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lights visually clash, but you may also experience power issues.

• Decide how much you want to spend. Would you rather save money now or over time? A box of 50 mini-incandescent lights can cost as little as $3 in a big-box store, whereas a 50-count

“If you know you like Christmas and will be decorating for years to come, build up a collection. Initially, you might buy clear lights and then add colors in subsequent years.

You aren’t locked in, because you can mix and match and rearrange strings.”

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hat’s Christmas without holiday lights? For starters ... no worries that a hot bulb will melt your favorite plastic Snoopy ornament, or fears that adding one more string of lights will plunge your den into darkness.

And maybe your heart won’t skip a beat when you receive your December utility bill.

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Frank Skinner, director of marketing for online retailer Christmas Lights, Etc

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able these days.

As a consumer expert, I know how to find a great deal, but I haven’t untangled a string of lights in years — since I moved to the city from a larger home in the mountains.

So I asked several experts for their advice on light features, safety, storage and more. Here are our illuminating tips.

• Make a plan. It doesn’t have to be elaborate. Mike and Jenn Onstott, whose spectacularly lit Commerce City, Colorado, home attracts thousands of spectators annually, suggest asking yourself: Do I want lights everywhere or in a few select spots? A classic look or more modern? Showy or subdued? Take some Yes, they have a reputation measurements. Remember: A for being a hassle. But holiday 10-foot rail may need 16 feet lights have changed. Thanks of lights if you plan to wrap it to LED technology, the night- tightly so the lights are close mares of Christmases past together. Choose a theme or have largely been resolved. color scheme.

Even Clark Griswold would Frank Skinner, director of approve of the more reliable, marketing for online retailer energy-efficient options avail- Christmas Lights, Etc, says:

string of LED lights may start at $10. Outdoor-specific or commercial-grade lights will cost more. Although incan“If you know you like Christdescent lights are less expenmas and will be decorating sive, they use significantly for years to come, build up a more electricity and typically collection. Initially, you might last one to three seasons. buy clear lights and then add Though pricier, LED lights colors in subsequent years. are energy-efficient, allowing You aren’t locked in, because you to plug more lights in you can mix and match and to one outlet. And although rearrange strings.” most LED light manufacturSEE LIGHTS, PAGE F3 • Choose your bulb. With ers say they will last up to five their soft, warm glow, traditional incandescent lights evoke cozy memories for many. But the more vibrant LEDs have come a long way.

LEDs use far less electricity, stay cool to the touch, last longer and come in a variety of shapes, sizes, lens styles, colors and finishes.

Stepping through helps reduce slip Over the past six years, the and fall accidents Onstotts have converted 90% of their 27,000 lights to LED, • More affordable than We can also install: walk-in tubs!

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seasons, Skinner says test sets lit 24/7 at his company offices are still burning bright after seven years.

• Buy with confidence.

Take note if lights are rated “indoor” or “indoor/outdoor.”

The latter are usually more durable. Depending on your local climate, you may want to buy commercial-grade lights that hold up to extreme heat or cold. If you are especially picky, check a sample light string if the lights are on display in the store. Major brands, such as Wintergreen or Kringle Traditions, that supply detailed specifications (such as wire style, color or plug) to manufacturers will stamp their name on the tube near the plug. That’s a clue that the product is of a higher quality.

• Try outside-the-box tricks. Substitute icicle lights (normally used outside) for traditional strings if you want a well-lit indoor tree, suggests Albie Mushaney, host of the HGTV holiday special “You’ll be Home for Christmas.”

Instead of wrapping your tree 20 times, you may only need two strands and three to four wraps to achieve the same amount of coverage and light.

Jenn Onstott says to look for lights with faceted bulbs and add reflective ornaments to your tree, so you don’t need as many lights. If you have children or pets, consider erecting and decorating some sort of barricade around your lit tree.

Incandescent lights do get hot to the touch, and pets that

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chew may find light strings tempting. The Onstotts use a baby gate. Mushaney, who has two Great Danes, built a small picket fence.

• Know your power. I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating: The biggest difference between LED and incandescent lights is the amount of electricity used.

For example, Mike Onstott redid a reindeer display at his home. The original, with 300 incandescent lights, used 122 watts; the new version, with 360 LED lights, uses three watts. “When you’re not pulling as much power, you can put up more lights without short-circuiting your home,” Jenn Onstott says. You need to determine not only what outlets are available, but also what else in your home — lamps, electronics, appliances - is being powered by that circuit. A kilowatt meter ($20 to $30) easily monitors an outlet’s power usage, so you don’t overload it and trip the breaker.

• Minimize hazards.

Remember: Water and electricity do not mix. For outdoor displays, buy lights with a “sealed connection.”

That means the base of each bulb has an acrylic seal to

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permanently affix it to the on, then turn off a few hours can often find lights and wire, keeping moisture out. other decorations discountlater. ed by as much as 75% to To avoid standing water (or • Store lights properly. snow), Mike Onstott recomEveryone has their own pre- 90%. Mushaney says he sets mends using stakes to keep ferred method for keeping the following year’s theme plugs above the ground. He their lights organized when based on what he scores at a also wraps any electrical they aren’t in use. Skinner discount. connections in plastic bags says to simply wrap lights • Look into recycling secured by a rubber band. in a circular pattern or roll options. Christmas lights And Skinner says you them into a ball. Then store are made from copper, glass shouldn’t use a staple gun to them in a box. The Onstotts and plastic - valuable mahang lights. “You risk nicksuggest looping them, but in- terials that can actually be ing or ripping off the recycled and If you have children or pets, consider reclaimed. wire coating, causing erecting and decorating some sort of Contact your a potential electrical city’s municishort.” Instead, use barricade around your lit tree. pal solid waste inexpensive clips to stead of using the “palm and office. Many will recycle the attach lights to your roof or elbow” technique common- lights if you bring them in. gutters. As a timesaver, in They may even run collection lieu of clips, Mushaney rims ly used to store extension days for old lights or point his house and windows with cords, start by dangling the strand and make decent-size you to a drop-off spot. If you small screw-in hooks and loops, as if you were spoollive in Maryland, Pennsylvaleaves them up year-round. ing a cord onto a vacuum nia, Virginia or the District, • Take the easy route. cleaner without a hook at you can drop off your lights at Sure, you could invest the the bottom. Use Velcro or zip any Mom’s Organic Market. time, money and effort ties to keep cords together.

• Get online help. You’ll in hand-wrapping lights find all sorts of guides for around the trunks of outdoor Sort lights into plastic bins, and label either by location holiday lighting on topics trees or artfully decorating or specific tree. Mushaney bushes, but you don’t have hangs outdoor lights over to. Manufacturers have developed reasonably priced chairs to dry, then puts lights trunk-wrap lights (essential- in plastic grocery bags — one ly lights woven into netting strand per bag — with the with loop clasps) that expand plug hanging out. Bags go and stretch around a tree into storage tubs labeled trunk. Net lights can be eas- “inside” or “outside.” ily draped over bushes and • Take advantage of hedges. So he doesn’t have post-Christmas sales. Alto run out nightly, Mushaney though retailers run sales in November and December, uses a solar switch on a timer. At sunset, his outdoor to get the best deals, shop right after Christmas. You lights automatically turn

including artfully wrapping tree trunks, safely hanging lights on gutters or calculating wattage. Christmas Lights, Etc has a collection of lighting and decorating resources on its website, christmaslightsetc.com.

Serious decorators should check out the Planet Christmas Forum (planetchrist mas.com) or search for fellow holiday light enthusiasts in Facebook groups.

• Make memories. No matter the design, Christmas lights brighten the holidays, and they may spread joy far beyond your front yard. “I grew up poor, and my family had to find ways to entertain us kids, so we drove around looking at holiday lights on houses,” Mushaney says.

“That created wonderful memories I’ll always remember. Now, maybe my house will be one that families drive by and build memories, too.”

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Grow your own olive tree as houseplant

’M NOT SUGGESTING olive trees to replace spruces, firs, and other conifers that are our traditional Christmas trees.

Still, an olive tree, symbolizing peace and a tree you actually would find growing in Jerusalem, is an appropriate accompaniment to the holiday season. Even if you’ll never see strings of light bulbs corralling cut olive trees together on bare lots of land the way they do cut Christmas trees, you could grow your own olive tree. Grow it as a houseplant.

I’ll bet you’re thinking that an olive tree grows too large to keep year after year as a holiday houseplant. Well so do — or would — many other houseplants, including such tropical trees as schefflera, rubber tree, and weeping fig.

All these trees are kept to Lilliputian proportions by having their roots cramped into pots and their stems occasionally lopped back. Less than ideal growing conditions, unavoidable indoors, also helps stunt growth.

An olive tree is even better adapted to living indoors than are the many houseplants that come from lush, tropical forests. On the dry hillsides of the Mediterranean, where olives are native, their deep roots do have access to water.

But for much of the year the air there is bone dry — just like in

our homes in winter! Fertilizer salt buildup is sometimes a problem with houseplants, and olive trees also tolerate this in good stride.

The hardest part of growing an olive tree is going to be getting a plant. There are a few routes to follow here.

You could start with seeds.

Seeds from pickled or cured olive fruits will never sprout, so purchase seeds (Hudsons Seed Catalog, www.jlhudson seeds.net) or squeeze them out of ripe fruits if you happen to be where olive trees grow or can have someone send you some. Clip off their pointed ends, sow them in pots, and then wait four or five months.

Young olive trees will reward your patience with their rapid growth.

Another route to an olive tree is with cuttings, which, again, you can lay hands on if you happen to be where the trees grow or you can have sent. Decades ago, I had an olive tree that had started life as a small, leafy cutting that I had furtively yanked from the base of a small tree growing in a university greenhouse. I’m not suggesting a repetition of my crime, but young sprouts do root readily if their tops are kept in humid air with a covering of glass or clear plastic.

Other kinds of cuttings also root readily, and need less attention to maintenance of

pattern turns craggy and its trunk becomes gnarled.

There’s little chance that you’ll ever pluck a bountiful crop of fruit from your indoor olive tree. Ideally, the plants need to be drenched in sunlight and chilled below 50 degrees for a couple of months each year before flower buds poke forth along new shoots.

(Still, I’ve harvested a handful of olives from my tree.)

Once your new plant is up So don’t grow an olive tree and growing, care for it just as for its fruits. Grow it for its you would any other houseplant. Do check that the soil beauty and because it is a symbol of joy, happiness, and stays moist because the stiff peace. leaves won’t tell you when Any gardening questions? they need water — until they drop off as the branch to which Email them to me at garden@ Although growing large in leereich.com and I’ll try anthey are attached dies back.

Mediterranean climates, olive Dropping leaves are not always swering them directly or in this trees makes a nice houseplant cause for panic, because, like column. for us northern gardeners. other evergreens, olive’s older leaves do eventually drop. high humidity. Older, leafless You’ll like the way your olive pieces of stem can develop tree looks even beyond the roots, as can pieces of bark laid holiday season. The evergreen leaves are silvery on one on soil. Pieces of large roots side and darker green on the dug from around a tree eventually send up shoots if buried other. Judging from the thousand-plus year old specimens back in soil. that still survive around the Of course, you could also just purchase a small olive tree Mediterranean, your olive tree could live a long time. All the (from, for instance, Raintree Nursery, www.raintreenurs while, the plant will get more picturesque as its branching ery.com)

You’ll like the way your olive tree looks even beyond the holiday season. The evergreen leaves are silvery on one side and darker green on the other.

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A week after mortgage rates swooned to a historic low for the 14th time this year, they paused to catch their breath.

According to the latest data released Thursday by Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate average was unchanged at 2.71% with an average 0.7 point. (Points are fees paid to a lender equal to 1% of the loan amount and are in addition to the interest rate.) It was 3.73% a year ago.

Freddie Mac, the federally chartered mortgage investor, aggregates rates from around 80 lenders across the country to come up with weekly national average mortgage rates. It uses rates for high-quality borrowers with strong credit scores and large down payments. These rates are not available to every borrower.

Because the survey is based on first-lien prime conventional conforming home purchase mortgages, rates for refinances may be different. This is especially true since the price adjustment for refinance transactions went into effect earlier this month. The adjustment is 0.5% of the loan amount (e.g., it is $1,500 on a $300,000 loan) and applies to all Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac refinances.

The 15-year fixed-rate average also held steady at 2.26% with an average 0.6 point. It was 3.19% a year ago. The fiveyear adjustable rate average slid to 2.79% with an average 0.3 point. It was 2.86% a week ago and 3.36% a year ago.

“Mortgage rates remain at record lows, resisting their typical correlation to Treasury yields, which have recently been moving higher,” Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist, said in a statement.

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Although today’s mortgage spread is about 1.8% and still has some room to move down if the 10-year Treasury continues to rise, it’s encouraging to see that the spread is almost back to normal levels.”

The Federal Reserve will meet this upcoming week for the final time this year. The central bank is not expected to do anything with its benchmark rate, but many observers will be looking to see what the Fed does with regard to its purchase of mortgage-backed securities.

For the past several months, the central bank has been buying mortgage-backed securities — or MBS as they are often known — which are bundles of mortgages sold on a secondary market. When a borrower takes out a loan such as a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, a lender often bundles that loan with other loans into an MBS and then sells it to investors. The Fed’s unlimited MBS buying has been pushing prices up and driving down rates.

“We don’t see any sign that the Fed’s practice will end anytime soon, so we expect rates to remain low during the first half of the year,” said Brian Koss, executive vice president of Mortgage Network. “If the Fed stays on course, rates will stay relatively the same. If they back off their volume of MBS purchases, it will send rates up quickly. Just how much they will rise depends on the demand that will fill the Fed’s vacuum.”

However, Koss doubts rates will move much lower.

“Interest rates have bounced along the bottom for many months, so it’s difficult to see how they can fall even further,” he said. “There is always a chance they will, but at current rates, there has already been significant purchase and refinance activity.”

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Black Christmas trees A symbol of 2020 angst or a refined choice?

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here is a decorating trend that has slowly been creeping, Grinch-like, into the holiday season.

People across the country have been ditching their very green evergreens for artificial black trees. It makes sense for right now: With a still-raging pandemic, millions out of work and food pantries inundated, a black tree seems like the perfect symbol for our plagued 2020. But for black-tree lovers, it’s not a symbol at all.

It’s a stylistic choice, one that devotees say is classic, glamorous and extremely versatile.

Kara Trombetta, a photographer based in Austin, Texas, has had a matte black tree for years.

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mas since.”

Black trees have become increasingly popular in recent years, as people like Trombetta have sought a versatile option that works as a backdrop for any type of ornament or that more accurately reflects their design sensibility.

Tami Kelly, a trend expert for Treetopia, an online resource Kara Trombetta, a photogfor artificial colored trees, says rapher based in Austin, Texas, black trees are selling extremehas had a black tree for several ly well this year. (All sales, including black-tree sales, are years. She shoots mainly in up more than 50% this year on black and white, wears only black clothing and has a mono- Treetopia’s site.) She suggests chromatic house, so a black that might be because black tree seemed like the perfect trees have a very polished, holiday decoration. The probstylish look, and they work lem: She couldn’t find one. with just about any color and “Four years ago, I just had decorating scheme. this idea that I wanted a black “Think of them as the little tree, so I asked around, but black dress of your holiday the response I got was that decor,” Kelly says. the idea was either too goth When asked if there are or too ‘Nightmare Before any decorating rules to follow Christmas.’” After weeks of when using a black tree, searching, she finally found Trombetta said: “As an artist, I one online from a German don’t like to give people rules. I boutique. “I ordered it in April say just go with whatever your and it came in October, and jam is.” we have used it every ChristUnlike other black trees on

the market, Trombetta’s has a matte finish, so it does not have a glittery, tinselly cast, which she says would be too blingy for her. She decorates it with a neutral palette in keeping with the rest of her home, using white silk flowers, little bundles of gold twigs, and gray, ivory and white ornaments.

The tree is the centerpiece of her holiday decorations and takes center stage in the family’s living room. If you’re wondering what she does with all the homemade, heartfelt ornaments that her two kids have made or the colorful baubles that she and her husband have been given as gifts, they are on an artificial green tree that she puts upstairs near her kids’ rooms.

Photographer David A. Land and his husband, writer Rumaan Alam, also chose to put up an artificial black-and-gold ombre tree in their New York City home this year. Traditionally, Land had bought only real trees but had always considered an artificial one. He finally decided to get one this year,

When asked if there are any decorating rules to follow when using a black tree, Trombetta said: “As an artist, I don’t like to give people rules. I say just go with whatever your jam is.”

mostly so he could decorate early — something many people have been doing to combat feelings of isolation or sadness related to the pandemic.

But Land didn’t want an artificial tree that looked almost real. “When I started looking, I thought, if you are going to have a fake tree, you might as well really make it really clear that it’s fake.” The tree Land settled on, like most fake trees, is easy to put up and comes pre-lighted. And unlike Trombetta’s matte tree, it has an iridescent look, shimmering when the light hits it. The tree is a bit over the top, Land says, but he and Alam have always been “drawn to things that are a little outrageous.”

They also found an added benefit to the nontraditional black-and-gold tree. “Rumaan did not grow up with Christmas traditions in his family because they are Muslim, so Christmas has been a little bit of a stranger to him,” Land says. “Finding things that we can enjoy together has been part of us making our own family traditions.”

Another benefit to black trees: They fit perfectly with Halloween decorations. “This year, we saw people putting their black trees up just before Halloween, and they will likely keep them up through” New Year’s, Kelly says. You just need to swap out the skulls and orange ribbon for ornaments and tinsel.

Despite their growing popularity, black Christmas trees are not for everyone. Trombetta says the reactions to her tree have been polarized: People either like it or say it’s sacrilegious. She is interested to see the reaction when she and her family move to Italy.

She says she has pared down the family’s belongings to fit in a small shipping container, but she will be taking her black tree with her.

“My black Christmas tree is a nonnegotiable keeper item,” she says.

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Deeds AGAWAM Agnes T. Puricelli to John Ferrero Jr., 5 Maple Meadow Lane, $335,000.

Carmelo A. Scuderi, representative, and Maria Scuderi, estate, to Christopher Nascembeni, 19 Meadowbrook Road, $225,000.

Christine M. Moauro, Christine M. Dodge and Michael Moauro to Ilo Burl Gassoway Jr., and Stephanie Felix Gassoway, 9 Poinsetta St., $276,200.

Elizabeth A. Gamelli and Danial A. Bennett to Mathew Waskiewicz, 70 Raymond Circle, $270,000.

Janice A. Deveno and Melissa A. Fraga to Cory J. Pike and Jennifer A. Pike, 45 Vassar Road, $235,000.

BERNARDSTON Kristina L. Woods to Kayla Kosloski and Michael Kosloski, 50 Bald Mountain Road, $262,000.

BLANDFORD William B. Hull LLC, to Michael Peay, Chelsea Franklin and Naomi Nishi, 54 Gibbs Road, $480,000.

BRIMFIELD Wendy Thomas to Marc D. Foley and Kimberley A. Foley, 11 Sutcliffe Road, $285,000.

BUCKLAND Peck Realty Trust, Mary P. Peck, trustee, and William A. Peck to Vasililios Katsavrias and Vivian Katsavrias, Bray Road, $51,250.

Margaret K. Stapleton, estate, and Thomas J. Stapleton, represenCHESTERFIELD tative, to Amy Morgan, 1244 Simon J. Salloom, trustee, and Suffield St., $195,000.

6 South Street Realty Trust to Nils Pilotte to Kashieka Teshieka James L. Thomson, 6 South St., Gardener Thomas, 45 Rhodes $547,500.

Ave., $250,000.

Thomas M. King and Robin I. Savitt-King to Thomas M. King, 514 South West St., $100.

AMHERST James W. Wentworth and James M. Wentworth, attorney-in-fact, to Meredith S. Simpson and Jamai Lowell, 756 South East St., $353,000.

Yun Fong, Lo-Chu Hwa Feng and Lo Chu Hwa Feng to KS Real Estate Group LLC, 170 East Hadley Road, $130,000.

Joseph P. Tassoni Jr., to Joseph P. Tassoni Jr., trustee, and Joseph P. Tassoni Jr. 2020 Trust, 78 Wildflower Drive, $100.

ASHFIELD Mary K. Wigmore and Robert J. Wigmore to Randy J. Gobeil Revocable Trust, Randy J. Geil, trustee, and Michael E. Svelnis, trustee, 1637 West Road, $174,000.

CHICOPEE 1102 Sheridan Street LLC, to Yut Realty LLC, 1102 Sheridan St., $3,300,000.

Deborah J. Warwick and James E. Warwick to Brian Mateo, 70 Mathieu Drive, $195,000.

Mortgage Equity Conversion Asset Trust 2011-1, trustee of, and U S Bank, trustee, to Tho Le, 24 Jefferson Ave., $127,000.

Green Fields Inc., to Felicia Rodrigues and Daniel J. Dumas II, 39 Sunnyside St., $350,000.

Juliette Son to Rosa I. Rivera, 99 Mayflower Ave., $405,000.

Lorraine P. Lachowetz to Carl Stephen Williams and Cynthia Ann Williams, 101 Pendleton Ave., $278,800.

Mya K. LLC, to Controlled Chaos Real Estate LLC, 62 Montgomery St., $325,000.

N. Riley Development Inc., to George L. Johnson III, 53 Fredette St., $400,000.

Patricia Izatt and Thomas M. Lazarz to Igor Topor, 405-407 Front St., $100,000.

HAMPDEN

Kristen M. Killeen to Michael J. Brassil, 4 Ken Lane, $239,000.

Andrei V. Guidette and Beth A. Guidette to Edward Kennedy, 530 Glendale Road, $365,000.

Cheryl E. Brissette to Renee Frances Keir, John Ross Keir and Brian John Keir, 40 Brookside Ave., $250,000.

CONWAY

David A. Conway and Dawn-Marie Conway to Jennifer M. Frangie, 22 Conway Drive, $537,500.

Leopoldo De La Cruz and Lisa Fortin to Sara Coblyn, 234 Mathews Road, $334,000.

John M. Sundell and Elizabeth Sundell to Gregory A. Cote and Kella M. Cote, 17 North St., $200,000.

DEERFIELD Christopher J. Harris Living Trust, and Christopher J. Harris, trustee, to Cheryl R. Roberts, 13 Eastern Ave., $297,075.

Richard G. Pucko Estate, and Nancy Ireland, personal representative, to Francisco Cosme, 3 Devens St., $138,900.

Brownstone Gardens I Inc., to Brownstone Gardens Inc., 75 Pleasant St., $2,765,692.

Green River Cemetery Co., to Childrens Advocacy Center of Franklin County & North Quabbin, 56 Wisdom Way, $120,000.

Brownstone Gardens II Inc., to Brownstone Gardens Inc., 79 Pleasant St., $688,712.

Kimberly Ann Storey and Clinton Dennis J. Reyes to Justin R. E. Wells to Jon Huer and Terry B. Gloster and Meagan E. Gloster, 56 Huer, 36 Brookside Ave., $267,750.

Lynwood Road, $242,000.

Gary P. Brennan and John P. Brennan to Gary P. Brennan, trustee, and Gary P. Brennan 2020 Trust, trustee of, 92 Brookhaven Drive, $100.

Laurie M. Sullivan and George J. Flanagan to John Goda and Emily Vyse, 479 Glendale Road, $439,000.

Ty A. Alexander and Jennifer S. Alexander to David W. Jackson Sr., and Tirena M. Jackson, 294 Ames Road, $585,000.

HOLYOKE

Alan Dedinas, Mark Dedinas, Steven Dedinas and Laurie LaPointe to Lisa S. Cecala, 1124 Bernardston Road, $241,800.

EAST LONGMEADOW

Anne M. Grady, representative, and Rita M. Kaplan, estate, to Lorena Avendano, 395 1/2 South Elm St., $180,000.

Chelsea Marie Derouchey to Carlisle Whiteford Baskin Jr., and Irene Sue G. Baskin, 2055 Northampton St., $194,000.

Denise D. Cantin to Susan L. Goldman, 234 Madison Ave. West, $310,000.

George B. Lynch, representative, and Joseph P. Lynch to Polly Campbell-Kelley and James Kelley, 10 Charles Hill Rd, $200,000.

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Water pitcher spattered with rainbow

T IS EASY TO GUESS what this is — a rainbow spatterware water pitcher. But how old is it?

Spatterware was first made in the late 1700s in England, but most found today dates from about 1800 to 1850 in Staffordshire, England, made to sell in the United States.

Unfortunately, the word “spatterware” now has several meanings, probably because novice collectors didn’t realize there is a difference between spatter and spongeware. Another hazard is that there are fairly good copies of spatterware made today to be used in the kitchen. Experts can tell the old from the new by the shape, weight and the white glaze color. They also know the difference in the look of a spattered paint mark and the mark left by a paint-dipped sponge. Old rainbow spatter like this pitcher is expensive.

This piece sold with the buyers’ premium for $5,227.

deep covered pots that held stacks of racks with perforated cups. Early egg poachers were made of iron, tin, aluminum or nickel-plated copper. Most made today are copper, and many are sold to be used as decorations. It is claimed that in 2019, the average number of eggs eaten per person was 279. Eggs can be refrigerated for a long time, but if you put your egg in boiling water and it floats, throw it out. The egg white and yolk have spoiled and can make you sick.

CURRENT PRICES Current prices are recorded from antiques shows, flea markets, sales and auctions throughout the U.S. Prices vary in different locations because of local economic conditions.

Q. My mother has a five-

shelf bookcase made by the Globe-Wernicke Co. in Cincinnati. The stamp on the inside states the size is D-8 1/2 and the grade is 398.

Can you tell us more about the bookcase and its worth?

A.

Otto H.L. Wernicke was granted a patent for his stackable “sectional stock case for mercantile houses” in 1892 I have my vintage cop- and founded the Wernicke per bottom cooking pots Co. in Minneapolis in 1893. hanging in the kitchen. I He patented his design for a use most of them, but my bookcase of interchangeable aunt gave me what looks sections, which collapsed like a frying pan with six for shipping, in 1896. The pounded out round seccompany moved to Grand tions that look as if they are Rapids, Michigan, in 1897. It made to cook something merged with the Globe Co. of special in the pan. I have Cincinnati in 1899, and the seen several of these pans name became Globe-Werfor sale online, but no one nicke. It was sold in 1955 and seems to know what it was became Globe-Weis Systems made to do.

Co. in 1963. The stackable bookcases, sometimes You have an egg poacher, called “elastic bookcases” or a pan made to cook eggs in “barrister bookcases,” were small perforated cups that fit made with ash, mahogany, into the dents in your “frying oak or walnut finish. The pan.” You need the missing “grade 398” stamp indicups. Put water in the pan and cates the finish is imitation medium dark mahogany on bring it to a boil. Turn down maple/red birch. It was used the heat, break an egg into beginning about 1899. The the cup and leave it for just two minutes. Then slide the “D-8 1/2” size stamp indicates poached egg out of the cup they are 9 1/2-inches deep and onto a piece of toast or a slice 8 1/2-inches high. Retail value of ham. A poacher was used of your five-shelf bookcase is for this classical breakfast about $900. first introduced in the famous While downsizing Isabella Beaton cookbook my parents’ home, I came published in 1861.

Other types of egg poachers across an old Argus C-3 were also made. There were camera my dad dearly

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This 11-inch-high antique rainbow spatterware water picture with bands in five different colors sold for more than $5,000 at a Conestoga auction this year. Notice the double G-scroll handle, an added value feature.

loved and used all the time. Is it worth anything?

design?

A.

Wood candlesticks, carved, Wilhelm Schimmel style, central ball, tapered sections, stepped base, 1900s, 10 1/4 inches, pair, $95.

Alarm clock, travel, gilt brass case, square, white dial with Roman numerals, Swiss quartz movement, marked Tiffany & Co., c.1970, 4 inches, $115.

Toy, Playland Merry-GoRound, children on horses, multicolored, tin lithograph, windup, J. Chein & Co., box, 11 x 11 inches, $270.

Fireplace fender, serpentine iron fence, brass acorn finials and hairy paw feet, 1800s, 16 x 49 x 12 inches, $345.

Weathervane, golfer, silhouette, swinging driver, golf bag with clubs standing behind, copper, verdigris patina, 25 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches, $445.

Jewelry, cuff links, clear, red and orange gemstones, faceted pillow shape, bezel set round stones in each, 18K gold, chain link connector, marked, Trianon, 1/2 inch, $610.

Garniture set, neoclassical style, black, white classical figures, vase with 2 handles, 2 candlesticks, marked F&R Pratt & Co., c.1890, 9 inches, 3 piece, $705.

The American Cut Glass Association, a nonprofit, C-3 cameras were made by national organization, has Argus of Ann Arbor, Michipictures of examples of many gan, between 1939 and 1966. cut glass items with patterns The Argus C-3 was a relative- identified. Some benefits are ly inexpensive camera and available to members of the the company’s most popuassociation only, including lar model. It’s sometimes reprints of old cut glass manufacturers’ catalogs and a called “the brick” because of its weight and boxy shape. pattern identification service.

Check the association’s webArgus was sold to Sylvania site, CutGlass.org, for more Electric Products Co. in information.

1957 and was resold several name and return address are included. By sending a question, more times after that. By the TIP: Store plates vertically you give full permission for use 1960s, Argus cameras were in any Kovel product. Names, being made in Japan and im- in a rack or stack them with ported into the U.S. An Argus a felt plate protector between addresses or email addresses C-3 with its original leather each plate. will not be published. We do case sells for under $25. not guarantee the return of Terry Kovel and Kim Kovel photographs, but if a stamped I have a water pitcher answer reader’s questions sent envelope is included, we will and four glasses made to the column. Send a letter try. Questions that are anfrom cut glass. The set with one question describing the swered will appear in Kovels Publications. Write to Kovels, was a wedding gift to my size, material (glass, pottery) The Republican, King Features grandmother in 1923. I and what you know about the have looked everywhere to item. Include only two pictures, Syndicate, 628 Virginia Dr., Orlando, FL 32803 or email identify the design. How the object and a closeup of any can I identify the cut glass marks or damage. Be sure your collectorsgallery@kovels.com.

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Cassandre M. Griffin, 9 Bell Road, $88,000.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE F10 Susan Masse, 95 Vermont St., $260,000.

Polly Campbell-Kelley, Polly Campbel and James M. Kelley to Montserrat Centeno, 28 Clinton Ave., $135,000.

MONSON Robert Henry Bird and Julia Bird to Edward J. Bird and Alicia Marie Bird, 20 Cedar Swamp Road, $219,100.

MONTAGUE

Rosa I. Rivera to Gladis Duran and Gladis Lucia Duran, 89 Franklin St., Philip M. Cyhowski to Edward $236,000.

J. Tetrault, 11 Green Pond Road, Victor H. Rodriguez Sr., and Joanna $178,000.

Rodriguez to Adele Stiles and Jennifer M. Frangie to Thomas A. Manuel Henriques, 43-45 Cherry Schneider and Marie T. Sullivan, St., $270,000.

478 Turners Falls Road, $457,500.

HUNTINGTON Aliza Lynn Porth, personal representative, Geraldine S. Gastone, estate, and Geraldine S. Porth, estate, to Lisa Fortin and Leopoldo De La Cruz, 115 County Road, $286,000.

Steven Robert Keyes Estate, “aka” Steven R. Keyes Estate, “aka” Steve R. Keyes Estate, and Katherine Adams, personal representative, to Green River Collective LLC, 5 Bridge St., $110,000.

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Moody Center Inc., to Thomas Aquinas College, 251 Main St., and 36 Pine St., $100.

Thomas Aquinas College to Moody Center Inc., Winchester Road, $100.

ORANGE James P. Gebo and Olivia L. Gebo to Jessica Ann Marigliano and Scott A. Marigliano, 161 Drew Boulevard, $330,000.

Michael S. Lehmbeck to Leslie Proctor and Carol Progin, 231 South Main St., $145,000.

SHELBURNE Barbara A. Bishop to John Nicholas Waynelovich, 108 Colrain Shelburne Road, $390,000.

SOUTH HADLEY Daniel J. Pease and Erica R. Pease to David J. Cook and Gabrielle N M Powell, 72 Charon Terrace, $228,500.

Gary F. Cloutier and Gary Cloutier to Daniel Joseph Pease and Erica Robin Pease, 10 Glenn Drive, $311,000.

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JoeJoe Properties LLC, to Kayla A. Basile and Colin Cochrane, 410 Frank Smith Road, $350,000.

Antonio Aleixo, Antonio Alexio, Yvette Alexio and Yvette Aleixo to David Demmon and Karla Demmon, 202 Cady St., $285,000.

Baystate Developers Inc., to Sergii Bonchukov and Natalya Bonchukov, Sunset Ridge, $130,000.

Brian L. Page and Jennifer A. Rogalski to Loic R. Assobmo and Patience Marks, 21 Leland Drive, $602,000.

Susan L. Bergeron-West and Linda C. Livingstone to Sara E. McCollum, 19 Eden St., $230,000.

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Alberto Olivera and Bethanie L. Calvanese to Sandra A. Houle, 67 Steuben St., $210,000.

Anthony Gladden II, and Katrina Gladden to Stephanie Deleon, 236 Connecticut Ave., $200,000.

Campagnari Construction LLC, to Porsha M. Collins, 64 Ambrose St., $272,000.

Chad M. Jacobs to Patrick J. Saramago, 212 Osborne Terrace, $197,500.

Cindy Ann Wodecki to Kevin Estrada, 15 Berard Circle, $233,500.

Cynthia G. Gow and Jacquelyn L. Chartier to Jonathan Labarre and Samantha Blaine, 149 Melville St., $153,000.

Daniel W. Goggins and Lisa J. Goggins to Joel Rodriguez Puello, 64-66 Mooreland St., $280,000.

Robert D. Fusaro and Carol A. Fusaro to Ahmed Mostafa, 51 Wilkin Drive, $362,000.

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Antoinette M. Litrenta, Antoinette M. O’Neil and Christopher T. CloutMaureen M. Sheehan, personal rep- ier to Stephen Farr and Catherine Lisa A. Billiel, “aka” Lisa A. Kidwell resentative, and Margaret M. MurFarr, 111 Winterset Drive, $267,000. to Andrea J. McGrath, 218 Holtray, estate, to David L. Bergeron Jr., shire Road, $209,000. and Deborah L. Bergeron, 51 Alvord Brennan Properties LLC, to Shawn Mitchell, 46-48 Montgomery St., Place, $230,000.

Gail Lopez, Lauren Scott, “aka” $244,500.

Loren Scott, and Yvonne Scott to Arthur A. Carrington III, and Marria Alberto L. Salome, 690 East Main Q. Carrington to Corey Moquin and Bretta Construction LLC, to St., $230,000.

Amy Breus, 55 Delaware Ave., $344,000.

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Trisha D. Ripton and Elissa M. Noonan to Tracy B. Jeanis, 24 Lincoln Park, $277,500.

Timothy J. Carreira and Maura Carreira to David Quaglini and Jennifer Rogers, 18 Kimberly Drive, $290,000.

Brital1987 LLC, to Gillian Peters, 103 Ontario St., $245,000.

Henry R. Diemer Jr., Louise M. Raymond, Donna C. Jordan, trustee, Jordan Investment Trust, Laurie J. Diemer, Laurie J. Diemer, personal representative, and Charles S. Diemer Sr., estate, to Peter H. McCready, Mary McCready and Stuart H. McCready, 17 Kennedy Drive, $220,000.

Tracy B. Jeanis to Andrea S. Martin, 6 Meadow Road, $170,000.

G. Labarre to Kristeen Nero and Joseph Nero, 3 First St., $125,000.

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Edward S. Shamo to Ryne Hager, 54 Prospect St., $239,700.

NORTHAMPTON Barbara R. Cruikshank and Linda K. Rahm to Luke C. Brown and Danielle S. Baker, 50 Olive St., $935,000.

Integral Builders Inc., to Margaret Gruen, 225 Nonotuck St., $105,000.

Margaret Gruen to Jay Burnham and Cheyenne Youell, 225 Nonotuck St., $190,000.

Sandra A. Worden to Clara W. James and Erik A. Richard, 91 Chestnut St., $425,500.

NORTHFIELD Maria Pilar Garcia Cabrera, John R. Henderson, Anne Trimmer Shepard, David K. Shepard and Margaret B. Shepard to Nicholas Andrews, “aka” Nicholas M. Andrews and Heather L. Bell, 50

U S A Housing & Urban Development to Celany Zoe Valdez, 272 Connecticut Ave., $150,000.

NMLS#64460 Chante M. Jillson and Douglas R. Jillson to Nicholas Jamieson, 358 Tully Road, $237,000.

Charles L. Hunt to Michelle Valiquette-Lalonde and Philippe Valiquette-Lalonde, 15 King St., $194,000.

Heyes Family Forests LLC, to Channel Z. Seismometry Inc., Flagg Road, $158,000.

Stephen L. Allison and Gretel L. Schatz to Britta P. Hiester and Samuel Hurtado, 138 Royalston Road, $150,000.

PALMER Norman A. Tworek to Jessica Libiszewski, 40 Beverly St., $225,800.

PELHAM Stanley J. Swiercz and Gale E. Hubley to Eric D. Klopfer and Rachael S. Klopfer, 215 North Valley Road, $529,900.

Amanda Moquin, 296 Hadley St., $340,000.

FSI Oil & Propane Inc., and Fuel Services Inc., to Chase Realty Holdings Inc., 91 and 95 Main St., $100.

SOUTHAMPTON RGB Industries Inc., to Thomas A. Fuller and Brenda D. Fuller, Fitch Farm Way, $145,000.

Thomas Fuller, personal representative, Cheryl Fuller, personal representative, and Brendan P. Fuller, estate, to Angel Maldonado and Alyssa Maldonado, 156 East St., $499,900.

SOUTHWICK Carole L. Janicki to Elizabeth A. Gamelli, 1 Pine Knoll, $420,000.

Kristie A. Girroir to Meenu Gupta, Granville Road, $80,000.

Richard R. Labarre and Pamela

Gary Daula Property LLC, to Eddy A. Hodge-Demota, 225 El Paso St., $220,000.

Helena N. Davis to Minh Quang Ha, 128 Tallyho Drive, $265,000.

James Fiore and Darlene Fiore to Ivelisse Colon Ortiz and Rafael Cabrera, 77 Methuen St., $190,000.

John F. Hennebery and Lynn M. Downey to Meadowbrook Property Solutions LLC, 93 Creswell Drive, $132,000.

John J. Ragno and Heidi C. Ragno to Lee E. Moonan, 12-14 Virginia St., $245,000.

John M. Goda to Qualazale Jones and Ashaun Dunkelly, 84 Upland St., $197,000.

Juan M. Barrera to Noel Antonio Rodriguez and Daillany Castillo, 46 Kimberly Ave., $253,000.

Karen L. Dougherty, Karen L. Levister and Christopher Dougherty to Izaris Yarelis Benitez Carradero and

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phrey advised against reusing partially burned logs.

Never use accelerants, such CONTINUED FROM PAGE F7 as lighter fluid, in a firepit. The Falwell said, because wind fire could grow too large and could blow embers onto the quickly spiral out of control. deck or someone could knock Many packaged logs come the firepit over. with fire starters or lighting Place the pit out of the way cubes; follow package instrucof busy foot traffic. Avoid spots tions. where children and pets could • Don’t burn plastic, rubber, disturb it or knock it over. And fabric or other materials that remember that heat travels. don’t belong in a firepit. They Don’t place a firepit near can cause unpleasant smells vegetation and overhang from and produce lots of disruptive trees and bushes, and don’t put or toxic smoke, and burning it under structures with low them is bad for the environroofs, such as a covered porch ment. Research your city’s or gazebo. Never burn a fire in laws regarding what materials can be burned, Falwell said. a pit in an enclosed structure For propane firepits, Humsuch as a shed or garage.

• Use dry wood. “Damp phrey said, carefully read firewood either won’t ignite the instructions and be sure or can cause popping or shoot there’s a tight connection between the pit and the propane embers around,” Humphrey said. He recommends looking tank or supply line hookup; a for evenly sized logs of dry, lo- loose connection could cause cally sourced hardwood; most flammable gas to leak or cloud, hardware stores carry this. which is extremely dangerous.

And both Falwell and HumDry, clear days with no wind

are best for using a firepit.

“Wind is the single greatest issue because it could easily spread embers,” Humphrey said.

• Designate a fire chief.

Behaving recklessly invites mistakes and injuries, especially if alcohol is involved.

Humphrey recommends designating at least one responsible, sober adult to monitor the fire and ensure that safety guidelines are followed. This person should see that items aren’t dropped into the fire, keep children and pets a safe distance from the flames and make sure the fire doesn’t grow too large, he said.

“It’s almost an innate human thing to want to play around with or challenge fire, but it’s not a good idea to do it,” he said.

Purchasing a cover or screen for the firepit can also help people keep a safe distance.

• Properly dispose of ashes and logs. Safely extinguishing

the fire and then disposing of spent ashes and logs is critical.

“Wood smolders for a long time, especially dense logs,” Falwell said. Logs and ashes could ignite fires even if they appear to be cold.

After the fire dies down or is extinguished, dump water into the pit until everything is soaked. Use a poker to rake the ashes and distribute the water, and wait for everything to cool. Falwell recommends going through these steps multiple times if necessary.

Never put spent coals or logs directly into a trash can.

Transfer the ashes or logs into a metal container with a tightly sealed lid. Put water in the container until all logs and ashes are submerged, and keep it away from structures until disposing of it in several days.

“It’s only safe to dispose of once it’s totally out,” Falwell said.

For propane pits, Humphrey

said, turn the supply line off at the tank or source and let the fuel burn itself out before you turn off the burners. Keep up with necessary maintenance to be sure the pit works properly.

Wait until a firepit is cool and completely off before moving or storing it. A firepit can be safely stored in a garage or indoors as long as it’s off and disconnected.

• Be respectful of your neighbors. Most of the complaints the D.C. fire department receives about recreational fires concern smoke, Falwell said. Especially in a city where houses and apartments are close together, and now when the pandemic has outsize respiratory effects, try to be considerate of how a recreational fire will affect your neighbors. It’s not a bad idea to tell neighbors when you’ll use your firepit, he said, so they’re not alarmed when they see or smell smoke.

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Agapov to Galina B. Agapov, 152 Russell St., $654,000.

F. Moynihan and Maureen P. Moynihan, 144 Connecticut Ave., $140,000.

Tighe R. Dudeck to Merveil Meyitang and Jean P. Kenou, 3 Hanover St., $267,000.

Robert J. McNamara to Steven Fraga and Melissa Fraga, 124 North Boulevard, $240,000.

William F. Barry Jr., to Rajinder Kaur, Jora Singh Toor and Navjeet Singh, 48 Westwood Drive, $332,500.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE F12 Emanuel Jaquez Cotto, 868-870 Armory St., $259,000.

Kevin S. McNamara to Henry C. Buckle and Jodiann T. Reid-Buckle, 40-42 Daniel St., $220,000.

Lillian Salgado to Lillian Salgado and Peter Rodriguez, 35 Healey St., $100.

Luxiana Property LLC, to 15 Warner Street LLC, 19 Warner St., $502,000.

Martha M. Waters to Yaril K. Castro, 123 Clearbrook Drive, $207,000.

Mary G. Morgan to Cassandra M. Santos, 82 East Canton Circle, $198,000.

Miguel Angel Vasquez to Kevin J. Catapang Adona, 47 Laurence St., $275,000.

Nationstar Mortgage LLC, to Dominic Kirchner II, trustee, and NorthElm Realty Trust, trustee of, 158 Parkerview St., $93,500.

Nu-Way Homes Inc., to Tek Bahadur Gurung and Prabina Gurung, 186 Arnold Ave., $274,900.

Orange Park Management LLC, to Marisol Torres, 49 Kenwood Park, $233,000.

Philip J. Shine to Charles J. Maggio III, 235 State St., Unit 106, $142,000.

Revitalized Renovations Inc., to

Brian S Peloquin and April Mateus, 102 Burns Ave., $223,500.

Sheila A. Powers, Eileen M. Grealis, Eileen M. Merigian and Michael A. Powers to Anne Furtado, 117 Governor St., $154,900.

Sonia Bass, representative, Allen Walski, estate, and Allen Wayne Walski, estate, to Jose L. Mendez and Ana C. Miranda Mendez, 41-43 Mazarin St., $260,000.

Springfield Parking Authority to Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, 41 Harrison Ave., $3,500,000.

Tema LLC, to Chateau Apartments LLC, 31 Maple St., $5,350,000.

Tianyi Zhou and Tianya Zhou to Priscilla Baah, 20 Emeline Court, $292,000.

Tracy Adams to Nicholas A. Maratea, 161-163 Oklahoma St., $225,000.

Wayne Street LLC, to Carlos Pena and Maria Pena, 50 Foster St., $110,000.

Yaril Castro to Damaris Echevarria, 120 Calhoun St., $195,000.

Yohanka M. Siceron and Fredy Santiago Ruben Canales to Ernest Smith and Lakyna C Smith, 34-36 Lawndale St., $250,000.

SUNDERLAND Kestrel Land Trust to Sunderland Water District, Cross Mountain Road/Nebo Road, $272,000.

Andrei Agapov and Galina B.

WARE James R. Nowakowski Jr., to Marjolijn Ehlert, 7 Beach Road, $250,000.

U.S. Bank Trust NA, trustee, LSF11 Master Participation Trust and Hudson Homes Management LLC, attorney-in-fact, to Santana Real Estate Inc., 32 South St., $95,000.

WENDELL

Vyatcheslav Tsukanov and Yanna Tsukanov to Anthony Boido and Ilyssa Boido, 31 Sunnyside St., $366,000.

WESTFIELD 110 Lockhouse LLC, to Ricci Eileen Deleon, 110 Lockhouse Road, Unit D, $279,900.

WILBRAHAM Alfred J. Geoffrion Jr., and Anne M. Geoffrion to John J. MacLellan and Kathleen F. MacLellan, 9 Balsam Drive, $395,000.

Claudia H. Canepari to Camsad Builders LLC, 29 Glenn Drive, $100,000.

Michael F. desorgher to Iris Adam T. Grabowiec to Daniel Eichenberg, West Street, $48,000. David Grabowiec, 71 Beverly Drive, PeoplesBank to 1997 Boston Road Laura S. Maples to Lauren McWilbraham Eat LLC, 1997 Boston $220,000.

Dade, West Street, $47,000.

Douglas W. Webb, Edith H. Webb Road, $1,350,000.

WEST SPRINGFIELD Daniel L. Montagna to Emtay Inc., 16-18 Southworth St., $145,000.

Dustin Paul Summers and Tiffany Heather Summers to Michelle Sorcinelli, 18 William St., $290,000.

Gerald T. Martin and Barbara A. Martin to John Bednarski, 63 Colony Road, Unit 1B, $68,000.

Kristopher M. Carrington and Michelle D. Litchfield to Heidi E. Doten, 29 Glenview Drive, $226,000.

Maureen F. Moynihan, Maureen P. Moynihan, Thomas M. Finn and Kathleen M. Finn to Maureen

and Edith H. Grubert to Aaron M. Barden and Alicia M. Barden, 76 South Maple St., $207,500.

Kevin Knowlton, representative, and Kenneth C. Knowlton, estate, to Douglas J. Fuller, 122 Farnham Lane, $145,000.

Kimberly A. Perron, Kimberly A. Wechtenhiser, Amy L. Lao, Amy L. Kowalski, Maria L. Kowalski and Maryla Kowalski to Tracy Houle, 73 Ridgecrest Circle, $281,000.

Peter E. Strniste and Barbara A. Strniste to Paul J. Russell, 16 Maple St., $188,500.

Robert J. Sorcinelli and Michelle Sorcinelli to Oleksandr Stets and Olena Stets, 24 Mullen Ave., $350,000.

Tony Desousa and Laura Desousa to James Gibbs and Elizabeth O’Connor, 20 Western View Drive, $370,000.

WILLIAMSBURG Peter A. Arts and Onalie M. Arts to Danielle Peloquin and Netanya Gelfand, 68 Nash Hill Road, $577,000.

WORTHINGTON Louise E. Knickerbocker, personal representative, Meredith A. Reardon, personal representative, and Alice K. Knickerbocker, estate, to Emma Tanner, 68 Witt Hill Road, $250,000.

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