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ANTIQUES & COLLECTING: Liquor cabinet has different names, same purpose, F3

MORTGAGE RATES: Long-term US mortgage rates slip to 2.96%, F4 PROJECT OF THE WEEK: Project key is PVC, F6 IN THE GARDEN WITH LEE REICH: Looking at the structure of soil, F7 WMASS DEEDS: F8

What lies beneath

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Above is a view of the renovated basement of Steve Gray’s home in Indianapolis. At left is the exterior of the home, where the basement opens to an outdoor pool. In the coronavirus pandemic, basements have offered up new territory for hobbies, work and even glamour. (PAUL D’ANDREA / NEW YORK

What lies beneath COVID-19 pandemic inspires basement renovations

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he latest home-related TikTok video to go viral begins with a woman’s voice patiently explaining that during the pandemic her husband turned their basement into … a video rental store. As she speaks, the camera pans over shelves stocked with DVDs, a drinks fridge and a viewing room with two recliners and a big screen.

Under Construction.” In the basement of the couple’s sprawling house in Holmdel, Gagliano is conjuring up not only a home theater and spa but a “glam room” where Pesce can get her hair and makeup done before a day of filming.

“The projects just keep getting crazier,” said Gagliano, who is currently working on 113 basement renovations and estimates he has done nearly 4,000 of them over his career.

Dim, dank and low-ceilinged, the basement may be the least likely room in the

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The enthusiasm for this content was so vast — the praise in the comments section effusive, the questions numerous — that multiple follow-up videos were made in which Brian Hogan, the aforementioned husband, described how and why he undertook this DIY project in his Des Moines, Iowa, home instead of doing what his

wife, Erin, might have preferred: refinishing the kitchen cabinets. Hogan’s homage to the neighborhood movie rental stores of yore even landed the couple a guest appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

And these days, their basement isn’t the only buzzedabout one out there.

Pat Gagliano, founder of Finished Basements New Jersey, has undertaken a renovation for Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino and his wife, Lauren Pesce, that the reality-star couple have been documenting in a YouTube show called “The Situations

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house to be basking in the spotlight. The space, which often possesses all the appeal of a meat locker, is commonly home to less-than-eye-catching features such as the furnace. It also typically serves as a catchall for such detritus as tangled strands of Christmas lights, cribs that children have outgrown and appliance boxSEE BASEMENT, PAGE F4

But characteristics that turn some basements downright cavelike — few, if any, windows and separation from the rest of the house — also make them good candidates for things such as home theaters, which require darkness and quiet, and Pilates studios, which call for uninterrupted walls of mirror.

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Terry and Kim Kovel | Antiques & Collecting

Liquor cabinet has different names, same purpose

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NTIQUES ARE GIVen many names, often changed to be written in a new language or used in a different way, and there can be confusion. Is a “cave a liqueur” the same as a tantalus? Both have decanter bottles; both have drinking glasses; both can have locks; and both are used to serve liquor to guests, one usually before dinner, the other during and after a meal.

In the past, formal service of alcoholic drinks, especially at banquets and special-occasion dinners, was important.

The tantalus bottles held liquor, a distilled alcoholic drink like scotch. And it should be easy to remember that a cave a liqueur held — what you would expect — liqueur, an after-dinner fermented sweet drink like brandy, flavored with fruit or spices. The names sound alike but are spelled differently.

The two containers and contents follow formal rules of design. The tantalus has decanters in an open rack with tops that are locked, opening only with a key.

The tantalus was named for Greek King Tantalus, who was condemned to stand in a pool of water in Hell and never be able to get a drink. The cave a liqueur holds small decanters and glasses suitable for the small after-dinner drink.

Both of the serving boxes were large, often made of wood with added brass or other metal decorations and gold-painted accents. They were very much in style from 1850 to 1900.

There are many jokes about the locked liquor supply, but it seems possible that the locks were meant to keep the household help from taking drinks and leaving empty decanters or adding water or other liquid.

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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.

Kitchen, chocolate mold, three Dolly Dingle dolls, hinged, signed “Weygandt,” 10 inches, $35.

Telephone, candlestick, polished brass, cylindrical stem, domed base, hard-rubber earpiece, marked “Western Electric,” “Pat. Jan 26 15,” 11 1/2 inches, $95.

Doorstop, country cottage, cast iron, painted, arched doorway, three windows, raised shingle roof with dormer, red chimney, red and yellow flowers growing up sides, c. 1930, 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches, $155.

Box, humidor, mahogany, dovetailed construction, metal lining, hinged lid, label, Benson & Hedges, 12 3/4 x 25 inches, $210.

Jewelry, charm bracelet, dogwood flower, rope-twist chain, sterling silver, marked, Tiffany & Co. and 925, 7 inches, $300.

Sewing box, made by sailor, wood, carved, spool holder top, drawer, whale ivory and whalebone knobs, spool picks and decoration, 19th century, 11 x 9 1/2 inches, $375.

Furniture, desk, plantation, Sheraton, cherry, red stain, cupboard top with two paneled doors, hinged writing surface, drawer, turned legs, 1800s, 77 x 35 inches, $435.

This oak 19th-century “cave a liqueur” holds four decanters and 16 liqueur glasses. It is decorated with silvered mounts of hunting dogs. The 11-inch-high box sold at New Orleans Auction Galleries for $4,250. (COWLES SYNDICATE INC.)

head in it. It reads “A440” on the front and “C” on the back. The trademark, two hands holding a circle with a six-point star and the words “GESETL.” and “GESCH.” in the circle, is on the other side. It also shows medals or coins with names of cities and dates from 1871 to 1881. How old is it? What is it worth?

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ing harmonicas in Trossingen, Germany, in 1857. “GESETL.” and “GESCH.” are abbreviations for the German words meaning “protected by law” (trademarked). The years shown on the harmonica are for awards. Hohner started making the Marine Band harmonica in 1896 and is still making it. Your harmonica is in the key of C. The designation “A440” was added in the 1930s to

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es that people feel they cannot throw away on the off chance they will someday need to return their TVs and blenders.

But characteristics that turn some basements downright cavelike — few, if any, windows and separation from the rest of the house — also make them good candidates for things such as home theaters, which require darkness and quiet, and Pilates studios, which call for uninterrupted walls of mirror. And since the pandemic shut down offices and schools, basements have been pressed into service for remote work and schooling.

“A basement is often a backstage area,” said Sally Augustin, an applied environmental psychologist and co-founder of the website The Space Doctors. But as everyone Zooms from ad hoc home offices and classrooms, a space previously hidden from view now has been catapulted into the public sphere.

Houzz, a website that connects homeowners with renovation professionals, reports that inquiries for basement remodels rose by 29% in June 2020, compared with the same month in 2019, as people

sought to carve out more usable space in their homes.

But some contractors have been focusing on basements for years.

A decade ago, Steve and Colby Lindsey, father-and-son owners of LinCo Construction, a general contracting company in a Denver suburb, spun off a division called Basement Sanctuary to promote an expertise they had acquired finishing the unfinished spaces in the mostly new homes in their area. It worked. Today, basements account for 60% to 70% of their revenue, Steve Lindsey said.

The most common request, Lindsey said, is for a bedroom, a bathroom and a living area, a combination that runs about $60,000 — far less than it would cost to build an addition to gain the same amount of space.

The firm has dealt with unusual demands, too. One homeowner wanted the basement bathroom to look like an outhouse. “We used a lot of barnwood,” Lindsey said. The door to the toilet had a moon cut out of it, he added.

Adams + Beasley Associates, high-end contractors in Carlisle, Massachusetts, recently transformed the unfinished cellar of an 1880s house in Cambridge into a light, airy domain that

includes a media room, “European style” laundry room, full bath, butler’s pantry and wet bar.

The project, which won a Chrysalis remodeling award and cost well over $1 million, required digging 2 feet under the basement to lower the floor and give the final space greater height. Windows were enlarged, and partitions between spaces were made of steel-framed glass to allow light to circulate. Radiant heating under floors and a Danish wood stove take off the chill.

Another Adams + Beasley project, in the Massachusetts town of Wellesley, was less costly, about $200,000. Christine Todd, the homeowner, said it has given her children, ages 17-26, a space of their own that has been a boon during the pandemic.

Before, the basement had been chronically damp, with a sloped cement floor and lots

of rooms with doors on them, “like a jail,” Todd said. “No one wanted to spend any material time down there.”

The contractors removed walls, leveled out the floor and installed a dehumidification system to address the moisture problem. Now, a lounge with a sectional sofa flows into an area centered on a modernist pingpong table designed

by Antoni Pallejà Office, a Barcelona firm. For the younger daughter, who plays field hockey, there’s a “shot room” where she can practice indoors; it doubles as a bunk room when her older brother’s friends need a place to crash after a party.

Completed just before the pandemic, the basement gave Todd’s children a place to hang out with friends over the past year, helping them retain a modicum of social life. “All three of them say it changed the way they live,” she said.

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According to the latest data released Thursday by Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate average slipped to 2.96% with an average 0.6 point. (Points are fees paid to a lender equal to 1% of the loan amount.

They are in addition to the interest rate.) It was 2.98% a week ago and 3.26% a year ago. The 30-year fixed average has dropped in four of the past five weeks.

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

The survey is based on home purchase mortgages, which means rates for refinances may be higher.

The price adjustment for refinance transactions that went into effect in December is adding to the cost.

The adjustment, which applies to all Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac refinances, is 0.5% of the loan amount.

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Lee Reich | In the Garden

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Looking at the structure of soil

Y NOW, YOU PROBably know what kind of soil you have out there in the “back forty.” If planting that rose bush brought up wads of gummy goo, you know to call it clay.

If, instead, you scooped up gritty particles that didn’t clump together, you have the other extreme in soil, a sand.

Both extremes in soil have their advantages and shortcomings.

These soils act the way they do mostly because of the size of the particles that make them up. Sand particles are relatively large, by definition from two to five hundredths of a millimeter across. At the larger end of this range you can easily see the particles with your naked eye and feel them between your fingers. Clay particles are very small, by definition less than two-thousands of a millimeter across.

Tiny clay particles have commensurately tiny spaces between them, tiny enough to draw in water and cling to it by capillary action. That’s a bad thing this time of year, when you’re waiting for the soil to dry enough to become crumbly for planting, or anytime if there’s not enough

Look at all the large and small channels in this shovelful of garden soil; that’s the result of good soil structure. (LEE REICH PHOTO)

space for roots to also get air.

Don’t let clay soil get too dry before planting, though, or it becomes rock hard.

That attraction for water that makes clay a bad thing this time of year makes it a good thing as summer weather turns dry and a soil that slurps up water is an asset.

Some of that water, though, is held so tightly that even roots cannot get at it.

Besides being small, many kinds of clay particles are negatively charged on their surface. This is a good thing.

Being positively charged, plant nutrients like potassium and calcium can latch onto those clay particles rather than be washed below roots by rainfall or watering.

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Large spaces in sandy soils don’t hold water. This makes for pleasant digging in spring mud season, but has plants gasping for water in dry summer weather. And sand particles are uncharged, letting plant food just wash right through and leaving these soils naturally infertile.

Ills of either clay or sandy soils can be cured in basically the same way: with plenty of organic matter. Organic matter includes such things as compost, manure, leaves, peat moss, straw, hay, grass clippings, wood chips, and anything else that is or once was living.

As these materials decompose and feed microbes, a witches’ brew of natural com-

to my father, who died in 1954. It’s 1 inch long and almost an inch wide. I’m not sure if it qualifies as vintage advertising. Is it worth anything?

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Reddy Kilowatt, a character with red lightning-bolt arms and legs and a round head with a lightbulb nose and electric-outlet ears, was created by Ashton B. Collins Sr. for the Alabama Power Company.

The character was used to promote using electricity and first appeared in a newspaper advertisement in 1926. Reddy Kilowatt’s image was updated by cartoonist Walter Lantz, the creator of Woody Woodpecker, in 1946; he was given a bigger

Ills of either clay or sandy soils can be cured in basically the same way: with plenty of organic matter. Organic matter includes such things as compost, manure, leaves, peat moss, straw, hay, grass clippings, wood chips, and anything else that is or once was living. pounds is created that affects a soil’s physical, nutritional, and biological properties — all for the better. Sandy soils become more spongy so they hold water better, and charged so they retain nutrients. Gums form that stick clay particles together into larger units with commensurately larger spaces between them from which excess water can drain away and let in air.

Be careful about tilling sandy soils. They already have plenty of air and charging them with more causes or-

smile and whites were added to his eyes. His hands were changed so he wore four-finger white gloves instead of the five-finger safety gloves he originally wore. At the peak in 1957, over 200 electric utility companies used the character in their advertising. The use declined in the 1970s, and Reddy Kilowatt is used by only a few utility companies today.

Reddy Kilowatt pins, earrings and tie clips were made. The pins sell online for about $20.

TIP: All Vogue and Ginny dolls are marked. If you own an unmarked doll, it is not a real Ginny.

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ganic matter to “burn away” too quickly. And be careful about treading or driving on clay soils; compaction, especially when such soils are wet, breaks down those aggregated particles creating a mass of small particles and pores.

Most soils, of course, are not all sand or all clay. They are a mix of different size particles that might also include silt, which is intermediate in size between sand and clay. Silt particles make a soil feel silky.

The ideal soil is not one that is predominantly sand, silt, or clay, but one that has all these particles in amounts that lets each express itself. The result is a range of pore sizes, some to hold water and some to hold air. Such soils — the holy grail to gardeners — are called loams.

It is neither practical, wise, nor necessary to improve any soil by hauling in material to change the particle sizes. All soils, though, even loams, benefit greatly from regular additions of organic matter.

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MidFirst Bank to R. M. Blerman LLC, 36 Taylor St., $117,340.

Revampit LLC, to JSPSM LLC, 791 Britton St., $235,000.

Robin Brochu to Steven Willette, 104 Woodbridge Road, Unit 6253B, $164,000.

Shari M. Duffus to Jamellah S. Smith, 13 Park St., $189,900.

Bernard Joseph Chartier Jr., Sandra Krassler and Sandra Chartier to Kevin Randall, 41 Pennsylvania Ave., $133,000.

David Hebert, Kathleen Hebert and Daniel Hebert to Betty M. Lichtenstein, 155 Chapel St., $310,000.

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Linda K. Pula and Thaddeus J. Pula to Parinita Abbott, 11 Deerbrook Drive and 11 Deer Brook Drive, $440,000.

Kimberly A. Foster to Kimberly A. Foster, trustee, and Kimberly A. Foster Living Trust, 211 East St., $100.

GREENFIELD

Bruce D. Campbell and Donna Mae Campbell to Matthew R. Scranton and Megan Nicole Scranton, 27 Pomeroy St., $362,000.

Douglas Simon to Sharon A. Gensler and Prudence F. Smith, 19 Prospect St., $55,000.

Ilie Taraburca to Michael P. O’Brien, 38 French King Highway, $65,000.

John C. Barnes Jr., and Toni M. Barnes to Dylan Wetherald and Alanna Salzman, 34 Torrey St., $262,500.

Sarah W. Kulp, Joel T. Velez and Sarah W. Velez to Maia L. Valcarce, 21 Woodleigh Ave., $236,000.

WestMass Area Development Corp., to PBHI Properties LLC, East Main Street, $167,000.

HADLEY

Michelle Lynn Valle and Thomas Leslie Valle to Kelsey A. Jurek and Nicholas P. Jurek, 11 Mountain Road, $341,000.

Theodore R. Mieczkowski to Tuckman LLC, 34-36 Lawrence Plain Road, $800,000.

Michael Henry Niedzwiedz and William Robert Niedzwiedz to Kimberly M. Skyrm, 1 Moore St., $82,400.

Henry Whitlock and Gary Toth to Jeremy D. Ober, 67 Stockbridge Road, $425,000.

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Bank of America to Son T. Vo, 57 Harwich St., $57,855.

Nita M. Edson to Alan Melchior and Mary Beth Melchior, 11 Mount Hermon Station Road, $172,900.

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Geoffrey M. Zucker and Donna M. Zucker to Andrew K. Leinung and Erica S. Drennan, 260 Amity St., $708,895.

Meng Lai Wang and Hui Zhen Lan to Regina Sibilia, 291 North Main St., $225,000.

James H. Wakefield Jr., to Alice Chester S. Brett III, and Elizabeth C. Goldfarb, 212 Thompson Road, Brett to Epifanio Arias Jr., and Zhana $258,000.

Levitsky, 21 William St., $210,000.

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Volodymyr Boyko and Ganna Boyko to Patrick M. Valiquette and Tawanna S. Valiquette, 21 Macek Drive, $435,000.

Dongliang Guo to Dan Wang and Ying Wang, 51 Jeffrey Lane, $340,000.

Edilberto A. Manalang and Ma Rhodeca Jill O. Manalang to Allison B. Henry and Jonathan Henry, 6 Winston Court, $250,000.

E. DiSbio to Michael J. Cook and Lorraine M. Cook, 245 Maple St., $260,000.

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Survey offers hope for declining bee populations

By Adrian Higgins

But it is reasonable to think that many of these are in The tribulations of the honey- trouble, too, and for the same bee are well-known, even if the reasons: habitat loss to develorigins of the mysterious colony opment; the reduction of native collapse disorder that wiped out flora, courtesy of too many deer hives a few years ago are not and the presence of invasive easily explained. exotic plants; and pesticide use.

Then came our awareness of “And then climate change is inthe afflictions of the bumbleteracting with all those factors,” bee. Of more than 40 species of said Matthew Sarver, a consultthis beloved creature in North ing ecologist in Wilmington, America, half are said to be in Delaware. decline. One of the most vexing But a new survey by Sarver of developments is the near disap- native bees and the plants they pearance of the once ubiquitous need offers an encouraging sign rusty-patched bumblebee over that these bees can bounce back the past 25 years. if we throw them a lifeline in the There are more than 3,600 form of carefully selected plants species of native bees in North in our gardens.

America. Most are solitary, live The evidence comes from in the ground and are small.

Mount Cuba Center, a public This is why a lot of their natural garden near Wilmington devoted history is cloudy, even to scien- to the study and display of native tists. plants. Eileen Boyle noticed that

woodland plants at the former du Pont property attracted little bees that were unfamiliar and, like their host plants, only appeared in springtime.

As the garden’s director of conservation and research, she needed to know more about these visitors, and she asked Sarver to survey the 1,000-acre estate’s native bee populations.

“There’s this hidden world of native bees, some generalists, but we studied it very specifically to look at specialist bees tied to a host plant,” she said.

The survey was conducted in 2018 and 2019 at three sites at Mount Cuba: two natural areas and the extensive cultivated gardens, which include woodlands, meadows and garden ponds.

Using hand nets and traps, a total of 3,493 bees were collected, representing 135 species.

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HAMPDEN Monica Barry, representative, and William J. Barry Jr., estate, to Timothy Barry, 381 Chapin Road, $210,000.

HATFIELD Michael D. Waltrip and Denise Waltrip to Elizabeth Stevens Perry and Joshua C. Goldman, 73 Main St., $565,000.

HSBC Bank USA, trustee, and Renaissance Home Equity Loan Series 2005-2, trustee of, to Salim Abdoo, 284 Maple St., $90,000.

Nicholas P. Boccio, trustee, and 14C Maple Crest Circle Realty Trust, trustee of, to Esther H. Glovacki, 14C Maple Crest Circle, Unit 14C, $149,900.

Prew LLC, to Pru Holyoke MA LLC, 274-276 High St., $475,000.

Yahaira Bermudez to Dugagjin Shala and Blerina Shala, 20 Magnolia Ave., $148,000.

LEVERETT

Meghan K. Dickinson to Sharon Rose Kokosa, 3 Waters Edge Drive, $195,000.

Paulo G. Marta and Lori C. Marta to Samuel D. Kopec and Rosiel Kopec, 30 Bridle Road, $335,000.

MIDDLEFIELD Burmer Family Trust, Michele Burmer, trustee, and Ronny Burmer, trustee, to Nichole Strange and Charles Strange, 140 Arthur Pease Road, $380,000.

Kathleen F. Arcaro and Christopher J. Bergweiler to Eric Labb and MONROE Whitney Retallic, 7 Dudleyville Brian J. Martin and Daryll A. Martin Road, $54,000.

Laura Janovsky Estate, “aka” Laura to Jason Seplowitz and Rebecca M. Janovsky Estate, “aka” Laura Osleger-Seplowitz, 197 MashaMabel Janovky Estate, Lawrence LONGMEADOW paug Road, $372,500.

M. Janovsky Sr., personal representative and individually, and Donna Joan A. Crowley to Mark R. Trent D. Rioux, personal representative and Erin K. Trent, 71 South Park HOLYOKE and individually, to Gregory R. Ave., $410,000.

Vitarelli and Kirsty L. Vitarelli, 3 Barbara J. Desmarais to Real Stanley F. Jorczak and Patricia D. Depot St., $94,000.

Estate Inc., Martinelli Martini Jorczak to Mark D. Soycher and & Gallagher, 77 Brookline Ave., Beth A. Soycher, 361 Frank Smith $120,000.

MONSON Road, $395,000.

BRE Development LLC, to Holyoke Ruth I. Deroy to Sammi Liang, 221 Landing LLC, Holyoke Road, Moulton Hill Road, $338,000.

LUDLOW $2,750,000.

Candice J. Michaelsen and Candice Baystate Developers Inc., to Bruce Wells Fargo Bank to Horizon Properties LLC, 129 Stafford Road, J. Donnelly to Kristin M. Fontaine, 1 Tetrault, Miller Street, $90,000. $176,000.

Meadow St., $136,000.

Bruce R. Belmer to Lawrence Federal National Mortgage AssoJ. Pagliaro, 168 Hubbard St., ciation and Fannie Mae to Alycar MONTAGUE $260,000.

Properties LLC, 57 Linden St., Croteau Realty LLC, to HP Rum Gary M. Bohonowicz and Doreen $49,995.

LLC, 190 Moody St., $1,175,000.

M. Tilley to Montague Airport

HOLLAND

The newly published results are encouraging. Sarver identified 15 bee species not previously found in Delaware, three of which were unknown east of the Appalachians, namely the Jacob’s ladder miner bee, a masked bee named Hylaeus fedorica and the summer cellophane bee. The last is a species of “high conservation concern through the northeast,” he writes. The masked bee is so far from its known range — the nearest record is 700 miles away — that he is awaiting DNA testing to confirm its identity.

For gardeners, the survey brings an important discovery: The greatest diversity of bee species was not found in Mount Cuba’s natural hinterland, but in the gardens.

Plant it, and they will come.

This applies not only to the plant Commission, 24 Industrial Road, $76,100.

BJB Realty LLC, to Montague Airport Commission, Montague Town, 36 Industrial Road, $1,092,900.

Pioneer Aviation Corp., to Montague Airport Commission, 40-44 Industrial Boulevard, $261,000.

Norcom Mortgage and Norwich Commercial Group Inc., to Joshua Warnock and Kimberly Bell-Warnock, 70 Turnpike Road, $175,000.

Brenda J. Tozloski to Kyle E. Mimitz, 230 Federal St., Unit 6A, Stoneyside Condominium, $180,000.

NORTHAMPTON Columns at Rockwell Place LLC, to Stan Pressner and Margaret Gerrity, 30 Village Hill Road, $274,000.

Andrew S. Pelis Sr., Andrew S. Pelis, Andrew S. Pelis Jr., Justin M. Pelis, Ryan Matthew Pelis and Ryan M. Pelis to Ryan Matthew Pelis and Bridget Eileen Pelis, 14 Ferry Ave., $230,000.

Pre-Cast Properties LLC, to Haydenville Road LLC, 574 Haydenville Road, $500,000.

Patrick J. Mackey to Five Rivers Inc., 80 Damon Road, $169,500.

Ian D. Premo and Melissa D. Premo to Thomas Cummings and Patricia F. Cummings, 1093 Westhampton Road, $163,000.

NORTHFIELD Nita M. Edson to Alan Melchior

selection but also to a planting strategy that provides nectar and pollen during months when blooms are more scarce.

Another gap can be plugged in late summer with the planting of the helianthus species — the hardy, perennial cousins of the giant sunflower and the wood aster. This flowering might be followed by generous plantings of asters and goldenrods, which bloom until frost and beyond.

Pollinator gardens have gained “a ton of traction in the last 10 years or so,” Sarver said.

But until now, the idea of matching a plant to an insect was confined to planting milkweeds for monarch butterflies. His survey supports the idea of extending that concept to native bees. As many as a quarter of them have evolved in partnership with specific plants. and Mary Beth Melchior, 11 Mount Hermon Station Road, $172,900.

ORANGE Nancy Fiske, “aka” Nancy Mastrototaro, to Mary Winzer Canning, Tully Pond, $65,000.

190 Main Street Realty Trust, Kris Morandi, trustee, to Thomas J. Valletta III, 74 Bacon St., $156,000.

PALMER Real Estate Investments Northeast LLC, to Remond Speight Jr., 10-12 Maple Terrace, $213,000.

Glen A. Wuerthele and Denice Wuerthele to Jeffrey Gonyea and Rachel Gonyea, 21 West Ware St., $318,000.

Isaiah D. Pagan and Jasmine J. Pagan to Shale Miller and Mahari Miller Sr., 4045 High St., $359,900.

Joseph C. Witkowski, representative, Griselda Witkowski, Lydia W. McKee, estate, and Lydia McKee, estate, to Allen Krasnecky III, 82 Belchertown St., $196,000.

Thanh Huynh and Phalatsamy Huynh to Teresa M. Huynh and Jennifer Y. Huynh, 89-91 Bourne St., $60,000.

RUSSELL Russell Retail LLC, to Charles Russell Owner LLC, 45 Blandford Stage Road, $1,960,000.

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SOUTH HADLEY Erica Napolitano, personal representative, and Lynn A. Landry, estate, to Thaddeus J. Pula and Linda K. Pula, 134 Stonybrook Way, $400,000.

Aleksandr Verbetsky and Lesya Verbetsky to Mary D. Lambert and Paige Hermansen, 8 Ralph Ave., $300,000.

Congamond Management LLC, to Yenmy Eneida Dominguez, 80-82 Clantoy St., $375,000.

Marcia A. Lefort to Joseph A. Saracino and Laura L. Saracino, 88-90 Dorset St., $220,150.

Crystal A. Frederick and Dotun O. Ladunni to Alexis Saez Rodriquez, 133 Regal St., $202,000.

Melinda S. Arnold and Melinda Sue Arnold to John A. Canavan, 276 Nassau Drive, $163,000.

Deborah J. Souliere, representative, and Gerald B. Sanderson, estate, to Ashley Alvarado, 54 Wildwood Ave., $248,000.

Oussama Awkal to Yrania De Los Santos, 54 Crystal Ave., $220,000.

Elijah Naylor to Naylor Nation Real Estate LLC, 14-16 Massasoit Place, $100.

Erica Cadiz to Jorge Cadiz and Esther Cameron, 81 Bairdcrest Road, Glenn A. Smith, personal represen- $260,000. tative, Roger J. Swenson, estate, Gail M. Corliss and Gilbert R. CorRobert A. Swenson, Roy A. Swenliss to Kenneth Collins, 124 Joan son, Rhonda C. Smith and Rhonda St., $260,000.

Smith to Patriot Living LLC, 22 Grahams Construction Inc to Midway St., $125,000.

Bharatkumar S. Patel, 43 Elaine Paul R. Gallagher and Suzanne Circle, $408,000.

P. Gallagher to Laura Jeanne HDC Four LLC, to St James Place Morrissette, 36 Charon Terrace, Properties LLC, 36 Martone Place, $250,000.

Brital 1987 LLC, to Antonio Turner, 14 West Summit St., $290,000.

SOUTHAMPTON James W. Berniche and Beverly F.A. Berniche to Kevin Kraus and Jacqueline Kraus, 78 Fomer Road, $135,000.

Lawrence B. Roberts and Katharine M. Roberts to Robert J. Tilbe and Sharon Tilbe, 101 Gunn Road, $420,000.

SOUTHWICK

Pauline A. Reynolds, representative, and Shelley I. Green, estate, to Homestead Connections LLC, 22 Hadley St., $150,000.

Richard A. Janak to Joseph M. Thompson and Kristin B. Thompson, 235 State St., Unit 414, $224,000.

Richard G. Johnson and Grandiosa O. Johnson to Julian D. Watts, 326328 Parkerview St., $330,000.

Ruby Realty LLC, to Fyxer Up Properties LLC, 86 Magnolia Terrace, $244,900.

Thomas F. Barrett to Janitza Cruz, 106 Mayflower Road, $229,000.

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ham to Rachel Smith, 8 Woodland Heights, $13,000.

WARE Chad Drigo to Felix Rosa, 4 East St., and Grove Street, $249,900.

Roy A. Currie, Megan R. Neffinger, Megan R. Currie and Megan Currie to Roy A. Currie and Megan R. Currie, 17 Mountainview Drive, $100.

Trinity Episcopal Church Ware and Trinity Episcopal Church to Troy A. Thomas, 20 Park St., $226,000.

Ellsworth H. Baker to Blake Lamothe, 28 Bacon Road and Bacon Street, $102,000.

Derek A. Ouimette to GM Properties LLC, 199 Monson Turnpike Road, $142,100.

Roxan J. Allen to Joseph Leaming, 104 West Main St., $72,500.

William A. Rodgers and Lynn M. Rodgers to Michael Thomas Sheil, Michael T. Sheil, Deborah Marie Sheil and Deborah M. Sheil, 33 Ranch Club Road, $737,500.

SPRINGFIELD 9 York Street Family LP, Silvie S. Ng and Silvie Ng to York Street II LLC, 9 York St., $715,000.

Avneet LLC, to State 305 LLC, 305 State St., $174,500.

Bettie S. Linsky and Bettie S. Hallen to Gary S. Linsky, 216 Mount Holly Drive, $100.

Christopher Skora and Fryderyk Kopec to Joanna Skora and Corey Vincent, 131 Sunbrier Road, $230,000.

Heather M. Thomas to Juan L. Santiago and Abigail Rivera, 81 Corcoran St., $181,000.

John A. Canavan Jr., and Theresa M. Buckley to Ericka Gonzalez Carrillo, 60-62 Edgemont St., $185,000.

Jose Reyes and Judith Estrella to Little Eagle LLC, 66-68 Acushnet Ave., $61,000.

Joseph Amedeo and Karen E. Amedeo to Gary Shepard, 88 Briarwood Ave., $285,000.

Justin Henry to Christian J. Brouthers, 203 Jewett St., $275,000.

Lakeside Properties LLC, Giuseppe Deguglielmo and Argiro Deguglielmo to Emily S. Banerjee, 68 Eloise St., $230,000.

Lourdes M. Alves, Armenia Dasilva Alves and Armenia Dasilva Alves to Mark Mardiros Varteresian, 55 Sylvan St., $160,000.

William D. Neigher to Steven B. Kivitz, 20b Halifax Court, $220,000.

William K. Butler Jr., to Joel Nieves, 172-174 Middlesex St., $345,000.

Yanira Rentas Maldonado, Emmanuel Maldanado Rodriguez and Emmanuel Maldonado Rodriguez to Juan Rodriguez, 42-44 Longhill St., $210,000.

SUNDERLAND Lindsay Berry and John Ebbets to Rehno Lindeque, 6B Karen Drive, Unit 6B, Buttonball Meadow Condominium, $334,9000.

WALES Wilbraham Medical Investors LLC, and Life Care Center Of Wilbra-

H L Holdings LLC, to Brandon P. Ducheney, 14 Crescent Circle, $326,000.

Jenna K. Biscoe to Mebarek Abdelkebir and Noura Graine, 1 Allen Ave., $295,000.

Kelly A. Gourde to Cindy A. Nikiforakis, 64 Northridge Road, $265,000.

Kevin D. O’Brien to Jaslin Orelus and Johanne Juste, 5 Willow Brook Lane, $405,000.

WILBRAHAM

NMLS#644060 Restoration Worship Center/Centro De Restauracion Y Adoracion Inc., to Grahams Construction Inc., 274 Boston Road, $500,000.

Greg A. Bevilacqua, Ellamarie L. Bevilacqua and Ellamarie L. Atkins to Gary J. Sperlonga Jr., and Angela M. Padur, 15 Tow Path Lane, $382,000.

Vadim Plotnikov and Timofey Banar to Nicole Knapp, 64 Noble St., $285,500.

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Steven Zayac to Andrey Kolesnichenko, trustee, and L & A Trust, trustee of, 29 Hillside Road, $129,900.

$250,000.

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

Robin R. Delaney, representative, and Ruth G. Fife, estate, to Charles L. Darling and Ann Turnavicus, 59 King St., $139,291.

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Daniel J. Bednarz and Vicki M. Bednarz to Jenna K. Biscoe, 76 Governor Drive, $355,000.

Robert C. Badone and Katherine A. Badone to Daniele A. Demay and Travis E. Smith, 12 Northridge Road, $270,000.

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Christian Prosper and Megan Carol Prosper to Nancy Couturier-Stefaniw, 162 Feeding Hills Road, $255,000.

Paul Watts and Natasha Watts to Aleh Semenovich and Nadzeya A. Semenovich, 5 Patriots Way, $355,000.

Bauer, 110 Lockhouse Road, Unit 6L, $304,900.

WEST SPRINGFIELD Alex Vilkhovoy to Stephen Alexander Houpert and Jennifer Holly Walts, 9 Albert St., $275,000.

Bk Realty LLP, Jeffrey E. Bolow and James Kaveney to J & A Aerospace Inc., 202 Day St., $900,000.

Jakub Muller and Martina Kacurova to Aleksandr Pavel Verbetsky, 780 Tinkham Road, $355,000.

JR&D Properties LLC, to Brett Basili Wright and Jane Phaneuf, Manchonis Road Extension, $375,000.

Nasser Chehimi to Matthew Murphy, 381 Main St., $180,000.

Stephen Kukulka and Leslie Ann Polimeno to Jacqueline A. Boldys, 2205 Boston Road, Unit P154, $188,000.

Wells Fargo Bank, trustee, and Option One Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-4, trustee of, to Joseph Frederick T. Molyneux to Glendy M. O’Malley, 20 Railroad Ave., Baez, 92 Greenleaf Ave., $237,000. $96,200.

Mary Jean Duffy to George Freeman III, and Ellen L. Freeman, St. Andrews Way, Unit 4, $349,900.

Patricia A. Wright, Christine M. Ciollaro and Forest Wright to Tara M. Rana and Karuna Rana, 226 Circle Drive, $268,000.

William A. Denucci to Eric J. Karpoff, 1051 Elm St., Unit #24, $190,000.

WESTFIELD 110 Lockhouse LLC, to Christine M.

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• 2-Story Colonial Style Home • ±8,250 S/F of Land • Total of (8) Rooms w/ (4) Bedrooms & (2) Bathrooms • ±2,179 S/F of Gross Living Area Above Grade • Oil Hot Water Baseboard Heat • Full Basement (±1,274 S/F) • Vinyl Siding • Fireplace • Deck • Public Water & Sewer • Zoned: DTR •

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Sale Per Order of Mortgagee Attorney Jonathan C. Sapirstein Of the firm of Sapirstein & Sapirstein, PC, 1331 Main Street, Springfield, MA Attorney for Mortgagee

Terms Of Sale $7,500.00 Deposit Cash or Certified Funds.

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18 ROOM / 8 BEDROOM 3-STORY

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60 Nelson Street

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±4,805 S/F OFFICE/RESIDENTIAL

MIXED USE BUILDING WITH (3) APARTMENTS 205 Ware Road BELCHERTOWN, MA

Features:

LAND: ±3 Acres (±136,343 S/F) • ±387 Ft. Frontage on Ware Road • • Gravel Parking for ±8 Vehicles • Public Water & Sewer • • Legal Description: Book 9566, Page 158 • Tax Parcel: 245-28 • • Zoned: General Business (B2) • IMPROVEMENTS: 2-Story Office/Residential Mixed-Use Building • • ±4,805 S/F of Total Area • Partial Basement (Unfinished) • • Underground Utilities • OFFICE SPACE (2 LEVELS): ±2,448 S/F • Gas Radiant & Radiator Heat • • Clapboard Exterior • Metal Roof • Lavatory • Ceramic Tile & Hardwood Flooring • 1ST LEVEL: Open Area • Private Offices • Kitchenette • 2ND LEVEL: Open Work Area • RESIDENTIAL SPACE (3 APARTMENTS): ±2,357 S/F • (2) Studio Apartments • (1) One Bedroom Apartment • Gas Hot Water Baseboard Heat (Separately Metered) • Hardwood, Wood Plank, Carpet & Vinyl Flooring • (1) Bathroom (Each Unit) • SALE PER ORDER OF MORTGAGEE ATTORNEY THOMAS J. HAMEL

OF THE FIRM OF COURTNEY, LEE & HAMEL, P.C.

31 WENDELL AVENUE, PITTSFIELD, MA ATTORNEY FOR MORTGAGEE

TERMS OF SALE:

$20,000.00 BY BANK TREASURERS CHECK OR CERTIFIED FUNDS. DEPOSIT TO BE INCREASED TO 10% OF THE PURCHASE PRICE WITHIN 5 BUSINESS DAYS. 5% BUYER’S PREMIUM APPLIES.

Other Terms to be Announced at Time of Sale.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THIS AUCTION:

• CHICOPEE, MASSACHUSETTS •

±18,200 S/F SINGLE STORY

INDUSTRIAL BRICK BUILDING “CLOSE PROXIMITY TO INTERSTATES 391, 91 & 90” 680 Meadow Street

CHICOPEE, MA

To be Sold on the Premises

Features: LAND: ±One Acre • ±200’ Frontage on Meadow Street • • ±220’ Frontage on Meeting House Road • (2) Curb Cuts • Paved Parking for ±50 Vehicles • Fenced-In Yard • Public Water & Sewer • • Parcel: M:0332-P:00007 • IMPROVEMENTS: Single Story Industrial Brick Building • • ±18,200 S/F of Total Building Area • ±16,200 S/F of Manufacturing/Warehouse Area • ±2,000 S/F of Office Area w/ Air Conditioning • (7) Private Offices • Kitchenette • Open Conference Area • (3) Restrooms • Gas FWA Heat • Wet Sprinklered System • ±10’-14’ Ceiling Heights • (4) Overhead Doors (Ground Level) • Flat & Pitched Roofs • 1500 Amp Electrical Service (120/208V) • Indoor Water-Tower Chiller • Sale Per Order Of Mortgagee Attorney Gary M. Weiner

Of The Firm Of Weiner Law Firm, P.C.

1441 Main Street, Springfield, Ma Attorney For Mortgageeee

Terms Of Sale $15,000.00 Deposit Cash, Certified Check or Bank Cashier’s Check 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.

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.

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Aaron Posnik

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

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

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In print in The Republican or online at MassLive.com

THURSDAY, MAY 27TH AT 11:00 A.M.

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

AUCTIONEERS•APPRAISERS 3151047-01

CLASSIFIEDS

• BELCHERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS •

To be Sold on the Premises

Features:

Of the firm of

WEDNESDAY, MAY 26TH AT 11:00 A.M.

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

MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE AT PUBLIC AUCTION

REAL ESTATE AUCTION

TUES, MAY 18, AT 6 P.M. TOWN HALL - BERNARDSTON, MA

9 PROPERTIES

879 Huckle Hill Rd (Map 38, Lot 1) 439 Brattleboro Rd (Rte 5) (Map 30, Lot 5) 316 Northfield Rd (Rte 10) (Rear) (Map 8, Lot 13.1) 11 Hales Crossing (5 Room House) (Map 2, Lot 2) Fox Hill Rd - 5 Separate Parcels • (Map 21, Lots 2, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 14) SALE PER ORDER TOWN OF BERNARDSTON CALL FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WWW.DOUGLASAUCTIONEERS.COM

STEIN AUCTION

FRI. MAY 14, AT 6 P.M.

NOTE: EXTENDED PREVIEW THURS, 8 A.M. - 4 P.M., FRI, 8 A.M. - 6 P.M. (MASKS PLEASE) Single owner collection of 240+ steins, 130+ Mettlach. Others include: Pewter, Faience, Capo-Di-Monte, Regimental, Character, Glass, Stoneware, Art Nouveau, and more.

COMIC BOOK AUCTION - FRI. MAY 14, AT 6 P.M.

3 Local Collections: 8000+ To Be Sold In Small And Large Lots. Including 4000+ In Plastic Sleeves. Large Runs Include X-Men, Amazing Spiderman, Thor, Captain America, Daredevil, Fantastic Four, Flash, Superman, Justice League Of America, And Many More Titles.

ABSENTEE AND PHONE BIDS ACCEPTED STEIN CATALOG ONLINE WWW.DOUGLASAUCTIONEERS.COM

Auctions

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Wednesday, May 12, 2021 12:00 PM-CHICOPEE 50 Fairview Avenue

sgl fam, 2,729 sf liv area, 0.16 ac lot, 9 rm, 4 bdrm, 2.5 bth, fpl, Hampden: Bk15570, Pg 228

2:00 PM-NORTHAMPTON (Florence) 54 Platinum Circle sgl fam, 1,744 sf liv area, 0.69 ac lot, 7 rm, 3 bdrm, 2.5 bth, fpl, Hampshire: Bk 6123, Pg 0278

TERMS: Cashier’s or certified check in the sum of $5,000.00 as a deposit must be shown at the time and place of the sale in order to qualify as a bidder. No CASH. No personal checks will be accepted.

Cashier/certified checks should be made out to whomever is going to bid at the auction. The balance to be paid within thirty (30) days at the law offices of Korde & Associates, P.C., 900 Chelmsford Street, Suite 3102, Lowell, MA 01851, Attorney for the Mortgagee.

Auctioneer makes no representation as to the accuracy of the information contained herein.

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NORTH CHELMSFORD (978) 251-1150 www.baystateauction.com MAAU#: 2624, 2959, 3039, 2573, 116, 2484, 3246, 2919, 3092, 3107

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A Best Cash offer! Any type of property, circumstance, condition, location.

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CHICOPEE 4rm 2BR T’hse duplex, large yd. elec. ht. no pets. Avail. 6/1. $1200/ mo. 413-594-2600

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AKC German Shepherd pups, champion Czeck & Belgian bloodlines, avail with 1st shots now 2M, 3F, $1500/BO (413) 218-2321

BOXER PUPPIES 8wks old, 2 Males, 1 female, parents on premises, up to date on vaccines. $1,000/ea.

Call (413)517-5604

Exotic Animals New Zealand + Flemish Giant Rabbits $45 ea. OBO I have 6 bunnies for sale.

Males/Females All great and healthy 9 weeks old.

Asking $45 each or offer.

Better deal if more than one bought.

Contact me at 413-386-5105

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Articles for Sale

BASEBALL, Football Basketball & Hockey cards, 1950’s-present, 50 to 90% off, selling boxes for $1.25. BUYING ALL SPORTS CARDS, RETIRED KOREAN WAR VET 413-596-5783

Harley Davidson maple bistro, table w/2 tall captain swivel chairs.

Padded seat, back and armrest. All are detailed with H.D. Must see, like brand new. $1500 firm.

Call 413-885-4235

Irish Stamp Album $450.00 OBO. Stamps Wanted Call Ron 413-896-3324 Cash For Stamps

Fitness Equipment

ITEM #33: The fashion mistake.

One Multi Gym, 30 different exercises, $1500. Rowing mach., $100. Chin-up setup, $100. Elliptical trainer $800. and older multi gym. Or buy complete set for $2,300. Pristine cond.

Call 413-356-8888

Furniture, Etc.

MILSON PARK KING SIZE STORAGE BED 2 mos old, excel cond. $499. or B/O (413)322-8959

Lawnmowers & Snowblowers

61’’ CHEETAH ZTR 32HP, 391 hours, only used for home use w/bagging syst. $6,000. 413-356-8888

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Auto Tools & Power Equipment. All for $14,000.

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Table Saw home made, $50.00 best offer.

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MORTGAGEES’ REAL ESTATE AUCTIONS TO BE SOLD ON THEIR RESPECTIVE PREMISE

WEDNESDAY MAY 12, 2021

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9:00 AM - WESTFIELD, MA 198 LOCKHOUSE ROAD DEPOSIT $5,000 12:00 PM - DALTON, MA 11 ELEANOR ROAD DEPOSIT $5,000 TERMS OF SALES: DEPOSITS IN THE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED ABOVE ARE TO BE PAID BY THE PURCHASER(S) AT THE TIME AND PLACE OF EACH SALE BY CERTIFIED OR BANK CHECK. ALL BALANCES DUE ARE TO BE PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL SALE. OTHER TERMS, IF ANY, TO BE ANNOUNCED AT EACH SALE. CALL OUR AUCTION SCHEDULE LINE AT (617) 964-1282 FOR A LIST OF THE CURRENT DAY’S AUCTIONS AND VISIT OUR WEBSITE www.commonwealth auction.com FOR CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED SCHEDULING INFORMATION AND ADDITIONAL SCHEDULING INFORMATION COMMONWEALTH AUCTION ASSOCIATES, INC. (617) 964-0005 MA LIC 2235

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