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(yes, this intuition persists even for house cats whose meals get delivered in a dish).

“Everything a cat does is for the survival of themselves and their species,” Reimers says. It’s less about showing superiority over the home and more a way to gain the most advantageous view of their resources and environment.

While we humans tend to think of our living spaces two-dimensionally, mapping out floor plans and furniture

system in a room your cat doesn’t naturally frequent. “I go into homes where people have these really great wall setups with all these wall shelves, and it’s like the perfect jungle gym for their cats. And they go, ‘well, my cat never uses it.’ I look at what’s there, and it’s set up in the basement where there’s no window to look out of, or people don’t hang out in the basement very much,” Koski says.

While we humans tend to think of our living spaces two-dimensionally, mapping out floor plans and furniture arrangements according to square footage, cats view their world in three dimensions. arrangements according to square footage, cats view their world in three dimensions. As natural climbers, they’re always looking for ways to get in the air. “They evolved in areas where they took advantage of trees and rocks and being up high so that they could feel safe and also see where their prey were,” says Marci Koski, a wildlife biologist and certified feline behavior specialist.

So without spending hundreds of dollars on a gaudy cat tower, how can you construct comfortable vertical spaces for your four-legged roommate(s) that will keep the whole household happy?

We’ve got you covered.

Here’s how to DIY your cat a hang-out spot they’ll love

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By Colleen Grablick

First, observe where your cat likes to hang out It’s no use constructing an elaborate perch or shelving

Get to know where your cat prefers to spend most of their time — chances are this will also be a space where you spend a lot of your time or a room in your home that has a window with an entertaining view. Despite their self-sufficiency, aloof stares as we coo about how much we love them and general can’t-be-bothered demeanor, your cats do like to be around you, Koski says.

Identify your cat’s favorite outlook and add a low-effort hammock with suction cups.

If you really want your cat to see a show, install a bird feeder outside the window. Take note of which spots in each room they gravitate to; there may be something particularly attractive about the surface of a piece of furniture or the smell of an object that you can SEE CAT, PAGE F10

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t’s a scene familiar to most cat owners: Your fluffy friend is curled up on top of a kitchen cabinet, purring like a radiator, or sprawled on your dresser amid a sea of knickknacks they knocked over during their biiiiiig stretch.

Many domesticated cats gravitate toward high-up hangout spots, reigning above our (their?) living rooms, bedrooms and kitchens. But what’s so attractive about lounging at such altitudes? Is it a show of dominance over the home — an affirmation of the commonly held human belief that cats think they’re superior? er of the Cat Behavior Alliance.

Nearly all domesticated cat behavior can be explained by survival instinct, including their propensity to situate

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Which fertilizer does your plant need?

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EWLY PURCHASED houseplants usually have enough fertilizer in their potting mixes to nourish them for awhile. But any houseplant that has been in the same pot for more than a few months needs to be fed, especially when lengthening days begin to stimulate new growth.

There are a few different ways to go about this feeding.

Simplest is just to mix fertilizer right into the potting soil you use when re-potting a plant (which you need to do periodically). If you use a purchased mix, check first to see if fertilizer already might have been added. If you make your own potting mix, you can use ordinary synthetic garden fertilizer, such as 5-10-5, at the rate of slightly less than a tablespoon per gallon of soil. Synthetic fertilizers have the disadvantage, though, of leaching too readily out of the pot as the plant is watered.

Specially formulated, slow release synthetic fertilizers circumvent this problem by slowly bleeding their nutrients into the soil in response to warmth or both warmth and moisture.

Natural fertilizers also release nutrients slowly into the soil in response to warmth and moisture, and have the added advantage of offering plants a smorgasbord of nutrients.

(Synthetic fertilizers offer just a few nutrients.) You can use a combination of natural fertilizers to supply the three major nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium) needed by plants. For example, soybean meal or cottonseed meal can supply nitrogen, bone meal can supply phosphorous, and woodash can supply potassium.

Compost and dried manure are natural fertilizers that provide balanced nutrition; to provide sufficient nourishment, they need to comprise about a quarter, by volume, of the potting mix. Compost is also beneficial in a potting mix because it improves aeration and water holding, and helps

It’s no surprise that succulents, including cactuses, are popular. These easy-care houseplants come in a variety of colors, shapes and sizes, making them perfect for any home.

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plants resist diseases.

If you’re going to pasteurize your home-made potting soil (and this is not always necessary), add fertilizer to the mix after the soil has cooled.

Especially in potting mixes lacking garden soil, micronutrients also might be needed, though not if natural fertilizers are used.

No matter what nourishment a potting mix starts with, more fertilizer eventually will be needed unless a plant is re-potted fairly frequently.

Apply additional fertilizer to a growing plant by periodically scratching a quarter-teaspoon of any fertilizer into the surface of the soil. If using compost or dried manure, blanket the whole surface of the soil with a quarter-inch layer.

Nutrients will wash down to the roots each time the plant is watered.

Another way to fertilize houseplants is with fertilizer “spikes” or “tabs” sold for this purpose. These compressed fertilizers are pushed into the soil near the plant, and, once again, slowly leach nutrients into the soil each time the plant is watered.

Plants also can be fed by watering fertilizer into the soil using specially formulated powders or concentrated solutions that are diluted into your watering can. I say “specially formulated powders” because these fertilizers must be solu-

ble; common garden fertilizer, for instance, will not wholly dissolve in water.

An annoyance with soluble powders is that they usually are dyed blue so that the solution is not mistaken for water.

This blue readily stains fingers and clothes. Also, after some time the powders tend to cake up, so you have to chip away at the powder to get the teaspoonful or tablespoonful you need. The liquid concentrates are more convenient to use, but they are more expensive since you are paying, in part, to package water.

Natural fertilizers that can be watered onto the soil include fish emulsion (but hold your nose — even the supposedly “deoderized” stuff is too rank for me indoors) and seaweed, in concentrated liquid or granular form.

No matter which method of fertilizing plants you use, always follow the directions for the specific fertilizer. And watch your plants — their growth and their leaf color — to see if you are feeding them correctly. Always err on the side of underfeeding, which just slows growth, rather than overfeeding, which can burn roots and increase susceptibility to pests.

Any gardening questions?

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

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or before Feb. 28. Applicants being considered may be contacted by the East LongmeadEAST LONGMEADOW ow Garden Club’s Scholarship Committee for an interview.

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SPRINGFIELD Applicants must presently be an East Longmeadow High Student School senor or a recent grad- scholarship uate of East Longmeadow High School and is planning The Springfield Garden to attend an institution of Club is accepting applicahigher learning in the fall of tions for its annual $2,000 2024 or a Graduate student scholarship, to be awarded who is a resident of East to a graduating high school Longmeadow and is attending senior, undergraduate or or planning to attend an ingraduate college student stitution of higher learning or majoring in a full-time plant an East Longmeadow student science or environmental who is a resident and has been studies program, such as horaccepted to participate in a ticulture, floriculture, landspecial program. scape design, conservation, Applications be received on forestry, botany, agronomy,

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The candidate must be a resident of Hampden County, demonstrate financial need and have adequate academic standing. High school seniors, undergraduate and graduate college students are eligible for consideration. For additional information and to request a copy of the application contact Jane Glushik at SGCscholarship@gmail.com.

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Scholarship applications must be submitted by April 1 to be eligible for consideration. The SGC has awarded more than $80,000 to more than 50 students during the past 30 plus years. Funds for the scholarship are raised at the annual plant sale held each year in the spring. The annual plant sale this year will be held at Forest Park on Sumner Ave. June 1 from 9 a.m. to noon. For more information on the Springfield

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Terry & Kim Kovel | Antiques & Collecting

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The allure of February’s birthstone

METHYST, A VARIety of quartz with a vivid purple color, is the birthstone for February. It’s also a highly sought color for decorative glass. Colored glass is made by adding metallic oxides or salts to the raw material.

Amethyst glass often gets its color from manganese, which along with iron, also gives the natural gemstone its color.

Colored glass has been made since ancient times, but, in the United States, it experienced a surge in popularity in the mid-19th century, when lime became a substitute for lead in glassmaking.

This tulip-shaped amethyst glass vase was made between about 1845 and 1865 by the Boston & Sandwich Glass Company, one of the most important American glass manufacturers. It is pressed glass, which emerged in the 1820s with the invention of the pressing machine.

The earliest pressed glass patterns, often called “lacy,” were designed to conceal flaws in the glass. Glassmaking techniques and tools improved by the 1840s, and simpler patterns became popular. Notice how this vase does not have the intricate, heavily textured patterns often associated with pressed glass; it consists of simple shapes and flat panels. The Boston & Sandwich company made it in several other colors as well as clear glass, all of which are desirable. The one shown here sold for $960 at an auction by Jeffrey S. Evans.

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sical music albums, etc., and would like to know what they are worth. I have the single record Brahms Violin Concerto, Heifetz, Chicago Symphony and albums Rachmaninoff Concerto 32 in C Minor OP 18. The balance are Time Life Record Albums: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven.

Glass Works and the Saunders Machine and Tool Corporation created an electric clothes iron made of Pyrex glass. There were versions with a colored emulsion under the glass as well as one that was left clear. Colors included cobalt blue, red and green. The emulsion couldn’t tolerate heat as well as the glass could, so the colors often faded with use. Today, Silver Streak irons are highly desired by collectors of irons and midcentury design. The Museum of Modern Art has one in its Architecture and Talk about Design collection. Examples jewel tones! in excellent condition can Amethyst sell for over $1,000. Even glass was used ones with chipped glass, made to faded color or missing cords resemble have sold for over $500. If you the famous are planning to sell yours, look purple stone. into modern design auctions The simple like Rago (ragoarts.com), design of this Wright (wright20.com), LA pressed glass Modern Auction (lamodern. vase puts the com) or Palm Beach Modern focus on its Auctions (modernauctions. color. (COWLES com).

SYNDICATE INC.) Comment from a reader: “Your syndicated newspaper column recently answered a question about what to do with WWII memorabilia.

Another option would be the D-Day Museum in Conneaut, Ohio, which each year puts on the largest and most historiRecord collecting expewebsites where you can find cally accurate D-Day reenactrienced a resurgence in the more information about your ment in the country.”

2010s and continues to grow. records and check their prices.

TIP: If a stain in a glass vase Many factors affect a record’s Try Discogs (discogs.com), or bottle is caused by a chemprice: its format (33 rpm, 45 Goldmine Magazine (goldical deposit, this treatment rpm, 78 rpm, 12-inch, 7-inch, minemag.com), or Money should remove it: Fill the vase etc.), the label that released Music (moneymusic.com). with water, drop in an Alit, its release date, condition ka-Seltzer, and let it soak for I found two Silver and album art. Condition is about 24 hours. Then, rub the probably the most important. Streak irons in my mothstain with a brush or a cloth.

Unless they are buying sealed, er-in-law’s estate. Do you Terry Kovel and Kim Kovel or anyone you know have never-used records, most answer readers’ questions sent any interest in these irons? to the column. Send a letter collectors buy them to listen to them. They find the sound I even have the newspaper with one question describing the article from 1985, “Missquality superior to digital resize, material (glass, pottery) cordings. Album art is another ing Antique: Silver Streak and what you know about Iron.” factor; if a collector doesn’t the item. Questions that are intend to listen to the record, answered will appear in Kovels they often want to display it The Silver Streak iron, Publications. Write to Kovels, as art. Unfortunately, clasmade in the 1940s, is a classic The Republican, King Features piece of midcentury design. sical records tend to sell for Syndicate, 628 Virginia Dr., lower prices than rock, blues Metal was rationed during Orlando, FL 32803 or email and jazz. There are specialist World War II, so Corning collectorsgallery@kovels.com.

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

McCoy, vase, figural, tulip, green, 4-footed, marked, c.

1950, 4 x 4 inches, $45.

Textile, pillow, Fornasetti, cream ground, stylized sun faces, printed, cotton, tag, 17 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches, $95.

Box, tantalus, wood, hinged lid, marquetry, center diamond, geometric borders, canted corners, velvet lining, three perfume bottles, square stoppers, gilt, 4 x 6 x 4 inches, $165.

Advertising, case, carrying, Radio Television Service, green, red lettering, top handle & latch closures, hinged sides, holds tubes, 18 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 8 inches, $190.

Furniture, chair, William IV, mahogany, upholstered, green velvet, needlework panel, multicolor flowers and leaves, nailhead trim, turned front legs, open arms, 40 1/2 x 24 x 33 inches, $320.

Toy, wagon, Hy-Speed, red, white lettering, oval bed, fenders, splash guard, pull handle, 1930s, 12 inch-bed, $330.

Delft, spice jar, dome lid, blue and white, flower clusters, double scroll handle, London, c. 1700, 3 1/2 inches, $615.

Carlsbad, compote, dome lid, Vaseline glass, gilt trim, Classical figures, flowers, marked, Moser, 10 inches, $960.

Clock, shelf, Empire style, two-train movement, bronze, patinated, gilt, winged putto pushing wheelbarrow with cask, pendant with winged sphinx supports, oval base, four bun feet, early 1800s, 17 1/2 inches, $1,010.

Sampler, alphabet, multicolor, cross borders, landscape scene, flowering plant in urn, two pine trees, Peggy Bartlett, Massachusetts, frame, 1801, 14 1/2 x 15 inches, $1,355.

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Dayana Pardave and Javier Pardave to Ashleigh Delaina Thomas, 39 Regency Park Drive, Unit 39, $172,500.

Juan E. Lopez to Beatriz Santana Rosario, 63 Tina Lane, $315,000.

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The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate eased this week, welcome news for prospective homebuyers as the spring homebuying season approaches.

The average rate on a 30year mortgage fell to 6.63% from 6.69% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 6.09%.

Borrowing costs on 15year fixed-rate mortgages, popular with homeowners refinancing their home loans, also fell this week, pulling the average rate down to 5.94% from 5.96% last week. A year ago it averaged 5.14%, Freddie Mac said.

The cost of financing a home has been mostly easing in the weeks since the average rate on a 30year mortgage hit 7.79%, the highest level since late 2000. So far this year, the weekly average has ranged between 6.60% and 6.69%.

The decline in rates since their peak last fall has helped lower monthly mortgage payments, providing more financial breathing room for homebuyers facing rising prices and a shortage of homes for sale.

The pullback in mortgage rates loosely tracks the moves in the 10-year Treasury yield, which lenders use as a guide to pricing loans. The yield has largely come down on hopes that inflation has cooled enough from its peak two summers ago for the Federal Reserve to begin cutting interest rates this year.

If rates keep easing that should help boost purchasing power for prospective homebuyers this spring, traditionally the busiest period for home sales.

Michelle A. Rosa to Chenevert Properties LLC, 106 Silver St., $180,000.

Philip J. Ginsberg and Krista Ginsberg to Catherine Arslanian-Ginsberg, 257 Regency Park Drive, $130,294.

AMHERST Daniel P. Burbine to Julie A. Green and William S. Murray III, 1178 North Pleasant St., $730,000.

BELCHERTOWN Stephen W. Sowa and Susan M. Sowa to Nicholas Sowa and Amanda Sowa, 91 Shaw Road, $100.

Valthea McGee Fry, trustee, David J. Fry, trustee, Valthea McGee Fry 2005 Revocable Trust and David J. Fry 2005 Revocable Trust to Todd Kibbe, Cold Spring Street, $65,000.

Michael J. O’Brien and Vicki L. O’Brien to David J. Knapp and Michelle D. Knapp, Aldrich Street, $80,000.

M & G Property Group LLC, to Kayla Ann Busse, 11 Sunny Crest Lane, $550,000.

Doryn Kelly, trustee, and Doryn Kelly Family Trust to Laura I. Bourdeau and Peter A. Bourdeau, 161 Turkey Hill Road, $285,000.

BERNARDSTON Aaron S. Morin and Karen A. L. Morin to First Generation Investment Group LLC, 20 Merrifield Road, $18,000.

A Plus Enterprises Inc., to Leo C. Potter, 41 Canada Hill Road, $380,000.

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Joshua Benoit to Jiasheng Wu, 00 Holland Road, $50,000.

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Friends of The Brimfield Senior Center Inc., and Friends of Brimfield Senior Center Inc., to Joshua Benoit, 00 Holland Road, $28,000.

CHICOPEE

Ann M. Niznik, Ann Marie Niznik, estate, and Denise M. Ford, representative, to Linda Maria Shea, 13 Holy Cross Circle, $330,000.

HAMPDEN

Hyman G. Darling, trustee, and Eva M. Santaniello Revocable Indenture of Trust of, trustee of, to Jennifer A. Thorn, 200 North Main St., Unit 102, $200,000.

Burton B. Burger and Beverly D. Burger to Moreau Real Investments Inc., 64 Hampshire St., $200,000.

Robert Pozos, representative, and Dolores Pozos, estate, to Phan010314 LLC, 519 Parker St., $264,999.

Cherie Harden, Cherie Rodriguez and Cherie L. Harden to Maribel Vega Britton, 152 Greenwood Terrace, $190,000.

Waseem Mudasar to Waseem Mudasar and Libertad Mudasar, 52 East Village Road, $100.

Daniel J. Durand to Hector Y. Ortiz, 49 Beverly St., $300,000.

Daniel R. Laflamme and Christina Laflamme to Congamond Management LLC, 1360 Granby Road, $205,000.

Francis M. Disanti to Raasean L. Antoine, 5 Ridgewood Road, $228,000.

Gary D. Kaczmarczyk to Gary D. Kaczmarczyk, life estate, and Stephanie Kaczmarczyk, 220 Basil Road, $100.

Goulding-Huang Properties LP, to Cristal Rodriguez, 21 Leslie St., $366,000.

Helenes Variety Inc., to Ishika LLC, 0 Dale Streer, $525,000.

EASTHAMPTON Kathleen P. McGiverin to Kathleen P. McGiverin, trustee, and Kathleen P. McGiverin Trust, 23 Kimberly Lane, $100.

Macmar LLC, to Dhaval Patel, 119 Prospect St., $367,500.

Malia Homebuyers LLC, to Cameron Manning, 180 Crestwood St., $250,000.

Martin J. Iwasinski to Michelle A. Rosa, 169 Casey Drive, $290,000.

Foxy Properties LLC, to Kelley Properties LLC, 204-206 Sargeant St., $335,000.

Kathleen Lawler Bodmer, personal representative, and William P. Lawler Jr., estate, to CTNA Construction LLC, 278 Main St., $230,000.

GRANBY Philip T. Braese to Andrew T. Normand, 95 Cold Hill Road, $350,000.

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Pah Properties LLC, to Zannie D. Mann, 93 Davenport St., $275,000. Sarah A. Ryan to Marc William Seedorf, 55 Cleveland St., $65,000.

Victoria C. Daborowski to Skyspec Christopher Jay Tormanen to Holdings LLC, 55 Columba St., Holly M. Etheredge, 122 James St., $215,000. $190,000.

David R. Casey, representative, Edith J. Casey, estate, and Mark G. Casey to Bay Street LLC, Wilbraham Road, $185,000.

Feng Gao to Casey Curtis and Justin Jordan Dempsey, 64 Waldo St., $300,000.

Dirk Rolf Litzner and Michaela A. Litzner to Michaela A. Litzner, 58 Garfield Ave., $100.

Joanne M. Cebula, Anna B. Ostrowska, Dorothy M. Pinkas and Di- Dominic O’Connell to Madison C. Picard and Michael J. Girardi, 1 ane S. Lukomski to Cheryl Moore, Droy Circle, $381,900.

13 Dwight Terrace, $270,000.

David R. Casey, representative and trustee, Edith J. Casey, estate, R. Gordon Casey 1998 Revocable Trust, trustee of, Mark G. Casey, trustee, and David G. Carlson, trustee, to Bay Street LLC, 152 Wilbraham Road, $250,000.

Brittany Wajda and David Wajda to James M. Kennedy, 135 Sheehan Drive, $280,000.

Dirk R. Litzner and Michaela A. Litzner to Dirk R. Litzner, 49 Garfield Ave., $100.

Carolyn W. Benson and Constance M. Baugh to Hasan Comert, 10 Lawndale St., $325,000.

Brian M. Webster, Amy L. Webster and Dennis Donovan to Freddy Roy and Nan O. Roy, 386 Glendale Road, $700,000.

John J. Ferriter, representatiave, and Michael J. Abel Jr., estate, to Stephanie Saad, 56 Taylor St., $77,000.

Juan Figueroa to Alex A. NievesVazquez and Grisel M Nieves, 165 Beech St., $89,900.

Matthew R. Moriarty to Lead Funding LLC, 25-27 Elmwood Ave., $100,000.

MSNS Limited Co. LLC, and MSNS Limited Co., to WF Real Estate Holdings LLC, 384 High St., $385,000.

Plata O Plomo Inc., to Andrea G. Plazas and Antonio Villalobos, 98 Lyman St., $335,000.

Roberto Camacho to Max Source LLC, 18 Center St., $50,000.

HATFIELD Michele K. Crane, personal representative, and Paul A. Labbee, estate, to Lizard II LLC, 56 Bridge St., $425,000.

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HEATH Larry F. Couch and Candace L. Couch to Charles R. Carriere and Kelly A. Carriere, 5 Sioux Circle, $4,500.

Robin H. Jenkins to Tucker Jenkins, 32 Town Farm Road, $300,000.

14 Hampden Court, $300,000.

MONTAGUE Turners Falls Cemetery Association to Justin A. Demers, “aka” Justin A. A. Demers, Turnpike Road, $8,000.

Sophia Normark and Solomon Goldstein-Rose to Emma Morrow, 70 Old Sunderland Road, $465,000.

NEW SALEM HUNTINGTON Robert Lee Little to Patricia Ann Little, trustee, Richard J. Little Sr., trustee, and Patricia Ann Living Trust, New State Road, $100.

LONGMEADOW Christen L. Brownlee to Chelsea E. Ferguson, 110 Hopkins Place, $350,000.

Linda M. Shea to Joe Hawley and Michala Niden, 127 Nevins Ave., $335,000.

Salvatore Vatrano, representative, Frank J. Capuano, representative, and Abigail A. Vatrano, estate, to Marie Menard, Gina Lapointe, Gregory Vatrano and Pamela Kirastoulis, 43 Morgan Ridge, $360,000.

LUDLOW Joseph Podgurski to John Podgurski, 213 Holy Cross Circle, $100,000.

Michael D. Lackey to Linda L. Dettloff, 8 West St., $250,000.

NORTHAMPTON Richard Wilby and Sheila LaGrenade to Harvey W. Spizz and Valerie J. Spizz, 73 Village Hill Road, $750,000.

Judy Haigler and Constance L. Fender to Elaine M. Light and Stephen Keane, 41 Woodbine Ave., $560,000.

Zoe R. Johnson and Joseph E. Johnson to Courtney C. MacLachlan, trustee, Thomas W. C. MacLachlan, trustee, Courtney C. MacLachlan 2017 Trust and Thomas W. C. MacLachlan 2017 Trust, 49 Redford Drive, $450,000.

Bowles Enterprises LLC, to Elisa Nisly and Nicole Nisly, 167 South St., $211,000.

NORTHFIELD

Judith L. Brigham and Jon W. Persons, personal representatives of Joseph S. Lyons, Diane M. Lyons-Frasco, Dwayne F. Lyons, Diane the Estate of Cynthia Jane Persons, to Haley E. Fiske and Kyle R. JohnL. Lyons and Jane Ellen Duggan to son, 35 Pentecost Road, $310,000.

Owen M. Burke and Gabrielle L. Godbout, 173 West Ave., $265,000.

Union Church of Christ of Ludlow Massachusetts and Union Church of Christ of Ludlow Inc., to Cathedral of Life Inc., 51 Center St., $202,220.

Patrick Michael Meuse, representative, Richard Michael Meuse, estate, and Richard M. Meuse, estate, to Allison Marie Acerra, 150 Edgewood Road, $152,000.

Whitetail Wreks LLC, to Tomasz Karas and Karra Sinead Bortolussi, Turning Leaf Road, Lot 96, $178,000.

MIDDLEFIELD Matthew R. Chalifoux and Alexandra B. Chalifoux to Alexandra B. Chalifoux, 147 Skyline Trail, $100.

ORANGE

Laurie A. Bessette to Hayley M. Lawrence, 1026 Chestnut St., $190,000.

Luis A. Maldonado and Jacqueline M. Ruiz to Jeremy Scott Hill, 5 Countryside Drive, $350,000.

Michael Collins, representative, and Ruth M. Collins, estate, to Cash Solution LLC, 246 Breckenridge St., $80,000.

Wicked Deals LLC, to House Hack Helpers LLC, 1089 Pleasant St., $185,000.

PELHAM Robert J. Graves, trustee, Virginia B. Graves, trustee, and Graves Family Revocable Trust to Julie Miller, trustee, Martin Miller, trustee, and Julie & Martin Miller Family Trust, 179 North Valley Road, $975,000.

PLAINFIELD Matthew A. Shippee to Roberta Wooldridge and Jamie Wooldridge, 19 Broom St., $345,000.

SOUTH HADLEY Keith R. Smith and Deirdre A. Smith to Deirdre A. Smith, 2 San Souci Drive, $100.

Roger C. Corriveau and Marguerite A. Clancy to Roger C. Corriveau and Marguerite A. Clancy, 1 Crystal Lane, $100.

Linda C. Swenson to Eric Jimmo and Stacy Jimmo, 299 East St., $365,000.

Guy Bruce Berfield and Halyna Berfield to Linda Ross, 65 Woodbridge Terrace, $672,000.

SOUTHWICK

Richard C. Innes, “dba” Clear View Right Hand Clyde Real Estate Composting, to 153 Quabbin Boulevard LLC, 159 Quabbin Boulevard, LLC, to Shri Hari Holdings LLC, 42 Depot St., $1,925,000. $175,000.

Peter A. Gerry to Richard C. Innes, “dba” Clear View Composting, South Main Street, $175,000.

Cindy Doiron to Katelyn Kennedy and Robert Kennedy, 756 South Main St., $282,500.

Kevin Leh to Joshua A. Silberberg and Carissa M. Silberberg, 350 West River St., $310,000.

Brian A. Heath to James Kevin Flynn and Stephanie C. Flynn, 540 & 544 South Main St., $360,000.

PALMER

Frank Hull to Patrick Donovan, 174 Palmer Road, $310,000.

Anthony M. Shea and Deborah A. Shea to Phillip C. Andlauer and Rosemarie Andlauer, 410 Springfield St., $400,000.

Larry Desreuisseau Jr., and Tammy Desreuisseau to Franklin A. Centeno Medina and Katlin A. Centeno,

Jessica Walker, Jessica A. Walker, William Walker and William O. Walker to Janice M. Skura, 174

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to James Fiore, 278 Pheland Ave., $135,000.

Clay K. Canning and Kimberly Canning to SR Properties LLC, 203 Pheland Ave., $150,000.

David Maynard to Rama Alasmi, 39-41 Genesee St., $195,000.

Eleanor S. Randall to Anthony Nicholas Pellegrino, 89 Fox Hill Road, $280,000.

Ernesto Santos, Ernesto Santo and Lydia Santiago to Pedro A. Espinal Almonte, 127 Eastern Ave., $220,000.

Henry J. Caron to Dale Ranck, 362 Nassau Drive, $226,000.

High Ridge Real Estate LLC, to James P. Murray Jr., 114 Shady Brook Lane, $280,000.

James Coombs to Jacqueline Robles and Patricia Cortez, 278 Newton Road, $310,000.

Jorge M. Ganhao and Elena Ganhao to Luz Celenia Gonzalez and Julio F. Gonzalez Garcia, 17-21 Lockwood Ave., $360,000.

Joy C. Crenshaw and Joy C. Andrade to Roberto Rivera-Negron, 140 Ellendale Circle, $245,000.

Katherine Felix to Nataliya Sevastyanova, 144 Fenway Drive, $350,000.

Mathew A. Hathaway and Mathew Hathaway to Justine Aljoe, 4 Ashbrook St., $249,900.

Michael Simmonds and Michael Simmonds Jr., to Jaidys L. Troncoso, 43 Brookline Ave., $360,000.

Pah Properties LLC, to Philip Michael Kiefer Jr., 77 Derryfield Ave., $275,000.

Alan J. Axler and Lisa Bishop Axler to Snoofg LLC, Jamestown Drive, Unit 138, $315,000.

Alfredo A. Vivenzio, trustee, Vincent C. Vivenzio II, trustee, Andrew Vivenzio, trustee, and Vivenzio Brothers Realty Trust, trustee of, to Mirzai 171 LLC, 163-163 1/2 White St., $650,000.

Rejuvenate Real Estate LLC, to Marie-Rose L. Lamour and Sheena Calixte, 15 Leete St., $405,000.

Alphanso A. Ellis to Pah Properties LLC, 77 Clarendon St., $88,000.

Roger H. Rocca, estate, Roger Hugo Rocca, estate, Karen A. Rocca, representative, Darlene M. Distasio, representative, and Cynthia I. Woodward, representative, to SH Properties LLC, 169 Carver St., $195,000.

Campagnari Construction LLC, to Erica Dachinger, 25 Manitoba St., $275,000.

Claire M. Scavone, estate, and William A. Scavone, representative,

Uziel Gomes Da Silva, Antonia Eliane Da Silva and Uziel Gomes Dasilva to Emmanuel Massenat, 18-20 Wareham St., $390,000.

Yellowbrick Property LLC, to Miguel A. Narvaez Jr., 89-91 College St., $330,000.

SUNDERLAND Frances M. Cooper and Susan E. Donner to Christopher Moses and Chun Xue Hao, 250 North Main St., $637,500.

WALES David A. Heck and Donna L. Heck to Jacob Palmer, 227 Union Road, $155,000.

WARE John C. Soper to Debbra S. Hite-Forkey, 45 Greenwich Plains Road, $355,800.

WARWICK

Ellen L. Rawson, Mary M. Parrott, Kathleen E. Pietryka, Jeanne M. Kayla Levreault to Sean Cavanaugh Luippold and David A. Luippold to and Aislinn Carrier, 76 Wilshire St., John W. Luippold Jr., 340 Wendell $281,900.

Road, $25,000.

Maria Papallo, Salvatore Papallo, Claudio Papallo and Josephine WEST SPRINGFIELD Cuoco to Marco Raffaele Papallo and Claudio Papallo, 265 Cooper Alan Nathanson Sharpe, receiver, St., $150,000.

Karen Lee Gordon, Karen L. Kryla, Robert George Gordon and Robert Maria T. Johnson to Juan GonzaG. Gordon Jr., to Vanessa L. Rodrilez, 0 West Side Logan Street, guez, 29 Church St., $220,000. $20,000.

Phuong My Lien Nguyen to Lydia Touchette, 51 White Oak Road, $290,000.

Bert V. Wright to Emmanuel Pinywah, 14-16 Massachusetts Ave., $375,000.

TL Bretta Realty LLC, to Veraina Diaz, 12-14 Waterford Circle, $405,000.

Richard D. Liasse to Joseph M. Santaniello, 10 Ferncliff Ave., $140,000.

Santana Real Estate Inc., to Silvia Lopez and Ana L. Vazquez, 17-19 Governor St., $350,000.

Judith B. Simpson to Matthew C. Hastings, Andrew G. Hastings and Stacia M. Hastings, 153 Verdugo St., $252,000.

Mandy Nhan Phan, Mindy Nhan Phan and Phong V. Nguyen to Mandy Nhan Phan and Victoria Cam Pham, 102 Garden St., $100.

Mary P. Lagodich to Raymond Saegaert, 176 Canterbury Way, Unit 28, $415,000.

Michael T. Hahn and Teresa K. Hahn to Gladys Teresa Kazalski, 65 Van Horn St., $250,000.

Stephanie Galda to Kathleen R. Ferguson, 179 Nelson St., $250,000.

WESTFIELD Douglas M. Simone and Clarissa B. Simone to James Currie and Laura Desena, 0 Granville Road, $460,000.

No Limit Assets LLC, to Skyspec LLC, 4 Bates St., $140,000.

Robert Levesque to Joanne Kennedy, 64 Wildflower Circle, $560,000.

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For a winter gardening project with a gourmet touch, try microgreens

Seeds are sown in a takeout food container — perfect for growing microgreens — on Long Island, New York. (JESSICA DAMIANO VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS)

By JESSICA DAMIANO

Associated Press

Which seeds?

Many catalogs and garden centers sell mixed microgreen seed packs that contain a variety of seeds selected and combined for their synchronized germination times.

You can buy those or mix your own batch from new or leftover seeds. Or grow just a single variety. It’s up to you.

If mixing seeds yourself, select ones that will sprout at the same time. Arugula, broccoli, cabbage, kale, mustards, mizuna, nasturtium and radish are among the fastest growers, typically germinating in a week or less.

Beets, chards and nasturtiums should sprout in 10-14 days, while parsley and dill can take up to three weeks.

Do not grow microgreens of nightshade vegetables, such as eggplant, ground cherry, pepper, potato, tomatillo or tomato. Their leaves contain toxic alkaloids, so should not be consumed.

Microgreens have been popping up as garnishes at highend restaurants, but they’re more than just a gourmet trick of the trade.

The 2- to 3-inch seedlings of edible plants, which add a burst of color and flavor to food, are packed with nutrients and can make for a fun winter gardening project.

At an average retail price of about $30 per tray, the little nutritional powerhouses can be prohibitively expensive to buy. But growing your own at home is cheap, quick and easy.

You’ll need a dome-covered seed-starting tray, or a roughly 2-inch-deep plastic lidded takeout container with holes poked in its bottom for drainage; a drip tray or rimmed baking sheet to collect drained water; seed-starting potting mix; a spray bottle; a sunny window and, of course, seeds.

Watch them grow A grow light and a small fan are recommended but Fill your seed tray with the optional. seed-starting potting mix and

Indoor-grown microgreens are harvested with a pair of sharp scissors on Long Island, New York. (JESSICA DAMIANO VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS)

moisten it with water, then sprinkle a moderately dense layer of seeds over the mix.

Press them into the soil with your fingers but don’t bury them.

Spray the seeds and the soil’s surface with water, then place the domed lid or plastic cover over the container, slightly askew. If you don’t have a lid or cover, lightly lay plastic wrap over the tray. Do not seal it tightly.

Place the planted tray on a drip tray or rimmed baking sheet in a warm, 65-to-70degree room. Mist daily to keep the soil lightly but evenly moist. Alternatively, you can add one-half inch of water to the drip tray and allow the soil to soak it up through the container’s drainage holes; if water remains in the tray at the end of the day, dump it and use less next time.

When seedlings sprout, re-

move the cover and place the tray directly in front of your brightest window or under grow lights set to run for 16 hours daily. Continue misting the soil surface once a day or bottom watering as needed to keep the soil moist but not soggy.

Running a small fan nearby is optional but would help prevent mold and mildew, which could destroy your crop.

Within a few days of sprouting, you will notice the appearance of cotyledons, or “seed leaves,” which are usually generically oval. The plant’s first distinctive true leaves will appear shortly after, signaling it’s time to harvest your microgreens.

A micro harvest Using sharp scissors, clip stems just above the soil surface, and enjoy your homegrown microgreens over soups and salads or in sandwiches, smoothies and stir-fries.

Then, sprinkle more seeds over the soil to grow your next crop.

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Valenti of the SGC; March 9 is “Preparing Garden Soil,” presented by Kerisa Perazella of Crow River Farm in East Longmeadow; and April 13 is “Composting,” presented by Janet Dolder, SGC member and master gardener.

The classes will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturdays at the Shea Building at Forest Park, 300 Sumner Ave. Fee is $10 per class. Tickets are available on Eventbrite, by emailing spfldgardenclub@gmail.com or by calling 413-285-3163.

STOCKBRIDGE

Garden programs Berkshire Botanical Garden presents these upcoming programs: • “Love: The Heart of Compassionate Participation in our World,” Feb. 10, 4-5 p.m. Join meditation-in-nature guide Sandrine Harris for a community meditation gathering open to all adults explor-

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and conversation. All adults (18 and older) are welcome to join via advance registration. Cost $15 members, $25 nonmembers; • “Plant-Pollinator Interactions on the Landscape: Natvie Pollination Systems,” Feb. 10, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Instructor Evan Abramson will discuss the critical role that plant selection plays in designing biodiverse landscapes. An interdisciplinary presentation on plant-pollinator interactions and their intersections with science, design, climate resilience, ecological health and food security will be followed by a day-long design workshop with participants working in small teams. All necessary research and drafting materials, Berkshire Botanical Garden will host as well as a light lunch, will be provided. Cost $140 members, $160 two programs on Feb. 10. nonmembers. ing cultivating a heart-centered life To register for these programs or in relationship with the Earth and for more information, visit berkeach other. No meditation experishirebotanical.org. Berkshire ence is needed to join in, and you Botanical Garden is located at 5 will not be in a single, hour-long West Stockbridge Road. guided meditation. There will be Send items for Garden Notes to pauses, walking (optional), sitting, pmastriano@repub.com.

planning to put on the curb anyway, so she refurbished it by painting it teal and wrapCONTINUES FROM PAGE F2 ping the poles in sisal rope, a replicate elsewhere. material that cats naturally It’s also helpful to clock love to scratch. “They think where your cat seeks comfort it’s the greatest cat tree ever!” when they’re feeling unsafe she says. or scared, and what spaces If you don’t have a prethey tend to avoid. If they existing shelf to repurpose usually visit a certain room for your feline cohabitants, or corner when guests come most hardware stores carry over or children abound, budget-friendly mounting adding vertical hangouts to or floating shelves (you can those areas can put them even even use a piece of plywood) more at ease during stressful that can be easily affixed to situations. On the flip side, a wall of your and your cat’s if they run for the hills at the choosing. Just be sure to pick sound of a front door opening, up some sturdy wall mounts putting a perch in a place with to avoid any major issues, and heavy foot traffic will be a add a few wooden planks for waste of your time. stairs if there isn’t already a natural path of ascension.

Use what you already have Spruce up the space There’s no shortage of DIY cat tower and shelf tutorials If you’re making a new online. Linda Hall, co-founder hangout to redirect your cat’s of the Cat Behavior Alliance attention from a more probwith Reimers, recommends lematic area — say, the dining using materials or supplies room table — you’ll need to that may already be in your dress it to their liking. (The home — plywood, old shelvsaying that dogs have owners ing units, or old blankets and and cats have staff is sounding fabric. Her cats were loungincreasingly true as this guide ing around on an unwanted continues.) $25 plastic shelving unit Think about the materials from Walmart that she was and fabrics your cat enjoys.

Deeds CONTINUES FROM PAGE F8 Vanessa Shields, Vanessa Couture and Shane Couture to John Dean, 18 Pinehurst St., $280,000.

WESTHAMPTON Fumi Realty Inc., to Christopher P. Rolin, 230 Northwest Road, $275,000.

WILBRAHAM Heather Manchester to Jeffrey A. Pryor, trustee, Patricia A. Pryor, trustee, and Pryor Family Trust, trustee of, Sandalwood Drive, Unit 42, $475,000.

Maria Serafino to Joanne Hasbrouck, 11 Cypress Lane, $563,000.

Rosemarie A. Szalai Trust, trustee of, and Andrew L. Szalai, trustee, to Arnab Saha and Shatabdi Saha Pinky, 7 Stonegate Circle, $549,900.

Yaritza L. Robar, Yaritza Robar, Yaritza Ortiz, Mark R. Robar and Mark Robar to Portia S. Bonner, 2 Oakland St., $450,000.

WORTHINGTON Diane J. Bartlett to Peter N. Donatelli and Tamara Donatelli, 5 West St., $210,000.

It’s about compromise Having a cat is a daily exercise in negotiation, an often ridiculous version of “Let’s Make A Deal” that we humans rarely win. Sometimes, even after you’ve created what amounts to a cat paradise in front of a bright, south-facing window, your feline friend will simply decide they still prefer your For multi-cat housetrinket-clad dresser. As Hall holds, avoid conflict says, “You can’t convince While cats tend to buck a cat anything they do is human understanding of wrong.” hierarchical social structures, You may have to suck it up cohabitating indoor felines and rearrange your objects do have loose structures of to make space for your cat on dominance and submission your furniture, or use a sticky, that you should take into tack-like glue (see: earthconsideration. quake putty) to avoid any To avoid any catfights knickknack … cat-astrophes. (sorry), try to offer multiple By adding a nonslip pad or a vertical options throughsquare of their favorite fabric out the home, so one cat is to a corner of the furniture, not intruding on another’s you can also guide them to established territory. You can staying in a designated area also create a shelf for each of the shared space. It’s not cat on the same wall or in the perfect, but it’ll do. “SomeDon’t create dead ends same room, so dominant and times cats will just say, ‘You Make sure your cat has more submissive personalities have know what, this is my favorite than one way of getting up to a safe place to themselves. spot and I’m going to use it and down from their mount- As Reimer says, typically and I don’t care what you ed perch. Not only does this the higher the cat hangs out, say,’” Koski says. avoid traffic jams in multi-cat the higher it sits in the social And that’s why we love households (should anothgroup. them.

Even just cutting off a square of a blanket, laying down an old sweater, or taping down some nonslip drawer lining on a raised platform or shelf can do the trick. If your lofted space is in a cooler or shaded part of the home, the cozier the material the better, according to Koski. Cats have a high thermal neutral zone — the temperature at which the body doesn’t need to spend energy to heat up or cool down. Their bodies are happiest between 83 and 100 degrees, yet we usually keep our homes somewhere in the high 60s to low 70s; this explains their penchant for sunny patches. Once you’ve made the spot warm and toasty, you can sprinkle catnip or silvervine (a catnip alternative), on the fabric to make it even more attractive. As they explore their new space, reward them with treats and playtime.

er four-legged housemate attempt to climb up for a turf war), having an escape route will prevent panic should something spook your cat.

This could mean adding a piece of furniture where they can plunk down on their way to the floor or installing a few extra steps around the shelf or perch.

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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

MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

To be Sold on the Premises

Cats

Dogs

PUBLIC AUCTION

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH at 11:00 A.M.

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Professional Service Directory in Print and Online Place your service ad 24/7.

Call (413) 788-1234 or go to: www.MassLive.com Carpentry

Home & Commercial Cleaning

David Orszulak

House Cleaner, 20+ years experience, references available, commercial and residential, Karen, 413-799-1485

Finish Carpenter - Custom cabinets - Stairs - Flooring

Call 413-813-8238 Handyperson Services Ron’s Handyman Service Painting-general repairslight carpentry-installsjunk removal- light moving-labor/demolitionand more. Insured, Senior, and Vet discounts, free estimates, Call/text Ron Roberts, Chicopee cell 413-313-6507

Masonry/Concrete 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

Trash Removal A Dump Truck cleaning out attics, cellars, garages, estate clean-outs. Scrap metal, snow plowing.

413-569-1611, 413-374-5377

Articles for Sale

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

Articles for Sale

2022 National Purple Heart $5 Gold Proof coin.

Issued by US mint, low mintage with box, COA, $650./best offer, call 413-426-7063

Furniture, Etc.

Wanted To Buy

Ashley Recliner, dark blue, 1 year old, $250.00 or best reasonable offer.

Call 413-237-5532.

Wanted Pinball Machine & Old slots. Call/txt/email 617-335-7650. thatpinballguy@gmail.com

Queen Anne wing back chair, mauve, exc. cond. $50.00 Call 413-204-0226

Musical Instruments 4 Guitars $1200.

Call Al 413-237-7430 Agawam

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

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 9, 2024 2:00 PM - CHICOPEE, MA 117 MARTEN STREET DEPOSIT $5,000

MONDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2024 10:00AM-SPRINGFIELD, MA 148 ARCADIA BOULEVARDDEPOSIT $5,000 TERMS OF SALES: DEPOSITS IN THE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED ABOVE ARE TO BE PAID BY THE PURCHASER(S) AT THE TIME AND PLACE OF EACH SALE BY CERTIFIED OR BANK CHECK. ALL BALANCES DUE ARE TO BE PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL SALE. OTHER TERMS, IF ANY, TO BE ANNOUNCED AT EACH SALE. CALL OUR AUCTION SCHEDULE LINE AT (617) 964-1282 FOR A LIST OF THE CURRENT DAY’S AUCTIONS AND VISIT OUR WEBSITE www.commonwealth auction.com FOR CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED SCHEDULING INFORMATION AND ADDITIONAL SCHEDULING INFORMATION COMMONWEALTH AUCTION ASSOCIATES, INC. (617) 964-0005 MA LIC 2235

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ON-SITE FORECLOSURE AUCTION

SPRINGFIELD-AUTO GARAGE 419 Taylor Street

Tuesday, February 13 at 11 A M 7,081± sf lot improved by a 3,550± sf auto service building with 2 overhead doors, 150± sf office, 3,400± sf of garage space and fenced lot with parking for approximately 8 cars $10,000 deposit & balance due 30 days Terms of Auction: Deposit by bank check, certified check or cash at time & place of auction. Property sold “AS IS”.

Other terms announced at auction. Visit web for full terms and mortgage reference. Accuracy of description not guaranteed.

Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, Attorney for Mortgagee

Sullivan-Auctioneers.com • 617-350-7700

MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE AT PUBLIC AUCTION

Monday, February 5, 2024 2:00 PM - SPRINGFIELD 17-19 Laurel Street

2 fam, 2,574 sf liv area, 0.16 ac lot, 12 rm, 6 bdrm, 2 bth, Hampden: Bk 15972, Pg 3 TERMS: Cashier’s or certified check in the sum of $5,000.00 as a deposit must be shown at the time and place of the sale in order to qualify as a bidder. No CASH. No personal checks will be accepted. Cashier/certified checks should be made out to whomever is going to bid at the auction. The balance to be paid within thirty (30) days at the law offices of Korde & Associates, P.C. 900 Chelmsford Street, Suite 3102, Lowell, MA 01851, Attorney for the Mortgagee.

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

NORTH CHELMSFORD (978) 251-1150 www.baystateauction.com MAAU#: 1029, 2624, 2959, 3039, 2573, 116, 2484, 3246, 2919, 3092, 3107, 0100030, 3099

GENERAL ESTATE AUCTION FRI, FEB. 9, AT 6 PM

Including furniture, glass & china, small antiques, artwork, coins, jewelry, ephemera, and more.

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

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