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INSIDE From now ’til frost cuts them down, dahlias will reliably put forth flowers. They are wonderful cut flowers, and cutting spurs them on in their efforts ...

IN THE GARDEN WITH LEE REICH: Dahlias put on magnificent show, F3 GARDEN NOTES, F3 ANTIQUES & COLLECTING: Hand-decorated boxes once popular for storage, F4 PROJECT OF THE WEEK: Heart of the shop is in the workbench, F6 MORTGAGE RATES: 30year U.S. mortgage rate up to 3.01%, F7 WMASS DEEDS, F7

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By Margaret Roach

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t seemed like a simple question: What are a couple of standout houseplants to consider adopting before winter calls a halt to our outdoor plant engagement? But when you ask the staff at the Steve’s Leaves Inc. greenhouses in Lewisville, Texas — where the collection includes somewhere “between 1,500 and 2,000” species and varieties — you can expect a good-humored answer.

True to its common name, string of pearls (Senecio rowleyanus) is a South African species with succulent pea-sized and -shaped leaves that cascade over the edge of its container. (KEVIN MORYKWAS VIA THE NEW YORK TIMES)

The glowing pink, arrowhead-shaped leaves of Syngonium podophyllum Pink are hard to resist. It is a members of Araceae, the aroid family, which includes various social media houseplant darlings. (KEVIN MORYKWAS VIA THE NEW YORK TIMES)

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A begonia hybridizer’s hybridizing work, and another choice of begonias breeder even named one in “I realized later that what I love most are Begonias, a company his honor. But when asked mainstay, certainly meet the to call out a special favorite, plants with colorful foliage. Those provide colorful leaf requirement. he didn’t hesitate — and it color year-round — you don’t have to wait for “There is a begonia for every- was not one of his own. He flowers.” one,” Rosenbaum said, while suggested the 30-year-old acknowledging that many of Australian introduction FlaSteve Rosenbaum, owner, Steve’s Leaves Inc. these plants crave humidity, mingo Queen, an angel-wing especially the Rex and rhitype with cane-like stems. hobby at 13, Rosenbaum, 63, zomatous types. “You’re asking us to choose automation. “I love the whole package,” Two days a week, the team he said of Flamingo Queen, among our favorite chilhas had a thing for foliage, es“We still fill pots one at a time; there are no automatwith its large, light green dren?” pecially variegated and other- is joined by Rosenbaum’s ic flat-fillers on a conveyor friend of 40 years, Don Millleaves splashed with big white Yes, I am. wise patterned. The more contrast, the better. Or as he er, the company’s resident spots, and ample clusters of Even quantifying the exact belt,” Rosenbaum said. number of choices was appar- “These plants are truly hand- put it, “Anything colorful and begonia expert and a leading pink flowers. crafted.” breeder. Give it a spot near a bright ently not easy. sparkly.” So much so that he admits Adding the machinery “We’re too busy to stop Miller has introduced dozwindow and an environment SEE WINTER, PAGE F6 to having amassed a personal ens of begonias from his own and count,” said Steve would take up room, reducRosenbaum, who started the ing growing space — and how stash of a couple hundred business as a wholesale oper- could he choose which of the Coleus varieties, which are ation 45 years ago, then built children would no longer fit? more suited to the patio than indoors, in addition Impossible. a website and added retail mail-order about 10 years to the company’s staggerThe more colorful, back. “We have so many ing houseplant collection. Steve’s leaves, indeed. hybrids we’re trialing that are the better Yes, “leaves” sits nicely Take the Syngonium called as-yet unnamed, which probably adds many hundreds to with Rosenbaum’s first name, Marble (Syngonium podothe total.” but there was more than that phyllum albo-variegatum Stepping through helps reduce slip serendipity to the choice of Marble), one of his favorite More than 900 orders go and fall accidents out most weeks, he told me, what to call the business. houseplants, despite its rewith more than 1,000 during “I picked Steve’s Leaves as calcitrance. Adaptable from We can also install: • More affordable than walk-in tubs! • Curved Shower Rod summer’s peak shipping a company name because it shade to partially sunny • We install Easy Step • Hand-Held Shower Head into your existing tub – • Slip Resistant Surface season, all miraculously rhymes, sure,” he said. “But I conditions, it has a bushy No expensive remodeling! $159 Value propagated and nurtured realized later that what I love habit and will spill over a pot One Coupon Per Order Learn more at: MiracleMethod.com/easystep Through 11/30/21 • Valid at Participating Locations Only. to readiness in just 12,000 most are plants with colorful rim or fill out a hanging bassquare feet of greenhouse foliage. Those provide color ket. The arrowhead-shaped 33 Grattan Street space. This is a place where year-round — you don’t have foliage (its common name is Chicopee, MA 413-589-0769 innovation in growing plants to wait for flowers.” arrowhead vine) is liberally www.miraclemethod.com Since he took up plants as a marked with areas of white. is the signature, rather than Each Miracle Method franchise is independently owned and operated.

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Garden programs Berkshire Botanical Garden presents these upcoming programs: • “Understanding Woody Plants,” Tuesdays through Oct. 26 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. This four-session course will focus on the bones of the garden with a survey of ornamental woody plants for residential landscape design. The course covers plant ID, selection, siting, cultivation and possible design uses. Cost is $185 members, $210 nonmembers. • “Protecting Specimen Trees and Standing Forests from Asiatic Bittersweet,” Oct. 9 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Learn how land trusts, parks and campuses are efficiently and effectively defeating invasive vines and shrubs, maintaining trails and restoring inherent beauty and balance to natural areas. Cost is $10 members and $15 nonmembers. To register for any of the programs, visit berkshire botanical.org. Berkshire Botanical Garden is at 5 West Stockbridge Road. WILBRAHAM

Garden club The first meeting of the Wilbraham Garden Club’s new year will be 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 will be able to ask questions and the designs will be raffled off at the meeting.

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Dahlias put on magnificent show

HAD PLANNED ON writing about peonies this week, for now is the time to plant them. But all shades and shapes of dahlias in vases around the house draw my attention, so the peonies can wait. After week upon week of marigolds, zinnias and other flowers that I awaited for so anxiously this spring, I was perhaps getting too blase about flowers. From now ’til frost cuts them down, dahlias will reliably put forth flowers. They are wonderful cut flowers, and cutting spurs them on in their efforts. And what a show they put on! L. H. Bailey, the dean of American horticulture, described the dahlia species as “wonderfully variable.” Before me in one vase are apple-sized pompons in white, shades of violet, and orange. A burnished yellow collarette type is a simple daisy-like flower with a frill of another row of small petals around its eye. The range in form of dahlia flowers is evidenced by their classification by florists into “types,” such as singles, pompons, peony, and cactus types. The variation in flower size of dahlias is dramatic. The smallest are the size of “button” zinnias. At the other extreme are the four, white cactus-type dahlias almost top-heavy in their large vase. Each bloom of these “dinnerplate” dahlias is over a halffoot in diameter. Most of my dahlias are from seeds that I sowed early last

April and no two of these seedlings are exactly alike. The only common denominator in the flowers from the packet of “Cactus-Flowered, Mixed Dahlias” was that all the flowers had cactus-type flowers. Flower colors show the whole range allowed to dahlias, which includes almost every shade with the exception of blue. From another packet, the common denominator is dwarfness. That characteristic fixed, shape and Dahlias come in a range of colors, shapes, and flower sizes. This variety’s name is Karma Fuchsiana. (LEE REICH PHOTO) color vary.

The variation in flower size of dahlias is dramatic. The smallest are the size of “button” zinnias. At the other extreme are the four, white cactus-type dahlias almost top-heavy in their large vase. Dahlias grow potato-like roots beneath the ground, and these are useful for multiplying particularly good plants. Plants grown from tubers are identical to the plant from which they came. The large white dinnerplates I planted came from bought roots. For all their show, dahlias are not difficult to grow. They do demand full sunlight, or else the stems will grow thin and spindly, and their flowers sparse and pale. But given sun and reasonably good soil, beautiful blossoming results. With a generous supply of compost, or extra water during dry spells, blossoming improves. Efforts can go even further. Dahlias with large flowers do best if the plants are staked

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AND-DECORATED storage boxes were important for storage in the 18th century when there were few places, other than shelves, to store small personal items. Collectors today treasure the work of the Bucher family in Berks County, Pennsylvania, made from about 1750 to 1800. There are memorials with dates ranging from 1792 to 1876 with Heinrich, the father’s name. Heinrich Bucher, and eventually his sons, made and sold bentwood boxes decorated with yellow, green, red and white trees, tulips and other foliage on a black background. The boxes sell today for thousands of dollars. This box sold in a Conestoga auction for $4,260 after 26 bids. It had been estimated at only $1,000.

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. Clothing, gown, Vera Wang, sleeveless, burgundy cloth, form fitting, low cowl neck with folded detail, flared slightly below knee, Vera Wang label inside, shoulder to hem 63 inches, $65. Wavecrest tobacco jar, cover, round melon form, blue flowers, green leaves, creamy white ground, swirled lid with words “Tobacco Jar,” C.F. Monroe, c. 1900, 5 inches, $155. Lalique glass perfume bottle, Grande Pomme, apple shape, frosted body, stopper with clear stem and two leaves, signed Lalique France, 5 1/4 x 5 inches, $205. Wooden, firkin, sugar bucket, wood slats, four finger lapped bands, brown paint, swinging wire handle, lid, New England, 1800s, 10 x 10 inches, $325. Halloween, figure, black cat, standing, humped back, long straight tail, papier-mache, paint, textured orange base, 1940s, 13 1/2 x 6 3/4 x 17 inches, $490.

This bentwood box, 4 x 9 x 6 inches, sold for $4,260. It had been estimated to go for $1,000. (COWLES SYNDICATE INC.)

other designs. After Tressemanes retired in 1907, Vogt renamed the company Porcelaine Gustave Vogt. He sold the company to Martial Raynaud in 1919. A.L. Minaud is the artist’s name. Dresser sets can be found with a variety of pieces. In addition to the pieces you have, some sets include a hatpin holder, pillbox, trinket dish, small bowl, comb and brush, mirror or candleholder. Your four-piece dresser set might sell for $80 to $100 or more.

made by Tressemanes & Vogt, a company in business in Limoges, France, from 1891 to 1907. Emilien Tressemanes and Gustave Vogt bought two small porcelain factories in 1891 and began making white porcelain

for export to the United States. China painting was a popular hobby in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Amateur painters bought undecorated porcelain dishes and dresser sets and painted them with flowers or

The Spanish-American War only lasted for 10 weeks, from April 21 to Aug. 13, 1898. It was fought between Spain and the United States, and took place during the Cuban War of Independence. Theodore Roosevelt, who was assistant secretary of the Navy, resigned his position and joined the fight. He led his Rough Riders in the battle to capture San Juan Hill. Unless the photo pictures an important person or a unique event, it may be worth I’m trying to downsize so only a few dollars. Pictures of my children aren’t saddled Roosevelt, African American with “things.” I’d like to sell troops, and the hanging of a a large, framed photo taken prisoner of war have sold for a of my grandfather’s battalion few hundred dollars. Contact at the Mexican border during a nearby auction house that the Spanish-American War. sells photographs to see if there It pictures all the men, covis any interest in your photoered wagons, and a train in graph. the background. TIP: Never store old paper

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hibition-size blooms, pinch off all the axillary flowers on each stem so all the plants energy into the single bud on top. Soon the first frost for this season will blacken the dahlia leaves, and flowering will cease. (The limited tenure of dahlia blossoms makes them perhaps more precious.) As soon as this happens, I will

cut away the stems and dig the tubers. A couple of days in the sun will rid the tubers of excess moisture which might cause rotting. They I will pack the tubers away for the winter in a cool place (45 to 55 degrees Fahrenheit is ideal) in dry peat moss or sawdust. I use my partially heated basement.

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dresser set at a consignment shop for $15. There is a powder box with a lid, a hair receiver, a small tray and a large tray. All four pieces seem to match. Three are marked “T & V Limoges, France.” One is only marked “A.L. Minaud.” There is a small chip on the edge of the powder jar lid. Can you tell me more about this set and an approximate value?

A. Your dresser set was

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(put the stake in place when the tubers are planted). The stakes hold the flowers high, and each flower has better form than if allowed to flop near the ground. To go one step further, and aspire to ex-

collectibles and photographs in ordinary cardboard boxes or plastic bags. Buy the acid-free boxes and Mylar wrapping film that are approved for long-term storage. Many picture-framing and supply stores will have these items. Terry Kovel and Kim Kovel answer readers’ questions sent to the column. Send a letter with one question describing the size, material (glass, pottery) and what you know about the item. Include only two pictures, the object and a closeup of any marks or damage. Questions that are answered will appear in Kovels Publications. Write to Kovels, The Republican, King Features Syndicate, 628 Virginia Dr., Orlando, FL 32803 or email collectorsgallery@kovels. com.

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Be careful with the water — as their succulent leaves are trying to tell you — because CONTINUES FROM PAGE F2 “they can crash quickly, if that’s not too dry, Miller sugoverwatered.” gested. He has been on a binge, He recommends grouping building up the company’s ashouseplants — especially sortment of the genus Hoya, begonias — on trays filled with one of the trending genera pebbles and a bit of water, to during the recent housecreate a happier microclimate. plant craze. To Wilhelm, the Or run a humidifier, a boon to boom’s catalyst is obvious: plants (and plant parents) in “It’s social media-induced the ultra-dry indoor heating purchasing. People see a phoseason. to and go searching for it.” As if he cannot get enough Of his beloved hoyas, Wilof begonias, Miller also volhelm is currently fascinated unteers every week at the Fort with “the one that doesn’t Worth Botanic Garden, which look anything like a Hoya”: houses North America’s larg- the oddball H. spartioides, est begonia collection. which he acquired recently. It And at home? He confesses is upright and linear, resemto having about two dozen bling a giant spray of succuplants. “I try not to count lent pine needles. them,” he said. As with any new acquisition the team is just starting Is a hoya in your future? to propagate, the first plants A friend who has long will go on the Steve’s Leaves grown hoyas, or wax plants, auction site until enough of a has tried to convert me to this supply is built up for regular variable-looking genus with mail order. succulent leaves. But maybe So maybe I will start with Ryan Wilhelm, the operations something else, like Hoya manager at Steve’s Leaves, kerrii, with its thick, hearthas finally succeeded. A shaped leaves. Or Hoya curtirepresentative of this tropical sii, a miniature whose stems member of the dogbane fam- look like strings of hearts ily (Apocynaceae), the same because they hold mottled, family as milkweed, may be olive-green, heart-shaped destined for a sunny window leaves. here. Patience is required, howOne caveat, Wilhelm said: ever.

“The plants are living light meters, if you know how to read them. If it’s stretching, it’s not getting enough light. If it’s scorching — too much.” Steve Rosenbaum

H. spartioides, both linear and upright, resembles a giant spray of succulent pine needles. (KEVIN MORYKWAS VIA THE NEW YORK TIMES)

“Hoyas are so slow,” Rosenbaum said. “But I get pleasure growing things that my team gets excited about.” Something else to get excited about is the possibility of otherworldly Hoya flowers, often clustered in umbels and sometimes even fragrant. Making houseplants more at home There is no universal houseplant care manual that can substitute for closely observing your plants, in your particular conditions. “I look at the foliage and give them a shot of diluted fertilizer if they look like they

need it, if they are a little pale,” Rosenbaum said. “But people misuse fertilizer.” They think it’s a pick-meup, he said, to counteract poor plant care — like leaving a plant sitting in a saucer of water, decaying. No such luck. “The plants are living light meters, if you know how to read them,” he said. “If it’s stretching, it’s not getting enough light. If it’s scorching — too much.” We need to experiment, to find the subjects that match our light, our humidity and our level of care commitment. At home, Rosenbaum is experimenting, too — this time with a self-watering system hack learned from Summer Rayne Oakes, the creator of the popular YouTube Channel Plant One on Me. The hack is based on simple ceramic cones from Blumat, inserted into the soil surface and connected to tubing that draws from a nearby water vessel. “One downside of self-wa-

tering is that I have always been an advocate of letting the soil surface dry before watering,” he said. “This system keeps it evenly moist instead — which fungus gnats like.” More tinkering is required. As for me, I keep browsing. Sure, I love my big old Clivias, Sansevieria and fancy-leaf begonias. But like many people — especially with the pandemic’s imprint never far from mind — more company this winter sounds good. Whom shall I invite in? Based on name alone, for a lower-light spot I’m thinking about Peperomia Fuzzy Mystery, a plant whose bright-green, textural leaves have dark ridges and are covered in tiny hairs. And the arrowhead-shaped leaves of Syngonium podophyllum Pink are glowing pink — hard to resist. Clearly, I need supervision, or it’s going to get pretty crowded in here. This article originally appeared in The New York Times.

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Mary J. Glazewski to Breighanna Elizabeth Roberts and Breighanna E. Roberts, 86 Partridge Lane, Unit 6240D, $158,000.

Bruce C. Scofield, personal representative, and Lucy M. Scofield, estate, to Shiv Cariappa, 26 Greenleaves Drive, $224,900.

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Edward S. Rayher and Judith Hyde Meissner to Yeshey Myles and Alan Geyer, 323 Pelham Road, $328,800.

Grace A. Griecci and Atonina G. Woodsum to Grace A. Griecci, 15 Beston St., $100.

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CUMMINGTON James A. Molyneux to Natalie Cotton-Nessler, Trouble Street, $55,000. Steven P. Paul, Donna M. Howard and Donna M. Paul to Steven P. Paul, Mount Road, $100. Peter J. Feitner and Steven P. Paul to Steven P. Paul and Ellen K. Paul, Mount Road, $100.

DEERFIELD Jennifer A. Mikaelian and Matthew J. Mikaelian to Jennifer A. Mikaelian, Mary T. Mikaelian and Matthew J. Mikaelian, 18 King Philip Ave., $175,000. Ellen R. Kingsbury to Gary M. Straw, 282 Lower Road, $251,000. Jason J. Goodhind to Tessa L. Doubleday, 18 Juniper Drive, $120,000.

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Sequoia McDowell and Tali Branco to Lisa McDaniels, 27 Spring St., $350,000. Michael J. Falcetti to Lusmari Roman-Martinez, 62 Campbell Drive, $100. Stephen J. Safron, Michael J. Safron, David A. Safron and Mark A. Safron to Nicholas D. Duprey and Betty Lou Duprey, 28 Ward Ave., $218,000. John H. Fitz-Gibbon to Emma R. Baar-Bittman and Jeffrey B. M. Freeman, 14 Westview Terrace, $395,000.

Ian T. Morrissey and Katrina Morrissey to John Evans and Ashley Evans, 217 Parker St., $243,000. John M. Turowsky and Catherine A. Turowsky to David King and Kathleen King, 36 Dartmouth Lane, $611,250. Luigi LaRocca and Margaret M. LaRocca to Gina A. Mahoney, 46 Waterman Ave., $270,000. Mary Matroni to Romona S. Dromgold and Jack Scott Dromgold, 10 Broadleaf Circle 10, $484,500. Michelle Ziff Hanson, representative, Alan Ziff, representative, and Lane E. Ziff, estate, to Jacki Ann Barden, 16 Feather Reed Lane, Unit III-7, $525,000. Nancy J. Chaffee to Jennie Venne, 518 Shaker Road, $404,000.

EASTHAMPTON Elizabeth M. O’Donnell, personal representative and David M. O’Donnell, estate, to Christopher Tretola and Patrick Tretola, 16 Deerfield Drive, $320,000. John J. Mingrone and Kristin Mingrone, attorney-in-fact, to Norman E. Anderson II, and Malika Williams, 4 Valley Lane, $357,000.

HATFIELD Richard A. Wells, Virginia L. Wells and Bruce R. Wells, attorney-in-fact, to CTNA Construction LLC, 70 Depot Road, $140,000.

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Harry A. Culver, “aka” Harry Culver, Bruce K. Culver, “aka” Bruce Culver, David J. Ouimette and Julie A. and Dana M. Culver, “aka” Dana CulOuimette to Ina Sabloff St. Germain ver, to William S. Lawless and Cheryl and Francis J. St. Germain III, 12 Duda Maynard Lawless, East Hawley Road. Drive, $470,000. $400,000 Susan Y. Kristek, personal representative, Joanne E. Slattery, personal HEATH representative, and Laraine Elaine White, estate, to Robert Feakes, 6 John A. Schmitter II, and Linda J. Crown Drive, $375,000. Schmitter to Jaroslaw Jedra, 6 Papoose Lake Drive, $20,000.

GILL James H. McComb Jr., and Sonja K. McComb to Mary Mayer, Dole Road, $162,500.

D. R. Chestnut LLC, to Donald G. Grobeis, trustee, Sheila S. Grobeis, GRANBY trustee, Donald G. Grobeis Living Robert W. Roe and Amber Roe to Trust, trustee of, and Sheila S. Malia Homebuyers LLC, 38 Ferry Hill Grobeis Living Trust, trustee of, 8 Ribbon Grass Lane, Unit IV-24, $544,140. Road, $225,000. Donald R. Beardslee and Jane K. Donald E. Kloss III, and Linda M. Beardslee to Casandra K. Sullivan Kloss to Teresa Lynn Harwood and and Casey Sullivan, 98 Porter St., Raymond Otis Harwood Sr., 125 $100. North Main St., $310,000. Fabian Gusovsky and Marilyn Gosse to Daniel S. Gusovsky and Jamie Spinella, 33 Taylor St., $320,000.

Andrea L. Williamson, 4 Erica Circle, $405,000.

Aaron Gaj to Syed Omar Ali and Sameen Omar Ali, 83 South St., $300,000.

GREENFIELD Jodi L. Thompson to Angela Heather Morrissey, 111 Montague City Road, $225,000 Adam T. Marchacos, George P. Marchacos, George R. Marchacos and Nancy J. Marchacos to Katherine A. Cassidy and Matthew Ares Torrey, 8 Water St., $185,000. Bryan D. Williams and Shari A. Williams to Jesse J. Berry, 21 Cheapside St., $225,000.

HADLEY Bercume Construction LLC, to Alexis D. Brooks and William S. Spitzer, 7 Crystal Lane, $785,000. Richard Guzowski and Susan M. Norris to North Hadley Properties LLC, 2 East St., $425,000. Donna Dudkiewicz, personal representative, and Edward J. Dudkiewicz, estate, to Kevin M. Royko, 10 Meadow St., $370,000.

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Donato S. DeFilippo and Louise A. DiFilippo to Derek A. Williamson and

Brian J. Popovich to Nicole M. Oliveira, Steven A. Oliveira Jr., and Steven A. Oliveira, 55 Harwich Road, $425,000.

to Robert S. Dietz and Lisa M. Dietz, 167 Baker Hill Road, $745,000.

Jeremy DesJardins-Smith and Rachael DesJardins-Smith to Marlon Higgins and Tamara Higgins, 103 Birchwood Ave., $324,900.

Stephen E. Pulsifer and Liza M. Pierro-Pulsifer to Jackson K. Weber and Sarah B. Romain, 131 Woods Road, $510,000.

Judd L. Peskin and Rhoda K. Peskin to Gary A. Lenshyn and Victoria I. Rizo Lenshyn, 19 Natanis Path, $500,000. Mark E. Forbes and Eve B. Forbes to Jesse D. Cummings and Kelly T. Sullivan, 130 Riverview Ave., $408,000. Vincent M. Maniaci and Jennifer Maniaci to Joan M. Gendreau, Samantha L. Gendreau and Dylan A. Smith, 15 Parkside St., $395,000.

LUDLOW Alison M. Bartlett-O’Donald, conservator, and Judith Mills to Keem LLC, 151 Bondsville Road, $86,000.

Alfaville LLC, to Jonathon N. Yee, 22 Maple Crest Circle, Unit K, $159,900.

Daniel Branco and Eliazbete Branco to Nathan Duclos and Heather Duclos, 432 Munsing St., $600,000.

Alfaville LLC, to Michelle Torchia, 34 Maple Crest Circle, Unit 34J, $159,900.

David J. Vakalis II, to Scott V. Wiktorowski and Abigail L. Ellert, 33 Ampere Ave., $318,500.

Alfaville LLC, to Shahab Rastegar and Mona A. Rastegar, 22 Maple Crest Circle, Unit 22E, $159,900.

Frank J. Mislak and Michael C. Mislak to Marta M. James, 35 West Akard St., $160,000.

Erin J. Seibert to Skailer R. Qvistgaard and Declan C. Nolan, 78 Berkshire St., $242,500.

Isabel Mainville, Isabel Barroso, George Barroso and Christopher A. Mainville to Gina Maria Anselmo, 45 Waters Edge Drive, $198,000.

Hadley Mill LLC, to 20 Hadley Mill Road LLC, 20 Hadley Mills Road, $700,000. Hampden Papers Inc., to 100 Water Street LLC, 100 Water St., $4,557,500. Joseph R. Mendrala and Paula M. Mendrala to David A. Koczocik and Katherine E. Tapp, 410 Homestead Ave., $230,000. Roberto Gomez and Ruben Jose Gomez to Ismael B. Ramos, 64 Roberto Clemente St., $10,000. Sidra Ellison and Sidra Ellison Eiseman to Jesus M. Candelario, 1139 Dwight St., Unit A, $95,000.

Maria C. Soares and Jose P. Carlos to Dominick J. Hurtado-Cusano and Danielle M. Maheu, 60 West Belmont St., $202,000. Pamela A. Aubrey to Jeremy Malave, 59 West St., $192,000.

MIDDLEFIELD Stephen M. Burke to Green Reserve LLC, Town Hill Road, $30,000.

MONSON Douglas Delisle and Keri Delisle to Anthony Patalano, 205 Lower Hampden Road, $315,000.

HUNTINGTON Goss Road Estates LLC, to National Farm & Forestry LLC, Goss Hill Road, $341,903.

LEVERETT Alan Woodard, personal representative of, The Estate of Philip O. Woodard, to Krista Gile and Richard Wyatt, Amherst Road, $180,000.

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Bank of America, representative, John D. Wallace, representative, and Phebe Davol Wallace, estate, to Jayne F. L. Gill, 810 Longmeadow St., $400,000.

MONTAGUE Prentice Crosier to Adriene M. Ghilani, 43-F J Street, $100,000.

NORTHAMPTON DAS Property Group LLC, to Abigail Alexanian and Abigail R. Alexanian, 2-4 Center Court, $315,000. Daniel F. Ahearn and Patrick C. Ahearn to Jonathan K. Schluenz and Jonathan D. Richmond, 20 Fort St., $365,000. Marie-Jose Delage to Maria Hass, 57 Middle St., $100. Kevin F. Coffey and Suzanne F. Coffey

Kimberley Urban to Elizabeth Powers, 49 Laurel Park, $125,000.

Hazel Y. Elgart to Betsy L. Ames, 3 Mountain Laurel Path, $282,000. Theresa A. Bimbane, Martin J. Bimbane and Caroline M. Growhoski to Aisha T. Farouq, 126 Williams St., $415,000. Eugene Callahan and Eugene H. Callahan, Jr., to Jelb Properties LLC, 9-11 Summer St., $590,000. Pombridge Manor LLC, to 401 N Broad LLC, 89A Bridge St., $725,000.

NORTHFIELD Marshall E. Royce to Carleigh Dlugosz and Jacob S. Dlugosz, 730 Old Wendell Road, $410,000.

ORANGE Cynthia D. McCahon and David J. McCahon to Oakland Development Co. LLC, Winter Street, $85,000 Virginia Realty Inc., to Mark Meehan, trustee of, The Richard Alan McLaughlin Sr. Living Trust, Athol Road, $65,000. Cynthia R. Doyle to Angel Toro-Perez and Jennifer L. Toro-Perez, 105 Pleasant St., $225,000.

PALMER Charlene A. Czaja to Millicent J. Burke, 23 Old Farm Road, $560,000. Harvey A. Smith and Cecile S. Smith to Randy P. Pascale and Kim K. Pascale, 27 Lathrop St., $324,200. HMLM Realty LLC, to Michael I. Ebireri Jr., 2014-2016 Maple St., $312,000. James Davitt Rooney, representative, and Marcia G. Rooney, estate, to John P. Garnett, 6 Breton St., $262,000. Jeffrey R. Renaud to Jeff Desmarais, 1712-1714 North Main St., $289,900. Richard A. Fickett Jr., and Mary E. Fickett to Alina Basilone, 91 Belanger St., Unit 91, $170,000.

PELHAM Jeffrey C. Bird and Paula G. Bird to Patrick Myles Cavanagh and Crystal Deanne Bailey, 108 Buffam Road, $430,000. John C. Sits Mosimann and Leslie K. Goldstein to Andrew Culler and Hannah Smith, 49 South Valley Road, $641,000. Patrick C. Cobbs to Mukunda Feldman and Kylie C. Feldman, Amherst Road, $160,000.

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RUSSELL Anna P. Hart and Anna P. Owen to Aleksandr A. Solokhin, 70 Overlook Drive, $245,000. Christopher J. Burke to Autumn Ingram and Ryan Jeffery Ingram, 79 Old Westfield Road, $320,000.

SHELBURNE Elizabeth A. Kidder and Thomas J. Luck, trustees of, The Elizabeth A. Kidder Funding Trust, to Beth Alisa Baron and Emily S. Baron, 27 High St., $553,000.

SHUTESBURY Christal L. Cutler to Heather M. Belhumeur, 343 Locks Pond Road, $275,000. Molly D. Chambers and Tyler D. Chambers to Kristen Bonstein and Ryan Dowd, 82 January Hills Road, $505,000. Robert Greenspan and Christiane U. Sass to Grace B. Fitzpatrick and Shaun M. Trujillo, 43 Weatherwood Road, $337,500.

SOUTH HADLEY AAD LLC, to Insook Yun and Jaewoong Yun, 1 Canal St., $239,900. Penny M. Goodman, personal representative, and George A. Desgres, estate, to Roger J. Menard, 10 Broad St., $277,000. Timothy J. Dorman and Jessica L. Dorman to Timothy J. Dorman, 3 Sunset Ave., $100. John R. McCoullough and Mary V. McCoullough to Marcy L. Dyer and Michael P. Ellison, 60 Laurie Ave., $341,400. Kathleen J. Magoon, trustee, Zochowski Family Trust, Christine A. Gallagher, Dylan E. Magoon and Kathleen J. Magoon to Dylan E. Magoon, 14 Parkview Drive, $265,000. Barbara A. Fulton to Robert Arthur Martinez and Wendy Jean Martinez, 24 Doane Terrace, $340,000.

SOUTHAMPTON Fannie Mae, Federal National Mortgage Association and Continental Real Estate Services Inc., attorney-in-fact, to Natalie O’Hayre and Matthew Brassard, 21 East St., $165,000. David C. Abla to Michelle K. Desrochers and Richard Provencher, 65 White Loaf Road, $585,000. Wendy J. Allen to Ana Edna Reyes and Edwin Eliut Reyes, 11 Russellville Road, $475,000.

SOUTHWICK Craig A. Thomas and Jennifer L. Thomas to Jeff Lovejoy, 15 Sefton Drive, $330,000. Deborah Dunn to Thomas A. Small, 38 Congamond Road, $200,000. Hamelin Framing Inc., to Paul A. Miles and Tina Marie Miles, 1 Sawgrass Lane, $495,000. Saltmarsh Brothers Construction Inc., to Erica L. Rossini, 21 Noble Steed Crossing, $115,000.

SPRINGFIELD Allen T. Collins to Kate Faulkner, 87 Wakefield St., $215,000. Amat Victoria Curam LLC, to Freddy A. Pietter, 61 Forest St., $315,000. Androsia Real Estate LLC, to Paul Bokwe, 47-49 Alden St., $167,000. Angela Mitchell, representative, Synthia Marie Mitchell, estate, and Synthia Scott-Mitchell, estate, to Round Two LLC, 153 Princeton St., $129,000. Anthony J. Tranghese, representative, John A. Tranghese, representative, and Germaine G. Tranghese, estate, to Xavier Theodore DeJesus, 65-67 Shawmut St., $300,000. Arnaldo Cosme to DI&L LLC, 45-47 Grosvenor St., $5,000.

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lelo, 1537 Bay St., $405,000.

Francisco Valle Jr., to Luz N. Monge and Aime S. Santiago Monge, 65 Jean Drive, $260,000.

Phyllis J. Morin to Phyllis J. Morin, life estate, and Michelle A. Morin, 69 Starling Road, $100.

Frank J. Lewinski, Joseph P. Lewinski, Irene M. Skoczylas, Irene Skoczlas and Irene Skoczylas to Jonathan Mark Roberts, 284 Pasco Road, $170,000.

Richard Lopez and Michelle Colon to Rosa Medero Torres and Jonathan Marrero Torres, 126 West Alvord St., $265,000.

Gina LaRocca Mahoney, Gina LaRocca and Scott Mahoney to Yam Bahadur Pariyar and Goma Darjee, 36 Mayfield St., $300,000. Global Homes Properties LLC, to Emily Baiyee Toegel, 163 Bloomfield St., $350,000. Helen Doman to Jacqueline Rodriguez, 43 Agnes St., $190,000. Ian Fowler to Pedro Manuel Rodriguez Fernandez and Yenny Aquino, 49 Parker St., $250,000. JoeJoe Properties LLC, to Noel Torres and Sharilyn Rodriguez, 31 Acrebrook Road, $344,000. John F. Uribe, Juliana F. Uribe and Juliana F. Castrillon to Jessica L Lopez, 176 Tamarack Drive, $325,000. John Garde and Donna Stelzer to Cynthia Wallace and Lynese Wallace, 18 Pidgeon Drive, $275,000. Joseph A. Besancon, Jon Besancon and Julie Kilcoyne to Bretta Construction LLC, Blodgett Street, $35,000.

Kara Swain and Kara L. Miller to Ashley B. Weisse and Kyle D. Bruno Seana Denise Johnson, 32 Bentley to Brad D. Evans and Patsy W. Evans, St., $210,000. 386 Plumtree Road, $295,070. Katherine McClean to Zachary LaValBirnie Building LLC, to AA LLC, Pearl ley, Debra LaValley and Debra KrisStreet, $375,000. ten LaValley, 11 Benz St., $251,000. Brenda J. Clain to James Carl Burton, Kathryn A. O’Brien to New Line 66 Rosemary Drive, $235,007. Realty LLC, 50 Indian Leap St., Unit BRVS LLC, to Brittany Dunkelly, 142 B, $55,000. Gresham St., $225,000. Kathy-Jo MacMillan to Yassine Zian, Bukowski Construction LLC, to Ann 138-140 Firglade Ave., $202,000. L. Brooks, 64 Juliet St., $346,500. Kenneth H. Allen to Breona A. O. Clary I. Rosario to Eagle Home BuyWhite, Nottingham Street, $258,000. ers LLC, 76 Keith St., $140,000. Springfield Investment Group LLC, Daniel Cotter and Amy M. Cotter to Park Ave Holdings LLC, 795-843 to Joshua Arce, 688 Parker St., Worcester St., $2,375,000. $225,000. Lillian Salgado and Peter Rodriguez DeLuca Development Corp., to to Luis Gabriel Vergara, 35 Healey Yasmin Ibrahim, 53 Stockman St., St., $325,000. $151,000. Linda G. Sotirion, Leslie J Pisano Diane M. Johnson to Emil E. Morales and Leslie J. Sotirion to Deirdre Erin II, and Jenna M. Morales, 63 Audley Alton, 811 Dickinson St., $275,000. Road, $292,000. Mark A. Lampro and Chastity LamDigna M. Peralta to Mireya Lorenzo, pro to Sharon L. Read and George 29 Locust St., $250,000. Read, 31 Nathaniel St., $220,000. Eddie Lau and Amanda Lynn Lau Michelle A. Morin to Michelle A. Moto Sherry Booth, 63 Glenmore St., rin, Robert R. Morin, Richard A. Morin $202,500. and Thomas D. Morin, 69 Starling Road, $100. Elliott F. Rainville to JoeJoe Properties LLC, 289 Tremont St., $10,000. Michelle E. Sears and Thomas Sears to Reynaldo Diaz and Elizabeth DelElsa B. Martinez to Andrea Joseph Dangelo and Sarah Anne Sypek, 259 gado, 61 Ventura St., $215,000. Gillette Ave., $275,000. Monife Robin Marshall and Dawn Heather Williams to Angel M. Cruz, Emtay Inc., to Denisse DeJesus, 11 37 Alice St., $195,000. Chase Ave., $315,000. Eric Newkirk to Christopher Cruz Rodriguez and Milady Puyarena, 131-

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SUNDERLAND Hikaru Kozuma and Stephanie D. Nixon to Stephanie N. Amon and Sean P. Paradiso, 162 Hadley Road, $425,162.

Rutkowski and Melissa E. Rutkowski, 32 Waterford Drive, $510,000. Barbara Sullivan, representative, Susan C. Riley, representative, and Mary A. Sullivan, estate, to Brian Allen Lussier, 218 Western Circle, $215,000. Bent Tree Development LLC, to Jacob H. Ames and William H. Ames, 111 Union St., Unit 2, $184,900. Carrie A. Schieppe to George Johansson, 1430 Russell Road, Unit 11, $125,000. Christopher Beebe and Charissa Beebe to Viktorian Estate LLC, 128 Main St., $320,000.

WARE G&I IX Cadence LLC, to Cadence Schorr LLC, Cadence Regal LLC, and Ellen M. Kenney, personal representaCadence Gefen LLC, 35 Turnpike tive, and Mary Ellen Harper, estate, to Industrial Park Road, $6,135,000. Angel Edward Moreno and Camille Moreno, 6 Sky View Drive, $314,000. Joanne V. Hobby to Kathryn Michelle Goulet and Gregory Hamelin, 175 James F. Baird to Amber L. Letendre Western Circle, $225,000. and Christopher Hillebrand, 7 Walter Josephine A. Angotti to Cassandra Drive, $390,000. Jaeger and Johanna Jaeger, 94 WoodAmy Marie Hall to Marcus Pierre Lacliff Drive, $484,000. Fountain, 3 Williston Drive, $10,000. Justin Curran and Candice L. Curran MRT Development LLC, to Alice L. to Daya Darjee and Devi Maya Darjee, Teles, Coldbrook Drive, $95,000. 63 Beverly Drive, $255,000. WENDELL Andrea D. Gentl, personal representative of, The Estate of Raymond V. Gentl to Simone Bodmer-Turner, 236 Wendell Road, $750,000. Kenneth L. Vermes to Lawrence D. Reynolds, 55 Kentfield Road, $25,000.

WEST SPRINGFIELD George G. Callahan and Marian J. Callahan to Ryan Siwa, 19 Hillcrest Ave., $294,000. Jeffrey M. Carney to Matthew Lach, 391 Massachusetts Ave., $250,000. John A. Scanlon and Patricia A. Scanlon to Eric Robert Mastroianni and Renee Ruth Benoit, 17 Laurel Road, $305,000. John A. Veighey, estate, and Patricia Veighey, representative, to Alexander J. Barta and Ashley E. Barta, 23 Brookline Ave., $230,000. Paul M. Albano and Amy M. Albano to Mark A. Rehbein and Deborah J. Rehbein, 37 Shady Brook Lane, $435,000.

Mark Burgen, Mark C. Burgen and Debra Burgen to John Joseph Stout, 119 Highland View St., $295,000. Mary E. Beal to Gina M. McGinn, Karen M. Pellan and Charles W. Lent, 362 Granville Road, Unit 300, $179,000. Maurice H. Valois and Patricia Valois to Aaron M. Whitaker, 97 Woodmont St., $275,000. Nicholas J. Aieta and Janelle R. Aieta to Joseph R. Mendrala and Paula M. Mendrala, 96 Russell Road, $235,000.

WILBRAHAM BNR Properties LLC, to Keirsten Alun Forest-Williams, 11 Forest St., $131,000. Edward J. Snelgrove and Jodi Berkeley to Gavin D. Berkeley and Jennifer L. Berkeley, 27 Hillcrest Drive, $165,000. Efrain Bermeo Jr., and Krystal Marrero to Douglas K. Ngugi and Ruth N. Njuguna, 3 Chilson Road, $450,000. Philip J. Hamer to Thomas F. Murray and Marilyn H. Murray, 2 High Pine Circle, Unit 2, $395,000.

Roland H. Tetrault and Karen M. Tetrault to Hammer Down LLC, Front Street, $400,000.

Shane Manning and Erika Manning to Bruce Williams and Marjorie Williams, 11 Branch Road, $450,000.

Sochima Ly to Auroras Lites Realty Trust, 53 Belle Ave., $100.

Suzanne Middleton to Matthew J. Middleton, 2 Bradlind Ave., $214,000.

WESTFIELD Andrzej Rutkowski and Melissa E. Rutkowski to Stephen Gilbert and Charlene Grimsley, 155 Miller St., $318,000. Azra Peysakov, Svetlana Peysakov and Svetiana Peysakov to Andrzej

WORTHINGTON Kacie Michalenko and Kacie LaRochelle to Stephanie Dalton, 383 Huntington Road, $260,000. Steven B. Magargal to 324 Old North Road LLC, 324 Old North Road, $108,000.

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MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15TH at 11:00 A.M.

LIQUIDATION SALE

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

33 PETERS ROAD

MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE AT PUBLIC AUCTION

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

GENERAL ESTATE AUCTION

COMMERCIAL CONDOMINIUM UNIT LOCATED IN

Including furniture, books, jewelry, glass & china, rugs, small antiques, and more.

“THE COURIER BUILDING CONDOMINIUMS” 264 Main Street, Unit #A (US Route 7) GREAT BARRINGTON, MA Features:

BLOOMFIELD, CT

FRI, OCT. 8, AT 6 PM

• GREAT BARRINGTON • 2,000 S/F 1ST FLOOR

1995 Chevy Kodiak C7H042 W/Sander & Plow Ariens S-16H Garden Tractor 1984 Audi 4000 S Quattro 1968 Alumacraft 12’ boat w/trailer 1965 Dorsett 18’ jet boat w/trailer

To be Sold on the Premises

• 1st Floor Retail/Service Commercial Condominium Unit • • ±2,000 S/F of Area w/ Basement Space • FRONT AREA: ±1,000 S/F • Open Retail Area • (1/2) Bath • Private Office • REAR AREA: ±1,000 S/F • (2) Rooms • • Gas FWA Heat • Exposed Brick Interior w/ Wood Beam Ceiling • Hardwood & Ceramic Tile Floors • • Fireplace • Front & Rear Entrances/Exits • Outdoor Patio • • Public Water & Sewer • Zoned: General Business • Parcel ID: Map 19/Lot 65A • ★ Rear Municipal Parking Lot ★

Sale Per Order of Mortgagee Attorney Peter Royer Of the Firm of Halloran & Sage LLP 225 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT Attorney for Mortgagee

PREVIEW 8 AM - 6 PM www.DouglasAuctioneers.com

Terms of Sale: $30,000.00 Deposit Cash or Certified Funds. 5% Buyer’s Premium Applies.

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

Other Terms to be Announced at Time of Sale.

Aaron Posnik

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

TOWN OF SOUTHWICK

PUBLIC AUCTION

Thursday, October 21 at 12PM Auction To Be Held at Southwick Town Hall

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

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

#1 10 SECOND ST

Home with Direct Views of Congamond Lakes South Pond! #2 50 SOUTH LONGYARD RD 2.2± Acre Lot with 94' frontage 3157553-01

Sullivan-Auctioneers.com • 617-350-7700

MA Lic #107

ON-SITE FORECLOSURE AUCTION

1225 Liberty St, Springfield, MA Thursday, October. 14 at 12PM 424,977± SF SHOPPING CENTER 15 Buildings Including Pad Parcels

AUCTIONEERS • APPRAISERS

PAUL E. SAPERSTEIN CO., INC.

Tel: 617-227-6553 • www.pesco.com • MA Lic 295

Receivers Sale @ Public Auction; Re: Green Earth Energy Photovoltaic Corp & Green Earth Wamogo, LLC

SOLAR ENERGY CO.

See also the Stipulated Order for Appointment of Temporary Receiver, dated 9/8/20, Hampden Cty Superior Court, 2079CV00449 for additional information about property.

PANELS – INVERTERS - FRAMES

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.

Online Bidding Only @ BidSpOtter.cOm 2 nOrth rd., eaSt WindSOr, ct. thurSday OctOBer 14, 2021 at 11 am

MB GLE 350 SUV - OFFICES

3157744-01

Sullivan-Auctioneers.com • 617-350-7700

2:00 PM-CHICOPEE 97 Leo Drive

sgl fam, 1,048 sf liv area, 0.26 ac lot, 5 rm, 3 bdrm, 1 bth, 2 fpl, Hampden: Bk 15174, Pg 508

3:00 PM-HATFIELD 96 Straits Road

sgl fam, 1,458 sf liv area, 1.03 ac lot, 6 rm, 3 bdrm, 1 bth, Hampshire: Bk 8916, Pg 95 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.

Building Materials

Terms: Inspection Wednesday October 13, 10 AM – 3 PM. Stephen Darr, Receiver, Boston, MA. All other terms & info at www.Pesco.com

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

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

Machinery & Tools Machinist Tools, retiring, to much to list. $25K value, $6K takes it all. 413-267-5894 leave msg.

Beaut. Chihuahuas (6) $300.00 each. Call 413-204-1855

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

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

Birds

2 PROPERTIES ON THE AUCTION BLOCK:

SPRINGFIELD PLAZA

sgl fam, 1,176 sf liv area, 0.32 ac lot, 5 rm, 3 bdrm, 1 bth, fpl, Hampden: Bk 16613, Pg 551

Dogs

MA Lic. #107

TERMS: $5,000 deposit by bank check for each property payable to “TOWN OF SOUTHWICK” and balance due in 30 days. Call or visit website for additional information.

1:00 PM-CHICOPEE 102 Casino Avenue

NORTH CHELMSFORD (978) 251-1150 www.baystateauction.com MAAU#: 1029, 2624, 2959, 3039, 2573, 116, 2484, 3246, 2919, 3092, 3107

AUCTIONEERS•APPRAISERS

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

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

Auctions

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

Articles for Sale 66 Vespa Scooter, vintage. $1800. Snap-on Kayak, yellow, new cond., $200. Call 562-4649

Auctions DouglasAuctioneers.com

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.

Articles for Sale 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 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 $$$ Cash For Stamps $$$

ESTATES-ANTIQUES 413-665-2877

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

THURSDAY OCTOBER 7, 2021 2:00 PM EASTHAMPTON, MA 84 PHELPS STREET 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

HOME & GARDEN

F12 | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2021

THE REPUBLICAN | MASSLIVE.COM

Q&A

HGTV stars answer renovating questions The Washington Post

Ethan and Elizabeth Finkelstein found their true calling when they started their “Cheap Old Houses” Instagram feed, which now has more than 1.7 million followers. Now they are starring in an eight-episode HGTV series of the same name. The show follows the couple as they search for architecturally intact homes priced at less than $150,000, and share stories of the home’s history and architectural details. Elizabeth grew up in an 1850s house her parents restored and has a master’s degree in historic preservation. Ethan has always loved old homes and old trucks. The couple is restoring a cheap but beautiful old farmhouse they snagged for $70,000. Ethan and Elizabeth joined a recent Washington Post Home Ethan and Elizabeth Finkelstein of “Cheap Old Houses.” (HGTV) Front online chat. Here is an ing a new foundation. We gether. Perhaps keep evidence edited excerpt. plan to make it our long-term of the old wall in some way. home, and we love it dearly, so How do you find these “worth it” is a bit subjective. Who should we hire houses, and have they befor a home renovation: an come more expensive since You would need to understand the value of comparable architect, a design/build your TV show started? restored homes in the area, as firm or a local contractor? well as the amount of work the We recently bought a home We scour the internet house needs, to know whether in rural Virginia, and we’re every day to find the most you’re going to break even in a having trouble finding beautiful homes for sale. We few years. someone to do the renovalook for them ourselves, and tions we need. we take submissions from our What’s your take on followers. We haven’t seen structural changes to old If you live in a historical prices rise since our show, homes? We own a beautiful, house, I highly recommend “Cheap Old Houses,” aired. finding a contractor who loves The two houses we featured on pristine 1914 Craftsman. and understands old houses. the episode we filmed outside We’ve wrestled with updating the kitchen, which Anyone who has only worked of New York had been sitting is mostly in original condi- on new builds will automaton the market for more than tion. Our proposed redeically recommend replacing a year before the show aired, sign takes inspiration from parts of your house with new and they both sold for under the existing space, which products instead of restoring asking price. These are often should make the remodeled what’s already there. As for homes that are going to take special buyers who want to put kitchen fit with the original, who to start with, it depends but we’re taking down the on what your goals are. Are in the time and work. wall between the kitchen you looking to do an entire and dining room to create a overhaul of the design? Is What are your tips peninsula. your house livable, or does it for evaluating old houses? What criteria do you use to require major work? I would I always recommend start by talking to a general determine whether a projkeeping as much original as contractor who understands ect is worth it? possible. But if you’re making old houses. They can help changes, I would suggest keep- determine where to start. By “worth it,” do you ing some form of evidence of mean financially? Are you the old space. Find a way to Do the cheap old housplanning to resell it? We just es you visit have significant bought a cheap old house that keep the story alive, so future owners can piece it back tostructural damage? needed everything, includ-

before selling it.

Q. What is the asbestos

situation in these houses?

Asbestos was used heavily in the middle of the 20th century, so if your house dates to that time or was renovated during that time, then you should always make sure you’re taking appropriate care when performing restoration work. We recommend “suiting up” appropriately when performing restoration work on any house, just in case. Asbestos is not the only harmful thing to have been used in houses.

Q. We have an old house

with a green tub and a green sink, but everything else needs to be gutted. Where should we look for design inspiration?

It depends on the house. Some are move-in ready, but some will need the advice of a structural engineer. This is the case with new houses, too.

Q. Is there a tipping point between cost of renovation for an old home vs. future resale value? If so, how would you recommend someone make that decision?

I do think there is a tipping point for this, and it depends on what your intentions are when you start out. We are not experts in (nor do we advocate for) flipping. Our intention is for people to fall in love with these old houses and consider restoring them and living in them. I see it much like having children: It’ll be expensive and difficult at times, but it’ll be the most rewarding thing you’ll do. If you’re only looking at old houses as a vehicle for profit, then I’m not sure I’m the right person to talk to. They might cost you more in the end, and they might not. It depends on the location, purchase price, amount of work needed and how long you intend to live in the house for

I love green tubs and sinks. I can fall down a rabbit hole looking at old design catalogues for inspiration on kitchens and bathrooms. My favorite free resource is the Building Technology Heritage Library (archive.org/details/ buildingtechnologyheri tagelibrary). It’s a searchable database of thousands of old building materials catalogues. There are so many catalogues of old bathroom fixtures and pictures of old bathrooms. You can filter by date; if you know your house’s date, you can find more specific resources.

Q. How much do new

kitchens and baths cost these days?

This depends on where you live, the cost of labor and materials (which varies by location), whether you’re using new or salvaged materials, how much work you intend to do yourself vs. hiring out, whether you’re adding more expensive or more economical features, whether you’re gutting the room and starting from scratch or restoring what’s already there, your time frame and more.