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Spring blooms bring joy after a long winter. But they can also bring sneezing fits, itchy eyes and runny noses.

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and weddings. Hosts consult with her to avoid causing widespread sneezing. “Not all flowers are created equal,” she says. “The ones with the stronger odors are usually the ones that cause symptoms.” Lilies are among the worst offenders. Pinon says Stargazer and Casablanca lilies, along with lily of the valley, can be especially irritating, given their strong, perfume-like scent. Christina Stembel, founder and chief SEE FLOWERS, PAGE F3

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pring blooms bring joy after a long winter. But they can also bring sneezing fits, itchy eyes and runny noses. You might experience allergy-like symptoms when you pick peonies from your backyard or grab a farmhouse bouquet from the grocery store – but don’t expect the antihistamines that stave off your tree-pollen allergies to banish a flower-related runny nose.

allergy-adjacent symptoms, including sneezing, runny nose, congestion, headache, trouble concentrating and exacerbated asthma symptoms. The response is called nonallergic vasomotor rhinitis, and you’re more likely to experience it with floral fragrance if you’re also sensitive to other smells, such as perfumes, detergents or candles. Emily Pinon, an event planner and creative director for florist Ode à La Rose, says fragrance comes up commonly in planning events

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Perfumey flowers, including hyacinth, jasmine, gardenia, tuberose, paperwhite and lilac, are more likely to irritate sensitive noses. (METRO CREATIVE ARTS)

“Not all flowers are created equal. The ones with the stronger odors are usually the ones that cause symptoms.” EMILY PINON

in your bedroom. If you want to display flowers that have a strong odor, try popping them in the refrigerator for a few hours first; Stembel says the cold air can neutralize irritating odors.

Also, although it’s fun to pick flowers from your yard, some flowers are better bought commercially. “Many flowers have been bred so much for size instead of smell,” Stembel says. For example, roses have much larger heads than they once did, but they don’t smell as strong, making store-bought stems a safer choice for fragrance-sensitive people. The same is true for peonies: They may be irritating from your backyard bush, but probably not from the store. And if you’ve received a mixed bouquet, it’s as simple as knowing which flowers irritate you. Take the bothersome stems out and put them in a compost bin outside your house, or, better yet, give them to a neighbor. “Your neighbor will love you for it, and you’ll get to enjoy your bouquet without irritation,” Stembel says.

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Author talks soil in ‘Growing with Minerals’ Currently the book is self-published and available at local businesses. In Westfield, the book can be purchased for $18.95 at the Blue Umbrella bookstore on Main Street and Westfield Feed on Union Street, Easthampton Feed on Mechanic Street in Easthamp-

Dan Allie, of Westfield, has published a spring and fall planting guide titled “Growing with Minerals.”

digest food. Many of us eat a simplified diet of the same fruits and vegetables, when we should eat a wide variety of 30 plant-based foods each week to maintain the biology in our gut biome and obtain the minerals we need to have a healthy immune and digestive system.” Why has the nutritional value of food declined, when the roots of plants are sitting in minerals? One reason is farming methods that have ignored and disrupted the soil biology. It is only recently that scientists and farmers have realized the importance of the symbiotic relationship of plants and micro-organisms working together to build soil structure and obtain minerals and

nutrients from the soil, resist disease, control pH and weeds and produce delicious vegetables loaded with minerals, while restoring the soil and the environment. “The soil in my yard was sandy and compacted and a place where plants would go to die” says Allie. Some people would love to grow plants, but may believe they do not have “a green thumb” or have poor soil. Neither is likely true, as Allie explores in his book. “My hope is this guide, written in plain language, will encourage people to think differently about the food they eat, their health and inspire them to go outdoors in the fresh air and sunshine and enjoy having a home garden,” says Allie.

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What started out as notes to keep track of dates to start seedlings or plant vegetables for a spring and fall home vegetable garden and restoring the soil has turned into a local author’s first book on sustainable gardening and growing life-changing food, full of the flavor and minerals as nature intended. Dan Allie, of Westfield, wrote a spring and fall planting guide, “Growing with Minerals,” because of his concern over the decline in the nutritional value of food, including vegetables, over the last 70 years, as well as the rise of autoimmune diseases and health issues, especially in children. Allie is a graphic designer and internet sales manager for TigerPress prints books by authors from all over the world. “One author’s blog mentioned a doctor treating diseases as mineral deficiencies. This doctor attributed the mineral deficiency to changes in the American kitchen. After World War II, fewer people grew home vegetable gardens. Farmers and gardeners began relying on commercial fertilizers, which contain only 3 minerals. Plants need 42 minerals, and people need 80 to be healthy and fight disease,” says Allie. Supermarkets and larger farms replaced locally grown, in season freshly picked fruits and vegetables. Each generation of genetically modified crops was less nutritious than the one that came before it. According to Allie, “There is plenty of research to show that fruits and vegetables have far less vitamins and minerals than those grown decades ago. A person would need to eat four to five times as many vegetables to get the same nutrients as in 1940. Growing up, our mothers told us to eat all our vegetables. But nobody told mom how many we should eat. When we are born, we have no biology in our digestive tract. As adults, we have more bacteria cells than human cells helping us

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CONWAY Corse Investment Trust, Leslie M. Brown, trustee and attorney, Edith J. Corse, by attorney, to Danielle Lochhead and John Lochhead, Shelburne Falls Road, $66,000.

DEERFIELD Heather B. Blake and Jeffrey A. Blake, “aka” Jeffry A. Blake, to James E. Filipkowski Jr., and Natalie M. Filipkowski, 55 Sawmill Plain Road, $423,000.

EAST LONGMEADOW August A. Maserati and Nadeen C. Maserati to Peter Maserati and Vanessa Bongiovanni, 16 Day Ave., $187,500.

GILL Irene Moore to Eugene A. Rice, 1 Center Road, $125,000.

GOSHEN J & J Behrens Realty LP, to Ruger Properties Inc., West Street and Chesterfield Road, $48,000. Kathaleen A. Emerson and Gary D. Emerson to Leatrice T. Archbald, Hyde Hill Road, $52,000.

GRANBY Massachusetts Comm Transportation to Jeanette A. Ingham, 134 Pleasant St., $100. John Rogers and Lorraine Rogers to Jacqueline E. Swist and Charles S. Shaw, 2 Lakeview Ave., $342,500.

GREENFIELD

Bonnie E. Dimetres to Robert H. Paige, 507 Parker St., $90,000.

Matthew Foskett to Dennis DePaolo, 200 Elm St., $88,000.

Brian D. Kirk and Susan A. Kirk to Orion Mortell, 138 Hampden Road, $259,900.

Edward C. Joyce & Joyce C. Brzezinski Irrevocable Real Estate Trust, Susan Ann Anderson and Sandra L. Ruggeri, trustees, to Doris Wieler and Jerome Wieler, 15 Ferrante St.,/15 Ferrante Ave., $317,000.

Christian A. Martin to Amanda M. Jimenez and Anthony Molina, 21 Kingman Ave., $275,000. Hayley E. Durand and Timothy J. Cook to Dominic Kirchner II, trustee, and Yabela Realty Trust, trustee of, 13 Acorn St., $128,000. Jeremy B. Warren and Nichole T. Warren to Jonathen Browne and Shealynn Browne, 88 Harwich Road, $350,000. John Papale to Richard A. Shuman and Elinor M. Shuman, Bella Vista Drive, $189,900. Richard Ursino and Janet Ursino to Daniel Aronov, 21 Sutton Place, $435,000. Tallage Lincoln LLC, to Bruce Arnold, trustee, and 20 Theresa Street Realty Trust, trustee of, 20 Theresa St., $99,900.

EASTHAMPTON John K. Norris to Christopher James Wolf and Norman Paul White, 35 Groveland St., $337,000.

Joanne Grogan, Timothy Meyer and Timothy Meyer Sr., to Kevin Downes, 68 Newell Pond Road, $210,000. David Frazier to Andrew C. Reed and Paxton Paul Reed, 106 Chapman St., $178,000. James E. Filipkowski Jr., and Natalie M. Filipkowski to Daniela Jacobson and Samuel Plotkin, 8-10 Grant St., $315,000.

HADLEY Green Tree Family LP, to Alan St. Hilaire and Shane Conklin, 229 River Drive, $350,000. Leonard Szarkowski and Susan Stosz to John J. Stosz and Susan M. Stosz, 30 North Maple St., $150,000. Green Tree Family LP, and Hilda B. Greenbaum, general partner, to Alan Patrick St. Hilaire and Shane Conklin, 231 River Drive, $425,000.

Lawrence E. Briggs Jr., trustee, Lawrence E. Briggs, trustee, and LawHui Wang and Jianhua Yang rence E. & Lois C. Briggs Family Trust to Nicholas E. Stern and Abby to Cleo Willi Zancope and Daniel M. Stern, 10 Indian Pipe Drive, Edward Gnatek, 12 Paul St., $312,000. $715,000. Joseph G. Farrick Sr., trustee, and Joseph G. Farrick Sr. Revocable Trust HAMPDEN Agreement to Nicole Krauth and Jacob Krauth, 13-15 Pine St., $417,900. Mark W. Anderson to John AnSamuel F. Provo Jr., and Elizabeth G. derson and Sterling Porchelli, 110 Provo to Stephanie L. Provo, 13 Knight Colony Drive, $271,250. Ave., $340,000. Audrey J.B. Hyvonen, Audrey J. Hyvonen, Audrey Hyvonen, Audrey Jbhyvonen and Isaac M. Bromberg to Shelby L. Hyvonen and Seth B. Koen, 62 Briggs St., $265,000.

HATFIELD Craig A. Neal to Craig A. Neal, Amy Stephens-Martin and Amy Stephens, 61 West St., $100.

HOLLAND Matthew D. Jeznach to Stephanie Lefebvre, 20 Forest Park Drive, $205,000.

HOLYOKE Alfaville LLC, to Nanci A. Neves, Maple Crest Circle, Unit 14A, $149,900. Alfred Shattleroe to Javier Serrano, 47 Chapin St., $275,000. Clara W. James to Margaret T. Kraus and Rose H. Silverman, 44 Laurel St., $245,000. Gilberto Garcia and Raquel Garcia to Braulio Vega, 63-65 Brown Ave., $295,000. Jeffrey J. Murphy and Jeffrey Joseph Murphy to Yasmin Irelis Ruiz Santiago, 41 Argyle Ave., $210,000. Jose M. Figueroa and Christa D. Figueroa to Ismary Santiago-Lugo, 45 Ridgeway St., $200,000. Karl H. Hastings, George C. Yeramian III, and Daniel A. Bernard to Maya A. Gounard, 4-6 Orchard St., $301,700. Lisa Bihler Lyle and William T. Lyle JR, to Katelyn M. Perchak and Amar R. Bajracharya, 234 Easthampton Road, $365,000. Durand Real Estate Investments LLC, to Rinaldi Pease Acquisitions LLC, 97 Elm St., $160,000. Maria Serrano and Maria Marquez to Shellon Williams and Glenn Williams, 156 Pine St., Unit 1, $152,000. Mark Steven Dunlap, Mark Dunlap, Scott Evan Dunlap and Scott Dunlap to Mark Steven Dunlap and Mark Dunlap, 127 Vermont St., $135,000. Rescom Mass Investments LLC, to Diego Munoz Torres, 21 Jackson St., $280,000. Rock Valley Enterprises Inc., to Nathaniel Flachs and Charles Flachs, 246-248 Sargeant St., $255,000. Sandra Escalante, Water Colon and Walter Colon to Walter X. Colon, 33-35 North Bridge St., $160,000. U S Bank Trust, trustee, and LSF10 Master Participation Trust, trustee of, to Rajin Ramraykha, Sonia Ramraykha and Jared Ramraykha, 1466 Northampton St., $270,000.

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LONGMEADOW Gregory J. Stevens and Ellen P. Donnelly to Anne C. Wheeler, 48 Stirling St., $290,000. Joel M. Simon to Christopher Goshea and Katie Goshea, 230 Sheffield Ave., $370,000. Michael J. Gauvine to April Rockwood and Ernesto Morales, 45 Franklin Road, $265,000. Salvatore F. Cangialosi and Gloria M. Cangialosi to Spencer G. Ackerman and Shelley A. Barron, 223 Academy Drive, $800,000.

LUDLOW Brock French to Eric R. Smith, 598 Alden St., $260,000. Carlos Santos Jr., Isaac Spitzer, Trudy Line, Richard Scott Line, Scott Santos and Patricia Jean Santos to Alyssa A. Dube, 20 Worcester St., $220,000. Elisabete M. Fraga, representative, and Antonio E. Justo, estate, to Nico Fraga, 47 Napoleon Ave., $220,000. Fernando D Tereso and Maria C Tereso to Kevin Musiak and Chanelle Musiak, 340 Westerly Cir, $540,000. Hua Zi Zhao to Sandra A. Table and Robert C. Table, 246 Genevevo Drive, $482,500. Riverbend II Properties LLC, to Fernando Elias and Olimpia Elias, Sunset Ridge, $134,000.

MONSON Amy McClosky, representative, Frederick W. Shaw, estate, and Frederick W. Shaw Sr., estate, to Anthony W. Muffoletto, 245 Moulton Hill Road, $320,000. Edward J. Veneto and Lauren E. Veneto to Jamie M. Bryson and Samantha L. Bryson, 216 East Hill Road, $325,000. Melissa R. Vanderburgh to Brittany Ramos and John E. Donoghue, 32 Flynt Ave., $240,000.

MONTAGUE Jeannine M. Deangelis, “aka” Jeannine Deangelis, “aka” Jeannine M. Niedbala, to Christopher Frederick Goguen and Hidy Goguen Osorio, 56 Turners Falls Road, $262,000.

James R. Roy, Pamela Anderson, Pamela Anderson, trustee, James R. Pomeroy, NORTHAMPTON trustee, and Louis H. Pomeroy Sr. Declaration of Trust to Pamela Anderson, Margaret J. Nash to David Tetreault, Route 66, Pisgah Road and Allen Coit 330 Haydenville Road, $279,000. Road, $50,000. JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, to Debra Allyson R. Hornstein to Leta Herman Bercuvitz, 73 Redford Drive, $225,000. and Jaye McElroy, 204 Norwich Lake, Sheryl A. Grabon to Jacob B. Drew and $298,000. Jennifer A. Drew, 246 Chestnut St., $479,000.

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Robert Goodwin Bartlett and Marie Betts Bartlett, “aka” Marie C. Betts, to Catherine B. Johannessen and Cory M. Johannessen, 83 River Road, $305,000.

Robin B. Freedenfeld and Robin Freedenfeld to 32Masonic Street LLC, $220,800. Robin B. Freedenfeld and Robin Freedenfeld to 32 Masonic Street LLC, 32

Masonic St., $210,000. Robin B. Freedenfeld, trustee, Stuart Freedenfeld, trustee, and Mark D. Immerman Revocable Trust to 32 Masonic Street LLC, 32 Masonic St., $222,000. Robin B. Freedenfeld and Robin Freedenfeld to 32 Masonic Street LLC, 32 Masonic St., $454,000. Robin B. Freedenfeld and Robin Freedenfeld to 32 Masonic Street LLC, 32 Masonic St., $210,267. Robin B. Freedenfeld, trustee, Stuart Freedenfeld, trustee, and Mark D. Immerman Revocable Trust to 32 Masonic Street LLC, 32 Masonic St., $186,867. Robin B. Freedenfeld to 32 Masonic Street LLC, 32 Masonic St., $196,067. Ina Iansiti and Judith J. Iansiti to Scotia MacGillivray, 17 Fort St., $265,000. Joseph Blotnick and Jill Higgins, to Amy B. Ben-Ezra and Farnsworth E. Lobenstine, 18 Dewey Court, $505,550. Aethena R. Enzer-Mahler to Madison H. Bishop, Kelsey A. Socha and Margarita H. Moore, 55 Milton St., $279,000.

ORANGE Maureen A. Riendeau to Edith Silva and Kevin Silva, 38 Dexter St., $209,000. Gail A. Vorce and Jay N. Vorce to Christal Cutler, 15 Johnson Road, $82,000. Francis Romano Jr., and Sharon D. Romano to Adam Rosenbaum and Lorena Rosenbaum, 52 Putnam St., $265,000. Sebastian Velez Rivera, “aka” Sebastian Velez, to Joseph Grossi and Joslyn Grossi, 34 Mechanic St., $236,000. James T. Drew and Sara A. Drew to Lojen LLC, 41 James Lane, $100,000. Reginald C. Haughton Jr., to Miranda M. Rowe, 158 East River Road, $203,000.

PALMER 1282-1290 South Main Street LLC, to M Squared Holdings LLC, 1282-1290 South Main St., $1,105,000. Kyle Gouvin to Jared Harrison Gouvin, 196 Breckenridge St., $185,000. Xing Gao Wang to Bd Construction LLC, 1036 Central St., $135,000.

RUSSELL Dana E. Wojick and Tammy Lee Paiva to Frances Lamountain, Kirk Lamountain and Kirk Lamountain II, Dickinson Hill Road, $146,000.

SOUTH HADLEY Skinner Woods LLC, to David M. Eufemia and Lauryn E. Lacroix, 4 Taylor St., $292,500. Knights of Columbus Building Association of South Hadley to New

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Joshua Reid, estate, to Vittapa LLC, 825 Worthington St., $172,750.

Malmborg to Kevin Malmborg, 59 Fox St., $200,000.

Debra Collins, representative, and Joshua Reid, estate, to Vittapa LLC, 97-99 England Drum Union LLC, 110 Main St., Oak St., $172,750. $132,000. Diaz Properties LLC, to Diana Soto, J.N. Duquette & Son Construction Inc., Florence St., $222,000.

Marycruz Martin to Jacqueline Mestre, 115 Dubois St., $195,000.

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to Real F. Theroux and Donna D. Theroux, 36 Lyon Green, $469,900.

SOUTHAMPTON Patrick Properties LLC, to Shivesha LLC, 17 College Highway and Route 10, $2,400,000.

SOUTHWICK Beverly M. Fitchet, representative, and Norman W. Cummings Jr., estate, to Daniel Ralph Caputo, 39 Fernwood Road, $235,000. Erica Rossini to Annecca Smith and Patrick Scully, 73 North Longyard Rd, $369,000.

Eneroliza Cardenas and Abimael Santana to Canaan A. Khatib, 590 White St., $185,000. Ernest C. Williams to Jake A. Manzi, Jake Manzi, Lucas R. Manzi and Lucas Manzi, 730 Alden St., $170,000. Gabriel Adorno-Rivera, Juan G. Adorno, Nadia E. Soto and Maritza Santiago Munoz to Shari Taylor, 23 Sevmour Ave., $185,000.

MCN New Wave LLC, to Jillian A. Sandifer, 59 Terrence St., $142,000. My Van Le to Matthew J. Lavalette, 104 Enfield St., $110,000. Next Level Investments LLC, to Taylor Joseph Hansen, 36 Pembroke St., $190,000. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., trustee, and Inabs 2006-E Home Equity Mortgage Loan Series, trustee of, to Crossover Corp., 867 Roosevelt Ave., $144,900.

Orange Park Management LLC, to WalGayle C. McCray and Leslie S. McCray to ter Ramos, 70 Ferncliff Ave., $227,000. Alvin Cardona and Johanna Guzman, 15 Orlando C. Wright, Anthony A. Wright Rimmon Ave., $203,000. and Percy H. Wright to L&T Turnovers Gianna M. Starzky and Gianna M. Starzxyk to Gregory E. Heineman, 65 Penncastle St., $100,000.

Graduate Housing Services LLC, to Matt

LLC, 209 Oak Grove Ave., $90,000.

Rafael Capellan Polanco to Dagoberto Henriquez Hernandez, 47 Queen St., $165,000.

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$155,000. U S Bank, trustee, and 2014-1 Velocity Commercial Capital Loan and Trust, trustee of, to Bruce A. Arnold Sr., trustee, and 3 Sumner Avenue Realty Trust, trustee of, 3 Sumner Ave., $249,900. Waseem Mudasar and Libertad Mudasar to Mohamed Ali Aliyar and Fathima R. Mohamed, 100-102 Acushnet Ave., $170,000. Commonwealth Community Recovery Division Inc., to Paul Jones, 79 Thompson St., $100. Yesenia Vizcaya to Mirelys Perez Mercado, 99 Merrill Road, $190,000.

WARE Dorothy R. Cebula and Joseph A. Cebula Jr., to Jason Cebula, 100 Old Gilbertville Road, $160,000. Regina R. Mace, Regina R. Nixon and Elaine L. Nixon to Regina R. Mace and Richard L. Nixon Jr., 125 Greenwich Plains Road, $100.

Ronald Vandervliet and Lisa Vandervliet to Sergey Yanyuk and Sophia Yanyuk, 37 Summer Drive, $240,000.

SPRINGFIELD Abigail Gonzalez, Abigail Pizarro and Wilfredo Gonzalez (JR) to Israel Bonilla Garcia and Noraima Santos Rosado, 54 Oak Grove Ave., $235,000. Amat Victoria Curam LLC, to Carmen Elizabeth Reyes, 67-69 Chester St., $231,000. Angelina E. Malave to Mudassir Salisu, 152 Pendleton Ave., $225,000.

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Carmen I. Velazquez to Randall Housman, 604 Armory St., $75,000. Courtney A. Langieri, representative, Doris Marie Hayward, estate, Doris Hayward, estate, Doris M. Gonthier, estate, and Stephen Langieri to Miguel E. Bermudez, 35 Atwater Terrace, $281,000.

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J. Indomenico, 140-142 Johnson St., $265,000. Grahams Construction Inc., to Abigail Gonzalez, 17 Elaine Circle, $364,000. Hedge Hog Industries Corp to Verna G Martin, 246 Walnut St, $220,000.

NMLS#64460 Raul Garay to My V Le, 312 Tiffany St., $300,000. Roger W. Williams Jr., and Maria B. Williams to Carlos O. Arce and Ramon Arce, 42 Keith St., $150,000.

Bruce W. Granger, Valerie E. Garceau Granger and Valerie E. Garceau to Nicholas Garceau and Caitlyn Garceau, Walker Road, $100.

Rosalba Tascon to Mario J. Tascon and Louis A. Tascon, 242 Roy St., $100.

Debra Collins, representative, and Joshua Reid, estate, (EST) to 374 Walnut Llc, 374-382 Walnut St, $391,500.

Jonathon B. Murphy to MJ Ledyard Nominee Realty Trust, 189 Hancock St., $25,000.

Round Two LLC, to Juan C. Ramos and Ilbania M. Tejada Ramos, 47 Forest St., John W. Marsters to Nancy M. Pomerleau, 28 Houston Road, $66,739. $245,000.

Debra Collins, representative, and Joshua Reid, estate, to Danalax LLC, 53-55 Orleans St., $172,750.

Jose L. Pedro, Mutilene M. Pedro and Mutilene M. Pedo to Zaim Azam, 55-57 Oak St., $253,500.

SJC Management LLC, to Maninder Kaur, 704-708 Sumner Ave., $129,000.

Debra Collins, representative, and Joshua Reid, estate, to Danalax LLC, 67-69 Massachusetts Ave., $172,750.

Jose M. Dejesus to Jose Hiraldo, 89-91 Cambridge St., $263,000.

Debra Collins, representative, and

Gertrude Janet Maslar to Johnathan Spear, 74 East Silver St., $249,000. James Michael Bowler and Karin Alexandra Bowler to Michael P. Fabiani, 16 West School St, $192,000. James S. Reed to Raymond Cote and Kelsey Cote, 1343 Southampton Road, $220,000. Karen Depaulo, representative, and Edward J. Wojcek, estate, to Vantage Home Buyers LLC, 12 Phelps Ave., $165,000. Crossroads Property Investors LLC, to Donna F. Dubour, 56 Western Ave., $330,000. Lorrie J. Bobe and Lorrie B. Rosario to Roxanne A. Arkoette and Chad R. Arkoette, 1 Yeoman Ave., $260,000. Rail Realty Development LLC, to Nizan Holdings LLC, 170 Lockhouse Road, $4,400,000. Samuel A. Smith, Samual A. Smith, Melisa A. Smith, Melisa A. Addoms and Deborah J. Eggleston to Besnik Mirena and Aferdita Mirena, 549 Russell Rd Unit 7A, $103,000.

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JJJ17 LLC, to Denesha Campbell, 102 College St., $185,000.

Debra Collins, representative, and Joshua Reid, estate, to Harish Damodharan and Chitrakala Jagadeesan, 33-37 Grant St., $240,000.

WESTFIELD

Vasily Nesmelov and Oksana Nesmelov to Brian Curran, 5 Carpenter Ave., $238,000.

Ronald E. Aponte, Christina V. Aponte, Charles J. Aponte and Laurie Aponte to Khanh Pham and Donnie Chan, 1035 Berkshire Ave., $209,000.

Dawn C. Spenard to Susan M. Toro, Sarah Jeanne Toro and Melanie Anne Toro, 95 Grandview St., $252,500.

Timothy V. Flouton to Jeffrey W. Dean, 63 Bridle Path Road, $195,000.

Timothy A. Levasseur to Frank A. Cavallo, 117 Berkshire Drive, $270,000.

J Norbert Properties LLC, to Behavioral Health Network Inc., 10 Ingraham Terrace, $1,685,409.

David J. D’Angelo to Yolanda Davis, 158 Chestnut St., Unit 2F, $140,000.

Tek Gautam and Punam Gautam to Eugeniu Corja, 55 Hanover St., $270,000.

Thomas J. McLaughlin to Brixmor Spe 6 LLC, South Meadow Road, $190,000.

Anthony Chicklowski and Georgia M. Chicklowski to Minas S. Alitbi, 60-62 Home St., $217,000. Behavioral Health Network Inc., to 401 Liberty LLC, 59 St. James Ave., $200,000.

Sok Wah Lee to Naif Manahi, 51 Colony Road, $95,000.

Joseph C. Ward to Anderson C. Ogwumike, 141 Dayton St., $223,200. Karen M. Domenech Chinnery to Lakpa Tamang, 86 Granby St., $270,000. Kathleen M. Malmborg and Mark T.

Standard Properties Inc., to Marcelo P. De Aguiar Silva and Iara Alves Madrona Aguiar, 74-76 Clantoy St., $275,000. Thien D Vo and Myly L Vo to Santo Gabin and Fiordaliza Gabin, 108 Kathleen St., $249,000. Timothy Derrig to Steven R. Hull and Susan D. Hull, 54 Bernard St.,

WEST SPRINGFIELD Deborah W. Skelly to Krishna Kharel and Madhu Kharel, 85-87 Bliss St., $232,000. Ivan Mokan to Alina Juliet Bracken, 15 Oxford Place, $230,000.

Main Street Rentals LLC, to John Cannellos and Emma Cannellos, 309 Main St., $590,000. Susan M. Toro to Leslie Scott McCray and Gayle Christine McCray, 992 Tinkham Road, $280,000. Wilbraham & Monson Academy to MC AC & MC LLC, 3V Bulkley Road, $135,000.

WILLIAMSBURG 1XO LLC, to Sarah Barnett and Elizabeth Barnett, 6 Fairfield Ave., $390,000.

Jonathan T. Popp and Loanne S. Popp Vance S. Przasnyski and Vance S. to Rafael Rivera and Melissa Rivera, 681 Pryzasnyski to Northampton City, Nash Piper Road, $360,000. Hill Road, $140,000. Kimberly Nicolle Siwek to Rihab Al Zubaidi and Rihab Al Zubaidi, 799-801 WORTHINGTON Union St., $169,000. Lawrence E. Zuckerman 2009 RePaul C. Shields and Jane F. Granger vocable Trust, Philip W. Zuckerman, to Brandon Moore, 255 Laurel Road, Suzanne Zuckerman Werner and Carol $250,000. Zuckerman, trustee, to Michael J. ShimRemeche LLC, to 26 Gsears LLC, 26 kus, 66 Parish Road, $195,000. Sears Way, $3,040,000.

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Weeping cherry trees come in different varieties

OU DON’T HAVE TO look far to see cherry trees in bloom this time of year. Still, over half a million visitors annually embark upon a spring pilgrimage to Washington, D.C., to see the cherries in bloom there. Besides sheer profusion, those cherries have history. They were a gift from Japan as thanks for our help during the Russo-Japanese War of 1905. Howard Taft was secretary of war at the time; the first cherry tree was lowered into the ground in 1912 by Mrs. Taft, then first lady. Alas, no tree lives forever, and those original cherry trees have been succumbing to age despite efforts to coddle them along. But it would not seem right to stick just any old cherry trees into the ground to replace those that fail. After all, these particular trees symbolize a bond with Japan and have stood witness to history. Just any old cherry tree also would not do because of the number of different species and varieties — not even all pink flowered ones, or double flowered ones, or weeping ones

are the same. The 3,000 or so trees gifted in 1912 were mostly Yoshino cherry trees. Yoshino cherries are hybrids of unknown parentage, but come in a number of varieties, among them those with pink flowers and upright habit (Afterglow), those with white flowers and weeping habit (Pendula), and those with diminutive size and weeping habit (Shidare Yoshino). The earliest replacements for ailing trees around the Tidal Basin were made in the 1930s and were of a Yoshino variety called Akebono (“Daybreak”), which has double, pink flowers. A few years ago, efforts got underway to replace ailing trees with genetic replicas of the originals. Such trees would be exactly the same as the originals, then, except younger. The way to create genetic replicas is by cloning, or taking cuttings from the original trees, then rooting them to make whole new ones. Rooting cuttings from an 80 year old tree is not easy, because cuttings generally root most readily from so-called juve-

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989. Villeroy & Boch used this mark from 1883 to the 1930s. The company is still in business.

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Geschutz” and “Mettlach.” Can you tell me anything about them, like the age or maker?

Your figurines were made by Villeroy & Boch, a company in Mettlach, Germany. Francois Boch and his sons began making pottery in France in 1748. They moved to Mettlach in 1809 and began making tableware in a former abbey. In 1836, Boch merged with competitor Nicolas Villeroy and the company became Villeroy & Boch. The German words “Gesetzlich Gesch?tzt” translate as “protected by law,” which is similar to “patented.” The mark that looks like an abbey represents the octagonal Old Tower in Mettlach, built in

Q. Fifty-five years ago,

I bought a cabin with a stove in the garage. I kept it because I thought it might be valuable. It’s a Variety No. 54. Can you give me any information on this stove?

Potbelly stoves were used from the 1800s to the early 1900s to heat parlors, railroad stations, schoolhouses and other buildings. The heavy cast-iron stoves were fired by wood or coal. The round “belly” shape radiated enough heat to warm a large room. Some models had a ring around the middle to keep people from bumping into it and getting burned, nickel-plated decorations and trim, and a flat cooking

Depending on the variety of weeping cherry, the flowers may be pink or white, single or double, and trees also vary in eventual size, growth form, and cold-hardiness. (LEE REICH PHOTO)

nile wood. Where do you find juvenile wood on an 80 year old plant? As sprouts near the base, the original part of the plant. All of the original Yoshino cherries were not a single clone, so efforts also are underway to “fingerprint” the trees, using their DNA, to better identify and differentiate them. The greater the genetic diversity that is found, the better, because a narrow gene pool makes any planting more likely to be wiped out by any pest problem.

Some of those original cherries are not even Yoshino cherries, but so-called Japanese cherries, representing another species with a similar range in varietal characteristics. Kwanzan is perhaps the most famous variety of Japanese cherry. A few other ornamental cherry species exist, and for my money, the one I’d plant would be Higan cherry. Unfortunately Higan is not counted among those trees originally set in the ground around Washington’s

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. Royal Doulton Bunnykins figurine, Mr. Bunnykins at the Easter Parade, brown jacket, bowtie, textured “straw” hat, holds blue Easter Egg with yellow bow, grassy base, c. 1985, 5 inches, $50. Steuben glass compote with lid, verre de soie, squat shape with melon ribs, clear foot, red pear and stem finial, signed, Steuben, F. Carder, 9 1/2 x 6 inches, $105. Kitchen, maple syrup cauldron, copper, round, rolled rim, bail handle, American, 15 x 23 inches, $280. Candy container, Easter Bunny pulling cart, papier-mache, glass eyes, wood cart with mossy sides, holds decorated tin eggs, bunny’s head removes, Germany, 13 inches, $375. Automobile hood ornament, Atlas, holding world on shoulders, inset orange jewel, nickel-plated chrome, Lucite base, streamlined style, 8 x 9 x 3 inches, $460.

surface on the top. Potbelly stoves have become popular again for cabins and places that don’t have a furnace. We contacted Good Time Stove Co. (www.goodtimestove. com), which restores an-

tique and vintage stoves, to verify our information. They said it was made between about 1900 and 1920 by the Brigham foundry in Georgia. The foundry closed in the 1940s. Potbelly stoves like

Tidal Basin. I say “unfortunately” because cherries generally are susceptible to a number of insects and diseases, yet Higan is one of the most pest-resistant. Higan is also longer lived, faster growing, and more tolerant of heat and cold than the others. Higan cherry’s qualities do not come at a sacrifice to beauty. Like other ornamental cherries, Higan varieties show a range of ornamental characteristics. For instance, the variety Whitcomb’s horizontal, spreading limbs each spring are dotted with pink buds that unfold into almost white blossoms. Pendula is a variety offering very early, single pink blossoms on weeping stems. Autumnalis is truly unique, not for its semidouble, pink blossoms that unfold in spring, but because it often puts on a repeat performance in autumn! Any gardening questions? Email them to me at garden@leereich. com and I’ll try answering them directly or in this column. For online and live workshops, see leereich.com/workshops.

yours sell for $200 to $400. Those with nickel trim and ornate decoration sell for more. Stoves that are in poor condition or don’t work can’t be sold. TIP: Wash silver as soon as possible if it has touched salty or acidic foods, ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, eggs, olives, salad dressings or vinegar. Terry Kovel and Kim Kovel answer readers’ questions sent to the column. Send a letter with one question describing the size, material (glass, pottery) and what you know about the item. Include only two pictures, the object and a closeup of any marks or damage. Write to Kovels, The Republican, King Features Syndicate, 628 Virginia Dr., Orlando, FL 32803 or email us at collectorsgallery@kovels. com.

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PUBLIC AUCTION FRIDAY, APRIL 16TH at 11:00 A.M.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14TH Starting at 10:00 A.M. MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

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11 ROOM/5 BEDROOM 2-STORY

4 ROOM / 2 BEDROOM 2-STORY

• CHICOPEE, MASSACHUSETTS •

• 3-STORY FOUR FAMILY HOME • • 2-STORY TWO FAMILY HOME • “CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ALL AMENITIES” 389-391 Front St.and 34 Beverly St. CHICOPEE, MA To be Sold Individually on each Premises

389-391 FRONT STREET AT 10:00 A.M. • 3-Story Four Family Home • ±12,705 S/F of Land • • Total of (16) Rooms w/ (6) Bedrooms & (4) Bathrooms • • ±3,784 S/F of Total Gross Living Area • • Unit #1 – (3) Rooms w/ (1) Bedroom & (1) Bath (±719 S/F) • • Unit #2 – (3) Rooms w/ (1) Bedroom & (1) Bath (±719 S/F) • • Unit #3 – (5) Rooms w/ (2) Bedrooms & (1) Bath (±1,438 S/F) • • Unit #4 – (5) Rooms w/ (2) Bedrooms & (1) Bath (±908 S/F) • • Gas Steam Heat • Full Basement • Vinyl Siding • Each Unit Separately Metered • • Side & Front Porches • Public Water & Sewer • Zoned: B-1-2-Family • • Assessor’s Parcel #98014 • H 5-Car Detached Garage H 34 BEVERLY STREET AT 11:00 A.M. • 2-Story Two Family Home • ±5,000 S/F of Land • • Total of (10) Rooms w/ (4) Bedrooms & (2) Bathrooms • • Each Unit: (5) Rooms w/ (2) Bedrooms & (1) Bathroom • • Each Unit: ±988 S/F • Gas Steam/Baseboard Electric Heat • • Full Basement • Vinyl Siding • Each Unit Separately Metered • • Covered Front Porch • Public Water & Sewer • Zoned: Res. B-1-2-Family • Sale Per Order of Mortgagee Attorney Jonathan C. Sapirstein

Of the Firm of Sapirstein & Sapirstein, P.C.,

1331 Main Street, Springfield, MA Attorney for Mortgagee

Terms Of Sale $10,000.00 Deposit Cash or Certified Funds, per Property. 5% Buyer’s Premium Applies, per Property.

Other Terms to be Announced at Time of Sale. IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THIS AUCTION:

In print in The Republican or online at MassLive.com

AUCTIONEERS•APPRAISERS

West Springfield, MA • Philadelphia, PA 413-733-5238 • 610-853-6655 MA Auc. Lic #161 • PA Auc. Lic. #AY000241L

PUBLIC AUCTION FRIDAY, APRIL 16TH at 11:00 A.M.

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11 ROOM/5 BEDROOM 2-STORY

TWO FAMILY STYLE HOME WITH

TWO CAR ATTACHED GARAGE 8 Morris Avenue TURNERS FALLS, MA To be Sold on the Premises

Features: • 2-Story Two Family Style Home • ± ¼ Acre (± 12,981 S/F) of Land • • Total of (11) Rooms w/ (5) Bedrooms & (2) Baths • • ± 2,112 S/F of Gross Living Area • Hot Water Heat • Wood Exterior • Utility Shed • H Two Car Attached Garage H Sale Per Order of Mortgagee Attorney Benjamin M. Coyle

33 State Street, Springfield, MA Attorney for Mortgagee

Terms Of Sale $5,000.00 Deposit Cash or Certified Funds. 5% 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

West Springfield, MA • Philadelphia, PA 413-733-5238 • 610-853-6655 MA Auc. Lic #161 • PA Auc. Lic. #AY000241L

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

WITH

TWO CAR ATTACHED GARAGE 8 Morris Avenue TURNERS FALLS, MA To be Sold on the Premises

Of the firm of Bacon Wilson, P.C.

33 State Street, Springfield, MA Attorney for Mortgagee

Terms Of Sale $5,000.00 Deposit Cash or Certified Funds. 5% Buyer’s Premium Applies

Other Terms to be Announced at Time of Sale. IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THIS AUCTION:

RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM UNIT LOCATED IN

“FAIRWAY CONDOMINIUM COMPLEX” 709 Fairway Avenue TURNERS FALLS, MA To be Sold on the Premises

Features: • 2-Story Residential Condominium Unit • • Total of (4) Rooms w/ (2) Bedrooms & (1½) Baths • Basement • • ±1,100 S/F of Gross Living Area Above Grade • Electric Baseboard Heat • • Carpeted & Vinyl Floors • Vinyl Siding • Wood Deck • • Public Water & Sewer • Zoned: Residential • Covered Parking Space • Sale Per Order of Mortgagee Attorney Joseph J. Lange Of the Firm of Lyon & Fitzpatrick, LLP 14 Bobala Road, Holyoke, MA Attorney for Mortgagee

Terms Of Sale $5,000.00 Deposit Cash or Certified Funds. 5% Buyer’s Premium Applies

Other Terms to be Announced at Time of Sale. IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THIS AUCTION:

Aaron Posnik

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

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

AUCTIONEERS•APPRAISERS

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

AUCTIONEERS•APPRAISERS

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

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

Of the firm of Bacon Wilson, P.C.

TWO FAMILY STYLE HOME

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