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David Nixon says Hadley’s low tax rate, access to transportation, and mix of agriculture and commerce are among its selling points.

David Nixon says Hadley’s low tax rate, access to transportation, and mix of agriculture and commerce are among its selling points.

What a difference 300 feet makes.

“I often talk about the different views from Route 9 and the bike path,” Hadley Town Administrator David Nixon said, referring to the trail that parallels the heavily trafficked Russell Street a football field’s length away. “One is a very commercial, mercantile view, and one is a very pastoral view. And they’re right next to each other. That really makes Hadley very special — commercial, residential, and agricultural, we have it all here.”

Indeed, many out-of-towners driving along Russell Street during the day might not realize that only 5,000-plus residents call Hadley home. “That number is accurate between 12 a.m. and 5 a.m. Otherwise, it’s between 20,000 and 60,000,” Nixon said, with visitors crowding into five major shopping areas along Route 9, as well as a few facilities on the UMass Amherst campus, including McGuirk Stadium and the Mullins Center, that are actually on Hadley property.

“We have to provide services for all those residents and visitors,” he went on. “But it’s great that we get all that commercial activity. People go to a game and eat at our restaurants, which are selling something like $3 million worth of product every single month.”

The eclectic mix of eateries continues to evolve, from the Texas Roadhouse location that’s still drawing large crowds two years after its opening to its new — and very different — neighbor, Pulse, a vegan restaurant that opened a month ago where Seven Sisters Bistro and a bison farm once stood.

Other developments speak to a healthy economic landscape in Hadley. A long-planned Pride station, featuring a 6,000-square-foot convenience store, will open next spring at the foot of the Calvin Coolidge Bridge that connects the town to Northampton.

Pulse, a vegan restaurant that opened a month ago

Pulse, a vegan restaurant that opened a month ago

“They’re in the process of completing the site work now,” Nixon said, noting that Pride has also applied for a liquor license, which would make it the only gas station in town selling alcohol. “For a long time, that was a derelict set of properties — an old hotel, the old Aqua Vitae restaurant, and some residences there that had fallen into disrepair. The site was overgrown with weeds and trees, vines, and creepers.”

Meanwhile, on the heels of Autobahn Indoor Speedway opening at Hampshire Mall last fall, that complex continues to court further entertainment options. On the distinctly non-entertaining side, MedExpress just opened up an urgent-care center at a former Pizza Hut restaurant that had become a derelict property.

“It serves a need for medical treatment on this side of the river,” Nixon said. “We have Cooley Dickinson on the west side, but you have to go through some congested traffic to get there, so we’re very excited about this opportunity for people to get walk-in treatment without having to deal with as much traffic.”

Hadley at a glance:

Year Incorporated: 1661
Population: 5,250 (2010)
Area: 24.6 square miles
County: Hampshire
Residential Tax Rate: $11.57
Commercial Tax Rate: $11.57
Median Household Income: $51,851
Median Family Income: $61,897
Type of Government: Open Town Meeting, Board of Selectmen
Largest Employers: Super Stop & Shop; Evaluation Systems Group Pearson; Elaine Center at Hadley; Home Depot; Lowe’s Home Improvement
* Latest information available

That traffic has a silver lining, of course — it means Hadley’s business culture, concentrated almost totally along Route 9, continues to drive the town’s economy. But that’s far from the whole picture, as a short walk to the bike path — and beyond — clearly shows.

Home and Away

Residential development continues apace as well, Nixon told BusinessWest. Two significant projects — East Street Commons, which consists of 32 affordable, energy-efficient homes for people 55 and older, and a condominium complex — are nearing the occupancy stage.

Meanwhile, on the hospitality front, the city is working with Pioneer Valley Hospitality Group to develop a 96-suite hotel on the Home Depot site on Route 9.

“It’s going to fill a nice niche here in the Valley in that the rooms are suites with kitchenettes,” he explained. “People who are staying here longer than a typical hotel stay — like visiting professors and people in the consulting world — can have something more comfortable than just a hotel room they can call their home base while here.”

 

He understands the importance of the Five Colleges — UMass, Smith, Amherst, Hampshire, and Mount Holyoke — and their tens of thousands of students to the Hadley business community, but says the town is central to far more than those. “I often talk about us being part of a 30-campus community,” he explained, based on how many colleges are within an hour’s drive of Hadley.

Despite its draws, however, Hadley does face some development challenges, including the Berkshire Gas moratorium, dating from 2015, on new or expanded service in Hampshire and Franklin counties due to a lack of pipeline capacity.

“The gas moratorium remains a challenge,” Nixon said. “We submitted testimony last summer to the Mass. Department of Public Utilities in order to see if we can get some sort of relief … but, basically, nothing has changed, so we’re still looking for some short-term solutions to bridge us from where we are to when gas is flowing again — just exploring what we can do to help the business community.”

Many businesses have been able to convert to propane in the meantime, he added. “It’s not ideal, but it’ll do.”

On the other hand, Hadley is now able to offer tax-increment financing for development projects. “This is a program I successfully used in Deerfield as town administrator to promote growth in both agricultural and commercial businesses,” Nixon noted. “When I came to Hadley a dozen years ago, I wanted to offer some kind of program, but wasn’t able to because of legislative issues. Those have changed, and this is now an economic-incentive tool we can employ to develop small to medium-sized businesses in the town of Hadley.”

Meanwhile, the city continues to invest in municipal facilities and roadway infrastructure. The former includes new roofs on Town Hall, the Department of Public Works, and the public-safety complex, while the latter includes significant projects like bridge repair on Bay Road and the replacement of a century-old water line on Route 9, a project conducted in tandem with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation — which was already conducting a road-widening project on the well-traveled thoroughfare — to save on costs.

The town has also made strides with new solar and other sustainable-energy projects. “We found out just the other day that Hadley produces more renewable energy than any other town in Hampshire County,” Nixon said. “We do a very good job of producing renewable energy for the Valley.”

Experts in Their Fields

That ‘green’ priority is fitting for a town that is far more dominated by its farmland, at least in terms of sheer area, than it is by Route 9. Two years ago, the town implemented a Farmland Preservation Agreement, and has worked to transfer property-development rights to preserve farmland that is put up for sale.

“I’m very proud of the fact that we have more farmland than any other community in Massachusetts,” Nixon said. “We have six dairy farms, also more than any other community.”

On the quality-of-life front, the town has earmarked $5.3 million for a new senior center, and voters will have the opportunity in November to vote on $1.8 million in additional funding to complete that project. Residents will also vote on $3.8 million toward the construction of a new library, after the town received a $3.9 million grant from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners for that project.

Those projects, if approved, will be just two more amenities in a town that boasts plenty of reasons to live and work there, Nixon said.

“This is a place that’s easy to access by multiple forms of transportation, rail and road and airports. It has a low tax rate — in the lowest 25% in the Commonwealth. We have a highly educated workforce and access to resources produced by the colleges and universities. We have clean air and water, and a well-maintained town with an AA+ bond rating from Standard & Poors. It’s a business-friendly environment with interesting spaces for families to grow together.”

Joseph Bednar can be reached at [email protected]

Cover Story Sections Super 60

Saluting Success

super60logoA large technology company that has been a fixture in Western Mass. for decades and a craft-beer startup that has quickly shot from obscurity to a large cult following may boast very different histories, but they have one thing in common: they are the top honorees in this year’s Super 60 awards.

“The success of this year’s winners is a clear indication that our regional economy is strong and reflects the diverse nature of our industries,” said Nancy Creed, president of the Springfield Regional Chamber, which is presenting the Super 60 honors for the 28th year. A celebration event honoring this year’s class will be held Friday, Oct. 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Chez Josef in Agawam.

Whalley Computer Associates Inc. of Southwick placed atop this year’s Total Revenue listing, followed by Marcotte Ford Sales Inc. of Holyoke and Commercial Distributing Co. Inc. of Westfield. In the Revenue Growth category, which recognizes the fastest-growing firms in the region, Tree House Brewing of Charlton tops the 2017 list, followed by Five Star Transportation Inc. of Southwick and LavishlyHip, LLC, an online outfit based in Feeding Hills.

“In just two short years of operation, Tree House Brewing, Inc., has moved straight to the top of the Revenue Growth category in its first year as a Super 60 winner,” she said.  “And LavishlyHip, an online retailer that garnered the top honors last year has returned in the top three this year.”

To be considered, companies must be based in Hampden or Hampshire counties or be a member of the Springfield Regional Chamber, have revenues of at least $1 million in the last fiscal year, be an independent and privately owned company, and be in business at least three full years. Companies are selected based on their percentage of revenue growth over a full three-year period or total revenues for the latest fiscal year.

Creed noted that this year’s winners hail from 17 communities across the region and represent all sectors of the economy, including nonprofits, transportation, energy, healthcare, technology, manufacturing, retail, and service. One-quarter of the Total Revenue winners exceeded $30 million in revenues. In the Revenue Growth category, one-quarter of the top 30 companies had growth in excess of 100%.

Four companies in the Total Revenue category also qualified for the Revenue Growth category, while 15 companies in the Revenue Growth category also qualified for the Total Revenue category, although each honoree is listed in only one category.

Tickets to the Oct. 27 event cost $60 for chamber members, $75 for general admission. Reservations may be made for tables of eight or 10. The deadline for reservations is Wednesday, Oct. 18. No cancellations will be accepted after that date, and no walk-ins will be allowed. Reservations must be made in writing, either online at www.springfieldregionalchamber.com or by e-mail to [email protected].

Total Revenue

1. Whalley Computer Associates Inc.
One Whalley Way, Southwick
(413) 569-4200
www.wca.com
John Whalley, president
WCA is a locally owned family business that has evolved from a hardware resale and service group in the ’70s and ’80s into a company that now focuses on lowering the total cost of technology and productivity enhancement for its customers. Boasting nearly 150 employees, Whalley carries name-brand computers as well as low-cost compatibles.

2. Marcotte Ford Sales Inc.
1025 Main St., Holyoke
(800) 923-9810
www.marcotteford.com
Bryan Marcotte, president
The dealership sells new Ford vehicles as well as pre-owned cars, trucks, and SUVs, and features a full service department. Marcotte has achieved the President’s Award, one of the most prestigious honors given to dealerships by Ford Motor Co., on multiple occasions over the past decade. It also operates the Marcotte Commercial Truck Center.

3. Commercial         Distributing Co. Inc.
46 South Broad St., Westfield
(413) 562-9691
www.commercialdist.com
Richard Placek, Chairman
Founded in 1935 by Joseph Placek, Commercial Distributing Co. is a family-owned, family-operated business servicing more than 1,000 bars, restaurants, and clubs, as well as more than 400 package and liquor stores. Now in its third generation, the company continues to grow by building brands and offering new products as the market changes.
A.G. Miller Co. Inc.
57 Batavia St., Springfield
(413) 732-9297
www.agmiller.com
Rick Miller, president
Early in its history, A.G. Miller made a name in automobile enameling. More than 100 years after its founding in 1914, the company now offers precision metal fabrication; design and engineering; assembly; forming, rolling, and bending; laser cutting; punching; precision saw cutting; welding; powder coating and liquid painting; and more.

Aegenco Inc.
55 Jackson St., Springfield
(413) 746-3242
www.aegisenergyservices.com
Spiro Vardakas, president
Aegenco, an energy-conservation consulting firm and the manufacturing arm of Aegis Energy Services, has grown steadily since its inception in 2005.

Aegis Energy Services Inc.
55 Jackson St., Holyoke
(800) 373-3411
www.aegischp.com
Lee Vardakas, owner
Founded in 1985, Aegis Energy Services is a turn-key, full-service provider of combined heat and power systems (CHPs) that generate heat and electricity using clean, efficient, natural-gas-powered engines. These modular CHP systems reduce a facility’s dependence on expensive utility power, reduce energy costs, and reduce one’s carbon footprint.

Baltazar Contractors Inc.
83 Carmelinas Circle, Ludlow
(413) 583-6160
www.baltazarcontractors.com
Frank Baltazar, president
Baltazar Contractors has been a family-owned and operated construction firm for more than 20 years, specializing in roadway construction and reconstruction in Massachusetts and Connecticut; all aspects of site-development work; sewer, water, storm, and utilities; and streetscape improvements.

Braman Pest
147 Almgren Dr., Agawam
(413) 732-9009
www.bramanpest.com
Gerald Lazarus, president
Braman has been serving New England since 1890, using state-of-the-art pest-elimination procedures for commercial and residential customers, and offering humane removal of birds, bats, and other nuisances through its wildlife division. The company has offices in Agawam, Worcester, and Lee, as well as Hartford and New Haven, Conn.

City Enterprises Inc.
38 Berkshire Ave., Springfield
(413) 726-9549
www.cityenterpriseinc.com
Wonderlyn Murphy, president
City Enterprises Inc. offers skilled general-contracting services to the New England region. Priding itself on custom design and construction of affordable, quality homes and the infrastructure surrounding them, the firm executes its mission in a way that supports community empowerment through job opportunities and professional development.

filli, lcc d/b/a con-test                                     analytical laboratory
39 Spruce St., East Longmeadow
(413) 525-2332
www.contestlabs.com
THOMAS VERATTI SR., FOUNDER
Established in 1984, Con-Test provides environmental consulting and testing services to clients throughout Western Mass. The laboratory-testing division originally focused on industrial hygiene analysis, but expanded to include techniques in air analysis, classical (wet) chemistry, metals, and organics, analyzing water, air, soil, and solid materials.

EG Partners, LLC d/b/a Oasis Shower Doors
646 Springfield St., Feeding Hills
(413) 786-8420
www.oasisshowerdoors.com
tom daly, President
Oasis Shower Doors, New England’s largest designer, fabricator, and installer of custom frameless glass shower enclosures and specialty glass, has rapidly expanded its operations in recent years, with showrooms located at Feeding Hills, Weymouth, and Peabody, Mass., as well as Avon, Conn.

Fuel Services Inc.
95 Main St., South Hadley
(413) 532-3500
www.fuelservices.biz
Steve Chase, President and CEO
Full-service home-comfort and energy-solutions firm offering heating oil and propane delivery; plumbing, air-conditioning, and natural-gas services; installation of heating, cooling, water, and indoor-air-quality equipment; and more. The company serves more than 30 communities in Western Mass. and provides 24-hour emergency service.

The Futures Health Group, LLC
136 William St., Springfield
(800) 218-9280
www.discoverfutures.com
Brian Edwards, CEO
Futures provides occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech-language therapy, special education, nursing, mental health, and other related services to schools and healthcare facilities across the U.S. Founded in 1998, it continues to be managed by expert practitioners in their fields.

The Gaudreau Group
1984 Boston Road, Wilbraham
(413) 543-3534
www.gaudreaugroup.com
Jules Gaudreau, president
A multi-line insurance and financial-service agency established in 1921, the Gaudreau Group helps clients respond to an ever-changing economic environment. The agency offers a broad range of insurance and financial products from basic life, home, and auto insurance to complex corporate services, employee benefits, and retirement plans.

Haluch Water Contracting Inc.
399 Fuller St, Ludlow
(413) 589-1254
Thomas Haluch, president
For more than 30 years, Haluch Water Contracting has served the region as a water-main construction and excavation contractor specializing in water, sewer, pipeline, communications, and power-line construction.

JET Industries Inc.
307 Silver St., Agawam
(413) 786-2010
www.jet.industries
Michael Turrini, president
Jet Industries Inc. is a leading design build electrical, mechanical, communications and fire sprinkler contractor. What began as a small, family-run oil company founded by Aaron Zeeb in 1977 has grown into one of the nation’s largest companies of its type with over 500 employees servicing projects all across the country.

Kittredge Equipment Co. Inc.
100 Bowles Road, Agawam
(413) 304-4100
www.kittredgeequipment.com
Wendy Webber, president
Founded in 1921, Kittredge Equipment Co.is one of the nation’s leading food-service equipment and supply businesses. It boasts 70,000 square feet of showroom in three locations. The company also handles design services, and has designed everything from small restaurants to country clubs to in-plant cafeterias.

Lancer Transportation & Logistics and Sulco Warehousing & Logistics
311 Industry Ave., Springfield
(413) 739-4880
www.sulco-lancer.com
Todd Goodrich, president
In business since 1979, Sulco Warehousing & Logistics specializes in public, contract, and dedicated warehousing. Lancer Transportation & Logistics is a licensed third-party freight-brokerage company that provides full-service transportation-brokerage services throughout North America.

Louis and Clark Drug Inc.
309 East St., Springfield
(413) 737-7456
www.lcdrug.com
Skip Matthews, president
Since 1965, Louis & Clark has been a recognized name in Western Mass., first as a pharmacy and later as a resource for people who need home medical equipment and supplies. Today, the company provides professional pharmacy and compounding services, medical equipment, independent-living services, and healthcare programs.

Maybury Associates Inc.
90 Denslow Road, East Longmeadow
(413) 525-4216
www.maybury.com
John Maybury, president
Since 1976, Maybury Associates Inc. has been designing, supplying, and servicing all types of material-handling equipment throughout New England. Maybury provides customers in a wide range of industries with solutions to move, lift, and store their parts and products.

Notch Mechanical Constructors
85 Lemay St., Chicopee
(413) 534-3440
www.notch.com
Steven Neveu, president
A family-owned business since 1972, Notch Mechanical Constructors provides piping installation and repair services to facilities throughout southern New England. Its team has the capacity to address process and utility piping challenges at any business within 100 miles of its locations in Chicopee and Hudson, Mass.

O’Connell Care at Home
One Federal St., Bldg. 103-1, Springfield
(413) 533-1030
www.opns.com
Francis O’Connell, president
For more than two decades, O’Connell Care at Home, formerly O’Connell Professional Nurse Service, has grown to deliver a range of home-health and staffing services across the Pioneer Valley. Services range from nursing care and geriatric healthcare management to advocacy and transportation.

PC Enterprises Inc. d/b/a Entre Computer
138 Memorial Ave., West Springfield
(413) 736-2112
www.pc-enterprises.com
Norman Fiedler, CEO
PC Enterprises, d/b/a Entre Computer, assists organizations with procuring, installing, troubleshooting, servicing, and maximizing the value of technology. In business since 1983, it continues to evolve and grow as a lead provider for many businesses, healthcare providers, retailers, and state, local, and education entities.

Rediker Software Inc.
2 Wilbraham Road, Hampden
(800) 213-9860
www.rediker.com
Andrew Anderlonis, president
Rediker software is used by school administrators across the U.S. and in more than 100 countries, and is designed to meet the student-information-management needs of all types of schools and districts. For example, 100,000 teachers use the TeacherPlus web gradebook, and the ParentPlus and StudentPlus web portals boast 2 million users.

Specialty Bolt & Screw Inc.
235 Bowles Road, Agawam
(413) 789-6700
www.specialtybolt.com
Kevin Queenin, president
Founded in 1977, Specialty Bolt & Screw (SBS) is a full-service solutions provider of fasteners, vendor-managed inventory (VMI) programs, and C-class commodities. Based in Agawam, it has locations in Valcourt, Quebec; Juarez, Mexico; Queretaro, Mexico; Rovaniemi, Finland; and Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Troy Industries Inc.
151 Capital Dr., West Springfield
(413) 788-4288
www.troyind.com
Steve Troy, CEO
Troy Industries was founded on the principle of making reliable, innovative, over-engineered products that function without question when lives are on the line. Troy is a leading U.S. government contractor that designs and manufactures innovative, top-quality small-arms components and accessories and complete weapon upgrades.

United Personnel Services Inc.
1331 Main St., Springfield
(413) 736-0800
www.unitedpersonnel.com
Patricia Canavan, president
United provides a full range of staffing services, including temporary staffing and full-time placement, on-site project management, and strategic recruitment in the Springfield, Hartford, and Northampton areas, specializing in administrative, professional, medical, and light-industrial staff.

W.F. Young Inc.
302 Benton Dr., East Longmeadow
(800) 628-9653
www.absorbine.com
Tyler Young, CEO
This family-run business prides itself on offering a variety of high-quality products that can effectively improve the well-being of both people and horses with its Absorbine brands.

Webber & Grinnell Insurance Agency Inc.
8 North King St., #1, Northampton
(413) 586-0111
www.webberandgrinnell.com
Bill Grinnell, president
Webber and Grinnell’s roots can be traced back to 1849, when A.W. Thayer opened an insurance agency on Pleasant Street in Northampton. The agency, which offers automotive, business, homeowners, employee benefit, and other types of products, serves more than 5,000 households and 900 businesses throughout Western Mass.

WestMass ElderCare Inc.
4 Valley Mill Road, Holyoke
(413) 538-9020
www.wmeldercare.org
Priscilla Chalmers, Executive Director
WestMass ElderCare is a private, nonprofit agency with a mission to preserve the dignity, independence, and quality of life of elders and disabled persons desiring to remain within their own community. Programs include supportive housing, home care, options counseling, adult family care, nutrition programs, and adult foster care.

Revenue Growth

1. Tree House Brewing Company Inc.
129 Sturbridge Road, Charlton
(413) 523-2367
www.treehousebrew.com
Nate Lanier, Damien Goudreau, Dean Rohan, Owners
The opening of a 45,000-square-foot facility in Charlton speaks to the recent growth of this brewery. Tree House was founded in Monson 2011, but in 2015 counted just one employee and 55 barrels of cellar space. The new facility can accommodate 50,000 barrels of cellar space, which will enable the brewery to produce up to 125,000 barrels a year.

2. Five Star Transportation Inc.
809 College Highway, Southwick
(413) 789-4789
www.firestarbus.com
Nathan Lecrenski, president
Five Star provides school-bus transportation services to school districts and charter schools throughout Western Mass. From its launch a half-century ago with a single bus route, the company currently services more than 12 school districts and operates a fleet of more than 175 vehicles.

3. Lavishlyhip, LLC
Feeding Hills
www.lavishlyhip.com
Rika Woyan, owner
This online retailer of jewelry and accessories offers accessory collections from the latest top designers. By meeting with the designers in their showrooms and at industry events, it stays on top of what is trending. Shoppers will find hip and classic jewelry for women and men, cashmere, silk and blend scarves, and hair accessories.

Adam Quenneville Roofing and Siding Inc.
160 Old Lyman Road, South Hadley
(413) 525-0025
www.1800newroof.net
Adam Quenneville, CEO
Adam Quenneville offers a wide range of residential and commercial services, including new roofs, retrofitting, roof repair, roof cleaning, vinyl siding, replacement windows, and the no-clog Gutter Shutter system. The company has earned the BBB Torch Award for trust, performance, and integrity.

Alliance Home Improvement Inc.
375 Chicopee St., Chicopee
(413) 331-4357
www.alliancehomeinc.com
sergiy suprunchuk, president
Alliance is a professional local contractor providing quality and reliable residential services. Its products are Energy Star certified, and most of them have lifetime warranty provided by the manufacturer. Services include siding, windows, doors, roofs, gutters, faux stone siding, and custom-built homes.

Baystate Blasting Inc.
36 Carmelinas Circle, Ludlow
(413) 583-4440
www.baystateblasting.com
Paul Baltazar, president
Baystate Blasting, Inc. is a local family owned and operated drilling and blasting firm located in Ludlow, Massachusetts that began in 2003.   Sitework, heavy highway construction, residential, quarry, portable crushing and recycling, ATF licensed dealer of explosives as well as rental of individual magazines.

Center Square Grill
84 Center Square, East Longmeadow
(413) 525-0055
www.centersquaregrill.com
Michael Sakey, Bill Collins, Proprietors
Center Square Grill serves up eclectic American fare for lunch and dinner, as well as an extensive wine and cocktail selection and a kids’ menu. The facility also has a catering service and hosts events of all kinds.

Charter Oak Insurance &                        Financial Services Co.
330 Whitney Ave., Holyoke
(413) 374-5430
www.charteroakfinancial.com
Peter Novak, General Agent
A member of the MassMutual Financial Group, Charter Oak been servicing clients for more than 125 years. The team of professionals serves individuals, families, and businesses with risk-management products, business planning and protection, retirement planning and investment services, and fee-based financial planning.

Chicopee Industrial Contractors Inc.
107 North Chicopee St., Chicopee
(413) 538-7279
www.chicopeeindustrial.com
Carol Campbell, president
Founded in 1992, Chicopee Industrial Contractors is an industrial contracting firm specializing in all types of rigging, heavy lifting, machinery moving, machine installation, millwrighting, machine repair, heavy hauling, plant relocations, concrete pads, foundations, and structural steel installations.

Community Transportation Services
288 Verge St., Springfield
(413) 732-1500
Houshang Ansari, president
Community transportation is a locally owned medical, elderly, and VIP transportation service founded in 1991. Its goal is to provide the community with safe and affordable transportation services. It is especially committed to meeting the transportation needs of senior citizens and the physically and mentally challenged.

Courier Express Inc.
20 Oakdale St., Springfield
(413) 730-6620
www.courierexp.com
Eric Devine, president
Courier Express is committed to providing custom, same-day delivery solutions for any shipment. Its focal point is New England, but its reach is nationwide. The company strives to utilize the latest technologies, on-time delivery, customer service, and attention to detail to separate itself from its competitors.

Court Square Group Inc.
1350 Main St., Springfield
(413) 731-5294
www.courtsquaregroup.com
Keith Parent, president
Court Square is a technical strategic advisor to the life-science and biotech industries. Consulting services include business analysis and consulting, information security and disaster recovery, SharePoint and document management, long-term archiving, project management, and much more.
FIT Staffing Inc.
25 Bremen St., Springfield
(413) 363-0204
www.fitstaffingsolutions.com
Jackie Fallon, president
FIT Staffing, founded in 2005, provides a personal approach to connecting companies to the right IT professionals. FIT takes the time to meet the hiring manager to determine the exact qualifications, skills, and personality traits for the client’s ideal candidates. Meanwhile, FIT’s extensive listing of local IT openings is continuously updated.

Fletcher Sewer & Drain Inc.
824A Perimeter Road, Ludlow
(413) 547-8180
www.fletcherseweranddrain.com
Teri Marinello, president
Since 1985, Fletcher Sewer & Drain has provided service to homeowners as well as municipalities and construction companies for large pipeline jobs. From unblocking kitchen sinks to replacing sewer lines, Fletcher keeps up to date with all the latest technology, from high-pressure sewer jetters to the newest camera-inspection equipment.

Gleason Johndrow Landscaping Inc.
44 Rose St., Springfield
(413) 727-8820
www.gleasonjohndrowlandscaping.com
Anthony Gleason II, David Johndrow, Owners
Gleason Johndrow Landscape & Snow Management offers a wide range of commercial and residential services, including lawn mowing, snow removal, salting options, fertilization programs, landscape installations, bark-mulch application, creative plantings, seeding options, pruning, irrigation installation, maintenance, and much more.

Kelley & Katzer Real Estate, LLC
632 Westfield St., West Springfield
(413) 209-9933
www.kelleyandkatzerrealestate.com
Joe Kelley, Christine Katzer, Co-owners
Kelley & Katzer combines more than 40 years of real-estate experience with a modern approach. It is involved every step of the way of the real-estate process, guiding clients with a hands-on approach and knowledge of the real-estate market, blended with a genuine understanding of clients’ needs.

Knight Machine & Tool Company Inc.
11 Industrial Dr., South Hadley
(413) 532-2507
Gary O’Brien, owner
Knight Machine & Tool Co. is a metalworking and welding company that offers blacksmithing, metal roofing, and other services from its 11,000-square-foot facility.

Market Mentors, LLC
30 Capital Dr., Suite C, West Springfield
(413) 787-1133
www.marketmentors.com
Michelle Abdow, principal
A full-service marketing firm, Market Mentors handles all forms of marketing, including advertising in all mediums, media buying, graphic design, public relations, and event planning.

Martinelli, Martini & Gallagher Real Estate Inc.
1763 Northampton St., Holyoke
(413) 736-7232
www.buywesternmass.com
Paul Gallagher, president
Gallagher Real Estate boasts four locations in Holyoke, Agawam, South Hadley, and Springfield, offering commercial and residential sales and leasing services, as well as a real estate school and a separate division devoted to handling property-management needs.

North Atlantic Trucking Inc.
100 Progress Ave., Springfield
(413) 455-3981
www.northatlantictrucking.com
James Vieu, Director of Fleet Services & Financials
North Atlantic Trucking began by hauling a variety of products, including paper, plastic, metal, and more. The company is rapidly growing with a current fleet of 15 vehicles providing transportation services for miscellaneous products throughout the U.S.

Northeast IT Systems Inc.
777 Riverdale St., West Springfield
(413) 736-6348
www.northeastit.net
Joel Mollison, president
Northeast is a full-service IT company providing business services, managed IT services, backup and disaster recovery, and cloud services, as well as a full-service repair shop for residential customers, including file recovery, laptop screen replacement, PC setups and tuneups, printer installation, virus protection and removal, and wireless installation.

Paragus Strategic IT
112 Russell St., Hadley
(413) 587-2666
www.paragusit.com
Delcie Bean IV, president
While still in high school, Delcie Bean founded Paragus IT in 1999, first under the name Vertical Horizons and then Valley ComputerWorks. Under the Paragus name, it has grown dramatically as an outsourced IT solution, providing business computer service, computer consulting, information-technology support, and other services to businesses of all sizes.

Rock Valley Tool, LLC
54 O’Neil St., Easthampton
(413) 527-2350
www.rockvalleytool.com
Elizabeth Paquette, president
Rock Valley Tool is a 17,000-square-foot facility housing a variety of both CNC and conventional machining equipment, along with a state-of-the-art inspection lab. With more than 40 years of experience, the company provides manufactured parts to customers in the aerospace, commercial/industrial, and plastic blow-molding industries.

Rodrigues Inc.
782 Center St., Ludlow
(413) 547-6443
Antonio Rodrigues, president
Rodrigues Inc. operates Europa Restaurant in Ludlow, specializing in Mediterranean cuisine with an interactive dining experience, presenting meals cooked on volcanic rocks at tableside. Europa also offers full-service catering and banquet space.

Royal, P.C.
270 Pleasant St., Northampton
(413) 586-2288
www.theroyallawfirm.com
Amy Royal, owner
Royal, P.C. is a woman-owned law firm that exclusively represents and counsels businesses on all aspects of labor and employment law. It represents a wide range of businesses throughout the New England states and nationally, and is an approved panel counsel for insurance companies that provide employment-practices liability insurance to employers.

Safe & Sound Inc.
428 East St., Chicopee
(413) 594-6460
www.safeandsoundhq.com
Michael Laventure, owner
Since 1983, Safe and Sound Inc., a family-owned company, has been providing customers with a wide selection of quality components such as home theater speakers, audio/video receivers, amplifiers, subwoofers, as well as car audio, remote starters, and security.

Taplin Yard, Pump & Power
120 Interstate Dr., West Springfield
(413) 781-4352
www.fctaplin.com
Martin Jagodowski, president
Taplin has been servicing the local area since 1892, and is an authorized dealer for parts, equipment, service, and accessories for a wide range of brands. It boasts a large inventory of zero-turn mowers, commercial lawn equipment, lawnmowers, lawn tractors, trimmers, blowers, generators, pressure washers, pole saws, sprayers, chainsaws, and more.

Valley Home Improvement Inc.
340 Riverside Dr.,
Florence
(413) 517-0158
www.valleyhomeimprovement.com
Steven Silverman, owner
Valley Home Improvement has specialized in home improvement, renovations, and remodeling service since 1991. Home-improvement and remodeling services include kitchen design, bathrooms, additions, sunrooms, screen porches, basement finishing, weatherization/insulation services, garages, and custom cabinetry and countertops.
VertitechIT
4 Open Square Way, #310, Holyoke
(413) 268-1600
www.vertitechit.com
Michael Feld, CEO
Calling itself a group of advisors, confidantes, strategists, and innovators for hire, Vertitech has, in its own words, created a new path to IT transformation, aiming not just to solve technical problems, but to develop the strategic solutions that make an organization or healthcare institution thrive.

Western Mass  Demolition Corp.
50 Summit Lock Road, Westfield
(413) 579-5254
www.wmdemocorp.com
Dale Unsderfer, president
Western Mass Demolition Corp. has a wide range of services to meet clients’ demolition and recycling needs, including complete structure removal, selective works, emergency and fire on call, lowboy and equipment hauling, building separation, abatement and remediation, concrete cutting and breaking, oil-tank removal, recycling, reuse, and salvage.

Education Sections

A New Chapter

Laurie Flynn says her new role with Link to Libraries enables her to make her passions — reading and children’s literature — her profession.

Laurie Flynn says her new role with Link to Libraries enables her to make her passions — reading and children’s literature — her profession.

Laurie Flynn says it’s not often that one gets to make their passion their profession.

And it was the opportunity to do just that which prompted her to put aside a budding marketing business she co-founded a few years ago and become president and CEO of Link to Libraries (LTL), the decade-old nonprofit that, as the name suggests, puts books on the shelves of school libraries and other agencies and promotes childhood literacy on many levels.

“It just seemed like this serendipitous, perfect opportunity to bring together what I’ve learned professionally and my personal passion for children’s literature, and also for reading and writing,” said Flynn, who has made LTL only the latest example of making her passion her work.

Indeed, Flynn, who returned to college (Simmons College in Boston, to be more specific) in 2011 to earn a master’s degree in writing for children, has long been a children’s book reviewer for Kirkus Reviews, handling middle-grade and young-adult books across all genres. And for nearly two years, she was the Western Mass. regional coordinator for Reach Out and Read, a nonprofit that works to incorporate books into pediatric care and encourage families to read aloud together.

Desiring to take her work with literacy and children’s literature to a still-higher level, Flynn assumes many of the responsibilities carried out by Susan Jaye-Kaplan, co-founder of LTL, as it’s called, along with Janet Crimmons, in 2007. Jaye-Kaplan told BusinessWest she will remain quite active with the organization, as a board member, fund-raiser, and volunteer, among other roles, but acknowledged that, as LTL continues to grow, geographically and otherwise, it was time for the nonprofit to hire a paid, full-time president.

LTL’s warehouse at Rediker Software is crammed with books bound for area schools and nonprofits.

LTL’s warehouse at Rediker Software is crammed with books bound for area schools and nonprofits.

“This was a very necessary step to continue growing Link to Libraries and broadening its impact,” she said of the decision to hire a director. “We were at a crossroads, growth-wise, and this was the direction we needed to take.”

Flynn, who moved into LTL’s donated office space at Rediker Software in Hampden in late September, told BusinessWest that her first few months will be spent “learning the territory,” a phrase with multiple meanings.

First, there is the actual physical territory, meaning the dozens of schools and nonprofits across Western Mass. and Northern Conn. that LTL serves; she’s already visited several, and more trips are scheduled. There is also LTL’s operating structure, complete with a network of hundreds of volunteers handing assignments ranging from reading in the classroom to packing books bound for area schools.

And there’s still more to that word ‘territory,’ including everything from the art and science of selecting the books that will be distributed to soliciting new sponsors for LTL’s hugely successful Business Book Link program, which recruits businesses large and small to sponsor individual schools.

Actually, Flynn was already familiar with much of this territory through her work reviewing books, with Reach Out Read, and also work as an LTL volunteer. Indeed, she was, and would like to go on being, a volunteer reader at Homer Street School in Springfield.

But she acknowledges that she has much to learn, and is eager to get on with doing so.

For this issue and its focus on education, BusinessWest talked with Flynn about her new role and her decision to turn her passion for books and childhood literacy into her new business card.

Turning the Page

Flynn brings an intriguing résumé to her role with LTL, one that includes time working in both Parliament and the U.S. Capitol.

The former was a relatively short stint — an internship undertaken while she was enrolled at the London School of Economics in 1993. The latter was much more involved, covering the first half-dozen years of her professional career.

A Washington, D.C. native, Flynn started working as deputy press secretary for U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg (R-New Hampshire) in January 1995, and a year later became his press secretary, serving in that role until 1998, when she became communications manager in the office of the Secretary of the Senate.

In that role, and also as a staff assistant handling special projects and communications in the office of the Clerk of the House, she was heavily involved with press inquiries and other aspects of construction of the $621 million U.S. Capitol Visitor Center (CVC), a large underground addition to the Capitol complex that opened in 2008.

After relocating to Western Mass., she became an independent communications consultant, specializing in event planning and execution, product launches, and writing of documents related to corporate marketing and mission.

And after spending two years with Reach Out and Read, she co-founded Red Mantel Communications (her partner had a red mantel in her home, where the two would often brainstorm), which specialized in media and public relations, event planning, and other communications-related work.

“I was fortunate enough, since it was our own company, to focus on communications work I really wanted to do,” she explained. “Much of it had to do with nonprofits and with helping corporations focus their philanthropic giving as a way to generate good press for not only the business, but also the organization; we really tried to focus on local agencies when we could to help raise their visibility.”

Among her clients was Balise Motor Sales, which had already forged a unique relationship with Homer Street School — the late Mike Balise, a principal with the company, purchased winter coats for students there — and took it to a higher level by adopting the school through LTL’s Business Book Link program.

Flynn, who read to fourth-graders at Homer Street, said she was content in her work with Red Mantel, but when she heard that LTL was going to commence a search for its first full-time paid director, she became intrigued.

But first, she needed convincing that Jaye-Kaplan, the energetic face of the nonprofit, was really going to take at least a small step back in her role as leader of the agency.

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“I couldn’t imagine her actually stepping away — I thought she would change her mind, which would have been fine,” Flynn said. “But she was firm — she was going to step back.”

The position attracted a number of applicants, most of them with backgrounds in education, nonprofit management, or both, and Flynn eventually prevailed in a search process that ended in early September.

Looking ahead, Flynn said her informal job description is to build on LTL’s solid foundation and advance its work to not only put books on library shelves and in students’ hands, but to encourage young people to read and impress upon them the importance of doing so to attain jobs and careers.

“I just have a deep love and appreciation for the importance of reading in kids’ lives,” she told BusinessWest, adding that the Business Book Link program is an important part of this mission.

And not simply because the businesses donate money to purchase books for the schools they’re sponsoring. A perhaps even bigger component is how those businesses become involved with the schools — by reading to students, but also funding field trips and other initiatives — and having their employees visit the classrooms and become role models of sorts.

“That community involvement, and getting representatives of the business world to come into the classroom and take the time to sit down with those kids … that’s just so important and so unique,” Flynn explained.

Overall, she said would like to see the organization broaden its work and its mission in some important ways, but without ever straying from its reason for being.

“I’d like to see Link to Libraries grow as a resource — a source of literacy information and a way to connect teachers with books,” she explained. “I’d love to see us expand that way and create a new niche, as a children’s literacy resource.”

Meanwhile, she would like to use books and reading as a way to help young people “find their own voice.”

“By sharing a love of reading and stories,” she told BusinessWest, maybe we can inspire kids to write their own.”

As she contemplates how to do that, Flynn said the region’s many noted children’s authors, including Jane Yolin, Holly Black, Richard Michelson, and others, could play a role in such work.

“These authors could become a resource for teachers and educators in our community, offering them new and interesting ways to approach reading to kids to make it interesting and relevant.”

Book Smart

As LTL celebrates 10 years of carrying out its unique mission, this is an appropriate time to pause and reflect, said Flynn, adding that the milestone, and her arrival as the first paid director, are turning points for the organization.

Together, they symbolize the beginning of a new chapter in the history of the agency. And while the specific plotline of this chapter isn’t known yet, the story is likely to be one of continued growth and deeper impact within the community.

As for Flynn, she is excited to be helping to script this chapter. That’s to be expected when your passion becomes your life’s work.

—George O’Brien

Building Permits Departments

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

Departments Real Estate

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

FRANKLIN COUNTY

ASHFIELD

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

DBA Certificates Departments

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

AMHERST

Fernando Molina IT Consulting
240 West St.
Fernando Molina

Mary Moore Design
534 Main St.
Home and Homme, LLC

CHICOPEE

CL Construction
11 Falcon Circle
Chet Lokey

D & D Masonry
524 Chicopee St.
Marc Murphy, Jordan Healy, Roger Roberge

Dowco
83 Wheatland Ave.
Stephanie Dow

NextGen Farm
963 Burnett Road
Damion Campbell

PNG Home Improvement
20 Sterling St.
Pavel Gavrilyuk

Pooch Caboose, LLC
114 Wellington Ave.
Ann-Marie Malloy

DEERFIELD

Old Deerfield Antiques
663 Greenfield Road
Brian Rider

EAST LONGMEADOW

Christine Robinson
511 North Main St.
Christine Robinson

JL Communications
67 Nottingham Dr.
Janet Lupacchino

Silverson Machines Inc.
355 Chestnut St.
Harold Rothman

Standen Financial Services
296 North Main St., Suite 12
Patti Standen

Vittoria Lombardi
511 North Main St.
Vittoria Lombardi

GREENFIELD

AutoZone #3247
430 Federal St.
AutoZone Northeast, LLC

Barts Ice Cream Co.
80 School St.
Thomas Schmidt

China Gourmet
78 Mohawk Trail
Chi & Chi Restaurant Inc.

Chinese Body Work
91 Main St.
Feng Ling Wang

New England Educational Partners
66 Meadow Wood Dr.
Martha Seretta

HADLEY

B & B HVAC
91 North Maple St.
Steven Beauregard

Burning Heart South
191 Russell St., A-C
Burning Heart, LLC

HOLYOKE

Dam Café
37-39 Myrtle Ave.
Michael McMahon III, Celeste Long

Hawks at Mt. Tom
320 Easthampton Road
Linda Henderson

Jhanvi, LLC
161-165 Suffolk St.
Mitaben Patel

O’Brien’s Auto
40 Anderson Hill
Edward O’Brien Jr.

T. McGarry Home Improvement
963 Hampden St., Apt. 1
Thomas McGarry

Rescom Property Improvement
60 West Glen St.
Raquel Soto

LONGMEADOW

Anne Most, LICSW
123 Dwight Road
Anne Most

Edward D. Jones & Co., LP
175 Dwight Road
Stephanie Griffin

On Point Property Solutions
145 Porter Lake Dr.
Katie Toomy

LUDLOW

Gary Guertin Excavating
437 Holyoke St.
Gary Guertin

Mackenzie and Sons
125 Wilno Ave.
Brandon Mackenzie

Nutritional Services Consulting
54 Owens Way
Lynn Moylan

NORTHAMPTON

45 and Single
73 Barrett St., #6192
Juan Diaz

Berkshire Natural, LLC
100 Emerson Way
David Starr

Hampshire Dermatology and Skin Health Center
39A Carlon Dr.
Katherine White, M.D.

Hampshire House Publishing Co.
8 Nonotuck St.
O. Stan Freeman

Movement Voter Project
37 Kensington Ave.
William Wimsatt

Penny Lane
141 Main St.
Ronny Hazel

Picture Public Health
26 Market St.
CommunicateHealth Inc.

RAPS Real Estate
79 Masonic St.
Joseph Curran, Dan Berger

SH Construction and Hardscapes
230 Bridge St.
Steven Gosselin

VIP Nail Spa
104B Damon Road
Tommy Nguyen

SOUTHWICK

A.J. Precision Inc.
13 Industrial Road
Wade Austin

Bob Solek Masonry
183 Granville Road
Bob Solek

First Choice Nurse Staffing Services, LLC
32 George Loomis Road
Mark Beaulieu

Spotlight Trade Show Displays
9B Whalley Way
Diane DeMarco

SPRINGFIELD

Bentley’s Café
1142 Berkshire St.
Keno White II

Cam’s Snack Bar
36 Court St.
Cameron Walker

Capital Income Tax
1655 Main St.
Nathilda Ramirez

City Soul Market
700 State St.
Ruth Elizabeth

Josiah’s Landscaping
30 Harvard St.
Omar Santiago

Junny’s Transporter
37 Balis St.
Candido Borges

K and K Distribution, LLC
494 Central St.
Mohammad Tanvir

Longonot Transportation
49 Bissell Ave.
Isaac Teresia

Love of Ladies
181 Chestnut St.
Taurean Walden

Marriott Hotel Service Inc.
2 Boland Way
Bill Hess

Shooting Star Dance Center
1196 Parker St.
Carol Boardway-Chapin

Torres Multi Services
217A Berkshire Ave.
Beury Torres

Trevor Wholesales
823 Armory St.
Trevor Dufault

Weemans Custom Vinyl
98 Whittier St.
Johnny Vidal

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Designs for Everyday Living
215 Ely Ave.
Nicole Towsley

Distinctive Works
31 Lowell St.
Real Mercier

Edwin’s Quality Services
18 Kings Highway
Edwin Colon

The Loft Salon Studio
2301 Westfield St.
Ann Marie Walts

Nick Tokman
46 Bonnie Brae Dr.
Nicholas Tokman

Panera Bread
935 Riverdale St.
PR Restaurants, LLC

Roche Realty & Associates
425 Union St.
Cassie Roche

Venetian Bakery
90 Baldwin St.
Mark Maniscalchi

Willow Services
29 Glenview Dr.
Michelle Litchfield

WILBRAHAM

Realistic Solutions MR
7 Fairview Road
Mary Berard

Departments Incorporations

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

CHICOPEE

Ela Deli Inc., 226 Exchange St., Chicopee, MA 01013. Elzbieta Magda, 75 Wheatland Ave., Chicopee, MA 01020. Deli & grocery store.

CUMMINGTON

LM Cubed Inc., 320 Stage Road, Cummington, MA 01026. Mark    F. Sullivan, same. Providing solutions for clients’ needs arising from construction activities they have undertaken.

EAST LONGMEADOW

J&B Fleet Maintenance Inc., 290 Westwood Ave., East Longmeadow, MA 01028. Suzanne Lynch, same. The repair of tractor-trailer trucks.

HOLYOKE

Holy Spirit International Chaplin of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 460 Tokeneke Road, Holyoke, MA 01040. Norma Rodriguez, 60 Alvord Ave., Chicopee, MA 01020. Volunteer services to the community and the poor through religious and non-religious outreach.

LEE

K.B. Regency Inc., 65A Fairview St., Lee, MA 01238. Karen Hawkins, same. Author.

LEVERETT

Coolcap Fund Inc., 88 Shutesbury Road., Leverett, MA 01054. Roger Bird, same. Provides poor smallholder farmers in Kenya and other African counties with low-cost-to-buy farming equipment at a price they can afford with terms they can meet.

MONSON

Eight Eight One Entertainment Inc., 189 Hovey Hill Road, Monson, MA 01057. John P. Siniscalchi, same. Operation of restaurant and lounge.

SOUTH DEERFIELD

Frontier Youth Football Association Inc., 195 North St., South Deerfield, MA 01373. Jennifer Hannum, same. Non-profit that provides an opportunity for eligible youth (ages 8-14) to engage in athletic exercises in a supervised, organized, and safety-oriented manner.

SOUTHAMPTON

Green Thumb Investment Corp., 170 Pomeroy Meadow Road, Southampton, MA 01073. Leakhena Som, same. Investing in medical dispensaries and cultivation.

SPRINGFIELD

Hampden County Bar Foundation Inc., 50 State St., Room 137, Springfield, MA 01103. Kevin V. Maltby, 165 Viscount Road, Longmeadow, MA 01106. Raise and expend funds for research in the public interest in any branch of the law.

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Eagle Express Freight Inc., 480 Cold Spring Ave., West Springfield, MA 01089. Arber Allajbegu, same. Transportation services.

Briefcase Departments

Eastern States Exposition Breaks Attendance Record

WEST SPRINGFIELD — A record number of visitors attended the Big E this year, breaking the fair’s all-time high attendance figure, with a final tally of 1,525,553. The previous record of 1,498,605 was set in 2014. Oct. 1 attendance was 137,208, also a new record for the final Sunday of the 17-day fair. During the fair’s run, the all-time-highest single-day attendance record was also broken when 171,897 visitors attended Saturday, Sept. 23. Three additional daily attendance records were set: Sept. 21, 85,019; Sept. 28, 89,905; and Sept. 29, 109,871. “I am humbled to see the incredible support of Eastern States Exposition by our loyal fair patrons,” said Eugene Cassidy, president and CEO of the Exposition. “The 2017, 101st edition of the Big E broke records again, recording for the first time in history over 1.5 million guests. Patrons of New England’s Great State Fair braved days of punishing temperatures that pushed the heat index to above 100 degrees, they endured a 55-degree drop in temperature accompanied by rain, and yet they came in great numbers to participate in, enjoy, and support this organization and all it stands for.”

Employer Confidence Rebounds in September

BOSTON — The Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) Business Confidence Index broke a two-month slide in September, rising 1.2 points to 62.4. The reading equaled its high for 2017 and was 6.5 points better than a year ago. Employer confidence has moved in a narrow range so far in 2017, as employers appear bullish about the growth prospects of their companies. The September uptick was driven in part by a 5.7-point surge in the Sales Index, which is often a leading indicator of increased business activity. “The Index was also taken prior to the announcement of an effort by Congressional Republicans and the White House to significantly reduce corporate taxes, a move that enjoys broad support among employers,” said Raymond Torto, Chair of AIM’s Board of Economic Advisors (BEA) and lecturer at Harvard Graduate School of Design. “The prospect of tax reform and tax simplification is likely to buoy employer sentiment through the end of the year.” The AIM Index, based on a survey of Massachusetts employers, has appeared monthly since July 1991. It is calculated on a 100-point scale, with 50 as neutral; a reading above 50 is positive, while below 50 is negative. The Index reached its historic high of 68.5 on two occasions in 1997-98, and its all-time low of 33.3 in February 2009. The Index has remained above 50 since October 2013. The constituent indicators that make up the overall Business Confidence Index were generally higher during September. The Massachusetts Index, assessing business conditions within the Commonwealth, rose 2.2 points to 65.4, a reading that was 8.4 points higher than in September 2016. The U.S. Index of national business conditions dropped 0.4 points to 59.8 after surging more than 10 points during the previous 12 months. September marked the 90th consecutive month in which employers have been more optimistic about the Massachusetts economy than the national economy. The Current Index, which assesses overall business conditions at the time of the survey, increased 1.6 points to 62.9, while the Future Index, measuring expectations for six months out, rose 0.7 points to 61.9. The Future Index ended the month 5.9 points higher than a year ago. The Company Index, reflecting overall business conditions, gained 1.4 points to 62.3. Finally, the Employment Index fell 2.2 points to 55.8, continuing an up-and-down pattern within the mid-50s on the 100-point scale. “The Massachusetts economy continues to maintain a steady recovery, with employers adding 10,800 jobs during August and the state jobless rate declining to 4.2%,” said Elmore Alexander, dean of Ricciardi College of Business at Bridgewater State University, and a BEA member. “The surge in the AIM Sales and Future indices suggests that business activity may actually accelerate in coming months, so the primary challenge for employers will remain hiring and retaining skilled workers in a tight labor market.” AIM President and CEO Richard Lord, also a BEA member, said employers generally support federal initiatives to reduce business taxes, but also remain concerned about the potential effect those reductions might have on the deficit. It is ironic, Lord added, that the proposed Republican tax plan would lower levies for subchapter-S corporations and other small pass-through businesses, while Massachusetts voters may be voting on a surtax next year on those same companies. “Subchapter-S corporations and other companies that pay taxes on the individual level are generally small to medium-sized enterprises that form the heart of the Massachusetts economy,” he noted. “What a shame it would be if the federal government were to help these companies while Massachusetts penalizes them.”

MGM’s 95% Document Submittal Consistent with HCA Commitments

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno and Kevin Kennedy, the city’s chief Development officer, announced that the MGM 95% construction-design submittals are consistent with the commitments outlined within the city’s host-community agreement (HCA). “As we move closer to the completion and grand opening of this unique urban development, I am pleased to be able to announce another milestone as the city accepts the 95% construction-design submittals,” said Sarno. “Through this continued collaborative effort between the city of Springfield and MGM, the designs submitted remain consistent with what has been outlined within the host-community agreement.” This determination of compliance is based on a detailed review of the submittal documents by a number of city departments, including the Office of Planning & Economic Development, the Law Department, the Building Department, the Department of Public Works, and the Casino Liaison Office. A full review of the 95% construction-design documents was also completed by Chicago Consultants Studio Inc., an urban-planning consultant that has been used extensively by the city of Springfield throughout the casino design-review process. “Based on a thorough review and engaged process over the past few months, we believe that MGM’s 95% construction documents continue to illustrate a high-quality, attractive, and innovative design,” said Kim Goluska of Chicago Consultants Studio Inc. “MGM’s cooperation with the city and its positive enhancements and completion of the key design components has resulted in a project that not only conforms to the HCA intent and requirements, but also creates a new, truly innovative precedent for urban casino developments.” Added Kennedy, “with MGM Springfield nearing completion and the numerous other economic-development efforts underway throughout the city, including the recent grand opening of Union Station, we are really starting to see the new Springfield take shape. Our focus will continue to be on capitalizing on these larger transformative developments to help attract other private investment and jobs to the city of Springfield.”

New England Unemployment Holds Steady in August

BOSTON — The New England Information Office of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has released New England and state unemployment numbers for August 2017. These data are supplied by the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, which produces monthly and annual employment, unemployment, and labor-force data for Census regions and divisions, states, counties, metropolitan areas, and many cities. The New England unemployment rate was little changed at 4.0% in August. One year ago, the New England jobless rate was 3.9%. The U.S. jobless rate was little changed from July at 4.4%. No New England state had a significant over-the-year jobless rate change.

Departments People on the Move
Amanda Sbriscia

Amanda Sbriscia

Holyoke Community College announced that Amanda Sbriscia has been hired as its new vice president of Institutional Advancement. Sbriscia will lead HCC’s fund-raising efforts as head of the HCC Foundation as well as oversee Alumni Affairs, Resource Development, and Marketing and Communications. She begins Oct. 30. “I am thrilled to be joining HCC at a very exciting time in its history,” Sbriscia said. “I look forward to connecting with our alumni, friends, faculty, and staff, and to engaging the community in our efforts to support students and build on the college’s excellent reputation.” Sbriscia  comes to HCC with more than 10 years of experience in education and fund-raising. Most recently, she has been serving as senior director of Advancement at Bay Path University, following her role there as director of Annual Giving and Alumni Relations. Before Bay Path, Sbriscia worked in fund development for the Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts and as director of Annual Giving for Anna Maria College in Paxton. Her experience in higher education also includes work in major gifts, volunteer management, corporate sponsorship, and strategic planning. “We were fortunate to have four extremely qualified finalists to consider, and we put each of them through a full day of rigorous interviews,” said HCC president Christina Royal. “In the end, though, Amanda’s experience, presence, and passion really made her stand out. She has an energy that I believe will integrate fluently with our current campus leadership and help propel us forward as we begin to develop a strategic plan for the future of HCC. I’m excited that she will soon be here.” Sbriscia has served on the board of the Assoc. of Fundraising Professionals and is a member of Women in Philanthropy and the Young Professional Society of Greater Springfield. She is also a classroom reader through Springfield School Volunteers. She is currently pursuing her doctor of education degree in organizational leadership from Northeastern University.

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Jaime O’Connor

Jaime O’Connor

Waterford Hotel Group announced the appointment of Jaime O’Connor as director of sales at the Sheraton Hartford Hotel located inside Bradley International Airport. The Sheraton Bradley is managed by Waterford Hotel Group, a national hotel and convention-center management firm. As director of Sales, O’Connor is responsible for the total sales efforts for the hotel, as well as supervising sales-related personnel and implementing sales and marketing strategies to maximize profits while also maintaining guest satisfaction. O’Connor started her career in hospitality at the Sheraton Springfield in 2001. She quickly grew within the property, holding the positions of executive meeting manager and senior executive meeting manager, before joining Waterford Hotel Group as a sales manager at the Marriott Hartford in 2005. Most recently, she has been working as director of sales at the Sheraton Hartford South. “We are pleased to welcome Jaime back to the Waterford Hotel Group team,” said Karen Bachofner, vice president of Sales and Marketing at Waterford Hotel Group. “We look forward to working with her in this new role.”

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Valerie Krolicki

Valerie Krolicki

Valerie Krolicki recently joined Ayre Real Estate Co. Inc. as a full-time real-estate sales associate. She is a graduate of Hopkinton High School and has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in education from Northeastern University in Boston. Krolicki is the daughter-in-law of the late Cynthia ‘Cindy’ Ayre, formerly of Ayre Real Estate and past president of the Realtor Assoc. of Pioneer Valley and Realtor of the Year.

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With the upcoming departure of DevelopSpringfield’s President and CEO Jay Minkarah, the organization has tapped Jeff Daley to provide consulting services on an interim basis to manage project oversight. Daley is founder and principal of CJC Development Advisors, LLC with more than 15 years of experience in real-estate development, construction project development, government relations, and public-private partnership development. He was formerly the Economic Development director for the city of Westfield, executive director of the Westfield Redevelopment Authority, and a member of the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority board of directors, in addition to roles on other nonprofit boards and advisory panels. “I am excited for the opportunity to assist the team at DevelopSpringfield to move their projects forward,” Daley said. “CJC Development Advisors has been engaged in development projects around the region, and I feel this is a perfect opportunity to help DevelopSpringfield through their transition on some very important projects.” Nick Fyntrilakis, DevelopSpringfield’s board chair, added that “we are pleased to have Jeff step in to help ensure the advancement of DevelopSpringfield’s projects. Jeff has a strong background in large-scale development projects, and I’m confident his experience will be invaluable to the organization as we look to begin a search for a permanent replacement for Jay Minkarah.”

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Claudia Pazmany

Claudia Pazmany

Claudia Pazmany was recently named director of Development & Marketing for Providence Ministries. “My guiding core philosophy is to honor the work of today but to bring people together in the form of support to enable a vision for tomorrow,” Pazmany said. “It exemplifies how I feel about the power of philanthropy and how it can transform communities. I hope to transform how we think about our most vulnerable in my new role here at Providence Ministries, and how we can all play a vital role in that transformation.” Pazmany is a community leader with more than 16 years of experience in professional fund-raising. Her business-development skills, combined with a long history in capital campaigns, philanthropy, community engagement, social media, and alumni relations, helped her build visionary and sustainable movements of giving. She continues to apply her leadership skills to creating a more just and equitable world. Pazmany has an MBA from UMass, served on the executive team as former director of Development at the Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts, is a graduate of the Women’s Fund’s Leadership Institute for Political and Public Impact, and is currently a board member at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampshire County.

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Morrison Mahoney LLP announced the election of six new partners, representing a range of practice areas including appeals, insurance coverage, construction litigation, professional liability defense, medical malpractice, fraud, transportation, and employment-law disputes.

“The election of so many highly qualified partners speaks volumes of the depth of talent that we have in all offices of Morrison Mahoney and quality of our mentoring and professional development,” said Managing Partner Scott Burke.

The new partners are:

Jeffrey O’Connor

Jeffrey O’Connor

Joseph Ciollo

Joseph Ciollo

Jeffrey O’Connor (Springfield), who focuses his practice on the defense of medical and legal professionals, healthcare law, employment litigation, and general liability defense;

Joseph Ciollo (Hartford, Stamford), who represents insurance companies, insureds, private businesses, attorneys, and other licensed professionals in matters involving automobile, homeowner, and property insurance coverage; insurance fraud investigation; general liability defense; automobile liability defense; bad-faith claims; subrogation; professional liability; and employment discrimination;

Christopher Davidson (Boston), who specializes in the defense of corporate clients involving claims of catastrophic injury or death in the context of construction-site accidents, product liability, premises liability, and transportation/trucking matters;

Larry Slotnick (Boston), who has successfully represented insures in a wide range of coverage and bad-faith disputes, both at the trial and appellate levels, and also represents businesses in commercial-litigation disputes;

Christopher Keenoy (New York), who focuses his practice on cases involving professional liability, construction defects, product liability, lead paint, trucking, and general liability; and

James McKenney (New York), who litigates complex commercial and civil matters, including healthcare and insurance-coverage issues, regulatory violations, Medicaid fraud claims, contract disputes, and civil RICO actions in federal, state, and appellate courts.

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Jean Deliso

Jean Deliso

Jean Deliso, CFP has been named a member of the 2017 Chairman’s Council of New York Life. Members of the elite Chairman’s Council rank in the top 3% of New York Life’s sales force of more than 12,000 licensed agents in sales achievement. Deliso has accomplished this level of achievement for six consecutive years. Her passion for finance and strategic planning led to the creation of Deliso Financial and Insurance Services in 2000. She began her career in corporate accounting in Tampa, Fla., where she consulted with small-business owners on financial operations and maximizing performance. Deliso has been a New York Life agent since 1995 and is associated with New York Life’s CT Valley General Office in Windsor, Conn. She is currently chairman of the board of the Baystate Health Foundation and a board member of the Community Music School of Springfield. She is past chairman of the board of the YMCA of Greater Springfield, past board member of AAA Pioneer Valley, and past trustee of the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts and the advisory council at Bay Path University. Deliso Financial and Insurance Services is not owned or operated by New York Life Insurance Co. or any of its affiliates.

Court Dockets Departments

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

CHICOPEE DISTRICT COURT

Donald Kendal v. Home Depot USA Inc. and Electric Eel Manufacturing Co.

Allegation: Personal injury: $9,092.37

Filed: 9/15/17

FRANKLIN SUPERIOR COURT

Jess Douglas v. Monahan Trucking, LLC

Allegation: Failure to pay prevailing wage: $90,000

Filed: 8/9/17

HAMPDEN DISTRICT COURT

Steven Kinsley v. Dave’s Sheet Metal Inc.

Allegation: Motor-vehicle negligence causing injury: $6,488.13

Filed: 9/6/17

Insignia Inc. d/b/a The Sign Center v. Universal Wilde Inc.

Allegation: Money owed for goods sold and delivered: $10,436.48

Filed: 9/15/17

American Builders and Contractors Supply Co. Inc. d/b/a ABC Supply Co. Inc. v. Brian E. Drenen d/b/a Southwick Builders

Allegation: Money owed for goods sold and delivered, unjust enrichment, breach of credit documents: $7,183.76

Filed: 9/15/17

HAMPDEN SUPERIOR COURT

Fanony Montoya-Plavan and Caleb Plavan v. Allegra Daniela Deucher, M.D.; Alice M. Shin, M.D.; and Olivia H. Chang, M.D.

Allegation: Medical malpractice: $231,000

Filed: 9/7/17

Brenda Morales v. City of Springfield

Allegation: Motor-vehicle negligence causing injury: $29,941

Filed: 9/12/17

67 Market Street, LLC v. Service Experts of the Berkshires, LLC; Service Experts Heating & Air Conditioning – Massachusetts, LLC; and Berkshire Air Conditioning, LLC

Allegation: Money owed for services, labor, and materials: $225,000

Filed: 9/14/17

N.L. Construction Inc. v. DevelopSpringfield Corp. and 276 Bridge Street, LLC

Allegation: Money owed for services, labor, and materials: $253,894

Filed: 9/14/17

HAMPSHIRE DISTRICT COURT

Cornetta A. Young v. Realty Resources Chartered, LLC and Nash Hill Place

Allegation: Slip and fall causing injury: $6,995

Filed: 9/8/17

PALMER DISTRICT COURT

Shafiis’ Inc. d/b/a TigerPress v. Jamie Jordan d/b/a Stone Age Advertising and d/b/a Ad-Advantage and d/b/a Big Coaster

Allegation: Money owed for services: $10,973.82

Filed: 9/6/17

Daily News

NORTHAMPTON — Friendly rivalry and a passion to support the new Breast Center at Cooley Dickinson brought more than 144 players, sponsors, and volunteers to the Orchards on Oct. 2. In its 28th year, the Golf FORE Health Tournament surpassed the event’s fund-raising goal, bringing in $104,000.

Beautiful New England fall weather made the perfect backdrop for a day of camaraderie and community. Players were challenged by a championship-level golf course peppered with refreshment stations and contests. On-course highlights included hot dogs and refreshments from the Friends of Cooley Dickinson, lobster rolls from the Smithsonian Chowder House, barbecue from Bub’s BBQ, and ice cream from Mt. Tom’s Ice Cream. An exciting new addition to the tournament, an air cannon, gave players the opportunity to fire golf balls towards the 8th hole.

This year’s major sponsors included M.J. Moran Inc., bankESB, Tom & Sue Hodgkins, and Pioneer Valley EMS. Proceeds supported the construction of the new Breast Center, ensuring critical breast-care needs will be met at Cooley Dickinson.

“Projects like the new Breast Center would not be possible without the support of our community, our volunteers, and the Golf FORE Health Committee, who worked tirelessly on the tournament for months securing sponsorships, raffle prizes, and participants,” said Diane Dukette, chief Development officer at Cooley Dickinson Hospital.

The event concluded with dinner at the clubhouse, a silent auction, and short speeches by tournament co-chairs Natalie Didonna and Pat Brough, Cooley Dickinson Health Care President and CEO Joanne Marqusee, and Dr. Michelle Helms of Cooley Dickinson Medical Group General Surgical Care, a self-described “passionate promoter” of breast health who will be integrating surgical services with the center.

“Cooley is committed to delivering compassionate and personalized care to every patient and family we serve,” Marqusee said. “The new Breast Center allows us to provide exceptional care in a patient-centered environment. We are truly grateful for all who participated and supported this year’s tournament.”

Past Golf FORE Health events have provided funding for the Massachusetts General Cancer Center at Cooley Dickinson Hospital (2013, 2014, and 2015), the Nursing Education Program (2012), the Locust Street Entrance Renovation (2011), the Cardiovascular Program (2010), the Emergency Department (2009), the Center for Midwifery Care (2008), and the Pediatric Hospitalist Program (2007).

Daily News

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 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.

Daily News

SPRINGFIELD — American International College (AIC) announced the groundbreaking ceremony for its new educational facility will take place Wednesday, Oct. 18, starting at 3 p.m. Guests and speakers include U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, AIC President Vincent Maniaci, AIC board of trustees Chair Frank Colaccino; AIC Dean of Health Sciences Cesarina Thompson, and AIC Student Government Assoc. President Dante Raggio.

Located at 1020 State St., the building will house the college’s new exercise science programs in addition to expanded occupational therapy and physical therapy offerings. It is a complete remodel of the existing edifice and includes new construction. The one-level building will grow to a two-story structure totaling more than 20,000 square feet. Athletic-training programs will be introduced beginning in 2021.

Located in the geographic center of Springfield, this new facility complements the ongoing redevelopment of downtown by extending revitalization efforts up the State Street corridor to the Mason Square/Upper Hill neighborhood.

“With the increasing emphasis on health promotion, fitness, and disease prevention, there is a need to competitively prepare our students as exercise-science professionals who can practice in the growing areas of performance training and sports medicine in addition to the ever-expanding fields of occupational and physical therapy,” Thompson said. “This new facility will enhance the students’ educational experience, enabling them to be well-equipped to practice in an evolving and complex healthcare system.”

The state-of-the-art facility will boast a variety of lab, rehabilitation, and human-performance spaces, and will allow for clinical simulations. It will also contain classroom space and faculty offices.

Daily News

SPRINGFIELD — Morrison Mahoney LLP announced the election of six new partners, representing a range of practice areas including appeals, insurance coverage, construction litigation, professional liability defense, medical malpractice, fraud, transportation, and employment-law disputes.

“The election of so many highly qualified partners speaks volumes of the depth of talent that we have in all offices of Morrison Mahoney and quality of our mentoring and professional development,” said Managing Partner Scott Burke.

The new partners are:

• Jeffrey O’Connor (Springfield), who focuses his practice on the defense of medical and legal professionals, healthcare law, employment litigation, and general liability defense;

• Joseph Ciollo (Hartford, Stamford), who represents insurance companies, insureds, private businesses, attorneys, and other licensed professionals in matters involving automobile, homeowner, and property insurance coverage; insurance fraud investigation; general liability defense; automobile liability defense; bad-faith claims; subrogation; professional liability; and employment discrimination;

• Christopher Davidson (Boston), who specializes in the defense of corporate clients involving claims of catastrophic injury or death in the context of construction-site accidents, product liability, premises liability, and transportation/trucking matters;

• Larry Slotnick (Boston), who has successfully represented insures in a wide range of coverage and bad-faith disputes, both at the trial and appellate levels, and also represents businesses in commercial-litigation disputes;

• Christopher Keenoy (New York), who focuses his practice on cases involving professional liability, construction defects, product liability, lead paint, trucking, and general liability; and

• James McKenney (New York), who litigates complex commercial and civil matters, including healthcare and insurance-coverage issues, regulatory violations, Medicaid fraud claims, contract disputes, and civil RICO actions in federal, state, and appellate courts.

Features

Complicating Matters

Innovation Center

Outgoing DevelopSpringfield President & CEO Jay Minkarah says he expects work to begin again soon on the Innovation Center taking shape in downtown Springfield.

Jay Minkarah says that the $5.5 million Innovation Center project in downtown Springfield, like just about every other initiative in the DevelopSpringfield portfolio, has been a complicated undertaking.

This means there have been, well, complications, quite a few of them, in fact, especially in the form of cost overruns involving everything from HVAC systems to the terra-cotta façade of the buildings being renovated — 270-284 Bridge St.

These complications have manifested themselves in everything from a highly visible shutdown of the project — one that started in May and left the sole occupant of the building, the Women’s Fund of Western Mass., without access to an elevator or air conditioning — to a breach-of-contract suit filed in Hampden Superior Court by the contractor, Ludlow-based NL Construction, seeking $225,000 allegedly owed for services, labor, and materials.

These complications also led to a host of questions about when, if, and under what circumstances the project would continue — questions that weren’t really answered until Minkarah, DevelopSpringfield’s president and CEO, announced he would be leaving the organization later this month to take a position as leader of a regional planning commission in New Hampshire.

Minkarah has told the local press and BusinessWest that, with a $723,000 mortgage secured from Berkshire Bank, work is expected to resume shortly on the project and that, barring any additional unforeseen complications, the center should be ready for occupancy by the end of this year.

As for the Women’s Fund, an extension of its temporary occupancy permit, due to expire at the end of September, was being sought as BusinessWest went to press.

“Ultimately, the cost of the project definitely exceeded our initial expectations significantly,” said Minkarah, putting heavy emphasis on that adverb. “And the increases came in a few critical areas, some that became evident early on, some later on.

“Most significant was the extent of the systems overhaul that was needed — that was far greater than we expected, especially HVAC, but also electrical,” he explained. “That was a contributing factor. But another contributing factor was the cost of the façade restoration.”

Elaborating, he said DevelopSpringfield needed to bring in a specialized consulting assistant to conduct an analysis of the façade and put a restoration plan in place.

“The cost of the façade restoration greatly exceeded our initial estimates,” said Minkarah, adding that fit-out costs for various tenants also far exceeded original estimates.

Matters were further complicated, he went on, by the fact that, due to the timing of a $2.2 million grant from the state’s MassWorks Infrastructure Program, construction and design work needed to begin as soon as possible, and was actually well underway before the final (considerably higher) costs of the project were known, said Minkarah.

“We became aware that we had funding gaps and would need additional funding earlier this year,” he went on, adding quickly that it was always understood that additional, traditional financing for this initiative would be needed to supplement grant funding that was received.

Despite this awareness, Minkarah said, work on the project ground to a halt in late May because of the complicated, time-consuming process of securing that additional financing.

“We were actively working to close on that financing for the project from two different sources,” he went on. “And the financing was very complex because it involved historic tax credits, both state and federal. The process of getting through everything we needed to get through definitely took longer than we anticipated.”

The breach-of-contract suit filed last month alleges that promises of payment to NL Construction were made and not kept and that communication from DevelopSpringfield about the project and its future was lacking.

A centerpiece of downtown revitalization efforts, the Innovation Center was conceived to bring people and energy to the downtown area and specifically the Stearns Square area, which has seen a number of other developments, including the relocation of the Community Foundation of Western Mass. and renovation of the former Skyplex building by MassDevelopment.

Announced tenants in the Innovation Center included the Women’s Fund, Valley Venture Mentors, the Ground Up Café coffee shop, and a cocktail bar, as well as space for startups.

—George O’Brien

Banking and Financial Services Sections

Making a Statement

United Bank’s new branch at Monarch Place

United Bank’s new branch at Monarch Place is expected to yield a boost in commercial business amid a host of other benefits.

On paper — and on a map — it’s only a few blocks, really.

But United Bank’s relocation of its office in downtown Springfield, from the corner of Main and State streets to the front of Monarch Place, constitutes a major move in all other respects.

The new address — formerly home to a Bank of America branch that closed its doors several months ago — is projected to bring everything from much greater visibility to significantly higher foot traffic, to a likely surge in commercial-side market share as business owners based in the center of downtown take advantage of another bank opening on that site.

“There was a void left by Bank of America’s departure,” said Tony Liberopoulos, regional commercial executive for United, adding that the bank will move aggressively to fill that void.

Dena Hall, Western Mass. regional president and chief marketing officer, agreed.

“This is one of the premier locations in the city, particularly with the renovations currently taking place at Monarch and all the exciting things happening in that area,” she said, noting that a Starbucks soon to go into that building is just one of the items on that list. “We’re thrilled to be there.”

Indeed, even though the bank’s current location downtown is almost directly across Main Street from the $950 million MGM Springfield casino now taking shape and due to open in about a year — and would no doubt see a surge in retail traffic from that development — that branch is limited in many ways, said Hall.

Elaborating, she said that location is relatively small and, more to the point, cannot easily be renovated and enlarged to provide everything that the bank wants to provide the customers downtown.

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“Our new branch will really give them that ‘wow’ factor of high technology, an open landscape, and everything people expect today,” she said, adding that the Monarch Place location offers an intriguing blank canvas, if you will.

That’s why United, based in Glastonbury, Conn. and with a main office locally in West Springfield, moved assertively to seize what she called a tremendous opportunity when BOA announced it was closing that location.

“I’m not sure how many other banks looked at it, but I know we moved quickly and started the conversations,” said Hall, adding that the location presents opportunities in many forms, and from many directions.

For starters, there are the many businesses based within a few blocks of the site, most all of them with owners desiring to bank conveniently.

“That Bank of America branch had a lot of commercial clients that utilized that location,” said Liberopoulos. “The buildings all around it are full of commercial clients, and we look at that as an opportunity to grow our commercial base as well as our deposit base. I think there’s a lot of businesses looking forward to having another bank in Monarch Place; we think it’s a great opportunity for us.”

Also, there is the enhanced foot traffic already in evidence downtown due to a slew of new developments in the central business district and growing convention and meeting business — not to mention the additional traffic downtown expected to be generated by MGM Springfield.

Add it all up, and the Monarch Place location seemed to be the right place at the right time, said Hall. And to take full advantage of all that the location presents in terms of opportunities, the bank is building a branch that will be full-service in every respect.

Hall said the branch will be modern and open, but it will still feature what she called a “neighborhood branch” approach, meaning it will have tellers, but also cash recyclers.

“It will be set up to service the retail and business customer in any way they want or need to bank with us,” she explained. “But it will also have a more modern feel to it than some of the current United branches.

Construction began roughly a month ago, she went on, and the branch is due to be open by the end of the year. United will occupy about 3,000 square feet, which is roughly half the old BOA footprint.

As noted earlier, the move is not significant in terms of geography — the bank is only moving a few hundred yards to the north — but it’s a meaningful move forward, said Hall.

“This positions us very well,” she said. “We’ve made some big commitments to Springfield — we’re very committed to the Thunderbirds and to business development and community support in the area. So we feel that moving to this new location will further highlight some of the commitments we’re making to the city and give us some really nice new space in the best building in Springfield.”

—George O’Brien

Construction Sections

Happy Returns

President Joe Marois (left) and Vice President Carl Mercieri

President Joe Marois (left) and Vice President Carl Mercieri

A construction company doesn’t grow and thrive for almost a half-century — through some dramatic economic ups and downs — without the kind of client loyalty that makes it a go-to option for any number of job types. For Marois Construction, those include educational facilities, public buildings, medical offices, bank branches, and more. The firm has certainly left its mark on the Valley — with no signs of slowing down.

There are advantages to being in business for 45 years. One is that it’s plenty of time to build a reputation.

“People are looking for quality work — people they know they can trust,” said Joe Marois, president of Marois Construction in South Hadley, a business he built from the ground up — literally and figuratively — starting in 1972. “We’ve established that trust. We’ve made a lot of friends on our projects.”

A lot of friends means plenty of repeat business, and that has been a key component of the success of one of the region’s iconic names in construction, an entity that quickly grew beyond its roots building cabinets and restoring furniture from a small shed. Five years after that humble beginning, Marois boasted seven employees and five trucks. Today, headquartered in a large building on Old Lyman Road, the company currently employs about 45 people.

The repeat business has long been buoyed by the firm’s close relationships with area colleges and universities and expertise in niches as diverse as bank branches and medical offices. Current projects have the company busy at UMass Amherst, Elms College, a new Polish National Credit Union branch in Chicopee, the new state office building in Springfield, Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Agawam, and Central High School in Springfield, to put up a new press box and scoreboard.

The company also has a standing contract with the city of Springfield to perform needed maintenance and renovation jobs on public schools. “We’re all over the place there,” Marois said. “We never know what the needs will be.”

Carl Mercieri, Marois’ long-time vice president, said those assignments can be for just about anything. “They’re more maintenance-type things, on-call services, everything from changing a window to replacing ceilings in the classrooms over the summer, or repair old plaster. It’s pretty interesting. It’s more service work, but it’s good for the guys; they go to a job for two or three days, then move on to another for some change of scenery.”

Marois Construction workers prepare to install equipment on the roof of John Adams Hall at UMass Amherst.

Marois Construction workers prepare to install equipment on the roof of John Adams Hall at UMass Amherst.

In short, times are better for Marois — and for the industry as a whole, of course — than they were a few years ago, in the shadow of the Great Recession, when all firms were scrambling just to keep their crews reasonably busy.

“We were really coming off a bad time during the recession, where it was all about survival,” Marois said. “A few of our contemporaries did not make it. It was a culling of the industry, I guess you’d say. And it was further complicated by an influx of outside contractors into our area from New York and Boston; they were hungry too. Right now, we’re turning the corner and staying busy.”

Getting Around

A quick rundown of some of the firm’s recent project reflects its diversity. To wit:

• An upgrade of the electrical and fire-pump systems at John Adams Hall at UMass, a residential tower, included installation of twin emergency generators on the roof of the 22-story building, placed on a new structural steel frame.

• Also at UMass, a renovation of the Amherst Student Affairs Suite in the Whitmore Administration Building included the demolition of a 4,000-square-foot space, rebuilding of interior partitions, and finishes including porcelain tile flooring, recessed light fixtures, and a bamboo slat ceiling.

• A project at Veritas Preparatory Charter School included more than 22,000 square feet of demolition and renovated spaces, including new classrooms, a science lab, a music room, a reception area, and office space.

• The Keating Quadrangle at Elms College features the inlaid college logo and a large firepit that’s popular with students and staff. The project consisted of new drainage systems, underground electrical work, and multiple landscaping features including concrete, pavers, stone, and plantings.

• On the medical side, the Raymond Center at Baystate Health – South Hadley Adult Medicine consisted of developing 14,000 square feet of primary-care space within an existing building.

• At the Lee Hutt Gallery at the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, the existing building was converted into a working sculpture studio, as Marois worked closely with the owner on all aspects of the design-build project.

• The company also built a single-story addition to Plainfield Congregational Church to provide new bathrooms and meeting space. Site improvements included a new well, septic tank, and grading. Repairs and improvements to the existing structure included replacement of piers supporting the existing timber-framed floor, thermal improvements to walls, and more.

• Marois also designed and constructed a facility to house supplies and equipment required to maintain the runways and grounds at Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee.

These cupolas are being designed for a project in Amherst.

These cupolas are being designed for a project in Amherst.

The jobs are still coming, but a new obstacle looms, he said. “Now we’re being faced with a labor shortage, which is always a challenge. That’s the nature of construction — it’s never perfect. I don’t know to what extent the casino is affecting that, but basically, the labor pool for tradespeople is very small.”

National data bear that challenge out. According to the Associated General Contractors of America, construction employment increased by 28,000 jobs in August, yet contractors still face a lack of experienced workers. Association officials say construction job growth would have been even higher had a majority of firms not reported having a hard time finding qualified staff.

“Construction firms have stayed busy, adding employees in the past year at nearly twice the rate of employers throughout the economy, but more than two-thirds of contractors report difficulty finding craft workers as the number of unemployed, experienced construction workers hit a 17-year low in August,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “Although construction spending has fluctuated recently, many contractors are still looking for qualified craft workers and project managers.”

More than half of the survey’s respondents said they were having trouble finding carpenters, bricklayers, electricians, concrete workers, or plumbers, while some salaried positions, such as project managers and supervisors, are also hard to fill, Simonson added, noting that federal, state, and local leaders should act on measures aimed at recruiting and preparing more young adults for high-paying construction careers. “Exposing students to construction as a career path will encourage more of them to pursue these high-paying careers,” said Stephen Sandherr, the association’s CEO.

Marois would welcome that development. “I just don’t see a lot of evidence of new tradespeople or young people who are enthusiastic about learning a trade.”

Brave New World

Marois and Mercieri have an old-school ethos when it comes to quality work, but recognize that the way jobs are processed today is different than it used to be.

“It has gotten to be technically advanced as far as the computer systems we are using at the insistence, many times, of our clients,” Marois said. “For a dinosaur like me, that’s a challenge.”

Added Mercieri, “sometimes we run into a situation where a project requires specific software, either scheduling or reporting, and some are good, some are bad. It takes away from the normal, day-to-day business, and it’s something we do more to satisfy others than ourselves.”

Green building, however, is a building trend that has grown well past trendiness in recent years; instead, it’s standard operating procedure for many clients. Marois has worked on multiple LEED-certified structures, but even those that don’t reach for those goals are subject to a new world of sustainability.

“There are always new heating and cooling standards, new insulation values on buildings — seismic standards are another thing that’s a great concern for people — to the detriment of renovating older facilities that are non-correctable, for lack of a better word,” Marois said. “With these 100-year-old mill buildings they want to converting to loft apartments, none comply with the basic structural requirements in place today, and they either get variances on them, or it’s not affordable, with the money it takes to bring it to the standard they expect.”

The business has changed in other ways, too, such as Marois’ increased reliance on outsourcing some of the framing and demolition work than in the past, but he’s still keeping his crews active, after 45 years of loyal clients, technological advances, and economic ups and downs.

“I couldn’t even count how many repeat customers we have,” Mercieri said. “The past 18 months have been busier than we’ve been in a long time.”

Joseph Bednar can be reached at [email protected]

Construction Sections

Green Goals

Thanks in part to the U.N.’s “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,” ‘green’ building projects are increasing worldwide. From 2015 to 2018, the percentage of global builders with at least 60% of their projects certified green will double, according to the “World Green Building Trends” report.

One of the main motivations driving green construction is to reduce carbon emissions, reports Interesting Engineering. And successful ways to do that revolve around energy usage — namely, to decrease energy consumption and increase energy efficiency in homes and buildings around the world.

Here’s how those goals break down into the top five global green-building trends this year.

Solar Panels of All Sizes

The worldwide acceptance of solar as the energy of the future is causing solar technology to get better and cheaper — quickly.

In 2016, India set aside $3 billion in state funding to ensure its capacity for solar power reaches 100 gigawatts by 2022. In May, the United Kingdom generated nearly one-quarter of its power needs from solar panels. And China is currently in the middle of creating the largest solar-thermal farm in the world.

Huge, heavy panels with bulky grids are no longer the only options for a solar-roof install. In the U.S., Tesla has already rolled out its new solar shingles, while Forward Labs’ standing seam metal solar roofing is set to be released in 2018.

In Australia, Professor Paul Dastoor of the University of Newcastle is performing the final trials on lightweight solar panels made by printing electronic ink onto plastic sheets. These solar panels are cheap to produce and ship and could potentially be a game changer for the solar-panel industry.

Home Energy Storage

“Batteries capable of storing power at utility scale will be as widespread in 12 years as rooftop solar panels are now,” estimates Bloomberg New Energy Finance. And that makes sense, considering the same type of lithium-ion battery used to power an electric vehicle can also be used to store power in the home. This double demand enables manufacturers to increase battery production, which drives down prices. And lower prices mean home batteries will be within reach of more people.

Some major players have already jumped in on the home-battery-manufacturing opportunity. Mercedes-Benz has produced suitcase-sized at-home energy storage for Germany since 2015, but it plans to expand internationally and has recently made the product available to California residents in the U.S. Meanwhile, Powervault is the number-one at-home battery manufacturer in the UK, and ElectrIQ is one of the newest home-energy-storage manufacturers in the U.S., with a home battery that stores 10 kWh of energy.

Energy-management Systems

To get the most out of solar panels and batteries, energy-management systems (EMSs) are often installed in green homes and businesses. EMSs monitor how much energy a building uses and can automate lighting, power, and HVAC systems to ensure optimal energy savings.

For example, the Edge, a building in Amsterdam that won the BREEAM award for offices in 2016, has 30,000 sensors that connect to a smartphone app. This app collects data from office employees and adjusts temperature and lighting according to how many people are inside the building and even keeps track of individual employee’s air and lighting preferences.

Another example is Honda’s smart home in the U.S., which has an experimental home EMS that communicates with the electrical grid to create optimal energy performance.

Passive Building Design

Passive building designs help minimize energy consumption by reducing the need for electrical lighting and temperature control in the first place. How? By using advanced design techniques that allow for maximum amounts of natural daylight to come in, while restricting heat loss in the winter and reducing heat gain in the summer.

And one element of passive design that has a big impact in temperature control is what goes on the roof.

Green roofs play an important part in helping regulate the temperature inside and outside of many passive buildings and homes. The plants and soil systems put in place help insulate the building in the winter and shade it in the summer.

Sustainable Building Materials

Reclaimed wood and recycled materials are high on the list of sustainable building supplies. But there’s also a lot of innovation happening in the world of eco-friendly concrete.

Why is making concrete green so important? Because it’s the world’s most used construction material, and it’s responsible for producing copious amounts of CO2.

There are several concrete alternatives, such as AshCrete, Ferrock, and HempCrete — but the most recent buzz is self-healing concrete. This concrete is supplemented with bacteria that, when exposed to moisture, will become active and grow limestone that will fill any cracks that happen over time. This is a big deal since no added concrete is needed to maintain it.

Luckily for us, this worldwide trend of creating green building solutions will grow along with the burgeoning demand for better ways to sustain our planet.

Maybe soon, the term ‘green building’ won’t be needed because all building practices will be sustainable.

This article first appeared in Proud Green Building.

Construction Sections

Driving Force

As federal and state lawmakers continue to search for solutions to fund and finance critically needed transportation infrastructure, the latest America THINKS national public opinion survey by infrastructure-solutions firm HNTB Corp. finds Americans with definitive views on how that funding should be generated and who should be responsible for maintaining and building the nation’s transportation network.

According to the survey, “Paying for Infrastructure – 2017,” 70% of respondents expressed their willingness to pay higher taxes and tolls to maintain existing as well as build new infrastructure. That number jumps to 84% if those revenues are guaranteed by law to exclusively fund transportation infrastructure needs.

“Americans value mobility and are willing to pay more to maintain and grow transportation infrastructure, especially if they know how their money will be used,” said Kevin Hoeflich, HNTB Toll Services chairman and senior vice president.

The HNTB survey also found nearly three in four Americans (73%) support public-private partnerships as a way to maintain existing and build new transportation infrastructure. Fifty-two percent believe the responsibility for funding maintenance and building new transportation infrastructure should be shared by the government and private sector.

“P3s are in the news as an increasingly popular option for funding new projects,” said Hoeflich. “However, the deals must be structured properly so the public gets the best return on its investment in infrastructure. We can expect to see more of them as the sources of traditional funding are under pressure.”

The desire to avoid congestion and save time is behind the willingness of almost six in 10 Americans (59%) to pay a toll, even when a free alternative is available, according to the HNTB survey. Of these respondents, 57% are willing to pay an average of $1.70 to use a priced managed lane, also called express lanes, if that would save 15 to 30 minutes of time, avoid congestion, and provide a predictable travel time.

The conversion of general-purpose interstate lanes to priced managed lanes is supported by 77% of survey respondents. Among this group, 50% believe reducing congestion is the most important reason for this conversion, an increase from 43% from the same question asked in a 2016 HNTB survey.

“People are frustrated spending time stuck in traffic, and they want solutions. They are concerned about how congestion contributes to traffic fatalities,” Hoeflich said. “Priced managed lanes offer a promising solution to both congestion and funding by providing a choice to get out of traffic. The public has demonstrated a willingness to pay to use them in many urban areas.”

HNTB’s survey found 80% of respondents support adding tolls to existing highways and interstates. When asked how those toll revenues should be used, reducing congestion was cited by 41% of respondents; improving safety, 40%; adding vehicle capacity, 34%; and adding transit capacity, 21%. Twenty percent of respondents would never support tolls on existing highways or interstates.

The survey also found two-thirds of respondents (66%) support tolls to fund critical infrastructure projects if there are insufficient funds from other sources. Meanwhile, the concept of reduced toll rates for low-income users is supported by more than three in four Americans (76%).

“Most importantly, there is growing recognition of tolls as a source of revenue that can help fund decades of neglect of maintenance and operations, system improvements, and other critical transportation needs,” said Hoeflich.

HNTB’s America THINKS “Paying for Infrastructure – 2017” survey polled a random nationwide sample of 1,027 Americans, ages 18 and older, between July 14 and July 16, 2017.

HNTB Corp. is an employee-owned infrastructure-solutions firm serving public and private owners and contractors. HNTB professionals nationwide deliver a full range of infrastructure-related services, including award-winning planning, design, program management, and construction management; www.hntb.com

Architecture Sections

Blueprint for Success

Jonathan Salvon says Kuhn Riddle continues to make its mark on area colleges.

Jonathan Salvon says Kuhn Riddle continues to make its mark on area colleges.

While national forecasters are predicting a slight slowdown in the construction industry, area architects report a healthy flow of projects in the pipeline, and they see that trend continuing for the foreseeable future.

Even during tougher economic times than these, Jim Hanifan says, communities still have to maintain — and often rebuild — their schools, libraries, police stations, and municipal offices.

“The beauty of public work is they’re always putting money in one sector or another,” said Hanifan, a principal with Caolo & Bieniek Associates. “Right now, public safety may be at the forefront — and that goes back to 9/11 — but now more senior centers are being built for the aging population, and they’re not just places to hang out and play bingo; it’s an active place, a community gathering spot. Senior centers have become important.”

Curtis Edgin, another principal at the Chicopee-based architectural firm agreed. “We’ve been very busy — a lot of public-sector work, a lot of education work, from pre-K to university levels,” he told BusinessWest. “We’ve done a lot of public-safety work. These projects — public safety, police, fire, things of that nature — are important to communities. They recognize the need to provide those services.”

Colleges and universities keep building too, said Jonathan Salvon, a principal with Kuhn Riddle Architects, and his firm has certainly reaped the benefits.

“We’re lucky to be located right here in Amherst, so we’re conveniently located near the Five Colleges. We’ve always had a certain percentage of our work at the colleges; it’s probably one-third now.”

For instance, the firm is in the planning stages on two UMass Amherst projects, and has also performed a variety of work at Smith College, most recently an intriguing conversion of an historic boathouse into studio space for students of dance.

“That’s an interesting site,” Salvon said, and makes creative reuse of an existing space — a hallmark of New England, where there’s plenty of existing building stock but not as much land and opportunity to design and build new structures.

“We do a certain amount of new construction,” he said, “but a good bit of our work is turning one thing into something new.”

The architects BusinessWest spoke with for this issue uniformly reported a healthy pipeline of projects this year, which belies a cloudy national forecast for the construction industry. After projecting 6% growth in construction spending in 2017, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) adjusted that to 4% at midyear, and expects that slower pace to continue into 2018.

“However, a somewhat more optimistic view is coming from architecture firms,” Kermit Baker, the AIA’s chief economist, reported in July. “While this could be viewed as architecture firms merely working down their backlog from a few stronger years, that doesn’t appear to be the case … New project inquiries and new design contracts were stronger on average in the first half of 2017 than in 2015 and 2016, and as a result firm backlogs have been growing, not shrinking.”

That’s certainly true at Architecture EL in East Longmeadow, which is so busy, principal Kevin Rothschild-Shea called the pace of projects a double-edged sword — but one he’s happy to face.

“We’re busy with multi-family housing, a bunch of new commercial work, and we’re seeing some new consrtruction, finally, not just renovations,” he noted. “The commercial market is moving along pretty strong. We’ve got more phone calls coming in than we can get to.”

For this issue’s focus on architecture, these regional players explain why they’re optimistic, not just for this year, but beyond.

Rising Tide

One of Caolo & Bieniek’s projects, the South End Community Center in Springfield, just opened last week, Hanifan said. “It’s a nice project because they were displaced from the tornado and finally have a permanent home again.”

Other projects the firm has recently tackled include Easthampton High School, Dupont Middle School in Chicopee, and, at the university level, academic and residential buildings at UMass Amherst. The company has also worked on the Little River fire station in Westfield, recreational fields in Agawam, the Chicopee public-safety complex, new branches of Polish National Credit Union and Arrha Credit Union, and a new senior center and police station in West Boylston.

Edgin said the more the firm works in one niche — senior centers, for instance — the more its reputation grows in that area, and it becomes easier to kand similar jobs.

“We’re diversified — we don’t focus on one project type,” he added. “The problem is, a lot of these communities recognize the need to replace outdated facilities or build new ones; they recognize the need to bring them in line with the current trends, but the costs are often an obstacle.”

Caolo & Bieniek Principals, from left, Curtis Edgin, Jim Hanifan, and Bertram Gardner.

Caolo & Bieniek Principals, from left, Curtis Edgin, Jim Hanifan, and Bertram Gardner.

Still, he added, municipal work never really dries up. “It goes in cycles, up and down. But we’ve been fortunate, and we hope it continues.”

Beyond its healthy niche in higher education, Kuhn Riddle is currently tackling two early-education facilities — Belchertown Day School is moving and Children’s First Enterprises in Granby is expanding — while taking advantage of a rebounding housing market, moving from multi-family projects into more high-end, single-family homes, a niche that dried up during the Great Recession.

“Before 2009, about third of our work was college, a third was general commercial, and a third was residential,” Salvon said. “That single-family home, we’ve had a little bit of that, not like it used to be.”

Rothschild-Shea agreed. “It really tanked after 2008. Multi-family has been starting to move the past few years — we’ve been doing a lot of rehab on multi-family, affordable housing — but we’re starting to see some new construction coming through, which is nice. We are just literally swamped, in best possible way, and we’re happy to see an uptick; it’s good for the whole industry.”

Salvon is equally gratified by what seems like a healthy outlook ahead.

“We feel better off than we were right after the recession, a lot more stable. I don’t feel like we’re getting close to anything like a bubble; it doesn’t seem like the market is too hot,” he said, before emphasizing the importance of repeat business, especially in the higher-ed sector. “What we try to do with the colleges is do good work and keep them happy with our services. Of course, we try to do that with all our clients. It really is about long-term relationships.”

Lean and Green

Caolo & Bieniek has seen a different sort of growth this year, forming a union with Agawam-based Reinhart Associates, which also has a strong track record in municipal work.

“We’ve both been around long enough — 60-plus years now — that we’ve built a loyal clientele that appreciates the services we provide,” Edgin told BusinessWest. “By drawing those resources together, we can compete with some larger firms from outside the area. There are more opportunities to draw on each other’s strengths.”

That said, he and his partners also keep an eye on industry trends, aiming to ensure they remain on the cutting edge at a time when bank branches, senior centers, medical offices, and police stations are designed a lot differently than they were a 20 years ago.

“We put a lot of effort into watching those trends, not just in Massachusetts, but across the country,” he said. “We’re not just looking at our projects, but all projects, seeing what the best practices are for that particular project type.”

Sustainable design is a good example, he went on, noting that ‘green’ was a buzzword a decade ago, but sustainability is here to stay. “The code revisions that continue to roll out keep setting the bar higher and higher, and complying with and exceeding those goals in Massachusetts touches on energy efficiency, quality of space, natural lighting, storm-water runoff on the exterior, and reuse of water.”

Hanifan agreed. “Clients are much more educated and in tune with green building and energy-efficiency standards, but the codes have caught up, and these things are mandated now. Three or four years ago, it was considered advanced building; today it’s all pretty much energy-efficient.”

Edgin isn’t about to rest on the firm’s laurels, but said its local roots are a plus, especially when it comes to developing long-term relationships and earning repeat business “It all comes down to the level of service you offer.”

“That’s probably our strongest marketing tool,” Hanifan added. “If you do a good job on a project, you’re more likely to get selected for the next one.”

And those projects keep on coming. After all, there will always be a need for the next school, library, or senior center.

Joseph Bednar can be reached at [email protected]

Departments Real Estate

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

FRANKLIN COUNTY

ASHFIELD

615 Old Stage Road
Ashfield, MA 01330
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Noah Hoffenberg
Seller: David A. Soucie
Date: 08/18/17

844 Spruce Corner Road
Ashfield, MA 01330
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Jason W. Rasku
Seller: Robert M. Davidson
Date: 08/18/17

BERNARDSTON

712 Brattleboro Road
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $549,900
Buyer: Thomas Tyminski
Seller: James S. Ruder
Date: 08/15/17

7 Library St.
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $214,000
Buyer: Maddox J. Sprengel
Seller: James D. Trill
Date: 08/22/17

157 Merrifield Road
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $122,000
Buyer: Wilmington Savings
Seller: Barbara Massoni
Date: 08/14/17

BUCKLAND

12 Martin Road
Buckland, MA 01338
Amount: $223,000
Buyer: Chianne P. Hubert
Seller: Dennis D. Smith
Date: 08/18/17

CHARLEMONT

25 Heath Stage Terrace
Charlemont, MA 01339
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Daniel J. Brisson
Seller: Verne W. Bissell TR
Date: 08/18/17

COLRAIN

367 Main Road
Colrain, MA 01340
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Matthew J. Leger
Seller: Melissa J. Koncz
Date: 08/15/17

CONWAY

86 River St.
Conway, MA 01341
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Veronique C. Blanchard
Seller: Brian W. Burke
Date: 08/17/17

DEERFIELD

18 Conway St.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Budlia LLC
Seller: Malcolm J. Cichy
Date: 08/24/17

GREENFIELD

45 Birch St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $169,900
Buyer: Natascia M. Pica
Seller: Theresa Jenoure
Date: 08/18/17

93 Burnham Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Craig R. Wray
Seller: Howard J. Arkush
Date: 08/16/17

68 Cheapside St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Bruce G. Thomas
Seller: Rachel Roy
Date: 08/15/17

9 Cherry St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Thomas Semonelli
Seller: Paul H. Robie
Date: 08/25/17

50 Conway St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $145,800
Buyer: Shawn Cypher
Seller: Jason W. Rasku
Date: 08/18/17

84 Congress St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $125,500
Buyer: Garrett D. Connelly
Seller: Susan W. Crapo 2007 TR
Date: 08/22/17

53 Devens St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $163,500
Buyer: Igor Taraburca
Seller: Kate H. Albrecht
Date: 08/25/17

50 Eastern Ave.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $190,740
Buyer: Jade R. King
Seller: Meredith T. Southergill
Date: 08/18/17

112 Fairview St. East
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $128,000
Buyer: Aleta R. Smith
Seller: JP Morgan Chase Bank
Date: 08/18/17

178 Fairview St. West
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $167,000
Buyer: Amy B. Patt
Seller: Joseph J. Gill
Date: 08/25/17

227 French King Hwy.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $212,500
Buyer: Rachel M. Roy
Seller: Mary M. Dion
Date: 08/15/17

211 Green River Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $174,500
Buyer: Daniel J. Stafford
Seller: Ann K. Twohig
Date: 08/18/17

370 Green River Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Erin Nugent
Seller: Penfield INT
Date: 08/15/17

102 James St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $189,000
Buyer: Timothy D. Smith-Laclaire
Seller: New Beginning Homes LLC
Date: 08/18/17

14 Laurel St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $142,000
Buyer: Aleah M. Diemand
Seller: Shannon L. Guilbault
Date: 08/21/17

17 Madison Circle
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $166,000
Buyer: Devorah L. Rosenberg
Seller: Robyn J. Harris
Date: 08/25/17

49 Madison Circle
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Jennifer E. Webster
Seller: Sharon L. Pleasant
Date: 08/18/17

10-24 Miles St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $925,000
Buyer: SMR Greenfield TR
Seller: George A. Spence
Date: 08/16/17

242 Mohawk Trail
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $1,000,000
Buyer: Benellie Property Management
Seller: Taco Bell Of America LLC
Date: 08/21/17

11 Raingley Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Cynthia A. Sullivan
Seller: Jerome P. Fish
Date: 08/24/17

85 Sanderson St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Thomas L. Lark
Seller: Jared M. Nugent
Date: 08/14/17

229 Silver St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $167,000
Buyer: Iomay C. Gleason
Seller: Daniel J. Brisson
Date: 08/18/17

28 Silver St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $158,500
Buyer: Joanne B. Hoyt
Seller: Louis J. Bordeaux
Date: 08/17/17

15 Valley View Dr.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $259,000
Buyer: Rose E. Ferrari
Seller: Ariel S. Gallantbernstein
Date: 08/22/17

HAWLEY

9 Hunt Road
Hawley, MA 01339
Amount: $226,000
Buyer: Sidehill Farm LLC
Seller: Shirley A. Hyytinen
Date: 08/23/17

HEATH

4 East Main St.
Heath, MA 01346
Amount: $239,596
Buyer: David J. Zahniser
Seller: Helen J. Mackie
Date: 08/24/17

LEVERETT

219 Montague Road
Leverett, MA 01054
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Bobbi Hopkins
Seller: Libby Hopkins
Date: 08/21/17

LEYDEN

253 East Hill Road
Leyden, MA 01337
Amount: $199,900
Buyer: Alexandru Teaca
Seller: Deutsche Bank
Date: 08/25/17

MONTAGUE

146 East Chestnut Hill Road
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $417,500
Buyer: Robert J. Cote
Seller: Stanley E. Stosz
Date: 08/25/17

323 Federal St.
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $422,000
Buyer: Lynn S. Duggan
Seller: John B. Rittall
Date: 08/22/17

80 Millers Falls Road
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $180,100
Buyer: Peter P. Doyle
Seller: Thomas M. Markol
Date: 08/16/17

54 Old Stage Road
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $212,500
Buyer: C. Walker Korby
Seller: Joanne M. O’Neil
Date: 08/17/17

4 Prospect St.
Montague, MA 01349
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: William J. Doyle
Seller: William P. Devino
Date: 08/25/17

26 Prospect St.
Montague, MA 01349
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Steven Levin
Seller: Louis Ruvolo
Date: 08/24/17

30 Union St.
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $309,000
Buyer: Philip M. Grandin
Seller: Holly E. Anderson
Date: 08/18/17

NEW SALEM

246 North Main St.
New Salem, MA 01355
Amount: $233,500
Buyer: Alexander M. Zale
Seller: Robert D. Hamel
Date: 08/24/17

NORTHFIELD

45 Ferncliff Ave.
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: David Dukor-Jackson
Seller: Aldo M. Sesia
Date: 08/24/17

563 Pine Meadow Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Mark Alvin
Seller: Daniel L. Whitney
Date: 08/25/17

NORTHFIELD

1 Gulf Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: George B. Voss
Seller: Stephen P. Kucinski
Date: 08/15/17

20 Pine Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $121,000
Buyer: Phillips B. Sherburne
Seller: Pamela S. Haskins
Date: 08/17/17

ORANGE

511 East River St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $230,500
Buyer: Daniel J. Paras
Seller: Craig Blanchard
Date: 08/18/17

29 McKenna St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Jacob W. Laurie
Seller: Mary V. Kimball
Date: 08/15/17

332 North Main St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Anne M. Loiselle
Seller: Chase FT
Date: 08/17/17

SHELBURNE

99 Main St.
Shelburne, MA 01370
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Jenny New RET
Seller: Peggy J. Warwick
Date: 08/16/17

269 Mohawk Trail
Shelburne, MA 01370
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: 269 Mohawk Trail LLC
Seller: Sylvia W. Davenport
Date: 08/25/17

411 Mohawk Trail
Shelburne, MA 01370
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Elisei L. Taraburca
Seller: James R. Wade
Date: 08/15/17

SHUTESBURY

147 Baker Road
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Amount: $284,300
Buyer: Claudia Citkovitz
Seller: Alan Condron
Date: 08/25/17

SUNDERLAND

84 Old Amherst Road
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Isla S. Castaneda
Seller: Bruce A. Bennett
Date: 08/16/17

158 Plumtree Road
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Kendra Ouimette
Seller: Gregory T. Felton
Date: 08/25/17

WARWICK

51 Orange Road
Warwick, MA 01378
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Nancy Sunflower
Seller: Gunnar W. Lambert
Date: 08/14/17

WENDELL

10 Rush Road
Wendell, MA 01379
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Melinda Nutter
Seller: Thomas J. Tyminski
Date: 08/17/17

WHATELY

117 Webber Road
Whately, MA 01093
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: David J. Chez
Seller: Richard C. Spencer
Date: 08/14/17

HAMPDEN COUNTY

AGAWAM

415 Adams St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: William H. Gensheimer
Seller: FNMA
Date: 08/25/17

67 Charter Oak Dr.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $185,100
Buyer: Yaroslav Moshkovskiy
Seller: Deborah A. Saunders
Date: 08/18/17

78 Elmar Dr.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $282,000
Buyer: Philip M. Edwards
Seller: Karen Nagel
Date: 08/17/17

73-75 Kanawha Ave.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Alexandr Chicerman
Seller: US Bank
Date: 08/21/17

1132 North St., Ext.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $179,900
Buyer: Kelsey E. Wellman
Seller: Aaron J. Musa
Date: 08/16/17

250 Suffield St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Robert M. Hoyle
Seller: Gary Megliola
Date: 08/16/17

BLANDFORD

32 Brookman Dr.
Blandford, MA 01008
Amount: $129,000
Buyer: Priscilla Z. Behidj
Seller: Richard L. Matatall
Date: 08/24/17

24 Carol Ave.
Blandford, MA 01008
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Gary A. Mitchell
Seller: James M. Smith
Date: 08/24/17

65 Chester Road
Blandford, MA 01008
Amount: $168,000
Buyer: Todd Chaffee
Seller: Brian A. Champiney
Date: 08/25/17

81 Main St.
Blandford, MA 01008
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Brian A. Champiney
Seller: Stephen M. Leinbach
Date: 08/25/17

85 Main St.
Blandford, MA 01008
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Michael A. Davenport
Seller: Michael P. Anthony
Date: 08/23/17

47 Otis Tolland Road
Blandford, MA 01008
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Shalakow E. Hebig
Seller: Robert C. Frost
Date: 08/24/17

BRIMFIELD

19 2nd St.
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Michael P. Gonynor
Seller: Elizabeth Jensen-Maurer
Date: 08/18/17

68 Haynes Hill Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $269,000
Buyer: Jacques Mathieu
Seller: Brian Delnegro
Date: 08/24/17

58 Washington Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $129,400
Buyer: Bayview Loan Servicing
Seller: Henry J. Levesque
Date: 08/14/17

CHICOPEE

85 Amherst St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Anne M. Swift
Seller: Samantha Coulter
Date: 08/21/17

144 Beauchamp Terrace
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $236,648
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Bonnie L. Lapolice
Date: 08/23/17

66 Beech St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $193,400
Buyer: Jose A. Urbina
Seller: Elaine G. Simmons
Date: 08/21/17

583 Chicopee St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Ryan Manning
Seller: Property 1 LLC
Date: 08/25/17

40 Dale Court
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Elena Abashina
Seller: Ali Kitchell
Date: 08/23/17

30 Daley St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Felicita Cintron-Serrano
Seller: Bayview Loan Servicing
Date: 08/18/17

22 East St. Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $139,900
Buyer: Igor Revniuk
Seller: US Bank
Date: 08/17/17

190 Frontenac St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $165,934
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Robert A. Bigby
Date: 08/22/17

102 Jamrog Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Adam Deliefde
Seller: Carolyn M. Wall
Date: 08/18/17

24 Kennedy St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $118,500
Buyer: Toni L. Hager
Seller: Salome Sitek
Date: 08/25/17

202 Lafayette St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $184,000
Buyer: Rayan C. Abdulbaki
Seller: Metras, Patricia A., (Estate)
Date: 08/15/17

5 Laramee St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $163,000
Buyer: Kelly J. Bizon
Seller: Ellen J. Arseneault
Date: 08/24/17

143 Lukasik St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Jeffrey Westbrook
Seller: Benjamin S. Wilson
Date: 08/25/17

157 Manning St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: David A. Martins
Seller: Jeffrey J. Bagge
Date: 08/15/17

56 Marion St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Akim Rivera
Seller: Sterste, Margita, (Estate)
Date: 08/17/17

732 McKinstry Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $132,000
Buyer: Selma Masic
Seller: USA HUD
Date: 08/18/17

128 Medford St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $199,000
Buyer: Qusay H. Hawi
Seller: Eugene D. Roux
Date: 08/18/17

52 Morgan Circle
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $381,000
Buyer: Geoffrey J. Creed
Seller: CRA Holdings Inc.
Date: 08/22/17

11 Morris St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Hayder AlHamdani
Seller: George A. Bruneault
Date: 08/15/17

108 Nelson St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Abraxas RT
Seller: Wells Fargo Bank
Date: 08/18/17

14 Park St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $169,900
Buyer: Milan P. Peich
Seller: Jose Dasilva-Ovelheiro
Date: 08/25/17

44 Pendleton Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Glorister Aviles
Seller: Olas Tleis
Date: 08/15/17

19 Pleasant St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Ryan Askew
Seller: Rector Wardens & Vestry
Date: 08/25/17

94 Prospect St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $459,000
Buyer: Lavallee Group Inc.
Seller: Maddox Realty LLC
Date: 08/18/17

91 Providence St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $355,000
Buyer: Robert J. Arcott
Seller: LTC Enterprises LLC
Date: 08/18/17

12 Spence St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $226,000
Buyer: Marc Lyons
Seller: Timothy R. Lukasik
Date: 08/22/17

188 Springfield St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $243,322
Buyer: Bank New York Mellon
Seller: Joseph T. Collins
Date: 08/14/17

67 Streiber Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Short 4U RT
Seller: Wells Fargo Bank
Date: 08/18/17

94 Valier Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Scott Patterson
Seller: Timothy A. Day
Date: 08/25/17

69 Wanda St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Shane Brooks
Seller: Donald E. Vitkus
Date: 08/15/17

59 Warwick Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Alphonse Yapo
Seller: Samalid M. Hogan
Date: 08/22/17

1576 Westover Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Tyler J. Hadley
Seller: Karen L. Everett
Date: 08/14/17

EAST LONGMEADOW

16 Judy Lane
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Jacob E. Werbicki
Seller: Nathan R. Provost
Date: 08/16/17

33 Longview Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $204,500
Buyer: Paul J. Stebbins
Seller: Daniel B. Desilets
Date: 08/18/17

168 Mountainview Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Brian McVety
Seller: Jill Shaw
Date: 08/25/17

20 Overlook Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $272,500
Buyer: David S. Watson
Seller: Binsky, Barbara R., (Estate)
Date: 08/21/17

Peachtree Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Sugar Magnolia RT
Seller: Cabot Real Estate LLC
Date: 08/17/17

68 Timber Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $465,000
Buyer: John P. Rucci
Seller: Eric D. Hagopian
Date: 08/15/17

53 Waterman Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $292,000
Buyer: Steven A. Jones
Seller: Douglas S. Dalton
Date: 08/25/17

GRANVILLE

367 Water St.
Granville, MA 01034
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Melissa A. Birge
Seller: Michael C. Pultz
Date: 08/18/17

HAMPDEN

325 Allen St.
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Jennifer L. Specht
Seller: Teresa Blask
Date: 08/18/17

38 Carmody Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $315,500
Buyer: Kellsey M. Phillips
Seller: Jeffrey P. Zilch
Date: 08/24/17

46 Echo Valley Dr.
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Jennifer M. Anderson
Seller: Christian M. Anderson
Date: 08/22/17

36 Issac Bradway Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $144,509
Buyer: Edward J. Haluch
Seller: Deutsche Bank
Date: 08/24/17

92 Mill Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $218,000
Buyer: Carolyn M. Rettura
Seller: Gertrude E. Decosmo
Date: 08/25/17

11 Old Coach Circle
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $329,000
Buyer: Jennifer Devine
Seller: Dominic A. Rettura
Date: 08/25/17

56 Raymond Dr.
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Maria E. Williams
Seller: Joanne Soares
Date: 08/18/17

261 Wilbraham Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $289,000
Buyer: Mark Acosta
Seller: Lisa R. Hammerle
Date: 08/14/17

HOLLAND

47 Lake Dr.
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $337,500
Buyer: Robert Maryyanek
Seller: Daniel Bugnacki
Date: 08/17/17

1 Lakeridge Dr.
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Kaitlin Desmarais
Seller: Ronald J. Lippe
Date: 08/21/17

37 Lakeridge Dr.
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Kathryn A. Calo
Seller: Thomas J. Duffy
Date: 08/25/17

93 Sandy Beach Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Jessica Chaffee
Seller: Jonathan Rudd
Date: 08/24/17

101 Union Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Ryan M. Sullivan
Seller: US Bank
Date: 08/23/17

HOLYOKE

206 Allyn St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Amanda B. Wojcicki
Seller: Christy A. Geffin
Date: 08/15/17

20 Amherst St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $315,500
Buyer: Karen R. Freedman
Seller: Diane M. Defalco
Date: 08/15/17

54-56 Beacon Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $896,000
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Cynthia D. Thomas
Date: 08/18/17

74 Brown Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Kenneth G. Theroux
Seller: Richard L. Theroux
Date: 08/25/17

91 Chapin St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $142,500
Buyer: Alex Cowley
Seller: Coakley Corp.
Date: 08/25/17

11 Clark St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Grisel Cruz
Seller: Gregorio Rosario
Date: 08/18/17

81 Edbert Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Elizabeth M. Lafrance
Seller: Christopher J. Dautel
Date: 08/14/17

23 Evergreen Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $163,000
Buyer: Denise M. Quinones
Seller: Pearl J. Jackson
Date: 08/17/17

18 Harrison Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Bernardo Ortiz-Rodriguez
Seller: Paul R. Gallagher
Date: 08/17/17

291 Hillside Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $133,000
Buyer: Coakley Corp
Seller: Ricardo Delvalle
Date: 08/16/17

375 Jarvis Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $368,284
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Sarah A. Bidus
Date: 08/15/17

393-399 Main St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $288,000
Buyer: Bayview Loan Servicing
Seller: Ernst Pierre-Louis
Date: 08/14/17

51 Merrick Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $176,000
Buyer: Devin D. Egan
Seller: Timothy J. Welch
Date: 08/18/17

97 Mountain View Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Mark C. McDermott
Seller: Barbara Granata
Date: 08/21/17

1653 Northampton St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $197,500
Buyer: Valley Building Co. Inc.
Seller: Pamela M. Vantassell
Date: 08/14/17

265-267 Pleasant St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $251,000
Buyer: Brian Doyle
Seller: Yassine Zian
Date: 08/25/17

119 Ridgewood Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Daniel F. Goitein
Seller: Robin L. Martins
Date: 08/15/17

200 Sargeant St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $194,500
Buyer: Jonathan M. Brennan
Seller: Isaac Santana
Date: 08/17/17

21 School St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $148,500
Buyer: Lenin Pacheco-Montero
Seller: Katherine Ryan
Date: 08/14/17

21 Scott Hollow Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $287,500
Buyer: Jody C. Schnabl
Seller: Frank A. Germain
Date: 08/21/17

24 Willow St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Juan C. Uribe
Seller: Jorge I. Alvarez
Date: 08/21/17

LONGMEADOW

63 Albemarle Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $231,000
Buyer: Lina A. Hogan
Seller: July Sanchez
Date: 08/16/17

108 Berwick Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $369,000
Buyer: Dawn M. Quercia
Seller: Robert H. Basdekis
Date: 08/17/17

133 Colony Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Ruby Realty LLC
Seller: Thomas J. Lacasse
Date: 08/15/17

101 Englewood Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $385,000
Buyer: Carl Jasmin
Seller: Phyllis A. Goldblatt
Date: 08/23/17

61 Fairhill Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $392,500
Buyer: Jeffrey Belkin
Seller: Cynthia Kornet
Date: 08/22/17

7 Farmington Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $750,000
Buyer: Rodney Kuntz
Seller: Justin B. Clemow
Date: 08/14/17

256 Laurel St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $308,500
Buyer: Patrick M. Flanagan
Seller: Peter M. Stearns
Date: 08/23/17

31 Leetewood Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $339,000
Buyer: Alissa J. Teta-Bachelor
Seller: Dawn Baird
Date: 08/22/17

124 Longfellow Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $506,000
Buyer: Song Zhang
Seller: Brice D. Englert
Date: 08/18/17

201 Longmeadow St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Gaurav Narula
Seller: Michael P. Doyle
Date: 08/17/17

857 Longmeadow St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Northelm RT
Seller: Patricia Rizzo
Date: 08/25/17

6 Meadowbrook Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Christine A. Kervian
Seller: Jackson, Barbara, (Estate)
Date: 08/25/17

64 Meadowlark Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $321,450
Buyer: Luke M. Rutkowski
Seller: Andrea S. Martin
Date: 08/16/17

85 Pinewood Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $535,000
Buyer: Joshua J. Brickel
Seller: Robert G. Pierson
Date: 08/24/17

86 Pleasantview Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $399,900
Buyer: Benjamin J. Weiss
Seller: Edward J. Barkett
Date: 08/14/17

52 Wilkin Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Yatin P. Patil
Seller: FNMA
Date: 08/25/17

213 Wolf Swamp Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Jessica Lewis
Seller: Smith, Ruth M., (Estate)
Date: 08/14/17

42 Woodlawn Place
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Benjamin A. Kraus
Seller: Harold S. Anderson
Date: 08/23/17

LUDLOW

20 Birch St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $142,000
Buyer: Henry Hampton
Seller: Maria Moran
Date: 08/17/17

230 Clover Road
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $284,000
Buyer: Glenn S. Peabody
Seller: Henry G. Banas
Date: 08/25/17

861 East St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $308,000
Buyer: Emmah Wanjiru
Seller: Wilhelmina Wachter
Date: 08/22/17

44 Green St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Matthew Papia
Seller: Keith Fulton
Date: 08/18/17

5 Homestretch Dr.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $224,900
Buyer: Tania Chrzanowski
Seller: Mary E. Muzzy
Date: 08/21/17

191 Moore St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Craig Macmaster
Seller: Macmaster, Wenonah, (Estate)
Date: 08/25/17

62 Norwich Road
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Donald R. Cameron
Seller: Steven E. Koeninger
Date: 08/24/17

76 Pine St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $229,900
Buyer: Poomjai A. Pollawit
Seller: Mario P. Santos
Date: 08/15/17

115-117 Prospect St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $177,000
Buyer: Jeffrey E. Sexton
Seller: Ariane N. Gallup
Date: 08/25/17

30 Regall St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $189,000
Buyer: Elizabeth A. Marble
Seller: Nancy J. Como
Date: 08/17/17

57 Russell St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $142,419
Buyer: Abraxas RT
Seller: US Bank
Date: 08/14/17

111 Southwood Dr.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $490,000
Buyer: Eric Kosciusko
Seller: James Pirog
Date: 08/17/17

149 Waverly Road
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $364,900
Buyer: Kristen N. Miller
Seller: John S. Lovely
Date: 08/15/17

362 Winsor St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Gremio Lusitano Inc.
Seller: Manuel S. Tereso
Date: 08/17/17

MONSON

Margaret St.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Antonio J. Siciliano
Seller: Tracie A. Lampson
Date: 08/25/17

65 Stafford Hollow Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Shawn Bronson
Seller: Christopher Lepoer
Date: 08/18/17

33 Upper Palmer Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Deborah Winchester
Seller: Martha M. Rickson
Date: 08/23/17

27 Zuell Hill Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $279,000
Buyer: Paul F. Muzzy
Seller: Tania Chrzanowski
Date: 08/21/17

MONTGOMERY

58 Birch Bluff Road
Montgomery, MA 01085
Amount: $319,900
Buyer: Christopher Bush
Seller: David A. Hayes
Date: 08/18/17

PALMER

2 Belchertown St.
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $172,000
Buyer: Lazaro O. Cruz
Seller: Roger W. Barnes
Date: 08/22/17

21 Coache St.
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Samuel J. Renaud
Seller: David A. Landino
Date: 08/25/17

110 Griffin St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $157,234
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Yvan L. Latulippe
Date: 08/16/17

4108-4110 High St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Yan W. Wu
Seller: USA HUD
Date: 08/14/17

4419 High St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $199,000
Buyer: Michael J. Jacobs
Seller: Christine R. Corrow
Date: 08/25/17

15 Longview St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $267,000
Buyer: Jesus Cardenales
Seller: Pamela Outhuse
Date: 08/25/17

1528-1530 North Main St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $271,000
Buyer: Abimael Claudio
Seller: Gary L. Libiszewski
Date: 08/17/17

2013 Pine St.
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $148,000
Buyer: Bank New York
Seller: Donald R. Buzzell
Date: 08/23/17

8 Riverview Pkwy.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $156,600
Buyer: Erin E. Messier
Seller: Robert W. Nicholas
Date: 08/16/17

249 Ware St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $214,900
Buyer: Matthew P. Desmarais
Seller: JNB Property Investment
Date: 08/16/17

24 Whalen St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $187,000
Buyer: Shawn M. Desabrais
Seller: Jose Goncalves
Date: 08/16/17

RUSSELL

225 Huntington Road
Russell, MA 01071
Amount: $169,900
Buyer: Kathleen M. Dubour
Seller: Barber, Blanche L., (Estate)
Date: 08/17/17

101 Old Westfield Road
Russell, MA 01034
Amount: $219,900
Buyer: Peter C. Assarian
Seller: Sharon P. Ashton
Date: 08/24/17

30 Ridgewood Dr.
Russell, MA 01071
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Tyler D. Willey-Vyce
Seller: Sharon J. Willey
Date: 08/25/17

SOUTHWICK

41 Bungalow St.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Robert Bosco
Seller: Clayton A. Cigal
Date: 08/17/17

4 Island Pond Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Jennifer A. Bouley
Seller: Jennifer A. Lapierre
Date: 08/24/17

18 Kimberly Dr.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $212,000
Buyer: Timothy J. Carreira
Seller: Jodi H. Wagner
Date: 08/18/17

3 Mallard Lane
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $405,000
Buyer: Carolyn S. Gagliarducci
Seller: James A. Demeo
Date: 08/16/17

134 North Lake Ave.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Richard J. Anderson
Seller: Jennifer Whitman
Date: 08/14/17

3 Sterrett Dr.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Ronald G. Crain
Seller: Brian A. Rachele
Date: 08/25/17

SPRINGFIELD

41 Aberdale Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $172,000
Buyer: Michael T. Lynch
Seller: Lori A. Beston
Date: 08/16/17

603 Allen St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $147,606
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Sheileen R. Talbot
Date: 08/16/17

582-584 Armory St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $233,489
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Juan C. Gonzalez
Date: 08/14/17

104 Ashbrook St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $163,500
Buyer: Kelley Diederich
Seller: Marissa J. Turnbull
Date: 08/18/17

18 Barry Wills Place
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Katherine E. Conway
Seller: Kristin L. Jacobs
Date: 08/15/17

965 Berkshire Ave.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Aastha Bansri LLC
Seller: Huang Family Property LLC
Date: 08/18/17

54 Brighton St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $162,000
Buyer: Evert Campbell
Seller: Thomas C. Hegarty
Date: 08/21/17

25 Bruce St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Daniel Morais
Seller: Israel Rivera
Date: 08/25/17

15-17 Bryant St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Sumner Avenue Realty LLC
Seller: Robert D. Valentine
Date: 08/22/17

25 Burnside Terrace
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $126,500
Buyer: Wayne A. Freeman
Seller: Ronald R. Duquette
Date: 08/25/17

365 Cadwell Dr.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $600,000
Buyer: Cal Rolling Hills LLC
Seller: East Coast Springfield Development
Date: 08/22/17

89 Calley St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $231,000
Buyer: Jennifer E. Banker LT
Seller: Edward Szczepanek
Date: 08/18/17

1215 Carew St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Jessica M. Ortiz
Seller: Jean N. Jacobs
Date: 08/21/17

75 Chapin Terrace
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $158,000
Buyer: Julio A. Rodriguez
Seller: Thomas G. Hidalgo
Date: 08/18/17

58 Crawford Circle
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Della Ripa Real Estate
Seller: Frank Depergola
Date: 08/18/17

23 Curtis St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $118,000
Buyer: Rita A. Cruz-Maria
Seller: Myriam I. Laboy
Date: 08/16/17

11 Dunbar St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $127,000
Buyer: Edward V. Wrann
Seller: Deanna S. Laffan
Date: 08/17/17

40 Edendale St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $146,000
Buyer: Luz M. Cotto
Seller: Kathleen Weldon
Date: 08/17/17

228 Edendale St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Carmen L. Cruz
Seller: Jamie L. Erickson
Date: 08/25/17

48 Elwood Dr.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $208,000
Buyer: Lay Seng
Seller: Diana Kumisca
Date: 08/18/17

93 Emerson St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Anthony J. Sendra
Seller: Dennis M. Frizzell
Date: 08/23/17

259 Gresham St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $144,000
Buyer: Isamal M. Franceschi
Seller: Edward J. Haluch
Date: 08/25/17

78 Healey St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $142,000
Buyer: Marie A. Toussaint
Seller: Tok Chang
Date: 08/25/17

38 Ina St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $115,280
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Gerald R. Cottle
Date: 08/14/17

101 Kensington Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Jasnia Realty LLC
Seller: Hampden Realty LLC
Date: 08/17/17

72 Kensington Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Mercy Jenkins
Seller: FP Realty LLC
Date: 08/17/17

107 Kensington Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $420,000
Buyer: Jasnia Realty LLC
Seller: Hampden Realty LLC
Date: 08/17/17

33 Ladd St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Dora Morales
Seller: Salim Abdoo
Date: 08/23/17

47-49 Langdon St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Gilberto Vargas
Seller: Furman, Rose H., (Estate)
Date: 08/15/17

50 Madison Ave.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Alexander Rodriguez
Seller: Tania I. Ruiz
Date: 08/18/17

6 Maplewood Terrace
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $151,637
Buyer: FHLM
Seller: Robert W. Ruff
Date: 08/23/17

106 Meadowlark Lane
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $179,900
Buyer: Kim M. Charles
Seller: Cheryl A. Chavis
Date: 08/18/17

27 Mountainview St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $151,500
Buyer: Israel R. Willard
Seller: Shawn A. Rairigh
Date: 08/15/17

328 Newhouse St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $174,000
Buyer: Roberto Villafane
Seller: Donald Mactavish
Date: 08/25/17

114 Oklahoma St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $132,000
Buyer: Gisele M. Daggett
Seller: Jacob E. Werbicki
Date: 08/16/17

20 Parkin St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Dallana Bournigal
Seller: Andrea Igoe
Date: 08/22/17

581 Plumtree Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $138,000
Buyer: Krystal Thomas
Seller: Michael Prignano
Date: 08/21/17

194 Pondview Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Myles Callender
Seller: Brenda L. Collins
Date: 08/25/17

15 Powell Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $166,500
Buyer: Jose A. Vasco
Seller: Kent D. Davies
Date: 08/25/17

24 Puritan Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Edwin Irizarry
Seller: Michael W. Mettey
Date: 08/14/17

177 Ramblewood Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Takiya N. Tillman
Seller: Anthony C. Racco
Date: 08/24/17

59 Senator St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Edwin Lopez
Seller: John A. Teague
Date: 08/18/17

14 Silvia St.
Springfield, MA 01101
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Delania C. Barbee
Seller: Bretta Construction LLC
Date: 08/22/17

129 Spruceland Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $169,000
Buyer: Jesse Lederman
Seller: Jeffrey S. Moores
Date: 08/15/17

685 State St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Jasnia Realty LLC
Seller: Springfield Homes LLC
Date: 08/17/17

42 Stephanie Circle
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $147,000
Buyer: Cedar Investment Group
Seller: Hallam B. Howell
Date: 08/23/17

104 Sunapee St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $168,000
Buyer: Linda N. Dockery
Seller: William Raleigh
Date: 08/18/17

77 Sunrise Terrace
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $162,000
Buyer: David T. Cioch
Seller: Eric S. Dymnicki
Date: 08/17/17

359 Tiffany St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $171,000
Buyer: Luis A. Rivera
Seller: Ronald J. Kalinowski
Date: 08/25/17

25-27 Underwood St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $147,000
Buyer: Lathasia Lee-Shabazz
Seller: Xiuyu Ma
Date: 08/24/17

96 Vadnais St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Domenico Fratamico
Seller: Antonic LLC
Date: 08/15/17

43 Van Ness St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Zuleyka N. Cortez
Seller: Angel Mojica
Date: 08/25/17

343-345 Water St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $118,000
Buyer: FV 1 Inc.
Seller: Kellie Lynch
Date: 08/14/17

12 Wells St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $224,000
Buyer: Adam R. Morrison
Seller: Donald Wiswall TR
Date: 08/15/17

21 Westbank Court
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Benjamin A. Marotte
Seller: Maureen A. Marotte
Date: 08/15/17

120 Westminster St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Jamal S. Seymour
Seller: Charles D. Allen
Date: 08/22/17

169 Westminster St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Keith R. Sheppard
Seller: Eva Brown
Date: 08/14/17

45 Wing St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $127,920
Buyer: Bank Of New York Mellon
Seller: Jeffrey R. Rostron
Date: 08/15/17

54 Wing St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $172,000
Buyer: Felix Suya
Seller: Robert J. Bernardos
Date: 08/21/17

64 Wisteria St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $117,000
Buyer: Simone Martin
Seller: Theresa A. Moccio
Date: 08/25/17

TOLLAND

718 Burt Hill Road
Tolland, MA 01034
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Patrick W. Barrett
Seller: Jason M. Smith
Date: 08/25/17

WALES

29 Lake George Road
Wales, MA 01081
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Lori A. Vezina
Seller: Christopher Rataj
Date: 08/21/17

WEST SPRINGFIELD

192 Bear Hole Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $233,900
Buyer: Brenda X. Chavez
Seller: Citizens Bank
Date: 08/16/17

150 Butternut Hollow Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Nicholas Alfano
Seller: Earl J. Haubenreiser
Date: 08/17/17

309 Elm St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $169,700
Buyer: Bayview Loan Servicing
Seller: MP Consulting Inc.
Date: 08/14/17

62 Fairview Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $287,000
Buyer: AGA Properties LLC
Seller: Lori A. Smith
Date: 08/17/17

24 Jensen Circle
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Donald D. Skorka
Date: 08/23/17

122 Nelson St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Katherine S. Shallbetter
Seller: Wanat, Elaine M., (Estate)
Date: 08/18/17

33 Old Westfield Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $264,100
Buyer: Bank New York Mellon
Seller: David F. Dombrowski
Date: 08/25/17

112 Partridge Lane
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $394,500
Buyer: Adam A. Tebaldi
Seller: Debra A. Whiting
Date: 08/16/17

314 Rogers Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $173,000
Buyer: Peter Mones
Seller: V. Mortgage REO 2 LLC
Date: 08/17/17

83 Sibley Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $286,000
Buyer: Isaac Santana
Seller: Jose Ramos
Date: 08/18/17

WESTFIELD

90 Big Wood Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $229,500
Buyer: Todd S. Cieplinski
Seller: Vanessa E. Beattie
Date: 08/15/17

63 Birch Bluffs Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Kevin J. Gabryel
Seller: LP 4 LLC
Date: 08/24/17

309 Buck Pond Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Manuel J. Minchala-Tacuri
Seller: Edward Kolenda
Date: 08/18/17

84 Cardinal Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $359,000
Buyer: Michael Graveline
Seller: Thomas W. Humphrey
Date: 08/18/17

89 Carroll Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $201,900
Buyer: James M. Roncarati
Seller: Kelseys Corner LLC
Date: 08/22/17

34 Holland Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Kimberly A. Koehler
Seller: Janice M. Parisi
Date: 08/18/17

70 Holyoke Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $231,000
Buyer: Troy A. Beaulac
Seller: Leonard E. Belcher Inc.
Date: 08/22/17

5 Lathrop Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $385,000
Buyer: Ziad N. Kutayli
Seller: David Koerber
Date: 08/16/17

419 Little River Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $266,500
Buyer: Kimberly A. Bond
Seller: Theodore M. Buynicki
Date: 08/16/17

14 Miller St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Nicorn LLC
Seller: Ruby Realty LLC
Date: 08/23/17

37 Old Farm Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $244,900
Buyer: Ashley M. Traynor
Seller: James A. Cook
Date: 08/23/17

68 Old Quarry Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $209,900
Buyer: Stephanie N. Alvarez
Seller: Christopher M. Bush
Date: 08/18/17

70 Turnpike Industrial Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $3,612,500
Buyer: 70 Turnpike Owner SPE LLC
Seller: Spirit SPE Portfolio 2006
Date: 08/14/17

144 Valley View Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $287,900
Buyer: Patrick J. Kiendzior
Seller: Dan W. Gordner
Date: 08/14/17

11 Washington St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Agape Church
Seller: Advent Christian Church
Date: 08/25/17

WILBRAHAM

26 Bittersweet Lane
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $367,500
Buyer: Michael P. Verteramo
Seller: Paul J. Stebbins
Date: 08/18/17

64 Brainard Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Jennifer Assad
Seller: Mikiel Setian
Date: 08/15/17

5 Brookside Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $287,500
Buyer: Michael K. McIntyre
Seller: Joan K. Hale RET
Date: 08/21/17

15 Circle Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $142,501
Buyer: High Ridge Real Estate
Seller: Gipssy S. McKenzie
Date: 08/18/17

12 Dalton St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $136,000
Buyer: Justin Jones
Seller: Evelyn Blanco
Date: 08/15/17

15 Danforth Farms Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $615,000
Buyer: Cyril Joseph
Seller: Franklin R. Moore
Date: 08/25/17

638 Glendale Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $311,000
Buyer: Joshua M. Laflamme
Seller: Bank New York Mellon
Date: 08/18/17

540 Main St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $259,865
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Janice B. Bogdahn
Date: 08/14/17

225 Maynard Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Paul Henry
Seller: Linda T. Cooper
Date: 08/25/17

8 Mountainbrook Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $284,900
Buyer: Suzanne Morneau
Seller: Carol D. Danio
Date: 08/22/17

4 Nokomis Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Linda H. Smith
Seller: Susan D. Hucul
Date: 08/24/17

23 Oldwood Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $412,000
Buyer: Chad A. McLeod
Seller: Deirdre M. Barbeau
Date: 08/17/17

7 Railroad Ave.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Shannon Court LLC
Seller: George J. Scarfe
Date: 08/18/17

851 Ridge Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Christopher C. Hill
Seller: Pola M. Valentine
Date: 08/25/17

2 South Park Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $252,000
Buyer: James A. Coletta
Seller: Mary T. Petrone
Date: 08/14/17

476 Springfield St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $183,000
Buyer: Nicholas Marsland
Seller: Kevin J. Czaplicki
Date: 08/22/17

33 Stonegate Circle
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $420,000
Buyer: Jeffrey P. Zilch
Seller: Mary A. Chase
Date: 08/24/17

Stonington Dr. #5
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Michael J. Thompson
Seller: Silo Farm Associates LLC
Date: 08/15/17

1225 Stony Hill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $446,000
Buyer: Brian Rachele
Seller: John Ferrera
Date: 08/25/17

4 Stony Hill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $585,000
Buyer: Paquette Realty Holdings
Seller: Newlife International Ministries
Date: 08/24/17

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

AMHERST

7 Alyssum Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $395,000
Buyer: Stephanie K. Mattrey
Seller: Carolyn A. McGill
Date: 08/21/17

9 Canterbury Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $724,900
Buyer: Haas LT
Seller: Thomas F. Seymour
Date: 08/22/17

155 East Pleasant St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $382,500
Buyer: Andrew R. Reiter
Seller: 220 North East Street LLC
Date: 08/18/17

124 Grantwood Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $299,900
Buyer: Marmanis Sayegh LLC
Seller: Richard A. Mears
Date: 08/18/17

174 Lincoln Ave.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $615,000
Buyer: Alison I. Ash RET
Seller: Katherine S. Newman
Date: 08/22/17

167 Montague Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Jason R. Aldrich RET
Seller: Janna L. Aldrich
Date: 08/15/17

1072 South East St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $900,000
Buyer: Leslie W. Lorber
Seller: Janet A. Brongers
Date: 08/21/17

215 Sunset Ave.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $324,900
Buyer: Kilerine Properties LLC
Seller: Marcos Y. Kleinerman
Date: 08/17/17

62 Taylor St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $420,000
Buyer: Justin T. Serpone
Seller: Katrin Verclas
Date: 08/21/17

6 University Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $4,975,000
Buyer: Gleason Johndrow Rentals
Seller: Woodgreen Amherst LP
Date: 08/25/17

BELCHERTOWN

23 Blacksmith Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Paul B. Morris
Seller: Todd W. Bergstrom
Date: 08/15/17

471 Daniel Shays Hwy.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Michael D. Schwendenmann
Seller: Stephen J. Grader
Date: 08/17/17

25 Dogwood Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $379,900
Buyer: Allen J. Bousquet
Seller: Benchmark Custom Homes
Date: 08/24/17

19 Fletcher Ave.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $405,000
Buyer: Matthew W. Reynolds
Seller: Kozak FT
Date: 08/17/17

42 Jabish St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Gary P. Gougeun
Seller: Joseph F. Sarno
Date: 08/17/17

85 Turkey Hill Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Kimberly Wright
Seller: Kevin R. Green
Date: 08/18/17

15 Robin Lane
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $262,500
Buyer: Donald R. Mactavish
Seller: James B. Doran
Date: 08/24/17

EASTHAMPTON

90 Briggs St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $229,500
Buyer: Thomas & L. Lombardo LT
Seller: Victor M. & J. J. Arrighi IRT
Date: 08/23/17

65 Clark St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Robert F. Tremble RET
Seller: Josh M. Ley
Date: 08/17/17

416 East St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $260,980
Buyer: Katherine Hereld
Seller: Alexander D. Lapointe
Date: 08/21/17

13-15 Exeter St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $247,900
Buyer: Laura F. Arbeitman
Seller: New City Properties LLC
Date: 08/16/17

198 Hendrick St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $272,000
Buyer: Pasqualina Azzarello
Seller: Amy B. Davis
Date: 08/15/17

200 Hendrick St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Daryle B. Powers
Seller: Michael L. Richard
Date: 08/14/17

109 Holyoke St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Corissa L. Colon
Seller: Czarnik, Helen M., (Estate)
Date: 08/18/17

20 Lyman St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $355,000
Buyer: Alexander D. Lapointe
Seller: Mary E. Facteau
Date: 08/21/17

264 Main St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: 264 Main Street RT
Seller: Charles R. Robertson
Date: 08/25/17

140 Park St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Kiah Mcandrew-Davis
Seller: Andrea D. Martelli
Date: 08/21/17

25 Pine Hill Road
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $349,900
Buyer: Earl C. Frey
Seller: Shawn D. Osterfund
Date: 08/18/17

16 Searls St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $138,500
Buyer: Bryan Emond
Seller: FNMA
Date: 08/23/17

37 Ward Ave.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $271,000
Buyer: Melissa E. Peters
Seller: Kevin J. Ovitt
Date: 08/21/17

9 Wilton Road
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Katherine N. Fedorov
Seller: Crossroads Property Investors
Date: 08/15/17

GOSHEN

705 East St.
Goshen, MA 01032
Amount: $231,364
Buyer: David T. Lashway
Seller: Deborah L. Soto
Date: 08/16/17

54 Fuller Road
Goshen, MA 01032
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Timothy M. Lamere
Seller: Burns, Thomas E., (Estate)
Date: 08/22/17

GRANBY

90 Batchelor St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $118,000
Buyer: Kelly Bicket
Seller: Scott Family Properties
Date: 08/25/17

17 Carver St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $349,900
Buyer: Matthew O. Harrington
Seller: A. Nebraska Corp.
Date: 08/18/17

142 New Ludlow Road
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Diana L. Sullivan
Seller: Cathy Grayson
Date: 08/18/17

250 Taylor St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $289,900
Buyer: Shaina Berneche
Seller: Edward M. Chrusciel
Date: 08/25/17

HADLEY

112 Rocky Hill Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Maureen K. Devine
Seller: Neil M. Longley
Date: 08/16/17

29 Rocky Hill Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $625,000
Buyer: D. Stanford-Haddock
Seller: Kostek 2007 FT
Date: 08/15/17

South Maple St.
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Arthur C. West
Seller: Robert A. West
Date: 08/22/17

HATFIELD

14 Sunset Ave.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $197,000
Buyer: Kathryn A. Poole
Seller: Karen Holman
Date: 08/15/17

58 West St.
Hatfield, MA 01088
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Darlene M. Omasta
Seller: Goller, Ronald C., (Estate)
Date: 08/25/17

HUNTINGTON

96 Pond Brook Road
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $144,900
Buyer: Molly A. Scott-Smith
Seller: A. Michael Petrovsky
Date: 08/22/17

NORTHAMPTON

11 Beaver Brook Loop
Northampton, MA 01053
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Aileen M. Gleason
Seller: Beaver Brook NT
Date: 08/25/17

86 Cahillane Terrace
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $307,000
Buyer: Richard C. Spencer
Seller: Nikki Davenbrie
Date: 08/14/17

133 Cardinal Way
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $467,000
Buyer: Mary J. Persaud
Seller: Michelle R. Warren
Date: 08/15/17

160 Coles Meadow Road
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Celia A. Mackinnon
Seller: Sven Huggins
Date: 08/24/17

53 Emerson Way
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $540,000
Buyer: Tomasz A. Wiraszka
Seller: Nicholas P. Lata
Date: 08/24/17

14 Evergreen Road
Northampton, MA 01053
Amount: $292,000
Buyer: Rachel C. Baker
Seller: Greenwood, Richard E., (Estate)
Date: 08/15/17

982 Florence Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Daniel J. Shaver
Seller: Edwin H. Larson
Date: 08/15/17

17 Holly Court
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Ann M. Sollinger
Seller: Matthew A. Motamedi
Date: 08/17/17

31 Lilly St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Allison Gomes
Seller: Macgregor J. Thomson
Date: 08/15/17

25 Maynard Road
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $484,000
Buyer: David J. Kieval
Seller: Scott T. Urban
Date: 08/24/17

101 Old Ferry Road
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Mandeng C. Minor
Seller: Norwich Properties LLC
Date: 08/21/17

Prince St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $600,000
Buyer: Servicenet Inc.
Seller: Hospital Hill Development
Date: 08/14/17

261 Riverside Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $361,100
Buyer: Stephen R. Taranto
Seller: Darlene M. Baker
Date: 08/14/17

269 Riverside Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $361,800
Buyer: Julie R. Thomson
Seller: Edmund M. Harris
Date: 08/15/17

7 Shepherds Hollow Road
Northampton, MA 01053
Amount: $530,000
Buyer: Janice L. Cooper
Seller: Rachel D. Cartmell
Date: 08/18/17

127 Williams St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $231,700
Buyer: William B. Sawyer
Seller: Laura L. Maziarz
Date: 08/25/17

PELHAM

47 Arnold Road
Pelham, MA 01002
Amount: $458,000
Buyer: John W. Cherry TR
Seller: Mark Lange
Date: 08/15/17

57 Harkness Road
Pelham, MA 01002
Amount: $347,500
Buyer: Christina P. Taylor
Seller: Roberta L. Diehl
Date: 08/17/17

SOUTH HADLEY

206 Brainerd St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $444,000
Buyer: Benjamin W. Tucker
Seller: Roger W. Tucker
Date: 08/25/17

25 Brittany Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Raymond J. Mackenzie
Seller: Adele B. Reynolds
Date: 08/21/17

130 East St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $442,000
Buyer: Kenneth D. Brumer
Seller: Robert J. Pleasure
Date: 08/15/17

113 Granby Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $263,900
Buyer: Kathryn Guggino
Seller: Matthew O. Harrington
Date: 08/17/17

118 Lyman St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $272,500
Buyer: ARJ 15 T B
Seller: 4 Seasons Property Maintenance
Date: 08/22/17

775 New Ludlow Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $5,595,000
Buyer: Maple Brothers Industrial Co.
Seller: Store Master Funding 3
Date: 08/24/17

49 Noel St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Gilroy Property Renewal
Seller: Henry Tessier RET
Date: 08/22/17

1 Promenade Way
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $385,000
Buyer: Nichols Everett RT
Seller: Mary Lou Krause TR
Date: 08/15/17

25 Red Bridge Lane
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $429,000
Buyer: Andrew G. Reiter
Seller: William M. Herchuck
Date: 08/24/17

27 Waite Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $185,680
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Richard L. Felt
Date: 08/23/17

SOUTHAMPTON

32 Bissonnette Circle
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $430,000
Buyer: 32 Management LLC
Seller: Kyle C. Winkler
Date: 08/15/17

6 Couture Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $124,500
Buyer: Restorative Properties
Seller: FNMA
Date: 08/22/17

24 Hillside Meadows Dr.
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Janice M. Jasiorkowski
Seller: Antonio S. Silva
Date: 08/14/17

16 Katelyn Way
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $622,000
Buyer: Stephen Lee
Seller: Ryan L. Geeleher
Date: 08/21/17

WARE

306 Beaver Lake Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $249,000
Buyer: Edward Murphy
Seller: Stephen A. Williams
Date: 08/15/17

51 Chestnut St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $192,000
Buyer: Jason Alexandrovich
Seller: Donald J. Vadnais
Date: 08/18/17

5 Horseshoe Circle
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $209,900
Buyer: Kim A. Otis
Seller: Robert M. Heon
Date: 08/15/17

290 Malboeuf Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Andrew Egan
Seller: Citibank
Date: 08/18/17

47-49 Pulaski St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Joseph Pacheco
Seller: Timothy P. Connelly
Date: 08/25/17

177 River Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $430,000
Buyer: Christine E. Lloyd
Seller: James J. Leary
Date: 08/25/17

10 Wildflower Dr.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $299,500
Buyer: Ann Podsiadlo
Seller: Belco Construction Co. Inc.
Date: 08/22/17

WESTHAMPTON

302 Main Road
Westhampton, MA 01027
Amount: $436,000
Buyer: Jennifer E. Nichols
Seller: Thomas W. Gallenstein
Date: 08/25/17

WILLIAMSBURG

7 Cider Mill Road
Williamsburg, MA 01039
Amount: $620,500
Buyer: Jonathan Ames
Seller: Lori A. Schwartz
Date: 08/15/17

WORTHINGTON

225 Thayer Hill Road
Worthington, MA 01098
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Abigail L. Shallcross
Seller: Elke Astrid-Ryan
Date: 08/17/17

Bankruptcies Departments

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

Alvarez, Lisette
109 School St., Apt. 1
Springfield, MA 01105
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/17/17

Aponte, Jose L.
169 Santa Barbara St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 08/29/17

Arnold, Harold Lee
275 Chestnut St., Apt 427
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/17/17

Barthelette, Ronald R.
48 Laramee St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/17/17

Belville, Robin A.
270 Montgomery Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 08/24/17

Benoit, Ronald William
Benoit, Joy Lin
22 Florida Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 08/18/17

Bishop, Marshall James
29 Cottage Ave.
Southampton, MA 01073
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/21/17

Black, Paul R
Black, Yvonne K.
735 Memorial Dr., Trailer 2
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/22/17

Blaser, Charles A.
Blaser, Elizabeth Anne
120 Autumn Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/17/17

Bromley, Lukas William
321 School St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/31/17

Brown, Jacqueline
1076 East Mountain Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 08/28/17

Bushey, Miranda J.
114 South Main St.
Florence, MA 01062
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/23/17

Caceres, Pedro J.
245 Blueberry Hill Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/29/17

Coby, Michael Ernest
23 West Glen St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/25/17

Carroll, Veronica Anita
16 Olivine St., Apt. 2
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/31/17

Craven, Caroll Ann
498 Parker St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/17/17

Degnan, Kathleen E.
225 Connecticut Ave.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/30/17

Durchanek, Julia Heyde
a/k/a Vanderminden, Julia Heyde
1250 Northampton St.
Holyoke, MA 01040-1928
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 08/21/17

Gordon, Alexander H.
2009 Overlook Dr.
Three Rivers, MA 01080
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/31/17

Greaney, Margaret
34 Dartmouth St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 08/31/17

Hartmann, Curtis E.
139 Union St., Unit 22
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/24/17

Hieronymus, Kurt P.
59 Vincent Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 08/30/17

Hill, Tamara W.
646 Alden St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 08/25/17

Ivaldi, Glenn A.
85 Rayburn Road
Stoughton, MA 02072
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 08/31/17

Jacobs, John F.
20 Greenwood St., Apt. E
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/22/17

Joseph, Wilfred
Joseph, Joselie
P.O. Box 80177
Springfield, MA 01138
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/29/17

LaCoy, Kyle A.
268 West Orange Road
Orange, MA 01364
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/31/17

Langone, Anthony J.
1 Springfield St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/30/17

Leblanc, Lori Anna
3795 South Athol Road
Athol, MA 01331
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/31/17

Maldonado, Leiha F.
48 Mechanic St., Unit A
Shelburne, MA 01370
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 08/17/17

Mariani, Christina G.
33 Green St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/31/17

Marshall, Sarah A.
111 Warner St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/25/17

Mejias, Gil
a/k/a Mejias, Maryjane R.
89 Pearl St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/22/17

Montalban, Esther
200 Windmere St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 08/31/17

Muradian-Brubach, Claudia
76 Valley View Dr.
Hampden, MA 01036
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/31/17

O’Brien, Betty Jo
a/k/a O’Brien-Goodreau, Betty Jo
27 Lathrop St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/17/17

Paul, Michelle J.
47 Brunswick St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/17/17

Raspaldo, Marta
a/k/a Raspaldo Ortiz, Marta
101 Draper St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/24/17

Rexroad, Karen Lee
a/k/a Davidson, Karen L.
30 N. Fitzwilliam Road
Royalston, MA 01368
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/31/17

Rexroad, Milton Andrew
30 North Fitzwilliam Road
Royalston, MA 01368
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/31/17

Robertson, Warren S.
Robertson, Carol A.
a/k/a Hastedt, Carol
80 Third St.
Lee, MA 01238
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/21/17

Rodriguez, Luis E.
Rodriguez, Paula M.
a/k/a Nutting, Paula
18 Guy Place
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/18/17

Ruge, Gregory
a/k/a Ruge, Grigoriy
50 Kanawha Ave.
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/31/17

Saenz, Luis G.
58 Chamnell
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/18/17

Sanchez, Aida Luz
155 Florence St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/25/17

Sanders, Drena Ashannon
116 Fort Pleasant Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/23/17

Schebel Construction
Schebel, Joseph F.
71 Columbia Dr.
Feeding Hills, MA 01030
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/22/17

Silliker, Ashley B.
33 Harvey St.
Thorndike, MA 01079
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/24/17

Smith, Jeannavice L.
76 Enfield St.
Indian Orchard, MA 01151
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/23/17

Stark, Mary
73 Outer Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01022
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/28/17

Sternowski, Scott J.
Sternowski, Katie C.
484 Broadway St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 08/25/17

Tirado, Eddie
a/k/a Pacheco, Eddie Tirado
19 Saab Court, Apt. 106
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/31/17

Tressler, William M.
32 Southworth St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/23/17

Vosit, Joseph George
Vosit, Elaine Marie
25 Sherwood Dr.
Lenox, MA 01240
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/31/17

Wendt, Erhard A.
PO Box 456
Great Barrington, MA 01230
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/31/17

White, Rachel
1470 Dunhamton Brimfield
Brimfield, MA 01010
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/30/17

Wzorek, Judy A.
114 Edbert St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/22/17

Zemojtel, Linda Ann
34 High St.
Gilbertville, MA 01031
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 08/30/17

DBA Certificates Departments

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

AMHERST

Joy Art Space
196 North Pleasant St.
Lily Friedling

Pioneer Valley Driving School
256 North Pleasant St.
Mary Paciorek

CHICOPEE

Arrowspeed Archery
769 Prospect St.
Paul Banas

Economy Auto Service
957 Meadow St.
Ariel Ortiz

New England Racers Auction Trade Show
123 Watson St.
Donald Sorel Jr.

NGR Home Improvement
55 Forest St., Unit 1
Nelson Lopez

R. Tetreault Roofing & Siding
70 Westport Dr.
Red Tetreault

Truehart Wellness
264 Exchange St., Unit 2
Rochelle Truehart-Lambert

EAST LONGMEADOW

Ascent Dental Solutions, LLC
250 North Main St.
Kevin Coughlin

Kind Hands Care at Home, LLC
296 North Main St., Suite 20
Janet Maggs, Elizabeth Davila

Permanent Makeup and Skin Care by Rhonda
38 Harkness Ave.
Rhonda Black

Vicky Linda’s
741 Parker St.
Victoria Campbell

HADLEY

Ecuador Andino Store
41A Russell St.
Luis Gavay

Shine Acupuncture
226 Russell St.
Stephanie Mattrey

HOLYOKE

Almonte Market II
129 Sargeant St.
Brian Almonte

Big Buddha Pet Services
127 St. Jerome Ave.
Danielle Pikul

Digital Soul Web Marketing
63 Jackson St.
Igor Poltavets

Dollar General Store #19121
2261 Northampton St.
DG Retail, LLC

Tapestry Health System Inc.
15A Main St.
Tapestry Health System Inc.

Tapestry Health System Inc.
306 Race St.
Tapestry Health System Inc.

LUDLOW

3 Arrow Taxidermy Studio
66 Chapin St.
Vincent Kersey

AJE Financial Services
588 Center St.
Robin Wdowiak

Country Paw Mobile Grooming
531 Pinecone Lane
Alexa Wurszt

NORTHAMPTON

By Thy Grace
45 Main St.
Cher Lemire

Dobra Tea
186 Main St.
Allissa Jukiro, Joel Jukiro

Elo Blue
26 Bedford Terr., #2
Christina Lorimer, Rafael Bresson da Silva Teixeira

Familiars Coffee & Tea
6 Strong Ave.
Isaac Weiner, Daniel McColgan

Maria Katharine
840 Florence Road
Maria Ramsey

Pinch
179 Main St.
Jena Sujat

Pioneer Valley Death with Dignity Action Group
65 Franklin St.
John Berkowitz

Sitelab Architecture & Design
35 Maynard Road
Caryly Brause

Urban Mamasong Inc.
1 Venturers Field Road, #2
Gabrilla Ballard

SOUTHWICK

Ed Roberts Staffing Solutions
72 Vining Hill Road
Edward Roberts

New Ears Affordable Hearing Care
610 College Highway, Unit 13A
Gary Winn

New England Disc Golf Center Inc.
51 John Mason Road
Freda Brown

Rideout Builders
17 Powder Mill Road
Larry Rideout

SPRINGFIELD

A & J Automotive
1307 Worcester St.
Ayyub Abdul-Alim

Advance Stores Co.
1100 St. James Ave.
Bonita Johnson

Bright Eyes Daycare
21 Belmont Place
Rebecca Maldonado

Caleb’s Auto Detailing
69 Wilmont St.
Nehemias Enrique

D.R.S.
64 Fox Hill Road
David Smith

Elegance Limo Services
21 Belmont Place
Albert Maldonado

Elsie’s Flower Shop
182 Main St.
Vicente Porfirio

Kamys Handyman, LLC
50 Leyfred Terr.
Luis Casiano Acosta

Lilac Gray
7 Matthew St.
Carol Boardway-Chapin

S.E.A.L. Trucking
394 Canon Circle
Anthony Goncalez

Secrets of a Diva
152 Lamplighter Lane
Latasia Echols

Tapestry
1985 Main St.
Tapestry Health

Tapestry
11 Wilbraham Road
Tapestry Health

Tapestry
130 Maple St.
Tapestry Health

Tattoo Royale
94 Island Pond Road
James Randall

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Adam & Co. Furniture
900 Riverdale St.
Adam Bouley

Always Polished Perfect
242 Westfield St.
Anita Williams

BA’s Home Improvement
45 Witch Path
Bruce Chelkonas

Grosso Chiropractic, P.C.
615 Westfield St.
Cynthia Grosso

Longhorn Steakhouse #5196
1105 Riverdale St.
Rare Hospitality

Salamon Flooring Inc.
103 Myron St.
Mitchell Salamon

SSD Construction
13 North Blvd.
Simon Slivka

St. Joseph’s Family Dental
258 Main St.
Susana Aguero

Tapestry
425 Union St.
Tapestry Health

WILBRAHAM

Kate Forest Self Care Yoga
84 Main St.
Kathie Forest

Verdon’s Gutter
65 Main St.
Diane Verdon, Real Verdon

Departments Incorporations

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

ADAMS

B&B Micro Manufacturing Inc., 387 Old Columbia St., Adams, MA 01220. Mitchell Bresett, 62 Maple St., Adams, MA 01220. Construction.

CHICOPEE

Chicopee Comp Friends of Football Inc., 617 Montgomery St. # 1, Chicopee, MA 01020. Paul Parks, 88 Rolf Ave., Chicopee, MA 01020. The purpose of the Chicopee Comp Friends of Football, Inc. is to support the student athletes, parents, staff, and coaches of the football team by raising funds, recruiting volunteers, and conducting events.

GOSHEN

Ce & Apa Inc., 9 Lilly Pond Lane, Goshen, MA 01032. Charles Amo, same. Construction.

GREENFIELD

Blackwind Solutions Inc, 12 Vernon St., Greenfield, MA 01301. Nicole Nelson, same. Consulting.

HOLYOKE

Beyond Remodeling Inc, 3 Overlook Road, Holyoke, MA 01040. ANA Carolina De Alba-Sabino, same. Interior decorator.

PALMER

Beaver Stump Grinding Inc., 21 Wilbraham St., Palmer, MA 01069. Jason P. Keegan, 1126 Glendale St. Wilbraham, MA 01095. Stump grinding and removal, landscape restorations.

PITTSFIELD

Berkshire Theatre Critics Association Inc., 20 Alfred Dr., Pittsfield, MA 01201. Peter Jay Bergman, same. Non-profit organization designed to honor and award for excellence in regional theatre; to encourage participation in Berkshire region arts.

SOUTH HADLEY

Always Reliable Excavating Inc., 35 Fairlawn St., South Hadley, MA 01075. Steven M. Menard, 47 North Main St., South Hadley, MA 01075. Construction and excavating contractor.

SPRINGFIELD

Chayle Inc., 53 Andrew St., Springfield, MA 01109. Dennis Gayle, same. Regulated and licensed retail sales of marijuana.

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Agawam Lions Foundation Inc., 1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield, MA 01089. Robert Germano, 13 Maple St., Agawam MA 01001. Local chapter of a worldwide organization that puts on functions for the community to raise money for the local Agawam Lions Club.

American All State Transport Inc., 1072 Piper Road, West Springfield, MA 01089. Ilyaz Agayev, same. Long distance trucking.

AJM Tours Inc., 425 Union St., West Springfield, MA 01089. Andrew Cecil Francis, same. Passenger transportation.

Briefcase Departments

Pathlight, VVM Seek Innovations to Benefit People with Disabilities

SPRINGFIELD — Applications are now open for the second year of the Pathlight Challenge, Pathlight’s partnership with Valley Venture Mentors (VVM). The two organizations have put out a national call to entrepreneurs to develop solutions aimed at increasing independence for people with intellectual disabilities and those with autism. Pathlight, headquartered in Springfield, has served people with developmental and intellectual disabilities throughout Western Mass. since 1952, while VVM offers support to business startups. The Pathlight Challenge is supported by a grant from the Westfield Bank Future Fund. Startups from anywhere in the world are invited to apply for two spots in VVM’s prestigious, intensive, four-month Accelerator program, which kicks off in January. Pathlight Executive Director Ruth Banta said that the partnership with Valley Venture Mentors highlights the organization’s long-standing history of innovation. Pathlight has been a pioneer in partnering with people with developmental disabilities and autism to live full and engaged lives. She said it seems a natural next step to consider how technology or other innovative solutions can help a new generation of people with disabilities live as independently as possible. The Accelerator program is held over one long weekend a month, offering startups connections to subject-matter experts, investors, and engaged and collaborative peers. Those competing in the program can win up to $50,000 in grants to develop their business or product. Applications for the Accelerator are open through Wednesday, Oct. 18. The Pathlight fellows will graduate from the Accelerator program in May, when they will also unveil their new products or services. For more information or to apply for the Pathlight Challenge, visit pathlightgroup.org/our-community/pathlight-challenge.

Massachusetts Adds 10,800 Jobs in August

BOSTON — The state’s total unemployment rate dropped to 4.2% in  August, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) preliminary job estimates indicate that Massachusetts added 10,800 jobs in August. Over the month, the private sector added 9,900 jobs as gains occurred in professional, scientific, and business services; other services; information; construction; and manufacturing. The July estimate was revised to a gain of 2,500 jobs. From August 2016 to August 2017, BLS estimates Massachusetts has added 57,400 jobs. The August unemployment rate was two-tenths of a percentage point lower than the national rate of 4.4% reported by the bureau. “Massachusetts has gained 57,400 jobs in the last year, with much of that growth concentrated in key economic sectors like health, education, professional, business, and scientific services,” said Labor and Workforce Development Secretary Rosalin Acosta. “While these job gains, alongside a low unemployment rate, are signs of a strong economy in the Commonwealth, skills gaps and labor-market pressures persist. That is why our workforce-development agencies and partners continue to focus on matching available workers with the training and resources they need to connect to high-demand jobs.” The labor force decreased by 17,200 from 3,697,700 in July, as 10,700 fewer residents were employed and 6,500 fewer residents were unemployed over the month. Over the year, the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased eight-tenths of a percentage point from 3.4% in August 2016. There were 31,300 more unemployed residents over the year compared to August 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 66.1% over the month. The labor-force participation rate over the year has increased 1.3% compared to August 2016. The largest private sector percentage job gains over the year were in other services; professional, scientific, and business services; education and health services; and financial activities.

State Campaign to Help Parents Protect Kids from Opioid Misuse

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) recently launched a new, statewide public-information campaign to raise awareness among parents about what they can do to protect their middle- and high-school-aged kids from prescription-drug misuse and addiction. “Parents play an important role in protecting their kids from opioid and substance misuse, and our administration is supporting another tool to begin that conversation and to keep talking — because kids will listen,” said Gov. Charlie Baker. “This public-information campaign adds to our strong foundation of prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery in ending the opioid crisis that has impacted too many families throughout the Commonwealth.” The prevention campaign, launched with funding from the DPH Bureau of Substance Addiction Services, is titled “Stop Addiction Before It Starts,” and encourages parents to talk early and often with their children about the dangers of misusing prescription pain medications. Four out of five people who use heroin began by misusing prescription pain medications, and one in four teens report they’ve misused or abused a prescription drug at least once. According to the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, kids whose parents talked with them about prescription pain medications were 42% less likely to misuse these drugs than those whose parents didn’t. The campaign will appear across the state on TV and on digital and paid social-media platforms. Viewers will be directed to mass.gov/stopaddiction for additional information about the importance of talking with teens about opioid misuse, tips on how to start the conversation, further information about opioids including the safe disposal of unused prescription pain pills, and resources for treatment and recovery.

Departments People on the Move
Mark Fulco

Mark Fulco

Mark Fulco has been named president of Mercy Medical Center, effective October 9. In this role, he will be responsible for the operational performance of the hospital; provide leadership in the execution, management, financial performance, and oversight of all hospital operations; and explore opportunities for growth through strategic development initiatives. “Mark is a highly respected, highly engaged healthcare leader with extensive experience in various areas of hospital operations. We are certain he will not only help sustain our rich legacy of providing high-quality care with a compassionate touch, he will also help us reach new levels of service to our community,” said John Sjoberg, board chair of Mercy Medical Center. Fulco returns to Mercy after spending the past two years at Trinity Health’s corporate office in Livonia, Mich., where he served as system vice president for Health Ministries and System Office Communication Interface. Reporting to the president and chief operating officer of Trinity Health and group executive vice presidents, he provided operational leadership in developing and communicating deployment of initiatives, served as the communication liaison between regional CEOs and the system office, coordinated several operations leadership councils, and led several special projects, including the creation of operations reports and updates to the Trinity Health operating model. “Mark is a strong, strategic leader with deep ties to health care in New England, and we are pleased he’s returning to Springfield to lead our ongoing transformation to people-centered care,” said Ben Carter, executive vice president for Trinity Health. Fulco first joined the Mercy team in 2005 as senior vice president of Strategy and Marketing and a member of the senior leadership team. In 2015, he was additionally named chief transformation officer to reflect his growing list of responsibilities around population-health management and value-based contracting. During his decade at Mercy, Fulco was instrumental in the success of several important initiatives, such as creation of the Mercy Care Alliance clinically integrated network and the Accountable Care Organization of New England. He also served as Mercy’s Integration Management Office lead for the CHE-Trinity consolidation and played a key role in building the partnership that resulted in Saint Francis Care joining Trinity Health. “We are thrilled to welcome Mark back to Mercy Medical Center. He is a visionary leader with unparalleled business acumen, exceptional creative ability, unwavering dedication to our mission, and tremendous enthusiasm — traits that will undoubtedly serve us well as he takes on this important role,” said Christopher Dadlez, president and CEO of Trinity Health of New England. Prior to joining Mercy, Fulco served as vice president of Strategic Marketing and Business Development for Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, Conn. His previous roles include serving as president of a healthcare-management-services organization and as senior vice president of a national disease-management company. Fulco is the recipient of the 2010 American College of Healthcare Executives Management Innovation Poster Session Award for “A Successful Micro-Accountable Care Organization as a Model for Evolving Payment Reform in Massachusetts.” A former member of the board of the Springfield Performing Arts Development Corp. and the board of East Catholic High School in Manchester, Conn., he is a USA Hockey official and member of the officiating instructor staff. Fulco holds a master’s degree from the Barney School of Business and Public Administration at the University of Hartford, where he was a Woodruff fellow, and a bachelor’s degree from Clark University, where he was a Travelli scholar.

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Carrie Saldo

Carrie Saldo

WGBY’s local current-affairs show, Connecting Point, has a new host — who also happens to be a past one. Beginning with forthcoming Season 8, Carrie Saldo, an award-winning journalist with nearly a decade of public-media experience, will return to public television to present timely stories from Western New England on the PBS station’s flagship news and current-affairs program. Saldo served as WGBY’s Connecting Point host from 2010 to 2013, presenting most of the show’s eight-minute segments and co-producing the half-hour program at large. During her tenure, Saldo conducted hundreds of in-studio interviews, traveled to Haiti following the 2010 earthquake, and hiked parts of the Appalachian Trail in a special in-the-field series. Saldo’s return to the local PBS station comes on the heels of Jim Madigan’s retirement. Madigan headed up WGBY’s public-affairs efforts for nearly 30 years. WGBY Deputy General Manager Lynn Page said Saldo was an obvious choice for the job. “Carrie Saldo is the perfect addition to our team,” Page says. “She worked closely with Jim Madigan in the past and knows the region and its leadership very well. Carrie cares deeply for western New England. She understands the people, traditions, and cultures. She will continue Jim’s legacy as well as the mission of WGBY to connect the people of our region.” WGBY General Manager Anthony Hayes added that Saldo will advance the station’s commitment to reliable local news and current-affairs coverage. “Public media is a trusted source for information,” he said. “It’s extremely important that our current-affairs team lives up to the PBS reputation and provides Western New England with the content it expects from us. I have full confidence that Carrie Saldo will produce and deliver that quality local content to viewers.” For Saldo’s part, the return to local public media is a welcome one. “I am honored to dive in and uncover the stories that need to be told in this region,” she said. “Excellent journalism is the result of carefully listening. I’m here. Share your thoughts, ideas, comments, and concerns. Let’s shed light on the issues that matter most to you and work toward strengthening this area that we call home.”

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Alaina DiGiorgio

Alaina DiGiorgio

Regina Tillona

Regina Tillona

Elms College has appointed a new director of diversity and inclusion, as well as a new director of tutoring services, rounding out the staff in the college’s new Center for Student Success. The new director of diversity and inclusion is Alaina DiGiorgio. She will work with students, faculty, and staff to foster a more welcoming and inclusive community at Elms College. She has presented at numerous conferences on topics related to the intersection of race and athletics, and worked at the University of Tennessee. She was also a member of the Multicultural Mentorship program and ad hoc diversity committee at the University of Tennessee. Prior to that, she founded Women Empowering (WE) to strengthen community and support for female athletes at Western Illinois University, which is where she also earned her bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and her master’s degree in sport management. The new director of tutoring services is Regina Tillona, an experienced educator who has worked to promote achievement for all learners. She most recently served as Title I director at Massachusetts Virtual Academy in Greenfield, where she created opportunities for students to explore the world as knowledgeable, creative, and thoughtful individuals. Prior to that, she worked as district coordinator at Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District and director of tutoring at New Leadership Charter School in Springfield. Tillona received her bachelor’s degree in education and history from Westfield State University, and her master of education degree from Western New England University.

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The Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts recently welcomed Donna Haghighat as its new CEO. She comes to the Women’s Fund with more than 12 years of experience developing programs, cultivating relationships, fund-raising, directing communications strategy, creating strategic plan, and building advocacy programs. Most recently principal at the Collabyrinth Collective, LLC, Haghighat’s previous roles have included executive director of the Aurora Women & Girl’s Foundation, chief engagement and advocacy officer for YWCA Hartford Region, a strategic consultant, chief development officer for Hartford Public Library, interim director and grants/program manager of the Women’s Education and Leadership Fund, and co-president of AAUW CT. “I am thrilled to join the Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts at this pivotal time,” Haghighat said. “Together with our amazing board, staff, donors, funders, volunteers, and program participants, we build stronger communities and organizations when women lead.”

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Leslie Leone

Leslie Leone

Facial Cosmetic & Maxillofacial Surgery, P.C. announced the promotion of Leslie Leone to clinical nurse supervisor. “Leslie has been an outstanding student, employee, nurse, and professional,” said Practice Administrator Fredrika Ballard. “We have enjoyed being part of her professional development over the past eight years. We feel honored to have such a wonderful, caring, and talented nurse to lead our team and take exceptional care of our patients.” Leone joined the practice in 2009 as a licensed dental assistant after graduating from Porter & Chester. She was hired to work exclusively with owner Dr. Richard Fraziero at the East Longmeadow location. After working alongside Fraziero for a few years, he encouraged her to further her education to become a registered nurse. She completed pre-requisites at Springfield Technical Community College and transferred to American International College, graduating from AIC in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in nursing, and became an RN at Facial Cosmetic & Maxillofacial Surgery. In addition to her eight years in the oral-surgery field, Leone is also DAANCE-, ACLS-, and CPR-certified. She is involved in pre- and post- surgery direct patient care, as well as managing medication inventory for in-office surgeries, code preparation, and readiness. Her new position as clinical nurse supervisor allows her to use her wide-ranging skills to oversee the entire clinical department. “I enjoy providing patient-centered care on a daily basis while also mentoring the clinical staff,” she said.

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After nearly five years as president and CEO of DevelopSpringfield, Jay Minkarah announced his upcoming resignation to assume leadership of a regional planning commission in New Hampshire. “I have truly appreciated the opportunity to help play a role in advancing community revitalization in Springfield,” said Minkarah. “It has been an honor to be a part of what is sure to be a great renaissance for the city. There are strong community partnerships working together with great projects poised for success.” Under Minkarah’s tenure, the organization has worked to advance a series of critical economic-development and revitalization projects in Springfield. Notable projects include the purchase and remediation of a blighted property at 700 State St.; phase-one stabilization and remediation at the historic Gunn Block at the corner of Walnut and State streets; phase-one completion of the Lower Maple Business Park, including the rehabilitation of the Ansel Phelps House at 83 Maple St.; and the advancement of plans for the Springfield Innovation Center on Bridge Street. “We are grateful to Jay for the expertise he has provided and the commitment he has shown to Springfield,” said Nick Fyntrilakis, board chair. “As an organization, we have taken on some of the most challenging projects in the city in an effort to create opportunity for positive economic activity, Jay has been a driving force in our efforts thus far and has helped prepare us for future success.” DevelopSpringfield’s staff and board are working to complete transition plans with a focus on advancing its mission toward revitalization in the city of Springfield. The board will also begin a search process for a new president and CEO.

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The Young Professional Society of Greater Springfield (YPS) announced the election of Ashley Clark as president of the organization. Clark has previously served in various capacities on the board, including terms as secretary and vice president and chair of the annual YP Cup Dodgeball Tournament. “I am thankful to have an employer who understands the value of giving back — and encourages it,” said Clark, a cash-management officer at Berkshire Bank in Springfield. “I am excited to take on this new role and hope to strengthen our impact in the communities we serve. Our emerging and existing leaders need a space for mentorship, opportunity, and social engagement, and YPS plans to continue to provide that. With the organization’s first ever all-women executive committee, and a diverse board beside us, we can increase our impact over the next few years.” This year, YPS is celebrating 10 years of impact in the Greater Springfield area. Moving forward, the organization will focus on membership growth, community-driven events, and additional programing. Events to round out 2017 include Oktoberfest Third Thursday at the Munich Haus and Santacon: a Community Engagement, in partnership with the Springfield Thunderbirds.

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American International College (AIC) announced the promotions of Christopher Garrity, CPA to vice president for Finance and Jeffrey Bednarz to associate vice president for Auxiliary Services. Garrity came to AIC in 2013 from Meyers Brothers Kalicka, P.C. in Holyoke, bringing with him 12 years of public-accounting experience. During his tenure, he has increased controls within the finance department as well as instituted technological advances to better serve the needs of the college. In recent months, Garrity has assumed additional finance and administrative responsibilities including insurance, real estate, and banking. Garrity graduated from Nichols College in Dudley with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants. Bednarz has been with AIC since 2007. During his tenure with the college, he added to his responsibilities with the campus police to become a full-time sergeant, deputy chief, safety officer, and campus-services systems administrator. He was instrumental in the growth of AIC’s access-control and video-surveillance systems. His duties include the day-to-day management of outsourced campus providers, including campus police, dining services, buildings, and grounds. In his new role, Bednarz will continue to oversee campus police, dining services, and buildings and grounds. In addition, he will oversee new construction as well as other construction projects across campus.

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Main Street Hospitality Group recently welcomed Donald Hebert, a seasoned financial manager with more than 25 years of experience, as the company’s newly appointed vice president of finance. “Donald’s extensive experience in the financial world will provide great insight for Main Street,” said Sarah Eustis, CEO of Main Street Hospitality. “He brings seasoned financial acumen and deep industry knowledge, and he truly appreciates the values we uphold at Main Street.” Hebert is responsible for all aspects of Main Street’s financial health, management and reporting, including insurance and banking oversight and relationships. In addition, he will lead in developing and implementing financial growth strategies across the board. Most recently, Hebert served as the CFO, director of corporate finance, and treasurer for Trapp Family Lodge, where he was the senior manager of the accounting, IT, and human-resources functions; assisted in attracting investors for new business ventures; and was actively involved with executive management in accruing capital for the construction of a new, multi-million-dollar brewery. Prior to that, Hebert was CFO of Bowden Hospitality Management Group, where he managed accounting, financial systems, and back-office functions for full-service hotels, including national brands such as the Holiday Inn, Hampton Inn, Radisson Hotel, and Homewood Suites. Over the span of his career, he also has served as CFO for telecommunications and aerospace firms in New England. Hebert is a graduate of the University of Maine at Orono and has a MBA degree from St. Joseph’s College in Windham, Maine.

Court Dockets Departments

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

CHICOPEE DISTRICT COURT

Orange Park Management, LLC v. Arch Properties, LLC

Allegation: Failure to return $8,000 and accrued interest according to contract: $8,000+

Filed: 8/17/17

U.S. Foods Inc. as successor in interest of Cara Donna v. OZKA, LLC d/b/a Maggio’s Pizza

Allegation: To enforce credit application, for food goods sold and delivered, unjust enrichment, and account annexed: $6,344.81

Filed: 8/29/17

HAMPDEN DISTRICT COURT

Geraldine Talbot v. Five Below Inc.

Allegation: Negligence, slip and fall causing injury: $6,816.04

Filed: 9/5/17

Liani Zabik v. Springfield Area Transit Co. Inc.

Allegation: Negligence of bus driver causing injury: $6,216

Filed: 9/11/17

HAMPDEN SUPERIOR COURT

BP Environmental Services Inc. v. Allen Burke Construction, LLC

Allegation: Money owed for delivery and removal of storage containers: $29,865

Filed: 8/21/17

Angel Vazquez, personal representative of the estate of Vilma Vazquez v. Daniel Engelman, M.D. and Baystate Health Inc.

Allegation: Wrongful death, failure to properly treat infection: $25,000+

Filed: 8/25/17

Peter Yaffe v. LMERG Inc. d/b/a Homewatch Caregivers and Lori Mgrdichian

Allegation: Breach of employment contract: $56,448

Filed: 8/28/17

White Glove Caterers Inc. d/b/a Partners Restaurant v. Western Massachusetts Electric Co.

Allegation: Negligence causing injury and property damage: $250,000

Filed: 8/31/17

Colin Drury v. Town of East Longmeadow

Allegation: Employment contract and wage violations: $70,000

Filed: 9/1/17

HAMPSHIRE DISTRICT COURT

Jean Bess v. Ricky C. Hoy, United Parcel Service Inc., and Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.

Allegation: Motor-vehicle negligence causing injury: $20,111.28

Filed: 8/30/17

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Great Days Gala

Sunshine Village in Chicopee celebrated its 50th anniversary on Sept. 14 with a Great Days Gala. More than 250 guests enjoyed food stations and passed hors d’oeuvres under a tent, along with tours of the buildings on its main campus in Chicopee. As an industry leader in disability services, the organization serves more than 450 people and employs mre than 250 in its day programs and employment services for adults with developmental disabilities, including those on the autism spectrum. The event focused on the innovation surrounding the next 50 years of the organization, including finding new programs to serve the growing population of individuals with disabilities. Board President Ernest Laflamme Jr. and Chicopee Mayor Richard Kos cut the ribbon on the Davis Building that was recently renovated by A. Crane Construction and Caolo & Bieniek Associates to allow for future growth. The building houses administration offices and a new contemporary day-habilitation program geared toward younger adults. In addition, the board room was also dedicated to the leadership of Laflamme as a board member.

Mayor Kos, state Sen. Donald Humason, Executive Director Gina Kos, board Clerk Michael Siddall, A.J. Crane of A. Crane Construction, board President Ernest Laflamme Jr., board Vice President Stephen Melnyck Jr., board member Peter Benton, board Treasurer Clifford Bordeaux, Chicopee Treasurer and board member Marie Laflamme, board member Debra Schneeweis, board member Teri Szlosek, and Curtis Edgin of Caolo & Bieniek Associates. At

Mayor Kos, state Sen. Donald Humason, Executive Director Gina Kos, board Clerk Michael Siddall, A.J. Crane of A. Crane Construction, board President Ernest Laflamme Jr., board Vice President Stephen Melnyck Jr., board member Peter Benton, board Treasurer Clifford Bordeaux, Chicopee Treasurer and board member Marie Laflamme, board member Debra Schneeweis, board member Teri Szlosek, and Curtis Edgin of Caolo & Bieniek Associates.

from left: Ernest Laflamme Jr., Program Manager Jenny Galat, former Hampden County Sheriff Michael Ashe, and Marie Laflamme

From left: Ernest Laflamme Jr., Program Manager Jenny Galat, former Hampden County Sheriff Michael Ashe, and Marie Laflamme

Those gathered listen to a succession of speakers marking the occasion

Those gathered listen to a succession of speakers marking the occasion

Day of Caring

Sept. 15 marked United Way of Pioneer Valley’s 23rd annual Day of Caring. More than 700 volunteers from 25 different companies rolled up their sleeves and gave a helping hand to a non-profit in need. United Way’s Day of Caring is the largest day of volunteerism in Western Massachusetts, with 39 non-profit agencies participating and more than 70 projects happening on that day alone.

 A group of 15 volunteers from AAA of Pioneer Valley, led by Tammi Benson, sort through various donated food items at The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts in Hatfield

A group of 15 volunteers from AAA of Pioneer Valley, led by Tammi Benson, sort through various donated food items at The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts in Hatfield

Three employees from MassMutual spent the day volunteering with Girls Inc. in Holyoke and washed down all over their transportation vehicles.

Three employees from MassMutual spent the day volunteering with Girls Inc. in Holyoke and washed down all over their transportation vehicles. From left, Jennifer Bolduc, Wendie Dilk, and Charlene Pafumi

Katie Martin, Kathy Dube, Christina Sousa (in camo hat), and Kare LaFleche are among those who volunteered at the Center for Human Development by cleaning up the Residential Center for Young Women—a transitional house for women who suffered trauma from abuse in Holyoke

Katie Martin, Kathy Dube, Christina Sousa (in camo hat), and Kare LaFleche are among those who volunteered at the Center for Human Development by cleaning up the Residential Center for Young Women—a transitional house for women who suffered trauma from abuse in Holyoke

A group of volunteers from Westfield Bank show off a hard day’s work spent doing landscaping projects at Highland Elementary School in Westfield; and Marco Gomes of MassMutual works diligently on a painting project at the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Holyoke

A group of volunteers from Westfield Bank show off a hard day’s work spent doing landscaping projects at Highland Elementary School in Westfield; and Marco Gomes of MassMutual works diligently on a painting project at the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Holyoke

Daily News

SPRINGFIELD — Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Kevin Kennedy, the City’s Chief Development Officer, announced that the MGM 95% Construction Design submittals are consistent with the commitments outlined within the city’s Host Community Agreement (HCA).

“As we move closer to the completion and grand opening of this unique urban development, I am pleased to be able to announce another milestone as the city accepts the 95% Construction Design submittals,” said Sarno. “Through this continued collaborative effort between the city of Springfield and MGM, the designs submitted remain consistent with what has been outlined within the Host Community Agreement.”

This determination of compliance is based on a detailed review of the submittal documents by a number of city departments, including the Office of Planning & Economic Development, Law Department, Building Department, Department of Public Works and the Casino Liaison Office. A full review of the 95% Construction Design documents was also completed by The Chicago Consultants Studio Inc., an urban planning consultant that has been used extensively by the City of Springfield throughout the casino design/review process.

“Based on a thorough review and engaged process over the past few months, we believe that MGM’s 95% Construction Documents continue to illustrate a high quality, attractive, and innovative design,” said Kim Goluska of the Chicago Consultants Studios Inc. “MGM’s cooperation with the city and its positive enhancements and completion of the key design components has resulted in a project that not only conforms to the HCA intent and requirements but also creates a new, truly innovative precedent for urban casino developments.”

As with the 50% Construction Design Submittals, one of the key aspects reviewed was the calculations of both retail and food and beverage floor areas. As noted in the summary report, the current program floor area calculations, as depicted in the plans, are consistent with the use commitments of the HCA. Other areas of review included building materials, program elements, landscaping, exterior lighting, signage, as well as other areas of design.

“With MGM Springfield nearing completion and the numerous other economic development efforts underway throughout the city, including the recent grand opening of Union Station, we are really starting to see the new Springfield take shape,” said Kennedy. “Our focus will continue to be on capitalizing on these larger transformative developments to help attract other private investment and jobs to the city of Springfield.”

Daily News

SPRINGFIELD — With the upcoming departure of DevelopSpringfield’s President and CEO Jay Minkarah, the organization has tapped Jeff Daley to provide consulting services on an interim basis to manage project oversight.

Daley is founder and principal of CJC Development Advisors, LLC with more than 15 years of experience in real-estate development, construction project development, government relations, and public-private partnership development.

He was formerly the Economic Development director for the city of Westfield, executive director of the Westfield Redevelopment Authority, and a member of the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority board of directors, in addition to roles on other nonprofit boards and advisory panels.

“I am excited for the opportunity to assist the team at DevelopSpringfield to move their projects forward,” Daley said. “CJC Development Advisors has been engaged in development projects around the region, and I feel this is a perfect opportunity to help DevelopSpringfield through their transition on some very important projects.”

Nick Fyntrilakis, DevelopSpringfield’s board chair, added that “we are pleased to have Jeff step in to help ensure the advancement of DevelopSpringfield’s projects. Jeff has a strong background in large-scale development projects, and I’m confident his experience will be invaluable to the organization as we look to begin a search for a permanent replacement for Jay Minkarah.”

Features

Soaring Expectations

Nate Costa, president

Nate Costa, president

David Ortiz is coming to the MassMutual Center this fall, and that’s only one of many ways in which the AHL’s Thunderbirds continue to build momentum — and their fan base — as they prepare for their second season on the ice in Springfield.

A “significant investment.”

That was Nate Costa’s careful, well-thought-out, and quite predictable answer to the question ‘what did it take to get retired Red Sox slugger/legend David Ortiz to come to Springfield for a Springfield Thunderbirds game in November?’

The response from the Thunderbirds’ recently promoted chief executive (he now has the title ‘president’), while guarded in nature, nonetheless carried significant meaning, both literally and figuratively.

By ‘significant investment,’ he meant, obviously, a large fee commensurate with Ortiz’ status as celebrity and New England sports folk hero. And that word ‘investment’ means, well, just what the dictionary definition says: ‘the use of money for future profit.’

And in this case, the profit is indeed monetary in nature — how much is obviously to be determined, but that is both the goal and the expectation — but it goes well beyond that and predominantly falls into a category that Ortiz himself would be quite familiar with — that infinitely precious commodity known as momentum.

Indeed, the Thunderbirds, the American Hockey League franchise soon to begin its second year of operations in Springfield, remains in what Costa called the “acquisition mode,” or the building stage, or the momentum-building stage. He described this state of development as one where profits are certainly important, but what’s more critical is getting ever-larger numbers of fans into seats at the MassMutual Center, not for one game, but several, and preferably a season’s worth of them.

“We’re focused on continually growing the business and getting more bodies in the building,” he explained. “That’s how we’re going to generate revenue and momentum.”

These sentiments explain why a Coors Light will cost even less on a Friday night than it did at the end of last year — $3 for a cup, to be precise — while hot dogs will be $2 and sodas $1, in addition to live music. “I forgave some popcorn to get another dollar off the beer,” he said of the negotiations with the MassMutual Center. It’s also why ticket prices remained the same as last season, and why the team made that investment in Ortiz.

“The phone starting ringing right after the press conference where we announced this, and we sold out in four hours,” said Costa in reference to a special meet-and-greet offer involving Ortiz that sold for $134, a price chosen as a nod to the number he wore: 34.

And it’s also why Ortiz, while certainly the headline-grabbing promotion for the coming season — everything he does is headline-worthy, it seems — is just one of many coming attractions, if you will.

A Thunderbirds banner

A Thunderbirds banner flaps in the breeze in downtown Springfield, another example of the team’s success in remaining highly visible.

Others include everything from a special salute to Willie O’Ree, who broke hockey’s color barrier in 1958, more than a decade after Jackie Robinson gained much more acclaim for doing the same thing in baseball, to a ‘Blast from the Past’ night that will pay homage to the Springfield Indians, the name that was on the home team’s jerseys for decades.

Collectively, these initiatives and many others speak to how the club, which did well on the ice in its first season (falling just short of the playoffs), but even better off it — especially in the form of retained and new season ticket sales, as well as a number of sales-related awards from the league at its annual marketing meeting — certainly isn’t resting on any laurels.

“Those awards were validation for all the hard work we put in, and it was great to be able to celebrate our success with the entire staff,” Costa said. “I knew if we stuck to hard work, I knew if we put our head down and ignored the noise and did our jobs, we could meet our goals.

“It’s an exciting thing to see the reaction of the local community and to see the change from negativity in some ways to being overly positive,” he went on. “There are a lot of challenges still to overcome, but we have high expectations for this year.”

For this issue, BusinessWest talked at length with Costa about the Ortiz coup, but also, and especially, the ongoing efforts to build additional momentum for the Thunderbirds and pro hockey in Springfield.

Flying High

Costa’s office at the MassMutual Center holds a trove of artifacts from his brief but already significant career in sports management. They include several bobbleheads, a small collection of hockey sticks, and a autographed Tony Parker jersey, a souvenir from his days working in group sales for the AHL’s San Antonio Rampage, which played its home games in the AT&T Center, also home to the NBA’s Spurs.

There’s a new addition to the collection, and it has already drawn a good amount of attention, and rightfully so. It’s a pilot’s helmet signed by every member of the U.S. Air Force’s Air Demonstration Squadron (the Thunderbirds) that appeared at Barnes Municipal Airport in Westfield last month.

It was a return gift, if you will, from the team members, who were presented with customized Thunderbirds jerseys.

“The Thunderbird pilots are numbered 1 through 8, so we had each jersey numbered 1 through 8, and we put their names on the back as well,” Costa explained. “They were really blown away by it; they said it was the first time they’d ever been presented with sports jerseys. It was a natural tie-in for us.”

Actually, those jerseys were just one of the ways the hockey team honored its namesake  — Costa said the name ‘Thunderbirds’ was chosen in part to recognize the strong military presence at both Barnes and Westover Air Reserve base in Chicopee — while also doing what it seemingly does best: making its presence known.

Nate Costa displays his helmet, a gift from the Air Force’s Thunderbirds

Nate Costa displays his helmet, a gift from the Air Force’s Thunderbirds. The hockey team gained significant exposure during the recent air show in Springfield.

Indeed, if you thought the Thunderbirds name, logo, and mascot were everywhere this past spring and summer, you weren’t imagining things.

The logo was on banners in downtown Springfield, on the temporary fencing set up in front of the United Bank branch now under construction at Monarch Place, on large banners gracing ‘Thunderbird Thursday’ events staged by the Springfield Business Improvement District, in the windows of office spaces available for lease downtown, and seemingly everywhere else.

As for the mascot, ‘Boomer,’ well, he set what those at Thunderbirds headquarters believe is a record for appearances in a month — 25 of them by Costa’s count — during August.

“There was one Saturday where he was at three different locations,” he recalled. “And that’s an important part of what we’re doing; we’ve trying to accommodate anyone and everyone who’s asked us to be part of what they’re doing. We don’t charge people for an appearance, and it’s a way to show people that we mean what we say when we say we’re going to be part of the fabric of the community.”

Costa said there are certainly quantitative measures for all this exposure the team is getting, especially when it comes to social media and analytics, but there are more qualitative indicators, such as that line ‘I see your logo everywhere,’ or words to that effect.

“We’ve heard it all summer — people will say, ‘I’m seeing you,’ or ‘it’s noticeable,’ or ‘you’re out there,’ and that’s a validation for us that we’re doing the right things,” he went on. “We’ve tried to be community-focused.”

All of this strategic visibility comes with a single goal — to build the Thunderbirds brand, said Costa, circling back to that reference he made to the team still being in ‘acquisition mode.’

And these efforts, coupled with effective pricing, free parking, and other initiatives and incentives, have enabled the Thunderbirds to lead the league in something other than wins and points, and something in many ways more important — a statistic called ‘recovered revenue.’

As Costa explained, this is a metric that the AHL tracks — essentially a measure of the number of renewed and new season tickets sold. The team stood at 115% at last check, a strong number that speaks volumes about the team behind the team on the ice.

“We were over 100% when the season ended, and that’s a testament to our fans renewing in a timely manner,” he explained, “but also to our staff being ready to start having conversations in February; it’s a great metric for us, and it’s something that hasn’t been done here in quite a while. Our season-ticket business has been strong, and our corporate business has been strong as well.”

Covering All the Bases

When asked if not making the AHL playoffs last spring brought any sort of advantage to the team, especially in the form of more time to plan for this season (there was very little time to prep for the 2016-17 campaign, you might recall), Costa quickly dismissed that notion.

“We’d much rather make the playoffs — that’s what we’re all in this for — to win a Calder Cup,” he said. “I talk a lot about promotions and themes and community involvement, but at the end of the day, winning the Calder Cup helps selling better than all that.”

But while the team didn’t win on the ice as much as the fans and management would have liked, it has taken full advantage of every other opportunity to build its brand and its fan base.

And Ortiz’ visit to the City of Homes is a big part of that.

As he talked about it, Costa said the team, fresh off last season’s hugely successful promotional event featuring wrestling icon Ric Flair, was thinking even bigger for this year — but it wasn’t really thinking about the retired Red Sox slugger.

Indeed, Costa told BusinessWest that he was considering big-name bands for a post-game concert and was making inquiries about the Dropkick Murphys.

“We were really close on that,” he recalled, “but then I really looked at it from the business side, and I thought, ‘we’re in the business of running hockey games,’ so it made me really nervous about getting in that other business of promoting a concert with all those other expenses.

“But in the conversations we had with a couple of different groups about talent and a couple of bands we thought might work, someone had seen our Ric Flair night and said, ‘hey, we also do appearances,’” he went on, adding that one thing led to another, and eventually Big Papi was signed on the dotted line.

The makeup of the Ortiz appearance is still a work in progress, said Costa, adding that several options are being discussed.

The emerging plan is to dedicate one of the two intermissions to him and do some “fun stuff” that he doesn’t do at most appearances, Costa went on, such as taking the Zamboni for a spin while tossing out T-shirts, perhaps, or maybe hitting some signed foam baseballs into the crowd.

“We really want to do something unique,” he said, adding that this adjective describes many of the team’s initiatives off the ice.

Such as the night honoring Willie O’Ree’s breakthrough. It will mark the 60th anniversary of his first appearance with the Boston Bruins, but also commemorate his time spent playing in Springfield in the AHL before being called up.

Other promotional events include bringing back Rene Rancourt, who has sung the national anthems of the U.S. and Canada before Bruins games for 40 years; another Star Wars night, and a Wednesday tilt in November that will become a “school-day game,” as Costa called it, with a 10:30 a.m. puck drop and special emphasis on getting schoolchildren in the stands.

And while being creative with promotions, Costa believes the team is doing the same with its prices — by not raising them.

“We talked about not having any barriers for people — we didn’t want to put any negative thoughts into people’s minds when it came to renewal time or for this season when someone comes out to a game,” he explained. “I didn’t want any conversion to focus on ‘geez, they went up $2 on tickets; maybe we won’t go now.’

“That might come in time,” he went on. “But for now, we want to focus on getting more bodies in the building instead of focusing on the small piece of revenue we might generate by going up on ticket prices.”

Hitting It Out of the Park

When asked if the team was likely to recover that significant investment it has made in Ortiz, Costa smiled and said, “we’re well on our way.”

That phrase covers many other aspects of the Thunderbirds operation and the team’s ambitious plans moving forward.

It works when it comes to goals for selling tickets, gaining brand recognition, creating momentum, and making this team part of the region’s fabric and economy.

There is considerable work still be done, and Costa, as noted, strives for continuous improvement. But for now, this team is doing what its honored guest on Nov. 11 did his whole career — hitting home runs.

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

Opinion

Editorial

Richard Sullivan, president and CEO of the Economic Development Council of Western Mass., was no doubt channeling his inner Mavis — as in Mavis Wanczyk, winner last month of the largest single Powerball payout in history — when he told the local press, “you have to be in the game to win.”

He was referring, of course, to a game with a different kind of huge payout — and one that also features astronomically long odds. That would be the contest to become home to Amazon’s second North American headquarters.

The prize there is considerable — maybe 50,000 jobs over the next few decades, tens of millions of dollars in tax revenue, thousands of construction jobs (this is estimated to be a $5 billion project, five times the size of MGM Springfield’s initiative), and everything else that comes to being home — or one of the homes — to Amazon.

The odds of winning this contest are obviously better than those of winning Powerball (an estimated 1 in 292 million), but in many respects, not much better. Indeed, every state, every county, and most municipalities would like to get into this competition, and most of them will. And many have much more to offer that this region does.

Western Massachusetts is in the early stages of piecing together some kind of response to Amazon’s request for proposals, Sullivan told the local press, adding that there are many forms such a bid might take. The region might construct its own proposal, or it may partner with the state, or with Hartford, for example.

As with Powerball — the analogy works in many ways, so we’ll stay with it — the odds are certainly long, and it’s tempting to just not bother. But if you don’t play, you simply can’t win.

And, as Sullivan noted, the region can benefit just by submitting a proposal.

How? These exercises are good practice for a region, and in many respects, the Pioneer Valley is somewhat out of practice when it comes to such competitions.

They’re beneficial because they help a region identify its strengths and weaknesses, put them down on paper, and perhaps see where it comes up short in the competition in question and what it needs to work on.

The Amazon RFP identifies a few things the company is looking for:

• A stable and business-friendly environment (check, sort of. Massachusetts is still not exactly business-friendly, although it was friendly enough to land GE last year);

• Urban or suburban locations with the potential to attract and retain strong technical talent (we can’t check that one, because we haven’t shown that ability yet. The state certainly has, though); and

• Communities that, in its words, “think big and creatively when considering locations and real-estate options” (check, sort of. There has been some creative thinking, but nothing hugely imaginative and along the lines of what Amazon is probably looking for).

We don’t have a crystal ball, but it’s very likely that Amazon will choose a city or county that has, or can easily assemble, an extremely large, shovel-ready parcel; has abundant tech-savvy talent, or can easily lure it; and that has a top-shelf public transportation system and a bicycle-friendly infrastructure.

And that pretty much leaves the 413 out of this competition. But as Mavis (wherever she is) can certainly tell you, you never know, and you do have to play the game to win.

In the meantime, the region will be getting some very valuable practice and an opportunity to tell a story that is getting better with each passing year.

In other words, this is a very worthwhile exercise. v

Community Spotlight Features

Community Spotlight

Mike Vezzola

Mike Vezzola says Enfield has cultivated a diverse economic landscape, with retail, manufacturing, and warehousing and distribution all playing key roles.

Commuters whisking past Enfield, Conn. on I-91 — especially exits 47E and 48, which drain into the heavily trafficked corridors of Routes 220 and 190, peppered with shopping centers and fast-casual restaurants — no doubt see the stretch as a retail mecca, but a closer look casts doubt.

Take the Enfield Square Mall, for instance, which has been heavily buffeted by store departures and doesn’t draw nearly the traffic it used to.

“From a retail perspective, yes, we lost some of the anchor stores of the mall — Macy’s, Sears — but I know there has been some interest from new stores to go into the mall,” said Mike Vezzola, executive director of the North Central Connecticut Chamber of Commerce, noting, as one example, a new Party City on the property, one of the biggest among the chain’s New England stores.

“I spoke to the folks at the mall last week, and we’re starting to see the retail aspect rebound a little bit,” he went on. “But it’s definitely more of a mixed bag. Ten years ago, we were looking at Enfield as the retail hub between Springfield and Hartford. I feel that’s shifted to Manchester. Instead, we’re now an all-inclusive package drawing from all aspects of economic development.”

Take, for instance, a strong uptick in small and sole-proprietor businesses coming online in the past year, reflective of an entrepreneurial wave that has been noticeable in Western Mass. as well. Or a wave of warehousing and distribution companies that have set up shop in Enfield over the past year or two.

Enfield Square Mall

Enfield Square Mall

“It’s a combination of a few things,” Vezzola said, noting that the manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution niches have been bolstered by the likes of Veritiv, Plastipak, and Conval all moving into Enfield in the past year. “We’ve also seen a lot of interest from property managers and developers who have been purchasing open lots here in town, with intentions of perhaps bringing more distribution and manufacturing businesses into the area.”

Recognizing an opportunity to create a pipline of local talent for such companies, Asnuntuck Community College unveiled its new, 27,000-square-foot Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center in the spring, part of an overall $25 million campus expansion plan. The new space will allow Asnuntuck to double its enrollment in its undergraduate manufacturing-technology programs. Meanwhile, the college is extending its tuition rate for Connecticut residents to students from Massachusetts. All these moves are aimed at bolstering what is becoming a key part of Enfield’s — and, perhaps, the region’s — economy.

Enfield, Conn. at a glance

Year Incorporated: 1683 in Massachusetts; annexed to Connecticut in 1749
Population: 44,654 (2010)
Area: 34.2 square miles
County: Hartford
Residential Tax Rate: $31.43 (plus fire district tax)
Commercial Tax Rate: $31.43 (plus fire district tax)
Median Household Income: $67,402
Median Family Income: $77,554
Type of Government: Town Council, Town Manager
Largest Employers: MassMutual, Retail Brand Alliance, Lego Systems
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“Within the past year, the state has given much support to Asnuntuck to focus on advanced manufacturing and programs that are more of a specific niche in terms of a career path,” Vezzola told BusinessWest. “The expansion of that school has been phenomenal, everything from the infrastructure to the subtleties like offering in-state tuition prices to Massachusetts residents.”

Other developments have local officials equally excited about Enfield’s position, from a planned transit center in the Thompsonville section of town to MGM Springfield’s opening in 2018 and, perhaps, a second casino just to the south in East Windsor.

“If anything, I think Enfield is going to be more appealing over the next five years with the institution of a new commercial rail system and the casinos going up,” Vezzola said. “I can see Enfield really being the middle-ground tourist attraction, the alternative place to stay between those two points of interest.”

All Aboard

As for that railroad, service on a New Haven-to-Springfield line should be up and running in the spring of 2018. Enfield — specifically, its Thompsonville neighborhood on the Connecticut River — is one of the proposed stops along that line, although the station won’t be up and running immediately. Nor will it be built in a vacuum, as the town has been planning a transformation of the future station site into an intermodal transit center in a walker-friendly village.

“It’s a rather large and complicated project,” said Peter Bryanton, the town’s director of Community Development, adding that the sticking point has been a former power-plant site that sits on the river. “That site is owned by Eversource, and we started negotiating with Eversource about five years ago to go on the property and do environmental testing, because we need to know what kind of contaminants are there before we can do anything. We’re now at the point where we have an access agreement with them, and we’re in the process of getting a firm to do the work for us.”

Depending on the results of that survey, if the site needs to be remediated or capped, the transit-center could be looking at a three- to five-year timeline. In the meantime, the state will build a basic rail station, with an elevated, double-tracked platform on each side. Later on, the town will build in some parking, bus facilities, and outdoor recreation, such as walking trails and overlook areas so people can enjoy the view of the river.

“Hopefully the commuter-rail system revives some of the walkability in town,” Vezzola added. “The service will start running in 2018 — we’re the only stop on the Connecticut River itself — and the Thompsonville project will be greatly affected by that once it’s instituted. We really want to take the train station and make a livable, walkable atmosphere, with restaurants and retail shops from the train station all the way up to Town Hall, all the way up Main Street. It all kind of works together.”

There isn’t room for a lot of retail at the site, Bryanton said, but one four-story commercial building, acquired by the Enfield Community Development Corp., will feature some ground-level retail and housing on the upper floors.

“We’ve gone through the conceptual phase, and we’re now in the construction planning phase,” he noted. “The rail-station plans are almost completed — the state is working on that — and with our environmental work, we can move on our construction plans for the infrastructure around the rail station.”

Sure Bet

Vezzola noted that the chamber’s role is to foster economic growth and development in the four towns it represents. “We’re here as a supporter of local commerce and want to be a driving force behind keeping our region an appealing, attractive place to grow your business.”

That’s why he’s cheered by some of the initiatives taking shape in and around Enfield, from workforce-development progress to the future transit center to a pair of casinos, although the East Windsor, while approved by the Connecticut Legislature, isn’t quite a done deal.

“I think Springfield is a sure bet, and that is most certainly going to help tourism in this particular area,” he said. “We have plenty of restaurants in Enfield, the Hampton Inn and Holiday Inn hotels in Enfield will be pretty much occupied, and it’s only going to be bigger if the East Windsor casino comes to fruition as well, because we’re right in the middle. We’re not a 45-minute commute, like coming from Northampton or West Hartford; we’re your driveable destination.”

Joseph Bednar can be reached at [email protected]

Manufacturing Sections

Moving Experience

Company President Carol Campbell shows off new CIC’s new 40-60 Hoist.

Company President Carol Campbell shows off new CIC’s new 40-60 Hoist.

When Chicopee Industrial Contractors (CIC) officially marked a quarter-century in business a few months back, it did so with an elaborate open house at its headquarters in Chicopee.

This meant that a good number of those invited — especially a host of the company’s best customers — had to rely on their car’s navigation systems to get them to the ceremonies.

That’s because, for starters, they’d almost certainly never been there before — and also because this business is not exactly easy to find. Indeed, North Chicopee Street is a dead-end road in the northwest corner of the city, not far from Route 391. Meanwhile, the company’s facility is a somewhat non-descript building, with its claim to fame being that it housed Hampden Brewing Co., maker of Hampden Ale, decades ago.

Those customers, most all of them manufacturers — although there are some other sectors in the mix, including area municipalities — don’t come to CIC, because it comes to them, specializing, as it does, in rigging, heavy lifting, machinery moving, machine installation, millwrighting, machine repair, plant relocations, and more.

Once they found the place, open-house attendees could see that the company boasts a large inventory of equipment, space to store machinery for some customers, a training room where employees hone both technical and soft skills (more on that later), and even a large picture of the property with the Hampden Brewery sign on the roof.

Most of the guests probably won’t be back until there’s another round-number anniversary, said Carol Campbell, the company’s energetic president and CEO, who told BusinessWest that she’s marking her anniversary, in part, with steps and strategic planning to ensure that there are such occasions.

“We’ve done some looking back at where we’ve been and what we’ve accomplished,” she said of anniversary celebrations that officially began in February. “But we’re really looking ahead to what we need to do as a company. We want to be here in another 25 years.

“And what we really need to do is build on our strengths, and there any many of those,” she went on, “while also making ourselves more versatile and better-equipped to take on more kinds of jobs.”

There is much that goes into that phrase ‘better-equipped,’ including initiatives such as the company’s most recent acquisition, a 40/60 Hoist, as it’s called. The numbers reflect the fact that can handle loads of 40,000 to 60,000 pounds, and Hoist is both the name of the manufacturer and a description of what it does.

The machinery was acquired to give CIC more flexibility and the ability to work more efficiently, said Campbell, adding that it’s a solid investment in the company’s future.

As are other measures that fall into that category of being ‘better equipped,’ such as the many training programs carried out in a classroom carved out of space on the building’s second floor and other efforts to build and strengthen the CIC team.

“What makes CIC unique is that this is a group of individuals, brought together by skills, that believe in the company,” she told BusinessWest. “And they not only believe in our mission and our vision — they believe in CIC. It’s not ‘Carol Campbell’s company,’ it’s CIC, and that became apparent at our open house.”

The new piece of wall art at Chicopee Industrial Contractors tells a compelling story.

The new piece of wall art at Chicopee Industrial Contractors tells a compelling story.

But while Campbell said the 25th anniversary was a chance for her to thank customers such as Lenox, Smith & Wesson, Olympic Manufacturing, and others, as well as that team she talked about in such glowing terms, that second constituency turned the tables and thanked her with a gift.

This was a sculpture of sorts — a collection of the various tools of this trade (turnbuckles, chains, wrenches, and even a bottle opener as a nod to the building’s past as a brewery) welded into something approximating the number ‘25.’

Now holding down a prominent piece of wall space at CIC headquarters, the artwork is symbolic in that those tools, and employees’ mastery of them, made ‘25’ possible. This is a success formula that Campbell won’t be changing — but she may add some new ingredients to ensure that higher numbers can be reached.

Weighty Matters

As she talks about economic cycles, and especially downturns, both modest and severe, Campbell does so with tremendous recall and attention to detail.

Most people who have a business within the construction sector or who have a customer base dominated by manufacturers have such ability, and for good reason. Those are sectors that are among the most vulnerable to recessions, and, as noted, CIC is tied to both.

So she speaks from experience, and lots of it, when she says her business is what she calls a ‘lagger.’ That’s not a real word, but one nonetheless often used to describe a business that lags behind others when a recession hits. And that’s because there’s work to do soon after the economy turns south.

For CIC, that work translates into handling assignments for companies that are downsizing — or worse, as in closing their doors.

After work of this nature is done, then the recession hits for CIC. Which means that, while the phones stopped ringing at most businesses just a few hours after the planes struck the Twin Towers on 9/11, they didn’t really stop ringing at CIC until several months later. And it was the same later in the decade; while 2008, the height of the Great Recession, was the year of doom for most businesses, it was 2009 for CIC.

But while the declines come later, they are still profound, said Campbell, adding that one of her goals as she looks at what’s ahead for CIC is to reduce the impact of such declines, or, in other words, make the ups and downs (or at the least the downs) less dramatic.

This will be difficult, given the nature of the customer base and the general portfolio of products and services, but initiatives such as the new 40/60 Hoist will certainly help, she said.

In the meantime, the company will look to make itself more of a force when the economy is doing relatively well. And this involves sticking to the playbook first drafted in 1992, the one that enabled that sculpture to take the shape it did, and making the team carrying out those plays even stronger.

Elaborating, Campbell said one of her priorities moving forward is securing leadership for the future — at all levels.

“As we’ve brought new employees on from 10 years ago and 12 years ago, and even some of the more recent additions from the past few years, we’ve trained them to take leadership roles,” she explained. “So as we say ‘goodbye’ and ‘thank you’ to our senior staff, leadership can be transferred to that younger generation.”

And while developing leadership abilities, the company is continually building upon the skills of its team members, one of the keys to its ongoing success, Campbell noted, adding that this was one of the matters she’s stressed to employees as the company has marked 25 years in business.

“I told them that we got here by continuing to sharpen our skills, whether it be our technical skills or our soft skills,” she said, while noting that the latter, which involves team interaction with customers, is just as important as the former. “This has certainly served us well, and we will continue on that path.”

One of the biggest challenges the company faces moving forward is securing enough talented workers to handle the various types of assignments CIC undertakes.

Campbell said she has struggled for many years now to build the workforce when expansion was possible and needed, and like almost every owner of a manufacturing company or contractor, she’s concerned about the prospect of replacing those workers who will retire in the years to come.

“It’s definitely been a challenge — for us, and for everyone,” she told BusinessWest, adding quickly that the generally frustrating search for talent is not exactly stifling the company’s growth efforts, and it’s certainly not keeping CIC from taking on work. But it is a concern moving forward, and one of the many matters to address as the company ponders what the next 25 can and should be like.

Carrying the Load

As she posed for a few pictures around and on the 40/60 Hoist, Campbell looked ready to put it through its paces.

But she’ll leave that to her talented, experienced crews.

Instead, she’ll continue to do what she’s done from the start — manage, do some selling, build relationships, be active within the community and, most important, set a tone for the company she founded.

That would be a tone of continuous improvement and performing well as a team — something her father, Vic Fusia, who coached the UMass Amherst football team in the ’60s, would certainly appreciate.

Those attributes are responsible for the sculpture now gracing the hallway of the old brewery in Chicopee, and they’re the ones that will carry the company to new milestones — and moving experiences of all kinds.

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

Departments Real Estate

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

FRANKLIN COUNTY

ASHFIELD

615 Old Stage Road
Ashfield, MA 01330
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Noah Hoffenberg
Seller: David A. Soucie
Date: 08/18/17

844 Spruce Corner Road
Ashfield, MA 01330
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Jason W. Rasku
Seller: Robert M. Davidson
Date: 08/18/17

BERNARDSTON

712 Brattleboro Road
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $549,900
Buyer: Thomas Tyminski
Seller: James S. Ruder
Date: 08/15/17

35 Gill Road
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $267,000
Buyer: Eric Bliznak
Seller: Allan E. Margeson
Date: 08/11/17

157 Merrifield Road
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $122,000
Buyer: Wilmington Savings
Seller: Barbara Massoni
Date: 08/14/17

BUCKLAND

12 Martin Road
Buckland, MA 01338
Amount: $223,000
Buyer: Chianne P. Hubert
Seller: Dennis D. Smith
Date: 08/18/17

CHARLEMONT

25 Heath Stage Terrace
Charlemont, MA 01339
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Daniel J. Brisson
Seller: Verne W. Bissell TR
Date: 08/18/17

COLRAIN

367 Main Road
Colrain, MA 01340
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Matthew J. Leger
Seller: Melissa J. Koncz
Date: 08/15/17

261 West Leyden Road
Colrain, MA 01340
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Jeffrey A. Wroblewski
Seller: Larry R. Hill
Date: 08/11/17

CONWAY

86 River St.
Conway, MA 01341
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Veronique C. Blanchard
Seller: Brian W. Burke
Date: 08/17/17

DEERFIELD

50 Eastern Ave.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $190,740
Buyer: Jade R. King
Seller: Meredith T. Southergill
Date: 08/18/17

34 Graves St.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $186,000
Buyer: Joseph E. Carey
Seller: Kenneth Kuzontkoski
Date: 08/10/17

8 Porter St.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $218,000
Buyer: Robyn J. Harris
Seller: L. Neal Grover
Date: 08/11/17

GREENFIELD

45 Birch St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $169,900
Buyer: Natascia M. Pica
Seller: Theresa Jenoure
Date: 08/18/17

4 Brookside Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Donald A. Joy
Seller: Rosemary Reardon
Date: 08/10/17

93 Burnham Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Craig R. Wray
Seller: Howard J. Arkush
Date: 08/16/17

68 Cheapside St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Bruce G. Thomas
Seller: Rachel Roy
Date: 08/15/17

55 Cleveland St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Marc Seedorf
Seller: Chani Craig
Date: 08/09/17

50 Conway St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $145,800
Buyer: Shawn Cypher
Seller: Jason W. Rasku
Date: 08/18/17

112 Fairview St, East
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $128,000
Buyer: Aleta R. Smith
Seller: JP Morgan Chase Bank
Date: 08/18/17

278 Federal St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Karen Baker
Seller: William L. Goly
Date: 08/09/17

227 French King Hwy.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $212,500
Buyer: Rachel M. Roy
Seller: Mary M. Dion
Date: 08/15/17

211 Green River Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $174,500
Buyer: Daniel J. Stafford
Seller: Ann K. Twohig
Date: 08/18/17

370 Green River Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Erin Nugent
Seller: Penfield INT
Date: 08/15/17

102 James St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $189,000
Buyer: Timothy D. Smith-LaClaire
Seller: New Beginning Homes LLC
Date: 08/18/17

49 Madison Circle
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Jennifer E. Webster
Seller: Sharon L. Pleasant
Date: 08/18/17

10-24 Miles St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $925,000
Buyer: SMR Greenfield TR
Seller: George A. Spence
Date: 08/16/17

85 Sanderson St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Thomas L. Lark
Seller: Jared M. Nugent
Date: 08/14/17

28 Silver St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $158,500
Buyer: Joanne B. Hoyt
Seller: Louis J. Bordeaux
Date: 08/17/17

229 Silver St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $167,000
Buyer: Iomay C. Gleason
Seller: Daniel J. Brisson
Date: 08/18/17

HEATH

283 Number 9 Road
Heath, MA 01346
Amount: $203,202
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Michael L. Freeman
Date: 08/10/17

LEVERETT

37 Laurel Hill Dr.
Leverett, MA 01054
Amount: $650,000
Buyer: Jeffrey D. Laney
Seller: Sidney J. Poritz
Date: 08/11/17

76 Montague Road
Leverett, MA 01054
Amount: $276,500
Buyer: Kaitlin A. Schofield
Seller: Lewis, Bradford H., (Estate)
Date: 08/11/17

MONTAGUE

396 Federal St.
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Thomas Delvan-Dougan
Seller: Tracy Ross
Date: 08/08/17

80 Millers Falls Road
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $180,100
Buyer: Peter P. Doyle
Seller: Thomas M. Markol
Date: 08/16/17

54 Old Stage Road
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $212,500
Buyer: C. Walker Korby
Seller: Joanne M. O’Neil
Date: 08/17/17

478 Turners Falls Road
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: John P. Frangie
Seller: Linda Johnson
Date: 08/11/17

30 Union St.
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $309,000
Buyer: Philip M. Grandin
Seller: Holly E. Anderson
Date: 08/18/17

NORTHFIELD

1 Gulf Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: George B. Voss
Seller: Stephen P. Kucinski
Date: 08/15/17

20 Pine Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $121,000
Buyer: Phillips B. Sherburne
Seller: Pamela S. Haskins
Date: 08/17/17

ORANGE

511 East River St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $230,500
Buyer: Daniel J. Paras
Seller: Craig Blanchard
Date: 08/18/17

29 McKenna St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Jacob W. Laurie
Seller: Mary V. Kimball
Date: 08/15/17

332 North Main St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Anne M. Loiselle
Seller: Chase FT
Date: 08/17/17

SHELBURNE

99 Main St.
Shelburne, MA 01370
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Jenny New RET
Seller: Peggy J. Warwick
Date: 08/16/17

411 Mohawk Trail
Shelburne, MA 01370
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Elisei L. Taraburca
Seller: James R. Wade
Date: 08/15/17

SHUTESBURY

30 Great Pines Dr.
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Mark Rivers
Seller: Anne M. Loiselle
Date: 08/07/17

484 Wendell Road
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Amount: $272,500
Buyer: Brittany Adams
Seller: Roger A. Witter
Date: 08/11/17

SUNDERLAND

84 Old Amherst Road
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Isla S. Castaneda
Seller: Bruce A. Bennett
Date: 08/16/17

WARWICK

51 Orange Road
Warwick, MA 01378
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Nancy Sunflower
Seller: Gunnar W. Lambert
Date: 08/14/17

WENDELL

10 Rush Road
Wendell, MA 01379
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Melinda Nutter
Seller: Thomas J. Tyminski
Date: 08/17/17

WHATELY

117 Webber Road
Whately, MA 01093
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: David J. Chez
Seller: Richard C. Spencer
Date: 08/14/17

HAMPDEN COUNTY

AGAWAM

67 Charter Oak Dr.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $185,100
Buyer: Yaroslav Moshkovskiy
Seller: Deborah A. Saunders
Date: 08/18/17

43 Coronet Circle
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $216,250
Buyer: Kenneth G. Madeiros
Seller: Andrea E. Flynn
Date: 08/11/17

78 Elmar Dr.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $282,000
Buyer: Philip M. Edwards
Seller: Karen Nagel
Date: 08/17/17

49 Florida Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Marilyn Rosario
Seller: Geoffrey J. Creed
Date: 08/08/17

48 Jamie Lane
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Jennifer E. Bonavita
Seller: Oleg Abramchuk
Date: 08/10/17

116 Liberty St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Deborah L. Steenhoff
Seller: Justin Rainville
Date: 08/11/17

1194 Main St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Stephen R. Cincotta
Seller: Blake Andrews
Date: 08/11/17

117 Maple St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Joseph T. Martin
Seller: Patriot Living LLC
Date: 08/11/17

1132 North St, Ext.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $179,900
Buyer: Kelsey E. Wellman
Seller: Aaron J. Musa
Date: 08/16/17

51 Roberta Circle
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $227,000
Buyer: Constance F. Roberts
Seller: Kathleen A. Moore
Date: 08/09/17

208 School St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $170,560
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Stephen M. Gronski
Date: 08/09/17

250 Suffield St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Robert M. Hoyle
Seller: Gary Megliola
Date: 08/16/17

129 Tobacco Farm Road
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $394,900
Buyer: Justin E. Rainville
Seller: Joseph T. Martin
Date: 08/11/17

BRIMFIELD

19 2nd St.
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Michael P. Gonynor
Seller: Elizabeth Jensen-Maurer
Date: 08/18/17

Palmer Brimfield Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $549,500
Buyer: Brimfield LLC
Seller: Sentry Services Inc.
Date: 08/11/17

58 Washington Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $129,400
Buyer: Bayview Loan Servicing
Seller: Henry J. Levesque
Date: 08/14/17

CHICOPEE

29 Academy St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $168,500
Buyer: James T. Ouimet
Seller: Robert A. Arcott
Date: 08/07/17

37 Beauchamp Terrace
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Abdullateef Salman
Seller: Gary A. Leroux
Date: 08/11/17

79 Beaudry Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $272,000
Buyer: Mai T. Tran
Seller: Waycon Inc.
Date: 08/11/17

696 Britton St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $163,400
Buyer: Wilmington Savings
Seller: Robert R. Giroux
Date: 08/10/17

324 Carew St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $158,000
Buyer: Omar AlAttar
Seller: Caroline Moore
Date: 08/11/17

14 Chestnut St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $132,500
Buyer: PFC Investments LLC
Seller: Leclerc Properties LLC
Date: 08/11/17

18 Chestnut St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $132,500
Buyer: PFC Investments LLC
Seller: Leclerc Properties LLC
Date: 08/11/17

30 Daley St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Felicita Cintron-Serrano
Seller: Bayview Loan Servicing
Date: 08/18/17

22 East Street Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $139,900
Buyer: Igor Revniuk
Seller: US Bank
Date: 08/17/17

241 East Main St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Adam Saleem
Seller: John E. Daigle
Date: 08/08/17

15 Fernwood St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Zbigniew Korenkiewicz
Seller: Donald A. Gagnon
Date: 08/09/17

85 Freedom St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $242,000
Buyer: Hayder AlJebur
Seller: Brenda K. Wilk
Date: 08/11/17

650 James St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $179,900
Buyer: Michael E. Mostowski
Seller: Malibu Rentals LLC
Date: 08/08/17

102 Jamrog Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Adam Deliefde
Seller: Carolyn M. Wall
Date: 08/18/17

202 Lafayette St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $184,000
Buyer: Rayan C. Abdulbaki
Seller: Metras, Patricia A., (Estate)
Date: 08/15/17

171 Langevin St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $229,900
Buyer: Paul J. Washington
Seller: Henrietta J. Fortin
Date: 08/09/17

63 Laskowski St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Daniel P. Lesperance
Seller: Walter C. Kos
Date: 08/11/17

157 Manning St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: David A. Martins
Seller: Jeffrey J. Bagge
Date: 08/15/17

56 Marion St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Akim Rivera
Seller: Sterste, Margita, (Estate)
Date: 08/17/17

60 McKinstry Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $169,900
Buyer: Lillian M. Torres
Seller: George Tarnowski
Date: 08/07/17

732 McKinstry Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $132,000
Buyer: Selma Masic
Seller: USA HUD
Date: 08/18/17

128 Medford St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $199,000
Buyer: Qusay H. Hawi
Seller: Eugene D. Roux
Date: 08/18/17

11 Morris St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Hayder Al Hamdani
Seller: George A. Bruneault
Date: 08/15/17

108 Nelson St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Abraxas RT
Seller: Wells Fargo Bank
Date: 08/18/17

44 Pendleton Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Glorister Aviles
Seller: Olas Tleis
Date: 08/15/17

25 Pine St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Valley Opportunity Council
Seller: City Of Chicopee
Date: 08/11/17

94 Prospect St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $459,000
Buyer: Lavallee Group Inc.
Seller: Maddox Realty LLC
Date: 08/18/17

91 Providence St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $355,000
Buyer: Robert J. Arcott
Seller: LTC Enterprises LLC
Date: 08/18/17

59 Roy St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $237,000
Buyer: Victor M. Colon
Seller: Vitaliy Volkov
Date: 08/11/17

40 Sampson St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $189,000
Buyer: Thomas Kenney
Seller: Bonita L. Brunelle
Date: 08/11/17

188 Springfield St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $243,322
Buyer: Bank New York Mellon
Seller: Joseph T. Collins
Date: 08/14/17

67 Streiber Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Short 4u RT
Seller: Wells Fargo Bank
Date: 08/18/17

69 Wanda St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Shane Brooks
Seller: Donald E. Vitkus
Date: 08/15/17

1576 Westover Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Tyler J. Hadley
Seller: Karen L. Everett
Date: 08/14/17

EAST LONGMEADOW

277 Dwight Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01108
Amount: $126,000
Buyer: Matthew L. Streeter
Seller: Wilbraham Builders Inc.
Date: 08/11/17

16 Judy Lane
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Jacob E. Werbicki
Seller: Nathan R. Provost
Date: 08/16/17

33 Longview Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $204,500
Buyer: Paul J. Stebbins
Seller: Daniel B. Desilets
Date: 08/18/17

Peachtree Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Sugar Magnolia RT
Seller: Cabot Real Estate LLC
Date: 08/17/17

13 Pilgrim Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $292,000
Buyer: Lori A. Chaves
Seller: Nicole Gaudreau
Date: 08/11/17

27 Saint Joseph Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $203,000
Buyer: Thomas J. Fawcett
Seller: Nancy Georgantas
Date: 08/11/17

20 Speight Arden
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Old Coach Properties LLC
Seller: Susan B. Hart
Date: 08/07/17

32 Stonehill Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $434,900
Buyer: Kelly Landron
Seller: Craig F. Wilson
Date: 08/09/17

68 Timber Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $465,000
Buyer: John P. Rucci
Seller: Eric D. Hagopian
Date: 08/15/17

GRANVILLE

597 Main Road
Granville, MA 01034
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: James R. Shimp-Jylkka
Seller: Melinda J. Wackerbarth
Date: 08/11/17

367 Water St.
Granville, MA 01034
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Melissa A. Birge
Seller: Michael C. Pultz
Date: 08/18/17

HAMPDEN

325 Allen St.
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Jennifer L. Specht
Seller: Teresa Blask
Date: 08/18/17

56 Raymond Dr.
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Maria E. Williams
Seller: Joanne Soares
Date: 08/18/17

261 Wilbraham Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $289,000
Buyer: Mark Acosta
Seller: Lisa R. Hammerle
Date: 08/14/17

HOLLAND

9 Dug Hill Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Denton A. Berkeley
Seller: Wells Fargo Bank
Date: 08/07/17

47 Lake Dr.
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $337,500
Buyer: Robert Maryyanek
Seller: Daniel Bugnacki
Date: 08/17/17

HOLYOKE

206 Allyn St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Amanda B. Wojcicki
Seller: Christy A. Geffin
Date: 08/15/17

20 Amherst St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $315,500
Buyer: Karen R. Freedman
Seller: Diane M. Defalco
Date: 08/15/17

54-56 Beacon Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $896,000
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Cynthia D. Thomas
Date: 08/18/17

13 Cabot St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $1,069,650
Buyer: Holyoke TD Realty LLC
Seller: 13 Cabot Street LLC
Date: 08/07/17

84 Chapin St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $122,100
Buyer: Gilberto L. Vega-Rios
Seller: Manuel T. Reyes
Date: 08/11/17

11 Clark St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Grisel Cruz
Seller: Gregorio Rosario
Date: 08/18/17

20 Donlee St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Sheila M. Cruz
Seller: Janina Irzyk
Date: 08/11/17

81 Edbert Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Elizabeth M. Lafrance
Seller: Christopher J. Dautel
Date: 08/14/17

23 Evergreen Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $163,000
Buyer: Denise M. Quinones
Seller: Pearl J. Jackson
Date: 08/17/17

18 Harrison Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Bernardo Ortiz-Rodriguez
Seller: Paul R. Gallagher
Date: 08/17/17

291 Hillside Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $133,000
Buyer: Coakley Corp
Seller: Ricardo Delvalle
Date: 08/16/17

142 Homestead Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $157,000
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Grace M. Sullivan
Date: 08/09/17

375 Jarvis Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $368,284
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Sarah A. Bidus
Date: 08/15/17

393-399 Main St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $288,000
Buyer: Bayview Loan Servicing
Seller: Ernst Pierre-Louis
Date: 08/14/17

51 Merrick Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $176,000
Buyer: Devin D. Egan
Seller: Timothy J. Welch
Date: 08/18/17

1653 Northampton St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $197,500
Buyer: Valley Building Co. Inc.
Seller: Pamela M. Vantassell
Date: 08/14/17

119 Ridgewood Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Daniel F. Goitein
Seller: Robin L. Martins
Date: 08/15/17

200 Sargeant St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $194,500
Buyer: Jonathan M. Brennan
Seller: Isaac Santana
Date: 08/17/17

21 School St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $148,500
Buyer: Lenin Pacheco-Montero
Seller: Katherine Ryan
Date: 08/14/17

56 Sterling Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $239,000
Buyer: David Cavanaugh
Seller: John J. Kelley
Date: 08/11/17

169 Sycamore St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $161,000
Buyer: Karen A. Gaulin
Seller: Norma H. Bagnall
Date: 08/11/17

LONGMEADOW

63 Albemarle Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $231,000
Buyer: Lina A. Hogan
Seller: July Sanchez
Date: 08/16/17

108 Berwick Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $369,000
Buyer: Dawn M. Quercia
Seller: Robert H. Basdekis
Date: 08/17/17

133 Colony Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Ruby Realty LLC
Seller: Thomas J. Lacasse
Date: 08/15/17

7 Farmington Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $750,000
Buyer: Rodney Kuntz
Seller: Justin B. Clemow
Date: 08/14/17

124 Longfellow Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $506,000
Buyer: Song Zhang
Seller: Brice D. Englert
Date: 08/18/17

201 Longmeadow St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Gaurav Narula
Seller: Michael P. Doyle
Date: 08/17/17

944 Maple Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Maggie Wang
Seller: FNMA
Date: 08/11/17

64 Meadowlark Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $321,450
Buyer: Luke M. Rutkowski
Seller: Andrea S. Martin
Date: 08/16/17

86 Pleasantview Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $399,900
Buyer: Benjamin J. Weiss
Seller: Edward J. Barkett
Date: 08/14/17

150 Quinnehtuk Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Ernest Zavalunov
Seller: Clifford Z. Feen
Date: 08/11/17

213 Wolf Swamp Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Jessica Lewis
Seller: Smith, Ruth M., (Estate)
Date: 08/14/17

LUDLOW

501 Alden St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $262,500
Buyer: Christian C. Gonthier
Seller: James E. Santos
Date: 08/11/17

20 Birch St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $142,000
Buyer: Henry Hampton
Seller: Maria Moran
Date: 08/17/17

44 Green St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Matthew Papia
Seller: Keith Fulton
Date: 08/18/17

37 Massachusetts Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $239,900
Buyer: Daniele A. Decesare
Seller: Theresa E. Rivest
Date: 08/09/17

76 Pine St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $229,900
Buyer: Poomjai A. Pollawit
Seller: Mario P. Santos
Date: 08/15/17

30 Regall St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $189,000
Buyer: Elizabeth A. Marble
Seller: Nancy J. Como
Date: 08/17/17

199 Reservoir Road
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Robert J. Hogan
Seller: Jeannine B. Kwatowski
Date: 08/08/17

57 Russell St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $142,419
Buyer: Abraxas RT
Seller: US Bank
Date: 08/14/17

111 Southwood Dr.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $490,000
Buyer: Eric Kosciusko
Seller: James Pirog
Date: 08/17/17

149 Waverly Road
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $364,900
Buyer: Kristen N. Miller
Seller: John S. Lovely
Date: 08/15/17

27 West Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $192,000
Buyer: Justin M. Pouliot
Seller: Victor R. Zina
Date: 08/10/17

362 Winsor St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Gremio Lusitano Inc.
Seller: Manuel S. Tereso
Date: 08/17/17

MONSON

65 Stafford Hollow Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Shawn Bronson
Seller: Christopher Lepoer
Date: 08/18/17

92 Wales Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $186,000
Buyer: Kevin Gibney
Seller: Margaret T. Shuemaker
Date: 08/09/17

MONTGOMERY

58 Birch Bluff Road
Montgomery, MA 01085
Amount: $319,900
Buyer: Christopher Bush
Seller: David A. Hayes
Date: 08/18/17

PALMER

110 Griffin St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $157,234
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Yvan L. Latulippe
Date: 08/16/17

4108-4110 High St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Yan W. Wu
Seller: USA HUD
Date: 08/14/17

30 King St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $198,000
Buyer: Deborah McMillan
Seller: Francesco Cardaropoli
Date: 08/11/17

88 Laurel Road
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $210,700
Buyer: Kimberly A. Korytko
Seller: Nicholas P. Laliberte
Date: 08/10/17

1528-1530 North Main St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $271,000
Buyer: Abimael Claudio
Seller: Gary L. Libiszewski
Date: 08/17/17

8 Riverview Pkwy.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $156,600
Buyer: Erin E. Messier
Seller: Robert W. Nicholas
Date: 08/16/17

344 Springfield St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $139,900
Buyer: John J. Mercier
Seller: Carol L. Nelson
Date: 08/07/17

38 Strong St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $169,900
Buyer: Teresa R. Guhl
Seller: Elaine M. Kowalczyk
Date: 08/07/17

249 Ware St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $214,900
Buyer: Matthew P. Desmarais
Seller: JNB Property Investment
Date: 08/16/17

24 Whalen St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $187,000
Buyer: Shawn M. Desabrais
Seller: Jose Goncalves
Date: 08/16/17

RUSSELL

225 Huntington Road
Russell, MA 01071
Amount: $169,900
Buyer: Kathleen M. Dubour
Seller: Barber, Blanche L., (Estate)
Date: 08/17/17

SOUTHWICK

41 Bungalow St.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Robert Bosco
Seller: Clayton A. Cigal
Date: 08/17/17

41 Fernwood Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Jennifer Rossi
Seller: Michael Tetreault
Date: 08/11/17

19 Honey Pot Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $213,000
Buyer: Cedar Investment Group
Seller: Lionel S. Miller
Date: 08/11/17

18 Kimberly Dr.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $212,000
Buyer: Timothy J. Carreira
Seller: Jodi H. Wagner
Date: 08/18/17

37 Lauren Lane
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $625,000
Buyer: Yevgeniy Saykin
Seller: Richard L. Neipp
Date: 08/11/17

3 Mallard Lane
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $405,000
Buyer: Carolyn S. Gagliarducci
Seller: James A. Demeo
Date: 08/16/17

134 North Lake Ave.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Richard J. Anderson
Seller: Jennifer Whitman
Date: 08/14/17

385 North Loomis St.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $243,000
Buyer: Patrick J. Maloney
Seller: Andrey N. Novenko
Date: 08/11/17

441 North Loomis St.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $183,300
Buyer: Bryan G. Wright
Seller: Thomas A. Grabowski
Date: 08/11/17

226 South Longyard Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Jaydub LLC
Seller: Danny B. Lombardo
Date: 08/11/17

15 Southwick Hill
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $349,900
Buyer: Julia Aloisi
Seller: Rosa Mitchell
Date: 08/10/17

SPRINGFIELD

41 Aberdale Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $172,000
Buyer: Michael T. Lynch
Seller: Lori A. Beston
Date: 08/16/17

603 Allen St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $147,606
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Sheileen R. Talbot
Date: 08/16/17

333 Arcadia Blvd.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $202,000
Buyer: Clara H. West
Seller: Lori A. Chaves
Date: 08/11/17

125 Armory St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: TSLE LLC
Seller: Springfield BMS Realty
Date: 08/07/17

582-584 Armory St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $233,489
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Juan C. Gonzalez
Date: 08/14/17

104 Ashbrook St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $163,500
Buyer: Kelley Diederich
Seller: Marissa J. Turnbull
Date: 08/18/17

18 Barry Wills Place
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Katherine E. Conway
Seller: Kristin L. Jacobs
Date: 08/15/17

70-78 Belmont Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $2,460,000
Buyer: Belmont Ave Holdings LLC
Seller: Sic Infit LLC
Date: 08/09/17

27 Bennington St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $179,000
Buyer: Inmari Rosario
Seller: Robert Donahue
Date: 08/11/17

55 Benz St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Wilfred Kasilo
Seller: Luis J. Manzi
Date: 08/11/17

34 Berard Circle
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Sergio A. Colon
Seller: Melro Associates Inc.
Date: 08/09/17

965 Berkshire Ave.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Aastha Bansri LLC
Seller: Huang Family Property LLC
Date: 08/18/17

182 Birchland Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Yessenia Feliciano
Seller: John T. Olszewski
Date: 08/10/17

8 Blake Hill St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $800,000
Buyer: FT Pleasant Holdings LLC
Seller: Sic Infit LLC
Date: 08/09/17

20 California Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $149,900
Buyer: Jonathon S. Taylor
Seller: Jeffrey R. Peterson
Date: 08/08/17

89 Calley St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $231,000
Buyer: Jennifer E. Banker LT
Seller: Edward Szczepanek
Date: 08/18/17

75 Chapin Terrace
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $158,000
Buyer: Julio A. Rodriguez
Seller: Thomas G. Hidalgo
Date: 08/18/17

58 Crawford Circle
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Della Ripa Real Estate
Seller: Frank Depergola
Date: 08/18/17

23 Curtis St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $118,000
Buyer: Rita A. Cruz-Maria
Seller: Myriam I. Laboy
Date: 08/16/17

92 Donbray Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $139,000
Buyer: Carl J. Shaw
Seller: Butler, Ruth E., (Estate)
Date: 08/11/17

127-129 Draper St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Jagat Biswa
Seller: Barbara J. Devino
Date: 08/11/17

133 Draper St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $137,000
Buyer: Joseph H. Reynolds
Seller: Susie S. Chapin
Date: 08/11/17

11 Dunbar St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $127,000
Buyer: Edward V. Wrann
Seller: Deanna S. Laffan
Date: 08/17/17

40 Edendale St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $146,000
Buyer: Luz M. Cotto
Seller: Kathleen Weldon
Date: 08/17/17

48 Elwood Dr.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $208,000
Buyer: Lay Seng
Seller: Diana Kumisca
Date: 08/18/17

28 Entrybrook Dr.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Evan J. Donermeyer
Seller: James Niedbala
Date: 08/07/17

51 Fort Pleasant Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $800,000
Buyer: FT Pleasant Holdings LLC
Seller: SIC Infit LLC
Date: 08/09/17

59 Fort Pleasant Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $800,000
Buyer: FT Pleasant Holdings LLC
Seller: Sic Infit LLC
Date: 08/09/17

32-1/2 Hancock St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Tabernaculo Cristiano
Seller: Antim LLC
Date: 08/07/17

38-40 Hancock St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Tabernaculo Cristiano
Seller: Antim LLC
Date: 08/07/17

38 Ina St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $115,280
Buyer: US Bank
Seller: Gerald R. Cottle
Date: 08/14/17

21 Josephine St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Joseph A. Ogoley
Seller: Michael P. Verteramo
Date: 08/07/17

72 Kensington Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Mercy Jenkins
Seller: FP Realty LLC
Date: 08/17/17

101 Kensington Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Jasnia Realty LLC
Seller: Hampden Realty LLC
Date: 08/17/17

107 Kensington Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $420,000
Buyer: Jasnia Realty LLC
Seller: Hampden Realty LLC
Date: 08/17/17

107-109 Kent Road
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Kevin J. Musiak
Seller: Christine E. Porcello
Date: 08/09/17

113 Littleton St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $131,500
Buyer: Jacqueline Martinez
Seller: Steven O. Chapman
Date: 08/10/17

47-49 Langdon St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Gilberto Vargas
Seller: Furman, Rose H., (Estate)
Date: 08/15/17

50 Madison Ave.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Alexander Rodriguez
Seller: Tania I. Ruiz
Date: 08/18/17

106 Meadowlark Lane
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $179,900
Buyer: Kim M. Charles
Seller: Cheryl A. Chavis
Date: 08/18/17

27 Mountainview St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $151,500
Buyer: Israel R. Willard
Seller: Shawn A. Rairigh
Date: 08/15/17

114 Oklahoma St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $132,000
Buyer: Gisele M. Daggett
Seller: Jacob E. Werbicki
Date: 08/16/17

89 Park Road
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Miguel A. Alvarado
Seller: Boduch, Henrietta, (Estate)
Date: 08/08/17

54 Patton St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: AMRAP LLC
Seller: Calhoun Properties Inc.
Date: 08/08/17

386 Plumtree Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Ashley B. Weisse
Seller: Timber Development LLC
Date: 08/09/17

24 Puritan Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Edwin Irizarry
Seller: Michael W. Mettey
Date: 08/14/17

59 Senator St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Edwin Lopez
Seller: John A. Teague
Date: 08/18/17

129 Spruceland Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $169,000
Buyer: Jesse Lederman
Seller: Jeffrey S. Moores
Date: 08/15/17

685 State St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Jasnia Realty LLC
Seller: Springfield Homes LLC
Date: 08/17/17

42 Sterns Terrace
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $129,000
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Francis A. Dutton
Date: 08/11/17

104 Sunapee St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $168,000
Buyer: Linda N. Dockery
Seller: William Raleigh
Date: 08/18/17

77 Sunrise Terrace
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $162,000
Buyer: David T. Cioch
Seller: Eric S. Dymnicki
Date: 08/17/17

96 Vadnais St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Domenico Fratamico
Seller: Antonic LLC
Date: 08/15/17

343-345 Water St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $118,000
Buyer: FV 1 Inc.
Seller: Kellie Lynch
Date: 08/14/17

12 Wells St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $224,000
Buyer: Adam R. Morrison
Seller: Donald Wiswall TR
Date: 08/15/17

21 Westbank Court
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Benjamin A. Marotte
Seller: Maureen A. Marotte
Date: 08/15/17

169 Westminster St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Keith R. Sheppard
Seller: Eva Brown
Date: 08/14/17

31 Wing St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: David Barrera
Seller: USA HUD
Date: 08/09/17

45 Wing St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $127,920
Buyer: Bank Of New York Mellon
Seller: Jeffrey R. Rostron
Date: 08/15/17

TOLLAND

38 Ridge Road
Tolland, MA 01034
Amount: $247,500
Buyer: Frederick J. Borys
Seller: Guy P. Prairie
Date: 08/11/17

WALES

100 Monson Road
Wales, MA 01081
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Diane L. Monette
Seller: Philip J. Jean
Date: 08/11/17

68 Reed Hill Road
Wales, MA 01081
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Diane L. Monette
Seller: Philip J. Jean
Date: 08/11/17

WEST SPRINGFIELD

28 Almon Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $212,900
Buyer: Jeffrey Marini
Seller: Dean R. Dupre
Date: 08/11/17

235 Ashley St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $154,461
Buyer: JP Morgan Chase Bank
Seller: Michael K. Moore
Date: 08/09/17

192 Bear Hole Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $233,900
Buyer: Brenda X. Chavez
Seller: Citizens Bank
Date: 08/16/17

150 Butternut Hollow Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Nicholas Alfano
Seller: Earl J. Haubenreiser
Date: 08/17/17

309 Elm St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $169,700
Buyer: Bayview Loan Servicing
Seller: MP Consulting Inc.
Date: 08/14/17

62 Fairview Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $287,000
Buyer: AGA Properties LLC
Seller: Lori A. Smith
Date: 08/17/17

158 Falmouth Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Jonathan Chretien
Seller: Kyle W. Gibbons
Date: 08/07/17

395 Kings Hwy.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $209,500
Buyer: Michael M. Nelson
Seller: Jeffrey W. Manijak
Date: 08/07/17

85 Lewis Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $147,500
Buyer: Seidell Realty LLC
Seller: Joanne G. Walsh
Date: 08/11/17

122 Nelson St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $195,000
Buyer: Katherine S. Shallbetter
Seller: Wanat, Elaine M., (Estate)
Date: 08/18/17

112 Partridge Lane
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $394,500
Buyer: Adam A. Tebaldi
Seller: Debra A. Whiting
Date: 08/16/17

33 Pebble Path Lane
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Michael S. Pooler
Seller: Groll, Frederick F., (Estate)
Date: 08/10/17

314 Rogers Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $173,000
Buyer: Peter Mones
Seller: V. Mortgage REO 2 LLC
Date: 08/17/17

83 Sibley Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $286,000
Buyer: Isaac Santana
Seller: Jose Ramos
Date: 08/18/17

WESTFIELD

58 Bayberry Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Robert Henrichon
Seller: Karin L. Leonard
Date: 08/11/17

90 Big Wood Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $229,500
Buyer: Todd S. Cieplinski
Seller: Vanessa E. Beattie
Date: 08/15/17

309 Buck Pond Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Manuel J. Minchala-Tacuri
Seller: Edward Kolenda
Date: 08/18/17

84 Cardinal Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $359,000
Buyer: Michael Graveline
Seller: Thomas W. Humphrey
Date: 08/18/17

25 Cleveland Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $203,000
Buyer: Samantha Gulsvig
Seller: Gregory A. Towers
Date: 08/11/17

109 Glenwood Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $312,000
Buyer: Thomas I. Wilson
Seller: Peter J. Fiore
Date: 08/11/17

34 Holland Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Kimberly A. Koehler
Seller: Janice M. Parisi
Date: 08/18/17

5 Lathrop Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $385,000
Buyer: Ziad N. Kutayli
Seller: David E. Koerber
Date: 08/09/17

5 Lathrop Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $385,000
Buyer: Ziad N. Kutayli
Seller: David Koerber
Date: 08/16/17

419 Little River Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $266,500
Buyer: Kimberly A. Bond
Seller: Theodore M. Buynicki
Date: 08/16/17

40 Montgomery St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Blythewood Property Management
Seller: Stephen C. Poteat
Date: 08/10/17

8 Morris St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $196,000
Buyer: Erika Casiano
Seller: Gary J. Snyder
Date: 08/11/17

68 Old Quarry Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $209,900
Buyer: Stephanie N. Alvarez
Seller: Christopher M. Bush
Date: 08/18/17

70 Turnpike Industrial Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $3,612,500
Buyer: 70 Turnpike Owner SPE LLC
Seller: Spirit SPE Portfolio 2006
Date: 08/14/17

251 Union St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $740,000
Buyer: Upper Pomeroy Enterprises
Seller: Mecca Property LLC
Date: 08/10/17

144 Valley View Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $287,900
Buyer: Patrick J. Kiendzior
Seller: Dan W. Gordner
Date: 08/14/17

213 Valley View Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $286,000
Buyer: Krystal A. Kozikowski
Seller: Cynthia J. Gallant
Date: 08/09/17

229 Western Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $329,000
Buyer: Aimee L. Goguen
Seller: Jennifer L. Sady
Date: 08/11/17

WILBRAHAM

6 Catherine Circle
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $369,900
Buyer: Michael W. Pelletier
Seller: Michael C. Mannix
Date: 08/07/17

26 Bittersweet Lane
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $367,500
Buyer: Michael P. Verteramo
Seller: Paul J. Stebbins
Date: 08/18/17

64 Brainard Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Jennifer Assad
Seller: Mikiel Setian
Date: 08/15/17

15 Circle Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $142,501
Buyer: High Ridge Real Estate
Seller: Gipssy S. McKenzie
Date: 08/18/17

12 Dalton St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $136,000
Buyer: Justin Jones
Seller: Evelyn Blanco
Date: 08/15/17

638 Glendale Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $311,000
Buyer: Joshua M. Laflamme
Seller: Bank New York Mellon
Date: 08/18/17

540 Main St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $259,865
Buyer: FNMA
Seller: Janice B. Bogdahn
Date: 08/14/17

23 Oldwood Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $412,000
Buyer: Chad A. McLeod
Seller: Deirdre M. Barbeau
Date: 08/17/17

7 Railroad Ave.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Shannon Court LLC
Seller: George J. Scarfe
Date: 08/18/17

2 South Park Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $252,000
Buyer: James A. Coletta
Seller: Mary T. Petrone
Date: 08/14/17

40 Stonegate Circle
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $429,500
Buyer: Nicholas P. Laliberte
Seller: Edward K. Ryter
Date: 08/08/17

Stonington Dr. #5
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Michael J. Thompson
Seller: Silo Farm Associates LLC
Date: 08/15/17

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

AMHERST

24 Canton Ave.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Historical Enterprises
Seller: Doris R. Drake
Date: 08/09/17

34 Canton Ave.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $368,000
Buyer: Amanda J. Balarezo
Seller: Stephen J. Frasier
Date: 08/11/17

155 East Pleasant St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $382,500
Buyer: Andrew R. Reiter
Seller: 220 North East Street LLC
Date: 08/18/17

459 Flat Hills Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Brianna L. Sunryd
Seller: Genglin Li
Date: 08/11/17

124 Grantwood Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $299,900
Buyer: Marmanis Sayegh LLC
Seller: Richard A. Mears
Date: 08/18/17

24 Hickory Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Paul C. Roud
Seller: Martin Espada
Date: 08/09/17

Lindenridge Road #24
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Bercume Construction LLC
Seller: Tofino Associates LLC
Date: 08/11/17

167 Montague Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Jason R. Aldrich RET
Seller: Janna L. Aldrich
Date: 08/15/17

1436 South East St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Philip B. Torrey
Seller: Augie Tidlund
Date: 08/08/17

215 Sunset Ave.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $324,900
Buyer: Kilerine Properties LLC
Seller: Marcos Y. Kleinerman
Date: 08/17/17

10 Wildflower Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $371,000
Buyer: Stephen J. Frasier
Seller: Robert E. Levin
Date: 08/10/17

BELCHERTOWN

75 Alden Ave.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $735,000
Buyer: Gloria Lopez
Seller: Steven R. Harvey
Date: 08/08/17

23 Blacksmith Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Paul B. Morris
Seller: Todd W. Bergstrom
Date: 08/15/17

19 Chauncey Walker St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $220,800
Buyer: Martha A. Scott
Seller: NSP Residential LLC
Date: 08/10/17

471 Daniel Shays Hwy.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Michael D. Schwendenmann
Seller: Stephen J. Grader
Date: 08/17/17

19 Fletcher Ave.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $405,000
Buyer: Matthew W. Reynolds
Seller: Kozak FT
Date: 08/17/17

785 Franklin St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Daniel Alley
Seller: Robert P. Wawro Sr. FT
Date: 08/10/17

42 Jabish St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Gary P. Gougeun
Seller: Joseph F. Sarno
Date: 08/17/17

530 North Washington St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Jesse J. Danek
Seller: Michael H. Rosen
Date: 08/11/17

85 Turkey Hill Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Kimberly Wright
Seller: Kevin R. Green
Date: 08/18/17

EASTHAMPTON

65 Clark St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Robert F. Tremble RET
Seller: Josh M. Ley
Date: 08/17/17

115 East St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $379,000
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Barbara A. Marczyk
Date: 08/09/17

13-15 Exeter St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $247,900
Buyer: Laura F. Arbeitman
Seller: New City Properties LLC
Date: 08/16/17

198 Hendrick St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $272,000
Buyer: Pasqualina Azzarello
Seller: Amy B. Davis
Date: 08/15/17

200 Hendrick St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Daryle B. Powers
Seller: Michael L. Richard
Date: 08/14/17

109 Holyoke St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Corissa L. Colon
Seller: Czarnik, Helen M., (Estate)
Date: 08/18/17

11 Karen Circle
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Kelly A. Syer
Seller: Marcy B. Bloomenthal
Date: 08/11/17

18 Park St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Andrew R. Tilbe
Seller: Park Street NT
Date: 08/11/17

9 Paul St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Jackson K. Weber
Seller: Antoinette L. Breau
Date: 08/10/17

25 Pine Hill Road
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $349,900
Buyer: Earl C. Frey
Seller: Shawn D. Osterfund
Date: 08/18/17

5 Spring St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $242,000
Buyer: Jeffrey S. Skaza
Seller: Mabel Sekac RET
Date: 08/11/17

33 West St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Amy E. Thompson
Seller: Naomi L. Pusch
Date: 08/11/17

25 Westview Terrace
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $291,000
Buyer: Gregory M. Sellas
Seller: Samuel A. Masinter
Date: 08/11/17

88 Williston Ave.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Nathaniel Livingston
Seller: Tina M. Gravel
Date: 08/08/17

9 Wilton Road
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Katherine N. Fedorov
Seller: Crossroads Prop. Investors
Date: 08/15/17

GOSHEN

705 East St.
Goshen, MA 01032
Amount: $231,364
Buyer: David T. Lashway
Seller: Deborah L. Soto
Date: 08/16/17

GRANBY

444 Batchelor St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Christine Barch
Seller: Batchelor Street RT
Date: 08/11/17

17 Carver St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $349,900
Buyer: Matthew O. Harrington
Seller: A. Nebraska Corp.
Date: 08/18/17

142 New Ludlow Road
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Diana L. Sullivan
Seller: Cathy Grayson
Date: 08/18/17

HADLEY

7 High Meadow Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $399,900
Buyer: Matthew W. Dufresne
Seller: Donald C. Ahrens
Date: 08/07/17

29 Rocky Hill Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $625,000
Buyer: D. Stanford-Haddock
Seller: Kostek 2007 FT
Date: 08/15/17

112 Rocky Hill Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Maureen K. Devine
Seller: Neil M. Longley
Date: 08/16/17

43 West St.
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $263,000
Buyer: Alinas Real Estate LLC
Seller: R. Susan Woods
Date: 08/07/17

HATFIELD

130 Main St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Jonathan A. Scagel
Seller: Monica Jurczyk
Date: 08/11/17

7 Mountain Road
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Adrienne P. Walker
Seller: Henry W. Gessing
Date: 08/10/17

14 Sunset Ave.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $197,000
Buyer: Kathryn A. Poole
Seller: Karen Holman
Date: 08/15/17

322 West St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Vicki Marsh-Arnould
Seller: Patricia A. Bell
Date: 08/09/17

HUNTINGTON

17 Brookside Glenn
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Deborah M. Leonczyk
Seller: Christopher C. Wood
Date: 08/08/17

6 Rockybrook Dr.
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Gary M. Desjardins
Seller: Lawrence S. Tkaczek
Date: 08/08/17

MIDDLEFIELD

43 Chester Road
Middlefield, MA 01011
Amount: $239,000
Buyer: Chandler A. Pin
Seller: Thomas N. Ryan
Date: 08/07/17

NORTHAMPTON

94 Autumn Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $199,000
Buyer: Samantha I. Dana
Seller: Michael Skwisz
Date: 08/11/17

86 Cahillane Terrace
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $307,000
Buyer: Richard C. Spencer
Seller: Nikki Davenbrie
Date: 08/14/17

26 Calvin Terrace
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $562,500
Buyer: Mary B. Haberkorn
Seller: Nira Harper-Elkins
Date: 08/08/17

133 Cardinal Way
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $467,000
Buyer: Mary J. Persaud
Seller: Michelle R. Warren
Date: 08/15/17

48 Chapel St. #M
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $262,500
Buyer: Nancy Smith
Seller: John A. Loughney INT
Date: 08/11/17

27 Dunphy Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $406,000
Buyer: Christopher R. Vancamp
Seller: James M. Tobin
Date: 08/07/17

14 Evergreen Road
Northampton, MA 01053
Amount: $292,000
Buyer: Rachel C. Baker
Seller: Greenwood, Richard E., (Estate)
Date: 08/15/17

982 Florence Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Daniel J. Shaver
Seller: Edwin H. Larson
Date: 08/15/17

4 Fort Hill Terrace
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $223,750
Buyer: Kevin G. Cote
Seller: Michael J. Longley
Date: 08/10/17

17 Holly Court
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Ann M. Sollinger
Seller: Matthew A. Motamedi
Date: 08/17/17

73 Laurel Park
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Mikaela Murphy-Boyle
Seller: Jennifer A. Bogin
Date: 08/07/17

31 Lilly St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Allison Gomes
Seller: Macgregor J. Thomson
Date: 08/15/17

63 Massasoit St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $489,900
Buyer: Anita Milman
Seller: Samuel L. Graham-Platt
Date: 08/07/17

56 Meadow St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $460,000
Buyer: Peter Labrusciano
Seller: Michael J. Behrens
Date: 08/08/17

Prince St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $600,000
Buyer: Servicenet Inc.
Seller: Hospital Hill Development
Date: 08/14/17

261 Riverside Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $361,100
Buyer: Stephen R. Taranto
Seller: Darlene M. Baker
Date: 08/14/17

269 Riverside Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $361,800
Buyer: Julie R. Thomson
Seller: Edmund M. Harris
Date: 08/15/17

7 Shepherds Hollow Road
Northampton, MA 01053
Amount: $530,000
Buyer: Janice L. Cooper
Seller: Rachel D. Cartmell
Date: 08/18/17

124 Turkey Hill Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $737,500
Buyer: Katherine M. Mullen
Seller: David R. Bishop
Date: 08/11/17

PELHAM

47 Arnold Road
Pelham, MA 01002
Amount: $458,000
Buyer: John W. Cherry TR
Seller: Mark Lange
Date: 08/15/17

57 Harkness Road
Pelham, MA 01002
Amount: $347,500
Buyer: Christina P. Taylor
Seller: Roberta L. Diehl
Date: 08/17/17

SOUTH HADLEY

130 East St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $442,000
Buyer: Kenneth D. Brumer
Seller: Robert J. Pleasure
Date: 08/15/17

113 Granby Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $263,900
Buyer: Kathryn Guggino
Seller: Matthew O. Harrington
Date: 08/17/17

127 Granby Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Charles Miles
Seller: Francis A. Ditaranto
Date: 08/11/17

64 Hadley St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $207,450
Buyer: Virginia Dautreuil
Seller: Douglas R. Borgatti
Date: 08/11/17

53 Noel St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $271,900
Buyer: Jason N. Parent
Seller: William Guiel
Date: 08/09/17

1 Promenade Way
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $385,000
Buyer: Nichols Everett RT
Seller: Mary Lou Krause TR
Date: 08/15/17

11 Stanton Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Katharin Johnston-Telman
Seller: Robert L. Robertson
Date: 08/08/17

SOUTHAMPTON

32 Bissonnette Circle
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $430,000
Buyer: 32 Management LLC
Seller: Kyle C. Winkler
Date: 08/15/17

350 College Hwy.
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Ralph R. Morton
Seller: Larry R. Lacroix
Date: 08/11/17

354 College Hwy.
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Ralph R. Morton
Seller: Larry R. Lacroix
Date: 08/11/17

24 Hillside Meadows Dr.
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Janice M. Jasiorkowski
Seller: Antonio S. Silva
Date: 08/14/17

WARE

306 Beaver Lake Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $249,000
Buyer: Edward Murphy
Seller: Stephen A. Williams
Date: 08/15/17

24 Berkshire Circle
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $133,259
Buyer: HSBC Bank
Seller: Mary J. Starsiak
Date: 08/09/17

51 Chestnut St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $192,000
Buyer: Jason Alexandrovich
Seller: Donald J. Vadnais
Date: 08/18/17

36 Church St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $198,500
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Joseph A. St.Cyr
Date: 08/09/17

10 Dunham Ave.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Susan T. Lak
Date: 08/09/17

14 Gould Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $167,900
Buyer: Michael T. Maiers
Seller: Ronald C. Keddy
Date: 08/07/17

5 Horseshoe Circle
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $209,900
Buyer: Kim A. Otis
Seller: Robert M. Heon
Date: 08/15/17

290 Malboeuf Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Andrew Egan
Seller: Citibank
Date: 08/18/17

14 Skyview Dr.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Joie M. Cousineau
Seller: William T. Rohan
Date: 08/10/17

WILLIAMSBURG

7 Cider Mill Road
Williamsburg, MA 01039
Amount: $620,500
Buyer: Jonathan Ames
Seller: Lori A. Schwartz
Date: 08/15/17

31 Hyde Hill Road
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $232,500
Buyer: David Perlow
Seller: Elizabeth M. Filson
Date: 08/07/17

2 Village Hill Ave.
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Amount: $199,900
Buyer: Amy L. Bisbee
Seller: Rhea B. Sanderson
Date: 08/10/17

WORTHINGTON

225 Thayer Hill Road
Worthington, MA 01098
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Abigail L. Shallcross
Seller: Elke Astrid-Ryan
Date: 08/17/17

 

Building Permits Departments

The following building permits were issued during the months of August and September 2017.

AGAWAM

Ashakris HNA, LLC
336-344 North Westfield St.
$15,000 — Remove and replace wall, install new acoustic ceiling

Jaffe Family Foundation
45 Tennis Road
$468,500 — Roofing

AMHERST

Amherst Pelham Regional School District
170 Chestnut St.
$13,000 — Demo and remove concrete chimney cap and brick veneer and replace with new chimney at Amherst Regional Middle School

Hampshire College
893 West St.
$8,500 — Interior renovation in bookstore to subdivide space

CHICOPEE

City of Chicopee
110 Church St.
$150,000 — New fire-alarm system at Chicopee Police Department

City of Chicopee
110 Church St.
$438,000 — Masonry, carpentry, and roofing at Chicopee Police Department

Charles Sourmaidis
467 Memorial Dr.
$66,234 — Refinish Denny’s dining room, bring bathroom to code, replace cabinets

Valley Opportunity Council Inc.
35 Mt. Carmel Ave.
$25,300 — Install new demonstration cabinets and countertops

Valley Opportunity Council Inc.
516 Chicopee St.
$28,000 — Renovate existing office space and create additional offices, add new doors

EASTHAMPTON

Autumn Properties, LLC
184 Northampton St.
$103,450 — Install fire-suppression system in three buildings

City of Easthampton
50 Payson Ave.
$6,000 — Remove and replace gazebo roof, replace decking, repair trim and lattice

Keystone Enterprises
122 Pleasant St.
$4,500 — Create roof penetrations, chaseway for duct system

EAST LONGMEADOW

Excel Dryer
355 Chestnut St.
$25,600 — Fire protection

Louis & Clark
436 North Main St.
$11,000 — Commercial alterations

HADLEY

325 Rocky Hill Rd., LLC
325 Rocky Hill Road
$4,200 — Frame, insulate, sheetrock, and new bathroom floor

Lacomb Holdings, LLC
189 Russell St.
$24,050 — Add bathroom with shower, add two sets of double doors, move existing door, add screen wall in reception area

Med Express
424 Russell St.
$10,000 — Illuminated channel letters backlit with LEDs and mounted to building

Pizza Hut of America
424 Russell St.
$58,900 — HVAC; install ductwork, register grills, and diffusers

Pyramid Mall of Hadley Newco, LLC
367 Russell St.
$200,000 — Minor interior remodel on sales floor of JCPenney, add Sephora cosmetic department

Pyramid Mall of Hadley Newco, LLC
367 Russell St.
$693,000 — Fit-out in existing construction for Planet Fitness

The Taproom
1 Mill Valley Road, Suite C
$6,800 — Add divider wall, plumb sink, dishwasher, power outlets, and track lighting

LONGMEADOW

GPT Longmeadow, LLC
714 Bliss Road
$3,000 — New sign for Great Harvest Bread Co.

LUDLOW

Apex Dental
653 Center St.
$2,500 — Illuminated sign

Apex Dental
653 Center St.
$3,100 — Non-illuminated sign

Eversource
Chapin Street
$2,634,740 — Solar panels

NORTHAMPTON

39 Main Street, LLC
33 Main St.
$14,843 — Install walls, door, flooring, and lighting in new second-floor offices

1924, LLC
46 Round Hill Road
$50,000 — Kitchen addition

Chamisa Corp.
25 Main St.
$9,500 — Disassemble and remove existing elevator hoistaway cage and install temporary construction-control barriers in preparation for new elevator

Coolidge Center, LLC
47 Pleasant St.
$18,500 — Install new interior staircase

Cumberland Farms Inc.
43 Main St.
$790,000 — New commercial building for Cumberland Farms store

O’Connell Oil Associates Inc.
506 Pleasant St.
$4,000 — Illuminated ground sign with Shell logo and LED price sign

Rockwell Management Corp.
30 Village Hill Road
$8,600 — Illuminated ground sign for the Columns at Rockwell Place

Smith College
102 College Lane
$175,000 — Reconfigure existing conference room and exercise studio, roofing, decking

Smith College
College Lane
$193,000 — Roofing

Thornes Marketplace
150 Main St.
$34,000 — Remove nine antennas and replace with nine upgraded antenna pabels, add three remote radio heads

Wohl Family Dentistry, LLC
61 Locust St.
$15,000 — Flooring, lighting, section off five offices

SPRINGFIELD

Albany Road
1287 Liberty St.
$25,000 — Replace floors, remove non-beating walls, new bar, electrical, and plumbing at Springfield Plaza

City of Springfield
415 State St.
$5,000 — Add door to provide classroom access to existing closet at Commerce High School

MassMutual Life Insurance Corp.
1500 Main St.
$395,074 — Demolish interior partitions, new partitions and doors, new finishes, hand sinks, headwall units for UMass College of Nursing expansion

Bobby Patel
942 Belmont Ave.
$78,300 — Remove existing roof system at Old Grampy’s building to get ready for new truss design

Shriners Hospitals for Children
516 Carew St.
$249,942 — Renovate space to accommodate new equipment in radiology suite

SIS Center Inc.
1441 Main St.
$230,000 — Interior fit-out for new tenant on 12th floor

Juliette Son
170 Mayflower St.
$5,000 — Rebuild and expand garage

Yukon Group, LLC
119 Fisk Ave.
$4,850 — Add office and restroom

WARE

Aldrich Management Co.
124 West St.
$35,000 — Interior renovations for a takeout pizza kitchen

U.S. Bank Trust/Marty’s Real Estate
21 Robbins Road
$32,000 — Roofing, carpentry, build steps to basement, install new bulkhead

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Agri-Mark
964 Riverdale St.
$10,000 — Changes to concrete block wall

DBA Certificates Departments

The following business certificates and trade names were issued or renewed during the months of August and September 2017.

AMHERST

CTI-OES JV
37 South Pleasant St.
CTI Energy Services, LLC; OpTerra Energy Services Inc.

Erasmus Design
43 Wildflower Dr.
Natasha Friedman, Ran Deren

Fire and Water Yoga Studio
39 Boltwood Walk
Arieh Kurinsky

The Hampstore
893 West St.
Hampshire College

Invisible Cities Apiary
517 Pine St.
Daniel Berry

CHICOPEE

Bouchard
135 Slate Road
Marcus Bouchard

Efrain’s Repair & Services
574 East St.
Efrain Aviles

LaLa’s No Limit Styles
46 Medford St.
Laverne Jackson

EASTHAMPTON

Courageous Faith Consulting
33R Maine Ave.
Kimberly Sweeney

CRI New England
54 Oliver St.
Sharon Ziemek

Edward Jones
180 Pleasant St., Suite 212
Edward D. Jones & Co., LP

ReadWriteSnack.com
185 Main St.
Lori Pelliccia

EAST LONGMEADOW

Cloud 9 Marketing Group
674 North Main St.
Dylan Pilon

Countryside Store
334 Somers Road
Tejemdra Patel

NW Collective
34 Center Square
Nolan Wells

Onset Customs
48 Moore St.
John Murphy

Scarnici Productions
132 Parker St.
Leonardo Scarnici

HOLYOKE

ABC Sales & Service
234 Brainard St.
Robert Celi

Almonte Market
549 South Bridge St.
Evaristo Almonte

Almonte Market II
129 Sargeant St.
Jose Almonte

Little Junebug Photography
532 Main St.
Heather Pirog

M. Gomez Enterprises, LLC
170 Main St., Unit C
Mariano Gomez Jr.

mrwaterslide Presents
532 Main St.
John Van Noate

LUDLOW

Country Paw Mobile Grooming
531 Pinecone Lane
Alexa Wurszt

HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Western Massachusetts
222 State St.
Rehabilitation Institute of Western Massachusetts, LLC

J.J. Barbeau Home Improvement
272 Ventura St.
Jason Barbeau

Mackenzie and Sons
125 Wilno Ave.
Brandon Mackenzie

Patrick Kubala Home Improvements
5 Pell St.
Patrick Kubala

Santos Auto Repair Inc.
1068 East St.
Mark Santos

NORTHAMPTON

Above and Beyond Drone Videography
209 Main St., Apt. 2A
Cian Dowling

Big Tree Books
61 South St., Apt. 10
Svein Arber

Elizabeth Grace Burkhart, LICSW
16 Center St., Suite 303
Elizabeth Burkhart

The Mirage Group
16 Market St.
Gary Richardson

Northampton Auto Wholesale Inc.
139 Damon Road, Suite B2
Luis Leyva

Northampton Suzuki Studio
297 Main St.
Christa Hendricks

Pioneer Valley Food Tours
36 Pomeroy Terrace
Deborah Christakos

Reconnect Massage
45 Main St.
Christopher Clough

Sticks and Bricks
9 Market St.
Elizabeth Karney

PALMER

Meadows Driving School
1339 Main St.
Derrick Mason

Michael Seward Real Estate
3074 Main St.
Michael Seward

SOUTHWICK

Cottage Artifacts
36 North Longyard Road
Barbara Westcott

SPRINGFIELD

Artisan Finish Trim
55 West Bay Path Terrace
Gerardo Rodriguez

B.L.A. Handyman Services
130 Mulberry St.
Aleman Benigno

Bano International
17 Locust St.
Ghafoor Faisal

Barak M & L Transport
84 Agnes St.
Jose Medero

Bay State Fence
281 Cooper St.
James Steele

Chabela’s Beauty Salon
898 Main St.
Teodocia Martinez

Color Your World
35 Flower St.
Lamont Johnson

D.L. Green Enterprise
1124 Berkshire Ave.
Dossie Green

Desiree’s Art Shop
98 Dana St.
Desiree Rivera-Perez

FedEx Office #2348
1382 Main St.
Stacy Jean

GDH Property Management
156 Brewster St.
Gary Hunter

G.L. Provost Construction
120 Webber St.
Gary Provost

Guaranteed Sales
118 Kerry Dr.
Mark Blackman

L’Boe Import
76 Amherst St.
Nikiya-Star Conner

Lee Brown Construction
555 Union St.
Lee Brown

Legacy Dance Studio
33 Oak St.
Machiael Pollard

Liquid Solutions
130 Firglade Ave.
Quincy McCray

PEA-DS Trucking Co.
48 Bevier St.
Michael Jones

Performance Auto Accessories
479 Main St.
Ronique Evans

Phyx iPhone Repair & Sales
1 Federal St., Building 6
Frank Tate IV

Picharjo Trucking
73 Keith St.
Eduardo Antonia

Springer’s Oil, LLC
538 Page Blvd.
Samuel Springer

Springfield Express Wash
739 Boston Road
Vincent Porzio

Spruell & Spruell
71 Middlesex St.
Mark Spruell

Stop & Go Market
91-93 Chestnut St.
Farman Elahi

Thy Word Is Truth
156 Cooper St.
Elliott Green

Torres Painting
34 Massachusetts Ave.
Juan Torres

Vintage Home
894 Main St.
Virginia Ellis

Wakeup Movement
755 Worthington St.
Kyreen Kynard

Wings & Things
17A Rutland St.
Daniel Tulloch Jr.

Wruckit Transportation
35 Lawn St.
Dale Wruck

Ziggy’s Pool Maintenance
29 Fair Oak Road
Mark Pacheco

WARE

Minney & Sons Excavating
38 Malboeuf Road
David Minney, Barbara Minney

Platform Hair Design
277 Palmer Road
Joslyn Drouin

T-Mobile Northeast, LLC
352 Palmer Road
T-Mobile USA Inc.

T-Mobile Leasing, LLC
352 Palmer Road
T-Mobile USA Inc.

T-Mobile Financial, LLC
352 Palmer Road
T-Mobile USA Inc.

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Belaz Inc.
15 Cottage St.
Anatoliy Sevgeychik

Brothers Covers
239 Western Ave.
Kenneth Labelle

DeSousa Auto Detailing
431 Rogers Ave.
Wesley DeSousa

Donbass Cement
70 Windsor St.
Sergiy Lutsenko

Lattitude Restaurant
1338 Memorial Ave.
Jeffrey Daigneau

Legend Auto Craft
346 Morgan Road
Mykola Mevshyy

Mary Hunt O’Connor LMT
175 Labelle St.
Mary Hunt O’Connor

Nippon Grill
935 Riverdale St.
Aroma Inc.

Salamon Realty, LLC
103 Myron St.
Mitchell Salamon

Spirit Halloween Superstore
935 Riverdale St.
Barry Susson

Stevens Jewelers Inc.
1501 Elm St.
Eric Stevens

Sweeney Associates
84 Cedar Woods Glen
Kathleen Sweeney

WILBRAHAM

Beston Tax Prep
31 Ruth Dr.
April Beston

Salon J – Debra Jackson
70 Post Office Park, Unit 7005
Debra Jackson

SherryBomb Performance
2400 Boston Post Road
Adam Sherry

Company Notebook Departments

Old Chapel at UMass Earns LEED Gold Certification

AMHERST — The renovation of the historic Old Chapel at UMass Amherst earned LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The LEED rating system is the foremost program for buildings, homes, and communities that are designed, constructed, maintained, and operated for improved environmental and human health performance. Built in 1885, the Old Chapel is the most iconic and significant historic building on the UMass Amherst campus. Designed by Steven Earle in the Richardsonian Romanesque style, the building originally housed a library, auditorium, natural-history collections, and classrooms. It was later used as a drill hall, departmental offices, and finally as home to the Minuteman Marching Band in the 1960s, before officially closing its doors in 1999 due to structural deterioration. The Old Chapel was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015, and work began on a $21 million renovation, addition, and preservation effort to restore the building to its original glory. The revitalized Old Chapel now serves students, faculty, and alumni as a campus resource. The first floor provides a flexible layout for student study, gallery exhibitions, and community events, while the Great Hall on the top floor provides a large, open space for performances, lectures, receptions, and weddings. UMass Amherst and the UMass Building Authority hired Finegold Alexander Architects of Boston to design the restoration and demonstrate how aspects of historic preservation and sustainability can work together. The firm deployed an array of sustainability strategies to maintain the integrity of the original design and materials, while adapting the building’s structure and interior to modern use, access, and building-code requirements. The Old Chapel’s original structure consists of local timber and stone such as Pelham granite and Longmeadow sandstone. The design reused 83% of structural masonry, wood columns, beams, trusses, and wainscoting trim, and 82% of new wood products were either locally sourced or certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. The addition of a contemporary glass entry pavilion at the south façade is integrated into a landscaped terrace that provides full accessibility while also incorporating water-efficient landscaping and rainwater management that improves site ecology. Meeting modern indoor environment and energy-efficiency requirements within the original exterior wall assembly was a challenge; the design team used energy modeling to find the correct balance of masonry-wall insulation, energy-efficient glazing, and stained-glass restoration so that sustainability goals were in concert with historic restoration efforts. The building is designed to exceed code energy performance by 21% and to reduce potable water use by 34%, and it will follow a rigorous measurement and verification process that ensures those savings are realized post-occupancy.

The Hub Studio Announces Grand-opening Celebration

FLORENCE — Tracy Roth, who launched the Hub Studio, a fitness studio located at the Nonotuck Mill in Florence, will host a grand opening at the studio on Saturday, Sept. 30 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The studio will offer spinning, TRX resistance training, mat Pilates, scientifically backed nutrition-coaching programs, outdoor cycling instruction, workshops, special events, and more. The grand opening will include refreshments and snacks from local cafés and restaurants, live music from kid-friendly DJ Quintessential, free chair massage, a raffle, and more. The raffle prizes include classes and a three-month membership at the Hub Studio, as well as other exclusive items from area businesses. The event is free, and the public is welcome. Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz will attend to assist with the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Located in Suite 202 at the Nonotuck Mill, 296-C Nonotuck St., Florence, the studio will be open full-time starting Monday, Oct. 2 and will include group fitness classes for all levels during the morning, afternoon, and evening hours. The studio will also have classes, workshops, and special events on Saturdays and Sundays. For class descriptions, schedule, a blog, and more, visit www.yourhubstudio.com.

BCC Launches New Job-search Website

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Community College (BCC) announced that its Career Development Center has launched new career-management software with College Central Network (CCN) at www.collegecentral.com/berkshirecc. BCC students past, present, and future now have access to the latest resources and job opportunities at the regional and national level. Additionally, this tool will enhance communication among various departments within the college that routinely collaborate with employers in the community. The new website offers exclusive job postings targeting the BCC student and alumni population as well as access to hundreds of career articles, podcasts, and career-advice resources. Students and any community members can upload or build a résumé on the site as well as register for career-related events around the area and receive alerts for their ideal job. BCC recently sent out registration notifications to local employers, inviting them to create an account. Once confirmed, they may begin uploading job opportunities that they would like to post. BCC’s job-search site is meant to assist local employers and the community in making it easier to post and find jobs. It also helps ensure a smooth transition for BCC students to find local employment with support from the software and the college’s Career Development Center team.

JA of Western Massachusetts Announces Grant Awards

SPRINGFIELD — Junior Achievement of Western Massachusetts announced that it received a $10,000 grant from the United Bank Foundation to bring financial-literacy programs to students in East Longmeadow, Westfield, West Springfield, and Springfield. The programs will teach students concepts related to budgeting, saving, and money management with the intent of promoting the development of good financial habits. The partnership includes the involvement of volunteers from United Bank to help deliver the programs to students. Meanwhile, JA of Western Massachusetts also received a $7,200 grant from the UPS Foundation to implement JA “Be Entrepreneurial” classes. The curriculum introduces high-school students to the essential elements of a practical business plan and challenges them to start an entrepreneurial venture while still in high school. Students learn about advertising, competitive advantages, financing, marketing, and product development, all of which are key to being an informed entrepreneur. The program includes seven 45-minute sessions taught by a community or corporate volunteer. Volunteers bring in their own experiences and life lessons to the classroom to enhance the JA program. Schools and organizations participating in “Be Entrepreneurial” include Putnam Vocational Technical Academy, the JA BEE Summer Program, the Center for Human Development, St. Mary’s High School, and East Longmeadow High School.

Tighe & Bond Among Top New England Design Firms

WESTFIELD — Tighe & Bond, a Northeast leader in engineering and environmental consulting, has been ranked ninth in the Engineering News Record’s (ENR) New England Top Design Firms edition. In addition, the firm was named among the Top 200 Environmental Firms by ENR, and appeared for the first time as a Top 60 Engineering Firm nationwide by Building Design + Construction. Other recent rankings for Tighe & Bond include number 154 on ENR’s list of Top 200 Environmental Firms, based on environmental-specific revenue from 2016; number 260 on ENR’s Top 500 Design Firms, based on design-specific revenue from 2016; and sixth on Hartford Business Journal’s list of Largest Engineering Firms in Greater Hartford.

Hogan Technology Receives Cybersecurity Certification

EASTHAMPTON — Hogan Technology, a provider of unified communications, announced that the company is certified to provide cybersecurity solutions to SMBs (small to mid-sized businesses) to protect them from the barrage of cyberattacks that occur every day. Cybercrimes are a serious threat, and most businesses cannot afford to become the victim of malware, ransomware, phishing, password attacks, denial-of-service attacks, or malvertising of any sort for a prolonged period of time, said Sean Hogan, president of Hogan Technology. Recent advancements in preventive technology have helped SMBs safeguard themselves from unnecessary attacks, network vulnerabilities, and company downtime that can often result from such disruptions. Hogan Technology invests heavily in its staff of IT professionals to ensure that everyone is well-trained, certified, and fully equipped to protect customers from cyberattacks.

Bay Path Master’s Degree in Applied Data Science Ranked 12th Nationally

LONGMEADOW — Bay Path University’s master’s of science degree in applied data science was ranked 12th in a list of the top 50 data-science programs nationwide by www.onlinecoursereport.com. Rankings were based on a combination of affordability, flexibility, and student support services. The article highlights the low student-to-faculty ratio of 12 to 1 at Bay Path. It also makes reference to the university’s WiSH (Women in STEM Honors) program, which offers a four-year curriculum consisting of integrated and advanced study and research for women at the undergraduate level dedicated to becoming scientists. The university is also home to the Center of Excellence for Women in STEM, providing professional development, networking, and mentorship opportunities for students and professional women in STEM fields. The program is fully online and open to both women and men. The 36-credit program teaches the fundamental principles, platforms, and toolsets of the data-science profession in an accelerated format that can be completed in as little as one year. This rapidly growing career field is well suited to professionals with backgrounds in mathematics, statistics, and business analysis, with graduates achieving such career outcomes as data scientist, data engineer, and more.

Court Dockets Departments

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

HAMPDEN DISTRICT COURT

Evadney Jumpp v. High Ridge Real Estate, LLC
Allegation: Negligence causing injury: $2,261.88
Filed: 8/21/17

HAMPDEN SUPERIOR COURT

Charles Dodge and Candice Dodge v. Baystate Health Inc.; Michael Dunkerley, M.D.; Amanda Shorette, M.D.; Eleanor Winston, M.D.; and Ziv Corber, M.D.
Allegation: Medical malpractice: $22,000
Filed: 8/10/17

Douglas Knoechelmann and Trina Knoechelmann v. Baystate Health Inc.; John Wang, M.D.; Amanda Shorette, M.D.; Thomas Chin, M.D.; and Brian O’Connell, M.D.
Allegation: Medical malpractice: $30,000
Filed: 8/10/17

Debra Smethurst, individually and as personal representative of the estate of Kris Smethurst v. Richard Wait, M.D., Baystate Medical Center, and Baystate Surgical Associates
Allegation: Medical malpractice, wrongful death: $40,000+
Filed: 8/11/17

Brian Beloncik v. Bruce M. Goldstein, M.D.; Northampton Dermatology Associates, P.C.; Glenn P. Genest, M.D.; and New England Dermatology, P.C.
Allegation: Medical malpractice: $25,000+
Filed: 8/14/17

Catherine Brantley v. Price Rite a/k/a PRRC Inc.
Allegation: Slip and fall causing injury: $39,694
Filed: 8/14/17

Margaret Richardson v. Walmart Stores East, LP
Allegation: Employment discrimination: $250,000
Filed: 8/14/17

Arthur J. Hurley Co. Inc. v. Amps Electrical Inc., Waste Management Disposal Services of Massachusetts Inc., and Southern Sky Renewable Energy Chicopee, LLC
Allegation: Construction dispute: $38,690.45
Filed: 8/15/17

Joseph B. Collins, trustee in bankruptcy of Donald J. Wheeler v. Thomas Richard Canto, M.D. and Baystate Wing Hospital
Allegation: Malpractice: $1,000,000
Filed: 8/16/17

HAMPSHIRE SUPERIOR COURT

Historic Round Hill Summit, LLC v. TP Daley Insurance Agency Inc.
Allegation: Negligence re: insurance policy: $3,063,448
Filed: 8/15/17

Daily News

BOSTON — The state’s total unemployment rate dropped to 4.2% in  August, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) preliminary job estimates indicate that Massachusetts added 10,800 jobs in August. Over the month, the private sector added 9,900 jobs as gains occurred in professional, scientific, and business services; other services; information; construction; and manufacturing. The July estimate was revised to a gain of 2,500 jobs.

From August 2016 to August 2017, BLS estimates Massachusetts has added 57,400 jobs.

The August unemployment rate was two-tenths of a percentage point lower than the national rate of 4.4% reported by the bureau.

“Massachusetts has gained 57,400 jobs in the last year, with much of that growth concentrated in key economic sectors like health, education, professional, business, and scientific services,” said Labor and Workforce Development Secretary Rosalin Acosta. “While these job gains, alongside a low unemployment rate, are signs of a strong economy in the Commonwealth, skills gaps and labor-market pressures persist. That is why our workforce-development agencies and partners continue to focus on matching available workers with the training and resources they need to connect to high-demand jobs.”

The labor force decreased by 17,200 from 3,697,700 in July, as 10,700 fewer residents were employed and 6,500 fewer residents were unemployed over the month.

Over the year, the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased eight-tenths of a percentage point from 3.4% in August 2016. There were 31,300 more unemployed residents over the year compared to August 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 66.1% over the month. The labor-force participation rate over the year has increased 1.3% compared to August 2016.

The largest private sector percentage job gains over the year were in other services; professional, scientific, and business services; education and health services; and financial activities.