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Gardening advice from the WMass GREEN THUMB GURU
By Dawn C hipman
Special to The Republican
This is the second story in a three-part gardening series featuring master gardeners and other experienced plant people in Western Massachusetts. Each month this summer, you’ll meet different experts, learn about their gardening lives and get advice on everything from pest control to haircuts for lavender. A big part of gardening is community — people sharing tricks, trowels, plants and a general love of gardening — and these stories are an extension of that ethos.
Meet Edward Sourdiffe, a master gardener and resident plant expert on the Channel 22 show “Mass Appeal.” Known as the “Green Thumb Guru,” his passion is teaching others about gardening. He leads classes and offers personalized garden mentoring. As the former head of historic gardens at Hancock Shaker Village, Sourdiffe planned, planted and maintained gardens using organic gardening methods and growing heirloom flowers, herbs and vegetables in keeping with the Shaker tradition. In addition to historical gardening, his broad experience includes working as a park ranger, landscaping, building and maintaining greenhouses and propagation of tropical plants in Western Massachusetts.
Q. How did you begin gardening?
Edward: As a child, I disliked winter’s darkness, cold and seeming lack of life outdoors. That’s when I became interested in indoor and tropical plants to bring life to winter months. My grandparents, parents and uncles were all gardeners who influenced me and gardening became a lifelong activity for me.
Q. Why do you continue to garden?
Edward: There are many reasons. I appreciate the pleasure, calm, and beauty gardening brings to life. Gardening enables me to create pleasing indoor and outdoor landscapes. I also enjoy the health benefits, such as eating fresh fruits and vegetables grown at home and getting exercise while doing something I love.
Q. Could you tell readers about your personal garden?
Edward: My gardens are located in the foothills of the Berkshires and they’re designed to enhance the natural landscape — adding color and interesting plant varieties. There’s a wide range of perennials, trees and shrubs. Right now, my summer gardens feature a diverse collection of large and small tropical plants that reside outdoors during the season and are moved back indoors when the weather’s colder.
Q. What’s your gardening trick for readers?
Edward: Use window screens to shade transplanted plants in your garden. Transplanting plants is an essential part of gardening, whether you are starting a vegetable patch,
refreshing your flower beds, or need to relocate plants. However, the process can be stressful for plants, especially at this time of year when they may be exposed to more intense sunlight immediately after transplantation. This window screen method is affordable, practical and highly effective. Here’s how to make the plant shades:
1. Procure the screens
If you don’t have old window screens, they can often be found at thrift stores or purchased inexpensively.
2. Choose a support structure
To create shade, elevate the screens above the plants at an angle from the ground. You can use common garden materials such as bamboo stakes, wooden dowels, metal or PVC pipe, or sticks.
Insert the supports into the ground
Edward Sourdiffe is a master gardener who is also known as the "Green Thumb Guru." He runs a gardening website online at greenthumbguru.com.
Forget the calendar
By JESSICA DAMIANO Associated Press
I hate to break it to you, but just like your calendar can’t tell you the best time to harvest, it won’t provide you the perfect date to attack the pests waging war on your plants.
Timing effective pest control is all about understanding how the weather affects insect life cycles.
We know that most plants and insects emerge in spring, advance through summer, and, in cold regions, go dormant over winter.
But beyond those general seasonal cycles, there’s no way to predict precisely when, for example, seeds will sprout, garlic will be ready for harvest or pests will be at
their most vulnerable.
Those developmental stages vary from year to year because they’re dependent on the weather.
That’s where growing degree days come in.
GDD is a cumulative system used to determine exactly when plants and insects will reach certain stages of maturity. And with so much variability — with different pests having different life stages that are vulnerable (or resistant) to different control methods at different times — it’s a helpful tool for gardeners.
The system, introduced by the French entomologist René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur in 1735, is a measurement of heat accumula-
tion that accurately predicts when seeds will germinate, crops will mature and specific pest populations will hatch and reach advancing stages of maturity.
The progression of an insect’s life cycle, like much of the natural world’s biolog-
ical activity, is dictated by environmental factors like temperature. And because not every life stage will succumb to treatment, weather is the only thing that can truly accurately inform the timing of many control methods. Here’s how it works.
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on the north side of the transplanted plant, ensuring they are sturdy enough to hold the screen. The screen rests on the south side of the plant on the ground then leans above the plant and rests on the supports. Usually, no additional tie-downs are needed since the breezes etc. go right through the screen.
3. Adjust and monitor: Change the height and angle of the screen to provide optimal shading from sunlight. As your plants recover and grow stronger, you can adjust or remove the screen.
Q. Do you have an anecdote about your window screen shades?
Edward: I successfully used screens to protect transplanted seedlings that were planted in multiple 30-foot rows for the flower and vegetable gardens at Hancock Shaker Village. The process
involved hardening off the seedlings for two weeks to acclimate them to outdoor conditions. Then when the small plants were planted in the fields, the screens provided essential shielding from the full sun and desiccating winds until the plants could thrive independently.
Q. Is there anything you’d like to add?
Edward: Repurposing window screens for gardening is not only practical but also environmentally friendly. By giving old screens a new life, you reduce waste and contribute to a more sustainable lifestyle. This aligns with the principles of reduce, reuse, and recycle, which are key to responsible gardening and living. Small tricks such as this screening technique make cultivating a garden more manageable and successful.
For more information, visit Sourdiffe’s website and blog at greenthumbguru.com
The average daily temperature is typically recorded on March 1, and for each degree over 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 degrees Celsius), one point is assigned. Then, every day throughout the remainder of the season, the number of
GARDEN NOTES
STOCKBRIDGE Music Mondays
Berkshire Botanical Garden’s next upcoming Music Mondays event will be held July 21, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Jessie and the Hoosie Hawks will perform. Food will be available for purchase from Hand Crafted Catering + Events, and beer and
wine can be purchased from Another Round Mobile Bar. A farmers market will be offered from 3-6 p.m. Cost is $15 members, $25 nonmembers. To register or for more information, visit berkshirebotanical.org.
WESTFIELD Sound Bath at the park
Stanley Park resumes its
Sound Bath Meditation offering in a new outdoor setting — on the Acre Lawn — for monthly sessions led by Jolie Therrien of Hazy Cosmic Jive Healing.
The next session will be July 23, from 6- 7 p.m. All are welcome.
A sound bath is a unique form of meditation where participants are immersed in soothing sound waves produced by musical instruments. These sessions are
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designed to promote deep relaxation and inner calm. Sound Bath Meditation can help reduce stress and anxiety; improve sleep quality; enhance mood and emotional well-being; and helps promote mental clarity and energy. As this event takes place outdoors, it is recommended that people bring: water to stay hydrated; comfortable clothing and an extra layer (your body temperature may drop during meditation); and
a yoga mat, blanket, pillow or chair — whatever will help you feel most at ease during the session.
A suggested donation of $5 per person per session helps sustain these community wellness offerings.
For more information, call the park office at 413-5689312, ext. 108.
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This drought-resistant plant thrives in summer heat
PORTULACA IS A genus that gives us a vegetable, a weed and a flower. All flourish undaunted by heat or drought, a comforting thought as I drag the hose or lug a watering can around to keep beebalm, an Edelweiss grapevine, and some marigolds and zinnias — all planted within the last couple of weeks — alive.
Portulaca employ a special trick for dealing with hot, dry weather, which presents most plants with a conundrum. On the one hand, should a plant open the pores of its leaves to let water escape to cool the plant, as well as take in carbon dioxide which, along with sunlight, is needed for photosynthesis. On the other hand, the soil might not be sufficiently moist, or the pores might end up jettisoning water faster than roots can drink it in, in which case closing the pores would be the ticket.
Portulaca gets around this conundrum by working the night shift, opening its pores only in darkness, when little water is lost, and latching onto carbon dioxide at night by incorporating it into malic acid, which is stored until the next day.
Come daylight, the pores close up, conserving water, and malic acid comes apart to release carbon dioxide within the plant. I describe this specialized type of metabolism in my book “The Ever Curious Gardener: Using a Little Nat-
ural Science for a Much Better Garden.”
Let’s start with the flower Portulaca, P. grandiflora, which goes either by a common name that is the same as the generic name, or by the name “moss rose.” In truth, the plant is neither a moss nor a rose. But the tufts of lanceolate leaves do bear some resemblance to moss, a very large moss. And portulaca’s flowers, which are an inch across, with single or double rows of petals in colors from white to yellow to rose, scarlet, and deep red, are definitely rose-like. The plant grows to a half foot-wide mound, with stems that are just barely able to pull themselves up off the ground under the weight of their fleshy leaves.
Moss rose is native to sunny, dry foothills that rise up along the western boundary of the South American pampas. As might be inferred from its native habitat, this plant not only tolerates, but absolutely requires, full sun and welldrained soil. Such requirements, and low stature, make the plant ideal for dry rock gardens and for edging. Moss rose is easy to grow from seeds sown at their final home or started in flats for transplanting. Some gardeners mix the extremely fine seed with dry sand before sowing, to ensure uniform distribution. Once blossoming begins, it continues nonstop until plants are snuffed out by frost. Moss rose is an annual but
Indian cress and the descriptive Malawi moniker of “the buttocks of the wife of a chief.”
Tenacity to life and fecundity accord purslane weed status. Pull out a plant and toss it on the ground, and it will retain turgidity long enough to reroot. Chop the stems with a hoe, and each piece will take root. Even without roots, the inconspicuous flowers stay alive long enough to make and spread seeds.
My one consolation with having this weed in my garden is that it’s easy to remove, robs little nutrients or water from surrounding plants, and being low-growing, casts little or no shade. Perhaps it even protects the soil surface from sun beat-
at night and then another one in the afternoon. Malic acid makes the night-harvested purslane tarter than the one harvested in daylight.
There are cultivated varieties of purslane for planting(!) in the vegetable garden. These varieties have yellowish leaves and a more upright growth habit than the wild forms. Wild or cultivated, the plants can be grown from seed or, of course, by rooting cuttings from established plants.
The vegetable and the weedy Portulaca can be dealt with together; they are one and the same plant, P. oleracea.
sometimes will seed itself the next season. However, double varieties (plants with double rows of petals) grown this year will self-seed single varieties (plants with a single row of petals) “volunteers” next year.
The vegetable and the weedy Portulaca can be dealt with together; they are one and the same plant, P. oleracea. Somewhere in your garden now, you surely have this plant, whose succulent, reddish stems and succulent, spoon-shaped leaves hug the ground and creep outward in an ever-enlarging circle.
The common name is purslane, though it has many aliases, including pussley,
ing down on it or pounding raindrops from washing away soil. On the other hand, left unattended, it could take over a garden this time of year.
What about purslane, the vegetable? Take a bite. The young stems and leaves are tender and juicy, with a slight, yet refreshing, tartness. Purslane is delicious (to some people, admittedly not to me) raw or cooked and is much appreciated as a vegetable in many places around the world besides its native India.
I’ve actually tasted the result of the plant’s specialized metabolism in summer by nibbling a leaf of purslane
As far as actually planting purslane in my garden, I agree with the view of another garden writer who said, “it is a reckless gardener who would plant purslane.” That does not mean that I do not grow purslane, though, for plenty keeps appearing despite my weeding.
Every once in a while, I again try eating it. I have enjoyed it in salads in restaurants to such accompaniments (or taste and texture disguisers) as feta cheese, olive oil, vinegar, and other strong flavors.
If you do opt to plant purslane, you must replant it yearly. Like the moss rose, purslane is an annual plant. Once established in the spring, both purslane and moss rose need no further care. Now, if only moss rose were a bit weedier ....
Moss rose, like its edible and weedy cousin, is able to tolerate extreme drought and intense sunlight. (LEE REICH PHOTO)
Terry & Kim Kovel | Antiques & Collecting
How invention of electric light inspired decorative art in the 1900s
THE INVENTION OF the electric light bulb didn’t just introduce an improved, more convenient, safer light source. It gave designers new inspiration. As the use of electric lights spread during the late 19th to early 20th centuries, lamps with colorful opaque glass shades became popular. They made beautiful decorations, whether on or off, and the intense electric light shining through the glass often gave the design a whole new look.
Tiffany, Handel, and Pairpoint made the most famous lamps of the time. They have stunning, high-quality shades made with complex techniques, and the bases are usually bronze and often have intricate designs or figural shapes. Unsurprisingly, they can sell for tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars today — a windfall if you’ve inherited one but a bit of an extravagant purchase for most collectors.
Similar lamps made by the many other companies active at the time may not quite reach those heights, but especially striking and well-made examples can still sell for impressive prices, even without a known maker. Even though its maker was not identified, this lamp sold for $3,000 at Woody Auction. Its light blue,
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degrees over 50 is added to a running tally. If the temperature is exactly at or below 50 degrees, the day is assigned a score of zero.
Let’s say the temperature was 53 degrees on March 1; the GDD on that day would be 3. If it was 60 on March 2, the GDD would be 3 plus 10, or 13. If the temperature was 49 on March 3, that would add nothing, and the accu-
orange, and caramel-colored glass panels make an eye-catching combination, especially with the ornate scrolls, wreaths, and flowers on its metal frame. A lighted base adds to its appeal.
Q. Can you help me identify an unusual piece of framed art? It is made of cloth and depicts a scene of game birds in a forest. Parts of trees surround the edges, making it look like a repeating pattern. The designs are slightly raised. It is not signed. What is its value?
A. It sounds like your artwork is an example of trapunto, a type of quilting where the outline of a shape is stitched on fabric, and padding inside the outline gives it a three-dimensional effect. Trapunto is an ancient technique, with surviving examples dated to 14th-century Italy, and it has been practiced worldwide. It became fashionable in the mid-20th century, both as a decoration and as a hobby. Hobbyists could buy kits with printed fabric. They sewed around the printed design and quilted it.
Fabric art like yours was made similarly and probably from about the same period. Outdoor scenes and animals were popular subjects; in ad-
mulated growing degree days would remain at 13. The tally continues to grow through a regionally specific date in the fall.
Seems complicated? The good news is you don’t have to crunch the numbers yourself.
Your local cooperative extension office likely tailors and tracks this information for your region, and many post the GDD, as well as pest- and plant-specific GDD guidelines, on their websites. In addition, the agricultural company Syngenta offers a handy tool
dition to game birds, we have seen similar trapunto panels with fish, deer, or hunting dogs in the wilderness or with horses in a field. Today, these panels are often sold as “rustic” or “Adirondack” style decorations. Sometimes, they are incorporated into rustic-looking furniture. Large panels, about 20 x 25 inches, generally sell for $75 to $100.
Q. Our handpainted Nippon chocolate set, including a pitcher and five cups and saucers, has been in our family for over 60 years. It is decorated with roses and gold and has a blue mark on the base with a leaf. We are wondering what it is worth so that we can list it correctly in our estate.
A. The leaf mark was used by the Morimura Bros., who opened their trading company in 1876. In 1904, they founded the company that was later known as Noritake, one of the most famous names in 20th-century Japanese ceramics. Morimura and Noritake used the maple leaf mark with the words “Nippon” and “Hand Painted” starting in 1891. The mark could be blue, green, or magenta. Nippon chocolate sets the size of yours, with the blue leaf mark and similar decorations, have
sold for about $150 to $300 at recent auctions.
For a more precise es timate, you may want to contact a collector’s club, like the International Nippon Collector’s Club (nippon collectorsclub.com auction house or dealer that sells similar ceramics. To list the value of your estate, you may need to get a professional appraisal; however, they tend to be very expensive and may not be necessary if the value of the item is under a certain amount.
among its GreenCast online resources that quickly generates the GDD for your zip code.
What does this mean for your garden?
As an example, Colorado potato beetle eggs and pupae are not susceptible to pesticides, so attempting control during those stages would be pointless. But their larvae are vulnerable to the natural biological control Bt from the time they emerge until they reach ¼ inch (6 millimeters) in length. Rather than heading out into
TIP: When changing an antique, like rewiring a lamp or reupholstering a chair seat, keep the old pieces and parts you remove. When you sell your antique, the new owner will pay more if the old parts are part of the history.
Kovels answers 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. Write to Kovels, The Republican, King Features Syndicate, 628 Virginia Dr., Orlando, FL 32803 or email us at collectorsgallery@kovels. com.
the garden with a ruler — or spraying every day and hoping for the best — you can time the application for between 65 and 185 GDD.
Similarly, the first generation of euonymus scale insects are most vulnerable to Neem oil and horticultural oil treatments between 400 and 575 GDD. And for pre-emergent crabgrass controls, like corn gluten meal, to be effective, they should be applied just before 200 GDD. That’s why I recommend a treatment window that coincides with the
Colorful opaque glass was a popular choice for decorative lampshades in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. (WOODY
CURRENT PRICES
Current prices are recorded from antiques shows, flea markets, sales and auctions throughout the United States. Prices vary in different locations because of local economic conditions.
Lamp, electric, motion, Niagara Falls, cylinder shade, cast iron mounts, dome top, pierced, molded swags, three shell shape feet, marked, Scene In Action Corp., Chicago, $50.
Game, mahjong, bone tiles, wood case, foldout front, brass mounts, two top handles, label, Mah-Jongg Sales Co. of America, San Francisco, 7 x 8 x 8 inches, $100.
Silver-English, jewelry box, oval, lid, relief roses, Neoclassical medallions, figures, lions, torchiers, four paw feet, marked, George Fox, London, 2 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches, $225.
time between when the first forsythia blooms and the last of the lilacs fade: It’s a visual cue tied to nature’s reaction to temperature. Depending on the variety, most tomatoes, which love the heat, are ripe for the picking between 1,000 and 2,000 GDD. But, for the record, my tomatoes always let me know when they’re ready.
Jessica Damiano writes weekly gardening columns for the Associated Press and publishes the award-winning Weekly Dirt Newsletter.
WASHINGTON
30-year US mortgage rate rises to 6.75%
Increases for 2nd straight week
By A LEX VEIGA Associated Press
The average rate on a 30year U.S. mortgage rose for the second week in a row, another setback for the U.S. housing market, which is mired in a sales slump as affordability constraints shut out prospective homebuyers.
The long-term rate ticked up to 6.75% from 6.72% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 6.77%.
Borrowing costs on 15year fixed-rate mortgages, popular with homeowners refinancing their home loans, also rose. The average rate increased to 5.92% from 5.86% last week. A year ago, it was 6.05%, Freddie Mac said.
When mortgage rates rise they can add hundreds of dollars a month in costs for borrowers and reduce their purchasing power. That’s helped keep the U.S. housing market in a sales slump that dates back to 2022, when mortgage rates began to climb from the rock-bottom lows they reached during the pandemic.
Last year, sales of previously occupied U.S. homes sank to their lowest level in nearly 30 years. They’ve remained sluggish so far this year, as many prospective homebuyers have been discouraged by elevated mortgage rates and home prices that have continued to climb.
Economists generally expect mortgage rates to stay relatively stable in the coming months, with forecasts calling for the average rate on a 30-year mortgage to remain in a range between 6% and 7% this year.
Deeds
AGAWAM
Brian D. Hill, Catherine A. Hill and Marjorie J. Hill to Donald Tilley, 41 Ruth Ave., $355,000.
Bruce Knight Cobleigh to Nancy Cobleigh Fields, 55 Porter Drive, $155,000.
Cassandra A. Hall to Michelle K. Sullivan and Scott Gregory Sullivan, 25 Ash Lane, Unit 25, $300,000.
Stephen M. Nacewicz to Giuseppe Tirone and Geraldine Tirone, 130 South Westfield St., $600,000.
Tyler A. Moccio to Jack LaBranche, 153 Regency Park Drive, Unit 153, $158,000.
AMHERST
R. Stuart Bicknell, trustee, Nan Carey, trustee, and Revocable Indenture of Trust of R. Stuart Bicknell to Priscilla A. White, 394 Middle St., $750,000.
David Merck and Diane Merck to William Mair, 1427 South East St., $490,750.
Meredith E. Lind and Kirsten E. Lindsmith to George Thomas, 14 Smith St., $645,000.
Kristina Engstrom and Cheryl B. Stetler to Katherine Elizabeth Moore and Su-Lin Delguercio, 321 Middle St., $565,000.
Barbara W. Freed, trustee, and Barbara W. Freed Revocable Trust to Sarah Maria Piazza and Erik Michael Byrne, 33 Echo Hill Road, $643,000.
BELCHERTOWN
Stephen A. Smith to LRK Holdings LLC, 1302 Federal St., $208,888. Joseph Worthley and Alexandra Worthley to Matthew Steven Hosen and Thi Thu Ha Luong, 42 Sheffield Drive, $540,000.
Kenneth L. Stebbins and Lynn D. Stebbins to Grant M. Stebbins and Julie-Anne G. Stebbins, 50 Boardman St., $350,000.
Sarah Martin to Belchertown North Main LLC, 50 North Main St., $125,000.
L.J. Development LLC, to Alex R. Jackson and Neil M. Jackson, 517 South Washington St., $80,000.
Thomas L. Beaver, Joan F. Beaver and Joan F. Beaver, attorney-in-fact, to Apex Holdings Consulting LLC, trustee, and MK Trust, 47 Daniel Square, $180,000.
BRIMFIELD
Denise J. Thompson to James Lacey and Brooke Lacey, 9 Fifth St., $874,500.
JPMorgan Chase Bank to Michael Siemaszko and Erica Siemaszko, 31 Sturbridge Rd, $227,000.
Tyler Reilly and Brooke Reilly to
Denise J Thompson, 17 Little Alum Rd, $388,000.
CHESTER
Witman Properties Inc., receiver, Chester Town, Albert Holland and US Bank Trust to U S Bank Trust , trustee, and RCF 2 Acquisition Trust , trustee of, 1 Crane Road, $511,194.
CHESTERFIELD
Bettie Lain Nolan to CE & APA Inc., 63 Sugar Hill Road, $60,000.
CHICOPEE
Annette A. Robinson to Maribel Camacho, 54 Stewart St., $290,000.
Costa Family Revocable Trust, trustee of, and Mary Ann Costa, trustee, to Kathy. Fioroni and Norman Fioroni, 210 Johnson Road, Unit 29, $379,900.
Doris D. Ruiz and Antonio Correa to Ashly M Figueroa-Rosado and Angel M. Pagan-Guevarez, 135 Meeting House Road, $315,000.
Jacob Edward Tompkins to Snatch Block Properties LLC, 16 Lincoln St. $333,000.
James T. Bowen, Kamila Da Silva Menezes and Kamila Menezes Bowen to Paul V. Demos, 51 Pinecrest Drive, Unit 14, $270,000.
Kelly P. Lyons and Sean O’Brien
Coyne to John-Paul Boisvert, 78 Yorktown Court, $237,500.
Chicopee Property Management LLC, to Shayne Fleming-Pacione, Empire Street, Lot #1, $225,000.
Michael J. Cartier, representative, and Teresa Cartier, estate, to Lisa A. Merkel, 14 Lawrence Road, $261,000.
Pah De1 LLC, to Darwin Deavens and Angela Zielinski, 315 Front St., $411,000.
Paula M. LaValley, estate, and Jennifer A. LaValley, representative, to Israel Reyes Jr., and Miriam Reyes, 153 Clarendon Ave., $315,000.
Rehab Home Buyers LLC, to Samuel Sharpe, 0 Eton Street, Lots 210-213, $10,000. Tyler Dunlea and Haley Dunlea to Anthony L. Edwards, 80 Colonial Circle, Unit C, $178,000.
COLRAIN
Lynn B. DiTullio, trustee of the DiTullio Investment, to Maria Stenzel, 6B Dunnell Drive, “aka” 6 Dunnell Drive, “aka” 7 Dunnell Drive, $425,000.
CUMMINGTON
Hunter T. Foote to Jose Payamps and Maria Estrella-Payamps, Main Street and West Cummington Road, $28,000.
Deeds
DEERFIELD
Mark A. Wightman to Grady B. Justice and Nikki S. Justice, 67 Sugarloaf St., $410,000.
EAST LONGMEADOW
Christopher Macinnis and Jennifer Mendes to Suneel Veerwani and Kelley Veerwani, 47 Nottingham Drive, $785,000.
Christopher R. Monette and Andrea M. Monette to William E. Britton, 22 Bettswood Road, $420,000.
Clifford M. Noreen, representative, and Mary T. Noreen, estate, to Gioio Scibelli, 84 Rogers Road, $280,000.
Mary Ellen McKenna, trustee, and Tobey Residence Trust, trustee of, to George L. George, trustee, Lynn E. George, trustee, and George & Lynn George Living Trust, trustee of, 236 Pinehurst Drive, $460,000.
Stanley P. Garstka to Maria M. Boucher, 37 White Ave., $353,000.
Yagul Ganendran and Natasha Thiagalingam to Rosa . DiFiore and Nancy Jameson, 169 Braeburn Road, $520,000.
EASTHAMPTON
Robin Haueter and Daniel Bodner to Mark Leichthammer, 13 Everett St., $461,000.
Amy P. Jacobson, trustee, and Amy Jacobson Revocable Trust to Cody Potasky and Madelynn Burt, 46 Garfield Ave., $540,000.
Andrea R. Curry to Charles Inman and Madison Murphy, 30 Adams St., $275,000.
Caroline E. Foley to Scott M. Coen, 143 West St., $405,000.
Ann Rasmussen and Donna M. Omeally to Michael C. Cooper and Jennifer T. Johnson-Cooper, 44 Carillon Circle, $695,000.
ERVING
Nathan A. May and Son Hui May to Daniel Arpide and Marissa Marques, 16 Mountain Road, $342,000.
Steven N. Lorenz and Virginia Newton to Mark Bix, 28 River St., $329,900.
GILL
Caitlin E. Sprague and Michael J. Sprague to David Tricolici and Emma Mae Tricolici, 81 North Cross Road, $405,000.
GOSHEN
Nicholas M. Denno to Kellie E. Denno, 24 South Main St., $50,000.
GRANVILLE
Jennifer Kinsman to Pietro Abruzzo and Stephanie Anne Abruzzo, 53 Granby Road, $415,000.
GREENFIELD
Bekkazoe Eller Eowind and Kurt William Schellenberg to John Johanson, 73 Maple St., $405,000.
Gail E. Therrien to Sarah Holt, 18 Freeman Drive, $250,000.
Congamond Management LLC, to Darren Stearns Schmidt, 231 Hope St., $341,000.
Claire S. Walsh to Claude C. Curtis and Marjorie K. Curtis, 362 Log Plain Road, $460,600.
HADLEY
Andrew Martin, personal representative, and Lillian R. Martin, estate, to G&B Realty Partners LLC, 379 River Drive, $130,000.
James P. Young to James P. Young and Emma Young, 96 Stockbridge St., $100.
Thomas Quinlan Sr., to Thomas Quinlan Jr., 111 Rocky Hill Road, $89,950.
Thomas Quinlan Jr., to Urshula Karen Wood, 111 Rocky Hill Road, $537,000.
Jason P. Bohonowicz and Kerri A. Bohonowicz to Yuanrui Sang, 120 Rocky Hill Road, $603,000.
Colin McIntire to Maria Korochenko, 62 Breckenridge Road, $503,500.
HAMPDEN
Anna Uyen Pham and Phong P. Nguyen to Sarah Miller, 9 Andrew Circle, $750,000.
George M. Sanford and Carol A. Sanford to Zachary Handzel and Jayda Handzel, 58 Oak Knoll Drive, $365,000.
HATFIELD
Stephanie E. Slysz to Rebekah F. Kaplan, 19 Straits Road, $495,000.
Amy V. Meo and Suzanne W. Carter to Stephanie E. Slysz and Nicholas J. Barrington, 97 Elm St., $650,000.
PHH Mortgage Corp., George W. Emeny Jr., and Wells Fargo Bank NA., to Federal National Mortgage Association, 320 West St., $151,500.
HAWLEY
Muriel P. Shippee, trustee of the Shippee Investment Trust ,and Bernice Carol Phelps, personal representative of the Estate of Harold S. Phelps, to Cullen F. Shipman and Nicola J. Shipman, Stetson Road, $81,000.
HOLLAND
Karen E. Horton, estate, and Robert A. George, representative, to Dennis E. Curboy, 172 Stafford Road, $445,000.
Maple Ledge Associates Inc., and Eftychia Z. Beres to John Kennedy, 143 Vinton Road, $310,000.
Veteran Stan LLC, to Alexander Tuohy, 64 South Cottage Road, $430,000.
HOLYOKE
Andrew S. Levin to Holyoke Medical Center Inc., 10 Hospital Drive, Unit 16C, $115,000.
Carl E. Longley Jr., and Susan C. Lynch to Frank A. Demarinis, 16 Old Ferry Road, $115,655.
Dominic Santaniello, trustee, Lucas Giusto, trustee, and Naples Home Buyers Trust, trustee of, to Eleanor D. Barr and Michelle Trujillo, 32 Arden St., $361,000.
Four Harps LLC, to Pah Properties LLC, 49 Linden St., $100,000.
Gallagher Capital Group LLC, and General Enterprise LLC, to Samantha Figueroa, 3 Park View Terrace, Unit 1, $206,000.
John Lucey, Kelly F. Coffey, Michael J. Coffey, Timothy Coffey, Kathleen Poirier, Patrick G. Roche, Sean P. Roche, Kerry A. Smith and Edward Lucey, estate, to Deborah A. Walker, 4 Arbor Way, Unit 4A, $130,000.
Kelly Raila to Ann Rasmussen and Donna Omeally, 58 Longfellow Road, $485,000.
Marisol Rodriguez to Kelly Raila, 1014 Hampden St., $265,000.
Richard F. Lukas and Wanda Lukas to Cassandra Gonzalez, 14 Ladd St., $235,000.
Scott E. Stein, representative, and Bonnie M. Stein, estate, to Stephen W. Oparowski and Sara R. Oparowski, 14 Woodbridge St., $505,000.
HUNTINGTON
Elizabeth Stansky to Larry Rich and Junko Nakao Rich, 47 Old Chester Road, $450,000.
LEVERETT
David Roach and Gabrielle Stapleton Roach to Jennifer Renehan and Quinn Renehan, 80 Amherst Road,
$712,690.
LONGMEADOW
Sharon F. Dickerman to Andrew Malloy and Tara Neary, 68 Normandy Road, $900,000.
LUDLOW
749 West Street LLC, to Lynn M. Gray and Timothy Yucka, 749 West St., $580,000.
Antonio M. Alves, Linda Alves Goncalves, Joaquim B. Alves and Jose Alves to Marissa Fabbo, 12 Duke St., $266,000.
George Maksymiw to Paola Nicole Garcia Ramos and Richard Heredia, 601 Chapin St., $275,500.
John A. Portelada to Qianzhu Li, 168 Lockland St., $628,000.
MONSON
Christopher Fontaine and Erin Fontaine to Jared J. Menard and Breanna D. Menard, 28 Ayers Road, $460,000.
Mary L. Lamb to Janet R. Everett and Robert R .Everett, 224 Palmer Road, $360,000.
Pamela N. Williams, Gary S. Galas and Richard S. Mitchell to Kim K. Pascale, 26 Cushman St., $260,000.
Real Estate Homes LLC, to Emery Damours, 321 Stafford Road, $130,000.
MONTAGUE
Brenda L. Sheperd to Maureen Ippolito, 252 Federal St., Unit B, “aka” Unit 1B, Stoneyside Condominium. $270,000.
H. Patricia Hynes and Janice G. Raymond, trustees of the Hynes Raymond Revocable Family Trust, to Colin Adamo and Caroline Ross, 84 East Taylor Hill Road, $685,000.
NORTHAMPTON
Michael J. Pawloski, trustee, and Tharen Revocable Trust to Gerald N. Baker and Roberta J. Baker, 110 Cooke Ave., $362,000.
Michael Knight, trustee, and United Holding Trust to Daniel F. Emery and Marisa R. Hebble, 17 Harlow Ave., $693,000.
David S. Webster to Vance R. Cannella, 23 Randolph Place, $275,000.
Julie Spencer-Robinson and Richard Dubuc to Lorin Willett and Hannah Beth Fleischmann, 248 Spring Grove Ave., $493,000.
Jason Allen and Megan Allen to Julia N. Giguere and Elizabeth A. Giguere, 102 Bridge Road, $420,000.
Marlo C. Henderson to Julie Spencer-Robinson and Richard Dubuc, 30 Village Hill Road, $331,000.
Donald P. Coffey and Phoebe R. Mitchell to Gillian A. Callahan and Jared Besiru Osumah, 6 Orchard St., $734,000.
Daniel Cavanaugh and Emily Gomes to Martin Fleming and Emily White, 245-247 South St., $600,000.
William R. Gibb, Carolyn F. Gibb, Carolyn F. Turnrose-Gibb and William R. Gibb, attorney-in-fact, to Celeste Wyrosdic, 39 O’Donnell Drive, $321,000.
Joseph S. Barker Jr., trustee, and Barker Family Trust to Kimberly Jones, 247 Coles Meadow Road, $350,000.
Eugene B. Ferrari and Kaitlyn A. Ferrari to Claudia E. Forrester, 99 Lake St., $600,001.
PALMER
David A. Partridge and Melissa A. Partridge to Ismael Vicente III, 91 Robinson Road, $235,000.
ROWE
Son K. Kim and Yong N. Kim to John H. Sargent, trustee of the John H. Sargent Trust, Davis Mine Road, $9,500.
SHUTESBURY
Dolores M. Conway to Barbara Lynn Dana and Charles Dwight Dana, January Hills Road, $245,000.
CPG Land LLC, to Joshua Kingsbury and Katrina Kingsbury, Wendell Road, $30,000.
SOUTH HADLEY
Brenda Parrella, Brenda Parella, David Parrella and David Parella to Rose Farrell and William Halfpenny, 49 Pearl St., $425,000.
Grant M. Stebbins and Julie-Anne G. Stebbins to Dominika M. Pindus and Dominika Pindus, 52 Charon Terrace, $425,000.
Bradford C. Gray, Bradford C. Gray, trustee, Marjory R. Gray, Kerry M. Courtney, trustee, and Clayton F. Gray Trust to Susan Aidala and Paul Aidala, 74 Shadow Brook Estates, $590,000.
Ann M. Morin to Center Development Corp., 12 Hadley St., $405,000.
Stherlie Petit-Frere to Nicholas Collins and Michelle Palleschi, 55 North Main St., $505,000. Kmak LLC, and Bernash Realty LLC, to Jacob Tetrault and Tiffany Mason, 132 Lathrop St., $540,000.
Got gunk?
How to clean keyboard grunge, earwax in earphones
By K ELVIN C HAN
Special to The Washington Post
LONDON — Smartphones, laptops, headphones and other electronic devices are essential for work and play in our daily lives. But all that time spent typing, scrolling or listening also means our devices gradually accumulate grime that needs to be cleaned off.
You might not give much thought to cleaning your devices but there are reasons you should, says Logitech, which makes keyboards, webcams and other computer peripherals.
“Regular cleaning and proper maintenance not only keeps your gadgets looking pristine, and wins you hygiene points, it also helps them perform better and last longer,” the company says. “In the case of devices like earbuds, the accumulated bacteria and debris may even cause health issues or discomfort.”
Here are some pointers on cleaning your tech:
Getting started
Always check if the manufacturer has any specific guidelines for cleaning.
Assemble some basic equipment and material for cleaning, which should include a soft and lint-free cleaning cloth, like a microfiber cloth; cotton swabs; a soft-bristled brush like a toothbrush, paintbrush or makeup brush; compressed air and isopropyl alcohol.
Isopropyl, or rubbing alcohol, is a nontoxic cleaning solvent
that’s antiseptic and antibacterial. It’s popular for cleaning electronics because it doesn’t leave any residue and dries quickly. But you might want to wear gloves to avoid skin irritation. Drip some of it on a cloth instead of pouring it directly onto your device. Also heed some of the more specific warnings below.
Water and mild soap can be useful for cleaning dirty surfaces, but isopropyl alcohol is recommended for cleaning the internals of a device, said Alex Diaz-Kokaisl, senior technical writer at electronics repair company iFixit.
“While there isn’t a hardand-fast rule for cleaning electronics, we generally use high-concentration isopropyl alcohol (more than 90%) because it evaporates quickly,” he said. “The faster a liquid evaporates, the less likely it is to affect any components that conduct electricity.”
For whatever device you’re cleaning, disconnect or power it off first. Remove any cases, plugs, covers and accessories.
Computers and laptops
When using a computer, the keyboard and mouse are the parts that are touched most often and therefore need the most frequent cleaning. And all those crevices between a keyboard’s keys are sure to catch crumbs.
To remove any loose debris,
iFixit’s official in-house cleaning guide recommends using a can of compressed air. Run the spray back and forth across the keys to blow out any bits. If possible, hold the keyboard upside down so the debris falls out.
If you don’t have compressed air, Logitech suggests using a hair dryer on the cold air setting. Some social media users also recommend a handheld balloon pump.
Next, dampen a cleaning cloth with water and gently wipe down the keyboard and mouse.
Logitech says you can also use rubbing alcohol but recommends you test it first on an inconspicuous spot to make sure it doesn’t cause discoloration or scrub the lettering off the keys.
Anti-bacterial baby wipes can also work on devices like a mouse, Diaz-Kokaisl said.
“There shouldn’t be enough liquid to seep through cracks in the shell, and their residue typically evaporates faster than just using soap and water,” he said.
For laptop screens or external monitors, use a dry microfiber cloth to gently wipe away fingerprint smudges.
If there are more stubborn spots — like food stains or sneezy spatters — dampen the cloth with distilled water or a 50-50 solution of distilled water and vinegar.
Computer maker Lenovo
says the “gentle acidity of vinegar can help break down oils and fingerprints.” Avoid using household glass cleaners, which can contain ammonia that could damage the screen. The same goes for paper towels, which can scratch the screen. HP also warns against using rubbing alcohol.
AirPods and earphones
A lot of people listen to music or podcasts through their earbuds, but that also means they’ll need regular cleaning to remove any earwax, natural skin oils or other grungy buildup.
If the earbuds have silicon tips, remove them. Cleaning procedures vary depending on your brand and model. Logitech and Bose recommend using soapy water. But Sony warns against water or wet wipes because they can speed deterioration, and, instead, advises using a dry cloth.
Use a cotton swab to wipe the earbud nozzles clean.
Owners of Apple AirPods need to follow a much more elaborate procedure to clean the mesh. You’ll need a child’s toothbrush, two small cups, a paper towel, distilled water, as well as micellar water — typically used as a facial cleanser. Pour some micellar water into a cup, dip the toothbrush, brush the AirPod’s various mesh parts, and then blot them dry with the paper. Repeat
twice. Then repeat that procedure but using the distilled water to rinse off the micellar water. Finally, let the AirPods dry for at least two hours. To clean the rest of the AirPod’s body, use a damp cloth. And don’t forget about the charging case. Apple recommends brushing out any debris and then wiping with a dry cloth. If needed, dampen it with isopropyl alcohol. What about over-the-ear headphones? Bose says you should wipe them down at least once a week, especially after working out, to remove any dirt and bacteria hiding in the nooks and crannies. Remove the pads and use a cloth dampened with soapy water to clean them.
Smartphones
Apple has issued specific instructions on its website for cleaning various iPhone models. Samsung has posted similar guidelines for its Galaxy lineup. They both advise using a soft, lint-free cloth, such as a lens cleaning cloth, to gently wipe the outside of the phone. Apple warns against using any cleaning products, which could erode the oil-repellent coating that most iPhones come with. Both companies say it’s OK to use disinfectants such as rubbing alcohol to gently clean the exterior, but avoid bleach or hydrogen peroxide.
Deeds
Alan P. Wishart to Donna M. Wishart, 4 Skinnerwoods Way, $405,000.
SOUTHAMPTON
28 Cook Road LLC, to Thomas M. Bacis, 28 Cook Road, $200,000.
Brenda D. Fuller and Thomas A. Fuller to Thomas J. Contos, trustee, and Thomas J. Contos Revocable Trust, 8 Fitch Farm Way, $1,160,000.
SOUTHWICK
Real Estate Investments Northeast LLC, to Cole Lozinski, 183 Feeding Hills Road, $340,000.
Robert S. Bombard Sr., Robert S. Bombard, Michelle M. Bombard and Diane C. Vella to Robert S. Bombard Jr., 71 Powder Mill Road, $130,000.
SPRINGFIELD
38 Ramah LLC, to Darryl Best, 38 Ramah St., $260,000.
60-62 Acushnet LLC, to Bezviner Real Estate Inc., 60-62 Acushnet Ave., $417,950.
Colondres & Co. LLC, to Redinson G. Guerrero Baez, 24 Hiawatha St., $474,500.
David E. Williams to Ortega LLC, 31 Bryant St. $150,000.
Debra T. Gralia to Franklin Rose, 302 West Allen Ridge Road, $325,000.
Deidre T. Shea-Tougias and David G. Tougias to Jorge E. Mendez, trustee, Hilda R. Mendez, trustee, and Mendez Trust, trustee of, 78 Randolph St., $501,000.
Dennis L. Calvanese, estate, Dennis Lee Calvanese, estate, and John Calvanese, representative, to Fernando Cruz Vega and Aracelis Melendez Diaz, 51 Hardy St., $300,000.
Doraliz Ubeda and Doraliz Marrero to Roseline Messadouo, 27 Bushwick Place, $250,000.
Gemini Town Homes LLC, to Marlene Franco, 70 Central St., Unit 406, $227,000.
George S Parsons Jr., and Julia F. Parsons to Joseph Sullivan, 43 Sunridge Drive, $150,000.
Gilberto Jimenez and Noemi Arguinzoni-Jimenez to Affluent Circle LLC, 151 Springfield St., $370,000.
Jean E. Kocot, trustee, Jean E Steinmetz, trustee, and 1101 Allen 2 Trust, trustee of, to Darlene Kirby, 1101 Allen St., $245,000.
Joanmar Realty LLC, to Todd W.
Downie, 15 Prescott St., $325,000.
Joseph Salvador, trustee, Kathleen A. Salvador, trustee, Kathleen A Salvador Revocable Trust, trustee of, and Joseph Salvador Revocable Trust, trustee of, to Kayla I. Luciano, 1652 Parker St., $280,000.
Juan L. Gonzalez to Elizabeth Torres, 31 Duggan Circle, $156,000.
Licenia Cruz and Johnny A. Colon to Troy Dang, 21 Lawndale St., $310,000.
Northern Flooring & Remodeling LLC, to Keyla Diaz, 243-245 Qunicy St., $490,000.
Mamba Capital LLC, to Shanique S. Campbell and Jermaine Johnson, 24 Homestead Ave., $489,000.
Marguerite Jones to Gilberto Jimenez and Noemi Arguinzoni-Jimenez, 16 Atwater Terrace, $449,500.
Maria F. Del Rio to Alexandra Pascual, 79 Marshall St., $325,000.
Maria I. Matos and Maria I. Dematos to HandyFippers Inc., 3 Hampden St., $475,000.
MPR Properties LLC, to Diego Mejia Jr., 154 Kimberly Ave., $325,000.
Natalia Baez Rivera, Natalia Crespo-Rivera and Amilcar Eli BaezGotay to Maria L. Pena, 41 Parallel St., $275,000.
Nexius LLC, to Arismendy Fernandez Salazar and Yulisa A. Trinidad Acosta, 891 Belmont Ave., $400,000.
Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., trustee, and Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. Trust, 2007-HE1 Series, 2007-HE1 to Thomas Malek, 26 Grandview St., $198,000.
Ramona Rodriguez, Edmundo Velazquez and Esteban Velazquez to Bryant Wallace, 429 Nassau Drive, $270,000.
Robert L. Reid and Tonya Reid to Maribel Antigua and Florencio Reynoso, 590 Plumtree Road, $320,000.
Shirley R. Wilson and Shirley R. P. Wilson to Alexander M. Cohen and Chava Z. Cohen, 84-86 Forest Park Ave., $200,000.
Steven C. Charette and Susanne M. Charette to Edgar Joel Diaz Rivera and Vivian Marie Rivera Ortiz, 64 Overlea Drive, $315,000.
Tok Chang and Flora Tung to Tynisa Eddington, 511 Parker St., $305,000.
Victoire M. Kwolek, Victoire Michon, Gloria M. Plouff and Rene J. Michon to Naples Home Buyers Trust, trustee of, Lucas Giusto, trustee, and Dominic Santaniello, trustee, 482 Chestnut St., $75,000. Visionary Homes LLC, and Gibbons Visionary Homes to Redinson G. Guerrero Baez, 15 Warriner Ave., $359,300.
Wicked Deals LLC, to Natasha
Marie Clarke, 24 Lorimer St., $338,000.
Zeicha N. Colon to Brinier Zapata, 3 Sorrento St., $400,000.
SUNDERLAND
Cullen Shipman to Rachel Springly Shipman, 8 Valley View Lane, $470,000.
WALES
Gary Como Jr., to Nancy Yulfo, 24 Sizer Drive, $400,000.
Olon Flannery to Heather Flannery, 40 Stafford Road, $214,000.
WARE
Niki Jo Vaughan and Rhonda Amil Harris to Zakary Alexander DeLaura and Susan Robinson, 64 Eagle St., $365,000.
Diana A. Peterson, Devin M. Peterson and Chelsea C. Crittenden to Dominic Kirchner II, trustee, and Azusa Realty Trust, 7 Webbs Court, $180,000.
Eric J. Moulton Sr., and Alicia E. Moulton to Kyle E. Moulton and Alyssa Danielle Carroll, 19 Sheehy Road, $100,000.
Sean Barry and Amy Barry to Rodwilene Abilhomme, 29-31 Canal St., $280,000.
Deer River Properties LLC, to Ivy M. Peritz-Smith and Evan Smith, 209E Greenwich Plains Road, $100.
Matthew Woodward to Aaron Simms, Gilbertville Road, $62,000. All Surface Technology Inc., to Mark D. Champigny, 21 Old Belchertown Road, $475,000.
WEST SPRINGFIELD
Westfield LLC, to CDG Westfield Holdings LLC, 33 Westfield St., $827,000.
Barbara J. Couture, trustee, Joanna M. Cohen, trustee, Alexander C. Dziurzynski, trustee, and Dziurzynski 2016 Irrevocable Trust, trustee of, to Tina Wildhagen and Laura DiPaola, 726 Amostown Road, $415,000.
Bianca Lambert to Andrew Eaton and Cassandra Coutard, 27 Oakland St., $345,000.
Blueberry Hill Nominee Trust, trustee of, and David F. Potts, trustee, to James Langone IV, and Allison Zolotor, 17 St. Andrews Way, $491,000.
Cam M. Alamed and Heather L. Alamed to Cheryl L. Shippee-Porter and Juan P. Maldonado Jr., 112 Southworth St., $237,500.
David R. LaPointe and Joyce A. Genet to Kulwinder Kaur, 161 Bear Hole Road, $558,000.
Debra A. Scully-Wagner, Mary C. Scully, estate, and Mary Cecilia
Scully, estate, to William Marx and Leah Marx, 56 Northwood Ave., $406,000.
Jacqueline R. White and Berlin White to Evan Cabaniol and Rachel Corbett, 16 Pine St., $323,000.
Kenneth J. Petersen, trustee, and Rita A. Petersen Irrevocable Income Only Trust, trustee of, to Charles Newman and Sarah Bodzinski, 44 Woodward Road, $357,000.
Krishna Kharel to Purna Bahadur Bhujel and Tara Tamang, 34 Hale St., $320,000.
Michael S. Smith, Timothy A. Smith, Mark A. Smith and Theresa M. Smith to Ashley Puls, 224 Ohio Ave., $402,000.
WESTFIELD
Brendan M. McMahon and Jessica L. Riley to Philip J. Johnson and Andrea M. Johnson, 9 Day Lily Lane, $780,000.
Cindy Sklarski to Arthur J. Laramee and Karen A. Laramee, 0 Montgomery Road, $5,000.
Curtis S. Gezotis and Christina L. Gezotis to Ram Matsa and Sushmita Kasireddy, 42 Gary Drive, $790,000.
Danielle Hope Solitario to Nathan Patrick Solitario and Tricia Barnard, 8 1/2 Bush St., $250,000.
Fumi Realty Inc., to Nathan Solitario and Danielle Solitario, 17 Montgomery St., $335,000.
Kyle J. Killinger, Jennifer Killinger and Jennifer Gallagher to Oksana Ivanivna Kostoviat, 150 Miller St., $365,000.
Lisa A. Merkel to Christine Lupacchino and Peter Lupacchino, 36 Bennett Road, $390,000.
Ohima LLC, to Vantage Westfield Realty LLC, 60 East Silver St., $6,250,000.
Osman Nanic and Zijada Nanic to Jeffrey Windoloski and Zoe Windoloski, 16A Sunflower Lane, $335,000.
Raymond L. Tuttle, representative, and James A. Tuttle, estate, to Sergey Domnenko and Aleksey Domnenko, 179 Main St., $96,500.
Richard J. Morini Living Trust, trustee of, Richard J. Morini, trustee, Sherri A. Morini, trustee, and Sherri A. Morini Living Trust, trustee of, to Justin R. Morini and Gail M. Foley, 164 Susan Drive, $850,000.
Robert E. Smith and Sharon L. Smith to Scot Brzoska and Gina Brzoska, 37 Salvator Drive, $627,000.
Vijay Patel and Smita Patel to Jason Schrecke and Michelle Schrecke, 34 Caitlin Way, $620,000.
Zap Realty LLC, to Prestige Worldwide Mega Holdings LLC, 181 Notre Dame St., $650,000.
WESTHAMPTON
Henry Wheaton and Margaret Butterfield to David Lively, 87 Montague Road, $525,000.
WHATELY
Christine P. Leamon, Julianna S. Parker and Matthew Simon to Joseph Francis Zaffarano, 1 Chestnut Plain Road, $380,000.
Gitsit Real Property BBPLC1 LLC, to Alicia Wendolowski and Mark A. Wendolowski, trustees of the Wendolowski Family Trust, 346 Haydenville Road, $178,000.
WILBRAHAM
David L. Hannon and Anne F. Hannon to Serna Panzetti, 32 Decorie Drive, $460,000.
Paulo Villegas to Jose L. Velazquez, 106 Stony Hill Road, $330,000.
William J. Girotti to David E. Nicoll and Sheila L. Nicoll, 97 High Pine Circle, $492,000.
PUBLIC AUCTION
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