehan said. “UMass is a vital economic engine for the Commonwealth, and its impact is felt in every community and by virtually every family across Massachusetts.” Victor Woolridge, chairman of the UMass board of trustees, said the report illustrates that “UMass truly is here for a reason, and that reason is to serve the entire Commonwealth. The importance of generating an economic impact on the scale that we do — and having it distributed in every corner of the state — cannot be overstated.” The economic impact generated by the five-campus UMass system translates to a 10-to-1 return on investment for state government when total state funding for the university is considered, according to a FY 2015 analysis performed by the UMass Donahue Institute, which conducts economic and public-policy research. The major drivers of economic impact are student, faculty, and staff spending; construction projects; and the university’s purchasing the goods and services required for its activities. The study measured that spending and its ripple effect in determining the $6.2 billion impact estimate. According to the Donahue Institute report, each of the five university campuses generated a substantial economic impact for its region and the state. By campus or unit, the figures were: Amherst, $2.069 billion; Boston, $1.085 billion; Dartmouth, $466.1 million; Lowell, $921.9 million; Medical School, $1.584 billion; and Central Administration, $198.4 million.

Board of Higher Education Amends Leave Policies

BOSTON — A committee of the state Board of Higher Education voted Tuesday to amend the leave policies for non-unit professionals (NUPs) at the state’s 15 community colleges and nine state universities in an effort to better align such policies with those governing UMass employees, public higher-education systems in other New England states, and Massachusetts state employees. The vote is subject to a final vote by the full Board of Higher Education on June 14. If approved, the changes would impact approximately 1650 employees. The board’s Fiscal Affairs and Administrative Policy (FAAP) Committee voted to eliminate the current policy allowing employees to convert unused vacation days into sick time. Going forward under the new policy, any vacation days that remain over a 64-day balance would be forfeited by the employee if not used. The 64-day vacation balance would be reduced over the next two and a half years to a maximum of 50 days that can be ‘carried’ by an employee. Additionally, the committee voted to reduce the number of vacation days allotted to higher-education employees to a maximum of 25, a reduction from a previous allocation of 30 days per year for the longest-serving employees; and to standardize the number of personal days allotted to employees across all three segments of the higher-education system. All non-unit professionals employed at the state’s community colleges and state universities will receive a total of five annual personal days, effective Jan. 1, 2017. “These changes will bring our employment policies for non-unit professionals at community colleges and state universities into alignment with those in place at the University of Massachusetts, at public colleges and universities across New England, and for state employees,” said Higher Education Commissioner Carlos Santiago, who ordered an expedited review of the policies in March. “They will allow us to remain competitive with other institutions in our bid to attract top talent, while also making good on our commitment to be effective stewards of state resources.”

State Unemployment Rate Remains at 4.2% in May

BOSTON — The state’s total unemployment rate remained at 4.2% in May, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Thursday. The preliminary May job estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicate that Massachusetts lost 6,400 jobs. Job losses were impacted by a temporary labor dispute in the information sector. In May, leisure and hospitality was the only sector to experience over-the-month job gains. BLS also revised upward the state’s over-the-month job gains in April, reporting that 15,200 jobs were added compared to the 13,900-job gain originally reported. From December 2015 to May 2016, Massachusetts has added 30,500 jobs. At 4.2%, the unemployment rate is down 0.7% over the year, with the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropping from 4.9% in May 2015. There were 26,600 fewer unemployed persons and 49,000 more employed persons over the year compared to May 2015. The Commonwealth’s May unemployment rate remains lower than the national rate of 4.7% reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “The labor force continues to grow, with 7,000 more employed residents and 2,000 fewer unemployed residents in May,” Labor and Workforce Development Secretary Ronald Walker II said, adding that the education and healthcare sector and the professional, scientific, and business-services sector continue to generate the most jobs in Massachusetts. The state’s labor-force participation rate — the total number of residents 16 or older who worked or were unemployed and actively sought work in the last four weeks — remained at 65.0%. The labor-force participation rate over the year has decreased 0.2% compared to May 2015. Over the year, the largest private-sector percentage job gains by sector were in construction; professional, scientific, and business services; other services; and leisure and hospitality.

Online Resource Aims to Keep River Users Healthy

GREENFIELD — In time for the summer recreation season, the Connecticut River Watershed Council (CRWC) and 16 partners have launched the 2016 Connecticut River water-sampling program. Water samples are tested for E. coli bacteria as an indicator for all types of other pathogens that could potentially make one sick. River users can visit the “Is It Clean” web page at www.connecticutriver.us to find bacteria test results at more than 147 river-access and recreation sites in Massachusetts, Northern Conn., Vermont, and New Hampshire. Samples are typically collected at each site weekly or bi-weekly, and test results are posted online 24 hours later, through early October. “When weather gets warm, people head to our rivers to cool off and have fun, and they want to know if our rivers are clean. The data tells us that it is a good idea to stay out of the water for 24 to 48 hours after a heavy rain because bacteria levels could be high,” said CRWC Lower River Steward Alicea Charamut. “Heavy rain is often the cause of high bacteria levels. Bacteria can spike after a storm due to combined sewer overflows and polluted stormwater runoff from urban, suburban, and agricultural areas.” Added CRWC Massachusetts River Steward Andrea Donlon, “cities and towns along the river are making significant investments to reduce pollution to our rivers, and this has made a tremendous difference. We want people to be able to explore and enjoy this wonderful resource. Our rivers are certainly much cleaner than they used to be, but it makes sense for river users to pay attention to this information so they know when it’s clean for swimming or boating.” Water sample results are color-coded and map-based to offer guidance about whether the water is clean enough for swimming and boating. Results are a snapshot of river conditions at the moment the sample was taken, but give river users information they can use to make informed decisions and prevent potential illness. The website provides bacteria data for the Connecticut River and more than 20 tributaries, including the Chicopee River, Mill River in Northampton, Mill River/Lake Warner in Hadley, Farmington River in Connecticut, Ottauquechee and Black Rivers in Vermont, and many more.

Company Notebook

By BusinessWest Staff June 28, 2016

Company Notebook Departments

Delcie Bean Turns Over 40% of Paragus Stock to Employees

HADLEY — After more than two years of strategic planning, in a deal valued at approximately $1.6 million, Paragus IT announced that its employee stock-ownership plan (ESOP), which distributes ownership of 40% of the company to its 40-plus employees, is officially a go. “There has been a lot of celebration around here,” said Paragus CEO Delcie Bean. “While this is an announcement we have all been anticipating for over two years, the time seems to have only contributed to the excitement.” While there have been a few recent high-profile ESOPs, including Harpoon Brewery and Chobani Yogurt, they are still fairly uncommon. What makes the Paragus ESOP especially unique are the reasons behind it. ESOPs are traditionally formed after the company has fully matured and when a major shareholder is looking to exit. For Paragus, it’s about fueling future growth by giving everyone a direct stake and a personal investment in the future of the company. “I knew this was the right decision for myself and for Paragus because Paragus is a company that owes 100% of its success to the hard work of its incredible employees, or partners, as I like to call them,” Bean said. “As the only shareholder, I knew that anything I could do to further that spirit and attract new talent would be a sound investment. That’s why it made sense to give everybody some skin in the game. Now they aren’t just growing a company, they’re growing their company. Which means Paragus is here to stay, and we’re only getting bigger.” Added Dennis Schilling, quality assurance officer, “it’s always been about us at Paragus. It’s never been one person pointing and the rest following. With the ESOP, Delcie has made official what has always been true. It’s a beautiful thing that he has taken his company, his dream, and carved off such a sizable piece of it for all of us.” While Bean has no plans to step down, he has shaken up the management structure a bit. Just before the ESOP became a reality, he appointed former Paragus Operations Manager Jim Young to be president of the company. In his new role, Young is responsible for overseeing all day-to-day operations and making sure everyone on the leadership team and across the company is working together to realize Paragus’ vision. This allows Bean to focus exclusively on growth, acquisitions, and moving into new markets. “It’s a brand-new set of responsibilities and challenges for me,” Young said. “But these changes will enable each of us to contribute to the greatest extent possible while ensuring decisions are being made quickly by the people best positioned to do so.” Added Bean, “we don’t believe in growth for growth’s sake. Our growth is fueled by one singular objective that is bordering on an obsession — we are all completely committed to being the absolute best at what we do while simultaneously being the best place to work. Ask anyone here, and they will all tell you that nothing is going to stand in our way when it comes to our relentless pursuit of being the best.”

Elms, WNEU Establish Law School Agreement

CHICOPEE — Elms College and Western New England University School of Law executed a ‘3+3’ agreement this month that allows students to apply for admission to the law school and begin their legal education during their senior year at Elms College. This could shorten the time for students to earn both their bachelor’s and juris doctor degrees from seven years to six years. This agreement is not limited to criminal justice or legal studies majors — any undergraduate student, regardless of major, can earn credits toward law school under this program. “This is a significant opportunity for students in all majors who are interested in attending law school,” said Assistant Professor Kurt Ward, director of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies and director of ABA Paralegal Education at Elms College.

HCC Gateway to College Program Earns Award

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Community College’s (HCC) Gateway to College program, which in 2014 was ranked number one among all the Gateway programs in the U.S., is the recipient of the first-ever Gateway Program Excellence Award. The inaugural award from the Gateway to College National Network recognizes HCC’s program for exceeding all four of the network’s benchmarks for success in 2014-15: GPA, one-year persistence, two-year persistence, and graduation rate. “Recognitions like this make us feel more important and shiny,” said coordinator Vivian Ostrowski said at Gateway’s June 1 graduation ceremony in the Leslie Phillips Theater, “but we know, we so know, that these numbers really mean that some kids with complicated and messy lives decided time and time again to show up and do their work.” Gateway to College is a dual-enrollment program for students who have either left high school or are at risk for dropping out. Gateway students take classes at HCC, collecting transferable college credits while also earning their high-school diplomas. Since 2008, 204 Gateway students at HCC have graduated from high school, and more than half have continued on to college. Twenty-nine were enrolled at HCC this spring and HCC’s Gateway graduates have so far earned 19 associate degrees and three bachelor’s degrees. Twenty students from six school districts earned their high-school diplomas through HCC’s Gateway program his spring: from Springfield, Korcan Atmaca, Amena Cooke, Melinda Diaz, Deikwon Duke, Ciara Garcia, Jamilee Gomez, Denisse Rivera, Mercedes Robare, Elmer Rodriguez and Jonte Toro; from Belchertown, Casey Beaudry, Christopher Chaffee, Shauna Driscoll, and Summer McLauglin; from Westfield, Emma Cowhey and Jacob Hartley; from Holyoke, Alexander Escalante; from Palmer, Bailey McDowell and Dylan Tallman; and from Agawam, Sarah Wyckoff. Gateway to College was founded in Portland, Ore. in 2000. There are now 41 Gateway programs in 21 states. The spring 2014 report from the national Gateway network listed HCC’s Gateway program number one in both persistence, or fall-to-fall retention (87% compared to a network average of 53%); and graduation rate (80% compared to a 27% network average). “Holyoke’s program is poised to build on its successes and can serve as an example for the rest of our network,” Emily Froimson, president of the Gateway national network, wrote in a congratulatory letter to Ostrowski. “You have not simply made a difference for students in Holyoke, Massachusetts; the work that your school district and college partnership has accomplished is a model for how we solve these persistent problems as a nation.” Ostrowski will collect the award on behalf of HCC at the Gateway to College National Network Peer Learning Conference in Minneapolis on June 28.

Berkshire Bank Employees Volunteer More Than 4,500 Hours on June 7

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Bank completed its Xtraordinary Day on June 7. This event marked the first year the entire bank participated in community-service events concurrently from 1 to 4 p.m., closing the entire financial institution as a united effort for community involvement. During Xtraordinary Day, 95% of the Berkshire Bank team, 1,161 employees, completed 56 projects. From painting of elementary schools and cleanups of local parks to financial-literacy lessons, they contributed more than 4,500 hours of service, a value of $128,000. The projects helped 54 different nonprofit organizations and directly impacted more than 100,000 individuals across the bank’s footprint. Berkshire Bank’s goal with Xtraordinary Day was to affect the communities that support it every day in a significant way, by being active and immersed in projects that would have a meaningful and lasting impact on these communities. “Berkshire Bank’s Xtraordinary Day was intended to create a sense of unity through all of our employees and within our communities,” said Tami Gunsch, the bank’s executive vice president, noting that the day’s projects benefited nonprofit organizations and communities in Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, and Vermont. In Berkshire County, projects included painting at Stearns Elementary School, Egremont Elementary School, and Boys & Girls Club Camp Russell; downtown guide assembly at Downtown Pittsfield; cleanup of Pittsfield parks, Greenagers Housatonic River Walk, and Berkshire Athenaeum; a home build with Northern Berkshire Habitat For Humanity; tree measuring with Trustees of Reservations at Bartholomew’s Cobble; and fourth- to sixth-grade literacy at Farmington River Regional School. In the Pioneer Valley, projects included cleanup of Stanley Park, YMCA of Westfield, Southwick Rail Trail, West Springfield YMCA, Amelia Park Children’s Museum, Birthday Wishes, and Girls Inc. of Greenfield; a house build and restore for Greater Springfield Habitat for Humanity; a bike build at YMCA of Greater Springfield; administrative duties at Children’s Study Home; tree planting at ReGreen Springfield; and truck unloading at Community Survival Center.

GoodWorks Insurance Profiled in National Magazine

GREAT BARRINGTON — GoodWorks Insurance is booming while giving half of its growing profits to charities in Connecticut and Massachusetts, according to a profile in the May issue of Independent Agent, the national magazine for independent insurance agents. When Chad Yonker, a former minority investor, took over GoodWorks as CEO in 2011, it was struggling financially despite growing sales. He recapitalized the firm. “Since then, the agency has more than tripled in size,” the magazine notes. Based in Glastonbury, Conn., GoodWorks Insurance is an independent agency with additional Connecticut offices in Avon, Columbia, and New Milford, and Massachusetts offices in Great Barrington and Worcester. It’s marking its 10th anniversary this year. GoodWorks’ corporate charter requires that a minimum of 50% of operating earnings be distributed to nonprofits. Its community grants support local nonprofits that work in education, healthcare, public safety, and community development. They include medical clinics, fuel-assistance programs, visiting-nurse associations, special education, the YMCA, and more. GoodWorks’ 2015 sales were about $6 million, and the agency expects up to 50% growth for 2016. Yonker and the other agency owners decline compensation in order to boost the profit pool available for giving, according to the magazine. Its commitment to nonprofits has resulted in many growth opportunities. Besides insuring families and small businesses in general, GoodWorks has special expertise in nonprofits, fuel dealers, aerospace, manufacturers, and surety bonds. The full article can be read online at tinyurl.com/j9hua44.

HCC Expands Presence in Hampshire County

WARE — Calling it a great day for Ware and a great day for the region, business leaders, elected officials, and representatives from Holyoke Community College recently celebrated the opening of a new education and workforce-training center in downtown Ware. The center, called E2E, short for Education to Employment: Quaboag Region Workforce Training and Community College Center, is a collaboration between HCC and the Quaboag Valley Community Development Corp. “We are so thrilled to welcome Holyoke Community College to our community,” said Sheila Cuddy, executive director of the Quaboag CDC. “As a CDC, we are here with a focus on business development and to better our economic community. What better way to make that happen than to focus on giving the folks who live here the skills they need to become good employees for our local businesses?” More than 60 people attended the grand opening, ribbon-cutting and reception. HCC president Bill Messner told the crowd he was impressed by the persistence with which representatives from Ware courted the college to establish a presence there. “We’re delighted,” Messner said. “We’re Holyoke Community College, and we take the community very seriously, and you are part of our community, so we’re here. We’re here because of the efforts of a lot of people in this room.” Also speaking at the opening were John Carroll, chairman of the Ware Board of Selectmen; state Sen. Anne Gobi; state Rep. Todd Smola of Warren, a 2005 graduate of HCC; Vincent McCaughey, board chairman of the Quaboag Valley CDC; Paul Scully, president of Country Bank, who donated the space for the E2E center; Tracy Opalinksi of the Ware Business and Civic Assoc.; and Steve Lowell, president of Monson Savings Bank. The roughly 3,000-square-foot center located at 79 Main St. includes two classrooms, as well as private study areas and office space. Ten computer workstations will be available for community members interested in enrolling in credit classes at HCC as online students. The center is already offering non-credit classes in hospitality and culinary arts. The expectation is that course offerings will expand to include manufacturing and health careers. For some courses, classroom education will be supplemented by hands-on training at Pathfinder Vocational High School in Palmer. HCC will also offer academic-advising and career-counseling services. “This is a great day for Ware and a great day for our region, which has been lacking in sources of education beyond high school for so long,” Cuddy said, “so we could not be more pleased that HCC has shown the willingness to be our partner in this endeavor and to move the project forward.”

Chamber Corners

By BusinessWest Staff June 28, 2016

Chamber Corners Departments

AMHERST AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.amherstarea.com
(413) 253-0700

• July 18: 13th annual Golf Tournament, at Hickory Ridge Golf Course, Pomeroy Lane, Amherst. Schedule: 10 a.m.: full-swing pro clinic; 10:30 a.m.: registration, putting contest, light lunch; noon: shotgun start, scramble format; 5 p.m.: social hour, cash bar; 6 p.m.: dinner, awards ceremony, live auction. Hole-in-one, longest drive, closest-to-pin contests. Cost: $135 per player, $540 per foursome.

GREATER EASTHAMPTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.easthamptonchamber.org
(413) 527-9414

• July 14: Networking By Night, 5-7 p.m., at the Oxbow Marina Sports Center, Old Springfield Road, Northampton. Register online at easthamptonchamber.org or call the chamber at (413) 572-9414.

• July 29: 32nd annual Golf Tournament at Southampton Country Club, 329 College Highway. Shotgun start at 9 a.m. Sign up early and save. Register online at easthamptonchamber.org or call the chamber (413) 527-9414.

GREATER HOLYOKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

holyokechamber.com
(413) 534-3376

• July 13: Chamber Coffee Buzz Morning Networking, 7:30-8:30 a.m., at Ruwac Inc., 54 Winter St., Holyoke. Jump-start the day with this opportunity to meet business and community leaders while enjoying coffee and a light breakfast at this respected world leader in industrial vacuum systems. This event is free to members of the business community and is sponsored by Lyon & Fitzpatrick LLP.

GREATER NORTHAMPTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.explorenorthampton.com
(413) 584-1900

• July 13: July Arrive@5, 5-7 p.m., at Cooley Dickinson Hospital. Joint event with Northampton Area Young Professionals. Sponsors: Brain Analysis & Neurodevelopment Center, Highview of Northampton, the Healing ZONE Therapeutic Massage.

SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL CHAMBER

www.myonlinechamber.com
(413) 787-1555

• July 28: Chamber Golf Tournament, at the Ranch Golf Club, 65 Sunnyside Road, Southwick. Registration/course-side lunch: 11 a.m. to noon; shotgun start: 12:30 p.m.; dinner immediately following. Sponsored by Columbia Gas of Massachusetts, Florence Bank, Chicopee Savings Bank, and the MassMutual Center. Cost: $600 per foursome, $160 per individual golfer. Reservations may be made online at www.springfieldregionalchamber.com.

GREATER WESTFIELD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.westfieldbiz.org
(413) 568-1618

• July 14: 39th annual Pancake Breakfast, 7 to 11 a.m., South Middle School Lawn, Westfield, rain or shine. Cost: $6 for adults $5 for seniors, $3 for kids under 12. Tickets are available at the chamber office in advance or on the day of the event. Vendor Tables are available: $75 for chamber members, $100 for non-members. Vendors must bring their own table and chairs. We will also be doing our popular vendor bingo. There are many activities for children, including a bounce house, face painting, music, a fire engine, and more. For more information, to volunteer, or to reserve a table top and/or sponsorship, call the chamber office at (413) 568-1618.

• July 18: Connect in July – After 5 Connection, 5 p.m., Papps Bar & Grill (on the observation deck), 110 Airport Road, Westfield. Appetizers include eggplant tower bites, renowned tomato bruschetta, and a chef’s choice selection. There will be a raffle for a $25 gift certificate to Papps Bar & Grill. Also, we are having a scholarship-fund raffle where we will raffle off an aerial scenic view of Westfield in a 1942 Aeronca L3 that evening, weather permitting. The event is sponsored by Air1 Flight Training and A Slight Edge Salon. Don’t forget your business cards. Cost: $5 for chamber members, $10 for general admission. To register for this event, call the chamber office at (413) 568-1618.

People on the Move

By BusinessWest Staff June 28, 2016

Departments People on the Move

Colin Leduc

Webber & Grinnell announced that Colin Leduc has joined the agency as an account executive. He brings insurance-agency experience to the firm, as well as knowledge gained during his many years as a recruiter for ADP. Leduc was raised in Longmeadow and grew up working in his father’s sheet-metal shop in Holyoke. This experience greatly contributed to his passion for protecting the assets of local, family-owned businesses — and his decision to move to Webber & Grinnell. “I spent my life watching my father work hard to provide for our family,” he said. “I was drawn to Webber & Grinnell because of their commitment to local businesses, as well as the work environment they provide for their staff.” Bill Grinnell, president of Webber & Grinnell, noted that “Colin has a very dynamic personality and is a very strong addition to the Webber & Grinnell family. He’s very dedicated to helping the firm grow, especially in the field of family business.”

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Gary Schiff

October Mountain Financial Advisors announced it has appointed Gary Schiff as managing director of the firm, which provides client-centered investment-management, financial-planning, and trust-administration services to clients in Berkshire County and throughout New England. Formed earlier this year, October Mountain Financial Advisors is an alliance of Lee Bank and St. Germain Investment Management, based in Springfield. “We’re excited to welcome Gary to October Mountain Financial Advisors. As managing director, he will be leading our efforts in the Berkshires and our alliance with Lee Bank,” said Tim Suffish, senior vice president and head of equities at St. Germain Investment Management. “Gary joins us with over 30 years in the business of investments and banking, and a passion for delivering professional and accountable service to clients at the local level. It’s this consistency with our core beliefs, along with Gary’s experience in the industry, that will benefit all of our clients in the Berkshires and the region.” Schiff most recently served as vice president, senior investment advisor with the Private Client Group at TD Wealth in Pittsfield from 2001 to 2016. Prior to his position with TD Wealth, he joined Bank of Boston’s Berkshire Region senior management team in 1995, and through successive mergers leading to TD’s current ownership, held senior positions at the bank in marketing, communications, government, and public relations. Schiff is a graduate of Middlebury College, received his master’s degree from Harvard University, and has attended the Cannon Financial Institute Trust School. He holds FINRA Series 7 and 66 registrations. Schiff is presently a member of the Berkshire Funders’ Roundtable and serves as a corporator of the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Foundation, a member of the Congregation Knesset Israel Investment Committee, a member of the Berkshire County Estate Planning Council, and chair of the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires Investment Committee. He is a past director and president of the Berkshire Chamber of Commerce, past director of the Berkshire Economic Development Corp. and the Colonial Theatre, and a former member of the Lenox Planning Board, Berkshire County Regional Employment Board, and Berkshire Community College Business Advisory Committee. Along with Schiff and Suffish, October Mountain Financial Advisors’ principal team includes St. Germain Investment Management’s Michael Matty, president and director; Richard Bleser, vice president, portfolio manager; Matthew Farkas, vice president, portfolio manager; and Thaddeus Welch, portfolio manager. “I worked closely with Gary and Tim as portfolio managers with Banknorth Wealth Management. Together we served a significant number of individual, family, and institutional clients throughout Berkshire County and nationally,” said Chuck Leach, president and CEO of Lee Bank. “We’re all Berkshire residents, and October Mountain’s base in Lee enables us to again collaborate closely as a team that places the highest value on client relationships and locally made investment decisions.”

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Marianne Fresia

Chuck Leach, president and CEO of Lee Bank, announced that Marianne Fresia was named assistant vice president, private banking and trust services. She will focus on attracting, growing, and retaining Lee Bank’s trust clients, and will serve as liaison to October Mountain Financial Advisors’ team for clients interested in wealth management. October Mountain Financial Advisors, an alliance of Lee Bank and St. Germain Investment Management, was formed earlier this year. In her new role, Fresia will act as a conduit between retail banking, commercial banking, and October Mountain Financial Advisors to ensure that customers are aware of and have access to products and services from all areas. Fresia joins Lee Bank after serving for six years as a financial trust administrator at Berkshire Bank Wealth Management in Lenox. Prior to her position in wealth management, she held various roles at Berkshire Bank in Pittsfield. Fresia has completed coursework toward achieving the Certified Trust and Financial Advisor (CTFA) designation and will sit for the exam in August.

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M. Susan Guyer

Springfield College Exercise Science and Sport Studies Chair M. Susan Guyer will be awarded both the Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award and the Gail Weldon Award of Excellence during the National Athletic Trainers’ Assoc. (NATA) annual conference in Baltimore on June 22-25. The Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer award recognizes NATA members who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to leadership, volunteer service, advocacy, and distinguished professional activities as an athletic trainer. Currently, Guyer serves as the NATA District 1 secretary and the vice president for governance for the NATA Research and Education Foundation. She also has held positions of public relations chair and president of the Athletic Training Assoc. of Massachusetts. “Dr. Sue Guyer is truly a gifted and talented teacher, mentor, leader, and serves as an amazing role model to women who would like to enter the profession of athletic training,” said Tracey Matthews, dean of the Springfield College School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation. “Her passion and deep commitment for her discipline is unprecedented.” The Gail Weldon Award of Excellence recognizes one athletic trainer each year who has displayed an exceptional commitment to mentoring, professional development, and a balanced life for female athletic trainers or offered significant contributions to improve the healthcare of women. “We are very lucky to have such an amazing role model, faculty, and leader in athletic training at Springfield College,” Matthews added. “She continues to elevate the profession everyday. I can’t think of another person who is so deserving of these awards from the NATA.” Since arriving at Springfield College in 2001, Guyer has taught courses in prevention of athletic injuries, research methods and education, athletic-injury rehabilitation and therapeutic exercise, and human anatomy. She has been invited to speak internationally on the prevention of athletic injuries and concussions in China and at the European Society of Athletic Training and Therapy Conference in Jerzmanowice, Poland. In addition, Guyer has also presented at the Eastern Athletic Trainers’ Assoc. and the National Athletic Trainers’ Assoc. annual meetings and the NATA Educators’ Conference on issues relating to teaching and learning. She is also a manuscript reviewer for the Athletic Therapy Today Journal and the Journal of Athletic Training.

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Bryn Nowell has been named a finalist in the BlogPaws 2016 Nose-to-Nose Pet Blogging and Social Media Awards. Her blog, A Dog Walks into a Bar (www.adogwalksintoabar.com), was selected by judges to compete in the Best New Pet Blog category at the BlogPaws Annual Conference in Phoenix on June 23-25. The first social-media network for pet bloggers, BlogPaws (www.blogpaws.com) hosted its first pet-friendly social-media and marketing conference in 2010, and has grown annually into the biggest social-media event and conference of its kind, drawing attendees from all over the world. Nowell was one of 48 finalists in 12 categories chosen by a panel of industry professionals. From these 48, 12 winners will be selected by judges based on creativity, expertise, and performance in their respective categories. “Our bloggers strive to be something at BlogPaws, not just to write something or create something,” said BlogPaws co-founder Yvonne DiVita. “It’s about learning, growing, and striving for excellence. BlogPaws rewards them with our Annual Nose-to-Nose Awards, sharing the 48 finalists leading up to our conference, then awarding the winners at a red-carpet ceremony at the close of our conference.” A Dog Walks into a Bar is a site that focuses on “paws, pints, and prose — all things dogs and drinking.” Nowell, the author and site designer, decided to focus on the two things she loves, dogs and adult beverages. As such, the page includes product reviews, DIY ideas, giveaways, and insights on both industries.

Agenda

By BusinessWest Staff June 28, 2016

Agenda Departments

Baystate Heart & Vascular Program Lecture, Tour

June 29: The Baystate Heart & Vascular Program will host a free community lecture and tour from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Baystate Franklin Medical Center’s (BFMC) main conference rooms. Presenters Dr. Senthil Sivalingam and Dr. Heba Wassif will share information about the latest advances in heart and vascular care available in Greenfield. The event will include a tour of the program’s new location at BFMC. Heart-healthy refreshments will be served, and handouts will be provided. Sivalingam, a clinical cardiac electrophysiologist, will discuss slow heart rates, when it’s time to worry and seek treatment, and talking points to discuss with one’s physician. A graduate of Madras Medical College in India, he completed his internship and residency at Baystate Medical Center. He also holds a fellowship in cardiology from Tufts University School of Medicine/Baystate Medical Center, and a fellowship in cardiac electrophysiology from Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. Sivalingam joined Baystate Medical Center in 2012 and Baystate Franklin Medical Center in 2015. A non-invasive cardiologist, Wassif will discuss the risks, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, as well as new screening options to help improve one’s overall heart health. She received her master’s degree in public health from the Bloomberg John Hopkins School of Public Health in Baltimore, and her medical degree from Cairo University in Egypt. She served as an internal medicine resident at the University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinic and as the chief resident for the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She completed her cardiology fellowship at John Hopkins Hospital/School of Medicine in Baltimore and an interventional-cardiology fellowship with additional advanced cardiology training at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School in Boston. Wassif joined Baystate Franklin Medical Center in 2015.

Centennial Motorcycle Ride

July 4-5: The Springfield Museums will host events tied to the launch of the Sisters’ Centennial Motorcycle Ride, a commemorative cross-country trip to honor the epic journey made by Adeline and Augusta Van Buren 100 years ago this summer. In 1916, the Van Buren Sisters were the first women to cross the continental U.S., each on her own Indian Powerplus motorcycle built in Springfield. During their historic trip, they became the first women to reach the 14,115-foot summit of Pikes Peak, and reached San Francisco after 60 days of riding. In 2002, the Sisters were inducted into the American Motorcyclist Assoc. Hall of Fame, and in 2003 they were inducted into the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame. Just as Adeline and Augusta did in 1916, Centennial Ride participants will begin their ride west in Springfield. The roughly 100 motorcyclists will gather on Monday, July 4 for dinner, music, and a viewing of fireworks from La Quinta Hotel in downtown Springfield. The next day, Tuesday, July 5, riders will attend an opening ceremony at the Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History at the Springfield Museums. The Wood Museum features the famous Indian Motocycle Collection, an expansive exhibit of vintage bikes, photographs, and memorabilia detailing the Springfield-based company’s proud history from its inception in 1902. Ride participants will also hear remarks from ride organizer Alisa Clickenger, Robert Pandya of Indian Motorcycle, and Wood Museum Director Guy McLain. That portion of the program will take place at 10 a.m. in SIS Hall at the Wood Museum, and is open to the public with paid museum admission. Following those opening comments, riders will be able to tour the Indian collection and enjoy a new exhibit created in honor of Adeline and Augusta. “Crossing the Country to Cross Barriers: The Van Buren Sisters Ride into History” will feature a range of photographs taken on the trip and a variety of rare memorabilia items on loan from the Van Buren family. The exhibit runs from June 28, 2016 to July 30, 2017. Adeline and Augusta will also be the honorees at this year’s Indian Day Celebration at the Springfield Museums, which is scheduled for Sunday, July 24. “We are thrilled that we’ve played a part in connecting the Van Buren family with the Springfield Museums and providing the inspiration for this new exhibit,” Clickenger said. “What a terrific way to formally start our event, by being able to bring our riders to the Springfield Museums to experience how and where our fabulous story began.” Information about the Sisters’ Centennial Motorcycle Ride on July 5-23, as well as background on the Van Buren Sisters, adventure tours for women, and additional ride routes, can all be found on the event website, www.sistersmotorcycleride.com.

Lean LaunchPad Weekend

July 29-31: In today’s competitive market, startups and small businesses need all the help they can get. The Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at Elms College will hold a Lean LaunchPad weekend to help startups identify the specific problems their products or services can solve for customers. The weekend-long workshop, titled “Creating Customers and Value,” will help businesses fail less, save money, and discover target customers and ideal business models. The Lean LaunchPad weekend course combines hands-on experience, customer interaction, and business fundamentals to entrepreneurship. Participants will dive deep into the ‘value-proposition canvas’ to understand product market fit; they will also learn how to turn ideas into statements that convince customers to buy. The events will begin with a 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. session on Friday, July 29, and run from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, July 30 and 31. The workshop will include an “Idea Jam,” a look at business pitch concepts, team formation, networking, in-depth exploration of the value-proposition canvas, hands-on development of customer-value creation, an overview of market size and customer segments, and a business-pitch competition. The facilitators for the Startup Lean Weekend will be Jeremy Casey and Rick Plaut. Casey started Name Net Worth, a software startup company, in Springfield in 2014. His background as a serial networker, commercial lender, and communicator was the springboard to his transition from corporate America to entrepreneurship. He was president of the Young Professional Society of Greater Springfield (YPS), has conducted workshops with many high schools and colleges in the Northeast, and has mentored many startup organizations through Valley Venture Mentors, helping them get their businesses started and providing ongoing feedback as they grow. Plaut became an entrepreneur in 2009 after 30 years as a corporate ‘intrapreneur,’ developing new products, customers, markets, and businesses. Currently founding his third enterprise, he is a partner in InCommN and was a partner at Universal Quality Machine. He and his partners at InCommN teach the principles of Lean LaunchPad to entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and businesses with a need for quick growth in new markets. He also shares the tools of Lean LaunchPad and the Business Model Canvas with students at a number of local colleges, including Smith, Elms, and UMass. He is also a mentor and facilitator for early-stage startups at Valley Venture Mentors, and is a board member and mentor for a variety of early-stage enterprises. All events will take place on the Elms College campus. The cost is $250 per person or $150 for Elms alumni.

Court Dockets

By BusinessWest Staff June 28, 2016

Court Dockets Departments

CHICOPEE DISTRICT COURT

Emmanuel Pena v. Fitness Associates Inc.
Allegation: Negligent maintenance and deficient inspection of equipment causing injury: $1,500+
Filed: 4/25/16

HAMPDEN SUPERIOR COURT

Kurt Bricault v. Brian Sarisley Construction
Allegation: Failure to perform construction job pursuant to a written contract: $40,000
Filed: 4/26/16

Ricky Shink v. Gigi Inc. d/b/a Shakago
Allegation: Negligence in ability to keep patrons safe and employees failure to act when plaintiff was stabbed by another patron: $275,558.34
Filed: 4/29/16

St. John’s Congregational Church v. PAR Church Builders Inc. and Aaron Burgess
Allegation: Breach of construction contract for services, labor, and materials in the design and construction of a new church: $25,000+
Filed: 5/24/16

HAMPSHIRE SUPERIOR COURT

Arabella Mutual Insurance Co., as subrogee of Davyn McGuire and Rebecca White v. Traditional Painting Co.
Allegation: Negligent disposal of cigarettes by employees causing fire and loss of home: $1,041,069.54
Filed: 4/21/16

Direct Capital, LLC v. First Transportation and Repairs, LLC
Allegation: Breach of master equipment finance agreement: $42,618.46
Filed: 4/12/16

PALMER DISTRICT COURT

Computer Optimization Specialists Inc. d/b/a Post Computer v. Visual Changes Inc. and Mark Maruka
Allegation: Non-payment for goods and services rendered: $10,105.13
Filed: 4/28/16

SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT COURT

Reallinx Inc. v. Spoleto Management Group Inc.
Allegation: Breach of contract for services rendered: $3,855.96
Filed: 4/28/16

WESTFIELD DISTRICT COURT

Ruth Dickinson-Burquist v. Ronald Albee Contracting
Allegation: Breach of home-remodeling contract: $10,000
Filed: 4/29/16

Jonathan Tooker v. C&M Builders and Real Estate, LLC
Allegation: Breach of contract: $3,034
Filed: 5/11/16

Selling Hockey (Again) to the Region

By BusinessWest Staff June 28, 2016

Opinion

Editorial

When it was announced this past spring that the Springfield Falcons had been sold and the franchise, an affiliate of the National Hockey’s League’s Arizona Coyotes, was being relocated to Tuscon, we opined that city officials should not make securing another team a top economic-development priority.

Not until some kind of solid evidence could be obtained that the city, or this region, whichever you prefer, could or would support hockey at a level that would make a team profitable.

Well, a large group of area business owners went ahead and decided to make another team a priority, and they also decided they had enough evidence to support their notion that bringing the now-former Portland (Maine) Pirates here is a sound investment.

We applaud their efforts, and we sincerely hope they’re right — although we admit that we’re just not sure they are.

There is no debating that hockey has been a part of the fabric of this region for more than 80 years. Just how important a part … well, that can be debated.

Indeed, there have always been strong supporters of the team, whether it was called the Indians, Kings, or, most recently, the Falcons. The problem was, there were never really enough of them.

Crowds were decent on some nights, but only fair at best on most nights, and it’s been that way for some time; this is not a recent phenomenon. The problem was so persistent that many people stopped wondering whether this was or could be a ‘hockey town’ and came to the conclusion that it wasn’t.

Which is why there was some sadness attached to the announcement that the Falcons had been sold, but nothing approaching a large amount of surprise.

There was plenty of that emotion, though, when a large ownership team came together quickly, acquired the Pirates while Portland apparently slept, and moved the team to the City of Homes.

Surprise has been replaced with healthy doses of optimism and energy, commodities possessed by both the new ownership team and its new executive vice president, Nate Costa, a Springfield native and Cathedral High School graduate.

In a lengthy interview with BusinessWest (see story on page 6), Costa talked about an all-out sales blitz, a focus on making connections to the community, and creating (and selling) an experience, not just a hockey game.

Similar words and phrases have been spoken in the offices occupied by the AHL franchise in the MassMutual Center for decades now. This time, we are told, things will be different.

There will be a heightened sense of urgency, a sharp rise in the level of intensity in the sales office, and the benefit of being able to leverage the various assets and abilities of 26 local owners.

It all sounds good, and Costa’s resume — he worked for the AHL, acting as a consultant to the league’s 30 teams — and track record are impressive. And he sites many examples of how franchises have succeeded through strategic initiatives similar to those he has outlined for the new Springfield franchise, the Thunderbirds.

But hockey has been a hard sell in these parts for some time now. Reversing this pattern will require more than optimism and a large ownership group — we’ve had those before, too.

The support of the business community will be essential, and we hope it is forthcoming. If this new venture is to get off the ground and fly (as its namesake would), it will need loud, strong support right out of the gate and a willingness among supporters at all levels to make a long-term commitment, because this won’t happen overnight.

People doubting the prudence of this investment have a right to be skeptical; recent history is certainly on their side.

Still, this venture deserves the community’s support. Hockey can and should be a part of the city’s future.

Maybe, just maybe, this can become a hockey town.

Gun Violence Is a Public-health Crisis

By BusinessWest Staff June 28, 2016

Opinion

By James S. Gessner, M.D.

Yet another mass shooting has stunned the nation, this time in Orlando, Fla., leaving 49 people dead and another 50 injured. The home of Walt Disney World and the destination of thousands of tourists each year is now the site of the largest mass shooting in the history of America, joining such names as Columbine, Virginia Tech, and Sandy Hook, along with more than a hundred other places.

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 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. The AMA also resolved to lobby Congress to overturn legislation that for 20 years has banned the CDC from conducting research on gun violence.

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.

More efforts at our medical society are underway. Our Leadership Forum will provide materials for six continuing-medical-education courses on gun violence to launch at the end of June. Among the topics will be 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 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 June 28, 2016

Building Permits Departments

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

AMHERST

Slobody Development Corporation
7 Pomeroy Lane
$4,500 — Interior renovations in Unit 4

Slobody Development Corporation
85 University Dr.
$199,850 — Erect a 1,740-square-foot commercial-use building with drive-thru

Stavros Center for Independent Living
210 Old Farm Road
$25,000 — Replace two rooftop air conditioning units

Woodgreen Amherst, LP
6 University Dr.
$5,000 — Store-front work and interior renovations

NORTHAMPTON

Coolidge Northampton, LLC
243 King St.
$15,000 — Remove and construct partition walls for training room

JF Kennedy School
100 Bridge St.
$370,500 — 36’ x 60’ modular building for recreation office

Microcal, LLC
22 Industrial Dr.
$14,000 — Interior renovations

The Bible Baptist Church
722 Florence Rd.
$4,200 — Strip and reshingle roof

Northampton Revolver Club
519 Ryan Road
$9,500 — Construct an 80’ x 40’ shooting structure

PALMER

Beacon Properties
1 Beacon Dr.
$5,550,000 — Kitchen and bath updates on 29 units

Beaumont Solar Company
100 Ware St.
$1,058,000 — Ground solar array

SOUTH HADLEY

Mount Holyoke College
1 College St.
$3,200,000 — Renovations and alterations

US Industrial Gaylord, LP
7-27 Gaylord St.
$170,000 — Interior renovations

SPRINGFIELD

855 Liberty Springfield, LLC
279 Main St.
$10,000 — Install new roof

Albany Road-Springfield Plaza, LLC
1365 Liberty St.
$295,000 — Fit out for new auto parts store

Five Town Station
380 Cooley St.
$600,000 — Interior and exterior remodel

Gardening the Community Inc.
200 Walnut St.
$3,000 — Construction of greenhouse

Greater Springfield Service
66 Industry Ave.
$230,000 — Renovations of 1,500 square feet to create a new main entrance, reception area, and general office space

Loomis Senior Living Inc.
807 Wilbraham Road
$408,500 — Alterations and buildout of cottages

Norse Properties, LLC
428 Springfield St.
$3,000 — Demo existing interior finishes in preparation for a remodel

Wells Fargo Bank
4 Stratford Terrace
$20,000 — Replace windows

WESTFIELD

Advanced Associates
8 Turnpike Industrial Park Road
$1,410,000 — Construct steel addition to existing factory

J&F Management, LLP
124 Elm St.
$11,000 — Construct unisex handicap bathroom

Peabody-Westfield, LLC
126 Union St.
$46,000 — Bathroom renovations

Werner Gossels
1029 North Road
$30,000 — Interior renovations

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Bob Tariff
136-150 Doty Circle
$67,000 — Install new roof

DDR
935 Riverdale St.
$22,000 — Renovate front facade on four stores

McDonald’s
429 Memorial Ave.
$284,000 — Add addition to drive-up booth

Montauk Morning, LLC
2097 Riverdale St.
$7,000 — Replace windows on front of building

Real Estate Transactions

By BusinessWest Staff June 28, 2016

Departments Real Estate

FRANKLIN COUNTY

BERNARDSTON

235 Martindale Road
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $120,750
Buyer: JP Morgan Chase Bank
Seller: Erin Stacy
Date: 05/17/16

CHARLEMONT

63 Hawk Hill Road
Charlemont, MA 01339
Amount: $244,800
Buyer: Wilder B. Sparks
Seller: Denise M. Albano
Date: 05/27/16

47 Warner Hill Road
Charlemont, MA 01339
Amount: $183,500
Buyer: Walter E. Martin
Seller: David R. Cunningham
Date: 05/27/16

COLRAIN

3 Patton Hill Road
Colrain, MA 01340
Amount: $238,000
Buyer: Ryan M. Billiel
Seller: Terrie L. Billiel
Date: 05/23/16

CONWAY

266 Whately Road
Conway, MA 01341
Amount: $221,600
Buyer: Jennifer D. Bartak
Seller: Ostrowski, Phyllis R., (Estate)
Date: 05/27/16

DEERFIELD

18 Graves St.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Charles M. Mathers
Seller: Sarah Jarman
Date: 05/25/16

32 Sawmill Plain Road
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: James I. Waitkus
Seller: Thaddeus W. Jarowski
Date: 05/16/16

33 Thayer St.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $233,000
Buyer: Valley Building Co. Inc.
Seller: Clifford V. Bowen
Date: 05/19/16

GILL

42 Hoe Shop Road
Gill, MA 01354
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Charles J. Garbiel
Seller: Kyle R. Macleay
Date: 05/20/16

446 Main Road
Gill, MA 01354
Amount: $267,000
Buyer: Cathleen A. Benben
Seller: Kevin H. Chickering
Date: 05/27/16

GREENFIELD

4 Brookside Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Joan Reardon
Seller: Paul M. McLain
Date: 05/19/16

448 Colrain Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $199,000
Buyer: Plan B. RET
Seller: Judith A. Dryer LT
Date: 05/16/16

76 Ferrante Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $212,500
Buyer: Shane D. Walters
Seller: Charle Harrington-Elster
Date: 05/27/16

123 Green River Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Ryan K. Martin
Seller: Robert W. Gilmore
Date: 05/16/16

12 Grinnell St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Katherine R. Holdsworth
Seller: Michael A. Case
Date: 05/27/16

146 High St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Seth S. Adams
Seller: Salvation Army of Mass.
Date: 05/27/16

126 Shelburne Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $147,200
Buyer: Brandon B. Noyes
Seller: Adolph J. Wolfram Jr. RET
Date: 05/24/16

HAWLEY

124 East Hawley Road
Hawley, MA 01339
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Casey M. Peters
Seller: Holly A. Garvey
Date: 05/20/16

HEATH

49 Route 8A S
Heath, MA 01346
Amount: $272,000
Buyer: James C. Burwell
Seller: Maitland, Alastair G., (Estate)
Date: 05/27/16

LEVERETT

19 Laurel Hill Dr.
Leverett, MA 01054
Amount: $549,000
Buyer: Deborah T. Voland LT
Seller: Prebis, E. John, (Estate)
Date: 05/26/16

160 Rattlesnake Gutter Road
Leverett, MA 01054
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Jason A. Aylward
Seller: Thomas L. Scott
Date: 05/27/16

237 Shutesbury Road
Leverett, MA 01054
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Joshua R. Nugent
Seller: Leo L. Hwang
Date: 05/27/16

MONTAGUE

137 Dry Hill Road
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $555,000
Buyer: Linda E. Jones
Seller: James Lyon
Date: 05/18/16

139 Millers Falls Road
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $145,489
Buyer: Alayna A. Macleay
Seller: FNMA
Date: 05/20/16

72 Randall Road
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Arthur M. Canterbury
Seller: Porter-Kabaniec FT
Date: 05/27/16

NEW SALEM

143 Fay Road
New Salem, MA 01355
Amount: $213,000
Buyer: Robert D. Watkins
Seller: Ralph P. Giggey
Date: 05/23/16

NORTHFIELD

32 Hidden Pond Lane
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Eric S. Kaeppel
Seller: Lorna Benton
Date: 05/23/16

ORANGE

350 North Main St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Jennifer L. Goodale
Seller: Cloukey FT
Date: 05/20/16

47 Oak Dr.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $249,000
Buyer: Vasco A. Costa
Seller: Randee L. Sobolik
Date: 05/20/16

191 Packard Road
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $189,000
Buyer: Jeffrey P. Scribner
Seller: Blast-Tech Inc.
Date: 05/16/16

235 South Main St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: William Deeley
Seller: Harold J. Bacon
Date: 05/25/16

SHELBURNE

141 Main St.
Shelburne, MA 01370
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Travis E. Johnston
Seller: Peter H. Wood
Date: 05/18/16

146 Smead Hill Road
Shelburne, MA 01370
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Erin F. Koshinsky
Seller: John H. Nisbet
Date: 05/20/16

SHUTESBURY

85 Locks Pond Road
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Amount: $301,882
Buyer: PNC Bank
Seller: Moore, Lukiel L., (Estate)
Date: 05/26/16

271 West Pelham Road
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Amount: $298,000
Buyer: Leontine Alkema
Seller: Pamela J. Tinto
Date: 05/20/16

SUNDERLAND

19 Meadowbrook Dr.
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $303,000
Buyer: Richard W. Peterson
Seller: Kent A. Whitney
Date: 05/24/16

201 Plumtree Road
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Jeremy Lorusso-Dillon
Seller: Edward H. Kaplan
Date: 05/27/16

HAMPDEN COUNTY

AGAWAM

62 Althea Circle
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $174,900
Buyer: Dennis A. Letendre
Seller: Quilliam, Donald M., (Estate)
Date: 05/26/16

7 Edward St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $144,300
Buyer: Jon A. Gendron
Seller: Dirk G. Gendron
Date: 05/18/16

52 Elbert Road
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Kristen A. Langevin
Seller: Michael A. Abbott
Date: 05/20/16

59 Garden St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $167,000
Buyer: Andrey Shevchenko
Seller: John L. Beauregard
Date: 05/25/16

70 Hall St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Frank Alves
Seller: Janet E. Holt
Date: 05/27/16

97 Independence Road
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Marco M. Fiore
Seller: Eric W. Morgan
Date: 05/16/16

40 Lealand Ave.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Andrew J. Fay
Seller: Holly M. Harrison
Date: 05/27/16

25 Marla Place
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: John L. Beauregard
Seller: Lori A. Westlund
Date: 05/25/16

1166 North St., Ext.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $229,900
Buyer: Joel Howe
Seller: Jeffrey A. Woodard
Date: 05/26/16

76 Reed St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Stratton Renovation LLC
Seller: Mckinley, Madonna, (Estate)
Date: 05/16/16

41 Richardson Place
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $313,000
Buyer: Michael A. Abbott
Seller: Daniel P. Robert
Date: 05/16/16

132-134 Sheri Lane
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Alan E. Pranka
Seller: Brian Pranka
Date: 05/17/16

88 Southwick St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $177,000
Buyer: Gregory Lamica
Seller: Albert R. Kana
Date: 05/27/16

69 Tracy Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Dirk G. Gendron
Seller: Charles E. Yelinek
Date: 05/18/16

43 Zachary Lane
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $266,450
Buyer: Tomasz Sroka
Seller: Renaldo Rondoletto
Date: 05/20/16

BRIMFIELD

20 Holland Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $144,000
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Nicholas E. Abair
Date: 05/20/16

114 Old Palmer Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $231,000
Buyer: Eric S. Bacon
Seller: Alice J. Earnest
Date: 05/24/16

CHESTER

21 Middlefield Road
Chester, MA 01011
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: J. Andrew Myers
Seller: Robert M. Larkham
Date: 05/27/16

CHICOPEE

62 Armanella St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Timothy D. Lynch
Seller: Stanislow Tabor
Date: 05/25/16

44 Beaudry Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $189,500
Buyer: Jordan Gladu
Seller: Evgeniy Kutergin
Date: 05/18/16

276 Bostwick Lane
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $140,200
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Joseph E. Shea
Date: 05/20/16

45 Captain Mac St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $269,900
Buyer: Rafael Mkanga
Seller: Aubrey Properties LLC
Date: 05/25/16

19 Dickinson St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Christopher L. Dipper
Seller: Lois A. Yiznitsky
Date: 05/19/16

216 Hampden St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Michelle Crochetiere
Seller: Gracinda Neto
Date: 05/23/16

320 Hampden St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $156,000
Buyer: Kevin M. Martin
Seller: Amanda Latour
Date: 05/16/16

15 Lachine St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $154,000
Buyer: Cheryl A. Larson
Seller: Susan J. Carron
Date: 05/27/16

56 Langevin St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Shawn A. Pierce
Seller: Gerry-Paul Geoffrion
Date: 05/23/16

13 Lauzier Terrace
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Jennifer L. Diaz
Seller: FNMA
Date: 05/19/16

63 Ludger Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $163,000
Buyer: John F. Simmons
Seller: Andrew R. Beaudry
Date: 05/27/16

145 Manning St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $168,000
Buyer: Adam R. Haney
Seller: Bryan R. Guillemette
Date: 05/26/16

79 Moreau Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Scott N. Santerre
Seller: Patricia A. Roy
Date: 05/27/16

57 Mount Vernon Road
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $256,500
Buyer: Kevin T. Odea
Seller: David C. Labrie
Date: 05/27/16

73 Otis St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Gelissa Conde
Seller: Shawn P. Haubner
Date: 05/27/16

33 Percy St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Summit Group Properties
Seller: Patricia A. Tessier
Date: 05/19/16

210 Pondview Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $179,000
Buyer: Dwayne P. Anderson
Seller: Ann L. Fowler-Cruz
Date: 05/27/16

36 Roosevelt Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Jose C. Carrasco
Seller: Julian Bazalar
Date: 05/27/16

110 Roosevelt Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $184,000
Buyer: Jason W. Hurley
Seller: Noreen T. O’Shea
Date: 05/18/16

35 Shaw Park Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $159,960
Buyer: First Niagara Bank
Seller: Crystal T. Harrison
Date: 05/19/16

389 Springfield St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $197,000
Buyer: Natalia Rose
Seller: Justin A. Fortier
Date: 05/23/16

127 Vadnais St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $169,900
Buyer: Glen Richard
Seller: Dianne Lenox
Date: 05/27/16

46 Willow St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Gary J. Blanchard
Seller: Lisa M. Blanchard
Date: 05/27/16

134 Woodcrest Circle
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $136,000
Buyer: Mary A. Dzialo
Seller: Frank Pietrasiuk
Date: 05/27/16

EAST LONGMEADOW

16 Black Dog Lane
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $449,900
Buyer: Andrew R. Shpak
Seller: Michael A. Torcia
Date: 05/18/16

3 Converse Circle
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $222,027
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: William P. Venn
Date: 05/24/16

81 Evergreen Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: James T. Wolohan
Seller: Joseph J. Mulligan
Date: 05/17/16

149 Glynn Farms Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $384,000
Buyer: Peter A. Bernard
Seller: Dennis P. Mcmanus
Date: 05/20/16

35 Hazelhurst Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $199,000
Buyer: Tyler J. Wheelock
Seller: Emily Beer
Date: 05/20/16

20 Maynard St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $227,900
Buyer: Marc J. Riccio
Seller: Eileen Z. Nacsin
Date: 05/20/16

99 Meadow Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $151,652
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Peter M. Silvano
Date: 05/25/16

329 Pease Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $148,000
Buyer: Krista Santaniello
Seller: Aurelio C. Bramucci
Date: 05/17/16

59 Rural Lane
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Anthony J. Kusnierz
Seller: Maryann O. Lord
Date: 05/20/16

50 Saint Joseph Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Claude Manigat
Seller: Joseph Attilio-Marazzi
Date: 05/19/16

484 Somers Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $200,700
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Mark Maurer
Date: 05/17/16

GRANVILLE

427 Main Road
Granville, MA 01034
Amount: $216,000
Buyer: Brittany Perras
Seller: Czapracki, Denise M., (Estate)
Date: 05/23/16

14 Water St.
Granville, MA 01034
Amount: $228,000
Buyer: Ian T. Brown
Seller: Linda L. Malcovsky
Date: 05/20/16

HAMPDEN

247 Wilbraham Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $287,000
Buyer: John J. Santaniello
Seller: Mary Cahillane
Date: 05/23/16

HOLLAND

6 Blodgett Dr.
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $173,500
Buyer: Matthew Chapman
Seller: Shawn A. Gale
Date: 05/27/16

24 Brandon St.
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $249,000
Buyer: Cynthia Fox
Seller: David C. Landgren
Date: 05/18/16

20 Forest Park Dr.
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Matthew D. Jeznach
Seller: Nathan Fuller
Date: 05/16/16

HOLYOKE

59 Beacon Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $142,400
Buyer: Deleon Hughes
Seller: Peter Delfino
Date: 05/20/16

16 Brenan St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $152,045
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Jonathan S. Karas
Date: 05/23/16

94 Columbus Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Alison K. Hornbeck
Seller: Jillian M. Tallman
Date: 05/23/16

787 Dwight St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Isabelle Tower LLC
Seller: Elmir Simov
Date: 05/18/16

66 Elmwood Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Shawn R. McNulty
Seller: Kristen L. Troccolo
Date: 05/23/16

39 Evergreen Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Erin E. Carroll
Seller: Carolyn M. Robinson
Date: 05/19/16

76 Hillview Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Susan B. Church
Seller: William F. Matuszek
Date: 05/17/16

205 Homestead Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $179,900
Buyer: Eddy A. Andujar
Seller: Richard A. Langlois
Date: 05/27/16

45 Linden St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Lois Properties LLC
Seller: Rafael Diaz
Date: 05/26/16

16-18 Morgan St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Michael G. Reagan
Seller: James G. Carroll
Date: 05/16/16

140 Mountain Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Patricia A. Underwood
Seller: Donna Allen
Date: 05/27/16

135 Mountain View Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $385,000
Buyer: Rolf Gasser
Seller: Thomas J. Murphy
Date: 05/26/16

9-11 Pearl St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $212,500
Buyer: Joshua V. Croake
Seller: Pauline Talbot
Date: 05/20/16

98 Queen St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $122,900
Buyer: Jill A. Melao
Seller: Edward F. Sturtevant
Date: 05/23/16

LONGMEADOW

155 Belleclaire Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Cheryl Mustain
Seller: Elisabeth Nossinski
Date: 05/23/16

47 Chiswick St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Alfonso L. Basile
Seller: Mitchell J. Drozdowski
Date: 05/20/16

25 Concord Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $455,000
Buyer: Edward M. Sluis
Seller: Seth N. Stratton
Date: 05/27/16

97 Cooley Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Craig F. Pericolosi
Seller: Constance C. Haynes
Date: 05/23/16

1000 Frank Smith Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Michael Oumano
Seller: George P. Cullinan
Date: 05/16/16

35 Green Willow Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $499,000
Buyer: Derek Fu
Seller: Srinivasa B. Gutta
Date: 05/26/16

1535 Longmeadow St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $235,354
Buyer: FHLM
Seller: Lawrence I. Schwartz
Date: 05/25/16

314 Merriweather Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: Todd Theroux
Seller: Bernard N. Gotlib
Date: 05/27/16

51 Mohawk Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $624,900
Buyer: Susan J. Manoussoff
Seller: Michael P. Walsh
Date: 05/24/16

15 Pleasantview Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $277,500
Buyer: Jirawat Ninsri
Seller: Zachary J. Smith
Date: 05/16/16

50 Pleasantview Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Veronica P. O’Neil
Seller: Colleen Anastasia-Brown
Date: 05/27/16

140 Quinnehtuk Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $465,000
Buyer: Donald Magri
Seller: Heesung Moon
Date: 05/27/16

LUDLOW

972 Center St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Sapphire Property Development LLC
Seller: US Bank
Date: 05/20/16

1062 Center St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $216,000
Buyer: Kristen N. Deslauriers
Seller: Tracy A. Moskal
Date: 05/26/16

540 Chapin St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Jimmy J. Moore
Seller: Jeanette D. Crumb
Date: 05/26/16

66 John St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $129,900
Buyer: Sapphire Property Development LLC
Seller: US Bank
Date: 05/20/16

77 Mountainview St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $169,900
Buyer: Terry Randall
Seller: Maureen A. Ramsay
Date: 05/20/16

286 Poole St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $172,500
Buyer: Bartlomiej Orzol
Seller: Joann Bradley
Date: 05/26/16

179 Prospect St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $193,000
Buyer: Julie A. Kirchner
Seller: Alyssa Alcantara
Date: 05/20/16

152 Wedgewood Dr.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $274,000
Buyer: Andrew P. Mulek
Seller: Michael C. Furtek
Date: 05/27/16

MONSON

10 Bethany Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $299,900
Buyer: William Lamb
Seller: James W. Fiore
Date: 05/24/16

42-1/2 Bethany Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: John D. Galanek
Seller: Michael E. Andross
Date: 05/27/16

22 Country Club Dr.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $257,541
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Dominick Corsetti
Date: 05/20/16

94 Moulton Hill Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Suzanne M. Hicks
Seller: Huse, Bertha A., (Estate)
Date: 05/17/16

96 Palmer Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $825,000
Buyer: 3G Management LLC
Seller: Northeast Investments LLC
Date: 05/23/16

MONTGOMERY

8 Old Main Road
Montgomery, MA 01085
Amount: $214,000
Buyer: Chester Ogulewicz
Seller: Marcia H. Hendrick
Date: 05/20/16

PALMER

6 Fieldstone Dr.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $328,000
Buyer: Scott D. Harder
Seller: Steven Weigel
Date: 05/18/16

4045 High St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $247,000
Buyer: Isaiah D. Pagan
Seller: Kimberly L. Gilbert
Date: 05/25/16

9 Katie Lane
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $354,000
Buyer: Denise K. Zielecki-Koons
Seller: Patrick J. McCormack
Date: 05/20/16

81 Nipmuck St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Danilo Rodriguez
Seller: Joseph F. Gulluni
Date: 05/18/16

1525 North Main St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: BYS Realty LLC
Seller: Robert W. Peterson
Date: 05/27/16

26 Old Farm Road
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $307,000
Buyer: James J. Guilbault
Seller: Shawn Howard
Date: 05/25/16

2078-2080 Palmer Road
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $206,000
Buyer: Bernadette Hicks
Seller: Eugene J. Olearczyk
Date: 05/20/16

RUSSELL

770 Blandford Stage Road
Russell, MA 01071
Amount: $123,250
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Yelena Govor
Date: 05/25/16

SPRINGFIELD

28 Andrew St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $122,000
Buyer: Susan J. Roberts
Seller: Roger W. Williams
Date: 05/20/16

315 Arcadia Blvd.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $172,900
Buyer: Ronnie Colemon
Seller: Scott Safner
Date: 05/27/16

27 Balfour Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $126,000
Buyer: Ricardo Diaz
Seller: Joseph Sullivan
Date: 05/25/16

383-391 Belmont Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Mega Meadow REI LLC
Seller: Stoneridge Realty LLC
Date: 05/23/16

891 Belmont Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $138,632
Buyer: 906-908 Belmont RT
Seller: Onota Rental LLC
Date: 05/25/16

4 Birnie Ave.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $800,000
Buyer: H&H Real Estate Holdings
Seller: Curtis Universal Joint Co.
Date: 05/20/16

31 Briarwood Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Richard W. Gheen
Seller: Gerald F. Walsh
Date: 05/25/16

114 Brunswick St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $123,000
Buyer: Tenesha M. Hamm
Seller: Peter S. Donner
Date: 05/25/16

121-123 Brunswick St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $162,500
Buyer: Kayrim B. Lopez
Seller: JJS Capital Investment
Date: 05/27/16

5 Butternut Circle
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $158,500
Buyer: Michelle C. Stiso
Seller: Jennifer M. Mowel
Date: 05/26/16

154 Canterbury Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Judy Mathieu
Seller: Mathieu, Virginia R., (Estate)
Date: 05/24/16

60 Clement St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Nigel A. Springer
Seller: Paul V. Allard
Date: 05/17/16

40 Cooper St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $137,900
Buyer: Daniel J. Fenton
Seller: Marco M. Fiore
Date: 05/20/16

70-72 Corona St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $124,900
Buyer: Andre Cortez
Seller: Joan M. Lyons
Date: 05/20/16

21 Daviston St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Isabel Cruz
Seller: Esther Haagsma
Date: 05/25/16

48 Donbray Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $158,400
Buyer: Gustavo Rosa
Seller: FNMA
Date: 05/20/16

73 Donbray Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $166,000
Buyer: Jaron A. Kenney
Seller: Ryan C. Weldon
Date: 05/18/16

225 Dorset St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $126,000
Buyer: Carmen F. Espino-Nunez
Seller: Roel Figueroa
Date: 05/25/16

459 Dwight St.
Springfield, MA 01103
Amount: $236,508
Buyer: 459 Dwight Street LLC
Seller: Jennifer Arvanitis
Date: 05/26/16

57 Eton St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $174,000
Buyer: Tameika Daley
Seller: Jeffrey A. Morris
Date: 05/26/16

94 Fenimore Blvd.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $179,900
Buyer: Arlene Iarola
Seller: John A. Zaleski
Date: 05/23/16

121 Finch Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $144,500
Buyer: Rosetta Mascaro
Seller: Nicholas Fosberg
Date: 05/26/16

15-17 Florence St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Victor D. Pereira
Seller: Alliance Associates LLC
Date: 05/18/16

84 Francis St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Edwin Rodriguez
Seller: Juan Santana
Date: 05/27/16

201 Gardens Dr.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $148,000
Buyer: Jose R. Santiago
Seller: Roberto Chacon
Date: 05/16/16

90 Groveland St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $136,724
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: June Leichsenring
Date: 05/24/16

3-5 Hutchinson St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $164,222
Buyer: Carolyn Gerena-Pica
Seller: Carolina Figueroa
Date: 05/20/16

92 Ithaca St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $223,000
Buyer: Ash Darjee
Seller: Adam Tarquini
Date: 05/26/16

136 Kerry Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $153,500
Buyer: Anne R. Richard
Seller: Erica Etchells
Date: 05/18/16

19 Margaret St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: David A. Costa
Seller: Joseph E. Rueli
Date: 05/25/16

97 Melba St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $153,000
Buyer: Melissa A. Mumby
Seller: Marjorie M. O’Donnell
Date: 05/23/16

75 Michigan St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $139,000
Buyer: Luan R. Griswold
Seller: Alvin Gosselin
Date: 05/20/16

126-128 Miller St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Mike Krasnov
Seller: Bank New York Mellon
Date: 05/17/16

457-459 Newbury St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Pedro M. Rivera
Seller: F. Fernandes-Nieves
Date: 05/16/16

24 Notre Dame St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $179,000
Buyer: Awildo Morales
Seller: Tony F. Casciano
Date: 05/20/16

49 Nutmeg Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $995,000
Buyer: Bayview Loan Servicing
Seller: Tracy G. Lynch
Date: 05/26/16

155 Oak Grove Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Campagnari Construction
Seller: Campagnari Construction
Date: 05/18/16

1052 Parker St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $147,900
Buyer: Manual A. Ortiz
Seller: Benton J. Carr
Date: 05/27/16

72 Parkerview St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $131,148
Buyer: MCM Capital Partners LLP
Seller: Janet E. Spencer
Date: 05/25/16

76-78 Ranney St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $138,900
Buyer: Raquel Gomez
Seller: William T. Mecroules
Date: 05/20/16

89 Ravenwood St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $122,500
Buyer: Cheryl W. Moore
Seller: Diane Bouffard
Date: 05/23/16

101 Slater Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $148,000
Buyer: Kofi Mireku
Seller: Charles H. Richard
Date: 05/26/16

593 South Branch Pkwy.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Asia M. Stewart
Seller: Home Equity Assets Realty
Date: 05/20/16

90 Saint James Circle
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $159,900
Buyer: Samara Serrano
Seller: Patricia Rogers-Doten
Date: 05/20/16

177 Starling Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Brazil L. Martin
Seller: Bank New York Mellon
Date: 05/20/16

1156 Sumner Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $191,000
Buyer: Manuel A. Ortiz
Seller: Lydia M. Negron
Date: 05/26/16

128 Tamarack Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Lawrence J. Emerle
Seller: Raymond A. Vautrain
Date: 05/27/16

88 Tioga St.
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $159,900
Buyer: Joselyn Ocasio
Seller: Manassas Real Estate LLC
Date: 05/24/16

36 Wells St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $229,900
Buyer: Kevin A. Hachey
Seller: Bretta Construction LLC
Date: 05/23/16

62 West Crystal Brook Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $169,850
Buyer: Eileen Z. Nacsin
Seller: Michael J. Keane
Date: 05/20/16

96 Westbank Court
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $158,000
Buyer: Robert T. Poloski
Seller: Jeanne M. Keeley
Date: 05/27/16

37 Wentworth St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Ezequiel Torres
Seller: Joshua J. Cardinale
Date: 05/19/16

119 White Oak Road
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $154,400
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: John J. Bubar
Date: 05/25/16

82 Wilber St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $122,000
Buyer: Edwind Rivera
Seller: Scott G. Tomestic
Date: 05/20/16

63 Woodcrest Road
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Timothy J. Rooke
Seller: Nancy V. Rooke
Date: 05/20/16

13 Woodrow St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $227,000
Buyer: Orlando Ramos
Seller: Bretta Construction LLC
Date: 05/27/16

SOUTHWICK

63 Foster Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Kimberley J. Betts
Seller: John F. Cain
Date: 05/27/16

11 Maple St.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $185,500
Buyer: Jami D. Filiault
Seller: Brittany Perras
Date: 05/20/16

18 Shore Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $339,900
Buyer: Mark H. Goulet
Seller: Timothy J. Tracy
Date: 05/27/16

23 Sunnyside Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $495,000
Buyer: Robert I. White
Seller: Basan N. Nembirkow
Date: 05/27/16

WALES

38 Holland Road
Wales, MA 01081
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Jeremy A. Lempke
Seller: Southbridge RE LLC
Date: 05/25/16

WESTFIELD

11 Allen Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Antoinette M. McLean
Seller: Marchesi, Joseph P., (Estate)
Date: 05/20/16

31 Alquat St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $130,924
Buyer: Maria Sopet
Seller: Deutsche Bank
Date: 05/27/16

228 Barbara St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $226,000
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Martin Petranek
Date: 05/27/16

43 Big Wood Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $305,400
Buyer: Jean-Guy A. Aube
Seller: Linda J. Greaney
Date: 05/27/16

110 Christopher Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $385,000
Buyer: Christopher Robare
Seller: Kimberly S. Fisher
Date: 05/20/16

8 City View Blvd.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Christine Libardi
Seller: FNMA
Date: 05/20/16

26 Dana St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Yevgeniy S. Maltsev
Seller: Lynn F. Gruneiro
Date: 05/26/16

48 Feeding Hills Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $393,000
Buyer: Sarah E. Alwon
Seller: Jean Hart-Steffes
Date: 05/25/16

11 Fern Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Dena Polverari
Seller: Sergio C. Bonavita
Date: 05/25/16

12 Foch Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $141,000
Buyer: Maryanne B. Gainer
Seller: Kevin W. Shultz
Date: 05/26/16

190 Granville Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $252,500
Buyer: Anthony Gaudino
Seller: Kenneth F. Phipps
Date: 05/26/16

130 Hawks Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $309,900
Buyer: Carl W. Grobe
Seller: Thomas A. Hall
Date: 05/26/16

15 Maria Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $262,500
Buyer: Kevin W. Shultz
Seller: Timothy M. Uliana
Date: 05/26/16

128 Meadow St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: 128 Meadow Street LLC
Seller: Westfield Service Center
Date: 05/25/16

5 Morris St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $164,500
Buyer: Zoilayne Velazquez
Seller: Craig Filiault
Date: 05/18/16

247 Munger Hill Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: Beverly J. Fein
Seller: Adam C. Bird
Date: 05/27/16

27 Phillip Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $182,400
Buyer: Latroa M. Godbolt
Seller: Darcy A. Santos
Date: 05/18/16

85 Sandy Hill Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $167,000
Buyer: Kathleen M. Koske
Seller: Kenneth J. Neary
Date: 05/26/16

13 South Maple St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $188,000
Buyer: Jason R. Lamothe
Seller: Collier, Elaine J., (Estate)
Date: 05/26/16

52 Squawfield Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Adina A. Pignatare
Seller: Anthony Gaudino
Date: 05/26/16

61 Stoney Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $188,500
Buyer: Robert E. Cloutier
Seller: Michael J. Popko
Date: 05/20/16

77 Stoney Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $188,500
Buyer: Robert E. Cloutier
Seller: Michael J. Popko
Date: 05/20/16

353 Sunnyside Road
Westfield, MA 01077
Amount: $144,850
Buyer: Matthew C. O’Boyle
Seller: Stanley Haracz
Date: 05/19/16

146 Wildflower Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: Charles E. Yelinek
Seller: Joseph H. Avonti
Date: 05/20/16

154 Wildflower Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $402,000
Buyer: Sergio C. Bonavita
Seller: Jeffrey B. Lavoine
Date: 05/25/16

7 William St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Iurie Beleai
Seller: Sergey Kachur
Date: 05/20/16

56 Yankee Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Sergey Novenko
Seller: FHLM
Date: 05/25/16

130 Yeoman Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $177,900
Buyer: Robert A. Bengle
Seller: Steven B. Clement
Date: 05/27/16

WILBRAHAM

2 Bonair Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $334,000
Buyer: Eric J. Blair
Seller: Peter R. Carmichael
Date: 05/23/16

24 Briar Cliff Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $499,900
Buyer: James H. Pollard
Seller: John P. Whiting
Date: 05/23/16

21 Brookside Circle
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $274,000
Buyer: Gary A. Wright
Seller: Lawrence J. Emerle
Date: 05/27/16

8 Bulkley Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $460,000
Buyer: Wilbraham & Monson Academy
Seller: Stacy H. Hagenbaugh
Date: 05/17/16

8 Fox Hill Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Denise Lafountain
Seller: Pinnacle Estates At Ranch
Date: 05/24/16

10 Lake Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Dilipkumar Patel
Seller: Sushilaben Patel
Date: 05/24/16

16 Leemond St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $258,000
Buyer: Jason K. Maurice
Seller: Stephen R. Welch
Date: 05/27/16

9 Maple St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $13,500,000
Buyer: WHC Wilbraham LLC
Seller: CCP Properties Business TR
Date: 05/26/16

5 Merrill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $211,000
Buyer: Jacquelynn D. Szybillo
Seller: Matthew J. Nardi
Date: 05/26/16

138 Mountain Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $212,400
Buyer: Nicholas L. Aubrey
Seller: David E. Desautels
Date: 05/27/16

41 Shirley St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $372,000
Buyer: Scott Harvey
Seller: Paul M. Dailey
Date: 05/20/16

4 Webster Lane
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $587,500
Buyer: Seth N. Stratton
Seller: Daniel Chalifour
Date: 05/27/16

5 Woodside Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $259,000
Buyer: Erin E. O’Brien
Seller: Kristen Mann
Date: 05/19/16

WEST SPRINGFIELD

138 Beacon Hill Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $210,500
Buyer: Steven B. Clement
Seller: Nicole M. Lachance
Date: 05/27/16

215 Cayenne St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $343,000
Buyer: Richard Rodriguez
Seller: Brett E. Jenkins
Date: 05/25/16

40 Connecticut Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $189,900
Buyer: Rose Flores
Seller: Peter P. Bobinski
Date: 05/26/16

33 Cynthia Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $419,000
Buyer: Patrick J. McCormack
Seller: Mark F. Burke
Date: 05/27/16

123 Heywood Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Shakeel Ahmed
Seller: Della Ripa Real Estate
Date: 05/27/16

73 Maple Terrace
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $255,428
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Martin K. Rzeznik
Date: 05/23/16

86 Norman St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Yost Family Realty LLC
Seller: Stanley Czaplicki
Date: 05/17/16

42 Old Barn Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Jeffrey B. Lavoine
Seller: William V. Guiel
Date: 05/25/16

9 Pease Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Scott A. Ashley
Seller: John A. Vieceli
Date: 05/20/16

1009 Piper Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $127,000
Buyer: Kyle J. Redmond
Seller: Joseph W. Dupuis
Date: 05/27/16

50 Riverdale St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $157,500
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Lisa M. Allen
Date: 05/19/16

1612 Riverdale St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: 83 Worthen Street Inc.
Seller: John T. O’Donnell Realty
Date: 05/18/16

1844 Riverdale St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $294,000
Buyer: 1844 Riverdale LLC
Seller: Matthew S. Griswold
Date: 05/24/16

27 Rochelle St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Bo Win
Seller: Robert R. Asselin
Date: 05/23/16

89 Spring St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $174,000
Buyer: Milagro D. Vasquez
Seller: Jose C. Carrasco
Date: 05/27/16

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

AMHERST

1174 Bay Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $291,500
Buyer: Lucas F. Chaufournier
Seller: David A. Ottariano
Date: 05/17/16

691 Bay Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $257,000
Buyer: Jason H. Roach
Seller: Garrabrants FT
Date: 05/17/16

783 Bay Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $415,000
Buyer: Jennifer E. Abbingsole
Seller: Jon W. Holcombe
Date: 05/20/16

123 Blackberry Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $462,500
Buyer: Lili Hu
Seller: Joseph F. Bohan
Date: 05/18/16

12 Cranberry Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $313,000
Buyer: Rosalind Reid
Seller: Dorick J. Digenti
Date: 05/20/16

39 Emily Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $405,900
Buyer: Chen Wang
Seller: Julie M. Goddard
Date: 05/23/16

349 Leverett Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: Elizabeth C. Smith
Seller: Leigh F. Andrews
Date: 05/16/16

106 Pelham Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $229,000
Buyer: Robert J. Dullea
Seller: Austin S. Polebitski
Date: 05/20/16

36 Pondview Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $289,000
Buyer: Ethan B. Plunkett
Seller: Alice C. Swift
Date: 05/19/16

197 South Pleasant St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $520,000
Buyer: Amherst College
Seller: Elizabeth Cannon-Smith
Date: 05/16/16

196 West St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $291,000
Buyer: Japheth E. Dziubek
Seller: Charles V. Grybko
Date: 05/17/16

38 Woodlot Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $545,000
Buyer: Marcy L. Daniels
Seller: Barbara J. Bigelow
Date: 05/27/16

BELCHERTOWN

323 Bay Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $202,500
Buyer: Gordon P. Hamilton
Seller: Julie M. Lincourt
Date: 05/16/16

11 Cottage St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $219,800
Buyer: Lucienne A. Hyson
Seller: Liming Liu
Date: 05/26/16

9 Dana Hill
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $293,000
Buyer: Daniel P. Resca
Seller: David H. Rainaud
Date: 05/26/16

5 George Hannum Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $247,500
Buyer: Norcor Autowash Inc.
Seller: TNT Auto Wash LLC
Date: 05/17/16

7 Michael Sears Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $266,000
Buyer: Steven T. Giuffre
Seller: Richard K. Kirchner
Date: 05/20/16

85 North Main St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: David Ottariano
Seller: DAG Real Estate Development Inc.
Date: 05/17/16

62 Orchard St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $305,500
Buyer: Christopher R. Martell
Seller: Andrew P. Mulek
Date: 05/27/16

60 Sargent St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Eagle Crest RT
Seller: Amie C. Elwardany
Date: 05/25/16

41 Shaw St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $262,500
Buyer: Jeffrey W. Roy
Seller: Michael J. Roy
Date: 05/20/16

55 South Main St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Michael A. Chotkowski
Seller: Alan Bourbeau
Date: 05/26/16

39 Springfield Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $356,000
Buyer: Thea V. Kristensen
Seller: Hans H. Mentzen
Date: 05/26/16

343 State St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Thomas A. Johndrow
Seller: David L. Bassett
Date: 05/20/16

37 Terry Lane
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $282,000
Buyer: Julianne Crum
Seller: Susan F. Lesniak
Date: 05/27/16

345 Warren Wright Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Adam A. Quenneville
Seller: Casey, Ethel E., (Estate)
Date: 05/27/16

EASTHAMPTON

15 Beyer Dr.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Samuel R. Maule
Seller: David F. Cordaro
Date: 05/27/16

14 Broad St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $259,900
Buyer: Samuel R. Dibble
Seller: W. Marek Inc.
Date: 05/20/16

47 Carillon Circle
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $299,500
Buyer: Michael A. Jurkowski
Seller: Laurin Builders Inc.
Date: 05/27/16

21 Center St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Charles R. Robertson
Seller: Karel P. Guardado NT
Date: 05/16/16

2 Cherry St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $216,000
Buyer: Evan L. Ray
Seller: David Robertson
Date: 05/23/16

4 Clark Lane
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: April Realty Investments
Seller: Lynn A. Brakey
Date: 05/27/16

130 Cottage St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: William F. Steplar
Seller: Libby K. Kanazi
Date: 05/18/16

15 East St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Keely G. Savoie
Seller: Patricia A. Underwood
Date: 05/27/16

26 East Green St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $229,500
Buyer: Susan E. Schaeffer
Seller: Picam Real Estate LLC
Date: 05/27/16

40 Kenneth Road
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Brenda L. Maurer
Seller: Carolyn Leduc
Date: 05/23/16

28 Kingsberry Way
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: David B. Kinstle
Seller: Leticia M. Almeida
Date: 05/27/16

33 Meadowbrook Dr.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $249,900
Buyer: Keeley G. Herbert
Seller: Robert E. Dragon
Date: 05/20/16

12 Melinda Lane
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Brittani A. Coopee
Seller: Matthew D. Mielke
Date: 05/16/16

72 Parsons St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $364,140
Buyer: 72 Parsons Street LLC
Seller: Susan J. Hess-Snape RET
Date: 05/26/16

20 Wright St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Ronald H. Cody
Seller: Natalie Nan Jones RET
Date: 05/17/16

GOSHEN

34 Main St.
Goshen, MA 01032
Amount: $198,000
Buyer: Sasha D. Starr
Seller: Amy K. Harper
Date: 05/26/16

GRANBY

20 Barton St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Allen R. Morrison
Seller: Roy L. Dupuis
Date: 05/27/16

415 Batchelor St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $269,000
Buyer: Sarah A. Hill
Seller: Brian M. Harrison
Date: 05/20/16

111 Cold Hill
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $208,000
Buyer: Melissa E. Mills-Dick
Seller: Julia E. Stearns
Date: 05/26/16

87 Ferry Hill Road
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $268,500
Buyer: Robert S. Killin
Seller: Susan E. Clark
Date: 05/26/16

91 Ferry Hill Road
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Michael S. Lesniak
Seller: Richard N. Hooper
Date: 05/27/16

48 Lyman St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Ryan M. Sullivan
Seller: Leo E. Fugler
Date: 05/24/16

HADLEY

199 Rocky Hill Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $292,500
Buyer: Agnes Ting
Seller: Deborah L. Ponce
Date: 05/20/16

HATFIELD

13 Cronin Hill Road
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Jessica N. Norton
Seller: Caitlin V. Sheffer
Date: 05/23/16

Plain Road
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $925,000
Buyer: 5 Colleges Inc.
Seller: Lynda S. Holich
Date: 05/16/16

West St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $925,000
Buyer: 5 Colleges Inc.
Seller: Lynda S. Holich
Date: 05/16/16

122 West St.
Hatfield, MA 01088
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Timothy E. Jaescke
Seller: Ronald Mistarka
Date: 05/18/16

NORTHAMPTON

91 Barrett St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $253,000
Buyer: Juan C. Aguilar
Seller: Foley, Anita M., (Estate)
Date: 05/20/16

1123 Burts Pit Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $204,900
Buyer: Aaron J. Drysdale
Seller: Michael E. Parmenter
Date: 05/18/16

134 Clement St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $284,000
Buyer: Keith C. Milne
Seller: Craig S. Cardinal
Date: 05/27/16

14 Conz St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: 14 Conz Street LLC
Seller: August RET
Date: 05/25/16

115 Emerson Way
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $541,777
Buyer: Jeffrey S. Doak
Seller: Sunwood Development Corp.
Date: 05/24/16

70 Forest Glen Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $199,000
Buyer: Jennifer Novak
Seller: Colepaugh, Arthur H., (Estate)
Date: 05/20/16

15 Glendale Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $128,000
Buyer: David J. Moffett
Seller: Barbara A. Moffett
Date: 05/27/16

44 High St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $362,000
Buyer: Annelise J. Martin
Seller: 44 High Street T. 2
Date: 05/26/16

75 Park Hill Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $307,500
Buyer: Laura M. Furlan
Seller: Thomas J. O’Connor
Date: 05/25/16

45 Prospect Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $432,500
Buyer: Stacey L. Novack
Seller: Stephen Woodruff
Date: 05/18/16

16 Ridge View Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Ridgeview Development LLC
Seller: Mount Tom Properties LLC
Date: 05/23/16

17 Ridge View Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Ridgeview Development LLC
Seller: Mount Tom Properties LLC
Date: 05/23/16

28 Ridge View Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Ridgeview Development LLC
Seller: Mount Tom Properties LLC
Date: 05/23/16

29 Ridge View Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Ridgeview Development LLC
Seller: Mount Tom Properties LLC
Date: 05/23/16

50 Ridge View Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Ridgeview Development LLC
Seller: Mount Tom Properties LLC
Date: 05/23/16

58 Ridge View Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Ridgeview Development LLC
Seller: Mount Tom Properties LLC
Date: 05/23/16

367 Rocky Hill Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $465,000
Buyer: Thomas J. O’Connor
Seller: Marguerite A. Merrigan
Date: 05/25/16

900 Ryan Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $222,500
Buyer: Kristine E. Pollard
Seller: Jessica Nardizzi
Date: 05/20/16

245 State St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $389,000
Buyer: Katherine F. Glynn
Seller: Phoebe D. Sheldon
Date: 05/20/16

SOUTH HADLEY

19 Blueberry Bend
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $379,900
Buyer: Brooke A. Liguori
Seller: Charles A. Dooley
Date: 05/25/16

13 Bombardier St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $199,900
Buyer: Jesse Caputo
Seller: Wendy A. Papko
Date: 05/27/16

7 Charles St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Neal D. Lacey
Seller: Joseph M. Landry
Date: 05/27/16

15 Cypress Dr.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $186,900
Buyer: Brian A. Dimock
Seller: Nathan D. Ryan
Date: 05/27/16

157 Ferry St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Robert J. Roose
Seller: Baba H. Hillman
Date: 05/27/16

573 Granby Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $12,000,000
Buyer: WHC South Hadley LLC
Seller: CCP Properties Business TR
Date: 05/26/16

161 Lathrop St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $238,000
Buyer: Catherine E. Linberg
Seller: RL Holbrook Realty LLC
Date: 05/16/16

118 Lyman St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $139,000
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Carol A. Lyszchyn
Date: 05/19/16

276 Morgan St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Ryan P. Malaney
Seller: Joseph F. Long
Date: 05/24/16

263 North Main St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Audrey Letizia
Seller: Brooke Adams
Date: 05/25/16

414 Pearl St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Todd Danio
Seller: Diana Grand-Masters
Date: 05/19/16

9 Upper River Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $395,000
Buyer: Paul E. Macgregor
Seller: Christopher A. Ghanoski
Date: 05/25/16

31 West Summit St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $184,900
Buyer: Ronald J. White
Seller: Jessica Mykytiuk
Date: 05/16/16

4 Wright Place
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $245,900
Buyer: Sankar Datta
Seller: Lisa M. Chiodo
Date: 05/23/16

SOUTHAMPTON

139 College Hwy.
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $196,200
Buyer: Merrimack Mortgage Co. Inc.
Seller: Maya L. Leiva
Date: 05/25/16

4 Line St.
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $722,500
Buyer: Merellie Realty LLC
Seller: Dutch LLC
Date: 05/19/16

Old Harvest Road #3
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $429,000
Buyer: Brian M. Harrison
Seller: G&F Custom Built Homes
Date: 05/20/16
WARE

437 Belchertown Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: David E. Cote
Seller: Timothy R. Souza
Date: 05/19/16

7 Berkshire Circle
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $217,000
Buyer: Kimberly L. Gilbert
Seller: James J. Wojcik
Date: 05/25/16

14 Gould Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $123,549
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Louis F. Sibley
Date: 05/25/16

49 Old Poor Farm Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $204,000
Buyer: Denise M. Albano
Seller: Kimberly Rivest
Date: 05/27/16

110 Old Poor Farm Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Scott Allen
Seller: Anthony M. Laforte
Date: 05/18/16

WILLIAMSBURG

86 Adams Road
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Debra Warner
Seller: Diane E. Bushee
Date: 05/16/16

41 Main St.
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Cumberland Farms Inc.
Seller: LHB Enterprises Inc.
Date: 05/18/16

168 Main St.
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $123,500
Buyer: Paul C. Roud
Seller: Carl V. Cignoni
Date: 05/24/16

98 Old Goshen Road
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $575,000
Buyer: Tedric F. Eiseman
Seller: James P. Godfrey
Date: 05/23/16

5 Williams St.
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Kyle J. Marquis
Seller: Sarah G. Marquis
Date: 05/20/16

WORTHINGTON

242 Williamsburg Road
Worthington, MA 01098
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Kimberly A. McCoubrey
Seller: Eric D. Byrne
Date: 05/26/16

Bankruptcies

By BusinessWest Staff June 28, 2016

Bankruptcies Departments

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

Basile, Christopher J.
47 Cass Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 05/23/16

Berg, Ashley Brooke
48B Stillwater Road
South Deerfield, MA 01373
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/17/16

Bingle, Sylvia G.
a/k/a Suchorzewski, Sylvia G.
6 Dayton St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/27/16

Charles, Paul B.
69 Sanderson St. # 403
Springfield, MA 01107
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/21/16

Coolbeth, Karen Ann
a/k/a Gerrard, Karen Ann
a/k/a Wright, Karen Ann
6 Circle Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/24/16

Dahlquist, Nancy Edith
161 Federal St. Unit 2
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/19/16

Design & Construction
Weise, David A.
37 Lawn St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/25/16

Dewey, Dean D.
10 Healey St.
Indian Orchard, MA 01151
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/25/16

Doran, Susan Lee
211 Fairway Village
Leeds, MA 01053
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/19/16

Engley, April Rose
7 Avenue C
Turners Falls, MA 01376
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/18/16

Franchere, Niki L.
24 Lemuel Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 05/20/16

GFY Enterprises, LLC
Turnberg, James M.
63 Gates Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 05/20/16

Gomes, Carol A.
60 Rochester St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/22/16

HFL Enterprises
Lavo, Harry Fessler
20 Easthampton Road, Apt. F
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/27/16

Jean Claude Hardwood Floors
Koffi, Jean-Claude Didier
9 Pearl St.
Adams, MA 01220
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 05/17/16

LaBrecque, Jessica L.
22 Texel Dr.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/27/16

Lacoy, Angelique M.
46 Conway St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/20/16

Malloy, George O.
Malloy, Virginia L.
2 West Kittler Ave.
North Adams, MA 01220
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/23/16

Maureen Bridget Photography
Sullivan Studios
Sullivan, Maureen B.
55 Circleview Dr.
Hampden, MA 01036
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/26/16

McCarthy, Laura D.
82 Nassau Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/20/16

Mleczko, Mary A.
9R Rising Corner Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 05/26/16

O’Neil, Judith A.
87 East Road
Adams, MA 01220
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 05/24/16

Richardson, Barbara Ellen
43 Crown St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/17/16

Rivera, Juan P.
15 Valley Heights St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/23/16

Robson, Erin K.
a/k/a Robson, E. Kinsella
a/k/a Robson, Erin Kinsella
344 East Hadley Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 05/27/16

Robson, Peter H.
344 East Hadley Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 05/27/16

Rollins, Robert C.
30 Berkeley St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 05/19/16

Sadoski, Norma Jean
PO Box 384
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/27/16

Saunders, Jeanne M.
20 Randall Road
Montague, MA 01351
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/20/16

Smith, Jamie G.
PO Box 1822
Lenox, MA 01240
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/27/16

Stuff N More
LeBlanc, Jesse
374 East St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/17/16

Vatter, Charles M.
24 Greenwood Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 05/18/16

Walsh, John J.
Walsh, Sheila A.
380 Plumtree Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/24/16

Zabriskie, Sarah Nenner
71 Gleason Road
Northampton, MA 01060
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 05/18/16

Doing Business As Certificates

By BusinessWest Staff June 28, 2016

DBA Certificates Departments

The following Business Certificates and Trade Names were issued or renewed during the month of June 2016.

AGAWAM

Business Technology Solutions
22 King St.
Matthew Gates

Leak’s Abelta Skincare
159 Main St.
Somchai Daniels

Lularoe-Katelyn Linder
51 Elbert Road
Katelyn Linder

Margarita Interior
472 Meadow St.
Margarita Abramova

SD Business Services
26 Franklin St.
Said Mandour

T & R Dining Service
67 Hunt St.
Ronald Perry

HOLYOKE

Renaissance On Cabot
217 Cabot St.
Joel F. Camp

Target Optical
50 Holyoke St.
Deborah Ackerman

Torrid
50 Holyoke St.
Brenda Morris

Zales Jewelers
50 Holyoke St.
Justin Droder

LUDLOW

Fancy Nails
207 Winsor St.
Jo Ann Tuyet

Furches Performance
430 Center St.
Brandon Furches

Kerry’s Kitchen
247 Cady St.
Linda Soytokowski

NORTHAMPTON

B.E.S.T. Clinical Massage
71 Bradford St.
Nathan McElligott

Creative Coaching Methods
72 Chapel St.
Marylou Meddaugh

Family Legacy Partners
48 Round Hill Road
Karen Curran

Greens Treat
1236 Florence Road
John Sielski

Nadia’s Alterations
518 Pleasant St.
Nadezhda Sliuka

Passalongs
198 Sylvester St.
Adrienne Bashista

Venn Magic
13 Bridge St.
Barbara Marsh

PALMER

GMR
2094 Main St.
Gregory Drolet

New England Bookkeeping Services
9 Coache St.
Donna Weeks

SPRINGFIELD

66 DKR, LLC
851 East Columbus Ave.
Dinesh Patel

AIM
18 Pineview Dr.
William E. Blatch

ABC Supply Company
75 Page Blvd.
American Builders

All About Beauty
158 Chestnut St.
Michael Perez

Ayalas Handyman Service
111 School St.
Santos Ayala

B. Ricks Management
235 State St.
Brittany Jenee

Benovations
43 Rockland St.
Benjamin Lynch

Bettermen Construction
1 Federal St.
Mark Failey

C & C Grocery
546 Worthington St.
Candida Carbalo

Carmen’s Gift & Jewelry
2684 Main St.
Darien L. Santiago

Carrier Northeast
467 Cottage St.
Carrier Enterprise

DD Cleaning
26 Dubois St.
Nelson D. Devia

Shrub Man
153 Plainfield St.
Thomas Mauer

Swagger Apparel Line
54 Herbert Ave.
Teressa Doris

T & T Nail Bar
340 Cooley St.
Tuan Truong

Total Tech Recycling
115 State St.
Marc Brown

Varzea, LLC
1242 Main St.
Hector Fearfield

Weed Man
153 Plainfield St.
Thomas Mauer

Wicked Tan
1760 Boston Road
April Ramos

WQY Beauty Center Inc.
1195 Sumner Ave.
Franky Luan

WESTFIELD

DJ Construction
9 Allen Ave.
Daniel Johnson

Laurinda’s Solutions
136 Sunset Dr.
Laurinda Pudlo

Sarah Boudreau
277 Falley Dr.
Sarah Boudreau

Optimum Health Massage
120 Elm St.
Christine Bissonette

WEST SPRINGFIELD

98 Front St., LLC
98 Front St.
Suzanne Halpin

Beautiful Rooms
42 Myron St.
Gary Okun

Convenience Mart
189 Piper Road
Mohammad Ishaq

Cosmo Prof
464 Riverdale St.
Debra Cox

Elm Street Partnerships
195 Elm St.
Rajesh Rayonia

Galaxy 900
32 Pine St.
Ralph Dalise

Guitar Center
935 Riverdale St.
John Unger

Innovative Concepts
871 Elm St.
Tiffany Lissa

A Chance to Manufacture Progress

By BusinessWest Staff June 15, 2016

Opinion

Editorial

If nothing else, the recently announced initiative to take Valley Venture Mentors’ accelerator model for helping startup businesses and customize it for existing manufacturing companies wins high marks for originality (see story, page 6).

But we hope — and fully expect — that it will achieve much more than it.

Indeed, we anticipate that it will provide an important spark for this sector — which is steeped in history and part of this region’s DNA — by opening new doors to opportunity and offering greater potential for overall sustainability.

As conceived by the quasi-public agency MassDevelopment, in conjunction with VVM and several other partners, including the National Machine Tooling Assoc., this initiative will attempt to do for small to mid-sized precision manufacturers what the accelerator does for startups: find them dance partners.

Those are the words that VVM co-founder and Executive Director Paul Silva used to sum things up, and while they need to be explained, they are nonetheless quite effective.

In the case of startups, dance partners are angel investors and venture capitalists willing to roll the dice and help entrepreneurs take an idea to the next level. In the case of existing manufacturers, such dance partners are original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for which they can solve problems and fill orders.

With both constituencies, finding people to dance with is difficult. Startups are, as that name indicates, just getting started. They often don’t know where or to whom to turn for help with gaining the critical capital needed to take their concept forward. Meanwhile, small- to mid-sized precision manufacturers have their noses to the proverbial grindstone, both literally and figuratively.

Indeed, they are so involved with the day-to-day challenges of putting out parts for their long-time customers that they are often unable to look up and out toward potential new customers.

VVM’s accelerator program, while still in its relative infancy (its second cohort just completed its three-month tour of duty) has nonetheless been successful in linking startups with both insight and capital. Can it enjoy the same success with manufacturers?

There is general optimism concerning this project, but only time will tell.

Manufacturers that fit the profile described above are so busy that many may not even be able to find the time and energy needed to participate in a project that will help secure them new customers — and a more solid future.

But if VVM can recruit companies for this project, it stands to reason that it can succeed with its broad mission. OEMs need partners, and contrary to popular belief, they may well not know that a company in Springfield, Westfield, or Greenfield has the equipment, know-how, and talent to make a part currently fashioned hundreds or thousands of miles away.

Again, this initiative is bold, potential-laden, and quite imaginative. And it’s one more thing — critically important.

As we’ve said many times, for this region to effectively compete for jobs, it must be strong across many sectors of the economy. Precision manufacturing has long been a pillar of strength, but it is not what it once was.

VVM’s initiative holds vast potential for making this sector an even more vital force in the overall health and well-being of the region’s economy. v