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Honey oak is back in our homes
Just don’t call it honey oak
By R achel Kurzius The Washington Post
OASIS FEVER SWEEPing the globe. Spaghetti straps and slip skirts galore. With ’90s style in vogue, it’s no wonder that another once-derided trend from that era is experiencing a resurgence. Welcome back, honey oak.
The warm-toned wood is once again finding its way into kitchens and onto floors and furniture. But designers are calling it something new to counter their clients’ aversion to the phrase “honey oak” and its connotations with a dated, overly matchy-matchy aesthetic.
“When I’m describing it, I always just say it’s a ‘natural oak,’” says David Ries, principal at Ries Hayes Interiors in New York City. “We’re very aware of the hang-up, so yeah, we’re using other words to get people to move beyond it.”
However clients may feel about the descriptor, they gravitate toward the look. When they tell Ries they want a “spa-like” or natural feel in their homes and he presents them with options, they tend to select the honey oak materials.
“There’s a huge shift in going to things that feel very, very natural, very handmade,” he says. “I think a honey oak just
ties so beautifully into that whole aesthetic, that whole kind of maker look, because it feels so grounded. It’s soothing, and I think that is what everybody’s wanting right now.”
Honey oak definitively fell out of favor by the Great Recession, which coincided with the Great Gray-ening of interiors. The boom in home flipping brought gray walls, gray floors, gray decor. Cool tones took over, leaving little room for a warmer palette.
Now the color wheel of time has turned again. People seek “that natural warm feel,” says Cathleen Gruver, lead interior designer at Gruver Cooley in Purcellville, Virginia. “You really want your space to feel inviting and comfortable.”
Plus, the millennial gray homes that people purchased more than a decade ago have aged, literally and aesthetically, says Julie Jones, owner of Julie Jones Designs. “There’s wear and tear now, let’s say on the flooring, on the cabinetry; they’ve got to replace these things anyway, and they don’t want what was in style 10 years ago,” she says.
Enter honey oak — er, natural oak. The new name isn’t just rebranding. This isn’t quite the honey oak that naysayers remember from the ’90s.
“It’s the same wood, but the finish is different, the shape, the texture, like we’re kind of playing with it in a more
modern way,” says Sara Swabb, founder and creative director of Storie Collective in Washington, D.C.
Old-school honey oak kitchen cabinetry had ornate paneling and decorative trim. “Something like that gives it that kind of dated feel. And now we’re seeing the honey oak with more of a flat panel,” she says. “It’s pairing that traditional warmth of the honey oak with a modern spin on form and shape.”
While a satin finish gives older versions more of a sheen, “Right now we’re using more of like a matte finish, which is just giving the nod to the wood and the texture without the shine, and that helps soften” it, adds Swabb.
Honey oak cabinets in the ’90s were often accompanied by honey oak floors and honey oak trim, too. Designers today are much more interested in mixing it up.
That’s because the tone is a “team player,” Ries says. “It’s very easy to build palettes on it. It’s very easy also to introduce color.” This is especially true of honey oak on floors: “It complements really anything” without absorbing too much light, he says.
“Balance it with deep hues, layering textures,” Swabb says. The surrounding materials could either be “a deep
contrast,” such as a dark, rich color, or a “more gentle touch,” like white. “They don’t need to also bring the energy. That honey oak’s gonna do it for us, you know?”
Many of Jones’ clients are people who have honey oakfilled homes and either don’t have the budget or don’t want to deal with the inconvenience of changing it all. Her mantra: “All right, let’s embrace it,” she says. “Honey oak itself is a mid-tone color. So, if I bring lights in and I bring darks in, it usually complements it.”
It can also liven up a dull spot. Gruver often hears from people living in builder-grade homes without any flourishes, seeking the best way to add character. In response, she asks them, “What flooring are you using? What cabinets are you thinking?” Those elements are the foundation of the home, she says, and oak “automati-
cally gives the vibe of quality.” Plus, wood stains can handle everyday wear and tear better than painted materials.
Because that’s the thing about honey oak: For furniture or cabinetry to survive long enough to be scoffed at as dated, it has to have some measure of longevity.
“People over time probably have kept it because they said, ‘Well these are a quality cabinet.’ You know, they’re not gonna just rip out wood — because they were just actually solid wood,” says Jones, unlike the particleboard-filled cabinet world today. “It’s good wood, beautiful oak.”
Her prediction: Many of the folks who once painted their honey oak cabinets will change their tune — and their look.
“People are gonna be stripping their honey oak cabinetry and saying, ‘There was beautiful wood underneath this thing.’”
Honey oak had fallen out of favor, but the color wheel of time has turned again. (PHOTO AND COVER PHOTO COURTESY ADOBE STOCK IMAGES)
Lee Reich | In the Garden
Recommendations on what’s worth growing
IT SEEMS THAT EVERY couple of years or so, some kind gardener offers me seeds, plants or just a recommendation for the best-tasting, earliest ripening or longest keeping tomato. I’m appreciative, but these days I usually refuse the offer or ignore the recommendation.
True, in addition to providing a year-round supply of fruits and vegetables, my farmden provides a testing ground for innovative techniques in growing fruits and vegetables and provides a site for workshops and training. All this would surely include trying out new kinds and varieties of fruits and vegetables. But I want to avoid having my plantings become
GARDEN NOTES
STOCKBRIDGE
Upcoming events at Berkshire Botanical Garden
On Saturday, Sept. 20, “Designing a Children’s Garden: Nurturing Wonder in Nature,” from 1 to 3 p.m. Join Chris Ferrero for this program which is designed to awaken a lifelong love of nature by transforming your garden into a place of discovery and delight. Learn creative strategies for revealing the hidden corners of your yard, making them more inviting, and full of wonder. Explore ways to welcome fascinating creatures like pollinators and amphibians, not just as harmless guests, but as essential players in a healthy ecosystem. Cost is $25 members, $40 nonmembers.
Also on Saturday, Sept. 20, “The Inner Harvest: A Meditation Gathering for the Autumnal Equinox.” Take time to explore your “inner harvest” during autumn — a natural moment for both letting go and gathering in from
like those described by Charles Dudley Warner in his 1887 classic “My Summer in the Garden”: “I have seen gardens which were all experiment, given over to every new thing, and which produced little or nothing to the owners, except the pleasure of expectation.”
Still, I have studied plants and soils in both academic settings and in my own “back 40” (actually, my own back 2 3/4). My farmden is in a valley with naturally fertile, well-drained soil but air that can be cold and damp. It suits disease-causing fungi and bacteria of plants just fine.
The above paragraph is a preamble to my offering a few recommendations on species
5 to 6 p.m. Join mindfulness facilitator Sandrine Harris for a gently guided experience that includes outdoor walking, quiet sitting and meditative reflection, inviting you to connect deeply with the rhythms of the season and the transitions within your own life. Cost is $20 members, $30 nonmembers.
SOUTHAMPTON
Gardening day at Edwards Public Library
The Edwards Public Library and the Good Earth Gardeners presents “A Gardening Day and Plant Sale,” on Saturday, Sept. 20. Plant sale begins at 10 a.m. with hands-on planting experience at 10:30 a.m. Refreshments will be served to the gardeners. Gardening gloves are recommended. Learn about pollinator gardens and purchase plants for your own recipe card garden. Send items for Garden Notes to pmastriano@repub.com two weeks prior to
and varieties worth growing in similar settings, but also, in many cases, where conditions don’t match those here on the farmden. They may be worth a spin in your own “back 40.”
Tomatoes are a good place to start because everyone has their favorites. My main criterion for a tomato variety is good flavor. In the past, I would grow 20 or more varieties of tomato in a single season. One year I grew, in addition to other varieties, 20 varieties of canning tomatoes.
Cardoon is a vegetable liked by some, but not me; I grow it for its bold structure and thistly flowers. (LEE REICH PHOTO)
Framework offers practical soil health strategies for design and construction professionals
THE MASSACHUsetts Healthy Soils Guide for Site Design and Construction is now live at masshealthy soils.org. Developed by the Regenerative Design Group and its collaborators, with support from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, this online guide provides practical, site-specific strategies for protecting and enhancing soil health, as well as increasing carbon sequestration, throughout all phases of land development.
Soil health is vital to climate resilience, food security, and ecosystem function — but it’s often overlooked in conventional construction practices, both residential and commercial. “Landscapes are the only element of the built environment that have the potential to provide ongoing carbon sequestration after the completion of a project,” said Rachel Lindsay, senior designer at Regenerative Design Group. “This guide provides clear, actionable guidance on how typical activities such as excavation or soil stockpiling can be adjusted to better protect and maximize the amount of soil organic carbon retained throughout the construction process.”
The Massachusetts Healthy Soils Action Plan (HSAP), the state’s first-in-the-nation framework for protecting and restoring soil function across all land uses, identifies Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) as the cornerstone of healthy soil functions. The living carbon component of soil increases drought resilience, mitigates flooding, filters sediments and pollutants, and supports vigorous plant and tree
growth. “Preserving and enhancing healthy soils during the construction process may have the greatest positive impact on the long-term health of the soil and soil organic carbon accumulation over the life of the project,” states Lindsay.
Every time soil is disturbed, SOC is transformed into carbon dioxide and lost back into the air. The building sector is the second-largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in Massachusetts, accounting for 35% (OEEA 2022). The difference developers and construction professionals can make is significant: there is roughly twice the amount of land in turf and ornamental landscapes in Massachusetts as agricultural land. Small shifts in design and management practices — such as planting 25% of open lawn with trees and increasing organic matter content in the top 8” of lawns to a minimum of 3% — could sequester an additional 180,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year, the same as taking over 38,000 gas-powered passenger vehicles off the road.
The Healthy Soils Guide for Site Design and Construction offers tools and strategies for implementing “soil-smart” practices that improve healthy soil outcomes before, during, and after construction projects.
The website also features access to the full HSAP, a curated resource library, events, and industry engagement and adaptation efforts. Over 360,000 additional acres of soil in Massachusetts may be impacted by development over the next 35 years, a critical period that could impact the trajectory of net carbon emissions in the state.
“This guide is designed to meet professionals where they are — whether they’re managing a construction site, developing soil specifications, or planning a resilient landscape,” said
Lindsay in a statement. “It’s about making soil health easier to understand and implement across real-world projects.”
The guide is the result of a multi-firm collaboration led by Regenerative Design Group, Linnean Solutions, BSC Group, and Sasaki, with
industry support from A.D. Makepeace, Read Custom Soils, and others. Funding was made possible through a $99,900 Healthy Soils Challenge Grant from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs.
Explore the guide online at
masshealthysoils.org
Regenerative Design Group is a worker-owned ecological design practice based in Greenfield. Since 2009, RDG has advanced resilient communities and landscapes through regenerative design, planning, and nature-based solutions.
Terry & Kim Kovel | Antiques & Collecting
Glassmaker carried on his father’s work
ARTHUR J. NASH WORKED for the Thomas Webb & Sons art glass factory in his native England, but didn’t do his best, most innovative work until he came to America. His glassmaking expertise made him a perfect fit for the Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company, founded in 1892. Although Louis Comfort Tiffany achieved fame as a glass designer, he did not make his own glass. Nash established Tiffany Furnaces in Corona, New York, where he created the formula for the company’s famous Favrile iridescent glass.
Like many glassmakers, Nash’s work was a family affair; his sons followed in his footsteps. One of his sons, Leslie, is said to have been the only other person who knew the Favrile glass formula. Another son, Arthur Douglas, took over Tiffany Furnaces in 1919. After Tiffany Furnaces closed, he started the A. Douglas Nash Corporation. His wares included his own iridescent glass.
The flower-shaped vase shown here, which sold for $300 at Fontaine’s Auction Gallery, is one of his pieces. The gold color and molded texture are characteristics of A. Douglas Nash glass. Even if it resembles Tiffany glass or the iridescent glass made by many other companies at the time, it is definitely Nash’s work; it has his signature. His company closed in 1931, but Arthur Douglas continued making glass. The Libbey Glass Company hired him to create its luxury glassware lines.
Q. I am curious about an old children’s pedal bike shaped like the Road Runner from “Looney Tunes.” It has three wheels and is marked “Hedstrom Corp., Bedford PA.” What can you tell me about it, and what is it worth?
A. The Hedstrom Corp. was founded in Ashland, Ohio, in 1914 to make balloons. They expanded into plastic toys, making balls by 1923 and riding toys by 1936. Its Bedford, Pennsylvania, plant opened in 1966 and closed in 2004. It made blow-molded toys. Hedstrom is still operating today in Ashland as a division of Ball, Bounce & Sport, Inc., making children’s plastic and inflatable toys with licensed characters. There was a Hedstrom bicycle company in Massachusetts that was apparently not related. We have not found a specific date of manufacture for your Road Runner tricycle, but it is very rare and desirable to collectors of “Looney
Think this iridescent glass vase is Tiffany? You’re close, but think again. It was made by Arthur Douglas Nash, whose father had created the famous Favrile glass for Tiffany Studios. (FONTAINE’S AUCTION GALLERY)
Tunes” toys. One sold online for $400 some years ago.
Q. My mother recently died, and my sister and I kept much of the stuff she had in a curio cabinet that she inherited from her mother. I’m 68 and I remember all of the items from when I was growing up, but I don’t know too much about them. My uncle served in World War II, and I think he may have brought some of these items back with him or mailed them to my grandmother. One item I am curious about is a white plate shaped like a flower with eight petals, and a gold ruffled edge. There is a gold design in the middle that looks like Japanese writing. The back reads, “Rosenthal Monbijou Bavaria.” Can you tell me anything about this plate?
A. Your plate was made by Rosenthal, a porcelain company started by Philipp Rosenthal in Selb, Bavaria, in 1891. Before long, the company had factories in several German cities. The Waterford Wedgwood Group acquired the company in 1997, and Rosenthal china is still made in Bavaria today. The Monbijou
(from the French words for “my jewel”) line was made from about 1896 to 1907. It is characterized by a scalloped edge with ruffled trim, usually hand-painted in gold. Other than the gilt trim, many pieces were made blank and decorated by other porcelain companies. The design on your plate is probably a monogram in elaborate calligraphy. Do not confuse antique Monbijou china, like your plate, with the Monbijou pattern that the company makes today: simple white china with raised scrolls. For more information about Rosenthal, look for the book “Rosenthal: Service, Figural, Ornamental and Art Pieces” by Dieter Struss (Schiffer, 1997) at your library.
TIP: Don’t use ammonia to clean glass if it is decorated or iridescent. Wash it in warm water with mild dishwashing liquid or soap.
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CURRENT PRICES
Current prices are recorded from antiques shows, flea markets, sales and auctions throughout the United States. Prices vary in different locations because of local economic conditions.
Herend, vase, squat, slightly flared, multicolor painted flowers, faceted lower body, gilt trim, 4 x 4 inches, $40.
Doll, Mattel, Ken, Live Action, molded brown hair, mod outfit, brown fringed vest, multicolor shirt, satin pants, brown shoes, blue stage, c. 1970, $70.
Lunch box, Fireball XL5, rocket, man and woman in lower corner, futuristic background scene, yellow trim, tin, Thermos, red cup, Independent Television, 1964, $110.
Furniture, secretary, drop front, Biedermeier, fruitwood, gallery top, panel front, fitted interior, three graduated drawers, caster feet, c. 1840, 68 x 40 inches, $245.
Opalescent glass, pitcher, water, cranberry, seaweed pattern, globular, ruffled rim, clear handle, Hobb’s, 9 inches, $300. Furniture, chair, Hepplewhite style, painted, white, shield back, urn shape center, carved swags, upholstered seat, spade feet, early 20th century, 38 inches, pair, $370.
Purse, Swarovski crystal, minaudiere, leopard print, rectangular, goldtone frame, push clasp, detachable chain strap, box, Judith Leiber, 5 x 7 1/2 inches, $455. Box, bentwood, lid, oval, painted, hunting scene, light blue ground, multicolor flowers and leaves around sides, European, 8 1/2 x 20 x 12 1/2 inches, $775.
Cloisonne, wall vase, red dragons, blue clouds, waves around base, bronze, gilt mask ring handles, 6 inches, $935.
Weathervane, fish, bluefish, wood, carved, painted, carved gills and fins, round eye, folk art, 7 x 31 inches, $1,420.
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Average rate on 30-year mortgage falls to 6.35%
Rate falls to lowest level in nearly a year
By A lex Veiga Associated Press
The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage fell this week to its lowest level in nearly a year, reflecting a pullback in Treasury yields ahead of an expected interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve next week.
The long-term rate eased to 6.35% from 6.5% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 6.2%.
Borrowing costs on 15year fixed-rate mortgages, popular with homeowners refinancing their home loans, also fell. The average rate slipped to 5.5% from 5.6% last week. A year ago, it was 5.27%, Freddie Mac said.
Mortgage rates are influenced by several factors, from the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy decisions to bond market investors’ expectations for the economy and inflation.
Rates have been mostly declining since late July amid growing expectations that the Fed will cut its benchmark shortterm interest rate for the first time this year at the central bank’s meeting of policymakers next week. A similar pullback in rates happened in the leadup to September last year, when the Fed cut its rate in for the first time since March 2020 in the early days of the pandemic. Back then, the average rate on a 30-year mortgage got down to a 2-year low of 6.08%, but soon after climbed again,
reaching above 7% by mid-January.
While the Fed doesn’t set mortgage rates, its actions can influence bond investors’ appetite for long-term U.S. government bonds, like 10-year Treasury notes. Lenders use the yield on 10-year Treasurys as a guide to pricing home loans.
The Fed has kept its main interest rate on hold this year because it’s been more worried about inflation potentially worsening because of President Donald Trump’s tariffs than about the job market.
But in a high-profile speech last month, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled the central bank may cut rates in coming months amid concerns about weaker job gains following a grim July jobs report, which included massive downward revisions for June and May.
On Tuesday, revised jobs data from the government showed the U.S. job market was much weaker last year and this year than earlier data suggested. And the latest weekly snapshot of unemployment benefit claims shows more U.S. workers applied for unemployment benefits last week, an indication that the number of layoffs could be rising.
The housing market has been in a slump since 2022, when mortgage rates began climbing from historic lows. Sales have remained sluggish so far this year as the average rate on a 30-year mortgage has mostly hovered above 6.5%.
The average rate is now at its lowest level since Oct. 10, when it was 6.32%.
Deeds
AGAWAM
Dalal Mazraeh to Deborah St. Peter, Jeremy St. Peter, Ryan St. Peter and Cody St. Peter, 24 South West St., $350,000.
Geraldine A. Elias, estate, and Sadiq Elias, representative, to Camille A. Aloisi, 53 Cecile St., $455,000.
Laila L. Atta and Patrick C. Bennett to Mohammed Ali Soffan, 16C Castle Hills Road, $310,000.
Lucien D. Berthiaume to Shavone Gauthier and Paul Gauthier, 27 Marlene Drive, $349,070.
Manchester Enterprises LLC, to Wolf of Westside LLC, 65 Hendom Drive, $240,000.
Neri Daniel Teo Morataya and Juan Ayala to James Kukharchuk, 1443 Main St. $300,000.
Philip M. Edwards and Linda Edwards to Erin Mattimoe and Matthew Rogalski, 78 Elmar Drive, $380,000.
Popco Real Estate LLC, to RNL 2025D Owner LLC, 66 Ramah Circle South, $654,830.
Russell D. Fontaine and Christine M. Fontaine to Hanna Dastigir Awkal and Mazen Mounir Awkal, 75 Memory Lane, $850,000.
SM Real Estate Investments LLC, to James Mitchell, 3C Sabrina Way, Unit 3C, $465,000.
Susan D. Comee to Nina Bruno and Stephen Comee, 26 Pineview Circle, $400,000.
AMHERST
Ye Lin to Qian Jiang and Weicheng Wang, 170 East Hadley Road, $278,000.
Vincent Huynh and Jiangning Zhao to Fan Yang, 20 Salem Place, $258,000. May Aguayo and Socrates Aguayo to Liam Eagan, 6 Webster Court, $285,000.
Donna J. Heath Smith, personal representative, and Richard A. Heath, estate, to North East & Strong LLC, 300 North East St., $500,000.
Kenneth P. Kleinman to Amy Jo Mitrani, 480 Middle St., $645,500.
Erin Jane Salvador and Douglas Salvador to Indenture of Trust of Mildred E. Green and Mildred E. Green, trustee, 23 Greenleaves Drive, $285,000.
An Hsiang Adam Chu and Tzihsuan Jennifer Lin to Jared F. Campbell, Jared Campbell, Tanya M. Campbell and Tanya Campbell, 505-507 Sunderland Road, $459,000.
Erik J. Lillya, personal representative, and Maija Z. Lillya, estate, to Alexandra Purdy and Brian S. Boyde, 23 Mcintosh Drive, $447,500.
Constatine Pleshakov to Sage Sebesta Bailin and Kai Sebesta Bailin, 289 Triangle St., $537,000.
John E. Bateson to Xiaohong Zhang, 21 Autumn Lane, $476,000.
Kenneth Reed and Ann Marie Lucey to Dionne Aguilar-Nolan and Francisco Rodriguez, 131 Tracy Circle, $417,075.
Philip B. Stark, trustee, and Pauline Stark Nominee Trust to Julien N. Tomlinson-Nolan, Peter Dustin Nolan and Carmen Constanzo, 28 Brigham Lane, $955,000.
BELCHERTOWN
Kris A. Glinka and Susan R. Glinka to Kris A. Glinka, trustee, Susan R. Glinka, trustee, and Glinka Family Trust, 111 Daniel Shays Highway, $100.
Gustavo A. Murillo and Martha Maya-Lastra to Marcela M. Robinson, trustee, and Murillo Family Irrevocable Trust, 85 North Main St., $100.
Brickhouse Homes LLC, to John A. Portelada, 56 Poole Road, $100.
Jennifer L. O’Brien and Deborah K. Robes to Wyatt L. Brown and Katherine A. Parrish Brown, 25 South Main St., $425,000.
Evergreen Design Build Inc., to 6 North Liberty Street LLC, North Liberty St., $100.
Robert J. Cote and Debbie L. Cote to Samuel Torres and Elizabeth Morzuch, 158 Barton Ave., $744,000.
Jamal D. Makkiya and Ann B. Makkiya to Yuntian Hu, Yanping Zhou, Elan Yi and Phillip Hu, 21 Waterford Drive, $838,500.
BRIMFIELD
Bonnie L. Pytel to Phillip D. Cordello IV, and Toni Cordello, 134 East Hill Road, $360,300.
James J. Martin, representative, and James T. Martin, estate, to Stephen J. Kowalewski-Cook, 15 Oakwood Road, $90,000.
Richard H. McGill to Mark Amadio and Linda Amadio, Third Street, Lot 57, $390,000.
CHESTER
Mary K. Stone and Michael E. Stone to Manchester Enterprises LLC, 127 Round Hill Road, $20,000.
Timothy J. O’Brien II, and Leah A. O’Brien to Bailey J. Jones, 110 Middlefield Road, $300,000.
CHESTERFIELD
Ronald P. Altimari to Rebekah Song, 109 East St., $430,000.
CHICOPEE
1066 Granby Road LLC, to Joselmang D. Leon-Cruz, 232 Lafayette St., $287,000.
ARPC LLC, to Eric Dembinske, 165 Haven Ave., $299,900.
Chelsea Rosalia Connelly to Kenneth T. Arvanitis and Ellen M. Arvanitis, 50 Fredette St., Unit I-6, $199,000.
Claire I. O’Neil to Daniel Velez Jr., and Jennifer Negron, 70 Rzasa Drive, $325,000.
Cristina G. Gonzalez to Kayla S. LaFortune and Kyle M. Cropanese, 49 Anson St., $375,000.
Cynthia A. Viamari to Timothy Alan Ogrady II, 40 Fillmore St., $300,000.
David A. Brown, trustee, Brown Family 2015 Irrevocable Trust, trustee of, and Joyce A. Cote to David A. Brown, Sharon M. Paradysz and Sharon Crochiere, 56 Roy St., $40,000.
David M. Pise and Deborah M. Pise to Patrick D. Goldrup and Andrea L. Goldrup, 43 Caddyshack Drive, $580,000.
Louise J. Carlisle, estate, and Catherine Minutillo, representative, estate, to Chelsea Peterson, 631 James St., $275,000.
M&G Land Development LLC, to Kimberly Jean Zabek, 209 Casey Drive, $335,000.
Michael Hannum to Gregory Szyluk, 49 Roberts Pond Lane, $170,000.
Milagros Mendez and Milagros Granados-Ugarte to Barbara M. Bennett, 103 Stephens St., Unit 103, $270,000.
Mychaela Williams-King and Cory Hupfer to Michael J. Branchesi, 13 Applewood Drive, Unit 6218C, $230,000. Olesya Lebedinskaya and Andrey Orlov to Aya Custom Homes Inc., 0 Polaski Avenue, $120,000.
Sean W. Smith and Desirae Ann Smith to Justin Adamczyk, 585 Sheridan St., Unit 10, $288,000.
Steven J, Mercier, representative, Lorena Mercier, estate, Kimberly A. Roy, Kimberlee A. Roy, Kelli A. Mercier and Karen A. Mercier to Randy Soucia and Janelle A. Soucia, 119 Longwood Drive, $282,000.
Victor M. Mendes to Brian L. Mendes and Nicole Michelle Mendes, 23-25 Mellen St., $190,000.
CUMMINGTON
Donald M. Smith to Madison J. Abel and Mason J. Willard, Potash Hill Extension, $30,000.
Joel M. Hinton to Kevin A. Williams, 489 West Cummington Road, $470,000.
DEERFIELD
Kyle R. Bryant to Alliance Partners Real Estate LLC, 49 Sawmill Plain Road. $325,000.
Arthur L. Morgan Jr., to Christopher M. Mason. 24 Steam Mill Road, $150,000.
Richard Strong to Otter Brook Realty LLC, 9 Elm St., $200,000.
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Deeds
EAST LONGMEADOW
AW Brown Real Estate LLC, to RNL 2025D Owner LLC, 144 Shaker Road, $2,864,770. Chestnut Hill Homes LLC, to Eddie Antonio Pagan, 7 Dewey Ave., $374,900.
D R Chestnut LLC, to Luke Jeffrey Meehan, trustee, Mary Jehling Meehan, trustee, and Meehan Family Trust, trustee of, 45 Fields Drive, Unit IV-25, $768,700.
D R Chestnut LLC, to Ruth Ohayon, 23 Fields Drive, Unit III-20, $574,150.
Gioio A. Scibelli to Marco A. Scibelli and Rebecca D. Scibelli, 83 Rogers Road, $225,000.
Maria A. Restrepo to Afolabi Nurudeen Adisa and Abimbola Dominic, 38 Cara Lane, $505,000.
Steven C. Wheeler and Nancy M. Wheeler to Eklas Makkiya, 247 Allen St., $403,000.
Steven Nguyen to Claudia Townsend Ojeda and Jacques Townsend, 20 Ericka Circle, $975,000.
Timothy C. Hutchins and Donna R. Hutchins to Caitlin C. Normoyle, 15 Oak Bluff Circle, $450,000.
EASTHAMPTON
Michael Packard to Barbara Masloff and Barry Masloff, 351-355 Main St., $375,000.
Glen A. Gagnon to Martin Jutres and Michaela Kahn, 28 Sterling Drive, $590,500.
Amy Elizabeth Thompson and Ben Joseph Avishai to Tyler Hess and Melissa Shulman, 33 West St., $571,000.
Cynthia Quinn and Cynthia Q. Roberge to Lauren A. Boyce, 21 Mount Tom Ave., $282,000.
Lauren A. Soucey and Kyle Rego to Maren Bhagat, 219 East St., $460,000.
George E. Moszynski and Mary C. Moszynski to Lindsey M. Bowen, 37 Brook St., $100.
Martha R. Terry and Paul S. Kuzeja to Donald M. Levy and Eileen C. Devries, 261 Hendrick St., and 263 Hendrick St., $255,024. Union West LLC, to John Dunphy, 46-54 Union St., $1,000,000.
Jill E. Drozdowski, personal representative, Jill E. Drozdowski and Barbara A. Bergeron, estate, to Joshua R. Allen, 15 Evans Ave., $381,000.
Sally M. Bastiaans to Anson Weidner, 31 Pomeroy St., $290,000.
GILL
Tracy L. Shaw to Kristy E. McCay-Kim, 186 West Gill Road, $228,216.22.
GOSHEN
Philip Hurzeler to Gail Hegeman and Tanya Bryant, 81 Lake Drive, $449,000.
Raymond G. Sheehan, trustee, Joann Sheehan, trustee, Jo-Ann Sheehan, trustee, Raymond & Joann Sheehan Living Trust, Raymond G. Sheenan, Joann Sheehan and Jo-Ann Sheehan to Sarah A. Kane, 49 South Main St., $415,500.
GRANBY
Ernest Arthur Ward and Nancy Lee Braymiller to Sara C. Grillo, 12 Aldrich St., $100.
PC Development LLC, to Dans Construction Service Inc., Carver Street, $850,000.
Owen F. Connolly Jr Family Trust and Owen F. Connolly Jr., trustee, to Cassy Currie, 56 Granby Heights, $302,500.
Gregory F. Carriveau, personal representative, Leonard Clarence Carriveau, estate, Leonard Carriveau, estate, Doris Judith Carriveau, estate, and Doris J. Carriveau, estate, to Joshua A. Jazab, 181 East St., $350,000.
Wanda C. Blair to Alexandra Zagalskaya, 85 South St., $295,000.
GRANVILLE
Jason J. Mihlek and Rebecca L. Mihlek to Mitchell Goneau, 280 Silver St., $260,000.
GREENFIELD
David Beckwith, personal representative of the Estate of Deborah Marie Squires, “aka” Deborah H. Squires, to Emerson Properties LLC, 40 Allen St., $315,000.
HADLEY
Elissa M. Zaragoza, Elissa M. Zaragoza, personal representative, Ralph Sotansky Sr., estate, and Ralph H. Sotansky, Jr., to David N. Boivin Jr., 1 Aqua Vitae Road, $257,000.
NNN Reit LP, to Hadley Investment Partners LLC, 424 Russell St., $1,900,000.
Matthew Pfannenstiel to Sarah Berquist, 121 East St., $350,000.
HAMPDEN
Denise Panetta to Hennessey Williams Properties LLC, 112 East Longmeadow Road, $400,000.
Kevin J. Czaplicki Jr., to Ryan Marie Honeycutt and Krystie Lin Jezierski, 313 Bennett Road, $500,000.
Linda Reilly and Dana A. Dupuis to Michael L. Ford II, 25 Pinewood Road, $167,000.
HATFIELD
Kelvy Bird to Sheila McPharlin, 58 Main St., $499,900.
Mandy L. Sweet-Antes and Elisha Sweet to James A. Golonka and Janie A. Golonka, 366 West St., $300,000.
HEATH
Margaret
HOLLAND
Lieske, Hannah Lieske and Hannah Stuart to Derek Painchaud, 65 E Brimfield Road, $470,000.
Luke Bardsley, Nicholas Joseph Crouse and Gregory Zini to Kevin Courtney, 15 Old County Road, $479,000.
Michael J. Izzo to Diana Immenhausen, trustee,
and Sweet Mamas Trust, trustee of, 38 North Cottage Road, $91,000.
Miguel Villa, trustee, Anne Marie Villa, trustee, Miguel Villa Living Trust, trustee of, and Anne Marie Villa Living Trust, to Ralph Falls, 26 Stony Hill Road, $585,000.
HOLYOKE
ASW Fund 1 LP, and ASW Private Lending LLC, to KMAK LLC, and Ryan Randall Realty LLC, 120-122 Sycamore St., $235,000.
Holyoke Property Management LLC, to Metropolitan Property Management LLC, 328-330 High St., $500,000.
Federal National Mortgage Association and Fannie Mae to Luis Sumba-Morocho, 36 Lynnwood Ave., $350,000.
Daniel Cimini to Julie Arsenault, 32 Edbert Drive, $285,000.
Elisabeth Y. Hoey to, 27 Carol Lane, $465,000.
Eric Robert Shea, trustee, and LRS Irrevocable Trust, trustee of, to Dominic Santaniello, trustee, Lucas Giusto, trustee, and Naples Home Buyers Trust, trustee of, 12 Temple St., $170,000.
Evelyn Gonzalez to Claudio Fernandez Perez, 40 Saint Kolbe Drive, Unit D, $155,000.
Greenfield Savings Bank, representative, Alfred I. Haberman, estate, Hal W. Haberman, trustee, and Donald J. Haberman Realty Trust, trustee of, to Ryan Randall Realty LLC. and KMAK LLC, 179 Sargeant St., $125,000.
Holyoke Pines LLC, to 123 Pine Street Realty LLC, 0 Dwight Street, $32,500.
Holyoke Pines LLC, to 123 Pine Street Realty LLC, 123 Pine St., $45,000.
Holyoke Pines LLC, to 123 Pine Street Realty LLC, 780-784 Dwight St., $47,500.
New England Farm Workers Council Inc., to Highest Holyoke LLC, 217-223 High St., $550,000.
Mary Beth Agostino-Evans and Christina L. Agostino-Evans to Johanna Milburn, 1 Stratford Road, $265,000.
Pah Properties LLC, to Jessica Rivera and Noel Rivera, 24 Old Jarvis Ave., $455,000.
Peter Dorobisz and Tammy L. Dorobisz to Tina Spano, 84-86 Westfield Road, $225,000.
Randall J. Curtis and Linda M. Curtis to Wilma Rivera-Otero and Sammy Otero-Cintron, 6 Phillip Drive, $193,000.
Revampit LLC to Joseph G. LaFreniere, 467 Mountain Road, $40,000.
Timothy L. McGeer and Kathleen Flanagan McGeer to Alexander Moore and Anthony Gentile, 169 Michigan Ave., $391,100.
HUNTINGTON
Minh Hoang Le and Lizbeth Marie Torres to Marek Gazda and Rebecca Gazda, 38 County Road, $40,000.
LONGMEADOW
Anthony P. Aveyard and Linda Aveyard to Jeffrey Deloria and Hadleigh Lepianka, 83 Longfellow Drive, $550,000.
Howard Shapiro, trustee, Alyce Shapiro Revocable Trust, trustee of, and Alan C. Shapiro to Christopher A. Laughton, 96 Wild Grove Lane,
$695,000.
Mark C. Henshaw, representative, and Judith Ann Henshaw, estate, to Milan Property Group LLC, 759 Williams St., $588,000.
Michael Tyburski and Amanda Tyburski to Dong Hyun Kim, 104 Longmeadow St., $588,500.
Raymond James Trust, trustee, and Diane J. Gallan 2009 Trust, trustee of, to Khaled Elkhashab, 125 Pleasantview Ave., $400,000.
S. Thomas Bigos, representative, Stanley Thomas Bigos, representative, Mary Gail Cokkinias, estate, and Mary Gail B. Cokkinias, estate, to John Haryasz and Emi Lee Haryasz, 161 Field Road, $425,000.
Thomas F. Healy and Lakeesha Healy to Gregory Palmer and Kara Shea Palmer, 76 Brookwood Drive, $480,000.
LUDLOW
Alexander Brady and Molly Elizabeth Brady to Barbara Lewko, 213 Clover Road, $396,000.
Frank Reyes and Adam Lafield to Jack Wojtowicz, 330 Chapin St., $380,000.
Janusz Szlosek and Christine Szlosek to 20 Mineral Spring Realty Trust, trustee of, Muhammad Ali Saleem, trustee, and Mian Z. Saleem, trustee, 75 Southwood Drive, $740,000.
Modifi Homes LLC, to Jeffry H. Stanton and Casey B. Hampton, 60 Marion Circle, $490,000.
Pamela M. Murphy and Marc Bourgeois to Roosevelt J. White, 50 Waters Edge, $269,000.
Robert J. Lefebvre, commissioner, Michael LeBoeuf, Donna LeBoeuf and Deborah Nolan to Ivan Chernyshov, 24 Arnold St., $280,000. Whitetail Wreks LLC, to MDA Future Builders Inc., Balsam Hill Road, Lot 64, $177,900.
MIDDLEFIELD
Ronald Hynek to Jason M. Hynek, trustee, Julie A. Hynek, trustee, and Hynek Family Irrevocable Trust, 165 Chipman Road, $100.
Charles M. Karp, trustee, Barbara Karp, trustee, and Barbara J Karp Living Trust to Daniel Cimini, 116 Skyline Trail, $395,000.
MONROE
Lee Stausland to Final Harbor Farm LLC, 98 North Road, $200,000.
MONSON
Amie L. Heise to Andrea Gorman, 22 Highland Ave., $360,000.
Nancy F. Needham to Peter Andrusko, 16 Woodridge Road, $190,000.
Pedro Serrazina and Helder S. Serrazina to Tyler Jessee, 6 Harrison Ave., $260,000.
MONTAGUE
Charles E. Bell and Pamela J. Bell to Joshua N. Goldman, Meadow Road, $256,000.
MONTGOMERY
Julie M. Pike to Kenneth Michael Flechsig, 1689 Russell Road, $258,000.
A. Kelleher to Charles W. Thompson and Tita B. Thompson, trustees of the Thompson 2020 Trust, West Branch Road, $60,000.
Deeds
NORTHAMPTON
John R. Stifler, trustee, John Reed Stifler, trustee, and John Reed Stifler Revocable Trust to Leticia Ward and Thomas Thornton, 12 High Meadow Road, $865,000.
Marla S. Michel to August R. Rulewich and Vivian M. Rulewich, 25 Indian Hill, $572,000.
Chao Li and Jordan T. Burns to Gregory H. White and Amy L. White, 11 Orchard St., $582,000.
Edward J. O’Shepa Jr., Mary H. Maciorowski, Michael E. O’Shepa, Nancy A. Morin, Kathy V. Haskell and John T. O’Shepa to Americamp Realty LLC, 35 Hubbard Ave., $258,000.
RM Blerman LLC, and R.M. Blerman LLC, to Jill M. Bascomb and Christopher D. Bascomb, 10-12 Day Ave., $625,000.
Home Improvement Maintenance LLC, to Bruno Barreto Conceicao and Talita Suellen Dos Santos, 820 North King St., $100.
NORTHFIELD
Sandra L. Duprey to Ivan Aho and Cyrus Aho, East Street, $84,000.
Catherine N. Woolner and Daniel P. Croteau to Ella-Simone Lundberg Trickey and Jacob John Trickey, 3 Linden Ave., “nka” 61 Linden Ave., $390,000.
EDS Enterprises LLC, to Phillips B. Sherburne and Jo-Ann H. Sherburne, 166 Gulf Road, $598,000.
ORANGE
Juma Multiservices LLC, to Campos & Lucio Remodeling Inc., 40 Winter St., $60,000.
Archer Acquisitions LLC, to Maureen L. Johnson, 107 Mechanic St., $345,780.
PALMER
Alan M. Oconnor and Dianna M. O’Connor to Nichole A. Mileski, 46 Charles St., $350,000.
Cynthia J. Dupre and Linda J. McGrath to Richard L. Dickinson and Dorothy M. Dickinson, 2011 Pleasant St., $361,000.
Eleanor J. Szlachetka to Daniel Mark McCabe and Barbara Ann McCabe, 155 Stimson St., $95,000.
Gregory Ambrose, trustee, Suzanne Melanson, trustee, and Ambrose Melanson Revocable Trust, trustee of, to Dorian Beasley and Danielle Boyd Beasley, 24 Meadowbrook Lane, $317,000. Jeegar Ashok Patel to Vakra-
tund Inc., 1458 North Main St., $221,000.
Kevin J. Dingman to Shane A. Richardson, 47 Flynt St., $375,000.
Steven Nieves, Steve Nieves and Glenda Nieves to David Anthony Battles and Averylee Ridgway Battles, 24 Sylvia St., $330,000.
VPR Capital Partners II, LLC, to Laxmi Narayan LLC, 1010 Park St., $725,000.
William Lee, Susan Liang and Henry Hau to Carlson Abel and Germaine Abel, 1194 Thorndike St., $315,000.
PELHAM
Susannah B. Carey and Luke Carey to Susannah B. Carey, 340 Amherst Road, $100.
Peter Dustin Nolan and Julie Nicole Tomlinson-Nolan to Willert P. Klass, 12 Bray Court, $617,000.
RUSSELL
Katherine M. Hayes to Sadie Kudlay and Tyler Tobin, 771 Huntington Road, $10,000.
SOUTH HADLEY
Ronni A. Gordon to Jessica Ann Kotfila and Eric Richard Gasperoni, 32 Woodbridge St., $570,000.
Virginia Dautreuil and Marc E. Dautreuil II, to Peter Ells and Bethann Ells, 64 Hadley St., $335,000.
Armando Roman to Veronica Michelle Pardo Orozco and Luciano Alvarez-Sanchez, 75 Lamb St., $350,000.
Lindsay Louise Smith, trustee, Lindsay Louise O’Donnell, trustee, and Timothy Thomas O’Donnell Irrevocable Trust to Jaskiran Saini, Manmeetsingh Saini and Bhupendrasingh, 150 Lyman St., $620,000.
David B. Evans and Barbara L. Evans to Michele K. Lyman, trustee, and Lyman Family Trust, 171 Pine Grove Drive, $375,000.
Daniel M. Vieu Jr., and Rachel B. Vieu to Heather Zeh and Marion Benjamin O’Connell, 12 Boynton Ave., $446,000.
Timothy D. Herbert, Rosemary Herbert and Catherine Herbert to Nathan P. Somers and Althea Somers, 26 Ashfield Lane, $525,000.
SOUTHWICK
Kenneth A. Marks and Nora M. Marks to Donald C. Lorusso and April Grimaldi, 42 Beach Road, $250,000.
Kenneth A. Marks and Nora M.
Marks to Joel Marks and Roni Marks, 4 Eagle St., $320,000. Stellar Homes Inc., to Jaden M. Fairthorne and Morgan A. Lawrenchuk, 33 Granville Road, $247,450.
Susanne M. Alberti, trustee, and Susanne M. Alberti Revocable Trust, trustee of, to Melisa A. Smith and Samuel A. Smith, 9 Lauren Lane, $570,000.
Timothy J Bertrand and Cara L Bertrand to Suzanne Shuttleworth and Edward Shuttleworth, 27 Lakeview St, $500,000.
Viktor Moshkovskiy to Joseph Anthony Longo and Sierra Catherine Gauthier, 147 Mort Vining Road, $431,000.
SPRINGFIELD
747 Liberty LLC, to Salerno Pizzeria LLC, 747-749 Liberty St., $200,000.
Ana C. Burgos to Deshia Ann Horton, 135 Bulat Drive, $325,000.
Andrea J. Ruest and Andrea J. Kendall-Ruest to Lucas Giusto, trustee, Dominic Santaniello, trustee, and Naples Home Buyers Trust, trustee of, 80 Tulsa St., $185,000.
Angela R. Bousquet and Angela R. Greene to R&R Home Improvement & Remodeling LLC, and Illumination Home LLC, 208 Roy St., $240,000.
Antonio Martinez and Mary Martinez to Rose-Ann Gaskin-Rice, Wollaston Street, Lot 68, $475,000.
Real Estate Investments Northeast LLC, to IHI Wave LLC, 64 Berkshire Ave., $150,000.
Carlos Camacho and Sharlim Bermudez to Kimberly L. Chin, 103 Audubon St., $350,000.
Carlytom Veillard to Franklin Ortega, 518-520 Armory St., $402,000.
Cynthia A. Kennedy and Pamela M. Clark to David Villanueva Garcia and Damaris D. Duran Villanueva, 54 Mohawk Drive, $345,000.
David R. Casey and Patricia M. Casey to 1592 State Powers LLC, Burghardt Street, $280,000.
Deshia Ann Horton to Linda D. Herman and Laurie C. Herman, 248 Nassau Drive, Unit 248, $204,500.
Donna L. Moberg, representative, and Viola M. Griffin, estate, to Joseph M. Santaniello, 207 Overland St., $180,000.
Dreamwake Homes Inc., to Nulvia E. Morales Ortiz and Elmer Perez Morales, 191 Phoenix Terrace, $320,000.
Elda Solorzano Lopez and Alber
Morales to Property Warehouse LLC, 139 Bay St., $250,000. Emtay Inc., to Alice M. Ball, 149 Fountain St., $301,000.
Erik Rouleau to Felix Bourque, 762-764 Carew St., $360,000.
Fab Holdings LLC, to Julianny Perez De Sanchez and Rafael R. Sanchez Del Rosario, 1206-1208 St. James Ave., $350,000.
Francisco J. Ramirez and Wilmarie Rosado to Maria Cruz, 27 Michael St., $332,000.
Frank Camerota to Jacob Ryan Clendennen, 20 Bangor St., $329,000.
Hugh Alexander Harline, Hugh Alex Harline, Kaitlyn Elizabeth Harline and Kaitlyn Elizabeth Wirt to Caleb Mattsson-Boze and Alicia Mattsson-Boze, 46 Birchland Ave., $300,000.
Isander Lopez to Marco Antonio Morales Diaz and Edgar Herera-Cabrera, 27 Hickory St, $260,000.
James Hillman to Randolph Wills, 42 Catalina Drive, $340,000.
James W. Fiore, Tina Carnevale and Tina M. Fiore to Akili Binia and Amida Kashindi, 108 Wellington St., $310,000.
Jason A. Williams and Talia K. Williams to Nelson Ayuso Sr., 36 Yamaska Road, $308,000.
JJJ17 LLC, to Marimer Merced Laguer and Luis Merced Vega, 58 Governor St., $390,000.
Jonathan Stone to Ryan Kyle Chaffee, 93 Crestmont St., $270,000.
Joy A, Guziec, representative and trustee, Joan A. Guziec, estate, and Joan A. Guziec Revocable Living Trust, trustee of, to Conroy Burton, 1715 Carew St., $267,000.
Kayla Jung Perry, Kayla Perry and Timothy Benoit to Sarah E. Cournoyer and Cameron J. Cournoyer, 27 Michigan St., $287,000.
Kevin J. Key and Temika L. Bennett to Hasmukh Gogri and Raksha Gogri, 24 Joseph St., $180,000.
Laura E. Johnson to Raquel Buenaventura, 235 State St., Unit 309, $208,000.
Laura K. Anderson to Maxwell C. Anderson, 56 Donbray Road, $190,000.
Leotal Inc., to F. P. McNamara Rubbish Removal Inc., 44 Rose St., $2,000,000.
Loida Matos and Maximo Antonio Cabrera Garcia to Laurie Caraid and Jamie Caraid, 209 Tyler St., $234,000.
Luis J. Molina to Marangelli Cabrera Morales and Marcos M. Medina Lopez, 18 Olive St., $300,000.
Maria Esther Gonzales to Barry
Smith, 141 Cooper St., $315,000.
Mary Ann Hollister, Theodore F. Cava, Christopher F. Cava, Frank D. Cava Jr., Laurie Ann Misenti and Angelina M. Cava to Israel Lopez, 175 Sunrise Terrace, $399,999.
Mary E. Sumares, representative, and Charles D. Sumares, estate, to 855 Liberty Springfield LLC, 93 Strong St., $400,000.
Michael A Orszulak to Soeurette Cinal Remedor, 610 Alden St, $392,000.
Money Homebuyers LLC, to Jose Negron and Neysa Negron, 1196 Worcester St., Unit 3, $185,000.
Mooring NC IV LLC, to Nelson Da Costa Jr., 34 Sumner Ave., Unit GA.3, $211,500.
Nancy O. Holland, estate, and Julie E. Barber, representative, to Jason Carmignani, 27 Oregon St., $350,000.
Nilda Maldonado and Luis D. Burgos to Sashaya C. Lewis, 51 Stratford Terrace, $390,000.
Otholene Martin and Lima Martin to Christopher Luther, 84 Tallyho Drive, $300,000.
Palpum Raw LLC, to Fast Lane Towing LLC, E S Parker St., $80,000.
Sarah L. Clayton to Temika Bennett, 118 Woodland Road, $359,000.
Shaymis C. Wills-Goldson to Juan C. Cornejo, 59 Alvin St., $250,000.
Shwee-tian Chou to Mental Health Association Inc., 523 Boston Road, $310,000.
Suzanne L. Bowes, representative, Suzanne Lynn Bowes, representative, and Francine L. Bowes, estate, to Ana Luisa Rodriguez-Ortiz, 1183 Carew St., $265,000.
William E. Carmody to William E. Carmody and Carmen Buttafuoco, 191 Pine Acre Road, $312,000. Xtreme Homes LLC, to Maryeila Santiago, 253 Stapleton Road, $316,000.
Zhi Jin Lin and Ya Rong Zheng to Rony Almonte and Evaristo Almonte, 166-172 Eastern Ave., $345,000.
TOLLAND
Edward R. Greenbaum to Thomas P. Dancy and Carolyn E. Dancy, 120 Lands End Drive, $487,500. Stanley F. Rosen, Stan F. Rosen and Karen Feher to Anna Gindes and Dmitriy Petlyuk, 339 Beetle Road, $655,000.
Wendy Pinnow to Adriana Behari and Joshua Wolz, Owls Nest Lane, Lot #ON-48, $10,000.
Deeds
WALES
Erica T. Enos, Christopher J. Blodgett and Christopher James Blodgett to Patricia Lynn Smith and Heather Murphy, 8 Sizer Drive, $534,900.
WARE
Mandi L. Ogoley, Mandi L. Szloch and Richard J. Szloch to Mandi L. Szloch, 4 Longview Ave., $100.
HRQ Global LLC, to PAH Properties LLC, 46 Horseshoe Circle, $300,000.
Jose R. Quinones to Jose R. Quinones and Laura A. Fromin, 18 Berkshire Circle, $100. Hailee Belle Fullen, Hailee Belle Brohman and Martin Fullen to Jacob Allard and Emma Allard, 6 Highland St., $330,000.
Ashley Tanguay Chudy, Ashley Tanguay and Zachary A. Chudy to Meredith Sbordy and Michael Montanari, 561 Belchertown Road, $373,000.
Andrea Barstis, Sheena Astle, Sheena Cote and Sean Astle to Marcie A. Savoie, 97 South St., $350,000.
WEST SPRINGFIELD
Cig2 LLC, to Michael Forrest, 31 Highland Lane, $389,000.
David J. Schwede to Jeffrey Wool and Samantha Asselin, 125 Maple St., $308,000.
David W. Holt, Kelly A. Holt and Kelly A. Scott to Fatih Durmus, 683 Rogers Ave.,
$375,000.
Donna Defant, trustee, and Revocable Trust Agreement, trustee of, to Viktor Rushchak, 15 Oak St., $215,000.
Donna M. Clements, Jodi A. Clements and Donald B. Clements to M&G Renovations LLC, 81 Chestnut St., $225,000.
Douglas J. Chevalier Jr., to Luis D. Burgos and Franchesca Rivera-Maldonado, 16 Worthen St., $525,000.
Dreamwake Homes Inc., to Daniel John Skiba, 24 City View Ave., $305,100.
Ismael Joel Lopez to Carmen Maria Rivera, 20 Clara St., $325,000.
JJROB Realty LLC, to B&B Properties LLC, 53 Greystone Ave., $550,043.
Jonathan Chretien, Athena Chretien and Athena Tapases to Sonja M. Funk, 158 Falmouth Road, $407,000.
Mark C. Delmonte and Diana E. Delmonte to Christopher M. Jett and Kerrie Ann McKinstry- Jett, 61 Lotus Ave., $450,000.
MPR Properties LLC, to Trent Ceiley and Marley Medina, 831 Morgan Road, $470,000.
Nathan Paul Somers, Nathan P. Somers and Althea Somers to Douglas Dreyer and Katelyn Dreyer, 104 Forest Glen, $578,000.
Patricia M. Youngs and Patricia Youngs to Jacob Robert Elkins, 156 Bemont Ave., $370,000.
Tm Properties Inc., to Rosemary Montero Hernandez, 57 Hill St., $500,000.
West Co. Investments LLC, to Zachary F. Ciaschini, 101 Westwood Drive, $445,000.
WESTFIELD
David J. Miller Jr., Angela Beth Miller
texture, and oxheart shape, their main difference is their color, pinkish for Anna Russian and orange-ish for Amish Paste.
Another year I grew 20 varieties of cherry tomatoes. (I was doing the planting for articles I was writing on each of these kinds of tomatoes. What a waste of space! Most in each category were not worth growing.)
Now I’ve pared the number of tomato varieties in all categories down to eight. For canning, hands down it’s San Marzano. Not only here, but also throughout Italy. Over there and on the Ball canning jars in my basement, canned San Marzano tomatoes are labeled as such. Almost as good canned and, in contrast to San Marzano, also flavor-packed fresh or dried, are Amish Paste and Anna Russian. With similar flavor,
Speaking of pink tomatoes, I find that they generally have good flavor. Another pink one I grew this year, this one very pink, is Pink Brandywine. It’s a winning combination, because all the varieties with “Brandywine” in their names are also very flavorful, and juicy. Dark tomatoes are also a category that generally appeals to my taste buds. One of my favorites is the variety, Paul Robeson.
Rounding out this year’s tomato collection are Carmello and Valencia, both round and very healthy-looking, Valencia stands out for its bright orange color. And finally, of course there is one cherry tomato that I consider
and Angela Beth Weiland to Lindsay R. Smithies and Robert G. Labrie, 11 Rachael Terrace, $715,000.
Donna M. Yerkes to Devin Scott Caugh, 253 Montgomery Road, $675,000.
John P. Morizio and Francis A. Friguglietti to IHI Wave LLC, 50-52 Orange St., $245,000.
Lawrence Kososki, representative, Robert Kososki Jr., representative, and Robert G. Kososki Sr., estate, to Cameron Mitchell, 82 South Maple St., $180,000.
Lindsay R. Smithies to Ronald M. Beattie, Ronald Beattie and Elizabeth A Patenaude, 15 Irene Drive, $502,900.
Maya Shankar and Lalit K. Chand to George M. Matoke, 78 Orange St., $360,000.
Patricia O’Neil Hanrahan and Mark S. Hanrahan to EPRO LLC, 34 Hawks Circle, $550,000.
Richard P. Hartman to Sergey Kulyak, 7 Summit Drive, $355,000.
Ruth Ohayon, trustee, and Ruth Ohayon Trust, trustee of, to Elizabeth G. O’Donoghue and Thomas F. O’Donoghue Jr., 30 Western Circle, $410,000.
Scott Von Jouanne and Ashton Baker to Rita Sanders and Richard Sanders, 282 Montgomery Road, $440,000.
Suzanne Verrilli, Denise Barrett, Denise Morris and Robert J. Piette to Jeffery Audet, 152 Shaker Road, $375,000.
WESTHAMPTON
Martin R. Cook, Barbara A. Cook and Barbara A. Schmidt to David Spound, 29 Pine Island Lake, $950,000.
worth growing, Sun Gold. Does anyone not love these? Moving on to perhaps one of my favorite vegetables, peppers. I need two things from peppers. The ability to bear well, and early morphing from unripe green to juicy, sweet, ripe red in reasonable time. My two favorites are Sweet Italia and Picnic Orange.
Neither Sweet Italia nor Picnic Orange are hybrids so I grow them apart from each other so I can save seeds each year.
Another of my favorite vegetables is sweet corn. I grow only Golden Bantam, the standard of excellence in sweet corn a hundred years ago. I’ve written many times about this gem so won’t bore you further with it except to say that it’s got old-fashioned corny flavor and a chewy texture. If you enjoy the very
WHATELY
Michael R. Morawski Jr., and Cynthia J. Morawski to Matthew Cody Kidd and Leanne Elizabeth Kidd, 103 Long Plain Road, $785,000.
Kathleen M. Wroblewski to Matthew Cody Kidd and Leanne Elizabeth Kidd, Long Plain Road, $120,000.
WILBRAHAM
AC Homebuilding LLC, to Robert F. Hartstern Jr., and Cheryl L. Hartstern, 91 Sandalwood Drive, Unit 91, $599,900.
Dominic Santaniello, trustee, Lucas Giusto, trustee, and Naples Home Buyers Trust, trustee of, to Anthony Ardolino, trustee, and Deuces Wild Realty Trust, trustee of, 4 Wilson St., $125,000.
Nicholas J. Collins to Robert M. Fragapane Sr., 135 Mountain Road, $365,000.
Nicole Bateman and Adam Lopez to Erin Elizabeth Goodreau, Erin E. Goodreau, Michael Roy Goodreau and Michael R. Goodreau, 21 Delmor Ave., $360,000.
Raymond J. Crooks and Linda Crooks to Wilfredo Perez Jr., and Shirley Ann Perez-Ramos, 3 Mark Road, $570,000.
Victor A. Ayala and Nichole D. Ayala to Mario Da Cruz and Ana M. Da Cruz, 733 Monson Road, $739,000.
WILLIAMSBURG
Kathleen A. Casey to Michael R. Packard, 11 North Main St., $400,000.
Priscilla J. Williams to Meghan French, 35 Briar Hill Road and 35 Brier Hill Road, $385,000.
tender, very sweet, modern “supersweet” varieties, you probably wouldn’t like Golden Bantam. But maybe ....
It’s interesting to note that soil and climate have a say in carrot flavor, which is my excuse for being able to grow good, but not great-tasting, carrots. I learned about this while researching flavor for my book “The Ever Curious Gardener.” “Testing soils and growing conditions mimicking those of Wisconsin, California, Florida, and Texas, the best flavored carrots...drum roll...were those grown in mineral, especially loam, soils as compared with muck soils (drained swamplands rich in organic matter) under mild winter conditions (such as in California).” But I’m not moving.
I’ll close with a vegetable that I just started growing four or five years ago. And
I don’t eat it. The vegetable is cardoon, closely related to artichoke but more cold hardy. The only variety I grow, very popular in southern Europe, is Gobbo Di Nizzia, which translates into the much less euphonious, Hunchback of Nice.
Those who enjoy eating this vegetable harvest the leafstalks which usually are blanched for a couple of weeks before harvest to make them less bitter and more tender. Then, they are fried.
The flavor did nothing for me but the giant, thistle-y leaves, each more than three feet high, did and do. That’s not all. From the center of this gray green whorl rises a flower stalk capped with blue flowers. Yes, it’s a thistle, beautifully thistly, with bristly flowers buds almost the size of softballs.
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