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Lee Reich | In the Garden
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Lee Reich | In the Garden
OVER THE YEARS, gardening has made me more and more aware of our planet’s annual track around the sun. How quaint. It gives me a certain kinship with the peasants at work in the 15th century painting for the month of September of Les Très Riches Heures de Duc de Berry. As with those peasants, September is a month when I have abundant fruits for harvest. Like the peasants, I’m harvesting grapes; it’s been a bumper year. Unlike the peasants, my grapes are destined for fresh eating rather than being sullied by fermentation into wine. (OK, OK, just kidding, although I am not a fan of drinking wine.)
First to ripen here were the varieties Somerset Seedless and Alden. With an abundance of varieties and fruits, I can afford to be picky, so this will be the last season here for Somerset Seedless. It’s too prone to pest problems and the fruit never loses enough of its tannin-y taste for my palate. Alden is also threatened with my saw and shovel because it bears lightly and is also plagued with pest problems. But excellent taste and texture make it worth keeping.
Following on the heels of those earlier varieties are Swenson Red, Lorelei, Glenora and Vanessa. The latter two are very good but would not be worth keeping if they weren’t seedless. In my experience, the most flavorful grapes are those with seeds. Swenson’s Red is a variety that pretty much everyone loves. They’d also love Lorelei if they got to taste this not very common variety.
Finally come Edelweiss, Wapanuka, Brianna and, bearing for the first time, Cayuga White. The first three are not yet quite ripe. Even at this stage, they are delectable. Cayuga White is still proving itself, or not.
Looking to the future, newly planted Bluebell, Alpen-
With their bold flavors, you’re not likely to find any of the varieties I mentioned at a supermarket, possibly even a farmers market. Plant them!
glow, and Dr. Goode should yield a few berries next year. Also, an unknown variety that I propagated from an old vine growing at a friend’s orchard.
With their bold flavors, you’re not likely to find any of the varieties I mentioned at a supermarket, possibly even a farmers market. Plant them!
A few caveats are necessary when describing my grape plantings. The river valley site of my farmden, is far from ideal for fruit growing. As a valley, it’s colder than surrounding land (zone 5) and is laden with damper air that encourages disease. An abundance of wild grapevines in the bordering 6000 acres of forest provides a place for insects and disease to get their start. Nonetheless, I get good crops without resorting to sprays. This is possible by providing a sunny site with
This undated image provided by Bugwood.org shows a hammerhead worm on a leaf in India. The narrow, snakelike flatworm has a head built like that of a hammerhead shark.
good air circulation and making the best of it with trellises, and — very important — annual pruning. Also, by choosing varieties to plant based on pest, disease, and cold resistance. Many birds and insects, especially yellow jackets and European hornets, also enjoy my grapes. They leave plenty for me, but crucial to harvesting the best of the best tasting grapes here is bagging.
Years ago, I figured that the longer a bunch of grapes hangs on the plant, the tastier it gets (to a point), but also the more chance of attack by insects and birds. So, I bought 1000 bakery bags that happened to have “Delicious” printed on them. Perhaps being bakery bags made them less attractive to grape-hungry birds and insects; at any rate, they worked very well, usually yielding delectably sweet and flavorful, perfect bunches of bagged grapes each year.
In the 15th-century painting, peasants just pile bunches of their grapes into large, wooden tubs. I gently set only enough bunches for immediate consumption into a woven basket. Different methods, but we’re all tuned to the progress of our planet around its sun.
By Jessica Damiano Associated Press
Earthworms, as we know, are garden champions, cleaning the soil by eating their weight in organic matter every day and aerating it as they wriggle around, creating tunnels to ease root growth. They also improve soil moisture, remove fungal spores and stimulate microbial activity, which benefits plant health. But there’s another weird worm out there that’s toxic, deadly to our beloved earthworms and nearly impossible to kill: Allow me to introduce you to the
hammerhead worm. As its name would imply, the narrow, snakelike flatworm has a head built like that of a hammerhead shark. And it’s hardly a newcomer, believed to have hitched a ride to the U.S. from Southeast Asia with a shipment of plants around 1900. Usually, 2 to 3 inches in length with vertical stripes running the length of their bodies, the invertebrates can grow up to 15 inches long. And they’re a force to be reckoned with.
Although they are ravenous
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Berkshire Botanical Garden presents the following upcoming programs:
• Saturday, Aug. 31, and Sunday, Sept. 1, “Berkshire Woodworkers Show and Silent Auction,” from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. A fine woodwork show and sale featuring designs by professional woodworkers from the Berkshires and neighboring counties in New York and Connecticut. Admission is $5 general, $3 for BBG members;
• Tuesdays, Sept. 3 through 24, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., “Herbaceous Plants.” This intensive four-session class explores the world of herbaceous plants, from their identification, selection and use in the garden through
their basic botany, life cycle, and propagation. Participants are asked to create a final project highlighting by genus or plant family related to the curriculum. As part of the Level 1 horticulture core curriculum, this class is essential for the committed gardener and includes lectures, handson activities and field study, and group discussion. The class aspires to give participants a deeper understanding of annuals, perennials, and ornamental vegetables and their role in the garden. Advance registration is required. Cost is $215 members, $240 nonmembers.
To register for these programs or for more information, visit berkshire botanical.org. Berkshire Botanical Garden is located at 5 West Stockbridge Road.
earthworm hunters, hammerheads are coated in the same paralytic neurotoxin present in pufferfish, which keeps birds and other insects from preying on them. This gives them a decisive advantage in the food chain.
That chemical coating is toxic to pets and would likely irritate your skin if you were to pick up a worm. To add insult to injury, their bodies contain parasitic nematodes, tiny roundworms that feed on plants and can parasitize humans, animals and beneficial insects.
As carnivorous cannibals, the worms eat snails, slugs and each other (no love
lost there), as well as earthworms, the loss of which would pose a catastrophic threat to farms and gardens.
Hammerhead worms are hermaphroditic, so they reproduce without a mate. But that’s not the only way they multiply: Their favorite party trick is detaching a portion of their rear ends and leaving them on plants, where, within 10 days — presto, chango! — those little butts grow heads and become offspring. If you were to chop a hammerhead worm to bits, each would grow into a new hammerhead worm. Don’t do it.
The slithering pests love heat and humidity, so they initially made their homes in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina
and Texas. But greenhouses are also hot and humid, so the worms have been inadvertently transported on nursery plants to gardens in Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington, D.C. They’ve also been found in Hawaii and Ontario, Canada.
Preferring to hide under leaf litter, shrubs, rocks and logs, the worms can go largely unnoticed. But if you spot one, don’t squash or cut it (that would just make more). The only way to kill hammerhead worms is to pour salt or vinegar on them.
Jessica Damiano publishes the award-winning Weekly Dirt Newsletter.
The only way to kill hammerhead worms is to pour salt or vinegar on them.
Coin Laundry Association, says the rules might depend on the laundromat. While some owners recommend leaving clothes alone, others say it’s OK to move clothes after an allotted time has passed since the cycle ended. A general guideline is to give other customers a 10-minute grace period.
Things get a bit murkier if you’re in an apartment building with fewer machines than a commercial laundromat and no one on duty watching the room. In that case, Lizzie Post, the co-president of the Emily Post Institute, suggests following the rules of the establishment. If they’re not marked or labeled, ask a front desk worker or a landlord for guidance.
Moving someone else’s clothes, even 10 or more minutes after the cycle has ended, should be a last resort.
By S ophia S olano
The Washington Post
The shared laundry room occupies a strange space at the intersection of errand and community. It’s a place to check a chore off your list, sure. But it’s also, in many ways, a neighborhood hub — one of the last third spaces (i.e., somewhere besides your home or office) where you don’t have to buy an $8 latte to hang out for a while. It’s a place for sharing news, chitchatting with neighbors and forging connections with fellow laundry warriors. It’s also a source of conflict. And it’s not just laundromats. If you’ve ever lived in a dorm or apartment building without an in-unit washer and dryer, you know the joys and horrors of a shared laundry space, where you’re as likely to run into a friend as you are the nemesis who seems to always be hogging the machines. Natural points of contention abound: clothes left in a machine long after it’s beeped, dirty lint traps or a neighbor playing a loud video on their phone without headphones. Many communal laundry
spaces have rules posted, but over time, they can get lost, forgotten or ignored. If you find yourself in uncertain waters about how to be a good neighbor, don’t fret. We asked laundry and etiquette experts for their best tips on how to handle some of the most common faux pas. Here’s what they had to say.
Perhaps the most common laundry room etiquette argument surrounds removing someone else’s clothes from a washer or dryer. On one hand, who’s comfortable with a stranger — or, maybe worse, a neighbor — touching their undergarments? On the other hand, there are only so many machines, and it can be frustrating to delay your laundry because of someone else’s poor time management skills. In the age of smartphones, how hard is it to set a portable timer?
If you find yourself in this situation, the experts agree: Ask a laundromat, dorm or apartment attendant to move the items.
“We don’t really advise the customer to move someone else’s clothes, because it can turn into a problem,” says Myron Ward, owner of Family Laundromat in D.C. “We’d rather deal with it ourselves.”
Brian Wallace, CEO of the
The easiest way to avoid judgmental glaring in a shared laundry room is to flip or remove your laundry as soon as it’s finished. That means staying on-site, if possible. But if you must run an errand, Post recommends factoring in what she calls “oops time.”
“I missed the bus stop, I didn’t get through checkout
fast enough to catch that cab, or whatever it is,” she says. “You’ve got to factor in not just how long it would actually take you, but how long it would take you with delays.” If you anticipate an errand might take you longer than the time left on your machine, Post recommends leaving a note, especially if you’re in an apartment building. Write what time you anticipate returning, say that it’s all right to remove your laundry and include where the reader can find your basket, should they need it.
“A note that lets people know what’s going on and what you would feel comfortable with them doing in order for them to be able to proceed and move forward with their day is really thoughtful if you’re going to leave,” Post says.
Be careful what you wash The only thing worse than an occupied machine is a broken one. Avoid being the cause of damaged equipment by checking your pockets before you run your cycles. Gum, ink, pens and coins can break washers and dryers, forcing other customers or neighbors to do their laundry elsewhere. Though laundromat machines are built to handle large,
locked lint screen should be cleared for the next customer.
heavy loads, Ward advises against washing items like bath mats with rubber bottoms, which can clog a washer and melt in a dryer.
“We have guys who work in construction and don’t check their pockets, so screws and drill bits can come out of their pocket and break the glass on the front of the machine if it hits the right way,” Ward says.
Pet owners should also be courteous by using washing machines designated for items with pet hair. Or Wallace recommends running the soiled item through the dryer first to remove the bulk of the pet hair. Just make sure to empty the lint trap right after or let an attendant know that a
Also avoid using too much soap, which Wallace says is among the top complaints of laundromat owners. Detergent buildup can clog valves and other washer components, preventing proper drainage and eventually damaging a machine. According to Consumer Reports, you don’t need more than 1.5 ounces of detergent — or one pod or sheet — per load.
Go at the off hours
Laundromats — and shared laundry rooms in apartments — are what Wallace calls a “rush-hour business.” If you prefer a room to yourself (or have a favorite machine) consider going at odd hours.
Wallace recommends
doing laundry on midweek mornings. Avoid busy times: Friday evenings and any time on Saturdays and Sundays.
Be friendly, but know when people want quiet
A laundry room where you spend a good hour or two of your time each week
might feel like an extension of your living room or a place to socialize, especially if it’s in an apartment building. Etiquette experts say there’s nothing wrong with using the time for some friendly conversation — especially if you’re stuck there for a while — but they also say it’s not rude to po -
litely excuse yourself.
“You’re not expected, in your living zones, to be social,” Post says. “It’s not like ignoring people at a mixer event that you went to. It’s choosing to fold your laundry or do your laundry on your own for a bit and to not engage with folks. And that really is perfectly OK.”
& KIM KOVEL | Antiques & Collecting
KEEPING THE PAST alive is part of the appeal of antiques.
The most valuable, most desirable collectibles are original antiques, but reproductions can have their own interesting stories.
This figural vase by Henriot Quimper sold for $42 at Richard Opfer Auctioneering, a low price compared to antique Quimper pottery. This style of pottery has been made in Quimper, France, since the late 1600s, but this vase is a 20th-century reproduc-
tion made to sell at Colonial Williamsburg as a souvenir.
The date of 1682 on its base is one of the details copied from the original piece of pottery in Colonial Williamsburg’s museum collection. It is called “Mr. Nobody” after a character from a popular play at the time.
The original piece was Delftware, a popular tin-glazed pottery usually decorated in blue and white. Quimper pottery has a similar tin glaze, and the potteries that originally made it in the 17th and 18th centuries have since merged into
factories that are still operating today.
Q. I would like to know something about my lamp. The shade and base are both made of glass panels with a white swirl. It has a light at the bottom.
A. Lamps like yours were made by many glass and metalworking companies in the early 20th century. The electric light bulb was a fairly new invention, giving designers more
Henriot Quimper re-created a piece of pottery from the 1600s for collectors in the 20th century.
By C athy Hobbs Tribune News Service
Looking for fun ways to design a space? Then why not consider fun color combinations. Instead of focusing on one color, consider “mixing it up” by blending various colors in order to create fun color combinations.
One of the main obstacles for many homeowners is knowing how and where to properly use color. So often rooms can feel boring and bland, until color enters the picture.
When looking for spaces of the home to incorporate interesting color combinations, first look for those rooms that can be energized and invigorated through the use of color. These especially include social areas such as family and living rooms. Dens can also be great choices as well as these are often overtired, overworked
spaces, when they could be energetic and warm.
Basic colors
There are some basic colors that are warm, bright and friendly that can bring life to nearly any space.
Basic colors to consider:
• Yellow: It can be used in darker spaces and can mimic sunshine to make a space feel lighter and brighter.
• Orange: One of the happiest colors, orange will seldom disappoint and can be used in various areas of the home including dens, living spaces and even dining rooms.
• White: This is a color that many people ignore as a color. White is a tremendous clarification color that can be used to neutralize and blend with other colors.
Interesting color combinations
When looking to create interesting color combinations, contrast is one of your best decorating tools. Mixing light and dark colors or warm colors with those that are cool are ideals ways to blend colors.
Some suggested color combinations:
• Charcoal gray and powder pink
• Hot pink and chocolate brown
• Lemon yellow and burnt orange
• Cool gray and indigo blue
• White and black
• Blue and red
• Turquoise and orange
Cathy Hobbs, based in New York City, is an Emmy Award-winning television host and a nationally known interior design home staging expert and short-term rental/vacation home designer with offices in New York City and The Hudson Valley.
By Jeanne Huber The Washington Post
Diagnosing why a room smells like mildew can be tricky, but two truisms can be a guide: Mold needs both food and moisture to grow. And warm air holds more moisture than cool air.
Here’s what to know about mildew and humidity.
• Almost anything can be food for mildew. Paper is a favorite but wood works, too, as does dirt that collects in fiberglass insulation. Plumbing leaks and gutters that dump rainwater next to a foundation are frequent culprits for providing the moisture that mildew needs. But when musty smells are an issue only in the summer, condensation from humid air is more likely.
• Humidity in the air, by itself, isn’t enough to trigger
possibilities. Lamps no longer needed features like fuel tanks or chimneys. While oil lamps were made to amplify the light as much as possible, bright electric lights now needed to be softened. Translucent or opaque glass panels were popular choices for lampshades. Bases were decorative and made from metal, glass or ceramic. Some lamps had an additional light in the base, like yours. Lamps in this style usually sell for about $500 if they have a known maker, or about $200$300 if not.
mold growth. Mold needs liquid water, not water vapor, to grow. Because warm air holds more moisture than cool air, when warm air hits a cold surface and cools, the moisture it can no longer hold condenses and forms droplets of water.
• Relative humidity doesn’t refer to the amount of water in the air. Rather, it’s the amount of water vapor compared to the maximum amount of water the air can hold at a given temperature.
• As the temperature increases, so does the dew point, the temperature at which some of the water turns from vapor to liquid. “The higher the dew point rises, the greater the amount of moisture in the air,” the National Weather Service says. “Many times, relative humidity can be misleading. For example, a temperature of 30 and a dew point of 30 will give you a relative humidity of 100%, but a temperature of 80 and a dew point of 60 produces a
Q. I was going through our old pictures and found some old Japanese money from WWII that my father brought back. I would like to find out how much they are worth and where I could sell them.
relative humidity of 50%. It would feel much more ‘humid’ on the 80-degree day with 50% relative humidity than on the 30-degree day with a 100% relative humidity. This is because of the higher dew point.”
• The weather service recommends looking at the dew point rather than relative humidity as a gauge of how muggy a day will feel and to determine at what point mildew can grow. If your office is a comfortable 70 degrees and the relative humidity measures 60 percent, condensation can form on surfaces below 55 degrees. In Seattle, ground temperature below the surface is usually 50 to 60 degrees — meaning condensation can be just as big an issue, or maybe more, in the summer than in the winter.
• Opening a window won’t help; it will just bring in more warm air laden with moisture, even if the air doesn’t seem particularly humid. Insulating a basement or
a room like your office is the best long-term solution, provided the insulation is installed correctly. Here’s what to know:
• Insulation needs to keep warm air from hitting the cold basement walls and rim joist framing (the wooden sill at the base of the wooden framing for walls). It also must deal with the fact that some condensation might still occur. Ideally, the insulation would go on the outside of the foundation and keep the concrete warm enough to prevent condensation. But that’s rarely feasible, especially in a retrofit.
• The walls should be insulated on the inside in a way that doesn’t support mildew growth and that allows any moisture to dry into the basement air, because the moisture can’t dry into the ground.
• No insulation should go in the ceiling of the basement or space that’s partially underground. And if the room that’s partially underground
is connected to a crawl space, the outside walls of the crawl space need to be insulated, its floor needs to be covered with plastic, and any exterior vents need to be closed off. The whole point is to make the below-ground area functionally like the part of the house that you live in.
• What type of insulation do you need? Building Science Corporation, a consulting company that has done extensive testing of different building components, recommends using extruded polystyrene foam (XPS) panels an inch thick against basement walls. XPS isn’t damaged if it gets wet and doesn’t support mildew growth. It’s also semipermeable, so if condensation does occur where it touches the concrete, it can dry out. This happens slowly enough that adjoining surfaces don’t get wet, the company says. It recommends against using foil-faced insulation because that would keep moisture from evaporating.
A. Old currency can be worth more as collectors’ items than exchanged for new money. It takes an expert to evaluate old bills and coins. Look for a reputable coin dealer or other currency expert in your area. Numismatic News (www.numismatic news.net), a publication owned by the same parent company as Kovels Antique Trader, has specialized information about collecting and valuing currency. The American Numismatic Association (money.org) can help you find resources.
Q. I have a kitchen table set that belonged to my mom. It is from the 1940s-1950s. The legs and frame are maple, as are the chairs. The top of the table, however, is metal which matches the maple in color and is expandable to make
the table longer. She also has a matching maple hutch. Just wondering if this is worth pursuing.
A. The kitchen table of the mid-20th century served many purposes. It was used as a dining table, a food preparation area, a gathering place for family and friends, a worktable and much more. Tabletops made from materials like metal or laminate, which were easier to clean than wood and more resistant to damage, became popular. People always like the look of wood, so finishes resembling wood were available. This kind of kitchen furniture was utilitarian and inexpensive. Furniture from the mid-20th century usually sells for low prices if it is not made by a major designer. Tables like your mom’s sell for up to $150. Similar kitchen hutches sell for about $300. The entire set would sell for about $600.
Q. We have a Satsuma tea set produced for Heritage Mint. It is a peacock pattern. It was purchased around 1980. About 20 years later at a rummage sale, we found a 10-inch plate with the exact same pattern, but with only Japanese markings on the back. What can you tell me about it?
A. The marks on the back of your plate are the Japanese kanji characters for “Satsuma.” They are often used on Satsuma-style porcelain even if it was not made in Japan. When collectors talk about Satsuma, they usually mean a type of Japanese porcelain with a creamy crackled glaze and elaborate colorful designs of flowers, birds or figures. It was originally made in the Satsuma province of Japan in the 19th century and exported to Europe. Since
then, it has been made in many other regions. Heritage Mint named its peacock pattern after this style of porcelain.
TIP: Don’t put pottery or porcelain with crazed glaze in the dishwasher. It will crack even more.
Terry Kovel and Kim Kovel answer readers’ questions sent to the column. Send a letter with one question describing the size, material (glass, pottery) and what you know about the item. Include only two pictures, the object and a closeup of any marks or damage. Be sure your name and return address are included. By sending a question, you give full permission for use in any Kovel product. Questions that are answered will appear in Kovels Publications. Write to Kovels, The Republican, King Features Syndicate, 628 Virginia Dr., Orlando, FL 32803 or email us at collectorsgallery@ kovels.com.
By A lex Veiga Associated Press
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage eased this week to the lowest level in 15 months, welcome relief for home shoppers navigating a housing market that remains out of reach for many Americans.
The rate fell to 6.46% from 6.49% last week, mortgage
buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 7.23%.
The average rate is now the lowest it’s been since mid-May last year, when it was 6.39%.
Borrowing costs on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages also fell this week, good news for homeowners seeking to refinance their home loan at
a lower rate. The average rate fell to 5.62% from 5.66% last week. A year ago, it averaged 6.55%, Freddie Mac said. Mortgage rates are expected to continue trending lower overall this year, as signs of waning inflation and a cooling job market have raised expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut its benchmark
interest rate next month for the first time in four years.
“Although mortgage rates have stayed relatively flat over the past couple of weeks, softer incoming economic data suggest rates will gently slope downward through the end of the year,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist.
Sheryl D. Nutbrown to Petr Privedenyuk, trustee, and Axel Trust, trustee of, 1810 Main St., $280,000.
Michael W. McClurg and Heather W. McClurg to Karen B. Porter and Steven J. Maggs, 22 Indian Pipe Lane, $950,000.
Beaver Real Estate LLC, to Plaza LLC, 148 Liberty St., $200,000.
CJN LLC, to Hima LLC, 310-314 Springfield St., $850,000.
Lowell P. McLane and Abbe W. McLane to Michael D. Johansen and Andrea B. Johansen, 85 Red Fox Drive, $500,000.
Marie T. Schlichting to Lucas Giusto, trustee, Dominic Santaniello, trustee, and Naples Home Buyers Trust, trustee of, 912 North St., $205,000.
Marilyn Gabel, trust, and Gabel Family Realty Trust, trustee of, to William B. Gabel, 156 School St., $152,950.
MD Ashfaqur Rahman and Sefati Rahi to Servet Tok, 69 Regency Park Drive, Unit 69, $190,000.
Teresa M. Klein to Nyasia A. Colby, 4 Maple St., $225,000.
Jody Jellison Goodell and Barry Goodell to Margaret L. Devecchi and Peter Smith, 55 Cherry Lane, $726,000.
Yuh-Fang Hsiao and Shu-Chen Hsiao to John Kneeland and Elizabeth T. Kneeland, 51 Tanglewood Road, $975,000.
Gitanjali Albert, Gitanjali Nagulpally and Graham Albert to Sandra Mamani and Raul Mamani, 252 West St., $235,000.
Marc Houlihan to Tatsuki Motoyoshi, 15 Carriage Lane, $478,000.
Steven K. Gold and Debra U. Gold to Sara K. Towsley, 272 Amity St., $875,000.
Nancy Borzino, personal representative of the Estate of Howard J. Penny, to Arnold W. Hunnewell Jr., trustee of the Spruce Corner Preserve Realty Trust, Spruce Corner Road, $62,500.
James R. Rattell to Trevor Tattersall and Lisa M. Luebking Tattersall, 19 Chartier Drive, $485,000.
David J. Knapp and Michelle D. Knapp to Michelle D. Knapp, 134 Aldrich St., $100.
Michelle D. Knapp to David J. Knapp and Michelle D. Knapp, 134 Aldrich St., $100.
Rafaela A. Zuidema-Blomfield and Michael
Blomfield to Laurie L. Mills and Christopher H. Mills, 11 Sherwood Drive, $575,000.
Dennis H. Connor to Matthew Clifton Hulett, 91 Clark St., $382,000.
Edwin D. B. Smith and Edwin D. Smith to Andrew John Shannon, Chester Road, $64,000.
Anthony P. Farnum and Jessica Shepley to Daniel W. Finn and Susan M. Finn, 230 Bald Mountain Road, $500,000.
DC Cote Properties LLC, to Christine L. Pelletier and Keith A. Pelletier, 89 State St., $604,000. SEE DEEDS, PAGE F13
John M. Vanheynigen and Jennifer L. Vanheynigen to Alain Corriveau, 85 Lyman Road, $415,000.
Loren B. Sterman to Ellsworth S. Matthias Jr., 74 Wilcutt Road, $193,088.
Adam J. Hakkarainen and Jennifer S. Hakkarainen to Matthew St. Louis, Bray Road, $75,000.
First Congregational Church of Chesterfield Mass to Jesse Lapinski and Shallon Messier, 9 North Road, $325,000.
K & R Real-Estate Solutions LLC, and K & R Real Estate Solutions LLC, to Susan J. McFarlin and Samuel M. Epstein, 1084 James St., Unit B2, $230,000.
Donald A. Giguere to Phantom Holdings LLC, 60-62 Walnut St., $360,000.
Hannah Melendez to Rafea Jabbar and Fatimah Jabbar, 167 Rolf Ave., $400,000.
HPP Property LLC, to Castle Bay Holdings LLC, 43 Falmouth Road, $209,000.
Kathleen C. Kane to Lotus & Hawk Properties LLC, 43 Mitchell Drive, Unit 0, $227,000.
Michael J. Chernick, representative, Louis B. Covill, estate, and Louis Benedict Covill, estate, to Stephanie J. Covill and William R. Covill, 15 Western Ave., $186,000.
Robert A. Socha to Joseph Manolakis, 52 Gardner Road, $340,000.
Rossana Sandoval and Cristofer S. Rodriguez to Shawn Matthew Gagnon, 444-446 Broadway, $455,000.
Salazar Dos Santos, trustee, and Salazar Dos Santos Revocable Indenture of Trust of, trustee of, to Dolcimar Ferreira De Sousa, Burton Street, $45,000.
Salazar Dos Santos and America Dos Santos to Dolcimar Ferreira De Sousa, Hampden Avenue, $5,000.
Sandra Corbeille to Sareen Properties LLC, 169 Montgomery St., $153,000.
Wicked Deals LLC, to Barose Projects LLC, 820 East Guinea Road, $300,000.
Alexis Rodriguez to Helene Cunningham and John J. Cunningham, Gromacki Avenue, $16,000.
J. Robert Detweiler and Rita J. Detweiler to Althea Rose Sacco and Christian Buckley Sikora, 200 Lower Road, $752,000.
Pro Pel East LLC, to Industrial Drive East LLC, 4 Industrial Drive East and Industrial Drive East, $1,700,000.
Anujkumar Dhamija and Asha Dhamija to Dana L. Ovitt and Samuel J. Ovitt, 36 Thayer St., $427,500.
Cynthia L. Sugrue to James Deschenes, Lisa Deschenes, Anthony Scionti III, and Deanna Scionti, 27 Lee St., $457,000.
Galina Burova to Jamie Devine, 14 Princeton St., $430,000. Happy Acres LLC, to Kyle Quinn and Emily Quinn, Happy Acres Lane, Lot 7, $199,000.
Nancy J. Heath, trustee, and Nancy J. Heath 2022 Revocable Trust, trustee of, to Theodore Kirby, 69 Westernview Circle, $328,000.
Ralph E. Thresher, trustee, Jeanne L. Champagne, trustee, Bennett Revocable Trust, trustee of, and Janet H. Bennett to Geovanni Montesino, trustee, Madelaine Saborit, trustee, and Montesino Property Management Realty Trust, trustee of, 78 Wood Ave., $185,000.
Robert I. Safford and Joanne M. Safford to Brian Buckley, 271 Somers Road, $340,000.
Tryggvi S. Jonsson and Jennifer E. Jonsson to Gertrude Kaiser and Owen Colas, 45 Clapp St., $1,000,000.
Regan Bishop, Bridget Campbell and Bridget Bishop to Christopher J. Markowski, 25 Lovefield St., $440,000.
Stephen J. Jadczak and Nishi Jadczak to Brooke Fay Gerlach, 1 Ashley Circle, $680,000. LTL LLC, to 24-30 Grant LLC, 2430 Grant St., $670,500.
James D. D’Amours and James D’Amours to Catherine Nally, 33 Pleasant St., $350,000.
Jamroth LLC, to VBC Rentals LLC, 51-53 New Ludlow Road, $820,000.
Roger L. Cohen and Lisa A. Cohen to James D. D’Amours and Alison G. Fenton, 111 Munsing Ridge, $645,000.
Jonathan J. Davey, personal representative of the Estate of Joseph Gorman, to Howard Shann-Cherng Ying and Sarah Hung Ying, 255 Briar Way, Unit 3C Briar Knoll Townhouse Condominium, $226,000.
A. Paul Shallers, “aka” Alvin Paul Shallers, to Charlene Denise Palmer and Sidney Justin Palmer, 36 James St., $367,429.
Peter Lively, “aka” Peter M. Lively, trustee of the SJL Nominee Trust, to Amanda Lynn Sanderson, 60 Overland Road, $335,000.
Arthur W. Dahowski to Adrienne T. Kimball, trustee of the Adrienne T. Kimball Revocable Trust, 716 Mohawk Trail, $886,500.
Art Deviation LLC, “fka” Colrain Bunker Group LLC, to Phillip Nelson Bascom, 237 Conway St., $250,000.
Edward F. Berlin and Joan M. Featherman to Jason S. Antic and Lyndi J. Antic, 20 Orchard St., $460,000.
Fannie Mae, “aka” Federal National Mortgage Association, to Jessica Duplin, 672 Lampblack Road, $355,000.
Carl E. Johnson to Tuckman LLC, 75 Lawrence Plain Road, $600,000.
Mary Antoinette Satienpoch, estate, and Corrine Lattell, representative, to Sareen Properties LLC, 16 Oak Knoll Drive, $216,000.
Dominic Kirchner II, trustee, and Avet Realty Trust to Bridget C. Bishop and Regan P. Bishop, 129 Prospect St., $540,000.
Elizabeth LaFond to Jolynn E. Wells, 17 Chestnut St., $450,000.
Nelson R. Oliveira to Ann Izaki and Alyssa Jane Tanner, 7 Grout Road, $375,000.
Bryan P. Ward and Kristin M. Ward to David Lecours, 24 Lakeshore Drive, $485,000.
Robert S. Hoyt, trustee, and 241 Mashapaug Road Realty Trust, trustee of, to Paul J. Tortolani and Beth Cary Tortolani, 241 Mashapaug Road, $500,000.
Nav Jiwan Fuller to David Keenan, 238 Lyman St., $100,000.
Pah Properties LLC, to Ghaife Mohamed, 59 Pine St., $275,000.
Robert J. Dempsey and Donna Dempsey to Daniel P. Boyle, 72 Elmore St., $315,000.
Alex Vilkhovey and Yulya Vilkhovey to Michael Viara and Melissa Viara, 28 Connecticut Ave., $9,985.
Harry Demirjian, trustee, and Demirjian Family Trust, trustee of, to Eric Samuels and Barbara Samuels, 233 Ardsley Road, $728,000.
Mark A. Jackowitz and Ronda L. Jackowitz to Rachel Jackowitz Berezin, 130 Woodside Drive, $630,000.
Micki Julianna Choi to Ping Jian and Wenhua Qin, 87 Cobblestone Road, $478,000.
Nathaniel Hammond and Maryellen Powers to Gregory M. Gould and Cheryl Chiang, 110 Longmeadow St., $485,000.
Cory James Mills-Dick and Brooke Anne Murphy to Paul Jandrow and Cynthia Delzell, 9 Elaine Drive, $500,000.
Eric Wegiel and Lisa Wegiel to Shannon Curto-Grimm, Trevor Daryl Grimm and Donald John Micks, 789 Center St., $332,500.
Timothy D. Martins, representative, Jacqueline P. Martins, estate, and Jacqueline Martins, estate, to Pah Properties LLC, 15 Nash Hill Road, $210,000.
Whitetail Wreks LLC, to Binaya Basnet and Diane Monica Basnet, Balsam Hill Road, Lot 65, $177,900.
Donna E. Santos and Jack R. Santos, trustees of the 38 Marguerite Street Nominee Trust, to Deborah Fries and Richard Fries, 125 River Road, $266,900.
Barbara Clay to Christopher David De Santis and Lois De Santis, 170 Hovey Road, $755,000.
Donald Henderson III, to Paul McDermott and Amanda McDermott, 77 Carpenter Road, $476,249.
Sonya B. Pike and Sonya B. Ellsworth to Real Estate Family Holdings LLP, 321 Stafford Road, $40,000.
Greenfield Savings Bank, trustee of the Anne E. H. Stuart Revocable Trust, to Elizabeth Lynn Fox and Douglas Anthony Shuga, 5 Crocker Ave., $430,320.
Pasha Realty LLC, to Meredith S. Savage, 443 Turners Falls Road, $310,000.
Nancy A. Cheevers and Katherine Hayford to Robert A. Spence, trustee, and Robert A. Spence Revocable Trust, 23 Upland Road, $867,000.
Michael Hooker, personal representative, and Michael C. Morton, estate, to Abby Wolman McElroy and Peter Joseph McElroy, 95 Washington Ave., $450,000.
Jordan Wagner to Tyler James Bissell and Eliscia Kay Kinder, 42 Pleasant St., $532,000.
Conway Realty Trust to Strong Ave LLC, Strong Avenue, $300,000.
Margaret Ann Arroyo and Stephanie June Arroyo to Jesse R. Eisenberg and Beth Leopold, 581 Burts Pit Road, $780,000.
John H. Steidler to Jared Starr and Stephanie L. Cuenoud, 32 Clark Ave., $350,000.
Neurosleep LLC, to Sleeping Beauties Realty LLC, 267 Locust St., $350,000.
Christopher J.A. Campbell and Sally A. Campbell to Brian DiPippo and Rachel Williams, 65 Dunphy Drive, $332,000.
Robert Kowalewski and Jeanne Kowalewski to Michele Ruschhaupt, 103 High St., $368,000. Barry E. Golash, personal representative, and Edmund S. Golash, estate, to Barry E. Golash, 7 Hooker Ave., and 9 Hooker Ave., $100.
Hamp 2020 LLC, to Gennady Katsnelson, Ruth A. Moss-Katsnelson, Laura E. Katsnelson and Daniel A. Drimer-Batca, 128 North St., $1,200,000.
David Christopher Simpson and Kimberly Simpson to Ayla Christine Sabacinski and Jeffrey Michael Sabacinski, 9 Rogers Ave., $315,000.
Carla Batista De La Cruz, Elbia Herrera De Leon, “aka” Elbia Herrera and Mario Herrera, “aka” Mario Torres-Herrera, to Juma Multiservices LLC, 40 Winter St., $30,000.
Daniel S. Jeffrey to Pattyann Spanner. 39 Eagleville Road,
$346,000.
Caitlin Tanski, Caitlin N. Bernier and Michael Tanski to Dawn Davis, 79 Belanger St., $190,000.
Donald R. Wood and Shala M. Wood to David Reddy, 3038 Pleasant St., $425,000.
Eric Kerr and Ruth Kerr to Charlene Ocampo and Rey S. Ocampo, 331 Burlingame Road, $405,000.
Tassinari Construction Inc to Adam L Bressette and Amanda M Powers, 5-7 Crest St, $355,000.
Tyler Darling, Kimberly Darling and Kimberley Darling to Meredith L. Normandeau, 16 Meadowbrook Lane, $300,000.
Richard T. Keppelman and Judith M. Keppelman to Plainfield Project LLC, North Central Street, $100.
Simon J. Zelazo to Teresa Aguinaldo and Patrick Gonder, 228 Zoar Road, “aka” 283 Zoar Road, $480,000.
Valentin Salagornik and Anneta S. Salagornik to Jack-Thomas Hovey, 54 Fairview Ave., $387,000.
Westfield River Associates LLC, to Crescent Mills LLC, 1190 Huntington Road, $525,000.
Karolyn Kemp Barnes, “fka” Karolyn Kirsten McNeil, Mary Louise Herendeen, Kerry Britten Kemp and William Bradley MacLaren Kemp to Alexis Smith and Nicholas Wahlstrom, Old Greenfield Road, $46,000.
Kerry Britten Kemp, personal representative of the Estate of John R. O. Kemp, to Alexis Smith and Nicholas Wahlstrom, Old Greenfield Road, $4,000.
Daniel J. Fitzgerald, personal representative, and Julie Fitzgerald, estate, to Jeffrey P. Chateauneuf and Tamara L. Colby, 525 Hadley St., $165,000.
Paul J. Ciolek and Katherine M. Ciolek to Paul J. Ciolek, trustee, Paul J. Ciolek 2024 Trust, Katherine M. Ciolek, trustee, and Katherine M. Ciolek 2024 Trust, 7 Dove Hill,
$100.
Michael Lynch and Allegra Corwin-Renner to Neil E. Bergstrom Jr., and Tammy A. Bergstrom, 5 Grove St., $350,000.
James P. Lombella to Susan A. Mastroianni, trustee, Christopher D. Mastroianni, trustee, and S. A. Mastroianni Family Trust, trustee of, 64 Tannery Road, $275,000.
Joanne Cagliostro and Robert S. Cagliostro to Alberto Morales, 717 College Highway, $435,000.
Kyle P. Kelleher and Cesira L. Kelleher to Casey Savino and Melissa Knox, 11 Southwick Hill Drive, $427,000.
Susan A. Meier to Eric Nelson, 15 Eagle St., $83,000.
A2ZLH Portfolio Holdings LLC, to Emtay Inc., 1361-1363 Dwight St., $1,190,909.
Real Estate Investments Northeast LLC, to Paulette Luma, 105 E Alvord St., $310,000.
Aura M. Recinos to Emily Real, 162164 Walnut St., $380,000.
BRVS LLC, to Chenevert Properties LLC, 1271 Worcester St., $235,000.
Charlene Ocampo and Rey Ocampo to Sherwood Thomas Vaillancourt and Calvin James Moisan, 9 Meadowbrook Road, $320,000.
Christian Sanchez Rodriguez to Zachary R. Beach, trustee, and 25 Gladstone St. Irrevocable Trust, trustee of, 25 Gladstone St., $255,491.
Cynthia A. Seamans and Dana Gordon Seamans to Michael Tanski and Caitlin Tanski, 38 Fallston St., $350,000.
Dominic Kirchner II, trustee, and Waiwai Realty Trust, trustee of, to Lillian Colman and Tho Le, 39-41 Lyndale St., $230,000.
Donald Beckett and Janice M. Beckett to Bruce Arnold, trustee, and 127 Marion Street Realty Trust, trustee of, 127 Marion St., $187,680.
Elisha A. Colgram, representative, Venice Daphnie Wilson, estate, Hazel Baptiste, Rodney Pete Willson, Thor Methley Wilson, Dave Adolphus Wilson and Rodney Pete Wilson to Post Investments LLC, Gresham Street, Lot 207, $250,000.
Eugene D. Smith to Laing Services LLC, 37-39 Los Angeles St., $200,000.
Glenda L. Delgado to Kevor S. Hunter and Rushawna J. Elliott, 18 Shirley Road, $305,000.
Hedge Hog Industries Corp., to David K. Kang, 56 Audley Road, $410,000.
Jean Achatz, Kristen Montagna and Edward T. Gilligan to Ismael Lopez Garcia and Rose D. Ortiz Ortiz, 366 Peekskill Ave., $325,000.
Jennifer K. Loiselle, representative, and Katherine H. Loiselle, estate, to Sareen Properties LLC, 37 Wilber St., $178,000.
Karen E. Illingsworth to Jennifer R. Mei, 139 Prouty St., $265,000.
Katherine Wong and William Arighi to Edgar Fisher and Julie Gruszynske, 71 Morningside Park, $343,000.
Hourglass Property Solutions LLC, to Sabine T. Fleury-Germain, 84-86 Lebanon St., $292,500.
Lilian Miller Revocable Trust, trustee of, Oom Paul Miller, trustee, and Rosie Miller-Lane, trustee, to Margarita Rodriguez, 58-60 Albemarle St., $360,000.
Linda L. Richardson to Emmanuel S. Owusu, 45 Greenleaf St, $299,900.
Springfield Portfolio Holdings LLC, to Emtay Inc.,107 Orange St., $2,084,090.
Louis Joseph Adams, representative, and Joseph Edmund Adams, estate, to Duy Khai Do and Oanh Thi Tu Nguyen, 363 Cooley St., $270,000.
Luis M. Rosado to Abram Kirby III, and Shahua Kirby, 28 Marengo Park, $315,000.
Marion B. Rogers to Julitza Rivera, 117 Saint James Boulevard, $255,000.
Mary Ann Webster, representative, William Rey Negron Jr., estate, and Isaiah A. Negron, estate, to Sergey Privedenyuk, 1909 Page Boulevard, $118,000.
Nancy Almodovar Gartman and Anthony A. Gartman to Anthony A. Gartman and Alex James O’Connor, 82 Birchland Ave., $90,314.
Nicholas Malafronte and Carmela Malafronte to Eleanor Andrews, 153 Fort Pleasant Ave., $390,000.
Patricia McKenzie to Christine M. Rabbitt and Martin T. Rabbitt, 449 Nassau Drive, Unit 449, $257,000.
Paula N. Arestedes and Poula N. Arestedes to Renald Saintil and Querita Petit Homme, 74-76 Noel St., $375,000.
Sandra J. Grenier to Shahkar M. Fatemi, 72 Gail St., $280,000.
Tara Brewster, representative, Andrew B. Larkin, estate, and Andrew Larkin, estate, to Adister Pineda and Eduardo Monzon, 205 Saint James Ave., $125,000.
Tascon Homes LLC, to Cesar Genao Ogando, 15-17 Huntington St., $382,000.
Visionary Homes LLC, to Clara Coly, Paul Coly and Eric H, Coly, 202 Fort Pleasant Ave., $365,000.
Xavier Molina, representative, and Frederick Molina, estate, to JJJ17 LLC, 117-119 Olmstead Drive, $85,000.
Yinet Saez Rodriguez to Bernader Abel, 87 Mayfield St., $302,000.
Tolland Trading Co. LLC, to William Magni r., and Nichol Magni, 33 West Granville Road, $110,000.
Mercedes M. Villeneuve to Rachel A. Smith, 11 Heck Road, $82,000.
Michael E. Milanese to Toni Dailey, 224 Stafford Road, $190,000.
Christina Diaz and Manuel Diaz to Charles W. Kane and Marie A. Kane, 17 Beach Road, $398,000.
Robert C. Darling Jr., and Karen Darling to Berkshire Property Buyers LLC, 64 Pleasant St., $180,000.
Gordon Duke to Robert Darling and Karen Darling, 5 Towne St., $249,000.
Michael J. Whalen and Carla Hernandez to Anderlee Y. Lopez Briceno and Rigoberto O. Lantigua, 215 Hillcrest Ave., $340,900.
Revampit Holdings LLC, to Altostratus LLC, 251 River St., $217,500.
Shreeji Properties LLC, to 21 Baldwin Street LLC, 21 Baldwin St., $2,150,000.
Corey E. Clemente, Corey Evan Clemente and Gina Beardslee to Younes Farouk, 18 Whispering
Wind Road, $765,000.
Matthew Marshall and Brittney Marshall to Ryan Mitchell Chenevert and Alexandria Noel Chenevert, 64 Colony Drive, $475,000.
Nicholas M. Reynolds to Kyle P. Kelleher and Cesira L. Kelleher, 138 Main St., Unit 13, $250,000. Priscilla L. Chapman to Alan Gregg, 109 Westwood Drive, $315,000.
Ryan M. Chenevert and Alexandria N. Chenevert to David M. Helems and Abbegale D. Connelly, 18 Belleview Drive, $325,000.
Susan M. Catalano, representative, and Eleanor M. Gonzales to Paul Curro and Susan L. Deacon, 182 Rear Russell Road, $315,000.
Therese F. Reed, estate, and Therese M. Reed, representative, to Pah Properties LLC, 288 Russell Road, $165,000.
Barry G. Brandow, Ellice Gonzalez Brandow and Ellice B. Gonzalez-Brandow to Beth Ramey and Thomas Lee, 181 Northwest Road, $630,000.
Lawrence B. Smith and Barbara Ahearn to Roberta Maital London-Levy and Pedro Levy, 28 Pine Island Lake, $300,000.
Gary Wickland to Elizabeth Walton, Northwest Road, $150,000.
Robert A. Bonsall Jr., and Ann Marie F. Bonsall to Ngozi E. Bolin and James K. Olen, 3 Hilltop Park, $1,700,000.
Golden Mas LLC, to Maya Kirsi Rose and Kaya Rich Rose, 2 Laurel Road, $469,900.
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