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The following Business Certificates and Trade Names were issued or renewed during the month of August 2014.

AGAWAM

A Way of Life Massage
667 Springfield St.
Gina Carosello

AK Installation
33 Perry Lane
Andrey Kaletin

Blush Salon
1325 Springfield St.
Erin Torte

MRG Home Inspections
55 Emerson Road
Marc Guillemette

Traffic Light
67 Springfield St.
Helen Chui

CHICOPEE

Dec-Valde Cleaning Services
222 Hampden St.
Rey D. Marrero

PB & Jam Design
196 Fletcher Dr.
Robert Perry

R.K. Building & Remodeling
16 Upton St.
Richard Kusyk

TDC Enterprises
181 Theroux Dr.
Tyron Cline

Unique Property Services
50 Linden St.
Albert Boudin

GREENFIELD

Beijing House
45 Main St.
Min L. Lu

Bill Sheckels Furniture
71 Madison Circle
William Sheckels

Blue Moon Healing Center
11 Plum Tree Lane
Jean Conway

Conquest of Greenfield
26 Clark St.
John Lamoreux

Hair Therapy
40 School St.
Madeline Maxame

Pretty Nail
209 Main St.
Chris Newsome

Yasou Electrolysis & Skin Care
224 Federal St.
Sophia Koblinski

Your Wellness Expert
50 Lincoln St.
Margaret Luther

PALMER

ABC Pool Supply
248 Ware St.
Mark Kirk

DeSousa Trucking
97 Water St.
Ray DeSousa

Specialty Timber Harvesters
61 Beech St.
Cole Scott

SPRINGFIELD

Phenomenal Looks
680 Sumner Ave.
Ysabel Santana

Preferred Domestics Clean
70 Shumway St.
Gloria J. Durant

Sabor Penticostal
2 Chestnut St.
Sasha L. Ramos

Santiago Towing
193 Taylor St.
Jose Santiago

Springer’s Oil, LLC
40 Wisteria St.
Samuel S. Springer

Springfield’s Finest
427 State St.
Angel L. Castillo

Sunshine Cleaning
49 Andrew St.
Latoya Smith

Tazmania Gym Boxing
279 Mill St.
Juan Melendez

Teresa Mama’s
137 State St.
Teresa A. Williams

The Tasty Tomato
147 Magnolia Terrace
Michelle Deni

Therapeutic Massage Therapy
59 Wexford St.
Beth A. Morin

Tufts Insurance Company
1441 Main St.
Tufts Insurance Company

Varady & Associates
50 Dutchess St.
Robert S. Varady

Vemma413
63 Connecticut Ave.
Brandon Henry

Well Done Maid Services
22 Eldridge St.
Jalin Mobley

Western Mass Cars
95 Laconia St.
Kevin J. Conway

Wilma Pruitt
49 Margerie St.
Wilma Pruitt

World Concrete Contract
1655 Main St.
Daniel Rodriguez

WESTFIELD

Apex Dent Repair
72 Kane Brothers Circle
Thomas R. Cutler

Diamond Back Band
166 King St.
Jeffrey G. Alamed

Gibson’s Equine Farrier Service
37 Forest Glen Road
Shaun Gibson

Fit 4 Mom of Greater Springfield
32 St. James Ave.
Claire Lebeau

J. Baker Landscaping
25 Eastview St.
Jeffrey Baker

Johnson’s Painting Services
65 Massey St.
Kenneth W. Johnson

Minderol Labs
44 Plantation Circle
Doug D. Buckley

Okna Window Cleaning & More
85 Falley Dr.
Jason B. Niezajko

Sweet White Peony
27 Summit Dr.
Liuba Paladi

Zayas Tax Works
8 Raymond Circle
Orlando Zayas

Incorporations

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

AGAWAM

FAS Enterprises Inc., 418 Meadow St., Unit B1, Agawam, MA 01001. Frank Santinello, same. Bakery distribution service.

CHICOPEE

Friends of the Granby Veterans Inc. 315 Chicopee St., Chicopee, MA 01033. Michael Pandora, same. A non-profit organization established for the purpose of raising money to build a veterans memorial in order to honor the men and women of this town that served our nation in a time of war.

EAST LONGMEADOW

Icare Foundation Inc., 75 North Main St., East Longmeadow, MA 01028. Sherrill Pineda, 15 Norwottuck Dr., Hadley, MA 01028. A non-profit organization whose primary mission is to provide programs and funding resources for such programs as Medicare, Medicaid, veterans administration, local nonprofit organizations through charitable funding such as: program development, product and services development, support research studies, healthcare/home care, educational purposes for veterans.

GRANBY

Granby Preservation Society Inc., 220 West State St., Granby, MA 01033. Christine Beck, 15 Kellogg St., Granby, MA 01033. A non-profit organization designed to raise funds and acquire grant money to provide funding for the preservation, restoration, and continued maintenance on historic buildings and structures.

LONGMEADOW

Foodbeats Corp., 63 Churchill Dr., Longmeadow, MA 01106. Sharon Cohen, same.

MONSON

JP Roof Coatings Inc., 52 Ayers Road, Monson, MA 01057. Justin Pelissier, same. Contractor specializing in roof coatings.

NORTHAMPTON

Friends of the Recreation Committee Inc., 90 Locust St., Northampton, MA 01060. Greg Howard MR., 706 Park Hill Road, Florence, MA 01062.

Healthy Food Box Inc., 351 Pleasant St., Suite B-109, Northampton, MA 01060. Elizabeth Monaghan, 40 Holly Circle, Easthampton, MA 01027. Online retail sales of healthy-food boxes.

PITTSFIELD

Imperial Coach Inc., 703 West Housatonic St., #220 Pittsfield, MA 01201. Jin Wang, 2525 Maxwell St., Philadelphia, PA 19152. Transportation/ticket sales agents.

SOUTH DEERFIELD

High Ridge Books Inc. 120 North St., South Deerfield, MA 01373-1008. Frederick Baron, 129 North St., South Deerfield, MA 01379-1008. Purchase and sales of rare books and maps.

Jing Yun Inc., 45-B South Main St., South Deerfield, MA 01373. Xin Quan Pan, same. Take-out restaurant.

SPRINGFIELD

Faith Recovery in Action, 280 Bridge St., Springfield, MA 01103. Robin King, same.

Family G & K Inc., 29 Locust St., Apt. 2B, Springfield, MA 01108. Wendy Villala, same. Transportation services.

Family Over Everything Auto Club Inc., 50 Bay Meadow St., Springfield, MA 01109. Emmanuel Sanchez, same. Jomary Robles, same. Non-profit activities such as fund-raising for all types medical research and awareness, as well as going out to the community to raise awareness of violence and drugs, and guiding our youth toward a positive path.

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Jrn Transport Inc. 65 Mercury Ct, Apt 2L, West Springfield, MA 01089. Trucking company.

WESTFIELD

Exkluiv Transport Inc., 45 Meadow St., Westfield, MA 01085. Artem Martynyuk, 148 Telegraph Ave., Chicopee, MA 01020. Transportation services.

WILLIAMSTOWN

Greylock Independent Inc., 377 Main St., Williamstown, MA 01247. J. Alexander Brooks, 267 Gale Road, Williamstown, MA 01267. Publishing services.

Briefcase

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State to Purchase Knowledge Corridor Line
GREENFIELD — Gov. Deval Patrick announced an agreement in principle allowing the Commonwealth to purchase the Knowledge Corridor rail line between East Northfield and Springfield from Pan Am Southern, a joint venture of Pan Am and Norfolk Southern. The 49-mile segment of rail is currently undergoing a major restoration that will allow for more efficient passenger service, in response to increased demand, and will allow the Commonwealth to maintain and enhance freight service, which will take trucks off the roads, reducing congestion and greenhouse-gas emissions. “For close to 100 years, the Commonwealth’s rail infrastructure was the lifeblood of economic vitality for communities in Franklin and Berkshire counties, and across Western Mass.,” said Patrick. “Through this agreement, we are realizing the renewed value this infrastructure can have in creating economic opportunities throughout the region.” The agreement in principle to purchase the Knowledge Corridor rail line is an important milestone in the Knowledge Corridor/Restore Vermonter Project. The project will restore the original route of Amtrak’s Vermonter travelling between St. Albans, Vermont, and Washington, D.C. from its current routing via Palmer and Amherst. The work on the project includes upgrades to the 50-mile Pan Am Southern Connecticut River Line running between Springfield and East Northfield, known as the Knowledge Corridor. The ongoing restoration project will lead to the relocation of the Vermonter, Amtrak’s north-south passenger rail service to the Knowledge Corridor, by the end of 2014, potentially reducing trip times by 25 minutes. Starting in East Northfield, the restoration runs south to Springfield and includes the construction of three new station platforms in Greenfield, Northampton, and Holyoke. Passenger service on this line ceased in the 1980s and was rerouted southeast to Palmer, where trains reverse direction and head west to Springfield. “It is clear that the residents of Western Massachusetts are hungry for rail service,” said U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern. “Today’s announcement, coupled with state and federal investments to rehabilitate the Knowledge Corridor line, will make such service a reality.” Added U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, “as an outspoken supporter of increased rail travel throughout New England, I am pleased the Commonwealth has agreed to purchase the rail line that runs along the Knowledge Corridor. The completion of this segment of track will lead to increased passenger and freight service from the Pioneer Valley to the Vermont border. Not only will this project will help improve our transportation infrastructure, it will also grow the local economy. It’s exciting news for Western Massachusetts.” Initiated in August 2012, the restoration work consists of the replacement of approximately 95,000 rail ties, new continuously welded rail, new active warning signals and crossing gates at 23 public-grade crossings, upgrades to six bridges, and the first phase of a new signal installation. The restoration is funded through a $75 million grant awarded by the Federal Railroad Administration and approximately $40 million in state funds. The work is expected to be complete in 2016, after the start of passenger service. These improvements will improve safety, increase operating speeds for existing freight-train traffic and the Vermonter, and enhance capacity on the rail line to accommodate future increased levels of train traffic. “The Knowledge Corridor is a rail asset that will play a key role in the region’s transportation system, both by delivering improved customer service in the form of faster travel times, as well as by being built to a standard that can accommodate more freight,” said MassDOT Secretary and CEO Richard Davey. “Purchasing the line will also allow us to preserve the line’s viability for the long term, and will position the Commonwealth to use this line for increased passenger service that could provide commuters in the region a competitive alternative to driving on I-91.” The Knowledge Corridor/Restore Vermonter project is part of the vision for a New England high-speed, intercity rail network that will provide a foundation for economic competitiveness and promote livable communities from major and smaller cities to rural areas. Beyond the Knowledge Corridor, the Commonwealth’s work to increase rail opportunities for commuters and tourists alike continues. MassDOT has been working closely with Pan Am Southern, the city of North Adams, and the town of Adams to have Berkshire Scenic Railway operate the Adams Branch railroad line between the two towns. The operation of a scenic railway between North Adams and Adams would be another draw for the thousands of tourists who flock to the Berkshires each year.

Assistance Center Opens in North Adams for Former Hospital Workers
NORTH ADAMS — State Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Rachel Kaprielian and state Health and Human Services Secretary John Polanowicz recently joined legislators and local workforce-development officials at a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open a worker-assistance center inside North Adams City Hall. The center is the latest effort to marshal state resources in helping 530 area residents who lost their jobs when North Adams Regional Hospital (NARH) and its affiliates closed in March. “The Patrick Administration is committed to making sure no worker or region is left behind as the state’s economy continues to improve and enjoys record job growth,” said Kaprielian. “This center and the skills-training opportunities the state is allocating will help get these residents back to work.” The Mass. Department of Public Health has been instrumental in helping the hospital reopen as a healthcare facility and restore regional healthcare services. Three months ago, Berkshire Health Systems opened an emergency room in the facility and hired approximately 150 former NARH employees. “Massachusetts is committed to ensuring that quality healthcare is accessible in every region across the Commonwealth,” said Polanowicz. “This worker assistance center in North Adams reinforces the administration’s commitment to the region’s healthcare community, and to supporting workers, patients, and families.” Added North Adams Mayor Richard Alcombright, “a huge ‘thank you’ to our state partners at the Executive Office of Labor & Workforce Development, and our local partners at Berkshire County Regional Employment Board and BerkshireWorks, for providing this wonderful opportunity to the residents of our Greater Northern Berkshire region. This center will provide significant resources to the unemployed and underemployed that will help them seek out opportunities and provide training for the skills necessary to attain employment. What is also very exciting is that this center will be located right next to our Veteran’s Services Office, providing an on-the-spot resource for our local veterans seeking employment.”

State, MassChallenge Launch Government Innovation Competition
BOSTON — MassIT, the Commonwealth’s lead state agency for technology across the executive branch, announced a first-of-its-kind MassIT Government Innovation Competition, with a $50,000 prize for the winning project. MassIT will partner with MassChallenge, a start-up accelerator that supports high-impact, early-stage entrepreneurs, on this initiative. The goal of the MassIT Government Innovation Competition is to provide high-quality startups with incentives to develop innovative solutions that can help the state government meet constituent needs more efficiently and at lower cost to taxpayers. For the first time, the Commonwealth will have access to entrepreneurs focused on improving the constituent-government relationship. The Commonwealth plans to implement a pilot of the winning project, with the goal of cost-effectively improving delivery of services to constituents, achieving greater internal efficiencies, or both. “Massachusetts is renowned as a hub for technology and innovation; MassChallenge’s support of high-impact, early-stage entrepreneurs has helped enhance that reputation. By working together, MassIT and MassChallenge can accelerate the Commonwealth’s use of technology solutions and harness the wealth of expertise available to us,” said Bill Oates, the state’s chief information officer. MassChallenge awards more than $1 million in cash prizes each year to winning startups, with zero equity taken. Additional benefits for startups include world-class mentorship and training, free office space, access to funding, legal advice, media exposure, and more than $10 million of in-kind support. MassChallenge is open to early-stage entrepreneurs from any industry, from anywhere in the world. Now in its fifth year, the competition has supported 489 startups, which have created more than 4,000 new jobs and raised more than $550 million in outside funding. This year alone, MassChallenge received approximately 1,650 applications from 50 countries and 40 states. After initial rounds of judging of all applicants, 128 finalists — in honor of Massachusetts’s Route 128 technology corridor — are invited to participate in MassChallenge’s four-month startup accelerator program and related sidecar competitions. The MassIT Government Innovation Competition is open to any qualifying startup that applies by the Aug. 27 deadline. Entrepreneurs whose work can help MassIT leverage innovation to support, enable, and transform the operation of state government and delivery of services to constituents are invited to compete.

State Reaches Solar Milestone
BOSTON — Gov. Deval Patrick announced another major clean-energy milestone, surpassing 15,000 solar installations in the Commonwealth. There are now 15,762 systems installed across Massachusetts, a 20-fold increase from 2008. “This achievement is due in large part to the strength of the Massachusetts solar industry,” Patrick said. “Clean-energy investments are smart for the environment and the economy, as proven by our 24% industry job growth in the last two years.” There were 778 systems installed in Massachusetts on Jan. 1, 2008. As a result of this exponential growth, Massachusetts ranked fourth in the nation for new solar capacity installed in 2013 by the Solar Energy Industries Assoc. It also ranked fourth nationally in total solar jobs in 2013 by the Solar Foundation’s National Solar Jobs Census. There are more than 8,000 people working in the solar industry in the Commonwealth, and nearly 80,000 clean-energy workers at 5,500 companies. “These achievements show that the Patrick administration’s policies and strategic investments are paying off,” said state Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Maeve Vallely Bartlett. “When we are competitive with other states much sunnier than ours, it’s a testament to the commitment of state and local officials, as well as home and business owners across the Commonwealth, to renewable energy.”

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Baystate Announces Leadership Appointments, New Name for Wing
SPRINGFIELD — With the change of Wing Memorial Hospital’s parent company from UMass Memorial Health Care to Baystate Health expected to take place on Sept. 1, Baystate Health announced leadership appointments for its Eastern Region and a new name for the Palmer hospital: Baystate Wing Hospital. As of Sept. 1, Dr. Charles Cavagnaro III, now president and CEO of Wing Memorial Hospital, will be appointed president of Baystate Health’s Eastern Region, which is comprised of Baystate Mary Lane Hospital, Baystate Wing Hospital, and the employed medical practices and medical centers in that region. As he assumes this leadership position, Cavagnaro has appointed Dr. Shafeeq Ahmed chief operating officer of Baystate Health’s Eastern Region. Ahmed will also continue in his role as chief medical officer of Baystate Mary Lane Hospital and Baystate Medical Practices Eastern Region. As president of the region, Cavagnaro will provide strategic, executive, and operational leadership for the two hospitals there, which provide inpatient medical, surgical, gynecological, and behavioral-health services; emergency services; as well as a range of primary-care and other outpatient services for about 80,000 people in that region. He will report to Dennis Chalke, senior vice president of Baystate Health Community Hospitals and senior vice president and chief financial officer of Baystate Health. Cavagnaro has served as president and CEO of Wing Memorial Hospital and Medical Centers for the past 15 years. Before that, he was Wing’s vice president of Medical Affairs. In 2013, he served as interim president of UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. Amid a challenging financial environment, Cavagnaro and his team have led Wing to serve a greater number of patients, add hospital beds, and increase the depth and breadth of services in its health centers and outpatient practices. The hallmark of his leadership is a focus on quality and safety that led to an ‘A’ safety rating for Wing from Leapfrog Group and Top Performer status from the Joint Commission on core accountability measures. Cavagnaro is a board-certified primary-care internist in Belchertown and sees patients on a weekly basis. He is a Six Sigma and Lean Green Belt in healthcare quality-improvement processes. Cavagnar completed his residency in internal medicine at UMass Medical Center and is a graduate of Cornell University Medicine College in New York City. He is a member of the American College of Physician Executives and the American College of Healthcare Executives, and a fellow of the American College of Physicians. He was a founding member of the American Academy of Hospice Physicians, which is now known as the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. He has served as a medical examiner for District IV of Hampshire County, and as a member of the board of directors of the Pioneer Valley Chapter of the Red Cross. He presently serves on the American Hospital Assoc. Regional Policy Board for the New England Region. Ahmed was recently named one of ‘100 Hospital and Health System Chief Medical Officers to Know’ by Becker’s Hospital Review. Prior to his arrival at Baystate Mary Lane Hospital, Ahmed had served as president of the medical staff, chief of Ob/Gyn, and a member of the hospital board of directors at the Naval Hospital in Cherry Point in North Carolina. Ahmed is a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist at Baystate Medical Practices – Mary Lane Ob/Gyn in Ware, and sees patients on a weekly basis.
 Over the next several months, Cavagnaro and Ahmed will be working together as part of a larger, broadly experienced team to develop the integration strategy for Baystate Health’s Eastern Region. The name Baystate Wing Hospital aspires to honor the hospital’s more-than-100-year history, and recognize the vision and contributions of the Wing family and the countless others who have contributed their time, talents, and money to making Wing the strong community health provider it is today, while also celebrating Wing’s new affiliation with Baystate Health.

Springfield College Named College of Distinction
SPRINGFIELD — Springfield College has again been identified as a 2014-15 College of Distinction for providing an innovative, teacher-centered undergraduate education with a strong record of preparing its graduates for real-world success. Colleges of Distinction is a college guide that for the last 15 years has recognized colleges it determines to be the best places to learn, grow, and succeed. The goal of Colleges of Distinction is to provide students, counselors, and parents with information about such schools. Colleges of Distinction describes schools that take a holistic approach to admissions decisions, consistently excel in providing undergraduate education, and have a national reputation. It also gives students, counselors, and parents an unbiased look at the college-admissions process. Colleges of Distinction looks at the myths surrounding college admissions, provides tools for self-assessment, and provides insights from college-admissions professionals, high-school counselors, students, and parents. Founded in 1885, Springfield College is known worldwide for the guiding principles of its Humanics philosophy — educating students in spirit, mind, and body for leadership in service to others. The college offers a range of undergraduate- and graduate-degree programs in the fields of health sciences, human and social services, sport management and movement studies, education, business, and the arts and sciences. It also offers doctoral programs in physical education, physical therapy, and counseling psychology. The college is ranked in the 2014 edition of Best Colleges in the top tier of “Best Regional Universities — North Region” by U.S. News Media Group, and is designated as a premier Leadership Development Center by the YMCA of the USA. More than 5,000 traditional, non-traditional, and international students study at its main campus in Springfield and its School of Human Services campuses across the country.

NBSB Cuts Ribbons in Ware, East Brookfield, and Three Rivers Village
NORTH BROOKFIELD — North Brookfield Savings Bank recently held ribbon-cutting events at its Ware, West Brookfield, and Three Rivers Village of Palmer branches. The events took place following the bank’s merger with FamilyFirst Bank in June. “North Brookfield Savings Bank is honored to be a part of these great communities and hopes to make a positive impact for businesses and individuals for years to come,” said NBSB President and CEO Donna Boulanger. “We look forward to being ‘where it’s at’ for specially tailored financial products and services, the best customer service, community support, and fun community events.” The ribbon cuttings drew current and prospective members of the Massachusetts Legislature. State Rep. Todd Smola attended the event at the Three Rivers Village branch, state Senate candidate Mike Valanzola attended the event at the Ware branch, and state Sen. Stephen Brewer and state Rep. Anne Gobi attended the East Brookfield branch ribbon cutting. In addition to carrying the North Brookfield Savings Bank name, the three new NBSB branches feature state-of-the-art banking for residents and businesses alike, while renovations to the 40-44 Main St., Ware branch will begin shortly to provide more cutting-edge banking services and access to the business bankers at the NBSB Business Center.

Advance Welding Relocates to Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — After more than 36 years of doing business in West Springfield, Advance Welding will relocate to Brookdale Drive in Springfield on Sept. 2. “As our capabilities and customer base continue to grow, this move will improve our ability to process our customers’ work,” said Advance Welding President Christopher Kielb. The company is a provider of metal-joining services to the commercial, marine, nuclear, medical, aerospace, and defense industries. Its operations and management team will remain the same. The new address is 150 Brookdale Dr., and the phone number will remain (413) 734-4544.

Country Bank Contributes $14,500 to Local Schools
WARE — Country Bank surprised 29 local schools that participate in the bank’s Savings Makes Sense School Banking Program with $500 gift cards to Staples. Each school received the donation to help cover the cost of back-to-school supplies. “We know how difficult it is for the schools to have the supplies they need when budgets become tight,” said Jodie Gerulaitis, financial education officer for Country Bank. “They are truly so grateful and appreciative of this gift.” It is reported that teachers annually spend about $250 of their own money to purchase items for their classrooms. Country Bank wanted to help teachers who do so much for their students. Country Bank serves Central and Western Mass. with 15 offices in Ware, Palmer, Brimfield, Belchertown, Ludlow, Wilbraham, Paxton, Charlton, Leicester, and West Brookfield.

PeoplesBank Supports Women Business Owners
HOLYOKE — In support of the growth and success of women business owners, PeoplesBank is partnering with WomenUpFront to host a monthly, ongoing roundtable for women who have ownership and leadership responsibility and want to grow toward $1 million in annual revenue. The WomenUpFront Roundtable provides a learning forum for owners to get out of the weeds of the day-to-day routine and look at their businesses more purposefully and strategically. The objective of the roundtable is to help accelerate women entrepreneurs transition their businesses to the next level and place their companies in a better strategic position to access new opportunities and continue to prosper. The roundtable offers a curriculum designed for the small-business owners and will begin in September. For more information on WomenUpFront and membership criteria, contact Cathy Crosky at [email protected] or (413) 822-1263.

Berkshire Bank Wins Communicator Awards
PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Bank has received two Communicator Awards from the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA). The bank received 2014 Silver Awards of Distinction in two categories, Commercials – Banks and Annual Report – Corporation. Each year, AIVA receives more than 6,000 entries from across the U.S. and around the world, making the Communicator Awards the largest and most competitive awards program honoring creative excellence for communications professionals. Berkshire’s television commercial for banks recognized by the Communicator Awards was its “Life Is Exciting. Let Us Help” spot developed by Berkshire Bank’s marketing department. The bank’s second Silver Award of Distinction from the Communicator Award was for its 2013 annual report. Founded in 1994, the Communicator Awards are judged and overseen by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts, an organization of more than 600 leading professionals from various disciplines of the visual arts dedicated to embracing progress and the evolving nature of traditional and interactive media.

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Ralph Abbott Jr

Ralph Abbott Jr

John Glenn

John Glenn

Timothy Murphy

Timothy Murphy

Jay Presser

Jay Presser

Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C., an employment-law firm serving the Greater Springfield area, announced that four of the firm’s partners — Ralph Abbott Jr., John Glenn, Timothy Murphy, and Jay Presser — were listed in 2015 edition of Best Lawyers in America. In addition, Murphy was named the Best Lawyers 2015 litigation, labor and employment Lawyer of the Year in Springfield. Those honored as Lawyer of the Year have received particularly high ratings in surveys by earning a superior level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity. Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey. More than 52,000 leading attorneys cast more than 5.5 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.
• Abbott has been listed in Best Lawyers in the categories of arbitration; employment law, management; labor law, management; and mediation. He has been a partner at the firm since 1975 and is known throughout the legal community for his work representing management in labor relations and employment-related matters, providing employment-related advice to employers, assisting clients in remaining union-free, and representing employers before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Abbott also has numerous credits as an author, editor, and teacher and a record of civic and community involvement. He has been selected by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers every year since 1989.
• Glenn has been listed in Best Lawyers in the categories of arbitration; employment law, management; and labor law, management. He has been a partner of the firm since 1979 and has spent his career representing management in labor relations and employment-related matters. In addition to providing employment-related advice to employers, he assists clients in remaining union-free and represents employers before the NLRB. He has extensive experience negotiating collective-bargaining agreements and representing employers at arbitration hearings and before state and federal agencies. Prior to joining Skoler, Abbott & Presser, Glenn was employed by the NLRB in Cincinnati. He has served as an adjunct professor of Labor Law at Western New England University School of Law and is a member of the American Academy of Hospital Attorneys. He has been selected by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers every year since 1995.
• Murphy has been listed in Best Lawyers in the categories of employment law, management; labor law, management; and litigation, labor and employment. He joined Skoler Abbott after serving as general counsel to an area labor union and as an assistant district attorney for the Hampden County District Attorney’s Office. His practice includes labor relations and employment litigation, as well as employment counseling. A native of the Springfield area, Murphy is a graduate of the Western New England University School of Law. He has also taught courses in employment law at WNEU. He is a frequent contributor to business and human-resource publications and a contributing author to the Massachusetts Employment Law Letter. He has been selected by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers every year since 2013.
• Presser has been listed in Best Lawyers in the categories of employment law, management; labor law, management; and litigation, labor and employment. He has more than 35 years of experience litigating employment cases and has successfully defended employers in civil actions and jury trials and handled cases in all areas of employment law, including discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, wage hour, FMLA, ERISA, and defamation. He has won appeals before the Supreme Judicial Court and the First and Second Circuit Courts of Appeals, and represented employers in hundreds of arbitration cases arising under collective-bargaining agreements. He has been selected by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers every year since 1991.
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Robert Belitz

Robert Belitz

Tighe & Bond, a civil and environmental engineering consultant, has appointed Robert Belitz its Chief Financial Officer. In this role, he will direct Tighe & Bond’s financial operations and priorities, as well as contribute to growth strategies consistent with the firm’s continued expansion in the marketplace. Belitz, who will provide financial management from the firm’s Westfield office, is a certified public accountant and executive with more than 25 years of corporate finance and accounting experience in professional services. He previously has served as the chief financial officer, corporate controller, and vice president of Finance for firms such as Malcolm Pirnie, Arcadis U.S., and the Hunter Roberts Construction Group. He also provided senior management for the public accounting firms of Ernst and Young LLP and KPMG LLP in New York. His prior responsibilities have included oversight and management of all financial functions, as well as developing and implementing financial plans and processes to achieve strategic and operational objectives. “Bob’s wealth of experience in our industry, and his proven ability to successfully direct financial operations, is instrumental to Tighe & Bond’s accelerating growth,” said David Pinsky, president and CEO of Tighe & Bond. “We’re thrilled that he has joined us as Tighe & Bond’s first chief financial officer.” Belitz, who earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Muhlenberg College, is a member of the New York State Society of CPAs and the Construction Financial Management Assoc. He also has participated in various finance forums with the Environmental Financial Consulting Group, Ernst and Young, the American Council of Engineering Companies, and the Design Finance Officers Group. Founded in 1911, Tighe & Bond is one of the most experienced engineering firms in New England, with offices in Pocasset, Westfield, and Worcester, Mass.; Middletown and Shelton, Conn.; and Portsmouth, N.H. With a team of more than 250 employees, Tighe & Bond provides engineering and environmental services for clients in government, industry, healthcare, education, real-estate, energy, and water/wastewater markets.
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Radius Financial Group Inc., a leading private mortgage lender in New England, has announced the addition of Kate Crogan as a Loan Officer in its West Springfield branch. Crogan brings three years of experience in mortgage lending. Most recently, she was a customer-service representative before being promoted to financial-services representative at TD Bank in Chicopee, where she was responsible for first and second mortgages, insurance, and annuities. She is currently studying business at Western New England University.
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Keith Minoff

Keith Minoff

Keith Minoff was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America 2015 in the fields of commercial litigation and corporate law. Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey. More than 52,000 leading attorneys cast more than 5.5 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. Minoff specializes in business litigation and employment law. His law office is located in downtown Springfield.
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Paul Fortin

Paul Fortin

Northeast IT Systems Inc. announced the addition of Paul Fortin to its team. Fortin will be joining Joel Mollison and Brian Sullivan as a Desktop Support Specialist. In that role, Fortin is able to implement cloud-based backup systems, reduce downtime of equipment, and increase speed of repairs for clients. With this new addition, Northeast IT Systems will be able to continue its pattern of steady growth and provide solutions to a broad range of clients.
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Brattleboro Retreat President and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Robert Simpson Jr., has been named by Behavioral Healthcare magazine as a 2014 Behavioral Healthcare Champion along with four other leaders in the field of mental health from across the nation. The 2014 champions were selected from outstanding nominees across the country who, according to the magazine, are making a difference in the development, delivery, and effectiveness of mental healthcare services. “True leaders create lasting impact, and our 2014 Behavioral Healthcare Champions all have an eye on the future,” said Julie Miller, editor in chief of Behavioral Healthcare magazine. “Their drive to find new and more effective ways to serve their clients is reflected not just in their own organizations’ success, but also in the progress they’ve witnessed in their communities.” The 2014 Behavioral Healthcare Champions are profiled in the July/August 2014 issue of Behavioral Healthcare magazine and were recognized at a special ceremony during the National Conference on Addiction Disorders (NCAD) and the co-located Behavioral Healthcare Leadership Summit, which was held in St. Louis on Aug. 22-26.  Simpson’s many achievements since becoming the Retreat’s CEO in November 2006 are discussed in-depth in the above-mentioned profile. Among those achievements are a complete revamp of the hospital’s admissions process that replaced a multi-channel system of patient access with a streamlined, single-access point that makes access to the Retreat’s numerous programs easier and more dignified for patients. Under Simpson’s watch, the retreat has successfully launched four specialty clinical services designed to better meet the psychiatric and addiction treatment needs of distinct populations that are typically underserved. They are the Adult Inpatient Program for people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender; the Emerging Adult Inpatient Program for young adults ages 18 to 26; the Uniformed Service Program, a partial-hospital program designed to meet the unique needs of law enforcement, firefighters, corrections officers, military personnel, and first responders suffering from PTSD and other duty-related issues including addiction to alcohol and other drugs, major depression, and domestic violence; and the Mind Body Pain Management Clinic, a treatment alternative for people experiencing chronic pain that utilizes biofeedback, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), mindfulness, and mindful movement in place of typical treatments such as medication and surgery.
During Simpson’s tenure, the Retreat has experienced tremendous growth, having increased its number of staffed beds from an average of 50 in 2006 to an average of 122 in 2014. During the same time, the Brattleboro Retreat has doubled its number of employees from approximately 400 to more than 800.

Chamber Corners: Upcoming Events

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Chamber Corners Departments

AFFILIATED CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE OF GREATER SPRINGFIELD
www.myonlinechamber.com
(413) 787-1555

• Sept. 10: ERC5/ACCGS Millfest After 5, 5 p.m. to dusk, at Ludlow Mills, 100 State St., Ludlow. Tickets are $15 for members, $25 for general admission.

• Sept. 23: ACCGS Pastries, Politics & Policy, 8-9 a.m.
An informal roundtable discussion, designed for political and policy junkies. Reservations are $15 for members, $25 for general admission, which includes continental breakfast. Reservations may be made online at www.myonlinechamber.com.

• Sept. 30: Rake in the Business Table Top Showcase, 4:30-7 p.m., at the Castle of Knights, 1599 Memorial Dr., Chicopee. Network with more than 100 vendors. Reservations are $5 in advance, $10 at the door.  Reservations may be made online at www.myonlinechamber.com.

GREATER CHICOPEE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.chicopeechamber.org
(413) 594-2101

• Sept. 10: CEO Luncheon at the Munich Haus Restaurant. Registration at 11:45, lunch at noon. Network and hear from Eric Lapointe, executive vice president of the Springfield Falcons, who recently joined the organization and oversees all revenue-generating functions of the team. Tickets are $25 for members, $30 for general admission.

• Sept. 17: Salute Breakfast, 7:15-9 a.m., at the Collegian Court, 89 Park St., Chicopee. Tickets are $20 for members, $26 for non-members.
• Sept. 25: The “Taking Care of Business,” series continues with “Negotiating and Understanding Leases,” 9-11 a.m.,  at the Residence Inn by Marriott, 500 Memorial Dr., Chicopee. Sponsored by Common Capital. Cost is $20 for members, $30 for non-members.

• Sept. 30:  Table Top Expo & Business Networking Event, 4:30-7 p.m., at the Castle of Knights, 1599 Memorial Dr. in Chicopee. Presented by the Greater Chicopee, Holyoke, and Westfield chambers of commerce and ACCGS. Tickets are $5 pre-registered, $10 at the door. Sign up at www.chicopeechamber.org.

GREATER EASTHAMPTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.easthamptonchamber.org
(413) 527-9414

• Sept. 11: Networking By Night Business Card Exchange, 5-7 p.m., at the Look Park Garden House, 300 North Main St., Florence. Sponsored by Residential Mortgage Services. Door prizes, hors d’ouevres, host beer and wine. Tickets: $5 for members, $15 for future members. RSVP requested.

• Sept. 12-13: Electronic recycling fund-raiser, Sept. 12, 1-4 p.m.; Sept. 13, 8:30 to noon. Dropoff location at Liberty and Mechanic streets, Easthampton. Sponsored by Duseau Trucking LLC and A-Z Storage  & Properties. Proceeds to benefit the chamber’s programs, including the Holiday Lighting Fund. Responsibly dispose of your old computers, monitors, TVs, telephones, stereos, and office or home appliances. No registration required; open to all members of  the Greater Easthampton community. Nominal recycling fees. We cannot accept refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, or any appliances containing freon. For more information, contact the chamber.

GREATER HOLYOKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.holycham.com
(413) 534-3376

• Sept. 10: Legislative Coffee Hour, 7:45-9 a.m., at Slainte Restaurant, 80 Jarvis Ave., Holyoke, featuring guest speakers Mayor Alex Morse, City Council President Kevin Jourdain, and City Treasurer Jon Lumbra. Sponsored by Ferriter Law and Marcotte Ford. Tickets are $18 for members, $25 at the door and for non-members.

• Sept. 17: Annual Outing Clambake, 5:30-8 p.m., at Holyoke Country Club, 3 Country Club Road, Holyoke. Lobster dinner, putting contest, raffle prizes, 50/50 raffle, chowder cookoff. Sponsored by United Water, Pioneer Valley Railroad, and CareerPoint. Tickets are $30 for members and advance reservations, and $40 for non-members and at the door. The public is invited to attend.

• Sept. 30: Table Top Showcase, 4:30-7 p.m., at the Castle of Knights in Chicopee. Four area chambers — Greater Holyoke, Greater Chicopee, Greater Westfield, and the ACCGS — are getting together to present a tabletop mini-trade show. Tables cost $125. Visitors pay $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Call the Holyoke Chamber at (413) 534-3376 to secure a table, or sign up online at holyokechamber.com.

GREATER NORTHAMPTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.explorenorthampton.com
(413) 584-1900

• Sept. 10: Northampton Chamber Monthly Arrive @5, 5-7 p.m. Arrive when you can, stay as long as you can. Sponsors: Greenfield Savings Bank, Hathaway Farms, and United Personnel. Tickets are $10 for members, $15 for non-members.

• Sept. 11: 2014 Workshop: “Introduction to Google Docs,” 9-11 a.m. at Pioneer Training, 139B Damon Road, Northampton. Pre-registration is required, and space is limited. Tickets are $20 for members, $25 for non-members. To register, e-mail [email protected].

GREATER WESTFIELD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.westfieldbiz.org
(413) 568-1618

• Sept. 8: Chamber Open House, 4-7 p.m., at the Greater Westfield Chamber, 16 North Elm St., Westfield. Help us celebrate our new location by stopping in to see our new office. Refreshments will be served.

• Sept. 9: Lunch & Lecture Series 1, presented by Tim Flynn, AAMS, Edward Jones Investments, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., at Noble Hospital, Conference Room A, Westfield. Topic: “Retirement and Investments for Business.” Cost: free to chamber members, $25 for non-members, or $60 for all three in the series. For more information, call Pam at the chamber office at (413) 568-1618.

• Sept. 10: After 5 Connection, 5-7 p.m., at the Holiday Inn Express, 39 Southampton Road, Westfield. Sponsored by Advanced Medical Consulting and Billing. Complimentary refreshments provided. Walk-ins are welcome. Cost is $10 for members, $15 for non-members (cash at the door). To register, call Pam at the chamber office at (413) 568-1618.

• Sept. 15: Speaker Series, part 1 of 3. “Legal Issues Affecting Business,” presented by Royal LLP, 8-9:15 a.m., at the Genesis Spiritual Life & Conference Center, Westfield. Cost: free to chamber members, $25 for non-members, or $60 for all three in the series. For more information, call Pam at the chamber office, (413) 568-1618.

• Sept. 19: September Breakfast, 7:15-9 a.m., at the 104th Fighter Wing ANG, 175 Falcon Dr., Westfield. Sponsors: Platinum, Westfield Bank; Gold, Savage Arms; Silver, Prolamina and Wealth Technology Group. Speaker: Dr. Alan Robinson,  co-author of The Idea-Driven Organization. Cost is $25 for members, $30 for non-members. To register, call Pam at the chamber office at (413) 568-1618. Consider donating a raffle prize to the event.

• Sept. 30: 17th Annual Table Top Showcase, 4:30-7 p.m., at the Castle of Knights, Chicopee. Cost: $5 in advance through the chamber or $10 at the door. Opportunities available for sponsorships and exhibitor tables. For more information, call Pam at the chamber office at (413) 568-1618.

PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S CHAMBER
www.professionalwomenschamber.com
(413) 755-1310

• Sept. 24: PWC Headline Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Yankee Pedlar, 1866 Northampton St., Holyoke. The speaker will be Jane Iredale, president and founder of Jane Iredale Skin Care. Tickets are $25 for members, $35 for general admission.

SOUTH HADLEY GRANBY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
(413) 532-6451
www.shgchamber.com

• Sept. 16: “What’s Your Granby Business?” Open House, 5 p.m., hosted by the new Granby Free Public Library, 297 East State St., Granby. Mingle with South Hadley and Granby business people and check out the beautiful new Granby library. Finger food and beverages. Tickets are $5 for chamber members, $10 for non-members, unless you are a Granby business owner — then it’s free.

WEST OF THE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.ourwrc.com
(413) 568-1618

• Sept. 8: Open House, 4-7 p.m. The Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce its new office at 16 North Elm St. in Westfield. Join us for an open house.

• Sept. 17: Networking Lunch, noon to 1:30 p.m. at Kaptain Jimmy’s, 916 Suffield St, Agawam. Network with fellow chamber members over lunch. Each member will get approximately one minute to offer a brief pitch about their company. E-mail [email protected] to register.

Agenda

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Millfest After 5
Sept. 10: Ludlow Mills on State Street in Ludlow will be the site of Millfest, the first After 5 of the chamber season, from 5 p.m. to dusk. The event will be presented by the East of the River Five Town Chamber of Commerce (ERC5), an affiliate of the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield (ACCGS), in partnership with the ACCGS. The rain date is Sept. 11. Sponsored by Chicopee Savings Bank and MGM Springfield, Millfest will take place in an outdoor tented environment and will provide attendees the opportunity to network in a casual and informal setting. Attendees will also be able to network with many of the businesses that are based in this unique industrial complex and learn more about the Ludlow Riverwalk. Attendees will enjoy music; complimentary hot dogs, hamburgers, and apple pie; and a cash bar provided by Europa Black Rock Bar & Grill, as well as a display of classic cars, amusements, and a special dedication to the region’s first responders. Reservations are $15 for members and $25 for the general public. Net proceeds benefit the ERC5 Scholarship Fund. Reservations may be made online at www.myonlinechamber.com.

Affordable Care Act Roundtable Seminar
Sept. 11: With changes coming to the Affordable Care Act in 2015, business owners and managers need to ensure that their companies are up to speed on the newest developments, including the employer mandate, which will go into effect next year. Attorney Channez Rogers, an associate with the Northampton-based firm Royal LLP, will lead a roundtable-style seminar where she will provide practical pointers to assist attendees with helping their organizations stay current with the latest Obamacare provisions. Rogers will cover topics such as what to include in a comprehensive package, who is subject to the employer mandate and how to comply, and penalties for non-compliance. The seminar will be staged at Royal LLP’s offices, at 270 Pleasant St. in Northampton, from 8 to 9 a.m. The cost is $30 per person, and advance registration and payment are required. Seating will be limited. Contact Ann-Marie Marcil at (413) 586-2288 or e-mail [email protected] to register or if you have any questions about this seminar.

Amherst Area Chamber Annual Awards Dinner
Oct. 2: The Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce announced the upcoming Farm to Table Annual Awards Dinner, to be held Oct. 2 at Hadley Farms Meeting House in Hadley. The dinner, a yearly celebration that is a highlight of area businesses’ community social calendar, is expected to sell out. This year’s award winners reflect a celebration and acknowledgement of a number of community partners and leaders.  The “A+” Award Winners include the Rotary Club of Amherst, which will receive the chamber’s Community Service Award, recognizing the many contributions that this group of volunteers has made to the Amherst area, in addition to its work dedicated to the global eradication of polio; Stephanie O’Keeffe, who will receive the chamber’s Legacy Award, a celebration of what this individual has accomplished, specifically in her role on the Amherst Select Board; and Tony Maroulis, former executive director of the organization, who will receive the chamber’s Most Valuable Player award for all of his hard work elevating the chamber’s stature and involvement in the community. “It was a daunting task to sift through the nominations for this year’s batch of award winners, because as there are so many individuals and organizations in this community worthy of recognition,” said Don Courtemanche, Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce executive director. “We feel that the recipients that we have selected represent the best, the brightest, and the most outstanding of the terrific partners that the chamber is fortunate to be associated with.” Tickets for the dinner will be available Sept. 2. Reservations for the dinner or for the program book may be made by contacting the chamber at (413) 253-0700.

Western Mass.Business Expo
Oct. 29: BusinessWest will present its fourth annual Western Mass. Business Expo at the MassMutual Center in downtown Springfield. The business-to-business show, which last year drew more than 2,000 visitors, will feature more than 150 booths, seminars, and Show Floor Theater presentations; breakfast and lunch programs; and a day-capping Expo Social. Details about specific events, programs, and featured speakers will be printed in future issues of BusinessWest. Comcast Business will again be Presenting Sponsor, while the social will be sponsored by Northwestern Mutual and MGM Springfield. Silver Sponsors are Health New England, DIF Design, Johnson & Hill Staffing, and MassMutual Financial Group. Education sponsor is the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst. Additional sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information on sponsorships or booth purchase, call (413) 781-8600.

Court Dockets

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Court Dockets Departments

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

FRANKLIN SUPERIOR COURT
Anne-Therese Stark v. Stop & Shop Supermarket, LLC
Allegation: Slip and fall on foreign subject causing injury: $290,000
Filed: 6/20/14

Kelli J. Fortin v. Baystate Medical Practices and Pioneer Women’s Health
Allegation: Unauthorized disclosure of private information to third party: $25,000+
Filed: 7/31/14

GREENFIELD DISTRICT COURT
Fuelrite, LLC v. Robert N. Tatro d/b/a Tatro Trucking
Allegation: Non-payment of goods sold and delivered: $11,481.57
Filed: 8/5/14

HAMPDEN SUPERIOR COURT
Kilnapp Enterprises Inc d/b/a Real Clean v. Eliezer Claudio d/b/a Star Auto Detailing
Allegation: Defendant breached the non-compete and non-solicit provisions of a business-to-business contract: $45,000
Filed: 7/22/14

Thomas Sullivan v. Jen-Coat Inc.
Allegation: Defendant unjustly terminated plaintiff’s employment after treatment for colon cancer in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act: $25,000+
Filed: 7/23/14

HOLYOKE DISTRICT COURT
Jacqueline Diaz v. Ransome Idealease, LLC and Jonah Pitts
Allegation: Negligent operation of tractor trailer truck: $24,000
Filed: 7/29/14

SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT COURT
Beacon Sales Co. v. Jamie Ludwig and Courtney Ludwig d/b/a Luggy’s Roofing and Construction
Allegation: Non-payment of goods sold and delivered: $6,363.17
Filed: 6/30/14

Comcast Spotlight Inc. v. Smithfest Events Inc.
Allegation: Non-payment of advertising services rendered: $9,606.17
Filed: 6/30/14

ICC Trucking v. JCL Trucking Inc.
Allegation: Breach of contract: $26,500.17
Filed: 8/7/14

Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co. and LM Insurance Corp. v. HB Roofing Contractor, L.P.
Allegation: Non-payment of workers compensation policies: $12,903.98
Filed: 7/3/14

Rosalinda Rosa, Carlos F. Rivera and Pedro Principe v. Bertera Chrysler Jeep Dodge Inc. and Joseph Deausealt
Allegation: Sale of motor vehicle that did not comply with warranty: $24,999.99
Filed: 7/30/14

Tamara Walker v. 227 Mill Street, LLC, The Mercy Hospital Inc. d/b/a Methadone Maintenance Treatment Program, and Sisters of Providence Health System Inc.
Allegation: Negligent maintenance of property: $20,000
Filed: 8/11/14

Picture This

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Send photos with a caption and contact information to: ‘Picture This’ c/o BusinessWest Magazine, 1441 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01103 or to [email protected]

Cold Cash

Cold2Cold1Cold3The leaders of Berkshire Bank and Hampden Bank recently challenged their employees to take part in the popular ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, which has raised well over $100 million in just a few weeks. Above, the Berkshire Bank Foundation donated $50 for each of the first 50 employees who took part in the challenge and shared their videos on Facebook. More than 50 bank employees completed the challenge within the first three days, and the foundation will make a $2,500 contribution to the ALS Assoc., which provides care services to assist people with ALS and their families through a network of chapters working in communities across the nation, while maintaining a global research program focused on the discovery of treatments and eventually a cure for the disease. Meanwhile, Hampden Bank President Glenn Welch challenged his employees (bottom) to take the challenge and matched the $1,000 donation made by the employee dress-down fund, for a total of $2,000. “I think it’s really great that we were able to do this and get other companies involved to support such a great cause. We at Hampden Bank are always looking for ways to give back,” Welch said.

Block Party

Block2Block1On Aug. 21, Springfield College partnered with the Old Hill and Upper Hill Neighborhood Councils, HAPHousing, and the Partnership for the Renewal of Old Hill in hosting the 11th annual Block Party on the Hill. The event featured live music and free barbeque, along with information about housing, health, education, and community services. Children also enjoyed a bounce house and face painting. Pictured at top, from left, are Block Party Planning Committee members Mattie Lacewell,  Kathy Smith, Springfield College President Mary-Beth Cooper, Sarah Page, Adrienne Osborne, Jill Russell, and Ethel Griffin.

Fore! … a Good Cause

PicThis3The 34th annual Brightside Golf Classic drew 180 golfers to Springfield Country Club in West Springfield and Twin Hills Country Club in Longmeadow. The event raised just over $108,500 to support Brightside for Families and Children in Holyoke, which provides in-home counseling and support to children and their families throughout Western Mass. Pictured, first row, from left: Brightside’s Maria Zygmont; Brightside Golf Classic co-chairs John Kendzierski, Steve Lowell, and William Wagner; and Brightside’s Mark Paglia. Second row, from left: Diane Dukette, vice president of Fund Development, SPHS; Martin Caine; Jeslyn Carr; Brightside Golf Classic co-chair Paul Fritz; Benjamin Coyle; Jay Babcock; and Daniel Moen, president and CEO of the Sisters of Providence Health System.

Editorial

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Opinion
Some Steps in the Right Direction

Several months ago, we wrote about what we perceived as a considerable challenge for this region: finding capable successors for all Baby Boomers — and others — who will be retiring over the next several years.

As we noted, the Boomers will be stepping down in very large numbers over the next decade or so, and the shoes of many of this region’s business and nonprofit leaders will have to be filled by individuals who can take those organizations forward.

Months later, this assignment continues, and as matters unfold, we notice what we believe is a trend, and one that we sincerely hope will continue. Specifically, many of the people now doing the shoe-filling are women.

For example, Maura McCaffrey has taken the helm at Health New England, succeeding long-time president and CEO Peter Straley. Just a few months ago, Joanne Marquesee was chosen as president and CEO of Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton.

Roughly a year ago, Mary-Beth Cooper took the reins at Springfield College, becoming the first woman to lead that 128-year-old institution that has long been dominated by men and was originally open only to them. Likewise, Carolyn Martin not long ago became the first woman to lead Amherst College, which also started as a men’s school.

Just recently, Hope Margala was named president and CEO at Yankee Candle Corp., one of the region’s largest employers. Earlier this summer, Dena Hall was named regional president of a much larger United Bank. On the nonprofit side, Kim Goulette has been named executive director of the Pioneer Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross, succeeding long-time director Rick Lee, and a year ago, Sarah Tsitso became the first woman to lead the Springfield Boys & Girls Club.

The first thing we’ll say about all this is that caution, or discretion, must be exercised whenever the discussion comes around to women being placed in high positions. The last thing we would want to do at BusinessWest is indicate that there is anything extraordinary about this or somehow send a message that someone has been awarded a top-level executive position at a local business or nonprofit — and, wow, she’s a woman!

Indeed, we’re years, if not decades, past the point (or should be) where gender should even be an issue in matters such as filling positions in the executive suite. But, let’s face it, this is something we simply would not have seen 20 years ago, or perhaps even 10 years ago, when the only women college presidents in Western Mass. were running women’s colleges, and all of the region’s banks were run by men.

What has happened?

Well, we’d like to believe that maybe, just maybe, gender is now a non-issue when it comes to appointments such as these. We’d like to think that area businesses and nonprofits are no longer overlooking at least half the qualified candidates for a position.

And maybe women are becoming less hesitant to reach higher for posts such as these because they believe they won’t be discounted because they’re a woman, or hired because they’re a woman; rather, they’ll be hired because they’re the best candidate.

We believe this might be the case, because all of those appointments above do not amount to a coincidence. Instead, they amount to considerable movement in the right direction.

And this movement isn’t just toward putting women in such positions, but rather toward ending the historical habit of effectively eliminating them from the discussion.

It’s a movement that certainly bodes well for this region.

Opinion

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Opinion
Electricity Grid Bending, and Might Break

By MARC BROWN
For the past two years, New England has seen its energy rates rise from $.036 per kWh in 2012 to $.056 per kWh in 2013 — more than a 50% increase. New England ratepayers paid an additional $3 billion for the energy we consumed last winter, and as a result of capacity shortages in the most recent auction, we will be doling out an additional $1.8 billion in payments to generators just to be available.

The regional organization which oversees our energy grid, ISO New England, has repeatedly warned us of our overreliance on natural gas for electricity generation, which currently accounts for more than half of our capacity. Add to that 8,000 megawatts of expected-to-retire generation over the next decade, and New England is looking at a real future capacity shortfall — a gap that all of the energy efficiency, conservation, and demand response in the world won’t be able to close.

Rightfully, ISO’s warnings have led to panic among the region’s legislators and bureaucrats — ironic, considering that they and their predecessors supported, promoted, and enacted policies that have led us to our current situation — as well as high prices and dwindling base-load capacity. Policies like renewable portfolio standards, the renewable greenhouse-gas initiative, net metering, and others have favored expensive, intermittent renewable power at the expense of more affordable and reliable base-load options.

We are going to need new base-load generation to power our homes, businesses, hospitals, and schools. Unfortunately, the way the energy markets are designed offer little incentive for new investment. Capacity markets are too shallow (three years) and are subject to price caps that are in place to protect ratepayers, but in the long run may do more harm than good. Extending capacity to five, six, seven, or more years might be enough incentive to bring new capacity into the region. It may also provide some financial security to natural-gas electricity generators, allowing them to make longer-term fuel commitments, which in turn should spur private investment in new natural-gas pipelines. Ratepayers could ultimately benefit from a market that trades higher capacity payments for lower energy payments.

New Hampshire’s Northern Pass (1,200 MW) and the Footprint natural-gas plant in Salem (700 MW) are two projects that could bring much-needed base-load power to New England, but both have been met with opposition. Footprint, whose future is in question, has been opposed by environmental groups like the Conservation Law Foundation because it is a fossil-fuel generator, despite the fact that it emits half of the CO2 and none of the SOX of the plant that it would replace. Northern Pass has been opposed by myriad environmental groups, as well as the New England Power Generators Assoc. (NEPGA), a trade organization representing the owners of more than 100 electric power plants in New England who control more than 80% of New England’s generating capacity.

NEPGA’s responsibility is to advocate for its membership, many of whom have benefited from the high prices that have hit ratepayers the past two winters. ISO’s day-ahead electricity auction is a “clearing auction,” which means that all generators who clear the market receive the marginal (or highest) cleared rate. For example, if a 1,000-MW generator bids into the market at $20 per megawatt hour to cover its cost of generation and the market clears at $50 per MWh, the generator will make $30 per MWh in profit, or $720,000 for that day. During a cold week this past January when the average day-ahead price exceeded $262 per MWh, a 1000-MW generator would have received more than $44 million in energy payments alone.

New Englanders are looking for relief from high energy costs, regulators are looking to ensure reliability, and, despite their poor track record, policy makers are looking to address our long-term energy needs. Sooner, rather than later, New England is going to need more base-load electricity to replace retirements.

The Farmers’ Almanac is predicting another bitterly cold winter for New Englanders. Vermont Yankee and its 600 MW (600,000 homes) will be powering down for good at the end of December. Run to your local hardware store and get your generator now, because, if January 2015 is as frigid as January 2014, rolling blackouts might be in our future — and while not all of us will be surprised, some of us will have a lot of explaining to do.

Marc Brown is the executive director of the New England Ratepayers Assoc., the nonprofit dedicated to protecting ratepayers in New England.

Building Permits

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Building Permits Departments

The following building permits were issued during the month of August 2014.

AGAWAM

Agawam Crossing
200 Silver St.
$58,000 — Build out of existing space

Insurance Center of New England
1070 Suffield St.
$179,000 — Office expansion

Mark Difranco
838 Suffolk St.
$12,000 –— New dressing room

AMHERST

Ann C. Kenworthy
93 High Point Dr.
$210,000 — Addition for art studio

LUDLOW

Aldor Corporation
70 Kirkland Ave.
$50,000 — Addition and alterations

Chemi-Graphics
340 State St.
$32,500 – New roofing system

NORTHAMPTON

Clarke School for the Deaf
45 Round Hill Road
$60,000 – New roof

Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc.
30 Locust St.
$673,000 — Renovation of pharmacy

Matthew Olivieri
110 Pleasant St.
$158,000 — Interior fit out for tattoo parlor

Smith College
8 Paradise Road
$388,000 — Heating system renovation

PALMER

Camp Ramah of New England Inc.
39 Bennett St.
$12,000 — Temporary structures of staff housing

Francis Murphy
3129 High St.
$3,000 — Repairs to apartment and fire escape

SOUTH HADLEY

Loomis
246 North Main St.
$35,000 — Repairs

Mount Holyoke College
50 College St.
$9,000 — Remodel

Mount Holyoke College
50 College St.
$37,000 — Build a handicap accessible ramp

Mount Holyoke College
50 College St.
$115,000 — Renovations at Dickinson

SOUTHWICK

Saltmarsh Industry
809 College Highway
$100,000 — New maintenance garage

SPRINGFIELD

90 Meat Outlet Inc.
90 Avocado St.
$17,000 — Interior renovation

Eastfield Association, LLC
1655 Boston Road
$42,000 — Interior fit out for new store

South Campus Group
140 High St.
$16,000 — Interior fit out of 912 SF for new tenant

Stop & Shop
1600 Boston Road
$10,000 — New freezer

Urstadt Biddle Properties
372 Cooley St.
$35,000 — Interior alteration

Winn Companies
321 Fernbank Road
$35,000 — New flat roof

WESTFIELD

Noble Hospital
115 West Silver St.
$69,000 — Renovate two rooms

Rosow Westfield, LLC
66 S. Broad St.
$3,500 — Construct pressure treated stairs

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Patrick Kelly
8 Chestnut St.
$20,000 — New roof

R.C. Taylor
124 Myron St.
$74,500 — Re-roof

United Bank
33 Westfield St.
$20,000 — Replace 14 windows

Real Estate Transactions

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Departments Real Estate

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

FRANKLIN COUNTY

ASHFIELD

449 Hill Road
Ashfield, MA 01330
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: John L. Perkins
Seller: Brian D. Briten
Date: 07/16/14

BERNARDSTON

49 Martindale Road
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Katherine Malia
Seller: Scott A. Johnson
Date: 07/14/14

DEERFIELD

38 Captain Lathrop
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $335,500
Buyer: Sarah Z. Westbrook
Seller: Charles D. Gijanto
Date: 07/22/14

26 Conway St.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $167,000
Buyer: Jennifer M. Remillard
Seller: Christopher D. Davenport
Date: 07/22/14

26 South Main St.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $237,000
Buyer: Deborah S. Dachos
Seller: Martha J. Jenks
Date: 07/15/14

ERVING

4 Prospect Heights Lane
Erving, MA 01344
Amount: $239,000
Buyer: Johnson RET
Seller: Laureen A. Bertrand
Date: 07/24/14

GILL

10 Lyons Hill Road
Gill, MA 01354
Amount: $395,000
Buyer: David G. Cormier
Seller: Linda L. Cichanowicz
Date: 07/25/14

5 Meadow St.
Gill, MA 01354
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Mark J. McKenna
Seller: Shawn P. Sevoian
Date: 07/25/14

GREENFIELD

26 Barton Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Rodney I. Martin
Seller: Charles F. Reum
Date: 07/18/14

627 Barton Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Outdoor Industries Realty
Seller: Fine & Far Off Realty LLC
Date: 07/16/14

294 Country Club Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Jeffrey T. Tela
Seller: Jeffrey E. Page
Date: 07/14/14

368 Federal St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $423,000
Buyer: Scott D. Akers
Seller: O Ice LLC
Date: 07/25/14

493 Leyden Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $398,000
Buyer: Warren E. Facey
Seller: Ronald J. Wright
Date: 07/24/14

52 Shattuck St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Robin L. Hayden
Seller: Patricia P. Gallagher
Date: 07/25/14

2 Solon St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $183,338
Buyer: Midfirst Bank
Seller: Joshua P. Sonntah
Date: 07/21/14

LEVERETT

4 Cemetary Road
Leverett, MA 01054
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: William J. Jackson
Seller: Diana D. Kallio
Date: 07/17/14

5 Meadow Road
Leverett, MA 01054
Amount: $530,000
Buyer: Jack D. Forde
Seller: Julian M. Olf
Date: 07/15/14

238 Pratt Corner Road
Leverett, MA 01054
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Steven H. Stroud
Seller: H. N. Clark
Date: 07/15/14

285 Shutesbury Road
Leverett, MA 01054
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Lisa T. Brooks
Seller: Donald R. Nelson
Date: 07/25/14

MONTAGUE

128 7th St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $184,000
Buyer: Anne R. Stevens
Seller: Damien Schwartz
Date: 07/18/14

16 Country Club Lane
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $249,500
Buyer: Kristin R. Henry
Seller: Norman C. Campbell
Date: 07/23/14

6 High St.
Montague, MA 01344
Amount: $167,730
Buyer: Matan Rubinstein
Seller: Lise Brosseau
Date: 07/23/14

NORTHFIELD

179-A Captain Beers Plain Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $182,400
Buyer: Harold W. Pelletier
Seller: MW&MW Realty LLC
Date: 07/17/14

568-B Pine Meadow Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $239,000
Buyer: Amy A. Hall
Seller: Carol C. Brown
Date: 07/14/14

850 Old Wendell Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: Apple Creek Farm LLC
Seller: Sarah Westbrook
Date: 07/21/14

79 School St.
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $172,000
Buyer: Cody T. O’Brien
Seller: David G. Cormier
Date: 07/25/14

84 Warwick Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $282,000
Buyer: Scott A. Johnson
Seller: Jason R. Besecker
Date: 07/14/14

ORANGE

60 Bartlett Lane
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $224,500
Buyer: Lisa A. Kidwell
Seller: Donna A. Billiel
Date: 07/21/14

85 East Main St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $118,125
Buyer: John Dunphy
Seller: Bank of America
Date: 07/17/14

77 Intervale Road
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Donna A. Billiel
Seller: Nancy B. Mousley
Date: 07/21/14

58 Pond Road
Rowe, MA 01367
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: David J. Decker
Seller: James W. Taylor
Date: 07/18/14

SHUTESBURY

67 Cooleyville Road
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Amount: $502,500
Buyer: Timothy H. McNerney
Seller: James R. Lee
Date: 07/23/14

120 Cushman Road
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Amount: $460,000
Buyer: Nancy M. Dill
Seller: Mark D. Haffey
Date: 07/25/14

SUNDERLAND

8 Hemlock Dr.
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Blake J. Gorey
Seller: Henry Stankowski
Date: 07/22/14

111 North Silver Lane
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $287,500
Buyer: William W. McKerchie
Seller: Jeffrey Chevalier
Date: 07/21/14

141 Plumtree Road
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $297,000
Buyer: Lua T. Ngo
Seller: Homes By Leblanc Inc.
Date: 07/17/14

WENDELL

73 Montague Road
Wendell, MA 01379
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Beth Erviti
Seller: Fargo D. Whitman
Date: 07/15/14

HAMPDEN COUNTY

AGAWAM

71 Birch Hill Road
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $344,900
Buyer: P. R. Asta-Ferrero
Seller: Michael R. Lawrence
Date: 07/16/14

Burlington Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Fiore Santaniello
Seller: John R. Rose
Date: 07/21/14

94 Carr Ave.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $184,900
Buyer: Marc A. Pereira
Seller: Chester P. Kasperek
Date: 07/24/14

16 Corey St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Nicholas M. Pandolfi
Seller: Jeffrey T. Surprenant
Date: 07/22/14

29 Florida Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $184,900
Buyer: Casey A. Federico
Seller: Brenda Callahan
Date: 07/17/14

104 Gold St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $5,000,000
Buyer: ATS Labs Inc.
Seller: Microtest Properties LLC
Date: 07/14/14

26 Katy Lane
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $362,000
Buyer: Thomas Mezzetti
Seller: Joan M. Leahy
Date: 07/18/14

14 Keller Circle
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $251,500
Buyer: Daniel C. Bonafilia
Seller: Felicia T. Seidel
Date: 07/24/14

74 Kensington St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $149,000
Buyer: Christopher A. Barnes
Seller: Gregory E. Jerome
Date: 07/23/14

14 North Westfield St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: NWST LLC
Seller: Lynnette A. Williams
Date: 07/16/14

135 Robin Ridge Dr.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $274,900
Buyer: Andrew J. Craven
Seller: Stephen I. Bonesteel
Date: 07/18/14

117 Woodside Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $307,500
Buyer: Michael J. Skala
Seller: Jennifer Gold
Date: 07/14/14

BRIMFIELD

39 6th St.
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: Shawn G. Fuhrmann
Seller: Eric J. Lombardi
Date: 07/24/14

Haynes Hill Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Raymond E. Shea
Seller: Thomas R. Gately
Date: 07/25/14

37 Saint George Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Kevin D. Ragion
Seller: Ronald A. Ignotz
Date: 07/25/14

64 Washington Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Joseph E. McLellan
Seller: Andrew E. Shackett
Date: 07/18/14

CHICOPEE

36 Artisan St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $347,500
Buyer: 36 Artisan Street RT
Seller: 18 Piece Chicopee LLC
Date: 07/18/14

22 Berger St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $159,900
Buyer: Cristobal Malave
Seller: Jaime L. Flores
Date: 07/18/14

792 Britton St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $172,000
Buyer: Timothy M. Bielecki
Seller: Rene A. Roy
Date: 07/25/14

1149 Burnett Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $204,000
Buyer: Wilfred E. Thibodeau
Seller: Dennis G. Champagne
Date: 07/15/14

Center St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $775,000
Buyer: Ritmar Realty Corp
Seller: River Shore RE Inc.
Date: 07/18/14

582 Chicopee St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Orange Park Mgmt. LLC
Seller: Derrymore West Realty LLC
Date: 07/25/14

466 Front St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $177,000
Buyer: Eric Poirier
Seller: Zbigniew J. Federkiewicz
Date: 07/14/14

37 Grant St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $187,500
Buyer: Elm’s College
Seller: Debra Barrett
Date: 07/15/14

79 Kowal Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Paul R. Depelteau
Seller: James B. Calnan
Date: 07/14/14

140 Lonczak St.
Chicopee, MA 01022
Amount: $10,658,000
Buyer: ARC Fecpema001 LLC
Seller: Westmoreland Co Inc.
Date: 07/15/14

28 Lucretia Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $633,753
Buyer: Rooftop Properties Inc.
Seller: Lucretia Properties LLC
Date: 07/23/14

32 Lucretia Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $633,753
Buyer: Rooftop Properties Inc.
Seller: Lucretia Properties LLC
Date: 07/23/14

735 McKinstry Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $182,000
Buyer: Bruce R. Duclos
Seller: Gerard F. Lachance
Date: 07/16/14

27 Meeting House Road
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $136,000
Buyer: Janette Rosado
Seller: Janice M. Parmelee
Date: 07/18/14

60 Montello Road
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $172,000
Buyer: Marzena Nieradko
Seller: Cynthia P. Gorman
Date: 07/25/14

153 Mount Vernon Road
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Ray J. Marion
Seller: Joseph D. Prince
Date: 07/23/14

101 Poplar St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Stephanie M. Fay
Seller: Linda M. Ducharme
Date: 07/21/14

114 Shepherd St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $179,000
Buyer: Gabriel Conde
Seller: Michael J. Moran
Date: 07/21/14

135 Stebbins St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $179,346
Buyer: Midfirst Bank
Seller: Douglas D. Meserve
Date: 07/24/14

16 Walton St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Keith W. Dahlquist
Seller: Fregeau Associates Inc.
Date: 07/18/14

EAST LONGMEADOW

215 Dwight Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01108
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: David J. Proulx
Seller: Paula R. Proulx
Date: 07/14/14

24 Forest Hills Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $272,000
Buyer: Jody C. Schnabl
Seller: Thomas P. Proctor
Date: 07/23/14

33 Holland Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $156,500
Buyer: Timothy E. Friel
Seller: Sally A. Cooper
Date: 07/25/14

62 North Circle Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: 62 North Circle Dr. LLC
Seller: James B. Killoren
Date: 07/22/14

721 Parker St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $118,000
Buyer: Mot Nguyen
Seller: Elm Care Group LP
Date: 07/25/14

HAMPDEN

6 Andrew Circle
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $349,900
Buyer: Julia P. O’Connor
Seller: James M. Chapdelaine
Date: 07/22/14

2 Scantic Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Mark J. Gentile
Seller: Philpott, Pauline M., (Estate)
Date: 07/18/14

HOLLAND

7 Bennett Lane
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Wilhelmina F. Conerly
Seller: Dayna Penny
Date: 07/24/14

HOLYOKE

40 County Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $189,000
Buyer: Jessica L. Champagne
Seller: Craig A. Osborne
Date: 07/25/14

96 Dupuis Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Jeffrey A. Birth
Seller: Lee E. Townsend
Date: 07/18/14

68 Harvard St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $262,500
Buyer: Christian T. Gregory
Seller: Yoosun Park
Date: 07/24/14

18 Howard St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Deborah Schwartz
Seller: David R. Chaput
Date: 07/18/14

LONGMEADOW

50 Anthony Way
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $384,000
Buyer: Charles L. O’Brien
Seller: Hendrick C. Burt
Date: 07/18/14

8 Ardsley Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $399,900
Buyer: Keith A. Cunningham
Seller: Sturbridge Development
Date: 07/15/14

43 Benedict Terrace
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Marshia G. Regnier
Seller: Susan C. Green
Date: 07/25/14

69 Canterbury Lane
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $442,000
Buyer: Timothy J. Quirk
Seller: Khaldoon AlDulaimy
Date: 07/14/14

134 Crescent Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $640,000
Buyer: Matthew W. MacDonald
Seller: Rita R. Schwartz
Date: 07/23/14

37 East Primrose Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Michael Capotosto
Seller: Timothy J. Quirk
Date: 07/14/14

1090 Longmeadow St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $179,900
Buyer: Leslie E. Ahlen
Seller: Crook, Mary G., (Estate)
Date: 07/15/14

1134 Longmeadow St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $279,900
Buyer: Benjamin J. Reardon
Seller: Andrew S. Jusko
Date: 07/17/14

35 Roseland Terrace
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $269,900
Buyer: Rita Trolio
Seller: Kathleen E. Grady
Date: 07/25/14

29 Tecumseh Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Kevin R. Ryczek
Seller: Darren W. Dawson
Date: 07/21/14

LUDLOW

173 Erin Lane
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Eric T. Stratton
Seller: Richard J. Papia
Date: 07/15/14

83 Laroche St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $184,000
Buyer: Reggie L. Lamothe
Seller: Laurie A. Beem
Date: 07/25/14

3 Mclean Pkwy.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Nicole Peritore
Seller: Antonio E. Dossantos
Date: 07/15/14

255 Pine Cone Lane
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Jose R. Morales
Seller: Pedro M. Olmos
Date: 07/18/14

MONSON

43-1/2 Bethany Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Jonathan B. Jablonski
Seller: Alan C. Lyons
Date: 07/16/14

PALMER

28 Arnold St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: David E. Fisher
Seller: Jose J. Goncalves
Date: 07/17/14

77 Flynt St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $151,546
Buyer: John T. Meehan
Seller: Wesley Blask
Date: 07/25/14

274-A&B Gates St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $143,000
Buyer: David Kachinski
Seller: Stephanie J. Peterson
Date: 07/15/14

4139 Pleasant St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $223,000
Buyer: Harold R. Gelinas
Seller: Richard W. Smola
Date: 07/25/14

RUSSELL

178 Dickinson Hill Road
Russell, MA 01071
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Lori A. Rowe
Seller: Frederick J. Wojick
Date: 07/14/14

General Knox Road
Russell, MA 01071
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Raymond J. Anton
Seller: Waversak, James G. Jr., (Estate)
Date: 07/18/14

SPRINGFIELD

252 Arcadia Blvd.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Cory W. Robinson
Seller: Andrea A. Luttrell
Date: 07/18/14

179 Ashland Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $145,500
Buyer: Brian S. Kirkpatrick
Seller: Lynn Stockley
Date: 07/25/14

1005 Carew St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $129,851
Buyer: JJS Capital Investment, LLC
Seller: JJS Capital Inv LLC
Date: 07/21/14

68 Chilson St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Louis C. Sharp
Seller: Peter L. Sygnator
Date: 07/25/14

36 Cleveland St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $146,000
Buyer: JJS Capital Investment LLC
Seller: JJS Capital Investment LLC
Date: 07/21/14

5 Dianna Dr.
Springfield, MA 01101
Amount: $241,000
Buyer: Jose L. Rosario
Seller: Sodi Inc.
Date: 07/18/14

13 Donbray Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $122,000
Buyer: Enyoc Investment Properties
Seller: RBS Citizens
Date: 07/17/14

65 Dutchess St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Paul J. Hebert
Seller: Michael Cyranowski
Date: 07/25/14

43 Ellsworth Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Robin Martin
Seller: Nathan E. Conway
Date: 07/25/14

27 Flora St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Lois L. Grigely
Seller: Charles J. Lepkowski
Date: 07/15/14

21 Higgins Circle
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $136,000
Buyer: Maria E. Davila
Seller: Armand R. Impionbato
Date: 07/24/14

112 Laconia St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Kaylina Green-Ingram
Seller: Anthony D. Kowal
Date: 07/25/14

46 Ledyard St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $134,900
Buyer: Ysabel Espinal
Seller: Legacy Realty Associates
Date: 07/15/14

67 Marmon St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $153,000
Buyer: Natasha I. Christy
Seller: Richard W. Barrows
Date: 07/25/14

198 Park Dr.
Springfield, MA 01106
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Gary A. Daula
Seller: Michael A. Torcia
Date: 07/18/14

1872 Parker St.
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Sadie A. Eaton
Date: 07/25/14

43 Pineywoods Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $183,000
Buyer: Eric M. Levine
Seller: Debra A. Hurd
Date: 07/21/14

31-33 Price St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $164,900
Buyer: Michael A. Gardner
Seller: James W. Fiore
Date: 07/24/14

23 Providence St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: MassMutual Life Insurance Co.
Seller: Nilda Garcia
Date: 07/25/14

1019 Saint James Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: William A. Julian
Seller: William A. Julian
Date: 07/21/14

320 Saint James Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: AQSA Realty LLC
Seller: Domingo Inc.
Date: 07/22/14

52-54 Silver St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Qaiss Mohammad
Seller: Joseph Lak
Date: 07/25/14

14 Starling Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $134,000
Buyer: Lauren K. Pyles
Seller: Clarence T. Connors
Date: 07/17/14

27 Sylvester St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $129,900
Buyer: Charles W. Sellers
Seller: Ali Awkal
Date: 07/18/14

15 Tanglewood Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $283,000
Buyer: Justin Isenburg
Seller: John J. Guerin
Date: 07/18/14

Union St. (SS)
Springfield, MA 01101
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Blue Tarp Redevelopment LLC
Seller: Gina G. Daniele
Date: 07/23/14

19 West Canton Circle
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Luis E. Agudelo
Seller: Paul J. Hebert
Date: 07/25/14

67 Wayside St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Ryan A. Hess
Seller: Theodore E. Thornhill
Date: 07/25/14

14-16 Webster St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $121,000
Buyer: HSB Investments LLC
Seller: City Of Springfield
Date: 07/21/14

SOUTHWICK

2 Nicholson Hill Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: James M. Murray
Seller: Michael S. Pietras
Date: 07/15/14

WALES

37 Haynes Hill Road
Wales, MA 01081
Amount: $236,000
Buyer: Christopher T. Harrington
Seller: Randall J. Harrington
Date: 07/25/14

115 Main St.
Wales, MA 01081
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Kimberly M. Dugas
Seller: Patricia A. Hempel
Date: 07/17/14

WESTFIELD

26 Bailey Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $357,500
Buyer: Patrick J. Corrigan
Seller: Steven W. Harmon
Date: 07/22/14

316 Birch Bluffs Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Michael S. Bein
Seller: Heidi Quigley
Date: 07/18/14

12 College Park Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: John M. Standish
Seller: Mary S. Husted
Date: 07/16/14

1224 East Mountain Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $293,500
Buyer: Elizabeth A. Lyon
Seller: John M. Standish
Date: 07/16/14

277 Falley Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $196,000
Buyer: Jeremy J. Beltrandi
Seller: Russell A. Atwood
Date: 07/15/14

12 Farlaine Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Joshua M. Lamb
Seller: Michel P. Gaulard
Date: 07/17/14

16 Glen Ridge Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $234,500
Buyer: Nikolaus J. Schmitter
Seller: Andrew Vitkauskas
Date: 07/24/14

188 Montgomery Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Joel Bonilla
Seller: William R. Krok
Date: 07/25/14

48 Montgomery St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Teresa A. Beattie
Seller: Homeworks Construction Co Inc.
Date: 07/25/14

726 North Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Adam R. Fisher
Seller: Floyd R. Fisher
Date: 07/22/14

8 Phyllis Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Wayne D. Vangsness
Seller: Cynthia A. Williamson
Date: 07/18/14

4 Salvator Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: James T. Krupienski
Seller: Robert R. Barlow
Date: 07/25/14

62 Sherwood Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $208,000
Buyer: Dominic E. Catellier
Seller: Debra A. Dame
Date: 07/15/14

12 Woodmont St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $173,500
Buyer: Jared M. Materas
Seller: Joshua C. Cordeira
Date: 07/15/14

WILBRAHAM

19 Chapin Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $254,000
Buyer: Jason P. Donovan
Seller: Cynthia A. Edwards
Date: 07/24/14

822 Glendale Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Katie O’Meara
Seller: Kurt L. Brannigan
Date: 07/25/14

851 Main St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $230,200
Buyer: Sima Pariseau
Seller: Rita E. Trolio
Date: 07/25/14

299 Mountain Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $202,375
Buyer: Bjorn Schultz
Seller: Joseph G. Lafreniere
Date: 07/15/14

WEST SPRINGFIELD

57 Angeline St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $139,952
Buyer: DLJ Mortgage Capital Inc.
Seller: Steven F. Bailey
Date: 07/22/14

76 Charles Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $169,900
Buyer: Leah K. Byrd
Seller: Jon Roberts
Date: 07/22/14

341 Dewey St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $174,900
Buyer: Shirley A. Dowdall
Seller: Richard D. McCombe
Date: 07/17/14

33 Howard St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Derek M. White
Seller: Daniel C. Santos
Date: 07/24/14

413 Main St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Becar Properties LLC
Seller: Ali B. Kitchell
Date: 07/15/14

19 Prince Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $251,400
Buyer: Pizzaman Investment Realty LLC
Seller: Jeffrey W. Duda
Date: 07/25/14

683 Rogers Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: David W. Holt
Seller: Eric J. Heinrich-Steward
Date: 07/25/14

74 Southworth St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $115,620
Buyer: JP Morgan Chase Bank
Seller: Shawna E. Afake
Date: 07/25/14

25 Wolcott Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $157,500
Buyer: Ilir Mallopolci
Seller: William A. Bellany
Date: 07/18/14

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

AMHERST

1360 Bay Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Olga Gealikman
Seller: Florence C. Ricciuti RET
Date: 07/16/14

30 Blue Hills Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $268,500
Buyer: William H. Ewell
Seller: Richard T. Alpert
Date: 07/15/14

30 Harlow Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Mark S. Miller
Seller: Donald S. Tetenbaum
Date: 07/17/14

21 Hop Brook Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $549,000
Buyer: Karen Sheingold
Seller: James A. Larimore
Date: 07/14/14

15 Jeffrey Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $242,000
Buyer: Wendy Stayman
Seller: Tiffany L. Johnson
Date: 07/15/14

68 Maplewood Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $475,000
Buyer: Kevin Q. Gallagher
Seller: Sheridan FT
Date: 07/21/14

237 Meadow St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $254,000
Buyer: Edward H. Axtell
Seller: Silas Axtell
Date: 07/24/14

18 Moody Field Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $640,000
Buyer: Vera Shevzov
Seller: Janet L. Howard
Date: 07/25/14

462 Old Montague Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Sonia G. Schloemann
Seller: Shari L. Andersen-Connor
Date: 07/24/14

65 Sunset Ave.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Joonkoo Park
Seller: Katherine Glime-Lamotte
Date: 07/21/14

8 Weaver Circle
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Jennifer L. Parker
Seller: Sonia G. Schloemann
Date: 07/14/14

BELCHERTOWN

246 Bay Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $208,000
Buyer: Michael K. Guyott
Seller: Terence M. Carney
Date: 07/25/14

109 Channel Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Mighty Xee
Seller: Christine M. Rodgers
Date: 07/18/14

46 Dana Hill
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $229,900
Buyer: James R. Lee
Seller: Aaron Saiewitz
Date: 07/23/14

1 Metacomet St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $206,575
Buyer: Ora A. Ermold
Seller: Herman, Janis, (Estate)
Date: 07/15/14

266 North St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $224,000
Buyer: Jackie D. Land
Seller: Rhonda R. Jacobs
Date: 07/24/14

195 Orchard St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $242,500
Buyer: Ellen A. Parda
Seller: Paul R. Lussier
Date: 07/16/14

205 Orchard St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $135,251
Buyer: Florence Savings Bank
Seller: Brendan J. Plante
Date: 07/16/14

6 Pease Lane
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $282,000
Buyer: Nicholas F. Osbourne
Seller: Steven W. Cox
Date: 07/15/14

Shea Ave. #9
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Carriage Town Homes LLC
Seller: Shea Avenue Realty LLC
Date: 07/22/14

401 Stebbins St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Kandace L. Carlin
Seller: Kuzmeski, Mary E., (Estate)
Date: 07/25/14

12 Tucker Lane
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Pamela L. Warren
Seller: Chris Daley
Date: 07/15/14

EASTHAMPTON

8 Clark Lane
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $346,000
Buyer: Mary E. Bowen
Seller: Matthew W. McGill
Date: 07/25/14

14-16 Federal St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Jeffrey M. Palitsch
Seller: Mary A. Dzialo
Date: 07/25/14

4 Franklin St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Jeffrey L. Fournier
Seller: Donna Ray
Date: 07/25/14

198 Hendrick St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $259,000
Buyer: Amy B. Davis
Seller: Daniel J. Crowley
Date: 07/24/14

Hendrick St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: David A. Hardy Contractor
Seller: Eric J. Wonderlich
Date: 07/24/14

36 Meadowbrook Dr.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $322,000
Buyer: Shawn T. Korza
Seller: Chester & L. Warawka FT
Date: 07/18/14

113 Park St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $823,878
Buyer: Bermatt Properties LP
Seller: Bernard P. Gawle
Date: 07/18/14

115 Park St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $540,000
Buyer: Bermatt Properties LP
Seller: Bernard P. Gawle
Date: 07/18/14

GRANBY

13 High St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $197,500
Buyer: Aimee N. Brennan
Seller: New Chicopee TR
Date: 07/16/14

1 Sherwood Dr.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Westover Metropolitan Development Corp.
Seller: Thomas D. Turkowski
Date: 07/16/14

22 Taylor St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $177,500
Buyer: Jeffrey J. Asselin
Seller: Joanne C. Parry
Date: 07/25/14

96 West St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $182,500
Buyer: Charles W. Harris
Seller: Katherine J. Wilcox
Date: 07/23/14

HADLEY

200 Bay Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $1,245,000
Buyer: John W. Kinchla
Seller: Keith Rehbein
Date: 07/16/14

42 North Maple St.
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $490,000
Buyer: Una Z. Reiser
Seller: Nancy E. Fernald
Date: 07/24/14

66 Russell St.
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Isaac Chow
Seller: John N. Copoulos
Date: 07/17/14

HATFIELD

Brook Hollow Road
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $152,500
Buyer: Szawlowski Realty Inc.
Seller: Stephen F. Bruscoe
Date: 07/17/14

71 Elm St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Joseph N. Peltier
Seller: Malcolm B. Hardy
Date: 07/24/14

Great Neponsett Road
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $152,500
Buyer: Szawlowski Realty Inc.
Seller: Stephen F. Bruscoe
Date: 07/17/14

HUNTINGTON

80 Harlow Clark Road
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Donn Sayre
Seller: Miriam J. Beane
Date: 07/22/14

NORTHAMPTON

11 Arlington St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $487,000
Buyer: 11 Arlington Street RT
Seller: Nira H. Elkins

27 Beattie Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Susan M. Norrie
Seller: Michael V. Tobin
Date: 07/15/14

35 Beattie Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $238,000
Buyer: John M. Martine
Seller: Kimberly A. Foster
Date: 07/18/14

444 Bridge Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $490,000
Buyer: Garrett A. Deane
Seller: Hutchins Family Partnership
Date: 07/15/14

829 Burts Pit Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $272,000
Buyer: Adam M. Plumb
Seller: Siera TR
Date: 07/25/14

62 Conz St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $288,000
Buyer: Jian P. Zheng
Seller: John A. Andrulis
Date: 07/25/14

60 Fox Farms Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $385,000
Buyer: Mark B. Hoover
Seller: William F. Dostal
Date: 07/16/14

1 Franklin Court
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $448,000
Buyer: Maria H. Rueda
Seller: Vera Shevzov
Date: 07/25/14

67 Franklin St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $389,000
Buyer: Sarah Ketay
Seller: Kyle L. Hamer
Date: 07/24/14

22 Industrial Dr.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $1,500,000
Buyer: Malvern Instruments Inc.
Seller: GE Healthcare Bio Science
Date: 07/25/14

103 Moser St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Kent Pecoy & Sons Construction
Seller: Hospital Hill Development LLC
Date: 07/23/14

111 Moser St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Kent Pecoy & Sons Construction
Seller: Hospital Hill Development LLC
Date: 07/23/14

116 Moser St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $507,641
Buyer: Kim G. Selden
Seller: Kent Pecoy & Sons Construction
Date: 07/17/14

42 Norfolk Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $512,000
Buyer: Jacob E. Fine
Seller: Lynn S. Hicks
Date: 07/15/14

89 Oak St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $359,000
Buyer: Jennifer Jachowski
Seller: David M. Plaut
Date: 07/16/14

226 Prospect St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $599,000
Buyer: Joanne Marqusee
Seller: David T. Lyons
Date: 07/22/14

35 Revell Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $362,500
Buyer: Horst H. Winter
Seller: Tammy Landon
Date: 07/16/14

619 Ryan Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: B&E Capital LLC
Seller: Michael Hogan
Date: 07/23/14

35 Water St.
Northampton, MA 01053
Amount: $206,000
Buyer: Matthew D. Thomas
Seller: Laurel Crommett
Date: 07/25/14

SOUTH HADLEY

103 Alvord St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: David B. Henry
Seller: Aaron S. Haesaert
Date: 07/23/14

83 Alvord St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Ryan K. Johnson
Seller: Kathleen A. Greenwood
Date: 07/23/14

16 College View Heights
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $299,900
Buyer: Michael J. Romanko
Seller: Joan P. Cummings
Date: 07/16/14

38 Cornell St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $186,000
Buyer: Christopher J. Messier
Seller: Christopher Sandrilla
Date: 07/25/14

6 East Red Bridge Lane
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $447,500
Buyer: Robert L. Whited
Seller: JN Duquette & Son Construction
Date: 07/22/14

83 Lamb St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Katherine L. Paul
Seller: Scott R. Levreault
Date: 07/17/14

9 Landers St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $217,500
Buyer: Edythe A. McGinnes
Seller: Jared Cousineau
Date: 07/15/14

Amount: $353,000
Buyer: Aaron S. Haesaert
Seller: Mary L. Pigott
Date: 07/25/14

190 Woodbridge St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $176,000
Buyer: Michael F. Lenart
Seller: Beverly A. Astley
Date: 07/24/14

SOUTHAMPTON

146 Brickyard Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $214,900
Buyer: Anne M. Chaput
Seller: Daniel G. Hamel
Date: 07/18/14

12 Kingsberry Lane
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $221,400
Buyer: Samantha E. Patrick
Seller: Charles R. Christoferson
Date: 07/17/14

Madeline Way
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Olde Colonial Building Co.
Seller: Connecticut River Valley
Date: 07/25/14

Nicholas Lane #8
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: James F. Boyle
Seller: Chester J. Kellogg
Date: 07/25/14

Old Harvest Road #5
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $268,000
Buyer: David M. Lepine
Seller: Triple 7 LLC
Date: 07/23/14

Old Harvest Road #9
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $268,000
Buyer: David M. Lepine
Seller: Triple 7 LLC
Date: 07/23/14

143 Russellville Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $282,500
Buyer: Kathryn M. Cadwgan
Seller: A&S RT
Date: 07/25/14

242 Russellville Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $121,000
Buyer: Robert E. Williams
Seller: Amanda M. Mitchell
Date: 07/24/14

WARE

12 Aspen St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Scudder Bay Capital LLC
Seller: SJJC Realty Corp. LLC
Date: 07/25/14

19-21 Aspen St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Scudder Bay Capital LLC
Seller: SJJC Realty Corp LLC
Date: 07/25/14

44 Cummings Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $174,900
Buyer: Christopher J. Jovak
Seller: Matawin Venture TR
Date: 07/18/14

64 Cummings Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $128,500
Buyer: RRH RT
Seller: Catherine J. Boos
Date: 07/23/14

80 Cummings Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Christopher Desantis
Seller: Marmor, Robert, (Estate)
Date: 07/21/14

Gilbertville Road (rear)
Amount: $399,000
Ware, MA 01082
Buyer: Maura C. McCaffrey
Seller: Harry Lomas
Date: 07/24/14

259 Malboeuf Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Meghan M. Peddle
Seller: Elizabeth A. Rand
Date: 07/15/14

WORTHINGTON

44 Buffington Hill Road
Worthington, MA 01098
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Brenda C. Shanley
Seller: James A. Ryan
Date: 07/16/14

Bankruptcies

By
Bankruptcies Departments

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

Abrahamson, Donald G.
187 West St., Apt. # 1
West Hatfield, MA 01088
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/20/14

Avery, Michael J.
7 Cross St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/31/14

Bracci, Elaine A.
a/k/a Ora Bracci, Elaine
5 Maxine Circle
Easthampton, MA 01027
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/30/14

Brown, James Andrew
Brown, Michelle Lyn
103 Manchonis Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/24/14

CandyHouse
Otto, Teresa M.
a/k/a Lyons-Otto, Teresa M.
15 Norcross Road
Royalston, MA 01368
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/31/14

Chey, Chansophoan
392 Paige Blvd.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/24/14

Ciejka, Ronald P.
Ciejka, Mary Ann
2026 Cross St.
Three Rivers, MA 01080
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/19/14

Dietz, Heather R.
56 Westwood Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/23/14

DiNuovo Consulting
DiNuovo, Sara B.
17 Brown St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/22/14

Fernbacher, Colleen J.
a/k/a Curry, Colleen J.
95 West Ave., Apt. 1
Great Barrington, MA 01230
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/28/14

Franklin, Dawn
27 Pine St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/25/14

Gaughan, John M.
7 Country View Lane
Granby, MA 01033
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/30/14

Gebo, Joey A.
168 Maple Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/31/14

Grimard, Suzanne
56 Elm St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/24/14

Ingram, Ingrid B.
8 Navajo Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/30/14

Lafond, Scott R.
60 Helen Circle
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/25/14

Lawrence, Kettie Rochelle
135 Village Park Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/17/14

Lyons, Troy M.
320 Wilbraham St., Route 20
Palmer, MA 01069
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/21/14

Mazejka, Scott A.
78 Beveridge Blvd.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/31/14

McCray, Sheila Marie
a/k/a Donaghy, Sheila M.
51-G Moser St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/25/14

McLaughlin, Patrick J.
405 Pittsfield Road
Lenox, MA 01240
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/18/14

Medina, Ana M
a/k/a Medina-Faxas, Ana M.
30 Dunsany Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/17/14

Merk, Marina
231 Sawmill Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/24/14

Minney, Amy B.
a/k/a Bellerive, Amy B.
343 Chicopee St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/19/14

Mitchell, Gregory Allen
67 Summit Ave.
North Adams, MA 01247
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/31/14

Morin, Janice J.
P.O. Box 63
Chicopee, MA 01021
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/24/14

Mossetty, Elsie
67 Summit Ave.
North Adams, MA 01247
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/31/14

O’Connor, Keirn M.
85 Orchard St.
Adams, MA 01220
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/18/14

O’Neil, Judith A.
87 East Road
Adams, MA 01220
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/24/14

Parker, Bernadette M.
36B Holland Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/23/14

Parkman, Nicole L.
174 Adams Road
Oakham, MA 01068
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/31/14

Patsera, Dmitriy A.
7 Mansion Woods, Unit 7H
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/24/14

Petrowicz, James E.
143 Pleasant St. #7
Easthampton, MA 01027
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/23/14

Piscioneri, Anthony T.
56 North Summer St.
Adams, MA 01220
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/17/14

Pretlow, Eugene Leonardo
Pretlow, Yvonne
50 Sanderson St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/30/14

Quill, David H.
Quill, Susan E.
15 Northview Terrace
Hampden, MA 01036
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/18/14

Ring, David M.
Cooley, Nicole E.
126 Union St., Unit 12
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/23/14

Rodriguez, Madeline I.
211 Fernbank Road #9
Springfield, MA 01129
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/22/14

Salemi, Michael J.
232 East St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/23/14

Saltmarsh, Lee F.
Ortiz Saltmarsh, Michelle L.
278 Ambrose St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/23/14

Sedelow, Daniel L.
78 McKinley Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/23/14

Soto, Jose R.
a/k/a Soto, Joseph
127 Avery St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/23/14

Szafranski, Sheila M.
37C Benoit Circle
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/30/14

Tirrell, Jon Scott
9 Taft Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/25/14

Warner, Kimberly A.
13 Wells Road
Cheshire, MA 01225
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/18/14

Webster, Eric W.
18 Armory St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/29/14

West, Robin Lee
West, Linda Lee
112 Silver St.
Monson, MA 01057
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/25/14

Doing Business As Certificates

By
DBA Certificates Departments

The following Business Certificates and Trade Names were issued or renewed during the month of August 2014.

HOLYOKE

Dominos Pizza
1534 Dwight St.
Chris MacPherson

Dream Décor Inc.
369 High St.
Abdul S. Chaudhry

Highland Non-stop Cuts
1375 Dwight St.
Carlos Fonseca

Holyoke Pizza
213 South St.
Hasan Kuruca

Mastercuts
50 Holyoke St.
Alison Pearce

LUDLOW

Chameleon Painting
58 Chapin Circle
Brian Foster

Cluett’s
433 Center St.
Mark Swett

Fancy Nails
207 Winsor St.
Minh Dang

NORTHAMPTON

Dependable Drywall Inc.
98 Birchwood Dr.
Lukas Rosou

Fairfield Inn & Suites
115 Conz St.
Mansour Ghalibaf

Fore
122 State St.
Matthew Bader

Juneberry Bags
181 Main St.
Natalie Goodale

Matusko Fire Protection
972 Park Hill Road
David Matusko

Milltown Productions
120 Williams St.
Zachary MacDonald

PALMER

Acropolis Pizza
1240 Park St.
Dimitrios Athanasiadis

American Independent
15 Knox St.
Scott Ingleman

ANC Building Construction, LLC
9 Harvey St.
Jocelyne Bolduc

Budget Blinds
80 Laurel Road
Robert Poulin

Depot Auto Sales Inc.
1221 Thorndike St.
Edward Wurszt

Gil’s Gum & Racquet Health Club
159 Wilbraham St.
Glen Gilmore

Kszepka Insurance
2376 Main St.
Paul Kszepka

Lamb Contracting
1430 Park St.
Stanley Lamb

The Private Practice Consultant
63 Belanger St.
Jason Brooks

SOUTHWICK

Crossover Fitness, LLC
208 College Highway
Nathania Consolini

Mark’s Welding
15 Fred Jackson Road
Mark Muniak

SPRINGFIELD

JM HVAC Solutions
112 Wallace St.
Javier Martinez

Jessie’s
70 Massasoit St.
Efrain Vazques

K Cookies
58 Eckington St.
Narelle Thomas

Kumasi African Market
159 Boston Road
Ernestina Kumah-Num

Love Lee Virgin Hair
95 Johnson St.
Larry J. Lee

Media Group International
26 Hanson Dr.
Vadim Vatnikov

Mike’s Boutique
112 State St.
Marsha Simpson

Mirels Beads
125 Greene St.
Aida L. DeJesus

Miss Teen Horizonte Massa
24 Warriner Ave.
Maria R. Lozada

Mitchell Landscaping
81 Cambridge St.
Brian Mitchell

Northstar Landscaping
89 Guion St.
Despina A. Costa

Oldies from the Estate
45 Parker St.
William D. Wallace

Panda House
1675 Main St.
Yong H. Chen

Phat Dat Seafood
103 Euclid Ave.
Phat Tran

Quality Cleaning Services
141 Wollaston St.
Yesenia Rodriguez

S & B Distributor
503 Newbury St.
Santiago Rondon

Salome Fashion
2662 Main St.
Luz Flores

Santiago & Sanchez Rent
9 Massasoit Place
Angel M. Santiago

Showcase Barbershop
701 Sumner Ave.
Esteban Vazquez

The Best Deals
318 Bay St.
Jesus Ortiz

The Lioness Group
396 Canon Circle
Natasha Z. Clark

Turn of the Century
30 Maplewood Terrace
Matthew Forte

Tuttis Desserts
1003 St. James Ave.
Madeleine Loyola

Upper Room Films
100 Whittier St.
Samuel Bradley

Wingate at Springfield
215 Bicentennial Highway
SRC Springfield Inc.

XClusive Auto Club
306 Liberty St.
Jamie Lopez

WESTFIELD

Psychic Bridges
56 Ridgecrest Circle
David Moquin

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Bourque Real Estate
1233 Westfield St.
Bourque Group Inc.

Frank’s Auto Repair
25 Sumner St.
A.F. Demaio

J & V Painting
697 Elm St.
Vanessa Horsman

Luxe Consignment
85 George St.
Natalia Dumanetskaya

Quality Construction
85 Benedict St.
Jerzy Cebula

Spices of Asia
3 Central St.
Toralben Patel

Incorporations

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

ADAMS

Adams Police Association Inc., 4 School St., Adams, MA 01220. Joshua Baker, same. To receive gifts, contributions, and grants for money or property from individuals, private organizations, public sources and any agency of the town of Adams, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and to apply, pay over, or disburse those gifts, contributions and grants or their proceeds for the benefit of the people residing in the town of Adams, with this objective to be furthered by funding, assisting, or undertaking programs and activities designed to strengthen the services, organization, performance, competence, and professionalism of the police department of the town of Adams (the “police department”) and its officers and members.
 
AMHERST

Cross the Waters Institute for Cultural Exchange Inc., 33 Kellogg Ave., #2, Amherst, MA 01002. Ingrid Claudia Askew, same.
 
CHICOPEE

A Child’s Potential Inc., 47 Royal St., Chicopee, MA 01020. Gabrielle Morgan, same. Education for families, professionals, and the public on increasing social, play, and communication skills for children on the autism spectrum. The focus will be to help all families, but especially those who may have more limited resources, develop strategies to help their children become more active participants in family and community life.
 
AGS Floors Inc., 49 Dakota Dr., Chicopee, MA 01013. Nikita Zhuk, same. Flooring sales and installation.
 
EAST LONGMEADOW

CrossFit Iron Will Inc., 288 Somers Road, East Longmeadow, MA 01028. David Heath Speckman, same. Exercise and physical training programs and services.
 
HOLYOKE

A 3 Petroleum Corp. USA, 636 Main St., Holyoke, MA 01085. Adeeba Abdul Rehman, 14 Arnold St., Westfield, MA 01085. Gas station and convenience store
 
B.O.S.S. Prostaffing Inc., 3 Valley Mill Road, Holyoke, MA 01040. Tyler Fernandez, 24 Kenmore Dr., Bloomfield, CT 06002. Business of recruiting and staffing of personnel for employment on both a temporary and permanent basis, and shall engage in other business activities lawfully conducted by a corporation in Massachusetts.
 
Brick Stone Tavern Inc., 330 Whitney Ave., Suite 440 Holyoke, MA 01040. William Cunningham Sr., 71 Exeter Ave., Longmeadow, MA 01106. Restaurant.
 
ES Pleasant Street Car Wash Inc., 47 Jackson St., Holyoke, MA 01040. Eric Suher, 28 Jefferson St., Holyoke, MA 01040. Car wash.
 
LUDLOW

Bocage Inc., 247 Cady St., Ludlow, MA 01056. Arlindo R. Alves, 247 Cady St., Ludlow, MA 01056. Bar.
 
CLF Holdings Inc., 30 River St., Ludlow, MA 01056. Carlos Figueiredo, same. Distribution of bakery products.
 
PITTSFIELD

Berkshire Electric Transmission Consulting Corp., 47 Greenings Ave., Pittsfield, MA 01201. George Gela, same. Consulting services.
 
Big City Trails Inc., 10 Wendell Ave., Ext. Suite One, 2nd Floor, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Franklin Pena, 626 Mercer St., Albany, N.Y. 12208. Transportation of passengers in a motor coach.
 
Center for Chiropractic Care Inc., 510 North St., Pittsfield, MA 01201. Christian Loidice, 126 Mountain View Dr., Pittsfield, MA 01201. Chiropractic services.
 
SPRINGFIELD

Bowles Realty Inc., 281 State St., Springfield, MA 01103. Stephen Reilly Jr., same. Real estate sales.
 
Dunn-Wright Recovery Network Inc., 151 Prouty St., Springfield, MA 01119. Luz Mejia, same. Recover assets for creditors.
 
THREE RIVERS

EMC Masonry Inc., 19 Bourne St., Three Rivers, MA 01080. Eric Przybycien, same. Masonry and construction services.
 
WEST SPRINGFIELD

A & E Transporation Inc., 76 Ashley St., West Springfield, MA 01089. Elshad Hasanzade, same.
 
WESTFIELD

And Inc., 4 Russell Road, Westfield, MA 01085. Mubeen Ishtiaq, 25 New Ludlow Road, Chicopee, MA 01020.
 
Davenport Flooring & Remodeling Inc., 97 Fairfield Ave., Westfield, MA 01085. Michael Davenport, same. Flooring installation and home remodeling.
 
EFE & Omercan Inc., 57 Southwick Road, Westfield, MA 01085. Nurcan Cayan, same. Pizza restaurant.

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Ludlow Riverwalk Moves Forward
LUDLOW — The Westmass Area Development Corp. has announced that it is seeking bids for phase one of the Riverwalk project, part of the approved Ludlow Mills Preservation and Redevelopment Master Plan, and has advertised for bids from contractors. Bids will be opened on Aug. 21, with construction expected to begin in the fall. The Riverwalk is one of the early commitments that Westmass made to the town of Ludlow and its residents, and is being funded through a partnership between HealthSouth and Westmass. The Riverwalk will offer public space for foot traffic and passive recreation, opening up the Chicopee River to Ludlow Mills businesses and residents of Ludlow. This phase of the project will start near Center Street, just east of the town common, run along the river toward the new HealthSouth Hospital, and then return through the proposed future park and reconnect with the recently installed municipal sidewalk system on State Street. This initial phase of construction is expected to cost more than $500,000. “The solicitation of bids to construct the Ludlow Mills Riverwalk represents another important development as the project begins to realize its potential as a significant mixed-use economic resource for Ludlow and for all of Western Mass.,” said Kenn Delude, president and CEO of Westmass. He noted that the Ludlow Mills project would not have been possible without the support of the Western Mass. legislative delegation, particularly the efforts of state Rep. Tom Petrolati and state Sen. Gail Candaras. Together, the proposed Riverwalk and future public park will cover approximately 52 acres, or roughly one-third of the Ludlow Mills project site. Westmass intends to convey that entire area to the town so that it will remain in public use. These open spaces and recreational areas are intended to integrate the Ludlow Mills project into the neighborhood and community, said Delude, and also support the many existing and new businesses that are attracted by the vibrancy of the Ludlow Mills. Redevelopment of the Ludlow Mills complex over the next 15 to 20 years will create and retain more than 2,000 jobs and stimulate up to $300 million in private investment, he said, adding that the initiative is a mixed-use project with a primary focus on commercial and industrial development.

Business Confidence Index Climbs in July
BOSTON — The Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) Business Confidence Index showed further strength in July, adding 2.5 points to 56.2. “Business confidence in Massachusetts, after sliding into the neutral range for more than a year, has climbed back to within a point of its post-recession high of 57.1 in April 2012,” said Raymond Torto, chair of AIM’s Board of Economic Advisors (BEA) and lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. The index was up 3.7 points compared to July 2013. Last year, Torto noted, uncertainty arising from political deadlock in Washington and the threat of financial crisis in Europe, plus fiscal drag from tax increases and unsteady economic growth in the U.S. and globally, held down confidence. “However, this year, we have seen rising business confidence and, not coincidentally, more robust job creation,” he went on. “The biggest year-to-year gainers among our sub-indices are those tracking general business conditions in the state and nation, which appears to reflect a growing sense among employers that they are operating in something like a normal economy.” AIM’s Business Confidence Index has been issued monthly since July 1991 under the oversight of the Board of Economic Advisors. Presented on a 100-point scale on which 50 is neutral, its historical high was 68.5, attained in 1997 and 1998; its all-time low was 33.3 in February 2009. All but one of the sub-indices based on selected questions or respondent characteristics were up from June to July, and all were above their levels of a year before. The Current Index, tracking employers’ assessment of existing business conditions, added three points from June to 55.8, while the Future Index, measuring expectations for the next six months, rose two points to 56.6. “Since its stumble in the first quarter, the economy has rebounded well, and employment has been trending up,” remarked BEA member Michael Tyler, chief investment officer at Eastern Bank Wealth Management. “It is gratifying to see more people returning to the workforce and finding jobs. If this trend continues to gain momentum, the Federal Reserve will need to rein in overly optimistic expectations by raising interest rates sometime next year.” The U.S. Index of business conditions prevailing nationally rose 3.7 points in July to 51.9, and the Massachusetts Index of conditions within the Commonwealth gained 4.9 to 55.8. Compared to last July, these sub-indices were up 5.9 and 6.4, respectively. “The state indicator is higher and has risen more, but was at this level as recently as April 2012,” said Tyler. “The U.S. Index, by contrast, has not been this high since August 2007, or above 50 since October 2007, before the recession. The national economy faced something of a stress test in the first quarter of this year, and passed it.” The Company Index, which measures survey respondents’ overall confidence in the situations of their own operations, rose 1.5 points in July to 58.0. The Employment Index added 1.4 points to 56.0, and the Sales Index edged up three-tenths to 57.9. Each was up between two and three points on the year. “Many Massachusetts employers added staff in the first half of the year, with additions outweighing reductions by almost three to one (34% to 12%), and expectations for the next six months are similar,” said Sara Johnson, senior research director of Global Economics at IHS Global Insight, a BEA member. “Greater confidence in the stability of the economy is at last making employers more willing to hire.” Confidence was up in July among manufacturers (+5.1 to 56.6) and off slightly among other employers (-0.8 to 56.0). There was a similar small difference in confidence levels between employers outside Greater Boston (56.6, +3.8) and those within the metropolitan area (56.0, +1.8). Large employers were somewhat more confident than small ones, but all size groupings were on the positive side. “We have been seeing greater consistency in our survey responses across sector, geography, and size for several months, and that continued in July,” Johnson noted. “In Massachusetts, as in the country as a whole, some regions and industries came back from the recession much more quickly than others, but as time goes on, the differences are evening out, or at least becoming less stark.”

Attorney General Files Suit Against Evan Dobelle
WESTFIELD — Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley filed a lawsuit against former Westfield State University President Evan Dobelle on Thursday, alleging that he improperly spent nearly $100,000 in university resources on personal expenses. Filed in Suffolk Superior Court, the suit alleges that Dobelle, who resigned his position in November 2013 amid searing controversy about his lavish spending, filed false reports to Westfield State to justify $59,000 in personal expenses and $39,000 in personal travel. The suit said Dobelle claimed to be attending conferences, raising money, or doing other university business when he was primarily there on personal business. “We allege the former president of the university blatently misued public funds for trips that were nothing but week-long vacations with family and friends,” said Coakley in a statement. “This pattern of inappropriate spending of state funds is unacceptable, as leaders of public schools should be enforcing their policies instead of knowingly violating them for their own personal benefit.”

State Labor Secretary Visits Tech Foundry
SPRINGFIELD — Labor and Workforce Development Secretary Rachel Kaprielian recently sat in on the first class of students at Tech Foundry, a new workforce-development program that will recruit, train, and place urban high-school students, unemployed college graduates, and veterans in jobs within the high-tech industry in the Pioneer Valley. Tech Foundry is just one of a number of organizations participating in the Commonwealth’s YouthWorks program, which subsidized jobs and training for more than 4,800 at-risk teens and young adults in 31 communities this summer. “This is the kind of innovative use of YouthWorks funding that the Patrick Administration would like to see replicated across the state,” said Kaprielian. “Tech Foundry partnered with the Hampden Regional Employment Board (REB) and New England Farm Workers’ Council, which operates the YouthWorks program in Springfield, to introduce these students to in-demand careers and fill the shortage of computer-science professionals in Western Mass.” Kaprielian shadowed 17-year-old Arian Richardson, one of 22 students in the inaugural class who is taking classes and earning ‘badges’ in hard and soft skills to set them up for entry-level jobs in the tech industry. The high-school students are learning how to dress professionally and interview, as well as basic computer science like scripting and network management. In between classes, the students intern at local tech firms. “I know that successful business leaders have to know much more about technology than ever before to be competitive in their industry,” said Richardson. “I want to learn technology so that I can be a better leader down the road.” Added Delcie Bean, president of Tech Foundry and owner of Paragus Strategic IT, “we believe our approach to badge-based learning combined with a curriculum that is 100% driven by regional employers is a unique model that is not only going to someday make Springfield a large employer of IT talent in the country, but also serve as a model for other industries. We are incredibly grateful to have such a great relationship with the REB and Farm Workers’ Council.” David Cruise, executive director of the Hampden Regional Employment Board, noted that “Tech Foundry represents an innovative opportunity for students to experience a summer of work and learning that exposes them to educational and career pathways in a high-demand industry. The REB is excited about this partnership with Tech Foundry and looks forward to expanding its partnership going forward.”

Patrick Signs Bill to Stimulate Growth
BOSTON — Gov. Deval Patrick has signed H.4377, “An Act to Promote Economic Growth in the Commonwealth,” building on his administration’s economic-development strategy of investing in education, innovation, and infrastructure. The economic-development package provides new tools and training to ensure the Massachusetts workforce meets the needs of employers, invests in Gateway Cities to promote development across the entire state, and provides incentives to create jobs and stimulate the economy. Patrick also refiled legislation that limits the use of non-compete agreements and adopts the Uniform Trade Secrets Act to ensure that government acts to retain talented entrepreneurs, supports individual career growth, and encourages the development of new, innovative businesses to drive future economic growth. The legislation also includes a provision to give local governments across Massachusetts control over the number of liquor licenses in their jurisdiction. Placing the authority to approve liquor licenses in the hands of municipal officials will allow local communities to make responsible decisions regarding their economic development and growth, helping to free the Legislature from time-consuming local issues. “In important ways, this legislation improves existing tools and provides a few new ones to continue our strong job growth, and I thank the Legislature for being so responsive,” said Patrick. “At the same time, we have unfinished business, so I am filing further legislation today to give innovators and municipalities all the tools they need to grow jobs and opportunity.” The act bolsters the economic revitalization of the Commonwealth’s Gateway Cities with $15 million for the Gateway Cities Transformative Development Fund and encourages the reuse of brownfields in economically distressed areas of Massachusetts with $10 million in funding. “This legislation makes many targeted investments in our emerging industries, like big data and advanced manufacturing, that are necessary to create a competitive environment here in Massachusetts and grow our status as a leader in the world economy,” said Senate President Therese Murray. “By capitalizing on our state’s existing and developing industries, as well as investing in a strong, educated workforce, we are outlining a path to success for our residents and promoting economic development throughout the entire Commonwealth.” Added House Speaker Robert DeLeo, “this comprehensive bill will help ensure that residents, businesses, and communities are able to compete and excel in a dynamic economy. We’ve made substantial gains in strengthening our economy and must now focus on broadening the circle of prosperity beyond Greater Boston to all regions of the Commonwealth. This bill does just that while preparing future leaders through provisions like MassCAN, a computer-science-education partnership, and the Talent Pipeline Initiative.” In the area of workforce development and training, the act includes $12 million for the Middle Skills Job Training Grant Fund to support advanced manufacturing, mechanical and technical skills at vocational-technical schools, and community colleges. Also, the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund will receive $1.5 million to prepare Massachuse tts residents for new jobs in high-demand occupations, helping close the middle-skills gap and creating a seamless pathway to employment. The economic-development legislation also includes a number of initiatives to expand the Commonwealth’s world-class innovation economy, including $2 million for a Big Data Innovation and Workforce Fund to promote the use of big data, open data, and analytics, and $2 million for the Innovation Institute Fund at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative. The legislation also creates a $1 million talent-pipeline program that will provide matching grants aimed at increasing technology and innovation internships, and another $1 million for a startup mentoring program to connect early-stage entrepreneurs, technology startups, and small business with experienced business enterprises and capital financing.

Berkshire Museum Wins Energy-incentive Grants
PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Museum has been awarded energy-incentive grants totaling $83,600 from Berkshire Gas and Western Massachusetts Electric Company (WMECo) in partial funding for a project to incorporate energy-efficiency measures into the museum’s heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) building systems. Berkshire Gas awarded $50,000, and WMECo provided $33,600 for an innovative solution to control humidity, which is necessary to protect the museum’s collections of art, historical objects, and natural specimens. The design innovation recycles the heat byproduct from a new high-efficiency chiller, thereby saving energy while providing humidity control. The HVAC improvements were implemented over the past year as part of the museum’s 21st Century Energy project, which included changes to the building envelope and lighting systems, also with the aim of reducing energy consumption. An engineering study determined that the museum will reduce both electricity and gas use for an annual savings of $60,000 at current prices. Lead funding for the museum’s 21st Century Energy project was provided by a $1 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory in September 2012. “We are thrilled to have contributed in this way to the important mission of the Berkshire Museum,” said Berkshire Gas President Karen Zink. “Innovative energy-management technologies and practices will allow visitors to experience the treasures of the past and present well into the future.” Berkshire Museum Executive Director Van Shields said that “the representatives from WMECo and Berkshire Gas played a critical role in helping us sort through different approaches to control temperature and humidity, while improving energy conservation. Having their expertise on the design team from the very beginning helped us create the innovative solution to meet our needs. We are very grateful to our energy providers for their proactive participation in helping design systems to conserve energy, and for the grants that helped us implement our plans.” Located at 39 South St. in downtown Pittsfield, Berkshire Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $13 for adults, $6 for children, and free for members and children age 3 and under. For more information, visit www.berkshiremuseum.org or call (413) 443-7171.

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Baystate Wins Approval for Three Determination-of-need Requests
BOSTON — The Mass. Public Health Council approved three determination-of-need (DON) requests to support Baystate Health’s efforts to modernize its facilities and improve access to, and quality and value of, healthcare for patients in Western Mass. The approved requests relate to the transfer of ownership of Wing Memorial Hospital and Medical Centers to Baystate Health from UMass Memorial Health Care of Worcester; construction of new operating rooms at Baystate Franklin Medical Center to replace aging facilities; and construction of a new inpatient pharmacy in shell space in the MassMutual Wing at Baystate Medical Center. “We’re very pleased to receive the approval of the Public Health Council for three initiatives that we expect to have a major positive impact on quality, access, and affordability of healthcare in Western Mass., and on our ability to continue to provide outstanding, high-value care for our patients close to where they live,” said Dr. Mark Keroack, president and CEO of Baystate Health. With the council’s approval in place, the transfer of ownership of Wing, announced prospectively in December 2013, is now expected to be complete in September. Wing will become an affiliate of Baystate Health, and its approximately 800 employees will join Baystate. Baystate officials expect that Wing’s proximity to Baystate’s Western Mass. network will mean improved access to doctors, cost savings, better coordination of care, and better alignment with local public-health efforts for patients in the Palmer/Quaboag region. Wing and Baystate Mary Lane Hospital in Ware will operate in close coordination with each other and with other local healthcare providers, and patients’ current options for choosing providers will not be affected. The Surgery Modernization Project at Baystate Franklin Medical Center (BFMC) in Greenfield addresses a need for contemporary facilities to replace the current ORs built in 1974, which will be renovated to relocate endoscopy services. The project, expected to begin this fall, will allow Franklin County and North Quabbin area residents to receive more healthcare services close to home, while also aiding in Baystate’s efforts to recruit additional physicians to the region. Moving the inpatient pharmacy at Baystate Medical Center (BMC) enables pharmacists to meet patients’ growing needs in a state-of-the-art, safe, and secure facility in the newest wing of the Springfield teaching and research hospital. The BFMC and BMC projects come with new community-benefit contributions from Baystate Health. BFMC’s Surgery Modernization Project will generate $228,921 per year for five years for community health-improvement projects in the Franklin County/North Quabbin region. The pharmacy at BMC comes with a community-benefit contribution of $342,146, which brings the total community benefit under the entire determination of need for the expansion of Baystate Medical Center to $13,144,765. Baystate’s Health’s community-benefit work at all of its hospitals is conducted in partnership with a wide array of community stakeholders to achieve the most inclusive process and effective outcomes possible.

Freedom Credit Union Announces $2.2 Million Springfield Expansion
SPRINGFIELD — Freedom Credit Union (FCU) President and CEO Barry Crosby announced a $2.2 million expansion of the company’s Springfield headquarters on Tuesday. Freedom will expand its facilities at 1976 Main St. to a building at 77 Boylston St., directly behind Freedom. Crosby said the company plans to relocate 26 Springfield employees to that location, along with 16 employees from Feeding Hills, and hire an additional 13 employees to staff the new building. FCU has had a presence in downtown Springfield since 1922, when it was known as the Western Massachusetts Telephone Workers Credit Union. Renovations of the Bolyston Street property, most recently home to Hampden County Physician Associates, are expected to be completed next January or February.

United Financial Shareholders Approve Executive Compensation
GLASTONBURY — United Financial Bancorp Inc., the holding company for United Bank, announced that an overwhelming majority of its shareholders voted in favor of key proposals presented at its 2014 annual meeting held on Aug. 5, including the executive compensation plan and the re-election of three key United Financial Board members. The proposal to ratify its executive-compensation plan, or say-on-pay, received 93% of the vote by shareholders. The company’s executive-compensation plan is market-based, tied to performance and aligned with shareholders’ interests. They also voted overwhelmingly (94%) to re-elect three members of the board of directors to four-year terms: William Crawford IV, CEO of United Financial Bancorp Inc. and United Bank; Michael Crowley; and Raymond Lefurge Jr., vice chairman of the board. Since the proposals required only 50% of shares outstanding to vote in favor of the proposals to pass, both vote counts underscored the tremendous support shareholders have in the company, its leadership team, and bank employees. In addition to executive compensation and re-election of board members, a proposal to approve the appointment of Wolf & Co., P.C. as United’s independent auditor received 98% shareholder approval.

Gleason Johndrow Landscaping Makes Top 100 List for Snow Removal
NORTHAMPTON — Gleason Johndrow Landscaping, a Northampton-based snow-removal and landscaping contractor, has landed a spot among the top 100 snow-removal contractors nationwide as determined by SNOW magazine, an industry publication that bestows this honor every summer based on the previous year’s revenues. Mike Zawacki, editor of SNOW, views the list as “a reflection of those contractors’ operational excellence.” “We’re thrilled to be included,” said Tony Gleason, a partner in Gleason Johndrow. “We pride ourselves each and every year on logistical process and customer satisfaction. We’re very honored and grateful to be numbered among the best contractors in the country by our peers.” SNOW has been compiling this list (to be released in an article in September’s issue) for the past 10 years and focuses on revenues and operations for contractors submitting their yearly revenues. “It’s a pleasure to see contractors on this list keep growing. It’s a testament to their continued focus on improving their operation every year,” said Zawacki, adding that “2013 was a good year for snow. It was tougher to get on this list this year because so many contractors had a great year.” Gleason and Dave Johndrow have been providing landscaping and snow-removal services since 2002, with commercial and residential clients throughout Western Mass. and Northern Conn.

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Education Alone Won’t Save the Economy

By ROBERT KUTTNER

Our economy is now five years into an economic recovery, yet the wages of most Americans are flat. For the entire period between 1979 and 2013, median worker wages rose by just 7.9% while the economy’s growth and productivity rose 64.9%. The top 1% has made off with nearly all of the economy’s gains since 2000.

Is there nothing that can be done to improve this picture? To hear a lot of economists tell the story, the remedy is mostly education. It’s true that better-educated people command higher earnings. But it’s also the case that the relative premium paid to college graduates has been declining in recent years. If everyone in America got a doctorate, the job market would not be transformed. Mainly, we’d have a lot of frustrated, overeducated people.

The current period of widening inequality, after all, is one during which more and more Americans have been going to college. Conversely, the era of broadly distributed prosperity in the three decades after World War II was a time when many in the blue-collar middle class hadn’t graduated from high school.

I’m not disparaging education — it’s good for both the economy and the society to have a well-educated population. But the sources of equality and prosperity mainly lie elsewhere.

Three big things have changed in recent years that better explain why this recovery is accompanied by flat wages.

First, the financial collapse is still exerting a drag on the economy. Until the crash of 2008, ordinary families whose incomes had not kept pace with the cost of living had been borrowing to sustain their consumption. Americans ran up credit-card debts, borrowed to attend college, and above all borrowed against their homes. All of that camouflaged stagnant earnings. But the crash ended the borrowing binge. Without increasing debt (which is the wrong remedy), household purchasing power is too low to stimulate a strong recovery.

Second, corporate America got increasingly into the habit of hiring people on a temporary, part time, or contracted-out basis. Traditional payroll jobs became harder to come by. A small fraction of Americans turned this new insecurity into a plus, becoming entrepreneurs. But for every successful Internet startup and every truly joyous freelancer, there are dozens of people for whom working as a ‘consultant’ is nothing but disguised unemployment.

Third, the sources of labor bargaining, including strong federal labor-market regulation and trade unionism power, have been weakened. In their absence, corporations and investors are able to capture the lion’s share of the economy’s productivity growth.

So, are we just stuck? Do the characteristics of the new economy simply doom us to flat incomes for most people and stratospheric gains for the few? Actually, several things could be done to restore a better distribution of the economy’s productivity growth. But most of them are outside mainstream political debate.

A good historic parallel is the burst of deferred growth that came with World War II. In 1940, unemployment topped 13%, and many economists argued that technology had displaced so many human workers that this was the best the economy could do. But by 1942, unemployment had vanished.

In the intervening two years, workers did not suddenly become smarter, better educated, or more diligent. Rather, the government borrowed money and taxed the wealthy in order to massively invest in fighting World War II. The war, in turn, became the greatest accidental economic stimulus program ever. As a side effect, wartime spending produced scientific breakthroughs and technological gains as well as more purchasing power.

Today, we don’t need another war. But we do need major investment in decaying public infrastructure and in transition to a green, sustainable economy.

The wartime economy propelled America into the post-war boom and laid the groundwork for the post-war middle class. After the war, we doubled down with social investments such as the GI Bill and major infrastructure projects, as well as minimum-wage regulation.

We could do it again. All that stand in our way are a lot of bad economics and a consensus of the elites that cutting deficits and rewarding speculators take precedence over rebuilding the country. The obstacles to restoring prosperity are not economic. They are political.

Robert Kuttner is co-editor of the American Prospect and professor of Social Policy at Brandeis University.

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The Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts (WFWM) has named Elizabeth Barajas-Román the foundation’s new CEO. Barajas-Román has been a leader in progressive movements, including advocating at the national level for the health and rights of immigrant women and their families. Most recently, she was a manager at the Pew Charitable Trusts, where she directed a portfolio of partners that campaigned for state and federal policy change to improve government performance on issues that impact children’s health. Barajas-Román brings a background in impactful philanthropy, data-driven strategy design, fund-raising through philanthropic partnerships, and creating coalitions and mobilizing partners. “We are very excited to have Elizabeth as the new head of the Women’s Fund,” said Michelle Theroux, chair of the WFWM board of directors. “Her experience, nationally as well as locally, provides a unique perspective for the fund as we continue to grow and bring attention to the issues surrounding women, girls, and our community.” Previously, as the director of policy at the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH), Barajas-Román directed the organization’s Washington, D.C.-based office, where she was instrumental in expanding the visibility of NLIRH on the national stage. Barajas-Román was frequently invited to be a voice in national policy discussions in the media, at the White House, on Capitol Hill, and in target states. In addition, Barajas-Román’s leadership has been recognized by several national fellowships, including the Center for Progressive Leadership Executive Fellowship, the Rockwood Leadership Institute, and an appointment to the American Public Health Assoc. Committee on Women’s Rights. “I’m thrilled to be leading this dynamic public foundation at such an important time,” said Barajas-Román. “Women are at the center of every issue impacting families today: healthcare, equal pay and economic security, safety and freedom from violence. A Women’s Fund is able to highlight these issues, aggregate resources, and collaborate with existing community organizations to develop impactful, sustainable solutions.” Barajas-Román’s background also includes positions as a journalist, researcher, and director of policy and operations at a primary-care clinic for uninsured youth in Boston. She is a certified project-management professional, is a graduate of Oberlin College, and received her master’s degree in international policy from Harvard University.

The American Red Cross of Massachusetts announced the selection of Kim Goulette as the new Executive Director of the Pioneer Valley Chapter. With more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit administration, she succeeds Rick Lee, who retired on Aug. 6 after 30 years of service to the Red Cross. Goulette began her new role on Aug. 4. “I am thrilled to welcome Kim to the American Red Cross of Massachusetts,” said Ralph Boyd, Red Cross of Massachusetts CEO. “Kim is a successful administrator with a strong skill set in growth management, and I am confident that her steady leadership and excitement for the work of the Red Cross will effect a seamless transition and guarantee the continued success of the Pioneer Valley Chapter in delivering essential services to the community.” In her new position, Goulette will provide leadership to the local volunteers and paid employees who serve the residents of the Pioneer Valley with life-saving programs and services. “I’m honored to be selected for this key role with an amazing organization,” she said. “I look forward to working with the dedicated volunteers, employees, board members, community partners, and donors to strengthen our communities and help people in need.” Goulette most recently served as executive director of Lorraine’s Soup Kitchen and Pantry Inc. in Chicopee, where she managed day-to-day operations and worked with board members and committees to raise funds to support the work of the organization. Previously, she served as director of Employment and Community Based Day Services at Aditus in East Longmeadow, as well as regional director of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Massachusetts. Goulette earned her bachelor’s degree from Franklin Pierce College in New Hampshire and serves as a Chicopee Rotarian, a member of the Chicopee Chamber of Commerce, and a board member and services committee chair at the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts.

Jeffrey LaValley was recently appointed Community Outreach Manager at Greater Springfield Habitat for Humanity. LaValley’s primary responsibility is the development and execution of strategies to increase awareness and financial support of the affiliate’s mission. LaValley will play a pivotal role in implanting the organization’s capacity-building efforts, specifically the 30 in 3 campaign, the affiliate’s vision to serve 30 families in three years. He also will oversee Habitat’s annual resource-development plan, including outreach efforts to foster a positive identity for the affiliate in the community. Most recently, LaValley served as executive director and director of sales and marketing for Shaker Farm Farms Country Club in Westfield. Previously, he served as associate director of donor relations for Shriners Hospital for Children in Springfield. Prior to that, he was the community-development coordinator at Noble Hospital in Westfield and director of alumni and parent relations at Keene State College in New Hampshire. LaValley received a bachelor’s degree in journalism/public affairs and a master of education in curriculum and instruction from Keene State College. He also earned a certificate in fund-raising from UMass Amherst.

Fallon Health, a nationally recognized healthcare-services organization, announced the appointment of B. John “Jack” Dill to its board of directors. Dill is President and CEO of Colebrook Realty Services Inc., a privately owned, full-service commercial real-estate firm headquartered in Springfield. Dill oversees commercial real-estate development, management, finance, brokerage, and consulting. Prior to this role, Dill was executive vice president of SIS Bancorp and SIS Bank (now TD Bank). Dill holds a Counselors of Real Estate designation and is a fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. He is a founding director of the Massachusetts Housing Investment Corp. (MHIC), a nonprofit equity investor/financer of affordable housing, among other services. To date, MHIC has placed in excess of $1 billion in qualified developments. Dill is currently chairman of the Board of Springfield School Volunteers Inc., a member of Springfield Business Leaders for Education, and director of the Springfield Education Fund. Additionally, he is the current campaign chair of WFCR New England Public Radio’s 50th Anniversary Capital Campaign. Dill has held leadership roles on the boards of many organizations, including Baystate Health System and Baystate Medical Center, Mercy Medical Center, Counselors of Real Estate, Western Mass. Life Care Corp., WGBY public television, and American International College. An alumnus of Williams College, Dill pursued a P.M.D. at Harvard Business School and attended the School of Mortgage Banking at Northwestern University.

New England Promotional Marketing announced that former abc40 anchor Maggie Pereiras has joined its team. She will be contributing to the NEPM sales force and creating a cohesive social-media platform for the company while highlighting the success of its clients. Pereiras acquired her bachelor’s degree in communications with honors from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. after graduating from Minnechaug Regional High School. She began her professional career as an editor for Avon Products Inc. and then Victoria’s Secret, both in New York City. Upon returning to Western Mass., she began working as an account executive for WGGB Channel 40/Fox 6. Shortly thereafter, she transitioned from advertising sales and became the host, executive producer, and editor for abc40’s local lifestyle program, SimplyLiving. The program allowed her to sharpen her creativity and build lasting relationships with many businesses throughout the area. Once SimplyLiving had run its course, she transitioned again to become a reporter and anchor for abc40’s news team. Pereiras has a strong background in creative marketing and social media.

Brian Kane, a professor and researcher at UMass Amherst, is this year’s co-recipient of the International Society of Arboriculture’s (ISA’s) prestigious Alex L. Shigo Award for Excellence in Arboricultural Education. The award honors ISA members for enhancing the quality and professionalism of arboriculture through education. Kane is the Mass. Arborists Assoc. professor of Commercial Arboriculture at UMass Amherst. He is an ISA-certified arborist who started climbing trees professionally 25 years ago. Kane invites his students to participate in his tree research, supports them in their tree-climbing competitions, and guides them to be skilled future workers and business owners in arboriculture. ISA honored Kane at a ceremony on Aug. 3 in Milwaukee as part of the 90th annual ISA International Conference and Trade Show.

Lathrop Communities recently announced the appointment of Mauria Sirum, RN, as the new director of Wellness and Home Care. Sirum is a graduate of Vermont Technical College and Excelsior College in Albany, N.Y., and has a broad range of healthcare experience, including supervision and leadership. Early in her career, Sirum served as a CNA at Berkshire Health Systems and worked as a staff nurse and nursing supervisor for the Sisters of Providence Health System. Just prior to joining the Lathrop team, she was director of nurses at Wingate Healthcare, where she oversaw the nursing department and memory-care neighborhood. She is devoted to transparency, communication, a person-centered wellness philosophy, preventive health education, and initiatives for residents and those who care for them, as well as staff development and team building. In her spare time, Sirum serves on the board of directors for Arena Civic Theater and works as a costumer for plays in her community. Lathrop is a not-for-profit affiliate of the Kendal Corp., and manages independent-living communities in Northampton and Easthampton, serving older adults in the Quaker tradition.

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In Pursuit of an Innovation District

Kevin Hively, one of the authors of a redevelopment plan for the area impacted by the natural-gas explosion in 2012 — and the streets surrounding the so-called ‘blast zone’ — hit the nail on the head while explaining why this plan is ambitious and why it will be quite challenging to convert into reality.

“We want to create an innovation district with a lot of energy and momentum taking place,” he told those assembled at a press conference earlier this month staged near where the blast took place. “But the fact of the matter is, innovation districts are driven by talent, and talent is driven by job opportunities and quality of life.”

Right now, Springfield can’t say it offers either one. And that’s why there’s not much talent here around which to create an innovation district.

But there is promise for both, and that is the city’s ongoing mission — to convert that promise into something tangible, something that will attract talent.

Backing up a bit, the report, called “The Worthington Street District Plan,” lays out not only what the city can do with the multi-block area in its central business district, but also the stern challenges that lie in the way.

Indeed, as Hively pointed out at the press event, probably every city in the country would like to create a thriving innovation district, but certainly not all of them can. To replicate, even on a much smaller scale, what has been accomplished in Cambridge, Silicon Valley, and North Carolina’s Research Triangle will take some luck, a good deal of patience, and, well, some innovation.

And the city is not exactly starting from a position of strength. While this area of the city has some assets, most of them — like Apremont Triangle, Stearns Square, the existing entertainment district, and Union Station — are not going to attract that aforementioned talent, at least not in their current form.

But there is some momentum in a few key areas — promoting entrepreneurship, opening up avenues to capital, and promoting innovation. This momentum is best exemplified in initiatives like Valley Venture Mentors, which encourages entrepreneurship and helps fledgling businesses get off the ground; the Baystate Innovation Center, described as a mix between an incubator and an accelerator now taking shape in downtown Springfield; and Tech Foundry, which is billed as a training ground for those who might enter the technology field.

And there are other positive developments, such as the new UMass Center at Springfield in Tower Square and the potential for a casino in the South End.

But as Hively pointed out, talent is driven by job opportunities and quality of life. Springfield can’t match Cambridge, Boston, or San Francisco, or even Providence or Lowell at this time.

It must do something about both crime and the perception of crime, foster the development of more restaurants, shops, and cultural attractions, and, above all else, help create attractive places for people to live.

At the moment, there is a distinct lack of people who have a desire to live, work, or start a business downtown, and this is the equation that simply must change.

How? That’s the $64,000 question. Most observers say you can’t just build housing and then hope eateries, clubs, and shops will follow. Likewise, you can’t — or shouldn’t — open those businesses until you are sure there is a critical mass of people with disposable income to support them.

Is an innovation district possible? Of course it is. Is it doable in Springfield? Perhaps, but, then again, most every city has tried or is trying to create one, and success has been hard to come by.

One thing is for sure. There is little, if any, time to waste, and the city will have to be energetic and imaginative if it is going to attract the talent needed to make an innovation district thrive.

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Chamber Corners Departments

AFFILIATED CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE OF GREATER SPRINGFIELD
www.myonlinechamber.com
(413) 787-1555

Sept. 3: ACCGS Business@Breakfast, 7:15-9 a.m., at the Sheraton Springfield, One Monarch Place, Springfield. “Keeping All the Balls in the Air” with Rob Peck, Zestworks. The event will also salute Elegant Affairs (25th anniversary) and Springfield Partners for Community Action (50th anniversary). The breakfast is sponsored by United Personnel.Tickets are $20 for members ($25 walk-in) and $30 for general admission.

Sept. 10: ERC5/ACCGS Millfest After 5, 5 p.m. to dusk, at Ludlow Mills, 100 State St., Ludlow. Music, great food, lots of fun, and networking. Tickets are $15 for members, $25 for general admission. Proceeds benefit the ERC5 Scholarship Fund. The East of the River Five Town Chamber of Commerce is an affiliate of the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield.

Sept. 23: ACCGS Pastries, Politics & Policy, 8-9 a.m.
An informal roundtable discussion, designed for political and policy junkies. Reservations are $15 for members, $25 for general admission, which includes continental breakfast. Reservations may be made online at www.myonlinechamber.com.

Sept. 30: Rake in the Business Table Top Showcase, 4:30-7 p.m., at the Castle of Knights, 1599 Memorial Dr., Chicopee. Network with more than 100 vendors. Reservations are $5 in advance, $10 at the door. Reservations may be made online at www.myonlinechamber.com. Presented by the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield and the Greater Chicopee, Holyoke, and Westfield chambers of commerce.

AMHERST AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.amherstarea.com
(413) 253-0700

Aug. 27: 48th Annual Community Breakfast, 7:30-9 a.m. in the Student Union Ballroom on the UMass Amherst campus. The annual Community Breakfast signals the start of the academic year and is an opportunity to meet newcomers to the community; see old friends, neighbors, and colleagues; and talk about the year ahead. All are welcome at this buffet breakfast and gathering of area business owners, legislators, mayors, select board representatives, and members of the academic and business communities. Tickets are $8 in advance or $10 at the door. For more information, call (413) 577-1101 or e-mail [email protected].

GREATER CHICOPEE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.chicopeechamber.org
(413) 594-2101

Sept. 5: “Taking Care of Business: How to Develop and Grow Your Business,” a six-part workshop series, begins with “From Startup to Finish: Financing Your Business,” from 9 to 11 a.m. at Residence Inn by Marriott, 500 Memorial Dr., Chicopee. Sponsored by Common Capital. Cost is $20 for members, $30 for non-members.

Sept. 10: CEO Luncheon at the Munich Haus Restaurant. Registration at 11:45, lunch at noon. Network and hear from Eric Lapointe, executive vice president of the Springfield Falcons, who recently joined the organization and oversees all revenue-generating functions of the team. His most recent position was with the NHL’s Florida Panthers as director of premium seating, where his primary responsibilities included managing the senior-level sales and service team, developing and executing premium selling strategies, and driving revenue. He comes to Springfield with a career that includes managerial and sales responsibilities with the NFL’s Cleveland Browns and Miami Dolphins and the NBA’s Miami Heat. Lapointe’s extensive sports-business experience includes working under some of the most influential figures in professional sports, including Mike Holmgren, Bill Parcells, and Pat Riley. He is a graduate of UMass Amherst with a bachelor’s degree in sport management, and received a master’s degree in management from Cambridge College. Tickets are $25 for members, $30 for general admission.

Sept. 17: Salute Breakfast, 7:15-9 a.m., at the Collegian Court, 89 Park St., Chicopee. Tickets are $20 for members, $26 for non-members.

Sept. 25: The “Taking Care of Business,” series continues with “Negotiating and Understanding Leases,” 9-11 a.m., at the Residence Inn by Marriott, 500 Memorial Dr., Chicopee. Sponsored by Common Capital. Cost is $20 for members, $30 for non-members.

Sept. 30: Table Top Expo & Business Networking Event, 4:30-7 p.m., at the Castle of Knights, 1599 Memorial Dr. in Chicopee. Presented by the Greater Chicopee, Holyoke, and Westfield chambers of commerce and ACCGS. Tickets are $5 pre-registered, $10 at the door. Sign up at www.chicopeechamber.org.

GREATER EASTHAMPTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.easthamptonchamber.org
(413) 527-9414

Sept. 11: Networking By Night Business Card Exchange, 5-7 p.m., at the Look Park Garden House, 300 North Main St., Florence. Sponsored by Residential Mortgage Services. Door prizes, hors d’ouevres, host beer and wine. Tickets: $5 for members, $15 for future members. RSVP requested.

Sept. 12-13: Electronic recycling fund-raiser, Sept. 12, 1-4 p.m.; Sept. 13, 8:30 to noon. Dropoff location at Liberty and Mechanic streets, Easthampton. Sponsored by Duseau Trucking LLC and A-Z Storage & Properties. Proceeds to benefit the chamber’s programs, including the Holiday Lighting Fund. Responsibly dispose of your old computers, monitors, TVs, telephones, stereos, and office or home appliances. No registration required; open to all members of the Greater Easthampton community. Nominal recycling fees. We cannot accept refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, or any appliances containing freon. For more information, contact the chamber.

GREATER HOLYOKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.holycham.com
(413) 534-3376

Sept. 10: Legislative Coffee Hour, 7:45-9 a.m., at Slainte Restaurant, 80 Jarvis Ave., Holyoke, featuring guest speakers Mayor Alex Morse, City Council President Kevin Jourdain, and City Treasurer Jon Lumbra. Join us for coffee and conversation, where members of the community have a chance to ask questions regarding issues facing Western Mass. and the Greater Holyoke area. Sponsored by Ferriter Law and Marcotte Ford. Tickets are $18 for members, $25 at the door and for non-members.

Sept. 17: Annual Outing Clambake, 5:30-8 p.m., at Holyoke Country Club, 3 Country Club Road, Holyoke. Lobster dinner, putting contest, raffle prizes, 50/50 raffle, chowder cookoff. Sponsored by United Water, Pioneer Valley Railroad, and CareerPoint. Tickets are $30 for members and advance reservations, and $40 for non-members and at the door. The public is invited to attend.

Sept. 30: Table Top Showcase, 4:30-7 p.m., at the Castle of Knights in Chicopee. Four area chambers — Greater Holyoke, Greater Chicopee, Greater Westfield, and the ACCGS — are getting together to present a tabletop mini-trade show. Tables cost $125. Visitors pay $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Call the Holyoke Chamber at (413) 534-3376 to secure a table, or sign up online at www.holycham.com.

Oct. 8: Autumn Business Breakfast at the Log Cabin, 7:30-9 a.m. Recognizing new members, business milestones, and networking breakfast meeting. Sponsored by the Republican and Holyoke Medical Center. Cost:
$22 for members in advance, $28 for non-members and at the door. Call the chamber at (413) 534-3376 for more information.

GREATER NORTHAMPTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.explorenorthampton.com
(413) 584-1900

Sept. 10: Northampton Chamber Monthly Arrive @5, 5-7 p.m. Arrive when you can, stay as long as you can. A casual mix and mingle with your colleagues and friends. Sponsors: Greenfield Savings Bank, Hathaway Farms, and United Personnel. Tickets are $10 for members, $15 for non-members.

Sept. 11: 2014 Workshop: “Introduction to Google Docs,” 9-11 a.m. at Pioneer Training, 139B Damon Road, Northampton. The class includes an introductory section on Google Drive, the online storage location for Google Docs. Participants will learn how to set up a local Google Drive folder, create new documents in the Google Docs format, and convert Word documents to the Google Docs format. The class will focus on basic formatting and editing techniques in Google Docs, but will also cover best practices for using Google Docs. Pre-registration is required, and space is limited. Tickets are $20 for members, $25 for non-members. To register, e-mail [email protected].

GREATER WESTFIELD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.westfieldbiz.org
(413) 568-1618

Sept. 8: Chamber Open House, 4-7 p.m., at the Greater Westfield Chamber, 16 North Elm St., Westfield. Help us celebrate our new location by stopping in to see our new office. We’ve relocated to better serve our members and communities. Refreshments will be served.

Sept. 9: Lunch & Lecture Series 1, presented by Tim Flynn, AAMS, Edward Jones Investments, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., at Noble Hospital, Conference Room A, Westfield. Topic: “Retirement and Investments for Business.” Cost: free to chamber members, $25 for non-members, or $60 for all three in the series. For more information, call Pam at the chamber office at (413) 568-1618.

Sept. 10: After 5 Connection, 5-7 p.m., at the Holiday Inn Express, 39 Southampton Road, Westfield. Sponsored by Advanced Medical Consulting and Billing. Great connection opportunities. Complimentary refreshments provided. Walk-ins are welcome. Cost is $10 for members, $15 for non-members (cash at the door). To register, call Pam at the chamber office at (413) 568-1618.

Sept. 15: Speaker Series, part 1 of 3. “Legal Issues Affecting Business,” presented by Royal LLP, 8-9:15 a.m., at the Genesis Spiritual Life & Conference Center, Westfield. Cost: free to chamber members, $25 for non-members, or $60 for all three in the series. For more information, call Pam at the chamber office, (413) 568-1618.

Sept. 19: September Breakfast, 7:15-9 a.m., at the 104th Fighter Wing ANG, 175 Falcon Dr., Westfield. Sponsors: Platinum, Westfield Bank; Gold, Savage Arms; Silver, Prolamina and Wealth Technology Group. Speaker: Dr. Alan Robinson, co-author of The Idea-Driven Organization. Cost is $25 for members, $30 for non-members. To register, call Pam at the chamber office at (413) 568-1618. Consider donating a raffle prize to the event.

Sept. 30: 17th Annual Table Top Showcase, 4:30-7 p.m., at the Castle of Knights, Chicopee. Cost: $5 in advance through the chamber or $10 at the door. Opportunities available for sponsorships and exhibitor tables. For more information, call Pam at the chamber office at (413) 568-1618.

PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S CHAMBER
www.professionalwomenschamber.com
(413) 755-1310

Sept. 17: PWC Headline Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Yankee Pedlar, 1866 Northampton St., Holyoke. The speaker will be Jane Iredale, president and founder of Jane Iredale Skin Care. Tickets are $25 for members, $35 for general admission.

SOUTH HADLEY GRANBY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.shgchamber.com
(413) 532-6451

Sept. 16: “What’s Your Granby Business?” Open House, 5 p.m., hosted by the new Granby Free Public Library, 297 East State St., Granby. Mingle with South Hadley and Granby business people and check out the beautiful new Granby library. Finger food and beverages. Tickets are $5 for chamber members, $10 for non-members, unless you are a Granby business owner — then it’s free.

WEST OF THE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.ourwrc.com
(413) 568-1618

Sept. 3: Wicked Wednesday, 5-7 p.m., at E.B’s Restaurant, 385 Walnut St Ext., Agawam.

Sept. 8: Open House, 4-7 p.m. The Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce its new office at 16 North Elm St. in Westfield. Join us for an open house.

Sept. 17: Networking Lunch, noon to 1:30 p.m. at Kaptain Jimmy’s, 916 Suffield St, Agawam. Network with fellow chamber members over lunch. Each member will get approximately one minute to offer a brief pitch about their company. E-mail [email protected] to register.

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Old Sturbridge Village Family Fun Days
Aug. 31 to Sept. 2: Bring the whole family to Old Sturbridge Village on Labor Day weekend, when the largest outdoor history museum in the Northeast opens its doors to children for free (normally, youth admission is $8). Guests are invited to play baseball the way early New Englanders did, make a craft, join a game of French & English (tug of war), meet the oxen in training, try their hand at marbling paper, see a puppet show, watch a toy fire-balloon flight, visit the Freeman Farm, stop and see craftsmen at work, and much more. In addition, the weekend will feature appearances by Bob Olson, performing 19th-century magic, as well as the Old Sturbridge Village Singers and the Old Sturbridge Village Dancers. Adult admission is $24. For more information, call (800) 733-1830 or visit www.osv.org.

Bay Path College Cybersecurity Summit
Sept. 5: Jennifer Lesser Henley, director of Security Operations for the social-media giant Facebook, will be the keynote speaker at Bay Path University’s second annual Cybersecurity Summit, “Security: Changing the Game,” in the Blake Student Commons. Breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m., with the lecture immediately following at 8 a.m. The conference will address security in the world of social media and how everyone plays a role in keeping people safe and making the Internet a more secure place. The summit is presented by Bay Path’s Master of Science in Cybersecurity Management program, which was launched last October as the first of its kind in New England. The summit is free to attend and open to the public. To attend in person or virtually, register at graduate.baypath.edu. For more information, contact Ann Cantin at [email protected].

Workshop Series on Growing a Business
Sept. 5: The Greater Chicopee Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with Common Capital Inc., is presenting a six-part workshop series, “Taking Care of Business: How to Develop and Grow Your Business.” Sponsored by Common Capital, this series addresses best practices for all types of businesses. The first session, being staged on Sept. 5, is “From Startup to Finish: Financing Your Business.” This first workshop will be held at the Residence Inn by Marriott Springfield/Chicopee. The other five seminar topics are: “Negotiating and Understanding Leases,” “Human Resources: Best Practices for Small Businesses,” “How to Retain Your Top Talent,” “Is Your Website Working for You?” and “Strategic Networking: Networking to Increase Profitability.” Facilitators for each seminar are experts in their respective fields. The cost is $20 per workshop for chamber members and $30 for non-members, or $120 for all six sessions for chamber members and $150 for all six sessions for non-members, meaning one session is free when signing up for the entire series. Register online at www.chicopeechamber.org under Upcoming Events, or call (413) 594-2101.

ACA Roundtable Seminar
Sept. 11: With changes coming to the Affordable Care Act in 2015, business owners and managers need to ensure that their companies are up to speed on the newest developments, including the employer mandate, which will go into effect next year. Attorney Channez Rogers, an associate with the Northampton-based firm Royal LLP, will lead a roundtable-style seminar where she will provide practical pointers to assist attendees with helping their organizations stay current with the latest Obamacare provisions. Rogers will cover topics such as what to include in a comprehensive package, who is subject to the employer mandate and how to comply, and penalties for non-compliance. The seminar will be staged at Royal LLP’s offices, at 270 Pleasant St. in Northampton, from 8 to 9 a.m. The cost is $30 per person, and advance registration and payment are required. Seating will be limited. Contact Ann-Marie Marcil at (413) 586-2288 or e-mail [email protected] to register or if you have any questions about this seminar.

Western Mass. Business Expo
Oct. 29: BusinessWest will present its fourth annual Western Mass. Business Expo at the MassMutual Center in downtown Springfield. The business-to-business show, which last year drew more than 2,000 visitors, will feature more than 150 booths, seminars, and Show Floor Theater presentations; breakfast and lunch programs; and a day-capping Expo Social. Comcast Business will again be Presenting Sponsor, while the social will be sponsored by Northwestern Mutual and MGM Springfield. Silver Sponsors are Health New England, DIF Design, and Johnson & Hill Staffing. Education sponsor is the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst. Additional sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information on sponsorships or booth purchase, call (413) 781-8600.

Court Dockets

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Court Dockets Departments

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

CHICOPEE DISTRICT COURT

Michael Kelleher v. Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers of New York Inc.
Allegation: Negligence in food preparation causing illness and hospitalization: $11,972.83
Filed: 7/17/14

W & I Construction Inc. v. C.L. Diesel Repair Inc.
Allegation: Breach of contract for failure to repair work vehicle: $3,000+
Filed: 7/8/14

HAMPDEN SUPERIOR COURT

Sabrosura Supermarket Inc. v. Domingo Jiminez d/b/a Cuba Supermarket, LLC
Allegation: Breach of lease agreement: $300,000
Filed: 7/18/14

The Mack Group, LLC v. Greater Western Steel, LLC and Tower View, LLC
Allegation: Breach of contract under a mechanics lien: $132,000
Filed: 7/9/14

HAMPSHIRE SUPERIOR COURT

Jennifer Fernandez v. RBS Assoc., N.A. and Citizens Financial Group
Allegation: Employment discrimination: $25,000+
Filed: 5/22/14

Joan Tremblay and Dorothy Dougherty v. Ryder Funeral Home, et al
Allegation: Breach of contract and negligent interference with a dead body: $100,000+
Filed: 6/10/14

NORTHAMPTON DISTRICT COURT

Prospect Woods Homeowner’s Assoc. v. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
Allegation: Failure to pay assessments imposed by homeowner’s association: $5,589.69
Filed 6/18/14

PALMER DISTRICT COURT

Adler Tank Rentals, LLC v. GML Construction Inc.
Allegation: Breach of contract: $6,817.51
Filed: 6/20/14

Commerce Insurance Co. a/s/o Judy Joaquin and Melinda Alves v. FedEx Ground Package System Inc. and Kenneth Allen Jr.
Allegation: Negligent operation of FedEx vehicle causing injury: $10,608.73
Filed: 5/22/14

SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT COURT

Liberty Mutual v. Larovere Design/Build Corp.
Allegation: non-payment of a workers’ compensation policy: $11,272.80
Filed: 6/27/14

Mary Perello v. Northeast Properties d/b/a F & P Realty Trust, 58 Realty Trust, and West Street Realty Trust
Allegation: Breach of implied covenant of habitability: $9,000
Filed: 7/9/14

Michelle Smith v. Swift Transportation
Allegation: Negligence causing injury: $24,999
Filed: 6/20/14

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All That Jazz

An estimated 5,500 people turned out for the inaugural Springfield Jazz & Roots Festival on Aug. 9, an event intended to promote an arts-driven, community-oriented, and sustainable revitalization of the city. The free, outdoor festival, held in Court Square in downtown Springfield, featured locally and internationally acclaimed musical artists and a variety of ethnic cuisines and local food producers. From top: Festival Producer Kristin Neville with Evan Plotkin, president of NAI Plotkin; from left, Charles Neville of the Neville Brothers, jazz saxophonist and Springfield native Phil Woods, and Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, who presented Woods with the key to the city; Charles Neville plays with his daughter, Charmaine Neville (left), and singer/songwriter/saxophonist Grace Kelly; some of the crowd gathered at Court Square. (Photos by Ed Cohen)

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People On the Move

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Departments People on the Move

Freedom Credit Union announced the promotion of three officers within the credit union and the appointment of a new Mortgage Loan Originator.

Karen Chauvin Katsanos

Karen Chauvin Katsanos

• Karen Chauvin Katsanos has been promoted to Vice President of Human Resources at FCU. She will continue to manage the human resource and training activities for the credit union, which employs a staff of 130. Katsanos joined the credit union in 2012 and has 20 years of HR experience in several industries, including healthcare and manufacturing. She has held a number of senior-management positions throughout her career. Katsanos earned her bachelor’s degree from the UMass Amherst and has earned two master’s degrees — one in psychology from Westfield State College and the other in business administration from Western New England College. She holds an SPHR designation that she earned from the Human Resource Certification Institute. She is a board member for the Human Resource Management Assoc. of Western New England and the Ronald McDonald House of Springfield.
Cheryl Podgorski

Cheryl Podgorski

• Cheryl Podgorski has been promoted to Vice President of Operations. She joined the credit union in 2012 and has more than 26 years of operations experience in both the banking and credit-union industries, holding several senior-management positions throughout her career. In addition to her responsibilities in the credit union’s Operations Department, Podgorski has been managing Freedom’s Loan Servicing Department for the past year. She earned her master’s degree in business administration from Western New England College and holds a Six Sigma Green Belt certification. She is a past certified treasury professional through the Assoc. for Financial Professionals.



Lisa Astley

Lisa Astley

• Lisa Astley has been promoted to Branch Officer of Freedom’s Ludlow Branch. In her new position, she oversees the financial and lending operations of the branch, develops new business opportunities with individuals and businesses, and promotes financial literacy at area schools. Astley has been employed at Freedom for five years and has 12 years of experience in the banking and financial-services industries. Prior to joining Freedom, she was customer-service supervisor at Randall’s Farm in Ludlow for 15 years. Astley is currently working toward a financial services degree with the Center For Financial Training.



Antonio Sanches

Antonio Sanches

• Antonio Sanches has joined Freedom as a Mortgage Loan Originator and is responsible for real-estate origination throughout Hampden and Hampshire counties. As he helps expand Freedom’s mortgage services to its members in Hampden and Hampshire counties, he will offer his expertise in conventional, FHA, MassHousing, Massachusetts Housing Partnership’s One Mortgage, and USDA loans. He has 10 years of experience in the finance industry, including expertise in residential mortgage origination, first-time home-buyer assistance, and secondary market sales. Most recently, he was assistant vice president at Florence Savings Bank. Currently, Sanches is president of the Rotary Club of Ludlow and a corporator at the Randall Ludlow Boys and Girls Club. In June, he was named “Affiliate of the Year” by the Realtor Assoc. of Pioneer Valley.  Sanches is working at the Freedom branch on Center Street in Ludlow.
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Maria Koutroubila

Maria Koutroubila

FieldEddy Insurance announced that Maria Koutroubila has joined the firm as a personal-lines account manager. She brings more than 10 years of insurance-related experience to the position, and is a member of the National Alliance, holding the CISR designation and working toward CISR Elite designation. Koutroubila will be responsible for educating and ensuring that clients have the proper insurance coverage. As part of the personal-lines team, she will work to implement daily operations and ensure that that standard working procedures, key performance indicators, and other account metrics are achieved on a regular basis.
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Berkshire Bank announced that Thaddeus Welch III has been hired as Portfolio Research Analyst and Trader, joining its Wealth Management team. In this position, Welch will be responsible for managing all trading activities and performing fundamental, economic, and sector research to assist in generating overall investment strategies. In addition, Welch will work with clients to customize their portfolios for appropriate risk-reward allocations and to achieve their long-term goals. His areas of specialization are trading,
equity research, and portfolio management. Welch will be working out of Berkshire Wealth Management’s office at 25 Main St. in Lenox. Previously, Welch worked for Spinnaker Trust in Portland, Maine, where he was a member of the investment committee. He received his bachelor’s degree in Economics from Bowdoin College and is a CFA level II candidate.
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The Massachusetts Nonprofit Network (MNN), the statewide organization that unites and strengthens the nonprofit sector through advocacy, public awareness, and capacity building, announced that it has appointed James Ayres, CEO and Executive Director of United Way of Hampshire County, to its board of directors. “We are honored to welcome Jim Ayres, whose passion and considerable experience at the community and state level will help strengthen our state’s vast nonprofit sector,” said Rick Jakious, CEO of the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network. “MNN’s board of directors reflects the rich geographical and organizational diversity of the state’s nonprofit sector and is the voice of a strong, united nonprofit sector in Massachusetts.” Said Ayres, “the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network is an invaluable organization for promoting public policy, support, and public understanding of the not-for-profit sector. A vibrant and well-equipped nonprofit sector, in turn, profoundly impacts quality of life thoughout theCommonwealth. I’m excited to join the MNN board and to work with other statewide leaders to shape the direction of the organization.” Prior to his role at United Way of Hampshire County, Ayres served for 12 years as executive director of the Northampton-based Center for New Americans, an education and resource center for immigrants, refugees, and other limited-English speakers in Western Mass. In these roles, he has worked extensively with local and state governments, community coalitions, workforce boards, and NGOs to develop policy and programming. Ayres holds master’s degrees from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst.

Chamber Corners: Upcoming Events

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Chamber Corners Departments

AFFILIATED CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE OF GREATER SPRINGFIELD
www.myonlinechamber.com
(413) 787-1555

• Sept. 3: ACCGS Business@Breakfast, 7:15-9 a.m., at the Sheraton Springfield, One Monarch Place, Springfield. “Keeping All the Balls in the Air” with Rob Peck, Zestworks. Tickets are $20 for members ($25 walk-in) and $30 for general admission.
• Sept. 10: ERC5/ACCGS Millfest After 5, 5 p.m. to dusk, at Ludlow Mills, 100 State St., Ludlow. Music, great food, lots of fun, and networking. Tickets are $15 for members, $25 for general admission. Proceeds benefit the ERC5 Scholarship Fund.

AMHERST AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.amherstarea.com
413-253-0700

• August 27: 48th Annual Community Breakfast, 7:30-9 a.m. in the Student Union Ballroom on the UMass Amherst campus. The annual Community Breakfast signals the start of the academic year and is an opportunity to meet newcomers to the community; see old friends, neighbors, and colleagues; and talk about the year ahead. All are welcome at this buffet breakfast and gathering of area business owners, legislators, mayors, Select Board representatives, and members of the academic and business communities. Tickets: $8 in advance or $10 at the door. For more information, call (413) 577-1101 or e-mail [email protected].

CHICOPEE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.chicopeechamber.org
(413) 594-2101
 
• Aug. 21: Member Workshop, 9-11 a.m., hosted by La Quinta Inn & Suites, 100 Congress St. in Springfield. Sponsored by First American Insurance Agency. “You’re Social. Now What? Is It Working?” This workshop will give you a closer look at the popular social-media channels — Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Google+. We’ll show you the benefits of using each, how other organizations are marketing with them, and some dos and don’ts of each channel. You’ll also get tips on how to tell if your social media activity is working. Free to members.
• August 21: Mornings with the Mayor, 8-9 a.m., at the American Red Cross Blood Donor Center, 3500 Main St., Springfield. Coffee and light breakfast refreshments will be served, while Mayor Richard Kos provides updates and news about what’s happening in Chicopee. Feel free to submit any questions, concerns, or ideas for discussion by Aug. 18 to chamber President Eileen Drumm at [email protected]. This event is for Greater Chicopee Chamber members only and is free, but registration is required so the host business knows how many will be attending.
• Sept. 10: CEO Luncheon at the Munich Haus Restaurant. Registration at 11:45, lunch at noon. Network and hear from Eric Lapointe, executive vice president of the Springfield Falcons, who recently joined the organization and oversees all revenue-generating functions of the team. His most recent position was with the NHL’s Florida Panthers as director of Premium Seating, where his primary responsibilities included managing the senior-level sales and service team, developing and executing premium selling strategies, and driving revenue. He comes to Springfield with a career that includes managerial and sales responsibilities with the NFL’s Cleveland Browns and Miami Dolphins and the NBA’s Miami Heat. Lapointe’s extensive sports-business experience includes working under some of the most influential figures in professional sports, including Mike Holmgren, Bill Parcells, and Pat Riley. He is a graduate of UMass Amherst with a bachelor’s degree in sport management, and received a master’s degree in management from Cambridge College. Tickets: $25 for members, $30 general admission.

GREATER EASTHAMPTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.easthamptonchamber.org
(413) 527-9414

• Aug. 14: Networking by Night Business Card Exchange, 5-7 p.m., hosted by Freedom Credit Union and Wireless Zone of Easthampton, 422 Main St., Easthampton. Sponsorship opportunities available for this event. Door prizes, hors d’ouevres, host beer and wine. Tickets: $5 for members, $15 for future members. RSVP requested at (413) 527-9414.

GREATER HOLYOKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.holycham.com
(413) 534-3376
 
• Aug. 13: Networking Across the River, 5:30-7:30 p.m., hosted and sponsored by Brunelle’s Marina, 1 Alvord St., South Hadley. Join an evening of networking with the Greater Holyoke and South Hadley/Granby Chambers of Commerce as we cruise along the Connecticut River on the Lady Bea. Tickets are $20 for members. Seats are limited. To sign up, call the chamber office at (413) 534-3376 or register online at www.holyokechamber.com.
• Aug. 20: Chamber Summer Business Breakfast, 7:30-9 a.m., hosted by Yankee Pedlar, 1866 Northampton St., Holyoke. Sponsored by Lyon & Fitzpatrick, LLC Tickets: $20 for members and advance reservations, and $30 for non-members and at the door. Price includes a hot buffet.
• Sept. 10: Legislative Coffee Hour, 7:45-9 a.m., at Slainte Restaurant, 80 Jarvis Ave, Holyoke, featuring guest speakers Mayor Alex Morse, City Council President Kevin Jourdain, and City Treasurer Jon Lumbra. Join us for coffee and conversation, where members of the community have a chance to ask questions regarding issues facing Western Mass. and the Greater Holyoke area. Tickets: $18 members; $25 at the door and for non-members.

GREATER NORTHAMPTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.explorenorthampton.com
(413) 584-1900

• Sept. 10: Northampton Chamber Monthly Arrive @5, 5-7 p.m. Arrive when you can, stay as long as you can. A casual mix and mingle with your colleagues and friends. Sponsors: Greenfield Savings Bank, Hathaway Farms, and United Personnel. Tickets are $10 for members, $15 for non-members.
• Sept. 11: 2014 Workshop: “Introduction to Google Docs,” 9-11 a.m. at Pioneer Training, 139B Damon Road, Northampton. The class includes an introductory section on Google Drive, the online storage location for Google Docs. Participants will learn how to set up a local Google Drive folder, which automatically synchronizes with Google Drive on the web. Learn to create new documents in the Google Docs format, as well as how to convert Word documents to the Google Docs format. The class will focus on basic formatting and editing techniques in Google Docs, but will also cover best practices for using Google Docs. Learn the difference between viewing and editing, and how to set permission levels for collaborators. Also learn simple tips that will help users avoid accidentally overwriting data or publishing confidential data. Pre-registration are required, and space is limited. Tickets are $20 for members, $25 for non-members. To register for the event, e-mail [email protected].
 
NORTHAMPTON AREA YOUNG PROFESSIONALS & YOUNG PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY OF GREATER SPRINGFIELD
 
• August 14: August Joint Networking Social with NAYP & YPS, 5 p.m. at Slainte restaurant in Holyoke. RSVP on Facebook. Featured nonprofit: Amherst Ballet, which is is dedicated to quality dance education. It strives to inspire a diverse community of dancers toward artistic excellence and a lifelong enthusiasm and appreciation for dance, and seeks to bring enrichment through educational programming, performance, and collaboration.
 
PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S CHAMBER
www.professionalwomenschamber.com
(413) 755-1310

• Sept. 17: PWC Headline Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Yankee Pedlar, 1866 Northampton St., Holyoke. The speaker will be Jane Iredale, president and founder of Jane Iredale Skin Care. Tickets are $25 for members, $35 general admission.

WEST OF THE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.ourwrc.com
(413) 426-3880

• Aug. 18: Annual Golf Tournament, at the Ranch Golf Course, Southwick. Registration is at 11:30 a.m., with lunch at noon and a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Cost: $125 for golf and dinner. For more information or for tickets, contact the chamber office at (413) 426-3880 or e-mail [email protected].

GREATER WESTFIELD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.westfieldbiz.org
(413) 568-1618
 
• Sept. 3: Wicked Wednesday, 5-7 p.m., at E.B’s Restaurant, 385 Walnut St Ext., Agawam.
• Sept. 8: Open House, 4-7 p.m. The Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce its new office at 16 North Elm St. in Westfield. Please join us for an open house.
• Sept. 17: Networking Lunch, noon to 1:30 p.m. at Kaptain Jimmy’s, 916 Suffield St, Agawam. Network with fellow chamber members over lunch. Each member will get approximately one minute to offer a brief pitch about their company. E-mail [email protected] to register.

Court Dockets

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Court Dockets Departments

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

CHICOPEE DISTRICT COURT
Pamela Jenkins-Lewis v. Tri-Wire Engineering Solutions Inc. and Jonathan Podmore
Allegation: Negligent operation of a motor vehicle: $2,625
Filed: 7/9/14

HAMPDEN SUPERIOR COURT
Brigid M. Rolfe v. American Student Assistance
Allegation: Failure to provide validation of debt and breach of Fair Debt Collection Practices: $90,000
Filed: 7/1/14

Monson Savings Bank v. KAM Investments, LLC and John Murphy
Allegation: Default on commercial promissory note: $71,099.61
Filed: 7/8/14

HAMPSHIRE SUPERIOR COURT
Joseph Lellman v. BMW of North America, LLC
Allegation: Breach of written and implied warranty: $28,000+
Filed: 6/10/14

Katherine S. Kopeski v. Ryder Funeral Home Inc., et al
Allegation: Breach of contract, negligence, and improper disposal of human remains: $250,000+
Filed: 6/20/14

NORTHAMPTON DISTRICT COURT
Sall Greenhouse v. Target Corp.
Allegation: Negligent maintenance of property causing slip and fall: $3,279.27
File: 5/28/14

PALMER DISTRICT COURT
Javier Rivera v. Commerce Insurance Co.
Allegation: Improper denial of coverage for failure to effectuate prompt, fair, and equitable settlement for plaintiff’s claim: $5,670.44
Filed: 6/3/14

SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT COURT
Aniya Morris, a minor, by her mother and next friend, Brittner Smith v. Toys R Us, Inc.
Allegation: Negligent assembly of bicycle causing injury: $24,999
Filed: 6/23/14

Beacon Sales Acquisition v. A. Jacevicius & Co. Inc. and Allen Jacevicius
Allegation: Non-payment of goods sold and delivered: $19,437.36
Filed: 6/18/14

Blueline Rentals, LLC f/d/b/a Volvo Rents v. Patriots Environmental Corp.
Allegation: Breach of commercial trade credit agreement for the rental of construction equipment: $20,033.37
Filed: 7/23/14

Thurston Foods Inc. v. Early Childhood Centers of Greater Springfield Inc.
Allegation: Non-payment of goods sold and delivered: $20,310.14
Filed: 7/15/14

WESTFIELD DISTRICT COURT
Beth Ingram and Brooke Quinn v. Six Flags Entertainment Corp. and Broadspire Services Inc.
Allegation: Negligent failure to properly monitor rides causing injury: $1,910
Filed: 6/12/14

Editorial

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Opinion
UMass Center Is Yet Another Puzzle Piece

It was with considerable fanfare that Gov. Deval Patrick, UMass administrators, and Springfield city officials announced last fall that the university would be greatly expanding its presence in downtown Springfield with a 26,000-square-foot learning center to be built in Tower Square (see related story, page 6).

And there will be much more hype roughly a month from now when most of the same people — plus many others, we’re sure — will gather to mark the opening of that gleaming facility, less than a year after it was announced.

Indeed, expectations are high when it comes to this center and its potential impact on Springfield and especially its central business district. Maybe too high.

For years now, city officials have been urging the university, one of this region’s largest employers and arguably the economic engine with the greatest horsepower, to takes its brand and influence to downtown Springfield. The school has responded with a number of smaller-scale initiatives, involving everything from the arts to precision manufacturing to relocation of the university’s Design Center into a building in Court Square.

The facility now known as the UMass Center at Springfield represents a far more significant investment in terms of dollars — the cost of this complex is more than $5 million — and commitment to the city. And as it prepares to open its doors to students on Sept. 2, with more than 30 classes covering a host of subjects, there is a great deal of hope and anticipation when it comes to what the center will mean for the city.

It is expected to provide a huge shot in the arm for Tower Square, which, as everyone knows, has a first floor defined largely by empty storefronts and sparse foot traffic. The UMass Center, which may have 200 to 300 students taking classes there this fall, could help re-energize the once-thriving retail center.

The facility is also expected to provide a spark for downtown, in terms of that aforementioned foot traffic, but also psychologically. After all, if UMass Amherst is willing to make that kind of investment in Springfield’s central business district, then things must be getting better. Right?

As we said, maybe the expectations are a little too high.

Overall, we believe that William Dávila, the recently named director of operations, has the right perspective as this highly anticipated experiment gets underway.

Rather than focus on enrollment numbers for this fall — which appear solid, by the way — Dávila and his staff seem more concerned with getting this facility off to a good start and making sure that the students coming there have a good experience.

This is important, because no one really knows if people will want to come to downtown Springfield for classes, given the city’s lingering image problem and perceptions regarding safety. Other schools, most notably Western New England University, have created satellite facilities downtown, only to see them fail.

If these first students at the UMass Center come away satisfied with their experience, it will be that much easier to sell the facility — and Springfield itself — to others down the road.

Meanwhile, this first year is a time to build partnerships and foster collaborative efforts that will make the UMass Center much more than a place to take classes. It can — and needs to be — a community resource.

There is now a large UMass sign on the east side of Tower Square. It proclaims the arrival of the university and the start of what could be an exciting new era downtown.

Let’s hope it’s a sign of progress and a sign that better times lie ahead.

Opinion

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Opinion
Five Principles for an Open Internet

By ANDREW LIPPMAN

In the past few months, the open Internet has been everywhere from Comedy Central to the Harvard Law Review. Why? Because the U.S. government is at a crossroads in deciding how Americans will access it. The FCC solicited comments from the public, and more than 1 million people responded. But getting this one right doesn’t have to be complicated.

The FCC was created in 1934 to ensure that citizens throughout the country had access to affordable telephone service. We need a similar mandate today for Internet access. Here are five principles that can help us reach this goal.

Principle 1: It’s about more than money. A common metric used to measure the success of the Internet has been the number of commercial successes it has enabled. But a far better measure is the number of attempts at innovation it has allowed. Sure, there are the Ubers and Googles and Facebooks that have made many billionaires. But more important is the vastly reduced barrier to simply trying a new idea. This low barrier is a far better measure of an entrepreneurial society. Attempts are a proxy for opportunity, and while many of these do not explosively succeed, the people who make the attempts are invariably better off for it, as is society at large. Let’s drop the economic argument that success is the only metric and place appropriate value on the social goal of giving everyone a chance. After all, opportunity is the American way.

Principle 2: The Internet is a learning engine. We spend endless energy considering how to reform schools to make an educated populace, but the Internet has done this by creeping through the back door. There are two essential aspects of learning where the Internet succeeds and traditional educational institutions fail. First, it builds an accessible reference that creates communities of knowledge, and second, it establishes a forum where people can experiment, debug, and contribute. Both are essential, but only the first is measurable. Open courseware, the open-source programming movement, and Wikipedia are wonderful examples; they have transformed learning from memorization to access and participation. The results are clear.

The second aspect, however, is less obvious. In the 1960s, Seymour Papert invented Logo as a way for kids to learn mathematical principles through creation rather than rote. Modern iterations stress everything from creating animated stories to learning programming. More generally, the reduced barrier to trying a new idea transforms society, but it also is now affecting everything from technical learning to creative expression.

Principle 3: Symmetry is the norm. The Internet transforms us from passive consumers to active participants. The technologically enforced distinction between those who make bits and those who consume them has been eliminated. That separation is a holdover from the ancient past of mass media — think bloggers versus couch potatoes. At the MIT Media Lab, for example, students can pop up a server at the drop of a hat and publish a website, an application, or a new e-commerce experiment overnight. Can’t we make sure that everyone everywhere has the same chance?

Principle 4: Give me at least a bitway. Open Internet access has to be a simple duty of any owner of an information/communications franchise. The idea that someone can rent our airwaves and then privatize all the information that flows through them is abhorrent. Would we allow anyone to rent a public street and then charge us for its use? Of course they can provide specialized services such as movies, sports, and shopping, and of course they can profit from them. But it has to be done on top of a robust infrastructure that is open to all. This is a civic responsibility.

Principle 5: Don’t throttle the open Internet. The basic infrastructure for an open Internet cannot be diminished in favor of those higher-profit services. A way to think about this is that there are public roads and toll roads that can exist side by side. But we have to make sure that every improvement made to the toll road is matched by an equal improvement to the free road. Otherwise, if you can’t pay the toll, you’re out of luck — and at the mercy of potentially narrow interests.

None of these ideas are revolutionary. But all too often, they create a polarized debate about regulation versus corporate freedom. And that misses the point. The current laws also don’t help. They are garbled and were written before the patterns of use and technologies of access had matured to where they are today. Using these principles as a guide, we can achieve an open Internet — without bitterness or legal wrangling.

Andrew Lippman is a senior research scientist and associate director at MIT’s Media Lab. This article first appeared in the Boston Globe.

Building Permits

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Building Permits Departments

The following building permits were issued during the month of July 2014.

AGAWAM

American Tower Corporation
1804 Main St.
$15,000 — New tower for existing array

Joseph Walz
332 Suffield St.
$300,000 — Construct addition to existing building

Mass Vet Cardiology
305 Suffield St.
$10,500 — Exterior renovations

AMHERST

Left Hand Holding Company
893 Belchertown Road
$11,000 — Renovations

LUDLOW

West Street Realty Trust
399 West St.
$157,000 – New storage building

NORTHAMPTON

518 Pleasant Street, LLC
518 Pleasant St.
$5,000 — Construct partitions for conference room

GE Healthcare
22 Industrial Dr.
$50,000 — New roofing system

The Brush Works, LLC
221 Pine St.
$9,000 – Replace three antenna panels

Smith College
4 Tyler Dr.
$50,000 — Interior renovation at Bass Hall

St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church
48 Elm St.
$15,000 — Replace antenna and existing equipment

PALMER

Camp Ramah of New England Inc.
39 Bennett St.
$3,000 — Install metal vent/chimney

Camp Ramah of New England, Inc.
39 Bennett St.
$5,000 — Alterations for staff housing

SOUTH HADLEY

Mount Holyoke College
50 College St.
$95,000 — Renovations

Town of South Hadley
267 Granby Road
$21,391,000 — Construction of a new elementary school

Town of South Hadley
123 Willimansett St.
$3,000 — New roof

SOUTHWICK

Westfield River Brewing Company
707 College Highway
$5,000 — Remodel

SPRINGFIELD

Academy Hill School
1190 Liberty St.
$12,000 — Re-roof

American International College
144 Wilbraham Road
$155,000 — Interior renovations at Mallory Hall

Balise Automotive Realty, LP
440 Hall of Fame Ave.
$61,000 — Exterior facelift

Boston Medical
1350 Main St.
$32,000 — Create a break area

New Jerusalem Church
697 Union St.
$75,000 — Interior and exterior repairs

Smith & Wesson
2100 Roosevelt Ave.
$441,000 — New roofing system

Western New England University
1215 Wilbraham Road
$76,000 — New roofing system

WESTFIELD

Engineers Realty Corporation
53 Southampton Road
$95,000 – Commercial renovations

Russell Fox
4 Russell Road
$3,000 — Alterations

WEST SPRINGFIELD

380 Union Street Properties, LLC
380 Union St.
$18,000 — Upgrade antenna panels

James Blair
380 Union St.
$275,000 — Renovate 3,000 square feet of space

Mike Kravitz
30 Capital Dr.
$20,000 — Interior renovations

Real Estate Transactions

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Departments Real Estate

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

FRANKLIN COUNTY

ASHFIELD

1979 Hawley Road
Ashfield, MA 01330
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Richard Campbell
Seller: Howard Bryant
Date: 07/11/14

510 Old Stage Road
Ashfield, MA 01330
Amount: $156,500
Buyer: Garrett P. Kuta
Seller: L. R. Warriner
Date: 07/07/14

BERNARDSTON

17 Library St.
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Mary H. Loughlin
Seller: Charles F. Magoon
Date: 07/02/14

BUCKLAND

8 Maynard Hill Road
Buckland, MA 01338
Amount: $224,500
Buyer: Eric D. Leskowitz
Seller: Sean A. Benoit
Date: 07/01/14

58 North St.
Buckland, MA 01338
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Sherri L. Moffatt
Seller: Snow FT
Date: 06/30/14

CONWAY

356 Ashfield Road
Conway, MA 01341
Amount: $367,000
Buyer: John A. Crosby
Seller: Windswept RT
Date: 06/30/14

234 Mathews Road
Conway, MA 01341
Amount: $231,000
Buyer: Lisa Fortin
Seller: Steven R. Hill
Date: 07/09/14

GILL

18 Hill Dr.
Gill, MA 01354
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Mark A. Sirum
Seller: Richard A. Regan LT
Date: 06/30/14

8 Meadow St.
Gill, MA 01354
Amount: $219,000
Buyer: Philip Gilfeather-Girton
Seller: Max A. Brody
Date: 07/11/14

GREENFIELD

804 Bernardston Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Benjamin L. Sirum
Seller: Mark A. Sirum
Date: 06/30/14

94 Birch St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $128,900
Buyer: Michelle L. Dwyer
Seller: Beverly A. Streeter
Date: 06/30/14

25 Cedar St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $127,100
Buyer: GMAC Mortgage LLC
Seller: David Colby
Date: 07/08/14

62 Cleveland St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Gordon Grant
Date: 06/30/14

729 Colrain Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: John C. Anderson
Seller: Robert J. Heiss
Date: 07/10/14

295 Country Club Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $214,000
Buyer: Becky A. Richotte
Seller: Timothy B. Gerdes
Date: 07/02/14

74 Crescent St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $299,000
Buyer: Deborah Keisch
Seller: Allen W. Woods
Date: 06/30/14

3 Earl Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $157,385
Buyer: Lindsey R. Towne
Seller: Joseph E. Guidaboni
Date: 06/30/14

51 Ferrante Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Linda A. Lewandowski
Seller: Mary K. Dillon
Date: 07/01/14

254 High St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Sally D. Wright
Seller: Charles P. Barker
Date: 07/09/14

164 Plain Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Michael Stempel
Seller: Lorene L. Massey
Date: 06/30/14

204 Silver St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: John M. Richardson
Seller: Anne M. Knurek
Date: 06/30/14

LEVERETT

18 Montague Road
Leverett, MA 01054
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Sofia I. Buford
Seller: Jonathan A. Abbott
Date: 06/30/14

360 North Leverett Road
Leverett, MA 01054
Amount: $199,000
Buyer: Ann J. Delano
Date: 07/09/14

LEYDEN

North County Road #2
Leyden, MA 01301
Amount: $138,000
Buyer: Warren E. Facey
Seller: Dennis R. Carpenter
Date: 07/11/14

North County Road #3
Leyden, MA 01301
Amount: $138,000
Buyer: Warren E. Facey
Seller: Dennis R. Carpenter
Date: 07/11/14

MONTAGUE

15 Davis St.
Montague, MA 01301
Amount: $162,000
Buyer: Walter F. Ramsey
Seller: Phyllis T. Boucher
Date: 07/11/14

29 East Taylor Hill Road
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $276,200
Buyer: Suzanne Webber
Seller: David C. Mankowsky
Date: 07/03/14

8 Grant St.
Montague, MA 01349
Amount: $119,000
Buyer: Chad D. Cocking
Seller: Joshua R. Martin
Date: 07/08/14

258 Greenfield Road
Montague, MA 01349
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Brian J. Kline
Seller: Lucas, Alfred P., (Estate)
Date: 07/02/14

NORTHFIELD

24 Old Elm Way
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $322,177
Buyer: Agnes H. Piscopo FT
Seller: Cersosimo Industries Inc.
Date: 07/11/14

16 Parker Ave.
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Timothy J. Allen
Seller: Donald S. Simms
Date: 07/11/14

ORANGE

52 Mechanic St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $151,119
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Richard A. Sarganet
Date: 07/09/14

3 Memory Lane
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $139,000
Buyer: Daniel Stoodley
Seller: David M. Smith
Date: 06/30/14

SHELBURNE

19 Mechanic St.
Shelburne, MA 01370
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Edith Bingham
Seller: Jean M. Bruffee
Date: 07/03/14

42 South Maple St.
Shelburne, MA 01370
Amount: $249,413
Buyer: Mauricia Alvarez
Seller: Buckland Center Partners 2
Date: 07/02/14

SHUTESBURY

10 Leverett Road
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Amount: $156,000
Buyer: Samuel Tobin
Seller: Diane L. Randall
Date: 07/01/14

185 West Pelham Road
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Amount: $157,000
Seller: Vanessa J. Paulman
Date: 07/07/14

SUNDERLAND

332 South Silver Lane
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $234,000
Buyer: Valley Building Co. Inc.
Seller: Peter J. Rowell
Date: 07/02/14

WHATELY

48 State Road
Whately, MA 01373
Amount: $191,400
Buyer: Justin J. Wentzel
Seller: MHFA
Date: 07/03/14

HAMPDEN COUNTY

AGAWAM

11 Anthony St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Joann Balakier
Seller: Michael Skala
Date: 06/30/14

30 Briarcliff Dr.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $192,000
Buyer: Franklin P. Lary
Seller: William C. Ekstedt
Date: 07/09/14

396 Main St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Trata Inc.
Seller: Walter A. Meissner
Date: 07/01/14

68 Peros Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $199,900
Buyer: Matthew R. Smith
Seller: Denise A. Moffat
Date: 06/30/14

188 Pineview Circle
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $264,000
Buyer: Sezgin Turan
Seller: Ronald E. Wieners
Date: 06/30/14

4 Pleasant Valley Road
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: John K. Casanova
Seller: Hugh K. Martin
Date: 06/30/14

1036 Shoemaker Lane
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $212,430
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Lynne M. Desilets
Date: 06/30/14

23 Walter Way
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Ruslan Kuzmenko
Seller: Thomas B. Erkfitz
Date: 07/03/14

90 Woodside Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $177,500
Buyer: Robert F. Biza
Seller: Walter R. Makuch
Date: 07/07/14

BRIMFIELD

160 Warren Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $219,000
Buyer: Jeremy P. Hart
Seller: Kurt D. Schumey
Date: 06/30/14

CHESTER

14 East River Road
Chester, MA 01050
Amount: $202,500
Buyer: Laura J. Qualliotine
Seller: Gary R. Clark
Date: 07/07/14

CHICOPEE

123 Bay State Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $152,250
Buyer: William Dextradeur
Seller: Ernest B. Guillet
Date: 06/30/14

162 Boulay Circle
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Francis H. Dixon
Seller: John E. Wells
Date: 07/10/14

169 Boulay Circle
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Jaron L. Menard
Seller: Marisa A. Beaudry
Date: 07/03/14

16 Debra Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $172,000
Buyer: Sandra J. Murphy
Seller: Robert Sadowski
Date: 07/10/14

161 Grattan St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $119,000
Buyer: Jocelyn Nunez
Seller: Susan Andrukonis
Date: 07/01/14

252 Grove St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $193,500
Buyer: Celina M. Correa
Seller: Kim R. Soukup
Date: 07/01/14

80 Hilton St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $194,900
Buyer: Larry S. Kelly
Seller: Katsiaryna Desyatnikov
Date: 06/30/14

4 Julia Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Cynthia A. Scott
Seller: Michael K. Guyott
Date: 07/01/14

51 Keddy Blvd.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $153,000
Buyer: Timothy D. Skwira
Seller: Donald K. Howe
Date: 07/03/14

26 Lorraine St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Fernando Ramirez
Seller: Paul R. Gallagher
Date: 07/10/14

299 Mandalay Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Jose A. Rivera
Seller: Robert P. Maciolek
Date: 06/30/14

133 Ondrick Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $213,500
Buyer: John V. Ferraro
Seller: Jerzy Marszalek
Date: 06/30/14

26 Pleasant St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Morgan T. Healy
Seller: Nicholas M. Simonich
Date: 07/02/14

95 Quartus St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Linda S. Chartier
Seller: Phillip A. Dudas
Date: 07/10/14

83 Robak Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Steven J. Malke
Seller: Fontaine, James N., (Estate)
Date: 06/30/14

36 Schorr St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Dennis J. Stoltz
Seller: Briana L. Cloutier
Date: 07/02/14

111 Sherman Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $172,900
Buyer: Carlos J. Aguasvivas
Seller: Jeffrey A. Godere
Date: 07/10/14

78 Woodlawn St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Blanca Rodriguez
Seller: Ruth E. Rybak
Date: 07/02/14

EAST LONGMEADOW

24 Crescent Hill
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Michael R. Sacenti
Seller: John Demarche
Date: 07/09/14

15 Franconia Circle
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $247,500
Buyer: Scott J. Pevay
Seller: Donna A. Pevay
Date: 06/30/14

56 Gates Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Lori A. Kyle
Seller: M&D Ventures LLC
Date: 06/30/14

333 Kibbe Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Matthew A. Fioretti
Seller: Weyner, Harry C., (Estate)
Date: 07/03/14

35 Linden Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $177,000
Buyer: Nicole Bongiorni
Seller: Newhouse, Albert H. Jr., (Estate)
Date: 07/01/14

84 Meadow Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Brent P. Noyes
Seller: Lois L. Grigely
Date: 06/30/14

59 Oak Brook Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Yvonne Diaz
Seller: Diane L. McIntosh
Date: 07/11/14

155 Patterson Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Angelo A. Gomez
Seller: Darrel W. Grant
Date: 07/07/14

88-90 Prospect St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Erica Serrazina
Seller: Over Bars LLC
Date: 07/08/14

40 Rankin Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Steven L. Pratte
Seller: Ann H. Ferri-Majewski
Date: 07/11/14

23 Rogers Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $199,900
Buyer: Jeffrey Brennan
Seller: Jessie A. Giorgini
Date: 06/30/14

HAMPDEN

66 Allen Crest St.
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Christine M. Burnett
Seller: Heather A. Sutherland
Date: 06/30/14

455 Glendale Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Salvatore Santaniello
Seller: Dobles, David A., (Estate)
Date: 07/03/14

622 Main St.
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $159,900
Buyer: Maureen K. Liquori
Seller: Michael A. Hatch
Date: 07/01/14

13 Mashapaug Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Christopher V. Flarida
Seller: Jennafer J. Bishop
Date: 07/11/14

31 Wilbraham Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $172,000
Buyer: Jason B. Roath
Seller: Alvin E. Thorn
Date: 07/02/14

HOLLAND

17 Lakeridge Dr.
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $157,000
Buyer: Lauren E. Barker
Seller: Frank P. Dodd
Date: 06/30/14

29 Old Acres Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $183,000
Buyer: Matt R. Farraher
Seller: Raoul G. Ricard
Date: 06/30/14

South Wales Road #7
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $119,000
Buyer: Norcross Wildlife Foundation
Seller: Craig L. Howlett
Date: 07/02/14

HOLYOKE

162-164 Allyn St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Sokham Sing
Seller: Dina Sing
Date: 07/11/14

82 Beacon Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $161,000
Buyer: Ismael Vazquez
Seller: Anna J. Klein
Date: 07/01/14

16 Carol Lane
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: John Grossman
Seller: James C. Morrissey
Date: 06/30/14

83 Evergreen Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Robert R. O’Connell
Seller: John Brunelle
Date: 06/30/14

218 Hampden St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $975,000
Buyer: Chestnut Park Apts. LLC
Seller: Weld Partners 2 LLC
Date: 07/01/14

598 Hampden St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Holyoke 1 LLC
Seller: Kelley R. Brown
Date: 07/01/14

164 Madison Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $241,500
Buyer: Brian J. Dickey
Seller: Frederick P. Barrett RET
Date: 06/30/14

10 North Bridge St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Antonio Dibenedetto
Seller: William R. Weber
Date: 07/10/14

2117-2119 Northampton St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Todd Alvarez
Seller: Enola Nelson
Date: 07/09/14

73-75 Pearl St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Deutsche Bank
Seller: Ellis M. Oquendo
Date: 06/30/14

293-297 Pleasant St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $209,200
Buyer: Stephen J. Parmenter
Seller: Curtis J. Ziemba
Date: 07/01/14

446 Pleasant St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $139,900
Buyer: Nathan S. Murphy
Seller: Jean Hanus
Date: 06/30/14

15 Prew Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $153,820
Buyer: Beneficial Mass. Inc.
Seller: Gladys E. Cruz
Date: 06/30/14

346 Race St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Ralph Thompson
Seller: Vladimir Gelfand
Date: 06/30/14

40 Sycamore St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Wilfredo Cabrera
Seller: Jane D. Sullivan
Date: 06/30/14

LONGMEADOW

141 Avondale Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $324,900
Buyer: Michael J. Madsen
Seller: Sharon A. Lowery
Date: 07/11/14

202 Captain Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $339,900
Buyer: Stephen Hindley
Seller: Brad L. Albert
Date: 07/08/14

939 Converse St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Timothy S. Fallon
Seller: Jeffrey Kuselias
Date: 07/11/14

26 Edward Circle
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Daniel J. Dunaisky
Seller: Richard N. Rerra
Date: 07/02/14

468 Frank Smith Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $274,000
Buyer: Ember M. Johnson
Seller: Edward E. Comini
Date: 07/10/14

44 Kenmore Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $249,900
Buyer: Marissa A. Komack
Seller: Timothy S. Fallon
Date: 07/11/14

15 Parkside St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Vincent M. Maniaci
Seller: Lisa M. Duclos
Date: 06/30/14

42 Primrose Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Lan T. Lai
Seller: Wei Fu
Date: 07/01/14

108 Redfern Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Inna Stein
Seller: Aldo Rubinaccio
Date: 06/30/14

24 Shady Knoll Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Tracey M. Millet
Seller: Patrick J. O’Donnell
Date: 07/11/14

22 Villa St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $247,000
Buyer: Susan M. Collins
Seller: William E. Collins
Date: 06/30/14

LUDLOW

14 Adams St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $173,000
Buyer: James E. Grummell
Seller: Daniel J. Manewich
Date: 07/11/14

46 Americo St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $310,000
Seller: George E. Burtch
Date: 07/11/14

15 Armand St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $258,000
Buyer: Roxanne Wood
Seller: Patrick R. Ferris
Date: 07/07/14

181 Center St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $138,000
Buyer: Jose L. Pederneira
Seller: Antonio Ferreira
Date: 06/30/14

1224-1226 Center St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $281,000
Buyer: Emilio E. Santos
Seller: Placido Teixeira
Date: 07/11/14

42 Highland Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $152,000
Buyer: Haiyan Breto
Seller: Albino Meireles

Olivia Circle
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $124,000
Buyer: Mathew J. Pereira
Seller: Rosewood Meadows Inc.
Date: 07/01/14

10 Reynolds St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Ellen M. Pichey
Seller: Atwater Investors Inc.
Date: 07/03/14

407 State St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $211,000
Buyer: Jonathan Pio
Seller: Thompson, Robert J., (Estate)
Date: 07/03/14

385 Westerly Circle
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $412,500
Buyer: Alexander H. Degobbi
Seller: Paulo R. Dias
Date: 06/30/14

36 Wilson St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: I Buysellhomes LLC
Seller: Marth E. LLC
Date: 07/11/14

309 Winsor St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Steve J. McDaniel
Seller: Keith S. Nogueira
Date: 07/01/14

MONSON

202 Silver St.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $222,000
Buyer: John W. Tarbell
Seller: Amanda C. Patenaude
Date: 06/30/14

MONTGOMERY

42 New State Road
Montgomery, MA 01085
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Brandon R. Laliberte
Seller: David G. Brill
Date: 07/11/14

83 Thomas Road
Montgomery, MA 01050
Amount: $261,500
Buyer: Samuel E. Southard
Seller: Susan M. Beckwith
Date: 07/01/14

RUSSELL

1500 General Knox Road
Russell, MA 01071
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: CSB Service Corp.
Seller: Jane Noweill
Date: 06/30/14

SPRINGFIELD

139 Abbott St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Joseph A. Pietrocola
Seller: Chad A. Kuzontkoski
Date: 07/01/14

320 Arnold Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $199,000
Buyer: Joey Inidad
Seller: Hector Laureano
Date: 07/01/14

111-113 Audubon St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $116,000
Buyer: Peter H. Appleby
Seller: Jaime L. Portier
Date: 07/07/14

22 Beaudry St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $119,530
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Shavarsh Manoogian
Date: 07/08/14

60 Belmont Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Bechara M. Rouhana
Seller: Russell A. Thompson
Date: 06/30/14

69-71 Bliss St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $885,000
Buyer: Blue Tarp Redevelopment LLC
Seller: Josephine Calvanese
Date: 07/03/14

437 Boston Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $490,000
Buyer: Boston Road BLD LLC
Seller: Cumberland Farms Inc.
Date: 07/10/14

Brookdale Dr.
Springfield, MA 01101
Amount: $1,800,000
Buyer: SFG Capital Partners 2
Seller: Berkshire Brookdale LLC
Date: 07/08/14

27 Campechi St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $123,900
Buyer: Martha E. Thompson
Seller: Janet S. Rowe
Date: 07/03/14

56 Cara Lane
Springfield, MA 01028
Amount: $235,100
Buyer: Trevor J. Doyle
Seller: Joseph Q. Lee
Date: 06/30/14

162 Chalmers St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Narayan Adhikari
Seller: Jennifer L. Thomas
Date: 07/02/14

595 Cooley St.
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Govinda Adhikari
Seller: Roland F. Berthiaume
Date: 06/30/14

141 Donbray Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $122,000
Buyer: Michele J. Connors
Seller: Kenneth F. Mayberry
Date: 07/01/14

176 Draper St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $119,000
Buyer: Aaron P. Murray
Seller: Eliseo G. Cruz
Date: 07/11/14

48 Drexel St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $118,900
Buyer: Richardo James
Seller: Arthur A. Ferrara
Date: 07/02/14

80 East Allen Ridge Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Carlos H. Vazquez
Seller: Michael J. Madsen
Date: 07/11/14

173 Ellsworth Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $138,100
Buyer: Brian E. Chicoine
Seller: Agnes E. Kenyon
Date: 07/10/14

90-92 Elmore Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $166,500
Buyer: Michael R. Bleau
Seller: Michael Torcia
Date: 06/30/14

31 Hazen St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $182,400
Buyer: Brian T. Doak
Seller: Marjorie G. Nothacker
Date: 07/03/14

79 Fox Hill Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: John N. Lawrie
Seller: John Olszewski
Date: 07/07/14

54-56 Home St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Ednaliz Cruz
Seller: Ela Tsikhotskaya
Date: 07/11/14

62 Inglewood Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Rachel A. Donermeyer
Seller: Theresa M. Strong
Date: 07/07/14

64 Jefferson Ave.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $134,000
Buyer: Antonio Zayas
Seller: Juan A. Zayas
Date: 07/10/14

51 Kimberly Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $122,000
Buyer: Stephanie B. Le
Seller: Serguei Bondarenko
Date: 07/09/14

318-1/2 Main St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Edyta Halastra
Seller: Genowefa Wojcik
Date: 07/07/14

54 Melba St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $148,500
Buyer: Desiree S. Spencer
Seller: Brent P. Noyes
Date: 06/30/14

22 Montclair St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $134,000
Buyer: Omar V. Vazquez-Ramirez
Seller: Arthur D. Lafleur
Date: 07/02/14

379 Newhouse St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $119,900
Buyer: Maria E. Tavernier
Seller: Robert J. Flannery
Date: 07/11/14

85 Peekskill Ave.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Khuong Q. Pham
Seller: Gianna G. Nguyen
Date: 06/30/14

47 Ravenwood St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Tri Nguyen
Seller: Alexandra Sternal
Date: 06/30/14

13-15 Thames St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Jose R. Francisco
Seller: Zouheir S. Elbakri
Date: 06/30/14

64 Treetop Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $133,000
Buyer: Mental Health Association
Seller: Angela Cosenzi
Date: 07/11/14

57 Westminster St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $142,510
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Caroline E. Cunningham
Date: 07/01/14

2-4 Wilmont St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Trang Nguyen
Seller: Dany H. Nguyen
Date: 07/11/14

SOUTHWICK

21 Congamond Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $184,900
Buyer: Patricia Pollicina
Seller: Jillian Cote
Date: 06/30/14

95 Congamond Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Kimberly J. Bombard
Seller: Marc A. Pereira
Date: 07/09/14

7 Coyote Glen
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $485,000
Buyer: Yuri Murzin
Seller: Steven M. Cournoyer
Date: 07/11/14

14 Crystal Dr.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $297,000
Buyer: Donald J. Cote
Seller: John M. Mickalay
Date: 06/30/14

12 Evergreen St.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $440,000
Buyer: Marcia Roy
Seller: Ricky Wylot
Date: 07/03/14

27 George Loomis Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $209,000
Buyer: Scott A. Spear
Seller: William Pieczarka
Date: 07/11/14

140 Mort Vining Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $379,000
Buyer: Janet G. Vincent
Seller: B&B Construction Inc.
Date: 07/03/14

181-A South Longyard Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $288,000
Buyer: Vicheth Hong
Seller: Kenneth J. Florek
Date: 07/11/14

17 Sheep Pasture Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $158,000
Buyer: Cheryl M. Lachance
Seller: William M. Lakota
Date: 07/11/14

10 Tree Top Lane
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $299,900
Buyer: Corey S. Daugherty
Seller: Stephen G. Krayski
Date: 07/10/14

62 Vining Hill Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Kevin A. Augustino
Seller: Russell S. Waters
Date: 07/01/14

7 Whalley Way
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Vincent J. Pallotta
Seller: Margaret Corsino
Date: 07/11/14

WALES

105 Stafford Road
Wales, MA 01081
Amount: $188,000
Buyer: Ryan K. Kress
Seller: James E. Nanstad
Date: 07/03/14

WESTFIELD

61 Apple Orchard Heights
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $274,500
Buyer: Russell L. Ramah
Seller: William Dow
Date: 07/08/14

14 Belvedere Gardens
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Anatoliy Lavrenchuk
Seller: Vladimir Molokvas
Date: 07/10/14

7 Charles St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Craigen Laiho
Seller: Mary P. Allen
Date: 07/03/14

15 Christopher Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $324,900
Buyer: Michael F. Gorman
Seller: Robert B. Collins
Date: 06/30/14

40 Christopher Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Meghan E. Woering
Seller: Kevin R. Pelletier
Date: 07/11/14

22 Cleveland Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $159,900
Buyer: Mikhail Krikunov
Seller: Robert A. Rising
Date: 07/09/14

22 Dry Bridge Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: James Walsh
Seller: Russell W. Duval
Date: 07/01/14

1840 East Mountain Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $232,000
Buyer: Paul P. Wellspeak
Seller: Michael F. Gorman
Date: 06/30/14

126 Glenwood Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $318,000
Buyer: Leonardo F. Andrade
Seller: Jane F. Haq
Date: 07/09/14

143 Holyoke Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $169,000
Buyer: Felipe N. Pantoja
Seller: Gayle Begley
Date: 06/30/14

4 Linda Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $217,813
Buyer: Midfirst Bank
Seller: Cindy L. Locklear
Date: 06/30/14

88 Lockhouse Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $292,000
Buyer: Jonathan J. Tooker
Seller: C&M Builders LLC
Date: 06/30/14

6 Lozier Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $119,000
Buyer: Bank New York
Seller: Anthony J. Roncalli
Date: 07/11/14

18-1/2 Malone Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Joseph F. Beaton
Seller: Corey S. Daugherty
Date: 07/09/14

35 Miller St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $160,250
Buyer: Heather M. Rienti
Seller: Lisa C. Krause
Date: 07/01/14

61 Montgomery St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $124,900
Buyer: Wesley Pomeroy
Seller: Burlingame, Carol, (Estate)
Date: 07/11/14

51 Radisson Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $409,500
Buyer: Stephanie L. Martell
Seller: John J. Mulhall
Date: 07/09/14

7 Smith Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Erin K. Ramos
Seller: William E. Dupont
Date: 07/08/14

34 South Broad St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $845,000
Buyer: Commercial Distributing Co. Inc.
Seller: South Broad St. Realty LLC
Date: 06/30/14

419 Springdale Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $278,999
Buyer: Syed Haq
Seller: Joseph C. Sampson
Date: 07/09/14

39 Susan Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $212,000
Buyer: Boniface Pedanou
Seller: Laurine M. Ferrarini
Date: 06/30/14

199 Susan Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Greta M. Redzko
Date: 07/07/14

WILBRAHAM

14 Brainard Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Jerry Ortiz
Seller: MHFA
Date: 07/02/14

73 Cherry Dr. #73
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $309,900
Buyer: Estelle E. Nietupski
Seller: 2301 Boston Road LLC
Date: 06/30/14

3 Old Coach Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $231,000
Buyer: Steven C. Moriarty
Seller: Robert S. Forsman
Date: 07/11/14

1 Opal St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Jacob R. Motyl
Seller: Phyllis Sakowski
Date: 06/30/14

23 3 Rivers Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $187,500
Buyer: Valerie Cross
Seller: Lisa M. Tinnirella
Date: 07/07/14

44 Springfield St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $206,000
Buyer: Alessandra E. Mele
Seller: Scott J. Pevay
Date: 06/30/14

11 Valley View Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $615,000
Buyer: Antonio E. Dossantos
Seller: James C. Peters
Date: 06/30/14

WEST SPRINGFIELD

1156 Amostown Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Marie T. Nadeau
Seller: Robert M. Gamelli
Date: 07/11/14

25 Chapin St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $172,000
Buyer: Jash B. Baniya
Seller: Devins, Dorothy S., (Estate)
Date: 07/02/14

25 Circle Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $167,867
Buyer: FHLM
Seller: Jane E. Dumas
Date: 07/10/14

114 City View Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $157,000
Buyer: Matthew J. Nash
Seller: Robert W. Briggs
Date: 06/30/14

66 Clarence St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $127,500
Buyer: Tommy Seidell
Seller: Salvatore, Evelyn B., (Estate)
Date: 07/01/14

283 Elm St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $239,000
Buyer: Aimeng Li
Seller: Sylvia A. Hunter
Date: 06/30/14

30 Morton St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Jay M. Bushey
Seller: Clinton S. Corbin
Date: 06/30/14

28-30 Moseley Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $189,000
Buyer: Ishora Adhikari
Seller: Joseph T. Alouise
Date: 07/01/14

117 Park Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $1,580,000
Buyer: Coyote Realty LLC
Seller: C&GC Realty LLC
Date: 07/01/14

178 Rogers Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $369,900
Buyer: Robert A. Bishop
Seller: David W. Holt
Date: 07/11/14

85 Wistaria St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Amy E. Phillips
Seller: Joan M. Murphy
Date: 07/03/14

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

AMHERST

14 Greenwich Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Dusko Cejic
Seller: Monica G. Robelotto
Date: 06/30/14

34 Jenks St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $272,000
Buyer: Ayumi Parsons
Seller: Thomas R. Knight
Date: 07/01/14

174 Lincoln Ave.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $540,000
Buyer: Katherine S. Newman
Seller: Thomas L. Dumm RET
Date: 07/11/14

18 Merrick Circle
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $286,500
Buyer: William T. O’Connell
Seller: Scott, Virginia P., (Estate)
Date: 07/11/14

14 Overlook Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $373,000
Buyer: Paul M. Collins
Seller: Carl A. Ditkoff
Date: 06/30/14

36 Ridgecrest Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: William S. Greene
Seller: Philippe A. Meyer
Date: 07/10/14

12 Sand Hill Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $245,500
Buyer: Kathleen A. Bailer
Seller: Aaron L. Buford
Date: 06/30/14

98 Spring St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $739,000
Buyer: Peter D. Jacoby
Seller: 98 Spring Street LLC
Date: 06/30/14

45 Station Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $324,000
Buyer: Eric N. Wolpin
Seller: Christopher J. Hurn
Date: 06/30/14

BELCHERTOWN

131 Barton Ave.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Orelio D. Manduley
Seller: Eugene D. Robinson
Date: 07/01/14

Batchelor St. #10
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Kestrel Land Trust
Seller: FMJ Realty LLC
Date: 06/30/14

Batchelor St. #13
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Kestrel Land Trust
Seller: FMJ Realty LLC
Date: 06/30/14

21 Bay Path Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Richard A. Helm
Seller: Tilman Lukas
Date: 06/30/14

23 Brenda Lane
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Ibrahim Deme
Seller: Leonard R. Breaulieu
Date: 06/30/14

8 Cadwell Lane
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $238,000
Buyer: Tenzin Tsewang
Seller: Leonard G. Desrochers
Date: 07/09/14

14 Dana Hill
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Carolina L. Rothkegel
Seller: Jonathan J. Crosby
Date: 06/30/14

10 Eastview Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: James D. Adams
Seller: Leja, Ruth E., (Estate)
Date: 07/09/14

343 Federal St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $175,000
Seller: Suzanne F. Laverdiere
Date: 07/11/14

572 Federal St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $169,000
Buyer: Davin T. O’Neill
Seller: Thomas H. O’Neill
Date: 07/02/14

72 Granby Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Jonathan R. Brach
Seller: Dahila Development Ltd
Date: 06/30/14

100 Metacomet St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $224,636
Buyer: FHLM
Seller: Michael J. Forgue
Date: 07/09/14

41 Spring Hill Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: John C. Pearson
Seller: Raymond R. Phaneuf
Date: 07/10/14

333 Stebbins St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Joseph Ting
Seller: Kevin J. Pacunas
Date: 07/11/14

CHESTERFIELD

101 Old Chesterfield Road
Chesterfield, MA 01096
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Mican J. Blondeau
Seller: John P. Corey
Date: 06/30/14

EASTHAMPTON

47 Bryan Ave.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $262,000
Buyer: Amy E. Quinlan
Seller: Matthew Carrasquillo
Date: 07/10/14

16-18 Knipfer Ave.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $232,400
Buyer: Lisa A. Collette
Seller: Kevin C. Netto
Date: 07/01/14

65 Northampton St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $242,500
Buyer: Andrew R. Tilbe
Seller: Jay F. Oueliette
Date: 06/30/14

8 Old Stagecoach Road
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Paul E. Pelletier
Seller: Gerald R. Lapointe
Date: 07/02/14

1 Ranch Ave.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $232,000
Buyer: Bryan J. Graham
Seller: Marc Labrecque
Date: 06/30/14

27 Treehouse Circle
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $289,635
Buyer: James R. Jackson
Seller: EH Homeownership LLC
Date: 06/30/14

GRANBY

276 Batchelor St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Phillip A. Senecal
Seller: 274 Batchelor Street RT
Date: 07/03/14

193 East St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Westover Metropolitan Development Corp.
Seller: Shirley G. Warren
Date: 07/10/14

88 Ferry Hill Road
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Arleen A. Sassi
Seller: Bombardier RT
Date: 07/11/14

143 Kendall St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $152,000
Buyer: Andrew Mailloux
Seller: Rebecca Savage
Date: 06/30/14

HADLEY

2 Aloha Dr.
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $359,900
Buyer: Deepu A. Thomas
Seller: J. S. Payne
Date: 07/08/14

95 Huntington Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $344,900
Buyer: Barbara P. Goldstein TR
Seller: Sandra G. Knightly
Date: 07/03/14

122 Mount Warner Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $284,000
Buyer: Frederick H. Pratt
Seller: Thomas M. Leshey
Date: 07/01/14

20 Woodlawn Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Keith W. Shannon
Seller: Kathleen Zerneri
Date: 07/01/14

HATFIELD

14 Circle Dr.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Travis J. Yagodzinski
Seller: Mooney, Ann K., (Estate)
Date: 07/02/14

74 Dwight St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $177,500
Buyer: Gerald J. Gower
Seller: Flynn FT
Date: 06/30/14

161 North Hatfield Road
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Jillian N. Minor
Seller: Keith W. Chirgwin
Date: 07/01/14

5 The Jog
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: John F. Langhans
Seller: Thomas A. Michel
Date: 07/07/14

7 Upper Farms Road
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Matthew Marchand
Seller: Andrea J. Herring
Date: 07/07/14

HUNTINGTON

83 Thomas Road
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $261,500
Buyer: Samuel E. Southard
Seller: Susan M. Beckwith
Date: 07/01/14

MIDDLEFIELD

150 Skyline Trail
Middlefield, MA 01243
Amount: $119,000
Buyer: Michael Hussey
Seller: John H. Smith-Jones
Date: 07/01/14

NORTHAMPTON

133 Barrett St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Fidel U. Hidalgo
Seller: Samuel J. Locono
Date: 07/03/14

340 Bridge Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $435,600
Buyer: Paul M. Collins
Seller: Carl A. Ditkoff
Date: 07/03/14

153 Elm St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $678,510
Buyer: Apple & Elm LLC
Seller: Carol K. Melin
Date: 06/30/14

234 Elm St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $612,500
Buyer: Ronald Fontanetta
Seller: Jane A. Raye
Date: 07/02/14

35 Harrison Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $717,000
Buyer: Melissa Difatta
Seller: Mordechai Kamel
Date: 07/01/14

5 Hillcrest Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Philipp G. Galaski
Seller: Martha A. Ackelsberg
Date: 06/30/14

623 Kennedy Road
Northampton, MA 01053
Amount: $393,500
Buyer: Brian Eastwood
Seller: Elizabeth A. Fogle
Date: 06/30/14

295 Locust St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $269,000
Buyer: Wadim Timakov
Seller: Joseph Timakov
Date: 06/30/14

83 Massasoit St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $725,000
Buyer: David H. Brewster
Seller: Jordi Herold
Date: 06/30/14

285 North King St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $287,100
Buyer: Red Barn Realty LLC
Seller: Marion Dulong FT
Date: 06/30/14

33 Pine Brook Curve
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $226,900
Buyer: Eson Lor
Seller: Lima Funding TR
Date: 07/11/14

793 Ryan Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $192,500
Buyer: William A. Pitrat
Seller: Liliya Kulyak
Date: 07/02/14

38 Walnut St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $340,500
Buyer: YON LLC
Seller: Brian J. Dickey
Date: 06/30/14

PELHAM

55 Arnold Road
Pelham, MA 01002
Amount: $351,150
Buyer: Charles V. Grybko
Seller: Arnold Road NT
Date: 06/30/14

SOUTH HADLEY

73 Fairview St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $120,500
Buyer: Scott Family Properties LLC
Seller: Michael F. Walsh
Date: 07/08/14

134 Main St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Brian J. Lachapelle
Seller: Glenn R. Hanson
Date: 07/11/14

12 Midway St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $181,900
Buyer: Donald W. Lever
Seller: Amy L. Fay
Date: 07/11/14

37 River Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $186,000
Buyer: Brent M. Robinson
Seller: Alice M. Jessup
Date: 07/01/14

40 Roosevelt Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Thomas M. Avigliano
Seller: Janice Bell
Date: 07/11/14

7 Susan Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Melissa Wanat
Seller: James P. Miller
Date: 07/03/14

SOUTHAMPTON

13 Belanger Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $195,075
Buyer: Richard L. Talbot
Seller: Elizabeth C. Heck
Date: 07/01/14

78 White Loaf Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Elizabeth S. Zuckerman
Seller: Morgan L. Jones
Date: 06/30/14

WARE

4 Briar Circle
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $239,900
Buyer: John P. Daniele
Seller: David A. Park
Date: 07/10/14

11 Dugan Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $144,000
Buyer: Roseann Cooke
Seller: Richard S. Rucki
Date: 06/30/14

WESTHAMPTON

60 Pine Island Lake
Westhampton, MA 01027
Amount: $590,000
Buyer: Jonathan E. Moskin
Seller: Rachel E. Merrell
Date: 07/02/14

14 Shaw Road
Westhampton, MA 01027
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Pandora C. Redwin
Seller: Andrew M. Warner
Date: 07/01/14

WILLIAMSBURG

22 Fort Hill Road
Williamsburg, MA 01039
Amount: $412,500
Buyer: Margaret L. Pryor
Seller: Sarah J. Peterson
Date: 07/08/14

WORTHINGTON

76 Radiker Road
Worthington, MA 01098
Amount: $167,500
Buyer: Donald R. Chase
Seller: FNMA
Date: 07/03/14

Bankruptcies

By
Bankruptcies Departments

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

Affordable Flooring a/k/a
Minchuk, David V.
172 Meadow St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/23/14

Baush, Deborah Ann
53 Park Slope
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/30/14

Bean, Daniel R.
157 Nottingham Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/18/14

Beauregard, Jeffrey B.
41 Lawler St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/27/14

Beer, Deborah A.
a/k/a Frigon, Deborah A.
102 Old Gilbertville Road
Ware, MA 01082
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/18/14

Bernardes, Rui A.
128 Haviland St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/29/14

Boland, John F.
440 Chapin St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/19/14

Borden, William J.
Borden, Susan M.
38 Anita Dr.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/16/14

Burke, Geraldine A.
a/k/a Calcasola, Geraldine A.
a/k/a Wright, Geraldine A.
123 Wachusett St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/17/14

Casineau, Eric J.
23 Mallowhill Road
Springfield, MA 01129
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/27/14

Cody, Bethany M.
50 Shepherd St., Apt. B
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/24/14

Cole, George C.
34 Warrington St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/24/14

Collamore, Donna M.
20 Weymouth St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/25/14

Collins, Joanne M.
1003 North Westfield St.
Feeding Hills, MA 01030
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/26/14

Deleo, Matthew
63 Adams St.
Orange, MA 01364
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/27/14

Echeverria, Brigitte E.
1539 Allen St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/18/14

Falcha, James J.
P.O. Box 828
Otis, MA 01253
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/16/14

Fernandez, Joel R.
Correa, Alba N.
22 Desrosiers St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/27/14

Gadecki, Edward
138 Pine St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/19/14

George, Janice M
75B Wells St., Apt 414
Greenfield, MA 01301
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/30/14

George, Jeffrey M.
504 Fairway Ave.
Turners Falls, MA 01376
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/30/14

Gosciminski, Lynne T.
13 Millbrook Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/26/14

Gouge, Mary Elissa
72 Mechanic St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/27/14

Harmon, Christine J.
c/o Ostrander Law Office
PO Box 1237
Northampton, MA 01061
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/26/14

Hodgins, Mary B.
40 Ogden St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/28/14

Huffer, James M.
300 West Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/20/14

Ibas, Faruk
65 Bluebird Circle
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/19/14

Kindberg, Deborah A.
97 Union Road
Wales, MA 01081
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/20/14

Kirk, Robert T.
Kirk, Mary Mellinger
53 Harvey Johnson Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/20/14

LaLiberte, Christopher J.
LaLiberte, Paige
79 Pine Ridge Road
Montgomery, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/19/14

LaMountain, Mary Ann
34 Meadow St., Apt. 10
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/20/14

Lassalle, Darcie B.
a/k/a Lasalle, Darcie
a/k/a Rickson, Darcie B.
60 Lakeview Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/19/14

Lindsey, Keith A.
P.O Box 275
Gilbertville, MA 01031
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/24/14

Madison, Pamela R.
a/k/a Williams, Pamela Rose
96 Bradford Dr.
Feeding Hills, MA 01030
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/20/14

Manzi, Paul
Manzi, Melissa M.
199 Sawmill Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/18/14

McSweeney, Angela
531 Exchange St.
Athol, MA 01331
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/27/14

Moreno, Luis A.
Moreno, Olga V.
P.O. Box 1361
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/18/14

Morris, Debra A.
a/k/a Sheridan, Debra A.
PO Box 1135
Stockbridge, MA 01262
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/27/14

Morris, Ralph G.
PO Box 1135
Stockbridge, MA 01262
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/27/14

Murillo, Ricardo M.
16 Monmouth St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/26/14

Muzima, Jeannette
71 State St. #311
Northampton, MA 01060
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/26/14

Nunnally, Paul J.
93 Wolcott St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/19/14

Packard, Michael
16 High St.
Adams, MA 01220
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/30/14

Piatt-Rios, Euripides P.
138 Princeton Ave.
Feeding Hills, MA 01030
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/27/14

Rodriguez-Huaman, Leslie A.
811 Sheridan St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/18/14

Rogers, Keith E.
Rogers, Diane L.
46 Breakneck Road
Sturbridge, MA 01566
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/16/14

Rosario, Emmanuel
64 Prospect St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/18/14

S&S Plumbing & Heating
Sangiovanni, Dante P.
51 Lathers Ave.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/16/14

Sadler, Laura Ann
27 Brookside Road
Orange, MA 01364
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/25/14

Saganich, Daniel P.
186 West Main St., Apt. D
Orange, MA 01364
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/26/14

Samuelson, Francis J.
1312 Morgan Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/25/14

Sarinh, Son
392 Page Blvd.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/27/14

Siciliano, Maria B.
a/k/a Sepulveda, Maria
43 Brainard Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/18/14

Sierra, Melinda
a/k/a Hernandez, Melinda
40 East Hooker St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/17/14

Sierra, Roberto
40 East Hooker St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/17/14

Smith, Charles F.
419 Montcalm St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/18/14

Tackeff, Steven
8 Birch St.
Sturbridge, MA 01566
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/30/14

Thompson, Michael P.
560 Springfield St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/27/14

Vaselacopoulos, Helen E.
161 Bowles Park Ext.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/19/14

Watts, Hillary M.
518 Gale Ave.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/16/14

Whitley, Shelley S.
77 Cheyenne Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/27/14

Doing Business As Certificates

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DBA Certificates Departments

The following Business Certificates and Trade Names were issued or renewed during the month of July 2014.

HOLYOKE

Fashion Nails
293 High St.
Phat Dang

Knoxworx Multimedia
36 Maplecrest Circle
Mark Knox

M & M Mini Market
869 Hampden St.
Rizwana Sheikh

Pickles Pub & Pizzeria
910 Hampton St.
Rene D. Dulude

Sbarro America Inc.
50 Holyoke St.
Stuart Steinberg

LUDLOW

Grandma Romeo’s Baby Boutique
53 Hampshire St.
Tracy Romeo

Max’s What-not Shop
8 Chestnut St.
Beth Wallace

Primavera
257 East St.
Jack Nuno

Steppin Out II
200 Center St.
Sarah Lewison

NORTHAMPTON

Bird’s Store
94 Maple St.
Guarang Patel

Dust Dancer
42 Fruit St.
Patricia Trant

Florence Wellness Spa
44 Maple St.
Feng Liu

Nimetan Magic & Publishing Company
81 Conz St.
Phillip Browning

River Valley Tae Kwon Do
306 King St.
William Timan

The Firefly Salon
21 Locust St.
Kay Gregory

PALMER

Country Memorials, LLC
1303 Calkins Road
Country Memorials, LLC

Evolution Limousine Service
3054 High St.
Evolution Limousine Service

Flamingo Motor Sports
2 Wilbraham St.
Russell Baker

Lena’s Salon & Day Spa
1581 North Main St.
Helena Rua

Life’s Memories and More
1085 Park St.
Tanya Bullock

O’Connor Auto Body
45 Commercial St.
Daniel P. O’Connor

Palmer Heating Inc.
2099 Calkins Road
Alfred Bisinette

Woods Group Realty
1415 Park St.
Debra Woods

SOUTHWICK

Glow Spray Tanning, LLC
21 Matthews Road
Lauri Scott-Smith

The Sweet Leaf
535 College Highway
Tanya Carr

SPRINGFIELD

A+ Seamless Gutters
18 Glenham St.
Johnny Cintron

Allen Ridge Collectibles
57 East Allen Ridge Road
Madelyn S. Allen

Alterations by Elizabeth
210 Maple St.
Elizabeth A. Daniels

Ambrosia Lounge
143 Main St.
Bruce A. Earl

Annie’s Kitchen
1297 Worcester St.
Ann M. Masso

Auto Craft Sales & Service
568 Main St.
Sharon Hogue

Baystate Reference Laboratory
759 Chestnut St.
Baystate Medical

Big Red’s Variety, LLC
1196 St. James Ave.
Natalie A. Henry

Boston Road OP, LLC
429 Boston Road
Sanjay P. Patel

Bournigal Auto Sales
1500 State St.
Juselino Clemente

BP Mart
1100 Page Blvd.
Radwan Zaitoun

Broadway Baby Boutique
671 Dickinson St.
Maureen Denise

Buen Provecho Restaurant
152 Rifle St.
Damaris Morales

Clarity Imagine Technology
75 Cadwell Dr.
Aldo C. Deluca

Clean & Pristine Pool
79 Merida St.
Kevin Randall

Dad’s Variety and Cuisine
1081 State St.
Earl V. Watson

Daniel C. Brightwell
252 Wilbraham Road
Daniel Brightwell

DFS Distribution, LLC
23 Leete St.
Sheila J. Armstead

Dollar Tree
1060 Wilbraham Road
Deborah E. Miller

Empowerment
104 Woodlawn St.
Michelle L. Crean

Fallas
1522 Boston Road
Southern Island

Family GK Wendy
29 Locus St.
Cristobal Villala

Fashion Merari
35 Spring St.
Luz M. Santana

Galerie Blanc
1411 Plumtree Road
Brie E. Shonak

Hess Retail Operations
453 Cooley St.
Andrew Berstein

HVAC Handyman
38 Zephyr Lane
Frank A. Colucci

IO Appliances Store
12 Parker St.
Doel Velazquez

Ice Busters
21 Burns Ave.
Robert H. Bourget

WEST SPRINGFIELD

A & E Transportation
76 Ashley St.
Elshad Hasanzade

Beauty Nails Care
366 Memorial Ave.
Long H. Ly

Cherry Computers
877 Prospect Ave.
Jason Rossmeisl

Express Brows & Beauty
520 Main St.
Pam Mehta

Lee’s Diagnostics
413 Main St.
Ahmed Becar

Quality Inn
1150 Riverdale St.
Shubham, LLC

Incorporations

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Departments Incorporations

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

AGAWAM

New England Recreation Association of the Deaf Inc., 62 Walnut St., Agawam, MA 01001. Pamela Szakowski, 54 Stagecoach Road, Granby, CT, 06035. To promote the general betterment of the deaf community.

Springfield 5A Buildings Inc., 361 Springfield St., Agawam, MA 01001. Wayne Barbour, same.

Verducci Asset Management Inc., 311 School St., Agawam, MA 01001. John C. Verducci III, same. Financial management services to business and general public.

CHICOPEE

Massachusetts Taekwondo & Breaking Association, 22 Center St., Chicopee, MA 01013. Ken Goodrich, 450 North Washington St., Belchertown, MA 01007. Non-profit organization dedicated to promoting Taekwondo and Breaking.

Om Laxmi, Narayan Inc., 457 Granby Road, Chicopee, MA 01013. Amit Patel, 60R1 Mercury Court, West Springfield, MA 01089. Convenience store.
 
EASTHAMPTON

Wagner Inspection Inc., 441 East St., Easthampton, MA 01027. Edward Wagner, same. Real estate inspection services.

GREENFIELD

Thomas H. Suchanek Educational and Athletic Fund Inc., 28 ½ Pond St., Greenfield, MA 01301. Thomas H. Suchanek, same. To promote and carry out educational purposes for student enrolled in higher educational programs.

HADLEY

Thristland Beer & Wine Inc., 5 Woodlawn Road, Hadley, MA 01035. Hai Cheng, same.

HOLYOKE

Reiners Eye Care, P.C., 50 Holyoke St., Holyoke, MA 01040. Collin Wayne Reiners, same. Optometry practice.

S G Renovations Inc., 294 Pleasant St., Holyoke, MA 01040. Steven Reno, same. Building renovations and consultation.

MONSON

State-Line Riders ATV Club Inc., 6 Heritage Lane, Monson, MA 01057. Brian Connelly, same. Social club promoting safe and responsible use of 4-wheel drive motor vehicles.

NORTHAMPTON

Pioneer Valley Roller Derby Inc., 12 Glenwood Ave., Northampton, MA 01060. Sarah Lang, same. Organization designed to promote women’s flat track roller derby in Western Mass. by establishing teams for competition.

PITTSFIELD

OP USA Inc., 82 Wendall Ave., Suite 100, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Grazia Giacobone, same. Sale of industrial equipment.

Sosua 75 Inc., 82 Wendell Ave., Suite 100, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Elihu Baver, 10 Centennial Dr., Dover, N.H. 03820. Non-profit organization.

SPRINGFIELD

New England Spine & Rehab, P.C., 80 Congress St., Suite 107, Springfield, MA 01104. Michael Semenovski, 33 Pond Ave., Apt. B 1204, Brookline, MA 02445. Medical rehabilitation services.

Potential Learning Inc., 87 Sunapee St., Springfield, MA 01108. Simone Phillips, same. Organization designed to provide youth with academic, physical, or mental health disabilities and their families with educational, clinical, technological, and/or financial support to assist with their acquisition of new skills and knowledge.

WESTFIELD

W Trucking Inc., 7 Park St., Floor 1, Westfield, MA 01085. Lyumbomir Tkach, same. Operation of specialty and dedicated services of transporting foods, commercial goods, vehicles, and other commodities via flatbed, container, and heavy hauling trailers on a for-hire basis.

WILBRAHAM

Multifamily Housing of America Inc. 2040 Boston Road, Suite 20, Wilbraham, MA 01095. David Kaufman, 50 Strawberry Hill, Florence, MA 01062. Charitable organization established to promote, acquire, manage, foster, construct, develop, operate and manage, or to facilitate the promotion, acquisition, construction, development, operation and/or management, of decent, safe, sanitary and affordable housing for sale or rent meeting the safe harbor guidelines.

T7 Studio’s/The Media Warehouse Inc., 5 Grove St., Springfield, MA 01107. Xhristopher Gonzalez, same. Volunteer photography for religious organization.

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State IG Report: Dobelle ‘Violated the Public Trust’
WESTFIELD — A long-awaited report from the state inspector general’s office claims that former Westfield State University President Evan Dobelle improperly used hundreds of thousands of dollars from school accounts to pay for personal expenses, including a number of trips, and then covered these actions by filing false reports. “Dobelle knowingly disregarded university policies, misled the WSU board of trustees, abused his authority, and exploited public funds for personal benefit,” Inspector General Glenn Cunha wrote in his scathing, 60-page report. “Dobelle’s self-characterization as a ‘visionary’ does not absolve him from the obligation to follow the rules … Dobelle violated the public trust.” The report detailed dozens of incidents where Dobelle charged personal expenses to university credit cards, including more than $63,000 for 17 trips to San Francisco where, he told school officials, he was meeting potential donors and tech-sector business executives. However, the IG’s report found he was mostly attending social events. Dobelle resigned from the university in November 2013 amid a firestorm of criticism concerning his lavish spending. The Boston Globe reported that Cunha’s report raises the prospect that Dobelle could face criminal investigation. The paper quotes a spokesperson for Attorney General Martha Coakley saying, “this report raises serious concerns and allegations about the use of Westfield State resources by its former president. We have been conducting our own investigation into this matter and anticipate additional action soon.” In a prepared statement, WSU Interim President Elizabeth Hall Preston said, “while this has been a difficult period for all of us, the faculty and staff at the university have persevered and focused on the work of providing our students with an outstanding education. We approach the start of our new academic year with a sense of excitement and new momentum.”

State Economy Bounces Back in Second Quarter
BOSTON — Massachusetts real gross domestic product grew at an estimated annual rate of 4.9% in the second quarter of 2014, according to the MassBenchmarks Current Economic Index, released Wednesday by MassBenchmarks, the journal of the Massachusetts economy published by the UMass Donahue Institute in collaboration with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. In contrast, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce, national real gross domestic product grew at an annual rate of 4.0% in the second quarter, based on the advance estimate of the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. State and U.S. economic growth bounced back from the surprisingly weak first quarter as labor markets gained strength both locally and nationally. Based on the most recent data available, MassBenchmarks now estimates that, in the first quarter of 2014, the state’s economy contracted at an estimated annual rate of 0.3%, while the U.S. economy declined at an annual rate of 2.1%. “The steep downward revision in the estimate of Massachusetts economic growth for the first quarter (originally reported as positive 2.6%) is primarily due to the correspondingly large downward revision in U.S. economic growth in the first quarter, originally reported as positive 0.1%,” noted Alan Clayton-Matthews, MassBenchmarks’ senior contributing editor and associate professor of Economics and Public Policy at Northeastern University, who compiles and analyzes the Current and Leading Indexes.

“The downward revisions in U.S. GDP reflect large reductions in two components — consumer spending and exports — that were most affected by the unusually harsh winter weather. This sharply lowered estimates of national and state productivity growth, meaning fewer business sales per employee and thus a significant reduction in the first quarter estimates of economic growth.” Massachusetts payroll employment grew at a 1.7% annual rate in the second quarter, up from 1.2% in the first quarter, while U.S. payroll employment grew at a 2.2% annual rate in the second quarter up from 1.5% in the first quarter. During the second quarter, the unemployment rate in Massachusetts fell from 6.3% (in March) to 5.5% (in June), while the U.S. unemployment rate fell from 6.7% to 6.1% during the same period. Year to date (through June), the state’s unemployment rate has fallen 1.6%, while the national unemployment rate has fallen 0.6%.

Nominations Sought for ACCGS Super 60
SPRINGFIELD — The Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield is seeking nominations for its annual Super 60 awards program.  Now in its 25th year, Super 60, formerly the Fabulous 50, celebrates the success of the fastest-growing privately owned businesses in the region that continue to make significant contributions to the strength of the regional economy. Each year, the program identifies the top-performing companies in revenue growth and total revenue. Last year, one-third of the winners in the revenue-growth category experienced growth in excess of 50%, with the average growth of all the honorees in that category at more than 49%. Total revenue winners combined for revenues of more than $1 billion, with an average revenue of more than $35 million. To be considered, companies must be based in Hampden or Hampshire county or be a member of the ACCGS, have produced revenues of at least $1 million in the last fiscal year, be an independent and privately owned company, and have been in business for at least three full years. Companies are selected based on their percentage of revenue growth over a full three-year period or total revenues for the latest fiscal year. Companies may be nominated by financial institutions, attorneys, or accountants, or be self-nominated. Companies must submit a nomination form and provide net operating revenue figures for the last three full fiscal years, signed and verified by an independent auditor. All financial information must be reported under generally accepted accounting principles and will be held and considered confidential and not released without prior approval. Nomination forms are available by contacting Kara Cavanaugh at [email protected] or (413) 755-1310. Nominations must be submitted no later than Sept. 5. The Super 60 awards will be presented at the annual luncheon and recognition program on Nov. 7, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Chez Josef in Agawam.

Bribery Probe Costs Smith & Wesson $2M
SPRINGFIELD — Gun maker Smith & Wesson has agreed to pay $2 million to settle civil charges by federal regulators that it bribed foreign officials to sell firearms in other countries. The Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) said the company violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by making improper payments as it sought to sell guns overseas to police and military groups from 2007 to 2010. In 2008, according to the SEC, Smith & Wesson hired a third-party agent in Pakistan to help secure a sale with a Pakistani police department. Company officials also authorized the agent to provide more than $11,000 worth of guns to Pakistani police officials as gifts and to make additional cash payments to them. Smith & Wesson eventually won a contract to sell 548 pistols to the Pakistani police for a profit of $107,852, the SEC said.

Mohegan Sun Ending Lease of Site in Palmer
PALMER — The Republican reported that Mohegan Sun is ending its 99-year lease with Northeast Realty for the former casino site off Thorndike. The casino giant cited an inability to find a major retailer to anchor a proposed development there as the reason for its action. In a prepared statement, Northeast Realty said the move comes as no surprise and “confirms Northeast’s position that Mohegan Sun never intended to legitimately pursue non-gaming development” at the site. Former town councilor Paul Burns agreed with that sentiment. In a strongly worded statement e-mailed to BusinessWest, he said, “the statement today from Mohegan Sun regarding their desire to abandon Palmer is hardly surprising to those of us who have followed the trail of broken promises and misstatements since Mohegan entered into negotiations with Suffolk Downs in October, well before Palmer’s voters had even had their say.” He continued, “the premise, however, that Mohegan Sun has spent any significant amount of time trying to find a tenant is laughable. As recently as April, Mohegan Sun reps, in response to a request from three Palmer town councilors, indicated that they simply did not have time to pursue development in Palmer, as they were busy with the Revere project. Now barely three months later they have somehow completed an extensive search for a partner and came up empty? Clearly Mohegan Sun had no interest in developing this site for any purpose other than a casino. I believed, when they initially claimed interest in non-gaming development, that they were simply attempting to hold onto the site to prevent another company from building there should MGM not be awarded the Western Mass. license. Now, barely 30 days after MGM secures that license, Mohegan Sun’s actions speak loud and clear.  From where I sit, it is clear — they had no intention of building here. Obviously Mohegan Sun is not the ‘good neighbor’ they claimed to be.”

Community Foundation Issues $1.2M to Nonprofits
SPRINGFIELD — The Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts is awarding more than $1.2 million in competitive grants to local nonprofit organizations. A total of 99 Pioneer Valley projects will receive funding, with awards ranging from $2,000 to $52,500. The Community Foundation awards competitive grants each year, with funds targeting projects addressing community needs inclusive of arts and culture, education, the environment, health, housing, and human services for residents of Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin counties. More than 60 of the projects funded were supported by trusts administered by Bank of America. The Community Foundation receives and reviews grant applications on behalf of Bank of America for four charitable trusts for which the bank serves as a trustee. “This substantial investment in our community is made possible through the generosity of our donors, the commitment of our many volunteers, and the hard work and dedication of the nonprofits that we are privileged to support,” said Community Foundation Vice President for Programs Nancy Reiche. Funding for the grant program comes from distributions from 47 funds established by various individuals and groups committed to supporting local nonprofits. These donors rely on the Community Foundation’s volunteers and staff to focus their funds for effective use by nonprofit agencies in Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin county communities. Thirteen volunteer members of the Community Foundation’s distribution committee and 21 project reviewers evaluated 109 applications for funding requests totaling nearly $1.5 million.

Retail Trade Group Lowers Annual Sales Forecast
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The nation’s largest retail trade group has lowered its annual sales forecast because of slower-than-expected growth during the first half of the year tied to winter storms and some lingering economic woes. The National Retail Federation said Wednesday that it now expects retail sales to rise 3.6% this year to $3.19 trillion, instead of its original projection of a 4.1%, released in early February. The figures include sales in stores and online, but exclude automotive sales and sales at gas stations and restaurants.

Construction Industry Added 6,000 Jobs in June
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. construction industry added 6,000 jobs in June, according to the July 3 report of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). However, non-residential construction added only 700 of those jobs, and the heavy and civil engineering sector lost 700 jobs. “Although non-residential construction’s performance is somewhat disappointing, the general tenor of today’s employment report is upbeat. It is worth noting that non-residential construction tends to lag that of the overall economy,” said Associated Builders and Contractors Chief Economist Anirban Basu. “Today’s jobs numbers are largely a reflection of the softer growth recorded by the U.S. economy for much of last year and during the initial months of 2014. Given that the economy added over 200,000 jobs for the fifth consecutive month in June, there is some optimism about improvement in the second quarter; however, the lack of monthly construction employment growth, particularly in the non-residential sector, is troubling.” Although the national construction unemployment rate stands at 8.2% on a non-seasonally adjusted basis, there are parts of the nation in which unemployment is far lower, Basu added. “In fact, there are emerging shortages of industrial construction workers in growing segments of the south, which will trigger large increases in wages and per diems during the year ahead. By contrast, there are communities in which construction unemployment remains well above the 8.2% average, suggesting that wage inflation will be meaningfully experienced only in certain communities.” According to the BLS household survey, the national unemployment rate fell to 6.1% in June, reaching its lowest level since September 2008. The civilian labor force expanded by 81,000 in June. Individual sectors saw the following changes:
• Non-residential building construction employment increased by 2,100 jobs for the month, but is up by 22,200 jobs, or 3.3%, since June 2013.
• Residential building construction employment rose by 4,500 jobs in June and is up by 50,600 jobs, or 8.3%, on an annual basis.
• Non-residential specialty trade contractors lost 1,400 jobs for the month, but employment in that category is up by 29,500 jobs, or 1.4%, from the same time last year.
• Residential specialty trade contractors gained 2,100 jobs in June and have added 55,700 jobs, or 3.6%, since June 2013.

Company Notebook

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Whittlesey & Hadley Announces Expansion
HARTFORD, Conn. – Whittlesey & Hadley, P.C., one of the area’s largest regional CPA firms, announced its plan to diversify geographically and grow in size, services, and staff, beginning with a merger with Lester Halpern & Co., P.C. of Holyoke, a leading regional CPA firm providing a broad range of accounting, audit, tax, and management-consulting services to closely held business, nonprofit, and governmental sectors of Western Mass. and throughout New England. The merger became effective Aug. 1. Whittlesey & Hadley provides accounting, audit, tax, technology, and business-consulting services to clients primarily throughout the Northeast, with access to a worldwide network of resources through PKF North America. For more than 50 years, the firm has served closely held businesses, including manufacturing, construction and distribution, real estate, financial institutions, healthcare, government, and technology industries, as well as the nonprofit sector, the firm’s largest niche focus. The firm has 100 professional and administrative staff located in downtown Hartford. “We moved to a larger office space in downtown Hartford, providing us with the resources to begin our future growth,” said Drew Andrews, managing partner of Whittlesey & Hadley, P.C. “It is a common vision, philosophy, and dedication to provide a superior client experience that we are seeking when merging with CPA firms. Lester Halpern & Co. brought that to the table. This merger represents our first step in an aggressive plan to grow our services and staff throughout the Northeast, while retaining our valued reputation as having the expertise of a national firm but the responsiveness of a local firm that clients expect and deserve from its professional services partner.” Established in 1959, Lester Halpern & Co.’s 25 employees will continue to serve their client base out of the Holyoke office, while acquiring the Whittlesey & Hadley brand.

United Financial Bancorp Announces Q2 Results
GLASTONBURY, Conn. — United Financial Bancorp Inc., the holding company for United Bank, announced results for the quarter ended June 30. These results include one month of the pre-merger Rockville Financial Inc. net income, and net income of the combined entity beginning on May 1. Rockville was the legal acquirer in the merger of equals with legacy United Financial Bancorp Inc., in a transaction that closed on April 30, and Rockville changed its name to United Financial Bancorp Inc. at that time. The company had a net loss of $5.6 million, or $(0.13) per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, compared to Rockville’s net income of $3.3 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2013. Operating net income for the second quarter of 2014 was $5.8 million (non-GAAP), or $0.13 per diluted share, adjusted for $21.3 million (pre-tax) of expenses related to the merger, $4.9 million (pre-tax) net impact of the amortization and accretion of the purchase-accounting adjustments (or fair-value adjustments) as a result of the merger, and $589,000 (pre-tax) net gains on sales of securities. Operating net income for the quarter ending March 31 was $2.2 million (non-GAAP), or $0.08 per diluted share, adjusted for $1.8 million (pre-tax) of expenses related to the merger of equals between Rockville Financial Inc. and United Financial Bancorp Inc., as well as income of $268,000 (pre-tax) from net gains on sales of securities. Operating net income for the second quarter of 2013 was $4.0 million (non-GAAP), or $0.15 per diluted share, adjusted for $809,000 (pre-tax) for the impact of a branch lease-termination agreement and $561,000 (pre-tax) for termination expense related to position eliminations, as well as income of $329,000 (pre-tax) from net gains on sales of securities. “During the second quarter, Rockville Financial Inc. and United Financial Bancorp Inc. successfully completed their merger of equals. Organic earning asset growth and operating earnings results for the quarter were strong, despite including only two months as a combined organization,” said William Crawford IV, CEO of United Financial Bancorp Inc. and United Bank. “The team is intensely focused on integrating the two companies and is on target to complete the data conversion in the fourth quarter of 2014.” Earnings in both 2014 and 2013 were affected by non-operating income and expense.

HCC Gateway to College Program Tops in U.S.
HOLYOKE — The HCC Gateway to College program, which takes high-school dropouts and puts them in college classes, leads the nation in both retention and graduation rates. The spring 2014 report from the National Network of Gateway to College lists the program at Holyoke Community College number one in both fall-to-fall persistence rate (87%) and graduation rate (80%) out of all 43 Gateway to College programs for the 2011-12 academic year. The network average was 53% for persistence (otherwise known as retention) and 27% for graduation. The Gateway to College program gives second chances to high-school students who have either dropped out of school or are at risk for dropping out by enrolling them in college classes. Students earn both their high-school diplomas and college credit. HCC’s largest Gateway class ever graduated on June 9, with 26 students from Amherst, Palmer, Holyoke, and Springfield receiving their high-school diplomas. Along the way, the class of 2014 also amassed a total of 387 college credits. Since 2010, 142 students have earned their high-school diplomas through the HCC Gateway to College program.

Easthampton Savings Bank Posts Solid Quarter
EASTHAMPTON — Easthampton Savings Bank staged its quarterly directors meeting on July 16. President and CEO Matthew Sosik reported the completion of another successful quarter for the bank. “This past year represents yet another in a long string of excellent financial performances at Easthampton Savings,” he said. “Total assets were up $41.6 million from a year ago, an increase of 4.3%, while total loans increased 9% or $63.5 million.” Total loans now stand at $747.8 million. The bank’s deposit growth was $38.3 million or 5% from this time last year, with total deposits now at $840.2 million. “These continue to be challenging economic times for our region, and interest rates remain very low as a result,” said Sosik. “In spite of those conditions, the bank continues to outperform the industry.  At the same time, we have continued to invest heavily in the communities that we serve through direct charitable donations and many, many hours of community service by our staff and our directors.”

North Brookfield Savings, FamilyFirst Finish Merger
NORTH BROOKFIELD — North Brookfield Savings Bank announced that the bank’s merger with FamilyFirst Bank is now complete, effective June 1. The deal, first announced in January 2014, recently became official thanks to approval of the corporators of North Brookfield Savings Bank, the shareholders of FamilyFirst Bank, and the banks’ regulators. With the addition of former FamilyFirst Bank branches in Ware, the Three Rivers Village of Palmer, and East Brookfield, North Brookfield Savings Bank now includes seven branches in addition to the Business Center at NBSB and online-banking components. North Brookfield Savings Bank, founded in 1854, is a mutual savings bank with over $200 million in assets. The bank has received the highest Five Star Superior Bank rating from Bauer Financial for 74 consecutive quarters. The combined bank will have in excess of $260 million in assets.

Berkshire Bank Renames Mortgage Division
PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Bank announced the renaming of its mortgage-lending division to Berkshire Bank Home Lending. The line of business includes a home-lending call center, operations, servicing, and a team of mortgage-loan originators. This business line will transition Berkshire’s current mortgage-lending affiliate, Greenpark Mortgage, into the Berkshire Bank Home Lending brand. Along with its new home-lending call center and loan-servicing operations, Berkshire Bank Home Lending includes more than 90 mortgage-loan originators located in offices throughout New England and New York. Included in the business-unit rollout was the launch of a new consumer-lending website, berkshirebankhomelending.com. The new site features areas to get pre-approved for a mortgage, apply for a mortgage, and log in to check on an application’s status. It also includes helpful information on topics including mortgage-application checklists, calculators, glossary of terms, and homeowners’ insurance. “Berkshire Bank Home Lending’s goal is to provide individualized home-mortgage solutions because we know no two customers are alike,” said Kevin Inkley, senior vice president, Retail Lending. “With our network of local loan originators, competitive pricing, home-lending call center, and website, we partner with our customers to keep them informed, ensuring the highest-quality service and long-term satisfaction.”

Tighe & Bond Named a “Best Firm to Work For”
WESTFIELD — Based on the survey results of its 2014 “Best Firms To Work For” competition, ZweigWhite recognized Tighe & Bond as one of the best civil-engineering firms in the U.S. to work for. This annual awards competition is based on business-practice data collected from numerous participating firms across the country, including feedback solicited through an employee survey. ZweigWhite, a provider of management information and expertise to architecture, engineering, planning, and environmental-consulting firms worldwide, sponsors the program that recognizes the top firms leading the way in creating a workplace that inspires, motivates, and rewards employees. The competitive ranking that results is based on comprehensive evaluations of factors such as firm culture and workplace practices, employee benefits, career development and growth opportunities, compensation, performance and recognition, as well as recruiting and retention rates.  All firms that apply for this prestigious ranking and recognition are evaluated against each other, not a set standard. “ZweigWhite has recognized Tighe & Bond several times as one of the best engineering firms to work for in the nation, and it is always a significant honor,” said David Pinsky, president and CEO of Tighe & Bond. “It also exemplifies our ongoing commitment to create a working environment where all of our employees feel valued and where they can see their contribution to the overall mission and success of the firm and our clients. Our ability to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented staff is crucial to providing the high-quality, responsive services that our clients have come to expect and deserve.”

Doing Business as Certificates

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DBA Certificates Departments

The following Business Certificates and Trade Names were issued or renewed during the month of July 2014.

AGAWAM

Alliance Med. Gas Corporation
630 Silver St.
Chester Wojcik

Hometown Home Improvement
855 Main St.
Ronald Pioggia

New York Alterations
322 Walnut St.
Jeong J. Yoo

VER-IMS
55 Avalon Place
Vincenzo E. Ronghi

CHICOPEE

Chicopee Convenience Mart
201 Exchange St.
Mohammad Salem

Home Renovation Post
41 Robbins Road
Robert Baranowski

Nova VC Construction General Service
41 Sullivan St.
Almir Dias

Scott Patterson Trucking
11 Garrity St.
Scott Patterson

HOLYOKE

Days Inn
1515 Northampton St.
Arvino Patel

Dollar General
250 Westfield Road
Carisa Murrell

Home Wood Suites
375 Whitney Ave.
David H. Baudaut

Massachusetts Academy of Ballet
4 Open Square Way
Charles Flachs

Moon Day Cleaning Services
16 Bayberry Dr.
Elizabeth Collins

Stop & Shop Supermarket 030
2265 Northampton St.
Sally Russell

Stop & Shop Supermarket 009
28 Lincoln St.
Sally Russell

NORTHAMPTON

Echo Entertainment
37 Cleveland St.
Alex Richardson

Intelligent Spark
115 Shelburne Road
Frederick Bliss

Looky Here
28 Chapman St.
Terry Johnson

Ocean Grill & Steak House
30 Federal St.
Greenfield Grille, LLC

Piggy’s Hair Station
30 Mohawk Trail
Margaret Sears

PALMER

Palmer Coin Op & Dry Cleaners
1331 Main St.
Vi H. Nguyen

Sunny Nails & Spa
1331 Main St.
Khoa H. Nguyen

Supczak Landscaping
42 Jim Ash St.
Justin Supczak

SPRINGFIELD

Janitzy Balloon & Decorations
1655 Main St.
Julie Rivas

Kidsandjeans.com
35 Berbay Circle
Nicole T. Wallace

King Nails
461 State St.
Nguyet Nguyen

Kirby Power America
205 Leyfred Terrace
Samuel E. Hayes

Main Street Auto Service
77 Main St.
Michael Belanger

MCP Unlimited
37 Parkwood St.
Clifford A. Roule

MVC & Sons
53 Thompson St.
Marlando Cargill

New England Dermatology
3455 Main St.
Matthew P. Tougias

New Gold Pizza
459 Main St.
Erdogan Yildirim

North Atlantic Trucking
100 Progress Ave.
James P. Craven

Oak Tree Life Coaching
56 Bruce St.
Amy A. Johnson

Pine Point Property Management
124 Belvidere St.
Nicholas W. Leigh

Pioneer Valley Oncology
274 Carew St.
Philip T. Glynn

Pregnant by Flor Diamant
24 Tracy St.
Magdalena Rodriguez

S & B Motors
1608 State St.
Joshua Figueroa

SW Maintenance Plus
313 Eastern Ave.
Marlon Stamps

Sam’s Quick Stop
266 Belmont Ave.
Samer M. Alkushtaree

Sunkissed Tanning
94 Island Pond Road
Delores Alvaro

Vertigo Smoke Emporium
395 Dwight St.
Joshua Mastey

Voltage Vape Shop
1212 Main St.
Joel Illouz

Yummy Yummy
882 Sumner Ave.
Xiao Liu

WESTFIELD

AGS Eyebrow Threading
160 Elm St.
Parlad Gurung

ATWB Inc.
20 Pearl St.
Thomas Burke

Compass Homes Inc.
108 Elm St.
Compass Homes Inc.

Energy Solutions
53 North Elm St.
Stacy Lavertu

Jonathan Aspinall Chimney Sweeps
16 Freemont St.
Jonathan Aspinall

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Bounce House Rentals
900 Riverdale St.
Bryan Gagnor

Cellular Sales of Massachusetts
175 Memorial Ave.
Pamela Kimball

China Bodywork Center
2009 Riverdale St.
Guang Guo

Deleshaven Designs
50 Thomas Dr.
Brett Berchin

Dog Guard of Western MA
17 Wilbert Dr.
Jon Roberts

Family Dollar Stores
1120 Union St.
Angie Jones

New England Market
175 Memorial Ave.
Pamela Kimball

Preferred Auto
27 Heywood Ave.
Richard Larivee

Rah Discount
913 Main St.
Mohammad K. Bashir

Steve’s Sports
94 Front St.
Steve Bordeaux

The Lawn Division
81 Oakland St.
Thomas P. Shea

Verizon Wireless
175 Memorial Ave.
Pamela Kimball

VK Transport Inc.
534 Union St.
Vadim Kot

West Springfield Bounce House
900 Riverdale St.
Bryan Gagnor

Incorporations

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Departments Incorporations

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

AGAWAM

JCC Enterprises Inc., 105 Walnut St., Agawam, MA 01001. John Cotton, same. Automobile service and repairs.

Kids We Care Inc., 386 Meadow St., Agawam, MA 01001. Barbara Ostrander, 386 Meadow St., Agawam, MA 01001. Nonprofit organization established to provide housing and home improvements for the disabled.

CHICOPEE

Lenzy Dermatology, P.C., 1176 Memorial Dr., Chicopee, MA 01020. Yolanda Lenzy M.D., same. Dermatology and hair-loss services.

EAST LONGMEADOW

Jacquinet Plumbing & Heating Inc., 159 Maple St., East Longmeadow, MA 01028. Michael Jacquinet, same. Plumbing and heating system installation and repairs.

Kumpir’s Baked Potato Inc., 20 Holy Cross Circle, East Longmeadow, MA 01028. Hakan Mursaloglu, same. Fast food restaurant.

HOLYOKE

Holyoke Auto Glass Inc., 1584 Dwight St., Holyoke, MA 01040. Mark Sadler, same. Auto glass sales and installation.

NORTHAMPTON

Kestrel Goods Inc., 22 Masonic, St., Northampton, MA 01060.Eliza Bradley, 317 Pleasant St., #8 Northampton, MA 01060. Retail.

PITTSFIELD

Kuda Entreprises Inc., 29 Churchill Crest, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Kurt Hospot, same.

SPRINGFIELD

I & R Corp., 14 Orange St., Springfield. MA 01108. Reda Shabaneh, 34 Webber St., Springfield, MA 01108.

Intl’ Automotive Core Parts Inc., 14 Randall St., Suite B, Springfield, MA 01118. Armando Camerota, 114 Endecott St., Springfield, MA 01118. Distribution and recycling of automotive core parts.

Infinity Improvement Inc., 1365 Main St., Springfield, MA 01103. Alberto De La Rosa, same.

J & J Education Foundation Inc., 27 Mary Lousie St., Springfield, MA 01119. Lamer Johnson, same. Nonprofit organization dedicated to helping young people with practical life skills by encouraging, and educating to foster development as responsible adults.

Kellustration Inc., 194 Powell Ave., Springfield, MA 01060. Michael Kelleher, same. Supplies illustration, animation and digital art & photo restoration services to publishers, content providers and the general public.

Latino United International Corp., 60 Belmont Ave., first floor, Springfield, MA 01108. Michael Vazquez Valantin, same. Autism resource center

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Indelible Images Inc., 182 Monastery Ave., West Springfield, MA 01089. Charles Carpino, same. Business of photography, including taking photographs, printing and finishing photographs, and related sales and merchandising.