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WINTER TIPS: Removing snow from evergreen branches can save you cleanup come spring, F3

KOVELS: Clock with a built-in calendar, F6 REICH: Making plant labels last, F4 GARDEN NOTES, F4 WMASS DEEDS, F7 PROTECTING YOUR CAR FROM THEFT, F9

Seeing the light Don’t get swept up in choosing cabinets and counters for your new kitchen. Lighting matters! Page F2

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The center of the kitchen is the lighting Keep lighting in mind when renovating

task lighting, and ambient or accent lighting. That makes it easy to illuminate the room in different ways.

Start with more basic lighting New York Times When you’re making a lightWhen you’re renovating a ing plan, you should begin by kitchen, it’s easy to get swept choosing fixtures for general up in choosing cabinets, illumination: surface-mountcounters and appliances. But ed ceiling fixtures, linear track there’s another element that systems or recessed can-style matters just as much: lighting. lights. “The importance of lighting Regardless of the type of in a kitchen is twofold,” said fixture you choose, placement Rush Jenkins, CEO of WRJ is key. Design in Jackson, Wyoming. “People want these spaces “One is having sufficient light to be well lit, but we really on surfaces to see what you’re try to think about what we’re doing. The other is decorative lighting,” said Matt Berman, a lighting, which can enhance founding principal of the New a home in the same way that York-based architecture firm gorgeous jewelry enhances a Workshop/APD. That means beautiful outfit.” focusing on counters, circulaAnd now that food prepara- tion paths and key functional tion spaces double as gather- areas like the sink and stove. ing places, using lighting to His firm usually aligns ceilset the mood is more import- ing lights along runs of cabinant than ever, said Jenn Feld- etry, Berman said, rather than man, a Los Angeles-based installing a grid of recessed interior designer. fixtures that blanket the room “The kitchen isn’t just a in light. place you go to cook,” FeldAll the designers interman said. “It’s livable space.” viewed for this story like She and other designers ceiling fixtures to be so unobshared tips on how to light trusive that they almost disyour kitchen. appear. When they’re using recessed fixtures, they prefer Create layers of light smaller-aperture ceiling Professional architects and lights, with an opening of 2 or designers rarely use a single 3 inches, and trimless designs fixture to blast a kitchen with that are installed flush to the light. Instead, they focus on ceiling with a coat of drywall creating layers of light with compound. Berman also likes different types of fixtures recessed track systems that used in different ways. hold multiple lights within a In an undated image provid“I love to cook and bake, single cut in the ceiling. ed by Read McKendree, a and when I’m working I need decorative chandelier hangs Add more light above it bright,” said Blair Moore, over the island in a kitchen work surfaces founder of Moore House Design, in Warren, Rhode Island. Even with most of the room designed by Workshop/APD. Lighting can have a dramatic But if she’s having friends over illuminated, it’s helpful to effect on the way a kitchen for cocktails and canapés, she bring focused task lighting looks and functions. (READ wants something else. to counters where you’ll be “When I’m entertaining, chopping vegetables, carving MCKENDREE VIA THE NEW YORK TIMES) I want to be sure there’s no meat and grating cheese. If overhead light on at all,” she you don’t have upper cabinets, sconces that can extend and said. “That’s when we use one way to do this is to install swivel to provide light wherambient or accent lighting simple sconces or pendants ever it’s needed. instead.” that project light down to the If you have upper cabinets, The best way to get that? Us- counters. a better approach is usually to ing sconces or similar fixtures. Feldman added brass add under-counter LED strips. Moore added, “I always sconces above the counters of Concealed with a valance or like to have three layers of her own kitchen. Moore has recessed into the cabinets, lighting”: general lighting, used articulating scissor-arm SEE LIGHT, PAGE F10

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GARDEN PREPS

Make the most of winter by planning for your spring garden By JESSICA DAMIANO

wrapping their bottom halves with plastic collars or mesh Gardening isn’t usually hardware cloth. the first thing that springs to Gently remove snow from mind when the calendar page evergreen branches to avoid turns to January. But with the buckling and breaking. A holidays behind us, there’s no long-handled broom is the better time to start planning best tool for the job. and preparing our 2024 Pile shoveled snow over pegardens. rennial beds and borders (as Of course, that will mean long as you haven’t applied different things in different ice-melt chemicals). Roots places. It’s impossible to acwill benefit from the added count for every microclimate insulation. in every region, but frost – or Heating systems are as drylack thereof – is the defining ing to houseplants as they are characteristic that should to humans. Keep plants away guide gardeners over winter. from radiators and heating vents, and mist them every What you can do now other day or place a humidifiIn regions where frosts and er nearby. freezes are common, garIn the Northeast and Upper deners should monitor for Midwest, go on a searchheaving, the lifting of plant and-destroy mission through roots and bulbs out of the soil the garden, inspecting tree resulting from the season’s branches, patio furniture and freeze-thaw cycles. Pushed other surfaces for the egg up out of the ground, even cases of spongy moths. They ever so slightly, they become look like gray or beige wads of vulnerable to exposure and used chewing gum. Each mass could die. contains up to 1,000 eggs, so Take periodic walks around scraping them off now and beds and borders and push dropping them into a bucket heaved roots back into the of hot, soapy water will reduce ground with your foot, then the next generation of the apply a few inches of protechardwood-tree-decimating tive mulch over them. insects. Wear gloves – it’s icky Keep off the grass. Walking work. on frozen or muddy lawns can General tips injure grass and damage soil structure, which is difficult This is a good time to take to repair. Protect young trees inventory of supplies and from rodent nibbling by leftover seeds, noting what Associated Press

needs to be replenished. Take advantage of off-season sales and clearances. Place plant and seed orders as gardening catalogs begin to arrive. The most popular selections will likely sell out quickly, and most retailers will ship at the correct planting time for your region.

If spotted lanternflies are present in your region, inspect tree trunks and branches, patio furniture, cars and other structures for their egg masses. The wax-coated blobs, which appear to be covered in mud, contain up to 50 eggs apiece. Scrape them off into a zipper-top plastic bag filled with

hand sanitizer, then seal the bag and place it in the trash. Your contribution to this effort is vital to slowing the spread of this destructive insect. Jessica Damiano writes regular gardening columns for the AP and publishes the award-winning Weekly Dirt Newsletter.

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GARDEN NOTES EAST LONGMEADOW

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Applications for the East Longmeadow Garden Club’s 2024 Esther A. Rosati Memorial Scholarship are now available at the East Longmeadow High school guidance office, the East Longmeadow Public Library, and can be downloaded online at eastlongmeadowgard. wixsite.com/gardens. Applicants must presently be an East Longmeadow High School senor or a recent graduate of East Longmeadow High School planning to attend an institution of higher learning in the fall of 2024; a graduate student who is a resident of East Longmeadow and is attending or planning to attend an institution of higher learning; or an East Longmeadow student who is a resident and has been accepted to participate in a special program. All applicants must be planning to pursue a degree in agriculture, botany, environmental science, permaculture, or any other related field. Applications be received on or before Feb. 28. Applicants being considered may be contacted by the East Longmeadow Garden Club’s Scholarship Committee for an interview. The recipient will be awarded the $1,000 scholarship at the annual May meeting of the east Longmeadow Garden Club. Send completed application and documents to East Longmeadow Garden Club Scholarship Committee, c/o Diane A. Tiago, 38 Rogers Road, East Longmeadow, MA 01028. SPRINGFIELD

Garden basics The Springfield Garden Club will host “Gardening Basics,” a series of four classes on the basics of starting a garden. Classes SEE NOTES, PAGE F9

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Lee Reich | In The Garden

Plant labels need to survive both elements, predators

HAVE THIS NAGGING fear that the next person to live in my house will one day wander out to the garden, bite into an apple on a tree I planted, and not know what kind of apple it is. For this reason, and because I can’t always remember the variety name of every apple, rose, lilac, pear, or plum I have planted, I affix labels to some trees and shrubs. I need permanent labels, not the temporary plastic ones that come with trees and shrubs that last only a season or two. So I recently bought labels from a nursery supply company. With a pencil, I embossed the plant names on the thin aluminum strips, and attached each to its appropriate tree or shrub. What attractive playthings these labels became for my cat. The tags danced in the slightest breeze, occasionally making what I suppose that the cat supposed were playful, mouse-like, scratching sounds. Needless to say, some of those thin aluminum strips are already torn to shreds. Looking into my 100 year old Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture by Liberty Hyde Bailey, I found a whole discourse under the subject heading of “Labels.” For instance, here’s an idea for eking a few extra seasons out of a cheap, wooden label. Instead of writing a name on a single label, you write it on two labels and then wire the labels flat together, with the writing facing the same direction. When the writing on one label weathers away, the writing that was sandwiched between the two labels still will be legible. Sheets of zinc were commonly used for labelling; the metal cuts easily with scissors, and it resists decay. One suggestion for a long-lasting label was to coat a zinc strip with paraffin, scratch the plant name through the paraffin, then immerse the strip in dilute hydrochloric acid to etch the zinc.

for attaching labels. Instead of nailing a label to a tree, why not affix it with springheld screws to allow for bark expansion? And instead of a wire loop needing constant adjustment, why not use a wire loop part of which is wound into a spring that expands with plant growth? At any rate, no matter how labels are attached, they are easier to find if put at same height and facing same direction on all trees. I then replaced my purchased labels with homemade ones. I got this idea from a recent publication, which suggested cutting labels from disposable aluminum trays. This aluminum is thin enough to be embossed with a pencil, yet thick enough to be, hopefully, cat-proof. Even better is my latest incarnation of labels and A plant label has to last a long time, even as the plant grows attachments. I purchased a and wind, and possibly cats, whip at it. (LEE REICH) used aluminum strip embosser (DymoMite TypeAny of a number of perma- with the former method are writer labeler) and rolls of nent inks could be used to that a nail could damage a aluminum strips. Once I’ve write a plant name on a strip tree, and, more important, embossed the name into the of zinc. There was the the with time the bark of the strip, I punch hole in one end, once well-known concoction tree will overgrow the label. to which I attach a length of developed by the French I have seen an old apple tree thin, copper wire. The wire chemist Brainnot in 1837, with just the tip of a label not slides into a thin hole I drill consisting of verdigris, sal yet swallowed up by the bark, in the trunk, and the tree ammoniac, lampblack, and only a two or three letter hint grows to grip the wire firmly. water. Copper or mercury of the name still showing. All I have to do is remember, chloride also made good inks. Attaching a label with a wire eventually, to extend the One of the blackest inks for loop around a branch is satis- length of the wire before the zinc was made from platinum factory, so long as the loop is tree gobbles it up to the label. chloride — an indication of loosened occasionally so that Any gardening questions? the price of platinum and/or it does not girdle the limb. Email them to me at garthe importance of labelling And of course, a decay-reden@leereich.com and I’ll in times past. A drawback sistant wire, like copper or try answering them directly to keeping any of these inks aluminum, should be used. or in this column. Come visit handy is the toxicity of some My old gardening encyclo- my garden at www.leereich. of them. pedia even has suggestions com/blog. One also could write a plant name on a stiff piece of paper and insert that paper Since 1985 into a stoppered glass vial to or test tube. Such a label potentially could outlive most Moving & Storage, Inc. plants. And the idea of those vials hanging one per tree “Happy Feet Move Faster” seems almost as fanciful as HOUSEHOLD-COMMERCIAL-OUT OF STATE-LOCAL- WE COVER IT ALL ! a stoppered bottle, message FREE ESTIMATES enclosed, bobbing in the Family Owned and Operated • 36 Years Serving ocean. the Community 41 Chapin Street • West Springfield, MA 01089 Labels are either nailed or (413) 736-4440 A-Zmovers.Net wired to trees. The problems

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Terry & Kim Kovel | Antiques & Collecting

With a clock like this, you’ll never need a new calendar again

APPY NEW YEAR! It’s time to open your new calendar and look ahead. Or maybe you have a clock like this one, with a built-in calendar. Calendar clocks were developed about 1850. That’s about when this one, which sold for $5,100 at Cottone Auctions, was made. Its rear movement plate is marked for Constantin-Louis Detouche (1810-1889), a famous Paris clockmaker in the 19th century. He worked for his father’s clockmaking business until 1830, when he started his own. He was later appointed official clockmaker to Napoleon III, who was crowned emperor in 1852. Detouche sold clocks and scientific instruments, and he was known for the precision and craftsmanship of his creations. This clock’s perpetual calendar dial is said to automatically correct for the days of each month, even in leap years. It was Detouche’s own design.

dition with their original paint intact. They are collected as folk art or garden furnishings. Check antique shops or shows in your area, or search auction results online, to see if they sell items like yours.

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what the value might be for a painting by Roman Loza?

Roman Loza was born in Poland in 1913. He joined the army during World War II and was taken prisoner in France, then later transferred to a POW camp in Germany. During his imprisonment, he made portraits of guards and fellow inmates. He traded paintings for extra food and supplies. After he was released, he studied art in Paris. He and his wife immigrated to the United States, where he worked for an advertising firm in Chicago. He died in 1988. During his life, he exhibited in art shows and participated in artists’ associations in Europe and the United I am wondering if you States. His works included can help us with finding any Do you have a new calendar for the year? With a clock like oil paintings, watercolors, drawinformation about a bear fur this one, made in the mid-1800s, you’re covered for all time. It ings, woodcuts, tempera paintcoat and a possible value? I ings and scratchboard. It takes tracks the moon phases, too. (COWLES SYNDICATE INC.) have been unable to locate an expert to evaluate a painting. any background informaIf there is an auction gallery tion The coat belonged to states have very strict laws about natural wood. Around this time, or art gallery in your area that my grandfather who lived what kinds of fur can be sold. they also started using synthetic deals in vintage paintings, they in North Dakota. He did material for their tracks and re- may be able to help. Some hold work in Alaska for a time in I purchased this train placed their hook-and-eye train appraisal days that are open to the late 1920s. The coat is at a tag sale 10 years ago. My couplers with magnets. In the the public. Check to see if your in excellent condition with grandsons have outgrown it. 1980s, they returned to painted library has access to online reno obvious wear marks. Its I have looked several places trains and real wood tracks. sources like Artnet (www.arttag reads “Made by Boultier and cannot find anything on The company became part of net.com) or MutualArt (www. Redmond Limited Montreal this train as to a value. The the Simba-Dickie Toy Group mutualart.com) that you can Winnipeg.” train tracks are mounted to in 1998 and is still in business use to look up art prices. plywood and can easily be today. They appeal to today’s TIP: Brush fur in the direction Boultier Redmond was carried. The train is made of customers by promoting wood it grows. If brushed the other a Canadian clothing manuwood and not painted. The as a safe, sustainable material way, the hairs will break off. facturer and wholesaler. The top of the box reads “Eichfor toys. Vintage Eichhorn toys name was used by the 1920s, horn Holz-Gartenbahn.” tend to sell online, in shops or at Terry Kovel and Kim Kovel but the company may have auctions for under $50. answer readers’ questions sent been operating under different Your train was made by to the column. Send a letter names as early as the 1870s. Eichhorn, a German company I have a metal lawn with one question describing the The company liquidated about founded by Hermann Eichhorn ornament that is in excellent size, material (glass, pottery) 1930. This aligns with the time in Bavaria in 1949. The compa- condition for an antique. I and what you know about the your grandfather would have ny made wooden toys, starting am looking for information item. Include only two pictures, been in Alaska. We have seen with puzzle blocks. They were on how to sell this piece at the object and a closeup of any similar bear fur coats sell for making wooden railway toys by auction or to a collector. marks or damage. Write to about $300 to $500 in excellent 1950 and made their first train Kovels, (Name of this newspacondition and between $100 and track sets in 1961. Their Antique metal lawn orna- per), King Features Syndicate, and $200 with signs of wear. If early train sets were painted, ments and similar household 628 Virginia Dr., Orlando, FL you are planning to sell yours, but in the 1970s, they started decorations can sell for high 32803 or email us at collectorscheck your state laws first. Some making unpainted trains from prices if they are in good congallery@kovels.com.

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Deeds Mortgage AGAWAM rates edge higher, snapping 9-week slide By Alex Veiga

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate edged higher last week, ending a nine-week slide that gave prospective homebuyers some breathing room after home loan borrowing soared to the highest level in more than two decades. The average rate on a 30-year mortgage inched up to 6.62% from 6.61% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 6.48%. Borrowing costs on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, popular with homeowners refinancing their home loans, kept easing this week, bringing the average rate to 5.89% from 5.93% last week. A year ago, it averaged 5.73%, Freddie Mac said. This week’s slight increase in the average rate on a 30-year home loan follows a sharp pullback in mortgage rates since late October, when its climbed to 7.79%, the highest level since late 2000. The move mirrored a decline in the 10-year Treasury yield, which lenders use as a guide to pricing loans. The yield, which in mid October surged to its highest level since 2007, has moved lower on expectations that inflation has cooled enough for the Federal Reserve to shift to cutting interest rates after yanking them dramatically higher since early 2022. The Fed has opted to not move rates at its last three meetings, which has also given financial markets a boost. “Given the expectation of rate cuts this year from the Federal Reserve, as well as receding inflationary pressures, we expect mortgage rates will continue to drift downward as the year unfolds,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist.

Damato and Regina L. Damato, 271 Bromley Road, $39,000.

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Edward Smith and Brandon Smith to Karol Celmer and Kelly Celmer, 201 Southwick St., $350,000.

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Joyce A. Davis to Benjamin L. Bland, Jason A. Bland, Whitney M. Jackson and Joyce A. Davis, life estate, 420 Main St., Unit #82, $100. Marwan Al-Masri and Hadir Abid to Amanda D. Cohen and Jonathan S. Cohen, 4d Mansion Woods Drive, $284,000. Maureen Rulfs to Michelle A. Kroll, 49 Corey Colonial, Unit 49, $240,000. Michael D. Starpoli, Kayla C. Starpoli, Kayla C. Staropoli and Michael D. Staropoli to Robert C. Roy, 92 1/2 Paul Revere Drive, $335,000. Pine Crossing Construction Inc., to Steven P. Roulston and Donna Roulston, 114 Villa Drive, Unit 39, $489,900. Steven A. Dean Sr., and Scott A. Dean to Brandi Dean, 154 Southwick St., $110,000. Style Cottage LLC, to Mich Pro Ventures LLC, 674 Springfield St., $300,000. Veasna Pok to Jennifer L. Blackmer, 148 Riviera Drive, Unit 148, $200,000.

Omar Abdelrahman to Michael J. Hugel and Jennifer L. Smith, 71 North St., $424,900.

CHICOPEE

Kathleen Joanne Hartford and Kathleen J. Hartford to Kathleen J. Hartford, trustee, and Kathleen J. Hartford Trust, 1204 South East St., $100. Ralph P. Lowen to Ralph P. Lowen and Mary Ann D. Lowen, 104 Larkspur Drive, $100. Robert N. Brooks to William Randolph Herman and Angeline Barretta Herman, 5 Amity Place, $399,900. Knight Realty Group LLC, to Armor Realty LLC, 45 Phillips St., $100.

EASTHAMPTON

Casimira Matthews, estate, and Louise Cosentini, representative, to Nikolas D. Gallacher, 81 Jennings St., $260,000.

Valthea McGee Fry, trustee, David J. Fry, trustee, Valthea McGee Fry 2005 Revocable Trust and David J. Fry 2005 Revocable Trust to Alan Clark and Samuel Clark, Sabin Street, $160,000.

Joni S. Miller to Sophie Miller, 28 Colonial Ave., $100. Linda Carrier, trustee, Sharon Irwin, trustee, and Stanley & Phyllis Gawle Family Trust to David A. Hardy Contractor LLC, Strong Street, $155,000.

Charleen M. Osbourne, representative, and Wanda A. Gomes, estate, to Aida Toure and Boubacar Doye, 200 Lambert Terrace, Unit 27, $257,000.

Brian W. Kruse to DRC Firearms & Shooting Training LP, Michael Sears Road, $40,000. Alan Clark and Samuel Clark to Samuel Clark, Sabin Street, $100. Thomas G. Griffin, personal representative, Jean P. Merriam, estate, and Jean Merriam, estate, to Brigitta H. Sebesta, 39 Poole Road, $265,000. Janet M. Sullivan, John R. Sullivan Jr., and Kevin J. Sullivan to Kevin J. Sullivan and John R. Sullivan Jr., North Liberty Street, $100.

Michael R. Dion and Patricia A. Courageous Lion LLC, and Altostra- Dion to Emily D.G. Bloch and tus LLC, to Panther Development Carlos J. Castillo Barahona, 9 East LLC, 0 William Street, $155,000. Greene St., $580,000. Daniel W. Shaw and Debbie Mountain View Investors LP, MarA. Shaw to Paul Kownacki and tin E. Fedor, general partner, Mary Anna Kownacki, 172 Poplar St., Ann Fedor, general partner, and $339,000. David E. Fedor, general partner, to Shelby Langevin, 5 Torrey St., $325,000.

James Pafumi and Laurie Pafumi to John R. Roach and Regina T. Roach, 99 Van Horn St., $450,000.

Valthea McGee Fry, trustee, David J. Fry, trustee, Valthea McGee Fry 2005 Revocable Trust, Valthea M. Fry, trustee, and David J. Fry 2005 Revocable Trust to Gregory Feldman, Cold Spring Street, $275,000.

Emily R. Eash, conservator, and Linda J. Mazeski to Rae Alkes, 355 Main St., $207,000.

John H. Pedro Sr., and Adelia M. Pedro to WMass Residential LLC, 45 Grant St., $200,000. Kevin M. Baker, representative, Sarah E. Baker, representative, and Michael T. Baker, estate, to Kimberly Bruscoe, 39 Joy St., $269,000.

GOSHEN Lynne Meryl Koenigsberg Gottlieb and Lynne Meryl Koenigsberg to Lynne Meryl Koenigsberg Gottlieb, trustee, Stephen A. Gottlieb, trustee, and Lynne Meryl Koenigsberg Revocable Trust, Hammond Acres, $100.

Lachenauer LLC, to Jonah Investments LLC, 21 Ferry St., $510,000.

BERNARDSTON Horace Moody to Lindsay Fennema and Gregory Reilly, West Mountain Road, $35,500.

Mark A. Moirano to Carol Marnelakis, 100 Park Place, Unit 9, $215,000.

Tracey G. Polachek to Daniel Lee Polachek, One Adams Road, $100.

Regina L. Major, Regina T. Roach and John R. Roach to Jessica S. Sears, 41 Royal St., $243,000.

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Nicholas Turnberg to William Gorman and Linda Gorman, 215 Allen St., $335,000.

Donna M. Schmidt to Benjamin S. Lepage, 0 Gibbs Road, $49,500.

GRANBY

Shan Min Li to Qian Zhu Li, 63 Voss Ave., $180,000. TGBT 1 LLC, to 143 Real Estate LLC, 41-43 Sheridan St., $600,000.

BUCKLAND

Timdee Rainey Investments LL, to NWO Investments LLC, 788 Sheridan St., $760,000.

Susan A. Schriber, trustee of the Susan A. Schriber Trust, to Lisa Pontoppidan and Linda S. Stephenson, 10 Dungarvin Drive, $465,000.

EAST LONGMEADOW

CHESTER Roger A. Karr, trustee, Eileen Galvin Karr, trustee, and Karr Family Realty Trust, trustee of, to Anthony J.

D. R. Chestnut LLC, and D. R. Chestnut to Carl W. Morris, trustee, Brenda L. Morris, trustee, and Morris Revocable Trust, trustee of, 58 Fields Drive, $730,910.

Kotowicz Custom Homes LLC, to Allison B. Lapointe, 67 Carver St., $720,350. William Herbert Abelson and Constance Abelson to James Niedbala and Sharon Niedbala, 134 Cold Hill Road, $615,000. Paul J. Mazzariello, trustee, Carole-Anne I. Mazzariello, trustee, and Angel Boy Family Trust to Jeffrey Allyn Holmes and Jennifer Deyo Holmes, Ferry Hill Road, $150,000.

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GREENFIELD Melinda A. Chase, personal representative of the Estate of Charles W. Hosford, “aka” Charles Hosford to Newlife LLC, 20 Congress St., $225,000. Robert C. Johnson Jr., to Jennifer L. Deblase and Timothy J. Deblase, 5 Keegan Lane, Unit 5 College Park Condominiums. $205,000.

HADLEY Shane R. Conklin and Alan St. Hilaire to 107 Middle Street LLC, 107 Middle St., $845,000. G&B Realty Partners LLC, to Gary S. Toth, 135 Bay Road, $495,000.

HAMPDEN Julia Michelle Campbell to Joseph J. Deburro and Kristen H. Deburro, 324 Chapin Road, $335,000.

HATFIELD Thomas J. Wickles and Brenda J. Wickles to Margaret Redmond, 187 Pantry Road, $527,000.

HOLLAND Cormier & Sons Construction & Homebuilding LLC, to Gary L. Bridgman and Marta D. Pajak-Bridgman, 533 Old County Road, Lot 12, $60,000.

HOLYOKE A&A Elite Management Corp. Inc., and A&A Elite Management Corp., to Building One South St. LLC, 524-528 South Bridge St., $360,000. Alexander S. Nielsen to Sarah T. Gibson, 158 Ontario Ave., $330,000. Brian Battles Sr., representative, Daniel Bresnahan, representative, and Richard J. Johnson, estate, to Braden Kane, 285 Southampton Road, $165,000. Christine Coe and William F. Pliska to Matthew R. Carrier, 315 Mountain Road, $580,000. Crosstown Development LLC, to Tock LLC, 1669 Northampton St., $300,000. Kalipa Asset Capital LLC, to 669 High Holdings LLC, 665-669 High St., $300,000. Kathleen L. Cavanaugh, trustee, and KLC Family Trust, trustee of, to Timothy F. Keane and Patricia D. Keane, 20 Sterling Drive, $285,000. Sarawood Retirement Home Inc., to Anthony Carnovale Realty LLC, 1

Loomis Ave., $300,000. Stephen Foster to JHJ Revocable Trust, trustee of, and William E. Johnson, trustee, 143 Brown Ave., $315,000. Timothy F. Keane and Patricia D. Keane to Daniel Falcetti and Chelsea Falcetti, 52 Lexington Ave., $390,000.

HUNTINGTON Terrielyn A. Allaire and Rebecca J. Nugent to Douglas G. Bliss and Deborah A. Gifford, 7 Pond Brook Road, $315,000.

LONGMEADOW Barbara F. Burati, Melvin Mau, representative, and Carol Mau, estate, to Brandon Freeman and Kelly Freeman, 237 Twin Hills Drive, $625,000. Christopher B. Hutchins to Steven Bacotti, Louise Moretti and Louise Bacotti, 4 Berwick Terrace, $315,000. Eleanor C. Santos, trustee, and Peter A. Santos Trust, trustee of, to Gabrielle Chanel and Fernando Luis Isern Busigo, 53 Dunsany Drive, $422,000. Frances T. Barney to Daniel R. Bergin, 209 Burbank Road, $325,000. Joseph G. Dasilva and Kathy A. Dasilva to William T. McCarry and Kenneth R. Holt, 82 Shady Side Drive, $461,500. Maureen M. Hinshaw and Christian Hinshaw to Ali Cheema and Hina Ali, 94 Pioneer Drive, $445,000.

LUDLOW Darwin Y. Rivera-Gonzalez and Jasmin Rivera to Krystal A. Corbin and Troy J. Langer Jr., 52 Joy St., $315,000. Doreco LLC, to Saklaa Realty Trust, trustee of, and Dominic Kirchner II, trustee, 138-140 East St., $220,000. Maria Malovich, trustee, Marques Family Nominee Trust, trustee of, and Carmen Marques to Nivan Felisberto Pinto, Nivan Pinto and Alessandra Novais Loredo Felisberto, 37 Prospect St., $250,000. Newrez LLC, and Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing to Mt. Home LLC, 57 Pleasant St., $175,000. Richard J. Wheway and Patricia D. Wheway to Albano P. Robens and Vivalda M. Robens, 308 Miller St., Unit 56, $515,000. Ryan C. Mickiewicz and Ryan Mickiewicz to Humanshu Patel and Bhruguni Patel, Sunset Ridge, Lot 18, $236,000.

MONSON Katherine M. Schneider to Mark

Paul and Sage Talbot, 171 Moulton Hill Road, $265,900. Ryann Garreffa, representative, and Fredericka Ann Garreffa, estate, to Antonio Carvalho, 287 Wilbraham Road, $205,000.

MONTGOMERY John Stanley Petros, estate, and Helen M. Petros, representative, to Susan Frantumn, 160 Carrington Road, $250,000. Julie M. Pike to Alexander W. Goralczyk, 1683 Russell Road, Par A, $30,000. Julie M. Pike to Ireneusz J. Goralczyk and Margaret J. Goralczyk, 1683 Russell Road, Par B, $5,860.

NORTHAMPTON Louis S. Greenwald and Suzanne K. Greenwald to Jiayan Sun, 35 New South St., $375,000. 270 South Street Northampton LLC, to Mary Ellen Gooding-Call and Andrew Mortelliti Gooding-Call, 270 South St., $480,000. Richard D. White and Anne E. White to Richard D. White, trustee, Anne E. White, trustee, and Richard D. White & Anne E. White Irrevocable Income Trust, 39 Northern Ave., $100. Anthony Kord and Sarah B. Getoff to Lewis Burgin and Jennifer Burgin, 35-37 Orchard St., $721,000. Frank Napoleon Fournier III, and Elena M. Van Kampen to United Holding Trust and Michael Knight, trustee, 17 Harlow Ave., $100. Sarah R. Bookbinder-Goldstein to Sarah R. Bookbinder-Goldstein and Max Weider, 88 Grove Ave., $100.

PALMER Daniel G. Tenggren to Sandra Pollette, 3156 Main St., #29, $172,000. Darren J. Costa and Lesley J. Costa to Jason Joseph Hoffman and Caitlin Rose Hoffman, 4 Pioneer Drive, $505,000. Deborah A. Benware, Deborah A. Mack and Karl Benware to Deborah A. Blair and Lyman H. Blair, 597 Old Warren Road, $460,000. Lori A. Warren, representative, and Donna F. Brown, estate, to Jessica Magnuson, 2223 Main St., $190,000. Ruth F. Josephson, Kelly E. Sweck, Erin A. Schreiner, Gregory S. Sweck and Grgeory J. Sweck to Maria Whalen, 149 Boston Road, $330,000. Sandra J. Bechard and Sandra J. Grimsley to Jose Santos Gomez Najera, Bacon Road, $25,000.

SHUTESBURY Courtney A. Kinney and Skyler A.

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SOUTH HADLEY Gitsit Solutions LLC, to Aaron Michael Stewart, Aaron Stewart, Megan Drew Stewart and Drew Stewart, 18 Garden St., $226,000. Lawrence E. Kopec, Thomas E. Kopec, Kathleen A. Guyott, David E. Kopec and Brian E. Kopec to Daniel T. Laing and Jennifer M. Dziedzic, 5 Glenn Drive, $376,000.

Celia A. Wolanin to Dominic Kirchner III, trustee, and Targaryen Realty Trust, trustee of, 40 Hamburg St., $120,100. Charles S. Lockwood, representative, Charles H. Lockwood, estate, Gary T. Pashko, David C. Pashko, George D. Lockwood and Charles Lockwood, representative, to NRES LLC, 29 Brickett St., $141,000. Chelsea Marvici and Catherine Marvici to Melissa Lee Lopez and Daniel Figueroa, 68 Cornflower St., $270,000.

M5 Enterprise LLC, to Newco Hold- Christine Miller Rodriguez, repreings LLC, 48 Lamb St., and East sentative, and Frances L. Miller, Carew Street, $755,000. estate, to Christopher L. Johnson, 14 Embury St., $195,000. Jeffrey T. Newton to Paul H. Douglas and Katherine Douglas, 81 Woodbridge St., $490,000.

Donna Montagna, Steven Roulston and Donna Roulston to Son Paul R. Liguori and Elaine S. Liguori Thi Nguyen, 30 Caitlin Drive, $335,000. to Kyle P. Liguori, trustee, Erika M. Liguori, trustee, and Paul & Elaine Edwan Alzuhairi to Viktor Savonin, Liguori Irrevocable Trust, 147 North 0 Gilbert Avenue, $40,000. Main St., $100. Eric E. Johnson and Lauren J. JohnFrances I. Cote, personal representative, and Gill A. Corriveau, estate, to Claude H. Gaulin, trustee, Lorraine C. Gaulin, trustee, and Gaulin Family Trust, Pine Grove Drive, $415,000.

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son to Dominic Kirchner II, trustee, and Matahari Realty Trust, trustee of, 96 Almira Road, $145,000. Francisco Perez and Dilenia Belen to On The Mark LLC, 186 Oak St., $100,000.

Fred H. Batchelder to Mana Washio and Takatsugu Hagiwara, 311 Holcomb Road, $253,000.

Stuart Rowley, personal representative, and Linda A. Rowley, estate, to Timofey Banar, 14 Bluemer Road, Gissel Santiago to Patricia Thomas, 869 Worthington St., $331,335. $175,000. Huy Huynh, trustee, and Smash Brothers Realty Trust, trustee of, SOUTHWICK to Michael Tuitt and Khadija Tuitt, 373-375 Orange St., $110,000. Fiore Realty Holdings LLC, to Hamelin Framing Inc., 4 Tall Pines Trail, $150,000. Fiore Realty Holdings LLC, to Hamelin Framing Inc., Silvergrass Lane, Lot 16, $145,000. Oak Ridge Custom Home Builders Inc., to Michael J. Mottola and Jennifer O. Mottola, 42 Mort Vining Road, $599,999. James F. Johnson to Robert Solek and Ruth Ann Solek, 184 Granville Road, $145,000. Lauren Kendzierski to Eli J. Silverman, 358 North Loomis St., $720,000.

SPRINGFIELD 3inity Rentals LLC, to Carolina Hidalgo and Meraldo Lizardo, 38 Acushnet Ave., $212,000. AJN Rentals LLC, to Bella Lucia Gonzales Cevallos and Luis Horacio Gonzalez Leon, 91-93 Alderman St., $405,000. Alfred Shatelroe to Ivan Pimentel, 50 Winthrop St., $430,000. Carl E. Muldrow to Gissel Santiago and Felix Delacruz, 186 Buckingham St., $205,000. Carol A. Bernier to Ryan Leduc and Summer Hutchins, 36 Jardine St., $232,000.

Jason S. Donaldson, Jason Donaldson and Etabav Realty Trust, trustee of, to Matthew Citron and Joyce Williams, 247 Trafton Road, $357,000.

Jason Soto to Tasha Branch, 158-166 Chestnut St., Unit 3H, $210,000. JoeJoe Properties LLC, to Anais Dehoyos and Jonathan Rivera, 131 Avery St., $273,000. Julien P. Gour to Juan Martinez-Pagan and Joharis J. Martinez Garcia, 127 Aldrew Terrace, $260,000. Kelnate Realty LLC, to Froilan Rolando Perez and Edelia M. Ramirez Martin, 57 Warner St., $486,000. Kevin Kitchen, trustee, and Ronald W. Kitchen Irrevocable Trust, trustee of, to Virgen M. Ramos Ruiz, 21 Balboa Drive, $255,000. Lachenauer LLC, to Rafael Ramos and Rafael Ramos Sr., 409 Main St., $310,000. Lee Dutil to Lee Dutil and Jamie M. Dutil, 217 Hanson Drive, $100. Leonard E. Belcher Inc., to You & Me Investment LLC, N/S Napier Street, $370,000. Springfield Portfolio Holdings LLC, to Danell T. Baptiste, 19 Warriner Ave., $385,000.

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for the base layer, generating shape by adding a luminous shadow. Students will receive a photograph CONTINUES FROM PAGE F4 and an outline of the seasonal flora. will be held on four Saturdays at This workshop will meet for three 10 a.m. STOCKBRIDGE consecutive days, for five hours The series kicks off Jan. 27 with each session. Cost is $245 memGarden programs “Planning a Garden,” presented bers, $265 nonmembers; by past Springfield Garden Club Berkshire Botanical Garden • “Not Your Mother’s Garden,” president and avid gardener Vana presents these upcoming proJan. 13, 10 to 11:30 a.m., online. Nesor; followed by “Starting Seeds grams: Join Deborah Chud on a photo tour Indoors” on Feb. 10, presented • “The Language of the Flowers of her dramatic Piet-Oudolf-style by Judy Cmero and Claire Valenti on Vellum,” Jan. 10-12, 10 a.m. to 3 garden and learn about the design of the Springfield Garden Club; p.m. This workshop will work with principles underlying it. Many of “Preparing Garden Soil” on March seasonal plants such as tree nuts, the plants are unfamiliar—even to 9, presented by Kerisa Perazella of winter berries, or mushrooms; experienced and knowledgeable Crow River Farm in East Longsince the substrate will be vellum gardeners. Cost is $15 members, meadow; and “Composting” on (calf skin), the subjects need to be $20 nonmembers. April 13, presented by Janet Dolder, small. Dry brush is a watercolor To register, visit berkshireboSpringfield Garden Club member painting technique used in traditanical.org. Berkshire Botanical and Master Gardener. tional botanical illustration. Garden is located at 5 West StockClasses will be held at the Shea The method involves a “skin” bridge Road. Building at Forest Park, 300 of dried paint on the palette and a Send items for Garden Notes to Sumner Ave. The fee is $10 per small, slightly damp brush. Partici- pmastriano@repub.com two weeks class or $30 for the series of four. pants will also create botanical tints prior to publication.

More Deeds CONTINUES FROM PAGE F8 Margaret M. Burbine to Bretta Constructions LLC, Judson Street, Lot 28, $37,000. Marth-E LLC, receiver, Springfield City Code Enforcement Housing and Gertrudis Garcia to Marth-E LLC, 58 Kenwood Park, $38,500. Michael F. Gloade and Nelda Carrion-Gloade to Guirlene Moyse Valme, 101 Mulberry St., Unit 408, $125,000. Michael Ramirez to Jorge Maysonet, 13 Atwood Place, $176,000. Michael T. Sherlock and Grace S. Sherlock to North East Construction Services Inc., and Caribbean Realty Investments LLC, 236 Oakland St., $197,500. Nexius LLC, to Jullynette Vazquez, 605 Plainfield St., $365,000. Nicole T. Piligian to Giankarlo Alicea, 29 Davenport St., $275,000.

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guez, Baltimore Avenue, Lot 10, $220,000.

vier, Scott C. Crevier and Kristel L.M. Johnson, 365 Palmer Road, $100.

Timothy M. Nourse to Reynaldo Espada-Lombay and Sasha Espada, 114 Riverton Road, $350,000.

Vantage Home Buyers LLC, to MHI Properties LLC, 9 3rd Ave., $105,000.

William Thomas Raleigh to Christopher Regan and Kerry Ashe, 139 Balboa Drive, $315,000.

David O’Donnell to John E. Landry and Rebecca L. Landry, 22 Gould Road, $90,000.

Wm Kavanagh Furniture Co., to Dm Renaissance Development LLC, 443 State St., $180,000. Yellowbrick Property LLC, to Martha Hernandez, 31-33 Humbert St., $318,000. Yocasta M. Lara and Fernando Lara to Eric E. Johnson and Lauren J. Johnson, 1547 South Branch Parkway, $340,000.

SUNDERLAND The Socrates Corporation to Petite Pond LLC, 654 Amherst Road, $925,000.

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Pah Properties LLC, to Natalie Reyes Rodriguez, 138 Denver St., $300,000.

Brad T. Quigley and Cheryl A. Quigley to Brad T. Quigley, trustee, Cheryl A. Quigley, trustee, and Patrick C. Reusch to Stanislav Quigley Family Trust, 50-52 South Rukhman, 100 Yorktown Drive, Unit St., $100. 100, $257,000. Garifalia S. Mavrikidis and George Sagrario M. Caceres and Luis N. Gonzalez to John Rivera Lopez, 5759 Fountain St., $295,400.

Samantha Figueroa to Eric Medina Mendez and Teresa Torres Ramos, 11-15 Taft St., $360,000. Temple Property Group LLC, to Merrick Park Apartments Limited Partnership, 19-27 Maple St., $2,450,000. Theresa Nallett to Isreal Rodri-

S. Mavrikidis, attorney-in-fact, to Home Improvement Maintenance LLC, 3 Berkshire Circle and Berkshire Drive Circle, $250,000.

Sandra J. Bechard and Sandra J. Grimsley to Jose Santos Gomez Najera, 47 Bacon Road and Bacon Street, $25,000. Diane M. Magoni to John B. Ochs, 36 Moriarty Road, $100. Linda M. Pellissier to Shawn C. Cre-

WEST SPRINGFIELD Abdallah K. Alameddine to Jessica A. Nicholls, 80 Brush Hill Ave., Unit 57, $121,000. Angel L. Morales to Hayder Al Badri, 48-50 Main St., $310,000. Emmanuel Baptist Church to Solomon Church, 38 Front St., $250,000. U S A Housing & Urban Development to Ellen Kupiec, 355 Ely Ave., $206,000. Garden 121 Realty Trust, trustee of, and Albert J. Beaumier, trustee, to Kristine Avalos, 121 Garden St., $279,900. James M. Richardson, Denise B. Richardson and James R. Richardson to Cynthia Rymer and Amber Beninati, 77 Dorwin Drive, $396,000. Marlene C. Besaw to Mildred Felpeto, 289 Prospect Ave., $235,000. Marshia Regnier, executrix, Marshia P. Regnier, executrix, Marshia G. Regnier, executrix, John Andrew Regnier, estate, and John A. Regnier, estate, to Conrad Properties LLC, 82-84 Day St., $450,000. Mary F. Williams, Mary M. Williams, Tyler K. Williams and Emily M. O’Brien to Vincenzo F. Rettura and Haley N. Harper, 49 Orchardview St., $290,000.

7 tips to prevent your car from being stolen By Laura Daily

The Washington Post

More than 1 million vehicles were stolen in the United States in 2022, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, and nearly 500,000 vehicles were reported stolen in the first half of 2023. Nobody, regardless of where we live or the deterrents we put in place, is immune to this kind of crime. So what can we do to keep our wheels safe? Cale Gould, the statewide public outreach coordinator for the Colorado Auto Theft Prevention Authority, says self-assessment is a good first step. Consider what make of car you drive and what kind of security features it has. “Any vehicles older than five years may be a problem, because older technology is more vulnerable,” he says. Vehicles that use a key instead of a push-button ignition is at a higher risk, as are most lower-end models of Kia and Hyundai without an immobilizer, which is an

Michael A. Jensen, representative, Diana J. Jensen, estate, Joanne D. Jensen, estate, and Diana D. Jensen, estate, to NPN Realty LLC, Bear Hole Road, $600,000. Robin C. Taylor LLC, to Montana Management Co. LLC, 102 Ashley Ave., $1,205,500. Steliano Properties LLC, to Adam Guilbert, 121 Herrman St., $308,000.

WESTFIELD Andrew J. Pirog, Andrew Pirog and Meghan Lapoint Pirog to Jamie L. Worms and Jason Laware, 100 Honey Pot Road, $391,000. Antonio Rodriguez Figueroa and Elizabeth Rivera to Trent R. Rivers, 139 Union St., Unit 23, $246,000. Cornerstone Homebuying LLC, to Edward R. Prokop and Kimberly A. Benjamin-Prokop, 47 Day Ave., $435,000. Humboldt Realty LLC, and Ground Up Realty LLC, to Shailee Cardona and Alex-Ven K. Blake, 41 Prospect St., $318,000. Jeffrey J. Sarat to Richard K. Sullivan III, and Mariana C. Sullivan, 177 Steiger Drive, $370,000. Michael Pellegrini and Reina Pellegrini to Pete Russell and Tami Russell, 5 Norwood Place, $718,000. Nicole Fiore and Jonathon W. Fiore to Shan Rai and Susan Rai, 36 Cardinal Lane, $585,500.

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WHATELY Pioneer Valley Self-Storage LLC, to Northampton Storage Solutions LLC, 60 State Road, $3,750,000.

WILBRAHAM A. Richard Palatino Jr., and Marcia L. Steger to Mark Hebert, 175 Stony Hill Road, $281,000. A. Richard Palatino Jr., and Marcia L. Steger to Ryan Callahan, 171 Stoney Hill Road, $190,000. Beverly A. Nowakowski, estate, Beverly Ann Zeigler, estate, and Mary L. Zeigler, representative, to Valro Homes LLC, 14 Pine Drive, $142,000. John W. Figueroa Ruiz to Timothy Simmons and Michelle Simmons, 19 Sawmill Drive, $400,000. Marilyn L. Heiney to Jamie L. Litchfield, 26 Eastwood Drive, $315,000. Mario Ferrentino and Jane Ferrentino to Frank Calabrese and Krista Calabrese, 11 Willow Brook Drive, $725,000.

WILLIAMSBURG Donna Blue, personal representative, and Victor V. Zononi, estate, to Stephen Vaiano and Esme Herrmann, 17 Goshen Road, $205,000.

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Thomas J. Collins to Brett Pierce, 33 Birch Bluffs Drive, $300,000.

JMP Properties I LLC, to JM Partners LLC, Sam Hill Road, $100.

William F. Carlin III, and Jacqueline T. Carlin to Brenda M. Leduc, trustee, and Blue Kruse Family Trust, trustee of, 157 Franklin St., $380,000.

Jane L. Reid McAnulty to Jane L. Reid McAnulty, trustee, and Elizabeth R. McAnulty, trustee, and Jane L. Reid McAnulty Revocable Trust, 40 Buffington Hill Road, $100.

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electronic security device that prevents the engine from being started unless your key fob is nearby. If your vehicle falls into these categories, you may want to add layers of security. Everyone has suggestions on how to secure your wheels - from gadgets and chains to GPS locaters and kill switches. But what works, and what is just window dressing? Here are expert suggestions on some of the best preventive measures — and what’s not worth the money. 1. Always take your keys with you. This sounds like a no-brainer, but nearly 60% of cars stolen in Minnesota had the keys in them, says Joseph Boche, a special agent with the Minnesota Commerce Fraud Bureau who oversees the state’s auto-theft prevention program. “Cup holders are not for your

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they can illuminate the entire length of a counter while remaining hidden from view. “It’s very helpful to have under-cabinet lighting,” said Meghan Eisenberg, an interior designer in Los Angeles who chose a stylish sconce to illuminate counters in her own kitchen, but now wishes she had added under-cabinet lighting as well. “We didn’t do it, and I lived to regret it,” she said. “Because it’s really nice to have under-cabinet lighting when you’re cleaning and the upper cabinets are casting shadows.” If you’re worried that some cabinet interiors will be too dark, you can also add LED strips inside the cabinets that will turn on automatically when doors and drawers are opened. Make a statement with decorative fixtures Don’t ignore the opportunity to make a statement in the kitchen with decorative fixtures, much as you would in a dining room. Often, this is a chandelier or a series of pen-

keys and fobs,” he says. Do you love how your side view mirrors automatically unfold when you get in the car? Higher-end vehicles often have fobs that trigger or turn on these features. That makes it easy for thieves to spot a parked car that likely has the keys still in it. 2. Keep your keys secure. Even when you do take your keys with you, where you leave them also matters, Boche says. Stash them out of sight, not on a hook by the garage door when you are parked at home. Don’t hide an extra key in a magnetized box under the car’s door or bumper. For extra protection, store key fobs in signal-blocking pouches called Faraday bags, available online for less than $10. This prevents thieves from using a device to clone the unique signal from your key fob, then fooling the car into thinking your key fob is close by so they can unlock it and start the ignition.

3. Visual deterrents help. An old-fashioned steering wheel club (about $20) is a good investment and provides decent security. It’s easy to use, and, while it’s not foolproof, it’s enough of a hassle for thieves that they are likely to bypass your car for one without a steering wheel club. Gould also likes parking boots — you can get something similar to what towing companies use for $50 to $80 online. “You put it on the driver-side front tire or wherever it can be seen. Thieves find them hard to overcome, as they can’t drive the car or a motorcycle away,” he says. 4. Register your wheels. Many municipalities are creating registration systems to help in the recovery of stolen vehicles. For example, DenverTrack allows vehicle owners to sign up and preauthorize the Denver Police Department to access the car’s GPS system if the vehicle is stolen. When the owner reports

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the theft, police can track the vehicle in real time to hopefully locate and return it. Participants receive a sticker to place on their car alerting potential thieves that it is registered. Police in Washington, D.C., launched a pilot program in November to provide drivers in selected areas with free digital tracking tags. 5. Install a kill switch. Rocco Casullo, the president and owner of Casullo’s Automotive Services in Buffalo, has seen an increased call for aftermarket GPS tracking and anti-theft devices, saying he’s installing three or more per week. Kill switches, while not a visible deterrent, are one budget-friendly option, he says. Hidden in the glove box or in another discreet spot, a kill switch (or engine interrupter) effectively immobilizes the vehicle. “The engine won’t start until you flip the switch, so if you don’t know there’s a switch, you can’t start the car,” says Casullo, who estimates the cost of

installing one to be about $200. 6. Go high-tech. Even if you have an older vehicle, you can install a high-end security system that includes an alarm, blinking security lights when the system is armed (thieves tend to bypass blinking lights), a remote starter, GPS tracking, and smartphone apps that track its location and/or alert you if your car moves. Depending on the features and enhancements, these devices run from $300 to $700, Casullo says. 7. Don’t take matters into your own hands. While Air Tags, GPS locaters and other tracking devices can help, if you do locate your missing car, don’t try to retrieve it yourself, say law enforcement experts. Most stolen cars are being used to commit other crimes, and you don’t want to get injured tracking down your wheels. Call the police and let them do their job. Laura Daily is a Colorado-based freelance writer.

The next step up would be a home-automation system with smart dimmers, allowing you to set scenes for various times of day and uses. “That way you can set an evening scene where the lights are dimmer and a morning scene where the lights are nice and bright,” Berman said. It’s also important to know the color temperature of the various lights you plan to use. While LEDs with a color temperature of 2,700 Kelvin are similar to incandescent lightbulbs, Berman noted, in the kitchen “we’ll bump it up to 3,000 Kelvin, which is a little brighter and whiter.” In an undated image provided by Adrian Gaut, concealed lightThat color temperature is ing, including under-cabinet LEDs, allows a single decorative great when you’re making pendant to be the center of attention in a kitchen designed by breakfast, but may not be Workshop/APD. Lighting can have a dramatic effect on the way ideal if you want warmer, a kitchen looks and functions. (ADRIAN GAUT VIA THE NEW YORK TIMES) dimmer light for cocktail hour. One solution is to search dant lamps above an island. it bumps it up and creates a out fixtures that use dim-toJenkins, of WRJ Design, has focal point.” warm LEDs, Berman said, used brass-and-bubbled-glass gradually shifting to warmer Plan the controls chandeliers by Lindsey Adelcolor temperatures as you dim man, leather-and-frosted-glass To take full advantage of so them down. pendants from Allied Maker many layers of lighting, you’ll Whether you use dim-toand linear fixtures of smoky need to be able to control them. warm lights or not, all of the blown glass by Gabriel Scott to At the very least, different types fixtures in your kitchen should dramatic effect. of lighting — general, task and be a similar color temperature. “You have this wonderful in- decorative — should be split “There’s nothing more terior,” he said, “and then when up on separate switches. Using annoying that having beauyou bring in beautiful lighting, dimmers is even better. tiful warm light” in one area,

Jenkins said, “and then brightwhite, fluorescent-like light beside it.” Embrace plug-in options While most kitchen lighting is built in, it’s possible to bring a few extra lumens to dark corners, and an extra dash of style, with plug-in lamps. Eisenberg, Feldman and Moore have all used table lamps in kitchens. “I always love a table lamp on a counter,” Moore said. Especially now that kitchens serve as living spaces, she added, “I just love that it feels like furniture.” Feldman likes the look so much she designed one kitchen with a switched outlet above a wall shelf, so she could plug in a table lamp and have it wired to the same wall dimmer as the sconces. “Lamps are a really fun and beautiful way to play with dressing the space,” Feldman said. In the end, illuminating a kitchen “is really about the sum of all the parts,” she added. “Which is not dissimilar to how you cook in a kitchen with multiple ingredients.” This article originally appeared in The New York Times.

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CNC MACHINE SHOP

• CNC LATHE • CNC MACHINING CENTER • • CNC MINI MILLS • MILLING MACHINES • • SAWS • GRINDERS • TOOLING •

• 2022 SUV • PLANT SUPPORT & OFFICE EQUIPMENT •

PUBLIC AUCTION ESTATE SALE

RENTAL CENTER • CONSTRUCTION & LANDSCAPING EQUIPMENT •

• TRENCHERS • CHIPPERS • LOADER/BACKHOES • • BOOM LIFT • SCISSOR LIFT • FORKLIFT • • BOX TRUCKS • PICKUP & UTILITY TRUCKS • TRAILERS • • BANQUET, CATERING & PARTY EQUIPMENT • • (35) TENTS • (1,700) CHAIRS • (300) TABLES •

TAYLOR TRUE VALUE RENTAL CENTER OF ENFIELD, CT

195 WAYSIDE AVENUE WEST SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS

150 ENFIELD STREET ENFIELD (ROUTE 5), CT

TO BE SOLD ON THE PREMISES AND BY LIVE INTERNET BIDDING

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SALE PER ORDER OF MS. KELLY WOODHOUSE, EXECUTRIX KEITH K. FULLER, ATTORNEY FOR EXECUTRIX 5300 BIGELOW COMMONS, ENFIELD, CT

PUBLIC AUCTION

THURSDAY, JANUARY 18TH AT 11:00 A.M.

• ABINGTON •

• PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS •

COLONIAL STYLE HOME

GOTHIC REVIVAL CHURCH STYLE BUILDING

MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

6 ROOM / 3 BEDROOM 1½ STORY

392 North Avenue

Features:

ABINGTON, MA

To be Sold on the Premises

• 1½ Story Colonial Style Home • ±5,650 S/F of Land • • Total of (6) Rooms w/ (3) Bedrooms & (1) Bath • • ±1,332 S/F of Gross Living Area Above Grade • • Gas FWA Heat • Partial Basement • Vinyl Siding • • Covered Porch • • Wood, Vinyl & Carpeted Floors • • Public Water & Sewer • Zoned: CBD • • Assessor’s Parcel # M:00054;,B:0000, L:044 • •

SALE PER ORDER OF OWNER TERMS OF SALE: 25% DEPOSIT CASH, WIRE TRANSFER OR CERTIFIED CHECK 15% BUYERS PREMIUM APPLIES ON ALL ONSITE PURCHASES 18% BUYERS PREMIUM APPLIES ON ALL ONLINE PURCHASES OTHER TERMS TO BE ANNOUNCED AT TIME OF SALE INSPECTIONS: TUESDAY, JANUARY 9TH - 10:00 A.M. TO 4:00 P.M. & MORNING OF SALE – 8:30 A.M. TO 11:00 A.M.

TERMS OF SALE: 25% DEPOSIT CASH, WIRE TRANSFER OR CERTIFIED CHECK 15% BUYERS PREMIUM APPLIES ON ALL ONSITE PURCHASES 18% BUYERS PREMIUM APPLIES ON ALL ONLINE PURCHASES OTHER TERMS TO BE ANNOUNCED AT TIME OF SALE INSPECTIONS: TUESDAY, JANUARY 16TH – 10:00 A.M. TO 4:00 P.M. & MORNING OF SALE – 8:30 A.M. TO 11:00 A.M.

AUCTIONEERS•APPRAISERS

West Springfield, MA • Philadelphia, PA

TOLL FREE 1-877-POSNIK-1 (767-6451) MA Auc. Lic #161 • PA Auc. Lic. #AY000241L

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

Aaron Posnik 413-733-5238 • 610-853-6655

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

Aaron Posnik 413-733-5238 • 610-853-6655

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

PUBLIC AUCTION

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17TH at 1:00 P.M.

Sale Per Order of Mortgagee Attorney Joseph J. Lange

Of the Firm of Lyon & Fitzpatrick, LLP

14 Bobala Road, Holyoke, MA Attorney for Mortgagee

Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 Deposit Cash or Certified Funds. Deposits to be Increased to 10% of Purchase Price Within 5 Business Days 5% Buyer’s Premium Applies. Other Terms to be Announced at Time of Sale.

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

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

CLASSIFIEDS

OWNER’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

±7,244 S/F

“CLOSE PROXIMITY TO DOWNTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICT”

249 Wahconah Street

PITTSFIELD, MA

To be Sold in the Premises

INSPECTION: SATURDAY, JANUARY 13TH – 10:00 A.M. TO 2:00 P.M.

FEATURES:

• Gothic Revival Style Church Building • ±1/2 Acre of Land (±25,875 S/F • • ±7,244 S/F of Gross Building Area • ±149 Ft. Frontage on Wahconah Street • • Full Basement • Granite, Fieldstone & Brick Exterior • • Wood Framed, Stained Glass & Metal Frame Windows • • Hardwood, Carpeted & Vinyl Flooring • (2) Oil Fired Steam Heating Systems • ★ Parish House, Small Chapel, Auditorium, Kitchen & Office ★ ★ Sanctuary, ±300 Person w/ Elevated Altar & Choir Loft ★ • Public Water & Sewer • Parcel ID: H12-2-5 • • PERMITTED USES:

One, Two and Multi-Family Residential Garden Apartments, Assisted Living Residences, Group Homes, Bed & Breakfasts, Churches, Temples, Social, Recreational Organizations, Community Centers, Hospitals, Libraries, Nursing Homes & Municipal Uses • 1% BROKER INCENTIVE OFFERED!! Sale Per Order of Owner Terms Of Sale: $10,000.00 Deposit by Bank or Certified funds. 6% Buyer’s Premium Applies. Other Terms To Be Announced At Time Of Sale.

Aaron Posnik

AUCTIONEERS•APPRAISERS

West Springfield, MA • Philadelphia, PA 413-733-5238 • 610-853-6655 MA Auc. Lic #161 • PA Auc. Lic. #AY000241L

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

• ONLINE ONLY AUCTION •

GENERAL ESTATE AUCTION FRI, JAN. 12, AT 6 PM Including furniture, glass & china, small antiques, artwork, coins, jewelry, stamps, rugs, and more.

PREVIEW DAY OF SALE 8AM - 6PM www.DouglasAuctioneers.com

When you go on vacation, leave something behind. Donate your newspapers to our Newspaper in Education program. For every newspaper you donate, four students in local schools will receive copies of The Republican. Call 413-788-1100.

125 Pecks Road Pittsfield, MA 01201

Date: Bidding Ends Tuesday January 16

Inspection: Monday January 15 From 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

COMPLETE LATE-MODEL DISTRIBUTION CENTER

HIGHLIGHTS: ALL PALLET RACKING IS DISASSEMBLED, PALLETIZED & READY TO LOAD  (574+) 16’ Teardrop Style  JLG Platform Manlifts Pallet Racking Uprights  Kirchner Advanced  (6,700+) 8’ & 10’ Cross Beams Floor Sweeper  Flex Conveyors  (6,050+) Wire Decks  Batteries & Chargers  Hyster & Yale Order Pickers  Strapping Machines  Yale Electric Forklift  Industrial Fans  Electric Pallet Jacks  And More!

Auction

Capital Recovery Group, LLC

TERMS: To Be Sold In Accordance w/CRG Terms As Published On Web & Auction. MA Lic #232

www.CRGLLC.com • 800.300.6852

F12 | SUNDAY, JANUARY 7, 2024

Tag Sales Tag Sales East Longmeadow

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

Cats Kitten for sale, male, 2 month old, looks like a tiger, $175.00. Call for details 413-244-8046

52 Melwood Ave.

Sat. 1/6, 9-5 Sun. 1/7, 9-5

EVERYTHING MUST GO! All clothes $2.00 each. All furniture open to offers. House must be emptied! Bring a truck or SUV. Worth a second look for bargains! Linens, books $1.00 each. Tools, garden furn., dinrm, livrm and bedrm furn., all drapes & curtains. Artwork and glassware.

John & Jackie

Dogs 6 month old white puppy for sale. $300 or best offer. Call 413-966-9152

Westie/Beagle Puppies, 3 females, 2 males, vet checked, 1st vac. Ready for Christmas $500. Adult Beagle fem. 3 yrs old $200. 413-596-8190

Yorkie puppy, traditional color, 9 wks old upto date with shots, dewormed, parents on premises. This puppy is going to be tiny. Ready to go. $1900. Call 413-777-3536

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Merchandise Antiques/Collectibles Appliances Articles for Rent Articles For Sale Audio Building Materials Cameras Camping Equipment Clothing Coins and Stamps Construction Equipment Do-In-Yourself Materials Electronics/Compuiters Fitness Equipment Flea Markets Forklifts and Equipment Fuel Furniture, Etc. Good Things To Eat Hot Ticket Items Jewelry Lawn & Garden Lawnmower & Snowblower Machinery & Tools Med. Equipment Sales/Wanted Miscellaneous Musical Instruments Office Equipment Pools, Spas & Accessories Professional Equipment Restaurant Equipment Seasonal Snowmobiles Sports Television Tickets Video Vintage Clothing Wanted to Buy Wood-Burning Stoves

Professional Service Directory in Print and Online Place your service ad 24/7. Call (413) 788-1234 or go to: www.MassLive.com Masonry/Concrete

Trash Removal

ABC Masonry & Basement Waterproofing STOP ALL WATER LEAKAGE Brick, block, stone, stucco, concrete, chimneys, foundations, hatchways, New & repair. Basement windows, sump pumps, and damp proofing. Lic 120263 569-1611 or 413-3745377ABC MasonryABC MasonryABC Masonry

A Dump Truck cleaning out attics, cellars, garages, estate clean-outs. Scrap metal, snow plowing. 413-569-1611, 413-374-5377

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

FRIDAY JANUARY 12, 2024 1:00 PM - SHEFFIELD, MA 523 ALUM HILL ROAD DEPOSIT $5,000

MONDAY JANUARY 15, 2024 4:00PM - SPRINGFIELD, MA 131 ARVILLA STREET DEPOSIT $5,000

THURSDAY JANUARY 18, 2024 1:00 PM - GILL, MA 2C MOUNTAIN ROAD ESTATES, UNIT 2C, MOUNTAIN ROAD ESTATES CONDOMINIUM DEPOSIT $5,000

MONDAY JANUARY 22, 2024 4:00PM - SPRINGFIELD, MA 49 FINCH ROAD DEPOSIT $5,000 TERMS OF SALES: DEPOSITS IN THE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED ABOVE ARE TO BE PAID BY THE PURCHASER(S) AT THE TIME AND PLACE OF EACH SALE BY CERTIFIED OR BANK CHECK. ALL BALANCES DUE ARE TO BE PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL SALE. OTHER TERMS, IF ANY, TO BE ANNOUNCED AT EACH SALE.

Articles for Sale

M.R. Russo Company

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 $2.25 per box. CALL 413-596-5783

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2022 National Purple Heart $5 Gold Proof coin. Issued by US mint, low mintage with box, COA, $650./best offer, call 413-426-7063 Queen Anne wing back chair, mauve, exc. cond. $50.00 Call 413-204-0226

Wanted To Buy Cash paid, LP records 45’s, CD’s, reel-to-reel tapes. Rock, Jazz, Blues, Classical. Scott 518-424-8228

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