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IN THE GARDEN WITH LEE REICH: Cast your eyes on the castor bean, F6 ANTIQUES & COLLECTING: ‘Figural bottles,’ F2 HOME PLAN OF THE WEEK, F9 MORTGAGE RATES: Slight increase to 2.96%, F10 WMASS DEEDS, F10

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Terry and Kim Kovel | Antiques and Collecting

‘Figural bottles’ can still sell for high prices

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IGURAL BOTtles” are just what you would imagine — bottles shaped like living creatures or familiar objects.

The earliest American clear glass figurals were made in the 1860s. In 1866, Dr. Fisch packaged his bitters medicine in, what else, a fish-shaped bottle. Brown’s Celebrated Indian Herb Bitters was sold in a bottle shaped like a standing Indian woman, from about 1868 to 1875. Dr. Bell’s Tonic was sold in a dark amber figural bell-shaped bottle in about 1875.

Probably the best-known antique figural was used by E.G. Booz from about 1858 to 1870. It is an amber log cabin with the name Booz embossed on the top. Since 1931 several reproductions have been made. Booz sold whiskey in the bottles; many taverns had them on their shelves and customers asked for “Booz,” the word still used in bars for whiskey.

Generic figurals were popular bottles in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Probably the best known are violin, pig or fish bottles, all still being made.

Some vintage glass bottles that copy a trademark, such as a Butterworth syrup bottle shaped like Mrs. Butterworth or the man representing Poland Springs water, made it easy to find the product on the grocery shelf.

Figurals helped make Avon — originally called the California Perfume Company in 1886, changing its name in 1929 — to become a successful cosmetics company with fancy packaging and home sales.

There was a collecting frenzy from the 1960s to 1980s for the empty, no-longer-made figural bottles. Unfortunately, empty bottles were stolen from the bottle factory and sold to collectors as rare, increasing the supply and lowering both prices and collector interest.

But many other companies had unusual old figurals that

This bottle shaped like a Prussian military helmet was described in the catalog as one of the most unusual figural bottles they had ever auctioned. It was made about 1890. “Seidel & C. / Hoflieferanten / Breslau” is on the base.

Auction price with premium: $780.

CURRENT PRICES Current prices are recorded from antiques shows, flea markets, sales and auctions throughout the United States.

Prices vary in different locations because of local economic conditions.

Smith Brothers biscuit jar, green & brown ivy, cream ground, square shape, silver lid with finial, bail handle, 7 ¼ inches, $55.

Rudolstadt group, 5 girls holding hands, around well, playing Ring Around the Rosy, pink print dresses, flower band, porcelain, Ernst Bohne Sohne, 6 ⅝ inches, $175.

Doll, Vogue, Ginny, Miss 1910, plastic, mohair wig, brown sleep eyes, 5-piece body, blue dotted Swiss dress, snap shoes, 1950, 8 inches, $290.

Furniture, coffee table, geometric base, black paint, round marble top, designed

by T. Muller & I. Barringer for Kittinger, 1950s, 14 x 42 inches diameter, $315.

Marble carving, pedestal, dark green, Classical style, carved spiral twist, incised standard, octagonal base, c.

1920, 41 x 10 inches, $650.

Cut glass ice tub & underplate, Carolyn pattern by J. Hoare, flared, 2 triple notched handles, notched plate, American Brilliant Period, 6 ¼ x 10 inches, $750.

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Several Japanese porcelain makers used marks that included cherry blossoms or similar flowers. The letter “K” may stand for the name of the porcelain factory that made the set, or it may be the mark of the decorating shop.

It’s not possible to identify the maker. Your set was made for export to the United States, which required the country or origin on objects imported into the United States beginning in 1891. The word “Nippon” was used for Japan until 1921. Your set was made between 1921 and 1940, when production ceased during World War II.

still sell for high prices. This rare 7-inch bottle shaped like a Prussian military helmet was made about 1890 of dark amber glass with a wooden spike and a partial German label. It sold in an online auction by Glass Works Auctions of East Greenville, Pennsylvania, for $780.

ing board with a National Washboard label on it. What is its value if I refinish it? Or is it better to keep it as is?

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The National Washboard Co. was incorporated in Chicago in 1903 and eventually had plants in Saginaw, Michigan, and Memphis, Tennessee. The company’s ironing boards and washboards were sold through Sears, Roebuck and Montgomery Ward mail-order catalogs.

National Washboard became a division of Wabash Screen Door Co. in 1907 and continued in business until the 1970s.

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“Some people feel like nesting and just want to paint everything. Others feel claustrophobic. Many have figured out they need more elbow room.”

The great decluttering GRETCHEN RUBIN, AUTHOR, ‘OUTER ORDER, INNER CALM: DECLUTTER AND ORGANIZE TO MAKE MORE ROOM FOR HAPPINESS’

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A large pile of donations is dropped off at a Goodwill.

Like other charities, Goodwill had to cut off donations early in the pandemic when warehouses were filled. Now large numbers of people are donating things they decluttered while stuck at home. (BILL O’LEARY /

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But then the empty-nester took a good, hard look around the home she had lived in for 27 years. “I said, ‘Oh my, I have to do something here,’” Weinstein says. “I saw that I had saved everything that I have ever owned.”

Not since the January 2019 purging tsunami inspired by Marie Kondo’s tidying Netflix series have Americans been so inspired to edit the junk out

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of their homes. But this time, amid stay-at-home orders and social distancing guidelines, our options for getting rid of that junk are limited. Yard sales are risky. Some charity donation drop-off centers remain closed. And some municipalities have limited bulk trash collection.

“People are feeling their spaces right now,” says Gretchen Rubin, author of nine books, including “Outer Order, Inner Calm: Declutter and Organize to Make More Room for Happiness.” “Some people feel like nesting and just want to paint everything.

Others feel claustrophobic.

Many have figured out they need more elbow room. Some are thinking, ‘I don’t want to waste something I’m not using. I want to put it back out in the world.’”

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“We’re getting a lot of first-time renters who realize a dumpster is an efficient way to dump things from garage or basement clean-outs or small DIY renovation jobs.”

MATT OWINGS, FOUNDER OF NEXT DAY DUMPSTERS IN GAITHERSBURG, MD.

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At 123Junk, the normal spring-cleaning surge extended into June and July, says Collin Wheeler, president and founder of the Washington-area company. He says business is still brisk, and the company will recycle and donate as much as it can. “We loaded up our warehouses and packed them in as tight as we could until we could donate items.”

Professional organizers have been helping clients deal with stuff, and many have begun virtual appointments.

When clients had no place to put bags, professional organizer Monica Friel, founder of Chicago’s Chaos to Order, and her team often just put trash bags of clothes in the trunks of their own cars or in their offices for later donation. “It’s hard to keep bags hanging around; you don’t want your clients to dig back into them,” she says. “If we don’t take them away, we label them and tie them up so there isn’t such an urge to go through them again.”

Jaime Hayes, co-owner of Bethesda’s Good Order DC, says many of her clients accumulated piles of things

to give away with nowhere to put them. She put some in her own garage until she could get a pickup from a local charity.

Dumpster rental companies are other junk-related businesses that have seen growth during the coronavirus outbreak. Matt Owings, founder of Next Day Dumpsters in Gaithersburg, Md., was expecting all segments of his business to decline during the pandemic, but his residential business has nearly doubled compared with last year. “We’re getting a lot of first-time renters who realize a dumpster is an efficient way to dump things from garage or basement clean-outs or small DIY renovation jobs,” Owings says. His two-week rentals start at about $400.

In March, when Debbie Epstein Henry, a public speaker and expert on women’s career issues, realized her three sons would return home during the pandemic, she rented a dumpster. “At first, life really felt out of control, but if you can get organized, it gives you a feeling that you’re more in control,” says Henry, who has lived in the same house outside of Philadelphia for 23 years.

She and her husband and sons (ages 19 to 24) spent 10 week-

ends combing through every closet and drawer. Working together and listening to music, they bagged clothes and toys that filled three carloads for Goodwill. They tossed rusted bicycles, broken furniture and beat-up kitchenware directly

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She’s delighted that she can open a closet without stuff falling on her head, and she has rediscovered precious photos and handwritten recipe cards from relatives now gone.

“The pandemic has brought a lot of sadness, and we are all managing in different ways,” Henry says. “We found comfort in family treasures and in reliving some of our experiences and memories. It was really worthwhile my boys could be part of the process. This is a small way our family could feel productive and donate what we no longer needed.”

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In June, when an aunt offered Weinstein an entire set of family room furniture, she looked at her basement rec room and envisioned a hangout space for her four grandchildren. But it was stacked to the ceiling with overflowing shopping bags, a set of 1962 World Book encyclopedias, old TVs and boxes of toys from her now 30-something -year-old kids. Energized, she took action. Her aunt’s house was going on the market, so there was a deadline. For 10 days, Weinstein, a real estate agent, worked from morning to night, filling dozens of trash bags. “I felt so much lighter,” she says. Weinstein hired Shred-it to pick up and dispose of four giant bins of old files. And she called 1-800-Got-Junk to haul away the rest.

Claudine Rubin, owner of the Washington franchise of 1-800-Got-Junk, says that in March, business slowed down as people stayed home and attempted to adjust to their new reality. “Then in April, we saw a huge surge,” Rubin says. “As waste removal, we were considered an essential business. Many dumps were closed to the public, and bulk pickup was suspended in a lot of areas. You couldn’t make donations. That’s where we got our spike.”

Like others in the hauling business, Rubin transitioned to no-contact junk removal with protective gear and payments over the phone. Customers texted photos of their busted beach chairs or dented filing cabinets to minimize contact. For treadmills and sofas, employees went inside with masks and gloves.

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Lee Reich | In The Garden

For a tropical feel in the North, cast your eyes on castor bean

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There is another reason, besides that mentioned previously, for not nipping out those castor bean flowers, and that is so that the plant can make seeds.

The spiny seed capsules — hot pink on my plants — are decorative in their own right.

And the seeds are easy to save for planting the following spring — much easier that trying to get keep canna tubers or banana trees indoors for winter.

Castor bean seeds also are quite pretty, being large and shiny, and often having interesting black and white or pink markings.

For all their eye appeal, remember that they are, like the rest of the plant, extremely toxic. Ingesting even one could kill a child, so store them safe from curious young hands.

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Email them to me at garden@ leereich.com and I’ll try answering them directly or in this column. Come visit my garden at leereich.com/blog.

Even in Northern gardens, a seed of castor bean, planted in spring, rapidly grows to give the atmosphere of a tropical oasis.

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WELTERING HEAT soil. Still, some gardeners try and bright sunlight do to chase off moles by dropping castor bean seeds into not a tropical garden mole tunnels, or by watering make, even if many common garden plants, from castor oil into the ground. marigolds to okra, do hail Around now, castor bean from the tropics. That tropplants slow down as they ical look comes from lush, channel some of their energy bold foliage. into making flowers and Cannas provide such foliage, then seeds. Don’t nip out but get off to a slow start and those flowers trying to get a need the right storage condiplant to grow even bigger, as tions if the tubers are to be car- you might with some other ried through the winter. Some annual grown for its foliage.

Northern gardeners create Individual flowers are unimpressive, but they are massed instant tropicana by planting in fuzzy stalks that complebanana trees outdoors each ment the broad swaths of summer after storing them shiny foliage. through winter indoors, Those chilled into a leaves can semi-sleep.

What is My vote for grow quite ominous is the best plant large, as for tropicalizing that every part much as 3 a nook here in feet across. of the plant the North is Among the castor bean. It’s many varietexcept for the ies of castor easy to grow oil is extremely bean are and to carry on ones with from one year to poisonous. bronzy green the next, and it Think twice leaves and grows quickly.

Castor bean is stems, before planting red an annual plant, ones with castor bean if but don’t think bright green that means it’s and young children leaves only going to white veins, are around. grow a couple and ones with of feet tall by blood red the end of the season. If leaves and stems. you planted a castor bean The one I planted this seed last May, by now you’d year has dark red leaves have a shrub or small tree and stems. Like any worthy 6, 7, or more feet high. The tropical plant, the large, lush plant practically leaps out of leaves of castor bean — especially this dark red one the ground. It does have an enormous thirst and appetite, — seem to cool things down so needs a rich soil and plenty even if you don’t actually sit in their shade. of water.

That great thirst probably And now for the darker side gave rise to castor beans’ of castor bean: No, not castor alleged ability to keep moles oil, that foul-tasting fluid that and malaria at bay. Both was forced down the throats scourges thrive where there is of previous generations when an abundance of moisture — they were ill as children. the moles for the earthworms What is ominous is that that thrive in moist soils, and every part of the plant except the malaria for the resultant for the oil is extremely poisonous. Think twice before mosquitoes.

Castor bean plants can planting castor bean if young draw water up and out of the children are around.

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ago, but they were smaller than the ones you have, ranging from 3 by 5 inches to CONTINUED FROM PAGE F2 8 by 6 inches. If your photos weren’t taken by Vroman, but How can I find the val- by another photographer on ue of old prints of the Hopi, the expedition, they might be Pueblos and Zuni peoples? worth less, and if they were The pictures are from developed in the 1980s, they expeditions in the Southare probably not platinotypes. west made from about Contact an auction that specializes in selling photographs 1899 to 1905 by Adam Clark Vroman and several to see if they can give you an other photographers. They idea of what you can expect to worked together and processed each other’s plates.

I bought 20 of these prints from the grandson of one of the photographers in 1987. He made the prints from the original glass plates. Each print is 16 by 20 inches and is matted and framed. How can I estimate value so I can sell them?

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Simple enough for any woodworker, the project is constructed one case at a time, following the same steps each time; only the dimensions change.

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Oso Easy puts the fun back in growing roses

By Norman Winter

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The first spray opened up in my Oso Easy Peasy rose and I thought, “Wow, they have captured the essence of a fine heirloom.” This was like a breath of fresh air, as I had fallen in love with antique and heirloom roses when becoming the director of the American Rose Society years ago.

Oso Easy Peasy is a landscape rose being brought to us by Proven Winners, but there is a connection to the American Rose Society, as it was selected as an Award of Excellence Winner in the no-spray division. This means exactly what the name says; it can’t get any easier than this rose for the landscape.

Oso Easy Peasy made its debut in garden centers this year. The Garden Guy is lucky in that I had an early shot at it and for two years it is been just what the doctor ordered, giving me beautiful flowers, though I have offered it a big dose of neglect. This year in the garden I did give it some nice partners. Those glorious hot-pink-magenta flowers are born at the base of an 8-foottall windmill palm and combined with Royal Hawaiian Maui Gold elephant ears. The lime green and hot pink rock.

This shows you the versatility of Oso Easy Roses.

They excel from large sweeps or drifts in the landscape, incorporating with perennials in the cottage garden and yes, even with tropicals if it’s your heart’s desire. One of the most memorable mixed containers I have ever photographed featured Oso Easy Paprika, a wonderful orange and yellow blend, and Beyond Paradise copper plant. A tropi-

This Oso Easy Peasy rose at The Garden Guy’s house was given the Award of Excellence from the American Rose Society and is just as the name suggests. (NORMAN WINTER / TNS)

Oso Easy roses are suitable for mixed containers. Here, Oso Easy Paprika rose, Beyond Paradise copper plant, AngelFace angelonia and Supertunia Royal Velvet create a stunning combination. (NORMAN WINTER/TNS)

Oso Easy Urban Legend is also an Award of Excellence winner and will dazzle all summer as it reaches 40-inches tall.

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cal combination of incredible warm colors.

I relished the trials for the Award of Excellence when I was director of the American Rose Society as it was reminiscent of university trials and in some ways more rigorous.

At the time they were geared mostly for miniatures but now incorporates miniflora, today’s landscape shrubs.

Oso Easy Peasy isn’t the only winner Proven Winners has from the American Rose Society as the red-hot Oso

Prune Oso Easy roses in late winter to early spring, just before new growth resumes. Typically, the roses will triple in size after pruning, so plan on cutting back by two-thirds.

Easy Urban Legend is also a winner. Vibrant red with a crown of yellow stamens makes this one of the most sought-after roses for the landscape. Of course, as with Award of Excellence winners

it is packed with disease-resistance and performance.

Oso Easy Peasy and Oso Easy Urban Legend, reach about 40 inches tall with an equal spread while Oso Easy Paprika, the wonderful orange selection, is smaller reaching 24 inches in height with a 36inch spread. There are 10 Oso Easy selections giving you a variety of color and habit perfect for today’s modern landscape.

Roses need six to eight hours of direct sun each day.

Morning sun is essential, but a little afternoon shade is tolerated. Good air movement helps the dew and rain dry quickly, further enhancing the inherent disease resistance, so space about 3 to 4 feet apart depending on your variety.

Before you plant your roses, get the beds prepared by incorporating three to four inches of organic matter and tilling to a depth of 8 to 10 inches. The ideal soil pH for roses is between 6-6.5. Planting on raised beds further maximizes good drainage. By all means, finish your bed or planting with a good layer of mulch.

Feed your roses with a slow release or controlled release fertilizer per formula recommendation. Apply at the start of spring growth and again in mid-summer. I like to prune Oso Easy roses in late winter to early spring, just before new growth resumes. Typically, the roses will triple in size after pruning, so plan on cutting back by two-thirds.

In the landscape, your options will seem to be endless.

Be bold — plant enough to make a landscape impact using them with your favorite perennials and a few splashes of annuals. Don’t forget mixed containers too. Oso Easy puts the fun back into growing roses.

Norman Winter is a horticulturist, garden speaker and author of “Tough-as-Nails Flowers for the South” and “Captivating Combinations: Color and Style in the Garden.”

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Cynthia J. Palazzi and Cynthia J. regarding a covid-19 vaccine, higher over the past week.

Thomas J. Bobrowski to Nicholas Pullen to Brian J. Palazzi, 27 Norris fueled the increase - although From a low of 0.52% on Aug. 4 Lamontagne and Mia Lamontagne, St., $150,000. doubts about the federal it closed at 0.69% on Wednes57 Fernwood Drive, $255,000.

David V. Scarpa to NJRE Property day. Les Parker, managing government’s ability to agree U S Bank, trustee, and Truman Group LLC, 91 Mill St., $110,000. on a new coronavirus relief bill director at Transformational 2016 SC6 Title Trust, trustee of, to Diane Sarrazin and Mark Sarrazin

By Kathy Orton Mortgage Solutions in Trevose, appeared to hinder some of James D. Roberts-Manning, 942to Indira Manohar Broska and Washington Post Pennsylvaia, would not be the upward motion.”

944 Shoemaker Lane, $155,000.

Joseph Broska, 3 Wagon Wheel For the first time in three For the past several months, surprised to see yields continZachary M Rheault, Marissa A. Drive, $390,000. weeks, mortgage rates ue to rise. the Federal Reserve has been Rheault and Marissa A. Giallanza Emerald City Rentals LLC, to reversed course and moved “If they do, then expect buying mortgage-backed to Carlo A. Maloni, 54 Washington Jeremy Daunais, 23 Fenton St., Ave., $222,500. higher. mortgages rates to rise more,” securities — or MBS as they $255,000.

According to the latest data are often known — which are he said. “Why? Because the Blandford.

Emil A. Roymans to Wholesalers released Thursday by Freddie bundles of mortgages sold on a Fed will step back from supProperty Co., LLC, 12 Bowles Road, Aleksandr Martynenko and Jeanne Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate av- secondary market. When a bor- porting mortgage-backed seMartynenko to Sean Bienvenue, $1,000,000. erage increased to 2.96% with rower takes out a loan such as a curities and allow the relationNorth Blandford Road, $45,000.

Heather A. Zielenski and Jeffrey an average 0.8 point. (Points 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, a ship between the 10-year yield M. Bonneau to Diane Sarrazin, 35 are fees paid to a lender equal lender often bundles that loan and mortgage rates to move Allison Lane, $362,000.

BRIMFIELD towards historical norms.” to 1% of the loan amount and with other loans into an MBS Jeremy L. Daunais to Amanda Leif R. Johnson and Catherine M. Bankrate.com, which puts are in addition to the interest and then sells it to investors.

Marie Cotto and Jeffrey Craig BarJohnson to Douglas M. Kirkpatrick rate.) It was 2.88% a week ago Interest rates for loans are usu- out a weekly mortgage rate saleau, 55 Royal Lane, $203,000. and Melinda A. Kirkpatrick, 58 ally based on MBS prices. When trend index, found that twoand 3.60% a year ago. The Jessica Gagne to Adam Kroll Warren Road, $170,000.

MBS prices go up, secondary thirds of the experts it sur30-year fixed average has and Tara Kroll, 162 Meadow St., remained below 3% for four of market prices go down. (It’s not veyed predict rates to go up in $157,000.

SEE DEEDS, PAGE F11 the coming week. Elizabeth unlike U.S. Treasurys. When the past five weeks.

Freddie Mac, the federally Rose, sales manager at AmCap prices go up, yields go down.) chartered mortgage investor, Mortgage in Dallas, disagrees.

The Fed’s unlimited MBS buying has been pushing prices up aggregates rates from around She expects rates to hold 80 lenders across the country and driving down rates. steady.

“Mortgage-backed securities to come up with weekly na“News of a possible vaccine, 30 YEAR – 15 YEAR – tional average mortgage rates. have sold off pretty dramaticoupled with hotter-than-excally in the last few days,” said pected inflation numbers and It uses rates for high-quality Michael Becker, branch man- plenty of supply, sent the mortborrowers who tend to have ager at Sierra Pacific Mortgage gage bond market over a cliff, strong credit scores and large APR* APR* in Lutherville, Maryland. pushing rates slightly higher down payments. These rates “This is sending mortgage this week,” Rose said. “The are not available to every rates higher. Whether this bond market was overdue for a borrower.

The 15-year fixed-rate is simply a correction from correction. The question now average slipped to 2.46% with overbought conditions in the becomes, is this just a temporary correction or the beginan average 0.8 point. It was mortgage-backed securities 2.44% a week ago and 3.07% a market over the last few weeks ning of a new trend to higher year ago. The five-year adjust- or the beginning of rates mov- rates? The good news is we are able-rate average held steady ing higher and higher, only near a support level that should at 2.9% with an average 0.4 time will tell.” hold in the week ahead, keeping mortgage bonds steady and point, same as a week ago. It The yield on the 10-year * All rates based on credit score. Rates subject to change. Rate may increase due to loan to value. Loan processing fee of $500 collected at closing. Rate locks good up to 45 days. rates unchanged.” was 3.35% a year ago.

Treasury has moved steadily “Mortgage rates moved higher this week, rising in recent days at the fastest pace in months,” said Matthew Speakman, a Zillow econoCheck rates at: http://findnsave.masslive.com/local-ads/c-13410/bank mist. “The strong increase ended a six-week stretch in which rates trended slowly and consistently downward, APR: 3.141 15 Yr Fixed 2.875 0.000 $333 20% 2.904 a trajectory that reflected the Points: 0.000 10 Yr Fixed 2.875 0.000 $333 20% 2.917 LIC# 613363 pessimism brought upon by a Fees: $333 30 Yr Fixed www.monsonsavings.com Monson Savings Bank surge in coronavirus cases and APPLY online at monsonloans.com Rate % Down: 20% uncertain availability of fiscal LEGEND: The rate and annual percentage rate (APR) are effective as of the publication date. The APR may increase after consummation and may vary. Payments do not include amounts for taxes and insurance. The fees set forth for each advertisement above may be charged to open the plan (A) Mortgage Banker, (B) Mortgage Broker, relief. Stronger-than-expected (C) Bank, (D) S&L, (E) Credit Union, (BA) indicates Licensed Mortgage Banker, NYS Banking Dept., (BR) indicates Registered Mortgage Broker, NYS Banking Dept., (loans arranged through third parties). “Call for Rates” means actual rates were not available at press time. All rates are quoted on a minimum FICO score of 740. Conventional loans are based on loan amounts of $165,000. Jumbo loans are based on loan amounts of $424,100. Points quoted include discount and/or origination. Lock Days: 30-60. Annual percentage rates (APRs) are based on fully indexed rates for adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs). The APR on your specific loan may differ from inflation figures over the past the sample used. Fees reflect charges relative to the APR. If your down payment is less than 20% of the home’s value, you will be subject to private mortgage insurance, or PMI. FHA mortgages include both UFMIP and MIP fees based on loan amount of $165,000 with 5% down payment. VA mortgages include funding fees based on loan amount of $165,000 with 5% down payment. The Republican does not guarantee the accuracy of the information appearing above or the availability of rates and fees in this table. All rates, fees and other information are subject to change without notice. The Republican does not own any financial institutions. Some or all of the couple days, along with some companies appearing in this table pay a fee to appear in this table. If you are seeking a mortgage in excess of $424,100, recent legislation may enable lenders in certain locations to provide rates that are different from those shown in the table above. Sample Repayment Terms-ex. 360 monthly payments of $5.29 per $1,000 borrowed encouraging developments ex. 180 monthly payments of $7.56 per $1,000 borrowed. We recommend that you contact your lender directly to determine what rates may be available to you. To access the NMLS Consumer Access website, please visit www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org. To appear in this table, or report any inaccuracies call 413-788-1050.

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BUCKLAND Gina M. Kenrick and Jonathan E. Kendrick to Carly S. Vernon, 34 Sears St., $260,000

CHICOPEE Anthony J. Sarnelli and Linda F. Sarnelli to Dennis R. Tetrault and Claire A. Tetrault, 19 Hudson Ave., $235,000.

Brittany L. Caouette to Abigail Farrar, 57 Colonial Circle, Unit C, $132,500.

Partyka Partners Limited Partnership, Partyka Partners GP Trust, trustee of, and Joan Partyka, trustee, to Heri Cabrera, 14 Sherman Ave., $219,777.

Gerard R. Lamarche and Raymond E. Lamarche Jr., to Roberto Ramirez and Ana Ramirez, 56 Pondview Drive, $225,000.

Jenny P. Mendoza, Jenny P. Salazar and Herman A. Mendoza to Ronald Gardner, 65 Partridge Lane, $145,000.

Joseph T. Trombley to Yauhen S. Kot, 88 Moore St., $215,000.

Kevin J. Sullivan, Keith M. Sullivan and Kim A. Murphy to Abdulrahman Nassir, 70 Park St., $75,000.

DEERFIELD Sandra S. Maki to Jane O. Frydenlund and John E. Frydenlund, 4A Duncan Drive, Unit 43, Meadows of Deerfield, $219,000.

Sarah J. Lewison to Mary Catherine Ingram, 76 Horseshoe Drive, #76, $128,100.

Sergey Dikan and Milana Dikan to Susan Camacho, 13 Keith St., $210,000.

Susan Reynolds and Donna Labrie to Mark Raymond Lincourt and Joyce Ellen Lincourt, 200 Lambert Terrace, Unit 31, $160,000.

Tina M. Hogan, Paul J. Jamrog and Joann M. Barrett to Jeffrey Dirico, 77 Fedak Drive, $245,000.

Walter S. Wood LLC, to Mahavir Patel, trustee, and Karm Realty Trust III, trustee of, 70-90 Main St., $1,082,500.

Yelena Kulakova and Milana Mitaliyeva to Yelena Kulakova, 102 Winthrop St., $100.

rain Stage Road, $70,000.

Patricia M. Archambault and Ryan M. Archambault to Erin S. MacLachlan and Adam M. Williams, 43 Underwood Hill Road, $275,000.

Kwon In Sook, Yun In Sook and Yun Jae Woong to Jinbyoung Nam and HOLLAND Hwa Yi Sun, 82 Stillwater Road, $385,000.

Maple Ledge Associates Inc., to Christopher H. Storer, 16 Lake Leonard M. Finkowski and Audrey Drive, $197,000.

M. Finkowski to Ronald C. Wetherby, 3 Wequamps Drive, $257,500.

EAST LONGMEADOW Claremont Home Improvement LLC, to Xavier L. Williams and Elizabeth Riezinger, 153 Elm St., $267,500.

David R. Champagne and Julie E. Champagne to Gina M. Durant-Thayer, 43 Meadow Road, $315,000.

Drew P. Sadowsky and Ashley R. Sadowsky to Jose M. Recio and Kasia M. Preneta, 78 Nottingham Drive, $614,000.

Jeffrey C. Botta and Susan L. Botta to Patrick J. Haggerty and Sarabeth G. Haggerty, 82 Evergreen Drive, $465,000.

JJJ17 LLC, to Francheska Salas and Lydia Santana, 389 Elm St., $212,000.

Prem Thanaratnam and Cindi Thanaratnam to Jennifer E. Rachele, 20 Cross Meadow Road, $437,500.

Kirk D. Hutton and Cynthia J. C. Hutton to Revampit LLC, 281 James Sarah J. Gale to Leonides Berrios St., $85,000. and Maria Medina, 35 Virginia Linda M. Nawracaj to Stephen M. Lane, $238,000.

Janik, 40 Clark St., $275,000.

Thomas A. Finnie and Christine A. Martin Omar Franco Bermudez and Finnie to Sherrill Oake, Lawrence Maria D. Carrasquillo to Michael J. Libow and Katie Freeman, 22 Rock, 81 Summit Ave., $200,000.

Kronvall Lane, $560,000.

Mike Kamyshin and Alesya Zhengdao Xu and Xuanyi Tao Kamyshina to Afanasi Cojan to Michael B. Cruz and Michael and Dina Cojan, 141 Empire St., B. Cruz Jr., 286 Westwood Ave., $400,000. $279,000.

Regeant Mailloux and Dawn Larder to Lynne Desilets, 60 Pembroke Place, $229,900.

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GRANVILLE Wackerbarth Box Manufacturing Co. Inc., to William K. Levan and Lee A. Levan, Granby Road, $150,000.

GREENFIELD Jeffrey L. Graham to Iancu Placinta, 18 Laurel St., $75,000.

HAMPDEN Joseph Broska, Indira M. Broska and Indira M. Lalchandani to Guadalupe M. Arevalo, 139 South Martin St., $202,000.

HEATH Linda Potter to Patricia A. Morrison and Richard H. Morrison, 146 Col-

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Kevin D. Mattia and Michelle L. Mattia to Cam Francescone, 78 Branch St., $320,000.

Majid Mehmood, Mahmood S. Awan and Shazia Awan to JoeJoe Properties LLC, 410 Frank Smith Road, $267,500.

Michelle Sun Hong and Erik Hong to Nam Hun Kim and Deborah J Kim, 23 Cheshire Drive, $623,000.

Nagham S. Jafar and Senan Abdul-Hamed to Jared D. Young and Kristen H. Young, 27 Rosemore St., $302,500.

Stephen J. Furman, Heather Y. Bellamy H. Schmidt, Sally Meredith Williams and Heather Furman and Meredith E. Schmidt to Timoto Chelsea Cunard and Jessica thy Hanlon, 106-108 Hitchcock St., Stephens, 124 Massachusetts Ave., $231,750. $286,000.

Beth A. Bartley, representative, Teren E. Branson and Zachary B. Beth A. Glidden, representative, Branson to Kevin Mattia and MiKristen M. Glidden, representative, chelle Mattia, 74 Cambridge Circle, Kristen M. Krestik, representative, $420,000. and Patricia A. Glidden, estate, to Lawrence W. Preston, 177 Bemis Road, $273,000.

LUDLOW Brahaman Holdings LLC, to William Steffen and Anna Claire Steffen, 25 Cherry St., $270,000.

Gator LLC, to Carmen Feliciano, 318-320 Oak St., $215,000.

James P. Lavelle Sr., to Joseph Paul Lemelin, Joseph Lemelin and Kyla Rose Lemelin, 244 Lower Westfield Road, $305,000.

James T. Tisdell and Maureen M. Tisdell to Gerald L. Stobbe, 1134 Northampton St., $290,000.

Jeffrey B. Wilga Jr., to Kristine M. Faszcza, 269 Whitney Ave., $275,000.

Jennifer Dolan Goodyear to Lauri A. Solomon, 192 Walnut St., $156,500.

Joanne C. Bligh to Surong Shuai, 49 St Kolbe Drive, Unit 49B, $116,900.

Joseph Paul Lemelin and Kyla Rose Lemelin to Elizabeth Heston, 44 Edbert Drive, $213,000.

Lillian A. Freniere to Marilyn A. Dunn, 48 Sterling Road, $255,000.

Lisa A Dauley, Lisa A. Golembiewski and Patricia A. Dauley to Anne Marie Charron, 63 King St., $219,000.

O’Connell Properties Inc., to Gladysh Capital LLC, Dwight Street, $8,000.

LONGMEADOW Anne F. Herzog and Hollis C. Graham to Rebecca Penneau and Timothy Quinn, 101 Riverview Ave., $261,500.

Annette E. McCary to Bonnie Engelman, 364 Green Hill Road, $787,000.

Carlos A. Martins and Maria F. Martins to George M. Gomez and Amber R. Gomez, 39 Deer Hill Circle, $530,000.

Danny Gerasimchuk and Liliya Gerasimchuk to Cheryl King, 865 West St., $395,000.

Inspired by Opportunity LLC, to Restaurant Holdings LLC, 484 Center St., $1,049,293.

Joaquim Batalha and Grace F. Batalha to Adrienne D. Robar and Michael T. Robar, 164 Erin Lane, $346,000.

John Rottman and Susan Rottman to Kelly Peterson, 49 Miller St., $265,000.

Matthew J. Hilario and Meghan A. Hilario to Monique Marie Dubois, 54 Elm St., $210,000.

Pioneer Sewall LLC, to Kirby D LLC, 360 Sewall St., $120,000.

Ryan N. Merceri, Samantha A. Merceri and Samantha A. Crowther to Adam Guthier, 107 Coolidge Ave., $147,000.

MONSON Denali Properties LLC, to Brittany Anne J. Williams and Lucas D. Caricchio, 4 Fern Hill Road, $230,000.

Karla A. Gilman and Keith W. Gilman to Austin Lee Gilman, 256 State St., $185,000.

Lynn Makara to Alex J. Walsh and Elizabeth A. Walsh, 36 Bridge St., $189,000.

Thomas D. Smart Jr., and Carol Ann Smart to Justin Pascale, 8 Beckwith Road, $259,000.

Wilmington Savings Fund Society, trustee, Christiana Trust, trustee, Jason A. Cenicola and Kara E. Bark- and Pretium Mortgage Acquisition er to Joanna Beachy, 20 Brittany Trust, trustee of, to Dominic JaraRoad, $658,000. millo and James Orsulak, 33 Main St., $150,000.

MONTAGUE Thomas N. Tompkins to Christian David Rountree and Laura Elizabeth Rountree, 282 Greenfield Road, $330,000.

Guo Li Xin and Qiu E. Liu to Yuerong Chen, 58-62 L St., $295,000.

Fenwick LLP, to Maple Street Productions LLC, 20-22 Maple St., $261,300.

Justin D. Killeen to Graciela Vega, 158 Old Sunderland Road, $316,500.

Andrei Agapov and Galina B. Agapov to James Robert Carr, 115 Federal St., $265,000.

William Steffen and Anna-Claire Steffen to Pamela B. Kennedy, 30 X St., $215,000 Stephen Gamache and Ashley J. Williams to Eric M. Cole 2020 Irrevocable Trust, John D. Funk and Amy G. Cole, trustees, 9 James Ave., $191,000.

NORTHFIELD MTGLQ Investors LP, by attorney, New Penn Financial LLC, Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing and Newrez LLC, attorney, to Christopher A. Scott and Susan A. Scott, 40 North Lane, $220,000.

Heather Taferner to Adrienne L. Beaupre and George C. Bremner, 155 Main St., $247,200.

ORANGE US Bank NA, trustee, by attorney, Rushmore Loan Management Services LLC, attorney, to Anthony McCormack-Corda, 182 North Main St., $112,000.

John L. Desrosiers and Rebecca LaFountain to Gabrielle R. Winant and Thomas E. Winant, 52 Lois St., $35,950.

Wells Fargo Bank NA, trustee, by attorney, PHH Mortgage Corp., attorney, to Alyre P. Saulnier, 221 West Main St., $89,723.

US Bank Trust NA, trustee, by attorney, Selene Finance LP, attorney, to Jeffrey Earl Burke, Marie Ann Larabee-Chandler and Lisa Marie Songer-Burke, 145 Fryeville Road, $178,500.

Ruth S. Shaw Irrevocable Real Estate Trust, Meredith S. Larson, trustee, to Jason Yates, 270 Wheeler Ave., $225,000.

PALMER David R. Art to Justin Senecal and Mykala Walsh, 1044 Circle Drive, $265,000.

Dimitri A. Bryant to Rhonda A. Zina and Richard J. Zina, Calkins Road, $1,000.

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Deeds CONTINUED FROM PAGE F11 Frederick J. Kotowski to Beth Anna Marie Brosnahan, 25 Geraldine St., $217,000.

Joao C. Guerra and Maria L. Guerra to Vivian M. Tran, 46 Walnut St., $217,000.

John E. Martin and Nichole M. Martin to Nicholas Lloyd and Sierra Thorpe, 1724 North Main St., $207,500.

Kathleen R. Gardner to Shaun Doscher, 14-20 Lathrop St., $242,000.

Robert D. Jones and Sheryl Jones to David Kiser and Jane Kiser, 21 Colonial St., $329,900.

Ryszard Fudali and Anna Fudali to Bukowski Properties LLC, 88-96 Springfield St., $188,713.

Sierra E. Eurkus, Sierra E. Kaiblick and Charles Kaiblick to Sean Damon and Meghan Brill, 64 Breckinridge St., $238,000.

Syed W. Hashmi and Shumaila Hashmi to Sayyada Tabassum and Muhammad Siyyar, 15 Barlow St., $200,000.

SHUTESBURY Julian F. Janowitz Revocable Trust, Honor Judd, trustee, and Julian F. Janowitz Estate, Honor Judd, personal representative, to Robert Samuel Clay and Brittany Morgan Janis, 711 Wendell Road, $540,000.

Atif Khan to William M. Collins and Julia M. McKim, 84 Commonwealth Ave., $261,500.

Atif Khan to William M. Collins and Julia M McKim, 80 Commonwealth Ave, $261,500.

Barbara S. Russell, Nancy J. Donohue and Elizabeth R. Del Peschio to Jillian Sawicki, 119 Willowbrook Drive, $186,000.

Bretta Construction LLC, to Lenworth D. Parker and Alicia M. Parker, 198 Gilbert Ave., $269,900.

Byron Walker to Jennifer Coll-Ortiz and Alexis Huertas Diaz, 160 Marion St., $125,000.

Campagnari Construction LLC, to Eric A. Martins and Alex M. Foley, 94 Glenoak Drive, $236,000.

Carolyn L. McNamara to Danielle Couture, 25 Shefford St., $175,000.

St., $190,000.

Gene F. Coache to Matthew Dinatale, 31 Meadowlark Lane, $195,000.

Glenn A. Goulet, representative, and Jane M. Goulet, estate, to Mary-Anne Goodsell, 130 Senator St., $273,000.

Guilherme F. Rodrigues, representative, and Mario D. Rodrigues, estate, to Daniel Dias, 30 Jerilis Drive, $138,000.

Jeremy Wizeman, Nicole Pollard Wizeman and Nicole Ann Pollard to Thomas E. Price III and Christine R. Price, 314 Edgewood Road, $373,000.

John G. Klenakis and Ann M. Klenakis to Paige N. Derry, John M. Thompson and Linda J. Thompson, 196 Forest Park Ave., $245,000.

Carrasquillo Fix Up LLC, to Loren E. Jose M. Quintanilla and Vilma C. Boynton-Schimmel, 70 Haskin St., Quintanilla to Rogelio Marquez, 10

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MTGLQ Investors LP, to Junior Properties LLC, 157 Kensington Ave., $140,000.

Tassinari Construction Inc., to James P. Kelley, 17 Jonquil Drive, $100,000.

Community Services Institute Inc., to 1695 Main Street LLC, 16911699 Main St., $550,000.

Thomas A. Jenco and Mary Jenco to Leah M. Robillard, 52 Aspen St., $212,000.

No Limit Investment Inc., to J&S LLC, 85 Hayden Ave., $85,000.

Thomas E. Palmer to Willie Mae Palmer, 38-40 Armory St., $10,000.

Nolava LLC, to Birch Properties LLC, 20 Parkside St., $27,500.

Thomas L. Bretta to Marvin Osei Bosompem, 163-165 Dubois St., $265,000.

Norma Bermudez-Acosta, Norma Caron and Carol A. Caron to Aishea S. Alvarez, 93 Francis St., $207,000.

Nu-Way Homes Inc., to Juan Villalba, 24 Nagle St., $275,000.

Wade T. McDowell Sr., and Janice D. McDowell to Robert A. Couture, 1061 Parker St., $159,000.

Raymond Cliche, James Millot and Linda Nugent to Christina

Xiuyu Ma to Scorpio Investments LLC, 140 Chestnut St., Unit 505, $36,000.

Yarkin Ilicali to Merle Zamansky-Coen, 37 Jamestown Drive, Units 37, G-118, $168,000.

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Castle 2020 LLC, to Denial Bond and Luke Delisle, 272 Meadow Drive, $44,000.

Robert J. Deluca to Donald E. Conkey and Karen M. Conkey, 14 Southview Drive, $242,000.

Steven R. Treglia and Jessica Treglia to Gregg P. Desmarais and Michelle E. Desmarais, 78 Hillside Road, $525,000.

Walter Biedrawa and Stefania Biedrawa to Mackenzie Michael and Christopher Roberts, 7 Nicholson Hill Road, $439,864.

SPRINGFIELD Adnan Eddy Paloja to Christian J. Velez, 646 Alden St., $249,000.

Aimee L. Reyes and Ruben G. Gonzalez to Taisha Magdeline Reyes, 36 Frontenac St., $165,000.

Ameco-Jar LLC, to William St. Holding LLC, 169 William St., $210,000.

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Chad Lynch and James Rocca to Patrick Johnson and Danielle Johnson, 42 44 Chester St., $190,620.

Christian F. Jurgensen to Sueann Acevedo, 115 Bulat Drive, $214,000.

Sorrento St., $154,500.

Katty Shouverer to Elinor L. Kolbier and Sean Kolbier, 54 Hood St., $165,000.

Kelnate Realty LLC, to J&S LLC, 90 Andrew St., $135,000.

Christopher M. Ryan and Julie Ryan Lady S. Bedoya and Javier R. Calto Joshua Rutola and Felicia Rutola, deron to Justin Labrie, 23 Craig St., $194,700.

12 Manchester Terrace, $220,000.

Luz N. Pacheco and Luz N. Fuentes Christopher T. Bernier to Carter Lavorante and Meagan Moorhouse, to Severno Alicea, 19-21 Clayton St., $138,500.

346 Newhouse St., $216,000.

Cig2 LLC, to Willie Omar DeJesus and Maria Delmar Perez, 37 Wexford St., $245,000.

Daniel M. Laduke and Cathryn A. Laduke to Tiffany Ann Farrell and Dorothy H. Farrell, 93-95 Edendale St., $235,000.

Domingos M. Barroso and Maria Emilia Barroso to Anthony Cianflone, 62 Malden St., $199,900.

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Robert E. Kilman Jr., to Joseph Cardenas and Rhianna Cardenas, 107 Dartmouth St., $231,000.

Mary L. Davila to Alexa Morales, 42 Stuart St., $205,000.

Michael M. Bajorek and Stanley M. Bajorek to Luis R. Lopez DeJesus, 18 Brittany Road, $195,000.

Rolondo Pagan and Magdalena Pagan to Walkis Figueroa, 5 Annies Way, $230,000.

Michael P. Drees and Dana M. Drees to Ellen M. Donohue, 36 Magnolia Terrace, $294,000.

Springfield City to AG Properties Llc, Cedar St, $303.

MPower Capital LLC, to William Aldoy Jr., 1515 Carew St., $194,000.

Emily G. Bouwer and Dylan R. Pincince to Kelsey Robare, 25 Fiddlehead Lane, $150,000.

Judith Herron to Edward C. SchafLaPointe, 68 Fallston St., $190,000. fer and Karleen D. Schaffer, 69 Otter Pond Trail, $377,500.

Revampit LLC, to Kevin P. Simonds, Richard M. Toni and Dorothy C. 73 Catalina Drive, $240,000.

Toni to Wilbert Sanchez, 37 Upper Ricardo Ortiz to Vincent M. DeceOtter Drive, $179,000. sare, Vincent Decesare and Meggie W. Decesare, 87-89 Johnson St., $125,000.

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Roberta R. Leopold and Richard H. Leopold to Javier Lamoutte and Luis Javier Lamoutte, 83 Fairfield St., $245,000.

Moltenbrey Builders LLC, to Rafael Antonio Castillo and Karla Marie Rodriguez, 173 Canterbury Road, $396,500.

Wachezaji Investment Group LLC, to Elvis Smith, 99-101 Princeton St., $265,500.

Randall E. Chaves, Darren M. Chaves and Angela F. Prenosil to Garrett Lumsden and Lisa Lumsden, 1294-1296 Worcester St., $150,000.

SOUTHWICK James P. Gastringer to Joseph Reed, Doreen Reed, Oscar Jobs and Barbara Jobs, 37 Iroquois Drive, $480,000.

Timothy Kirsch to MPower Capital LLC, 87 Quincy St., $80,000.

Springfield City to Luis Crespo and Angela Torres, Union St, $24,150.

Stephen E Hays to Kristen E LLC, 175 Forest Park Ave., $235,000.

Stephen Nemphos and David J. Deroche to Recovery Housing LLC, 135 Main St., $600,000.

Susan P. Hubbell and Howard A. Whyte to Daniel Arsenault and Marie Arsenault, 203 Union Road, $375,000.

WEST SPRINGFIELD Abraham J. Macutkiewicz and Sarah May C. Macutkiewicz to Juan Pablo Simeon Branche and Rachel Mary Methot, 21 Primrose St., $180,000.

Alexandra D. Lowe and Alexandra D. Asadoorian to Anton Busanschii and Ecaterina Busanschii, 22-24 Whitney Ave., $245,000.

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Erin Marshall of Marietta Ga., launched the blog Live Pretty on a Penny in 2012 as a way to chronicle her and her husband’s DIY journey as the new owners of a 1990s foreclosure home. She recently joined staff writer Jura Koncius for The Washington Post’s Home Front online chat. Here is an edited excerpt.

Q. Which items do you

need in a space before shopping for anything. Things I try to do as inexpensively as possible include custom wall treatments like board and batten, picture-frame molding and peel-and-stick wallpaper, because those add the biggest impact without spending a ton. Paint does this, too. Items I tend to spend more money on sofas, mattresses and other similar pieces, because you will get longevity out of your investment. If I am on the fence about a room makeover, I might find a piece at a store that inspires me to move forward with the makeover.

always purchase as inexpensively as possible, and which items do you spend more money on? Are you always on the lookout for well-priced items and then let the find dictate the What are your faproject, or do you decide on the project and then go vorite stores to buy budget-friendly home acceshunting? sories?

I like to figure out what I

Q.

A.

Deeds CONTINUED FROM PAGE F12 Awad and Hamda M. Al Awad, 57 Burford Ave., $166,500.

Brandon P. Bryan and Ashley M. Ingegmeri to Nicholas M. Hudson, 28 Buckingham Ave., $240,000.

Charles E. Molnar and Kalena L. Molnar to Krupeshkumar A. Mehta, 103 Grandview Ave., $390,000.

Donald M. Klime, representative, and Andrea R. Whitney, estate, to MJ Homes LLC, 137 Sibley Road, $130,000.

Harlan B. Ladd to Kelly M. Maslanka, 120 Rogers Ave., $286,000.

Ian J. Molbury and Leah K. Byrd to Joseph R. Giguere Jr., 76 Charles Ave., $245,000.

James W. Smith to Brandon P. Bryan, 215 Forest Glen, $286,500.

Jeffrey A. Webber and Joanne L. Tattersall to Christopher Taylor Bernier and Karen M Olinski, 61 Harwich Road, $345,000.

Joel C. Olko, Crystal A. Olko and Crystal A. Pereira to Erik C. Jones, 45 Rochelle St., $223,000.

Jory M. Taylor and Rachel A. Taylor to Maurice Thomas, 80 Brush Hill Ave., Unit 33, $142,200.

Karen M. Olinski to Jonathan Carl Francisco and Emily Francisco, 64

Cass Ave., $190,000.

Kathryn Provencher Bunnell, Lauren Selker and Lauren Provencher to Iris Castro, 124 Overlook Drive, $243,000.

Kevin F. Barnes and Thomas P. Barnes to Kenneth A. Butts, 804 Piper Road, $155,000.

Nikolay Potafiy and Raisa Potafiy to Ghulam Reza Danesh and Atafa Nawrozi, 99 Morgan Road, $275,000.

William V. Bonfitto Jr., Janet F. Bonfitto, Janet F. Platosz and Rita L. Bonfitto to Revampit Llc, 15 George St., $85,000.

WESTFIELD Annette Grace and Annette Grace-Gelsomini to Paul M. Bovat and Doraleen A. Bovat, 64 Susan Drive, $315,000.

A. My absolute favorite

places are Goodwill or pretty much any local thrift store, HomeGoods, Marshalls and T.J. Maxx.

Q. I’ll be moving into a

rental unit soon. There’s a display area right next to the front door that’s a tiny closet with six glass shelves and no door. It’s probably about two feet wide and six feet high. I don’t really love a space with books and decorative items, but I want to find a useful way to fill this space. I’m considering putting baskets on the shelves to hold gloves, hats and more, but how would you do it?

A.

I think creating a functional space near the door is

Cory J. Liptak and Heather Liptak to Jeremy J. Wizeman and Nicole Wizeman, 1 Canterbury Lane, $410,000.

Curt E. Miller and Karen S. Miller to Vanessa Mangie Etienne and Lee Joise, 60 Hawks Circle, $410,000.

Bruce D. Kenyon Sr., to Cyrena R. Hess, 92 Roosevelt Ave., $203,000.

Christopher R. Pedersen, Katherine J. Pedersen and Katherine J. Auby to Gregory S. Russian, 82 Montgomery St., $241,400.

Q. How do you find hid-

den gems in thrift stores?

A.

I go at the beginning of the week when the store opens. That is the only way to find the best of the best. If I can’t make it by Wednesday morning, then I usually avoid going until the next week.

People typically donate on the weekends, so the gems are usually put out Monday to Wednesday mornings.

Frederick H. Ryan to Michael A. Freedman, 96 Russellville Road, $295,000.

Gregg P. Desmarais, Michelle E. Desmarais and Robert L. Desmaris to Ross Howard and Christina Howard, 41 Canal Drive, $320,000.

Matthew P. Wzorek, Hannah M. Wzorek and Hannah M. Israel to Israel Real Estate Co., Inc, 187 Tannery Road, $290,000.

Q. What are some frugal

changes you can make in your home during this pandemic to make it feel cozier?

A.

Q.

Randy G, Stone, trustee, Ramon Desouza Torrecilha, trustee, Stone Revocable Trust, trustee of, and Ramon Desouza Torrecilha 2014 Trust, trustee of, to Lawrence T. Gwozdz, 24 Harvest Moon Lane, $629,900.

WHATELY Kyle J. Monahan to Joel S. Monahan, 305 Haydenville Road, $250,000.

David M. Dove and Laurie C. Dove to Jaclyn J. Jones and Perrine Meunier-Jones, 129 Conway Road, $310,000.

Michael F. Szady, Carol A. Therrien, “aka” Carol A. Therrien-Szady, to Casey A. Hensel and Ashley E. Marcinkowski, 33 Egypt Road, $376,900.

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Michael Desabrais and Barbara Desabrais to Richard Rodriguez, 9 Kellogg St., $239,000.

4BS Investments LLC, to Brandon Savoie, 649 Springfield St., $295,000.

Michael F. Downey to Pavel Usatyy and Yelena Usataya, Angelica Drive, $96,000.

Anthony J. Falcetti to Edward C. Frazier, Marianne C. Frazier and Michelle Woloshchuk, 2205 Boston Road, Unit M127, $210,000.

Orlando J. Roman-Rodriguez and Kayla Hitchcock to Brandi Damon, 15 Dudley Ave., $190,000.

A.

I would say any board and batten project that I’ve done in my home. If you are new to DIY, I highly suggest starting here. These projects are easy to do, they take a space up a notch immediately, and they cost little to nothing. Plus, you don’t need many tools.

Changing out pillows is always a great step. You can also hang family pictures; create a gallery wall with pictures you’ve had in your phone What budget projforever. Change outdated ects do you feel have the light fixtures and upgrade biggest bang for your buck, your lightbulbs. Changing a especially for a beginning paint color can help bring new life into a space and make it DIYer? cozier.

Robert J. Kelley and Jean Kelley to Eric M. Hastings to Gerald White and Melissa Pirolo, 109 Franklin St., Adina A. Pignatare, 90 Pineridge Drive, $420,000. $195,000.

Melissa L. Utzinger to Sandra H. Gil and Lisa Utzinger Shen, 20 Anthony J. Casale, Kaitlyn C. Casale Eastwood Drive, $370,400. and Kaitlyn C. Garrity to Joseph Mercer Island Realty Inc., to Birkner, 846 East Mountain Road, Lauren K. Jones, 25 Sunset Drive, $257,000. $365,000.

Benjamin A. Saczawa and Karen M. Saczawa to Arlene M. Roselli and Todd Roselli, 273 City View Boulevard, $299,900.

genius. Functionality is key, so if it were me, I would go for the baskets, and if you have the space, you can add some hooks to hang coats.

David J. Statham to Norma McCain, 2205 Boston Road, J89, $200,500.

Duc Hoang Huynh and Thanh T. Lam to Hector R. Rosado Torres and Kiaralys Rivera Quinones, 3123 Boston Road, $182,000.

Elaine K. Bredvick and Elaine Whalen to Luke J. Mastroianni and Anna Mastroianni, 3 Echo Hill Road, $625,000.

Faith K. Egan to Rosinski Realty Inc., 119 Silver St., $40,000.

Inna Moraru and Radu Moraru to Roman Moraru, 11-13 Cottage Ave., $243,000.

James A. Gianfelice and Andrew C. Hough to Vincent C. Moretti and Shannon B. Moretti, 13 Cooley Drive, $392,000.

Janice K. Dunn, representative, and Elinor R. Kimmer, estate, to David H. Hiller Jr., 19-21 Cottage Ave., $244,900.

Joseph P. Crowley, Susan E. McCombe, Susan E. McCombe-Crowley and Laurie E. Webb to Amy Dutton, 5 Linwood Drive, $240,000.

Preston Beadling to Antonio Carvalho and Maria Carvalho, 2 Brainard Road, $210,000.

Sau-Ching Wong to Syed Hashmi and Shumaila Hashmi, 16 Winterberry Drive, $420,000.

Thomas J. Brennan and Carolyn F. Brennan to Riley J. Brennan, 1 Miles Morgan Court, $300,000.

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0 Ide Road

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA

To be Sold on the Premises

Features:

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COLONIAL STYLE HOME

4 Water Street WILLIAMSTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS

To Be Sold in its Entirety & Individually on the Premises of 76 School Street

109 Hillcrest Avenue LONGMEADOW, MASSACHUSETTS

“LOCATED ON CORNER OF WATER & MAIN STREET” To be Sold on the Premises

Features:

1% BROKER INCENTIVE OFFERED!!!

1% BROKER INCENTIVE OFFERED!!!

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THIS AUCTION:

We are doing our best to ensure our staff and customers are safe as possible, so we may take necessary precautions to maintain health and safety protocols. The COVIDVIRUS still remains a potential risk in any permitted public gathering. All auction sale attendees should remain mindful to observe social distancing and all other CDC and government health cautions. We cannot be responsible for any violations by any persons, or risk of contraction in any event. Please maintain 6’ distance between yourself and others. Please do not attend if you are experiencing any symptoms of illness or have been exposed to someone who has, or have traveled outside of the United States in the last month. Masks Required.

Aaron Posnik

• LONGMEADOW •

• 2-STORY MANUFACTURING/OFFICE BUILDING • • SINGLE STORY COMMERCIAL BUILDING •

• Single Story Commercial Building • ± 1,984 S/F of Gross Building Area • • 1st Floor: Retail Space • Kitchenette • Break Room • (1/2) Bath • (± 1,784 S/F) • • Brick Exterior• Loft: (2) Offices (± 200 S/F) • Basement: Office Space • (1/2) Bath • • Gas Fired HVAC System • Central Air Conditioning • Hardwood & Carpeted Floors • • Flat Roof with Skylights • Drywall Ceilings • Incandescent & Florescent Lighting • • 200 AMP Electrical Service • Paved Parking for ± 4 Vehicles • Public Water & Sewer •

Terms of Sale: Sale Per Order Of Mortgagee $15,000.00 Initial Deposit Cashier’s or Emil J. George, Esq. Certified Funds. Deposit to be Increased To George & Mccarthy, P.C. 10% of the Purchase Price Within 10 Business 2 South Street, Pittsfield, MA Days. 5% Buyer’s Premium Applies. Other Attorney For Mortgagee Terms to be Announced at Time Of Sale.

• GREENFIELD •

COMMERCIAL BUILDING

• 0 Ide Street is a ± 1 Acre Residential Lot • • 162’ Frontage Along Taconic Country Club • ± 306’ Depth • • Public Water & Sewer Available • • Parcel ID: 341/132.0-0018-0000.0 FY •

of the Firm of

PUBLIC AUCTION

FRIDAY, AUGUST 21ST STARTING at 11:00 A.M.

• WILLIAMSTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS •

VACANT RESIDENTIAL LOT

PUBLIC AUCTION

THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH at 12:00 P.M. (NOON)

Terms of Sale: $15,000.00 INITIAL DEPOSIT SALE PER ORDER OF MORTGAGEE CASHIER’S OR CERTIFIED FUNDS. EMIL J. GEORGE, ESQ. DEPOSIT TO BE INCREASED TO 10% OF THE OF THE FIRM OF GEORGE & MCCARTHY, P.C. PURCHASE PRICE WITHIN 10 BUSINESS DAYS. 2 SOUTH STREET, PITTSFIELD, MA 5% BUYER’S PREMIUM APPLIES. ATTORNEY FOR MORTGAGEE OTHER TERMS TO BE ANNOUNCED AT TIME OF SALE.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THIS AUCTION:

We are doing our best to ensure our staff and customers are safe as possible, so we may take necessary precautions to maintain health and safety protocols. The COVIDVIRUS still remains a potential risk in any permitted public gathering. All auction sale attendees should remain mindful to observe social distancing and all other CDC and government health cautions. We cannot be responsible for any violations by any persons, or risk of contraction in any event. Please maintain 6’ distance between yourself and others. Please do not attend if you are experiencing any symptoms of illness or have been exposed to someone who has, or have traveled outside of the United States in the last month. Masks Required.

Aaron Posnik

“CLOSE PROXIMITY TO DOWNTOWN”

76 School A/K/A 80 School Street GREENFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS

79 Davis Street GREENFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS

SEND for DESCRIPTIVE PICTURED BROCHURE or VISIT our WEBSITE at WWW.POSNIK.COM SALE PER ORDER OF MORTGAGEE KEVIN D. PARSONS, ESQ. OF THE FIRM OF KEVIN D. PARSONS, ATTORNEY AT LAW 30 BRIDGE STREET, SHELBURNE, MA ATTORNEY FOR MORTGAGEE

Terms of Sale: ENTIRETY: $20,000.00 DEPOSIT

BY BANK, CASHIERS, OR CERTIFIED CHECK. INDIVIDUALLY: $10,000.00 DEPOSIT BY BANK, CASHIER’S OR CERTIFIED CHECK. 5% BUYER’S PREMIUM APPLIES ON EACH PROPERTY. OTHER TERMS TO BE ANNOUNCED AT TIME OF SALE.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THIS AUCTION:

We are doing our best to ensure our staff and customers are safe as possible, so we may take necessary precautions to maintain health and safety protocols. The COVIDVIRUS still remains a potential risk in any permitted public gathering. All auction sale attendees should remain mindful to observe social distancing and all other CDC and government health cautions. We cannot be responsible for any violations by any persons, or risk of contraction in any event. Please maintain 6’ distance between yourself and others. Please do not attend if you are experiencing any symptoms of illness or have been exposed to someone who has, or have traveled outside of the United States in the last month. Masks Required.

Aaron Posnik

“CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ROUTE 91” To be Sold on the Premises

Features:

• 2 - Story Colonial Style Home • • ± 75’ Frontage on Hillcrest Avenue • Total of (6) Rooms w/ (3) Bedrooms & (1 ½) Baths • ± 1,364 S/F of Gross Living Area • • Full Basement • Brick Exterior • (2) Fireplaces • • Public Water & Sewer • Zoned: RA-1 • ★ Enclosed 3-Season Porch ★ Two Car Attached Garage ★ Sale Per Order of Mortgagee Attorney Steven Weiss

Of the Firm of Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C.

1441 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01103 Attorney for Mortgagee

Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 Deposit Cash or Certified Funds.

Deposit to be Increased 10% of the Purchase Price within Five Business Day of the Auction.

5 % Percent Buyer’s Premium Applies.

Other Terms to be Announced at Time of Sale.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THIS AUCTION:

We are doing our best to ensure our staff and customers are safe as possible, so we may take necessary precautions to maintain health and safety protocols. The COVIDVIRUS still remains a potential risk in any permitted public gathering. All auction sale attendees should remain mindful to observe social distancing and all other CDC and government health cautions. We cannot be responsible for any violations by any persons, or risk of contraction in any event. Please maintain 6’ distance between yourself and others. Please do not attend if you are experiencing any symptoms of illness or have been exposed to someone who has, or have traveled outside of the United States in the last month. Masks Required.

Aaron Posnik

AUCTIONEERS•APPRAISERS

AUCTIONEERS•APPRAISERS

AUCTIONEERS•APPRAISERS

AUCTIONEERS•APPRAISERS

West Springfield, MA • Philadelphia, PA 413-733-5238 • 610-853-6655

West Springfield, MA • Philadelphia, PA 413-733-5238 • 610-853-6655

West Springfield, MA • Philadelphia, PA 413-733-5238 • 610-853-6655

West Springfield, MA • Philadelphia, PA 413-733-5238 • 610-853-6655

www.posnik.com • E-Mail:info@posnik.com

www.posnik.com • E-Mail:info@posnik.com

www.posnik.com • E-Mail:info@posnik.com

www.posnik.com • E-Mail:info@posnik.com

MA Auc. Lic #161 • PA Auc. Lic. #AY000241L

MA Auc. Lic #161 • PA Auc. Lic. #AY000241L

MA Auc. Lic #161 • PA Auc. Lic. #AY000241L

MA Auc. Lic #161 • PA Auc. Lic. #AY000241L

F16 | SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 2020

8/31/2020.

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