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

Adams, Shane M.
Adams, Theresa
11 Main Road
Colrain, MA 01340
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/04/09

Agin, Tammy Lynn
18 Ellen St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/14/09

Anderson, Gregory
a/k/a Branch, India L.
Anderson, India L.
29 Waldorf St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/07/09

Armstrong, Roxell
a/k/a Geoffrion, Roxell M.
10 Central Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/05/09

Arsenault, David
17 Carpenter St.
Orange, MA 01364
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/15/09

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Loveless, John K.
140 Dalton Ave.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/18/09

Avalone, James M.
Avalone, Elizabeth
471 North Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/30/09

Baker, Todd M.
82 Barton Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/04/09

Barnes, Sheldon Orlando
151 Allen St., Apt. F
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/06/09

Barrett, Debbie L.
116 Sandrah Dr.
Orange, MA 01364
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 09/23/09

Barrus, James A.
Barrus, Belinda J.
29 Pioneer Way
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/28/09

Befford, Susan S.
1743 North Main St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/22/09

Bennett, Frank E.
Bennett, Lynn A.
599 Main St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 09/23/09

Bennett, Mark
Poole, Angela Denise
109 Denver St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/02/09

Biddle, Rita M.
645 Warren Wright Road
P.O. Box 1008
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/28/09

Bisceglia, Christopher
Bisceglia, Heather M.
a/k/a Monahan, Heather
88 Burrill Ave.
Orange, MA 01364
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/30/09

Bledsoe, Dina L.
19 Home St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/06/09

Bleu, Jeffrey R.
64 Notch Road
North Adams, MA 01247
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/29/09

Bob’s Carpentry
Gonzalez-Pho, Thao P.
Gonzalez, Robert
143 Little Mohawk Road
Shelburne Falls, MA 01370
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/24/09

Bolibok, Barbara
20 Hampton Ave., Apt. # 507
Northampton, MA 01060
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/15/09

Bonacker, Erin L.
254 Kibbe Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028-1310
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/15/09

Boudreau, David A.
418 Meadow St., D7
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/29/09

Boudreau, William L.
189 Glendale Ave.
Athol, MA 01331
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/18/09

Brault, Alan D.
87 Lafayette St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/30/09

Broman, James E.
1368 Main Road
Granville, MA 01034
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 09/16/09

Burns, Joseph Robert
Burns, Carol Ann
a/k/a Wheeler-Burns, Carol
PO Box 786
Southwick, MA 01077
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/09/09

Burt, John Henry
98 North St.
Plainfield, MA 01070
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 10/05/09

Button, Michael J.
Button, Lisa M.
10 Old South Road
Orange, MA 01364
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/30/09

Carrasquillo, Carmen
134 Peer St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/29/09

Carrigan, William A.
89 Robbins Ave., Apt. #1
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/16/09

Castagna, James
176 Columbus Ave.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/30/09

Chambers, Karlene
25 Fairhaven Dr.
Springfield, MA 01151
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 10/13/09

Charron, Christine Anne
9 Granby Heights
Granby, MA 01033
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/21/09

Chase, Clifton R.
Chase, Linda L.
519 East River St.
Orange, MA 01364
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/30/09

Chase, Clifton R.
Chase, Linda L.
519 East River St.
Orange, MA 01364
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/30/09

Cheria, Manuel F.
Cheria, Donna M.
12 Rood St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/01/09

Chesanek, Michael A.
217 Meadow St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/21/09

Chouinard, Bruce R.
Chouinard, Cynthia A.
1885 Main St.
Athol, MA 01331
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/30/09

Ciampi, David Francis
33 Cherryvale Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/01/09

Clement, Kevin J.
511 East River St.
Orange, MA 01364
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/30/09

Cockshaw, David A.
Cockshaw, Kimberly A.
201 River St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/28/09

Coe, Janet Rose
119 White Oak Road
Springfield, MA 01128
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/30/09

Coffey, Charles Edward
Demeo, Sharron Marie
804 Parker St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/25/09

Colon, Roberto
Colon, Carmen M.
13 Algonquin Place
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/22/09

Cooper, Jacqueline
549 Watson Road
Ashfield, MA 01330
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/15/09

Costa, Francisco J.
36 Ridgehill Ave.
Malden, MA 02148
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/06/09

Coushaine, Mary Elizabeth
a/k/a Lesiege, Mary E.
79 Bardwell St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/08/09

Cousineau, Jared J.
Cousineau, Maggie B.
a/k/a Egan, Maggie B.
9 Landers St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/06/09

Coutu, William J.
Coutu, Christine A.
4 Norman St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/30/09

Creamer, Guillermo David
1 Ladd Road
Sturbridge, MA 01566
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/21/09

Croteau, Laurie L.
a/k/a Albee, Laurie L.
268 Federal St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/24/09

D’Amore, Darcy D.
2322 Greenwich Road
Ware, MA 01082
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 10/14/09

D’Angelo, Frank J.
117 Corey Colonial
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/22/09

Davis, Paul E.
282 Bolton St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 10/07/09

Dawson, Martin H.
68 New Boston Road
Sturbridge, MA 01566
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/25/09

Delgado, Mary
7 Eastern Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/15/09

Demott, Michael O.
65 Narragansett Ave.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/01/09

Desjeans, Francis L.
Desjeans, Elaine R.
53 Gladdu Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/08/09

Desroches, Dorothy M.
11 Grouse Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/08/09

Diaz, Jose
Emerson, Rebecca L.
3 Collins St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/25/09

Dickson, Len H.
Dickson, Jodie A.
182 Pleasant St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/28/09

Dimatteo, Amedeo
P.O. Box 419
Feeding Hills, MA 01030
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 10/15/09

Driscoll, Timothy J.
22 Scott Hollow Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/15/09

DuBoff, Christy T.
7 Dubois St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/30/09

Dudek, Agnieszka E.
35-37 Devens St.
Indian Orchard, MA 01151
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 09/29/09

Durant, John
Durant, Sherri
3321 Pinenook Road
Deerfield, MA 01342
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/04/09

Dziedzic, Agnieszka A.
a/k/a Nowak, Agnieszka A.
590 Sheridan St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/30/09

Early, Jane M.
a/k/a Bassler, Jayn M.
124 South St.
Ware, MA 01082
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/09/09

Evangelisto, Thomas
Evangelisto, Sabrina
220 Karen Dr.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/24/09

Farber, Amy E.
36C Amherst Road
Pelham, MA 01002
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/17/09

Faria, Rui D.
c/o Cidalia Vital
971 Center St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/13/09

Fiorentino, Rita L.
71 Westminster St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/21/09

Fleury, Mary Elizabeth
70 Dogwood Lane
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/27/09

Frazer, Dawn
18 Drew Ct.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/21/09

Gagnon, Susan Marie
a/k/a Drinkwine, Susan Marie
5 Riverview Ter., 2nd
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/30/09

Gama, Denise G.
a/k/a Bickel, Denise G.
96 Glenwood St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 09/30/09

Gay, Gloria
55 Celebration Cir.
Chicopee, MA 01020-2870
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/28/09

Getty, Raymond Douglas
265 New Ludlow Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/02/09

Godfrey, Bernard E.
66 Plymouth St.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/19/09

Godfrey, Catharine A.
72 Plymouth St.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/19/09

Goodwin’s Home Repair
Goodwin, Steven J.
Goodwin, Sandra L.
44 Ridge Road
Athol, MA 01331
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/15/09

Gosselin, Wendy Marie
76 Wilmont St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/09/09

Graham, Monica Y.
292 Centre St. #1R
Indian Orchard, MA 01151
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/22/09

Greene, Steven L.
155 Maple St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028-2722
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/28/09

Gryszkiewicz, James
53 Woodmont St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/29/09

Guerette, Sharon Ann
93 Highland Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/30/09

Gutowski, Mark E.
480 Dipping Hole Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/30/09

Haire, Lee Allen
Haire, Elizabeth Ann
5 Berard Circle
Springfield, MA 01128
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/30/09

Halpin, David P.
2 Stone Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/24/09

Hannum, Gregg H.
Hannum, Karen L.
a/k/a Rosenberg, Karen L.
549 Russell Road, Apt. 1B
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 09/27/09

Hardaker, Donald L.
13 Apache Dr.
North Adams, MA 01247
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/12/09

Harpin, Pamela J.
56 Juniper Dr.
Springfield, MA 01119-2109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/15/09

Hawkins, Carol A.
12 Creamery Road
Gilbertville, MA 01031
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/24/09

Heady, Ryan W.
81 Laurence Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/05/09

Helgoe, Calvin L.
131A Colonial Circle
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/07/09

Hornsby, Monique A.L.
Brumfield, Monique A.
69 State St. Ter.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 10/15/09

Jackson, Eileen L.
406 River St. #1
North Adams, MA 01247
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/30/09

Jacques, Donald J.
1343 Riverdale St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/24/09

Jenkins, Janice M.
72 Curve St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/09/09

Jensen, Dale M.
223 Dayton St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/05/09

Jesionowski, Henry E.
75 Christopher Lane
Feeding Hills, MA 01030
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/09/09

Johansson, Glenn E.
242 Church St.
North Adams, MA 01247
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/23/09

Johns, Eric C.
285 State St., Apt. 2
Ludlow, MA 01056-3430
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/28/09

Jones, John Thomas
85 Boylston St.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 10/15/09

Jones, Matthew Steven
20 Woronoco Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/18/09

Jordan, Dolores A.
36 Devens St.
Indian Orchard, MA 01151
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/08/09

Kaigle, Kenneth H.
Kaigle, Chrystal H.
2 Kerr Ave.
Adams, MA 01220
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/25/09

Karwowski, John M.
Karwowski, Jamie
123 Mountain View St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/29/09

Keane, Stephen T.
59 New Ludlow Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/09/09

Kidrick, Kristen M.
1488 Westfield St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/16/09

Kilgarvan Communications
Sullivan, John Jeremiah
Sullivan, Nancy Elizabeth
270 Morgan St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/17/09


 

King, Bruce L.
King, Sharlene L.
15 Glendale St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/16/09

Kingsbury, James R.
7 Sefton Dr.
Southwick, MA 01077-9746
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/06/09

Knight, Richard Charles
P.O. Box 114
Pittsfield, MA 01202
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/17/09

Krzanowski, Kathryn M.
a/k/a Laurin, Kathryn M.
393 Stebbins St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/28/09

Labonte, Edward L.
1139 Westfield St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/28/09

Labonte, Jason David
Labonte, Amy Lynn
9 Clairmont Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/05/09

LaPete, Anthony M.
LaPete, Amanda L.
4 Barnes St.
Ware, MA 01082
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/12/09

Levin, Laura M.
8 Fred Ruel Road
Granby, MA 01033
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/19/09

Lewis, Gassawallice
Lewis, Marsha J.
1495 West Royalston Road
Athol, MA 01331
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/29/09

Lillis, Michael J.
13 Harrington Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/07/09

Lowney, Erik R.
108 Westfield Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/02/09

Lynn, Sarah J.
Lynn, Dennis M.
51 Cromwell Ave.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 09/18/09

Major, Robert S.
Major, Susan E.
4 Memory Lane
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 10/05/09

Malave, Herminia
15 Arion Place
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/23/09

Maleckas Therapeutic Massage
Maleckas, Sheila C.
24 Maple Crest Circle
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/23/09

Maloney, Colin J.
13 Fairdel St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/22/09

Marrero, Felix L.
42 Brookline Ave.
Springfield, MA 01107
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 10/05/09

Martin, Ann M.
1 Church St.
Colrain, MA 01340
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/04/09

Martinez, Hector L.
Martinez, Denise A.
18 Ringgold St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/17/09

Mattioli, Christopher D.
Mattioli, Barbara A.
47 Breakneck Road
Sturbridge, MA 01566
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 10/06/09

Mawdsley, Richard James
Mawdsley, Cheryl Marie
98 Mashapaug Road
Sturbridge, MA 01566
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/14/09

McAlary, David C.
31 Somers Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/06/09

Mercier, Kristopher Bruce
Mercier, Jessica Jean
a/k/a Popec, Jessica Jean
1 Gr
en Willow Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/15/09

Merrill Auto Imports
Merrill, Douglas Brian
Merrill, Lisa Joy
a/k/a Mercure, Lisa J.
25 Collegeview Heights
South Hadley, MA 01075
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/01/09

Meyrick, Steven J.
Meyrick, Lisa A.
26 Thompson St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/09/09

Michon, Cynthia L.
699 Berkshire Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/14/09

Miller, Clarence L.
Miller, Patricia A.
135 Methuen St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/25/09

Miller, William F.
Miller, Shirley L.
150 Pondview Dr.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/06/09

Moore, David N.
272 Osborne Road
Ware, MA 01082
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/22/09

Morehardt, Bruce Clark
29 Dartmouth Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/08/09

Morris, Catherine Elaine
Morris, John Stanton
51 Van Deene Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/02/09

Mrozinski, Joann M.
119 Oakridge St
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/05/09

Murphy, Thomas M.
134 College Highway, Apt. C4
Southampton, MA 01073
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/01/09

Murray, John Michael
143 Robinson Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/29/09

Newton, John G.
Newton, Cheryl L.
1470 White Pond Road
Athol, MA 01331
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/25/09

Nicoli, Mark A.
PO Box 633
Feeding Hills, MA 01030
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/30/09

Nixon, Eric D.
P.O. Box 143
Leeds, MA 01053
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/01/09

Normandin, Tammy L.
88 Springfield St.
Three Rivers, MA 01080
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/30/09

O’Connor, Nekeisha N.
52 Pearl St., Apt. #4-B
Springfield, MA 01105
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/16/09

Oliver, Noman
Cruz, Maria
377 St. James Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/16/09

Ortiz, Augusto
121 Roberto Clemente St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/25/09

Paniagua, Lara
a/k/a Paniagua-Dix, Lara
163 Lamont St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/28/09

Parker, David R.
Parker, Debra L.
17 Jennings St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/28/09

Persip, Valerie J.
161 Jason St., Apt. 4
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/14/09

Petrizzi-Geller, Lisa M.
11 Parsons Walk
Berkley, MA 02779
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/30/09

Pittsinger, Lorrie E.
158 Bumstead Road
Monson, MA 01057
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/05/09

Pizarro, Zurma
491 Bridge St., Apt. 433
Florence, MA 01062
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/06/09

Pleppo, Carol L.
82-84 Davis St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 10/13/09

Prader, Gina C.
17 Moulton Road
Southborough, MA 01772
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/15/09

Prendergast, Jacqueline
10 Valley St.
Adams, MA 01220
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/30/09

Presley, Stevan R.
Jette Presley, Donna M.
P.O. Box 1148
Sturbridge, MA 01566
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/16/09

Princess Gift Shop
Rodriguez, Wilfredo
PO Box 6538
Holyoke, MA 01041
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/22/09

Quick, Paulette
20 Hampton Court, #214
Northampton, MA 01060
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/05/09

Qureshi, Irfan
243 Brookfield Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 10/13/09

Radomski, Michael W.
Radomski, Lou Ann
P.O. Box 123
Chicopee, MA 01014
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/29/09

Raymond, Mark J.
Raymond, Tina M.
PO Box 944
Bernardston, MA 01337
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/19/09

Rheaume, Allan Alfred
Rheaume, Delores Ada
17 Mitchell Dr., Unit R10
Chicopee, MA 01022
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/22/09

Ricardo, Paulo L.
Ricardo, Anabela M.
16 Riverpark Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/28/09

Rittenoure, Catherine C.
a/k/a Marhefka, Catherine C.
243 State St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/28/09

Rivet, Richard A.
209 Prospect St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 10/01/09

Rodriguez, Angel L.
30 Thornton St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/21/09

Rodriguez, Maria Magdalena
a/k/a Oquendo, Maria Magdalena
193 Walnut St., Apt. 2
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/22/09

Rodriguez, Ramona
33 Cabinet St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/21/09

Rosario, Delio L.
83 Jackson St., Apt 1R
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/24/09

Ross, Florence E.
101 Hancock St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/09/09

Rossi, Alfred M.
Rossi, Debra A.
477 Kings Highway
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/24/09

Rubin, Tina Sheryl
80 King Philip Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/14/09

Rzewski, Marc Theodore
42 Truby St.
Granby, MA 01033
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/25/09

S&S Laundry
Boulette, Scott C.
Boulette, Holly A.
a/k/a Streeter, Holly A.
91 Church St.
Ware, MA 01082
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/12/09

Salerno, Philip T.
P.O. Box 1215
Warren, MA 01083
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 09/18/09

Salzman, Julianne S.
41 Orchard St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/02/09

Santerre, Jennifer Marie
a/k/a Clark, Jennifer M.
31 Maple St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/16/09

Santos, Edwin
21 Wachusetts St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/06/09

Scyocurka, Anne L.
113 Ely Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/30/09

Shar, Mark J.
P.O. Box 4494
Holyoke, MA 01041
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/06/09

Social Marketing Evolution
Merz, Sabine Nicole
15 Glendale Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/29/09

Stacy, Janice Lee
184 Wellington St.
Athol, MA 01331
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/29/09

Stone, Carla M.
11 Russell Stage Road
Blandford, MA 01008
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/06/09

Strom, Nathan E.
Strom, Pamela I.
a/k/a Fowler, Pamela I.
3 Maple St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/14/09

Sullivan, Barbara J.
101 Putnam St.
Orange, MA 01364
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/30/09

Sweeney, Barbara L.
17 Glenwood Ave., Box A2
Orange, MA 01364
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/30/09

Szczur, Charles S.
21 Fanjoy Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/07/09

Tagle, Edward J.
Tagle, Jessica C.
10 Mellinger Lane
Chicopee, MA 01022
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/28/09

Tenczar, Brian A.
49 Spring Road
Adams, MA 01220
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/06/09

Tessier, Kathreen M.
41 West Summit St., #63
South Hadley, MA 01075
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/06/09

Tetreault, Jane M.
113 Fenton Road
Monson, MA 01057
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/15/09

Textiles By Garth J.
Shepp, Garth J.
PO Box 2222
Amherst, MA 01004
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/25/09

Thayer, Justin C.
43 Magnolia Ter.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/06/09

Thompson, Adam G.
21 River Road #3
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/24/09

Thompson, John K.
Thompson, Tina M.
6 Summer Dr.
Southwick, MA 01077
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/09/09

Tracy, Kevin Robert
146 Laurel St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/15/09

Turner, Ashley
43 Plunkett St.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/18/09

Tuthill, Raymond W.
Tuthill, Katherine P.
4 Mercy Anderson Road
Shelburne, MA 01370
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/06/09

Vandervoort, Audrey S.
45 Stockbridge Road
Box 225
West Stockbridge, MA 01266
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/23/09

Vargas, Emely
105 School St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/28/09

Vazquez, Maria A.
195 Suffolk St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/16/09

Vincente, Gloria M.
81 Conz St., Apt. 327
Northampton, MA 01060
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/06/09

Watras, Jane Alice
370 Southwick Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/30/09

Wayne, Derek Henry
61 Calley St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 10/02/09

Weaver, Jennifer L.
56 Maple St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/30/09

Weinstein, Randy F.
684 Main St.
Great Barrington, MA 01230
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/28/09

Weissman, Stuart D.
Tobin, Jocelyn D.
38 Pineywoods Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/29/09

Whaley, Leslie H.
52 Lombard Ave.
Athol, MA 01331
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/22/09

White, Shamis Ann
a/k/a Ferriter, Shamis Ann
399 Springdale Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/30/09

Williamson, James J.
Williamson, Lauralee G.
a/k/a Sousa, Lauralee G.
27 Newhall St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/18/09

Wine Styles
DeJesus, Paulita
a/k/a DeJesus-Aponte, Paulita
12231 Bay Dr.
Westford, MA 01886
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/30/09

Yanni, Philip J.
Yanni, Kathleen M.
12 Alden St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/17/09

Zachery, Kathy A.
a/k/a Griffith, Kathy A.
20 Schuyler St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 10/12/09

Zolendziewski, David Thomas
Zolendziewski, Linda S.
42 Catalina Dr.
Springfield, MA 01128
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/22/09

Zwinski, Theodore J.
Zwinski, Kimberlee A.
a/k/a Venne, Kimberlee A.
153 Cedar St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 09/16/09

Shakespeare & Company Welcomes Back Ute DeFarlo

By
Daily News

Ute DeFarlo

LENOX — Ute DeFarlo has been appointed director of Development by Shakespeare & Company, a nonprofit theater performance, education, and actor-training organization based in the Berkshires.

In her position, DeFarlo is responsible for supporting Shakespeare & Company’s mission and vision through the development of new and expanded income streams, cultivation of the company’s donors and board of trustees, and various engagements with constituents in the Berkshire County community.

Most recently, she served as director of Development for the Mount, Edith Wharton’s home, in Lenox and as Development officer at the Austen Riggs Center in Stockbridge. Her appointment marks her return to Shakespeare & Company’s Development team, which she first joined in 2004, serving as director from 2009 to 2015.

“I am delighted to return to my Shakespeare & Company home,” DeFarlo said. “I have a great passion for theater, including the Fall Festival and Riotous Youth programs that both of my sons participated in, and I’m dedicated to playing my role in ensuring the company’s continued success.”
DeFarlo holds a master’s degree in English and Russian language interpretation from the University of Mainz, Germany, and attended Georgetown University on a one-year Fulbright scholarship.

Main Street Hospitality Unveils $1 Million Kitchen at Red Lion Inn

By
Daily News

STOCKBRIDGE — After nearly a nearly a two-month-long construction project, Main Street Hospitality will unveil the new, 1,600-square-foot kitchen at the Red Lion Inn with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, April 27 at 3:30 p.m. Open only to hotel guests with a select menu since late February, the dining room at the historic hotel has reopened to the general public with new seasonal menus.

The new kitchen represents the third significant renovation project at the hotel in the last 10 years, and brings a much-improved dining experience. Among the necessary improvements that preserve and reinforce the historic building are enhanced work-flow measures for kitchen and wait staff, integration of the bake shop into the renovation, and steps to ensure the dining operation is greener and more ecologically friendly.

At the ceremony, Main Street Hospitality executives Nancy Fitzpatrick, owner and chairwoman, and Sarah Eustis, CEO, will join other key figures from Main Street, the Red Lion Inn, and its partners in the project: Lacey Thaler Reilly Wilson Architecture and Preservation, LLP of Albany, N.Y., and David J. Tierney Jr. Inc. of Pittsfield. Kitchen tours and light refreshments will be available.

Incorporations

By
Departments Incorporations

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

ADAMS

Tandem Custom Builders Corp., 62 Commercial St., Adams, MA 01220. Brian J. Sadlow, 21 Crandall St., Adams, MA 01201. Residential and commercial construction.

BELCHERTOWN

Positive Learning Communities Inc., 840 Federal St., Belchertown, MA 01007. Teresa Dooley Smith, same. Creation of professional development materials.

GREAT BARRINGTON

The East Asian Cuisine Inc., 305 Stockbridge Road, Great Barrington, MA 01230. Yaling Zheng, same. Restaurant.

HOLYOKE

Sullivan School, PTO Inc., 400 Jarvis Ave., Holyoke, MA 01040. Maureen Fitzgerald, 32 Hitchcock St., Holyoke, MA 01040. Parent and teacher association created to raise funds for the school to use for field trips, equipment, repairs library books, etc.

PITTSFIELD

Shire City Sanctuary Inc., 40 Melville St., Pittsfield, MA 01201. Joseph Method, 9 Mountain View Ave., Housatonic, MA 01236. Marketplace offering shared work and event space to the region nurturing creative collaboration, community, and economic development.

SWS Beverage Distribution Inc., 147 Tyler St., Pittsfield, MA 01201. Sarwat Sultana, same. Wholesale beverage distribution (non-alcohol).

RUSSELL

Skyline Logistics Inc., 265 Dickinson Hill Road, Russell, MA 01071. Calvin Burkovskiy, same. Truck leasing.

SPRINGFIELD

Sunshine’s Learning Daycare Inc., 215 Bristol St., Springfield, MA 01109. Pauline Finch, same. Educational service, training, instruction.

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Quality Renovations Inc., 74 Elm St., 534, West Springfield, MA 01089. Craig McCarthy, Same. Construction.

Rave Mobile Communication (RMC) Inc., 659 Main St., No. 1, West Springfield, MA 01089. David H. Lim, same. Retail and repairs.

Tau Kappa Epsilon Lambda Sigma Alumni Association Inc., 680 Westfield St., West Springfield, MA 01089. Colin Calhoun, 25 Appaloosa St., West Springfield, MA 01089. The association shall foster camaraderie among alumnae of the Lambda Sigma Chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity at Keene State College and to serve in extending knowledge in the academic and extracurricular activities of the association.

WESTFIELD

Roots Athletic Center Inc., 199 Servistar Industrial Way, Westfield, MA 01085. Frank A. Demarinis, 89 Pomeroy Road, Montgomery, MA 01085. Athletic sports services.

Chamber Corners: Upcoming Events

By
Chamber Corners

1BERKSHIRE
www.1berkshire.com
(413) 499-1600

• Oct. 17: Chamber Nite, 5-7 p.m., hosted by Hillcrest Commons, 169 Valentine Road, Pittsfield. Chamber networking event. Free for members.
• Oct. 24: Good News Business Salute, featuring Women in Business Month, 5-7 p.m, hosted by Seven Hills Inn, 40 Plunkett St., Lenox.
• Oct. 28: Berkshire Young Professionals Event, 4-8 p.m., hosted by St. James Place, 352 Main St., Great Barrington.
• Nov. 14: Chamber Nite, 5-7 p.m., hosted by Berkshire Country Day School, 55 Interlaken Road, Stockbridge. Cost: free. Register at www.1berkshire.com.
• Nov. 17: Berkshire Young Professionals Holiday Festive Brunch and market, time to be determined. Businesses, send your young employees to this connecting event where they can enjoy brunch with other young professionals and then head over to Greylock WORKS for the second annual Fall FESTIVE, a handmade holiday market celebrating local food and design from the Berkshires and beyond. Cost: $5 for event entry, food and drink separate. Register at www.1berkshire.com.
• Nov. 20: Entrepreneurial Meetup, 8 a.m. Meet, greet, and make things happen at these free networking events. Meetups bring entrepreneurs together on the last Tuesday of the month for coffee or drinks. Location to be determined. Cost: free. Register at www.1berkshire.com.

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

Oct. 24: Multi-chamber Oktoberfest, 5-7 p.m., hosted by Hadley Farms Meeting House, 41 Russell St., Hadley. Register at amherstarea.com.
Oct. 25: Legislative Breakfast, 7:30-9:30 a.m., hosted by Lord Jeffery Inn, 30 Boltwood Ave., Amherst. The annual legislative breakfast brings together legislators, local officials, and business leaders to network and discuss current and upcoming policy issues. Cost: $20 for members, $25 for non-members. Register at amherstarea.com.

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

• Oct. 17: Salute Breakfast, 7:15-9 a.m., hosted by MassMutual Learning & Conference Center. Featuring a community planning update. Chief greeter: Lee Pouliot, city of Chicopee. Keynote speaker: Tim Brennan, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission. Sponsored by United Personnel, Westfield Bank, Holyoke Medical Center, Polish National Credit Union, Gaudreau Group, Spherion Staffing Services, PeoplesBank, Lisa Vachon, CPA, and FutureWorks. Cost: $23 for members, $28 for non-members. Sign up online at chicopeechamber.org/events.
• Nov. 15: Holiday Bazaar & Raffle, 5-8 p.m., hosted at Portuguese American Club, Exchange Street, Chicopee. Sponsored by Polish National Credit Union, PeoplesBank, Westfield Bank, Insurance Center of New England, and the Arbors Kids. Holiday Tree Raffle sponsored by Health New England. For more information, visit chicopeechamber.org/events.
• Nov. 21: Salute Breakfast, 7:15-9 a.m., hosted by Summit View Banquet and Meeting House. Sponsored by United Personnel, Westfield Bank, Holyoke Medical Center, Polish National Credit Union, Gaudreau Group, Spherion Staffing Services, PeoplesBank, Veteran Services Office – City of Chicopee, Prosthetic & Orthotic Solutions, and First American Insurance Agency. Chief greeter: Stephanie Shaw, Chicopee Veteran Services Office. Keynote speaker: Jack Downing, Soldier On. Cost: $23 for members, $28 for non-members. Veterans admitted free of charge. Sign up online at chicopeechamber.org/events.

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

• Nov. 14: Hampshire County Business Bash, 5-7 p.m., hosted by the Lord Jeffery Inn, 30 Boltwood Ave., Amherst. This tri-chamber networking event is being presented by the Greater Easthampton, Greater Northampton, and Amherst Area chambers of commerce. Cost: $10 for members, $15 for non-members. Pre-registration is suggested. For more information and to register, visit www.easthamptonchamber.org or call the chamber at (413) 527-9414.

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

• Nov. 2, 6, 13, 27: “Maintaining a WorkPress Website,” 9:15-11:15 a.m. (Nov. 2, 6, 27); 10:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. (Nov. 13). Hosted by Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce, 99 Pleasant St., Northampton. Presented by Pioneer Training. This class is intended for people who are currently maintaining or building a WordPress website. The class will meet for four sessions, and part of each session will be devoted to working on your own website, with assistance from the instructor. Participants are asked to bring their own laptops, as well as login credentials for their websites. Cost: $120 for members, $150 for non-members. Pre-registration is required, and space is limited. To register, visit goo.gl/forms/RBdkeCbXPwGIoH6G2.
• Nov. 8: “Advertising with Facebook for Beginners,” noon to 1 p.m., hosted by Coldwell Banker, 112 Main St., Northampton. Presented by Pam Sclafani, Marketing director of Coldwell Banker Realtors. If you’ve been thinking about online advertising but are reluctant to pull the trigger, Sclafani will show you how to grow your audience, reach the right people, and manage and measure the results within the largest social-media platform in the world. Cost: free.
• Nov. 14: November Arrive @ 5, 5-7 p.m., hosted by the Lord Jeffery Inn, Amherst. Three-chamber event. Sponsored by Kuhn Riddle Architects. Cost: $10 for members.

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

• Nov. 5: November Mayor’s Coffee Hour, 8-9 a.m. hosted by Andrea York Photography, 16 Union Ave., Suite 1A, Westfield. Please join us for our monthly Coffee Hour with Westfield Mayor Brian Sullivan. This event is free and open to the public. Sign up online at www.westfieldbiz.org/events, or call the chamber at (413) 568-1618 to register so we may give our host a head count.
• Nov. 14: November After 5 Connection, 5-7 p.m., hosted by Holiday Inn Express, 39 Southampton Road, Westfield. Refreshments will be served, and a 50/50 raffle will benefit the chamber scholarship fund. Bring your business cards and make connections. Cost: free for members, $10 for non-members (cash or credit paid at the door). Sign up online at www.westfieldbiz.org/events. For sponsorships or more information, call the chamber at (413) 568-1618.
• Nov. 28: November Annual Meeting & Awards Dinner, 5:30-8:30 p.m., hosted by Tekoa Country Club, 459 Russell Road, Westfield. Join us as we gather to celebrate our 2018 award winners, including Business of the Year: Armbrook Village; Nonprofit of the Year: the Westfield Athenaeum; and Lifetime Achievement Award: Ann Lentini of Domus Inc. Sponsored by Westfield Bank. Dinner tickets cost $45 for members, $60 for non-members. Sign up online at www.westfieldbiz.org/events. For sponsorships or more information, call the chamber at (413) 568-1618.

PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S CHAMBER
www.springfieldregionalchamber.com
(413) 787-1555

• Nov. 8: “Discover Your Power Voice,” 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., hosted by Springfield Country Club. Presenter Angela Lussier will show attendees how to discover the power of their voice through her interactive presentation. Cost: $35 for members, $45 for non-members. Registration will be available soon. Visit www.professionalwomenschamber.com for more information.

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

• Oct. 24: Bonfires and Brews, 5-7 p.m., hosted by Hadley Farms Meeting House, 41 Russell St., Hadley. This multi-chamber mixer will combine networking, music, hors d’ouvres and local designer beers in a beautiful indoor and outdoor setting. There will be a firepit, games, and a full moon, if the weather gods agree. Attendees will have the chance to mix with other chamber members from all over the region and establish new network ties, all in a convivial setting. Cost: $20 for members, $30 for non-members. For further information or to register, e-mail Sara Lawrence at [email protected], or call (413) 532-6451. For details on participating sponsors and vendors, visit www.shgchamber.com and click on this event.

SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL CHAMBER
www.springfieldregionalchamber.com
(413) 787-1555

• Oct. 17: Deadline for Super 60 reservations. Register by visiting www.springfieldregionalchamber.com, e-mailing [email protected], or calling (413) 755-1310.
• Oct. 26: Super 60 Awards Celebration, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., hosted by Chez Josef, 176 Shoemaker Lane, Agawam. Join us as we celebrate the success of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the region. Cost: $60 for members, $75 for non-members, $100 at the door. Register by visiting www.springfieldregionalchamber.com, e-mailing [email protected], or calling (413) 755-1310.
• Nov. 7: Rise and Shine Business Breakfast, 7:15-9 a.m., hosted by Springfield Sheraton, Monarch Place, Springfield.
• Nov. 7: Networking Night with West of the River Chamber, 5-7 p.m., hosted by Ronald McDonald House, 34 Chapin Terrace, Springfield. Free for members who bring an unwrapped toy or non-perishable item; $10 general admission.
• Nov. 8: Professional Women’s Chamber Headline Luncheon, “Discover Your Power Voice,” with Angela Lussier, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Hosted by Springfield Country Club, 1375 Elm St., West Springfield. Cost: $35 for members, $40 for non-members, $25/ for students.
• Nov. 15: Government Reception, 5-7 p.m., hosted by Carriage House, Storrowton Tavern, 1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield. Cost: $60 for members in advance, $70 general admission in advance.

Reservations for all Springfield Regional Chamber events may be made online at www.springfieldregionalchamber.com, e-mailing [email protected], or calling (413) 755-1310.

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

• Oct. 18: Networking Lunch, noon to 1:30 p.m., hosted by Crestview Country Club, Agawam. You must be a member or guest of a member to attend. Enjoy a sit-down lunch while networking with fellow chamber members. Each attendee will get a chance to offer a brief introduction and company overview. The only cost to attend is the cost of your lunch. Attendees will order off the menu and pay separately the day of the event. We cannot invoice you for these events. Register online at www.westoftheriverchamber.com.
• Oct. 25: Food Fest West, 5:30-8 p.m., hosted by Springfield Country Club, West Springfield. Local restaurants show off their cuisine at this well-attended event, which also features a DJ, raffle, and entertainment. Vote for your favorite restaurant. Proceeds raised by Food Fest West will go toward the Partnership for Education and the WRC Educational Fund, which provides grants to businesses for on-the-job training and continuing-education needs. Cost: $35 in advance, $45 at the door. Tickets may be purchased online at www.westoftheriverchamber.com. For more information about this event, contact the chamber office at (413) 426-3880 or [email protected].
• Nov. 7: Night of Networking, 5-7 p.m., hosted by Ronald McDonald House, 34 Chapin Terrace, Springfield. This event, co-presented with the Springfield Regional Chamber, is a networking event bringing the two chambers together for a great cause. Bring an unwrapped toy or a non-perishable food item, and your entrance fee is free. Take a tour of this facility, learn about all they provide for communities in need, and network with fellow business people from all over Western Mass. For more information and to register, visit www.westoftheriverchamber.com.

YOUNG PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY OF GREATER SPRINGFIELD
springfieldyps.com

• Nov. 14: Professional Breakfast Series: “Trumps Taxes and What It Means for You,” 7:30-9 a.m., hosted by MassLive, 1350 Main St., fourth floor, Springfield. Join us for breakfast as Amanda Garcia, CPA reviews what’s to come as part of President Trump’s tax plan for 2019. This breakfast is part of a series sponsored by the MBA Program at Elms College. Register at springfieldyps.com.
• Nov. 15: YPS November Third Thursday, 5-7 p.m., hosted by the Student Prince, Fort Street, Springfield. Networking event. Cost: free for members, $10 for non-members. Register at springfieldyps.com.

Bankruptcies

By
Bankruptcies Departments

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

Butynski, Jane M.
359 Colrain Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 02/17/17

Cadieux, Traci L.
35 Willard Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 02/20/17

Catbird Seat, LLC
RTR Technologies, Inc.
Berger, Craig Michael
Berger, Rosalie Beth
8 Meadow Road
Stockbridge, MA 01262
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 02/17/17

Chan, Jimmy M.
127 Parkside St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 02/28/17

Chapdelaine, Cynthia M.
8 Walnut St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 02/23/17

Coach, Michael E.
84 Ely St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 02/28/17

Dancing a la Carte, Inc.
Floral Illusion
Rosinski, David F.
200 Lambert Terrace #28
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 02/28/17

Evans, James
37 Quail Hollow Road
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 02/24/17

Filkins, Christina L.
21 Porter Ave.
Dalton, MA 01226
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 02/17/17

Garcia, Mariaelena
74 North Whitney St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 02/27/17

Giroux, Colleen C.
15 Granby Road
Granville, MA 01034
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 02/28/17

Giroux, Walter D.
15 Granby Road
Granville, MA 01034
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 02/28/17

Goldman, Jesse M.
1760 Westover Road #51
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 02/22/17

Greene, Melissa Ann
a/k/a Neil, Melissa Ann
a/k/a Penna, Melissa Ann
79 Fenway Dr.
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 02/22/17

Griffin, Deborah L.
a/k/a Baronoski, Deborah Lynn
82 Stanton Ave.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 02/26/17

Henderson, Dwayne L.
158 Narragansett Blvd.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 02/22/17

Kenneway, John F.
184 Podunk Road
Sturbridge, MA 01566
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 02/15/17

Krautler, Robbin Anne
57 Cherrelyn St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 02/28/17

Labrie, Edward Henry
Labrie, Karen Lynn
79 Valley Road
Southampton, MA 01073
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 02/17/17

Lakota, Stanley Joseph
PO Box 8
Whatley, MA 01093
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 02/22/17

Landrie, Jeannette C.
32 Bedford Terrace
Northampton, MA 01060
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 02/27/17

Lezama-Gomez, Norma I.
27 North East St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/01/17

Lynch, Mark A.
370 Mill Valley Road, #54
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 02/20/17

McNeil, Victoria R.
15 Jasmine Dr.
West Boylston, MA 01583
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 02/16/17

Morin, Steven J.
88 Cora Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 02/24/17

Perez, Angel G.
125 Rochford Circle
Springfield, MA 01128
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 02/15/17

Philbrook, Andrew J.
77 Flynt St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 02/24/17

Punska, Joseph E.
Punska, Elizabeth C.
28 North Hatfield Road
Hatfield, MA 01038
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 02/17/17

Reflections and Impressions
Kozicki, Michael
549 Russell Road, 5C
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 02/27/17

Rivas, Jose Juan
40 Abbey St.
Apt. 3L
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 02/27/17

Segarra, Harry L.
27 North East St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/01/17

Shallcross, Emily Gay
16 Hayes Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 02/22/17

Strader, Glenn P.
160 Park St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 02/20/17

Surgen, Amanda Kate
14 Norton St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/01/17

Therrien, Richard P.
Therrien, Katherine M.
a/k/a Lanoue, Katherine M.
14 Sycamore St., Apt 1
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 02/21/17

Valhalla Ventures
Henle, John R.
805 White St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 02/16/17

Wellington, Lillian J.
105 Melha Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 02/23/17

Williams, Larry A.
Williams, Nicole
16 Orchard St., Apt. C
Easthampton, MA 01027
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/01/17

Witkowski, Joseph E.
276 Oak St.
Indian Orchard, MA 01151
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 02/16/17

Community Profile

By
Community Profile Features
Great Barrington Has Become a True Destination

GreatBarringtonIt’s been difficult for Doria Polinger to keep enough handmade chocolates on the shelves of the store she opened about a month ago on Railroad Street in Great Barrington.

“Almost everything I make has sold every day — business has been amazing, even though we are tucked away and many people find us by surprise,” she said about H.R. Zeppelin Fine Handmade Chocolates.

Polinger began looking for the right location for her specialty shop several years ago. The Stockbridge resident and New York City transplant chose Great Barrington because of its “urban feel” and the mix of people who pass through the town. “There are tourists, people who live here year-round, and people who have second homes,” she explained. “Everyone comingles well, which is nice.”

Doria Polinger

Doria Polinger says her business thrives in Great Barrington, even though many visitors find her by accident.

The town is the center of what’s known as the Southern Berkshire District, and is the cultural and commercial hub of the area. Sean Stanton, chairman of the select board, said 90% of the surrounding communities don’t have grocery stores, gas stations, and other basic services.

“Our infrastructure serves residents and people who come here in the summer as well as the surrounding communities,” he told BusinessWest, adding that Great Barrington gets a steady stream of traffic due to its central location.

Route 7 is the town’s Main Street, and Route 23 passes west to east. It combines with Routes 7 and 41 in the western part of town and Route 183 in the eastern part, which also follows a section of Route 7 northward from Route 23, before splitting toward the village of Housatonic. As a result, people from Boston, Upstate New York, and the New York metropolitan area are among the many tourists who visit Great Barringtons’s bustling downtown, where streets are home to small storefronts that sell products ranging from clothing made from hand-woven fabric to homemade food products that include cheese, bread, barbecue sauce, and meat and produce from local farms.

Richard Stanley, who built the four-screen Triplex Cinema downtown and owns other real estate, said the extent of Great Barrington’s vitality can be understood by the fact that, although the town only has 7,700 full-time residents, it is home to 65 restaurants, a number of art galleries, and the well-known Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, as well as many specialty stores and small businesses.

Richard Stanley

Richard Stanley says the Triplex Cinema he developed has helped to revitalize the town and turn it into a thriving resort destination.

“We’re ground zero for the Berkshires, and the diversity of the population is incredible,” he noted. “There are artisans, business people, and people in financial services here.”

Town Manager Jennifer Tabakin agrees.  “We’re not only a residential community, we are an employment hub — 10,000 people come here to work,” she said, adding that many second homeowners enjoy Great Barrington year-round.

Stanley concurs. “We’re a second-home community for the New York metropolitan area.”

The agricultural community is also thriving. “Many young people are coming back to the area purchasing land to develop as farms, and people are also coming here to learn how to do organic farming,” Stanton said. “We have an internship program for sustainable agriculture, two garden centers, and a lot of landscapers.”

Stanton operates Blue Hill Farms, which is a mixed livestock operation, and says much of the town’s land is under conservation easement and/or agricultural-preservation restrictions.

“Although most of it is being used, there is other land which could be designated as agricultural,” he said, “which would reduce the property taxes on it by 75%.”

 

Logging Growth

Great Barrington has been honored with many accolades that attest to its character, which include being named the “number-one small town in the U.S.” last year by Smithsonian magazine.

Since its early beginnings, the town has been divided into two sections: the downtown area and Housatonic Village, located on its north side. In its heyday, Housatonic was a booming mill village that provided employment for generations of townsfolk, getting its name from the Housatonic Manufacturing Co. located there.

The village is important in Great Barrington’s history due to its mills, and today, the space within some of them has been transformed into offices, businesses, and apartments with ample room for growth. “There is a fair amount of vacant space available in two of the mill buildings,” Stanley said.

He purchased his first building in town in 1989. “It was just another sleepy place on the map then, and people thought I was nuts,” he told BusinessWest. “It was so quiet, you could shoot a cannon down most of the streets at 5 o’clock.”

But over time, New York residents discovered its beauty and began buying second homes there. In addition, a parking lot was constructed, Stanley built his Triplex Cinema, and the town that had served as a retreat for the wealthy during the Gilded Age was rediscovered. “Today, people come here for the town’s unique combination of beauty, for movies and entertainment, for its restaurants and stores, and for the local art galleries,” Stanley said.

Sean Stanton

Sean Stanton, a farmer and chair of the town’s select board, shows off one of the Great White Tomatoes he grows at Blue Hill Farms.

But although town officials have created partnerships to bring in more tourists, they have also taken steps to ensure that Great Barrington retains its pastoral setting and recreational opportunities. The town contains 3,000 acres of state-owned forest property and has an unlimited number of hiking trails. It is also home to Ski Butternut, and its close proximity to Catamount Ski Area in Egremont helps make it a busy place even during the winter.

And while the community has staged a stunning turnaround, there are projects in various stages of development that could make it even more of a destination.

Topping that list is the $30 million redevelopment of the former New England Log Homes factory site at 100 Bridge St.

“The Community Development Corp. of Southern Berkshire County owned the property for about 20 years,” said Stanley. “It was a brownfields site, but nothing was migrating, so they felt no sense of immediacy to do anything with it.”

But in past few years that changed, and several weeks ago preliminary plans were approved for the eight-acre property that will offer public access to the Housatonic River and provide mixed-use opportunities for businesses, nonprofits, and new restaurants. The plan calls for 50 to 70 new housing units and 40,000 to 50,000 square feet of commercial space.

Stanley sits on the board of directors of the development corporation, and said the state Department of Environmental Protection worked with the panel to determine the best use for the property. “The plan is threefold: to foster commerce on the retail level and create higher-paying jobs and a residential environment,” he said.

The anchor tenant will be Berkshire Co-op Market, which generated $8.3 million in sales last year and has outgrown its current location on Bridge Street. The market is owned by 3,500 members and offers locally grown meat, produce, and other products. It is expected to open next fall in a 10,000-square-foot space, which will include a café.

“The co-op supports local farms and is very active in the community,” said Betsy Andrus, executive director of the Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce. “It helps entrepreneurs develop local products and was instrumental in creating a program in the schools after students reached out to them requesting better food. Plus, almost every restaurant in town is farm-to-table. They vary their menus according to the season.”

The redevelopment theme for the site, which is in line with the foodstuffs that will be sold there, includes a wellness center, and Stanley said doctors who practice alternative medicine have already expressed interest in office space.

He added that the site is within walking distance of the downtown, and the board of directors has agreed to think of it as an extension of Main Street because there are buildings available for business use in between.

One of them is the former Searles Middle School, which offers views of the Housatonic River and mountains and sits adjacent to the old Bryant School, which is being redeveloped. It will be the first project of its size to receive the LEED Gold designation in Southern Berkshire County and provides for a ‘destination’ mixed use of the property that respects the character of the historic buildings while enhancing public access of the Housatonic River and creating jobs.

Other development opportunities exist on the former Great Barrington Fairgrounds property. The 50-acre site was recently purchased by the Fair Ground Community Redevelopment Project Inc., a nonprofit group that plans to use it as a sustainable community resource for education, recreation, and agriculture, which would include community gardens and a greenhouse.

More opportunity lies at the Searles Castle, built in 1888, which has been on the market since 2007. The castle contains 40 rooms with more than 60,000 square feet of floor space and 36 fireplaces. After being converted from a private home, it was used as a private girl’s school, conference center, a golf course, and most recently was owned by the John Dewey Academy, which served troubled teens.

“The property has 80 acres of grounds with fountains and ponds,” Andrus explained. “The carriage house alone is beautiful and could be used for businesses.”

 

Destination Location

Overall, Great Barrington is flourishing. “The future continues to look bright as we get more diversity in terms of people and types of businesses and continue to support our farming community,” Stanley said.

Added Tabakin, “the quality of life here is wonderful. It’s a wonderful place to work, raise a family, and enjoy recreational activities.”

Stanton concurred, noting, “there is a lot going on here.”

Bankruptcies

By
Bankruptcies Departments

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

Acevedo, Manuel
Acevedo, Zenaida
309 Poplar Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 03/31/10

Anthony, John Mitchell
23 Chestnut Hill
Greenfield, MA 01301
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/30/10

Anthony, Tony
Anthony, Kyomi
a/k/a Murata, Kyomi
62 Westminster St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/31/10

Architecture/Design
Bixby, Dana R.
Bixby, David R.
P.O. Box 556
West Stockbridge, MA 01266
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/24/10

Baczek, Francis J.
100 McArthur St.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/19/10

Baez, Luz E.
310 Tokeneke Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/26/10

Baillargeon, Paul A.
56 Lark Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/26/10

Bates, Alfred
Bates, Annette K.
90 North Liberty St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 03/30/10

Beaudry, Alan L.
340 Dale St., (Unit M)
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 03/23/10

Bedore, Raymond E.
Bedore, Mary S.
14 Elm Shade Way
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/20/10

Bein, Jennifer A.
111 Lawton Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/24/10

Belge, Mary E.
62 Sandy Hill Road
Florence, MA 01062
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 03/26/10

Beresford, Vincent
26 Forest St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 03/17/10

Berrios, Aracelis
21 Bowers St., Apt. 61
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/26/10

Bisson, Kelly A.
a/k/a Unsderfer, Kelly A.
82 White St., 1st Fl.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/30/10

Black, Rose M.
1015 Maple St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/20/10

Bourbeau, Neal A.
Bourbeau, Shelly A.
7 Simpson St.
Sturbridge, MA 01566
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/31/10

Bracey, Kathryn F.
28 Miles Morgan Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/17/10

Buda, Cale M.
Foley-Buda, Jennifer L.
10 Balance Rock Road
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/26/10

Burgos, Zenaida Y.
232 Saint James Blvd.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/25/10

Burinskas, Edward Allen
41 Stewart Lane
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/31/10

Cacciolfi, Anthony W.
Cacciolfi, Kelly J.
a/k/a Carey, Kelly J.
935 Old Keene Road
Athol, MA 01331
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/30/10

Campbell, Hugh William
Campbell, Melissa Amber
a/k/a McMahon, Melissa Amber
472 Millers Falls Road
Millers Falls, MA 01349
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/24/10

Chalue, Robert F.
Chalue, Lynn C.
a/k/a Ellsworth, Lynn C.
14 Wales Road
Monson, MA 01057
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/26/10

Chmiel, Kamila Julia
3 Boileau Ter.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/24/10

Clark, Daniel J.
Bourdeau, Nicole L.
42 Warebrook Village
Ware, MA 01082
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/24/10

Colletta, Juanita L.
706 West Housatonic St.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/19/10

Colon, Lorraine
a/k/a Lopez, Lorraine
3 Morison Ter.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/22/10

Comforte, Anthony
31 Moore St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/26/10

Conlin Interiors
Conlin, Sonia R.
8 John Mason Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/23/10

Cosme, Melvin E.
77 Gratton St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/24/10

Crosby, Theresa A.
80 Brush Hill Ave., #65
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/26/10

Crotti, Daniel J.
1367 Westfield St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/19/10

Cukur, Erdogan
155 River St. L3
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/30/10

Curtis, Gary W.
Curtis, Cynthia L.
163 Massachusetts Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/18/10

Davila, Jenny B.
1667 Parker St.
Springfield, MA 01128
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/19/10

Davila, William A.
1667 Parker St.
Springfield, MA 01128
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/19/10

Debbie Kates Design
Kates, Deborah E.
23 Chestnut Hill
Greenfield, MA 01301
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/30/10

Dell, Jason L.
175 Williamsville Road
Barre, MA 01005
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/23/10

Dell, Nicole M.
175 Williamsville Road
Barre, MA 01005
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/23/10

DePratti, Michael J.
DePratti, Amy E.
157 River Road
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/30/10

Dion, John V.
Dion, Joanne E.
49 Fedral Ave.
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/26/10

Dudukal, Mikhail I.
Dudukal, Natalia
1145 Elm St., Apt. 3R
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/26/10

Duval, Henry Paul
Duval, Annette Marie
81 Cherri St.
Feeding Hills, MA 01030
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/16/10

Fisher, Daniel J.
Fisher, Laurie Ann
a/k/a Greene, Laurie Ann
37 Columbus Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/23/10

Foggs, Lorraine D.
45 Willow St., Apt. 10
Springfield, MA 01103
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/26/10

Gagne, Andre L.
25 Venture Dr.
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/19/10

Garcia, Rafariel
3 Smallwood Ave.
Indian Orchard, MA 01151
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/17/10

Garrant, Jacqueline
54 High St., #208
Greenfield, MA 01301
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/23/10

Gebo, Troy J.
Gebo, Joey A.
96 Birnie Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 03/22/10

Gianquinto, Salvatore G.
150 Ashland St., #312
North Adams, MA 01247
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/26/10

Gilbert, Donna
a/k/a Zumwalt, Donna Aldith R.
25 Eton St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/23/10

Goodreau, Allen Francis
Goodreau, Christine Marion
14 Cresent Hill
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/19/10

Gouin, Kelly J.
51 School St.
Barre, MA 01005
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/23/10

Granger, Douglas F.
195 Durant St.
Springfield, MA 01129
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 03/16/10

Gray, Roberto R.
PO Box 6107
Springfield, MA 01101
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/31/10

Greene, James R.
45 Ringgold St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/21/10

Greeno, Raymond S.
4008 South Athol Road
Athol, MA 01331
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/16/10

Griggs, William J.
Griggs, Marylynn
91 Fenton Road
Monson, MA 01057
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 03/22/10

Grincewicz, Wayne R.
77 Cottage St., Apt. 1
Amherst, MA 01002
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/19/10

Gross, Stella L.
192 Mohawk Forest
North Adams, MA 01247
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/23/10

Guevin, Andrea G.
15 Liberty St., Apt. 2
Easthampton, MA 01027
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/22/10

Guyer, Dennis P.
Guyer, Erika L.
20 Perry St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/24/10

Harnois, Edward F.
Harnois, Patricia M.
P.O. Box 290
Barre, MA 01005
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/17/10

Harris, Cynthia D.
P.O. Box 1395
Easthampton, MA 01027
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/23/10

Haskins, Merilyn L.
Pike, Merilyn
225 Main St.
Ashfield, MA 01330
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/29/10

Healey, Lauren
210 Dayton St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 03/22/10

Hudson, Gerald
P.O. Box 631
Hanson, MA 02341
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/18/10

Ivanchenko, Eugene
15 Silver Lake Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 03/24/10

Jackson, Donald
37 Chapin Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/18/10

Jaeger, Amy
16 Prospect St.
Gt. Barrington, MA 01230
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/25/10

Jaeger, Nick
16 Prospect St.
Gt. Barrington, MA 01230
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/25/10

JD’s Transmission and Auto
DeJesus, Julio
39 Vernon St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 03/29/10

Jenkins, Alan G.
Jenkins, Marie J.
111 Colony Dr.
Hampden, MA 01036
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/26/10

Jeskey, Alan R.
Jeskey, Lorrie R.
36 Hamilton Road
Sturbridge, MA 01566
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/22/10

Kenyon, Kristina M.
a/k/a Santos, Kristina Marie
124 Woodlawn St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/25/10

Kieffer, Daniel R.
1583 Riverdale St. #48
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/18/10

Lamorie, Wanda Marie
a/k/a Cosentino, Wanda Marie
a/k/a Underwood, Wanda M.
49 Foundry Village Road
Colrain, MA 01340
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/19/10

Lapik, Sergey V.
Lapik, Nataliya
21 A. Kellogg St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/22/10

Libbey, Wendy J.
PO Box 80694
Springfield, MA 01138
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/17/10

Liebowitz, Robert
Bruland, Lorraine
PO Box 981
Williamsburg, MA 01096
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 03/26/10

Lility, Tamas
41 Oriole Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/24/10

  

Looney, Jennifer M.
Looney, Kacey W.
89 Tower Hill Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/30/10

Lopez, Bethzaida
252 Walnut St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/24/10

Louvitakis, George
51 Monson Tpke. Road
Ware, MA 01082
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/16/10

Mack, James E.
344 North St. #1
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/22/10

Maloni, Mark A.
36 Russell St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/17/10

Manley, Edward L.
15 Homer Dr.
Monson, MA 01057
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/24/10

Manson, Corey J.
27 Fountain St.
Orange, MA 01364
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/22/10

May, Darnell
May, Tiffany L.
33 Norman Ter.
Feeding Hills, MA 01030
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/18/10

McCarthy, John
McCarthy, Jean M.
42 Prospect St.
Athol, MA 01331
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/24/10

McCarty, Karen J.
49 Colony Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/16/10

McDonald, David A.
McDonald, Dawn M.
62 Bridle Path Road
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/26/10

McLean, Douglas J.
McLean, Kristin A.
860 North Main St.
Orange, MA 01364
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/30/10

McNamee, Pauline
2 Barker St.
Palmer, MA 01080
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/18/10

McPartlan, Deborah
79 Drewsen Dr.
Florence, MA 01062
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/23/10

Merrill, Edward L.
47 Erskine Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/28/10

Moise, Michael S.
19 Karen Dr.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/25/10

Moise, Tina
LaFontaine, Tina
19 Karen Dr.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/25/10

Morgan Builders
Morgan, Ralph A.
710 Church St.
North Adams, MA 01247
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 03/26/10

Moriarty, Pauline A.
310 Oak Ave.
Sturbridge, MA 01566
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/22/10

Murphy, Tammy L.
805 East Guinea Road
Conway, MA 01341
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/19/10

North, Kevin A.
North, Sherry L.
a/k/a Adams, Sherry
227 North Main St.
Orange, MA 01364
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/23/10

O’Connor, Christopher J.
355 Moxon St.
Indian Orchard, MA 01151
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/19/10

O’Grady, Lynn A.
a/k/a Vanderleeden, Lynn A.
14 Benz St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/24/10

Olinski, Marc A.
64 Cass Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/19/10

Olmeda, David
75 Whittier St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/25/10

O’Malley, Michael Thomas
58 Ardmore St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/26/10

O’Meara, Linda J.
640 court St.
Brockton, MA 02302
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 03/24/10

O’Neil, Timothy
682 Colrain Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/25/10

Palermo, Paul Joseph
Palermo, Nancy Ellen
1105 Stony Hill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/26/10

Patrissi, Jason S.
Patrissi, Judith A.
a/k/a Cernese, Judith Ann
97 Church St.
Ware, MA 01082
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/26/10

Pearson, Russell W.
Pearson, Pamela J.
Post Office Box 781
North Adams, MA 01247
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/26/10

Pelletier, Richard Gilbert
Pelletier, Mary Ann
194 Old Warren Road
Palmer, MA 01069
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/17/10

Pereira, Sergio
Pereira, Elisa
65 Pasco Road
Springfield, MA 01151
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/26/10

Peters, Walter H.
151 Westbrook Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/24/10

Petrin, Frances Jean
P.O. Box 874
Bernardston, MA 01337
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/23/10

Piescik, Jennifer Finch
33 Riverview Dr.
Northfield, MA 01360
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/22/10

Pinkett, Pearlie M.
79 Judith St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 03/19/10

Pinto, Joseph M.
268 South Barre Road
Barre, MA 01005
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/22/10

Plaud, Jose L.
a/k/a Plaud-Sanchez, Jose Luis
61 Revere St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 03/18/10

Poitras, Brenda S.
404 Unity Ave.
Athol, MA 01331
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/31/10

Powell, Aubrie Ellice
20 Church St. #2
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/31/10

Powell, Nicholaus John-Paul
20 Church St. #2
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/31/10

Rannikko, Nicole Suzanne
a/k/a Drapeau, Nicole Suzanne
10 Grant St.
Plainfield, MA 01070
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/22/10

Ravid, Yoram A.
29 Sharpe Road
Newton Center, MA 02459
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/24/10

Realini, Michael J.
343 Beacon St.
Athol, MA 01331
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/16/10

Redzko, Joseph M.
49 Ducharme Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/29/10

Ribeiro, Joao Cesar
332 Bay St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/22/10

Rodriguez, David
84 Tyler St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/18/10

Rodriguez, Herminio D.
26 Loring St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/26/10

Root, Benjamin N.
115 Plain St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 03/25/10

Rosa, Monica
16 America St., Apt. 1
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/26/10

Ross, Shane Matthew
88 Cass Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/22/10

Rougeau, Sharon L.
91 Phoenix Ter.
Sp
ingfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/21/10

Rud, Elaine A.
23 Glen St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/18/10

RW Andrews Contractor
Andrews, Robert W.
P.O. Box 596
Barre, MA 01005
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/23/10

Sanders, Allan J.
Sanders, Gertrudes O.
71 Hagan Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/20/10

Santos, Brian V.
Santos, Kelly J.
a/k/a Rooney, Kelly J.
21R Lathrop St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/16/10

Scorsome, Joseph A.
21 Hidden Pond Lane
Northfield, MA 01360
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/17/10

Sears, Regina M.
a/k/a Canavan, Regina
a/k/a McCarthy, Regina
73 Ontario St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/22/10

Sellars, Lisa
329 Bearsden Road
Athol, MA 01331
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/24/10

Selvitella, Dennis A.
Selvitella, Paula S.
830 Valley Road
P. O. Box 713
Barre, MA 01005
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 03/16/10

Shea, Jane B.
21 Biltmore St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/26/10

Shea, Jeffrey S.
Shea, Melissa D.
76 Dana Hill
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/23/10

Sheridan, Philip James
Sheridan, Sherry Anne
97 Daniel Shays Highway
Orange, MA 01364
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/23/10

Sirois, Laura G.
a/k/a Gamblin, Laura G.
19 Zuell Hill Road
Monson, MA 01057
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/16/10

Smith, Laurie L.
a/k/a Robinson, Laurie L.
98 Fairman Road
Orange, MA 01364
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/30/10

Solek, Michelle Deborah
a/k/a Bressette, Michelle D.
649 Prospect St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/24/10

Spillman, Marjorie Rose
28 Manhan St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/26/10

St. Francis, Nancy L.
111R Union Road
Wales, MA 01081
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/16/10

St.Marie, Scott S.
1 Belden Court, Apt. N4
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/26/10

Sylvestro, Vivenzio
53 Johnson St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/22/10

Terzi, Holly K.
1102 Chapin St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/16/10

Valley, Marc L.
P.O. Box 135
Hubbardston, MA 01452
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/16/10

Vigneault, Raymond J.
Vigneault, Noreen E.
254 No. Washington St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/16/10

Vintila, Louise P.
433 Amherst Road, Apt. 1
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/17/10

Wagner, Gertrude Anne
Leclerc, Gertrude Anne
715 Grattan St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/30/10

Wessinger, Marc Andrew
123 Heywood Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 03/16/10

White, Marvin
66 Larchmont St.
Springfield, MA 01109-1825
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 03/16/10

Williams, Kathleen Anne
7 Gamwell Ave.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/25/10

Williams, Tina L.
51 Lawe St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/19/10

Wilson, Daniel C.
69 Ardmore St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/18/10

Zoller, Carolyn J.
72 Exeter Ave.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 03/18/10

Building Permits

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Building Permits

The following building permits were issued during the month of February, 2021. (Filings are limited due to closures or reduced staffing hours at municipal offices due to COVID-19 restrictions).

CHICOPEE

Andrew Bardon
234 Exchange St.
$2,500 — Remove wall, sheetrock, rehang drop ceiling, paint, ceiling tiles, flooring

LEE

Vaishali, LLC
170 Housatonic St.
$58,000 — Relocate breakfast room and alter interior for new exercise room

LENOX

Hillcrest Educational Center
349 Old Stockbridge Road
$12,500 — Install fencing and gate on existing fire escape

MRG CRW Holdings, LLC
55 Lee Road
$19,200 — Selective demolition within guest-room bathrooms on second floor

MRG CRW Holdings, LLC
55 Lee Road
$229,600 — Renovate existing guest-room bathrooms on second floor; replace existing tubs with showers, replace existing sinks, finish upgrades

Town of Lenox
18 Main St.
$10,000 — Construct two catwalks in attic space above dome room

NORTHAMPTON

Gretna Green Development Corp.
118 Conz St.
$3,500 — Non-illuminated wall sign

Gretna Green Development Corp.
118 Conz St.
$2,400 — Non-illuminated ground sign

Gretna Green Development Corp.
118 Conz St.
$1,500 — Non-illuminated ground sign

Sunwood Builders
117 Olander Dr.
$30,000 — Two carports in north parking lot

PITTSFIELD

A. Leo Nash Realty, LLC
99 Hawthorne Ave.
$5,000 — Remove interior sheetrock and framing

Allendale Shopping, LLC
898 Crane Ave.
$24,990 — Alter existing fire, burglar, and camera system

Boys and Girls Club of Pittsfield Inc.
16 Melville St.
$15,000 — Remove and replace frame and four doors

City of Pittsfield
70 Allen St.
$45,000 — Remove existing roof drain pipe and patch hole

City of Pittsfield
200 West Union St.
$45,000 — Replace ceiling tile throughout Conte Community School

Hillcrest Educational Centers Inc.
400 Columbus Ave. Ext.
$40,000 — Install HVAC and acoustic drop ceilings in two rooms

Pittsfield Masonic Assoc.
116 South St.
$5,570 — Add emergency lighting for new egress

Pittsfield News Co. Inc.
180 South St.
$80,000 — Demolish existing structure

Pittsfield News Co. Inc.
184 South St.
$50,000 — Demolish existing building

Stop & Shop
1 Dan Fox Road
$90,000 — Create online fulfillment area inside supermarket

SPRINGFIELD

Baystate Medical Center Inc.
280 Chestnut St.
$268,000 — Roofing

Baystate Medical Center Inc.
759 Chestnut St.
$17,609 — Build an IT closet on sixth floor

Baystate Medical Center Inc.
380 Plainfield St.
$179,600 — Roofing

Frank Erricolo
737 Liberty St.
$40,000 — Repair fire-damaged unit previously used as beauty salon; remove and replace insulation, sheetrock, and drop ceiling

Tim Farina
1600 Boston Road
$64,800 — Remodel Citizens Bank in Stop & Shop to install ATM kiosk

Derrick Hatwood, Dana Hatwood
50 Chapel St.
$30,000 — Remove and replace three antennas and three remote radio units on telecommunications tower

Sumner Avenue 473-477, LLC
473 Sumner Ave.
$57,685 — Remove and replace roof on former Goodwill

Bankruptcies

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Bankruptcies Departments

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

Ashm Traders, LLC
Yusuf, Mushtaq Farid
1 Craigwood Terrace
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 12/28/16

Bertelli Realty Group, Inc.
160 Chapin Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Chapter: 11
Filing Date: 12/21/16

Birnbaum, Alan P.
PO Box 46
West Stockbridge, MA 01266
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 12/21/16

Borders, Betty Jean
95 Alden St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/28/16

Cortes, Eliezer
Cortes, Yasmin
224 Chapin Terrace
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/20/16

Cuene, Marlene Marie
115 Huckleberry Lane
Becket, MA 01223
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 12/28/16

Davis, Jimmie L.
118 Colton St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/22/16

Gahres, Sylvia A.
132 East Main St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/30/16

Goulas, Annmarie
135 Allen St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 12/27/16

Hutchinson, Kent Crosby
422 Palmer Road
Ware, MA 01082
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/29/16

Independence
Provost, Yvonne M.
11 Sullivan St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/29/16

Kawa, Dennis J.
125 Rivera Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/28/16

Kishinevski, Anatoly
37 Clark St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/19/16

LaPatin, Adam D.
LaPatin, Michelle B.
14 Hill Terrace
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 12/18/16

Loomer, Joshua Carl
194 Conant Road
Athol, MA 01331
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 12/20/16

Machado, Paul H.
Machado, Nicole R.
29 Ruggles St.
Three Rivers, MA 01080
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 12/20/16

Mailloux, Wayne Joseph
56 Riverside Dr.
Orange, MA 01364
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 12/20/16

Munroe, Michael J.
Farrell-Munroe, Anne M.
a/k/a Munroe, Anne N.
83 Alfred Dr.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/29/16

Nguyen, Maritza H.
81 Manor Court
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/18/16

Ok, Kork Vantha
44 Southpoint Dr., Apt. A
Amherst, MA 01002
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/29/16

Ostrowski, Kristie A.
12 Allman Dr.
Chester, MA 01011
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/29/16

Perez, Jacqueline
84 Governor St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/20/16

Reid, Richard
U.S. Penitentiary
Inmate Mail/Parcels
Florence, CO 81226
Filing Date: 12/28/16

Rosa, Felipe
51 Strong Ave.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/29/16

Roy, Wayne R.
Roy, Sandra J.
21 Walton St., 2nd Fl.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/29/16

Sendek, Cheryl Marie
37 Woodcrest Court
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/22/16

Sharpe, Graydon Kerry
23A Otis Ave.
Ware, MA 01082
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/22/16

Smith, Andrew J.
121 North Main, Apt. J8
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/22/16

Suzor, Louis P.
55 Fuller St
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 12/24/16

Talbot, Sheileen R.
603 Allen St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 12/27/16

Thomas, Lawrence E.
Thomas, Lorraine A.
28 Pidgeon Dr.
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 12/27/16

Trask, Laura Ann
a/k/a Callery, Laura Ann
13 Johnson Ave.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/22/16

Tynan, David E.
88 Danforth Ave.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/23/16

Urban, Gayle
74 Old Jarvis Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/28/16

Velazquez, Tatyana M.
96 Kirk Dr.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/22/16

Westbrooks, Ryan W.
276 Amherst Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/29/16

Zabik, Todd W.
Zabik, Rebecca S.
55 Boardman St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 12/30/16

Main Street Hospitality Group Names H. Jackson Donoyan Vice President of Operations

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Daily News

STOCKBRIDGE — Sarah Eustis, CEO of Main Street Hospitality Group, announced the appointment of H. Jackson Donoyan as vice president of Operations for the growing hotel-management company.

“It is a great pleasure to welcome Jackson Donoyan as the newest addition to Main Street Hospitality Group,” Eustis said. “Jackson’s proven leadership and expertise in the hospitality industry is a valuable addition to our team, and we look forward to having him spearhead a number of key initiatives across Main Street’s expanding portfolio of properties.”

As vice president of Operations, Donoyan will work closely with Eustis and Main Street’s leadership team to oversee operations at each hotel property in the portfolio. He will focus on revenue generation, operational oversight, owner relations, talent development, and strategic growth. In addition, he is tasked with stabilization and development of the brand while also enhancing the overall guest experience and reinforcing brand standards.

Donoyan brings a wealth of industry ingenuity to Main Street Hospitality Group, including a background opening and operating newly constructed and renovated hotels. Most recently, he was the general manager at NYLO Providence Warwick Hotel in Warwick, R.I. Prior to that, he was a hospitality consultant in Boston and held positions as the director of Food and Beverage and director of Operations/interim general manager at both the Liberty Hotel in Boston and Hotel Viking in Newport, R.I.

“Jackson’s understanding of the New England market is especially valuable as Main Street continues to grow, particularly with the spring opening of our properties in Newport and Providence, Rhode Island,” Eustis said.

Bankruptcies

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Bankruptcies

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

Albano, Christopher M.
a/k/a Albano, Kris
Albano, Keri Ann Lawson
123 Alvord Place
South Hadley, MA 01075
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/06/2018

Amherst Hairstylists
Bisbee, Caren H.
a/k/a Figliolini, Caren Helena
98 Stockbridge St. #2
Hadley, MA 01035
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/02/2018

Atmaca, Eyup
Atmaca, Seda
63 Entrybrook Dr.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/03/2018

Benoit, David W.
93 Greystone Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/06/2018

Bonilla, Virgen Delia
68 Cabot St., Apt. 601
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/02/2018

Chalue, Michael J.
Chalue, Patricia A.
2028 Central St.
Three Rivers, MA 01080
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/05/2018

Errar, Courtney C.
32 Saint James Circle
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/06/2018

Fish, Joan M.
40 Ben Hale Road
Gill, MA 01376
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/06/2018

Gonzalez, Edgar G.
1954 Main St.
Athol, MA 01331
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 06/29/2018

Kelleher, Robert D.
29 School St.
Warren, MA 01083
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/05/2018

Mang, Sokem
251 West St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/02/2018

McKenzie, Patricia M.
449 Nassau Dr.
Springfield, MA 01129
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 06/29/2018

Morin, Steven J.
88 Cora Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/05/2018

Reyes, Ricardo Canales
27 Chester St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Chapter: 7
Filing Date: 07/09/2018

Scott, Richard
1038 Sumner Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/06/2018

Vizcarrondo, Herminio A.
30 DePalma St.
Feeding Hills, MA 01030
Chapter: 13
Filing Date: 07/02/2018

Doing Business as Certificates

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DBA Certificates

The following business certificates and/or trade names were issued or renewed during the month of December 2020. (Filings are limited due to closures or reduced staffing hours at municipal offices due to COVID-19 restrictions).

HADLEY

Four Seasons Wine & Liquor
333 Russell St.
Valley Spirits Inc.

Full of Grace Farm
105 Stockbridge St.
Laura Litterer

Hadley Tire
444 Russell St.
Silverleaf Tire Inc.

Off the Wall Games
41 Russell St.
War Stories, LLC

NORTHAMPTON

AT&T Authorized Retailer
140 Main St.
Laren Whiddon, Heather Krebs

The Baker’s Pin Inc.
34 Bridge St.
Lisa Greco, Dennis Greco

Beerology
342 Pleasant St., #1
Jordana Starr, Michael Schilling

Café Balagan
241 Main St.
Adi Nagli

Cher Willems Pottery
75 Lyman Road
Cheryl Willems

Developmental Testing Service, LLC
35 South Park Terrace
Theo Dawson

JKirley Collective
100 Straw Ave.
Jessica Kirley

Journey to Wellness
2 Conz St.
Pamela McMahon

Learning Solutions for Learning Success
2 Main St.
Western New England Integrated Learning Center, LLC

Niki’s Liquors
24 Haydenville Road
Pragnesh Patel

Stan-the-Fixit-Man
1 Bardwell St.
Stan Pollack

YUP Coffee Roasters
296 Nonotuck St.
Matthew Bousquet

SOUTHWICK

Auburn Brown Advertising & Promotions
142 South Longyard Road
Andrea Hunter

WESTFIELD

Blended Vintage Market Place
48 Elm St.
Blended Vintage Market Place

Blissful Brooke Family Daycare
731 West Road
Krystal Young-LaFountain

H. McClain at A Slight Edge Salon
20 Elm St.
Heather McClain

Hilltown Chic
24 School St.
Cassandra Cyr

LBI Truck & Bus Repair
14 Delmont Ave.
Dana Lecrenski

Lisa Viv Designs
287 Munger Hill Road
Lis Viveiros

New England Overland Outfitters
1750 East Mountain Road
Ryan Mahan

RE/MAX Compass
108 Elm St.
Compass Home Inc.

S & P Property Group
375 Springdale Road
Debbie Smith

This Is Me Mental Health
5 Noble Ave.
Andrea Messier

Trash Fish Junk Removal, LLC
33 Sunrise Terrace
Trash Fish Junk Removal, LLC

United American Muslim Assoc. Western Mass.
66 South Broad St.
Rizaan Abubakar

 

Justin Pelis

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Pelis-Justin
40 Under 40 The Class of 2013
Owner, North Country Landscapes and Garden Center, age 34

Pelis-JustinJustin Pelis was making good use of his bachelor’s degree in Finance and Economics from UMass Amherst at a Boston accounting firm, but something just wasn’t right.
“I found myself spending more time in Boston Common than in the office,” Pelis recalled, and he made a move to head back to school with the goal of spending much more time outdoors.
With a second degree from the UMass Stockbridge School of Landscape Design and Horticulture, he purchased what was then a very small garden center in Westhampton called North Country Landscapes. With just two staff members at the start of the Great Recession, Pelis grew the business to 11 staffers who provide high-end, luxury landscape-design plans that include rock formations, stone patios, and walkways with integrated gardens.
Targeting what he calls the ‘aspirational gardener’ — the client who wants more of an artistic, outdoor living-room area that celebrates nature — Pelis took advantage of trends associated with the recession that impacted his industry.
“People were staying home more often, not going on vacations, and willing to put $20,000 or $30,000 into their backyard, with a patio and firepit,” he noted. “Now, they’re spending even more.”
While growing his business, Pelis has also broadened his involvement within the community, devoting more time and energy to civic causes that he finds personally rewarding and important in others’ lives.
Watching his late mother, who suffered for years with multiple sclerosis, enjoy an active quality of life through the Stavros Center, he decided to give back to that organization in her name by serving on the board beginning in 2012. Meanwhile, his love of art, and his desire to help others appreciate what is in their own backyard, has kept him active on the UMass Amherst Fine Arts Center board and gala committee.
A frequent attendee of Northampton Area Young Professionals and Northampton Chamber of Commerce events, Pelis donates time to bowl-a-thons, golf tournaments, and nonprofit auctions, as well as donating birdbaths and garden-themed gift baskets from North Country Landscapes for raffles.
“I find it to be the cheapest and the most rewarding form of advertisement for my business,” he said, “and it feels good.”

— Elizabeth Taras

Six UMass Amherst Faculty Recognized Among Most Highly Cited Researchers

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Daily News

AMHERST — Six campus researchers in the College of Natural Sciences (CNS) at UMass Amherst have been recognized among the world’s most highly cited researchers in 2020 by London-based Clarivate Analytics, owner of the Web of Science. They have consistently had high citation counts over a decade.

Now in its seventh year, the citation analysis identifies influential researchers as determined by their peers around the world. They are judged to be influential, and their citation records are seen as “a mark of exceptional impact,” the company says.

The six from UMass Amherst are environmental chemist Baoshan Xing in CNS’s Stockbridge School of Agriculture, Distinguished Professor of Food Science David Julian McClements and food scientist Hang Xiao, microbiologist Kelly Nevin Lovley, materials scientist Thomas Russell, and Vincent Rotello, the Charles A. Goessmann Professor of Chemistry and a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry. All are repeat members of the list.

McClements is internationally known for his cutting-edge work in food design and nanotechnology, including encapsulating nutraceuticals in nanoparticles to preserve nutrients. Xiao’s lab focuses on molecular mechanisms and interactions of possible disease-preventing nutraceuticals to enhance nutrient bioavailability through food processing and nanotechnology, among other topics.

Nevin Lovley’s lab, part of the Geobacter Project, works to determine the electron transport chain in these bacteria with a goal to develop techniques to optimize the cells’ electrical production for better fuel-cell performance, among other goals. The Rotello lab takes a multi-disciplinary approach, bringing chemistry, biology, and biomedical engineering to tailor nanomaterials to develop new biological applications.

Russell, internationally known as an inventor, names his lab’s research interests in polymer phase transition, polymers’ surface and interfacial properties, directed self-assembly processes, and using polymers as scaffolds and templates to generate nanoscopic structures. Environmental scientist Xing’s lab focuses on protecting the environment by maintaining and improving soil and water quality. This includes investigating the behavior and agricultural application of engineered nanomaterials and using spectroscopic and analytical instruments to study interactions among organic compounds, natural organic matter, and mineral particles.

The highly cited list, announced from the company’s U.S. office in Philadelphia, names a total of about 3,400 highly cited researchers in science and social-science fields. The company says it focuses on contemporary research achievement, and only highly cited papers in science and social-science journals indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection during the most recent 11-year period are surveyed.

Two years ago, Highly Cited Researchers introduced a new cross-field category to identify researchers with substantial influence across several fields during the data census period. At UMass Amherst, Nevin Lovley and Rotello appear in this category for 2020.

“There is no unique or universally agreed concept of what constitutes extraordinary research performance and elite status in the sciences and social sciences,” the report’s editors point out. “Consequently, no quantitative indicators will reveal a list that satisfies all expectations or requirements. Moreover, a different basis or formula for selection would generate a different, though likely overlapping, list of names. Thus, the absence of a name on our list cannot be interpreted as inferior performance or stature in comparison to those selected.”

Berkshire Theatre Group Festival Receives Grant

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Daily News

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) announced that its Made in the Berkshires Festival is the recipient of the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s Festivals Program grant.

In November, BTG will host the sixth annual Made in the Berkshires Festival, which will utilize both Pittsfield and Stockbridge locations throughout the November 11-13 festival weekend. Made in the Berkshires is a locally grown festival of new works including theater, film, dance, poetry, music, short stories, performance, and visual art.

“We’re proud to be included on the list of fall and winter festivals supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s Festivals Program,” said Artistic Director and CEO Kate Maguire. “Since ticket sales only cover half of our expenses, outside funding is vital to maintain our educational and transformative programs. We are grateful that the MCC supports the valuable work we do.”

MCC’s Festivals Program is designed to provide funding to help festival programmers meet the needs of producing, promoting, and developing audiences. In the program’s first round, 125 grants of $500 were awarded. Grant recipients also receive technical support from ArtsBoston in social media and best practices in data collection to create a framework to deepen the marketing and data-collection capacity of festivals across the Commonwealth.

Court Dockets

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Court Dockets Departments

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

 

HAMPDEN SUPERIOR COURT

Kimball Brothers Realty, LLP v. Genco Cable, LLC Seminole Wire and Cable Company Inc., and Michael Genzel

Allegation: Breach of commercial lease: $500,000

Filed: 1/8/13

 

People’s Bank v. Stockbridge Bowl Affordable Acquisition Corp., et al

Allegation: Failure to pay on commercial loan: $856,131.32

Filed: 1/18/13

 

Westfield Auto Parts Inc. v. Auto Service Inc. d/b/a Brake King

Allegation: Non-payment of goods sold and delivered: $97,929.35

Filed: 1/8/13

 

HAMPSHIRE SUPERIOR COURT

Richard S. Paton Jr. and Bonnie Paton v. Robert C. Randin and GMTBP Inc. d/b/a Antonio’s Pizza

Allegation: Motor-vehicle negligence causing personal injury: $95,778.

Filed: 1/14/13

 

West Cummington Congregational Church v. Chase, Clark, Stewart, and Fontana Inc., James H. Stewart, and Utica Insurance Group

Allegation: Inadequate coverage caused by agent negligence and misrepresentation: $200,000

1/8/13

 

HOLYOKE DISTRICT COURT

Berlin Industries, LLC v. Motherwear International Inc.

Allegation: Non-payment of goods sold and delivered: $14,450.59

Filed: 11/19/12

 

 

 

NORTHAMPTON DISTRICT COURT

Jon Kostek and Jennifer B. Margolis v. D. Jondrow Landscaping Inc.

Allegation: Failure to complete work, performance in an unworkmanlike manner, and unfair and deceptive trade practices: $15,000; Filed: 1/25/13

 

Peter Wilson and Harold Wilson d/b/a Wilson Construction v. Bowl New England Inc.

Allegation: Non-payment of snow-removal services provided: $22,650

Filed: 1/9/13

 

SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT COURT

Douglas Industries Inc. v. New England Upholstery and Design and Paul Vento

Allegation: Non-payment of goods sold and delivered: $6,279.58

Filed: 1/25/13

 

Forbo Flooring Inc. v. Complete Flooring Solutions and Kenneth G. Matthews Jr.

Allegation: Non-payment of goods sold and delivered: $5,805.21

Filed: 1/22/13

Francisco Ortiz v. Vinnie Shah d/b/a Super Convenience Mart

Allegation: Negligent maintenance of property causing slip and fall: $24,999.99

Filed: 1/25/13

 

Preferred Mutual Insurance Co. as subrogee of James and Julie Jaron v. Home Depot, USA Inc. and Giagni Enterprises, LLC

Allegation: Negligent design and manufacture of faucet sold at Home Depot causing extensive water damage to the plaintiff’s property: $27,985.74

Filed: 1/17/13

 

Soaring Capital, LLC v. Dey Homeworks and Daniel Torres

Allegation: Unpaid balance due for money loaned: $3,494.09

Filed: 1/8/13

 

WESTFIELD DISTRICT COURT

TBF Financial, LLC v. Pavel Shevchuk d/b/a Seven Colors Painting

Allegation: Breach of promissory note: $12,506.55

Filed: 1/14/13

Berkshire Theatre Group Installs Modular Ramp at Fitzpatrick Main Stage

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PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Theatre Group announced the installation of a new modular ramp at the Fitzpatrick Main Stage to increase access for all patrons, replacing the chair lift previously there.

The modular ramp was designed and installed by the Albany Lift Co., and creates an accessible entrance into the Fitzpatrick Main Stage. The modular ramp was funded by a grant from the Stockbridge Community Preservation Act Program.

According to Lillian Lee, director of Grants and Campaigns and accessibility coordinator, “the installation of the ramp at our Fitzpatrick Main Stage is a wonderful addition to our existing accessibility features. This is a big step toward creating a more fully accessible organization for all of our patrons. Theater is universal, and we want to ensure that our programming is able to be enjoyed by everyone.”

Main Street Hospitality Welcomes Robert Mickey

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STOCKBRIDGE — Robert Mickey joined the Main Street Hospitality team as senior director of Regional Operations and general manager of the Red Lion Inn.

Mickey brings 20 years of hospitality experience to Main Street Hospitality, including extensive operational and management expertise. His tenure at Old Edwards Hospitality Group in Highlands, N.C. was preceded by work at other prominent properties throughout the Southeast, including the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, W.V. as vice president of Guest Relations. He also served as director of Room Operations at the Sea Island Co. in St. Simons Island, Ga.

In his new role at Main Street Hospitality, Mickey will focus on leading operations at the Red Lion Inn and provide oversight and support to Main Street Hospitality’s Berkshires properties, including Porches Inn at MASS MoCA in North Adams, Hotel on North in Pittsfield, and Briarcliff in Great Barrington.

“We’re so delighted to welcome Robert to our growing team of management executives, and for this role it was important to us to tap someone well-versed in historic properties,” said Sarah Eustis, CEO of Main Street Hospitality Group. “Robert’s experience working with iconic destination hotels … makes him an ideal fit to manage the continued evolution of our Berkshires properties.”

Robert Burnell Named New Executive Chef of the Red Lion Inn

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Daily News

STOCKBRIDGE — Robert Burnell has been appointed executive chef of all dining venues at the Red Lion Inn. In his new role, Burnell oversees the day-to-day culinary operations of the main dining room, Widow Bingham’s Tavern, the Lion’s Den, and the seasonally open courtyard.

In addition, Burnell will collaborate with Brian Alberg, vice president of Culinary Development, on all future food- and beverage-related development, including specialty menus for Red Lion guests and private parties.

“Robert Burnell is a welcomed addition to the Red Lion Inn culinary team,” Alberg said. “With well-rounded experience, culinary creativity, and client rapport, Burnell is poised to elevate the inn’s dining establishments and create innovative experiences that will exceed our guests’ expectations.”

With nearly 20 years in the food, beverage, and hospitality industries, Burnell was previously executive chef at Gedney Farm in Marlborough. With a passion for clean cooking and eating, coupled with expertise in modern food trends, Burnell revamped menus to incorporate locally sourced items, along with gluten-free, vegetarian, and keto options for diners. He also strived to deliver exceptional client experiences for weddings, community events, and private dining.

Additional hospitality experience includes five years as a property developer for Berkshire Hotels Group, during which he implemented construction projects for both hotels and restaurants.

In honor of the Red Lion Inn’s 50th anniversary, renovations of the main dining room are planned, featuring an extension that will be transformed into the Fitzpatrick Room for additional dining and events. Also part of the project, the lobby will expand into the front dining area to create a living room that will serve as the hotel’s social center. The restoration returns the first-floor spaces to the original 1968 layout, when the Fitzpatrick family purchased the Red Lion Inn.

Chamber Corners

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1BERKSHIRE

(413) 499-1600; www.1berkshire.com

 

Nov. 29: Entrepreneurial Meetup, 4:30-5:45 p.m., hosted by Community Access to the Arts (CATA), 420 Stockbridge Road, Suite 2, Great Barrington. Enjoy drinks and conversation with your fellow entrepreneurs and hear from CATA Executive Director Margaret Keller about her entrepreneurial journey and how it informs CATA’s work as an organization. This event is free to attend and made possible through the support of Pittsfield Cooperative Bank. Registration is required at 1berkshire.com.

 

Dec. 8: 1Berkshire Annual Meeting, 3 p.m., hosted by Berkshire Innovation Center, 45 Woodlawn Ave., Pittsfield. Each year in December, 1Berkshire hosts a special event for all members. Status and programming reports are given, fiscal analysis is discussed, and official board business is conducted. Learn about what has happened in FY 2023 and what is in store for FY 2024. Sponsored by General Dynamics Mission Systems, Berkshire Innovation Center, Adams Community Bank, Tricia McCormack Photography, Classical Tents and Party Goods, Berkshire Bank, and BusinessWest. Visit 1berkshire.com for more information.

 

AMHERST AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

(413) 253-0700; www.amherstarea.com

 

Dec. 14: Holiday Party Celebrating the Carle’s 20th Anniversary, 5-7 p.m., hosted by Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, 125 West Bay Road, Amherst. Hospitality provided by Savannas Bar and Bistro. Cost: $20 for chamber members, $25 for non-members. Reserve tickets at www.amherstarea.com.

 

EAST OF THE RIVER FIVE TOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

(413) 575-7230; www.erc5.com

 

Dec. 1: ERC5 After 5 with the WRC and YPS, Holiday Networking Spectacular, 5-7 p.m., hosted by Storrowton Tavern, 1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield. Join the ERC5, the West of the River Chamber of Commerce, and the Young Professional Society of Greater Springfield for an evening of festive fun and friendly competition. Rock your most fabulous ugly holiday sweater, and take a chance at winning prizes. We are also hosting a cocktail competition where you can vote for your favorite signature cocktail and find out which of our hosts will take home the trophy at the end of the night. Cost: $20 for chamber members, $30 for non-members. To register, visit www.erc5.com.

 

GREATER CHICOPEE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

(413) 594-2101; www.chicopeechamber.org

 

Dec. 6: Holiday Business After Hours, 5-7 p.m., hosted by Masse’s American Bistro, 1329 Memorial Dr., Chicopee. Wear your festive best for a chance to win holiday door prizes. We’ll also be running a collection drive for Jenna’s Blessing Bags as it hopes to expand its reach through the Chicopee Police. The greatest need this time of year is for winter hats, gloves, and scarves, but anything helps. Sponsored by Polish National Credit Union. Cost: $10 for chamber members, $15 for non-members.

 

GREATER HOLYOKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

(413) 534-3376; www.holyokechamber.com

 

Dec. 15: Holiday Ugly Sweater Party, 5-8 p.m., hosted by City Sports Bar and Lounge, 352 High St., Holyoke. Deck the halls with us this season in your finest ugly sweater. There will be food, DJ, cash bar, sweater contest, raffle, and local vendors! Bring an unwrapped toy (for HPD) and/or a blanket (for Providence Ministries) to get an extra ticket sheet. Cost: $20, which includes a raffle sheet.

 

GREATER NORTHAMPTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

(413) 584-1900; www.explorenorthampton.com

 

Dec. 7: Arrive@5, 5-7 p.m., hosted by Cedar Chest, Thornes Marketplace, 150 Main St., Northampton. Connect with community and the Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce. New to or nervous about networking? Join us from 4 to 5 p.m. for our Warm Welcome, where a group of chamber ambassadors will help you ease into the idea before the Arrive@5 begins. This month, we’ll gather at Tellus and the Satellite Bar in Thornes Marketplace before heading up to Cedar Chest for the main event. Sponsored by Florence Bank, Thornes Marketplace, and Transhealth. Cost: This is a free event, open to the public.

 

GREATER WESTFIELD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

(413) 568-1618; www.westfieldbiz.org

 

Dec. 7: Mayor’s Coffee Hour, 8-9 a.m., hosted by Pottery Cellar, 77 Mill St., Westfield. Join Mayor Michael McCabe and hear about what’s going on in Westfield and ask questions. Cost: free. To register, visit www.westfieldbiz.org.

 

Dec. 15: Morning Brew, 8-9 a.m., hosted by Shaker Farms Country Club, 866 Shaker Road, Westfield. Introduce your business to the group and take advantage of this networking opportunity.

Cost: free. To register, visit www.westfieldbiz.org.

 

Dec. 16: Holiday Breakfast, 7-9 a.m., hosted by East Mountain Country Club, 1458 East Mountain Road, Westfield. This is one of our most popular events, so don’t miss out on your chance to attend. Platinum sponsor: Mestek Inc. Gold sponsors: Westfield Gas & Electric and Berkshire Bank. Bronze sponsors: United Way of Pioneer Valley and Commercial Distributing Co. Inc. There will be holiday singing by Westfield High School Chorus members, and we will be collecting donations for the Share the Warmth coat drive. Cost: $35 for members, $40 for non-members. To register, visit www.westfieldbiz.org.

 

WEST OF THE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

(413) 426-3880; www.ourwrc.com

 

Dec. 1: Holiday Networking Spectacular with ERC5 and YPS, 5-7 p.m., hosted by Storrowton Tavern, 13305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield. Join the WRC, ERC5, and YPS for an evening of festive fun and friendly competition. Rock your most fabulous ugly holiday sweater and vote for your favorite chamber cocktail. Cocktail competition sponsored by PeoplesBank. Cost: $20 for members, $30 for non-members. To register, visit www.ourwrc.com.

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Berkshire Bank to Acquire Five Insurance Agencies

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Bank recently announced its intention to acquire five Western Mass. insurance agencies, four of which are located in Berkshire County and one in Franklin County. The agencies are Reynolds, Barnes & Hebb and McCormick, Smith & Curry Insurance Agency, both of Pittsfield; Minkler Insurance Agency of Stockbridge; H.S. Andrews Insurance Agency of Great Barrington, and MassOne Insurance Agency Inc. of Greenfield. The agencies are members of Alliance Berkshire, a consortium of insurance firms in Western Mass., which cooperate in contracting with insurers so they are able to offer the best insurance products to their customers. The management teams, all other licensed agents, all customer service representatives and all other employees of these agencies will remain with the organization, and will continue to operate from their existing offices after the acquisitions are completed. The purchases are being made by Berkshire Bank’s insurance affiliate, Berkshire Insurance Group Inc., which has offices in Westfield and Longmeadow. In all, the bank’s agencies will have 100 employees in 10 locations throughout Hampden, Berkshire and Franklin counties. In other company news, Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc., the holding company for Berkshire Bank, announced third quarter 2006 net income of $5.0 million before charges for a loan loss allowance adjustment and investment portfolio repositioning. This represented a 6% increase over net income of $4.7 million in the same quarter of 2005. Also, the bank increased its loan loss allowance from $13.5 million at June 30, 2006 to $19.2 million at Sept. 30, 2006.

ESB Sees 6% Increase In Assets

EASTHAMPTON — Easthampton Savings Bank reached a record $695 million in total assets at the end of the third quarter, according to president and CEO William S. Hogan Jr. The bank’s assets, which were up $39 million from a year ago, is an increase of 6%, according to Hogan. Total assets were up $8 million for the quarter. In addition, loans now total more than $513 million. The total loan portfolio increased $31 million, an increase of 6% over last year. Deposit growth was $16 million, up 3% from this time last year, according to Hogan. Total deposits are now at $527 million. In related news, the bank’s Westfield office project is still scheduled for a summer opening.

Mercy Wellness Center Opens at Healthtrax®

WEST SPRINGFIELD — The Mercy Wellness Center at Healthtrax® has opened with physical therapy services through the Weldon Rehabilitation Hospital and dedicated space for community health education. Located at 155 Ashley Ave., the center joins a similar facility operating at Healthtrax® Fitness and Wellness in East Longmeadow. Physical therapy sessions are available weekdays at the Mercy Wellness Center in West Springfield. The community health education room at the West Springfield site continues to offer “Health Coach” lectures. For more information on services and programs, call (413) 746-2120.

TD Banknorth Earnings Slide 3%

PORTLAND, Me. — TD Banknorth Inc. recently attributed its third-quarter earnings drop of 3% to a drop in securities income and higher interest expenses. The company, a unit of Canada’s TD Bank Financial Group, reported net income fell to $86.1 million from $88.7 million a year ago. Net interest income climbed 21% to $301.1 million from $249 million in 2005, boosted by the acquisition of Hudson United. The company also noted that its interest expense doubled to $203 million. TD Banknorth declared a regular quarterly dividend of 22 cents, payable Nov. 13 to shareholders of record on Nov. 3.

Holyoke Medical Center Receives Major Gift

HOLYOKE — A $1 million surprise gift was recently received by Holyoke Medical Center from the estate of George W. Prentiss, the late wire manufacturer who served on the hospital’s board in 1893. Prentiss’s will provided for his heirs, however, he also included the hospital in his last will and testament in the event there were no remaining heirs to inherit the largesse. Prentiss was active in the city for many years and supported several organizations including the Holyoke Public Library, the Holyoke Boys’ Club and YMCA. Holyoke Medical Center officials were unaware of the donation until they received word from Bank of America representatives recently. Holyoke Medical Center President Hank J. Porten has said there are no restrictions on how the money can be used.

Red Lion Inn Welcomes Max Kiperman as Executive Chef

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STOCKBRIDGE — Max Kiperman joined the Red Lion Inn culinary team as executive chef of the Red Lion Inn’s Main Dining Room, Widow Bingham’s Tavern, and the Lion’s Den. As executive chef, Kiperman will work closely with Vice President of Culinary Development Brian Alberg and Sous Chef Jim Corcoran on all future food- and beverage-related development in addition to day-to-day kitchen management.

With a tenure of more than 25 years in the culinary industry, Kiperman comes to the Red Lion Inn most recently from Lucca in Boston’s Back Bay, where he worked as sous chef, and as culinary consultant to the Viceroy Hotel and Resort in Zihuantanejo, Mexico. Kiperman began his culinary career at Rosalie’s Restaurant in Marblehead before training under three Michelin chefs, including Sylvain Portay and Alain Ducasse. Kiperman now brings his expertise and passion for cooking with locally sourced products to the Berkshires.

“Max’s diverse culinary portfolio and his commitment to the farm-to-table movement make him the perfect addition to lead the Red Lion Inn’s culinary team,” said Alberg. “We are confident his leadership and expertise will elevate the inn’s dining experience and continue to evolve the offerings to exceed our guests’ culinary expectations.”

Kiperman’s extensive résumé includes work in hotels and resorts such as the Ritz Carlton properties in San Francisco, New York City, and Boston, and the Four Seasons Hotel and Resort in Nevis West Indies; restaurants like On Lot Restaurant in Hong Kong and Mix Restaurant in Las Vegas; and work as a private chef in New York and Connecticut.

Recently refreshed breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus await guests at the Red Lion Inn’s Main Dining Room and Widow Bingham’s Tavern, highlighting the inn’s long-standing relationships with local and regional purveyors. The inn offers guests two additional dining options, the Lion’s Den, with nightly live entertainment, and seasonal outdoor dining in the Courtyard from June through September.

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American Home Inspection
First Call Home Inspection
Skrodzki Thomas M.
Bernaquer Melissa A.
Skrodzki Melissa
P.O. Box 2302
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/02/2006

Anderson, Theresa
174 Spear Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 13
Date: 10/02/2006

Balukonis, Maribeth K.
P.O. Box 1117
Westfield, MA 01086
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/05/2006

Bittle, Carl W.
Bittle, Colleen A.
72 Beech St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Chapter: 13
Date: 10/10/2006

Blessin, Beverly Marie
32 Old Stockbridge Road
Lenox, MA 01240
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/06/2006

Bourgeois, Susan Lee
145 Ventura St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/11/2006

Caloon, Pamela A.
37 Drexel St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 13
Date: 10/05/2006

Colby, James
122 Methuen St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/04/2006

Collamore, Robert L.
Collamore, Donna M.
20 Weymouth St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/13/2006

Fesko, David Christopher
24 Maple Crest Circle, Apt. L
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/11/2006

Floyd, Sheila M.
PO Box 1923
Westfield, MA 01086
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/06/2006

Gamarsh, Harold F.
Gamarsh, Eleanor F.
21 Norman St.
P O Box 15
Gardner, MA 01440
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/06/2006

Gerhardt, Lynn Marie
469 Crane Ave.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/05/2006

Green, Paris Yulonda
62 Corey Road
Springfield, MA 01128
Chapter: 13
Date: 10/04/2006

Griffin, Lula
47 Willard Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/05/2006

Hall, Gregory
22 Cortland St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/12/2006

Hamling, Jay Albert
3 Winesap Road
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/04/2006

Haring, Geraldine M.
P.O. Box 234
Feeding Hills, MA 01030
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/05/2006

Hynd, Donald W.
1151A Elm St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/06/2006

Keeler, Allan E.
Keeler, Theresa J.
22 Manor House Court
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/11/2006

 

Kurek, Stanley G.
Kurek, Kathleen M.
82 Wahconah St.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/09/2006

Liberty, Kathleen A.
55 Highland St.
Ware, MA 01082
Chapter: 13
Date: 10/10/2006

Malumphy, Bernard J.
58 Taylor St.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 13
Date: 10/06/2006

Martin, Lorie Ann
17 New St.
North Adams, MA 01247
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/12/2006

Moyer, Rebecca Lynn
57 Beacon St., 3
North Adams, MA 01247
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/12/2006

Myers, Michael R.
Myers, Naida Regina
334 Hillside Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/05/2006

O’Connor, Roger A.
290 Narragansett Blvd.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 13
Date: 10/10/2006

Paliki, Christopher James
Paliki, Tammy Marie
1089 Main St.
PO Box 88
Warren, MA 01083
Chapter: 13
Date: 10/06/2006

Pearson, Cheryl Anne
2 Granite St.
North Adams, MA 01247
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/04/2006

Pellerin, David R.
33 Westview Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Chapter: 13
Date: 10/06/2006

Santos, David G.
Santos, Erin
11 Franklin Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Chapter: 13
Date: 10/03/2006

Parent, Ann Marie M.
92 Redden Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 7
Date: 10/05/2006

Rushia, Dorothy C.
501 Clark St.
Gardner, MA 01440
Chapter: 13
Date: 10/11/2006

Singleton, Therese E.
97 Belvidere St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 13
Date: 10/10/2006

Starzyk Daniel W.
64 Bessemer St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 13
Date: 10/06/2006

Valdes Hector L.
38 Grattan St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 13
Date: 10/05/2006

Vega, Jose Juan
19 Middle St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 13
Date: 10/13/2006

Wolfe, Betty Jane
99 North East St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 13
Date: 10/13/2006

Yates, James
Yates, Barbara
71 Berkshire St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Chapter: 13
Date: 10/10/2006

Cultural Investments Spark North Adams

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Community Spotlight

Mayor Richard Alcombright

Mayor Richard Alcombright says recent developments like the expansion of Mass MoCA are raising North Adams’ profile as a destination.

Mayor Richard Alcombright says North Adams used to be a little mill town that people had to drive through to get to Stockbridge, Williamstown, or popular spots in Southern Vermont.

“But over the last decade, we’ve become a place to stop and are really finding our way to becoming a destination,” he told BusinessWest, adding that there are many projects in various stages of completion that will only enhance the city’s growing popularity.

The $65 million, third-phase expansion of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (Mass MoCA), which will double its footprint, adding 130,000 square feet of gallery space and enhancing the outdoor courtyard space, is expected to be finished next year. The work is taking place on the south end of the campus of the former Sprague Electric factory, whose 16 acres of grounds and 26 buildings with an elaborate system of interlocking courtyards and passages was transformed into the museum in 1999. When the renovations are complete, the North Adams museum will be the largest of its kind in the country.

Mass MoCA has had a regional economic impact of $24 million annually, and drew more than 160,000 visitors last year alone. The numbers are expected to increase, especially since the $100 million renovation and expansion of the Francine and Sterling Clark Art Institute two years ago in nearby Williamstown continue to grow and have helped strengthen North Adams’s position as a destination for arts and culture.

Alcombright calls the two institutions “cultural bookends,” and said the expansions have boosted confidence in the city and inspired private investments on a scale not seen in decades.

Indeed, Salvatore Perry and Karla Rothstein of Latent Productions in New York City had no plans to invest in North Adams until they drove through the town two years ago to pick up their daughter from a New Hampshire camp.

They had never been to the Berkshires and planned to visit the Clark, as it’s called, but when they spotted the Cariddi Mill (originally known as the Greylock Mill) that stretches 700 feet along Route 2 in North Adams on 7.8 acres, their plans underwent an abrupt change.

The couple has focused on developing properties with unrealized potential in Manhattan and Brooklyn, but seeing the former cotton mill that was for sale led them to scrap plans to see a concert at Mass MoCA that night.

Instead, they did some research, met with the owner and broker the next day, and purchased the 240,000-square-foot property for $750,000. “The building is a magnificent structure, and as architects, the potential was immediately apparent to us,” Perry said.

The next year was spent conducting research to determine the best potential use for the property and list any challenges that would be involved in rehabbing the site.

The couple formed a new limited-liability company called Greylock Works, which reclaimed the property, and work began last October in an area known as the Weave Shed. The goal was to transform it into a 32,000-square-foot event space, and although it was not finished, it was introduced to the public via a New Year’s Eve Party that attracted 600 guests.

Site foreman Joe Boucher said the space will be complete in July, and pointed out the newly installed wall-to-wall windows facing the street and the unusual sawtooth construction which floods the space with light.

“It will hold 1,000 people and is a resource that doesn’t exist in the region,” Perry noted.

The next phase of the project will involve the renovation of an adjacent, 32,000-square-foot area that will be turned into a retail food hub or artisanal food incubator, with a butcher shop, bakery, cheesemakers, and a restaurant situated off of a main interior corridor. Each business will have a small area for retail operations and also have room to conduct wholesale operations to help sustain a flow of year-round revenue.

“The focus is to bring activity, great jobs, events, and fantastic food production to this portion of the site,” Perry said, adding that renovating the event space and food incubator will cost between $5 million and $6 million.

When that portion of the mill is finished, plans will be implemented to build a hotel, amenities for it, residential condos, and a park on the rest of the property.

Renewed Interest

In addition to cultural offerings, North Adams has an endless panorama of hiking trails, and the Hoosic River, which runs directly through the city’s downtown, is one of few area waterways that supports wild brown trout.

Alcombright said other draws include the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, and the fact that North Adams and Williamstown, which is home to the Clark and Williams College, are linked by Route 2 has led the communities to piggyback on projects whenever they can.

Another project based on private investment between the two has begun at the site of the former Redwood Motel on 915 State Road in North Adams. It was built in the ’60s and was in a state of disrepair until it was purchased last April for $350,000 by a group that includes Boston developers, a Brooklyn publisher, and a musician from the band Wilco.

Project Manager Eric Kerns said the group formed an LLC called Beyond Place for the project, and initially planned a creative renovation of the 18-room motel. But the vision has grown, and the parties have assembled nearly 50 acres of property, including the 65,000-square-foot Blackinton Mill site north of the motel and 45 acres of former industrial land contiguous to it. The plan is to connect the properties and build a resort that will appeal to Millennials and young families in Brooklyn, Boston, and other communities.

“They’re primed to discover the Berkshires as a tourist destination,” Kerns said of the younger demographic. “Although the area has a lot for them, including music, art, and outdoor recreation, most hospitality properties are still targeting a much older demographic.

“We want to create a home for the next generation of Berkshire visitors,” she went on, “and plan to take a familiar site and reorient it back from the road toward the river and prioritize what new generations are looking for.”

A house that sits on the motel property will be renovated and turned into a central lodge, and an old farmhouse to the east on the newly purchased grounds will also be reimagined.

“This project is moving forward at an accelerated rate, and the goal is to have all 47 rooms completed a year from now when Mass MoCA completes its third phase of renovation; we feel that an economic renaissance is happening between North Adams and Williamstown, and we are at the center of it,” he continued, adding that a profound confluence of the Appalachian Trail, the Mohawk Trail, and the Hoosic River can be found on the property.

Thomas Krens, who once directed the Guggenheim Museum in New York and its overseas satellites, and was one of the driving forces behind the establishment of Mass MoCA, has proposed another project for North Adams: a $20 million model-railroading and architecture museum in Western Gateway Heritage State Park that has a footpath directly across from Mass MoCA’s south gate.

“The idea has been very, very well received by the state, the community, and the private sector,” Alcombright said, adding that the museum — which would be twice as large as the Miniatur Wunderland, a model-railway attraction in Hamburg, Germany that is presently the largest of its kind in the world — is expected to bring another 200,000 to 300,000 visitors to North Adams each year.

The Hoosic River Revival is another endeavor that promises to enhance North Adams and bring new life downtown by a radical revision of the existing flood-control system. A plan has been designed that will protect the city while making the waterway a focal point and promoting recreation along it that will enhance the city’s cultural and economic vitality.

The existing flood-protection system was built in the ’50s. It is bordered by a chain-link fence, runs through two and a half miles of the downtown area, and contains 45-foot-wide, three-sided concrete panels that are 10 to 15 feet high, which make it impossible for fish to live in that section of the river.

The project was spearheaded by resident Judy Grinnell in 2008, and since that time a dedicated coalition, which formed a nonprofit three years ago, has raised a total of $800,000 (including $575,000 from the state) for the revival.

“The river is an integral part of our downtown,” Grinnell noted, explaining that two branches bisect and merge at the end of the last building on the Mass MoCA complex.

The importance of the project was driven home when Hurricane Irene hit in 2011 and the river rose within two feet of the floodwalls.

“It was opportunistic that we started this project when we did because the system is aging. It is not going to flood any time soon, but three of the 20-foot panels have fallen in over the past 15 years, and six are leaning,” Grinnell noted, adding that officials are working with the Army Corps of Engineers, and a plan has been created that will include community gardens, a bike path, and other amenities designed to bring people downtown.

Last year the state Legislature appropriated $8.75 million for the project as part of an environmental and energy bond bill, and the nonprofit received $500,000 to design a half-mile section as a pilot project, which is in the approval process.

“The Hoosic River revival is an ecological project, but it’s also an economic-development project,” Grinnell said, citing other cities such as Providence, R.I., and San Antonio, Texas, where access to the riverfront has helped spur revitalization and create vibrant downtowns.

Changing Landscape

When Alcombright took office in 2010, North Adams had a $2.3 million budget deficit with $100,000 in reserve. Today, the city is in a much different position, and for the last two years has had a balanced budget with $1.6 million in reserve.

The mayor said taxpayers bore the brunt of the problem, but thanks to new projects underway, the city’s future is on a fast track to success.

A $30 million renovation of the former Silvio O. Conte Middle School that transformed it into Colgrove Park Elementary School was completed last winter, and the building opened in January. Nearly 80% of the cost is being reimbursed by the state, and the new school will add to the city’s appeal.

“We managed to sustain ourselves through the bad times, have built our way back up, and are starting to see growth; we’re on the upside of the hill and are starting to feel some excitement,” the mayor noted as he spoke about Mass MoCA and the private investments taking place.

Perry agreed. “North Adams is at a turning point,” he said. “When we decided to invest here, the regional hospital was shutting its doors, and now, almost two years later, it’s phenomenal to see the optimism and investments private developers are planning alongside major institutional achievements by places such as Mass MoCA and Williams College.”

 

North Adams at a Glance

Year Incorporated: 1878
Population: 13,354 (2014)
Area: 20.6 square miles
County: Berkshire
Residential Tax Rate: $17.39
Commercial Tax Rate: $37.93
Median Household Income: $41,531 (2013)
Family Household Income: $52,202 (2013)
Type of government: Mayor; City Council
Largest Employers: Crane & Co.; Northern Adams Regional Hospital; BFAIR Inc.
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Lee Moves Ahead with Key Municipal Projects

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By Mark Morris

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Chris Brittain says several projects in Lee, both town-funded and using ARPA aid, are moving forward.

As the pandemic enters its third year of disrupting life as we knew it, the business community in Lee continues to manage the disruptions of COVID-19 and its variants with a good degree of success. Colleen Henry attributes that to one reason.

“The local people here in Lee are strong supporters of our businesses,” said Henry, executive director of the Lee Chamber of Commerce.

Along with Lenox and Stockbridge, Lee is part of the Tri Town Health Department, which has maintained a mask mandate for all indoor spaces. One upside of the mask requirement is that it enables businesses, as well as town offices, to remain open without interruption.

That’s important, said interim Town Administrator Christopher Brittain, who has been on the job for only four months, yet has a full list of projects in the queue for this year and beyond.

Lee received an allocation of $1.6 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding, which will be spread out among several projects in town. Among them are replacing water lines in a couple of areas and upgrading the municipal website to make it easier for people to conduct town business online.

“When someone sells their home at $20,000 to $30,000 dollars over asking price, every house in that neighborhood increases in value. We can’t control the market, but we were able to lower the tax rate.”

All three towns in the Tri Town Health Department will contribute some of their ARPA money to fund the creation of a new food-inspector position in the department, a position certified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as part of a national standards program.

“Obviously, we have inspectors now,” Brittain said. “The new position gives us someone to provide guidance with federal programs and reduce issues with food service and retail food vendors.”

Outside of ARPA funds, Brittain discussed several projects in the works, including paving on Main Street, with $1 million in funding approved at the last town meeting to continue that project into the summer.

Lee at a glance

Year Incorporated: 1777
Population: 5,788
Area: 27 square miles
County: Berkshire
Residential Tax Rate: $13.65
Commercial Tax Rate: $13.65
Median Household Income: $41,566
Median Family Income: $49,630
Type of Government: Representative Town Meeting
Largest Employers: Lee Premium Outlets; Onyx Specialty Papers; the Landing at Laurel Lake; Oak n’ Spruce Resort; Big Y
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One significant project Brittain hopes to see make progress this year involves the former Eagle Mill paper company. Plans to redevelop the site feature 80 units of affordable and market-rate housing, as well as several restaurant and retail stores. The $55 million project has been in the works for several years, though the official groundbreaking was held only three months ago.

“Because of COVID, the Eagle Mill project is moving slower than everyone wants it to,” Brittain said, noting that a significant next step involves six dilapidated houses near the site, which were recently purchased to be torn down. Construction on the mill complex is scheduled to roll out in two phases. “This is a big project that will take up the entire north end of Main Street.”

Additional housing in Lee would certainly be welcome, said Henry, who noted the current supply of available houses is low because sales have been so brisk. “As a result, we have a lot of new residents, and that’s kind of exciting.”

In terms of real-estate taxes, the past year brought both good news and bad news, as the town lowered the tax rate, but selling prices for homes kept boosting valuations, resulting in higher taxes anyway.

“Whether we replace or renovate, we have to do something because the police are running out of space, and the ambulance building needs work.”

“When someone sells their home at $20,000 to $30,000 dollars over asking price, every house in that neighborhood increases in value,” Brittain said. “We can’t control the market, but we were able to lower the tax rate.”

For this year, the tax rate is $13.65 per thousand, down from $14.68 the year before. Because of higher valuations, he explained, the average tax increased by $193.

 

High Times Ahead

One industry relatively new to the tax rolls in Lee is cannabis. Right now, Canna Provisions is the only cannabis facility that’s up and running, but Brittain said the town has 14 permits for various cannabis facilities, with interested parties claiming 13 of them. Activity for future cannabis businesses includes a facility for growing on Route 102 under construction and a dispensary proposed for the former Cork and Hearth restaurant on the Lee/Lenox line.

The revenue from Canna Provisions has begun making a difference for the town. Brittain said the impact on tax revenue has made it possible for the town to consider hiring a full-time school resource officer, add streetlights in town, and begin a study on public-safety facilities.

Right now, Lee’s public-safety departments are in several buildings. The police operate out of two floors in Town Hall, the Fire Department is in an historic firehouse, and the town ambulance is located in a separate building.

“We are doing a study to see if we can consolidate public safety in one new building,” Brittain said. “Whether we replace or renovate, we have to do something because the police are running out of space, and the ambulance building needs work.”

An artist’s rendering of the Eagle Mill redevelopment project in Lee.

An artist’s rendering of the Eagle Mill redevelopment project in Lee.

While the study won’t happen for a while, he noted, thanks to the cannabis revenue, the town can explore its options for whether to invest in what it has or move forward with a new facility.

Before the Omicron variant of COVID hit, businesses in Lee were having a strong fall season. Henry said business was brisk. “We had lots of people come to Lee who were eating in our restaurants, staying in our hotels, and shopping in our stores, so we were pretty happy about the fall.”

Despite new variants of COVID and other disruptions to business, Henry noted that, because restaurants have developed strong takeout systems, they can quickly adapt and keep serving their customers.

“I’ve heard from people in Lee how grateful they were to still be able to get good food and how the restaurants worked to accommodate everyone,” she said, adding that the quick adaptation to takeout kept people employed “even though everyone still needs more workers.”

Looking ahead to other projects in town, plans are moving forward for a bike path that would run along the Housatonic River. The mile-long path would extend approximately from Big Y to Lee Bank. Brittain said it’s not certain if construction will begin this year, but the town is working with MassDOT to keep the project moving.

“We had lots of people come to Lee who were eating in our restaurants, staying in our hotels, and shopping in our stores, so we were pretty happy about the fall.”

Lee has also applied to become an Appalachian Trail Community. According to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy website, when a town along the trail receives designated community status, it is considered a support asset for all who use the trail, and the conservancy encourages people to explore these communities. If accepted, Lee looks to join Western Mass. communities of Cheshire, Dalton, Great Barrington, and North Adams with the designation.

“We’ve been working with the Appalachian Trail folks, and we’re hoping Lee receives its designation by the end of the year,” Brittain said.

 

 

Seeking a Return to Normalcy

For the past two years, Lee had to cancel its annual Founders Weekend celebration — which recognizes the founding of the town back in 1777 — due to COVID concerns. Henry said people in town treat it as a fun birthday celebration, and in 2022, the town will be 245 years old.

Held on the third weekend in September, the community-wide event takes place on Main Street, which is closed to traffic to allow restaurants and other vendors to set up in the middle of the street.

“Founders Weekend always draws a huge crowd, and that’s why we were not able to hold it the last two years. It was too difficult to keep such a large gathering safe,” Henry said.

While there is no guarantee Founders Weekend will happen this year, she has it listed in her event calendar, and both she and Brittain are hopeful the event will take place in September.

“I think people are ready for a fun blowout weekend,” Henry said. “We’re all looking forward to it.”

Community Access to the Arts Breaking Ground on Future Home Today

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GREAT BARRINGTON — Community Access to the Arts (CATA) will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at the organization’s future home at 420 Stockbridge Road, Great Barrington today at 11 a.m. The new arts center will establish a permanent home for CATA and allow the organization to expand its innovative arts programs for people with disabilities.

“After 26 years of renting space, CATA will now have a true home — one that will double our existing space for artists with disabilities,” Executive Director Margaret Keller said. “With the growth we’ve achieved in recent years, we have been bursting at the seams. Now, after intensive planning, we are ready to take this pivotal step forward to give our CATA artists the space they deserve. We can’t wait to share our plans with the wider community at the groundbreaking and in the months ahead.”

The two-story, 6,400-square-foot facility will double the organization’s existing studio space, with two new art studios — one for visual arts and writing, the other for dance and performing arts. The new arts center will also embody the principles of universal design, making the facility accessible to every person. For the first time, the building will bring the organization’s studios and offices under the same roof.

“CATA is a statewide, respected organization which provides those with special abilities a community, a family, and a place to express themselves,” state Rep. Smitty Pignatelli said. “I can think of no better way to represent the home CATA creates for so many than by literally breaking ground on what will be a new building.”

Formerly the Renaissance Arts Center, the building will undergo an extensive renovation to prepare for its new life as the CATA Arts Center. Architects Clark & Green are leading the design of the renovation, and Allegrone is managing construction. Construction is slated to begin in July, with the building opening in early 2020.

Since 1993, CATA has brought more than 20,000 life-changing arts workshops to more than 2,000 people with disabilities throughout Berkshire and Columbia counties. In the last five years, CATA has dramatically increased its program offerings, serving more than 70% more people, while also expanding public programs, including performances, readings, and art exhibits featuring work by CATA artists with disabilities.

Harvard Pilgrim Foundation Names Nancy Garrabrants to Board

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AMHERST — The Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation, which serves communities in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire through programs, grants, and service, announced the appointment of Nancy Garrabrants to its board of directors.

Garrabrants is the former associate dean of the Center for Agriculture at UMass Amherst, where she was responsible for the Nutrition Education and 4-H Youth Development programs. She was previously director and assistant dean of the Stockbridge School of Agriculture at UMass. She is an award-winning education professional with 32 years of in-depth expertise in agriculture from the business, academic, and youth-development sectors.

“With Nancy’s experience in strategic planning, youth development, and nutrition education, she will bring a fresh perspective to our already robust board, helping us to further define and meet the needs of the communities we serve,” said Eric Schultz, president and CEO of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and chair of the Harvard Pilgrim Foundation board of directors.

Garrabrants holds an associate degree in floriculture from the State University of New York at Cobleskill, and a bachelor’s degree in vocational education and master’s degree in plant and soil sciences, both from UMass.

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David Appleman, a licensed real estate broker, has joined the staff at Pride Stations and Stores as Director of Real Estate. He will be based out of the corporate office located at Pride Plaza on Cottage Street in Springfield and oversee all aspects of leasing, site acquisition, and new development opportunities for Pride.

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Philip J. Houser has joined Keller Williams Realty’s Longmeadow office as a Sales Agent.

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Kristi Nelson has been named Director of Development at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in Stockbridge.

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Darryl Konicki has been named Sports Information Director at American International College in Springfield.

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Western New England College School of Law Professor Jamison E. Colburn has been selected as the 2007 Wallace Stegner Young Scholar by the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law’s Wallace Stegner Center. During his residency at the Stegner Center in October, he will deliver lectures on the future of land use planning in the fire prone “wildland urban interface.”

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Carlson GMAC Real Estate announced the following:

• Kathleen Morris, Lauren Stabilo and Lori Casey are new Agents in the Wilbraham office;

• Richard Bellicchi and Roseanne Casale are new Agents in the Holyoke office;

• Lori Barron, Kim Biathrow, Marie Beaulieu and Lisa Little are new Agents in the Chicopee office;

• Irene White is a new Agent in the Palmer office, and

• Jill Surprenant is a new Agent in the Agawam office.

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Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage of New England announced the following:

• Mary Grace Stewart has joined the firm’s Longmeadow office as a Realtor, and

• Anthony Moura has joined the firm’s East Longmeadow office as a Real Estate Agent.

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The Springfield Housing Authority has named Alex Corrales as its Interim Executive Director. Corrales currently serves as Assistant Executive Director at the organization.

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The Corporators of the Springfield Museums recently elected five Trustees to three-year terms. They are:

• Donald D’Amour, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Big Y Foods, Inc.;

• Jani Flynn, former Owner and President of Software Solutions for Business, Inc., in Omaha, Neb.;

• Ann Mann, a member of the Board of the YMCA of Greater Springfield and a volunteer with Baystate Medical Center, WGBY, and Storrs Library in Longmeadow;

• Elaine Sarsynski, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer at MassMutual Financial Group, and also President and Chief Executive Officer at MassMutual International LLC, and

• Gregory Swanson rejoins the Board following a one-year hiatus as required by the Springfield Museums Assoc. bylaws. The MassMutual retiree has volunteered with the museums for 23 years.

In other news, those reelected to the Springfield Museums board for three-year terms were: Arthur L. Jones, Peter F. Straley, Robert Sullivan, Jr., R. Lyman Wood and Richard Zilewicz. Also, officers elected for one-year terms were: J. Michael Wallace, Esq., Chairman; Richard B. Collins, Vice Chairman; John M. O’Brien, III, CPA, Treasurer; Peter Picknelly, Assistant Treasurer; Frances M. Gagnon, Clerk, and Dr. Ruth Njiiri, Assistant Clerk.

Chamber Corners: Upcoming Events

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1BERKSHIRE

www.1berkshire.com

(413) 499-1600

May 29: 1Berkshire Chamber Nite, 5-7 p.m., hosted by Fairview Hospital, 29 Lewis Ave., Great Barrington. Join us for the May Chamber Nite in partnership with the Stockbridge Chamber of Commerce. Members of either organization get in free for this networking opportunity. To register, visit www.1berkshire.com.

AMHERST AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.amherstarea.com

(413) 253-0700

May 15: May After 5, 5-7 p.m., hosted by Amity Street Dental. Join us for an evening of networking at Amity Street Dental, and find out more about the work of Dr. Hunt, Dr. Castenson, and Dr. Ivancev, as well as their new ‘Amity plan’ for small businesses. Enjoy food from the Pub. Cost: $10 for members, $15 for non-members.

May 18: Amherst Downtown Lives United Day. Amherst Downtown businesses are coming together to support United Way of Hampshire County. On May 18, several businesses have pledged 5% of sales or a minimum of $250 to United Way.

FRANKLIN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.franklincc.org

(413) 773-5463

May 26: Chamber Lunch: noon to 1:30 p.m., hosted by Greenfield Community College Dining Commons. Featuring Mike Kennealy, secretary, Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development. Sponsored by Greenfield Community College Foundation and the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce. Cost: $18 for members, $20 for non-members. Register at franklincc.org or e-mail [email protected].

GREATER CHICOPEE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.chicopeechamber.org

(413) 594-2101

May 15: May Salute Breakfast, 7:15-9 a.m., hosted by Munich Haus. Sponsored by: Westfield Bank, Holyoke Medical Center, N. Riley Construction Inc., Polish National Credit Union, USI Insurance Services, Spherion Staffing Services, PeoplesBank, Galaxy Community Council, and the Arbors Kids. Chief Greeter: Stephanie Shaw, Chicopee Veterans Services. Keynote Speaker: Col. Peters of the 439th Airlift Wing. Cost: $25 for members, $30 for non-members. Sign up online at chicopeechamber.org/events.

May 16: Chamber CheckPoint Legislative Luncheon, noon to 1:30 p.m., hosted by the Log Cabin, 500 Easthampton Road, Holyoke. This event offers chamber members and the community an opportunity to hear from state and federal elected officials. With more than 100 people expected to attend, it is also a networking opportunity. This year’s speakers include Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito and state Rep. Joseph Wagner. Cost: $35 for members, $45 for non-members. Sign up online at chicopeechamber.org/events.

May 17: Lights On Art & Culture, 5-8 p.m. Greater Chicopee Chamber of Commerce, Chicopee Cultural Council, SilverBrick Mills, and the City of Chicopee are collaborating once again to show appreciation to those who live, work, and play in the downtown area. For one evening, participating businesses will showcase an artist and/or musician. This is a free event.

May 21: Chamber Seminar: “Assessing and Developing Future Leaders” with Michael Kline, PsyD, 8:30-10:30 a.m., hosted by La Quinta Inn & Suites. Series sponsored by Westfield Bank. Cost: $30. Sign up online at chicopeechamber.org/events.

May 23: Business After Hours, 4:30-6:30 p.m., hosted by Williams Distributing. Series Sponsored by Polish National Credit Union. Monthly sponsors are Galaxy Community Council and the Arbors Kids. Cost: $10 for members, $15 for non-members. Sign up online at chicopeechamber.org/events.

May 31: Chicopee Chamber of Commerce Annual Golf Tournament, 10 a.m. shotgun start, hosted by Chicopee Country Club. Presented by Polish National Credit Union. Sponsored by First American Insurance Agency Inc., Westfield Bank, Holyoke Medical Center, Poly-Plating Inc., Hampton Inn, Residence Inn of Chicopee, Tru by Hilton, ICNE, Roca Inc., and Health New England. Cost: $125 per golfer, $500 per team of four, and/or $20 golfer package that includes 25 raffle tickets and one mulligan. Sign up online at chicopeechamber.org/events.

GREATER EASTHAMPTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.easthamptonchamber.org

(413) 527-9414

May 22: Chamber on the Vine, 5:30-8:30 a.m., hosted by Glendale Ridge Vineyard, 155 Glendale Road, Southampton. Join us for a night under the stars. The Floyd Patterson Band will provide music, the vineyard will provide wine, and food will be provided by Little Truc food truck and Crooked Stick Pops. Pre-registration is required, as tickets are limited. The deadline for refunds is May 15. This is a rain-or-shine event. No tickets will be sold at the door. Cost: $25 for music alone, $35 for music and wine. For more information and to register, visit www.easthamptonchamber.org or call the chamber at (413) 527-9414.

June 11: “In the Know” Panel Series and Networking, 5-7 p.m., hosted by Fort Hill Brewery, 30 Fort Hill Road, Easthampton. The Chamber offers the second in the “In The Know” panel series, where a panel made up of Gen Brough, president, Finck & Perras Insurance; Dave Griffin Jr., vice president, Dowd Agencies; and Matt Waugh, president, Waugh Agency Insurance will discuss insurance needs. Get the insight you need to consider to protect yourself and your business. Refreshments will be served courtesy of Nini’s. Cost: $15 for members, $30 for non-members. Pre-registration is a must. No tickets will be sold at the door. For more information and to register, visit www.easthamptonchamber.org or call the chamber at (413) 527-9414.

June 26: Speaker Breakfast: Cyber Breach Symposium, 7:30-9 a.m., hosted by Williston Northampton School, 19 Payson Ave., Easthampton. Featuring Mat Reardon, Beazley Group. Learn what steps you can take to minimize your risk. Cost: $25 for members, $35 for non-members. For more information and to register, visit www.easthamptonchamber.org or call the chamber at (413) 527-9414.

GREATER HOLYOKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.holyokechamber.com

(413) 534-3376

May 15: Business After Hours at the Fishway, 5-7 p.m. Every spring, American shad, Atlantic salmon, sea lamprey, and other anadromous fish swim up the Connecticut River as they begin their spring migration. Join us to make connections and enjoy food and drink as we mingle and watch these indigenous fish make their way upstream and over the dam on the first and most successful fish lift on the Atlantic coast. Cost: $10 for members, $25 for non-members.

May 29: Business Person of the Year Dinner Reception, 5:30-8:30 p.m., hosted by the Wherehouse? Join the Greater Holyoke business community as we honor and recognize our 2018 Business Person of the Year, Barry Farrell of Farrell Funeral Home. Additionally, we will be honoring Maria Ferrer of MD Beauty Salon as our 2018 Henry A. Fifield Volunteer of the Year. Make connections and enjoy a hot, plated dinner, cocktails, and a casual program. Cost: $50.

GREATER NORTHAMPTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.northamptonchamber.com

(413) 584-1900

May 14: Workshop: “Microsoft Word Tips,” 9-11 a.m., hosted by the Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce, 99 Pleasant St., Northampton. Presented by Pioneer Training. This workshop contains a variety of quick tips and tricks in Microsoft Word that will save hours of time. Attendees will learn to add buttons to the Quick Access Toolbar; shortcuts for selecting words, sentences, and paragraphs; and how (and why) to display non-printing characters in a document. Practice using the Format Painter to copy formatting and fix problems with numbered and bulleted lists. Learn to create AutoCorrect entries to correct common typos, and AutoText entries and Quick Parts to easily enter frequently used text. Cost: $25 for members, $35 for non-members.

May 28: Workshop: “Upgrading to Office 365,” 9-11 a.m., hosted by the Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce, 99 Pleasant St., Northampton. Presented by Pioneer Training. Cost: $35 for members, $45 for non-members.

GREATER WESTFIELD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.westfieldbiz.org

(413) 568-1618

May 14: The 58th annual Golf Tournament, hosted by Tekoa Country Club, 459 Russell Road, Westfield. Along with a round of golf and dinner, there will be raffles and a live auction to benefit three $500 student scholarships. Sign up online at www.westfieldbiz.org/events. For sponsorships, to donate a raffle prize, or for more information, call the chamber at (413) 568-1618.

May 20: After 5 Connections, 5-7 p.m., hosted by Betts Plumbing & Heating Supply, 14 Coleman Ave., Westfield. This event is co-hosted by MI-BOX of Central & Western MA. Refreshments will be served, and a 50/50 raffle will benefit the chamber scholarship fund. Bring your business cards and make connections. Cost: free for members, $15 for non-members. Sign up online at www.westfieldbiz.org/events. For more information, call (413) 568-1618.

SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL CHAMBER

www.springfieldregionalchamber.com

(413) 787-1555

May 23: Stars & Strikes, 5:30-8 p.m., hosted by the Tap Room at MGM Springfield. Featuring celebrity bowlers, passed appetizers, and unlimited games. Cost: $20. To register, visit www.springfieldregionalchamber.com, e-mail [email protected], or call (413) 755-1310.

WEST OF THE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.ourwrc.com

(413) 426-3880

May 15: Night of Networking with YPS, 5-7 p.m., hosted by the Zoo in Forest Park. Bring lots of business cards to this co-hosted event. Mingle, tour, and network for a night of fun and business. Cost: free for members, $10 for non-members. Register online at www.westoftheriverchamber.com.

May 22: Job Fair 2019: Local Jobs for Local People, 3-8 p.m., hosted by Storrowton Tavern & Carriage House, West Springfield. The West of the River Chamber will host a local job fair. West Springfield and Agawam businesses along with other employment opportunities will be showcased for the public. High-school students, college students, and adults will attend this event looking to begin or advance their careers. This event is free and open to the public. To be a participating vendor, register at www.westoftheriverchamber.com.

YOUNG PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY OF GREATER SPRINGFIELD

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May 18: Third annual Adult Field Day, 9 a.m. to noon, hosted by Train for Life, Chicopee. Teams compete in games for prizes. Beer and food available. No athletic ability required. Special registration pricing before April 18: $20 for YPS, Train for Life, or Extra Innings members; $30 for non-members. After April 18: $25 for YPS, Train for Life, or Extra Innings members; $35 for non-members. To register, visit springfieldyps.com.

EforAll Berkshire County Plans In-person Pitch Contest on Nov. 10

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PITTSFIELD — Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll) Berkshire County is holding an All Ideas Pitch Contest on Wednesday, Nov. 10 at Crissey Farm, 426 Stockbridge Road, Great Barrington, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. The venue requires proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours of the event.

EforAll held two successful in-person pitch contests at Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield in October 2019 and at the Green in North Adams in February 2020, attracting more than 100 community members and dozens of participants for each event. Three virtual pitch contests were also held during the pandemic.

Described as “Shark Tank without the teeth,” EforAll’s free, family-friendly event features networking, a business showcase, a light dinner, and then pitches from eight contestants.

Each participant is given two and a half minutes to pitch a business or nonprofit idea to a panel of judges and the audience. At the end, EforAll gives away seed money to help launch these ideas. The first-place finisher wins $1,000, second place wins $750, third place wins $500, and the audience favorite wins $500.

Pre-registration is required at bit.ly/Attend_PitchContest.

Business startups (whether or not they participate in the Pitch Contest) are encouraged to apply for Berkshire County’s next Accelerator in the spring of 2022. This free, 12-week, intensive training program is taught by community mentors and volunteers who lend their expertise and experience to these budding entrepreneurs.

Red Lion Inn, IS183 Art School Announce Two Artists in Residence for 2020

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STOCKBRIDGE — T​he​ ​Red Lion Inn and IS183 Art School announced the fourth annual artists-in-residence at the Red Lion Inn: Tessa Kelly and Chris Parkinson.

Each summer, artists are invited to interpret and express the inn’s spirit through their work. Through the partnership with IS183 Art School, artists hold lectures to deeply engage the community in their process and are invited to teach a workshop through the school. This year, the Red Lion Inn will host two artists, architect pair Kelly and Parkinson.

For the months of July and August, they are invited to create work, both on site and off, using the Red Lion Inn as their studio and inspiration. ​Midway through their residency, IS183 will host a virtual Artist Talk where they will discuss their backgrounds, artistic vision for the project, and experience so far at the inn. The Artist Talk will take place Friday, Aug. 14 from 6 to 7 p.m., via Zoom.​ The residency will conclude with an exhibition, details to be announced.

Kelly and Parkinson are architects and founders of ARCADE in Pittsfield, whose mission is to use design as a platform to create and support culture in disinvested, de-industrialized cities.

ARCADE’s work has been supported by the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, displayed at MASS MoCA and Hancock Shaker Village, and featured in Dwell magazine and the Boston Globe. Notable projects include the Mastheads and the Westside Riverway Park.

Kelly is a graduate of Williams College and the Harvard Graduate School of Design and has taught in the graduate program at the Yale School of Architecture. Parkinson is a graduate of Amherst College and the Yale School of Architecture and has taught at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Red Lion Inn Wins Condé Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Award

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STOCKBRIDGE — Condé Nast Traveler recently announced the results of its 30th annual Readers’ Choice Awards, with the Red Lion Inn recognized as a “Top Hotel in New England” with a ranking of 29.

“It’s an honor to be recognized by the readers of Condé Nast Traveler, and this award is particularly special because it reflects the opinions of our guests,” said Sarah Eustis, CEO of Main Street Hospitality, owner and operator of the historic inn. “This prestigious award speaks to the inn’s lasting character and our dedicated staff who make it feel like a home away from home for our guests.”

More than 300,000 readers submitted millions of ratings and tens of thousands of comments, voting on a record-breaking 7,320 hotels and resorts, 610 cities, 225 islands, 468 cruise ships, 158 airlines, and 195 airports.

The Red Lion Inn, a charter member of Historic Hotels of America, has been providing food and lodging to guests for more than two centuries. The inn offers 125 antique-filled rooms and suites, four restaurants with formal and casual dining with locally sourced food, a gift shop featuring locally made items, a pub with nightly entertainment, and a range of amenities including wi-fi, a year-round heated outdoor pool, and in-room massage therapy and weekly yoga classes.

Red Lion Inn Reopens to Public

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STOCKBRIDGE — The venerable Red Lion Inn in the heart of the Berkshires has reopened, and is ready to welcome guests back to the iconic front porch to relax in rocking chairs after a day spent outdoors soaking in the region’s fresh air and open spaces.

“The Berkshires are an ideal destination for travelers to truly get away and reconnect with nature,” said Max Scherff, general manager at the Red Lion Inn. “Several months of strategic planning have led to the creation of safeguards that ensure the highest levels of hygiene and cleanliness are met. We look forward to warmly, and safely, welcoming our guests to the Red Lion Inn.”

The Red Lion Inn will offer alfresco dining daily in the Courtyard starting with breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m. on weekdays and until 10:30 a.m. on weekends. Lunch will be served from noon to 2:30 p.m. Dinner service is from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and until 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Limited menu items will be offered from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Takeout and room-service options are also available.

Main Street Hospitality Welcomes Donald Hebert as VP of Finance

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STOCKBRIDGE — Main Street Hospitality Group recently welcomed Donald Hebert, a seasoned financial manager with more than 25 years of experience, as the company’s newly appointed vice president of finance.

“Donald’s extensive experience in the financial world will provide great insight for Main Street,” said Sarah Eustis, CEO of Main Street Hospitality. “He brings seasoned financial acumen and deep industry knowledge, and he truly appreciates the values we uphold at Main Street.”

Hebert is responsible for all aspects of Main Street’s financial health, management and reporting, including insurance and banking oversight and relationships. In addition, he will lead in developing and implementing financial growth strategies across the board.

Most recently, Hebert served as the CFO, director of corporate finance, and treasurer for Trapp Family Lodge, where he was the senior manager of the accounting, IT, and human-resources functions; assisted in attracting investors for new business ventures; and was actively involved with executive management in accruing capital for the construction of a new, multi-million-dollar brewery.

Prior to that, Hebert was CFO of Bowden Hospitality Management Group, where he managed accounting, financial systems, and back-office functions for full-service hotels, including national brands such as the Holiday Inn, Hampton Inn, Radisson Hotel, and Homewood Suites. Over the span of his career, he also has served as CFO for telecommunications and aerospace firms in New England.

Hebert is a graduate of the University of Maine at Orono and has a MBA degree from St. Joseph’s College in Windham, Maine.

Berkshire Money Management Welcomes Airen Wadsworth, Thanks Marlon Binns

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GREAT BARRINGTON — Berkshire Money Management (BMM), a full-service financial-advising firm with offices in Dalton and Great Barrington, announced the expansion of its Great Barrington team with the addition of Airen Wadsworth as front office coordinator.

In that role, he is the first person to welcome guests to the new Great Barrington office at 72 Stockbridge Road. His goal is to help every client and visitor feel comfortable, at home, and part of the BMM culture. He will also support the firm with scheduling, data entry, and other vital tasks. He earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from MCLA in 2018.

“Our decision to invest in a dedicated front office coordinator in our Great Barrington office underscores our commitment to ensuring exceptional service and efficiency in all aspects of our business,” said Natalie Wheeler, Berkshire Money Management’s chief operating officer. “Airen’s proven ability to manage complex tasks and create a welcoming atmosphere aligns perfectly with our commitment to delivering top-notch service to our clients.”

Berkshire Money Management also bid farewell to its summer intern, Marlon Binns. A graduate of Pittsfield High School, Binns returns this month to the University of California, where he is studying business administration with the aim of pursuing a career in wealth management, investment banking, or financial consulting. He joined the BMM team earlier this summer to learn through firsthand experience what it’s like to work in the wealth-management industry and what aspects he might enjoy most.

During his time with BMM, Binns assisted the team with a variety of tasks, attended meetings, and shadowed colleagues to learn the fundamentals of team operations and client services.

“Hosting interns is a great opportunity to not only support the development of upcoming financial advisors but also to ensure the relevance of BMM in the years to come. Adding fresh eyes helps to identify new technologies and ideas to connect with younger and more diverse clients,” Chief Operating Officer Natalie Wheeler said. “Marlon challenged us to improve every time he asked, ‘why do you do it this way?’ or ‘what does that mean?’ If he didn’t know the answer, our clients may not know either. We are grateful for his time with us and wish him the best as he returns to his studies.”

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Hotel Group Continues to Grow Through an Uncertain Time

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Sarah Eustis says the Berkshires has plenty to offer, even when arts and culture attractions are closed, and the Red Lion and other hotels await whatever uptick in business arrives this summer.

Sarah Eustis has some visions for the Courtyard, an outdoor dining area at the Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge.

“It will be a really active force — we’re thinking of new, creative ways to use it,” she told BusinessWest. “We’re ramping up menus, we’ll have music outside, maybe screen movies with a projector, ping-pong, cocktails … just some relaxation and fun for people in a world that isn’t very fun right now. That’s our goal.”

It’s an ambitious goal for Eustis, CEO of Main Street Hospitality, and her team as they navigate how to move forward with the group’s roster of Berkshire-area hotels while launching two more in Rhode Island, at a time when hotels are just starting to fully reopen, and no one knows how the traveling public will respond.

That’s especially true in the Berkshires, whose economy is so reliant on tourism. Several major players, including Jacob’s Pillow, Tanglewood, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and Shakespeare & Company, have canceled their summer season, and more might follow. Others are planning shortened seasons, like Barrington Stage Company, which will open on Aug. 5 with social-distancing practices in place.

Hence, Eustis’ emphasis on the other Berkshires draw: being outdoors, whether it’s hiking in nature or enjoying a breezy meal at the Courtyard.

“All the demand drivers, from a cultural standpoint, at least — with a few exceptions — have been moved to next year,” she said, adding, however, that some theaters are still looking for ways to accommodate performances, and museums are considering creative options like open, timed visitations.

But with vacation planning on hold for so many, Eustis knows she has to be realistic.

“The traditional reasons for coming to the Berkshires are massively impacted this summer, so that means we have to focus on other reasons people might come, and look at how we can provide a great experience,” she said. “We can play to the strengths of the Berkshires, which have a lot to do with being outdoors and natural beauty — we’ve got that in spades, and we will be well-served to promote that as a reason to come out and spend some time.”

Hotels weren’t forced to close by the mid-March mandate from Gov. Charlie Baker’s office, although business certainly dried up almost immediately across the country. Main Street Hospitality made decisions about its Berkshires properties on a case-by-case basis. For example, Hotel on North in Pittsfield, with its proximity to Berkshire Medical Center, has been used regularly by essential healthcare workers.

On the other hand, the Porches Inn in North Adams shut its doors completely. With little business expected there during the pandemic — it’s located across the street from the pandemic-shuttered MASS MoCA — the closure was an opportunity to tackle some needed construction and maintenance, and that site will reopen later this summer.

Meanwhile, the Red Lion Inn has maintained a robust, popular takeout program, as well as preparing meals for essential workers throughout Berkshire Health Systems and for Main Street employees who had been laid off.

“The traditional reasons for coming to the Berkshires are massively impacted this summer, so that means we have to focus on other reasons people might come, and look at how we can provide a great experience.”

Briarcliff Motel in Great Barrington and Race Brook Lodge in Sheffield were effectively closed, but have partnered with Volunteers in Medicine Berkshires to provide housing for essential workers and also people recovering from COVID-19.

“So, we’re trying to deploy each property within the mandated guidelines and leverage the characteristics of each property to the best of our ability,” Eustis said.

It wasn’t enough to keep about 300 employees working, however; layoffs reduced the company to about 25, with the discomfort spread throughout all properties and the administrative office.

“It was definitely the hardest thing I’ve ever been through as a leader, to be sure,” she said. “However, we took it week by week, with a very thoughtful approach.”

The plan now is to begin ramping the team back up again. On June 12, Main Street plans to reopen the Red Lion and Briarcliff within the safety parameters mandated by the state, as well as expanding reservations and culinary service at Hotel on North. Porches will reopen, somewhat refreshed, on Aug. 1, while two new Rhode Island properties are set to open as well: Hammetts Wharf Hotel in Newport in June 26, and the Beatrice Hotel in Providence on Aug. 9.

So, the company certainly sees a strong future.

“We are all trying to develop our strengths and skills without knowing what’s going to happen,” Eustis said. “This is the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do, but I do believe it will make us stronger as business people and hospitality providers.”

Part of that is reopening in a safe manner, with attention paid to everything from the cleaning and sanitizing strategy to what kind of voice and body language to use with guests from behind those ubiquitous masks.

“We’ve got a 40-page COVID manual guiding our preparation,” she said. “We want to check all the boxes, so when guests visit with us, they don’t have to give it a second thought. We’ve got you covered.”

As summer approaches, this should be a time of happy anticipation at a hotel group synonymous with visiting the Berkshires — but this is totally uncharted territory, Eustis said, so optimism must be tempered by reality. But she’s still optimistic.

“We will come out on the other side, although there are days it doesn’t feel that way,” she told BusinessWest. “It’s such a massive tactonic shift. But we’ve got a really talented team that’s super committed, and we will be here to tell the tale.”

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State Adds 19 Cities and Towns to Green Communities List

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BOSTON — The Baker-Polito Administration announced that 19 more cities and towns have been designated Green Communities by the Department of Energy Resources (DOER) and will receive more than $3.1 million for local clean-energy and energy-efficiency projects.

The Western Mass. communities added to the list, and their funding, include Adams ($166,865), Bernardston ($131,290), Egremont ($138,570), Stockbridge ($139,625), West Springfield ($222,765), and Windsor ($137,880).

“The Green Communities program demonstrates state and local governments can work together to save energy and taxpayers’ money, while making the Commonwealth a healthier place to live,” said Gov. Charlie Baker. “These 19 communities will be able to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy, reducing energy costs and reducing their carbon footprints.”

Added Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, “helping cities and towns reduce their energy consumption allows them to channel their financial savings into other municipal needs, like public safety, education, and municipal buildings. These grants further reiterate the Commonwealth’s ability to work with municipalities to ensure Massachusetts continues to be a leader in clean energy and energy efficiency.”

The 155 Green Communities are cities and towns of all sizes that range from the Berkshires to Cape Cod and are home to 54% of Massachusetts’ population. All Green Communities commit to reducing municipal energy consumption by 20% over five years.

“Through the Green Communities program, DOER is able to work with municipalities to find clean-energy solutions that reduce long-term energy costs and strengthen local economies,” said Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Matthew Beaton. “The commitment and hard work of these 19 communities to reduce their energy use and undertake clean-energy projects will help Massachusetts continue its leadership in energy efficiency, renewable energy, and emissions reductions.”

Max Scherff Appointed General Manager of the Red Lion Inn

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STOCKBRIDGE — Max Scherff has been appointed general manager at the Red Lion Inn. He will oversee the historic hotel’s operational strategy to ensure execution of Main Street Hospitality’s quality standards of service and hospitality.

As general manager, Scherff will be responsible for creating and maintaining a customer-driven hotel. He will also oversee and inspire employees to meet and exceed guest expectations by consistent delivery of both product quality and service excellence. Additional responsibilities include collaborating with Main Street’s vice president of Operations and director of Finance on budget concepts for the entire property.

“It is a great pleasure to have Max Scherff take the helm of the Red Lion Inn,” said Sarah Eustis, CEO of Main Street Hospitality. “With 20 years of leadership experience across the hospitality industry, he brings well-rounded knowledge, a lead-by-example philosophy, and enthusiastic attitude for hospitality.”

Prior to his new role at the Red Lion Inn, Scherff worked at Canyon Ranch in Lenox. While there, he served as hotel director and, before that, food and beverage director. Additional experience includes roles as assistant food and beverage director/director of banquets at the Omni Shoreham in Washington, D.C., and assistant food and beverage director at the Omni William Penn in Pittsburgh. Before heading to the East Coast, Scherff worked in San Francisco, holding leadership roles at the Palace Hotel and the Fairmont, where he was named employee of the year in 2011.

UMass Amherst Study Looks at Drought and Virus Impact on Plant Roots and Soil Carbon

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AMHERST — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently awarded biogeochemist Marco Keiluweit, assistant professor of Soils and the Environment in the Stockbridge School of Agriculture at UMass Amherst, along with his collaborators elsewhere, two grants to study how climate change affects the capacity of soils to remove carbon from the atmosphere and retain enough nutrients for food production. 

In particular, the teams will investigate climate-change-related effects of drought and virus infection in plants, and their interaction with soils. Keiluweit and colleagues received $200,000 and $300,000 exploratory research awards from DOE’s Biological and Environmental Research program, which supports “high-risk, high-reward” research, the soil-chemistry expert says.

“It’s basic science to develop a better understanding of the processes that sequester carbon in soils to put us in a better position to predict how soils may respond to climate change,” Keiluweit explained. “Plant root-soil interactions are important for two crucial functions of soils — carbon storage and agricultural production — but we don’t really understand how they are being altered by climate change. For example, prolonged droughts or increased virus infections can severely impact plants, with unknown consequences for root-soil interactions.”

Keiluweit’s collaborators include Zoe Cardon at the Woods Hole Marine Biology Laboratory, the principal investigator on one of the grants, and Malak Tfaily at the University of Arizona, Carolyn Malmstrom at Michigan State University, and William J. Riley at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Their drought-focused research will look at plants in an alpine watershed near Gothic, Colo., where root-soil interactions are key regulators of ecosystem carbon storage and downstream nutrient loadings, the researchers say. These areas have been shown to be particularly vulnerable to climate change, they point out.

For this work, Keiluweit says he and collaborators will make “very fine scale measurements of what is happening at the interface between roots and soil” in both greenhouse and field experiments. They want to explore what they call “elusive mechanisms” driving root-soil interaction, which may mobilize a “vast pool of organic matter that has been stabilized by associations with minerals for centuries or millennia.” Such mechanisms are missing from conceptual and numerical models of carbon cycling in soils, they note.

“Roots try to manipulate the soil environment to make it more habitable for themselves,” said Keiluweit. “They fix carbon from the atmosphere and send it to the root, where it is released as organic carbon compounds into what we call the rhizosphere — the soil surrounding the root — to reshape it to their needs for water, nutrients and minerals, and to attract beneficial microbes and suppress harmful ones.

“We’re learning more and more about the rhizosphere and the intricate interactions that take place between roots and microbes,” he went on. “We think there is a synergistic interplay that allows them to mobilize organic matter, which is rich in carbon and nutrients, from minerals. Micro-scale measurements will allow us to reveal more of this interplay and how it relates to soil carbon storage and fertility.”

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