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IN THE GARDEN: Wild tulips bring charm to spring garden, F4

KOVELS: Punkahs provided early ‘air conditioning,’ F3 PROJECT OF THE WEEK:

Lingerie chest complements any style, F6 DEEDS, F7

MORTGAGE RATES: 30-year fixed-rate average at 2.88%, F8

‘Little works of art’ Candles in funky and interesting shapes add visual interest, fun to home decor, Page F2

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‘Little works of art’ Candles in funky and interesting shapes add visual interest, fun to home decor

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By Helen Carefoot

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t can be intimidating and expensive to add art to your home decor. Sculptural candles — which exploded in popularity during the pandemic — are an easy, low-stakes alternative.

In shapes both abstract (knots, blobs, twists) and realistic (cakes, torsos, animals), these objects have become increasingly common on store shelves in the past several years. Videos of people making their own twisted candles and photos of coffee tables adorned with unusual wax figures had been popping up steadily on TikTok and Instagram, and the shutdowns kicked the trend into overdrive, says Dayna Isom Johnson, Etsy’s trend expert. “This is really a way for people at home to reinvent their spaces and to add a touch of personality for not really that much.”

Even as more people venture outside, demand for distinctively shaped candles has held. Searches on Etsy for “bubble candles” are up 7,549% in the past three months; searches for “wavy candles” and “twisted candles” have also skyrocketed.

Annie Auchincloss, a homegoods buyer for the Museum of Modern Art’s Design Store, has seen many people trying the trend themselves. “Doit-yourself candle-making is something that so many people can get into and experiment with,” she says.

“I do think Lex [Pott, the Dutch designer of the popular free-standing Twist candle] was showing people on his social media channels how he was experimenting with candles, and that might have inspired people in a way.”

With price tags from about $8 to about $80, they are less expensive than many art

“This is really a way for people at home to reinvent their spaces and to add a touch of personality for not really that much.”

Dayna Isom Johnson, Etsy’s trend expert

The mantel in Connie Matisse’s home is filled with candles, including those made by Cereria Introna that are shaped like meat, cheese and fruit. (CONNIE MATISSE / THE WASHINGTON POST)

Dayna Isom Johnson of Etsy has several sculptural candles displayed in her home. (DAYNA ISOM JOHNSON PHOTO)

Candles in rounded, abstract shapes are popular on Etsy.

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objects. “They’re little works of art at an attainable price, and it is fun to burn them,” says Fabiana Faria, co-founder with Helena Barquet of the New York gift and homewares store Coming Soon, where candle sales have taken off in the past year. And if you

decide the shape or style isn’t for you? “You can try it, you can burn it and it can be gone,” Faria says.

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Terry & Kim Kovel | Antiques & Collecting

Punkahs provided early ‘air conditioning’

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AN YOU GUESS what this unfamiliar antique was used for?

It is 40 inches high and 35 inches wide and probably made of Southern yellow pine.

It is called a “punkah.” It was made in the early 19th century and used with the help of a man called a “punkah wallah” who pulled a cord to make the punkah swing back and forth like a fan. It was the “air conditioner” used in hot climates, not just in America.

The wooden punkah was suspended from the ceiling with wrought iron pins at the lower portion of each shoulder. It also has a round finial with a hole that helps with the balance.

Q. “Scooby-Doo” car-

toons were among my favorites when I was young.

I still have an orange 1973 metal lunchbox with Shaggy and Scooby-Doo running away from a headless (his head was a pumpkin) horseman. It still has the thermos. Is it rare?

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“Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!” is a children’s cartoon that debuted on the Saturday-morning cartoon lineup in 1969. The series had teenagers Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley and Shaggy Rogers and the talking Great Dane, Scooby-Doo. They solved mysteries and drove around in the Mystery Machine. The 1973 lunchbox is considered rare and, if in good condition, could sell for $300 or more.

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.

Glass cuspidor, ladies’, cobalt blue, bulbous bottom, pinched neck, flared top, outward rolled lip, applied C-shape handle, American, 1865-1885, 3 1/2 x 4 inches, $70.

Plastic ice bucket, Lucite, midcentury modern, thick stacked form, oval pill shape interior, fitted swing lid, 1950s, 9 x 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches, $145.

Tole box, hinged dome lid, metal, painted bands of stylized swags, leaves, shells & blossoms, twist closure with rolled tab, loop handle, American, c. 1860, 7 x 10 x 6 1/2 inches, $280.

Furniture, lingerie chest, Louis XVI style, fruitwood, black Egyptian marble overhanging top, six dovetailed drawers, brass pulls, turned feet, 48 x 19 x 13 inches, $375.

Lamp, pair of torchieres, chromed metal, Bakelite base, inverted dome shade with horizontal ribs, art deco, American, c. 1930, 68 x 14 3/4 inches, pair, $585.

Sterling silver tray, St. Dunstan pattern, oval, stepped rim, extended tab handles each with a cartouche surrounded by scrollwork, marked Gorham, 1929, 14 inches, $690.

This rare Louisiana Creole Gros Rouge punkah from the late 18th century or early 19th century, made of Southern yellow pine with mortise-and-tenon construction, was estimated to sell for $10,000 to $15,000 at Neal Auctions, but it didn’t sell.

white stars and read “No. 1” with the word “Guadalcanal” in white stitching on the numeral 1. What are these?

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What you found are sleeve insignia patches. To be eligible for the combat patch, soldiers must have served

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Lee Reich | In the Garden

Wild tulips bring charm, informality to spring garden

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Upcoming programs Berkshire Botanical Garden presents the following upcoming programs.

• “Garden Sprouts: Fantastic Fall Trees,” Thursday, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. This program is for ages 3-5, accompanied by a caregiver. Garden Sprouts will help care for the garden and learn about the natural world through hands-on exploration. This program is free for members. Registration is required. All attendees must wear a mask.

• “Botanical Cyanotype Workshop,” Oct. 2, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Led by Madge Evers, students will observe the mixing of the light-sensitive emulsion used to create cyanotype and its application to paper. Students will create their own cyanotype prints to bring home. Pressed plants will be provided but participants may also bring their own. Registration is required.

Cost is $50 ($35 for members).

• “Peony Propagation:” Oct. 2, 2 to 3:30 p.m. The workshop will begin with a talk giving an overview of the world of peonies, followed by a demonstration of dividing an herbaceous peony as well as grafting a tree peony. Par-

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The Turkestan Tulip is one of the many diverse number of so-called “species tulips,” notable for their less formal look than conventional garden tulips. (LEE REICH PHOTO)

there’s Waterlily Tulip (T. kaufmanniana). This species has been used to produce numerous hybrids, but the wilding itself is a beauty.

The creamy yellow petals, brushed on their outside with rose, sit upon a stalk a halffoot in height. A thin margin of red borders each broad leaf.

For a couple of large-flowered species to follow the Waterlily Tulip in bloom next spring, there is the Wood Tulip (T. sylvestris) and T. fosteriana. T. fosteriana, wild enough to lack a common

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Club meeting The first meeting of the Wilbraham Garden Club’s new year will be held Oct. 7 at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Cecelia’s Parish Center, 42 Main St. Coffee and pastries will be offered.

The Flower Arrangers, a subcommittee of the Garden Club, will present “A Design Challenge.” Using basic flowers, each of the members will bring a design of their own and describe the thought process and mechanics of the design. Participants can ask questions and the designs will be raffled off at the meeting.

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ILD TULIPS. Isn’t this a contradiction of terms?

After all, tulips hold court with the aristocrats of the garden. The familiar “garden” tulips are stately and formal. But among the 150 or so species of tulips (Tulipa), there are many wild species, so-called “species” tulips, which bring charm and informality to the spring garden.

Do not attempt to use species tulips as you would garden tulips. A rock garden, or a naturalized planting among creeping thyme, are good homes for these wildings.

Plan for earlier color from the species tulips, for many bloom with early crocuses, a time when blossoms are most welcome.

Many of the species tulips are diminutive. In contrast to formal sweeps of garden tulips, which make a great show from a distance, species tulips are best planted where they can be admired at closer range. The small size of the species makes them ideal for small yards, or near terraces in large yards.

Species tulips can be planted where they need not be disturbed, and will multiply year after year. In this respect, they have an advantage over garden tulips, which need to be lifted and divided every year or so to ensure repeat blooms.

The term “species tulip” can denote any one of the 150 species of Tulipa. Their floral displays range from tiny starry clumps held a few inches off the ground, to enormous urns held loftily in the air. All the tulip species come from a similar habitat — the parched hills and plains of Southern Europe and Asia, stretching from the Mediterranean region across to Turkey, Asia Minor, China, Japan, and Siberia. A sampling of some species suitable for the garden follows: For a waterlily out of water, one whose blossoms unfold with the early crocuses,

ticipants will be given a pack of peony seeds to sow in their own gardens. Cost is $35 ($25 for members).

• “History and Preservation of the American Elm in New England,” Oct. 2, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Learn what elm cultivars performed well and how to reduce the risk of Dutch elm disease. Cost is $15 ($10 for members).

To register for any of the programs, visit berkshire botanical.org. Berkshire Botanical Garden is at 5 West Stockbridge Road.

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will Turkestan Tulip open the half-dozen to a dozen star-like flowers that cap each CONTINUES FROM PAGE F4 9-inch stem. Each petal is name, has the largest flowers white, with a yellow blotch at of tulip species. The color of the base of its inner surface, the selection, called “Red and a tinge of gray-violet on Emperor,” is dazzling, which its outer surface. Two-flowgoes to show that not all wild ered Tulip is the smallest of plants are subdued in comthe tulips, similar in color to parison with their cultivated Turkestan Tulip but only 3 cousins. The Wood Tulip’s inches tall. rounded flowers have golden Two tulips that might be yellow petals shaded brown selected for later bloom are or green on their outsides.

Lady Tulip (T. clusiana) and The unopened buds of both Late Tulip (T. tarda). The species, the Wood Tulip and Lady Tulip has a slender T. fosteriana, are pendant on flower, white inside, with their upright stalks, a contrast crimson bands from top to the rigid stand-at-attento bottom on the outside. tion posture of garden tulip Flowers are short-lived, but flowers. fragrant. Each flower sits atop For dainty flowers in bloom a 16-inch stalk, above the with the above species, whorl of long, narrow leaves. there is Turkestan Tulip (T. Late Tulip is another diminturkestanica) and its close, utive species, with one to six even more diminutive relaflowers capping each 6-inch tive, Two-flowered Tulip (T. stem. The petals are bronzy biflora). Only on sunny days green on the outside, white

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inside — a good choice for a rock garden.

There is still time to plant species tulips this fall for blooms next spring, and for years to come. When you are choosing a planting site for these tulips, remember the parched hills and plains of their original home; excellent drainage and full sun are essential. Do not plant the low-growing tulips where other plants will cast shade upon the ripening tulip foliage. Plant the bulbs deep: the small ones at 4 inches, and the large ones at 8 inches.

If you cannot find species tulips locally, do a web search and you’re sure to come across some bulb specialists that have them.

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Gary P. Goguen and Kali M. Goguen to Audrey Fitzgerald and Benjamin Marcus, 271 North St., $331,000.

Summer Hill Estates Development LLC, to Kelly Willis, 111 Daniel Shays Highway, $340,000.

Deborah A. Davignon, representative, and James A. Davignon, estate, Kenneth K. Kozlik and Cheryl M. to Antony Ashlaban, 414 North St., Kozlik to Joseph H. Roberts and $135,000.

Julia M. Roberts, 776 Franklin St., Eleni R. Morrison and Michael W. $450,000.

Morrison to Heather Whitney, 42 Tracy P. Savage and Maureen South St., $175,000.

S. Savage to Glenn Nichols and Fumi Realty Inc., to Anna Panaia, 74 Joyce L. Nichols, 53 Azalea Way, Federal St. Extn., $299,000. $687,000.

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Belchertown Realty Trust to BrenMela Dieujuste to Maura Donovan, dan M. Coughlin and Brooke E. Packard, 40 Ware Road, $113,500.

340 Regency Park Drive, Unit 109, $114,000.

John C. Pearson and Solveig L.D. Pearson to Barbara R. Sherburne Normand R. Blanchet, Norman R. and Albert L. Sherburne, 41 Spring Blanchet, Mary M. Blanchet and Hill Road, $510,000.

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Phil Potts Roaring Bluff Idaho LLC, to David Leith and Judith L. Roberts, Lawrence Circle, $160,000.

Gil S. Lee, Lisa Lee and Andrew Lee to Bin Sun, 50 Meadow St., $220,000.

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Evan W. LaChance, Danielle R. LaChance and Danielle R. Roberts to Evan W. LaChance, 876-878 Grattan St., $15,000.

Frederick S. Lavigne Jr., to Trinity Ann Baker, 110 B Colonial Circle, $125,000.

Gregory Bennett to Maria Carolina Clark, 779 Britton St., $339,000.

Heriberto Colon Jr., and Zoila R. Colon to John-Paul Trigilio, 44 Roosevelt Ave., $294,900.

Kelly J. Colkos and Heather D. Colkos to Vicky Romero, 25 Henry Harris St., $225,000.

Kevin M. Bradway to Susan A. Lopes, 112 Cobb Ave., $258,000.

Marie Garrow to Scott M. Davis, 10 Overlook Drive, $219,000.

Michael D. Berardelli and Bethany L. Berardelli to Jillian Elizabeth Geer, 542 Sheridan St., $385,000.

Sara Polverini and Kevin Polverini to Christian Rivera, 123 Mandalay Road, $260,000.

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CUMMINGTON Michael Deep to Mitchell T. West and Taylor K. Wiggin, West Cummington Road, $25,000.

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Peter J. Feitner and Christine B. Knox to Michael E. Crotty and Robert F. Goff, French Road, $18,000.

DEERFIELD Alice Graham-Brown to Christopher P. L. Barkan and Elizabeth L. Barkan, 7 Juniper Drive, $676,500.

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Heather A. Lohr to Griffin B. Paquette, 46 Morin Drive, $231,000.

Anthony F. Gleason II, and David M. Johndrow to Trishna Sakhrani and Christopher Amirault, 21-23 Chapman Ave., $260,000.

Patricia S. Minie Irrevocable Trust, Thomas W. Minie, trustee, and Jean Smith, trustee, to Lois Mara Dodge, 359 Main St., $405,000.

ERVING Rich Young Property Management Inc., to Jennifer K. Wallace and Joseph Wallace, 38 Old State Road, $285,500.

Shane R. Roberts to Cassandra Nicole Baldwin, 4 Wells St. $300,000.

GILL Geraldine B. Johnson and Stanley W. Johnson to Fenwick LLP, 66 French King Highway, “aka” 125 French King Highway, $230,000.

GOSHEN Charlene M. Audette and Charlene Audette to David C. Harvey and Sara J. Harvey, 96 Aberdeen Road, $200,000.

Ronald C. Pollard, Jean G. Pollard and Ronald L. Pollard, trustees of, the Pollard Family Revocable Living Trust, “aka” the Pollard Family Revocable Trust, to Robert P. Lafleur, trustee of, the Robert P. Lafleur Revocable Living Trust, 18 Silver Crest Lane, Unit 10 Silver Crest Condominium, $329,900.

HADLEY Roger W. Clapp and Margaret C. Clapp to Jai Young Lee, Yong Suk Lee and Michael Lee, 4-6 Middle St., $520,000.

Jennifer L. Gould to William Weimar and Lauren Andrews, 7 Sunrise Ave., $375,000.

Brandon J. Kelly and Diana J. Kelly to Tyler Davis Chambers and Molly Danielle Chambers, 35 Rocky Hill Road, $400,000.

Joseph M. Lanzafame and Nyssa A. Lanzafame to Christopher Deming-Archambault and Michael Archambault, 72 Rocky Hill Road, $549,900.

Fjodor Agranat and Kathyrn L. Agranat to Joseph Lanzafame and Nyssa Lanzafame, 35 Hockanum Road, $700,000.

HAMPDEN Robert C. Reardon and Debra J. Reardon to Karen A. Costa, 10 Hickory Lane, $299,900.

HATFIELD

Stanley J. Pitchko and Joan M. Pitchko to Joan M. Pitchko, trustee, GRANBY Stanley J. Pitchko, trustee, and Lisa M. Laviolette to Diane Gardner, Pitchko Family Revocable Trust, 21 Bridge St., $100.

76 Harris St., $215,000.

Shellie Sullivan to Emily Niemann, Kelly W. Niemann and Steven Niemann, 3 Karen Drive, $282,000.

Tori L. Sperry to Catherine A. Neal and Jack N. Evans, 37 Granby Heights, $186,000.

GREENFIELD Donna J. Mollard, trustee of, the Mollard 2019 Revocable Trust to Kevin J. O’Neil, 19 Church St., $473,500.

Angela L. Linson, Trustee of the Lackard Family Trust to William C. Phelps. 135 Silver St., $155,000.

Bradford A. Milnes and Joan A. Milnes to Denise A. Rueb and Richard V. Rueb, 42 Silver Crest Lane, Unit 19 Silver Crest Condominium, $349,900.

HAWLEY Ellen S. Purinton and Scott R. Purinton to Jessica J. Collins and Lawrence G. Dixon, Middle Road, $36,000.

HEATH Eve Judine Christoph, Saul David Fairlie and Myisha Omi Stephens to John Breen, Wendy Breen and James Hillmann, 21 Lakeview Drive, $20,000.

HOLLAND Andre J. Cormier and Andre J. Cormier Sr., to Cormier & Sons Construction & Homebuilding LLC, Old Turnpike Road, $120,000.

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By Kathy Orton

The Washington Post

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that are fun or interesting to you. Think about what can be a conversation piece or what will make you smile when you return home. Coming Soon’s offerings include two from the shop Dada — one that looks like legs (“Baby Won’t You Light My Legs?”) and one that resembles an outstretched hand (“Baby Won’t You Light My Fingers?”) — and candles

by Hannah Jewett, some of which have piercings.

Amorphous, rounded shapes are very in; the shop owners we spoke to agree that home decor is moving away from harsh lines and toward more fluid ones, with candles following suit. Auchincloss has observed the trend going in all sorts of directions, including Areaware’s stately totems; the blobby Goober by Talbot & Yoon; Pott’s modern, rocket-like pillars; neoclassical statues and busts; kitschy food candles; and multicolored, twisted tapers for more formal dining.

Candle or food?

Connie Matisse, co-founder and chief executive of East Fork, a pottery company based in Asheville, North Carolina, tracked down the maker of a hyper-realistic candle shaped like a cake that her sister kept for years: Cereria Introna. On East Fork’s website, she stocks fruit, meat, cheese and vegetable candles by the Italian company, and she uses them in photo shoots for East Fork’s dishware. Matisse rearranges her assortment at home

spaces, and look for contrastis completely up to you. “I ing shapes and colors, she don’t light any of the sculpturadvises. To treat the candle al ones, and most of my cuslike an art object, make it tomers don’t, either, because the only item on a surface. if you lit them one time, they “Within my designs, I always would never look the same,” look for something a little fun Price says. Isom Johnson owns and different and playful in the several blob-shaped candles right areas,” she says. and textured pillars; she hasn’t Abby Price, who opened her burned hers, but she plans to. home decor shop, Abbode, Faria lights hers, because the in New York in May, suggests transformation is part of the arranging candles in groups of experience. “There are just as odd numbers; she likes them many people who are buying in threes. Use varying heights, from us who are burning them too. “Especially on a shelf, I and in equal parts using them Dutch designer Lex Pott’s always try to do something as decor,” she says.

Twist candle, sold by Coming tall on the edges to frame, Candles with a round base Soon, a New York gift and almost like a U-shape, then are good candidates for homewares store. (COMING SOON) something a little bit lower in burning, because they’ll burn regularly. “They crack me up,” the middle,” she says. Price, inward, Faria and Matisse say. she says. “I got a bunch of the who has a background in floral Auchincloss has a ball-shaped fruits and put them together, design and fashion, also likes candle that she lights, and she then I bought my mom the to arrange candles on stacks of likes how, when half-burned, chianti bottle and sausage and coffee-table books. If a bright it looks like “a Jacuzzi of wax.” mixed them in with real meats color is overwhelming, try a Trim wicks before lighting and cheeses from a store near funky shape in a more muted to prevent soot and black where she lives, and I just tone, she suggests. smoke, and don’t forget to thought it was fun.” put a shallow dish or bowl To burn or not to burn? underneath to catch drips and How and where to display Whether to burn the candles protect surfaces.

When displaying candles, you can group them with other shapes or treat one candle as a stand-alone art piece. Matisse suggests using a mix of tapers and sculp30 YEAR – 15 YEAR – tural shapes. Her mantel is adorned with a taper candle in a clay wine bottle alongside pillars and food-shaped canAPR* APR* dles on each side. The tapers and pillars wash the room in light and let the sculptural candles shine.

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For nearly two months, nothing has caused fixed mortgage rates to budge.

Last week’s stock market swoon was no exception.

According to the latest data released Thursday by Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate average crept higher to 2.88% with an average 0.7 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 2.86% the previous week and 2.9% a year ago.

Since the 30-year fixed average jumped from 2.77% to 2.87% in early August, it has essentially held steady the past seven weeks.

Freddie Mac, the federally chartered mortgage investor, aggregates rates from around 80 lenders across the country to come up with weekly national averages. The survey is based on home purchase mortgages.

Rates for refinances may be different. 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 15-year fixed-rate average rose to 2.15% with an average 0.6 point. It was 2.12% the previous week and 2.4% a year ago.

The five-year adjustable rate average fell to 2.43% with an average 0.3 point.

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HOLYOKE Alfaville LLC, to Jeffrey B. Beauregard, Maple Crest Circle, Unit 16H, $159,900.

Alfaville LLC, to Lilliam Cruz, 14 Maple Crest Circle, Unit H, $160,000.

Ashley Louise Deutsch, 80 Laurel Lane, $602,000.

Michael S. Zizzamia and Pamela O. Zizzamia to Joan Sulzer, 61 Wilkin Drive, $410,000.

Xuemei Li to Cassia S. Mizuno, 180 Lawrence Drive, $500,000.

LUDLOW Dogwood Creek Land Holdings LLC, to Harry Russell, 498 Fuller St., $292,000.

Alfaville LLC, to Meagan Rosenberg, 36 Maple Crest Cir Unit, 36H, $159,900.

Nancy R. Dos Santos, Diane R. Dos Santos, representative, and Custodia Dos Santos, estate, to William Alfaville LLC, to Robert Ouellette Jr., Natal and Jennifer A. Natal, 74 Atlantic St., $345,000. and Patricia A. Ouellette, 14 Maple Crest Circle, Unit K, $159,900.

William Natal and Jennifer Natal to Jorge Javier Santos and Kristina Alfaville LLC, to Wendy A. McKellick-Eaton, Maple Crest Circle, Unit Helena Reardon, 166 Highland Ave., $250,023.

34D, $160,000.

Allyn Enterprises LLC, to Girls Inc. of The Valley, Linden Street, $790,000.

Diane Mathes to Robert Rose, 414416 Hillside Ave., $314,000.

Francis P. O’Connell to Jonathan P. Conniff and Elizabeth C. Conniff, 518-520 Pleasant St., Unit 518, $187,000.

MIDDLEFIELD Susan V. Lightfoot Gagnon and Joshua Emery Gagnon to David S. Quirk and Roxanne Reed, 159 Skyline Trail, $310,000.

MONSON

Jeffrey B. Beauregard to Three Lions LLC, 41-43 Lawler St., $193,000.

Carrie S. Dean to Carrie S. Dean, Raechel Louise Dean and William Dean Jr., 13 Stafford Road, $100.

Jennifer Demaio to Hector L. Delvalle and Marilyn Gonzalez, 16 Sequoia Drive, $305,000.

Daniel J. Damon, Heidi A. Damon and Heidi A. Bacheldor to Jessica Carey, 23 Highland Ave., $250,000.

Mary Ann Michalik to Nora Burns, 57-59 Coit St., $262,000.

Donna M. Maher, Michael E. Szarlan and Carolyn E. Szarlan to James B. Vaill, 149 Carpenter Road, $227,500.

Max Christian Hebert, Max C. Hebert and Hannah L. Hebert to Teal G. Van Dyck, Mateo G. Medina and Majesta H. Spady, 177-179 Allyn St., $379,000.

Nickolas C. Blanchard and Belitza M. Blanchard to Loretta June Ross, 11 Bray Park Drive, $280,000.

OneHolyoke Community Development Corp., to Garcia Properties LLC, 414 Maple St., $5,000.

Patrick J. Fitzgibbons IV, and Ruthann M. Fitzgibbons to Victor Pagan, Damaris Rivera and Katherine Rodriguez, 159-181 Allyn St., $281,000.

LEVERETT Mary F. Hankinson to Denzel J. Hankinson and Barbara L. Oegg, 92 Amherst Road, $405,000.

LEYDEN Roark C. Herron and Linda A. Slattery to Christopher Boucher and Erin Scanlon, 555 West Leyden Road, $325,000.

LONGMEADOW Mason F. Rapaport and Amy D. Rapaport to Adam Deutsch and

MONTAGUE Angela Glazier-Rines, personal representative of, the Estate of Ronald L. Wheeler to Brian Keith Johnson, 52 Dell St., $229,000.

Gregory Marshall, “aka” Gregory A. Marshall, to Eugene M. Bufford and Jeanee M. Bufford, 57 Davis St., $250,000.

Michael F. Patnode, “aka” Michael F. Patnode Sr., personal representative of, the Estate of Jeanette M. Patnode to Jeffrey S. Stylos, 330 East Chestnut Hill Road, “fka” 336 Wendell Road, $149,900.

Debra G. Morse and Jeffrey L. Morse to Joshua Morse and Paula Morse, 1 Burnett St., $297,000.

NORTHAMPTON Barbara L. Oegg and Denzel Hankinson to Jennifer M. Nery and Ryan L. Merten, 53 Union St., $544,000.

HOME & GARDEN Anne E. Roberge, trustee, Edward J. Cheal, trustee, and 81 Laurel Park Realty Trust, 81 Laurel Park, $210,000.

Michael S. Forrest and Katherine Forrest to 14 Carpenter Avenue LLC, 14 Carpenter Ave., and 16 Carpenter Ave., $365,000.

Simon A. Ahtaridis and Jaya R. Agrawal to John E. Kelley and Katrina Fralick Kelley, 16 High Meadow Road, $1,590,000.

David A. Hardy to Gregory Scott Fralick, trustee, Lovielyn Barretto Fralick, trustee, and Fralick Living Trust, 258 Glendale Road, $112,500.

Carol M. Landry and James B. Landry to Carol M. Landry, trustee, James B. Landry, trustee, and 34 Forest Glen Drive Realty Trust, 34 Forest Glen Drive, $100.

Janine F. Elliott to Katharine A. Godin, 5 Laurel Park, $300,000.

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SOUTH HADLEY Christopher P. Guilmette to Christopher P. Guilmette and Jessica M. Kelly, 16 Doane Terrace, $100.

Michael R. Madara, Erica L. Sullivan and Erica L. Madara to Cody David Chatterton and Sarah Elizabeth Driscoll, 220 Lathrop St., $330,000.

Carol A. Geryk to Kurt F. Geryk and Laura A. Geryk, 216 Alvord Place, $100.

Karen K. Osgood, Karen L. Kirkpatrick and Michael D. Osgood to Brandi J. Bellacicco, 10 Smith St., $250,000.

FWD LLC, to Gail Poirer, 2085 Memorial Drive, $235,000.

Jean Sheeley and Jean L. Sheeley to Helen Elizabeth Miller and Jonah R. Zimmerman, 51 ½ Hatfield St., $200,000.

Claudette M. Nolin, trustee, Paul G. Duquette, trustee, and RPNCM Revocable Living Trust to Robert J. Rehm and Josephine M. Rehm, 29 Alvord Place, $305,000.

ORANGE Buffi C. Boucher and Anthony T. Wheeler to Joshua John Tyler, 102 King St., $241,000.

Elizabeth A. Hespelt to Heidi S. Levreault, 32D Hillcrest Park, $100.

AAD LLC, to Sarah K. Rohan, 1 Canal St., $224,900.

SOUTHAMPTON David Garstka Builders LLC, to Peter Sacuta, 5 Fitch Farm Way, $497,000.

Eileen F. Couture, Couture Revocable Trust and Eileen F. Couture, Rachel M. Porter to Jamison E. trustee, to Simone Prystowski, Kahn, 100 Oaklawn Ave., $243,000. Couture Road Off, $9,000.

East River Orange LLC, to TK3 Bryan A. Cummings to Thomas P. Orange LLC, 10-24 East River St., Keenan and Colleen A. Keenan, 4 $3,700,000.

Woodmar Lane, $150,000.

PALMER Elmon LLC, to Pride LP, 1215-1217 Thorndike St., $600,000.

Fermino Sousa to Amira Antar, Jennifer Jaime and Sharon K. Antar, 37-39 Belchertown St., $375,000.

Joanne Leal to Nicholas M. Sauve, 23 Ains Manor Road, $212,000.

PELHAM Suzanne P. Dougan to Sean M. Cusick and Darcey Cusick, 30 Butter Hill Road, $462,000.

RUSSELL

Cassandra L. Jaeger and Johanna M. Jaeger to Monique Alyse Alison MacDonald to Nancy P. Fitzpatrick and Michael Patrick Damato, 108 Grove St., $567,000.

Murdock, 180 General Knox Road, Patrick Boyce, trustee, and Michae- $400,000. la J. Boyce Irrevocable Trust to

DTG Realty LLC, to Liz Mary Suarez, 611 Allen St., $250,000.

Eligio Martinez to Dorcas Claudio and Alejandro Cartagena Hernandez, 55 Edgemont St., $232,000.

Elizabeth A. Duffy and Carley M. Elkin to Luis Rodriguez-Baides and Alma G. Moran Acuna, 315 Winton St., $260,000.

Gary Plamondon to Doreen P. Jodoin, 115 Monticello Ave., $92,000.

George Samuels to Jacquelyne Caez, 175 Brittany Road, $255,000.

Karl R. Wailgum to Karl R. Wailgum Glenn T. Martin and Sandra A. Revocable Trust, Karl R. Wailgum, trustee, and Denise G. Delillo Wail- Martin to Jorge Nieves, 60 Bernard St., $203,000. gum, trustee, 5 Pine St., $100.

Good Living Properties LLC, to Stacey Kronenberg to Zachary F. Mark Jenkins Jr., 88 Green St., Curylo and Elizabeth F. Curylo, 29 $260,000.

Lathrop St., $290,000.

Sylvia M. Santucci, Anthony P. Sibilia and Elizabeth A. Sibilia to Erik C. Abel, 80 Damon Road, $124,750.

Marianne G. Zurn, personal representative, and Mina M. Harrison, estate, to Allen M. Razdow and Darrel M. Razdow, 35 Vernon St., $599,900.

Christopher M. Lombardi, Kara J. Lombardi and Kara J. Sevigne to Chloe R. Meunier, 88 Ellsworth Ave., $225,000.

Michael T. Kane to Paul E. Truehart and Darcy G. Truehart, 78 Glendale Road, $150,000.

SOUTHWICK Mario Arbelaez and Amparo Arbelaez to James Vanderwalker and Debra A. Vanderwalker, 17 Patriots Way, $460,000.

SPRINGFIELD Andrew M. Lucia and Abigayil C. Lucia to Gina Ramos, 39 Rencelau St., $278,000.

Bretta Construction LLC, to Makala Francis and Leshaya B. Bynum, 107 Monticello Ave., $370,000.

Caleb A. Rozwenc to Norman Poggio, 116 Fort Pleasant Ave., $445,000.

Carlos Brown and Divette Brown to Indira Mercedes Vazquez, 102-104 Cambridge St., $220,000.

Concerned Citizens for Springfield Inc., to Benjamin Brian GaydessHodgins and Elizabeth GaydessHodgins, 36 Spruceland Ave., $310,000.

James Kneeskern, Katherine E. Kneeskern and Katherine Bonavita to Kenneth Roberts and Kaitlin Jones, 155 Arcadia Boulevard, $245,000.

Jasmine R. Marquez and Gregory R. Long to Ariel DeJesus, 115 Hudson St., $248,000.

Joanne M. Ardolino to Lee Wilson Jr., 279 Sunrise Terrace, $223,000.

Jose M. Rivera to Elsira M. Nunez, 19 Greenbrier St., $232,000.

Kassandra Maldonado to Christian Agron, 29 Ladd St., $239,500.

Kevin O. Ryan and Glennice N. Ryan to Kassandra Maldonado, 48 Martha St., $295,000.

Laura M. DeJesus and Laura Perez to Mamba Capital LLC, 36 Emily St., $154,000.

Laura M. DeJesus and Laura Perez to Mamba Capital LLC, Emily Street, $1,000.

Lynne M. Koshuta to Kumar Darij and Sujata Gurung, 10 Pearson Drive, $379,900.

Mable L. Finney to Sharon Finney and Mable L. Finney, life estate, 117 Almira Road, $100.

Maria T. Quiterio to Jennifer Gutierrez, 36-38 Darling St., $261,000.

Marilyn B. Feldman to Corina Valvo, 95 Dartmouth St., $260,000.

Mark S. Dondero to Sarah G. Myers, 70 Mayflower Road, $229,500.

Michel D. Petit and Valerie L. Petit to Arthur M. Richton and Elizabeth J. Richton, 150 Manchester Terrace, $285,000.

Michelle Ruell to Overseer Realty Trust, trustee of, and Dominic Kirchner II, trustee, 225 Boston Road, $120,000.

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10 tips for stunning vignettes

By Cathy Hobbs

Tribune News Service

The successful decoration of a space often hinges on the proper selection of the appropriate accents and accessories. Often this is greatly influenced by not only what pieces are selected, but how various objects are placed or grouped together.

Enter the vignette.

Vignettes are groupings of objects that look harmonious and appealing when placed together and help to enhance the overall look and feel of a space. When looking to create vignettes, here are some key tips to keep in mind.

1. Create a vignette upon entry. A foyer or entry vestibule is the perfect spot to place an appealing and welcoming vignette that can also serve to introduce the overall style of a home.

Deeds CONTINUES FROM PAGE F9 NFSAJ LLC, to Fumi Realty Inc., 149-155 Rocus St., $257,500.

A long expansive sideboard, left, is adorned with three vignettes to help add interest and color. At right, a blend of low and high objects, as well as a black, white and gold color palette, adds creative vignette for large coffee tables. (SCOTT GABRIEL MORRIS / TNS)

2. Look for objects that are of varying heights. This will help add interest for the eye.

3. Consider using items that add a sense of contrast, such as placing black and white objects together.

4. Create sets of vignettes on longer surfaces.

5. Build a vignette around

an inspirational or dynamic piece. In other words, select an object that may be a focal point and then choose other items that will be complementary.

6. Place vignettes on larger surfaces, such as consoles, sideboards and coffee tables, as opposed to smaller surfac-

es, such as side tables to avoid crowding a surface.

7. Incorporate greenery whenever possible. Add blooms for more color and texture.

8. Consider incorporating finishes into the colors of your vignettes, such as brass or silver.

9. Pair objects of similar colors together, such as a vignette of mostly black objects.

10. Look for ways to create a “wow factor” with unique or unexpected pieces.

Cathy Hobbs is an Emmy Award-winning television host and a nationally known interior design and home staging expert.

Wells Fargo Bank, trustee, and ABFC 2004-OPT1 Trust, trustee of, to Feliciano Antonio Bonilla, 46-48 Somerset St., $159,200.

and Martin D. Sullivan to All Farmers Inc., Dewey Street, $127,500.

JSL Consulting LLC, to Richard J. Ulan, 20 Susan Drive, $85,147.

Joyce M. Fleming and Tracy T. Fleming to Robert Pacitti, 62 Cooper St., $255,500.

Michael R. Davenport and Barbara L. Davenport to Joshua C. Cyr, 97 Fairfield Ave., $550,000.

Caroline B. Sullivan to Christopher Mainville and Isabel Mainville, 4 Apple Hill Road, $460,000.

Mark S. Baldyga, Sharon MacMillan, Lisa Baldyga, Lisa Baldyga Harty and Scott Baldyga to Mohammed Alsairafi, 19 Winona Drive, $351,000.

Michael Ragone and Krystin Ragone to Keven Kudelka and Nicholas Matthews, 82 West Silver St., $235,000.

WALES

Pedro R. Berrios to Robert Trace, 52 Mandalay Road, $245,000.

Eric S. Champagne to Mark A. Forsman and Nancy E. Forsman, 14 Phillip A. Morin to Nancy C. Sherry, Reed Hill Road, $440,000.

28 Greaney St., $240,000.

Rafael L. Osorio and Chaquira Ortiz Alvarez to Channoeun Yim, 19 Castlegate Drive, Unit 19, $180,000.

Saraswati Dhital and Saraswati Bhattral to Gladysh Capital LLC, Belmont Avenue, $15,000.

Stacia L. Brown to Ivelisse Soto, 130 Odion Ave., $201,000.

Steven L. Martin and Shawnique Mitchell to Michael Simmonds, trustee, and MJ Nelson Nominee Realty Trust, trustee of, 52 Nelson Ave., $75,000.

Susan McCarthy and Susan McCarty to Zayra Hernandez Sanchez, 20 Crystal Ave., $175,000.

Thomas W. Gallagher and Jennifer L. Gallagher to Juan Gines Marrero, 11 Crown St., $172,000.

Vicky Santos to Nicholas Crane, 39 Falmouth St., $220,000.

Victor M. Acosta and Christina Acosta to Odeon Dixon, 87-89 Euclid Ave., $295,000.

WARE Shelly A. Arsenault, personal representative, and Shirley A. Houghton, estate, to Shelly A. Arsenault and Kenneth Arsenault, 22 Chestnut St., $186,000.

Shaun P. Sullivan to Ashley Kokosa, 17 Church St., $210,000.

Patricia A. Clark and Kathleen J. Radziunas to Shaun P. Sullivan, 91 Greenwich Road, $239,999.

WARWICK Hedwig Mazurczak Porto to Gary A. Salamone, Northfield Road, $57,000.

Carmen Rodriguez to Teodor Anastasoaie and Vera Anastasoai, 400 Wendell Road, $355,000.

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Gregory J. Heffernan and Jesse A. Heffernan to Jeryka Marie Sanchez Walter W. Pinckney to Kristina Mc- Molina, 52 Clyde Ave., $265,000.

Claddie, 620 Alden St., $278,000. John A. Crocker, James H. Crocker

Meg A. McCabe and Mark S. McCabe to Henia Weingarten and Ruth Weingarten, 12 Ivy Hollow, Unit 18, $450,000.

Shannon L. Tanski, Shannon L. Dischertanski and Brittany Dischertanski to Angeljoy Co., LLC, 161 New Bridge St., $142,500.

WESTFIELD Barbara Bohn to John Champagne, 55 Robinson Drive, $265,000.

Charles K. Vanheynigen to Malia Homebuyers LLC, 30 Old Farm Road, $225,000.

Philip A. Barry to Kelsey J. Cole, 61 Carroll Drive, $225,000.

Philip T. Huot and Beverly M. Huot to Paul Hudson and Laura Michelle Hudson, 173 Eastwood Drive, $320,000.

Wanda P. Kane, estate, and Howard W. Kane, representative, to Douglas Fuller, 27 Sherwood Ave., $150,000.

Westfield Real Property LLC, to Notre Dame Properties LLC, 59 Broad St., $950,000.

WHATELY

David A. Borghesani and Pamela J. Borghesani to Anthony J. Sendra, 270 Russellville Road, $535,000.

Joan E. Bartlett and Robert T. Bartlett Jr., to 14 Industrial Drive West LLC, 14 Industrial Drive West, $4,600,000.

Errol L. Holloway and Jennifer D. Holloway to Cassandra Leven, 555 Russell Road, Unit E-29, $165,000.

Donna E. Cranston to Joseph J. Benjamin, 35 Poplar Hill Road, $426,000.

James F. Sanders Jr., and Charlene M. Dominik to Courtney M. Gagne, 139 Wyben Road, $440,000.

Jillian E. Geer to Fred Schempp and Michael Hayes, 201 Plum St., $288,000.

WILBRAHAM AC Homebuilding LLC, to Janice M. Gray and Timothy J. Gray, 16 Oaks Farm Lane, $470,450.

Donald L. Tatro Jr., and Amber Tatro to Nuno M. Marques, 460 Monson Road, $375,000.

Lyndsay M. Vickers to Fermino Sousa, 16 Dudley St., $225,000.

Mary T. Collins and Mary T. Collin to Monika M. Solowinski and Marcin Solowinski, 7 Bellows Road, $350,000.

Maura J. Lessard to Laurie A. Broadbent, 17 Belli Drive, $415,000.

Nuno M. Marques to James E. Kneeskern and Katherine Kneeskern, 15 Circle Drive, $360,000.

Plaza LLC, to Andrey Mozolevskiy, 440 Dipping Hole Road, $210,000.

Prime Storage Boston Road LLC, to BFG MA RI LLC, 2525 Boston Road, $50,000.

Prime Storage Boston Road LLC, to BFG MA RI LLC, 2535 Boston Road, $3,434,167.

WILLIAMSBURG Martha Griffen-Baker, Martha B. Moran, Martha Baker Moran and Martha Griffen Baker to Richard Christian Wylde and Mia Wylde, 5 Petticoat Hill Road, $452,000.

George W. Phillips and Beth A. McGowan to Emma Ayres, 1 Conway Road, $250,000.

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1ST at 11:00 A.M.

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

11 ROOM / 6 BEDROOM 1 ½ - STORY

• STURBRIDGE •

5 ROOM / 3 BEDROOM 1 ½ STORY

3:00 PM-WEST SPRINGFIELD 64-66 Worcester Street a/k/a 64 Worcester Street

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH at 11:00 A.M.

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LIQUIDATION SALE

TRUCK, TRAILER & FORKLIFT REPAIR COMPANY • TRUCKS • YARD TRACTOR • FORKLIFTS • • AUTOMOTIVE EQUIPMENT • WELDERS • PARTS • • SUPPORT & OFFICE EQUIPMENT •

33 PETERS ROAD

BLOOMFIELD, CT

TO BE SOLD ON THE PREMISES AND BY LIVE INTERNET BIDDING ✩ LIVE ONSITE & LIVE ONLINE BIDDING ✩ AVAILABLE AT WWW.BIDSPOTTER.COM SEND for DESCRIPTIVE BROCHURE or VISIT our WEBSITE at WWW.POSNIK.COM

SALE PER ORDER OF L&L EQUIPMENT.

TERMS OF SALE: 25% DEPOSIT CASH, WIRE TRANSFER OR CERTIFIED CHECK 15% BUYERS PREMIUM APPLIES ON ALL ONSITE PURCHASES 18% BUYERS PREMIUM APPLIES ON ALL ONLINE PURCHASES OTHER TERMS TO BE ANNOUNCED AT TIME OF SALE INSPECTIONS: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5TH, 10:00 A.M. TO 4:00 P.M. & MORNING OF SALE – 8:30 A.M. TO 11:00 A.M.

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

MA Lic #107

ON-SITE FORECLOSURE AUCTION

TWO FAMILY STYLE HOME 40 Ferry Street

Features:

EASTHAMPTON, MA

To be Sold on the Premises

• 1 ½ - Story Two Family Style Home • ± 13,550 S/F of Land • • Unit #1: Total of (6) Rooms w/ (3) Bedrooms & (1) Bath (± 1,260 S/F) • • Unit #2: Total of (5) Rooms w/ (3) Bedrooms & (1) Bath (± 1,080 S/F)• • Natural Gas Steam Heat • Full Basement • Enclosed Porch • • Deck • Carpeted & Vinyl Flooring • Public Water & Sewer • • Zoned: R-10/ Residential Suburban • 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: $10,000.00 Deposit Cash or Certified Funds.

5% Buyer’s Premium Applies.

Other Terms to be Announced at Time of Sale.

Aaron Posnik

CAPE STYLE HOME “CLOSE PROXIMITY TO MAJOR HIGHWAYS” 28 Maple Street STURBRIDGE, MA

Features:

To be Sold on the Premises

• 1 ½ Story Cape Style Home • ± ½ Acre of Land • • Total of (5) Rooms w/ (3) Bedrooms & (1 ½) Baths • • ±1,550 S/F of Gross Living Area above Grade • • Oil Heat • Full Finished Basement • Vinyl Siding • • Fireplace • Deck • Public Water & Sewer • 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: $10,000.00 Deposit Cash or Certified Funds.

5% Buyer’s Premium Applies.

Other Terms to be Announced at Time of Sale.

Aaron Posnik

AUCTIONEERS•APPRAISERS

AUCTIONEERS•APPRAISERS

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

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

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

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

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

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

2 fam, 3,218 sf liv area, 0.103 ac lot, 4 bdrm,2 bth, Hampden: Bk 15572, Pg 550

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.

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

Tag Sales Tag Sales Charlene Meacham,

LARGE ESTATE SALE Sat. & Sun. 9/25 & 9/26 8:00-4:00pm 22 Bridge St., Monson All vintage, antiques, 1978-79 Monte Carlo parts, records, houseware, Vintage Toys! Tools, large supply Tupperware.

SPRINGFIELD PLAZA

Holyoke - 163 Pleasant St. Sat. 9/25, 9-3 & Sun. 9/26, 9-noon. Moving.

Antiques to baby items.

1225 Liberty St, Springfield, MA Thursday, October. 14 at 12PM

Ludlow - Holy Cross Cir., neighborhood tag sale.

Sat., 9/25 & Sun. 9/26, 9-4.

424,977± SF SHOPPING CENTER 15 Buildings Including Pad Parcels See also the Stipulated Order for Appointment of Temporary Receiver, dated 9/8/20, Hampden Cty Superior Court, 2079CV00449 for additional information about property.

TERMS: $250,000 Deposit by bank check at time & place of sale. Balance due in 30 days. Andrea M. Mattei, Ballard Spahr LLP, 300 E. Lombard St, 18th FL, Baltimore MD, Attorney for Mortgagee. Auction conducted on site & property sold “AS IS”. Visit web for additional information & exact location of on-site auction.

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101-103 Hamburg Street, Springfield, Ma.

Two Family Home in the Liberty Heights Neighborhood

6 Bedrooms, 2 Bath containing 2522 Square feet on a 2994 square foot lot

Terms of Sales: TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) DOLLARS of the purchase price must be paid in cash or bank check at the time of sale, the balance paid within thirty (30) days. Additional terms to be announced at the sale. This sale is subject to a 5% Buyer’s Premium.

Katharine Higgins-Shea, Esq., Counsel for Receiver Lyon & Fitzpatrick, LLP Whitney Place 14 Bobala Road, 4th Floor Holyoke, MA 01040 (413) 536-4000

Animals Birds Cats Dogs Exotic Animals Feed Fish Horses Livestock Pet Services Pet Shows Pet Supplies Pets - Lost & Found Pets Wanted

Birds Green Cheeked Conure, young, Cage & accessories, $475.00/BO. Call or text for info. 413-427-0229

Dogs AKC German Shepherd pups, champion Czeck & Belgian bloodlines, avail with 1st shots now 2M, 3F, $1500/BO (413) 218-2321 Beaut. Chihuahuas (6) $300.00 each.

Call 413-204-1855

Toy Maltese/Poodle Puppies, wht/beige, ready Oct. 1st. $2200/ea. Serious buyers 413-386-5488

YORKIE PUPPY purebred, female 8wks old, 1st set of shots, dewormed, parents on premises. $1800. Call (413)777-3536

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Driveway/Paving Stanley and Son’s Paving Third Generation - Driveway, prkg. lots, etc.

- Seal coating/crack filling - All types of paving - Estimates gladly given - All work guaranteed - Senior Citizens discount

413-246-7999 anytime

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AAA Trash Removal

attics, garages, cellars, yards, Demolition & Bobcat work brush removal , etc.

Fast, reliable, reasonable and insured.

Call 413-525-4542

RON’S GUTTER CLEANING SERVICE

* Cleaning since ’94 * Insured - Free Estimate * Senior discount * Very reasonable rates * Attention to detail CALL OR TEXT Chicopee cell 413-313-6507

Articles for Sale

Merchandise Antiques/Collectibles Appliances Articles for Rent Articles For Sale Audio Building Materials Cameras Camping Equipment Clothing Coins and Stamps Construction Equipment Do-In-Yourself Materials Electronics/Compuiters Fitness Equipment Flea Markets Forklifts and Equipment Fuel Furniture, Etc. Good Things To Eat Hot Ticket Items Jewelry Lawn & Garden Lawnmower & Snowblower Machinery & Tools Med. Equipment Sales/Wanted Miscellaneous Musical Instruments Office Equipment Pools, Spas & Accessories Professional Equipment Restaurant Equipment Seasonal Snowmobiles Sports Television Tickets Video Vintage Clothing Wanted to Buy Wood-Burning Stoves

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Trash Removal

Avitar by Kirby Vacuum, like new, all accessories. $400. Call 413-592-9216

Quantum Edge battery powered chair, exc. cond., $1100/BO. Queen Bed, exc. cond., $400/BO. Brand new single extra long childs bed $100/BO. Call 413-583-6962 mornings 8-12 and evenings anytime.

Twin bed & mattress $100.

2 dressers $50. 1 coffee tbl $50. 1 couch $100. 1 loveseat $50. Foosball table $50. Pull out sofa $100. File cabinet $25. Organ $50. Call 413-896-8395 U.S. #1 Stamp (U) $300./OBO Call Ron 413-896-3324 $$$ Cash For Stamps $$$

Building Materials Velux Skylight w/flashing, new in box, 38x30. $225.00. 413-320-0231.

Machinery & Tools Machinist Tools, retiring, to much to list. $25K value, $6K takes it all.

413-267-5894 leave msg.

Sporting Goods Full set of golf clubs, bag, pull cart and includes many accessories. $500/ bo. Call 413-536-3911

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ESTATES-ANTIQUES 413-665-2877

BASEBALL, Football Basketball & Hockey cards, 1950’s-present, 50 to 90% off, selling boxes for $1.00. BUYING ALL SPORTS CARDS, RETIRED KOREAN WAR VET 413-596-5783 Bedroom Set, maple, 5 pieces. $450.

Call Barry 413-575-5062 Free Trampoline with netting, must disassemble. Call 413-313-1126.

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. $1350 firm.

Call 413-885-4235

Inlaid dining table, 6 upholstered chairs, pedestal base w/one leaf.

Asking. $270. Call Jeffrey 413-467-2227