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IN THE GARDEN WITH LEE REICH: ‘Houseplants’ from the grocery store, F6 ANTIQUES & COLLECTING: Coal scuttle helps keep fireplace burning, F2 GARDEN NOTES: Garden programs, garden club scholarship available, F5 PROJECT OF THE WEEK: A kitchen classic, F6 WMASS DEEDS, F7 MORTGAGE RATES: 30year US mortgage rate climbs to 3.56%, F7 RECESSED LIGHTING: What it is and how to install it, F9

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Terry and Kim Kovel | Antiques & Collecting

Coal scuttle helps keep fireplace burning

FIREPLACE TAKES a lot of watching and “feeding” if it is going to keep a room warm. Today’s wood-burning fireplaces use logs cut to the right size to fit into the fireplace. A metal basket holds the logs behind andirons, and a fire screen blocks the ashes and cinders from spilling out into the room. The poker is a tool used to turn or move burning logs. The shovel removes the ashes when the fire is put out. But what is the use of the big box with a lid that is on the floor next to the fireplace? The box is called a coal scuttle. They were first used in the 18th century to hold lumps of coal for the fire. By 1850, coal had been replaced by logs, but the box is still called a coal scuttle. The box could also be used to collect ashes when the fire was out. This coal scuttle is made of oak with brass trim. It was made about 1900 in the shape of an earlier example with four round feet and a metal lining. It sold for $125 at a DuMouchelles auction in Detroit.

Q. Years ago, there was a

town in Nebraska named Gross. Only a store and bank vault are left in the town. My dad traveled for Swift & Co. in the 1920s and must have stopped at the bank, because he had a wallet embossed “Gross State Bank, Gross, Nebr., appreciates your business” in gold letters. I’ve never seen this type of wallet in a museum. Is there any value to it?

a different route and many people left the area. Later, two fires destroyed homes and businesses on Main Street. The population dwindled to 84 people by 1920. Gross State Bank failed and was on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s list of failed banks in 1923, so your wallet is almost 100 years old. The only part of the bank that exists today is the vault, on the outside of the building. Your father’s wallet is probably not a museum piece and doesn’t have much monetary worth, but it has sentimental value and a good story.

Q. When I was little, be-

fore I had my ears pierced, my mother let me play dress-up with vintage clipon earrings that originally belonged to her mother and aunt. Were clip-on earrings more popular than pierced? A coal scuttle wasn’t always used for coal; it could hold logs or collect ashes. This one from about 1900 sold for $125 at When did ear piercing beDuMouchelles in Detroit. (COWLES SYNDICATE INC.) come more common?

Clip-on earrings were a 20th century invention. The first earrings were for pierced ears. Post and stud earrings appeared in the mid-1800s, but by the end of the century, people saw piercings as barbaric. Earrings with screw backs were invented in 1894 as an alternative to piercing. Clip-on earrings were patented in the 1930s. Pierced ears became fashionable again in the 1960s. As the styles changed, new owners sometimes put new backings on older style earrings, changing from clip-on to pierced and vice versa.

Q. I’m trying to price a

large quantity of old Avon bottles I got recently. How the smallest towns in the Unit- can I find current prices? ed States, with just two residents. The town was founded Avon has been in busiin 1893 and named after Ben ness under various names for Gross, an early homesteader 135 years. Its founder, David and store owner. The town McConnell, was a traveling grew and several businesses, book salesman until 1886, churches and two banks were when he decided to sell perestablished. The railroad fumes, calling his company the town had expected took the California Perfume Co.

A. Gross, Nebraska, is one of

He mixed fragrances himself and hired women as sales representatives. Cleansers, powders and other cosmetics soon followed. The “Avon” name and logo was first used in 1929 on a cosmetics line. The company was renamed Avon Products, Inc., in 1939. After splits, sales and mergers, the company became New Avon LLC in 2016, and then The Avon Co. in 2021 as part of Natura, a Brazilian beauty products company. The figural bottles that contained Avon products were made in limited editions from 1965 to 1980 and were very popular collectibles for several years, but they are not as popular now. Most sell online for less than $10. Check “sold” prices on eBay and other websites to see what the bottles you have are selling for. If you don’t see exactly what you have, something similar will give you an idea of price range. It will take time to do the research if you have a large collection.

Q. I’m trying to find

information on the porcelain manufacturer that used a mark with the words “Crown Devon, S.F. & Co., Stoke on Trent, England” above an elaborate crown. Can you help?

This is one of the marks used by S. Fielding & Co., a

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A passion for the unusual

Where adventurous gardeners buy their seeds

By Margaret Roach

New York Times

t’s no secret where to get seeds for famous-name tomatoes such as Sun Gold or any of the other catalog standbys you have come to count on. But don’t stop there. An entire world of genetic diversity and cultural history is available to those who look a little further, courtesy of an emerging group of seed sellers who combine a passion for the unusual with a mission behind each offering. The mission behind a particular seed variety may be environmental: perennial versions of favorite edibles such as kale, for instance, that mean less tilling and therefore less carbon released into the atmosphere, which is especially important on a farming scale. Or it may be to preserve and disseminate traditional seeds from places such as Afghanistan, Sudan and the Maldives, threatened communities where the genetics of ancestral plants are imperiled by strife or climate havoc. Browse these companies’ virtual catalogs and take what Nathan Kleinman, a founder of the nonprofit Experimental

Farm Network (store.exper imentalfarmnetwork.org) calls “a slow walk into garden radicalism.” Come for the irresistibly unusual: the Guatemalan Green-Fleshed Ayote winter squash (not your standard orange), the Chinese Pink celery, with its startlingly vivid stalks, or the Sacre Bleu kidney beans (yes, blue). But stay — as Kleinman and founders of other like-minded companies hope you will — for the future-focused optimism: not just the seeds’ personalities and the bounty they promise but the deeper possibilities they represent. To get adventurous gardeners started, Kleinman put

Coral, above, is an annual variety of sorghum from South Sudan. At left, a northern-adapted strain of pigeon peas available from Truelove Seeds. Organic seed sellers share a passion for the unusual and a mission to preserve biodiversity. And they’ve got some irresistible seeds. (NATHAN KLEINMAN VIA THE NEW YORK TIMES; OWEN TAYLOR VIA THE NEW YORK TIMES)

ronmental activism and social justice — and yes, a whole lot of irresistible plants. Kleinman and Dusty Hinz, co-founder of Experimental Farm Network, met in Philadelphia through the Occupy Wall Street movement. Then they worked with Occupy Vacant Lots, transforming empty plots into productive food-growing spaces. In 2014, using borrowed land near Elmer, New Jersey, they The backstory started what has become a nonKleinman and his colleagues profit cooperative of growers focused on facilitating collaborashare the core belief that agriculture can and should be used tion on sustainable-agriculture to help build a better world, not research and plant breeding. Hinz has since moved back contribute to environmental to his native Minnesota, where decline. These companies’ websites offer messages of envi- the seed-company part of the

together a short list of some of his colleagues in the smallscale organic seed movement. And yes, he regards them as colleagues, not competitors. “Ours is a really collaborative industry,” he said. “We trade seeds with one another and share notes, all working together to preserve biodiversity. The competition is giant agribusiness and the industrial food system.”

operation takes place today. Rather than relying on grants or donations, the company uses seed sales to support research, breeding and rematriation efforts — the return of varieties to their ancestral people. Heirloom tomatoes and watermelons from the city of Homs, in Syria, for example, have been distributed to Syrian refugees in Lebanon. The company’s catalog helps support food-justice efforts, too. At the start of the pandemic, Experimental Farm Network founded the Cooperative Gardens Commission, providing free seeds to empower people to grow food. More than two dozen SEE SEEDS, PAGE F5

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GARDEN NOTES higher learning; or an East Longmeadow student who Garden club is a resident and has been accepted to participate in a scholarship special program. All applicants must be Applications are being accepted for the 2022 Esther planning to pursue a degree in agriculture, botany,conservaA. Rosati Memorial East tion, ecology, environmental Longmeadow Garden Club engineering, environmental Scholarship in the amount science, floral design, forestof $1,000. Applicants must ry, landscaping architecture, presently be an East Longoceanography, perma-culmeadow High School senior ture/agro-ecology or a related or a recent graduate of East field. Longmeadow High School Applications must include a who is planning to attend an institution of higher learning; copy of an official grade tranor a graduate student who is a script and must be received resident of East Longmeadow before Feb. 28. Applicants being considered will be and is attending or planning contacted by the Esther A. to attend an institution of EAST LONGMEADOW

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companies donated seeds that were distributed last year to more than 300 local and regional hubs. This month, the beginning of the company’s fifth year of selling seeds, it posted its biggest list of seed offerings so far — nearly 500. And last year, it received 4,500 orders, as sales volume more than doubled over the previous year.

Rosati East Longmeadow Garden Club’s Scholarship Committee for an interview. The recipient will be awarded his/her scholarship at the annual May meeting of the East Longmeadow Garden Club. Send completed applications and transcripts to East Longmeadow Garden Club Scholarship committee c/o Jennifer Wands, 33 Albano Drive, East Longmeadow, MA 01028. STOCKBRIDGE

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“Seeds carry almost infinite potential. They brought us to this day, and they’ll carry us to the next.” Nathan Kleinman, a founder of the nonprofit Experimental Farm Network

farming, after farmers have selected for desired traits over generations. The Kandahar Pendi Landrace okra from Afghanistan sold by Experimental Farm Network yields green, red, pink or white pods, wide-ranging in shape and A different vocabulary size. The company’s NantiFamiliar seed-catalog nota- coke winter squash is a traditions such as F1 hybrid — the tional crop of the Nanticoke predictable first generation people, one of the southernof a controlled cross — aren’t most groups in the Algonquin part of the vocabulary in language family, historically catalogs of companies such as from parts of Maryland and Experimental Farm Network. Delaware. The fruits vary The unfamiliar terms might, in form, shape, color, size — at first, sound puzzling. even flesh texture, flavor and These are open-pollinated storage capability. seeds, or non-hybrids. You You’ll see the word grex may even see mention of de(Latin for flock), a term borhybridization, the process of rowed from orchid breeding, allowing a hybrid to set seed, to denote a highly diverse and then selecting among its group of interbreeding vaoffspring, or F2s. It’s unprerieties. Kleinman learned it dictable, yes, but that’s where from Alan Kapuler, a longtime the fun is, Kleinman said. open-source seed breeder You’ll find landraces, or and mentor to many in the seeds that are not standardorganic seed movement, who ized but represent a diverse founded Peace Seeds. Today, population with similar his daughter, Dylana Kapuler, characteristics — often drawn and her partner, Mario DiBenfrom localized populations edetto, carry on the work at developed through traditional Peace Seedlings, where peas

with yellow or purple pods and marigolds that grow to 6 feet or higher are among the diverse headliners. Perennial edibles and hope for the future Climate change came into sharp focus for Kleinman when he did hurricane-relief work with Occupy Sandy. When Experimental Farm Network was formed, the idea of developing carbon-sequestering perennial staple crops — grains, oilseeds, vegetables — remained front of mind. “It’s not just the tractors and the equipment and the chemicals,” he said, “but just the very act of tilling.” In his catalog, there are many perennial edibles on offer, including unexpected native ones such as beach plum (Prunus maritima) and passionflower, or maypop vine (Passiflora incarnata). What’s not to love about a perennial vining spinach substitute called Caucasian Mountain Spinach (Hablitzia tamnoides)? Work continues on Andy’s Green Mountain

2 through 23, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., online. Join in for all four lectures in the ecology lecture series presented in partnership with Tower Hill Botanic Garden. Please note, all lectures are offered online and it is possible to register for individual lectures. Feb. 2 lecture is “Iconic Birds of Massachusetts and their Habitat.” With a wide range of available habitats, Massachusetts is home to a fascinating array of birds. Join an experienced naturalist from Mass Audubon for an engaging talk about the noteworthy birds of Massachusetts and their incredible life histories. From migration to surviving

the cold winters, explore the brilliance and challenges of our Northeastern birds. This talk will include a slideshow and discussion from a life-long naturalist with a passion for birds. Learn more about these avian friends and where to find them. Cost is $40 members, $60 nonmembers. To register or for more information on the other topics in the lecture series, visit berkshirebotanical.org. Botanical Garden is located at 5 West Stockbridge Road.

Multiplier Onion, a perennial variety from seed, and there is seed for rhubarb, too. One promising research project is a perennial sorghum, a grain that is an important global food crop but is almost always grown as an annual. The work began with seed shared by colleagues at Adaptive Seeds in Oregon, a catalog rich with open-pollinated food and flowers. “They gave us two sorghum heads full of seed,” Kleinman said, “and now they, in turn, carry a

South Sudanese variety from us.” Each order taken at one of these places means more genetics have more chances to grow and express themselves — to adapt and evolve. “Seeds carry almost infinite potential,” Kleinman posted recently on the @experimentalfarmnetwork Instagram. “They brought us to this day, and they’ll carry us to the next.” This article originally appeared in The New York Times.

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‘Houseplants’ from grocery store

HE SUPERMARKET offers many more houseplants than you might imagine. Look beyond flowerpots of African violets, jade plants, and spider plants. Look to the food itself. Steer your grocery cart over to the produce section. Here is where you will find foods that will sprout roots and shoots, usually with no more coaxing than that of a little warmth and water. Besides furnishing houseplants, such “produce-section gardens” are instructive to remind children of the variety of plants that provide food. Also, these gardens give an appreciation for the fact that such foods as carrots, onions, and potatoes are living foods, and as such, a valuable part of our diet. (Try planting a Cheerio!) Look first for foods that are fleshy storage roots, like carrots, for example. Lop off and save a quarter or halfinch of the tops of the roots before you eat the rest of each carrot. Set the tops, bottom ends down, in a shallow pan of water or press them into moist soil in a flowerpot (perhaps at the base of a lanky dracena houseplant). In a few days, the tops will sprout and then grow to become small jungles of ferny foliage. If you bought carrots with their leafy tops attached, cut the leaves off before planting, or they will wilt. New tops will grow commensurate with new roots. Another storage root worth planting is onion. Watch what happens when you plant it. Either bury the bulb to half its depth in potting soil, or perch it with three toothpicks on a glass of water, with the bottom of the bulb just below the water line. A thick, green stalk, capped by a starburst of little white flowers will rise from the center of the bulb. If it’s spring by the time these carrot and onion “houseplants” have overstayed their welcome, toss them onto the compost pile. Don’t plant them in the

The supermarket offers “houseplants” from unlikely sources, such as the sprouting, sliced-off tops of carrots. (LEE REICH PHOTO)

garden, expecting to harvest carrots and onions for the table. These plants are biennials, which grew their edible roots last summer; this summer they will “eat” their own roots to get energy to flower, then they will die. A vegetable that does make a nice houseplant and could be moved to the garden in the spring is sweet potato. A twining vine will emerge from the fat root if it is planted in either moist soil or water (again, perched with toothpicks). This plant likes warmth, and if kept happy, will send out many feet of smooth, dark-green leaves on purplish-green stems. Eventually, pinkish-mauve or white flowers shaped just like sweet potato’s relative, morning glory, may form along the vine. No need to try to gather together the whole length of sweet potato vine when it’s time to plant it outside. Rather, cut 6-inch pieces from the indoor vine in early May. Strip the bottom leaves from each piece, and plant them in pots of soil. By the beginning

of June, each piece will be well-rooted, and ready for transplanting to the garden. How about a small plant with forest-green leaves? Watercress. When you get it home, put the bottoms of the stems in water and roots will form. For longer-term growth, stick stems in a pot of soil to root. Watercress needs lots of water, and will wilt as soon as the soil dries. If you plant watercress at the base of another houseplant, wilting watercress will indicate to you when the soil needs watering. Come spring, plant the watercress outdoors in a wet area. An ideal spot is under a dripping faucet. Let’s see, still moving up the produce aisle, what else can we plant? Aha, a pineapple! Take it home, and just before you eat it, hold the fruit firmly and twist off the clump of leaves that crown the fruit. Let the clump dry out for a couple of days, then plant it in water or soil. How about another tropical plant: sugar cane? This is a plant in the grass family,

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large picture or a group of small ones. Be sure the lowest picture will not be bumped by CONTINUES FROM PAGE F2 a person on the bed or sofa. company in business in Stoke, Terry Kovel and Kim Kovel Staffordshire, England, from answer readers’ questions sent about 1879 to 1982. Earthto the column. Send a letter enware and majolica were with one question describing the made at the company’s size, material (glass, pottery) Railway Pottery, which was and what you know about the renamed Devon Pottery by item. Names, addresses or email 1912. The mark you describe addresses will not be published. was used from about 1891 to Write to Kovels, The Republi1913. can, King Features Syndicate, TIP: Pictures above a bed 628 Virginia Dr., Orlando, FL or sofa should fill about two 32803 or email collectors thirds of the space. Hang a gallery@kovels.com.

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30-year US mortgage rate climbs to 3.56% By Kathy Orton

be different. It uses rates The Washington Post for high-quality borrowers You have to go back to the with strong credit scores start of the coronavirus and large down payments. pandemic to find mortgage Because of the criteria, rates as high as they are this these rates are not available week. to every borrower. According to the latest The 15-year fixed-rate data released Thursday by average jumped to 2.79% Freddie Mac, the 30-year with an average 0.6 point. fixed-rate average climbed It was 2.62% the previous for the fourth week in a row week and 2.21% a year ago. to 3.56% with an average The five-year adjustable rate 0.7 point. (A point is a fee average rose to 2.6% with paid to a lender equal to 1% an average 0.3 point. It was of the loan amount. It is in 2.57% the previous week addition to the interest rate.) and 2.8% a year ago. It was 3.45% the previous “Mortgage rates are rising week and 2.77% a year ago. because the Federal Reserve The 30-year fixed average is expected to begin selling is at its highest level since its vast hoard of mortMarch 2020, when it was gage-backed securities this 3.65%. year,” said Holden Lewis, a Freddie Mac, the federally home and mortgage specialchartered mortgage invesist at NerdWallet. “Investors tor, aggregates rates from are selling some of their around 80 lenders across mortgage-backed securities the country to come up with now, while there are buyers, weekly national averages. before the Fed starts its big The survey is based on sell-off. Rates are going up home purchase mortgages. because investors are less Rates for refinances may eager to own debt.”

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AGAWAM Artem Dyachkov and Inna Dyachkov to Maureen Adams, 68 Washington Ave., $330,000. Kelly Atkins, Kelly A. Liard, Jeffrey J. Atkins Jr., and Jeffrey J. Atkins to Sierra Bradley and Joshua E. Dempsey, 39 Garden St., $255,000. Leonard P. Diana and Dana C. Szoszorek to James P. Sampson, 67 Regency Park Drive, Unit 67, $132,000.

Howard R. Paul and Gregory Briggs to Kilerine Properties LLC, 19 Phillips St., $450,000.

Thomas J. Akin and Lisa M. Hastings to P. Ana Silfer, 26 McIntosh Drive, $310,000.

BRIMFIELD Paul J. Sears to Michael Murray and Melissa Murray, Millbrook Road, $57,500.

Linda D. Depalo, representative, Kevin R. Dupras to Jacob R. Ritter, Linda Depalo, representative, and Thomas P. Depalo Jr., estate, to Aylin 770 Franklin St., $295,000. Candir, 73 Fairview St., $260,000. Thomas R. Roberts Jr., and Mary Ann Roberts to Justin Hooten and Lisa Schuler, representative, and Meghan Hooten, Bardwell Street, Laura Krzykowski, estate, to MAA $87,500. Property LLC, 31 Alfred Circle, $150,400. Ann E. Morton and Ann E. Wisnoski to 440 South Street LLC, 440 Maraya Sanderson and Timothy Goudreau to Maraya Sanderson and South St., $100. Joseph Goudreau, 229 Pineview Jan D. Hawkins Living Trust, Jan D. Circle, $100. Hawkins, trustee, and Thomas R. Hawkins, trustee, to Kayla K. StebMarie C. Hallahan to Cristobal Malave Sr., and Dawn M. Malave, 18 bins and Alexander W. Stebbins, 30 Pheasant Run, $443,000. Cherry St., $265,100. Sally Ann Liard to Kelly Atkins and Jeffrey J. Atkins Jr., 28 Memorial Drive, $269,000. Yegor Muravskiy to Sergey Dikan, 515 Mill St., $235,000.

BERNARDSTON Timothy W. Artus and Jill E. Powell-Artus, “aka” Jill E. Powell, to Matthew D. Killeen, 42 West Mountain Road, $320,000.

Fong Liu to Yi Brothers LLC, 50 Meadow St., $201,500.

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Cordelia H. Garrett-Goodyear and James Broderick to Rachel Shannon Smith, 43 Jackson St., $290,000.

Suzanne M. Natale to Cameron J. Elliot and Amber C. Reilly, 47 Lyman Barnes Road, $450,000.

CHESTERFIELD Lauren K. Carpowits to Richard James Labbee and Richard J. Labbee, 18 Soaker Road, $28,757. Alexandra F. Cherau, trustee, and 456 Main Road Realty Trust to John A. Collector, 456 Main Road, $710,000.

Expedio Group LLC, to Zijun Guo, 144 Aldrich St., $540,000. Michael J. Stacy and Cassandra Kendall to Mark A. Moller and Amber M. Lemon, 138 Kennedy Road, $450,000.

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whose stem is filled with sweetness. Plant sugar cane in the house just like it is planted commercially. Set a piece of the stem horizontally in the soil, half-buried. Long sprouts of grassy foliage will grow. Growing any of these plants should be foolproof. The only glitch is the chemicals or irradiation (a recent “scientific” advance creeping onto the produce shelves) with which foods sometimes are treated to prolong shelf life. Such foods will grow abnormally, if at all. You’ll probably never get a flowering shoot from a treated onion, but, more important, the fact that such tampering is done

is a good reason to plant vegetables and fruits in your own backyard. Any gardening questions? Email them to me at garden@ leereich.com and I’ll try answering them directly or in this column. For online and live workshops, see leereich.com.

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CHICOPEE Agent Shoppe Inc., to Ann M. Carmody, 11 Armanella St., $255,000. Anthony J. Gallela, representative, Lucinda Marie Gallela, estate, Lucinda M. Gallela, estate, and Lucinda Gallela, estate, to Edwin Rivera and Amanda Rivera, 58 Stearns Terrace, $245,500. Carol A. Hoskins to Steven King, 1097 Memorial Drive, $199,000. Jason J. Flebotte, Ashley R. Flebotte and Ashley R. Miller to Victor Antonio Collazo Jr., and Josefina Acevedo, 16 Liberty St., $304,000. Mark A. Moller to Sherry A. Manyak, 35 Theodore St., $274,000. Gandara Mental Health Center Inc., to Hispanic Resources Inc., 119 Shepherd St., $327,000. NI Management LLC, to Dopy LLC, 141-149 East Main St., $120,000. NI Management LLC, to Dopy LLC, 17 Broadway, $120,000. Patrick J. Donahue to Terrence Santos, 161 Sheridan St., $250,000. Robert J. Campbell to Rocus Street LLC, 100 Greenwood Terrace, $60,000. Waterfall Victoria Grantor Trust II, Series G to William Rivera, 200 Narragansett Boulevard, $125,000. William A. Page and Pamela H. Page to Gayle M. Moson, 40 Deroy Drive, $305,000.

CUMMINGTON Wendy Anwar Pomeroy and Wendy A. Pomeroy to Michael Skowronek, Stage Road, $17,000.

DEERFIELD April C. Greene to Anne Iris Ainsworth and Mathew Ainsworth, 400 Greenfield Road, $150,000. Susanne Recos to Stacey L. Anasazi and Marsha L. Leavitt, 44 Graves St., $270,000.

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EASTHAMPTON Linda G. Aird to Sarah A. Sassorossi and Deanna M. Sassorossi, 17 Russell Lane, $395,000. Pamela Rae Landry to Ronald E. Pettit, trustee, Paula M. Pettit, trustee, and Pettit Family Revocable Trust, 30 Mutter St., $305,000. Margaret A. Lajoie to Dawn Graichen-Moore and William Moore, 20 Davis St., $252,325.

GRANBY

tine R. Wodecki, 175 Michigan Ave., $328,000. Maurice R. LaFlamme and Arlene M. LaFlamme to Holyoke Pleasant Realty LLC, 564 Appleton St., $1,650,000. Posiadlosc LLC, to A & A Elite Management Corp., 524-528 South Bridge St., $310,000. Raymond C. Nadeau to Jennafer A. Rowbotham, 990 Hampden St., $192,000. Rebecca A. Langlands to Damian Rosado, 47 Saint Kolbe Drive, Unit A, $114,000.

Mark F. Gerrish to Dominic Ruggieri, Rene T. Robillard and Donna G. 115 Batchelor St., $215,000. Robillard to Emma R. Roderick, 71 Belvidere Ave., $249,000.

GREENFIELD

Patti Brown and Matthew D. Killeen to Linda M. Shea, 106 Maple St., $217,000. Thomas Friedman and Mary Ryan to Elisha Hutchinson and Heath Hutchinson, 2 Earl Ave., $140,000. Patricia K. Robertson Hall, “fka” Patricia K. Robertson, “fka” Patricia K. Hall, to Rachel Eskridge and Zachary Hession-Smith, 72 Vernon St., $220,000.

HADLEY Sharon D. Colburn to Jan D. Hawkins and Thomas R. Hawkins, 15 Grand Oak Farm Estates, $595,000.

HATFIELD Ellen M. Markham to Thomas J. Wickles and Brenda J. Wickles, 12 Plantation Road, $299,000. Timothy J. Rogers to Donald R. Lamica, Karen J. Lamica and Joseph S. Barker Jr., 16 Chestnut St., $195,000.

HEATH Thomas Flynn to Thomas Serino. 136 Hosmer Road, $400,000.

HOLLAND John P. Padelli and Diane S. Padelli to Thomas F. Curran, trustee, and Thomas F. Curran Revocable Trust, trustee of, Vinton Road, $70,000.

HOLYOKE

Alexander L .Lake to Alexa M. Napolitan, 88 Millbrook Drive, $270,000.

Edward J. Moskal and Patricia A. Moskal to Corrine V. Concotilli, 119 Central Park Drive, $360,000.

Jonas W. Robinson, representative, and George B. Robinson Sr., estate, to Denali Properties LLC, 328 Maple St., $170,000.

Kevin R. Kraus, Jacqueline M. Kraus and Mary Jo Murphy to Rebecca Hemono and Mathieu Hemono, 33 Montgomery Ave., $415,000.

Kelly Montagna, Kelly Zeppa and David Montagna to Hilary Sherwood, 483 Somers Road, $305,000.

Kimberly S. Murray and James Raymond Matroni to Thomas Spafford, 552 County Road, $242,000. Matthew Lyman and Allison Nicole Lyman to Paul Wodecki and Chris-

SA Holding 2 LLC, and SA Holdings 2 LLC, to S&P Property Group LLC, 443-445 Beech St., $197,500. Talal Mhanna to Christopher Rivera and Mari R. Colon, 76 Howard St., $250,000.

LEVERETT Gerald J. Baranowski to Mountain Stream LLC, Hemenway Road, $52,000. Elizabeth W. Scheffey to Rosa Neff, William R. Neff and Annie Pollak, 36 Broad Hill Road, $206,250.

LEYDEN Andrew H. Killeen and Candice M. Killeen to Sierra Rain and William Douglas Streeter, 218 Greenfield Road, $477,000.

LONGMEADOW Alexandra G. Penzias to Leslie J. Topor, 57 Hillcrest Ave., $351,000. Juan R. Martinez to Alan DiCicco, 25 Massachusetts Ave., $280,000.

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MONSON Christopher M. Loud to Bailey R. Gawron, 19 Flynt Ave., $232,000. Michael R. Lund and Michelle L. Lund to Franco Bruno, 48 Brimfield Road, $290,000.

MONTAGUE Inchol Song and Munju Marcia Song to Jose A. Moran, 111 L St., $296,500.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., trustee, and Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2006-10, trustee of, to Bellal Realty Group LLC, and Sami Ullah, 77 Massachusetts Ave., $180,000.

LUDLOW Antonio Giacomo Norton and Lori Ann Norton to Erin T. Welby, 480 Fuller St., $425,000. Jeanne M. Gosselin to Christopher Brown, 879 West St., $372,000. Lauren Simms and Nicholas P. Simms to Jaebeom Han, 517 Ideal Lane, Unit 603, $370,000.

Martha Ann Harrison Bradshaw, personal representative, Thomas Scott Harrison, personal representative, Benjamin Ames Harrison, personal representative, Benjamin Harrison, personal representative, Doris Harrison Axelson, personal representative, Doris Marie Harrison Axelson, personal representative, and Henry Ames Harrison, estate, to Kestrel Land Trust, North Valley Road Near, $42,000.

Patricia A. Noga and Robert L. ROWE Dickerman, trustees of the Doris M. Paulin Irrevocable Real Estate Trust, Stanley R. Zielonka to Jeffrey P. “aka” the Doris M. Paulin IrrevocaMcGuire and Sheryl C. McGuire, 48 ble Trust, and Doris M. Paulin to Old Cyrus Stage Road, $167,500. Michael J. Dickerman, 12 Central St., $155,800. Paul D. Viens to Erica Smith, 709 Fairway Ave., Unit 709, Fairway Condominium, $107,000.

NEW SALEM Ashoryn LLC, to Andrew J. Drawec and Megan E. Granger, Petersham Road, $502,203.

NORTHAMPTON Elizabeth A. Lierman and Daniel P. O’Donnell to Leslie Ekings and James Kinney, 45 Meadow St., $416,000. Richard H. Carnall and Pamela J. Carnall to David Kachinski and William Raleigh, 32 Rockland Heights Road, $300,000. Elizabeth V. Spelman to Karen K. Patalano and Alexander J. Martin, 22-24 Washington Place, $555,000.

NORTHFIELD

Edmund C. Bassett, “aka” Edward Katherine C. Anderson and Richard C. Bassett, to Janice M. B. Towne, P. Anderson to Charles Tremble and 14 Gill Center Road, “fka” 386 Gill Lynnann Tremble, 18 Briarcliff Road, Road, $90,000. $710,000. Mikael Norgren, Marikate Denery and Marikate Norgren to David Montagna and Kelly Montagna, 77 Berwick Road, $420,000.

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ORANGE Thomas Richardson to William P. Harris and Sara L. Wilson, 52 Eddy St., $160,000. Dodge Contracting LLC, to Poitier Wright, 249 Brookside Road, $381,000.

PALMER Aaron Alves, Jose Alves and Erica M. Alves to Frank S. Mendelsohn, 49 Converse St., $292,500. Anthony J. Jianaces and Meaghan P. Jianaces to Christopher Loud, 4038 Pleasant St., $265,000. Gail J. Beynor, Mark A. Beynor, William J. Beynor and Dennis J. Beynor to Jacob Clements, 1150 Thorndike St., $207,500.

SHUTESBURY

John J. Gurman-Wangh and Marina R. Gurman-Wangh to Michael O’Connor and Kristyn O’Connor, 140 Leonard Road, $305,000.

SOUTH HADLEY Austin J. Huot to John S. Edmund and Kathleen M. Edmund, 18 Central Ave., $290,000. Michael Caron, Nicholas Caron and Patricia Caron to Heather Reichgott, 51 Lamb St., $195,000. AAD LLC, to Martha Barman, 1 Canal St., $285,000. Deborah L. Baldini, Jeri Lynn Koske and Sandra A. LaCaresse to Corey Calkins, 29 Hadley St., $460,000.

SOUTHAMPTON Erin L. Couture and Darren L. Couture to Jessica Ezold and Terrence Ezold, 49 Coleman Road, $391,000. Robert T. Hurley and Stephanie J. Hurley to Mariana Abarca Zama and Pablo Frank Bolton, 75 Moose Brooke Road, $475,000. Dale A. Canon, personal representative, and David H. Parsons, estate, to Gary Baldwin and Elizabeth Baldwin, High Street, $10,000. Stephen J. Hyde Sr., to Thomas J. Hyde, 157 Middle Road, $230,000.

SOUTHWICK Giuseppe Scuderi and Gianna Scuderi to John Condon and Nichole Ayotte-Bull, 142 Berkshire Ave., $450,000. Nicholas Boldyga, Jessica Boldyga and Jessica Dakin to Darik Frye and Amanda Frye, 135 Berkshire Ave., $335,000.

SPRINGFIELD 44 Gerald LLC, to Thomas Gagne and Andrew Gagne, 44 Gerald St.,

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Deeds CONTINUES FROM PAGE F8 $220,000. Akif Ali Khan to Michael Simmonds and Djuan Barklow, 55 King St., $40,000. Alexander Granovsky to Marta Ares Rosario, 104 Cedar St., $159,750. Anne M. Rhodes and Barbara F. Fleming to Frederick Mogilka Jr., and Elise Brown, 24 Gary Road, $290,000. Anthony J. Racicot to Salmon Realty Group LLC, 25-27 Madison Ave., $300,000. Antonio Francisco and Maria Francisco to Emma Burke, 32-38 Acme Place, $250,000.

Minhky H. Nguyen to Liz M. Suarez Agosto, 664 Chestnut St., $258,000. Monica L. Emanuel to Carlene Grant, 121 Penrose St., $189,000. Paul R. Gauthier to Gary A. Daula, 42-44 Blodgett St., $310,000. Prime Partners LLC, to Viviana Johnson and Thoney Jefison Johnson Sr., 178 Thompson St., $350,000. Richard Burger, representative, and Walter Hora, estate, to Kimberly R. Amato, 43 Louise St., $218,500. Richard Vezis and Monique Vezis to Amanda Marie Larose, 14 Eldridge St., $320,000. Robert S. McCarroll to Vito Resto, 76 Maple St., $250,000. Ruth E. Goodman to Jose A. DeJesus, 107-109 Rochelle St., $180,000.

Blanco Realty LLC, to Yessenia M. Reyes, 13 Biella St., $192,000.

Suzanne M. Dodson to Anne E. Peck, 110 Parkerview St., $310,000.

Bradley Walker and Victoria Goncalves to Jeremiah Brandon Mathis and Kaitlin A. Hartford, 198 Hanson Drive, $240,000.

Sylvia R. Moriarty to Clark Dore and James Acerra, 47 Granger St., $100,000.

Christoper David Wiltey and David K. Wiltey to Katie Tawakol, 186 Winterset Drive, $323,000. Cig4 LLC, to Jessica L. Beard and Sharrieff Ali Beard, 23 Castle St., $234,000. Corrine V. Concotilli to Marjorie J. Grass and Morrell L. Grass, 193 Porter Lake Drive, $130,100. Elizabeth Yvonne Harkless, estate, and Janine M. Kent, representative, to Matthew D. Kent and Ashleigh M. Cardinal, 74 Plumtree Road, $200,000. Enelida Benjamin and Emeldia Benjamin to Cleora F. Reid, 21 Hadley Court, $300,000. Erin T. Welby to Jessica Cote, 27 Denver St., $206,000. Gladysh Capital II LLC, to Mayson Montes and Rosa Michelle Vargas Perez, 46 Balis St., $260,000. Concerned Citizens for Springfield Inc., to Seiedhossein Ghiassi and Fatemeh Babazadeh Shareh, 26-30 White St., $375,000. Ildefonso Figueroa Jr., to Heriberto Torres Gonzalez, 194 Massasoit St., $194,200. Ingrid R. Tolland, Juan F. Brown and Dorothy M. Brown to London Realty LLC, 107 Norfolk St., $127,000. Jaime Santiago and Sindya Dones to Maria Antigua and Felix Antigua, 56-58 Orange St., $250,000. James S. Atkins and James Scott Atkins to CHVC LLC, 13-15 Wigwam Place, $228,000. Jeanette Rosario and Pedro Alicea to Gilberto Montano, 57 Narragansett St., $260,000. Jennifer A. Stone and Jennifer A. Vaughan to Sukelly Almodovar-Agrinsoni, 194 Arthur St., $195,000.

Thu H. Nguyen and Thu H. Ronghi to Eddy Zapata, 45-47 Revere St., $230,000. Tm Properties Inc., to Edwin Gonzalez Navarro, 38 Longview St., $260,000. Unique Rental Properties LLC, to Kenneth Rogers, 140 Chestnut St., Unit 602, $35,000.

TOLLAND Albert P. Lenge to Sara L. Shermer, 154 Brook Lane, $325,000.

WALES Brian McMahon to Raul Arroyo and Tatiana I. Arroyo, 61 Monson Road, $309,000. Cormier & Sons Construction & Homebuilding LLC, to Sean S. Yarrows and Makayla Caliri, 21 Old County Road, $70,000. Tim Marquis to Dawn Upton, 10 Polly Road, $280,000.

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WEST SPRINGFIELD Catherine C. Landry to West Co Investments LLC, 48 Greenleaf Ave., $150,000. Irene J. Flahive to Nicole Silva, 71 Hill St., $307,000. John B. Murray Jr., to Berardino Ventresca and Linda Ventresca, 78 Beech Hill Road, Unit 34, $479,900. Jose J. Bermejo and Magali Del Rocio Verdugo Vinces to Idaliz Alicea, 80 Brush Hill Ave., Unit 20, $155,000. Melissa Paquette and Melissa Paquette-Jarvis to Nicholas P. Boccio, trustee, and 514 Cold Spring Realty Trust, trustee of, 514 Cold Spring Ave., $82,000.

WESTFIELD 73 Elm Street LLC, to M&M Sky LLC, 73 Elm St., $110,000. Daniel E. Rines to Jason Howard and Eva Howard, 7 Leonard Ave., $260,000. Deborah A. Levere to Jumana M. Alsultani, 24 Linden Ave., $600,000. Douglas Fuller to Elizabeth N. Clarke, 27 Sherwood Ave., $375,000. Hiba M. Al Bandar to Alexander L. Lake, 6 Livingstone Ave., $310,000. Joanne Ouimette to Vantage Home Buyers LLC, 14 Phelps Ave., $150,000. Laurel E. Wallace to Robert M. Gleason and Jacquelyn E. Gleason, 15 Laura Drive, $310,000. Stephen J. Hyde Sr., to Thomas Hyde, 157 Middle Road, $230,000. Thaddeus J. Bannish, representative, Matthew P. Bannish, estate, Aaron P. Bannish and Beverly C. Bannish to Nicholas M. Isabella and Kaitlynn A. Bannish, 58 Ridgeview Terrace, $305,000.

WHATELY Kathleen Z. Zeamer to Pamela M. McDaniel and Rebecca M. McDaniel, 6 Eastwood Lane, $120,000.

WARE Joseph A. Blazejowski and Rocqueline E. Blazejowski to Joseph A. Blazejowski and Paige M. Clark, 171 Greenwich Plains Road, $100. Paul A. St. Pierre and Sandra St. Pierre to Selin Nacar, 26 Sorel Road, $325,000. Tallage Lincoln LLC, to Camsad Builders LLC, 10 Milner St., $175,000. Robert Noel to Clifford O. Gaulin III, 129 Greenwich Road, $285,900.

WENDELL Pioneer Valley Redevelopers LLC, to Craig Morey, 1 Elm St., $262,500.

WILBRAHAM AC Homebuilding LLC, to Sheila M. Bolduc, Cypress Lane, Unit 43, $494,000. Cynthia A. Donnelly to Michael K. Lamoureaux and Erin T. Lamoureaux, 2205 Boston Road, Unit P-157, $300,000. Xiomara Alban Delobato and Mariana Rolao Delobato to Joseph M. Ferraro, 5 Marilyn Drive, $435,000.

WILLIAMSBURG Sean Reagan and Chrisoula Roumeliotis to Edward F. O’Neil and L. Jean O’Neil, 67 Chesterfield Road, $150,000.

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What’s recessed lighting, and how do you install it? By Michele Lerner

The Washington Post

While more homes are now being designed to accommodate more natural light, you may find that daylight and lamps are not enough to make it easy to read or work in some rooms.

Layering light sources can improve your ability to see and your mood. Recessed lighting can be one important element of your lighting plan. Recessed lighting can be an included feature or an option in new homes, but for owners of existing homes it can be a big project to install recessed lights in rooms that lack them. We asked Jason Arce, an architectural designer with Anthony Wilder Design/Build in Cabin John, Maryland; Chuck Khiel, a senior vice president with Fred Home Improvement in Bethesda; and Megan Bell and Danielle Steele, designers with MarksWoods Construction Services in Alexandria, Virginia, for their advice on installing recessed lighting in an existing home. Each responded via email.

a very different animal. The ceilings could be solid concrete, in which case the answer is no. • Bell: For closets, we generally install flushmount or semi-flushmount fixtures. Otherwise, recessed lighting works just about everywhere else. There are products that can be retrofitted, if placing them between ceiling joists isn’t an option.

“In general, recessed lights are sufficiently simple and minimal in design to place just about anywhere without bringing a lot of attention to them.” Jason Arce, an architectural designer with Anthony Wilder Design/Build in Cabin John, Maryland

How do you decide how many lights you need and where to place them? Is there a rule of thumb? Any specific tips about placement? • Arce: Yes, quantity and placement can certainly become a problem. You want to avoid placing too many recessed lights and Can you add recessed making your home feel like lighting to any ceiling in a warehouse. More does not any room? Or are there necessarily mean better. The some circumstances where general rule of thumb is to you shouldn’t? match the size of your light• Arce: In general, reing can to your space. They cessed lights are sufficiently typically come in 4-inch, simple and minimal in design 5-inch and 6-inch diameters. to place just about anywhere If you have a 4-inch recessed without bringing a lot of atlight fixture, place the lights tention to them. In areas that at least four feet apart and so require more lighting, such on. Of course, this rule can be as laundry rooms, walk-in broken. In areas that require closets and storage spaces, better lighting, such as a you may consider going with kitchen, feel free to shorten a surface mounted light for the spacing. You can add better light vs. two to four more space between lights recessed cans. in areas that don’t require • Khiel: Not always. In as much light, such as a most residential homes, I bedroom. SEE LIGHTING, PAGE F10 would say yes. Condos are

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Tips for redesigning your bedroom By Cathy Hobbs

Tribune News Service

For many people, the bedroom is a key room, one in which much of the day is spent. From a design standpoint, it’s a place into which you may want to invest in elevating your decor. How do you make a bedroom your favorite room in the house?

Select a design aesthetic What is your aesthetic? Modern or traditional? Once you know your own personal style and desire, this will provide direction as you select the perfect bedding. More modern? Think of clean elements, such as piping or stripes and clean, graphic prints. Traditional? Look for soft fabrics and small simple prints.

Create a mood To help springboard your design vision, ask yourself a series of questions. How do you want your bedroom space to make you feel? Do you want the space to feel warm and cozy or cool and Upgrades to consider tranquil? Whatever you choose, you are going to want What is the most important to make the right selections upgrade you should make to a

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• Khiel: Most recessed lights are LED. The “rule of thumb” is that a 6-inch LED recessed light will produce a ring of light on the floor that is about eight feet in diameter. Simply overlap the circles to figure out how many you would need for a room. Do you have any recommendations about how to choose a style of trim for the recessed lights? • Arce: Lighting trim is something that is always more of a personal preference. When in doubt, refer to the aesthetics and feel of your home. If your home is more ornate with crown molding and wall paneling, a more decorative trim may apply. Personally, I feel the simpler and cleaner the trim, the better. • Steele: The key here is to match the ceiling paint as much as possible so that the lights are imperceptible with a smooth baffle in white rather than metal. What size light works in different locations?

Warm colors will help make a space feel cozy, while cool colors will create a more tranquil and calm feeling.

that will help set the right balance. Warm colors will help make a space feel cozy, while cool colors will create a more tranquil and calm feeling.

“We suggest using recessed lights for general lighting throughout the home, but not as your only source of lighting. It’s meant to be supplemented by other fixtures, such as task and ambient lighting.” Danielle Steele, designer with Marks-Woods Construction Services in Alexandria, Virginia

• Arce: At one time the thought was larger lights for taller ceilings, smaller lights for shorter ceilings. It’s now more common to see 4-inch recessed lighting throughout the house especially now that LED bulbs have evened the playing field. At our design studio, 6-inch lights are more of a thing of the past. In fact, lately we’ve been seeing a trend to go even smaller, such as 2-inch cans; they are now the new wave with their minimalist

Consider design essentials and what to upgrade when sprucing up your bedroom this year. (METRO CREATIVE ARTS)

bedroom? Do you love your bed? Will it stand the test of time? Quality really should be a driving force when it comes

to selecting a bed. Look for a bed made out of sturdy and strong materials. If selecting a bed with upholstered elements, consider materials such as leather or stain-resistant fabrics. Next should be your selection of a long-lasting foundation, meaning a high-quality mattress. Choosing a mattress should be done with great care. If possible, see, touch and feel the product in person. After mattress selection, concentrate on top of bed, focusing on great quality sheets, pillows and duvet inserts and covers. When designing a bed from

scratch, what should top your list? When creating the ideal bed, a key designer tip is layering. Many designers believe this is the secret to a sumptuous bed. While a great mattress is essential, don’t overlook the opportunity to create beauty in the top-of-bed selections. Cathy Hobbs, based in New York City, is an Emmy Award-winning television host and a nationally known interior design and home staging expert with offices in New York City, Boston and Washington, D.C.

the space tends to dictate the lighting? color and temperature. • Arce: Yes, I will almost always suggest putting your What are common misrecessed lighting on dimtakes people make when mers. This helps you adjust installing recessed lightthe lighting to the correct ing? atmosphere and situation. • Arce: A common Also, when you have sloped mistake we see are clients ceilings, make sure to have thinking that the larger the adjustable recessed lights light fixture, the better the or ones that are specifically light output will be. Again, designed for angled ceilings. How do you choose the LED bulbs have come a long Lastly, keep in mind that right lighting color and way and have changed this when installing in small temperature? mentality. As noted, more closets, you will want to use • Arce: Selecting the recessed lighting is not an LED lightbulb and refer right color temperature always better. to your local building codes can be a daunting task for • Khiel: The common due to required clearances. a homeowner and a bit mistakes that we see are not • Khiel: Recessed light, overwhelming when selectinstalling enough recessed if done properly, really ing lightbulbs. In general, lights to adequately light the can accent the space. One cooler temperatures range room and using the wrong tip: Consider placement from 3500 to 4000K and switch to operate the lights. of artwork or knickknacks will produce brighter, crisper If LED recessed lights are carefully. Then consider a lighting for certain areas, installed, the switch needs to “wall-washer” or eyeball to such as kitchens. The warm- be an LED-rated switch. highlight that piece. And aler temperatures between • Bell: Having dark ways make sure that enough 2700 to 3000K create a corners or a “Swiss cheese” lights are being installed so cozier ambiance for spaces, effect — meaning the lights that no shadowed area exists such as living rooms. If you are casting down too harshly when the lights are on. need something in between, onto the floor and not allow• Steele: We suggest using go with a neutral bulb. ing for enough light spread recessed lights for general • Khiel: This is a personon the floor. Also, random lighting throughout the al preference and usually placement will draw unwant- home, but not as your only depends on where the lights ed attention to the ceiling. source of lighting. It’s meant will be installed. In an office, to be supplemented by other it might need to be brighter Any other tips for home- fixtures, such as task and than a bedroom. The use of owners about recessed ambient lighting. aesthetic. • Khiel: Six-inch lights are pretty standard; however, 4-inch recessed lights are pretty popular as well. The 4-inch are high output and produce roughly a seven-foot ring of light. If you are adding recessed lights in a small ceiling area, using the 4-inch would be less noticeable.

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PUBLIC AUCTION

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

FRIDAY, JANUARY 28TH AT 1:00 PM

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD at 1:00 P.M.

• CONWAY •

• PALMER (THREE RIVERS) •

• CHICOPEE •

MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

★ (2) BUILDINGS/ (1) PARCEL ★ • SINGLE STORY RANCH • • SINGLE STORY COTTAGE • ON

± 8 ACRES OF LAND

37 Fisher Place Road CONWAY, MA Features:

To be Sold on the Premises

SINGLE STORY CONTEMPORARY RANCH: • Total of (4) Rooms w/ (1) Bedroom & (1) Bath • • ±1,600 S/F of Gross Living Area • Slab Foundation • Radiant Heat • • Wood Clapboard Exterior • Solar Electric & Hot Water • • Sod Roof • Porches • Private Well & Septic • ★ ± 240 S/F Green House ★ SINGLE STORY COTTAGE STYLE HOME: • ± 800 S/F • (Under Construction) Sale Per Order of Mortgagee Attorney Gregory M. Schmidt

Of the firm of Doherty, Wallace, Pillsbury & Murphy, P.C.

1414 Main Street, Suite 1900, Springfield Attorney for Mortgagee

Terms of Sale: $15,000.00 Deposit Cash or Certified Funds. 5 % Percent Buyer’s Premium Applies. Other Terms to be Announced at Time of Sale.

Aaron Posnik

OWNER’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

16 ROOM / 8 BEDROOM 2-STORY

THREE FAMILY HOME

“LOCATED ON CORNER OF HIGH & KELLEY STREET”

2057-2061 High Street PALMER (THREE RIVERS), MA

Features:

To be Sold on the Premises

• 2- Story Three Family Home • ± 6,100 S/F of Land • • Unit #1 & #2 Consists of: Total of (6) Rooms w/ (3) Bedrooms & (1) Bath • • Unit #3 Consists of: Total of (4) Rooms w/ (2) Bedrooms & (1) Bath • • Total of ± 3,112 S/F • Oil & Electric Heat • • Enclosed Porch • Public Water & Sewer • Separately Metered • • Vinyl Siding • Paved 3-Car Driveway •

SALE PER ORDER OF OWNER Terms of Sale: $20,000.00 Deposit Cash or Certified Funds. 7% Buyer’s Premium Applies. Other Terms to be Announced at Time of Sale

Aaron Posnik

PUBLIC AUCTION

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH at 11:00 A.M.

MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

4 ROOM / 1 BEDROOM SINGLE STORY

7 ROOM / 4 BEDROOM 2-STORY

BUNGALOW STYLE HOME

• SPRINGFIELD •

“CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ALL AMENITIES”

COLONIALWITH STYLE HOME

To be Sold on the Premises

“LOCATED ON CORNER OF HERMAN & VERMONT STREETS”

148 Joy Street

Features:

CHICOPEE, MA

• Single Story Bungalow Style Home • ±695 S/F • • Total of (4) Rooms w/ (1) Bedroom & (1) Bath • • Oil Forced Air Heat • Full Basement • • Public Water & Sewer • Fenced In Yard • ★ One Car Detached Garage ★

Parcel #1: ±9,000 S/F • H.C.R.D. Book: 1533, Pg. 400; Book 1603, Pg. 554; Book 1599, Pg. 264 • Parcel #2: ±6,750 S/F • H.C.R.D. Book: 1609, Pg. 300; Book 1690, Pg. 124; Book 1695, Pg. 502 • Sale Per Order of Mortgagee Attorney Cody A. Zane Of the firm of Wise & Jack, LLC. 85 Speen Street, Ste. 202, Framingham, 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

TWO CAR DETACHED GARAGE

52 Herman Street SPRINGFIELD, MA Features:

To be Sold on the Premises

• 2-Story Colonial Style Home • ± 5,578 S/F of Land •

• Total of (7) Rooms w/ (4) Bedrooms & (1 ½) Bath • • ± 2,012 S/F of Gross Living Area Above Grade • • Fireplace • Oil Hot Water Baseboard Heat • • Partially Finished Full Basement • Public Water & Sewer • • Stone Patio/Deck • Parcel ID: 065650010 • ★ Two Car Detached Garage ★ Sale Per Order of Mortgagee Attorney Joseph J. Lange Lyon & Fitzpatrick, LLP 14 Bobala Road, Holyoke, MA Attorney for Mortgagee

Of the firm of

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

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

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

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

Auction, Auction, Auction

Stockbridge, MA

Luxury Home

BID NOW

Artwork, Rock Jazz Record LPs, Stereo Equipment (Naim), Penn Railroad Calendars, Speakers (Linn), Turntable (Sondek), Exercise Equipment, Rugs, Crystals, Christmas, Furnishings, Needlepoints, Custom Kitchen Cabinets and more

Bids Close Thursday 1/27/22

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

MA Lic #107

ON-SITE FORECLOSURE AUCTION

HOLYOKE-DUPLEX 204-206 Pleasant Street Friday, January 28 at 2PM 4,057 sf living space • 6 Bedrooms • 2 Baths $10,000 deposit & balance due 45 days Terms of Auction: Deposits by bank check, certified check or cash at time & place of auction. Properties sold “AS IS”. Other terms announced at auction. Visit web for full terms and mortgage reference. Accuracy of description not guaranteed. Guaetta & Benson, LLC, attorney for the mortgagee.

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East Longmeadow

Merchandise Open 11:00-1:00 42 Pleasant St. E. Long. Charming Cape, 4Bdrms, hdwd flrs. lg deck, vinyl sided, gazebo. $259,900 Carl Perella 413-531-5030

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

Cats

Litter of 5 kittens, Brittish short-haired, 2 males, 3 females, $1200/each. 1st shots & vet checked. Text or call 413-824-5801

Puppy chihuahua mix $500. Call 413-244-7901

**SUPER SWEET KITTENS** I have two adorable kittens! Get your adorable holiday gift for someone looking to provide fuurever homes for these munchkins. Call or text me at (413)-386-5105 for more info. $290/each.

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

ITEM #87: Your first furniture.

Articles for Sale 2 Extention Ladders, 40FT and 35FT. $500 for both. Call 413-598-8855 2 Rowing Units w/hand working unit, like new, $20.00 each. Call 413-739-4641 5 Drawer Antique Mahog. bureau, circ. 1900. $250.00 Call (413) 786-0148, leave message 8’ Fisher Minute Mount plow, complete with snow guard, works great. $1,300. Call 413-537-0442

Auctions Auctions

Dogs

9 month male German Shorhaired Pointer. $150. Email bearlyartdesigns@ gmail.com

AKC German Shepherd pups, champion Czeck & Belgian bloodlines, avail now. with 1st shots 4M, 3F, $1200/BO (413) 218-2321

American Bully puppies, all colors, shots, ready now. $450. Call 413-449-1951

BASEBALL, Football Basketball & Hockey cards, 1950’s-present, 50 to 90% off, selling boxes for $.50 BUYING ALL SPORTS CARDS, RETIRED KOREAN WAR VET 413-596-5783 Light Ceramic kitchen set w/4 chairs, exc. cond., $100. Call 413-331-4762 or 413-331-3633 U.S. #1 Stamp (U) $300./OBO Call Ron 413-896-3324 $$$ Cash For Stamps $$$

Fitness Equipment FRENCH BULL DOG PUPPIES ready for new home Dec. 12. 2 Females brindle & black, $3,500 each. Almost white, female $3,500. Both parents on premises from Europe. Call 413-478-0763

Streetstrider - Exerciser used one time original price $1,400. Offered at $700. Call 413-271-2520 evenings after 5pm.

Furniture, Etc. GERMAN SHEPHERD pups, 7M & 3F. Black/Tan, black & red, AKC paperwork, shots, wormed, written Hip & Health guarantee. Parents on premises. Raised in country setting. $1400. Call 978-249-3724

Golden Retriever Labrador mixed pups, one girl, one boy. $950./each. Call 413-829-9536

Light Blue velvet 84’’ sofa, tufted back, 2 blue velvet side chairs, $300. Great cond. Call 413-536-4181.

Professional Equipment Beauty Salon furniture 2 stations, 2 styling chairs, 2 dryer chairs $100. each. Call 413-539-7218

Wood Burning Stoves Rotties Pups - Avail NOW in LUDLOW, 5 males, 4 females $1,000/each. Tails docked. Call 413-589-0314

Quadrafire Pellet Stove, runs great $450. Call 413-478-6306

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

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 26, 2022 9:00 AM EAST LONGMEADOW, MA 46 BAYMOR DRIVE DEPOSIT $5,000 11:00 AM - CHICOPEE, MA 191 LAFAYETTE STREET DEPOSIT $5,000

THURSDAY JANUARY 27, 2022 1:00 PM - ORANGE, MA 25 HIGH 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

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