Home and Garden, and Real Estate- June 25, 2023

AQUA CONSCIOUS: There are plenty of ways to save water around the garden, F4

BRIGHTEN YOUR YARD: Potentilla is an ideal plant for this terrace border, F5

DEEDS: All the property transfers that fit in print, F7

7 ways to kid- and pet-proof your home ... without sacrificing style

By M ichelle B runner

The Washington Post

For a hot second around the time my son was born, my husband and I actually entertained the idea of buying a pristine white mid-century sofa. Then we came to our senses and bought something dark enough to conceal the sins of our family, including our dog, Pepper, who’s contributed so much to the decor that her name has become a verb around our house, as in, “Wow, she really Peppered up the rug.”

Life with kids and pets can get messy, but these days a white sofa needn’t cause fear. Advances in technology have created materials and treatments that resist stains, have increased durability and, in some cases, can even prevent odors from developing. Best of all, these fabrics, rugs and wall coverings don’t sacrifice style in the service of practicality. We talked to designers and fabric experts to glean tips on how to kid- and petproof your decor. Here’s what they had to say.

1. Choose performance fabrics

Look for labels that say Crypton, Perennials, Sunbrella and InsideOut — all brands trusted by designers to withstand the occasional wine spill or ketchup accident. Crypton, in particular, is a favorite because it repels spills and stains, resists odors and all Crypton fabrics are free of PFAS — fluorinated chemicals that build up in our bodies and stick around in the environment. (The other brands all have PFAS-free options.) Plus, Crypton’s plush texture is ideal for sofas and lounge chairs. “Crypton has come a long way in terms of its pliability; the hand of the fabric feels really soft,” says D.C. interior designer Annie Elliott. For the spaces that get the most abuse — think anywhere your family is eating — opt for

wipeable materials: “There are some surfaces where I won’t even consider putting fabric when there are young kids,” says Kelly Finley, CEO and creative director of Joy Street Design in Oakland, Calif. “For a banquette, bar stools or kitchen chairs, I almost always encourage clients to get leather or vinyl — anything that can be wiped clean.”

Not all leathers hold up the same. Top-grain aniline leathers are going to show every claw mark from your cat. If that sounds more like destruction than patina, opt for a more textured leather that’s better at resisting scratches. Elliott suggests asking for a leather sample and running your fingernail across it to assess its toughness.

2. Treat your upholstery

When a charming printed linen is too delicate to use on furniture, there are things you can do to increase its durability. Designers Kerri Goldfarb and Mia Brous, who specialize in creating kid-friendly spaces under the name Madre Dallas, regularly send yards of fabric out to Texas-based company SBI Finishing to be treated before it becomes upholstery. Such treatments range from

make house calls to clean or treat your existing furniture. Madre Dallas uses Fiber-Seal, a nationwide company that offers upholstery cleaning and eco-friendly stain-protection treatments in your home. There are fabric protection sprays on the market that claim to do the same, such as RepelWell and Vectra; just follow the instructions carefully.

3. Consider color and pattern

Spot’s spot can minimize wear and tear. Brous recommends using an Indian kantha quilt as a stylish protective measure, and Elliott likes mohair throws for their thick pile, which she says “doesn’t hold onto fur in a way that’s visible.”

stain-proofing to knit-backing, which is the process of bonding a lightweight knitted fabric to the material to reinforce it. “Knit-backing really helps with durability when kids are jumping on sofas,” says Goldfarb.

According to Daniel Banks, director of research and development at SBI, the combination of adding stain protection and knit-backing can double a fabric’s life span. “We’ve seen the number of double rubs go from 50,000 or 60,000 to almost 100,000,” he says. What’s a double rub, you might ask? Banks explains: “Every time you sit on a chair, your pants rub the fabric twice: once when you sit down and again when you get up.” That’s one double rub, and it’s the yardstick by which the durability of a fabric is measured.

Another treatment designers swear by is vinylizing: the application of a barely detectable vinyl film to the surface of fabric, which makes it wipeable and water-resistant. “We vinylize seat covers a lot; that way we can use fabulous fabrics from high-end designers and not sacrifice style,” says Goldfarb.

Some companies will

Unless fabrics are performance or stain-treated, approach light-colored furnishings and floor coverings with caution when there are kids and pets in the house. “Obviously, a darker fabric or carpet with some color variability is going to be much more forgiving than something that’s a light color,” says Brous.

Busy patterns help, too. Intricate designs can camouflage a multitude of messes. “An Oushak or Persian rug is a great way to hide spills and everyday traffic,” says Goldfarb.

4. Protect furnishings with a throw

Most dogs have a favorite place on the sofa where they snooze the day away. Tossing a soft throw or blanket over

5.

Look for wool or polypropylene rugs

“Any kind of flooring is going to get filthy with a dog in the house so if you pick a rug that’s 100 percent wool, it’s going to be easier to spotclean,” says Finley. Wool is the gold standard among the designers we spoke to — it naturally resists stains and holds its shape, thanks to its coilshaped fibers, which stand up to heavy foot traffic.

Indoor/outdoor area rugs made of polypropylene also got approving nods from our designers for their durability — Brous likes Dash & Albert by Annie Selke. For houses with felines, Finley recommends low-pile flatweaves, such as kilims, since there are no large loops for little claws to yank out. She’s also a fan of carpet tiles by Flor for rooms that are all-kids-all-the-time. “If a tile gets a stain, you can pop it out and wash it or replace it if you need to,” she says.

An Immigrant’s Simple Thank You to America

By Ger Ronan Yankee Home Founder

By Ger Ronan Yankee

Dear America,

Dear

There are certain days when we feel our lives change profoundly, days we remember for a lifetime. The day you hold your first-born child in your arms (this month 29 years ago). The day you walk your daughter down the aisle, (only 3 months ago and what a glorious day it was). The day you set foot on American soil for the first time (this month 43 years ago).

By Ger Ronan Yankee Home Founder

Dear America, There are certain days when we feel our lives change profoundly, days we remember for a lifetime. The day you hold your first-born child in your arms (this month 29 years ago). The day you walk your daughter down the aisle, (only 3 months ago

The years may have flown by, but my gratitude hasn't. Those profound days happened because you opened your doors to a humble Irish immigrant with a dream, a work visa and $80 in his pocket.

I know you are not perfect; no country is. This year I watched as another well-known local contractor went out of business taking plenty of hard-earned deposits with them. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. I decided to do something about it. If anyone googles how many contractors make it to the 10-year mark, they will discover it's only 4%. It pains me to see people getting taken advantage of over and over. I created a FREE website called askGer.com to empower Americans to ask the right questions before any work starts. I know what it’s like to lose a deposit and I want to do everything I can to make sure it doesn’t happen again. Now people have an exact blueprint on how to hire ANYONE for ANYTHING, so folks can get the job they deserve from the 4% of contractors that stick around. BOOM.

July 4th is a profound day. Happy Birthday and thanks again.

I know you are not perfect; no country is. This year I watched as another well-known local contractor went out of business taking plenty of hard-earned deposits with them. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. I decided to do something about it. If anyone googles how many contractors make it to the 10-year mark, they will discover it's only 4%. It pains me to see people getting taken advantage of over and over. I created a FREE website called askGer.com to empower Americans to ask the right questions before any work starts. I know what it’s like to lose a deposit and I want to do everything I can to make sure it doesn’t happen again. Now people have an exact blueprint on how to hire ANYONE for ANYTHING, so folks can get the job they deserve from the 4% of contrac-

Now people have an exact blueprint on how to hire ANYONE for ANYTHING, so folks can get

Ruth Willemain, Founder of Harmony House

Maeve & Her Proud Father

Ruth Willemain, Founder of Harmony House 1934-2022

Home Founder

How you water the garden can save money, gallons of aqua and your plants, too

By JESSICA DAMIANO

The Associated Press

Until I installed soaker hoses throughout my vegetable beds this year, I’d always watered my plants by hand, which over the years had become tiresome.

Standing outside holding a garden hose wasn’t exactly my idea of a good time, but it directs water precisely to the soil above roots, making sure it lands where it’s needed. That eliminates waste, and goes a long way toward preventing diseases like powdery mildew. That’s good for plants, the environment and the water bill.

Placing flexible, porous rubber or fabric soaker hoses on the soil around plants is another preferred way to irrigate, as it allows water to seep slowly over roots. Drip irrigation hoses (rigid tubes with emitter holes that drip or stream water) work similarly.

There are plenty of other easy ways to save water around the garden.

When to water, and how deeply

Applying water in the morning, for instance, allows time for it to permeate deeply into the soil before the sun gets too hot. Wait until later in the day, and a good portion of that water will evaporate from the soil surface before doing its job. Later still, and moisture could stick around overnight, risking mold, mildew and fungal diseases.

How you water is just as important as when. Giving plants a quick, daily sprinkle offers little if any benefit to roots, which, depending on the plant, could extend a foot or more into the soil. Instead, water less frequently but deeply.

And when the soil is really dry, it’s even more important to slow down, or the water will run off without penetrating the surface, just as a bone-dry kitchen sponge has

difficulty absorbing a spill.

Capture and reuse water

You can recycle water from boiling pasta, vegetables and eggs instead of pouring it down the drain, as long as it hasn’t been salted. Water from dehumidifiers can be used, too. Waste not, want not.

Redirect a downspout to fill a rain barrel, then use the captured water to fill watering cans. Or use an adapter

to attach a garden or soaker hose to the spigot hole at the bottom of the barrel.

Some plants are thirstier than others

When planting a garden, we typically give thought to what looks good with what and (hopefully) each plant’s sunlight requirements. Consider water needs, too, so as not to overwater drought-resistant plants when trying to appease thirsty water hogs nearby.

For the same reason, it’s a good idea to keep lawns separate from trees, shrubs, groundcovers, perennials and annuals if you use an automatic sprinkler system, which, by the way, wets the foliage of plants in the path of the spray, making them

susceptible to disease.

Better yet, use native plants, most of which are drought-tolerant.

They’ll need regular watering during their first year or two, but once they’re established, they can typically get by on rainwater alone, except maybe during prolonged heat waves.

To find plants native to your area, plug your zip code into the online databases at The National Wildlife Federation (nwf.org/NativePlantFinder/Plants) and Audubon Society (audubon.org/native-plants) websites.

Holding in moisture

When planting in the garden, incorporate a generous amount of compost into holes to increase the water-holding capacity of sandy soil and improve drainage in clay.

Apply 2 to 3 inches of mulch around trees, shrubs and plants to retain soil moisture, reduce surface evaporation and inhibit weeds. Wait until the soil warms up before mulching, and keep the material a few inches away from stems and trunks.

When planting containers, look for a potting mix that includes vermiculite, a moisture-retaining mineral.

Above, a soaker hose system is installed in a raised vegetable garden bed on Long Island, N.Y. Using soaker hoses or other drip irrigation methods instead of overhead sprinklers saves water and money, reduces waste and helps protect plant health.

Brightening up the garden with potentilla

FROM NOW UNTIL fall, the border of my terrace will be brightened by the cheery flowers of potentilla (Potentilla fruticosa). As the five buttercup-yellow petals of each flower open wide, they seem to smile back at the sun. The quantity of bloom will taper off after this month, but even a few of these two-inch blooms, set above the dainty foliage, are enough to cheer up each of the foot-high plants.

Potentilla is an ideal plant for this terrace border. Most of the plants are unshaded,

GARDEN NOTES

SPRINGFIELD Pond tour

The Pioneer Valley Water Garden & Koi Club will be holding its 28th annual Pond Tour today from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., rain or shine. This self-guided tour will allow visitors to see nine backyard ponds in Hampden and Hampshire counties in Massachusetts and Northern Con-

where they happily bask in summer sun, even though the sun’s heat is intensified as it beats down on adjacent terrace bricks. In winter, po -

tentilla plants are undaunted by icy cold. And the cold hand of winter reaches especially deep beneath these bushes, since the planted border is raised above ground level. Because the border is raised, this soil also tends to get dry in summer. Did I say “soil?” Actually, I filled the bed with whatever I could find in the

way of sand, soil, and organic materials. But no matter, potentilla tolerates soils that are acidic or alkaline, and wet or dry.

The plant is at its best now; in winter the row of potentillas looks like a roll of tumbleweed bordering the terrace. But the tangle of brown stems are somewhat attractive pok-

ing up through and catching bits of snow, definitely preferable to bare soil. The bushes are scraggly (potentilla has been described as a “shrubby shrub”), but not overly so because of their small size and tight growth habit. With age, plants do get ragged enough to require some pruning.

necticut at their own pace for just $20 per car. Tickets are sold online at pioneervalleykoipond.club

Purchasers will be sent a link to locations, descriptions, and photographs of all the ponds open for this years’ tour.

Send items for Garden Notes to pmastriano@repub.com two weeks prior to publication.

Potentilla is a cheery plant that’s also very easy to grow.

(LEE REICH PHOTO)

Terry & Kim Kovel | Antiques & Collecting

Wealthy travelers packed bags with pricey souvenirs

GOING ON A VACAtion this summer?

In the 18th and 19th centuries, wealthy American and European travelers made “Grand Tours” of continental Europe to view ancient ruins and collect souvenirs.

The specimen table with a top made of fragments of different types of stone or wood, often arranged as a mosaic or pattern, was a popular choice. A 19th-century Italian specimen table sold for about $3,832 in U.S. currency, at a

Potentilla

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Pruning low every few years removes old wood and stimulates tidy, new growth originating near the ground.

I took some liberty in assigning the species name fruticosa to my plants, because most cultivated potentillas are hybrids that include other species. Amongst the many hybrid potentillas exist plants

Watering

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Soil moisture polymer granules such as SoilMoist can also be added to reduce watering needs by as much as 50%.

You can even tear open a (clean!) baby diaper and mix

Kids and pets

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In busy hallways and mudrooms, Elliott likes sea grass and the washable Ruggable brand in smaller sizes, but the latter comes with a caveat: “The designs are digitally printed on, so you really have to see them to be sure you’re

Bonhams auction in London. It features different colors of marble and rises on a base with fish-shaped “dolphins,” a design element associated with ancient Greek and Roman sea gods.

Many varieties of Italian marble have been quarried since at least the time of the ancient Romans. Even today, Italian marble, especially from the Carrara region, is considered the best in the world in terms of purity and durability. After all, marble sculptures and monuments from ancient

Rome are still standing.

Q. I have a porcelain set I think was made by R&E Haidinger of Elbogen. There’s an impressed mark with an arm holding a sword and number 1696. Can you tell me something about the maker and age of this porcelain?

A. Rudolf and Eugen Haidinger founded a porcelain factory in Elbogen, Bohemia (now Loket, Czech Republic) in 1815. The name

was changed to “Vienna Porcelain Factory in Elbogen” in 1818. Some marks used the name “Gebruder Haidinger” (Haidinger Brothers) beginning about 1850. The company made tableware, decorative porcelain, figurines, and laboratory porcelain. The company was sold in 1873 and the pottery operated under various owners and names after that. It was nationalized in 1945 and became part of Starorolsky Porcelain. Without seeing the mark, we can’t tell you the age of your porce-

lain. The Haidinger brothers owned the factory from 1815 to 1873 but several versions of the mark picturing a bent arm holding a sword were used by their successors until 1945.

Q.

I’d like to know more about an art nouveau lamp I bought at a yard sale years ago. I believe it is solid brass. There is a statue of a young woman holding a branch with a couple of birds on it next to a column that holds the light bulb.

with a spectrum of flower colors, from white through yellow, to red. As examples, the variety Abbotswood has white flowers (and bluegreen leaves), and Moonlight and Primrose Beauty have pale yellow flowers. Moving through the pure yellows, represented by my plants, the variety Goldfinger, is yellow-red Tangerine, and then finally the vermillion flowers of Red Ace.

Aside from these cultivat-

the absorbent hydrogels with your potting mix, or simply place an unfolded diaper at the bottom of a container (plastic side down, with holes poked in for drainage) to absorb and hold moisture. Just don’t use any of these if your container includes succulents or other plants that require

okay with how they look.”

6. Opt for wipeable walls

A higher sheen of paint will repel dirt better, so an eggshell finish is preferable to a flat finish on walls. Trim should always get satin or semi-gloss.

“People touch trim a lot more than they touch actual walls, and those finishes

ed potentillas, there also are many wild and weedy potentillas. These wild plants are what give rise to the common and scientific name “potentilla.” Potens is Latin for “potent,” which refers to medicinal uses of this plant.

In old herbals, potentilla was recommended as an astringent and to bring down fevers. P. reptans was used as a sedative for hysteria and epilepsy, and as a gargle for sore throats or swollen tonsils. Tormentil

dry, well-draining soil.

Factor in the rain

If you’re using an automatic sprinkler, set the timer for early in the morning, preferably just before dawn. Look for a timer with a rain sensor, or manually override its programming to avoid waste on

should be more resistant to marks,” says Elliott.

When buying wallpaper, look for hard-wearing vinyl or rolls that are labeled “wipeable” or “scrubbable.” If you’ve got your eye on a more delicate paper, there is a way to mitigate potential damage: Install it above a wainscot where crayon-wielding hands won’t be able to reach. A

(P. tormentilla) infused into hot teas or enemas was used for epilepsy.

Potentilla was a favorite herb of witches and sorcerers, perhaps because of its pentagram, or hand-shaped leaves. (Another common name for potentilla is cinquefoil, meaning “five-leafed.”)

It is odd that potentilla should have such a sinister association, especially since the seventeenth century herbalist Culpeper wrote that potentilla

rainy days.

Most lawns need about 1 to 1 ½ inches of water per week, including from rain, but you won’t know how much your system puts out unless you test it. Set a tuna fish can on the lawn during a cycle, then measure the water accumulation in the can.

is ruled by the planet Jupiter, and therefore considered soothing, cheering, benevolent, and otherwise jovial. Jupiter aside, Culpeper’s observations tally with my perception of the plants along my terrace.

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.

A rain gauge, which sort of looks like a test tube marked with measurements, will also inform on rainfall amounts.

similar approach works in the bathroom, too.

“Typically there’s going to be water and it’s going to get messy, so we install tile halfway up the wall and put wallpaper above it,” says Goldfarb.

7. Accept that smudges and spills happen

With kids and pets in the

house, finding peas, PlayDoh and Pomeranian fur in the crevices of your sectional is just another Tuesday morning. “Part of the fun of having a house is living in it; stuff happens, but it can be repaired,” says Finley.

Adds Goldfarb: “Lean in and do not be afraid to use your furniture. Fabric is meant to be enjoyed.”

Jessica Damiano writes regular gardening columns for the Associated Press and publishes the award-winning Weekly Dirt Newsletter.

30-year US mortgage rate falls to 6.67%

By A LEX VEIGA

The Associated Press

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell for the third time in as many weeks, a welcome boost for homebuyers facing a housing market that’s been held back this year by a tight inventory of homes for sale.

Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan fell to 6.67% from 6.69% last week.

A year ago, the rate averaged 5.81%.

The average rate on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, popular with those refinancing their homes, also fell this week, slipping to 6.03% from 6.10% last week. A year ago, it averaged 4.92%, Freddie Mac said.

“Mortgage rates slid down again this week but remain elevated compared to this time last year,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist.

With the latest drop, the average rate on a 30-year mortgage is now at its lowest level since the last week of May, when it was at 6.57%.

The average climbed to 6.79%, its highest level so far this year, in the first week of June.

A decline in mortgage rates can save homebuyers hundreds of dollars a month in borrowing costs on a home loan.

That can make a big difference at a time when a historic-low level of homes on the market is spurring bidding wars that are helping keep prices from falling sharply after soaring in recent years.

The average rate on a 30year home loan is still more than double what it was two years ago, when the ultra-low rates spurred a wave of home sales and refinancing.

Deeds

AGAWAM

Andrii Zhyhaniuk to Justin Clayfield, 71 Norman Terrace, $262,500.

Charlene Ann Weech, estate, and Adam R. Moylan, representative, to Theodore M. Zabawa and Betty J. Zabawa, 194 Brookfield Lane, Unit 194, $303,000.

Diane DiDonato, Diane Guazzaloca and Philip J. Guazzaloca to Corey Winiarski, 127 Silver St., $270,000.

Frances A. Benoit and Frances A. Cancelliere to Aaron Christopher George, 269 North St., $290,000.

Heather Whitney to William Lund, 42 South St., $245,000.

Laura H. Ewing and Timothy R. Ewing to Chantal M. McGill and Jose A. Thresher, 7 Morningside Circle, $335,000.

Luke Kettles, trustee, and RVOC Indenture of Trust of Clifford J. Prestia, trustee of, to George D. Ward Jr., and Jill S. Ward, 84 Elizabeth St., $575,000.

Maria L. Breault, Gerald Breault and Maria L. Ferrentino to Dumitru Moroianu, 121 Elm St., $255,000.

Mark C. Watson, trustee, and Vincent DiLorenzo Family Trust, trustee of, to Elaine Meara, 25E Castle Hill Road, $302,000.

Reubben Fontanez to Behavioral Health Network Inc., 1031 Main St., $385,000.

SM Real Estate Investments LLC, to Okhee Ko, 1B Sabrina Way Unit 1B, $359,000.

AMHERST

Justin Ching to Wiley Dole, 19 Harlow Drive, $300,000.

Theta Mu Housing Corp., to West Range Amherst LLC, 374 North Pleasant St., $591,964.

Joan L. Dunn to Lindsay Thomas, trustee, and 10 Hunter Hill Circle Trust, 10 Hunter Hill Circle, $100.

Robert A. Snope and Linda C. Henry to 44 Jeffrey Lane LLC, 44 Jeffrey Lane, $385,000.

Harriet Pollatsek to Jiaqing Wu and Yufeng Xiao, 2 Campbell Court, $585,000.

Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB, trustee, Finance of America Structured Securities Acquisition Trust, LRES Corp., Compu-Link Corp., and Celink, attorney-in-fact, to Trustees of Amherst College and Amherst College, 17 Orchard St., $380,000.

Janice D. Ratner and James H. Ratner to Mia E. Martin and Micah Leudtke, 16 Stagecoach Road, $580,000.

BELCHERTOWN

Thomas A. Slonka, Mindy A. Slonka and Mindy A. Hastings to Timothy P. Hitchens and Krista Birardi Hitchens, 116 Pine St., $501,900.

Ryan Michael Partridge and Megan Partridge to Stephen Gaughan, 297 Stebbins St., $575,000. Expedio Group LLC, to Nicholas North and Jonathan Lee, 121 Franklin St., $565,000.

J.N. Duquette & Son Construction Inc., to Danielle Gianino and Danielle Mulvey, 31 Sycamore Circle, $564,900.

CHICOPEE

Aarya Krishna Two LLC, to FNVCS LLC, 193 Fairview Ave., $210,000.

Albert A. Lafleur to Talal Majet Hamad, 52 Clarendon Ave., $246,500.

Andrey Foksha to Vaycheslav Foksha, 1199-1201 Grattan St., $290,000.

Bernard R. Tatro Jr., to Laurie Reynolds, 129 Woodbridge Road, Unit 6250A, $216,000.

Daniel Letendre to Moises Rodriguez, 97 Nash St., $275,000. Geroge J. Viamari Jr., trustee, Kathleen B. Viamari, trustee, and Viamari Trust, trustee of, to Kim R. Soukup, 34 Robinridge Road, Unit 6030B, $232,900.

Janet T. Ethier, representative, Frank R. Hamm, representative, and Penny A. Ethier, estate, to Lois B. Heaphy, trustee, Edward

T. Heaphy Jr., trustee, and Janice F. Legnard Trust, trustee of, 103 Huntington Ave., $275,000.

Joanne R. Fusari and Joseph D. Fusari to JoJo Fus LLC, 170 Montgomery St., $100.

John A. Winiarski and Debora M. Winiarski to Malia Homebuyers LLC, 22 Lord Terrace, $241,000.

Kardon Enterprises LLC, to Van Ly and Katherine H. Luong-Garelli, 70 Pine St., $340,000.

Mass Pike LLC, to Roberto Rivera-Negron and Nilsa Laboy, 57 Willwood St., $205,000.

Michael A. Ciecko Jr., and Theresa Ann Szkolt to Anastasia Stigers, 36 Jackson St., $315,000.

Patricia M. Wingate, Suzanne L. Smith, Michael Wingate, Debra Savoie and Nicholas C. Wingate to Catherine E. Galster and Jeffrey Boucher, 109 Dayton St., $306,000.

Rene J. Iglesias to Maribel Rivas, 20 Harding St., $237,000.

Steven Mailloux and Cheryl-Ann Mailloux to Pah Properties LLC, 116 Bostwick Lane, $204,000.

Warren J. Smith II, to Pah Properties LLC, 224 School St., $133,755.

DEERFIELD

Sharon L. Byrnes and Todd M. Byrnes to Marion J. MacMunn and Jonathan K. Talbot., 31 Settright Road, $539,900.

Grace Elizabeth Evangelista and Jared Hunter Gale to Erica Scott Hollingsworth, 2B Meadow Oak Lane, Unit 1 Meadow Oak Condominium, $315,000.

Carolyn G. Swinerton to Christian W. Newland and Kaitlin M. Newland, 14 Kelleher Drive, “fka” 12 Kelleher Drive, $380,000.

EAST LONGMEADOW

Elizabeth Bond to Nancy M. Wheeler and Steven C. Wheeler, 247 Allen St., $325,000.

Custom Homes Development Group LLC, to Nico Santaniello, 188 Westwood Ave., $510,000.

Sandra Wainwright and Jason

Wainwright to Karen Amato, 18 Bayne St., $350,000.

Scott T. Phillips, representative, Derryl A. Bohaboy, representative, and Judith Ann Phillips, estate, to Knox Trail Realty Trust, trustee of, and Scott Phillips, trustee, 90 Hampden Road, $350,000.

EASTHAMPTON

Alice M. Konieczny to Adele Popielarczyk and Edward J. Popielarczyk, 10-12 Hudson St., $100. Andrea D. Jontos and Karen L. Maruschak to Dave W. Dougan, 40 Adams St., $305,500.

Elizabeth McEneaney and Martina Nieswandt to Andrea D. Jontos and Karen L. Maruschak, 5 Dragon Circle, $526,500.

GILL

Sharon Kemp to Nancy H. Ames and Mary A. Kivell, trustees of the Nancy H. Ames Trust, 109 Barney Hale Road, $335,000.

GRANBY

Kimberley J. Kibbie and Michael A. Kibbie to Christie Ann Grabherr and Hector Santiago, 119 Morgan St., $505,000.

Danny Cropanese and Katelyn Maura Cropanese to Michelle N. Lafond Walkowiak and Mael Walkowiak, Philip Circle, $127,000.

GREENFIELD

Erin Lynch, Brennan N. McGuane, Colleen McGuane and Garrett McGuane to Franklin J. Gibbons and Sara B. Gibbons, 8 Lillian St., $326,900.

Arnold M. Rubin, trustee of the Long Farm Real Estate Trust, to Bruce A. Mainville and Mary G. Mainville, 4-6 Long Farm Terrace, “fka” 441 Federal St., $406,200.

HADLEY

Edward J. Kosakowski and Peter J. Kosakowski to Erik Drumgool and Sarah Flinker, 7 Lawrence Plain Road, $310,000.

David L. Adams and Lynne E. Adams to David L. Adams, trustee,

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(APRs) are based on fully indexed rates for adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs). The APR on your specific loan may differ from the sample used. Fees reflect charges relative to the APR. If your down payment is less than 20% of the home’s value, you will be subject to private mortgage insurance, or PMI. FHA mortgages include both UFMIP and MIP fees based on loan amount of $165,000 with 5% down payment. VA mortgages include funding fees based on loan amount of $165,000 with 5% down payment. The Republican does not guarantee the accuracy of the information

Deeds

HUNTINGTON

Robin Darling Hendrix to Sara Carrier and Samuel Carrier, 3 Pleasant St., $282,500.

MONTAGUE

William J. Doyle IV, to Liam Lane Holdings LLC, 1 Montague City Road, $262,500.

John F. Boudreau, trustee of John Boudreau Trust, to Darren Dowers, 69 Prospect St., $250,000.

SOUTHWICK

Joseph F. Baltronis II, and Lisa

PALMER

and David L. Adams & Lynne E. Adams 2023 Trust, 97 Shattuck Road, $100.

HAMPDEN

Linda R. Chabot to Rebecca LeClair, 9 Oak Knoll Drive, $425,000.

HATFIELD

Stephen P. Gaughan to Josef Barszcz, 3 Primrose Path, $430,000.

HEATH

Helen U. Staron “aka” Helena Staron, and Peter M. Staron, “aka” Piotr M. Staron, to Diane Fay and Paul Fay, 19 Apache Drive, $85,000.

Karen J. Brooks to Steven Botelho, 9 Deer Run Path, $70,000.

HOLLAND

Marilee Gagliardo, Linda R. Zajac, Dominic P. Gagliardo and Abigail Gagliardo to Richard A. Lavallee, Lakeview Drive, Lot 282, $16,000.

HOLYOKE

Charlotte A. Strong to Mark A. Nejame and Julie G. Kling, 15 Rhode Island St., $295,000.

Elizabeth L. Atkins and Joseph A. Bassett to Sean M. Terwilliger, trustee, Wendy M. Bradley-Terwilliger, trustee, and Sean M. Terwilliger & Wendy M. Bradley-Terwilliger Revocable Trust, trustee of, 3 Hawthorne Lane, $575,413. Holyoke River Inc., to SJS Colon Enterprises LLC, 920 Main St., $500,000.

International Immobiliare LLC, to Holyoke SF 2 I LLC, 753-761 Dwight St., $888,563.

Jacqueline O. Plourde, trustee, Gary Godbout, trustee, and 4 Dunn Realty Trust, trustee of, to Karalaur Properties LLC, 4 Dunn Ave., $252,500.

John Gutowski and Maria Cristina Govantes to Angel G. Franco and Luz V. Gonzalez, 167 Oak St., $140,000.

John Reidy Treworgy to Pah Properties LLC, 232 Elm St., $247,345.

Michael A. Grabowski and Amy L. Grabowski to Bridgette O’Leary Sullivan, 155 Mountain View Drive, $365,500.

Rachid Sidki and Laura Greenfield to Karen L. Blanchard and David D. Blanchard, 34 Knollwood Circle, $375,000.

Todd M. McDermott and Karyn L. McDermott to Rebecca Thomas and Brian Campedelli, 364 Hillside Ave., $350,000.

Wayne Versace and Nataliya Versace to Arielle A. Booker and Tyler J. Booker, 68 Lawler St., $325,000.

LEVERETT

Amanda L. Woerman and Matthew A. Woerman to Jennifer Alden Cox and Joshua S. Goldstein, 32 Laurel Hill Drive, $976,500.

Marcia Heronemus-Pate, trustee of the Phyllis R. Heronemus Trust, to Kestrel Land Trust Inc., Depot Road and Long Hill Road, $162,000.

LONGMEADOW

Elaine Meara to Sydney Denault, 94 South Park Ave., $405,000.

Hedge Hog Industries Corp., to Naylor Nation Real Estate LLC, 77 South Park Ave., $352,250.

Mary Anne MacDonnell and Charles Royster to Lisa Garrity and Lisa G. Garrity, 71 Massachusetts Ave., $325,500.

Michael A. Drish and Jennifer E. Drish to Erik Provost, 76 Greenacre Ave., $485,000.

Steven R. Cartney to Alicia Hanifin, 180 Meadowbrook Road, $296,000.

LUDLOW

Ashley Van Eeghen Trust of 2019, trustee of, Ashley K. Van Eeghen Trust of 2019, trustee of, Ashley K. Van Eegen Trust, trustee of, and Linda G. Dillon, trustee,) to MA LLC, 29-31 Brimfield Street Ludlow, 29-31 Brimfield St., $360,000.

Edward Simmons, trustee, and 2014 Cachucho Family Trust, trustee of, to TKJM LLC, 285 State St., $800,000.

Kathryn A. Thompson to Rose Investments LLC, 356 Sewall St., Unit 356A, $160,000.

Lawrence F. Army, (COMMR), Pamela R. Tessier and Charles Natario to Kevin M. Lavigne and Melissa D. Lavigne, 8-10 Wedgewood Drive, $380,000.

Michael Pearce Gaudio, trustee, and Arthur Ralph Gaudio Trust, trustee of, to Kristie Alicia Ford, 12 Autumn Ridge Road, $608,000.

William A. Leblanc, Victor N. Leblanc, Ana P. Leblanc and Domingos

P. Goncalves to Marie Pecor, 10 Birch St., $215,000.

MONSON

Donald C. Bracci, executor, Tina Clarke, estate, Paul Fitzgerald, June Fitzgerald, Jane Fitzgerald and Amy Fendley to Bell Point LLC, Silver Street, Par 2, $1,000.

Franco Bruno to Georgianna D. Melendez, 48 Brimfield Road, $325,000.

Tm Properties Inc., to Jennifer Yekel, 21 Wilbraham Road, $270,000.

Madeline R. Maxam, “fka” Madeline R. Facto, and Brian M. O’Leary to Max A. Paronich III, 4 James Ave., $237,000.

NORTHAMPTON

Lee Anne Fahey to Lee Anne Fahey, trustee, and Lee Anne Fahey Revocable Living Trust, 179 Elm St., $100.

O’Connell Hawley LLC, and O’Connell Development Group Inc., to Shawn Powell and Mark W. McCroson, 10 Hawley St., $750,000.

401 N Broad LLC, to Brian Smith, 89A Bridge St., $775,000.

Jennifer W. Eremeeva and Dmitry Eremeev to Julia Flum-Stockwell, trustee, and Jamaa Family Realty Nominee Trust, 64 Greenleaf Drive, $1,175,000.

Green & Green LLC, to Elizabeth C. Heck, trustee, and Elizabeth C. Heck 2015 Trust, 80 Damon Road, $230,000.

Terry L. Knott to Daniel S. Deatrick and Margaret M. Kucia, 29 Pleasant St., $199,000.

Michael Hempstead and Maria Succi-Hempstead to Maria Succi-Hempstead, trustee, Michael Hempstead, trustee, and Maria Succi-Hempstead Living Trust, 84 Bancroft Road, $100.

Nu-Way Homes Inc., to James Gordon Wilson II, and Casey Wilson, 297 Riverside Drive, $780,000. MS Homes LLC, to Kelly R. Baxter and Nathan A. Moyer, 237 Glendale Road, $569,000.

O’Connell Hawley LLC, to Bruce F. Iden and Lee P. Iden, 10 Hawley St., $860,000.

NORTHFIELD

Anna L. Joseph and Harry Jay Larocque to Kim Russell Shillieto and Pamela A. Shillieto, 238 Warwick Road, $286,000.

ORANGE

Stanley R. Smith to Ryan J. Johnson, 17 E. Myrtle St., $345,000.

Shawnice R. Hines to Natalia Suazo, 158 West Main St., $200,000.

Freedom Mortgage Corporation to Marcus Guerreiro, 56 Wheeler Ave., $220,000.

Joseph H. McDaneld and Shari L. McDaneld to Abigail Bilbrey and Scott Wilson, 272 Wheeler Ave., $257,000.

Danielle L. Wentworth and Thomas J. Wentworth to John Gregory and Robin Gregory, 20A Eagleville Road, $263,000.

Jaimie L. Brosca to Anthony M. Brosca, 5 Sunset Drive, $30,000.

Joseph A. Coronity, representative, Frances R. Coronity, estate, and Robin D. Coronity to James V. Coronity, 1024 School St., $130,000.

Richard Sibya to Dreamewake Homes Inc, 3182-3184 High St, $70,000.

PELHAM

Thomas P. Moliterno and Kimberly R. Moliterno to Mary C. Walsh, trustee, and Pookles Nominee Trust, 28 Butter Hill Road, $612,000.

SOUTH HADLEY

Donald T. Legare, Sharon J. Damours, Ronald T. Legare, Ronald M. Legare, Sandra A. O’Brien, Anne M. Broussard and Peter L. Legare to Paul Louis Legare, 57 High St., $120,000.

Bernice J. McNiff and Bernice I. McNiff to William E. Noland and Madeleine R. Noland, 2 Hillcrest Ave., $400,000.

Rebecca J. LeClair to Christine Anne Piekarski, 203 Lathrop St., $310,000.

Sean P. O’Connell and Amy J. O’Connell to John R. Mikalchus and Kerry M. Mikalchus, 38 Bardwell St., $100.

William J. Sullivan, William John Sullivan, Carol W. Sullivan and Carol Sullivan to William J. Sullivan and Carol W. Sullivan, 124 College St., $100.

Kristen Elizabeth Georgia and Andres Guzman Garza to Lisa Francesca Iglesias, 70 Amherst Road, $325,000.

Marek Strojvus to Patrick M. Greaney, 44 Spring Street Extension, $310,000.

Mari C. Schwartzer, trustee, Mari C. Schwartzer Declaration of Trust and Jared J. Schwartzer to Amanda Neikirk and Lee B. Neikirk, 22 Ashton Lane, $530,000.

Kathryn Peverley and Christopher George Lempke to Benjamin Carlson-Sypek, 29 Searle Road, $380,000.

SOUTHAMPTON

Todd J. Barron and Andrea D. Barron to Todd J. Barron, trustee, Andrea D. Barron, trustee, Todd J. Barron Living Trust and Andrea D. Barron Living Trust, 100 Gunn Road, $100.

Todd J. Barron and Andrea D. Barron to Todd J. Barron, trustee, Andrea D. Barron, trustee, Todd J. Barron Living Trust and Andrea D. Barron Living Trust, Pleasant Street, $100.

Kathleen M. McBride to Benjamin A. Graham, 144 Pomeroy Meadow Road, $377,500.

K. Baltronis to Preston Francis Haynes Bruno and Sarah Katherine Brewer, 46 North Longyard Road, $600,000.

Justin M. Herbert to Pah Properties LLC, 17 Gargon Terrace $190,000.

Karen W. Yourous to Jack S. Feldman and Maureen B. Feldman, 12 College Highway, Par 1, $1,575.

Karen W. Yourous to Jack S. Feldman and Maureen B. Feldman, 14 College Highway, Par 2, $43,425.

SPRINGFIELD

45 Lyman Street LLC, to 45 Lyman Street Investor LLC, 45 Lyman St., $425,000.

82 Marengo Park LLC, to Magalie Guerrier, 82 Marengo Park, $400,000.

AAD LLC, to Williana Fede and Francois Brignol, 45 Loring St., $293,000.

Aida Garcia to Reubben Fontanez, 11-15 Standish St., $350,000.

AJN Rentals LLC, to Kelnate Realty LLC, 744-746 Carew St., $250,000. Andrew P. Johnson to Karidys Cabrera and Francisco Cabrera, 18 Druid Hill Road, $279,000.

Antonio Calvanese to Wilton Perez Veras and Ashles Martinez, 20 Burlington St., $325,000.

Audrey H. Piubeni to Eric S. Story, 30 Louis Road, $285,000.

Carolyn Y. Jackson, Tyrone L. Jackson, Jeffrey L. Jackson and Maissoun Jackson to PAH Properties LLC, 138 Denver St., $136,000. Chhath Keo and Yidto Gnong to Carlytom Veillard, 518-520 Armory St., $230,000.

Federal National Mortgage Association and Fannie Mae to Christopher Joseph Ahearn, 23 Eldert St., $205,000.

David Bedrosian, representative, and Samuel Bedrosian, estate, to Aleah Loren Haygood, 16 Amity Court, $210,000.

Dominic Kirchner II, trustee, and Targaryen Realty Trust, trustee of, to Jennyfer Torres and Raymond Torres Sr., 303-305 Water St., $315,000.

Dominic Kirchner II, trustee, and Waiwai Realty Trust, trustee of, to Chris M. Rodriguez Otero, 39-41 Armory St., $315,000.

Donald S. Young and Donald Stewart Young to Northeast Asset Management LLC, 53 Homestead Ave., $133,000.

Eric T. Hillman to Visionary Homes LLC, 15 Warriner Ave., $170,000. Good Living Properties LLC, to Sathina Brooks, 31-33 Thompson St., $399,900.

Henri Joseph Desplaines, Mar-

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-rite Marie Desplaines, Pauline Marie Desplaines, Roger Gabriel Desplaines, Marguerite Swartz and Pauline Ryba to Edwan Alzuhairi, 158 Gilbert Ave., $150,000.

IMS Realty Corp., to Holyoke SF 2 I LLC, 236-240 Locust St., $1,371,433.

Irene Foy, representative, Irene L. Foy, representative, and James H. Foy, estate, to Charlette E. Gentry, 605 Parker St., $220,000.

JFM Realty LLC, to AH Accounting & Tax Services LLC, 299 Carew St., Unit 134, $172,000.

Jose D. Juarez to Elvis Presinal, 76 Fort Pleasant Ave., $350,000.

Joseph Berenkrantz to De Leon Holdings LLC, 34 Brunswick St., $182,500.

Judi A. O’Brien, representative, Claire A. O’Brien, estate, Beth A. Oliveira, Thomas S. O’Brien, Eileen Duffy, Judith A. Sullivan, Judith S. Bremner and James R. Sullivan to Rolando Melendez, 393 Tiffany St., $240,000.

Leonardo Toro and Luz B. Toro to MS Homes LLC, 0 Carew Street, $55,000.

Lester C. McDonald and Dorothy K. McDonald to Chenevert Properties LLC, 18 Hunter Place, $135,000.

Maria Vanegas to LSH Investment LLC, 1217-1219 State St., $1,100,000.

Marlia Santiago-Pabon, representative, and Franklyn Torres, estate, to Mayowa A. Samuel, 97 Avery St., $400,000.

Molly M. Burke to Kevin O’Neil and Jaclyn Olson, 83 Derryfield Ave., $320,000.

Northeast Asset Management LLC, to Wakeish Bryan, 145 Powell Ave., $297,000.

Patrick M. McCarthy and Leola M. McCarthy to Matthew Ward and Claudette Ward, 102 Larkspur St., $282,000.

Salima Powers, Salima Hasham and Joseph Bernard Powers III, to Benjamin Fitzpatrick and Katlyn Herbert, 30 Halifax Court, Unit G, $243,000.

Strategic Homes Inc., to Dylan Wade, 28 Van Buren Ave., $285,000.

Usa Veterans Affairs to Lissette Grimaldi, 205 Winton St., $275,000.

Van Ly to Dora Yesenia Morales, 372-374 Orange St., $335,000.

Viettrung Dang to Ana Hernandez, 33-35 Rittenhouse Terrace, $370,000.

Nelson Santos to Christine Hillary Lazarus, 110 Treetop Ave.,

$300,000.

Palpum Raw LLC, to JJJ17 LLC, SS Brooks St., $100.

Patrick Darby and Stephanie Darby to Kayla Collins and Mark Collins, 32 Bridle Path Road, $343,000.

Rustilio Borrero and Gladys P. Borrero to Darius Leland Martin and Shakira Martin Reyes, 119 Ravenwood St., $293,000.

S K Realty Trust, trustee of, Sam Lap Vu, trustee, and Kim Cham Tang, trustee, to Faith United Corp., 34 Pearl St., $290,000.

Sheila Coon and David Coon to Jesus Serrano Rivera and Jessica Figueroa, 68 Abbott St., $275,000.

Theresa A. Becker, Theresa A. Laboeuf and Bruce L. Laboeuf to St. James Circle Realty Trust, trustee of, and Kelnate Realty LLC, trustee, 26-28 St. James Circle, $100,000.

Thomas J. Gruszkos and Alyssa C. Gruszkos to Yamilette Lopez-Perez, 70 Connecticut Ave., $240,000. Diversified Investment International LLC, and Diversified Investments International LLC, to Florence Kabagenyi, 54 Washington Road, $425,000.

Tod C. Burns to Daniel Gladek, 140 Chesnut St., Unit 708, $42,000.

Trentan Shane Williams, Tiffany S. Williams and Joy Williams to Juan C. Crespo, 24-26 Wolcott St., $250,000.

U S Bank, trustee, and Mortgage Equity Conversion Asset Trust 2011-1, trustee of, to Carrasquillo Fix Up LLC, 89 Sparrow Drive, $200,000.

Vaycheslav Foksha to Carlos E. Benitez, 144 Cherry St., $223,000.

Vito C. Resto and Luis O. Rivera to Samuel B. Sharpe Jr., 78 Maple St., $450,000.

Vito C. Resto to Umigel R. Sanchez, 76 Maple St., $480,000. Wicked Deals LLC, to Healthy Neighborhood Group LLC, 184 King St., $165,000.

William R. McCarthy to P&R Investments LLC, 17 Belvidere St., $180,000.

Shirley A. Ciaschini 2003 Family Trust, trustee of, and Michael W. Ciaschini, trustee, to Bretta Constuction LLC, 0 Samuel St., Lot 486, $32,000.

Yamilex Vega to Darlenys Luna Gonzalez, 35 Powell Ave., $225,000.

WALES

David R. Basch, Kimberly Bates and Kimberly A. Bates-Basch to Justin L. Morin, David R. Basch, life estate, Kimberly Bates, life estate, and Kimberly A. Bates-Basch, life estate, 12 Walker Road, $100.

Lawrence F. Army, commissioner, Gail Skvirsky-Bohn and Paul

S. Skvirsky to Paul Skvirsky and Linda Skvirsky, 31 Stafford Road, $328,000.

Susan King Gagne, Vernon D. Gagne and Susan King to Marlisa R. Miller and Shante S. Almeida, 42 Main St., $419,150.

William Deforge II, to Phyllis Guerrier, 87 Main St., $122,000.

Heidi L. Hamer, Shirley A. Gagne and Sharon R. Smith to Luis Diego Maurial Munoz, 163 Union Road, $210,000.

Margaret Powers to Jefferson J. Reyes Del Rosario and Melina B. Mendoza Frias, 10 Woodland Heights, $270,000.

Heidi L. Hamer, Shirley A. Gagne and Sharon R. Smith to Luis Diego Maurial Munoz, 163 Union Road, $210,000.

Margaret Powers to Jefferson J. Reyes Del Rosario and Melina B. Mendoza Frias, 10 Woodland Heights, $270,000.

WARE

CFI Propco 2 LLC, CFI Propco 1 LLC, and Cumberland Farms Inc. to Obsidian ML 6 LLC, 195 West St., $7,053,264.

U.S.A. Veterans Affairs and Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Michael F. Bachand and Louise M. Bachand, 7 Longview Ave., $276,000.

Deborah A. Walker and Richard J. Kszaszcz to Richard J. Kszaszcz, Greenwich Road, $100.

Vikki Patrakis to Vikki Patrakis and Shaun Kian Robinson, 17 North St., $100.

Henry W. Whitford to Sherri A. Martowski, 5 Highland St., $100.

Janina A. Lasonde and Jean A. Lasonde to Lissa A. Jilek, 108 Pleasant St., $100.

Ricky Chu to Avvy Holding Group LLC, 59 West Main St., $120,000.

Christine E. Kent, personal representative, and Bradley J. Almond, estate, to Christine E. Kent, 120 Church St., $100.

Darryl A. Goudreau to Ronald Cooney, 9 Richfield Ave., $225,000.

Michael P. Aiesi and Kristen E. Aiesi to Jonathan Mahoney and Lauren Mahoney, 152 North St., $317,000.

Martin H. Greany and Barbara J. Greany to Destiny L. Alvarado, 1618 Clifford Ave., $270,000.

Jody Stankiewicz and Michele Moorhouse to Michael Aiesi and Kristen Aiesi, 2 High Meadow Lane, $436,500.

Patricia A. Wilmot and Joseph W. Fitzgerald Jr., to Ramon Olan, 16 Church St., $240,000.

Robert A. Aversa and Robert A. Aversa Sr., to Robert A. Aversa Jr., 42 Shoreline Drive, $100.

Adilson Lima Jr., to Jeff Lovely, 9 Castle St., $215,000.

Cayana A. Acosta and Cayana ALXis Berrios to Ruth D. Berrios, 176 Osborne Road, $100.

Lisa Anne Newton and James Robert Pachler to Jonathan Dedon and Michelle Dedon, Old Gilbertville Road, $70,000.

Scott Finne to Michael Cleveland Sr., and Joanne L. Misiaszek, 180 Monson Turnpike Road, $245,000.

Cynthia Turek to Topwits Inc., Webster Road, $350,000.

WARWICK

Mark A. Vieira to Matthew S. Baldelli and Megan C. Haley, 11 Revere Hill Road, $324,500.

WEST SPRINGFIELD

Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, and CWABS Inc., Series 2005-7, trustee of, to Palpum Raw LLC, 5456 Norman St., $190,000.

Deborah A. Kelmel to Corey Belcher and Anthony Crosby, 64 Upper Beverly Hills, $350,000.

Joseph P. Saimeri to 148 Lower Beverly Hills LLC, 148 Lower Beverly Hills Road, $100. No Limit Assets LLC to Skyspec LLC, 34 Belle Ave., $120,000.

U S Bank Trust, trustee, and RCF 2 Acquisition Trust, trustee of, to Ahmed Aswad, 29-31 Merrick St., $275,000.

Barbara A. Rouillard, William B. Braddon Jr., Elizabeth Gallant Wisner, David Gallant and Cheryl Ann Gallant to Andrew Laporte and Sara Wisner, 840 Prospect Ave., $364,000.

CFI Propco 2 LLC, to Obsidian ML 6 LLC, 143 Park Ave., $1,376,886.

CFI Propco 2 LLC, to Obsidian ML 6 LLC, 22 Park St., $1,998,376.

Janet E. Jueckstock to Larkspur LLC, 77 Wilder Terrace, $130,000.

Khushal L. Gogri to Raney Shabaneh, 82 Pierce St., $140,000.

Kimberlie Grayce Fortini, representative, Jonathan Jeremy Isham, estate, and Jonathan Jeremy Isham Sr., estate, to Deborah Wilson, 1521 Westfield St., $285,000.

Maria E. Negron and Carlos A. Cardona to Stevie Bonser, 34 Piper Cross Road, $310,000.

Peter T. Connors and Ann F. Connors to Hannah Fawn Goncalves, 35 Woodward Road, $258,000.

Roman Zayats to Bailey Housing LLC, Massachusetts Ave., $90,000.

Nan R. Hunt and Elaine B. Brown to Abhijit Vasudeo Kamerkar, a/k/a Abhijit Kamerkar, and Halley Elizabeth Kamerkar, “aka” Halley Kamerkar, 55 South Holden Road, $340,000.

Justine Buckley and William Buckley to Disa Pratt and Kyle Pratt, 737 Wendell Road, $350,000.

Atticus L. Radinsky, individually and as personal representative of

the Estate of Leon G. Radinsky Jr., to John P. Karl, Orange Road, $50,000.

CFI Propco 2 LLC, to Obsidian ML 6 LLC, 143 Park Ave., $1,376,886.

Chad William Chapman and Paige Chapman to Danielle Ann Brown, 454 Birnie Ave., $380,000.

James Labranche to Tiberiu Poshtaru and Liubovi Poshtaru, 117 Bridle Path Road, $305,000.

Jane Chapman to Megan Barcomb, 97 Buckingham Ave., $240,000.

Laurie M. Phillips and Lawrence R. Phillips III, to Lawrence Rudicial Phillips IV, 42 George St., $230,000.

Pedro L. Ruiz Montes and Aidyl Robles Melendez to Christy Szafranski, 65 Ohio Ave., $430,000.

Peter T. Connors and Ann F. Connors to Hannah Fawn Goncalves, 35 Woodward Road, $258,000. WESTFIELD

Marc Franceschet to Michelle Lee Colina, 3 Hillcrest Circle, $378,000. Sherry L. Gallese to Jesenia Elizabeth Marquez, 11 Harrison Ave., $287,000.

Stephen H. Irving and Celeste E. Irving to William E. Terry III, and Eliana I. Terry, 64 Westwood Drive, $475,000.

Sue Ann Chojnowski, Thomas Chojnowski, Barbara L. Norton, David Norton and Stephen J. Northup to Lidia Rodriguez, 39 Birchwood Lane, $287,000.

Walter J. Sykulski Jr., representative, Bette A. Ptaszek, estate, and Bette S. Ptaszek, estate, to Amer Jasem, 11 Sunbriar Drive, $391,000. Benjermen W. Bedor, representative, and Cary F. Bedor, estate, to Vladislav M. Yefimiadi and Galina Yefimiadi, 189 Honey Pot Road, $330,000.

CFI Propco 2 LLC, to Obsidian ML 6 LLC, 1134 Southampton Road, $7,096,928.

Diane R. Servidio, representative, M. Lydia Bilodeau, estate, and Nelson J. Bilodeau, estate, to Peter Mosijchuk and Valentina Mosijchuk, 0 Montgomery St., $50,000.

Laurie A. Morin, representative, and Janice Marion Morin, estate, to Laura Blockel, 714 Holyoke Road, $265,000.

Malia Homebuyers LLC, to Quinn Michael Gaston and Katherine Johnson, 18 Allen Ave., $350,000. Panther Development LLC, to Michael Marshall and Robert C. Raymond, 4 King St., $270,000.

Sergey Agibalov and Rita Agibalov to Shanilar Noohun-Nihar and Fathima Sihnas Izzadeen, 16 Hunters Slope, $765,000.

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A brass label on the front reads “FEE aux OISEAUX par Hering. What can you tell me about it?

A. The title of your lamp is “Bird Fairy.” It was sculpted by Elsie Ward Hering (18711923), an American sculptor who made bronze and other metal sculptures and vases. She studied and worked in New York in 1896 and moved to Paris in 1898. In 1900 she moved to Cornish, New Hampshire, and worked as an assistant to sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens. She married another assistant, Henry Hering, in 1910 and did not make many of her own works after that. The value of your lamp depends on the desirability of design, its size and its material. Solid bronze is worth more than brass, spelter or bronze-coated white metal.

Q. I’m trying to find the maker of a pair of vases marked with a crown over the letter “N” and “Ger-

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and Cary F. Bedor, estate, to Vladislav M. Yefimiadi and Galina Yefimiadi, 189 Honey Pot Road, $330,000.

Cara A. Merriam, Timothy P. Dunn Jr., and Cara A. Dunn to Emily Crowe and Michael Downing, 36 Bowdoin St., $372,600.

D V Realty Group LLC, Paul E. Dion Jr., and Kevin B. Vann to Elizabeth M. Harris, Casey J. Waldo and Sonny S. Waldo, Southampton Road, Par A, $20,000.

David N. Sylva to Keith Raymond and Lanie Raymond, 1430 Russell Road, Unit 10, $172,000.

Daya Darjee and Devi Maya Darjee to Evan Fontaine, 63 Beverly Drive, $290,000.

Erica Jones, representative, and Elizabeth A. Neylon, estate, to Rebecca Waite, 36 Belleview Drive, $375,000.

Ilya Khotsin and Natallia Khotsin to Sergey Nikitchuk and Dina Bashinskaya, 36 Bailey Drive, $700,000.

Jason M. Lanney to Jason A. Smidy and Jason Smidy, 119 Union St., Unit

many.” The crown has five prongs topped with little balls. Can you tell me who used this mark?

A. Several companies used a crown over N mark beginning with the Capo-di-Monte factory in Naples, Italy, in 1771. The mark has been copied by companies in many other countries and is still being used. Three different companies in Germany used a crown over N mark. The mark you describe was used by Ernst Bohne Sons, a company founded in Rudolstadt, Thuringia, Germany, in 1854. It became a branch of Bros. Heubach about 1920. In 1937, it was sold to Albert Stahl & Co. It was out of business by 1962. Ernst Bohne Sons used four variations of a crown over N mark from 1901 to about 1962.

Q. I inherited a large pewter collection from my mother. Everywhere I research and everyone I’ve asked says pewter is no longer a collectible. How can I find collectors who might be interested in her collection?

4, $151,000.

Laurie A. Morin, representative, and Janice Marion Morin, estate, to Laura Blockel, 714 Holyoke Road, $265,000.

Malia Homebuyers LLC, to Quinn Michael Gaston and Katherine Johnson, 18 Allen Ave., $350,000.

Mark K. Hawley to Lauren V. Hawley, 126 Paper Mill Road, $100,000.

Paul A. Laquerre, representative, and David M. Dolinski, estate, to Laurent Dufault and Sandra Dufault, 244 City View Boulevard, $282,000.

Susan M. Hoskin, executor, Brian Hoskin, executor, William R. Hoskin, estate, Gregory Hoskin, estate, and William Hoskin to Susan M. Hoskin, 8 Joyce Drive, $124,000.

WHATELY

Gretchen G. Tudryn and James P. Tudryn to Christopher Smerz and Carly Underwood, 17 Eastwood Lane, $729,900.

Lauren K. Hnath and Noah R. Marchand to Margaret D. Hart and Stephen J. Hart, 2 Grey Oak Lane, $157,000.

WILBRAHAM

Brent F. Massey and Kathryn

A. Pewter is an alloy made of tin, copper, lead and other metals. It was first made over 3,000 years ago. Pewter was made in America beginning in Colonial times and is still being made. Early pieces were handmade. Pewter went out of fashion when machine-made Britannia ware

E. Massey to Mark J. Masi and Valerie M. Masi, 73 Cherry Drive, $390,000.

Dan Roulier & Associates Inc., to David L. Joyce and Jennifer A. Thorn, 3 Danforth Farm Road, $250,000.

David J. O’Brien, Jennifer A. O’Brien and Jennifer A. Boudreau to Megan Kuszewski, 11 Southwood Road, $600,000.

Gary R. Desrosiers and Suzanne M. Desrosiers to HRD Holdings LLC, 122 Manchonis Road, $349,000.

John M. Broderick Jr., estate, and Erin E. Broderick, representative, to John Montoya and Camille Montoya, 1220 Stony Hill Road, $345,000.

Joseph P. Saimeri to 65 Post Office Park LLC, 65 Post Office Park, $100. Karen J. Amato to Noreen G. Rodgers and William J. Deskin, 66 High Pine Circle, Unit 66, $490,000. AC Homebuilding LLC, to James A. McCarragher and Joella McCarragher, Sandalwood Drive, Unit 82, $550,391.

CFI Propco 2 LLC, to Obsidian ML 6 LLC, 105 Post Office Park, $2,951,717.

Specimen tables combined ancient history and geology into a European souvenir that was both decorative and functional. They were popular among the wealthy in the 18th and 19th centuries. (COWLES SYNDICATE INC.)

can pewter by known makers sells for high prices. A tankard made by Thomas Danforth III, for example, sold for $2,160 in 2021.

TIP: Stained marble tabletops can be touched up by using paste wax and steel wool.

became popular in the 1850s. It became popular again in the 1920s and ’30s. There are still people who collect pewter. The Pewter Collectors Club of America, Inc. was founded in 1934 and is still in existence. Their website is www. pewtercollectorsclub.org. Pewter sells at auctions and in antiques shops. Early Ameri-

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 us at collectorsgallery@kovels. com.

J&P Holdings LLC, to Samuel Jurkowski, 2205 Boston Road, Unit B-15, $210,000.

Justin Wells and Ngoc-Quynh

Nguyen Wells to Anurathan Ramakrishnan, 12 Briar Cliff Drive, $675,000.

Linda A. Tammi to Julia Anne Eastman and Leonard Mullins, 28 Pomeroy St., $340,000.

Sharon M. Putnam and Sharon M. Beaudry to Bryan Hunter and Ashley Hunter, 49 Red Bridge Road, $490,000.

Walter B. Robinson Jr., and Sandra L. Robinson to Yan Xu, 18 Bruuer Ave., $370,500.

Claudia E. Considine to Michael Tetreault Jr., and Melissa A. Tetreault, 1 Conifer Drive, $390,000.

Jennifer McCarthy and Michael McCarthy to Jennifer McCarthy and Jennifer M. McCarthy, 763 Stony Hill Road, $75,000.

Justin Wells and Ngoc-Quynh

Nguyen Wells to Anurathan Ramakrishnan, 12 Briar Cliff Drive, $675,000.

Walter C. Dansereau to Nicole A. Lapointe, 408 Dipping Hole Road, $200,000.

WILLIAMSBURG

Lorin Delisle to Lorin B. Delisle, Lorin Delisle and Lisa A. Delisle, 200 Main St., $100. Lorin Delisle, personal representative, and Doris Delisle, estate, to Lorin Delisle, David Jones, Dawn Vachon, Lindsey Trombley, Heather L. Goad, Tony J. Goad, Christine H. Connor, Stephen C. Goad Jr., and Ruth Dresser, 200 Main St., $100. Lorin Delisle, David Jones, Dawn Vachon, Lindsey Trombley, Heather L. Goad, Tony J. Goad, Christine H. Connor, Stephen C. Goad Jr., and Ruth Dresser to Lorin Delisle, 200 Main St., $50,000.

CFI Propco 2 LLC, CFI Propco 1 LLC, and Cumberland Farms Inc., to Obsidian ML 6 LLC, 37 Main St., $5,574,495.

WORTHINGTON

Melissa Allen Celli and Jonathan Paul Celli to Cold Creek Farm LLC, 91 Radiker Road, $359,000.

Joseph Horning to Dana Greene and Carrie Morrison Penland, 213 Williamsburg Road, $365,000.$330,000.

Aaron Posnik

Aaron Posnik

Aaron Posnik

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1,000’s of sports cards, all big stars, at least 50% off. 1950’s to present. BUYING ALL SPORTS CARDS, RETIRED VETERAN Selling at $4.00 per box. CALL 413-596-5783

13’’ Zenith TV $15.00 Disney movies $10.00 Vtech phone $10.00, portable Sewing mach. $40.00 B/O. 413-262-0118 text or call.

2022 National Purple Heart $5 Gold Proof coin. Issued by US mint, low mintage with box, COA, $730./best offer, call 413-426-7063

3-PieceLivingRoomTable set,Removablemarble tops,drawers,$150firm, 413-896-0232

Queen box spring, excellent condition, $50. Call 413-538-7758

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Lowrey Royale Organ, beaut., walnut finish, incl. Tufted bench, cost $60K, ask. $1,620. 413-519-8108

Peavey 3 speaker Bass guitar enclosure, great condition, $125. call 413-388-9744

TechnicsStereoSytem,5 component,5speaker, withremote&audiocabinet.Excellentcondition, $225. Call 413-388-9744

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