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Food Bank Grows Its Mission

By Editorial December 20, 2023

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The main reason the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts opened a long-awaited distribution center in Chicopee this month is that it distributes millions of pounds of food each month, and more space means doing more of that critical work, and in a more streamlined way, thanks to Chicopee’s proximity to two interstates.

The nonprofit’s new, larger, greener food-distribution center is twice the size of its previous Hatfield location, with an additional 18,000 square feet in the warehouse alone. Floor-to-ceiling warehouse racks and expanded refrigeration and freezer sections enhance efficiencies and enable the Food Bank to store and distribute more healthy food than ever before to 175 member food pantries, meal sites, and emergency shelters of the food-assistance network across all four counties of Western Mass.

The new site also features a dedicated community space with a working kitchen for cooking and nutrition classes and other educational events. Other efficiencies include electric charging stations, an expanded member pick-up area, and ample parking for staff and volunteers. In 2024, the Food Bank will add a solar array on the roof and a canopy over part of its parking, along with backup battery storage that will fully support all electricity needs of the building.

“The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts’ new, state-of-the-art facility will allow their dedicated team to provide greater access to healthy, nutritious foods to thousands more of our neighbors in need and expand service routes to partners throughout the area,” U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern said. “I’m proud of the Food Bank’s 40 years of history serving our community and their continued leadership on the national stage in our movement to end hunger now.”

The Food Bank certainly isn’t alone in those efforts, but the sheer scale of its work to connect food-collection sources through distribution channels to reach people in need is nothing short of remarkable, and its shepherding of tens of millions of dollars to build the new Chicopee location testifies to the firm belief in its work held by individuals, businesses, and government.

“I want to express my gratitude to our incredible community of supporters and donors who made our vision a reality,” Food Bank Executive Director Andrew Morehouse said.

No, thank you.

BusinessTalk with Vitek Kruta and Lori Divine-Hudson, owners of Gateway City Arts

By BusinessWest Staff December 18, 2023

Business Talk Podcast Special Coverage

We are excited to announce that BusinessWest has launched a new podcast series, BusinessTalk. Each episode will feature in-depth interviews and discussions with local industry leaders, providing thoughtful perspectives on the Western Massachuetts economy and the many business ventures that keep it running during these challenging times.

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Episode 192: December 18, 2023

Joe Interviews Vitek Kruta and Lori Divine-Hudson, owners of Gateway City Arts

Since opening Gateway City Arts 12 years ago, Vitek Kruta and Lori Divine-Hudson have seen it blossom into a robust center for the arts, live music, and community, and a true destination in downtown Holyoke. They’ve also seen struggles, especially since the pandemic disrupted the model, with ripple effects continuing today. And now, the Race Street property is for sale. On the next episode of BusinessTalk, Vitek and Lori talk with BusinessWest Editor Joe Bednar about their experiences at Gateway City Arts, the emotional decision they’ve made, and why they hope the future owner recognizes and continues their vision. It’s must listening, so tune in to BusinessTalk, a podcast presented by BusinessWest and sponsored by PeoplesBank.

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BusinessTalk with John DeVoie, co-founder of the Hot Table chain of panini restaurants

By BusinessWest Staff December 11, 2023

Business Talk Podcast Special Coverage

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Episode 191: December 11, 2023

George O’Brien Interviews John DeVoie, co-founder of the Hot Table chain of panini restaurants

John DeVoie is best known in this region as co-founder of the hugely successful Hot Table chain of panini restaurants. But he is also a driving force in another impactful venture. DeVoie and long-time friend and fellow veteran Jeff St. Jean launched Easy Company Brewing, which pays homage to the famed Band of Brothers made famous by the Stephen Ambrose book and HBO miniseries, while also donating all profits to selected agencies that assist veterans. On the next installment of BusinessTalk, contributing writer George O’Brien talks with DeVoie about this inspiring and powerful story that blends history, entrepreneurship, philanthropy … and beer. It’s must listening, so tune in to BusinessTalk, a podcast presented by BusinessWest and sponsored by PeoplesBank.

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Hannoush Jewelers Continues Writing New Chapters to a Colorful Story

By George O'Brien December 7, 2023

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CEO Maroun Hannoush

“Ebb and flow.”

It was with those three words that Maroun Hannoush succinctly and quite effectively summed up the 34-year history of his family’s business, Hannoush Jewelers.

They don’t tell the whole story, obviously, but they get the main point across. This enterprise has seen near-constant change in many different forms: stores being opened, stores being closed or consolidated, stores changing locations, stores moving into malls, stores moving out of malls into standalone locations, new family members joining the business, new product lines being added, new features added to the digital experience … the list goes on.

Change. That is the one word that best defines a venture that was launched by eight brothers — in order, Elie, Joseph, Tony, Norman (Maroun’s father), Peter, George, Camile, and Nabile — who came to this country from Lebanon in the early ’70s, and now involves six of those brothers and many of the three dozen members of the next generation, said Maroun, CEO of Hannoush Jewelers, who represented the family for this article

“I have a cousin in almost every store in Western Mass. and another five in Connecticut,” he said, adding that several members of the second generation have chosen other fields, ranging from commercial and residential real estate to salons to ownership of a gun and ammunition shop, providing more evidence of how one of the region’s more intriguing — and most successful — family business ventures continues to write new chapters of entrepreneurship.

Indeed, a family that has always been entrepreneurial continues to exude that quality, moving into ventures ranging from other jewelry chains, such as the Michaels chain, to a bar and grill in Westfield; from a chain of gift stores (Giftology) to a private golf course (Springfield Country Club), now owned by several of the eight brothers.

“Each brother is focused on their grouping of stores, and some are finding opportunities outside of the malls, while some are finding opportunities inside new malls, strip centers, and free-standing locations like this one, but everyone is looking for new opportunities.”

But it is the family of jewelry stores that is still the main focus — and still the source of a good deal of ebb and flow and also relationship building, the foundation on which this venture was built, said Maroun, adding that these patterns will certainly continue into the future.

Indeed, the family continues to look for new opportunities to grow, both organically and through acquisition, he said, adding that there are solid prospects in both categories (more on that later).

In his current role, Maroun essentially oversees 11 Hannoush locations owned by his father. He sat down with BusinessWest in one of them, the company’s new location on Boston Road, directly across the street from the Eastfield Mall — or what’s left of it — where the company had a location for more than 30 years.

The Hannoush chain, or this segment of it, anyway, wanted to stay in the Boston Road area, said Maroun, and it was fortunate to secure, with the help of one of his brothers, Daniel, who works in commercial real estate, what was an M&T Bank branch for its latest location and open in that site just days after that mall officially closed its doors.

Maroun Hannoush, right, with his father, Norman, at the new location on Boston Road.

For this issue, BusinessWest talked at length with Maroun to bring some clarity — yes, that’s an industry term — on the state of the Hannoush family’s growing portfolio of businesses, especially the jewelry chain that is at the heart of it all, and what the future might bring to a venture with such a rich past and present.

Diamonds in the Rough

Hannoush told BusinessWest that, like many of the sons and daughters of the eight brothers who started this venture, he grew up in the jewelry business, starting with cleaning jewelry before moving on to buying diamonds and working the sales floor while attending Cathedral High School and then American International College.

“This is the only business I’ve worked in, and it has captivated me from a very early age, since I started working in my father’s and my uncles’ shop in West Springfield,” he said, referring to the operation’s hub on Capital Drive. “I did a little bit of everything; from age 13 to now — I’m 31 — I’ve been learning every aspect of the business, and that continues. The learning never stops; I call myself a student for life.

“My Uncle Peter taught me how to look at diamonds, what to look for,” he went on. “My Uncle Camile taught me about customer relations and making sure the customers were happy and how to keep them satisfied. Many of my uncles had different responsibilities, and I tried to learn from each of them.”

In many ways, he’s building on the work of his father and uncles, who, as noted, came to this country from Lebanon in 1971. They originally settled in Lawrence, where an aunt lived, and then moved to the Springfield area in the mid-’70s. Several of the brothers were apprentice jewelry makers in Lebanon, and they started doing jewelry repair in Lawrence and eventually for Kay Jewelers. They continued doing repairs for Kay at its Eastfield Mall location before deciding to go into the manufacturing and retail business for themselves.

They opened their first retail location in 1980 in the former Fairfield Mall in Chicopee, which met its demise in the late ’90s, and from there, they expanded across this region — opening new stores in Springfield, Holyoke, Hadley, and several communities in Connecticut — and then well beyond. Indeed, the Hannoush footprint, which at its height included 75 stores, now numbers roughly 50 locations in 12 states — most operated by the family, but there are few franchises, said Maroun, who counted the states in his head and with his fingers to make sure he got the number right.

That’s an indication of how change remains a constant, he said, adding that there are many manifestations of this quality, as we’ll see.

Another constant through all of this is the Hannoush family itself, he said, but even within it, there has been steady change as members of the second generation settle into different roles, much as the eight brothers did — and still do.

Indeed, early on, and even today, the eight brothers have, as Maroun mentioned earlier, assumed specific responsibilitiesv within the company, with Peter handling the diamond importing, George handling the watch department, his father serving as treasurer, and so on.

“We want to see them not for one occasion, but many joyous occasions. The gift for a boyfriend or girlfriend … that can lead to an engagement ring, and that engagement ring can lead to a wedding band, and that wedding band leads to anniversary gifts and birthday gifts. We want to create relationships that can last a lifetime.”

Today, the work of operating the broad chain of stores is now spread out over more than 20 family members serving in a variety of different roles.

In 2018, a comprehensive estate plan was drawn up that essentially divides the portfolio of Hannoush stores into six spheres, one for each of the six brothers still active with the jewelry business. Overall, this is a venture with what Maroun called “10 companies operating under the same banner,” one for each of the brothers and four franchises.

Maroun manages the 11 stores under his father Norman’s ownership — the two in Springfield (Boston Road and a location inside MGM Springfield), four in New Hampshire, one in Maine, two on the North Shore of Massachusetts, one in Newburgh, N.Y., and another in St. Peters, Mo.

One of the North Shore locations was opened last year, the Newburgh store was acquired from a franchisee, while the MGM stores and two others in Florida were acquired from his Uncle Camile, with those Florida locations to be sold later, Maroun said, adding that these transactions provide still more evidence of the movement, or change, within the company.

The eight Hannoush brothers who started it all.

That wide footprint — indicative of how the stores were apportioned through the estate plan — adds up to quite a bit of travel, he noted, adding that he visits each store regularly, meaning more regularly for the ones in the 413 than the one in Missouri, which he visits three or four times a year.

Within each territory, and across the company as a whole, there are ongoing searches for new opportunities and strategies to achieve continued growth at existing locations, such as the decision to find a standalone location on Boston Road to replace the Eastfield Mall store.

“We’ve consolidated some locations that were in line with our growth plans, and we’ve opened new locations in new markets,” he said. “Each brother is focused on their grouping of stores, and some are finding opportunities outside of the malls, while some are finding opportunities inside new malls, strip centers, and free-standing locations like this one, but everyone is looking for new opportunities.”

The Cutting Edge

As part of that ebb and flow mentioned at the top, the Hannoush chain has evolved and adjusted through changing times, including the rise of online shopping and the decline of many large shopping malls, including Eastfield and Fairfield.

The chain has an online presence — hannoushjewelers.com — to serve those who want to research, buy, or do both online, Maroun said, noting that many will at least start the buying process in that fashion by researching what they’re interested in. That site is in a seemingly constant state of change as well, he said, in order to better meet customer needs.

But jewelry is a very personal purchase, he noted, adding that many customers prefer to at least complete the process in person in one of the stores.

“We want to see them not for one occasion, but many joyous occasions. The gift for a boyfriend or girlfriend … that can lead to an engagement ring, and that engagement ring can lead to a wedding band, and that wedding band leads to anniversary gifts and birthday gifts. We want to create relationships that can last a lifetime.”

“Talking to the person face to face and understanding what their interests are and what they like and what they don’t like helps us to better put together the ideal piece of jewelry for them,” he said, adding that, whether it’s online or in-store, the ultimate goal is to create a relationship, one that could, and very often does, last for decades.

“We want to see them not for one occasion, but many joyous occasions,” he told BusinessWest. “The gift for a boyfriend or girlfriend … that can lead to an engagement ring, and that engagement ring can lead to a wedding band, and that wedding band leads to anniversary gifts and birthday gifts. We want to create relationships that can last a lifetime.”

Company employees and area dignitaries cut the ribbon at Hannoush’s new location on Boston Road.

While forging such relationships is a big part of his job description — as it is for all those in the Hannoush family — there are many other elements to that informal document, especially the continued search for new opportunities and efforts to maximize existing locations, Maroun said.

Overall, there are many opportunities for continued growth and expansion, he noted, as the industry continues to experience consolidation at every level, from the large regional and national chains to smaller, independent stores, many of them owned and operated by Baby Boomers looking for an exit strategy.

“Our plan is to continue to organize, strategize, and grow organically as well as through acquisition,” he told BusinessWest. “There are many people preparing for retirement who present opportunities for acquisition. There are people who are expanding their stores into new locations and some smaller retailers who haven’t transformed or changed their approach with digital strategies. So there are many opportunities to grow, and we will certainly consider them.”

As for movement to and from malls, Maroun said there is movement in both directions.

Indeed, he said he opened a location last year in a North Shore mall that is thriving, growing, and adding new stores and restaurants.

“We saw an opportunity to re-enter the market where we had a store 15 years ago that we closed after the mall and my dad and uncles didn’t come to terms,” he explained. “So we re-entered the mall with better terms and a brand-new-looking store.

“There’s an ebb and flow that’s continued over the years,” he went on, using that phrase again. “Some stores close, some stores open, and some reopen, depending on the economic climate, the location, and other factors.”

It is that ebb and flow, as well as traditions of excellence and relationship building, that Maroun and the rest of the Hannoush family expect to continue long into the future.

Giving Guide 2023

By BusinessWest Staff December 7, 2023

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Regional Philanthropic Opportunities

When importance of giving to those in need — and to the organizations who help others secure their basic needs — doesn’t take a holiday, and there’s no season of the year when their work is not critical, especially at a time when the pandemic is barely in the rear-view mirror and an uncertain economy continues to pose challenges to so many individuals and nonprofits.

Still, there’s no doubt that people think about giving more around the year-end holidays, and that’s why BusinessWest and the Healthcare News publishes its annual Giving Guide around this time: to shine a spotlight on specific community needs and show you not only how to support them, but exactly what your money and time can accomplish.

The 18 profiles below of area nonprofit organizations, are just a sampling of the region’s thousands of nonprofits. These profiles are intended to educate readers about what these groups are doing to improve quality of life for the people living and working in the 413, but also to inspire them to provide the critical support (which comes in many different forms) that these organizations and so many others so desperately need.

These profiles within the Giving Guide list not only giving opportunities — everything from online donations to corporate sponsorships — but also volunteer opportunities. And it is through volunteering, as much as with a cash donation, that individuals can help a nonprofit carry out its important mission within our community.

BusinessWest and HCN launched the Giving Guide to 2011 to harness this region’s incredibly strong track record of philanthropy and support of the organizations dedicated to helping those in need. The publication is designed to inform, but also to encourage individuals and organizations to find new and imaginative ways to give back. We are confident it will succeed with both of those assignments.

Joseph Bednar, Editor
John Gormally, Publisher
Kate Campiti, Sales Manager and Associate Publisher

Construction Firms Acclimate to a Changing Landscape

By Contributor December 7, 2023

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Building Momentum

By Emily Thurlow

With the federal COVID-19 public-health declaration coming to an end this past May, the once-global pandemic may seem all but a distant memory. For many businesses, however, its impact certainly hasn’t vanished from sight.

Challenges in obtaining materials and equipment continue to vex general contractors in the construction industry in Western Mass. and across the nation. This extended period of uncertainty — in both duration and scope — has left many feeling uncertain about the future beyond 2023, but there are positive signs, too.

Rising building costs and higher interest rates have been of particular concern to Kevin Perrier, president and CEO of Five Star Building Corp. After work in the Easthampton company’s largest sector — aviation — was essentially grounded for the past two years, Perrier says he was expecting business to be on the slower side.

But to his pleasant surprise, he was wrong. Quite wrong.

“We really saw the aviation sector rebound this year. It makes up for essentially two years of no growth and no construction,” he said. “Honestly, this was one of our busiest years I can remember.”

And Five Star isn’t alone. In fact, despite ongoing resource constraints, construction firms like Laplante Construction Inc. in East Longmeadow and Sweitzer Construction LLC in Monson are reporting an increase in the volume of their work, while Fontaine Bros. Inc. in Springfield calls 2023 the firm’s best-ever year for revenue.

“We really saw the aviation sector rebound this year. It makes up for essentially two years of no growth and no construction. Honestly, this was one of our busiest years I can remember.”

“This year has been good. It’s been steady,” said David Fontaine Jr., CEO of Fontaine Bros. “I think our efforts to work really hard to deliver our projects on time and on budget have really strengthened our relationships with our clients because they’ve seen that we’re still getting things done, successfully, no matter how difficult the climate is.”

Reflecting back on those unprecedented times, BusinessWest spoke with several companies in the region who shared how they have been constantly rolling with the punches by being as strategic as possible when planning out projects and seeking alternatives in design, materials, or vendors when applicable, and, above all, maintaining the safety of everyone involved.

Gaining Altitude

Within two weeks of the national shutdowns to stop the spread of COVID-19 in March 2020, Perrier estimates that Five Star lost “millions upon millions of dollars worth of work.” Initially, projects were put on a temporary hold, but shortly thereafter, the majority of those projects were canceled, he said.

Laplante Construction recently completed this new home build in East Longmeadow.

This year, the company, which has been working up and down the East Coast in the aviation sector for the past 13 years, has more than made up for that lost time working with clients like Delta Air Lines and HMSHost International, a U.S. highway and airport food and beverage service company that is a subsidiary of the Italian company Autogrill SpA.

Some of the projects Five Star has completed include the new Gachi Sushi House in Terminal C at Boston Logan International Airport, as well as a Hudson store, offering food, beverages, and travel amenities, in the Terminal B/C connector, and a Hudson Nonstop at Charleston International Airport in South Carolina.

More recent projects underway at Logan include a new hangar roof for Delta Air Lines, some infrastructure work in the lower levels of the airport, and building the new Fox & Flight Restaurant in Terminal A for travel retailer and restaurateur Paradies Lagardère. Perrier said the new restaurant is slated to be the largest restaurant at the airport.

“I think our efforts to work really hard to deliver our projects on time and on budget have really strengthened our relationships with our clients because they’ve seen that we’re still getting things done, successfully, no matter how difficult the climate is.”

“At any given time, we usually have six to 12 projects going in the aviation sector, primarily at Logan,” he said. “The new Terminal E expansion at Logan kept us very busy; it generated quite a bit of work for us to the point that we were actually turning down bids out there. We just kind of reached our capacity for the summer because it was such a push all at once.”

Combined with several mixed-use projects, Five Star had its hands full, he added.

Meanwhile, Laplante Construction and Fontaine Bros. also share glowing reports for their work in the residential and commercial sectors, respectively.

Since expanding his business three years ago to Cape Cod, specializing in mid- to high-end home building and remodeling, Bill Laplante, president of Laplante Construction, says he hasn’t seen any kind of slowdown as a result of increased interest rates. Approximately 80% of the company’s business involves residential projects.

“So the Cape market has been very, very good. There’s an awful lot of work out there,” he said. “I just think there are fewer people out there that are relying on mortgages and are self-financing, or they’re paying cash for work to be done out there.”

For Fontaine Bros., projects that have been publicly funded have remained more consistent than privately funded or developer-driven projects.

Recently, the company completed the three-story DeBerry-Swan Elementary School project on Union Street in Springfield, which opened in the fall. Fontaine is also currently working on school-building projects in Westfield, Worcester, Tyngsboro, Walpole, Fitchburg, and East Brookfield, as well as the UMass Amherst campus.

Pat Sweitzer, operations manager of Sweitzer Construction, also described 2023 as an especially good year. She said that she and her husband, Craig Sweitzer, who co-own and operate the company, attribute this year’s successes to their employees and partners.

Sweitzer Construction has developed an expertise in dental-office construction, including this project for Alliance Dental Care in East Longmeadow.

Pat also offered praise to her sons, Brian and Michael Sweitzer, as both have taken on leadership roles as the firm is in the process of transitioning into a second-generation company.

On the smaller end of projects, the company repaired some buildings at Smith College’s campus and built a new dental office at 265 Benton Dr. in East Longmeadow. One of the larger projects on the company’s docket this year was the conversion of a 19th-century mill building in Northampton into Cambium Analytica’s safety-compliance lab for cannabis products. The new sterile testing lab, which hasn’t opened yet, is located at 320 Riverside Dr., at the site of the former Northampton Cutlery Co.

“Taking a former very old factory building and turning it into a sterile testing lab … the outcome is just remarkable,” Sweitzer said.

Mark Sullivan, president and executive project manager for D.A. Sullivan & Sons Inc., called 2023 the Northampton company’s “first normal year” in several years, adding that things started to stabilize, in a post-COVID sense, during the second half of 2022, and that momentum has carried through 2023.

Strength Amid Challenges

While supply-chain issues have dramatically improved across the board since the middle of the pandemic, almost every contractor BusinessWest spoke to has highlighted challenges with electrical components and equipment like meter sockets, switch gears, generators, and transformers. The demand for transformers has been exacerbated by the lack of available domestic manufacturers to meet the increased need.

“Some of those electrical items still have ridiculously long lead times,” Laplante said. “We built a house — literally finished the house a year and a half ago — and there was supposed to be a ground-mounted transformer for the electric service to the house, and they didn’t have them.”

While waiting for the transformer to come in, he said the electric company has supplied the customer with temporary power. “That transformer has been on back order for a year and a half, and we probably won’t see it for another year. When it comes in, we’ll swap it out.”

For the most part, customers have remained understanding, he added. Other materials that continue to be difficult to source in a timely manner include mechanical equipment, like rooftop units for healing and cooling equipment.

“It seems like anything that has a manufacturing process that has a lot of little pieces and parts that are coming from all over continues to be difficult,” Fontaine said. “And for things like, say, a chiller or a piece of switchgear, they won’t start the manufacturing process until they have every little piece or part of what they need at the facility where they put it together.”

Highlighting a similar concern, Sweitzer said her company has made efforts to order products ahead of time. On Nov. 28, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for one of its projects, Embr Springfield, a $2 million dispensary on Boston Road. At nearly the same time, Sweitzer Construction was ordering the rooftop heating and cooling unit.

“We’re just digging the foundation now, and we already ordered the rooftop unit because it will take that long for it to come in,” she said. “The long lead times are a challenge.”

Sullivan noted that, because lead times for electrical components and mechanical equipment are still driving the overall work schedule for D.A. Sullivan & Sons, the firm’s focus has been on pre-construction services and identifying items they feel may trip up their plans.

Another niche facing long lead times is luxury appliance brands like Wolf and Sub-Zero, according to Laplante. Under current lead times, both brands are averaging roughly 12 months to arrive once ordered. Similar to the transformer problem, Laplante said both manufacturers are providing small, temporary refrigerators until the one that was ordered arrives.

“A lot of the appliance companies and the manufacturers are doing the best they can to provide a temporary fix until the final product is delivered,” he said.

View to the Future

As the end of the year beckons, many of the companies BusinessWest spoke to are feeling cautiously optimistic about 2024.

Sweitzer has a number of projects on the books, including a few with new partnerships with other contractors like Kleeberg Sheet Metal Inc. in Ludlow.

Sullivan said his firm is wrapping up some municipal work and starting some new projects at libraries, fire stations, and safety complexes, and even has a few projects at local universities and colleges in the queue for next year.

“Next year and beyond, we have the biggest backlog we’ve had in over 10 years,” he said.

Meanwhile, Fontaine Bros. has secured a healthy amount of public-education work for next year and is positioning itself to be ready for other projects on the horizon.

“I think, generally speaking, the industry is always changing. It’s always exciting,” Fontaine said. “It’s been a challenging couple of years, for sure, but it’s something new and exciting to wake up to every day, and we’re thankful that we’ve continued to be able to be successful through it. So hopefully, 2024 and on will get easier, but whatever happens, we’ll be ready to tackle it.”

Though the residential trend of smaller luxury homes looks to continue, Laplante said there are also a number of very large-scale luxury home builds on the books.

“We’ve seen people downsize and go from a large, two-story home to a high-end, smaller ranch with very, very nice amenities on one-floor living, but interestingly enough, we also have some very large homes in the pipeline for next year,” he said. “This is particularly interesting because, generally speaking, over the last five years, there’s been a trend to reduce the overall size of the homes that are being built to single-story living.”

As for Five Star, Perrier says the new year still holds a lot of question marks for him as the aviation sector tends to be a little more unpredictable. Though there are infrastructure and retail build-out projects on the books, higher fuel costs and tightening budgets can often bump jobs at the last second, he explained.

“What tomorrow brings, I don’t know. I guess I’m still going in with the same hesitation I had for 2023,” he said. “Hopefully, I’ll be pleasantly surprised again.”

Picture This

By BusinessWest Staff December 6, 2023

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Wonderful Partnership

Country Bank recently announced its partnership and $20,000 in support of the Wonderfund of Massachusetts. The Wonderfund helps kids and teens served by the Department of Children and Families (DCF) to enjoy the holiday season. Donations of new, unwrapped gifts are still being accepted at any Country’s branch until Dec. 15.

Pictured, from left: Jodie Gerulaitis, vice president of Community Relations at Country Bank; Lauren Baker, former first lady of Massachusetts and founder and CEO of the Wonderfund; and Shelley Regin, senior vice president of Marketing at Country Bank.

Taking Stock of Things

Monson Savings Bank was a silver sponsor of this year’s Junior Achievement (JA) of Western Massachusetts Stock Market Competition, the largest single-day student stock-market competition in North America. The bank donated $1,500, which supported five teams of five students in the competition, as well as the overall event.

Pictured, from left: Tracy Alves-Lear, JA board member; Lena Buteau, vice president, Retail Branch Administration at Monson Savings Bank and JA board member; Amy Alaimo, JA of Western Massachusetts Operations manager; and Mark Laurenzano, JA board member.

Born to Run

Girls on the Run Western Massachusetts held its annual fall 5K on Nov. 19 at Western New England University. Girls on the Run is a positive, physical-activity-based, youth-development program that uses running games and dynamic discussions to teach life skills to girls in grades 3-8. During the 10-week program each semester, girls participate in lessons that foster confidence, build peer connections, and encourage community service while they prepare for a celebratory, end-of-season 5K event. The fall and spring 5K events draw thousands of participants and supporters.

Girls on the Run Western Massachusetts held its annual fall 5K on Nov. 19 at Western New England University

Girls on the Run is a positive, physical-activity-based, youth-development program that uses running games and dynamic discussions to teach life skills to girls in grades 3-8.

Agenda

By BusinessWest Staff December 6, 2023

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Christmas by Candlelight

Through Dec. 30: Christmas by Candlelight at Old Sturbridge Village is now open select Fridays, Saturday, and Sundays through Dec. 30. Unique, Village-made holiday items are available at the Miner Grant Store during the event, as well as the Ox & Yoke Mercantile, which opens daily at 10 a.m. and does not require admission to the Village. Visitors who would like to give the gift of something handmade can learn about crafts made throughout the Village, purchase craft kits for gift giving, or try their skill at hand-dipping candles. Attendees will find themselves enchanted as they step back in time to celebrate Christmas in New England in the 19th century. They can enter Village households to watch traditional craft-making demonstrations; stroll through the Christmas Tree Trail, featuring over 80 cut trees; and take in 4,000 candles and lanterns and more than 2,000 yards of garland dressing up the Village in its holiday finest. A lighting ceremony takes place at 4:30 p.m. each day. And Santa Claus himself makes a nightly appearance, allowing the little ones to tell him their Christmas wishes. Visit www.osv.org/event/christmas-by-candlelight to purchase tickets.

Community Giving Initiative

Through Dec. 31: Monson Savings Bank (MSB) is inviting the public to submit their votes for the bank’s 2024 Community Giving Initiative. For more than a decade, MSB has sought the help of community members to plan the bank’s community giving activities. Each year, the bank encourages the public to vote for the nonprofit charitable organizations they would like the bank to support during the coming year. Everyone is welcome to cast their vote online at www.monsonsavings.bank/cgi. Voters may provide the names of up to three organizations they would like MSB to donate to in 2024. The only requirements are that a nominee is designated a nonprofit and provides services within the bank’s geography. Monson Savings Bank pledges to support the 10 organizations that receive the highest number of votes. The top 10 vote recipients will be announced by mid-January. Visitors to the voting page can also view a compiled list of organizations that the bank has supported in years past, as well as previously nominated organizations.

Bright Nights

Through Jan. 1: The 29th season of Bright Nights at Forest Park will be lit every night from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 5 to 10 p.m. on Friday, Saturday, and holidays, which include Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day. Tickets are available at brightnights.org. Over the past 29 years, a lot has changed, but many iconic displays have stayed the same. The Cat in the Hat still waves at the entrance to Seuss Land as he has been doing since 1995. The deer in Winter Woods bound across the road. Toy Land is still a storied land for children to dream of living in. Santa’s Magical Forest continues to grow with activities, attractions, and Santa himself, who will be in residency through Christmas Eve. He has a cozy cottage to welcome visitors, listen to holiday wish lists, and pose for photos, whether visitors take their own or purchase a photo package.

Service Above Self Luncheon

Dec. 14: The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the Rotary Club of Springfield announced the honorees for the Westfield Bank 2023 Basketball Hall of Fame Rotary Service Above Self Luncheon, which will take place at noon on Center Court of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. This year’s honorees are Dr. Mark Keroack, president and CEO of Baystate Health, and NBA Cares. In addition, Springfield Rotary announced this year’s Paul Harris Lifetime Achievement Award will be given to Paul Lambert, president and CEO of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra and long-serving Rotarian. Tickets to the event are available to purchase. Individual tickets ($90) and sponsorship opportunities for the luncheon are still available. For more information on sponsorships or to purchase tickets to the luncheon, contact Chelsea Johnson at (413) 231-5521 or [email protected].

Red Sox Winter Weekend

Jan. 19-20: Red Sox Winter Weekend will take place at MGM Springfield and its neighboring facility, the MassMutual Center. The event will include a welcome and introduction of participating Red Sox players and roundtable discussions on a variety of baseball topics, as well as autographs and photos. The weekend also includes a full baseball festival for fans of all ages. Weekend passes for Winter Weekend are available now at redsox.com/winterweekend. Passes provide access for the entire event and cost $95 for adults ($85 for season-ticket holders) and $40 for children age 14 and under ($35 for season-ticket holders). Children age 2 and under are free. Information about discounted hotel rooms in the area is available on the website. Mastercard is the preferred payment of the Boston Red Sox. Members of the 2024 Red Sox, including coaching staff, are invited to attend. Red Sox alumni, Wally the Green Monster, and his sister, Tessie, will also be in attendance. The weekend will begin Friday night with a welcome and introduction of the participating players. Throughout the day on Saturday, fans will have an opportunity to get autographs and take photos with players and alumni and see the 2004, 2007, 2013, and 2018 World Series trophies, as well as Red Sox artifacts such as Silver Slugger, Gold Glove, MVP, and and Cy Young awards. Family-friendly activities include Wiffle ball on the indoor field, a virtual-reality experience, batting and pitching cages, and the chance to meet Wally and Tessie. Panel discussions will also take place throughout the day on Saturday, with the return of the popular favorites including the kids-only press conference.

People on the Move

By BusinessWest Staff December 6, 2023

People on the Move

Lidya Rivera-Early

UMass Amherst has appointed Lidya Rivera-Early to the newly created position of executive director of Government Relations and Springfield Partnerships. Rivera-Early brings more than 25 years of leadership, development, and managerial experience to the position, most recently as director of Community Engagement at Springfield Technical Community College (STCC). She will draw on her established relationships in the public and private sectors to serve as liaison between UMass Amherst and the city of Springfield. At STCC, Rivera-Early served in various roles over the past decade, working to deepen relationships with community partners and collaborating across campus and with outside organizations on educational and career-development initiatives. She also served as a liaison between college departments and regional and statewide stakeholders and represented the college on various boards and in the community. Prior to her role at STCC, she was Section 3 program manager for the city of Springfield, where she was responsible for administrative and technical duties managing, coordinating, and administering the city’s Section 3 grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Previously, she served as grants coordinator/manager for the Springfield Housing Authority, overseeing all grant-funded programs for the agency. Rivera-Early received a bachelor’s degree in human services and a master’s degree in organizational management and leadership in human services from Springfield College. She is a graduate of Leadership Pioneer Valley and is the recipient of several notable awards and honors, including the Massachusetts Latina Excellence Award. She serves on the boards of a number of community organizations, including the Healing Racism Institute of Pioneer Valley and the newly formed Dora D. Robinson Women’s Leadership Council.

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Maureen Buxton

James Hagan, president and CEO of Westfield Bank, announced that Maureen Buxton has been appointed to the role of business specialist, assistant branch manager. She will be based out of the bank’s 1342 Liberty St. location in Springfield and will assist in managing all areas of the branch, including customer service, retail and business product sales, employee development, and general operations. For the past 31 years, Buxton has worked in the banking industry, holding multiple roles in local community banks and credit unions, including branch manager and mortgage loan officer positions. She holds a bachelor’s degree in education from Westfield State University. Buxton is very involved in her community, serving as a chairperson on the Chicopee Parks and Recreation Commission and the Chicopee Athletic Hall of Fame Committee. She also serves as treasurer for the Cigars4Soldiers Committee and is a member of the Holyoke St. Patrick’s Parade Road Race Committee. In 2013, she received the President’s Award at a local community bank, a prestigious award recognizing her outstanding performance and customer service. The following year, she received the Paul Harris Honoree award from the Rotary Club of Chicopee.

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Karolina Weagle

Regional law firm Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C. announced that attorney Karolina Weagle was accepted into the 2023 Massachusetts Bar Assoc. Leadership Academy. Believing exceptional leaders are essential to the improvement of the legal profession and understanding there are few leadership training opportunities for young attorneys, the Massachusetts Bar Assoc. developed its Leadership Academy to better prepare young attorneys to assume leadership roles at the bar, both in their firms or organizations and in government. Weagle concentrates her practice in estate planning. Prior to joining Shatz, Schwartz & Fentin in 2022, she worked at a Boston firm representing clients in litigation and criminal-defense matters, and later returned to Western Mass., where she practiced in the areas of real estate, estate planning, and estate administration. She graduated summa cum laude from Westfield State University in 2015 with bachelor’s degrees in criminal justice and political science. Soon after, she enrolled at New England Law Boston, where she graduated cum laude in 2018. While in law school, she made the dean’s list every semester, was awarded the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Property II in the spring of 2016, and earned the New England Scholar Award for 2015-16. She is also fluent in Polish.

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Melissa Blissett

Melissa Blissett, vice president of Family Services at Square One, has been named advisory board chair of the Springfield College School of Social Work. Her appointment follows the passing of long-time social worker and social-services advocate Dora Robinson. Blissett earned her master of social work degree from Springfield College in 2015. As a student, she served on both the advisory board and the student organization for the School of Social Work. She currently serves as an adjunct professor. At Square One, she leads a team of social workers, case managers, and support staff who provide parent education, support, and training programs through groups, home visitation, and personalized case management to help parents access whatever services are needed to be successful in their role as their child’s first teacher. Blissett joined Square One in 2014 as a supervisor in the agency’s Healthy Families and Supervised Visitation programs. In 2017, she went to work as a child and family-law division social worker for the Committee for Public Council Services in Springfield. In 2018, she returned to Square One as the assistant vice president of Family Services, and in 2021, she was promoted to vice president.

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Jasmin Mujkic

Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries named Jasmin Mujkic vice president of Retail. He is a retail executive with more than 15 years of business leadership experience, including working in three Goodwill organizations across the country. Mujkic joins Goodwill from LePrix, an e-commerce marketplace for luxury goods, where he was vice president. Prior to that, he was vice president of Retail Operations for Goodwill of Greater Washington, D.C. He has also held management positions at Goodwill of Greater East Bay in California and Goodwill of North Georgia. A native of Croatia, Mujkic began his retail career in Europe and has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Zagreb.

Company Notebook

By BusinessWest Staff December 6, 2023

Company Notebook

Girls Inc. of the Valley Receives Grant from Collins Aerospace

HOLYOKE — Girls Inc. of the Valley announced a grant of $30,000 from Collins Aerospace for the Her Future, Our Future comprehensive campaign. This commitment from Collins Aerospace will support the creation of a dynamic MakerSpace in Girls Inc. of the Valley’s new headquarters and program center. The collaboration between Collins Aerospace and Girls Inc. of the Valley will include volunteer opportunities to conduct STEM workshops for students and assist teens navigating the college-application process, as well as job shadowing and internship opportunities. The MakerSpace and Collins Aerospace volunteers will have a major impact on Girls Inc.’s Eureka! Program, a unique curriculum that offers youth a sustained, five-year experience in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math). Eureka! is open to all Hampden County girls in grades 8-12. With $4.8 million raised toward the $5 million goal, Her Future, Our Future is Girls Inc. of the Valley’s comprehensive campaign that has three important goals: expand Girls Inc. programming to more Valley communities, support the growth of Eureka!, and complete a new headquarters and program center.

UMass Amherst, AIC to Share Classroom, Lab Space After Fire

SPRINGFIELD — UMass Amherst and American International College (AIC) signed an agreement allowing AIC to use clinical simulation laboratories and classrooms at the UMass Amherst Center at Springfield following a fire on the AIC campus in July. The agreement will assist AIC nursing students in continuing their education uninterrupted as repairs are made to AIC’s health-sciences facilities. The July 27 fire on AIC’s campus in Springfield, sparked by a lightning strike, caused extensive damage to Courniotes Hall, which houses the college’s nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and public health programs. Under the agreement, the Elaine Marieb College of Nursing at UMass Amherst and AIC’s nursing program have developed a schedule to share instruction space at Tower Square in downtown Springfield through May 2024. This fall, more than 50 AIC students have used the facilities for instruction, assessments, and other activities.

The Children’s Trust Honors Square One with Award

BOSTON — The Children’s Trust, the state’s child-abuse-prevention agency, awarded Square One in Springfield with its Community Partnership Award at its annual A View from All Sides conference. The Community Partnership Award recognizes an organization that has demonstrated a commitment to the mission of the Children’s Trust and has developed strong and long-lasting relationships, understands the shared responsibility to support families and children, and has directly impacted the goals of the Children’s Trust. Square One’s programs include early education and care, serving 500 infants, toddlers, and preschoolers each day; and family-support services that impact more than 1,500 families each year. This past June, the Children’s Trust partnered with Square One to launch the Commonwealth’s first Financial Support Program for young, first-time parents. The pilot program provides cash assistance to parents enrolled in the Children’s Trust’s Healthy Families program in Springfield. Program participants receive $500 per month for the first 15 months, then three additional monthly payments of $550, $650, and $750, respectively, for a total of 18 months. Participants who enroll in the financial-assistance program while pregnant receive a lower monthly stipend of $100. Upon the baby’s birth, parents are then eligible to receive regular monthly payments to help support the transition to parenting and the baby’s first months. The Children’s Trust also offers optional financial skill-building courses to program participants. Because Healthy Families program participants meet with home visitors regularly, the first-of-its-kind financial-assistance program is unique in its built-in case-management component as well as access to referrals for other basic family needs.

IT’SUGAR Now Open at Holyoke Mall

HOLYOKE — IT’SUGAR, one of the largest specialty candy retailers in the U.S., has opened a 2,400-square-foot candy store inside Holyoke Mall. The Holyoke Mall location epitomizes what the brand is known for: hundreds of varieties of over-the-top sweets, humorous products, and immersive candy experiences from America’s beloved brands, including Sour Patch Kids, OREO, Nerds, Skittles, Reese’s, and Starburst. It also includes shops devoted to retro and international candy, TikTok-trending treats, and much more. IT’SUGAR’s new store is located on the upper level in Center Court, next to H&M.

Incorporations

By BusinessWest Staff December 6, 2023

Incorporations

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

AGAWAM

Anderson Hair Inc., 72 Sunnyslope Ave., Agawam, MA 01001. Alison Anderson, same. Hair salon.

CHICOPEE

NML Distribution Inc., 232 Pendleton Ave., Chicopee, MA 01020. Nicholas Lafrenaye, same. Distribution of baked goods.

EAST LONGMEADOW

US Latin Food Fairs Inc., 96 Windham Dr., East Longmeadow, MA 01028. Cesar Ruiz Jr., same. Retail food sales and food fairs.

HOLYOKE

Holyoke Family Dentistry, P.C., 150 Lower Westfield Road, Holyoke, MA 01040. Sarat Gaddipati, 1651 Bridge St., Dracut, MA 01826. Dental practice.

PITTSFIELD

Celacare Eco-Health Inc., 82 Wendell Ave., Suite 100, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Roselle O’Brien, same. Educational services.

Desmos Policy Institute, 82 Wendell Ave., Suite 100, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Georgios Laskaris, same. Think tank that transfers best practices from the U.S. to Greece.

Richard Silvano Painting Inc., 146 Daniels Ave., Pittsfield, MA 01201. Richard Silvano III, 146 Daniels Ave., Pittsfield, MA 01201. Painting and general construction for residential and commercial properties.

SPRINGFIELD

Frontrow Credit Repair Inc., 24 Old Brook Road, Springfield, MA 01118. Maria Gonzalez, same. Credit-repair services.

Landscaping That Fitz Inc., 235 State St., Unit 221, Springfield, MA 01103. Robert Fitzpatrick, same. Landscaping and other related activities.

Yankee Clippers Swim Team Inc., 562 Carew St., Springfield, MA 01104. Mark Gehring, same. Organizing and conducting swim events.

WILBRAHAM

Wilbraham Skin Studio Inc., 2341 Boston Road, Suite 203, Wilbraham, MA 01095. Maegen Arroyo, 14 George St., Palmer, MA 01069. Esthetician.

Bankruptcies

By BusinessWest Staff December 6, 2023

Bankruptcies

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

Alkhatib, Mohammad
107 Starling Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 7
Date: 11/14/2023

Belden, Gregory A.
11 Witheridge St.
Feeding Hills, MA 01030
Chapter: 13
Date: 11/01/2023

Bitetti, Bronwen D.
75 Hancock Road
Williamstown, MA 01267
Chapter: 7
Date: 11/07/2023

Bradley, Alfred D.
102 Vincent St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Chapter: 7
Date: 11/03/2023

Brown, Kevin E.
63 Telbar St.
Springfield, MA 01128
Chapter: 13
Date: 11/02/2023

Burgos, Carmen R.
55 Pine St., 2nd Fl.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 13
Date: 11/14/2023

Claine, John H.
Claine, Kimberly L.
409 Chapman St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Chapter: 13
Date: 11/13/2023

Collins, Matthew E.
95 Orange St., Fl. 2nd
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/31/2023

Cyr, Sandra J.
29 Abbey St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/31/2023

Deline, Edward J.
1095 East Mountain Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Date: 11/08/2023

Delgatto, Cindy S.
63 Nelson St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Date: 11/03/2023

Gazda, Cindi
21 Jennifer Dr.
Granby, MA 01033
Chapter: 13
Date: 11/14/2023

Heller, Janine
a/k/a Provost, Janine
357 Irene St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 13
Date: 10/31/2023

Kean, Ethan A.
d/b/a Beef Cheek Farms
31 Sturbridge Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Chapter: 13
Date: 11/03/2023

Lee, Emanuel R.
1551 Allen St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/31/2023

Licata, Meghan J.
125 Hancock Road
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/31/2023

Love, Marlene A.
a/k/a Mendonsa, Marlene A.
a/k/a Saucier, Marlene A.
833 Riceville Road
Athol, MA 01331
Chapter: 13
Date: 10/31/2023

Miller, Alexis B.
221 Chalmers St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/31/2023

Montague, Matthew F.
61 Chesterfield Road
Westhampton, MA 01027
Chapter: 13
Date: 10/31/2023

Morales, Pablo Alejandro
19 Dianna Dr.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Date: 11/15/2023

O’Connor, Lawrence G.
30 Woronoco Road
Blandford, MA 01008
Chapter: 13
Date: 10/31/2023

Perodeau, Amy
a/k/a McCartin, Amy
385 Lancaster Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/31/2023

Silva, Alessandra Alves
228 Cordaville Road
Ashland, MA 01721
Chapter: 7
Date: 11/06/2023

Sisson Engineering Corp.
450 West River St.
Orange, MA 01364
Chapter: 11
Date: 11/14/2023

Spear, Anthony J.
28 Penrose Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Date: 11/07/2023

Williams, Edward H.
Williams, Elizabeth J.
17 Francis St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Date: 11/14/2023

Real Estate Transactions

By BusinessWest Staff December 6, 2023

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

168 Main St.
Ashfield, MA 01330
Amount: $349,000
Buyer: Lea Banks
Seller: Jakub Muller
Date: 11/01/23

BERNARDSTON

44 Church St.
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: 44 Church Enterprises LLC
Seller: NL&E Associates LLC
Date: 11/06/23

BUCKLAND

83-A North St.
Buckland, MA 01370
Amount: $800,000
Buyer: Karl K. Rogler
Seller: Paula C. Parsons Int.
Date: 11/06/23

25 Elm St.
Buckland, MA 01338
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: NLA Holdings LLC
Seller: Steven L. Howland
Date: 10/31/23

27 Elm St.
Buckland, MA 01370
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: NLA Holdings LLC
Seller: Steven L. Howland
Date: 10/31/23

50 Prospect St.
Buckland, MA 01370
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Robert N. Quigley
Seller: Rachael S. Riverwood
Date: 10/31/23

49 State St.
Buckland, MA 01370
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Haley B. O’Neil
Seller: Diego Sharon
Date: 11/06/23

122 State St.
Buckland, MA 01370
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Love Thy Neighbor LLC
Seller: Polly French
Date: 11/01/23

COLRAIN

2 Cider Mill Road
Colrain, MA 01340
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: David E. Arsenault
Seller: AI Property Solutions LLC
Date: 11/07/23

4 Cromack Lane
Colrain, MA 01340
Amount: $382,000
Buyer: Kyle J. Welsh
Seller: Susan E. Wall
Date: 11/09/23

DEERFIELD

39 Graves St.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $295,500
Buyer: Shelly Rifken
Seller: Corey J. Ramsay
Date: 11/03/23

72 North Hillside Road
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Lauren K. Hnath
Seller: Kownacki Int.
Date: 10/30/23

9 Thayer St.
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: Ethan Wickline
Seller: Leslie A. Wickline
Date: 11/06/23

GREENFIELD

104 Davis St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: David R. Cramer
Seller: Ion Virlizanu
Date: 11/03/23

209-211 Deerfield St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $201,500
Buyer: Laura James
Date: 11/08/23

48 Harrison Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: William J. Carey
Seller: Lindsey M. Ennis
Date: 11/01/23

105 Laurel St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Troy Santerre
Seller: Timothy J. Stebbins
Date: 10/30/23

59 Newell Pond Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $352,000
Buyer: Timothy Kosuda
Seller: Barbara E. Woodcock
Date: 11/06/23

LEYDEN

148 East Hill Road
Leyden, MA 01337
Amount: $825,000
Buyer: Carole J. Rose RET
Seller: William R. Butler
Date: 11/01/23

MONTAGUE

79 2nd St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $126,000
Buyer: William R. Crosby
Seller: Margaret S. Glassman
Date: 11/03/23

113-115 Avenue A
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $475,000
Buyer: 113 Ave A. LLC
Seller: Emily Ya-Ping
Date: 11/06/23

8 Grant St.
Montague, MA 01349
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Troy Santerre
Seller: Chadd Cocking
Date: 10/30/23

48 Millers Falls Road
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $307,000
Buyer: Austin M. Fortin
Seller: Jill M. Innes
Date: 10/31/23

123 Montague St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Joshua A. Lashway
Seller: Crochier, Leslie C., (Estate)
Date: 11/09/23

24 Vladish Ave.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $127,000
Buyer: Paxton P. Reed
Seller: Anthony D. Diaz
Date: 11/01/23

3 Wolcott
Montague, MA 01347
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Green River Collective LLC
Seller: Matherson, Brian Lee, (Estate)
Date: 11/06/23

NORTHFIELD

91 Main St.
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $1,025,000
Buyer: LCS Realty LLC
Seller: Northern Enterprises LLC
Date: 11/01/23

ORANGE

124 Drew Blvd.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Christine Richardson
Seller: Peter M. Jack
Date: 11/09/23

137 Eagleville Road
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Michael Gelinas
Seller: Kiernan R. Wilson
Date: 11/03/23

465 East River St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Kimberly Maguy
Seller: Eugene F. Litchfield
Date: 11/09/23

60 Holmes Road
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $302,000
Buyer: 88 Lambert Ave. NT
Seller: Steven Gauvin
Date: 11/07/23

73-75 Pleasant St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $161,000
Buyer: Yunxiang Zhong
Seller: Tawny R. Evanson
Date: 10/31/23

2 West Main St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: 2 Main St. Orange LLC
Seller: James A. Stanley
Date: 11/09/23

SHELBURNE

11 Main St.
Shelburne, MA 01370
Amount: $665,000
Buyer: John Petrovato
Seller: Kenneth R. Downes Int.
Date: 10/30/23

SHUTESBURY

27 Weatherwood Road
Shutesbury, MA 01002
Amount: $420,000
Buyer: Lipman & Cohen Joint LT
Seller: Paul S. Lipman TR
Date: 11/01/23

SUNDERLAND

621 Amherst Road
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Mary M. Cathcart
Seller: Damien T. McNally
Date: 11/02/23

247 Plumtree Road
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $545,000
Buyer: John T. McConnell Int.
Seller: Dolores M. Berwind RET
Date: 11/09/23

WENDELL

West St.
Wendell, MA 01379
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Sara C. Hsiang
Seller: Kevin M. Eckhardt
Date: 11/08/23

WHATELY

184 Haydenville Road
Whately, MA 01093
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Jenny A. Richards
Seller: Dwight, Elizabeth A., (Estate)
Date: 11/03/23

HAMPDEN COUNTY

AGAWAM

46 Federal St. Ext.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Scott Harlow
Seller: Jacob M. Kopyscinski
Date: 11/07/23

81 Burlington Dr.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $820,000
Buyer: Mohammed A. Burhan
Seller: Konstantin Gut
Date: 11/01/23

18 Duclos Dr.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $440,000
Buyer: Konstantin Gut
Seller: Ruth E. Chandler
Date: 11/01/23

61-63 High St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $536,100
Buyer: Kay T. Oo
Seller: Alexander Panchelyuga
Date: 11/02/23

42 Lincoln St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $187,500
Buyer: Thomas G. Gonet
Seller: William P. Gonet
Date: 11/03/23

48 Morningside Circle
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $422,900
Buyer: Nathaniel W. Karns
Seller: Johnson FT
Date: 11/03/23

6 Pheasant Run Circle
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Megliola Realty LLC
Seller: John J. O’Brien
Date: 11/02/23

65 South Park Ter.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Jordyn L. Michaelson
Seller: Patnaude, Mary E., (Estate)
Date: 11/09/23

397 Southwick St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Silver Snake Properties LLC
Seller: Lynne M. Paquin
Date: 11/08/23

437 Southwick St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Umer F. Husain
Seller: Jonathan Zuber
Date: 11/10/23

64 Sunnyslope Ave.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $293,000
Buyer: Scott Main
Seller: Raymond M. Pronovost
Date: 11/09/23

BLANDFORD

138 Chester Road
Blandford, MA 01008
Amount: $410,000
Buyer: Jacques Boilard
Seller: Roy, Gary L., (Estate)
Date: 10/31/23

49 North St.
Blandford, MA 01008
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Kelsey M. McGinley
Seller: Aaron J. Labrecque
Date: 11/09/23

55 Russell Stage Road
Blandford, MA 01008
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Stone Mitchell
Seller: Amanda R. Rudzik
Date: 11/09/23

20 Sperry Road
Blandford, MA 01008
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Frances Kibbe
Seller: Sperry Road RT
Date: 11/02/23

CHICOPEE

149 Beauchamp Ter.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Jean C. Santiago-Reyes
Seller: Andrzej Soja
Date: 10/30/23

116 Bostwick Lane
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Jasmyn Quinones
Seller: Pah Properties LLC
Date: 10/31/23

71 Bray St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Kyle Soja
Seller: Green, George F., (Estate)
Date: 11/03/23

8 Canal St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Sabino D. Carballo-Diaz
Seller: Tabor, Jerzy Piotr, (Estate)
Date: 11/03/23

285 East St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Darnell Cortes
Seller: Dominic M. Cessarini
Date: 11/03/23

104 Gill St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $181,000
Buyer: USBank
Seller: Keith J. Dupont
Date: 11/08/23

54 Kennedy St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $410,000
Buyer: William A. Fish
Seller: Marco A. Morgado
Date: 11/01/23

61 Kimball St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Orlando S. Gonzalez-Santos
Seller: JoeJoe Properties LLC
Date: 11/09/23

132 Nelson St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Honorio D. Velasquez
Seller: Leshia A. O’Neil-Wolcott
Date: 10/30/23

224 School St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Luis Capellan
Seller: Pah Properties LLC
Date: 11/09/23

100 Van Horn St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $560,000
Buyer: Marco A. Morgado
Seller: Gregorios Varypatakis
Date: 11/01/23

16 Woodcrest Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Pedro Sanchez
Seller: Elaine Bourgeois
Date: 11/10/23

EAST LONGMEADOW

Anna Marie Lane, Lot A
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Moltenbrey Builders LLC
Seller: Knox Trail RT
Date: 11/09/23

19 Bettswood Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Thomas F. Rivers
Seller: Brown, Patricia Fiske, (Estate)
Date: 11/10/23

55 Pineywoods Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $460,000
Buyer: Thomas J. Flanagan
Seller: Vladimir Strelnitski
Date: 11/10/23

208 Shaker Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $139,000
Buyer: Lachenauer LLC
Seller: Cwabs Inc. Series
Date: 11/08/23

HAMPDEN

73 Genevieve Dr.
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Brooke Logan
Seller: James E. Fiola
Date: 10/30/23

198 Stafford Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $540,000
Buyer: Rhonda Black
Seller: Johnny J. Johnson
Date: 11/07/23

HOLLAND

14 Craig Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Joshua Strasser
Seller: Amber L. Boucher
Date: 11/03/23

20 Joanie Lane
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $383,585
Buyer: Pantuosco FT
Seller: Andrew M. Pantuosco
Date: 11/08/23

64 Mashapaug Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $475,000
Buyer: Jonathan Fallon
Seller: Pebbles J. Carson
Date: 10/31/23

HOLYOKE

24 Ashley Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Cynthia H. Theriault
Seller: Robert C. Daniell RET
Date: 11/03/23

103 Chapin St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $155,000
Buyer: 103 Chapin St. LLC
Seller: Ronald E. Holland
Date: 11/01/23

24 Franks Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Viktor Biley
Seller: Falcetti, Una Mae, (Estate)
Date: 10/31/23

44 George St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Rosa Adorno
Seller: Theresa L. Asselin RET
Date: 11/06/23

354-356 High St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Pink Finch LLC
Seller: Bobo RT
Date: 11/07/23

414-416 High St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Acemar Leasing LLC
Seller: Holyoke Athletic & Social Club
Date: 11/03/23

462-464 Maple St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $2,600,000
Buyer: 220 Linden Realty LLC
Seller: Lacoste Properties LLC
Date: 10/30/23

1222 Northampton St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $471,500
Buyer: Susan Fritz
Seller: Donoghue, Stephen, (Estate)
Date: 11/10/23

488-496 Pleasant St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $222,500
Buyer: 224 Westfield Road LLC
Seller: Corine M. Fitzpatrick LT
Date: 11/03/23

10 Quinn Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $337,000
Buyer: Brian Hunter
Seller: David D. McClain
Date: 10/31/23

11-13 School St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $700,000
Buyer: 220 Linden Realty LLC
Seller: Lacoste Properties LLC
Date: 10/30/23

106 Sheehan Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Jefte A. Silva
Seller: Donna M. Daigle
Date: 11/06/23

92 Sycamore St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Jacob A. Carroll
Seller: Sachs Int.
Date: 10/31/23

16 Washington Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Gallagher Capital Group LLC
Seller: Edward J. Sokol
Date: 11/03/23

246 West Franklin St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $278,000
Buyer: Meghan Carroll
Seller: Miguel Colon
Date: 11/09/23

2 Willow St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Michael Sanchez
Seller: Maria Rivera
Date: 11/10/23

LONGMEADOW

36 Belleclaire Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: CKJ Realty LLC
Seller: Custom Home Development Group LLC
Date: 11/07/23

51 Belleclaire Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $445,000
Buyer: CKJ Realty LLC
Seller: Custom Home Development Group LLC
Date: 11/07/23

434 Bliss Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $382,500
Buyer: B. D. Jimenez
Seller: Thomas Sophinos
Date: 10/31/23

64 Cambridge Circle
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Kristin Blanchard
Seller: Gallup FT
Date: 10/31/23

22 Falmouth Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $680,000
Buyer: Martin Boyle
Seller: Rolland M. Combe
Date: 11/03/23

291 Maple Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Branden J. Bertelli
Seller: 291 Maple Road RT
Date: 11/03/23

41 Shaker Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Plata O. Plomo Inc.
Seller: Nathan A. Nadeau
Date: 10/31/23

23 Skyridge St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Alyssa Milne
Seller: Susan L. French
Date: 10/31/23

LUDLOW

552 Alden St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $312,500
Buyer: Casey Gilbert
Seller: Mark S. Lyon
Date: 11/01/23

105 Booth St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Alexandria M. Ferreira
Seller: Thomas D. Cowell
Date: 11/02/23

317 Colonial Dr.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $600,000
Buyer: Thomas Cowell
Seller: Rebecca L. Goncalves
Date: 11/02/23

17 Cote Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Jeremy P. Stoddard
Seller: Darnell Cortes
Date: 10/30/23

87 Cote Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $385,000
Buyer: James J. Galica
Seller: Tina M. Lapierre
Date: 11/03/23

121 Fenton Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $455,000
Buyer: Krista Mitchell
Seller: Danielle L. Beaulieu
Date: 11/01/23

30 Plymouth Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $515,000
Buyer: Anthony Gandelli
Seller: Hilary A. Considine
Date: 11/06/23

LUDLOW

64-66 Oak St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $374,000
Buyer: Joel Mata
Seller: Mario G. Carneiro
Date: 11/09/23

65 Parkview St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: John M. Faustino
Seller: Irene Faustino
Date: 11/08/23

187 Ventura St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Rebecca L. Goncalves
Seller: David J. Knapp
Date: 11/06/23

52 West Belmont St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $214,000
Buyer: Natalie A. Colapietro
Seller: Emilio Santos
Date: 11/09/23

MONTGOMERY

71 Herrick Road
Montgomery, MA 01050
Amount: $377,000
Buyer: Brian C. Kopinto
Seller: Gregory W. Smith
Date: 11/02/23

301 Main Road
Montgomery, MA 01085
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Nicole Marcotte
Seller: Audrey A. Kopinto
Date: 11/02/23

Pomeroy Road (off)
Montgomery, MA 01085
Amount: $377,000
Buyer: Brian C. Kopinto
Seller: Gregory W. Smith
Date: 11/02/23

PALMER

10-12 Fox St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Danielle M. Collins
Seller: Austin Collins
Date: 11/08/23

75 Griffin St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Justin K. Cordeiro
Seller: Logan J. Lehman
Date: 11/07/23

1461 North Main St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Briana Salerno
Seller: Dore Real Estate LLC
Date: 10/31/23

3006 South Main St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $292,500
Buyer: Annie Turnball
Seller: Ebenezer Construction & Cleaning
Date: 11/03/23

45-47 South St.
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Jeffery S. Columbus
Seller: Manuel S. Puyen Roche
Date: 10/31/23

127 Springfield St.
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Theresa A. Cofske
Seller: Justin K. Cordeiro
Date: 11/07/23

25 Ware St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $2,000,000
Buyer: 25 Ware Street LLC
Seller: Nlcp 25 Ware St. Mass. LLC
Date: 10/30/23

RUSSELL

70 Fairview Ave.
Russell, MA 01085
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Anthony C. Diaz
Seller: Decoteau, 3rd Robert S., (Estate)
Date: 11/10/23

SPRINGFIELD

37 Aberdeen Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Jackeline Diaz
Seller: Thomas Poudrier
Date: 10/31/23

1007 Allen St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $186,000
Buyer: Nick Zaporozhchenko
Seller: Cameron Perry
Date: 11/07/23

126 Ambrose St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Charles T. Hale
Seller: Charlene Joubert
Date: 10/30/23

524 Armory St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Carmen Reyes
Seller: 524 Armory RT
Date: 11/03/23

203 Arthur St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Jaime Casiano
Seller: Gail T. Cutler
Date: 11/09/23

305 Bay St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Genesis A. Agueda
Seller: Job Asiimwe
Date: 10/31/23

55 Beaufort Circle
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Dustin R. Rhodes
Seller: Lukasz M. Jacek
Date: 11/09/23

301-307 Belmont Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Cherlie Magny-Normilus
Seller: Christian Nguyen
Date: 10/31/23

632 Belmont Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Corey Lawrence-Godfrey
Seller: Antonio R. Sorcinelli
Date: 10/30/23

14 Bentley St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $172,000
Buyer: Ellika E. Nickerson
Seller: Catherine MacGovern
Date: 11/01/23

59 Berkshire St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $364,000
Buyer: Carlos Restrepo
Seller: Americo Freitas
Date: 11/07/23

73 Bremen St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $292,000
Buyer: Dylan Sliech
Seller: Elizabeth Imelio
Date: 11/10/23

41 Brookdale Dr.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $675,000
Buyer: NPN Realty LLC
Seller: Thomas Maziarz
Date: 11/02/23

22-24 Burke St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Igor Arbuzov
Seller: Tiyra L. Johnson
Date: 11/07/23

20 Cara Lane
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $406,500
Buyer: Andrew Amidon
Seller: Christie E. Hendrickson
Date: 11/03/23

27 Chester St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $207,000
Buyer: 27 Chester Street LLC
Seller: Property Advantage Inc.
Date: 11/02/23

28 Chilson St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $177,000
Buyer: Patriot Living Proprties LLC
Seller: Walter R. Kubacki
Date: 11/10/23

38 Collins St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Nicholas Avery
Seller: 38 Collins LLC
Date: 11/10/23

187 Connecticut Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Jose A. Rivera
Seller: Nereida Rivera
Date: 11/09/23

6 Devonshire Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Ingrid Serrano
Seller: Joaquim S. Madeira
Date: 11/01/23

110 Dewitt St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: David A. Brunato
Seller: Patricia A. Varney RET
Date: 11/06/23

80 Elaine Circle
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Eunice A. Andoh-Dadzie
Seller: Meredith E. Ballista
Date: 10/31/23

48 Emerald Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Jesus B. Ruiz
Seller: Smith, Wayne, (Estate)
Date: 10/31/23

14-16 Falmouth St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $332,000
Buyer: Victor Roule
Seller: Evelyn Rose LLC
Date: 11/03/23

39 Fenway Dr.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Latasha Downie
Seller: Jorge H. Bordonhos
Date: 10/31/23

130 Finch Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Joan Huff
Seller: Laurie Lemire
Date: 11/01/23

328 Gilbert Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Sonia N. Rodriguez
Seller: Minerva Aponte
Date: 11/06/23

15 Glenham St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $148,000
Buyer: Freedom Mortgage Corp.
Seller: Carmen D. Rosa
Date: 11/08/23

140 Glenwood St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Andrea M. Martins
Seller: Taylor Tran
Date: 11/08/23

164 Hampden St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Katherine Ramos
Seller: Ruby V. Jones
Date: 11/09/23

48-50 Howes St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $342,500
Buyer: Harshawardhan Banda
Seller: Eryn E. Locascio
Date: 11/03/23

80 Keddy St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Rosalinda Hernandez
Seller: Lor V. Yang
Date: 11/09/23

61 Kimberly Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Sebastian O. Garcia
Seller: Long River Realty LLC
Date: 11/09/23

75 Leyfred Ter.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $312,500
Buyer: Juan C. Santiago
Seller: Fyxer Up Properties LLC
Date: 11/03/23

38-40 Longhill St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $252,000
Buyer: Tavernier Investments LLC
Seller: Reed D. Hosten
Date: 11/06/23

14 Los Angeles St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $166,000
Buyer: Phillips Asset Management LLC
Seller: Christine S. Messier
Date: 11/09/23

17 Manitoba St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $292,000
Buyer: Baerbel Kittelmann
Seller: Edward F. Hobaica
Date: 11/02/23

49 Marchioness Road
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $327,500
Buyer: Jimmie L. Whitecotton
Seller: Karen Kelley
Date: 10/31/23

93 Melville St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $172,000
Buyer: John M. Martin
Seller: Reginald P. Johnson
Date: 11/02/23

159 Middle St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Theresa Robinson
Seller: Walters, Jane A., (Estate)
Date: 11/01/23

61-63 Monrovia St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Paula B. Dos Santos
Seller: Michael Katsounakis
Date: 11/01/23

83 Moss Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Evan W. King
Seller: Ariel R. Clemmer
Date: 11/03/23

295 Newhouse St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Hannah Bilodeau
Seller: Jose A. Hernandez
Date: 10/30/23

327 Orange St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $159,000
Buyer: RCF 2 Acquisition TR
Seller: Joseph K. Perez-Gonzales
Date: 11/08/23

169 Penrose St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Robin L. Youmans
Seller: Kennedy Acquisitions LLC
Date: 11/09/23

601-603 Plainfield St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Auris E. Done
Seller: Jacqueline Martinez
Date: 11/09/23

160-234 Rocus St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $1,075,000
Buyer: Morais Enterprises LLC
Seller: S. R. Energy Inc.
Date: 11/06/23

1225 Saint James Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Rose Cash
Seller: Fab Holdings LLC
Date: 11/09/23

73 Sunapee St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $246,000
Buyer: Jouly T. Yang
Seller: Florence N. Fay
Date: 11/09/23

105 Welland Road
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $291,000
Buyer: Jaimilly T. Garcia
Seller: Nelida Medina
Date: 11/06/23

60 Westbrook Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $311,000
Buyer: Albert Adomako
Seller: Barbara J. Miller
Date: 10/30/23

41 White Birch Dr.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $293,500
Buyer: Geraldo Zayas
Seller: Peter J. & L. Danmalis RET
Date: 11/07/23

556 White St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $405,000
Buyer: Leanny Puello
Seller: Thomas F. Rivers
Date: 11/10/23

919 Wilbraham Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $262,500
Buyer: Melissa Blais
Seller: Lori P. Venezia
Date: 10/30/23

11 Winding Lane
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: David Toum
Seller: Charles K. Burke
Date: 10/31/23

SOUTHWICK

152 Feeding Hills Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $299,987
Buyer: Morris J. Govan
Seller: Christopher M. Thomas
Date: 11/08/23

18 Meadow Lane
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $775,000
Buyer: Vincent Petrangelo
Seller: Craig S. Miller
Date: 11/10/23

17 Gargon Ter.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Richard Conroy
Seller: Pah Properties LLC
Date: 10/31/23

72 Granville Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $259,000
Buyer: Richard Blaser
Seller: Soundview Home Loan TR
Date: 10/30/23

465 North Loomis St.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $600,000
Buyer: Lisa Freeman
Seller: Alfred J. Beauregard
Date: 11/07/23

5 Tall Pines Trail
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $649,000
Buyer: Mario J. Bernal
Seller: Hamelin Framing Inc.
Date: 10/31/23

TOLLAND

84 Lakeview Lane
Tolland, MA 01034
Amount: $549,000
Buyer: Howard S. Hoffman
Seller: Spidal NT
Date: 11/10/23

WEST SPRINGFIELD

9 Abigaile Lane
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $635,000
Buyer: Brian G. Signet
Seller: Richard R. Poe
Date: 10/31/23

34 Belle Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $281,000
Buyer: Nickolas R. Rodriguez
Seller: Skyspec LLC
Date: 11/10/23

68 Christine Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $740,000
Buyer: Muhammad D. Sabir
Seller: Ahmed Elmogy
Date: 10/31/23

32 Glenview Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Tianyi Zhou
Seller: Jason D. Leary
Date: 11/08/23

132 Grandview Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $317,000
Buyer: Arpana Rai
Seller: Jahjan LLC
Date: 11/09/23

18 Hillside Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $270,500
Buyer: Amber Fragoso
Seller: Justin S. Bergeron
Date: 11/02/23

81 Lennys Way
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $695,000
Buyer: Greg Varypatakis
Seller: Mohammad A. Burhan
Date: 11/01/23

250 Main St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $243,078
Buyer: TD Bank
Seller: Cam M. Pham
Date: 11/09/23

33 Maple St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Andrew P. Gould
Seller: Colleen V. Jenkins
Date: 11/01/23

1269 Morgan Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $440,000
Buyer: Jamie J. Mitchell
Seller: Christine M. Orwat
Date: 11/01/23

326 Morton St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Benjamin M. Ward
Seller: Tiberiu Poshtaru
Date: 11/09/23

42 Old Barn Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $455,000
Buyer: Justin Bergeron
Seller: Jeffrey B. Lavoine
Date: 11/02/23

154 Pease Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: John J. Steup
Seller: James P. Galica
Date: 10/31/23

154 Pease Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $309,000
Buyer: Beau D. Salamon-Davis
Seller: James P. Galica
Date: 11/10/23

94 Smyrna St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Kimberly A. Constance
Seller: James A. Richard
Date: 10/31/23

45-47 Southworth St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Andrew Morin
Seller: Jessica Korobkov
Date: 10/31/23

2355 Westfield St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Christina Suheen
Seller: Suk RT
Date: 11/10/23

WESTFIELD

49 Canal Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Capela Reality Group LLC
Seller: Charles A. Mathieu
Date: 11/01/23

184 Birch Bluffs Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Seth T. Philipp
Seller: Holden Canty
Date: 11/09/23

27 Furrowtown Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $470,000
Buyer: Gabriel Lopez
Seller: Steven J. Sheldon
Date: 11/10/23

230 Granville Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Fitzgerald Home Solutions LLC
Seller: John G. Moriarty
Date: 11/03/23

60 Lewis Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $505,000
Buyer: Katie Spaulding
Seller: Sergiy Suprunchuk
Date: 10/31/23

15 Malone Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $311,000
Buyer: Gregory Smith
Seller: Darron G. Hillman
Date: 11/02/23

7 Medieros Way
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: DM United Realty LLC
Seller: MPS Realty LLC
Date: 11/03/23

503 Montgomery Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Shawn Barsalou
Seller: Dennis R. Blakely
Date: 10/30/23

43 Jaeger Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Nextgen Real Estate LLC
Seller: Joanne C. Lisee
Date: 11/08/23

100 Park Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $410,000
Buyer: Caitlyn N. Champagne
Seller: Archie F. Hogue
Date: 11/09/23

5 Pequot Point Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: David J. Oleksak
Seller: David J. Oleksak
Date: 11/08/23

122 Putnam Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Serhii Storcheus
Seller: Manchester Enterprises LLC
Date: 11/03/23

305 Springdale Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: Jacob Mead
Seller: Jay A. Fournier
Date: 10/30/23

259 Steiger Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $410,000
Buyer: Michael Wheeler
Seller: Kathryn L. Buttrick RET
Date: 11/09/23

WILBRAHAM

21 Jewell Lane
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $405,000
Buyer: Trevor J. Ziomek
Seller: Gregory A. Coutu
Date: 11/09/23

57 Manchonis Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Zachary Yacteen
Seller: Lori A. Jacquinet
Date: 11/03/23

15 McIntosh Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $685,000
Buyer: Heidi Li
Seller: Jay S. Steingrub TR
Date: 11/03/23

7 Rice Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $435,000
Buyer: Matthew A. Gay
Seller: Teresa M. Strandberg
Date: 11/09/23

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

AHMERST

40 Hop Brook Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $825,000
Buyer: Jason Ditzian
Seller: Rolf Nelson
Date: 11/03/23

1117 North Pleasant St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $469,000
Buyer: 1117 North Pleasant St. LLC
Seller: Mimsy Cove LLC
Date: 11/01/23

49 Sheerman Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $683,049
Buyer: Sidney Strickland
Seller: Barbara H. Goldstein
Date: 10/31/23

27 The Hollow
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $408,000
Buyer: Cil Realty Of Mass. Inc.
Seller: Rgink LLC
Date: 11/09/23

21 Valley View Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $544,900
Buyer: Timothy S. Nixon
Seller: Deana Whittlesey
Date: 11/02/23

51 Valley View Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Malia Homebuyers LLC
Seller: Bonnie B. Anderson
Date: 11/06/23

BELCHERTOWN

19 Dana Hill
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Ruth Huyler
Seller: Christopher F. Fitzgerald
Date: 11/10/23

11 Eastview Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $440,000
Buyer: Brian Jette
Seller: Carl E. Brown
Date: 10/31/23

633 Federal St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $412,000
Buyer: Wendie Levitan
Seller: Jason S. Balut
Date: 11/03/23

High Bluff Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $1,281,000
Buyer: Vanessa Homes LLC
Seller: S&M Equipment LLC
Date: 11/03/23

44 Mountain View Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $426,000
Buyer: Pubali Datta
Seller: Stephen M. Weibel
Date: 11/02/23

15 Old Farm Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Jeremy Breef-Pilz
Seller: Jacqueline Habib
Date: 11/03/23

16 Pheasant Run
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $725,000
Buyer: Patrice L. Housey
Seller: Victor L. Rodrigues
Date: 11/09/23

42 South Liberty St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Richard P. McGuire
Seller: Dulude FT
Date: 10/30/23

CUMMINGTON

95 Berkshire Trail
Cummington, MA 01026
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Ryan C. Miller
Seller: Robert N. Quigley
Date: 10/31/23

605 Berkshire Trail
Cummington, MA 01026
Amount: $271,000
Buyer: Jonathan Foley
Seller: Antoni J. Sakowicz
Date: 11/03/23

149 Porter Hill Road
Cummington, MA 01026
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Hhcp LLC
Seller: Bruce H. Hoag
Date: 11/08/23

EASTHAMPTON

10 Conrad Circle, Lot 10
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $549,900
Buyer: Ann E. Silver
Seller: Loudville Condominiums LLC
Date: 11/01/23

10 Duda Dr.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $415,000
Buyer: Michael R. Dion
Seller: Brown Jr., Kenneth, (Estate)
Date: 11/10/23

393 Main St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Fiverobin LLC
Seller: Kevin M. Schmitter
Date: 11/07/23

2 Park Ave.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $575,000
Buyer: Matthew H. Ghazarian
Seller: Peter E. Lustenberger
Date: 10/31/23

63 Phelps St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $237,500
Buyer: Silver Snake Properties LLC
Seller: Hughes, Sally J., (Estate)
Date: 10/30/23

12 Steplar Xing, Lot 12
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $594,900
Buyer: Wendy J. Allen
Seller: Loudville Condominiums LLC
Date: 10/30/23

GOSHEN

2 Maple Road
Goshen, MA 01096
Amount: $203,000
Buyer: Linda B. Putnam
Seller: Courtney C. MacLachlan TR
Date: 11/03/23

GRANBY

122 Carver St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Oleh Pikulskiy
Seller: Alexandr Nejelski
Date: 11/10/23

31 Forge Pond Road
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Richard Landry
Seller: Diane Soriano
Date: 11/08/23

HADLEY

230 Russell St.
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $525,000
Buyer: Artiga Enterprise LLC
Seller: Stanley Adams
Date: 10/31/23

HUNTINGTON

Route 112
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $279,000
Buyer: Archimedes Plumbing & Heating
Seller: Huntington Country Store
Date: 11/01/23

34 Worthington Road
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $214,000
Buyer: Kostis J. Zarvis
Seller: Colby M. Lurgio
Date: 10/30/23

70 Worthington Road
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $279,000
Buyer: Archimedes Plumbing & Heating
Seller: Huntington Country Store
Date: 11/01/23

NORTHAMPTON

389 Bridge Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $237,500
Buyer: Alisa M. Wagman
Seller: Marlene A. O’Connell
Date: 11/09/23

9 Corticelli St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $575,000
Buyer: Rebecca L. Butler
Seller: Jason Ditzian
Date: 11/03/23

13-A Finn St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Rachel S. Riverwood
Seller: Shane R. Rogers
Date: 11/01/23

135 King St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $1,052,500
Buyer: Mill River Music Inc.
Seller: Barry G. Goldberg
Date: 11/01/23

69 Market St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $335,400
Buyer: Brian Kane
Seller: Arthur L. Desantis
Date: 10/30/23

260 North Maple St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Andrea M. Kureczka
Seller: Marilyn J. Buuck
Date: 10/31/23

661 Park Hill Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $739,000
Buyer: Toby S. Nelson
Seller: Elisa S. Daus
Date: 11/07/23

9 Corticelli St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $575,000
Buyer: Rebecca L. Butler
Seller: Jason Ditzian
Date: 11/03/23

13-A Finn St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Rachel S. Riverwood
Seller: Shane R. Rogers
Date: 11/01/23

135 King St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $1,052,500
Buyer: Mill River Music Inc.
Seller: Barry G. Goldberg
Date: 11/01/23

69 Market St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $335,400
Buyer: Brian Kane
Seller: Arthur L. Desantis
Date: 10/30/23

260 North Maple St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Andrea M. Kureczka
Seller: Marilyn J. Buuck
Date: 10/31/23

58 Ridge View Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $640,000
Buyer: Charlene R. Gentes
Seller: Sheila M. Coy RET
Date: 10/30/23

3 Riverbank Road
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Danielle Delucia
Seller: Mary Kennedy
Date: 10/30/23

418 Ryan Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Timothy J. Lepore
Seller: Tina T. Champagne
Date: 11/07/23

245 South St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $535,000
Buyer: Daniel Cavanaugh
Seller: DNB Properties LLC
Date: 11/01/23

9 Villone Dr.
Northampton, MA 01053
Amount: $481,000
Buyer: Asher Sarlin
Seller: Paul S. Cook
Date: 11/03/23

701 Westhampton Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: Dasher J. Rattray
Seller: Claudia Viele
Date: 11/06/23

735 Westhampton Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $585,000
Buyer: Carl D. Tietjen
Seller: David L. Fradkin
Date: 11/08/23

PELHAM

59 Meetinghouse Road
Pelham, MA 01002
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: Michael B. Mahoney
Seller: Bank Of America
Date: 11/10/23

SOUTH HADLEY

14 Country Lane
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Jason P. Grigas
Seller: Laura S. Fitzgerald
Date: 11/01/23

18 Garden St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $239,900
Buyer: GITSIT SOLUTIONS LLC
Seller: Robert M. Stapley
Date: 10/30/23

123 Granby Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Roland W. Cox
Seller: Lorraine D. Lavallee
Date: 11/07/23

37 Haig Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Daviau & Robert Properties LLC
Seller: ZCG Properties LLC
Date: 11/01/23

12 Lithia Springs Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Paul J. Wanat
Seller: Barbara J. Smith
Date: 11/09/23

36 Ludlow Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Esther H. Chandler
Seller: Adam Lukomski
Date: 11/06/23

21 Lyon Green
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $574,900
Buyer: Terres FT
Seller: J.N. Duquette & Son Construction Inc.
Date: 11/02/23

209 Mosier St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $352,000
Buyer: Cheryl A. Kiras
Seller: Katelyn Labrie
Date: 10/30/23

394 Newton St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $469,900
Buyer: Jeremy Nosser
Seller: Terie Fleury
Date: 11/02/23

39 Old County Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $510,000
Buyer: Arthur Williamson
Seller: Eeps LLC
Date: 11/09/23

11 Pittroff Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Tonya Skowyra
Seller: Oliver O. Akamnonu
Date: 10/30/23

47 School St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Yassine Zian
Seller: Crochetiere, Robert P., (Estate)
Date: 10/31/23

11 Yale St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Sarah L. Brecher
Seller: Emalie D. Clark
Date: 10/30/23

SOUTHAMPTON

29 Bluemer Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Rgb Industries Inc.
Seller: Darleen A. Poulin
Date: 10/30/23

125 Glendale Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $600,000
Buyer: Mary E. Longabaugh RET
Seller: Jennifer Siegel
Date: 11/08/23

12 Middle Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Melvin M. Cortes
Seller: Richard E. Krzanowski
Date: 11/01/23

WARE

7 Big Tree Dr.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Shawn Donnelly
Seller: Peter T. Bassignani
Date: 10/31/23

23 Clifford Ave.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Ontour Properties Inc.
Seller: Jeffrey A. Mlynarski
Date: 10/31/23

Building Permits

By BusinessWest Staff December 6, 2023

Building Permits

The following building permits were issued during the month of November 2023.

CHICOPEE

Grace Slavic Pentecostal
5 Meadow St.
$5,000 — Remove front overhang roof, patch wall

Charles Sourmaidis
467 Memorial Dr.
$40,000 — Demolition at former Denny’s restaurant

EASTHAMPTON

60-62 Main Street LLC
60-62 Main St.
$5,000 — Remove pergola and deck over lot line

Richard Burgielewicz
51 Brook St.
$154,963 — Verizon Wireless to swap 12 antennas, add four antennas, swap six radios, add six radios, swap two hybrid cables, and swap three-sector monopole platform to four-sector monopole

Debra Davis
359 Main St.
$37,732.80 — Insulation, weatherization, air sealing

Easthampton Congregational Church
116 Main St.
$85,000 — Place fiber-optic cabinet, generator, propane tank, electric meter frame, and fencing of equipment compound

Eastworks LLP
116 Pleasant St.
$3,000 — Reverse swing for three doors, construct new walls for frames

Stephen Henderson, Classic Management
359 Main St.
$15,100 — Roofing on Building 16

HADLEY

Bakurental LLC
49 Middle St.
N/A — Remove and repair porch flooring

Russell Street Hospitality LLC
340 Russell St.
N/A — Homewood Suites signage rebranding

LENOX

Boston University
45 West St.
$15,300 — Roofing

PVI Lenox Village LLC
21 Housatonic St.
$34,400 — Install new wet fire sprinkler system

Town of Lenox
275 Main St.
$33,390 — Roofing

NORTHAMPTON

32 Masonic Street LLC
32 Masonic St., Unit A
$15,000 — Remove two windows and fill in openings, repair siding

ADB-1 Properties LLC
12 Hockanum Road
$22,500 — Convert porch to laundry room

The BV Hampshire House Trust
38 Franklin St.
$110,000 — Construct new porch

Dewey Court Properties
34 Dewey Court
$380,000 — Kitchen renovation and addition, bath renovation, add second-floor laundry and bathroom, new windows, remove porches

Florence Civic & Business Assoc. Inc.
90 Park St.
$7,435 — Insulation

Hampshire Regional YMCA
286 Prospect St.
$305,679 — Install mono-slope open-air pavilion

Harmonic Rock Realty LLC
125 Pleasant St.
$4,200 — Fire-suppression system

Hill Institute
83 Pine St.
$23,000 — Alter side entrance

Northampton Golf Inc.
135 Main St.
$30,000 — Replace plate glass with frame construction

Pun Family LLC
176 Pine St.
$8,000 — Insulation and weatherization

Smith College
7 College Lane
$116,400 — Interior renovation to classroom and offices

Smith College
7 College Lane
$97,000 — Interior renovation

Smith College
70 Dryads Green
$28,900 — Roofing

Smith College
79 Elm St.
$50,000 — Rebuild porch

Smith College
14 Green St.
$5,000 — Interior renovation for Many Graces

Smith College
25 Henshaw Ave.
$244,163 — Exterior handrails, ramp, and kitchen upgrades

Smith College
29 Kensington Ave.
$29,500 — Roofing

Smith College
64 Kensington Ave.
$14,500 — Roofing

Sunwood Development Corp.
31 Chapel St.
$113,641 — Install new sprinkler system

Taylor Northampton RE II Holdings
29 Edwards Square
$1,000 — Insulation and weatherization

PITTSFIELD

Lori McHugh
7 Coleman Ter.
$19,995 — Install ramp

SPRINGFIELD

401 Liberty Street LLC
163 Stafford St.
$28,800 — Erect two walls for new machinery room in warehouse

1277 Liberty Street LLC
1327 Liberty St.
$77,857.50 — Remodel tenant space for new afterschool program at On and On Childcare

1277 Liberty Street LLC
1327 Liberty St.
$10,000 — Install monitored fire-alarm system at On and On Childcare

City of Springfield
605 Worthington St.
$325,760 — Remove and replace roof covering at Fire Department headquarters

MGM Springfield Redevelopment LLC
101 State Way
$25,000 — T-Mobile to remove six roof-mounted cellular antennas and install five new antennas with associated equipment at MGM Springfield

PS Springfield LLC
461 Boston Road
$855,131 — Erect recreational cannabis dispensary for Kur Retailers

Springfield Jewish Community Center
1160 Dickinson St.
$1,500,000 — Phase 1 fire restoration; alter space for interior fit-out and additional repairs to women’s locker rooms

BusinessTalk with Local Entrepreneur Myke Connolly

By BusinessWest Staff November 27, 2023

Business Talk Podcast Special Coverage

Go HERE to view all episodes

Episode 189: November 27, 2023

Joe Bednar Talks to Local Entrepreneur Myke Connolly

Myke Connolly says he learned marketing at age 9, reselling candy to classmates in the Bahamas. As an adult, his entrepreneurial spirit and belief in the value of hard work have led him into many ventures, from Stinky Cakes — which turned diapers into gifts for new parents — to a business training and networking entity called Marketing and Cupcakes, to a rolling electronic billboard called Stand Out Truck. On the next episode of BusinessTalk, Myke talks with BusinessWest Editor Joe Bednar about what’s next for his enterprises, how he’s been impacted by mentors and strives to do the same for other aspiring entrepreneurs, and much more. It’s must listening, so tune in to BusinessTalk, a podcast presented by BusinessWest and sponsored by PeoplesBank.

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Hill-Engineers, Architects, Planners Marks 75 Years of Change

By Joseph Bednar November 23, 2023

Architecture Special Coverage

Something to Build On

Vice President Vinny Magnano (left) and President Jeff Noble.

Western Mass. is home to dozens of architecture firms. And engineering firms. And land-surveying companies.

Not too many can say they’re all three.

But over its 75 years in business — it celebrates that milestone early in 2024 — Hill-Engineers, Architects, Planners Inc. has evolved into a entity that can manage all those aspects of a project. And President Jeff Noble says that broad expertise sets Hill apart in its field — or, more accurately, fields. It’s also a strong buffer against shifting economic tides.

“We’re organized in three departments — architecture, engineering, and civil surveying — and it’s seldom that you get all three of those going gangbusters all at once,” Noble explained. “Sometimes we’re very fortunate, but other times, one might wane a little bit, while the other two are going well. That diversity of services has carried us along, so we’re able to sustain the level of employment and the types of services we offer. That’s been a big benefit.”

The company’s roughly 40 employees reflect that range: architects; structural, mechanical, and electrical engineers; civil engineers, land surveyors, and survey technicians; and project managers, designers, and drafters in all three niches.

For instance, “we did a brand-new facility for Standard Uniform Services. We started with the permitting, the site development, the architecture, the engineering, and designed that whole facility for them,” Noble explained, adding that it contracted with Forish Construction on the build. “That range of services has allowed us to provide all that, though it’s not always necessary that you need all those services together.”

“A lot of architectural firms are just architectural firms, and they have to go to get an engineer for structural, mechanical, electrical, civil … that’s not part of their company. In Western Mass., very few of those have combined engineering and architecture — and certainly not land surveying besides.”

Hill-Engineers, Architects, Planners was established by William T. Hill in 1949 to provide mechanical-engineering design services to the robust paper industry of the Berkshires. It has called Dalton, a small town just east of Pittsfield, its home since its opening.

“Mr. Hill was a paper-mill engineer for Crane & Co. here in town, and he evolved from there,” Noble said of the company’s founding. “He grew little by little and did structural engineering, electrical, and mechanical engineering, strictly for the pulp and paper business.”

Vice President Vin Magnano came on board in 1975, and the company’s work and client base started to expand beyond paper into a wide range of commercial and industrial clients — still primarily engineering, but moving gradually into some design work.

“Then it just started to evolve organically to include more architectural work,” Noble added. “And we had engineering here to offer as backup for an architectural project, so it made a lot of sense.”

This Berkshire Family YMCA project includes a pool, court, elevated track, and fitness room.

Magnano recalled that “when I came here — I was just a kid, in my 20s — the only architecture we did was to put up a building that covered the machinery; that’s all they cared about. But we started changing after I was here a few years.”

In 1980, a group of five employees purchased the fixed assets of the founder and changed the company’s name to Hill Engineering Inc., and the company began to expand its footprint further in the fields of architecture, engineering, and surveying. In 1986, the company’s leadership contacted Noble, who had worked there before, to head up the growing architectural group. He was intrigued by Hill’s new model.

“I said, ‘yeah, that sounds like a good opportunity,’ and it turned out it was,” he told BusinessWest, adding that, as an architect, “I always appreciated having engineering in-house. A lot of architectural firms are just architectural firms, and they have to go to get an engineer for structural, mechanical, electrical, civil … that’s not part of their company. In Western Mass., very few of those have combined engineering and architecture — and certainly not land surveying besides.”

The company name was changed again in 1987 to Hill-Engineers, Architects, Planners, Inc. to better reflect these expanded areas of service.

“We still do an awful lot just like we always have: we listen to our clients and respond to their needs. They come to us with a problem to solve, and we solve the problem, and move on to the next one.”

“We just started growing the architectural side of the business, doing more commercial work and some residential, institutional, recreational … lots of different types of projects that weren’t industrial. We added staff, and the company has grown over the years.”

Industrial Evolution

Over the decades, Hill-Engineers, Architects, Planners has performed work for dozens of the most recognizable names in Western Mass., including General Dynamics, General Electric, Berkshire Health Systems, Union Carbide, Solutia, Kanzaki, and Smith & Wesson, as well as numerous colleges and universities; several Berkshire County municipalities; recreational, religious, and commercial entities; cultural institutions like Berkshire Museum, MASS MoCA, the Clark, and Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center; and land subdivisions throughout the region.

“When the architecture started to evolve from the paper mills, it was still industrial-based, no commercial; we hardly ever did banks or colleges or any of that,” Magnano said. “It was really driven in the industrial.”

Today, the firm boasts many long-time clients in all those sectors above, some for 40 years or more, he added.

Its acquisition of West Stockbridge Enterprises became an opportunity to get into the land-surveying and civil-engineering aspect, Noble added. “It, again, broadened our range of services that we can provide to our clients, whether it was strictly a subdivision survey or supported an architectural project. Clients say, ‘hey, I want to build something,’ and they’ve got to go through all the permitting aspects, site design, maybe find a site, do site analysis. All that started to become services we could provide for our clients.”

Meanwhile, in the engineering group, Magnano said, “we still do pretty much every discipline except fire protection; we partner with a company in Albany for all our fire-protection work.”

The Weidmann Electrical Technology facility in St. Johnsbury, Vt. is among the firm’s largest projects.

The firm’s radius of work is typically about 50 miles, though it has done major projects outside that, including a major expansion of Weidmann Electrical Technology’s paper mill in St. Johnsbury, Vt., one of that region’s largest employers, a little over a decade ago — about 35 years after Hill first worked on a project for Weidmann.

“They were losing their edge in the market, in the industry; Germany and other places were building new, high-tech stuff. So they spent $40 million doing a new addition on the old addition. We did everything, right from the site work,” Magnano said. “That was probably one of the most unique jobs we’ve done, and we were literally in there from day one — about four years. That was a big one.”

Over the decades, Hill has seen a number of changes, from technology to the way projects are bid. For one thing, there are fewer long-term, local relationships with clients because of consolidation, with clients being purchased by larger entities all the time. “So your companies that used to be local are now owned by a company that’s out of Springfield, Illinois or something,” Noble said. “You don’t have the same relationship, unfortunately.”

Meanwhile, codes and regulations have become more challenging, and an emphasis on energy efficiency and sustainability has impacted how projects are designed, he added. “But we still do an awful lot just like we always have: we listen to our clients and respond to their needs. They come to us with a problem to solve, and we solve the problem, and move on to the next one.”

Welcome Mat

One negative trend that has impacted businesses of all kinds has been recruiting and retaining talent, and Noble said Hill has been able to maintain a steady staff, but it’s not always easy, especially with engineers.

“You don’t see people applying. It used to be people would come in, knock on the door, send a résumé pretty routinely. Now we can’t even solicit them. We go out and try to get them, and no responses,” he told BusinessWest, adding that Hill’s headquarters in the Berkshires can be a problem for some. “Our location just doesn’t seem to have the attraction for younger people. They’d rather go to the cities where there’s potential for maybe more glamorous or high-profile types of work.

“Students are still enlisting in engineering and architecture schools, but they don’t tend to come back here,” he added. “They go to UMass or Boston for college, but then they won’t come back to the Berkshires to work. That’s what we see as the issue.”

Still, the firm has managed to attract employees from the Pioneer Valley and the Albany, N.Y. areas, and it has also maintained relationships with trade schools to bring young people in for co-op experiences, some of which have resulted in hires over the years.

“You don’t have to necessarily get a master’s in such-and-such; you know you can come out of trade school and go to work as a computer operator here, and we’ll put you to work,” Noble explained. “You can learn on the fly, but under the tutelage of professional engineers.”

Magnano added that “we’ve been fortunate enough to get some individuals whose roots are in Dalton, or close by, and wanted to come back to Dalton. Over the last five to 10 years, we’ve really brought in another whole generation that hopefully will keep it going.”

Here, the envelope and siding go up on the NUPRO plastic-fabrication factory in South Deerfield.

Hill-Engineers, Architects, Planners has been community-minded in other ways as well, Noble said, by supporting local nonprofits, social organizations, churches, and other causes in a number of ways.

“The [Dalton] Community Recreation Association is one, whether we do our work at a reduced fee or we support them through ads in their programs, or we sponsor a basketball team or baseball team.”

The firm also supports the Pittsfield YMCA, for which it just completed a major $12 million renovation, including a pool, court, elevated track, fitness facilities, and more. Often, Hill is able to provide services to nonprofit clients at a lower cost, or in an in-kind way, he said. “It works both ways. We get good experience out of it, and the client gets the service at a more affordable level.”

The firm’s leadership and employees also sit on boards and are encouraged to volunteer in the community, Noble added.

Shovels Out

As part of its 75th-anniversary year, the team at Hill is planning to bury a time capsule that includes, among other artifacts, some tools of the trade in 2023, and then unearth it 25 years from now, at the company’s centennial, to see how much their industry — sorry, industries — have changed.

Things have certainly changed plenty since 1949.

“I think we’re just very proud of having carried on Mr. Hill’s legacy here for 75 years,” Noble said. “I think he’d be really happy to see where we’re at. And who knows? Maybe we’ll keep it going for another 75.”

Building Permits

By BusinessWest Staff November 22, 2023

Building Permits

The following building permits were issued during the months of October and November 2023.

CHICOPEE

Chicopee Child Development
989 James St.
$4,170 — Remove existing door, install new steel doors with egress hardware

Diamante 16 LLC
508 Montgomery St.
$7,000 — Roofing

MPK Properties LLC
999 Memorial Dr.
$5,000 — Exterior exit door replacement

Pride Real Estate
27 Montgomery St.
$9,200 — Siding, drywall

Dave Vickers
34 Columba St.
$7,657 — Remove and replace nine windows

EASTHAMPTON

KC Tactical LLC
412 Main St.
$170,000 — Insulation and roofing

HADLEY

Barstow’s Longview Farm Inc.
156 Hockanum Road
N/A — Build barn

Gulmohar Realty Corp.
237 Russell St.
N/A — Install inground swimming pool

LEE

Gilbert Biron, Margaret Biron
42 Park St.
$4,900 — Nine vinyl windows

Alan Wilcox, Lynn Bertelli
29 High St.
$4,000 — Roofing

LENOX

Chucky’s LLC
90 Main St.
$25,000 — Selective demolition

Hillcrest Educational Center
349 Old Stockbridge Road
$408,245 — Replace windows, siding, decking, and shingles

Hillcrest Educational Center
242 West Mountain Road
$318,330 — Replace siding and windows; add new exterior porch, roof, and walkways; re-roof main roof areas; HVAC work to provide ventilation of fresh air

NORTHAMPTON

4-6 Market Street LLC
4 Market St.
$60,000 — Office renovation and add kitchen

14 Conz St. LLC
14 Conz St.
N/A — Deck repairs

1924 LLC
46 Round Hill Road
$2,700,000 — Convert Coolidge Hall building into apartments

Ballybunion Realty LLC
102 Main St., Unit A
$4,340 — Illuminated sign for Smoke Shop

City of Northampton
20 West St.
$7,950 — Chimney liner at Forbes Library

DDM Properties LLC
14 Market St.
$30,000 — Roofing

Florence Congregational Church
130 Pine St.
$35,000 — Fire system upgrade and add-on

Healthy Neighbors Group LLC
321 Bridge St.
$5,000 — Repairs and replacement windows

Scher Mass LLC
10 Michelman Ave.
$10,000 — Two-car garage addition

Smith College
186 Elm St.
$10,000 — Ceiling repairs at Jordan House

Smith College
100 Green St.
$96,740 — Install and relocate growth cambers

Valley Go West LLC
3 North Main St.
$4,300 — Two roof vents and insulation

PITTSFIELD

Cross Development Berkshires LLC
41 Cherry St.
$147,000 — Patch, paint, carpentry, tile, new vanities and cabinets

Four Thirty Three North RE LLC
431 North St., #1
$9,000 — Add six non-bearing interior partitions, two doors, one hand sink, and two hair-washing sinks

Douglas Hutton, Charles Slattery III
35 Commercial St.
$1,190,000 — Selective interior demolition and renovation to office, warehouse, and self-serve/retail

Goodwill Industries
5 Cheshire Road
$75,000 — Remove and replace five HVAC rooftop units

Independent Connections LLC
579 Fenn St.
$77,227 — Roofing

L&S LP
1035 South St.
$92,000 — Machine demolition of structure, including slab and foundations

John Marchisio
57 Industrial Dr.
$64,000 — Roofing

OBCC Holdings LLC
74 Downing Parkway
$168, — Roofing

Regan Development
592 North St., Building 2
$2,925,402 — Renovate building

Regan Development
592 North St., Building 3
$4,130,845 — Repair/improve commercial and residential apartments

Paul Saldana
271 Tyler St.
$28,000 — Replace architectural shingles to two porches, install 32 replacement windows, install four main doors in existing frames, rebuild floor of two porches

Pittsfield Management Systems Inc.
1000 North St.
$15,670 — Door units and hardware

South Congregational Church
110 South St.
$17,500 — Install projection Sunstyle retractable awning

South Street Associates LLC
153 South St.
$400,000 — Repair existing parapet

Thomas C. Flanagan Living Trust
63 Churchill Crest
$10,000 — Six vinyl replacement windows

SPRINGFIELD

American International College
1059 State St.
$48,950 — Interior demolition for future build-out in Lissa Building

American International College
1067 State St.
$29,925 — Interior demolition for future build-out for AIC Health Sciences

Baystate Medical Center Inc.
759 Chestnut St.
$19,294 — Alter interior space for new electrical closet for replacement of electrical distribution service in mechanical/maintenance tunnel

Chestnut Park Preservation LP
10 Chestnut St.
$22,886 — Repair section of parking garage ramp slab

City of Springfield
70 Tapley St.
$4,214,000 — Roofing at Congressman Richard E. Neal Municipal Operations Center

Citywide Associates LP
513 Main St.
$19,873.55 — Insulation and air sealing

Citywide Associates LP
64 Myrtle St.
$30,918.10 — Insulation and air sealing

Holy Name Catholic Assoc.
323 Dickinson St.
$121,964 — Roofing at Holy Name Church

New North Citizens Council Inc.
2455 Main St.
$117,000 — Roofing at New North Community Center

New Trinity Church of God in Christ
209 Quincy St.
$15,000 — Roofing

WD 2025 Roosevelt LLC
2025 Roosevelt Ave.
$15,000 — Erect storage racks on concrete pad for Eversource Gas

WD 2025 Roosevelt LLC
2025 Roosevelt Ave.
$10,000 — Erect storage racks on concrete pad for Eversource Gas

WD 2025 Roosevelt LLC
2025 Roosevelt Ave.
$3,833 — Erect storage racks on concrete pad for Eversource Gas

Western New England University
1215 Wilbraham Road
$237,451 — Alter third-floor space in Sleith Hall for six faculty offices

Guyseymore Wilson
708 Main St.
$125,000 — Full remodel and addition to rear of property for new kitchen

Picture This

By BusinessWest Staff November 22, 2023

Picture This

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Super 60

The Springfield Regional Chamber’s Super 60 Luncheon drew nearly 500 attendees to the MassMutual Center on Nov. 9. This year, the traditional Revenue and Growth categories were expanded to five with the addition of Start-Up, Give Back, and Non-Profit categories.

chamber President Diana Szynal with Lenny Underwood of Upscale Socks, honored in the Start-Up category

Griffin, Vanessa Cofer, and Esther Hudson of Revitalize Community Development Corp., which was honored in the Non-Profit category

the team at Appleton Corp., honored in the Give Back category

keynote speaker Ashley Kohl, owner of Ohana School of Performing Arts

Jessica Hansen and Boomer from the Springfield Thunderbirds, honored in the Growth and Give Back categories

Bikes Fight Cancer

In its inaugural year, Bikes Fight Cancer raised more than $190,000 for cancer research and services by engaging cyclists to fundraise and participate in various cycling events, including the Bikes Fight Cancer Charity Ride in June. On Nov. 5, Bikes Fight Cancer donated $36,500 to the Center for Human Development’s (CHD) Cancer House of Hope, which participated in the charity ride.

Pictured. from left: Ben Craft of CHD; Avery McAvoy, Becky McAvoy, and Johnny Morin of Bikes Fight Cancer; Margaret Toomey of the Cancer House of Hope; and Meghan Morin of Bikes Fight Cancer.

Campaign Kickoff

Berkshire United Way (BUW) launched its 2023-24 campaign with a kickoff celebration on Sept. 20 at the Country Club of Pittsfield, recognizing companies and organizations that went above and beyond and individuals who raised awareness and encouraged giving.

BUW President and CEO Tom Bernard with guest speaker Natalia DeRuzzio from Volunteers in Medicine Berkshires, one of the agencies BUW supports through donor contributions

Beverly Gans from Taconic High School is honored as Employee Campaign Coordinator of the Year

attendees wave pom-poms during a celebratory moment. (Photo by Autumn Phoenix Photography)

Gone to the Dog

Baystate Children’s Hospital recently welcomed Isabela — Isa for short — as its first-ever facility dog, thanks to a $150,000 grant from the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation. The golden retriever goes to work every day to provide animal-assisted therapy to pediatric patients, their families, and staff members. Facility dogs are used exclusively for clinical work; they can physically interact with patients to provide comfort and are trained to help with tasks like teaching kids how to take medication, keeping a child calm during medical intervention, and providing incentives for kids to get out of bed for a walk.

Baystate Children’s Hospital recently welcomed Isabela — Isa for short — as its first-ever facility dog

Honoring Service

JGS Lifecare held its 2023 annual meeting on Oct. 10. Highlights of the meeting included remarks from Robert Whitten, president of JGS Lifecare; Dr. Margaret Calkins, president of Innovative Designs in Environments for an Aging Society and recipient of the 2022 Changemaker Award from the Center for Health Design; and Adam Berman, CEO of JGS Lifecare (pictured, right, with Rudy D’Agostino, partner at Meyers Brothers Kalicka, P.C. and treasurer of JGS Lifecare, who received the Chair’s Service Award at the meeting).

Adam Berman, CEO of JGS Lifecare (pictured, right, with Rudy D’Agostino, partner at Meyers Brothers Kalicka, P.C. and treasurer of JGS Lifecare, who received the Chair’s Service Award at the meeting).

Pipeline to Nursing

State officials visited Holyoke Community College (HCC) on Oct. 17 to celebrate a statewide nursing scholarship program that pays 100% of costs for community-college nursing students. Pictured: HCC nursing student Katelynn Richard, center, practices under the supervision of Instructor Dorothy Shannon as Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler, state Sen. Jo Comerford, and HCC President George Timmons look on. Also in attendance were Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Lauren Jones, Commissioner of Public Health Robbie Goldstein, state Sen. Adam Gomez, state Rep. Pat Duffy, and Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia.

Pictured: HCC nursing student Katelynn Richard, center, practices under the supervision of Instructor Dorothy Shannon as Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler, state Sen. Jo Comerford, and HCC President George Timmons look on

Court Dockets

By BusinessWest Staff November 22, 2023

Court Dockets

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

Amy Desroches v. Luis Maravilha Sr., Annastacia Maravilha, and Aloralynn Maravilha d/b/a Twinscape Design and Construction Co.

Allegation: Defendant contracted to do work on plaintiff’s premises; defendant did not do some of the work, and the work defendant did was done negligently: $10,000

Filed: 11/8/23

HAMPDEN SUPERIOR COURT

Joseph Asante v. Burkhard Restoration & Property Services LLC and Patrick Burkhard

Allegation: Breach of contract:$77,631.22

Filed: 10/11/23

Joanne Laviolette v. Aldi Massachusetts LLC and Aldi Inc.

Allegation: Negligence; slip and fall causing personal injury: $70,000

Filed: 10/13/23

Jose Pomales v. City of Springfield

Allegation: Motor-vehicle negligence causing personal injury: $7,046.33

Filed: 10/19/23

Agenda

By BusinessWest Staff November 22, 2023

Agenda

Difference Makers Nominations

Through Dec. 8: Do you know someone who is truly making a difference in the Western Mass. region? BusinessWest invites you to nominate an individual or group for its 16th annual Difference Makers program. Nominations for the class of 2024 must be received by 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 8. Difference Makers was launched in 2009 as a way to recognize the contributions of agencies and individuals who are contributing to quality of life in this region. Past honorees have come from dozens of business and nonprofit sectors, proving there’s no limit to the ways people can impact their communities. Let us know who you think deserves to be recognized as a Difference Maker in our upcoming class by visiting businesswest.com/difference-makers-nomination-form to complete the nomination form. Honorees will be profiled in an upcoming issue of BusinessWest and celebrated at a gala in the spring.

Community Giving Initiative

Women of Impact

Dec. 7: BusinessWest will honor its sixth annual Women of Impact at Sheraton Springfield. Tickets cost $95 per person, and tables of 10 are available. To purchase tickets, visit businesswest.com/womenofimpact. The class of 2023, profiled in the Oct. 16 issue of BusinessWest and at businesswest.com, are: Fredrika Ballard, president, Aero Design Aircraft Services and Fly Lugu Flight Training; Carla Cosenzi, president, TommyCar Auto Group; Arlyana Dalce-Bowie, CEO, Moms in Power; Sandra Doran, president, Bay Path University; Dr. Khama Ennis, founder, Faces of Medicine and Intentional Health, LLC; Dawn Forbes DiStefano, president and CEO, Square One; Amy Jamrog, CEO, the Jamrog Group; Michelle Theroux, CEO, Berkshire Hills Music Academy; and Lisa Zarcone, author, speaker, and child and mental-health advocate. The event is sponsored by Country Bank and TommyCar Auto Group (presenting sponsors) and Comcast Business (partner sponsor).

Eat, Drink, & Be Holyoke

Dec. 7: The Holyoke Rotary Club announced the return of Eat, Drink, & Be Holyoke, its premier tasting fundraiser and silent auction. The event will take place at the Holyoke City Hall Ballroom at 5:30 p.m. following the sealing of the Holyoke 150th-anniversary time capsule. Eat, Drink, & Be Holyoke will feature food prepared by 110 Grill, Amedeo’s, Crave, Fame, Hamel’s Summit View, Iona’s Kitchen, Kate’s Kitchen, Pics Pub, Rusty’s Place, the White Hut, and Woodstone Tavern. Additionally, Brennan’s Place will provide various alcohol tastings from local and regional breweries, wineries, and distilleries. Tickets cost $50 and can be purchased online at edbh.eventbrite.com. Proceeds will go toward supporting Rotary projects.

People on the Move

By BusinessWest Staff November 22, 2023

People on the Move

Gene Kingsley

Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) has named a cyber range manager for the Springfield Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (CCE) at Springfield Union Station. Following a comprehensive search, the college has hired Gene Kingsley, who will be responsible for a host of facility operations. Supported by local, state, and federal funding, the center is scheduled to open in 2024 and will serve as a regional center for Western Mass. and beyond. The CCE is a collaboration between STCC, the Springfield Redevelopment Authority, and CyberTrust Massachusetts. The 6,000-square-foot CCE will include a cyber range, which is a simulated training environment, and a security operations center, which will be a support for Massachusetts municipalities to detect cybersecurity events in real time and respond quickly. Students who train at the CCE could move into paid internships or employment, where they would work with professionals to confront the growing global problem of cybersecurity threats. Kingsley’s experience includes managing Information Security at Reliant Medical Group. He also served as director of the Security Operations Center at UMass Amherst. He holds a master’s degree in Communications and Information Management from the Graduate School at Bay Path College and an MBA from the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst. He earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Westfield State College and an associate degree from Holyoke Community College.

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Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C. announced that Shareholder Michael Fenton has been named a Go To Lawyer in the area of Commercial Real Estate Law by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. Fenton joined the firm in 2012 and focuses his practice in the areas of commercial real estate, business planning, commercial finance, and estate planning. He represents principals in business formation and succession planning, businesses in the purchase and sale of enterprises, lenders and borrowers in commercial financing transactions, developers in the acquisition and permitting of projects, and individuals in establishing comprehensive and sophisticated estate plans. With a background in taxes and a master’s degree in business administration, Fenton provides added value to clients with business-planning concerns. In addition, he has extensive land-use experience that includes zoning, subdivision, project permitting and environmental matters. A significant part of his practice revolves around estate planning, and he develops sophisticated estate plans to facilitate access to public services and the preservation of assets. Fenton is a graduate of Western New England University (WNE) School of Law, where he was a publishing editor of the Law Review and an Oliver Wendell Holmes full-tuition merit scholar. He is an adjunct professor for Corporate Finance at WNE School of Law, where he is also a board member of the Center for Social Justice. He serves on the Baystate Medical Center Community Advisory Council and has served as a member of the Springfield City Council since 2010.

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Kuhn Riddle Architects recently welcomed Salabat Khan and Ruoqi Zhong to its architectural team. Khan’s architectural interests began at MEASI Academy of Architecture in Chennai, India, where he acquired a strong foundation in design principles and cultivated his love for innovation. He completed his master of architecture degree at UMass Amherst in 2023. Khan’s approach to architecture is human-centric: he most enjoys creating designs that enhance the user’s quality of life and sense of belonging. His work is focused as well on contextual integration into the historic, cultural, and natural environment surrounding any project. Kuhn Riddle’s leadership noted that his collaborative design philosophy and appreciation of diverse perspectives integrates perfectly with that of the firm. KRA was recently awarded the prestigious Emerging Professionals Friendly designation from the American Institute of Architects. This award recognizes supporting emerging architects like Khan on their journey to registration and ultimate success in the architectural field. Ruoqi was drawn to Kuhn Riddle because she is inspired by architecture that connects to its surroundings, is public-oriented, and will make a positive difference in people’s lives. She will continue to follow her integrative, transformative design focus at KRA. She applies her expertise and attention to detail to K-12 educational projects, community organizations, and multi-family and private homes. Ruoqi received her bachelor of architecture degree in 2011 from Harbin Institute of Technology in Heilongjiang, China. In 2014 she was awarded two degrees at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne: master of architecture and master of science in civil and environmental engineering.

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Nathan Dion

Garvey Communication Associates Inc. (GCAi) recently appointed Nathan Dion as digital PR analyst. Dion is an experienced video producer and is already telling local stories with GCAi’s new vlogging camera. Dion will continue to grow GCAi’s digital PR video services and subsidiary New England Corporate Video. He is a graduate of Westfield State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in communication with a dual concentration in media arts and analysis and public relations. He also minored in graphic design.

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Square One recently elected a new slate of officers to its board of directors. The election was held at the agency’s annual meeting on Oct. 13. Taking on the role of chairperson is Corrine Ryan of Community Legal Aid. The vice chair seat will be filled by Colleen Stocks of Western Massachusetts Regional Women’s Correctional Center. Moving into the treasurer position is Julie Quink of Burkhart Pizzanelli, P.C. Jessica Dupont of HealthOne Alliance/Alliant Health Plans will serve as the board’s clerk. New to the full board of directors are Shenell Ford, Terry Maxey, Edward Nunez, Gillian Palmer, and Aundrea Paulk. They will join existing board members Andrea Hickson-Martin, Amy Selvia Smith, Lavar Click-Bruce, Leonard Underwood, Kate Kane, Ryan McCollum, and Peter Testori.

Company Notebook

By BusinessWest Staff November 22, 2023

Company Notebook

Forest Park Zoo Wins Award for Education Programming

SPRINGFIELD — For the third time in as many years, the Zoo in Forest Park & Education Center has been nationally recognized for its innovative education programs. On Oct. 19, the zoo received the Educational Award of Excellence from the Zoological Assoc. of America for its zookeeper internship program. The program combines classroom and hands-on learning in a way that creates a well-rounded internship experience for college-aged students. In addition to providing basic care for the 225-plus animals that call the zoo their home, interns also participate in a 12-week professional-development curriculum and complete a capstone project. Weekly topics are selected by the zoo’s education and animal-care teams and cover a wide range of themes in the field of zoological studies. The program culminates with the enrichment capstone project, in which participants research a species to create an enrichment item based on the animal’s individual needs. Enrichment is an important component of an animal’s daily care and aims to provide mental or physical stimulation by encouraging natural behaviors. In December 2021, the zoo won the same award for its creation and implementation of the Kids Go Wild program, and in August 2021, Adams received the Janet McCoy Excellence in Public Education Award from the American Assoc. of Zookeepers for her work on Kids Go Wild.

Big Y Again Named a Best-in-State Employer

SPRINGFIELD — For the fifth year in a row, Big Y has been named a Forbes Best-in-state Employer. Honorees have been identified across all industries based upon an independent survey of employees who anonymously recommend their employers for this award. Employers, such as Big Y, neither have the knowledge of which employees are polled, nor do they have the ability to influence the results in any way. According to Forbes, employees are asked to rate their willingness to recommend their own employers to friends and family. Employees are also asked to give their opinions on a series of statements surrounding topics such as working conditions, salary, potential for development, and company image. Big Y’s award spans 25 different industries.

LightHouse Holyoke to Acquire Sons of Zion Building

HOLYOKE — LightHouse Holyoke is in the process of acquiring the Sons of Zion building at 378 Maple St. to become its permanent home. LightHouse Holyoke is a 501(c)(3), accredited school founded in 2015. It began a partnership with Holyoke Public Schools in 2017 and now works with four public districts along with private-pay families on a sliding scale. With a foundation in social justice, LightHouse offers a transformational educational experience for students in grades 6-12 who are seeking a new way to experience school. Over the past eight years, LightHouse has supported nearly 150 students to not just graduate high school, but to redefine their relationship to learning. More than half were either already dropped out of high school or at high risk to not graduate. LightHouse’s vision is to be a reflection of a world where young people are celebrated for their individual gifts and identities and where all people are invited to learn with each other, from each other, and for each other, guided by a shared goal of connection and responsibility. It believes that transformative education is a key to this future. Current enrollment is 75 students; in the new building, LightHouse aims to increase enrollment to 100-120 students. With the support of Mass Development, it has completed a robust feasibility study, including multiple environmental reports. It has initial drawings from an architect and is prepared to close on the four-lot parcel in January 2024. The current vision for two of the currently vacant lots is to create an urban food forest, open to the community. The cost estimate for the total project is approximately $4 million. Occupancy is expected by September 2025.

Greater Westfield Chamber Announces 2023 Awards

WESTFIELD — The Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce announced its annual award winners for 2023. The Business of the Year Award is being presented jointly to Westfield Barnes Regional Airport and the 104th Fighter Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard. The Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Kimberley Betts of Betts Plumbing & Heating Supply. Westfield On Weekends earned the Nonprofit of the Year Award, and the Member of the Year Award is being presented to Rick Rheault of Integrity Merchant Solutions. The awards were presented at the chamber’s annual meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 15 at Shaker Farms Country Club.

Chamber of Greater Easthampton Receives WorkHub on Union Grant

EASTHAMPTON — The Chamber of Greater Easthampton announced that its new entrepreneurial initiative, WorkHub on Union, received a significant boost with a recent award: a $50,000 Collaborative Workspace Program Fit-Out Grant. This is the second grant the chamber has received for this project from the Executive Office of Economic Development, MassDevelopment, and the Collaborative Workspace Grant Program. This latest grant is an addition to the $100,000 in state funding, bringing the total of local and state funds raised to date to $230,000.

Country Bank Donates $42,000 to 21 Area Senior Centers

WARE — Country Bank recently announced donations to 21 local senior centers throughout the region, totaling $42,000. These donations are made without restriction for necessary items that may not be met within the centers’ annual budgets. “We are so fortunate to have a community partner like Country Bank,” said John Zienowicz, executive director of Ware Senior Center. “Countless members of their staff have volunteered at our events and special projects that have ranged from holiday parties at the senior center to personally delivering boxes of food items to seniors in need. This donation helps to sustain our meal program, which, over the past five years, has provided in excess of 38,000 home-cooked meals for the seniors. Their commitment to service, volunteerism, and community is what makes Country Bank the gold standard when it comes to being true difference makers.” In addition to its annual monetary support, Country Bank also sends teams of employees to volunteer at local senior centers on a monthly basis.

LiftTruck Launches Fundraiser to Benefit Head Start

WEST SPRINGFIELD — LiftTruck Parts & Service Inc., a local, family-owned business, launched its 2023 Fill a Forklift fundraiser to benefit Head Start Brockton and Holyoke Chicopee Springfield (HCS) Head Start. For 35 years, LiftTruck has been a family-owned business providing forklift sales, rentals, parts, and service to the Massachusetts, Cape Cod, Connecticut, and Rhode Island areas. LiftTruck invites the community to help it raise funds throughout November and December, as it will be collecting monetary donations at its Brockton and West Springfield locations and accepting donations online. Head Start Brockton and HCS Head Start aim to provide family and parent support and opportunities for families to engage in a child’s education. Since its inception in 1965, Head Start has improved the lives of more than 32 million children and their families.

Country Bank, Bank Director Announce Fully Certified Board

WARE — James Phaneuf, Country Bank board chair, announced that the bank’s board of directors recently became the first fully certified board through Bank Director’s certification program. The certification provides participants with a thorough grounding in corporate governance and important industry issues that enhance the performance of individual directors. The board completed the comprehensive training program this past year and was certified in September. Participants must complete 31 designated online training videos and board briefs focused on the role of the board, audit and risk, compensation, governance, and fiduciary responsibilities. In addition to Bank Director’s online training series, participants must attend a day-long corporate-governance workshop in the Bank Director certification program or, alternatively, complete a virtual version of the program. Completing the program and becoming a certified bank director sends a clear message to state and federal regulators that board members take their fiduciary duties seriously and want to be top-performing members of the bank’s board.

Second Chance Animal Services Named a Top-Rated Nonprofit

EAST BROOKFIELD — Second Chance Animal Services has been named a 2023 Top-Rated Nonprofit by GreatNonprofits, a leading website for community recommendations of charities and nonprofits. Second Chance offers programs and services that help more than 44,000 pets a year to live better lives. The Top-Rated Nonprofit award is based on the rating and number of reviews that Second Chance received from volunteers, donors, and aid recipients. In one review, a volunteer shared that “I have been a volunteer with Second Chance for the past couple of years and continue to be impressed with how hard they work to not only help and care for the animals they rescue, but also the resources they give to animal owners in the communities they serve, from veterinary services to vaccine clinics, pet grooming, food banks, and more. They truly are an impressive organization.”

Market Mentors Raises $4,000 for Breast-cancer Programs

SPRINGFIELD — As part of its 20th-anniversary recognition, Market Mentors LLC, a fully integrated marketing, advertising, and public-relations agency, brought back its annual Pink Day campaign to raise funds for Baystate Health Foundation to support breast-cancer research and services. Selling MM Pink Day 2023 T-shirts, the agency raised a total of $4,000. Participating companies included Adams & Ruxton; Allied Flooring, Paint and Design; Belt Technologies Inc.; BusinessWest; Cornerstone Bank; Dowd Insurance Agencies; EffecTV (Comcast); Excel Dryer; Freedom Credit Union; Giombetti Associates; Girard Heating & Air Conditioning; Koopman Lumber; Louis & Clark Pharmacy; Millennium Press; Noonan Energy; Prime Media; PDC Inc.; the Recorder; the Republican; Vlier Inc.; Western Mass News; and Women’s Health Associates.

Skoler Abbott Receives Empowering Women Award

SPRINGFIELD — Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C., a labor and employment law firm serving employers in the Greater Springfield area, has been named to Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly’s inaugural Empowering Women list. The award recognizes Skoler Abbott for its strong commitment to hiring and promoting women, providing mentoring and opportunities for professional advancement to women attorneys, and establishing programs and policies to help women attorneys thrive professionally. Skoler Abbott was the only law firm in Western Mass. to receive this honor.

Home City Development Begins Construction on Apartments

PELHAM — Home City Development Inc. (HCDI) has begun construction of 34 new affordable apartments on a previously developed site in Pelham. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on Nov. 2 at 20 Amherst Road, Pelham. Consisting of one-, two-, and three-bedroom rental apartments in two buildings, Amethyst Brook Apartments provides modern amenities in a quiet, rural setting for households earning up to 60% of area median income. The buildings are designed to meet Energy Star and Passive House energy-performance standards. The property will contain charging stations for electric vehicles and roof-mounted solar panels. Along with local jobs, construction spending, and increased property taxes, this professionally managed property is expected to make significant contributions to the town of Pelham. HCDI was awarded most of the project funding from the Commonwealth’s Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities. In addition, HCDI received Community Preservation Act funds from the town of Pelham and construction and permanent loans from Easthampton Savings Bank. Other funders include Community Economic Development Assistance Corp., Massachusetts Housing Investment Corp., and Dorfman Capital. The development team includes Architecture Environment Life; Western Builders; development consultant Gerry Joseph; Tierney Development Services; Berkshire Design Group; Shatz, Schwartz, and Fentin, P.C.; Klein-Hornig LLP; O’Reilly, Talbot and Okun; and many other partners.

Doing Business as Certificates

By BusinessWest Staff November 22, 2023

DBA Certificates

The following business certificates and/or trade names were issued or renewed during the months of October and November 2023.

PITTSFIELD

All Star Cuts 2
397 North St.
Henry Martinez

All-Ways Vending LLC
241 West Housatonic St.
James Hespelein

Behavior Vibes LLC
82 Wendell Ave.
Justin McGrath

Berkshire Book Nook
100 Wendell Ave.
Maricelli Torres

Caribbean Moments
5 Ridge Ave.
Rhonda Serre

Cash Buyers
82 Wendell Ave.
Blue Lobster Management LLC

Castlegate Property Management
390 Fenn St.
LND Investments LLC

Cloud Nine Visions
5 Cheshire Road
Cloud Nine Visions LLC

Corrine Vaughn
103 Elm St.
Corrine Vaughn

CVS Pharmacy #257
107 West St.
CVS Pharmacy Inc.

Daniel V. Sollecito, Esq., Attorney at Law Retired
23 Abbott St.
Daniel Sollecito

DC Enterprises LLC
34 Meleca Ave.
Jason Dargi

A Familiar Face
101 Oliver Ave.
Jean Hamilton

Green River Bookkeeping
1064½ Holmes Road
Lighten Business Services

Ill Mindsets
268 Highland Ave.
Kurtis Gero

Karen’s Hair Studio
70 Broad St.
Peter Bondini

Market 32 by Price Chopper
555 Hubbard Ave.
Price Chopper Operating Co. of Massachusetts Inc.

On-the-Go Canine Co.
259 Onota St.
Kamea Quetti Hall

Osterman Propane
5 Cheshire Road
Superior Plus Propane

Pal Scientific LLC
50 Vinal Ave.
Sandhya Palakurthi

Serre Solutions
5 Ridge Ave.
Rhonda Serre

Those Guys Yard Cleaning and Minor Maintenance
253 Wahconah St.
William Buckley

Tip Top Cleaners
43 West Union St.
Miranda Perez

Vending M’s
14 Franklin St.
David Benle

SOUTH HADLEY

7-Eleven
46 Newton St.
7 Eleven Inc.

The Boathouse
1 Alvord St.
Rovaye Hospitality LLC

Lisa A. Uyehara, M.D.
23 College St.
Lisa Uyehara

Loomis Village
246 North Main St.
Loomis Communities Inc.

Thai Place
480 Granby Road
77 Number Mon Corp.

WESTFIELD

Al’s Tire Shop
918 Southampton Road
Lou Jean Inc.

Bill Sitler Recording Service
165 City View Road
William Sitler

Boston Bay Pizza
73 Elm St.
Alya Food Inc.

Coggin Creek Stables
1008 Granville Road
Brenda Coggin

Dime Online
21 Linden Ave.
Glen Lusignan

Epoxy Pro Solutions
210 Bates Road
Dustin Taudal

Family Jungle Entertainment
2 Clinton Ave.
Roboham Rivera

Goyette Property Service
240 Buck Pond Road
Parker Goyette

GTG Plumbing & Heating
7 Stuart Place
Guy Guatreau

Human Atlas Trucking LLC
142 Yeoman Ave.
Matthew Perrier

Hydro Heal Corp.
10 Nancy Circle
Rosa Rodriguez, Sandra Lara

Patton Firearms
24 Old Holyoke Road
Michael Patton

Rope Performance LLC
501 Southampton Road
Pedro Leon

Sleepy Bee Gardens
43 Dee Path Lane
Katherine Guildner

Srattner Painting LLC
48 Marla Circle
Gregory Srattner

Susie Read Photography
33 Hassler St.
Walton Read LLC

The Tasty Dessert Bars
402 Montgomery Road
Art Jannakas

Tim’s Drywall LLC
919 Southampton Road, C4
Tim Mongeau

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Arnold D. Silverman, DDS
46 Daggett Dr.
Arnold Silverman

Bar Cogas LLC
86 Garden St.
Bar Cogas LLC

Black Friday Bin Store
520 Main St.
Rani Liquidation LLC

Bobcat of Greater Springfield
181 Wayside Ave.
Bobcat of Connecticut Inc.

Cashway Oil
75 Union St.
Super Petro Inc.

Chargeless Oil
75 Union St.
Super Petro Inc.

Cost Less Oil
75 Union St.
Super Petro Inc.

Dessant Auto
2405 Westfield St.
Dessant Auto

DMunarge Psychotherapy Services
39 River St., Unit 6
DMunarge Psychotherapy Services

Fast Fill Oil
75 Union St.
Super Petro Inc.

Fuel Co.
75 Union St.
Super Petro Inc.

Gia Catanzarite, LICSW
110 Quarry Road
Gia Catanzarite

Imperial Barbershop
8-16 Chestnut St.
Imperial Barbershop

Liquori’s Pizza
659 Westfield St.
Liquori’s Pizza

Mass Trans Insurance Agency
425 Union St., Suite A1
Mass Trans Insurance Agency

Quick Stop Oil
75 Union St.
Super Petro Inc.

Styles by Jenna
33 Westfield St.
Styles by Jenna

Super Petro Inc.
75 Union St.
Super Petro Inc.

Supreme Oil
75 Union St.
Super Petro Inc.

Therese K. Sarnelli, M.Ed. LMHC
117 Park Ave., Room 205
Therese Sarnelli

Tokyo Asian Cuisine
1152 Riverdale St.
Zheng’s Garden LLC

Vickers Fuel Oil
75 Union St.
Super Petro Inc.

Bankruptcies

By BusinessWest Staff November 22, 2023

Bankruptcies

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

Arroyo, Joseline Judy
24 Fairmont St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 13
Date: 10/24/2023

Asselin, Wayne D.
Asselin, AnnMarie R.
1226 Center St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/18/2023

Best, Bonnie
38 Birch Hill Road
Blandford, MA 01008
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/30/2023

Bowie-Seibles Mary Lou
97 Cloran St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/24/2023

Brothers, Eric M.
21 Hickory Hill
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/18/2023

Carvache, Alexandra Marie
58 Belmont Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/19/2023

Clifford, Nathanie Peter
Jump, Jade Christa
239 East St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/20/2023

Cormier, Wendy L.
972 Tinkham Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/23/2023

Cousineau, Gerald G.
P.O. Box 387
Tuners Falls, MA 01376
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/30/2023

Denson, Tiyeara D.
91 Belle St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 13
Date: 10/23/2023

Fermoso, Jeffrey J.
74 Oak Grove Ave., 1st Floor
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/17/2023

Hernandez, William
HernandezKelly A.
96 Sunflower Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/18/2023

Kalt, William John J.
492 Morgan Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/20/2023

Marchand, Jason W.
64 Haynes Hill Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/30/2023

Marini, Heather Ellen
42 Bristol St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/19/2023

Miller, Lisa M.
41 Poplar St.
Feeding Hills, MA 01030
Chapter: 13
Date: 10/25/2023

Moriarty-Ryan,Michele S.
136 Wenonah Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Chapter: 13
Date: 10/27/2023

Ramos, Luis
14 Spring St., Apt. 1
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/23/2023

Sage, Dorothy E.
PO Box 1237
Stockbridge, MA 01262
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/30/2023

Trigo, Christopher J.
67 State St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 13
Date: 10/20/2023

Whittaker, Jennifer Lynn
a/k/a Locklear, Jennifer Lynn
40 Hawks Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/24/2023)

Real Estate Transactions

By BusinessWest Staff November 22, 2023

Real Estate

FRANKLIN COUNTY

BERNARDSTON

72 Bald Mountain Road
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Justin P. Lawrence
Seller: Denise M. King
Date: 10/20/23

CHARLEMONT

57 East Hawley Road
Charlemont, MA 01339
Amount: $168,000
Buyer: Cascade Funding THB4
Seller: Paul Dibenedetto
Date: 10/24/23

CONWAY

1270 Whately Road
Conway, MA 01341
Amount: $415,000
Buyer: Richard Ponyer
Seller: Scott K. Sumner
Date: 10/20/23

GREENFIELD

122 Bungalow Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $408,000
Buyer: Kyle M. Artus
Seller: Larry D. Geiser
Date: 10/20/23

12 Cedar St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $253,000
Buyer: Jake Brennan
Seller: Timothy F. Boyle
Date: 10/17/23

8 Cooke St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $385,000
Buyer: Erika A. Gasser
Seller: Robert L. Kidder
Date: 10/24/23

250-252 Hope St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $372,900
Buyer: Mitchell W. Herzig
Seller: Mjdb Construction Services LLC
Date: 10/25/23

10 Stone Ridge Lane
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $389,900
Buyer: Gabriel L. Fonseca
Seller: Thomas Rinaldi
Date: 10/16/23

49 Union St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Kara L. Younger
Seller: Julie M. Lemay
Date: 10/20/23

LEVERETT

57 Amherst Road
Leverett, MA 01054
Amount: $530,000
Buyer: Danil Tarnovskiy
Seller: Steven P. Woodard
Date: 10/26/23

MONTAGUE

30 3rd St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Colleen M. Deighton
Seller: Marcus J. Campbell
Date: 10/23/23

12 Federal St.
Montague, MA 01349
Amount: $131,959
Buyer: Nationstar Mortgage LLC
Seller: Walter A. James
Date: 10/16/23

1 Greenfield Road
Montague, MA 01351
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Joel C. Tognarelli
Seller: Donna L. Gates
Date: 10/27/23

NEW SALEM

34 Cooleyville Road
New Salem, MA 01355
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Carl Cramm
Seller: Megan R. Whitney
Date: 10/20/23

NORTHFIELD

21 Old Bernardston Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $460,000
Buyer: James Boulton
Seller: Robin Conley
Date: 10/16/23

ORANGE

55 Chase St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $252,500
Buyer: Krista L. Sciucco
Seller: Flare Side RT
Date: 10/17/23

308 East Main St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $333,000
Buyer: William A. Campuzano
Seller: L5 Development LLC
Date: 10/20/23

52 Hamilton Ave.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Kaitlyn J. Steve
Seller: V&J Real Estate Inc.
Date: 10/27/23

48 Old Cyrus Stage Road
Rowe, MA 01367
Amount: $316,000
Buyer: Arik Olson
Seller: Jeffrey Mcguire
Date: 10/18/23

SHUTESBURY

146 Baker Road
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Amount: $363,000
Buyer: Erin Mcguirl
Seller: Linda A. Scott
Date: 10/17/23

30 Lake Dr.
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Steven C. Mikolajczuk
Seller: Humphriss-Tygard LT
Date: 10/27/23

SUNDERLAND

88 Old Amherst Road
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $187,500
Buyer: James D. Houle
Seller: Douglas F. Houle
Date: 10/17/23

WARWICK

136 Wendell Road
Warwick, MA 01378
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Andrew J. Whalen
Seller: Jean A. Thibodeau RET
Date: 10/23/23

WHATELY

16 Straits Road
Whately, MA 01038
Amount: $162,000
Buyer: Justin J. Mieczkowski
Seller: Joseph F. Mieczkowski
Date: 10/18/23

HAMPDEN COUNTY

AGAWAM

17 Begley St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $287,000
Buyer: Aabj Parrelli LLC
Seller: Abae LLC
Date: 10/16/23

25 Brookline Ave.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Jacob Tryba
Seller: Carolyn M. Lemieux
Date: 10/27/23

56 Brookline Ave.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $276,000
Buyer: Thomas Dandeneau
Seller: Wojnicki, Dorothy, (Estate)
Date: 10/16/23

28 Center St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Silver Snake Properties LLC
Seller: Plata O. Plomo Inc.
Date: 10/16/23

55 Cooper St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $9,880,957
Buyer: Agawam North Propco LLC
Seller: SF 55 Cooper St. Real Properties
Date: 10/19/23

61 Cooper St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $10,018,438
Buyer: Agawam West Propco LLC
Seller: SF 61 Cooper St. Real Properties
Date: 10/20/23

65-67 Cooper St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $8,388,831
Buyer: Agawam South Propco LLC
Seller: SF 61 Cooper St. Real Properties
Date: 10/20/23

Fox Farm Road, Lot 1
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Global Homes Properties LLC
Seller: Susan M. Smith-Malecky
Date: 10/17/23

12 Harvey Johnson Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $201,000
Buyer: Bruce A. Moore
Seller: Owczarski, Lorelei A., (Estate)
Date: 10/16/23

464 Main St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $7,649,773
Buyer: Agawam East Propco LLC
Seller: SF 464 Main St. Real Properties
Date: 10/20/23

25 Monroe St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Matthew J. Casartello
Seller: Douglas Dichard
Date: 10/24/23

18 Mulberry St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Marsha Lee
Seller: William S. Keyes
Date: 10/26/23

443 North West St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $1,095,000
Buyer: Coppola Real Estate Holding Co. LLC
Seller: Gary E. Brown
Date: 10/20/23

118 Parker St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $293,000
Buyer: Walter B. Robinson
Seller: Manning S. Case
Date: 10/19/23

121 Reed St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Tyler M. Lafleur
Seller: Faisal Mukhtar
Date: 10/27/23

593 Southwick St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $485,000
Buyer: Gary Taylor
Seller: Craig Digiacomo
Date: 10/20/23

1661 Suffield St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $900,000
Buyer: Diana Shveyko
Seller: Calvin J. McFadden
Date: 10/26/23

BLANDFORD

16 Gore Road
Blandford, MA 01008
Amount: $329,000
Buyer: Vitaliy Kiriukhin
Seller: Linda R. Plasse
Date: 10/18/23

BRIMFIELD

43 Apple Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Kerri-Ann Kelly
Seller: Phyllis P. Gorskey
Date: 10/17/23

46 Apple Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $396,000
Buyer: Yvette M. Shrum
Seller: William H. Smith
Date: 10/25/23

1063 Dunhamtown Brimfield Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $366,000
Buyer: Christina M. Beesley
Seller: Mary T. Kozikowski
Date: 10/27/23

19 Lyman Barnes Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $493,000
Buyer: Joseph N. Ciandella
Seller: Chevelle M. English-Bedard
Date: 10/27/23

CHESTER

Kinnebrook Road
Chester, MA 01011
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Jan C. Almquist
Seller: Bernard St.Martin
Date: 10/17/23

CHICOPEE

35 Arlington St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $349,900
Buyer: Cordell A. Daniels
Seller: Mark A. Germain
Date: 10/23/23

16 Asinof Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: William J. Stetson
Seller: LKN Realty Investments LLC
Date: 10/18/23

129 Catherine St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: R. Maradiaga-Alvarado
Seller: Sareen Properties LLC
Date: 10/23/23

333 Chicopee St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Luke J. Cabana
Seller: Jessica A. Nicholls
Date: 10/24/23

599 Chicopee St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: 599 Chicopee Street LLC
Seller: Gilles A. Rheaume
Date: 10/16/23

196 Clarendon Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Nexus Apartments LLC
Seller: Bozek FT
Date: 10/24/23

130 Cobb Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Justin Raymond
Seller: Florence Manseau
Date: 10/20/23

238 East Main St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $1,729,500
Buyer: Courageous Lion LLC
Seller: Harty, Richard S., (Estate)
Date: 10/26/23

48 Edgewood Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Pedro Rivera
Seller: Alisha L. Lugo
Date: 10/26/23

58 Edward St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Samuel A. Oliver-Hoff
Seller: Keisha Moore
Date: 10/16/23

49 Elm St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $233,000
Buyer: Richard J. Boyle
Seller: Marilyn Page
Date: 10/27/23

27 Fairmont St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Alyssa Hungate
Seller: Prime Partners LLC
Date: 10/27/23

111 Garland St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Mohammad Albaghdadi
Seller: Joanne M. Laplante
Date: 10/26/23

500 Grattan St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $304,000
Buyer: Rovshen Nurmyrat
Seller: Vira Dipon
Date: 10/23/23

370 Grove St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $205,000
Buyer: Yassine Zian
Seller: Jeannette M. Marceau
Date: 10/23/23

56 Guerin St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $353,000
Buyer: Scott E. Proulx
Seller: Michael J. Messier
Date: 10/20/23

373 Hampden St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $256,000
Buyer: Mason Capital Venturea LLC
Seller: Ffmlt T2006-Ff13
Date: 10/25/23

105 Lachine St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: David J. Gondek
Seller: Krystyna M. Gazda
Date: 10/23/23

15 Lester St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Joseph Rozanski
Seller: Donna J. Guerin
Date: 10/20/23

50 Lorimer St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Bernash Realty LLC
Seller: Claire R. Carriveau
Date: 10/25/23

19 Lucretia Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $405,000
Buyer: Rosanny D. Lopez
Seller: Ivan Laureano
Date: 10/17/23

122 Ludlow Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $249,900
Buyer: Brenna Fogarty
Seller: Lee Maisonet
Date: 10/26/23

125 Marten St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Johnathan Lavoie
Seller: Bay Flow LLC
Date: 10/27/23

451 Memorial Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $1,000,000
Buyer: Membos LLC
Seller: Almark Realty LLC
Date: 10/27/23

185 Murphy Lane
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $319,000
Buyer: Brooke Bruneault
Seller: Mhi Properties LLC
Date: 10/19/23

25 Oakwood St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $307,500
Buyer: Samuel Hadley
Seller: Gloria A. Delude IRT
Date: 10/16/23

25 Oxford Place
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: David Leon
Seller: Joan Thomasini
Date: 10/24/23

72 Paradise St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Amber M. Fillion
Seller: Edward Cianci
Date: 10/27/23

36 Robert St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $127,300
Buyer: Blaize Landry
Seller: Sandra M. Maroney
Date: 10/18/23

83 Rolf Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $1,729,500
Buyer: Courageous Lion LLC
Seller: Harty, Richard S., (Estate)
Date: 10/26/23

34 South St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $1,729,500
Buyer: Courageous Lion LLC
Seller: Harty, Richard S., (Estate)
Date: 10/26/23

56 Thaddeus St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Gloria Murray
Seller: Charlotte Funk
Date: 10/20/23

92 West St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $466,000
Buyer: Alfred Calixte
Seller: 92-94 West Street RT
Date: 10/23/23

4 Wolfe St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $1,729,500
Buyer: Courageous Lion LLC
Seller: Harty, Richard S., (Estate)
Date: 10/26/23

EAST LONGMEADOW

97 Avery St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $475,000
Buyer: Gary Williams
Seller: Thomas J. Flanagan
Date: 10/25/23

107 Fernwood Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Bennett J. Middel
Seller: David J. Finkelstein
Date: 10/26/23

31 Hillside Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $387,000
Buyer: John Zanetti
Seller: Elaine J. Chaisson
Date: 10/25/23

Lee St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Christopher M. Cacela
Seller: Marlene Goldstein
Date: 10/20/23

194 Mapleshade Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Avens LLC
Seller: Hassin Realty
Date: 10/23/23

39 Parker St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $770,000
Buyer: Christopher J. Gallagher
Seller: Lizlee LLC
Date: 10/18/23

379 Parker St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Aziz Ahmad
Seller: Hilda L. Pker RET
Date: 10/17/23

144 Patterson Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $368,000
Buyer: Henrymens Real Estate Group LLC
Seller: George J. Kahi
Date: 10/16/23

Pease Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Christopher M. Cacela
Seller: Marlene Goldstein
Date: 10/20/23

393 Pease Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $490,000
Buyer: Emily Pack
Seller: Teodoro Torres
Date: 10/26/23

104 Porter Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $355,000
Buyer: Cheryl Ricciardi
Seller: Deana M. Calvanese
Date: 10/20/23

208 Shaker Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Nhac Truong
Seller: Lachenauer LLC
Date: 10/25/23

GRANVILLE

715 Main Road
Granville, MA 01034
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: D. M. & Patti A. McGorty LT
Seller: Flagg, Raymond, (Estate)
Date: 10/20/23

557 North Lane
Granville, MA 01034
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Patrick Comeau
Seller: Ryan Hall
Date: 10/25/23

15 Old Westfield Road
Granville, MA 01034
Amount: $212,800
Buyer: Clarke C. Boynton
Seller: Lisa A. Freeman
Date: 10/27/23

218 Silver St.
Granville, MA 01034
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Elizabeth M. Kuzdzal
Seller: Rosamond J. Campbell TR
Date: 10/27/23

HAMPDEN

93 Allen St.
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: Nicholas Turnberg
Seller: Paul A. Stolar
Date: 10/17/23

8 Bayberry Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $405,000
Buyer: Jennifer A. Colglazier
Seller: Frederick W. Orr
Date: 10/24/23

280 Chapin Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Brian C. Drake
Seller: Paul R. Willoughby
Date: 10/24/23

HOLLAND

19 Heritage Dr.
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Susan M. Reinstein
Seller: Daniel Cahill
Date: 10/20/23

2 North Leisure Dr.
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $525,000
Buyer: Steven McCarthy
Seller: Robert J. Kamay
Date: 10/27/23

HOLYOKE

23 Bayberry Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Alfred Estabrook
Seller: Anoush Kayzakian
Date: 10/26/23

105 Dartmouth St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $408,000
Buyer: Mark Lewis
Seller: Brighid Lunney
Date: 10/27/23

26 Dunn Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $448,500
Buyer: Thomas P. Gilchrist
Seller: Seth D. Desnoyers
Date: 10/19/23

275 High St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: 275 High St Holyoke LLC
Seller: Chelten Avenue Assocs. LLC
Date: 10/25/23

85-87 Hitchcock St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: NRES LLC
Seller: Barbara J. Champagne
Date: 10/26/23

220 Linden St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: Palante Transformative
Seller: 220 Linden Realty LLC
Date: 10/18/23

1971 Northampton St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $475,000
Buyer: Juan C. Rivera-Baez
Seller: Kelnate Realty LLC
Date: 10/20/23

11 Ross Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Mary Mathers
Seller: James R. Murphy
Date: 10/18/23

LONGMEADOW

15 Belleclaire Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $415,000
Buyer: James K. Woodell
Seller: Elizabeth M. Morgan
Date: 10/27/23

88 Berwick Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $496,580
Buyer: Taylor C. McDonald
Seller: Kevin J. Czaplicki
Date: 10/19/23

75 Hopkins Place
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $465,000
Buyer: Jina Fast
Seller: Stephen M. Shea
Date: 10/19/23

241 Park Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $825,000
Buyer: Elizabeth M. Morgan
Seller: Daniel R. Bergin
Date: 10/19/23

34 Pleasantview Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Robert Dziedzic
Seller: Richard A. Wiseman
Date: 10/16/23

28 South Park Ave.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: Aurea L. Tirado Wenzel
Seller: Ahsan Waqas
Date: 10/27/23

LUDLOW

142 Cedar St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Joshua Messier
Seller: Daniel Rowe
Date: 10/18/23

208 East St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Tiago B. Martins
Seller: Mack Servicing TR
Date: 10/27/23

96 John St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $293,500
Buyer: Sean Padykula
Seller: Thomas Dandeneau
Date: 10/16/23

30 Lillian St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $196,000
Buyer: Aem Property Investors LLC
Seller: Roy F. Gelineau
Date: 10/20/23

1388 Lyon St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: David J. Gabanelli
Seller: Chocorua Realty Investments LLC
Date: 10/27/23

39 Ray St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $266,000
Buyer: Nidaa Al-Zubaidy
Seller: Gregory Orlik
Date: 10/24/23

89 Richmond Road
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $306,000
Buyer: Tyler D. Neveu
Seller: Gardzienski, V. P., (Estate)
Date: 10/20/23

125 Simonds St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $460,000
Buyer: Michael R. Sears
Seller: Russell Cable
Date: 10/18/23

54 West Orchard St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Marilyn Page
Seller: Dennis Discawicz
Date: 10/27/23

391 West Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $139,650
Buyer: Sareen Properties LLC
Seller: Cascade Funding Mtg. TR Hb3
Date: 10/24/23

141 Whitney St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Jordan Lawson
Seller: Kennedy Acquisitions LLC
Date: 10/16/23

MONSON

14 Circle Dr.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $415,000
Buyer: Dominic A. Pannozzo
Seller: Kristopher Longtin
Date: 10/24/23

13 Old Stafford Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Lee A. Maisonet
Seller: SRV Properties LLC
Date: 10/26/23

Paradise Lake Road, Lot 5
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: H. & L. Tassinari Builders Inc.
Seller: Clifford Farquhar
Date: 10/26/23

Paradise Lake Road, Lot 2
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: H. & L. Tassinari Builders Inc.
Seller: Clifford Farquhar
Date: 10/26/23

Paradise Lake Road, Lot 1
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: H. & L. Tassinari Builders Inc.
Seller: Clifford Farquhar
Date: 10/26/23

Paradise Lake Road, Lot 3
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: H. & L. Tassinari Builders Inc.
Seller: Clifford Farquhar
Date: 10/26/23

20 Paradise Lake Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $539,900
Buyer: Teresa Frykenberg
Seller: Ross W. Overlock
Date: 10/23/23

115 Town Farm Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $590,000
Buyer: Pauline H. Gigee
Seller: William E. Dupuis
Date: 10/20/23

9 Valley View Heights
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $274,000
Buyer: Andrew M. Burkhard
Seller: Teresa L. Unwin
Date: 10/24/23

MONTGOMERY

46 New State Road
Montgomery, MA 01085
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: James T. Kelly
Seller: 46 New State Road Land Trust
Date: 10/26/23

PALMER

1054 Baptist Hill Road
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Adin Hamzabegovic
Seller: Brent F. Massey
Date: 10/27/23

Belanger St., Lot 5
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $415,000
Buyer: J. & M. Premier Properties LLC
Seller: J. Belanger Assocs.
Date: 10/27/23

141 Boston Road
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Brandon A. Blaine
Seller: Maria L. Whalen
Date: 10/24/23

9 Cabot St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $283,000
Buyer: Andrew J. Nitka
Seller: Randall J. Cable
Date: 10/25/23

4057 Center St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Carl Trant
Seller: Jehoram RT
Date: 10/27/23

60 Pinney St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $316,000
Buyer: Tracy Julian
Seller: Maureen Gallagher
Date: 10/19/23

103 Pinney St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $299,900
Buyer: Maureen Campanale
Seller: Steven L. Monette
Date: 10/18/23

139 Springfield St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Jennifer Potter
Seller: Ronald N. Michaud
Date: 10/20/23

42-48 Stewart St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $242,000
Buyer: Victor A. Kyazze
Seller: Casa Bonita Apts. LLC
Date: 10/26/23

SPRINGFIELD

769 Allen St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $221,500
Buyer: Tavernier Investments LLC
Seller: Gmacm Mortgage Loan TR 2005-AA1
Date: 10/25/23

38 Aster St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: J. S. Climes-Rivera
Seller: Craig L. Johnson
Date: 10/27/23

980 Bay St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: Jones Dream Catcher Enterprises LLC
Seller: HS Holdings LLC
Date: 10/23/23

43 Belmont Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $6,250,000
Buyer: Nolava LLC
Seller: Springfield Gardens
Date: 10/27/23

49 Belmont Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $6,250,000
Buyer: Nolava LLC
Seller: Springfield Gardens
Date: 10/27/23

28 Berbay Circle
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $1,729,500
Buyer: Courageous Lion LLC
Seller: Harty, Richard S., (Estate)
Date: 10/26/23

29 Berbay Circle
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $1,729,500
Buyer: Courageous Lion LLC
Seller: Harty, Richard S., (Estate)
Date: 10/26/23

820 Boston Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Membos LLC
Seller: Almark Realty LLC
Date: 10/27/23

855 Boston Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Samuel Sevelo
Seller: Panther Development LLC
Date: 10/19/23

133 Brandon Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Toni Tirozzi
Seller: Jesus Alicea
Date: 10/20/23

80 Brickett St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $286,000
Buyer: Kayla M. Ortega
Seller: Santana Real Estate Inc.
Date: 10/24/23

27 Briggs St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Richard E. Melendez
Seller: David Vermette
Date: 10/16/23

38-40 Carver St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Margie Quinones-Ortiz
Seller: Magdalena Otero
Date: 10/20/23

78-80 Cherrelyn St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Odalis M. Moreno
Seller: Carolyn A. Kokoski
Date: 10/16/23

47 Craig St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Ernesto Padilla
Seller: E. F. Mcmaster-Marcelina
Date: 10/20/23

64 Denver St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $1,729,500
Buyer: Courageous Lion LLC
Seller: Harty, Richard S., (Estate)
Date: 10/26/23

91 Denver St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $1,729,500
Buyer: Courageous Lion LLC
Seller: Harty, Richard S., (Estate)
Date: 10/26/23

284 Denver St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $1,729,500
Buyer: Courageous Lion LLC
Seller: Harty, Richard S., (Estate)
Date: 10/26/23

178 Dickinson St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Irving A. Rodriguez
Seller: Cannata, Josephine M., (Estate)
Date: 10/27/23

121-123 Draper St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Yakelin Hidalgo
Seller: Guadalupe Ramos
Date: 10/18/23

143 Draper St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $244,000
Buyer: Andreina Urena
Seller: Park Place Securities 2005-W
Date: 10/19/23

37 Dubois St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $131,700
Buyer: Aldo Properties LLC
Seller: Malia Homebuyers LLC
Date: 10/18/23

19 Edendale St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: John Wagner
Seller: Shelby R. Bouchard
Date: 10/17/23

251 Edendale St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Jessica Kuelling
Seller: Edward J. Saint-Vil
Date: 10/19/23

36 Elwood Dr.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Amy Toller
Seller: Nicholas J. Deangelis
Date: 10/27/23

90 Fallston St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Matthew R. Butler
Seller: Cormier, Karen Annie, (Estate)
Date: 10/24/23

40 Feltham Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $332,500
Buyer: Clodine Roland
Seller: Valro Homes LLC
Date: 10/23/23

37 Forest St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Melissa T. Defana
Seller: Rehab Home Buyers LLC
Date: 10/23/23

116 Fort Pleasant Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $559,000
Buyer: Afimi LLC
Seller: Norman Poggio
Date: 10/16/23

172 Garvey Dr.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Kulwinder Kaur
Seller: Anthony Santaniello
Date: 10/16/23

17-19 Governor St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $189,000
Buyer: Santana Real Estate Inc.
Seller: Felix S. Rodriguez
Date: 10/26/23

37 Greaney St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $273,000
Buyer: Tracy A. Harvey-Jean
Seller: Jorge Galicia
Date: 10/27/23

128 Hadley St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Daniel Ayres
Seller: Daniel J. Daponde
Date: 10/16/23

177 Hartford Ter.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Daniel A. Richton
Seller: Finkel, Barbara E., (Estate)
Date: 10/16/23

49 Hillmont St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $1,729,500
Buyer: Courageous Lion LLC
Seller: Harty, Richard S., (Estate)
Date: 10/26/23

226 Jasper St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $259,000
Buyer: Luis C. Ruiz
Seller: Cordell A. Daniels
Date: 10/23/23

128-130 Kensington Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Enmanuel Ventura
Seller: Charles Bogues
Date: 10/24/23

142 Knollwood St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Miriam A. Segarra
Seller: Emi Investments LLC
Date: 10/20/23

93 Lamont St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $1,729,500
Buyer: Courageous Lion LLC
Seller: Harty, Richard S., (Estate)
Date: 10/26/23

21 Lang St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Courageous Lion LLC
Seller: 21 Lang St. TR
Date: 10/26/23

17 Lexington St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Luis A. Cedano
Seller: Carmelo Diaz
Date: 10/18/23

4-8 Leyfred Ter.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $6,250,000
Buyer: Nolava LLC
Seller: Springfield Gardens
Date: 10/27/23

789 Liberty St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $177,000
Buyer: Posiadlosc LLC
Seller: Steven E. Zeimbekakis
Date: 10/20/23

126-128 Lowell St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $409,000
Buyer: Markys R. De Jesus
Seller: Phantom Holdings LLC
Date: 10/24/23

297 Main St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Sanky Properties LLC
Seller: Jerzy Krajewski
Date: 10/26/23

32 Margerie St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Raul S. Severino
Seller: Justo Martinez
Date: 10/27/23

80 Margerie St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Paulo Villgas
Seller: Gloria E. Quintana
Date: 10/17/23

31 Meadowlark Lane
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Aislinn M. Manning
Seller: Matthew Dinatale
Date: 10/18/23

73-75 Melrose St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Phoenix Development Inc.
Seller: King Sr., Lenoris Bruce, (Estate)
Date: 10/20/23

45 Merrimac Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: Juan Lopez
Seller: Egan, Joseph F., (Estate)
Date: 10/27/23

171 Methuen St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $1,729,500
Buyer: Courageous Lion LLC
Seller: Harty, Richard S., (Estate)
Date: 10/26/23

17 Midway St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Aramis Maldonado
Seller: Borowsky, Samuel J., (Estate)
Date: 10/20/23

11 Nathaniel St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $1,729,500
Buyer: Courageous Lion LLC
Seller: Harty, Richard S., (Estate)
Date: 10/26/23

218 Newton Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Amber D. Peterson
Seller: Anthony Arillotta
Date: 10/23/23

7-9 Noel St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Danalax LLC
Seller: Birch Properties LLC
Date: 10/20/23

202-206 Pearl St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $6,250,000
Buyer: Nolava LLC
Seller: Springfield Gardens
Date: 10/27/23

208-212 Pearl St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $6,250,000
Buyer: Nolava LLC
Seller: Springfield Gardens
Date: 10/27/23

29 Pecousic St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: Maritza Sanchez
Seller: Dutil, Lorraine Ann, (Estate)
Date: 10/20/23

26 Peekskill Ave.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Sharonda R. Hector
Seller: David J. Cross
Date: 10/16/23

183 Peekskill Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Plata O. Plomo Inc
Seller: Michael Barwick
Date: 10/17/23

15 Pinebrook Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Zitta N. Serpa
Seller: Jennifer A. Colglazier
Date: 10/24/23

239 Plumtree Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Joseph Candido
Seller: Margaret M. Sullivan
Date: 10/27/23

18 Porter St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $328,000
Buyer: William T. Hallissey
Seller: Lewen Cotte
Date: 10/17/23

126 Prentice St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $120,000
Buyer: Green Piranhas LLC
Seller: Gail Maher
Date: 10/25/23

39 Rita St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Richard Sewell
Seller: Benjamin R. Darosa
Date: 10/25/23

90 Rockland St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $313,000
Buyer: Brett H. Albert
Seller: Christopher A. Godaire
Date: 10/20/23

231 Rosewell St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Chad S. Mitchell
Seller: Michael H. Riley
Date: 10/27/23

27-29 Ruskin St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Louis Inomwan
Seller: Agape Mgmt. Group LLC
Date: 10/18/23

38 Rutledge Ave.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $410,000
Buyer: Konstantinos Biliouris
Seller: Hwpml Properties LLC
Date: 10/27/23

1229 South Branch Pkwy.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $1,200,000
Buyer: Alethea A. Stevenson
Seller: NNOT Real Estate Holdings LLC
Date: 10/17/23

South Branch Pkwy. (SS)
Springfield, MA 01101
Amount: $1,200,000
Buyer: Alethea A. Stevenson
Seller: NNOT Real Estate Holdings LLC
Date: 10/17/23

412 Saint James Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Felix A. Gonzalez-Alvarez
Seller: Aziz Ahmed
Date: 10/16/23

186 Santa Barbara St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Denise Cividanes
Seller: OCF II Holdings LLC
Date: 10/17/23

198 Senator St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Le Tran
Seller: Alexander Sierra
Date: 10/17/23

685 State St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $6,250,000
Buyer: Nolava LLC
Seller: Springfield Gardens
Date: 10/27/23

115 Sumner Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $472,500
Buyer: Joshua Mills
Seller: Stephanie A. Erbe
Date: 10/16/23

136 Tavistock St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Aquino Loayza
Seller: William Raleigh
Date: 10/27/23

11 Timothy Circle
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Doneka V. Johnson
Seller: Douglas A. Desaulnier
Date: 10/27/23

130 Union St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Nell Investments LLC
Seller: Tango Investments LLC
Date: 10/23/23

95 Upton St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $1,729,500
Buyer: Courageous Lion LLC
Seller: Harty, Richard S., (Estate)
Date: 10/26/23

125 Verge St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $1,729,500
Buyer: Courageous Lion LLC
Seller: Harty, Richard S., (Estate)
Date: 10/26/23

25 Victoria St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $1,729,500
Buyer: Courageous Lion LLC
Seller: Harty, Richard S., (Estate)
Date: 10/26/23

61 Victoria St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $1,729,500
Buyer: Courageous Lion LLC
Seller: Harty, Richard S., (Estate)
Date: 10/26/23

59 Villa Pkwy.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Jose Santiago
Seller: Thi Tai
Date: 10/23/23

602 White St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Gladys Y. Orozco
Seller: Kokoleka RT
Date: 10/17/23

477 Wilbraham Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Amanda Stevenson
Seller: Carolyn Morera
Date: 10/24/23

257 Winton St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Susan L. Irey
Seller: Jake P. Trombley
Date: 10/20/23

61 Woodmont St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $420,000
Buyer: Marcos Minchala
Seller: A&P Capital Group LLC
Date: 10/18/23

1427 Worcester St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Kayla Avilez
Seller: Daisy J. Acosta
Date: 10/19/23

SOUTHWICK

266 Hillside Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $675,000
Buyer: Choua Y. Lee
Seller: Patrick V. Johnstone
Date: 10/25/23

64 Honey Pot Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $640,000
Buyer: Evan V. Serella
Seller: Elizabeth M. Kuzdzal
Date: 10/27/23

WALES

3 Reed Hill Road
Wales, MA 01081
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Garett M. Fulcher
Seller: Frederick J. Rogers
Date: 10/18/23

WEST SPRINGFIELD

106 Adrian Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Rachel Abbott
Seller: Todd Delnegro
Date: 10/20/23

258 Edgewood Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $460,000
Buyer: Domenick Villano
Seller: Mark E. Sypek
Date: 10/20/23

5 Ely Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $370,900
Buyer: Donnovan L. Bambury
Seller: Sandro Scirocco
Date: 10/18/23

97 Garden St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $232,000
Buyer: Guy Waterman
Seller: Pauline D. Isabelle
Date: 10/26/23

79 Grove St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Zafarieh Heidari
Seller: Natasha Rodriguez
Date: 10/26/23

50 High St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $355,000
Buyer: Jasmin Sanchez
Seller: Abdullah M. Jashaami
Date: 10/24/23

32 Paulson Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Kathleen Devins
Seller: Elida Gashi
Date: 10/18/23

4 Ridgeview Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $269,900
Buyer: Elizabeth R. Rogers
Seller: Kristen M. Cowell
Date: 10/16/23

94 Smyrna St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $229,000
Buyer: James A. Richard
Seller: Brian P. St Amand
Date: 10/27/23

1502 Westfield St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Pizzaman Investment Realty LLC
Seller: Ann M. Lapalme
Date: 10/16/23

WESTFIELD

5 Bancroft St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $171,000
Buyer: Malia Homebuyers LLC
Seller: Philip A. Dagostino
Date: 10/18/23

117 Berkshire Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Wendi L. Wojick
Seller: Matthew A. Cavallo
Date: 10/23/23

6 Blue Sky Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Jarred A. Difazio
Seller: Timothy H. Haggerty
Date: 10/27/23

36 Colony Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $357,000
Buyer: Pamela M. Butler
Seller: Paul A. Fouche
Date: 10/18/23

10 Furrowtown Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $580,000
Buyer: James Murphy
Seller: Ryan Lavner
Date: 10/19/23

123 Meadow St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: 123 Meadow LLC
Seller: GS Westfield LLC
Date: 10/23/23

131 Meadow St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: 131 Meadow LLC
Seller: GS Westfield LLC
Date: 10/23/23

99 Mountain View St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Manchester Enterprises LLC
Seller: Schubach, Paul W., (Estate)
Date: 10/18/23

25 Saint Paul St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: John D. Bruce
Seller: Sienkiewicz, Marie G., (Estate)
Date: 10/23/23

7 Sherman St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Anna M. Collins
Seller: Florida Development Corp.
Date: 10/23/23

100 Valley View Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $235,000
Buyer: John G. Kyprianos
Seller: Dekarz, Norma, (Estate)
Date: 10/26/23

WILBRAHAM

240 Main St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $669,000
Buyer: Lowell D. Key
Seller: Catherine G. Jurgens
Date: 10/16/23

4 Overlook Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $420,000
Buyer: Julius J. Walker
Seller: Boylan, Patricia M., (Estate)
Date: 10/16/23

11 Shirley St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $490,000
Buyer: Jeffrey Colten
Seller: Laurette E. Oppedisano
Date: 10/18/23

391 Stony Hill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Christopher T. Wypyszinski
Seller: Deborah J. Jordan
Date: 10/17/23

916 Stony Hill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $384,900
Buyer: Jeremy Forgue
Seller: Katherine L. Granger
Date: 10/20/23

15 Wandering Mdws
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $650,000
Buyer: Dayana S. Rodrigues
Seller: Alessandro Markovic
Date: 10/20/23

17 Warren Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $440,000
Buyer: Thomas Hebert
Seller: Amy Hebert
Date: 10/23/23

3 Westernview Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Nicholas R. Reed
Seller: Ethan J. Eady
Date: 10/27/23

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

AMHERST

422 Amity St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $2,000,000
Buyer: UDrive Amity LLC
Seller: LCR 422 Amity LLC
Date: 10/25/23

13-15 High St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $2,150,000
Buyer: 13-15 High St LLC
Seller: RET Indenture Of TR
Date: 10/20/23

32 Kendrick Place
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $715,000
Buyer: Kendrick Place Partners LLC
Seller: Roger M. Hewett
Date: 10/25/23

972 North Pleasant St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: University Of Mass. Amherst Bldg. A
Seller: Josephine B. Keeley
Date: 10/16/23

47 Stagecoach Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Matthew W. Limoges
Seller: David W. Wills
Date: 10/27/23

15 Wildflower Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $558,000
Buyer: Kathryn Pollard
Seller: Katharine V. Geel
Date: 10/16/23

BELCHERTOWN

134 Aldrich St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: David J. Knapp
Seller: Michael J. O’Brien
Date: 10/27/23

22 Clearbrook Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Mustafa Kahraman
Seller: Alexander Tuohy
Date: 10/27/23

91 Franklin St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $650,000
Buyer: Timothy S. Beauchamp
Seller: Expedio Group LLC
Date: 10/20/23

65 Magnolia Lane
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $605,000
Buyer: Jay S. Levine
Seller: Lora Os
Date: 10/23/23

31 South Main St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Christopher B. Loud
Seller: 3133 South Main LLC
Date: 10/16/23

CUMMINGTON

124 Stage Road
Cummington, MA 01026
Amount: $493,000
Buyer: Sandra S. Streeter
Seller: E. H. Jr. & M. E. Ster
Date: 10/16/23

EASTHAMPTON

1 Ashley Circle
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $640,000
Buyer: Stephen J. Jadczak
Seller: Edward S. Nalewanski
Date: 10/17/23

43 Bryan Ave.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Conor P. Carey
Seller: Karen L. Palmer RET
Date: 10/27/23

11 Conrad Circle, Lot 11
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $595,000
Buyer: Michael A. Wack
Seller: Loudville Condo LLC
Date: 10/20/23

4 Fleury Court
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $324,900
Buyer: Elizabeth A. Cunningham
Seller: Elizabeth M. Banach FT
Date: 10/16/23

58 Northampton St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Christopher L. Wherry
Seller: Stephen P. Mumblow
Date: 10/19/23

2 Pine Hill Road
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $610,000
Buyer: Alison Curphey LT
Seller: Stephen M. Yarrows
Date: 10/17/23

13 Steplar Xing, Lot 13
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $549,900
Buyer: Claire Simmons
Seller: Loudville Condo LLC
Date: 10/20/23

9 Truehart Dr.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $227,700
Buyer: Elizabeth M. Loiselle
Seller: Michael P. Dostaler
Date: 10/16/23

GOSHEN

30 Westshore Dr.
Goshen, MA 01032
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Elizabeth K. Takacs
Seller: Ryan P. Fitzgerald
Date: 10/27/23

GRANBY

28 New Ludlow Road
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $195,500
Buyer: Structurel Asset Investment Loan
Seller: Christian E. Canavan
Date: 10/26/23

HADLEY

137 Bay Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Matthew-Weber
Seller: Joseph N. Gallant
Date: 10/20/23

41 Breckenridge Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Matthew A. Waldrip
Seller: Jennifer L. Wuest
Date: 10/16/23

390 River Dr.
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $460,000
Buyer: Christina E. Antolini
Seller: William E. Dwyer
Date: 10/23/23

HATFIELD

155 Elm St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Christine Andrulis
Seller: Josephine A. Zgrodnik IRT
Date: 10/17/23

HUNTINGTON

4 Sampson Road
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $427,000
Buyer: Lunping Wang
Seller: Malin Cederquist 2023 TR
Date: 10/18/23

MIDDLEFIELD

113 Chipman Road
Middlefield, MA 01243
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Andrew S. Doherty
Seller: Tci Holdings LLC
Date: 10/27/23

NORTHAMPTON

249 Crescent St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $1,200,000
Buyer: Henry Chen
Seller: Wakin, Eleanor R., (Estate)
Date: 10/17/23

140 Emerson Way
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $181,000
Buyer: Matthew Smith
Seller: Lauren Gottschalk
Date: 10/19/23

423 Florence Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $376,000
Buyer: Candace Kao
Seller: Moroney, Georgina L., (Estate)
Date: 10/24/23

5 Franklin St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $760,000
Buyer: Independent Housing Solutions Inc.
Seller: Reliance Holdings Corp
Date: 10/26/23

47 North Farms Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $595,650
Buyer: Sharon Levy
Seller: Betsy P. MacDonald RET
Date: 10/16/23

39 Ridgewood Ter
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Catherine Weiss
Seller: Alison Novack
Date: 10/18/23

120 Woodland Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $635,000
Buyer: Kathryn A. Hardy
Seller: Cynthia Koegler
Date: 10/26/23

SOUTH HADLEY

100 Abbey St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Colin Doyle
Seller: Herman P. Mak
Date: 10/24/23

75 Alvord St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $470,000
Buyer: Nicole Wozniak
Seller: Scheinost, Diane V., (Estate)
Date: 10/18/23

30 Boynton Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $281,000
Buyer: Berry FT
Seller: David A. Stuntz
Date: 10/27/23

8 Burnett Ave.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $499,000
Buyer: Addison T. Beaux
Seller: Christine J. Hare
Date: 10/25/23

22 Easy St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $218,000
Buyer: KMAK LLC
Seller: Orlowski, James F., (Estate)
Date: 10/18/23

42 Ferry St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $406,708
Buyer: Sara Ells
Seller: Greenfield Road LLC
Date: 10/17/23

Lyman St., Lot 1
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $1,300,000
Buyer: WF Real Estate Holdings LLC
Seller: South Hadley Plaza LLC
Date: 10/20/23

Newton St., Lot 1
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $1,300,000
Buyer: WF Real Estate Holdings LLC
Seller: South Hadley Plaza LLC
Date: 10/20/23

WARE

7 Aspen St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Nexus Apartments LLC
Seller: James W. Kenyon
Date: 10/24/23

9 Clinton St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $287,000
Buyer: Alexandra P. Rojas
Seller: Johnathan Thornton
Date: 10/27/23

59 Greenwich Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $415,000
Buyer: Sean Matt
Seller: Glen A. Larue
Date: 10/16/23

131 Greenwich Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Angelina M. Roman
Seller: Jeanne E. Vadnais
Date: 10/25/23

83 Highland St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Atlantis & Terra Properties LLC
Seller: Alison J. Pereira
Date: 10/27/23

10 King St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $426,000
Buyer: Daniel P. Cahill
Seller: Dawn Szczygiel
Date: 10/20/23

15 Sherwin St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Linda Wilson
Seller: Leslie Wozniak
Date: 10/20/23

WILLIAMSBURG

20 Fairfield Ave.
Williamsburg, MA 01039
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: CIL Realty Of Mass. Inc.
Seller: Laurie H. Cote
Date: 10/17/23

WESTHAMPTON

218 North Road
Westhampton, MA 01027
Amount: $601,500
Buyer: William Christopher
Seller: Zhongqi Yuan
Date: 10/16/23

A Crisis in Animal Welfare

By Editorial November 22, 2023

Opinion

Editorial

Second Chance Animal Services calls it a “trifecta of challenges that demand immediate attention.”

First, a rising tide of inflation has led to food insecurity for both people and their furry companions, as the cost of pet-care essentials skyrockets. Housing costs, too, are soaring, forcing families to make wrenching decisions about their living situations, often resulting in the surrender of beloved pets.

Second, a veterinary-care crisis persists, with burnout among professionals causing a shortage of crucial services.

Finally, shelters are reaching capacity across the country — and not just in the South, where overpopulation has long been a problem — forcing many to euthanize perfectly adoptable pets when they are out of space.

North Brookfield-based Second Chance, which runs four community veterinary hospitals, never euthanizes for space and is taking in as many transports as it can, but its space is limited as it grapples with an increase in surrenders from local pet owners.

“We are being stretched to our limits, and I am deeply concerned,” Second Chance CEO Sheryl Blancato said recently.

But there’s hope, too, she added, citing her own organization’s efforts to keep pets with their families, from subsidized rates at its hospitals and a pet food pantry to community vaccine clinics and veterinary care at senior-living residences.

But it needs help: more volunteers, more donations, more awareness of the problem.

Meg Talbert feels the same way, as she told BusinessWest in the story that begins on page 4. The executive director of Dakin Humane Society says volunteers and foster families are critical to the nonprofit’s work, but so is financial support.

“A corporate donation or a foundation or individual giving, they really let us do the work. They are that bridge that allows us to go that extra mile for the animals, and to help people out when they’re coming to us,” she said, whether they’re at the point of surrendering an animal or having trouble affording veterinary care.

The goal, in almost every case, for organizations like Dakin and Second Chance is to keep families and their pets together. Not only is it heartbreaking to have to surrender an animal, but every pet back in the shelter system is one more animal adding to an overcrowding problem that is not letting up.

That’s why, Talbert said, every adoption of a dog, cat, or other critter actually saves two lives: the adopted animal’s life, and the animal that adoption makes room for at the shelter. Just as every surrender compounds the problem, every rescue adoption improves it.

We encourage families who want to add a pet to their home to consider adopting first, not only to reduce the overcrowding issue, but to literally save a life worthy of saving — a pet with plenty of love and appreciation to spare.

Speaking of appreciation, Dakin, Second Chance, and other animal-welfare organizations are always grateful for not only financial gifts, but volunteers. As the season of giving commences, that’s something that should give us all paws — er, pause.

BusinessTalk with Tech Foundry CEO Tricia Canavan

By BusinessWest Staff November 13, 2023

Business Talk Podcast Special Coverage

Go HERE to view all episodes

Episode 187: November 13, 2023

Joe Interviews Tech Foundry CEO Tricia Canavan

Since its launch almost a decade ago, Tech Foundry has trained hundreds of students and partnered with scores of employers across Western Mass. to get people trained for good IT careers and help businesses grow with local talent. On the next episode of BusinessTalk, Tech Foundry CEO Tricia Canavan talks with BusinessWest Editor Joe Bednar about how the organization continues to play a key role in the region’s high-tech ecosystem — and how its new partnership with Holyoke Community College, called Tech Hub, promises to help even more people navigate the digital world and improve their job prospects. It’s must listening, so tune in to BusinessTalk, a podcast presented by BusinessWest and sponsored by PeoplesBank.

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Area Banquet Facilities Offer Wide Range of Food, Amenities

By Contributor November 10, 2023

Holiday Party Planner

What’s on the Menu?

By Manon L. Mirabelli

Ralph Santaniello says the Federal fits the bill as an upscale, special-occasion restaurant and also as an affordable, sociable spot.

Monica Guarneri has seen a noticeable trend in party planning — specifically, parties outside the home.

And that’s good for business at Shortstop Bar & Grill in Westfield, where Guarneri is executive chef and co-owner alongside her parents, Nabil and Julie Hannoush.

In the 10 years that facility has been open, she explained, more people are choosing to host parties in public rather than private spaces such as homes and offices, a trend driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. To accommodate that demand, Shortstop offers a newly redecorated, 3,000-square-foot banquet room that can hold 25 to 100 people.

“A lot of people don’t want to worry about having people in their homes,” Guarneri said. “What attracts clients is the ease and comfort of having someone else do the work for them so they can enjoy the party.”

While the space is tastefully appointed, she added, those hosting parties may opt to decorate the room to their liking to create a custom experience. “We are the go-to spot for several business clients. We offer convenience, consistency, and a private atmosphere.”

The holiday season is traditionally a time when employers celebrate their employees’ contributions to a successful business year with festive gatherings, and Western Mass. has no shortage of distinctive venues of all sizes, from the Berkshires to the Pioneer Valley.

One of the most notable local venues is Springfield’s world-renowned Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, which has the capability to host events of all sizes, intimate to large-scale.

Chelsea Johnson, manager of internal events for the Hall of Fame, said most businesses begin booking their holiday parties in the summer, and those that return regularly begin planning for the following year immediately after their parties.

“We are the go-to spot for several business clients. We offer convenience, consistency, and a private atmosphere.”

“It’s definitely a unique venue,” she said. “It’s not your standard banquet hall.”

Indeed, it is not. Party planners have a wide range of options, including Center Court, which typically accommodates 500 to 800 guests; the Theater, which holds 100 to 200 people; and the Boardroom and Hall of Honor, both more intimate spaces that can accommodate 50 to 100 guests.

Johnson said the Hall of Fame is an ideal venue for holiday parties because of its proximity to major highways, plenty of free parking, and free on-site valet service, to name just a few reasons.

“We are the premier location for events of any size or type in Western Massachusetts and New England,” she added. “We have more than 80,000 square feet of flexible function space, and each year we host hundreds of local and global corporate meetings, award dinners, private socials, and internationally televised events.”

Go West

Party planners seeking a more intimate venue a bit farther west might find the traditional elegance of the Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge an ideal location for a quintessential New England holiday experience.

Tim Eustis, director of Sales and Catering, said the storied eatery can accommodate 65 to 120 people and can customize space to suit every party, and companies who hold holiday events at the Red Lion can expect “a warm space, good food and drinks, and excellent service.”

The Red Lion’s Hitchcock Room is the historic inn’s most spacious banquet option.

“We’re very good at throwing parties,” he noted. “We have the Hitchcock Room, the main dining room, front and back dining rooms, and part of the lobby.”

One local business-client stalwart for the Red Lion Inn, Eustis said, is the Jane Iredale international cosmetics company, as well as U.S. Rep. Richard Neal’s annual gathering for staff and friends.

“Congressman Neal’s parties are one of our favorites to plan and be a part of,” Eustis said. “They have a great team.”

Back in the Springfield area, the Federal is a historic site in Agawam that has become synonymous with excellence in fine dining.

Owners Ralph Santanielo and Michael Presnal strive to integrate the white-linen elegance of a bygone era with a fresh and innovative, ‘new American’ cuisine. “We rely on strong Italian and French influences to inspire the contemporary culinary style of Chef Presnal in dishes such as his red beet risotto, burnt tangerine glazed cod, and white-chocolate panna cotta” Santaniello said.

One big advantage of hosting a holiday event at the Federal, he added, is that the space is “dressed up as a special-occasion restaurant, but is sociable and affordable enough for every occasion.”

For those who choose to have the Federal cater their events off-site, parties from 15 to 300 can be served from a menu of specialty items.

Beyond the Table

Some venues offer more than a meal experience. Not unlike the Basketball Hall of Fame, but on a smaller scale, Shortstop also offers an interactive party experience with indoor batting cages to encourage mingling and hands-on fun.

“The batting cages are a great icebreaker,” Guarnieri said. “They make it easy to make conversation and make the party more interactive.”

Shortstop provides all food and beverages in party packages and may include chef-made desserts, though guests are also welcome to bring in their own desserts.

Speaking of the Hall of Fame, that venue provides local businesses with a one-of-a-kind party facility where guests can enjoy an interactive experience shooting hoops and touring the museum.

Johnson noted that Max’s Downtown is the exclusive caterer for Hall events, ensuring that visitors will enjoy a gourmet dinner experience in addition to a fun venue.

She noted that two of the biggest local companies that utilize the spot for their holiday parties are Advanced Manufacturing in Westfield and the Sarat Ford group, which includes Enfield Ford, Ford of Northampton, and the flagship Sarat Ford Lincoln in Agawam, for a total of more than 250 guests.

Jack Sarat, president of the auto group, said 2022 was the company’s first year at the Hall of Fame, and it was a great choice enjoyed by employees and their families. “Everybody had a great time. The food was excellent, and the venue is excellent. They really did a great job. A lot of people had never been there. It was a lot of fun.”

The Sarat patriarch said the company has used quite a few banquet facilities throughout the years it has been in business, but the Hall of Fame provided one of the most memorable parties.

“Overall, we had such a great time last year. They really sold us, and there was no reason not to go back this year.”

Strategies Evolve to Counter Troubling Opioid-overdose Trends

By Joseph Bednar November 9, 2023

Healthcare News Special Coverage

Stemming the Tide

Christine Palmieri says economic tides, particularly around housing availability, have exacerbated the opioid epidemic.

When BusinessWest visited the Mental Health Assoc. (MHA) in Springfield last fall, Christine Palmieri reported what she called a “troubling” trend locally: more deaths by overdose, over the previous year or two, than she’d seen in her entire career.

She wishes she had different news to report now.

“Anecdotally, it hasn’t improved. We’ve lost a number of individuals over the course of this year to opioid overdose,” Palmieri, vice president of Recovery and Housing at MHA, said this month.

Earlier this year, the state reported a similar lack of positive news. Specifically, opioid-related overdose deaths in Massachusetts increased by 2.5% in 2022 compared to 2021, with 2,357 such confirmed and estimated deaths in 2022.

Breaking it down further, the data showed that non-Hispanic Black men saw their opioid-related overdose death rate increase 41%, from 56.4 to 79.6 per 100,000, while the rate for non-Hispanic Black women increased by 47%, from 17.4 to 25.5 per 100,000.

Some of the broader trends may track back to the isolation and loss of connection people were feeling during the pandemic, Palmieri said, but economic tides are more significant factors right now, from access to work to higher costs of food, transportation, and especially housing — key social determinants of health that hinder recovery.

“It’s a difficult environment to try to get better in now,” she told BusinessWest, noting that the state Department of Public Health (DPH) has begun investing significantly in housing programs for people experiencing substance abuse. Using funds from the state’s Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund, DPH expects to increase low-threshold housing units — housing provided in conjunction with supportive recovery services — statewide from 394 to 761 this year.

“MHA and a lot of our colleagues have been benefactors of that funding, which helps get people off the street into a warm and safe place and on the path to recovery,” Palmieri said. “It’s hard to do the work of recovery if you don’t have a safe place to lay your head. Getting people off the streets into safe housing is critical. It’s the first step on the path to recovery.”

“It hasn’t improved. We’ve lost a number of individuals over the course of this year to opioid overdose.”

Among MHA’s transitional and permanent housing programs are three residences in its GRIT program, for individuals with co-occurring substance-abuse and mental-health diagnoses, which require no time limit on a stay as long as a resident is benefiting and engaging in the program.

“Housing is the biggest barrier for us in the mental-health world,” she added. “The thing that keeps people in programs longer than anything else is the lack of affordable housing. We don’t discharge people into homelessness; we help them land somewhere — sober houses, transitional houses, re-housing programs.

“That’s why funding from the state is so crucial. It allows us to subsidize housing costs for people with very low incomes who experience substance-use issues,” Palmieri added, noting that MHA also has relationships, often spanning decades, with local landlords. “When a unit becomes available, they’ll call us because they know the rent will get paid and that we’ll be there to support them with whatever they experience.”

Dr. Katie Krauskopf says everyone should have access to naloxone, the only intervention that can reverse an overdose.

Dr. Katie Krauskopf, medical director of Substance Use Disorder Services at MiraVista Behavioral Health Center in Holyoke, said her organization has expanded outpatient substance-abuse treatment services — both programs and operating hours — as well as broadening an effort to treat patients with co-occurring mental-health and substance-abuse issues through its inpatient psychiatric services.

“The work definitely continues,” she told BusinessWest. “We’re still seeing overdoses at high rates — and any overdose is too many. We’re also seeing an adulterated drug supply.”

And it’s not just fentanyl, she noted; the new additive on the street is a tranquilizer called xylazine, which is being detected in an increasing number of drug-overdose deaths.

“To address the opioid crisis, we need to prioritize overdose death prevention while simultaneously investing in comprehensive supports for those dealing with substance-use disorder, to ensure they have every opportunity for recovery,” Secretary of Health and Human Services Kate Walsh said when the DPH report was released. “We have to lean into the disparities we see in impacts on Black residents and target our interventions accordingly. Challenges like housing, hunger, and accessing education, behavioral-health treatment, and transportation need to be addressed in concert with substance-use treatment in order to turn the tide of this epidemic.”

Instant Intervention

To save lives while an overdose is in progress, the state, its municipalities, and organizations like MiraVista and Tapestry Health have worked in concert to make naloxone, also known as Narcan, more widely accessible, in order to reverse the deadly effects of an overdose as it’s happening.

For instance, the city of Greenfield recently announced that four naloxone boxes have been installed at Energy Park, Hillside Park, and the two Greenfield City Hall public restrooms, and the boxes will be refilled weekly by Tapestry.

This effort, spearheaded by the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin, Tapestry, the North Quabbin Community Coalition, and Boston Medical Center, is part of the National Institutes of Health’s HEALing Communities Study, which began in 2019 with 16 Massachusetts communities that qualified based on opioid overdose fatality rates.

The new naloxone boxes are part of the $800,000 the local task force received to finance opioid-related fatality-reduction strategies in Greenfield, Athol, Montague, and Orange. In addition, the task force and Tapestry continue to host virtual overdose-prevention and Narcan trainings.

“The city welcomes the opportunity to be a partner with Tapestry and the Opioid Task Force in this effective, life-saving, harm-reduction effort by allowing naloxone boxes to be available in our City Hall and public parks,” Greenfield Mayor Roxann Wedegartner said.

According to the DPH, Massachusetts has already exceeded, and plans to expand upon, federal naloxone ‘saturation’ goals, providing communities with enough naloxone to prevent overdose deaths that may occur from a lack of medication access. Since 2020, DPH has distributed close to 300,000 naloxone kits to harm-reduction programs, opioid treatment providers, community health centers, hospital emergency departments, and county houses of correction, with distribution increasing about 40% each year.

In 2022, the DPH launched the Community Naloxone Purchasing Program with the aim of increasing distribution of free naloxone through organizations to the community. Meanwhile, this past spring, in response to the rise in opioid-related overdose deaths, DPH issued an advisory urging healthcare providers to increase availability of naloxone kits and train staff to administer naloxone to anyone who may need it, and retail pharmacies to continue to dispense it without a prescription as part of a statewide standing order.

“Narcan is the only intervention we have to reverse an overdose. And if you have a medication that does that, everyone should have access to it. It does save lives,” Krauskopf said.

Roxann Wedegartner

“The city welcomes the opportunity to be a partner with Tapestry and the Opioid Task Force in this effective, life-saving, harm-reduction effort by allowing naloxone boxes to be available in our City Hall and public parks.”

Meanwhile, since August 2022, DPH has increased its distribution of rapid fentanyl test strip kits at no cost to providers and community organizations. Single-use fentanyl test strips help reduce the chances of overdose by allowing people who use drugs to test their supply prior to consumption to determine if it is tainted with fentanyl.

Other recent innovations in battling substance abuse range from medical — such as Sublocade, a long-acting injectable that has helped many patients keep off opioids — to regulatory, such as a move during the pandemic to allow patients to take home medications they could not previously, Krauskopf added.

Palmieri noted that the Western Mass. region — and the organizations within it that deal with addiction — do a good job of providing a wide spectrum of residential and outpatient services, from acute detox centers to medication-assisted treatment to recovery coaching.

“It’s vitally important that the community has options to meet everyone’s needs,” she added. “No one size fits all, and there are many different pathways to recovery.”

A Slowing Trend?

There is also, perhaps, some good news from the DPH’s recent study, which reported that, according to preliminary data, there were 522 confirmed and estimated opioid-related overdose deaths in the first three months of 2023, a 7.7% decrease (and an estimated 44 fewer deaths) from the same time period in 2022.

“Too many Massachusetts families, particularly families of color, have been impacted by this crisis,” Gov. Healey said at the time, “and in order to effectively respond, we need to address the gaps in the system by advancing long-term solutions that include housing, jobs, mental healthcare, and more resources for our cities and towns.”

And addiction doesn’t discriminate by the size of those cities and towns. According to the DPH report, the most rural communities in Massachusetts had the highest opioid-related overdose death rate in 2022 at 36.1 deaths per 100,000 residents.

However, Springfield was among the cities and towns that experienced notable increases in opioid-related overdose deaths in 2022 compared with 2021; others high on that list included Lawrence, Leominster, Lynn, Waltham, Weymouth, and Worcester.

“We know overdose deaths are preventable,” DPH Commissioner Dr. Robert Goldstein said. “The pandemic has had a devastating impact on mental health and substance use, especially among marginalized communities. We are working to reverse these troubling trends by continuing to build on our data-driven and equity-based approaches toward responsive support and treatment.”

There Are Plenty of Reasons — and Ways — to Shop Local

By Contributor November 9, 2023

Shop Local Special Coverage

Gifts for Every Season

By Manon L. Mirabelli

Michelle Wirth says the Feel Good Shop Local website gives area merchants access to many more shoppers.

The gift-giving season is quickly approaching, and the business of everyday life can make it difficult to find the perfectly thoughtful gift. Fortunately, the 413 is full of good ideas.

Michelle Wirth, founder and CEO of Feel Good Shop Local — and a believer in the importance of supporting local retailers — has been working with area merchants since 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic halted business as we knew it.

A successful marketing executive and entrepreneur, Wirth — who, with her husband, Peter, brought Mercedes-Benz of Springfield to the region — said she has always been passionate about supporting local, independent businesses.

“People today are busy and don’t have time to do research to find small businesses,” she said. “But we can’t have a vibrant downtown if we don’t support small businesses throughout the year so they can survive.”

Wirth established Feel Good Shop Local (FGSL) and its website, www.feelgoodshoplocal.com, to support independent merchants and empower conscientious consumers by offering a simple online solution for those who want to shop locally and/or to support small businesses, she explained.

“Small business is the backbone of any thriving community, and FGSL wants to create an elevated online experience so shopping locally becomes the go-to solution when trying to find great products easily.”

Not only does FGSL support local commerce, the nonprofit organization also increases sales for small-business merchants by making its online store available to them to sell their goods. The concept behind the website is to offer consumers an alternate shopping stream while boosting sales for the businesses.

The website, Wirth noted, gives merchants access to a significantly greater number of shoppers. It started with 20 businesses and has increased to 50 this year, offering consumers a wide array of shopping options.

“Our online e-commerce website shop is a one-stop shop that gives small, local business access and exposure to new consumers who would not otherwise know about the business,” she said. “We’re giving these businesses access to sales, vitality, and exposure. We’re doing the heavy lifting for business and the consumer.”

As a busy mom of four and business owner, Wirth understands the challenges consumers face when balancing the need for convenience and the desire to make value-driven purchasing choices. She personally curates a selection of the best products from independent merchants and local makers.

The shopping convenience and variety of choice, as well as the benefits to business owners, make up just some of the bigger economic picture. The importance of shopping locally benefits the long-term success of any community’s downtown offerings and can make the difference between a stagnant town center and one that thrives with activity.

“It’s important to shop local,” Wirth said. “We all want a vibrant downtown community. When people shop local, they are voting with their wallets and making dreams come true for the business owner.”

Just as important, the consumer benefits by having the opportunity to purchase unique items, she added. “There is a higher propensity of finding something unique while providing economic growth in the community. We pride ourselves on providing a personalized experience. We know the owner, remember what you like, and the money is going to a person, not a faceless corporation. We offer a higher level of customer experience.”

Claudia Pazmany, executive director of the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce, echoed Wirth’s sentiments on how critical supporting local business owners can be to a community’s success.

“They create the fabric of our community. Entrepreneurship is soaring since the pandemic, and as a result, Amherst alone has an array of new retail offerings and many new restaurants and food establishments,” Pazmany said. “When you support local, you are directly investing in positive social and economic impact. We developed our Amherst Area Gift Card program to showcase local and remind our community that these small businesses should be your first place to turn for gift giving.”

For our annual Shop Local Gift Guide, BusinessWest offers up 18 such options, whether you’re looking for a physical gift to wrap up, a service, or an always-welcome gift card.

Arts Unlimited Gift Gallery
25 College St., South Hadley
(413) 532-7047
www.arts-unlimited.com
Arts Unlimited was founded with one goal in mind: to provide customers with a high-quality, smart, and reliable gift shop. Offerings include a wide variety of art, accessories, and decorations, and gifts for birthdays, retirements, weddings, holidays, and more.

The Baker’s Pin
34 Bridge St., Northampton
(413) 586-7978
www.thebakerspin.com
This extensive kitchen store carries a wide range of cookware, cutlery, electric devices, bakeware, kitchen tools, home goods, cookbooks, and food products as well. But it also offers an array of cooking classes, both online and in person, exploring different foods and techniques appropriate for the season.

Berkshirecat Records
63 Flansburg Ave., Dalton
(413) 212-3874
www.berkshirecatrecords.com
Berkshirecat Records is an independent record store located inside the Stationery Factory building, selling quality vintage and new vinyl records of classic rock, blues, jazz, psychedelic, garage rock, folk, indie, pop, and metal recordings.

The Bookstore and Get Lit Wine Bar
11 Housatonic St., Lenox
(413) 637-3390
www.bookstoreinlenox.com
The Bookstore, a fixture in Lenox for more than 40 years, was actually born in the neighboring town of Stockbridge, in the living room of a small rented house behind an alley that housed a then little-known café that later came to be known as Alice’s Restaurant. The bar is open whenever the bookstore is, and the bookstore stays open later some nights when the bar is open as well.

The Closet
79 Cowls Road, Amherst
(413) 345-5999
www.thecloset.clothing
The Closet’s mission goes beyond connecting shoppers to the perfect black dress or favorite pair of shoes. Environmentally conscious, the shop wants to do its part to prevent clothing from being thrown away. Buying previously loved apparel stops the further use of natural resources and prevents clothing from wasting away in landfills.

Fresh Fitness Training Center/Fresh Cycle
320 College Highway, Southwick
(413) 998-3253
Fresh Fitness is a new, full-service, state-of-the-art gym with brand-new equipment and training for all fitness levels, from beginner to advanced, and is located in the same building that houses Fresh Cycle, one of the region’s premier indoor cycle studios, with more than 25 classes per week led by certified instructors.

Glow Studio Suites
2260 Westfield St., West Springfield
(413) 579-8455
Glow Studio Suites features individual beauty experts in one location. Walk in the door and find a lash artist, nail technician, esthetician, and injector. In addition, spray tan and waxing services are available.

Highlands Cards and Gifts
303A Springfield St., Agawam
(413) 315-3442
www.highlandscardandgift.com
Highlands Card and Gifts features a large selection of Irish and Celtic products, Irish knit sweaters, and Irish saps year round, as well as Celtic jewelry, Emmett glassware, Irish and Celtic themed sweatshirts and tees, wool capes, handbags, mugs, teapots, wall hangings, lamps, Irish foods, and much more.

Julie Nolan Jewelry
40 Main St., Amherst
(413) 270-6221
www.julienolanjewelry.com
Julie Nolan’s work blends traditional techniques of wax carving, diamond setting, and goldsmithing with a modern sensibility for design and composition. She sells her own handcrafted, one-of-a-kind heirloom pieces by hand in her studio and boutique, alongside a curated selection of home and gift items by Western Mass. makers.

Pilgrim Candle
36 Union Ave., Westfield
(413) 562-2635
www.pilgrimcandle.com
Pilgrim Candle Co. opened its doors in 1992 and expanded its already-busy operation in 2000 by acquiring Main Street Candlery. In 2007, Pilgrim expanded into private-label manufacturing. Since its first sale more than 30 years ago, Pilgrim Candle has developed a high-quality line of scented candles for candle lovers all around the world.

Pioneer Valley Food Tours
(413) 320-7700
www.pioneervalleyfoodtours.com
This enterprise creates walking food tours that explore local flavors from Northampton and around the region. It also creates gift boxes sourced from the region’s fields and farms, as well as Pioneer Valley picnic baskets of selections ready to bring on an outdoor adventure. Choose a pre-set tour itinerary, or create a custom tour to suit your tastes.

Pottery Cellar
77 Mill St., Westfield
(413) 642-5524
www.potterycellar.com
Located in the Mill at Crane Pond, the Pottery Cellar offers the largest selection of authentic Boleslawiec pottery in New England. From holiday-themed seasonal pieces to full dining sets, Pottery Cellar is a regional destination for authentic Polish pottery.

Renew.Calm
80 Capital Dr., West Springfield
(413) 737-6223
www.renewcalm.com
Renew.Calm offers an array of both medically based and luxurious spa treatments, with services including skin care, therapeutic massage, nail care, body treatments, yoga, hair removal, makeup, and lashes. Multi-treatment packages make great gifts.

The Shot Shop
722 Bliss Road, Longmeadow
(413) 561-7468
www.ssmedspa.com
The Shot Shop medical rejuvenation spa offers medical rejuvenation treatments for a wide variety of needs. Anyone feeling run down and tired, noticing visible signs of aging, or with other concerns that need to be addressed may find a medical rejuvenation treatment here that will help.

Springfield Thunderbirds
45 Bruce Landon Way, Springfield
(413) 739-4625
www.springfieldthunderbirds.com
A great deal for big-time hockey fans and folks who simply enjoy a fun night out with the family, Thunderbirds games are reasonably priced entertainment in Springfield’s vibrant downtown. The AHL franchise plays home games through April at the MassMutual Center, with a constant stream of promotions.

Springfield Wine Exchange
1500 Main St., Springfield
(413) 733-2171
Located on the ground floor of downtown Tower Square, the Springfield Wine Exchange offers customers local select craft beers and wines imported from around the world, providing a wide array of options for any occasion.

Visual Changes Salon
100 Shaker Road, East Longmeadow
(413) 525-1825
www.visualchangesinc.com
With more than 30 years dedicated to all dimensions of the hair industry, salon owner Mark Maruca is widely respected for his innovative approach hair styling. Services and products are individualized to suit client needs.

Zen’s Toyland
803 Williams St., Longmeadow
(413) 754-3654
www.zenstoyland.com
Zen’s Toyland sells a variety of items ranging from baby teethers to adult puzzles, including high-quality, unique items that aren’t available elsewhere. All the toys are handpicked, and the shop also has a playroom for children to ‘test drive’ items.

Picture This

By BusinessWest Staff November 8, 2023

Picture This

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Two Key Donations

The KeyBank Foundation recently awarded the Springfield Boys & Girls Club (SBGC) a $10,000 grant to support the club’s Brain Gain program, an after-school program designed to bolster grade-level reading skills for inner-city, at-risk youth. .

Pictured at top, from left: SBGC board member Aleana Laster; KeyBank Corporate Responsibility Officer Analisha Michanczyk, KeyBank Branch Manager Vanity Bryant, SBGC Director of Development Karen Natsios, KeyBank Area Retail Leader Sarah Germini, and SBGC Executive Director Vinnie Borello with students in the Brain Gain program

KeyBank also recently awarded Greater Springfield Habitat for Humanity (GSHFH) a $39,000 charitable grant during the bank’s Volunteer Build Day on Chestnut Street in Holyoke. The donation will assist Habitat’s environmental-stewardship program.

Pictured above, from left: KeyBank employees Janis Deynes, Sharia Coley, Josh Flores, Norbert Grant III, Priya Tater, Tom Morace, Jeff Guyott, Kendle Taylor, and Tito Ramon with Habitat for Humanity Executive Director Aimee Giroux.

Honoring Social Responsibility

UMassFive College Federal Credit Union received the first-place Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Community Service Award for 2023 in Massachusetts. This annual award is given out by the Cooperative Credit Union Assoc. and the Credit Union National Assoc. to honor a credit union for its social-responsibility projects within the community. UMassFive earned this award in recognition of its participation and fundraising for the UMass Cancer Walk and Run and Will Bike 4 Food.

Pictured, from left: UMassFive’s Ruth Yanka, Craig Boivin, Taylor Robbins, CEO Rich Kump, Cait Murray, Lauren Duffy, Sarissa Markowitz, Jacqui Watrous, and Robert Harrison.

Supporting the Community

Monson Savings Bank recently donated $1,750 to Friends of Wilbraham Recreation as part of the bank’s annual Community Giving Initiative. The community organization received this donation by obtaining enough votes by community members to place in the top 10 vote recipients of the Community Giving Initiative. The donation will support work to improve and maintain the Spec Pond recreational area and the town’s sports programs.

Pictured, from left: Mark Manolakis, Friends of Wilbraham Recreation president; Dan Moriarty, Monson Savings Bank president and CEO; and Bryan Litz, Wilbraham Parks & Recreation director.

Court Dockets

By BusinessWest Staff November 8, 2023

Court Dockets

HAMPDEN SUPERIOR COURT

Robert Bauer v. Oakridge Custom Home Builders Inc.

Allegation: Breach of implied warranty of habitability, breach of contract and express warranty, fraudulent misrepresentation, violation of consumer protection law: $150,000

Filed: 9/22/23

Albert Woszczyna and Donna Woszczyna v. Ameriprise Financial Services LLC, American Enterprise Investment Services Inc., and Daryl Devillier

Allegation: Breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, negligence, negligent supervision, negligent/intentional misrepresentations: $700,000

Filed: 9/27/23

Joshua Petit and Dahlia Petit, p/p/a Joshua Petit v. Fun Z Trampoline Park Westfield LLC and Jiamen Chen

Allegation: Negligence causing personal injury: $50,000+

Filed: 9/28/23

Theresa M. Worrell v. Pyramid Management Group LLC, Holyoke Mall LP, UG2 LLC, Gallagher Bassett Services Inc., and Sompo American Insurance Co.

Allegation: Negligence; slip and fall causing personal injury: $17,693.86+

Filed: 9/29/23

Bruce Schulze and Cheryl Schulze v. Jonathan Starkman MD and Pioneer Valley Urology P.C.

Allegation: Medical malpractice: $50,000

Filed: 10/3/23

Alan Best v. S&H Goodies Realty LLC and S&H Goodies Convenience Inc.

Allegation: Negligence; slip and fall causing personal injury: $123,789

Filed: 10/3/23

Southern Connecticut Tackle Co. Inc. v. Christopher Pepe a/k/a Christopher M. Pepe a/k/a Chris Pepe d/b/a Blackbeard’s Bait & Tackle

Allegation: Breach of contract: $312,861.37

Filed: 10/6/23

Jennifer Benoit v. Joanna E. Sampson MD

Allegation: Medical malpractice: $75,000+

Filed: 10/12/23

People on the Move

By BusinessWest Staff November 8, 2023

People on the Move

Tracy Friedenberg

Bacon Wilson announced that Tracy Friedenberg has joined the firm as its new executive director. She comes to Bacon Wilson with more than 25 years of corporate and law-firm experience, including human resources, operations management, and information technology. She will work directly with Managing Shareholder Jeffrey Fialky across all levels of firm management in each of Bacon Wilson’s four offices. Friedenberg previously served as chief of staff for Odin Labs Inc. in New York City. Prior to that, she worked for Day Pitney LLP in Hartford, Conn. for 14 years. Her career path there advanced from project management to senior manager up to director of Technical Services and Project Management in 2020. Day Pitney is an East Coast-based comprehensive law firm with national and international reach, housing more than 300 attorneys and 13 offices throughout the Northeast, as well as in Southeast Florida. Friedenberg holds an MBA from the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst, as well as a bachelor’s degree in Spanish from the UMass College of Arts and Sciences and a bachelor’s degree in apparel marketing from the College of Food and Natural Resources. She serves as president of the board of directors for Dress for Success Western Massachusetts, a nonprofit organization that empowers women to gain economic independence.

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Amanda Sbriscia, vice president of Institutional Advancement at Holyoke Community College (HCC), has been selected for a fellowship for aspiring college presidents by the AGB Institute for Leadership & Governance in Higher Education. Now entering its fifth year, 27 college administrators from institutions around the country began their fellowships with an in-person symposium in Washington, D.C. in September. To date, 18 past participants have become presidents or chancellors of higher-education institutions, and many other participants have successfully progressed on the pathway to the presidency with commendations and new positions. The program consists of two symposia, four online workshops, attendance at the AGB National Conference on Trusteeship, and a shadowing experience with a sitting president. The institute features more than 30 higher-education expert presenters, including current and former presidents, trustees, search consultants, and other sector professionals. Sbriscia holds a bachelor’s degree in communication from Cedar Crest College, a master’s degree in higher education from Drexel University, and a doctorate in education in educational leadership from Gwynedd Mercy University. Before being hired at HCC as vice president of Institutional Advancement in 2017, she served as senior director of Advancement at Bay Path University, following her role there as director of Annual Giving and Alumni Relations. Before Bay Path, she 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.

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Rachel Rushing

Holyoke Community College (HCC) welcomed Rachel Rushing as director of the college’s Taber Art Gallery. Originally from Louisiana, Rushing is an interdisciplinary artist with a special interest in photography. She comes to HCC by way of Dallas, where she worked with the Nasher Sculpture Center to develop the Visitor Experiences program and manage special projects, such as the 2022 exhibition of CARNE y ARENA, a virtual-reality exhibition written and directed by Academy Award-winning Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu that integrates viewers into the true accounts of refugees in their journey across the southern U.S. border. Rushing also founded and co-directed Sunset Art Studios, a social-practice art gallery, residency, and studio in Dallas. She becomes only the second director since the gallery opened in 1998, succeeding founding director Amy Johnquest, who retired last spring. Her first show as Taber director was an exhibition of photographs by John Leni Marcy titled “The City on Paper: Representations of HolyoRícan Life,” which was curated and captioned by HCC students enrolled in Latinx Studies classes. The Taber Art Gallery, located off the lobby of the HCC Library on the second floor of the HCC Donahue Building, is free and open to the public Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., during regular school sessions.

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American International College (AIC) announced the appointment of Christopher Putnam as director of Institutional Assessment, Research, and Effectiveness. This appointment reflects AIC’s recognition of Putnam’s dedication, expertise, and valuable contributions to the college. In his new role, Putnam will be responsible for overseeing assessment and evaluation processes designed to measure the effectiveness of the institution’s programs and services. Additionally, he will provide leadership in research and analysis, strategic planning, and ensuring compliance with accreditation standards. Prior to assuming his new role, Putnam served as AIC’s student-success data analyst and demonstrated exemplary leadership in several key areas. This included the supervision of AIC’s New England Commission for Higher Education five-year report, a mandated periodic evaluation of the content and relevance of the college’s mission. Before joining AIC, Putnam held positions as a graduation and transfer credit specialist and manager of Student Services at Sierra College in Rocklin, Calif. He began his career in higher education at California State University (CSU) Sacramento, where he worked in admissions and records and academic advising. During his time at CSU, Putnam pursued his master’s degree in higher education leadership. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Wake Forest University and subsequently obtained a certificate in web programming from Cosumnes River College.

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Pamela Sandler AIA Architect recently welcomed Norman Anton, senior designer and project manager; and Amy Pulver, office manager, to its fast-growing team. Anton is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and has lived and worked in Europe and Saudi Arabia. He attended Washington University School of Architecture in St. Louis and has worked extensively in the field with carpenters, electricians, and landscape designers. Prior to joining the Sandler AIA team, he was an architectural designer at Clark and Green. He has a wide range of experience, including historic preservation, corporate interiors, retail showrooms, and residential projects. Pulver is at the helm of the firm’s mission to create spaces with joy for new and existing clients. Her duties include event planning, facilities management, project coordination, and budget planning, ensuring that the office runs smoothly so that the design team can continue to deliver unique projects to clients and grow its relationship with the community. She brings years of experience to the Stockbridge-based architecture firm. Prior to working with Sandler, she served for nearly a decade in multiple positions and departments within the town of Great Barrington, including Public Works, Planning, and most recently as executive secretary to the town manager and Select Board.

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Celia Hickson

One year after joining the Square One team as fiscal manager, Celia Hickson has been named the agency’s chief financial officer. Hickson brings 25 years of accounting and finance experience in a variety of industries. She has worked as a controller and financial analyst in the publishing, software, biotech, and nonprofit industries. She began her career at Ernst & Young, where she earned her CPA. She is a graduate of the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst. An active volunteer with Horizons for Homeless Children, she has held various leadership roles on several volunteer boards.

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After 25 years at the helm, Anne Teschner will step down as executive director of the Care Center. She will continue in that role to support succession planning with the Care Center’s board of directors to ensure a smooth transition to new leadership. The Care Center helps young mothers and low-income women resume their education wherever they left off, from HiSET preparation to an onsite college. Designed for busy mothers living in poverty, the Care Center offers childcare, transportation, counseling, food, and healthcare so that women can concentrate on their studies. During her tenure, Teschner has been instrumental in steering the Care Center through pivotal changes, establishing the organization as a leader in the realm of women’s education and empowerment. Under her leadership, the Care Center has launched visionary initiatives, such as the Bard Microcollege Holyoke and the Moving Women Forward Endowment campaign. Each year, approximately 200 young mothers and other low-income women benefit from the holistic support provided by the Care Center, based at 247 Cabot St. in Holyoke. The process of identifying the next executive director to build upon this foundation is underway.

Bankruptcies

By BusinessWest Staff November 8, 2023

Bankruptcies

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

Alston-Brown, Keisha
18 Aster St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 13
Date: 10/02/2023

Arsenault, Kelly A.
84 Eastwood Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Date: 09/30/2023

Athol Memorial Hospital
2033 Main St.
Athol, MA 01331
Chapter: 11
Date: 10/01/2023

Athol Memorial Hospital NMTC Holdings, Inc.
2033 Main St.
Athol, MA 01331
Chapter: 11
Date: 10/01/2023

Boivin, Lynn Ann
240 Arthur St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 13
Date: 10/09/2023

Clemonts, Carrie M.
105 Lancaster St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/12/2023

Felton, Eric C.
35 Forest Hill Road
Feeding Hills, MA 01030
Chapter: 13
Date: 10/05/2023

Fletcher, Ian E.
93 Park Ave.
North Adams, MA 01247
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/05/2023

Goodrow, Clayton John
36 West St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Chapter: 13
Date: 10/03/2023

Gordon, Shirleyanna
1518 Dwight St., Apt. L1
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/05/2023

Kaczamarek, Michael W.
51 Crane Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/04/2023

Kunesch, Felicia Mae
73 Wheeler Ave.
Orange, MA 01364
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/10/2023

Larzazs, Keith F.
210 Greenwich Plains Road
Ware, MA 01082
Chapter: 7
Date: 09/30/2023

Laureano, Maria
86 Malden St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 13
Date: 10/10/2023

Line, Kellee A.
108 River Road
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/09/2023

Montovani, Shirley M.
15 Hanward Hill
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Chapter: 13
Date: 09/30/2023

Morrow, Johannes G.
a/k/a Ansgaar, Johannes
PO Box 183
South Lee, MA 01260
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/10/2023

Olander, Diana M.
32 Felicia St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/14/2023

Parsley, David W.
42 Clarkson Ave.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/05/2023

Roca, Rafael A.
14 Katelyn Way
Southampton, MA 01073
Chapter: 7
Date: 09/30/2023

Sawyer, Rebecca L.
33 Elm St.
Warren, MA 01083
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/05/2023

Thomas, Timothy E.
229 Kent Road
Springfield, MA 01129
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/13/2023

Visneau, Michael F.
Surprise, Lauren E.
14 Rittenhouse Ter.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Date: 09/30/2023

Wagner, Tina R.
99 Northridge Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/10/2023

Zoschak, Andrea
1 Longview St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Chapter: 7
Date: 09/29/2023

Real Estate Transactions

By BusinessWest Staff November 8, 2023

Real Estate

FRANKLIN COUNTY

BUCKLAND

119 Elm St.
Buckland, MA 01370
Amount: $680,000
Buyer: Steven C. Parsons
Seller: J. T. McConnell Investment
Date: 10/03/23

40 Mechanic St.
Buckland, MA 01370
Amount: $350,500
Buyer: John MacGibbon
Seller: Sachs Int.
Date: 10/13/23

CONWAY

638 South Deerfield Road
Conway, MA 01341
Amount: $150,700
Buyer: Herlinda Tuesca
Seller: Pioneer Valley Habitat For Humanity
Date: 10/10/23

GILL

4 Set Back Lane
Gill, MA 01354
Amount: $289,000
Buyer: Paul D. Viens
Seller: Richard Cramm
Date: 10/10/23

GREENFIELD

11 Conway St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $1,000,000
Buyer: Eagle Real Estate Ventures LLC
Seller: Monahan Int.
Date: 10/06/23

110 Cottage St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Dauntless Path LLC
Seller: Lovell, George L., (Estate)
Date: 10/06/23

38 Ferrante Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $476,000
Buyer: Ryan Lavoie
Seller: Lawrence P. Interlande
Date: 10/11/23

150 Green River Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $313,000
Buyer: Joshua M. Levin
Seller: Steiner, Mary L., (Estate)
Date: 10/05/23

23-25 Haywood St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Hillary E. Smith
Seller: William Spencer
Date: 10/04/23

75 Laurel St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Kerry Heathwaite
Seller: Yestramski, Francis J., (Estate)
Date: 10/10/23

462 Leyden Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $292,500
Buyer: Zachary Fry
Seller: Richardson, Sally Tam, (Estate)
Date: 10/06/23

99 Meadow Lane
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: Corissa E. Tripp
Seller: Wong, Yoshiko, (Estate)
Date: 10/02/23

4 Michelman Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Douglas Simon
Seller: John F. Lobik
Date: 10/10/23

36 Robbins Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $281,750
Buyer: Freeland J. Tuden
Seller: Joseph R. Lavallee
Date: 10/13/23

LEVERETT

2 Laurel Hill Dr.
Leverett, MA 01054
Amount: $778,750
Buyer: Linda A. Bullock
Seller: Peter Longiaru
Date: 10/12/23

LEYDEN

168 Kately Hill Road
Leyden, MA 01301
Amount: $781,000
Buyer: 168 Kately Hill LLC
Seller: Donald R. Adams
Date: 10/05/23

6 Stephen Lane
Leyden, MA 01301
Amount: $319,000
Buyer: 168 Kately Hill LLC
Seller: Donald R. Adams
Date: 10/05/23

MONTAGUE

111 Federal St.
Montague, MA 01349
Amount: $147,250
Buyer: Edward Terault
Seller: Warsawski, Rose A., (Estate)
Date: 10/12/23

110 L St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $1,350,000
Buyer: L St. Corporate Mgmt. LLC
Seller: Pioneer Valley Redevelopers LLC
Date: 10/06/23

132 L St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $1,350,000
Buyer: L St Corporate Mgmt. LLC
Seller: Pioneer Valley Redevelopers LLC
Date: 10/06/23

19 Morris Ave.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: Tomas Ovalle
Seller: Vivier, Pearl, (Estate)
Date: 10/11/23

NORTHFIELD

571-E Millers Falls Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Joseph R. Lavallee
Seller: David Gorzocoski
Date: 10/13/23

ORANGE

475 East Main St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $128,000
Buyer: 475 East Main St. RT
Seller: Avila, John B., (Estate)
Date: 10/06/23

188 Pleasant St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $165,000
Buyer: Timothy J. Wickline
Seller: TCS Home Group LLC
Date: 10/13/23

SHUTESBURY

Summer Mountain Road, Lot 2
Shutesbury, MA 01072
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Lugosch Int.
Seller: Joan A. Antonino
Date: 10/12/23

SUNDERLAND

Brown Cross Road
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $195,500
Buyer: Wiseacre LLC
Seller: Monterey Rose LLC
Date: 10/11/23

River Road
Sunderland, MA 01375
Amount: $195,500
Buyer: Wiseacre LLC
Seller: Monterey Rose LLC
Date: 10/11/23

WENDELL

95 Lockes Village Road
Wendell, MA 01379
Amount: $242,533
Buyer: Donald Kuzmeskus
Seller: Chicorka, Katrina L., (Estate)
Date: 10/04/23

WHATELY

167 Haydenville Road
Whately, MA 01093
Amount: $402,000
Buyer: Allissa T. Jukiro
Seller: Grace G. Dwight RET
Date: 10/04/23

HAMPDEN COUNTY

AGAWAM

28 Center St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Plata O. Plomo Inc.
Seller: Whitehead. Donald R., (Estate)
Date: 10/04/23

52 Edgewater Road
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Daniel M. Geiger
Seller: Dorothy A. Sliech
Date: 10/10/23

28 Maynard St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $440,000
Buyer: Douglas Delaroche
Seller: Thomas E. Schnepp
Date: 10/13/23

832 North West St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $342,500
Buyer: Thomas C. Williams
Seller: Colin O. McLean
Date: 10/06/23

20 Ottawa St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Brian Cote
Seller: Campagnari Construction LLC
Date: 10/12/23

99 Pineview Circle
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Caroline A. Scherpa
Seller: Charles H. Heimann IRC
Date: 10/10/23

79 Poinsetta St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Brian F. Moriarty
Seller: Daniel Geiger
Date: 10/10/23

362 Poplar St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $549,000
Buyer: Stephen J. Wodecki
Seller: Viktor Savonin
Date: 10/05/23

435 River Road
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $429,000
Buyer: Colin M. Deforge
Seller: Longo, Robert L., (Estate)
Date: 10/03/23

966 Shoemaker Lane
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Mark R. Magistri
Seller: Rising, Daniel Cesan, (Estate)
Date: 10/05/23

277 Silver St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $2,562,500
Buyer: Maya Associates LLC
Seller: 277 Silver LLC
Date: 10/11/23

558 Southwick St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Maven Investment Co. LLC
Seller: Cynthia A. Kozak
Date: 10/04/23

647 Springfield St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Brett Bamford
Seller: Kevin J. Davidson
Date: 10/03/23

784 Springfield St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Timothy J. Tracy
Seller: Tomroc Holdings LLC
Date: 10/02/23

BRIMFIELD

108 Cubles Dr.
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $334,000
Buyer: Chad Carter
Seller: Joseph Lace
Date: 10/10/23

26 Hollow Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $445,000
Buyer: Jennysa Singvongsa
Seller: Methuselah RT
Date: 10/11/23

85 Hollow Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $218,500
Buyer: Kristen Wood Special Need
Seller: Jockamo H. Baldina
Date: 10/11/23

230 Park Ave.
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Paige Hill Properties LLC
Seller: Rcfam LLC
Date: 10/10/23

Sturbridge Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Paige Hill Properties LLC
Seller: Rcfam LLC
Date: 10/10/23

CHESTER

92 Old State Hwy.
Chester, MA 01011
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Lisa Estrada
Seller: Terence M. Pease
Date: 10/13/23

CHICOPEE

18 Bemis St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Meg Realty LLC
Seller: Dalton Alexis
Date: 10/10/23

415 East St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: SS Enterprises Inc.
Seller: C&H Investments Inc.
Date: 10/12/23

8 Grace St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Ahmed Al Jashaam
Seller: Brodeur, Gail A., (Estate)
Date: 10/03/23

138 Grattan St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $333,000
Buyer: Jack Watson
Seller: Andrew J. Crane
Date: 10/06/23

131 Hampden St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $226,000
Buyer: Shirley Donkor
Seller: Bozek Realty Inc.
Date: 10/04/23

30 Lafayette St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Priscilla Goldman
Seller: Jonathan W. Moulton
Date: 10/13/23

106 Lawrence Road
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $344,900
Buyer: Nancy M. Benard
Seller: Kazimiera Bak
Date: 10/11/23

1752 Memorial Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Matthew Yacavone
Seller: Carolyn Z. Vickers
Date: 10/04/23

36 Mercedes St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $246,500
Buyer: Patrick E. Goonan
Seller: Michael J. Goonan
Date: 10/11/23

Pleasantview Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Ahmed Al Jashaam
Seller: Brodeur, Gail A., (Estate)
Date: 10/03/23

123 Springfield St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Adivio V. Gomes
Seller: Revampit LLC
Date: 10/13/23

12 Tenney St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $314,000
Buyer: Donald A. Houle
Seller: Daniel A. Brosseau
Date: 10/04/23

27 Thornwood St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Phillip Rankin
Seller: McEwan, Joyce M., (Estate)
Date: 10/05/23

115 Tolpa Circle
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $440,000
Buyer: Brendan Levesque
Seller: Donald J. Roy
Date: 10/13/23

44 Wallace Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $311,000
Buyer: Barbara Paulo
Seller: Kyle J. Partridge
Date: 10/13/23

EAST LONGMEADOW

Denslow Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Laplante Construction Inc.
Seller: Richard G. Elfman
Date: 10/13/23

41 Holland Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Megan Sullivan
Seller: Hugh K. Martin
Date: 10/10/23

11 Kenneth Lunden Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $435,000
Buyer: Brandon Obrien
Seller: David C. Malchow
Date: 10/11/23

39 Lenox Circle
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $475,000
Buyer: Sara Margoles TR
Seller: Lynn M. Bolton
Date: 10/02/23

260 Maple St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $281,500
Buyer: Kyle T. Palazzi
Seller: Darlene M. Collins
Date: 10/05/23

136 Meadow Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Brian Gurski
Seller: Walter J. Crawford
Date: 10/11/23

32 Melwood Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Nicholas Gero
Seller: Grigely, Anne M., (Estate)
Date: 10/06/23

32 Melwood Ave., Lot 12
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Nicholas Gero
Seller: Grigely, Anne M., (Estate)
Date: 10/06/23

4 Millbrook Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: Amanda Torres-Alvarado
Seller: Quercus Properties LLC
Date: 10/06/23

91 North Main St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Ryan B. McGuire
Seller: Erin Ahart
Date: 10/13/23

Purves St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: 60 Munson Meeting Way LLC
Seller: Laplante Construction
Date: 10/13/23

48 Wellington Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $690,000
Buyer: Jaafar M. Hamadeh
Seller: Thomas C. Williams
Date: 10/06/23

70 Wood Ave.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Robert McCarthy
Seller: Michelle McCarthy
Date: 10/12/23

HAMPDEN

50 Baldwin Dr.
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $352,000
Buyer: Ryan M. Terbush
Seller: Joseph Hutchison
Date: 10/10/23

102 Baldwin Dr.
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $166,200
Buyer: Lumturi RT
Seller: Polley, David M., (Estate)
Date: 10/02/23

522 Main St.
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: 522 Main St. Realty LLC
Seller: Hatch Property Mgmt. LLC
Date: 10/03/23

HOLYOKE

30 Ashley Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Megan E. Fanning
Seller: Mark J. Dizek
Date: 10/12/23

44 Congress Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Gabriella Phelan
Seller: Pedro Berrios
Date: 10/11/23

1519 Dwight St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $1,451,412
Buyer: Cadet 23 LLC
Seller: Oliver Auto Body
Date: 10/04/23

26 Florence Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $322,000
Buyer: Jason Laboy
Seller: Sky RET
Date: 10/03/23

278 Hillside Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Maria M. Aquino
Seller: Ameilia M. Czarnik
Date: 10/05/23

50-52 Vernon St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Sarah Jerome
Seller: Hann Realty LLC
Date: 10/12/23

LONGMEADOW

Brookside Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Camille Burger
Seller: Mark E. Salomone
Date: 10/12/23

112 Captain Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $465,000
Buyer: Anthony G. Dallessandro
Seller: Luigi Chiarella
Date: 10/06/23

55 Cedar Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $190,000
Buyer: John Stocks
Seller: Reginald D. Smith
Date: 10/03/23

120 Crestview Circle
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $675,000
Buyer: Eileen Castellanos
Seller: Daniel R. Schwarting
Date: 10/11/23

58 Fairfield Ter.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $492,500
Buyer: Jeslyn Carr
Seller: Jonathan A. Bubier
Date: 10/05/23

24 Herbert St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Xuan Tang
Seller: Matthew Gaffney
Date: 10/02/23

389 Inverness Lane
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $640,000
Buyer: Neil Greene
Seller: Jacob B. Webber
Date: 10/11/23

549 Laurel St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $525,000
Buyer: Gregory J. Hughes
Seller: David A. Hirsh
Date: 10/04/23

64 Redfern Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $440,000
Buyer: G. B. & Susan R. Gravel RET
Seller: March Thompson
Date: 10/05/23

1112 Williams St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $635,000
Buyer: Matthew Sandler
Seller: Gregory Dumeny
Date: 10/02/23

42 Woodlawn Pl
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Christen Brownlee
Seller: Woodlawn Property LLC
Date: 10/05/23

57 Woolworth St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $267,000
Buyer: Goodman LLC
Seller: Morgan, Marjorie S., (Estate)
Date: 10/13/23

LUDLOW

66 Chapin St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Antonio G. Norton
Seller: Robert J. Lefebvre
Date: 10/02/23

504 Fuller St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Galina Mashitlova
Seller: Transform Property Group LLC
Date: 10/02/23

415 Holyoke St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Robert F. Bourdeau
Seller: Bourdeau Sr., Robert D., (Estate)
Date: 10/11/23

16 May Road
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $302,000
Buyer: Christopher J. Behnk
Seller: Flowers, Steven A., (Estate)
Date: 10/11/23

455 Miller St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Nathanial Mizula
Seller: Nicholas R. Fales
Date: 10/05/23

13 Salli Circle
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Christopher H. Newman
Seller: Stephanie A. Richard
Date: 10/02/23

15 Victor St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $265,300
Buyer: Darlene L. Kennedy
Seller: Shawn N. Thompson
Date: 10/12/23

MONSON

59 Beebe Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Heather Garvie
Seller: Judith C. Chlebus
Date: 10/05/23

MONTGOMERY

217 Pitcher St.
Montgomery, MA 01085
Amount: $665,000
Buyer: Amy Varner
Seller: David W. Tourville
Date: 10/05/23

PALMER

4001-4003 Hill St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Stan Properties LLC
Seller: Jose Miranda
Date: 10/05/23

1505-A-C North Main St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Abdul Bashier Sroosh
Seller: Linda S. Pardo
Date: 10/03/23

1644-1646 North Main St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Steven Mercure
Seller: A To Z Property Mgmt.
Date: 10/12/23

1061 Park St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Ana Hernandez
Seller: Mt Home LLC
Date: 10/11/23

RUSSELL

541 Woodland Way
Russell, MA 01071
Amount: $430,000
Buyer: Jonathan Fannin Special TR
Seller: Tony L. Lewis
Date: 10/10/23

SPRINGFIELD

86 Anniversary St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $278,000
Buyer: Lismarie S. Negron-Morales
Seller: Mark A. Wikar
Date: 10/11/23

234 Arnold Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $273,000
Buyer: Frederick Collins
Seller: Douglas J. Dichard
Date: 10/12/23

438 Belmont Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Yulaska G. Aguasvivas
Seller: Shaynah M. Orr
Date: 10/04/23

665 Belmont Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Thomas Wilson
Seller: Joanne L. Lupi
Date: 10/13/23

726 Belmont Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $740,000
Buyer: Shariyfah Lupus Fund LLC
Seller: Airbel Real Estate LLC
Date: 10/04/23

788 Belmont Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $740,000
Buyer: Shariyfah Lupus Fund LLC
Seller: Airbel Real Estate LLC
Date: 10/04/23

818 Belmont Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Padam Gajmer
Seller: Ravin Sharma
Date: 10/02/23

24-26 Berkshire St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Okeila S. Ledgister
Seller: Franco Henriques IRT
Date: 10/06/23

220 Birchland Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $296,000
Buyer: Jennifer D. King
Seller: Ann Hughes
Date: 10/04/23

333 Boston Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $975,000
Buyer: 1 Root Inc.
Seller: Boston Road RT
Date: 10/03/23

212 Bowles Park
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Andrea Giordano
Seller: Rene Ricardi
Date: 10/04/23

392-394 Carew St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $163,500
Buyer: Posiadlosc LLC
Seller: Steven E. Zeimbekakis
Date: 10/10/23

145 Carr St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $258,000
Buyer: Nickolas S. Demetrius
Seller: Robert M. Gleason
Date: 10/02/23

66 Cedar St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $156,800
Buyer: JR & Dee Realty LLC
Seller: Peter E. Sares
Date: 10/02/23

11 Champlain Ave.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: P. & R. Investments LLC
Seller: Stacy L. Jacobs
Date: 10/03/23

43-45 Clayton St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Robinah Kintu
Seller: Kevin Kitchens
Date: 10/02/23

66 Clement St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Kristopher G. Hills
Seller: Robert H. Wilder
Date: 10/05/23

66 Crystal Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $175,000
Buyer: Keys Upgrade LLC
Seller: Sullivan Property Preservation
Date: 10/13/23

631-633 Dickinson St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Earl N. Reed
Seller: Khai D. Do
Date: 10/06/23

98-100 Draper St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $754,500
Buyer: Round Two LLC
Seller: Junior Properties LLC
Date: 10/03/23

37 Dubois St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $131,700
Buyer: Malia Homebuyers LLC
Seller: Emily A. Linzi
Date: 10/06/23

116 Edgemere Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Sasha Ramos
Seller: M. & F. Vazquez Home Improvements
Date: 10/06/23

57-59 Eloise St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $754,500
Buyer: Round Two LLC
Seller: Junior Properties LLC
Date: 10/03/23

156 Fair Oak Road
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Wolfpack Realty Corp.
Seller: Anthony S. Cremonti
Date: 10/06/23

31 Freeman Ter.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $115,000
Buyer: Beacon Cornerstone LLC
Seller: Paul L. Keyes
Date: 10/12/23

32-34 Fresno St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Idamaris Vega
Seller: Dimetrius A. Hatcher
Date: 10/11/23

27 Gillette Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Jonathan Schroeder
Seller: Christopher J. Castellano
Date: 10/04/23

63 Gilman St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Anissa L. Nieves
Seller: Royal Hill LLC
Date: 10/11/23

128 Glenmore St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $399,000
Buyer: Alex J. Tsang
Seller: Czeslaw Kierkla
Date: 10/06/23

130 Glenmore St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $399,000
Buyer: Alex J. Tsang
Seller: Czeslaw Kierkla
Date: 10/06/23

71 Grape St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Keron Leslie
Seller: Rosalyn Champlain
Date: 10/10/23

18 Greenacre Square
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Aramis Ruiz
Seller: Plata O. Plomo Inc.
Date: 10/10/23

517-519 Hancock St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Silvia Gonzalez
Seller: Sonia C. Marte
Date: 10/13/23

54 Hood St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Sandra Roman
Seller: Wilson & Family Real Estate LLC
Date: 10/11/23

157 Jamaica St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Daliza M. Burgos-Ramos
Seller: Darryl E. Moss
Date: 10/06/23

56-58 Jefferson Ave.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Bright Day Care LLC
Seller: Jose J. Feliz-Gonzalez
Date: 10/03/23

96 Magnolia Ter.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $470,000
Buyer: Emily Sprague
Seller: 96 Magnolia Terrace LLC
Date: 10/13/23

403-405 Main St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $344,000
Buyer: Lassarone Charlemagne
Seller: Lachenauer LLC
Date: 10/11/23

1628-1640 Main St.
Springfield, MA 01103
Amount: $758,000
Buyer: Mago Inc.
Seller: New England Farm Workers Council
Date: 10/06/23

49 Mallowhill Road
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Shaynah M. Orr
Seller: Carla M. Sylla
Date: 10/05/23

28 Medford St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $121,000
Buyer: Jjj17 LLC
Seller: Gonzalez, Pedro M., (Estate)
Date: 10/06/23

255 Oak St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $445,000
Buyer: Giovanni Paz
Seller: Relegacy Investments LLC
Date: 10/10/23

151 Packard Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Shanu Shanmugampillai
Seller: Alethea A. Haines
Date: 10/13/23

63 Park Edge Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Kevin P. Coffee
Seller: Skerker FT
Date: 10/06/23

676 Parker St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $306,000
Buyer: Andrea M. Bushman
Seller: Betty Deluca
Date: 10/10/23

174 Pineywoods Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $248,500
Buyer: Camilla J. Miller
Seller: Accredited Mtg. Loan TR 200
Date: 10/13/23

85 Pocantico Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Lisa Holland
Seller: Courageous Lion LLC
Date: 10/06/23

12 Prescott St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $367,000
Buyer: Robert Foster
Seller: Patricia A. Maione
Date: 10/13/23

50 Riverview St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Will J. Severe
Seller: Riverview Street RT
Date: 10/11/23

6 Rogers Ave.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $131,000
Buyer: Lee A. Dutil
Seller: Lachenauer LLC
Date: 10/13/23

34-36 Ruskin St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: Steven Hayes
Seller: Diane N. Kadzik
Date: 10/02/23

30 Sachem St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $754,500
Buyer: Round Two LLC
Seller: Junior Properties LLC
Date: 10/03/23

239 Saint James Blvd.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Eric Chang
Seller: Fnma
Date: 10/13/23

288 Saint James Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $127,260
Buyer: Mortgage Assets Mgmt LLC
Seller: Annie L. Davis
Date: 10/06/23

22 Savoy Place
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: John Lizardi
Seller: Caroline R. Malaquias
Date: 10/06/23

116 Sierra Vista Road
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Sherilyn K. Small
Seller: Amanda C. Alvarado
Date: 10/06/23

12 Skyridge Lane
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Anthony Quinones
Seller: Casey L. Brown
Date: 10/12/23

34 Sonia St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Jason G. Peskurich
Seller: Anna M. Maliga
Date: 10/06/23

1193 State St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: SRS Partners LLC
Seller: Pogman Realty LLC
Date: 10/02/23

52-54 Stockman St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Nelson Luciano
Seller: JJJ17 LLC
Date: 10/10/23

261 Sunrise Ter.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Emilio J. Bruno-Diaz
Seller: JJJ17 LLC
Date: 10/10/23

19 Taft St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $218,530
Buyer: United Wholesale Mtg. LLC
Seller: Michael Sandberger
Date: 10/04/23

35 Trafton Road
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Mohamed Bendrao
Seller: Garken Realty LLC
Date: 10/02/23

201 Verge St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: James H. Burrell
Seller: Scott J. Denesha
Date: 10/02/23

80 West Alvord St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $235,500
Buyer: Round Two LLC
Seller: AJN Rentals LLC
Date: 10/03/23

122 West Crystal Brook Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Graham & Lumpkin LLC
Seller: Paul R. Hanney
Date: 10/06/23

208 Westford Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Tandeka Hicks
Seller: Td Bank
Date: 10/02/23

111 Winterset Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Magaly M. Vazquez
Seller: Stephen Farr
Date: 10/03/23

50 Winthrop St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Alfred Shattelroe
Seller: Alfred Shattelroe
Date: 10/13/23

45 Yale St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Ebony Badger
Seller: David Givans
Date: 10/06/23

SOUTHWICK

62 Davis Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: Elizabeth R. Imelio
Seller: Joseph M. Carnevale
Date: 10/02/23

25 Fernwood Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $339,000
Buyer: Scott Denesha
Seller: Streeter, Leland E., (Estate)
Date: 10/02/23

210 Hillside Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $272,000
Buyer: Connor J. Birchall
Seller: Paula Wells
Date: 10/11/23

105 Lakeview St.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $590,000
Buyer: Launa Klimowicz
Seller: Jason K. Lichtenberger
Date: 10/13/23

7 Pineywood Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $282,000
Buyer: James Foley
Seller: Shirley Cross
Date: 10/12/23

TOLLAND

227 Lakeside Dr.
Tolland, MA 01034
Amount: $420,000
Buyer: Gary P. Fredericks
Seller: Susan M. Bullock
Date: 10/02/23

2000 New Boston Road
Tolland, MA 01034
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Diane C. Christian
Seller: Dina Dumezil
Date: 10/13/23

WALES

77 Mount Hitchcock Road
Wales, MA 01081
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Jeffrey R. Latour
Seller: Sherry Latour
Date: 10/10/23

WEST SPRINGFIELD

2 Elizabeth St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Mass Housing LLC
Seller: McNulty, Thomas O., (Estate)
Date: 10/06/23

512 Elm St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Joseph J. Czarnik
Seller: Samuel Sevelo
Date: 10/05/23

69 Hampden St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: URL Properties LLC
Seller: Alan N. Sharpe
Date: 10/05/23

26 Southworth St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Sean M. Fitzpatrick
Seller: Charles T. Disponett
Date: 10/04/23

38 Upper Beverly Hills
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $395,000
Buyer: Anthony Pelletier
Seller: Trevor Cupp
Date: 10/03/23

2165 Westfield St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Nathaniel M. Mish
Seller: Andrew J. Gasperini
Date: 10/11/23

48 Worthen St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Stephen A. Alvord
Seller: West Co. Investments LLC
Date: 10/02/23

WESTFIELD

21 Allen Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Christopher Ramos
Seller: Paul R. Troy
Date: 10/13/23

55 Apple Orchard Heights
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: Pah Properties LLC
Seller: Theodore R. Alvord
Date: 10/02/23

90 Berkshire Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $281,000
Buyer: Stephen J. Oleksak
Seller: Constance J. Tkaczek
Date: 10/06/23

25 Big Wood Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $577,300
Buyer: Jonathan Zuber
Seller: Kelly J. Cieplinski LT
Date: 10/11/23

30 Cardinal Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $530,000
Buyer: Tatyana Sevostyanov
Seller: Gil D. Talamayan
Date: 10/06/23

51 Crescent Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $489,900
Buyer: Charles Marsland
Seller: Thomas M. Bregoli
Date: 10/06/23

108 Elizabeth Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $317,000
Buyer: Dario Duchi
Seller: Aldo Palazzi
Date: 10/13/23

149 Glenwood Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $339,000
Buyer: Mary B. Tichacek
Seller: Edward P. Andreski
Date: 10/13/23

7 Harvest Moon Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $800,000
Buyer: Robert M. Levesque
Seller: Chad H. Nelson
Date: 10/06/23

95 Honey Pot Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Andrew R. Loftus
Seller: Robert M. Lafrance
Date: 10/02/23

66 Janis Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $395,000
Buyer: Tyler Simmitt
Seller: Kimberly A. Constance
Date: 10/03/23

33 Jessie Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $498,000
Buyer: Stephen Dowd
Seller: William E. O’Neill
Date: 10/06/23

109 Joseph Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $312,000
Buyer: Andrey Nesen
Seller: Jeevan Kafley
Date: 10/10/23

39 Magnolia Ter.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $615,000
Buyer: Shannon N. Anderson
Seller: Sandra L. Fiedler
Date: 10/11/23

67 Mainline Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $700,000
Buyer: Morestate LLC
Seller: Three Brothers LLC
Date: 10/06/23

30 Medieros Way
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $950,000
Buyer: NGL Supply Terminal Co. LLC
Seller: Mongeau Realty LLC
Date: 10/03/23

199 Munger Hill Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $670,000
Buyer: Thomas M. Bregoli
Seller: Michael A. Mundorf
Date: 10/06/23

30-32 Park St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $468,000
Buyer: Viktor Pikulskyi
Seller: Jeremy J. Beltrandi
Date: 10/13/23

Pitcher St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $665,000
Buyer: Amy Varner
Seller: David W. Tourville
Date: 10/05/23

7 Westwood Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $512,000
Buyer: Richard Howitt
Seller: Randolph R. Calvo
Date: 10/10/23

139 Wyben Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $525,000
Buyer: Benjamin Gillespie
Seller: Courtney M. Gagne
Date: 10/03/23

WILBRAHAM

291 3 Rivers Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $520,000
Buyer: William D. John
Seller: William L. Meeker
Date: 10/12/23

103 Burleigh Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $303,333
Buyer: Ashlee M. Tromblay
Seller: David T. Tromblay
Date: 10/10/23

12 Delmor Circle
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Valerie P. Huard
Seller: Christopher J. Behnk
Date: 10/11/23

161 Stony Hill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Joan A. Devitto
Seller: Elizabeth Damato
Date: 10/11/23

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

AMHERST

18 Bayberry Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $827,500
Buyer: Dominick C. Lacapra
Seller: Jonathan J. Kane
Date: 10/13/23

80 Fearing St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $642,500
Buyer: Enhan Wang
Seller: Kruppres LLC
Date: 10/11/23

85 Hillcrest Place
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $695,000
Buyer: Thomas E. Brennan
Seller: Nicholas J. Dufresne
Date: 10/06/23

29 Justice Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $404,000
Buyer: Rongjuan Liu
Seller: Francis X. O’Connor
Date: 10/10/23

BELCHERTOWN

256 Cold Spring Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $435,000
Buyer: Sean P. Garcia
Seller: Theresa A. Przybylowcz
Date: 10/03/23

459 Franklin St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $575,000
Buyer: Mary B. Gunther
Seller: Kelly O. Galster
Date: 10/12/23

73-A Hamilton St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $153,647
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Shirley D. Desroches
Date: 10/12/23

73-B Hamilton St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $153,647
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Shirley D. Desroches
Date: 10/12/23

73-C Hamilton St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $153,647
Buyer: Wells Fargo Bank
Seller: Shirley D. Desroches
Date: 10/12/23

18 Ledgewood Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $510,000
Buyer: Monica Fowler
Seller: Michael A. Siniscalchi
Date: 10/06/23

Woodland Lane Lot R
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $130,000
Buyer: JHP Builders LLC
Seller: Bell Property Corp.
Date: 10/03/23

EASTHAMPTON

41-43 Chapman Ave.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $780,000
Buyer: North Harlow LLC
Seller: Arc Investments LLC
Date: 10/04/23

26-28 Federal St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: KMAK LLC
Seller: Christine E. Rucinski
Date: 10/10/23

3-3A Franklin St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $415,000
Buyer: Elaine M. Bryan
Seller: James R. Witmer
Date: 10/11/23

26 High St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $780,000
Buyer: North Harlow LLC
Seller: Arc Investments LLC
Date: 10/04/23

1-3 Lincoln St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: David Walter
Seller: Amy E. Linnell
Date: 10/06/23

106 Lovefield St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $456,200
Buyer: Stela J. Conyer
Seller: Brian J. Murphy
Date: 10/02/23

9-11 Lovell St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $460,000
Buyer: Jeremy D. O’Ber
Seller: John A. Knybel
Date: 10/04/23

16 Lyman St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Jose Faria
Seller: Canal Real Estate LLC
Date: 10/11/23

65 Phelps St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Kelly R. Lewis
Seller: Pah Properties LLC
Date: 10/13/23

22 Willow Circle
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $640,000
Buyer: Indenture Of T. Eli T. Harr
Seller: Matthew F. Sandler
Date: 10/02/23

GRANBY

21 Center St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Charles J. James
Seller: Cynthia J. Ames
Date: 10/03/23

61 North St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Cherie L. Braun
Seller: Malia Homebuyers LLC
Date: 10/11/23

HADLEY

139 Mount Warner Road
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Jeffery M. Campbell
Seller: Steven B. Constant
Date: 10/02/23

255 River Dr.
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Justin R. Yezierski
Seller: Yeszierski, Claire, (Estate)
Date: 10/10/23

NORTHAMPTON

343 Brookside Circle
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Kaitlynne Hard-Pieczarka
Seller: Kelly R. Lewis
Date: 10/13/23

1041 Burts Pit Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $371,000
Buyer: Justin L. Sheffler
Seller: Mildred Jimenez
Date: 10/10/23

25 Finn St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $465,000
Buyer: Allyson M. Garcia
Seller: Carmen M. Santiago
Date: 10/05/23

1095 Florence Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Day Farm LLC
Seller: Duga 3rd, Paula, (Estate)
Date: 10/11/23

5 Highland Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $600,000
Buyer: Bradley J. Levay
Seller: Justin T. Serpone
Date: 10/02/23

11 Kensington Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $729,000
Buyer: Amy A. Kassalty
Seller: Baker & Titelman 2012 RT
Date: 10/13/23

1095 Park Hill Road
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Day Farm LLC
Seller: Duga 3rd, Paula, (Estate)
Date: 10/11/23

57 Pine St.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $540,000
Buyer: Rachel G. Wolk
Seller: Ann M. Konieczny
Date: 10/04/23

PELHAM

290 Amherst Road
Pelham, MA 01002
Amount: $485,000
Buyer: Kerri A. Tester
Seller: Doris M. Sherburne IRT
Date: 10/11/23

SOUTH HADLEY

48 Amherst Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Brightwood Properties LLC
Seller: Paul D. Viens
Date: 10/06/23

11 Dale St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $240,000
Buyer: Jonathan Jasmin
Seller: Julianne F. Barkman
Date: 10/12/23

70 Lathrop St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $341,250
Buyer: Vantage Home Buyers LLC
Seller: Brian A. Corriveau
Date: 10/03/23

6 Ludlow Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Yahdiel E. Torres
Seller: Donna M. Pellissier
Date: 10/06/23

143 Lyman St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: Zachary C. Wright
Seller: Lisa L. Schechterle
Date: 10/05/23

550 New Ludlow Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Moynihan Realty Group LLC
Seller: Morningstar Enterprise LLC
Date: 10/04/23

37 Searle Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $385,000
Buyer: Carly A. Robinson
Seller: Benjamin T. Judge
Date: 10/12/23

23 Spring St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Sean Dawkins
Seller: Andrew J. Schnitzer
Date: 10/05/23

SOUTHAMPTON

12 Couture Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $287,000
Buyer: Joshua J. Prystowski
Seller: Simone Prystowski
Date: 10/06/23

5 Pomeroy Meadow Ext.
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Fumi Realty Inc
Seller: Moeller, Beverly Dean, (Estate)
Date: 10/06/23

153 Pomeroy Meadow Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $415,000
Buyer: Carly A. Phillips
Seller: Benjamin C. Gillespie
Date: 10/03/23

WILLIAMSBURG

67 Depot Road
Williamsburg, MA 01039
Amount: $175,000
B uyer: Gregory Harry
Seller: Kathryn J. Harry
Date: 10/13/23

Building Permits

By BusinessWest Staff November 8, 2023

Building Permits

The following building permits were issued during the month of October 2023.

CHICOPEE

Acclaim Properties Inc.
2 Dwight St.
$42,600 — Roofing

Acclaim Properties Inc.
78 Front St.
$62,250 — Roofing and siding

Amy Deauseault
25 Grace St.
$18,999 — Roofing

Dino Facente
520 East St.
$22,000 — Roofing

Veronique Leroy
229-231 Grove St.
$6,575 — Demolish and rebuild both chimneys

Albert Mason, Maureen Mason
145 Springfield St.
$8,750 — Roofing

RL New Life LLC
200 Exchange St.
$3,000 — New partitions and doors in sanctuary, new panic bar at rear entry with upgrade to exit signs

UFPT MA LLC
300 Burnett Road
$209,930 — Roofing

EASTHAMPTON

60-62 Main Street LLC
60-62 Main St.
$5,000 — Remove pergola and deck

Massachusetts Audubon Society
127 Coombs Road
$12,000 — Attach accessibility ramp to existing deck structure

HADLEY

Parmar & Sons Inc.
24 Bay Road
N/A — Install air handlers and heat pump condensing unit

Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield
120 Russell St.
N/A — New bell tower

LEE

705 Pleasant Street LLC
705 Pleasant St.
$382,983 — Install rooftop-mounted photovoltaic solar modules and related electrical equipment

Marian Missionaries of Divine Mercy NFP
780 Tyringham Road
$18,500 — Roofing and siding

Alan Wilcox, Lynn Bertelli
29 High St.
$4,000 — Roofing

LENOX

Chucky’s LLC
90 Main St.
$25,000 — Selective demolition

Hillcrest Educational Center
349 Old Stockbridge Road
$408,245 — Replace windows, siding, decking, and shingles

NORTHAMPTON

4-6 Market Street LLC
4 Market St.
$60,000 — Office renovation and add kitchen

14 Conz St. LLC
14 Conz St.
N/A — Deck repairs

1924 LLC
46 Round Hill Road
$2,700,000 — Convert Coolidge Hall building into apartments

Ballybunion Realty LLC
102 Main St., Unit A
$4,340 — Illuminated sign for Smoke Shop

City of Northampton
20 West St.
$7,950 — Chimney liner at Forbes Library

DDM Properties LLC
14 Market St.
$30,000 — Roofing

Florence Congregational Church
130 Pine St.
$35,000 — Fire system upgrade and add-on

Healthy Neighbors Group LLC
321 Bridge St.
$5,000 — Repairs and replacement windows

Scher Mass LLC
10 Michelman Ave.
$10,000 — Two-car garage addition

Smith College
186 Elm St.
$10,000 — Ceiling repairs at Jordan House

Smith College
100 Green St.
$96,740 — Install and relocate growth cambers

Valley Go West LLC
3 North Main St.
$4,300 — Two roof vents and insulation

PITTSFIELD

Cross Development Berkshires LLC
41 Cherry St.
$147,000 — Patch, paint, carpentry, tile, new vanities and cabinets

L&S LP
1035 South St.
$92,000 — Machine demolition of structure, including slab and foundations

OBCC Holdings LLC
74 Downing Parkway
$168, — Roofing

Regan Development
592 North St., Building 2
$2,925,402 — Renovate building

Regan Development
592 North St., Building 3
$4,130,845 — Repair/improve commercial and residential apartments

South Street Associates LLC
153 South St.
$400,000 — Repair existing parapet

SPRINGFIELD

Citywide Associates LP
513 Main St.
$19,873.55 — Insulation and air sealing

Citywide Associates LP
64 Myrtle St.
$30,918.10 — Insulation and air sealing

Holy Name Catholic Assoc.
323 Dickinson St.
$121,964 — Roofing at Holy Name Church

Western New England University
1215 Wilbraham Road
$237,451 — Alter third-floor space in Sleith Hall for six faculty offices

Guyseymore Wilson
708 Main St.
$125,000 — Full remodel and addition to rear of property for new kitchen

Filmmaker Joany Kane Brings Her Next Project to Massachusetts

By Joseph Bednar October 26, 2023

Creative Economy Special Coverage

Merry, Scary, and Coming Soon

Producer and director Joany Kane.

Will Barratt, cinematographer for A Merry Scary Christmas Tale.

If you enjoy all those Christmas movies the Hallmark Channel cranks out every holiday season, you can thank Joany Kane for her part in that.

That’s because she wrote the first one, The Christmas Card, which broke cable-TV ratings records when it aired in 2006 and garnered an Emmy nomination for its star, Ed Asner — to date, Hallmark’s only Emmy nod.

It also helped kick-start a holiday-movie craze on Hallmark that Kane, a Western Mass. native, appreciates — not only because she’s written and produced about a dozen of them, but because she loves them.

“There was no Hallmark Channel, no Christmas movies on TV” before she started writing The Christmas Card, Kane noted. “You had to go to a theater to see a Christmas movie, and even those were scarce. I wanted to see more Christmas content.”

So she did something about that, and she still is — in fact, her next effort, A Merry Scary Christmas Tale, will shoot in Western Mass. next spring, with plans for a fall 2024 release. Not only is it Kane’s directorial debut, it’s her first foray into a hybrid holiday flick, with one foot planted in the Christmas tradition, and the other in Halloween.

“On Christmas Eve at a remote Massachusetts B&B, a disenchanted candlemaker must survive an evening of sinister merriment in order to find her missing artist aunt,” the film’s pitch reads. Kane said it will be “atmospheric, mischievous, and eerie,” a gothic fable that melds the spirits of Tim Burton and Guillermo del Toro.

“In the fall of 2024, we’d like to do a limited-release run, especially in Massachusetts; we can target local theaters and use the screenings for fundraisers for local nonprofits, so we can help the community as well.”

“It’s got Hallmark moments and Conjuring moments,” she said, the latter a reference to the popular horror-film franchise. She stressed, though, that her movie won’t be too scary. “We’ll have jump scares, but also Christmas carols. It’s great fun.”

But amid the fun comes a lot of work, planning, and raising funds.

“Our goal is to raise some local financing and have some investors come in,” Kane said, explaining that the firm has a high-end budget of $811,000 (which does not reflect 25% tax incentives from the Commonwealth), but could be made for half that if necessary. “If we raise at least $300,000 to $400,000 locally, we can bring in a distribution company from Hollywood who will finance the rest for us. They’ll only do movies over $700,000 on the lower end.”

Joany Kane says her directorial debut will have “jump scares, but also Christmas carols.”

Anyone who invests gets an executive-producer credit, and is also promised their money back plus a 20% return on investment, and also potential profit sharing, not only from the initial run, but in future years.

“It’s a quick turnaround to return their initial investment; then, after that, it’s like getting residuals every time the movie plays somewhere or plays on a streamer or DVD or downloads, depending on how much they’ve invested,” she explained.

Once the movie is filmed in the spring, it will be edited through the summer, with plans to hit the fall convention circuit — Comic Cons and other conventions that cater to genre content, she added.

“We’ll start building a buzz, and then, in the fall of 2024, we’d like to do a limited-release run, especially in Massachusetts; we can target local theaters and use the screenings for fundraisers for local nonprofits, so we can help the community as well.”

That would be followed by a short video-on-demand period in early November and then a premiere on a channel or streamer Thanksgiving weekend, then screening events during December.

All the while, she said, the team would maintain an active social-media presence, airing shorts on TikTok about some of the legends touched on in the script, from Krampus to Pukwudgie, a Native American legend Kane believes will become a popular character due to her movie.

In addition, she’s planning for ‘online happy hours’ building up to the premiere, where she’ll host interviews with cast and crew as well as featuring guests speaking from the holiday or paranormal perspective — or both. She’s also looking to film a ghost-hunting documentary at one or more of the film’s allegedly haunted locations, as well as selling merchandise.

The ongoing actors’ strike could alter some actors’ schedules, but as an independent production, Kane has applied for a waiver that would at least allow the production to proceed — once she gets 50% of the financing in place.

Right now, the confirmed cast included Amanda Wyss and Julie McNiven, along with tentatively planned appearances from Boston-based actor Paul Solet, as well as David Dean Bottrell, Michael Hargrove, Lance Henriksen, Cooper Andrews, and Dee Wallace.

In addition, Jeff Belanger is on board to play himself in the movie, sharing creepy and legends with guests at the film’s Harkness Manor. Belanger is the lead writer on the Travel Channel’s Ghost Adventures and a celebrity in the paranormal world, Kane noted, and his song “My Christmas Tree Is Haunted” will be included on the soundtrack.

Local Promise

That’s a lot — cast, crew, financing, filming, and marketing — to juggle, especially for someone sitting in the director’s chair for the first time.

Which is an important milestone for Kane, a 1983 graduate of Northampton High School who got her start in filmmaking during the 1990s, working for the documentary production company Florentine Films (co-founded by Ken Burns) and serving as associate producer on several Emmy-winning PBS documentaries.

“I want to make sure we use as many Massachusetts locations, and place as many Massachusetts products, as we can. It’s sort of a love letter to my history and my home neighborhoods.”

Her first completed screenplay was an office comedy, not unlike Horrible Bosses more than two decades later, that drew interest from some Hollywood players, including Bette Midler, who offered Kane “sage advice,” she recalled. To pay her bills around this time, during the late ’90s, she was also working for Lashway Law in Williamsburg.

Kane’s breakthrough success in Hollywood soon followed, as she finished the script for The Christmas Card in 1999 and optioned it to a producer in 2003, who brought it to Hallmark, where it “launched the current Christmas-movie craze we now have,” she told BusinessWest.

Since her success with The Christmas Card, she has optioned or sold more than two dozen screenplays and has had more than a dozen movies made. In 2013, she came up with a streaming service dedicated to turning romance novels into movies and series; she coined the name Passionflix, purchased the domain, and in 2016 formed a partnership to launch the streamer. Passionflix debuted in September 2017.

She’s excited to shoot A Merry Scary Christmas Tale in Western Mass., hoping to get started in early spring, when the exteriors can still be made to look Christmas-y, but the night shoots won’t make the cast and crew freeze.

Movie and TV veteran Amanda Wyss will play one of the leads in A Merry Scary Christmas Tale.

“We’re doing it independently so we have complete control over quality and creation, and I want to make sure we use as many Massachusetts locations, and place as many Massachusetts products, as we can. It’s sort of a love letter to my history and my home neighborhoods.”

Will Barratt, the film’s cinematographer, is best-known for shooting and producing the Hatchet films, including Frozen, Spiral, Chillerama, and Digging Up The Marrow. He won two Emmy awards in 2002 and was nominated for the 2014 BloodGuts UK Horror Award for Digging Up the Marrow.

Co-producer and co-director Mary Fry specializes in producing feature films and series for an international market, Kane said. Fry has worked on more than 60 feature films and 12 series with award-winning actors such as Kate Hudson, Michael Shannon, Joaquin Phoenix, John Travolta, Snoop Dogg, and Danny Glover; collaborated with Russell Carpenter, who won a Best Cinematography Oscar for Titanic; and produced romantic comedies for Passionflix, Nasser Entertainment, and Caliwood Pictures.

She shares Kane’s vision for a scary Christmas movie — an idea that used to be more common than it is now.

“Telling scary stories by the fireside was at one time a cherished Christmas tradition. That’s how the world got A Christmas Carol. Scary stories at Christmas were as treasured as Hallmark Christmas movies are today,” Kane said, noting that Charles Dickens wrote his classic tale for a Victorian audience that liked to be scared at Christmas. “The cinematic holiday content we enjoy today started with a ghost story.”

With A Merry Scary Christmas Tale, Kane is hoping to revive the once-beloved tradition of telling scary stories at Christmastime — and hopes that, like A Christmas Carol, her film becomes a classic that’s rewatched each holiday season, generating profits to pour into more movies.

“Hopefully this will become like Paranormal Activity or the Conjuring series — a little movie that does insanely well. Then we can have a base in Western Mass., a production company to crank out a lot of fun content that honors the area and its communities.”

Looking Ahead

Kane’s affection for Halloween fare is reflected in other ways; she recently launched Coven Cons with the goal of hosting conventions that celebrate the witch in pop culture.

And her love for her home state is even more deeply ingrained.

“Massachusetts is such a magical state — so much beauty, history, and a lot of cool legends. The people are fun to hang out with, and there’s a lot of great ingenuity in Massachusetts.

“So it’s great to bring all that together and make really cool movies,” she went on, adding that she’s interested in drawing on Massachusetts-based writers who have penned scary stories, including greats like Edith Wharton. “We’d love to turn those into movies. My goal is to focus on stories that would be great to premiere any time from September to December.”

Viewers will have that experience as soon as next fall — that is, if the coming year’s efforts prove more merry than scary to Kane and her team. Anyone interested in investing in the project should email [email protected].

Picture This

By BusinessWest Staff October 25, 2023

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Fore a Good Cause

On Oct. 2, M.L. Schmitt Inc. raised $44,000 at a charity golf tournament at Springfield Country Club in celebration of its 100th anniversary in business. The proceeds were split evenly between the Greater Holyoke YMCA and Baystate Children’s Hospital, which each received a $22,000 donation.

Mia Goreck of Baystate Children’s Hospital (center) with, from left, M.L. Schmitt’s Peter Coppez, Jean Pierre Crevier, Tucker Schmitt, and Elizabeth Coppez

Kathy Viens of the YMCA with Crevier (left) and Peter Coppez.

Mission Accomplished

As the organization celebrates its 40th anniversary, Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island was presented with a donation of $38,000 from Friends on a Mission, which was started by three friends — Bob Perry, Jenn Schimmel, and Walt Tomala Jr. — who wanted to bring together their networks to support good work done in their community.

Pictured, from left, at Friends on a Mission’s Party for a Purpose fundraiser on Oct. 11: George Deveney of Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island; Howard Cheney of Meyers Brothers Kalicka, P.C., one of the event’s hero sponsors; Tomala, Schimmel, and Perry; Mariama Sano and Amy Carroll of Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island; and Matt Bannister of PeoplesBank, also a hero sponsor of the party.

Cheers for Children

Monson Savings Bank President and CEO Dan Moriarty recently presented a $1,000 donation to Stacey Perlmutter, director of Development for Shriners Children’s New England, in support of the Cheers for Children event. Held on Oct. 20 at MGM Springfield, the event featured food, live entertainment, games, a cash bar, and a silent auction, and directly benefited Shriners Children’s New England, which provides specialty orthopedic, neuromuscular, cleft lip and palate, and urologic care exclusively to children.

Monson Savings Bank President and CEO Dan Moriarty recently presented a $1,000 donation to Stacey Perlmutter

Court Dockets

By BusinessWest Staff October 25, 2023

Court Dockets

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Chasity Olivo v. 3455 Main Street Associates LP

Allegation: Negligence causing personal injury: $51,933.45

Filed: 9/12/23

US LBM Holdings LLC v. Saltmarsh Brothers Construction Inc. and Jesse Saltmarsh

Allegation: Breach of contract: $86,730.20+

Filed: 9/12/23

Alan Styckiewicz v. City of Chicopee and Chicopee Public Schools

Allegation: Employment discrimination (age): $70,000

Filed: 9/14/23

Daniel Boynton, personal representative of the estate of Deanna Boynton v. Steven Weinsier, MD; Linda Theriault, PA-C; Zachry Zichittella, MD; and Gina Zichittella, NP

Allegation: Medical malpractice, wrongful death: $50,000+

Filed: 9/14/23

Ashley Garib v. BaytechIT LLC, GPMF Holdings Inc. d/b/a Pixel Health, Jennifer Brown, and Sheridan King

Allegation: Employment discrimination: $100,000

Filed: 9/15/23

Public Access Cable Television of Longmeadow Inc. v. Town of Longmeadow

Allegation: Breach of contract: $328,625.62

Filed: 9/15/23

Michael Schultz and Farrah Schultz v. J&F Investments, James Charles individually, and Felix Bonilla Martinez individually

Allegation: Violation of Consumer Protection Act, breach of contract, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, misrepresentation/fraud, breach of express/implied warranty: $55,000

Filed: 9/20/23

Allegra Petell v. Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District, et al

Allegation: Employment discrimination, retailiation: $254,000

Filed: 9/22/23

Agenda

By BusinessWest Staff October 25, 2023

Agenda

Difference Makers Nominations

Through Dec. 8: Do you know someone who is truly making a difference in the Western Mass. region? BusinessWest invites you to nominate an individual or group for its 16th annual Difference Makers program. Nominations for the class of 2024 must be received by 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 8. Difference Makers was launched in 2009 as a way to recognize the contributions of agencies and individuals who are contributing to quality of life in this region. Past honorees have come from dozens of business and nonprofit sectors, proving there’s no limit to the ways people can impact their communities. Let us know who you think deserves to be recognized as a Difference Maker in our upcoming class by visiting businesswest.com/difference-makers-nomination-form to complete the nomination form. Honorees will be profiled in an upcoming issue of BusinessWest and celebrated at a gala in the spring.

Neighbors Helping Neighbors

Nov. 1-30: Matthew Sosik, president and CEO of bankESB, is kicking off the bank’s 2023 Neighbors Helping Neighbors fundraising drive to help support local food pantries. This marks the third year of the bank’s annual appeal, which invites bank customers, employees, and community members to donate money between Nov. 1 and Nov. 30 to help fight food insecurity. All donations up to $2,500 per customer will be matched dollar for dollar by bankESB, and the total raised will be divided among participating food pantries across Western Mass. in communities the bank serves. In 2022, through contributions and matching donations, the campaign raised $35,000, and since inception, the bank has donated $74,000. Donations of any amount are encouraged. As an added incentive to give, the bank offers those who donate the opportunity to enter a drawing for a $25 gift card, which will be awarded at each of its 11 locations. Those who wish to participate have until Nov. 30 to make their donations. Checks should be made payable to “bankESB Neighbors” and can be dropped off at any bankESB branch or mailed to Margaret Prendergast, bankESB, 36 Main St., Easthampton, MA 01027. A total of 14 food pantries will be supported this year, including the Best Life Food Ministry, Agawam; BUCC Helping Hands Cupboard Food Pantry, Belchertown; the Chicopee Cupboard; Easthampton Community Center Food Pantry; Easthampton Congregational Church Food Cupboard & Oasis Kitchen; the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, Hatfield; the Hadley Food Pantry; Hilltown Food Pantry, Goshen; Margaret’s Pantry, Holyoke; Neighbors Helping Neighbors Inc., South Hadley; Northampton Survival Center; Not Bread Alone, Amherst; Southampton Community Cupboard; and Westfield Food Pantry.

The Mighty Oktoberfest

Nov. 3-4: The Student Prince and the Fort Restaurant will celebrate the Mighty Oktoberfest. The two-night event kicks off on Nov. 3 at 5:30 p.m. with the Berkshire Mountain Wanderers on stage and Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno on site to tap the ceremonial keg. Oktoberfest food will include bratwurst, knockwurst, and burgers, with a full menu indoors that includes German fare such as sauerbraten, braised lamb, and pork shanks. Other live music includes Trailer Trash at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, followed by Saturday’s lineup of Berkshire Mountain Wanderers at 5 p.m., American Badass (Kid Rock tribute) at 6 p.m., Jagged Little Pam (Alanis Morissette tribute) at 7:15 p.m., and a Foo Fighters tribute at 8:30 p.m. Single-night and two-night passes are available at the gate. Passes include one complimentary ‘haus beer’ from a list for those who are 21 or older.

Whisker Wonderland

Nov. 4: Dakin Humane Society will present Whisker Wonderland from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 171 Union St., Springfield. Admission is free, but donations will be welcomed. The second-annual holiday craft event will include a variety of local artisans offering pet-centric crafts and gifts. Last year’s first-ever Whisker Wonderland event attracted many pet lovers and craft enthusiasts across Western Mass. and Northern Conn., as well as holiday shoppers and people seeking eco-friendly, locally focused gift items. Vendors featured at the event will include Auntie’s Best Creations, Best Dressed Cup, Brodester’s Bandannas, Cindy’s Creations, Chicken Frosty, Diane’s Little Creations, Fine Design Solutions, Fleece4Fun, FroebelArt, Gifted Vine, Grandma Hubbard’s Candy Cupboard, Laura Louise (author), M&M Rustic Designs, Make It Wright Creations, MJ’s Creative Crochet, Noni’s Notions, Paintings by Sandy, Pet Rocks by LF, Sand and Sea, Sew Cozy by Abby, Sew Kreative, Toby’s Treats, and the Tragic Whale. In addition, Dakin’s Home Again thrift shop will be open at that time to provide additional shopping options. There will be a raffle of donated gift items to support animals at Dakin Humane Society, and Dakin’s holiday merchandise will be for sale. The family-friendly event will also feature a bake sale with hot chocolate. Sponsors for Whisker Wonderland include VCA Animal Hospitals and Finck & Perras Insurance Agency Inc.

Trees of Hope

Nov. 4-17: Ronald McDonald House of Springfield announced the third annual Trees of Hope holiday celebration, being held at Gary Rome Hyundai, 150 Whiting Farms Road, Holyoke. Trees of Hope is a festive fundraising event that supports the Ronald McDonald House of Springfield’s mission to provide the critical link between specialized medical treatment and the children who desperately need it. The event will feature creative holiday trees, dream gifts, and displays donated by local businesses, individuals, and community organizations. There is no entry fee to view the displays. Each display will be raffled off using an online raffle system that allows people to participate both in person and virtually. On Thursday, Nov. 9, a Halfway to Hope reception will be held for sponsors, display donors, and friends of Ronald McDonald House. Center Square Grill, Jackalope Restaurant, Pete’s Sweets, LoopHole Brewing, and Horizon Beverage will donate the evening’s refreshments. Trees of Hope will also include a Paint & Sip fundraiser on Sunday, Nov. 5 from 1 to 3 p.m., and a craft fair on Sunday, Nov. 12 from 11:00 a.m. to 4 p.m., both hosted at Gary Rome Hyundai. The craft fair is open to the public. The Paint & Sip event is by reservation only. To register, contact Cathy Riley of Gary Rome Hyundai at [email protected] or (413) 536-4328, ext. 1062.

Super 60

Nov. 9: Ashley Kohl, owner of Ohana School of Performing Arts and an entrepreneur with an inspiring story to tell, will be the keynote speaker at the Springfield Regional Chamber’s Super 60 lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the MassMutual Center in downtown Springfield. The Super 60, a program that traces its roots back to the late ’80s, when it was the Fabulous 50 before being expanded, is being revamped for 2023. In addition to the two traditional categories — Total Revenue and Revenue Growth — there will be three new categories recognizing nonprofits, startups, and giving back to the community. There are 12 winners in each category; read about them starting on page 22. Tickets will be available for purchase at the chamber’s website, springfieldregionalchamber.com. For more information on Super 60, call (413) 787-1555.

ignite 2023 Conference

Nov. 15-16: “The Future of Work/Humanification in the Age of AI” will be the topic of the Chamber of Greater Easthampton’s ignite 2023 professional-development conference at Abandoned Building Brewery, 142 Pleasant St., Easthampton. The two-day conference is designed to empower leaders, business owners, professionals, entrepreneurs, employers, and employees with the knowledge and skills required to thrive in the ever-evolving landscape of work. The conference will emphasis the latest trends and best practices in artificial intelligence (AI) and explore the intersection of AI and the human workforce. Over the course of the two days, ignite 2023 attendees will better understand how AI is reshaping industries; discover ways to utilize AI integration to propel sales; learn new approaches to boosting employee satisfaction, engagement, and retention using AI; explore cutting-edge communications tools, techniques, and insights into customer behavior; and identify actionable strategies and tactics for implementation. The ignite 2023 conference will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day and will include speakers, interactive workshops, group problem-solving activities, and relationship-building opportunities. Registration for the ignite 2023 conference costs $179 for chamber members and $199 for non-member, and includes all conference materials as well as lunch both days. Pre-registration is required, and the deadline for registration is Wednesday, Nov. 8. For more details about the conference and to register, visit www.easthampton.org.

Women of Impact

Dec. 7: BusinessWest will honor its sixth annual Women of Impact at Sheraton Springfield. Tickets cost $95 per person, and tables of 10 are available. To purchase tickets, visit businesswest.com/womenofimpact. The class of 2023, profiled in the Oct. 16 issue of BusinessWest and at businesswest.com, are: Fredrika Ballard, president, Aero Design Aircraft Services and Fly Lugu Flight Training; Carla Cosenzi, president, TommyCar Auto Group; Arlyana Dalce-Bowie, CEO, Moms in Power; Sandra Doran, president, Bay Path University; Dr. Khama Ennis, founder, Faces of Medicine and Intentional Health, LLC; Dawn Forbes DiStefano, president and CEO, Square One; Amy Jamrog, CEO, the Jamrog Group; Michelle Theroux, CEO, Berkshire Hills Music Academy; and Lisa Zarcone, author, speaker, and child and mental-health advocate. The event is sponsored by Country Bank and TommyCar Auto Group (presenting sponsors) and Comcast Business (partner sponsor).

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