Home and Garden, and Real Estate- October 16, 2022

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IN THE GARDEN WITH LEE REICH: A look at biodynamic garden ing, F4 GARDEN NOTES: Work shop on harvesting and collecting seeds for future seasons, F4

ANTIQUES & COLLECTING: The devil is in the playing cards, F6

MORTGAGE RATES: 30-year US mortgage rate climbs to 6.92%, F7 WMASS DEEDS, F7

PROJECT OF THE WEEK: A do-ityourself day bed creates an instant guestroom, F10

Take Halloween décor to next level

Spooky season diehards offer advice, plus 3 easy hacks

Take Halloween decor to next level

Spooky season diehards offer advice, plus 3 easy hacks

By R achel Kurzius The Washington Post

BEFORE YOU HAUL the same fake cob webs and skeletons out of storage for another spooky season of per fectly-acceptable-but-noth ing-special Halloween decor, allow us to nudge you toward some self-reflection: What if this year you went all in? What if this year your house became “the crazy Halloween house?”

Pandora Rose’s home in Aurora, Colo., has carried that honorific since 2009, when she first transformed the modest 1980s residence into Darkrose Manor, festooned, depending on the year, with the trappings of a haunted for est or a dark carnivale. Always a lover of Halloween, she and her husband married on the holiday. One year, after a costume contest fell through, she decided to surprise him with “super cheesy” decora tions. “We didn’t have a single trick-or-treater but boy, we had so much fun just sitting there and enjoying the atmo sphere.” The couple has since built a business out of spooky

production and art design. Attracting trick-or-treaters is no longer a problem. Rose says her ghoulish adorn ments have given neighbors something to bond over: “We are very much a tightknit community that now comes together simply because of Halloween.” Indeed, the

social benefits of all this All Hallows’ fun are surely one reason Americans are

projected to spend more than $3 billion decorating this year, according to the National

Federation. If you’re ready to freak

Howard Banner decks out his home on Sparrow Drive in Springfield with Halloween displays last year. (HOANG ‘LEON’ NGUYEN

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GARDEN NOTES

STOCKBRIDGE

Upcoming programs

Berkshire Botanical Garden presents the following upcom ing programs:

• “Seed Saving:” Today, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. This workshop, led by garden writers and horticulturists Lee Buttala and Shanyn Siegel, teaches gar deners everything they need to know in order to harvest and collect seeds that they can then sow in the seasons ahead. This half-day workshop begins inside with a presentation on the rudiments of how plants create seeds. The workshop will include a review of basic collecting and cleaning prac tices for dry- and wet-fruited plants. After the presentation, attendees will head out into the garden to identify and collect ripe seeds. The class then heads back inside where attendees will “get seedy” and learn to thresh and winnow dry-fruited species and how to clean and prepare wet-fruited seeds for future use. Partic ipants will walk away from the class not only with seeds in hand but with a knowledge of how to isolate, identify and collect seeds of some of their favorite species and varieties of plants. Cost is $20 members, $25 nonmembers.

• “EcoPrinting with Nade Studios:” Today, 2 to 5 p.m.: Join textile artist Maggie Pate for an introduction to eco-printing. Capture a moment in time with this sea sonal workshop using a mix of summer flowers and fall foli age. Students will leave with a luscious 100% silk charmeuse scarf that they will design and eco-print during the class. Cost is $125 members, $150 nonmembers. Please note that financial aid is available for all BBG classes. Contact director of education Bridgette Stone at bstone@berkshirebotani cal.org.

• “Harvests and Hope:” Thursday, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Join in for an evening of storytell ers who will share experiences of finding human connection through nature connection. From gardens, fields and

forests, these stories are sure to inspire and entertain. Interested in sharing a story? Please reach out to bstone@ berkshirebotanical.org. Host ed by local writer and story teller Sheela Clary. Cost is $12 members, $15 nonmembers

• Connecting with nature: Friday, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Through a process of sitting, resting, walking, sensing, sharing, and reflecting, you are invited to witness beauty and connect with the natural world. This event culminates with a guided contemplation of the “inner harvest.” All adults (18-plus) are welcome, and no experience with mind fulness or meditation is re quired to attend. Please wear comfortable clothing, outdoor walking shoes and layers for warmth. Please bring a blan ket, mat, or camping chair for moments of stillness and quiet practice. Cost is $12 members, $15 nonmembers. For more information, or to register, visit www.berkshirebotan ical.org. Botanical Garden is located at 5 West Stockbridge Road.

HAMPDEN Club meeting

The Hampden Garden Club will have its next meeting on Thursday at 7 p.m. The guest speaker is Dave Buel, who will present a brief history of brewing beer, hop growing, and ways of fermentation with foods and beverages. All are welcome. The meeting will take place at Academy Hall on Main Street. For more informa tion, call Lil at 413-566-1137.

WEST SPRINGFIELD Club meeting

The West Springfield Gar den Club will meet on Thurs day at 6 p.m. at Storrowton Tavern, 1305 Memorial Ave. After a short business meet ing, Patty Field will present “Fall Care for Perennials.”

This program will feature different options for digging, dividing, and transplanting perennials and iris, under performing plants, garden design, and reading plant labels. All meetings are open to the public. Guests from all communities are welcome.

A look at biodynamic gardening

IN THE YELLOW GLOW of the autumn moon, a human form enters the gar den and buries a cow horn, filled with cow manure, two feet deep in the soil. Months later, after cold winter winds give way to balmy spring breezes, the buried horn is disinterred and its contents, transformed by cosmic and biological forces, are used to enhance the vitality of plants in the garden. This is obviously not the work of your average gardener. Here we have a “biodynamic gardener.”

Biodynamic gardening encompasses virtually all that it takes to have a green thumb, includes the basic tenets of organic gardening, and then adds a little more. The system is founded on a series of lectures given in 1924 by Dr. Rudolf Steiner, the Austrian philoso pher known also for Waldorf schools and Eurythmic dance. Dr. Steiner stressed the need for a holistic approach to agricul ture to reverse the trend of declining quality and impaired nutritional value of produce that was perceived by some European farmers at that time.

The soil of the biodynamic gardener, like that of the or ganic gardener, teems with life. And the food that keeps the soil alive is organic matter. In the garden, this means quantities of carefully prepared compost. On a farm scale, this means enormous quantities of com post, supplemented by organic matter from crop rotations.

A biodynamic garden or farm is a diverse ecosystem. Think about the soil life in the average garden. Here you might have a row of carrots, flanked on either side by dry, tilled soil whose sole nourish ment was a few handfuls of 10-10-10 fertilizer in spring.

Compare this in your mind to biodynamically-grown carrots, nestled in soft soil enriched with dark compost which slowly decomposes to feed myriad soil organisms which, in turn, gently release nutrients to the growing carrots. The compost has more to offer than just nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium (the 10-10-10

in that handful of fertilizer). The compost itself has been nourished by an assortment of corn and cabbage stalks and other garden waste, besides wild plants like thistles, yarrow, and chicory plants. And rather than a row of only carrots, the biodynamic garden might have a happy commingling of carrot plants with bean plants. Carrots need a little extra potassium and the beans need a little extra phosphorous, so the soil stays in balance much like a smor gasbord with an assortment of diners, not just dessert-lovers who leave only salad for the next “crop” of diners. Biody namic gardeners have found that not all plants enjoy each other’s company. Tomatoes, for instance, have an aversion to rubbing elbows with kohlrabi, cabbage, or potatoes. But pars ley, carrots, or onions improve tomato growth. Interplanted crops often are less attractive to pests than whole fields of one kind of plant. Beans like to be planted with potatoes, which is especially fortuitous because the potatoes reputedly repel Mexican bean beetles.

Herbs — meaning any herbaceous plant, not just the usual, like basil, sage, and rosemary — figure prominently in biodynamic gardening. As a companion plant, dill reputedly improves the growth and flavor of cabbage plants, though it has an adverse effect if planted near carrots. Tomatoes evidently are improved by the company of basil in the garden as well as the kitchen. Valerian is a popular herb, harmonizing well with every plant. Small amounts of specially prepared potions are used to balance plant growth. A single ounce of the Biodynamic Compost Preparation — a mixture of chamomile, yarrow, dandelion, stinging nettle, valerian, and oak bark — allegedly improves a ton of compost. A pea-sized piece of cow manure from that buried horn is stirred in a buck et of rainwater in a proscribed manner, then sprayed on the soil to improve the growth of seedlings’ roots. Yet another concoction, made from horse

tail, is used to combat fungus diseases. Biodynamics is a ho listic approach to agriculture in the widest possible sense. That row of carrots is influenced not only by the myriad ingredients in the compost that feeds it and neighboring bean plants, but also by the Earth as a whole, and by cosmic influences from the moon and the planets. As a result, there is a best possible date, and time of day, for plant ing carrot seeds.

Biodynamics is part of Steiner’s anthroposophy, a kind of Christian occultism. I see some eyebrows going up. But wait! The distaste some plants have for the company of other plants is well-documented. For example, black walnut trees do secrete juglone, a compound that will kill tomatoes. And the herb tansy has been shown to reduce the infestation of Colo rado potato beetle on potatoes. Similarly, careful measure ments have substantiated that there are periodicities in plant growth, due possibly to the in fluence of the moon and other celestial bodies or, as one study phrased it, “pervasive geophysi cal factors.”

On the other hand, scattering the ashes of the “beetle and their larvae, the burning having been carried out with both the Sun and the Moon in front of the Bull and the ashes rubbed down for an hour” does seem a far-fetched alternative cure for the Colorado potato beetle. Some of the beneficial effects of companion plants are not borne out by agricultural research; viz. peppermint plants do not reduce cabbageworm damage, and chives confer no particular benefit to roses.

Yet biodynamic gardens I have seen have been notable for their vibrant plants. Perhaps it is the herbal preparations, per haps it is the moon. Or perhaps it is the emphasis biodynamics puts on the close relationship between the gardener and the garden. The French have a saying for this: the best fertilizer is the farmer’s shadow.

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Lee Reich | In the Garden

Halloween

out (but also delight) your neigh bors, heed this haunted advice from Halloween super fans.

Commit to a theme

Professional haunted attrac tions often lead you through a series of vignettes — for in stance, an alien encounter fol lowed by an eerie circus, which leads to an undead Viking feast. While you can certainly take a similar approach at home, many aficionados recommend picking one theme to guide you.

Colleen Delawder, who has lived in and decorated the Historic Herndon Halloween House in Herndon, Virginia, since 2005, says themes make decorating both easier and more fun. Getting her own house ready for the big day typi cally begins on Labor Day.

This year, she’s basing her motif on the movie “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” which means she’ll get to use her Christmas decorations, too. Previous Halloweens have featured clowns and haunted pirates (which is why she still includes a pirate ship: “We have it, so why not use it?”).

Delawder also suggests incor porating your hobbies, which can save money. If you’re into kayaking, for instance, put out your kayak and throw some skeletons in it.

Rose changes her theme annually, too, generally taking anywhere from 1 to 3 months to put it all together (though her longest setup took more than a year). This year, she drew inspiration from the late Polish artist Zdzisław Beksińs ki, whose surrealist work often depicted his nightmares (who says Halloween can’t be high brow?). “We want [people] to feel like they have either entered into another world or they are viewing the portal to another world,” says Rose.

Paul Brubacher, director of operations at Markoff’s Haunt ed Forest, an annual attraction in Dickerson, Maryland, says his team’s ideas tend to come from “our own things that creep us out and what we get the shivers about.” Inspiration also often strikes unexpected ly, for example, while shopping

at Home Depot: “I’ll just see something in the plumbing aisle and go, ‘Oh wow, that right there looks like an interesting fitting. I could probably use a little paint . . . maybe put a little latex on it, and I could make that into an alien feeding tube.’

Don’t traumatize the neighbors

While commercial attractions like Markoff’s are designed to scare you silly, you should probably avoid serious horror at home, especially if you have younger kids around.

To delight rather than trau matize, Brubacher suggests focusing on atmosphere over blood and guts. “There’s scary, and then there’s just gross, right? If I’m looking at a pile of dismembered bodies, I’m not scared, I’m disgusted.” He recommends fog machines and eerie lighting for building mystery, no gore required.

Still, if you had your heart set on dismembered body parts, there are ways to be playful about including them, says Delawder. A recurring feature at her Historic Herndon Hallow een House is a haunted grill, which has faux parts over the flame. “But it’s not disgusting in any way. It just kind of looks fun and whimsical,” she says.

Indeed, across-the-board, re alistic blood and guts were seen as a no-no. So, too, were realis

tic references: The expert dec orators we talked to cautioned against featuring anything too topical. “We’re not touching on subjects that could be touchy for other people or potentially dis respectful of someone’s belief systems,” says Rose.

Get scary-good deals on supplies

As with most holiday goodies, the least-expensive time to shop for Halloween decorations is right after the unholy day, when you’ll find items on clearance. But that’s not the only strategy for scoring bargains.

Nature can be a great (and free) source: “The more organic elements you can bring in, the more convincing your atmo sphere becomes,” says Rose, who collects tree limbs, sticks and leaves for her graveyard set up and other macabre displays.

“There is nothing more fall and Halloween than the sound of crunching leaves under your feet.”

Halloween is also a recycling opportunity. Francisco Santos, operations director at The Hor rorland, a haunted attraction in Miami, finds props at flea markets and scours curbs on evenings when residents put out unwanted furniture and other items for city pickup.

“We found a really nice old vin tage table that we transformed into a rotting table where

somebody’s eating somebody else,” he says.

When renovating his bath room, Thomas Hall of Rich mond , Virginia — who’s been creating intricate Jack-o-lantern displays for 16 years — saved the old toilet. He kept it for the following Halloween, when he staged one of his pumpkins throwing up into it.

3 easy Halloween hacks

Maybe you’re not ready to be come the hardest core Hallow een house on the block (there’s always next year). But there are baby steps you can take to give your usual decor extra oomph.

• Start with those storebought skeletons — don’t they look a bit sterile for replica human remains? Brubacher recommends coating them in liquid latex for texture, followed by a layer of wood stain to age them. (Or, you know, you could just roll them around in dirt.)

• Resist carving your pump kins until a few days before Halloween to avoid rot. Then consider swapping that orange plastic carving knife for a dry wall knife instead. Lou Can tolupo, a large-scale pumpkin sculptor in Washington, D.C., says drywall knives are sharper and lead to more precise designs. He enlists a number of power tools, too, but those might be a little advanced for an amateur.

• Think about other senses. Finally, think of your decorations as more than just something to look at. “What do you smell? What do you taste?” says Rose. “If you think about those things in your mind as you’re creating your haunt, it’s going to make for an amazing experience.” She adds a seasonal scent — such as a campfire smell — to her fog machine: “We just really want it to be something of a sensory overload.”

The devil is in the playing cards

PLAYING CARDS provide innocent amusement: a game with friends, a magic trick to entertain a child, a round of solitaire to pass some time alone. So what’s a devil doing here?

This novelty pitcher made by Royal Bayreuth about 1930 has a body that looks like it’s made of playing cards and has a smiling devil figure for a handle. It sold for $250 at a Potter & Potter auction.

In the past, playing cards were seen as sinful, whether they were associated with gambling, divination, or merely idle frivolity. (Do those friendly games, magic tricks, or solitaire sessions sound less innocent now?) Many

CURRENT PRICES

of their earliest mentions in European history come from bans on them.

In 1890, Mrs. John King Van Rensselaer published a book on the history of playing cards called The Devil’s Picture-Books, after a Puritan name for cards. According to one anecdote in the book, Columbus’s sailors brought decks of cards with them on their voyage across the At lantic Ocean, but threw them overboard out of superstitious fear during bad weather. After the ships landed safely, the crew made themselves new cards out of tree leaves. Later, even the Puritans approved of some card games if they had educational themes.

Seeing playing cards as a sin

Current prices are recorded from antiques shows, flea markets, sales and auctions throughout the United States. Prices vary in different locations because of local economic conditions.

Steiff teddy bear, Little Devil, black mohair, orange nose, orange costume with black hooded cape, holding pitchfork and Halloween candy bag with jack-o’-lantern face, original Steiff tag, 11 inches, $95.

Jewelry, necklace, large turquoise ceramic leaves, inset blue and silver plaques, crystal beaded wirework, marked, Vilaiwan, leaves 2 1/2 inches, necklace 20 inches, $155.

Staffordshire historical bowl, States pattern, depicts 15 states and symbols, blue and white transfer, scalloped rim, marked, Ralph & James Clews, England, c. 1792, 8 3/4 inches, $275.

Clothing, dress, silk, allover black sequins, wide neck, 3/4 sleeves, tag with “Saint Laurent / Rive Gauche,” size small, $310.

Quilt, Mennonite, Everlasting pattern, five stripes with sawtooth edges symbolize trees, green print fabric, red print ground with tiny hearts, Pennsylvania, c. 1890, 90 x 82 inches, $490.

Furniture, bed steps, mahogany, green tooled leather, three steps, top step has hinged lid, opens to storage, turned legs, England, 27 x 18 x 28 inches, $695.

Kitchen, rolling pin, birch, rosewood, inlaid with whale ivory and abalone diamonds and bands, turned whalebone grips, whaleman made, c. 1870, 13 inches, $860.

Pair of Steuben glass candlesticks, flared out rim, baluster stem with wafers, bell shape base, blown bubble in each stem, marked, 9 inches, $985.

Basket, two-egg, Nantucket, splint, swing handle, wrapped rim, five incised concentric circles on inside bottom, 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches, $1,250.

Scrimshaw, lady’s pointing stick, whale ivory, hand, half closed, carved, stained rose blossom in palm, notched cuff, baleen separator, 1800s, 29 1/2 inches, $1,535.

doesn’t eliminate their appeal. In some cases, it may even contribute.

Q.

I have seen different types of maple furniture, like “bird’s-eye maple,” “tiger maple” and others. What are the differences? Do they come from dif ferent varieties of trees? Do they affect the value or quality of the furniture?

A. Maple is a strong, sturdy wood that is popular for furniture. Figured maple has naturally occurring variations in its grain pattern. The cause for these variations is not known, but environmental factors like climate, soil type, disease and injury to the tree may contribute. Bird’s-eye maple and tiger maple are two types of these patterns. Others include spalted and quilted maple. Tiger maple is also known as curly maple. Figuring does not mean a lower quality wood; in fact, figured maple is especially desirable for decorative piec es like furniture, crafts, and musical instruments. Since the 19th century, inexpensive woods and other materials have been painted to imitate grain patterns, and naturally patterned wood adds to the value of a piece.

Q. In the early 1980s, a nurse in Qatar gave me this coffee set as a gift for supplying medical supplies to their hospital. I was told that it came from Anwar Sadat’s palace. It has been a treasure of mine and is in excellent condition. It’s very heavy and made of brass. It has etched flowers with vines and calligraphy on the bottom. I’ve never used it for coffee and keep it polished. Can you tell me anything about this type of coffee set?

A. Your coffee set features a traditional Arabic coffeepot called a dallah. Sets like yours are used for celebrations and social functions and are sym bols of hospitality in the Mid dle East. Dallahs are used on coins and watermarks for cur rency. In Doha, Qatar, there’s a giant dallah sculpture that’s

Can you resist anything but temptation? Buyers couldn’t resist

Royal Bayreuth

regarded as a welcoming sign to visitors, extending hos pitality with a cup of qahwa (coffee beans boiled with spices, often cardamom).

The coffee is served in small handleless cups and may have a zarf (a metal holder) so you can comfortably hold the hot drink. The sets can be made from many types of metal and are made from 24-carat gold for royalty. Paperwork confirming its provenance (history) would be needed to prove any connection to Egypt’s Anwar Sadat. It could be very valuable if it belonged to Sadat.

Q. How do I find out what Hummel figurines and plates are worth? Thank you and have a great day!

A. The German F.W. Goebel factory began making Hum mel figurines in 1935 using the art of Berta Hummel (Sister Maria Innocentia) aka M.I. Hummel. The figurines attracted collectors but didn’t get international attention until after World War II. American soldiers were sta tioned in Germany after the war and would send the little figurines home as gifts. Early Hummels are in the greatest demand.

For information on the value of your Hummels, go to www.mihummel.com or reach out through the Hummel collectors’ Facebook group at facebook.com/ groups/309054562836977.

TIP: Don’t use the popular aluminum foil and baking soda system to clean antique silver. It leaves the silver with an undesirable tin-looking color.

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Long-term mortgage rates up

By M ATT O TT Associated press

Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates reached their highest level in more than two decades last week and are likely to climb further as the Federal Reserve has all but promised more rate increases in its battle to tamp down persistent inflation.

Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average on the key 30year rate climbed to 6.92% from 6.66% the previous week. Last year at this time, the rate was 3.05%. The aver age rate on 15-year, fixed-rate mortgages, popular among those looking to refinance their homes, rose to 6.09% from 5.9% the previous week, the first time it’s breached 6% since the housing market crash of 2008. One year ago, the 15-year rate was 2.3%.

Many prospective buyers have been pushed out of the market as average mortgage rates have more than doubled this year. Late last month, the Federal Reserve bumped its benchmark borrowing rate by another three-quarters of a point in an effort to constrain the economy and tame infla tion, its fifth increase this year and third consecutive 0.75 percentage point increase.

Another report from the government Thursday showed that consumer inflation remained much too high at 8.2%. Combined with the 8.5% inflation at the wholesale level reported Wednesday, most economists expect another big increase when the Fed meets early in November.

The Fed’s aggressive action has tripped up a housing sector that has been hot for years. Existing home sales have declined for seven straight months as the rising cost to borrow money puts homes out of reach for more people.

Deeds

AGAWAM

Albert F. Lepore to Domenick R. Pisano and Susan Pisano, 13 Princ eton Ave., $250,000.

Alycar Investments LLC, to Della Ripa Real Estate LLC, 17 Liberty St., $268,890.

Cynthia Y. Lemire to Jesse A. Wells, 220 Beekman Drive, Unit 220, $217,000.

Daniel E. Racicot, estate, and Elaine F. Martel, representative, to Malia Homebuyers LLC, 92 James St., $210,000.

Joshua A. Hazelwood and Patricia C. Hazelwood to Daniel D. Swan son, 68 Dogwood Lane, $230,000.

Joyce Yamer to A & H Legacy LLC, 1730 Main St., $394,500.

Justin David to Angelica Proper ties LLC, 53 Regency Park Drive, $107,000.

Sergey Dikan to Jose Sanchez, 43 River Road, $225,000.

Suellen Duga to George S. Canapi Jr., 22 Wright St., $244,900.

Sylvia A. Ready to Jean K. Rossner and Darryl R. Scott, 8 Beekman Place, Unit 8, $229,900.

AMHERST

CNS Home Solutions LLC, to Seunghun Kang, 485 Pine St., $240,000.

Brenda R. Mangels to Brenda R. Mangels and Christopher T. Koh, 20 Kestrel Lane, $100.

Roland Sarti and Rose Sarti to Mikhail Sineokov, 24 Salem Place, $229,000.

Grover R. Ballou Jr., to Lincoln Fear ing LLC, 754 Main St., $505,000.

Joel W. Martin to Victoria Risk, 399 Henry St., $1,050,000.

Geneva K. Yelle, trustee, Margaret K. DeGregorio, trustee, and 54 Hills Road Nominee Trust to David M. Orr, Mona Wu Orr and David Orr,

54 Hills Road, $545,000.

William A. Nanartonis, trustee, and Nanartonis Family Trust to David Denno, Pomeroy Lane, $50,000.

Milagros C. Montemayor to Sherry A. Allan, 27 Greenleaves Drive, $255,700.

Christopher J. Allen, trustee, and Christopher J. Allen Revocable Trust to Daniel Cook, 4 Charles Lane, $460,000.

Daniel M. Harper to William Sherr, 170 East Hadley Road, $145,000.

ASHFIELD

Susan J. Donaghy and Marlene T. Hayes, trustees of the Mislak Fam ily Trust, to Jonathan E. Stark and Susan Perkins Stark, 1789 Baptist Corner Road, $625,000.

BELCHERTOWN

Edward C. Richardson and Phyllis J. Richardson to Cynthia D. Harbe son, 100 Pine St., $325,000.

Christine E. Volonte to Douglas F. Albertson and Christine E. Volon te, 245 North St., $100.

Douglas F. Albertson to Christine E. Volonte and Douglas F. Albert son, 280 North St., $100.

Shirley A. Pogodinski to Michael Hoffman and Kimberly Sizelove, 112 North St., $464,988.

Justin R. Cleare to Sharon K. Levy, 1302 Federal St., $221,000.

Sharon E. Miner to Nicholas W. Burgos and Rachel H. McGoldrick, 24 N. Washington St., and 24 North Washington St., $290,000.

Thomas A. Barry and Colleen A. Barry to Brian A. Bachand and Jessica Bolduc, 40 Azalea Way, $510,000.

Laurie A. Fabbri and William J. Fabbri to Michael Falcione, 124 Sheffield Drive, $549,900.

James R. Maes and Marie A. Maes to Kaye G. Mackenzie, 111 Daniel Shays Highway, $450,250.

BERNARDSTON

Betty Schneider, individually and as personal representative of the Estate of Stanley Burdick, Stephen Burdick and Stuart Burdick to Frank A. Fellows and Vicki Fellows, 273 Northfield Road, $100,000.

Crumpin-Fox Club Inc., to Heirloom Collective Inc., 87 Northfield Road, $990,348.

Kittredge Industries LLC, to John P. Hovnanian and Marylou App Hov nanian, 231 South St., $354,000.

BLANDFORD

Caleb Arthur Rowe to Austin Gar rett, 2 Maple Lane, $240,000.

Elizabeth A. Arcouette to Gordon C. Avery III, and Donna J. Avery, Parcel #2 Russell Stage Road, $20,000.

Ralph DePalma, Frank R. Buonicon ti and Margaret A. Buoniconti to Dominic Ditomaso, Tolland Road, $50,000.

BRIMFIELD

David G. Govoni and Darla Govoni to Joseph Hastings and Court ney Hastings, 233 Palmer Road, $375,000.

CHICOPEE

384 Front Street Realty Trust, trustee of, Richard R Asselin, trustee, and Carole A. Asselin, trustee, to Squire Investments LLC, $360,000.

Allen G. Croteau to Sheyla Mirabal and Phillip A. Prahl, 175 Grattan St., $364,900.

Audrey Belanger, representative, and Edward D. Dybas, estate, to Amy D. Dybas, 70 St. James Ave., $288,000.

Barbara A. Myca and Tadeusz R. Myca to Robert Maziarz and Ewa M. Maziarz, 515 Broadway St., $150,000.

Carter Broadcasting Corp., to Jones Ferry Development LLC, 326 Chicopee St., $455,000.

Craig R. Authier to Junior P. Swaby, 201 Nelson St., $555,000.

Crystal Cooper and Kenneth Cooper to Michelle Rose and Glon Rose, 277 Broadway St., $225,000.

Dawn L. Ferrari to Jessica McRob bie and Richard Coe Jr., 74 Jeffer son Ave., $205,000.

Deborah A. Wagner to Jeffrey M. Zebrowski and Madison J. Bernard, 103 Oakridge St., $305,000.

Gerald R. Fournier to Robert Fournier and Cynthia Lillis, 148 Boulay Circle, $260,000.

James Shultis, representative, Rob in Kay Slavin, estate, and Robin K. Slavin, estate, to Cherie Rodriguez, 152 Greennwood Terrace, Unit 6019B, $165,000.

Jenise Jaworski to LP Properties LLC, 106-108 Skeele St., $210,000.

JJJ17 LLC, to Santos Pineda and Noelia Aguilar, 699 Granby Road, $245,000.

Michael J. Brushway and Maria C. Brushway to Ramon L. Gonzalez Serrano and Hope N. Charlestream, 17 Fay St., $255,000.

Simeon Zgerya to Colleen M. Shea, 265 Chicopee St., Unit 5, $155,000.

Thomas R. Herbert and Samantha J. Herbert to Marlene Sandora, 57 Beesley Ave., $230,000.

Timothy J. Czerwiecki to Hector J. Cuevas, 74 Grattan St., $300,000.

Tyrone Dockery and Nikki M. Dockery to Zakory Christian and Kristian Nelson, 134 Farnsworth St., $245,000.

COLRAIN

Sarah Davenport to Elliston O. Bingham and Kaydee L. Bingham, 121 Call Road, $115,000.

Heather Piantanida and Nicholas R. Piantanida to Cassiel Owens and David Swiderski, 241 Thompson Road, $375,000.

CONWAY

Cheryl L. Nichols and Ward W.

DEEDS,

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Nichols to Maria Isabel Guevara and Brian Lee Yung Rowe, Shel burne Falls Road, $34,900.

DEERFIELD

Delta Sand & Gravel Inc., “fka” Warner Bros Inc., to WT Land LLC, Keets Road, $75,000.

Michael E. Ramon to Deborah S. Dachos, 14B Duncan Drive, Unit 37 Meadows of Deerfield Condomini um, $350,900.

Ragus LLC, to William Brooks and Michele Despre, 2A Gray Lock Lane, Unit 32A Sugarloaf Condo minium, $359,900.

EAST LONGMEADOW

Benjamin M. Keating and Morgan E. Keating to Ashley Wang, 43 Pease Road, $460,000.

Bennie J. Wright III, and Liana Murphy-Destin to Jerry Destin and Liana Murphy-Destin, 39 Longview Drive, $25,000.

Burke Properties Inc., to 25 Granby Street LLC, 641 North Main St., $180,000.

Cheryl L. Luongo to Lynn Landry, 221 Prospect St., $275,000.

Dominic Kirchner II, trustee, and Bogdanow Realty Trust, trustee of, to Evan Eastburn and Rebecca Naccarato Eastburn, 88 Elm St., $340,000.

DR Chestnut LLC, to Gary F. Uliasz and Karen A. Uliasz, Unit IV-23 Fields At Chestnut, $604,000.

U S A Housing & Urban Develop ment to Gina O’Connor, 21 Chan ning Road, $285,000.

Marilyn T. Bourbeau to Joshua Fois and Alyssa Cote, 215 Braeburn Road, $315,000.

Michael Carabetta to Karl William Rehbein and Jason Michael Reh bein, 14 (Lot #8R) Fairway Lane, $795,000.

Paul J. Corish, Dorothy H. Corish, Cheryl A. Kabeli and Shaun P. Corish to Andrzej Chmielewski and Natalia Chmielewski, 27 Clareside Drive, $330,000.

Quazi Kamran Uddin to Luke Denver and Nicole Denver, 130 Elm St., $450,000.

Sean N. Hammond and Kristen Hayes to John Reynolds and Taylor Reynolds, 18 Merriam St., $350,000.

Shirley Brown Cahill Real Estate Trust, trustee of, Ashley L. Ahlberg, trustee, and Shirley R. Cahill to Stephanie Noell Cardano and Jason J. Libardi, Lot 1 Thompson St., $297,000.

Tomroc Holdings LLC, to Pau

lette B. Duncan, 191 Chestnut St., $275,000.

EASTHAMPTON

Linda K. Smargie to Janell Tryon and Laurene Boglio, 13 Louise Ave., $372,000.

Daryl Brosseau and Marie C. Poulin to Christopher F. Sterpka and Ashley D. Sterpka, 113 Strong St., $360,000.

Bradley J. Robbins and Rachel A. Lepine to SGS Holdings LLC, 1 Adams St., $370,000.

Eric P. Hagelstein, trustee, and Edward A. Hagelstein Irrevocable Trust to Daniel F. Stasz, 1 Chantel Court, $475,000.

Alice J. Zedonis to Randall E. Kemp and Amanda Z. Kemp, 1 Campus Lane, $161,000.

Kimberly A. Sweeney to Aarin Feliz, 33R Maine Ave., $273,000.

James R. Jackson Jr., and Joanne M. Kuzmeski-Jackson to Susanne Weinman, 27 Treehouse Circle, $500,000.

David E. Valade and Carol A. Valade to Samuel Isaac Pashall and Rebecca Shelkan Remis, 113 Oliver St., $502,000.

Susan J. Hess-Snape and Peter Arthur Snape to Dara Darabi and Ellen Darabi, 117 Everett St., $375,000.

GRANBY

Kotowicz Custom Homes LLC, to Three East LLC, 75 Carver St., $694,000.

Mark R. Plante to Audrey N. Gould, trustee, and William L. & Audrey N. Gould 1990 Family Trust, 12 Cedar Drive, $348,600.

GREENFIELD

Bruce Chartier, personal repre sentative of the Estate of Ingrid Chartier, to Laura Anne Jepson, 19B Huntington Circle, Unit 5B Huntington Green Condominium, $267,000.

Jessica H. Callahan and Scott A. Callahan to Joseph S. Bialek, 79-81 Montague City Road, $332,000.

Charles G. Zononi to Jessica Mat teson, 9 Hancock Lane, $253,000.

James L. Galipault Jr., to Adam R. Martin and Alexandra L. Martin, 336 Plain Road, $285,500.

David G. Norman to Donald Con nelly, 65 Munson St., $154,200.

Alex Gross, Anthony Gross and Abbie Lundberg to James L. Martin and Rachel L. Martin, 36 Princeton Terrace, Unit 36 Mead owview Manor Condominium, $130,500.

Rebecca Caplice to Marc K.

Dubois, 25 Keegan Lane, Unit 7C College Park Condominium, $175,000.

Kathleen A. Kerswig, personal representative of the Estate of Edward J. Kerswig, to Kathleen A. Kerswig, 4B Huntington Circle, Unit 2B Huntington Green Condo minium, $50,108.43.

Barbara R. St. Germain, “fka” Barbara R. Golonka, and Philip E. St. Germain to Monique Frigon, 49 Arnold Lane, $150,000.

HADLEY

Barbara L. Palangi, personal rep resentative, and David M. Palangi, estate, to Pioneer Valley Ventures LLC, 11 Middle St., $635,000.

Keith A. Rehbein to 22 North Maple Street LLC, 22 North Maple St., $85,000.

W. Marek Inc., to Albert J. Steppi and Jinchan Qu, 5 Adare Place, $775,000.

HAMPDEN

Gabrielle M. Morgan to Larry L. Beaulieu and Nicole M. Beaulieu, 59 Allen Crest St., $409,500.

William A. Kerr, Patricia M. Kerr and Patricia M. Jordan to Richard Clark, 10 Allen Court, $230,000.

HATFIELD

Amy O’Brien, personal represen tative, and Thomas E. Kostek, estate, to Lindsay Gutekunst and Deiverson Torres Demoraes, 45 Main St., $275,000.

James B. Thein II, and Heather Krista Thein to Zachary M. Heller and Sarah E. Heller, 20 Chestnut St., $420,000.

Karen M. Woo, Courtney M. Woo, Ashley M. Woo and Dianne L. Klimczyk to Karen M. Woo, Court ney M. Woo, Ashley M. Woo and Dianne L. Klimczyk, 21 Elm St., $100,000.

Bowditch LLC, to Benson Mini Storage LLC, 12 Elm St., $2,350,000.

HEATH

Carol A. Summers and David A. Younk to Nancee Bershof, Fletcher Clark and Mattea Kramer, Dell Road and Rowe Road, $55,000.

HOLLAND

John M. Morelli and Elizabeth Morelli to Alec Barkett, Anthony Barkett and Erik Allis, 3 Roberts Park Road, $123,400.

Kevin R. Boudreau to Linda Cham pion, 0 Victoria Drive, $8,000.

Property Advantage Inc., to Daniel Hall and Salina Hall, 3 Ridge Road, $220,000.

HOLYOKE

Brian O’Connor to Allegra R. Mazanec and Samuel L. Mazanec, 28-30 Taylor St., $309,500.

Dominic Kirchner II, trustee, and Ushokoledi Realty Trust, trustee of, to Lismel Luciano, 48 Vernon St., $130,000.

Edison Santana and Judith Figueroa-Santana to Georgia Park er Welch and Grace Noelle Ramsay, 635 Northampton St., $359,900.

Holyoke City to Villa Verde LLC, 525 Pleasant St., $20,111.

James Bickford, estate, and Miles J. Bickford, representative, represen tatiave, to New Line Realty LLC, 78 Nonotuck St., $125,000.

Katherine M. Coleman to Sarah Larose, 77-79 Elmwood Ave., $320,000.

Luis Dafonseca to Gabrielle Roy and Elizabeth Volckening, 84 Lynch Drive, $262,000.

Steven G. Reno, Ramona L. Reno, Edward J. Reno and Nancy J. Sad lowski to Jose Orlando Gaston and Elisha Feliciano-Martinez, 8 Edbert Drive, $310,000.

LEVERETT

Mark DeMulder, personal repre sentative of the Estate of Lynn Hall, to Melissa R. Miller and Oliver T. Miller, 29 North Leverett Road, $485,000.

Toni Lyn Morelli and Matthew J. Pfannenstiel to Adam R. Levine and Sarah E. Lowe, Cave Hill Road, $180,000.

LONGMEADOW

Audubon Road Real Estate Trust, trustee of, and George L. Go odridge III, trustee, to Correa Living Trust, trustee of, Jaime Correa, trustee, and Alisa Ann Correa, trustee, 34 Dartmouth Road, $692,000.

Cynthia A. Solin, trustee, Jay Eisenstock, trustee, and Samba Nominee Realty Trust, trustee of, to Mohammadhossein Gilzad Kohan and Marzieh Soheili, 67 Ridge Road, $535,000.

Diane R. Boucher to William J. Driscoll, 561 Longmeadow St., $270,000.

John C. Derosier, trustee, Maureen C. Derosier, trustee, and 152 Mead owbrook Road Realty Trust, trustee of, to Barry A. Rice and Leslie Rice, 152 Meadowbrook Road, $540,000.

Linda A. Lajoie, trustee, Paul G. Lajoie, trustee, and Linda A. Lajoie Revocable Trust, trustee of, to Xavi er Nicolas Miller, Xavier N. Miller, Ashley Iancu Miller and Ashley I. Miller, 36 Maple Road, $430,000.

Nancy Walker (TR) and Nancy J Walker Revocable Trust (TR OF) to

Jason J Chamberlain and Cyn thia Chamberlain, 21 Maple Rd, $330,000.

Paul A. Zingarelli and Irma Zing arelli to Doris M. Egan, 33 Mead owbrook Road, $674,000.

Yan Ou and Jianjun Zheng to Zengxin Ouyang and Xiujin Lin, 131 Viscount Road, $500,000.

LUDLOW

Bruce Tetrault to Nazim Hack, 444 Miller St., $628,000.

Lawrence F. Roberge and Cynthia M. Roberge to Robert J. Rose and Susan Jeannette Rose, 562 Miller St., $300,000.

Louis T. Saletnik and Jeanne R. Saletnik to Mark Dangleis and Megan Clifford, 421 Lyon St., $350,000.

Mary C. Evangelista and Mary C. Rodrigues to Silver P. Serra and Maria J. Serra, 24 Franklin St., $250,000.

Robert Rose and Susan Rose to Ty ler D. Hubbard and Callie Hubbard, 37 Bondsville Road, $400,000.

Stanley E. Sokolowski and Marta E. Sokolowski to Paulo G. Norberto and Silvia Norberto, 41 Warren St., $270,000.

MIDDLEFIELD

Belynda A. Basak and Belynda Basak to Aimee M. Mendicino, 107 Chipman Road, $125,000.

MONSON

GM Properties LLC, to Hector E. Ramos Perez, 38 Margaret St., $300,000.

Jeffrey Allard to Barkett Capital LLC, 4-6 Green St., $270,000.

Keelin White and Frederick White to Charles A. Corbett, 73 Cote Road, $255,000.

Piper Lowe Real Estate Group LLC, to George F. Taylor, 178 Palmer Road, $290,000.

MONTAGUE

Kenneth R. Hubbard Sr., and Mi chele M. Hubbard to Bradley Ferris and Jennifer Dawn Williams, 177 Millers Falls Road, $705,000.

MONTGOMERY

Jerald Reinford, trustee, and 20 Chamberlain Road Land Trust, trustee of, to Mayor Habitat Man agement LLC, 0 Carrington Road, $290,000.

NORTHAMPTON

Arthur R. McMurrich and Beatrice Jane McMurrich to Arthur R. Mc

Deeds

Murrich, 143 South Main St., $100.

Arthur R. McMurrich to Arthur R. McMurrich and Beatrice Jane Mc Murrich, 143 South Main St., $100.

Mehrzad Paknya and Benjamin Paknya, attorney-in-fact, to Amir Paknya, 36 Warburton Way, $100.

Birdie Properties LLC, to Jesse T. Casaubon and Jennifer E. Casau bon, 15 Elizabeth St., $355,000.

Emerson Way LLC, to Nathaniel A. Ingles and Alex A. Chace, 775A Burts Pit Road, $225,000.

Marsha K. Montori, Marsha K. Mon tori, personal representative, and Brian W. Turner, estate, to Kather ine M. Brewer Ball, 37 Corticelli St., $420,000.

Rebecca B. Foley to Kyung H. Sin and Becca Thomases, 275 Elm St., $1,375,000.

Northampton Housing Authority to Nu-Way Homes Inc., 18 Corticelli St., $50,007.

Lynell M. Branch Revocable Trust and Lynell M. Branch, trustee, to George L. Goodridge III, trustee, and Audubon Road Real Es tate Trust, 407 Audubon Road, $1,035,000.

Irene T. Hoynoski, trustee, Irene T. Hoynoski and Hoynoski 2008 Revocable Trust to Eli Dwight, 26 Williams St., $470,000.

Amy W. Campbell to Theresa Ronquillo and Eric Dunn, 25 Union St., $827,000.

Blair McLaughlin and Seth Atkin son to Alexander George and Elisa Mai, 36 Ward Ave., $1,010,000.

Wei Ying to Lei Bao, 63 Hatfield St., $100.

Sara Alexis Newland and Devin M. Caughey to Ward W. Worster, trustee, Anne M. Worster, trustee, and Worster Family Trust, 35 New South St., $550,000.

Michael Hooker, personal repre sentative, and Edward W. Sliwa, estate, to Thomas J. Wickles and Brenda J. Wickles, 12 Rick Drive, $300,000.

Marianne Foote to Milo Properties LLC, 80 Damon Road, $145,000.

Suzanne Dantonet and Suzanne Martinez-Dantonet to Eli Dwight, 38-40 Grant Ave., $501,000.

Erica S. Tibbetts and Erica S. Tibbets to P.J. Miller, 14 Henry St., $300,000.

John J. Brennan to Timothy M. Enman and Samantha L. Smith, 39 Middle St., and Center Street, $275,000.

Meghan C. Hoagland and Arthur S. Hoagland to Lauren-Lee Alexis Bar ry, 839 Florence Road, $318,500.

Nancy W. Denig to Nancy W.

Denig, trustee, and Nancy Watkins Denig Revocable Trust, 25 Dewey Court, $100.

ORANGE

Philip S. Zahodiakin to Kristyn Ma rie Lombarde and Stephen Lom barde, 34 Bacon St., $269,900.

Cain J. Blackbird and Jennifer L. Tenney to Whitney M. Bell and Theresa G. Robinson, 315 Gidney Road, $380,000.

David L. Songer and Sally E. Songer to Cain J. Blackbird and Jennifer L. Tenney, 150 Cove Road, “aka” 625 East River St., $75,000.

David L. Songer and Sally E. Songer to Cain J. Blackbird and Jennifer L. Tenney, 100 Cove Road, $425,000.

Derek J. Chaplin and Victor Chaplin Jr., to Charles J. Verheyen and Tearra L. Verheyen, 22 Logan Ave., $300,000.

Jay M. Guilmette and Martha J. Guilmette to Cameron Woodcock, 243 Hayden St., $265,000.

PALMER

David G. Walker and Caitlin A. Walker to Adriana Alban, 11 Hol brook St., $260,000.

Judith M. Auclair and Tracey L. Slovin to Edwin Rodriguez and Lori Rodriguez, 12 Barlow St., $240,000.

Palmer Town to Rodney North, Susan Ann North and Brittany Ann North, 234 Flynt St., $31,000.

Palmer Town to Zuzanna Lakoms ka, 101 Pine Hill Drive, $30,000.

Tantramar Holdings LLC, to Intra coastal Capital Holdings LLC, 103 Mason St., $100.

Thomas J. Barone and Susan M. Barone to Brian Alexander Figueroa and Katherine Nicole Figueroa, 31 Old Farm Road, $415,000.

PELHAM

William M. Rock and Theresa A. Rock to Yosef Nimni and Lisa Fon tes, 25 Amherst Road, $200,000.

PLAINFIELD

Edward O’Harte and Sandra A. O’Harte to Rose Wojtkowski, South Central Street, $54,000.

ROWE

Carol A. Summers and David A. Younk to Nancee Bershof, Fletcher Clark and Mattea Kramer, Dell Road and Rowe Road, $55,000.

SHUTESBURY

Heather Edwards and Todd E. Jansen to Geoffrey Lansdell, “aka”

Geoff Lansdell, and Ann Ward, 27 Wendell Road, $331,500. Maryellen E. Dahrooge and Russell P. Mizula to David C. Brooks, trust ee of the Deerfield Valley Manage ment Trust, 399 Leverett Road, $354,510.77.

SOUTH HADLEY

Weymouth Condo Renovators LLC, to Joanna T. Giec, 41 West Summit St., $187,000.

Marilyn K. Hyte to Kathleen G. Footit, 63 Laurie Ave., $100.

Sharon M. Styffe to Andrew G. Roberts, 112 Granby Road, $330,000.

Mohammad A. Javaid to Luis Raul Torres, Eunice Jean Torres, Eunice Torres, Steven L. Chuslo and Steven Chuslo, 169 North Main St., $392,000.

Ashley Kohl to Donna Yazwinski, 19 Harvard St., $330,000.

Scott Menard, Kimberly A. O’Flaherty and Carol A. Menard to Norman R. Betournay and Sheri L. Gentile, 20 Columbia St., $355,000.

Kyle Taylor, Ann Adams and Kyle J. Taylor to Michael J. Brushway and Maria C. Brushway, 137 Lyman St., $300,000.

Pride Real Estate LLC, to RLB Management LLC, 280-286 Granby Road and Carol Ann Drive, $800,000.

SOUTHAMPTON

David Silvernail, personal represen tative, and Edward Robert Stein, estate, to Dominic B. Rachmaciej, 31 Gilbert Road, $325,000.

Linda B. Emerson and Jill A. Grise, attorney-in-fact, to Paul Cheney and Melissa Holub, 15 East St., $560,000.

SOUTHWICK

David V. Reale and Eva Jennifer Reale to Timothy Pochron and Krista Pochron, 84 South Longyard Road, $360,000.

Linda I. Drake to Betty L. Lempke, trustee, and Betty L. Lempke Revo cable Indenture of Trust, trustee of, 1 Brayton Drive, $221,000.

SPRINGFIELD

Ahmed A. Aljanabi to Rebeca Flores, 20 Glendell Terrace, $242,000.

Andrzej Chmielewski and Natalia Chmielewski to Brandon Jeffrey Hunter, 128 Tioga St., $265,000.

Antonio S. Monteiro Jr., to Tyler Christopher Havriliak and Sara Ashley Havriliak, 97 Goodwin St., $245,000.

Bank of New York Mellon, trustee,

and Novastar Mortgage Funding

Trust Series 2006-2, trustee of, to Joel Rosa Anastacio, 38 Wellington St., $79,800.

Brian P. Yacovone and Mary Ann Yacovone to Samuel Feliciano, 145 Dickinson St., $306,000.

Brian Santiago and Esther M. Santiago to Jason T. Labeau, 28 Drumlin Road, $360,000.

Brianna H. Stellato and Thomas M. Stellato to Brenda L. Davis, 106 Gillette Circle, $275,000.

Calvin D. Blakes and Amy V. Tien ken to Dominic Kirchner II, trustee, and Ushokoledi Realty Trust, trust ee of, 1026 Carew St., $170,000.

Campagnari Construction LLC, to Samson Rusoke and Gorret Ru soke, 5 Old Lane Road, $490,000.

Charles John Saufler Jr., and Beth Ann Saufler to Elica Diaz Rodri guez and Carlos Valdes, 30 Sky Ridge Drive, $304,120.

Christian Nguyen to Kiet A. Huynh, 68 Kenwood Park, $160,000.

Christopher J. Liquori Sr., and Harriet F. Liquori to Tejada Market 2 Corp., 279 Locust St., $220,000.

Constant S. Cooley to Jesus Morales, 252-254 Eastern Ave., $110,000.

Daniel R. Boutin to Eridania Arias, 108-110 Draper St., $300,000.

Darryl Hines to Luis Nunez Matos, 117-119 Fenwick St., $305,000.

Denise F. Galarneau to Charles E. Weber, 1619 Carew St., $100.

Diane R. Learned to Property Advantage Inc., 29 Dennis St., $110,000.

Dominic Kirchner II, trustee, and Matadormus Realty Trust, trustee of, to Godfrey A. Smith, Thelma E. Smith and Meisha H. Dyer-Smith, 5 Greentree Circle, $335,000.

Donna M. Yacovone, representa tive, Anthony P. Ascione, estate, Amanda Kelly, Amber Ascione and Robert Ascione to Ransford Wilson, 12 Jean Drive, $252,000.

Edwin R. Hunt to Georgiean na Brunton, 114 Marengo Park, $289,900.

Elisa Cortez and Andre S. Cortez to Orville A. Lugg, 99-101 St. James Ave., $212,000.

Evelyn Pratt to Krzysztof Letows ki and Agnieszka Letowska, 85 Upland St., $170,000.

Franco Fomuki to Gladys Pe rez-Terrero, 497-499 Wilbraham Road, $280,000.

Gary A. Baribeau, representative, William R. Kennedy, estate, Mari anne Kennedy, Gary Hollis Moriarty, Gary H. Moriarty and Gary A. Mori arty to Shannon Shainwald, 974 Berkshire Ave., $176,000.

Gina M. Roy, representative, and Armand M. Roy, estate, to Marc Resnick, trustee, Sean Packard,

trustee, and Liberty Street Real Estate Trust, trustee of, 830 Liberty St., $860,000.

Gladysh Capital LLC, to Anthony Santiago, 46 Ladd St., $380,000.

Glenn M. Hartling and Ruth A. Har tling to Judy T. Scott, 185 Rosewell St., $248,000.

Heidi S. Terrell, Heidi Pardee and Jason A. Pardee to Jose M. Cotto, 141-143 Dubois St., $300,000.

Helen S. Keough and Cora Mae Lamica, estate, to Xiomara Torres, 12-14 Lester St., $300,000.

Henry Chhim to Luis A. Rivera Mo rales, 41 Johnson St., $250,000.

Idir Kendek and Lilla Kendek to Frederick Randall Lewis and Hope Truett Lewis, 73 Washington Road, $572,000.

Izzo Realty LLC, to Andy Down town Realty LLC, 754-758 Main St., $500,000.

Jared Kahn to Davila Enterprises LLC, 35-37 Ozark St., $225,000.

Jason Libardi to Dennise Dejesus, 14 Woodcliff St., $210,000.

Jeffrey S. Clemons Sr., and Cynthia Clemons to Chelyka Diaz, 81 Pe maquid St., $170,000.

Joan P. Valliere to Antonio Maldo nado and Sara Pabon, 181 Davis St., $130,000.

Joanne Morales to Clinton Mitchell Jr., 472 Plainfield St., $300,000.

John Kanyoko to Dominic N. Mo gusii and Lydia Biyaki Omari, 215 Almira Road, $342,000.

Jose A. Pena and Celia Y. Pena to Albert Rivera Zayas, 38 Ledyard St., $260,000.

Jose L. Claudio Jr., to Maria M. Franco, 96-98 Arthur St., $300,000.

Joshua Fois and Alyssa Cote to Tiffany Marie Fangman, 148 Regal St., $235,000.

Kenia Gonzalez and Jessie Rivera to Phyllis T. Morris, 17 Alice St., $225,000.

Laura E. Mazur and Laura E. Derosier to Page P. Torres and Erica L. Torres, 311 Old Farm Road, $225,000.

Leon Woods to Jose I. Nunez Mejia, 15 Kenyon St., $260,000.

Lesly Campo, representative and custodian, Jason F. Ramirez, estate, Yeison Ramirez, estate, Yeison Fernando Ramirez-Holguin, estate, Yeison Ramirez Holguin, estate, Santiago Ramirez and Miguel Angel Ramirez to Lesly Campo, 163-165 Prospect St., $150,000.

Lindsey Russell, Lindsey Cham berlain and Mark Chamberlain to Alexis Pothul, 59 Clement St., $255,000.

Lydia E. Martinez to Olga Martinez, 89 Edendale St., $150,000.

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Deeds

Laliberte to Amanda L. Jones, 16 Eldert St., $173,000.

Michael Richardson-Polk and Bianca Polk to Noel Yavier Soto and Adela M. Soto, 29 Pocantico Ave., $340,000.

Neil P. Walker and Raemarie J. Walk er to Charles Park and Young-In Kim, 148 Belvidere St., $292,000.

Nexus Apartments LLC, to Dwayne Brathwaite, 14 Lorimer St., $251,000.

Nicholas J. Korniotes, Richard C. Rovelli and Sherri A. Rovelli to Eben Cossutta, Caroline Oleary and Julianna Kolaski, 75 Steuben St., $195,000.

Nina M. King to Holly Wedder spoon, 9 Texel Drive, $253,400.

NKZ Realty Inc., to Jeanne G. Cal vaire and Shoomya B. Fanfan, 2402 Roosevelt Ave., $284,500.

Noel Soto-Cruz and Adela M. Soto to Antoinette Guidry, 20 Alderman St., $300,000.

PRA Realty Inc., to CTSI Realty LLC, 288 Verge St., $800,000.

Richard A. Facchini Jr., to Ag athe Joseph, 22 Atwater Place, $210,000.

Ronald W. Wyzik and Susan L. Wyzik to Paul E. Lietz and Richard A. Gates, 26 Gates Ave., $380,000.

Ryan McDowell to Thomas Craw ford, 71 Hadley St., $315,000.

Sharon K. Jackson, trustee, and Jackson Family Trust Agreement, trustee of, to Jeremy D. Scott and Alyssa Scott, 41 Briggs St., $140,000.

Stacy M. Bilodeau to Dominic Kirchner II, trustee, and Matahari Realty Trust, trustee of, 2450 Wil braham Road, $265,000.

Susan L. Cole to Jennifer Chamrin, 147 Knollwood St., $213,000.

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Tara B. Neddeau, Matthew Neddeau and Steven J. Connor to Alejandra Heron and Rohan Heron, 43 Rockland St., $251,000.

Watchmaker LLC, to C&K Blue Sky Properties LLC, 28-30 Rittenhouse Terrace, $200,000.

Winners O LLC, to Danielle Johnson and Patrick Joseph Johnson, 44 Mattoon St., $331,500.

Xiuyu Ma to Eleanore Von Thaden, 145-147 Woodside Terrace, $259,000.

WARE

Marc A. Varnum to Brandon Cairns and Scott Cairns, 104 Pleasant St., $280,000.

David W. Foote and Dawna M. Thomas-Foote to Von Capital LLC, 2-4 Vigeant St., $360,000.

Coffey Hill Properties LLC, to Ronald E. Ellithorpe, 83 Coffey Hill Road, $100.

Alexandria Trust LLC, to Samp Real ty LLC, 139 West St., $2,700,000.

Merissa Titus-Abate and Anthony Abate to Marianell Castillo, 114 North St., $225,000.

John M. Prenosil to Moses Deliz and Lindsay Aucoin, 259 Malboeuf Road, $325,000.

Joshua B. Paydos to Lorie A. Miller, David Miller and Travis Paydos, 18 Walnut St., $220,000.

WEST SPRINGFIELD

ACG Real Estate Holdings LLC, to Angelica Properties LLC, 1596 Memorial Ave., $105,000.

ACG Real Estate Holdings LLC, to Angelica Properties LLC, 430 Cold Spring Ave., $105,000.

Anatoliy Gunko to Mantosh Rai, 38 Merrick St., $310,000.

Arms Apartments LLC, to West Springfield Arms LLC, Mercury Court, $12,500,000.

Dhan Gurung and Sunita Gurung to

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Gabriel Miranda, 163 Bosworth St., $318,000.

Gogri Bros Inc., to Vadechi LLC, 3 Central St., $544,334.

Jan Chrzan and Joanna Chrzan to Calabrese LLC, 112 Ashley Ave., $299,000.

John F. Wilson, Paula J. Desjar dins and Paula J. Wilson to Devon J. Bones, 49 Buckingham Ave., $290,000.

John J. Ferriter, representative, and Edward J. Korzeniowski, estate, to Abdullah M. Jashaami, 50 High St., $168,000.

John T. Donnelly III, and Monica L. Donnelly to Oscar Cornejo and Milagro Alvarado, 217 Ashley Ave., $230,000.

MAA Property LLC, to Oleksandr Myronov, 42 Ely Ave., $265,000.

Marc C. Lichwan, trustee, and MCL Nominee Trust, trustee of, to Devin Lichwan, 102-104 Highland Ave., $255,000.

Sarupa Rai and Deo Rai to Padam Gajmer and Shova Lagoon Gajmer, 72 George St., $205,000.

Thaddeus Tokarz to Abimael Ro driquez Jamie and Zorelis De Jesus Rivera, 195 Windsor St., $265,000.

Trudy L. Alix Pierce and Paul W. Pierce to Michael Theulen and Marjorie Theulen, 43 Wishing Well Way, $483,000.

Walter Garstka and Susan M. Garstka to Brett C. Belden and Katherine M. Lucas, 605 Birnie Ave., $360,000.

William J. Weckerly, Christina Francoeur-Weckerly and Christine Francoeur-Weckerly to Mark A. St. Jean, 152 Wilder Terrace, $285,000.

WESTFIELD

Alicia A. Alexion, Alicia A. Malloy and Adam Alexion to Jared Darryll Hudson, 6-8 Morris Ave., $286,000.

David MacIver to Westfield Tech

cutting schedule. Please include $3.95 per order for postage and handling and allow about two weeks for delivery.

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Mill St., $100,000.

Igor Radionov and Yevgeniya Krylov to Diego V. Sarmiento Castillo, 18 Shepard St., $380,000.

James D. Warner, representative, Patricia W. Vachon, representative, and Doris F. Warner, estate, to Shari Petrucci and Christopher Petrucci, 164 Steiger Drive, $340,000.

Krystal A. Kozikowski, Krystal A. Hogan and Ryan Hogan to Roman A. Correa and Angelica M. Correa, 213 Valley View Drive, $431,000.

Little Big Fellas Realty Trust, trustee of, and Betty Jane Ayotte, trustee,) to Lyudmila Okhrimenko, 420 Paper mill Road, $150,000.

Matthew J. Romano and Norma I. Romano to John Day Robinson IV, 28 Crown St., $300,000.

Mechanic Man LLC, to Aurora Hold ings LLC, 10 Day Ave., $350,000.

Mechanic Man LLC, to Aurora Holdings LLC, 62 Granville Road, $315,000.

Nancy A. Guinn, representative, Irene C. Baronas, estate, and Irene M. Baronas, estate, to Robin Shel don and Glen Korostynski, 26 Lois St., $215,000.

Center For Human Development Inc., to Behavioral Health Network Inc., 30 Pleasant St., $350,000.

NRES LLC, to Sarah Shea Whiteley, 21 Cranston St., $254,900.

Stephanie L. Martell and William P. Dow Jr., to James J. Kane and Lynn H. Kane, 51 Radisson Lane, $635,000.

Steven M. Mitus and Moira E. Mitus to Robert J. Archbald and Catherine Frances McLaughlin, 9 Waterford Drive, $674,900.

TBG Property Management LLC, to Angel M. Rivera and Marcia Rivera, 18 Bates St., $262,250.

Theresa A. Pelegano, representative, and Joanne T. Ciancotti, estate, to Rebecca R. Leporati and Thomas G. Leporati, 20 Darby Drive, $278,000.

Timothy J. Howe and Samantha M.

with a check or money order to U-Bild Features, c/o The Repub lican, 741B Olive Ave., Vista CA 92083. To order by credit card, visit U-Bild at u-bild.com.

Howe to Joseph Sclafani, 110 Little River Road, $242,500.

Vilma F. Broga to John Thomas Pito niak, 17 Clinton Ave., $250,000.

William F. Lacey IV, to Sahar Khawa ja, 43 Montgomery St., $175,000.

WESTHAMPTON

Laura A. Pompei to Amanda L. Nash, 6 West Shore Road, $406,000.

Paul A. Nowak and Maria Elena Nowak to Benjamin Arnold Kraus and Anna Katharina Gaziano Kraus, Blueberry Hills Road, $275,000.

Charlene J. Lapan to Edison Santa na, Judith Figueroa-Santana, Celia Moczo and Richie Moczo, 201 North Road, $625,000.

WILBRAHAM

Campagnari Construction LLC, to Neil P. Walker, Neil Walker, Raemarie J. Walker and Raemarie Walker, 11 Old Lane Road, $489,000.

Linda S. Bisi to Elio Jose Fernandes Santos and Eli Santos, 3 Lebel Ave., $166,055.

Morais Enterprises LLC to CNA Corp, 2660 Boston Road, $465,000.

Rosalie Girard, representative, Mary Celentano, estate, Mary Louise Celentano, estate, Mary L. Celenta no, estate, and Mary P. Celentano, estate, to Eric D. Devine, 116 Wash ington Rd, $75,000.

Steven C. Robinson, trustee, and Ray Yamer Trust, trustee of, to Kevin K. French and Phyllis French, 22 Bridge St., $207,000.

Susana R. Aguero to Jason C. Ve dovelli, 729 Monson Road, $460,000.

WORTHINGTON

Matthew R. Labrie, Keith R. Labrie, Matthew Labrie and Keith Labrie to David S. Parrish-Hill and Jennifer L. Parrish-Hill, Prentice Road, $75,000.

MORTGAGEE’S FORECLOSURE AUCTION

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2022 AT 12:00 NOON

On the premises

228 PLAINFIELD ROAD ASHFIELD, MA

4 BEDROOM HOME ON 2.8 ACRES

Terms of Sale: $7,500.00 Deposit.

in 30 days

MORTGAGEE’S FORECLOSURE AUCTION

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2022 AT 11:00 AM

On the premises 161 WILSON AVENUE CHICOPEE, MA

3 BEDROOM HOME

Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 Deposit.

due in 30 days.

MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE AT PUBLIC AUCTION

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

1:00 PM-SPRINGFIELD

117 Bowles Street

sgl fam, 1,468 sf liv area, 0.11 ac lot, 7 rm, 3 bdrm, 1.5 bth, Hampden: Bk 16403, Pg 184

2:00 PM-SPRINGFIELD

139 Balboa Drive

sgl fam, 905 sf liv area, 0.18 ac lot, 5 rm, 3 bdrm, 2 bth, Hampden: Bk 20800, Pg 224

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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Springfield,70LittletonSt. Fri-Sun.Oct14,15,&16. 8am-?Hugetagsale,

Black Exotic Yorkie male puppy, 1st shots, dewormed. Very tiny, parents on premises. $1,700. Call 413-777-3536 or 413-657-0960

GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPpy, OVER 2 MONTHS OLD, $800. Call 413-244-7901

German Shepherd Puppies, mom/dad both AKC Reg. Purebred, 2 male & 2 female, $650.00 each. Will be ready for new homes 1st week of November. 413-339-5391

Golden Retrievers Puppies, 1st shots & dewormed. $850. 3 Males Call 802-895-2784

Lowrey

ShowgunMountainBike,7 speed,24’’frame,blue& white, used twice, paid $276.00havereceipt,asking $175.00. 413-537-7306

Whirlpool Stainless Steel 11.6 cu. ft. exc. cond., less than 2 yrs old, $450. Call 203-2034

NORDICTRAK FREESTRIDE

ELLIPTICAL, NEW Model FS7i, paid $2700, asking $1900 or b/o. Can be seen in Hampden. Call or text 413-505-9500

Chinchillas $200.00 or best offer. Call or text 413-523-6002

Snow Thrower, Husqvarba 24’’ like new $1,250. Chainsaw, $200. Call 413-967-5188

Acorn Stairlift, asking $600.

413-231-6944

Invacare semi

ModelTrainEquipment,Li-

carsandbuildings,great forcollectorsand/or modeltrainoperators, $15-40peritem.Call413777-2885 if interested

JanomeMemoryCraft 7700Pw/extensioncable &accessories,lessthan1 yearold,$2100ormake

LibraryofWWIIBooksfor sale,Aprox.400,all

Auctions

2022NationalPurpleHeart $5GoldProofcoin.IssuedbyUSmint,low mintagewithbox,COA,$ 999/bestoffer,call413426-7063

3 Sleeping bags, great cond., $20.00 each. Call 413-234-0877

Assorted old Glass Bottles, have 3 barrels full. $80.00. Call 413-246-8263

BASEBALL, Football Basketball & Hockey cards, 1950’s-present, 50 to

off, selling boxes for $.5 BUYING

SPORTS CARDS, RETIRED KOREAN WAR VET 413-596-5783

Governor Winthrop 2 piece desk, drawers, glass bookcase, built 1940. $500. Call 413-536-7996