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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 August 2015.

AGAWAM

Applebee’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill
441 East Main St.
Apple New England, LLC

Das Alarm Systems Inc.
845 Airport Park Road
Das Alarm Systems Inc.

Hank’s Auto Service
1110 Southampton Road
Henry Banach

CHICOPEE

Cash & Carry First Aid & Medical Supplies
6 Captain Mac St.
Michael Radomski

D’s Home & More
659 Prospect St.
William Oldershaw

His & Hers Styling Center
558 Grattan St.
Karen Champagne

J. Max Home Improvement
248 Szetela Dr.
John Makselon

Natch Cleaning
607 Front St.
Natalya Konovalova

New England Brownstone
22 Wells Ave.
Russell Greene

Notch Welding & Mechanical Construction, LLC
85 Lemay St.
Sharon Orr

Oriental Beauty Care
129 Church St.
Chunyi Kim

GREENFIELD

Greenfield Massage
281 Federal St.
Jennifer Schmidt

Hannon Made
481 Country Club Road
Joshua Hannon

The Greenfield Gallery & Fine Art Printing
231 Main St.
The Greenfield Gallery, LLC

HOLYOKE

Acola Language Services and Consulting
7 View St.
Elenas Fortier

Solar City
50 Holyoke St.
Lyndon Rile

Vapers Edge
241 Main St.
Anthony Caldalda

PALMER

Donna J. Mead Graphic Design
4041 Pleasant St.
Donna J. Mead

Village Barbershop
1223 Thorndike St.
Kathleen Cwiok

SPRINGFIELD

Lion Heart Enterprises
255 Bay St.
Michael A. Brawner

Marc Andrew Weiner Photography
1380 Main St.
Marc Weiner

Monardaz
53 Donbray Road
Mark A. Tetreault

Nick’s Home Improvement
173 Johnson St.
Nikolay V. Dipon

Ovalles Enterprises
1297 Worcester St.
Orlando Ovalles

Premier Express
43 Berard Circle
Pedro Rosado

Richer Heating & AC
40 Luden St.
Craig R. Richer

Salsa Restaurant
2595 Main St.
Jose A. Garces

TMR Mason Contractors
26 Oregon St.
Todd Reardon

The Law Offices of Timothy Macri
24 Herbert Ave.
Timothy Macri

U.N.I. Strategic Consulting
101 Mulberry St.
Patricia A. Truitt

Vapors Express
172 Main St.
Michael LaFountain

WEST SPRINGFIELD

CJC Events
158 Doty Circle
Jim Powers

Cosentini Landscaping
20 Sylvan St.
Adriano Cosentini

Essential Power Massachusetts
15 Agawam St.
Kim C. Mersili

Greenough Supply
54 Heywood Ave.
Greenough Packaging

Natural Nails
244 Memorial Ave.
Quan Le

On Time Decorative Concrete
312 Poplar Ave.
Daniel G. Moody

Partners Restaurant
240 Westfield St.
Mark A. Tansey

Quality Appraisal Company
73 Rogers Ave.
Donald C. Pinkerman

Russo Opticians Springfield, Mass.
1025 Westfield St.
Karen Drudi

Salon J, LLC
1027 Westfield St.
Jennifer Venn

West Side Motors
194 Baldwin St.
Glenn R. Demarko

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

AK Installation Inc., 33 Perry Lane, Agawam, MA 01001. Svetlana Kaletin, same. Construction contractor.

I & D Home Solution Inc., 322 Meadow Street Unit 4, Agawam, MA 01001. Ion Drocioc, same. Buying and selling residential properties. 

AMHERST

Jolipay Corporation, 43 Belchertown Road, Amherst, MA 01002. Amir Mikhchi, 18 Fox Glove Lane, Amherst, MA 01002. Financial Services.

BRIMFIELD

Division Six Installers Inc., 100 East Brimfield Holland Road, Brimfield, MA 01010. Sally Anne Bodley, same. Installation of finish carpentry.

CHICOPEE

C & P Research Inc., 701 Pendleton Ave, Chicopee, MA 01020. Mary A. Gifford, same. Abstracting, title research, and notary services.

Hadi2015 Inc., 7 Beverley Street, Chicopee, MA 01013. Irfan Kashif, 24 Michael Dr., South Hadley, MA 01075. Operation of convenience stores.

P.M. Food Center Inc., 15 Stedman St., Chicopee, MA 01013. Ogui E. Pena-Melo, same. Grocery retailer.

EASTHAMPTON

Cider House Inc., 28 Northampton St., Easthampton, MA 01027. Lennie Appelquist, same. Media. 

GRANBY

Valley General Contractors Inc., 7 Deer Brook Dr., Granby, MA 01033. Daniel J. Fernandes, 6 Deer Brook, Granby, MA 01033. Real Estate Development, Management.

GREENFIELD

Franklin and North Quabbin Children’s Advocacy Center Inc., 56 Wisdom Way, Greenfield, MA 01301. William Benson, 56 Grinnell Street, Greenfield, MA 01301. End child abuse and provide victims with safety and healing.

HAMPDEN

Reliable Rides Inc., 484 Main St., Suite K, Hampden, MA 01036. Gizenia R. Sedergren, same. Used car dealership.

HOLYOKE

Region XXI of the National Junior College Athletic Association, Inc., 303 Homestead Ave., Holyoke, MA 01040. John Jackson, 160 Park Street, Wrentham, MA 02093. To promote and foster two-year college athletics on a regional level.

LONGMEADOW

Geetu Shokeen, DMD, P.C., 441 Pinewood Dr., Longmeadow, MA 01106. Geetu Skokeen DMD, same. Practice of dentistry.

Healthcare Information Management Inc., 46 Exeter Ave., Longmeadow, MA 01106. Kevin Welch, same. Technology: Healthcare advising and information. 

CPA Firms Whittlesey & Hadley and Weinstein & Anastasio Join Forces

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HARTFORD, Conn. — Whittlesey & Hadley, P.C., a regional CPA firm headquartered in Hartford, Conn., announced that Weinstein & Anastasio, P.C., a regional CPA firm located in Hamden, Conn., will join the firm effective Sept. 1. Weinstein & Anastasio provides a broad range of accounting, audit, tax and business-consulting services to closely held businesses in a variety of industries, as well as to high-net-worth individuals throughout New England and New York.

This merger represents Whittlesey & Hadley’s growth plan to expand services, diversify geographically, and continue to grow in size, services, and staff. The combined three offices will employ 155 people, including 21 partners located in Hartford and Hamden, Conn., and locally in Holyoke.

“We look forward to combining the exceptional strength and expertise of the Weinstein & Anastasio team of professionals and their history of quality service with our mutually superior team members who have served multiple generations of families and businesses alike,” said Drew Andrews, managing partner of Whittlesey & Hadley. “The joining of our teams will allow us to demonstrate to our clients that, while we continue to grow, we are committed to retaining our valued reputation as having the expertise of a national firm but the responsiveness of a local firm.”

Roger Sciascia, managing partner of Weinstein & Anastasio, added, “we are excited to join Whittlesey & Hadley, a firm we have known for many years, and with whom we have partnered, through our PKF North America affiliation. Our firms share a common philosophy when it comes to the delivery of client service and a common vision toward future success and growth in the New England and New York marketplaces. Through this combination, we will integrate our technical resources and accomplishments, which will allow for continued delivery of exceptional service to our clients.”

Weinstein & Anastasio, with roots back to 1927, will continue to serve clients and function in key leadership roles in Southern Conn. communities from its Hamden office, while acquiring the Whittlesey & Hadley brand.

Founded in 1961, 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, distribution, real estate, financial, healthcare, government, and technology industries, as well as the nonprofit sector, the firm’s largest niche focus.

“We are committed to an aggressive plan to grow our firm and to add to the depth of our team throughout the Northeast while continuing the value of high-quality client service, a tradition that distinguishes us from our competitors,” said Andrews.

Southwick Lays Groundwork to Spur Development

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Community Spotlight: Southwick, Mass.

From left, Todd Phillips, Stephen Phillips, and Doug Moglin

From left, Todd Phillips, Stephen Phillips, and Doug Moglin say Nitor Corp. in the Southwick Industrial Park plans to double its size.

After 12 years in business, Stephen and Todd Phillips decided it was time to own their own building.

They spent two years looking at sites in Springfield, Agawam, West Springfield, and Windsor, Conn. before they found the perfect location: Southwick Industrial Park.

“We were able to buy 3.1 acres on an industrial building lot for $30,000 per acre, which gave us plenty of room to expand; you can’t touch that price anywhere, and the double whammy was the town’s uniform tax rate. It was a huge incentive to come here,” Stephen said, adding that, prior to building a permanent home for laser-equipment supplier Nitor Corp. four years ago, they had leased space in Westfield and then Agawam Industrial Park.

Today, the brothers are planning to double the size of their footprint, and Stephen calls Southwick’s Industrial Park a hidden gem. “It’s close to Route 57, Interstate 91, 291, and the Mass Pike, and the town’s Planning Board is made up of working-class people who are very receptive and understand business,” he told BusinessWest.

The uniform tax rate, $16.94 per thousand for 2015, and amount of affordable property available for development are among attributes Southwick officials are banking on to spur economic development. There are 50 acres in the industrial park primed and ready for development, another 150 acres that will be available in the future, and about 200 acres of former farmland on Route 57, bordered by Routes 10 and 202, that would be an ideal location for retail establishments, especially since there are new sewers in areas proximate to it.

Other factors officials are relying on include infrastructure improvements; a wide range of recreational opportunities; new residential building; closer ties with the Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce, led by Kate Phelon, who has held nine ribbon cuttings for them since last year with plans to stage more; and other measures that have evolved as they work to remove impediments to growth.

“All roads are open, and we are working hard to get everything in place for the future. All of the ingredients are here; we have done our part, and our eyes are wide open. We want to help and have things in place so people know exactly what they need to do to open a business,” said Joseph Deedy, chairman of the Board of Selectmen, who has owned MooLicious Farm and Ice Cream for eight years, was on the Planning Board before being elected to his current position, and has owned several other businesses in different states, which helps him understand difficulties new companies deal with.

“We’re looking for mom-and-pop operations as well as light-industrial companies that will bring more to the town than just workers. They will be stakeholders in the community,” he explained.

Doug Moglin agrees. “There is so much opportunity here, and our population is growing,” said the selectman, who is OEM director at Whalley Computer Associates Inc., based in town.

Chief Administrative Officer Karl Stinehart says it’s much easier to do business in Southwick than it was 10 years ago.

The town has worked hard to identify areas that need sewers, and completed phase I of its installation plan, which includes downtown as well as part of the area around Congamond Lakes. In addition, the water quality was improved, which has helped to retain businesses along the corridor as well as allowing them to position themselves for growth.

“The interceptor pipe to Westfield’s treatment plant has been finished, which lays the groundwork for us to move forward,” Steinhart said.

In fact, town officials have been working hard for several years to leverage as much federal assistance as they can before their population hits 10,000, when they will no longer qualify for funding aimed at towns below that number. “We want to make sure we don’t miss out on any opportunities,” he added.

New Growth

The multi-faceted efforts of Southwick officials are already bearing fruit.

A new, $2.2 million Rite Aid is under construction on College Highway and is expected to open by Thanksgiving. “They’ve been renting space in a smaller building and are expanding to a free-standing building with a drive-thru,” Deedy explained.

From left, Karl Stinehart, Jesse Saltmarsh, Joseph Deedy

From left, Karl Stinehart, Jesse Saltmarsh, Joseph Deedy, and Gordon Webster at the site of the new, $2.2 million Rite Aid set to open in November.

Site developer Jesse Saltmarsh of Saltmarsh Industries Inc. in Southwick told BusinessWest an old building was demolished to make way for the new, 11,000-square-foot pharmacy, and contractors are creating retaining walls because they lowered the grade of the land to provide enough space for parking.

“Roughly 90% of the vendors we’re using are local companies,” said site superintendent Gordon Webster of Bass Hatfield Construction, the general contractor for the project, adding that Southwick businesses already working or soon to be on the job include Southwick Electric and Brasca Plumbing as well as a landscaper in town.

Meanwhile, Kearsage Venture Capital Co. recently completed construction of the largest solar farm in Western Mass. on Route 168.

“Agriculture is still an important part of Southwick’s identity, and this is just a different way of farming,” Stinehart said. “And the town is in the process of finalizing a purchase agreement to buy a solar farm north of here. We hope it will save us 15% on our electric bill.”

The new, 66-acre Whalley Park, built on donated land and leveraged with Community Preservation Act (CPA) funding, opened this summer and has increased the number of playing fields, which is important because the town didn’t have enough to accommodate demand.

“It’s a wonderful thing, and we are very fortunate because the private, nonprofit Southwick Recreation Center is right next door, which helps kids in town play on sports teams,” Deedy said.

The Polverari Southwick Animal Control Facility was also finished late last year, which meets another need as it replaced an outdated structure.

“We’re doing all we can to make the community an attractive place to raise a family,” Stinehart noted, adding that $69 million was spent over the past few years on renovations to the town’s schools which are almost complete, and a new track was built with private donations and CPA funds. Plus, the Conservation and Open Space committees have used state and CPA monies to acquire land for agricultural use because there is growing demand for it.

New small businesses are also opening, and two restaurants have new owners. D’Georgio’s is expected to open by Labor Day in the former Brew Too building on Westfield Street, which has been repurposed, and the former Salmon Brook Restaurant on Point Grove Road near Congamond Lake was recently purchased and will reopen as the Legends of the Lake.

The selectmen added that the town offers wonderful opportunities for recreation.

“We pride ourselves on our recreation, which ranges from boating to golfing and open space where people can hike,” Stinehart said. “We have two public marinas and a boat launch on the Congamond Lakes, and a dedicated committee makes sure there is a freshwater fishing tournament there every weekend. There is also the 6.3-mile Southwick Rail Trail, four golf courses, a miniature one, and two campgrounds. Southwick is the home of motocross, we have a very active Parks and Recreation Committee, and the Conservation Commission has acquired land that will be used for parking which will provide better access to the segment of the Metacomet Trail that runs through town.”

Residential construction is also on the rise, and land is being cleared for a 26-home development called Noble Steeds. “It was permitted, then shelved due to the downturn in the economy,” Stinehart said. “There are also a significant number of single lots being developed along major roads.

“The housing market is slowly turning around, and a dozen lots in a private community are being developed around the Ranch [golf course], and with our lucrative tax rate, people can afford to build their dream home,” he went on. “The Shops at Gillett Corners were also sold within the last two years, and the new owners have invested money because they see the future in Southwick.”

Deedy noted that the single tax rate has been a great selling point for the town.

“We’re taking a balanced approach to growth,” he explained. “Our planning board is composed of a group of very dedicated individuals, and we are very cautious and deliberate in making any zoning changes. But few are necessary, as permitted uses for land have already been identified; we look at other communities to see what works and what doesn’t.”

Officials don’t expect the MGM casino in Springfield to affect their community much, other than increasing the flow of traffic from Connecticut. “We will evaluate it in the future to see if we are eligible for any funds and will revisit the issue at that time to see if it affects our infrastructure,” Stinehart said.

However, Deedy pointed out that Southwick is only 15 minutes from Springfield, and its low tax rate may prove attractive to businesses that support the casino. “They may want to relocate to the suburbs once it is built.”

Formulated Plan

Deedy added that efforts put forth by the town have been aimed at future development.

“We have plenty of land available, and if people can afford it, they should buy it now while it is still inexpensive,” he said. “Members of the select board are always available to talk to people; the last thing we ever want to hear is that someone who owns a company or wants to open one looked at Southwick, but it was too difficult to do business there.”

Which seems unlikely, because officials strive to promote their town and encourage growth in this rapidly growing community.

Southwick at a glance

Year Incorporated: 1775
Population: 9,629
Area: 31.7 square miles
County: Hampden
Residential Tax Rate: $16.94
Commercial Tax Rate: $16.94
Median Household Income: $78,476
Family Household Income: $89,970
Type of Government: Open Meeting; Board of Selectmen
Largest Employers: Big Y World Class Markets; Whalley Computer Associates Inc.

* Latest information available

American River Nutrition is Opening New Frontiers with Vitamin E

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Health Care Sections

Down to a Science

Dr. Barrie Tan

Dr. Barrie Tan, seen here in the early stages of construction of American River Nutrition’s plant in Hadley, says he’s “all in” when it comes to researching and manufacturing tocotrienol vitamin E.

For some time now, Dr. Barrie Tan says, vitamin E suffered from what might be considered a public relations problem of sorts.

Indeed, the dietary supplement, a noted antioxidant discovered in 1922 and available to the public for decades now, had been drawing mostly unfavorable reviews for its disappointing lack of benefits for cardiovascular health. One large-scale clinical study even concluded that it actually increases the risk of prostate cancer.

But Tan, president of American River Nutrition (ARN), stressed that the bad press essentially concerned what would be considered one form of vitamin E.

As he explained, the supplement is not a single compound — contrary to popular belief up until a few decades ago — but rather a family of at least eight similar, yet structurally different, molecules. And while the once-popular vitamin E alpha-tocopherol has seen its stock fall somewhat in recent years, the lesser-known form of the supplement — tocotrienols, as they’re called — have seen theirs rise amid links (through tests on animals) to everything from improved cardiovascular health to delaying the onset of cataracts; from enhanced bone health to cancer treatment and prevention.

And it is a product known as DeltaGold, with the marketing slogan “Simply Tocotrienol,” that Tan will be manufacturing at a 25,000-square-foot facility now taking shape in Westmass Development’s Hadley University Business Park, in the shadow of the UMass Amherst campus, where he was once a professor of Food Science and Nutrition.

In recent months, the company, the plant, and Tan have been in the news — primarily because the facility will use propane rather then natural gas, simply because there is a moratorium on new natural-gas hookups in that region, a ban that has many concerned about possible long-term effects on economic development and that has also thrust the proposed but highly controversial Kinder-Morgan pipeline even further into the spotlight.

But Tan hopes to change the tenor of the headlines concerning his venture, and, in many ways, he already has.

Indeed, there’s been a steady stream of articles in various health publications regarding tocotrienols, DeltaGold, and Tan. Most of these stories talk about the supplement’s potential and about ongoing studies and trials. However, evidence is mounting that this natural form of vitamin E, derived from annatto (an orange-red condiment and food coloring derived from the seeds of the achiote tree — more on that later), could have a number of significant health benefits.

“We’re engaging a study on cardiovascular benefits, and there are also studies on several forms of cancer,” said Tan, adding that the phrase “Simply Tocotrienol” captures the essence of this development, and its significance, because DeltaGold is considered to be the only natural, annatto-derived tocotrienol that is free of tocopherols.

And that’s important because research has shown that tocopherol interferes with tocotrienol benefits, essentially resulting in that aforementioned bad press, he explained, adding that, in 1996, it was first determined that the cholesterol-modulating properties of tocotrienol were found to be compromised by what Tan called a vitamin E “sibling” — alpha-tocopherol.

“The researchers concluded that effective tocotrienol preparations should contain less than 15% of alpha-tocopherol and more than 60% of desmethyl tocotrienols [gamma- and delta-tocotrienol],” he told BusinessWest, adding that the only natural source of tocotrienols that fits those tight parameters is annatto, derived from trees grown mostly in Central and South America, but also India and Sri Lanka.

annatto

Tocotrienol is extracted from annatto, a substance derived from the seeds of the achiote tree.

Tan has found a way to extract the tocotrienol from annatto through a proprietary distillation process that produces no toxic or harmful byproducts, and he’s ready to take his venture to a much higher level.

For this issue, BusinessWest talked at length with Tan about DeltaGold, American River Nutrition, research on possible pharmaceutical versions of the product, and where he wants to take this company in the years to come.

A Venture Takes Root

Tan has taken a rather circuitous route to his current station as an entrepreneur and researcher at the forefront of developments with vitamin E. In fact, he summed up that path and detailed what’s transpired over the past several years by borrowing from Robert Frost.

“We certainly took the road less-traveled,” he said, referring to what became years of research and development of the far-lesser-known variety of vitamin E, and eventually DeltaGold. It’s a trek that’s taken him from his native Malaysia to Amherst and eventually to South America, where he found not only what he originally set out to find — a plant rich in carotene — but also something more promising, and lucrative, just a few yards away.

Our story begins in late November 1982, when Tan arrived at UMass Amherst. He taught there for more than a decade, first in the Chemistry department and later the Food Science department. It was during that latter assignment when he initiated work with vegetable oil and, through that, the tocotrienol form of vitamin E, which he found in palm oil.

“We didn’t know much more than that this was a different kind of vitamin E,” he explained. “We started doing research and found that it was different in its properties than tocopherol.”

Research in this area eventually led to formation of a business venture called Carotech, which, as the name suggests, was involved in products derived from carotene. It was later sold to a Malaysian concern. At  the time, Tan said, he lacked the skills needed to lead a business, and when the Asian economy tanked in the mid-‘90s, Tan started a lab from which he created American River Nutrition in 1998. He told BusinessWest that he soon put aside work with tocotrienols and went back to researching potential medical uses of carotene.

This work took him to South America in early 2000 to search for a plant said to be a potent source of carotene. He found that plant, a much larger version of the traditional, garden-variety marigold, but 30 feet away, he found something else.

“It’s what the British call the ‘lipstick plant,’” he noted, referring to the achiote, which bears a red fruit, or seeds, which natives of that region used as body paint and, yes, lipstick; other uses include the coloring of cheese, margarine, fabric, and other products.

But Tan made another key discovery.

“The chemist in me hypothesized a theory,” he explained, “which is that there must be something very powerful that protects the carotene color from this annatto, which is not protected otherwise, from degradation. I wondered what it might be.

“This question that I raised eventually helped us in the discovery of this form of vitamin E [natural tocotrienol],” he went on. “We thought that it could be a powerful antioxidant, or anything, really. But shocking to us, and to everyone else, it was the most potent form of vitamin E.”

Seed Money

Fast-forwarding a little, Tan said ARN eventually filed a patent and commenced work on a method for effectively extracting this new form of vitamin E, one free of tocopherol, from the plant’s fruit.
“I decided that this was a gamble worth taking,” he said. “So … to use the simplest term I can think of, I was all in.”

Over the next six years, research continued into the engineering of a process to extract the tocotrienol and take what eventually became known as DeltaGold to the marketplace.

“It was very risky — we weren’t making any sales,” he said. “Those were lean years, but we had a rich patent, and we found places that would process this for us in the United States and were able to get into the business.”

The timing wasn’t ideal — the nation’s economy nosedived in 2008, slowing Tan’s pace of progress with his venture. But a critical mass of sales had been achieved, and solid foundation had been established on which to build.

And he’s doing just that — figuratively and quite literally.

Indeed, with financing from Citizens Bank and the U.S. Small Business Administration, Tan is erecting his facility in Hadley, one in which he expects to grow the workforce from the current nine to 15 or 20.

Meanwhile, he’s working to broaden a customer base that already includes a number of manufacturers of dietary supplements and related products, including Nutricology, Biotics Research Corp., Bronson Laboratories, and many others who use DeltaGold in products bearing their brand names.

Tan’s undertaking is another gamble, but he remains all in, as he said, because the news on tocotrienols, and especially those derived from annatto, is increasingly promising.

One recent study conducted by scientists at the University of Missouri, for example, found that certain doses of tocotrienol, combined with a healthy diet, decreased lipid levels significantly after four weeks. According to another report’s findings, published in Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, tocotrienols from annatto, mainly composed of delta-tocotrienol, stimulated bone formation and cut back bone decay in a post-menopausal osteoporosis rat model.

Another study found that vitamin E tocotrienals from annatto may slow the development and reduce the number and size of breast tumors in rats, and still another concluded that annatto tocotrienol may delay the onset and progression of cataracts when given in a topical formulation.

“There might be 100 researchers at universities and institutions conducting research on tocotrienols, and they seem to say that they are good for chronic conditions,” said Tan, listing as examples type-2 diabetes and certain types of cancer, such as breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and prostate cancer.

Research involving DeltaGold and a number of cancers is ongoing, with involvement from students at the university, he continued, adding that others, as noted, are exploring its potential benefits with cardiovascular health, bone health, cholesterol, and other health issues.

“Over the past five years, we’ve been focusing on investments in clinical studies,” Tan went on. “Everyone wants to know what this will do in human beings. It’s an easy question to ask, but not an easy question to answer.”

Fruits of His Labor

Just how that question is eventually answered will obviously be a huge factor in the future of DeltaGold and ARN, Tan acknowledged.

But in many ways, the gamble he has taken is already paying off.

That chance discovery in South America years ago is bearing fruit in many ways, and this venture has tremendous potential to blossom into a business with national and international reach.

Indeed, by taking that road less traveled, Tan and ARN have embarked on an intriguing and potentially lucrative entrepreneurial path.

George O’Brien can be reached at [email protected]

Family-owned Lupa Zoo Offers Exhibits, Education

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Sections Travel and Tourism

Walk on the Wild Side

Joan Lupa shows off a baby two-toed sloth

Joan Lupa shows off a baby two-toed sloth, one of many exotic animals that have found a home at Lupa Zoo.

It’s early in the morning at Lupa Zoo.

And while visitors have yet to arrive, the creatures that live there are doing all they can to make their presence known.

Laughing kookaburras have been screeching since 4 a.m. to announce a new day, macaws are squawking loudly, monkeys chatter excitedly as they execute gracious leaps in their cages, and the braying of donkeys echoes throughout the entire 15-acre park.

But the sounds don’t penetrate into the community; although the sanctuary houses more than 300 species that include a giraffe, llamas, two camels, a menagerie of monkeys, a black leopard, a large reindeer, a zebra, arctic foxes, bears, and oddities such as capybaras (large rodents from South America), it’s a hidden treasure that cannot be seen or heard from the front gate on Nash Hill Road in Ludlow.

When visitors pass through the gate, they travel along a long driveway that leads to a spacious parking lot. The roadway is peppered with cages that house strutting ostriches and other animals, and when they leave their vehicles, guests enter an exotic world created by Henry Lupa and his wife Joan, who painstakingly carved out a habitat for animals in the deep woods behind their home with enclosures that mimic what each creature would find in its natural environment.

Joan glows as she talks about their venture into the unknown and its success, and is tearful when her late husband Henry is mentioned.

They were married for 48 years before his passing two years ago, and the zoo was a dream he nurtured for years before they brought it to reality in a way that exceeded their wildest imaginations. “Henry wanted to create a natural habitat for animals that would serve the community,” Joan recalled, as she spoke about her husband’s living legacy, adding that it’s a very good place for children as well as adults, who stroll along the shaded brick walkways and relax on benches as they watch the animals and learn about species from all over the world.

Her pride in and passion for the venture is evident as she talks about the school groups it hosts and the excitement the zoo generates in visitors, how her son brings some of the animals into inner-city schools and nursing homes to educate people and make them happy, and how the family does everything possible to keep entrance fees affordable so the zoo is accessible to everyone.

It’s no easy feat, because the annual operating costs for the privately owned operation are $400,000, which doesn’t include the cost of snowplowing and other services provided by the family’s company, N.L. Construction, which started out as Henry’s landscaping business and morphed into a larger entity, thanks to hard work by him and Joan, who always played a major role in the business.

That same company, which specializes in commercial projects, including schools, fire stations, and other municipal buildings, provided the bulk of the money needed to build the zoo and the funds needed to maintain it.

And although Joan refers to it as a “hobby,” much of the endless labor required to keep the zoo open is donated by family members who don’t earn a salary. They include Joan; the couple’s son Wally, who is a veterinary assistant; his wife Ewa, who does the bookkeeping; and Joan’s two grandsons.

“Our son Stanley is the only family member who gets paid,” Joan said, explaining that he’s in charge of educational programs and oversees personnel, which include a zookeeper and two staff members. “But everything else is accomplished by a great staff of volunteers, an annual fund-raiser, and grants, which have made a significant difference.”

The business community also plays a small role in the upkeep: some companies sponsor an animal, while others send volunteers to do much-needed work.

“Last year, 30 volunteers from Keller Williams Realty painted the cages, benches, tables, and entranceway and did a fabulous job,” said Joan. “And this year, volunteers from Big Y in Ludlow helped us plant flowers in all of our gardens; it was a huge help.”

For this issue and its focus on travel and tourism, BusinessWest looks at how Henry Lupa’s dream became reality, and how his family continues to keep that dream alive.

Near and Deer

Joan and Henry grew up on small farms in Poland that were self-sustaining. They emigrated to the U.S. in 1964, married a year later, purchased a 32-acre parcel in Ludlow in 1976, then bought their house and an additional three acres when the adjacent parcel became available, then added 13 more adjoining acres in 1991.

They had grown up with animals, and by the ’70s, Henry was raising pheasants and miniature horses.

“They were our pets, and he did it for our family’s enjoyment,” Joan said, noting that, by the ’90s, the neighborhood children and their sons’ friends made a habit of visiting frequently to see their small menagerie.

After Henry emigrated, he started a landscaping company, which he grew into the highly successful N.L. Construction business, in which Joan played an active role. They were very busy with their business, home, and family, so she was shocked one day when he told her he wanted to open a zoo.

Lupa Zoo’s giraffe enjoys some branches fed to him by Joan Lupa

Lupa Zoo’s giraffe enjoys some branches fed to him by Joan Lupa, who stands on a high platform built so guests can enjoy the experience.

“I thought he was off the wall,” Joan recalled. But she agreed to try it, since the initial application was inexpensive, and before they knew it, they were deep into the complex licensing and permitting process. “It was a challenge to put everything together, but we wanted to serve the community, and in 1996 we received a license from the Mass. Wildlife and Fisheries Department and the United States Department of Agriculture, and starting buying exotic animals. The rest is history.”

It’s a storied history well worth recounting, as the couple turned an idea that seemed … well, nearly impossible, at least to Joan, into a reality that grew beyond anything they envisioned. “You start something, and when you come to the point where it is well-received by the community, you just can’t stop and go back. You have keep going,” Joan said. So, although the construction company continued to thrive, after Henry retired due to health issues, he devoted himself entirely to the zoo, and Joan continues to work there year-round.

But talking about the past takes away from the excitement of the zoo, so she jumps up, eager to show off its occupants.

Her first stop is inside one of their two heated barns, which are backed up by generators and used to house many of the animals during the winter. She heads straight for her newest favorites, twin baby two-toed sloths.

“I’m going to take the female out; the male tends to bite,” she said as she reached inside and removed a baby who stuck its head out, then buried it in the towel she held beneath it.

A short distance away, she stopped at a cage containing squirrel monkeys which leapt from bar to bar to get close to her as she called out to them. “They think I’m going to give them a banana,” she laughed, explaining that this is something she does in the evening. “They recognize me, but it’s all about the food.”

Joan told BusinessWest that visitors are allowed to feed the hoof stock with compressed hay and grain they buy on the premises and place in tubes, but no one is allowed to have direct contact with any of the animals. However, an exception is made for their most famous resident — a 20-foot-tall giraffe they’ve owned for 15 years.

A special staircase was created so patrons can climb to see its face and feed it carrots and branches from nearby trees, and it takes his time and chews slowly as Joan offers it a handful of food.

Paws for Effect

After leaving the giraffe’s enclosure, she pointed out other animals, providing details about their personalities.

She knows them all, and even though the zoo houses many endangered species, every creature in it was carefully chosen. “You have to study where it comes from to figure out the kind of environment it will need and the size of its cage; we do whatever we can to make our animals comfortable, and we do it for all the right reasons,” Joan explained, adding that their exhibits mimic the species’ natural environments.

Since the ability to hide is important to the health and well-being of many of the creatures, sometimes visitors have to take time to look closely to discover where they are.

The zoo’s newest additions are a pair of Asian river otters. “We got them this spring, and they’re very, very playful,” Joan said as she stood near their enclosure and watched them roll over and over near a fast-moving water slide.

She told BusinessWest that the upkeep of the zoo and maintenance of the facility is never-ending. But the work the family has done and continues to do is a labor of love and has less to do with meeting government regulations than ensuring that the animals and patrons are happy.

But she admits it’s not easy to comply with the USDA codes required for different animals, and they are closely monitored. “We’re also inspected several times each year by the Board of Health; they keep an eye on all exhibitors,” Joan said. “We’re doing a very good job, but the government wants to be sure that animals are taken care of according to their needs.”

As she walked, she added that the cost of building the zoo was mitigated in part by the fact that the family’s construction company used recycled materials it obtained when it demolished old structures to build it. Joan pointed them out during the tour; they ranged from bricks used to create the walkways to large boulders inside cages, to a railing taken from the grounds of a school in the Berkshires.

“We used all of our resources, and instead of throwing away lumber, we recycled it; most of the fencing comes from job sites, and a lot of it was donated by local contractors,” she noted.

Many of the extras in the zoo are paid for by grants, such as the signs outside each cage that contain the name of the animal inside, a map showing its natural habitat, and printed information about its lifestyle and habits.

“We bought them with a grant we received seven years ago from the Community Foundation,” Joan explained. “They’ve had to be replaced since then, but they are important so children can identify each animal and where it comes from by looking at its name, a picture of it, and the map.”

State grants distributed between the Commonwealth’s three zoos also help; last year Lupa Zoo received $60,000, and this year it was given $46,000.

“We really hope Governor Baker doesn’t cut these funds because they help us keep the admission price low. It’s only $6 for each child in a school group as well as their chaperones, and we do everything in our power to keep it affordable because many of the students who come here are from low-income families,” she noted.

Living Legacy

Joan and her family are happy the zoo has flourished and hope it will serve the community for generations to come. It contains a playground that was added six years ago and is bordered by a beautiful raised garden; an area with fiberglass animals that children can sit on and have their photos taken; and also a concession stand, gift shop, educational center, and two large pavilions with picnic benches where people can relax and enjoy a snack in the shade.

There is also a replica of a blacksmith’s shop because Henry’s father was a blacksmith in Poland, and a small area with a miniature merry-go-round and other pint-sized rides.

But the main attraction is the animals, which is exactly what Henry hoped for, and the entire zoo is a living legacy that continues to grow.

The success of the endeavor has been astonishing, especially to Joan.

“In my wildest dreams, I never thought this would become such a popular place. The initial permitting process was difficult, but it you are determined to do something and have a good intention, you can get it done,” she said. “Henry’s dream is a reality, and we will do our best to keep it going as the patrons who come here really enjoy it.

“The chores will always be there,” she added, “but we made the right choice, and we hope the zoo will be here for many, many years to come.”

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

ERVING

8 East Main St.
Erving, MA 01344
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Laura H. Pepper
Seller: Ellen M. Hastings
Date: 06/29/15

14 Ridge Road
Erving, MA 01344
Amount: $241,742
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Steven Whiteman
Date: 07/08/15

GILL

8 South Cross Road
Gill, MA 01354
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Joe E. Otto
Seller: Joseph A. Bailey
Date: 06/30/15

GREENFIELD

774 Bernardston Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Kathleen M. Olson
Seller: Melinda A. Boudreau-Price
Date: 06/30/15

340 Chapman St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $372,000
Buyer: Winker LLC
Seller: Comfort Mechanical Inc.
Date: 07/09/15

4 Federal St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $405,000
Buyer: Jebco Realty Assocs. LLC
Seller: Pushkin LLC
Date: 07/02/15

67 Ferrante Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $249,000
Buyer: Melpomeni Floratos
Seller: Diane M. Killeen
Date: 06/29/15

50 Linden Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $148,500
Buyer: Rebecca J. Beauregard
Seller: Angela J. Mass
Date: 06/30/15

285-291 Main St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: Jebco Realty Assocs. LLC
Seller: Arts Block LLC
Date: 07/02/15

332 Main St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $405,000
Buyer: Jebco Realty Assocs. LLC
Seller: Pushkin LLC
Date: 07/02/15

47 Riddell St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $146,965
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Robert F. Barron
Date: 07/07/15

51 River St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $272,000
Buyer: Breakaway Real Estate LLC
Seller: Emanuel D. Rovithis
Date: 06/29/15

32 Shattuck St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $208,000
Buyer: James M. Adam
Seller: Edward H. Letourneau
Date: 07/01/15

LEVERETT

268 Long Plain Road
Leverett, MA 01054
Amount: $207,000
Buyer: Tracey L. Field
Seller: John R. Field
Date: 07/01/15

MONTAGUE

94-98 2nd St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $239,000
Buyer: Ginger S. Robinson
Seller: Turners Falls RT
Date: 07/08/15

470 Millers Falls Road
Montague, MA 01349
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Tammy R. Sachse
Seller: NJT LLC
Date: 07/01/15

105 Montague St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Leonard C. Currier
Seller: Richard B. Gates
Date: 06/29/15

306 Montague City Road
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $152,000
Buyer: Jacob S. Dlugosz
Seller: Rodney J. Demers
Date: 06/30/15

26 North Leverett Road
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: American Classic Properties
Seller: Bellinger RT
Date: 07/07/15

49 O St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $123,386
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Denise B. Dunbar
Date: 07/07/15

36 Turners Falls Road
Montague, MA 01301
Amount: $150,300
Buyer: Kimberly A. Macdonald
Seller: Burke, Kenneth J., (Estate)
Date: 06/30/15

NEW SALEM

10 Hunt Road
New Salem, MA 01355
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Jennifer L. Parker
Seller: Lisa M. Sihvonen-Binder
Date: 07/07/15

66 North Prescott Road
New Salem, MA 01355
Amount: $171,000
Buyer: Nancy E. Slator
Seller: Ernest J. Nemeth
Date: 07/02/15

ORANGE

62 Chase St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Gretchen Turner
Date: 07/09/15

160 Oaklawn Ave.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $138,000
Buyer: Anthony R. Cravatta
Seller: Timothy J. Nelson
Date: 07/10/15

196 West Orange Road
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Sarah L. Nolan
Seller: Mary E. Ziemba
Date: 07/01/15

ROWE

64 Dell Road
Rowe, MA 01367
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: James Lively
Seller: Corarito INT
Date: 07/08/15

SHELBURNE

72 Mechanic St.
Shelburne, MA 01370
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Elizabeth J. Bukolsky RET
Seller: Irene L. Cronk RET
Date: 06/30/15

SHELBURNE

72 Shelburne Center Road
Shelburne, MA 01370
Amount: $191,000
Buyer: Wanda Pacheco
Seller: Marc R. Servant
Date: 07/10/15

SHUTESBURY

226 Montague Road
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Jennifer L. Reil
Seller: Susan Hanna
Date: 06/29/15

SUNDERLAND

36 Country Lane
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Matthew P. Martin
Seller: Jeffrey B. Smith
Date: 06/30/15

12 Garage Road
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Stephanie B. Motamedi
Seller: Greenfield Pilgrim 1 LLC
Date: 07/07/15

154 North Silver Lane
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Courtney A. Kinney
Seller: Matthew P. Martin
Date: 06/30/15

239 River Road
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Moon-Kie Jung
Seller: Pamela C. Peterson
Date: 07/10/15

33 Russell St.
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $147,000
Buyer: Tyler Tomlinson
Seller: US Bank
Date: 07/10/15

WENDELL

127 Montague Road
Wendell, MA 01380
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Mara Bright
Seller: Yvette L. Segal
Date: 06/29/15

HAMPDEN COUNTY

AGAWAM

30 Barry St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: George M. Palanjian
Seller: Andrew C. Campbell
Date: 06/29/15

158 Country Road
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Satoshi Yamaji
Seller: Adrien J. Boucher

24 Dwight St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $2,080,000
Buyer: Dwight Group LLC
Seller: Hallmark Partners LLC
Date: 06/30/15

65 Federal St. Ext.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $278,000
Buyer: Filipa F. Filipe
Seller: Patrick D. Armstrong
Date: 07/10/15

29 Giffin Place
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: John E. Fellion
Seller: Daponde, Yolanda M., (Estate)
Date: 07/01/15

108 Norris St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Lori A. Mountain
Seller: Sharon K. Lange
Date: 06/30/15

39 Oriole Dr.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $302,750
Buyer: Michael A. Curto
Seller: Paul E. Lussier
Date: 07/02/15

541 South West St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: James Parent
Seller: John L. Mondella
Date: 07/07/15

825 Springfield St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: PEM RT
Seller: Agawam Auto Mall Inc.
Date: 07/08/15

378-384 Walnut St., Ext.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $311,989
Buyer: F. Fiore LLC
Seller: Azon Realty LLC
Date: 06/30/15

48 Wilbert Terrace
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Diana L. Papadakis
Seller: Adriano Bocchino
Date: 07/06/15

BLANDFORD

14 Russell Stage Road
Blandford, MA 01008
Amount: $168,000
Buyer: Kyle A. Lewkowicz
Seller: Angela M. Mikuski
Date: 07/06/15

BRIMFIELD

32 7th St.
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $266,950
Buyer: Dmitriy S. Gotlib
Seller: Clifford A. Madru
Date: 06/30/15

105 Cubles Dr.
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Beverly F. Clark
Seller: Dorothy E. Perman IRT
Date: 07/08/15

50 Mill Lane
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $212,000
Buyer: Sandra J. Arsenault
Seller: Jeanne H. Davis
Date: 07/02/15

CHICOPEE

35 Barre Circle
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: National Res. Nominee Services
Seller: Sheree C. Cardin-Rae
Date: 06/30/15

67 Beverly St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Gilberto Ortiz
Seller: Chicopee Neighborhood Development
Date: 07/10/15

77 Carpenter Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Buyer: Robina Carestia
Seller: Angela J. Agostino
Date: 06/30/15

167 Carriage Road
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $247,500
Buyer: Duane A. Recchia
Seller: Ann E. Velthouse
Date: 06/30/15

490 Chicopee St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Robert D. Manning
Seller: Daniel F. Pragosa
Date: 07/01/15

4 Dobek Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Dennis Pelletier
Seller: Household Finance Corp. 2
Date: 07/10/15

35 Dresser Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $162,500
Buyer: Rachel M. Farley
Seller: Ryan J. Loring
Date: 06/29/15

30 Edmund St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $179,000
Buyer: Jessica Batiz-Orengo
Seller: Edward E. Elie
Date: 06/29/15

69 Gagne St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $272,000
Buyer: Baystate Restoration Group
Seller: Dean G. Spencer
Date: 07/01/15

263 Grove St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $214,000
Buyer: Eric A. Froebel
Seller: David Lengieza
Date: 07/02/15

52 Hendrick St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Brent A. Dillard
Seller: William D. Morris
Date: 06/30/15

105 Hendrick St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Nuno M. Inacio
Seller: Artur C. Inacio
Date: 07/07/15

39 Labelle Circle
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $241,000
Buyer: Andrew Santo
Seller: Christine R. Bennett
Date: 07/08/15

Lemay St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $272,000
Buyer: Baystate Restoration Group
Seller: Dean G. Spencer
Date: 07/01/15

24 Leo Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $209,900
Buyer: Michael J. Brennan
Seller: Alison M. Cienciwa
Date: 06/30/15

23 Lombard St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $141,000
Buyer: William Dinguis
Seller: Raymond P. Gaumond
Date: 06/29/15

74 Mary St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $194,000
Buyer: JWK Real Estate LLC
Seller: Michael Donskoy
Date: 07/10/15

617 Mckinstry Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $237,500
Buyer: Frederick J. Sabbs
Seller: Ryszard J. Marcinowski
Date: 07/10/15

97 Rivers Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Lake Rentals LLC
Seller: Paul L. Gauthier
Date: 07/07/15

73 School St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $161,000
Buyer: Bayview Loan Servicing LLC
Seller: Kazimiera Dorobisz
Date: 06/30/15

73 Sesame Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $291,000
Buyer: Robert K. Andersen
Seller: Robert K. Andersen
Date: 06/29/15

145 Trilby Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $149,900
Buyer: Mark A. Morin
Seller: Barbara A. Bielizna
Date: 07/06/15

60 Trilby Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: N. Riley Realty LLC
Seller: Alma V. Bourbeau
Date: 07/08/15

EAST LONGMEADOW

42 Braeburn Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $166,000
Buyer: Olan A. Johnston
Seller: Patricia A. Lamontagne
Date: 07/06/15

30 Brook St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $142,500
Buyer: Kathryn Barney
Seller: Alice J. Goodrich
Date: 06/29/15

71 Brookhaven Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $306,500
Buyer: Jeffrey A. Galarneau
Seller: Jeremy T. Shurtleff
Date: 06/30/15

57 Brynmawr Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: David Leblanc
Seller: Ronald J. Oliveri
Date: 07/08/15

36 Granby St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $148,900
Buyer: William Purcell
Seller: Granby St Associates LLC
Date: 07/01/15

244 Hampden Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Keith J. Fitzgerald
Seller: Neil R. Pomeroy
Date: 07/08/15

27 Meadow Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $367,000
Buyer: Gerard Sprofera
Seller: John E. Labrie
Date: 07/01/15

41 Merriam St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Robbin D. Jones
Seller: Jeanne R. Dufault
Date: 07/01/15

116 Millbrook Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $465,000
Buyer: Thomas A. Zoltowski
Seller: Douglas G. Mcadoo
Date: 07/08/15

Pondview Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Craig L. Gay
Seller: Joseph Chapdelaine & Sons
Date: 07/03/15

154 Prospect St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $259,800
Buyer: Laura M. Pixley
Seller: Robert T. Liucci
Date: 07/08/15

GRANVILLE

231 Old Westfield Road
Granville, MA 01034
Amount: $211,000
Buyer: City Of Westfield
Seller: Paul D. Jensen
Date: 06/29/15

HAMPDEN

31 Crestwood Lane
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $188,000
Buyer: Philip A. Tarsi
Seller: Brenda M. Little
Date: 06/29/15

521 Glendale Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $319,000
Buyer: C. A. Gagliarducci
Seller: Maureen O’Sullivan
Date: 07/01/15

27 Raymond Dr.
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Andrew R. Tsitso
Seller: Cynthia L. Fiore
Date: 07/06/15

HOLLAND

4 Ames Trail
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Douglas Cayer
Seller: Patrick M. King
Date: 07/02/15

9 Park Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Chadwick E. Carter
Seller: Karen L. Essex
Date: 07/10/15

18 Pine Tree Dr.
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Michael Chadwick
Seller: Beverly J. Page
Date: 07/01/15

107 Sandy Beach Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Peter M. Faria
Seller: Shaun Dyson
Date: 07/09/15

HOLYOKE

5 Appleton St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Benz Holdings LLC
Seller: Ralph Thompson
Date: 07/08/15

352 Apremont Hwy.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Moises Rosario
Seller: Gravel, Constance D., (Estate)
Date: 07/10/15

80 Beacon Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Hui Yan
Seller: Sean M. Dugre
Date: 07/06/15

405 Mountain Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: John J. O’Connell
Seller: Dina Levesque
Date: 07/10/15

447 Beech St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Michael M. Lalchandani
Seller: Cynthia Rivera
Date: 06/30/15

47 Cherry Hill
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Michael T. Bellingham
Seller: Suzanne M. Cole
Date: 06/30/15

27 Concord Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $214,900
Buyer: Celia E. Overby
Seller: Tina M. Wildhagen
Date: 06/29/15

5 Evergreen Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $167,500
Buyer: 5 Evergreen Drive Land TR
Seller: Glenn J. Nadeau
Date: 06/29/15

28 Grandview Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $134,305
Buyer: Stephen J. Miller
Seller: FNMA
Date: 06/29/15

80 Hitchcock St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Shane T. Jackson
Seller: William T. Lyle
Date: 07/02/15

236 Lower Westfield Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Ryan J. Loring
Seller: Scott D. Beliveau
Date: 06/29/15

611 Northampton St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Josyln Larson
Seller: Timothy J. Brunelle
Date: 07/09/15

1215 Northampton St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Theresa Meckel
Seller: Maryellen Dinn
Date: 07/02/15

437 Northampton St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $355,000
Buyer: Roque Sanchez
Seller: Anibal Rivas
Date: 06/30/15

Pleasant St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $368,000
Buyer: Dara N. Sullivan
Seller: Marjorie P. Stark
Date: 07/01/15

6 Shepard Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $296,000
Buyer: Anthony J. Disanto
Seller: Levin, David, (Estate)
Date: 06/30/15

35 Temple St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Irma Lopez
Seller: Mary E. Trudeau
Date: 07/01/15

44 Vassar Circle
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $249,900
Buyer: Matilda Friedrich
Seller: 3F Properties LLC
Date: 07/01/15

39 View St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $131,000
Buyer: Jose M. Rivera
Seller: Nancy D. Ayers
Date: 07/02/15

38 West Glen St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: David K. Bartley
Seller: Jeanne Bartley
Date: 07/01/15

LONGMEADOW

76 Blokland Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $421,800
Buyer: Ana Muriel
Seller: Celeste Benoit
Date: 07/10/15

168 Blueberry Hill Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $470,100
Buyer: Varaha S. Gopisetti
Seller: Harry R. Auerbach
Date: 06/29/15

43 Briarcliff Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Eric G. Gorenstein
Seller: Eileen R. Fountaine
Date: 06/30/15

17 Canterbury Lane
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Nadia Furqan
Seller: Ellen R. Shapiro
Date: 07/01/15

175 Cedar Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $247,500
Buyer: Jimmy Chang
Seller: Jeffrey Vedovelli
Date: 06/30/15

31 Cherry Lane
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $375,625
Buyer: Yuebiao Feng
Seller: Daniel Karpman
Date: 07/10/15

75 Churchill Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $510,000
Buyer: Kevin K. Labrie
Seller: Anne W. Mackenzie
Date: 07/02/15

95 Dover Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $247,500
Buyer: James V. Barilaro
Seller: William D. Keen
Date: 07/01/15

30 Fernleaf Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $352,000
Buyer: David S. Culver
Seller: James Neveu
Date: 06/30/15

592 Frank Smith Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Martin J. Lobik
Seller: Chad S. White
Date: 07/08/15

25 Highland St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: William D. Keen
Seller: Alfonso D. Via
Date: 07/01/15

45 Kenmore Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $248,100
Buyer: Amy L. Cairy
Seller: Walsh, Rita J., (Estate)
Date: 06/30/15

89 Longmeadow St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $420,000
Buyer: Robert J. Khoury
Seller: Peter M. Gerard
Date: 06/30/15

67 Maplewood St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $253,921
Buyer: Guidewire Inc.
Seller: Venture Community Services
Date: 06/30/15

103 Pleasantview Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: John R. Koegel
Seller: Susan L. Greco
Date: 07/02/15

61 Twin Hills Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $700,000
Buyer: Tyler Saremi
Seller: Harry A. Klug
Date: 06/30/15

40 West Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Ricardo Malave
Seller: Jagodowski, Eleanor E., (Estate)
Date: 06/30/15

43 Wildwood Glen
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $378,450
Buyer: Tammy R. Rex
Seller: Kenneth R. Holt
Date: 06/29/15

LUDLOW

53 Blanchard Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $250,500
Buyer: Leah T. Kaira
Seller: Claire A. Burgess
Date: 07/10/15

382 Miller St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Michael J. Desimone
Seller: James P. Kane
Date: 07/01/15

36 Prospect Gardens
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $154,000
Buyer: Mary E. Racicot
Seller: Dorothy C. Saletnik
Date: 06/30/15

74 Sunbriar Lane
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Richard N. Belanger
Seller: Robina Carestia
Date: 06/30/15

MONSON

490 Boston Road West
Monson, MA 01095
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: JW Realty LLC
Seller: Paul A. Bouchard
Date: 07/10/15

77 Bradway Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $410,000
Buyer: William H. Rawleigh
Seller: Joshua A. Vassallo
Date: 07/01/15

30 Butler Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $222,500
Buyer: Richard A. Cordner
Seller: Nicholas J. Gasperini
Date: 07/10/15

50 East Hill Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: 27 East Hill Road RT
Seller: Matthew H. Macfarlane
Date: 07/02/15

3 Heritage Lane
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $308,500
Buyer: Kyle Williams
Seller: James W. Fiore
Date: 06/30/15

4 Lincoln St.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Derrick A. Talbot
Seller: Dapri Rentals LLC
Date: 07/10/15

138 Silver St.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Richard C. Machado
Seller: Jaciow, Susan A., (Estate)
Date: 06/29/15

MONTGOMERY

217 Pitcher St.
Montgomery, MA 01085
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: David W. Tourville
Seller: Renee Pecor
Date: 07/02/15

PALMER

141 Breckenridge St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Travis J. Richer
Seller: Sherry A. Kennedy
Date: 06/29/15

141 Burlingame Road
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Raymond A. Blanchette
Seller: Flynnanita, E., (Estate)
Date: 07/10/15

10-12 Fox St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $169,574
Buyer: Nationstar Mortgage LLC
Seller: Ronald C. Lawrence
Date: 06/29/15

38 Harvey St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $245,265
Buyer: Kelsey K. Sheehan
Seller: Lorraine Novak
Date: 06/30/15

3141-3143 High St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Louise L. Hickenbottom
Seller: Daniel B. Rhodes
Date: 07/08/15

57 Riverview Pkwy.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Stephen M. Keegan
Seller: Peter D. Hull
Date: 06/30/15

315 Shearer St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $147,000
Buyer: Nicole A. Sherman
Seller: Martin F. Maloney
Date: 07/07/15

1001 Thorndike St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $4,842,875
Buyer: MA Svc. LLC
Seller: Merchant Palmer LLC
Date: 06/29/15

RUSSELL

37 General Knox Road
Russell, MA 01071
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Kim M. Morgan
Seller: Robert M. Gardner
Date: 06/30/15

170 Timberidge Dr.
Russell, MA 01071
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Bruce D. Bosworth
Date: 07/08/15

SPRINGFIELD

2020 Allen St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Ruben Flores-Marzan
Seller: Thomas M. Gordon
Date: 07/01/15

95 Alvin St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $123,000
Buyer: Linda M. Owens
Seller: Michael A. Chelkonas
Date: 07/08/15

239 Ashland Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $146,000
Buyer: Synthia Perrin
Seller: Thomas J. Sliney
Date: 06/30/15

28-30 Battery St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Luis E. Soto
Seller: Richard Muise
Date: 06/30/15

137 Bellevue Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $191,200
Buyer: David C. Melrose
Seller: Don B. David
Date: 06/30/15

335 Berkshire Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Vietnamese Buddhist Asscociation
Seller: Pine Point Community Council
Date: 06/30/15

35 Bruce St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $131,000
Buyer: Nicole K. Bertera
Seller: Erik J. Allis
Date: 07/03/15

126 Caseland St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $186,375
Buyer: Loleta Collins
Seller: Gary M. Chase
Date: 07/01/15

131-133 Davenport St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $189,000
Buyer: Eric Newkirk
Seller: Randall M. Stebbins
Date: 06/30/15

14 Dennis St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Robyn L. Sheehan
Seller: Reid C. Hunter
Date: 07/10/15

111 Duggan Circle
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Peter H. Christensen
Seller: Justin M. Reynolds
Date: 07/10/15

199 Eddy St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $150,500
Buyer: Christina M. Joyce
Seller: Gelson D. Laguerre
Date: 06/30/15

155 Fargo St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $117,000
Buyer: Arelis Whitaker
Seller: Kim Bress
Date: 06/30/15

124 Gillette Circle
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Jo Anne A. Evans IRT
Seller: James M. Santamaria
Date: 06/30/15

24 Glenoak Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Bryce C. Buchanan
Seller: Erica L. Rossini
Date: 06/30/15

17 Groton St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $117,900
Buyer: Russell V. Jenkins
Seller: Lisa R. Crouser
Date: 06/30/15

16 Harkness Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $124,900
Buyer: Tina Forbes
Seller: Jason M. Bienvenue
Date: 07/08/15

23 Hudson St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $127,000
Buyer: Carmen T. Velazquez
Seller: Charles J. Scalia
Date: 07/09/15

320 Island Pond Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $139,325
Buyer: Michael K. Dagger
Seller: Suzanne E. Larue
Date: 06/29/15

101 Jeanne Marie St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Amanda M. Fortune
Seller: Leighton L. Stewart
Date: 07/02/15

306 Laurelton St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Tawana Davis
Seller: Theresa Harris
Date: 06/29/15

410 Liberty St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $170,911
Buyer: Nationstar Mortgage LLC
Seller: Wayne Street LLC
Date: 07/02/15

208 Longhill St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $485,000
Buyer: Dennis P. Duquette
Seller: John B. Murray
Date: 06/30/15

111 Manchester Terrace
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $157,500
Buyer: Robert C. Washington
Seller: Andrew M. Knight
Date: 07/06/15

38 Martha St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Johnathan Nguyen
Seller: Rachel A. Bazile
Date: 07/10/15

88 Mayflower Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Leonard A. Lindsay
Seller: Victoria M. Gruneiro
Date: 07/07/15

129 Naismith St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $203,000
Buyer: Peter W. Otiende
Seller: Anna Danilewicz
Date: 07/10/15

143 Naismith St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Eduardo Valentin
Seller: Bretta Construction LLC
Date: 07/08/15

52-54 Narragansett St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $129,500
Buyer: Alexis Javier-Breton
Seller: Marlin Investments LLC
Date: 07/01/15

81-83 Noel St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Luis J. Espejo
Seller: Mattie L. Robinson
Date: 07/02/15

11 Peer St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Damarys Lopez
Seller: Lorenzo Ezell
Date: 07/10/15

73 Pennsylvania Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $122,500
Buyer: Elizabeth M. McFarlin
Seller: Labruzzo, Debra L., (Estate)
Date: 06/30/15

111 Quaker Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Orville L. Williams
Seller: Sean F. Smith
Date: 07/10/15

33-35 Ruskin St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $186,000
Buyer: Sha Pradhan
Seller: David Leblanc
Date: 07/02/15

935 Saint James Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $115,900
Buyer: Wilmarie Rodriguez
Seller: Danny P. Rebelo
Date: 07/06/15

6 Sedgewick St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $168,000
Buyer: Omar Colon-Perez
Seller: Samuel E. & F. I. Johnson LT
Date: 07/08/15

127 Slater Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $129,000
Buyer: Emanuel Class
Seller: Edward J. Janik
Date: 06/30/15

100 Webber St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $143,000
Buyer: Lisa L. Jubinville
Seller: Heather Echevarria
Date: 06/30/15

SOUTHWICK

124 Berkshire Ave.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Karen L. Deyo
Seller: Donald R. Dubuc
Date: 06/30/15

26 Davis Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Paul J. Boyne
Seller: Jay A. Pelley
Date: 06/30/15

157 Feeding Hills Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Dege LLC
Seller: Geofrank LLC
Date: 07/02/15

1 Hummingbird Hollow
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $405,900
Buyer: Patrick D. Armstrong
Seller: Randy R. Shaver
Date: 07/10/15

350 North Loomis St.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Luis S. Vazquez
Seller: Joan Bannish
Date: 06/30/15

23 Pine Knoll
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Lilia Mereshko
Seller: David Reipold
Date: 06/30/15

23 Rails End Road #23
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $324,500
Buyer: Paul E. Lussier
Seller: 20 Depot Square LLC
Date: 07/02/15

40 Sam West Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Flex Properties LLC
Seller: John A. Litwak
Date: 07/10/15

WESTFIELD

141 Bates Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $308,500
Buyer: Michael J. Csekovsky
Seller: Deanne M. Grant
Date: 06/29/15

6 Big Wood Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: Edmund G. Apostle
Seller: Tina L. Liquori-Cody
Date: 07/10/15

13 Carriage Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Jeffrey P. Casey
Seller: Elizabeth A. Wood
Date: 07/10/15

68 Crescent Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $314,000
Buyer: James D. Corker
Seller: Jason L. Hoffman
Date: 06/30/15

11 Dwight St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $188,000
Buyer: Mancino Enterprises Inc.
Seller: Bruce C. Neumann
Date: 06/29/15

28 Fawn Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $317,800
Buyer: Patrick P. Nay
Seller: Anthony R. Lapinski
Date: 06/30/15

10 Frederick St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $187,000
Buyer: Catherine Acevedo
Seller: JJS Capital Investment
Date: 07/10/15

193 Holyoke Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: John P. Sorrentino
Seller: Earl W. Slate
Date: 07/03/15

15 Hunters Slope
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $376,000
Buyer: Jason L. Hoffman
Seller: Daniel J. Harris
Date: 06/30/15

3 Laurel Terrace
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $189,000
Buyer: Christopher Mullen
Seller: Michael J. Csekovsky
Date: 06/29/15

21 Leaview Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $289,900
Buyer: Richard T. Fohlbrook
Seller: Robert P. Scott
Date: 07/02/15

340 Lockhouse Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $133,750
Buyer: Michael P. Stolpinski
Seller: Alma I. Fisher
Date: 06/30/15

70 Mill St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $192,000
Buyer: Courtney A. Gearing
Seller: Richard T. Fohlbrook
Date: 07/02/15

117 Montgomery St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $204,900
Buyer: Anne Norton-Graffum
Seller: Lucille R. Sobczyk
Date: 06/30/15

306 Montgomery Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Arthur J. Laramee
Seller: Britton, Pauline C., (Estate)
Date: 07/10/15

14 Phelps Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Joanne Ouimette
Seller: Julie Parsons
Date: 06/30/15

106 Ridgecrest Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Bryan F. Grabowski
Seller: Jeffrey Arps
Date: 06/30/15

Sackett Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $126,000
Buyer: Stephen J. Oleksak
Seller: Northwest Realty LLC
Date: 07/08/15

61 School St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: School St Property LLC
Seller: Thomas J. Rockwal
Date: 06/30/15

20 Sherwood Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: 20 Sheroood Avenue Land TR
Seller: Mark A. Baron

1120 Southampton Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Dennis Bolduc
Seller: Home Loan Investment Bank
Date: 07/01/15

431 Southwick Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Kenneth M. Liberty
Seller: Liberty, Margaret J., (Estate)
Date: 07/06/15

199 Susan Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $253,000
Buyer: Jason T. Edwards
Seller: Stephen A. Foster
Date: 06/30/15

229 Western Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Jennifer L. Sady
Seller: Kevin R. Queenin
Date: 07/10/15

WILBRAHAM

48 Beebe Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $362,700
Buyer: Benjamin J. Strobridge
Seller: William W. Blanchard
Date: 07/06/15

3 Bridle Path
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $589,900
Buyer: Craig R. Lareau
Seller: William D. Metzger
Date: 07/02/15

4 Chestnut Hill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $279,900
Buyer: Ryan Visneau
Seller: Neil W. Bennett
Date: 07/02/15

97 Manchonis Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $221,500
Buyer: Jaime Masse
Seller: Ann Robillard
Date: 07/03/15

22 Overlook Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $522,000
Buyer: Atu O. White
Seller: Matthew P. Natcharian
Date: 07/01/15

4 Springfield St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Thomas J. Martin
Seller: Marjorie N. Agerton
Date: 07/01/15

10-1/2 Springfield St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $435,000
Buyer: Marc L. Stimpson
Seller: Sharmaine Barone
Date: 07/10/15

25-27 Stony Hill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Veronica Machuca
Seller: Raymond J. Alberici
Date: 07/01/15

1222 Stony Hill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $234,900
Buyer: Darren C. Elwell
Seller: Sok H. Cho
Date: 07/10/15

30 Sunnyside Terrace
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $269,900
Buyer: Leighton L. Stewart
Seller: Changheon Choi
Date: 07/02/15

16 Tall Timber Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Joseph M. Pierce
Seller: Kara A. Arcidiacono
Date: 06/30/15

7 Woodland Dell Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $344,900
Buyer: Lauren S. Stanley
Seller: Maureen A. Rooney
Date: 06/30/15

WEST SPRINGFIELD

262 City View Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $189,900
Buyer: Puspa L. Dhimal
Seller: Lynne M. Sullivan
Date: 07/08/15

32 Ely Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $269,000
Buyer: Robert Hill
Seller: Mary J. Flaherty
Date: 06/29/15

97 Havenhurst Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Mary A. Flaherty
Seller: James S. Wachala
Date: 06/30/15

47 Hewitt St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $181,000
Buyer: Sean P. Riley
Seller: Barto, Anthony J., (Estate)
Date: 06/30/15

14 High Meadow Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $297,000
Buyer: Angela J. Agostino
Seller: William J. Viecelli
Date: 06/30/15

59 Interstate Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $2,100,000
Buyer: 73 State Street LLC
Seller: 59 Interstate Drive LLC
Date: 06/30/15

181 Jeffrey Lane
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Adam N. Rochon
Seller: Alison S. Danalis
Date: 06/30/15

264 Morgan Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $202,000
Buyer: Kevin A. Cady
Seller: Paul M. Rossmeisl
Date: 07/02/15

94 Nonotuck Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $332,500
Buyer: Cindy A. Shippee
Seller: Edward A. Pacitti
Date: 06/29/15

15 North St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $205,950
Buyer: Shannon Kumiega
Seller: Jefferey J. Vallee
Date: 07/10/15

63 Therese Marie Lane
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $455,000
Buyer: Tejash R. Patel
Seller: Michael J. Halpy
Date: 06/30/15

30 Vincent Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Flagstone Properties Inc.
Seller: Dorothy Krieger
Date: 06/30/15

131 Westwood Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: John V. Roth
Seller: Richard R. Germano
Date: 07/08/15

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

AMHERST

115 Blackberry Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: Huanye Hu
Seller: Aytac Camdeviren
Date: 07/07/15

1 Dwight Circle
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $314,900
Buyer: Stefan J. Antonowicz
Seller: Daniel J. Stering
Date: 07/08/15

15 Farmington Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Sarah B. Thompson
Seller: Christopher G. Potts
Date: 07/10/15

850 Belchertown Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $441,000
Buyer: Nuray Ozcelik
Seller: Benjamin J. Zahradnik
Date: 06/30/15

6 Grantwood Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Catrine E. Tudor-Locke
Seller: Marese Hutchinson
Date: 06/29/15

66 Grantwood Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $232,050
Buyer: Bank of New York
Seller: Glenn M. Jackson
Date: 06/29/15

66 Grantwood Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Norman D. Brown
Seller: Bank of New York
Date: 07/09/15

108 Harlow Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $302,000
Buyer: Timothy A. Binkert
Seller: Sousa, Helen R. G., (Estate)
Date: 07/06/15

7 Laurel Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $321,900
Buyer: Zac Early
Seller: Hampshire Property Mgmt.
Date: 07/06/15

18 Lilac Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $469,900
Buyer: David M. Kawall
Seller: David R. Crowe
Date: 07/03/15

31 Longmeadow Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $248,000
Buyer: Hesham Ahmed
Seller: Kathleen Fahey
Date: 06/30/15

44 South Mount Holyoke Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $314,520
Buyer: Xin Li
Seller: Tien D. Pham
Date: 06/30/15

8 Weaver Circle
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $460,000
Buyer: Matt Robison
Seller: Jennifer L. Parker
Date: 07/07/15

320 West St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $264,500
Buyer: Johnny B. Tran
Seller: Brian S. Ertel
Date: 07/07/15

BELCHERTOWN

12 Barrett St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $267,600
Buyer: Harvey A. Sansoucy
Date: 06/30/15

3 Barrett St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: John D. Sansoucy
Seller: Harvey A. Sansoucy
Date: 06/30/15

91 Canal Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $399,000
Buyer: Jennifer L. Harris
Seller: Richard W. Noble
Date: 07/01/15

555 Daniel Shays Hwy.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $166,000
Buyer: CJB T. 2
Seller: Robert Johnson
Date: 07/01/15

21 Dogwood Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $381,200
Buyer: Rosemary E. Defronzo
Seller: Benchmark Custom Homes
Date: 07/01/15

18 Forest Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Anne Mistivar
Seller: Shaysreb LLC
Date: 07/01/15

10 Franklin St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Christopher Lukes
Seller: Kevin R. O’Brien
Date: 06/29/15

288 Franklin St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $292,000
Buyer: Thomas R. Orszulak
Seller: Andrew G. Cavanaugh
Date: 07/08/15

26 Hickory Hill
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $397,900
Buyer: Nancy Brill
Seller: J. N. Duquette & Son Construction
Date: 06/30/15

17 Lloyd Ave.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Douglas A. Cahill
Seller: Susan A. Detorrice
Date: 06/30/15

90 Ludlow St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Shawn C. Leblanc
Seller: Daniel R. McDonald
Date: 07/09/15

155 Oakridge Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $359,900
Buyer: Thomas J. Barker
Seller: Michael A. Henson
Date: 07/01/15

27 River St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $216,000
Buyer: Lynne M. Sullivan
Seller: Paul R. Richard
Date: 07/08/15

413 South Gulf Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $525,000
Buyer: James & Margaret Tibbitt LT
Seller: Morando Defronzo
Date: 07/01/15

317 Warren Wright Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Daniel C. Ingraham
Seller: Gilbert M. Bouchard
Date: 06/30/15

433 Warren Wright Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $242,500
Buyer: Chaitra Gopalappa
Seller: David F. Teague
Date: 07/07/15

243 West St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $228,000
Buyer: Norman E. Olmstead
Seller: Sharon R. Leblanc
Date: 07/01/15

18 Westview Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Jason W. Aller
Seller: Christopher A. Dorval
Date: 07/08/15

CHESTERFIELD

Bofat Hill Road
Chesterfield, MA 01012
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Seller: Nature Conservancy
Date: 06/30/15

EASTHAMPTON

15 Duda Dr.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $259,500
Buyer: Robert Baceski
Seller: Anne M. Lynes
Date: 07/02/15

30 Everett St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Bryan J. Emond
Seller: Elizabeth A. Bower
Date: 07/02/15

175 Pleasant St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: San K. Chhung
Seller: Marcella Severance
Date: 07/08/15

131 Strong St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $242,000
Buyer: Ilene Berezin
Seller: Norman H. Cabana
Date: 07/07/15

7 Valley Lane
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $317,000
Buyer: E. Smith Sinnigen TR
Seller: Karen D. Carswell
Date: 06/29/15

GOSHEN

20 Pond Hill Road
Goshen, MA 01032
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Paul A. Sihvonen-Binder
Seller: Christine E. Kubacki
Date: 07/07/15

GRANBY

32 Amherst St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $218,000
Buyer: Benjamin Rosenthal
Seller: Holly P. Barton-Lopez
Date: 07/10/15

529 Amherst Road
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $172,000
Buyer: George F. Hicks
Seller: Thomas Pittsley
Date: 07/01/15

5 Greystone Ave.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $117,900
Buyer: David R. Laplante
Seller: PNC Bank
Date: 06/30/15

7 Jackielyn Circle
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Jason A. Laprade
Seller: Jorge L. Casasnovas
Date: 06/30/15

51 Kendall St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $198,800
Buyer: OCWEN Loan Servicing LLC
Seller: Todd M. Morehouse
Date: 06/29/15

107 Maximilian Dr.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $418,000
Buyer: Frank L. Bradfield
Seller: Peter J. Giroux
Date: 07/01/15

18 New Ludlow Road
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $162,500
Buyer: Hector Crespo
Seller: Jason W. Aller
Date: 07/02/15

8 Ridge Path
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Commonwealth Of Massachusetts
Seller: Evelyn S. Slater
Date: 06/30/15

HADLEY

6 Cold Springs Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Cynthia A. Therrien
Seller: Jacqueline B. Price
Date: 07/10/15

3 Indian Pipe Dr.
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $611,700
Buyer: Shiyue Cheng
Seller: Bercume Construction LLC
Date: 07/10/15

349 River Dr.
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $326,000
Buyer: Dale M. Jones
Seller: Cendrowski, Victor J., (Estate)
Date: 07/09/15

Russell St. #C
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $800,000
Buyer: Russell LLC
Seller: Lowes Home Centers LLC
Date: 07/02/15

172 South Maple St.
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Marion F. Grader
Seller: Nancy J. Podolak
Date: 07/07/15

HATFIELD

3 Clay Hill Way
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Steven D. Hoyt
Seller: William E. Dowd
Date: 06/30/15

450 Main St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $288,011
Buyer: Erik Pardee
Seller: Mt. Tom Properties LLC
Date: 07/07/15

28 Pleasant View Dr.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $379,500
Seller: Stephen D. Hoyt
Date: 06/30/15

HUNTINGTON

25 Montgomery Road
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $229,900
Buyer: Philip W. Boisseau
Seller: Jeffrey S. Fisk
Date: 07/10/15

MIDDLEFIELD

123 Clark Wright Road
Middlefield, MA 01243
Amount: $249,000
Buyer: Donald C. Trask
Seller: Ellen M. Rubenstein
Date: 07/01/15

17 Harry Pease Road
Middlefield, MA 01243
Amount: $178,000
Buyer: Aaron P. Allen
Seller: Laurie E. Wehman
Date: 07/10/15

NORTHAMPTON

228 Audubon Road
Northampton, MA 01053
Amount: $242,600
Buyer: Jesse M. Adams
Seller: Susan A. Warga

36 Beacon St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $430,000
Buyer: Karen Carswell
Seller: Charles P. Gleason
Date: 06/29/15

153 Bridge St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $309,000
Buyer: Gregory Schweitzer
Seller: Michael L. Shaughnessy
Date: 07/06/15

251 Bridge Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $204,500
Buyer: Katherine M. Fabel
Seller: Jordana M. Rosenberg
Date: 06/29/15

239 Bridge St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $316,000
Buyer: Gordon M. Meadows
Seller: Roque Sanchez
Date: 06/30/15

87 Bridge St.
Northampton, MA 01039
Amount: $362,500
Buyer: Winterberry LLC
Seller: Donald M. Shaw
Date: 07/02/15

1136 Burts Pit Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $224,900
Buyer: Susan M. Nykorchuk
Seller: Ruth Fogg
Date: 07/02/15

69 Day Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: W. M. Goggins
Seller: Kathleen F. Malynoski
Date: 07/01/15

15 Fair St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $198,750
Buyer: Jennifer M. Nery
Seller: James S. Founds
Date: 07/08/15

317 Florence Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $227,200
Buyer: Glenda G. Neely
Seller: Theresa Meckel
Date: 07/02/15

142 Franklin St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Cheryl E. Mathein
Seller: Donna Ann Park RET
Date: 07/06/15

144 Franklin St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Christopher W. Hayhurst
Seller: Roger Salloom
Date: 06/30/15

37 Kensington Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $405,000
Buyer: William Wimsatt
Seller: Janice M. Irvine
Date: 07/03/15

67 Laurel Park
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Laura M. Pravitz
Seller: Jonathan G. Westphal
Date: 07/01/15

15 Laurel St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $407,900
Buyer: Heather J. Dysert
Seller: Transformations Inc.
Date: 07/02/15

10 Madison Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $395,000
Buyer: Natalie M. Brady
Seller: Michael J. Maginnis RET
Date: 07/10/15

223 Maple Ridge Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $696,800
Buyer: Wayne H. Duke
Seller: Judith G. Steinberg
Date: 06/29/15

N/A
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $395,000
Buyer: Christian Hawkins
Seller: George T. Barrett
Date: 06/29/15

185 Nonotuck St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $172,000
Buyer: Carol J. Gray
Seller: Patricia A. Kopka LT
Date: 07/10/15

164 North Maple St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $420,000
Buyer: Caroline B. Theoharides
Seller: Steven P. McDonough
Date: 06/30/15

5 Pomeroy Terrace
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $362,500
Buyer: Winterberry LLC
Seller: Donald M. Shaw
Date: 07/02/15

193 Prospect St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $309,900
Buyer: Noa Milman
Seller: Ravya Taghavi
Date: 06/30/15

347 Riverside Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Sandra J. Staub
Seller: Ricardo S. Malave
Date: 07/09/15

292 South St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Corinne M. Chandless
Seller: Shaila Chowdhury
Date: 06/30/15

73 Vernon St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: William S. Cutler
Seller: Martha J. Beckwith
Date: 07/09/15

46 Whittier St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $387,000
Buyer: Thomas S. Underwood
Seller: Joseph M. Ustaitis
Date: 06/29/15

SOUTH HADLEY

7 Country Lane
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Julie-Anne G. Stebbins
Seller: Jonathan H. Aseltine
Date: 06/29/15

53 Dartmouth St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $156,500
Buyer: Rebecca A. Ciecko
Seller: Mark C. Robinson
Date: 06/29/15

309 Hadley St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: David J. Malek
Seller: Thomas A. Spring
Date: 07/10/15

36 Ludlow Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $185,500
Buyer: Adam Lukomski
Seller: Linda L. Drozdowski
Date: 07/01/15

156 Lyman St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $217,500
Buyer: David C. Leiman
Seller: George Kansas
Date: 06/29/15

89 Mountain View St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $140,330
Buyer: Veterans Affairs
Seller: Karl Hathaway
Date: 07/10/15

71 Sunset Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Naim Mayer
Seller: Alicia L. Boyer
Date: 07/07/15

10 Sycamore Knolls
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Jennifer L. Lachapelle
Seller: Jason M. Clifford
Date: 06/30/15

SOUTHAMPTON

Bissonnette Circle #28A
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Florida Corp.
Seller: Joseph C. Sampson
Date: 07/09/15

32 Bissonnette Circle
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $451,500
Buyer: Kelly A. Winkler
Seller: Florida Corp.
Date: 06/30/15

10 Nicholas Lane
Southampton, MA 01085
Amount: $167,000
Buyer: Marta Golasinski
Seller: W. Marek Inc.
Date: 07/07/15

201 Pomeroy Meadow Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Lise M. Lemeland
Seller: Jeffrey S. Smith
Date: 07/06/15

WARE

38 Coffey Hill Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $264,000
Buyer: Stephen J. Orszulak
Seller: Garretson FT
Date: 06/30/15

142 Eagle St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Gerald F. Skaza
Seller: Joseph F. Kelley
Date: 07/02/15

19 Malboeuf Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Jessica A. Pajonk
Seller: Quink, Paul J., (Estate)
Date: 06/29/15

239 Monson Turnpike Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Jeffrey A. Bressette
Seller: Peter M. Faria
Date: 07/09/15

204 Upper Church St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Paul R. Richard
Seller: Louis J. Albano
Date: 07/08/15

WESTHAMPTON

52 Chesterfield Road
Westhampton, MA 01027
Amount: $358,500
Buyer: Katharine P. Nelson
Seller: Celia M. Jeffries
Date: 07/09/15

179 Easthampton Road
Westhampton, MA 01027
Amount: $610,000
Buyer: Nabil A. Hannoush
Seller: Karen S. Alexander
Date: 06/30/15

18 Hathaway Road
Westhampton, MA 01027
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Suzanne M. Krafft
Seller: Frederick W. Krafft
Date: 07/09/15

WILLIAMSBURG

11 Cole Road
Williamsburg, MA 01039
Amount: $417,000
Buyer: Virginia D. Golay
Seller: Schweickhard E. Goeler
Date: 07/07/15

25-1/2 Hyde Hill Road
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $422,500
Buyer: Michael A. Henson
Seller: Meghann L. Parkinson
Date: 07/01/15

46 Hyde Hill Road
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $260,925
Buyer: Thomas A. Raschi
Seller: US Bank
Date: 07/10/15

86 South St.
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Brian R. McGill
Seller: Mary W. Foster IRT
Date: 07/09/15

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

AMHERST

81 January Inc., 81 January Hills Road, Amherst, MA 01002. William Shaine, same. Sales of vintage watch accessories.

Gem Show Live Inc., 248 Flat Hills Road, Amherst, MA 01002. Joseph D. Chenelle, same. Live online coverage of gem shows.

BELCHERTOWN

E. T. Construction Corp., 46 Shea Avenue, Belchertown, MA 01007. Eric T. Scalise, same. All phases of construction.

Shree Manki Inc., 2 Stadler St., Belchertown, MA 01007. Ramesh Patel, 305 Bullard St., Fairfield, CT 06825. Retail convenience and liquor store.

DEERFIELD

Blazing Light Photography Inc., 19 Kelleher Dr., Deerfield, MA 01373. Richard F. Logan, same. Professional photography. 

EASTHAMPTON

Hallapoolooza Inc., 35 West St., Easthampton, MA 01027. Kelly L. Hall, 35 West St., Easthampton, MA 01027. Billiards franchise.

GREENFIELD

Pioneer Valley Pediatric Dentistry, P.C., 51 Church St., Greenfield, MA 01302. Ashish Parameswaran, 48 Holy Family Road, Springfield, MA 01040. Dentist offices.

HOLYOKE

Sexton Roofing & Siding Inc., 102 Pine St., Holyoke, MA 01041. Everett J. Sexton Sr., same. Roofing and siding.

Vet Air Inc., 82 Nonotuck St., Holyoke, MA 01040. Jesus M. Pereira, same. To transport veterans via general aviation aircraft to medical appointments.

PITTSFIELD

GHI Greenhouse Initiative Inc., 800 Dalton Ave., Pittsfield, MA 01201. Marcus McGuire, 16 Maiden Lane, Chatham, NY 12037. Providing sustainability training related to food production and alternative energy independence.

Global Education Institute of America Inc., 82 Wendell Ave., Ste 100, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Henry Muliono, 3045 22 nd Ave., San Francisco, CA 94132. Supporting international student exchange programs at the high school and university levels.

SPRINGFIELD

Luis Deli Grocery Corp., 74 Eastern Ave., Springfield, MA 01109. Luis R. Carrasco Nunez, same. Grocery store and deli.

Metaneo Teleois Ministry Inc., 10 Commonwealth Ave., Springfield, MA 01108. Nathan A. Daniels, same. Church organizations.

Paint Sip Fun Inc., C/O 33 State St., Springfield, MA 01103. Erin Rhindress, same. Operate painting instructional events.

People on the Move

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Departments People on the Move

Local news hires, promotions, awards, and appointments August 10, 2015

Kathy Tobin

Kathy Tobin

The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts announced the appointment of Kathy Tobin as its new director of Development and Marketing. In this role, she will oversee all fund-raising and marketing activities for the Food Bank, including special events, individual donor cultivation, communications, corporate relations, grants, and education outreach. She will assume her position on Aug. 31. “We’re very excited to have Kathy joining our organization,” said Food Bank Executive Director Andrew Morehouse. “She brings with her a breadth of knowledge and experience from her current role at Friends of the Homeless in Springfield — a member agency that receives food from us — as well as her career in media.  We are confident that her proven track record for leadership and creativity will be a tremendous asset in forwarding the mission of the Food Bank.” Since 2009, Tobin has served as the director of Program Development for Friends of the Homeless, where she increased visibility for the nonprofit and helped more community partners learn about the critical role it plays in meeting the needs of homeless in the region. Under her direction, it established a formalized annual appeal, expanded corporate outreach, coordinated volunteer engagement, and held an annual donor event. In addition, she oversaw the establishment of the Friends of the Homeless Store, providing people with access to free personal-care items and clothing. Tobin will continue in her current position at Friends of the Homeless through the end of August. “Her talents will certainly be missed,” said Bill Miller, executive director of Friends of the Homeless. “I know I speak for our board, our staff, and our clients in acknowledging her efforts to initiate and sustain a development program for the organization. We will build upon the foundation Kathy helped us establish as we expand the support required to meet the needs of our homeless population.” Moving forward, Friends of the Homeless will be seeking someone to assume the responsibility of development and community outreach and will formalize a search process to identify someone who can continue to build on its established programs, Miller said. Prior to joining Friends of the Homeless, Tobin enjoyed a 30-year career as a television news journalist with WGGB ABC40 in Springfield, where she was honored with a number of awards for news coverage, including the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award. Among the many issues she covered during her television career were the plight of area homeless and the community campaign and planning which led to the development and construction of the Friends of the Homeless Resource Center on the organization’s Worthington Street campus. Tobin is also involved with a number of community organizations. She serves as a trustee for Elms College in Chicopee, a director of Spirit of Springfield, a director of the Women’s Commission in Springfield, and a scholarship committee member for the Valley Press Club.

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Cristina Perez

Cristina Perez

Tighe & Bond, an environmental engineering and consulting firm, recently hired Cristina Perez to lead and expand its asset-management services for the firm’s clients. A civil and environmental engineer with more than 15 years of consulting experience, she has more than nine years of experience with infrastructure asset management, capital-improvement planning, and geographic information systems (GIS). Perez will work primarily out of Tighe & Bond’s new Westwood, Mass. office. Perez has consulted with numerous public and private clients on asset-management, GIS, facilities-management, pavement-management, sustainability, and climate-change projects. She leverages her background in civil engineering for designing and architecting targeted asset-management solutions for her clients. “We are happy to welcome Cris to our growing team of experts,” said David Pinsky, president and CEO of Tighe & Bond. “Her expertise will benefit our communities and clients greatly as they become increasingly focused on asset management to prioritize and properly budget improvements within the constraints of limited funding.” Perez earned her master’s degree in civil and environmental engineering from Tufts University. She received her bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain.

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Robert Accorsi

Robert Accorsi

Springfield College has named Robert Accorsi its faculty athletic representative to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Appointed by Springfield College President Mary-Beth Cooper, Accorsi is currently an associate professor of Sport Management and Recreation at the College. He succeeds immediate past Dean and Associate Professor of Exercise Science and Sports Studies Charles Redmond, who retired following this past academic year. As faculty athletic representative, Accorsi will represent the college to the NCAA, the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference, the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference, and all other athletic conferences and associations. Accorsi will oversee that academic integrity, institutional control of intercollegiate athletics, and enhancement of student-athletes’ experience are college priorities. Accorsi will also advise the college president, director of athletics, faculty, students, and other constituencies on intercollegiate athletics. Additionally, he will monitor student-athletes’ eligibility, academic progress, and graduation rates, and support their nominations for various awards. Student-athletes may discuss any aspect of their student-athlete experience with him, and he will consult with NCAA legislative services for interpretations. “I am delighted that Bob has agreed to serve in this critical position for the college. His deep understanding of sport and the needs of our student-athletes make him a perfect fit for assuming this leadership role,” Cooper said. “I look forward to working with him in this capacity. He is more than qualified to represent and advise Springfield College on intercollegiate athletics.”

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Doreen Fadus

Doreen Fadus

Doreen Fadus, executive director of Community Benefit and Health at Mercy Medical Center, has been tapped to serve as president of the board for the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, a network of more than 10,000 doctors, nurses, social workers, patients, and advocates who work to eliminate homelessness by ensuring comprehensive healthcare and secure housing for all. In this role, Fadus serves as the council’s lead representative on the national stage for advocacy issues such as the Accountable Care Act, Medicaid reimbursements, and housing and health collaboration. “Doreen personifies our mission to serve as a transforming, healing presence. She is a tremendous advocate for the local homeless community, and her selection to this national position will allow her dedication and talent to benefit a greater number of individuals,” said Yvonne Boudreau, senior vice president of Mission Services for the Sisters of Providence Health System. As Mercy’s executive director of Community Benefit and Health, Fadus oversees the hospital’s community health programs, including Health Care for the Homeless, which works in partnership with the city of Springfield and Open Pantry to provide primary-care services at 23 homeless shelters, soup kitchens, job-placement sites, and transitional programs. These services are delivered to more than 2,200 people each year in Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin counties. She also oversees Mercy’s Vietnamese Health Project, Faith Community Nursing, High End Utilizer Program, and Community Benefit. Fadus began her career at Mercy Medical Center as director of Health Care for the Homeless in 2001, and she has an extensive background in community service. She currently serves as co-chair of the Western Mass. Network to End Homelessness; an advisory board member of the Hampden County Continuum of Care Board, the Catholic Charities Diocesan Board, and the Western Mass. Task Force on Homelessness; and a member of the Regional Employment Board of Hampden County. The founder and past president of Dress for Success Western Massachusetts, Fadus also serves on the board of Friends of the Homeless. “The National Health Care for the Homeless Council works with government agencies and private institutions to foster collaboration on the varied and complex problems associated with homelessness,” said Fadus. “These remarkable individuals have dedicated their lives to this important cause, and it is an honor to serve as their leader.”

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

James Sikora v. Leisure Getaways Inc. and Timeshare Trade-Ins, LLC
Allegation: Breach of timeshare sales contract: $15,175
Filed: 5/14/15

Merz Aesthetics Inc. v. Allure Med-Spa, LLC, f/d/b/a Devlin Dermal, LLC
Allegation: Non-payment of goods sold and delivered: $11,346.09
Filed: 5/26/15

The Law Offices of Michael D. Facchini v. Karyn Wesch and Premier Fighting Championship, LLC
Allegation: Breach of contract and failure to perform four MMA fights within an allotted timeframe: $2,000
Filed: 7/10/15

FRANKLIN SUPERIOR COURT

 
Donald Fugere v. Urban Power USA Inc. and Mark Maynard
Allegation: Breach of wind-turbine and installation agreement: $158,974.75
Filed: 6/23/15

HAMPDEN SUPERIOR COURT

Kamco Supply Corp. of New England v. Allen & Burke Construction, LLC and John Burke
Allegation: Non-payment of goods sold and delivered: $25,525.46
Filed: 7/10/15

Owen McLaughlin v. O’Donnell Paving & Landscaping Inc.
Allegation: Breach of contract for installation of asphalt driveway: $64,072.89
Filed: 6/30/15

PNC Equipment Finance, LLC v. Accountable Care Associates Inc.
Allegation: Non-payment of services, labor, and materials: $66,765.48
Filed: 7/15/15

SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT COURT

James A. McEwan v. Elmcrest Country Club
Allegation: Non-payment of legal services provided: $13,797.25
Filed: 6/4/15

Latasha Summers v. J.D. Byrider of Springfield
Allegation: Concealing and failing to disclose vehicle accident history: $5,328.24
Filed: 5/11/15

Western Mass. Electric Co. v. GEG Construction Inc.
Allegation: Negligent installation of drainage pipe causing damage: $16,509.50
Filed: 6/25/15

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

1147 Hawley Road
Ashfield, MA 01330
Amount: $262,000
Buyer: Niels Cudnohufsky
Seller: Heather M. Johnson
Date: 06/19/15

BERNARDSTON

3 Huckle Hill Road
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $153,500
Buyer: Christopher R. Pappademas
Seller: Veronica A. Mayrand
Date: 06/19/15

513 Huckle Hill Road
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Franklin Land Trust Inc.
Seller: Peter R. James
Date: 06/23/15

51 Shaw Road
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Chad T. Giard
Seller: Douglas R. Fish
Date: 06/26/15

BUCKLAND

28 Franklin St.
Buckland, MA 01338
Amount: $216,000
Buyer: Dominic V. Vellucci
Seller: Goldie Keehn LT
Date: 06/19/15

COLRAIN

111 South Green River Road
Colrain, MA 01340
Amount: $267,000
Buyer: Mark A. Rosienski
Seller: Rockwell J. Lively
Date: 06/15/15

CONWAY

34 Hidden Ledge Dr.
Conway, MA 01341
Amount: $405,000
Buyer: Whitney Compton
Seller: Kate A. Cort
Date: 06/25/15

110 Jones Corner Road
Conway, MA 01341
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: John D. Thurlow
Seller: Thurlow IRT
Date: 06/26/15

DEERFIELD

103 Hillside Road
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $222,500
Buyer: Rory J. Dexter
Seller: Nancy E. Callahan-Decker
Date: 06/26/15

99 Hillside Road
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $319,900
Buyer: Zachary Smith
Seller: James F. Smith
Date: 06/26/15

11 North Hillside Road
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Maksim Loboda
Seller: Michael Zabre
Date: 06/15/15

2 Pocumtuck Dr.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $415,000
Buyer: Julia Y. Chen
Seller: Sallie S. Lowe
Date: 06/19/15

6 Taylor St.
Deerfield, MA 01342
Amount: $3,400,000
Buyer: Deerfield Academy
Seller: Patrick F. Mahoney
Date: 06/15/15

ERVING

13 Pleasant St.
Erving, MA 01344
Amount: $148,000
Buyer: Eric D. Reed
Seller: Jeffrey M. Lively
Date: 06/26/15

GREENFIELD

758 Country Club Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Michael A. Crochier
Date: 06/26/15

204 Davis St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Gertrude Walker
Seller: Seth S. Eichenlaub
Date: 06/24/15

294 Deerfield St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Luke Stankowski
Seller: Michael J. McGrath
Date: 06/17/15

37 Green River Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $377,000
Buyer: Roberta K. Baker
Seller: David A. Walker
Date: 06/15/15

237 High St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $183,000
Buyer: Lynn Parker
Seller: Herbert E. Bushee
Date: 06/26/15

63 Log Plain Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $186,000
Buyer: Jaime M. Fitzpatrick
Seller: Mark S. Keel
Date: 06/25/15

164 Plain Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Matthew J. Despres
Seller: Michael Stempel
Date: 06/26/15

29 Raingley Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $264,900
Buyer: Jeri L. Case
Seller: Gerald A. Bohdanowicz
Date: 06/19/15

19 Smith St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Lisa A. Morrison
Seller: Leslie F. Call IRT
Date: 06/19/15

135 Thayer Road Ext.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $181,565
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Jennifer L. Elie
Date: 06/19/15

MONTAGUE

75 Center St.
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $213,500
Buyer: Sarah E. Lowe
Seller: Andrew R. Sewell
Date: 06/26/15

16 Chester St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Rachel L. Levey
Seller: Sokolosky IRT
Date: 06/19/15

30 Davis St.
Montague, MA 01301
Amount: $166,000
Buyer: Jose A. Torres
Seller: Shawn Stone
Date: 06/15/15

40 Grove St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: John J. Mulligan
Seller: Benjamin D. Simanski
Date: 06/26/15

7 I St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $140,874
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Kent Haven
Date: 06/19/15

5 Sunset Dr.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $183,000
Buyer: George W. Hardy
Seller: Elena M. Gillon
Date: 06/18/15

54 Turnpike Road
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $176,000
Buyer: Andrew D. Whiteman
Seller: Jean Walden
Date: 06/23/15

NORTHFIELD

31 East St.
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Joan V. Pack
Seller: Peter Talmage
Date: 06/17/15

651 Mount Hermon Station Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Andrew Tremblay
Seller: Eugene R. Oakes
Date: 06/26/15

ORANGE

24 East Howe St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $135,760
Buyer: Clarke T. Doody
Seller: Barbieri, Richard C. Sr., (Estate)
Date: 06/24/15

42-44 East Main St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Kevin Esposito
Seller: Eileen A. Pfeiffer
Date: 06/16/15

561 East Main St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: O’Reilly Auto Enterprises
Seller: Dabrowski Realty Holdings
Date: 06/17/15

426 East River St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Silver Property Invests
Seller: Jay & C Realty LLC
Date: 06/19/15

260 South Main St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Richard F. Adams
Seller: Aprilee K. Howe
Date: 06/22/15

SHELBURNE

109 Main St.
Shelburne, MA 01370
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Justin P. Bourbeau
Seller: Eric C. Grant
Date: 06/25/15

SHUTESBURY

22 Pine Dr.
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Amount: $212,000
Buyer: Judith L. Remmel
Seller: Elliott R. Barker
Date: 06/25/15

Sumner Mountain Road
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Town Of Amherst
Seller: Joan A. Antonino
Date: 06/19/15

SUNDERLAND

207 North Main St.
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Florence Muller-Reed
Seller: Anne T. Shepard
Date: 06/18/15

33 Russell St.
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $236,693
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Cynthia R. McCluskey
Date: 06/19/15

66 South Main St.
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $348,000
Buyer: Steven J. Benjamin
Seller: John P. Benjamin
Date: 06/25/15

WHATELY

101 Chestnut Plain Road
Whately, MA 01093
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Jeremy L. Johnson
Seller: Ellen P. White
Date: 06/19/15

Masterson Road (ES)
Whately, MA 01093
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Bruce M. Tutun
Seller: Steven R. Hannum TR
Date: 06/17/15

HAMPDEN COUNTY

AGAWAM

72 Alfred Circle
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $158,000
Buyer: Denise Parolo
Seller: Gerald L. Orne
Date: 06/26/15

58 Doane Ave.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $187,500
Buyer: Steven M. Thomas
Seller: Angela A. Delude
Date: 06/16/15

41 Dutchmaster Dr.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Julie M. Unwin
Seller: Christopher J. Kowal
Date: 06/22/15

86 Florida Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Stanley Tolpa
Seller: Ivan W. Hardman
Date: 06/23/15

19 Grant St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $177,000
Buyer: Brian F. Cotton
Seller: John C. Cotton
Date: 06/26/15

50 Howard St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Whitney M. Stevens
Seller: Sergey Savonin
Date: 06/19/15

187 Lancaster Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $164,000
Buyer: Scott Kenney RET
Seller: Scott Kenney
Date: 06/24/15

11 Liberty Ave.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Ryan M. Scott
Seller: Sergey Savonin
Date: 06/22/15

1183 Main St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $168,900
Buyer: Joel Navaroli
Seller: Tracey L. Marshall
Date: 06/26/15

16 Memorial Dr.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $157,777
Buyer: Anthony J. Preston
Seller: O’Connell, Frances P., (Estate)
Date: 06/19/15

138 Mill St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $239,000
Buyer: Katherine Kukharchuk
Seller: Richard P. Martin
Date: 06/26/15

321 North Westfield St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $194,900
Buyer: David J. Dupre
Seller: Olga Gut
Date: 06/26/15

108 Vassar Road
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: David W. Kruzel
Seller: Barnard, Millicent L., (Estate)
Date: 06/19/15

33 Worthington Brook Circle
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Carl J. Ashley
Seller: Robert A. Gordon
Date: 06/26/15

BRIMFIELD

92 Haynes Hill Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Robert L. Kinghorn
Seller: Matthew W. Kmieczak
Date: 06/15/15

73 Little Alum Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Hamer D. Clarke
Seller: Edward H. Clarke
Date: 06/16/15

CHESTER

7 Maple St.
Chester, MA 01011
Amount: $119,000
Buyer: Erik D. Nordstrom
Seller: FNMA
Date: 06/26/15

CHICOPEE

113 Boulay Circle
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $153,500
Buyer: Cheryl McClendon
Seller: Steven M. Thomas
Date: 06/16/15

128 Glendale St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $167,500
Buyer: Gwen D. Ison
Seller: Jonathan Fleury
Date: 06/15/15

28 Grise Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Buyer: Jonathan Derderian
Seller: Susan M. Metzgar
Date: 06/26/15

221 Hampden St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $134,900
Buyer: Kimberly D. Demers
Seller: Marjanski, Theresa M., (Estate)
Date: 06/18/15

21 Janine St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $162,000
Buyer: Matthew Tucker
Seller: Slowik, Kathleine M., (Estate)
Date: 06/15/15
50 Jefferson Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Daniel Defranco
Seller: Edward C. Chagnon
Date: 06/24/15

95 Marten St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $167,500
Buyer: Wilfredo Cintron
Seller: Scott Stuckenbruck
Date: 06/19/15

18 Maryland Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: John J. Kivel
Seller: Jan E. Balicki
Date: 06/17/15

63 Mellen St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Timothy S. Beauchamp
Seller: George Providakes
Date: 06/15/15

20 Miller St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $117,885
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Wladyslawa Kos
Date: 06/26/15

200 Newbury St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $179,000
Buyer: Ryan P. Lafleur
Seller: Steven G. Negron
Date: 06/19/15

55 Norman St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Stacy R. Bessonette
Seller: Michael P. Brodeur
Date: 06/26/15

97 Robak Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Ayaz Kagzi
Seller: Jamila Kagzi RET
Date: 06/25/15

6 Savory Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Steven G. Negron
Seller: Frank E. Szydlo
Date: 06/19/15

196 Springfield St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $187,000
Buyer: Donna M. Dupuis
Seller: Andrew T. Dimauro
Date: 06/15/15

153 Vadnais St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $182,000
Buyer: Amber L. Boutin
Seller: Timothy W. Hunter
Date: 06/26/15

54 Wilmont St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $148,000
Buyer: Paul F. Strong
Seller: Eric M. Staszko
Date: 06/23/15

EAST LONGMEADOW

22 Brookhaven Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Sarah Kirchner
Seller: Elizabeth J. Griffin TR
Date: 06/25/15

19 Crescent Hill
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Karl Schuhlen
Seller: John A. Matte
Date: 06/18/15

48 Greenacre Lane
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Jonathan R. Fleury
Seller: Drumheller, E. K., (Estate)
Date: 06/15/15

47 Lori Lane
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: Peter A. Kumiega
Seller: Dino A. Isotti
Date: 06/18/15

60 Norden St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $186,000
Buyer: Anthony R. Gorneault
Seller: James R. Goodwin
Date: 06/26/15

78 Nottingham Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $585,000
Buyer: Drew P. Sadowsky
Seller: Timothy J. Conway
Date: 06/24/15

624 Parker St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Drew H. McNary
Seller: Mary T. Scanlon
Date: 06/24/15

1 Pecousic Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Joel D. Baillargeon
Seller: Jonathan R. Shayne
Date: 06/19/15

21 Rankin Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $199,000
Buyer: Aimee J. Lawrence
Seller: Keith R. Asher
Date: 06/26/15

60 Rogers Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $262,000
Buyer: Sara Goodwin
Seller: Therese Diclementi
Date: 06/25/15

106 Sanford St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $362,500
Buyer: Keith R. Asher
Seller: Robert J. Fafard
Date: 06/26/15

40 South Bend Lane
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $252,400
Buyer: Thomas M. McGowan
Seller: Karen M. Murphy
Date: 06/19/15

60 Stonehill Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $427,000
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: George J. Tynan
Date: 06/15/15

35 Virginia Lane
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $163,000
Buyer: Sarah J. Gale
Seller: John J. Basile
Date: 06/24/15

GRANVILLE

81 Granby Road
Granville, MA 01034
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Michelle J. Meyer
Seller: USA HUD
Date: 06/26/15

HAMPDEN

9 Brookside Dr.
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $204,800
Buyer: Deutsche Bank
Seller: Sean B. Fitzgerald
Date: 06/22/15

711 Main St.
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Omari H. Murray
Seller: Mercure, Monica, (Estate)
Date: 06/19/15

54 Meadow Brook Lane
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $142,900
Buyer: Jeffrey M. Reed
Date: 06/26/15

88 Raymond Dr.
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Allen W. Dunn
Seller: Stephen P. McMahon
Date: 06/25/15

128 Thresher Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Jason Broom
Seller: Kennedy, Adele N., (Estate)
Date: 06/22/15

HOLLAND

19 Lakeridge Dr.
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $157,000
Buyer: Ralph V. Donadio
Seller: Milton S. Natusch
Date: 06/23/15

4 Lakeshore Dr.
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Kirk G. Leigher
Seller: Kathleen M. MacDonald
Date: 06/26/15

16 Leno Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $353,000
Buyer: Laurie A. Philbin
Seller: Julie Johnstone
Date: 06/22/15

189 Mashapaug Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $273,895
Buyer: William S. Terbush
Seller: Edward Manicki
Date: 06/26/15

161 Stafford Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $236,000
Buyer: Shannon Horn-Eldred
Seller: Steven L. Gray
Date: 06/25/15

HOLYOKE

20 Edbert Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $162,500
Buyer: Juan C. Agosto
Seller: Brandon K. Boule
Date: 06/19/15

5 Harrison Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $157,500
Buyer: Agustin M. Barreto
Seller: Peter M. Zaitz
Date: 06/19/15

19 Lindbergh Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Tian H. Ng
Seller: Benjamin J. Wilbur
Date: 06/24/15

1 Loomis Ave.
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Anthony Carnovale Realty
Seller: Sarawood Retirement Home
Date: 06/22/15

64 Madison Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $221,900
Buyer: Christopher K. Kennedy
Seller: Thomas F. Bergin
Date: 06/16/15

6 Michelle Lane
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $354,000
Buyer: David L. Kolkemeyer
Seller: J. N. Duquette & Son Construction
Date: 06/17/15

17 Nick Cosmos Way
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $392,500
Buyer: 5 Sac Self-Storage Corp.
Seller: Nuzzolillo LLC
Date: 06/15/15

1383 Northampton St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $168,500
Buyer: Kevin F. Bouthillette
Seller: Donna L. Mathes
Date: 06/16/15

352 Pleasant St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $204,000
Buyer: Shannon L. Steele
Seller: Jennifer J. Boyle
Date: 06/15/15

231 West Franklin St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $154,000
Buyer: Sarah-Marie Belcastro
Seller: Lisa M. Gonzalez
Date: 06/23/15

454 Westfield Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $126,000
Buyer: Rosalind Morales
Seller: US Bank
Date: 06/25/15

LONGMEADOW

173 Academy Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $365,900
Buyer: Brad A. Leveillee
Seller: Marc S. Dugre
Date: 06/25/15

1053 Frank Smith Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Forrest R. Spatcher
Seller: Jonathan Steiner
Date: 06/26/15

186 Inverness Lane
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $410,000
Buyer: Adam J. Steinberg
Seller: Hal W. Haberman
Date: 06/25/15

36 Kellogg St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $312,000
Buyer: Shannon M. Danahey
Seller: Eugene S. Schmuter
Date: 06/22/15

53 Kenmore Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Robert A. Lane
Seller: Malconian, Donna M., (Estate)
Date: 06/19/15

692 Laurel St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $239,900
Buyer: Erik Allis
Seller: Kevin R. Cousineau
Date: 06/19/15

469 Maple Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $266,000
Buyer: Yesenia Y. Santos
Seller: Marie E. Meserve-Lucier
Date: 06/15/15

251 Park Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $816,000
Buyer: Randolph P. Davis
Seller: Boulder Hill Construction
Date: 06/18/15

94 Pioneer Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $269,500
Buyer: Maureen M. Hinshaw
Seller: Carlos R. Gadea
Date: 06/16/15

146 Wimbleton Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $319,900
Buyer: Ross A. Hildonen
Seller: Adam J. Steinberg
Date: 06/25/15

84 Woolworth St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Michael A. Szwed
Seller: June L. Leduc
Date: 06/26/15

94 Woolworth St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Norman Smith
Seller: Patrick M. Sullivan
Date: 06/17/15

LUDLOW

57 Barna St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $217,000
Buyer: Daniel Antonio
Seller: Gary S. Manuel
Date: 06/26/15

36 Chapin St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: James A. Almeida
Seller: Almeida, Sophie V., (Estate)
Date: 06/22/15

800 Chapin St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Nicole J. Konderwicz
Seller: Diane H. Boucher
Date: 06/26/15

70 Kirkland Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $172,500
Buyer: Amanda Provost
Seller: Aldor Corp.
Date: 06/19/15

65 Laconia St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Jeffrey R. Richards
Seller: Laurence J. Burke
Date: 06/25/15

Lyons St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Dominic Torretti
Seller: Mary L. Almeida
Date: 06/17/15

54 Reynolds St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $216,000
Buyer: Marti-Ann Martins
Seller: Barbara Brehaut
Date: 06/25/15

MONSON

214 Cedar Swamp Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Dimitri Krutov
Seller: Michael R. Rouette
Date: 06/18/15

39 Crest Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Jereth M. Hodge
Seller: Jennifer M. Zera
Date: 06/19/15

41 Crest Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $182,980
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Michelle D. Germain
Date: 06/17/15

20 Upper Hampden Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Richard E. Guertin
Seller: Andrew T. Dimauro
Date: 06/24/15

257 Wilbraham Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $167,000
Buyer: Gennie M. Brothers
Seller: Karen J. Holzwarth
Date: 06/26/15

PALMER

4018-4024 Church St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Donna T. Stovall
Seller: FNMA
Date: 06/19/15

4042-4052 Church St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $254,000
Buyer: Milestone Rentals LLC
Seller: John F. Chaves
Date: 06/19/15

19 Converse St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Daniel C. McManus
Seller: Matthew A. Baker
Date: 06/26/15

23 Fox St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $187,500
Buyer: Melinda A. Hunter
Seller: Albert C. Distefano
Date: 06/24/15

26 Geraldine St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $177,500
Buyer: Evelyn Robinson
Seller: Albert D. Fontaine
Date: 06/19/15

16 Stewart Court
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $220,097
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Nancy F. Bogle
Date: 06/19/15

RUSSELL

120 Ridgewood Dr.
Russell, MA 01071
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Brian P. Gallagher
Seller: Linda Consolini
Date: 06/25/15

SOUTHWICK

36 Davis Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $275,920
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Ann M. Bartley
Date: 06/17/15

127 Feeding Hills Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Thomas J. Grimaldi
Seller: Sara J. Averill
Date: 06/15/15

15 Sunnyside Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: Darcy J. Thureson
Seller: Kris G. Gonet
Date: 06/23/15

SPRINGFIELD

93 Aldrew Terrace
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $141,000
Buyer: 93 Aldrew LLC
Seller: William C. Winkler
Date: 06/25/15

166 Arcadia Blvd.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $123,000
Buyer: Deveron R. McCummings
Seller: Anthony L. Samuels
Date: 06/16/15

45 Archie St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Dennis D. Griswold
Seller: Gary F. Caputo
Date: 06/15/15

81-83 Beaumont St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $123,000
Buyer: Cau S. Diep
Seller: De Q. Wu
Date: 06/23/15

413-415 Belmont Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $825,000
Buyer: Kenquad LP
Seller: Kenwyn Park LP
Date: 06/25/15

68 Biltmore St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $117,000
Buyer: Joseph E. Thomas
Seller: Laurianne E. August
Date: 06/25/15

334 Boston Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $850,000
Buyer: A to Z Property Mgmt. & Renovation
Seller: Hallerin Realty LLP
Date: 06/24/15

727 Boston Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $282,000
Buyer: Boston Road & Pasco Route 20
Seller: Boston Road Self Storage
Date: 06/26/15

Boston Road (SS)
Springfield, MA 01101
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: 739 Boston Road LLC
Seller: Liberty Auto Wash Inc.

898 Bradley Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $124,900
Buyer: Antony M. Calabrese
Seller: Henrietta M. Shea
Date: 06/26/15

53 Canton St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $138,400
Buyer: Izilda Barbosa
Seller: Carlos A. Rosado
Date: 06/25/15

141 Catalpa Terrace
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $143,000
Buyer: Rosemary Bonet
Seller: Sabina Arbelo
Date: 06/22/15

13 Cedar St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: WJSM Management Co. LLC
Seller: HSB Investments LLC
Date: 06/26/15

546 Chestnut St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $132,000
Buyer: Freya G. Baez
Seller: Carmen I. Torres
Date: 06/22/15

143-145 Commonwealth Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $142,000
Buyer: Ronaldo G. Alcantara
Seller: Yen Vo
Date: 06/23/15

30 Craig St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $118,253
Buyer: OCWEN Loan Servicing LLC
Seller: Gary S. Williams
Date: 06/22/15

157 Ellsworth Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $194,000
Buyer: Myron K. Wolverton
Seller: Shawn B. Minahan
Date: 06/22/15

47 Eloise St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $118,500
Buyer: Ilia M. Calderon-Comellas
Seller: Bethzaida Santiago
Date: 06/18/15

144 Fenway Dr.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Roberto Felix
Seller: Eric R. Goodkowsky
Date: 06/17/15

50 Fox Woods Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $173,000
Buyer: Charles Winston
Seller: FNMA
Date: 06/15/15

33 Fredette St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Marquise A. Rowtham
Seller: Noreene D. Rowtham
Date: 06/22/15

172 Gardens Dr.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $159,000
Buyer: Kyle P. Fenton
Seller: Omari H. Murray
Date: 06/19/15

201 Gillette Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Anthony L. Samuels
Seller: Erik R. Juergens
Date: 06/16/15

44 Harmon Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $154,000
Buyer: Joel A. Braman
Seller: Maureen E. McDonough
Date: 06/15/15

50 Haskin St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Viesturs Ansbergs
Seller: Jason L. Sousa
Date: 06/19/15

308 Island Pond Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $124,900
Buyer: Kenneth R. O’Connor
Seller: Lynne M. MacDonald
Date: 06/26/15

45 Itendale St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $159,779
Buyer: Wilmington Savings
Seller: Alwin Burke
Date: 06/17/15

14 Larkspur St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $141,000
Buyer: Justino Lopez
Seller: Adam S. Metsch
Date: 06/22/15

111 Leatherleaf Dr.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $123,500
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Marie L. Long
Date: 06/17/15

49 Maybrook Road
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $129,900
Buyer: Yellowbrick Property LLC
Seller: Marth-E LLC
Date: 06/16/15

181 Monrovia St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $146,000
Buyer: Zfyferine Yasin
Seller: Peter K. Sacuta
Date: 06/26/15

13 Onondaga St.
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $186,000
Buyer: Dylan N. Pilon
Seller: SAW Construction LLC
Date: 06/19/15

103 Pearl St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $1,245,000
Buyer: Kenquad LP
Seller: Quadrangle Court LP
Date: 06/25/15

127 Pennsylvania Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $229,900
Buyer: Tracey A. Trottier
Seller: David M. Gawron
Date: 06/18/15

70 Powell Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $127,000
Buyer: Kaileen W. Dougherty
Seller: Yesenia Y. Santos
Date: 06/15/15

111 Ramblewood Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $187,755
Buyer: Wilmington Savings
Seller: Luis A. Moreno
Date: 06/15/15

95 Saffron Circle
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Michael R. Henshaw
Seller: J. B. Camerlin Real Estate
Date: 06/17/15

170 Saffron Circle
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $158,500
Buyer: Richard J. Hawley
Seller: Timothy J. Truman
Date: 06/26/15

127 Saint James Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $119,000
Buyer: Benjamin Swan
Seller: JJS Capital Investment
Date: 06/17/15

1123 Saint James Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $118,000
Buyer: Bank Of New York Mellon
Seller: Sandra I. Cappas
Date: 06/19/15

30-32 Sterling St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $169,368
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Joann R. Dagenais
Date: 06/19/15

370 Tiffany St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $154,000
Buyer: George Kazakos
Seller: Noushique Merzoian
Date: 06/17/15

60-62 Tulsa St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Giannetti Realty LLC
Seller: Joseph A. Gianetti
Date: 06/15/15

14 Van Ness St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $134,900
Buyer: Emily Ocasio
Seller: Eric D. Supinski
Date: 06/24/15

131 Victoria St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $122,000
Buyer: Christina R. Staples
Seller: Chicklowski, P. N., (Estate)
Date: 06/16/15

2084 Wilbraham Road
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Ashley J. Parzych
Seller: Margaret I. Slade
Date: 06/17/15

23 Wellfleet Dr.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $169,900
Buyer: Andres C. Santana
Seller: Grahams Construction Inc.
Date: 06/26/15

106 Willowbrook Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $141,000
Buyer: Mark L. Labrie
Seller: Dominic P. Paolucci
Date: 06/26/15

182 Windemere St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Stalin J. Ortega
Seller: Robert K. Andersen
Date: 06/25/15

83 Wollaston St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $192,500
Buyer: Joel A. James
Seller: Zhenhua Li
Date: 06/25/15

TOLLAND

81 Slope Road
Tolland, MA 01034
Amount: $212,960
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Irene M. Hampton
Date: 06/22/15

WALES

131 Mount Hitchcock Road
Wales, MA 01081
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Kylie E. Demears
Seller: USA HUD
Date: 06/26/15

WEST SPRINGFIELD

80 Albert St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: David A. Johnson
Seller: Genevieve L. Smith
Date: 06/19/15

136 Althea St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Adam Sapowsky
Seller: John W. Keiser
Date: 06/19/15

99 Bear Hole Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Thomas J. Athas
Seller: James V. Izzo
Date: 06/15/15

18 Belmont Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Omar S. Sayed
Seller: MHFA
Date: 06/16/15

Birnie Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $266,100
Buyer: Elmore B. John
Seller: Frank J. Kolodziej
Date: 06/16/15

21 Boulevard Place
West Springfield, MA 01089
Buyer: Sherry A. Girard
Seller: Paul H. Gourinski
Date: 06/26/15

110 Bridle Path Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Theresa Pelegano
Seller: Lorelei J. Kaiser
Date: 06/16/15

31 Cayenne St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $267,500
Buyer: Hussein A. Nuwab
Seller: Kenneth Merrill
Date: 06/18/15

19 Cora St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $172,000
Buyer: David M. Sanders
Seller: Daniel P. Clifford
Date: 06/26/15

17 Garden St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $176,500
Buyer: Keshav Sanyasi
Seller: K&C Associates LLC
Date: 06/19/15

36 Greenleaf Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Christopher E. Grasso
Seller: Michael H. Boyer
Date: 06/17/15

293 Greystone Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Gelson Laguerre
Seller: Frederick Borrelli
Date: 06/19/15

70 Highland Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Genady Chuzzin
Seller: Ludmila Dibble
Date: 06/22/15

582 Kings Hwy.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $197,500
Buyer: Farida Talibi
Seller: Jody N. Gallant
Date: 06/23/15

38 Laurence Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $229,000
Buyer: Alan Dean
Seller: Athena Dratelis
Date: 06/19/15

52 Lewis Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Brittany M. Stevens
Seller: William J. Teece
Date: 06/19/15

772 Morgan Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $227,500
Buyer: Jonathan Dominik
Seller: Bryan F. Grabowski
Date: 06/19/15

7 Neptune Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $249,467
Buyer: FHLM
Seller: Tamora Kane
Date: 06/18/15

264 Rogers Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Baaladin A. Mamedov
Seller: Kimberly J. Bean
Date: 06/26/15

6 Upper Beverly Hills
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $239,900
Buyer: Eric J. Barkyoumb
Seller: Carol A. Caron
Date: 06/15/15

118 Wilder Terrace
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Carly Cavanaugh
Seller: Eric Parizo
Date: 06/26/15

34 Wolcott Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: George G. Callahan
Seller: Edna M. Rainville
Date: 06/15/15

WESTFIELD

57 Beveridge Blvd.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $157,000
Buyer: Carolyn Urns
Seller: Robert F. Sawyer
Date: 06/18/15

16 Camelot Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $490,000
Buyer: Artem Martynyuk
Seller: Michael D. Mastroianni
Date: 06/26/15

36 Casimir St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $158,000
Buyer: Michael Carfi
Seller: Hope E. Tremblay
Date: 06/17/15

42 Country Club Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $219,900
Buyer: Alison C. Stitsinger
Seller: Dennis M. Placzek
Date: 06/17/15

54 Dry Bridge Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $191,400
Buyer: Brian Peatman
Seller: Devine Construction Inc.
Date: 06/19/15

66 East Glen Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $272,500
Buyer: Serhiy Birchyn
Seller: Melissa A. Alvarado
Date: 06/19/15

37 Gladwin Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $220,000
Seller: Joseph J. Karis
Date: 06/15/15

134 Glenwood Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: John E. Nordquist
Seller: Brent Kreutzer
Date: 06/15/15

78 Granville Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $378,051
Buyer: Paul G. Masciadrelli
Seller: Granville Road LLC
Date: 06/16/15

36 Kellogg St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $183,000
Buyer: Victor Marchenkov
Seller: Sergey Dubovoy
Date: 06/22/15

19 Linda Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Angela A. Delude
Seller: Mildred M. Cortesi
Date: 06/16/15

52 Marla Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: Jose J. Castillo
Seller: Raymond C. Sullivan
Date: 06/16/15

18 Noble Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $187,000
Buyer: Cynthia P. Hartdegen
Seller: Jaime M. Klenke
Date: 06/25/15

80 Pine St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $149,000
Buyer: Gunnar J. Collier
Seller: Erik Leen
Date: 06/24/15

216 Ponders Hollow Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Ruslan Golubchik
Seller: Richard A. Murdock
Date: 06/26/15

27 Rachael Terrace
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $385,000
Buyer: Peter Samberg
Seller: Anthony Collier
Date: 06/26/15

15 Ravine Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $363,900
Buyer: Matthew D. Mielke
Seller: John C. Hipsher
Date: 06/26/15

167 Root Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $282,250
Buyer: Michael T. McCarthy
Seller: Matthew D. Mielke
Date: 06/26/15

29 Saint Dennis St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Petr Mokan
Seller: Mary Majka
Date: 06/23/15

85 Skyline Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $277,000
Buyer: William K. Poehlman
Seller: Joseph G. Walts
Date: 06/22/15

51 Wildflower Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Sergio A. Alvarado
Seller: David W. Kruzel
Date: 06/19/15

87 Wildflower Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $355,000
Buyer: Gary J. Kerr
Seller: Scott J. Thomson
Date: 06/26/15

WILBRAHAM

3 Daniele Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $212,500
Buyer: Harry E. Meservey
Seller: Keith A. Person
Date: 06/17/15

26 Mcintosh Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $406,500
Buyer: David J. Havican
Seller: Daniel J. Crowley
Date: 06/19/15

106 Mountain Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Ellen M. Noonan
Seller: Walter G. Worthington
Date: 06/19/15

15 Old Orchard Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $290,900
Buyer: Nicholas A. Morin
Seller: Mark A. Girhiny
Date: 06/19/15

19 Porter Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $344,500
Buyer: Ryan D. Fol
Seller: Erin L. Sullivan
Date: 06/26/15

8 Ridgewood Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: David M. Gawron
Seller: Timothy F. Kane
Date: 06/18/15

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

AMHERST

15 Carriage Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $247,500
Buyer: FHLM
Seller: Hoda Chou
Date: 06/18/15

11 Cranberry Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Matthew A. Taylor
Seller: Lloyd R. Craighill
Date: 06/17/15

33 Dana Place
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $680,000
Buyer: Jessica E. Maier
Seller: Carol C. Clark
Date: 06/23/15

39 Lindenridge Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $805,000
Buyer: Ellen J. Keiter
Seller: Bercume Construction LLC
Date: 06/15/15

489 Market Hill Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $489,000
Buyer: Howard I. Mentin
Seller: Ann M. Wentworth TR
Date: 06/25/15

90 McClellan St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Jeanne H. Ballantine
Seller: Steven Rigler
Date: 06/24/15

49 Ridgecrest Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $462,000
Buyer: Jeffrey Mazur
Seller: Janet Lansberry
Date: 06/23/15

19 Trillium Way
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $440,000
Buyer: Timothy L. Binzen
Seller: Ariella Schwell
Date: 06/15/15

643 South East St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $223,500
Buyer: Joel A. Boggess
Seller: Matt&Nick LLC
Date: 06/22/15

146 Shays St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Oliver Reams
Seller: Garis, Mabel R., (Estate)
Date: 06/25/15

586-592 West St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $421,000
Buyer: Ann M. Morgan
Seller: Karl W. Moore
Date: 06/26/15

BELCHERTOWN

23 Doe Hollow
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $239,000
Buyer: Eric Duquette
Seller: FNMA
Date: 06/26/15

26 Edelcy Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $346,000
Buyer: Deron Davis
Seller: Ryan C. Czepiel
Date: 06/26/15

274 Hamilton St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Alexander Suvorov
Seller: Andrew J. Ferrier
Date: 06/19/15

2 Old Farm Circle
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $239,900
Buyer: Michael E. Millette
Seller: Richard C. Poissant
Date: 06/23/15

98 Pondview Circle
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Jeremiah W. Bentley
Seller: Mary E. Bryant
Date: 06/18/15

123 South St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Amber M. Knight
Seller: Gregory J. Ouhl
Date: 06/26/15

344 Ware Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Sankar S. Narayanan
Seller: Kenneth E. Kwasnik
Date: 06/25/15

CUMMINGTON

69 Cole St.
Cummington, MA 01026
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: Susan M. Teasley
Seller: Peter H. Rowland
Date: 06/26/15

EASTHAMPTON

8-A West St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $232,000
Buyer: Jie Zhang
Seller: Lisa Bartlett-Nuttelman
Date: 06/18/15

8 Deerfield Dr.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Erin Tottenham
Seller: Joseph I. Briggs
Date: 06/24/15

21 Droy Circle
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $184,000
Buyer: William R. Vancour
Seller: Kimberlee A. Dean
Date: 06/24/15

134 Line St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $203,000
Buyer: Steven J. O’Leary
Seller: Ashtons Acquisitions LLC
Date: 06/26/15

9 Lownds Ave.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Frederick R. Hoffer
Seller: Richard E. Cadorette
Date: 06/23/15

10 Monska Dr.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Jacob A. Martinez
Seller: Lucille M. Gerard
Date: 06/26/15

20 Morin Dr.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $192,000
Buyer: Edward J. Bloniarz
Seller: Christine M. Rourke
Date: 06/22/15

73 Mount Tom Ave.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Lindsey Rothschild
Seller: Frederick J. Gauger
Date: 06/25/15

17 Picard Circle
Amount: $214,900
Buyer: Kimberly J. English
Seller: Anthony M. Covalli
Date: 06/26/15

31 South St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $227,900
Buyer: Molly Thomas
Seller: Revampit LLC
Date: 06/24/15

GOSHEN

24 South Main St.
Goshen, MA 01032
Amount: $257,000
Buyer: Nicholas M. Denno
Seller: Cichy, Virginia M., (Estate)
Date: 06/25/15

GRANBY

15 Amherst St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $242,500
Buyer: Albert V. Long
Seller: Richard J. Mei
Date: 06/16/15

525 Amherst Road
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Charles E. Romer
Seller: Jacqueline L. Newberry
Date: 06/23/15

23 Lynn Dr.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $205,900
Buyer: Daniel G. Paquin
Seller: Bruce A. Desmarais
Date: 06/25/15

9 Pinebrook Circle
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Wilfred Messier
Seller: Rene A. Lariviere
Date: 06/26/15

323 Taylor St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $297,000
Buyer: William Dubuque
Seller: Denise O. Cote
Date: 06/26/15

HADLEY

11 Highland Circle
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $252,000
Buyer: Lynne M. Latham
Seller: Brian R. Umberger
Date: 06/25/15

HUNTINGTON

18 East Main St.
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $132,000
Buyer: Joshua E. Ellinger
Seller: Theresa R. Vogel
Date: 06/25/15

NORTHAMPTON

144 Acrebrook Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Amy Baver
Seller: Diane H. Bowyer
Date: 06/19/15

9 Avis Circle
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Leah Fletchall
Seller: Sean J. Kellogg
Date: 06/16/15

9 Fair St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Benjamin C. Levy
Seller: Michele J. Kammerer
Date: 06/26/15

48 Fort St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $482,500
Buyer: Stephen H. Fenton
Seller: Steven T. Hoffman
Date: 06/22/15

3 Franklin Court
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Theodore C. Ridout
Seller: Francis E. Carey
Date: 06/23/15

28 Gleason Road
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Daniel Y. Lesley
Seller: 28 RT
Date: 06/24/15

35 Harrison Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $768,000
Buyer: 21 Wellesley Park NT
Seller: Melissa Difatta
Date: 06/26/15

40 Lake St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $240,500
Buyer: Evelyn Bloom
Seller: Kevin F. Bouthillette
Date: 06/16/15

69 Laurel Park
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $259,550
Buyer: Joanne Jaffin
Seller: Janet G. Rainier
Date: 06/19/15

152 Maplewood Terrace
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $388,900
Buyer: Terrence R. Reynolds
Seller: David R. Jackson
Date: 06/19/15

29 Matthew Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $232,000
Buyer: Tiffany A. Chapman
Seller: Terron L. Hillsman
Date: 06/26/15

25 Munroe St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $512,000
Buyer: Jonathan B. Liebman
Seller: Richard S. Hebble
Date: 06/25/15

127 Overlook Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $211,000
Buyer: Sean J. Kellogg
Seller: Shana Hiranandani
Date: 06/16/15

711 Park Hill Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $470,000
Buyer: Scott P. Mahar
Seller: Susan J. Biggs
Date: 06/24/15

301 Prospect Heights
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Stacey G. Kors
Seller: Shauneen S. Kroll
Date: 06/22/15

49 Redford Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Zoe R. Johnson
Seller: Virendra J. Marathe
Date: 06/24/15

31 Ridgewood Terrace
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $418,500
Buyer: Sheila M. Coy RET
Seller: Clifford S. Dexheimer
Date: 06/19/15

56 Summer St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $418,700
Buyer: Julio C. Capo Jr. TR
Seller: Kristin K. Prentice
Date: 06/15/15

19 Union St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $208,000
Buyer: Brian W. Dillon
Seller: Brian P. Dermott
Date: 06/16/15

PLAINFIELD

West Hill Road
Plainfield, MA 01070
Amount: $116,000
Buyer: Jacob B. Morrow
Seller: Lawrence Panzeri
Date: 06/17/15

SOUTH HADLEY

105 Bardwell St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $218,500
Buyer: Alexandra A. Lauterbach
Seller: Bradford J. Willenbrock
Date: 06/24/15

11 Berwyn St., Ext
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: PCI Construction Inc.
Seller: Joseph N. Lecours IRT
Date: 06/26/15

46 Bridge St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $182,500
Buyer: Alain C. Turgeon
Seller: Kirk P. Grim
Date: 06/25/15

12 Cote Blvd.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $197,337
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Paul E. Cote
Date: 06/26/15

49 Lamb St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: NPJP Realty LLC
Seller: Dorene Pennell
Date: 06/25/15

44 Ludlow Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $167,000
Buyer: Adrian J. Dennis
Seller: Caroline E. Harvie
Date: 06/26/15

28 North St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $192,900
Buyer: Michael Ermold
Seller: Nancy L. Uzar
Date: 06/16/15

7 Oak Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $177,500
Buyer: Jessica Bonzek
Seller: Shanna Delprete
Date: 06/26/15

11 Stewart St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $395,000
Buyer: Nancy F. Papalardo
Seller: Scott Walsh
Date: 06/24/15

144 Stony Brook Village
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $305,555
Buyer: Jorge D. Reis
Seller: Whispering Pines at Root Road
Date: 06/24/15

19 The Knolls
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Denise L. Presley
Seller: Brian S. King
Date: 06/23/15

46 Woodlawn St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $318,000
Buyer: Daniel T. Labonte
Seller: Elizabeth A. Gosselin
Date: 06/25/15

SOUTHAMPTON

38 Cook Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $317,000
Buyer: Patrick S. Fields
Seller: Frederick R. Hoffer
Date: 06/23/15

WARE

6 Bellevue Ave. Ext.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $123,000
Buyer: Elizabeth A. Pollette
Seller: John Clark
Date: 06/26/15

1 Campbell Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $131,064
Buyer: Bank New York
Seller: William G. Pike
Date: 06/19/15

11 Dugan Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $168,000
Buyer: Michael Keyes
Seller: Roseann Cooke
Date: 06/24/15

79 North St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $123,500
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: James E. Ayers
Date: 06/18/15

46 Shoreline Dr.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Brandon Besaw
Seller: Martin C. Adomat
Date: 06/18/15

26 South St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: B&B NT
Seller: Stanley J. Wrzesien
Date: 06/25/15

157 Upper Church St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $241,000
Buyer: Patrick M. Howe
Seller: Juan A. Jarrett
Date: 06/17/15

WESTHAMPTON

86 Main Road
Westhampton, MA 01027
Amount: $852,973
Buyer: Beatrice D. Steeneck
Seller: John Darman
Date: 06/26/15

74 Stage Road
Westhampton, MA 01027
Amount: $173,000
Buyer: George R. Munson
Seller: Katie M. Potts
Date: 06/25/15

WILLIAMSBURG

18 Ashfield Road
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $185,500
Buyer: Marcy M. Moffet
Seller: Nicholas M. Denno
Date: 06/25/15

33 South St.
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: David L. Matusko
Seller: Mary T. Bennett
Date: 06/19/15

2 Valley View Road
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Norman B. Mccutcheon
Seller: Marvin J. Ward
Date: 06/22/15

WORTHINGTON

136 Old North Road
Worthington, MA 01098
Buyer: Anna Maunz
Seller: Jorge F. Sierra
Date: 06/19/15

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.

CHICOPEE

Women in Philanthropy of Western Massachusetts Inc., 4 Circle Dr., Chicopee, MA 01020. Monica Borgatti, same. For the educational and professional advancement of women in fundraising and related fields.

EASTHAMPTON

Belhumeur Enterprises Inc., 43 Bryan Ave., Easthampton, MA 01027. Pierre J. Belhumeur, same. Construction.

Christ Community of Hampshire County Inc., 181 Northampton St., B5, Easthampton, MA 01027. Chad Patterson, 7 Laurel Terrace, Westfield, MA 01085. Church organization.

EAST LONGMEADOW

AJS Appraisal Group Inc., 137 Allen St., East Longmeadow, MA 01028. Anthony J. Santaniello, same. Appraisal business.

Nadeau’s Landscaping Inc., 15 Benton Dr., East Longmeadow, MA 01028. Benjamin E. Nadeau, same. Landscaping services.

GREENFIELD

Hair Therapy Inc., 40 School St., Suite 1, Greenfield, MA 01301. Madeline R. Maxam, 879 Bernardston Road, Greenfield, MA 01301. Hair salon.

HOLYOKE

Family Market Group Inc., 81 North Bridge St., Holyoke, MA 01040. Jose Tomas Almonte, 193 Cabot St., Holyoke, MA 01040. Grocery store with beer and wine.

Kronos Homeless Ministry Inc., 21 Bowers St. Apt. 305, Holyoke, MA 01040. Jesus Jimenez, same. Supplying homeless people with basic goods and services.

PITTSFIELD

Breezy Beach Anchors Inc., 157 Bull Hill Road, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Karen Ovitt, same. Wholesale and retail sale of novelty items.

Commonwealth Alternative Care Inc., 45 ½ High St., #2, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Nial Chase Demena, same. Providing palliative relief to medical patients. 

SPRINGFIELD

Independent Business Alliance of Western Massachusetts Inc., 640 Page Blvd., Room 104, Springfield, MA 01104. David P. Gaby, 1105 Worthington St., Springfield, MA 01109. Supports independent local business through advocacy.

JA Property Investments Inc., 135 Oakland St., Springfield, MA 01108. Pascacio Reynoso, same. Real estate services and other investments.

WESTFIELD

United Material Management Inc., 415 North Road, Westfield, MA 01086. Donald La Ferriere Jr., same. Providing administrative and support services to businesses.

Woodsville Realty Inc., 300 East Main St., Westfield, MA 01085. David J. DiCienzo, 90 Southwood Dr., Ludlow, MA 01056. To purchase, develop, maintain, and manage real estate.

Court Dockets

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

HAMPDEN SUPERIOR COURT
Agawam Funeral Home Inc. v. Curran-Jones Inc. and Vincent Govoni
Allegation: Breach of non-compete agreement: $25,000
Filed: 5/4/15

Foster Company Inc. v. American Eagle Construction, LLC
Allegation: Failure to pay for costs of labor and materials provided for office renovation: $29,398.10
Filed: 5/18/15

New England Practice Management Inc. and Healthcare Management Inc. v. Southern New England Primary Care, P.C., Western Mass Primary Care, P.C., and Frank J. Stirlacci, M.D.
Allegation: Breach of contract for medical billing and claims processing services and unfair and deceptive trade practices: $231,197.42
Filed: 5/1/15

HAMPSHIRE SUPERIOR COURT
Janice E. Boudreau v. Belchertown Day School and Patricia Bruni
Allegation: Employment discrimination: $83,776.80
Filed: 5/5/15

Jean Bouthiller d/b/a All Custom Masonry v. James J. Welch & Co. Inc. and Cottage Square Apartments, L.P.
Allegation: Non-payment of goods sold and delivered: $74,667.78
Filed: 5/8/15

NORTHAMPTON DISTRICT COURT
Maple Street Condominium LLC v. Academic and Behavioral Clinic Inc.
Allegation: Breach of lease agreement: $36,173.30
Filed: 5/28/15

Timepayment Corporation v. Topitz, LLC and Michael Pinard
Allegation: Breach of lease agreement: $8,005.49
Filed: 6/19/15

PALMER DISTRICT COURT
Kim A. Mongeau Ring v. Dave’s Soda & Pet City
Allegation: Negligent placement of display rack causing injury: $5,000
Filed: 6/16/15

SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT COURT
Hailey Martin, ppa Alyssa Reyes v. The Arbor Kids, LLC
Allegation: Minor plaintiff fell from a rock wall structure at the defendant’s daycare and sustained injury: $23,172.50
Filed: 6/1/15

Michael and Kathi Donahue v. Enduris Inc. and J.R. Kakley and Son Inc.
Allegation: Negligence causing property damage and breach of contract: $14,000
Filed: 5/22/15

Pride Convenience Inc. v. Witconn Enterprises, LLC d/b/a Concord Transportation and Richard Connery and Karen Whitney
Allegation: Non-payment of goods sold and delivered: $5,184.62
Filed: 5/7/15

WESTFIELD DISTRICT COURT
Richard Roy and Ma Fe Roy v. CVS Pharmacy
Allegation: Negligent dispensing of prescription causing illness and emotional distress: $2,363.50
Filed: 6/26/15

Easthampton Electrical Diversifies into Untapped Markets

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Staying Plugged in to Opportunity

David Mitowski and Tim Hodnicki

David Mitowski and Tim Hodnicki stand near a van for Generator Boss, a new division created by Easthampton Electrical Services.

Easthampton Electrical Services, launched 60 years ago by Henry Mitowski, has always been entrepreneurial in nature, expanding from its roots in residential work to commercial customers, especially large apartment complexes. Today, this entrepreneurial bent continues with two new divisions, one focused on sales and service of home generators, and the other on a unique model for residential service. Overall, the company is keeping up with current trends — literally and figuratively.

Easthampton Electrical Services has been successful in a challenging niche market, and this track record is something President David Mitowski is quite proud of.

The company specializes in major apartment renovations, which is difficult work, because the units are usually occupied, and, unlike working in a new-construction setting, where electricians do their work and leave, they not only have to interact with residents, they also work alongside plumbers, carpenters, and other professionals who are doing renovations in the same unit at the same time.

“It takes a lot of teamwork and complex coordination, and can be slow and tedious,” said Mitowski. “We have to schedule things with the contractor and take part in daily and weekly meetings.”

The personality of their electricians factors heavily into the work because they need to be friendly and personable as the job may require moving tenants’ furniture, interacting with them, and explaining what they are doing.

“They need to put the tenant at ease, diffuse any animosity before it happens and do a really good job cleaning up. We leave a place in better shape than when we get there,” Mitowksi said.

But while the company has thrived on this demanding playing field, it has by no means been limited to it.

Indeed, as the firm started 60 years ago by Mitkowski’s father, Henry, soon after he finished his tour of duty with the Marine Corps, marks that milestone, it can also celebrate business diversity and an entrepreneurial spirit.

One could say that Easthampton Electrical has remained plugged in — figuratively speaking in this case — to changes within the industry and new and potentially lucrative opportunities.

The company has created two new divisions over the past few years, both of which are in the process of being trademarked.

The first, called Generator Boss, was born in response to recognized need after several recent weather calamities that created sizable and prolonged power outages, including the 2011 tornado and October nor’easter the same year.

As the names suggests, this venture involves the sale, installation, and service of home generators, and to date it has proven a sound addition to the company’s portfolio of services.

As has the other new division, called Electrical Experts, which is limited strictly to residential work, which runs the gamut from replacing an electrical outlet to resetting a circuit breaker or changing all of the wiring in a house.

What makes this service different from the way other contractors work is that everything has a pre-set price listed on a menu, and their trucks carry thousands of parts, making it highly unusual for an electrician to have to leave a job and return, which saves the homeowner and the company time and money.

Together, these various business divisions have made Easthampton Electrical a powerful player in the highly competitive local market, one with strong growth potential.

For this issue and its focus on construction, BusinessWest looks at the company’s first 60 years of keeping the lights on, and how the future looks even brighter.

Watt’s Happening

David Mitkowski said he started working with and beside his father when he was roughly 10 years old.

He told BusinessWest that all through high school and college, the plan was not to get involved with the family business. However, after graduating from college in 1973 with a degree in psychology, he realized he didn’t want to continue his schooling, which was necessary to pursue a job in that field.

“I was at a crossroads,” he said, while explaining why he decided to go join his father and eventually succeed him as president.

“My father had four employees at the time and did mostly small commercial and residential jobs, but I went to an estimating school and started bidding on big projects, such as schools and fire stations,” he went on, adding that his father handled the smaller jobs as he transitioned the company into the commercial, industrial, and bid market.

Since that time, Easthampton Electric has renovated more than 2,000 apartments and approximately 2 million square feet of commercial and industrial space. It has also completed more than 100 new residential projects and an equal number of new commercial and industrial jobs.

“At one point in the 80s, we had 35 employees. But then the economy took a downturn and we had to scale back,” Mitowski said, as he outlined the firm’s history and its tradition of doing quality work.

David Mitowski

David Mitowski says electricians at Easthampton Electrical Services are carefully chosen not only for their technical skills, but their ability to relate well to people.

Today, 75% of the company’s work involves renovating apartments, and Mitowski said it has become known for its ability to excel in this area. And due to its long history, in some cases it is returning to places it has worked at in the past; for example, it handled the original electric work when Heritage Green in Sturbridge was built 25 years ago, and went back for a second time as it helped rehab the apartment complex and bring it up to current standards.

Personality and the willingness to help others also comes into play in this niche, because the tradespeople working in an apartment must be willing to help each other.

“We might need to help a plumber lift a sink into place, but they will turn around and help us later,” Mitowski explained. “You can teach someone to do electrical work, but you can’t teach them respect for others and give them a likeable attitude, and we put as much emphasis on that when we hire someone as we do on their skills.”

The company recently finished rehabbing Colonial Estates in Springfield, and, overall, the work included installing new kitchens, bathrooms, lighting, smoke detectors, and safety upgrades in the 500-unit complex. “Right now, we’re working on an apartment complex in Pittsfield and also just finished 100 units in Pittsfield,” Mitowski said.

Although the atmosphere is not for everyone, Tim Hodnicki, who has been with the firm for 14 years and was recently named vice president, enjoys working in a team environment.

“We all come together to get a job done and try to complete it as quickly as possible. For example, everyone needed to revamp a kitchen goes in the same time and we may be able to install a brand new one in a day or two because we help each other,” he said. “The tradespeople work as a unit, which helps to forge strong relationships and leads to repeat business. It’s very different than working in new construction because everyone has to get along.”

Amping Up

In many ways, though, the second generation of the company has been as entrepreneurial as the first, especially in recent years and with the addition of new business ventures.

These expansion efforts have involved seizing opportunites as they have presented themselves, said Mitowski, and this was especially true with Generator Boss.

He said the idea was formulated after he received a call from General Electric and Briggs and Stratton asking if he wanted to sell generators.

“We had installed commercial models, but realized no one in the area was installing whole home automatic generators,” he noted, adding that although people were buying them from local stores, they had to hire a plumber and electrician to install them, and if something went wrong, they had no way to know which professional to contact.

Hodnicki agreed, and said people appreciate not having to call different professionals.

“We do the entire installation and all the maintenance, which includes yearly oil changes,” he explained. “The generators have been really popular; they kick on as soon as the power goes off and keep the heat on in the winter and the air conditioning going in the summer.

“They’re especially important if people have a well or have medical issues,” he went on, adding that price varies depending on the size of the home and how much the homeowner wants to operate, but the cost typically ranges from $5,000 to $10,000.

“They give people independence and security during a storm,” Mitowski said. “We installed one in Chester and the homeowner called us later and told us he lost power the next day.”

Meanwhile, the decision to launch Electrical Experts was made last September after Mitowski once again received a call.

It came from Success Group International in Florida, which asked if he was interested in joining a network of providers that use the same small business plan, which includes a pre-set price system, and is based on a model that was created after defining best practices for plumbers, roofers, heating and air conditioning specialists, and electricians.

Mitowski said the concept appealed to him, because the company hadn’t done much residential work after he transitioned it into the commercial/industrial sector.

The new venture involved a tremendous amount of training, and prices had to be adjusted to fit the Western Mass. geographic area, but the new branch of the company opened in March and has done very well.

“We’re very responsive, and schedule specific service times so customers don’t have to wait for someone to show up,” Hodnicki said.

He spent an enormous amount of time and energy training the electricians assigned to the new division and new method of pricing, but says it eliminates inefficiencies and is more cost effective than the usual way of doing business.

Mitowski concurs. “In the past, people would call us with a problem and we would send an electrician to their home who might have to go to the store and get a part. After they returned to the office, we would price the visit and send the person a bill,” he said, adding that one of customers’ biggest complaints has always been that a job takes too long. “We realize some people work faster than others, but this doesn’t affect the customer now because we charge a uniform price and they know what the work will cost right down to the penny before we start.

“Payments are made immediately after we finish, and we can get people approved for financing if they need it,” he went on. “No one else in the area has a system like this.”

Customers can also elect to sign up for a yearly plan, which costs $9.95 a month and gives them a discounted price on all services, a free annual inspection of their home’s electrical service, and waives any dispatch fees. “It includes checking every smoke detector and installing new batteries,” Mitowski said. “The yearly plan is especially good for people in older homes with aging electrical systems because we can keep an eye on things.”

Every electrician assigned to the division has been carefully screened and must undergo regular drug testing. “We believe it will help eliminate any doubts a homeowner might have about letting someone into their home,” Hodnicki said, adding that yearly background checks are also planned.

In addition, the company began installing EZ Breathe Ventilation Systems in people’s basements a year ago, a type of exhaust fan that can cover up to 7,000 square feet and maintain healthy humidity levels for $2 to $4 per month, eliminating the need for a dehumidifier.

“Before we decided to install the units we put one in the basement here. This building is about 100 years old and it got rid of the musty odor and all of the moisture,” Mitowski said, adding that the units cost $1,500 to $1,700 and bring fresh dry air into a basement while expelling odors, mold spores and contaminated air.

Wired for Growth

Mitowski is enthusiastic about the company’s new ventures, and says Easthampton Electrical’s future is bright.

“We have a lot of good things going on,” he said. “Our new divisions have exceeded our expectations and we’re very excited about their potential for success. We’re looking to grow, and this gives us a better chance to serve the local community. Rehabilitation work is great, but we want to serve more homeowners and make sure they get the value for their dollar that they expect.”

He added that Hodnicki wants to continue to expand the business, which is another bright spot for the company as it seeks out new ways to serve the residents of Western Mass. and Connecticut.

The Mill District Builds on the Cowls Family’s Legacy

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an architect’s rendering of the Mill District

Above, an architect’s rendering of the Mill District, the latest business venture for the Cowls/Jones family, which has operated everything from a farm to logging ventures, such as the one seen below, circa 1900.

Cowls Loggers 1900

Planting New Seeds at Cowls Mill District

It’s said to be a place “where history and opportunity meet.” That’s one of the marketing slogans being used for the Mill District in North Amherst. Over more than 250 years and nine generations of the Cowls/Jones family, the site has been home to everything from a trolley station to a cow barn; from one of the nation’s first electric saw mills to a massive building supply store. Now in its latest incarnation, it is being fashioned into a unique mixed-use facility, described, alternately, as a ‘destination’ and a ‘community.’

Cinda Jones says that each generation of her family, going back more than 250 years, has left its mark on the family business, which started as a dairy farm in what is now North Amherst — and also on the community.

Usually, several marks.

In 1741, for example, Jonathan Cowls, who would eventually serve the town as a selectman, acquired what was known as the Home Farm, which stretched across a long strip of land from what is now Route 63 west to the Hadley line. He would eventually expand the small farm into lumber manufacturing. And in 1768, Jonathan’s son, David Cowls, and Sarah (Eastman) Cowls built the farmhouse at 134 Montague Road. Nine generations of the same Cowls/Jones family have lived in that house, which has also served as the operations center for the family business.

Fast-forwarding more than 125 years, Walter Dickinson Cowls, or WD, as he was known, would expand that house. He would also help build the North Amherst Library and eventually give the family enterprise the name it still uses today — W.D. Cowls Inc. As a partner in Cowls & Childs, a contracting business, he built roads and undertook several large construction projects, such as the Amherst and Sunderland Street Railway System. He was also a selectman and later a state representative.

WD’s grandson, Walter Cowls Jones, meanwhile, would expand the business into real estate, and he’s credited with building one of the first, if not the first, electric saw mills in the country. He was Amherst’s water commissioner and chairman of the Planning Board. His son, Denison, founded DH Jones Real Estate in 1958 and built several apartment complexes. Denison’s brother, Paul, ran the family sawmill and timberland operations and built Cowls Building Supply on the Home Farm site in 1980.

“There’s a long legacy of business innovation and community involvement,” said Cinda Jones, Paul’s daughter and current president of W.D. Cowls Inc., and one that she and her bother, Evan, many cousins, and even a niece (the 10th generation involved with the family business) are continuing.

Cinda Jones, left, and Mollye Wolahan

Cinda Jones, left, and Mollye Wolahan stand in Sarah Cowls’ cow barn, currently being transformed into an Atkins Farms Country Market.

And while Jones and her bother have many accomplishments on their resumes — in 2011, for example, they orchestrated a deal that would preserve a 5.4-square-mile forest in Franklin County now named after their father — perhaps their most significant contribution to that family legacy is a development known as the Mill District.

An intriguing work in progress, it embodies the past, present, and future, and is an ambitious redevelopment effort that involves several of the buildings and business operations started or expanded by previous generations of the Cowls/Jones family.

For example, on the site of what used to be a trolley barn on the north side of Cowls Road sits a new development called, appropriately enough, the Trolley Barn. It now houses The Lift salon, the Bread & Butter restaurant, and several apartments on the upper floors. Across the street and a few hundred yards to the east, in what’s still known as Sarah Cowls Cow Barn (named after WD’s only child), an Atkins Farms Country Market is taking shape, with an August soft opening planned.

There are other buildings and sites still to be developed, including a 14,400-square-foot saw mill, a replacement for the one Walter Cowls Jones built and that burned to the ground in 2001; the so-called Onion Barn; several mill houses along Cowls Road, and former farmland stretching to Route 116 called Goat Meadow. Potential uses range from additional retail to facilities for the arts to senior housing.

But Jones told BusinessWest that this development is not simply about finding new uses for properties named by and for her ancestors. It’s also about creating what she described, alternately, as a community and a destination, something she believes is sorely needed in an area less than a mile north of the UMass Amherst campus and three miles from Amherst Center.

“The vision for the Mill District is for an eats, arts, and entertainment destination, built with respect for our industrial and agricultural past and reflecting that history,” she explained. “This is where history and opportunity meet; it would be a place where you would have unique experiences not found on the Internet, a destination for not just college students, but people of all ages.”

For this issue and its focus on commercial real estate, BusinessWest talked with Jones and Mollye Wolahan, vice president of Real Estate and Commercial Development for W.D. Cowls Inc. about the Mill District and how it has the potential to change the landscape in North Amherst in myriad ways.

Board Feat

As she talked with BusinessWest in that farmhouse on Montague Road built by David and Sarah Cowls, Cinda Jones was supremely confident that the new Atkins Farms market, and the Mill District as a whole, would thrive.

And when asked why, she quickly dove into a discourse on geography — and business — concerning that decidedly rural area north and west of Amherst, starting with the town of Gill, population 1,500, where she lives.

The new Atkins taking shape in the Mill District

The new Atkins taking shape in the Mill District, set for a soft opening next month, is expected to be an anchor for the North Amherst development.

“They call it a food desert around here, and with good reason,” she said, referring to the area that also includes Leverett, Shutesbury, Ashfield, Conway, Deerfield, and other communities from which people commute to Amherst and Northampton. “I live on Route 2, and there’s nothing between Amherst and Route 2 of any substance; there’s no grocery stores of any size.

“Most people who work at UMass, in Amherst, and in points beyond, commute from more-affordable towns,” she went on. “These commuters are demanding better shopping and stopping options on their way home.”

This food desert, coupled with the need to redevelop several of the family’s shuttered or underperforming facilities, such as the saw mill, eventually led to the years-long process of conceptualizing the Mill District and then making it reality.

“We always knew that we would have the chance to do what every generation before us did, which was to figure out what our generation needed and then build it on the Home Farm site,” Jones explained. “The saw mill was sucking wind — it was losing money on 20 acres of land a half-mile north of UMass Amherst, and we decided to build what we know this area needs.”

And also build what is permitted on the commercially zoned property, she added quickly, noting that attempts to amend the zoning to allow more residential density have thus far failed. If that situation should change, then the future course of the district may be reshaped. But for now, the company is dealing with the present reality — meaning both the zoning laws and needs within the community.

This goal for the property is captured in an architect’s rendering of the district that is used as a marketing piece. It shows a mixed-use facility teeming with activity of both sides of Cowls Road. The image represents that mix of commercial and residential development that is sought, as well as a sense of community that both Jones and Wolahan described.

“We want to create a sense of place here in North Amherst,” said Wolahan, who brings a diverse resume to her assignmemt, including work as community development director for the Town of Mountain Village, the resort town adjacent to Telluride in Colorado. “And we found with the opening of the Trolley Barn and also with people coming into our office to explore opportunities with us is that there is such a demand for services and activities in this area.

“There is a large community here that doesn’t have the same services available in downtown,” she went on, adding that there is considerable vehicular traffic in the area on Routes 116 and 63. “There are a lot of families and many students living here, and what we’re trying to do is build on what’s already here and create not just the bricks and mortar, but the sense of community as well.”

While talks with Atkins about creating a presence in North Amherst and, more specifically, on the Cowls/Jones property had been going on for years (more on them later) the first piece of the Mill District development was the Trolley Barn.

The Trolley Barn

The Trolley Barn, now home to The Loft salon, Bread & Butter restaurant, and several apartments, opened its doors last year.

The apartments on the second and third floors leased out quickly — no surprise in an area always starved for market-rate housing — but the businesses also got off to fast starts, said Wolahan.

“Bread & Butter was packed when it first opened,” she recalled. “And it has pretty much stayed that way ever since.”

What’s in Store

When asked how she eventually corralled Atkins as a tenant, Jones didn’t mince words, and only needed a few of them.

“We begged them, begged, them, begged them, and begged them some more,” she said, adding that to cinch a deal, the developers essentially took as much of the risk out of the equation as possible, building out the property to suit and pledging to expand it if (or, more likely, when, Jones predicted) need arises.

That property, a.k.a. the Cow Palace, was, as the name suggests, a functioning dairy barn until only a few decades ago and more recently served as a lumber-storage area. The property bears Sarah Cowls’ name, because it was her operation, said Jones, adding that she was a cattle farmer who also bred sheep, pigs, chickens, dogs, and peacocks, while also growing onions, corn, tobacco, and potatoes.

The barn was actually the third property on the site presented to Atkins as a potential new home, said Jones, adding that she first proposed the saw mill and later the Trolley Barn site, before the company became sold on the dairy barn.

As she offered BusinessWest a tour of the Atkins facility, Jones said the store represents mostly historic preservation, with most all of the old barn kept intact.

The new Atkins will not have a kitchen, so foods will not be prepared there, she said, adding quickly that prepared items will be transported to the new site from the South Amherst flagship facility several times a day. And overall, the new location will offer essentially everything the company sells — from apples and cider donuts to floral arrangements; from cheese to meats.

Atkins is expected to serve as the Mill District’s anchor, said Wolahan, adding that it will likely bring the volume of traffic that can attract other kinds of businesses and create the momentum needed to make that conceptual rendering of the area in question a reality.

Once Atkins is up and running and traffic within the facility increases, both Jones and Wolahan expect other pieces of the Mill District picture to fall into place.

Indeed, while walking past the old saw mill, closed in 2010, Jones said its future use is limited only by one’s imagination.

“We could tear that structure down and build a 3 ½-story building on top, and that would probably be the smartest thing to do,” Jones explained. “But with so many acres of open space, I’m hoping to lease that space.”

As an example of what might work there, she cited Kings Bowl, which has several locations in the Northeast and as far south as Orlando. Billing itself as “the classy bowling joint,” it features a host of games in addition to bowling — shuffleboard, skee ball, and air hockey, for example — as well as a restaurant and bar. Such a concept, said Jones, would certainly be appealing in the five-college area.

Meanwhile, another small barn on the property, known as the antique barn, is drawing some interest from a bank as the possible site of a branch and community center, said Jones, adding that those talks are preliminary in nature, as are discussions with UMass Amherst about utilizing one of the facilities as a possible home for startups.

saw mill on the family’s property

Cinda Jones says the saw mill on the family’s property, a replacement for the one Walter Cowls Jones built, presents a number of development opportunities.

As for Goat Meadow, the large open tract off Sunderland Road, Jones said there have been some discussions with the builders of senior-housing developments about that parcel. Amherst is rated as one of the most attractive communities nationwide for retirees, mostly because of the activities and life-long learning opportunities related to the five colleges, she went on, and there is a shortage of housing for such individuals.

Overall, discussions are being conducted with potential tenants in many categories, said Wolahan, adding that a number of multi-family housing developers have expressed interest because the zoning permits commercial businesses on the ground floors of properties and residential above, as seen in the Trolley Barn.

One of Wolahan’s current assignments is to finalize a master plan for the site, which will essentially act as a road map for developing the various properties and parcels.

Plane Speaking

As she talked about the need for a destination, one that would create experiences for people of all ages, Jones referenced her nieces and nephews, some of whom who are already working at W.D. Cowls, and thus represent the 10th generation of the family to do so.

“There’s no place for them to go around here, no place to go and have fun,” she noted, adding that creating such a place constitutes one of the many ways she intends for her generation to leave its mark on the Cowls business — and the community.

Indeed, the family that has been writing history for three centuries is poised to script some exciting new chapters.

George O’Brien can be reached at [email protected]

Editorial: BusinessWest July 27, 2015

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A Character Test for Springfield

Looking at the matter objectively, this would seem like a strange time to be voicing anything approaching concern when it comes to the city of Springfield.

Indeed, in many ways, things haven’t been this good in the City of Homes for decades — maybe a century when you get right down to it. There’s excitement and energy in the air, a can-do feeling that comes naturally when the city is chosen as home for a half-billion-dollar casino, a Chinese company has selected it as the place where it wants to build subway cars, Union Station is poised to end nearly a half-century of frustrating dormancy, and there is greater entrepreneurial juice than at any time since Smith and Wesson started manufacturing guns here.

But momentum is a curious thing. One moment, an individual or baseball team — or city — can have it in abundance, and the next minute, all or most of it can be lost.

Springfield could very well be at one of those types of crossroads.

The casino project is, in fact, underway, although you really couldn’t tell that by walking though the South End. Things are off to a very slow start, and already MGM is asking the gaming commission to move up the opening date from 2017 to 2018.

The stated reason is the pending I-91 viaduct reconstruction project (we’ll get to that in a minute), but there is already concern that there might be more to this — much more. Connecticut has passed legislation allowing the owners of Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun to explore opening a jointly run casino near the border with Massachusetts. Suddenly, 2018 looks like a best-case scenario for MGM’s facility, and people are starting to wonder out loud just how successful a Springfield casino will be with an already-established competitor operating 10 to 15 miles away.

And then, there’s that I-91 project. It’s been looming for about 18 months now, and work is set to begin (lane-closing schedules are starting to dominate local news broadcasts).

Residents, business owners, and people who work downtown are wary about this project, and they should be. Anyone who lived through — or tried to do business through — the Memorial Bridge reconstruction project and/or the seemingly simple process of reversing the ramps on I-91 to make the new Basketball Hall of Fame more accessible, can readily attest that these projects rarely proceed on schedule and are far more of an inconvenience than even the worst skeptics can anticipate.

Already, service businesses such as law, accounting, and financial services firms, as well as retail operations, are beginning to wonder if people will even try to get to downtown Springfield to do business with them.

All this is enough to potentially zap some of that all-too-critical momentum from the city at a time when Springfield seems to be rebounding in a very big way.

This may sound over-simplistic, but the city, its elected officials, and its business leaders, can’t let that happen. How? That’s the $64,000 question, and it will take some imagination to answer it.

One piece to the puzzle could be a well-constructed pubic relations campaign, one focused on how far the city has come, and how far it can go once the casino opens, construction crews have replaced the last piece of deteriorating viaduct, and some of the startups and next-stage companies taking root in Springfield hit their stride.

A PR blitz won’t make it any easier to get into downtown Springfield once the heavy work on I-91 begins, but it might keep the focus where it belongs — on the city’s long-term future — and not on traffic jams or the slow pace of progress in the construction of MGM Springfield.

As we said at the top, this might seem like a strange time to be even a little worried about Springfield, but that’s a sentiment many people are expressing.

The challenge moving forward is not to allow worry to stifle momentum.

Kathy Tobin joins The Food Bank as Director of Development and Marketing

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HATFIELD — The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts announced the appointment of Kathy Tobin as their new director of Development and Marketing. In this role, she will oversee all fundraising and marketing activities for The Food Bank, including special events, individual donor cultivation, communications, corporate relations, grants, and education outreach. She will assume her position on August 31.

“We’re very excited to have Kathy joining our organization,” said The Food Bank’s executive director, Andrew Morehouse. “She brings with her a breadth of knowledge and experience from her current role at the Friends of the Homeless in Springfield — a member agency that receives food from us — as well as her career in media. We are confident that her proven track record for leadership and creativity will be a tremendous asset in forwarding the mission of The Food Bank.” Since 2009, Tobin has served as the director of Program Development for The Friends of the Homeless, where she increased visibility for the non-profit and helped more community partners learn about the critical role they play in meeting the needs of homeless in the region. Under her direction, it established a formalized annual appeal, expanded corporate outreach, coordinated volunteer engagement, and held an annual donor event. In addition, she oversaw the establishment of the Friends of the Homeless Store, providing people with access to free personal care items and clothing. Tobin will continue in her current position at Friends of the Homeless through the end of August.

“Her talents will certainly be missed,” says Bill Miller, executive director of Friends of the Homeless. “I know I speak for our board, our staff, and our clients in acknowledging her efforts to initiate and sustain a development program for the organization. We will build upon the foundation Kathy helped us establish as we expand the support required to meet the needs of our homeless population.”

Moving forward, Friends of the Homeless will be seeking someone to assume the responsibility of development and community outreach and will formalize a search process to identify someone who can continue to build on their established programs, Miller said.

Prior to joining Friends of the Homeless, Tobin enjoyed a 30-year career as a television news journalist with WGGB-ABC40 in Springfield, where she was honored with a number of awards for news coverage including the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award. Among the many issues she covered during her television career were the plight of area homeless, and the community campaign and planning, which led to the development and construction of the Friends of the Homeless Resource Center on the organization’s Worthington Street campus.

Tobin is also involved with a number of community organizations. She serves as a trustee for Elms College in Chicopee, a director of Spirit of Springfield, a director of the Women’s Commission in Springfield, and sits on the Scholarship Committee for the Valley Press Club.

Construction on West Columbus Avenue Begins Today

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SPRINGFIELD — A portion of West Columbus Avenue, between Hampden Street and Boland Way, near the Memorial Bridge in Springfield, will be under construction beginning today, the Mass. Department of Transportation announced. The road will close to traffic beginning the week of August 3. This closure is necessary to allow the roadway to be widened and serve traffic more safely once the viaduct rehabilitation is fully in progress.

To access West Columbus Avenue near the Memorial Bridge when the road is closed, motorists are advised to take the following detour:

• From Hampden Street, turn left on East Columbus Avenue. Turn right onto Boland Way. Turn left onto West Columbus Avenue. All entrances to the North Parking Garage will remain open during this period.

MassDOT also issued a reminder concerninbg lane closures during the viaduct-reconstruction work. The first phase of this initiative includes utility work, intersection improvements, and bridge deck repairs with nightly lane restrictions.

On Sunday through Thursday nights through fall 2015, one or two lanes on I-91 north and/or southbound will be closed during overnight hours to allow the contractor to mill out the existing pavement and repair the concrete deck. If necessary, Friday and Saturday night closures are also possible. The following lane closures on the I-91 Viaduct in Springfield are planned through fall 2015:

I-91 Northbound (ongoing)

• Sunday night: Single lane closures, 6-9 p.m., double lane closures, 9 p.m.-5 a.m.;
• Monday through Thursday nights: Single lane closures, 7-10 p.m., double lane closures, 10 p.m.-5 a.m.;
• Friday nights (if necessary): Single lane closures, 10 p.m.-12 a.m., double lane closures, 12 a.m.-7 a.m.;
• Saturday nights (if necessary): single lane closures, 4-10 p.m., double lane closures, 10 p.m.-9 a.m.

I-91 Southbound (ongoing)

• Sunday night: single lane closures, 8 p.m.-12 a.m., double lane closures, 12 a.m.-5 a.m.;
• Monday through Thursday nights: single lane closures, 7-10 p.m., double lane closures 10 p.m.-5 a.m.;
• Friday nights (if necessary): single lane closures, 8-10 p.m., double lane closures, 10 p.m.-7 a.m.;
• Saturday nights (if necessary): single lane closures, 6 p.m.-12 a.m., double lane closures, 12-9 a.m.

All lanes will reopen by 5 the next morning (7 on Saturday and 9 on Sunday, if weekend work is needed). After all repairs are completed, the roads will be repaved and restriped.

Stanley Park to Host Garden Party Fundraiser

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WESTFIELD — Stanley Park will stage its yearly fundraising event, ‘Saturday in the Park,’ a garden party tasting of wine, beer, artisan beverages, and menu samplers from local restaurants, wineries, and breweries on August 22, from 3 to 6 p.m. in the Beveridge Pavilion Annex. Guests will enjoy musical entertainment by The Argiro Quintet with vocalist Andrea Niki, a garden-themed raffle and silent auction, and tasting samples from Westfield River Brewing Company Inc., Skyline Hop Shop, Raven Hollow Winery, Berkshire Brewing Company Inc., Commercial Distributing Company Inc., Artisan Beverage Cooperative, Shortstop Bar and Grill, Tucker’s Restaurant, East Mountain Country Club and more. As a private, non-profit organization, Stanley Park relies on fundraising to support upkeep as well as programming and improvements to the park. This year all funds raised will help complete construction on the new Beveridge Pavilion. Tickets are $35 each, and payments are tax deductible. Pre-registration is required for the event before August 7. No tickets will be sold at the door. To register, visit http://stanleypark.org/event/saturday-park-garden-party or call the Stanley Park office at (413) 568-9312.

Qnect, llc Joins Forces with Walters Group

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HADLEY — The software company Qnect llc is raising a $2 million Series A funding round led by strategic partner, Walters Group, a 59-year-old steel fabrication, erection, and special services company based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Qnect’s vision is to be the world’s premiere resource for advanced connection engineering, and welcomes Walters as a strategic partner.

Qnect develops software to automate steel-connection engineering. The lead product, QuickQnect, helps steel fabricators detail 3D models that lead to faster, more accurate, less expensive shop drawings, and therefore, better projects, said Qnect’s CEO, Jef Sharp. The over 10X speed improvement opens up possibilities for early BIM coordination, estimating, pricing optimization, and iteration of steel connection designs for engineering efficiency.

Sharp is optimistic about the partnership, “This industry is driven by schedule, accuracy, and cost efficiency. With sophisticated physics, engineering, and software development, we deliver all three. And by combining one of North America’s most respected fabricators with forward-thinking software and engineering, Qnect will accelerate implementation to the construction industry both in the U.S and internationally.”

Peter Kranendonk, SVP at Walters Group, agrees. “The partnership will provide great opportunities for input, collaboration, and product-development strategy that will even further enhance Qnect’s revolutionary service to the structural steel fabrication and design communities. Qnect will make an unforgettable difference in how stakeholders experience building with steel in years to come.”

Florence Bank Donates $3,000 for Playground

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FLORENCE — Florence Bank recently donated $3,000 to the Westhampton Elementary School to assist with the construction of a wooden train, as part of the school’s playground.

The school has 150 students in preschool through grade 6. The playground serves school children and is also available for community use after school and on weekends. When the school was built in 1990, the construction included a wooden play structure and wooden train. In 2014, the Parents Teachers Organization (PTO) in conjunction with the school worked to purchase and install a new main play structure, as the original one had fallen into disrepair. At the same time, they sought to replace the original train, which had been built by inmates at the Hampshire County Jail and House of Correction in Northampton. PTO and school officials recently learned that the inmates were once again able to build the train at their wood shop, and all they would need to construct the new train was the necessary lumber. Florence Bank responded to the request from the Westhampton Elementary School PTO Board, and upon learning that the cost of the lumber to build the structure was nearly $3,000, they donated the funds to the PTO. “We were pleased to be able to help the Westhampton Elementary School with this request,” said John F. Heaps Jr., president and CEO of Florence Bank. “We know that the project will benefit the school, and the greater community, and we hope that the train provides many years of creative play for the children of Westhampton.”

Overnight Lane Closures on I-91 Viaduct Scheduled Through Fall

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SPRINGFIELD — MassDOT’s contractor, the Joint Venture of White-Schiavone, began construction work in early July to prepare the I-91 viaduct for rehabilitation. This first phase includes utility work, intersection improvements, and bridge deck repairs with nightly lane restrictions. On Sunday through Thursday nights through fall 2015, one or two lanes on I-91 north and/or southbound will be closed during overnight hours to allow the contractor to mill out the existing pavement and repair the concrete deck. The following lane closures on the I-91 Viaduct in Springfield are planned through fall 2015:

I-91 Northbound (starting Tuesday, July 21)
• Sunday night: Single lane closures, 6-9 p.m., double lane closures, 9 p.m.-5 a.m.;
• Monday through Thursday nights: single lane closures, 7-10 p.m., double lane closures 10 p.m.-5 a.m.

I-91 Southbound (ongoing)
• Sunday night: single lane closures, 8 p.m.-12 a.m., double lane closures, 12 a.m.-5 a.m.;
• Monday through Thursday nights: single lane closures, 7-10 p.m., double lane closures 10 p.m.-5 a.m.
All lanes will reopen by 5 a.m. the next morning. As work nears the north end of the viaduct, overnight closures of the I-291 on-ramp or off-ramp may be necessary. Additional notices will be provided in the event these closures are required. After all repairs are completed, the roads will be repaved and restriped. Those traveling through the area should expect delays and should reduce speed and use caution. Due to the presence of uneven pavement, motorcycles should use caution. For more information about the project, visit http://www.massdot.state.ma.us/highway/HighlightedProjects/I91ViaductRehabilitation.aspx.

Hitting Its Stride

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GreatHorse Moves Strongly Out of the Gate

More than three years — and $45 million — after what started off as a basic renovation of the Hampden Country Club golf course, GreatHorse has made its debut. This new name is not followed by ‘golf club’ or ‘country club,’ said President Guy Antonacci, because it is much more than the former, and is not the latter, in the traditional sense of the word. Instead, management is calling this a ‘lifestyle club,’ and say it more than meets that description.

Guy Antonacci

Guy Antonacci says GreatHorse is a “lifestyle club,” a statement backed up by the size and amenities of the clubhouse, seen here from the course.

As Guy Antonacci remembers things, it was supposed to be just a “facelift.”

That was the term he used to describe what his family, owners of USA Hauling and a number of other business ventures, intended to do with Hampden Country Club when they acquired it at auction in early 2012.

The initial plan, he told BusinessWest, was to take a club, opened in 1973 and that was, by most accounts, tired — an adjective that could be applied to the course, clubhouse, and practically every other aspect of the operation — and make it far less so.

They started with the sand traps, eventually investing more than $2 million in work to refurbish them. But as that undertaking progressed, it became clear that the work couldn’t stop there.

“This project has evolved 10 times,” he explained. “It started with bunkers and drainage, but then you realize the bunkers don’t match the grass on the greens, and they don’t match the fairways. You re-grass the greens, and then you say, ‘the greens are 40 years old; we’re putting all this money into everything else … we might as well redo the greens.

“That facelift … well, it turned into full-blown plastic surgery on the entire body,” Antonacci, the club’s president, added with a hearty laugh, noting that what happened on the course also transpired with the clubhouse, added amenities (everything from a pool to bocce courts), and a new, separate banquet facility a few hundred yards from the first tee.

Roughly $45 million later (no, that is not a misprint), GreatHorse — a name chosen in a nod to one of the family’s many entrepreneurial pursuits, a horse-breeding operation — is ready for prime time.

Well, sort of. The course is open, but work continues, specifically on a redesigned, lengthened, and toughened finishing hole. The rambling, 25,000-square-foot clubhouse, described by Antonocci, the club’s president, as “mountain rustic,” is getting some finishing touches, especially in the pool/cabana area and those aforementioned bocce courts, but is otherwise ready for members. The banquet facility is still under construction, but there have already been a number of bookings, and the first wedding is expected early next year and perhaps by the holidays.

As for those members, there are already close to 600 of them, said Antonacci, who stressed that he was counting individuals, not memberships (there are roughly 170 of those). And he’s quite proud of that distinction.

Indeed, the name Great-Horse is not followed by ‘Country Club,’ ‘Golf Club,’ or anything else, he said, and for a reason. It is not designed to be either of those, in the strictest sense of the words.

Instead it is what he called a ‘lifestyle club,’ one that is already appealing in a huge way to families.

ExteriorClubhouse“I think a big part of our early success is owed to the fact that we’re very kid-friendly,” Antonacci noted, listing facilities and activities ranging from a playground and pool to a planned kids’ movie night. “The golf-only model, or the old country-club mentality, clearly hasn’t worked in this region over the past 10 to 15 years; we’re calling ourselves a lifestyle club, and we want activities for not just the husband and wife, but everyone, right down to very young kids.”

GreatHorse, the facelift that became a full-body makeover, was designed to be different, and it has already succeeded in that mission, said Antonacci, adding that members and potential members alike recognize and appreciate the difference between this facility and more traditional clubs.

The facility is opulent, to be sure — from leather seats on the golf carts to individual wine lockers in the 160-seat dining room (there are 24 of them, and only a handful remain to be sold) — but also casual, or “comfortable,” as Antonacci put it.

That means jeans are allowed in the dining room and the men’s lounge, complete with its majestic views and mounted deer and elk heads (many of which are trophies Antonacci has bagged himself), and there is no prohibition on cell-phone use, as there is in many clubs.

“We want members to feel comfortable; we want members to feel relaxed,” he explained. “We don’t want guys to feel like they’re walking on eggshells; we want it to be an extension of your home.”

For this issue and its focus on luxury living, BusinessWest paid a visit to GreatHorse, a tour that certainly revealed why this facility with the great view is worthy of that designation ‘lifestyle club.’

Going to Great Lengths

Antonacci has some simple advice — some might call it a warning — for those looking to kick the tires on GreatHorse and see what all the fuss is about.

“If you don’t intend to join, you probably shouldn’t visit this place,” he said with a voice that blended sarcasm with a strong dose of seriousness.

The implication was clear, and those sentiments have been backed up by the club’s strong performance out of the gate. Indeed, those who do visit — and have the wherewithal to join the high-end club — are finding it difficult not to eventually sign on the dotted line, Antonacci said. “We have a very high close’ rate.”

That’s because there is much more to tempt potential members than the course, although that’s a good place to start. Other selling points include everything from massage rooms in both the men’s and women’s locker rooms to the 30-odd TVs scattered around the facility; from the view out the back of the clubhouse to the many aspects of the operation that make it family-friendly.

And it all started with that bunker-restoration project in the late spring of 2012.

Turning the clock back more than three years, Antonacci said his family, always looking for solid business opportunities, set about finding one in what most would consider an unlikely place, literally and figuratively, at that time.

The dining room in the GreatHorse clubhouse overlooks the course.

The dining room in the GreatHorse clubhouse overlooks the course.

Indeed, the golf industry, which had been thriving in the years after Tiger Woods appeared on the stage in the mid-’90s and gave the game a huge dose of adrenaline, was still suffering mightily several years after the Great Recession took a severe toll on public courses and private clubs alike.

A number of area clubs were either officially or unofficially for sale, and Antonacci said his family looked, to one extent or another, at several of them, including Hickory Ridge in Amherst and Crestview in Agawam.

The search eventually ended at Hampden, a course and a club that had certainly seen better days but had a spectacular view and what Antonacci described as “good bones.”

What was on those bones obviously needed some work, though, and it eventually came in waves, and in many respects mirrored the experiences of the homeowner who does over one aspect of a room and then realizes this necessitates other steps. And when that room is finished, the others must be made over as well.

So it was with GreatHorse.

While creating a championship golf course, the new owners decided they needed not simply a makeover of the clubhouse, but something new, big, and bold.

“Originally, we were going to fix up the banquet hall and generally leave the old building as is,” Antonacci said. “But we knew that, to do it right, we would have to get rid of the old facility, and that’s when we decided to go full steam ahead with building a new clubhouse.”

And while Guy and one of his brothers, both avid golfers, essentially presided over the course makeover, the new clubhouse was a family affair.

“Everyone got involved,” he recalled, adding that the firm given the assignment to design the clubhouse, Portsmouth, N.H.-based TMS Architects, was given some simple instructions — design something elegant and distinctive, yet also “casual.”

And by all accounts, it delivered, with a facility that includes a full fitness center, a salon, the massage rooms, and a Dale Chihuly chandelier near the front entrance.

“It’s upscale enough to charge what’s being charged,” Antonacci explained, adding that the structure looks more like it belongs in the Rockies than in Western Mass. “But it’s laid-back enough to where you can come, kick your shoes off, relax, and not have to worry about rules.”

Mane Attraction

Billy Downes remembers carrying two of those old-style (and quite heavy) leather golf bags at one time when he caddied at Hampden just after it opened.

That’s why, when it was suggested that the course, with several steep climbs, is difficult to walk, he just smiled.

Downes has a long history at Hampden. He caddied there, played out of the course, and was its pro, after an earlier stint at nearby Elmcrest, when the club went on the auction block in 2012. He told BusinessWest that the creation of GreatHorse has stimulated a great deal of interest and speculation across the region, and in some ways it has re-energized the local golf market.

“I’ve been in the golf business my whole life, and on this end (being a club pro) for the past nine or 10 years, and I’ve never seen in that time what I’m seeing here,” he said. “People come in, whether they’re from another club in this area or not, and their attitude is totally changed. They’re excited — they’re excited to play golf again, they’re excited to be here … it’s fun to see.”

And the course itself is a big reason for this enthusiasm. Redesigned by noted course designer Brian Silva, it is now easily among the best tracks in the region and is already being mentioned as a potential U.S. Open qualifying site and host of state and regional tournaments such as the Mass. Amateur.

Capable of being stretched to just over 7,300 yards, the course maintains, for the most part, its original routing, but is otherwise entirely new. That includes dramatic makeovers to the first and 10th holes, which featured blind tee shots down the mountain and were widely criticized by players.

“It’s a great test of golf for people of all ability levels,” said Downes as he offered a quick tour. “We’ve created what is sure to be a great golf experience.”

To ensure that goal is reached, the club is planning a large teaching facility, and has constructed a huge practice area and three putting greens.

The large pool area at GreatHorse

The large pool area at GreatHorse is one of many features that have made it attractive to families.

But Antonacci and GreatHorse General Manager Bryan Smithwick stressed that there is much more to this facility than the course. Indeed, the tour revealed everything from a huge outdoor patio area with five TVs to two semi-surround golf simulators, suitable for lessons and playing a host of courses virtually; from the massage areas to the so-called ‘club room,’ complete with several large TVs, which Smithwick described as an ideal setting for fantasy-league draft nights; from the huge pool area to a tennis and paddleball complex currently under construction.

Overall, the clubhouse and adjoining facilities were designed with the same philosophy as the golf course — to provide an enjoyable experience.

And everything in the package has to succeed with that goal, said Smithwick, adding that as much attention is paid to the food and wine being served as there is to the grass on the greens.

“You can have all this,” Smithwick said, gesturing to the golf course seen outside the windows of the men’s lounge, “but if the food doesn’t match, you’re not going to be successful.”

The goal is to make the club a nearly year-round operation (it will close just after the Super Bowl next February and re-open a month later for March Madness) and to become a family’s restaurant of choice.

Officially open just a few months now, the club has caught the attention of the buying public, said Antonacci, adding that the more than 170 memberships sold thus far far exceed the goals and expectations for this date.

“In the beginning, maybe six or eight months ago, we were saying that we’d be happy to get 75 or 80 memberships to start, and they’d bring their friends, and everything would catch on the second year,” he recalled. “We thought the first year was going to be extremely light, but that hasn’t been the case at all.”

And when one does the math and divides the number of members by the number of memberships, it’s clear that GreatHorse is appealing to its intended audience — families.

They hail from several surrounding communities in Massachusetts and Connecticut, and even one from Boston. Thus far, the club has relied solely on word-of-mouth referrals, said Antonacci, adding that more formal, targeted marketing is planned.

When asked about the overall goal for memberships, Antonacci said common sense will ultimately dictate a number.

“A lot will depend on activity — some people play once a month, others six days a week,” he noted. “We’ll probably cap the golf memberships at 275 to 350; once we sense that the place feels crowded, we’ll shut it down. One thing we want to avoid is a guy showing up on Saturday morning and not being able to get out for several hours.”

Antonacci didn’t get into any details on rates, offering instead to qualify the price structure. “We like to say that we offer Rolls-Royce value at Audi prices.”

Gait Attraction

Antonacci said that most of the golf publications and other types of periodicals that might review the course and the overall operation won’t do so for at least a few more months.

And those at GreatHorse want it that way.

They would prefer those writers and editors to see and experience a finished product, and, as mentioned earlier, this one isn’t quite finished.

But it’s not too early to declare this one of the more intriguing regional business stories of 2015 and a venture that, like the horses that inspired its name, will run hard and fast in a crowded field of competitors and likely emerge a big winner.

George O’Brien can be reached at [email protected]

Living in Luxury

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Demand for High-end, Custom Homes Grows as Economy Improves

From left, Jason Pecoy, Kent Pecoy, and Suzanne Clarke

From left, Jason Pecoy, Kent Pecoy, and Suzanne Clarke say outdoor living space has become a key component of luxury homes.

Think about a beautiful marble or tiled shower with multiple showerheads that pulse and even give off steam in a state-of-the-art bathroom that glows with warmth from a gas-burning fireplace.

Imagine a pool cabana that resembles a small but stately home and is fronted by fluted columns and floor-to-ceiling windows with a kitchen and bar inside. Or a four-season room with glass walls that open onto a gorgeous patio that extends the home’s living space into the outdoors.

These areas exist locally in luxury homes where every feature is designed to please the most discriminating buyer. The demand for them is growing, and local builders who specialize in this niche market report that they have a substantial number of projects underway or planned for the near future.

“The market is doing well, and the luxury-building market is in full recovery mode,” said Richard McCullough, president of Richard A. McCullough Inc. in Longmeadow, who finished his term as president of the Homebuilders and Remodelers Assoc. of Western Mass. “It took a while for things to improve after the recession, but it’s a different feeling today when I pick up the phone; it’s no longer surprising when someone says they have a lot and want to build a luxury home on it.”

Laplante Construction Inc. in East Longmeadow, which is known for custom-designed homes, has been busy for the past four or five years. It diversified into the remodeling industry long before the economy went into a downward spiral and has steadily built that business, said Raymond Laplante, who founded the company and does most of the design work. “We’ve been doing whole-house teardowns and rebuilds, and are putting up large contract homes today.”

But styles, as well as the size of custom-built homes, have changed dramatically in recent years, and today’s wish lists reflect a desire to save energy and utilize every square foot of space.

“Luxury doesn’t mean large,” said Kent Pecoy, president and founder of Pecoy Signature Homes and the Pecoy Companies in West Springfield. “In the past, luxury homes were usually about 7,000 square feet. Today, they are much smaller — 4,000 to 5,000 square feet — but still have the same appointments: beautiful kitchens, spacious family rooms, built-ins, custom finishes, and swimming pools.

“We’re putting a lot of emphasis on outdoor living, with covered porches, outdoor kitchens, built-in grills, and fireplaces, and are making much better use of basements,” he went on. “Some even have kitchenettes that lead outside to the pool.”

McCullough agrees. “In the ’80s, luxury homes were all about size. Bigger was better, and it was taken to the extreme. Most homes had massive, two-story foyers,” he told BusinessWest.

But that hearkens to a bygone era. Formal living rooms have become passé, and formal dining rooms are not important to most buyers.

“Space that would have been used for a living room in the past is being turned into studies or casual conversation areas,” Pecoy said. “People tell us they want space they can use every day or for more than one purpose, such as a sunroom that doubles as an eating area. As a result, what we’re building is very different than what we built five years ago, and completely different than 10 years ago.”

Lots are also much smaller and closer to workplaces. “In the past, people wanted a lot of land, but now they are happy with an acre or even a half-acre,” Pecoy said. “They don’t want to be way out in the country, so the lots they choose are closer to the center of town. They want convenient commutes; they want to be able to enjoy area restaurants and shopping without having to drive long distances to get there.”

Entertaining has become an important part of many peoples’ lifestyles, and to accommodate that, luxury homes typically have open-concept floor plans that contain a spacious, state-of-the-art kitchen, adjoining family room, and an area that opens into the backyard.

“People don’t want to waste space, so layouts are efficient,” Laplante said, adding that outdoor living plays a key role in design, and his company is building a large number of spacious cabanas, outdoor fireplaces, and kitchens.

Return to Health

The size of luxury homes has gone up and down as quickly as the economy over the past decade or two, and Pecoy said the upward spiral began after 9/11.

“People didn’t want to travel, and since they decided not to buy vacation homes and were going to stay home, they wanted bigger houses. We had built good-sized homes prior to that event, but not nearly as large as the ones that were built for a few years after.”

Richard McCullough

Richard McCullough says foam insulation and geothermal heating and cooling are popular options in newer luxury homes.

The belief that bigger was better continued until the economy tanked and homebuilding almost came to a halt. Some builders, including Pecoy, had branched out years before, so they still had plenty of work, but although that wasn’t true for everyone, McCullough said, companies with long histories didn’t despair. “Everyone in the industry who has been through this once or twice had a measured amount of optimism,” he explained. “And things are good right now, although that could change because we don’t know what could occur in this geopolitical environment.”

Still, local luxury homebuilders are busy again. McCullough is about to start his fourth home in a development he created in Somers, Conn. called Bridal Path Ridge, and is working on a large addition to a custom-built home there.

“The owners are putting on a new wing with a second family room, office, screened-in porch, pool, hot tub, and outside kitchen area,” he said, noting that he believes many people who could afford to remodel held back while the economy was in a state of flux. “A lot of money sat on the sidelines, but now it is being reintroduced into the market. The fear has faded, and builders are benefiting.”

Jason Pecoy said the demand for screened-in porches, four-season rooms, and covered patios is on the rise. “We just put a roof over a patio in Longmeadow with stone seating walls around it,” said the vice president of the Pecoy Companies and son of Kent.

Efficient use of space even extends into the bathroom, and whirlpool tubs that were rarely used have lost their appeal, while free-standing and claw-footed tubs have made a comeback. In addition, demand for oversized tile or marble showers has heated up.

McCullough said most of the luxury homes he builds today are under 4,000 square feet, and the majority of the space, or about 2,800 square feet, is on the first floor, especially if the home is being built for professionals approaching retirement age who want their master bedroom downstairs, but need bedrooms for visiting children and grandchildren upstairs.

In addition, a growing number of older adults are adding luxurious in-law apartments to their homes, then selling the homes to their children. “There is a big push for these apartments. But people want all the amenities available, and that includes an open floor plan,” Laplante said, adding that he has built in-law apartments that range in size from 1,200 to 1,600 square feet.

The second-home market is also beginning to gain strength.

“We just acquired four acre-plus lots in West Dennis across from the beach and are about to start building a 4,200-square-foot spec home there,” said Suzanne Clarke, director of sales and marketing for the Pecoy Companies. “And we just finished a 3,000-square-foot luxury home in West Dennis that has a beachy feel, with beautiful trimwork, built-in bunk beds for the children with carved seahorses, coffered ceilings, a gorgeous outdoor screened-in porch with a fireplace and TV, and a large patio.”

Attention to Detail

Although today’s luxury homes are smaller, interest in interior detail has grown.

“There is a focus on unique finishes,” McCullough said, citing a custom casing over a doorway with a crown and cap as an example, and adding that, during the course of many remodeling jobs, owners of luxury homes make the decision to change all of the trim on the first floor.

He builds many homes for professionals approaching retirement age, while Laplante has many clients with young children, who prefer a young, transitional style, which translates to elegant, custom-built moldings with simple lines, quartz countertops, and porcelain plank floors in the kitchen that look like hardwood. “They want a clean, modern look, and many choose character wood for the floors, which shows the knots and irregular grain,” he explained.

Keeping rooms off the kitchen have also become popular. “They usually have a fireplace, a small desk, and some seating. They’re small but comfortable nooks that give kids a place to study,” Laplante went on.

Richard Gale, project manager for Laplante Construction, said these rooms allow parents to converse with their children while they cook. “Sometimes we build a center island in them with desks around the perimeter. The room can be used as a place to eat or do homework.”

Raymond Laplante, left, and Richard Gale

Raymond Laplante, left, and Richard Gale say attention to detail is a critical component in the design of a new luxury home.

Advances in technology are also making their way into design, and Laplante said mudrooms often contain charging stations where children and adults can plug in all of their devices, and these areas typically have benches that double as storage areas with cubicles and shelves above them to hold books and outdoor clothing.

The playroom is another area where space is maximized. “Parents want things organized, so the rooms may have open shelves or cabinets with pullout drawers,” Gale noted.

The desire to utilize space to the fullest has even washed up in the laundry room, he added. “They’ve become a lot more complicated; they’re bigger and have more cabinetry and space to store things.”

Basements are another area used as part of the living space, and they are becoming recreation centers in new, luxury homes. Some buyers still request formal movie theaters, although builders say that trend is giving way to informal areas that contain a fireplace with a big-screen TV stationed over it.

“Game rooms are popular, and some people want spas, steam rooms, saunas, or lap pools in their basement,” Laplante told BusinessWest.

Incorporating ‘green’ building measures — particularly energy-efficient touches — is also an item on wish lists. “But for many people, it’s more about saving money than about saving the environment,” McCullough noted.

Laplante agrees, but says many of his clients want to make a contribution to the environment, and their desire is boosted by government subsidies that provide cash rebates and incentives for energy-efficient construction.

Pecoy says operating costs have become part of the conversation when people discuss the design of a luxury home.

“In 2004, even if I brought it up, no one wanted to talk about it,” he said. “But today, we’re setting up homes for solar and making sure the main body of the roof faces as much toward the south as we can.”

Foam insulation is slowly replacing fiberglass, and geothermal heating and cooling systems have become popular. “The heating systems cost two to three times more than a traditional system, but pay for themselves over a period of six to eight years,” Laplante said.

Pecoy added that people are also concerned about sustainability and where their building materials come from.

“We used to use a lot of exotic woods, such as ribbon stripe mahogany that came from rainforests,” he said. “But today, people prefer local hardwoods such as oak, ash, and maple.”

Fireplaces are still hot, but the demand for wood-burning models has gone up in smoke, being replaced with gas units that are easy to operate and don’t waste heat. “Saving energy has become ingrained in people’s minds, because no one knows where energy prices will go a year from now,” McCullough said.

Still, the warmth of a fireplace remains attractive, and Laplante’s clients are putting them in bathrooms and bedrooms and using zero-clearance models in hallways that allow them to be mounted on walls.

“They’re not all at ground level, and many look like artwork,” Gale said.

And because entertaining friends and family at home has become so popular, many luxury homes are designed with a guest bedroom and adjoining bathroom large enough to almost be called a second master suite.

Moving Forward

Although designs have changed in recent years, McCullough said, the biggest difference in the market today is people’s willingness to spend money.

“My view is that we’re on a precipitous rise. This year is much better than last,” he told BusinessWest, adding that it means work for builders, subcontractors, suppliers, and companies that make products for construction.

Laplante is building in East Longmeadow, Hatfield, South Hadley, and Southampton, as well as Connecticut. “Some of the homes are on individual lots, while others are in subdivisions. We’re also doing a lot of major renovations,” he noted. “For us, business is great.”

Pecoy said the majority of his firm’s business used to come from building luxury homes. “It has slowly picked up, and right now, it is about 40%,” he noted, adding that many existing luxury homeowners are remodeling and expanding their outdoor space.

Indeed, the list of projects his company is doing is staggering. “We have expanded our footprint, playing in a much bigger sandbox and traveling farther than we used to,” he said.

But for Pecoy and other custom homebuilders, it’s a joyous ride in a season that holds great promise.

Common Threads

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130 Years Later, PeoplesBank Still Reflects the Character of Its First President

Doug Bowen

Doug Bowen says PeoplesBank shares many of its values with its first president, William Skinner.

William Skinner, Holyoke’s most noted industrialist and philanthropist, was known as an innovator, someone who cared about his employees, and a business owner who was deeply involved in his community. Roughly 130 years after he became the first president of what was then Peoples Savings Bank, the institution still reflects Skinner’s values.

Sarah Skinner Kilborne says that, as a child, she heard little about her great-great-grandfather, William Skinner, founder of the Skinner & Sons Silk Manufacturing Co. and Holyoke’s most noted industrialist and philanthropist.

Actually, she heard far more about the company, which had been sold before she was born, than she did about the man, which created first her curiosity and later a fascination concerning his life and times.

Indeed, she never knew about Skinner’s youth in London, where he grew up in abject poverty and vowed to escape from that life. (Actually, no one knew about those years, because Skinner rarely, if ever, talked about them to anyone). And she also heard very little about perhaps the most important chapter in his life — how he rebounded remarkably from a catastrophic flood in 1874 that destroyed his mill in Skinnerville (near Williamsburg) and built anew in Holyoke.

Intrigued by what she came to know about that latter episode, Kilborne became determined to find out more. Years of intense research resulted in her book American Phoenix, published in 2012, which chronicles how Skinner turned that disaster into destiny.

Sarah Skinner Kilborne

Sarah Skinner Kilborne says she was at first curious about her great-great-grandfather, and then fascinated by his life and times.

“I never heard much about William Skinner the man,” she told BusinessWest. “I knew who he was, I knew he was the founder of the family company, I knew he was my great-great-grandfather. But I knew little about him.”

In the course of researching and writing her book, Kilborne said she learned a great deal, about not just what he did, but how and why. Among other things, she said, he was:

• An innovator. “He took advantage of the most modern machinery, kept an eye on the market, looked for opportunities, saw the big picture, and always looked ahead,” she said;
• A philanthropist who was involved with, among other things, the creation of Holyoke Hospital, the Holyoke Public Library, and the city’s YMCA;
• A business owner who cared deeply about his employees. “If he saw a hard-working employee really struggling and just not able to get ahead, he might step in and pay off all of that man’s debts to help him get a fresh start”; and
• As implied earlier, someone who didn’t glance back. “He was an immigrant who had suffered a terrible childhood, and he’d done everything he could to escape it,” Kilborne said. “He didn’t look back to the past; he cared about the future.”

And those are the very same qualities that still define PeoplesBank, which Skinner served as its first president when it was known as Peoples Savings Bank, said Doug Bowen, who now has that same title and has been with the institution for 40 of its 130 years.

As the bank celebrates its milestone anniversary this year, it is not marking that number or another figure ($2 billion in assets, which the institution just passed), as much as it is highlighting those traits it still has in common with Skinner, he explained.

“If William Skinner were to look at the bank today, he would see that, in some ways, nothing has changed, and in another way, everything has changed,” said Bowen, now in his 10th year at the helm of the Holyoke-based institution.

Certainly, the figures on the ledger sheet have changed. The bank, which opened on St. Patrick’s Day in 1885 and tallied two accounts totaling $65 that day, had $74,000 in deposits its first year of operation, and now has more than $1.5 billion. The number of branches has grown as well; there are now 17.

But the bank is still known for those qualities Skinner instilled in it, including philanthropy — it’s owned a spot on the Boston Business Journal’s list of the state’s largest corporate charitable donors for several years now; innovation, which comes in many forms, from the considerably ‘green’ quality of its recently opened branches to the so-called ‘customer innovation lab’ now taking shape on the fifth floor of the bank’s headquarters building; and as a thoughtful employer — the bank has earned status on the Boston Globe’s list of the best places to work in the Commonwealth the past two years.

“We’re still a mutual bank — our charter is basically the same as it was in 1885,” said Bowen. “And our pillars, our values of innovation, community support, the environment, and employee engagement … there are a lot of parallels and lot of crossovers between where we are today and where we were 130 years ago.”

For this issue and its focus on banking and financial services, BusinessWest details how PeoplesBank can draw some straight lines between the values of its industrious first president and the way the institution conducts business today.


Fabric of the Community

Kilborne said the flood of 1874, caused by the breach of a poorly designed and hastily constructed reservoir dam, was one of the worst industrial disasters of the 19th century and in the history of this region — 139 people were killed by the wall of water crashing down the Pioneer Valley, and the disaster ultimately led to the passage of landmark dam-safety laws.

Still, few in this region know much, if anything, about the catastrophe.

“That was a story that seemed to be lost,” she said, adding that some of her research for American Phoenix benefited greatly from In the Shadow of the Dam, a book about the disaster written by Elizabeth Sharpe and published in 2007.

Lost also were many of the details of how Skinner, whose mill was completed destroyed by the flood — “there was nothing of it left to photograph,” said Kilborne — would go on to build one of the largest silk-manufacturing companies in the world in a then-evolving Holyoke, a unique city specifically designed for industry.

“William Skinner’s story takes the flood’s story to another level,” she said. “This is a personal story in the midst of the flood, and it really addresses this issue of how you rebuild your life after you lose everything.

“I was so taken with his story, and I personally wanted to know how he did it,” she went on. “I was gripped by this sense of loss that he sustained and that everyone else in the Valley sustained at the time of the flood, and how it was that William Skinner’s saga turned into a legendary success story; what set him apart?”

To make a compelling story short, what set him apart were those aforementioned attributes, she said, listing perseverance, innovation, philanthropy, and a burning desire to forge a far better life for his family than the one he endured in the Spitalfields section of East London.

Kilborne mentions the creation of Peoples Savings Bank and Skinner’s appointment as its first president in her book, but doesn’t go into any great detail about the institution or his tour of duty with it.

But she speculated that the values that dominated other aspects of his life and career were undoubtedly evident there as well.

“As the president of the bank, he would have been very community-oriented and conscious of the burden of debt; when he helped found Holyoke Hospital, he was proud of the fact that the hospital was delivered free of debt to the community,” she explained. “When he moved to Holyoke, his reputation was that of being a great financier and manager; within two years, the city wanted him to run for mayor.

“As a banker and as a businessman, he was known to be a man of wise conservatism,” she went on. “But he was also willing to take risks, because he knew the value of investing, he knew the value of innovation, he knew the value of looking to the future. He knew you couldn’t stay stuck in the past and do the same thing over and over again, because if you do, you’re going to be left behind.”

Roughly 114 years after Skinner relinquished the helm at the bank, those same attitudes, if you will, permeate the bank’s operating philosophy, said Bowen, referring specifically to Skinner’s focus on innovation and looking toward to the future and the opportunities and challenges it will bring.

This is reflected in some of the accolades the bank — and Bowen himself — have received in recent years. That list includes everything from placement on the ‘largest corporate charitable donors’ and ‘top places to work’ compilations to recognition for Bowen as one of the Boston Globe’s Top 100 Innovators in 2011, and as one of BusinessWest’s first Difference Makers for essentially creating the environment in which all of the above could happen.

Material Evidence

Before elaborating on how PeoplesBank operates now as it did 130 years ago, Bowen noted that it does so in a banking environment that has changed dramatically since 1885 and is, in many ways, more challenging.

Now, as then, the playing field is crowded with competitors, although the composition of the field is different, with many national and regional players. Meanwhile, due to plummeting interest rates, margins are now razor-thin, making it difficult for banks of all sizes to be profitable.

The customer innovation center now under construction at PeoplesBank

The customer innovation center now under construction at PeoplesBank is one of the many ways in which the bank reflects William Skinner’s innovative character.

In this environment, institutions are looking for any edge they can get and are united in their quest to increase volume and attain greater market share to compensate for those slimmer margins. Locally, most have banks have done this through acquisition and territorial expansion, and PeoplesBank is no exception (at least with the latter), having executed an aggressive pattern of expansion, including the opening of three branches in Springfield and others in Westfield, West Springfield, and Northampton.

This widening of the footprint (along with inflation, of course) helps explain why it took the bank 120 years to reach $1 billion in assets and only a decade to double that total.

But there’s more to the growth equation than physical expansion, said Bowen, adding that today’s institutions, especially community banks like PeoplesBank, can gain an edge with more personalized service than that delivered by the regional and super-regional players. They can also do so by using technology to improve that service.

And this brings Bowen back, once again, to William Skinner, who embraced those ideals.

“When he built in Holyoke, he bought the latest and most innovative machinery that there was for silk making,” Bowen explained. “Skinner silk became the standard for the American silk and satin industry, and a lot of it was because of his investment in those innovative machines.”

In many ways, PeoplesBank is following that example, he went on, citing everything from design of the bank’s LEED-certified branches to the development of apps for smart phones.

“One of the things that was interesting about the buildings Skinner built was that they had monitor roofs, which had a row of ventilating windows above it that could be opened, which pulled all the hot air up and through the building, something that was unique at that time,” Bowen explained. “Also, the skylights let good light into the manufacturing area, and according to the book, his factories were considered the healthiest in the Northeast, and this mirrors some of the things we’re doing.”

As an example, he mentioned branches like the one recently constructed in Northampton, which focuses on providing natural light and fresh air to make the work environment more conducive to productivity and employee satisfaction.

As another example, Bowen cited the customer innovation lab taking shape at the bank’s headquarters building, a step taken to address the incredible pace of technological advances and the ways in which they can be harnessed to better serve customers.

The bank recorded more than 2 million online banking sessions in 2014, more than double the number only three years ago, said Bowen, adding that this pace of growth will only accelerate in the years to come as customers demand even greater convenience. The lab was formed, by and large, to create such convenience.

“The lab is all about tomorrow and addressing those customer demands for convenience in the future,” he said. “We’re using technology to accelerate innovation and enhance the customer experience.

“The lab won’t have any beakers or Bunsen burners, but it will have space where people can brainstorm about that customer experience and places where we can have focus groups and more broadly speak to the different delivery channels,” he went on. “We want to focus on all the different ways you can deliver products, services, and information to our customers.”

The bank already has what are known as ‘tech titans,’ he said, individuals who will analyze new technology, such as the Apple watch, for example, and evaluate what that technology could potentially mean for customers. The new innovation lab will take such efforts to a higher level, with the focus squarely on the customer.

“We’re constantly, constantly, constantly trying to look at things through the customers’ eyes,” he explained. “We’re trying to create as good an experience, and as seamless an experience, as we can.”

Meanwhile, the bank is also working to apply that phrase ‘good experience’ to employees as well. And placement on the ‘best places to work’ list three years in a row — the only firm in this region to make that compilation — is evidence that it is succeeding in that mission.

“This is based an anonymous survey of employees and gauges what they think of you — we’re not sending in all the nice things we do; it’s strictly the employees,” he said of the process of determining who makes the list. “And when you consider all the businesses in Boston that we’re up against, it’s quite an honor.

“We’re a bank — we don’t have beer on tap or a ping-pong table,” he continued, referring to some of the amenities offered by IT companies. “We can make it fun to work here, but there are constraints we are under.”

Back to the Future

Bowen told BusinessWest that the bank has little, if anything, planned to mark its 130th anniversary.

“We’re more focused on the future and on the things that will make a difference for the community and our employees right now,” he said, adding that, in this respect, the bank is once again emulating its first president and his values.

Skinner’s outlook and his manner of doing business are perhaps best captured by these comments from his great-great-granddaughter.

“He was very broad-minded; he was capable of seeing the large relations of things,” she said. “He had a very expansive way of looking at the world, probably because he grew up in England and moved to America. He saw things globally, and he saw things in a very large frame. He looked at the whole picture, while doing everything he could to build on the present.”

Bowen didn’t say as much, but he strongly implied that continuing to conduct business as Skinner would is certainly the best way the bank can celebrate its milestone.


George O’Brien can be reached at [email protected]

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

BERNARDSTON

322 Martindale Road
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $171,000
Buyer: Victoria L. Kelliher
Seller: Gordon Grahame
Date: 06/09/15

108 Northfield Road
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $129,000
Buyer: Eckler Properties LLC
Seller: Country Energy Solutions
Date: 06/12/15

COLRAIN

235 West Leyden Road
Colrain, MA 01340
Amount: $163,000
Buyer: Katelyn N. Lewandowski
Seller: Gary S. Miller
Date: 06/12/15

DEERFIELD

222 Greenfield Road
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $635,000
Buyer: RMJ LLC
Seller: Henry Komosa
Date: 06/09/15

252 Lower Road
Deerfield, MA 01342
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Jocelin Cesar
Seller: Matthewj TR
Date: 06/10/15

GILL

61 Riverview Dr.
Gill, MA 01354
Amount: $207,000
Buyer: Kurt D. Kwader
Seller: Lawrence J. Marinelli
Date: 06/01/15

GREENFIELD

146 Federal St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Arcoleo Realty & Property
Seller: MKS RT
Date: 06/09/15

123 Hope St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $127,000
Buyer: Peter M. Smith
Seller: Mark Pereira
Date: 06/12/15

112 South Shelburne Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Richard J. Urkiel
Seller: Hoffman, Lawrence N., (Estate)
Date: 06/10/15

MONTAGUE

69 4th St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $138,000
Buyer: Jan R. Richards
Seller: Alan N. Emond
Date: 06/01/15

29 South Ferry Road
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $219,750
Buyer: Andrew S. Hicks
Seller: Jean Laczynski
Date: 06/10/15

ORANGE

89-91 Mechanic St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $166,736
Buyer: Bank New York Mellon
Seller: Lisa Higgins-Pollock
Date: 06/02/15

70 Oaklawn Ave.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Sarah D. Vanderlaan
Seller: Patrick A. Kaltner
Date: 06/11/15

SUNDERLAND

162 Hadley Road
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $202,858
Buyer: Greenfield Savings Bank
Seller: Hyun Lee
Date: 06/10/15

159 Old Amherst Road
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $258,000
Buyer: David M. Wissemann
Seller: Kimberly W. Wissemann
Date: 06/12/15

324 South Silver Lane
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $357,000
Buyer: Barbara A. Salamone TR
Seller: Linda M. Sinapi
Date: 06/12/15

WHATELY

Dickinson Hill Road
Whately, MA 01093
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Peter D. Richardson
Seller: Steven R. Hannum TR
Date: 06/01/15

HAMPDEN COUNTY

AGAWAM

94 Cottonwood Lane
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $292,500
Buyer: Sammy Hannoush
Seller: Richard A. Light
Date: 06/04/15

17 Deering St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Jamie M. Duncan
Seller: Christopher L. Theriaque
Date: 06/12/15

56 Federal St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Melissa L. Theriaque
Seller: Umberto E. Santaniello
Date: 06/12/15

89 Florida Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $188,000
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Robert J. Wensley
Date: 06/11/15

232 Garden St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Louise D. Stearns
Seller: T. Russo Construction Corp.
Date: 06/05/15

102 Glendale Road
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Yevgeniy Reznichenko
Seller: Mark R. Penna
Date: 06/10/15

56 Horsham Place
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Averett W. Heinz-Bass
Seller: Jaime M. Ieraci
Date: 06/08/15

46 Independence Road
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Michael P. Viara
Seller: Vincenzo Martino
Date: 06/09/15

130 South Park Terrace
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Vitaly Dzhenzherukha
Seller: Jeffrey A. Brusig
Date: 06/08/15

1303 Suffield St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: David Askins
Seller: Michael J. Moreau
Date: 06/08/15

14 Washington Ave.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Krystina Albano
Seller: Ryan Hedges
Date: 06/12/15

BLANDFORD

South Otis Road
Blandford, MA 01008
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Springfield Water & Sewer
Seller: Shawn Bliss
Date: 06/10/15

BRIMFIELD

18 Dean Pond Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $155,344
Buyer: Bank New York Mellon
Seller: Shannon C. Donohue
Date: 06/04/15

CHESTER

476 Route 20
Chester, MA 01011
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Elizabeth C. Cliche
Seller: Edward M. Dahill
Date: 06/01/15

CHICOPEE

62 Beverly St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Emilia J. Melendez
Seller: Denis Mikhaylichenko
Date: 06/01/15

127 Blanan Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $174,000
Buyer: Zachary M. Hay
Seller: Philip S. Tomkiel
Date: 06/10/15

33 Bristol St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: N. Riley Realty LLC
Seller: J. A. Charlebois-Martin
Date: 06/05/15

41 Calvin St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $163,500
Buyer: Diane M. Beauregard
Seller: Shawn A. Romance
Date: 06/01/15

Columba St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $369,500
Buyer: City Of Chicopee
Seller: Western MASS. Electric Co.
Date: 06/01/15

94 Fernwood St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $169,900
Buyer: Carrie M. Carr
Seller: Annette M. Langevin
Date: 06/03/15

104 Granville Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $119,000
Buyer: Linda J. Anghilante
Seller: Brett Lord
Date: 06/12/15

36 Justin Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01022
Amount: $1,150,000
Buyer: Irewan TR
Seller: Microtek Inc.
Date: 06/04/15

129 Labelle Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $257,000
Buyer: Timothy M. Wegiel
Seller: Michael A. Breor
Date: 06/05/15

111 Manning St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $178,000
Buyer: Michael E. Welsh
Seller: Perla I. Ruiz
Date: 06/10/15

57 Marble Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $227,000
Buyer: Peria I. Ruiz
Seller: Michael D. Pike
Date: 06/12/15

77 Meadow St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $120,181
Buyer: Bank OF New York Mellon
Seller: Guy J. Robillard
Date: 06/04/15

891 Memorial Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Supreeth Veeranna
Seller: Gerard R. Labrie
Date: 06/10/15

24 Mount Royal St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Richard E. Weibust
Seller: Sandra L. Scribner
Date: 06/10/15

187 Pondview Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $194,000
Buyer: Crystal Conroy
Seller: Teresa M. Kowalik
Date: 06/01/15

127 Warregan St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $129,900
Buyer: Donald G. Demers
Seller: Carol J. Grandmont-Bodine
Date: 06/11/15

1731 Westover Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $165,900
Buyer: Michael Kaeble
Seller: Marlene F. Gelineau
Date: 06/12/15

EAST LONGMEADOW

18 Fairview St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $195,946
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Marc B. Robinson
Date: 06/11/15

37 Frankwyn St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $132,000
Buyer: Laura A. Stevens
Seller: Deutsche Bank
Date: 06/05/15

12 Pine St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Ernest P. Thifault
Seller: Denise M. Boutin
Date: 06/05/15

329 Prospect St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Thomas B. Vaillancourt
Seller: Frederick B. Shea
Date: 06/04/15

184 Tanglewood Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $389,000
Buyer: David M. Kubera
Seller: Timothy S. Deane
Date: 06/02/15

GRANVILLE

904 Main Road
Granville, MA 01034
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Gregory S. Levangie
Seller: Barry C. Carlson
Date: 06/10/15

317 North Lane
Granville, MA 01034
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: David R. Babinski
Seller: Rebecca L. O’Connor
Date: 06/12/15

HOLLAND

159 East Brimfield Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Robert G. Whitledge
Seller: Robert H. Clark
Date: 06/01/15

29 Forest Dr.
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $177,000
Buyer: Robert W. Oppenheimer
Seller: Ann M. Nicholas
Date: 06/12/15

HOLYOKE

135 Jackson St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $124,900
Buyer: Edwin Uroza
Seller: Joanny Ramos
Date: 06/02/15

859 Main St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $381,000
Buyer: Kanien Properties LLC
Seller: Yvon L. Leduc
Date: 06/05/15

990 Main St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: 990 Main St LLC
Seller: Mathes Development LLC
Date: 06/01/15

179 Morgan St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $155,515
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Diane C. O’Hearn
Date: 06/11/15

Mueller Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $167,000
Buyer: Joshua Carrig
Seller: Janita V. Madramootoo
Date: 06/02/15

1771-1773 Northampton St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $249,900
Buyer: Lauren M. Magri
Seller: Todd D. Kirton
Date: 06/02/15

30 Old Ferry Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $368,000
Buyer: Frank A. Demarinis
Seller: Randy A. Shannon
Date: 06/10/15

78 Oxford Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $162,500
Buyer: Nicholas W. Smalley
Seller: Claire T. Lariviere
Date: 06/02/15

7 Quinn Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Nikolaus D. Beaudry
Seller: Bartholomew Natoniewski
Date: 06/12/15

24 Vassar Circle
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $289,000
Buyer: Ellen G. Woods
Seller: Home Improvement Assocs.
Date: 06/01/15

LONGMEADOW

153 Brookwood Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Rebecca A. Williams
Seller: Larry I. Krainson
Date: 06/05/15

159 Edgewood Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $150,501
Buyer: Foundation Investors Inc.
Seller: Leveillee, Brenda J., (Estate)
Date: 06/12/15

41 Farmington Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $405,000
Buyer: Michael Gortakowski
Seller: Justin T. Palmer
Date: 06/12/15

191 Farmington Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $780,000
Buyer: Michelle M. Morey
Seller: Bruce H. Besanko
Date: 06/05/15

LUDLOW

80 Cady St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $162,900
Buyer: Machelle N. Kelley
Seller: FNMA
Date: 06/02/15

33-35 Cypress St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $135,000
Seller: Gail A. Sullivan
Date: 06/02/15

31 Dowd Ct
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $328,000
Buyer: John Fortune
Seller: Jeffrey R. Fortune
Date: 06/03/15

58 Erin Lane
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Jason M. Bienvenue
Seller: Robert E. Robillard
Date: 06/05/15

10 Fontaine St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Luis L. Joao
Seller: Gabbre, Margaret C., (Estate)
Date: 06/08/15

320 Miller St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Susan M. Urban
Seller: Cynthia A. Blatt
Date: 06/12/15

118 Winsor St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $119,000
Buyer: Gary G. Bourbeau
Seller: Maria L. Carvalho
Date: 06/11/15

119 Stevens St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $281,000
Buyer: Philip R. Gray
Seller: Suzie G. Ice
Date: 06/05/15

523 West St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Joseph A. Alves
Seller: Eleanor Slosek
Date: 06/04/15

237 Westerly Circle
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Michael A. Breor
Seller: Marylou Fabbo
Date: 06/05/15

MONSON

6 Betty Jean Dr.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Mark Radzicki RET
Seller: Robert O. Laporte
Date: 06/12/15

Cote Road #BD
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Heidi R. Brown
Seller: Evan G. Carrara
Date: 06/03/15

56 Margaret St.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Brittiney E. Moynahan
Seller: Thomas H. Walat
Date: 06/02/15

82 Stebbins Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $410,000
Buyer: Robert D. Morgan
Seller: Tammy J. Russell
Date: 06/05/15

PALMER

63 Cabot St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $169,000
Buyer: Robert J. Mastrodonato
Seller: June A. Johnson
Date: 06/02/15

2011 Calkins Road
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Cathy A. Templeton
Seller: John Chmura
Date: 06/05/15

3024 High St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Daniel M. Austin
Seller: Jason R. Polonsky
Date: 06/09/15

N/A
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Edward P. Santini
Seller: Raymond R. Gilbert
Date: 06/01/15

22-30 North St.
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $162,000
Buyer: Garry Welch
Seller: Ronald J. Swiatlowski
Date: 06/11/15

18 Paul St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $168,000
Buyer: Bruce N. Cabrini
Seller: Linda J. Morales
Date: 06/12/15

169 Sykes St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $287,000
Buyer: James E. Grant
Seller: Donna M. Graveline
Date: 06/03/15

70 Ware St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Nicholas J. Mulveyhill
Seller: Noah A. Clock
Date: 06/08/15

SPRINGFIELD

29 1st St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: First Page RT
Seller: First Page RT
Date: 06/02/15

233 Belmont Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $159,900
Buyer: Luis Zayas
Seller: Phu T. Nguyen
Date: 06/12/15

80 Bircham St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $159,900
Buyer: Edna C. Lheureux
Seller: Ronald N. Lajeunesse
Date: 06/05/15

48 Blueberry Hill St.
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Sylvester S. Harris
Seller: Bao H. Nguyen
Date: 06/05/15

5 Blueberry Hill St.
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $153,000
Buyer: Ronald L. Dion
Seller: Donna J. Ramsdell
Date: 06/01/15

20 Buena Vista Plaza
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Bennett W. Walsh
Seller: Phillips Mary B., (Estate)
Date: 06/02/15

121 Chalmers St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $186,900
Buyer: Francis M. King
Seller: Cari R. Wenninger
Date: 06/02/15

25 Chipmunk Road
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $143,900
Buyer: Brendan W. O’Halloran
Seller: Margaret M. O’Brien
Date: 06/12/15

22-24 Claremont St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $173,738
Buyer: Pennymac Holdings LLC
Seller: Ogechi Ejekwu
Date: 06/08/15

200 Dayton St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $182,000
Buyer: Kyle J. Mailman
Seller: John W. Matthew
Date: 06/01/15

11 Deepfield Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Carmen E. Arroyo
Seller: James H. Blevins
Date: 06/05/15

351 East Columbus Ave.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $127,000
Buyer: Irina N. Krokhmalyuk
Seller: William M. McCarthy
Date: 06/09/15

147 Fair Oak Road
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $232,000
Buyer: Rodrick H. Shubrick
Seller: Shu Cheng
Date: 06/04/15

55 Gralia Dr.
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Angela Pafumi
Seller: Jessica Bigelow
Date: 06/09/15

15 Greenbrier St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $131,000
Buyer: Lisandra Lozada
Seller: Judith A. Michalak
Date: 06/11/15

71 Gresham St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $128,000
Buyer: Ramchandra Parekh
Seller: Blong Lee
Date: 06/10/15

62 Groton St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $118,000
Buyer: Yuderka Baez
Seller: FNMA
Date: 06/08/15

51-53 Horace St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $159,000
Buyer: Javier Garcia
Seller: Shu Cheng
Date: 06/05/15

38 Itendale St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $167,642
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Alison B. Wilgus
Date: 06/05/15

106 Jenness St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $136,000
Buyer: Steven P. Roy
Seller: Dorcas Roy
Date: 06/11/15

28 Lakevilla Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $128,900
Buyer: Igner I. Murillo
Seller: Abilio J. Casimiro
Date: 06/12/15

272 Longhill St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Bennett W. Walsh
Seller: Phillips, Mary B., (Estate)
Date: 06/02/15

19 Macomber Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $156,500
Buyer: Ralph Rodriguez
Seller: Karen Laughlin
Date: 06/05/15

75 Michigan St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $137,000
Buyer: Alvin Gosselin
Seller: Sandra A. Goss
Date: 06/08/15

146 Montclair St.
Springfield, MA 01101
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Nael J. Ferrer
Seller: Bretta Construction LLC
Date: 06/12/15

148 Nagle St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $117,800
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Luis E. Hernandez
Date: 06/09/15

1271 Page Blvd.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: First Page RT
Seller: Michael Bergdoll
Date: 06/02/15

91 Parkerview St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $163,000
Buyer: Ruben J. Calo
Seller: Bergley, Penny A., (Estate)
Date: 06/10/15

89 Powell Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $163,000
Buyer: Brittany A. Benson
Seller: CDM Properties LLC
Date: 06/04/15

32 Ralph St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $145,900
Buyer: Emma T. Burke
Seller: Mark Houser
Date: 06/02/15

697 South Branch Pkwy.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $194,900
Buyer: Seth V. Pittsley
Seller: Nicholas A. Gorneault
Date: 06/12/15

11-21 Stockbridge St.
Springfield, MA 01103
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: 21 Stockbridge LLC
Seller: Katherine C. Sousa
Date: 06/12/15

1260 Sumner Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $418,800
Buyer: Somers Road Properties LLC
Seller: VK Heritage LLC
Date: 06/11/15

34 Surrey Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Marilyn Aponte
Seller: Maryanne T. McCarthy
Date: 06/12/15

130 Talbot Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $165,500
Buyer: Kenneth J. Kimker
Seller: Randy Mascaro
Date: 06/11/15

249 Talmadge Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $117,616
Buyer: James Fiore
Seller: Witlamn Properties Inc.
Date: 06/12/15

20 Tracy St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $141,358
Buyer: HSBC Bank
Seller: Leonor Santiago
Date: 06/02/15

174-176 Tremont St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $166,000
Buyer: Deustche Bank
Seller: Donald R. Roache
Date: 06/02/15

40 Tulsa St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $123,000
Buyer: Diane Markham
Seller: Chabot, Irene R., (Estate)
Date: 06/09/15

735 Union St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $124,777
Buyer: Bank New York
Seller: Dionisio Perez
Date: 06/10/15

117 Vincent St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $115,100
Buyer: Eileen Shlosser
Seller: FHLM
Date: 06/12/15

44 Warrenton St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: James Worral
Seller: Kristopher S. Gallant
Date: 06/03/15

112 Washington St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $169,530
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Christina Palermo
Date: 06/02/15

190 West Allen Ridge Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $159,000
Buyer: Caitlyn D. Kelleher
Seller: Marjorie M. Vallone
Date: 06/01/15

92-94 Whittier St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: William Rivera
Seller: Yaser Sierra
Date: 06/02/15

201 Winterset Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $218,000
Buyer: Theo G. Theocles
Seller: Joseph W. Alexander
Date: 06/12/15

1104 Worthington St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: 1104 Worthington St. LLC
Seller: Demetrios N. Panteleakis
Date: 06/02/15

SOUTHWICK

1-B Amberleaf Way
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $426,000
Buyer: Cynthia A. Warner
Seller: Vining Hill Partners LLC
Date: 06/01/15

57 Buckingham Dr.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $278,000
Buyer: Connor K. Hedge
Seller: David W. Hamel
Date: 06/05/15

161 College Hwy.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Daniel J. Towle
Seller: Rodney E. Humason
Date: 06/01/15

55 Hudson Dr.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: CCC Real Estate Holdings LLC
Seller: 55 Hudson Drive LLC
Date: 06/09/15

WEST SPRINGFIELD

77 Allison Lane
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $278,000
Buyer: Vanessa Comrie
Seller: David A. Scott
Date: 06/11/15

446 Brush Hill Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $202,000
Buyer: Daniel E. Williamson
Seller: Daniel J. Garrity
Date: 06/12/15

58 Calvin St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Raymond R. Gadreault
Seller: Sheryl A. McKay
Date: 06/02/15

154 Ely Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $252,000
Buyer: Joanne M. Cebula
Seller: Edward F. Rosienski
Date: 06/12/15

211 Great Plains Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Mikhail Sychev
Seller: Park Street Development
Date: 06/05/15

65 Green Meadow Lane
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Edward F. Rosienski
Seller: Thomas J. Athas
Date: 06/12/15

21 Oleander St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $169,900
Buyer: Michael J. Fortier
Seller: David J. Zagula
Date: 06/01/15

50 Orchardview St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $173,000
Buyer: Donald C. Bain
Seller: Gwen Whelan
Date: 06/02/15

575 Piper Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Marvin V. Larivee
Seller: Adelino J. Neves
Date: 06/11/15

25 Roanoke Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $124,200
Buyer: Bayview Loan Servicing
Seller: Michael F. Granger
Date: 06/05/15

31 Thomas Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Andrii Zhyhaniuk
Seller: Patricia A. Gallivan
Date: 06/10/15

79 Wayside Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: 79 Wayside Avenue LLC
Seller: Paul M. Zombik
Date: 06/01/15

262 Woodmont St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $173,000
Buyer: Karen A. Stanton
Seller: Emelene J. St.Jean
Date: 06/12/15

WESTFIELD

8 City View Blvd.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $214,288
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Donald L. Sherwood
Date: 06/01/15

64 Deer Path Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $327,076
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Carleen D. Webber
Date: 06/05/15

180 Eastwood Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Martha A. Gendron
Seller: George F. Freeman
Date: 06/08/15

90 Franklin St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $193,000
Buyer: Jenna N. Casale
Seller: Brian W. Hoskin
Date: 06/01/15

8 Gary Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Robert D. Pion
Seller: William J. Faircloth
Date: 06/12/15

73 George St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $168,000
Buyer: Vlad Lujan
Seller: Carmen Torres
Date: 06/01/15

7 Kellogg St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $208,926
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Jean J. Ziemba
Date: 06/09/15

25 King St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Karen E. Eaton
Seller: Roger Eaton
Date: 06/05/15

202 Montgomery Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $191,000
Buyer: Crystal S. Cole
Seller: Patricia M. Hebert
Date: 06/02/15

659 Montgomery Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $179,000
Buyer: Robert L. Lepage
Seller: Robert D. Patenaude
Date: 06/08/15

5-7 Morris Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $164,500
Buyer: Madeleine E. Smith
Seller: Mark Sears
Date: 06/08/15

481 North Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: James A. Angelos
Seller: Patricia M. Hebert
Date: 06/02/15

53 Old Quarry Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Mykola Stuzhuk
Seller: Vitaly Vdovichenko
Date: 06/12/15

40 Phillip Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $196,000
Buyer: Richard A. Mazza
Seller: Daniel F. Morrill
Date: 06/12/15

488 Pochassic Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $274,000
Buyer: Jessica Santiago
Seller: Kristyn Samere
Date: 06/04/15

15 Princeton St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $184,000
Buyer: Maria E. Torrens
Seller: Pablo L. Feliciano
Date: 06/01/15

288 Root Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $167,809
Buyer: New England Public Radio
Seller: Iheartmedia Entertainment
Date: 06/12/15

29 Salvator Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $392,500
Buyer: James P. Burke
Seller: Barry E. Doody
Date: 06/12/15

55 Salvator Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $395,000
Buyer: Larry T. Lenston
Seller: Tony R. Gendron
Date: 06/08/15

42 Thomas St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Joel Nevejans
Seller: Mary A. Purdy
Date: 06/01/15

674 Western Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $181,000
Buyer: Luz Martins
Seller: Andrew P. Kraus
Date: 06/12/15

115 Whitaker Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $319,000
Buyer: Michael J. Ryder
Seller: William J. Oleksak
Date: 06/05/15

56 Yankee Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $149,029
Buyer: FHLM
Seller: Pamela S. Melo
Date: 06/11/15

WILBRAHAM

11 Addison Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $264,000
Buyer: Daniel J. Crowley
Seller: Henry P. Folvi
Date: 06/12/15

Carla Lane #10
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Joseph V. Fusco
Seller: AC Homebuilding LLC
Date: 06/02/15

Colley Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Martin J. Blais
Seller: Barbara L. Gibson
Date: 06/12/15

12 Glenn Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Amanda Elliston
Seller: FNMA
Date: 06/12/15

3 Oldwood Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $291,500
Buyer: Nicole M. Britt
Seller: Joseph T. McAleer
Date: 06/01/15

Sandlewood Dr. #10
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $369,900
Buyer: John F. Coutu
Seller: Mile Oak Land Holdings
Date: 06/10/15

407 Springfield St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $225,100
Buyer: Paul W. Shaw
Seller: Charles R. Pollock
Date: 06/12/15

4 Squire Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $525,000
Buyer: Richard R. Madore
Seller: Ronald G. Eckman
Date: 06/05/15

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

AMHERST

17 Alpine Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $257,850
Buyer: Elisa Martinez
Seller: Donna J. Ross
Date: 06/04/15

70 Hillcrest Place
Amount: $437,000
Buyer: Jonas Cox
Seller: Harrington, Zella B., (Estate)
Date: 06/05/15

36 Kettle Pond Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $410,000
Buyer: Ezra M. Markowitz
Seller: Melissa Kroodsma
Date: 06/01/15

39 Old Town Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $429,000
Buyer: V. Vakulabharanam
Seller: Mark D. Brenner
Date: 06/01/15

69 Pelham Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Howerd T. Ewert
Seller: Norma D. Filios
Date: 06/05/15

117 Rolling Ridge Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Jennifer E. Reese
Seller: Barbara S. Noland
Date: 06/10/15

131 Rolling Ridge Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Ana V. Sharone
Seller: Harrison L. Gregg
Date: 06/10/15

BELCHERTOWN

383 Bardwell St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $254,000
Buyer: Marta Pastula
Seller: Jesse A. Ritter
Date: 06/12/15

147 Bay Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $505,000
Buyer: Milky Way Realty Inc.
Seller: Harris Milk Transport Co.
Date: 06/12/15

8 Cobb Lane
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $236,000
Buyer: Maura A. Kornbluth
Seller: Cathy O’Connell
Date: 06/05/15

60 Daniel Square
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $189,000
Buyer: Micha F. Flanary
Seller: Vision Investment Properties
Date: 06/03/15

19 Emily Lane
Belchertown, MA 01002
Amount: $406,125
Buyer: Kelly M. Katz
Seller: JP Builders Inc.
Date: 06/09/15

222 Franklin St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $237,500
Buyer: Jacqueline K. Ferrier
Seller: Maureen L. McGarrett
Date: 06/03/15

11 Hemlock Hollow
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $274,800
Buyer: Christopher E. Grazioso
Seller: Richard M. Nunes
Date: 06/12/15

340 North Liberty St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $251,000
Buyer: Michael R. Warner
Seller: Timothy R. Zych
Date: 06/05/15

185 Shea Ave.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Heather A. Kite
Seller: Richard O. Laterreur
Date: 06/12/15

170 South Washington St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Jason D. Auclair
Seller: David R. Lapierre
Date: 06/05/15

EASTHAMPTON

3 Beechwood Ave.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $282,500
Buyer: Barrie E. Vogel
Seller: Carolyn B. Tauscher
Date: 06/05/15

6 Holyoke St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $253,935
Buyer: J. E. Davis
Seller: Neil A. Alper
Date: 06/12/15

284 Main St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $256,000
Buyer: Ryan J. Barry
Seller: Ryan M. McNally
Date: 06/11/15

89 Maple St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $162,667
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Daniel J. Barszewski
Date: 06/03/15

106 Plain St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Jill C. Hillenbrand
Seller: Gilles R. Lapointe
Date: 06/10/15

12 Riley St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Abid Assab
Seller: Belliveau, Robert L., (Estate)
Date: 06/10/15

GOSHEN

104 Ball Road
Goshen, MA 01096
Amount: $249,000
Buyer: Daniel Phillips
Seller: PDV Inc.
Date: 06/12/15

GRANBY

5 Greystone Ave.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $136,000
Buyer: PNC Bank
Seller: Oscar Saravia
Date: 06/03/15

111 Maximilian Dr.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $377,000
Buyer: Michael D. Pike
Seller: Stephen Scott
Date: 06/12/15

16 Virginia Dr.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Paul Kupin
Seller: Corrigan, Kathleen E., (Estate)
Date: 06/04/15

HADLEY

24 Meadowbrook Dr.
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $273,000
Buyer: Michael W. Hanna
Seller: Mary N. Wood
Date: 06/04/15

335 River Dr.
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $332,500
Buyer: Adam H. Goodman
Seller: John A. Konieczny
Date: 06/05/15

HATFIELD

156 Depot Road
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Ryan E. Yagodzinski
Seller: Jason A. Myers
Date: 06/02/15

6 Mountain Dr.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $237,000
Buyer: Monica F. Nunez
Seller: Stanley J. Traks
Date: 06/05/15

NORTHAMPTON

485 Bridge Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Jennifer R. Cebik
Seller: Elizabeth A. Crovo RET
Date: 06/09/15

86 Cahillane Terrace
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Marja J. Davenbrie
Seller: Brian Campedelli
Date: 06/10/15

540 Coles Meadow Road
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Clark G. Piers-Gamble
Seller: Linda Mcelaney
Date: 06/12/15

27 Grandview St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Neil A. Alper
Seller: Temple INT
Date: 06/12/15

111 Laurel Park
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $217,435
Buyer: Nationstar Mortgage LLC
Seller: Anita M. Weigel
Date: 06/03/15

13 Lilly St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Judith Gordon
Seller: Susan C. Bourque
Date: 06/05/15

705 North Farms Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Andrea M. Kennedy
Seller: Beverly A. Corbett
Date: 06/12/15

35 Park St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Max C. Hebert
Seller: Kimball W. Howes
Date: 06/05/15

110 Pine St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $585,000
Buyer: Daniel R. Sage
Seller: Terrence R. Reynolds
Date: 06/08/15

454 Ryan Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Robert L. Cummings
Seller: Robert W. Gougeon
Date: 06/01/15

143 South Main St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: S. E. VonGoeler
Seller: William E. Boutelle RET
Date: 06/10/15

74 Sovereign Way
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $585,000
Buyer: Daniel K. Lyons
Seller: Uzodinma Okoroanyanwu
Date: 06/03/15

198 Sylvester Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: A. G. Ehlert-Bashista
Seller: Robert A. Lapalme
Date: 06/11/15

203 Sylvester Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $525,000
Buyer: Amy S. Altwarg
Seller: Justin P. West
Date: 06/03/15

48 Ward Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $1,162,500
Buyer: Perry L. Cohen
Seller: Samuel Brumbaugh
Date: 06/04/15

35 Winchester Terrace
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Maria D. Vega
Seller: Aline I. Pedelaborde
Date: 06/05/15

41 Woodbine Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Emily Slotnick
Seller: Judy Haigler
Date: 06/08/15

PELHAM

57 Harkness Road
Pelham, MA 01002
Amount: $323,500
Seller: Lisa G. Kent
Date: 06/01/15

SOUTH HADLEY

13 Chileab Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Sarah E. Scibak
Seller: John W. Scibak
Date: 06/05/15

2 Normandy Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $123,000
Buyer: Sylke M. Avalo
Seller: Lamers, Otto M., (Estate)
Date: 06/03/15

17 North St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Jason J. Patruno
Seller: Lauri Laroche
Date: 06/01/15

10 North Sycamore Knolls
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: Paul J. Staiti
Seller: Diane C. Anci
Date: 06/08/15

WARE

Greenwich Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $149,000
Buyer: Andrew P. Sweet
Seller: Michael P. Bundrick
Date: 06/11/15

7 Old County Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $164,900
Buyer: Ryan A. Walch
Seller: William J. Beauregard
Date: 06/08/15

108 Shoreline Dr.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $254,300
Buyer: Eric Castenson
Seller: Milton H. & A. M. Harnois TR
Date: 06/05/15

WESTHAMPTON

65 Edwards Road
Westhampton, MA 01027
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Anthony J. Morose
Seller: Ann B. Latham
Date: 06/08/15

212 North Road
Westhampton, MA 01027
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Erin Joyce
Seller: Antanowski, Jadwiga, (Estate)
Date: 06/05/15

20 Stage Road
Westhampton, MA 01027
Amount: $324,900
Buyer: James A. O’Rourke
Seller: Charles T. Packard
Date: 06/12/15

WILLIAMSBURG

118 Chesterfield Road
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $247,000
Buyer: Alan R. Prybylo
Seller: Katherine S. Nickel
Date: 06/10/15

107 Main St.
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Philip E. Skwira
Seller: Statia A. Skwira
Date: 06/09/15

WORTHINGTON

98 Scott Road
Worthington, MA 01098
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Edward M. Dahill
Seller: Deborah L. Crossman
Date: 06/02/15

Doing Business as Certificates

By
DBA Certificates Departments

The following Business Certificates and Trade Names were issued or renewed during the month of June 2015.

AGAWAM

Mannahatta
270 Main St.
Carlos Garcia

Rondinelli Accounting Services
11 Memory Lane
Anthony Rondinelli

Uplifted Vapor Supplies
499 Springfield St.
Christian Henriques

CHICOPEE

M & M Consulting & Engineering
69 Truro St.
Richard Mongeau

Michelle Langan Photography
24 Percy St.
Michelle Langan

Westover Tailor Shop
291 Hercules Road
Hyang Huang

Ziemba Tax Service
214 Exchange St.
David Ziemba

HOLYOKE

City Zone Supermarket
328 Appleton St.
Sahar Katoom

Crazy & Gymboree Retail Stores Inc.
50 Holyoke St.
The Pyramid Companies

Family Market
81 Northbridge St.
Jose T. Almonte

Fini’s Ice Cream
2 Fini Road
Dianne M. Sutherland-Fini

Las Chicas Market
341 Appleton St.
Khuram Abbasi

Paper City Car Wash
990 Main St.
Bryan A. Marcotte

Saints Bounce House
134 Cabot St.
Steven A. St. Amand

SHLLC Network & Computer Services
12 Winterberry Circle
Michael Mastroianni

Spear Reign Comics
6 Portland St.
Christian Alvarez

Sports Authority
50 Holyoke St.
Michael E. Foss

The Hair Place
103 Chapin St.
Ronald E. Holland

Windsor Realty, LLC
149 Essex St.
Lucjan Hronowski

NORTHAMPTON

Damon Road Rentals
96 Damon Road
Evelyn Mock

Find
42 Maple St.
Cynthia Crooks-Garcia

Glamourama
7 Old South St.
Rosa Guerra

Patios Plus
91 Laurel Park
Eric Tirrell

Roland’s Motor Works
504 Easthampton Road
Roland Tessier

Sakura & Vegan Palate
261 King St.
Yi Q. Chen

The Green Groomer
123 Hawley St.
Russell Brooks

PALMER

Linc’s Plumbing and Heating
21 Wilbraham St.
Lincoln Tetreault

Palmer Animal Hospital
1028 Thorndike St.
VCA Animal Hospital Inc.

Syriac General Contracting
49 Belanger St.
Wyatt Syriac

SPRINGFIELD

A & C Property Management
490 White St.
Christopher W. Dube

Ace Asphalt Maintenance
63 Doyle Ave.
James Gordon

AEB & Company
233 Senator St.
Maria Sombe-Baraka

All Musician
49 Garcia St.
Andre Robinson

Bannon & Ferrari Granite
874 Berkshire Ave.
Ruben Sousa

Blooming Beauties
144 Glenwood St.
Lourdes M. Cortez

Blue Moon Bodywork
432 Newbury St.
Qiao H. Zhao

Brother’s Construction
39 Longview St.
Luis Cartagena

Brotherhood on the Move
157 Jamaica St.
Darryl Moss

Byron E. May Cleaning
425 Sumner Ave.
Byron E. May

Central Barbershop
118 State St.
Carlos A. Colon

Chambers Kajukenbo
528 Main St.
Brandon Scott

Commonwealth Community
79 Thompson St.
Paul Jones

Craig Masonry
67 Arden St.
Robert M. Craig

CSX Cleaning
114 Hampden St.
Hestor Rusinique

Dan’s Car Hauler
569 Wilbraham Road
Danil Byunovskiy

Derderian Motion Pictures
57 Rittenhouse Terrace
Matthew John

Eaton Construction
15 Wells Ave.
Melvin E. Eaton

Egyptian Musk Outlet
816 Carew St.
Terence L. Williams

El Caribeno Restaurant
858 State St.
Juan C. Rodriguez

FCB Insurance Services
1 Federal St.
Michael Daggett

Florr
1655 Main St.
Jaritza Rosario

Game Hunters
511 Belmont Ave.
Vien Nguyen

Gerardo Barbershop
182 Oakland St.
Gerardo Antonio

Gianna Salon
1209 Parker St.
Tammy A. Shepard

Godus
1655 Boston Road
Sarah E. Jackson

Grandparents N’ Charge
174 Russell St.
Gloria Williams

Gujjar, LLC
447 State St.
Malook Singh

Ho Mei Chinese Restaurant
852 Main St.
Qibiao Zheng

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.

AMHERST

Redeemed Christian Church of God Inc., 33 Kellogg Ave., Amherst, MA 01002. Kekeletso Mohasi, same. Church.

CHICOPEE

Iklim Inc., 76 Main St., Chicopee, MA 01020. Murat Citlak, 231 Howard St., Ludlow, MA 01056. Pizza shop.

She-Rock Interiors Inc., 19C Ames Ave., Chicopee, MA 01013. Jennifer Cavaliere, same. WBE construction company.

EASTHAMPTON

Arnould Inc., 181 Northampton St., Easthampton, MA 01027. Vicki Arnould, same. Family therapy practice.

FLORENCE

Blueway Art Alliance Inc., 50 Ladyslipper Lane, Florence, MA 01062. Kathleen D. Jacobs, same. Nonprofit education in arts.

Simply Serenity @ Franki’s Inc., 40 Main St., Suite 102, Florence, MA 01062. Salon and spa.

GRANBY

Pearl Construction Partners Inc., 58 Morgan St., Granby, MA 01033. John M. Lukasik, same. Construction.

HATFIELD

All Seasons Heating & Air Conditioning Inc., 93 Elm St., Hatfield, MA 01038. David B. Lampron, same. HVAC services.

Tempasure Inc., 139 Main St., Hatfield, MA 01038. Gregory C. Schurch, same. Sales and marketing.

HOLLAND

Halfway Home Cat Rescue Inc., 11 White Road, Holland, MA 01521. Robin Fiskaa, same. Cat shelTerrace

HOLLAND

Christians Chaplains Shama Inc., 172 Sargeant St., second floor, Holyoke, MA 01040. Efrain Ortiz Minister, same. Church organization.

Duygu Inc., 420 High St., Holyoke, MA 01040. Necmi Kupuc, same. Pizza restaurant.

SPRINGFIELD

Hora Zero Media Group Corporation, 156 Florence St., Springfield, MA 01105. Evelyn Edwards, same. Christian media network.

Iglesia Pentacostal Bajo La Uncion Del Santo Inc., 111 Renee Circle, Springfield, MA 01105. Adrian Lopez, same. Church organization.

Briefcase

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Briefcase Departments

Baystate Finalizes Noble Hospital Acquisition
WESTFIELD — The trustees of Baystate Health and Noble Hospital announced that Noble and its affiliated entities are now part of Baystate Health. The hospital is now known as Baystate Noble Hospital and will join Baystate’s team of community hospitals in Greenfield, Palmer, and Ware. Ronald Bryant, currently president and CEO of Noble Hospital, will accept the position of president of Baystate Noble Hospital, in accordance with Baystate Health’s structure for its community-hospital leadership. Bryant will report to Dennis Chalke, senior vice president of Community Hospitals for Baystate Health. “We’re proud to welcome Noble and its team members to the Baystate family and to bring their proud tradition of outstanding, compassionate care into our organization,” said Dr. Mark Keroack, president and CEO of Baystate Health. “Now, we’ll move on to the most important part of this change: advancing the quality, access, and value of care provided to the Westfield community.” As president of Baystate Noble, Bryant will continue to provide strategic, executive, and operational leadership for the hospital, which offers a variety of inpatient and outpatient services including medical, surgical, pulmonary rehabilitation, cardiac, and emergency services for more than 100,000 local residents. “For me, this is a new phase and an extension of an already-strong relationship,” said Bryant. “From heart-attack care to neurosciences to obstetrics, the Noble community has a long-standing and thriving relationship with Baystate Health. I’m honored to be able to play a part in this new relationship — and step forward — in service of the Westfield community’s health.” Added Chalke, “Ron has led Noble to success in the most challenging of environments for community hospitals. We’re very pleased to work with him as we continue our efforts to provide as much care as possible close to home, effectively and efficiently, for our communities in Western Massachusetts.” Baystate continues its tradition of upholding the histories of partner organizations that endure in their names, Chalke noted. “We’re very pleased to honor the memory of Reuben Noble and continue to provide the outstanding care that patients have come to expect from Noble.” Bryant earned his undergraduate degree from Assumption College and has a master’s degree in health administration from St. Joseph’s College. He also is a licensed certified public accountant. He is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and the Mass. Hospital Assoc. board of trustees. Noble has about 750 employees who will join Baystate Health’s team of 11,500 across Western Mass. Noble Hospital trustees Robert Bacon and Harriet DeVerry will join the Baystate Health board of trustees as representatives of Noble and its community. Baystate Noble will not retain a separate board of trustees. Noble Hospital has served the Greater Westfield community since 1893, when Westfield native Reuben Noble bequeathed a large portion of his estate to establish a local hospital. The original hospital had 20 beds and was staffed by eight physicians. The Nurses’ Training School opened in 1905 and graduated 144 nurses before closing in 1936. In 1958, a new hospital was built featuring updated facilities and equipment. Noble Hospital has seen many changes in its 122 years, including new service lines, state-of-the-art medical enhancements, and facility additions and improvements. The new Baystate Noble Hospital name and logo will be integrated into all signage and materials in the weeks to come. The Noble Visiting Nurse & Hospice logo has also been updated to reflect its connection to Baystate Health.

MGM Springfield Seeks One-year Delay
SPRINGFIELD — The Massachusetts Gaming Commission will consider a formal request by MGM Springfield to delay the opening of its South End resort casino by one year. MGM Springfield President and Chief Operating Officer Michael Mathis appeared before the commission recently to discuss the request. He cited, as the main reason, the rehabilitation of the Interstate 91 viaduct through downtown Springfield — a project expected to last into the summer of 2018. The casino was originally expected to open in late 2017, and Mathis said opening a casino during viaduct construction is not feasible. MGM is asking to open the casino in September 2018, or one month after the completion of viaduct work. The I-91 project is expected to limit the number of lanes in both directions, creating considerable traffic. Initial viaduct work is expected to start this July, with ramp and lane closures beginning in late fall. The Gaming Commission, which must sign off on any change in the casino construction schedule, could make a decision on at its July meeting.

Jobless Rate Unchanged in New England in May
BOSTON — The New England Information Office of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has released New England and state unemployment numbers for May 2015. These data are supplied by the Local Area Unemployment Statistics program, which produces monthly and annual employment, unemployment, and labor-force data for census regions and divisions, states, counties, metropolitan areas, and many cities, by place of residence. Among highlights in the release:
• The New England unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 4.9% in May. One year ago, the New England jobless rate was higher, at 6.0%.
• Four New England states posted jobless rates that were significantly different from the U.S. rate of 5.5%. Vermont (3.6%), New Hampshire (3.8%), Massachusetts (4.6%), and Maine (4.7%) recorded lower-than-average unemployment rates.
• Over the last year, five New England states recorded statistically significant unemployment rate decreases with declines ranging from 2.0% in Rhode Island to 0.4% in Vermont. In fact, Rhode Island had the largest jobless-rate decline nationwide.

State Lowers Business Rate for Workers’ Compensation
BOSTON — The Baker-Polito administration will reduce the assessment employers pay to the state on workers’ compensation insurance policies by 0.05%, offering companies some tax relief. For fiscal year 2016, employers will pay an assessment on their total insurance premium of 5.75%, which is remitted to the state. The previous rate was 5.8%. The new rate went into effect July 1. The Department of Industrial Accidents (DIA) administers the workers’ compensation insurance system and annually establishes assessment rates. “After reviewing the current assessment rate and the economic outlook for next year, we recommended lowering the rate. This will further support businesses, and anything we can do to support businesses and spur job growth is a very good thing,” said Labor and Workforce Development Secretary Ronald Walker II. The Massachusetts workers’ compensation system is in place to make sure workers are protected by insurance if they are injured on the job or develop a work-related illness. Under this system, all employers in Massachusetts are required by state law to carry workers’ compensation insurance covering their employees, including themselves if they are an employee of their company. The insurance pays for any reasonable and necessary medical treatment for job-related injury or illness, pays compensation for lost wages after the first five calendar days of full or partial disability, and in some cases provides retraining for employees who qualify. DIA is funded through assessments on workers’ compensation policies and self-insurance programs for employers operating in Massachusetts. In addition, DIA collects statutory fines and fees. DIA also acts as a court system responsible for resolving disputed workers’ compensation claims, overseeing and adjudicating about 12,000 disputed cases each year.

Employers Grapple with Earned Sick Leave Law
SPRINGFIELD — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey filed final regulations on June 19 regarding the new Earned Sick Leave Law that took effect this month, leaving employers with only eight business days to make payroll and policy changes to stay in compliance of the law. The final regulations addressed questions about the law’s ambiguities that have been raised throughout the Commonwealth, including several by local employment-law attorney Kimberly Klimczuk, partner at Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C. Klimczuk testified before the attorney general during the public hearing in Springfield in May, advocating for employers. “This public-notice and comment period offered by the attorney general was our opportunity to gain clarity on behalf of employers,” said Klimczuk. “Over the last six months, I have presented to almost a dozen groups of human-resource professionals and clients that had questions not clearly answered within the law or previously issued regulations.” Klimczuk brought the questions to the attention of the attorney general so that ambiguities could be addressed within the final regulations. The final regulations clarified several issues, such as whether sick leave can be used concurrently with leave taken pursuant to the Family and Medical Leave Act or other leave laws, whether differential pay would be included in sick pay, and whether policies that condition holiday pay on attendance the day before and the day after the holiday would be acceptable under the non-retaliation provisions of the law. “I was impressed with how responsive the attorney general and her staff were to employer concerns,” she said. “Many of the issues I raised at the public hearing were explicitly addressed in the final regulations, such as the provision about holiday policies, which was a huge relief to many of my clients. While not everything was resolved in exactly the way we had hoped, in many areas, we at least have the information we need to provide a definitive answer to our clients’ questions.” Still, given the short period of time between the issuance of the final regulations and the effective date of the law, many employers have been scrambling to make the policy changes necessary to come into compliance.

Census Pinpoints State’s Oldest, Youngest Counties
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Based on median age, the U.S. Census Bureau recently reported on which counties in Massachusetts had the oldest populations and which had the youngest. The U.S. median age ticked up from 37.6 on July 1, 2013 to 37.7 on July 1, 2014. These estimates examine population changes among groups by age, sex, race, and national origin, as well as in all states and counties, between April 1, 2010, and July 1, 2014. The counties in Massachusetts with the highest median age on July 1, 2014 were Barnstable at 52, Dukes at 46.7, and Berkshire at 46.1. This means that half the population was older than this age, and half younger. The youngest counties — that is, those with the lowest median age — were Suffolk at 32.4, Hampshire at 35.7, and Middlesex at 38.4. As the nation aged, so did most counties in Massachusetts, with the exception of Norfolk, Essex, Nantucket, Hampden, and Middlesex, where the median age remained the same between 2013 and 2014. Nationally, non-Hispanic, single-race whites represented the largest group in 2014, at 197.9 million. Hispanics were next, with a population of 55.4 million, followed by blacks, at 45.7 million, Asians (20.3 million), American Indians and Alaska natives (6.5 million), and native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders (1.5 million). In Massachusetts, there were 3,144,704 non-Hispanic single-race whites. Other races, alone or in combination, included 731,206 Hispanics, 639,843 blacks, 475,356 Asians, 69,207 American Indians or Alaska natives, and 14,205 native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders. Unless otherwise specified, the statistics refer to the population who reported a race alone or in combination with one or more races. Censuses and surveys permit respondents to select more than one race; consequently, people may be one race or a combination of races. The sum of the populations for the five ‘race alone or in combination’ groups adds to more than the total population because individuals may report more than one race.

Classic Cars Return to Springfield This Summer
SPRINGFIELD — The Duryea Motor Wagon Co., the first American firm to build gasoline automobiles, had its beginnings in Springfield back in 1895. Now classic and antique cars are making their way back to Springfield for Cruise Night, occurring every Monday this summer. The event offers not only classic and antique cars, but also great music and delicious food. “I was thrilled that downtown could play host to Cruise Night,” said Chris Russell, executive director of the Springfield Business Improvement District. “With all the history of the automobile in Springfield, we thought it only made sense to have a car show. If you love the classic automobiles as much as I do, please join us next Monday night. And if you have a classic car of your own, don’t forget to register, too.” Cruise Night at Stearns Square features classic and antique cars that are 20 years or older. Individuals who want to register a car may do so beginning at 5 p.m. Registration is on Worthington Street across from Stearns Square. Registration fees are currently being waived. At the end of each night, trophies will be awarded. For more information, visit springfielddowntown.com/cruise-night.

ACCGS Seeks Super 60 Nominations
SPRINGFIELD — The Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield (ACCGS) is seeking nominations for its annual Super 60 awards program, sponsored by Berkshire Bank and WWLP-TV 22. Now in its 26th year, the awards program celebrates the success of the fastest-growing privately owned businesses in the region. Each year, the program identifies the top-performing companies in revenue growth and total revenue. Last year, total revenue winners combined for revenues of over $1 billion with an average revenue of more than $35 million. 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%. To be considered, companies must be based in Hampden or Hampshire county or be a member of the ACCGS, report 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 Aug. 14. The Super 60 awards will be presented at the annual luncheon and recognition program on Oct. 23 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Chez Josef in Agawam.

Report Outlines State Underemployment Stats
BOSTON — The New England Information Office of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has released “Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Massachusetts 2014,” with data supplied by the Current Population Survey (CPS) program, a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the BLS. The comprehensive body of data includes labor force, employment, unemployment, persons not in the labor force, hours of work, earnings, and other demographic and labor-force characteristics. Among the highlights from the release:
• In 2014, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 11.5% in Massachusetts, down from 13.2% in 2013. Nationally, the U-6 rate averaged 12.0% in 2014.
• As measured by U-3 (the official concept of unemployment, which includes all jobless persons who are available to take a job and have actively sought work in the past four weeks), the unemployment rate in Massachusetts was 5.8%. By comparison, 6.2% of the labor force was unemployed nationally.
• Massachusetts had 204,800 unemployed residents in 2014 according to the CPS, and another 164,300 were employed part-time for economic reasons (also known as involuntary part-time). These individuals worked part-time because of slack work or business conditions, or because they were unable to find a full-time job. Nationwide, there were 7.2 million individuals working part-time for economic reasons in 2014.
• Discouraged workers, included among the marginally attached, are persons who are not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them. In 2014, there were 13,500 discouraged workers in Massachusetts.
• In 2014, Massachusetts was among the 23 states where all six measures of underutilization significantly decreased over the year.

People on the Move

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The United Way of Pioneer Valley held its 93rd annual meeting and celebration recently to elect new board members and honor donors, community partners, volunteers, corporate partners, and employee campaign managers. Bennet Markens, President and CEO of the Markens Group Inc., was elected Chairman of the board. Also:
• Jennifer Endicott, Chief Strategy Officer and Senior Vice President of Baystate Health, was elected Vice Chair;
• Brian Smith Sr., Vice President and Treasurer of People’s United Bank, remains as Treasurer;
• Susan Mielnikowski, attorney with Cooley, Shrair, P.C., remains as board Clerk; and
• Denis Gagnon Jr., Vice President of Excel Dryer Inc., and Michael Mathis, President of MGM Springfield, were elected as new board members for a three-year term. Gagnon was also named chairman of the Resource Development Council, the volunteer fund-raising arm of the United Way. Stephen Spelman, attorney at Egan, Flanagan and Cohen, P.C., was named vice chair of the council.
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Mary Shea

Mary Shea

Mary (Fallon) Shea has been promoted to Vice President of digital strategy at Garvey Communication Associates Inc. Shea started her career at GCAi in 2004 as an intern. She later was instrumental in changing the direction of the agency in 2007 toward digital marketing and away from more traditional marketing tactics. Shea was also responsible for GCAi achieving Google Partner status, a designation that reflects the qualification level of agency associates and the volume and quality of the pay-per-click work done by the agency. Shea is a Google AdWords qualified planner, which requires her to pass tests in the areas of AdWords fundamentals, search advertising, display advertising, and video advertising on an annual basis. Shea is a cum laude graduate of the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing. She is vice president of the Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts and a member of the Valley Press Club, the New England Financial Marketing Assoc., and the Public Relations Society of America. She was honored among BusinessWest’s 40 Under Forty class of 2010.
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Lisa Kraus, Western Massachusetts vice president and mortgage sales manager at United Bank in West Springfield, has been named 2015 Affiliate of the Year by the Realtor Assoc. of Pioneer Valley. The announcement was made during the association’s annual awards banquet on June 11 at the Log Cabin in Holyoke. As the highest honor given to an affiliate member, the award is bestowed upon one person who has shown outstanding service and devotion to the organization during the past 17 months in the areas of affiliate-related association activity, community service, and business activity. A member of the Realtor Assoc. since 1999, Kraus is chairperson of the community service committee and a member of the affiliate-Realtor committee. She is an active participant in the association’s many charitable fund-raising efforts, serving as co- chairperson of the annual benefit golf tournament, and the calendar raffle. She chaired the Minute to Win It charitable fund-raising event. She is involved in shopping, wrapping, and delivering gifts to area homeless shelters as part of the association’s activities during the holidays. Kraus is a co-presenter of financing classes as part of the “If the Realtor Had Only Known” series and at the annual Education Fair & Expo. She regularly participates in association membership meetings and networking events. Her business activities include hosting a monthly Meeting of the Minds, a gathering of local lenders, attorneys, and appraisers who come together to discuss real-estate market trends and challenges, and craft potential resolutions. She is also a member of the Home Builders & Remodelers Assoc. of Western Massachusetts.
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Unemployment Tax Control Associates Inc. (UTCA), a national unemployment-insurance service provider based in Springfield, with offices in Boston and Houston, announced the addition of Carrie Jo Dennis as Vice President of Business Development. Dennis, based in Houston, will be responsible for managing sales and marketing strategies to accommodate corporate goals and will ultimately develop and lead the future sales team. Prior to joining UTCA, Dennis was a client-development consultant for a background screening firm serving the healthcare industry, helping to ensure the safety of patients and staff. She holds a bachelor of business administration degree in marketing from Mays Business School at Texas A&M University, holds certifications in Paradigm Sales Training and Integrity Selling Training, and has completed the Franklin Covey Organizational Course.
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Following the firm’s annual stockholder meeting, Tighe & Bond announced the promotion of three of its veteran managers to vice president: Christopher Bone, Antonio da Cruz, and John McClellan:
Christopher Bone

Christopher Bone

• Bone, who has 22 years of engineering experience and works out of Tighe & Bond’s Westfield office, joined the firm in 1999. Over the years, he has served as an environmental engineer and project manager for numerous high-profile wastewater and water-resources projects. He has overseen the design of numerous new treatment plants, and also has a history of finding innovative and cost-effective solutions for challenging upgrades at existing facilities. Currently, he serves as project manager on a design-build team for a $130 million sludge-dryer facility in Detroit, which will be the largest facility of its kind in North America once constructed. University of Wisconsin at Madison. He is a member of the American Water Works Assoc., the New England Water Works Assoc., and the Water Environment Federation; 
Antonio da Cruz

Antonio da Cruz

• da Cruz, who has 22 years of engineering experience and works out of Tighe & Bond’s Worcester office, joined the firm in 1993. Over the years, he has served as a civil engineer and project manager who specializes in wastewater, water resources, solid-waste management, and site/civil projects. He has hands-on experience with a wide array of project roles including planning, design, and construction administration. He designs and manages numerous high-profile infrastructure projects for the city of Worcester and the town of Palmer. He formerly served as a member of Ludlow’s Board of Public Works, and is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Water Environment Federation, and the New England Water Environment Assoc.;
John McClellan

John McClellan

• McClellan, who has 20 years of engineering experience and works out of Tighe & Bond’s Westfield office, joined the firm in 2000. He specializes in water supply and treatment, water-distribution systems, water-treatment plant upgrades, and environmental modeling. He has performed system-wide water-quality modeling studies and water-treatment process-evaluation studies for major communities and water suppliers throughout Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire. He also has managed design- and construction-phase services for numerous water-supply and treatment projects to improve water quality and overall system improvement. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Water Works Assoc. Founded in 1911, Tighe & Bond has offices in Pocasset, Westfield, and Worcester, Mass.; Middletown and Shelton, Conn.; and Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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Amanda Murray has joined the Berkshire Museum staff as the Curator of the Little Cinema. In her new role, Murray will be choosing films for the weekly showings, as well planning special screenings, organizing film-themed talks and events, and improving the moviegoing experience for Little Cinema audiences. “Coming from both the museum world and the independent-film world, I was so excited to learn that the Berkshire Museum is home to a thriving independent cinema. What a rare combination — and a rare opportunity for a film programmer,” said Murray. “In my own life, I’ve relished opportunities to see the latest independent films at festivals and historic, small theaters around the country, and it’s a joy to now be representing and programming such a unique venue for independent film.” Berkshire Museum’s Little Cinema has been showing independent and foreign films for 66 years in downtown Pittsfield. Little Cinema is a single-screen movie theater inside the museum; typically, one first-run independent or foreign film is shown each week. As the film curator, Murray will be developing new initiatives, such as presenting films and film-related programs that complement the museum’s exhibitions and support its mission to create inspiring connections among art, history, and natural science.
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Sandy Weicher

Sandy Weicher

Comcast Cable announced that Sandy Weicher has been appointed Vice President of Customer Care for the company’s Western New England Region, which includes Western Mass., Connecticut, New York, Vermont, and Western New Hampshire. In this role, Weicher will be responsible for delivering a positive experience for Comcast customers across the region and will oversee day-to-day management of the company’s regional call centers located in Enfield, Conn., and South Burlington, Vt. Weicher will work closely with her team to implement the company’s recently announced multi-year strategy to transform the customer experience. Weicher has more than 25 years of experience in the telecommunications industry and has worked at Comcast for more than a decade. She comes to the Western New England Region after serving as vice president of care for the company’s Freedom Region, which includes Philadelphia and its surrounding suburbs, New Jersey, and Northern Delaware. Prior to that, she worked as area vice president for the Greater Chicago Region’s north area, where she was responsible for the network operations, repair, installation, and technical operations teams providing video, high-speed Internet, and voice services to the area’s customers. Weicher is a member of Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT) and received the Greater Chicago Chapter’s Breaking the Mold Award and Mentoring Award. She is also a graduate of WICT’s Betsy Magness Leadership Institute and Comcast’s Field Executive Boot Camp. Additionally, she previously served as president of the Indiana Cable Television Assoc., held a board member position with the Chicago Urban League, and was a fellow in Leadership Philadelphia, a nonprofit community-service organization.

Tighe & Bond Opens New Westwood Office

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WESTFIELD — Tighe & Bond, a New England leader in civil and environmental engineering and consulting, opened its doors this month to a new Eastern Mass. office in Westwood.

The 4,800-square-foot workplace provides a strong base of operation to better serve the company’s Greater Boston-area clients. Staffed initially with a team of 10, Tighe & Bond plans to expand its workforce at this office to approximately 20 employees.

Director of Business Development F. Adam Yanulis and Senior Project Manager Benjamin Levesque are providing leadership for the upstart of Tighe & Bond’s newest office. Yanulis has more than 30 years of experience providing leadership to the public-sector engineering and construction industry in Eastern Mass. Levesque is a civil and environmental engineer and senior project manager with more than 16 years of experience in the municipal water and wastewater industry.

“We are a firm that is committed to our clients and the many longstanding relationships we have developed,” said Tighe & Bond President and CEO David Pinsky. “Locating an office minutes from Boston allows Tighe & Bond to more readily respond to growing client-service demands. Plus, our team at this location has a strong local knowledge of the region and years of experience providing comprehensive engineering and environmental services, which is sure to benefit both existing and new clients. Also, as we continue growing our business, this office addition provides a great opportunity to tap into the talented workforce available in the Greater Boston area.”

In addition to better serving its Eastern Mass. clients, Tighe & Bond is continuing its plan for geographic growth to further reinforce its position as a New England leader in engineering and environmental services. This new office represents yet another growth opportunity for the firm, which is seeing office expansions and staffing growth in multiple offices throughout New England.

Tighe & Bond currently has more than 260 employees. Its other office locations include Westfield (its headquarters), Pocasset, and Worcester, Mass.; Middletown and Shelton, Conn.; and Portsmouth, N.H.

The firm also has seen substantial revenue growth. This past March, Environmental Business Journal, a research publication providing strategic business intelligence to the environmental industry, presented Tighe & Bond with a bronze medal for the mid-size firm’s notable business achievement in revenue growth in 2014.

Founded in 1911, Tighe & Bond provides engineering and environmental services for clients in government, industry, healthcare, education, real-estate, energy, and water/wastewater markets. Engineering News Record annually ranks Tighe & Bond among the top design and environmental engineering firms nationally. ZweigWhite also has recognized Tighe & Bond several times as one of the best engineering firms to work for in the nation.

40 Under Forty Class of 2015 Gala

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The Class of 2015 Has Its Day in the Sun

40 Under Forty 2015DSC_0499The ninth annual 40 Under Forty class of 2015 celebrated their big night on June 18 with style, class, and Flair — as in wrestling legend Ric Flair, a guest of presenting sponsor Paragus Strategic IT, who delivered brief, heartfelt words to this year’s assembly of high achievers, and a standing-room-only crowd of supporters, at the Log Cabin in Holyoke. Paragus was in the spotlight in another way, as CEO Delcie Bean (40 Under Forty class of 2008) won BusinessWest’s inaugural Continued Excellence Award (see photo at right), sponsored by Northwestern Mutual and presented by Kate Kane, managing director of its Springfield office, and BusinessWest Editor George O’Brien. But the night belonged to members of the class of 2015, who proved, yet again, that this region has no shortage of young professionals who are making an impact in business and in the community. Below, we present some scenes from a memorable, exuberant evening.
Photos by Denise Smith Photography [email protected]





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Elizabeth Barajas-Roman, CEO, Women’s Fund of Massachusetts; Terra Missildine; owner and operations manager, Beloved Earth Co.; and Erin Buzuvis

From left: class of 2015 honorees Elizabeth Barajas-Roman, CEO, Women’s Fund of Massachusetts; Terra Missildine; owner and operations manager, Beloved Earth Co.; and Erin Buzuvis, professor of Law and director of the Center for Gender & Sexuality Studies, Western New England University School of Law.


Jennifer Levesque, operations manager, R. Levesque Associates; with her husband, Robert Levesque

From left: Jennifer Levesque, operations manager, R. Levesque Associates; with her husband, Robert Levesque (class of 2015), president, R. Levesque Associates; and Christopher Novelli (class of 2015), architect, Studio One Inc.


From left: class of 2015 honorees Dr. Anthony Sarage, pediatric surgeon

From left: class of 2015 honorees Dr. Anthony Sarage, pediatric surgeon, Western Massachusetts Podiatric Associates; Jim Angelos, owner and executive director, InspireWorks Enrichment Inc.; Gregg Desmarais, vice president and store manager, TD Bank; Kate Lockhart, development director, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampden County; A.J. Crane, co-owner and partner, A. Crane Construction; Terra Missildine; owner and operations manager, Beloved Earth Co.; Jennifer Gallant, chief financial officer, Polish National Credit Union; and Patrick Davis, operations manager, CRD Metalworks, LLC.


Joel Mollison (class of 2015), president, Northeast IT Systems

Joel Mollison (class of 2015), president, Northeast IT Systems; with his fiancée, Christine Gryknkiewicz, respiratory therapist, Cooley Dickinson Hospital.


: Marcelia Muehlke (class of 2015), owner, Celia Grace Wedding Dresses

From left: Marcelia Muehlke (class of 2015), owner, Celia Grace Wedding Dresses; and Sarah Shube, owner, Creative Art Therapies.

Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst, a 40 Under Forty sponsor

From the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst, a 40 Under Forty sponsor, from left: Jennifer Meunier, director of Business Development; Trista Hevey, director of Alumni Corporate Relations; and Kyle Bate, academic advisor.

Sarah Williams (class of 2015), vice president of Global Risk Management, MassMutual Financial Group; with her husband, Richard Williams

Sarah Williams (class of 2015), vice president of Global Risk Management, MassMutual Financial Group; with her husband, Richard Williams, investigator, Investigators LLC.


Tim Steffen, director of recruitment; Nico Sananiello, financial advisor; Kate Kane

From Northwestern Mutual, presenting sponsor of 40 Under Forty, from left: Tim Steffen, director of recruitment; Nico Sananiello, financial advisor; Kate Kane, managing director; Rob Walker, financial representative; and Taylor Hassa, financial representative.

From Paragus Strategic IT,

From Paragus Strategic IT, presenting sponsor of 40 Under Forty, from left: Lisa Lococo, office manager; Delcie Bean IV, CEO; Dave DeRicco, account representative; Anthony Schiappa, account representative; Tyler Lucas, COO; Sarah Powers, financial administration; and Margie LaMotte, executive assistant to the CEO.

From Fathers and Sons

From Fathers and Sons, a 40 Under Forty sponsor, from left: Bill Visneau, sales associate; Marissa Monti, business manager; Shera Rosarario, sales associate; Steven Langieri, sales manager; and Jon Schulz, sales associate.


From Moriarty & Primack, P.C.

From Moriarty & Primack, P.C., a 40 Under Forty sponsor, from left: Tax Director Bob Supernaut; Tax Associate Shelley Sheridan; Audit Associate Jessica Peet; Tax Associates Laurie Bonan and Chris Walker; Manager Rebecca Connelly, Tax Manager Tim Prozost; and Partner Doug Theobold.

Kate Campiti, associate publisher, BusinessWest, welcomes the more than 650 attendees of the ninth annual 40 Under Forty gala.

Kate Campiti, associate publisher, BusinessWest, welcomes the more than 650 attendees of the ninth annual 40 Under Forty gala.

Joseph Bednar, senior writer, BusinessWest; and Denise Hurst

Joseph Bednar, senior writer, BusinessWest; and Denise Hurst (class of 2014), quality improvement manager and human rights coordinator, Department of Mental Health, and vice chair, Springfield School Committee, get ready to welcome this year’s 40 Under Forty honorees to the stage.

Health New England, a 40 Under Forty sponsor, from left: Steven Webster, director of marketing and digital strategy; Jessica Dupont

From Health New England, a 40 Under Forty sponsor, from left: Steven Webster, director of marketing and digital strategy; Jessica Dupont, risk adjustment manager; Robert Ravenscroft, clinical healthcare analyst; Nicole Santaniello, content management specialist; Sandi Bascove, marketing operations manager; Elaine Mann, marketing content strategy manager; Yvonne Diaz, account executive, existing business; and Patrick McColley, UX/CX architect manager.


George O’Brien, editor, BusinessWest, shares a laugh with wrestling legend

George O’Brien, editor, BusinessWest, shares a laugh with wrestling legend ‘Nature Boy’ Ric Flair, a special guest of 40 Under Forty presenting sponsor Paragus Strategic IT.


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George O’Brien and Ric Flair shared the privilege of presenting awards to the class of 2015, including, from top to bottom, Eric Devine, Information Technology Services officer, Country Bank for Savings; Jessica Fraga, continuous improvement consultant, MassMutual Financial Group; and Danielle Williams, attorney, Fierst, Kane & Bloomberg LLP.























































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A Matter of Perspective

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UMass Grad Marty Meehan Now Leads the System

COVER0615cMarty Meehan acknowledged that, when someone decides to run for Congress, and then succeeds in that mission, they’ve done more than win an election. They’ve also more or less committed to a career in politics.

But when Meehan set out to capture the Bay State’s 5th Congressional District seat, anchored by his hometown of Lowell, in 1993, at age 37, he said he did so with a much different mindset.

“I knew I didn’t want to serve in Congress for the rest of my life,” he told BusinessWest, adding quickly that he didn’t know exactly what path his career should ultimately take.

So in 2001, he engaged the services of New Directions, an executive career-development firm that, in essence, helps clients determine a path and, in Meehan’s words, “tells you what you’re good at.”

After an extensive three-week process that included several tests and interviews with people who knew him well, those at New Directions told Meehan he’d be good at running a professional sports league or taking an executive position in higher education.

Marty Meehan, seen here with the mascot for UMass Lowell

Marty Meehan, seen here with the mascot for UMass Lowell, says graduating from the university gives him a unique perspective that will serve him well as president.

To make a long story short, that analysis was on the money.

Meehan, who said he essentially put himself on a track for either of those pursuits, eventually became chancellor of UMass Lowell, where, by all accounts, he led a stunning resurgence at the school.

And last month, he was chosen to succeed Robert Caret as president of the entire university system, thus becoming the first UMass undergrad (he earned a degree in education and political science at the Lowell campus) and first chancellor within the five campuses to ascend to the president’s office.

He said those two qualities, if you will, provide him with a unique perspective, one he believes will serve him well in his new position.

“I have a passion for the University of Massachusetts, and I view that as an asset,” he explained. “When I interact with students, I literally say, ‘I was where you are.’ I have a passion for the institution because I was a student here. I fundamentally understand at my core what it means to have a great university system.”

In a wide-ranging interview, Meehan, who takes the helm July 1, touched on a number of issues involving the university and his role as its president. They include:

• The overall accessibility of the university’s campuses: “The fact is that public higher education in this state has been privatized over the past three decades; the cost of a UMass education has stayed the same, adjusted for inflation, but the burden of paying that cost has shifted from the Commonwealth to students and their families”;
• His perceived role: “A big part of my job is to make the case for this system and demonstrate why it’s important to make the investment in a world-class public research university”;
• His quick take on his job description: “My job is to provide leadership, inspiration, and passion to help the university get what it needs in terms of funding and what it needs in terms of stature, prestige, and reputation. Universities are all about students, faculty, and the interaction that takes place between students and faculty; the rest of us are there to support and embrace that interaction”;
• His leadership style: “I’m very strategic in everything I do; I’m also collaborative and accessible”;
• The importance of the Amherst campus: “UMass Amherst sets the standard for what the UMass brand is all about. So it’s in the interest of all the UMass campuses for UMass Amherst to improve its ranking; that’s where the brand comes from.”
• The role of the system as a whole: “I think the economy of Massachusetts runs through this university”;
• His expectations for the Baker administration: “The governor fundamentally understands how the economy of this state works, and he understands the role UMass plays in the economy. I think he’s thoughtful, he’s smart, and the University of Massachusetts could do quite well under Governor Baker”; and
• His commitment to stay for the “long haul,” as he put it: “I didn’t take this job to get another job — I’m not thinking about what else I’m going to be doing. When I got the job at Lowell, everyone thought I was going to run for the Senate a couple of different times or run for governor. What I said was that I didn’t think you could take a job like that and not make at least an eight-year commitment, and I feel the same about this job.”

For this issue, BusinessWest delves into much greater detail on these and other matters as we talk at length with the next leader of the state university.

School of Thought

As Meehan wrapped up his comments with BusinessWest in the office of the UMass Amherst athletic director — he was at the Mullins Center to attend the June board of trustees meeting — he used that setting and its view of the arena to segue into one of the dilemmas he’ll be facing as president, if one could call it that.

“Someone in the press asked me who I was going to root for when UMass Amherst plays UMass Lowell,” he said, referring specifically to two hockey squads that face off against each other and the 10 other teams in the highly competitive Hockey East conference. “I said, ‘that’s an easy one; when the game’s in Amherst, I’ll be rooting for the Minutemen, and when the game’s in Lowell, I’ll be rooting for the Riverhawks; that’s how I’ll solve that.’”

Marty Meehan says one his first priorities

Marty Meehan says one his first priorities is to initiate a new strategic plan for the UMass system, one that will be conducted from the ground up.

Surely, the myriad other issues he’ll be confronting as president will resist such quick, easy, and diplomatic solutions, but overall, Meehan believes he’s ready for pretty much whatever this job can and will throw at him.

Such confidence stems from a career in leadership positions, which have yielded a wide range of learning experiences.

They came in Congress, where he served seven terms, served on the Armed Services and Judiciary Committees, and established a national reputation for his work with everything from campaign finance reform to tobacco control; before that, in stints as the first assistant district attorney of Middlesex County and Massachusetts deputy secretary of state for securities and corporations; and especially at UMass Lowell — which brings him back to that determination readied by New Directions.

Meehan said he worked to position himself for possible management roles with sports leagues — on the House Judiciary Committee, he became more involved in anti-trust issues that affect professional sports leagues, for example — but soon became more focused on the second career path recommended to him.

Indeed, the post at UMass Lowell was actually the second opportunity within the broad realm of higher education that he considered. The first was his pursuit of the job as dean of the law school at Suffolk University, where he earned both his master’s and juris doctor degrees and was also on the board of trustees. But it wasn’t a hard pursuit.

“I told the search firm that I didn’t think I was what the law school needed at that point,” he recalled. “I felt it needed a nationally known academic or perhaps a former federal judge.

“But during the course of an hour-and-a-half conversation, I got an opportunity to talk about higher education,” he went on. “And when the Lowell position came up, the same search firm was hired to handle that search, and after that long conversation we had, I knew they’d be calling me for that position.”

They did, and after overcoming some reluctance to being named a finalist — he was concerned about both publicly acknowledging his pursuit of the job and competing against seasoned academics — Meehan was awarded the job.

He believes that aforementioned passion resulting from his student experiences there — and his ability to communicate it — was a big factor.

“I wanted the job because I felt that I could make a difference at an institution that meant so much to me personally,” he explained. “Number one, it’s in my hometown, and number two, I graduated from the school. And I felt UMass Lowell could be a much greater institution than what it was.”

At Lowell, he took over a school that was, by most all accounts, underperforming, and certainly changed that dynamic.

Indeed, during Meehan’s tenure, the school, founded in the 1890s as the Lowell Normal and Lowell Textile schools, achieved record growth in enrollment, student retention, research, and scholarship funding. The school has also undergone a dramatic physical transformation, with new academic buildings and residence halls; upgraded academic, research, and athletic facilities; and enhanced student-activity spaces.

Meehan’s comprehensive portfolio of improvements includes:

• Rating as a top-tier university by U.S. News & World Report for the first time in 2011. The school has subsequently seen a four-year gain of 27 spots, from number 183 to 156, the second-largest leap in the nation;
• A 50% increase in enrollment over the past seven years, to more than 17,000 students;
• An accompanying rise in academic qualifications, as the average SAT score of incoming freshmen, math and verbal combined, has increased 80 points since 2008;
• A 10% increase in freshman retention, from 75% to 85%;
• A dramatic rise in research expenditures, specifically 80% since FY ’07 to $65 million;
• The construction of 10 new buildings on campus. That boom includes two new academic buildings (the first in 35 years) — the Mark and Elisia Saab Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center and the Health and Social Sciences Building. It also includes two new residential facilities that are now home to a quarter of the 4,000 students living on campus, a 33% increase in three years;
• Purchase of an underutilized hotel in the city’s downtown and converting it into the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center, which provides housing for 500 students as well as conference space, lodging, and a restaurant for the public;
• Acquisition of the 6,500-seat Tsongas Arena in 2010 (it’s now known as the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell); and
• The opening in 2014 of University Crossing, a $95 million student-engagement center created in a former hospital site purchased by the university in 2011.

Degrees of Progress

When asked how all that and more was accomplished, Meehan said it resulted from assembling a great team, putting in place an ambitious strategic plan titled “UMass Lowell 2020,” and achieving critical buy-in on its many initiatives.

This is the same formula he intends to use as president of the system, which, he believes, has already achieved considerable progress in a number of areas, ranging from enrollment to academic qualifications to new building on each of the campuses.

But there is still considerable room for improvement, said Meehan, who was asked to interview during the system’s last presidential search, in 2010, but eventually withdrew, believing the timing wasn’t right and because then-Gov. Deval Patrick had his own preference for a candidate — someone else.

Looking back, he said that decision was a good one, because it gave him additional opportunities to build on his track record of success at UMass Lowell and ultimately learn from the man he would eventually succeed.

Marty Meehan says his primary role as UMass president is to advocate for the system

Moving forward, Marty Meehan says his primary role as UMass president is to advocate for the system and secure funding to ensure that the schools are accessible.

“I got a great opportunity to do two things,” he said. “One was to finish what I set out to accomplish at Lowell, and secondly, I got to work with a second UMass president, Bob Caret. And because of those experiences, I feel that I’m better-prepared to lead the entire system.”

Looking ahead, Meehan, as he mentioned earlier, said one of his primary responsibilities will be as an advocate for the UMass system — in Boston, Washington, and wherever else that broad assignment takes him.

And as advocate, one of his duties is to articulate how the university’s role has changed and broadened — within the Bay State but also nationally and even globally — and what that means in terms of how the system should be viewed and, more importantly, funded.

“Historically — and when I say historically, I mean over the past 30 years — the political leadership in this state has often viewed the University of Massachusetts as a safety net for students who either can’t get into the elite private colleges or can’t afford to go to those schools,” he explained. “The paradigm has changed dramatically; the elite private universities in this state are not training residents of this state, by and large.”

Thus, with this change in role, the university has taken on an even bigger role when it comes to fueling the state’s economy — an assignment that involves everything from sparking startup businesses to educating and training the workers that ventures across all business sectors will need to succeed.

“I think the argument is powerful: if you want a strong economy, you must have a strong university of Massachusetts,” he told BusinessWest.

“The truth is that social mobility and economic development in this state really drives through the university on every level. We’re an innovation economy; we literally educate the workforce in Massachusetts in terms of the engineers we produce, the nurses, the teachers. So Massachusetts is very reliant on a world-class public research university, and we have to keep the quality up,” he continued, adding that 88% of the graduates of the schools in the UMass system stay in the state for at least five years after earning their diplomas, and 66% stay longer.

“In an innovation economy, you need a workforce that’s well-trained and highly educated, and I think this state gets the fact that our graduates are the key to economic development and economic growth. I sure get it.”

Course of Action

Making sure everyone gets it will help the university achieve a better commitment from the state and therefore the more sustainable financial model it needs in the decades to come, said Meehan, adding quickly that the economy, and specifically state revenues, need to improve for this to happen.

The Baker administration inherited a severe budget crisis, he went on, one that has forced painful mid-year cuts, hard decisions, a slowing of the momentum achieved over the past few years when it comes to state funding of public higher education, and, ultimately, the rate increases approved by the trustees at their June meeting.

The scope of those increases isn’t known yet, said Meehan, adding that any increase impacts accessibility and grows already-worrisome student debt.

To attain more attractive funding levels, the economy must improve, but the university as a whole must continue to become more efficient and thus worthy of a larger investment from the state.

“The governor is going to want to hold UMass accountable in terms of performance, graduation rates, student-success rates, fund-raising, and more,” he said. “And I think the university is ready to be held accountable in exchange for a deeper investment by the state government.”

One of the other priorities moving forward, said Meehan, is to draft a new strategic plan for the university, something similar in many ways to “UMass Lowell 2020” but much larger in scope.

It’s been 25 years since a new comprehensive strategic plan has been created for the university, he said, which means the system is overdue for such a document. And like the one at UMass Lowell, this plan will come from the bottom up.

“We had more than 200 faculty, deans, administrators, and students who all came up with a strategic plan,” he explained. “It took us 13 months to create it, and because we included all those constituencies, we had buy-in. And that’s how it’s accomplished in any large, complex organization, and a university is certainly a large, complex organization.

“We need to evaluate what the system has done well over the past 25 years and what it needs to improve,” he continued, referring to the broad scope of such a strategic plan. “And we need to bring in some of the best high-level academics from public research institutions around the country to help us determine whether this can become the best public university in the country.”

As for the immediate future, Meehan said he plans to spend considerable time visiting the various campuses and gaining feedback from a host of constituencies.

These include the chancellors of those institutions, staff, faculty, students, and alumni. But he also intends to gain perspective from a business community that has placed workforce issues at the very top of its list of priorities — and concerns.

“I look at corporations like EMC and Raytheon, and the majority of the people they hire come from UMass,” Meehan explained. “I want to talk with those major CEOs in the state, not only get some advice on UMass, but also to get them to join with us to fight for more state funding and more federal funding. The business community should be UMass’s biggest cheerleader because of the huge contribution we make to making sure these companies get the best, most highly qualified employees they can get; it makes Massachusetts more competitive.”

Checking Some Boxes

Returning to the subject of those hockey teams and the intense rivalry that has developed between them, Meehan related a conversation with UMass Amherst Athletic Director John McCutcheon, who was lamenting how his school has come up on the short end of many recent contests between the schools.

Meehan said he responded first with some sarcasm, then a challenge, wrapped in the form of a leadership philosophy.

“He [McCutcheon] said, ‘you guys at UMass Lowell have been beating us up the past few years,’” Meehan recalled. “I said, ‘the problem is, everyone has been, and you have to work at this — I want attendance up.’

“Sometimes, I get into a lot of various details, but there’s a reason,” he went on, explaining why he was dwelling on hockey. “I think good leaders need to say, ‘we want excellence in everything we do.’”

That has been Meehan’s approach throughout a career that’s taken him to the House of Representatives and then the career in education recommended years ago. And it’s one he believes will ultimately help drive continuous improvement at the state university. n

George O’Brien can be reached at [email protected]

Community Spotlight: Westfield

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Community Spotlight Features
In Westfield, Redevelopment Plan Becoming Reality

Mayor Daniel Knapik says Westfield is rife with activity that is leading to dramatic changes in the landscape, as projects that were years in the making come to fruition.

New buildings are under construction, while older ones that sat empty for as long as a decade are being transformed and repurposed. Phase I of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail is underway, work is being done in the so-called Gaslight District, and other initiatives are becoming a reality.

“Fourteen years ago, Mayor [Richard] Sullivan showed me his plan for the city, and I saw what the future could be,” said Knapik, adding that this action plan and its prospects for becoming reality led him to seek election to the City Council, where he held a seat from 2001 to 2009 before being elected to the corner office. “It’s astonishing what has happened since then. I supported the mayor’s vision that he created with City Engineer Mark Cressotti, and all of the projects have finally come over the finish line.”

Much of the work has taken place in the last year or two, and projects are in varying stages of development. Change is occurring downtown as well as on Route 20, where a new 99 Restaurant will be built on property that has stood vacant since a Pontiac/Oldsmobile dealership closed down more than 15 years ago.

“We have been talking with officials from 99 for six years to help them find the right spot; they were very selective and looked at other parcels, but finally settled on this one,” Knapik said, adding that ground was broken two weeks ago for the eatery, which is expected to open before Thanksgiving.

In addition, the end units of the former Kmart plaza will finally have tenants. Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore opened in late April in the former Grossman’s Bargain Outlet building on East Main Street, and the space at the other end will soon be occupied by a business that will provide medical-related services. “The site they will move into had been vacant for six years,” Knapik noted.

Daniel Knapik, pictured with Kate Phelon

Daniel Knapik, pictured with Kate Phelon, says the Great River Bridge project, finally completed in 2012 after 30 years in the planning stage, benefits residents and businesses alike.

Another parcel, located at the gateway to Westfield on Route 20, is also flourishing. Nabil Hannoush, serial entrepreneur and vice president of the Hannoush Jewelers chain, purchased the former Balise Ford dealership on 99 Springfield St. and turned the 11-acre property into a center that houses Expert Fitness and other health-related businesses, along with the new Short Stop Bar and Grill and Batter’s Box. He and his wife want to build three additional standalone structures on the side of the building that would likely house a bank as well as retail and commercial office space.

“We are working with them and the Mass. Department of Transportation to enhance the traffic entrance,” said Knapik. “The hope is that the city can secure a grant to widen the road and add a traffic light and dedicated turn lane; we would like to begin work next fall.”

In addition, funding for the entire rail trail has been secured (more about that later), and nearby parks and other venues are planned or under construction.

Progress has also been made on a medical office built on 57 Union St. by Noble Hospital during the recession. Although New England Dermatology rented 20% of the space after it was completed, finding occupants for the remainder became problematic due to the economy. “But that changed in the past year. Noble brought in physicians who have offices there, and it has been nicely filled,” Knapik said.

Overall, the completed and in-progress projects have created a great deal of momentum in the city, said Kate Phelon, executive director of the Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce, adding that the positive vibes will undoubtedly spur additional growth.

“Since I’ve been in my position, it is very exciting to see these various projects completed, new businesses opening or expanding, and continued growth in our city,” she said. “This has a direct impact on jobs and population growth.”

Complex Components

The vision Knapik embraced and has worked toward with Cressotti’s help included a number of components: the Great River Bridge project, which was on the drawing board when the mayor took office; the rail trail; badly needed infrastructure improvements on Main and Broad streets; and development of the Gaslight District and an area of underutilized property on Elm Street that fronts it.

The $100 million Great River Bridge project was completed in 2012 after 30 years in the planning stage. The original bridge that crosses the Westfield River was rehabilitated, and a twin span was built directly opposite it. The construction required relocating three parks as well as overcoming other obstacles, but today the old bridge serves southbound traffic while the new one accommodates northbound vehicles.

Major improvements have also taken place at Westfield Barnes Regional Airport, including a $13.5 million runway reconstruction and two new hangars to be built in the future. In addition, a $2 million redesign and reconstruction of Airport Industrial Road is complete, providing better access to companies operating just outside Barnes as well as those who want to locate in the city’s new, 80-acre Air Industrial Park.

Knapik said there has been a tremendous amount of interest in industrial parcels on the north side of the city over the past six to eight months.

“It’s a sign that the economy is turning around, and we are anticipating an announcement of a big warehouse and distribution facility this month on more than 500,000 square feet of vacant land by the airport,” said the mayor. “Plus, a manufacturer is looking at a smaller parcel owned by the city. If we capture both of these, it will lead to about 400 new jobs.”

City officials also secured the $18.5 million needed to complete the rail trail. They are working on Phase I, which covers two miles from the Southwick line to the Stop & Shop in the city’s downtown. During Phase II next summer, the old railroad bridge that crosses the Westfield River will receive new decking and a new surface; work on the last leg of the project will take place in 2017 when the middle section will be completed. It’s no easy feat because the elevated, 3.5-mile trail crosses nine bridges.

“But the economic impact will be significant,” said Phelon, noting that it will connect with a larger rail trail that covers 65 miles. “We expect tens of thousands of travelers to use it, including cyclists on multi-day trips and organizations that plan bicycling vacations. Retail stores and eateries will benefit, and the area will become a perfect spot for bed-and-breakfast operations.” She added that the chamber and Friends of the Columbia Green Railway hope to partner with local businesses to help them become more bicycle-friendly and draw rail-trail users into their stores.

Travelers and locals will also be able to enjoy amenities on the Westfield River Esplanade, which runs along the levee between the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail and Great River Bridge.

“We plan to construct overlooks with natural-gas fireplaces on it and bocce courts where families can gather; we broke ground six weeks ago and expect to be done by midsummer. The most livable cities encourage people to get out of their automobiles,” said the mayor, who was recently feted with the 2015 Bicycle Advocate of the Year Award by the Alliance for Biking and Walking.

Another major capital project is underway in the Gaslight District. The streetscapes are being rebuilt, and utilities are being modernized and moved underground.

“The design was completed last year,” Knapik said, adding that the $6.5 million cost is being paid for with local money. “The city engineer wants to make this a neighborhood of distinction, and the six streets in the district will be outfitted with gaslights to create an old-fashioned, colonial-style feeling. It’s appropriate because the gas and electric companies got their start there in the 1870s.”

There will also be a new park in the district that will feature a fountain from the Thayer House that was demolished decades ago. “It was saved and unearthed by the Parks Department and hasn’t been used for about 80 years,” Knapik said.

Once improvements are complete in the Gaslight District, the city will finally be able to redevelop Elm Street. “The infrastructure was 100 years old and failing, so we couldn’t put anything there, but three buildings have been knocked down, and two more will be demolished,” Knapik said. “We have remediated the brownfield sites, and when the project is finished in the fall of 2016, the city will have four acres of unpolluted land ready for redevelopment.”

Efforts to modernize Westfield include green initiatives that were finished last year. “Sustainability is important, and adopting single-stream recycling has reduced the amount of tonnage that leaves the city by 30%. We also spent $30 million to make city buildings energy-efficient, which included new rooftops, boilers, and windows,” Knapik said, noting that the heating systems in 14 structures were converted from steam to hot water, which lowered the consumption of gas.

Another green project proposed six years ago came to fruition in January when a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for a 2-megawatt solar farm on the former Twiss Street landfill, which closed about 20 years ago and was a topic of discussion for many years.

“Citizens Energy is leasing the property from the city and will care for the 10 acres in lieu of a tax payment,” the mayor explained, adding it guaranteed the city’s price for electricity for the next 20 years, and cost savings of about $100,000 a year are expected.

Lengthy Process

When Knapik first learned about Sullivan’s vision for the city, he had no idea how long it would take to accomplish. The work on Main and Broad streets has been completed thanks to stimulus funds, which reaped the city $14 million for shovel-ready projects.

“We’ve spent $130 million on utilities, bridges, roads, and street lamps in the last decade, and all of the projects we envisioned have come to a collision point,” Knapik said. “We have had a lot of support from the governor, and good things have come to Westfield.”

Phelon agreed. “With all that has happened and will continue to happen in our great city,” she said, “the chamber is even more excited about connecting its business members and leaders to further promote economic development and entrepreneurism, and to keep the momentum moving forward that makes Westfield a great place to work, live, and play.”

Westfield at a glance

Year Incorporated: 1669
(town); 1920 (city)
Population: 41,094 (2010)

Area: 47.3 square miles

County: Hampden

Residential Tax Rate: $18.54

Commercial Tax Rate: $34.69
Median Household Income: $55,327 (2010)

Family Household Income: $57,018 (2010)

Type of government: Mayor, City Council
Largest Employers: Noble Hospital; Westfield State University; Airtherm; Berkshire Industries Inc.
* Latest information available

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

141 Buckland Road
Ashfield, MA 01330
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Lakeside Park LLC
Seller: Judith W. Hamilton
Date: 05/20/15

119-A&B Pfersick Road
Ashfield, MA 01330
Amount: $244,800
Buyer: Madeleine S. Roberts
Seller: Albert L. Pieropan INT
Date: 05/20/15

BERNARDSTON

169 Bald Mountain Road
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $157,500
Buyer: Deutsche Bank
Seller: Martha V. Jordan
Date: 05/29/15

Route 5
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: C. W. Llewelyn
Seller: Perry Farm LLC
Date: 05/18/15

BUCKLAND

62 North St.
Buckland, MA 01339
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: D&s Village Rentals LLC
Seller: Andrew P. Soles
Date: 05/21/15

DEERFIELD

9 Greenfield Road
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $9,085,704
Buyer: BW RRI 3 LLC
Seller: FMW RRI 1 LLC
Date: 05/19/15

119 Old Main St.
Deerfield, MA 01342
Amount: $640,000
Buyer: Hadley Palmer
Seller: Alexander F. Janko
Date: 05/21/15

113 South Mill River Road
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $198,333
Buyer: Dylan F. James
Seller: Janice James
Date: 05/21/15

14 Steam Mill Road
Deerfield, MA 01342
Amount: $410,000
Buyer: Carl G. Burwick
Seller: 14 Steam Mill Road LLC
Date: 05/18/15

ERVING

34 Moore St.
Erving, MA 01344
Amount: $159,000
Buyer: Wilmington Savings Fund Society
Seller: Daniel J. Petrowicz
Date: 05/21/15

GILL

21 South Cross Road
Gill, MA 01354
Amount: $196,500
Buyer: Steven E. Sinkoff
Seller: Paul J. Morin
Date: 05/26/15

GREENFIELD

36 Beech St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $147,500
Buyer: Leuchtman INT
Seller: Nadine M. Benzaia
Date: 05/22/15

49 Congress St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $191,000
Buyer: John D. Whitney
Seller: Bitzer, Edward W., (Estate)
Date: 05/29/15

82 Highland Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $475,000
Buyer: Joseph R. Dimarino
Seller: Phebe S. Elliott
Date: 05/29/15

32 Holland Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $152,000
Buyer: Andrew C. Eisch
Seller: Moore, George R., (Estate)
Date: 05/29/15

23 James St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Ryan A. Noble
Seller: Steven F. Strandberg
Date: 05/22/15

7 Legion Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $219,900
Buyer: CC MA Realty LLC
Seller: John J. Galvin Post 81 Inc.
Date: 05/18/15

150 Leyden Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Thomas W. Wansleben
Seller: William G. Gallant
Date: 05/29/15

72 Montague City Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Vladimir Agapov
Seller: Jeri L. Case
Date: 05/29/15

N/A
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $17,000,000
Buyer: Massachusetts Dept. of Transportation
Seller: Pan Am Southern LLC
Date: 05/21/15

30 Woodleigh Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Edward J. Terault
Seller: Ann Marie Sullivan RET
Date: 05/28/15

HAWLEY

49 East Hawley Road
Hawley, MA 01339
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Weston J. Swope
Seller: Kamenides, Mark P., (Estate)
Date: 05/29/15

LEYDEN

178 Eden Trail
Leyden, MA 01337
Amount: $207,500
Buyer: Eric D. Page
Seller: Richard P. Messer
Date: 05/29/15

MONTAGUE

11 4th St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $3,450,000
Buyer: Power Turner Falls LP
Seller: Power Town LP
Date: 05/29/15

13 4th St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $3,450,000
Buyer: Power Turner Falls LP
Seller: Power Town LP
Date: 05/29/15

15 4th St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $3,450,000
Buyer: Power Turner Falls LP
Seller: Power Town LP
Date: 05/29/15

18 4th St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $3,450,000
Buyer: Power Turner Falls LP
Seller: Power Town LP
Date: 05/29/15

19 4th St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $3,450,000
Buyer: Power Turner Falls LP
Seller: Power Town LP
Date: 05/29/15

25 4th St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $3,450,000
Buyer: Power Turner Falls LP
Seller: Power Town LP
Date: 05/29/15

115 Avenue A
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Emily Y. Douglass
Seller: Thomas S. Cameron
Date: 05/29/15

118 Avenue A
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $3,450,000
Buyer: Power Turner Falls LP
Seller: Power Town LP
Date: 05/29/15

152 Avenue A
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $3,450,000
Buyer: Power Turner Falls LP
Seller: Power Town LP
Date: 05/29/15

175 Avenue A
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $3,450,000
Buyer: Power Turner Falls LP
Seller: Power Town LP
Date: 05/29/15

3 Emond Ave.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Johanna A. Johnson
Seller: Eric D. Page
Date: 05/29/15

16 Oakman St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Robert F. Mills
Seller: Neipp, Arthur E., (Estate)
Date: 05/26/15

47 Randall Road
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $202,500
Buyer: Julie N. Kosuda
Seller: Linda Berry
Date: 05/27/15

NEW SALEM

44 West St.
New Salem, MA 01355
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Bradford Clement
Seller: Richard Oliver
Date: 05/21/15

148 West St.
New Salem, MA 01355
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Richard H. Oliver
Seller: Gary E. Trainor
Date: 05/26/15

ORANGE

11 Spring St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Robert J. Ballato
Seller: Adele O. Madsen

SHUTESBURY

375 Montague Road
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Melissa Campbell
Seller: Jaime C. Morton
Date: 05/22/15

351 West Pelham Road
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Amount: $218,000
Buyer: Joshua P. Lagreze
Seller: Bradford B. Spry
Date: 05/29/15

SUNDERLAND

266 Hadley Road
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $292,500
Buyer: Yinfeng Wang
Date: 05/20/15

131 Old Amherst Road
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Matthew B. Vickery
Seller: Mitchell K. Roberts
Date: 05/21/15

304 Plumtree Road
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Jonathan L. Wooley
Seller: Klemyk, Barbara A., (Estate)
Date: 05/28/15

51 South Main St.
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Dylan Korpita
Seller: Kathleen Kennedy
Date: 05/18/15

WENDELL

39 Stone Road
Wendell, MA 01379
Amount: $184,000
Buyer: Kathryn A. Lee
Seller: John F. Sini
Date: 05/26/15

HAMPDEN COUNTY

AGAWAM

14 Briarcliff Dr.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Daniel Hickok
Seller: Steven G. Richter
Date: 05/26/15

32 Columbus St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $264,900
Buyer: Eric D. Peterson
Seller: Robert W. Touchette
Date: 05/21/15

147 Edgewater Road
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $303,000
Buyer: Michelle A. Forfa
Seller: Susan A. Mielnikowski
Date: 05/29/15

65 Harvey Johnson Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $181,000
Buyer: Jillian M. Thibault
Seller: Frank Nunez
Date: 05/28/15

12 Haskell St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Christian M. Quatrone
Seller: Marc Turgeon
Date: 05/29/15

92 Horsham Place
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $268,000
Buyer: Joseph A. Masciotra
Seller: Afrodite Doulakis
Date: 05/29/15

767 Mill St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Bonnie L. Watson
Seller: Justin J. Richter
Date: 05/18/15

771 Mill St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: James M. Votzakis
Seller: Votzakis, Evelyn J., (Estate)
Date: 05/22/15

76 Ramah Circle North
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $178,000
Buyer: Wadsworth Realty LLC
Seller: Joseph F. Dempsey
Date: 05/18/15

108 Reed St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Joseph M. Santaniello
Seller: Gedney, Claire A., (Estate)
Date: 05/22/15

134 River Road
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $215,500
Buyer: Jacques E. Kmon
Seller: Dorothy R. Chechile
Date: 05/21/15

72-74 Riverview Ave.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $209,830
Buyer: Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC
Seller: James R. Deming
Date: 05/22/15

181 Shoemaker Lane
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Corey L. Moquin
Seller: Justin Matisewski
Date: 05/21/15

193 Shoemaker Lane
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Kenneth Berry
Seller: FNMA
Date: 05/22/15

35 Spear Farm Road
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $354,900
Buyer: Marc D. Turgeon
Seller: Joseph L. Lovotti
Date: 05/29/15

88 Strawberry Hill Road
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $213,000
Buyer: Maria P. McCormick
Seller: Michael R. Parolo
Date: 05/29/15

14 Tom St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $233,500
Buyer: Dorothy R. Chechile
Seller: John R. Conte
Date: 05/21/15

104 Wagon Wheel Dr.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Susan A. Mielnikowski
Seller: Nancy-Lee Quatrone
Date: 05/29/15

BRIMFIELD

96 Apple Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $306,000
Buyer: Kent B. Boyle
Seller: Matthew Brigham
Date: 05/29/15

74 Brookfield Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $689,000
Buyer: Scott R. Chase
Seller: Virgilius B. Vangerven
Date: 05/22/15

CHICOPEE

69 Ames Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Lloyd Investments LLC
Seller: Neil Hurd
Date: 05/26/15

95 Bardon St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: James Lynch
Seller: Francis W. Pluta
Date: 05/29/15

35 Beaumont Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $140,165
Buyer: Mark Pires
Seller: Wroblewski, Helen, (Estate)
Date: 05/20/15

15 Brandon Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $174,000
Buyer: Nathan J. Skiba
Seller: John M. Russo
Date: 05/29/15

87 Cochran St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $257,579
Buyer: Bank New York Mellon
Seller: Paul R. Paquette
Date: 05/20/15

32 Coolidge Road
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $245,660
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Susan Peloquin
Date: 05/19/15

19 Czepiel St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $161,000
Buyer: Frank Niemic
Seller: Patricia A. Piekara
Date: 05/28/15

413 East Main St.
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: M. Manohar-Laichandani
Seller: Robert Bergmann
Date: 05/29/15

68 Eastern Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $12,957,152
Buyer: BG Massachusetts I. LLC
Seller: CVT LP

64 Emmett St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Daniel J. Cintron
Seller: Volodymr Boyko
Date: 05/22/15

134 Farnsworth St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $157,000
Buyer: Tyrone Dockery
Seller: Steven J. Beauregard
Date: 05/29/15

17 Gagne St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $124,500
Buyer: William R. Yelinek
Seller: Kathleen M. Lewis
Date: 05/29/15

146 Goodhue Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Clifford Purdy
Seller: James H. Bejune
Date: 05/28/15

55 Goodhue Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $182,000
Buyer: Jack L. Mattoon
Seller: Robert A. White
Date: 05/28/15

30 Holmes Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $239,000
Buyer: Ryan T. Matlasz
Seller: David J. Matlasz
Date: 05/20/15

20 Hopwood St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $147,000
Buyer: Jasmin M. Perez
Seller: Thomas F. Glasheen
Date: 05/28/15

16 Jacob St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $191,000
Buyer: Nikolay N. Sevostyanov
Seller: US Bank
Date: 05/28/15

31 Kendall St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Dominique A. Cole
Seller: Jorge O. Gonzalez
Date: 05/29/15

29 Overlook Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $162,000
Buyer: Stanley Czausz
Seller: Lamoureux, Alfred U., (Estate)
Date: 05/22/15

39 Raylo St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $172,500
Buyer: Robert Lepecki
Seller: Janina Lepecki
Date: 05/29/15

24 Upton St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Kemal Akin
Seller: Peter E. Zawadzki
Date: 05/21/15

34 Woodcrest Circle
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $147,000
Buyer: Eric Graziano
Seller: Lise C. Guillemette
Date: 05/20/15

EAST LONGMEADOW

Amalfi Dr. #A
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $179,900
Buyer: Michael T. Kane
Seller: Bella Vista Land Holdings
Date: 05/29/15

40 Bent Tree Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $389,900
Buyer: Jill A. Manferdini
Seller: Roland D. Gelinas
Date: 05/21/15

46 Birch Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: David R. Mailloux
Seller: Michael Torcia
Date: 05/19/15

167 Canterbury Circle
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $553,000
Buyer: Jason Catanzaro
Seller: Dan Roulier & Associates
Date: 05/29/15

249 Canterbury Circle
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $299,989
Buyer: Mark Wing
Seller: Gary E. Gray
Date: 05/29/15

78 Dartmouth Lane
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $550,500
Buyer: Jeremy Shurtleff
Seller: Amaro Goncalves
Date: 05/28/15

235 Elm St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Lauren M. Garlett
Seller: Erin L. Beck
Date: 05/22/15

10 Hillside Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $277,500
Buyer: Gregory Desousa
Seller: John F. Sullivan
Date: 05/22/15

91 Melwood Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $192,000
Buyer: Kathleen M. Sawyer
Seller: Brownstone Quarry LLC
Date: 05/21/15

263 North Main St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $168,000
Buyer: Melissa P. Bovat
Seller: Michael Moynahan
Date: 05/29/15

Pondview Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Custom Homes Development Group
Seller: Joseph Chapdelaine & Sons
Date: 05/22/15

49 Saint Joseph Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $134,000
Buyer: Caswell Boreland
Seller: Alfred J. Albano
Date: 05/21/15

175 Tanglewood Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: Gary E. Gray
Seller: Diana J. Brassard
Date: 05/29/15

25 Tracey Lane
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $246,000
Buyer: Joseph J. McGrath
Seller: Patricia K. Schmid
Date: 05/21/15

22 Winterberry Lane
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $362,000
Buyer: John F. Sullivan
Seller: Winterberry LLC
Date: 05/22/15

29 Winterberry Lane
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $404,000
Buyer: Agnieszka Czudec
Seller: Winterberry LLC
Date: 05/22/15

GRANVILLE

280 Silver St.
Granville, MA 01034
Amount: $133,250
Buyer: Jason J. Mihlek
Seller: Linda Mihlek
Date: 05/26/15

HAMPDEN

32 Ames Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $217,000
Buyer: Danielle K. Williams
Seller: Thomas E. Sutherland
Date: 05/27/15

232 Chapin Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $129,577
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Holly A. Beaumier
Date: 05/22/15

24 Fernwood Dr.
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $192,500
Buyer: Jaison H. Richard
Seller: Schmidt, Evelyn L., (Estate)
Date: 05/20/15

74 Meadow Brook Lane
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $179,000
Buyer: Christopher Quackenbush
Seller: William J. Fisher
Date: 05/19/15

HOLYOKE

21 Bray Park Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $159,000
Buyer: Joseph B. Blanchard
Seller: Everett J. Sexton
Date: 05/29/15

23 Clayton Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $121,333
Buyer: Judith A. Suleski
Seller: Edward J. Suleski
Date: 05/27/15

30 Ernest Lane
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Carlos Bonilla
Seller: Carol A. Kaluza
Date: 05/29/15

32 George St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Louise A. Lyle
Seller: Sanborn, Robert P. Jr., (Estate)
Date: 05/19/15

14 Laurel St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $127,000
Buyer: Kayla Rodriguez
Seller: Laurette C. Landry
Date: 05/21/15

37 North East St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $144,000
Buyer: Efrain Martinez
Seller: Carmen Rivera
Date: 05/29/15

50 Pleasant St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Larry R. Levitt
Seller: James H. Woods
Date: 05/28/15

117 Sheehan Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Cailin M. Baker
Seller: Peter J. Lally
Date: 05/18/15

476 South St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: PMC Properties LLC
Seller: Robert R. Luce
Date: 05/20/15

47 West Glen St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $168,000
Buyer: Vanessa M. Myers
Seller: Matthew J. McNee
Date: 05/22/15

715 Westfield Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $223,500
Buyer: Shawn P. Antunes
Seller: Pedro Rivera
Date: 05/19/15

LONGMEADOW

73 Falmouth Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Wilbraham Builders Inc.
Seller: Roseann Caliento
Date: 05/29/15

548 Laurel St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Jessica W. Reyes
Seller: Wayne H. Duke
Date: 05/28/15

112 Longfellow Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Mariette Cassada
Seller: Antonietta S. Dimichele
Date: 05/29/15

157 Meadow Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $227,500
Buyer: Barbara L. Holensworth
Seller: Dimitri Krutov
Date: 05/18/15

24 Meadowbrook Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $443,000
Buyer: Christopher J. Mounsey
Seller: Farida A. Pomerantz
Date: 05/29/15

145 Redfern Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Michael C. Arnold
Seller: Shelley Cotton

139 Rugby Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $840,000
Buyer: Michael J. Sawicki
Seller: Keith Cunningham
Date: 05/29/15

117 Sheffield Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Cheryl L. Lilley
Seller: Gary J. Stern
Date: 05/29/15

331 Wolf Swamp Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Christopher G. Reed
Seller: Carolyn S. Bampos
Date: 05/22/15

LUDLOW

81 Atlantic St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $241,500
Buyer: Richard T. Santos
Seller: Geremia Botta
Date: 05/20/15

81 Bondsville Road
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: David M. Dias
Seller: Nancy R. Pacyna
Date: 05/29/15

421 Chapin St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $164,000
Buyer: Carl Fisher
Seller: Antonio L. Gomes
Date: 05/21/15

781 Chapin St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $241,500
Buyer: Ryan C. O’Sullivan
Seller: Jeffrey M. Chouinard
Date: 05/29/15

27 Fairview St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $239,500
Buyer: Daniel F. Soares
Seller: Gary Decoteau
Date: 05/29/15

547 Fuller St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Cabot Realty LLC
Seller: Susan L. Lind
Date: 05/28/15

17 Greenwich St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Isaac Flores
Seller: Gene Salvador
Date: 05/29/15

55 Meadow St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $156,500
Buyer: Tina Eugenio
Seller: Kari A. Nunes
Date: 05/19/15

Parker Lane #2
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $119,900
Buyer: John A. Evon
Seller: Whitetail Wreks LLC
Date: 05/19/15

125 Poole St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Eric G. Smola
Seller: Desautels, Robert N., (Estate)
Date: 05/20/15

127 Ray St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $151,333
Buyer: Karen M. Zebrowski
Seller: Maria F. Costa
Date: 05/29/15

135 Ray St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $228,250
Buyer: Antonio Rosa
Seller: Steven J. Gagnon
Date: 05/18/15

199 Ventura St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $189,900
Buyer: Lawrence J. Pagliaro
Seller: Jason Perkins
Date: 05/26/15

308 Ventura St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Linda B. Lastoff
Seller: Albert W. Massanti
Date: 05/20/15

619 West St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $167,000
Buyer: Joao Surreira
Seller: Frank R. Adamski
Date: 05/27/15

MONSON

91 Lakeshore Dr.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: William C. Winkler
Seller: Pelletier, Roger C., (Estate)
Date: 05/26/15

PALMER

26 Barker St.
Palmer, MA 01080
Buyer: Jennifer A. Fitzgerald
Seller: Keem LLC
Date: 05/22/15

88 Breckenridge St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $118,000
Buyer: Paul B. Goodrich
Seller: John L. Clifford
Date: 05/28/15

257 Breckenridge St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $189,500
Buyer: Bruce J. Geary
Seller: Gary H. Fountain
Date: 05/22/15

285 Burlingame Road
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Keith M. Woodman
Seller: Frank W. Carey
Date: 05/27/15

32 Burlingame Road
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $219,000
Buyer: Duane T. Provost
Seller: Stephen R. Holuk
Date: 05/29/15

4018-4024 Church St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $249,254
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Robin Heaton
Date: 05/28/15

2015 East St.
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $134,500
Buyer: Robert H. Hayes
Seller: Wells Fargo Financial MA
Date: 05/18/15

109 River St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Kevin R. Godek
Seller: Scott H. Duverger
Date: 05/29/15

1010 Thorndike St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: FSG Realty LLC
Seller: Merrill L. Simonds Post 130
Date: 05/26/15

1016 Thorndike St.
Amount: $225,000
Palmer, MA 01069
Buyer: FSG Realty LLC
Seller: Merrill L. Simonds Post 130
Date: 05/26/15

SPRINGFIELD

293 Abbott St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $132,000
Buyer: William R. Nickerson
Seller: Joseph Thibeault
Date: 05/29/15

15 Alvin St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Kevin P. Bach
Seller: Grahams Construction Inc.
Date: 05/19/15

48 Appleton St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $149,900
Buyer: Yanitza M. Montalvo
Seller: Dana E. Carpenter
Date: 05/21/15

114 Appleton St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $126,000
Buyer: Allyson Lamondia
Seller: Kathleen A. Fitzgerald
Date: 05/29/15

32 Arvesta St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Kul B. Sarki
Seller: Adam Dalessio
Date: 05/27/15

187 Ashland Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $148,000
Buyer: Jennifer L. Fenton
Seller: Matthew J. Graves
Date: 05/29/15

71 Avon Place
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $964,000
Buyer: Joo B. Lee
Seller: Monaco-Western Mass. Props.
Date: 05/28/15

73-R Avon Place
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $964,000
Buyer: Joo B. Lee
Seller: Monaco-Western Mass. Props.
Date: 05/28/15

53 Bacon Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $124,500
Buyer: Carsten Bech
Seller: Christopher Carella
Date: 05/28/15

175 Brewster St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $127,000
Buyer: Stephen H. Rodolakis
Seller: James Almeida
Date: 05/18/15

36 Briarcliff St.
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Vincent J. Yacovone
Seller: Dianne M. Archambault
Date: 05/22/15

45 Canton St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $152,000
Buyer: Ermelinda Ramos
Seller: Miguel A. Perez
Date: 05/22/15

69 Carnavon Circle
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Anthony R. Bardelli
Seller: Robert L. Bardelli
Date: 05/28/15

75 Caseland St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $184,900
Buyer: Kevin A. Chaffee
Seller: Dawn Fontaine
Date: 05/22/15

350 Dickinson St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $158,000
Buyer: Ganga Biswa
Seller: Gladys S. Derosa
Date: 05/29/15

523 Dickinson St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $153,000
Buyer: Madina A. Birkin
Seller: Lisa L. Torres
Date: 05/26/15

63 East Drumlin Road
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $179,900
Buyer: Maribel G. Pagan
Seller: Luis Gregorio
Date: 05/29/15

93 East Park St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $964,000
Buyer: Joo B. Lee
Seller: Monaco-Western Mass Props.
Date: 05/28/15

196 Eddy St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $155,905
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Carl E. Allen
Date: 05/28/15

182 Edendale St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $118,000
Buyer: Victoria Zhemanova
Seller: Lori A. Beauchemin
Date: 05/26/15

12 Flower St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $182,500
Buyer: Jason Tremblay
Seller: Agnieszka Czudec
Date: 05/22/15

64 Fresno St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Jose L. Melendez
Seller: Luis Zayas
Date: 05/29/15

375 Grand Valley Road
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $173,000
Buyer: Nico J. Mascaro
Seller: Jared M. Duff
Date: 05/29/15

83 Grandview St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $123,000
Buyer: Andrew P. Zinn
Seller: Allison B. Delong
Date: 05/28/15

69 Intervale Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $131,000
Buyer: Donald E. Foster
Seller: Donald E. Foster
Date: 05/29/15

52 Irene St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $137,000
Buyer: Barbara K. Velazquez
Seller: Jonathan D. Carver
Date: 05/22/15

42 Irvington St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $158,000
Buyer: Aaron M. Carrier
Seller: J. Adams Investments LLC
Date: 05/18/15

226 Jasper St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $129,900
Buyer: Cordell A. Daniels
Seller: Global Homes Properties
Date: 05/29/15

70 Labelle Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $226,000
Buyer: James L. Campbell
Seller: Denise M. Colon
Date: 05/20/15

49 Loretta St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $119,900
Buyer: Michael F. Richards
Seller: Gina G. Daniele
Date: 05/27/15

35 Mayfield St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $169,000
Buyer: Ismael C. Torres
Seller: Mary L. Lusa
Date: 05/22/15

126-128 Miller St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $144,500
Buyer: Bank New York
Seller: Maynard Nneji
Date: 05/26/15

814 Newbury St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $142,000
Buyer: Luis E. Correa
Seller: Jack L. Mattoon
Date: 05/28/15

725 Parker St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $144,900
Buyer: CIL Realty of Mass. Inc.
Seller: Kyung W. Kim
Date: 05/26/15

10 Pearson Dr.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $257,000
Buyer: Lynne M. Koshuta
Seller: Bretta Development LLC
Date: 05/22/15

177 Penrose St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $192,500
Buyer: Fabian Gonzalez
Seller: Chad E. Sholin
Date: 05/22/15

28 Pheasant Dr.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Shirley M. Del Rio
Seller: Robert W. Prouty
Date: 05/22/15

15 Riverview St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Juan Alvarez
Seller: Pauline A. Mulligan
Date: 05/27/15

16 Ronald Dr.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Todd Bourcier
Seller: Fecke, Hans-Dieter, (Estate)
Date: 05/28/15

284 Roosevelt Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $147,000
Buyer: Nataly Dejesus
Seller: Linda C. Mumblo
Date: 05/28/15

1250 Saint James Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $2,450,000
Buyer: Albany Road St James Ave. LLC
Seller: Cinemark USA Inc.
Date: 05/21/15

91 Saint James Circle
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Joseph Fiorentino
Seller: Mark Seymour
Date: 05/18/15

57 Signal Hill Circle
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $234,900
Buyer: Linda Frey
Seller: Stanley Czaplicki
Date: 05/29/15

1119 State St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Mayank & Abhi Inc.
Seller: Satish Kumar
Date: 05/19/15

101 Sylvan St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $127,000
Buyer: Melissa M. Montagna
Seller: Stephen T. Dupre
Date: 05/29/15

365 Tiffany St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $123,521
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Robert G. Crowell
Date: 05/20/15

149-151 Verge St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $174,900
Buyer: Robert Poole
Seller: James R. Masterson
Date: 05/27/15

106 Weymouth St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Stephanie C. Labelle
Seller: Joyce M. Karwoski
Date: 05/22/15

107 Winding Lane
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Arlene F. O’Connor
Seller: James J. Bertier
Date: 05/22/15

50 Woodruff St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $143,900
Buyer: Dulce M. Taveras
Seller: FNMA
Date: 05/26/15

SOUTHWICK

14 Berkshire Ave.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $231,000
Buyer: Nationstar Mortgage LLC
Seller: Gail J. Lariviere
Date: 05/28/15

11 Buckingham Dr.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $174,000
Buyer: Sharon A. Conte
Seller: Crystal Conroy
Date: 05/21/15

89 Hillside Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $358,000
Buyer: Gina M. Page
Seller: Paul E. Malkoon
Date: 05/27/15

15 Hunters Ridge Circle
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Colleen M. Picard
Seller: Kenneth G. Laxton
Date: 05/29/15

6 Iroquois Dr.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Joanne Fournier
Seller: George W. Ball
Date: 05/22/15

28 Jeffrey Circle
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $259,500
Buyer: Justin T. Barnett
Seller: Janice L. Wright
Date: 05/27/15

23 South Loomis St.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Kevin D. Rolfe
Seller: Robert D. Pion
Date: 05/22/15

TOLLAND

7 West Granville Road
Tolland, MA 01034
Amount: $140,000
Seller: Robert S. Hutchinson
Date: 05/27/15

WEST SPRINGFIELD

104 Autumn Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $193,000
Buyer: Michael Blair
Seller: Gail M. St.George
Date: 05/22/15

94 Boulevard Place
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Simon Rahiman
Seller: Michael J. Butler
Date: 05/28/15

180 Daggett Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $825,000
Buyer: 180 Daggett Drive LLC
Seller: Pep Boys-Manny Moe & Jack
Date: 05/29/15

606 Dewey St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $228,500
Buyer: Michael P. Fernandes
Seller: Alicia D. Pincince
Date: 05/29/15

81-83 Field St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $122,000
Buyer: Anthony J. Wheeler
Seller: Rogers, Ruth F., (Estate)
Date: 05/22/15

17 Meadowbrook Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $199,000
Buyer: Daniel B. Quigley
Seller: Gregory S. Forfa
Date: 05/29/15

1115 Memorial Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $600,000
Buyer: Eastern States Exposition
Seller: Ronald E. Provost
Date: 05/28/15

1131 Memorial Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $600,000
Buyer: Eastern States Exposition
Seller: Ronald E. Provost
Date: 05/28/15

430 Morgan Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Chad E. Sholin
Seller: John M. Dansereau
Date: 05/22/15

63 Park Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Arrha Credit Union
Seller: West Springfield Knights
Date: 05/27/15

82 Queen Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: James M. Rickson
Seller: Joseph C. Sampson
Date: 05/18/15

143 Robinson Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Lisa R. Delong
Seller: Jean A. Murray
Date: 05/29/15

77 South Blvd.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Emil Ibadov
Seller: Michal P. Kosciolek
Date: 05/27/15

138 Southworth St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $146,000
Buyer: Kuber Adhikari
Seller: Albee, Donald R., (Estate)
Date: 05/29/15

68 Westfield St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Lazy River Housing Co. LLC
Seller: Limestone Management Services
Date: 05/19/15

67 Wilder Terrace
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $185,500
Buyer: Kathryn Maloney
Seller: Robert A. Wise
Date: 05/28/15

36 Windsor St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Phil King Realty LLC
Seller: Wilbraham Trucking Corp.
Date: 05/28/15

WESTFIELD

24 Avery St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $163,000
Buyer: Quincy E. Hall
Seller: Shawndy Bush
Date: 05/29/15

49 Berkshire Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $172,000
Buyer: Brian L. Osowski
Seller: Marie K. Heath
Date: 05/26/15

37 Caitlin Way
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $334,900
Buyer: Timothy Dion
Seller: Darlene A. Bowen
Date: 05/29/15

41 Church St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Thomas P. Keenan
Date: 05/20/15

7 Dana St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $169,900
Buyer: Mary M. Hurd
Seller: Salvatore Anania
Date: 05/28/15

78 Devon Terrace
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $367,000
Buyer: John J. Florek
Seller: Cheryl A. Zebold
Date: 05/20/15

132 Devon Terrace
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: Michael Cashman
Seller: William S. Wright
Date: 05/20/15

95 Egleston Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $182,500
Buyer: CWW Realty LLC
Seller: Ellis L. Langone
Date: 05/28/15

17 Elizabeth Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Denys Gomenyuk
Seller: Brian S. Paterson
Date: 05/29/15

227 Granville Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Kyrsten L. Scott-Smith
Seller: LP 4 LLC
Date: 05/28/15

316 Granville Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $237,900
Buyer: John C. Wright
Seller: Tina D. Avery
Date: 05/28/15

15 Hancock St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Jennifer L. Gearing
Seller: Margaret Doe
Date: 05/22/15

36 Indian Ridge Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $298,000
Buyer: Andrew Brach
Seller: Michael Cashman
Date: 05/29/15

39 Lindbergh Blvd.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $179,500
Buyer: Shuming Chen
Seller: Elaine Fisher
Date: 05/21/15

280 Lockhouse Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Iacovelli Enterprises LLC
Seller: Glen Schermerhorn
Date: 05/18/15

150 Miller St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $181,000
Buyer: Kyle J. Killinger
Seller: John D. West
Date: 05/20/15

6-8 Morris Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $139,000
Buyer: Alicia A. Malloy
Seller: Mark Sears
Date: 05/18/15

20 Murray Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $169,900
Buyer: Brian M. Hodovanec
Seller: Aleksandr Popov
Date: 05/22/15

123 Old Farm Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $244,000
Buyer: Wayne Cooper
Seller: Harry H. Tompkins
Date: 05/27/15

6 Pheasant Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $279,000
Buyer: Jessica S. Brooks
Seller: Joseph A. Masciotra
Date: 05/29/15

23 Pleasant St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $214,500
Buyer: Katharine Williams
Seller: Timothy E. Dion
Date: 05/29/15

47 Ridge Trail Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $286,000
Buyer: Zeyad Elsayed
Seller: Richard J. Peters
Date: 05/29/15

33 South Maple St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Jesse Stanley
Seller: Peter Strniste
Date: 05/26/15

25 Scenic Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $328,000
Buyer: Jason R. Polonsky
Seller: Loretta A. Bey
Date: 05/29/15

3 Sherman St. Ext.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Olga Khimich
Seller: FNMA
Date: 05/26/15

162 Southampton Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $825,000
Buyer: Kayrouz Realty 2 LLC
Seller: LGP Realty Holdings LP
Date: 05/21/15

44 Stuart Place
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: 44 Stuart Place Land Trust
Seller: Michael A. Cecchini
Date: 05/28/15

245 Western Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Crandall FT
Seller: Joseph E. Beatty
Date: 05/20/15

130 Whitaker Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Igor Radionov
Seller: Carolino A. Centeno
Date: 05/19/15

WILBRAHAM

24 Blacksmith Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Seungly Oh
Seller: Meta M. Desantis
Date: 05/29/15

3 Delmor Circle
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $227,000
Buyer: Thomas E. Sutherland
Seller: Clifton C. Roberts
Date: 05/27/15

31 Eastwood Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $660,000
Buyer: Robert J. Roy
Seller: Thomas L. Bretta
Date: 05/29/15

5 Edward St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Keith M. Bartle
Seller: Zolla, Armand A., (Estate)
Date: 05/27/15

5 Highview Circle
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $273,000
Buyer: Mahdi Mohammadaghaei
Seller: USA
Date: 05/29/15

23 Hunting Lane
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $170,100
Buyer: USA HUD
Seller: Wesley R. Quinn
Date: 05/18/15

5 Magnolia St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Christopher J. Connolly
Seller: Dorothy Soja
Date: 05/18/15

488 Main St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Gary Cove
Seller: Mary S. Ripley
Date: 05/18/15

687 Stony Hill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $132,000
Buyer: Thomas X. Kennedy
Seller: Barbara T. Andrews
Date: 05/19/15

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

AMHERST

8 Applewood Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Cameron R. Mackenzie
Seller: Carroll G. Lamb
Date: 05/26/15

66 Berkshire Terrace
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $307,560
Buyer: Berg & Berthiaume LLC
Seller: Arriola, Leslie K., (Estate)
Date: 05/22/15

12 Canterbury Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $570,000
Buyer: Randolph Lisle
Seller: Jane C. Vogl
Date: 05/27/15

Lindenridge Road #52
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Darren M. Clapprood
Seller: Tofino Associates LLC
Date: 05/29/15

150 Market Hill Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $333,000
Buyer: Eleanor Townsley
Seller: Karen Merrill
Date: 05/22/15

27 Morgan Circle
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $445,000
Buyer: Charles M. Aulino
Seller: Andreana P. Lemmon
Date: 05/27/15

209 Old Farm Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Miao M. Lin
Seller: Di Hong
Date: 05/20/15

South Middle St. #7
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Niels V. Christiansen
Seller: South Middle Street Inc.
Date: 05/28/15

237 Sunset Ave.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Metin Yavuz
Seller: Katherine Glime-Lamotte
Date: 05/29/15

BELCHERTOWN

661 Daniel Shays Hwy.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: John H. Conkey
Seller: John H. Conkey
Date: 05/27/15

681 Gulf Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Susan L. Surner
Seller: Dariusz A. Celmer
Date: 05/29/15

91 Ludlow St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Robert J. Cousineau
Seller: Christopher M. Kirstein
Date: 05/29/15

N/A
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Seth P. Arvanites
Seller: Riverbend 2 Properties
Date: 05/29/15

26 Pondview Circle
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $324,900
Buyer: Tara M. Orzolek
Seller: Kevin M. Lacroix
Date: 05/22/15

164 Railroad St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $322,500
Buyer: Paul O. Brown
Seller: Clair J. Brucker
Date: 05/20/15

126 Warner St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: H. L. Lehmberg
Seller: Kevin Clark
Date: 05/28/15

54 Woodhaven Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Robert G. Kuhn
Seller: Robert J. Roy
Date: 05/29/15

CHESTERFIELD

50 Bray Road
Chesterfield, MA 01012
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Roslyn S. Malkin
Seller: Thomas E. Dawson-Greene
Date: 05/22/15

178 Bryant St.
Chesterfield, MA 01012
Amount: $508,000
Buyer: Timothy E. McElroy
Seller: Kester Warlow-Harry
Date: 05/18/15

EASTHAMPTON

4 Crescent St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Andrea B. Stone
Seller: Patrick V. Niedzwiecki
Date: 05/29/15

10 East Chestnut St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $183,000
Buyer: Zachary R. Smith
Seller: FNMA
Date: 05/29/15

12-14 Knipfer Ave.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $272,500
Buyer: David J. Janulewicz
Seller: Kevin C. Netto
Date: 05/29/15

93-95 Main St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $630,000
Buyer: Pizzatronics Worldwide
Seller: Lisa L. Fusco
Date: 05/29/15

156 Northampton St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $599,500
Buyer: Nicholas D. Duprey
Seller: Brenda A. Linnell
Date: 05/27/15

49 Oliver St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $122,500
Buyer: David A. Blow
Seller: Donna M. Sicard
Date: 05/19/15

60 Oliver St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Kerri Wessel
Seller: Edmund L. Wrzesinski
Date: 05/29/15

29 Phelps St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Norwich Properties LLC
Seller: Mount Tom Properties LLC
Date: 05/20/15

11 Pine Hill Road
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Dennis J. Meehan
Seller: Allyn R. Spacek
Date: 05/28/15

14 Robin Road
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $192,000
Buyer: Joseph Ryan
Seller: Deutsche Bank
Date: 05/22/15

109 Strong St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $293,500
Buyer: John Fish
Seller: Scott D. Edmands
Date: 05/19/15

10 Vadnais St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $186,000
Buyer: Joseph D. Sayles
Seller: Kathleen A. Hickson
Date: 05/29/15

GOSHEN

42 Ball Road
Goshen, MA 01096
Amount: $273,000
Buyer: Lauren L. Bonczek
Seller: Kristopher T. Pease
Date: 05/28/15

GRANBY

152 Taylor St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $419,500
Buyer: Judith A. White
Seller: Benjamin E. Bruso
Date: 05/29/15

HADLEY

91 Hockanum Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Shane R. Conklin
Seller: Meghan D. Stolki
Date: 05/26/15

208 River Dr.
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: Henry L. Rigali
Seller: Hadley Investments Corp.
Date: 05/22/15

HATFIELD

74 Chestnut St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Martha Brabant
Seller: Matthew Shiels
Date: 05/22/15

NORTHAMPTON

Beaver Brock Loop #19
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $389,250
Buyer: Lauren E. Duffy
Seller: Beaver Brook NT
Date: 05/29/15

227 Bridge St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Huong C. Chow
Seller: R2R LLC
Date: 05/21/15

290 Bridge St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $262,000
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Jose Buri
Date: 05/29/15

374 Bridge St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $401,500
Buyer: Donna Vance
Seller: Frank J. Werbinski
Date: 05/22/15

13 Grove Ave.
Northampton, MA 01053
Amount: $277,500
Buyer: Megan L. Freedman
Seller: John A. Brozoski
Date: 05/29/15

35 Kensington Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $430,000
Buyer: Penny L. Remsen
Seller: Donald Gillman
Date: 05/26/15

48 Lincoln Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Craig G. McNeil
Seller: Claydon, Paul B., (Estate)
Date: 05/29/15

36-40 Main St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Eric Lucentini
Seller: R. E. Carle LLC
Date: 05/22/15

95 Moser St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $349,900
Buyer: Stacy L. Giufre
Seller: Kent Pecoy & Sons Construction
Date: 05/22/15

414 North King St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $272,000
Buyer: Matthew C. Hine
Seller: Danielle K. Williams
Date: 05/27/15

5 North Farms Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Beth F. Pellettieri
Seller: Day, Leona, (Estate)
Date: 05/22/15

262 North Main St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $222,000
Buyer: Richard M. Gnatek
Seller: Carol Wolfgram
Date: 05/29/15

19 Norfolk Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $525,500
Buyer: Tamsin J. Farmer
Seller: Dinneen Funding TR
Date: 05/28/15

425 Prospect St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $750,000
Buyer: Nonotuck Resource Assocs.
Seller: Justrev LLC
Date: 05/19/15

91 Water St.
Northampton, MA 01053
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Elizabeth Cardinal
Seller: Alice B. Badecker
Date: 05/27/15

400 Westhampton Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Stephen C. Calcagnino
Seller: Robert J. Dostal
Date: 05/28/15

113 Whittier St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $750,000
Buyer: Benjamin S. Lewis
Seller: William M. Goggins
Date: 05/27/15

39 Woodbine Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $327,500
Buyer: Stanley A. Freeman
Seller: Judy Haigler
Date: 05/29/15

SOUTH HADLEY

27 Ashfield Lane
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $423,000
Buyer: Allana N. Jackson
Seller: Eleanor Townsley
Date: 05/22/15

45 Dartmouth St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Jose L. Ramos
Seller: Fotjo, Janet M., (Estate)
Date: 05/29/15

306 Granby Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Devin S. Mackey
Seller: Mitchell FT
Date: 05/29/15

51 Lyman St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Mary J. Else
Seller: Barbara E. McCarthy
Date: 05/28/15

31 Maple St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Richard J. Rogalski
Seller: Thomas Fregeau
Date: 05/29/15

20 Maria Dr.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Jarrett Moyer
Seller: Sharon M. Zulch
Date: 05/19/15

92 Mountain View St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Tami L. Paquette
Seller: Bruce J. Patryn
Date: 05/29/15

20 Pittroff Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $217,000
Buyer: Melissa A. Meon
Seller: Allard, Carlene F., (Estate)
Date: 05/21/15

1 Valley View Dr.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: ZAHSR LLC
Seller: Nabish RT
Date: 05/27/15

12 Wildwood Lane
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $223,500
Buyer: Western Mass. Training Consortium
Seller: Christie FT
Date: 05/29/15

SOUTHAMPTON

3 East St.
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Alice M. Badecker
Seller: Robert E. Dragon
Date: 05/27/15

12 Pomeroy Meadow Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $209,900
Buyer: Elizabeth H. Goepfert
Seller: John Darrow
Date: 05/29/15

WARE

33 Berkshire Dr.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Kevin Slattery
Seller: Paul A. Nowicki
Date: 05/19/15

79 Fisherdick Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Kimberly A. Mandeville
Seller: David F. Porowski
Date: 05/27/15

9 Old Poor Farm Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Laurie K. Racine
Seller: Jeffrey Beaudin
Date: 05/29/15

76 Old Poor Farm Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Melissa Richardson
Seller: Alan P. Desrosiers
Date: 05/22/15

27 Sczygiel Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $156,000
Buyer: Keith Bradway
Seller: Bank New York Mellon
Date: 05/29/15

104 West St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $7,790,000
Buyer: HJN Hotels Corp.
Seller: CPI Ware LLC
Date: 05/20/15

WESTHAMPTON

253 Kings Hwy.
Westhampton, MA 01027
Amount: $214,000
Buyer: Robert P. Turner
Seller: Christopher J. Joly
Date: 05/28/15

82 Laurel Hill Road
Westhampton, MA 01027
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Mark E. Challet
Seller: Justin Kurtz
Date: 05/29/15

171 Main Road
Westhampton, MA 01027
Amount: $321,000
Buyer: Dinneen Funding TR
Seller: Robert P. Turner
Date: 05/28/15

324 Northwest Road
Westhampton, MA 01027
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Lauryn B. Cronin
Seller: Mark E. Challet
Date: 05/29/15

WILLIAMSBURG

Depot Road
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: ILEX RT
Seller: Roger A. Graves
Date: 05/20/15

8 The Lope
Williamsburg, MA 01039
Amount: $575,000
Buyer: Nina L. Sitron RET
Seller: Judith Haigler
Date: 05/28/15

Doing Business As Certificates

By
DBA Certificates Departments

The following Business Certificates and Trade Names were issued or renewed during the month of June 2015.

AGAWAM

Beauty & Barber Boutique
762 Springfield St.
John Minto Jr.

Hathorne Company
429 North Westfield St.
Lynne Romansky

GREENFIELD

Bannister Painting Company
55 Freeman Dr.
Jared Bannister

Franklin Media
19 James St.
Susan F. Wilson

Tractor Supply Company
75 Newton St.
Lori Terlecki

HOLYOKE

Adams Street Market
4 Adams St.
Rose Parra

Beauty 360
50 Holyoke St.
Celebtina Abankwa

Cano Used Tire
640 South Bridge St.
Carmen Garcia

Sears Auto Center
86 Lower Westfield Road
Everton Blake

Today’s Nails
50 Holyoke St.
Charles Tran

SPRINGFIELD

3 Express Multi Service
899 Carew St.
Philip Alexander

Ace Taxi
295 Allen St.
Yasir Osman

Aelou Visuals
167 Atherton St.
Duane Thomas

Aquatic Diving Adventures
11 Front St.
James Morell

Ares Landscaping
33 Mill Pond Dr.
Enrique Nunez

Auto Imports
62 Winter St.
Raymond Tirado

BBNS Property Clean
95 Cliftwood St.
Berge Bernadeau

CG Interior
190 College St.
Chris Graham

Carole Singh
93 White St.
Carole Singh

Cathy’s Food Consulting
807 Worthington St.
Caterina Cardenuto

Chapin Center
200 Kendall St.
Northeast Health

Something to Talk About
1500 Main St.
Stephanie R. Smith

Swanson Meetings
3 Peer St.
Diane Swanson

The Dusty Walnut
360 Walnut St.
Daniel Hanke

Traditional Saigon Restaurant
281 Belmont Ave.
Le Nguyen

U-See-It
71 Harvard St.
Jermaine Jones

VCA Boston Road Animal Hospital
1235 Boston Road
VCA Animal Hospitals

Western MA Marketing
79 Patricia Circle
Brittany Marie

Yaad Food Jamaican Restaurant
87 Main St.
Orlando Roberts

Young Live Humble
100 Moreland St.
Jalil Gonzalez

WESTFIELD

AJ Quality Goods
86 Notre Dame St.
Alexander Mamchur

Dorsey Construction Contracting
25 State St.
Andrew Dorsey

Natasha Butler Photography
44 Mechanic St.
Natasha M. Butler

Reliable Jack
1 Klondike Ave.
Stephen Franklin

Vieau’s Express
36 Governor Dr.
William Vieau

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Attain Therapy & Fitness
124 Myron St.
Performance

Avada Hearing Care Center
459 Riverdale St.
Michael Demelio

Balise Collision Repair
1800 Riverdale St.
Balise Motor Corporation

Calabrese Market
54 Park St.
Anthony Calabrese

Father & Son Construction
772 Union St.
Erick Santiago

Mass Trans Insurance Agency
425 Union St.
Roman Shetan

Odessa Auto Repair
141 Allston Dr.
Anton Ivanov

R-E Pools
31 Field St.
Eric Dziewit

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Tighe & Bond Acquires New Hampshire-based Waterfront Engineers
WESTFIELD — Waterfront Engineers LLC, a New Hampshire-based firm known for providing specialized engineering services for shoreline challenges and waterfront facilities, joined forces this week with Tighe & Bond, a New England leader in engineering and environmental services. Tighe & Bond acquired Waterfront Engineers to offer its clients additional expertise and targeted solutions for complex and challenging coastal projects. Tighe & Bond’s Portsmouth, N.H. office will serve as the hub for these expanded services. “It is a pleasure to welcome Waterfront Engineers to our team. Over the years, we have collaborated regularly with the firm’s chief engineer, Duncan Mellor, and know that his 30-plus years of proven coastal engineering success will benefit our waterfront clients,” said Tighe & Bond President and CEO David Pinsky. Based in Stratham, N.H. for 10 years, Waterfront Engineers has provided a range of specialized engineering for the assessment (above and underwater), design, and construction of structures built along shorelines, waterways, ports, and harbors. These include piers, wharves, bulkheads, quay walls, revetments, breakwaters, bridges, parks, marinas, dredging, tidal turbines, and many other specialized coastal studies, grant applications, and structures. Tighe & Bond has long provided structural, geotechnical, and civil-engineering services for buildings, dams, and seawalls throughout New England. However, the addition of Waterfront Engineers’ coastal engineering capabilities deepens this expertise, and supports the firm’s ongoing growth and presence in New Hampshire. 

WNEU Expands Opportunities for International Students
SPRINGFIELD — Western New England University (WNEU) is expanding opportunities for international students to enroll in undergraduate and graduate degree programs through a new language-instruction partnership with Denver-based Bridge Education Group. The arrangement will facilitate establishment of a BridgePathways Intensive English Center on the university campus this fall. The first cohort of students will be enrolled in January 2016. WNEU is dedicated to providing international students with the tools they will need to succeed while studying in the U.S., said Vice President for Strategic Initiatives Richard Keating. Western New England University is one of three universities to open BridgePathways Centers this year, and the only program in New England, joining three previously established programs in other parts of the U.S. Full-immersion experiences, academically, culturally, and socially, are an essential component of the program. BridgePathways students at Western New England will be housed on campus and provided with structured activities designed to get them actively participating in daily campus life and the surrounding community. An intensive academic English curriculum will focus on critical writing, with coursework designed to prepare students for university-level assignments. Students also practice essential speaking and listening skills needed for successful participation in discussions and lectures. The rigorous curriculum was designed using a three-pronged approach, addressing linguistic, academic, and intercultural skills. BridgePathways at Western New England University will have six start dates throughout the year, offering eight-week terms, and will accept students at an intermediate English proficiency level. Students in the language program will receive conditional admission to the university, allowing them to enroll in one more than 60 academic programs upon successful completion of the BridgePathways curriculum. Founded in 1986, Bridge Education Group is a world leader in language education for international students. Headquartered in Denver, it offers a wide spectrum of services, including language training and immersion programs, teacher training and development courses, language testing, translation and interpretation services, and cross-cultural exchange programs. During the spring 2015 semester, WNEU hosted about 130 international undergraduate and graduate students in its academic programs from 27 different countries, including Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Iran, Ivory Coast, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Panama, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Taiwan, Togo, Turkey, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, and Zambia. The students matriculated in the colleges of Engineering, Business, Arts and Sciences, and Pharmacy, as well as the School of Law.

Springfield College Sports Communication Department Lauded
SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield College Sports Communication Department was recently recognized by the American Volleyball Coaches Assoc. (AVCA) for its successful efforts in the advancement and promotion of the sport of volleyball. The college earned NCAA Division III Sports Information Director Women’s Volleyball Regional Honors for the New England area and also NCAA Division III Sports Information Director Men’s Volleyball Conference Honors during the announcement of the annual AVCA Grant Burger Media Award. Led by Director of Sports Communication Brian Magoffin and Assistant Director of Sports Communication Jonathan Santer, Springfield College was the only institution in the country across NCAA Division I, II, and III, as well as the NAIA, to be recognized by the AVCA in both men’s and women’s volleyball. Their efforts included traditional releases and statistical coverage, in addition to enhanced web and video efforts to promote the success of the men’s and women’s programs, including highlight packages, postgame interviews, and features throughout the season. “Brian and Jonathan have a knack for capturing the essence of what it means to be a student-athlete,” said Springfield College Director of Athletics Cathie Schweitzer, who will be retiring at the end of June after 15 years in her current role. “Our sports-information team creatively thinks of ways to keep Springfield College athletics at the forefront, and the coverage they provide promoting players, coaches, and the volleyball programs is unparalleled.” The AVCA Grant Burger Media Award recognizes members of the media who have been involved in the advancement of the sport of volleyball, whether through consistent coverage in all mediums (sports information, print, broadcasting, web content, college student reporting, and social media), production of volleyball-specific publications, or extensive radio and/or television exposure.

Country Bank Awards Scholarships to Graduating Seniors
WARE — Country Bank recently awarded $80,000 in scholarship money to 32 students in its market area. Two students from each of the 16 high schools will each receive $2,500 to help them get started with their higher-education dreams. These students have been selected by scholarship committees established at the individual schools. “We are so pleased to be able to provide these students a helping hand as they plan their future,” stated Paul Scully, president and CEO of Country Bank. “The students have each shown their dedication and hard work in the classroom and in the community, and their teachers have chosen them for this special honor. We wish them all the best of luck.” The seniors awarded the 2015 Country Bank Scholarship include: Ryan Paul Lagasse and Jena Marie Desroches, Bay Path Regional High School; Sienna Nielsen and Kathleen Sera Royal, Belchertown High School; Constance Morgan-Poirer and Tyler Golden, David Prouty High School; Cullen Mars and Alexandria DiCentes, Leicester High School; Zacharry Frangules and Emily Sevigne, Ludlow High School; Viviana Angel and Maxine Girard, Minnechaug Regional High School; Haley Arbour and Justin Maloney, Monson Innovation High School; Danielle Mierzejewski and Alex Ouellet-Poulin, North Brookfield High School; Jacob Sifuentes and Elisah Huynh, Palmer High School; Shannon Kennedy and Michael Desjardins, Pathfinder Regional High School; Sophia Kornitsky and Sonja Josephson, Quabbin Regional High School; Monica Greenlaw and Benjamin Webber, Quaboag Regional High School; Benjamin White and Emily Ijams, Shepherd Hill Regional High School; Kendal Danna and Morgan Button, Tantasqua Regional High School; Artur Bielecki and Michaela Scott, Wachusett Regional High School; Emily Houle and Mihaela Sousa, Ware High School.

Polish National Credit Union Supports Families with Food Drive
CHICOPEE — In honor of Military Appreciation Month in May, Polish National Credit Union held a month-long food drive at all branch locations, collecting non-perishable food items, toiletries, and school supplies for military families in need. The credit union also held three dress-down days during May that required employees to donate two food items each time they wanted to dress down, as well as encouraging members to donate and promoting the drive to the public through social media. The credit union supplemented their efforts by donating a pallet of bottled water. “At Polish National Credit Union, our mission is to grow lasting relationships that improve people’s lives,” said Jennifer Boyle, the institution’s vice president of marketing. “We are so pleased to be able to partner with the Pioneer Valley USO to assist military families in need. We appreciate the opportunity to be of service to our community.” The Pioneer Valley USO encourages business and community support for active troops. For more information, call (413) 557-3290.

Berkshire Bank Announces Scholarship Recipients
PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Bank announced that it has selected 30 high-school seniors to receive a total of $45,000 in scholarships through its Berkshire Bank Foundation Scholarship Awards Program. Each of the recipients will receive $1,500. A team of 200 Berkshire Bank employee volunteers reviewed nearly 300 applications to select the winners. The winners all live in the regions served by Berkshire Bank, including communities in Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, and Vermont. Berkshire Bank representatives surprised the students with their scholarship awards at their respective high schools. The six recipients from the Pioneer Valley are Wilda Joseph and Samantha Cross, Cathedral High School; Alyssa Hogan, Chicopee High School; Jessie Walton, Gateway Regional High School; Nathan Drewniak, Holyoke Catholic High School, and Kadeja Miller, Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy. The scholarship awards recognize students who have exemplified community service through their volunteer efforts, have been successful academically, and have a financial need.

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State Unemployment Drops to 4.6% in May
BOSTON — The state’s total unemployment rate dropped to 4.6% in May, a 0.1% decrease from the previous month, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Thursday. The unemployment rate is the lowest it has been in the state since December 2007. The new preliminary job estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicate Massachusetts gained 7,400 jobs in May, marking the ninth consecutive month of jobs gains. Over the year, the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell 1.2% from 5.8% in May 2014. The unemployment rate in Massachusetts peaked in September 2009 at 8.8%. The May state unemployment rate is 0.9% lower than the national rate of 5.5% reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Bureau of Labor Statistics also revised upward its April job figure, reporting the state gained 11,200 jobs, instead of 10,100, which the agency reported last month. “We have had solid job growth in the last three months, with approximately 30,000 jobs added in the state,” Labor and Workforce Development Secretary Ronald Walker II said. “As more jobs are created, more people are coming back into the labor market.” Over the month, jobs were up 7,400, with a private-sector gain of 7,100. Since May 2014, jobs grew by 70,600, with 59,300 private-sector job gains. Sectors that gained jobs over the month include construction, which added 3,500 jobs; retail trade, 1,500 jobs; and wholesale trade, 1,500 jobs. Transportation and warehousing lost 500 jobs. Manufacturing gained 600 jobs, and financial activities gained 700 jobs. Education and health services and professional, scientific, and business services had the largest job gains over the year.

Women’s Fund Announces $240,000 in Grants
EASTHAMPTON — The Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts (WFWM) announced a total of $240,000 in new grant commitments in Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire counties. Working within focus areas of educational access and success, economic justice, and safety and freedom from violence, partners in these communities will each receive $60,000 over three years to deploy innovative programs that will help shift the landscape for women and girls. Grantees include Berkshire County’s Flying Cloud Institute and ROPE/Women of Color Giving Circle for their Berkshire Collaborative for GIRLS in STEM project; Franklin County’s Greenfield Community College, Montague Catholic Social Ministries, New England Learning Center for Women in Transition, and Seeds of Solidarity for their Women’s GARDEN Project Collaborative effort; Hampden County’s Neighbor to Neighbor and Voices from Inside for their Voice Activated project; and Hampshire County’s MotherWoman, UMass Amherst, and Hampshire College for their Firm Foundation: Policy Change for Mothers project. “We had an extremely competitive applicant pool,” said Elizabeth Barajas-Román, Women’s Fund CEO. “The grants committee made difficult choices based on projects with meaningful collaborations, clear and attainable impact on the community, and on proposals that balanced our portfolio of funded projects already in the field.” The new 2015 grantees join exiting Women’s Fund grant partners funded through 2017: Berkshire United Way for a coalition effort titled Face the Facts Teen Pregnancy Prevention Coalition; the Prison Birth Project in Hampden County, which will continue its social- and reproductive-justice efforts for incarcerated and post-incarcerated mothers; and, in Hampshire County, the Treehouse Foundation’s project, Re-envisioning Foster Care Together. “Collectively, these grantees will help leverage the WFWM’s impact on the lives of women and girls in Western Massachusetts,” Barajas-Román said. “The WFWM will also continue to convene skill-building sessions and support the programming of organizations that work on issues that impact women and girls.” In addition to the financial award, WFWM will invest an additional $20,000 into the partnership by giving each organization the opportunity to nominate its staff, constituents, or board members as participants of the WFWM’s Leadership Institute for Political and Public Impact (LIPPI), a program that has equipped 200 women from across the four western counties to become civic leaders in their communities; impact policy on the local, state, and national levels; and seek and retain elected positions. The WFWM is a public foundation that invests in the lives of local women and girls through strategic grant making and leadership development.
 
Tree-planting Program Expands to Chicopee
CHICOPEE — At a tree-planting ceremony at Fredericks Park in Revere, state Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Matthew Beaton announced an initiative to expand the Greening the Gateway Cities Program (GGCP) to include the cities of Chicopee and Revere. The program, which targets the Commonwealth’s 26 gateway cities, is designed to utilize tree plantings as a way to reduce energy use in urban neighborhoods and lower heating and cooling costs for residents and businesses. “By extending the Greening the Gateway Cities Program to include the communities of Revere and Chicopee, our administration continues its commitment to work closely with cities and towns across the Commonwealth to provide resources that benefit municipalities and improve the state’s environment,” said Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito. Added Beaton, “increased tree canopy will provide our communities with the first, and best, line of defense from excessive urban summer heat and the biting winds of winter. In addition to benefiting the Commonwealth in terms of energy efficiency, the Greening the Gateway Cities Program will provide the residents of Revere and Chicopee with cleaner air and water, reduced noise pollution, and the beatification of homes and neighborhoods within their community.” With a defined goal of a 10% increase in urban tree canopy in selected neighborhoods within gateway cities, the increase in tree cover is expected to reduce heating and cooling costs in the selected areas by approximately 10%, with an average homeowner saving approximately $230 a year, once the trees reach maturity. Over their lifespan, the trees are expected to lead to $400 million in energy savings for residents and businesses. Aimed at improving the often-low tree canopy found in the Commonwealth’s gateway cities due to their urban character and history of manufacturing, the program’s benefits are not isolated to energy efficiency. By planting trees, communities will see a reduction in stormwater runoff, higher air quality, an increase in property values and tax receipts, and a safer, healthier environment for residents. Under the program, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is spearheading tree-planting efforts and is in the process of planting up to a combined 15,000 trees in Holyoke, Chelsea, and Fall River. Agency staff, working in partnership with local municipalities and grass-roots organizations, have developed a successful approach to planting the number of trees required to have an energy impact, focusing on high-density urban neighborhoods, where planting on average 10 trees per acre will provide benefits to 15 to 25 households. Planting this number of trees will increase canopy by an estimated 1% in eight years, and 10% in 30 years. “The Greening the Gateway Cities Program is not only an important tool in our overall urban forestry plan, but will be an engine for job creation and energy sustainability in these communities,” said DCR Commissioner Carol Sanchez. “DCR is proud to continue the long-standing partnership between the Bureau of Forestry and the cities of Chicopee, Revere, Chelsea, Holyoke, and Fall River. With the help of local community and grass-roots organizations, GGCP will pay dividends in these high-density urban communities where green space is needed most.” To implement the expansion of the Greening the Gateway Cities Program, the DCR will partner with the city governments of Chicopee and Revere and community groups to plant approximately 100 trees this June, and thousands more to come. The program will also benefit the cities’ local economies by creating jobs for residents. DCR will hire local workers for tree-planting teams in each city, and every tree will be purchased from Massachusetts nurseries. “The City of Chicopee greatly appreciates the Commonwealth’s commitment to our city and its neighborhoods by providing us with a number of replacement trees,” said Chicopee Mayor Richard Kos.

State Offices Partner on Financial Education
BOSTON — The state Division of Banks, in partnership with the state Treasurer’s Office, announced the creation of the Financial Education Innovation Fund, which will provide an opportunity for high schools to develop or expand financial-education fairs. These events, most commonly known as Credit for Life fairs, are designed to be a fun and effective way for students to learn about making real-world financial decisions when it comes to saving, spending, and budgeting based on career choices and lifestyle decisions. “I feel strongly that students need to be exposed to financial literacy earlier and more often. We need to teach these skills so they can be used every day, so individuals can make sound financial decisions about their future,” said Gov. Charlie Baker. “I am pleased that the Division of Banks is joining the Treasurer’s Office in promoting future Credit for Life fairs.” Massachusetts school districts are not required to teach financial education, and these courses are taught on a voluntary basis. Approximately 50 high schools in the Commonwealth currently offer money-management events to their students. Initially, $50,000 will be allocated to the Innovation Fund from the Division of Banks to support a pilot financial-education program. High schools throughout the Commonwealth that may not otherwise be able to sponsor this type of program may apply for funding to conduct a Credit for Life fair. This financial-education initiative will be funded with monies received by the division in settlement of alleged unlawful lending practices. For the first year, up to 15 schools will be selected to receive funding from the Innovation Fund. Schools must submit a completed application to the Treasurer’s Office by June 30 for consideration of an Innovation Fund award of up to $5,000. Award grantees will be notified in August, and financial-education events will be conducted by Dec. 31. “The Division’s goal of consumer protection goes beyond the implementation and enforcement of laws and regulations,” said John Chapman, undersecretary of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation. “It is also our responsibility to provide consumers of all ages the proper information to make wise financial decisions.” The application for the Innovation Fund initiative is available at www.mass.gov/treasury/financial-education/innovation-fund. The Division of Banks is an agency within the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation that oversees state-chartered banks and credit unions, check sellers, debt collectors, foreign transmittal agencies, mortgage lenders, and brokers. For more information, visit www.mass.gov/dob or call (800) 495-2265.

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Team Effort

Team Brielle’s Brigade, which raises money for pediatric cancer treatment and research in memory of Brielle Laplante, recently held a gala to celebrate a year in which it raised more than $50,000 for the Jimmy Fund at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. More than 400 sponsors and guests attended the event at Monticello-Somers.

Bill Laplante, president, Laplante Construction; Prestley Blake, co-founder, Friendly Ice Cream Corp

From left, Bill Laplante, president, Laplante Construction; Prestley Blake, co-founder, Friendly Ice Cream Corp., and owner, Monticello-Somers; and Ray Laplante, founder, Laplante Construction.

From Monson Savings Bank

From Monson Savings Bank, from left, Michael Rouette, senior vice president, Commercial Lending; Janet Warren, vice president, Marketing; Rob Chateauneuf, vice president, Commercial Lending; Corinne Sawyer, vice president, Business Development; Steve Lowell, president and CEO; and Dan Moriarty, senior vice president and CFO.

Joe Tanguay, director of Business Development, Clarke Distribution

From left, Joe Tanguay, director of Business Development, Clarke Distribution; Lisa Vartanian, vice president, Vartanian Custom Cabinets; Aram Vartanian, president, Vartanian Custom Cabinets; and Vincent Salemi, president, Salemi Appliance.

Helen Blake, wife of Prestley Blake

From left, Edgardo Abello, owner, Artistic Visions; Helen Blake, wife of Prestley Blake; Frank Antonacci, President, U.S.A. Hauling & Recycling, with his wife, Becky Antonacci; and Susan Abello, wife of Edgardo Abello.

Columbia Gas Urges Motorists to Use Caution in Construction Zones

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WESTBOROUGH — As Columbia Gas of Massachusetts invests in infrastructure replacement and growth projects in Massachusetts this year, the utility reminds motorists to use caution when approaching work zones and be prepared for slowed or temporarily stopped traffic during the construction season. Use the following tips to drive safely in a work zone:

• When approaching a construction work zone, obey police detail who may signal you to stop or slow down. Drivers who disobey an officer may be cited.

• Pay attention to and obey all signage posted in a construction work zone.

• Be prepared to yield right-of-way to workers and construction vehicles in active work zones.

• Rear-end collisions are common in work zones. Reduce your speed and double your following distance. Always travel at or below the posted speed for the work zone.

• Stay alert and do not drive distracte. Do not eat or use cell phones, computer devices, or car-audio systems when driving in construction zones.

• Be patient and remember that work-zone crew members are working to improve infrastructure for safety and convenience.

Columbia Gas is committed to minimizing inconvenience to motorists and will make every effort to limit traffic restrictions or delays this summer. The utility appreciates drivers’ patience while project work is completed.

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