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Deeds

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Kelsey Cordero, 163 Woodmont St., $343,900. HVC LLC, to Darrin J. Begley, 42 Janet St., $120,000.

Joanne E. Begley, estate, and Darrin J. Begley, representative, to HVC LLC, and VCO LLC, 42 Janet St., $240,000.

Paul J. Sears to West Springfield Town, East Side Morgan Road, $200,000.

West Springfield Town to DDMNS Realty LLC, 194 New Bridge St., $2,500.

A number of detailed composting guides are available online, with insights on everything from choosing a bin to rodent-proofing to checking compost quality. Even apartment-dwellers can take a stab at composting indoors by using worms.

What you can compost

If your compost is going to a commercial facility — like those used by municipal compost systems — you can drop in almost anything that’s edible or comes from a plant. That includes yard waste (leaves, grass clippings, etc.) and foodstuffs (banana peels, orange rinds, slightly spoiled lettuce, etc.) It also typically includes animal products — whether it’s eggshells, old cheese or the roasted chicken leftovers that went bad at the back of the fridge (bones, too).

WESTFIELD

Ali Reza Salehi and Mandana Salehi to Rupinder K. Multani and Jogeshwar Singh, 177 Munger Hill Road, $729,900.

Fay Aline Callahan Wood, John M. Callahan and Robert C. Callahan, estate, to William J. Conklin, Park River Drive, Lot 4, $311,500.

Gabriella C. Hernandez and Danielle A. Mickey to Elizabeth Muenzen and Steven Patrick Lamica, 120 Roosevelt Ave., $305,000.

James R. Labrie, trustee, Laurie

Ann Nulph, trustee, and R & L Golden Acres Realty Trust, trustee of, to Monica Bermejo and Diego V.

Because paper comes from trees, it too can be composted in a commercial facility as long as there isn’t any plastic or waxy coating. Greasy pizza boxes, food-stained paper plates or napkins, and coffee filters and grounds can all go into your compost bin.

The rules are a bit different if you’re composting at home or in a community composting project. Yard clippings, vegetable waste and things like pasta in tomato sauce can still go in, but meat and other animal products can’t. That’s because smaller-scale composting doesn’t get warm enough to kill the potential pathogens from animal products, or have the ability to handle things like biodegradable plastics (unless they’re specifically labeled okay for home

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Sarmiento, Old Long Pond Road, Par 1, $450,000.

Jennifer C. Leshure and John P. Leshure Jr., to Brenda M. Leduc, 549 Russell Road, Unit 17C, $70,000.

Mackenzie C. Coffman to Jason Pope and Aubrey Gamelli, 139 Union St., #38, $220,000.

Madeleine E. Smith to Oscar Naula Naranjo, 5-7 Morris Ave., $275,000.

Michael Werman to Timothy Basak and Emma J. Doull, 285 Valley View Road, $275,000.

Sao Joao Realty LLC, to Pioneer Valley Trading Co. LLC, 475 Southampton Road, $1,300,000.

• “Beginner Botanical Watercolors and Mimosas for Mother’s Day,” May 14, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This beginner’s class is designed for mothers/mother figures and their adult children. Participants will be introduced to sketching and painting botanicals with watercolors. Spend the morning exploring art exercises to loosen up, have fun and build new skills. After lunch, begin creating a work of art to bring home! No previous experience is necessary. All materials will be provided. Cost is $95 members, $110 nonmembers.

For more information or to register for programs, visit berkshirebotanical.org. Berkshire Botanical Garden is located at 5 West Stockbridge Road.

SPRINGFIELD PVCA plant sale

The Pioneer Valley Christian Academy annual plant sale will be held on May 13 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the PVCA gymnasium at 965 Plumtree Road. The plant sale

Speedway LLC, to Metrolube Realty LLC, 310 East Main St., $615,000.

Thomas Hopper, Robert Monfette, Susan Delargy and Linda Costa to Megliola Realty LLC, 113 New Broadway, $200,000.

Wendi L. Mello to Travis Bruce, 150 Hillside Road, Unit #9, $205,000.

Wilbraham

Brian Nogueira and Jennifer Nogueira to Sarah E. Johnson and Francis A. Nick, 11 Circle Drive, $390,000.

will feature more than 10,000 plants, including annuals, perennials, herbs, vegetables, nursery plants, orchids, hanging baskets, patio plants, roses and more. The PVCA concession stand will be selling Chick-fil-A sandwiches, donuts, beverages, and snacks. Plants are provided by local wholesale distributors and 100% of the proceeds benefit PVCA.

WILBRAHAM Plant, bake sale

The Wilbraham Garden Club will host its annual plant and bake sale on May 13 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Wilbraham Public Library. Perennials, annuals, hanging baskets, herbs and potted plants will be available for sale.

The bake sale will include cakes, pies, breads, muffins, cookies and other homemade treats. This is the garden club’s major fundraising event of the year; all proceeds benefit projects to enhance life in Wilbraham.

For more information, contact chair Christine Scibelli at 413-596-3355. The library is located off Main Street behind the Veterans Memorial at Crane Park.

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Maryann Nunez to Lisa A. Hutchison and Joseph B. Hutchison, 9 Bittersweet Lane, $400,000. Richard A. Jodoin and Madeline M. Jodoin to Jonathan Eliza and Bianca Eve Eliza, 19 Three Rivers Road, $312,000.

Worthington

Lorraine Mae Kerley to Matthew Cross, 53 Buffington Hill Road, $73,000.

Susan J. Van Buren to Kenneth A. Gooch and Debora S. Phillips, Cummington Road and Cummington Road Off, $4,756.