Southwest rental: A one-bedroom coyote house
By R ay M ark R inaldi
The New York Times
JOHNNY DEFEO DIDN’T think building a house shaped like the head of a coyote would be all that hard when he first started out four years ago. He already had a perfect plot of land, he said, on a corner of the property where he lives in the ranching town of Arroyo Hondo, just outside of Taos, New Mexico. Plus, he had cash to spend. He won a contest, sponsored by Airbnb, that awarded $100,000 prizes to people who pitched unusual ideas for creating novel spaces that might be rented through the online platform.
As a painter who spends a lot of time outdoors capturing fantastical scenes of the landscape and wildlife, coyotes
were already a part of his visual repertoire. The artist, 41, calls himself an “adventure painter” and has trekked deep into national parks throughout the West, carrying his easel and brushes. He had rendered scores of coyotes, wolves and wild horses on canvas, he reasoned, so how hard could it be to convert his work into three-dimensional form?
“This was going to be my very first sculpture, and it just happened to be a house,” he said in an interview inside the structure, which was completed in January. “And for some reason, I didn’t see the flaw in that idea.”
Only now is DeFeo asking the questions that might have been better-answered at the start.
What does an artist know about turning a “janky clay model”
of a coyote into a building safe enough to shelter humans during a snowy, northern New Mexico winter? Or about bending steel reinforcing bars into the shape of pointy ears and a protruding snout that could get covered in plaster to give the house its distinct profile?
Or about all of the other tasks he took on mostly by himself, including permitting, landscaping, tiling, fence-building, hir-
ing engineers or dealing with puzzled looks from neighbors wondering what, exactly, he was doing as he blew his way through his contest winnings, and then emptied his personal bank accounts to finance a project that he estimates cost about $350,000 in the end.
“I also had to take out a line of credit on my house,” said DeFeo, who was born in Berlin, Connecticut, and received his
master’s degree in painting and drawing from the University of Colorado before cofounding Adventure Painting, a traveling artist residency. “And I borrowed money from my parents, too.”
The 550-square-foot structure stands two stories tall on a flat parcel of high-altitude desert covered in scrubby sagebrush.
Retailers’ extended warranties are a waste of money
Here’s what you can do instead
By K evin B rasler
The Washington Post
HOME DEPOT’S best-selling front-loading
Whirlpool washing machine runs $699; purchase it online, and the retailer urges adding a “Protection Plan” — a three-year extended warranty — for an extra $100. Buy a Samsung TV from BestBuy.com for $329, and at checkout the website recommends you “Protect your TV” with a $59.99 two-year plan from Geek Squad, or a five-year one for $69.99.
Shop for a phone, TV, computer, tablet, sofa, appliance, vacuum, grill, or dozens of other products and you’ll likely be urged to shell out for one of these plans.
Retailers prey on our “loss-aversion” tendencies to sell these policies. Most consumers worry more about
having a product break or fail than they do about the cost of a replacement or repairs. For some reason, losing $100 feels far more painful than spending $100. So stores offer a way to alleviate that anxiety by selling mini-insurance policies. These “peace of mind” plans are enormously profitable for the companies that sell them, but they’re usually terrible deals for consumers.
Big profits for companies, little value for consumers
The easiest way to determine whether protection plans provide value to consumers is to compare the amount of money paid for these policies against the costs incurred by the warranty companies to settle repair claims. Many analysts estimate that less than 20 cents of every dollar spent on extended warranties gets paid out in claims. Unfortunately, companies that sell these plans usually don’t disclose how much money they make from them. Among
large retailers, only Lowe’s provides insight. In its 2024 annual report, it disclosed $1.268 billion in deferred revenue from protection-plan sales, with $561 million of that revenue converted as “recognized as sales.” Compare those earnings against the $210 million it paid in claims, and that means Lowe’s paid out only about 16.6 percent of what it took in to fix or replace items for customers who bought protection plans. Their total profit from extended warranties? More than 60 percent.
In 2022, Apple stopped providing details on AppleCare revenue and costs. But during the 2021 fiscal year, the operator of the world’s largest extended warranty program earned an estimated $8.5 billion from selling optional warranties, according to Warranty Week newsletter. That’s a small percentage of Apple’s overall revenue, but its earnings from AppleCare were more than enough to pay for all warranty claims, including those made by customers for recently purchased
devices under Apple’s standard manufacturer warranty.
It’s expensive insurance
Extended warranties are insurance policies. And while you should buy insurance to protect against risks that could be financially catastrophic — house fires, liability claims, auto accidents, medical care — you shouldn’t bother covering the risk of paying for repairs or replacing most items that you buy.
Yes, it would be painful to replace, say, an $800 iPhone. But for most consumers, what AppleCare offers is overpriced. For example, a base-model iPhone 17 costs $799.
For no extra cost you get a one-year limited manufacturer’s warranty covering repairs and 90 days of tech support.
Add AppleCare+ for $11.99/month or $119.99/year, and you’ll get an extended warranty against breakdowns, plus coverage for accidental damage, theft or a lost phone.
Above left, artist Johnny DeFeo’s coyote-head house in Arroyo Hondo, near Taos, N.M., on Jan. 29. Above right, the bathroom shower lined floor-to-ceiling with river rocks, in the coyote-head house. Cover photo: Johnny DeFeo at his coyote-head house. DeFeo reimagined his wildlife paintings as a tiny adventure house that he constructed high in the New Mexican desert. (PHOTOS BY KRYSTA
/ THE NEW YORK TIMES)
WEST
West Springfield Garden Club thank you
The West Springfield Garden Club would like to thank everyone who again made their annual plant sale a success. This includes town offices and staff as well as the people who attended and purchased the plants they raised for the plant sale. With the support of these
customers, the garden club is able to provide plants and maintenance for 16 gardens around West Springfield.
HAMPDEN
Hampden Garden Club thank you
On behalf of the Hampden Garden Club, Lil Fedora, club president, would like to thank all that supported the Hampden Garden Club by donating plants and allowing club members to dig plants from your gardens.
Thanks to you, they had a great selection and variety of perennials for their Memorial Day plant sale. A Memorial Day wreath was presented by the Hampden Garden Club to the Hampden VFW Post 9397 during the ceremony held at the Hampden firehouse on Memorial Day. Club member Cheryl Perrault created the wreath and presented the wreath, along with Fedora, to David Demers, commander of the Hampden VFW Post 9397.
Nanking cherries are beautiful, delicious and abundant
NANKING CHERries (Prunus tomentosa) are now at their peak of perfection, sweet and sprightly flavored, brilliant red in color, still firm, and, as usual, abundant. The fruits are very juicy and not stingy to release the juice. Straight up, it’s the most refreshing juice imaginable.
You’ve never heard of Nanking cherries? Understandable since they are an uncommon fruit. (And warranted a whole chapter in my book “Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden,” now out
of print but in the works for updating and expanding.) As the name tells you, they are native to China, more generally to the cold, semi-arid regions of Asia. This provenance tells you something about the toughness of the plant, where it weathers winter temperatures below minus 20 degrees F. and summer temperatures as high as 110 degrees F. Nanking cherries warrant planting for more than just their fruits. They’re among my top recommendations for “edible landscaping.”
GREENFIELD Seed library
The Greenfield Public Library has officially launched its new seed library. Home gardeners are invited to visit the seed library, located on the second floor of the library at the information services desk, to choose up to five packets of seeds for their gardens. A wide variety of vegetable seeds (arugula to zucchini), as well as herb
and flower seeds (amaranth to zinnia) will be available. Borrowing guidelines will be provided, and gardeners are encouraged to return seeds after the harvest season ends. This program is free and open to everyone. For more information, contact Nancy Little at nancy.little@greenfield-ma.gov or call 413-772-1544.
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Lee Reich | In the Garden
By early summer, the profusion of spring’s blossoms has morphed into enough small cherries to practically hide the branches. (LEE REICH PHOTO)
SPRINGFIELD
Coyote
Visitors enter by walking through the open maw of the creature, passing by upper and lower fangs and through a wooden front door. Immediately inside, there is a pass-through galley kitchen that leads to the living room. The house’s walls are constructed from a product called Pumice-Crete, a mudlike material made from pumice and concrete, with a sprinkling of mica that sparkles when the light shines on it.
DeFeo kept the interior simple, and in the pueblo-inspired style of architecture that is common in the Southwest. The colors are earthy and muted, the edges of walls and passageways are rounded and soft and there is no trim around windows or doorways. The ceiling is lined with planks of ponderosa pine that sit atop exposed lodgepole beams.
There are some dazzling details, including the round, amber-colored windows that serve as the coyote’s eyes, which were made by Justin Olerud, a Los Angeles-based glass artist.
There is the bathroom shower, lined floor-to-ceiling with river rocks, into which DeFeo integrated tiles in the shape of animal fossils. A set of stairs leads to a loft bedroom that has its own front porch — cut into the upper side of the coyote’s protruding nose. The views are the sort that make the Taos region a haven for tourists who appreciate the way the rocky, red soil of New Mexico meets its big, blue skies.
“That’s the tail end of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains there, and that’s Taos Mountain on the right,” DeFeo said, as he stood at the balcony door pointing out local landmarks.
Framing exterior views of wide-open terrain is a signature of his professional life. His ongoing series of landscapes are set inside the living rooms of luxury vacation homes and mountain retreats, with the views of lush forests only visible through the homes’ large glass picture windows.
The paintings are cheeky and meant, at least partly, to be a commentary on how development has interrupted the way humans experience nature and made such views available only to the privileged.
These houses, in remote locations, allow people to be among mountains and wildlife, while keeping a safe distance from them. The décor is Western chic — elevated to excess, with an abundance of rustic, wood furniture, animal-inspired art and wall-mounted taxidermy.
“I like to call them ‘Architectural Digest’ magazine on steroids,” said Katia David Rosenthal, whose KDR Gallery represents the artist in Miami. “He just lets his imagination run wild with them.”
The artist said he does not expect to make a profit renting out his coyote casita on Airbnb — currently about $400 for a two-night stay — maybe just enough to pay off the loans he took to build it. He is now offering his services as a consultant for others who want to make unusual projects.
“What I’d love is for that to be the role I play in someone else’s life who wants to do something crazy like this,” he said. “To help them shape that idea from a dream into something tangible.”
This article originally appeared in The New York Times.
Warranties
The problem? Even after those premiums, you’ll pay extra if you run into trouble. Cracked screen? AppleCare+ has a $29 deductible to fix it; you’ll pay a $99 deductible if your clumsiness or a product defect necessitates a different type of repair. If you lose your phone or it’s stolen, the deductible is $149 per occurrence, and you’re limited to two losses per year.
So, if you’ve insured your $799 phone with AppleCare+ and then your phone is damaged beyond an easily repaired cracked screen, you’ll spend $219 (annual premium plus deductible) or $243 (monthly premium plus deductible) in just one year. Phone lost or stolen? You’ll pay even more — $269 or $293 in just one year — for both the premium and the deductible. Those are significant out-of-pocket expenses, even for a $799 phone. Even if you need a repair, its costs are often comparable to the price of the protection plan. Most retailers charge $100 for three-year extended warranties for major appliances. The odds of a breakdown in the first three years are low, and the average repair cost of washers, dryers, refrigerators, etc., is less than $200 a visit. Why purchase a pricey insurance policy to cover an affordable repair?
You can find similar protections free
Many credit cards automatically provide free extended warranties when you use them to pay for products with manufacturer’s warranties (although vehicles and boats are usually excluded).
For example, Citi’s Platinum Select Card will add a 24-month plan to any manufacturer’s warranty to cover repairs or to replace an item if it can’t be fixed. Reimbursements are capped at $10,000 per item. The American Express Gold Card offers a nearly identical perk, although its repair-or-replace provision lasts just a year beyond any original warranty.
If you go to Costco to snag
Many analysts estimate that less than 20 cents of every dollar spent on extended warranties gets paid out in claims.
a TV, computer, appliance or another product backed by a manufacturer’s warranty, you automatically get a free one- or two-year extended warranty.
The fact that these companies offer free warranty extensions is further indication that the policies sold by retailers aren’t worth much.
Still want a warranty extension? Wait to buy it.
If you can’t get a free warranty extension, you can usually add coverage up to 60 days after buying the product. Some stores allow you to buy coverage until just before the manufacturer’s warranty expires. So, take time to think it over — and to see whether the product you bought is prone to problems.
If you’re set on an extended warranty, you don’t have to buy the store’s plan. Many companies sell warranties for products purchased elsewhere, so shop for the best price for the product, then look separately for the best warranty deal.
Allstate’s SquareTrade — the largest seller of stand-alone plans — provides coverage for most electronics and phones, and it’s usually cheaper than what retailers offer.
Check what you get
We waded through the small print for several extended warranty plans and found most do offer decent coverage. (Basically, they promise to pay to repair breakdowns that would also be covered by the original manufacturer’s warranty.)
But before you buy, check for excluded problems and what happens if something can’t be fixed. Some plans promise to replace a product if it can’t be repaired or requires more than four repairs, but the replace-
ment may be a refurbished or rebuilt unit.
Beware that most extended warranty plans require an original store receipt to file a claim. And some require proof that you still own the product.
How long does it really last?
Many stores advertise the total length of time you’ll have coverage, including the manufacturer’s warranty. If the product warranty lasts two years, and the store is offering a one-year extension, it might sell it as “three years of coverage.” That means you could pay $100 or more to extend warranty coverage for just a year.
Is there a deductible?
As we’ve mentioned, if you buy AppleCare and need a repair or replacement, you’ll still have to pay a deductible for fixes or a new device. Do the math and you’ll often find your potential out-of-pocket cost for “free” repairs makes buying coverage less sensible.
Does the contract cover in-home service?
You probably won’t want to lug your 75-inch TV across town or ship it. Service contracts for major appliances (refrigerators, washers and dryers, etc.) do cover in-home repairs. How you get repairs for TVs, computers and electronics varies depending on the warranty seller.
Which repair companies can you use?
Even if the warranty pays for repairs, you don’t want to deal with a lousy shop. Unfortunately, many retailers’ warranties lock you in to using the seller’s own shop or a designated facility. That’s frequently bad news. For example, Best Buy’s computer repair services get some of Checkbook’s lowest ratings. Ditto “authorized” repair centers for major appliance brands. Having repairs done by these services might be a hassle — and could still result in a malfunctioning product. Independent shops tend to score much higher.
Kevin Brasler is executive editor of Washington Consumers’ Checkbook.
Terry & Kim Kovel | Antiques & Collecting
Beautiful broom holder from the Aesthetic Movement
“ART FOR ART’S sake” was the rallying cry of the Aesthetic Movement. Born in the mid1800s in Britain, the movement was a response to the Industrial Revolution and the perceived ugliness and loss of craftsmanship that was the price for increased production and convenience. There was considerable overlap with the Arts and Crafts Movement; William Morris is considered a proponent of both. Like Arts and Crafts, the Aesthetic Movement drew inspiration from the past (for example, the pre-Raphaelite painters) and from foreign influences, like Japanese art. Both movements also promoted beauty in all aspects of everyday life. Morris was known to say, “Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” An Aesthetic Movement copper whisk broom holder, whisk broom included, that sold for $625 at Fontaine’s Auction Gallery is an excellent example of this philosophy. It serves a practical, decidedly unromantic purpose, but it features elaborate decorations that show off skilled craft and design. Its elaborate designs, including all-over relief flowers, leaves, and even a pug dog, plus scalloped edges, place it in the Aesthetic Movement rather than Arts and Crafts. While Arts and Crafts celebrated the beauty of tradition, simplicity, and craftsmanship, Aesthetic Movement design tends to be more ornate.
Q. I have a small ceramic pitcher with a pattern of gold leaves. There is a diamond-shaped mark on the base with a large capital “R” in the center and a bow and arrow next to it. Can you help me find out where it is from and what it might be worth?
A. A diamond mark with an “R” in the center sounds like
In the Aesthetic Movement, even cleaning and storage could be beautiful. This copper whisk broom holder could also be a decorative wall hanging. (FONTAINE’S AUCTION GALLERY)
an English Registry mark, which was used by the English patent office from 1842 to 1883. They can be found on ceramics, metal, and other materials, and you can use them to determine the date your item was made. There are many guides to reading English registry marks online, including on kovels.com.
The bow-and-arrow mark was used by the Ridgways of Shelton pottery, which was founded in 1866 in Hanley in the famous pottery manufacturing district of Staffordshire, England. Ridgways is known for transfer-decorated earthenware. We have seen their pitchers sell for about $50 to $150.
Your value will depend on its size, the rarity of the pattern, and its condition. The Transferware Collectors Club (transferwarecollec torsclub.org), which specializes in transfer-decorated British ceramics, may be able to help you find more information, including pattern identification and value.
safety precautions, such as wearing gloves, and don’t let the chemicals stay on your decanter for too long. No matter what treatment you use on your glass, wash it afterward and rinse with lukewarm water. To dry the interior, roll up a paper towel and insert it into the neck so it is about an inch from the bottom. Leave a few inches sticking out the top. Let it dry for a day or two.
If your decanter is still cloudy, it may be what collectors call “sick” glass, which can happen to antique glass (usually 19th-century or older) with an unstable composition. Alkali can leach out of the glass over time and react to moisture in the air, causing cloudiness.
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. Jewelry, stickpin holder, figural, peacock, fanned tail, textured feathers, enameled metal, blue green body, gilt tail, four pins, feather shape, 4 x 5 inches, $50. Roycroft, inkwell, hinged lid, square, flared base, hammered copper, glass insert, marked, 2 1/2 x 3 inches, $85.
Q. How can I clean a cloudy glass decanter? I have tried vinegar and water overnight several times to no avail. We also tried denture tablets, but that didn’t work either.
A. There are a few possibilities for what happened to your decanter. The stains may be caused by mineral deposits from hard water. In that case, letting it soak for several days, not just overnight, in a solution of water and vinegar (we have read three parts water to one part vinegar) may help. Another possibility is to try a mild abrasive. If the cloudiness is on the interior of the decanter, put some uncooked rice in it, along with warm water and 1/2 teaspoon of liquid detergent. Shake well, then empty it and rinse. Some glass collectors have had success with bathroom cleaners designed to remove calcium deposits from glass shower doors. If you use some on your decanter, be sure to follow any
High humidity, high temperatures, and direct sunlight exposure can make the condition worse. Sick glass usually cannot be restored by cleaning and requires polishing by an expert, which is expensive and may be risky. If the decanter is for display only, you may be able to hide the cloudiness by swirling some clear baby oil or mineral oil inside.
TIP: Polish brass, copper, or pewter only once or twice a year.
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. Be sure your name and return address are included. By sending a question, you give full permission for use in any Kovel product. Names, addresses or email addresses will not be published. We do not guarantee the return of photographs, but if a stamped envelope is included, we will try. Questions that are answered will appear in Kovels Publications. Write to Kovels, The Republican, King Features Syndicate, 300 W. 57th Street, 41st Floor, New York, NY 10019, or email us at collectorsgallery@kovels.com.
Kitchen, nutmeg grinder, wood, treenware, three pieces, removable bowl, punched tin grinder, 7 inches, $95. Advertising, door push, King Cole, horizontal, Tea Coffee, The Cafe, red and black lettering, yellow ground, enamel, 3 x 32 inches, $245. Stoneware, crock, salt glaze, cobalt blue bird on branch, rolled rim, applied lug handles, marked, J. Norton & Co., Bennington, VT., mid-1800s, 2 gallons, $470. Imperial Glass, vase, freehand, traveling hearts and vines, multicolor iridescent ground, red hearts, flared neck, paper label, c. 1925, 8 inches, $545. Clock, Raviro, bronze, round dial, signed, scenic center, birth of Venus, figural stand, dolphin, cherub with lyre riding, round base, marble, 20 inches, $650. Furniture, cupboard, walnut, step back, crown molded top, two panel doors over shelf, three short drawers over two panel doors, interior shelf, wood pegs, c. 1850, 79 x 51 inches, $745. Rug, kilim, multicolor stripes, brown and black ground, fringed ends, wool, Turkish, 1960s, 10 feet 5 inches x 4 feet 10 inches, $1,110.
Quilt, Amish, pieced, Diagonal Triangles, multicolor, diagonal stripes, black ground, purple inner border, serrated outer border, cotton, c. 1930, 87 x 81 inches, $2,560.
Average US long-term mortgage rate falls to 6.48%
Rate retreats from its highest level in 9 months
By A lex Veiga Associated Press
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate eased this week from its highest level in nine months, welcome relief for prospective homebuyers.
The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate fell to 6.48% from 6.53% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday.
The average rate remains below 6.85%, where it was a year ago.
When mortgage rates decline they give homebuyers more purchasing power.
Rates have been mostly trending higher since the war with Iran began, disrupting the passage of tankers ferrying crude oil from the Persian Gulf to customers worldwide.
That’s sent oil prices sharply higher — a key driver of inflation.
“This conflict is currently the main driver of still-high mortgage rates, as the oil shock ripples inflation fears throughout the global economy,” said Joel Berner, a senior economist at Realtor.com.
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.
They generally follow the trajectory of the 10-year Treasury yield, which lenders use as a guide to pricing home loans.
Expectations of higher oil prices as the war drags on have kept long-term bond yields elevated, causing mortgage rates to mostly trend higher.
The yield on the U.S. 10-year Treasury note was at 4.47% in midday trading Thursday on the bond market, up from 4.45% a week ago.
It was just 3.97% in late February, before the war broke out.
As recently as late February, the average rate on a 30-year mortgage had slipped just under 6% for the first time since late 2022. It’s hasn’t fallen below that threshold since.
Deeds
AGAWAM
Last week, it surged to its highest level since August 28, when it was 6.56%.
While average long-term mortgage rates remain lower than they were at this time last year, their mostly upward trajectory and uncertainty over how much higher they may go as bond markets react to the economic fallout from the conflict in the Middle East have been a drag on the housing market.
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes were essentially flat in April after declining from a year earlier in the first three months of the year, extending a nationwide housing slump that dates back to 2022 when mortgage rates began to climb from pandemic-era lows. The May existing home sales snapshot is due out next week. Recent mortgage applications data are another sign that the upward trend in mortgage rates has many would-be homebuyers on hold.
Mortgage applications, which include loans to buy a home or refinance an existing mortgage, fell 2.5% last week for the third week in a row, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Applications for loans to buy a home remain modestly higher than last year’s levels, but posted their slowest weekly pace since April.
Meanwhile, home loan refinancing applications softened as many homeowners eager to refinance hold out for lower rates. Still, those homeowners also got some relief this week. Borrowing costs on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, often sought by borrowers refinancing a home loan, also eased. That average rate fell to 5.79% from 5.87% last week. A year ago, it was at 5.99%, Freddie Mac said.
Home shoppers who are undeterred by elevated mortgage rates are benefiting from buyer-friendly trends in many markets, including more properties for sale than a year ago and data showing that home listing prices have started falling.
The median price of U.S. homes listed for sale fell 2.4% last month from a year earlier, the steepest decline on data going back to 2017, according to Realtor.com.
Brian M. Rigali Sr., and Barbara J. Rigali to Niko Mario Passerini and Sarah Rachel Kelly, 646 Mill St., $395,000.
Chestnut Hill Homes LLC, to Daniel Carlson and Lisa K. Carlson, 74 White Fox Road, $465,000.
Dianne L. Vecchiarelli to Jagdeep Kathuria and Hermeet Kathuria, 11 Mansion Woods Drive, Unit F, $302,000.
Erica Zimmerman to Matthew T. Clarke, 102 Corey Colonial, Unit 102, $278,000.
Haskell Holdings LLC, to CCJ Properties LLC, 104-106 Moore St., $610,000.
Hillside Development Corp., to Andrew Anselmo and Lisa Anselmo, 91 Nicole Terrace, $650,000.
Ian Fecteau, Ian Ross Fecteau and Catherine Fecteau to Brooke Quesnel, 180 Southwick St., $299,500.
Jill Gagne Decker and Dena G. Linde to Carole L. Machietto, 138 Brookfield Lane, $285,000.
Mohammad Imran Asif and Nida Zaheer to Melanie Neece and Jeffrey A. Neece, 2D Sabrina Way, Unit D, $460,000.
Norman R. Lusignan Jr., and Susan Jean Lusignan to Jean Riendeau and Andrea Lynne Hawley, 112 North St., $417,000.
Raul P. Ferreira to Cheyenne Bowman Lowell Jr., 1026 Suffield St., $300,000.
Yudelka Kotjahasan, Mauricio Rodriguez and Jose Rodriguez to Maya Andrea Indarjit and Maniram Indarjit, 74 Kensington St., $300,000.
AMHERST
James Garland and Carole Garland to Sara L. Liberty-Laylin and Peter R. Laylin, 14 Mcintosh Drive, $775,000.
Sotirios Stamatis to Michael A. Petrilli and Jeffrey H. Schmitt, 28 Greenleaves Drive, $365,000.
Jeffrey D. Blaustein and Marilyn Hecht Blaustein to Heather Lerner and Michael G. Lerner, 204 Aubinwood Road, $833,500.
Nathaniel Whitaker and Shirley J. Whitaker to Nathaniel Whitaker, trustee, Shirley J. Whitaker, trustee, and NSW Holdings Revocable Trust, 44 Tanglewood Road, $100.
BELCHERTOWN
David Fredenburgh and David F. Fredenburgh to Triple Seven Properties LLC, 15 Main St., $100.
Eleanor S. Ballard, trustee, Matthew Ballard, trustee, and Ballard Family Trust to Christopher Guyott Boyko, 97 Gulf Road, $419,000.
Lana West to Anthony P. Potito and Stacey N. Carignan, 34 Sherwood Drive, $440,000.
Evan Altman and Alyssa Fleurent to Evan K. Altman, 67 Magnolia Lane, $100.
Vanessa Homes LLC, to Jeffry Shank and Amy Shank, 4 Sunny Crest Lane, $649,900.
Brian Chamberlain to Brian Chamberlain and Claudia Chamberlain, 37 Hickory Hill, $100.
Joseph Ting and Theresa Hoang to Michael E. Moroge and Andrea M. Moroge, 333 Stebbins St., $716,500.
Cynthia A. White, Ann Marie Opalenik and Marineide DaSilva White to Steven Opalenik and Jessica Opalenik, Kimball Street, $100.
BERNARDSTON
Roger Hughs and Suzanne Hughs to Clayton Mastorakis, 40 Shedd Road, $385,000.
BRIMFIELD
Joel J. Klys and Nicole M. Klys to Daniel Stevens and Scarlet Stevens, 55 Brookfield Road, $525,000.
John D. Holdcraft to Denis Eccleston and Brooke Eccleston, 238 Brookfield Road, $235,000.
BUCKLAND
Courtney Gagnon and Mary Ann Powell to PAH Properties LLC, 187 Lower St., $56,000.
CHARLEMONT
Tom Faulkner, “aka” Thomas Faulkner, to Christopher Robert Donalds, 766 Tea St., $244,500.
CHICOPEE
Chelyka Diaz to Oscar O. Ortega and Yorelys Torres Rios, 519 Chicopee St., $390,000. Equity Trust Co., custodian, Robert Lareau IRA, and Robert Lareau to Logan Gamache, 72 Honeysuckle Drive, Unit 6203B, $232,000.
Kmak LLC, to Charlie Vargas Jr., 91 Haven Ave., $385,000.
Michelle M. Dostie and Bruce Cahoon to Bertha Henri Alexandre, 111 Woodlawn St., $310,000.
Orlando S. Danoys and Dawn M. Laboursoliere to Stephen Walters, 87 Manning St., $160,000.
Richard A. Lapointe, Janine G. Brunelle, Denise A. Kennedy and William J. Kennedy to Stanley Godere, 51 Trilby Ave., $250,000.
Robert Lussier Jr., to Stacey Lyn Roy and Allison Kraucunas, 17 Woodcrest Court, $425,000. Selpan Holdings LLC, to Mayelin I. Guerrero Mosquea, Meadow Street, $550,000.
Tammy K. Proulx and Alan B. Proulx to Joshua Silva, 405 New Ludlow Road, $400,000.
Thomas F. Kurowski, representative, and John J. Zajdel, estate, to Amanda Brennan, 110 Bonneville Ave., $290,000.
Vanessa Lauziere to Michelle Cosme Serrano and Danilsa Aguilar, 84 Montcalm St., $430,000.
William Mantzios and Chelsea Mantzios to Victoria Czop and Israel Leon, 9 Post Road, $510,000.
CONWAY
Peter M. Hanas to Nan Allison Scudder and Kurt David Thibault, Pine Hill Road and Shelburne Falls Road, $330,000.
Jane S. Haddad and William J. O’Neil to SRV Properties LLC, 500 Graves Road, $412,000.
CUMMINGTON
Stage Road Holdings LLC, to Lenore Fried and Michael Augspurger, 506 Stage Road, $169,000.
DEERFIELD
Pamela Fisk, trustee of the Fisk Investment Trust, to Heron Wakerobin and Josie Wakerobin, 23 South Mill River Road, $643,000.
Analee Wulfkuhle, trustee of the Analee Wulfkuhle 1999 Revocable Trust, to Pamela Owen and Gretchen Zwart, 4 Mountain Road, $400,000.
Michael Ruggles to Brian A. Goodridge and Jane E. Goodridge, 101 Plain Road, $705,000.
Jennifer L. Stokes, “fka” Jennifer L. Duquette, to Benjamin Eastman-Saalfrank and Maria Labelle, 41 Upper Road, $370,000.
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Deeds
EAST LONGMEADOW
Cynthia C. Rice, Samuel M. Rice and Raymond J. Rice to Dasaan Daniels, 303 Kibbe Road, $355,000.
Michael Carabetta to Tri Cao Nguyen, 185 Vineland Ave., $645,000.
Timothy P. Crimmins Jr., and Janet M. Crimmins to Britta Ostermeyer, Pinehurst Drive, $490,000.
EASTHAMPTON
Robin B. Haueter and Daniel Bodner to Diane J. Kandel, 26 Winter St., $407,000. Brooke Fay Gerlach to Samantha Greenman and Aaron Parkinson, 1 Ashley Circle, $680,000.
William H. Shaw and Linda M. Shaw, attorney-in-fact, to Linda M. Shaw, 25 Pinebrook Drive, $100.
Shani Ofrat, Alexander Roseman, Julia Wahl and Julia Beni to Autumn Gordon and John Gordon, 40 Clark St., $580,000.
Roman Catholic Bishop of Springfield to CTW Enterprises Inc., 35 Pleasant St., and 39-42 Pleasant St., $825,000.
William F. Riley, trustee, and Purple Heart Nominee Trust to Allison Avallon Duke and Nelsa Avallon Duke, 11 Dragon Circle, $880,000.
A-Z Storage & Properties LLC, to Madeline C. Levy and Mark S. Levy, 65 Parsons St., $407,000.
Lois J. Keefe to Sandra L. Ginsburg, 5 Westview Terrace, $529,000.
Betsy Nicoletti to Robert Cadieux and Karen Cadieux, 3 Conrad Circle, $654,500.
GOSHEN
Gary E. Carver, personal representative, Ernest Herbert Carver Jr., estate, and Ernest H. Carver Jr., estate, to Lauren E. Graham and Elliot B. Magnan, 146 Berkshire Trail West, $264,000.
GRANBY
Breezy Acres LLC, to Joshua Honeychurch, Kendall Street, $110,000.
GREENFIELD
Linda F. Russell, trustee of the Elinor H. Farr Living Trust, to David Damsky and Karen Damsky, 402 Country-Side, Unit 402 Country-Side Condominium, $332,000.
Burgundy A. Cournoyer and Benjamin S. Murphy to Amber Houle, 83 Newton St., $275,000.
HAMPDEN
Alfred J. Albano Jr., commr, and Tammey D. Jones to Todd C. Pelletier, 24 South Ridge Road, $938,000.
Boulder Hill Construction LLC, to Connor Frigon and Alexis Frigon, 4 Ridge Road, $110,000.
Nicholas Turnberg to Pro Olive LLC, 12 Woodland Drive, $125,000.
HATFIELD
BHO Realty LLC, to Elizabeth N. Clarke, 57 Elm St., $650,000.
Carl John Burk, estate, C. John Burk, estate, and Lale A. Burk, personal representative, to Lale A. Burk, trustee, and C. John Burk Revocable Trust, Rocks Road, $100.
Joseph F. Zgrodnik to Gregory G. Zgrodnik and Jefferey C. Zgrodnik, Main Street Off and Bridge Lane Off, $219,000.
HEATH
Robert B. Delisle and Janet R. Delisle to Molly Lane and Sam Lane, 15 Brunelle Road, $200,000.
HOLLAND
Beata Harwood to Garrett Molina and Zia Donais, 150 Stafford Road, $365,000.
Daniel Maudsley and Kristina Marie Oney to Dominique Howe, 6 Kimball Hill Road, $310,000.
HOLYOKE
Alexandra Margolis Field and Michael James Gaugh to Stefan Josef Czarnecki and Naomi Ruth Bridgeman, 19 Greenwood Ave., $350,000.
Darwin Gomez to Ashton M. Weaver, 61 Pine St., $245,000.
Jessica Cote and Jessica Dranka to Ernesto Noe Regus, 260 Race St., $500.
Jordan Koltz and Gloria F. Koltz to Brendon Mackeen and Ana Orellana, 121 West Meadowview Road, $415,000.
Matthew Annis to Gareth Steven Barcomb, 348 Southampton Road, $317,000.
Michele M. Methot and Kim L. Glasheen to Lawrence M. Field and Patricia A. Field, 106 Vermont St., $390,000.
Pah Properties LLC, to Francisca E. De Los Santos Toribio and Francisca E. De Los Santos Toribio, 69-71 Elmwood Ave., $432,000.
HUNTINGTON
Jeffrey Keeney to Eugene L. Turner, Diane M. Turner, Joshua Turner and Kayla Turner, 135 Goss Hill Road, $70,000.
LEVERETT
Deborah L. Anderson, trustee of the Pocomo Road Nominee Trust, to Juggler Meadow LLC, 26, 16 and 14 Amherst Road, $700,000.
Deborah L. Anderson, trustee of the Wood Land Nominee Trust, to David Reasoner and Kerry Reasoner, 5 Amherst Road, $320,000.
Deborah L. Anderson, trustee of the Winter Harbor Nominee Trust, to David Reasoner and Kerry Reasoner, 6 Amherst Road, $1,100,000
Deborah L. Anderson, trustee of the Pocomo Road Nominee Trust, to David Reasoner
and Kerry Reasoner, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and Rear Amherst Road, $200,000.
Deborah L. Anderson and Steven C. Upton, trustees of the Michael J. Kittredge 1998 Children’s Trust to Juggler Meadow LLC, 26 Amherst Road, 109-111 Juggler Meadow Road, 107 and 113 Juggler Meadow Road, Off Amherst Road and Off Teawaddle Hill Road, $4,550,000.
Deborah L. Anderson, trustee of the Meadow Nominee Trust, to Juggler Meadow LLC, Juggler Meadow Road, $100,000.
Hannah Blunt, trustee of the Hannah Blunt Revocable Trust, and Robin Mandel, trustee of the Robin Mandel Revocable Trust, to Candice Pinault Novak and Timothy H. Pinault, 132 Cave Hill Road, $1,110,000.
LONGMEADOW
Kimberly R. Fontaine and Tina M. Barsalou to Carly Lombardo, 158 Homestead Boulevard, $345,000.
Margaret E. Slitzky and Barry E. Slitzky to Erin Stewart and Elliott Stewart, 441 Inverness Lane, $905,000.
Maryjane A. Wraga and Peter Banziger to James Chasco-Dimauro and Adriana Liucci, 642 Laurel St., $516,500.
Michele Dow, Joseph H. Dow, Lada A. Zlotin and Lada A. Dow to Lada Zlotin, 111 Ardsley Road, $725,000.
Paul Cangialosi and Cassandra Cangialosi to Sarah Jean Gernux, 68 Hazardville Road, $540,000.
Shawn Lynch, trustee, Lyons Family Trust, trustee of, Leonard G. Lyons and Christine A. Lyons to Quay M. Garriga and Joshua E. Garriga, 58 Shady Side Dr, $650,000.
Thomas J. Carmody and Sharon L. Carmody to Yeset Cervelo Fernandez and Soumya Aleti, 31 Briarcliff Road, $803,000.
Vincent J. Martucci, Krystal L. Martucci and Krystal Leone to Amanda Borofsky and Alex Borofsky, 70 Hopkins Place, $450,000.
LUDLOW
Brandon R. Campbell and Caron M. Lenard to Cory Bobowiec, 116 Letendre Ave., $250,000.
Carol Ann Nyzio to Axel Kwawu, 420 West St., $295,000.
Emilio E. Santos and Sheri J. Santos to Anthony A. Twining and Sarah A. Santos-Twining, 99 Marion Circle, $300,000.
Joseph Michael Scurti to Sibel Pul and Hasan Pul, 299 Fuller St., $391,000.
New Life Chiropractic Care LLC, to Cristina P. Carreira and Travis J. Cooke, 77 Winsor St., Unit 101, $93,000.
MONROE
Wayne McGuire Jr., to Jeffrey Bruno and Nancy Lee, River Road, $67,000.
MONSON
Blue Oak Development LLC, to Kedar Chitale and Janhavi Modak, 18 Palmer Road, Unit 5, $260,000.
Frank W. Kochanowski to Jessica Reehl
and Eric Baith, 12 Upper Palmer Road, $665,000.
Gary R. Paquin to David Pagan Ruiz, 140V Beebe Road, $68,500.
Nancy Lewenczuk and John H. Lewenczuk to Franco Mercieri and Carl Mercieri, 247 Lower Hampden Road, $420,000.
MONTAGUE
Debra F. Duguay and Donald E. Duguay to Anne Himes and Tony Himes, 61 Randall Wood Drive, $435,000.
Property Advantage Inc., to Christopher F. Morris and Madison C. Myers, 16 Vladish Ave., $350,000.
NORTHAMPTON
Albert W. Humphrey to Dennis A. Sherman, 967 Florence Road, $305,000.
Helen Boston, personal representative, Lanceson Armen Boston, estate, and Lanceson Boston, estate, to Gurmeet G. Singh and Sacha K. Singh, 91 Brierwood Drive, $405,000.
Alan G. Armes Sr., personal representative, and Patricia Armes, estate, to Allison Violet Carey, trustee, and Allison Violet Carey Trust, 575 Bridge Road, $275,000.
Patricia Marcela Rodriguez and Kellie Lamoreau Rodriguez to Hanna J. Van Der Kolk, 90 Pomeroy Terrace, $368,000.
John H. Gordon and Autumn R. Gordon to Jeffrey M. Mast, 23 Gleason Road, $425,000.
David T. Willis, trustee, and Helen M. Willis Trust to Thomas Erwin and Huimin Wan, 399 Bridge Road, $444,000.
Katrina Alicia Karkazis, trustee, and Karkazis Family Trust to Scott Brown and Katherine Sigelman, 22 Lilly St., $955,000.
Kimberly M. Malcolm to Alysha Apkin, 70 Hatfield St., $450,000.
Lale A. Burk to Lale A. Burk, trustee, and Lale A. Burk Revocable Trust, 281 Crescent St., $100.
David A. Korpiewski and Darlene R. Korpiewski to Eric Dobson, Cross Path Road, $35,000.
Elizabeth A. Solaka and Adam Korelitz to Janis K. Abbingsole, trustee, Jennifer E. Abbingsole, trustee, and Abbingsole Family Living Trust, 23 Randolph Place, $379,000.
Peter K. Sullivan to Manmeetsingh Saini, 74 Barrett St., $205,000.
Nathaniel Whitaker and Shirley J. Whitaker to Nathaniel Whitaker, trustee, Shirley J. Whitaker, trustee, and NSW Holdings Revocable Trust, 17 Hawley St., and 15 Hawley St., $100.
NORTHFIELD
Stephen J. Mankowsky, “aka” Steven J. Mankowsky, to Edward D. Shearer, trustee of the Edward D. Shearer Investment Trust, and Tracy A. Norman, trustee of the Tracy A. Norman Investment Trust, Pine View Lane and Meadowview Lane, $150,000.
Jonathan Parker to Ellen Jane Parker, 651 Mount Hermon Station Road, $20,000.
Deeds
PALMER
Cole A. Scott, Susan R. Scott and Susan R. Fish to Jodie Maroun, 61 Beech St., $510,000.
Daniel H. Roy and Nancy B. Roy to Mark D. Roy, Ware Street, Lot A, $250,000.
Elizabeth M. Dembkowski, estate, and Steven E. Dembkowski, representative, to David R. French, 1754 North Main St., $300,000.
Heather Anne Zebrowski to Melkon Khachikian, 213 River St., $351,000.
Kim I. Koziol and Ann Marie Lachowski to William Adams, 4452 High St., $285,000.
Thomas J. Bianchi, trustee, Debra A. Bianchi, trustee, and Bianchi Family Revocable Trust, trustee of, to Edward Barry Jr., and Jessica Barry, 16 Peterson Road, $460,000.
Vincent C. Valley, trustee, and 3102 South Main Street Realty Trust, trustee of, to Patrick J. Cavanaugh, 3102 South Main St., $180,000.
WMass Residential LLC, to Ayron Katterman and Madeleine Katterman, 4415 High St., $340,000.
PELHAM
Benjamin Ladd and Tracy Ladd to Benjamin Ladd, trustee, Tracy Ladd, trustee, Benjamin E. Ladd Revocable Trust and Tracy K. Ladd Revocable Trust, 178 North Valley Road, $100.
SHUTESBURY
Bank of 1889, “fka” First National Bank of Berryville, Arkansas, trustee of the Irrevocable Trust for the Benefit of Gabriel Trimble, to Richard H. Trimble, 106 West Pelham Road, $188,000.
Northeast Market Trade Realty Nine LLC, to Jennifer Phelan and Michael Phelan, 16-18 Highland Drive, $670,000.
SOUTH HADLEY
Juraye Pierson and Gary Carthon to Kyle Madden and Christopher Boisvert, 25 Ludlow Road, $400,000.
Ali Shahrestani and Allison Kate Shahrestani to Kareem Aboughazala and Yara Ahmed Abdelhamid Sadek, 10 Sycamore Parc, $975,000.
Margaret L. Hoffman to Marilyn McNichols, Patrick R. Goff, trustee, Laura L. Fernandes, trustee, and R.A.S. Irrevocable Real Estate Trust, 140 Stonybrook Way, $575,000.
Tiffany Ducharme to Nikayla Lampkins and Noelle Sadallah, 104 Pittroff Ave., and 104 Pitroff Ave., $405,000.
William J. Brown and Debra M. Brown to Onstar Properties AA LLC, 4 Elm St., $220,000.
Roger W. Strange Jr., personal representative, and Roger W. Strange Sr., estate, to Lyndsay Gauthier and Justin Blau, 24 Sunset Ave., $360,000.
Maryann T. O’Neil, Maryann T. Fortier and Matthew O’Neil to Carey Dunlap and Megan Florek, 25 Sunset Ave., $345,000.
Theresa J. Vautrin to Kenneth P. Vautrin, 30 Bardwell St., 32 Bardwell St., and 32 ½ Bardwell St., $100.
Kenneth P. Vautrin to Shaula S. Paul, 30 Bardwell St., 32 Bardwell St., and 32 ½ Bardwell St., $462,000.
Jacques E. Gagne, Andre A. Gagne and Joseph D. Gagne to Christopher Campbell, 5 Maple St., $357,500.
Lynn M Boucher to Kate Morrissey, 105 Mountainview St., $442,000.
Denise Marquerite Blanchette and Dianne Marie Blanchette to Bernash Realty LLC, 8 Lamb St., $248,000.
Allison Avallon Duke and Nelsa Avallon Duke to Kellie Albert and James McCauley, 77 Ferry St., $808,000.
David L. Hackett and Jessalynn Dearing, attorney-in-fact, to Scott Family Properties LLC, 150 Ferry St., $160,000.
SOUTHAMPTON
Heather A. Dragon to Steven Mark Lauben, trustee, Diana L. Lauben, trustee, and Lauben Living Trust, 69 High St., $500,000.
Frances L. Cameron to Frances Lew Cameron, trustee, and Frances Lew Cameron Revocable Trust, 129 Pomeroy Meadow Road, $100.
David A. Burt and Bonnie Lee Burt to Seth Burt, 6 Thomas Circle, $100.
28 Cook Road LLC, to Thomas M. Bacis, 28 Cook Road, $200,000.
Thomas M. Bacis to Melissa F. Matarazzo and Paul A. Bouchard, 28 Cook Road, $604,900.
SOUTHWICK
Anthony J. Gabinetti, Margaret R. Gabinetti, Margaret R. Ahern and Anthoy J. Gabinetti to Daniel R. Hess and Kimberly C. Hess, 2 Sugar Maple Lane, $895,000.
Jay A. Lisheness and Delores A. Lisheness to Walter Baranek Jr., 16 Shaggbark Drive, $380,000.
SPRINGFIELD
Adilia M. Perez Esteban and Yesica N. Perez Esteban to Wanda Yazmin Henriquez, 491-493 Newbury St., $380,000.
April M. Weldon, representative, and Richard L. Paquette (EST) to Edwan Alzuhairi, 11 Thornfell St., $220,000.
Real Estate Investments Northeast LLC, to IHI Wave LLC, 64 Berkshire Ave., $150,000.
Bretta Construction LLC, to Van Thang Nguyen and Yen Nguyen, 34 Chilson St., $460,000.
Brittney Troisi to Violet M. Hawil, 53 Pidgeon Drive, $333,000.
Unlimited Property Services LLC, to Francine Valleshia Martin-Mighty, 78 West Bay Path Terrace, $310,000.
Christopher Nascembeni to Zachary Self and Hannah Self, 28 Old Lane Rd, $335,000.
City Enterprise Inc., to Real Estate Investments Northeast LLC, 64 Berkshire Ave., $130,000.
D&E Innovations LLC, to Kaissy Obeng Kwakye, 16-20 Cambridge St., $540,000.
David Cubi to Brian Smith, 25-27 Santa Barbara St., $355,000.
Deivi Tovago Margarin to Tavernier Investments LLC, 581-583 Union St., $165,000.
Enriquez Properties LLC, to Claudio Santos-Marti, 118 Quincy St., $236,000.
Evelyn Rivera and Alexander Valentin to Luis A. Pagan Lopez, 5 Oakhurst St., $265,000.
Fortin Investments LLC, to D & E Innovations LLC, 0 Cambridge Street, $50,000.
Freehold Properties LLC, to Nilo A. Cruceta, 113 Lexington St., $340,000.
Gage M Miller and Cassidy B Whitten to Tharen Johnathon Ring, 10 Hemlock Court, $205,000.
Gemini Town Homes LLC, to Ingrid Small, 64 Central St., Unit 403, $206,000.
Jackline Alston and Gilbert Baguma to Queen LLC, 304-308 Belmont Ave., $60,000.
Joaquin Vasquez and Maria Vasquez to Evan Ingersoll, 29 Eddywood St., $470,000.
John Gaudreau, estate, and Jacob Gaudreau, representative, to Orlando Ramos, 76 Hampden St., $380,000.
John P. Talbot Jr., representative, Karen M. Talbot-Allen, representative, John Patrick Talbot, estate, and John P. Talbot, estate, to Nighthawk Realty LLC, 135 Pine Acre Road, $305,000.
Joshua M. Gonzalez and Precious DeJesus Gonzalez to Lucy Njenga,
101-103 Oak St., $450,000.
Juan Gonzalez to Llatta J. Belvin, 0 West Side Logan Street, $22,000.
Julie Tyler, representative, and Mary Jane Gauvin, estate, to Kelin Brooks, 71 Barber St., $165,000.
Katherine Casado-Berg and Katherine Garcia to Wendy Ma, 41 Jamestown Drive, Unit G-113, $290,000.
Keisha M. Herbert-Williams to Sean Monteiro, 30 West Hill Road, $345,000.
Luigi Troncone to Edward J. McCoomb, trustee, Loretta A. McCoomb, trustee, and Max McCoomb Trust, trustee of, 40 Halifax Court, Unit D, $281,000.
Manchester Enterprises LLC, to Bretta Construction LLC, 78 Wollaston St., $60,000.
Manchester Enterprises LLC, to Bretta Construction LLC, 78 Wollaston St., $60,000.
Margaret J. Roeder and William G. Roeder to Migelangel Lugo and Mariah Lugo, 332-334 Forest Park Ave., $455,000.
Marsha Louise Jackson to Richard Gibbons and Alexandria Gibbons, 140 Chestnut St., Unit 316, $45,000.
Michael P. St. Marie, representative, Robert J. St. Marie, representative, and Robert J. St. Marie, estate, to Hedge Hog Industries Corp., NS Paramount Street, $45,000.
Michael R Triggs to Cozy Collective Llc, 26-28 Cherryvale Ave, $495,000.
Minnie Galloway to Moise Haguma Sr., 61 Monticello Ave., $310,000.
Nadine I. Allen to Elena G. Aguirre, 1078 Liberty St., $317,000.
Norma Maldonado and Tony Rodriguez to Anthony L. Tyson, 569 Cooley St., $395,000.
Paul S. Bailey, estate, and Brenda J. Pinckney, representative, to Omar A. Galva, 75-77 Sycamore St., $339,900.
Property Warehouse LLC, to Earl Jamieson Sinclair, 139 Bay St., $340,000.
Ronald F. Kleps and Rita H. Kleps to Analytical Sciences Marketing Group LLC, and Annie Mac Private Equity Cash2Keys, 285 Breckwood Boulevard, $350,000.
Ronald R. Bass and Joyce A. Bass to JoeJoe Properties LLC, 137 Cloran St., $115,000.
Rosanne Linders, Alissa M. Fiorino, Kristina M. Beauregard and Russell D. Fiorino to Christopher Godin, 73 Eloise St., $230,000.
Sean Curran to Yajaira R. Cruz, 51 East Canton Circle, $308,000.
SLC Associates LLC, to Eric Martin Madrid, 96 Lyons St., $257,400. Solymar Diaz and Samuel Diaz
to Raul Frias, 61-63 Eloise St., $430,000.
Tapley 90 LLC, to JK Tapley LLC, 120 Tapley St., $2,800,000.
Tri Nguyen to Thomas Crisostomo and Taylor Crisostomo, 47 Ravenwood St., $385,000.
Vaycheslav Foksha to Amanda Kennedy, 68-70 Mooreland St., $420,000.
WALES
Daniel Arsenault and Marie Arsenault to Peter Fisler and Justine Fisler, 203 Union Road, $615,000.
Wilfred L. Jarvais, estate, and Shelly Savicki, representative, to Lucas R. Fontaine and Alexandra M. De Melo-Shay, 3 Woodland Heights, $285,000.
WARE
Beaver Associates Inc., to Erick Poirier and Susanna Poirier, 32 Coffey Hill Road, $20,000.
WENDELL
Jake Roberts and Lindsay Dionne Roberts to Anne Miller Kuszpa and John F. Kuszpa, Jennison Road, $59,000.
WEST SPRINGFIELD
Dorothy Robinson and Dorothy M. Robinson to Safar Group LLC, 139 South Boulevard St., $166,000. Francis E. Labrie to David Graziano and Constanza Cressotti, Hazel Street, $389,500.
Jon R. Yarsley and Barbara J. Yarsley to Christina M. Richard and Joseph A. Scott, 59 Woodmont St., $320,000.
Larkspur LLC, to Nina Gauthier and Matthew West, 15 High St., $360,000.
Mark P. Kraver, trustee, Melissa Kraver, trustee, and Trust Kraver Family Revocable Living Trust, trustee of, to Dominic Kirchner II, trustee, and Matahari Realty Trust, trustee of, 580 Main St., $340,000. Pah Properties LLC, to Omar Torres Troche, 29 Lowell Ave., $295,000. Pavel Zhuk and Nataliia P. Zhuk to Sergey Lezhnyak Jr., and Jessica Kushner, 916 Piper Road, $350,000.
Powder 8 LLC, to Oscar R. Sarmiento Castillo, 18-20 Cottage St., $665,000.
Tianyi Zhou to Jared Deighton, 32 Glenview Drive, $364,000.
WESTFIELD
Alina Gurt and David Gurt to Brandon Lallier and Elizabeth Mae Kaido, 21 Rider Road, $420,888.
The bare stems of the row of a dozen of these bushes along my driveway burst into pink-tinged, white blossoms every year in midApril, blossoms so dense that they pretty much hide the stems. (Nanking cherries do appear in my book “Landscaping with Fruit,” which is in print and available now.)
The plant was first introduced into this country in 1882, and the horticultural world was enthusiastic about it but couldn’t decide whether promotion should be for its beauty or its fruit. Back then, you had to choose; nowadays Nanking cherries fit neatly into the category of edible landscape plants.
I grow all the Nanking cherry plants I want by merely planting seeds. Blossoms and fruits conveniently follow within two or three years. While flavor and ripening season vary slightly, I’ve never tasted a Nanking cherry that wasn’t topnotch.
If I was to become a plant breeder, which is not my plan, this is the fruit I’d work on. Even run-of-the-mill seedlings taste good.
The fruit is admittedly small, 3 /8 to 1 /2 inch across; I’d breed for increased size. Still, they’re a perfect fruit for ambulant consumption and especially for children, who are in no rush to fill a container. A friend whose son is not a fan of fruits stat-
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539 Lancaster Street Realty LLC, to David Soranson and Jennifer Soranson, 19 Kellogg St., $410,000.
Christine Frappier to Joseph L. Doucette Jr., and Sandra E. Doucette, 25 Tannery Road, Unit A-6, $215,000.
Declan P. Forde and Linda J. Forde to Matthew W. Boisvert, 182 Lockhouse Road, $380,000.
Elayne Lebeau, representative, Eugene S. Bacon, representative, and Everett G. Bacon Jr., estate, to
ed that they are much better than grocery store cherries. And much more reliable.
My first introduction was to Nanking cherries as an ornamental. When I was in graduate school, I’d ride my bike to campus past a golf course bordered on the street side by a sheared, tall hedge that presented a vertical wall of cherries on which to feast.
These shrubs can grow as large as eight to ten feet tall and wide. The only care my driveway plants get is whatever it takes to keep plants from growing that large.
Nanking cherries couldn’t be easier to grow. Just give them full sun
Kelly Ann Bacon, 116 Westwood Drive, $170,000.
Elizabeth N. Clarke to BHO Realty LLC, 27 Sherwood Ave., $350,000.
Frank A. Demarinis and Frank Demarinis to Douglas Crabtree, 82 South Maple St., Unit 31, $189,900.
Honeyrock Home Buyers LLC, to Marina Ganon-Diaz, 24 Jaeger Drive, $360,000.
John Graziano, Megan Graziano and Megan McNeill to Michael Cronin and Megan Bridget Cronin, 44 Llewellyn Drive, $520,000.
Richard R. Guyott, trustee, Jeanne M. Guyott, trustee, and Richard R. Guyott Revocable Indenture Trust
and reasonable soil. After writing “full sun,” I just remembered a shrub I often biked pass that grew for years in full shade. No fruit though. Besides shade, the reason for lack of fruit was because a mate was needed. Cross pollination is needed in order to set fruit: two or more plants equal two or more plants bearing fruit.
I’ve grown Nanking cherries in the upper Midwest, the Mid Atlantic, and now, the Northeast for over 40 years.
During all that time, there have been only two crop failures, the first when temperatures one early May plummeted to 14 degrees F. The
of, trustee of, to Robert Taylor and Penni Taylor, 336 Paper Mill Road, $540,000.
Robin Sheldon and Paul Troy to Erica Zimmerman, 713 Holyoke Road, $380,000.
WESTHAMPTON
Kenneth W. Sacharczyk and Denise Sacharczyk to Victoria Sacharczyk, trustee, and 2026 Sacharczyk Irrevocable Trust, 70 Main Road, $100.
Eric W. Marek and Tamara Cardona-Marek to Philip C. Whiting III, and Monique Whiting, Edwards Road, $100.
frozen blossoms and fruitlets were understandable.
The other fruitless season was the year or two following that freeze. Nanking cherries are resistant to just about all insect and disease problems, except a bacterial streaming disease that causes occasional wilting and dieback of some stems. The situation was getting so bad that I decided to lop all the stems to ground level, and cart them off site, to drastically reduce inoculum. Since then, the plants have been doing fine.
When waxing enthusiastically about Nanking cherries, I’m always asked, “What about birds?” Most cherries are difficult enough to grow and if they do bear and insects and diseases have been fended off, birds become the problem. Nanking cherries bear so heavily, sometimes to the extent that fruits hide the branches, that birds can eat all they want as can squirrels, chipmunks, me, and other humans. Still, if you take a look at the bushes, it looks like harvest has not yet begun. Nanking cherries would make superb cherry pie if the fruits were not so small as to make pitting tedious. At least you don’t have to pull off the stems, which remain attached to the bush at harvest. And the pits are small.
As I wrote, though, I consider that the best way to enjoy Nanking cherry fruits is to walk up to a plant and strip the ripe fruits off into your mouth right then and there.
WILBRAHAM
Maria C. Howe to Maria C. Howe, trustee, and Maria C. Howe Revocable Indenture of Trust of, trustee of, 624 Stony Hill Road, $100.
Michael A. Tranghese, Karin T. Tranghese and Karen Mills to Clifford Foss and Lisa Foss, 34 Main St., $597,200.
Nancy Varallo, representative, and Raymond F. Catuogno, estate, to Theresa Fiorentino, 15 Cedar Ridge Drive, $646,500.
Theresa A. Fiorentino and Theresa Fiorentino to Robert R. Balicki and Carolyn P. Balicki, 14 Willow Brook Lane, $1,200,000.
WILLIAMSBURG
Cynthia Baxter Hemenway, trustee, Cynthia Baxter Hemenway Trust and Daniel R. Hemenway to Todd Dextraze, 151 Ashfield Road, $70,000.
WORTHINGTON
Judith M. Robinson to Matthew David Whitcomb, Witt Hill Road, $25,000.
Karen R. Lund, estate, and Sandra McDevitt, personal representative, to John Descoteaux, Parish Road, $32,000.
Nanking cherry is smothered in pinkish white blossoms in spring. (LEE REICH PHOTO)
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