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WOODPECKERS: Every garden benefits from these visitors, F5 ANTIQUES & COLLECTING: Argillite makes for unique find, F4 IN THE GARDEN WITH LEE REICH: F8 HOME PLAN OF THE WEEK, F9 MORTGAGE RATES: Up to 3.58%, F10 WMASS DEEDS, F10

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Above, a master bedroom interior designer Joan Craig designed for a New York client. Craig used a hand-painted Chinoiserie gilded silk from de Gournay. (ANTOINE BOOTZ / CRAIG & COMPANY)

Fall decor Eclectic looks, interesting prints, warm textures in style

Stuart, of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. “(But) I think the interesting thing is that unlike the ‘industrial’ look, the midcentury ‘comeback’ has proven not to be just a fad but an awareness and a respected way of designing. Amazing furniture and fabric designers

By KIM COOK came out of that time — FlorAssociated Press ence Knoll, the Eameses, Saarinen — design that’s held For keen serial reits own and shown the world decorators, it’s time to that it never really left.” start thinking about an Christiane Lemieux, who founded the home-design and autumn refresh. fashion brand DwellStudio This fall, interior designers and now runs the custom fursay there’s demand for eclectic niture retailer The Inside, sees styles, interesting prints, rich change coming. hues and warm textures.

“Interiors have been clean, The trim, tailored lines midcentury-inspired and of midcentury decor have fairly generic for the past few been ensconced in the home years, (but now) people are furnishings marketplace for craving the ‘new and more.’ several years; versions of Enter maximalism, specifically iconic pieces can be found in through the lens of British design, which is experiencing a all big-box retailers.

Has the beloved style peakmajor revitalization,” she says. ed?

Elaborate patterns, ornaSome designers see an mentation, and luxe materials easing of the fever, but that are hallmarks of that style. doesn’t mean midmod is going Designers like Miles Redd anywhere. and Ken Fulk are known for “It has saturated the martheir max-y, layered, curated ket,” says designer Elizabeth interiors.

“The beautiful thing about maximalism is that it’s entirely personal,” says Lemieux.

“You’re encouraged to choose pieces that visually express your individuality. My No. 1 maximalism tip: Strive for personalization over perfection, and you can’t go wrong.

The more you mix, the better the result.”

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In his furnishings collections, British designer Timothy Oulton melds respect for history with a modern-cool, slightly rebellious vibe.

He takes classic pieces like tufted leather chesterfields, steamer trunks and Deco-era

chandeliers, and plays with scale, incorporates a cheeky flag print, or reinterprets a saddle or aviator’s chair as seating.

Another fun way to bring a sense of history into a space: GE has a new collection of

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oversize vintage-style lighting.

The LED bulbs come in ball, bulb and cylinder shapes with interesting filament designs, and all with the warm glow of the Edison fixtures that inspired them.

If you’re not comfortable going to the max, there’s another emerging look that finds the sweet spot between “lots” and “little,” and that’s maximal minimalism. This allows you to keep your clean-lined aesthetic while adding just a touch of something bold. Maybe it’s wild throw pillows. Or oversize art. Or a collection of objects — but instead of covering every surface, you display them in a contained way on a sleek shelf.

Coxy textures “Shearling and boucle and velvet, oh my!” says John McClain, whose studio is in Orlando, Florida. “Deep, cozy textures are cropping up on more than just pillows these days — entire sofas, chairs and headboards are sporting luscious upholstery reminiscent of lambs, puppies and ponies.”

These materials create a calming, homey feeling, McClain says.

He suggests also adding a hide rug, faux-fur throw or Nordic knit pouf for a fashionable look.

You’ll find seating from CB2, Houzz and Article upholstered in soft, nubby boucle. West Elm, Target and World Market are among retailers offering poufs with Scandinavian-style patterns.

deeper hues like dark teal, maroon, plum,” she says.

“These colors create a relaxed atmosphere that contrasts the bright, electric tones of spring and summer.”

PPG’s color of the year is Chinese Porcelain, a dusky navy. Fashion’s fall collections from Armani, Philip Lim, Christian Siriano and others featured the hue in variations ranging from quiet grayed blues to vibrant cobalts.

Navy is a perennial favorite, but McClain suggests trying CB2’s Azalea chair. Designer peacock, deep teal or juniJohn McClain says one trend per. “These warmer, greener he’s seeing in fall décor is a blues are just as versatile, range of deep, cozy textures conjuring feelings of a relaxlike boucle and shearling. ing snuggle by the fire on a “(They’re) are cropping up on fall evening,” he says. more than just pillows these And Joan Craig of the New days — entire sofas, chairs York architectural and inteand headboards are sporting riors firm Craig & Company luscious upholstery reminissays bold hues are finding cent of lambs, puppies and their way into the kitchen, ponies.” (CB2) too. “Many of our clients gold, yellows are making a are interested in the black strong visual statement. Soft stainless finishes, which are yellow mixes well with gray handsome and fingerprint-resistant,” she says. “The trend and warms up wood tones.” for color in appliances is stayAnd Los Angeles designer ing strong. What’s not to love Breegan Jane’s favors colors that “appeal to the emotions.” about a burgundy, deep blue or brilliant green La Cornue “I see fall’s color trends range?” moving toward darker,

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Warm hues McClain is excited about some new, warm grays, like Benjamin Moore’s Gray Owl, Dunn Edwards’ Foggy Day and Sherwin-Williams’ Repose Gray.

“Adding layers of darker, moodier colors on top of this new gray leads to a sophisticated and almost sexy feel for fall,” he says.

Benjamin Moore color and design expert Hannah Yeo notes another chic combo: “From pale buttermilk to rich

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“The beautiful thing about maximalism is that it’s entirely personal. You’re encouraged to choose pieces that visually express your individuality.”

Christine Lemieux, runs customer furniture retailer The Inside

Brass notes Complementing all the rich blues, teals, berries and greens are the metals, and designers say mixing them up is the way to go now.

“Mixed metals definitely infuse an eclectic balance this fall,” Jane says. Rose gold may be on the wane, but brass and gold accents are trending, as is matte black. Silvery nickel and steel are always in. The mix isn’t solely about material or color; it’s also about finish.

Matte, polished, antiqued and brushed give home decorators many options to provide interest and depth.

How do you decide which to use?

McClain’s trick: repetition.

“Create a rhythm through themes,” he says. “For example, appliances and plumbing fixtures are stainless steel,

cabinet hardware and light fixtures are brushed brass, and all door, hardware and window frames are matte black. Then punctuate your metal mixtures with picture frames, lamps and accessories.”

GE Café’s new appliance suite lets you customize knobs and handles, for example.

“One of my clients opted for copper accents on her stainless appliances for fall, and plans to change again for spring,” McClain says.

Some personality “Wallpaper is having its day,” Craig says, citing papers with natural textures, customizable hand painting and small-scale prints. “Beyond rooms, we’re lining ceilings, cabinet interiors and bookcases,” she says.

Terrazzo has found a home in many designers’ hearts. “It’s been around for 10,000 years and it still looks modern,” Craig says. “There are so many variations, and we love the design impact it gives a space.”

She’s mixing cream, buff and gray-blue stones in an off-white matrix for one project, while in another the team’s combining charcoal, gold and cream with bronze.

“Besides being beautiful, epoxy terrazzo is lightweight and easy to maintain,” she says.

You’ll even find terrazzo as a pattern on fabrics, kitchenware and tabletop accessories.

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Terry & Kim Kovel | Antiques & Collecting

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Argillite makes for unique find

RAGO AUCTION catalog called a large carved bust made of black stone a “Haida Argillite carving” and then explained the meaning of the word “argillite.” Antiques can be made by people, companies or methods with unfamiliar names, but this time the auction house realized that bidders needed help. Argillite is a fine-grained black silt stone found in only one spot, the Slatechuck Creek on Haida Gwaii, also called the Queen Charlotte Islands, in the Pacific Ocean off the northwest coast of British Columbia, Canada. The Haida, a North American native culture, were the original people living on the islands. They have been making carvings of wood and argillite since about 1800. Pipes used with tobacco have been found that were made from 1810 to 1840. The location of the quarry is a secret and only the Haida are permitted to use the stone. Today, Haida carvers make and sell carved argillite jewelry and decorations — “tourist art” made to be sold to visitors. Both the Haida and European cultures are depicted. Many pieces are amusing. A carving of one piece as large as a bust is unusual and valuable because the stone breaks easily. The bust of a man, made about 1840s to 1850s, sold for $18,750. Twentieth-century interest in the antique arts of native peoples has led to higher prices.

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for pieces of O & B jewelry partly because of Engelhart’s newsworthy death and partly because of the quality of the jewelry. Prices depend on the value of the stones, the gold and the design. Your ring is worth $200 to $300.

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that my grandfather, who emigrated from Sicily in 1912, gave to my father who gave it to me. I am the “end of the line” and would like to have a sense of its history before I decide what to do with it. It’s gold, shaped like a buckle and has an onyx shield with a small diamond. Inside is the mark “OB 10K.” I’m hoping you might be able to guide me as to its history and possible value.

ma teacup with a peacock and flower decoration.

The band at the top is red with gold trim. The mark on the bottom has an eagle and “Satsuma/Expressly Produced For/Heritage Mint Ltd. L.A. CA./Japan.”

Can you give me a value for insurance purposes?

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Heritage Mint Ltd. is a consumer products distributor that started in California in 1976. Your “modern” The “OB” mark on your Satsuma peacock teacup was ring indicates it was made made in Japan in the 1970s.

This 9 1/2-inch-tall carved bust It is usually found in a set of

by Ostby & Barton Co., a made of black argillite sold for four that sells for about $20 jewelry firm started in 1879 more than twice its estimate

by Engelhart Ostby and or in a set with a teapot and Nathan Barton in Providence, at $18,750. It depicts a Eurofour cups for about $50. pean trader.

Rhode Island. Ostby was a goldsmith who came to Tip: Never display a stuffed the U.S. from Norway. The trophy in bright sunlight. on the R.M.S. Titanic. Englehart Ostby was one of the Feathers and hair become company became one of the 1,500 who perished. Helen largest makers of gold rings stiff and brittle, and colors in the U.S. In 1906, Ostby and was able to board a lifeboat fade. and survived. She and her his daughter, Helen, went to brother Harold carried on Europe to view the newest Write to Kovels, The Republidesigns by European jewelers the business, which operated can, King Features Syndicate, 628 Virginia Dr., Orlando, FL until the 1950s. Helen died and to buy gemstones. They 32803 with any questions. set sail for home in April 1912 in 1978. Collectors search

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One is Darth Vader and the other Gamorrean Guard.

They are dated 1981. What are they worth?

Canton dish, pavilions, boats, bridges, arches, houses, blue, white, oval, 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, $70.

Kewpie doll, black, sideeyes, red lips, jointed arms, incised, Rose O’Neill, 6 inches, $210.

Inkwell, silver, Baltimore rose, repousse, glass insert, 2 inches, $240.

Advertising sign, Stolz Premium beer, extra pale, extra fine flavor, white and yellow text, beer bottle, gray ground, 8 x 12 inches, $330.

Leica Camera, 50-mm Elmar lens, IIIa, black, leather case, 1938, $420.

Maitland Smith basin, swan heads, acanthus leaves, shaped base, gilt, faux green marble, resin, 19 x 27 inches, $570.

Chanel clutch, fabric, black, white, logo printed in two directions, envelope shape, flap, 5 x 7 1/2 inches, $840.

Disneyana Mickey Mouse toy, unicycle, wide yellow tire, yellow shoes, cloth pants, wind-up, 5 1/2 inches, $960.

Mechanical bank, clown on a globe, cast iron, J. & E. Stevens Co., c. 1890, 8 1/2 inches, $1,680.

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No need to bang your head against a wall Every garden benefits from presence of woodpeckers

pterodactyl — that you feel you deserve only to glimpse it once or twice in your life. But it is common in any wooded area in the East and even in leafy gardens, where it will show up at the bird feeder.

In any of these species, I find that familiarity does not breed contempt.

I put this down to three factors: the extraordinary colors and patterns of their plumage; their agility on and around trees; and their capacity to turn their beaks, skulls and necks into rapid-fire chisels. In the natural

world’s symphony orchestra, woodpeckers are the percussionists.

It is Washington’s urban forest that provides this interface between us and the woodpecker. Apart from the abundance of species, we see woodpeckers frequently because much of the tree canopy has dead trees or branches, and it is in deadwood that woodpeckers excavate a hole to nest.

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Trees appear to be simple columns of wood, but they are whole worlds to the woodpecker, a place of shelter, safety and food, teeming with

By Adrian Higgins garden and local park. And insects on and beneath the The Washington Post they flitted about in various bark layer. No wonder these I grew up in a part of the shapes and sizes. adapted birds are so adept at world where there was a One challenge was to disthe arboreal life. They even cern the hairy woodpecker beautiful green-plumed have stiffened tail feathers from its doppelganger, the woodpecker, but the only to act as a brace while they downy woodpecker. The place to find it was on the hammer away. label of a brand of hard cider. former is larger and has a In addition to the hairy conspicuously longer bill, but and downy woodpeckers, You would have to venture both have striking checkered there are bigger and brighter deep into some old-growth forest to encounter the living black and white plumage, and woodpeckers happy to entertain the gardener and other the male of each species has article. Perhaps Robin Hood nature lovers. The red-bellied a red patch on its head. The had one as a pet. woodpecker has a creamy-tan colored body with black and white barred wings, and its head is crowned with scarlet plumage, more on the male than the female. The northern flicker is bigger and so nattily attired that it alone justifies the purchase of a pair of binoculars. This species eats ants, hence its tendency to feed on the ground rather than scamper around trunks.

Then there is the pileated woodpecker, big as an owl and raven black, except for its white wing bars and the The northern flicker eats ants and is more likely to be seen on scarlet and white head markor near the ground. (GARY MUELLER / COURTESY CORNELL LAB OF ORNITHOLOGY) ings. It is so bold and beautiful — like some modern day When I came to Washinglittle downy, in particular, is ton, I noticed woodpeckers always on the move, dancing seemed to be as common as around a tree trunk or the pigeons. Well, not quite that bird feeder. It is full of beans, common, but they were relieven in the dead of winter, able visitors to trees in your and helps us get through the

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RADITIONALLY used to store the linens from a bride’s dowry — because the fragrance of cedar discouraged moths — a cedar chest (or “hope chest”) still makes a spectacular gift for any potential bride-to-be, as well as a great place to store extra blankets at the foot of the bed.

But cedar chests aren’t just for brides anymore.

This do-it-yourself version features solid construction and handsome styling that make it a natural for almost any room of the house. And although cedar chests can be pretty expensive to buy,

almost any woodworker can build this heirloom-quality chest for a fraction of the cost.

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If you’ve ever wondered, however, how the experts get homes looking and working just right, it’s often because they have another set of tools that we don’t.

“You want to store the same shape of item in the same size bin,” round with round, and square with square, says Alejandra Costello, an organizing coach based outside of Washington who teaches through videos.

She often uses the OXOGood Grips Lazy Susan Turntable, in both 11-inch and 16-inch sizes ($11.99-$17.99, amazon. com) for cans and other curved items.

“You can use it in the office for office supplies or in the kitchen for spice bottles or in the bathroom for nail polish,” she says.

Alessandra Wood, vice president of style at interior design site Modsy, thinks rug pads are overlooked when decorating — they prevent rugs from shifting to off-kilter angles, reduce wear and protect wood floors

from scratches — not to mention the extra layer of “coosh” they offer.

“Rug pads are often an afterthought, and once your space is designed, who really wants to move all of their furniture to put down a rug pad?” says Wood, who is based in San Francisco. She recommends the Floor Lock Solid Rug Pad whenever you’re moving to new digs ($6-$378, anniselkie. com).

For the junk drawer, make sure to have this duo: a pocket level and museum putty. Jasmine Roth, a California-based builder and designer for the HGTV show “Hidden Potential,” keeps them on hand to have pictures where she wants them: “There’s nothing worse than walking into an otherwise agreeable room only to be entirely distracted by an off-kilter picture frame.”

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or has found an abode riddled with insects. It is best to adopt a more relaxed attitude about animals around the home. I think a skink (a lizard) would be fine wandering into the kitchen, for example, but not a skunk.

The yellow-bellied sapsucker knocks neat lines of holes in the trunks of trees, to the consternation of some gardeners, but the sap loss is minimal, and, besides, there’s nothing you can do about it.

The only regret is that the marking is more obvious than the bird itself, which has a buttery yellow breast plumage and flashy red head markings.

The prettiest species — and probably the one you are least likely to see — is the red-headed woodpecker. When I saw one, I thought I had been transported to the tropics. It is a compact, but not small, bird, with a white body, inky blue wings splashed white and a head that is entirely scarlet.

You find nesting pairs in open woodlands, pine savannas and stands of dead trees — snags — in swampland. It was in the last habitat that I found a small colony of them a few years ago, about midway along the Indian Head Rail Trail in Charles County, Maryland. I was on a bicycle at the time, but I returned last week on foot.

It took me about an hour to reach the spot, and, along the way, I came across a world a little removed from the downtown garden experience, including trailside areas full of sweet gum seedlings, wild

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The butterfly life was rich. I have never seen so many zebra swallowtails, an indication of abundant pawpaw shrubberies, or red admirals for that matter. A family of turkeys rustled quietly through the woodland floor, and a snapping turtle blithely crossed from the ditch on one side of the trail to the other side.

The snags are on the far end of a wetland and are full of woodpecker cavities. I saw an osprey, a great egret, several red-winged blackbirds, but no woodpeckers.

Most woodpecker species are doing all right, but the red-headed woodpecker, which is migratory and hoards acorns, is not. “It has a declining population, and we are not sure why,” Rosenberg said. It winters in bottomland hardwood forests in the Southeast.

Its apparent absence was a disappointment, to put it mildly.

On the way back, I found another collection of snags, again with woodpecker holes but no birds. A dark, chirpy songbird perched high on one of them, and when I raised the binoculars, it revealed itself as an indigo bunting. This consoled the failed quest for the red-headed woodpecker.

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Local bird counts in greater Washington show healthy populations of common species, said Stephanie Mason, senior naturalist at the Audubon Naturalist Society in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

She attributes this to more people feeding woodpeckers in winter, including the suet bricks the birds love so much, and to the aging urban forest, with all its dead branches.

The arrival of the emerald ash borer has killed hundreds of trees in suburban Maryland, providing woodpeckers with deadwood and also loads of grubs to feed on. One of the signals of an infected tree is the appearance of light patches on the bark, caused by woodpecker feeding.

The cavities that woodpeckers create and later abandon provide living space for other creatures — birds such as titmice, nuthatches and wrens, but also for flying squirrels, Mason said.

Woodpeckers will sometimes alight on your house and start their rat-a-tat heading. This worries people who think the bird is doing serious damage to the home

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Lee Reich | In the Garden

Mindful mowing

M

OWING THE lawn is at once the most mundane and the most unique form of pruning.

Everyone does it, yet what other kind of pruning calls for cutting off only a part of a leaf blade — and thousands at a time?! The reason grasses tolerate such pruning is because the growing point of a grass plant is nestled down near ground level, below the reach of mower blades.

Just the same, mowing, like any other form of pruning, weakens a plant. So you have to strike a balance between what looks nice and what keeps the plants healthy.

As a general rule, mow frequently enough to remove no more than one-third of the length of the grass blades down to a maximum accept-

able height. For example, if you want your lawn two inches high, mow an inch off when the leaves reach three inches. Keep in mind that uniformity of cut rather than closeness of cut plays a large part in making an elegant lawn. Longer grass also needs less frequent mowing than short grass, and creates shade that starves out weeds such as crabgrass.

The optimum mowing height varies with grass species and growing conditions.

Stress such as as shade or drought call for longer grass.

Also, newly seeded lawns need to grow a little longer than established lawns.

The best mowing height for most lawngrasses that grow around here is between oneand-a-half and four inches.

Ideally, all grass blades

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On the other hand, you may not want to create a perfectly uniform surface. Notice, just after you mow, how the grass has a slightly different hue of green depending on the direction that the mower traveled. This effect is most dramatic when a lush lawn has been cut with a reel-type mower.

In Great Britain, land of perfect lawns, lawn mavens create striped patterns in their lawns by directing their mowers back and forth across the greensward in neat parallel lines. British garden writer Hugh Johnson wrote in The Principles of Gardening (1979) that “regular stripes emphasize the calm and orderliness of a well-kept lawn. To a lawn fanatic the process of mowing is a pleasure in itself: the noise of the mower, the smell of the exhaust and the oil and the warm green cuttings.

For the richest green and the most pronounced stripes three-quarters of an inch is best.” To each his own.

(For more about mowing and other kinds of pruning, see my book, “The Pruning Book,” available from the usual sources and signed from leereich.com/books.)

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

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Longterm U.S. mortgage rates tick up to 3.58% U.S. long-term mortgage rates ticked up slightly this week, yet they remain near historic lows.

Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on the 30-year loan rose to 3.58% from 3.55% the week before.

Mortgage rates have fallen sharply as a slowing global economy and tensions from the trade war between the United States and China have caused the interest rates on government bonds to tumble, prompting the average rate for a 30-year home loan to decline from 4.52% a year ago.

Lower mortgage rates should help homebuyers, but low inventories and high prices that have consistently eclipsed wage growth have restrained sales growth.

The average mortgage rate for 15-year, fixed-rate home loans rose to 3.06%, up from 3.03% the week before.

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Deeds AGAWAM Barbara A. Brizzolari to Sheena M. McConal, 3 Castle Hill Road, Unit G, $205,000.

Christina A. Ritter, Christina A. White and Kevin White to Celine O. Bushior, 11 Harvey Johnson Drive, $194,900.

ASHFIELD Ashfield Holdings LLC, to Moira E. Boyce and Yohah Ralph, 10 Norton Hill Road, $350,000.

BELCHERTOWN Dana R. Vigneault and Derek Vigneault to Susan Santos and Nicole S. Carbonneau, Boardman Street, $10,000.

Christine E. Croteau to Dennis A. Lebeau II, 140 Autumn St., Unit G, April Cannon to Anastasia G. $115,000.

Heron-Duranti, 81 Old Bay Road, $177,500.

Donna L. Archambault and Steven D. Archambault to Anthony Maietta and Leslie MaiDaniel Kaptyug, 621 Suffield St., etta to Vincent P. Hohreiter and $250,000.

Aline C. Gubrium, 605 Warren Wright Road, $501,000.

Edward Lisouski and Sviatlana Lisouskaya to Yuriy Levchuk and J.N. Duquette & Son Construction Yevgenia Levchuk, 41 Stewart Inc., to Joanna R. Kent and Martin Lane, $245,000.

H. Kent, 29 Magnolia Lane, $417,900.

Kerri A. O’Connor, Kerri A. Pirnie and Terrence M. O’Connor to Jay A. Shands and Holly Eberly Patriot Living LLC, 15 Clematis Shands to Tongping Liu, 205 Road, $175,000.

Munsell St., $416,000.

Moustafa I. Tahoun and Fadia Ali David F. Habicht to Michael J. to Gary Germain, 717 River Road, Byrne, 33 Poole Road, $221,900. $400,000.

John L. Cole and Paula F. Cole to Nancy Neilson and Nancy Neilson Jared Pringle and Loni Pringle, 40 Lamonica to Angela Figueiredo, Sylvan Circle, $340,000.

68 Corey Colonial, $148,900.

Matthew J. Rivest to Melissa Roger L. Bessette Jr. and Marjorie A. Shattuck, 13 Everett Ave., R. Robinson-Bessette to Patricia $148,000.

Milardo and Christopher Milardo, Derek J. Stebbins and Jillian 148 Roosevelt Ave., $321,000.

Brunell to William S. Russell and Theodore E. Fydenkevez and Cheryl M. Davidson, 41 MaplecMary Ellen Fydenkevez to Paul rest Drive, $595,000.

Alan Ramsey, 1329 Suffield St., $179,000.

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AMHERST Jeffrey B. Krauth and Diana L. Krauth to EHTS Inc., 365-377 Main St., $450,000.

James J. Rutter to Leah I. Leviton to Martha McCollough, 47 Pine Grove, $194,000.

Anne Maxson and Anne Puffer to Mark A. Lange and Carol Connare, 435 Market Hill Road, $450,000.

Priscilla Scott and Priscilla S. Coe to Julia Jorati and Hadi Jorati, 128 State St., $369,900.

Diana Denyse to Patrick J. Hall and Lynnette Arnold, 4 Clifton Ave., $498,000.

Shmuel Bolozky and Neta Bolozky to James J. Rutter and Leah I. Leviton, 3 Evergreen Lane, $374,900.

Cynthia T. Galante to Yiming Chen and Chia Ying Hsu, 36 Chesterfield Drive, $390,500.

San Realty Inc., and San Realty Corp Inc., to 26 Spring Street LLC, 26 Spring St., $1,250,000.

Susan Buckland to Susan L. Leary, 75 Spaulding St., $239,000.

Mark A. Dearborn and Diane D. Dearborn to Dawn L. Barrett and Barbara L. Ferrante, 9 South St., $170,000.

BUCKLAND Lone Tree Hill Living Trust, Barry L. Del Castilho and Laurie M. Benoit, trustees, to Ann D. Stephany, 66 Upper Street & Scott Road, $100,000.

CHESTER Alan C. Spencer and Kimberly E. Spencer to William Mark Copp and Theresa L. Copp, 101 Skyline Trail, $40,000.

CHICOPEE Andres Nunez to Celia Rodriguez, 52 Kaveney St., $200,000.

Betlai LLC to Premier Home Builders Inc., Edbert Street, $82,000.

Dow Jones & Co. Inc. to PRN Tower LLC, 84 Second St., $2,850,000.

E&N Laliberte LL to Steven Mi-

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chael Funk, 62-64 Thaddeus St., $230,000.

Meredith Dedinas, 165 Lower Road, $308,500.

Roman Catholic Bishop of Springfield and Holy Name of Jesus Parish to Taylor J. Flamand and Michael D. Bolduc, 117 Northwood St., $180,000.

Marlene Buckowski to Matthew A. Mourovic, 23 Juniper Drive, $253,600.

Kim C. Paul and Stephen J. Marino to Carole L. Bernard and Edward A. Domeracki Jr., 138 Telegraph Ave., $250,000.

Kimberly A. Paradis to Carl D. Roy and C. Llanor Roy, trustees, and Carl D. Roy Living Trust, trustee of, 29 Sunnymeade Ave., $108,000.

Leszek A. Bledzki, Maria S. Bledzka, Artur W. Laskowski and Halina J. Laskowska to Paul Modelski, 31-33 Old Chicopee St., $286,000.

Marianne R. Nicoli, estate, and Eric M. Geoffroy, representative, to Aniela M. Mark and Shane Matthew Sexton, 15 Royalton St., $186,000.

Martin J. Kane Jr. to Victoria A. Sikand and Aaron C. Pitrat, 149 Dale St., Unit S, $106,000.

Paula Massano Borges, Paula A. Massano and Jean Richard Borges to Anita Patrie and Tyler Vital, 32 Jefferson Ave., $215,000.

Randy J. Scottoni and Susan Scottoni to Thomas Gardiner and Janice Morris, 88 Saratoga Ave., $264,900.

Sean Robinson, Joyce Robinson and Joyce Martineau to Nicholas Butman, 161 Dayton St., $246,000.

USA Veterans Affairs to Janosik Realty LLC, 8 Andover Road, $93,501.

Raymond D. Burnham and Brenda J. Bialecki to Danielle N. Griffin and Robert W. Griffin, III, 225 Upper Road, $267,000

EAST LONGMEADOW Mark S. Flood and Mary Beth Flood to Robert W. Menard and Kathleen K. Menard, 121 Evergreen Drive, $450,000.

Matthew J. Turowsky and Brooke Turowsky to Nicole E. Greene and Bryan R. Dangelo, 76 Millbrook Drive, $230,000.

Matthew R. Yvon and Kathryn C. Yvon to Pamela Rutherford, 5 Acorn St., $375,000.

Michael Poggi and Jill Dimonaco to Matthew R. Yvon and Kathryn C. Yvon, 112 Nottingham Drive, $685,000.

Scott M. Flynn and Lori A. Broderick to Thomas Mclaughlin and Carol Greco, 27 Wedgewood Road, $340,000.

EASTHAMPTON Thomas A. Koziol and Cynthia G. Koziol to Birch Family Farm LLC, Fort Hill Road, $1,252,500.

Jennifer S. Mark to Andrea L. Garon and Joseph P. Loftus, 33 Garfield Ave., $365,000.

Lynn T. Malouin to Michael C. Gale and Felicia Gale, 14 Deerfield Drive, $249,900.

William R. Norman, Christina Norman, Christina Gibson and Vi Karaskiewicz to Gary Desimone, 180 Beauchamp Terrace, Unit Cheryl Rivers to Nathaniel Milch, 98 Everett St., $160,000.

12C, $112,000.

Robert J. Szalankiewicz and Mary C. Szalankiewicz to William R. COLRAIN Norman and Christina M. NorSteven Derscha and Karen Weber man, 105 Maple St., $335,000. to Paula J. Davitt & Richard J. Richard P. Hooker Jr., and Marie S. Davitt, 48 Reils Lane, $267,900.

Hooker to Michael W. Smith and

CONWAY C. H. Alfred Barten, Jr. to Richard P. Bean, 148 Emerson Hollow Road, $370,000.

Thomas Shaw and Katherine Shaw to Benjamin David Medoff and Alisia Elba St. Florian, 468 Ashfield Road, $350,000.

CUMMINGTON Kathryn L. Jensen to Lyle M. Hazel, 47 Main St., $200,000.

DEERFIELD Ameer A. Whitmyer and Jaclyn Whitmyer to Marc Dedinas and

Julia Goncalves, 71 Florence Road, $320,000.

Joan Mocarski-Dupuis, Joan Mocarski and Roland J. Dupuis to Nicholas D. Duprey and Betty L. Duprey, 4 Briggs St., $200,000.

Cynthia M. Lukowski, personal representative, and Michale P. Lukowski, estate, to Cynthia M. Lukowski, 34 Highland Ave., $172,395.

Phyllis M. Welch to Cassy A. Cohoon, 1 Louise Ave., $299,000.

Cassandra J. Niziolek and Kyle Ryan Kazunas to Casimir J. Stankiewicz and Kyle R. Kazunas, 75 West St., $183,000.

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GRANBY Jonathan Veillette, Jonathan P. Veillette and Brian R. Anderson, 41 Morgan St., $286,000.

Leonard L. Authier to Paul H. Richards Jr., Burnett St., $5,000.

Donald E. Cooke to Chicopee Sportsmen’s Club Inc., Batchelor St., $15,000.

James Evans, trustee, and Virginia R. Ellis Irrevocable Trust to David E. Turner and Lauren A. Turner, 131 Cold Hill Road, $250,000.

GREENFIELD Frederick J. Myerson Revocable Trust, Joseph Garb, Cynthia Graber and Bradley David Myerson, all trustees, to PDV Inc., 15 Rockland Road, $142,500.

PDV Inc., to Roger Kent Koeninger and Susan Barclay Peckitt, 15 Rockland Road, $253,250.

Scott J. Rae to Nicholas M. Wells., 49 Cleveland St., $235,000.

Paquin Irrevocable Real Estate Trust of Springfield, Cathy M. Paquin, trustee, to David A. Rich and Sebrina M. Rich, 285 Conway St., $180,000.

$154,900.

Karen L. Brown to Evergreen Design Build Inc., Glendale Road, $40,000.

Kurt Haarmann to Melissa Moriarty, 90 Main St., $88,500.

Mtglq Investors LP to Paul Kellner and Barbara Provo, 575 Main St., $125,000.

Susan A. Murray and Susan A. Rieck to Melissa A. Barber and Thomas Joseph Barber, 266 Somers Road, $288,000.

HOLLAND Frank Capizzano and Marilyn Capizzano to Travis J. Koske and Margaret Koske, 19 Leisure Drive, $319,000.

Thomas N. Gingras and Anita R. Gingras to Troy S. Butler and Jessica L. Butler, 214 Silver St., $161,000.

Jennifer R. Polkowski and Christopher Polkowski to Kimberly J. Creamer, 53 Sandy Beach Road, $349,900.

Emilie Regnier, personal representative, Julie Regnier, personal representative, and Nita Regnier, estate, to Thomas J. Doubleday, Meadow Street Off, $85,000.

James M. Rodrigue to Marin Amundson-Graham and Dana Graham, 16 Rocky Hill Road, $565,000.

East Street Commons LLC, to Suzanne Arnopolin and Ronnie Williams, 7 East Commons Drive, $480,900.

East Street Commons LLC, to Kenneth H. Talan and Catherine S. Talan, 26 East Commons Drive, $464,500.

Gerard M. Farrelly, trustee, Farrelly Family Realty Trust and G. Farrelly, trustee, to Trevor W. Graham and Jennifer R. Graham, 99 Bay Road, $350,000.

HAMPDEN David E. Gorski to James Cherewatti, 100 Stony Hill Road,

MONSON HUNTINGTON BD Asset Co 1 LLC, to Christopher Arbour, 24 Upper Russell Road, $165,000.

LEYDEN Robert J. Martin, Leana Taft, “fka” Leana Porter, “aka” Leana Tast, and Ramona A. Tomlinson to Martha D. Hopewell, 174 Kately Hill Road, $376,000.

LONGMEADOW Elizabeth L. Kotch, Carol A. Petcen, Leona T. Stempel and Elizabeth Arthur Nowik and Kristie J. Nowik L. Kotch, power-of-attorney, to to Sara Skarp, 83 Lincoln Road, Alyssa Kay Klepacki, 5 King St., $305,000. $235,000.

George Torrey and Sydney R. TorHazel Adolphson, trustee, and rey to Abdikarim Hussein Ali and Hazel Adolphson Revocable Trust Zainab S. Abdi, 221 Brookwood to Carol R. Bertrand, 115 Elm St., Drive, $298,000. $306,000.

Harry J. Weinmann and Judith A. Weinmann to Stuart B. Gordon Jr. and Lisa A. Gordon, 172 Franklin HEATH Road, $430,000.

Andrew D. Musacchio and Susan C. Musacchio to Cindy L. Davidson Ronald T. Rolston and Shannon L. Rolston to Tetyana Buescher, 32 and Dana K. Davidson, Hosmer Deerfield Ave., $577,500.

Road & Colrain Stage Road, $37,000.

HOLYOKE Charlene T. Haluck to Pablo E. Rodriguez and Laura E. Ramos, 16 Westfield Road, $185,000.

Donna M. Champagne to Anthony Pellegrini, 302 Apremont Highway, $188,000.

Eric T. Fortier, Elena M. Langdon and Elena M. Langdon-Fortier to Amanda Brough, 7 View St., $188,000.

Heath P. Naquin to Elena M. Langdon Fortier and Eric Fortier, 67 Yale St., $309,900.

Ilya Parker and Annie M. Parker to Hector Torres-Velez, 284 Hillside Ave., $167,000.

Jennifer A. Ladue, Jennifer Ann Vanasse and Michael D. Ladue to Rosemary Almodovar, 15 Springdale Ave., $125,000.

John D. Kadlewicz to Dominic Kirchner II, trustee, and Kermuel Realty Trust, trustee of, 526 Homestead Ave., $155,000.

Weiss Family LLC to Lunchbox Properties LLC, 235 Beech St.,

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Richard A. Avonti to Big Foot Food Forests LLC, 15 Phillips St., $190,000.

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Thomas McLaughlin and Carol R. Greco to Khawar Maqsood and Nosheen Sarwar, 164 Pinewood Drive, $530,000.

LUDLOW Anthony T. Quiterio and Christine L. Quiterio to Michelle Goncalves and Diolinda Dasilva, 24 Hunter Road, $245,000.

Dale S. Hancock and Suzanne M. Hancock to Sean L. Judkins and Angelena M. Judkins, 48 Robbins Road, $332,000.

Sheila M. Rivest and David B. Deraleau to Joaquim Pereira, 141 East Hill Road, $330,000.

MONTAGUE Shirley M. Rau Estate and Ralph D. Rau, personal representative, to Jake R. Archambault, 25 Bernardo Drive, $165,370.

Air Associates LLC, to Michael E. Fleming, 108 J Street, $187,500.

Joyce I. Morin Investment Trust, Joyce I. Morin, trustee, and Kenneth G. Morin Investment Trust, Kenneth G Morin, trustee, to Meaghan J. Andrews and Alexander W. Towne, 396 Montague City Road, $195,000.

NORTHAMPTON Samuel Welson and Susan M. Welson to John W. Kowalski, 8 Kingsley Ave., $225,000.

Stephen E. Williams and Kathleen M. O’Neill to Caroline E. Raisler and Isobel A. McMahon, 227 North St., and Bates Street, $571,000.

Carol R. Bertrand to Meredith R. Bertrand, 65 Hastings Heights, $340,000.

Rami A. Efal to Paul L. Morgante, 123 South St., $268,000.

Baystate Developers Inc. to Paul E. Jerusik and Alexis Jerusik, Sunset Ridge, $150,000.

Lawson Reed Wulsin Jr., Courtney Hill, and Courtney Hill Wulsin to Sam G. Veggeberg and Marcie A. Glicksman, 242 South St., $399,000.

Jacqueline M. Lapierre and James A. Lapierre to Carlos M. Rivera Delvalle, 472 Chapin St., $166,000.

Lisa Barondes and David B. Merriman to Karina B. Swenson, 13 Gregory Lane, $311,000.

Justine Marie Pereira and Justine Marie Young to Prime Partners LLC, 50-52 Duke St., $162,000

William Yenner to Kilerine Properties LLC, 235-237 Bridge St., $414,000.

Paul M. Wilke and Shirley A. Wilke to John Hartley McCullough, 665 Center St., Unit 308, $184,500.

J.W. Inc., to David Starr and Julie Starr, 24 North Maple St., $235,000.

Peter S. Slivka and Svetlana Slivka to Konstantin Shageev and Olga Kulinich, 618 Poole St., $250,000.

Northampton City to Northampton Community Music Center Inc., 139 South St., $205,000.

Tony L. Desousa to David M. Tranghese and Kathleen M. Tranghese, 96 Aldo Drive, $250,000.

Todd J. Sienkiewicz, Gary L. Sienkiewicz and Mark T. Sienkiewicz to Dorothy J. Barr, 26 Fairfield Ave., $335,000.

William L. Laughlin to Anthony Quiterio and Christine Quiterio, 305 Ventura St., $385,000.

MONROE Amanda Kissell and Douglas Look to Victoria Kissell, 127 River Road, $84,000.

Michael Robins to Molly Kay Gore and David R. Nash, 140 River Road, $95,000.

Tea Kodua to Jennifer Mark, 23 Moser St., $430,000.

Kimberly Talbot to Paul J. Carey and Martha E. Carey, 575 Bridge Road, $239,000.

Hospital Hill Development LLC, and Massachusetts Development Finance Agency to Wright Builders Inc., Ford Crossing, $240,000.

Morris B. Leibowitz, trustee, and Morris B. Leibowitz Family Trust

to John Poikonen, 306 Fairway Village, $251,000.

Christopher Karney and Sarah Karney to CTNA Construction LLC, and New City Properties LLC, 66 Sherman Ave., $128,500.

Gary W. Keefe, trustee, James J. Keefe, trustee, and Keefe & Sons Nominee Trust to Michael Thurston and Emily Wojcik, 26 Longfellow Drive, $470,000.

Angelica S. Whitman, trustee, and Whitman Investment Trust to Constance G. Burkhardt, 224 North Maple St., $399,900.

NORTHFIELD David J. Chula and Karen M. Chula to Jesse P. Magnuson, 33 Maple St., $263,000.

Stephen M. Baldacci, to Justin D. Smart and Sierra A. Barton, Orange Road, $30,000.

Melody-Ann Whitney and Wayne F. Whitney to William Babcock, Jr. and Nancy Hrynyshyn, 1059 Millers Falls Road, $342,000.

ORANGE Norman E. Bartlett and Rhonda C. Bartlett to Rachael A. Bassett, 233 North Main St., $169,900.

US Bank NA, trustee, by attorney, Fay Servicing LLC, attorney, to Dawn Babcock and Chris Rushford, 123 Sandrah Drive, $140,000.

Martin W. Hastings, Martin W. Hastings, Jr., and Celia Hastings to Laura Liebenow, 2 Cheney Street Extension, $192,000.

Burkley Properties LLC, to Christopher S. Murphy, 26-28 Beacon St., 28 Beacon St., & 26 Beacon St., $142,000.

Ryan A. Piragis to Bruce J. Costello and Mark Costello, 15 Maynard St., $185,000.

Andrew W. Schilling to Ivan Diaz, Jr., 20 Bangs Ave., $50,000.

Herve R. Maillet and Michelle M. Maillet to Rebecca J. Eklund, 50 Hamilton Ave., $163,000.

PALMER Debra J. O’Connor to Samantha A. Marty and Mimi Khampaeng, 3041 High St., $175,000.

RUSSELL Peter M. Castro to Lone Creek Properties LLC, 62 Pine Hill Road, $65,000.

SOUTH HADLEY Deborah J. Smith and William D. Ellis to Robert R. Duprat and Christine A. Duprat, 12 Glenn Drive,

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Anthony W. Davila to Hector A. Orta Rivera, 65 Powell Ave., $191,500.

Archie P. Torrenzano to Carol Lyman, 66 Audley Road, $201,500.

Alan F. Beaudry and Cynthia L. Beaudry to Dylan J. Tracy and Malena C. Turner, 38 Mountain Ave., $337,900.

Arthur R. Deome Jr. and Kimberly A. Deome to Shawndel Simpson, Gladys Montes De Oca and Gladys Montes De Oca, 172 Windemere St., $165,000.

Michael A. Dean and Emily R D Dean to James T. McNamara and Felice D. Santorelli, 4 Central Ave., $315,000.

Ashley L. Rogers, Joseph Michael Rogers and Ashley L. Brogan to Alley Bonemery, 351 Forest Hills Road, $195,000.

Tetyana G. Buescher and Lidiya P. Woodward to Jack Evans, 34 Yale St., $220,000.

Bank of America to Marline Alena Claremont and Robert Harold Claremont, 38 Colorado St., $117,810.

Thomas R. Wahlund and Jennifer L. Wahlund to Dominic M. Pelletier, 30 North St., and Harlow Street, $243,500.

Barbara Lee Rider to Brital 1987 LLC, 86 Gralia Drive, $125,150.

Christopher J. Bernier, personal representative, and Marcelle S. Bernier, estate, to Andrea N. Letorney, 39 West Summit St., $139,900.

Michael Smith to Mary Catherine Mukimba, 26 Berwyn St., $210,000.

Gilroy Property Renewal Inc., to Jack Muth and Lelaina D. Muth, 79 River Road, $372,500.

Hilary Barnard and H. Barnard to Scott D. Andrews, 30 Shadowbrook Estates, $210,000.

SOUTHAMPTON Paul R. Bessette and Kerry A. Bessette to Brian P. Selgrade and Elizabeth S. Selgrade, 9 Susan Drive, $352,900.

Kerry West, trustee, Lynne Arrighi, trustee, and David J. Arrighi & Barbara A. Arrighi Irrevocable Trust to Kevin C. Netto Jr., and Karissa L. Netto, 12 Susan Drive, $325,000.

Judith M. Binsky Trust and Debra M. Klein, trustee, to Ta-Mara A. Meuse, 124 Brickyard Road, $255,000.

SOUTHWICK Dylan J. Tracy to Michael B. Jones, 10 Third St., $161,000.

George H. Graves IV to Sarah A. Garguilo, 92 Bungalow St., $149,900.

George R. Lucier, Laura L. Lucier and Debra Zides to Lisa M. Bailey, 19 North Pond Road, $360,000.

Hillside Development Corp. to Joseph Chiancola and Trudy C. Chiancola, 17 Sawgrass Lane, $535,000.

Interstate Building Supply Inc. to Roland A. Vigneault and Deborah A. Vigneault, 27 Sefton Drive, $291,200.

SPRINGFIELD

Cheryl W. Moore to Dominic Kirchner II, trustee, and Laurels Realty Trust, trustee of, 109 Bellwood Road, $90,600.

Debra A. Charpentier to Timothy J. Soovajian and Heidi Jo N. Rheaume, 18 Nassau Drive, $118,000.

Della Ripa Real Estate LLC to Omayra Rodriguez Ortiz, 1239 Page Boulevard, $185,000.

Kimyen Nguyen to Juan C. Crespo, 320 Oakland St., $140,000.

Thomas L. Eaton to Thomas M. Eaton, 57 Castle St., $165,000.

Kiseol Nam and Gyu Yeol Nam to Christopher Andre Mundy Jr. and Crystal Nicole Mundy, 148 Nagle St., $170,000.

Viktor Adzhigirey to Ruby Roach, 229-231 College St., $148,250.

Linda P. Gibson and Linda P. Tremblay to Michael Gatanio, 138 Rollins St., $160,000.

Linh K. Pham and Huong T. Le to Kevin Nguyen and Tovan Nguyen, 122 Carver St., $69,000.

Loni Pringle, Loni J. Sawtelle and Jared Pringle to Andria Boland, 32 Scarsdale Road, $199,900.

Margaret M. Hatheway to Susan P. Ryan and Susan P. Ryan-Gridley, 174 Nassau Drive, Unit 174, $139,000.

Maria F. Del Rio and Fernando Del Rio to Jose M. Crespo, 346 Eastern Ave., $140,000.

Michelle Stuart to Antonio Cavallaro, 120 Ravenwood St., $210,000.

Nu-Way Homes Inc., Ruby Realty LLC and Matthew Tortoriello to Sherrica Allen and Nicola Allen, 15 Penrose St., $278,900.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Dennis A. Safford to Keith H. Corp. to Leonardo Toro Otalvaro, 11 Daniel and Landen Daniel, 101 Mul- Leroy Place, $10,000. berry St., Unit 103, $67,900.

Patricia J. Poindexter, Earl S. Efrain Martinez and Glenda M. Bezares Lopez to Marilyn E. Soares, 40 Strong St., $178,000.

Eva Cassesse, Michael B. Cassesse and Eva Lam to Ernest Mejias and Yolanda Crespo, 172 Westbrook Drive, $205,000.

Fritz Bosquet to Elizabeth Rivera, 32-34 Van Buren Ave., $195,000.

Gary J. Nader to Cristina Marie Torres, 11-15 East Alvord St., $224,500.

Geoffrey R. Farrington, Kelly J. Farrington and Kelly J. Corrigan to Kenneth R. Bisi and Jill M. Bisi, 103 Glenoak Drive, $225,000.

Poindexter, Jeffrey E. Poindexter, Anthony Poindexter, Jamiel E. Poindexter and Michael Poindexter to Meaghan K. Carmichael-Landry, 45 Kathleen St., $167,000.

Peter G. Demetriou to Dominic Kirchner II, trustee, and Eagle Crest Realty Trust, trustee of, 22 Wexford St., $110,000.

Philip D. Start and Heather Start to Sergey Privedenyuk, 1298 Page Boulevard, $75,000.

Phoenix Development Inc. to Shalana Ali, 31 Amherst St., $105,000.

Reuki B. Schutt and Premela G. Schutt to Albert Addonizio and Henry George Clay Jr., Henry Joanne A. Addonizio, 68 Ellsworth George Clay III, Jeffrey W. Clay, Helene E. Kelly and Alicia C. Arnold Ave., $157,900. to Miguel A. Calderon, 98 Eddy St., Rsquareb Properties LLC to $189,000.

Shayna Correa, 186 Maynard St., Hernando Cartagena and Hilda Lu- $162,000. cia Zapata Rua to Xavier J. Rosario, 37-39 Longview St., $180,000.

Hopewell H. Budd III, representative, Frances P. Budd, estate, and Regina A. Ritson to Ramesh Biswa, 42 Alderman St., $158,000.

Ryan A. Wheaton and Katherine C. Wheaton to Dimary Santiago and Nelson Arocho Padin, 188 Windemere St., $183,000.

Sheila M. Binyenya to Joselyn Castillo, 63-65 Pinevale St., $235,000.

Humboldt Realty LLC, to Robert I. Minto III, 49 Slater Ave., $173,900.

Springfield City to Anthony Wirth Jr., Dorchester Street, $1,590.

Isadora Sarto to Doreen L. Dawes-Rhodd, 15 Sparrow Drive, $164,500.

Stephen Thee and Andrea Thee to Joshua Fois, 148 Regal St., $168,800.

James W. Fiore, receiver, Housing Surtan Realty LLP to S A W ConSpringfield City Code Enforcement tracting LLC, 605 Plainfield St., $22,500. and Victor Anoje to Samuel Feliciano and Joan Davila, 107 Tyler St., $40,000.

Jose Morales Jr. to Yazmin Ayala, 63 Haumont Terrace, $155,000.

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Thomas J. Barber and Melissa Barber to Jorge Carrasco Vega and Jomary Perez, 30 Gorman Lane, $200,500.

Yellowbrick Property LLC to Mediatrice Nizigama, 38 Johnson St., $222,000.

Yellowbrick Property LLC to Shania E. Bell and Justyne Bell, 77 Haskin St., $165,000. ====

SUNDERLAND Nancy T. Mauger Irrevocable Trust, Susan Mauger, and Michael R. Mauger, trustees, and Nancy T. Mauger, individually, to Hebert 2017 Irrevocable Trust, Mathew Hebert, trustee, 35 Country Lane, $370,000.

Robert Fitzpatrick and Barbara Fitzpatrick to Saunders N. Whittlesey and Deana Whittlesey, 226 North Main St., $110,000.

Leonard B. Quesnelle and Jennifer Quesnelle to Thomas A. Ehrgood and Missy V. Ehrgood, 54 North Plain Road, “aka� North Plain RoadLot 5, $539,300.

TOLLAND William N. Magni and Norma L. Magni to Joshua D. Ilnicky, 101 Owls Nest Lane, $183,000.

WALES Shannon C. Riggie, representative, and Donald E. Riggie, estate, to Stephen Aldrich, 135 McBride Road, $70,000.

WARE Mark J. St. Laurent, Tammy A. St. Laurent and Nicholas M. St. Laurent to Julie A. Burton, 18 Prospect St., $170,000.

Kelly M. Macintyre to Gregory P. Sullivan and Cara A. Sullivan, 49 Eddy St., $163,000.

U. S. Bank NA, trustee, to Go America LLC, 15 Webb Court, $25,144.

WARWICK Donald Keith and Regina M. Keith to Brian Farrington and Kayleigh Farrington, 544 Old Winchester Road, $284,000.

WENDELL Joseph N. Leconte to Catherine Smith, Jennison Road & Rush Road, $40,000.

WEST SPRINGFIELD Carol D. Greenfield to Revampit LLC, 251 River St., $50,000.

Catherine V. Hannum to Alicia Fitzemeyer, 20 Northwood Ave.,

$222,500.

Craig Courchesne and Maranda M. Legrand to Barry A. Dorman, 132 Great Plains Road, $238,000.

Ethna Julia Ginty to Tek Chhetri, 205 Monastery Ave., $255,000.

James P. Ingegneri and Susan J. Ingegneri to Tymofiy Andriychuk, 36-38 Guy Place, $250,000.

Mary A. Sleeper to Allison M. Bradway, 26 Lancaster Ave., $150,000.

Peter C. Robillard, representative, Karen Ann Barrows, estate, and Karen A. Barrows, estate, to Ellen Kramer Foley, trustee, and Kramer Irrevocable Trust, trustee of, 172 Canterbury Way, Unit 27, $305,000.

Susan C. Young to Dana Ivers and Dana L. Ivers, 43 Wilder Terrace, $205,000.

WESTFIELD Carolyn Haberer, representative, and Jane C. Wensley, estate, to Catherine A. Bannish, 3 Lathrop Ave., $237,000.

David R. Boudreau and Susan M. Boudreau to Ryanne K. Shea and Michael Bridges, 324 City View Boulevard, $355,000.

Derek Burdick and Therese Burdick to Shane Ellis, 35 Bowdoin St., $168,000.

Edward M. Tosado and Mariely Serrano to Elizabeth E. Champagne and Monique L. Malvezzi, 39 Pochassic St., $185,000.

Edward Tosado, Iluminada Curbelo-Tosado and Iluminado Curbelo-Tosado to Edward M. Tosado and Mariely Serrano, 485 Pochassic Road, $334,000.

Joseph G. Flahive and Marie Flahive to John Rockwell Allen, 40-42 Crane Ave., $210,000.

Joseph J. Renzo and Katherine S. Renzo to Luuy V. Hoang and Le Thi Nguyen, 26 Mill St., $215,000.

MJC Properties LLC to APA Properties LLC, 275 North Elm St., $283,000.

Roy R. Shea to Km Enterprises Realty LLC, 88 Notre Dame St., $378,000.

Westfield City to Sergiy Suprunchuk and Tetyana Suprunchuk, 60 Lewis Road, $115,500.

WILBRAHAM Boston Road Properties LLC to Mark Edward Loos, Mark E. Loos, Tara Carney Loos and Tara C. Loos, 7 Squire Dr., $575,000.

Mary A. Albani and Peter M. Albani to Jing Zhang, 2205 Boston Road, Unit M122, $218,000.

Melinda J. Nadeau and Bryan Lee to Matthew Turowsky and Brooke Turowsky, 563 Monson Road, $380,000.

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GARDENING

The year of the Joe Pye weed

By Norman Winter

Tribune News Service

In Georgia, this appears to be the year of the Joe Pye weed.

Everywhere you look it is providing staggering beauty, including along the 40-mile stretch of The Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Highway in North Georgia.

If the mountains and streams don’t keep you spellbound, the Swallowtail butterflies sweeping down to partake of the nectar-rich, rose-pink flowers, will. While Joe Pye will forever be tagged with the indignation of having weed associated with its name, rest assured it is, and forever will be, a dazzling perennial for the garden border.

The Columbus Botanical Garden created a stunning combination with Goldsturm rudbeckias in the front with a layer of Joe Pye followed by a tall sweep of white hydrangea paniculata. In Mother Nature’s garden along the Georgia scenic highway, the Joe Pye weeds were naturally combined with purple ironweed, yellow-flowered helianthus, and a relative called tall-flowered thoroughwort.

Joe Pye is in the aster family and has been loved worldwide for a long time. It made it into European gardens while we weren’t even paying attention. Legend has it that Joe Pye was a Native American Indian, Jopi, who used the plant to cure fever.

While we won’t use it for its medicinal properties, this chrysanthemum relative can be a trusted perennial for the landscape and is a must-have for backyard habitats and butterfly gardens.

The Joe Pye has changed botanically from Eupatorium to Eutrochium. You’ll find them native from the Gulf

Georgia roadsides are home to beautiful Joe Pye weeds.

(JAMES WINTER PHOTO)

Rudbeckias, white hydrangeas and Joe Pye weeds look stunning at the Columbus Botanical Garden in Columbus, Ga. (NORMAN WINTER PHOTO)

flowers on stalks that may reach 6- to -8-feet tall.

When I was at the Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens we grew “Little Red,” a variety of the native Eutrochium purpureum. Little Red is a slightly more compact selection at 4- to -6-feet with large rose-purple heads of flowers.

Then there is Eutrochium maculatum, or spotted Joe Pye weed, that is also touted as compact but still reaches 5-feet plus.

Oddly, the white blooming common boneset plant that looks like Joe Pye kept the old Eupatorium perfoliatium as did the tall boneset Eupatorium altissimum. These are two great substitutes if you “Little Red” Joe Pye is elegant in the garden. (NORMAN WINTER PHOTO) want a white Joe Pye. From South Carolina to states to Canada. In my state have Eutrochium fistulosum Maine, you will find the of Georgia, we have three or hollow stem Joe Pye weed Coastal Plain Joe Pye Weed, species and another just which is the one often seen at Eutrochium dubium. Little across the river that all gather the edge of woodland roadJoe is a widely popular selecsides producing rose-pink tion of this species becoming under the Joe Pye name. We

one of the easiest to find for sale. It, too, is more compact, reaching 3- to 4-feet tall.

Regardless of the one you choose, remember, Joe Pye does best in a fertile loamy soil. To look its best, you will need to give it supplemental water during drought periods of the summer. Plant them informally in clusters or sweeps at least 3 feet apart. With their rapid growth, you may find it to your liking to pinch in early summer to encourage branching.

If Mother Nature can do it, and stop traffic too, think how beautiful it will look in your landscape, whether it is a cottage style, backyard pollinator habitat, or simply a modern 2020 garden.

Norman Winter is a horticulturist, garden speaker and author of “Tough-as-Nails Flowers for the South” and “Captivating Combinations: Color and Style in the Garden.”

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OPEN HOUSE 1-3 New! Ranch. 26 Joffre Ave South Hadley $439,900 Call 413-265-8081

• 2-Story Two Family Duplex Style Home • ±1/4 Acre of Land • • Each Unit Consists of: (4) Rooms w/ (2) Bedrooms & (1) Bath (±684 S/F) • • Propane FWA Heat • Separate Utilities • Partial Basement • • Vinyl Siding • Carpeted Floors • Separate Driveways • • Zoned: Residential R3 • Sale Per Order of Mortgagee Attorney James R. Byrne Of the firm of Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C. 100 Pearl Street 17th Floor, Hartford, CT Attorney for Mortgagee

Terms of Sale: $5,000.00 Deposit Cash or Certified Funds.

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“CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ALL AMENITIES” 24 Leahey Avenue SOUTH HADLEY, MA To be Sold on the Premises

Features: • Single Story Ranch Style Home • • ± 20,325 S/F of Land • Total of (5) Rooms w/ (2) Bedrooms & (1) Bath • • ± 1,210 S/F of Gross Living Area Above Grade • • Gas Hot Water Baseboard Heat • • Full Basement • (1) Fireplace • Deck • Brick Exterior • • Zoned: RA-1 (Single Family Residence) • • Public Water & Sewer • ★ One Car Attached Garage ★ Sale Per Order of Mortgagee Attorney C. Barry Waite Of the firm of

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Terms of Sale: $5,000.00 Deposit Cash or Certified Funds.

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KITTEN $105/EA ready for adoption. A rehoming fee applies. They’re super cute & great with people.

Litterbox trained! Call or text me (413) 386-5105 if you have any question PUREBRED SCOTTISH FOLD MALE AND FEMALE purebred Scottish fold highland Female 1 year old kitten light grey color super friendly & up to date with all required shots.

Also purebred Scottish straight Male 1 year old kitten super friendly drk brn color. Up to date w/all req’d shots.

Asking price $1,250ea but am negotiable on price.

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1 Male Alaskan Malamute Puppy, 8 wks old, ready to go w/first shots. $700.

Call 413- 250-0903 ACA Reg. German Shepherd Puppies, 2 males, 1 fem., ready Sept. 8th. 1st shots & deworming done. $850. Call 413- 544-4202 AKC BOXER PUPPIES Fawns & Brindles Taking deposit now. shots & wormed (413)281-9891 AKC Rottweiller puppies for sale, $1500;

Call (860)833-1373 AKC STANDARD POODLES 3wks, 2ea M/F white, very goodbloodlines & temp. $1200ea (413)262-5082 J.D. CHIHUAHUA Pups-2 males Ready to go on 9/12. CKC Reg. $550 ea. 1st shots/ dewormed (413)436-7042 COCKER HEELER SPANIELS Vet check & shots, ready to go; $750/ea. Dwayne Family farm raised in Huntington (413)320-0889 FOR SALE FEMALE PEKINGESE PUPPY $500 or Best Offer Call (413)266-0199 German Shepherd pups, champion Czeck bloodlines, 3M, 2F, $900 (413) 218-2321 GERMAN SHORT HAIR Pointers, Brown heads w/White bodies, Liver splash & Blue ticks $300 2 F & 1 M 413-885-4679

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LAB CHOC PUPS. AKC G/CHAMP, OFA, OFE, CERF lines. M/F, Family raised. Ready July $1,275.

(413) 464 1298 LAB CHOC PUPS ENGLISH AKC/ACA cert parents m/f Shots Family raised $975 Ready Now 413 663 1806 PUG PUPPY (1) Female $1800 with papers (413)210-6219

SIBERIAN HUSKIES FOR SALE 1M & 2 F PUPPIES First shots and dewormed, $650each. call 802-895-2784

FRI., SEPT. 6, AT 6 PM

9 Lincoln Street

GENERAL ESTATE AUCTION The furniture is new, modern or Victorian, glass and china, small antiques, artwork, and more.

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sgl fam, 1,926 sf liv area, 0.16 ac lot, 10 rm, 4 bdrm, 2 bth, fpl, Hampden: Bk 15650, Pg 504 TERMS: $5,000 cash or certified check at the time and place of the sale. 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.

MAAU#: 2624, 2959, 3039, 2573, 2828, 116, 2526, 2484, 3246, 2919

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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

50 MINIATURE STATE BIRDS BELL COLLECTION WITH SHELF $125 (413)538-4484 8’ Snowplow blade, made to fit farm tractor. $224.10.

Call 413-237-7148 ACTIVOX OXYGEN Concentrator, 8 lbs, 2 batteries, 2 chargers, $600. Call (413) 519-1492

BASEBALL, Football Basketball & Hockey cards, 1950’s-present, all 50 to 90% off, unopened boxes $.75 I buy cards/all types Memorabilia 413-596-5783 C13 Zeppelin Stamp $100 Got stamps?

Call Ron 413-896-3324 Stamps wanted

COLLECTIONS OF Baseball, Basketball, Football, Pokemon cards, plus more $125 takes all Call (413)530-9543

FISHER PRICE HIGH CHAIR $35

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MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE AT PUBLIC AUCTION HELD ON THE PREMISES TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 03, 2019 10 AM 25 East St, Easthampton, MA 2 PM 1230 Dalton Ave, Pittsfield, MA 1 PM 109 Cote Rd, Monson, MA 2 PM 17 Pine St, Ware, MA

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 06, 2019 12 PM 16 Georgetown Rd, Ludlow, MA

Articles for Sale

FREE STANDING PROFESSIONAL SALON HAIR DYERS $100EA Call (413)533-3517

Lawnmowers & Snowblowers

ARIENS 7HP SNOWBLOWER

$157.50 Call 413-237-7148

HUMMEL SPICE JAR COLLECTION WITH SHELF $125 (413)538-4484

KARCHER POWER WASHER w/5HP Honda enginee, missing gaskets, but eng runs very good. Could make a great go-cart eng $70; Call (413)530-0884 MOTORCYLE HELMET Med size, never worn still in box, $20;Firm, Boxes of old Barbie Dolls (23) w/ extra clothing $22/B.O. Red Sox Books (7) incl 2013 Championship hat, never worn $22/B.O. For infor call (413)536-5630 MOVING Grandfather 88in high, 2 glass doors & 2 shelves $300/BO; huge selection of LP records, w/ player $300; 583-4227 RED ULTRA LIGHT TRANSPORT CHAIR $100 (413)538-4484 SHOWER CHAIR WITH BACK AND ARMS ADJUSTABLE $35 (413)538-4484 STAR WARS ALARM CLOCK vintage 1970 $175 (413)538-4484

YOU PICKUP THIGHIGH JOBST COMPRESSION SOCKS - 15-20mmHG; COVIDIEN opentoe compression socks 15-20mmHG, 15/each HANES Silk reflection control top size EF 8+packs (3each pack) $20 for all SAS shoes BEIGE 7wide $20 Call (413)283-3420 Furniture, Etc.

GLASS TABLE TOP, Round 42’’ Diameter, extra thick $75.00 Call (413)732-2734 Mike HANDSOME LARGE Heritage coffee table, wood & wrought, great cond. $200; (413)534-0985

Exotic Animals

SLEIGH BED QUEEN SIZED CHERRY excellent condition $300/Firm. (413)547-8502

SUGAR GLIDER Baby yearling, (1) $50.

413-259-5351

WALNUT DINING RM SET, HUTCH & TABLE WITH 4 CHAIRS $400 Call (413)533-3517

BRIGGS & STRATON push lawnmower 5PH, $76.50 Call 413-237-7148 CUB CADET 2017, 24inch snowblower $400: Call (413)271-2647 LAWNMOWERS Raptor 33 in $3,000: Toro Built walk behind $700 both w/baggers. 413-530-3903 SIMPLICITY Riding lawn tractor, Hydro-static, 12HP, 42in cut, No bagger $382.50; Call 413-237-7148

Machinery & Tools

17INCH ANTIQUE GRINDING WHEEL with stand $150 Call (413) 786-0148

Med. Equip Sales/Wanted

CELEBRITY 3 wheel mobillity scooter, good cond., $350/B.O. Call Earl (413)265-3212 lve msg.

Musical Instruments

FREE - 1896 JW STEERE (2) MANUAL PIPE ORGANS, totally restored, like new cond. (413)528-2368

LOWREY ADVENTURER ORGAN, Bench, headphones, & many song books included, paid $1540, sell $600; negotiable Excel cond. Call (413)237-0435 PIANO: 1999 YAMAHA Professional Upright excellent condition $2,500 del. (413)544-4477

Audio, Video & Television

SEIKA 32 INCH T.V $75 (413)538-4484

Wanted To Buy

WANTED FREON R12.

We pay CA$H. R12 R500 R11. Convenient.

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ESTATES-ANTIQUES 413-665-2877

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 05, 2019

10 AM 27 Hazel St, West Springfield, MA

Articles for Sale

(413)538-4484 Golden Retrievers $650.

2 females, & 1 Male 1st shots and dewormed.

Call 802-895-2784

AUCTION

1 PM 383-385 Water St, Springfield (Indian Orchard), MA 3 PM 62 East St, Chesterfield, MA Terms of Sale: Present a $5000 deposit, certified check, or Cashier’s Check at the time of auction sale. The balance shall be paid 30 days from the date of sale. Other terms may be announced at sale. Auctioneer makes no representations as to the accuracy of the information contained herein.

T. Gravlin - MA License AU 3112 NO CASH PLEASE.

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

WEDNESDAY SEPT. 4, 2019 12:00 PM - ADAMS, MA 12 CRANDALL STREET DEPOSIT $5,000 12:00PM-SPRINGFIELD, MA 36 ORLEANS STREET DEPOSIT $5,000 1:00PM - SPRINGFIELD, MA 933 SUMNER AVENUE DEPOSIT $5,000 2:00PM - SPRINGFIELD, MA 555-557 ARMORY STREET DEPOSIT $5,000 3:00 PM - SOUTHWICK, MA 399 NORTH LOOMIS STREET DEPOSIT $5,000 4:00 PM - CHICOPEE, MA 118 CLAIRMONT AVENUE DEPOSIT $5,000 5:00 PM - CHICOPEE, MA 90 FERNHILL STREET DEPOSIT $5,000

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