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SPRINGFIELD — Chestnut Acquisitions LLC, an affiliate of Davenport Properties, has acquired 151 Chestnut St. in Springfield.

The abandoned 70,000 SF building, severely damaged in downtown Springfield’s 2012 gas explosion, is part of the city’s planned Innovation District. Davenport, best known as MGM Springfield’s development partner, is also developer of Davenport Square on Main Street and owner of Springfield Plaza. Charles Irving, a principal of the company, began investing in Springfield in 1994.

The building at 151 Chestnut St. was built in 1916 for the Willys-Overland Motor Company and has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1983. According to Charles Irving, “our intent is to celebrate this unique property. Willys is a treasured automotive name in Springfield and US history.”

Willys-Overland built similar buildings in Detroit, St Louis, and Toledo. Davenport’s interest in Chestnut St. was prompted by successful redevelopment of the Detroit structure. “Willys Overland Lofts” in Detroit features mid-size residential units with street level retail.

“This will be a truly transformative development for our downtown,” said Mayor Domenic J. Sarno. “The addition of market rate housing at the Willys Overland building will be a catalyst to future development and Davenport has been a well-respected developer not only in Springfield but throughout the country.”

The Horton Group of Connecticut joins Davenport as a partner in Chestnut St. Ken Horton is known for development and construction of office and residential properties. The company’s most recent project (The Residences at High Street in Guilford CT) received the Home Building Industry (HOBI) Project of the Year Award, the highest honor the organization bestows.

The business plan for 151 Chestnut St. is in development. “Our hope is to create a project similar in scope and spirit to Detroit,” said Juan Prieto (Davenport). “The challenge is calibration of Springfield’s market rents with project cost.”

On Jan. 4, Davenport is scheduled to meet with Springfield’s Historic Commission. At that time, the company will review initial plans and request Commission support for historic tax credits. According to Davenport, feasibility of redevelopment, beginning in 2018, is dependent on tax credits and other forms of assistance.

Given proximity of the new train station and transformation of downtown by MGM Resorts International, Davenport believes the Innovation District is the next step forward.

“We’re starting to see developers building off of the blocks that we put in place with Union Station and MGM Springfield,” said Kevin Kennedy, Chief Development Officer. “The area that was affected by the gas explosion is really the next frontier of development in our downtown, and Willys Overland can be the jewel of the neighborhood.”

Stockbridge Strengthens Role as Regional Draw

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Danielle Fillio says recent projects will boost Stockbridge’s cultural and tourism draws.

The Elm Court Estate in Stockbridge was constructed in 1886 as a summer cottage for William Douglas Stone and Emily Vanderbilt, completed a series of renovations in 1919, and evolved into an inn in the ’40s and ’50s, hosting dinners, events, and overnight accommodations. It was eventually placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Nowadays, it’s getting a big boost from Travaasa Berkshire County, which plans to renovate, preserve, and add to the complex in order to create a new resort — and bring in the jobs and tourism that comes with it.

“Elm Court was approved three years ago and held up in land court in Lenox, but now it’s done and moving forward with development,” said Danielle Fillio, Stockbridge’s recently appointed town administrator. “It’s a big resort with a restaurant on site.”

The property sits on the border of Stockbridge and Lenox on Old Stockbridge Road and fits well into the destination marketing of both communities, smallish towns that rely heavily on visits from outsiders to grow their tax base.

“We’re excited about bringing some jobs here, and we’ll have the meals tax, room tax, and more tourists,” Fillio said.

Meanwhile, the Boston Symphony Orchestra broke ground over the summer on a $30 million construction project at Tanglewood, a four-building complex that will house rehearsal and performance space for the Tanglewood Music Center as well as a new education venture known as the Tanglewood Learning Institute — the first weatherized, all-season structure at Tanglewood, which the BSO plans to make available for events beyond the summer months.

“Those buildings will be used year-round, which will help extend tourism through the offseason,” Fillio said, noting that Tanglewood is one of Stockbridge’s main summer draws, but the colder months could use a tourism boost.

Indeed, those two projects are indicative of how much Stockbridge relies on tourism and visitorship for economic development. With a population of just under 2,000, the community doesn’t have a deep well of residents or businesses from which to draw tax revenue, but it does boast a widely noted series of destination attractions, from Tanglewood to the Norman Rockwell Museum; from the Berkshire Theatre Festival to Berkshire Botanical Garden.

The goal, Fillio said, is to complement those regional draws with the kinds of services and municipal improvements that will best serve an older population that values the town’s rural character. And town leaders are striving to do just that.

Full Speed Ahead

Although the issue has been a contentious one, the Select Board, earlier this year, approved the hiring of Fillio, who had been assistant to the previous town administrator for a decade, to her current role. She had been serving in an interim capacity while town leaders mulled a number of options, including partnering with neighboring Lee and Lenox on a shared administrator.

We want to preserve our natural resources while bringing more people here and helping businesses.”

In her now-permanent role, she’s involved with many critical areas of town administration, from budgeting to planning, and she’s pleased with some of the recent progress to improve municipal infrastructure and attract new business.

On the former front, Stockbridge has been successful winning grants to repair a number of bridges in town, including $500,000 from the state’s Small Bridge Program and $1 million from its Small Town Rural Assistance Program to replace the deteriorated, heavily traveled Larrywaug Bridge on Route 183, just north of the state highway’s intersection with Route 102. The project will commence in 2018.

The town’s voters had previously approved a $2.6 million, 20-year bond to finance repairs to eight bridges and roadways in need of restoration. Among them are the Averic Road twin bridges off Route 183, which were closed by MassDOT in the spring of 2016.

Meanwhile, the town is looking to replace its highway garage, which is “currently falling apart,” Fillio said, and is also considering options for the quirky intersection of Routes 7 and 102 at the Red Lion Inn. “We’re going to see if we can raise funds to be able to get an updated study to see what may help us with the traffic there. The last traffic study in that area was in 2004.”

Stockbridge at a glance

Year Incorporated: 1739
Population: 1,947 (2010)
Area: 23.7 square miles
County: Berkshire
Residential Tax Rate: $9.59
Commercial Tax Rate: $9.59
Median Household Income: $48,571
Median Family Income: $59,556
Type of government: Town Administrator; Open Town Meeting
Largest Employers: Austen Riggs Center; Tanglewood; Red Lion Inn
* Latest information available

On the planning front, a visionary project committee was formed several years ago to develop recommendations that could be implemented over the next 20 years. The committee issued a report in 2016 titled “Planning a Way Forward.”

That report noted that residents value the town’s cultural institutions and historic buildings; its open space, recreation sites, and walking trails; and its downtown (although many would like to see additional shops and services, as well as more parking). Meanwhile, they want to see smart housing growth that takes into account the community’s aging population, as well as additional transportation options and better accommodation of walkers and bicyclists.

As a result, the document envisioned a Stockbridge in 2036 that mixes the traditional strengths of tourism, culture, and creative economy with green- and technology-based businesses, food production from local farmers, and agri-tourism. The ideal community would also be less auto-reliant, expanding pedestrian networks, bicycle infrastructure, and regional bus and ride-sharing services.

The report also predicts a socially and economically diverse population that provides equally diverse housing options, from apartments and condominiums to smaller single-family homes, co-housing projects, and historic ‘Berkshire cottages.’ These include a mix of sustainable new construction and repurposed buildings, including the preservation of older homes, along with an increase of people living close to the town center, including mixed-use buildings with apartments over shops to support downtown businesses.

While the overall vision may be ambitious, it encompasses the sorts of goals a town of Stockbridge’s size can reasonably set when looking to move into its next era. To help bring new businesses into this plan, the Planning Board has formed a bylaw-review committee tasked with examining all the zoning bylaws to determine what needs to change to make the town a more attractive place to set up shop.

“We want to preserve our natural resources while bringing more people here and helping businesses,” Fillio said.

Positive Signals

Businesses are certainly cheering the cell-phone tower that Verizon erected on the southern end of the town landfill earlier this year. Previously, half the town had no cell service, and downtown tourists were surprised by the lack of a signal.

“The tower is up and running, and it makes a great difference — if you have Verizon. If you have AT&T, it’s still not a huge help, but there have been talks about possibly having AT&T go up in the tower,” Fillio said. “But you can actually get service at the Red Lion now, which for years was never the case.”

It’s just one way a small town is taking small steps to preserve its cultural character while adding the kinds of amenities demanded by a 21st-century population.

Joseph Bednar can be reached at [email protected]

Area Construction Companies Say Business Is Strong

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Building Momentum

After years of slow recovery after the recession that struck almost a decade ago, area construction firms are reporting strong volume in 2017 and predicting the same, if not better, in 2018. Whether relying on diverse expertise, a widening geographic footprint, or repeat business from loyal customers, there are plenty of ways to grow in the current economic environment, and contractors are optimistic they will do just that.

Even during good times for the construction industry — which 2017 certainly was, to hear area contractors tell it — everyone still has to keep on their toes.

“We’re optimistic for next year, but there are a lot of smart people working in New England, and everyone’s trying to get their fair share of the pie,” said Jeff Bardell, president of Daniel O’Connell’s Sons. “It’s still very competitive, and it’s been that way for a long time.”

While O’Connell is based in Holyoke, the firm has branched out over the years to develop a significant presence in Eastern Mass., Connecticut, and Rhode Island, particularly with large utility projects, while closer to home, it has maintained strong activity at area colleges and universities, including work at Amherst College and UMass, not to mention Dartmouth College in New Hampshire and Marist College in New York.

We’re optimistic for next year, but there are a lot of smart people working in New England, and everyone’s trying to get their fair share of the pie.”

“We’re busy, but not out-of-control busy, in Western Mass. The projects we’re doing now aren’t as big as they were for awhile, but we’re still fairly busy.”

However, the heavy civil side has been a different story, featuring projects like upgrades to the Uxbridge Wastewater Treatment Facility, a runway rehabilitation at Hanscom Airfield in Bedford (one of many projects for MassPort), and a biogas co-generation facility at the Bucklin Point Wastewater Treatment Facility in Rhode Island — not to mention some MassDOT highway work in Worcester and a pedestrian bridge over the Providence River.

“Things are going fairly well for us,” Bardell said. “Everyone is working.”

Kevin Perrier, president of Five Star Building Corp. in Easthampton, had a similar outlook, noting that “2017 has proven to be one of our busiest years, with work from one end of the state to the other. Both public and private work has certainly kept our guys busy, and it looks like next year will be more of the same.”

While margins are still tight, workload has remained busy, including two large mechanical upgrade projects for MassPort and increasing work at Logan International Airport over the past several years.

While those two firms have broadened their reach, Chicopee-based A. Crane Construction recorded a strong 2017 mostly close to home, said partner A.J. Crane. “We do a lot of local, private commercial work, and it seems that sector is booming, with a lot of small to medium-sized businesses either building new facilities or renovating their existing facilities. It’s nice to see. And we’re helping as much as we can with that, which we really like to see.”

Recent projects include a remodel of the Sunshine Village offices in Chicopee, Arrha Credit Union’s new West Springfield branch, a new office for Ameriprise Financial in South Hadley, two renovations for Oasis Shower Doors, an office renovation for Noonan Energy, and ongoing work for Ondrick Natural Earth and AM Lithography.

Five Star Building Corp. opened its Boston office to handle a growing volume of business from the eastern part of the state.

“We’re in that sweet spot between small firms and huge commercial industrial contractors,” he told BusinessWest. “We’re a good size where we can serve a lot of those people that are upgrading and building new, local businesses. We’ve recently serviced quite a few financial-services offices, some retail, and, obviously, the whole legalization of medical and recreational marijuana is going bananas, and we’re doing quite a bit of that, too.”

Clearly, these are high times for area builders, and they expect to keep rolling in 2018.

Branching Out

Bardell said O’Connell’s broad geographic footprint — and its expertise in many different types of work — are both hedges against shifting economic tides.

“We see it rotate from place to place. I would say from ’09 to ’12 or ’13, we were really busy in Rhode Island, hundreds of millions of work there. Now we have maybe $20 million in work there. When we’re not busy in the Eastern Mass. region, we’re doing a lot of work for MDC in Hartford, redoing their treatment plant. It just rolls from one area to the other.”

As a result, he went on, “we pursue a lot of college work, and then we pursue heavy civil work. We do bridges, water and wastewater plants, drinking-water facilities — those have kind of become the bread and butter of our company.”

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From a backlog standpoint, O’Connell is in pretty good shape, he told BusinessWest, but firms need to stay aggressive. “Talk to any contractor, and they’ll say they’re looking for more work; you burn it off quickly. But we’re here working through the holiday, with a lot of projects coming out in all kinds of places. There are projects in the Hudson Valley in New York out to bid right now, projects with Connecticut treatment plants, a very large university job in upstate New York, and some treatment-plant projects in Rhode Island.

Now boasting 50 employees, Five Star has developed a strong presence out east as well, opening a Boston office to support the “booming” seaport and commercial construction happening there. Long-term relationships with airlines like Southwest and Jet Blue have kept the firm busy at Logan, while projects like a new Westborough Town Hall, a library in Sherborn, a new charter school in Plymouth, and the Uxbridge fire station attests to the company’s diversity. Closer to home, major projects have included new life sciences laboratories at Holyoke Communtiy College and an ongoing upgrade of the entry at Noble Hospital in Westfield.

“Between healthcare and the airport and transportation sector, we’ve found ourselves all over, with a lot of long-time clients keeping us very busy this year,” Perrier said. “We’re fortunate enough to have another $30 million on the books for next year, so we’re happy about that.”

One goal has not to become too focused on one particular niche or industry, like some companies that focus almost all their energy on, say, healthcare or auto dealerships, he went on. “We’ve always been somewhat reluctant to do that, because it makes you more susceptible to shifts in the economy. We’ve been lucky to have some diversity and to be spread out across the state.”

That said, he added, “we’ve seen our fair share of the work. It’s safe to say the bad economy is behind us. Everyone has a pretty full plate.”

Crane has diversified in other ways, opening divisions in property management and condominium management, and taking on more and larger commercial jobs. And customer loyalty is important, because a construction job might lead to other jobs down the line. “We’re not just building someone a new, 5,000-square-foot facility. They’ll call us for everything else, which is nice.”

The benefits of a strong local construction market are twofold, Crane went on. “Businesses are spending money on their real estate here, which brings everybody’s property values up, and second, if they’re investing in property here, that means they’re not moving their business anywhere else, which is huge. Everyone knows construction drives the economy.”

Help Wanted

Perrier says contractors remember what the recent recession years were like — and how many years it took to return to something resembling normalcy — so everyone is a little gunshy, but they’re also optimistic that a strong 2017 will spill over into an even better 2018.

“The last two or three years, the economy has been strong,” he told BusinessWest. “We’re fortunate to stay busy. During the recession, most general contractors just wanted to keep people busy, try to see some growth and not lose their key players, and weather the storm. We made it out of that, and we continue to see growth. Last year was one of our best years.”

Bardell added that most operations professionals in construction will say they don’t have enough good, quality workers.

“It seems like things are picking up a little with availability of work to pursue, so we’re pretty optimistic, to be perfectly honest with you,” he said. “The biggest problem is finding people to do the work. That’s not getting any easier, and it’s going to be the biggest issue for us. We actively recruit at a lot of colleges; we’re trying to build a little farm team of guys and gals who can move up the ranks. We’ve been pretty successful doing that, but sometimes you can’t keep up with the volume.”

Not that high volume is a bad thing, of course.

“Things were good last year, and next year is looking great, too,” Crane concluded. “Hopefully it keeps rolling.”

Joseph Bednar can be reached at [email protected]

Union Station Project Earns Top Brownfield Redevelopment Honor

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A Matter of Resiliency

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The Grand Concourse at Union Station before (top) and after.

Springfield’s Union Station — and the project to bring it back to productive life after more than 40 years of dormancy — have both been described using a whole host of words and phrases.

But ‘a bureaucrat’s delight?’

That was a new one, and one that most people probably wouldn’t expect to see the light of day. But Kevin Kennedy, Springfield’s chief Development officer, summoned it as he talked about the latest additions to what is becoming known as the Union Station trophy case — only there is no such thing. Yet.

These would be two awards from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)— one for the best environmental rehabilitation project in New England region, and the second, announced after all the regional awards, is the so-called Phoenix Award, for the best brownfield redevelopment project in the country.

This was the first such honor for the Western Mass. region, and to earn it, the Springfield project prevailed over a wide range of impressive initiatives, from transformation of 14 acres of former rail yards, junk yards, and auto-repair shops into a recreational center in New Jersey, to a stunning metamorphosis for the so-called ‘Big Marsh’ in Chicago.

The award — and the efforts that made it possible — are significant on many levels, said Kennedy, because this was the work that went on behind the scenes, in every sense of that phrase. And this is what he meant by ‘bureaucrat’s delight.’

“From a professional basis, this is what we do in the background to make these projects happen,” he explained. “Everyone focuses on the public side of things, the up-front things that you see. But when you develop a project, you have to be able to work within the bureaucracy to satisfy all the regulatory issues and help with some of the funding.”

Indeed, while much of the focus on the station project has been on high-profile, highly visible initiatives, such as the façade, the parking garage, the new bus terminal, and the stunning transformation of the main concourse, all that wouldn’t have been possible without the environmental remediation work that came before it.

This environmental cleanup involved the former baggage-building property adjacent to the terminal, which was demolished, and the former site of the Hotel Charles, said Kennedy, noting that the property had petroleum, metals, and asbestos contamination. Meanwhile, the project — creation of a new and expanded intermodal transportation facility — also addressed air quality and congestion mitigation.

The Springfield Redevelopment Authority, owners of the building and managers of the redevelopment project, and lead contractor Daniel O’Connell’s Sons worked with a number of vendors to handle the remediation. The Westfield-based environmental engineering firm Tighe & Bond handled the analysis, specifications, and oversight of the work, while T&M Equipment Corp. in Springfield, LVI Environmental Services in Everett, American Environmental in Holyoke, and NCM Contracting Group in Weston handled various aspects of the cleanup and demolition work.

But when Kennedy says the $95 million could not have come to its successful conclusion without that remediation, he really means it, and on many levels, from not only a construction standpoint, but also what would have to be called a momentum standpoint.

Indeed, there were several times over the past few decades when the Union Station project was stalled, even dead in the water. But it was progress with the environmental issues that kept the project relevant and put it, well, back on track.

“Back around the turn of this century, there was a start to this project, and then it stopped,” Kennedy recalled. “We had to figure out in 2007 and 2008 how to restart the project, and there were two very important funding sources that enabled us to get things restarted.”

The first was a $350,000 planning grant awarded by then-Gov. Deval Patrick that enabled the city to hire an architect to start the process of organizing the project, and the second was a roughly $250,000 EPA assessment grant to be used to identify to scope of the environmental issues at the site, including the baggage building and Hotel Charles footprint.

Lauren Liss, president and CEO of MassDevelopment, addresses those assembled at a press conference on Dec. 11 to announce that the Union Station project had won the Phoenix Award.

“Those were the two items that kick-started the project again,” Kennedy told BusinessWest. “They allowed us to scope out how to do this, and without them, I don’t know how we would have been able to start.”

In essence, the initial environmental work enabled planners to “get our arms around the project,” as Kennedy put it, enabling them to go back to the major funders, including the Federal Transit Authority and the Mass. Department of Transportation with a far sharper picture of what needed to be done at the site and what could be done with it.

“There were so many of those boring things that those of us in the inside of the government had to put together,” he went on, adding that these boring, behind-the-scenes efforts, spearheaded by SRA director Chris Moskal and consultant Maureen Hayes, eventually made those stunning ‘after’ shots in the before-and-after scenarios possible.

The environmental-cleanup efforts, and the project as a whole, were effectively summed up in the application for the brownfield awards, where Springfield officials listed the key project lessons as ‘resiliency.’ “A long-vacant train-station redevelopment project that had many starts and stops was restored to a state-of-the-art intermodal transit center thanks to the resiliency of its people and leaders,” the application reads.

As for that reference to a trophy case, there really is one, as noted. But the Union Station project has collected a number of awards, including the two EPA prizes, the Paul and Niki Tsongas Awards from Preservation Massachusetts in the category called ‘Best Now and Then,’ the Springfield Preservation Trust’s 2017 Project Rehabilitation Award, and the Honow Award from the Assoc. of General Contractors of Massachusetts.

Collectively, they speak to the enormity of the project and the significance of resurrecting a huge piece of Springfield’s past and making it a significant part of its future.

As for it being a ‘bureaucrat’s delight,’ only the bureaucrats can truly say.

— George O’Brien

Real Estate Transactions

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

COLRAIN

171 Adamsville Road
Colrain, MA 01340
Amount: $287,000
Buyer: Jovey Liao
Seller: Michael S. Herzig
Date: 12/01/17

GREENFIELD

714 Colrain Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Thomas J. Meshako
Seller: Edward A. Winseck
Date: 11/27/17

16 Coolidge Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Sean M. Paper
Seller: Thomas W. Smith
Date: 11/30/17

34 Gold St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $126,000
Buyer: Jacob D. Skalski
Seller: Bowen IRT
Date: 11/30/17

11 Haywood St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Benegan 2 LLC
Seller: Kathryn Pittenger
Date: 11/20/17

17 High St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $270,500
Buyer: Molly M. Notestine
Seller: Daniel A. Brown
Date: 11/21/17

416 Leyden Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $169,000
Buyer: R. Thomas Boutelle
Seller: Robert N Richardson
Date: 11/30/17

403 Log Plain Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $242,500
Buyer: Trevor A. Boeding
Seller: Kenneth F. Pleasant
Date: 12/01/17

32 Long Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $174,000
Buyer: Margo P. Jones
Seller: Kimberly J. Nicholais
Date: 11/30/17

30-A Phyllis Lane
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $297,000
Buyer: Aaron A. McCloud
Seller: Carmen McCloud
Date: 11/22/17

56 Shattuck St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $234,000
Buyer: Keith T. Rollinson
Seller: Luke Strzegowski
Date: 11/28/17

98 South Shelburne Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Adam R. Martin
Seller: Brian D. Godin
Date: 12/01/17

HEATH

43 Swamp Road
Heath, MA 01346
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Thomas P. Paris
Seller: Andrew D. Musacchio
Date: 11/21/17

MONTAGUE

95 Federal St.
Montague, MA 01349
Amount: $221,600
Buyer: Gary S. Reich
Seller: Peter Hoffman
Date: 11/30/17

3 Linda Lane
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Steven J. Oldford
Seller: Donald H. Skole
Date: 12/01/17

113 Montague St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $238,000
Buyer: Artem A. Bagirov
Seller: James A. Gallagher
Date: 11/21/17

ORANGE

26 Bartlett Lane
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $279,000
Buyer: Emily R. Parker
Seller: Richard C. Blanchflower
Date: 11/30/17

56 Dewey Conrad Ave.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $179,000
Buyer: Loren Scott
Seller: David A. Gillis
Date: 11/27/17

12-R Eagleville Road
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Denny W. Teason
Seller: John J. Hachem
Date: 11/20/17

SHELBURNE

462 Little Mohawk Road
Shelburne, MA 01370
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Sidney Gerard
Seller: Edward R. Nouryan
Date: 11/29/17

SHUTESBURY

14 Great Pines Dr.
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Amount: $144,500
Buyer: Jennifer L. McCollum
Seller: David E. Oprava
Date: 11/30/17

134 Leonard Road
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Kerry E. Ratigan
Seller: Thomas F. Mitchell
Date: 11/30/17

SUNDERLAND

154 North Main St.
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: JELB Properties LLC
Seller: Beverly Mason
Date: 11/29/17

WARWICK

34 Dusty Lane
Warwick, MA 01364
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: John V. Ridgway
Seller: John Kiley
Date: 11/21/17

WHATELY

39 Laurel Mountain Road
Whately, MA 01093
Amount: $517,300
Buyer: Luke Strzegowski
Seller: Janet E. Korytoski
Date: 11/28/17

HAMPDEN COUNTY

AGAWAM

32 Belvidere Ave.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $174,000
Buyer: Amelia E. Dismukes
Seller: Nancy A. Muchmore
Date: 11/30/17

52 Christopher Lane
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Gregg Therrien
Seller: Lynn A. Chase
Date: 11/22/17

38 Debra Lane
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $278,000
Buyer: David R. Strickland
Seller: Donna M. Brown
Date: 11/30/17

17 Dyotte St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $209,000
Buyer: Aaron Bradway
Seller: Sharen A. Harris
Date: 12/01/17

299 Essex Dr. #299
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Longbrook Estates LLC
Seller: GFI Longbrook LLC
Date: 12/01/17

30 General Abrams Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $1,835,691
Buyer: Flying Colors Group LP
Seller: BFP Massachusetts LLC
Date: 12/01/17

79 Line St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $172,762
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Michael J. Gryszowka
Date: 11/29/17

179 Maynard St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Robert Bishop
Seller: Robert W. Horacek
Date: 11/28/17

969 Shoemaker Lane
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Andreanne Gosselin
Seller: Phillip A. Barlow
Date: 11/29/17

983 Shoemaker Lane
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $144,176
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: David Rodriguez
Date: 11/20/17

728 Suffield St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $267,500
Buyer: Thomas E. Hannon
Seller: Eunice B. Pomeroy
Date: 11/22/17

779 Suffield St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Salmar Realty LLC
Seller: Kevin J. Czaplicki
Date: 11/21/17

67 Taft St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Nathan Kibbe
Seller: John H. Goddard
Date: 11/30/17

103 White Fox Road
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $259,900
Buyer: Brian P. McCabe
Seller: Kathy M. Czerwiec
Date: 11/20/17

42 Windermere Dr.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $560,000
Buyer: Viet Q. Nguyen
Seller: Bretta Construction LLC
Date: 11/30/17

BRIMFIELD

29 Crestwood Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $209,000
Buyer: Byron Sontay
Seller: Southbridge RE LLC
Date: 11/24/17

CHESTER

509 Skyline Trail
Chester, MA 01011
Amount: $274,900
Buyer: Timothy J. Dastous
Seller: Alex Ivanov
Date: 12/01/17

CHICOPEE

48 Baltic Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Jenisa J. Figueroa
Seller: Thomas M. Robidoux
Date: 11/20/17

25 Bernard St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $181,000
Buyer: Tomas D. Biela
Seller: Matthew M. Trudel
Date: 11/30/17

170 Blanan Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $235,900
Buyer: Casandra A. Kreeger
Seller: Janet L. Stadnicki
Date: 12/01/17

73 Boulay Circle
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $174,500
Buyer: Robert J. Degray
Seller: Collin C. Edwards
Date: 11/21/17

771 Burnett Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $1,100,000
Buyer: S&H Country Post Realty
Seller: Carl D. Roy
Date: 11/22/17

307 Chicopee St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Alexander J. Leclair
Seller: Elias R. Navarro
Date: 11/21/17

40 Coakley Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $188,700
Buyer: Jeffrey Bobowiec
Seller: Daniel R. Hamel
Date: 11/27/17

126 Columba St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Maria A. Dean
Seller: Mary A. Mannix
Date: 12/01/17

201 Dale St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Betzaida Gonzalez
Seller: Cynthia C. Marr
Date: 11/30/17

24 Edward St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $186,400
Buyer: Andrea R. Corkins
Seller: Dorothy Scruton
Date: 11/30/17

140 Empire St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $182,310
Buyer: Ismael O. Santos
Seller: James P. McInerney
Date: 12/01/17

104 Fernhill St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $184,000
Buyer: Christopher Silva
Seller: Myra Iwanski
Date: 12/01/17

637 Front St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Cebula Electronics Corp.
Seller: Keybank
Date: 11/21/17

57 Frontenac St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Shannon Lynch
Seller: William J. Kennedy
Date: 12/01/17

556 Grattan St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: DAC Acquisitions LLC
Seller: Helder M. Pereira
Date: 11/20/17

424 Irene St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $127,000
Buyer: Vitaliy Volkov
Seller: FHLM
Date: 11/22/17

94 Lafayette St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $121,000
Buyer: Lyubov Titar
Seller: Brodeur, Marie T. J., (Estate)
Date: 12/01/17

44 Larchmont St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $115,00,
Buyer: Christopher Deslauriers
Seller: US Bank
Date: 11/29/17

50 Lorraine St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Waseem Ahmad
Seller: Jonathan E. Viens
Date: 11/30/17

26 Paderewski Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $249,000
Buyer: Anthony E. Gibbs
Seller: Robert Degray
Date: 11/30/17

114 Rimmon Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $157,000
Buyer: Tiffany Dyer
Seller: Nathan P. Hudon
Date: 11/20/17

38 Rzasa Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $182,000
Buyer: Robert Meulemans
Seller: Gerald J. Piegza
Date: 12/01/17

272 Skeele St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $174,695
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Randy Cayo
Date: 11/20/17

35 Valier Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $227,500
Buyer: Christian Boucher
Seller: Maisha N Craft
Date: 11/29/17

93 Wildermere St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Kelvin Martinez
Seller: Kowil FT
Date: 11/28/17

86 Willwood St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $176,000
Buyer: Ronald Sanchez
Seller: Cynthia A. Baker
Date: 11/22/17

EAST LONGMEADOW

170 Canterbury Circle
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: David M. Fugler
Seller: Dan Roulier & Associates
Date: 12/01/17

55 Deer Park Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $1,000,000
Buyer: T. Man Realty LLC
Seller: BMD Real Estate LLC
Date: 11/28/17

37 East Village Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Thomas L. Murca
Seller: Susan A. Kiely
Date: 11/20/17

43 Helen Circle
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $215,900
Buyer: Joyce M. Karwoski
Seller: Adam J. Winiewicz
Date: 11/30/17

55 Mapleshade Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $174,900
Buyer: Brian Tondera
Seller: Hiller, Dave H., (Estate)
Date: 11/30/17

68 Mill Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $308,000
Buyer: Andrew Normand
Seller: William Raleigh
Date: 11/30/17

18 Tamarack Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Cu T. Bui
Seller: Richard E. Moriarty
Date: 12/01/17

HAMPDEN

41 Allen Crest St.
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $233,000
Buyer: Cynthia J. Horne
Seller: Anthony M. Giacomoni
Date: 11/29/17

45 Circleview Dr.
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $181,220
Buyer: OCWEN Loan Servicing LLC
Seller: April S. Caldwell
Date: 11/28/17

9 Mohawk Dr.
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Frank A. Calabrese
Seller: Maria Carvalho
Date: 11/27/17

278 Mountain Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $416,900
Buyer: Jacob R. Motyl
Seller: Bedrock Financial LLC
Date: 11/30/17

24 Wilbraham Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $167,000
Buyer: Dillon T. Moriarty
Seller: Kenneth R. Duby
Date: 11/20/17

HOLLAND

17 Island Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $625,000
Buyer: Robert Hellinger
Seller: Mark S. Mackenzie
Date: 11/21/17

164 Mashapaug Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Navillus RT
Seller: Mashapaug Road RT
Date: 11/28/17

6 Old Acres Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $337,500
Buyer: Kevin Palmer
Seller: Kenneth J. Denning
Date: 11/29/17

HOLYOKE

15 Anderson Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $167,000
Buyer: Rebecca K. Boucher
Seller: Brenna E. Murphy
Date: 11/27/17

30-32 Arlington St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $152,869
Buyer: David J. Soto
Seller: Deutsche Bank
Date: 11/28/17

87 Columbus Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $153,608
Buyer: Waldemar Rodriguez
Seller: Janine M. Galas
Date: 11/29/17

29 Dillon Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $198,000
Buyer: Jose L. Conti
Seller: Michael J. Rousseau
Date: 11/21/17

1255 Dwight St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Sharilyn Rivera-Garcia
Seller: Perry R. Dulude
Date: 11/29/17

970 Hampden St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $139,900
Buyer: Tiffany A. Besse
Seller: Mary A. Makara
Date: 12/01/17

145 Jackson St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Holyoke Housing Authority
Seller: Francisco Cruz
Date: 11/22/17

69 Jackson St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: 69&71 Jackson Street RT
Seller: Big Whale Realty LLC
Date: 11/20/17

71 Jackson St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: 69&71 Jackson Street RT
Seller: Big Whale Realty LLC
Date: 11/20/17

1 Magnolia Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $201,000
Buyer: Anna D. Kelly
Seller: Gilberto Sotolongo
Date: 11/30/17

18-20 Oakwood Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Boram Ha
Seller: David Wielgosz
Date: 11/30/17

56 Pine St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Aaron Soules
Seller: David Bellucci
Date: 11/20/17

6 Saint Jerome Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Luz Morales
Date: 12/01/17

74 Vermont St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $165,900
Buyer: Karen Burns
Seller: Nancy A. Gendron
Date: 11/29/17

344 West Franklin St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $187,000
Buyer: Hillary M. Sackett
Seller: Anne C. Pratt
Date: 11/27/17

LONGMEADOW

15 Bellevue Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $193,800
Buyer: HSBC Bank
Seller: Mary C. Robitaille
Date: 11/28/17

100 Brookside Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $530,000
Buyer: 100 Brookside Drive TR
Seller: Scott M. Poirier
Date: 11/29/17

195 Concord Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $426,500
Buyer: George Bamfo
Seller: Anne H. Keeney TR
Date: 11/28/17

247 Crestview Circle
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Jeffrey L. Martineau
Seller: Sarah E. Goetz
Date: 11/30/17

55 Fernleaf Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: PLS Realty Inc.
Seller: Earl A. Walrath
Date: 11/30/17

561 Frank Smith Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $346,900
Buyer: Mark H. Pohlman
Seller: Carl W. Homicki
Date: 11/20/17

20 Kimberly Circle
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $415,000
Buyer: Sarah Hanson
Seller: Steven Danishevsky
Date: 11/21/17

212 Laurel St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $395,000
Buyer: Emily Martin
Seller: 212 Laurel Street Land TT
Date: 11/29/17

718 Laurel St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $229,000
Buyer: Baijun Li
Seller: Baiqing Li
Date: 11/22/17

187 Longmeadow St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $299,000
Buyer: Elizabeth Grajales
Seller: Elaine K. Brulport
Date: 11/30/17

663 Longmeadow St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $540,000
Buyer: Nicholas A. Barker
Seller: Arthur B. Leavens
Date: 11/20/17

311 Wolf Swamp Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $281,000
Buyer: Paul R. Bonin
Seller: David D. Duval
Date: 11/30/17

82 Wyndward Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $303,000
Buyer: Scott Poirier
Seller: Sheryl A. Bartolomei
Date: 11/30/17

LUDLOW

53 Bluegrass Lane
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $199,900
Buyer: Manuel D. Palatino
Seller: Richard K. Chamberlain
Date: 11/29/17

525 Chapin St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Saul Molina-Rivas
Seller: Robert A. Fernandes
Date: 11/30/17

313-319 East St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $264,500
Buyer: New England Equities LLC
Seller: Manuel Palatino
Date: 11/29/17

89 Lakeview Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Lawrence P. Rodrigues
Seller: Bras, Jose, (Estate)
Date: 11/29/17

18 Letendre Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $212,000
Buyer: Clyde Snow
Seller: Anthony J. Sarlan
Date: 12/01/17

70 Moody St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $139,000
Buyer: Douglas Roberts
Seller: Kenneth W. Metcalf
Date: 12/01/17

66 New Crest St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Jason Gagnon
Seller: Hopkinson, Rosemary, (Estate)
Date: 11/29/17

25 Old Coach Circle
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $277,000
Buyer: Federico R. Molinari
Seller: White FT 2017
Date: 11/30/17

Pine Lane #8
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Richard Henry
Seller: Grabowski, Antoni F., (Estate)
Date: 11/28/17

32 Reynolds St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $125,800
Buyer: Lasalle Bank
Seller: Jeffery S. Garbarino
Date: 11/28/17

Stanley St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Kenneth R. Duby
Seller: Anthony F. Desimone
Date: 11/20/17

15 Wood Dr.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $249,000
Buyer: Steven J. Forcum
Seller: Diane L. Rhodes
Date: 11/22/17

MONSON

27 Harrison Ave.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $164,500
Buyer: Alyssa J. Gainey
Seller: Keith F. Pierce
Date: 11/30/17

111 May Hill Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Jessy D. Shea
Seller: Thomas J. Walsh
Date: 11/28/17

15 Park Ave.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Andrew Nothe
Seller: Thomas Russo
Date: 11/21/17

17 Reimers Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $253,000
Buyer: Adam A. Watkinson
Seller: David T. Grinnell
Date: 11/29/17

64 Woodhill Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: Jeff A. Maclean
Seller: William A. McClellan
Date: 11/30/17

PALMER

18 Conant St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Andrew P. Oliver
Seller: Julia M. Pickul
Date: 12/01/17

17 French Dr.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Keith L. Boisvert
Seller: Erica E. Spelko
Date: 12/01/17

49 Fuller Road
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $229,900
Buyer: Jamie Assaf
Seller: David Comeau
Date: 11/28/17

5 New Hampshire Ave.
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $211,000
Buyer: Erik Salstead
Seller: Gladys P. Buesing
Date: 11/24/17

9-11 Pearl St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $192,500
Buyer: Grant W. Hamilton
Seller: Cody R. Binette
Date: 11/30/17

1019 Ware St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Michael E. Boudreau
Seller: Gilman IRT
Date: 11/30/17

RUSSELL

30 Huntington Road
Russell, MA 01071
Amount: $133,000
Buyer: MTGLQ Investors LP
Seller: Paul A. Markewicz
Date: 11/29/17

SOUTHWICK

18 Oak St.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $186,000
Buyer: Robert H. Yarmesky
Seller: Alexander Goldberg
Date: 11/30/17

SPRINGFIELD

103 Albemarle St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

1051 Allen St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $149,000
Buyer: Lucas Lora
Seller: Shawn F. Coughlin
Date: 11/22/17

54 Agnes St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $133,000
Buyer: CIG 2 LLC
Seller: Pius M. Kamau
Date: 12/01/17

20 Andrew St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Carlos J. Valdes
Seller: Roger W. Williams
Date: 11/29/17

143 Barre St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $193,000
Buyer: Darius M. Brown
Seller: Donald J. Ward
Date: 11/27/17

100 Benz St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $239,900
Buyer: Nicole M. Ward
Seller: Diane T. Hall
Date: 11/27/17

7 Beverly St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

9 Beverly St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

726 Bradley Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $127,500
Buyer: James Trubia
Seller: Jeffrey R. Peterson
Date: 11/27/17

18 Bristol St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

24 Bristol St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

33-35 Bucholz St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Massachusetts Mutual Life
Seller: Thomas E. Koetsch
Date: 12/01/17

111 Carando Dr.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $700,000
Buyer: Devine Holdings LLC
Seller: Mark M. McKie
Date: 11/22/17

95 Caseland St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Christopher Traficante
Seller: Cynthia D. Hashim
Date: 11/20/17

17 Chalmers St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $194,500
Buyer: Meghan A. Lynch
Seller: Matthew H. Leahey
Date: 11/20/17

666 Chestnut St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $157,500
Buyer: Mayra Cedeno
Seller: Hector L. Diaz
Date: 11/27/17

23 Chilson St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $182,000
Buyer: Alycya R. Cook
Seller: Jason M. Dieni
Date: 11/27/17

38-40 Claremont St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $197,500
Buyer: Luther H. Johnson
Seller: Firmino A. Sousa
Date: 11/21/17

123 Cloran St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Yazmin Torres-Ayala
Seller: Amit M. Khan
Date: 11/28/17

282 Corcoran Blvd.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Scott O. Saya
Seller: Mya Realty LLC
Date: 11/30/17

56 Cuff Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $117,000
Buyer: Terese L. Napoli
Seller: Luz M. Gonzalez
Date: 11/30/17

49 Dearborn St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

51 Dearborn St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

65 Dearborn St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

67 Dearborn St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

42 Denver St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $151,000
Buyer: Michael Nadal
Seller: Global Homes Properties
Date: 11/30/17

77 Derryfield Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $167,000
Buyer: Aaron T. Le
Seller: Emily A. Walsh
Date: 11/30/17

49 Dunmoreland St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

51 Dunmoreland St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

55 Dunmoreland St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

57 Dunmoreland St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

53 Eckington St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $184,900
Buyer: Jaime B. Margolis
Seller: Matthew J. Bahosh
Date: 11/29/17

46 Edgemont St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $122,000
Buyer: Eliezer Claudio-Adorno
Seller: Cara F. Clifford
Date: 11/28/17

450 Elmwood St.
Springfield, MA 01101
Amount: $1,000,000
Buyer: Bar South Land Holdings
Seller: MEY LLC
Date: 11/29/17

88 Fisher St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $124,900
Buyer: Randy Gonzalez
Seller: Junior Properties LLC
Date: 11/30/17

116 Fort Pleasant Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $233,000
Buyer: Youngs Realty Management
Seller: Wilcox Management LLC
Date: 11/20/17

225 Fountain St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $159,000
Buyer: Elaine Kenney
Seller: Fernando E. Mendoza
Date: 11/20/17

32 Freeman Terrace
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Jose M. Cabrera
Seller: Joyce E. Blanchard
Date: 11/30/17

178 Gillette Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $203,000
Buyer: Eric Fraser
Seller: Andrew J. Normand
Date: 11/30/17

139 Governor St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $132,500
Buyer: Kyanna L. Moure
Seller: Iglesia Pentecostal
Date: 11/28/17

10 Gunn Square
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

14 Gunn Square
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

20 Gunn Square
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

41 Hampden St.
Springfield, MA 01103
Amount: $373,999
Buyer: Wilcox Management LLC
Seller: Silver P. Serra
Date: 11/21/17

33 Harper St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $136,000
Buyer: Thomas Capobianco
Seller: Richard W. Barrows
Date: 12/01/17

70 Hartwick St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Ryan A. Hess
Seller: Francesco Ferrentino
Date: 11/29/17

97 Hood St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $129,900
Buyer: Wanda R. Thomas
Seller: Richard Harty
Date: 11/30/17

71 Irene St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $142,489
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Alexis A. Ruiz
Date: 11/20/17

178-180 Main St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $153,000
Buyer: Standing Bear LLC
Seller: Carlos A. Porfirio
Date: 11/21/17

42 Marlborough St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

44 Marlborough St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

95 Marlborough St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

97 Marlborough St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

73 Melville St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Francisco A. Giraldi-Pena
Seller: Jeffrey W. Duda
Date: 11/30/17

41 Middlesex St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

55 Middlesex St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

56 Middlesex St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

57 Middlesex St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

58 Middlesex St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

190 Mildred Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Justin T. Tomasini
Seller: Nathan J. Nietupski
Date: 11/30/17

87 Newton Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: George L. Quinn
Seller: Mark T. Quinn
Date: 11/30/17

789 North Branch Pkwy
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Cameo M. Restrepo
Seller: Thomas J. Cook
Date: 11/20/17

34 Norfolk St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

36 Norfolk St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

109 Northampton Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

111 Northampton Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

150 Northampton Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

170 Northampton Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

172 Northampton Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

55 Northampton Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

75 Northampton Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

66 Notre Dame St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $129,900
Buyer: Natasha E. Marcano
Seller: Frank A. Amato
Date: 12/01/17

251 Nottingham St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Clarice Deliefde
Seller: Laurence Deliefde
Date: 11/30/17

160 Oak St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $170,900
Buyer: Serena Jiles
Seller: Artur Formejster
Date: 12/01/17

62 Osborne Terrace
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Sonia Maldonado
Seller: Teressa L. Deliefde
Date: 11/29/17

2191 Page Blvd.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Patrick J. Fitzell
Seller: Lascelles G. Marsh
Date: 11/22/17

23-25 Palm St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Miguel A. Cordones
Seller: Cordiano, Maria C., (Estate)
Date: 11/29/17

227 Parker St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Daniel J. Bessette
Seller: Dusza Richard A., (Estate)
Date: 11/30/17

1872 Parker St.
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Wilfredo Maldonado
Seller: MA Home Buyers LLC
Date: 12/01/17

75-77 Pinevale St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $207,500
Buyer: David D. Morais
Seller: Bethann Fox
Date: 12/01/17

80 Powell Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $171,000
Buyer: Aaron K. Smith
Seller: Meghan A. Lynch
Date: 11/20/17

13 Princess Road
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $173,500
Buyer: Robert W. Dill
Seller: Vivian G. George RET
Date: 11/30/17

39-41 Ralph St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $146,500
Buyer: Devin Cameron
Seller: Douglas C. Coombs
Date: 11/30/17

55 Reed St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

57 Reed St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

32 Rita St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Crystal M. Lanucha
Seller: Leilani Paniagua
Date: 11/27/17

14-16 Rochelle St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Kim Brown
Seller: MS Homes LLC
Date: 11/29/17

24 Rochelle St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

26 Rochelle St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

605 Roosevelt Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $203,000
Buyer: Bridget M. Haley
Seller: William E. Fahey
Date: 11/28/17

25 Rosemary Dr.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Adesoji A. Thomas
Seller: Vivette J. Anderson
Date: 11/30/17

104 Signal Hill Circle
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $343,000
Buyer: Gladys L. Rivera
Seller: Grahams Construction Inc.
Date: 11/28/17

266 Stapleton Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $135,436
Buyer: Charles P. Warwick
Seller: Dana B. Candage
Date: 11/30/17

53 Sterling St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $214,000
Buyer: Emmanual D. Tejeda
Seller: Kenneth A. Pires
Date: 11/27/17

38 Sunrise Terrace
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Fabio G. Pedroso
Seller: Carlos A. Labella
Date: 11/21/17

21 Sylvan St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Angel Munoz
Seller: FHLM
Date: 11/20/17

30 Thornton St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $138,900
Buyer: Kimberly A. Carle
Seller: Investment Keys LLC
Date: 11/30/17

315 Tremont St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $158,000
Buyer: Ninoska T. Santana
Seller: John Martin
Date: 11/28/17

59-61 Tulsa St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Anthony C. Fowler
Seller: Richard A. Paglia
Date: 11/29/17

3 Turner St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Henry Alicea
Seller: Branco Construction LLC
Date: 11/30/17

102 Vincent St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Alfred Bradley
Seller: Neil R. Sullivan
Date: 11/30/17

67 Wayside St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $204,000
Buyer: Cherie L. Reynolds
Seller: Ryan A. Hess
Date: 11/29/17

64 Welland Road
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Linda J. Berrios-Scott
Seller: 2013 Goldsmith RT
Date: 11/30/17

124 Westford Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

126 Westford Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

318 Wilbraham Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $149,497
Buyer: Cornell Forbes
Seller: James W. Fiore
Date: 11/29/17

456 Wilbraham Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

460 Wilbraham Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $3,070,000
Buyer: BH EHT 2 LLC
Seller: Neighborhood Homes LP
Date: 11/21/17

1600 Wilbraham Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $172,000
Buyer: Richard Duboise
Seller: Samuel Monroe-Duboise
Date: 11/22/17

2338 Wilbraham Road
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $182,900
Buyer: Fernando A. Lara
Seller: US Bank
Date: 11/21/17

24-26 Windsor St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Alejandro E. Villodas
Seller: Ismael Gonzalez
Date: 11/20/17

168 Winton St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $166,000
Buyer: Erica Hollot
Seller: Hayden Berard
Date: 11/30/17

1275 Worcester St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Alexis Martinez
Seller: Onota Rental LLC
Date: 11/30/17

WALES

15 Reed Hill Road
Wales, MA 01081
Amount: $294,000
Buyer: Nicholas A. Flanagan
Seller: Brian Savage
Date: 12/01/17

WEST SPRINGFIELD

969 Amostown Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Ryszard M. Milewski
Seller: Justin M. Lynch
Date: 11/28/17

63 Armstrong St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Bhim B. Bhattrai
Seller: Robert J. Meulemans
Date: 12/01/17

112 Autumn Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $163,000
Buyer: Matthew A. Knorr
Seller: Walter Witaszek
Date: 11/28/17

74 Baldwin St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Purple Diamond Realty LLC
Seller: City View Property Services
Date: 11/22/17

134 Bear Hole Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $267,500
Buyer: Jennifer J. Allain
Seller: Richard E. Pilon
Date: 11/29/17

170 Boulevard Place
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $125,626
Buyer: Jamie J. Mitchell
Seller: Bushior, Ronald A., (Estate)
Date: 12/01/17

40 Bridle Path Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: David Duquette
Seller: Marlene M. Menard
Date: 12/01/17

121 Dorwin Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $231,000
Buyer: Rajesh R. Patel
Seller: Anna M. Kelliher
Date: 11/29/17

68 Elmwood Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $178,500
Buyer: Nicole Corcoran
Seller: Jeremy A. Keough
Date: 11/30/17

179 Harwich Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Robin M. Parent
Seller: Vincent R. Borgatti
Date: 11/30/17

112 Hewitt St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $216,500
Buyer: Lynda S. Abel
Seller: John Gioranino
Date: 11/30/17

53 Highland Ln
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $357,500
Buyer: Brian P. Bessette
Seller: Gregory J. Fox
Date: 11/30/17

89 Janet St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $167,000
Buyer: Rachel E. Adams
Seller: Matthew A. Kirk
Date: 11/30/17

32 Paulson Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $216,500
Buyer: Elida Gashi
Seller: Jeffrey A. Costello
Date: 11/29/17

24 Pine St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Scott A. Burlingham
Seller: Joseph P. Miller
Date: 11/29/17

965 Piper Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $440,000
Buyer: Daniel A. Franco
Seller: Yvan Larochelle
Date: 11/29/17

20 Smith Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $154,900
Buyer: Jeffrey M. Lawrence
Seller: Eleanor E. Cummings
Date: 11/28/17

22 Smyrna St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $214,450
Buyer: Jonathan A. Edwards
Seller: Henry R. Talbot
Date: 11/20/17

44 Southworth St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Yamuna Rai
Seller: Robert M. Leduc
Date: 11/30/17

WESTFIELD

203 Dry Bridge Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $238,000
Buyer: City Of Westfield
Seller: Peter Morizio
Date: 11/29/17

1062 East Mountain Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $195,500
Buyer: Ryan A. Lawson
Seller: Gloria G. Barnes RET
Date: 11/27/17

234 Falley Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Matthew M. Frazier
Seller: Paul S. Runge
Date: 11/30/17

344 Holyoke Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: City Of Westfield
Seller: Marcia J. Orlandi
Date: 11/29/17

75 Kane Brothers Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: William A. Czupkiewicz
Seller: Albert S. Czupkiewicz
Date: 11/21/17

8 Lincoln St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $146,900
Buyer: HSBC Bank
Seller: Joann E. Davidson
Date: 11/29/17

366 Loomis St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Matthew P. Farnsworth
Seller: Charles Darling
Date: 11/22/17

65 Massey St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $172,000
Buyer: James Rizk
Seller: Bank New York Mellon
Date: 11/30/17

261 Montgomery Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Daniel Jaracz
Seller: Steven P. Beals
Date: 12/01/17

405 Montgomery Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Jeremy A. Keough
Seller: David W. Cote
Date: 11/30/17

53 Notre Dame St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Shawn Kingsley
Seller: John O. Martin
Date: 11/28/17

7 Raymond Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $415,000
Buyer: Cheryl L. Goudreau
Seller: Michael A. Barcomb
Date: 11/28/17

161 Root Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $324,000
Buyer: Thomas J. Grzelak
Seller: Joseph L. Calderella
Date: 11/27/17

24 Rosedell Dr., Ext
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $467,000
Buyer: Joseph L. Calderella
Seller: Leonard M. Weiss
Date: 11/27/17

57 Rosedell Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Avery J. Sheehan
Seller: Camp, Roger E. V., (Estate)
Date: 11/22/17

292 Sackett Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Adrian Welch
Seller: Ronald L. Tether
Date: 11/30/17

73 Shaker Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $369,900
Buyer: Daryl J. Russell
Seller: Joseph C. Karas
Date: 11/29/17

63 Squawfield Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Seth A. Arnold
Seller: Matthew M. Frazier
Date: 11/30/17

38 Sunrise Terrace
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Danielle Lee
Seller: Gary B. Hodge
Date: 11/22/17

82 West Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Derek Gibson
Seller: Paul J. Mason
Date: 11/30/17

24 Woodbridge Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Jacqueline Barcomb
Seller: Eric M. Patrick
Date: 12/01/17

WILBRAHAM

4 Arbor Lane
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Adam J. Winiewicz
Seller: Robert B. Gibb
Date: 11/30/17

18 Bittersweet Lane
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: Kristin A. Lynch
Seller: Farhad Navab
Date: 11/28/17

17 Eastwood Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $322,000
Buyer: John Shea
Seller: David J&S L. Mahoney IRT
Date: 12/01/17

603 Glendale Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Johanne G. Mahaffey
Seller: Thomas H. Adams
Date: 11/29/17

3 Nokomis Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $229,000
Buyer: Kenneth A. Depin
Seller: Leo J. Deshais
Date: 11/29/17

8 Raymond Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $266,000
Buyer: Christopher J. Peters
Seller: Tara L. Boudreau
Date: 11/27/17

9 Raymond Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: David R. Boudreau
Seller: Barbara D. Burnham
Date: 11/27/17

7 Ronald Circle
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $168,800
Buyer: Custom Homes Development
Seller: Wilmington Savings
Date: 11/28/17

161 Stony Hill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $148,000
Buyer: Benjamin C. Hudnall
Seller: Sandra H. Starczewski
Date: 11/30/17

908 Stony Hill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Alexandria M. Willett
Seller: Gerald S. Carhart
Date: 11/29/17

791 Tinkham Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: David J&S L. Mahoney IRT
Seller: Joseph L. Sarti
Date: 12/01/17

820 Tinkham Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $308,312
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Jesse L. Thomas
Date: 11/29/17

17 Warren Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Amy Hebert
Seller: Bruce S. Fieldman
Date: 11/20/17

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

AMHERST

1185 Bay Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $152,000
Buyer: John B. Gulbrandsen
Seller: Wilmington Savings
Date: 11/21/17

19 Foxglove Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $482,500
Buyer: Amin Danai
Seller: Eric N Berkowitz
Date: 11/21/17

235 Iduna Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $533,500
Buyer: Timothy Rohan
Seller: Peter W. MacConnell
Date: 12/01/17

25 Lantern Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: William Kennedy
Seller: Albert Chevan
Date: 11/29/17

462 Main St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: 462 Main LLC
Seller: Paul H. Hamel
Date: 11/29/17

30 Palley Village Place
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $420,000
Buyer: Stanton L. Eads
Seller: Matthias Kaindl
Date: 11/28/17

820 South East St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $515,000
Buyer: Mary E. Mcinnis
Seller: L. Whitmore Sep. Prop. TR
Date: 11/29/17

596 South Pleasant St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Shawn K. Roggie
Seller: Kelley, Larry, (Estate)
Date: 12/01/17

BELCHERTOWN

51 Chadbourne Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Kelly A. Slattery
Seller: Perry, Lawrence B. Jr, (Estate)
Date: 12/01/17

357 Federal St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Joseph J. Scruton
Seller: Raymond R. Couture
Date: 11/20/17

572 Federal St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Robert L. Hislop
Seller: Devin T. O’Neill
Date: 11/22/17

2 Forest Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Rene G. Ledoux
Seller: Ronald Akins
Date: 11/20/17

172 Ludlow St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $282,000
Buyer: Brian Mucha
Seller: Ruby Realty LLC
Date: 12/01/17

265 North Washington St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $378,561
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Angelina H. Dubovik
Date: 11/22/17

19 Old Pelham Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Timothy C. Thompson
Seller: Roger M. Lechenne
Date: 12/01/17

14 Prescott Hill
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $253,000
Buyer: Noah Pefaur
Seller: Jeremy R. Fontaine
Date: 11/30/17

98 Sabin St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Emily J. Dalberg
Seller: Loretta Lund
Date: 12/01/17

EASTHAMPTON

41 Ashley Circle
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $419,000
Buyer: Kristen S. Deschene
Seller: Joan Donah
Date: 11/30/17

17 Florence Road
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Frederick D. Royal
Seller: Bethany Powers
Date: 11/30/17

10 Howard Ave.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $373,900
Buyer: Paul A. Donah
Seller: Thomas M. Bacis
Date: 11/22/17

11 Olympia St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Steven J. Fickert
Seller: Dombkowski, Peter A., (Estate)
Date: 12/01/17

53 Pomeroy St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $127,500
Buyer: Timothy P. Marquis
Seller: Bank Of America
Date: 11/27/17

25 Sandra Road
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Sandra L. Alton
Seller: Brendan K. McKinney
Date: 11/27/17

13 Sheffield Dr.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $348,000
Buyer: Jason Scott
Seller: George Hosta
Date: 11/21/17

79 Strong St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $166,000
Buyer: Zadkiel RT
Seller: Wells Fargo Bank
Date: 11/22/17

29 Zabek Dr.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Brendan K. McKinney
Seller: Kenneth P. Bachand
Date: 11/27/17

GRANBY

75 Easton St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $460,000
Buyer: Fazal U. Rehman
Seller: David M. Fugler
Date: 12/01/17

1 Meadow Glen Dr.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Karl R. Schmidt
Seller: June M. Pellerin
Date: 11/30/17

4 Porter St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $363,000
Buyer: Paul J. Mason
Seller: Peterson, John A. Jr, (Estate)
Date: 11/30/17

195 Taylor St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Johannah M. McCarthy
Seller: Philip T. Braese
Date: 11/30/17

HADLEY

13 Highland Circle
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $325,750
Buyer: Julia S. Rose
Seller: Joseph C. Bardin
Date: 11/30/17

41 Rocky Hill Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $549,900
Buyer: Elizabeth W. Neill
Seller: Jerome M. Mileur TR
Date: 11/21/17

HATFIELD

117 Linseed Road
Hatfield, MA 01088
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Jennifer A. Bogin
Seller: Thomas J. Meshako
Date: 11/27/17

128 Main St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $435,000
Buyer: Gregory T. Ludwiczak
Seller: Roger A. Walaszek
Date: 11/30/17

188 Old Stage Road
Hatfield, MA 01088
Amount: $800,000
Buyer: Michael Marantz
Seller: Delbert C. Glover
Date: 11/20/17

HUNTINGTON

10 Harlow Clark Road
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Nicholai J. Wykowski
Seller: Christopher M. Carbone
Date: 11/22/17

62 Harlow Clark Road
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Paul S. Runge
Seller: Dennis E. Nazzaro
Date: 11/30/17

15 Montgomery Road
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $339,000
Buyer: Keith A. Plant
Seller: Natalie F. Birrell TR
Date: 11/28/17

7 Pine St.
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Sarah C. West
Seller: Donald A. Bartley
Date: 11/22/17

MIDDLEFIELD

14 Arthur Pease Road Ext.
Middlefield, MA 01243
Amount: $154,000
Buyer: Douglas A. Savery
Seller: Nancy L. Farrar
Date: 11/29/17

Clark Wright Road
Middlefield, MA 01243
Amount: $442,500
Buyer: Nestor Mamounas
Seller: David A. Vreeland
Date: 11/21/17

NORTHAMPTON

20 Bridge Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $745,228
Buyer: James D. Frost
Seller: Bridge Road LLC
Date: 11/27/17

218 Drury Lane
Northampton, MA 01027
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Bethany Powers
Seller: Margaret L. Barrett
Date: 12/01/17

17 Fairview Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $410,000
Buyer: David R. Potter
Seller: CL FT
Date: 12/01/17

21 Ferry Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Jason H. Weeks
Seller: Andrew S. Pelis
Date: 11/20/17

48 Florence Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $210,627
Buyer: Lisa E. Andrews
Seller: Russell C. Reinke
Date: 11/22/17

37 Grandview St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $284,500
Buyer: Asante G. Chamberlin
Seller: Barbara J. Dreyer
Date: 11/29/17

156 Grove St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $214,000
Buyer: Kristine M. Baker
Seller: Wendy S. Gannett
Date: 11/28/17

59 Higgins Way
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $584,377
Buyer: John Goodnough
Seller: Stoneridge Dev. Group LLC
Date: 12/01/17

21 Longview Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Deutsche Bank
Seller: Kevin G. Keily
Date: 11/20/17

162 Main St.
Northampton, MA 01053
Amount: $410,000
Buyer: Jason M. Cohen
Seller: Peter W. Alcorn
Date: 11/20/17

237 Main St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $535,000
Buyer: Main St Leeds LLC
Seller: 237-239 Main St LLC
Date: 11/20/17

74 Milton St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $320,500
Buyer: Derek W. Fowles
Seller: Patricia H. Mangan
Date: 11/30/17

6 O’Donnell Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $416,000
Buyer: Dylan Boyd
Seller: Karen M. Barnes
Date: 11/20/17

45 Ridgewood Terrace
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $342,700
Buyer: Katherine McColl-Lukens
Seller: John C. McIntyre
Date: 11/30/17

12 Sylvan Lane
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $423,500
Buyer: Michael D. Robinson
Seller: Jonathan S. McFadden
Date: 11/30/17

32 Ward Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: Glenn Alper
Seller: John S. Petersson
Date: 11/22/17

SOUTH HADLEY

100 Alvord St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $293,000
Buyer: Michael P. Carleton
Seller: Bryan Giroux
Date: 11/30/17

13 Apple Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Jason M. Mainville
Seller: Adam&Eve Construction LLC
Date: 11/20/17

18 Grandview St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $276,000
Buyer: Yadollah E. Amirabadi
Seller: Cecile C. Hemingway
Date: 12/01/17

79-B Hadley St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $237,500
Buyer: Kurtis L. Eckman
Seller: Richard A. Frank
Date: 11/30/17

16 Helm St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $182,000
Buyer: Anthony A. Rodrigue
Seller: Joseph D. Desjeunes
Date: 11/30/17

1 Hunter Terrace
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $224,000
Buyer: Chelsea K. Barnicle
Seller: Michael P. Carleton
Date: 11/30/17

1 Normandy Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Colleen Cavanaugh
Seller: KBDM Properties LLC
Date: 11/21/17

42 Spring St. Ext.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Andrew Menard
Seller: UMassfive College FCU
Date: 11/27/17

71 Washington Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $167,500
Buyer: Richard Paradis
Seller: Neil K. Keen
Date: 11/30/17

WARE

45 Babcock Tavern Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: David Comeau
Seller: John Rivera
Date: 11/28/17

6 Barnes St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Brian A. Elmore
Seller: Oksana Young
Date: 11/29/17

118 Glendale Circle
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Michael Davis
Seller: Stewart A. Terrien
Date: 11/30/17

19 Lazy Fox Point
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Peter D. Shelburne
Seller: James Hunt
Date: 11/22/17

82 Osborne Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $286,000
Buyer: Deborah A. Jackson
Seller: Kelly A. Slattery
Date: 12/01/17

WILLIAMSBURG

57 Adams Road
Williamsburg, MA 01039
Amount: $481,500
Buyer: Richard P. Marsh
Seller: Jem Goethals
Date: 11/27/17

2 Hyde Hill Road
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Mary L. Gerken-Newcomb
Seller: Michael S. Connors
Date: 11/28/17

Doing Business as Certificates

The following business certificates and trade names were issued or renewed during the month of December 2017.

AMHERST

Barboza Management
150 Fearing St., Unit 6
Paul Barboza

Equal World Consulting
166 North Whitney St.
Mildred Alvarado-Herrera

GoBerry
28 Amity St., 1E
Alexander Feinstein

Marshall Steinbeck Collision
5350 Prospect St.
Glenn LaPlante

Miss Saigon Corp.
96 North Pleasant St.
Vincent Tran

Northeast Ski Mountaineering
14 Moody Field Road
Jonathan Shefftz

A Quiet Mind
58 Southeast St.
Melanie Rose

BELCHERTOWN

Commonground Consulting Group
6 Shaw St.
Daniel Shafer, Mary Denecke

Leone Carpentry
200 Boardman St.
Alan Leone

S.L. Noyes Trucking & Land Clearing
415 Gold St.
Scott Noyes

CHICOPEE

Avanti Cakes, LLC
8 Center St.
Milagros Reyes-Aponte, Jim Santiago

Hair by Julissa
208 Exchange St.
Julissa Rodriguez

New England Aquatic Design
297 Broadway St.
Mack Johnston

EASTHAMPTON

Antler Editions
47 Clark St., Apt. 2
Lisa Hersey

Kofax Inc.
116 Pleasant St.
Atalasoft Inc.

Shana Sureck Photography
180 Pleasant St.
Shana Sureck

EAST LONGMEADOW

Business Betties
256 Mapleshade Ave.
Suzanne Larocque

Frog Social Media Solutions
65 East Circle Dr.
Vincent Frogameni

Moriarty’s Dogtown
111 Pleasant St.
Kevin Moriarty

Painting with a Twist
448 North Main St.
David Small

HADLEY

Arizona Pizza
367 Russell St.
William Stevens

Creamy Delights
71 Lawrence Plain Road
Patricia McCarthy

Esselon Café
99 Russell St.
Mark Krause

Mountain View Auto Sales
71 Lawrence Plain Road
Wayne Asselin

Pioneer Valley Ideal Weight Loss & Wellness
226C Russell St.
Jeanette Wilburn

Primo Pizzeria
103 Russell St.
Ismael Alvarado

Tap Room
1 Mill Valley Road
Joseph Robert Enterprises

HOLYOKE

Browne & King Painting
194 Allyn St.
Robert King, Heather King, Ian King, Cameron King

Doughluv
50 Holyoke St.
Dawn Whitcher, Kevin Whitcher

Pulegium Consulting
79 Lynch Dr.
Cynthia Espinosa

LONGMEADOW

Ascension Art for Your Heart
752 Longmeadow St.
Elizabeth Duffany

LUDLOW

Walgreens #02699
54 East St.
Amelia Legutki

NORTHAMPTON

Auto Plus
125 Carlon Dr.
Jonathan Lastowski

Back Office
80 Main St.
Alexander Feinstein

Botanica, the House of Fizz
150 Main St.
Carrie Desmarais

Downstay
503 Riverside Dr.
Alexandria Brown

GoBerry
80 Main St.
Alexander Feinstein

The Houle School
251 Pleasant St.
Erika Houle

Oriental Bodywork
68 Bradford St.
Sujun Li

Provisions
30 Crafts Ave.
Alexander Feinstein

Roger Menard Insurance Agency
241 King St.
Roger Menard

Skytemple
19C Hawley St.
Curtiss Hayden

PALMER

Apollo I Pizza Restaurant
1581 North Main St.
Jose Guimaraes, Joe Cardaropoli, Vincenzo Montefusco

Bruso’s Liquor Mart
1240 Park St.
Daniel Bruso

Essentials
1022 Central St.
Erica Enos

Fire Fighting Equipment
2146 Rear Main St.
Alan Fauteux

Julie Slatton Dog Grooming
1240 Park St.
Julie Slatton

Pride Stores, LLC
1053 Thorndike St.
Robert Bolduc

SOUTHWICK

Campagnari Kitchens
631 College Highway
Brian Soper

Felix Construction, LLC
280 South Longyard Road
Andrew Felix

Nails Studio & Spa
208 College Highway
Thanh Kieu

SPRINGFIELD

7-Eleven #39786A
1830 Wilbraham Road
Petrogas Group

A & S Convenience Store
276 Oakland St.
Muhammad Ashraf

Blanton Landscaping Co.
81 Euclid Ave.
Andre Blanton

Boston Community Medical Group
3550 Main St.
Mary Glover

Carlo Van Clothing
42 Dubois St.
Rufai Kasim

EDM Landscaping
53 Vincent St.
Edmi Torres

Egiiks IT Consultancy
17 Pineview Dr.
Maina Kiige

G2 Brokerage
56 Clayton St.
Nancy Garcia

Jimmy’s Auto Service
199 Laconia St.
Jimmy Pantoja

Joseph M. Osirio
92 Achushnet Ave.
Joseph Osirio

The MP Group
1 Monarch Place
Moriarty & Primack, P.C.

Nazario J & S Auto Repair
295 Allen St.
Jose Nazario

Oriental Gifts and More
1714A Boston Road
Chun Fang Yang

Retina Research Institute
3640 Main St.
New England Retina

Smith & Wesson Academy
299 Page Blvd.
Smith & Wesson Corp.

Summit Mobil, LLC
2547 Main St.
Bill Boyce

Summit Mobil, LLC
950 State St.
Bill Boyce

Summit Mobil, LLC
1334 Liberty St.
Bill Boyce

WEST SPRINGFIELD

AT&T Mobility
1018 Riverdale St.
New Cingular Wireless

Beacon ABA Services
59 Interstate Dr.
Dr. Robert Littleton

Camp Collectibles
23 Bonnie Brae Dr.
David Camp

Dante Club Inc.
1198 Memorial Ave.
Harry Willey

Donut Dip Inc.
1305 Riverdale St.
Paul Shields

WILBRAHAM

Alternative Energy Works II
43 West Colonial Road
Jeffrey Ranson

A-W Service Landscaping
159 Stony Hill Road
Anthony Paulk, Wendy Solomon

Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine
2207 Boston Road
Kimberly Joyal Martins

Company Notebook

Company Notebook Departments

UMass Amherst Receives $1.1 Million Grant for Large Battery Project

AMHERST — UMass Amherst has been awarded a $1.1 million state grant from the Advancing Commonwealth Energy Storage (ACES) project to work with Tesla Energy to construct a large battery at the Central Heating Plant on the west side of campus. The project involves a 1-megawatt/4-megawatt-hour lithium ion battery storage system that will be designed and constructed by Tesla Energy adjacent to the campus power plant. Working with Tesla and the UMass Clean Energy Extension (CEE), the goal is to reduce peak energy demand on the Amherst campus and related costs. The battery storage system will provide power at times when it is purchased from the power grid, help optimize how the campus integrates its current mix of power generation, and provide a research site for clean-energy experts, researchers, and students. Gov. Charlie Baker announced the award of 26 grants totaling $20 million at an event in Marlborough. “The development and deployment of energy-storage projects will be vital to the Commonwealth’s ability to continue leading the nation in energy efficiency,” he said. “Funding these storage projects is an investment in our energy portfolio that will reduce costs for ratepayers and help create a clean and resilient energy future.” Shane Conklin, associate vice chancellor for Facilities and Campus Services at UMass Amherst, noted that “not only will we see utility budget savings, our project will provide on-campus data to support research, and Tesla will provide $80,000 of educational initiatives for our students.” To meet the research goals, Tesla is contributing the funding for educational initiatives during the life of the 15-year project to pay for a range of educational opportunities for UMass Amherst staff and students, including paid internships, career mentorships, lectures, and curriculum development related to solar and energy storage. CEE will also study the operations and maximize learning from the battery-system operations. The campus currently gets 15 megawatts of power from co-generation at the Central Heating Plant and about 5 megawatts from solar voltaic generation as part of one of the most sophisticated power microgrids in the state. The battery storage capacity will be used to balance constraints on those sources and reduce instances when power is purchased from the outside power grid, campus officials say. It will also demonstrate the role that energy storage can plan within a system that has multiple sources of power. The battery system will also bring a new level of resiliency to the campus power grid that can operate independent of the electrical power system in the event of a large-scale power outage. The campus power system hosts the Mullins Center, a regional emergency shelter for Hampshire County and its population of 160,000 citizens. By charging the battery system during off-peak periods and discharging at times peak demand, such as early evening hours during winter months and middle to late afternoon during the summer months, it will help replace less efficient generators, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and lower costs. The UMass Amherst physical plant will operate the battery system, and Tesla will manage the design, permitting, construction, and maintenance of the battery system. UMass CEE will provide operations analysis and support as part of its research.

The Yoga Shop Opens First Massachusetts Location

LUDLOW — A pair of local women entrepreneurs opened the Yoga Shop in Massachusetts on Dec. 23 at 185 Miller St. in Ludlow. Allison Gomes and Liz Salvador, who found a love for yoga and endeavor to share it with the local community, are partnering with Annie Simard and Kim Charbonneau to open the Yoga Shop’s fourth studio in its first Massachusetts location. Located just off the Mass Pike, the Yoga Shop will offer Vinyasa-style yoga classes for all levels as well as teacher trainings, workshops, and retreats under the LivFree Power Yoga brand. LivFree Power Yoga classes utilize heat and a dynamic sequence of Vinyasa poses, one of the most popular styles of yoga in the U.S., to teach fun, creative classes that leave participants feeling energized. “The Yoga Shop already has three great locations in Connecticut, and we couldn’t be more excited to grow our family and community in Ludlow,” said Simard, one of the the Yoga Shop’s founders. The Ludlow location is home to two spacious yoga studios and features a range of amenities including private changing rooms, yoga-mat storage, and a full retail boutique, Grace+GRIT, showcasing men’s and women’s activewear and a variety of accessories. A range of class package options are available.

Bradley Airport Recognized in Condé Nast Traveler

WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. — The Connecticut Airport Authority (CAA) announced that Condé Nast Traveler has released the results of its 30th annual Readers’ Choice Awards, and Bradley International Airport has been recognized as the fifth-best airport in the U.S. with a score of 82.35. “We are very proud to have earned this prestigious recognition, and we thank not only the many travelers who voted for us, but all of the millions of passengers who choose Bradley for their travel needs on an annual basis,” said CAA Executive Director Kevin Dillon. “This distinguished award from the travel community is a testament to our continuous growth and commitment to top-quality customer service at Bradley Airport. It motivates us to keep up the momentum and continue finding creative and innovative ways to meet and exceed our travelers’ expectations.” More than 300,000 readers submitted millions of ratings and tens of thousands of comments, voting on a record-breaking 7,320 hotels and resorts, 610 cities, 225 islands, 468 cruise ships, 158 airlines, and 195 airports. The Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards are the longest-running recognition of excellence in the travel industry. They were announced in the magazine’s November issue and are available online at www.cntraveler.com/rca.

Bay Path Reports on Recent Charitable Activities

LONGMEADOW — In the spirit of the season, the students, staff, and faculty of Bay Path University have been hard at work giving back to the community. The university kicked off its charitable activities this fall with its 2017 Charitable Fund drive in support of the United Way of Pioneer Valley and Community Health Charities. The university’s partnership with these organizations dates back at least 14 years, and in that time, a total of nearly $200,000 was donated by Bay Path faculty and staff. For 2017, the most substantial sum to date was raised: $20,634. “The Bay Path community never ceases to amaze me with their generosity,” said Keith Sbriscia, associate director of Human Resources, who runs the United Way and Community Health Charities fund-raiser. Both Community Health Charities and the United Way are umbrella organizations that represent other nonprofits through partnerships and raise funds on their behalf through workplace giving campaigns and engagement opportunities. Partner charities also have the opportunity to receive funding through grants. Community Health Charities raises awareness and resources for health and wellness by connecting more than 2,000 of the most trusted health charities across the U.S., reaching 17 million donors every year, through workplace giving campaigns, causes, wellness programs, employee engagement, and strategic partnerships. United Way of Pioneer Valley creates opportunities and improves lives in 25 cities and towns through the United Way Community Fund, and mobilizes people and resources to strengthen area communities by tackling complex issues and driving sustainable change. The Bay Path students are equally committed to supporting the community and have coordinated many student-driven efforts this fall, including, but not limited to, book, diaper, toy, and food drives and several other donations to meet the needs of local organizations. The annual book drive, which benefits a different charity each year, generated close to 1,000 book donations for the Homework House. The university’s annual Giving Tree hosted by the Education Club to make the holiday season merrier for children from the Greater Springfield area just wrapped up collecting gifts for families in need this holiday season. The canned-food drive to assist in restocking local food pantries that run out of goods during the holiday season, hosted by the university’s Student Government Alliance, is also underway. Further, Bay Path University has selected New North Citizens Council of Springfield as its holiday charity. “The devastation in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria is overwhelming, and many of the families and loved ones of students, faculty, and staff have been impacted by the catastrophic damage caused by the storm,” said Kathleen Halpin-Robbins, assistant vice president and director of Human Resources. As more and more families are leaving Puerto Rico to find shelter with family and friends in the continental U.S., many cities in New England are welcoming these families. New North Citizens Council (NNCC) has been designated by Western Massachusetts United for Puerto Rico as a welcome center for Puerto Rican evacuees in Springfield.

Valley Health Systems Supports 13 Families over the Holidays

HOLYOKE — Employees of Valley Health Systems, which includes Holyoke Medical Center, the Holyoke Visiting Nurse Assoc. & Hospice Life Care, Western Mass Physician Associates, and River Valley Counseling Center, have joined together to help support 13 families in need of assistance this holiday season. The families consist of 40 children and 12 adults and are affiliated with the Holyoke Boys & Girls Club and WIC.

OMG Roofing Products Introduces RhinoBond Plate Marking Tool

AGAWAM — OMG Roofing Products has introduced a plate-marking tool designed to help roofers improve rooftop productivity by quickly locating and marking RhinoBond Plates installed under thermoplastic membranes. The new RhinoBond Plate Marking Tool is lightweight, simple-to-use, and easy-to-maneuver. Simply roll the marking tool over a row of installed RhinoBond Plates. Every time it passes over a properly installed plate, the tool leaves a temporary mark on the surface of the membrane to identify the plate location. Plate marks are made with standard blue construction crayons and typically fade away within a few weeks. The plate-marking tool is compatible with all thermoplastic membranes regardless of type or thickness. In addition, the tool’s handle is reversible for quick direction changes, and lies flat for rolling under rooftop pipes and raised equipment such as air-handling units. Other benefits of the new system include powerful sweeper magnets mounted on the front and back of the chassis that pick up any metal debris on the roof. The tool is provided in a protective carrying case for easy handling and storage. “Many roofers understand the tremendous productivity and performance benefits that RhinoBond offers,” said Web Shaffer, vice president of marketing for OMG. “In fact, some roofers have reported productivity-rate improvements of up to 30%. To enhance the systems’ overall productivity offering, we wanted to make it even easier for roofers not only to find, but also to clearly ‘see’ the installed RhinoBond Plates beneath the membrane. The new RhinoBond Plate Marking Tool makes this possible.” The RhinoBond System is designed for use with TPO and PVC roofing membranes. The system uses advanced induction-welding technology to bond roofing membranes directly to specially coated plates that secure the insulation to the deck. The result is a roofing system with improved wind performance that requires fewer fasteners, plates, and seams, and zero penetrations of the new membrane.

Jean Kelley, Joe Malmborg Attend National Conference

NORTHAMPTON — Jean Kelley and Joe Malmborg, advisors of Kelley and Malmborg Investment Consulting Group in Northampton, recently attended a national educational conference for independent financial advisors. Hosted by Commonwealth Financial Network, the nation’s largest privately held registered investment advisor – independent broker/dealer, the October event drew 1,641 affiliated advisors, staff, guests, and sponsors from across the nation. Participants gathered in San Diego, where they connected and collaborated with peers, colleagues, and industry partners to strengthen their leadership skills and enhance the high-end service they provide to clients. With the theme, “Personal Currency: Human Connections/Patterns for Success,” the conference encouraged attendees to explore how the relationships that they build, nurture, and sustain — both professionally and personally — influence their success. Keynote speakers offered topical remarks tailored specifically to an advisor audience. In an informal ‘fireside chat,’ former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, joined by Commonwealth’s Joni Youngwirth, managing principal, Practice Management, offered insights about effective diplomacy. Albright outlined the real keys to diplomacy as the ability to put oneself in another person’s shoes and to have a clear understanding of what the other person wants. Ken Blanchard, author, leadership expert, and co-founder of international management training/consulting firm the Ken Blanchard Companies, spoke about the innate leader in everyone. International portrait photographer Platon brought the conference theme to life, sharing powerful personal stories about connecting on a human level with his subjects, including Marissa Mayer and Mark Zuckerberg. The conference concluded on a continued high note, with a closing event held at Petco Park, the home of the San Diego Padres. The attendees were treated to live entertainment, a grand tour of the facility, a BBQ, and practicing their batting skills at batting cages placed throughout the park.

People On the Move

Departments People on the Move

Marie Lafortune

Natalya Riberdy

Haley Pedruczny

Meyers Brothers Kalicka, P.C. recently welcomed Marie Lafortune, Natalya Riberdy, and Haley Pedruczny to the firm. Lafortune comes to MBK as a first-year audit associate. She is currently focused on pension and 401(k) plans, HUD engagements, and compliance testing for nonprofits. She also assists with tax preparation. She holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and healthcare management from Elms College and is pursuing her master’s of accountancy at Westfield State University. Riberdy is a new associate focusing on the service and construction industries. Before joining MBK, she gained experience as intern at a regional firm and as a billing, AR, and AP associate in private accounting. She holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance from Bridgewater State University and is on track to complete her MSA, with a concentration in forensic accounting, from Western New England University. She will then begin studying for the CPA exams. Pedruczny comes to the firm with accounting experience across the real estate, manufacturing, and consumer-product fields. As an associate at MBK, she works primarily on nonprofit clients and employee benefit plans, from small companies and schools to large corporations. She graduated from the Isenberg School of Management with a BBA in accounting and is currently pursuing her CPA license. “Each of these women represent the wellspring of young business and accounting talent we have right here in Western Massachusetts,” said MBK Partner Howard Cheney. “At MBK, we consider ourselves fortunate to tap into the vital resources of the next generation and bring them into the fold to grow and thrive along with the firm and our clients.”

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Jeremy Lajoie

Charmaine Ramirez

Michael Tucker, president and CEO of Greenfield Co-operative Bank, announced the promotions of Jeremy Lajoie and Charmaine Ramirez to assistant vice president. Lajoie works in mortgage operations. He started with the bank in July 2015 and has been working as the loan processing supervisor, and is responsible for managing the loan-processing workflow within the bank. Prior to joining Greenfield Co-operative Bank, he worked for five years at another financial institution in the loan servicing/processing area. He has a bachelor’s degree in communications from UMass Amherst. Ramirez works in mortgage operations. She started at Northampton Cooperative Bank in 2012 as a teller/customer service representative and was promoted to loan underwriter and processor in 2013. After Northampton Cooperative merged into Greenfield Co-operative Bank, she became lead underwriter and was most recently mortgage operations supervisor. She is a 2017 graduate from the New England School for Financial Studies and is currently completing her bachelor’s degree in business management from Western Governor’s University.

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Howard Sienkiewicz

Zasco Productions, LLC, an event-planning and production company, hired Howard Sienkiewicz as its new vice president and general manager, according to Zasco founder, president, and owner, Michael Zaskey. Sienkiewicz returns to Western Mass. after spending two decades as technical director for the international event-planning and production company Ellen Michaels Presents. “We’re so pleased that Howard Sienkiewicz agreed to return to Western Massachusetts to join the Zasco team,” Zaskey said. “His experience working globally in theatres, concert halls, convention centers, hotels, and non-traditional venues will help Zasco Productions and our other brand, Big Video Screen, to enhance the level of service we provide our customers throughout the region.” Sienkiewicz began his career in Springfield as production stage manager of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, coordinating production for its classical and pop-music series, operas, and dance programs at Springfield Symphony Hall, at the Summer Pops at Stanley Park, the Berkshire Choral Festival, and Springfield Symphony New England Tours, under the auspices of New England Presentors. He became technical director for Springfield Civic Center and Symphony Hall and general manager for Snow Sound, as well as owner of HCS Productions. At Ellen Michaels Presents, he traveled the globe working on events for CA Technologies, Oracle, Intuit, and many others. “Years ago, when Michael has getting Zasco started, we had crossed paths while I worked at Springfield Symphony Hall,” Sienkiewicz said. “Years later, when I needed a company to support a large corporate event in Boston, I was given his name. He and the company really impressed me. Going forward, I would use Zasco Productions for all our shows in the Northeast. I even brought them to Las Vegas, Chicago, and North Carolina to support various shows. When I decided to get off the road, Michael offered me this position, and I am thrilled to be returning to my hometown and have the opportunity to work with a great company like Zasco locally and nationally.”

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Jessica Picard

The Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce bestowed its Chamber Ambassador of the Year Award to Jessica Picard, marketing director at Loomis House Retirement Community, a position she has held since 2012. Previous to that, she was the marketing and admissions liaison for Loomis Lakeside at Reeds Landing in Springfield. She graduated from Westfield State University with a degree in business management and a minor in marketing. “Our ambassadors play a pivotal role in allowing the Greater Holyoke Chamber to be able to execute on our programs and events. Jessica Picard has been a champion of the Greater Holyoke Chamber for several years, and her service as an ambassador to our chamber members is irreplaceable,” said Wanda Zabawa, events manager and ambassador leader. Chamber ambassadors are volunteers who make a commitment to help new members feel welcome and demonstrate to all members how to make the most of their chamber benefits. They also gather feedback from members to help the chamber improve its services. Other members of the chamber ambassador committee include Wendy Palmer of PeoplesBank, Julie Rochefort of United Personnel, Paula Auclair and Harry Montalvo of bankESB, Kate Buckley of Goss & McLain Insurance, Susan Concepcion of Homewood Suites, Molly Desrocher of United Personnel, Pauline Gove of deRenzy Document Solutions, James Brunault of Massachusetts Rehabilitation, Daniel Couchon of Fairfield Inn, and Tom Thacher of CareerPoint. “Jessica truly deserves the Ambassador of the Year award. Jessica has gone above and beyond her responsibilities as an ambassador toward our members and has demonstrated extraordinary dedication, involvement, and initiative to enhancing the partnership between the chamber and our members,” said Kathleen Anderson, chamber president. Picard was chosen for the award after receiving the most ambassador points in 2017. Ambassadors earn points by calling and visiting chamber members, attending monthly meetings and ribbon cuttings, recruiting other ambassadors, and participating in chamber events. Picard and her manager, Margaret Mantoni, will be honored at the chamber’s holiday business breakfast and pop-up retail event on Wednesday, Dec. 13 at the Log Cabin. The public is welcome to attend.

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Tony Sanches

Michael Ostrowski, president and CEO of Arrha Credit Union, announced the promotion of Tony Sanches from branch manager and Business Development officer to assistant vice president of Retail Operations. “We are so pleased to promote Tony, who has always gone above and beyond the call of duty of taking care of his members and staff,” Ostrowski said. “He will continue to be located at the West Springfield branch location at 63 Park Ave. He will also continue to look for ways to serve our members and communities so we may provide additional conveniences and help people reach their financial goals in a meaningful way.” Sanches has more than 15 years of experience in the local financial industry and 10 years in residential lending. He began his banking career as a teller at Westbank, then moved to Country Bank as a head teller and worked his way up to customer service manager, assistant branch manager, and loan originator. He then moved to Florence Savings Bank as a loan originator at its multiple offices. He finished his career at Florence as assistant vice president of Lending before moving to Freedom Credit Union as a loan officer. Sanches has extensive knowledge of portfolio lending and secondary-market lending, including conventional loans, MHP, USDA, FHA, and MassHousing loans. He is fluent in Portuguese and English, a member of the Rotary Club of Ludlow, corporator at the Ludlow Boys and Girls Club, and a member of the Ludlow Youth Soccer Assoc., where he coaches youth soccer.

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Jamie Convery

Stacey Pinardi

Glenn Welch, president and CEO of Freedom Credit Union, announced the promotion of Jamie Convery to branch officer of Freedom’s Sixteen Acres Branch, and the appointment of Stacey Pinardi as mortgage loan originator in Franklin and Hampshire counties. In her new position, Convery oversees the financial and lending operations of the branch, develops new business opportunities with individuals and businesses, and promotes financial literacy at area schools. She has been employed at Freedom for seven years and has 15 years of experience in the banking and financial-services industries. Prior to joining Freedom, she was a teller supervisor at PeoplesBank. Convery earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Westfield State University, and she currently serves on the membership committee of the Professional Women’s Chamber. Pinardi is responsible for real-estate origination throughout Franklin and Hampshire counties. As she helps expand Freedom’s mortgage services throughout that region, she will offer her expertise in conventional, MassHousing, MHP ONE Mortgage, FHA, USDA, and VA loans. She has more than 22 years of experience in the finance industry, including expertise in residential mortgage origination, first-time-homebuyer assistance, and secondary market sales. Most recently, she was a mortgage planner at Regency Mortgage. Currently, Pinardi is an affiliate member of the Realtor Assoc. of Pioneer Valley. She works at the Freedom branch at 191 Ave. A in Turners Falls.

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Allison Gearing-Kalill, a fund-raiser and development professional, has been named vice president for Development and Planned Giving at Bay Path University, as announced by President Carol Leary. “I am delighted that Allison Gearing-Kalill is joining our leadership team,” Leary said. “She brings tremendous development and planned-giving experience to the position, and as vice president she will partner with areas across the university to support and advance our philanthropic culture that has been an important driver to the success of our students and academic programs. I look forward to working closely with Allison in the coming months.” At Bay Path, Gearing-Kalill will serve as a member of the executive staff. In this new role, she will manage a comprehensive planned-giving program, and also provide leadership in the areas of annual giving, alumni relations, stewardship, special events, advancement services, and major gifts. “It will be a privilege to work alongside the academic and staff leadership, as well as the alumni and friends of the university, to continue the fund-raising momentum that is already in place,” she said. “President Leary has brought Bay Path to new heights with her remarkable vision and energy, and I am thrilled to be part of that transformation.” Prior to joining Bay Path, Gearing-Kalill served as vice president of Fund Development at Sisters of Providence Health System and Mercy Medical Center, where she oversaw the areas of fund-raising and special events. Previously, she was the vice president of Community Development at Baystate Noble Hospital. Widely recognized for her fund-raising expertise, she received the 2017 Assoc. for Healthcare Philanthropy Higher Performers Award. She earned her bachelor’s degree in business with a specialization in marketing from UMass Amherst.

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Frances Gomes Marthone

Frances Gomes Marthone has been named chief Nursing officer (vice president of Patient Care Services) for Mercy Medical Center. In this role, she is responsible for ensuring compliance with patient-care quality standards and ensuring that clinical and staffing standards are met, promoting best practices in nursing and patient care, and serving as a liaison for communication between leadership and the nursing staff. With more than 25 years of nursing-leadership experience, Marthone most recently served as chief Nursing officer and vice president of Patient Care Services at Piedmont Henry Hospital, a 215-bed facility in Stockbridge, Ga., where she was responsible for the coordination and monitoring of all nursing standards. Prior to that role, she served as vice president of Medical Services at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Ga., where she provided leadership in recruitment, retention, development, and continuing education for all units within the medical division. She also has experience as an administrative supervisor, as well as a background in the management of oncology-nursing services. Marthone holds a Ph.D. in nursing philosophy from Georgia State University in Atlanta, a master’s degree in nursing administration from Albany State University in Albany, Ga., and a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Simmons College in Boston. She also holds a quality and process improvement certification in Black Belt from the Stetson School of Business and Economics at Mercer University in Georgia. She is a member the American Organization of Nurse Executives, the American Nurses Assoc., the Georgia Nurses Assoc., and the American College of Healthcare Executives.

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The Markens Group Inc., a Springfield-based association-management and business-consulting firm, recently welcomed Wil Rodriguez as director of Sales and Business Development. Rodriguez has more than 15 years of experience building relationships, cultivating target audiences, and managing accounts. He has worked for firms in Florida, Connecticut, and Western Mass., serving most recently as an account executive for Full Power Radio. He also has sales experience in the energy, job-placement, and graphic-arts industries. A longtime community steward, Rodriguez served as president of the Westfield Spanish American Assoc. from 2011 to 2016, leading the organization’s efforts to empower Latinos in the Greater Westfield area to create a visible presence in their local community. Under his leadership, the organization spearheaded several community projects, including the construction of a $50,000 playscape at Westfield’s Whitney Playground. He has also served on the board of directors of the Amelia Park Children’s Museum and has volunteered as a diversity consultant for the Massachusetts chapter of the Alzheimer’s Assoc. “I’m thrilled to begin my work with the Markens Group,” said Rodriguez. “I’m already getting a feel for the trade-association industry, and I have some great ideas for moving forward.” In his new role, Rodriguez will lead efforts to grow the Markens Group’s association-management business. The firm provides outsourced management services like strategic planning, marketing, and administration to national, regional, and local trade associations and professional societies. “Wil is an excellent addition to the team,” said Ben Markens, president and CEO of the Markens Group. “He not only has the right experience, he also champions community. At the end of the day, that’s what we foster in our association clients. We help communities of like-minded individuals make a real difference in their industries and broader society.”

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The Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts (WFWM) named database expert Jorene Lomenzo as the foundation’s new development associate. Lomenzo comes to WFWM with more than 13 years of experience in nonprofit and higher-education development-database management. She has extensive knowledge around reconciling finances, assigning gift-crediting protocols, analyzing data for finance reports, preparing donor campaigns, supporting internal data evaluation, and more. Her most recent position was Advancement Services manager for American International College. Previous roles include Development and Marketing coordinator at the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center in Hartford, Conn. “I am very excited to join the Women’s Fund in the new role of Development associate,” Lomenzo said. “I look forward to working with the staff and volunteers to expand fund-raising efforts and broaden connections with supporters.” Prior to working in development, she worked with local communities in Georgia to preserve historic properties by writing grant applications, training volunteers, assessing historic resources, and advocating for preservation. She has a master’s degree in historic preservation. Lomenzo will work closely with WFWM Director of Philanthropy Monica Borgatti, maintaining donor and gift information, identifying new donor prospects, cultivating and stewarding WFWM program alumnae, and helping the fund analyze and manage next steps in successful fund-raising campaigns.

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Lisa Palumbo, a Realtor in the Valley since March 2005, joined Delap Real Estate on Nov. 20 and will work as a buyer’s and seller’s agent, covering Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden counties. A resident of Northampton for 25 years, Palumbo most recently worked as the top-selling agent at the Coldwell Banker office in Northampton from 2006 to 2017. In the past year, she sold more than $15 million in real-estate transactions in the tri-county region. In 2017, she was ranked among the top 10 Realtors for sales in Hampshire County. From 2006 to 2017, she has been presented annually with the President’s Platinum and Gold Awards from the Realtor Assoc. of Pioneer Valley in recognition of superior sales and service. “I work with clients ranging from first-time home buyers to those who are looking to downsize following retirement,” Palumbo said. “Some of my clients come from out of state and are relocating to the Pioneer Valley. I work to make the process smooth and stress-free. Giving honest advice for making sound real-estate choices is what I strive to do.” Palumbo holds a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts with a concentration in philosophy, religion, and Asian studies from Colgate University and a master’s degree in music and music education from Columbia University. Before working as a realtor, she was a music teacher at Granby High School in Connecticut and White Brook Middle School in Easthampton. Fascinated with homes and interested in working with people, she became a Realtor after poring over the real-estate study guide while on a maternity leave. “Being a realtor is being part lawyer, part negotiator and strategist, part photographer, part copy editor, part marketing manager, part teacher, and even, sometimes, part therapist,” she said. “Every day is different and challenging.”

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At Freedom Credit Union’s annual holiday dinner at the Log Cabin, David Chase, vice president of Business Lending, was presented with this year’s President’s Award. A colleague nominated Chase for the award, which recognizes a Freedom employee for his or her commitment to professional excellence. The employee said Chase “has reinvented our Commercial Lending department to what it is today and is continuing to grow this sector of our business.” During the evening, several employees were recognized for their years of service. In addition, 11 employees were recognized for receiving a GEM Award as part of Freedom’s new GEM (Going the Extra Mile) program. C. Melin Menas and Lynne Wallace were honored for being named Credit Union Heroes by Banker and Tradesman magazine.

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Enchanted Circle, a multi-service arts organization dedicated to engaging, enhancing, and inspiring learning through the arts, announced the appointment of Andrea Spak as director of Development. “We are absolutely thrilled to have Andrea join our creative education team,” said Priscilla Kane Hellweg, executive director of Enchanted Circle. “Her expertise and professionalism will enable us to expand our reach and deepen our impact as we serve the most vulnerable children and youth in the region.” Spak has dedicated the past 30 years of her professional life and volunteerism to the non-profit sector, supporting education, civil rights, and social-justice issues to improve the lives of children and families. She has raised millions of dollars from individuals, corporations, foundations, and public funding sources to support children’s rights, educational programs, historic preservation, legal advocacy, training and services, community development, and affordable housing. Most recently, she was director of Development at the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center in Hartford, Conn., where she successfully created, directed, and implemented multi-faceted strategies for comprehensive programs of philanthropy, sponsorship, special events, and membership to foster donor engagement and support mission delivery, resulting in organizational transformation. “I am excited to join Enchanted Circle and contribute to their work to improve the lives of children and families throughout the greater community,” Spak said. “Enchanted Circle offers the perfect opportunity to address ongoing community challenges and to apply my experience to expand Enchanted’s impact and support organizational growth.” Enchanted Circle works in partnership with public schools, on the professional stage, and with social-service agencies, providing programs that bridge arts, education, and human services for people of all ages and abilities.

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Caroline Gear, executive director of the Northampton-based International Language Institute (ILI) of Massachusetts, was recently elected to the Greenfield Community College Foundation Inc. board of directors. Gear has been at ILI since 1986 as a Spanish teacher, ESOL teacher, teacher trainer, and administrator. She has published articles in the field of assessment and evaluation and presents on teacher training and the administration of programs both regionally and nationally. “Caroline’s passion for the mission of access to education is evident, and she brings a wealth of knowledge about the challenges facing those who struggle to change their lives through education,” said Michael Davey, GCC Foundation board president and vice president/commercial loan officer at Florence Bank. “As Greenfield Community College expands its programming into Hampshire County, we welcome the addition of this outstanding new member to our board.” Added Greenfield Community College President Bob Pura, “Caroline Gear is a longtime partner of the college. She has shared GCC’s passion for access and excellence in education. Her commitment to economic and social mobility for all in our community is a perfect fit for the work of the GCC Foundation. I welcome her heart, intelligence, and fierce courage to an outstanding board in service to students, college, and community.” The following individuals were elected as officers of the GCC Foundation board of directors for the coming year: Michael Davey, president, Leigh Rae, vice president, Nancy Fournier, treasurer, Katherine Cole, secretary, and Marina Goldman, member at large. Other members of the board are Carmen Bassett, Sharon Meyers, Mitch Anthony, Patricia Coffin, Charles Conant, Rich Fahey, Michael Smith, faculty representative Mary Phillips, student representative Maya Kazinskas, and GCC trustee representative Dylan Korpita. Board members emeriti are Robert Cohn, William Freeman, Lorna Peterson, and Robert Mugar Yacubian.

Massachusetts Adds 6,700 Jobs in November

By BusinessWest Staff December 22, 2017

BOSTON — The state’s total unemployment rate dropped to 3.6% in November, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Thursday.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ preliminary job estimates indicate Massachusetts added 6,700 jobs in November. Over the month, the private sector added 7,300 jobs as gains occurred in leisure and hospitality; education and health services; construction; professional, scientific, and business services; and manufacturing. The October estimate was revised to a gain of 3,200 jobs.

From November 2016 to November 2017, BLS estimates Massachusetts has added 65,200 jobs. The November unemployment rate was five-tenths of a percentage point lower than the national rate of 4.1% reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

“Year-to-date the jobs and labor force estimates indicate a strong and stable economy in the Commonwealth. Since December 2016, Massachusetts is estimated to have added 62,200 jobs, 64,300 more residents are participating in the labor force, and the unemployment rate remains low, averaging 3.8%. November also marks the 13th consecutive month of private-sector job growth, with manufacturing adding 1,600 jobs,” Labor and Workforce Development Secretary Rosalin Acosta said.

The labor force decreased by 8,200 from 3,656,000 in October, as 4,000 fewer residents were employed and 4,200 fewer residents were unemployed over the month.

Over the year, the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased five-tenths of a percentage point from 3.1% in November 2016. There were 18,300 more unemployed residents over the year compared to November 2016.

The state’s labor-force participation rate — the total number of residents 16 or older who worked or were unemployed and actively sought work in the last four weeks — decreased one-tenth of a percentage point to 65.4% over the month. The labor-force participation rate over the year has increased by 0.7% compared to November 2016.

The largest private-sector percentage job gains over the year were in construction; professional, scientific and business services; leisure and hospitality; and other services.

OMG RhinoBond System Wins Construction Award in Spain

By BusinessWest Staff December 21, 2017

AGAWAM — The RhinoBond system and Etanco, OMG Roofing Products’ distribution partner in Spain, were awarded a prestigious 2017 NAN Architecture and Construction Prize at a ceremony in Barcelona, Spain on Nov. 30.

Based on Etanco’s work in Spain, the RhinoBond system was recognized as one of Europe’s most advanced methods of securing single-ply membranes. Etanco has used RhinoBond on more than 50 projects representing more than 2.7 million square feet of installed single-ply membrane. Based in Madrid, Spain, Etanco has been a partner with OMG Roofing Products since 2015.

“This is not only a superb award for the RhinoBond system,” said Web Shaffer, vice president of marketing for OMG Roofing Products, “but, more importantly, it recognizes the great work that Etanco has done with RhinoBond in Spain. We are very pleased with our partnership and with the great work Etanco does.”

DevelopSpringfield Sells 700 State St. to Pride for Redevelopment

By BusinessWest Staff December 18, 2017

SPRINGFIELD — DevelopSpringfield announced the sale of property at the corner of Thompson and State streets to Pride Stores for redevelopment. The site had been identified as a priority for redevelopment in the State Street Corridor Redevelopment Program, a plan focused on the economic revitalization of State Street and adjacent neighborhoods.

DevelopSpringfield acquired the former River Inn at 700 State St. in 2013 with adjacent lots on Thompson Street to remove a blight on the neighborhood, promote revitalization, and prepare the site for appropriate commercial redevelopment. The organization performed extensive asbestos remediation, demolished the building, and prepared the site for redevelopment.

“We listened closely to the interests of community members, including the Springfield Food Policy Council and the McKnight Neighborhood Council, to identify a developer whose project would meet community needs and be a good neighbor to the many residents near the site,” said Nicholas Fyntrilakis, DevelopSpringfield’s chairman. “Pride’s new store will offer fresh food and produce and address the community’s interests for healthier food options.”

Added Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, “this is exactly why my administration created this public/private partnership of DevelopSpringfield. This in-question property had been a troublesome area for the neighborhood for many years. I look forward to the redevelopment of this site with a project that will bring jobs, tax revenue, and a quality retail operator who cares about our community.”

The sale of the property was complete on Dec. 15. Construction is targeted to begin in the spring. The new store will include a Pride gas station and convenience store and will feature a variety of convenient food items, Pride Café Bakery, local produce, and fresh healthy food offerings. In addition, incubator space will be provided to a local food entrepreneur.

“We are excited to bring Pride Markets to this important area of the State Street corridor,” said Bob Bolduc, owner of Pride Stores. “Not only will the store have the amenities our customers traditionally expect, but it will also have fresh local produce available through an innovative collaboration led by local food advocate Liz O’Gilvie, who will coordinate a farmer’s market on the site.”

Boys & Girls Club of Chicopee Announces 2018 Board of Directors

By BusinessWest Staff December 15, 2017

CHICOPEE — The Boys & Girls Club of Chicopee held its annual meeting of the corporation on Dec. 14 at Collegian Court restaurant. At the meeting, a new slate of officers and directors were approved.

They include William Sharp, Freedom Credit Union (president); George Flevotomos, Demayo Properties (1st vice president); Rich Rheault, the Credit Card Pro (2nd vice president); Richard Bernard Jr., Pilgrim Interiors Inc. (treasurer); and Laura Sample, Evergreen Construction (secretary).

The rest of the slate includes Shane Brooks, Center for Human Development; Thomas Charette, Lemelin Environmental Services Inc.; Anne Gancarz, Chicopee Public Library; Ben Garvey, Insurance Center of New England Inc.; Tracey Hebda, Complete Payroll Solutions; Sarah Jordan, Polish National Credit Union; Katie Kalbaugh, Chicopee Fire Department; Kim Quenneville, Dufault, Vann & Carella; and Tania Spear, Silver Linings Home Care, LLC.

Reappointed were the members of the board of trustees: Jim Bugbee, Granfield, Bugbee, & Masse Insurance; Kevin Vann, Dufault, Vann & Carella; and Donna Wiley, PeoplesBank. Finally, appointed as board members emeritus are Bertram Gardner IV, Caolo & Bieniek Architects Inc.; and Earl LaFlamme III, retired.

Two awards were presented at the meeting. The first was the Helping Hands Award, given to Chicopee Public Library for its role as a community partner. The Dr. Edward Ryan Award was presented to George Flevotomos, chosen by members of the board of directors and given to a fellow board member that has gone above and beyond for the organization.

The Markens Group Names Wil Rodriguez Director of Sales

By BusinessWest Staff December 14, 2017

SPRINGFIELD — The Markens Group Inc., a Springfield-based association-management and business-consulting firm, recently welcomed Wil Rodriguez as director of Sales and Business Development.

Rodriguez has more than 15 years of experience building relationships, cultivating target audiences, and managing accounts. He has worked for firms in Florida, Connecticut, and Western Mass., serving most recently as an account executive for Full Power Radio. He also has sales experience in the energy, job-placement, and graphic-arts industries.

A longtime community steward, Rodriguez served as president of the Westfield Spanish American Assoc. from 2011 to 2016, leading the organization’s efforts to empower Latinos in the Greater Westfield area to create a visible presence in their local community. Under his leadership, the organization spearheaded several community projects, including the construction of a $50,000 playscape at Westfield’s Whitney Playground. He has also served on the board of directors of the Amelia Park Children’s Museum and has volunteered as a diversity consultant for the Massachusetts chapter of the Alzheimer’s Assoc.

“I’m thrilled to begin my work with the Markens Group,” said Rodriguez. “I’m already getting a feel for the trade-association industry, and I have some great ideas for moving forward.”

In his new role, Rodriguez will lead efforts to grow the Markens Group’s association-management business. The firm provides outsourced management services like strategic planning, marketing, and administration to national, regional, and local trade associations and professional societies.

“Wil is an excellent addition to the team,” said Ben Markens, president and CEO of the Markens Group. “He not only has the right experience, he also champions community. At the end of the day, that’s what we foster in our association clients. We help communities of like-minded individuals make a real difference in their industries and broader society.”

Businesses in Many Sectors Qualify for This Incentive

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Don’t Overlook R&D Tax Credit

By Carolyn Bourgoin, CPA

Carolyn Bourgoin

If your business employs engineers, architects, chemists, or software developers, it is worth investigating whether the research and development tax credit is available and of benefit to your company. Any business that is working on the design or development of a new or improved product, technique, or formula that will be held for sale or used in its trade or business may have incurred qualifying expenses. Additionally, legislation signed into law in December 2015 (the PATH Act) now allows for eligible small businesses and flow-through entities to take the credit to offset the alternative minimum tax (AMT). This news alone should make taxpayers revisit the potential benefits of conducting an R&D tax-credit study.

Many businesses often overlook the R&D credit, thinking they do not fall into industries typically associated with performing research and development activities.”

Though tax-reform legislation may be passed in the near future with the expectation of eliminating certain tax incentives, the R&D credit has broad bipartisan support and will remain part of the tax code. The credit was specifically listed by the administration and the congressional tax-writing committees in their initial tax-reform framework as an incentive that must be preserved due to its proven effectiveness in “promoting policy goals important to the American economy.” Rest assured, the credit will be retained.

Qualifying Industries

Many businesses often overlook the R&D credit, thinking they do not fall into industries typically associated with performing research and development activities. While manufacturers and software developers are commonly considered, other industries, such as food processing, tool & die, beverage/brewing, and construction, just to name a few, have qualified for the credit.

Qualifying Research Activities

In order to qualify for the R&D credit, a taxpayer’s activities must meet a number of requirements. The taxpayer must perform the research for the purpose of discovering information that is both technological in nature and intended to help in the development of a new or improved business component.

Substantially, all of the research activities must be undertaken as part of a process of experimentation designed to evaluate alternatives that eliminate uncertainty regarding the development of a business component. Eligibility for the credit does not depend on the research being successful.

Qualifying Expenses

The main types of expenditures that qualify for the research credit are employee wages for either performing or supervising the research, as well as supplies used while conducting the research. Amounts paid to another for the right to use computers when conducting research qualify, as well as 65% (which may increase) of contract research expenses paid for qualified research. Expenses related to efficiency surveys, routine data collection, and quality-control testing do not qualify for the credit.

Credit Computation

The regular research credit is equal to 20% of current-year qualified research expenditures that exceed a base amount for that year. Due to credit limitations, no more than half of the current year’s qualified research expenditures can qualify for the research credit if this method is used.

Alternatively, taxpayers can elect to claim the Alternative Simplified Credit, which is equal to 14% of the excess of qualified research expenses for the year over 50% of the average qualified research expenses for the three tax years preceding the tax year for which the credit is being determined. This percentage may be increased under the proposed tax-reform legislation.

The credit can currently be carried back one year and carried forward for 20 years.

Creditable Against Other Taxes

As mentioned earlier, the R&D credit can offset the AMT tax for eligible small businesses (i.e. less than $50 million in average gross receipts for the prior three years) for tax years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2016. The current tax-reform framework also calls for repealing the individual AMT tax altogether, thereby removing this restriction on the use of the credit by owners of a flow-through entity. The AMT restrictions often deterred eligible businesses from having a research study done in the past.

Certain small businesses (mainly startups) now have the ability to elect, on a quarterly basis, to use their research credit to offset the employer portion of their FICA payroll-tax liability. For tax years beginning after Dec. 31, 2015, businesses that have less than $5 million in gross receipts in the current year and that did not have any gross receipts for any tax year preceding the five-year tax period ending with the tax year, can use the R&D credit as a payroll-tax-credit offset rather than an income-tax offset. This is helpful to startup businesses that may not have a tax liability in their early years due to net operating losses.

Documentation and Substantiation

Taxpayers must be able to substantiate that their expenditures qualify for the credit. If you are considering going back to claim an R&D credit for a prior year or considering claiming the credit for the current year, it is advisable to have a persuasive research credit study done, because this will help connect the company’s expenditure records to the amount being claimed as qualified research. Time surveys and qualified activity narratives of employees with direct knowledge of the activities will result in supporting documentation that can be supplied in case of an audit.

State Considerations

Massachusetts allows for an R&D credit for qualifying research performed within the state. The credit is equal to 10% of the excess, if any, of the qualified research expenses for the taxable year over a base amount plus 15% of basic research payments.

Effective for tax years beginning after Jan. 1, 2015, Massachusetts now allows for an alternative simplified credit similar to the federal credit but using lower credit rates. If your business operates in states other than Massachusetts, consult your tax advisor to determine whether the R&D might apply in those states as well.

Conclusion

Because the research and development credit will be retained even with the potential tax reform, it is worthwhile investigating whether your business might qualify. Revisiting annually any changes that are being made to improve a product or develop a new product should be discussed with your tax advisor.

Carolyn Bourgoin, CPA is a senior manager with Holyoke-based public accounting firm Meyers Brothers Kalicka, P.C.; (413) 322-3483; [email protected]

Economic Outlook 2018: Steady as She Goes

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Experts Don’t Foresee Any Rocking of the Economic Boat

More of the same. That’s what the experts are predicting for this region, and the country as a whole, when it comes to the economy. And by more of the same, they mean growth that is steady if unspectacular — even with tax reform — and few if any signs of what could amount to real trouble. “Another boring year,” was how one economist put it. But for many businesses, boring is more than acceptable.

As a student — and a professor — of economics, Bob Nakosteen fully understands that the region and the nation as a whole are, as they say, due for a recession.

Maybe even overdue.

Indeed, eight and a half years is a long time to be in an expansion, if history and especially 20th-century history is any guide, and that’s about the length of the run the country has been on, said Nakosteen, a long-time educator at UMass Amherst who pegged the summer of 2009 as when the Great Recession ended and the upswing — as unspectacular as it has been, for the most part, in this region — began.

But he quickly noted that there’s no actual relationship between how long a country has been in an expansion and when it’s due for a recession. Time isn’t officially one of the factors that determine such things, he noted, adding that none of the issues and indicators that do are — at this moment, at least — pointing toward recession.

Bob Nakosteen

The issues in the state economy, especially in Western Massachusetts, are not macro-economic nearly as much as they are structurally micro-economic; there are individual sectors that are really struggling.”

“The expansion is old, certainly, but there’s nothing on the horizon to interrupt the expansion,” he told BusinessWest, adding quickly that a host of factors will shape what course a continued expansion takes. “The issues in the state economy, especially in Western Massachusetts, are not macro-economic nearly as much as they are structurally micro-economic; there are individual sectors that are really struggling.”

Karl Petrick, an economics professor at Western New England University, agreed, and summoned another word for what he’s projecting for at least one more year: boring.

Karl Petrick

Trickle-down doesn’t really come to fruition the way people say it will. It’s been promised for decades and decades, but it’s never really happened.”

“Unless you were on Twitter, last year was pretty boring,” he said, tongue firmly planted in cheek while focusing his remarks on what was happening in this region economically. And that was essentially the same thing that’s been happening for the past several years — steady if unspectacular growth that amounts to a few percentage points on average and not the kind of boom times that traditionally follow a recession, especially like the one of almost a decade ago now.

“Even with the tax break, the projections are for the U.S. economy to grow at 2.5% in 2018, and in 2019, 2.1%,” he said. “And if we did see a big increase in growth, it’s very likely that that the Fed will raise interest rates to slow down inflation. The forecast is for another boring year — I hope.”

Indeed, for many in business, boring translates into a decent year, and that’s what Tom Senecal, president of Holyoke-based PeoplesBank, said many of his clients — commercial and residential alike — experienced.

He told BusinessWest that the residential real-estate market is enjoying a surge fueled by low inventories, and that many individual sectors are experiencing steady growth. And he expects tax reform to lift most boats still higher.

Tom Senecal

Inventory is extremely low in many area communities, and this is having a big impact on prices. We’re going back to seeing sale prices in excess of asking prices, and that hasn’t happened since the late ’80s and early ’90s.”

“With corporate tax rates projected to decrease from 35% to 20%, that will have a significant impact on most businesses,” he went on. “I expect that to be a determining factor in what our local economy will be like in 2018.”

There are other determining factors, obviously, and some areas of concern, both nationally and locally, including persistently stagnant wages.

Despite steady growth in the economy and soaring corporate profits that have fueled a nearly 20% rise on Wall Street this year, wages have remained flat, said Petrick. And he doesn’t believe — despite what leading supporters say — that tax reform will change that equation. And if wages remain stagnant, that might slow the economy down.

“Trickle-down doesn’t really come to fruition the way people say it will,” he explained. “It’s been promised for decades and decades, but it’s never really happened.”

Meanwhile, Nakosteen said the precipitous decline of traditional retail could pose some problems regionally (more on that later), as could a host of other factors ranging from escalating student debt to tighter immigration laws that could keep some foreign students from landing on area college campuses.

But overall, these concerns are not expected to significantly alter the picture or impact those projections for more of what the region has seen over the past several years.

Onward and Upward

“Stable.”

That’s the word Senecal summoned early and often as he talked about the local economy, and it’s another word business owners always like to hear.

He said the region’s economy has historically been fueled by education and healthcare (‘eds and meds’), and that trend continues. And those sectors are, well, stable, to say the least.

“If you think of the spin-off economies in the Western Mass. market, we clearly benefit from those sorts of industries [healthcare and education] that are not recession-proof, but they certainly come through recessionary times much more stable than the rest of the economy,” he said. “And I see this in the numbers from our residential loans and our commercial loans. The stability and continued growth has been there, and we expect it to continue throughout next year.”

Beyond eds and meds, Senecal noted, a number of sectors are doing “pretty well,” as he put it. These include ‘green’ energy businesses, commercial construction (although moreso in the eastern part of the state than this region) and the residential real-estate market, which, as noted earlier, has picked up dramatically over the past few years.

“Inventory is extremely low in many area communities, and this is having a big impact on prices,” he explained. “We’re going back to seeing sale prices in excess of asking prices, and that hasn’t happened since the late ’80s and early ’90s; it’s clearly a seller’s market right now.”

Surveying the scene locally as well as nationally, those we spoke with said there is no indication of anything that will disrupt this stability to any significant degree.

But that doesn’t mean there aren’t some question marks concerning the year ahead. And perhaps the biggest concerns tax reform and what it will mean.

Petrick and Nakosteen said such reforms — usually measures to be administered during a recession, not an expansion — can’t (or shouldn’t) be expected to trigger the wage hikes and subsequent consumer spending predicted by supporters of the legislation, because … well, because history shows this isn’t what happens, they told BusinessWest.

“Tax cuts really have little effect,” said Nakosteen, “especially when the economy is not in recession and is near full employment.”

Also, early and unofficial polling of business leaders indicates that wage increases for their employees are not in their plans.

“Many big corporations have already said that, whatever tax breaks they get, they’ll use them to buy back stock,” Petrick noted. “That will do wonders for the stock market, but there’s no indication they’ll use that tax break to raise wages.”

But Senecal projected that tax reform might, in fact, provide a real boost for the economy in the form of investments made by business owners.

“Tax reform has a significant impact on corporate spending,” he opined. “I think that, right now, a lot of businesses are waiting and seeing on tax reform to determine how aggressive or reserved businesses are going to be come 2018.”

Economic Indicators

As for other factors that might impact the year ahead, to one degree or another, Petrick put wages, and the stagnancy of same, at the top of that list.

“We see growth, but the foundation for continued growth continues to be a little bit shaky, in terms of wages at the national level and the state level,” he told BusinessWest. “They’re just not growing, even as unemployment comes down.

“And that is a bit of conundrum for us at the state level and the federal level, because that puts more pressure of households, especially with uncertainty with what’s going to happen with the individual mandate and how that might impact insurance rates,” he added. “It also impacts state tax revenue, because if wages don’t go up, the state doesn’t collect more.”

There are many reasons why wages are stagnant, he went on, listing everything from soaring health-insurance costs for employers to the decline of labor unions, to the retirement of Baby Boomers and their replacement by younger workers earning lower salaries. But the bottom line is that, generally, flat wages are not good for the economy.

Meanwhile, Nakosteen said the continued decline of traditional retail would further change the local landscape, and it might impact the economy in some ways.

Giant retailers like Sears, Toys R Us, Kmart, and others are closing stores in huge volumes, leaving malls with large boxes to fill (or not, as the case may be) and worries about their very existence. Meanwhile, many smaller retailers are disappearing from the landscape, for reasons ranging from the intrusion of online shopping to a lack of a succession plan.

All this is creating a number of empty storefronts and a lot of commercial real estate for sale and lease, said Nakosteen, adding that the problem is impacting even the most vibrant of downtowns, including Northampton’s, where tenants are asking, ‘why are lease rates so high if so many storefronts are empty?’

“And that’s a very good question,” he said, adding that the higher rates will impact existing retailers and perhaps dissuade others from coming downtown.

But it’s an issue in nearly every area community.

“There are so many empty storefronts,” Nakosteen went on, “and the retail sector is so important to so many downtown areas.”

Meanwhile, workforce issues might also have an impact on the course and strength of the ongoing expansion, he noted, adding that a lack of qualified workers within some sectors might stifle growth.

“The state, as a whole, has issues with the labor force not growing fast enough to accommodate the economy,” he explained. “And Western Mass. is even worse. We have very slow labor growth here; you can’t grow the economy faster than you can hire people to fill the jobs.”

Interest rates could play a role as well, the experts noted, adding that, if the economy does start heating up, the Fed will likely raise rates to keep it from overheating and sending inflation higher.

“Prime rate effects people’s home-equity loans, and it effects commercial borrowers,” Senecal explained. “And if the Fed increases rates two or three times, and that’s clearly their intent, that could have an impact on spending.”

Bottom Line

‘Stable. ‘Boring.’ ‘Steady.’ Those aren’t exactly headline-generating adjectives when we’re talking about the economy and where it might head in the months to come.

But they represent reality, and for many in this region — which, as has been noted countless times in the past, doesn’t enjoy stunning highs and crippling lows like other regions — those words are welcome, and much better than the alternative.

And if tax reform works, as Senecal and others believe it might, the region just might wind up doing better than ‘more of the same.’

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

Several Issues on the Horizon Could Derail Momentum, Growth

Economic Outlook Sections

A Time to Stay on Track

By Nancy Creed

Nancy Creed

We might remember 2017 as the year of the much-anticipated reopening of Union Station as a dramatically renovated transportation hub. The more than $90 million renovation additionally created office and retail space, transforming this area of Springfield’s North End. The Innovation Center on Bridge Street welcomed new tenants with continued construction on additional office and retail space, and the new, $11.8 million Mercedes-Benz of Springfield dealership opened in Chicopee.

This past year was also one during which many projects made significant progress toward their anticipated 2018 completion dates.

Awaiting us in 2018 is a mix of opportunities and challenges. Springfield and the region have been experiencing unprecedented growth in the last couple of years. While 2018 is the year in which we will see the finishing touches put on some major projects and programs, we are also faced with the uncertainty and potential effects of healthcare, tax reform, and ballot initiatives which could impact all of us.

On the growth side, the I-91 viaduct construction is ahead of schedule, with the highway expected to be in full use by February; production of MBTA subway cars at the new 204,000-square-foot, $95 million CRCC rail-car factory off I-291 in East Springfield will kick off in 2018; and the much anticipated opening of the $950 million MGM resort casino is on track for a late-2018 opening.

There is also opportunity to help small businesses grow and prosper. The city of Springfield has launched “Rise Up Springfield,” an innovative collaboration between the city, the Assoc. of Black Business & Professionals, and the Springfield Regional Chamber. Powered by Boston-based Interise’s award-winning StreetWise MBA curriculum, this seven-month, intensive, hands-on program provides the knowledge and know-how business owners need to create and manage a three-year strategic business plan. This a key opportunity for the city to capitalize on the entrepreneurial spirit of the region and to encourage our smaller, less-established businesses get to the next level in their growth.

Advocates of a ballot question are pushing for an additional income tax on those making above a certain income threshold in order to fund some of the areas I mentioned above. However, other states have taken a similar approach, which only resulted in businesses relocating to lower-tax jurisdictions. At its core, this proposal is bad for business. Why would we tax talent — our state’s principal competitive advantage.”

While we are encouraged and excited about growth in the region, our business community will face some significant challenges in the coming year. Healthcare continues to remain of grave concern. Costs continue to rise at uncontrollable rates, not only impacting the bottom lines of our businesses, but crippling the state budget. With 40% of the state budget allocated to MassHealth, there is virtually no room for additional funding in critical areas such as education, transportation, and local aid.

Advocates of a ballot question are pushing for an additional income tax on those making above a certain income threshold in order to fund some of the areas I mentioned above. However, other states have taken a similar approach, which only resulted in businesses relocating to lower-tax jurisdictions. At its core, this proposal is bad for business. Why would we tax talent — our state’s principal competitive advantage?

Another ballot question that we could be faced with is one that provides for paid family and medical leave. Not only does our business community understand the value of fringe benefits and attracting and retaining the top talent, but they want to do the right thing for their employees. Those businesses that are financially able to offer ‘above and beyond’ benefits do so, but not every small business is in a position to compete with the benefits offered by a Fortune 100 company.

The ballot question as proposed would require employers of any size to offer paid leave at a rate of 90% of an employee’s wages. It is estimated that this would have a $1 billion financial impact across the Commonwealth.

There is one other ballot question we could be faced with come November 2018 — an increase in the minimum wage, to $15 an hour by 2022. A back-of-the-napkin calculation estimates this to be an increase of 25% to a company’s salaries/wages line item. Again, while the business community wants to do the right thing, it comes at a cost to the competitiveness of our state.

While we are optimistic about our growth, we are concerned about what lies ahead that could derail that growth. We are concerned for our business community here in Western Mass., but equally concerned as to what the impact could be across the state, on the Commonwealth’s fiscal health, on attracting new growth, on remaining competitive with our neighboring states and across the country, and on ensuring Massachusetts and our region remain at the forefront of innovation.

Throughout the chamber’s 127-year history, we have worked to encourage and facilitate economic growth. We have faced and weathered challenges and advocated on behalf of the region’s businesses. Our mission will continue in 2018 and beyond, as we support and collaborate with regional businesses and advocate for them at the local, state, and federal levels and work to ensure our continued growth is not stunted.

Nancy Creed is executive director of the Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce; (413) 755-1309.

Ambitious Renovation Project Will Reshape the Basketball Hall of Fame

Sections Travel and Tourism

‘Time to Step Forward’

An architect’s rendering of the renovated lobby area at the Hall, complete with lockers bearing the names of some of the game’s greats.

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame will soon commence work on an ambitious, $15 million renovation and expansion that will dramatically change the look and feel of the shrine. While the project represents the future, it also speaks loudly to just how far the Hall has come since the dark days — and years — earlier this century.

John Doleva calls it a “spaceship.”

That’s what he and others at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame have come to call the individual lights that sit atop the dome that defines the shrine on West Columbus Avenue and change color with the seasons and the occasions.

That’s because they look like one, at least that ’50s sci-fi-movie take on what a spaceship looks like, a flat, roundish base with a circular bubble on top. There are 860 of these lights affixed to the dome, and maybe a quarter of them are in a condition approximating that of the one that Doleva has in his office — cracked, with the seals damaged, allowing water to get in and cause serious trouble.

This is the same ‘spaceship’ he takes with him when he talks to gatherings large and small about the planned $15 million to $16 million renovation of the hoop Hall. That’s because these fixtures will be removed and replaced with projection lighting that is, well, light years ahead of the old bulbs in terms of what can be done with the surface of the giant sphere.

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“You can do incredible things with projection lighting,” said Doleva. “It will give us so much variability it terms of bringing the building alive, and the maintenance is so much easier.”

But the lights are really just a small, though highly visible, part of the ambitious undertaking at the Hall, noted Doleva, its president for nearly two decades now. Indeed, he said the current facility, opened in 2003, was designed and built just before digital technology was about to explode and change forever the way information is presented and stories, like those of the hall’s inductees and of the history of the game itself, are told.

John Doleva holds up one of the ‘spaceships’ that are soon to be history at the Hall.

“We have a lot of printed word here — exhibits that don’t necessarily interact and entertain, especially when you’re talking to a 12- or a 14- or a 17-year old,” he explained. “With the advent of all the digital content that’s out there now, we can bring Hall of Famers alive, and that’s what we intend to do; instead of a plaque on a wall and two and a half paragraphs of information, we’re going to bring James Naismith alive; we’re going to bring Bob Cousy alive.”

The renovation project will take part in two stages, with the dome lighting, a main lobby area overhaul, and significant renovation of the Hall’s theater comprising stage one. Work on it will start next month (the museum will remain open during construction), and it will all be finished in June, a few important months before MGM Springfield opens its doors in September 2018.

Phase two involves a substantial overhaul of the museum itself, what’s under the dome, said Doleva, noting that state-of-the-art, digitized presentations are currently being blueprinted. Phase two is slated to begin in January 2020, to be finished six months later, with the museum obviously closed for those six months.

And while this project and the campaign that will fund it — called “A Time to Step Forward” — represent the future of the Hall, they also embody just how far it has come in the years since the current building was put on the proverbial drawing board roughly two decades ago.

Indeed, the existing facility was built without a considerable amount of support from what Doleva collectively calls the “basketball community,” and it was opened with a large amount of debt that left the Hall in precarious financial condition for a number of years.

It has ridden out that storm, if you will, and has regrouped on many levels. The Hall has forged much stronger relationships with that basketball community and its many subcomponents, including inductees themselves (as we’ll see), and, as a result, the capital campaign has far exceeded initial expectations. Because of this, goals have been recalibrated.

“The initial goal of the campaign, $20 million, has been exceeded, and it now stands at $26 million,” said Doleva, adding that more than 90% of this total comes from the basketball community. A new goal of $30 million has been established, he went on, to not only fund the renovations to the galleries and visitor area, but also adequately fund an endowment.

For this issue and its focus on travel and tourism, BusinessWest takes an in-depth look at the Hall’s renovation project, and also at the forces that have made it — and a much more secure future for this Springfield landmark — possible.

Net Gains

There are a great deal of numbers associated with the Hall’s renovation project, its capital campaign, and its comeback from those dark years after the new shrine was opened 14 years ago.

And while all of them are significant, from the number of lights to be taken out to the projections on increased visitation — from the improvements, MGM’s opening, and other factors — maybe the place to start is with the number 5.

That’s how many of the Hall’s previous inductees turned out for the enshrinement ceremonies in 2000. (Actually, eight committed to come, and three of them backed out). And in many respects, Hall officials were lucky the number was that high.

That’s because the Hall didn’t pay to fly any of those inductees in, didn’t pay for their hotel rooms, and didn’t pay for anything, really, except their admission to the show — largely because it couldn’t afford to do so.

“We quickly concluded that, if we don’t have Hall of Famers on our side, if they’re not our ambassadors across the country and around the world, then we really don’t have a Hall of Fame,” said Doleva, adding that the Hall now pays such expenses, and the results of such a sea change have been dramatic.

Fast-forward to this past September, and there were 65 former inductees in attendance, a number that certainly helps explain the large number of autograph collectors camping out in front of the downtown Springfield hotels.

These Hall of Famers are now truly ambassadors, said Scott Zuffelato, vice president of Philanthropy for the Hall, adding that they regularly make appearances at Hall-produced events such as fund-raising golf tournaments and basketball events.

“They’ve become our foot soldiers,” he explained. “And this stronger relationship with the Hall of Famers has led us to stronger relationships with others in basketball as well, such as college coaches who take part in our events, and the NBA as well.”

And these improved, much stronger relations, resulting in part from getting coaches and officials in pro and college basketball more engaged in the Hall at many levels, has helped the institution secure a higher placed within the game, Doleva told BusinessWest.

Scott Zuffelato says the Hall has strengthened relationships with many constituencies within the basketball community, including the Hall of Famers themselves, which is reflected in giving for the current capital campaign.

“We took the organization from a museum in Springfield where the game was invented,” he said, “to a global basketball brand with the mothership located in Springfield.”

This transformation, if you will, has certainly played a huge role in the enormous — and ongoing — success of the Hall’s capital campaign, which was launched more than two and a half years ago. Those who originally met to plan it did so with the initial mission of retiring lingering debt from construction of the new Hall at the start of this century — the roughly $2 million left from an original figure that approached $12 million.

But soon, the vision — and the campaign — took on new meaning.

“It soon became clear that we had a grander plan — and that was to redo the museum and bring it into the 21st century to again be the world’s finest sports museum,” said Doleva, adding that the campaign will raise far more than is needed for the planned renovations, which will enable the Hall to undertake those projects in a manner that couldn’t have been imagined back in 2000: by paying cash.

“The original goal was $21 million, and we saw that as a big challenge based on where we had been with the 2000 campaign,” he went on. “But very quickly, probably within 14 or 15 months, we hit $21 million. And like any good organization, with so many asks that were out there and so many opportunities that hadn’t been harvested, we decided to raise it to $30 million.”

As noted, the basketball community has responded to the Hall’s bid to step forward in a big way. The donor list is replete with the names of players, coaches, executives, and contributors to the game in various ways.

Zuffelato credited Jerry Colangelo, the Hall’s chairman, former owner of the NBA’s Phoenix Suns and WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, and currently a special adviser to the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers, with inspiring many within the basketball community to give to the campaign.

Imagination on Display

What those traveling to the renovated Hall will encounter is a more modern, more visitor-friendly facility and museum that tells stories on a number of levels — both literally and figuratively.

Indeed, the renovated ground-floor lobby, the entry point for visitors, will feature a new, far less imposing ticket area (Doleva has a name for that, too — the ‘tugboat’ — and, more importantly, a number of new displays and attractions.

Overall, the lobby work, a significant portion of phase one, isn’t an expansion in the technical sense, said Doleva. Rather, it is a concerted effort to capture and make much better use of existing space in the lobby area.

“That concourse could really be any retail mall in America — when you walk into it, you don’t know that you’re in the Basketball Hall of Fame; you wouldn’t know until you look through the glass,” he said, adding that the renovations will make it clear to visitors just where they are. “This will be a very high-energy area.”

It will be dominated, he went on, by lockers bearing the names of some of the game’s greats, including Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Grant Hill, Jerry West, and others, who have donated to the capital campaign. These lockers — there are 16 planned, with the ability to expand to 24 — will highlight not only achievements on the court, but the work done by these players within their community.

Meanwhile, a renovated theater in the lobby area, complete with digital technology, surround sound, and an actual stage, will play a more prominent role in the typical Hall visit — and in the Hall’s operations in general.

“Many people don’t know there’s a theater there,” he said. One reason for this, he noted, is that the Hall has never had what he and others in this business call a “signature film” to show to visitors upon their arrival. But it will have one soon, and Doleva said this work in progress will set the emotional tone for one’s visit.

As for the museum, it will see all its galleries renovated and modernized. Doleva explained that such work is necessary not only to keep pace with other museums and sports halls, but to set a new, higher bar.

“We want to present Bob Cousy in a way that will enable people in their teens or 20s to know who he was, and know who Oscar Robertson was, or Kareem,” he explained. “We want to make sure we celebrate all the Hall of Famers, whether they played in recent times or way back; we want to make sure they get their fair share of digital education to the fans.”

Another key addition to the Hall’s lineup, if you will, is the 1891 Gallery, so named because that’s the year James Naismith invented the game.

The gallery will provide area companies that donate specified amounts to the campaign with an opportunity to gain visibility in that space, a company statement that links Naismith’s core values to their company’s values, and a host of other benefits.

Many area businesses have already signed on, including MassMutual, Balise Auto Group, Excel Dryer, Florence Savings Bank, the Chicopee Savings Foundation, and the Davis Foundation.

These renovation project, coupled with MGM’s opening and other forms of momentum at the Hall and across Springfield, are inspiring Hall officials to set some ambitious goals for visitorship — for 2018, and especially for 2020 and beyond.

“I would expect a 20% to 25% increase in attendance,” said Doleva, adding that MGM should have a huge influence on the facility simply by introducing it to people who may not have known it was there.

Court of Opinion

The name affixed to the capital campaign — “It’s Time to Step Forward” is simple, yet has meaning on a number of levels.

On one of them, it speaks to potential donors, inviting them to step forward and play a role in modernizing a Springfield landmark and helping it secure a solid future in a way it never really has.

On another, that name speaks directly to what the Hall is doing — stepping forward — in terms of everything from building a facility truly worthy of the phrase ‘state of the art’ to forging stronger, long-lasting relationships with the basketball community.

These are, indeed, big steps forward, and, to borrow a phrase from the game itself, they comprise a winning formula for years and decades to come.

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

Real Estate Transactions

FRANKLIN COUNTY

BERNARDSTON

65 Hillcrest Dr.
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Andrew Easton
Seller: Longvue Mortgage Capital
Date: 11/17/17

55 River St.
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $240,180
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Terry L. Walko
Date: 11/14/17

25 Shedd Road
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Dokoi C. Phathsoungneune
Seller: Lorena R. Norwood
Date: 11/07/17

BUCKLAND

26 Monroe Ave.
Buckland, MA 01338
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Henry P. Livingston
Seller: Jenny New
Date: 11/14/17

6 Rand Road
Buckland, MA 01338
Amount: $244,000
Buyer: Marie E. Dunford
Seller: Lisa K. Clark
Date: 11/06/17

CHARLEMONT

23 Laurel Lane
Charlemont, MA 01339
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Barbara A. Beall
Seller: John R. Lynch
Date: 11/17/17

151 South St.
Charlemont, MA 01339
Amount: $4,000,000
Buyer: AC Real Estate Group LLC
Seller: Spirit Master Funding 2
Date: 11/10/17

COLRAIN

49 Fairbanks Road
Colrain, MA 01340
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: William Watkins
Seller: Steep Steps LLC
Date: 11/17/17

241 Thompson Road
Colrain, MA 01340
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Nicholas R. Piantanida
Seller: FNMA
Date: 11/08/17

DEERFIELD

23 Crestview Dr.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $792,500
Buyer: Sylvia Smith
Seller: James R. Talbot
Date: 11/15/17

Lee Road
Deerfield, MA 01342
Amount: $154,900
Buyer: Thomas J. Scanlon
Seller: Paul R. Putnam
Date: 11/14/17

River Road
Deerfield, MA 01342
Amount: $124,900
Buyer: Robert O. Schulze
Seller: Michael M. Fisher
Date: 11/16/17

65 Sandgully Road
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $545,000
Buyer: James R. Talbot
Seller: Richard O. Bradford
Date: 11/15/17

39 Thayer St.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Hugh Manheim
Seller: 39 Thayer Street LLC
Date: 11/17/17

ERVING

4 Briggs St.
Erving, MA 01344
Amount: $136,000
Buyer: Susan F. Scott
Seller: Yezierski, Mary S., (Estate)
Date: 11/17/17

GILL

26 Oak St.
Gill, MA 01354
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Linda Hobbs
Seller: Murley, Thomas J., (Estate)
Date: 11/17/17

GILL

11 River Road
Gill, MA 01354
Amount: $159,000
Buyer: Owen J. Bear
Seller: Michael J. Gusan
Date: 11/09/17

GREENFIELD

90 Birch St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $189,000
Buyer: Linda M. Lively
Seller: David P. Rogalski
Date: 11/17/17

1 Camp Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Julie E. Avery
Seller: Joseph A. Hamel
Date: 11/17/17

232 Chapman St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $116,000
Buyer: Alexandre F. Demelo
Seller: Marcy Helems
Date: 11/17/17

20 East Cleveland St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $123,500
Buyer: Colleen M. Byrne
Seller: Dana K. Woodcock
Date: 11/09/17

57 Forest Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Kara J. Jacobsen
Seller: Joshua A. Zera
Date: 11/17/17

14 Freeman Dr.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $172,500
Buyer: Joanne F. Burns
Seller: William J. Doyle
Date: 11/10/17

20 Hancock Lane
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $125,699
Buyer: Robert Mattson
Seller: Wilmington Trust
Date: 11/15/17

10 Osgood St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Brian J. Keane
Seller: Siri Goldberg
Date: 11/09/17

85 Phyllis Lane
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Patrick McGreevy
Seller: Brooks A. Mostue
Date: 11/15/17

HEATH

62 Ingraham Dr.
Heath, MA 01346
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: David D. Peterson
Seller: Jaimye Ingraham
Date: 11/17/17

MONTAGUE

3 Dewolf Road
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Sylvia Mollard
Seller: Roger L. Jacobsen
Date: 11/17/17

135 Millers Falls Road
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: John M. Gates
Seller: Stewart, Barbara I., (Estate)
Date: 11/10/17

23 Norman Circle
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $187,500
Buyer: Terry F. Pease
Seller: Lawrence E. Gaudette
Date: 11/17/17

47 Ripley Road
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Cody P. Guilbault
Seller: Marilyn O. Jacque
Date: 11/08/17

ORANGE

55 Benham St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $117,580
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Richard Reed
Date: 11/08/17

NEW SALEM

40 West St.
New Salem, MA 01355
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Carl D. Long
Seller: Serenity Hill RT
Date: 11/13/17

ORANGE

15 Cloukey Ave.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Mark R. White
Seller: Peter Anjos
Date: 11/17/17

SHELBURNE

1116 Mohawk Trail
Shelburne, MA 01370
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Yellow Dog Realty LLC
Seller: Scott R. Sylvester
Date: 11/16/17

SHUTESBURY

60 Lake Dr.
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Evan D. Jones
Seller: Amelia A. Sirum
Date: 11/17/17

99 Sand Hill Road
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Amount: $435,000
Buyer: Frederick E. Steinway
Seller: Margaret E. Manson TR
Date: 11/15/17

17 Sumner Mountain Road
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Amount: $463,500
Buyer: Nina R. Emery
Seller: Jeffrey D. Fishman
Date: 11/14/17

HAMPDEN COUNTY

AGAWAM

430 Adams St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: United Bank Residential Properties Inc.
Seller: Mariam Y. Elias
Date: 11/07/17

451 Barry St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Diana Tokarev
Seller: William J. Dermody
Date: 11/16/17

18 Kanawha Ave.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $178,000
Buyer: William Knorr
Seller: David Vilkhovoy
Date: 11/17/17

4-A Maple View Lane
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $269,300
Buyer: Molly E. Fox-Bryant
Seller: T. Russo Construction Corp.
Date: 11/15/17

26 Peros Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $199,900
Buyer: Karl M. Kulak
Seller: Norman P. Godon
Date: 11/10/17

104 Robin Ridge Dr.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: David M. Smithies
Seller: Thomas O’Connor
Date: 11/13/17

200 School St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $161,000
Buyer: Jennifer L. Rogers
Seller: Stefanie L. Fontana
Date: 11/15/17

253 Silver St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Baldwin Street Realty LLC
Seller: Clark Dore
Date: 11/09/17

64 Sunnyslope Ave.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $205,900
Buyer: Raymond M. Pronovost
Seller: Martin J. Feid
Date: 11/10/17

BLANDFORD

92 Main St.
Blandford, MA 01008
Amount: $182,000
Buyer: Nicholas Hughes
Seller: Jessica Kirchen
Date: 11/17/17

BRIMFIELD

93 Apple Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $160,152
Buyer: Deutsche Bank
Seller: Steven Bessette
Date: 11/13/17

379 Brookfield Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Ryan T. Waugh
Seller: Malouin, Lawrence Leo, (Estate)
Date: 11/10/17

2 Hillside Dr.
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Shane Griffin
Seller: Robert V. Griffin
Date: 11/09/17

CHICOPEE

57 Bourbeau St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $157,000
Buyer: Michele L. Niec
Seller: Michelle M. Lacharite
Date: 11/10/17

947 Burnett Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $1,900,000
Buyer: CH Realty 7 CG CT Atlants
Seller: Cherokee Hill LLC
Date: 11/09/17

1063 Burnett Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $237,500
Buyer: Connor S. Sormanti
Seller: Richard R. Delisle
Date: 11/09/17

345 Chicopee St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: DKL RT
Seller: Kostas Poulis
Date: 11/14/17

27 Ferry St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Kevin W. Torres
Seller: Scott Proulx
Date: 11/14/17

51 Foss Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $170,500
Buyer: Allison C. Martel
Seller: At Home Properties LLC
Date: 11/10/17

122 Hampden St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Alisis Pena
Seller: Zakhariy Tsikhotskiy
Date: 11/07/17

296 Irene St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $126,500
Buyer: Zeyad AlJuboori
Seller: Scott W. Anderson
Date: 11/17/17

21 Jefferson Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $138,000
Buyer: Stephen Hastings
Seller: Leona R. Doyle
Date: 11/09/17

49 Lord Terrace North
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Mark A. Rodrigo
Seller: David P. Haller
Date: 11/06/17

1294-1296 Montgomery St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $410,000
Buyer: Sattar LLC
Seller: Jaafar Hamadeh
Date: 11/10/17

88 Mount Royal St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $207,000
Buyer: Brian Nunes
Seller: Timothy J. Kowal
Date: 11/08/17

328 New Ludlow Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Alan J. Robinson
Seller: Fontaine, Roger L., (Estate)
Date: 11/16/17

97 Pondview Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Joseph E. Conroy
Seller: Bruce D. Hemond
Date: 11/09/17

49 Roberts Pond Lane
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Michael Hannum
Seller: Thuy P. Bui
Date: 11/17/17

106 Ruskin St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $163,000
Buyer: Jose G. Vicente
Seller: Stoy, Carl S. Jr, (Estate)
Date: 11/07/17

60 School St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $269,000
Buyer: Ram Rai
Seller: CDM Properties LLC
Date: 11/16/17

80 Taylor St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Miroslav Nesterchuk
Seller: Jamie M. O’Callaghan
Date: 11/10/17

78 Thomas St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $118,500
Buyer: Erica M. Ocasio
Seller: USA HUD
Date: 11/14/17

46 Thornwood St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $151,400
Buyer: Steven P. Nichols
Seller: Lewandowski, Henry J., (Estate)
Date: 11/14/17

88 Van Horn St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $222,000
Buyer: Daniel E. Sliwa
Seller: Craig Lachapelle
Date: 11/16/17

94 Westport Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $214,500
Buyer: Eugene C. Dube
Seller: Carmina M. Provost
Date: 11/16/17

EAST LONGMEADOW

146 Canterbury Circle
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $630,000
Buyer: Richard W. Westerberg
Seller: Priscilla R. Diaz
Date: 11/09/17

98 East Circle Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $281,000
Buyer: Bruce A. Klinger
Seller: Timothy N Klatka
Date: 11/16/17

269 Kibbe Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $282,400
Buyer: Cynthia A. Adkins
Seller: Ronald E. Giard
Date: 11/15/17

60 Marci Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $419,900
Buyer: Timothy N Klatka
Seller: Edward P. Woytowicz
Date: 11/17/17

68 Marshall St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: John T. Moriarty
Seller: Barbara B. Matthews TR
Date: 11/08/17

56 Mill Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $227,500
Buyer: Anthony J. Dieni
Seller: Randy P. Pascale
Date: 11/17/17

305 Millbrook Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $472,000
Buyer: John D. Santos
Seller: Susan M. Sadowski
Date: 11/07/17

208 Shaker Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $139,000
Buyer: Lachenauer LLC
Seller: Carrington Mortgage Services
Date: 11/13/17

64 Westernview Circle
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $279,900
Buyer: Dolores M. Grant
Seller: Timothy P. Marquis
Date: 11/09/17

HAMPDEN

59 Chapin Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $139,000
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: William T. Olmstead
Date: 11/14/17

50 Pondview Dr.
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $395,000
Buyer: Bret S. Soja
Seller: Dennis M. Brasile
Date: 11/10/17

22 River Park Dr.
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $237,000
Buyer: John Barlow
Seller: Wendy J. Bryant
Date: 11/15/17

HOLLAND

15 Shore Dr.
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $253,000
Buyer: Richard R. Bousquet
Seller: Mark L. Wilson
Date: 11/08/17

HOLYOKE

24 Concord Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $149,000
Buyer: Erica E. Debarge
Seller: Todd Freeman
Date: 11/17/17

39 Dillon Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Kyle R. Gagnon
Seller: Rafael A. Roca
Date: 11/16/17

51-53 Elmwood Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Dennis Ramirez
Seller: Israel Acosta
Date: 11/07/17

17 Keyes Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Pavel Kolesnik
Seller: Richard A. Schlak
Date: 11/10/17

84 Park Slope
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $247,000
Buyer: Calen Coggeshall-Burr
Seller: David L. Hemphill RET
Date: 11/17/17

349 Southampton Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $490,000
Buyer: David Laventure
Seller: Jerry P. Will
Date: 11/16/17

247-249 Walnut St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Orlando Velez
Seller: Joanne Marcotte
Date: 11/09/17

249 West Franklin St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $155,500
Buyer: Stephanie Skowronek
Seller: Michael J. Skowronek
Date: 11/09/17

LONGMEADOW

17 Andover Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: 88 Casino Terrace LLC
Seller: Larry R. Cloutier
Date: 11/17/17

63 Bel Air Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $314,900
Buyer: Adam J. Moses
Seller: Mark G. Schneider
Date: 11/15/17

385 Bliss Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $214,900
Buyer: Keith C. Mondello
Seller: Ronald O. Pederzani
Date: 11/16/17

81 Converse St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $162,500
Buyer: Cedar Investment Group
Seller: V. Mortgage REO 2 LLC
Date: 11/15/17

5 Elm Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $207,000
Buyer: Lynn T. Bell
Seller: Jan F. Piepul
Date: 11/15/17

33 Farmington Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $465,000
Buyer: Matthew R. Farkas
Seller: John B. Sinclair
Date: 11/06/17

125 Field Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $279,500
Buyer: James Hendry
Seller: Kalani D. Silva
Date: 11/17/17

120 Greenacre Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Keri Cullinan
Seller: Lindsay B. Burns-Maloni
Date: 11/17/17

80 Primrose Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $430,000
Buyer: Lawrence B. Katz
Seller: Jeffrey N Schneider
Date: 11/06/17

86 Salem Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $540,000
Buyer: James F. Mooney
Seller: Divina A. Acker
Date: 11/10/17

1255 Williams St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Stephen P. Wagner
Seller: Mary E. Henault
Date: 11/08/17

155 Wimbleton Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Kevin J. Fonseca
Seller: Adam J. Moses
Date: 11/15/17

187 Wimbleton Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $314,900
Buyer: Gary R. Blanchette
Seller: Anthony Nelson
Date: 11/09/17

LUDLOW

50 Allison Lane
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Kelly L. Porfilio
Seller: Robert J. Gagnon
Date: 11/10/17

78 Cedar St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Anthony Rogers
Seller: Antonio Leal
Date: 11/13/17

41 Grimard St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $191,000
Buyer: Richard R. Delisle
Seller: Agnes M. Joslin
Date: 11/09/17

N/A
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Travis E. Kolasienski
Seller: FNMA
Date: 11/06/17

35 Timberidge Road
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Renee S. Pederzani
Seller: Olivia Goncalves-Bray
Date: 11/16/17

MONSON

125 Bethany Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $148,000
Buyer: Irina I. Vlasenko
Seller: Gene P. Walbert
Date: 11/17/17

22 Betty Jean Dr.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Margaret M. Emerson
Seller: Terence M. Davis
Date: 11/06/17

6 Oak St.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $117,500
Buyer: Amy Lanou
Seller: Alfred G. Gola
Date: 11/13/17

7 Reynolds Ave.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Reynolds Mill TR
Seller: Roundtree LLC
Date: 11/14/17

9 Stebbins Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $343,550
Buyer: Wesley T. Fernandes
Seller: Theodore B. Ruegsegger
Date: 11/15/17

73 Woodhill Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Michael M. Kurasinski
Seller: Katherine Silver
Date: 11/14/17

PALMER

70 Bacon Road
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Alison Smigelski
Seller: Richard J. Lafleur
Date: 11/15/17

8 Chamber Road
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: New England Recreation & Health
Seller: Paul J. Les
Date: 11/10/17

38 Forest Lake Road
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $226,000
Buyer: Michael A. Salois
Seller: Richard A. Adshead
Date: 11/06/17

21 Forest St.
Palmer, MA 01095
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Katie J. Cienciwa
Seller: Jay J. Charbonneau
Date: 11/10/17

27 King St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $159,900
Buyer: Eric Laware
Seller: Michael P. Flynn
Date: 11/13/17

3020 Pine St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $142,000
Buyer: Martha E. Whelan
Seller: James Bouvier
Date: 11/17/17

144 River St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $117,500
Buyer: Eric J. Granger
Seller: Pobieglo, Frank S., (Estate)
Date: 11/17/17

3129 Thorndike St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Trever A. Heffernan
Seller: Theresa Isaac
Date: 11/17/17

25 Walnut St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: James A. Deauseault
Seller: Robert J. Arcott
Date: 11/17/17

47 Walnut St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $163,000
Buyer: HSBC Bank
Seller: Margaret A. Dussault
Date: 11/16/17

RUSSELL

36 Blandford Stage Road
Russell, MA 01071
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Evan T. Creswell
Seller: Constance M. Patten
Date: 11/10/17

89 Stoney Lane
Russell, MA 01085
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Roy L. Scott
Seller: Nancy L. Lenza
Date: 11/13/17

SPRINGFIELD

1227 Allen St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $173,500
Buyer: Richard Callands
Seller: Tong To
Date: 11/09/17

Appleton St.
Springfield, MA 01101
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Atlantis Real Estate LLC
Seller: General Equities Inc.
Date: 11/09/17

260 Arnold Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Miguel A. Negron
Seller: James C. Redfern
Date: 11/16/17

95 Benz St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $171,000
Buyer: Emily A. Castleman
Seller: Christopher M. Demusis
Date: 11/17/17

13 Bither St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $153,000
Buyer: Alexandria Arizmendi
Seller: Daniel M. Triggs
Date: 11/16/17

70 Bretton Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $157,000
Buyer: Marilyn Garced
Seller: William G. Andrew
Date: 11/17/17

112 Burt Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $219,900
Buyer: Fatima A. Morales
Seller: Virginia C. Brawders
Date: 11/09/17

34 California Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $152,000
Buyer: David Rivera
Seller: City View Property Services
Date: 11/09/17

6 Capitol Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $153,000
Buyer: Emily A. Boucher
Seller: Timber Development LLC
Date: 11/06/17

134-136 Cunningham St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Anthony Foley
Seller: Miller, Verba, (Estate)
Date: 11/08/17

18 Dalton Place
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Joseph E. Cowen
Seller: Jennifer W. Barrett
Date: 11/15/17

297 Dickinson St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Alex Cowley
Seller: Brico Properties LLC
Date: 11/15/17

177 Dorset St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $153,000
Buyer: Donna D. Ingalls-Fellows
Seller: Justin M. Barry
Date: 11/07/17

185 Draper St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $134,000
Buyer: Marisol Cotto
Seller: Aurelia C. Branche
Date: 11/06/17

14 Eldridge St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $183,000
Buyer: Richard Vezis
Seller: Joseph M. Santaniello
Date: 11/06/17

35 Feltham Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Michele Pepe
Seller: Mark S. Babineau
Date: 11/10/17

233 Garvey Dr.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $171,000
Buyer: Kris A. Springer
Seller: Eric M. Smith
Date: 11/09/17

439 Gifford St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Kelsey M. Lydon
Seller: Emily R. Hannigan
Date: 11/09/17

58 Gillette Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Doris E. Carlson
Seller: Sara D. Burrington
Date: 11/08/17

83 Gilman St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $152,500
Buyer: RLM Enterprise LLC
Seller: John P. Anderson
Date: 11/15/17

63 Goodwin St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $167,000
Buyer: Ashley Marrero
Seller: Stanley Luczek
Date: 11/17/17

23 Grover St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $147,955
Buyer: HSBC Bank
Seller: Jessie L. Ferguson
Date: 11/13/17

17 Hartley St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Carol I. Quinones
Seller: Viviana Council
Date: 11/17/17

25 Hartwick St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $168,500
Buyer: Sudarson Gautam
Seller: Mary E. Keating
Date: 11/15/17

23 Hillside Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $127,473
Buyer: Wilmington Savings
Seller: Randy S. Marshall
Date: 11/14/17

11 Intervale Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $141,860
Buyer: JP Morgan Chase Bank
Seller: Paulette Davis
Date: 11/09/17

181 Lebanon St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $138,500
Buyer: Melvin Rodriguez
Seller: Justin Williams
Date: 11/09/17

15 Leete St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Devin F. Eddington
Seller: Marisol Mercado
Date: 11/13/17

25-27 Los Angeles St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Sylvia Franceschi
Seller: Khaled Abdulbaki
Date: 11/17/17

39 Lumae St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $179,900
Buyer: Valerie M. Williams
Seller: Lloyd R. Adkins
Date: 11/15/17

102 Melba St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Sterling Tavarez
Seller: Mark W. Naylor
Date: 11/17/17

98 Merrimac Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $146,000
Buyer: Roberto A. Camacho
Seller: Timothy J. Gearin
Date: 11/16/17

257 Naismith St.
Springfield, MA 01101
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Mark Dumais
Seller: Bretta Construction LLC
Date: 11/17/17

491-493 Newbury St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Pascual LaPazRosa
Seller: Gilberto Gonzalez
Date: 11/07/17

27 Newhall St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $136,000
Buyer: Couture Partners LLC
Seller: S&C Homebuyers LLC
Date: 11/10/17

5 North Chatham St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $135,900
Buyer: Epi S. Sanchez
Seller: Viviana Council
Date: 11/17/17

104 Oregon St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $199,000
Buyer: Chad A. Cooper
Seller: Arif Malik
Date: 11/07/17

66 Palo Alto Road
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: John E. Balesky
Seller: Charles C. Close
Date: 11/09/17

117 Parker St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Vitor Blanco
Seller: Diogo R. Blanco
Date: 11/15/17

729 Parker St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Ralph E. McCray
Seller: Youl H. Kim
Date: 11/10/17

10-12 Pasadena St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $172,000
Buyer: Edwin M. Sanchez
Seller: Elsa M. Cuevas
Date: 11/07/17

177 Pasco Road
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Carmen S. Santiago
Seller: Linda J. Bemis
Date: 11/09/17

76 Pineywoods Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Yasmine M. Martinez
Seller: Jared P. Joseph
Date: 11/10/17

800 Plumtree Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $184,000
Buyer: Winston P. Palmer
Seller: Carlson, John D., (Estate)
Date: 11/07/17

286 Redlands St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $163,000
Buyer: Luke D. Copson
Seller: SAWX Holdings LLC
Date: 11/16/17

74 Rencelau St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $129,500
Buyer: Jared W. Leasure
Seller: Tnop Inc.
Date: 11/17/17

305 Roosevelt Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Gladys M. Rodriguez
Seller: Bank Of America
Date: 11/14/17

154 Roy St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Roberto D. Otero
Seller: Jeyline Torres-Moulier
Date: 11/17/17

202 Spikenard Circle
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Timothy P. Todd
Seller: Anthony L. Minchella
Date: 11/17/17

14 Springfield St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $213,000
Buyer: Mark Hebert
Seller: Sean Macrae
Date: 11/13/17

72 Sunrise Terrace
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $224,000
Buyer: Lizbeth Soler
Seller: Kori P. Zukowski
Date: 11/15/17

277 Tinkham Road
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Bretta Construction LLC
Seller: Timothy P. Todd
Date: 11/15/17

24 Truman Circle
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $129,000
Buyer: Eleni Yalanis
Seller: Freedom Credit Union
Date: 11/15/17

136 Walnut St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Anthony Patalano
Seller: YMM Services Inc.
Date: 11/10/17

109 Wayne St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $192,000
Buyer: Iasia E. Martin
Seller: Gladys G. Moore
Date: 11/07/17

10 Woodcrest Road
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $161,000
Buyer: CIG 2 LLC
Seller: Lisa J. Mills
Date: 11/07/17

WALES

10 Cordially Colony
Wales, MA 01081
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Robert A. Tofolowsky
Seller: William J. Dinuovo
Date: 11/13/17

18 Cordially Colony
Wales, MA 01081
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Robert A. Tofolowsky
Seller: William J. Dinuovo
Date: 11/13/17

WESTFIELD

25 Beckwith Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $155,469
Buyer: MTGLQ Investors LP
Seller: Kara O. Adamites-Brown
Date: 11/15/17

40 Butternut Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $266,000
Buyer: Christopher M. Crean
Seller: McCoy, Scott T., (Estate)
Date: 11/16/17

19 Carpenter St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Joseph D. Plumadore
Seller: Jane W. Streere
Date: 11/15/17

22 Christopher Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Juan M. Tamay-Murudumbay
Seller: Thomas J. Misiewicz
Date: 11/07/17

140 City View Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Ghennadi Voinschi
Seller: Pitoniak, John Robert, (Estate)
Date: 11/13/17

24 Cleveland Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Global Realty Group LLC
Seller: David M. Costa
Date: 11/16/17

10 Day Lily Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $429,080
Buyer: Gwilym A. Jones
Seller: Bent Tree Development LLC
Date: 11/17/17

10 Forest Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $168,500
Buyer: Mary J. Gelineau
Seller: Sarah C. Berard
Date: 11/16/17

8 George Loomis Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Margaret M. Feyre
Seller: Cynthia L. Finn
Date: 11/16/17

79 Glenwood Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $302,000
Buyer: Aaron A. Bean
Seller: Mohammed Najeeb
Date: 11/17/17

23 Green Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Woodsville Realty Inc.
Seller: YWCA Of Western Mass. Inc.
Date: 11/08/17

25 Green Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Woodsville Realty Inc.
Seller: YWCA Of Western Mass. Inc.
Date: 11/08/17

27 Green Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Woodsville Realty Inc.
Seller: YWCA Of Western MA Inc.
Date: 11/08/17

20 Juniper Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Elliot A. Szlachetka
Seller: David P. Loiko
Date: 11/08/17

14 Lynnwood Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $237,500
Buyer: Joseph A. Koltz
Seller: Bruce A. Lambert
Date: 11/17/17

223 Reservoir Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Eric A. Babski
Seller: John J. Wiley
Date: 11/16/17

40 School St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Yurany Echeverri
Seller: Yellowbrick Property LLC
Date: 11/08/17

291 Southwick Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $154,900
Buyer: Lee S. Diamond
Seller: Mary A. Conti
Date: 11/17/17

30 Sunset Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $197,500
Buyer: Angela M. Barber
Seller: Dale W. Unsderfer
Date: 11/08/17

52 Union St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $203,000
Buyer: Henry Dubay
Seller: Robert G. Gordon
Date: 11/10/17

312 Valley View Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Daniel E. Godden
Seller: Robert F. Heisler
Date: 11/08/17

91 West Silver St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $224,000
Buyer: Baystate Noble Hospital
Seller: Doreen Rodak
Date: 11/10/17

WILBRAHAM

238 3 Rivers Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $123,000
Buyer: PNC Bank
Seller: Stacy Paulo
Date: 11/15/17

299 3 Rivers Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Church Of Pentacost USA
Seller: Gregg Bigda
Date: 11/16/17

14 Brookdale Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $179,000
Buyer: Timothy E. Poole
Seller: William A. McMahon
Date: 11/17/17

27 Decorie Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $253,500
Buyer: C. Brendan McDonald
Seller: Adele M. Bogacz
Date: 11/09/17

15 Delmor Circle
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $228,500
Buyer: Mary Wroblewski
Seller: John J. Shea
Date: 11/06/17

8 Maiden Lane
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Sharma Realty LLC
Seller: Ramon J. Alvarez
Date: 11/08/17

15 Merrill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $228,000
Buyer: Justin M. Barry
Seller: Jessika J. Pecoy
Date: 11/17/17

720 Ridge Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $245,800
Buyer: SBA Towers 9 LLC
Seller: Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.
Date: 11/06/17

780 Tinkham Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $198,000
Buyer: Wilmington Savings
Seller: Mark D. Eaton
Date: 11/10/17

WEST SPRINGFIELD

71 Appaloosa Lane
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $351,000
Buyer: Bethany York-Rudzik
Seller: Deutsche Bank
Date: 11/08/17

30 Bridle Path Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Hasan A. Alrubaiy
Seller: Kerri L. Powling
Date: 11/06/17

27 Chester St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $218,500
Buyer: Ratna B. Darjee
Seller: Bryan M. Bengle
Date: 11/16/17

402 Dewey St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Paul G. Taillefer
Seller: Sylvia R. Drudi
Date: 11/09/17

63 Elm Circle
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $151,672
Buyer: HSBC Bank
Seller: Tammy Lamountain
Date: 11/14/17

54 Forest Ridge Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Gregory D. Warren
Seller: Paul G. Taillefer
Date: 11/09/17

120 Great Plains Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $284,900
Buyer: Ryan Skowron
Seller: James F. Mello
Date: 11/13/17

Hampden St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Vitali J. Demyanchuk
Seller: FNMA
Date: 11/09/17

146 Hampden St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Gabriel Ortiz
Seller: Kostantinos Tsavidis
Date: 11/17/17

215 Hillcrest Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Zachary L. Morin
Seller: Timothy Bourbeau
Date: 11/17/17

33 Jeffrey Lane
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $344,000
Buyer: Bryan M. Bengle
Seller: John J. Zmuda
Date: 11/16/17

108 Jensen Circle
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $186,500
Buyer: Samuel Spinazzola
Seller: Lois A. McCarl
Date: 11/17/17

8 Mercury Court
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $141,004
Buyer: Ukrainian Selfreliance
Seller: Lyudmila A. Sergeychik
Date: 11/13/17

88 Pease Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $294,000
Buyer: Jonathan P. Starr
Seller: Souad Hannoush
Date: 11/09/17

269 Poplar Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $251,000
Buyer: Alexander J. Jablonski
Seller: Steven J. Fortini
Date: 11/16/17

1048 Riverdale St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: GC Pizza Hut LLC
Seller: Pizza Hut Of America LLC
Date: 11/14/17

42 Tiara Lane
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Mark Lekarczyk
Seller: Tiara N Kolodziej
Date: 11/16/17

884 Westfield St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Atlantis Real Estate LLC
Seller: General Equities Inc.
Date: 11/09/17

18 William St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $252,000
Buyer: Dustin P. Summers
Seller: West Co. Investments LLC
Date: 11/06/17

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

AMHERST

197-A&B College St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $430,000
Buyer: College Street 1957 LLC
Seller: 197a Amherst LLC
Date: 11/16/17

195 College St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: College Street 1957 LLC
Seller: 195 Amherst LLC
Date: 11/16/17

15 Country Corners Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $349,500
Buyer: Vincent P. Lyzinski
Seller: Pynchon Amherst RT
Date: 11/07/17

30 Jenks St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $218,000
Buyer: Thomas J. Czyoski
Seller: Cynthia M. Moran LT
Date: 11/16/17

20 Kendrick Place
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $352,800
Buyer: Gregory R. Haughton
Seller: Walter E&A M. Lewison IRT
Date: 11/15/17

353 Pelham Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Jonathan R. Zyra
Seller: Earl A. Waterman
Date: 11/09/17

Russellville Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Amherst Town Of
Seller: John G. Kieras Funding TR
Date: 11/07/17

BELCHERTOWN

35 Aldrich St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $188,987
Buyer: FHLM
Seller: Tracy L. Johnson
Date: 11/06/17

20 Poole Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $171,500
Buyer: Chad E. Gagne
Seller: Carl W. Warner
Date: 11/15/17

55 Rural Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $297,000
Buyer: Bonnie M. Delviscio
Seller: Lois A. Engel
Date: 11/10/17

28 Sabin St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Maria D. Rivera-Castro
Seller: James G. Lafley
Date: 11/10/17

79 West St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $349,900
Buyer: James F. Mello
Seller: Steven M. Prejsner
Date: 11/15/17

CHESTERFIELD

116 Old Chesterfield Road
Chesterfield, MA 01096
Amount: $182,500
Buyer: Beverley A. Henrichsen
Seller: Adam T. Smith
Date: 11/09/17

EASTHAMPTON

14 Briggs St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: James Mailloux
Seller: Donald P. Coffey
Date: 11/17/17

24 Briggs St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Norwich Properties LLC
Seller: Lizek, Richard S., (Estate)
Date: 11/17/17

85 Briggs St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Elisa Mishory
Seller: Michele A. Miller
Date: 11/15/17

45 Cherry St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Norwich Properties LLC
Seller: Norman C. Croisetiere
Date: 11/06/17

27 Clark St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Matthew P. Dube
Seller: Christopher Murphy
Date: 11/15/17

17 Concord Dr.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $272,500
Buyer: Jonathan W. Herbert
Seller: April Realty Investments
Date: 11/17/17

5 Ely Ave.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $128,750
Buyer: Charles A. Elfman
Seller: USA HUD
Date: 11/10/17

34-34A Holyoke St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $266,000
Buyer: Louise Jacob
Seller: Katie M. Spaulding
Date: 11/10/17

39 Loudville Road
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Jason J. Mearls
Seller: Traver B. Gumaer
Date: 11/17/17

143 Park St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $299,000
Buyer: Brenden D. Baitch
Seller: Kate L. Ben-Ezra
Date: 11/17/17

18 Pine Hill Road
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: Michael P. Fahey
Seller: Nicholas J. Mulvaney
Date: 11/17/17

54 Pomeroy St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $385,000
Buyer: Steele M. Kott
Seller: Timothy J. Seney
Date: 11/10/17

14 Rabideau Dr.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Paul L. Lagoy
Seller: David A. Hardy
Date: 11/14/17

14 Water Ln
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Judith Sector-Ryan
Seller: Katie M. Spaulding
Date: 11/10/17

GOSHEN

27 Fuller Road
Goshen, MA 01032
Amount: $399,900
Buyer: Michael Enright
Seller: Robert G. Barber
Date: 11/08/17

7 Sundown Dr.
Goshen, MA 01096
Amount: $455,000
Buyer: Hormoz Goodarzy
Seller: Eileen Muir
Date: 11/10/17

GRANBY

153 East St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Joshua J. Gates
Seller: Elaine M. Auclair
Date: 11/13/17

6 Greenmeadow Lane
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $131,900
Buyer: Deserie M. Scheinost
Seller: FNMA
Date: 11/14/17

HADLEY

61 Aqua Vitae Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Allards Farms Inc.
Seller: Niedbala, Juliana, (Estate)
Date: 11/16/17

71 Aqua Vitae Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Allards Farms Inc.
Seller: Niedbala Juliana, (Estate)
Date: 11/16/17

Aqua Vitae Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Allards Farms Inc.
Seller: Niedbala Juliana, (Estate)
Date: 11/16/17

101 East St.
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $445,000
Buyer: Valley Building Co. Inc.
Seller: 101 East LLC
Date: 11/10/17

4 High Meadow Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $385,000
Buyer: William K. Schwerdtfeger
Seller: Walter F. Puchalski
Date: 11/15/17

HATFIELD

68 Bridge St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Donald F. Moulton
Seller: Jill Tucker
Date: 11/17/17

36 Dwight St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $399,500
Buyer: Michael P. Laude
Seller: Stanley W. Barcomb
Date: 11/09/17

65 Elm St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $355,000
Buyer: TNT Properties LLC
Seller: Stanley Symanski
Date: 11/16/17

19 Plantation Road
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $239,000
Buyer: Carol Grinnell
Seller: Melissa A. Klepacki
Date: 11/13/17

HUNTINGTON

7 Allen Coit Road
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $144,000
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Joseph Kellam
Date: 11/10/17

63 Worthington Road
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $161,359
Buyer: Christopher O’Connell
Seller: Gary Dame
Date: 11/15/17

NORTHAMPTON

55 Crestview Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Kathy Randall
Seller: James M. Lacaprucia
Date: 11/17/17

18 Diamond Court
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $509,000
Buyer: Uzodinma Okoroanyanwu
Seller: William J. Trienens
Date: 11/10/17

617 Florence Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: STS Homes Inc.
Seller: Doyle Mark G., (Estate)
Date: 11/17/17

126 Florence St.
Northampton, MA 01053
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: James Fergerson
Seller: Scott W. Anderson
Date: 11/15/17

36 Landy Ave.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $420,000
Buyer: Abdulaziz Hanif
Seller: Nu-Way Homes Inc.
Date: 11/06/17

19 Lexington Ave.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $251,007
Buyer: Nu-Way Homes Inc.
Seller: Jamie F. Bousquet
Date: 11/06/17

32 Maynard Road
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Edward J. Welch
Seller: Edward J. Welch
Date: 11/07/17

42 Morningside Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $385,000
Buyer: Sewhan Lee
Seller: William St.James
Date: 11/15/17

10 Munroe St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $389,000
Buyer: Sarah B. Halper
Seller: Lillie A. Rigali
Date: 11/15/17

61 Olive St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $365,500
Buyer: Katherin Sloane-Peterson
Seller: Annique G. Herold
Date: 11/13/17

525 Pleasant St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $900,000
Buyer: GDL T
Seller: Linda J. Croley
Date: 11/06/17

67 Vernon St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Matthew Roth-Katz
Seller: Patricia Wright
Date: 11/17/17

50 West Farms Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $219,500
Buyer: Michael J. Skowronek
Seller: Elizabeth S. Wood
Date: 11/09/17

51 West Farms Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $202,000
Buyer: Stephen Herrell
Seller: Jody R. Brown
Date: 11/09/17

34 Woodbine Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Kerry Lynch
Seller: George A. Smarz Sr. LT
Date: 11/06/17

SOUTH HADLEY

28 Maple St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Michael Boisvert
Seller: LTL LLC
Date: 11/07/17

36 Park Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Schuyler Longmore
Seller: Walter Szafir
Date: 11/13/17

SOUTHAMPTON

11 Bissonnette Circle
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $449,900
Buyer: Rafael A. Roca
Seller: Walter R. Brown
Date: 11/16/17

17 David St.
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $395,500
Buyer: Robert M. Lamica
Seller: Aristide S. Daniele
Date: 11/16/17

89 High St.
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Michael Cavanagh
Seller: Mark & Helen Clark LT
Date: 11/16/17

35 Strong Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $389,900
Buyer: Ronald A. Teal
Seller: Thomas M. Bacis
Date: 11/17/17

WARE

10 Boivin Ave.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $246,000
Buyer: Christopher J. Lachendro
Seller: Edward H. Regin
Date: 11/06/17

57 Hardwick Pond Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Elizabeth A. Perry
Seller: Leo Wiedersheim LT
Date: 11/14/17

245 Monson Turnpike Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Michael L. Dubois
Seller: Charlene Dubois
Date: 11/16/17

WILLIAMSBURG

6 Fairfield Ave.
Williamsburg, MA 01062
Amount: $262,000
Buyer: 1 XO LLC
Seller: 6 Fairfield Avenue TR
Date: 11/10/17

3 Judd Lane
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $395,000
Buyer: David A. Martin
Seller: Holly Larkin
Date: 11/13/17

WORTHINGTON

58 East Windsor Road
Worthington, MA 01098
Amount: $318,500
Buyer: Redstoke LLC
Seller: K4K LLC
Date: 11/15/17

Doing Business as Certificates

The following business certificates and trade names were issued or renewed during the month of November 2017.

AMHERST

Allen House Inn
599 Main St.
Alan Zieminski

Alpha Sigma Phi Gamma Chapter
41 Campus Center Way
Ivan Perez

Amherst Inn
257 Main St.
Ann King

Bucci
1 Campus Center Way
Julia Bucci, Alex Bucci

Subway
308 College St.
Frank Patel

Subway of Amherst
4 Main St.
Jason Paulo

BELCHERTOWN

A1 Home Improvement
579 George Hannum St.
Adam Dymnicki

Pioneer Valley Massage
89 Michael Sears Road
Alexander Korolov

CHICOPEE

American Athletic Reconditioners
28 Hamel St.
William Moge

Shell Food Mart
197 Grove St.
Rajesh Sanghvi

Signature Hair and Threading
1889 Memorial Dr.
Dinesh Patel

Stallings Realty Group
21 High St.
William Stallings

Temp Transportation
43 Asinov Ave.
Vasily Kucherenko

DEERFIELD

US Equity Finance
250 Conway Road
Gary Bowen

EASTHAMPTON

Bethlehem House
33 Knipfer Ave.
Pamela Hibbard

Custom Web Care
12 Lyman St.
Jody Morgeneyg

Exquisite Properties Lawn Care & Maintenance
10 Beyer Dr.
Ryan Lamontagne

MoaLace
32 Pepin Ave.
Courtney Krzanowski

EAST LONGMEADOW

Hong Le at Vanie’s Nails
613 North Main St.
Hong Le

Jukebox Repairman, LLC
19 Mill Road
Erwin Murray

Schuhlen Appraisals
73 East Circle Dr.
Keith Schuhlen

GREENFIELD

32V Inc.
653 Bernardston Road
Patrick Mahoney

Dollar General Store #19120
10 Colrain Road
DG Retail, LLC

Floral Affairs
324 Deerfield St.
Rebecca Guyer

Grinwis Little Spa
10 Fiske Ave., Suite 3
James Grinwis

Lucky Bird Thrift
250 Main St.
Kelly Archer

Moonlight Auto Reconditioning
1110 Bernardston Road
John Woods

Parody Builders and Sons, LLC
21 Mill St.
Matthew Parody

Seymour
5 Bank Row
Nathan Blehar

Suburban Propane
334 Chapman St.
Terry Veber

Teacher Flourishing
44 Ferrante Ave.
Betsy Nordell

HOLYOKE

4Bros Inc.
630 Beaulieu St.
Jorge Tires

The Barber Collection
50 Holyoke St.
Isidro Acosta

Eco-Tints Expert Window Tinting
62 Main St.
Casey Tropp

G Street Vinyl
242 Suffolk St.
Kimberlyn Meyer

Greater Holyoke Chamber Centennial Foundation Inc.
100 Front St.
Kathleen Anderson

Oakdale Property Services
78 Calumet Road
Jonathan Hilchey

Perennial Solutions
145 Brown Ave.
Eric Toensmeier

The Reset
4 Open Square Way
Maggie Bergin

LUDLOW

CG Arborist Services
104 Bruni Ave.
Chris Goulet

NORTHAMPTON

Atwal Contracting
29 Crabapple Lane
Andrew Walsh Jr.

Cancer Connection Thrift Shop
375 South St.
Nancy Charbonneau Case

Cycle Pottery
42 Maple St.
Kathryn Kothe Roszko

Filos Greel Tavern
279 Main St.
Konstantinos Sierros, Sunita Sierros

Ken Hobbs Design Build
95 South St.
Kenneth Hobbs

Mt. Cynthos Jewelry
55 Crescent St., #4
Cynthia Bleil

The None & Some Project
171 Crescent St., 2R
Lindsey Peterson

Strides Human Performance Institute
39 Carlon Dr.
Leonard Haggerty

Waggin Trails Dog Park, LLC
Glendale Road
Sarah Schatz

WEBS
75 Service Center Road
Steven Elkins, Kathleen Elkins

PALMER

Dunkin’ Donuts
1144 Thorndike St.
Kristopher Ventura

Dunkin’ Donuts
3086 South Main St.
Kristopher Ventura

The Turtle Pond Tavern
349 Wilbraham St.
Karl Benware

SOUTH HADLEY

The Beer Guy, LLC
21 Mountainview St.
The Beer Guy, LLC

Drunken Rabbit, LLC
749 New Ludlow Road
Drunken Rabbit, LLC

Joseph Lugo
8 Skinner Lane
Joseph Lugo

Karl Haydocy
72 Lamb St.
Karl Haydocy

Paul E. Brissette
P.O. Box 234
Paul Brissette

SOUTHWICK

First Step Therapy
11 Pearl Brook Road
Nancy Psholka

Hang Time Studios
11 Great Brook Dr.
Keo Heng

Nails Studio & Spa
208 College Highway
Alvin Kieu

SPRINGFIELD

Boutique Paris
36 Hillside Dr.
Yunier Rusinque

Brace Cleaning Service
163 Old Farm Road
Jeffrey Brace III

Bruno & Albano Property Management
261 Oakland St.
Alexis Bruno

Cristal’s Market
261 Locust St.
Pedro Perez

Dreamland Imports, LLC
1655 Boston Road
Israel Burgos Jr.

Grannies, LLC
174 Wollaston St.
Joy Owens

Grez Automotive
604 Boston Road
Walter Joseph

J.G. Barber Shop
176 Oakland St.
Antonio Gerardo

K.O.C. Construction
11 Gold St.
Nelson Menjivar

King of the City Productions
385 Worthington St.
Anthony Joseph

Laprise Chiropractic & Wellness
1365 Main St.
Ronald Laprise

Latin Gourmet
1655 Main St.
Juan Roldan

Miramar Quick Service
1762 Boston Road
Khalid Drihmi

Mundo Mobile 2 Wireless
712 Boston Road
Rafael Dominguez

O.F. Welker Inc.
1800 Allen St.
Otto Welker

Oral Shades Center
1795 Main St.
Imad Awkal

Six Corners Sandwich Shop
130 Walnut St.
K. Welisarage

Spring Food Mart
345 Main St.
Abdul Qadus

The Spot
445 Main St.
Michael Ortiz

T & S Professional Service
668 Dickinson St.
Son Vo

Vinny’s Clothing Store
1611 Main St.
Vicente Gonzalez

White Glove Cleaning
28 Beaumont Terrace
Chandler Daniels

WARE

C.C.C. Fashionista Jewelry & C.C. Photobooth
76A Pulaski St.
Catherine Donato-Cortright

Essential Leggings Boutique
25 Canal St.
Alicia Mayberry

Great Finds
229 Osborne Road
Jacqueline Perrot

M and L Equipment Repair
5 Milner St.
Mark Sinclair

Speedway 2487
18 West St.
Anthony Kenney

WESTFIELD

2 Owls Lax
85 Hillcrest Circle
Richard Gendreau

A. Dorsey Construction & Remodeling
357 Southampton Road
Andrew Dorsey

Amy Renaud Consulting
55 Day Ave.
Amy Renaud

I.U. Landscaping
22A Morgan Ave.
Ibrahim Unal

Katt Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning
308 Springdale Road
Ronald Tabb

LB’s Property Maintenance
18 Verona St.
Bernardo Sanchez

L.U. Cleaning Service
22A Morgan Ave.
Laura Unal

Wrench Service
28 Ridgeway St.
Gregory Schumaker

WEST SPRINGFIELD

KJ Woodworking
43 Skyline Dr.
Kevin Kras

Lincare Inc.
181 Park Ave.
Susan Yanush

Master Carpenter
26 Wilbert St.
Danil Tarnovskiy

PeoplesWealth Advisory Group
547 Memorial Ave.
PeoplesBank

River Inn Motel
55 Main St.
Ohm Namoshiray

Unique Property Services
49-51 Russell St.
Albert Boudin Jr.

Westside Cuts
84 Westfield St.
Erik Berrios

WILBRAHAM

Anchor House
2589 Boston Road
Alexander Berezkin

Labuda’s Market
4 Weston St.
Wesley Blask

Real Living Realty Professionals
2040 Boston Road
WMass Realty Professionals, LLC

Space for Arts
82 Mountain Road
Elizabeth Davison

UMass Amherst Receives $1.1 Million Grant for Large Battery Project

By BusinessWest Staff December 8, 2017

The project involves a 1-megawatt/4-megawatt-hour lithium ion battery storage system that will be designed and constructed by Tesla Energy adjacent to the campus power plant. Working with Tesla and the UMass Clean Energy Extension (CEE), the goal is to reduce peak energy demand on the Amherst campus and related costs. The battery storage system will provide power at times when it is purchased from the power grid, help optimize how the campus integrates its current mix of power generation, and provide a research site for clean-energy experts, researchers, and students.

Gov. Charlie Baker announced the award of 26 grants totaling $20 million at an event in Marlborough. “The development and deployment of energy-storage projects will be vital to the Commonwealth’s ability to continue leading the nation in energy efficiency,” he said. “Funding these storage projects is an investment in our energy portfolio that will reduce costs for ratepayers and help create a clean and resilient energy future.”

Shane Conklin, associate vice chancellor for Facilities and Campus Services at UMass Amherst, noted that “this project is an excellent example of how collaboration between academic research and facilities operations increases benefits to the campus and our students. Not only will we see utility budget savings, our project will provide on-campus data to support research, and Tesla will provide $80,000 of educational initiatives for our students.”

To meet the research goals, Tesla is contributing the funding for educational initiatives during the life of the 15-year project to pay for a range of educational opportunities for UMass Amherst staff and students, including paid internships, career mentorships, lectures, and curriculum development related to solar and energy storage. CEE will also study the operations and maximize learning from the battery-system operations.

The campus currently gets 15 megawatts of power from co-generation at the Central Heating Plant and about 5 megawatts from solar voltaic generation as part of one of the most sophisticated power microgrids in the state. The battery storage capacity will be used to balance constraints on those sources and reduce instances when power is purchased from the outside power grid, campus officials say. It will also demonstrate the role that energy storage can plan within a system that has multiple sources of power.

The battery system will also bring a new level of resiliency to the campus power grid that can operate independent of the electrical power system in the event of a large-scale power outage. The campus power system hosts the Mullins Center, a regional emergency shelter for Hampshire County and its population of 160,000 citizens.

By charging the battery system during off-peak periods and discharging at times peak demand, such as early evening hours during winter months and middle to late afternoon during the summer months, it will help replace less efficient generators, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and lower costs.

The UMass Amherst physical plant will operate the battery system, and Tesla will manage the design, permitting, construction, and maintenance of the battery system. UMass CEE will provide operations analysis and support as part of its research.

“We’re very excited to be able to integrate a 1-megawatt lithium ion battery into our utility infrastructure on campus,” said Raymond Jackson, director of the physical plant. “This project will help us optimize our on-campus renewable-energy generation, increase resiliency, and further diversify our utility portfolio.”

MBK Welcomes Three New Associates

By BusinessWest Staff December 5, 2017

HOLYOKE — Meyers Brothers Kalicka, P.C. recently welcomed Marie Lafortune, Natalya Riberdy, and Haley Pedruczny to the firm.

Lafortune comes to MBK as a first-year audit associate. She is currently focused on pension and 401(k) plans, HUD engagements, and compliance testing for nonprofits. She also assists with tax preparation. She holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and healthcare management from Elms College and is pursuing her master’s of accountancy at Westfield State University.

Riberdy is a new associate focusing on the service and construction industries. Before joining MBK, she gained experience as intern at a regional firm and as a billing, AR, and AP associate in private accounting. She holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance from Bridgewater State University and is on track to complete her MSA, with a concentration in forensic accounting, from Western New England University. She will then begin studying for the CPA exams.

Pedruczny comes to the firm with accounting experience across the real estate, manufacturing, and consumer-product fields. As an associate at MBK, she works primarily on nonprofit clients and employee benefit plans, from small companies and schools to large corporations. She graduated from the Isenberg School of Management with a BBA in accounting and is currently pursuing her CPA license.

“Each of these women represent the wellspring of young business and accounting talent we have right here in Western Massachusetts,” said MBK Partner Howard Cheney. “At MBK, we consider ourselves fortunate to tap into the vital resources of the next generation and bring them into the fold to grow and thrive along with the firm and our clients.”

OMG Roofing Products Introduces RhinoBond Plate Marking Tool

By BusinessWest Staff December 4, 2017

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The new RhinoBond Plate Marking Tool is lightweight, simple-to-use, and easy-to-maneuver. Simply roll the marking tool over a row of installed RhinoBond Plates. Every time it passes over a properly installed plate, the tool leaves a temporary mark on the surface of the membrane to identify the plate location. Plate marks are made with standard blue construction crayons and typically fade away within a few weeks.

The plate-marking tool is compatible with all thermoplastic membranes regardless of type or thickness. In addition, the tool’s handle is reversible for quick direction changes, and lies flat for rolling under rooftop pipes and raised equipment such as air-handling units. Other benefits of the new system include powerful sweeper magnets mounted on the front and back of the chassis that pick up any metal debris on the roof. The tool is provided in a protective carrying case for easy handling and storage.

“Many roofers understand the tremendous productivity and performance benefits that RhinoBond offers,” said Web Shaffer, vice president of marketing for OMG. “In fact, some roofers have reported productivity-rate improvements of up to 30%. To enhance the systems’ overall productivity offering, we wanted to make it even easier for roofers not only to find, but also to clearly ‘see’ the installed RhinoBond Plates beneath the membrane. The new RhinoBond Plate Marking Tool makes this possible.”

The RhinoBond System is designed for use with TPO and PVC roofing membranes. The system uses advanced induction-welding technology to bond roofing membranes directly to specially coated plates that secure the insulation to the deck. The result is a roofing system with improved wind performance that requires fewer fasteners, plates, and seams, and zero penetrations of the new membrane.

Headquartered in Agawam, OMG Roofing Products is a leading manufacturer of commercial roofing products featuring specialty fasteners, insulation adhesives, drains, pipe supports, productivity tools, and edge-metal systems.

The O’Connell Companies Opens a New Headquarters in Holyoke

By BusinessWest Staff November 28, 2017

Building Collaboration

The O’Connell Companies has a new home in Holyoke (above), replacing the previous headquarters (below) of more than a century.

The O’Connell Companies

The O’Connell Companies traces its history in Holyoke back to 1879, when Daniel O’Connell founded the construction company that eventually branched into property design, management, development, and much more. For more than a century, the company was housed in limited quarters on Hampden Street, but a new headquarters on Kelly Way offers more space, amenities, and opportunities for what one of the firm’s executives called “cross-fertilization.”

In the conference room where Andrew Crystal sat down with BusinessWest recently, the only piece of artwork currently hanging up is a stylized, brightly hued BIM (building information modeling) image of the new headquarters of the O’Connell Companies, located on Kelly Way in Holyoke. On the opposite wall hangs a cutting-edge, multi-screen array for both displaying information during meetings and videoconferencing with other parties.

The room’s long, wooden table, however, is one of the only pieces brought over from the former O’Connell HQ on Hampden Street. The restored table represents some of the connective fiber between old and new that the company wanted its new home to represent, said Crystal, vice president of O’Connell Development Group.

“We’ve managed to incorporate some history,” he said, also referencing a set of century-old, meticulously handwritten balance sheets framed on the wall of another wing, where the accountants work. “The company does have a very long, interesting story, so we tried to preserve some of the history and the culture of the company. That was very important in the design of this.”

Otherwise, the new headquarters, situated on a seven-acre parcel in the woods off Bobala Road, is rife with modern touches, starting with the striking central atrium that connects the wings that house various divisions — O’Connell Development Group, Daniel O’Connell’s Sons (construction), Appleton Corp. (property management), and New England Fertilizer Co. (biosolids management).

The atrium is awash in natural light and features tables and chairs toward the back, along with a kitchen and coffee bar. “We wanted to create some space for people to mingle informally, share a meal or coffee break together, with the intent of getting to know each other and, more important, cross-fertilize, because everything we do is related,” Crystal said. “We design, develop, finance, build, and manage buildings, roads, and bridges — it’s all interrelated for me.”

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One of the goals of the new building is to bring together all the company’s divisions under one roof; Appleton previously had its own space on Suffolk Street in Holyoke, while the Hampden Street facility that housed the others had long been insufficient.

“It was an old, tired building, and we had looked at renovating it,” Crystal said. “But, to continue to be a great work environment for present employees, but also with an eye toward the future, it made sense to move to a new location and to have everything under one roof. There’s nothing like being in the same building.”

Dennis Fitzpatrick, president and CEO of the O’Connell Companies, said as much when he addressed hundreds of visitors at a recent open house, noting that it’s been more than a century since the firm dedicated a new headquarters.

Andrew Crystal stands on the walkway overlooking the sunlit central atrium and the woods behind the property.

“When we started this project, our hope was that we could create a modern, contemporary office building where we could more effectively carry out our daily work,” he said. “We wanted improved functionality, a higher level of comfort, and we wanted a few more amenities. We hope that our new headquarters will cultivate a work environment that supports and further develops the spirit and cuture that has made this organization as successful as it has been for as long as it has been.”

For this month’s focus on commercial real estate, BusinessWest paid a visit to Kelly Way to check out the results of that effort.

Forward Thinking

The intent, Crystal said, was to house the company’s various divisions in a modern, energy-efficient, healthy environment. “We wanted to be conscientious about the environment in terms of energy efficiency and how we treated the land when we sited the building and took the trees down. And we wanted to preserve and enhance the corporate culture that exists here, which is why we created this atrium space in the middle of the building.”

He has heard of multiple incidents recently of long-time O’Connell employees meeting in person for the first time, which means the design is working.

“Part of the design is to create space and an environment that encourages people to collaborate and work together between companies,” he explained. “It was also done with an eye toward creating a great workplace for employees — not just the employees we have, but as an incentive to attract younger employees. Things like the atrium and a shared coffee bar, and a fitness room downstairs with showers — these are things that younger workers want, and it’s a competitive environment to attract talent.”

As for the subdued exterior of the building, Crystal said he had a specific vision for how the dark-bricked façade would interact with the woods around it.

“We wanted a brick building, but we wanted something that was more unique than red brick, that was an elegant blend with the surroundings,” he explained. “We went through quite a few designs, looking at various mixes of bricks. We’re very pleased with the result; whether it’s a bright, sunny day or an overcast, rainy day, the building really fits into the surrounding environment.”

The natural light that pours in from the building’s tall windows brings aesthetic appeal as well, but doubles as an energy-efficient element — one of many, he explained. “We chose not to get LEED-certified, but the criteria in LEED buildings drove a lot of the decisions around energy efficiency, water efficiency, quality of the air people breathe, and the views people have to the exterior.”

Dennis Fitzpatrick, addressing open-house attendees, said it was “high time” O’Connell’s own home reflected some of the modern design elements it was using in its clients’ projects.

For instance, he continued, “all the light fixtures are LED, and all are on occupancy sensors. We have a high-efficiency boiler for heating, and we have energy-recovery ventilation, so when air is exhausted from the building, we recover some of the energy from the air and reuse it.”

Crystal added that the environmentally friendly focus extended to the outdoors, where the building was positioned in such a way that preserved the more mature trees around its perimeter. The plan is to develop some walking trails through the wooded surroundings by next summer. For now, a large outdoor patio overlooks the grounds behind the atrium. “So if you’re on your laptop on a beautiful day, why not sit outside with the beautiful woods and do your work?”

A freshly installed bocce court is another way to help employees enjoy the outdoors during the warmer months, he added. “Again, we want to encourage people to stay after work and recreate and get to know each other. One of our goals is to create a sense of community among employees.”

Daily Impact

In short, Crystal and his development team — which included architectural firm Amenta Emma and a host of contractors and subcontractors from Western Mass. — are firm believers that a building’s design and environment affect both productivity and employee behavior.

“One goal was to encourage collaboration, innovation, and cross-fertilization,” he said, referring not only to the shared atrium, but formal conference rooms in each wing and the open layout of each division, with offices ringing a shared bank of workstations. Each wing also features a small, private room with a phone for employees in the shared space to make private calls.

A color palette heavy on light grays and whites, with a bold splash of blue ringing some walls, was designed to promote brightness and productivity, and the rainbows that occasionally appear in the glass and white-ash floors when the sun hits the atrium’s huge rear windows is “one of those unanticipated surprises,” Crystal noted.

“People seem happy,” he said. “I think the employees are happy to be here. Having a fun, modern, efficient environment to work in is an important piece of that.”

As the company’s president, Fitzpatrick certainly understands the importance of keeping everyone happy.

“Part of our culture is our people working together to come up with creative, innovative solutions to the challenges and risks that our company faces in our daily business,” he told the crowd at the open house.

“At the O’Connell Companies, we all care very deeply about the details,” he went on. “We care about what happens when plane X meets plane Y. We care about quality, and we care a lot about the feel, the sense that you have when you’re in a building, and I wanted this building to represent that. I wanted it to reflect the kind of quality that we hold ourselves accountable for when we go out and develop, build, and manage an asset for someone else. It was high time that our home reflected some of the ones that we were building.”

As Crystal walked BusinessWest past what’s called the Founder’s Room — a formal conference space on the second floor with a black walnut table built by Jonah Zuckerman of City Joinery in Holyoke — he reflected again on how the company’s history in the Paper City impacts how it does business today, and how its new headquarters fits into that history going forward.

“The real value this company has is its intellectual capital,” he said. “Yes, we own real estate, and we own equipment, but what makes the company unique is its intellectual capital, and by locating all our employees in the same building and actively promoting interactions and collaboration, I think the company benefits. That’s what we hoped to accomplish by relocating.”

Joseph Bednar can be reached at [email protected]

Great Barrington Is Taking Big Steps Forward

By BusinessWest Staff November 28, 2017

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Jennifer Tabakin says Great Barrington is making important progress in efforts to attract young people and young families to the community.

Jennifer Tabakin acknowledged that, figuratively speaking, at least, City Hall in New York and Town Hall in Great Barrington are much more than 125 or so miles apart.

In most all ways, they’re worlds apart, and she should know, because she’s worked in both settings, and is firmly entrenched in the latter as town manager.

In New York, she worked for former Mayor Michael Bloomberg for several years. To be more specific, she worked under the deputy mayor for Economic Development after a stint in state government with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority working on capital projects.

“I did construction and operation coordination in lower Manhattan, and worked on parks, waterfront parks, and other projects in the Bronx, as well as being a general policy advisor,” she told BusinessWest, adding that, while she greatly enjoyed that work, she decided to leave Manhattan for a different kind of challenge, that of managing a small community — and a much different kind of lifestyle — in the summer of 2013.

“From my perspective, being able to have a career first in city government and then transitioning to local government in a town has been a great opportunity to add another chapter to a very interesting career,” she explained, adding that she chose Great Barrington for this transition, as she called it, for several reasons.

For starters, she was familiar with it — her parents have long lived in nearby Lenox — and she admired its mix of rural beauty and a bustling downtown and vibrant arts scene. But there was more, in the category of professional challenges.

“It had a diversity of really interesting projects and issues, and an engaged and active community,” she noted. “It had enough challenges so that I thought it was a great place to be a town manager.”

And while she acknowledged the many differences between Gotham and the region within the Berkshires known as South County, she said that, overall, the basic principles of economic development are pretty much the same in both settings — primarily, it comes down to making the community in question a better one in which to live, work, play, and start a business, and using public investments to do all that and spur private investment.

Tabakin said she saw that formula work in New York, and she’s seeing it bring progress in Great Barrington, as well. Indeed, a number of public investments, including a huge reconstruction project in the city’s already-thriving downtown as well as road upgrades, two bridge-reconstruction initiatives, and upgrades to the wastewater-treatment plant, have coincided with, and in many ways inspired, a host of private investments.

These have come in many forms, including new restaurants — the town now boasts more than 77 of them — additional housing developments, mixed-use projects, and a host of arts-focused initiatives.

At or certainly near the top of that list is an ambitious undertaking known as St. James Place. Opened in 2017 as a home to small and mid-sized Berkshire County arts groups in need of performance, rehearsal, and office space, it was, as the name suggests, created out of the historic St. James Episcopal Church on Main Street by Sally and Fred Harris, parishioners who wanted to do something to preserve the deteriorating landmark.

Today, billing itself as “a place for art,” this facility is living up to both that tagline and its significant promise as a setting for many forms of artistic expression.

It recently hosted an intriguing seminar called “Close Encounters with Music: The Politics of Opera,” and on Dec. 9 it will host a performance of the Berkshire Children’s Chorus. Later next month, it will be home to the Great Barrington Holiday Arts Market and a performance by the group Crescendo called “Three Wise Kings Follow a Star.”

SEE: Great Barrington at a glance

Year Incorporated: 1761
Population: 7,104 (0000)
Area: 45.8 square miles
County: Berkshire
Residential Tax Rate: $14.60
Commercial Tax Rate: $14.60
Median Household Income: $95,490
Median Family Income: $103,135
Type of Government: Open Town Meeting
Largest Employers: Fairview Dialysis Center; Fairview Hospital; Kutscher’s Sports Academy; Prairie Whale
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Meanwhile, several of the office spaces for lease have been filled by arts-related groups such the Berkshire Playwrights Lab, Flying Cloud, and the Berkshire Opera, and the facility is home to the People’s Pantry.

“The idea is to have a place that supports the community, and we do that in a number of ways,” said Fred Harris, adding that the nonprofit, like most, operates as a business would and is making strides it its efforts to be successful economically.

There are many other inspiring stories like the one that has unfolded at St. James Place, said Tabakin, adding that, while there are many issues to contend with, including an aging population, there is a great deal of momentum and positive energy in this jewel of southern Berkshire County.

Progress Report

Getting back to the circumstances that brought her and her family to Great Barrington, Tabakin said familiarity and quality of life were certainly big factors. But there was also that chance to put the considerable experience she accumulated in New York to work addressing an intriguing set of issues and challenges that sold her on the job she’s now in.

“It’s extremely busy and its very active,” she said of the community. “But there’s an enormous amount of interesting projects and land-use issues and policy issues, and budget issues … there was and is a lot going on.”

Indeed, while there are many priorities, one of the biggest is attracting more young families to the community. Like other towns in rural Berkshire and Franklin counties, Great Barrington has seen the average age of its residents rise in recent years, said Tabakin, noting that the community has always been a popular spot for retirees, and there are a number of New Yorkers with second (usually summer) homes in town.

But unlike many other communities, Great Barrington seems to be making great strides in attracting young people and especially young families, she went on, adding that it has many of the necessary ingredients, including attractive housing, quality schools, a vibrant downtown, a burgeoning cultural community, outdoor activities, and more.

Including perhaps that most important ingredient: jobs. They come in a number of sectors, including education (Simons Rock of Bard College is located within the town); healthcare (Fairview Hospital); technology (perhaps a dozen IT companies call the town home); the arts and tourism, the nonprofit community, and even special effects — there are a few such studios located in Great Barrington.

“Over the past several years, we’ve seen more young people move to certain areas of town,” she explained. “It’s observable, and there are reasons for it; we did a renovation of a new playground, we have cultural events that appeal to different generations, and we have a lot of people moving here who are committed to the school system.”

The opportunity to work with a broad team of officials to build this portfolio of attractive qualities is big part of what brought Tabakin to South County, and she noted that there are some new chapters to the story being written.

They include a project to build a new home for the Berkshire Co-op on Bridge Street, new construction that will also include space for smaller retail outlets, said Tabakin, adding that the co-op’s current location will be razed to make room for a condominium project. Overall, this project will achieve a number of ends.

“What this will do is open up the entirety of Bridge Street to additional development,” she explained. “And it’s adjacent to Berkshire Community College’s South County campus, an area that has already seen a lot of activity, so that’s exciting. And this will help us maintain a mixed downtown, where you have residential, working places, shops, and restaurants.”

Also in the works is an ambitious project in the village of Housatonic, an old mill town within Great Barrington populated by art galleries and people who have stayed there long after the mills closed.

The town had issued an RFP for redevelopment of the century-old elementary school in Housatonic, said Tabakin, and a local group of partners has come forward and is now working on the planning phase for the project. Preliminary plans call for business-incubator space and some commercial space on the first floor and apartments on the second floor.

As for St. James Place, Harris said the facility is, as he noted, making great strides toward meeting its broad mission and breaking even financially.

While doing so, it has become an important component — one of many, actually — in an emerging story of a community now hitting a lot of high notes, both figuratively, but also (especially in the historic church building) quite literally.

“The town has a great deal of depth,” said Harris. “And it has a great audience base, and it has more than enough vitality to attract people. There are a lot of good things happening here.”

Optimistic View

Looking back on what has transpired since she arrived as town manager, Tabakin said that, beyond the new developments, restaurants, and capital projects, maybe her biggest accomplishment has been to inspire others to get involved with the community and be part of the many forms of progress taking place.

Indeed, there has been plenty to get involved with, including everything from ‘green’ initiatives such as a ban on plastic bags and sustainable-energy initiatives to work in the schools, neighborhoods, and amply green spaces the town works diligently to preserve.

“One of the things I’ve done is to share my passion for local government, and I’ve gotten a group of people enthusiastic about being involved,” she told BusinessWest. “And I’m proud of it, because it’s so critically important at this period of time that we all do what we can to make sure we’re actively participating in making our place, our home, our community a wonderful place to live.

“It’s a wonderful learning opportunity and brings people together,” she said of this heightened involvement. “And from that, we’ve been able to accomplish a lot and serve as a model for other places.”

And while a great deal has been accomplished, there is a general sense that, that when it comes to forward progress, this community is just getting started.

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

Massachusetts Adds 4,800 Jobs in October

By BusinessWest Staff November 17, 2017

BOSTON — The state’s total unemployment rate dropped to 3.7% in October, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) preliminary job estimates indicate Massachusetts added 4,800 jobs in October. Over the month, the private sector added 4,100 jobs as gains occurred in leisure and hospitality; professional, scientific, and business services; other services; financial activities; manufacturing; construction; and information. The September estimate was revised to a gain of 10,300 jobs.

From October 2016 to October 2017, BLS estimates Massachusetts has added 69,000 jobs. The October unemployment rate was four-tenths of a percentage point lower than the national rate of 4.1% reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

“The low unemployment rate and job gains are indicators of the ongoing strength of the economy in Massachusetts. But not all communities and regions are feeling the benefits of this economy equally. Our workforce-development programs continue to prioritize closing skills gaps and connecting all citizens of the Commonwealth to prosperous career pathways,” Labor and Workforce Development Secretary Rosalin Acosta said.

The labor force decreased by 13,400 from 3,669,500 in September, as 5,600 fewer residents were employed and 7,700 fewer residents were unemployed over the month.

Over the year, the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased five-tenths of a percentage point from 3.2% in October 2016. There were 19,600 more unemployed residents over the year compared to October 2016.

The state’s labor-force participation rate — the total number of residents 16 or older who worked or were unemployed and actively sought work in the last four weeks — decreased three-tenths of a percentage point to 65.5% over the month. The labor-force participation rate over the year has increased by 0.8% compared to October 2016.

The largest private-sector percentage job gains over the year were in other services; construction; professional, scientific, and business services; financial activities; and education and health services.

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STCC Partners with Northeastern University

SPRINGFIELD — A new educational and workforce-development partnership between Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) and Northeastern University creates an opportunity for current STCC students, graduates, and the general public to earn bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering technology and advanced manufacturing systems on site at STCC. In a recent ceremony at STCC, leaders from both institutions officially signed a memorandum of understanding to mark this partnership. In the planning stages for more than a year, the agreement with STCC marks the first time Northeastern has partnered with a community college to offer bachelor’s degrees on site. “Our engineering and manufacturing programs continue to be a signature of STCC, and we are very pleased to collaborate with Northeastern to deepen and enhance workforce efforts for Western Massachusetts,” said John Cook, STCC president. Added Mary Loeffelholz, dean of Northeastern University College of Professional Studies, “we’re pleased to partner with Springfield Technical Community College as it expands opportunities for students. Both of our institutions value experiential learning and industry-aligned degrees to prepare students for career and life success.” Students may choose either a pathway to a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering technology or in advanced manufacturing systems from Northeastern to be completed online and at STCC. Both degrees are part of the Lowell Institute School at Northeastern, which offers 15 bachelor’s-degree programs, 10 of which are available completely online. “This partnership with STCC is in keeping with the mission and tradition of the Lowell Institute School, which began when A. Lawrence Lowell created the Lowell Institute School for Industrial Foremen in 1903,” said Kemi Jona, founding director of the Lowell Institute School and associate dean of Undergraduate Programs. “The goal then was to bring essential knowledge and opportunity to the people doing the work driving the economy of the new century. Today, the Lowell Institute School is still committed to this goal, reaching students in new ways and places.” The agreement maximizes convenience and cost-effectiveness for STCC graduates who wish to obtain bachelor’s degrees in the two programs, said Adrienne Smith, dean of the School of Engineering Technologies & Mathematics at STCC. Smith said most STCC students have families in the area and would prefer to get their bachelor’s degrees in the Springfield area. In addition to some online courses, classes will take place in the evening and possibly Saturdays.

United Bank Foundation Supports Baystate Project

SPRINGFIELD — The United Bank Foundation Massachusetts recently approved a $50,000 grant designated to help Baystate Medical Center and Baystate Health Foundation establish a permanent Acute Care for Elders (ACE) unit at the hospital. Baystate launched its ACE unit as a pilot program in September 2014, providing nationally recognized and award-winning geriatric care that has resulted in many positive clinical outcomes for elder patients at the medical center, including reducing the length of hospital stays for elderly patients, enhancing patient safety, boosting training for medical staff, and increasing the number of patients who return directly home after their hospital stay. Due to the success of the pilot program, Baystate is seeking partners like United Bank to help establish a permanent, state-of-the-art ACE unit. This 32-bed unit would enable Baystate to provide acute care to more elderly patients in Western Mass. To date, Baystate’s ACE unit has treated approximately 500 elderly patients. According to the Baystate Health Foundation, the elderly population in Western Mass. — which is currently among the highest in the state — is expected to rise by nearly 15% in 2018. By 2030, the older adult population will increase to more than 70 million and account for one in every five Americans. “For anyone who has an elderly family member who required a prolonged hospital stay, you want peace of mind knowing your loved ones are comfortable in a compassionate setting, receiving top medical care, and are on course to return home to lead independent lives when they are discharged,” said Dena Hall, the bank’s Western Mass. regional president and president of the United Bank Foundation Massachusetts. “Baystate has a proven record for meeting these patient-care goals and successfully addressing the unique physical and psychological needs of elderly patients. We know our $50,000 financial commitment will help Baystate continue to be a leader in transforming elder care in Western Mass.”

AIC Named to Top 10 Small Colleges in State

SPRINGFIELD — Zippia.com, a website dedicated to helping people find and pursue the right career, has named American International College (AIC) one of the top 10 small colleges in Massachusetts. Zippia sorted schools in the Bay State by enrollment, limiting their report to institutions with fewer than 2,000 students. They assessed data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and college scorecard data from www.ed.gov to determine what small schools offer the best career opportunities and school performance. Career considerations included mean earnings after six and 10 years, and the ratio of people working to not working after 10 years. School performance was measured in terms of admissions rate (the more selective, the better), graduation rate, average cost of attendance (the lower, the better), and debt upon graduation. Once career opportunities and school performance were calculated, Zippia examined the 32 institutions of higher learning in Massachusetts enrolling fewer than 2,000 students. American International College is one of the private schools to be recognized. AIC admits 67% of its students and is the 10th-least-expensive small college to attend in the Commonwealth.

Westfield Bank, Customers Raise Hurricane-relief Funds

WESTFIELD — Westfield Bank presented a donation for $8,000 to the Westfield Spanish American Assoc. and the Western Massachusetts United for Puerto Rico coalition to aid relief efforts in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria. The funds were raised during the Bank’s “Casual for a Cause” event held earlier this month, in which employees could earn the privilege of dressing casually by contributing to the fund-raiser. Bank customers were also invited to drop contributions in collection boxes located at the Bank’s 21 branch offices. Together, employees and customers donated $4,000, and Westfield Bank matched their efforts with an additional $4,000. According to Ed Diaz, co-founder of the Westfield Spanish American Assoc. (WSAA) and chairman of the association’s hurricane relief fund, the bank’s donation will be sent directly to the United for Puerto Rico relief fund. Together, the WSAA and Western Massachusetts United for Puerto Rico form a coalition of community groups; civic and business leaders; volunteers from Springfield, Holyoke, Westfield, and Chicopee; and others in Western Mass. working to bring relief to the people of Puerto Rico. “Over $100,000 has been raised thus far,” said Diaz, “and we have collected other items such as batteries, water, sanitary products, canned foods, and radios at drop-off points at the Westfield Boys & Girls Club, the Westfield YMCA, and the Westfield school superintendent’s office. We have shipped over 250 boxes of goods to Puerto Rico, and we thank Westfield Bank and everyone who donated to this cause and volunteered their time and talent for this effort.” Both Westfield Bank and the WSAA plan to continue their efforts on behalf of Hurricane Maria relief. With significant support from the WSAA and the Portuguese American Club in Chicopee, a group of Westfield Bank employee volunteers is organizing a benefit dance on Saturday, Dec. 2. The dance will be held from 6 p.m. until midnight at the Portuguese American Club, 149 Exchange St., Chicopee. For more details, visit any Westfield Bank office.

State Awards HCC $229,500 for Culinary Arts Institute

HOLYOKE — The HCC MGM Culinary Arts Institute got a big boost yesterday from the governor’s office with the awarding of a $229,500 grant for the purchase of computer and kitchen equipment for the new downtown training facility, which is expected to open next month. During an appearance at Nashoba Valley Technical High School in Westford, Gov. Charlie Baker announced a total of $9.5 million in Workforce Skills Capital Grants to 32 community colleges, high schools, and educational institutions to enhance and expand career training programs like the ones Holyoke Community College (HCC) will be operating at the Cubit Building on the corner of Race and Appleton streets in the city’s Innovation District. “These Skills Capital Grants will help boost our economy and equip students with new skills, knowledge, and experience with state-of-the-art equipment across the Commonwealth,” Baker said. “We look forward to continuing our work with these 32 institutions and previous awardees to enhance their programs and develop a skilled workforce ready to meet the needs of the Commonwealth.” The HCC grant will be used to buy 32 computer workstations, networking infrastructure, and software programs unique to hospitality- and culinary-industry workplaces, as well as kitchen equipment such as refrigerators, grill and fry tables, ice machines, skillets, griddles, steamers, and dishwashers. “All the items purchased with the grant will directly support workforce training for occupations within the growing hospitality and culinary-arts industry of Western Massachusetts, including preparing workers for MGM Springfield, one of our major employer partners,” said Amy Dopp, HCC’s interim vice president of Institutional Advancement. She said the new equipment will allow the college to increase the number of seats available in its credit and non-credit programs and be able to customize instruction to meet the needs of local employers. Construction of the HCC MGM Culinary Arts Institute, which will occupy nearly 20,000 square feet on the first and second floors of the Cubit Building, is expected to be completed in late November, with non-credit workforce-training programs beginning in December. HCC’s credit programs in hospitality and culinary arts will relocate from the main campus to the new facility for the beginning of the spring 2018 semester.

Development Associates Begins Third Northampton Office Building

NORTHAMPTON — Agawam-based real-estate firm Development Associates has begun construction of a 66,000-square-foot, three-story office building at 15 Atwood Dr. in Northampton, immediately south of I-91 exit 18. The project is being developed by Northwood Development LLC, whose owners are longtime local investors Edward O’Leary and his daughters, Eileen O’Leary Sullivan and Susan O’Leary Mulhern.

The project is located on the site of the former Clarion Hotel and Conference Center that was demolished in 2016 to prepare for redevelopment. The overall site-development plan was recently approved by the city of Northampton, and provides for two new office buildings on the site, the one under construction being closer to Route 5, and a future multi-story building at the rear of the property near Interstate 91.

The new building plan offers professional and medical space for lease with occupancy expected at the end of 2018. The Massachusetts Trial Court has leased 22,000 square feet, consisting of the entire first floor plus a portion of the second floor. The remainder of the second floor and the entire third floor, which offers more than 20,000 square feet, are available for new tenants.

According to Ken Vincunas, managing partner of Development Associates, “the brand-new open floor plan allows the initial tenants the opportunity to have floor plans custom-designed to suit their exact requirements, and we are already attracting quite of bit of tenant interest.”

The construction plans show that the building will have abundant windows, a covered drop-off lane, two elevators, energy-efficient design, and hundreds of parking spaces.

This is the third major office building developed by Development Associates at this location, following two earlier successful three-story buildings on the south side of Atwood Drive. These previous buildings, which came online in 2012 and 2013, are fully leased, primarily to Mass General/Cooley Dickinson Hospital.

The new building is being built by general contractor R.P. Masiello of Boylston, with architectural design by Gregory J. O’Connor Associates Inc. of Worcester. Development Associates is the construction manager and leasing broker for the project.

East Longmeadow Embraces Change, Progress

Community Spotlight Features

Community Spotlight

Denise Menard says low taxes, streamlined permitting, and quality of life are all factors in making East Longmeadow an attractive landing spot.

When East Longmeadow switched from a town-meeting style of government to a Town Council and town manager, Denise Menard said the change wasn’t meant to be simply cosmetic.

Rather, noted Menard — who came on board as interim town manager in 2016 before shedding the ‘interim’ title earlier this year — creating her position and replacing the three-member Board of Selectmen with a seven-member, elected Town Council provided the momentum to launch several new municipal departments aimed squarely at improving quality of life.

That included East Longmeadow’s first-ever Human Resources department; a new director of Finance and director of Planning and Community Development; and a three-member Board of Health overseen by a full-time director.

That latter division has launched two successful vaccination clinics — to prevent flu, shingles, tetanus, and other maladies — while the town has also boosted recycling efforts, launched an innovative 911 database that collects resident information to be used by first-responders, and is looking to begin town ambulance service.

“We don’t sell widgets; we only provide services,” Menard told BusinessWest. “So we try to provide the best service we can. That’s really paramount in my eyes. I’ve had people come in and say they’re very happy with the way things are going.”

The health, emergency, and recycling services all target healthier or greener lifestyles for residents, she added, and the town’s new charter has given municipal leaders a strong foundation from which to further expand programs to benefit citizens.

East Longmeadow at a glance:

Year Incorporated: 1894
Population: 15,720 (2010)
Area: 13.0 square miles
County: Hampden
Residential Tax Rate: $20.77
Commercial Tax Rate: $20.77
Median Household Income: $62,680 (2010)
Median Family Income: $70,571 (2010)
Type of Government: Town Council, Town Manager
Largest Employers: Cartamundi; Lenox Tools; Redstone Rehab and Nursing Center

“I think we’ll see more great things in the years moving forward,” she said. “People need to know they’re valued and that their tax dollars are going to good things.”

There’s a strategy to those quality-of-life efforts that do more than make residents happy, however. A town’s amenities and services speak directly to its ability to attract new business, and so does how many barriers a town throws into their path.

“People coming into the community have a much more streamlined process now,” said Don Anderson, one of the Town Council members and a business owner in East Longmeadow for 28 years with the Cruise Store.

“We have a full-time town manager in office as opposed to a part-time board of selectmen with a town administrator who has no real power,” he went on. “Also, in terms of permitting, we now have a Building Department and Planning Department and Zoning Department under one umbrella.”

At the same time, he added, the town was wise to keep certain things intact, like taxing businesses and residents at the same rate. “That policy did not change, so that’s also a welcoming sign to outside businesses wanting to come into East Longmeadow.”

From the Ground Up

As for companies setting up shop and expanding, a few big projects have given a shot of energy to the town’s economic-development landscape.

Last year, L.E. Belcher broke ground on a 6,500-square-foot convenience store on a lot at 227 Shaker Road that was empty for many years. That project stalled when Atlantis Management Group bought out the property, but after a second round of permitting and approvals — the proposed hours will shift from 24/7 to 5 a.m. to 1 a.m. each day — “they seem very anxious to get started,” Menard said.

Also underway is an 18,000-square-foot medical office building at 250 North Main St. being constructed by Associated Builders for Baystate Dental Group, which will have 90 parking spaces. The dental office will occupy the first floor, and the second floor will be rented as medical or office space.

Another, more complex project in the health realm is a joint venture with the town of Longmeadow — a medical complex that will add to East Longmeadow Skilled Nursing Center at 305 Maple St., cross town lines, and provide benefits to both communities.

The project includes four structures on a 20-acre site: a 50,000-square-foot medical office building in Longmeadow that would be occupied by Baystate Health; a two-story, 25,000-square-foot office building in East Longmeadow; and an assisted-living facility and expansion of an existing skilled-nursing facility run by Berkshire Health.

One of the most exciting current projects, to hear Menard tell it, is the Planning Board’s discussion of an overlay zone for the former Package Machinery building at 330 Chestnut St.

“The building is in pretty poor shape, and the planning proposal is to create a mixed-use site which would have commercial, retail, and possibly small offices in the front part of the building, and above will be some residential apartments or condos,” she explained.

We don’t sell widgets; we only provide services. So we try to provide the best service we can. That’s really paramount in my eyes. I’ve had people come in and say they’re very happy with the way things are going.”

With sensitivity to the environment, the proposal includes preserving green space around the property and creating walking trails to encourage outdoor activity, she added. “There will be a real New England feel to it, and it’s going to be be a pretty upscale development. It’s shaping up to be a good project.”

Anderson noted that East Longmeadow has been home to a number of retail and restaurant ‘firsts’ in Greater Springfield, including the region’s first Boston Chicken franchise, its first Homegoods store, and its first 99 Restaurant.

“If they’re picking East Longmeadow, that says East Longmeadow has the economic range to support businesses,” he told BusinessWest. “People like the fact that the tax basis goes beyond just housing, that we can generate taxes through business as well. There’s a good balance there. When they look at a community that gives a clear message of supporting business, then businesses feel welcome. Personally, I haven’t been disappointed.”

Menard hopes others feel the same way. “People are coming to live and work and develop businesses here. We strive to be business-friendly, and I think we’re getting there.”

Spreading the Word

Change has been positive in East Longmeadow, Anderson went on, but it takes more work than just changing the charter and streamlining processes. One challenge has involved the various town departments and the Town Council learning how to work together. “People coming in fresh don’t always realize how matters before the Planning Board affect the council. Something the Board of Health might be doing may impact the Town Council as well, and we have to be aware of that.”

Another challenge has been spreading the word about how the municipal changes and new services benefit people, as local media haven’t always been diligent about covering the town’s day-to-day business.

“There has been a lack of interest in the government by the media,” Anderson said, “I saw that was happening, so I’m chairing a new commission on media relations. We’re working on strategies to find more organized ways of getting messages out to people, such as through social-media methods. We need to find modern ways to get the message out when the media is not covering us the way they used to.”

And East Longmeadow does have news to share, he went on. “Things are happening. You can drive through and see the construction going on, see properties that have been vacant for a number of years come to life, how the old Vanguard Bank on North Main Street is going to be a dentist’s office, or the interest in the old Package Machinery area. Obviously, people are attracted to this community.”

It’s a civic-minded community as well, he noted, evidenced by the 32 people who ran for the first Town Council seats last year.

“We have beautiful housing, some of the best schools around, some beautiful parks, and we have a healthy mix of commercial and residential,” Menard added. “It’s a well-rounded town with a reasonable tax rate, and people just seem to be amenable to coming here.”

Joseph Bednar can be reached at [email protected]

Capturing These Benefits Requires Knowing Where to Look

Accounting and Tax Planning Sections

Tax Incentives for Business Owners

By Brenden Healy, CPA

Brenden Healy, CPA

Whether we like it or not, taxes are a part of any business strategy. From the federal level on down, tax obligations go side-by-side with running a business. And while the economy is getting better for much of the country, business owners need to continue to improve their bottom line. One good way to strengthen business cash flow is by taking advantage of tax credits or tax incentives. Business owners sometimes do not harvest these opportunities, most often because they don’t know about all the options available to them or because they don’t fully understand the requirements.

Capturing these benefits requires knowing to look for them, which can be an issue in the diverse tax rules of the IRS or state taxing authorities. Here are some tax opportunities that every business owner should know about:

• Research and Development Tax Credit: This credit was introduced as an incentive to encourage new innovation in the U.S., but remains one of the most overlooked tax opportunities out there. There’s a lot of misconception that a research-driven credit must be limited to modern, large tech firms that are putting out new products. However, the purpose of this credit is to fuel innovation and development, which is relevant to a variety of industries, of all sizes. Recent changes in IRS regulations have opened up this tax credit to many industries. Manufacturing, investment-management services, software development, and even construction are major industries that can take advantage of this tax-savings opportunity, but it can be applied to other industries in certain scenarios.

• Export Sales: The IRS allows companies that produce goods in the U.S. and then export them outside the border to take advantage of a reduced tax rate for some of the profits relating to those export sales. This is accomplished by converting the business income related to the exports into long-term capital-gain income, which is usually taxed at about half the normal business tax rate.

• Write-Off of Asset Purchases: This incentive is one of the most beneficial ones for small businesses. The IRS continues to allow generous write-offs for purchasing equipment, machines, computers, etc. through the Section 179 tax-expensing election with a 2017 deduction limit of about $500,000, or the 50% ‘bonus’ depreciation deduction, which could be used after that spending cap is reached.

• New IRS Capitalization-policy Rules: Just by making a special election on the tax return, a small business can adopt a policy of expensing items purchased during the year, up to $2,500 for each item. As an example, if a business buys 10 computers for $1,500 each, it could expense the full $15,000 of computers under this capitalization policy rule.

• Roof Repairs and Other Building Maintenance Costs: The IRS is also allowing real-estate owners to take advantage of writeoffs relating to building maintenance items. Under new IRS rules, certain roof repairs and other building maintenance items can be expensed in the year they are completed, instead of capitalizing those costs and depreciating them over a 39-year period of time, which was the old requirement.

• ‘Segregation’ of Building Costs for Tax Expensing: When a business owner buys a new building or makes significant improvements to a building, there can be ways to expense those costs faster than the normal, 39-year depreciation life that the tax law allows. By identifying certain costs such as non-structural items, wall coverings, or specialty lighting, the IRS allows the building owner to expense these costs at a faster rate. Thus, performing a ‘cost-segregation study’ can create large tax writeoffs up front instead of waiting 39 years to recover the investment.

• Compensation and Retirement Planning: The IRS also allows business owners to put away large amounts towards their retirement as well as the retirement of key employees of the business. By properly designing a compensation strategy and deferred-compensation planning options, business owners can take care of their key employees while saving tax money.

Leveraging tax incentives can greatly help buffer a company’s bottom line, but more often than not, business owners don’t know what’s available to them. It’s crucial that business owners have open conversations with their accountant about the work of the company to see if there are opportunities available. While these programs can be complex and difficult to navigate, they can save a business a significant amount of money.

Brenden Healy, CPA, is a partner at Whittlesey with significant experience in consulting with business owners to identify tax incentives and strategic planning for their future.

Real Estate Transactions

FRANKLIN COUNTY

ASHFIELD

828 Murray Road
Ashfield, MA 01330
Amount: $600,000
Buyer: Murray Road TR
Seller: Peter T. Curtis
Date: 10/10/17

837 Murray Road
Ashfield, MA 01330
Amount: $600,000
Buyer: Murray Road TR
Seller: Peter T. Curtis
Date: 10/10/17

1255 Williamsburg Road
Ashfield, MA 01330
Amount: $256,000
Buyer: Nikolas D. Asikis
Seller: Robert J. Barba
Date: 10/05/17

BERNARDSTON

127 Hillcrest Dr.
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Peter Santiago
Seller: Doreen Gexler
Date: 10/10/17

CONWAY

244 Whately Road
Conway, MA 01341
Amount: $542,000
Buyer: Elise L. Starr RET
Seller: Thomas C. O’Brien
Date: 10/13/17

DEERFIELD

31 Elm St.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $650,000
Buyer: Quabbin ACM LLC
Seller: John P. Paciorek
Date: 10/12/17

137 North Main St.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $279,000
Buyer: Michael D. Dupuis
Seller: Karen M. Gingras
Date: 10/10/17

ERVING

27 Maple Ave.
Erving, MA 01344
Amount: $149,900
Buyer: Neil M. Stebbins
Seller: Corina B. Bezio
Date: 10/06/17

13 North St.
Erving, MA 01344
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Devon W. Gaudet
Seller: Holly H. Burnett
Date: 10/03/17

8 Park St.
Erving, MA 01344
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Donna J. Flagg
Seller: Sandra J. Niedzwiedz
Date: 10/06/17

GILL

100 River Road
Gill, MA 01354
Amount: $185,500
Buyer: Thomas Storrow
Seller: Hugh Barton-Bales
Date: 10/04/17

GREENFIELD

80 Beech St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $130,920
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Christina Robert
Date: 10/10/17

14 Congress St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: John M. Bednarski
Seller: Carroll E. Bednarski TR
Date: 10/04/17

148 Conway St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: John Burek
Seller: Elaine P. Burek IRT
Date: 10/06/17

72 Graves Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Douglas P. Smith
Seller: Reid, Walter F., (Estate)
Date: 10/10/17

47 Phillips St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $164,000
Buyer: Susan E. Laing
Seller: Corinne I. Gougeon
Date: 10/11/17

52 Union St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $176,000
Buyer: Jeffery Murdock
Seller: Jennifer R. Dewitt
Date: 10/13/17

MONTAGUE

19 Central St.
Montague, MA 01349
Amount: $167,500
Buyer: Judy Travis
Seller: Daniel W. Gobillot
Date: 10/04/17

25 I St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $122,000
Buyer: Marshall W. Sisson
Seller: Daniel Newell
Date: 10/10/17

39 X St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Elinor Janvrin
Seller: William J. Doyle
Date: 10/10/17

NORTHFIELD

288 Birnam Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $221,000
Buyer: Jesse J. Morgan
Seller: Susan B. Lloyd
Date: 10/10/17

69 Pine St.
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $164,000
Buyer: FHLM
Seller: Jason H. Clemons
Date: 10/06/17

ORANGE

10 Athol Road
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $118,400
Buyer: Leonard L. Lenois
Seller: Steven J. Lacouture
Date: 10/13/17

25 Eddy St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $133,500
Buyer: Nova Taylor-Wheeler
Seller: Kenneth A. Gulliver
Date: 10/13/17

125 South Main St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: David N. Ingram
Seller: Adele Mehr
Date: 10/12/17

91 West Myrtle St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $168,000
Buyer: Brenda S. Woodbury
Seller: Robert A. Rivers IRT
Date: 10/13/17

SHUTESBURY

64 Pratt Corner Road
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Robert Moss
Seller: Debra Cote
Date: 10/06/17

SUNDERLAND

299 Falls Road
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $145,300
Buyer: Gary Briere
Seller: Virginia Richardson
Date: 10/13/17

121 North Main St.
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: Emily C. Pettit 2017 TR
Seller: North Main 121 RT
Date: 10/12/17

180 River Road
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: John M. Skribiski
Seller: Edwin S. Skribiski
Date: 10/10/17

WENDELL

167 Mormon Hollow Road
Wendell, MA 01379
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: James Facey
Seller: Joseph Landry
Date: 10/02/17

WHATELY

72 River Road
Whately, MA 01093
Amount: $250,425
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: David F. Jackson
Date: 10/13/17

HAMPDEN COUNTY

AGAWAM

48 Barney St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Cheryl A. Chavis
Seller: Ann M. Santaniello
Date: 10/02/17

209 Cooper St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Samantha L. Lyman
Seller: Robert A. Ferioli
Date: 10/11/17

251 Cooper St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $173,600
Buyer: Ahmed AlZuhairi
Seller: Hart, Robert J., (Estate)
Date: 10/13/17

195 Leonard St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Ilim Muradov
Seller: Vladmir Stebenkov
Date: 10/06/17

14 Liberty Ave.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $204,250
Buyer: HSBC Bank
Seller: Jessica R. Damours
Date: 10/02/17

45 Liswell Dr.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $256,000
Buyer: Gary C. Sedelow
Seller: Kara Krupa
Date: 10/13/17

238 Maple St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $2,500,000
Buyer: Dow Realty Management LLC
Seller: Elizabeth Manor Apts. LLC
Date: 10/12/17

77 Nicole Terrace
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Vitaliy V. Galdysh
Seller: Yuri Grechka
Date: 10/06/17

66 School St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $187,500
Buyer: Samantha W. Debiasio
Seller: Craig S. Hartmann
Date: 10/03/17

BRIMFIELD

1154 Dunhamtown Brimfield Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Cory S. Lapan
Seller: Tina M. Ledonne
Date: 10/03/17

260 Warren Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $117,000
Buyer: Bayview Loan Servicing
Seller: John Surprenant
Date: 10/10/17

CHICOPEE

51 Anson St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $139,200
Buyer: Nancy J. Kos
Seller: Kenneth C. Barnes
Date: 10/13/17

53 Armanella St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Zoraida N. Alicea
Seller: Patrick S. Sullivan
Date: 10/13/17

176 Carew St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $174,900
Buyer: Gerard L. Audette
Seller: Wojtowicz, Joanna K., (Estate)
Date: 10/06/17

521 East Main St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Daniel A. Rivera
Seller: Gail M. Dupuis
Date: 10/10/17

167 Fernhill St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $187,000
Buyer: Thomas N. Rice
Seller: Thomas L. Murca
Date: 10/10/17

962 Granby Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $184,000
Buyer: Silktree Properties LLC
Seller: Mark M. Santos
Date: 10/06/17

415 James St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $218,000
Buyer: David L. Arrasmith
Seller: Arthur W. Britton
Date: 10/12/17

39 Ivy St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $167,475
Buyer: Flag Realty LLC
Seller: Ernest D. Laflamme
Date: 10/06/17

56 Ludlow Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $159,000
Buyer: Melanie A. Hines
Seller: Roger M. Benoit
Date: 10/06/17

45 Marion St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $139,400
Buyer: M&T Bank
Seller: Robert T. Poloski
Date: 10/10/17

54 Munger Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Kenneth O’Neil
Seller: Richard J. Chiecko
Date: 10/06/17

79 Newell St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $168,000
Buyer: Marcolino Belen
Seller: Irene M. Giguere
Date: 10/13/17

85 Orchard St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Citibak
Seller: Edward Fletcher
Date: 10/11/17

94 Royal St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Center For Human Development Inc.
Seller: Henry H. Dejordy
Date: 10/13/17

21 Slate Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $283,000
Buyer: Orlando Ovalles
Seller: Stephen W. Hopkins
Date: 10/06/17

33 Tardy Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $264,000
Buyer: Luis J. Crespo
Seller: Keith A. Blohm
Date: 10/02/17

113 Wheatland Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Roger S. Bouffard
Date: 10/10/17

EAST LONGMEADOW

37 Melwood Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $275,001
Buyer: Mark S. Robbins
Seller: Brett A. Ralph
Date: 10/06/17

17 Overbrook Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Jameson R. Williams
Seller: Anthony R. Giuggio
Date: 10/12/17

8 Park Place
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: John F. Devlin
Seller: Ralph E. Cooley
Date: 10/06/17

HAMPDEN

165 Bennett Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: William G. Barrett
Seller: Bart Lipkens
Date: 10/10/17

35 Charles St.
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $168,800
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Mohammad A. Yousaf
Date: 10/05/17

HOLLAND

14 Roberts Park Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Paul Burns
Seller: Peter M. Mitus
Date: 10/06/17

HOLYOKE

95 Beech St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Stephen J. Bosco
Seller: Algernon D. Anatol
Date: 10/12/17

66 Davis St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $179,900
Buyer: Nalany Garcia
Seller: Jesus Pagan
Date: 10/02/17

58-60 Elmwood Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $231,000
Buyer: Drew W. Nalewanski
Seller: Israel Acosta
Date: 10/06/17

64 Lawler St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Patrick J. Stoddard
Seller: Phillip A. Lees
Date: 10/13/17

243 Oak St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $229,500
Buyer: Raymond G. Estrada
Seller: Erin B. Brunelle
Date: 10/06/17

251 Sargeant St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $169,000
Buyer: Rondey Allen
Seller: Derand LLC
Date: 10/10/17

218 West Franklin St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Armando J. Pardave
Seller: Nikhil Sadathia
Date: 10/02/17

1 Woodland St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Perry R. Dulude
Seller: Jason W. Santaniello
Date: 10/06/17

LONGMEADOW

144 Academy Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $379,000
Buyer: Kihan F. Lee
Seller: Nicholas Hadzekyriakides
Date: 10/12/17

19 Annawan Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $524,950
Buyer: Kalani D. Silva
Seller: Robert W. Strempel
Date: 10/12/17

95 Benedict Terrace
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Ryan D. McGonigle
Seller: Donald E. Bergeron
Date: 10/10/17

39 Birchwood Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Mark S. Fuller
Seller: Ann Zaher-Deeba
Date: 10/10/17

85 Canterbury Lane
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $355,000
Buyer: Suzanne F. Murphy
Seller: Talal N. Khan
Date: 10/04/17

182 Captain Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $335,300
Buyer: Xuefeng Zhang
Seller: Oliver D. Deex
Date: 10/05/17

109 Dover Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $422,500
Buyer: Stephen M. Kearney
Seller: Benjamin J. Gilluly
Date: 10/06/17

21 Dwight Road
Longmeadow, MA 01108
Amount: $2,000,000
Buyer: Longmeadow Medical Arts
Seller: Fairview Extended Care
Date: 10/11/17

132 Maple Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Kevin L. Zabel
Seller: Daniel L. Richmond
Date: 10/06/17

73 Shaker Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Winslow W. Reed
Seller: Timothy C. Beaulieu
Date: 10/13/17

945 Shaker Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $1,235,000
Buyer: North Harlow 6 LLC
Seller: JIN Realty Inc.
Date: 10/13/17

34 South Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: William H. Low
Seller: Christopher A. Gaudreau
Date: 10/13/17

53 South Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Buffalo LLC
Seller: RHL Properties LLC
Date: 10/13/17

105 Whitmun Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Anatoliy Shvetsov
Seller: USA HUD
Date: 10/06/17

LUDLOW

599 Alden St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $204,000
Buyer: Austin Berneche
Seller: Kristopher T. Grimshaw
Date: 10/02/17

32 Beachside Dr.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $182,360
Buyer: Christine A. Simard
Seller: Lapanne, Jean F., (Estate)
Date: 10/12/17

53 Bridle Path Circle
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Brian J. Fioravanti
Seller: Raymond E. Parylak
Date: 10/04/17

157 Cady St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $207,500
Buyer: Vanessa Jenness
Seller: Waddell, Sonja A., (Estate)
Date: 10/11/17

223 Chapin St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Brian P. Steigmeyer
Seller: Robert S. Kulig
Date: 10/02/17

42 Fairway Dr.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: John B. Murphy
Seller: Brian J. Makarewicz
Date: 10/10/17

53 Gaudreau Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $219,900
Buyer: Brendan Prout
Seller: Jennifer Frisk
Date: 10/02/17

118 Grimard St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $194,000
Buyer: Timothy Terbush
Seller: Couture, Rita R., (Estate)
Date: 10/04/17

30 Isabel Lane
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $470,000
Buyer: Thomas E. Godek
Seller: Antonio Vital
Date: 10/13/17

10 Laroche St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Damaris Rivera
Seller: VDS Properties LLC
Date: 10/02/17

Marias Way
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Mario P. Santos
Seller: M&G Investors LLC
Date: 10/12/17

261 Moore St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $223,000
Buyer: James D. Beaudry
Seller: Judith A. Fredette
Date: 10/05/17

191-193 Sewall St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Eric Figueiredo
Seller: Vigneault, Lisa A., (Estate)
Date: 10/10/17

78 White St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $189,900
Buyer: Gregory W. Singleton
Seller: Robert E. Dilley
Date: 10/13/17

MONSON

92 Lakeshore Dr.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Nicholas J. Peters
Seller: Bank Of New York Mellon
Date: 10/05/17

37 Old Reed Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $246,000
Buyer: David P. Amadei
Seller: Richard D. Wiesner
Date: 10/03/17

123 Palmer Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $149,000
Buyer: Zachary Anson
Seller: Elias G. Poulopoulos
Date: 10/06/17

337 Silver St.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $276,250
Buyer: Grahm L. Easton
Seller: Scott L. Easton
Date: 10/13/17

170 Wales Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Daniel W. Coates
Seller: Matthew Gautreau
Date: 10/06/17

PALMER

1010 Church St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: PJD Real Estate LLC
Seller: TR Props LLC
Date: 10/02/17

2 Sharon St.
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $154,000
Buyer: Kevin O’Connor
Seller: Irene O. Taylor
Date: 10/12/17

118 State St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Todd Snow
Seller: Christopher A. Elias
Date: 10/02/17

SOUTHWICK

150 Berkshire Ave.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Ronald W. Chechile
Seller: Phillip Milidantri
Date: 10/11/17

38 Lexington Circle
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $492,000
Buyer: Brett A. Ralph
Seller: Jeremy J. Williams
Date: 10/06/17

133 North Lake Ave.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $206,000
Buyer: James G. Waversak
Seller: Norman H. Storey
Date: 10/05/17

30 Woodland Ridge
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $355,000
Buyer: Paul A. Miles
Seller: Pari L. Hoxha
Date: 10/06/17

SPRINGFIELD

32-34 Ainsworth St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $122,900
Buyer: Travis Franco
Seller: Wilmington Savings
Date: 10/12/17

40 Amore Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Carlos M. Cruz
Seller: Mya Realty LLC
Date: 10/13/17

53 Arcadia Blvd.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Michael Boutin
Seller: Michael J. McIntyre
Date: 10/10/17

62 Barrington Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $316,000
Buyer: Dollymae Carnegie
Seller: Carlos Rivera
Date: 10/10/17

107 Bartels St.
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $149,000
Buyer: Cory A. Taylor
Seller: Peggy J. Davis
Date: 10/11/17

1685 Boston Road
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $1,000,000
Buyer: 1685 Boston Road LLC
Seller: Macys Retail Holdings Inc.
Date: 10/06/17

217 Cabinet St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $163,000
Buyer: CIG 2 LLC
Seller: Raphael E. Elias
Date: 10/13/17

73 Derryfield Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $139,900
Buyer: Sagrario Caceres
Seller: John I. Lyons
Date: 10/06/17

27-29 Dunhill St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Devon A. Gibson
Seller: Scott R. Lester
Date: 10/06/17

25-27 Eagle St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $139,000
Buyer: Ian A. Riley
Seller: Luis A. Villanueva
Date: 10/02/17

41-43 Edgemont St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Alfredo Garib
Seller: Orange Park Management
Date: 10/06/17

277 El Paso St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $162,000
Buyer: Ruperto Soto
Seller: Harriet R. Bryan
Date: 10/06/17

216 Ellsworth Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Glenn P. Vigneault
Seller: Juan F. Latorre
Date: 10/13/17

126 Fair Oak Road
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $171,000
Buyer: Luis A. Diaz
Seller: Steven P. Haggerty
Date: 10/13/17

63 Garvey Dr.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $199,900
Buyer: Wilfred J. Pelletier
Seller: Daniel L. Ford
Date: 10/11/17

40 Gertrude St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $159,000
Buyer: Jamil Y. Asad-Ubinas
Seller: Donald J. Henn
Date: 10/02/17

203 Glenoak Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Angela Allen
Seller: Philip S. Ashton
Date: 10/11/17

125 Granger St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $119,000
Buyer: Cedar Investment Group
Seller: Mark E. Pariseau
Date: 10/03/17

55 Groton St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Luis Montanez
Seller: Insight Homes LLC
Date: 10/10/17

60 Hannon St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $525,000
Buyer: Northeast Terminals LLC
Seller: Suburban Propane LP
Date: 10/02/17

18 Hickox Place
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $172,000
Buyer: Andres Martinez
Seller: Bank Of New York Mellon
Date: 10/02/17

89 Hyde Ave.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $146,100
Buyer: Daniel S. Albizu
Seller: Liz O. Febres
Date: 10/13/17

790 Liberty St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Patalano Property Mgmt.
Seller: Amaral Properties MA LLC
Date: 10/06/17

205-209 Main St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: NE Conference Corp. Of 7th
Seller: Iglesia De Dios Viviente
Date: 10/10/17

35 Mary Louise St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $148,075
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Marques A. Barnett
Date: 10/03/17

226-228 Mill St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $148,000
Buyer: Erasmito Gonzalez
Seller: Moises Villa
Date: 10/10/17

66-68 Monmouth St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $159,000
Buyer: Matrisa R. Crapps
Seller: Stanley B. Wright
Date: 10/12/17

110 Oak Hollow Road
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $184,500
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Filomena Regan
Date: 10/12/17

199 Parkerview St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: William H. Russell
Seller: Timber Development LLC
Date: 10/13/17

100 Perkins St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $177,000
Buyer: Rafael Irizarry
Seller: Connor M. Knightly
Date: 10/13/17

42 Prouty St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Sandra Milledge
Seller: Donald L. Ferri
Date: 10/05/17

21-27 Putnam Circle
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Hedge Hog Industries Corp.
Seller: Antonio Francisco
Date: 10/02/17

13 Ringgold St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Angeline Poulis
Seller: Jonathan Poulis
Date: 10/10/17

45 Russell St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Jose A. Sanchez
Seller: Robert S. Park
Date: 10/03/17

208 Russell St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $128,000
Buyer: Scott A. Hamel
Seller: Askwith, Grace J., (Estate)
Date: 10/13/17

54 Scott St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Khoa A. Nguyen
Seller: John Macisaac
Date: 10/04/17

85 South Tallyho Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $157,000
Buyer: William N. Clarke
Seller: FNMA
Date: 10/13/17

44 Sherbrooke St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Richard P. Larson
Seller: Katherine M. Pappas
Date: 10/12/17

870-880 State St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: 870 State Street Holdings
Seller: Boynton Property Group
Date: 10/06/17

320 Sumner Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $158,000
Buyer: Nancy Brens
Seller: Rony E. Galindo
Date: 10/03/17

122 Wayne St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $199,999
Buyer: Kevin P. McDonough
Seller: RBT Enterprise LLC
Date: 10/11/17

212 West Allen Ridge Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $172,400
Buyer: Genesis Arekeria
Seller: Loni M. Kearney
Date: 10/06/17

111 West Crystal Brook Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Santiago Canosa-Oliver
Seller: Patricia T. Sfreddo
Date: 10/04/17

15 West Hill Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Dalila Navarro
Seller: Sapphire Property Development LLC
Date: 10/13/17

102 Woodmont St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Ruby Rodriguez
Seller: Eliana Febus
Date: 10/03/17

WALES

23 McBride Road
Wales, MA 01081
Amount: $351,000
Buyer: Deutsche Bank
Seller: Erin N. Murray
Date: 10/13/17

WESTFIELD

15 Ashley St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: David S. Prouty
Seller: Gregory A. O’Neil
Date: 10/10/17

263 Buck Pond Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Cheryl Denardo
Seller: Roger L. Stawasz
Date: 10/06/17

16 Ely St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Alan D. Slesser
Seller: Kayla C. Slesser
Date: 10/12/17

66 Flynn Meadow Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $449,050
Buyer: William C. Weltlich
Seller: RSP Realty LLC
Date: 10/10/17

34 Kittredge Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Kenneth P. Lombardini
Seller: Michael J. Skehan
Date: 10/05/17

178 Llewellyn Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Kimberly J. Tonlino
Seller: Paul A. Miles
Date: 10/06/17

37 Miller St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $162,000
Buyer: Miguel A. Colon
Seller: Daniel J. Mahoney
Date: 10/13/17

45 Pleasant St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Argishti Gukasyan
Seller: 45A&B Pleasant Street LLC
Date: 10/06/17

30 Rosedell Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $186,000
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Roger I. Beach
Date: 10/11/17

1006 Southampton Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: ABW Realty LLC
Seller: Robert A. Wagner
Date: 10/11/17

71 Tannery Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $196,500
Buyer: Russell H. Klaubert
Seller: David M. Smithies
Date: 10/05/17

68 Western Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Timothy Sawtelle
Seller: Keith A. Plant
Date: 10/03/17

WILBRAHAM

4 Beechwood Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $284,000
Buyer: Melissa Washington
Seller: Van D. Schermerhorn
Date: 10/13/17

2641 Boston Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Mary E. Starzyk
Seller: Anna F. Jasmin
Date: 10/13/17

18 Bungalow Point
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $415,000
Buyer: David P. Markman
Seller: John F. Crane
Date: 10/04/17

2 Melikian Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $259,000
Buyer: Xiaoquin Zhou
Seller: Salpie Cavros
Date: 10/13/17

445 Monson Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $319,900
Buyer: Cynthia A. Scott
Seller: New England Equities LLC
Date: 10/06/17

11 Peak Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Richard Bonney
Seller: Big Sky Properties LLC
Date: 10/03/17

851 Ridge Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Joseph S. Fusco
Seller: Christopher C. Hill
Date: 10/06/17

3 Sylvan Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $282,000
Buyer: Christopher Roberts
Seller: Anthony S. Bergeron
Date: 10/13/17

WEST SPRINGFIELD

79 Austin Lane
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: Askar Lachinov
Seller: Currin L. Buchmann
Date: 10/02/17

77 Christine Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $433,000
Buyer: Ripalkumari J. Solanki
Seller: Lynn Roy
Date: 10/02/17

87 City View Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Joseph L. Parillo
Seller: Joseph P. Dechristopher
Date: 10/13/17

86 Connecticut Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $181,000
Buyer: Brahman Holdings LLC
Seller: Stephen Hardy
Date: 10/03/17

73 Ely Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Kellie M. Reid
Seller: Elizabeth Jasse
Date: 10/02/17

182 Ely Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $187,500
Buyer: Jeremy M. Rankin
Seller: Julie A. Cafasso
Date: 10/13/17

28 Garden St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $139,900
Buyer: William Godard
Seller: Kevin M. Schumacher
Date: 10/13/17

Hyde Road #8
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Yelena Sergeychik
Seller: John G. Kudlic
Date: 10/04/17

44 Orchardview St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $193,000
Buyer: Kingford Aidoo
Seller: Frank P. Matuszczak
Date: 10/11/17

131 River St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $4,525,000
Buyer: Dow Realty Management LLC
Seller: Imperial Apartments LLC
Date: 10/12/17

15 Silver St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $133,000
Buyer: Sarmad M. Alkarimi
Seller: Deborah Belden
Date: 10/03/17

811 Union St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Beatrice A. Siwek
Seller: Barbara A. Bouchard
Date: 10/06/17

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

AMHERST

17 Curtis Place
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $278,700
Buyer: Matthew L. Wolaver
Seller: Christina G. Salgo
Date: 10/06/17

27 Kendrick Place
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: 27 Kendrick Place LLC
Seller: Sanford Pooler
Date: 10/11/17

Lindenridge Road #61
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Bercume Construction LLC
Seller: Tofino Associates LLC
Date: 10/03/17

39 Longmeadow Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $240,539
Buyer: Dai D. Nguyen
Seller: Karella, Nancy A., (Estate)
Date: 10/02/17

66 Woodside Ave.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Amherst Collage
Seller: Hadley P. Arkes
Date: 10/03/17

BELCHERTOWN

689 Federal St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $228,000
Buyer: Honest Beginnings Inc.
Seller: Vision Investment Props.
Date: 10/12/17

2 Fox Run Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $219,900
Buyer: Christopher Elias
Seller: Tara M. Gabriel
Date: 10/02/17

286 Gold St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Michael W. Fenimore
Seller: James C. Baj
Date: 10/13/17

46 Sabin St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Michael A. Vitale
Seller: Traci G. Protzenko
Date: 10/02/17

CHESTERFIELD

188 Bryant St.
Chesterfield, MA 01012
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Janet McCann
Seller: Janine E. Nye
Date: 10/02/17

23 North Road
Chesterfield, MA 01012
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Nancy A. Wyman
Seller: Thomas A. Oborne
Date: 10/13/17

CUMMINGTON

36 West Main St.
Cummington, MA 01026
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Christine Flannery
Seller: David Elia
Date: 10/13/17

EASTHAMPTON

190 Hendrick St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $258,000
Buyer: Michael Comando
Seller: Timothy H. Hopkins
Date: 10/13/17

12 Lyman St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Gary J. Morgenegg
Seller: Marianna Dudkiewicz
Date: 10/13/17

24 Paul St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $392,500
Buyer: Henry E. Hopkins
Seller: David Garstka Builders
Date: 10/04/17

79 Strong St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $172,200
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Tha C. Kim
Date: 10/10/17

GOSHEN

47 Fuller Road
Goshen, MA 01032
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Nitara S. Condon
Seller: Marcus L. Soifer
Date: 10/13/17

GRANBY

127 Aldrich St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Daniel C. McCarthy
Seller: Eugene C. Dube
Date: 10/10/17

238 Batchelor St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: James M. Rivest
Seller: Esther Castro
Date: 10/13/17

59 Ferry Hill Road
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $670,000
Buyer: Raymond L. Brousseau
Seller: Cheryl M. Chevalier
Date: 10/06/17

32 Lyn Dr.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $169,000
Buyer: Brian Fay
Seller: Kathleen M. Emery
Date: 10/06/17

147 West St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Deutsche Bank
Seller: Kathy H. Nolan
Date: 10/03/17

HADLEY

19 Grand Oak Farm Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $422,000
Buyer: Xue Z. Zhang
Seller: Dean A. Paddock
Date: 10/13/17

16 Laurana Lane
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Chenghui Zheng
Seller: Laura E. Norcutt
Date: 10/06/17

131 Middle St.
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $362,000
Buyer: Christopher M. Condon
Seller: Brad M. Reed
Date: 10/13/17

125 Rocky Hill Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Paula Boulanger
Seller: Ronald Allard
Date: 10/13/17

21 West St.
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $554,000
Buyer: Brendan Meyer
Seller: Charles T. Verrill IRT
Date: 10/06/17

HATFIELD

119 Chestnut St.
Hatfield, MA 01088
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Kristina L. Hodges
Seller: William D. Hurley
Date: 10/06/17

230 Straits Road
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Kathryn M. Harris
Seller: Symanski, Genowefa, (Estate)
Date: 10/06/17

NORTHAMPTON

20 Bridge Road #32
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $538,574
Buyer: Susan K. Lewis
Seller: Bridge Road LLC
Date: 10/12/17

130 Cardinal Way
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $510,000
Buyer: Lewis E. Rosenthal
Seller: Judith L. Berry
Date: 10/11/17

156 Chestnut St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $365,500
Buyer: Antonia Krell
Seller: Deborah C. Muyskens
Date: 10/02/17

37 Clement St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $555,000
Buyer: Donna C. Meisse
Seller: Elise L. Starr RET
Date: 10/13/17

165 Crescent St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $268,000
Buyer: Robert J. Movothy
Seller: Richard J. Novotny
Date: 10/12/17

59 Elizabeth St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: William M. Miglore
Seller: Lawson, Robert W., (Estate)
Date: 10/02/17

1006 Florence Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $454,000
Buyer: Alyx S. Akers
Seller: Gregory C. Marotta
Date: 10/04/17

5 Fruit St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $462,000
Buyer: Grace Ganssle
Seller: Polly Normand
Date: 10/11/17

15 Gilrain Terrace
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Christiane Holden
Seller: Holland W. Gage
Date: 10/10/17

666 Kennedy Road
Northampton, MA 01053
Amount: $635,000
Buyer: Jo R. Roessler
Seller: Gail Hartnett RET
Date: 10/12/17

38 Ladyslipper Lane
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $503,000
Buyer: Jeffrey Schmale
Seller: Alexander Simon
Date: 10/11/17

44 Laurel Park
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Arthur C. Grinath
Seller: Jennifer J. Pelissier
Date: 10/10/17

13 Munroe St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $810,000
Buyer: Safe Journeys LLC
Seller: Sequoia Properties LLC
Date: 10/03/17

SOUTH HADLEY

16 Alvord St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $283,500
Buyer: John W. Marceau
Seller: John A. Marceau
Date: 10/13/17

101 Amherst Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $207,000
Buyer: Molly O. Farber
Seller: John A. Moss
Date: 10/02/17

2 Bach Lane
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $200,097
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: David S. Averill
Date: 10/06/17

7 Benger Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Christine L. Piquette
Seller: Presz, Irene J., (Estate)
Date: 10/12/17

64 Brigham Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Alan R. Schadel
Seller: Stephen A. Foster
Date: 10/02/17

21 Dale St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $229,900
Buyer: Benjamin J. Heidenreich
Seller: Karen E. Lynn
Date: 10/05/17

148 Hadley St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $133,000
Buyer: Bruce S. Helm
Seller: Karen A. Couture
Date: 10/03/17

34 Highland Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Muhammad B. Chaudhery
Seller: Judith A. Bush
Date: 10/04/17

91 Main St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Fuel Services Inc.
Seller: William E. Johnson
Date: 10/03/17

199 Old Lyman Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Thomas L. Lamothe
Seller: Terrance B. Sugrue
Date: 10/03/17

25 Priestly Farms Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Brendan Kavey
Seller: Robert A. McGee
Date: 10/03/17

40 Viviani St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $222,000
Buyer: Richard M. Juang
Seller: Susan D. Christopher
Date: 10/06/17

SOUTHAMPTON

7 Buchanan Circle
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Jennifer K. Ledoux
Seller: Kyle Johnson
Date: 10/06/17

275 College Hwy.
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $399,900
Buyer: Ryan L. Geeleher
Seller: Pamela O. Leduc
Date: 10/13/17

8 David St.
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $376,400
Buyer: Robert S. Cowell
Seller: David Garstka Builders
Date: 10/05/17

53 Glendale Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $281,000
Buyer: Marianna Dudkiewicz
Seller: James D. Parker
Date: 10/13/17

94 Gunn Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $520,000
Buyer: Traver Gumaer
Seller: James F. Roessling
Date: 10/06/17

85 Russellville Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $263,000
Buyer: Mark R. Sarafin
Seller: James D. Boudreau
Date: 10/12/17

40 Valley Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $120,875
Buyer: Louise M. Brodeur
Seller: Monica Labrie
Date: 10/13/17

WARE

56 Beaver Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Jonathan A. Fetler
Seller: Ross K. Kiely
Date: 10/13/17

2 Boivin Ave.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $172,000
Buyer: David E. Meyer
Seller: Matthew C. King
Date: 10/06/17

39 Crescent St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $201,000
Buyer: Kenneth J. Ostiguy
Seller: Lorraine J. Lavigne
Date: 10/06/17

40 Dunham Ave.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $173,000
Buyer: Leah M. Mustakangas
Seller: William C. McFaul
Date: 10/13/17

185 Monson Turnpike Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Tara L. Joslin-Murphy
Seller: Mary E. Starzyk
Date: 10/13/17

WORTHINGTON

123 Capen St.
Worthington, MA 01098
Amount: $262,500
Buyer: Roger A. Provost
Seller: Samantha L. Kabat
Date: 10/13/17

Doing Business as Certificates

The following business certificates and trade names were issued or renewed during the month of October 2017.

AMHERST

The Crypto Merchant
747 South East St.
Jed Rovhana

Polestar Therapy
96 North Pleasant St.
Jamie Daniels

BELCHERTOWN

Bay Path Farm
84 Old Bay Road
David Fournier

Family Tree and Home
54 Pine St.
Nicholas Southwick-Hall

High Expectations Advocacy
192 Daniel Shays Highway
Sandra Fitzpatrick

LLR2000
219 Federal St.
Lisa Ducharme

SPG Logging
171 Old Enfield Road
Stephen Glaszcz, Beth Glaszcz

CHICOPEE

Favorites Candy Shop
145-147 East Main St.
Julissa Rawana

Lavallee Custon Creations
77 Lapa Farm Road
Melissa Lavallee

Mutt Cuts, LLC
102 Grove St.
Lori Jerusik

Mutt Rescue Inc.
102 Grove St.
Lori Jerusik

SNG Construction
4 Coolidge Road
Sergey Gorobinskiy

EASTHAMPTON

Northern Atlantic Enterprises
76 Oliver St.
Canerd Hopkins

EAST LONGMEADOW

CMJ Advocates
75 Hanward Hill
Christine Markell

Lucky Nails & Spa
68 Center Square
Tong To

Springfield Valley Hypnosis Center
280 North Main St.
Sandra Neumann

GREENFIELD

C-A-B Transportation
76 Vernon St.
Cynthia Aldrich

Shayla Caldwell
224½ Federal St.
Shayla Caldwell

The Solar Express/The Laundry
176 Federal St.
Alexander Fiorey

Spiker’s, LLC
324 Wells St.
Kate Broughton

Taproot Psychotherapy
25 Bank Row, 3rd Floor
Alexandra Osterman

Vehicle Inspection Center Inc.
188 Federal St.
Nell Lorenz

V.O. Rell Enterprises
332 Deerfield St.
Dan Viorel Oros

HAMPDEN

Isham Construction
156 Wilbraham Road
Daniel Isham

Safe Auto Sales
484 Main St.
Felix Perez

HOLYOKE

Auto Plus Auto Parts
239 South St.
Michael Englert, Matthew Flannery, Art Wenda

Goodfellas Barbershop
665 High St.
Ferdinand Rivera

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc.
15 Holyoke St.
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc.

LONGMEADOW

Brushback
36 Captain Road
Michael Corvin

Invisible Fence of Western Mass.
42 Meadowlark Dr.
Joseph Fitzgerald

West Mass Drone
60 King Philip Dr.
I. Christopher Rinaldi

LUDLOW

JMA Web Consulting
118 Wedgewood Dr.
Joseph Alvaro

Liberty Tax Service
61 East St.
Diane Dos Reis

Palatino Auto & Truck Repair
110 Moody St.
Adelino Palatino

NORTHAMPTON

BBQ Pellets Online
6 Court St.
Seth Fischer

Carrie Ferguson Music
68 Cherry St.
Carrie Ferguson

Forget Me Not Florist
1 Round House Plaza
Rebecca Fitzgerald

PeoplesWealth Advisory Group
300 King St.
PeoplesBank

Sandri #139
776 North King St.
Nichael Behn

Valley Mediation
355 Bridge St.
Miriam Krell Bounce

Zachary Tate Art
54 Old Ferry Road
Zachary Saltzman Birnbaum

PALMER

Bruce O’Brien Electric Service
P.O. Box 5
Bruce O’Brien

Buzz for Bait
1624 Park St.
Rose Gagnon

healing-you Hipnotherapy
1479 North Main St.
Kelly Booth

NanoSOLV Technologies
21 Wilbraham St.
John Becker IV

Retail in Perfect
368 Wilbraham St.
Katarzyna Reopel

Samantha Clay Real Estate
21 Wilbraham St.
Samantha Clay

SprayKraft International
21 Wilbraham St.
John Becker IV

Surewood Systems
21 Wilbraham St.
John Becker IV

SPRINGFIELD

2EZ Sportswear
111 Mayher St.
2EZ Sportswear

Advanced Orthopedics
300 Stafford St.
David Kruger

Barry Development
591 Tinkham Road
Cornelius Barry

Blackwood’s Transportation
84 Wexford St.
Andrew Blackwood

The Crazy Grill & Restaurant
2757 Main St.
Carmen Olivencia

Destiny’s Design
69 Jennings St.
Katherine Goodman

First We Feast, LLC
232 Worthington St.
Brendan Walker

Gifts and Grabs
1655 Boston Road
Tyra Adeeko

Hair 2000
459 Main St.
John Marnelakis

Jay’s Metal Refurbishing
45 Daytona St., Second Floor
Jason Perez

Kwik Fix Auto Repair
491 Allen St.
Alex Dominquez

L. Messier Services
63 Sunapee St.
Louis Messier

Life Dental Specialties
1795 Main St.
Anthony Quinta

Minutemen Remodeling
302 Gifford St.
Robert Granger

Neon Works
281 Taylor St.
Winslow Reed Jr.

New Traditions Wedding Music
19 Ingersoll Grove
Stephen Moser

P.L. Krynicki Insurance Agency
459 Main St.
Pamela Krynicki

RRG Trucking, LLC
97 Pine St.
Roberto Gray

Saint Luke’s Home
85 Spring St.
Trinity Continuing Care Services

Springfield First Fridays
112 Berkshire Ave.
Sheldon Hanson

WESTFIELD

Alex Sheremet Photography
102 Elm St., Suite 17
Alex Sheremet

Andrea York Photography, LLC
16 Union Ave.
Andrea York

Cindy’s Cleaning
44 Laro Road
Cindy Donahue

Finding Space in Your Place
287 Falley Dr.
Tracy Racicot

Greg’s Auto Repair Inc.
301 North Elm St.
Greg’s Auto Repair Inc.

Midac Corp.
6 Coleman Ave.
Midac Corp.

Park Square Realty
44 Elm St.
PSQ Inc.

Ray Davidson’s Home Improvement
45 Rogers Ave.
Raymond Davidson

Rovithis Realty, LLC
16 Union Ave. Suite 26
Steven Rovithis

Seven Colors Painting
26 Hunter Slope
Pavel Shevchuk

Sophy Nails and Spa
84 Main St.
Lida Lim

Westfield Liquors
95 Main St.
Patel Liquor, LLC

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Expo Liquors
1122 Memorial Ave.
Dadson Inc.

Fathers & Sons Volkswagen
434 Memorial Ave.
Damon Cartelli

Greener Side Property Service
22 Bascom St.
Matthew Sawyer

Pioneer Valley Chimney Sweeps
362 Amostown Road
Thomas Cowell

PS Salon & Spa
110 Monastery Ave.
Salon PS

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant
919 Riverdale St.
GMRI Inc.

Union Street Auto Sales
697 Union St.
Joshua Martel

WILBRAHAM

Adam Long Painting
231 Monson Road
Adam Long, Natalie Long

Blush Beauty Boutique
2812 Boston Road
Faith Blanscet

Interskate 91
2043 Boston Road
Kevin Baker

Simply Dip-Licious
2341 Boston Road, Unit 4
Tracy Peloquin

Stony Hill Landscaping
1 Leemond St.
Joseph Pessolano

Incorporations

Departments Incorporations

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

HOLYOKE

Panamericana Multiservice Inc., 34 Martin St., Holyoke, MA 01040. Zoraida V. McEvoy, same. Shipping, translations, and other services.

LONGMEADOW

Sean Byrne Memorial Music Foundation Inc., 17 Cherry Lane, Longmeadow, MA 01106. Stephen A. Byrne, same. Promotes funding and support directed to educational and performance opportunities in the musical arts.

ORANGE

Orange Solstice Riverfest Inc., C/O Neely, 150 West Orange Road, Orange, MA 01364 Laurie A. Neely, same. Volunteer organization formed to celebrate the history and local culture related to the Millers River in Orange.

Storming the Greens Inc., 185 Mountain View Drive, Holyoke, MA 01040. Ryan McMahon, same. Raises funds for cancer-related service and research organizations, including organizations treating and researching glioblastoma and other forms of brain cancer.

PITTSFIELD

Silver Therapeutics Inc., 82 Wendell Ave., Suite 100, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Joshua Silver, 89 Court St., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Provides natural medical treatments to the public and for all such other purposes.

SOUTH HADLEY

South Hadley Baseball Association Inc., 6 Chatham Way, South Hadley, MA 01075. AJ Provost, 27 Tampa St., South Hadley, MA 01075. Summer baseball league.

SPRINGFIELD

Senda De Renovcion Y Restauracion Inc., 788 Parker St., Springfield, MA 01129. Victor Gali Rivera, 805 Km. 2.3 St., Bo. Negros Corozal, PR 00783. Non-profit organization that provides a meeting place for social, community, and religious purposes.

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Pro Solution Construction Inc., 116 Lancaster Ave., West Springfield, MA 01089. Petr Gavrilyuk, same. Construction.

WESTHAMPTON

Regnaleb Enterprises Inc., 218 North Road, Westhampton, MA 01027. Arthur E. Belanger, same. Consulting and investment.

WILLIAMSTOWN

Pacelli Zepka Corporation, 1136 Main St., Williamstown, MA 01267. Allison M. Pacelli, same. Math camp.

Brightside Golf Classic Raises $110,000

By BusinessWest Staff October 20, 2017

SPRINGFIELD — About 150 golfers hit the links for the 37th annual Brightside Golf Classic on Oct. 16. The tournament, held at Springfield Country Club in West Springfield, raised $110,000 to help continue the work of Brightside for Families and Children as a nonprofit child-welfare and family-support organization for at-risk children, adolescents, and their families.

“Since its founding as an orphanage in 1881, Brightside has strived to meet the needs of the region’s most vulnerable children and adolescents. And while those needs have changed considerably over the years, Brightside has adapted by restructuring its programs and services in order to continue to provide assistance to children in need of behavioral healthcare,” said Mark Fulco, president of Mercy Medical Center and its affiliates.

The funds raised through this year’s Golf Classic will help support Brightside’s efforts to assist children, adolescents, and families in need through family outreach and stabilization, psychiatric and medication evaluation and management, special education, and therapeutic mentoring.

John Kendzierski, president of Professional Drywall Construction Inc., was presented with the 2017 James P. Corridan Memorial Award for his exemplary commitment to Brightside’s mission to serve and support children and families in need. The Corridan Award is presented each year in memory of James Corridan, who worked with community leaders to build awareness about the work done at Brightside and was instrumental in establishing and organizing the annual golf tournament.

Marcotte Ford to Break Ground on New Sales and Service Facility

By BusinessWest Staff October 20, 2017

HOLYOKE — Marcotte Ford Sales will break ground today, Oct. 20, on its new, $8 million facility located at 1025 Main St. in Holyoke. The event takes place from 11 a.m. to noon, with refreshments to follow.

The project will bring Marcotte Ford’s sales and service operations into an all-new, state-of-the-art building that will include Ford Motor Co.’s new Trustmark. Upon completion, the project will add 10 new job opportunities in Holyoke.

The 40,000-square-foot facility will showcase a brand-new showroom with indoor delivery areas, administrative and business development centers, as well as a customer waiting lounge. Marcotte Ford’s Rental Department will also grow. Additionally, the Service Department expansion will include a double-door drive-thru, air-conditioned shops, new equipment, as well as 24 bays and a dedicated inspection bay to better serve customers. The popular LugNutz Cafe will also have a dedicated space to enhance the overall experience.

When construction is completed, Marcotte’s full campus will showcase 48 bays at three locations on Main Street to serve the needs of retail and commercial customers as it has been doing for more than 55 years.

Revitalize CDC #GreenNFit Rebuild Slated for Today in Holyoke

By BusinessWest Staff October 18, 2017

HOLYOKE — Revitalize CDC’s second annual #GreenNFit Neighborhood Rebuild is coming to the city of Holyoke today, Oct. 18. The goal is to rebuild 10 homes and one city park with 300 volunteers and dozens of sponsors, all in one day. Hundreds of volunteers will descend upon the Springdale Park area to rebuild homes on Meadow, Vernon, James, Papineau, and Temple streets and Springdale Avenue.

Volunteer registration check-in will be in the parking lot of the Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps, located at 15 Papineau St. Radio personality Joan Holliday from 93.9 FM (the River) will be broadcasting live from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Leon Nelson has been a resident of Holyoke for the past seven years and enjoys spending time with and helping his friends. He suffers from PTSD and spinal and shoulder injuries, but he was instrumental in spreading the word about the GreenNFit community block rebuild opportunity to his neighbors. Volunteers from PeoplesBank, Extremely Clean Construction, and Westover Job Corps will perform exterior painting; landscaping; repairs to the porch roof, lattice, and storm door; and handicap ramp staining.

The work on the 10 homes will focus on making them safe, healthy, and energy-efficient. Scope of work may include repair or replacement of leaking roofs; installation of new energy-efficient windows and doors, insulation, and water-saving fixtures; installation of age-in-place modifications such as grab bars; electrical upgrades; repair of steps; exterior low-VOC painting; mulch; and planting of shrubs, trees, and flowers.

HCC Ramps Up Center for Life Sciences, Campus Center Projects

By BusinessWest Staff October 18, 2017

Building Permits Departments

HOLYOKE — As construction nears completion on Holyoke Community College’s new Culinary Arts and Hospitality center in downtown Holyoke, two major building projects on the college’s Homestead Avenue campus have just begun.

Construction has started on the new HCC Center for Life Sciences, which will occupy about 7,500 square feet on the first floor of the Marieb Building. The $4.5 million project, funded in part by a $3.8 million grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, involves the creation of two state-of-the-art labs dedicated to biotechnology, genetics, and microbiology, as well as lab-prep areas, storage, and classroom space.

A key feature of the Center for Life Sciences will be the addition of an instructional ‘clean room’ to train students to conduct experiments and research in sterile environments, the first of its kind in Western Mass. The Center for Life Sciences is expected to be open by summer 2018 and ready for the fall 2018 semester.

In addition, HCC is already seeking funding from a variety of public and private sources to expand the Center for Life Sciences to encompass the entire three-story Marieb Building. The new center would provide updated facilities for biology, zoology, botany, veterinary technology and animal science, anatomy and physiology, forensic science, environmental science, and sustainability studies. “We’ve been encouraged to think big,” said Bill Fogarty, vice president of Administration and Finance.

Meanwhile, next door, construction fences have been up around the perimeter of the Holyoke Community College Campus Center since before the start of the fall semester. Tannery Brook, the stream that runs along the east side of the building and flows through campus on its way to the Connecticut River, has been channeled underground through six-foot metal pipes and covered with tons of fill and dirt strong enough to support the heavy machines required to renovate the building during the two-year, $43.5 million project.

Demolition on the interior and exterior surfaces is under way. Work crews from Walsh Brothers Construction have been busy chipping, scraping, peeling, stripping, and hauling away tons of concrete and other material. Eventually, the building’s sloping surfaces will be squared off and the concrete façade covered with metal cladding to fix water leaks that have plagued the building since it opened in 1980.

“The main impetus is to get the building watertight,” Fogarty said, “but we also want to improve the operation of the building and bring together programs and departments that complement each other to make the Campus Center a real hub of student engagement.”

A descending exterior stairwell leading to the cafeteria entrance has been excavated, making space for what will eventually become an enclosed, two-story atrium off the HCC courtyard. In the front of the building, exterior walkways on the second floor will be enclosed, adding a total of about 9,000 square feet to the 58,727 square-foot building.

Eventually, Tannery Brook will be returned to its natural state, and the streambed planted with native vegetation.

When it’s all done, a dedicated visitors parking lot will direct prospective students and their families over a new bridge crossing the brook and leading to a first-floor Welcome Center, where they will find a new Admissions, Advising, and Testing suite. The second floor will feature updated and expanded dining facilities, a new Campus Store, lounge areas with charging stations, and a new Student Activities office. On the third flood, the Media Arts Center, home to HCC’s Electronic Media and Photography programs, is being updated with new ductwork, lighting, and ceilings. The Campus Center is expected to reopen for the fall 2019 semester.

Construction on the HCC MGM Culinary Arts Institute, on the corner of Race and Appleton streets, is expected to be completed next month.

Building Permits

By BusinessWest Staff October 17, 2017

The following building permits were issued during the month of September 2017.

AGAWAM

Luigi Chiarell
371 South Westfield St.
$75,000 — Construct self-storage building

Frank DeCaro, Joseph DeCaro
1226 Springfield St.
$15,000 — Demolish fire-damaged building

Fisher Scientific Co.
325 Bowles Road
$702,843 — Roofing

AMHERST

Amherst Office Park, LLC
417 West St.
$3,550 — Relocate fire sprinkler heads for new tenant layout

Amherst Pelham School District
21 Mattoon St.
$10,000 — Build two mansard garages

The Common School Inc.
521 South Pleasant St.
$1,500 — Install handicap ramp

Peace Development Fund
44 North Prospect St.
$27,167 — Install solar panels on roof

EAST LONGMEADOW

Countryside Store
334 Somers Road
$3,000 — Roofing

Mattress Firm
32-48 Center Square
$30,000 — Commercial alteration

HADLEY

Chamisa Corp.
31 Campus Plaza, Suite B
$33,600 — Reconfigure interior partitions, plumbing, HVAC, ductwork, modify hallway and entrance to accessible restroom

LONGMEADOW

Longmeadow Mall, LP
793 Williams St.
$10,000 — Alteration to restroom and interior finish renovations

LUDLOW

Ludlow Fish & Game
857 Sportsmens Road
$5,400 — Soffit repairs

NORTHAMPTON

ES Realty Corp.
34 Bridge St.
$6,000 — Illuminated wall sign

Robert Gougeon
36 Main St.
$650 — Illuminated wall sign for Dodson & Flinker

Robert Gougeon
36 Main St.
$195 — Non-illuminated wall sign for Dodson & Flinker

PALMER

Pathfinder Regional Vocational School
240 Sykes St.
$35,489 — Install new acoustical ceiling and fire blocking in machine shop

Stephen Stathis
1313 Park St.
$5,000 — New sign

Town of Palmer
4105 Main St.
$27,000 — Cut through non-bearing block wall at Palmer High School to install steel jamb, fire doors

SPRINGFIELD

Astro Chemicals
126 Memorial Dr.
$23,010 — Construct additional concrete tank support pedestal in exterior containment area and construct additional concrete tank support pedestal in interior containment area with two additional containment walls for the new tank

Baystate Health
3300 Main St.
$250,000 — Interior renovation of Café 3300 space at Tolosky Center

Baystate Health
3350 Main St.
$257,394 — Renovate CT scan room for new machine

Baystate Health
3400 Main St.
$12,000 — Interior demolition of finishes and partitions

Baystate Health
3601 Main St.
$195,712 — Renovate shell space into office space

Fontaine Brothers
506 Cottage St.
$80,000 — Alteration of leased area and construction of handicapped-accessible exterior ramp

MassDevelopment
1550 Main St.
$232,627 — Tenant fit-out

Springfield Water & Sewer Commission
71 Colton St.
$104,000 — Roofing

WEST SPRINGFIELD

CH Realty VII/CG Mact Bird, LLC
518 Memorial Ave.
$95,000 — Construct addition to existing car wash to enclose pre-wash and cashier area

Heritage Ventures
1702 Riverdale St.
$20,000 — Remove and replace shingles

Richard Korris
152-170 Elm St.
$87,875 — Roofing

William Matte
842 Main St.
$7,000 — Place pre-made storage shed on premises of Main Auto Sales

Nouria Energy Corp.
2667 Westfield St.
$34,995 — Roofing

Town of West Springfield
26 Central St.
$62,000 — Install new rooftop unit to service third-floor detectives bureau

Verizon Wireless
380 Union St.
$15,000 — Replace antenna panels and remote radio heads on existing smokestack

WILBRAHAM

Wilbraham Animal Hospital
2424 Boston Road
$6,000 — New sign

The Kids Dentist
1984 Boston Road
$1,800 — Replace three existing signs

Real Estate Transactions

By BusinessWest Staff October 17, 2017

FRANKLIN COUNTY

ASHFIELD

1379 West Road
Ashfield, MA 01330
Amount: $485,000
Buyer: 78 Acres T
Seller: Deborah G. Thomas
Date: 09/15/17

BERNARDSTON

61 Deane Road
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $130,380
Buyer: Bank Of America
Seller: Robert Ehalt
Date: 09/12/17

467 Huckle Hill Road
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: William C. Glabach
Seller: Walsh, Timothy J., (Estate)
Date: 09/13/17

30 Keets Brook Road
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Jonathan Peterson
Seller: Jane C. Chase
Date: 09/12/17

COLRAIN

10 Main Road
Colrain, MA 01340
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Kathryn A. Bosyk
Seller: Donelson INT
Date: 09/13/17

CONWAY

377 Bardwells Ferry Road
Conway, MA 01341
Amount: $435,050
Buyer: Hanna B. Sherman RET
Seller: Pixie J. Holbrook
Date: 09/15/17

68 Hamilton Dr.
Conway, MA 01341
Amount: $470,000
Buyer: David B. Whittier
Seller: Drew E. Powers
Date: 09/13/17

DEERFIELD

247 Greenfield Road
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: GM Real Estate LLC
Seller: Helene W. Petrovic
Date: 09/15/17

149 Long Plain Road
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Michael R. Morawski
Seller: Andrea Morawski
Date: 09/15/17

151 River Road
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $257,000
Buyer: Mark W. Puchalski
Seller: Ian W. Walls
Date: 09/13/17

19 Stage Road
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $242,000
Buyer: Mark T. Predmore
Seller: James W. Laughner
Date: 09/14/17

42 Thayer St.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $192,000
Buyer: Jeffery B. Johnson
Seller: Elizabeth N. Clarke
Date: 09/15/17

ERVING

68 Mountain Road
Erving, MA 01344
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Robert L. McNamee
Seller: Louise E. Golosh
Date: 09/14/17

GREENFIELD

44 Forest Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $196,500
Buyer: Tyronne E. Henderson
Seller: David M. Gaboury
Date: 09/12/17

51 Ferrante Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $237,750
Buyer: Adam D. Gleason
Seller: Linda A. Lewandowski
Date: 09/07/17

36 Meadow Lane
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Joshua A. Zera
Seller: Troy Santerre
Date: 09/15/17

8 Plantation Circle
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $219,900
Buyer: Lori L. Caples
Seller: Jamie B. Spofford
Date: 09/15/17

27 Pond St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: James A. Allen
Seller: Carolyn J. Heiden
Date: 09/15/17

HEATH

29 Judd Road
Heath, MA 01346
Amount: $208,000
Buyer: F. R. O’Donnell
Seller: Martha R. McDonough
Date: 09/15/17

MONTAGUE

312 Montague City Road
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $151,000
Buyer: Lilith G. Wolinsky
Seller: Janelle E. Rivers
Date: 09/15/17

5 Park St.
Montague, MA 01349
Amount: $161,900
Buyer: Jessica Pivero
Seller: Scott M. Kuzmeskus
Date: 09/05/17

NEW SALEM

39 North Main St.
New Salem, MA 01355
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Susan Ressler
Seller: David J. Larue
Date: 09/11/17

NORTHFIELD

519 Warwick Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Brandon Snow
Seller: Jennifer D. Williams
Date: 09/08/17

ORANGE

180 Athol Road
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $159,000
Buyer: Stephen P. Johnson
Seller: Betty E. Kimball
Date: 09/15/17

10 Fountain St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $123,500
Buyer: Justin D. Nelson
Seller: Steven E. Adam
Date: 09/14/17

42 Hamilton Ave.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $157,000
Buyer: Christopher C. Girouard
Seller: Jeanne M. Shelton
Date: 09/15/17

SHELBURNE

271 Old Greenfield Road
Shelburne, MA 01370
Amount: $537,000
Buyer: David Freitas
Seller: Gordon M. Glier
Date: 09/07/17

SUNDERLAND

260 North Main St.
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $252,500
Buyer: Madeline R. Nussbaum
Seller: Travis J. Lamothe
Date: 09/15/17

50 South Main St.
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Mitchell J. Kuc
Seller: Joy H. Parsons
Date: 09/13/17

WHATELY

91 Westbrook Road
Whately, MA 01093
Amount: $458,200
Buyer: Jeffrey Waskiewicz
Seller: Peter Ells
Date: 09/08/17

HAMPDEN COUNTY

AGAWAM

18 Blacksmith Road
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Antoine Elias
Seller: Ronald C. Goulet
Date: 09/07/17

16 Conners Cove
Agawam, MA 01001
Date: 09/15/17
Amount: $424,900
Buyer: Seth Paulo
Seller: Kenneth P. Douthwright
Date: 09/15/17

56 Cooper St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Charlee D. Gebeau
Seller: Mary E. Pietroniro
Date: 09/15/17

71 Country Road
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $311,000
Buyer: Rashaine A. Johnson
Seller: Gerald M. Landry
Date: 09/14/17

26 Dartmouth St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $122,000
Buyer: Brahman Holdings LLC
Seller: Josephine Taylor
Date: 09/05/17

86 Forest Hill Road
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $284,000
Buyer: Dominic Costanzi
Seller: Jessica L. Paulo

29 Harvey Johnson Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Sean Demartino
Seller: Daniel C. Watson
Date: 09/14/17

707-709 Main St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: James Acerra
Seller: Main-School Realty LLC
Date: 09/13/17

Maple View Lane #4B
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $1,113,500
Buyer: Elias Family LP
Seller: T. Russo Construction Corp.
Date: 09/12/17

Maple View Lane #4C
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $1,113,500
Buyer: Elias Family LP
Seller: T. Russo Construction Corp.
Date: 09/12/17

Maple View Lane #4D
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $1,113,500
Buyer: Elias Family LP
Seller: T. Russo Construction Corp.
Date: 09/12/17

Maple View Lane #4E
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $1,113,500
Buyer: Elias Family LP
Seller: T. Russo Construction Corp.
Date: 09/12/17

Maple View Lane #4F
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $1,113,500
Buyer: Elias Family LP
Seller: T. Russo Construction Corp.
Date: 09/12/17

418 Meadow St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $127,479
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Andrew S. Finnie
Date: 09/07/17

129 Meadowbrook Road
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $251,000
Buyer: William S. Duggan
Seller: Donna J. Gregory
Date: 09/12/17

46 Old Mill Road
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Sudhirkumar V. Patel
Seller: Rebecca Scibelli
Date: 09/07/17

50 Partridge Lane
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $198,500
Buyer: Charles M. Chalmers
Seller: Ann T. Ledger
Date: 09/08/17

46 Rosie Lane
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Vasiliv Ivanov
Seller: PNC Bank
Date: 09/12/17

87 Strawberry Hill Road
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Rexhep Nuhiu
Seller: Nicholas Annino
Date: 09/15/17

BLANDFORD

12 Julius Hall Road
Blandford, MA 01008
Amount: $269,000
Buyer: Robert S. Decoteau
Seller: Wayne Roberts
Date: 09/06/17

BRIMFIELD

4 3rd St.
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $189,000
Buyer: Vito L. Novembrino
Seller: Richard C. Nicoli
Date: 09/11/17

54 Crestwood Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Jeffrey Hope
Seller: Roger Woods
Date: 09/12/17

38 Tower Hill Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $485,000
Buyer: Elizabeth Murak
Seller: Elizabeth H. Gouin
Date: 09/15/17

CHESTER

10 Hampden St.
Chester, MA 01011
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Matthew Drenen
Seller: Thomas O’Brien
Date: 09/08/17

CHICOPEE

127 Acrebrook Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Monica Rosskothen
Seller: Jennifer M. Pete
Date: 09/15/17

169 Casey Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $214,900
Buyer: Martin J. Iwasinski
Seller: Matthew E. Carroll
Date: 09/15/17

127 Champagne Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $147,000
Buyer: Tanya T. Kokoszyn
Seller: Linda F. Sarnelli
Date: 09/15/17

960 Chicopee St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Victor Lizardo
Seller: USA HUD
Date: 09/13/17

225 College St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $127,678
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Brenda J. Gallant
Date: 09/07/17

18 Devlin Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $272,900
Buyer: Laurie Berry
Seller: Timothy J. Dorman
Date: 09/15/17

211 Fairview Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $178,000
Buyer: Amer Aljashaam
Seller: Roxanne L. Finn
Date: 09/15/17

782 Front St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Horace E. Robinson
Seller: Harry E. Knights
Date: 09/07/17

95 Gill St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: A. Rodriguez-Monsalve
Seller: Lorraine A. Kerr
Date: 09/13/17

156 Goodhue Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $219,900
Buyer: John M. Pollard
Seller: Kimberly A. Rodrigo
Date: 09/12/17

19 Grace St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Scott R. Freniere
Seller: James A. Moreau
Date: 09/15/17

924 Granby Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: John A. Marchand
Seller: Jill E. Krystofik
Date: 09/07/17

29 Hampshire St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Matthew W. Beaudette
Seller: Keem LLC
Date: 09/15/17

64 Kendall St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Abbas Altamimi
Seller: Linda J. Masek
Date: 09/05/17

71 Laramee St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $165,500
Buyer: Saul A. Caban-Bonilla
Seller: DGL Properties LLC
Date: 09/13/17

29 Marion St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $137,950
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Martha M. Ford
Date: 09/11/17

377 Montgomery St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $970,000
Buyer: Z. A. Durrani LLC
Seller: W. Anthony Hojnoski
Date: 09/13/17

439 Prospect St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $164,900
Buyer: Lanell C. Johnson
Seller: Eric J. Ulitsch
Date: 09/13/17

19 Rose St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $207,500
Buyer: DJD Real Estate LLC
Seller: Timothy M. Foley
Date: 09/13/17

EAST LONGMEADOW

31 Greenwich Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $249,000
Buyer: Anthony C. Racco
Seller: Todd Hope
Date: 09/07/17

95 Maple St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $239,000
Buyer: Rebecca D. Hutchins
Seller: Michelle A. Murray
Date: 09/08/17

36 Markham Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $422,000
Buyer: Dominic E. Dinoia
Seller: Geraldine Kasulinous
Date: 09/15/17

210 Prospect St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $507,500
Buyer: Danielle E. Damour
Seller: James A. Stewart
Date: 09/08/17

351 Somers Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: David E. Florence
Seller: Cynthia M. Drenthe
Date: 09/15/17

554 Somers Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Ryan Provencher
Seller: Robert Paulides
Date: 09/14/17

32 South Meadow Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $408,000
Buyer: Ryan M. Geisler
Seller: John C. Stuckenbruck
Date: 09/08/17

9 Westminster St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Kevin P. Kusey
Seller: Richard Paige
Date: 09/06/17

34 Windsor Lane
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $439,500
Buyer: Jeffrey J. Drake
Seller: Steven R. Wesley
Date: 09/08/17

GRANVILLE

119 South Lane
Granville, MA 01034
Amount: $256,000
Buyer: Karen E. Ross
Seller: Peter Strniste
Date: 09/14/17

HAMPDEN

96 Chapin Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: P. K. Bagley-Bacigalupo
Seller: Kenneth H. Hultstrom
Date: 09/14/17

23 Valleyview Dr.
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $218,000
Buyer: N. B. Florian-Theriaque
Seller: Jonathan P. Kielbania
Date: 09/13/17

HOLLAND

15 Lakeridge Dr.
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Jeffrey Nielson
Seller: Annette G. Kelehan
Date: 09/15/17

5 Linder Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $168,000
Buyer: Joshua R. Guerraz
Seller: Steven J. Grimaldi
Date: 09/14/17

46 Wales Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $366,992
Buyer: Michael R. Scanlon
Seller: Nicholas B. Lafauci
Date: 09/08/17

HOLYOKE

211 Bemis Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Jill L. McCormick
Seller: Alissa A. Fontaine
Date: 09/08/17

29 Brookline Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $172,000
Buyer: Ann Hill
Seller: Amber T. Vail
Date: 09/15/17

39-41 Calumet Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: William T. Lyle
Seller: William T. Lyle
Date: 09/06/17

12 Corser St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $383,400
Buyer: Tnop Inc.
Seller: 1866 Northampton St. Inc.
Date: 09/12/17

14 Corser St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $383,400
Buyer: Tnop Inc.
Seller: 1866 Northampton S.t Inc.
Date: 09/12/17

23 Dale St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $182,500
Buyer: Melanie D. Demetriou
Seller: Cynthia A. Jackson
Date: 09/15/17

72 Elmore St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $136,556
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Kimberly A. Fontaine
Date: 09/08/17

334 Homestead Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $168,000
Buyer: Madeline Rodriguez
Seller: Gray, Dorothy H., (Estate)
Date: 09/08/17

32-34 Magnolia Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $173,500
Buyer: Virginia Ocampo
Seller: Susan M. Storozuk
Date: 09/15/17

175 Michigan Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $227,500
Buyer: Matthew Lyman
Seller: Heather E. Midura
Date: 09/15/17

27 Morgan St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Brian D. Murphy
Seller: Keith M. Holbrook
Date: 09/05/17

180 Mountain View Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $234,950
Buyer: Chad Fontaine
Seller: Sean M. Pelletier
Date: 09/11/17

1238 Northampton St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Amy B. Carrier
Seller: EDC Real Estate LLC
Date: 09/08/17

1850 Northampton St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $1,166,600
Buyer: PeoplesBank
Seller: 1866 Northampton St. Inc.
Date: 09/12/17

1864-1866 Northampton St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $1,166,600
Buyer: Peoplesbank
Seller: 1866 Northampton St. Inc.
Date: 09/12/17

51 Portland St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $202,000
Buyer: Lindsay A. Pasdera
Seller: Elaine F. Vega
Date: 09/15/17

15 Shepard Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $266,000
Buyer: Pathlight Inc.
Seller: Jon D. Lumbra
Date: 09/06/17

167 Sky View Terrace
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Jacqueline P. Fraser
Seller: Daniel J. Desnoyers
Date: 09/14/17

12 Valley Heights
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Linda M. Devine
Seller: Michael W. Zaremba
Date: 09/14/17

42 West Glen St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Abraham J. Pabon-Serrano
Seller: Don H. Oyer
Date: 09/11/17

LONGMEADOW

625 Converse St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $303,000
Buyer: Mark Papirio
Seller: Ira A. Pollack
Date: 09/08/17

34 Cooley Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Steven L. Groccia
Seller: Greg A. Desrosiers
Date: 09/05/17

177 Cooley Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Rakesh Talati
Seller: William J. Mitchell
Date: 09/12/17

734 Longmeadow St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $470,200
Buyer: Longmeadow Historic Preservation
Seller: JP Morgan Chase Bank
Date: 09/07/17

756 Shaker Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $272,900
Buyer: Geoffrey M. Long
Seller: Thomas A. Lepper
Date: 09/15/17

24 Wendover Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $542,500
Buyer: Daniel R. Schwarting
Seller: Elizabeth L. Tetreault
Date: 09/06/17

52 Whitmun Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Bryant E. Ostrander
Seller: Jonathan M. Retchin
Date: 09/15/17

108 Yarmouth St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $232,500
Buyer: Yana Powers
Seller: Ernest R. Zavalunov
Date: 09/06/17

LUDLOW

92 Cady St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Joshua W. Banas
Seller: Joan W. Lewis
Date: 09/15/17

791 Chapin St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $207,000
Buyer: Julie Dicesare
Seller: Maura C. Archuleta
Date: 09/15/17

73 Eden St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Sean M. Burns
Seller: Joan Nunziato
Date: 09/05/17

Gaudreau Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $256,000
Buyer: Jill E. Krystofik
Seller: Lisa F. King
Date: 09/07/17

238 Holyoke St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $219,900
Buyer: Virgina L. Kielbania
Seller: Joseph L. Hart
Date: 09/13/17

81 Lawton St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $267,379
Buyer: Luke Palatino
Seller: Gilbert & Son Insulation
Date: 09/05/17

278 Poole St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Noel A. Laguerre
Seller: Jason R. Pease
Date: 09/15/17

537 Poole St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Elizabeth H. Gouin
Seller: John P. Gaviglio
Date: 09/15/17

23 Shawinigan Dr.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $159,900
Buyer: Yaser Sierra
Seller: Noel A. Laguerre
Date: 09/15/17

MONSON

1 Brookside Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Edward K. Smith
Seller: Donald H. Jones
Date: 09/11/17

39 Crest Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $203,000
Buyer: Jonathan R. Bucior
Seller: Jereth M. Hodge
Date: 09/08/17

127 Moulton Hill Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Elaine H. Anderson
Seller: Meffen, Robert P., (Estate)
Date: 09/15/17

51 Stafford Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $198,378
Buyer: Jake T. Janas
Seller: Monson-Glendale United
Date: 09/05/17

PALMER

234 Breckenridge St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Benjamin S. Gravel
Seller: Maple Ledge Associates
Date: 09/15/17

12 George St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $178,000
Buyer: Meagan C. Perrier
Seller: Wayne M. Smith
Date: 09/05/17

3013-3015 Hill St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $163,000
Buyer: Bret M. Pisarski
Seller: Fred P. Gralinski
Date: 09/12/17

3099 Pine St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $124,000
Buyer: Jake B. Demarey
Seller: Harry C. Pegg
Date: 09/08/17

16 Stewart Court
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $119,800
Buyer: Joshua M. Dupuis
Seller: FNMA
Date: 09/11/17

3 Walters Way
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $298,000
Buyer: James A. Moreau
Seller: Kimberley K. McLoskey
Date: 09/15/17

372 Ware St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: John M. Griggs
Seller: Tanya A. Saylor
Date: 09/14/17

SOUTHWICK

179 Berkshire Ave.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $138,000
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Teddy J. Cieplinsky
Date: 09/12/17

175 College Hwy.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $159,900
Buyer: Thomas A. Montagna
Seller: Keenan, Michael P., (Estate)
Date: 09/15/17

5 Echo Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $149,000
Buyer: Walter R. Tucker
Seller: Jon E. Lafreniere
Date: 09/14/17

147 Fred Jackson Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Keith Walker
Seller: Kevin M. Solek
Date: 09/08/17

26 Laro Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $388,000
Buyer: Joseph R. Searles
Seller: Paula Lapolice
Date: 09/06/17

4 Miller Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Nikolay T. Nedeoglo
Seller: Marc A. Hanks
Date: 09/12/17

342 North Loomis St.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Paula Lapolice
Seller: Paul R. Breveleri
Date: 09/11/17

37 Pineywood Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $226,000
Buyer: Brian L. Hersey
Seller: Joseph Searles
Date: 09/06/17

SPRINGFIELD

22 Amanda St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $126,400
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Christopher M. McCrae
Date: 09/12/17

114 Andrew St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $124,000
Buyer: Teresa Mateo
Seller: Pioneer Housing LLC
Date: 09/12/17

1289 Bay St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $232,000
Buyer: Jean W. Cesar
Seller: Grahams Construction Co.
Date: 09/15/17

726 Belmont Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $223,900
Buyer: Airbel Real Estate LLC
Seller: Hampden Realty LLC
Date: 09/06/17

788 Belmont Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $202,000
Buyer: Airbel Real Estate LLC
Seller: Yellowbrick Property LLC
Date: 09/05/17

165 Belvidere St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $151,009
Buyer: JP Morgan Chase Bank
Seller: Stanley Cross
Date: 09/05/17

1010 Berkshire Ave.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Carmen M. Berrios
Seller: Nicholas A. Crespo
Date: 09/11/17

620 Bradley Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: DJD Real Estate LLC
Seller: Timothy M. Foley
Date: 09/13/17

1330 Bradley Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Luis F. Gomez
Seller: Elizabeth Belle-Isle
Date: 09/15/17

90 Canterbury Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $159,600
Buyer: Ashley A. Dutton
Seller: Richard G. Bangs
Date: 09/08/17

1459 Carew St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $184,000
Buyer: Gloria Velez
Seller: David R. Bellucci
Date: 09/15/17

98 Carr St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $228,000
Buyer: Jorge L. Serrano
Seller: Robert D. Baldwin
Date: 09/08/17

73 Castle St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Thelma L. Thomas
Seller: Arthur G. Knodler
Date: 09/11/17

24 Cindy Circle
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $181,500
Buyer: Paul Ouimette
Seller: Deborah M. Moran
Date: 09/15/17

61 Crystal Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $132,000
Buyer: Errol G. Green
Seller: Michael Zheng
Date: 09/15/17

121 Dartmouth Terrace
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $263,000
Buyer: Louis A. Love
Seller: Greg Welch
Date: 09/08/17

111 Dayton St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Leroy Dixon
Seller: Brendan P. Cronin
Date: 09/08/17

17 Doyle Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Ali Alzubaidi
Seller: Janice M. Klaus
Date: 09/14/17

92 Ellendale Circle
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $243,000
Buyer: Sonia N. Fields
Seller: Choo Duk-Heiskala
Date: 09/15/17

17 Ellsworth Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $124,500
Buyer: FHLM
Seller: Andrew J. Pac
Date: 09/12/17

34 Eloise St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $124,000
Buyer: HSBC Bank
Seller: Tarra M. Saccamando
Date: 09/06/17

55 Fenway Dr.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $134,000
Buyer: Country Development Corp.
Seller: Joan E. Butler
Date: 09/12/17

35 Flower St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Shamieka Stewart
Seller: Migual A. Rodrigez
Date: 09/14/17

56-60 Fort Pleasant Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $925,000
Buyer: 56-60 Fort Pleasant LLC
Seller: Youngs Realty Management
Date: 09/15/17

141 Freeman Terrace
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Betzaida Diaz
Seller: Jose Matos
Date: 09/15/17

64 Glencoe St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $123,124
Buyer: Bayview Loan Servicing
Seller: Luis Cintron
Date: 09/14/17

74 Glenham St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $164,900
Buyer: Eugene L. Pretlow
Seller: US Bank
Date: 09/15/17

44-46 Gordon St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $153,000
Buyer: Melanie Pham
Seller: Norman W. Green
Date: 09/15/17

41 Grand St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Antony Massop
Seller: Leon Hutt
Date: 09/15/17

14 Horne St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $272,000
Buyer: Raymond Aguirre
Seller: East Coast Contracting
Date: 09/05/17

11 Isabel St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Leidy T. Ferreira
Seller: Raymond R. Duval
Date: 09/15/17

31-33 James St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Glenroy Henry
Seller: Share Point LLC
Date: 09/06/17

26 Macomber Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $170,600
Buyer: Barbara Bauer
Seller: Heather M. Friedrich
Date: 09/08/17

99 Merrimac Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $126,000
Buyer: Yolanda L. Arroyo
Seller: Lori A. Randall
Date: 09/06/17

66 Oak Ridge St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $219,000
Buyer: Tam Le
Seller: Carlos A. Maio
Date: 09/15/17

27-29 Oakwood Terrace
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $183,000
Buyer: Victor M. Lopez-Garcia
Seller: Onota Rental LLC
Date: 09/12/17

105 Old Brook Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Richard A. Stennett
Seller: FNMA
Date: 09/15/17

28 Osgood St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $124,000
Buyer: Omar Guzman
Seller: Sheila V. Rivera
Date: 09/06/17

1434 Page Blvd.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Angel L. Guzman
Seller: James T. McInerney
Date: 09/15/17

1801 Page Blvd.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Boondock Enterprises LLC
Seller: Javal Inc.
Date: 09/05/17

1357 Parker St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $187,500
Buyer: Henry Mercado
Seller: Sherry A. Marchessault
Date: 09/13/17

25 Riverview Terrace
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $228,000
Buyer: Charles Mutigwe
Seller: Kerri Saucier
Date: 09/11/17

22 Roosevelt Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Ryan Kennedy
Seller: Ziohomz & Properties LLC
Date: 09/08/17

10-12 San Miguel St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Samuel V. Verges
Seller: Antoni M. Bryda
Date: 09/11/17

54 Slater Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: James E. Stewart
Seller: Buchanan, Joseph N, (Estate)
Date: 09/05/17

165 Stapleton Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Eddie Sierra
Seller: Joy M. Grandfield
Date: 09/14/17

87 Wakefield St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $129,000
Buyer: Allen T. Collins
Seller: Nicholas M. Falardeau
Date: 09/07/17

112 West Canton Circle
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $124,900
Buyer: Brian A. Johnson
Seller: Thomas E. Pitts
Date: 09/08/17

75 Wrenwood St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $122,564
Buyer: Damian Cieszkowski
Seller: HSBC Bank
Date: 09/08/17

TOLLAND

302 Fox Den Road
Tolland, MA 01034
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: George P. Damico
Seller: Juan N. Rodriguez
Date: 09/15/17

92 Porcupine Point Road
Tolland, MA 01034
Amount: $585,000
Buyer: 210 Woodcliff Road RT
Seller: Theodore F. Babbitt
Date: 09/08/17

WALES

28 Ainsworth Hill Road
Wales, MA 01081
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Brian Farnham
Seller: Michael Milanese
Date: 09/13/17

161 Stafford Road
Wales, MA 01081
Amount: $173,750
Buyer: Ronald Besaw
Seller: Elizabeth M. Besaw
Date: 09/13/17

WEST SPRINGFIELD

159 Albert St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $250,555
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Christopher J. Lozinski
Date: 09/07/17

6 Druids Lane
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $239,900
Buyer: Miguel A. Santana
Seller: Celeste D. Piccin
Date: 09/15/17

40 Elmdale St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $179,000
Buyer: Kash Reddy LLC
Seller: White Birch Garden Apartments
Date: 09/15/17

367 Lancaster Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Matthew D. Lane
Seller: Gallo, Paul, (Estate)
Date: 09/15/17

250 Poplar Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $232,000
Buyer: Shannon Cavanaugh
Seller: Rebecca J. Willson
Date: 09/14/17

673 Rogers Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $276,000
Buyer: Robert A. Spiegler
Seller: Rosemary Hannoush-Helou
Date: 09/12/17

29 Webster Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $176,000
Buyer: Bret Biram
Seller: Robin R. Sheldon
Date: 09/08/17

WESTFIELD

48 Berkshire Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Richard Holve
Seller: Michael Hebda
Date: 09/06/17

4 College Park Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $279,900
Buyer: Christopher F. Newby
Seller: Maria C. Letasz
Date: 09/15/17

8 Frederick St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Noah L. Goldstein
Seller: John F. Hyland
Date: 09/07/17

72 Glenwood Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Christopher J. Krutka
Seller: William J. Carrigan
Date: 09/13/17

4 Greenwood St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Brian F. Dellatore
Seller: Diamond Investment Group
Date: 09/08/17

77 Heggie Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $127,100
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Jessica A. Maynard
Date: 09/13/17

37 Highland View St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $118,900
Buyer: Pennymac Loan Services
Seller: Evelyn Serrano
Date: 09/06/17

7 Hillary Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $387,000
Buyer: Scott M. Gray
Seller: Ronald J. Stevenson
Date: 09/08/17

44 Jefferson St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: JP&SP Realty LLC
Seller: Ronald D. Kaddy
Date: 09/15/17

37 Northridge Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Jason M. Wheeler
Seller: Teresa A. Lathrop
Date: 09/08/17

18 Old Holyoke Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Matthew E. Bittlingmeier
Seller: Jason M. Wheeler
Date: 09/08/17

23 Pearl St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Krista D. Chechile
Seller: Jessica L. Crandall
Date: 09/15/17

220 Prospect St., Ext
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $287,000
Buyer: Arion M. Slingerland
Seller: Brian T. Cleland
Date: 09/06/17

81 Roosevelt Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $199,900
Buyer: Kamlyn Allman
Seller: Robert G. Gordon
Date: 09/15/17

15 Skipper Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $228,500
Buyer: Michael Hebda
Seller: Michael C. Chechile
Date: 09/06/17

16 Sherman St., Ext
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: David J. Zagula
Seller: George R. Fleury
Date: 09/15/17

62 South Meadow Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $209,659
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Christine A. Koske
Date: 09/12/17

710 Southampton Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $415,000
Buyer: MRC Enterprises LLC
Seller: Sandra L. Boyd
Date: 09/05/17

47 Steiger Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $197,000
Buyer: Carrie M. Baker
Seller: James E. Angell
Date: 09/15/17

128 Susan Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $242,000
Buyer: Andrey Saykin
Seller: Melissa A. Fenton
Date: 09/12/17

31 Susan Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $262,000
Buyer: Nathaniel Towse
Seller: Bethann McCoy
Date: 09/14/17

35 Turnpike Industrial Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $5,100,000
Buyer: G&I 9 Cadence LLC
Seller: Canam Po LP
Date: 09/05/17

68 Valley View Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Christopher J. Burke
Seller: Aileen M. Weaver
Date: 09/08/17

120 West Silver St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Maria C. Letasz
Seller: Elizabeth A. Butcher
Date: 09/15/17

292 West Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $279,900
Buyer: Henry M. Bisbee
Seller: Joseph F. Hebda
Date: 09/11/17

25 Woodland Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Roger W. Fleury Jr RET
Seller: Tallage Adams LLC
Date: 09/15/17

WILBRAHAM

5 Branch Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Tatiana Eskandarinejad
Seller: Bruce R. Bergeron
Date: 09/08/17

194 Crane Hill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $371,500
Buyer: Kelly D. Hayes
Seller: Ruth A. Giroux
Date: 09/07/17

2 Greenwood Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Donna J. Gregory
Seller: Rena M. Mathews
Date: 09/11/17

4 Maplewood Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $289,000
Buyer: Joseph A. Cordi
Seller: Thomas J. Doyle
Date: 09/15/17

10 Poplar Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Mark Pafumi
Seller: FNMA
Date: 09/06/17

8 Sherwin Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $419,900
Buyer: Anthony M. Caratozzolo
Seller: AC Homebuilding LLC
Date: 09/06/17

10 Sherwin Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $139,900
Buyer: Michael Dyer
Seller: Sherwin Road RT
Date: 09/06/17

60 Washington Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Erik Vanderleeden
Seller: Schaefer, Sophia, (Estate)
Date: 09/15/17

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

AMHERST

24 Aubinwood Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: Cora Fernandez-Anderson
Seller: ARJ 15 T. B
Date: 09/05/17

9 Carriage Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $307,500
Buyer: Kristine Afrikyan
Seller: Timothy C. Thompson
Date: 09/15/17

792 East Pleasant St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $347,500
Buyer: Geoffrey C. Dawe
Seller: Carol Lynch
Date: 09/14/17

144 Glendale Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: MTGLQ Investors LP
Seller: Bilal M. Ghandour
Date: 09/12/17

36 Hartman Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Qiye Sun
Seller: Cassandra L. Kosloski
Date: 09/05/17

337 Meadow St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Mark Power
Seller: Robert E. Devine
Date: 09/15/17

157 Mill Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $228,000
Buyer: Amherst College
Seller: Robert T. Sweeney
Date: 09/11/17

226 Pine St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $222,500
Buyer: Julia N. Khan
Seller: Burlin Barr
Date: 09/08/17

70 Stony Hill Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $259,000
Buyer: Carla R. Savetsky
Seller: Omar S. Dahi
Date: 09/05/17

135 Summer St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Ian Walls
Seller: Verrill, Elizabeth H., (Estate)
Date: 09/13/17

40 Van Meter Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $294,900
Buyer: Danielle Raad
Seller: Ian Boyd
Date: 09/08/17

BELCHERTOWN

62 Clark St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $238,500
Buyer: Elis Feingold-Jackendoff
Seller: Shauna M. Roper
Date: 09/08/17

110 Daniel Shays Hwy.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Amanda R. Kavanagh
Seller: US Bank
Date: 09/05/17

6 Forest Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $270,500
Buyer: Jennifer A. Miller
Seller: Matthew R. Streeter
Date: 09/07/17

10 Sabin St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: George I. McDaniel
Seller: Patricia M. Lafore
Date: 09/15/17

690 South Washington St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $389,450
Buyer: Keith Lussier
Seller: Whisperwood LLC
Date: 09/06/17

CHESTERFIELD

67 Stage Road
Chesterfield, MA 01026
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Eric W. Liimatainen
Seller: Bisbee, Alice C., (Estate)
Date: 09/13/17

EASTHAMPTON

198 East St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Shawn T. Forest-Ussach
Seller: Robert G. Redfern
Date: 09/08/17

7 Franklin St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $249,900
Buyer: Harold J. Weeks
Seller: Revampit LLC
Date: 09/12/17

57 Highland Ave.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Terri L. Garvey
Seller: Kimberly A. Potasky
Date: 09/05/17

63 Highland Ave.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $316,000
Buyer: Kathleen Etzel
Seller: Kevin C. Netto
Date: 09/08/17

4-6 Mill St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $282,500
Buyer: Joshua H. Cornehlsen
Seller: Jessica S. Gifford
Date: 09/14/17

55 Northampton St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $329,900
Buyer: Michael Hempstead
Seller: Jennifer M. Dragon
Date: 09/08/17

18 Oliver St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Theodore D. Towne
Seller: No Place Like Home Properties
Date: 09/08/17

8 Robin Road
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $312,400
Buyer: Marilyn G. Mooers
Seller: Colby E. Quinn
Date: 09/06/17

4 Torrey St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $349,500
Buyer: Corey K. Lalime
Seller: Jeffrey R. Hildreth
Date: 09/05/17

45 Westview Terrace
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Kate M. Hancock
Seller: Virginia F. Raymond RET
Date: 09/06/17

8 Williams St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Allison T. Butler
Seller: Nancy A. Scott
Date: 09/13/17

3 Willow Circle
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: Matthew P. Boruchowski
Seller: Timothy M. Davis
Date: 09/12/17

GRANBY

18 Darrel Ave.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $249,900
Buyer: Mark Hansel
Seller: Jason Balut
Date: 09/05/17

19 Jennifer Dr.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $337,000
Buyer: Onur Onder
Seller: Todd Blais
Date: 09/07/17

107 Maximilian Dr.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $430,000
Buyer: Brian C. Carillon
Seller: Frank L. Bradfield
Date: 09/11/17

34 North St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Steven W. King
Seller: Brian C. Carillon
Date: 09/07/17

55 North St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $279,000
Buyer: Henry J. Wielgosz
Seller: Patrick E. Kappenman
Date: 09/11/17

HADLEY

7 Meadowbrook Dr.
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Devin R. Tomlinson
Seller: Moakler FT
Date: 09/08/17

204 River Dr.
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Donald C. Sadler
Seller: Mitchell J. Kuc
Date: 09/13/17

70 Russell St.
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Goldman Sachs Mortgage Co.
Seller: R. Susan Woods
Date: 09/07/17

HATFIELD

23 Bridge St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Robert A. Liebenow
Seller: Frank L. Liebenow
Date: 09/05/17

118 Elm St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Catherine M. Moriarty
Seller: Eric W. Liimatainen
Date: 09/13/17

48 Main St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $485,000
Buyer: Peter P. Grandonico
Seller: Harold F. Green
Date: 09/15/17

HUNTINGTON

4 Searle Road
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Joseph T. Wichowski
Seller: William A. Shover
Date: 09/08/17

MIDDLEFIELD

1 Skyline Trail
Middlefield, MA 01011
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Sean G. Duma
Seller: Robyn T. Stimpson
Date: 09/12/17

NORTHAMPTON

259 Acrebrook Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $254,000
Buyer: Holly A. Sweeney
Seller: Anthony L. Bombard
Date: 09/15/17

80 Damon Road
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $126,000
Buyer: Benjamin Dion
Seller: John A. Marchand
Date: 09/07/17

189 Drury Lane
Northampton, MA 01027
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: William H. Marotto
Seller: Crescione LT
Date: 09/13/17

18 Fairview Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $402,000
Buyer: Anna Lusardi
Seller: Susan E. Stebbins
Date: 09/08/17

9 Federal St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $259,000
Buyer: Amy E. Martyn
Seller: Cecilia G. Martyn RET
Date: 09/12/17

90 Franklin St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $580,000
Buyer: Katharine Gartner
Seller: Stephen S. Daniell
Date: 09/11/17

31 Graves Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $408,000
Buyer: L. G&M B. Williams LT
Seller: Esther G. Gendel
Date: 09/13/17

160 Nonotuck St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $264,100
Buyer: Richard C. Weis
Seller: Charles K. Barcomb
Date: 09/08/17

123 Williams St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Valley Building Co. Inc.
Seller: William J. Blizniak
Date: 09/14/17

SOUTH HADLEY

614 Amherst Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Henry Bristol
Seller: Murphy, Karen R., (Estate)
Date: 09/07/17

295 East St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Henry Komosa
Seller: Bank New York Mellon
Date: 09/08/17

52 Lyman St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $131,200
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Arthur L. Stoltz
Date: 09/12/17

446-448 Newton St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $405,000
Buyer: 446-448 Newton St. Realty
Seller: Kay G. Lerner
Date: 09/14/17

3 Sunset Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $255,900
Buyer: Timothy J. Dorman
Seller: Deborah L. Phoenix
Date: 09/15/17

13 Susan Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $187,000
Buyer: Berengere Cusin
Seller: Christine P. Jaspersohn
Date: 09/08/17

SOUTHAMPTON

56 Cottage Ave.
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $178,000
Buyer: Christopher T. Amidon
Seller: Monahan, Thomas M., (Estate)
Date: 09/08/17

WARE

2 Lagoon Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $243,000
Buyer: Charles E. Howard
Seller: Edward T. Hudson
Date: 09/15/17

62 Old Gilbertville Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $177,000
Buyer: Benjamin M. St.George
Seller: Marie A. Rathemacher-Reo
Date: 09/14/17

76 Old Poor Farm Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Roger L. Dugas
Seller: Troy Booth
Date: 09/13/17

292 Osborne Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $259,900
Buyer: Sharyn C. Trott
Seller: Rabschnuk FT
Date: 09/08/17

2 Susan Dr.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: John F. Slattery
Seller: Joel Harder
Date: 09/14/17

238 West St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Danny T. Harper
Seller: Robert E. Varney
Date: 09/08/17

WILLIAMSBURG

91 Main St.
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $356,000
Buyer: Susan E. Stebbins
Seller: Kathleen B. Etzel
Date: 09/08/17

Doing Business as Certificates

By BusinessWest Staff October 17, 2017