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An Opportunity for the Region

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Take a glance at the Competitive Index released recently by the Massachusetts Taxpayers Assoc. , and you’ll certainly sense some alarm bells for the Commonwealth.

Indeed, the poor national rankings in several categories, including energy costs, overall cost of living, commute time, childcare costs, and housing cost burden are not exactly news flashes — this state has always been expensive, and the Boston area has always endured extreme traffic — but they do not bode well at a time when professionals have real options when it comes to where they live and work, especially in the remote-work era.

But take a closer look, and you’ll see something else: all or most of those red flags (energy costs are high almost everywhere in the Commonwealth) do not pertain to this region — for better or worse, mostly the former.

The Western Mass. region, with the exception of the Berkshires, which has certainly benefited from the advent of remote work, does not have the sky-high housing costs that are making it increasingly difficult to afford to live anywhere near Boston. Childcare costs are not as high, nor are many other expenses. As for commute time … it’s not exactly something to be proud of, in our opinion, but Springfield does not have unbearable traffic or anything approaching parking shortages, except for Thunderbirds games or events at MGM.

So, if you’re an optimist, you can look at the Competitive Index and see concern for the Commonwealth on the whole, but opportunity for the 413, and some other area codes as well, like the Cape.

Indeed, as people leave the Bay State for other regions of the country, and even some of our neighbors such as Maine and New Hampshire, opportunity exists to convince them to stay in the Commonwealth — just move from one side to the other.

It will take some doing, and some marketing dollars (from where they would come, we don’t know), but it appears that the state can help stem the outmigration of some of its professionals if it promotes some of its lower-cost areas, such as the 413.

And there is much to promote. Indeed, while this region does not have the large employers or workforce of the Boston area, or the nightlife that is attractive to many young people, there is quality of life here, from large open spaces to recreation areas to arts and culture.

There are stories, and a growing number of them, concerning people who are trading the super-high cost of living in the Boston area for this part of the state. Many of them involve people who grew up here, have tasted life in the Hub, and now want to return to their roots for the reasons mentioned above. We could use some more of that, and swell those ranks to include people who didn’t grow up here.

Obviously, the biggest priority for the state at this pivotal time is to address its overall competitiveness in any and all ways that it can, from building more affordable housing to improving the overall transportation network to shorten commute times.

But while doing all that, it can also try to stem outmigration by stressing that there are some areas in Massachusetts that are already more affordable and more competitive.

Yes, within the sobering numbers there are some opportunities.

Why Learning Cultures Are Winning

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By Pam Thornton

The landscape of work has shifted dramatically between the technology tornado of advancing AI, evolving employee expectations, and increased competition for top talent. Despite this whirlwind of changes, one truth remains constant — employee development is the cornerstone of long-term organizational success. The organizations that fail to prioritize learning are going to risk falling behind.

The critical question HR leaders should ask themselves right now is: what is our organization’s learning mindset? A learning mindset goes beyond offering training programs or tuition reimbursements. It is a deeply rooted organizational belief that continuous development is essential to business success. This means fostering a culture where curiosity, adaptability, and upskilling are not just encouraged, but embedded into the daily operations of the business.

Companies that embrace a strong learning mindset recognize that skills have a shorter shelf life than ever, and that traditional training models just can’t keep up. To remain competitive, employees must continuously learn and adapt.

The workforce today wants more than just a job. Employees are prioritizing growth and development. A 2024 LinkedIn Workplace Learning Report reported that 94% of employees would stay longer at a company that invests in their learning. If we do this right, we can retain the employees we work so hard to hire and foster a culture of learning that also fuels innovation in our organization all at the same time.

So, how does your organization measure up?

A weak learning mindset is evident when training is treated like a checkbox activity rather than a strategic investment in employee growth and organizational success. Learning opportunities are often limited to compliance-based or generic programs, leaving little room for personalized development. This opens employees up to feeling unsupported in taking time for learning and development, which can lead to disengagement and can really stifle innovation.

Organizations with a strong learning mindset foster an environment where leaders actively support and participate in learning initiatives, setting the tone for continuous development. Employees have a personalized training plan that aligns with their unique career path, ensuring growth is integrated into performance goals and a professional-development plan.

HR leaders need to take an active role in shaping an organization’s learning mindset if we want to build one. Learning can be embedded into everyday work through microlearning, certificate programs, mentorship, and peer coaching on the job.

Empowering leaders as learning champions is crucial. When leaders model curiosity and invest in their own development, they reinforce the organization’s commitment to growth. HR can support this by implementing leadership development programs that emphasize coaching, feedback, and a continuous learning mindset. Recognizing and incentivizing employees who proactively invest in their development will further solidify a culture where learning is valued and prioritized.

The future belongs to learning organizations. The most successful companies will be those that support a strong learning mindset at every level. The question isn’t whether your organization offers learning opportunities, it’s whether learning is truly embedded in your culture.

So, ask yourself again: what is your organization’s learning mindset? The answer could determine your ability to attract, engage, and retain top talent in an increasingly competitive world.

 

Pam Thornton is director of Strategic HR Services at the Employers Assoc. of the Northeast. This article first appeared on the EANE blog; eane.org

Picture This

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Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia and Suzanne Parker, executive director of Girls Inc. of the Valley, unveil the Girl Day flag
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Email ‘Picture This’ photos with a caption and contact information to [email protected]

 

Girls Week

Girls Inc. of the Valley hosted Girl Day 2025 on Feb. 20 at Holyoke City Hall as part of Engineer Week celebrations. This event aimed to inspire and empower girls to explore STEM careers through engaging activities, mentorship, and educational experiences. Girl Day aligns with DiscoverE’s nationwide initiative to spark interest in engineering and encourage girls to imagine their futures in these fields. 

 

Girls Inc. of the Valley participants and staff come together in the City Council chambers.

Girls Inc. of the Valley participants and staff come together in the City Council chambers. (Photos by Hilary Lynn Photography)

 

Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia and Suzanne Parker, executive director of Girls Inc. of the Valley, unveil the Girl Day flag

Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia and Suzanne Parker, executive director of Girls Inc. of the Valley, unveil the Girl Day flag. (Photos by Hilary Lynn Photography)

 

 

 

Power of Play

Wellpoint and Playworks New England hosted a lively recess event on Feb. 24. Teachers at White Street School in Springfield engaged in an interactive recess session for their students led by Playworks professionals, highlighting the profound benefits of quality recess on children’s development.

Pictured, from left: David Morales, general manager of Wellpoint; Miranda Foisy, assistant principal of White Street School; Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno; Max Fripp and Murat Emmanuel, executive director and site coordinator, respectively, at Playworks New England; and White Street School teachers Tommy Hyjek and Lisa Rahilly.

Pictured, from left: David Morales, general manager of Wellpoint; Miranda Foisy, assistant principal of White Street School; Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno; Max Fripp and Murat Emmanuel, executive director and site coordinator, respectively, at Playworks New England; and White Street School teachers Tommy Hyjek and Lisa Rahilly.

 

Promoting Financial Empowerment

Greenfield Cooperative Bank announced its continued partnership with Community Action of Pioneer Valley to support the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, which provides free tax-preparation services to individuals and families with low to moderate incomes. Several bank employees attended the VITA kickoff event at Greenfield Community College on Jan. 31, highlighting the bank’s commitment to financial empowerment and community support.

Pictured, from left: Mary Rawls, Siobhan Tripp, Jackie Charron, Clare Higgins, Jess Thompson, Sweeney, and Alyssa Ranker.

Pictured, from left: Mary Rawls, Siobhan Tripp, Jackie Charron, Clare Higgins, Jess Thompson, Sweeney, and Alyssa Ranker.

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Bingo Night Fundraiser

March 21: The Quaboag Hills Chamber of Commerce announced its Handbag & Hand Tool Bingo Night fundraiser will take place at 6:30 p.m. at AMVETS Post 74 in Three Rivers. Doors open at 6 p.m. The chamber will produce 10 bingo rounds, each with a grand prize featuring one of seven designer handbags or one of three premium tools up for grabs. Tickets can be purchased on qhma.com. The registration fee is $40 per person and includes 10 bingo cards, a bingo dauber, snack platters, a bonus raffle ticket, and a cash bar. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Quaboag Hills Chamber of Commerce and its ongoing mission to assist its more than 200 member businesses succeed and grow with programs and initiatives throughout the year.

 

Second Chance Auction Gala

March 29: Second Chance Animal Services will host its 26th annual Auction Gala at the AC Marriott in Worcester. This is Second Chance’s most important fundraiser of the year, raising critical funds to help provide life-saving services to more than 56,000 pets in need. The evening will feature hundreds of silent auction items, raffles, and a small but exclusive live auction offering one-of-a-kind experiences. With a relaxed cocktail and dressy-casual dress code, the event is designed to be an enjoyable evening for all, combining great company with opportunities to make a meaningful impact. All proceeds will support Second Chance’s mission to transform the lives of pets by providing affordable veterinary care, keeping pets with their families, and finding loving homes for animals in need. Tickets are on sale now, and seating is limited, so early reservations are encouraged. Businesses and individuals can also support the event by sponsoring, which includes recognition in event materials, highlighting their commitment to supporting pets in need. Donations to the auction are another way to get involved, with unique goods, services, and once-in-a-lifetime experiences being especially popular. To purchase tickets, become a sponsor, or donate auction items, visit www.secondchanceanimals.org/dinner-auction or email [email protected].

 

Women’s Leadership Conference

April 3: Bay Path University announced that award-winning journalist, author, and television personality Hoda Kotb will be the keynote speaker at the 28th Women’s Leadership Conference (WLC), taking place in Springfield. Most well-known as the former co-anchor of NBC News’ Today and co-host of Today with Hoda & Jenna, Kotb joined Today as a co-host of the fourth hour in 2008, alongside Kathie Lee Gifford, and recently retired from the show after 17 years, during which time she received several Emmy Awards for her work. A New York Times bestselling author, Kotb has written eight books and continues to host the popular podcast “Making Space with Hoda Kotb.” The WLC will also feature lunchtime speaker Amelia Rose Earhart, a pilot, author, and reporter who, inspired by her namesake, circumnavigated the globe in a single-engine aircraft. Earhart has 15 years of experience as a helicopter and breaking-news reporter in Denver and Los Angeles, has sent numerous teenage girls to flight school during her 10-year tenure as president of the Fly with Amelia Foundation, and hosts a tech podcast focused on the future of AI in business. This year’s conference will also feature breakout sessions led by business experts and coaches, including Shira Abel, a lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley, who taps into her experience working with companies such as Siemens, Samsung, AXA, and Allianz to speak about navigating the complexities of modern business and the impact biases and expectations have on success. In addition, the WLC will welcome Jackie Glenn, former chief diversity officer at Fortune 500 EMC Corp. and founder and CEO of Glenn Solutions, where she partners with executives to reimagine organizational practices and implement strategies such as cultural assessments, executive coaching, and advisory services to foster thriving, innovative workplaces. An instructor at Harvard’s Division of Continuing Education, Glenn continues her mission to equip leaders with the tools to succeed through her work in the school’s Women Leaders: Advancing Together program. For further information on the conference, sponsorship opportunities, and ticket sales, visit baypath.edu/wlc.

 

Sip, Bid & Boogie

April 3: The WillPower Foundation, a source of support for Western Mass. individuals and families with different abilities, announced its new spring fundraiser, Sip, Bid & Boogie. This event will take place at the Jupiter Club in Easthampton mill building, offering an evening of entertainment, community, and philanthropy. Sip, Bid & Boogie will be a swanky soirée featuring handcrafted cocktails from the Jupiter Club, elevated bites by Blue Door Gatherings, live music by Mister Brilliant, and a silent art auction showcasing a diverse collection of artwork from artists of all abilities. The event will be emceed by the legal duo Ryan Alekman and Rob DiTusa, corporate donors who have supported WillPower since its inception. They will guide guests through an evening of fun, surprises, and a celebration of community. The art auction is a reflection of the WillPower Foundation’s mission to celebrate unique talents and different abilities. The collection will feature paintings, sculptures, digital art, mixed media, and more. Tickets cost $60 per person, $100 for two tickets, or $400 for a party pack of eight. Sponsorship opportunities range from $250 to $15,000, offering local businesses the opportunity to align their brand with a nonprofit making a tangible impact.. To purchase tickets, donate art, or learn more about sponsorship opportunities, visit www.willpowerfoundation.org or email [email protected].

 

WTrades Career Expo

April 9: River East School to Career will present WTrades, Your Present is Your Future, a skilled trades career-exploration day, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield. Students in grades 9-12 from school districts in the Greater Springfield and Greater Palmer areas are invited to attend. This program aims to showcase strategic, exploratory resources and hands-on opportunities to about 200 student attendees to enrich their knowledge about prospects for future employment and how to achieve a skilled trades career. River East is seeking skilled trade exhibitors, including those with heavy machinery, to participate in the WTrades career fair. Exhibitors will have the opportunity to speak directly with students, sharing insights about their careers and the skills required to succeed in their industries. By attending WTrades, exhibitors will connect directly with students to inform them about job opportunities and training programs that can lead to fulfilling careers. For more information on the event, visit rivereaststc.org/wtrades or call Amy Scribner, partnership director, at (413) 283-5051 or [email protected].

 

Difference Makers Gala

April 9: Tickets are now on sale for BusinessWest’s 17th annual Difference Makers awards gala at the Log Cabin in Holyoke. The class of 2025, profiled in the Feb. 17 issue of BusinessWest and at businesswest.com, are Jennie Adamczyk, executive director of Providence Ministries; Sheryl Blancato, CEO of Second Chance Animal Services; Andrea Bordenca, managing partner of Generative Leadership Consulting; Mychal Connolly, CEO of Stand Out Truck; John Delaney, director of Ride to Remember; John Doleva, president and CEO of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame; the Michael J. Dias Foundation; and Dan Moriarty, president and CEO of Monson Savings Bank. Tickets cost $95 per person, and tables of 10 are available. They can be purchased at businesswest.com/eventcalendar/difference-makers-tickets. The 17th annual Difference Makers program is sponsored by Burkhart Pizzanelli, the Royal Law Firm, TommyCar Auto Group, and Westfield Bank.

 

UMass 5K Dash & Dine

April 26: UMass Dining Services invites the community to participate in its 14th annual UMass 5K Dash & Dine, with the goal to promote health and wellness at UMass Amherst while raising funds for the Amherst Survival Center. UMass Dining’s focus is on quality ingredients and meals, customer service, student health and wellness, customization options, and appreciation of global influences. Over the past 13 years, UMass Dining has raised more than $50,000 that has been donated to the Amherst Survival Center. Check-in at the Southwest Horseshoe will begin at 9 a.m. At 10 a.m., a free Fun Run begins for children 8 years old and under. At 11 a.m., the race begins, followed by an awards ceremony at 11:30 a.m. and lunch at noon in the Berkshire Dining Commons. The race fee is $15 for all Five College students, $25 for UMass Amherst faculty and staff, and $30 for the general public. Children 8 and under may participate free of charge. The race fee includes registration and lunch. Donations can be made and participants can register at runumass.com/about. Online registration will end April 24. Walk-up registration will be available on race day.

 

Link to Libraries Gala

May 8: Link to Libraries announce its biennial gala, an evening that celebrates the organization’s transformative impact in the community while raising vital funds to ensure children have access to the books and programming they deserve. This year’s gala, taking place at the Basketball Hall of Fame, will feature a Swifty-themed evening inspired by Taylor Swift’s celebrated Eras Tour. Guests will enjoy an elegant night filled with cocktails, dinner, an auction, and the opportunity to connect with others passionate about the power of reading to transform lives. All proceeds from the gala go directly to Link to Libraries, a nonprofit committed to fostering literacy by providing books and programming for children in underserved communities. Tickets cost $90 per person, or $250 for VIP tickets that include a pre-gala VIP cocktail reception. Tickets are available at www.linktolibraries.org.

 

 

People on the Move

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People on the Move
Ariana Williams

Ariana Williams

Martin Luther King Jr. Family Services Inc. (MLKFS) announced the appointment of Ariana Williams as the organization’s first-ever chief of Public Health Strategy and Innovation. Williams’s journey with MLK Family Services began in 2018 as a part-time community health worker after earning her bachelor’s degree in public health from American International College (AIC). Within nine months, she was promoted to director of Public Health, spending three years leading initiatives that strengthened community health, public-health programming, and youth development. After a brief period away, she returned in February 2023 as a grants consultant. In her new position, Williams will integrate public-health strategies into the organization’s core mission, develop new community-driven initiatives, and strengthen strategic partnerships that advance health equity. A Springfield native, she is also the CEO and founder of Catalyst for Equity Consulting, where she helps nonprofits strengthen their position in the public-health ecosystem by aligning with public-health funding, developing evidence-based programs, and driving systemic change. She has led community-based initiatives in problem-gambling prevention, gun-violence prevention, food insecurity and nutrition, and mental-health advocacy. In 2019, she led a cohort of junior community health workers, whose advocacy efforts played an instrumental role in raising the tobacco-purchase age from 18 to 21 in Springfield. Their work later contributed to the movement to eliminate flavored tobacco products, a tactic used by the tobacco industry to target youth. In 2020, she co-led Springfield’s first-ever youth mental-health advisory board, Beat the Odds, creating a safe space and platform for young people to support one another, share lived experiences, and influence mental-health policies and resources. Williams earned her master of public administration degree from Westfield State University in 2024. She is also an adjunct professor at AIC, teaching in the same public health program she graduated from. Additionally, she serves on the board of the Rise LEAP & Achieve Foundation Inc. and the board of Anti-Racism Community Organizers.

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James Hagan, president and CEO of Westfield Bank, announced the promotions of Tom Donnelly, Colin Dunn, and Craig Lacey to assistant vice president, commercial loan officer. They will continue to be responsible for managing middle-market commercial loan portfolios and driving new business-development opportunities in Western Mass. and Northern Conn. Donnelly joined Westfield Bank in 2020 as a commercial loan administrator with 10 years of experience with business development and account management. He graduated from St. Bonaventure University in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree, followed by completing his master’s degree in management at Springfield College in 2013. He serves as a member of the Economic Development Council and St. Joseph Society. Outside of work, he volunteers by coaching youth sports. Dunn joined Westfield Bank in 2019 as a commercial loan administrator and quickly worked his way up to commercial loan officer. He graduated from Westfield State University in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in finance. He also completed a credit analyst apprenticeship with the Massachusetts Bankers Assoc. in 2022. Outside of work, he serves as a member of the Young Professional Society of Greater Springfield and the Western Massachusetts Chapter of the National Tooling and Machining Assoc. Lacey joined Westfield Bank in 2019 as a commercial loan administrator and was then promoted to commercial loan officer. He graduated from Bryant University in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in finance. Outside of work, he serves as an ambassador for the Office of Manufacturing for Connecticut along with being a member of the Middlesex Chamber of Commerce.

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The W.E.B. Du Bois Center for Freedom & Democracy announced the appointment of John Lloyd as its interim director. A seasoned executive with more than two decades of leadership experience in the nonprofit sector, Lloyd brings a wealth of expertise in organizational strategy, financial management, and community engagement to this role. As interim director, he will oversee the center’s strategic initiatives, strengthen partnerships, and continue to advance the legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois by promoting scholarship, civic engagement, and social-justice advocacy. Lloyd is the principal of Agile Consulting Group, a management consulting practice specializing in nonprofit strategy, financial management, board development, and executive-transition services. Throughout his career, he has successfully guided numerous organizations through periods of transformation, stabilizing leadership teams and fostering sustainable growth. His interim leadership roles at organizations such as Community Healing Network, InReach, and Domestic Violence Ended have showcased his ability to enhance operational efficiency and advance mission-driven objectives. His leadership approach is deeply rooted in fostering collaboration, driving mission-driven impact, and enhancing operational efficiency to support long-term organizational success. A Massachusetts native, Lloyd holds a doctorate in organizational learning and development from the University of Pennsylvania, an MBA from Bentley University, and a bachelor’s degree from Plymouth State University. He also serves as an adjunct faculty member at Bentley, where he teaches strategic management and human dynamics in organizations. His commitment to education and leadership development is further reflected in his extensive experience in training and facilitation for nonprofit boards and executives.

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Kevin Engel

Kevin Engel

Doherty, Wallace, Pillsbury and Murphy, P.C. announced that the firm has hired a new attorney, Kevin Engel, to serve as an associate in the business practice. Engel joined the firm in October after graduating from the University of Maine School of Law, and is admitted to the Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Bar of the State of Maine. He is also a member of the Hampden County Bar Assoc. and the Massachusetts Bar Assoc. Engel’s law practice includes general business and corporate law, business formation and planning, financing, mergers and acquisitions, and a variety of other business and real-estate matters. While in law school, he worked at Jackson and MacNichol, a law firm in South Portland, Maine, with a main practice in veterans’ disability law. Prior to law school, he attended Syracuse University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sports management. While at Syracuse, he worked for a soccer team in the United Soccer League in business development.

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Elizabeth Román has been promoted to executive editor for NEPM News. Román joined New England Public Media (NEPM) as managing editor in 2022 after reporting for nearly two decades at the Republican. In her new role, she will oversee NEPM’s award-winning local newsroom, ascertaining community needs, setting editorial priorities, and supervising journalists, local program hosts, freelancers, and interns. Sam Hudzik, who has led the NEPM newsroom for over a decade, will leave NEPM and the world of public media for a position in housing law in March. As executive editor for news, Román will assume oversight of the newsroom, reporting to NEPM’s vice president for content and audience strategy. Román is a graduate of Holyoke Community College and UMass Amherst. In recent years, she has also edited El Pueblo Latino, co-founded Colectivo de Medios Latinos, and appeared as a panelist on NEPM’s “The Fabulous 413” and “The Rundown with Carrie Saldo.”

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Olivia O’Connor

Olivia O’Connor

Monson Savings Bank recently announced the promotion of Olivia O’Connor to assistant Monson branch manager. In that role, she will provide support to her entire team and be the ‘encyclopedia’ of the Monson branch. She will also be responsible for assisting customers with banking transactions, including account and HELOC openings. O’Connor has worked in customer service for more than eight years. Prior to joining Monson Savings Bank a little more than three years ago, she worked at Rice Fruit Farm and Springfield Technical Community College as a tutor. O’Connor holds an associate degree in general studies from Springfield Technical Community college, where she earned a near-perfect grade point average. Her career in banking began in 2021 when she was hired as a customer service associate at the bank’s Hampden Branch. From there, she quickly proved herself to be a trusted and capable team member. She excelled in the bank’s branches and was promoted to CSA supervisor, then briefly served as the East Longmeadow branch’s assistant branch manager before her most recent role.

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The Big Y board of directors announced the appointment of Michael Pashko as director of Pharmacy. As director, he will be responsible for setting overall direction and goals for the Pharmacy division and the development and execution of programs, promotions, services, and operational excellence for Big Y’s 33 in-store pharmacies. He reports to Nicole D’Amour Schneider, senior vice president of Retail Operations and Customer Experience. Pashko was born into the profession of pharmacy as the son of a pharmacist, spending many days during his childhood in independent pharmacies. He was introduced to drugstore and retail operations in 2002 as a service clerk for Walgreens and, two years later, moved into pharmacy operations as a pharmacy technician. After graduating from pharmacy school in 2012, he had a strong desire to learn more about business growth and moved into pharmacy and field management. In 2022, he was promoted to director of Pharmacy and Retail Operations for 84 Walgreens locations in Massachusetts. Pashko earned a doctor of pharmacy degree from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy in Boston in 2012. He is a registered pharmacist in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Illinois, along with being a certified immunizer since 2012.

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UMass Amherst Maintains Top Research Status

AMHERST — UMass Amherst has maintained its designation as a R1 research institution, a top-tier national ranking by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education that recognizes universities with the highest level of research activity and doctorates awarded. As an R1 institution, UMass Amherst is among colleges and universities that spend an average of at least $50 million on research and development and award at least 70 research doctorates per year. UMass Amherst’s research covers a wide range of disciplines and areas of expertise, including outstanding contributions to food science and agriculture, the study of human diseases and interventions to improve human health, issues of justice and public policy, and computational sciences and engineering. According to data collected by the American Council on Education, in FY 2023, UMass Amherst research expenditures were $268.6 million, and it awarded approximately 300 research doctorates from 2020 to 2023. In FY 2024, UMass Amherst was the recipient of $251.3 million in research awards and placed top in New England for public universities in awards from the National Science Foundation.

 

Country Bank Celebrates 175 Years Serving Region

WARE — Country Bank is marking a milestone of 175 years of service to its communities. Since its founding in 1850, the bank has grown from a small local institution into a regional financial leader. To commemorate this milestone, Country Bank is launching an anniversary celebration to give back to the communities that have contributed to its success. The campaign will include 175 gifts to community members and initiatives designed to champion local businesses and nonprofits throughout the region. The campaign will also highlight inspiring customer stories, showcase the bank’s community contributions, and reaffirm its commitment to excellence. Country Bank invites everyone to join the celebration, share their experiences, and participate in unique giveaways and community events throughout the year, ensuring that this milestone is shared with those who have made it possible.

 

Delaney’s Market Opens Store in West Springfield

WEST SPRINGFIELD — The fifth Delaney’s Market store opened located at 334 Park St. in West Springfield on Feb. 25. Delaney’s Market is an independent company offering fresh, local, chef-made, heat-and-serve meals for individuals or families who want to eat a quality lunch or dinner at their home or office without the hassle of long prep times and high costs. It is the latest venture of Peter Rosskothen, former owner of the Log Cabin and Delaney House. The original Delaney’s Market, located at the Longmeadow Shops, has been open since 2016. Wilbraham and Westfield locations opened in 2019, and a South Hadley location, which features the chef’s kitchen, opened in 2023.

 

Common Capital Receives Two Awards from SBA

SPRINGFIELD — Common Capital was recently recognized as the 2024 U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Community Advantage Lender of the Year for Massachusetts, and the Highest Dollar Value Lender in Massachusetts for the SBA Microloan program. SBA Community Advantage loans provide funding for almost any business need, including startup costs, working capital, equipment purchases, and more. Loans can be up to $300,000 and are designed to support businesses operating in underserved areas, such as rural or low-income communities. In the last fiscal year, ending June 30, 2024, Common Capital worked with nine borrowers to lend more than $1 million to help finance their business’s growth and success. Participants included Carefree Cakery, Rozki Rides, and Bridge2Homecare, among others.

 

bankESB Donates $50,000 to United Way

EASTHAMPTON — bankESB and its employees recently made donations of $50,000 to the United Way of the Franklin and Hampshire Region. Employees pledged more than $15,000 of their own funds in the bank’s United Way workplace campaign. Combined with the bank’s dollar-for-dollar match and additional corporate contribution, the campaign total of $50,000 will be donated to the United Way of the Franklin and Hampshire Region. The campaign lets employees donate and direct funds, advocating for causes that are most important to them. As a long-time contributor, the bank and its employees have donated more than $740,000 to United Way organizations in Western Mass. in the last 13 years. The United Way is a volunteer-driven organization that serves residents through its own programs and services as well as those of its partner agencies. The organization works to advance the common good by focusing on the building blocks for a good life: education, financial stability, health, and basic needs.

 

Berkshire Film and Media Collaborative Receives Grant

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Film and Media Collaborative (BFMC) has been awarded a $9,000 operating grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. The funding will help the Western Mass. nonprofit strengthen its operations, expand programming, build new partnerships, and continue to support the growing film and media industry in Western New England. In addition, Berkshire Film and Media Collaborative has moved its offices into 1Berkshires’ new space in the Crawford Square Building at 137 North St., Suite 200, Pittsfield.

 

Rocky’s Round Up for Kids Fundraiser Brings in $91,687

SPRINGFIELD — Rocky’s Ace Hardware, one of the country’s largest family-owned Ace Hardware dealers with 50 locations in nine states, raised a grand total of $91,687.19 with its Round Up for Kids fundraiser. During two periods in 2024, one in the spring and another in November and December, customers rounded up their purchase totals to the next dollar. The difference was donated to the Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) hospital nearest to each store. Baystate Children’s Hospital received $18,130.83 through the campaigns in 2024. Local participating Rocky’s locations include the eight stores in Western Mass, with 100% of the money raised in those locations benefiting Baystate Children’s Hospital. Since 1983, CMN hospitals have helped fill funding gaps by raising more than $9 billion. Its various fundraising partners and programs support the nonprofit’s mission to save and improve the lives of as many children as possible.

 

Bradley Introduces Two New Non-stop Routes

HARTFORD, Conn. — Low-fare carrier Frontier Airlines has launched non-stop service from Bradley International Airport to Miami International Airport. The service, operating twice per week, brings the airline to five destinations served non-stop from Bradley. To celebrate, the airline is offering fares as low as $49. Meawhile, Breeze Airways is adding a new summer seasonal route from Bradley to Greensboro-Winston-Salem, N.C., starting June 6. The flight will operate twice a week on Mondays and Fridays.

 

Andrew Associates Marks 40 Years in Business

ENFIELD, Conn. — Andrew Associates, a certified woman-owned direct-marketing company, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this quarter. Founded in 1985 by Judith Knapp in Wilbraham, the company started in a garage with just one employee. Today, Andrew Associates has grown into a respected leader in the direct-marketing industry, partnering with Fortune 100 companies, nonprofit organizations, higher-education institutions, and government agencies. From its state-of-the-art, 45,000 square-foot sustainable facility in Enfield, Conn., Andrew Associates employs 45 dedicated professionals who provide clients with a full suite of services, including data management, modeling and analytics, direct mail, printing, fulfillment, and creative marketing solutions. In 2008, recognizing the unique needs of nonprofit organizations and educational institutions, Andrew Associates launched a specialized nonprofit division focused on enhancing fundraising and communication efforts. This division has since helped local, regional, and national nonprofits improve their donor database management, annual giving campaigns, planned giving initiatives, and capital campaigns.

 

Excel Dryer Wins Two Sustainability Awards

EAST LONGMEADOW — Excel Dryer Inc. was recently recognized as a double winner in the 2024 Sustainability Awards, hosted by Business Intelligence Group, which honors organizations worldwide that make sustainability a core part of their business practices. The D|VERSE Sink System featuring the XLERATORsync hand dryer was recognized as a Sustainability Product of the Year, and Excel Dryer’s Healthy Office Oasis received the Sustainability Initiative of the Year award. Excel’s ThinAir hand dryer with electrostatic HEPA (eHEPA) filtration was also selected as a finalist in the Sustainability Product of the Year category. The D|VERSE Sink System featuring the XLERATORsync hand dryer with eHEPA is a collaboration between commercial product designer D|13 Group and Excel Dryer, integrating the elements of proper hand washing and drying in a cohesive, 30-inch unit.

Incorporations

By
Incorporations

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

AGAWAM

Free Grace Academy Ltd., 46 Monroe St., Agawam, MA 01001. Mariya Vasilchenko, same. Providing education, including homeschooling.

BELCHERTOWN

St. Barnabas Anglican Church, 19 North Washington St., Belchertown, MA 01007. Brian Marsh, 21 Sherwood Dr., Belchertown, MA 01007. To establish and maintain a place of worship and teaching; to buy, sell, hold, build, lease, or rent a church and other buildings and furnish and maintain the same; and to carry on educational and charitable work in the furtherance of such goals.

EASTHAMPTON

Serenity Spa L Inc., 87 Main St., Easthampton, MA 01027. Yaoming Lin, same. Spa service.

EAST LONGMEADOW

Classic Association Management Inc., 180 Denslow Park, Suite 6, East Longmeadow, MA 01028. Marcus Mayo, same. Property management.

GREENFIELD

Friends of the Greenfield Police K9 Unit Inc., 49 Lunt Dr., Greenfield, MA 01301. Patrick Merrigan, 216 Green River Road, Greenfield, MA 01301. Charitable organization to support the costs of the Greenfield Massachusetts Police K9 Unit by paying for dog food, veterinary bills, training, equipment, kennels, doghouses, and replacement dogs, as necessary.

HAYDENVILLE

The Veery Foundation Inc., 81 Depot Road, Haydenville, MA 01039. Mary Ann Cofrin, same. Charitable organization established to promote climate justice and environmental movement building; the health and well-being of underserved populations; the lives of Black, Indigenous, and people of color; access to food and fair housing; the prevention of poverty; LGBTQ+ advocacy; and charitable, educational, and/or scientific causes, and to engage in such other lawful activities.

INDIAN ORCHARD

Virginia Retailer Inc., 71 Chestnut St., Apt 15, Indian Orchard, MA 01151. Muhammad Tahir, same. E-commerce retailer.

LONGMEADOW

Valley Pulmonary and Medical Associates, P.C., 112 Twin Hills Dr., Longmeadow, MA 01106. K.V.R. Mohan Rao, 260 Inverness Lane, Longmeadow, MA 01106. Pulmonary medical services.

NORTH ADAMS

North Adams Pie Inc., 1 River St., North Adams, MA 01247. Celal Gokdag, 162 Weston St., Waltham, MA 02453. Pizza delivery and takeout.

PITTSFIELD

Cascade Wealth Management Solutions Inc., 5 Cascade St., Pittsfield, MA 01201. Online retail sales for formal clothing.

Gaia Wellness Corp., 25 Jason St., Pittsfield, MA 01201. Victoria Zacharewicz, same. Focuses on connecting people with nature using modalities including guided walks in nature, meditation practices, and yoga.

Litas Applied Arts Consulting Corp., 82 Wendell Ave., Suite 100, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Yoonju Choi, same. To plan and host competitions related to art, design, architecture, creative writing, etc.

Pittsfield Pie Inc., 321 Elm St., Pittsfield, MA 01201. Celal Gokdag, 162 Weston St., Waltham, MA 02453. Pizza delivery and takeout.

Titan Truck Repair Corp., 82 Wendell Ave., Suite 100, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Joseph Adams, same. Automotive repair and restoration and associated services.

SOUTH DEERFIELD

Sun Consulting Management Inc., 82 Stillwater Road, South Deerfield, MA 01373. Sarah Yi, same. Management and consulting services.

SPRINGFIELD

Al Omda Logistics Inc., 137 Fort Pleasant Ave., Springfield, MA 01108. Sam Al Sanaa, same. Trucking.

Flourish Together Inc., 91 Pilgrim Road, Springfield, MA 01118. Jammie Glenn, same. To engage in mental-health awareness initiatives, offer workshops and trainings, and host community events that promote well-being and empowerment.

Jordan Auto Sales Inc., 167 Magazine St., Springfield, MA 01109. Abdullah Alazzam, same. Auto sales.

OMG Painting Inc., 16 Kay St., Springfield, MA 01109. Jason Brooks, same. Painting services.

Safe & Reliable Staffing Inc., 235 Chestnut St., Unit 16, Springfield, MA 01103. Mariam Kabbout, 15 Piquette Ave., Chicopee, MA 01020. Staffing agency.

WESTFIELD

CGM Trucking Inc., 44 Crown St., Westfield, MA 01085. Cristian Montero, same. Trucking, transportation, and hauling services, including hauling of demolition debris.

WEST SPRINGFIELD

PPNG Inc., 61 Appaloosa Lane, West Springfield, MA 01089. Hasmukh Gogri, same. Liquor store.

WILLIAMSTOWN

KJS Property Management Inc., 115 Luce Road, Williamstown, MA 01267. Kevin Stant, same. Purchasing and selling real estate with other investors.

Doing Business as Certificates

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DBA Certificates

The following business certificates and/or trade names were issued or renewed during the month of February 2025.

AMHERST

Adventure Trips
6 Cranberry Lane
Alberto Ortiz

Alléchant Macarons
121 North Pleasant St.
Taylor Lapatofsky

Compassion Speech-Language Pathology
44D Southpoint Dr.
Melanie Bitely

Facetrace
21 Hallock St., Apt. 17
Kevin Gomez

F.L. Roberts
399 Northampton St.
Tony El-Nemr

Fresh Side
39 South Pleasant St.
Xiaojia Huang

J Cori Chandler, LMHC
48 North Pleasant St., Suite 201
Jennifer Chandler

Little Light Farm
132 Pelham Road
Emily Smela

Spend Time with Caren
409 Main St., Unit 115
Caren Figliolini

Wheelhouse Farm LLC
383 Main St.
William VanHeuvelen, Jake Mazar

EASTHAMPTON

Bethlehem House Inc.
33 Knipfer Ave.
Pamela Hibbard

Evergreen Hair Co.
122 Pleasant St., Suite 130
Michelle Denis

Finality Undivided LLC
40 Maine Ave.
Filene Bedrick

Kim O’Leary Photography
28 Holly Circle
Kim O’Leary

GREAT BARRINGTON

Berkshire Baby
8 Stockbridge Road
Andrea Lysy

Berkshire Corporate Retreats
7 Meadow Lane
Sabrina Jaffe

 

Chelsea & Co. Antiques and Decorative Arts
434B Stockbridge Road
Katherine Hold

Christina Lane Photography
12 Barrington Place
Christina Lane

Community Busk Inc.
6 Knob Hill Road
Eugene Carr

Divining Beauty
7 Forest Row
Mary Campbell

Dunkin’ Donuts
494 Main St.
David Cafua

Gallery SGD
198 Main St., Unit 1
Stephen Donaldson

The Glass Shop
968 Main St.
Brendan Toole

Great Barrington Dispensary
454 Main St.
Krishna Ganghi

Home Love
7 Railroad St.
Emily Irwin

Honey Sharp Garden Design
296 Division St.
Honey Sharp Lippman

Karen Allen Fiber Arts
8 Railroad St.
Karen Allen

KMF Books
19 Lewis Ave.
Kathleen Favaloro

Mattress Firm Inc. #181006
336 Stockbridge Road
Mattress Firm Inc.

Moho Designs
13 Lake Ave.
Molly Howitt de St. Andre

North Plain Farm LLC
343 North Plain Road
Sean Stanton

One Sacred Space
8 Stanley Dr.
Sherri Waggoner

Roger Trucking
11 Roger Road
Roger Brownson

Stanton Home
205 North Plain Road
Peter Stanton

Timberlyn Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation
320 Maple Ave.
Thomas Doyle II

Universal Supply Group
20 Maple Ave.
Daikin Comfort Technologies Northeast Inc.

Vitaly Chiropractic
204 East St.
Kristine Olsen

HOLYOKE

Bermudez Tax Services
619 South Summer St.
Maria Bermudez

Complex Painting Services
24 Labrie Lane
Paul Whelihan

De la Luz
92 Race St.
Lighthouse Personalized Education for Teens

Fairfield Inn & Suites
229 Whiting Farms Road
66 Holyoke LLC

Hawk Renovations
12 Lorraine St.
Linee Perroncel

J & Sons Holdings
15 Longwood Ave.
Jason Gerace

Tina Studio
171 High St.
Cristina Caez

T-Mobile Northeast LLC
50 Holyoke St., Unit D263
T-Mobile USA Inc.

Valley Mart
4 North Bridge St.
Andrea Stanley, Christian Stanley

PITTSFIELD

All Berkshire Insulation
100 Richard Dr.
Jason Arseneau

Angel Black Hypnotherapy
222 South St.
Angelica Black

Audi Pittsfield
600 Merrill Road
Sean and Michael Berkshires AV LLC

Berkshire BMW
600 Merrill Road
Sean and Michael Berkshires AV LLC

Berkshire VNA
165 Tor Court
Berkshire Medical Center Inc.

C:\\Studios
82 Wendell Ave.
Richard Shepardson

CCLI
82 Wendell Ave.
CC Legacy Investments

Creative Minds Bookkeeping Services LLC
72 Reuter Ave.
Wendy Calkins

DLGNT HND
82 Wendell Ave.
Kyrylo Necheporenko

Domino’s Pizza
321 Elm St.
Pittsfield Pie Inc.

Domino’s Pizza
1229 North St.
North Pittsfield Pie Inc.

Eastern Body Works and Reflexology
765 Tyler St.
Su Yan

Embodied Strengths
99 Wendell Ave.
Christopher Temkin

Figgy Tree Engraving
28 Highland Ave.
Ian Tyrell

Flynn’s Pharmacy & Home Medical
173 Elm St.
T&C Flynn’s Pharmacy Inc.

FSI Logistics Inc.
82 Wendell Ave.
FSI Logistics Inc.

Home Staging Associates
75 Appleton Ave.
Ingred Lewis, Guy Lewis

I’m Meraki
135 Chapel St.
Claudia Ocampo Villamil

Inquisivis Research
82 Wendell Ave.
Parker Visual LLC

IZTAC
156 North St.
Columna LLC

JJ Lock
758 Tyler St.
Todd Most

Kay Creative Solutions
61 Hull Ave.
Kaustub Prajapati

Little Flower Wellness
71 Maplewood Ave.
Victoria Fiorini

Lulu’s Tony Grocery
137 North St.
Somalupe LLC

Manifest Medical MA PLLC
5 Meadow Ridge Dr.
Manifest Medical MA PLLC

Meyers Exterior Services & Junk Removal
161 Newell St.
Jacob Meyers

nailsxamandaa
337 Elm St.
Amanda Lamberti

OpenField Organizing
82 Wendell Ave.
OpenField Co

PHS Latin Club
300 East St.
PHS Latin Club

Q Mortgage
82 Wendell Ave.
Quintessential Mortgage Group LLC

R&T Roofing
30 Putman Ave.
Robert Turner

Roach
850 Tamarack Road
Hayden Burke

Salvo Creative
288 Tyler St.
Salvo Creative LLC

Sanctuary
5 Cheshire Road
Laura Harbin-Waters

SCJ Commercial Financial Services
82 Wendell Ave.
Red Target LLC

Tyler St Arcade
214 Tyler St.
Robert Williams

Volkswagen Pittsfield
600 Merrill Road
Sean and Michael Berkshires AV LLC

WGI Consulting Inc.
82 Wendell Ave.
WGI Inc.

SOUTHWICK

Andrew’s Sports Cards
8 Harvest Lane
Andrew Morris

Best Auto Service
582 College Highway
Lynn Grant, Russell Grant

Calabrese Farms
249 Feeding Hills Road
Thomas Calabrese

Consolini Plumbing & Heating
41 Reservoir Road
Mark Consolini

Jeffrey M. Hathaway
61 Granville Road
Jeffrey Hathaway

John LaBelle Plumbing & Heating
17 Kimberly Dr.
John LaBelle

Lakeview Tavern
141 Congamond Road
Demyam Volkov

Melloni Construction
822 College Highway
Jeremy Melloni

Responsible and Compliant Southwick
681 College Highway
Mark Dupuis

Serenity Anesthesia Services Inc.
6 Pearl Brook Road
Julia Millay

Uplifting Art
627 College Highway
Tracey Miller

William Gore Wood Crafts
27 South Longyard Road
William Gore

Zuber Landscaping
642 College Highway
Jonathan Zuber

WESTFIELD

Andrii Sereda
27 Montgomery St.
Andrii Sereda

Becky’s Beauty Salon
345 Birch Bluff Dr.
Becky Bannish

Blue Chip Branding & Design
20 Rachael Ter.
Nicholas Bacopoulos

CJR Home Improvement
15 Cranston St.
Christopher Roit

Danny Captures Photography
19 Oakdale St.
Danny Nesen

DJ’s Productions
83 Court St.
Douglas Sweeney

HTM Energy
135 Eastwood Dr.
Howard McClure

J.A.N. Woodworks & Renovations
61 Bowdoin St.
Joseph Muto

Jeff Lynch Music
12 Oak Ave.
Jeffrey Lynch

Kamyk Engraving
9 Grandview Dr.
Steven Kamyk

Lacross Exteriors
24 Cranston St.
Kathleen Lacross

Newnova Media Group
665 Montgomery Road
Alexander Barouxis-Kroll

Profound Home Improvement LLC
183 Main St.
Ilya Katykhin

Susan’s Dog Services
50 Fairfield Ave.
Susan Childers

Trademark Construction
125 Feeding Hills Road
Travis McIntire

True Craft Construction
34 Dickinson Place
David Lepak

Bankruptcies

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Bankruptcies

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

Arillotta, Dominic L.
a/k/a Arillotta, Nick L.
63 West Crystal Brook Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118-0000
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/31/2025

Arooth, Jill M.
95 Upper Palmer Road
Monson, MA 01057-0000
Chapter: 13
Date: 02/13/2025

Barrett, Andrew C.
58 Vail St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 13
Date: 02/04/2025

Bedore, Amy L.
37 Endicott St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Date: 02/13/2025

Breault, Kenneth J.
36 Bluebird Circle
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Date: 02/03/2025

Chipman, Matthew Robert
34A Wildwood Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Chapter: 13
Date: 02/03/2025

Chloe’s Petals
Radle, Clement J.
Radle, Judith M.
288 Russellville Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Date: 02/12/2025

Ciprian, Arsenia Suero
32 Ruskin St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Date: 02/07/2025

Coolong, Allan M.
a/k/a Coolong, Mark
155 South Monson Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Chapter: 13
Date: 02/05/2025

Diaz, Enid S.
45 Ardmore St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 13
Date: 02/11/2025

Figueiredo, Celso T.
Figueiredo, Soledade L.
50 Pond St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 13
Date: 02/11/2025

Figuero, Ivonne Hernandez
Caez, Ivonne, M.
215 Fort Pleasant Ave., Apt. E9
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Date: 02/14/2025

Frodema, Mark D.
42 Rita St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Date: 02/04/2025

Gonzalez, Roberto Ricardo
88 Waldo St., Apt. 1-A
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Date: 02/13/2025

Kadlewicz, Kelly M.
618 Morgan Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Date: 02/11/2025

Kai, Andari
a/k/a Kochaniec, Anna
a/k/a Gardner, Anna
866 Dwight St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Date: 02/12/2025

Kelley, Donna
82 North Washington St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 7
Date: 02/11/2025

Miner, JoEllen
P.O. Box 481
South Deerfield, MA 01373
Chapter: 7
Date: 02/10/2025

Montague, Susan
33 Gunn Road
Southampton, MA 01072
Chapter: 13
Date: 02/12/2025

Mulero, William Cotto
70 Nassau Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Chapter: 7
Date: 02/14/2025

Mulford, Ward T.
281 Chauncey Walker St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 7
Date: 02/14/2025

Nuno’s Trucking, LLC
Machado, Nuno
15 Bellevue Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Chapter: 13
Date: 02/03/2025

O’Neill, David C.
O’Neill, Maria L.
15 Overhill Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/31/2025

Patterson, Emma F.
51 Cherrelyn St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Date: 02/06/2025

Pineda, Yasser Emilio
140 Acrebrook Road
Springfield, MA 01129
Chapter: 13
Date: 02/08/2025

Porter, Joseph A.
7 Sibley Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Date: 02/04/2025

Pouliot, Anna P.
204 South St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Date: 02/05/2025

Ray, Marlaina
269 Stoney Hill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Chapter: 7
Date: 02/07/2025

Rosemond, Joel D.
36 Stratford Ter.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 13
Date: 02/14/2025

Sena, Rebecca J.
a/k/a Racine, Rebecca J.
345 New Boston Road
Sturbridge, MA 01566
Chapter: 13
Date: 02/05/2025

Wright, Gary L.
Wright, Gary Lee Adolphe
6 Kimberly Circle
Feeding Hills, MA 01030
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/31/2025

Real Estate Transactions

By
Real Estate

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

FRANKLIN COUNTY

ASHFIELD

229 Creamery Road
Ashfield, MA 01330
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Brianna Dupree
Seller: Stuart Harris
Date: 02/04/25

BERNARDSTON

12 Harwood Dr.
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $294,900
Buyer: Kellyanne L. Adams
Seller: Carrie E. Graham-Ellis
Date: 02/07/25

Merrifield Road
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $1,600,000
Buyer: Town Of Bernardston
Seller: Christopher Raymond
Date: 02/06/25

167 Northfield Road
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $1,600,000
Buyer: Town Of Bernardston
Seller: Christopher Raymond
Date: 02/06/25

ERVING

5 Goodell Place
Erving, MA 01344
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Accurate Property Investments LLC
Seller: Niedzwiedz, Sandra J., (Estate)
Date: 02/07/25

GILL

479 Main Road
Gill, MA 01354
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Alec Goodwin
Seller: Lea Banks
Date: 02/07/25

GREENFIELD

316 Davis St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Adam J. Provost
Seller: Bond Int.
Date: 02/07/25

116-120 Elm St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Nh Jjc 2024 LLC
Seller: Terry H. Veber
Date: 02/03/25

15 Knapp Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $292,000
Buyer: Veteran Stan LLC
Seller: Heidi Gidius
Date: 02/12/25

105 Laurel St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Joseph Zeni
Seller: Troy Santerre
Date: 02/14/25

32 Peabody Lane
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $560,000
Buyer: Michael Reed
Seller: Walter K. Boas
Date: 02/11/25

51-53 Place Ter.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $299,900
Buyer: Emerson Properties LLC
Seller: Alycar Investments LLC
Date: 02/07/25

198 Plain Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $321,000
Buyer: Mary H. Kratt
Seller: Barbara A. Kievenaar
Date: 02/07/25

HEATH

51 Bray Road
Heath, MA 01346
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Jay A. Ouellette
Seller: Union Evangelical Church
Date: 02/03/25

MONTAGUE

7 Avenue C
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $475,000
Buyer: Abraham Klein
Seller: Eds Enterprises LLC
Date: 02/10/25

9 Union Ave.
Montague, MA 01347
Amount: $236,775
Buyer: Sierra Dickey
Seller: Enoch O. Jensen
Date: 02/14/25

NORTHFIELD

15 North Lane
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Douglas J. Mahon
Seller: Bedard Int.
Date: 02/05/25

ORANGE

28 Daniel Shays Hwy.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $291,400
Buyer: Steven Wazal
Seller: Francis D. Hickey
Date: 02/06/25

66 Marjorie St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $383,900
Buyer: Samantha Bridgman
Seller: Barkley Enterprises LLC
Date: 02/03/25

SUNDERLAND

243 North Main St.
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Keith L. Berman
Seller: Harlin S. Hegeler
Date: 02/12/25

North Plain Road
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Loretta Laurenitis
Seller: Veronica Laurenitis
Date: 02/07/25

Plumtree Road (off)
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Loretta Laurenitis
Seller: Veronica Laurenitis
Date: 02/07/25

WHATELY

346 Haydenville Road
Whately, MA 01093
Amount: $219,900
Buyer: Gitsit Real Property
Seller: Virginia C. Allis
Date: 02/03/25

261 River Road
Whately, MA 01373
Amount: $405,000
Buyer: Cynthia J. Tonucci RET
Seller: Olszewski Realty LLC
Date: 02/10/25

HAMPDEN COUNTY

AGAWAM

231 Adams St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Artem Mosiichuk
Seller: Charlotte C. Venturini
Date: 02/14/25

48 Carmen Ave.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $435,000
Buyer: Siarhei Vashchylka
Seller: David Vilkhovoy
Date: 02/14/25

56 Edward St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Jennifer Epaul
Seller: Nicole E. Rosario
Date: 02/13/25

28 Florida Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $319,900
Buyer: Steven Lemoine
Seller: Sareen Properties LLC
Date: 02/07/25

33 Forest Ridge Lane
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $460,000
Buyer: Heather A. Zielenski
Seller: Ashlee N. Montessi
Date: 02/13/25

14 Leonard St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Brian R. Gaouette
Seller: Wissam Tarek
Date: 02/12/25

118 Moore St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $238,000
Buyer: John Martin
Seller: William M. Cavanaugh
Date: 02/10/25

325 North St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $364,000
Buyer: Adianeris P. Rolon
Seller: Richard H. Sanderson
Date: 02/10/25

654 North St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Lindrit Bajrami
Seller: Timothy C. Stowers
Date: 02/07/25

1022 North St. Ext.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Gerard Clark
Seller: Edward J. Drowns
Date: 02/05/25

209 Silver Lake Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $675,000
Buyer: Brian McCabe
Seller: Jeffrey Neilsen
Date: 02/13/25

890 Springfield St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Patricia M. Hebert
Seller: Christine G. Gendron
Date: 02/10/25

BLANDFORD

14 Russell Stage Road
Blandford, MA 01008
Amount: $132,459
Buyer: Ronnie Armany
Seller: Secretary Of Housing & Urban Development
Date: 02/04/25

BRIMFIELD

22 Hollow Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $480,000
Buyer: Matthew F. Landry
Seller: Yawen Hin
Date: 02/13/25

CHICOPEE

109 9th Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $223,000
Buyer: Roberto R. Negron
Seller: Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
Date: 02/12/25

29 Albert St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $166,000
Buyer: Christian Wiernasz
Seller: Dan J. Lagasse
Date: 02/04/25

54 Ames Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Dieusauveur Mathieu
Seller: Walter J. Palasz
Date: 02/07/25

184 Asselin St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Harry B. Ingles
Seller: Kenneson Jr., Vinal W., (Estate)
Date: 02/12/25

67 Beaudry Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $328,000
Buyer: Rayan C. Abdulbaki
Seller: Joshua L. Gray
Date: 02/06/25

14 Dorothy Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $269,500
Buyer: Marguerite I. Catuogno
Seller: Methuselah RT
Date: 02/11/25

Empire St., Lot 3
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Denys Smyrnov
Seller: Chicopee Property Management LLC
Date: 02/10/25

43 Falmouth Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Christian R. Pagan
Seller: Castle Bay Holdings LLC
Date: 02/10/25

320 Granby Road
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: TM Realty II LLC
Seller: Kemm LLC
Date: 02/05/25

135 Joy St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Kathryn Loranger
Seller: Michael J. Redmond
Date: 02/10/25

131 McCarthy Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $287,500
Buyer: Justin J. Sicard
Seller: Lafleur FT
Date: 02/03/25

206 Newbury St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $650,000
Buyer: As2a Holdings Inc.
Seller: Pma Real Estate Management LLC
Date: 02/07/25

206 Newbury St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $700,000
Buyer: Riyyaan II LLC
Seller: As2a Holdings Inc.
Date: 02/07/25

63 Olea St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $430,000
Buyer: Philip Stockton
Seller: R Squared Realty LLC
Date: 02/13/25

99 Orchard St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Cassandra Guild
Seller: Woishnis FT
Date: 02/05/25

845 Sheridan St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $262,000
Buyer: Jjn Realty LLC
Seller: Chester Szetela
Date: 02/14/25

14 Wiley Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Sara Boron
Seller: Timothy D. Zantrofski
Date: 02/03/25

EAST LONGMEADOW

8 Kibbe Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Courtney Reyes
Seller: Brian Goldrick
Date: 02/06/25

71 Somers Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Christopher Rattray
Seller: Kennedy Acquisitions LLC
Date: 02/03/25

HAMPDEN

8 Andrew Circle
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $805,000
Buyer: Victor Martins
Seller: Martin R. Wright
Date: 02/06/25

HOLLAND

10 Pine Tree Dr.
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $227,620
Buyer: JP Morgan Chase Bank
Seller: Hollie L. Flannery
Date: 02/05/25

HOLYOKE

46 Davis St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $394,500
Buyer: Charlotte E. Pascal
Seller: Federal National Mortgage Assn.
Date: 02/14/25

233 Easthampton Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $2,660,000
Buyer: Wyckoff Estates LLC
Seller: Arment & Vanzandt Realty Inc.
Date: 02/14/25

14 Field St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Daniel R. Babcock
Seller: Christopher S. Savino
Date: 02/07/25

148-154 High St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $750,000
Buyer: June Ventures Inc.
Seller: Aad LLC
Date: 02/12/25

58 Longwood Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $317,000
Buyer: Hector R. Burgos
Seller: Hector R. Rosado
Date: 02/12/25

636 Main St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $863,000
Buyer: As2a Holdings Inc.
Seller: Pma Real Estate Management LLC
Date: 02/07/25

636 Main St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $800,000
Buyer: Riyyaan I LLC
Seller: As2a Holdings Inc.
Date: 02/07/25

7 McLellan Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Zachary Laroche
Seller: Sandra L. Fitzgerald
Date: 02/07/25

54 Meadowview Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Timothy Zantrofski
Seller: Harry S. Vulopas
Date: 02/03/25

1177 Northampton St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $308,500
Buyer: Margaret Dixon
Seller: Gail M. Cauley
Date: 02/14/25

47 Ridgewood Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Joseph A. Tirrell
Seller: Jessica M. Ryan
Date: 02/05/25

31 Sherwood Ter.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $309,500
Buyer: Jessica Marrero
Seller: Weary Travelers LLC
Date: 02/14/25

311 Walnut St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Pah Properties LLC
Seller: Virgilio Property Mgmt. Inc.
Date: 02/13/25

645 West Cherry St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $486,000
Buyer: Laura M. Buchanan
Seller: Maureen E. Moriarty
Date: 02/03/25

LONGMEADOW

Barrington Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: H&F Properties Inc.
Seller: Quercus Properties LLC
Date: 02/14/25

237 Concord Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $474,000
Buyer: Tarun K. Ohri
Seller: Brian S. Weinberg
Date: 02/03/25

52 Maple Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Paula Desroberts RET
Seller: Krista Murphy
Date: 02/12/25

LUDLOW

Balsam Hill Road
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Konstantin Gut
Seller: Brandon M. Quiterio
Date: 02/06/25

88 Barna St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Alexander Nelson
Seller: Mhi Properties LLC
Date: 02/11/25

12 Cady St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $1,300,000
Buyer: Raval LLC
Seller: Idalina C. Rodrigues
Date: 02/07/25

Center St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $122,000
Buyer: Fernanda Gomes
Seller: Halama FT
Date: 02/07/25

106 Erin Lane
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $301,000
Buyer: R. M. Blerman LLC
Seller: Diane P. Adams
Date: 02/11/25

73 McKinley Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $239,000
Buyer: Kmak LLC
Seller: Evelyn H. Cote
Date: 02/14/25

623 Miller St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Shelida B. Pinto
Seller: Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC
Date: 02/06/25

MONSON

12 Homer Dr.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $297,500
Buyer: Joshua J. Beardsley
Seller: Congamond Management LLC
Date: 02/07/25

287 Wilbraham Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $529,000
Buyer: Michael A. Chamberlain
Seller: Antonio Carvalho
Date: 02/11/25

PALMER

2112 Baptist Hill Road
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Chance J. Plant
Seller: Samuel A. Baral
Date: 02/03/25

1018 High St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Zachary T. Pacunas
Seller: Jeffrey Comeau
Date: 02/04/25

2041-2043 High St.
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: 2041 High Street LLC
Seller: Asw Fund 1 LP
Date: 02/13/25

39 Knox St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Cristian J. Jara
Seller: Jinxiang Ren
Date: 02/13/25

1313 Park St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $465,000
Buyer: Ams Realty LLC
Seller: Stephen Stathis
Date: 02/07/25

231 River St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Cody A. Crossman
Seller: Ronald M. Ziemba
Date: 02/11/25

RUSSELL

Blandford Road
Russell, MA 01071
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Nexamp Free Holdings LLC
Seller: Anthony J. Scapin
Date: 02/07/25

434 Blandford Road
Russell, MA 01071
Amount: $415,000
Buyer: Carla Boyd
Seller: Saje Home Services LLC
Date: 02/11/25

SPRINGFIELD

123 Ambrose St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Anthoney Lomax
Seller: William Raleigh
Date: 02/07/25

141 Arvilla St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Anthony A. Dimaio
Seller: Loryanna Dimaio
Date: 02/11/25

63 Atwater Road
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $430,000
Buyer: Hadley Pellegrino
Seller: Joseph Pellegrino
Date: 02/06/25

47 Bangor St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Jeff Jean-Baptiste
Seller: Kelly Grennan
Date: 02/12/25

1424 Bay St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $246,500
Buyer: Melissa Ruffin
Seller: Wicked Deals LLC
Date: 02/05/25

165 Birchland Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Deborah Belsinger
Seller: Isaac Gomez
Date: 02/06/25

171 Boston Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: William Rivera
Seller: Gerald F. Lewis
Date: 02/05/25

62-64 Bryant St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $341,000
Buyer: Ryan Deland
Seller: Harrington Investments RT
Date: 02/13/25

230-232 Centre St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Jane Vernalia
Seller: Brvs LLC
Date: 02/10/25

122-124 Clifton Ave.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Anthony J. Kinney
Seller: Cvc TR
Date: 02/06/25

47 Eckington St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Sydney Harrison
Seller: Stephanie H. Moore
Date: 02/05/25

100 Crystal Brook Dr.
Springfield, MA 01101
Amount: $612,500
Buyer: Judith Moskal-Kanz
Seller: Grahams Construction Inc.
Date: 02/12/25

367-369 East Columbus Ave.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $410,000
Buyer: Pierre B. Fleurant
Seller: Jose A. Lopez
Date: 02/14/25

229 East St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Anyira A. De Jesus
Seller: William Soto
Date: 02/10/25

411 Forest Hills Road
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Christine S. Humel
Seller: Couchiaftis, George J., (Estate)
Date: 02/13/25

17 George St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $317,000
Buyer: Eliane Niyonkuru
Seller: Isidoro Sanchez
Date: 02/10/25

11 Hanson Dr.
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Kmak LLC
Seller: Rodriguez, Sandra L., (Estate)
Date: 02/07/25

80 Jeffrey Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Kristin A. Lynch
Seller: Mark R. Spengler
Date: 02/03/25

206 King St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $257,000
Buyer: Shavonne Morris
Seller: Emtay Inc.
Date: 02/13/25

11-13 Longview St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Polonia M. Ogando
Seller: Michael A. Glenn
Date: 02/07/25

212 Marsden St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $136,000
Buyer: Saje Home Services LLC
Seller: Azusa RT
Date: 02/13/25

20 Montrose St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: J&R Homes Corp.
Seller: Cascade Funding Mortgage TR
Date: 02/03/25

69 Notre Dame St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Sudan A. Curiel
Seller: Freedom Mortgage Corp.
Date: 02/14/25

114-116 Phillips Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Shakenna Williams
Seller: Shaneeta Cathey
Date: 02/05/25

4 Plumtree Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Kok-Kin Properties LLC
Seller: Shre Holding Co. LLC
Date: 02/11/25

74 Price St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Olmstead RT
Seller: James W. Fiore
Date: 02/07/25

34-36 Ruskin St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $417,500
Buyer: Chribs Home Improvement
Seller: Steven Hayes
Date: 02/04/25

Saint George Road
Springfield, MA 01101
Amount: $2,400,000
Buyer: AG-AF Pioneer Springfield
Seller: Arhc Pssgdma01 LLC
Date: 02/05/25

1250 Saint James Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $5,000,000
Buyer: Onyx Springfield Cinema LLC
Seller: Albany Road – St.James Ave. LLC
Date: 02/06/25

102 Saint Lawrence Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Jose G. Pacheco
Seller: Lyon, Maureen A., (Estate)
Date: 02/06/25

11 Sherbrooke St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $208,359
Buyer: John J. Baker
Seller: B. T. & Doreen B. Baker TR
Date: 02/05/25

1240 Sumner Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $1,276,000
Buyer: Arrha Credit Union
Seller: PeoplesBank
Date: 02/13/25

79 Talbot Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Kenny Nguyen
Seller: Susan A. Albrecht
Date: 02/10/25

125 Verge St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $272,000
Buyer: Angel R. Rodriguez
Seller: Courageous Lion LLC
Date: 02/03/25

70 Westford Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $282,500
Buyer: Caroline Torres
Seller: Johnny A. Perez-Mendez
Date: 02/13/25

42 Wilton St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $429,895
Buyer: Leslie Ly
Seller: Bretta Construction LLC
Date: 02/14/25

156 Woodland Road
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Cynthia Baral
Seller: Brian P. Kapinos
Date: 02/03/25

8 Woodstock St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: Emid Properties LLC
Seller: Woodstock Street RT
Date: 02/13/25

WALES

10 Ainsworth Hill Road
Wales, MA 01081
Amount: $311,000
Buyer: Robert Luby
Seller: Michelle M. Dionne
Date: 02/03/25

WEST SPRINGFIELD

47 Apple Ridge Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $501,700
Buyer: Edward Santaniello
Seller: Daniella Tirone
Date: 02/13/25

67 Bliss St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Pah Properties LLC
Seller: Valiantsin Zhmaidziak
Date: 02/04/25

110 Circle Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $312,000
Buyer: Sergey Shalypin
Seller: Alvin Weaver
Date: 02/14/25

92 Grove St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $222,500
Buyer: Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC
Seller: Anthony T. Bushey
Date: 02/04/25

120 Hampden St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $254,625
Buyer: Aaia Rml LLC
Seller: Alycar Investments LLC
Date: 02/10/25

444 Hillcrest Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $427,500
Buyer: Mason Jacoby
Seller: Argiro, Bernadette P., (Estate)
Date: 02/13/25

874 Memorial Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $1,561,000
Buyer: Pingree 2000 Real Estate Holdings LLC
Seller: Rindels Realty LLC
Date: 02/10/25

132 Nelson St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Aem Property Investments LLC
Seller: Susan C. Dibble
Date: 02/06/25

43 Pebble Path Lane
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $392,000
Buyer: Ryan T. Eldridge
Seller: Edward Santaniello
Date: 02/13/25

73 Rogers Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $410,000
Buyer: Adam Jaber
Seller: Donald C. Pinkerman
Date: 02/07/25

81 Rogers Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Win L. Bo
Seller: No Limit Assets LLC
Date: 02/10/25

72-74 Summit St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Gerard S. Filip
Seller: Jenna Rosado
Date: 02/14/25

Western Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $6,100,000
Buyer: Ag-Af Pioneer West Springfield
Seller: Arhc Pswsgma01 LLC
Date: 02/05/25

 

 

WESTFIELD

9 Bartlett St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Knox Trail Properties LLC
Seller: J. & F. Management LLP
Date: 02/11/25

62 City View Blvd.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Allan W. Freeman RET
Seller: Renee A. Sanders
Date: 02/06/25

103 Court St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $1,550,000
Buyer: Knox Trail Properties LLC
Seller: J. & F. Management LLP
Date: 02/11/25

241 Elm St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Knox Trail Properties LLC
Seller: John P. Morizio
Date: 02/11/25

83-1/2 Franklin St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $650,000
Buyer: Knox Trail Properties LLC
Seller: J. & F. Management LLP
Date: 02/11/25

89 Franklin St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Knox Trail Properties LLC
Seller: John P. Morizio
Date: 02/11/25

9 Glenwood Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Bal Darjee
Seller: Foucher, Homer Joseph, (Estate)
Date: 02/07/25

162 Joseph Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $228,500
Buyer: Rga Properties LLC
Seller: Lagoditz FT
Date: 02/05/25

5 Leonard Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Alex Delgado
Seller: Christopher M. Robare
Date: 02/14/25

288 Russell Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Collin Williams
Seller: Pah Properties LLC
Date: 02/03/25

47 Saint Dennis St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $244,000
Buyer: Philip L. Arendt
Seller: Gregory Foulkes
Date: 02/07/25

20 Sherwood Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $234,200
Buyer: Carlos Suarez
Seller: 20 Sherwood Avenue Land TR
Date: 02/12/25

383 Southampton Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: 383 Southampton Road LLC
Seller: Gerald A. Bovat
Date: 02/06/25

44 Stuart Place
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $381,000
Buyer: Colin M. Berry
Seller: Keith Watson
Date: 02/14/25

WILBRAHAM

2703 Boston Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $355,000
Buyer: Pietras Group Inc.
Seller: Kevin J. Czaplicki
Date: 02/06/25

11 Brookside Circle
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Gail E. Healy
Seller: Prartt FT
Date: 02/07/25

5 Brookside Circle
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $515,000
Buyer: Michael J. Sarage
Seller: Ckj Realty LLC
Date: 02/07/25

9 Primrose Lane
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $470,000
Buyer: Rachel M. Wolfe
Seller: Sheila M. Commisso
Date: 02/14/25

80 Soule Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $610,000
Buyer: Daniel A. Minahan
Seller: M. Roncarati-Fortin RET
Date: 02/14/25

106 Stony Hill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $246,000
Buyer: Paulo Villegas
Seller: Barbara L. Lyons
Date: 02/11/25

19 Westernview Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: 19 Western View RT
Seller: Kathleen A. Czupryna TR
Date: 02/07/25

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

AMHERST

20 McClellan St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $535,000
Buyer: Douglas A. Evans
Seller: Simon P. Alciere
Date: 02/03/25

373-375 Montague Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $530,000
Buyer: Junior Henriquez
Seller: Junaid Ijaz
Date: 02/04/25

Odd Meadow St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $850,000
Buyer: Peter Laznicka
Seller: Stone Free LLC
Date: 02/12/25

BELCHERTOWN

425 Bardwell St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Pacheco Property Holdings LLC
Seller: Debra Cole
Date: 02/05/25

245 Cold Spring Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $475,000
Buyer: Alexander C. Alvarado
Seller: Helen O. McConnell
Date: 02/14/25

38 Cordner Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $430,000
Buyer: Stephanie Moore
Seller: Ronald R. Beaver
Date: 02/05/25

468 Federal St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: James E. Mileski
Seller: Sandra A. Tolpa IRT
Date: 02/07/25

CHESTERFIELD

Bissell Road
Chesterfield, MA 01012
Amount: $132,000
Buyer: Stuart Brisson
Seller: Charles Valencik
Date: 02/06/25

Sugar Hill Road
Chesterfield, MA 01012
Amount: $132,000
Buyer: Stuart Brisson
Seller: Charles Valencik
Date: 02/06/25

EASTHAMPTON

6 Boylston St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Valery Raymond
Seller: Joseph E. Reopel
Date: 02/13/25

5 Carol Ave.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Roland L. Thomas
Seller: Alexander J. Pompei
Date: 02/06/25

26-28 Exeter St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Jahmai Hill
Seller: Raymond W. Sliz
Date: 02/07/25

48 Oliver St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $339,000
Buyer: Carrie A. Laird
Seller: Hildegard Sauter
Date: 02/07/25

10 Pine St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $435,000
Buyer: Joanne Winsor
Seller: Violet Clark
Date: 02/05/25

HATFIELD

Depot Road
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Ian Lauder
Seller: Stephen J. Herbert
Date: 02/07/25

HUNTINGTON

40 Allen Coit Road
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $475,000
Buyer: Peyton O’Connor
Seller: Shelley A. Wilton
Date: 02/07/25

MIDDLEFIELD

266 Skyline Trail
Middlefield, MA 01011
Amount: $164,500
Buyer: Noel W. Keeney
Seller: Kozynoski, Jonn J., (Estate)
Date: 02/14/25

NORTHAMPTON

43 Bates St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: BAZ-4 Properties LLC
Seller: Harris, Judith A., (Estate)
Date: 02/05/25

554 Elm St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Joejoe Properties LLC
Seller: Tina M. Thornton
Date: 02/07/25

76 Marian St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $1,025,000
Buyer: Jonathan Moosekian
Seller: Gail L. Perlman
Date: 02/14/25

766 North King St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $3,500,000
Buyer: Ag-Af Pioneer Northampton
Seller: Arhc Psnhtma01 LLC
Date: 02/05/25

352 Spring St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $650,000
Buyer: Lior Alon
Seller: Christopher B. Kent
Date: 02/03/25

PELHAM

24 Gulf Road
Pelham, MA 01002
Amount: $657,500
Buyer: Karleen Vollherbst
Seller: Mill River Renovations LLC
Date: 02/12/25

SOUTH HADLEY

8 Carew St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Deer Run Realty LLC
Seller: Marc A. St.Pierre
Date: 02/06/25

94 Charon Ter.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $356,700
Buyer: Jacob Poirier
Seller: Miele, Teresa M., (Estate)
Date: 02/03/25

124 College St., Lot E3
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $313,500
Buyer: Adam J. Tocci
Seller: Lee A. Pellegrini RET
Date: 02/13/25

136 East St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: 136 East St. LLC
Seller: Celeste A. Pelissier
Date: 01/02/25

250 East St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $355,000
Buyer: Elijah Charteris
Seller: Garrett Postema
Date: 02/06/25

9 Hollywood St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $297,500
Buyer: Larissa Schwartz
Seller: Elaine R. Savard
Date: 02/12/25

132 Lathrop St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $338,000
Buyer: Kmak LLC
Seller: Krystyna Sulek
Date: 02/13/25

33 Pershing Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $287,500
Buyer: Lcr Builders LLC
Seller: Natiostar Mortgage LLC
Date: 02/12/25

36 Red Ledge Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $766,000
Buyer: Anne Meijers
Seller: Declaration Of Trust
Date: 02/07/25

SOUTHAMPTON

3 Sophie Circle
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $475,000
Buyer: Lindsay N. Mounce
Seller: Patrice Mackey
Date: 02/13/25

WARE

75 East St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $650,000
Buyer: As2a Holdings Inc.
Seller: PMA Real Estate Management LLC
Date: 02/07/25

75 East St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $700,000
Buyer: Riyyaan III LLC
Seller: As2a Holdings Inc.
Date: 02/07/25

32 Highland St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $349,900
Buyer: Benjamin J. Koziol
Seller: William W. Gravel
Date: 02/12/25

95 Maple St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $419,000
Buyer: Brendan A. Shunaman
Seller: Rafaat A. Geres
Date: 02/11/25

14-18 Park St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Park Otis LLC
Seller: Joel Pentlarge
Date: 02/11/25

8-10 Prospect St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Park Otis LLC
Seller: Joel Pentlarge
Date: 02/11/25

12 Richfield Ave.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $239,900
Buyer: Megean L. Weidman
Seller: Heidi L. Ploskonka
Date: 02/06/25

32-34 South St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: CC REIT SUB II LLC
Seller: Adc100 LLC
Date: 02/11/25

WILLIAMSBURG

14 Goshen Road
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Allison Cwalinski
Seller: Dwight V. Badhdoyan
Date: 02/13/25

22 South Main St.
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $355,000
Buyer: Edward A. Anderson
Seller: Marianne Watling
Date: 02/07/25

WORTHINGTON

14 Harvey Road
Worthington, MA 01098
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Courtney Stutz
Seller: Robert N. Brodrick
Date: 02/13/25

74 Thrasher Hill Road
Worthington, MA 01098
Amount: $727,000
Buyer: Allen Barstow
Seller: Evelyn Voorhees
Date: 02/14/25

 

Building Permits

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Building Permits

The following building permits were issued during the month of February 2025.

CHICOPEE

City of Chicopee
110 Church St.
$180,000 — AT&T to co-locate nine antennas, 12 radios, two surge arrestors, one antenna mount, two fiber lines, and five DC cables on existing monopole tower; one walk-up cabinet and one propane generator within existing compound

Isabel Donuts LLC
820 Memorial Dr.
$165,000 — Remodel Dunkin’ Donuts restaurant interior, including ceilings, floors, and walls

Kaali Huang LLC
1979 Memorial Dr.
$65,000 — Interior demolition; existing space to be turned into ice-cream parlor with seating

RT Commercials LLC
185 Grove St.
$4,000 — Erect wall

EASTHAMPTON

Jo Roesseler
84½ Cottage St.
$2,500 — Replace existing basement stairs

HADLEY

Joseph Boisvert
8 Stockwell Road
N/A — Mechanical for HVAC

Pearson Hadley LLC
380 Russell St.
N/A — Alter existing plaza ground sign

Valley Building Co. Inc.
101 East St.
N/A — Build new commercial building

Valley Werks Realty LLC
173 Russell St.
N/A — Build out sushi-bar-style hut

W/S Hadley Properties II LLC
355 Russell St., Suite 10
N/A — Retail fit-out for J.Crew Factory store

LEE

David DelGrende, Anne DelGrande
135 Housatonic St.
$2,000 — Vinyl picture window with double-hung flankers

LENOX

Chabad of Berkshire County Inc.
17 West St.
$3,000 — Install pre-engineered commercial kitchen hood fire-suppression TANK system

Chucky’s LLC
90 Main St.
$3,848 — Install new fire warning system

David Joseph, Molly Joseph
80 Church St.
$19,500 — New stairs, second-floor framing, update finishes

Lenox Club
111 Yokun Ave.
$14,765.63 — Install fireplace liner and two dampers

MRG CRW Holdings LLC
55 Lee Road
$196,700 — Roofing

PITTSFIELD

CW Acquisitions LLC
1685 West Housatonic St.
$11,330 — Install fire warning system

Light Holdings LLC
12 Betnr Industrial Dr.
$158,998 — Remove three existing interior walls, relocate bathroom doors, remove one closet

The Salvation Army of Massachusetts Inc.
298 West St.
$787,000 — Renovate existing building; renovate toilet rooms, replace fixtures, replace all lighting fixtures and ceiling tiles, replace portions of interior doors, new finishes and flooring

SPRINGFIELD

276 Bridge LLC
270 Bridge St.
$151,600 — Interior fit-out for new office area on second floor

1277 Liberty St LLC
1377 Liberty St.
$30,000 — Verizon Wireless to remove 15 roof-mounted cellular panel antennas and install 12 new roof-mounted cellular panel antennas

Behavioral Health Network Inc.
5 Madison Ave.
$23,500 — Build handicap ramp to existing front porch

Behavioral Health Network Inc.
385 Maple St.
$18,800 — Build handicap ramp to existing front porch

Belmont Burlington LLC
481 Belmont Ave.
$20,000 — Upgrade and install fire-alarm system

East Springfield Industrial Buildings Co.
211 Carando Dr.
$40,500 — Alter lower-level basement area of Crocker Building for office use

Fontaine Investment Corp.
504 Cottage St.
$606,371 — Alter interior office space at Stratum Dermatology for use as medical office suite

Gogri Bros. LLC
572 St. James Ave.
$65,000 — Alter interior space for mercantile use as liquor store

Greater Springfield Senior Services
66 Industry Ave.
$14,000 — Install fire-alarm system

HR Twenty Corp.
1387 Boston Road
$934,777 — Alter interior space, add canopy to left side of building for drive-up teller, add ATM, and install new windows and doors for Community Bank

Jewish Community Center
1160 Dickinson St.
$12,000 — Install fire alarm

M&A Circle LLC
9 Rimmon Ave.
$4,400 — Attic insulation at City Line Cafe

Mittas Holdings LLC, DGP Properties LLC
1550 Main St.
$45,000 — Alter interior tenant office space on fifth floor

NHP Springfield Business Trust
215 Bicentennial Highway
$29,000 — Verizon Wireless to remove and replace 12 roof-mounted cellular antennas, remote radio heads, surge suppressors, and hybrid cables

Onyx Springfield Crossing LLC
1655 Boston Road
$2,482,886 — Interior fit-out of retail tenant space in Unit 820 for PetSmart

Razzak Building LLC
39 Mulberry St.
$8,000 — Alter first floor and basement into after-school program

The Salvation Army of Massachusetts Inc.
170 Pearl St.
$841,625 — Renovate interior space

Springfield Investors LLC
1105 Boston Road
$30,400 — Modify existing fire-alarm system and install new devices at Walmart

Springfield Partners for Community Action Inc.
721 State St.
$100,000 — Install three or four partition walls to existing rooms, install eight doors, and remodel bathroom at Playful Minds

State 305 LLC
305 State St.
$55,094 — Bathroom renovation

Wesley Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church
741 State St.
$21,502 — Attic insulation at Wesley United Methodist Church

Challenging Times for a Screen Gem

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Opinion

Editorial

While extolling the benefits of Amherst Cinema in this issue’s lead feature story, Executive Director Yasmin Chin Eisenhauer didn’t mince words when it came to the challenges faced by the facility and other independent, nonprofit moviehouses like it.

One is the fact that ticket sales have never totally recovered from the COVID years. That’s true across the industry, but in the case of Amherst Cinema, while the 84,260 tickets sold in 2024 represented the continuation of a strong recovery from 21,150 in 2020, it was still only about 80% of the 108,000 sold in the average pre-pandemic year.

At least the facility survived; many theaters did not. The National Cinema Foundation reported that there were more than 39,000 movie screens in the U.S. in 2022, down from 41,000 in 2019, and more screens have been lost since then.

The main problem may be that more content is available to stream at home. The Atlantic reported last month that the average adult sees three films at the movie theater per year but consumes nearly 19 hours of television — the rough equivalent of eight movies — on a weekly basis.

“Combined with significant industry disruption and rising costs, the cinema has experienced three years of financial losses,” Eisenhauer told BusinessWest. “This is an unsustainable trend.”

Which is why Amherst Cinema is implementing measures to reduce costs as part of a broader, organization-wide sustainability plan, directing resources where they can have the greatest impact and safeguarding the nonprofit’s ability to deliver on its mission. (These decisions were finalized in the days following our interview with Eisenhauer, and related to us just before we went to press with this issue.)

Specifically, the facility has discontinued some of its least-attended showtimes (Sundays at 9 p.m. and Wednesdays at 2 p.m. and 9 p.m.). In mid-May, it will permanently shutter its Studio Theater, a space it leases rather than owns; after significant cost-benefit analysis, Eisenhauer said, reducing operations from four to three screens is the most sustainable path forward. Unfortunately, these measures will also necessitate a reduction in staff.

“That said, two things can be true at once,” she told BusinessWest. “While we’re experiencing the impacts of a disrupted film exhibition landscape, our commitment to advancing film arts and culture has never been stronger. We will continue to program critically acclaimed films and artfully created and educational film experiences. As we like to say, there is something for everyone at Amherst Cinema.”

As the article on page 4 makes clear, this is very true. From classic kids’ films to Friday-night cult films; from indie films difficult to find on other big screens to movies paired with lectures by filmmakers and topical experts, Amherst Cinema has certainly created and deepened a niche over the past two decades of, as Eisenhauer put it, catalyzing community. And, as we would put it, being an essential part of this region’s cultural landscape.

Which is why we encourage everyone to check out a movie — or many — there, and to consider becoming a member. Not every region has a resource like this one, offering an experience you just can’t find on a living-room couch: real community connection. It’s an institution worth supporting.

DPU Prioritizes Energy Affordability

By Contributor
Opinion

Opinion

By Penni Conner

Eversource commends the Department of Public Utilities for listening to customer concerns about affordability and taking the difficult action on Feb. 28 to order a reduction in the proposed 2025-27 Energy Efficiency and Decarbonization Plan. This is the most immediate step the state can take to provide long-term rate relief to customers and ensure that the pace of the energy transition in Massachusetts is affordable and attainable.

To be clear, we are steadfastly committed to the Mass Save programs, which are essential to meeting the Commonwealth’s decarbonization goals and provide significant benefits to customers and the state as a whole, but this winter’s higher-than-normal natural-gas bills make a revision to this plan imperative at this time.

This is how the collaborative process is intended to work — a wide variety of diverse stakeholders come together to develop a plan aimed at achieving Massachusetts’ ambitious clean-energy targets, and that plan then receives a thorough regulatory review to ensure all aspects of the program respond to customer needs and strike a balance between meeting statewide climate goals, establishing program affordability, providing robust access for customers, and enhancing reliability.

We appreciate the invaluable collaboration of the wide variety of diverse stakeholders on the Energy Efficiency Advisory Council who unanimously supported the proposed plan, as well as the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, the Attorney General’s Office, and countless other community, business, and labor stakeholders who provided their input through this process — and we look forward to our continued work together to deliver the nation-leading energy-efficiency programs that reflect our broad support of efforts to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, improve air quality, and advance electrification while also driving down energy usage for customers.

At the same time, this winter’s bills have posed serious challenges and concerns for our customers that reinforce the critical need to maintain affordability and reliability as top priorities in our collective pursuit of the Commonwealth’s energy transition. We will be closely reviewing this order with those priorities top of mind as we work collaboratively to develop a revised plan that best serves all customers and communities.

Massachusetts has been number one in the nation for energy efficiency under previous plans that had lower budgets for these programs, and we’re confident that we can keep the Commonwealth at the national forefront of energy efficiency and decarbonization with a revised plan.

Moving forward, we’re as committed as ever to the collaboration and hard work that will be required to provide impactful, long-term rate relief to customers while also advancing a clean-energy future that addresses climate change. Energy efficiency is just one of many important pieces on that broader path to decarbonization, and collective buy-in is essential for the various solutions that will be needed to achieve our shared goals, including addressing the region’s energy-supply challenges.

Along with a 10% reduction to the total bill through the local distribution adjustment charge that Eversource proposed late last month, customers began seeing lower rates effective March 1. Total estimated bill impacts through the off-peak months for customers as a result of these adjustments are not yet available and will be provided in upcoming regulatory filings. 

Eversource encourages customers to take advantage of the many options available to help them manage their energy bills with financial assistance, flexible payment plans, and energy-efficiency programs.

 

Penni Conner is executive vice president of Customer Experience and Energy Strategy for Eversource.

Looking Back on COVID — and Ahead

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Opinion

Editorial

 

Most of those asked by BusinessWest to recall the early days of COVID — and what’s happened since — either can’t believe how quickly time has flown, or that it’s only been five years.

Mostly, it’s the latter.

Indeed, COVID now seems like a long, long time ago, probably because those first few years were so difficult and change-filled, many compared them to dog years.

We asked business owners and managers to look back because … well, five years is a milestone, and there is so much that has changed over that half-decade (see story on page 4).

Changes have come to small business and how it is conducted, in healthcare and the mental health of people of all ages, in education (especially higher education), and, of course, in how work is done — and where it’s done.

As business owners looked back on the seismic events of mid-March 2020, what happened in the days, weeks, and months to follow, and what’s changed (and perhaps changed forever) since then, some themes emerge.

Perhaps the most intriguing, if not the most discernable, in many cases, is a sense of pride in accomplishment, if we can call it that.

Indeed, COVID was something unprecedented. Business owners and managers had seen economic ups and downs before. They had seen times when employment was tight, and times when it wasn’t. Some had even weathered a natural disaster, like the 2011 tornado.

But this was something completely different. The state was essentially shut down. Workers went home with their computers not knowing when they’d come back (some still haven’t come back). People couldn’t go restaurants, movie theaters, museums, banquet halls, bars, breweries, malls, car dealerships, airports, sports arenas, their dentist’s office … for weeks, they couldn’t go anywhere.

In many instances, business just stopped. But then, it picked up again — only, it was different. And this is where that pride in achievement come in: the innovation, the imagination, the perseverance, the needed humor, the bonding together, even if people were in different places.

Businesses found new modes of doing things, new revenue streams, intriguing ways to pivot, and ways to keep the doors open, even if customers couldn’t come through them.

Well, most businesses, anyway. There were many casualties across several sectors, especially hospitality. The others? As we said, they found a way.

Sure, they had some help. Most small businesses received a PPP loan or some other form of assistance. But they didn’t survive on that. They survived on guts and creativity and a will to beat back a challenge unlike any other.

That’s what we’re celebrating — again, if that’s the right term — five years later.

Picture This

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Treehouse Foundation Runway 5K
Picture This

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

Community Impact

Greenfield Savings Bank announced it invested more than $1 million in local communities in 2024 through donations, event sponsorships, and underwriting. The bank supported more than 275 nonprofits, including the Treehouse Foundation Runway 5K (pictured), Cancer Connection, Community Action Pioneer Valley, Hampshire and Franklin County YMCAs, and United Way of the Franklin Hampshire Region. In addition, the bank’s employees dedicated more than 3,650 volunteer hours for nonprofits like Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity (pictured at bottom), mobile food banks, financial-literacy workshops, community clean-ups, and youth mentorship.

Treehouse Foundation Runway 5K

Treehouse Foundation Runway 5K

 

Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity

Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity

 

 

Adopt-a-Classroom

Leaders from Berkshire Bank — including Jim Hickson, Pioneer Valley regional president, and Lori Kiely, managing director of the Berkshire Bank Foundation — recently joined Square One staff and preschool children to announce the renewal of the foundation’s Adopt-a-Classroom sponsorship. This $5,000 gift supports Square One’s commitment to early education and care by helping to offset the costs of classroom supplies, technology, and professional development, enhancing every child’s early-learning experience.

Leaders from Berkshire Bank — including Jim Hickson, Pioneer Valley regional president, and Lori Kiely, managing director of the Berkshire Bank Foundation — recently joined Square One staff and preschool children to announce the renewal of the foundation’s Adopt-a-Classroom sponsorship

Leaders from Berkshire Bank — including Jim Hickson, Pioneer Valley regional president, and Lori Kiely, managing director of the Berkshire Bank Foundation — recently joined Square One staff and preschool children to announce the renewal of the foundation’s Adopt-a-Classroom sponsorship

 

No Shave November

This past November, the TommyCar Auto Group team rallied together alongside the Hampshire County Sheriff’s Office to raise awareness for cancer research and show support for those affected by cancer. No Shave November serves as a powerful reminder of how simple acts, like growing a beard and donating, can make a big difference, and November’s efforts at TommyCar raised more than $7,843.66 for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Pictured, from left: Carla Cosenzi, president of TommyCar Auto Group, and Hampshire County Sheriff Patrick Cahillane.

Pictured, from left: Carla Cosenzi, president of TommyCar Auto Group, and Hampshire County Sheriff Patrick Cahillane.

Agenda

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For more events, or to submit your upcoming events, visit BusinessWest’s event calendar online: https://businesswest.com/eventcalendar

 

94.7 WMAS Radiothon for Baystate Children’s Hospital

March 4-5: The public is invited to join in the fun at the 24th annual 94.7 WMAS Radiothon for Baystate Children’s Hospital at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on March 4 and 5, between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Broadcasting live from the 94.7 WMAS studios, the Kellogg Krew will connect listeners with stories from patients, team members, and community members that are filled with hope, miracles, and the impact of Baystate Children’s Hospital. Among the many stories shared will be that of Emilia Cecchetelli, the 2025 Children’s Miracle Network ambassador for Baystate Children’s Hospital. Four-year-old Emilia was born at 26 weeks and spent 143 days in the Davis Neonatal Intensive Care Unit fighting chronic lung disease and craniosynostis, a condition that causes problems with normal brain and skull growth. Listeners will hear how she’s doing today and how the care at Baystate Children’s Hospital played a critical role in her life. Attendees of the Radiothon will be able to have their photo taken on the red carpet, make a donation, and get a sneak peek of the Kellogg Krew broadcasting live. There are many ways to donate. Listeners can visit wmaskids.com, text WMASKIDS to 51555, or call the Lia Auto Group Phone Bank at (413) 794-1111 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on March 4 and 5.

 

Bingo Night Fundraiser

March 21: The Quaboag Hills Chamber of Commerce announced its Handbag & Hand Tool Bingo Night fundraiser will take place at 6:30 p.m. at AMVETS Post 74 in Three Rivers. Doors open at 6 p.m. The chamber will produce 10 bingo rounds, each with a grand prize featuring one of seven designer handbags or one of three premium tools up for grabs. Tickets can be purchased on qhma.com. The registration fee is $40 per person and includes 10 bingo cards, a bingo dauber, snack platters, a bonus raffle ticket, and a cash bar. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Quaboag Hills Chamber of Commerce and its ongoing mission to assist its more than 200 member businesses succeed and grow with programs and initiatives throughout the year.

 

Second Chance Auction Gala

March 29: Second Chance Animal Services will host its 26th annual Auction Gala at the AC Marriott in Worcester. This is Second Chance’s most important fundraiser of the year, raising critical funds to help provide life-saving services to more than 56,000 pets in need. The evening will feature hundreds of silent auction items, raffles, and a small but exclusive live auction offering one-of-a-kind experiences. All proceeds will support Second Chance’s mission to transform the lives of pets by providing affordable veterinary care, keeping pets with their families, and finding loving homes for animals in need. Tickets are on sale now, and seating is limited, so early reservations are encouraged. Businesses and individuals can also support the event by sponsoring, which includes recognition in event materials, highlighting their commitment to supporting pets in need. Donations to the auction are another way to get involved. To purchase tickets, become a sponsor, or donate auction items, visit www.secondchanceanimals.org/dinner-auction or email [email protected].

 

Women’s Leadership Conference

April 3: Bay Path University announced that award-winning journalist, author, and television personality Hoda Kotb will be the keynote speaker at the 28th Women’s Leadership Conference (WLC), taking place in Springfield. Most well-known as the former co-anchor of NBC News’ Today and co-host of Today with Hoda & Jenna, Kotb joined Today as a co-host of the fourth hour in 2008, alongside Kathie Lee Gifford, and recently retired from the show after 17 years, during which time she received several Emmy Awards for her work. A New York Times bestselling author, Kotb has written eight books and continues to host the popular podcast “Making Space with Hoda Kotb.” The WLC will also feature lunchtime speaker Amelia Rose Earhart, a pilot, author, and reporter who, inspired by her namesake, circumnavigated the globe in a single-engine aircraft. Earhart has 15 years of experience as a helicopter and breaking-news reporter in Denver and Los Angeles, has sent numerous teenage girls to flight school during her 10-year tenure as president of the Fly with Amelia Foundation, and hosts a tech podcast focused on the future of AI in business. This year’s conference will also feature breakout sessions led by business experts and coaches, including Shira Abel, a lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley, who taps into her experience working with companies such as Siemens, Samsung, AXA, and Allianz to speak about navigating the complexities of modern business and the impact biases and expectations have on success. In addition, the WLC will welcome Jackie Glenn, former chief diversity officer at Fortune 500 EMC Corp. and founder and CEO of Glenn Solutions, where she partners with executives to reimagine organizational practices and implement strategies such as cultural assessments, executive coaching, and advisory services to foster thriving, innovative workplaces. For further information on the conference, sponsorship opportunities, and ticket sales, visit baypath.edu/wlc.

 

Difference Makers Gala

April 9: Tickets are now on sale for BusinessWest’s 17th annual Difference Makers awards gala at the Log Cabin in Holyoke. The class of 2025, profiled in this issue of BusinessWest and at businesswest.com, are Jennie Adamczyk, executive director of Providence Ministries; Sheryl Blancato, CEO of Second Chance Animal Services; Andrea Bordenca, managing partner of Generative Leadership Consulting; Mychal Connolly, CEO of Stand Out Truck; John Delaney, director of Ride to Remember; John Doleva, president and CEO of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame; the Michael J. Dias Foundation; and Dan Moriarty, president and CEO of Monson Savings Bank. Tickets cost $95 per person, and tables of 10 are available. They can be purchased at businesswest.com/eventcalendar/difference-makers-tickets. The 17th annual Difference Makers program is sponsored by Burkhart Pizzanelli, the Royal Law Firm, TommyCar Auto Group, and Westfield Bank.

 

Link to Libraries Gala

May 8: Link to Libraries announce its biennial gala, an evening that celebrates the organization’s transformative impact in the community while raising vital funds to ensure children have access to the books and programming they deserve. This year’s gala, taking place at the Basketball Hall of Fame, will feature a Swifty-themed evening inspired by Taylor Swift’s celebrated Eras Tour. Guests will enjoy an elegant night filled with cocktails, dinner, an auction, and the opportunity to connect with others passionate about the power of reading to transform lives. All proceeds from the gala go directly to Link to Libraries, a nonprofit committed to fostering literacy by providing books and programming for children in underserved communities. Tickets cost $90 per person, or $250 for VIP tickets that include a pre-gala VIP cocktail reception. Tickets are available at www.linktolibraries.org.

 

People on the Move

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People on the Move
Marylou Fabbo

Marylou Fabbo

Skoler Abbott attorney Marylou Fabbo has been selected as one of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly’s Go-To Employment Lawyers for 2025. This program recognizes top lawyers across the Commonwealth who are leaders in employment law and have a history of successful representation. Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly has a long tradition of recognizing accomplished lawyers in different areas of the law. For more than 60 years, Skoler Abbott has solely represented employers and management in employment and labor matters. Fabbo has been with Skoler Abbott for 30 years. In 2000, she was named a partner, and she heads the firm’s litigation team. She has successfully represented the firm’s clients in state and federal courts and agencies in all areas of employment law. She is also the firm’s immigration expert. Fabbo has also been recognized by Boston Magazine as a Super Lawyer and has been designated as one of the Top Women in Law by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly.

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Christopher Walker

Christopher Walker

LaPier, Dillon & Associates, P.C. announced the recent hiring of Christopher Walker as tax supervisor. Walker has been working in public accounting since 2013 and brings extensive experience to the firm, especially in partnerships, corporations, trusts, and not-for-profit taxation. Walker is a certified public accountant licensed in Massachusetts. He received his bachelor’s degree with a concentration in accounting and a minor in economics at Westfield State University, and went on to achieve his master’s degree in business analytics at Bentley University. He is a member of the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants. LaPier, Dillon & Associates, P.C. also welcomes Kara Stevens as an audit manager. She is the founding director of the master of science in accounting program at Bay Path University, where she is also still working as an educator. Prior to becoming a professor, she had worked in public accounting as an audit manager. She has extensive auditing knowledge serving clients in manufacturing, not-for-profit, and private sectors that require annual audits. Stevens is a certified public accountant licensed in Massachusetts. She received both her BBA and MBA in accounting at the University of Massachusetts, and received a doctorate with a concentration in finance at Pace University. She is a member of the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants, the American Institute of CPAs, and the American Accounting Assoc.

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Berkshire Money Management (BMM), a financial and retirement-planning firm with offices in Dalton and Great Barrington, announced two new additions to its operations team: Sarah Curtiss and Jacqueline Ferry. As front office coordinator at BMM’s Great Barrington office, Curtiss strives to create a friendly, welcoming, and helpful atmosphere for visitors and callers alike. She brings to the team 22 years of experience in multi-tasking, customer service, and office administration developed while onboarding Snowsports instructors and managing the Reservations department at Ski Butternut. She earned her bachelor’s degree in wildlife and fisheries biology at the University of Vermont. As operations support partner, Ferry supports day-to-day operations and compliance efforts while providing key support to BMM’s chief operating officer. Before joining Berkshire Money Management, she honed her affinity for data analysis and sharp attention to detail during a seven-year tenure in program support and case management at Berkshire Health Systems. She earned master’s degrees in criminal justice and forensic psychology from Arizona State University.

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Reed Whitman

Reed Whitman

Hometown Financial Group, parent company of bankESB; bankHometown; North Shore Bank; Abington Bank, a division of North Shore Bank; and Hometown Mortgage, hired Reed Whitman as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Whitman joins Hometown Financial from Brookline Bancorp Inc., where he most recently was treasurer of the $11.5 billion holding company. Whitman brings specific expertise in community banking organizations that operate within the multi-bank holding-company structure, as well as more than two decades of experience that includes leading transformational mergers and acquisitions, balance-sheet restructuring, new business pitches, and process redesign and execution. Whitman assumed the position earlier this month, ahead of the retirement of Gilbert Ehmke, who served as Hometown Financial Group’s senior executive vice president, chief financial officer, and treasurer for nearly 10 years.

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Mary Mazza

Mary Mazza

Elizabeth Norris Neu

Elizabeth Norris Neu

American International College (AIC) appointed Mary Mazza vice president for Human Resources. In this role, she will oversee all aspects of HR operations, focusing on strategies that enhance workplace culture and support employee engagement. With more than 25 years of experience in human-resources leadership, she brings a wealth of expertise to AIC. Before joining AIC, Mazza served as senior vice president for Human Resources at Farm Credit Financial Partners, where she led HR initiatives and was a member of the executive leadership team. Before that, she spent 17 years as Human Resources director for HealthSouth, now Encompass Health. She holds a bachelor’s degree in political science with a minor in communications from Westfield State University. AIC also appointed Elizabeth Norris Neu vice president for Finance. With more than 15 years of leadership experience in the nonprofit and education sectors, Neu brings a forward-thinking approach to financial management that aligns with AIC’s mission of access and opportunity. In her new role, Neu will focus on strengthening the college’s financial position by enhancing financial controls, processes, and efficiencies. Her efforts will ensure that AIC maximizes its resources in support of students while maintaining long-term fiscal stability. Neu most recently served as chief financial officer at Project Adventure Inc., where she played a pivotal role in stabilizing the organization’s finances and achieving break-even performance. She was also part of the team that led the organization to year-end surpluses. She also held positions as director of Development and director of Finance at Project Adventure and previously worked as a middle- and high-school science and math teacher. She holds an MBA, a master’s degree in information systems, and a certificate in nonprofit management from Boston University Questrom School of Business. She earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Brown University and holds a Six Sigma Green Belt certification.

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The Amherst Business Improvement District (BID) recently introduced Robert Allingham as the new Marketing & Communications manager. With a strong background in community engagement and business development, he brings a passion for fostering connections and creating marketing strategies aimed at elevating Amherst’s downtown. Allingham has spent the past few years working closely with Amherst-area businesses, supporting their growth through strategic marketing, social media, and outreach efforts. His expertise spans hospitality, education, and nonprofit sectors, all with a focus on strengthening local businesses. With an MBA from Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn., he has learned to blend creative marketing with strong business strategy to drive meaningful impact. At the BID, Allingham will focus on enhancing outreach, strengthening partnerships, and promoting Amherst as a premier destination to live, work, visit, and explore. From special events to digital storytelling, he is eager to collaborate with local businesses, cultural partners, and community members to create impactful initiatives.

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Wanda Mooney

Wanda Mooney

Wanda Mooney, a real-estate professional with Coldwell Banker Community REALTORS with 30 years of real-estate experience, has completed the Luxury Home Marketing training offered by the Institute for Luxury Home Marketing. This independent authority provides training and designation for real-estate agents specializing in the upper-end residential market. By completing this training, Mooney has also earned membership in the Institute, granting her access to exclusive resources and benefits that enhance her ability to market upscale residential listings. This membership allows her to connect with qualified buyers seeking properties. In addition to this achievement, Mooney is a Coldwell Banker Global Luxury Home Specialist, adding another level of premier marketing to showcase her clients’ properties at the highest level.

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Springfield Partners for Community Action, an anti-poverty agency, announced the hiring of Ramona Matos as SNAP Outreach and Enrollment coordinator. She will provide outreach services to recruit, enroll, and assist clients in recertifying for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Additionally, she will build relationships with external agencies and establish connections within the community to promote Springfield Partners’ services. Prior to joining Springfield Partners, Matos was a senior clerk for Springfield Public Schools, providing daily data entry and customer service, while assisting with any school-related issues. Prior to that, she was an outreach worker for the city’s Department of Elder Affairs, offering support and outreach services such as wellness calls and assistance with benefits. She received her associate degree in science from Holyoke Community College.

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Vincent Gaffney

Vincent Gaffney

Greenfield Savings Bank (GSB) announced the addition of Vincent Gaffney as vice president, senior trust officer within the bank’s Wealth Management & Trust Services division. With more than 12 years of experience in banking and trust services, Gaffney brings a deep understanding of wealth management, trust administration, and estate settlement. Prior to joining GSB, he served as vice president, trust officer at Two Rivers Bank & Trust and Hills Bank and Trust Co. He holds a juris doctorate from the University of Iowa College of Law and has built a strong career helping individuals and families navigate complex financial and estate-planning needs. In his new role at GSB, Gaffney will focus on serving customers across the region, guiding clients through estate planning, investment management, and trust administration.

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Kuhn Riddle Architects and Designers announced that three of its architects have achieved the prestigious designation of PHIUS certified passive house consultant, reinforcing the firm’s commitment to sustainable and energy-efficient design. Thom Barry, Brad Hutchinson, and Ruoqi Zhong recently completed the rigorous training and certification process required by the Passive House Institute United States (PHIUS). Passive house design principles focus on dramatically reducing energy consumption while maximizing indoor comfort and air quality. These high-performance buildings will also meet the Massachusetts stretch and opt-in energy codes. By integrating passive house principles into residential, commercial, and institutional projects, Kuhn Riddle is at the forefront of designing cutting-edge, high-performance buildings that are both environmentally responsible and cost-effective in the long term.

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L. Alexandra Hogan

L. Alexandra Hogan

Doherty, Wallace, Pillsbury and Murphy, P.C. (DWPM) announced that the firm has elected L. Alexandra Hogan as a new shareholder. Hogan, who was previously a partner with Sabella Hogan, P.C. in Springfield, became a firm shareholder as of Jan. 1. She brings extensive experience in representing businesses, receivers, insurance companies, and individuals across a variety of legal disciplines. With a strong background in business law, civil litigation, and commercial real estate, she has built a reputation providing strategic, results-oriented advice in complex legal matters. Hogan’s practice includes civil litigation, such as shareholder disputes, derivate claims, contract enforcement, employment claims, land disputes, commercial evictions, bankruptcy contested and adversary proceedings, federal and state receiverships, will contests, and fiduciary disputes. Her general business practice includes formation, contract negotiations, leases, licensing, financing, and real-estate transactions. Hogan earned her juris doctorate from Western New England University School of Law in 2008 and her bachelor’s degree in legal studies from Bay Path University. She is licensed to practice in Massachusetts and Connecticut.

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1Berkshire announced its 2025 slate of newly re-elected board members and officers, as well as the addition of new board members.These individuals will each help support the work of 1Berkshire as the region’s marketing and economic-development organization. The officers include Lori Gazzillo Kiely (chair), vice president and director of Berkshire Bank Foundation; Jonathan Butler (president), president and CEO of 1Berkshire; Colleen Taylor (vice chair), partner at Bay State Hospitality Group; Peter Stasiowski (vice chair), director of Communications at Interprint Inc.; Margaret Keller (treasurer), executive director of Community Access to the Arts; and Jesse Cook-Dubin (clerk), partner at Cohen Kinne Valicenti & Cook. New board of directors members include Cook-Dubin; Ellen Kennedy, president of Berkshire Community College; Harry Monti, president of Berkshire Life Insurance Co. (Guardian); Yina Moore, founder and artistic director of Adams Theater LLC; and Gina Puc, special assistant to the president at Williams College.

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Clare Higgins

Clare Higgins

Clare Higgins will retire in the summer of 2025 after nearly 14 years as executive director of Community Action Pioneer Valley (CAPV). Higgins assumed directorship of CAPV, the region’s federally designated anti-poverty agency, in September 2011 after serving six terms as mayor of Northampton. Higgins’s first job with a Community Action agency was as a teacher in a preschool classroom; from there, she became a staff representative for a daycare and human-services union. After that, she was the childcare teacher director for Sojourn Inc., a teen parent childcare program. There, she got her first major taste of budget management and grant and proposal writing. CAPV offers nearly 40 different programs to support individuals and families across Franklin and Hampshire counties. In 2023, the agency served more than 28,000 people in the Pioneer Valley.

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Bulkley Richardson recently welcomed Bridget Harrington to the firm as a litigation associate. Harrington earned a juris doctorate from Suffolk University Law School in 2023, where she was a content editor of the Journal of High Technology Law. She also earned a bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, from UMass Dartmouth with a double major in finance and accounting. Prior to joining Bulkley Richardson, she worked as a law clerk at a litigation firm outside Boston.

Company Notebook

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Company Notebook

Holyoke Mall Releases Community Impact Report

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Mall released its 2024 Community Impact Report, highlighting the results of the center’s collaboration with Western Mass. nonprofit community organizations over the past year. In 2024, the Holyoke Mall hosted almost 200 nonprofit events and partnered with more than 30 local organizations that utilized the center for meeting space, fundraising, and awareness campaigns. In addition to the record number of events, the mall also welcomed an increase in visits for 2024, at 7.9 million. Guests traveled from all over New England, the Northeast, and even from Florida, South Carolina, Virginia, and Arizona. The mall welcomes not-for-profit organizations looking to benefit from the center, whether for a tabling opportunity, for fundraising and awareness campaigns, or to host a large event in the common area. Event space and tabling are free for nonprofit use. Groups are asked to fill out and submit the required paperwork at www.holyokemall.com/community.

 

UMass Downtown Opens in Amherst

AMHERST — UMass Downtown, a multi-purpose retail, event, and meeting satellite space in downtown Amherst, opened on Feb. 11 at 108 North Pleasant St., in the town’s central business district. The welcome center for prospective UMass Amherst students and their families will serve as a boutique retail satellite and campus information center during regular business hours and a hub for town-gown interaction with community members. In the evenings, the space will regularly host small lectures, readings, and workshops. Micah Ariel James has been appointed director of UMass Downtown, which is managed by the Office of Community Relations and University Events in partnership with UMass Auxiliary Enterprises. A recent transplant to the Pioneer Valley, James most recently served as the inaugural Outreach and Equity coordinator for the city of North Liberty, Iowa, from 2021 to 2024.

 

Liberty Bank Announces 2024 Community Impact

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — David Glidden, president and CEO of Middletown-based Liberty Bank and president of the Liberty Bank Foundation, announced that the bank and its charitable foundation achieved another record year, with $4.8 million in corporate sponsorships and grant awards, as well as teammate volunteerism. Liberty Bank invested approximately $2.7 million in corporate sponsorships, donations, and other initiatives to more than 400 community organizations in Connecticut and Massachusetts. This includes their strong and ongoing community partnerships with the American Cancer Society, YMCAs, Boys and Girls Clubs, cultural and arts groups, business and industry organizations, and professional sports teams. The Liberty Bank Foundation awarded 141 grants totaling nearly $2.1 million, investing in programs and services that assist thousands of lower- to moderate-income children and families in the areas of education and training, affordable housing, and food security. This was Liberty’s highest dollar amount awarded in a single year. Liberty Bank teammates logged 15,928 hours in volunteerism in 2024 with 631 organizations. One hundred percent of Liberty teammates participated in some kind of community volunteer activity in 2024. The bank invested $15.5 million in the development of various affordable-housing projects and solar-energy projects, and provided capacity building to several community-development financial institutions; invested $46.8 million in lending to a variety of affordable-housing developments; took part in 313 community-outreach activities covering various aspects of financial education; and offered 90 Academy of Small Business classes for first-time entrepreneurs.

 

PeoplesBank, Cornerstone Bank Merge Holding Companies

HOLYOKE — PeoplesBank and Cornerstone Bank announced they have completed the merger of their holding companies and will now operate under PeoplesBancorp, MHC. The holding company will have more than $6 billion in assets. However, PeoplesBank and Cornerstone Bank will continue to operate independently under their own names and brands, and there will be no changes from a customer perspective. Both banks are adding new branches. Cornerstone Bank added a new branch in 2024 and expects to add another in the second quarter of 2025. PeoplesBank is opening two new banking centers in January and February. With the completion of the merger, PeoplesBank Chairman and CEO Tom Senecal remains chairman and CEO, Cornerstone Bank CEO Todd Tallman has become president, and Brian Canina has become chief operating officer of PeoplesBancorp, MHC, and will remain president of PeoplesBank. Both banks’ customer account information, branch banking, and digital access remain the same.

 

Country Bank Donations Top $900,000 in 2024

WARE — Country Bank, a full-service financial institution serving Central and Western Mass., reported more than $900,000 in donations for 2024. The bank’s philanthropic efforts supported local nonprofits across its communities, with 462 organizations receiving grants throughout the year. In addition to financial contributions, Country Bank team members dedicated 1,958 hours of volunteer service, demonstrating their ongoing commitment to giving back. Furthermore, 39 team members served on 95 nonprofit boards and committees, actively contributing their time and expertise to advance these organizations’ missions. Recognizing the importance of financial literacy, Country Bank hosted seven Credit for Life Fairs for more than 2,000 high-school seniors, educating them on credit, budgeting, and the long-term impact of financial decisions. Additional classes were conducted at various schools across the region and Christina’s House, a home for women and children who are homeless or near homelessness. As part of its annual Season of Difference campaign, Country Bank partnered with the WonderFund to support those involved with the Department of Children and Families system throughout Central and Western Mass. Through this collaboration, the bank contributed more than $20,000, reinforcing its commitment to making a meaningful difference in the lives of vulnerable children and families. Among the organizations receiving support were Junior Achievement, EcoTarium, Main South CDC, Venture Community Services, Why Me/Sherry’s House, Boys & Girls Clubs, Behavioral Health Network, Way Finders, HomeFront Strong, United Way of Pioneer Valley and Central Massachusetts, Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, Worcester County Food Bank, Juniper Outreach, Square One, Friends of the Homeless, along with 22 senior centers and 23 food pantries across the region.

 

Freedom Credit Union Gives More Than $194,000 in 2024

SPRINGFIELD — Throughout 2024, Freedom Credit Union contributed financial support to dozens of local charitable organizations throughout the four counties of Western Mass., donating more than $194,000. Additionally, Freedom employees recorded more than 600 hours of volunteer time in 2024. The 2024 total donated includes more than $130,000 through corporate giving initiatives, more than $11,000 in member and employee donations through Freedom’s Month of Giving campaigns, and more than $53,000 through local branch and department discretionary fund donations. Supported organizations include Alzheimer’s Assoc.; Baystate Foundation – Rays of Hope; Baystate Health; Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicopee, Ludlow, and Springfield; Children’s Advocacy Centers – Franklin County and Hampden County; Clinical Support Options (Friends of the Homeless); Cooley Dickinson Hospital; Elms College; Food Bank of Western Massachusetts; Gándara Center; Gray House; Greater Springfield and Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity; Greenfield Community College; Make-A-Wish; Miracle League of Western Massachusetts; National MS Society; New North Citizens Council; Ronald McDonald House; Shriners Children’s New England; Spirit of Springfield; Springfield Jazz Fest; Springfield Museums; Springfield School Volunteers; Stanley Park of Westfield; Town of Ludlow 250th celebration; Town of West Springfield 250th celebration; Western New England University; Westover Galaxy Community Council; and YMCAs in Springfield and Greenfield.

 

Community Bank Reports Charitable Giving for 2024

DEWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank announced that its charitable giving, in conjunction with its parent company and affiliated subsidiaries, totaled more than $3.9 million in 2024. More than 2,200 nonprofit organizations that provide essential services to the communities the company serves received support through sponsorships and donations. The bank’s parent company, Community Financial System Inc., includes the companies OneGroup Insurance, Benefit Plans Administrators, and Community Bank Wealth Management. Among last year’s charitable-giving efforts, more than $200,000 was given to United Way agencies across the company’s footprint through a combination of corporate contributions and employee payroll deductions. Beyond financial support, Community Bank branches often host charitable drives and events as a way for employees, customers, and community members to participate in charitable-giving efforts. Employees across Community Financial System Inc. also volunteer their time to a variety of local nonprofits, including cultural, civic, economic-development, and social-service organizations and charities. In 2024, the organization’s team members committed more than 17,800 hours to volunteer initiatives to give back to their communities, and more than 405 team members served on not-for-profit boards and committees.

Incorporations

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Incorporations

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

ADAMS

Adams Pie Inc., 80 Summer St., Adams, MA 01220. Celal Fatih Gokdag, 162 Weston St., Waltham, MA 02453. Pizza delivery and takeout restaurant.

BELCHERTOWN

Belchertown Wrestling Booster Club Inc., 24 Westview Dr., Belchertown, MA 01007. Kevin McNeill, same. Nonprofit organization established to raise funds and purchase property and services to be used by students and faculty of Belchertown Wrestling Booster Club.

CHICOPEE

Mr. Kraken Inc., 6 Bush Ave., Chicopee, MA 01013. Oleksii Kryvykh, same. Trucking company.

 

EASTHAMPTON

CTW Enterprises Inc., 17 East St., Easthampton, MA 01027. Volkan Polatol, 5 Nicholas Lane, Southampton, MA 01073. Real estate.

FEEDING HILLS

Purevac Air Duct Cleaning Inc., 198 North Westfield St., Feeding Hills, MA 01030. Illya Domin, 52 Taylor Ave., Westfield, MA 01085. Air-duct cleaning.

GREENFIELD

Terralink Brokers Inc., 324 Main St., # 2, Greenfield, MA, 01301. Noah Smith, 25 Main St., Montague, MA 01351.

INDIAN ORCHARD

Casa Restauracion del Alfarero Inc., 34 Oak Ridge St., Indian Orchard, MA 01151. Freight broker.

LONGMEADOW

Ana Bella Wellness Center Corp., 66 Dwight Road, Longmeadow, MA 01106. Janice Yanni, same. Med spa and wellness center.

 

NORTH ADAMS

Adanali Inc., 315 Ashland St., North Adams, MA 01247. Saime Ozkan, same. Pizza restaurant.

NORTHAMPTON

Sukhmani’s Inc., 440 Rocky Hill Road, Northampton, MA 01060. Amrik Singh, same. Merchandising.

PITTSFIELD

Cap Design Group Inc., 82 Wendell Ave., Suite 100, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Jason Kahan, same. Engineering design services specializing in life safety, fire protection, civil, and MEP design.

Exouza Inc., 82 Wendell Ave., Suite 100, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Teddy White, 1660 International Dr., Suite 600, McLean, VA 22102. Pharmacy benefit manager.

Pittsfield Dental Center, P.C., 188 East St., Unit 202, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Nayaki Gaddapati, 1651 Bridge St., Dracut, MA 01826. Dental practice.

Suncheck Inc., 82 Wendell Ave., Suite 100, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Tuo Li, same. E-learning and e-commerce platform for residential solar and storage installation.

SHELBURNE FALLS

Mental Wellness for All Inc., 280 Colrain Shelburne Road, Shelburne Falls, MA 01370. Kathryn Suzanne Krase, 128 8th St., Brooklyn, NY 11215. Nonprofit organization providing group and private mental wellness online sessions to individuals, families, teens, and couples seeking mental-health guidance, support, and education.

SOUTH HADLEY

Sunny Acres Inc., 1 Alvord St., South Hadley, MA 01075. Madeleine Brunelle, 7 Alvord St., South Hadley, MA 01075. Franchise agreements and floor-plan financing.

SPRINGFIELD

First Cities Ministries Inc., 182 Merrimac Ave., Springfield, MA 01104. Dennis King, same. Church exclusively for charitable, religious, and educational purposes.

International Central Gospel Church, 235 Chestnut St., Unit B01, Springfield, MA 01103. Mensa Otabil, same. House of God through development of model New Testament Christians and churches, committed to training and equipping God’s people.

Northeast Environmental Inc., 165 St James Ave., Apt. 2, Springfield, MA 01109. Christian Avila, same. Business of environmental remediation, demolition (both interior and exterior), and commercial and residential construction.

Ready Set Burn Inc., 118 Thompson St., Springfield, MA 01109. Robert Kelly, same. Courier service for retail establishments.

WESTFIELD

CAP Transmissions Inc., 247 Elm St., Westfield, MA 01085. Christopher Provencher, 234 Holyoke Road, Westfield, MA 01085. Automobile mechanic (transmissions), own and lease residential and commercial real estate.

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Oliveira Drywall Corp., 1207 Morgan Road, West Springfield, MA 01089. Werley Teixeira de Oliveira, same. Home improvement and remodeling.

WILBRAHAM

Quindici Holdings Inc., 5 Old Carriage Dr., Wilbraham, MA 01095. Jeffrey Hannon, same. Holding company.

Doing Business as Certificates

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DBA Certificates

The following business certificates and/or trade names were issued or renewed during the months of January and February 2025.

AMHERST

253 Farmacy
328 College St.
Christopher Gallant

Amel Energy
240 Thatcher Road
Derrick Maxwell

Iya Sushi & Noodle Kitchen
One East Pleasant St., Suite 2
Edison Yee, Nicholas Yee

Johnny’s Tavern
30 Boltwood Walk
Edison Yee, Nicholas Yee

Laughing Dog Bicycles
63 South Pleasant St.
Brian Boyajian

Lime Red Teahouse
50 Main St.
Joe Deng

Oriental Flavor
25 South Pleasant St.
Jian Wei Gao

PGP
101 East Hadley Road
Pavlos Goulas

Q.M. Zhang | MemoryWorks
305 Strong St.
Kimberly Chang

Taproot Family Child Care
77 Eames Ave.
Huey Wu

EASTHAMPTON

50 Arrow Gallery
116 Pleasant St., Suite 136
Jason Montgomery, Chelvanaya Gabriel

Connection Birth Doula Services
15 Ballard St., Apt. F
Theanna Hernandez-Tiedemann

Door Systems Easthampton
30 Lyman St.
Lars Niit

Easthampton Athletic Massage
384 Main St.
Joseph Cyr Jr.

Elite Home Care Agency
184 Northampton St.
Maureen Cote

K Hall Consulting
94 Holyoke St.
Kelsey Hall

Printed Mass
116 Pleasant St., Suite 116
Drew Romeo

Remax Construction
42 Ward Ave., Apt. 1
Maksym Dudiak

Ritual Hair & Wellness
123 Union St., Suite 101, #13
Michelle Gagnon

Smart Newsletter and Conferences
39 Ward Ave., Apt. 2
Neil Brick

Stephanie Lynn Massage
247 Northampton St.
Stephanie Ardoulos

HADLEY

Elaine Center at Hadley
20 North Maple St.
SunBridge Health LLC

Heart of Gold Home Care
245 Russell St., #12D
Heart of Gold Home Care

Nail Pro & Spa
331 Russell St.
Hong Nguyen, Huynh Do

Northwest Auto Sales II
117 Russell St.
Jim Boyle

Outline Sour Candy
103 Russell St.
Team Morrison/SAD

Pioneer Valley Hyperbaric
8 River Dr.
Bruce Goderez

Sam’s Outdoor Outfitters
227 Russell St.
Sam’s Department Stores of Massachusetts

Shaolin Kung Fu Center
37 Lawrence Plain Road
Jessica Grasmere

Spruce Hill Motors
235 Russell St.
Randall Izer

Stockbridge Farm
113 Stockbridge St.
Stockbridge Farm LLC

Ulta Beauty
351B Russell St.
Ulta Beauty Credit Services

Zgrodnik Farm
12 Knightly Road
Joe Zgrodnik
HOLYOKE

Burlington
39 Holyoke St.
Burlington Coat Factory of Texas Inc.

Children’s House
513 Beech St.
Sandip Patel

Custom Tailor Holyoke
60 Westfield Road
Mustafa Ibic

Ingleside Therapeutic Massage & Yoga
415 Ingleside St.
John McCann

Jaffe & Thurston
158 Morgan St.
Diane Thurston, Arnold Jaffe

Jenni’s Kitchen Bistro 27
223 Maple St.
Jennifer Rivera

Madley in Love Apothecary
1597R Northampton St.
Amber Mihalak

Main St. Market
433 Main St.
Carmelo Hernandez

Milan Men’s Wear
50 Holyoke St.
A&H LLC

S&R Auto Detailing
555 South Canal St.
David Sanchez

Sempervivum Gardens
581 Pleasant St., Apt. 4R
Nicole Trano

Uncle Clo’s Fish & Chips
50 Holyoke St.
Clo’s Fish & Chips Inc.

WESTFIELD

Bill’s Repair Service Inc.
530 Pochassic Road
Bill’s Repair Service Inc.

Boho Hair Studio
36 School St.
Tristin Denton

Double Eagle Home Improvement
141 Wyben Road
Peter Smidy

Edward D. Jones & Co. LP
20 Elm St., Suite A
EDJ Holding Co.

The Empire Spa
77 Mill St., #211
Emily Sanchez

Gabe’s 252
252 Elm St.
Krause LLC

Jasmeine Moonsong
598 Granville Road
Brandy Latshaw

Kirby Productions
77 Mill St., Suite 011
Alexander Liptak

Level One Services
16 School St.
Joseph Caracciolo, Zachary Blood

Main Street Hair Co.
32 Main St.
Megan Clauson

Seamless Gutters by Supreme
37 South Meadow Road
Supreme Gutters LLC

Valvoline Instant Oil Change
310 East Main St.
Metrolube Enterprises

WeHaul & Dumpster Rental
49 Little River Road
Gennadiy Lisitsin

The Whip
287 North Elm St.
Whip City Patriot Inc.

Whip City Jerky
271 Elm St.
Jeff the Butcher Company

Witts End Enterprises
23 Toledo Ave.
William Wittmer

YFC Construction
19 Forest Ave.
Yuriy Gavrilov, Matthew Gavrilov, Daniel Gavrilov

Yola’s Caring Touch Massage
10C Union Ave.
Jolanta Abramczyk

WEST SPRINGFIELD

ATC Group Services LLC
73 William Franks Dr.
Atlas Technical Consultants LLC

Bear Mountain at West Springfield
42 Prospect Ave.
Bear Mountain Healthcare LLC

Da Money Pit LLC
2011 Riverdale St.
Da Money Pit LLC

Emmanuel Appliances
150 Front St.
Emmanuel Appliances

Expert Car Rental
1800 Riverdale St.
Balise CRC Inc.

Family Beer & Wine
529 Union St.
Family Beer & Wine

Friendly Fuel
75 Union St.
Super Petro Inc.

Hair by Alyssa
33 Westfield St.
Hair by Alyssa

Lizet Land Photography and Design
1346 Elm St.
Lizet Land Photography and Design

Lucky 7 Nail & Spa
1146 Union St. Ext., Unit B
Lucky 7 Nail & Spa

Michelle’s Confections
11 Prospect St.
Michelle’s Confections

Phoenix Staffing Solutions
42 Prospect Ave.
Phoenix Staffing Solutio

Bankruptcies

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Bankruptcies

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

Abreu, Aaron Michael
88 Lancashire Road
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 13
Date: 01/31/2025
Aquino Padilla, Gloria M.
103 South St., Apt 1
Chicopee, MA 01013-0000
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/30/2025

Askew, Caleb Eric
Askew, Caroline Eleanor
34 Pleasant St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/30/2025

B&C Landscaping
Dupee, Malissa Ann
Dupee, Chad Michael
35 Anthony St.
Adams, MA 01220-0000
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/31/2025

Besancon, Laurie L.
305 State St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 13
Date: 01/28/2025

Boyer, Susan Anne
519 East River St., Lot 103
Orange, MA 01364
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/30/2025

Castillo, Samuel David
58 Cherry St., Apt. 2
Northampton, MA 01060
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/30/2025

Colon, Johnny Anthony
130 Malden St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/28/2025

Conklin, Jr., George R.
273 Nottingham Court
Becket, MA 01223
Chapter: 13
Date: 01/17/2025

Dudunake, Johanna Elizabeth
4 Searle Road
Huntington, MA 01050
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/30/2025

Fonseca Flores, Roberto
29 Davis St.
Holyoke, MA 01040-0000
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/30/2025

Golash, Susan E.
100 Chestnut St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Chapter: 13
Date: 01/31/2025

Grimes, RoseAnn B.
140 Olander Dr. #304
Northampton, MA 01060
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/17/2025

Grosse, Danielle L.
29 Lehigh St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 13
Date: 01/24/2025

Hedstrom, Diane M.
334 Wheelwright Road
Barre, MA 01005
Chapter: 13
Date: 01/22/2025
Hill, Margaret
316 Conway Road
South Deerfield, MA 01373
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/28/2025

Howie, Christie Lynn
18 Clinton St.
Ware, MA 01082
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/24/2025

Koerner, Kerry Beth
785 Williams St., #180
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/25/2025

LaBumbard, Daniel C.
3 Pine Hill Road
Easthampton, MA 01027
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/31/2025

Lafond, Henri David
129 Edgewood Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 13
Date: 01/27/2025

McDonald, Christina
31 Essex St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/31/2025

Mikes Home Improvement
Morrisino, Michael W.
15 Anthony Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/30/2025

Moreira, Sandra I.
a/k/a Moreira Rosario, Sandra I.
30 Craig St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/17/2025

Musiak, Kathleen
49 Pulaski St.
Ware, MA 01082
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/31/2025

Norman’s Burner Service
DeGray, Norman R.
53 Lakeshore Dr.
Monson, MA 01057
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/21/2025

O’Grady, Caroline V.
2D Hamblin Court
Huntington, MA 01050
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/31/2025

Pease, Sonja M.
29 Williams Way
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/29/2025

Perez, Nikita
100 Brookline Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 13
Date: 01/28/2025

Renal and Transplant Associates of New England, P.C.
100 Wason Ave., Suite 200
Springfield, MA 01107
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/24/2025

Rivera Martinez, Angel L.
a/k/a Rivera, Angel L.
582 Pleasant St., Apt 5-O
Holyoke, MA 01040-2352
Chapter: 01/22/2025
Date: 7

Son, Tha
Leang, Va
64 Bonner St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/22/2025

Tobin, Jr., Robert Gene
140 French King Highway
Greenfield, MA 01301
Chapter: 13
Date: 01/28/2025

Todd, Brandon W.
104 Bossidy Dr.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/30/2025

Torna and Associates
Torna, Erik Pedro
30 Plaza Ave.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 13
Date: 01/23/2025

Torres, Marguerita
a/k/a Torres, Margurita
84 Shamrock St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 13
Date: 01/31/2025

Walsh, Tammy S.
115 Spencer St.
Agawam, MA 01001-0000
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/30/2025
Willette, Regina M.
57 Weston St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/27/2025

Real Estate Transactions

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Real Estate

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

FRANKLIN COUNTY

ASHFIELD

225 Main St.
Ashfield, MA 01330
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Double Edge Theatre Produ
Seller: Byrnes, Thomas M., (Estate)
Date: 01/31/25

BERNARDSTON

31 Church St.
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $490,000
Buyer: Village View Apt. LLC
Seller: Van Bro Co LLC
Date: 01/22/25

DEERFIELD

23 Lee Road
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $520,000
Buyer: Tracey M. Hebert
Seller: Nicole R. Warren
Date: 01/28/25

7 North Hillside Road
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Timothy D. Kicza
Seller: Kownacki Int.
Date: 01/22/25

8 North Hillside Road
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Timothy D. Kicza
Seller: Kownacki Int.
Date: 01/22/25

94 Sugarloaf St.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $387,000
Buyer: Ginger Lasalle
Seller: Alexis Rodriguez
Date: 01/29/25

242 Upper Road
Deerfield, MA 01342
Amount: $385,000
Buyer: Alexander C. Golec
Seller: Deborah A. Sokoloski
Date: 01/24/25

ERVING

34 High St.
Erving, MA 01344
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Nicole Gaspar
Seller: Dean W. Spaulding
Date: 01/24/25

GREENFIELD

44 Allen St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Daniel Gorey
Seller: Jason P. Wallace
Date: 01/31/25

603 Bernardston Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $475,000
Buyer: Harry R. Fischer
Seller: Arthur N. Breauer
Date: 01/21/25

83 Davis St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $303,000
Buyer: Casey May
Seller: Jeffrey T. Reynolds
Date: 01/24/25

49 Devens St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Frederick Civian
Seller: Colleen A. Bannister
Date: 01/31/25

14 Locust St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Richard Jones
Seller: Annette M. Chamberlin
Date: 01/23/25

32 Vernon St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $155,400
Buyer: Amanda Shute
Seller: Donaldson Int.
Date: 01/29/25

MONTAGUE

18 Sunderland Road
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Aline C. Gubrium
Seller: Jason Comtois
Date: 01/21/25

514 Turners Falls Road
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Paul-Michael T. McKenna
Seller: Kendrick, Thommas P., (Estate)
Date: 01/29/25

NEW SALEM

27 Lovers Lane
New Salem, MA 01355
Amount: $530,000
Buyer: Shannon Carroll
Seller: Jwke Inc.
Date: 01/21/25

351 Wendell Road
New Salem, MA 01355
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: George Gay
Seller: John Arsenault
Date: 01/27/25

NORTHFIELD

639 Mount Hermon Station Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Jefferson Wagener
Seller: Jerrold L. Wagener
Date: 01/24/25

ORANGE

81 East River St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Franklin County Community Meals
Seller: River St. RT
Date: 01/31/25

56 Pine Hill Road
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $247,000
Buyer: Oisin Duggan
Seller: Niles B. Doubleday
Date: 01/28/25

SHELBURNE

486 Little Mohawk Road
Shelburne, MA 01370
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: John L. Wheeler
Seller: Conrad Long
Date: 01/31/25

127 Main St.
Shelburne, MA 01370
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: David M. Wilson
Seller: Lynn Benander
Date: 01/31/25

188 Skinner Road
Shelburne, MA 01370
Amount: $765,000
Buyer: Rebecca Brown
Seller: Joseph A. Poirier
Date: 01/22/25

SUNDERLAND

80 Plumtree Road
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $620,000
Buyer: Roxanne Dorrie
Seller: Expedio Group LLC
Date: 01/31/25

WHATELY

121 North St.
Whately, MA 01373
Amount: $416,000
Buyer: Leo Chapman
Seller: Deborah M. Pearson
Date: 01/31/25

HAMPDEN COUNTY

AGAWAM

116 Barbara Lane
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $499,900
Buyer: Joshua Houghton
Seller: Jan Misiak
Date: 01/30/25

66 Fernwood Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Scott Massoia
Seller: Bonnie L. Blair
Date: 01/31/25

188 Line St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $330,900
Buyer: Zaida Nieves
Seller: Equity Trust Co.
Date: 01/24/25

239 Maynard St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Brenden Mahoney
Seller: Wendi L. Sacco
Date: 01/29/25

15 Porter Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Mahmoud J. Al Yasine
Seller: Ann M. Meade
Date: 01/31/25

239 Southwick St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Nelly Korniyenko
Seller: James B. Craig
Date: 01/31/25

3 Spring St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Brandon M. Choiniere
Seller: Patriot Living LLC
Date: 11/21/24

164-166 Walnut St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Leonel Rivas
Seller: Yegor Muravskiy
Date: 01/27/25

BLANDFORD

Chester Road
Blandford, MA 01008
Amount: $255,400
Buyer: American Tower
Seller: Sbc Tower Holdings LLC
Date: 01/28/25

BRIMFIELD

92 Allen Hill Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $675,000
Buyer: David P. Brigham
Seller: Gerald R. Knouse
Date: 01/31/25

CHESTER

396 Route 20
Chester, MA 01011
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Gary P. Perrier
Seller: Daniel T. Gorey
Date: 01/31/25

CHICOPEE

96 Blanchwood Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Rosalba Sanchez
Seller: Russell R. Tougas
Date: 01/27/25

95 Forest St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Mabel Antwi-Boasiako
Seller: Bak, Bruno M., (Estate)
Date: 01/30/25

825 Grattan St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Casey Banville
Seller: Brad F. Desmarais
Date: 01/31/25

160 Jacob St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Nicholas Meuse
Seller: Suzanne Valcheva
Date: 01/31/25

25 Kendall St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Maribel Santiago
Seller: Todd Hortie
Date: 01/27/25

921 McKinstry Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $268,000
Buyer: Alan Salois
Seller: Castonguay, Carole, (Estate)
Date: 01/24/25

954 McKinstry Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Rosie L. Urbina
Seller: Dejordy, Edward R., (Estate)
Date: 01/30/25

83 Montgomery St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Joaquim C. Martins
Seller: Idalina Ferreira
Date: 01/29/25

7 Munger Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Nicholas Piela
Seller: Fumi Realty Inc.
Date: 01/23/25

38 Nye St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Matthew Richard
Seller: Mark V. Bartosz
Date: 01/31/25

15 Savory Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Jenna Manning
Seller: Shirley A. Leca
Date: 01/22/25

40 Shaban Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Brian Wodecki
Seller: Mohammad Attique
Date: 01/27/25

920 Sheridan St.
Chicopee, MA 01022
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Wrecker LLC
Seller: Union Street Realty NT
Date: 01/31/25

52 Simonich St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Jenny M. Simons
Seller: Robert L. Scribner
Date: 01/22/25

35 Whitin Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Joseph Starkoff
Seller: Andrew J. Wesolowski
Date: 01/30/25

EAST LONGMEADOW

52 Colony Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Samantha Velluti-Fry
Seller: David D. Morais
Date: 01/24/25

7 Day Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $329,000
Buyer: William Gosselin
Seller: Wayne M. Perry
Date: 01/23/25

300 Elm St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Britany Merrill
Seller: Kathleen T. Speight
Date: 01/27/25

9 Farmer Circle
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $199,000
Buyer: Joseph Ngaruiya
Seller: Joseph Ngaruiya
Date: 01/27/25

18 Knollwood Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: James Bedell
Seller: 18 Knollwood Drive LLC
Date: 01/30/25

27 Knollwood Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: West Jam Man LLC
Seller: Edward A. McDonald
Date: 01/24/25

GRANVILLE

308 Crest Lane
Granville, MA 01034
Amount: $625,000
Buyer: Timothy J. Kent
Seller: Thomas J. MacDonald
Date: 01/31/25

HAMPDEN

256 North Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $675,000
Buyer: Frank W. Kochanowski
Seller: Jillen F. Holmes
Date: 01/31/25

HOLLAND

14 Blodgett Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Camille P. Jolin
Seller: Emery L. Fitts
Date: 01/22/25

28 Forest Dr.
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $384,000
Buyer: Tylor J. Leveillee
Seller: Vanessa Suarez
Date: 01/21/25

HOLYOKE

337 Appleton St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $475,000
Buyer: Tanishika LLC
Seller: Executive Estates LLC
Date: 01/27/25

25 Central Park Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $244,000
Buyer: Tracy A. Alexander
Seller: Tracy A. Caisse
Date: 01/28/25

1412 Dwight St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Legacy Property Investment Group LLC
Seller: Alycar Investments LLC
Date: 01/28/25

215 Lacus Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Bryant O’Connor
Seller: Jesse B. Vanek
Date: 01/23/25

12 Saint James Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Equity Trust Co
Seller: Bank Of America
Date: 01/31/25

109 Waldo St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Shyam Mupompa
Seller: Winners O. LLC
Date: 01/24/25

LONGMEADOW

500 Bliss Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Mann No Enterprises LLC
Seller: Joan Guernsey
Date: 01/24/25

57 Cooley Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $343,000
Buyer: Peter H. Jones
Seller: Susan S. Alden
Date: 01/31/25

166 Greenacre Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $430,000
Buyer: John Ramsburgh
Seller: Yong-Ju No
Date: 01/22/25

1087 Longmeadow St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $925,000
Buyer: Courtney Birchall
Seller: Ford FT
Date: 01/22/25

5 Pleasantview Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $362,450
Buyer: Fangyu Liu
Seller: Davidson, Carole P., (Estate)
Date: 01/28/25

LUDLOW

Balsam Hill Road, Lot 72
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $177,900
Buyer: Danill Gerasimchuk
Seller: Whitetail Wreks LLC
Date: 01/31/25

Balsam Hill Road, Lot 80
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $169,900
Buyer: Danill Gerasimchuk
Seller: Whitetail Wreks LLC
Date: 01/31/25

1327-1329 East St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $440,000
Buyer: Jonathan Goyer
Seller: Dennis F. McCarthy
Date: 01/31/25

21 Harding Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $525,000
Buyer: Perfect Properties LLC
Seller: Kmac Inc.
Date: 01/31/25

444 Ventura St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $395,000
Buyer: Christine Vecchio
Seller: Joejoe Properties LLC
Date: 01/31/25

Willard Ave., Lot 601
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Mark G. Lemelin
Seller: Moltenbrey Builders LLC
Date: 01/21/25

MONSON

30 Silver St.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Bruce A. Hunt
Seller: Erick Vasquez
Date: 01/31/25

381 Silver St.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Bruce A. Hunt
Seller: Erick Vasquez
Date: 01/31/25

PALMER

10-12 Belchertown St.
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Jjb Builders Corp.
Seller: John M. Mowduk
Date: 01/23/25

227 Boston Road
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Evergrain Orchard LLC
Seller: Mario Morales
Date: 01/23/25

12-16 Commercial St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $349,000
Buyer: Caleb J. Demers
Seller: Roger Parker
Date: 01/27/25

2175-2177 Main St.
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $342,220
Buyer: Richard K. Kirchner
Seller: Diego V. Calle
Date: 01/31/25

3205-C Main St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Daniel R. Connelly
Seller: B. & B. Realty Partners LLC
Date: 01/24/25

1501 North Main St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Miner Investments LLC
Seller: Lazy River Housing Co. LLC
Date: 01/27/25

751 River St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $158,536
Buyer: Servicenet Inc.
Seller: Venture Community Services Inc.
Date: 01/21/25

87 South High St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $306,000
Buyer: Malinda Manley
Seller: William F. Petrashewicz
Date: 01/31/25

1034 School St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Joshua Heinz
Seller: Robert A. Smigiel
Date: 01/28/25

RUSSELL

42 West Main St.
Russell, MA 01071
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: John L. Ody
Seller: Peyton J. O’Connor
Date: 01/30/25

SPRINGFIELD

116 Amherst St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $262,000
Buyer: Israel Jean
Seller: Bricmore Property Investment LLC
Date: 01/23/25

128 Belmont Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Wilvladison Decastro
Seller: Springfield 69 Winter Gardens LLC
Date: 01/28/25

53 Bevier St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $299,000
Buyer: Vyacheslav Zhuk
Seller: Crossover Corp. Inc.
Date: 01/21/25

22-24 Chester St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $395,000
Buyer: Nilda Ortiz
Seller: Emtay Inc.
Date: 01/24/25

15 Clarendon St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Rogelio Marquez
Seller: Edward A. Kelly
Date: 01/30/25

72-74 Cleveland St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Ruth Rivas
Seller: Milton Santos
Date: 01/24/25

80-82 Corona St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $353,000
Buyer: Yamaris De Leon
Seller: Northeast Capital LLC
Date: 01/27/25

199 Dickinson St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $1,590,000
Buyer: Dickinson Oakland LLC
Seller: Rbt Enterprise LLC
Date: 01/31/25

57-59 Dubois St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $288,000
Buyer: Alexander Adu
Seller: Andrew J. Tenczar
Date: 01/27/25

372 El Paso St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Ihi Wave LLC
Seller: Cynthia A. Pereira
Date: 01/31/25

30 Fayette St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Betsy Y. Medina
Seller: Rosalba Sanchez
Date: 01/27/25

65 Garland St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Kateryna Godin
Seller: Jason P. Fahey
Date: 01/27/25

191 Gilbert Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Luis B. Lopez
Seller: Genevieve Construction Development Group I
Date: 01/27/25

71 Gilbert Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $279,000
Buyer: Lisa Caron
Seller: Ryan Lau
Date: 01/28/25

136 Gresham St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Nashary Velazquez
Seller: Plata O. Plomo Inc.
Date: 01/23/25

184 Hanson Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Devin A. Scheer
Seller: Heather Murray
Date: 01/22/25

18 Huron St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $247,000
Buyer: Shameka Auston
Seller: Theodore E. Denette
Date: 01/22/25

101 Manchester Ter.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $297,500
Buyer: James P. Hickey
Seller: Esther Barker
Date: 01/28/25

36-38 Manhattan St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Eduardo Pagan
Seller: Wealth Builders I&L LLC
Date: 01/28/25

55 Mapledell St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Elendida M. Perez
Seller: Tuo N. Liang
Date: 01/27/25

61 Mary Coburn Road
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Rodelmiro L. Barillas
Seller: Althea R. Haines
Date: 01/23/25

32 Maynard St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Samuel Anderson
Seller: Delise Davis
Date: 01/23/25

81 Methuen St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Jason Beauchamp
Seller: Ernesto Ortiz
Date: 01/30/25

23 Middle St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Siyoum Woldetatios
Seller: Jackie W. Nero
Date: 01/27/25

166 Nottingham St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $156,000
Buyer: Virgilio Santos
Seller: Jason C. Chapdelaine
Date: 01/24/25

176-182 Oakland St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $1,590,000
Buyer: Dickinson Oakland LLC
Seller: Rbt Enterprise LLC
Date: 01/31/25

381-383 Oakland St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Jean D. Rejouis
Seller: Craig B. Schacher
Date: 01/31/25

97 Parallel St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: 194 Holdings LLC
Seller: Mtglq Investors LP
Date: 01/31/25

11-13 Parkside St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Kinan Al Haffar
Seller: Anthony J. Morini
Date: 01/31/25

64-66 Pasadena St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $357,500
Buyer: Alexander Lopez
Seller: Witman Properties Inc.
Date: 01/31/25

239 Pasco Road
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Eduardo Hernandez
Seller: Gabriel Rivers
Date: 01/31/25

79 Perkins St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Cathryn A. Cole
Seller: Arpc LLC
Date: 01/31/25

29 Pilgrim Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Rachelle J. Cherival
Seller: Regina D. Kleiner
Date: 01/30/25

95-97 Pine St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $300,500
Buyer: Jane Vernalia
Seller: Sheng-Shiang Peng
Date: 01/23/25

522 Plumtree Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Melissa Escalante
Seller: Keisha Dejesus
Date: 01/31/25

9 Quebec St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $430,000
Buyer: Redempta Agwanda
Seller: Forbes & Forbes Enterprise Inc.
Date: 01/28/25

23 Rachael St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: David A. Barrera
Seller: Thomas W. Leary
Date: 01/24/25

24-26 Sachem St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $342,783
Buyer: Edward Garcia-Baez
Seller: Onassis Martinez
Date: 01/28/25

572 Saint James Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Gogri Brothers LLC
Seller: 572 St. James Avenue LLC
Date: 01/31/25

576 Saint James Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Gogri Brothers LLC
Seller: David P. Cortelli
Date: 01/31/25

119 Slater Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Meredith Rosso
Seller: Luis Alicea
Date: 01/22/25

232 Spikenard Circle
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Brian Dise
Seller: Donna Farnsworth
Date: 01/24/25

408 Sumner Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: John Lopes
Seller: Tower Realty Parker St. LLC
Date: 01/31/25

917 Sumner Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $299,900
Buyer: Gelene Meronvil
Seller: Nres LLC
Date: 01/24/25

18 Sumner Ter.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $412,000
Buyer: Ramon G. Morel
Seller: Christopher J. Delviscio
Date: 01/21/25

62 Temple St.
Springfield, MA 01103
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Caroline Merck
Seller: Joseph Coat
Date: 01/27/25

15 Vassar St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Ignacio G. Lopez
Seller: Emtay Inc.
Date: 01/24/25

5-7 Ventura St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: David Santos
Seller: Flipflopwws LLC
Date: 01/30/25

26-28 Wendell Place
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $465,000
Buyer: Latisha Jackson
Seller: Skyspec LLC
Date: 01/31/25

29 Wendell Place
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Leonel Rivas
Seller: Oscar A. Sola-Aguilar
Date: 01/21/25

115 West Allen Ridge Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $172,500
Buyer: On The Mark LLC
Seller: Naples Home Buyers TR
Date: 01/24/25

4 Wilber St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $420,000
Buyer: Milton Santos
Seller: Viktor Savonin
Date: 01/27/25

58 Wilbraham Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Saktah Khan
Seller: Jjj17 LLC
Date: 01/24/25

 

SOUTHWICK

233 College Hwy.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $359,900
Buyer: Zachary Thomas
Seller: Wes Properties LLC
Date: 01/31/25

27 Fred Jackson Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Brian Benson
Seller: Sandra S. Ciarci
Date: 01/30/25

30 South Loomis St.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Andrew Keenan
Seller: Martha J. Rodriguez
Date: 01/22/25

WESTFIELD

19 Adams St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Benjamin Corriveau
Seller: Timothy M. Rivers
Date: 01/31/25

18 Atwater St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Gregorio A. Brito
Seller: Round 2 LLC
Date: 01/23/25

18 Glenwood Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $415,000
Buyer: Timothy J. Fitzgerald
Seller: Kmak LLC
Date: 01/27/25

60 Mill St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $355,500
Buyer: Amanda V. Troiano
Seller: Samantha Bernardi
Date: 01/24/25

16 North Elm St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $675,000
Buyer: Tandem Elm St. Prop. LLC
Seller: Tierneys Train Depot LLC
Date: 01/31/25

22 Reed St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Konstantin Belyakov
Seller: Naples Home Buyer TR
Date: 01/30/25

117 Root Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Brianna Fleury
Seller: William S. Keyes
Date: 01/22/25

944 Western Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Ryan Towle
Seller: Timothy J. Kent
Date: 01/31/25

WILBRAHAM

480 Dipping Hole Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $263,000
Buyer: Douglas Berry
Seller: Irene A. Hopp
Date: 01/24/25

5 Lebel Ave.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $265,500
Buyer: Navy Federal Credit Union
Seller: Richard W. Houghton
Date: 01/22/25

28 Maple St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $394,000
Buyer: Thomas Digiovanni
Seller: Timothy M. Normoyle
Date: 01/24/25

245 Monson Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $510,000
Buyer: Neesa Turowsky
Seller: G. & Leonore Daniele RET
Date: 01/22/25

16 Mountainbrook Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Martin S. Kelly
Seller: Catherine Q. Kelly
Date: 01/27/25

6 Parkwood Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: Mark O’Neill
Seller: Neesa L. Turowsky
Date: 01/22/25

10 Rice Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $372,300
Buyer: Adina C. Maloni
Seller: Dennis S. Grimard
Date: 01/21/25

10 Russell Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $610,000
Buyer: Timothy Spafford
Seller: Kristin M. Wilson
Date: 01/23/25

75 Springfield St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $465,000
Buyer: Melissa M. Schechterle
Seller: D. & Linda Rooney IRT
Date: 01/24/25

1047 Stony Hill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Anthony Carnevale
Seller: Judith A. Wing
Date: 01/28/25

9 Sunnyside Ter.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Hrd Holdings LLC
Seller: Carabello, Josephine, (Estate)
Date: 01/31/25

12 Weston St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Numeri Capital Investments LLC
Seller: Frydryk, Robert A., (Estate)
Date: 01/22/25

WEST SPRINGFIELD

636 Amostown Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: West Co. Investments LLC
Seller: Goldsborough, Bruce A., (Estate)
Date: 01/27/25

211 Bonnie Brae Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Kobbys Place LLC
Seller: Joseph Rocco
Date: 01/29/25

112 Buckingham Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $206,000
Buyer: Brianna Ingham
Seller: Jeremy Page
Date: 01/24/25

42 Exeter St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $430,000
Buyer: Jennifer Marcus
Seller: Larkspur LLC
Date: 01/23/25

86 Fairview Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $415,000
Buyer: Jenaya Hall
Seller: Brvs LLC
Date: 01/31/25

546 Kings Hwy.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $298,000
Buyer: Rufaida I. Idris
Seller: Manchester Enterprises LLC
Date: 01/24/25

294 Main St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $470,000
Buyer: Javat Azizov
Seller: Aga Brothers LLC
Date: 01/31/25

333 Massachusetts Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $214,000
Buyer: Cornerstone Homebuying LLC
Seller: H2 Asset Solutions Inc.
Date: 01/28/25

333 Massachusetts Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $172,900
Buyer: H2 Asset Solutions Inc.
Seller: Wiechec, Agnes R., (Estate)
Date: 01/28/25

316 Park St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $535,000
Buyer: Round Two LLC
Seller: Paul Ellsworth Realty LLC
Date: 01/31/25

37 Plateau Circle
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Psalms Properties LLC
Seller: Ellen M. Graves
Date: 01/23/25

31 Railroad St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $430,000
Buyer: Krishna Kharel
Seller: Tiago Moreira
Date: 01/24/25

71 Sawmill Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Charles C. Katzer
Seller: Patricia A. Rogers
Date: 01/24/25

24 West School St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $762,500
Buyer: Swostik R. Magar
Seller: Yuriy Surkova
Date: 01/24/25

338 Westfield St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $520,000
Buyer: Fede Properties LLC
Seller: Paul Del Buono
Date: 01/31/25

76 Wolcott Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Equity Trust Co.
Seller: Naples Home Buyers TR
Date: 01/29/25

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

AMHERST

3 Duxbury Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $397,000
Buyer: Katherine Abbott
Seller: James M. Hayes
Date: 01/30/25

2 Dwight Circle
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Kuan Yan
Seller: E. A. Gillat
Date: 01/28/25

22 Iduna Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $700,000
Buyer: Peter A. Elsea
Seller: Zide, Michael R., (Estate)
Date: 01/23/25

108 Lessey St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $850,000
Buyer: Lessey Lessee LLC
Seller: Murray M. Schwartz
Date: 01/31/25

239 Pelham Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $455,000
Buyer: Carolina Sopper
Seller: Katerina G. Seligmann
Date: 01/31/25

59 South East St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $930,000
Buyer: U&A LLC
Seller: East Pleasant St Partners
Date: 01/31/25

20 Teaberry Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $799,000
Buyer: Mary E. McInnis
Seller: Karen S. Franklin
Date: 01/21/25

BELCHERTOWN

3 Blacksmith Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $379,900
Buyer: Michael Sittard
Seller: Steven C. Setaro
Date: 01/31/25

41 Dressel Ave.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $245,905
Buyer: Americo Freitas
Seller: Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC
Date: 01/29/25

Jensen St., Lot 27
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: M&G Land Development LLC
Seller: Kenneth I. Hislop
Date: 01/30/25

59 Poole Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Kate Dubois
Seller: Joann O’Brien FT
Date: 01/21/25

Sabin St., Lot 6
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $750,000
Buyer: Brad Richardson
Seller: Valthea McGee Fry RET
Date: 01/31/25

Sabin St., Lot 5
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Charles W. Feldman
Seller: Valthea McGee Fry RET
Date: 01/31/25

285 Ware Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: James H. Shaw
Seller: James H. Shaw
Date: 01/31/25

EASTHAMPTON

47 Ashley Circle
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Scott D. Bergen
Seller: Irene Manning
Date: 01/31/25

18-20 Hampton Ter.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Easthampton Mahadev LLC
Seller: Foxy Properties LLC
Date: 01/31/25

7 Keddy St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Allie R. Zashin-Jacobson
Seller: Yolande J. Korona RET
Date: 01/27/25

HADLEY

50 Moody Bridge Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $539,000
Buyer: Keith Rehbein
Seller: W. R. Jr. & P. E. Handrich FT
Date: 01/29/25

15 Railroad St.
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $575,000
Buyer: G&M Enterprises Inc.
Seller: Mish Potato & Produce Pac
Date: 01/21/25

HATFIELD

Bashin Road
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Nourse Farms Real Estate Acquisition LLC
Seller: Thomas E. Yagodzinski
Date: 11/18/24

NORTHAMPTON

149 Easthampton Road
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $4,190,000
Buyer: Proviso Real Estate Holdings Mass. LLC
Seller: Phillips Ent. Realty LLC
Date: 01/31/25

90 Fox Farms Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $317,200
Buyer: Sell Realty LLC
Seller: Cascade Funding Mortgage Trust HB7
Date: 01/24/25

30 Grant Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: Patricia A. Stacey
Seller: Squires FT
Date: 01/23/25

72 King St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $775,000
Buyer: Robin Rd Properties LLC
Seller: Ernes T. Booth TR
Date: 01/24/25

125 Riverside Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Jane H. Nadel
Seller: Dorothy Reed
Date: 01/23/25

SOUTH HADLEY

34 Bridge St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $558,000
Buyer: Pah Properties LLC
Seller: Thomas Spring Builder LLC
Date: 01/31/25

415 Newton St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Raychel Tuburski
Seller: Judy A. Hemingway
Date: 01/23/25

27 North St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $530,464
Buyer: Danielle Civitillo
Seller: Priscilla Peloquin
Date: 01/24/25

52 Washington Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Andrew T. Craig
Seller: Dane Sandquist
Date: 01/23/25

SOUTHAMPTON

14 Bluemer Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: Beth A. Huntley
Seller: Timofey Banar
Date: 01/30/25

18 Gunn Road Ext.
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Judith Bishop
Seller: Robert C. McKean
Date: 01/21/25

8 Pomeroy Meadow Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $1,070,000
Buyer: Mass. Postal Holdings LLC
Seller: Trpoco Inc.
Date: 01/29/25

12 Susan Dr.
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $494,000
Buyer: Felicia M. Colocomber
Seller: Kevin C. Netto
Date: 01/21/25

WARE

52 Anderson Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Joshua A. Lauzier
Seller: Luann Lauzier
Date: 01/24/25

22 Church St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Legacy Prop Investment Group LLC
Seller: Alycar Investments LLC
Date: 01/28/25

149 East St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $705,000
Buyer: Dugas Frostee LLC
Seller: L&R LLC
Date: 01/31/25

8 Gareau Ave.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Jodi Mariano
Seller: Margaret Haluska
Date: 01/24/25

24 Maple Ave.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $132,000
Buyer: Wicked Deals LLC
Seller: Steven Merrill
Date: 01/29/25

116-118 North St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $349,900
Buyer: B&B Investments LLC
Seller: Blackwell Properties LLC
Date: 01/27/25

WILLIAMSBURG

86 Briar Hill Road
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $314,150
Buyer: Adin Baird
Seller: Krasofski, Stephen F., (Estate)
Date: 01/31/25

Building Permits

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Building Permits

The following building permits were issued during the months of January and February 2025.

CHICOPEE

Wright Architectural
1380 Sheridan St.
$10,000 — Replace interior doors

EASTHAMPTON

St. John’s Episcopal Church
5 Willow Circle
$36,474 — Install roof-mounted photovoltaic array

HADLEY

E&A/I&G Campus Plaza LP
458 Russell St.
Remove and replace box sign at Peter’s Nails

Richard Niedbala, Marilyn Niedbala
103 Russell St.
Resurface two signs for new business

Sandri Development Inc.
457 Russell St.
Modify coverage to renovated room layout

LEE

Dresser Hull Co.
60 Railroad St.
$12,000 — Roofing

Madison County Properties Corp.
221 Main St.
$189,000 — Install roof-mounted photovoltaic system

Onyx Specialty Papers Inc.
40 Willow St.
$19,026 — Extend fire sprinkler system

St. Mary’s Church Society
115 Orchard St.
$20,000 — Remove two existing doors and glass at southern entrances, supply and install commercial aluminum doors with curtainwall

Town of Lee
100 Main St.
$8,000 — Install six vinyl windows

LENOX

Graysam LLC
55 Crystal St.
$15,500 — Replace ceilings in kitchens

Kohl’s Department Stores
490 Pittsfield Road
$100,000 — Interior renovation within beauty/cosmetic department of sales floor, extend floor power for new fixture layout, replace existing lay-in lighting with track/suspended linear lights, new store fixtures

Lenox Sportsmen’s Club Inc.
258 New Lenox Road
$100,000 — Remove existing decks and rebuild to same parameters

SRLZRS LLC
21 Church St.
$9,875 — Remove and replace platform on front porch with new piers

Toole Properties Inc.
461 Pittsfield Road
$155,620 — Replace finishes in common areas of hotel

NORTHAMPTON

175 Main Street LLC
175 Main St.
$13,000 — Interior renovations and repairs

Alloy LLC
5 Fulton Ave.
$348,961 — Install solar system on roof and parking canopy

Congregation B’nai Israel
253 Prospect St.
$114,500 — Roofing

The Colvest Group Ltd.
325 King St.
$61,000 — Install three antennas, to include platform on ground

Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc.
30 Locust St.
$800,886 — Convert existing radiology spaces to allow for fluoroscopy machine

Coolidge Northampton LLC
249 King St.
$3,550 — Construct two feet of wall, prep existing walls with additional sheetrock

Florence Congregational Church
130 Pine St.
$5,000 — Add wall in kitchen area

Lathrop Home
215 South St.
$166,976 — Convert kitchenette, half bath and full bath into two full baths with shower

Mananto Holdings LLP
36 King St.
$95,257 — Restroom upgrades

Mill River Music Inc.
135 King St.
$1,600 — Two wall signs

Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity
140 Woodland Dr.
$24,000 — Install roof-mounted solar system

RM Blerman LLC
12 Day Ave.
$17,000 — Roofing

Smith College
131 West St.
$22,721,499 — Alterations to chiller plant

Smith College
106 Lower College Lane
$2,238,428 — HVAC upgrades to Indoor Track and Tennis Complex

Thornes Markeplace LLC
150 Main St.
$47,985 — Install three mini-splits in arcade

PITTSFIELD

City of Pittsfield
233 West Housatonic St.
$24,000 — Machine demolition of Clapp Park Warming House, including slab and foundation, and remove debris

Eco/Pittsfield LLC
500 Hubbard Ave.
$518,000 — Install new monopole within fenced compound

Hinsdale Block LLC
25 Ontario St.
$29,835 — Install roof-mounted solar array

The Evolving American Work Ethic

By Contributor
Opinion

Opinion

By Allison Ebner

 

The American work ethic has undergone significant transformations throughout history, shaped by economic shifts, cultural influences, and technological advancements. From the basic roots of early America to the rise of the gig economy in the 21st century, the way Americans perceive and engage with work has continuously evolved, and we are experiencing seismic shifts in the relationship between employees and their attitude about work.

The foundation of the American work ethic can be traced back to the early settlers, who emphasized diligence, self-reliance, and frugality. These values, rooted in religious beliefs, became central to the country’s cultural identity. As the U.S. transitioned from an economy built around agriculture to an industrial one in the 19th century, work took on new forms. Factory jobs demanded long hours and strict discipline, reinforcing the notion that hard work was the path to success and upward mobility.

The 20th century saw the rise of corporate America, bringing with it the standardization of the workday. The 9-to-5 schedule became the norm, providing structure and stability for millions of workers. Labor unions played a critical role in advocating for fair wages, reasonable hours, and improved working conditions, leading to the establishment of labor laws that continue to shape employment today. The mid-century period was marked by a belief in company loyalty, where long-term employment with a single employer was the ideal.

With the advent of computers and the internet in the late 20th century, the nature of work began to shift dramatically. Automation and globalization disrupted traditional industries, leading to the decline of manufacturing jobs and the rise of knowledge-based work. The increasing demand for productivity and connectivity blurred the boundaries between work and personal life. As a result, the conversation around work-life balance gained momentum, challenging the notion that success could be achieved only through relentless work.

A big shift was felt in the early 21st century, brought about by the gig economy and characterized by freelance and contract work. Platforms like Uber, Upwork, and Fiverr allowed workers to have more flexibility, but also introduced new challenges, such as job insecurity and lack of benefits. This shift reflected changing attitudes toward work, where autonomy and purpose became as important as stability and financial gain.

Today, the American work ethic continues to evolve in response to technological advancements, generational shifts, and cultural changes. Millennial and Gen-Z workers prioritize meaningful work, mental health, and work-life balance more than previous generations. The rise of remote work, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, has further reshaped workplace expectations, emphasizing flexibility and results over rigid schedules.

As artificial intelligence and automation continue to redefine job roles, the American workforce must adapt once again. Lifelong learning, adaptability, and innovation will become the cornerstones of the new work ethic, ensuring that the American spirit of hard work remains relevant in an ever-changing world.

So how should we, as employers, move forward to attract, retain and motivate our workforce? My first piece of advice for the Baby Boomer and Gen-X C-suite leaders is to let go of the notion that the work ethic of yesterday is coming back. That ship has sailed, and the faster we can embrace this perspective, the more effective we can be at creating our optimal workforce of tomorrow.

How do we create engagement with employees today, where productivity and accountability are part of the successful equation?

• Foster a positive work culture. Create a work environment with transparent and open communication, where expectations are clearly outlined and there are rewards and incentives for hitting goals.

• Provide growth and development opportunities. Employees are more engaged when they see a clear path for career advancement. Offering professional-development programs, mentorship, and upskilling opportunities ensures that workers remain motivated and committed to their roles.

• Emphasize purpose and mission alignment. Employees want to feel that their work has meaning. Organizations that connect employees to a greater purpose and align their roles with company values tend to have higher levels of engagement and productivity.

 

Allison Ebner is president of the Employers Assoc. of New England. This article first appeared on the EANE blog; eane.org

Building Permits

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Building Permits

The following building permits were issued during the month of January 2025.

CHICOPEE

CHICWC LLC
2189 Westover Road
$5,969,082 — Install storage racking in existing warehouse space

City of Chicopee
274 Front St.
$10,896,658 — Renovations and reconfiguration of building interiors and offices at the Chicopee City Hall main building and annex and associated structural work

Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield
30 College St.
$16,600 — Install smoke sealant over interior masonry walls and install fire-rated ACT and grid

Salmar Realty LLC
246 McKinstry St.
$207,477 — Build new medical office space, including unisex bathroom, waiting and reception area, and multiple offices and exam rooms

Solenis LLC
1111 Grattan St.
$17,648 — Roofing

EASTHAMPTON

Cil Realty of MA Inc.
3 Strong St.
$23,655 — Install new wet fire sprinkler system

John Dunphy
49-53 Union St.
$10,000 — Frame and drywall interior office walls

HADLEY

Russell 116 Partnership
423 Russell St.
N/A — Exterior signage for Courtyard rebrand

W/S Hadley Properties II LLC
355 Russell St., Suite 20
N/A — Modify existing sprinkler system

PITTSFIELD

Berkshire Medical Center Inc.
725 North St.
$9,000 — Replace two exterior doors

Berkshire Medical Center Inc.
725 North St.
$75,385 — Demolish building at 769 North St.

Berkshire Medical Center Inc.
810 North St.
$15,000 — Replace old steel support columns in basement and add additional wood and steel members for support

City of Pittsfield
1 Wendell Ave.
N/A — Install two prefabricated sound-isolation rooms

The Cooper Center LLC
116 North St.
$313,000 — Interior renovation at 1 Fenn St., third floor, including selective demolition, new partition walls, reconfiguration of MEPFP systems, and new finishes

Hillcrest Extended Care Services Inc.
171 Valentine Road
$16,080 — Replace gas-fire RTU on roof of two-story building

One O Three Elm Street LLC
103 Elm St.
$10,000 — Install new vinyl panels on walls

SPRINGFIELD

143 Main Street Realty Corp.
125 Main St.
$40,000 — For change of use throughout Monkey Wrench Building, enclose rear stairs and install new exit doors, reconfigure front stairs and door for Unit 125A, alter hallway to provide access to first-floor bathroom, repair handrails throughout, make required handicap-accessibility repairs

Fontaine Investment Corp.
510 Cottage St.
$950,000 — Alter interior office space and install new windows in main office of Fontaine Brothers

Membos LLC
818 Boston Road
$7,500,000 — Interior demolition for tenant build-out

Membos LLC
818 Boston Road
$200,000 — Alter interior tenant space for Wingstop

Mercy Medical Center
300 Stafford St.
$153,556 — Alter interior office space in Suite 256 of physicians’ office building

MGM Springfield Redevelopment LLC
1 MGM Way
$377,600 — Repair/replace fire-damaged shaft at MGM Springfield casino

Pioneer Valley Transit Authority
665 Cottage St.
$6,323,137.30 — Addition for indoor bus storage and maintenance portion for prep bay; paint booth and storage area; upgrades to fire-protection, mechanical, and electrical systems for electric buses

Springfield Foodservice Corp.
1 Performance Blvd.
$2,366,579 — Install high-pile storage racking system for addition to existing building for expansion of cold-storage warehouse, docks, and office uses for Performance Food Group

Tree House Properties LLC
4 Maple St.
$32,900 — New acoustic ceiling, floor coverings, and interior wall

Worthington Street LLC
80 Worthington St.
$16,000 — Erect gazebo over existing deck in rear patio of the Zone

Picture This

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representatives of Southampton Community Cupboard
Picture This

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

 

Ice Out Hunger

For the second consecutive year, Florence Bank partnered with UMass Sports Properties and the UMass Amherst hockey team to Ice Out Hunger in the region at a time when food insecurity is at a record high. Since October, the bank has awarded $500 grants to Western Mass. food pantries at each UMass home game, and before the season ends, 19 nonprofits will have benefited. A different food pantry is highlighted during the first intermission of each home game, and a fan is chosen to ride on the Mullins Center’s Zamboni, which has been wrapped with Florence Bank’s branding. Pictured: representatives of Southampton Community Cupboard (left) and Friends of Hampshire County Homeless Individuals (right), two of the 19 organizations that received grants.

representatives of Southampton Community Cupboard

representatives of Southampton Community Cupboard

 

Friends of Hampshire County Homeless Individuals

Friends of Hampshire County Homeless Individuals

 

 

Making a Career of IT

On Jan. 14, Tech Foundry graduated its fall 2024 cohort of students, who dedicated 18 weeks to advancing their technology skills. The event was held at the Community Music School of Springfield. Brandon Garcia and Florentino Zamarripa IV were elected by their classmates to speak about their experiences in the program, and both talked passionately about the community they built during their time at Tech Foundry and the personal obstacles they overcame. State Rep. Carlos González (pictured at left) served as keynote speaker and personally congratulated each graduate, recognizing their dedication and achievements and encouraging them as they entered the tech workforce.

Tech Foundry graduated its fall 2024 cohort of students

Tech Foundry graduated its fall 2024 cohort of students

 

State Rep. Carlos González (pictured at left)

State Rep. Carlos González (pictured at left) served as keynote speaker and personally congratulated each graduate, recognizing their dedication and achievements and encouraging them as they entered the tech workforce

 

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40 Under Forty Nominations

Through Feb. 27: BusinessWest is currently accepting nominations for the 40 Under Forty class of 2025. The deadline for nominations is Feb. 27. Launched in 2007, the program recognizes rising stars in the four counties of Western Mass. Nominations, which should be detailed in nature, should list an individual’s accomplishments within their profession as well as their work within the community. Nominations can be completed online at businesswest.com/40-under-forty-nomination-form. Nominations will be weighed by a panel of judges, and the selected individuals will be profiled in the April 28 issue of BusinessWest and honored at the 40 Under Forty Gala in June.

 

Young Women in Leadership Award Applications

Through March 1: Applications for the 2025 Young Women in Leadership Award are available from the Zonta Club of Quaboag Valley. A local recipient will receive a $1,000 award, funded by the Zonta Club of the Quaboag Valley, and will be entered for the district award. The district recipient will be eligible for a $5,000 award from Zonta International. According to Zonta Club Scholarship Chair Patricia Pupek, the goal of the Leadership Award is to encourage young women to participate in leadership positions by recognizing a young woman’s commitment to the volunteer sector, evidence of volunteer leadership achievements, and dedication to building a better world for women and girls. Applications can be obtained from high-school guidance counselors or at zontaqv.org/scholarships and must be submitted electronically with supporting documentation no later than March 1. Applicants must be between the ages of 16 and 19 on April 1, studying at a secondary school, college, or university in a Zonta district. Questions can be directed to [email protected].

 

Chicopee Chamber Shining Stars Gala

Feb. 28: The Chicopee Chamber of Commerce announced the recipients of its 2025 Shining Stars, recognizing individuals whose exceptional contributions strengthen and inspire the community. This year’s honorees are AJ Crane, owner of A. Crane Construction, as Citizen of the Year; Ashley Batlle, owner of Beauty Batlles Lounge, as Volunteer of the Year; the Springfield Thunderbirds as Business of the Year; and Health New England as Nonprofit of the Year. The Chicopee Chamber introduced Shining Stars in 1985 when Ernest Laflamme Jr. was recognized as the first Citizen of the Year. Recipients are selected by a nominating committee chaired by Laflamme and including Carol Campbell of Chicopee Industrial Contractors, Ted Hebert of Teddy Bear Pools, City Treasurer Marie Laflamme, Michael Siddall of Siddall & Siddall, P.C., and Jeffrey Sattler of Liberty Bank. The 40th annual Shining Stars Gala will take place from 6 to 10:30 p.m. at the Castle of Knights at 1599 Memorial Dr. Tickets cost $75 per person. To purchase tickets or inquire about sponsorships, visit www.chicopeechamber.org or call (413) 594-2101.

 

Bingo Night Fundraiser

March 21: The Quaboag Hills Chamber of Commerce announced its Handbag & Hand Tool Bingo Night fundraiser will take place at 6:30 p.m. at AMVETS Post 74 in Three Rivers. Doors open at 6 p.m. The chamber will produce 10 bingo rounds, each with a grand prize featuring one of seven designer handbags or one of three premium tools up for grabs. Tickets can be purchased on qhma.com. The registration fee is $40 per person and includes 10 bingo cards, a bingo dauber, snack platters, a bonus raffle ticket, and a cash bar. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Quaboag Hills Chamber of Commerce and its ongoing mission to assist its more than 200 member businesses succeed and grow with programs and initiatives throughout the year.

 

Second Chance Auction Gala

March 29: Second Chance Animal Services will host its 26th annual Auction Gala at the AC Marriott in Worcester. This is Second Chance’s most important fundraiser of the year, raising critical funds to help provide life-saving services to more than 56,000 pets in need. The evening will feature hundreds of silent auction items, raffles, and a small but exclusive live auction offering one-of-a-kind experiences. With a relaxed cocktail and dressy-casual dress code, the event is designed to be an enjoyable evening for all, combining great company with opportunities to make a meaningful impact. All proceeds will support Second Chance’s mission to transform the lives of pets by providing affordable veterinary care, keeping pets with their families, and finding loving homes for animals in need. Tickets are on sale now, and seating is limited, so early reservations are encouraged. Businesses and individuals can also support the event by sponsoring, which includes recognition in event materials, highlighting their commitment to supporting pets in need. Donations to the auction are another way to get involved, with unique goods, services, and once-in-a-lifetime experiences being especially popular. To purchase tickets, become a sponsor, or donate auction items, visit www.secondchanceanimals.org/dinner-auction or email [email protected].

 

Difference Makers Gala

April 9: Tickets are now on sale for BusinessWest’s 17th annual Difference Makers awards gala at the Log Cabin in Holyoke. The class of 2025, profiled in this issue of BusinessWest and at businesswest.com, are Jennie Adamczyk, executive director of Providence Ministries; Sheryl Blancato, CEO of Second Chance Animal Services; Andrea Bordenca, CEO of DESCO Service; Mychal Connolly, CEO of Stand Out Truck; John Delaney, director of Ride to Remember; John Doleva, president and CEO of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame; the Michael J. Dias Foundation; and Dan Moriarty, president and CEO of Monson Savings Bank. Tickets cost $95 per person, and tables of 10 are available. They can be purchased at businesswest.com/eventcalendar/difference-makers-tickets. The 17th annual Difference Makers program is sponsored by Burkhart Pizzanelli, the Royal Law Firm, TommyCar Auto Group, and Westfield Bank.

 

Link to Libraries Gala

May 8: Link to Libraries announce its biennial gala, an evening that celebrates the organization’s transformative impact in the community while raising vital funds to ensure children have access to the books and programming they deserve. This year’s gala, taking place at the Basketball Hall of Fame, will feature a Swifty-themed evening inspired by Taylor Swift’s celebrated Eras Tour. Guests will enjoy an elegant night filled with cocktails, dinner, an auction, and the opportunity to connect with others passionate about the power of reading to transform lives. All proceeds from the gala go directly to Link to Libraries, a nonprofit committed to fostering literacy by providing books and programming for children in underserved communities. Tickets cost $90 per person, or $250 for VIP tickets that include a pre-gala VIP cocktail reception. Tickets are available at www.linktolibraries.org.

 

Hooplandia 2025

June 20-22: Registration is now open for Hooplandia, the third annual 3-on-3 basketball tourney and festival, at hooplandia.com. The event will take place at Eastern States Exposition (ESE) and the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Games will be played at the ESE complex, with special games held at the Basketball Hall of Fame. In 2024, 75 basketball courts allowed accommodation for more than 650 games played by approximately 2,100 participants of all ages. Diverse divisions include young girls and boys, women, men, high-school ages, college level, OGs, veterans, and more. Players in the Special Olympics and Unified division can look forward to free registration, and those in the Hoops & Heroes division, such as active and retired first responders and military personnel, have access to discounted registration. Players are invited to build teams of four, create their own unique team name, design their uniforms, and register at hooplandia.com. Fees range according to age. Those that register before the end of the day on March 10 are treated to the 3 Point Perks package, which grants early teams access to limited-edition goodies. 3 Point Perks are not available after March 10, and registration prices increase after May 26 for late teams.

 

People on the Move

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People on the Move
Kevin Whitney

Kevin Whitney

After an extensive national search, Kevin Whitney has been selected as president and chief operating officer for Cooley Dickinson Hospital (CDH), effective March 15. Whitney currently serves as vice president of Community Operations for the Mass General Brigham (MGB) Community Division. In addition, since last May, he has been serving as interim vice president, Patient Care Services (PCS) and chief nursing officer (CNO) for CDH, where he has helped advance quality and safety initiatives, enhanced nurse staffing, and accelerated recruitment and retention efforts. In his new role, he will oversee hospital operations and inpatient and outpatient clinical care, including the VNA and Hospice, budgeting, and operating performance. With more than 34 years of experience in healthcare, Whitney is a seasoned clinician and an enthusiastic, strategic, and innovative leader in both community and academic medical-center settings, with proven quality, operational outcomes, and financial performance. Prior to his current roles, he served for two years as chief operating officer for MGB Healthcare at Home. From 2017 to 2022, he served as senior vice president, PCS and CNO for Newton-Wellesley Hospital, providing strategic and operational leadership for nursing and PCS. From 2011 to 2017, he served as associate chief nurse for Surgical, Orthopedics, and Neurosciences at Massachusetts General Hospital. Prior to joining MGB, he worked at Emerson Hospital for 20 years, serving in clinical and leadership roles, including vice president, PCS and CNO. Whitney earned his doctor of nursing practice, executive leadership degree from the MGH Institute of Health Professions; a master’s degree in health care administration from Framingham State University; a bachelor’s degree in nursing from UMass Lowell; and an associate degree in paramedic technology from Northeastern University.

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Brian Regnier

Brian Regnier

John McMahon

John McMahon

Josh Kelly

Josh Kelly

OMG Roofing announced it has restructured its management team. Brian Regnier has been brought in as the new vice president of Sales and Marketing. He is responsible for developing and executing the division’s overall sales and marketing strategy as well as overseeing the company’s Marketing and Customer Service departments. Regnier joins OMG from Duro-Last, a well-established manufacturer of custom-fabricated thermoplastic single-ply roofing systems, where he was vice president of Sales. Earlier, he managed New England commercial sales for Beacon, the largest publicly traded distributor of roofing, waterproofing, and related exterior products in the U.S. and Canada. John McMahon was promoted to senior vice president and general manager, where he will work with Regnier and Adam Cincotta, vice president of the Adhesives business unit to drive the company’s top-level strategic initiatives. McMahon has been with OMG since 2002 in a variety of leadership roles. He was promoted to vice president of Sales and Marketing for OMG Roofing in early 2024 after spending 22 years with FastenMaster, where he most recently led the Decking business unit. Rounding out the new team is company veteran Josh Kelly, who has been named as senior vice president of the Fastener business unit and Roofing Technical Services. He will oversee the company’s primary roofing-fastener operations, which includes RoofGrip, RhinoBond, PowerGrip, OlyFlow, and the OMG Roofing technical services team. Kelly started with OMG in 1991 as a project coordinator and has held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility since then. He most recently served as senior vice president of Business Development, but has extensive experience with the company in sales, marketing, and product development, including the innovative RhinoBond system.

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Alex Leslie

Alex Leslie

MP CPAs recently announced the promotion of Alex Leslie to tax supervisor with the firm. He provides consulting and tax solutions to a diverse group of clients, including individuals, partnerships, corporations, and trusts. He specializes in working with businesses in many industries, including construction, manufacturing, and wholesale and distribution, among others. Leslie joined the firm in 2016 as an intern and started full-time in 2017. He is a certified public accountant in the state of Massachusetts. He holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting from the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst. MP CPAs also announced the promotions of two team members, Kelly Braese and Estefania Cabrera, to senior associates. Braese started with the firm as an intern in January 2022 and transitioned to full-time in June 2022 upon her graduation. She is a graduate of Western New England University with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. She provides tax and consulting services to a diverse group of clients including individuals, corporations, partnerships, estates, and trusts. She is currently the chairperson of the firm’s marketing and networking committee and also takes an active role in the recruitment of students from local colleges and universities. Cabrera started with the firm as an associate in January 2020. She is a graduate of Bay Path University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and accounting. She provides tax and consulting services to a diverse group of clients, including individuals, corporations, and estate and gift tax returns. She is currently an active participant in the firm’s social action and training committees.

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Vanessa Stratton

Vanessa Stratton

Polish National Credit Union (PNCU) announced that Vanessa Stratton has joined the institution as vice president of Finance. Stratton, a certified public accountant, brings more than a decade of experience in the banking industry. She earned an MBA with a focus in finance and has held several key positions throughout her career, including chief financial officer and treasurer at a community bank. Her areas of expertise include financial analysis and reporting, GAAP compliance, internal control, and investment management. In her role as vice president of Finance, Stratton will oversee PNCU’s financial operations, including financial reporting, budgeting, and cash-flow management. She will also work closely with the executive team to implement strategic financial initiatives and support the credit union’s growth.

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Kuhn Riddle Architects & Designers announced that Lindsay Comeaux Schnarr, AIA has joined its growing architectural team. Her primary architectural interest is in public spaces, and she is pleased that her first project is working on CitySpace in Easthampton, renovating an existing historic building to include a theater space and other community-use areas. Schnarr interned as a student with Kuhn Riddle from 2009 to 2011 and continued after graduation through 2014. She received her bachelor’s degree in chemistry in 2002 from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and graduated in 2011 with her master’s degree in architecture from UMass Amherst. She has been on the Amherst Design Review Board for many years, taught design as an adjunct lecturer at UMass Amherst from 2015 to 2020, co-founded the Emerging Professionals Development Program for the Western Massachusetts American Institute of Architects (WMAIA), and is a member of WMAIA’s Women in Architecture Committee.

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Jonathan Denmark

Jonathan Denmark

MountainOne announced the promotion of Jonathan Denmark to executive vice president of MountainOne Bank. In addition to his new leadership responsibilities, he will continue to serve as president and chief operating officer of MountainOne Insurance Agency. Denmark will celebrate 10 years with MountainOne in March. Early in his tenure as president and COO of MountainOne Insurance, he led the consolidation of MountainOne’s insurance agencies, True North Insurance and Coakley, Pierpan, Dolan, and Collins, and oversaw the rebranding of the combined agencies to MountainOne Insurance. His efforts also established a strong partnership with OneDigital for the agency’s group benefits business line. Under his leadership, MountainOne Insurance has continued to expand, acquiring three agencies, opening a new office in Stockbridge, and expanding the agency’s presence to the Pioneer Valley. Denmark’s growth strategy, coupled with his expertise and dedication, have positioned the agency as a core contributor to MountainOne’s overall success. Denmark recently assumed the role of board chair of the Pittsfield Economic Development Authority (PEDA), which oversees the William Stanley Business Park. The park, home to the MountainOne building at Silver Lake and the Berkshire Innovation Center, is poised for significant development in the coming years. Denmark’s leadership at PEDA will further align economic growth opportunities with community development in Pittsfield and beyond.

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Devan Summers

Devan Summers

LUSO Federal Credit Union announced that Devan Summers has joined the credit union as vice president of Member Services and Community Development. With more than 12 years of experience in the financial-services industry, he brings a wealth of expertise and a strong commitment to member-focused solutions. In his new role, he will oversee member services, foster community partnerships, and lead initiatives aimed at driving growth and enhancing the member experience. “We are excited to welcome Devan to LUSO,” President and CEO Jennifer Calheno said. “His extensive experience in the financial industry and passion for community development align perfectly with our commitment to helping our members achieve their financial goals. I am confident that his leadership will play a pivotal role in our continued growth and success.”

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UMassFive College Federal Credit Union announced three recent management promotions. Brittany Ward has been promoted to senior branch manager of the UMassFive’s Hadley and UMass Amherst branches. She started her career at the credit union 10 years ago as a member service specialist. During the last decade, she has held numerous roles, including Retail Training specialist, video teller supervisor, Contact Center assistant manager, and video teller manager. For the past three years, she has served as branch manager of the Hadley branch. Eurika Boulay has been promoted to senior branch manager of UMassFive’s Northampton and Northampton VA Medical Center branches. She began her career at the credit union nine years ago as a member service specialist. Her roles have since included Northampton branch backup supervisor, Northampton VA Medical Center manager, and, most recently, Northampton branch manager. In her new new role, she will continue to ensure the delivery of high-quality member service, maintain branch compliance, and collaborate with UMassFive’s Community Outreach manager to strengthen the credit union’s presence in the Greater Northampton community. Jamie Paradee has expanded her role as Digital and Payment Services assistant manager. She began her UMassFive career in 2007 as a part-time teller at the Hadley branch before transferring to the Northampton branch as a senior teller. In 2012, she transitioned back to the Hadley branch, where she was promoted to interim branch supervisor, and then took on the role as the credit union’s first Facilities manager. In this role, she oversaw numerous branch remodels, a position that later expanded into Support Operations manager. After a brief time away from UMassFive, she returned in 2024 as a Payment Services specialist before being promoted to her current role.

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Karen Sargent

Karen Sargent

Pittsfield Cooperative Bank announced the hiring of Karen Sargent as the new assistant vice president and branch manager of its Dalton branch location. With an impressive track record in banking and a deep commitment to community engagement, she brings a wealth of experience and leadership to her new role. Sargent joins Pittsfield Cooperative Bank with more than 15 years of experience in the financial-services industry. Her expertise spans branch operations, customer relationship management, business banking, and team leadership at several regional institutions, including Adams Community, Berkshire, Citizens, and NBT banks. In her role as branch manager, she will oversee daily operations, mentor staff, and strive to ensure the delivery of exceptional service to the bank’s customers. A lifelong resident of Berkshire County, Sargent is deeply rooted in the community and has been actively involved in various local organizations. Her commitment to strengthening local ties and supporting community initiatives aligns seamlessly with the bank’s dedication to serving the region.

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Peter Rosskothen

Peter Rosskothen

UMassFive College Federal Credit Union (UMassFive) recently announced the addition of Peter Rosskothen to its board of directors. A seasoned business professional, he brings more than 35 years of business experience to UMassFive. He first became involved with the credit union through utilizing its business banking products and services five years ago. With an educational background in finance from the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia, and studies in hotel & restaurant management from UMass Amherst, Rosskothen has demonstrated a wide array of skills in organizational finance, budgeting, branding, marketing, strategic planning, and community relations. Throughout his career, he has also dedicated time to volunteer work, serving as a board member for several organizations, including People’s Savings Bank, the Holyoke Chamber of Commerce, and the Greater Springfield Visitors and Convention Bureau.

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Pioneer Valley Financial Group (PV Financial) announced that Meghan Monaghan has successfully passed her Series 66 financial exam, officially earning her the title of financial advisor. Monaghan began her journey with PV Financial in the summer of 2022 as a finance intern, where she was responsible for preparing investment proposals, reports for the Operations department, and data entry. In December 2022, she graduated from Bentley University with a bachelor’s degree in finance, concentrating in financial planning, and a minor in business management. Upon graduation, she was welcomed back to PV as a full-time client relationship manager. In this role, she worked alongside the firm’s advisors to build relationships and provide exceptional customer service to clients. She embarked on her journey of studying and taking securities-industry exams, eventually transitioning to the role of paraplanner earlier in 2024, focusing more on the in-depth planning aspects of financial services. After two years of hard work and successfully passing five exams, Monaghan earned the title of financial advisor, making her the only female financial advisor at PV.

 

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Company Notebook

Northfield Mount Hermon Receives $50 Million Bequest

GILL — Northfield Mount Hermon has received its largest-ever gift and one of the largest donations ever to an independent school. The $50 million bequest from the late John Mitchell, who graduated in 1956, will endow need-based scholarships and expand support for faculty, key objectives of the school’s $275 million fundraising campaign. Mitchell arrived at the Mount Hermon School for Boys in 1952 as a scholarship student from an unheated home in a small town in Eastern Mass. Recognized early as academically gifted, he participated in several sports and thrived in his NMH courses, graduating as class valedictorian. Following NMH, he earned degrees from Yale and NYU and went on to a long and distinguished career as president of Global Manufacturing at Pfizer. Mitchell later served on the NMH board of trustees, where he brought a particular focus on finances and campus planning. With characteristic pragmatism and modesty, he made numerous gifts to top off the budget for faculty housing projects, athletics facilities, the early-childhood center, and related campus improvements.

 

Gagne Wealth Management Group Recognized by Forbes

GREENFIELD — Gagne Wealth Management Group has been named to the Forbes 2025 Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams list, a prestigious recognition that highlights the top financial-advisory teams across the country. Since founding the firm 15 years ago, Merrill Gagne has built Gagne Wealth Management Group from the ground up, developing a client-centric approach that emphasizes goal-oriented financial planning, personalized investment strategies, and risk management. The firm is dedicated to creating customized portfolios tailored to each client’s aspirations, ethical values, and risk tolerance, ensuring a financial strategy that is both empowering and educational. Merrill, who now leads a team of financial advisors, has a history of industry accolades, including being named a Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisor last year, along with being featured on Forbes’ Top Next-Generation Wealth Advisors list. Earlier in his career, he was recognized as a top producer at Northwestern Mutual, achieving #1 in the Platinum category for the Eastern Region.

 

MSB Unveils Recipients of Community Giving Initiative

MONSON — Late last year, Monson Savings Bank asked local community members to cast votes for their local nonprofit of choice. Now, the bank is announcing its 2025 Community Giving Initiative recipients. This was the 15th year Monson Savings Bank ran its Community Giving Initiative poll. The public’s excitement to cast their vote has grown throughout the years. This year, more than 4,100 people submitted a vote, a record-breaking response. Now that the votes have been counted, the bank is planning to donate a total of $25,000 among the top 10 vote recipients. They are: I Found Light Against All Odds (Springfield), Scantic Valley YMCA (Wilbraham), Friends of Hampden Seniors (Hampden), South End Community Center (Springfield), Women’s Empowerment Scholarship (Greater Springfield), Monson Free Library (Monson), Whip City Animal Sanctuary (Westfield), Miracle League of Western Massachusetts (Springfield), the Graceful Swan (Ware), and Springfield Ballers (Springfield).

 

UMass Amherst Ranks in Top 20 for Online Programs

AMHERST — UMass Amherst’s online education programs are recognized among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s just-released 2025 rankings. For the fourth consecutive year, the university continues to place in the top 20 public and private colleges and universities for its undergraduate and graduate online degree programs. Three UMass Amherst Isenberg School of Management bachelor’s and master’s online business programs placed in the top five in their respective categories, including master’s business programs supporting military veterans and active-duty service members that do not award an MBA. UMass Amherst online bachelor’s degree programs moved up one spot to 19th out of 350 public and private colleges and universities, and the university remains the only New England institution in the top 20. Among UMass Amherst’s online bachelor’s degree programs represented are degree completion through the University Without Walls interdisciplinary studies program, as well as business administration, nursing, sociology, and sustainable food and farming. The Isenberg School of Management bachelor’s degree in business program ranks No. 5 out of 218 institutions and was the only New England university— public or private— to place in the Top 20. In online master’s business programs, UMass Amherst also placed at No. 5 out of 206 institutions. In other graduate degree programs, Isenberg’s MBA program ranks at No. 16, and the university placed No. 13 in MBA general management, a new category this year. UMass Amherst online programs also ranked in the top 15 for their support of veterans and active-duty service members. The non-MBA master’s program improved to second in the nation, and its bachelor’s program climbed two spots to 11th, while the online MBA ranks 14th. Finally, the Elaine Marieb School of Nursing placed 30th, and the master’s education program climbed 12 spots from last year.

 

PeoplesBank Reports on Donations, Volunteer Hours

HOLYOKE — PeoplesBank announced that its community investments have totaled $1.6 million annually for the past three years, and $16,364,028 over the past 12 years. The bank made 557 nonprofit grants in 2024, 14 exceeding $15,000, with the average being $3,500. Further, 208 associates or board members participated in matching gift donations or workplace giving pledges for a total of $55,750. Meanwhile, bank associates volunteered 8,500 hours in the community, and sit on boards of directors and committees for nonprofits. The bank is also committed to three longer-term capital campaigns for the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, Square One, and Behavioral Health Network, for a total of $550,000.

 

Hot Plate Brewing Co. Recognized by USA Today

PITTSFIELD — Hot Plate Brewing Co., the only Latina-owned brewery in Massachusetts, was recently named a finalist for USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards for Best New Brewery.

Since opening its doors in downtown Pittsfield in February 2023, this mission-driven organization has been garnering attention on a local, regional, and national level, for both its beers and the impact it is making in the community. Sarah Real, owner and head brewer, was also recently elected to the Massachusetts Brewers Guild board of directors as well as the Pink Boots Society board of directors, largely because of the work she has been doing to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in an overwhelmingly male industry. While Hot Plate is garnering attention in the world of craft beer, it has also been awarded for its work by organizations as varied as Mass Econ, National Alliance on Mental Illness Berkshire County, and Berkshire Pride. In 2024, it raised more than $10,000 for a variety of mission-aligned nonprofit organizations, including the Pittsfield Area Council of Congregations, which collectively raised more than $27,000 for this year’s Fuel Fund, which the brewery supported in several ways.

 

Florence Bank Supports Cooley Dickinson Campaign

FLORENCE — Florence Bank has pledged $75,000 to Cooley Dickinson Hospital’s $26 million Transforming Emergency Care Campaign to renovate, expand, and enhance the Emergency Department (ED) and improve the standard of care. Cooley Dickinson broke ground on the extensive project to transform the ED in 2023. Project goals include reducing wait times, increasing patients’ comfort and privacy, enhancing staff communications, and improving the standard of care. The undertaking is one of the largest capital investments in the hospital’s history, and this is the final year of the campaign. Florence Bank is a loyal supporter of Cooley Dickinson and, over the years, has donated to many campaigns, most recently the new Childbirth Center, North Building, and Cancer Center, and has supported many programmatic needs, such as nursing development. Construction in the ED is ongoing, with a new addition in the works and pods being constructed and renovated in phases. Dukette said ED staff have adeptly worked around the construction, reassessing and realigning workflows as necessary.

 

STCC to Replace 164 Windows in Garvey Hall

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) has launched an extensive window-replacement project at Garvey Hall, an historic building on campus, thanks to $792,000 in Fair Share funding from the Healey-Driscoll administration. The window-replacement effort, managed by STCC’s Facilities Department, combines the need for historic preservation with modern energy-efficiency improvements. Facilities and Kuhn Riddle Architects of Amherst worked with the National Park Service to specify a window that met the historic and energy-efficient requirements. The project involves replacing 164 windows on the west side of the building, facing the campus green. Funding for the project comes from the state Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance through the state’s Fair Share Amendment funds. The allocation of these funds specifically supports projects aimed at energy efficiency, making this effort a match for the college’s needs. The phased project began on Dec. 9 and is expected to be completed by early February.

 

Big Y Donates 1 Million Meals to Food Banks

SPRINGFIELD — Big Y’s annual Sack Hunger campaign provides funds for four food banks within its two-state marketing area. In turn, these food banks support local soup kitchens, food pantries, senior food programs, daycare centers, and many others of the 2,100 member agencies they help every day. Their goal is to maximize access to nutritious food and other resources that support food security for those at risk of hunger. Throughout this past holiday season, customers and employees generously supported Sack Hunger at Big Y supermarkets and Table & Vine Fine Wines and Liquors. Every $5 donation brought 10 meals to those in need of support. Additionally, Big Y added more ways to boost their efforts with specific proceeds from the produce, floral, and meat departments, along with a portion of every one of Big Y’s family of private-label brands. Big Y’s Sack Hunger campaign started in 2010, when 740 meals were donated. With this year’s 1 million meals, the program continues to expand its efforts to support those in need. Big Y’s Sack Hunger donation is part of its ongoing support throughout the year, including almost daily donations of meat, fresh produce, and bakery products, along with grocery, frozen, and dairy items. The four regional food banks are the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, the Worcester County Food Bank, the Greater Boston Food Bank, and Connecticut Foodshare.

 

Berkshire Bank Reports 100% Employee Volunteerism in 2024

BOSTON — Berkshire Bank employees achieved a milestone in 2024: 100% participation in the company’s award-winning volunteer program. In all, employees completed more than 250 company-sponsored projects that totaled more than 11,500 hours of service across Massachusetts, New York, Vermont, Connecticut and Rhode Island, as well as thousands more hours volunteering as individuals in their hometown communities. Named for the X in its logo, Berkshire’s XTEAM employee volunteer and giving program is a central element of its workplace culture, providing employees with an easy way to put the bank’s corporate values into action and help local communities. In addition, the Berkshire Bank Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Berkshire Bank, invested more than $1.7 million in local communities across its five-state footprint in 2024, including more than $450,000 from October to December. For the year, nearly 400 nonprofits benefited from foundation grants and other giving, which included more than 110 nonprofits in the last three months of 2024.

 

Davis Foundation Supports Local Farmer Awards

AGAWAM — The Irene E. and George A. Davis Foundation has become the newest lead funding partner with a contribution to the Local Farmer Awards, a program in its 11th year providing annual grants of up to $2,500 to Western Mass. farmers, helping them purchase capital equipment used as an ongoing part of farm operations. Harold Grinspoon — whose foundation, in partnership with Big Y and the Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture, and in collaboration with 15 other community funders, makes these awards possible — described the Davis Foundation gift as “a pivotal moment in our ability to help more deserving farmers.”

 

Community Bank Reports Charitable Giving for 2024

DEWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank announced that its charitable giving, in conjunction with its parent company and affiliated subsidiaries, totaled more than $3.9 million in 2024. More than 2,200 nonprofit organizations that provide essential services to the communities the company serves received support through sponsorships and donations. The bank’s parent company, Community Financial System Inc., includes the companies OneGroup Insurance, Benefit Plans Administrators, and Community Bank Wealth Management. Among last year’s charitable-giving efforts, more than $200,000 was given to United Way agencies across the company’s footprint through a combination of corporate contributions and employee payroll deductions. Beyond financial support, Community Bank branches often host charitable drives and events as a way for employees, customers, and community members to participate in charitable-giving efforts. Employees across Community Financial System Inc. also volunteer their time to a variety of local nonprofits, including cultural, civic, economic-development, and social-service organizations and charities. In 2024, the organization’s team members committed more than 17,800 hours to volunteer initiatives to give back to their communities, and more than 405 team members served on not-for-profit boards and committees.

 

 

 

Incorporations

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Incorporations

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

AGAWAM

WPO Ministries Inc., 232 Walnut St., Agawam, MA, 01001. Paul Elie Illouz, same. Not-for-profit corporation organized to teach and preach the gospel to all people, conduct evangelistic and humanitarian outreach, and license and ordain ministers of the gospel.

BELCHERTOWN

Stumpbusters Inc., 29 Pheasant Run, Belchertown, MA 01007. Michael Thomas, same. Stump-grinding services.

EAST LONGMEADOW

Hillside Apples Inc., 106 Hillside Dr., East Longmeadow, MA 01028. Robert Douglas, same. Crypto-currency trading.

GREAT BARRINGTON

Community Busk Inc., 6 Knob Hill Road, Great Barrington, MA 01230. Eugene Carr, same. Nonprofit organization established to enhance community engagement and economic development by inspiring and educating small towns and municipalities to create dynamic downtown street arts and music festivals, and to guide others in how to create arts and music festivals.

HATFIELD

Scoopin Up Smiles Inc., 18 Scotland Road, Hatfield, MA 01038. Adele Stiles, same. Mobile ice-cream parlor.

HOLYOKE

Paper City Futbol Club Inc., 426 Maple St., Holyoke, MA 01040. Jesse Castellano, same. Soccer club.

MONSON

Monson Police Association Inc., 110 Main St., Monson, MA 01057. Paul Mayo, 56 Trudeau Dr., Unit 3D, Warren, MA 01083. Nonprofit corporation organized exclusively for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes, including making distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3).

NORTH ADAMS

Rewild N Restore Ltd., 79 Brooklyn St., North Adams, MA 01247. Brittian Francisco, same. Nonprofit corporation offering environmental consulting on construction projects to aid in making the project more environmentally friendly, placing emphasis on ecological surveys focused on finding ways to better understand and promote growth and rewilding of ecosystems.

PITTSFIELD

Alfa Chemistry Inc., 82 Wendell Ave., Suite 100, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Donghai Chen, same. Clinical testing service provider.

Aztech Energy Inc., 82 Wendell Ave., Suite 100, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Alan Zindler, same. Solar EPC, PV, energy services and PV system design.

Forca Global Construction and Renovations Inc., 82 Wendell Ave., Suite 100, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Isais Sanchez, same. Construction services.

Oddsjam Inc., 82 Wendell Ave., Suite 100, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Ankit Goyal, same. Sports tech.

The Paraklis Foundation Inc., 82 Wendell Ave., Suite 100, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Adan Bernard, 63 Rockland St., Stoughton, MA 02072. Helping others find a place of comfort and peace.

SOUTHAMPTON

Soutra Building Co., 117 Pleasant St., Southampton, MA 01073. Christopher Soutra, same. Construction/builder.

SPRINGFIELD

7 Star Sumner Inc., 914 Sumner Ave., Springfield, MA 01118. Muhammad Ali Saleem, 188 Clearwater Circle, Ludlow, MA 01056. Convenience store with gas station, cigarette, vapor, and lottery.

Livingwater Holdings Inc., 40 Ravenwood St., Springfield, MA01119. Brian Aguasvivas, same. Business of purchasing, renovating, and reselling residential properties, commonly known as house flipping, including acquiring properties, managing renovation projects, and selling the renovated properties.

Step-N with All Youths Inc., 43 Blunt Road, Springfield, MA 01109. Candejah Pink, same. Nonprofit organization established to assist and empower youth and young adults by providing comprehensive support, guidance, and resources to create a nurturing environment.

WESTFIELD

Absolute Quality Construction Services Corp., 48 Yankee Circle, Westfield, MA 01085. Filip Bochkar, same. Construction services.

WEST SPRINGFIELD

MF Trucking Inc., 56 Fairview Ave., West Springfield, MA 01089. Ali Bahrawi, same. Trucking.

Doing Business as Certificates

By
DBA Certificates

The following business certificates and/or trade names were issued or renewed during the month of January 2025.

BELCHERTOWN

ADM Group
41 Hickory Hill
Michael DelVecchio

Cottage Grove LLC
37 Cottage St.
Stephen Lanphear, Margaret Lanphear

Fig and Vine Studio
65 Old Amherst Road
Vincent Bonilla, Elisha Bonilla

A Greater Community Cooperative
240 Stebbins St.
Juliana Salva

Hands, Heart and Soul
163 Old Enfield Road
Donna Buxton

Integrity Towing
293 North Liberty St., Suite 3
Shawn Souza

Major D’s Property Services
275 Barton Ave.
Stephen Delude

Masterpiece Finishes
152 South Washington St.
Gary Clark

Mike Beaudry Home Inspections
140 Chauncey Walker St.
Michael Beaudry

My Massage
60 Old Bay Road
Michael Suchenicz

Naturally Yours
240 Stebbins St.
Juliana Salva

Pollywoguen Creations
53 Springfield Road
Robert Carr

RS Publishing Group
534 North Washington St.
Richard Zych

Snow’s Plumbing & Heating
376 Bardwell St.
William Snow

Swift River Valley Auto Wash
5 George Hannum Road
Richard Lemelin

Tony’s Heating & Cooling Service
74 Howard St.
Anthony Mateus

Ufriends
30 Tucker Lane
Brendan Fitzpatrick

Wayne Versace
20 Hemlock Hollow
Wayne Versace

PITTSFIELD

Attack a Crack
82 Wendell Ave.
Connecticut Sealers LLC

Berkshire Alarm Systems
122 Karen Dr.
Richard Stevens

Berkshire Hair Removal
27 Mountain Dr.
Kelly Bonnie

Blonding by Chelsea
54 Wendell Ave.
Chelsea Hill

Blue Q
703 West Housatonic St.
Seth Nash

Cultural Market
101 Dalton Ave.
Philippe Boua

Eldridge Associates
100 Commonwealth Ave.
Scott Eldridge

Four Seasons Property Services
69 Wellington Ave.
Miguel Mejia

Great Wall Foot Spa
119 Elm St.
Tian Fang

Greylock Technology Solutions
46 Cecelia Ter.
Luke Brown

HomeGoods
694 Merrill Road
HomeGoods LLC

Impact Hacker
33 Highlawn Dr.
Patrick Danahey

Kindlewood Outdoors LLC
11 Belvidere Ave.
Brian Barde

Kuri Whitehill
54 Wendell Ave.
Kuri Whitehill

MacDonald Electric Co.
21 Orlando Ave.
Shawn McDonald, Scott McDonald

Mass State Energy
82 Wendell Ave.
Creations Industries Inc.

Moira J. Chiusano
60 Osward Ave.
Moira Chiusano

O’Donnell Co. of Connecticut
82 Wendell Ave.
Chris Starace

P&W Carpet and Upholstery LLC
9 Vivian Ave.
Steven Fish

Painted-by-SB
54 Wendell Ave.
Shelby McLear

Peter’s Heating and Cooling
181 Lenox Ave.
Peter Torres

Precision Brows
644 North St.
Precision Brows LLC

R.W. Gavin III Contracting
20 Commercial St.
Roger Gavin III

Samel’s Deli and Catering
115 Elm St.
MRM Hospitality LLC

Samuel Utz LMHC
106 Wendell Ave.
Sam Utz

Selvanelle
82 Wendell Ave.
Silvianora Fashions & Apparel LLC

Surface Stripping Inc.
4 Industrial Dr.
Benjamin Melle

Wearwuf!
66 Clarkson Ave.
Sewing with Soul Inc.

Yury’s Kitchen LLC
496 Tyler St.
Yury’s Kitchen LLC

SOUTHWICK

Andrew LeBlanc
24 Shore Road
Andrew LeBlanc

Angelo’s Barbershop
513 College Highway
Kyle Stearns

Christ Lutheran Church
568 College Highway
Christ Lutheran Church

Christ Lutheran Church – Daily Grind
568 College Highway
Christ Lutheran Church

Christ Lutheran Church – Open Arms Childcare Center
568 College Highway
Christ Lutheran Church

Interstate Coach Builders
633 College Highway
Richard Battistoni

Quicklube & Wash Inc.
657 College Highway
Kenneth Schnarmann

TRNails
320 College Highway
Tiffany Rindels

Bankruptcies

By
Bankruptcies

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

Afonso, Avelino G.
11 Watson Lane
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Date: 12/31/2024

Belisle, Donald
122 Kibbe Road
Otis, MA 01253
Chapter: 13
Date: 01/15/2025

Brown, Jeffrey Mark
8 Ridgeview Dr.
Feeding Hills, MA 01030
Chapter: 13
Date: 01/13/2025

Clawson, Anjilah P.
41 Piquette Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/09/2025

Flores, Ruth E.
24 Wait St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/06/2025

Green, Dossie L.
50 Church St., Unit 1L
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 13
Date: 01/08/2025

Henshaw, David B.
79 Long Plain Road
South Deerfield, MA 01373
Chapter: 13
Date: 01/13/2025

Jones Home Improvement
Jones, Robert M.
Jones, Kathi J.
20 Red Bridge Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Chapter: 13
Date: 01/07/2025

Kwolek, Jeffrey J.
57 Leadmine Road
P.O. Box 36
Southampton, MA 01073
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/10/2025

McClain, Shawn
41 Gould Road
Ware, MA 01082
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/08/2025

Michalski, Mary
9 Florence Road
Florence, MA 01062
Chapter: 13
Date: 01/07/2025

Picardi, Carmine
25 Helen Lane
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 13
Date: 01/07/2025

Potvin, Jessica A.
266 Jarvis Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 13
Date: 01/07/2025

Rosansky, Mark
561 Granby Road
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 13
Date: 01/08/2025

TruVariety Films, LLC
Fantastick Patrick
Connor, Patrick W.
Becerra, Veronica M.
32 Kensington Ave.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 13
Date: 01/09/2025

Turner, Shawn Michael
87 Moulton St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/02/2025

Vega Perez, Chris
154 Oak St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 13
Date: 01/15/2025

White, John R.
White, Dale G.
35 Barbara Lane
Feeding Hills, MA 01030
Chapter: 7
Date: 01/08/2025

Williams, Allyson Violet
52 Governor Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 13
Date: 01/08/2025

Winters, Ryan W.
49 McArhur St.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 13
Date: 01/07/2025

Zielinski, Allan Michael
71 State St., Apt. 325
Northampton, MA 01060
Chapter: 13
Date: 01/13/2025

Zelinski, Richard A.
207 Monson Turnpike Road
Ware, MA 01082
Chapter: 13

Real Estate Transactions

By
Real Estate

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

FRANKLIN COUNTY

ASHFIELD

527 Main St.
Ashfield, MA 01330
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: 527 Main LLC
Seller: Michael Epstein
Date: 01/17/25

30 Smith Road
Ashfield, MA 01330
Amount: $570,000
Buyer: Frederick C. Feiker
Seller: Karen A. Sullivan
Date: 01/07/25

CHARLEMONT

144 Avery Brook Road
Charlemont, MA 01370
Amount: $36,500,000
Buyer: Andrew B. Nitschke
Seller: Thomas Knight
Date: 01/06/25

DEERFIELD

Cross St.
Deerfield, MA 01342
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Jesse D. Hunsicker
Seller: Peter M. & J. Kuzdeba Jret
Date: 01/09/25

55 Eastern Ave.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Jeremy Ober
Seller: David Hayes
Date: 01/16/25

GILL

143 Barney Hale Road
Gill, MA 01354
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Shari L. Sollars
Seller: Nicole A. Gaspar
Date: 01/09/25

GREENFIELD

42 Colrain Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: First Generation Investors Group
Seller: Eds Enterprises LLC
Date: 01/15/25

1 Coombs Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Davis Property Mgmt. Inc.
Seller: Eds Enterprises LLC
Date: 01/14/25

50 Glenbrook Dr.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Just Roots Inc.
Seller: Timothy J. Ballard
Date: 01/15/25

108 James St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Rohan J. Providnce
Seller: Parody Builders LLC
Date: 01/07/25

140 Leyden Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $348,000
Buyer: Timothy J. Ballard
Seller: Jane M. Rozak
Date: 01/15/25

8 Marshall St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $302,000
Buyer: John I. Sheldon
Seller: Teresa A. Podlesney
Date: 01/10/25

35 Mill St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $199,900
Buyer: Benegan 2 LLC
Seller: Jen & Bob FT
Date: 01/08/25

17 Silver Place
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $313,000
Buyer: Silver Place LLC
Seller: In-Town Self Storage LLC
Date: 01/10/25

HEATH

148 Taylor Brook Road
Heath, MA 01346
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Suzanne Davis
Seller: Stephen Parker
Date: 01/15/25

LEVERETT

132 Shutesbury Road
Leverett, MA 01054
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Elizabeth Burns
Seller: Zachary Woodis
Date: 01/15/25

MONTAGUE

77 5th St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Jacob Goldman
Seller: Elizabeth Ramlow
Date: 01/10/25

97 Greenfield Road
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $306,500
Buyer: Allison Lamb
Seller: Karen M. Shippee
Date: 01/15/25

55 Main St.
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $276,280
Buyer: Pacled Properties Inc.
Seller: William L. Phillips TR
Date: 01/08/25

369 Old Greenfield Road
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $309,000
Buyer: Evelyn L. Nemec
Seller: Francis M. Doughty
Date: 01/15/25

NORTHFIELD

68 Cross Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Tyler Zilinski
Seller: John S. & Alice R. Dembek TR
Date: 01/07/25

153 Main St.
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $344,000
Buyer: Erica Kotarski
Seller: Robin B. Paquette
Date: 01/10/25

619 Millers Falls Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $309,000
Buyer: Carlton M. Brown
Seller: Powers Int.
Date: 01/14/25

6 Pine St.
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Peter A. Doran
Seller: Melissa K. Heckman
Date: 01/14/25

ORANGE

34 Carpenter St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $219,000
Buyer: Samuel Nelson
Seller: Megliola Realty LLC
Date: 01/15/25

53 Cottage St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Zanga Development LLC
Seller: Lorna L. Robichaud
Date: 01/07/25

65 East Myrtle St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Tegra Properties LLC
Seller: Nathaniel C. Dillenback
Date: 01/16/25

399 East River St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: John Jewell
Seller: Luanne L. Goguen
Date: 01/15/25

108 Mattawa Circle
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Leah C. Wilson
Seller: Hammonds Pamela A., (Estate)
Date: 01/13/25

WARWICK

45 Pine St.
Warwick, MA 01378
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Emily Graton
Seller: Kanin Graton
Date: 01/08/25

HAMPDEN COUNTY

AGAWAM

61 Carmel Lane
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Clark L. Dore
Seller: Ronald J. Pudlo
Date: 01/16/25

148 Clover Hill Dr.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $460,000
Buyer: Amy F. Geracitano
Seller: John W. Dunlop
Date: 01/09/25

518 Franklin St., Ext.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Steven M. Forni
Seller: Sandra J. Forni
Date: 01/13/25

17 Giffin Place
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Jeffrey D. Paquin
Seller: Debra B. Brignoli
Date: 01/17/25

5 Granger Dr.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $420,000
Buyer: Winfield S. Safford
Seller: Elena M. Wells
Date: 01/17/25

65 Harvey Johnson Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Raymond Parent
Seller: Jillian M. Thibault
Date: 01/15/25

475 Meadow St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Maggie Wang
Seller: Ronald F. Bulat
Date: 01/07/25

452 North West St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Hayden M. Mendrala
Seller: John E. Lens
Date: 01/10/25

795 North West St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $525,000
Buyer: David R. Champiney
Seller: Kenneth M. Pietras
Date: 01/10/25

65 Pheasant Run Circle
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $440,000
Buyer: Joel M. Coelho
Seller: Thomas M. Roberts
Date: 01/16/25

32 Reed St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: James Griffin
Seller: Jaclyn A. Wright
Date: 01/06/25

853 South West St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $368,000
Buyer: M. A. Laflamme-Champigny
Seller: Felicia A. Skowyra
Date: 01/10/25

66 South Westfield St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Stephen J. Grabowski
Seller: Christine M. Losito
Date: 01/14/25

59 Strawberry Hill Road
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $353,000
Buyer: Christopher Howe
Seller: Steven R. Reed
Date: 01/08/25

92 Sylvan Lane
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $251,000
Buyer: Joshua Mitchell
Seller: William Lynch
Date: 01/10/25

BRIMFIELD

1084 Dunhamtown Brimfield Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $650,000
Buyer: Roger D. Richard
Seller: Margaret A. Coan
Date: 01/15/25

14 Paige Hill Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Unit Kirat Rai Organization
Seller: Kim Ames
Date: 01/15/25

CHESTER

56 Middlefield Road
Chester, MA 01011
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Jesus Jimenez-Rodriguez
Seller: James R. Wellspeak
Date: 01/17/25

 

CHICOPEE

137 Bay State Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Josette Silaire
Seller: DMS Properties LLC
Date: 01/10/25

135 Blanan Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $268,000
Buyer: Ruth E. Payano-Cabrera
Seller: Cross, Norman E., (Estate)
Date: 01/15/25

Chicopee St., Lot 6
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: AK Remodeling Inc.
Seller: Chicopee Property Mgmt. LLC
Date: 01/10/25

107 Clairmont Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $289,000
Buyer: Cynthia Montanez
Seller: Judith G. Wolcott
Date: 01/16/25

606 East Main St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $266,000
Buyer: Nelson Sharpe
Seller: Amber L. Wassmuth
Date: 01/09/25

Empire St., Lot 4
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Timofey Pchelka
Seller: Chicopee Property Mgmt. LLC
Date: 01/15/25

Empire St., Lot 5
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Timofey Pchelka
Seller: Chicopee Property Mgmt. LLC
Date: 01/15/25

75 Felix St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Rafael Perez
Seller: Gerald L. Gamache
Date: 01/07/25

69 Francis St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $405,000
Buyer: Julie Dasilva
Seller: Kimberly Lareau
Date: 01/08/25

7 Gaspee St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Enrique Galarza
Seller: Deborah L. Pouliot
Date: 01/14/25

1 Highland Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $409,000
Buyer: Murtadha Jaber
Seller: 3 Highland LLC
Date: 01/06/25

27 Janine St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Pah Properties LLC
Seller: John D. Griffin
Date: 01/07/25

39 Labelle Circle
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: Rhonda Butler
Seller: Andrew Santo
Date: 01/17/25

74 Percy St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $499,900
Buyer: Hingris Alcantara
Seller: Daniel F. Muldoon
Date: 01/09/25

91 Providence St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $667,500
Buyer: 91 Providence Street LLC
Seller: Robert A. Arcott
Date: 01/14/25

EAST LONGMEADOW

9 Edwill Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $475,000
Buyer: Jonida Balazi
Seller: Pah Properties LLC
Date: 01/17/25

101 Melwood Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Lumturi RT
Seller: Michael W. Keating
Date: 01/16/25

600 North Main St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $700,000
Buyer: HC Twinkle LLC
Seller: WN Management LLC
Date: 01/10/25

136 Parker St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $356,047
Buyer: Monique Downey
Seller: Baltsois, James, (Estate)
Date: 01/06/25

89 Pine Grove Circle
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $820,000
Buyer: Ryan Hess
Seller: Timothy F. Sirard
Date: 01/15/25

421 Prospect St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $599,900
Buyer: Jeffrey Panting-Crespo
Seller: Marth-E LLC
Date: 01/13/25

9 Revere St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $304,000
Buyer: James Kwaskin
Seller: Jamie Downing
Date: 01/09/25

855 Somers Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $451,000
Buyer: Jake Belanger
Seller: Jeffrey D. Paquin
Date: 01/17/25

118 Thompkins Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Jonathan Twyman
Seller: Matthew L. Weiss
Date: 01/14/25

HAMPDEN

199 Chapin Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $625,000
Buyer: Vijay Renga
Seller: King Jr., Leon K., (Estate)
Date: 01/10/25

69 Valleyview Dr.
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Bridget K. Delaney
Seller: Frances Ferrera
Date: 01/08/25

HOLLAND

33 Lakeshore Dr.
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $255,500
Buyer: Joseph Angelico
Seller: David L. Whitman
Date: 01/13/25

HOLYOKE

40 Chapin St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Charlette M. Fontaine
Seller: Pah Properties LLC
Date: 01/10/25

75 Cherry Hill
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $246,000
Buyer: Alicia A. Higgins
Seller: Long, Michael E., (Estate)
Date: 01/09/25

53-57 Chestnut St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $2,200,000
Buyer: Witman Residential LLC
Seller: Sadkowski Real Estate LLC
Date: 01/10/25

1 Fairfield Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Marli O. Nonaka
Seller: Appleton Grove LLC
Date: 01/08/25

86 Kane Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Danielle Cousineau
Seller: Liquori, Norman James, (Estate)
Date: 01/07/25

104 Lincoln St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: A-O-K RT
Seller: Land Trust No 104
Date: 01/17/25

194-196 Lyman St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $2,200,000
Buyer: Witman Residential LLC
Seller: Sadkowski Real Estate LLC
Date: 01/10/25

24 Old Jarvis Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Pah Properties LLC
Seller: Thomas J. Kennedy
Date: 01/07/25

10 Upland Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $263,000
Buyer: Brandon A. Grise
Seller: Stephen E. Westcott
Date: 01/09/25

14-16 West Glen St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Michael D. Jimenez
Seller: Nikysha D. Harding
Date: 01/10/25

LONGMEADOW

18 Barbara Lane
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Samantha H. Carleton
Seller: Maria O. Perales
Date: 01/07/25

64 Hillcrest Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $434,900
Buyer: Hillcrest Property Group LLC
Seller: Bernard N. Stone
Date: 01/10/25

74 Riverview Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Dustin H. Patten
Seller: Buzzards Bay LLC
Date: 01/10/25

199 Tanglewood Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $668,000
Buyer: William Rivell
Seller: Karen M. Angelides
Date: 01/10/25

144 Viscount Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $805,000
Buyer: Caroline St.Clair
Seller: Beachwood Builders LLC
Date: 01/14/25

36 Warren Ter.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Simone Enright
Seller: Enrique Salz
Date: 01/17/25

147 Wild Grove Lane
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $337,000
Buyer: Natalie S. Komaiszko
Seller: Peter P. Savich RET
Date: 01/09/25

447 Williams St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $495,000
Buyer: Ingolfur Bergsteinsson
Seller: Kenneth Tamsin
Date: 01/08/25

LUDLOW

Balsam Hill Road, Lot 66
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $177,900
Buyer: Aura G. Kennedy
Seller: Whitetail Wreks LLC
Date: 01/10/25

762 Center St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Louis Bonavita
Seller: Daniel E. Rae
Date: 01/15/25

840 East St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $229,500
Buyer: William Elsden
Seller: Justin Enriquez
Date: 01/06/25

Equinox Pass, Lot 90
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $177,900
Buyer: Ana Mejia
Seller: Whitetail Wreks LLC
Date: 01/17/25

16 Georgetown Road
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Allison E. Brissette
Seller: Alec Ostrowski
Date: 01/08/25

45 Glenwood St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Jason Balut
Seller: Joseph D. Lapointe
Date: 01/14/25

68 Howard St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $292,000
Buyer: Nuray Karaca
Seller: Darrell P. Albee
Date: 01/08/25

82 McLean Pkwy.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $412,000
Buyer: Daniel M. Loftus
Seller: John A. Bettencourt
Date: 01/09/25

15 Nash Hill Road
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: Ryan C. Belden
Seller: Pah Properties LLC
Date: 01/06/25

87 Prokop Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Amjad Real Estate LLC
Seller: Laurie A. Escalante
Date: 01/08/25

33 Turning Leaf Road
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $900,000
Buyer: Dong P. Shin
Seller: Daniil Gerasimchuk
Date: 01/14/25

23 Walnut St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $189,000
Buyer: William Raleigh
Seller: Ilda A. Santos
Date: 01/16/25

24 Windwood Dr.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $467,250
Buyer: Simone Scarlett
Seller: Judith A. Nicoll LT
Date: 01/08/25

95-97 Winsor St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $3,300,000
Buyer: Cosmic Developers LLC
Seller: HP Rum LLC
Date: 01/13/25

16 Woodland Circle
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $759,000
Buyer: Chloe Reid
Seller: Pah Properties LLC
Date: 01/17/25

MONSON

2 Maplelawn Dr.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $159,000
Buyer: Charles Carroll
Seller: Peter D. Rock
Date: 01/17/25

240 State Ave.
Monson, MA 01069
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Justin Pluff
Seller: Richard W. Brooks
Date: 01/07/25

MONTGOMERY

60 New State Road
Montgomery, MA 01085
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Brian Dagostino
Seller: 60 New State Road Land TR
Date: 01/14/25

PALMER

1029 Baptist Hill Road
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $364,900
Buyer: Lise K. Benware-Hesse
Seller: Diane W. Miller
Date: 01/10/25

2022 Calkins Road
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $308,000
Buyer: Wendy Ballard
Seller: John Morrison
Date: 01/06/25

2-B Forest Hills Dr.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $248,000
Buyer: Ileana Garcia
Seller: JM Properties LLC
Date: 01/10/25

4054 High St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Andrew Liverseidge
Seller: Make Investments Great Again LLC
Date: 01/07/25

3205 Main St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $501,678
Buyer: Bailee C. Fontaine
Seller: B. & B. Realty Partners LLC
Date: 01/17/25

4161 Pleasant St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $138,000
Buyer: Resolute RT
Seller: Henry G. Marx
Date: 01/08/25

SPRINGFIELD

70 Amore Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Yovanny J. Colon
Seller: Joshua Cruz-Birriel
Date: 01/07/25

17 Arvilla St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Garry Porter
Seller: Andrew S. Teasley
Date: 01/06/25

137 Benz St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $385,000
Buyer: Andrew Teasley
Seller: Kimberly J. Weir
Date: 01/07/25

300 Birnie Ave.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $27,300,000
Buyer: Springfield 300 MP RK6 LLC
Seller: Neos Realty LLC
Date: 01/09/25

37 Bretton Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $298,000
Buyer: Curtis Johnson
Seller: Cramer, Maria L., (Estate)
Date: 01/06/25

15 Burns Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Sandra Seymour
Seller: Ileana Garcia
Date: 01/09/25

81 Carnavon Circle
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: John M. Breton
Seller: Kimberly L. Williams
Date: 01/10/25

152 Carroll St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $289,000
Buyer: Alexander Mendez
Seller: Bonnie A. Whitehouse
Date: 01/07/25

62-64 Catharine St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Stephen McGibbon
Seller: Jermel Jacobs
Date: 01/13/25

53 Champlain Ave.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Donavan E. Dulude
Seller: Naples Home Buyers TR
Date: 01/14/25

61 Clearbrook Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Vitaliy K. Oliyevskiy
Seller: Alexander H. Racicot
Date: 01/17/25

35 Cliftwood St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $321,000
Buyer: Ofelia Perez
Seller: John Tran LLC
Date: 01/06/25

230-232 College St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Yuderka Santana
Seller: Olmsted RT
Date: 01/13/25

569 Cooley St.
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Norma Maldonado
Seller: Lyle Douglass
Date: 01/09/25

17-19 Crown St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Jean M. Obedi
Seller: Detric Watkins
Date: 01/14/25

117 Croyden Ter.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $147,000
Buyer: Pah Properties LLC
Seller: Joseph A. Mickens
Date: 01/08/25

36-38 Dearborn St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $353,000
Buyer: Michael J. Morency
Seller: Emtay Inc.
Date: 01/10/25

26 Dwight Road
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $137,000
Buyer: Anthony M. Santaniello
Seller: Maria T. Matos
Date: 01/10/25

126 East St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Jonathan M. Martinez
Seller: Campagnari Construction LLC
Date: 01/08/25

25 East Canton Circle
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Vanessa P. De Payamps
Seller: Carmen Jones-Greenberg
Date: 01/15/25

23 East Hooker St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Shantal V. Reynoso
Seller: Emtay Inc.
Date: 01/10/25

89 East St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $247,500
Buyer: Lindsey Roberts
Seller: Malia Homebuyers LLC
Date: 01/16/25

44-46 Edgewood St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Genevieve Construction Development Group
Seller: Barbara J. Collins
Date: 01/07/25

153 Ellsworth Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Abigail Morales
Seller: Amanda L. Upchurch
Date: 01/16/25

42 Fenwick St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Gloria Y. Sanchez
Seller: Nres LLC
Date: 01/10/25

176 Florida St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Elaida De La Rosa
Seller: Edwin Rivera
Date: 01/17/25

45 Gail St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $396,000
Buyer: Alan Robinshaw
Seller: Owen P. Kelleher
Date: 01/08/25

28 Glen Albyn St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $138,000
Buyer: William Rivera
Seller: Linda M. Landry
Date: 01/09/25

17 Glenoak Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Siahra Feliciano
Seller: Jordan A. McEwan
Date: 01/10/25

40 Goldenrod St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Carrasquillo Fix Up LLC
Seller: Naples Home Buyers TR
Date: 01/15/25

92-94 Hamburg St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Toyin Adeniyi
Seller: Paul H. Francisco
Date: 01/15/25

32-34 Hampden St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $549,000
Buyer: Parent Villages Inc.
Seller: New England Farm Workers Council
Date: 01/07/25

39 Hartwick St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $355,000
Buyer: Dieu Lam
Seller: Autumn Briggs
Date: 01/16/25

70 Hartwick St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $490,000
Buyer: Anthony Diaz
Seller: Ryan A. Hess
Date: 01/15/25

75-77 Healey St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Maritza Chatman
Seller: John D. Caldwell
Date: 01/09/25

49 Hillmont St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Yaribel N. Navarro
Seller: Illumination Home LLC
Date: 01/16/25

182 Jasper St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Aldo Properties LLC
Seller: Vitaliy V. Gladysh
Date: 01/08/25

251 Jasper St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $263,000
Buyer: Stephanie Joanides
Seller: Allied Property Mgmt. LLC
Date: 01/14/25

73-75 Kenyon St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $211,600
Buyer: Seattle Bank
Seller: Geneva Ross
Date: 01/06/25

154 Kimberly Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Mpr Properties LLC
Seller: Bobby J. Coleman
Date: 01/09/25

171 King St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Luis D. Lopez Santos
Seller: Round Two LLC
Date: 01/15/25

64-66 Knollwood St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Sara Andrade
Seller: James Moro
Date: 01/17/25

144 Lang St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Grace L. Acosta
Seller: Susan Lam
Date: 01/10/25

38-40 Longhill St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $557,000
Buyer: Dayairis Mejia
Seller: Tavernier Investments LLC
Date: 01/17/25

77 Lorimer St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $442,500
Buyer: Emmanuel J. Tejada
Seller: Christian Wiernasz
Date: 01/17/25

55-59 Margaret St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $443,877
Buyer: Gabriel Lopez
Seller: 55 Margaret Street LLC
Date: 01/08/25

32 Marsden St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Geecaa Investments LLC
Seller: Robert A. Desautels
Date: 01/13/25

20-22 Marshall St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Sarvelio R. Mejia
Seller: Leonel Perez
Date: 01/09/25

68-70 Massachusetts Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $397,000
Buyer: Ronny Leonardo
Seller: Kelnate Realty LLC
Date: 01/17/25

128 Mill St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $800,000
Buyer: 128 Mill LLC
Seller: 128 Mill St. RT
Date: 01/13/25

117 Monrovia St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: MPR Properties LLC
Seller: Davis, Joanne M., (Estate)
Date: 01/08/25

519 Newbury St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Juan C. Acevedo
Seller: Moretti, David Scott, (Estate)
Date: 01/16/25

7-9 Noel St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Carleen M. Huynh
Seller: Danalax LLC
Date: 01/09/25

105 Overlook Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Stanley Home Investments LLC
Seller: Michael H. Joseph
Date: 01/13/25

1333 Page Blvd.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Geecaa Investments LLC
Seller: Hector Concepcion
Date: 01/06/25

1362 Page Blvd.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Better Builders Construction LLC
Seller: Michael A. Nixon
Date: 01/09/25

1730 Parker St.
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Peter Kochanowski
Seller: Allison M. Hanna
Date: 01/15/25

392 Parker St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $385,500
Buyer: Charlene Coelho
Seller: Clark, Sandra B., (Estate)
Date: 01/15/25

86 Paulk Ter.
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Melissa A. DeMendez
Seller: Blue Oak Development LLC
Date: 01/09/25

197 Pheland St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Nitza D. Ortiz-Borges
Seller: Richton & Wynne LLC
Date: 01/14/25

760 Plumtree Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Victoria L. Langlois
Seller: Katherine J. Costello
Date: 01/17/25

40 Preston St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $319,900
Buyer: Abhee Singh
Seller: Hedge Hog Industries Corp.
Date: 01/10/25

35 Ranney St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Harold Albee
Seller: Federal National Mortgage Assn.
Date: 01/08/25

88 Redlands St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Emmanuel L. Russell
Seller: Jeffrey Leblanc
Date: 01/15/25

117 Regal St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: James J. Dowd
Seller: Michael J. Jaczyk
Date: 01/10/25

29 Senator St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $430,000
Buyer: Mohammad Mourad
Seller: Bretta Construction LLC
Date: 01/09/25

51-53 Sterling St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $385,000
Buyer: Gandy Vasquez-Mora
Seller: Emmanuel D. Tejada
Date: 01/17/25

50 Stevens St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $1,750,000
Buyer: Cosmic Developers LLC
Seller: Sms Real Estate Investments LLC
Date: 01/13/25

60 Sylvan St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Jose E. Paulino
Seller: Michelle Vernon
Date: 01/16/25

19 Taft St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $212,500
Buyer: Minh T. Nguyen
Seller: Secretary Of Veterans Affairs
Date: 01/17/25

17-19 Washington St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: Eufemio G. Ortega
Seller: Posiadlosc LLC
Date: 01/07/25

151 West Allen Ridge Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Gustavo Lopez
Seller: Elizabeth R. Blood
Date: 01/17/25

282 White St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Linc Suppliers Corp.
Seller: Word Of Life Ministries
Date: 01/13/25

342 Wilbraham Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: House Hack Helpers LLC
Seller: Miguel A. Suarez
Date: 01/15/25

56 Winding Lane
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Carlos H. Vazquez
Seller: Norma I. Maldonado
Date: 01/09/25

SOUTHWICK

383 College Hwy.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Christopher Johnson
Seller: Edward Graczewski
Date: 01/17/25

434 College Hwy.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $153,300
Buyer: Alkame Projects LLC
Seller: Noga, Benjamin, (Estate)
Date: 01/16/25

1 May St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Justin L. Enriquez
Seller: William Cavanaugh
Date: 01/08/25

1232 Russell Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Nextgen Real Estate LLC
Seller: Brian Duggan
Date: 01/07/25

1244 Russell Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Nextgen Real Estate LLC
Seller: Brian P. Duggan
Date: 01/07/25

4 Woodside Circle
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $392,500
Buyer: Kenneth J. Roberts
Seller: Shelbey A. Thayer
Date: 01/14/25

TOLLAND

101 Owls Nest Lane
Tolland, MA 01034
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Dianne Pothier
Seller: Juhasz, Joseph J., (Estate)
Date: 01/16/25

WESTFIELD

3 Allen Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $372,500
Buyer: Phong H. Nguyen
Seller: Miles Stern
Date: 01/16/25

15 Bates St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Extremely Clean 2 LLC
Seller: Wicked Deals LLC
Date: 01/15/25

9 Brenda Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: Liam Holohan
Seller: Samantha W. Bouthillette
Date: 01/10/25

33 Briarcliff Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $419,900
Buyer: William Riley
Seller: Timothy B. Wengert
Date: 01/17/25

18 Day Lily Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $700,000
Buyer: Steven Garib
Seller: Bent Tree Development LLC
Date: 11/18/24

24 Elise St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $1,000,000
Buyer: Mps Monarch Real Estate LLC
Seller: Chk Realty Partnership
Date: 01/13/25

360 Falley Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Ievgenii Gusiev
Seller: Bach, Glenn S., (Estate)
Date: 01/17/25

12 Franklin Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Pah Properties LLC
Seller: Donna J. Hoynoski
Date: 01/16/25

12 Hayre St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $266,000
Buyer: Christine A. Oconnell
Seller: Baines, Gerald E., (Estate)
Date: 01/13/25

30 Lozier Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $357,000
Buyer: Artsem Ivanou
Seller: Robert J. Marco
Date: 01/15/25

72 Mill St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $555,000
Buyer: 89 South Maple Street LLC
Seller: Global Mill Street LLC
Date: 01/10/25

511 Ridge Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Wonderlyn D. Murphy
Seller: Congamond Management LLC
Date: 01/06/25

Southampton Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $800,000
Buyer: Andrew D. Kurtz
Seller: Inpart LLP
Date: 01/09/25

215 Stony Hill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: Maryellen Newsom
Seller: Nancy S. Barton
Date: 01/06/25

117 Tannery Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Nick Zaporozchenko
Seller: Xi L. Chen
Date: 01/15/25

WILBRAHAM

23 Briar Cliff Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $1,001,000
Buyer: Araya Property LLC
Seller: Joanne Hetherington
Date: 01/13/25

8 Colonial Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Peter Rochford
Seller: Michele Messina
Date: 01/17/25

16 Hemingway Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Muharrem Gunaydin
Seller: Nazneen Sultana
Date: 01/15/25

1335 Tinkham Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $612,000
Buyer: Joanne Hetherington
Seller: Mark Chapin
Date: 01/15/25

WEST SPRINGFIELD

40 Connecticut Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $480,000
Buyer: Mahmoud Hamad
Seller: Congamond Management LLC
Date: 01/16/25

42 Fabyan St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $254,900
Buyer: Tomly Yau
Seller: Timothy J. Gonzalez
Date: 01/17/25

18 Kings Hwy.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $343,000
Buyer: Asia M. Higginson
Seller: Edwin R. Colon
Date: 01/17/25

274 Lancaster Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Samantha Whelihan
Seller: O’Brien FT
Date: 01/15/25

1022 Main St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $440,755
Buyer: 1022 Main St. West Springfield
Seller: Ale Ventures LLC
Date: 01/07/25

585 Rogers Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Asma Usman
Seller: Marianna Cosentini
Date: 01/06/25

19 Talcott Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $233,800
Buyer: Shi H. Wu
Seller: Ronald J. Howley
Date: 01/17/25

105 Vincent Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Battista & Sons Property Mgmt.
Seller: Gail S. Fitch
Date: 01/06/25

36-38 West School St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Nathaniel James
Seller: Raphael Deh-Atheba
Date: 01/13/25

76 Wolcott Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $167,000
Buyer: Naples Home Buyers TR
Seller: Richard R. Lapierre
Date: 01/08/25

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

AMHERST

Concord Way, Lot 57
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Bercume Construction LLC
Seller: Joel M. Greenbaum
Date: 01/10/25

13 Edge Hill Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Laura A. Wylie
Seller: Mary E. Egan
Date: 01/10/25

32 Kendrick Place
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $850,000
Buyer: North Harlow LLC
Seller: Kendirck Place Partners LLC
Date: 01/10/25

40 Kendrick Place
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $800,000
Buyer: North Harlow LLC
Seller: Pelham Road Partners LLC
Date: 01/10/25

203 Northampton Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $445,000
Buyer: Wild Onion Rentals LLC
Seller: Good Ol Daves LLC
Date: 01/06/25

23 Kettle Pond Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $675,000
Buyer: Katherine L. Hayes
Seller: Kathleen M. Chalanda
Date: 01/10/25

38 Pine St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $385,000
Buyer: Willary Properties LLC
Seller: Beyer, Judith A., (Estate)
Date: 01/14/25

820 South East St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $765,000
Buyer: Scott Kaplan
Seller: Mary E. McInnis
Date: 01/17/25

140 Sunset Ave.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $605,000
Buyer: Aini LLC
Seller: Railroad St. Partners LLC
Date: 01/10/25

10 Tyler Place
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $902,500
Buyer: V&H Property 10 Tyler Place LLC
Seller: Rocky Hill Road Partners LLC
Date: 01/07/25

BELCHERTOWN

25 Helen Lane
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $575,000
Buyer: John Rafferty
Seller: Arina C. Picardi
Date: 01/14/25

11 Jensen St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $187,000
Buyer: Pacheco Property Holdings LLC
Seller: Lois A. Hatt
Date: 01/17/25

445 Michael Sears Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $225,225
Buyer: Mass. Home Buyers LLC
Seller: Soundview Home Loan TR 2007
Date: 01/15/25

40 Munsell St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $541,081
Buyer: Theodore J. Lablanc
Seller: M&G Land Development LLC
Date: 01/13/25

314 North Liberty St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $735,000
Buyer: Christopher Mullins
Seller: Gregory Fedora
Date: 12/19/24

257 Old Enfield Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $397,500
Buyer: Jeremy Beal
Seller: David Lesiege
Date: 01/17/25

28 Rockrimmon St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $975,000
Buyer: Carla L. Hoffman
Seller: Glen F. Bogdanovich TR
Date: 01/06/25

225 State St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $395,000
Buyer: Eric D. Lebeau
Seller: John Wildman
Date: 01/10/25

52 Warren Wright Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Sean T. McDonough
Seller: Bachand, Lorraine V., (Estate)
Date: 01/17/25

EASTHAMPTON

106 Clark St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $452,441
Buyer: Carlton & Clarissa FT
Seller: Thomas Kirchner
Date: 01/16/25

13-15 Dartmouth St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $410,000
Buyer: Alan K. Holota
Seller: Charles Miller
Date: 01/06/25

12 Gula Dr.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $355,000
Buyer: Ian Hogan
Seller: Christopher T. Huxley
Date: 01/16/25

23 High St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Regina Grant
Seller: Essa FT
Date: 01/14/25

8 Keddy St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Maura MacLean
Seller: Robert A. Porter
Date: 01/07/25

12 Oliver St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: David Deland
Seller: James E. Paul
Date: 01/10/25

66 Pomeroy St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $710,000
Buyer: Christopher T. Huxley
Seller: David A. Hardy Contractor
Date: 01/16/25

GRANBY

329 Chicopee St.
Granby, MA 01013
Amount: $901,500
Buyer: John M. Mullen
Seller: Kotowicz Custom Homes LLC
Date: 01/16/25

HADLEY

1 Adare Place
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $891,000
Buyer: James R. & J. M. K-Jackson TR
Seller: Rosemund LLC
Date: 01/10/25

4 Joelle Ter.
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $426,000
Buyer: Michael Banach
Seller: Bromwich, Sandra A., (Estate)
Date: 01/10/25

NORTHAMPTON

604 Bridge Road
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: MC Pickett LLC
Seller: Angela M. Fydenkevez
Date: 01/13/25

23 Cahillane Ter.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Cole Cateneo
Seller: Steven Luzi
Date: 01/14/25

36 Conz St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: Timothy O’Reilly
Seller: Conz St. TR
Date: 01/14/25

125 North St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $627,500
Buyer: Emily N. Gresh
Seller: Katie Temes
Date: 01/06/25

20 Norwood Ave.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $438,500
Buyer: Craig Nelson
Seller: MacDonald, Roberta M., (Estate)
Date: 01/15/25

SOUTH HADLEY

Alvord St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $750,000
Buyer: Barstows Longview Farm Inc.
Seller: Diane J. Lauzier
Date: 01/08/25

73 Alvord St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Barstows Longview Farm Inc.
Seller: Diane J. Lauzier
Date: 01/08/25

37 Haig Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $364,000
Buyer: Matthew Remillard
Seller: Daviau & Robert Properties LLC
Date: 01/10/25

7 Helm St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $331,000
Buyer: Atif Z. Mian
Seller: Kathryn Blanchard
Date: 01/15/25

36 Hollywood St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Sophie Theroux
Seller: Miranda J. Sexton
Date: 01/13/25

221 Lathrop St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $273,000
Buyer: Sean Lucey
Seller: Eric D. Simard
Date: 01/10/25

1 Maple St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Gerardina Caizan
Seller: Q Offers-A LLC
Date: 01/10/25

8 San Souci Dr.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $1,150,000
Buyer: Wicero LLC
Seller: Tamara W. Granger RET
Date: 01/10/25

33 Upper River Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $599,000
Buyer: Jean D. Karera
Seller: Anthony J. Scibelli RET
Date: 01/16/25

6 Valley View Dr.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $724,000
Buyer: Eric D. Nelson
Seller: Magali Medina
Date: 01/15/25

30 Wilson St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $420,000
Buyer: Pedro J. Santiago
Seller: Pawel K. Misniakiewicz
Date: 01/10/25

SOUTHAMPTON

34 Bluemer Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Prime Flips LLC
Seller: Elsa B. Kraemar
Date: 01/09/25

48 Pleasant St.
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $789,000
Buyer: Keith D. Saltmarsh
Seller: Matthew P. Biskup
Date: 01/10/25

75 Russellville Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $679,000
Buyer: Alex G. Bouthillette
Seller: Ryan L. Geeleher
Date: 01/10/25

WARE

12 Aspen St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $465,000
Buyer: Jack T. Wilkins
Seller: Dh&n LLC
Date: 01/06/25

36 Dunham Ave.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $495,000
Buyer: Sanuska Ppudel-Mullarkey
Seller: Jason Malek
Date: 01/16/25

80 Pleasant St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Trinity Episcopal Church
Seller: Ware Masonic Building Assn. Inc.
Date: 01/17/25

44 South St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $161,500
Buyer: Nasser H. Chehimi
Seller: Hud
Date: 01/16/25

22 Walnut St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Roland F. Toussaint
Seller: Charming Enterprises LLC
Date: 01/17/25

WILLIAMSBURG

16 Hemenway Road
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Jillian Gadreault
Seller: Nancy I. Ferguson
Date: 01/17/25

20 Kingsley Ave.
Williamsburg, MA 01039
Amount: $515,000
Buyer: Lynn Whitney
Seller: James R. Ayres
Date: 01/08/25

WORTHINGTON

786 Old North Road
Worthington, MA 01098
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Christine D. Jones
Seller: Granger, Kenneth M., (Estate)
Date: 01/06/25

8 Ring Road
Worthington, MA 01098
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Sarah I. Blaser
Seller: Rachel H. Flichtbeil
Date: 01/17/25

79 River Road
Worthington, MA 01098
Amount: $645,000
Buyer: Carmen E. Kaechler
Seller: Bethany F. Corbett
Date: 01/17/25

Celebrating the Difference Makers

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Opinion

Editorial

The name came naturally.

Indeed, as the leadership team at BusinessWest was finalizing plans to create a new recognition program back in 2009, all that remained was a name. And as they talked about the individuals, nonprofits, and institutions that could, and would, be honored in the years to come, Difference Makers was the logical fit.

It says it all, and it describes, efficiently and succinctly, the dozens of honorees recognized since we launched this endeavor 16 years ago. It’s the same with the eight honorees for 2025, all of whom are making a difference in their own way, as is made clear in the stories in the special center section of this issue. They are:

• Jennie Adamczyk, executive director of Providence Ministries for the Needy (PMN). She oversees programs that include a soup kitchen, a pantry, sober homes for men, and a warming shelter. But it’s not what she does that makes her a Difference Maker, but show she does it, with determination and imagination that mirrors that of PMN founder Sr. Margaret McCleary: if she sees a need, she works aggressively to meet it.

• Sheryl Blancato, CEO of Second Chance Animal Services. She’s a true believer that all animals deserve a second chance, and from humble beginnings 26 years ago, she and her team have created a wide-ranging nonprofit, including four veterinary hospitals, that helps more than 56,000 animals each year. Her goal has always been to help not just pets, but their families, in an effort to keep them together.

• Andrea Bordenca, CEO of DESCO Service. Yes, she’s the leader of a successful healthcare emergency field-service response organization, but she’s a Difference Maker because of her many initiatives to bring people together, create dialogue, build community, and help young people, women, and other constituencies become the best versions of themselves.

• Mychal Connolly, owner of Stand Out Truck. He’s a serial entrepreneur and the successful owner of a unique marketing business, but he’s a Difference Maker because of the way he’s become a mentor, role model, and true inspiration to aspiring entrepreneurs, particularly young people, and for the way he’s helped many of them overcome challenges and get off the ground or to the next level.

• John Delaney, director of Ride to Remember. When a fellow Springfield police officer, Kevin Ambrose, died in the line of duty, Delaney helped create what has become one of the region’s premier bicycling events — not a competitive ride, but a communal one that has raised awareness of fallen heroes and money for a host of important charitable causes across the region.

• John Doleva, president and CEO of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. When he took this job, he expected to stay a few years and then return to the sporting-goods world from which he came. Instead, he’s stayed more than 20 years, leading the Hall through myriad challenges while also becoming greatly involved in the Western Mass. community, especially with programs involving young people and sports.

• The Michael J. Dias Foundation. From the crushing loss of her son to drug addiction, Grace Dias created a supportive community of fellow grieving parents — and then created something more: an organization that operates three (soon to be four) sober homes where individuals in recovery can develop resilience, responsibility, accountability, and a chance to move on to a successful life of independence.

• Dan Moriarty, president and CEO of Monson Savings Bank. A star athlete in high school and college, and a participant in marathons and Ironman competitions today, he makes frequent use of sports phrases and metaphors, especially those involving the importance of teamwork. He practices what he preaches and leads by example, and has built a strong team that is committed to getting involved and giving back.

Opinion

By Contributor
Opinion

Effective Communication Is Key

By Sam Borsari

Emerging human-resources (HR) professionals are faced with a rapidly changing business environment, which has greatly emphasized the value of effective communication. Hybrid and remote workforces have become a reality for many, which means there are greater communication barriers than there were several years ago. Additionally, the shifting workforce brings generational differences that must be addressed.

Emerging HR professionals need to ask themselves, ‘how am I communicating with intention to maintain expectations, engagement, and culture for those working in various capacities?’ To make matters more challenging, these professionals are also learning how to navigate a seemingly complex political environment, which has triggered swift employment-law changes. Clearly communicating these updates while working to reduce internal conflict is essential to mitigate risk and ensure understanding.

Coinciding with effective communication, emerging HR professionals should focus their attention on developing their emotional intelligence (EQ) — the ability to recognize, understand, and manage both their own emotions and their relationships with others. EQ is comprised of self-awareness, self-management, motivation, empathy, and social skills.

While this may seem apparent to some, emotional intelligence is essential for emerging HR professionals, as it helps foster trust among their employees and strengthens internal relationships. By having a high level of emotional intelligence, emerging professionals will be able to lead by example and encourage a culture of collaboration and open communication. It will also allow them to better manage difficult conversations with more confidence.

Emerging HR professionals are in a unique and exciting position. They bring fresh eyes and a new perspective to pre-established processes. However, implementing change within an organization as an emerging professional comes with challenges, especially when it comes to gaining the respect and influence of senior leaders. This hurdle can create a mental roadblock, limiting the individual’s ability to drive change and showcase their potential leadership capabilities.

This is why honing influence and relationship-building skills is essential for emerging HR professionals. While this doesn’t happen overnight, developing business acumen and learning to align HR initiatives with broader business goals is a way to start. These skills will allow emerging professionals to have a voice at the table and a chance at greater success within their HR role.

If emerging HR professionals aren’t initiating change themselves, they are at the forefront of managing it, whether due to evolving employment laws, shifting business landscapes, or changing workplace expectations and/or culture. This is now more apparent than ever. Emerging HR professionals must be able to guide their team through transitionary periods and help them navigate uncertainty. These moments present a valuable opportunity to demonstrate leadership ability and resiliency even in high-pressure situations.

This makes adaptability and change management incredibly important skills to develop. To build on this, emerging professionals should focus on staying up to date with compliance changes, embrace the idea of continuous learning, and develop strategic procedures to support their organization through periods of transition.

 

Sam Borsari is a member experience specialist with the Employers Assoc. of the NorthEast. This article first appeared on the EANE blog; eane.org

Picture This

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Warming Trend
Picture This

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Warming Trend

Monson Savings Bank recently hosted an internal, employee-led winter clothing drive among the bank’s seven offices. The clothing drive benefited local students at Educare Springfield, filling several large boxes with essential winter items, including children’s-sized jackets, hats, gloves, boots, and other warm clothing.

Warming Trend

Pictured: Monson Savings Bank Community Relations Manager Carla Carnevale (right) delivers the clothing collection to Educare Springfield Executive Director Nikki Burnett, a Monson Savings Bank corporator.

 

 

 

Neighbors Helping Neighbors

bankESB’s fourth annual Neighbors Helping Neighbors fundraising drive raised $28,000 for local food pantries, bringing the program’s four-year total to $137,000. As part of bankESB’s charitable giving program, the Giving Tree, the bank invited customers, employees, and members of the community to donate at bankESB branches throughout November. All donations were matched by bankESB, and the total was divided among 14 food pantries in Western Mass. communities the bank serves.

Neighbors Helping Neighbors

Pictured: bankESB Southampton Branch Officer Betsy Schabacker (left) presents a $2,000 check to Candice Iwanicki, executive director of Southampton Community Cupboard.

 

Toy and Gift Drive

Baystate Noble Hospital team members showed their holiday spirit again this past holiday season by donating an abundance of toys and gifts during a three-week hospital toy and gift drive. President and COO Lissette Grimaldi and other hospital leaders delivered the toys to Behavioral Health Network (BHN) in Westfield before Christmas.

Pictured, from left: Jean Frater, program director at BHN; Grimaldi; Jan Mayforth, CFO of Baystate Regional Community Hospitals; and AJ Mazzolini of the Facilities department at Baystate Noble Hospital.

Pictured, from left: Jean Frater, program director at BHN; Grimaldi; Jan Mayforth, CFO of Baystate Regional Community Hospitals; and AJ Mazzolini of the Facilities department at Baystate Noble Hospital.

 

Appreciating First Responders

The seventh annual First Responders Appreciation Dinner welcomed 300 first responders and their families for a night filled with food, games, and fun. The evening’s highlights included a visit from Boomer, the Springfield Thunderbirds mascot, and the Massachusetts State Police taking home the win in the annual Chief Games. This event was hosted by Pioneer Valley Financial Group in partnership with the VFW and featured catering by Mills Tavern and Chill, with desserts provided by Chmura’s Bakery.

Pictured at left, from left: PV Financial Group’s Fatima Tavares, Meghan Monaghan, Catarina Sanches, Kelly Haber, Tiffany Lyman, Edward Sokolowski, Linda Martins, Austin Smith, and Karen Nogueira with Boomer. Below: Members of the Ludlow Fire Department.

Pictured at left, from left: PV Financial Group’s Fatima Tavares, Meghan Monaghan, Catarina Sanches, Kelly Haber, Tiffany Lyman, Edward Sokolowski, Linda Martins, Austin Smith, and Karen Nogueira with Boomer. Below: Members of the Ludlow Fire Department.

 

Members of the Ludlow Fire Department.

Members of the Ludlow Fire Department.

 

Safety First

Johnson Memorial Hospital recently earned an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from the Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety, which grades hospitals across the country based on more than 30 performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries, and infections, as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them.

Pictured: Lindsey Gamble (front center), executive director of Patient Care Services & Operations, with Johnson Memorial Hospital colleagues.

Pictured: Lindsey Gamble (front center), executive director of Patient Care Services & Operations, with Johnson Memorial Hospital colleagues.

 

Agenda

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40 Under Forty Nominations

Through Feb. 27: BusinessWest is currently accepting nominations for the 40 Under Forty class of 2025. The deadline for nominations is Feb. 27. Launched in 2007, the program recognizes rising stars in the four counties of Western Mass. Nominations, which should be detailed in nature, should list an individual’s accomplishments within their profession as well as their work within the community. Nominations can be completed online at businesswest.com/40-under-forty-nomination-form. Nominations will be weighed by a panel of judges, and the selected individuals will be profiled in the April 28 issue of BusinessWest and honored at the 40 Under Forty Gala in June.

 

‘Lights, Community, Action!’

Feb: 7-8: JaDuke Theater in Turners Falls will mount a two-night community performance titled “Lights, Community, Action!” Proceeds from the four-act musical revue will benefit Community Action Pioneer Valley’s Center for Self-Reliance food pantry. Each of the four acts of the show will center around one of the four themes of Community Action’s programs: food, heat, support, and community connection. With numbers such as “Be Our Guest” from Beauty and the Beast, “Circle of Life” from The Lion King, and pop hits like “Lean on Me” and “Walking on Sunshine,” the show’s 95 community cast members are rehearsing weekly to prepare a thigh-slapping, foot-stomping singalong show full of family fun. The Center for Self-Reliance food pantry, which will be the direct beneficiary of the event’s donations and sponsorships, has seen a 34% increase in visitors over the last three years. Right now, the pantry offers fresh meat, dairy, eggs, produce, and shelf-stable goods to more than 1,000 visitors per week. The Center for Self-Reliance serves people in and around Greenfield, and the West County Pantry satellite pantry serves the Shelburne Falls and hilltown area. This is JaDuke’s fourth year of putting on a benefit show for a local nonprofit. The first three years’ beneficiaries were the Children’s Advocacy Center, United Arc, and the New England Center for Women in Transition. Both performances will start at 6 p.m. Tickets are available online at jaduketheater.com.

 

Chicopee Chamber Shining Stars Gala

Feb. 28: The Chicopee Chamber of Commerce announced the recipients of its 2025 Shining Stars, recognizing individuals whose exceptional contributions strengthen and inspire the community. This year’s honorees are AJ Crane, owner of A. Crane Construction, as Citizen of the Year; Ashley Batlle, owner of Beauty Batlles Lounge, as Volunteer of the Year; the Springfield Thunderbirds as Business of the Year; and Health New England as Nonprofit of the Year. The Chicopee Chamber introduced Shining Stars in 1985 when Ernest Laflamme Jr. was recognized as the first Citizen of the Year. Recipients are selected by a nominating committee chaired by Laflamme and including Carol Campbell of Chicopee Industrial Contractors, Ted Hebert of Teddy Bear Pools, City Treasurer Marie Laflamme, Michael Siddall of Siddall & Siddall, P.C., and Jeffrey Sattler of Liberty Bank. The 40th annual Shining Stars Gala will take place from 6 to 10:30 p.m. at the Castle of Knights at 1599 Memorial Dr. Tickets cost $75 per person. To purchase tickets or inquire about sponsorships, visit www.chicopeechamber.org or call (413) 594-2101.

 

Second Chance Auction Gala

March 29: Second Chance Animal Services will host its 26th annual Auction Gala at the AC Marriott in Worcester. This is Second Chance’s most important fundraiser of the year, raising critical funds to help provide life-saving services to more than 56,000 pets in need. The evening will feature hundreds of silent auction items, raffles, and a small but exclusive live auction offering one-of-a-kind experiences. With a relaxed cocktail and dressy-casual dress code, the event is designed to be an enjoyable evening for all, combining great company with opportunities to make a meaningful impact. All proceeds will support Second Chance’s mission to transform the lives of pets by providing affordable veterinary care, keeping pets with their families, and finding loving homes for animals in need. Tickets are on sale now, and seating is limited, so early reservations are encouraged. Businesses and individuals can also support the event by sponsoring, which includes recognition in event materials, highlighting their commitment to supporting pets in need. Donations to the auction are another way to get involved, with unique goods, services, and once-in-a-lifetime experiences being especially popular. To purchase tickets, become a sponsor, or donate auction items, visit www.secondchanceanimals.org/dinner-auction or email [email protected].

 

Difference Makers Gala

April 9: Tickets are now on sale for the 17th annual Difference Makers awards gala, hosted by BusinessWest at the Log Cabin in Holyoke. The class of 2025 will be profiled in the Feb. 17 issue. Tickets cost $95 per person, and tables of 10 are available. They can be purchased at businesswest.com/eventcalendar/difference-makers-tickets. The 17th annual Difference Makers program is sponsored by Burkhart Pizzanelli, the Royal Law Firm, Trinity Health Of New England/Mercy Medical Center, and TommyCar Auto Group.

 

Hooplandia 2025

June 20-22: Registration is now open for Hooplandia, the third annual 3-on-3 basketball tourney and festival, at hooplandia.com. The event will take place at Eastern States Exposition (ESE) and the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Games will be played at the ESE complex, with special games held at the Basketball Hall of Fame. In 2024, 75 basketball courts allowed accommodation for more than 650 games played by approximately 2,100 participants of all ages. Diverse divisions include young girls and boys, women, men, high-school ages, college level, OGs, veterans, and more. Players in the Special Olympics and Unified division can look forward to free registration, and those in the Hoops & Heroes division, such as active and retired first responders and military personnel, have access to discounted registration. Players are invited to build teams of four, create their own unique team name, design their uniforms, and register at hooplandia.com. Fees range according to age. Those that register before the end of the day on March 10 are treated to the 3 Point Perks package, which grants early teams access to limited-edition goodies. 3 Point Perks are not available after March 10, and registration prices increase after May 26 for late teams.

 

People on the Move

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People on the Move
Kiley O’Meara

Kiley O’Meara

The directors of the Irene E. & George A. Davis Foundation announced that Kiley O’Meara has been named the new executive director of the foundation. She will oversee the foundation’s strategic initiatives and brings with her three decades of experience in philanthropy, policy, and education. For the past year, O’Meara has served the Davis Foundation as director of Strategy and Learning. She previously worked as a senior researcher at Stanford University at the PACE (Policy Analysis for California Education) research center. In that position, she supported continuous improvement in policy and philanthropy through research, data-based insights and analysis, and strategic planning. Specializing in improving education for low-income youth, O’Meara has conducted pivotal research on initiatives supported by major foundations, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Her diverse career spans roles such as director of Policy and Research at GreatSchools, program officer at the Stupski Foundation in San Francisco; and policy director of the Bay Area School Reform Collaborative, part of the national Hewlett-Annenberg Challenge school-improvement effort. She served as an AmeriCorps member after graduating college, teaching inmates at the Suffolk County House of Correction in Boston. She then went on to be a TK-12 educator before entering the realm of policy and research. She holds a master’s degree in public policy from the Kennedy School at Harvard University and a bachelor’s degree from Middlebury College. In the community, she serves in leadership roles at Choate Rosemary Hall’s parent association and the Harvard Alumnae Assoc., and also volunteers at Healing Meals in Simsbury, Conn.

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Gerardo Sanchez

Gerardo Sanchez

bankESB recently promoted Gerardo Sanchez to digital banking product officer, based at its 241 Northampton St., Easthampton office. He has 26 years of banking experience and joined bankESB in 2021 as an electronic banking systems manager. Previously, he was the Financial Center Operations manager at Bank of America and, before that, eBanking manager at Florence Bank. In this new role, he will focus on bankESB’s digital banking roadmap, initiatives, and upgrades. Sanchez earned an associate degree in business studies from Holyoke Community College and a bachelor’s degree in both business management and human resources from Bridgewater State University. He also earned a certificate from the Massachusetts Bankers Association’s New England School for Financial Studies.

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Laura Davis

Laura Davis

Andy Zhang

Andy Zhang

Dietz & Company Architects Inc. announced that Laura Davis has been promoted to the position of senior project manager. She joined the firm in 2019 as an architectural associate and quickly grew to become an invaluable part of the team through her strong project-management skills. Now, as a senior project manager, she leads projects across many states and properties for the firm’s hospitality clients. Dietz & Company also announced that Andy Zhang has earned his professional license to practice architecture in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. To achieve licensure, he successfully completed all six divisions of the Architectural Registration Examination and 3,740 experience hours under a licensed architect, as well as meeting all requirements for architectural licensure in the Commonwealth. Zhang joined Dietz & Company in 2020 as an architectural associate and has since grown within the company, working on a variety of project types and now as a member of its hospitality team. He earned his master of architecture degree from UMass Amherst and his bachelor of architecture degree from Shandong Architecture University in China.

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Mary McGovern, president and CEO of Country Bank, announced the promotion of Melissa Mann to vice president of Customer Experience and Michael Dias to Product Marketing & Business Insights officer. Mann offers a unique blend of skills, including completing the New England School for Financial Studies through the Massachusetts Bankers Assoc. in 2019. She is currently working on completing her project management certification through the Project Management Institute, which shows her ongoing commitment to professional development. She will continue to lead and manage the bank’s Sales and Customer Experience programs and strategies. Dias has been a driving force in integrating data analytics into the bank’s marketing strategies. With an MBA in data analytics from Western New England University and his recent certification as a certified financial marketing professional by the American Bankers Assoc., his strategic mindset and forward-thinking approach have been key in integrating data analytics into the bank’s marketing strategies.

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Autumn Leshinski

Autumn Leshinski

Hogan Technology, a leading managed technology services provider, announced the promotion of Autumn Leshinski to the position of voice group manager. She has been an integral part of Hogan for more than 11 years, during which time she has expanded her role significantly, transitioning from client services to technical services and project coordination. “Autumn has become an indispensable member of our team,” said Sean Hogan, president of Hogan Technology. “She engages daily in client-facing roles, making her a crucial element in both client retention and new customer onboarding. Her new responsibilities as voice group manager will encompass partner and resource development.”

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Melisa Loa

Melisa Loa

American International College (AIC) appointed Melisa Loa dean of students and director of Residence Life. In this role, she will lead the Office of Student Affairs and oversee student conduct, support, and advocacy. She is especially dedicated to advocating for and supporting first-generation students, aligning with AIC’s mission of providing access and opportunity for all. Loa joins AIC with more than a decade of experience in and out of higher education. She most recently served as assistant director of Residence Life for First-year Experience at Anna Maria College, where she worked closely with first-year students. Loa began her professional journey as a resident assistant, steadily advancing in leadership roles. She holds a bachelor’s degree in anthropology and sociology with an individualized focus on higher education from Roger Williams University and a master’s degree in student affairs administration from Michigan State University.

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Courtney Huxley

Courtney Huxley

Greenfield Cooperative Bank announced the promotion of Courtney Huxley to Business Development officer. In this role, she will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies to grow the bank’s customer base and strengthen its market position. She will be responsible for driving business growth by fostering new customer relationships, supporting marketing strategies, and implementing initiatives to attract customers to the bank. She will also be a strong presence at the bank’s numerous community giving and outreach programs. Huxley has a 22-year career in retail banking, including five years as a branch manager at Greenfield Cooperative Bank.

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On Jan. 1, Michael Skillicorn joined Alisa Klein as co-executive director of Grow Food Northampton (GFN). Together, they say their complementary strengths and shared vision will lead Grow Food Northampton into an exciting new chapter, advancing its mission as a food and farming justice organization. Skillicorn joined Grow Food Northampton eight years ago as program director and was promoted five years ago to associate director. Over the last five years, Klein has led Grow Food Northampton as the sole executive director — through the pandemic, the catastrophic flood of the Grow Food Northampton Community Farm in July 2023, and a period of growth and stability for the organization.

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Cliff Hedges

Cliff Hedges

Mackenzie Coburn

Mackenzie Coburn

Eastern States Exposition (ESE) employees Cliff Hedges, director of Security, and Mackenzie Coburn, Sales Innovation manager, have been appointed chairman of the Safety & Security Committee and chair of the Sponsorship Committee, respectively, by the International Assoc. of Fairs and Expos (IAFE). Hedges has an extensive background in public safety beyond his six years as ESE’s director of Security. He began his career in law enforcement as a police officer in Dallas and was later employed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for 26 years. He maintained various roles while working for the FBI in Tampa, Fla., Boston, and Springfield. While in Springfield, he spent five years conducting criminal investigations as a supervisory special agent for the Safe Streets Gang Task Force and Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Task Force. He was a foreign counterintelligence investigator when he concluded his career with the FBI. Immediately before joining ESE, Hedges was the Compliance director and investigator for Regional Care Healthcare, where he oversaw the security of five hospitals. At that time, he was simultaneously acting as a security consultant for Bee-Line Security. Coburn began her career at ESE more than five years ago as a marketing intern immediately after completing her bachelor’s degree in communications at Westfield State University. Soon after, she joined the team as a brand marketing coordinator and expanded her responsibilities tenfold, overseeing website redesigns for ESE and the Big E, rebranding the Big E’s food competition, refreshing the sponsorship program, and more. In July 2022, she became Sales Innovation manager, re-establishing the internship program, developing a brand style guide, curating a local brewers showcase, and more. Coburn has also completed the Institute of Fair Management graduate certificate program in November 2023 and became an IAFE ambassador in February 2023.

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The Stack Group Inc. announced the hiring of Jordan Stack as an associate. In this role, he will contribute to content creation for SEO clients as well as design for website projects. Stack is currently a sophomore at UMass Amherst, where he is pursuing a major in legal studies. Prior to attending UMass Amherst, he was a business and marketing major at American International College (AIC), where he also competed as a student-athlete on its Division II lacrosse team. An accomplished student, he has achieved dean’s list honors in all his semesters of academic work. He also earned a design certification via Duda and a content certification via HubSpot.

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James Dyment

James Dyment

Tighe & Bond, a Northeast leader in engineering, design, and environmental consulting, recently welcomed James Dyment as a vice president in its Water Business Line. He will help to drive business-development strategy and pursuits within that line, as well as provide coaching and mentoring to staff. In addition to his role at vice president, he will serve as a project director with a focus on wastewater project management. Dyment brings more than 25 years of progressive experience in water and wastewater engineering. His wastewater infrastructure experience includes treatment, collection systems, pumping stations, infiltration/inflow analyses, and sewer system evaluation surveys. He has extensive experience collaborating across engineering disciplines, including instrumental and controls as well as supervisory control and data acquisition, and managing projects throughout the life cycle from conceptualization through design, construction, commissioning, and operation. His drinking-water infrastructure experience includes pump stations, booster stations, and storage tanks. Throughout his career, he has been responsible for a variety of successful, multi-discipline municipal water and wastewater engineering projects. Dyment has worked on significant municipal treatment facility projects in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, including overseeing the design, construction, and startup of the 7.7 MGD advanced wastewater treatment facility in Warwick, R.I. and the 10 MGD advanced wastewater treatment facility in Taunton; developing upgrades to the wastewater treatment facility and remote pumping stations in Bristol, R.I.; and serving as project manager for the design and construction of water storage tanks in Milton. He will be based out of the firm’s Providence, R.I. office.

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Rachel’s Table of Western Massachusetts (RTWM) announced a slate of new board members to its roster, enhancing its community leadership in a cause that has engaged more than 350 volunteers in Western Mass. Board members inaugurated in 2025 include Mallory Probert-Caplan, Cathy Dorison, Michael Paysnick, and Carolyn Martinez, executive director of Christina’s House, as agency representative, a new position on the board of directors. In addition, RTWM also added Janice Dickstein to the board in 2025 and to the executive board in 2025. Jeffrey Sagalyn and Erinn Young, vice president at PeoplesBank, moved from the professional advisory council to the board. RTWM’s new president is Judy Yaffe, and the vice president is Jane Cohen. Laura Katz remains treasurer.

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The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts announced the addition of three community members to its board of directors: Amy Rome, Olivia Aguilar, and Maureen James. Each brings a wealth of experience and a shared commitment to addressing food insecurity in the region. With extensive expertise in fundraising across health, education, performing-arts, international, and faith-based organizations, Rome has held key roles at institutions such as Lincoln Center, Cancer Care, and the William J. Clinton Foundation and Union Seminary. She has also consulted on initiatives for the Guggenheim Museum and the Episcopal Divinity School at Union. She has actively contributed to the Food Bank’s development committee since March 2022. Beyond her professional accomplishments, she has served on the board of the Academy of Music and leads the Banned Book Initiative for the League of Women Voters in Northampton. Aguilar, director of the Miller Worley Center for the Environment at Mount Holyoke College, is a nationally recognized expert in environmental education and community-based learning. A first-generation college graduate, she has earned degrees from Texas A&M University and Cornell University, with research focused on inclusivity in environmental and science learning communities. Her work explores intersections of community, race, and transformative education. Her dedication to equity aligns with the Food Bank’s mission to create inclusive and sustainable solutions to hunger. Her upcoming book, Remembering, Resisting, and Reimagining: The Latinx Outdoor Experience, will be published in 2025. A Cathedral High School alumna, James brings legal and community-service expertise to the board. After earning degrees in political science and English from Boston University and her law degree from Suffolk University, she has specialized in employment defense and insurance law at Skoler, Abbott, and Presser, P.C. in Springfield. Since returning to Western Mass. in 2015, she has become deeply involved in her community, chairing Wilbraham’s Commission on Disability, and, starting this year, serving as vice chair of the Baystate Health Foundation board. Her dedication to community empowerment complements the Food Bank’s vision for a hunger-free region.

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Local nonprofit community behavioral-health agency Clinical & Support Options (CSO) has announced key leadership changes within the organization. Chief Financial Officer Frank Mertes announced his plans for retirement last fall. This month, CSO welcomes Jeffrey Cebula as its new CFO. Cebula comes from Baystate Health, where he served in progressive roles, including six years as director of Finance for Baystate Franklin Medical Center and Baystate Noble Hospital. Also new to CSO’s senior leadership team is Brooke Deren, who joins the agency as its new regional program director of Emergency Services Programs. Like Cebula, Deren also comes to CSO from Baystate Health, most recently working in its Partial Hospitalization Program.

Incorporations

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Incorporations

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

AGAWAM

Iglesia Evangelica la Hora de Restauracion, 238 Male St., Apt. G6, Agawam, MA 01001. Quetcy Rivera, same. Spiritual support for the community.

ASHFIELD

Ethos Award Equestrian Inc., 611 Barnes Road, Ashfield, MA 01330. Roberta Wilmore, same. Nonprofit established to fundraise to support the Ethos Award.

EASTHAMPTON

Mass Park Way Inc., 39 Hannum Brook Dr., Easthampton, MA 01027. Jeffrey James McDonald, same. Buying and reselling of items along with helping others dispose of excess items and offering pro bono help when needed to customers.

EAST LONGMEADOW

Caring Home Health Care Inc., 270 Benton Dr., Suite B, East Longmeadow, MA 01028. Maria Mena, same. Home healthcare services.

GREENFIELD

Jay SBM Corp., 92 Verde Dr., Greenfield, MA 01301. Priyankumar Patel, same. Smoothie store.

HOLYOKE

Maccg Holyoke Inc., 50 Holyoke St., R116, Holyoke, MA 01040. Hong Zhi Liu, 3115 Knorr St., Philadelphia, PA 19149. Restaurant located in food court of Holyoke Mall.

LENOX

Pickni Properties Inc., 31 Hubbard St., Lenox, MA 01240. Michelle Pranger, same. Real-estate investments.

NORTH ADAMS

Fuls Family Entertainment Inc., 41 Roberts Dr., North Adams, MA 01247. Gary Fuls Jr., 82 Elm St., Williamstown, MA 01267. Bowling, video golf, and entertainment.

PITTSFIELD

6 Solferino St. Inc., 82 Wendell Ave., Suite 100, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Yongmei Zeng, same. The purpose of this organization includes but is not limited to e-commerce trade.

Avazone Works Ltd., 82 Wendell Ave., Suite 100, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Tao Zhang, same. Consulting service and technical service.

Epique Inc., 82 Wendell Ave., Suite 100, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Joshua Miller, same. Office for real-estate agents and brokers.

Mtmove Inc., 82 Wendell Ave., Suite 100, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Hongxia Yuan, same. Real estate.

Revitalize Health and Wellness Inc., 82 Wendell Ave., Suite 100, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Richard Westhaver, same. Health and wellness products.

Xtrs Corp., 82 Wendell Ave., Suite 100, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Daniel Rodrigues de Souza, 3204 Founders Way, Saugus, MA 01906. Car towing company.

SPRINGFIELD

7 Star Dickinson Inc., 707 Dickinson St., Springfield, MA 01108. Muhammad Ali Saleem, 188 Clearwater Circle, Ludlow, MA 01056. Gas station with convenience store, tobacco, cigarette, vapor, and lottery.

Springfield Cowboys Inc., 1570 Plumtree Road, Springfield, MA 01119. Chelsea Lester, same. Nonprofit organization whose mission is to make a positive impact on youth across New England through a comprehensive approach that includes sports, mental health, and equity, with a program focused on a variety of athletic activities, including football, flag football, track, and more, to provide young people with opportunities to develop their skills, teamwork, and discipline.

WESTFIELD

5355 Elm Corp., 53 Elm St., Westfield, MA 01085. Binta Modh, 5 Pond St., Ashland, MA 01721. Retail package store, tobacco, and convenience.

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Danger, Alert, Prepare Inc., 521 Union St., West Springfield, MA 01089. Nathan Daniels Jr., 23 Dawes St., Springfield, MA 01109. Nonprofit organization providing educational, charitable and community programs and services for returning citizens so they can be productive and positive individuals in society.

Doing Business as Certificates

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DBA Certificates

The following business certificates and/or trade names were issued or renewed during the month of January 2025.

AMHERST

Aikido of Amherst
7 Pomeroy Lane
James Heath Atchley

All About Learning
7 Pomeroy Lane, Units 1-6
David Wilder, Melissa Wilder

Amherst Antiques
81 Sunderland Road
Matthew Corcoran

Amherst Inn
257 Main St.
Ann King

Our Foods Bakery
362 Northampton Road, Apt. D
Clara Selorm Danso

The Red Barn
893 West St.
Tana Boone

Ren’s Mobil Service
161 North Pleasant St.
Reynold Gladu

Sandy’s Barber Shop
96 North Pleasant St.
Stacy Kelliher

Sociocracy for All
120 Pulpit Hill Road, Unit 8
Jerry Koch-Gonzalez

Thinqué
362 Northampton Road, Apt. D
Clara Danso, Emmanuel Danso

 

BELCHERTOWN

Dream Designs Custom Framing
95 West St.
Darvin Martin, Helena Martin

Ed Leary Home Improvement
46 South Liberty St.
Edwin Leary

Goetic Systems
475 South Washington St.
Adam Nyzio

Victor Cueto
11 Barton Ave.
Victor Cueto

HADLEY

CMG Home Loans
195 Russell St., B1
CMG Mortgage Inc.

Hadley Auto Express
212 Russell St.
Amir Mikchi

JC Mattress Co.
81 River Dr.
Justin Carlson

Jiffy Lube #812
347 Russell St.
Atlantic Coast Enterprises

Marshalls #0838
325 Russell St.
TJX Cos. Inc.

Mud Rail Farms Trapping
57 Roosevelt St.
Brandon Daniel

Pride #603
25 Russell St.
Pride Operating LLC

Pride #612
445 Russell St.
Pride Operating LLC

River Drive Auto
81 River Dr.
Stephen Szymkowicz

River Valley Realty Services
114 Bay Road
Timothy Murphy

T.J. Maxx #0136
454 Russell St.
TJX Cos. Inc.

Unlimited Business Service
217 Russell St.
Ruth Parker

Valley Veterinary Hospital
320 Russell St.
VetCor of Massachusetts

PITTSFIELD

Capital Bookkeeping Solution
39 Winship Ave.
Gerardo Gonzalez

Delicias de Mi Tierra
28B Whipple St.
Nubia Toloza Davila

Hair Loft
12 Allendale Road
Corrine Vaughn

Lavender Cleaning Services
111 Lincoln St., Apt. D
Lida Hernandez Ospina

Tom’s Moving Service
234 Lenox Ave.
Thomas Weiland

SOUTHWICK

208 Southwick Inc.
208 College Highway
Ankit Patel

A&Z Auto Corp.
797 College Highway
Fariaan Mufreed

AMV Corp.
587 College Highway
Maunish Shah

Balance Beauty Bar
535 College Highway
Florence Castonguay

Bears n Buses
509 College Highway
Dominic Faretra

Clear 10 Solutions
39 Deer Run Road
Jeff King

DK Design
615 College Highway
Keith King

Faced by Emily LLC
627 College Highway
Emily Burke

FJ Auctions Inc.
58 Fred Jackson Road
Jamie Jacquier

M&D Trucking
134 South Loomis St.
Michael Girroir

Maids Made Affordable
8 Veteran St.
Christina Larosa

Mary Vella
613 College Highway
Mary Vella

Oak’n Keg
20 Point Grove Road
Vimal Patel

Ranpat Inc.
23-25 Point Grove Road
Natalie Lynch

Southwick Forastiere Funeral Home & Cremation
624 College Highway
Frank Forastiere

Southwick Package Store
466 College Highway
Robert Benoit

WESTFIELD

Alpaxion Digital Synergies
26 Hampden St.
Keven Allen

Charles Skop
120 Northwest Road
Charles Skop

Chuck’s Handyman Services
29 East Silver St., #1
Irvin Hooten

Community Chiropractic Care
420 Union Street, #1
Peyton O’Conner

DPM
44 Pontoosic Road
Davyd Prykhodko

Great Clips
249 East Main St.
Catie Laraway

Healing Hands by Sarifa
16 Union Ave.
Sarifa Khan

Madison Construction
264 Buck Pond Road
James O’Sullivan

Ravenwood Investigations
57 Jaeger Dr.
C. Lee Bennett

Simple Website Admin
192 Eastwood Dr.
Richard Hauff

Spirals Massage
1029 North Road
Keilani Tirado

Vessel Coffee Cart
74 Old Holyoke Road
Alyona Brutskaya

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Angelo Bertelli’s Liquor Mart
726 Main St.
Angelo Bertelli’s Liquor Mart

Art Studio
201 Dewey St.
Art Studio

Bell Dental Lab
1111 Elm St., Suite 25
Bell Dental Lab

Costco Liquors
119 Daggett Dr.
Costco Atlantic Liquors Inc.

The Cupcakes Lady
12 Prospect St.
The Cupcakes Lady

Enterprise Rent-A-Car
1053 Riverdale St.
Camrac LLC

Fathers & Sons Inc.
434 Memorial Ave.
Fathers & Sons Inc.

Fathers & Sons Volvo Cars West Springfield
989 Memorial Ave.
Fathers & Sons Inc.

Fathers & Sons Inc.
168 New Bridge St.
Fathers & Sons Inc.

Health Products Shop
440 Main St.
Health Products Shop

Huntington Creative Commercial Photography LLC
132 Myron St.
Huntington Creative Commercial Photography LLC

Pension & Benefits Associates Inc.
131 Wayside Ave.
Pension & Benefits Associates Inc.

Pro Tool and Machine
349 Cold Spring Ave.
Pro Tool and Machine

Skip’s Cleaning
871 Main St.
Skip’s Cleaning

Smart Pick Dental
235 Memorial Ave.
Riverside Dental LLC

Victory International Store
573 Union St.
Victory International Store