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IN THE GARDEN WITH LEE REICH: Plan garden with color combinations in mind, F4 GARDEN NOTES: Bus trip, student scholarship, F4 ANTIQUES & COLLECTING: Despite name, Wiener dogs are not from Vienna, F5 MORTGAGE RATES: 30-year rate climbs to 4.67%, F7 WMASS DEEDS, F7 PROJECT OF THE WEEK: 360 degrees of shade, F9 ELECTRIC LAWN MOWERS: Here’s what to consider before purchasing one, F10

Make laundry room the star

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Best spot in your house could be the laundry room Here’s how to make yours shine

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By Tim McKeough

New York Times

aundry rooms were once utilitarian spaces hidden away in basements or small, windowless rooms.

But not anymore: Now they’re getting the full designer treatment.

“A lot of my clients are starting with the idea of the laundry room being one of the most important spaces of their home,” said Ashley Martin, an interior designer in Winter Park, Florida. As people continue to move away from formality in favor of relaxed, casual living, the laundry room is “becoming a showpiece,” she said, instead of something to hide.

And who knows? A welldesigned laundry room may make washing dirty clothes just a little less onerous. “The things that we don’t love to do as grown-ups become a little more pleasant when the spaces are beautiful,” said Bria Hammel, an interior designer based in St. Paul, Minnesota.

“I do think it helps brighten your day, and it’s a space a lot of people spend more time in than they realize.”

We asked Martin, Hammel and other designers for advice on how to create a space that might make you look forward to doing laundry.

Dedicated space vs. multipurpose Some laundry rooms are dedicated solely to doing

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“The things that we don’t love to do as grown-ups become a little more pleasant when the spaces are beautiful.”

BRIA HAMMEL, AN INTERIOR DESIGNER BASED IN ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA

easier to access and could provide some storage space below, but it will also make it harder to have a folding counter on top, as the surface could be too high.

If you have a top-loading washing machine — or if the tops of your machines are too high to accommodate a useful counter — a good place With a few strategic tweaks, your laundry room could become somewhere you’ll look forward to to put the counter is beside a sink, which is another helpful spending time. Above is part of a mudroom designed by Rehabitat. (TIM LENZ VIA THE NEW YORK TIMES) thing to have. “A lot of times, laundry, but it often makes a New York-based designer, don’t automatically assume people think they don’t need a sense to incorporate several created a room with one side that you need platforms to set sink, but there’s always a time functions into a single room. dedicated to laundry and the them on. Yes, that will make when you need to soak or SEE LAUNDRY, PAGE F6 In a house they recently de- other to pet care. “It’s a laun- the insides of the machines signed, the partners of Reha- dry/dog crate/doggy shower bitat, a design firm in Avon, room,” Curtis said. In the Connecticut, combined an middle of the space, she open laundry area with a placed an island on casters mudroom. “It’s actually kind that can be repositioned to of a small laundry (room), hold folded laundry one day but it feels like a bigger room and dog-grooming tools the because there aren’t a ton of next. walls, and it’s mostly cabinPlan work areas etry,” said Emily Barry, who runs the firm with her mothAnything that makes doing er, Diane Schmunk. laundry easier is a good idea.

In other homes, they have One obvious strategy is to tucked a laundry area into have a counter where you a nook beside the kitchen can stash baskets and bottles pantry or concealed stacked of detergent, and also fold laundry machines behind clean clothes. “We always closet doors in a powder want a folding area,” said room. “They’re not full-size Wendy Word, an interior demachines — they’re a little signer based in Manhattan smaller,” so they can fit in Beach, California. the closet, Schmunk said.

Often, she said, the ideal “It doesn’t look at all like a spot for a counter is directly laundry room until you open above the laundry machines, the doors.” if they’re front-loading While designing a house for and installed side by side. a family with three dogs in So if you’re buying new Rye, New York, Kati Curtis, front-loading machines,

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Lee Reich | In the Garden

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Plan garden with color combinations in mind

This attractive flower border at Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, D.C., is the result of a well-planned color scheme of flowers. (LEE REICH PHOTO)

For instance, though midday, sun will wash brilliance from the most fiery poppy, a dark yew will bring alive a white daisy even in such light.

Suggestion 3: Consider harmony and contrast in colors, using plenty of the former and not too much of the latter.

Use contrast as you do spice in cooking, to break monotony. A good way to predict how a color will feel about its neighbor is to visualize a color wheel.

Start at the top with red, then progress clockwise through purple to blue, down to green at the bottom, up to yellow, and then back to red. Colors that clash are across from each other on this wheel. The most harmonious combinations are close to each other, such as red and purple, or purple and blue.

White combines easily with all colors.

There’s no reason why a garden can’t be composed of different hues, shades, and intensities of a single color.

Perhaps the most famous example of this is the white garden at England’s Sissinghurst Castle, designed by Vita Sackville-West.

Suggestion 4: Consider the vantage point from which flowers will be viewed — a chair by a window, or on a patio, or perhaps a garden bench. The color red has a tendency to

draw a flower close, which is perturbing if that flower is, in fact, distant. Red geraniums look just right spilling out of planters and window boxes right against the house. Blues are a better choice for distant viewing.

Suggestion 5: Consider season of bloom. Summer blossoms of blue cornflowers will not be around in the fall to clash with the ruddy red of a chrysanthemum.

These suggestions do seem somewhat strict for a bucolic activity like planting flowers. Convention and an innate sense of beauty are two components that make these suggestions. But don’t hesitate to stretch and veer away from these suggestions; they are meant to guide, not to tether.

Who is to say what visual pleasures the flower garden might offer with adventurous new combinations?

In any case, as you choose what to plant in the flower garden this year, think in terms of reds, violets, oranges, mauves, and pinks, not just in terms of marigolds, petunias, lobelias, and zinnias.

Any gardening questions?

Email them to me at garden@ leereich.com and I’ll try answering them directly or in this column. Come visit my garden at leereich.com/blog.

GARDEN NOTES SPRINGFIELD

Student scholarship The Springfield Garden Club is accepting applications for its annual $2,000 scholarship, to be awarded to a graduating high school senior, undergraduate or graduate college student majoring in a full-time plant science or environmental studies program, such as horticulture, floriculture, landscape design, conservation, forestry, botany, agronomy, plant pathology, environmental control, land management or other allied fields. The candidate must be a resident of Hampden County, demonstrate financial need and have adequate academic standing. For additional information and to request a copy of the application, contact Jane Glushik at SGCscholarship@gmail.com or Elizabeth Tongue at 413-627-5503.

Scholarship applications must be submitted by April 15 to be eligible for consideration.

fare and admission to the garden. The tour is self-guided, and lunch is the responsibility of the attendee. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis and complete payment is due at time of registration. For more information on this and other Springfield Garden Club events, go to springfield gardenclubma.org or visit the club’s Facebook page.

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Garden programs

Berkshire Botanical Garden presents these upcoming programs: • “Ancient Grains: Einkorn in the Kitchen,” April 9, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Explore different ways of using Einkorn, savory and sweet, to fully understand how you might adjust your baking and expand your kitchen repertoire for success and maximum enjoyment. Cost is $45 members, $65 nonmembers; • “Botanical Wellness: Fire Cider Make & Take,” April 9, 3 to 5 p.m. Fire Cider is a beloved traditional herbal folk remedy that is gaining mainstream notoriety. Known for its immune-and-digestion boosting effects, this savory Bus trip DIY infusion is made with The Springfield Garden Club wholesome ingredients and is hosting a bus trip to the steeped over time, creating a New York Botanical Garden bright and spicy tonic used to on April 27. The bus will leave invigorate one’s whole being.

Forest Park at 7:30 a.m. and You will learn about the mewill leave the botanical garden dicinal qualities of the plants at 3:30 p.m. Ticket prices are within the formula, the history $63 for garden club members of Fire Cider, a basic herbal and $75 nonmembers. The extraction lesson, the SEE NOTES, PAGE F5 cost of the trip includes bus

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OU DON’T PAINT your house without thinking about color, or buy a pair of shoes in randomly “mixed colors,” do you? Consider applying the same philosophy when choosing flowering annuals for your garden. Too often, seeds or seedlings are sold in color mixtures: Ruffles Hybrid Zinnia, mixed colors; Springtime Verbena, mixed colors; Glitters Impatiens, mixed colors; Dwarf Beauty Phlox, mixed colors. But single colors of many flowers — bachelor button, morning glory, ageratum, alyssum, and petunia — are easy to find, and flowers such as marigold exist only in shades of one basic color.

Randomly mixed colors appear busy in the garden, which blurs the offensiveness of some combinations, and the pulchritude of others. With single colors, it’s more important to pay attention to “seating arrangement” of flowers. This attention rewards the gardener’s creative impulses and eyes more than a mixed bag of color.

Here are five suggestions useful in designing a garden with an eye to color: Suggestion 1: Mass colors together. For that matter, also mass together types of flowers of a single color. One yellow snapdragon standing alone, or even a single file of yellow snapdragons does not make much of a show. A solid 2 foot by 2 foot patch of snaps makes a bold statement. Contiguous masses of color should flow together harmoniously (see Suggestion 3).

Suggestion 2: Don’t forget that it is not only flowers that have color. Leaves come in various shades of green, yellow, and red; bricks are red; stones are gray and brown; white clapboards are white; and soil is brown. Though rarely as spectacular in color as flowers, walls, fences, and leaves contrast, harmonize, and highlight the colors of nearby flowers.

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Terry & Kim Kovel | Antiques & Collecting

Despite name, Wiener dogs are not from Vienna

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T’S A WIENER DOG from a Wiener workshop! Vienna, Austria, or “Wien” in German, was a major European cultural center. The Weiner Werkstatte may be the most famous Viennese workshop of the 20th century, but it was not the only one.

This dachshund-shaped letter opener sold for $813 at a Rago auction. It was made by Werkstatte Hagenauer, which was founded in Vienna by goldsmith Charles Hagenauer in 1898. Like many studios, it was a family business. Hagenauer’s sons became influential art deco designers. The workshop closed in the 1980s.

Now there is a museum and shop on its former premises.

Despite their name, Wiener dogs did not originate in Vienna, but in Germany.

Officially called dachshunds, the breed has plenty of nicknames based on its long, thin, sausage-like shape.

Q. My then-11-year-old

daughter loved the Disney movie “Frozen” when it came out in November 2013. That Christmas, we bought her 16-inch plush dolls of the two main char-

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I have a copy of the Wiener dogs may not come from Vienna, but this gold-colored letter opener did. It was made by April 23, 1945, issue of Life Werkstatte Hagenauer and sold for $813 at a Rago auction. (COWLES SYNDICATE INC.) acters, Elsa and Anna. We ended up getting her all the main characters, including the hard-to-find Sven the Reindeer. They cost $20 each. Are they worth more than we paid?

A.

The movie phenomenon “Frozen” was based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale “The Snow Queen.”

Queen Elsa with her “freezing” magic and her fearless sister, Anna, learned how to appreciate their unique talents with the help of a snowman named Olaf.

Disney has a history of creating toys related to their successful characters. When Mickey Mouse became popular in the early 1930s, Walt and Roy Disney wanted to meet the demand for consumer products. The first merchandise contract was signed in February 1930, granting

Geo. Borgfeldt & Co. the responsibility to manage the licensing of Disney products to manufacturers in the U.S. and abroad. Some early Mickey dolls are worth thousands, depending on condition.

Your “Frozen” plush dolls are worth about what you paid for them.

Q. I have a necklace made

of clear faceted beads that I was told were crystal. Does this mean they are cut glass or rock crystal?

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“Crystal” can be used for both rock crystal and cut glass. Some makers and collectors use the term for any colorless clear glass. To add to the confusion, both rock crystal and glass beads are found in antique and vintage jewelry.

Rock crystal is a clear, colorless quartz stone fashionable in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Some 19th-century cut glass was made to resemble rock crystal until about 1860, when colored glass became popular. “Paste” stones, or glass stones that imitate precious gems, were invented around 1730 and have been used in costume jewelry since then. Glass jewelry was especially popular in the early 1900s. From about 1918 to the 1930s, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic and Slovakia) exported glass beads, faceted glass stones and finished jewelry all over the world. The necklaces are often marked “Czechoslovakia” on the clasp.

To tell whether your beads are stone or glass, hold them in your hand. Glass feels

magazine in good condition. It’s the original issue that came out after Franklin Roosevelt’s sudden death on April 12, 1945.

The cover has a portrait of the succeeding president, Harry Truman, but there is extensive coverage of FDR’s death, his funeral and people’s reactions. What’s the value of an historic issue like this?

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It is truly a historic issue, and many people realized this at the time and saved their copies. Consequently, it’s not so rare as to be worth an extraordinary amount of money.

Copies in good condition sell for $20 to $50.

Q. I’m an avid antique

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Club meeting The April meeting of the Wilbraham Garden Club will take place on April 7 at St. Cecelia’s Parish Center on Main St. at 10:30 a.m. Coffee and pastries will be served.

The speaker for the day will be Valerie Morton, the owner of Quilts and Treasures, in East Longmeadow. She will show off more than 30 quilts featuring flowers and floral fabrics. Morton has been a quilter for more than 45 years and has spoken about quilting to groups for more than 25 years.

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Come prepared to chop ingredients and get a little messy. Cost $25 members, $35 nonmembers.

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about room temperature and will grow warmer as you hold it. Stone is colder to the touch and takes longer to warm up.

Natural rock crystal is more valuable than cut glass.

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Laundry

having them stretch out on hangers, another option is to build slide-out drying shelves.

CONTINUES FROM PAGE F2 Other choices include rinse something out and you wall-mounted racks that fold don’t want to put it in an area down when needed, from that has had food in it,” like the stores like the Home Depot kitchen sink, Hammel said. and Pottery Barn, and ceilIt doesn’t have to be an enor- ing-mounted racks that lower mous utility sink, she added. on a pulley system, like those A modestly sized kitchen— or made by PulleyMaid, Sheila bathroom-style sink is usually Maid and George & Willy. sufficient.

It’s also wise to think about where you’ll put your hampers.

Add storage, Curtis sometimes builds hamhanging space per storage into the cabinetry, In a kitchen, open shelves behind doors. Other designers, and glass-front cabinets are like Hammel and the partners useful for showing off favorite at Rehabitat, incorporate parkdishes and glasses. But that’s ing spaces for rolling laundry not the case in a laundry room, carts beneath counters. where bottles of detergent, fabric softener and stain remover Take some decorative risks are rarely worth exhibiting.

“Closed storage is paramount,” An all-white laundry room Curtis said. “We want it to be can look institutional, but one easily accessible, and for evfinished in interesting colors erything inside those cabinets and patterns can feel like a to be perfectly planned, but out destination. of sight.”

In the laundry room Curtis If you have garments to designed in Rye, she chose hang dry, but you’re tired of simple white quartz counters wrestling with flimsy, collaps- for durability, but coated the ible racks, you may want to cabinets in light-blue lacquer include some hanging space. and added a backsplash of Rehabitat’s solution is to install hand-painted hexagonal tile drapery rods on the undersides from Tabarka Studio and a of upper cabinets. When there tiled floor with a different isn’t cabinetry, Hammel some- interlocking pattern. “I do betimes runs ordinary closet rods lieve that even if it’s a laundry wall to wall, or installs lengths room or other utility room, it of clothesline. should still have some fun elIf you want to lay sweaters ements,” she said. “It’s almost flat to dry, rather than risk like it’s a commercial-kitch-

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dental cabinet. The milk glass on the work area was broken when we bought it.

Where can I find milk glass that measures 11 3/4 by 30 1/2 inches and is 1/4 inch thick?

A.

You’ll need professional restoration for your cabinet.

Most repair specialists will have milk glass and will be able to restore your piece.

TIP: Your diamond or precious-stone jewelry – antique or modern – should be reappraised every other year for insurance value.

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. Be sure your name and return address are included. By sending a question, you give full permission for use in any Kovel product. Names, addresses or email addresses will not be published. We do not guarantee the return of photographs, but if a stamped envelope is included, we will try. 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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Underfoot, highly patterned encaustic cement tile has proved to be a laundry-room trend with legs, but some designers prefer porcelain tile that offers a similar look in an easier-to-maintain material.

“We love when we can find a ceramic or porcelain tile that looks like a cement tile,” Hammel said, “because it’s more durable than cement tile, doesn’t need to be sealed and requires a little less maintenance.”

Focus on lighting and art One easy way to make the laundry room more than a bare-bones utility space is to install an eye-catching decorative light fixture. “They bring in so much character,” said Barry, of Rehabitat, who recently installed a pair of factory-style pendants to light a laundry room in Connecticut.

Curtis suggested adding layers of lighting, as you would in any other room. In the laundry room she designed A laundry room designed by Ashley Martin has plenty of in Rye, she included ceiling counter space for folding and a sliding door that stays out of the way. Decorative pendant lamps help make it more than just lights for general lighting, a large decorative pendant from a utilitarian space. (AMY LAMB VIA THE NEW YORK TIMES) Circa Lighting for a statement, en-grade area where you can rectangular tile to add a punch and under-cabinet lighting to hose it all down, but it still of color that isn’t easily scuffed illuminate the work surfaces. looks beautiful.” or scratched.

And don’t forget the art and Wallpaper is another option, Cabinet hardware should be accessories: Framed artworks but Word often prefers to tile just as striking as the knobs and sculptural objects can walls, creating surfaces that are and handles you choose for a add personality and make any easy to clean. In various projkitchen, she said, noting that space more interesting. ects, she has installed expanses she often favors pulls from This article originally apof bright yellow, green or blue Waterworks. peared in The New York Times.

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Wooden sleigh, arched head and foot boards, shaped sides, marked Hutton & Co., 15 x 30 inches, $65.

Cut glass vanity jar, diamond cutting, goldtone ormolu bands, round, hinged lid, 1800s, 2 1/2 inches, $110.

Toy M-4 Combat Tank, tin, decals, bump and go action, rotary cannon tower, spinning light, battery operated, box, 12 inches, $275.

Barometer, banjo form, wood case, yellow glaze, thermometer in neck, P.F. Bollenbach, Barrington, Ill., c. 1920, 40 x 15 inches, $315.

Silver American dish, swan form, cut glass liner, marked, Theodore B. Starr, N.Y., c. 1920s, 3 x 5 inches, $410.

Furniture, pair of chairs, Louis XV style, walnut, shaped back, closed arms, oyster color upholstery, loose seat cushions, 34 x 28 inches, $550.

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WASHINGTON

30-year US mortgage rate climbs to 4.67%

By Kathy Orton

The Washington Post

Mortgage rates’ rapid rise continued unabated this week.

According to the latest data released Thursday by Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate average climbed to 4.67% with an average 0.8 point. (A point is a fee paid to a lender equal to 1% of the loan amount. It is in addition to the interest rate.) It was 4.42% the previous week and 3.18% a year ago. The last time the 30-year average was this high was in December 2018.

Freddie Mac, the federally chartered mortgage investor, aggregates rates from around 80 lenders across the country to come up with weekly national averages. The survey is based on home purchase mortgages. Rates for refinances may be different. It uses rates for high-quality borrowers with strong credit scores and large down payments.

Because of the criteria, these rates are not available to every borrower.

The 15-year fixed-rate average jumped to 3.83% with an average 0.8 point. It was 3.63% the previous week and 2.45% a year ago. The five-year adjustable rate average rose to 3.5% with an average 0.3 point. It was 3.36% the previous week and 2.84% a year ago.

“Mortgage rates increased significantly last week,” Paul Thomas, vice president of capital markets at Zillow, said. “Markets are anticipating more aggressive actions by the Federal Reserve, based on comments from many officials after the March [Fed] meeting. Consensus is now predicting several 50 basis point hikes to the federal funds rate this year, which will lead to further upward pressure on mortgage rates.”

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Foley Pilsner to Jordan Rebekah Katz and Ian Franzen, 295 Amity St., $552,000.

field St., $310,000.

BRIMFIELD Scott A. Martin to Paul Oday, 122 Brookfield Road, $125,000.

Paul Denno, trustee, and Denno Family Trust to Manuel T. Morocho Alex Vilkhovoy and Yulya Vilkhovoy and Rosa A. Yunga, Bay Road, CHARLEMONT $82,750. to James Stellato Jr., trustee, and Andrea E. Rosenberg, individually Stellato Realty Trust, trustee of, David Allen Connolly, David Allen North Westfield Street, $308,000. Connolly, personal representative, and as personal representative of the Estate of Ellis H. Rosenberg, to Judith Ann Connolly, estate, and Damiano Trimboli to Alice VerJudith A. Connolly, estate, to Sarah Sterling Land Development LLC, betsky, 49 Center St., $210,000.

Hawk Hill Road, $14,440.

Emanuel Diaz and Netsy E. Diaz to Mabry and Eduardo Calle Ortiz, 8 William S. Lawless and Cheryl Berkshire Terrace, $430,000.

John Nguyen and Rodrigo DominMaynard-Lawless to Christopher guez Villegas, 1139 North St. Extn, Cheryl Noble, Cheryl Bishop and M. Rose, Deer Run Lane, $30,000.

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Madeline J. Soden, representative, John L. LaValley, representative, and Gloria Marie Anne LaValley, estate, to Joan Moura and David H. DeJordy, 84 Hastings St., $325,000.

Pine Crossing Construction Inc., to Susan J. Robinson Revocable Trust, trustee of, and Susan J. Robinson, trustee, 17 Villa Drive, Unit 3, $329,900.

Rachel H. Miller, Rachel H. Chouinard and Marcel Miller to John A. Daugela, Sonya Dougal, Peter Dougal and John A. Dougal, life estate, 17 Plantation Drive, $193,500.

AMHERST Northland Boulders LLC, to Boulders TIC 2 LLC, Boulders TIC 3 LLC, Boulders TIC 5 LLC, BC Kahan LLC, Boulders NBM LLC, Boulders SB LLC, Boulders RH LLC, SOL Boulders LLC, ZEV Boulders LLC, and Boulders TIC 4 LLC, 156A Brittney Manor Drive, $58,000,000.

Jessica Jay and Jessica C. Jay to Fern & Co LLC, 85 South East St., $100.

Clifton K. Jay and Jessica C. Jay to Fern & Co LLC, 40 Spaulding St., $100.

J. Richard Pilsner and Christine

Ren L. Yao and Jing H. Liu to Katharine J. Waggoner, trustee, and Katharine J. Waggoner Living Trust, 9 Kettle Pond Road, $518,000.

John A. Daugela, Sonya Dougal and Peter Dougal to Stephanie J. O’Keeffe and Jonathan P. O’Keeffe, 25 Greenleaves Drive, $179,000.

BELCHERTOWN Meaghan L. Williamson and Joel F. Williamson to Jackson Powers and Lirianna V. Powers, 635 North Washington St., $436,250.

J.N. Duquette & Son Construction Inc., to Scott Demaria and Sara Demaria, 24 Sycamore Circle, $482,900.

Neil M. Seelen and Edna M. Wilson to Neil M. Seelen, 14 Lexington Drive, $100.

DTA LLC, to Brian C. O’Donnell and Renee A. O’Donnell, 32 Maple Ave., $165,000.

CHESTERFIELD George F. Hinton and June Hinton to GFH Irrevocable Trust, Wyoming Trust Co., trustee, Sarah E. Hinton and Haley Rae Springman, 544 Main Road, $100.

Susan M. Basili, Daniel L. Fontaine, Brian Basili and Debra Fontaine to Eloy Arocho, 15 Hamel St., $315,000.

Suzanne I. Provost to Roberto Camacho, 102 Roy St., $130,000.

COLRAIN Steven D. Shippee and Tammy I. Shippee to Jeffrey Cochran, 27 Frankton Road, $397,500.

EAST LONGMEADOW Apple Blossom Farm LLC, to Panini Properties MA LLC, Parker Street, $150,000.

Arelene Duncan and Arlene Duncan to Arlene Duncan and Kalina Lynn Dunan, 40 Redstone Drive, $100.

John Ryan Crowley to Amanda D. Robinson and Chase Reisbig, 461 Porter Road, $580,000.

Richard D. Symmes, estate, and Jeanne R. Stewart, representative, to Dominic Kirchner II, trustee, and Bogdanow Realty Trust, trustee of, 88 Elm St., $144,755.

CHICOPEE Brital1987 LLC, to Gerardo Rivera Lopez, 28 Bonner St., $315,000.

Corey M. Mange to Jarrid Kendall, 69 Rochester St., $205,000.

David E. Berthiaume and Lillian R. Berthiaume to Danielle R. Berthiaume, 29 Meadowlark Lane, Unit 6086C, $90,000.

Dulong Holdings LLC, to Jonah Summer Hill Estates Development Investments LLC, 6 Bush Ave., LLC, to Carole E. Bolduc, 111 Dan$850,000. iel Shays Highway, $370,000.

George G. Kane to Revampit LLC, Lafluer & Son Inc., to Expedio 123 Springfield St., $75,000.

Group LLC, Aldrich Street, Jean Dempsey, conservator, and $60,000.

Loretta Kenz to Jennifer L. LaValMichael F. Whelan, trustee, and ley and Taylor LaValley, 27 Bristol Sivart Realty Trust to Daniel St, $215,150.

Debastiani and Norman P. DebasJeanne T. St. Pierre and Ruth E. tiani, 8 Tucker Lane, $325,000.

Willemain to Adam P. Corey, 119 Ronald J. Flink Revocable Trust Colonial Circle, Unit A, $140,000. and Ronald J. Flink, trustee, to Leonardo Corporan and Petronila Matthew J. Flink and Erin Flink, Altagracia Rodriguez to Urszula 348 State St., $377,000.

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Roger A. Lafleur Jr., and Albert A. Lafleur to Paul Sullivan, 52 Felix St., $250,000.

Tyler J. Wheelock, Brittany Ann Wheelock and Brittany Ann O’Neil to Trudy Ann Elliston and Lewis Muse, 35 Hazelhurst Ave., $351,000.

EASTHAMPTON Andrea S. Hermans to Christina M. Collins, 10 Gross Lane, $44,818.

David M. Fagnand and Melissa M. Fagnand to Meldav229 Realty LLC, 229 Main St., $100.

Kelly M. Simon to Briana M. Cristofari and Noah T. Galko, 41 South St., $187,000.

Teresa M. Desmond, trustee, Patricia A. Larochelle Irrevocable Trust and Patricia A. Larochelle to Norine L. O’Neil, Richard B. O’Neil,

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Deeds CONTINUES FROM PAGE F7 Patrick B. O’Neil II, Conor W. O’Neil and Patrick E. O’Neil, Brook Street, $127,500.

Mark T. Izzo and Julie A. Aste to Lauren R. D. Steis and Timur Steis, 248 Hendrick St., $408,000.

Michael A. Pellin and Joyce M. Pellin to Holden S. Sparacino and Emma M. Sass, 12 Lord St., $320,000.

ERVING Justin Fellows to Curtis R. Brunelle and Zsazsa V. Brunelle, 19 Swamp Road, $465,000.

GILL Richard W. Heldt and Sherry Heldt to Richard W. Heldt and Sherry G. Heldt, trustees of the Richard & Sherry Heldt Living Trust, 626 Main Road, $100.

GOSHEN Michael G. George to Richard A. Barton and Meesook Yoon Barton, 14 Williams Drive, $540,000.

Martha Lee St. Amand, trustee, and St. Amand Family Revocable Trust to Sarah S. Chandler, trustee, Matthew S. Theobald, trustee, and Chandobald Trust, West Street, $845,000.

GREENFIELD Bonnie L. Bobetsky, “fka” Bonnie L. Seaver, to Leslie A. Janka and Michele R. Janka, 102 Conway St., “fka” 4 Phillips St., $420,000.

Bethany A. Deery, personal representative of the Estate of James Edward Allen, “aka” James Allen, to Amy S. Clarke and Douglas P. Clarke, 8 Maple Lane, $181,000.

HAWLEY Juanita A. Clark to Weston J. Swope, East Hawley Road, $3,000.

HEATH Juanita K. Sherman and Keith E. Sherman to Angela Sonntag and Joseph Sonntag, 53 Judd Road, $50,000.

HOLYOKE Adam J. Mulcahy and Christina L. Gusek to Jeffrey A. Barnett and Janice M. Engel, Mountain Road, $175,000.

Alfaville LLC, to Michael J. Morelli, 8 Maple Crest Circle, Unit B, $102,900.

Amelia Mosley to James Barry Stillwaggon and Sophia Tatiana Sarigianides, 69 Lyman St., $190,000.

Carol D. White to One Main Realty LLC, One Main St., $170,000.

David G. Paulsen and Donna M. Paulsen to Edward A. Olmo Jr., 3436 Elmwood Ave., $315,000.

Joan A. O’Brien Smith to Mildred Hernandez, 36 Maple Crest Circle, Unit 36F, $149,900.

Kimberly Santiago and Victor L. Santiago to Alycar Investments LLC, 37 Lynwood Ave., $180,000.

Marita Marinello, executor, and Mary S. Marinello, estate, to 850 High St. Parking Lot LLC, 810 High St., $74,846.

Mildred Hernandez to Taishla Lopez-Perez, 69 Portland St., $245,000.

Muayyad Realty LLC, to 579 Dwight Street LLC, 579 Dwight St., $230,000.

Myriam Quinones and Jossie Valentin to Olana Flynn and Matthew Krefting, 25 Linden St., $230,000.

Reynalda Torres to William Rivera, 54-56 Brown Ave., $110,000.

Kazan, Marilyn J. Thomas, Brian K. Fitzgerald, Judith L. Rice, David F. Fitzgerald and Michael J. Fitzgerald to Annmarie Rivers, trustee, Christine C. Fraga, trustee, and Trust 2017 Coelho Family Irrevocable Trust, trustee of, 47 Dale St., $220,000.

Thomas L. Engwer III, to Antonio Sosa and Stacy Sosa, Lyon Street, $75,000.

MONSON Thomas M. Greene and Michele P. Hrbek Greene to Anthony Monteiro and Emily Monteiro, 6 Silver St., $349,000.

MONTGOMERY David R. Berndt, Matthew K. Berndt, John P. Berndt, Pamela K. Vachon, Pamela K. Kellam and Kendra L. Berndt, estate, to Glen G. Koundry and Deborah L. Koundry, 184 Carrington Road, $545,000.

NORTHAMPTON

Rosemary Leduc to Wade Lee, 671677 High St., $330,000.

Michael J. Levine and Marilyn L. Levine to Marilyn L. Levine, trustee, and Marilyn Levine 2009 Trust, 20 Bridge Road, $100.

William M. Keith to JJJ17 LLC, 45 Parker St., $35,000.

Nu-Way Homes Inc., to Yunting Xu, 57 Warner St., $595,000.

LEVERETT Mountain Stream LLC, to Elizabeth Kirkey, Hemenway Road, $74,000.

LONGMEADOW Global Homes Properties LLC, to Austin Moore, 91 Birchwood Ave., $459,000.

Ilyssa O. Zippin and Brian Zippin to Alan S. Eisgrau and Heather J. Eisgrau, 26 Cobblestone Road, $420,000.

Ronald G. Proulx Jr., and Tracey A. Proulx to Kevin Winslow and Judith Anne Winslow, 18 South Park Place, $449,000.

Shigefumi Tomita to Jean Lusskin, trustee, and Mark Lusskin Special Needs D4A Irrevocable Trust, 23 Randolph Place, $251,000.

Jane Karakula, trustee, and Betty R. Karakula Revocable Trust to Jane Karakula, 121 Franklin St., $100.

Jennifer A. Adams, Hugh S. Adams, Mari-Jon E. Adams, Mari-Jon E. Adams-Pullan, Elizabeth J. Adams and Elizabeth Jane Adams to Christopher F. Adams and Christine M. Adams, Clark Street, $20,000.

Walter L. Colby and Deborah Colby to Norma S. Casillas, 61 South St., $337,000.

Danielle T. Rao, Scott C. Rao, Jonathan LaValley and Daniele T. Roa, attorney-in-fact, to Danielle Stephen J. Payne, Stephen C. Payne Tara Rao, Jonathan David LaVelley and Philippa K. Siegel to Tao Wang, and Scott Christopher Rao, 53 128 Birch Road, $417,000.

Chestnut St., $100.

LUDLOW Maria Jose C. Roxo Vadnais, representative, Laura R. Roxo, estate, Margarita C. Roxo Carbonell, Pedro Manuel C. Roxo, Jose Antonio C. Roxo, Maria Accecao C. Roxo Lachut, Fernando Manuel C. Roxo and Paulo Roxo to Jose Antonio C. Roxo and Linda Roxo, 144 Swan Ave., $223,000.

New England Equities LLC, to Kendra Salvador and Bonnie Kilpatrick, 68 Deponte Drive, $527,000.

Patricia J. Renauld, Maureen Ann

PVC West Inc., to Recovery Real Estate Holdings LLC, 178 Industrial Drive, $1,098,917.

Kissell Inc., to GMS Realty LLP, 168 Industrial Drive, $5,351,083.

Du-Con Properties LLC, to Thomas H. Craig and Christine A. Craig, 256 Jackson St., $310,000.

Elizabeth Adams Trust and Elizabeth Adams, trustee, to Maryann Iannolini, 149A Round Hill Road, $200,000.

Sunwood Development Corp., to David Overfield and Linda Overfield, 27 Higgins Way, $848,190.

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26 Kendrick St., $100.

NORTHFIELD Jonathan J. Van’t Land and Sharon E. Van’t Land to Cindy L. Richotte and Michael R. Ryan, 687B Millers Falls Road, $340,000.

Carlton Brown III, and Louella V. Brown to Benjamin M. Emberley and Elizabeth Emberley, 91 East St., $275,000.

ORANGE Paulo Marinho to Maria Vita Da Silva, 15 W. Myrtle St., $100.

Brandon M. Coy and Katherine R. Coy to Katie Ann Sicotte, 77 Pleasant St., $250,000.

Deborah Jean Doane and Thomas James Doane to Jacob Audy, 174 East Road, $200,000.

Thomas J. Kelleher to Joshua Berge and Aislinn Berge, 22 Edison Drive, $266,000.

Du-Con Properties LLC, to Christine A. Craig and Thomas H. Craig, 7 Benoit Lane, $390,000.

Walter A. Hamilton and Joan Vohl Hamilton to Abbe Vohl Hamilton, 77 Hadley St., $100.

SOUTHAMPTON Cynthia A. Gaudet, trustee, Timothy J. Gaudet, trustee, and Cynthia A. Gaudet Revocable Trust to Elizabeth Gaudet, trustee, Jennifer Smith, trustee, and Timothy & Cynthia Gaudet Irrevocable Trust, 138 Valley Road, $100.

SOUTHWICK

Karen Holbrook, personal representative of the Estate of Marjorie Cheryl N. Smith to Troy Senecal Calcari, to Stanley Smith, 27 Kelton and Emily Klein, 136 Feeding Hills St., $110,000.

Road, $265,000.

PALMER Christopher J. Donohue, Robert F. Rapisarda, Karen M. Donahue, Christina Rasisarda and Karen M. Donohue to Ngocdiem Thi Nguyen, 1023 Central St., $255,000.

SHELBURNE Steven D. Shippee and Tammy I. Shippee to Jeffrey Cochran, 27 Frankton Road,$397,500.

Ellen S. Purinton to Rachel Cook, Mechanic Street, $53,000.

SHUTESBURY Bradford Spry to Ashley Ocana and Michael J. Visniewski, West Pelham Road, $150,000.

SOUTH HADLEY Ann H. Baird, Suzanne Roberts and Laura Saracino to Timothy D. Roberts and Suzanne Roberts, 1 Wilson St., $100.

George S. Hatzidakis and Dorota Hatzidakis to Kaile Blaze, 22 Shirley Terrace, $250,000.

Stephen Werman, Stephen S. Werman and Michael Werman to Avery W. Vazquez and Nicole A. Vazquez, 49 Coes Hill Road, $375,000.

SPRINGFIELD Alberto S. Crisostomo and Diana J. Crisostomo to Hamit T. Adiguzel and Hamdi S. Adiguzel, 10 Blanding St., $150,000.

Alex Hiller to Geoffrey Frost, 55 Gardens St., $260,000.

Andrew Brian Sawyer to Jaclyn Phyllis Curtis, 231 Mary Coburn Road, $28,000.

Anthony L. Tyson, Alexis A. Carter-Tyson and Alexis A. Walters-Carter to Ivor Santos and Aletta Santos, 173 Gillette Ave., $265,000.

Bretta Construction LLC, to Renardo N. Clayton, 28 Howes St., $430,000.

Karen A. Eliopoulos, Alfred C. Marr Jr., and Karen A. Marr to Alfred C. Marr Jr., and Karen A. Marr, 10 Overlook Road, $100.

Carlos Y. Garcia, Maria N. Garcia and Maria N. Gonzales to Josue Irizarry and Dorca Padilla, 60 Arnold Ave., $275,000.

Michael D. Russell and Donna J. Russell to Andrew Kretschmar and Allison Kretschmar, 17 Leahey Ave., $359,900.

David Finn and Kelli P. Moriarty to Michael Anthony Fenton, Michael Fenton, Jonathan B. Berthiaume and Jonathan Berthiaume, 63 Atwater Terrace, $427,500.

Edward M. Parks Irrevocable Trust and John P. Sullivan Jr., trustee, to Edward M. Parks Irrevocable Trust FBO John P. Sullivan Jr., Edward M. Parks Irrevocable Trust FBO Dena L. Sullivan, John P. Sullivan Jr., trustee, and Legacy Counsellors P.C., trustee, 308 Alvord Place, $100.

David W. Bernier Sr., to David W. Bernier Sr., and Joanne C. Bernier,

Debra A. Ursprung, representative, Neri Perez, estate, Lori Rodriguez, James Perez and Susan Perez to Dauntless Path LLC, 70-72 Ranney St., $85,000.

Doris M. Mietka to Nicholas G. Conner, 15 Rio Vista St., $210,000.

Emilia Dones to John M. Finch Jr., 17 Atwood Place, $176,500.

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HEN IT’S HOT outside, everyone wants a seat in the shade. That’s probably the reason why the tree seat has become a backyard classic. With 360 degrees of shady bench, there’s simply no better way to take advantage of a cool spot under a tree. Now do-ityourselfers can enjoy all the benefits — and all the shade — of a classic tree seat at a fraction of the cost of a readymade version.

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Lori J. Marchand to Sergio Garcia Ortiz, 73-75 Watling St., $315,000.

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Maria Estrada to Peace Y. Carboo, 37 Lexington St., $150,000.

Gabriel Paredes and Nelly Gonzalez Torres to Aidalis Rodriguez Otero and Jose O. Vazquez, 40 Cortland St., $220,000.

Melvin James Collins II, to Dominic Kirchner II, trustee, and Saklaa Realty Trust, trustee of, 133-135 Westford Ave., $194,755.

Ganga Tiwari and Taran Tiwari to Deu Thapa and Susmita Hembya, 20 Green Way, $380,000.

Nelson Tejada and Brian Tejada to Yomaira Amaro, 111 Merrimac Ave., $250,000.

Giovanni Pat Calabrese to Alexandra Segura Estrella, 99 Acushnet Ave., $267,000.

Newrez LLC, and Melinda Barry to William Raleigh, 114 Arcadia Boulevard, $291,000.

Grahams Construction Inc., to Benjamin T. Cole and Arnold David Cole, 171 Clearbrook Drive, $515,000.

Javed Shah and Sakina Shah to Deny Kim, 712 Sumner Ave., $350,000.

John P. Veronesi and Carmen L. Veronesi to Pena Lopez Auto Repair LLC, 971 East Columbus Ave., $255,000.

Joseph P. DeCaro and Joseph L. DeCaro to Nancy Calderon, 87-89 Acushnet Ave., $249,000.

Joseph Salvador and Kathleen Salvador to JJJ17 LLC, 1655 Parker St., $115,000.

19 Canterbury Road, $260,000.

54 Carriage Lane, $465,000.

Queen St., $250,000.

Ryan D. Doty to Dennis A. Montalvo, 125 Larkspur St., $207,500.

James R. Christofori to John Montalvo, 119-121 Chestnut St., $295,000.

Irene J. Flahive to J&M Realty LLC, 58 Arnold St., $245,000.

Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas, trustee, and Series 2005-QS7 Residential Accredit Loans Inc., trustee of, to Alycar Investments LLC, 91 Mulberry St., $218,000.

Salim Abdoo to Kevin Perez, 49 Hobson St., $270,000.

Scott P. Demaria and Sara Demaria to Tyrone Nelson, 8 Timothy Circle, $254,000.

Sean Kavanagh to Center for Springfield Redevelopment Author- Human Development Inc., 44-46 ity to North End Housing Initiative Palmyra St, $375,000.

Inc., Talcott Avenue, $18,000.

Thong D. Nguyen to Daniel Del-

Pamela J. Bourbeau to Crystal J. Pe- la-Giustina Jr., and Jay Khubchanrez, 87 Balfour Drive, $215,000. dani, 49 Euclid Ave., $240,000.

Paul D. Calder to Stephanie M. Acevedo, 82-84 Marion St., $225,000.

Richard Carl Ferullo, Ken Luong and Richard Carl Ferullo Jr., to 4G1R Purple LLC, 529-531 Armory St., $100.

Richard Carl Ferullo, Ken Luong and Richard Carl Ferullo Jr., to 4G1R Purple LLC, 72 Kensington Ave., $100.

Karen M. Sokolowski to Darius M. Cofer, 29 Endicott St., $231,000.

Robert A. Couture to Gabriel Paredes and Nelly Gonzalez-Torres, 1061 Parker St., $255,000.

Kenneth S. Bernstein to Shre Holding Co., LLC, 4 Plumtree Road, $300,000.

Rodman Capital Group LLC, to Ariel Properties LLC, 70 Alderman St., $240,000.

Lorenzo M. Hall III, to Kourtnie Noel Rosaida Mercado to Aleesha R. Morales, 75 Prouty St., $332,000.

Penna and Christopher M. Penna,

Veteran Stan LLC, to Hiep Do, 55 Lawndale St., $220,000.

SUNDERLAND Ronald W. Ward, “aka” Ron W. Ward, to Michelle Beth Wynn, 17 North Plain Road, $545,000.

WARE Scudder Bay Capital LLC, to Eurides Batista 19-21 Aspen St., $240,000.

WEST SPRINGFIELD Federal National Mortgage Association and Fannie Mae to Rachelle Hannoush and Ziad F. Hannoush,

Lynn Hill-Viens, representative, Joan I. Bilodeau, estate, and Richard D. Bilodeau to G & C Real Estate Investments LLC, 104-106 Ashley St., $261,000.

Marino Biagini III, and Christina Biagini to Ellen M. Dale, 67 Lewis Ave., $232,000.

Myrna Vilas to Joseph P. Letendre, 104 Prospect Ave., $245,000.

J & F Management LLP, Francis A. Friguglietti and John P. Morizio to 29-29.5 Orange St. LLC, 29-29.5 Orange St., $528,000.

John F. Simonich to Jessica Anne Lamothe, 139 Union St., Unit 31, $205,000.

Kristina M. Schultz and Kristina Loomis to Amy L. Damour and John W. Pignatare, 37 Coolidge Ave., $260,000.

V & K Realty LLC, to Qassim Khalaf, Pah Properties LLC, to Nissy Philip 40 Globe St., $120,000.

Manacheril and Abyson Baby, 5 Northridge Road, $314,900.

WESTFIELD Andrea M. DiRico to Thomas E. Sayers and Janet F. Sayers, 40 Prospect St., Unit 2A, $166,000.

Aspasia Gravanis to Paul A. Montanaro and Jasmine Montanaro, 54 Big Wood Drive, $348,000.

Federal National Mortgage Association and Fannie Mae to Wayne Joseph Lawrence, 124 Granville Road, $193,666.

David B. Huntley Jr., trustee, Susan D. Huntley, trustee, and Susan D. Huntley Revocable Trust, trustee of, to Jason Raymond Lisee, 304 North Road, $375,000.

David K. Young and Lisa J. Young to Mikhail Kozachuk and Elizavetta Kozachuk, 120 Springdale Road, $300,000.

Dorothy Lent to Colleen T. Lent, 51

Scott J. Wojcik and Lisa C. Wojcik to Jamison Bolduc and Angela Bolduc, 92 Knollwood Drive, $350,000.

WILBRAHAM Federal National Mortgage Association and Fannie Mae to Glenroy Burke, 78 Manchonis Road, $143,745.

Stuart J. Johnsen, Stuart Johnsen and Betsy Ludlow Johnsen to Nestor Rafael Rivera-Alicea Jr., and Laurie A. Rivera, 239 Main St., $400,000.

WORTHINGTON Gabriel K. Shippee to Katherine M. Downs, trustee, and Katherine M. Downs 2016 Trust, 110 Williamsburg Road, $290,000.

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Shopping for an electric lawn mower?

Look for durability You’ll pay more, but in the long run, it pays to purchase a Self-propelled vs. mower with metal — not plastic hand-push — decking, Kronk says. Metal Push mowers come in two decking protects the mower styles: hand-push or self-promotor, so rocks won’t crack it or pelled. With the latter, you get thrown as you mow. Nearly essentially walk behind the ma- all newer battery mowers chine as it cuts the grass. The have a brushless motor, but one you choose will depend on you should confirm this with your personal preference, but the retailer. Brushless motors note that electric mowers aren’t are more energy-efficient and that heavy to begin with. “The run longer than their brushed self-propelled function quickly counterparts. drains the battery and increases mower cost by up to $200,” Low maintenance doesn’t mean no maintenance Kronk says.

Although battery-powered Know the procedure if mowers require little service something goes wrong (no gas, oil or spark plug One of the most important changes), you should take aspects to consider is what them to a specialist once or happens if there’s an issue with twice a year to have the blades the mower, Chiesa says, so ask sharpened. “It’s a real surprise your retailer before purchasing. to people that dead leaves, “Some companies have autho- not sticks or thick grass, dull rized dealers, others insist you mower blades,” Chiesa says. ship it back in the box to the You also want to properly factory for repair. There is no store your mower and battery. local place to take it,” he says.

Although the mower can stay in

Look for reputable brands, do your research

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There’s never been a better time to consider adding a battery-powered push lawn mower to your arsenal of outdoor tools. “Battery technology has improved to the point where a battery mower performs just as well as a gas-powered one,” says Mike Chiesa, manager of Power at Hand, which sells and services outdoor power equipment in Denver.

Eco-friendly electric mowers are 30 to 40% quieter than their gas counterparts, according to Alex Kronk, whose website, thelawnreview.com, gives advice about lawn tools.

Electric models also require minimal maintenance, almost always start on the first try and don’t emit noxious fumes.

Plus, right now, gasoline prices are obscenely high.

Before you pull out your credit card, though, do a bit of self-evaluation. Chiesa asks every customer: Do you really take care of your lawn? Do you mow every four to five days when it’s growing in spring, or do you mow when the grass gets tall and your neighbors complain? “Be real with yourself as to what type of mower you are,” he says. “Electric will disappoint you if you just let the grass grow.”

For those who take pride in a well-groomed lawn, electric is the way to go. Battery models are lightweight (about 20 pounds compared with about 80 pounds for gas-powered) and fold up neatly for storage.

A durable one costs between $300 and $600.

Here are some tips for choosing a battery-powered lawn mower.

Determine your lawn size Many consumers incorrectly estimate how much grass they need to mow. Use Zillow or Redfin to get your lot size, or try measuremylawn.com.

For any space less than one acre, a battery mower should be up to the task, Kronk says.

Ask the dealer about a model’s

run time or how many square feet it can mow before the battery runs out of juice. A battery mower can typically run for 25 to 40 minutes on a single charge, so a large lawn may require you to switch to a second battery (about $40 to $150).

Look for reputable brands For major equipment purchases, smart consumers know to shop name brands with strong track records. It doesn’t particularly matter where you buy your mower from — a specialty retailer, a home improvement center, a hardware store, online — as long as the company has a solid reputation for products and customer service. Look for unbiased reviews online and/ or watch video reviews to see the machines in action. If you find yourself overwhelmed by choices, shop from an authorized dealer, which will help you evaluate your lawn needs and answer questions, as well as let you test-drive various models to get a feel for which one fits you the best.

Stick with one battery system Take note of other products that could use the same battery and charger, such as a string trimmer or leaf blower.

“Manufacturers are trying to ensure that their rechargeable battery is interchangeable across all power tools, so you can buy another tool in the system without another battery and charger,” says Aran Brosnan, senior marketing manager for Toro, an outdoor equipment manufacturer.

If you already have other battery-powered tools, you may want to start with that company, such as Ryobi, Ego, Toro or Greenworks, to see whether it offers a mower.

That way, you can either buy the full version and swap in the battery from your other tools for additional run time, or you can purchase the tool without the battery and save money.

a non-temperature-controlled space, the battery and charger should be kept safe indoors.

Extra features may (or may not) be worth it With so many battery-powered mowers on the market, manufacturers are offering extra features to distinguish their product from others. For instance, some Toro models come with what the company calls Personal Pace. (Basically, the faster you walk, the faster the self-propelled mower goes, and it slows down when you do.) Some mowers may come with an eco-mode that slows down the blade to save battery life; others can sense if the grass is thick and will ramp up when you need more energy.

Nearly all mowers have both bag and mulcher options, allowing you to switch between the two features. The one feature you really shouldn’t pay for, Kronk says, is lights. “Not only is it a battery killer, but who mows in the dark?”

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All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Amendments Act and Massachusetts Labor and Industries Law, which make it illegal to advertise any preference, limitations or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, familial status, sexual orientation which shall not include persons whose sexual orientation involves minor children as the sex object, genetic information, ancestry, children, marital status, or public assistance recipiency, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination. Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. To report discrimination, call the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) at 1-800-6699777. The HUD TTY telephone number for the hearing impaired is 212-708-1455.

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GERMAN SHEPHERD pups, 7M & 3F. Black/Tan, black & red, AKC paperwork, shots, wormed, written Hip & Health guarantee. Parents on premises. Raised in country setting. $1200. Call 978-249-3724 German Shepherd pups, champion Czeck & Belgian bloodlines, avail now. with 1st shots 4M, 3F, $1000/BO (413) 218-2321 Golden Retrievers Puppies, 1st shots & dewormed. $850. 2 females & 1 Male Call 802-895-2784 Teddy Bear Pups 8 weeks old, $600./ea.

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Bluish-Gray recliner, remote control, good cond. $175./BO. 413-733-1613 ask for Dennis Cross Country Skis, adult & children, poles, shoes included. 70’s type. $75.00 for all. 413-592-5098 Dark Brown leather sofa, 85’’ long, 43’’ deep, exc. cond., $2500.

Call (413) 567-7738 Light Ceramic kitchen set w/4 chairs, exc. cond., $90. Call 413-331-4762 or 413-331-3633 U.S. #1 Stamp (U) $300./OBO Call Ron 413-896-3324 $$$ Cash For Stamps $$$

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

THURSDAY APRIL 7, 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

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

ONSITE PURCHASES ALL OWNER APPLIES ONOF SALEPREMIUM PER ORDER 15% BUYERS ONLINE PURCHASES ON ALL APPLIES PREMIUM 18% BUYERS TERMS OF SALE: 25% DEPOSIT CASH, WIRE TRANSFER OR CERTIFIED CHECK OTHER TERMS TO BE ANNOUNCED AT TIME OF SALE TH - ALL 15% BUYERSINSPECTIONS: PREMIUM APPLIES ON ONSITE PURCHASES TO 4:00 P.M. 10:00 A.M. APRIL 12 TUESDAY, TO 11:00 A.M. 8:30 A.M. OF SALE & MORNING 18% BUYERS PREMIUM APPLIES ON–ALL ONLINE PURCHASES OTHER TERMS TO BE ANNOUNCED AT TIME OF SALE INSPECTIONS: TUESDAY, APRIL 12TH - 10:00 A.M. TO 4:00 P.M. West Springfield, MA • Philadelphia, PA & MORNING OF SALE – 8:30 •A.M. TO 11:00 A.M. 610-853-6655 413-733-5238 Aaron Posnik

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MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE AT PUBLIC AUCTION

Monday, April 4, 2022 12:00 PM - HOLYOKE 342 Pine Street

sgl fam, 1,476 sf liv area, 0.08 ac lot, 6 rm, 3 bdrm, 2.5 bth, Hampden: Bk 21573, Pg 284

1:00 PM - WEST SPRINGFIELD 29-31 Merrick Street 2 fam, 1,862 sf liv area, 0.11 ac lot, 4 bdrm, 3 bth, Hampden: Bk 17096, Pg 43

TERMS: Cashier’s or certified check in the sum of $5,000.00 as a deposit must be shown at the time and place of the sale in order to qualify as a bidder. NO CASH. No personal checks will be accepted. Cashier/certified checks should be made out to whomever is going to bid at the auction. The balance to be paid within thirty (30) days at the law offices of Korde & Associates, P.C. 900 Chelmsford Street, Suite 3102, Lowell, MA 01851, Attorney for the Mortgagee.

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

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