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MONSON — Monson Savings Bank recently provided a $2,500 donation to the Women’s Empowerment Scholarship as a part of its 2025 Community Giving Initiative.

Dan Moriarty, president and CEO of Monson Savings Bank, and Michael Rouette, the bank’s executive vice president and chief operating officer, met with Cori Medeiros, vice president of the Women’s Empowerment Scholarship, at the bank’s Loan and Operations Center in Wilbraham to present the donation.

“We are excited to present Cori with this donation knowing that it will be used to help support local women reach their education goals,” Moriarty said. “Monson Savings is honored to support the Women’s Empowerment Scholarship year after year.”

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the Women’s Empowerment Scholarship works to invest in the future of females in Greater Springfield communities by encouraging and empowering them to pursue higher education. The foundation provides educational grants to women while paying special attention to women entering one of many male-dominated career paths, including, but not limited to, science, technology, engineering, finance, and law. In aiding women financially, the Women’s Empowerment Scholarship team aims to propel their careers and allow them to shatter stereotypes.

“The recurring support we have received from the Monson Savings Bank Community Giving Initiative is always so meaningful,” Medeiros said. “We would not be able to fulfill our mission without our supporters.”

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EASTHAMPTON — BankESB awarded a $2,500 sponsorship grant to support Cancer Connection’s annual Harvest Dinner, taking place this year on Thursday, Oct. 16 at Union Station in Northampton.

The Harvest Dinner is one of Cancer Connection’s most important fundraisers, and bankESB’s support will help underwrite the costs of the event and allow the organization to raise more funds for its programs. This festive evening brings the Cancer Connection community together and raises critical funds to bring support groups, integrative therapies, and educational programs to more cancer patients and their caregivers. The event will include a cocktail hour, farm-to-table dinner, silent auction, and a program of speakers.

Cancer Connection, the only independent cancer support center in the area, is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2025.

“bankESB’s grant makes a huge difference not only in the success of our Harvest Dinner, but in setting an example of local businesses supporting Cancer Connection,” said Chelsea Kline, executive director of Cancer Connection. “Their sponsorship really demonstrates bankESB’s values in caring for people in the community — and that helps Cancer Connection care for more people in our community.”

To provide services and keep them free, Cancer Connection relies on donations from individuals and community-minded businesses such as bankESB, events such as the Mother’s Day Half Marathon, Harvest Dinner, and Grateful Bed Tour; proceeds from the Cancer Connection Thrift Shop; foundation grants; and community fundraisers. Increased support will allow Cancer Connection to meet rising needs and help address barriers to care with outreach to underserved communities.

Founded in 2000, Cancer Connection’s mission is to provide a haven where people with cancer and their loved ones can learn how to navigate the complicated cancer journey through one-to-one guidance, education, peer support, integrative therapies, and creative programs. Cancer Connection is the only cancer support center in Hampshire and Franklin Counties and draws additional participants from Hampden County and beyond. All of Cancer Connection’s services are provided free of charge.

For more information on sponsorships and tickets for the Harvest Dinner, visit www.cancer-connection.org/special-events.

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WARE — Country Bank and the WooSox Foundation recently announced the 2025 WooStars, a program that supports nonprofit leaders throughout the region.

Country Bank and the Worcester Red Sox recently recognized five local WooStars and the nonprofits they are affiliated with at Polar Park. They include Joe Firmani of Operation Service, Anthony Bizzotto of Revive of the USA Inc., Robert Alves of Wicked in Pink, Donna Marratta of Lorraine’s Soup Kitchen and Pantry Inc., and Tom Slicklen of Provision Ministry. Each nonprofit was presented with a $5,000 donation.

The WooStars program allows community members to nominate outstanding individuals to recognize their contributions to the communities they serve and to contribute to the nonprofits they support. Now in its fifth year, this program has recognized 41 WooStars, providing $205,000 in donations.

“We are proud to stand behind these community leaders who are making a significant impact,” said Jodie Gerulaitis, first vice president of Community Relations at Country Bank.

In attendance were Mary McGovern, president and CEO of Country Bank, along with members of the board of trustees, the senior leadership team, and James Phaneuf, chairman of the board. Their presence emphasized the bank’s continued commitment to supporting local leaders and celebrating the meaningful difference they make in local communities.

“Country Bank continues to be a relentless purveyor of goodwill in our community,” said Dr. Charles Steinberg, president of the Worcester Red Sox and the WooSox Foundation. “We thank our partners for scouting, finding, and introducing these terrific WooStars.”

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Stacy Roman

NORTH ADAMS — MountainOne Insurance Agency announced the promotion of Stacy Roman to vice president, personal lines operations manager, reflecting the agency’s long-term priorities of professional enrichment, internal mobility, and leadership excellence.

Roman has been instrumental in shaping the direction of the agency’s personal lines operations with her strong leadership and operational expertise. She has led the agency through acquisitions, data conversions, and the creation of more efficient workflows. Her problem-solving instincts and ability to improve both client and employee experiences make her an invaluable member of the leadership team.

“Stacy’s promotion is a testament to her exceptional leadership and deep commitment to our clients and team,” said Jonathan Denmark, executive vice president of MountainOne Bank and president and chief operating officer of MountainOne Insurance. “Her ability to navigate complex matters with clarity and drive meaningful change has elevated our personal lines operations and inspired other Mountaineers. We’re delighted to recognize her contributions.”

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NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton Climate Emergency Coalition will host a clean energy fair on Sunday, Sept. 21. Get Energy Smart! A Sun Day Event For All will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. at Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School.

The public is invited to come and learn about the ways Northampton, Easthampton, and communities across the Connecticut River Valley are prioritizing a sustainable future. Attendees will hear presentations from city sustainability staff and state representatives, learn about ongoing neighborhood electrification efforts, enjoy food from local vendors, contribute to community art projects, and explore opportunities for the electrification of homes and transportation.

The event is free to attend and will take place rain or shine. Spanish language and American Sign Language interpreters will be on hand to facilitate conversations, and the site is wheelchair accessible.

Sun Day is a global day of action celebrating the power of clean energy and advocating for its expansion. Communities around the world will host events on Sept. 21 to showcase the actions being taken in pursuit of a clean energy future and to cultivate community during a time of climate crisis. To learn more about Sun Day’s mission, visit www.sunday.earth.

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Play Ball!

Monson Savings Bank recently donated $2,000 to the Miracle League of Western Massachusetts as part of the bank’s 2025 Community Giving Initiative. The donation will help the organization continue its mission of providing children with disabilities the opportunity to play baseball in a safe and supportive environment. 

Pictured, from left: Brian Feeley, Miracle League of Western Massachusetts board president; Kandy Tranghese, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Monson Savings Bank; and Ernie Fitzell, co-founder of the Miracle League of Western Massachusetts.

Pictured, from left: Brian Feeley, Miracle League of Western Massachusetts board president; Kandy Tranghese, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Monson Savings Bank; and Ernie Fitzell, co-founder of the Miracle League of Western Massachusetts.

 

 

Ready to Ride

Eastern States Exposition (ESE) recently gave a grant to the West Springfield Police Department to outfit two motorcycles with essential equipment, including computers, printers, cameras, and other traffic safety resources. This donation ensures that officers have the most-up-to-date tools to enforce the rules of the road and assist traffic during the 17 days of the Big E as well as year-round. 

Pictured, from left: Officer Shawn Knox, Sgt. Mike Reed, West Springfield Mayor Will Reichelt, ESE President and CEO Gene Cassidy, Chief of Police Jay Gearing, and Officer Joe Reed.

Pictured, from left: Officer Shawn Knox, Sgt. Mike Reed, West Springfield Mayor Will Reichelt, ESE President and CEO Gene Cassidy, Chief of Police Jay Gearing, and Officer Joe Reed.

 

 

Supporting Seniors

bankESB recently donated $5,000 to the Belchertown Senior Center to support the purchase of a new van. The new vehicle, which features the bankESB logo, will help ensure local seniors have safe, accessible transportation to medical appointments, grocery stores, and community events. 

Pictured, from left: Alicia Austin of bankESB; Linda Zajakowski of the Belchertown Senior Citizen’s Center Assoc.; Kim Rossi of Belchertown Senior Center; David Small and Andrea Stadnioki of the Belchertown Senior Citizen’s Center Assoc.; and Jessica Langlois of Belchertown Senior Center.

Pictured, from left: Alicia Austin of bankESB; Linda Zajakowski of the Belchertown Senior Citizen’s Center Assoc.; Kim Rossi of Belchertown Senior Center; David Small and Andrea Stadnioki of the Belchertown Senior Citizen’s Center Assoc.; and Jessica Langlois of Belchertown Senior Center.

 

Back to School

Baystate Wing Hospital’s 2025 back-to-school supply drive to benefit children in the Palmer, Ware, and Quaboag Regional elementary public schools (pictured at left) was a success, as team members donated nearly 1,100 items, including individual items and boxes of items, such as pencils, 135 boxes of crayons, 270 notebooks, and 24 backpacks. Meanwhile, Baystate Noble Hospital employees organized a back-to-school supply drive to support the children and families of Westfield River Elementary School (pictured above). The month-long initiative concluded in late August.

Baystate Wing Hospital’s 2025 back-to-school supply drive to benefit children in the Palmer, Ware, and Quaboag Regional elementary public schools was a success, as team members donated nearly 1,100 items, including individual items and boxes of items, such as pencils, 135 boxes of crayons, 270 notebooks, and 24 backpacks

 

Baystate Noble Hospital employees organized a back-to-school supply drive to support the children and families of Westfield River Elementary School

 

Starting Young

More than 200 children and adults made their way through the Youth Party on Aug. 4 at Greylock’s Community Empowerment Center, part of Greylock’s Wealth Builders Youth SummerFest, a week-long series of events held Aug. 4-9, which ties into the credit union’s rebranding of youth members up to the age of 22, now called Wealth Builders, who have access to a range of products, services, and education that can help to bolster their financial wellness. Pictured above: a young Wealth Builder plays a financial game inside the Community Empowerment Center. Pictured at right: the Mogollón family enjoys the Youth Party on Aug. 4.

A young Wealth Builder plays a financial game inside the Community Empowerment Center

 

The Mogollón family enjoys the Youth Party on Aug. 4.

 

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Get Hired Job Fair

Sept. 18: Holyoke Mall invites job seekers and employers to participate in its upcoming Get Hired Job Fair from 1 to 4 p.m. on the lower level in Macy’s Court. Sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services, the Get Hired Job Fair connects local businesses with qualified candidates ready to join the workforce. Participating employers represent a wide range of industries and will conduct on-the-spot interviews for positions at all experience levels. This event is open to the public and free for job seekers, offering an opportunity to connect with potential employers and explore a variety of career opportunities throughout the region.

 

EANE Fall Conference Events

Sept. 25, Oct. 23: The Employers Assoc. of the NorthEast (EANE) announced two upcoming conference events to support organizational learning in the New England region. HR Connect: Leading Change in a New Era will take place on Thursday, Sept. 25 at MGM Springfield. This conference invites human resources professionals and business leaders to learn more about HR best practices, innovations in compensation and benefits, and the new skills required for creating compliant people policies. Plus, that will be National HR Professionals week, and EANE is celebrating the many talents and contributions of HR professionals across the region. Safety Leadership for Your Workplace will take place on Thursday, Oct. 23 at the Marriott in Springfield. Attendees will experience a full day of presentations, including Dick Flynt from the National Safety Council, OSHA, certified safety professional Dan Williams, and the team from Protective Advanced Safety Services. Qualified Massachusetts employers can apply for reimbursement for conference fees using the MA Express Program. To learn more or register for these events, visit www.eane.org or email Allison Ebner at [email protected].

 

Party with 1 Purpose

Oct. 4: After a sold-out debut that earned national recognition from Breakthrough T1D as one of the Top New Fundraising Events of 2024, Party with 1 Purpose will return to the Basketball Hall of Fame. Chaired by David Fontaine Jr. and Sarah Fontaine, the gala unites community leaders, local families, and businesses in support of Breakthrough T1D’s mission to cure, prevent, and treat type 1 diabetes (T1D). Guests will enjoy an evening on Center Court featuring live music, an energetic auction, inspiring stories from local T1D families, and opportunities to directly fund life-changing research. This year’s Fund a Cure will shine a spotlight on the Kouflie family and their son Braden, who was diagnosed with T1D at age 7. The Kouflies will share their journey of navigating the daily challenges of diabetes while holding onto hope for a cure, giving guests a personal look at why Breakthrough T1D’s research is so critical. Sponsorships and tickets are available at www.breakthrought1d.org/ctma/wmassgala2025.

 

Barks & Brews

Oct. 5: The 10th annual Barks & Brews event, presented by Dakin Humane Society, will take place at Fort Hill Brewery in Easthampton. The event will begin with a VIP exclusive preview hour from noon to 1 p.m., with general admission taking place from 1 to 3 p.m. VIP admission tickets, priced at $75, entitle holders to on-site parking, hors d’oeuvres served during the preview hour, a complimentary beer, and an event T-shirt. General admission tickets, priced at $35, include a complimentary beer. Parking is located on street and at the local school lot (a five-minute walk). Visit www.dakinhumane.org/barksandbrews to purchase tickets. All attendees of the event must be at least 21 years old. Guests are invited to bring crowd-friendly dogs on a non-retractable leash (retractable leashes are not allowed), and are asked not to bring strollers. Other event features will include a Halloween costume contest for dogs, a hot dog eating contest for dogs, a 50/50 raffle (ticket holders need not be present to win), a photo booth, nail trimming, dog baths, vendor booth shopping, and food trucks. Barks & Brews is an important annual fundraiser for Dakin, a 501(c)(3) organization. In previous years at Fort Hill, this event has generated about $30,000 for services and programs that help animals in need.

 

Real Estate Licensing Course

Oct. 6 to Nov. 12: The Realtor Assoc. of Pioneer Valley will host a 40 hour, 14-class sales licensing course to help individuals prepare for the Massachusetts real estate salesperson license exam. Tuition costs $425 and includes the book and materials. For an application, call the Realtor Assoc. of Pioneer Valley at (413) 785-1328 or visit www.rapv.com.

 

Healthcare Heroes Gala

Oct. 22: BusinessWest and the Healthcare News will celebrate this year’s eight Healthcare Heroes starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Log Cabin in Holyoke. The class of 2025, profiled in this issue of BusinessWest and at businesswest.com, includes the Andy Yee Palliative Care Unit at Mercy Medical Center; Areliz Barbosa, clinical assistant professor and senior project coordinator at Bay Path University; Andrea Bertheaud, clinical assistant professor at Elms College; Chrissy Humason, Nursing supervisor and Stroke coordinator at Baystate Noble Hospital; Linda Koh, assistant professor at the Elaine Marieb College of Nursing at UMass Amherst; Cindy Leonard, Infusion manager at the Sister Caritas Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center; Dr. Thomas Lincoln, physician and associate professor of Medicine at Baystate Health; and Dr. Yannis Raftopoulos, director of the Holyoke Medical Center Weight Management Program. Tickets cost $95, and tables of 10 are available. To purchase tickets, visit businesswest.com/healthcareheroes. Presenting sponsors include Baystate Health/Health New England and Elms College. Partner sponsors include Trinity Health Of New England/Mercy Medical Center and Holyoke Medical Center.

 

Fall in Love with BFAIR – One Sip at a Time Fundraiser

Oct. 22: Berkshire Family & Individual Resources (BFAIR) invites the community to an evening of fine wine, food, and music at its upcoming fundraiser, Fall in Love with BFAIR – One Sip at a Time, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Balderdash Cellars, 81 State Road, Richmond. The event, sponsored by Sourcepass, will feature wines paired with appetizers, charcuterie, and desserts by Pizza Trails. It will also feature a lively program including a silent auction, raffles, and live music performed by Brian Benlien. The evening’s proceeds will support BFAIR’s mission of providing quality, individualized services to people with developmental disabilities and acquired brain injury. Tickets cost $100 per person and must be reserved by Oct. 8 at bit.ly/452LPRn.

People on the Move
Sean O’Brien

Sean O’Brien

Bay Path University announced that Sean O’Brien has been named program director for its undergraduate and graduate cybersecurity programs. O’Brien joins Bay Path with more than two decades of experience in cybersecurity, privacy, and higher education. He is the founder of Yale Privacy Lab and an associate research scholar at Yale Law School, where he has taught courses in digital security, blockchain, and artificial intelligence. He is also the creator of the zero-knowledge collaboration platform PrivacySafe and has held leadership positions at global, security-focused firms, including ExpressVPN. His work spans secure app and infrastructure deployment, bug bounty and VDP management, IAM administration, and endpoint management of cryptocurrency assets. He is a lifelong educator, delivering remote classes to large cohorts of students and professionals before joining the faculty at Bay Path University. He has successfully delivered curriculum across a wide variety of areas in IT, from the Hacking and Cybersecurity program at the Lawfare Institute to the Cybersecurity for Business Leaders program at the University of Oxford and the AI Risk Management workshops at Ivy Cyber Academy. O’Brien honed his skills in data science, threat research, and cloud computing through leadership roles at privacy-focused blockchain firms, including Tari Labs.

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William Fontes

William Fontes

Following an extensive national search, Greylock Federal Credit Union announced the hiring of William Fontes as vice president and manager of Business Banking. Fontes brings comprehensive experience in strategic leadership and vision in commercial banking. As a key member of the Commercial Lending department, Fontes will lead Greylock’s business banking team while building relationships and strengthening services for credit union members through commercial lending and business banking products. He will also provide critical leadership through strategic oversight and expansion of Greylock’s annual business development plan and goals for local markets. He joins Greylock following a 12-year tenure at bankESB, where he held the position of senior vice president. He holds an MBA in finance and entrepreneurship from Bryant University in Smithfield, R.I. His community interests include economic development, affordable housing, youth sports, and outdoor activities.

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Patrick Parker

Patrick Parker

Attorney Patrick Parker has joined the Royal Law Firm team. He is a seasoned employment litigator who has defended employers in myriad employment claims. He not only has extensive experience in the courtroom, but also regularly advises senior executives on complex issues with an eye to mitigating risk and avoiding litigation. Prior to joining Royal, Parker worked at the law firm Clifford Chance in New York. He also served as in-house counsel for UBS Americas Inc. and Merrill Lynch. He is admitted to practice in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York, and is a graduate of Northeastern University School of Law and MIT School of Management.

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Country Bank President and CEO Mary McGovern announced the promotion of three team members: Jasmine Robinson, Sam Pursey, and Sarah Yurkunas. Robinson has been promoted to Learning & Development officer. She began her financial services career at Country Bank in 2004 as a teller and has since built a 21-year career with the organization. She advanced through customer service and branch management roles before helping launch the bank’s Learning & Development department in 2016 as a founding member. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business management from Phoenix University and is a certified facilitator in multiple professional learning programs. An active community volunteer, she regularly supports the Ware Senior Center, mobile food pantries, and school financial literacy programs. Pursey has been promoted to assistant vice president, commercial lender. With 13 years in the financial services industry and nine years at Country Bank, he brings a strong background in commercial credit and lending. After starting his career as a credit analyst at TD Bank, he joined Country Bank as a portfolio manager and grew into a lending role, where he found his passion for helping customers achieve their business goals. He is graduate of UMass Amherst with a degree in finance. Yurkunas has been promoted to assistant vice president, commercial lender. She has built her 19-year banking career at Country Bank, advancing through roles in loan servicing, credit analysis, portfolio management, and commercial lending. A graduate of Bay Path University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration & management, and Becker College with an associate degree in animal sciences, she has also completed the Massachusetts Bankers Assoc. New England School of Financial Studies program. She is actively engaged in community service, including volunteer work with Second Chance Animal Services, and was honored with Country Bank’s inaugural PFS Community Champion Award.

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Katherine Douglas

Katherine Douglas

Holyoke Community College (HCC) recently welcomed Katherine Douglas as interim vice president of Academic and Student Affairs. Douglas brings more than four decades of experience as an educator, administrator, and advocate for student success. Her career has included executive roles such as interim president of SUNY Monroe Community College and president of SUNY Corning Community College in New York State, vice president of Academic Affairs at Sussex Community College in New Jersey, and associate dean of Behavioral Sciences at Greenfield Community College. This is her second interim posting since retiring from Corning Community College in 2019. She will serve as interim vice president until the permanent vice president’s position is filled. Her HCC appointment marks a meaningful homecoming, as Douglas previously served as dean of the Division of Social Sciences from 2005 to 2008. From 2023 to July 2025, she also served on the HCC Foundation board of directors, stepping down to take the interim position as vice president. She is a three-time graduate of UMass Amherst, where she earned a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, and doctorate in education.

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Joshua Moon-Johnson

Joshua Moon-Johnson

Connecticut State Community College (CT State) has appointed seven inaugural campus presidents to lead operations of its campus locations statewide, including at CT State Asnuntuck in Enfield. Joshua Moon-Johnson was named campus president of CT State Asnuntuck, CT State Manchester, and CT State Middlesex, bringing more than 20 years of experience in higher education, having held leadership roles at institutions including College of San Mateo, American River College, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and most recently West Valley College, where he was provost and vice president of Academic Affairs. At West Valley, he led initiatives to enhance academic programs, faculty support, and equitable student outcomes. A published author and advocate, Moon-Johnson has contributed to national conversations on educational equity and LGBT+ inclusion and advocacy. He holds a doctorate in higher education and LGBT studies from Northern Illinois University, master’s degrees in social sciences and market research, and a bachelor’s degree in business.

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Bulkley Richardson announced that 12 lawyers from the firm were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers in America, the most recognized law firm in the Greater Springfield area. These lawyers were recognized in 20 unique areas of practice. They include Peter Barry (construction law and education law); Kathleen Bernardo (real estate law); Michael Burke (medical malpractice law: defendants and personal injury litigation: defendants); Mark Cress (banking and finance law, bankruptcy, creditor-debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization law, and corporate law); Francis Dibble Jr. (bet-the-company litigation, commercial litigation, labor and employment litigation, securities litigation, and criminal defense: white-collar); Daniel Finnegan (administrative/regulatory law); Scott Foster (business organizations, including LLCs and partnerships); Mary Jo Kennedy (employment law: individuals, employment law: management, and labor and employment litigation); David Parke (corporate law and mergers and acquisitions law); John Pucci (bet-the-company litigation, criminal defense: general practice, and criminal defense: white-collar); Jeffrey Roberts (corporate law and trusts and estates); and Michael Roundy (commercial litigation).

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Carlos Costa

Carlos Costa

bankESB recently promoted Carlos Costa to Facilities Maintenance and Operations officer, based at its 36 Main St., Easthampton office. Costa, who has nearly 20 years of facilities experience, joined bankESB in 2006 as a maintenance specialist. With this expanded leadership role, he will oversee the daily operations of the Facilities departments for his assigned region within Hometown Financial Group’s family of banks, which includes bankESB, bankHometown, North Shore Bank, and Abington Bank, a division of North Shore Bank. He earned an associate degree in law enforcement from Holyoke Community College.

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Bacon Wilson, P.C. announced that attorney Gina Barry has been recognized in the 32nd edition of Best Lawyers in America for her expertise in elder law. In addition to this prestigious recognition, Barry has been named the 2026 Lawyer of the Year in Elder Law for Springfield. This honor is awarded to only one attorney in each practice area and community, based on the highest peer feedback. With decades of experience serving clients throughout Western Mass., Barry continues to provide exceptional legal guidance and compassionate advocacy in elder law. She is licensed to practice law in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. She is a partner and chair of the Estate Planning and Elder Law department at Bacon Wilson, and is a certified elder law attorney by the nonprofit National Elder Law Foundation.

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Dr. Amr Ibrahim

Dr. Amr Ibrahim

Muge Karabag

Muge Karabag

Amanda Davis

Amanda Davis

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) announced that three new faculty members will be joining the Trailblazer community for the college’s fall semester: Dr. Amr Ibrahim, Muge Karabag, and Amanda Davis. Ibrahim joins MCLA’s Chemistry department as a visiting assistant professor. A medicinal chemist, his research focuses on the design and synthesis of small-molecule antivirals and the use of structure-based drug design to interrogate host-virus interactions, including V-ATPase modulation and TIM-1-mediated entry. At MCLA, he will teach biochemistry and related courses while building collaborations that provide hands-on, publication-quality experiences for students. Karabag joins MCLA as a visiting assistant professor of Multimedia Journalism. She is a media scholar and practitioner with a background in broadcast journalism and digital communication. She previously worked as a reporter and news anchor for television channels in Istanbul and served as an assistant university professor in the department of New Media and Communication in Turkey. Davis is a part of MCLA’s Nursing department, where she combines her love for teaching with her years of hands-on nursing experience as a visiting assistant professor of Health Professions. She earned her master’s degree in nursing education and has served as the simulation coordinator for the MCLA Nursing program, nurse leader for the North Adams Public School System, and a medical-surgical nurse.

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Bulkley Richardson announced that Mary Jo Kennedy, partner and co-chair of the firm’s Employment Law practice, has been recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2026 Lawyer of the Year in both employment law (management) and labor and employment litigation for the Greater Springfield area. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the Lawyer of the Year. Selections are based on particularly impressive voting averages received during the peer review assessments.

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Angela Cardenas

Angela Cardenas

Holyoke Community College (HCC) recently welcomed Angela Cardenas as chief of Operations in the Office of the President. Cardenas comes to HCC with more than 25 years of executive-level leadership experience, having served in continuously advancing roles at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for the past 17 years, most recently as senior policy advisor. As a career diplomat and public servant, Cardenas has lived and worked in numerous countries around the world, including Nicaragua, Afghanistan, Egypt, Tanzania, and the Dominican Republic. She joined USAID in 2008 as a private enterprise officer and has since worked for the agency as a land reform advisor, agriculture team leader, and education office director and coordinator of USAID’s Young African Leaders Initiative. In her role as senior policy advisor, Cardenas, who is bilingual, served as liaison to the Hispanic Assoc. of Colleges and Universities. She holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and a master’s degree in urban planning from Texas A&M University, and is pursuing a PhD in applied social justice at Dominican University. In her role at HCC, she serves as a strategic advisor to the college president and a key operational leader, directly supporting the president, the president’s cabinet, division vice presidents, and the board of trustees, and collaborating with department heads, community leaders, government entities, and other external partners to advance institutional priorities.

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Bay Path University announced the appointment of Jody Goodman as dean of Students and Engagement. In this role, she will lead efforts to enhance the student experience across multiple modalities and campuses, providing inclusive and responsive support to approximately 4,500 students, including traditional residential undergraduates, commuter students, and remote undergraduate and graduate learners at both Bay Path and Cambridge College. She brings more than a decade of progressive leadership experience in student affairs, as well as extensive academic expertise in higher education, leadership, and management. Most recently, she served as interim director of Student Engagement and Co-curricular Programming at Quinebaug Valley Community College in Connecticut. Previously, she was director of Student Success at the College of Engineering at UMass Amherst. Goodman earned an accelerated doctor of education degree in higher education from the Warner School of Education at the University of Rochester, where she also received her master’s degree in human resources management. She additionally holds a master’s degree in higher education from UMass Amherst and a master’s degree in leadership from Northeastern University.

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Candace Pereira

Candace Pereira

Windsor Federal Bank, headquartered in Windsor, Conn., announced that Candace Pereira has joined the organization as vice president, Business Development and portfolio manager. Pereira brings nearly 20 years of experience in commercial lending, having held roles as senior credit analyst, commercial lending officer, assistant vice president and commercial portfolio manager, and, most recently, vice president and commercial lender at Florence Bank. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in business administration with a focus in management from the University of Massachusetts and is currently pursuing an MBA. Pereira is a 2017 BusinessWest 40 Under Forty honoree and has a history of heavy involvement in her community. She currently serves as treasurer of East Longmeadow High School’s Cheerleading Booster Club and is an ambassador for the Springfield Regional Chamber.

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Berkshire United Way (BUW) recently welcomed three community leaders — Stephanie Ham, Bethany Kieley, and Jennifer Kerwood — to its board of directors. Ham is an assistant branch manager and digital banking guru for Adams Community Bank. She has nearly two decades of experience in retail banking. As a member of the bank’s culture committee and ACB impact committee, she has led the annual sock drive for Morris Elementary School as well as efforts to support POPCares, the AYJ Fund, and the Alzheimer’s Assoc. Kieley is CEO of Community Health Programs and has nearly two decades of leadership experience in the healthcare field. She once served as a table captain for a United Way Women United’s Power of the Purse event and has volunteered with a food pantry in Connecticut and Literacy Volunteers of Southern Connecticut. Kerwood is director of Philanthropy at Miss Hall’s School. She has almost 30 years of experience advancing the missions and fundraising for local organizations, including Berkshire Community College and Berkshire United Way. Prior to her development career, she worked in Massachusetts government and politics. She is an appointed member of the Board of Registrars of Voters in Pittsfield and formerly served as a director and treasurer on the board for Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School in Adams.

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Two new state commissioners have joined the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women (MCSW). The commission welcomes Giselle Byrd and Candace Pérez, both appointees of Gov. Maura Healey. Giselle Byrd is executive director of the Theater Offensive, located in Boston, making her the first Black trans woman to lead a regional theatre company in the U.S. As a producer, she is the first transgender woman to be accepted into Through Her Lens: the Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program. Her documentary film debut, Giselle’s Story, directed by Susan O’Brien, was accepted into the Imagine This International Women’s Festival. Byrd also serves on the board of directors at both Callen-Lorde Community Health Center and the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art. She is also the co-vice chair of the advisory board for the Ali Forney Center, and she was recently elected vice chair of the MCSW’s program and planning committee for the FY 2026 program year. Pérez is a transformational leader, executive coach, and strategic consultant with a distinguished career spanning healthcare administration, public policy, workforce transformation, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. As founder and principal consultant of Iya of the North Consulting, she partners with executives, leadership teams, and organizations to drive meaningful change, elevate leadership effectiveness, and build inclusive, high-performing workplaces.

Company Notebook

Norman Rockwell Museum to Be Honored by 1Berkshire

PITTSFIELD — 1Berkshire announced that the Norman Rockwell Museum has been selected as the 2025 Putting the Berkshires on the Map honoree. 1Berkshire presents this award annually to a project, initiative, or organization that has left an indelible mark on the region and contributed substantially to the advancement of the public perception and overall image of the Berkshires. This recognition will be presented at the 12th annual Celebrate the Berkshires event on Thursday, Sept. 18. From its home in Stockbridge, the museum has welcomed more than 6.7 million visitors and brought travelers from across the globe to experience the Berkshires. Through nearly 250 exhibitions — circulating to 47 states and seven countries — as well as cultural diplomacy partnerships with the U.S. State Department in Ethiopia, Russia, and Mongolia, and collaborations with institutions including the White House and the United Nations, the museum has expanded its reach far beyond the region. At the same time, it has remained firmly rooted in the Berkshires, enriching the local economy and reinforcing the county’s reputation as a world-class arts destination. Initiatives like the establishment of the Rockwell Center for American Visual Studies and the museum’s robust traveling exhibition program have sparked new scholarship and public engagement, cementing the museum as a national leader in the field. Celebrate the Berkshires will also feature the announcement of the 2025 Berkshire Trendsetter Award winners, recognizing individuals, businesses, and organizations shaping the future of the Berkshires. Tickets are available at 1berkshire.com/events/celebrate-the-berkshires.

 

HCC Celebrates Opening of New Tech Center

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Community College (HCC) celebrated the grand opening of its new Tech Center with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Sept. 3. The HCC Tech Center, located on the second floor of the HCC Campus Center, is a new space dedicated to providing students with all the technological support they need to be successful. Funding for the Tech Center came from a $250,000 Tech Rise grant HCC received from the Employment and Training Administration, which is part of the U.S. Department of Labor. The money was principally used to buy furniture, computers, and other technology for the center, as well as the hiring of student interns. Alongside Manager Walter Pfau and other IT staff, the Tech Center will be run by a team of student interns who can also offer one-on-one support to their classmates who need assistance with their devices, computer programs, and apps. Previously, students had to go across campus to the first floor of the Frost Building to the IT Help Desk for all their computer needs. The HCC Tech Center is more centrally located, across from Student Engagement, adjoining the HCC Bookstore, and steps away from the cafeteria and food court, where students tend to congregate between classes. In addition to one-on-one tech support, the Tech Center has computer stations for students to use, a classroom for interactive workshops and meetings, and cubicles where other HCC support staff, such as financial aid counselors, can set up shop during special events, like Registration Express and Accepted Students Days.

 

CT State Asnuntuck Participates in Metallica Scholars Initiative

ENFIELD, Conn. — CT State Asnuntuck announced its selection as one of the community colleges invited to join year 7 of the prestigious Metallica Scholars Initiative (MSI), supported by a $50,000 grant aimed at enhancing the student experience and career readiness within Asnuntuck’s advanced manufacturing technology programs. The grant allows students to reach their academic objectives and start their careers in advanced manufacturing. The scholarship dollars they receive help them to purchase personal protective equipment, books, and supplies. As a result of the funding, students obtain their OSHA 10 card. All Within My Hands, the nonprofit philanthropic organization created by the members and management of Metallica, recently announced the seventh year of its Metallica Scholars Initiative (MSI) with its largest grant to date, totaling approximately $3 million. MSI now has a presence in 75 colleges across all 50 U.S. states and the territory of Guam, and is expected to reach approximately 10,000 students.

 

Country Bank Grants $20,000 to Revitalize CDC

WARE — Country Bank recently continued its longtime support of Revitalize Community Development Corp. (CDC) with a $20,000 donation. Revitalize performs free critical repairs, modifications, and rehabilitation on the homes of low-income families with children, the elderly, veterans, and individuals with disabilities; helps bridge food insecurity gaps through delivery of fresh foods; and positions community members toward healthier lives through education and support for chronic conditions like asthma and diabetes. Since its founding in 1992, Revitalize CDC has served 30,000 individuals, investing more than $52 million into Western Mass.

 

Yankee Candle Empties Moat for Dakin Humane Society

SPRINGFIELD — Dakin Humane Society was recently the recipient of a donation that totaled more than $11,000 from Yankee Candle Co. The funds came from coins tossed in Yankee Candle Village’s in-store moat, adjacent to its Bavarian Village, by store visitors between 2019 and June 2025. The coins were placed in 48 baskets and were trucked from Yankee Candle Village in South Deerfield to Dakin’s Springfield location by Yankee Candle’s Jeff Palmer, Sales and Operations manager, and Ben Ware, Property and Guest Services manager. Ware’s team handled the process of cleaning the moat and removing the coins. Once at Dakin, it took a team of 40 volunteers nearly four weeks to clean and sort the coins into separate denominations and prepare them for bank deposit. The total value of the coins is still being processed by the bank, which takes additional time, but the preliminary amount indicates a donation of more than $11,000. The donation has been a longstanding tradition of generosity from Yankee Candle that originated in 1994. The late Mike Kittredge, founder of Yankee Candle, was known by many to be an animal lover and decided the moat money should be directed to Dakin to help support its animals, programs, and services. Each year since, the coins in the moat were collected and brought to Dakin until the COVID pandemic halted the process in 2020.

 

DC Station to Open on Oct. 4

NORTHAMPTON — Developer Bruce Volz will open a modern fueling station, called DC Station, at 5 Fulton Ave. in Northampton on Oct. 4, providing 10 fast, level-3 charging ports for electric vehicles (EVs) and a place for drivers to grab a cup of coffee or meal while they wait. The station — named DC for direct current — will also offer a learning hub, EV Base Camp, for those interested in EVs. The grounds will be landscaped with native plants to support local ecosystems and biodiversity. An array of solar panels will cover the charging stations to help defray the cost of the electricity. Volz seeks tenants for DC Station to join in this enterprise — in particular, a coffee house or café to serve customers from early morning to afternoon, and a casual restaurant, such as a pizza or taco house, that would be open until later in the evening. The lot housing DC Station was previously the site for a gas station and used car lot, Pleasant Journey. The Planning Board unanimously approved Volz’s project in June 2024. The facility faces Fulton Street, with access to charging and parking on Conz and Pleasant streets; the level-3 chargers supplied by Lynkwell are expected to be operational on Oct. 4.

 

Forbes Library Opens Hess Performance Stage

NORTHAMPTON — Forbes Library in Northampton celebrated the opening of the new Hess Performance Stage on the library’s west lawn with a grand opening on Sept. 13 with an event featuring the O-Tones playing swing, blues, soul, Motown, Latin, and R&B. The stage is open air with a covered roof and ramped handicap access. It has lights and electricity, and soon will also have a sound system. This project is many years in the making and is intended to provide the necessary infrastructure for outdoor programs and events as well as a new community gathering space. The library has a long tradition of outdoor programming, with the first photographed event held in 1918 when an overflow crowd got together on the library grounds to sing patriotic songs in celebration of the end of World War I. The stage was designed by HAI Architects of Northampton and built by Campora Construction Inc. of Ludlow. It has a steel structure and curved roof profile inspired by the arches of the library’s building and featuring colors that also reflect the sandstone and granite of the building. The project was funded by substantial gifts from Marjorie Hess and Rudolph Talaber, for whom the stage is named, along with additional support provided by the Friends of Forbes, the city of Northampton, the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism, MassDevelopment, AARP Massachusetts, and many individual donors.

Incorporations

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

AGAWAM

Quality Home Exterior Inc., 9 South Bridge Dr., Agawam, MA 01001. Victor Gavriliuc, 457 Union St., West Springfield, MA 01089. Construction.

CHICOPEE

Bullseye Resilient Solutions Inc., 117 Dejordy Lane, Chicopee, MA 01020. David Boisselle, same. Logistics consulting.

Sewamazing.Shop Inc., 283 Fuller Road, Apt. K, Chicopee, MA 01020. Yuly Valencia Santamaria, same. Influencer who generates online sales.

EASTHAMPTON

Easthampton Coalition for Veterans Wellness Inc., 181 Northampton St., Suite A3, Easthampton, MA 01027. Heather Rudolph, 55 Pomeroy St., Easthampton, MA 01027. Nonprofit organization providing social support and crisis management for veterans.

EAST LONGMEADOW

East Longmeadow Girls Lacrosse Booster Club Inc., 62 Deer Run Terrace, East Longmeadow, MA 01028. Kimberly Schwartz, 41 Avery St., East Longmeadow, MA 01028. Booster club run by the parents of the students in the girls lacrosse organization at East Longmeadow High School.

FLORENCE

Uya Florence Co., 89 Main St., Florence, MA 01062. Julius Berman, 10 Fairfield Ave., Haydenville, MA 01039. Fast casual eatery specializing in poke bowl, sushi burrito, and bubble tea.

GREENFIELD

Wags Plumbing and Heating Inc., 20 Wildwood Ave., Greenfield, MA 01301. Ryan Grady-Wagner, same. Plumbing and heating services.

HOLYOKE

Rinfire Technology Inc., 50 Holyoke St., Holyoke, MA 01040. Xiaofeng Lin, 82 Wendell Ave., Suite 100, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Experience and sales of entertainment electronics.

LONGMEADOW

Mapping Insight Inc., 817 Williams St., #61011, Longmeadow, MA 01106. Grace Kim, same. Consulting services.

NORTHAMPTON

54 Racing Mart Shell Inc., 54 Easthampton Road, Northampton, MA 01060. Sejal Patel, 75 Parsons St., Apt. N, Northampton, MA 01060. Gas station, package and convenience store.

PALMER
Boston Veterans Football Assoc. Inc., 4002 Church St., Palmer, MA 01079. Elvis Mbeng Mbi, same. Soccer club.

PITTSFIELD

The Carpocratian School Inc., 82 Wendell Ave., Suite 100, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Edith Burke, same. Philosophical and educational institution dedicated to research, scholarship, and public education in the fields of comparative philosophy, theology, and historical studies.

Electronic Data Collection Inc., 82 Wendell Ave., Suite 100, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Nancy Genung, same. Parking software management.

Green Sheep Inc., 82 Wendell Ave., Suite 100, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Nicole Doucet, same. Bottled and canned water wholesaler.

Scient Public Relations Inc., 82 Wendell Ave., Suite 100, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Michael Lampe, 138 Iron Hill Way, Collegeville, PA 19426. Corporate communications.

SOUTHWICK

Lakeview Tavern Inc., 141 Congamond Road, Southwick, MA 01077. Demyan Volkov, same. Restaurant with alcoholic beverages.

SPRINGFIELD

Club Oh Inc., 92 Stuart St., Springfield, MA 01119. Tyrone Ward, same. Provides a holistic approach for minority teens and instills resilience in their communities by supporting them to overcome adversity through mentorship and positive redirection.

TURNERS FALLS

D&F Exteriors and Roofing Corp., 59 L St., Apt. 2, Turners Falls, MA 01376. Durly Bartolon Bartolon, same. Roofing and exteriors services.

WESTFIELD

Evdoha Corp., 13 Ashley St., Apt 1, Westfield, MA 01085. Anatolii Yevdoshenko, same. Transportation services.

Seeyo Nails & Spa Inc., 99 Springfield Road, Westfield, MA 01085. Xiemei Wu, 162 Spratt Ave., Staten Island, NY 10306. Nail spa.

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Cornerstone Home Improvement Inc., 119 Humphrey Lane, West Springfield, MA 01089. Vadim Buguta, same. Residential renovation.

DBA Certificates

The following business certificates and/or trade names were issued or renewed during the month of August 2025.

BELCHERTOWN

Grazescape
62 Dana Hill
Lori Chaffee

Hometown Holdings LLC
102 Oakridge Dr.
Anna Drost

Principle Property Management LLC
102 Oakridge Dr.
Anna Drost

Tang Properties LLC
102 Oakridge Dr.
Anna Drost

EASTHAMPTON

7-Eleven
97 Union St.
Lillian Kirstein

Clovercraft LLC
17 East St.
Kevin Perrier, Volkan Polatol

ETL Services
79 Main St., Apt. 2
Anthony Manganaro

Greene Custom Carpentry
47 Chapin St.
Benjamin Greene

Intro View Mindfulness
4 Pleasant St.
Brian Westerlind

J&P Home Improvement
11 Princeton Ave.
Jonnathan Paredes

Jason’s Plumbing and Heating
215 Hendrick St.
Jason Lisatinski

Jen Pressure Washing
27 Maple St.
Douglas Beyer

The Ounce Club
17 East St.
Kevin Perrier, Volkan Polatol

Purely You Spa
132B Cottage St.
Destini-Rose Sullivan

Sharken Landscaping and Odd Jobs
6 Searle Ave., Apt. 1L
Corey Sharken

Smudge Sorbetto
20 Pleasant Green West
Marc Candilore

Somehow School LLC
83 Main St.
Nora Miller

Valley Kitchens
51 Holyoke St., Unit A1
Dominic O’Connell

Yonder Community Toy Shop LLC
186 Northampton St., Unit E
Danielle Curry

HADLEY

Animal Aura Yoga
367 Russell St.
Animal Aura LLC

The Ben & Ed Show
5 Morning Star Dr.
Edward Roseman

Carol Berzonsky Psychotherapy
4 Kozera Ave.
Carol Berzonsky

Chipotle Mexican Grill
334 Russell St.
Chipotle Mexican Grill of CO

Downward Dog Yoga
367 Russell St.
Donna French

Fetterman & Associates
8 Bayberry Lane
David Fetterman

Flour and Field
333 River Dr.
J2 Living Co. LLC

Smithland Pet Center
335 Russell St.
CT Gardens LLC

Talon Furniture & Mattress
180 Mountain Farms Mall, Suite A
NE Contact LLC

Tap Root Massage Therapy
108A Russell St.
Patrick Arbour

HOLYOKE

Abercrombie & Fitch Stores
50 Holyoke St.
Hollister Co. #30125

Bamboo House
2223 Northampton St.
Xin Zhao, Naling Gao

Bo’s Landscapes
909 Homestead Ave.
Ryan Boman

The Coral Farm
120 Front St., #11
Brian Hale

Holyoke Towers Associates
582 Pleasant St.
Appleton Corp.

Infinity Framing
120 Front St.
James Lauzon

JCPenney Optical #1018
50 Holyoke St.
US Vision

O’Brien’s Auto
40 Anderson Hill Road
Edward O’Brien

RX Epoxy Flooring
76 Westfield Road
Xavier Pagan Reyes

Sweet Baby Rae’s Sourdough
1 Meadow St.
Kristin Fontaine

Visiting Angels
4 Open Square Way
Living Assistance Corp.

Wandering Willow Massage
6 McGrady St.
Alyssa Jakubiec

WESTFIELD

Alfu Cleaning Services
16 Taylor Ave., #25C
Albert Fuster

Angelo’s Tots-A-Lot
558 Granville Road
John Patterson

Be Good Hooman
60 Montgomery St.
Martin Beach

BJJ Advisory Co.
15 Cornish Dr.
SPB Advisory Group LLC

Brooks Books Travel & Beyond
24 Belmont St.
Melissa Brooks

Cold Harbor Coffee Co.
20 Rachael Terrace
Blue Chip LLC

The Handy Housekeeper
147 Main St.
Christine Camp

Hidden Hemlock LLC
109 Apremont Way, #9
Hidden Hemlock LLC

Miracle Cleaning Services
1B East Bartlett St.
Brandy Figueroa

Precise Carpentry LLC
114 Northridge Road
Serghei Marcu

Renew Crew
30 St. Pierres Lane
Jaden St. Pierre, Kaeven Eddington

Renovax
36 Kellogg St.
Oleksandr Verezhak

Septic System Design
43 Kittredge Dr.

Bankruptcies

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

Breslin, Stephen M.
580 Fuller St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Chapter: 13
Date: 08/08/2025

Brodecki, Marc V.
Brodecki, Jennifer
a/k/a Ramos, Jennifer
253 Fernbank Road, Apt. 8
Springfield, MA 01129
Chapter: 7
Date: 08/05/2025

Browne, John I.
15 Dewey St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Date: 08/08/2025

Copeland, Ryckayla A.
308 Wilbraham Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Date: 08/04/2025

Daniels, Felissa
136 Marsden St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 13
Date: 08/04/2025

Demos, Jonathan Garrett
36 Chipmunk Road
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Date: 07/31/2025

Frogameni, Anthony J.
42 Sunridge Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Date: 08/08/2025

Galarneau, Megan J.
46 Rosella St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Chapter: 7
Date: 08/15/2025

Gomez, Amanda Lynn
136 Robert Dyer Circle
Springfield, MA 01109
Chapter: 7
Date: 08/13/2025

Grant, Susan E.
2363 Westfield St., 2nd Fl.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Chapter: 7
Date: 08/14/2025

Guerrero, Leonel
Guerrero, Julia
1765 Memorial Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Chapter: 7
Date: 07/31/2025

Jakuboski, Pamela A.
145 Pontoosic Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Date: 07/31/2025

Johnson, Susan Z.
22 Lyon Hill Road
Chester, MA 01011
Chapter: 7
Date: 07/31/2025

Kelley, Richard C.
14 Jackson St., Apt. 1
North Adams, MA 01247
Chapter: 7
Date: 08/13/2025

Kelly, Tianna
50 Campechi St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 7
Date: 07/31/2025

Kratovil, Susan Marie
94 Kensington St.
Feeding Hills, MA 01030
Chapter: 7
Date: 08/14/2025

Laboy, Maria Pinto
a/k/a Pinto-Laboy, Maria
17 Angelo St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Chapter: 7
Date: 07/31/2025

Lingenberg, Robert G.
36 Foss Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Chapter: 7
Date: 08/08/2025

Martin, Joseph Robert
P.O. Box 262
Westfield, MA 01086
Chapter: 7
Date: 08/06/2025

Morales, Vidal L.
62 Worcester Ave.
Springfield, MA 01107
Chapter: 7
Date: 07/31/2025

Murray, Aaron P.
176 Draper St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Chapter: 7
Date: 08/14/2025

New England Upholstery
Vento, Paul R.
3824 Chestnut Hill Ave.
Athol, MA 01331
Chapter: 13
Date: 08/15/2025

Ortiz, Robert Junior
95 Prospect St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 13
Date: 08/11/2025

Peterson, Katherine Tara
131 Ashley Ave., Apt. N4
West Springfield, MA 01089-1342
Chapter: 13
Date: 07/31/2025

Pierce, Emily C .
113 Tannery Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Chapter: 7
Date: 08/13/2025

Richardson-Wright, Kena L.
a/k/a Stanley, Kena L.
350 Riverbend St.
Athol, MA 01331
Chapter: 7
Date: 08/13/2025

Salvador, Patricia
269 Stoney Hill Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Chapter: 7
Date: 08/08/2025

Sarlan, Amy Lynn
19 Lower Hampden Road
Monson, MA 01057
Chapter: 7
Date: 08/13/2025

Serrano, Ivan O.
Serrano, Melina C.
a/k/a Cintron-Serrano, Melina
99 Kingsley St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 13
Date: 07/31/2025

Sullivan, Michael J.
294 Regency Park Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Chapter: 7
Date: 08/14/2025

Valcour, Kaylee N.
105 Sadler Ave., Apt 1
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Chapter: 7
Date: 07/31/2025

Williams, Tyrese Daquan
244 Redlands
Springfield, MA 01104
Chapter: 13
Date: 08/15/2025

Wood, David B.
31 Cleveland St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Chapter: 13
Date: 07/31/2025

Real Estate

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

FRANKLIN COUNTY

BERNARDSTON

431-A Brattleboro Road
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $267,500
Buyer: Velma Fannon
Seller: Madalyn J. Phillips
Date: 08/08/25

497 Northfield Road
Bernardston, MA 01337
Amount: $700,000
Buyer: Northfield Road in LLC
Seller: Pharos Group LLC
Date: 08/06/25

CHARLEMONT

75 Deer Run Lane
Charlemont, MA 01370
Amount: $632,500
Buyer: Christopher C. Rose
Seller: Branden D. Putnam
Date: 08/15/25

421 Legate Hill Road
Charlemont, MA 01339
Amount: $575,000
Buyer: Lea King TR
Seller: Frank A. Mooney
Date: 08/15/25

1962 Shelburne Falls Road
Conway, MA 01341
Amount: $486,000
Buyer: Joshua Steininger
Seller: Janet E. Gerry
Date: 08/08/25

DEERFIELD

11 Juniper Dr.
Deerfield, MA 01342
Amount: $692,000
Buyer: Strother B. Purdy III TR
Seller: Robin L. Sherman RET
Date: 08/08/25

131 Sandgully Road
Deerfield, MA 01373
Amount: $645,000
Buyer: Kenneth L. Laws
Seller: Charles L. Emerick
Date: 08/14/25

ERVING

65 High St.
Erving, MA 01344
Amount: $389,900
Buyer: Joshua J. Girouard
Seller: Ruben Garcia
Date: 08/06/25

GREENFIELD

16-18 Armory St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Matthew T. Hildreth
Seller: JJ Smith Properties LLC
Date: 08/05/25

56 Country Club Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $331,000
Buyer: Jordan Solmen
Seller: Karen A. Alberti
Date: 08/08/25

88 Deerfield St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $245,000
Buyer: Jonathan Entzminger
Seller: Jesus Leyva
Date: 08/05/25

50 Fargo St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $430,000
Buyer: Daniel Cojan
Seller: Nancy B. Alexander
Date: 08/14/25

20 Ferrante Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $353,100
Buyer: Emily S. Wright
Seller: Seth Rosenbloom
Date: 08/08/25

44 Ferrante Ave.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $385,000
Buyer: William Malcolm
Seller: Betsy B. Norfell RET
Date: 08/15/25

38 Phyllis Lane
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $485,000
Buyer: D. Sulsona Beneficiary TR
Seller: Faith Church Of Greenfield
Date: 08/11/25

115 South Shelburne Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Jennifer C. Lippman
Seller: Frederick R. Bliss
Date: 08/14/25

11 Smith St.
Greenfield, MA 01301
Amount: $430,000
Buyer: Pamela J. Martins
Seller: Hansen 2012 IRT
Date: 08/11/25

HEATH

Bellor Road
Heath, MA 01346
Amount: $159,000
Buyer: Yanet Kaps-Walter
Seller: 11 Bellor LLC
Date: 08/11/25

11 Bellor Road
Heath, MA 01346
Amount: $480,000
Buyer: Yanet Kaps-Walter
Seller: 11 Bellor LLC
Date: 08/11/25

40 Papoose Lake Dr.
Heath, MA 01346
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Stephen Sylvia
Seller: Erich J. Holan
Date: 08/12/25

LEVERETT

20 Lawton Road
Leverett, MA 01054
Amount: $625,000
Buyer: Catherine Tween
Seller: Ronald Juel
Date: 08/05/25

MONTAGUE

50 High St.
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $257,000
Buyer: John Martineau
Seller: Martineau INT
Date: 08/08/25

202 Millers Falls Road
Montague, MA 01376
Amount: $324,000
Buyer: John T. Ramsdell
Seller: Troy Santerre
Date: 08/06/25

470 Millers Falls Road
Montague, MA 01349
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Brody Trott
Seller: Brandon J. Thomas
Date: 08/08/25

NORTHFIELD

26 East Northfield Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Jeffrey J. Charron
Seller: Laura J. Kaye
Date: 08/07/25

34 Old Bernardston Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Heidi Howard
Seller: Amy B. Weeks
Date: 08/15/25

19 Orange Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $445,000
Buyer: Lawrence Adona
Seller: Marlis J. Elking
Date: 08/04/25

154 South Mountain Road
Northfield, MA 01360
Amount: $2,700,000
Buyer: 154 SMR Northfield LLC
Seller: MWD Asset Servicing LLC
Date: 08/07/25

ORANGE

690 East Main St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: Suzanne Rizzitano
Seller: Alberto L. Salome
Date: 08/08/25

104 Governor Dukakis Dr.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $700,000
Buyer: Holyoke 120 LLC
Seller: Jar & Realty LLC
Date: 08/13/25

61 Mattawa Circle
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Alex J. Couture
Seller: Zartman, Terry L., (Estate)
Date: 08/08/25

512 South Main St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Marie E. Dedesarmes
Seller: Bernardino Alvarez
Date: 08/13/25

27 Winter St.
Orange, MA 01364
Amount: $369,000
Buyer: Emily G. Hill
Seller: Ronald J. Comeau
Date: 08/07/25

WENDELL

32 West St.
Wendell, MA 01379
Amount: $399,000
Buyer: Jennie Goldfarb
Seller: Kathleen M. Swaim
Date: 08/14/25

WHATELY

171 Haydenville Road
Whately, MA 01039
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: Cristina Lucin
Seller: Kyle Jarvis
Date: 08/07/25

HAMPDEN COUNTY

AGAWAM

99 Cherry St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $372,000
Buyer: Brett M. Fila
Seller: Stephen R. Pacitti
Date: 08/07/25

135 Cooper St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $700,000
Buyer: S. & K. Food LLC
Seller: Ralph Santaniello
Date: 08/12/25

99 Elizabeth St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $905,000
Buyer: James Kayrouz
Seller: Thomas P. Gallagher
Date: 08/15/25

4 Haskell St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $420,000
Buyer: Daniel Walsh
Seller: Nicholas J. Biuso
Date: 08/08/25

28 Hastings St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Steven G. Hall
Seller: Pietro A. Abruzzo
Date: 08/15/25

155 Liberty St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $470,000
Buyer: Igor Kolomin
Seller: Longtrail TR
Date: 08/07/25

Mill St., Lot A
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Anatoli Kondratiouk
Seller: Jerome Richard
Date: 08/14/25

Mill St., Lot B
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Jcs Properties LLC
Seller: Jerome Richard
Date: 08/13/25

491 North St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Timothy M. Rivers
Seller: Daniel R. Rivers
Date: 08/07/25

76 Redwood Dr.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Abdulbaset M. Hasan
Seller: Joseph R. Lynch
Date: 08/04/25

109 South Park Ter.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $362,900
Buyer: Jared W. Durocher
Seller: Alan R. Duprey
Date: 08/15/25

49 South St.
Agawam, MA 01001
Amount: $264,758
Buyer: Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC
Seller: Richard T. Grover
Date: 08/15/25

567-569 Springfield St.
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Vilma Y. Hernandez
Seller: Elias Family LP
Date: 08/13/25

171 White Fox Road
Agawam, MA 01030
Amount: $419,000
Buyer: Christine A. Byrne
Seller: Peter Lacamera
Date: 08/08/25

BLANDFORD

106 Main St.
Blandford, MA 01008
Amount: $212,167
Buyer: J. Sperry Realty LLC
Seller: Stephanie M. Nichols
Date: 08/11/25

75 Russell Stage Road
Blandford, MA 01008
Amount: $440,000
Buyer: Jeremy Weaver
Seller: Bethany D. Letourneau
Date: 08/04/25

BRIMFIELD

53 7th St.
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: Sharon Mikaelian-Vlk
Seller: Phyllis D. Kelly
Date: 08/05/25

104 Allen Hill Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $750,000
Buyer: Benjamin C. Tubo
Seller: Donald S. Pillsbury RET
Date: 08/14/25

391 Brookfield Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $590,000
Buyer: Donald Doucette
Seller: Anton A. Prenneis
Date: 08/15/25

135 East Hill Road
Brimfield, MA 01010
Amount: $575,000
Buyer: Tony A. Canestrari
Seller: Brian C. McGann
Date: 08/04/25

CHESTER

45 Middlefield Road
Chester, MA 01011
Amount: $233,000
Buyer: Yakov Kronrod
Seller: Joy L. Salvini
Date: 08/14/25

CHICOPEE

58 Ames Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $495,000
Buyer: Kck Real Estate LLC
Seller: Jordyn M. Conway
Date: 08/12/25

16 Amherst St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: Karolina Weagle
Seller: Julie M. Murphy
Date: 08/08/25

39 Briere Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $2,079,276
Buyer: Center For Human Development Inc.
Seller: S-H-R-T
Date: 08/06/25

29 Casino Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Monalisa T. Smith
Seller: Cig4 LLC
Date: 08/15/25

36 Chateaugay St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $180,000
Buyer: Kmak LLC
Seller: Sharon Cox
Date: 08/14/25

46 Dakota Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $2,079,276
Buyer: Center For Human Development Inc.
Seller: S-H-R-T
Date: 08/06/25

35 Dejordy Lane
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $590,000
Buyer: Michael V. Kulisz
Seller: Cheryl A. Desroches
Date: 08/11/25

121 Donlyn Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Mitzi C. Lewis-Douglas
Seller: Brian M. Hickey
Date: 08/15/25

24 Driscoll St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Timothy Foley
Seller: Andre J. Talbot
Date: 08/15/25

5 Duprat Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $215,000
Buyer: Elaine R. Cote
Seller: Donna Teehan
Date: 08/13/25

3 Graham Dr.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $317,000
Buyer: Alberto L. Molina
Seller: Veteran Stan LLC
Date: 08/05/25

42 Jacob St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Emily Woods
Seller: Justine R. Jaworski
Date: 08/15/25

37 Kimball St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $200,000
Buyer: JoeJoe Properties LLC
Seller: Harry Rolon
Date: 08/06/25

17 Labelle Circle
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Custom Home Development Group LLC
Seller: Radwanski, Frederick P., (Estate)
Date: 08/12/25

48 Laclede Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Kendra Paquette
Seller: Shawn C. Runyon
Date: 08/05/25

13 Louise Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $318,000
Buyer: Richard Bernard
Seller: Joseph B. Lavato
Date: 08/14/25

1072 Montgomery St.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Daniel Taupier
Seller: George S. Teixeira
Date: 08/15/25

116 Muzzy St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $355,000
Buyer: Jacob S. Parrott
Seller: Caitlyn R. Reese
Date: 08/05/25

580 New Ludlow Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Drew Balderston
Seller: Patricia C. Smalley
Date: 08/08/25

38 Nye St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $303,000
Buyer: Jessica Melero
Seller: Matthew Richard
Date: 08/07/25

112 Sherman Ave.
Chicopee, MA 01013
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Scott A. Czapienski
Seller: John W. Czapienski
Date: 08/15/25

70 Watson St.
Chicopee, MA 01020
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Markus R. Rodriguez
Seller: Mary M. Gelinas RET
Date: 08/11/25

EAST LONGMEADOW

165 Braeburn Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $575,000
Buyer: Nga V. Ngo
Seller: Joseph Trivisonno
Date: 08/06/25

38 Country Club Dr.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $715,000
Buyer: Hunter Shea
Seller: David C. Fazzino
Date: 08/15/25

78 Elm St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Pro Olive LLC
Seller: Heal, Kenenth A., (Estate)
Date: 08/05/25

84 Hanward Hill
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $214,261
Buyer: Vrmtg Asset TR
Seller: Lawrence Richards
Date: 08/12/25

213 Kibbe Road
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Malia Homebuyers LLC
Seller: Robert, Armand Joseph, (Estate)
Date: 08/15/25

211 Parker St.
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Timothy G. Jansson
Seller: Paul S. Marchese
Date: 08/15/25

HAMPDEN

61 East Longmeadow Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Timothy Dion
Seller: Jessika Arcouette
Date: 08/08/25

37 Genevieve Dr.
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $518,000
Buyer: John Wajdula
Seller: Gerrit J. Devries
Date: 08/05/25

474 Glendale Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $160,000
Buyer: Chamber Investment Group LLC
Seller: Denise M. Tilli-Johnson
Date: 08/04/25

189 Scantic Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: David E. Rosso
Seller: Lori A. Cummings
Date: 08/07/25

16 Somers Road
Hampden, MA 01036
Amount: $685,000
Buyer: Belmont Avenue RT
Seller: 16 Somers Road LLC
Date: 08/13/25

HOLLAND

11 Hamilton Dr.
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $435,000
Buyer: Michele B. Hoey
Seller: Jonathan Weaver
Date: 08/15/25

32 Stony Hill Road
Holland, MA 01521
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Jennifer Ribeiro
Seller: Audrey B. Leighton LT
Date: 08/07/25

HOLYOKE

494 Appleton St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $1,770,724
Buyer: Center For Human Development Inc.
Seller: S-H-R-T
Date: 08/06/25

124 Chestnut St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Mass. International Festival Of Arts Inc.
Seller: Donald A. Shewchuk
Date: 08/05/25

44 Congress Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $360,000
Buyer: James Bell
Seller: Gabriella Phelan
Date: 08/15/25

23-25 Dexter St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $2,079,276
Buyer: Center For Human Development Inc.
Seller: S-H-R-T
Date: 08/06/25

246 East Dwight St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $197,000
Buyer: Cfc Development LLC
Seller: 3 Harps LLC
Date: 08/04/25

232 Elm St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $388,000
Buyer: Chapeaurouge Investors LLC
Seller: Pah De3 LLC
Date: 08/06/25

4 Faille Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Juan C. Gonzalez
Seller: Manuel Diaz
Date: 08/04/25

61 Fairfield Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $505,000
Buyer: Paulo J. Oliveira
Seller: Brandice Rafus-Brenning
Date: 08/13/25

30 Hitchcock St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $265,000
Buyer: Stanislaw Provost
Seller: Chalmers Jr., Thomas E., (Estate)
Date: 08/13/25

81 Lynch Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Tanairy Feliciano
Seller: Michael D. Morin
Date: 08/15/25

198 Mountain View Dr.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $590,000
Buyer: Kelsie Bacon
Seller: Marc F. Marinello
Date: 08/08/25

1817 Northampton St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $2,079,276
Buyer: Center For Human Development Inc.
Seller: S-H-R-T
Date: 08/06/25

11 Roosevelt Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Dina Flemati
Seller: Patricia A. Carlson
Date: 08/06/25

179 Sargeant St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Ryan Randall Realty LLC
Seller: Donald J. Haberman RT
Date: 08/07/25

22 Vadnais St.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Daniel J. Donoghue
Seller: Roger D. Donoghue
Date: 08/13/25

44 Washington Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Michael L. Brouillette
Seller: Fitzgerald Home Solutions LLC
Date: 08/07/25

LONGMEADOW

237 Burbank Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $475,000
Buyer: Vikas Arora
Seller: Robert E. Girvan
Date: 08/05/25

927 Converse St.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $620,000
Buyer: Connor Dendieval
Seller: Marc J. Zerbe
Date: 08/04/25

207 Hazardville Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $615,000
Buyer: Ruslan Goldman
Seller: Al-Tahoun TR
Date: 08/13/25

82 Knollwood Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $604,000
Buyer: Rachel Rosenberger
Seller: Hannah Volk
Date: 08/14/25

36 Lees Lane
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $680,000
Buyer: Robert E. Girvan
Seller: Arnold H. Vogel
Date: 08/05/25

153 Maple Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $429,000
Buyer: Bernard Sanvie
Seller: Janis R. Creeger
Date: 08/13/25

44 Meadowbrook Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $686,000
Buyer: Duane A. Farley
Seller: Ralph C. Elder
Date: 08/08/25

236 Williamsburg Dr.
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Amount: $750,000
Buyer: Chelsea P. Tolley
Seller: Alfred Z. Liu
Date: 08/11/25

LUDLOW

31 Armand St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $365,000
Buyer: Jennifer Jorge
Seller: Katie J. Leary
Date: 08/07/25

47 Americo St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Deven K. Collignon
Seller: Alzira Lopes
Date: 08/15/25

141 Barna St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $187,300
Buyer: Kristen L. Currier
Seller: Gail Daniele
Date: 08/08/25

25 Bluegrass Lane
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Erin K. McCullough
Seller: Brian D. Hite
Date: 08/07/25

172-174 Cedar St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $244,321
Buyer: Arpc LLC
Seller: Donna M. Andre
Date: 08/08/25

49 Crest St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $302,500
Buyer: Nadir Palantino
Seller: Trevor J. Lewicki
Date: 08/11/25

52 Gaudreau Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $321,600
Buyer: Joshua Dayton
Seller: Podsadowski, Elaine A., (Estate)
Date: 08/05/25

33 Grimard St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $165,250
Buyer: Ushokoledi RT
Seller: Robichaud, Lisa A., (Estate)
Date: 08/15/25

82 Laroche St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Rina N. Le
Seller: Randy C. Kulis
Date: 08/08/25

6 McLean Pkwy.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $540,000
Buyer: Kathleen Parker-O’Toole
Seller: Elena C. Caldeira
Date: 08/05/25

69 Michael St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $278,000
Buyer: Palmira Ferreira
Seller: Barbara Rivette
Date: 08/14/25

132 Prokop Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Henrique M. Bastos
Seller: Mary E. Walker
Date: 08/14/25

111 Spring Meadow Dr.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $775,000
Buyer: Lori A. Lewicki
Seller: Agostino Calheno
Date: 08/14/25

136 Vienna Ave.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Stephanie N. Goncalves
Seller: Akehurst Homes LLC
Date: 08/07/25

250 West St.
Ludlow, MA 01056
Amount: $1,100,000
Buyer: Sun Construction LLC
Seller: Peter S. Kawie
Date: 08/05/25

MONSON

371 Boston Road W
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Dany Nguyen
Seller: Charles A. Ramadon Sr. RET
Date: 08/15/25

24 Butler Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Raja Ouazzari
Seller: David S. Bracetti
Date: 08/11/25

4 Dunhamtown Road
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Thomas W. Shumway
Seller: George R. Tower
Date: 08/11/25

8 Whitney Ave.
Monson, MA 01057
Amount: $550,000
Buyer: Jaxnos Properties LLC
Seller: Anita D. Collins
Date: 08/08/25

PALMER

17 Country Lane
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: Liza Stacy
Seller: Jeffrey D. Jacob
Date: 08/15/25

1382 Main St., Lot 3
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $467,500
Buyer: Axcam Property LLC
Seller: Demon Deacon Realty LLC
Date: 08/15/25

1382 Main St., Lot A1
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $467,500
Buyer: Axcam Property LLC
Seller: Demon Deacon Realty LLC
Date: 08/15/25

1382 Main St., Lot A2
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $467,500
Buyer: Axcam Property LLC
Seller: Demon Deacon Realty LLC
Date: 08/15/25

1382 Main St., Lot A3
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $467,500
Buyer: Axcam Property LLC
Seller: Demon Deacon Realty LLC
Date: 08/15/25

1098 Pleasant St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $285,000
Buyer: Thomas J. Mileski
Seller: Raquel Y. Murphy
Date: 08/08/25

70 Ruggles St.
Palmer, MA 01080
Amount: $196,692
Buyer: Freedom Mortgage Corp.
Seller: Elyzza F. Blatchley
Date: 08/12/25

377 Wilbraham St.
Palmer, MA 01069
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Dany Nguyen
Seller: Charles A. Ramadon Sr. RET
Date: 08/15/25

RUSSELL

6 Blandford Stage Road
Russell, MA 01071
Amount: $135,000
Buyer: J. Sperry Realty LLC
Seller: Dane A. Graves
Date: 08/15/25

SPRINGFIELD

73 Abbe Ave.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $251,000
Buyer: Claudio Madeira
Seller: Nathaly Rodriguez
Date: 08/15/25

1566 Allen St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $2,079,276
Buyer: Center For Human Development Inc.
Seller: S-H-R-T
Date: 08/06/25

14 Aster St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $295,000
Buyer: Pedro Flores-Baez
Seller: Post Investment LLC
Date: 08/08/25

49 Bamforth Road
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $286,000
Buyer: Bobby Cheng
Seller: Karen I. Rogers
Date: 08/08/25

18 Blaine St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $405,000
Buyer: Kck Real Estate LLC
Seller: Raymond Crane
Date: 08/12/25

5 Blueberry Hill St.
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $278,575
Buyer: Shantelle Wills
Seller: Ronald L. Dion
Date: 08/08/25

171 Boston Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Nicolas J. Rienzo
Seller: William Rivera
Date: 08/12/25

667 Bradley Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Chad Vanwingerden
Seller: Angelo Deguglielmo
Date: 08/12/25

144 Bristol St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $288,750
Buyer: Fernado L. Ortiz
Seller: Anthony R. Mazza
Date: 08/12/25

25 Burnside Ter.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Kali A. Freeman
Seller: Freeman, Wayne Allen, (Estate)
Date: 08/08/25

40 Byers St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $399,900
Buyer: Dalin Ou
Seller: Gallant LT
Date: 08/15/25

61 Caitlin Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $385,000
Buyer: Umar Chaudhry
Seller: Diamond RT
Date: 08/07/25

224 Cambria St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Engel F. Rodriguez
Seller: Nga N. Van
Date: 08/06/25

58 Champlain Ave.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $186,000
Buyer: Shea M. Farrow
Seller: John Wynne
Date: 08/08/25

482 Chestnut St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $210,000
Buyer: Onyx Investments LLC
Seller: Naples Home Buyers TR
Date: 08/13/25

226-228 College St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: Elias De Castro
Seller: DB Investments and Property LLC
Date: 08/04/25

56 Colonial Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Nickolas D. Menezes
Seller: Numeri Capital Investors LLC
Date: 08/13/25

137-139 Commonwealth Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $337,000
Buyer: Alexia T. Escribano
Seller: Hoang K. Nguyen
Date: 08/12/25

71 Daviston St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $294,000
Buyer: Samantha Walter
Seller: Matthew Fallon
Date: 08/13/25

779 Dickinson St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $279,900
Buyer: Joanne Skala
Seller: Elizabeth A. Aguayo
Date: 08/06/25

128 Drexel St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Jonathan A. Irizarry
Seller: Richard Roos
Date: 08/14/25

159 East St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Joniel P. Rivera
Seller: Carmen J. Santos
Date: 08/08/25

7 East St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Yelitza R. Centeno
Seller: Christian S. Carmona
Date: 08/08/25

92 Firglade Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Wilma Babayco
Seller: Indira D. Lalak
Date: 08/15/25

32 Greenleaf St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Dambar Sunuwar
Seller: Christian M. Henriquez
Date: 08/05/25

509-511 Hancock St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $497,000
Buyer: Tatiana Rodriguez
Seller: VLS Home Builders LLC
Date: 08/14/25

175 Hanson Dr.
Springfield, MA 01128
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Logan Wingate
Seller: Michelle L. Bennett
Date: 08/11/25

42-44 Harvey St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $490,000
Buyer: Tyrone Miranda
Seller: Vieira Family Properties LLC
Date: 08/06/25

24 Higgins St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Winston S. McLean
Seller: Holly J. Denis
Date: 08/15/25

106 Homestead Ave.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $445,000
Buyer: Darian S. Garner
Seller: Homestead J&T LLC
Date: 08/15/25

8-10 Kensington Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $490,000
Buyer: Maxime Langlois
Seller: Carlos Morales
Date: 08/06/25

86 Lakevilla Ave.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $223,920
Buyer: Alp Properties LLC
Seller: Gordon S. Morgan
Date: 08/08/25

16 Laurel St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Juan Liriano
Seller: Carmelo Vega-Hernandez
Date: 08/12/25

18 Lawton St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: P&R Investments LLC
Seller: Alice M. Force TR
Date: 08/13/25

181 Lebanon St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $293,000
Buyer: Ricardo V. Cordova
Seller: Melvin Rodriguez
Date: 08/11/25

172 Mallowhill Road
Springfield, MA 01129
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Jeanne A. Whaley
Seller: Taylor Tran
Date: 08/08/25

17 Manhattan St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $260,000
Buyer: Roselande Datus
Seller: Casa Bonita Apts. LLC
Date: 08/13/25

10 Monroe St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $385,000
Buyer: Melquisedez G. Rodriguez
Seller: Alexandra Fortich
Date: 08/08/25

209 Morton St.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $420,000
Buyer: Pierre Keu
Seller: Debra Watson
Date: 08/05/25

24 Oakwood Ter.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $252,000
Buyer: Rhodaja Shubrick
Seller: Marvenia Shubrick
Date: 08/08/25

45 Olney Ave.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Jacqueline A. Dion
Seller: Birgit T. Garcia-Guerra
Date: 08/08/25

81 Osborne Ter.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $254,900
Buyer: Virjinett Placeres-Ortiz
Seller: FH Vision Inc.
Date: 08/07/25

27 Overlook Dr.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $410,000
Buyer: Amber McKay
Seller: Linda Sullivan
Date: 08/15/25

1362 Page Blvd.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Jessica Burkel-Lazic
Seller: Better Builders Construction LLC
Date: 08/14/25

18 Pascal Dr.
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: R.&R. Home Improvement & Remodelling
Seller: Guadalupe M. Defriedson
Date: 08/04/25

37 Pennsylvania Ave.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $340,000
Buyer: Zulmy A. Zepeda
Seller: Derek Chandonnet
Date: 08/08/25

265 Pheland St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Bryan J. Garcia Ramos
Seller: Carmen R. Rodriguez
Date: 08/05/25

147 Quaker Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Sophie Parquet
Seller: Cig2 LLC
Date: 08/08/25

76 Regal St.
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $290,000
Buyer: Jake J. Falcone
Seller: Sarah Ragonese
Date: 08/08/25

60 Ringgold St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $162,000
Buyer: Nexus Apartments LLC
Seller: Naples Home Buyers TR
Date: 08/04/25

175 Riverton Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $262,000
Buyer: Dalizbeth River-Szczypien
Seller: Luping Pell
Date: 08/08/25

107 Rollins St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $278,000
Buyer: Allison L. Jette
Seller: Jewell FT
Date: 08/04/25

195 Rosewell St.
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $280,000
Buyer: Edwin A. Ortiz
Seller: Stephan P. Turoczy
Date: 08/15/25

214 Spear Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $345,000
Buyer: Barbara Tanco
Seller: Luis Collazo
Date: 08/13/25

782 Sumner Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $440,000
Buyer: Dariana Crisostomo
Seller: Cig4 LLC
Date: 08/14/25

17-19 Tacoma St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Amount: $315,000
Buyer: Edwin A. Lopez
Seller: Mary T. Callaghan
Date: 08/04/25

107 Valley Road
Springfield, MA 01119
Amount: $310,000
Buyer: Alfredo Wilson
Seller: Matthew J. Foley
Date: 08/04/25

55 Ventura St.
Springfield, MA 01108
Amount: $128,000
Buyer: Deborah L. Weitkunat
Seller: Karen Slezak
Date: 08/13/25

88 Washburn St.
Springfield, MA 01107
Amount: $470,000
Buyer: Dingle Fullerton
Seller: Wun M. Suen
Date: 08/15/25

77 West Allen Ridge Road
Springfield, MA 01118
Amount: $230,000
Buyer: JoeJoe Properties LLC
Seller: Christopher G. Rondeau
Date: 08/12/25

118-120 Westford Circle
Springfield, MA 01109
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Maria R. Mercedes
Seller: Little Eagle LLC
Date: 08/14/25

39-41 Wilcox St.
Springfield, MA 01105
Amount: $269,000
Buyer: Riccardo G. Albano
Seller: Milan Property Group LLC
Date: 08/08/25

1075-1077 Worcester St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Anthony Bixby
Seller: Duarte S. Henriques
Date: 08/05/25

45 Wrona St.
Springfield, MA 01151
Amount: $255,430
Buyer: Guild Mortgage Co. LLC
Seller: Alisa Troncoso
Date: 08/15/25

SOUTHWICK

25 Davis Road
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $670,000
Buyer: Jacob Dugard
Seller: Berthiaume, Charles G., (Estate)
Date: 08/08/25

8 Field St.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $375,000
Buyer: Tyler E. Richmond
Seller: Kenneth S. Nielsen
Date: 08/06/25

1 Lexington Circle
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $710,000
Buyer: Julie Carmody
Seller: Linda L. Afonso
Date: 08/15/25

11 Lexington Circle
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $725,000
Buyer: Allyson W. Lopez
Seller: Karrie Ford
Date: 08/06/25

24 South Loomis St.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $445,138
Buyer: Glenn Billings
Seller: National Residential Services Inc.
Date: 08/08/25

24 South Loomis St.
Southwick, MA 01077
Amount: $445,138
Buyer: National Residential Services Inc.
Seller: Robert D. Brodhagen
Date: 08/08/25

TOLLAND

233 Fox Den Road
Tolland, MA 01034
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: William Benedetto
Seller: David A. Stone
Date: 08/15/25

WALES

11 Bayside Dr.
Wales, MA 01081
Amount: $625,000
Buyer: Derek Gromko
Seller: Robert A. Hatch
Date: 08/15/25

11 Grove Point Road
Wales, MA 01081
Amount: $610,000
Buyer: W. & Sandra Perkins LT
Seller: Kathleen Andre
Date: 08/12/25

165 Monson Road
Wales, MA 01081
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Colby Duverger
Seller: Lynda St.Germain
Date: 08/14/25

15 Sichols Colony Road
Wales, MA 01081
Amount: $275,000
Buyer: Richard J. Josselyn
Seller: Dawn D. Gilliatt
Date: 08/12/25

WESTFIELD

East Mountain Road, Lot 2
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $144,900
Buyer: Nazar A. Vasilchenko
Seller: Michael P. Dupuis
Date: 08/11/25

East Mountain Road, Lot 4
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $145,000
Buyer: Stefan Mita
Seller: Michael P. Dupuis
Date: 08/12/25

68 Hagan Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $405,000
Buyer: Alexsandr Rafalskiy
Seller: Christopher Paquette
Date: 08/06/25

162 Meadow St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $185,000
Buyer: Eric J. Holt
Seller: Jason Valles
Date: 08/15/25

247 Munger Hill Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $685,000
Buyer: Michael Bednaz
Seller: Michael J. Davis
Date: 08/07/25

148 Northwest Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $440,000
Buyer: Stanley Lashtur
Seller: Bryan W. McFarland
Date: 08/11/25

24 Old Feeding Hills Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $457,537
Buyer: Savier M. Pagan
Seller: Aleksandr Gitsman
Date: 08/04/25

54 Rachael Ter.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $775,000
Buyer: Austin T. Lyne
Seller: Sara S. Mahoney
Date: 08/04/25

1058 Russell Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $369,000
Buyer: Jacquelyn E. Wolf
Seller: Saad Q. Mohammed
Date: 08/15/25

9 Sherman St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $335,000
Buyer: Joshua Hnatiuk
Seller: Judith A. Lennon
Date: 08/12/25

40 Skipper Lane
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $565,000
Buyer: William Lyle
Seller: Kimberly M. Hall
Date: 08/13/25

127 Steiger Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $397,500
Buyer: Elizabeth C. Ouimette
Seller: Melissa L. Campana
Date: 08/15/25

55 Valley View Dr.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $445,000
Buyer: Alexander Hall
Seller: Sandra J. Wood
Date: 08/08/25

50 West School St.
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $306,000
Buyer: Paige Hollander
Seller: 50 West School St. Land Trust
Date: 08/07/25

76 Wildflower Circle
Westfield, MA 01085
Amount: $600,000
Buyer: Jonathan F. Chretien
Seller: Susan E. Kelley
Date: 08/06/25

WILBRAHAM

2589 Boston Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $800,000
Buyer: 2589 Boston Road LLC
Seller: Redasi Holdings Inc.
Date: 08/15/25

2597 Boston Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $800,000
Buyer: 2589 Boston Road LLC
Seller: Redasi Holdings Inc.
Date: 08/15/25

2599 Boston Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $800,000
Buyer: 2589 Boston Road LLC
Seller: Redasi Holdings Inc.
Date: 08/15/25

9 East Colonial Road
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $460,000
Buyer: Kurt MacDonald
Seller: Samuel B. Everett
Date: 08/11/25

28 Eastwood Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $700,000
Buyer: David Coughlin
Seller: Bretta Construction LLC
Date: 08/14/25

188 Main St.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $675,000
Buyer: Nut Bucket Two TR
Seller: Michael C. Gouin
Date: 08/11/25

4 Mirick Lane
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: David C. Herminghuysen
Seller: Lorraine N. McMahon
Date: 08/11/25

25 Ruth Dr.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Amount: $440,000
Buyer: Paul S. Marchese
Seller: Eric E. Tyburski
Date: 08/15/25

WEST SPRINGFIELD

9 Abigaile Lane
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $707,000
Buyer: Toralben P. Patel
Seller: Brian G. Signet
Date: 08/05/25

76 Adrian Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $170,000
Buyer: William Raleigh
Seller: Jonathan M. Higgins
Date: 08/15/25

96 Craiwell Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Hannah Kearing
Seller: Amanda E. Somers
Date: 08/12/25

16 Fairview Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $480,000
Buyer: Oxana Gavel
Seller: Wolf Of Westside LLC
Date: 08/13/25

51 Glenview Dr.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $370,000
Buyer: Amber Wheeler
Seller: Tianyi Zhou
Date: 08/13/25

151 Labelle St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $330,000
Buyer: Alyssa A. Demers
Seller: Igor Kolomin
Date: 08/07/25

882 Main St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $1,300,000
Buyer: Round Two LLC
Seller: Michael J. Veillette
Date: 08/13/25

903 Main St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $1,300,000
Buyer: Round Two LLC
Seller: Michael J. Veillette
Date: 08/13/25

42 Myron St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: 2025 LLC
Seller: Chandler Holdings LLC
Date: 08/08/25

54 Myron St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $2,200,000
Buyer: 2025 LLC
Seller: Robin C. Taylor LLC
Date: 08/08/25

66 Myron St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $2,200,000
Buyer: 2025 LLC
Seller: Robin C. Taylor LLC
Date: 08/08/25

176 North Blvd.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $339,000
Buyer: Vivian Azums
Seller: Alyaa H. Saleh
Date: 08/08/25

50 Oleander St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $355,000
Buyer: Jenna Stetson
Seller: Juli Thibault
Date: 08/13/25

694 Rogers Ave.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Amount: $650,000
Buyer: Amanda E. Conway
Seller: Gieng B. Du
Date: 08/12/25

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY

AMHERST

116 High St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $900,000
Buyer: Srinivas Loke
Seller: Simon C. Leutz
Date: 08/13/25

53 Iduna Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $805,000
Buyer: John D. Barry TR
Seller: Frank M. Gatti RET
Date: 08/15/25

8 Kingman Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $592,500
Buyer: Jeremy A. Lignori
Seller: Joanne H. Shea
Date: 08/05/25

95 Larkspur Dr.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $835,000
Buyer: Nicholas F. Osborne
Seller: Matthew P. Linn
Date: 08/11/25

Market Hill Road
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $125,000
Buyer: Kelvy Bird
Seller: Damon R. Bosetti
Date: 08/04/25

7 Moss Lane
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $475,000
Buyer: Robert G. Sullivan
Seller: Jiamin Li
Date: 08/14/25

36 Railroad St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Amount: $270,000
Buyer: Porter Ft
Seller: Frank H. Thornton
Date: 08/15/25

BELCHERTOWN

111 Aldrich St.
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $625,000
Buyer: Michael Gouin
Seller: Pamela J. Martins
Date: 08/11/25

86 Amherst Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $399,000
Buyer: Amber Carr
Seller: William J. Matthews
Date: 08/05/25

248 Amherst Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $359,000
Buyer: Edward Perez
Seller: Justin T. Serpone
Date: 08/12/25

24 Azalea Way
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $570,000
Buyer: Dong Yu
Seller: Elaine Lanouse RET
Date: 08/15/25

Cold Spring Road, Lot 2
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $150,000
Buyer: Daniel L. Smith
Seller: Valthea McGee Fry RET
Date: 08/07/25

15 Country Lane
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $255,000
Buyer: Steven S. Alves
Seller: Clara B. Crandall
Date: 08/14/25

91 Gulf Road
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $353,500
Buyer: Sianna Plavin
Seller: Pratt, Christine A., (Estate)
Date: 08/15/25

6 Pease Lane
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $455,000
Buyer: John J. Montesi
Seller: Nicholas F. Osborne
Date: 08/11/25

32 Sarah Lane
Belchertown, MA 01007
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: Kristina Tran
Seller: Liyaudeen A. Sulaiman
Date: 08/08/25

CHESTERFIELD

85 Damon Pond Road
Chesterfield, MA 01012
Amount: $425,000
Buyer: Melvin Rodriguez
Seller: Thomas A. Lemire
Date: 08/12/25

11 Farmhouse Road
Chesterfield, MA 01012
Amount: $435,000
Buyer: Nicole K. Redmond
Seller: William A. Carey
Date: 08/12/25

CUMMINGTON

224 Berkshire Trail
Cummington, MA 01026
Amount: $380,000
Buyer: Miranda Hughes
Seller: James Saunders
Date: 08/15/25

EASTHAMPTON

7 Gaston St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $376,000
Buyer: Jean Burger
Seller: Tammy L. Mullen
Date: 08/04/25

6 Oakridge Circle
Easthampton, MA 01027
Amount: $465,000
Buyer: Nicole Jenkins
Seller: Robert G. Labrie
Date: 08/08/25

GOSHEN

71 South Main St.
Goshen, MA 01032
Amount: $250,000
Buyer: Norman E. Boutwell
Seller: Paul E. Bacon RET
Date: 08/11/25

GRANBY

131 Amherst St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $415,000
Buyer: Britton McLeavy
Seller: Mel Cheal
Date: 08/04/25

115 Batchelor St.
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $225,000
Buyer: Jack Clark
Seller: Dominic Ruggieri
Date: 08/05/25

96 Cold Hill Road
Granby, MA 01033
Amount: $750,000
Buyer: Zachary A. Corriveau
Seller: Katherine MacLennan
Date: 08/05/25

HADLEY

5 Adare Place
Hadley, MA 01035
Amount: $945,000
Buyer: Parul Amin
Seller: Albert J. Steppi
Date: 08/15/25

HATFIELD

121 Depot Road
Hatfield, MA 01066
Amount: $502,500
Buyer: Alister R. Shanks
Seller: Matthew R. Szczepanek
Date: 08/06/25

55 Elm St.
Hatfield, MA 01038
Amount: $650,000
Buyer: Elizabeth N. Clarks
Seller: Thomas J. Wickles
Date: 08/15/25

HUNTINGTON

204 Norwich Lake
Huntington, MA 01050
Amount: $437,000
Buyer: Melissa K. Mutter
Seller: Leta Herman
Date: 08/07/25

 

NORTHAMPTON

13 Cherry St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $685,000
Buyer: Ann Doran
Seller: Daniel K. Edwards FT
Date: 08/15/25

39 Fair St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $505,689
Buyer: Ram D. Lakhani
Seller: Stella Pang
Date: 08/12/25

26 Finn St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $534,900
Buyer: Kristin Leutz
Seller: Daisy Farm Propertiers LLC
Date: 08/14/25

7 Glenwood Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $750,000
Buyer: Onstar Properties AA LLC
Seller: Stephen J. Cahillane
Date: 08/08/25

19 Hatfield St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $548,000
Buyer: Clare C. Okubo
Seller: Marian Bzdel
Date: 08/14/25

15 Ryan Road
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: Erik T. Knerr
Seller: Clare Doyle
Date: 08/06/25

203 State St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $725,000
Buyer: Madeleine M. Adams
Seller: Rachel J. Currie-Rubin
Date: 08/15/25

9 Union St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $500,000
Buyer: MMS Realty Holdings LLC
Seller: Richard P. Marsh
Date: 08/07/25

101 Washington Ave.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $1,300,000
Buyer: Mark J. Esposito
Seller: Mikey Toledano
Date: 08/15/25

60 Williams St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $305,000
Buyer: Wesley Janssen
Seller: Piech, Helena, (Estate)
Date: 08/04/25

94 Williams St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Amount: $511,000
Buyer: Rasif B. Rafiq
Seller: Ricki D. Clark
Date: 08/08/25

130 Woodland Dr.
Northampton, MA 01062
Amount: $137,500
Buyer: Judith A. Ferber
Seller: Appletree LLC
Date: 08/15/25

PELHAM

166 Packardville Road
Pelham, MA 01007
Amount: $495,000
Buyer: Alina S. Bryden
Seller: Dimiero Investment LLC
Date: 08/14/25

PLAINFIELD

344 Main St.
Plainfield, MA 01070
Amount: $140,000
Buyer: Andrew A. Inglis
Seller: 344 Main St. Plainfield NT
Date: 08/14/25

SOUTH HADLEY

25 Bartlett St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Oscar Alvarez-Pinguil
Seller: Kenneth M. Ittner
Date: 08/06/25

136 East St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $400,000
Buyer: Nicole Didomenico
Seller: 136 East St. LLC
Date: 08/15/25

606 Granby Road
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $355,000
Buyer: Tammy L. Mullen
Seller: Matthew G. Bohl
Date: 08/05/25

18 Hollywood St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $333,601
Buyer: Pedro Rios
Seller: Scott Family Properties LLC
Date: 08/06/25

2085 Memorial Dr.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $247,750
Buyer: EH Home Solutions Realty LLC
Seller: Rocket Mortgage LLC
Date: 08/12/25

146 Newton St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $320,000
Buyer: Orion Farm Properties LLC
Seller: Francis M. Croke
Date: 08/11/25

14 Silverwood Ter.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $915,000
Buyer: Scott B. Lee
Seller: Quentin Amrani
Date: 08/14/25

45 Spring St., Ext.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $409,300
Buyer: Salimar C. Mercado
Seller: Robert L. Dunning
Date: 08/15/25

13 West Cornell St.
South Hadley, MA 01075
Amount: $450,000
Buyer: Jason Gagnon
Seller: Luke Trahan
Date: 08/14/25

WARE

21 Eagle St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $220,000
Buyer: Jennifer A. Bousquet
Seller: Allyson Ridz
Date: 08/08/25

314 Palmer Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $350,000
Buyer: Stephen J. Dembkoski
Seller: Dominick Lee
Date: 08/06/25

51 Pleasant St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $390,000
Buyer: Melinda L. Dennis
Seller: Michael F. Matondi
Date: 08/04/25

28 W. Main St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $300,000
Buyer: Cembura Lt
Seller: Beverly A. Sullivan
Date: 08/06/25

SOUTHAMPTON

7 Hawthorne Dr.
Southampton, MA 01073
Amount: $520,000
Buyer: K. M. Zavras-Bentrewicz
Seller: Kenney, Dianne F., (Estate)
Date: 08/15/25

WARE

8-10 Aspen St.
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $128,149
Buyer: Citigan Mortgage Loam TR
Seller: Mark S. Majka
Date: 08/13/25

392 Monson Turnpike Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $325,000
Buyer: James Ko
Seller: Marley Clark
Date: 08/15/25

9 Old Poor Farm Road
Ware, MA 01082
Amount: $595,000
Buyer: Susan Fry
Seller: Laurie K. Racine
Date: 08/13/25

WESTHAMPTON

334 Southampton Road
Westhampton, MA 01027
Amount: $710,000
Buyer: Molly A. Hogan
Seller: Maren E. Buck
Date: 08/04/25

Building Permits

The following building permits were issued during the month of August 2025.

EASTHAMPTON

Porvenir LLC
100-106 Cottage St.
$22,000 — Add two rooms to existing space for cosmetic procedures, add electrical outlets, install two sinks

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church
126 Main St.
$15,345 — Attic weatherstripping and insulation, add bath fan to gable/roof

HADLEY

W/S Hadley Properties II LLC
337 Russell St.
N/A — Repair/replace existing signage

LEE

Don Hunter
10 Park Place
$10,000 — Install 12 vinyl windows

LENOX

CACLB Properties
22 Walker St.
$60,000 — Convert existing space from residential back to manufacturing/industrial

PITTSFIELD

A. Leo Nash Realty LLC
99 Hawthorne Ave.
$115,650 — Tuckpoint large section of brick wall

Berkshire Fund Inc.
48 Elizabeth St.
$17,450 — Repair doors

Berkshire Medical Center Inc.
725 North St.
$89,000 — Interior alterations to reconfigure existing ultrasound room to X-ray room

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
44 Bank Row
$9,000 — Kiosk, coffee shop

The Cooper Center LLC
116 North St.
$17,961 — Repair damaged awning

Dan Fox Drive Pittsfield LLC
1 Dan Fox Dr.
$391,586 — Roofing

Premium Water Inc.
1505 West Housatonic St.
$43,319 — Quality control lab renovation, including, removal of existing finishes; installation of new walls, flooring, ceilings, and door; and modification and reinstallation of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, sprinkler, and HVAC systems

ServiceNet Inc.
717 Crane Ave.
$48,875 — Underground pipe to feed new sprinkler system

WESTFIELD

Beaver Lake Realty LLC
47 Westfield Industrial Park Road
$52,500 — Construct break room in existing warehouse space

Columbia Manufacturing
21 Cycle St.
$120,000 — Furniture showroom

Devcon Shops LLC
457 East Main St.
$6,560 — Remove partition walls

Double Play Properties LLC
225 East Main St.
N/A — Fire alarm system

Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield
35 Bartlett St.
N/A — Replace existing interior and exterior doors, install new partitions and doors

Santander Bank
30 Elm St.
N/A — Change of use from bank to antique mall

Zap Realty LLC
181 Notre Dame St.
$77,000 — Remodel existing office space

Daily News

BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll administration announced $911,000 in grants to support clean energy initiatives across Massachusetts. This funding, administered by the Department of Energy Resources (DOER) through the Regional Energy Planning Assistance (REPA) program, will allow 11 regional planning agencies to provide essential technical assistance to 143 cities and towns to plan and implement clean energy projects.

Three of the grants are going to Western Mass. agencies: Berkshire Regional Planning Commission ($79,000), Franklin Regional Council of Governments ($81,000), and Pioneer Valley Planning Commission ($140,700).

“When we invest in local clean energy projects, we help our communities lower energy bills and reduce pollution,” Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper said. “This program gives cities and towns the tools they need to plan and act. That means cleaner air, lower costs, and stronger neighborhoods across Massachusetts.”

DOER Commissioner Elizabeth Mahony added that “this funding provides valuable support to under-resourced municipalities and catalyzes regional projects. We’re proud to help our cities and towns build the knowledge and expertise they need to plan and complete clean energy projects. These projects boost local economies, lower energy costs, and create healthier, more resilient communities.”

This funding is designed to help communities achieve Green Communities Program designation and assist current green communities with the management and expansion of their clean energy efforts. Local clean energy projects cut energy use and save taxpayer dollars by reducing the cost of local government. The grants will also enable municipalities to collaborate on regional clean energy projects and improve emissions reduction planning.

An important part of the program is training for local energy managers and volunteer committees. By enhancing local expertise, communities will be better equipped to propose and review energy projects tailored to their needs.

Daily News

HOLYOKE — In recognition of National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, Holyoke Community College (HCC) Chief of Police Jacqueline Robles will read the children’s classic Harold and the Purple Crayon during Family Story Night at the college on Wednesday, Sept. 17.

Sponsored by HCC’s Marieb Adult Learner Success Center, Family Story Night will run from 5:30 to 7 p.m. inside the Parent Learning Center (Frost 269) and in the hallway outside on the second floor of the Frost Building. In addition to the book reading, which will be conducted in English, Spanish, and American Sign Language, there will be arts and crafts for kids, pizza and other snacks, free school supplies, plus an opportunity for student parents to connect with representatives from HCC student support programs.

The purpose of National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week (Sept. 15-19) is to promote awareness about the importance of adult education and family literacy.

Born in Puerto Rico and raised in Springfield, Robles is a graduate of Holyoke High School and has been a member of the HCC Police Department for 22 years. With her promotion from sergeant, she became the first Latina to serve as HCC police chief and the first Latina police chief in Massachusetts.

Last spring, she was named a Commonwealth Heroine by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women. On Friday, Sept. 12, she will be honored by the Springfield Puerto Rican Day Parade Committee at a kickoff breakfast at Wyckoff Country Club in Holyoke, and on Sunday, Sept. 14, she will march in the Springfield Puerto Rican Day Parade as the 2025 Civil Service Ambassador.

Daily News

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Museums will host a press conference with tourism industry leaders at the Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts on Thursday, Sept. 11 at 11:30 a.m., highlighting the growing cultural partnership between Western Mass. and Ireland’s County Kerry.

Scheduled to speak are Kerry Mayor Michael Foley; Lorcán Ó Cinnéide, manager of the Blasket Island Heritage Centre; Explore Western Mass President Mary Kay Wydra; and Springfield Museums President Kay Simpson.

Also in attendance will be Angela Baily, deputy mayor of Tralee; Tommy Griffin, deputy chairperson for Castleisland Corca Dhuibhne/Dingle Peninsula; Angela McAllen, Kerry County Council deputy chief executive, director of Finance, and manager of the Castleisland Corca Dhuibhne/Dingle Peninsula Municipal District; and Niamh O’Sullivan, Kerry County council director of Economic & Community Development and manager of Tralee Municipal District.

Following the press conference, the group will take in traditional Irish music performed by fiddler Jeanne Freeman, director of the Connecticut Academy of Irish Music. She will be joined by two-time All-Ireland champion Patrick Hutchinson on uilleann pipes, Claudine Langille on mandolin, and Dan Ringrose on vocals and guitar, as they present traditional instrumental music and songs from Ireland, including songs about the Irish experience of emigration. The performance is presented as part of Springfield Museums’ weekly lecture series, Museums a la Carte, which recently kicked off its 46th season.

In September 2024, Springfield Museums and the Office of Public Works of Ireland announced a partnership exploring the development of exhibitions, educational resources, and community events that enrich and promote the deep and enduring ties between Western Mass. and County Kerry.

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EASTHAMPTON — bankESB announced it has been recognized by the Boston Business Journal with the 2025 Corporate Citizenship Award, reaffirming its status as one of Massachusetts’s most charitable companies.

This marks the 11th consecutive year bankESB has earned this recognition, an acknowledgment of the bank’s deeply rooted commitment to community support through both financial contributions and volunteerism.

Central to bankESB’s philanthropic framework is its signature charitable giving initiative, the Giving Tree. Through this program, bankESB champions a range of community needs, supporting food security, affordable housing, education, veteran services, youth sports, and more throughout the cities and towns it serves.

“We’re so proud to be recognized as a good corporate citizen because that’s exactly what we strive to be,” said Matthew Sosik, president and CEO of bankESB. “We truly believe in unlocking the potential of the communities we serve and that we can enhance everyone’s quality of life if we work to solve our biggest problems — together.”

Over the past decade, the Giving Tree has donated more than $4 million to area nonprofits. In 2024 alone, the program contributed nearly $515,000, and this year’s initiatives — including seasonal food pantry drives and local education grants — continue to strengthen local institutions and impact lives.

This year, 99 companies qualified for distinction as Top Charitable Contributors by reporting at least $100,000 in cash contributions to Massachusetts-based charities last year. The honorees this year include companies from such industry sectors as financial and professional services, healthcare, technology, retail, and professional sports.

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Kevin O’Connor, chief operating officer for Westfield Bank, presents a $10,000 check to Steve Winn, president and CEO of Behavioral Health Network, along with members of both organizations.

WESTFIELD — Westfield Bank donated $10,000 to the Behavioral Health Network Kamp for Kids to help support its summer camp, a six-week program that brings together children with and without disabilities, tackling fun activities and events.

“The Behavioral Health Network is pleased to be able to offer the Kamp for Kids program for families and youth in Westfield and surrounding communities,” said Steve Winn, president and CEO of Behavioral Health Network. “We are incredibly grateful to Westfield Bank for their generous support of the Kamp, which is celebrating its 50th year of hosting campers of all abilities.”

Behavioral Health Network is a regional provider of comprehensive behavioral health services for adults, children, and families, serving more than 38,000 individuals annually at more than 40 locations across Massachusetts. Their Kamp for Kids program brings together children and youth from ages 5 to 22, promoting a summer camp experience that includes art, health, nature, non-competitive sports, and other fun activities.

“We are proud to continue supporting this remarkable organization,” said James Hagan, president and CEO of Westfield Bank. “We applaud the Kamp’s 50 years of impactful work, creating opportunities for youth to grow, connect, and thrive.”

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NORTH LEVERETT — An exhibit of artwork inspired by the North Leverett Sawmill and its environs will be on display at Leverett Library throughout September and October. A public reception, hosted by Friends of the North Leverett Sawmill, the nonprofit behind the show, will be held at the library from on Saturday, Sept. 13 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.

The exhibition, titled “Art & Crafts Inspired by the 1774 North Leverett Sawmill,” will feature the work of dozens of professional and aspiring artists, including some Pioneer Valley favorites. Paintings, etchings, photographs, and sculpture will be on view, along with fabric art, collage, sketchbook drawings, and digital art.

“The historic mill, its working components, and environs have been inspiring artists for at least a century,” said Cynthia Baldwin, who co-curated the show with fellow board member Steven Stroud. “This is exemplified by the show’s 1930s etchings by Frank Waugh, the founder of the University of Massachusetts School of Landscape Architecture.” Other historic works include a 1947 oil painting by Stephen George Maniatty and sculptures by Lloyd Kirley, the mill’s last private owner.

Many of the exhibit’s works were displayed inside the sawmill in June as part of a one-day launch event for the adjacent heritage park and nature trail. Developed in partnership with the town of Leverett and encompassing 4.6 acres of land along the Sawmill River, the park represents the first phase of the nonprofit’s larger effort to preserve and document the region’s early industrial heritage and make the site publicly accessible for recreational and leisure activities.

Friends of the North Leverett Sawmill has received grants from the National Park Service, Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund, town of Leverett, and Greenfield Cooperative Bank to rehabilitate the historic sawmill for adaptive reuse as a museum and community space. Once completed, exhibits and programming will focus on industrial New England from the 18th to 21st centuries.

To learn more about the sawmill project or make a donation, visit leverettsawmill.org.

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HADLEY — UMassFive College Federal Credit Union is celebrating mortgage loan officer Gary Talbot’s recognition as a silver level MassHousing loan originator for FY 2025.

UMassFive became an approved MassHousing lender in 2023, and in his first year, Talbot was recognized at the Bronze Level. Advancing to Silver this year reflects not only his dedication to serving UMassFive members, but also the strong momentum of a program that is making a meaningful difference for homebuyers across Massachusetts.

MassHousing, an independent agency established in 1966, provides financing for affordable housing throughout the Commonwealth. Its programs offer valuable tools such as down payment assistance, affordable loan terms, and unique mortgage insurance. FY 2025 marked a record-breaking year for MassHousing, with 3,768 loans funded.

“Homeownership is a huge part of our members’ feeling of financial well-being,” Talbot said. “MassHousing has become my go-to option to recommend to members who qualify. It’s incredibly helpful for first-time buyers navigating what is often a tough market.”

While not everyone may be eligible for MassHousing loans, Talbot encourages anyone thinking about financing a home in Massachusetts to find out if they are eligible. “These benefits are more accessible than one might think,” he added.

The MassHousing program offers down payment assistance up to $30,000; loans with affordable rates, fixed for the life of the loan; and MIPlus, a unique mortgage insurance that includes job loss protection. MassHousing has already helped more than 90,000 Massachusetts residents buy a home in the Commonwealth.

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LONGMEADOW — Bay Path University has been ranked sixth in Massachusetts and 42nd in the Northeast on Washington Monthly’s list of Best Bang for the Buck Colleges.

The publication, described as an independent media organization based in Washington, D.C., was founded in 1969 on the mission “to preserve democracy and champion good governance through honest journalism and thoughtful commentary.” Schools are ranked according to how well they help students from less affluent backgrounds attain marketable degrees at affordable prices.

Washington Monthly calculates its rankings based on several factors: access for non-wealthy students, affordability for families with incomes below $75,000, student debt upon graduation, and both academic and financial outcomes for graduates.

“This is a great list to be on, and we thank the Washington Monthly for taking a modern approach to college rankings that reflects the experiences of the majority of today’s students and the goals of the institutions that serve them,” Bay Path President Sandra Doran said. “Our mission has always been to provide an innovative, career-focused education to learners for whom a college degree is transformative — personally, professionally, and financially. We’re committed to making that education affordable and accessible, and to giving our learners the skills and knowledge that lead to growth-oriented, in-demand jobs.

“For many colleges, like Bay Path, our guiding principles are to expand access, increase opportunities, and strengthen the support we offer our learners,” Doran added. “We see prestige in a mission that recognizes the talents and potential of all learners who have the drive to go further.”

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HOLYOKE — The annual Phillips Festival, an evening of short plays written, directed, and staged in 24 hours by Holyoke Community College (HCC) alumni, students, staff, and friends, returns on Saturday, Sept. 20 for its eighth year.

The festival raises money for the Leslie Phillips Theater Fund for Arts and Education, honoring the legacy of Leslie Phillips, founder of the HCC theater program.

To produce the Leslie Phillips Festival, HCC alumni, students, staff, and friends register to participate as writers, directors, actors, or members of the stage crew. This year, writers will meet with the actors on Friday, Sept. 19, the night before the show, to receive props, prompts, and character assignments. They have until 6 a.m. the next morning to write their plays. Two hours later, actors and directors meet for day-long rehearsals.

All the original plays will be performed that evening, Sept. 20, starting at 7:30 p.m., but the festivities begin at 6 p.m. in the theater lobby with a green carpet pre-show with alumni, friends, and fellow theater lovers.

Funds raised from the festival enable the HCC Theater Department to hold master classes, make capital improvements, and hire guest artists.

“The Phillips Theater Festival is a wonderful celebration of creativity, connection, and community,” said Natalia Castagno, HCC’s assistant director of Alumni Relations. “It offers our theater alumni a meaningful way to stay engaged with HCC while also inviting local artists and supporters to help inspire and uplift the next generation of performers. The festival is a wonderful way to support the arts at HCC and carry on the legacy of one of HCC’s most beloved mentors.”

To participate in the festival as a writer, actor, director, or stagehand, register at hcc.edu/phillips-signup or email Terry Hegarty at [email protected]. Festival tickets can be purchased in advance at hcc.edu/phillips-2025 or at the door. General admission tickets are $15, or $10 for students and seniors. All proceeds benefit the Leslie Phillips Theater Fund for Arts and Education.

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GREENFIELD — The Greenfield Local Cultural Council (GLCC) is now accepting grant proposals from organizations, schools, and individuals seeking funding to support cultural activities in the community. All submissions are due by Thursday, Oct. 16. Proposals can include community-oriented arts, humanities, and science programs.

For the second year in a row, Greenfield has received an allocation of $20,200 from the Massachusetts Cultural Council to distribute locally. The grant portal is now open. Click here to apply.

Greenfield’s funding priorities — shaped by a 2024 community survey — are to support projects that take place in Greenfield or neighboring towns. Based on survey feedback, the council strongly encourages applications for live performances and festivals, social justice and cultural diversity events, and public art. Full results of the survey are available at greenfield-ma.gov/cultural-council.

“Every year, the Greenfield Local Cultural Council is inspired by the creativity and commitment of our applicants,” said Tim Fisk, chair of the Greenfield Local Cultural Council. “With $20,200 to award this cycle, we’re excited to support projects that reflect the diversity and spirit of our community. Last year, we received 88 applications, which shows just how competitive the process is — but also how vibrant the arts and cultural landscape is in Greenfield.”

To make the process more accessible, the council has produced a four-part video tutorial series offering guidance on how to apply, align with local priorities, and build a strong proposal. The video tutorials will be available on the GLCC website at greenfield-ma.gov/cultural-council. In addition, the GLCC will host grant writing drop-in hours at GCTV, 393 Main St., Greenfield, beginning on Thursday, Sept. 11, from 4 to 6 p.m. Applicants are encouraged to take advantage of these resources for extra support.

“Local Cultural Council grants make Greenfield a more vibrant community,” Mayor Virginia Desorgher said. “This program can support a wide variety of projects in the arts, sciences, and humanities. I am so excited to see how the community puts these funds to use over the coming years.”

Recent projects funded by the GLCC include Musica Franklin Inc., Artspace Community Arts Center, Shea Theater Arts Center, and Local Access to Valley Arts.

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PITTSFIELD — The Berkshire Innovation Center (BIC) announced the third cohort of startup firms that have been accepted into its Stage 2 Accelerator program. This 35-week, hands-on, results-oriented program is designed to serve early-stage tech startups. The awardees will receive BIC membership, full access to labs, advanced equipment, digital media studio, educational programming, and an internal team of subject matter experts, as well as broad, curated support from BIC’s committed member community.

“We launched our Stage 2 Accelerator program in 2023 so that we could provide the full range of BIC resources to more entrepreneurs,” said Ben Sosne, executive director of the Berkshire Innovation Center. “We had tremendous firms in the last two cohorts, many of whom we continue to work with very closely as BIC members. It is thrilling to welcome this next crop of entrepreneurs and to continue to build this program, which presents such an opportunity to fuel the growth of new firms and new jobs in sectors prioritized by the Commonwealth, and that strengthen of our regional rural innovation economy.”

The following firms have been accepted into the third cohort of the BIC Stage 2 Accelerator:

• Diel Technologies has developed a patented axial flux motor that allows wearables to harvest energy while in motion, whether running a marathon or picking up a cup of coffee.

• Elimentra Technologies is developing a proprietary system that collocates processing units at the source of biomass and industrial waste byproducts, converting these end-stream materials in high-value-add commodities while capturing carbon that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere.

• ENSO is reshaping the future of addiction recovery for more than 48 million Americans with an AI-powered behavior management system that delivers real-time, personalized support through a discreet wearable device and secure mobile platform.

• Globe Grown’s mission is to develop a fully autonomous robot that will help farmers reduce chemical herbicide use, improve soil health, and empower growers with data-driven, regenerative farming tools.

• HKG Energy has developed a proprietary material, Terra Silicon, that addresses the scalability, cost, and performance limitations of conventional graphite and silicon-graphite battery anodes. With a demonstrated energy density of over 400 watt hours per kilogram, fast-charging capabilities under 15 minutes, and a clear path to mass production, the firm is engaging with major original equipment manufacturers and battery manufacturers for early pilots.

• TaskMind is developing a full-circle sales platform designed to help teams sell smarter and harder. It is built for firms looking to improve the quality, precision, and efficiency of their sales outreach. Its intelligent web application equips sales representatives with the tools they need to generate deep research reports, craft high-context outreach, monitor real-time industry insights, and identify trends that guide smarter targeting.

Partners providing support for this program include the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, Mill Town Foundation, Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds, MassMEDIC, Altium, MathWorks, and SolidWorks.

Entrepreneurs in the cohort will also have access to the BMA STAT Program, built in partnership with MIT and local industry partners with funding support from the U.S. Department of Commerce and MassTech Collaborative.

In addition, firms in the program will have extensive access to the vast network of experts that engage with the BIC regularly. Among the numerous mentors supporting the entrepreneurs and guiding the growth of the program is Sam Russo, co-founder of Dive Technologies, a firm that leveraged BIC resources to build its autonomous underwater vehicle prior to acquisition by Anduril Industries in 2022.

“I’m proud of what the team at Dive Technologies was able to accomplish and am grateful for the support that the BIC and the BIC network provided along the way,” Russo said. “I learned a tremendous amount as we advanced our product and grew our firm, and I continue to enjoy sharing my experiences with the entrepreneurs leveraging the BIC.”

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SPRINGFIELD — The board of directors of Big Y Foods Inc. announced the appointment of Christian D’Amour as senior director of Supermarket Operations. He will be responsible for the oversight of the five supermarket districts, ensuring operational excellence across all locations.

Christian is a third-generation D’Amour family member. He is a grandson of Big Y co-founder Gerald D’Amour and son of Executive Chairman Charles D’Amour. He reports to Nicole D’Amour Schneider, senior vice president of Retail Operations and Customer Experience.

Christian began his career at Big Y at the age of 14 as a part-time service clerk. After graduating from college, he worked as a sales and marketing representative for an insurance company based in Providence, R.I. He rejoined Big Y in 2014 as a store director trainee. Within a year, he was promoted to assistant store director at the Wilbraham store.

In 2016, Christian was named store director in Southampton, later returning to manage the Wilbraham location. He was then selected to lead Table & Vine’s flagship store in West Springfield. In 2019, he was appointed district sales and merchandising mentor for Big Y’s 15-store district in Western Massachusetts. In this role, he oversaw sales, merchandising, and team development across all departments, while continuing to manage operations at Table & Vine.

In 2021, he took on leadership of Big Y’s e-commerce platform, a role he held through 2023. He was subsequently appointed district director, overseeing 16 Big Y locations across Connecticut. He holds a bachelor’s degree from St. Michael’s College in Vermont and spent a semester studying at the National University of Ireland at Galway.

According to Nicole D’Amour Schneider, “Christian’s care and compassion for our store teams and our customers, along with his enthusiasm and genuine love for the business, make him well suited for this elevated role. We are excited for the positive impact Christian’s leadership will have across all of our supermarkets.”

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STOCKBRIDGE — Berkshire author Catherine Arnold will host a virtual reading on Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. with fellow Bauhan Publishing author Richard Smith, sponsored by the Writer’s Center, which offers writing workshops and literary events virtually and nationwide.

Arnold’s second book of poetry, The Apple Tree, was published by Bauhan in April. Her first book, Receipt for Lost Words, won the May Sarton New Hampshire Poetry Prize. Her poems and prose have appeared in the Cincinnati Review, the Gettysburg Review, the Mid-American Review, and Prairie Schooner, among other publications.

Richard Smith’s first book, Not a Soul but Us, is a narrative in sonnets about the plague pandemic in mid-14th-century England. It won the 2021 May Sarton New Hampshire Poetry Prize and was released in 2022 by Bauhan Publishing. In April 2026, Bauhan will publish Beyond Where Words Can Go: A Novel in 200 Sonnets, a narrative about a group of Tudor-era Benedictine monks.

The reading is free to attend and open to the public. Click here to receive the Zoom link.

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Claire Sanders

LONGMEADOW — Willie Ross School for the Deaf (WRSD) announced a new chair of its board of trustees. Claire Sanders is the second deaf chair of the board in the school’s history, following the late George Balsley II, who served as chair until his passing in early 2025.

Sanders, who has been teaching in the field of American Sign Language and deaf studies for more than 25 years, serves as a Deaf Studies department chair and a professor of Language and Culture at Holyoke Community College. She has also taught at numerous colleges, including Hampshire College, Keene State College, Mt. Wachusett Community College, River Valley Community College, and Greenfield Community College.

“One of the reasons our school has been so resilient and successful since our inception is the quality of our board of trustees and trustee leadership,” said Bert Carter, president and CEO of WRSD. “Claire brings experience in deaf education to the position, and we welcome her to this new leadership position.”

Sanders holds a master’s-level national certification from the American Sign Language Teachers Assoc. In addition to her service on the WRSD board, she is a board member of the Western Massachusetts Assoc. for the Deaf and has led workshops related to the growing field of deaf studies.

“I felt honored to be invited to be on the board of trustees at WRSD in 2019, and am now also honored to serve as the school’s second deaf chair. As chair, I will provide my steadfast support for deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing children at WRSD, for they so deserve the opportunity to receive the best education and experience available,” Sanders said. “As a deaf person with a master’s degree in deaf education, reconnecting in the field of deaf education enables me to continue my involvement in the betterment of the lives of WRSD students.”

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PITTSFIELD — 1Berkshire, thanks to a one-time earmark from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, announced the awarding of a $15,000 Immigrant Entrepreneurial Support Grant to Roots & Dreams and Mustard Seeds. This grant represents the second of two high-impact partner grant awards made by 1Berkshire to help foster the ecosystem and infrastructure needed to help the robust Berkshire immigrant entrepreneur community grow and thrive.

Leveraging a one-time earmark allocated by the Commonwealth, 1Berkshire’s Immigrant Business Support Program launched in early 2025 to provide a variety of financial and technical assistance support to help entrepreneurs and businesses in the region gain improved access to programs that help their businesses improve.

This high-impact partner grant awarded to Roots & Dreams and Mustard Seeds advances this work by helping the organization to overcome a final funding hurdle to fit out a shared commercial kitchen space in its building at 117-133 Fenn St. in Pittsfield. Additionally, this $15,000 aims to help offset some of the $37,000 in Community Empowerment and Reinvestment Fund (CERP) funds cut from a previously awarded CERP grant (a funding resource that has been integral to its work over the past two years).

The multi-use spaces of 117-133 Fenn St. have already become a major anchor point of community, support, and entrepreneurship for a diverse array of individuals and small businesses. Fitting out this new shared kitchen space will further improve the ability of the space to become an incubator and accelerator of various food businesses, allowing historically distressed populations to bring their dreams to fruition. With 73 enrolled participants in the organization’s cooperative development program, including seven developing cooperatives, it has fostered a growing culture of employee ownership and equity building in the region.

“As a more radical, grassroots organization, it can be difficult for us to find funding from partners or collaborators who respect our autonomy and vision,” said Michael Hitchcock of Roots & Dreams and Mustard Seeds. “We’re very grateful to the 1Berkshire team, who spent so much time understanding our approach and our plans before suggesting a mutually beneficial way to collaborate on reopening this kitchen, a project that will benefit both the individuals who work there and the economic development of Pittsfield in general.”

Benjamin Lamb, 1Berkshire’s vice president of Economic Development, added that “we are so thankful that we could work with the incredible team at Roots & Dreams and Mustard Seeds to put these resources toward good work that will have a long-term impact on our diverse entrepreneurial community. Having these one-time funds available and matching them with a partner doing deep and meaningful work is exactly the type of connective tissue building we love to support.”

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HOLYOKE — River Valley Counseling Center (RVCC), now a member of ServiceNet, has received a $912,000 award through the Healey-Driscoll administration’s Behavioral Health Supervising Clinicians Incentive Program, the largest award to a behavioral health provider in Western Mass.

This funding, from the Executive Office of Health and Human Services’ Behavioral Health Trust, supports stipends for licensed clinicians who supervise interns and unlicensed staff, a crucial but time-intensive role that often goes uncompensated.

“This funding allows us to truly support and retain the experienced clinicians who take on the critical — and often overlooked — work of supervision,” said Elaine Campbell, vice president of Clinical Services at ServiceNet. “It’s a step toward valuing the full scope of what they contribute.”

RVCC employs nearly 200 unlicensed clinicians who can see clients under supervision. With this grant, senior clinicians can dedicate more time to mentoring, with financial recognition that fosters retention and stability.

“When supervision is strong, new clinicians get the guidance they need, clients get better care, and experienced staff are more likely to stay,” Campbell said. “This funding helps us build the kind of learning environment where everyone benefits.”

Awarded over a two-year period, the grant offsets the time supervisors invest in training and mentoring, allowing RVCC to further build and sustain a high-quality path to licensure.

This selection reflects the breadth of RVCC’s reach: five outpatient clinics in Holyoke, Chicopee, Easthampton, Springfield, and Westfield, plus services in dozens of schools across Hampshire and Hampden counties.

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WESTFIELD — Westfield Bank donated $5,000 to the YMCA of Greater Westfield to help launch Ninja Zone, a new program that promotes fitness, confidence, and fun for local kids.

“We’re so grateful to Westfield Bank for supporting our exciting new Ninja Zone program,” said Andrea Allard, CEO of the YMCA of Greater Westfield. “Thanks to their generosity, children and families will soon be jumping, flipping, and growing stronger, physically and mentally. We plan to launch early 2026.”

The YMCA of Greater Westfield has served the region for more than 95 years, providing opportunities for youth development, healthy living, and social connection.

“Few organizations have the reach, impact, and heart that the Y does,” said James Hagan, president and CEO of Westfield Bank. “We’re proud to support their efforts — and to help bring this fun new offering to life for local families.”

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SPRINGFIELD — Dietz & Company Architects Inc. announced that architect Aditya Surendhra has earned the credential of LEED accredited professional with a building design and construction (LEED AP BD+C) specialty through the U.S Green Building Council (USGBC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting sustainability in the built environment.

The LEED AP BD+C designation denotes proficiency in current sustainable design, construction, and operations standards, and signifies expertise in green building and a LEED rating system. In order to achieve LEED certification, Surendhra completed a rigorous, multi-part exam to prove his knowledge on the subject.

Surendhra joined Dietz & Company Architects in 2020 as an architectural associate and is now an architect in its Cambridge office, where his focus is on design and project management for multi-family housing and community centers.

“I saw LEED certification as essential to my professional development and progressing my career,” he said. “The requirements of LEED certified design change your mindset to think of sustainability as part of the design process and integral to all decisions made from the start of design all the way through construction, instead of a group of bolt-on solutions. Due to client goals, the stretch energy code, and other specialized opt-in building codes in Massachusetts, many of my projects are already using several of these green methodologies and standards even when LEED certification isn’t being pursued. Overall, this additional knowledge complements other industry green building standards and certifications while providing added value for our clients to all of our projects.”

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EASTHAMPTON — bankESB announced a $5,000 donation to It Takes a Village, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting families in the rural Hilltown communities of Western Mass. The funding will help secure the future of Hilltown Village’s programs and contribute to its transformative capital project to establish a permanent community anchor in downtown Huntington.

It Takes a Village connects families with essential resources, education, and postpartum support while fostering strong community ties. In addition to sustaining these ongoing programs, the organization is embarking on a capital project that will create a welcoming, centralized space in downtown Huntington — a hub for programs, services, and community gatherings.

“We are honored to be the recipient of this gift from bankESB. It’s wonderful to know there are champions in our community who are willing to step forward and advocate for what ‘it takes a village’ means,” said Kenzie Kinsella, Communications and Development director at It Takes a Village. “With the bank’s contribution, we will be able to continue to not only update our building, but also preserve a historical landmark within the town.”

Matthew Sosik, bankESB president and CEO, added that “bankESB is proud to support It Takes a Village as they continue their important work for families in our community. This contribution not only ensures their programs can thrive, but also helps bring to life a project that will strengthen downtown Huntington and serve as a gathering place for the entire community.”

The donation was made through bankESB’s charitable giving program, the Giving Tree, which supports local nonprofits and initiatives that enrich communities across Western Mass.

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SPRINGFIELD — Brooks Fitch, on behalf of the Harrison Fitch Leadership Fund, is hosting a leadership greatness summit for 150 local youth scholars and leaders prior to the Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement. The event will be held at the new Hope Center for the Arts in Springfield (formerly known as CityStage) on Saturday, Sept. 6 from 3:45 to 5:45 p.m.

The event is being underwritten by generous sponsorship of the University of Connecticut, New Valley Bank & Trust, and the Beveridge Family Foundation, along with collaborative partners Basketball Hall of Fame, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, University of Connecticut, Alpha Psi Boule, Hazen Paper, Hope Center for the Arts, and Glenmeadow.

“The Fitch Fund has collaborated with young leaders at previous Hall of Fame events at Mohegan Sun; however, this is the first time that the fund is honoring Springfield area scholar leaders here in Springfield,” said Brooks Fitch, the founder of the Harrison Fitch Leadership Fund. “We are very excited to honor and inspire our next generation of local leaders in this unique way, tied to one of the most important annual events in Springfield.”

The student leaders will be treated to conversations with Hall of Fame inductees Bernard King and Cynthia Cooper.

“Both of these individuals embody the grace and persistence that is so important to young people,” said Jeff Sullivan, president of New Valley Bank. “New Valley is dedicated to investing in the next generation of leaders in our community. Nothing came easy to Bernard King and Cynthia Cooper in their journeys to get into the Hall. The young scholars can learn a tremendous amount from the drive and dedication that has to happen before any dream of Hall of Fame success can be realized.”

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CHICOPEE — Polish National Credit Union (PNCU) announced that Dominika Jasinska, recently crowned Polish Miss Massachusetts 2026, will represent the Commonwealth at the Miss Polish America national competition. Jasinska, a member of PNCU, won the Massachusetts title earlier this month, captivating judges with her grace, intelligence, and deep connection to her Polish heritage.

The Polish Miss Massachusetts Pageant, held annually in Holyoke, celebrates young women of Polish descent aged 18 to 25, offering scholarships and a platform to showcase cultural pride and leadership. Jasinska’s victory marks a significant milestone, and she is poised to make a strong impression at the national level, where she will compete against other talented Polish-American women for the Miss Polish America title.

“We are incredibly proud of Dominika and her dedication to representing our community and Polish heritage,” PNCU President and CEO James Kelly said. “Her journey is an inspiration, and we’re excited to cheer her on as she competes on the national level.”

In addition to her national competition preparations, Jasinska will participate in the Pulaski Day Parade in New York City on Sunday, Oct. 5 and the Pulaski Parade in Northampton on Monday, Oct. 13, celebrating Polish culture and community spirit alongside fellow residents and PNCU members. The PNCU community recently celebrated her achievement with a luncheon, attended by Chicopee Mayor John Vieau, who joined credit union employees in honoring Jasinska’s success.

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HOLYOKE — On Sept. 8, the Ideal-Dowd Insurance Agency office in Ludlow will relocate from 187 East St. to a new location a mile and a half away at 563 Center St.

“This move underscores our commitment to serving the Greater Ludlow community,” said John Dowd, president and CEO of the Dowd Insurance Agencies. “The new location provides more parking and wider access, along with more space for our growing staff. Our clients can continue to expect the same familiar faces and the exceptional service they’ve come to rely on.”

The new office offers a central location for convenient access, ample parking, and room to grow. The agency looks forward to welcoming clients to its new Ludlow location to review coverage, pay a bill, or simply stop by and say hello.

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NORTH ADAMS — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) will host its annual Constitution Day Lecture on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 4 p.m. in Murdock Hall, Room 218.

This year’s presentation, titled “Surveillance, Police, and Big Tech: Lessons from Baltimore,” will be delivered by Ben Snyder, associate professor of Sociology at Williams College. Snyder’s talk will focus on a 2020 partnership between Baltimore police and a technology startup to deploy aerial surveillance planes designed to reduce gun violence. Equipped with high-powered cameras, the planes recorded the movements of every person in public view across the city.

Drawing from direct observations of homicide cases, Snyder will examine how the program operated, why it largely failed, and the broader consequences of such for-profit surveillance initiatives on constitutional rights.

Snyder has taught at Williams College since 2018 and tells unique stories about how technology is shaping society from the perspective of everyday people. He is the author of two books: Spy Plane: Inside Baltimore’s Surveillance Experiment and The Disrupted Workplace: Time and the Moral Order of Flexible Capitalism. He has also published numerous scholarly and popular pieces based on immersive investigations of difficult-to-reach populations, from long-haul truck drivers to hedge fund traders to surveillance analysts.

Constitution Day was established as a federal holiday in 2004 and first celebrated in 2005, recognizing the signing of the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787 in Philadelphia. MCLA’s Constitution Day Lecture is free and open to the public and is made possible by its Department of History and Political Science.

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HOLYOKE — Holyoke Community College (HCC) is running a series of non-credit cooking and wine-tasting classes this fall at the HCC MGM Culinary Arts Institute.

Monthly sessions of both the cooking and wine-tasting classes run from 6 to 8 p.m. starting Thursday, Sept. 11, and will continue on Thursday, Oct. 16; Thursday, Nov. 13; and Wednesday, Dec. 10 at the HCC MGM Culinary Arts Institute, 164 Race St., Holyoke.

Valley wine writer Ken Ross returns to lead the wine-tasting classes. The four stand-alone sessions each focus on a different theme: organic wine (Sept. 11), Rhone wine (Oct. 16), California wine (Nov. 13), and holiday wine (Dec. 10). The classes cost $79 per session, which includes wine and light snacks.

The cooking classes are led by HCC culinary arts alumni and local chefs Diana Swanigan and Marangelly Vargas-Gonzalez: Sept. 11: charcuterie board workshop (Swanigan); Oct. 16: Mediterranean night (Vargas-Gonzalez); Nov. 13: una noche en España (Swanigan); Dec. 10: wine and tapas night (Vargas-Gonzalez). Each session costs $99, including food and drinks.

To register or read a more detailed description of each class, visit hcc.edu/food.

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SPRINGFIELD — Each month, Freedom Credit Union (FCU) provides its members, staff, and community with an opportunity to support a local nonprofit organization making a difference in the lives of local residents. For September, Freedom is partnering with the Alzheimer’s Assoc. to raise awareness and funds through its participation in the local Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Sunday, Oct. 26 at Holyoke Community College.

Through Sept. 30, community members are encouraged to visit any Freedom Credit Union branch to make a donation to benefit the Alzheimer’s Assoc., the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support, and research.

“Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia touch so many families, including our own staff and members,” Freedom Credit Union President Glenn Welch said. “We are proud to support the Alzheimer’s Association and participate in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, helping fund their critical work while honoring those we love who are affected by this devastating disease.”

In addition to collecting donations throughout the month, Freedom Credit Union will also field a team in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Oct. 26, joining thousands of participants across the region in the fight to end Alzheimer’s and all other dementia.

The Alzheimer’s Assoc. is a national nonprofit with a mission to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research, provide and enhance care and support for all affected, and reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health.

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Amy Ganci

PITTSFIELD — Greylock Federal Credit Union announced the hiring of Vice President, Business Banking Officer Amy Ganci, who joins the credit union’s Business Banking team.

“Amy’s holistic approach to serving small business will serve our community well. I am pleased to have her positive energy and deep knowledge base at Greylock Federal Credit Union,” said Jodi Rathbun-Briggs, senior vice president, chief lending officer. “Our current and future members will enjoy having her as a trusted advisor for commercial lending and business banking needs.”

As part of the Business Banking team, Ganci will originate and underwrite commercial loan products and collaborate on business development activities, serving as an advisor for Greylock’s members by providing insight and support to small businesses. She will interface with loan applicants, act as account officer for existing credit union relationships, and manage all aspects of business development.

“I am very excited to share my positive nature of helping people. I am truly a people person,” Ganci said. “I love to connect, hear their stories, and get a true sense and understanding of how I can add value to enlist and align Greylock’s mission to their mission.”

Ganci has nearly 25 years of experience in business banking; her most recent role was vice president at PeoplesBank, where she managed a robust portfolio of client relationships, developed new relationships and expanded existing ones, and worked closely with branch partners to provide solutions to both new and existing clients.

An active participant at her church and children’s schools, Ganci holds an associate degree in business from Greenfield Community College and has completed extensive coursework in business/financial management, psychology, and sociology from Westfield State University.

“What excites me most is joining a truly mission-driven organization,” she said. “I am thrilled to be a part of such a wonderful team and to be able to continue supporting the businesses and communities we serve.”