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IN THE GARDEN: The challenge of growing Okra in the north, F3
Midimalistic design
HOME: The 3 types of screws to keep in your toolbox, F4
This approach strikes a balance between minimalism and maximalism, Page F2
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Midimalism is the latest home design trend By Jolie Kerr
“Midimalism is the middle ground between minimalism and maximalism, and captures the uncluttered foundation of a minimalist approach with strong visual elements that map to maximalism.”
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INIMALISM, YOU MAY have heard, is out. Gone are those hallmarks of millennial style: gray walls, allwhite kitchens and stark, unadorned surfaces that were, perhaps, a reaction to growing up in overstuffed homes filled with decorative roosters and voluminous Roman shades. Now, as the interior design pendulum swings back to a more exuberant look — one that might even see the return of those roosters — people are embracing maximalism, a more-is-more approach that mixes colors, patterns, textures and shapes. As styles go, maximalism is fun, no doubt, but what if it’s too much to actually live with? You may like the look but find yourself distracted and stressed out by visual clutter — not to mention that a home filled to the rafters with decorative items is hard to keep clean and organized. For those looking to combine the joyfulness of maximalism with the functionality of minimalism, there’s a sweet spot: midimalism. Charlie Lankston, the executive editor at Realtor.com, calls midimalism “a happy-medium interior design approach that blends the vibrancy of maximalism with the calming aesthetic of minimalism.” A midimalist home is calm but not stark, with plenty of personal touches — but not so many that the space becomes chaotic. “Midimalism is the middle ground between minimalism and maximalism, and captures the uncluttered foundation of a minimalist approach with strong visual elements that map to maximalism,” says Kendra Sinclair, a home design trends expert at Thumbtack. If a midimalist look is one you’d like in your home, these expert tips can help you achieve it. Strike a balance “Minimalist decor is a simple, nofrills style featuring subtle texture and clean lines,” Lankston says, in contrast to maximalist homes, which she describes as “eclectic and often over-thetop, integrating clashing patterns, bold textures and often rich colors.” Midimalism strikes a balance by combining elements of the two interior design styles to create a calm space that has warmth and personality. Aim for clean but not cold Midimalism borrows from both the
Kendra Sinclair, home design trends expert, Thumbtack
Above, a minimalist living room features a mix of clean lines and softer forms. Cover photo: a midimalist reading corner. (ADOBE STOCK IMAGES)
clean minimalist aesthetic and the boldness of maximalism. “It builds on top of an organized base with selective layers that blend colors, patterns and meaningful objects,” Sinclair says. “It is that middle space where the room feels clean, but not cold. Personal, but not cluttered,” says Neha Khanna, the CEO and co-founder of Fabrica Kraft. “In practical terms, it could be a simple sofa with beautifully made cushions, a curtain fabric with a good fall, one strong piece of art or a few personal objects that actually mean something.”
Combine coordinating and contrasting textures One way to achieve a midimalist look is to layer textures, Sinclair says, which “helps to create warmth and depth without overwhelming a space with unique objects and a smorgasbord of color. This could look like a stone surface paired with velvet seat coverings and embroidered pillows, wood paneling on walls or ceiling or a pop of color on trim.”
items to three or choosing a single bold decorative piece that can stand on its own. “Every piece should be thought about before incorporating it into the design,” she says, “to ensure it aligns with adding impact to the space, without too much visual weight.”
Think mix-and-match, not matchy-matchy Matching furniture or prefabricated decorative sets can leave a room feeling stark and void of personality. “Do not purchase every piece from the Try bold, same store — avoid matchy-matchy. sculptural elements You don’t want your space to look like a showroom,” says Samantha-Jane “Midimalism design features Agbontaen, an interior designer and unique, interesting items that tend Add pops of color to a founder of House Designer. to be sculptural and bold, and have neutral palette “If everything is beige, flat and empenough visual weight not to need supporting pieces for the space to feel ty, it becomes minimalism without Using muted or neutral colors as a design foundation reduces visual complete,” says interior designer Dan- warmth,” Khanna says. “Midimalism noise. “Midimalist homes feature a iela Alilovic. “This can include bold art needs some life in it.” pieces, an accent area rug or impactful mix of clean lines and softer forms, Layer on the personality and tend to adhere to a more neutral coffee table decor.” color palette punctuated by a few Start with a neutral base to create a Avoid clutter and overdecorating calm foundation, and add personality deeper-colored accents,” Lankston Midimalism requires a controlled through the use of layers, Khanna says. “Find unique patterns that share a approach to decorating. “It allows says. “Soft furnishings are one of the neutral shade, ornate pieces placed warmth without clutter,” Khanna says. easiest ways to do this. You can keep the larger furniture simple and bring against a more muted background, or “It allows pattern, but not too many competing patterns. It allows person- in warmth through cushions, curtains, an incredible arrangement of various bolsters, table linens, throws or a sinartworks on a single wall, next to less al pieces, but only the ones that add distracting furniture and flooring.” something to the room. … It is all about gle upholstered piece. The idea is to let choosing what gives the room charac- the room feel lived-in without being Leave some ter and removing what distracts from overloaded.” breathing room it.” Because midimalism relies on restraint, Alilovic stresses eliminating Edit, edit, edit “It is not about filling every corner, and it is not about stripping everything clutter and unnecessary items. “Clut“Midimalism needs editing,” Khanaway either,” Khanna says. “The room ter and too many decorative items na says. “Too many small objects, too create too much visual weight, which has breathing space, but it does not many unrelated colors or too many goes against the midimalism look and prints can quickly push the room into feel unfinished.” When it comes to feel,” she says. selecting items to display, avoid filler visual clutter.” decor and trendy items. Lankston echoes that: “Achieving “The goal,” Sinclair says, “is to look Use the rule of three the midimalism look is less about crepractical, planned and thoughtfully To avoid overfilling a space, Alilovic ating a whole new aesthetic and more recommends limiting groupings of curated.” about editing what you already have.”
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Okra shows its kinship with hibiscus and other members of the mallow family with its beautiful flowers. (LEE
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KRA, LIKE ARTIchokes and dark beer, evokes from people either praise or disgust, rarely something in between. A pot of stewed okra, tomatoes and onions sends me into creole heaven, yet makes my brother gag. I say the mucilaginous quality
of okra adds “body” to a dish; he says okra is “slimy.” This season I’m reveling in a bumper crop of okra. Such a crop would hardly be worth noting if I gardened south of the Mason-Dixon line, where okra plants grow to be the size of small trees! Growing okra here is somewhat of a chal-
lenge because the plants begin to shiver when temperatures drop into the 50s — not uncommon even for a midsummer night in my garden.
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Retractable Awnings A few varieties of okra. They are decorative even if they do taste the same. (LEE REICH PHOTO)
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In spite of a good bit of hot weather this summer, I like to think I had a hand in this season’s success with okra. And the first okra-righteous thing I did was to choose for my planting a good site: the hottest and sunniest spot in my garden. In past years, my okra plants always came up slowly and sparsely. Because the seeds germinate poorly below 70 degrees Fahrenheit, this year I waited until the soil was well warmed — at the very end of May — to plant. But even then I didn’t just dribble the seeds into a furrow. Okra has a hard seed coat, so I first soaked the seeds indoors overnight, then drained the water, but kept the seeds moist until little white rootlets poked through the seed coats. After a few days, I planted the sprouting seeds into the waiting, warm soil. Once seedlings were up and looking strong, I thinned them to prevent overcrowding. Actually, I thinned them twice, the first time to maximize early harvest, then later to allow each plant more room in which to spread its leaves. I’ve never been able to bring myself to thin okra plants to the recommended spacing of 1 to 2 feet apart in the rows, because each plant seems too valuable to sacrifice so ruthlessly. (I usually run two rows of okra down my 3-foot-wide beds, with rows 2 feet apart.) That thinning to one to two feet in the rows seemed more suited to the okra “trees” that grow down South. Once I’ve reaped a few harvests, I do a final thinning to about six-inch spacing in the rows. My beds now are watered automatically with drip irrigation. Before I had drip, I wouldn’t ever water the plants. Benign neglect seemed to help. Conditions are a lot drier in their native home of Ethiopia and the Upper Nile! Okra has deep roots and the plants never wilted. I’ve tried a lot of varieties of okra, including Cajun Jewel, Beck’s Big Buck, Heavy Hitter, Okinawa Pink, as well as the more familiar Clemson Spineless. Some varieties have grown to 5-feet tall by the end of the growing season, others top out at 3-foot height, some are green, and some are red. I haven’t kept careful records of yields, but all seem to grow and bear reasonably well. And all bear cheery, pale yellow flowers with red centers, showing off, if you look closer, their kinship in the hibiscus family, along with cotton, rose-of-Sharon, marsh mallow (the original source for marshmallows), and, of course, the ornamental, tropical and hardy hibiscuses. Once the weather warms and okra is growing vigorously, the most important thing is to remember to visit the plants every other day or so to pick the pods. If pods are left on the plants to mature, production of new pods slows down. Right now, with imminent cool weather, the race is on to fill the freezer and our bellies with as much okra as possible. I do declare, I must have some southern blood in me.
At left, a sleeve anchor is best for hanging moderately heavy things. Above, construction screws are ideal wood screws. (ADOBE STOCK IMAGES)
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F YOU’RE CRAVING CONfusion in your life, visit the screw aisle of a big hardware store. The long racks are packed with screws in dozens of sizes and lengths; in standard and metric versions; for wood, metal or concrete; and in brass, zinc-plated and stainless-steel varieties. The abundance can turn a seemingly straightforward decision into an ordeal. You enter the aisle with the humble goal of hanging a curtain rod and soon you’re wondering if it would be easier to just hire someone else to do it. But picking the right screw doesn’t have to be hard. Three basic varieties are all you need for many home projects. Keep them on hand and you’ll be ready to hang shelves, repair furniture, fix simple machinery, install bathroom hardware — and put up curtain rods. Knowing which screw to use is also important from a safety standpoint. A previous occupant of my house repeatedly used the wrong fasteners to hang heavy objects; someone could have been hurt if any of them had failed. For hanging: sleeve anchors Plastic sleeve anchors are the simplest, least destructive and most versatile way to hang moderately heavy things on walls. They consist of small screws and plastic sleeves that slip into small holes drilled in the wall. The sleeve expands as the screw is driven into it, wedging the anchor solidly in place. Sleeve anchors are typically rated to
hold from 20 to 25 pounds apiece in drywall and plaster, and considerably more in concrete. They’re exactly what the previous occupant should have used to put up the bookshelves that hung high above the staircase in my home. Instead, he drove 3-inch wood screws through the half-inch drywall and into the empty air behind it. They provided almost no anchorage, and I was easily able to pull the shelves off by hand when renovating. A single sleeve anchor can support a substantial mirror or another flat object. Multiple anchors can be used to mount towel bars, curtain and clothing rods, light-duty bookshelves and storage racks. You can install them almost anywhere on a wall, and there’s no need to find a stud. I used 20-pound-rated sleeve anchors to remount a fire extinguisher holster in our mudroom. Here, the previous occupant had used sturdy construction nails meant for wood framing — which was also the wrong approach, because drywall and plaster disintegrate when a thick nail is driven through them. (Thin art-hanging nails don’t have this problem.)
plywood to framing, mount heavy-duty shelf brackets to wall studs, and make simple frames or boxes out of finished lumber. I’ve often employed such screws as a “second pair of hands” when working alone, such as when I shored up the basement stairs. I used them to temporarily fix the new supporting brackets in place before permanently nailing them. (One overlooked asset of screws is that, unlike nails, they come out easily.) Most deck and construction screws these days are Torx drive, also called star drive after the six-pointed socket on the screw head. That means that you’ll need a Torx screwdriver bit to tighten them. You’ll find the bits sold individually or in packs in the fastener or hand tool aisle. Your box of screws will list the size you need; it’s usually T20 or T25. Flat-head deck and construction screws are designed to drive fully into softwoods like pine, sinking the head flush with the wood surface. If you’re working with hardwood, like oak, it’s safer to drill a pilot hole to prevent the wood from splitting and to use a countersink bit to make For wood: deck or a beveled pocket for the screw construction screws head, allowing it to sit flush or just below the wood’s surface. I These screws dominate the hardware-store aisle. The practi- prefer zero-flute countersinks cal differences between them are (sometimes called single-flute) minor; the only things you need to the fluted kind: They cut to pay attention to are the head smoothly instead of chattering. shape, the size and the length. You can find charts of pilot-drill For home projects, a flat-head diameters for all screw sizes No. 8 in a length of 2 to 2 1/2 inch- online, and standard flat-head es is close to an all-purpose wood screws need an 82-degree counscrew. It can be used to repair tersink. or strengthen furniture, attach SEE SCREWS, PAGE F6
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Above, these images show ornamental peppers in a fence planter, left, a fall-themed container planted with colorful Croton, yellow garden mums and Gomphrena, center, and copper Chrysanthemums in a hanging basket. At right, copper chrysanthemums are displayed in a hanging basket on Long Island, N.Y., on Sept. 27, 2024. (JESSICA DAMIANO PHOTOS VIA AP)
These plants add color to gardens and pots when summer flowers fade By Jessica Damiano
done in by the heat of summer, not the cold. HE HANGING I’ve bordered most of the front garden bed with Seplanter on my porch dum Autumn Joy, a perenhas seen better days. And by better days, I Try these for a burst nial in horticultural zones of fall color 3-9 that changes with the mean the summer annuals seasons. have dried to a brown crisp Pansies are my usual goIts green early-season that likely has the neighbors tos for fall. flowers gradually take on a wondering if the Addams Their smiling faces of pinkish hue that darkens as Family has moved in. I like orange, purple and yellow to believe the extreme heat brighten even the most fad- summer progresses, landing on a fall-appropriate maroon did them in, but I know ed of gardens. by mid-September. And fall-planted pansies neglect has also played a It’s the only flowering plant will return in spring, ready role. to bloom for another season. I can think of that meets I dug up some impatiens from the garden and That’s because, unlike most the seasons where they are every step of the way. garden annuals, they’re plopped them in the bas-
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Occasionally, you’ll need screws in other sizes. Use shorter No. 8 or thinner No. 6 screws for lighter projects. For 2-by-4 construction lumber, you’ll want a flat-head No. 9 or 10, 3 to 4 inches long. (In my home, the previous occupant should have used them to attach a bunk bed to the wall studs, instead of using them on bare drywall.) Restorations and decorative woodworking call for small brass screws (No. 2, 4 or 6) with traditional slotted heads.
ket to save face, but with September approaching, it’s time to freshen it up for a new season.
You might add mums and then let them stay As summer annuals fade, consider replacing them with garden chrysanthemums, but don’t pull them out at the end of the season. Plant them at the front of beds, where their orange, rust, bronze, yellow, pink, purple or white flowers will obscure the fading plants behind them. Leave them be, and they’ll return year after year for effortless fall flair. Firecracker plant (Cuphea)
For these, seek out a local hardware store with a section of small-parts bins. It will have what you need. For metal: machine screws Machine screws are used to hold metal objects together. They drive into matching threaded holes on the object or are held in place by matching nuts and washers. A kit containing hundreds of them in the most common style and sizes (pan-head 6, 8, and 10) with matching washers and nuts costs less than $20. Around the home, they’re most often used for attaching
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cabinet hardware and making repairs to hand tools and yard equipment. Machine screws are not for use in wood, because their threads are too shallow to
bite into and grip the wood fibers. The previous occupant of my house was not aware of this; the attic ladder, tenuously hung on four short machine screws, was a disas-
is an easy-care, heat-tolerant choice with striking, tubular orange flowers that attract hummingbirds. It’s hardy in zones 8-11 and used as an annual in cooler regions, where it blooms from spring through frost. But fall plantings work, too, and the plant makes a dramatic addition to containers alongside lantana, fountain grass (Pennisetum), coral bells (Heuchera), globe amaranth (Gomphrena) or calibrachoa. SEE DAMIANO, PAGE F10
ter-in-waiting for anyone who climbed it. As with wood screws, sometimes you’ll need an uncommon machine screw, like a tiny No. 0. Or you’ll want a few in brass to match the hardware they’re being used on. A local hardware store with small-parts bins is the place to find them. Or you can reach for the do-it-yourself enthusiast’s best friend: a tin of oddball parts saved from past projects. Some screws simply can’t be found in stores. This article originally appeared in The New York Times.
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Terry & Kim Kovel | Antiques & Collecting
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Schoolmaster’s desks were symbols of authority
OR AS LONG AS WE have had classrooms, teachers have played many roles in them. This is especially true in the oneroom schoolhouses that American students attended from the late 18th century up to, in some areas, the mid-20th century. Teaching in a one-room schoolhouse meant running an entire school, from lighting the stove in the morning to cleaning and closing down the classroom after school. And just like today, the teacher’s day didn’t necessarily end with the school day. The schoolhouse often doubled as a community center, hosting events and performances that the teacher planned and managed. In some rural communities, older adults who had never learned to read would gather at the schoolhouse at night to build their literacy skills. Teachers might be even younger than their daytime students; they could qualify for positions at as young as 15, and the oldest students in some classrooms could be as old as 20. It was important for the teacher’s desk to serve as a symbol of authority as well as a practical piece of furniture. Sold as “schoolmaster’s desks” today, they were part podium, part writing surface, and part storage space. They usually have what today’s decorators would call a rustic or country look, made in simple designs out of local wood with little embellishment. Some examples found today are decorated with folk art paintings, but those are usually later additions. A poplar schoolmaster’s desk from the 19th century sold for $187 at Keystone Auction LLC. Like most schoolmaster’s desks, it has a hinged slanted lid that opens to an interior with fitted compartments over a long drawer.
Q. I received a cut glass
vase from Tiffany & Co. as a gift over 10 years ago. I believe the pattern was current at the time but has been retired since then. Do you
Arts and Crafts in the late 19th to early 20th centuries and art deco in the 1920s to 1930s. There are many books on the history of wallpaper that include images of patterns and information about their manufacturers. You may want to look for books like “Papermaking Through Eighteen Centuries” by Dard Hunter or “The Papered Wall: The History, Patterns and Techniques” by Lesley Hoskins at a local library or art museum. The Ephemera Society of America (ephemerasociety.org), a club for collectors and researchers of paper products meant for temporary use, like labels, packaging, advertisements, and, yes, wallpaper, may also be able to help you. Some collectors do frame large pieces or individual motifs from antique wallpaper and use them as decorative art. They are generally valued like prints The schoolmaster’s desks made for one-room schoolhouses or pictures. An art gallery in may not be used in today’s classrooms, but they still have plenyour area may be able to help ty of lessons to teach collectors. (KEYSTONE AUCTION LLC) you find a value for yours. know how I can find out its current value? Do you have any suggestions for how to sell it?
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A good way to find out the value of your vase is to look up the pattern, or at least other Tiffany cut glass vases, on resale websites or in auction results. Be sure you are looking at sold prices to get accurate values! Pattern matching companies like Replacements Ltd. (replacements.com), Classic Replacements (classicreplace ments.com) or Missing Pieces (missingpieces.com) may also have information. These sites may also be options for selling your vase. You may also want to look into cut glass clubs, like the American Cut Glass Association (cutglass.org) or auction houses that focus on glass. They may have additional helpful information; auction houses often provide free appraisals. In our experience, unfortunately, modern Tiffany cut glass pieces do not reach the impressive prices of Tiffany Studios iridescent glass or the cut glass
from the late 19th to early 20th century, known as the American Brilliant period. Modern Tiffany & Co. cut glass vases generally sell for about $75 to $200, depending on their size, pattern, and condition.
Q. Is there any collector
TIP: Look at the pegs on old furniture when you can. Old pegs are usually straight and sometimes have a small notch at the top to let excess glue escape. Modern machine-made pegs usually have spiral grooves.
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 close-up 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 Yes, there is! Wallpaper published. We do not guarantee has been used since at least the return of photographs, but if the 1600s, and the Industrial a stamped envelope is included, Revolution, mass production, we will try. Questions that are and advances in machine answered will appear in Kovels printing made its popularity Publications. Write to Kovels, explode as it became more acThe Republican, King Features cessible outside the upper class. Syndicate, 300 W. 57th Street, Patterns usually corresponded 41st Floor, New York, NY 10019, to the dominant decorative arts or email us at collectorsgallery@ movements of the time, such as kovels.com. interest or value to antique wallpaper? I have a large piece that is framed like a picture. It has a realistic scene with animals in a forest. I think the scene was a repeated motif on the full wallpaper. Can you tell me how I can find out more about my piece, and what it might be worth?
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Mortgage rates rise this week 30-year home loan rate back to where it was 4 weeks ago By Alex Veiga
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Mortgage rates ticked higher this week, nudging the average long-term U.S. home loan rate closer to its recent high for the year. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate edged up to 6.66% from 6.65% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year ago, the average rate was 6.56%. Higher mortgage rates can add hundreds of dollars a month in costs for borrowers, limiting homebuyers’ purchasing power. As rates rise, that can lead prospective home shoppers to delay buying a home, one reason U.S. home sales remain in a rut this year. The average rate is now back to where it was four weeks ago and is just shy of 6.69%, the high for the year it reached earlier this month. Borrowing costs on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, often sought by borrowers refinancing a home loan, also rose this week. That average rate increased to 5.98% from 5.95% last week. A year ago, it was at 5.69%. Mortgage rates are influenced by several factors, including inflation, broader policy rate decisions from the Federal Reserve and expectations from bond market investors for the economy. They generally follow the trajectory of the 10-year Treasury yield, which lenders use as a guide to pricing home loans. Both mortgage rates and the bond market have been mostly rising this year due to the U.S. war with Iran, which has fueled expectations for hotter inflation as crude oil prices soared. Long-term bond yields remain steeper than they were before the conflict began in late February, helping drive mortgage rates higher. Worries about the U.S. government’s gargantuan and growing debt have also helped drive up long term bond yields, prompting the U.S. Treasury Department made to intervene last week, though analysts say its effect could be limited. The 10-year Treasury yield was 4.66% as of midday Thursday on the bond market. Before the war, it was just 3.97% in late February. The U.S. housing market has been in a slump since 2022, when mortgage rates began to climb from pandemic-era lows. Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes were essentially flat last year, stuck at a 30-year low. U.S. sales of those homes again slowed in July.
Deeds AGAWAM Agnes M. Leclair and Agnes M. Eddy to Erika S. Napoli and Brandon J. Napoli, 25 High St., $275,000. Deborah A. Bloom, representative, and Richard H. Eagan Jr., to Angela Poon, 37 Senator Ave., $330,000. Ellen C. Bonavita, representative, and Nancy J. Chagnon, estate, to Anthony Surrette, 94 Corey Colonial, Unit 94, $260,000. George T. Arslanian and Michelle C. Arslanian to Michael S. Brouillette, 20 Memorial Park, $420,000. Giuseppe Tirone and Geraldine Tirone to Aya Custom Homes Inc., South Westfield Street, Lot 2, $130,000. Gregory F. Gentile and Deborah A. Gentile to Neil Sleeper and Cheryl Sleeper, 116 Villa Drive, Unit 40, $561,900. Elias Family Limited Partnership, Aziz S. Elias and Deborah Elias to Shivan Chopra and Anshu Chopra, 8-10 Begley St., $660,000.
Mary K. Y. Lee, trustee of the 0 Orcutt Hill Road Trust, to Aaron Stack, 15 Orcutt Hill Road. $155,000.
CHARLEMONT Robert Tyler to Virtual Land Club LLC, Hawk Hill Road, $45,700. Virtual Land Club LLC, to Gary Kochapski, Hawk Hill Road, $62,500.
CHESTER Denis R. Proulx, trustee, Lynn M. Proulx, trustee, and Denis R. & Lynn M. Proulx Living Trust, trustee of, to Cherylann R. Henry, 187 Route 20, $204,000. Maryanne Pacitti to Western Mass Hilltown Hikers Inc., 0 Emery St., $10,000.
CHESTERFIELD Lynn D. Martus to Lynn D. Martus and Kevin M. Martus, 211 Sugar Hill Road, $100.
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Jay R. Otto Jr., and Jackie Otto to Pamela David A. Carlos to Ronald Barthelette, 85 Barbara St., $400,000. Kinsmith, 22 Althea Circle, $340,000. Marcie M. Sabin and Timothy S. Sabin to Arnas Naujalis, 15 Rhodes Ave., $305,000. Rocco Basile Jr., to Ata Realty Group LLC, 828-830 Springfield St., $600,000. Rosemary A. Messier to Serhii Kochetkov, 38 South Alhambra Circle, $281,500. Vladimir Duducal to Ivan Hrytskevich and Ivita Hrytskevich, 603 Cooper St., $370,000.
AMHERST Cynthia M. Ely and Debra J. Weigel to Kenneth R. Drake and Scott J. Drake, 708 Bay Road, $250,000.
BRIMFIELD Caitlin R. Krul, trustee, and Phifer Gallery Trust, trustee of, to Christine Flynn Saulnier and Michele A. Restino, Paige Hill Road, $275,000. Gregory R. Flamand and Manuela Flamand to Phoenix Properties LLC, 109 Brookfield Road, $325,000.
Guadalupe M. Friedson and John M. Friedson to Daniel Santiago-Rivera and Janet Morales Cruz, 44-46 Alvord Ave., $425,000. MHI Properties LLC, to Krisia Y. Hernandez Montoya and Rosmery Paredes Montoya, 5 Kurtz St., $380,000. Nicole Marie Devlin to Ayse Yilmaz, 445 Old Field Road, $405,000. Olga Kuznetsov and Valeriy Kuznetsov to Marilza D. Benevides, 11 Chateaugay St., $415,000. Sara Robitaille and Keith Robitaille to Geg Realty LLC, 103 Watson St., $188,491. Veteran Stan LLC, to Melissa S. Miller-Clapp and David W. Clapp, 79 Kaveney St., $325,000.
CUMMINGTON Mark G. Bevan and Diane R. Bevan to James Edward Bernhard, 83 Porter Hill Road, $495,000.
DEERFIELD
Deborah O. Doulette and Glenn E. Doulette to Heather Blais and Jason Blais, 17 Johnnie E. Gross, Jill G. Gross and Johnnie D. Gross to Hull Forestlands LP, Captain Lathrop Drive, $528,000. Dunhamtown Brimfield Road, $310,000. Helen L. Murphy, personal representative of the Estate of Marilyn Althea Judy Bergdoll to Kyle Degray and AbiPatnode, “aka” Marilyn Patnode, to Brian gail Degray, 273 Dunhamtown Palmer Fay and Charlene Negron, 240 Upper Road, $415,000. Road, $355,000. Susan Groetchen and Madeline A. Expedio Group LLC, to Robert P. Clark, Lynch to Peter L. Lynch, 81 7th St., 89 Sugarloaf St., $488,000. $615,000.
BUCKLAND Tex Anne Caswell to Aaron Care and Alexis Osgerby, 15 School St., $310,000. Ronald Cole and Tracy Cole to Alyse Tower, 11 Bray Road, $360,000.
EAST LONGMEADOW Craig L. Gay and Rachel Gay to Devin Maples and James Maples, 25 Pondview Drive, $825,000. Joseph Lupi, representative, Rose Bertha
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Lupi, estate, and Rose Lupi, estate, to 23 Thompson St., LLC, 23 Thompson St., $275,000. Kevin L. Murawski and Alyssa R. Murawski to Maria Servidone, 143 Braeburn Road, $360,000. Kyle Maskell and Sadie Maskell to Cong T. Co and Tuoi T. Pham, 27 Shaw St., $360,000. Rod J. LaVallee and Kimberly A. LaVallee to Richard R. LaBelle and Nadiya LaBelle, 24 Deerfoot Drive, $479,900. Stephen A. Pysz, Debra Carol Atkinson Pysz and Debra Atkinson Pysz to Jeffrey Zera and Christine Tetreault, 6 Brynmawr Drive, $590,000. Thomas W. Larock and Suzanne L. Larocque to Julia L. Harte and William S. Short, 256 Mapleshade Ave., $492,000.
EASTHAMPTON CTW Enterprises Inc., to Steven Lee and Stephanie Kang, 11 Elizabeth Lane, $659,900. Tara Ann Henson and Christopher Ehorn Jr., to Thomas Kindred and Catalina Betancourt, 50 Plain St., $419,000. U.S. Bank Trust N.A., trustee, RCAF Acquisition Trust and Selene Finance L.P., attorney-in-fact, to Vyatcheslav Tsukanov, 5 Morin Drive, $245,000. Alberto Perez to Katelyn M. Thibault, 13 Carillon Circle, $515,000. Robert E. Singler to Robert E. Singler, trustee, and Singler Family Trust, 359 Main St., $100. Blake A. Gullett to Zachary P. Osterland, 22 Maine Ave., $315,400.
GRANBY Donald J. Crane, personal representative, Raymond J. Crane Sr., estate, and Raymond J. Crane, estate, to Ryan Matthew Barthelette and Stephanie Ann Barthelette, 37 Harris St., $275,000.
GREENFIELD Alex J. Peterkin to Lora Mollie Dibner-Garcia and Jay Paul Jones Jr., 98 Conway St., $403,336. David R. O’Reilly and Nicole O’Reilly to Joan M. Culley and Salvatore R. Dinardi, 85 Verde Drive, $779,500.
HAMPDEN Cody J. Brodeur and Christina N. Brodeur to Shawn M. Montagna and Ashley Lyn Montagna, 60 Old Orchard Road, $426,000.
HOLLAND Alexandra E. Tibbetts, trustee, and t 31 Pine Tree Drive Realty Trus (TR OF) to Sue Ulintz, 31 Pine Tree Dr, $625,000. Jean M. Fiske to Diana Immenhausen, trustee, and Sweet Mamas Trust, trustee of, North Cottage Road, Lot 541, $5,000.
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Deeds CONTINUES FROM PAGE F8 Jeanne P. Rodrigues, Jenne P. Molle and Peter Molle Jr., to Tyler Antinovich, 160 Stafford Road, $385,000.
HOLYOKE Alane P. Mallet, trustee and representative, Tree House Holdings Real Estate Nominee Trust, trustee of, and Cory A. Taylor, estate, to Borowski Holdings LLC, 452 Main St., $750,000.
CIL Realty of Massachusetts Inc., 26 Brooks Road, $590,000.
Gisele Perry to Daniel Younkin, Perry Road, $15,000.
Ke Ma and Huayi Wei to Mark P. Kraver, trustee, Melissa Kraver, trustee, and Trust Kraver Family Revocable Living Trust, trustee of, 233 Franklin Road, $503,000.
Lane Construction Corp., to Winridge Holdings LLC, East Road, $75,000.
Linda C. Platzer to William T. Sobo Jr., and Wendy J. Ludwig, 100 Hilltop Road, $915,000.
108 MechanicSTOJ LLC, to Emily Gonzalez and Nestor Gonzalez, 108 Mechanic St., $360,000.
Philip R. Guidrey and Jennifer Guidrey to Andrew James Mariani and Rachel Angela Mariani, 28 Brittany Road, $750,000. Richard G. Bistran to Nadine Coffey, 19 Harwich Road, $390,000.
Suzanne M. Loreto and Darrel AlAndrew S. Lafrennie and Yahaira fred Bewsee to Yufan Zhang and Lafrennie to Meghan Wentzell Guangfang Wang, 51 Barrington and Matthew Wentzell, 199 Bemis Road, $430,000. Road, $415,000. Dream Builders Construction LLC, to Debra Laliberte and Adam Lord, 37 Sun Valley Road, $350,000.
LUDLOW Aldo Properties LLC, to Jacob Bergeron and Sydney Bergeron, 56 Glenwood St., $360,000.
Christopher Cappucci to Samuel H. Lunin, 149 Beech St., $185,000. Mary A. Sullivan to Boonyanuth F. Samantha Hemmingsen to Maturostrakul, 353 Fuller St., Unit Victor Ciurleo, 382 Pleasant St., 4, $396,000. $275,000. Jill A. Kopka and Michael J. Pellegrini to Shahrezad Behbahani and Farshad Behbahani, 101 Cabot St., Unit 602, $240,000. Joel J. Cote, trustee, and Cote Living Trust, trustee of, to 896 Main Street LLC, 896 Main St., $200,000. Margaret J. Morneau, Richard E. Lavengood and Jessica L. Merrill to Daisha Serrano and Denisse Romero, 293 Jarvis Ave., $485,000.
HUNTINGTON Mark F. Jerusik, Nancy A. Jerusik, Christine M. Bell and Christine M. Jerusik to Richard G. Kendra and Annette D. Kendra, Norwich Lake, $13,000.
LEVERETT Catherine Carew-Bednardski and Donna L. Mellen, individually and as personal representatives of the Estate of Donald K. Carew, D. Scott Carew, Kimberly Sue Carew, Cynthia C. Darwent and Sandra Lynn Fortier to D. Scott Carew and Carrie Euring, 72 Juggler Meadow Road, $795,000.
LONGMEADOW
MONROE Mario Carloni, trustee of the Family Forest Land Trust, to Priscilla J. Pierce and Glenn D. Reilly, 16 Manley Phelps Road, $150,000.
MONSON Ashley C. Gendron and Ashley Fussell to Luke Nierenhausen, 17 Elm St., $349,900. Real Estate Investments Northeast LLC, to Jennelle Lynne Masotti, 37 Bridge St., $320,000. Holly E. Boulanger to John David Holdcraft, 4 Silver St., $285,000. John Rahkonen and Trudy Rahkonen to Karl L. Winkler and Haley Winkler, 102 Bogan Road, $710,000. Terri Kacoyannakis, trustee, and Buckley Family Irrevocable Trust, trustee of, to Codie Judice and Azlynn Prunier, 76 Bethany Road, $305,000.
MONTAGUE Michael L. Kozloski and Suzanne Kozloski to Suzanne Kozloski, 6 Oakman St., $197,500.
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John Henry Shairs and Wendy A. Anthony Wayne Bunn and Monica Flemister-Shairs to Brittny MacM. Cole to Joshua William PatQuarrie and Jonathan MacQuarterson and Emily L. Patterson, 93 rie, 174 Main St., $320,000. Wheelmeadow Drive, $740,000. Denise M. Ditmar to Hannah Kennedy, 74 Birch Road, $510,000. Joseph Singer, David Z. Singer and Michelle Singer Herzlinger to
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Robert Bessette to SJTRE LLC, 131 Fairman Road, $2,000.
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Katherine A. Caron to Kathryn Sue Clark, 19 Rosewood Lane, $265,000.
Italo Falvo and Stefania Falvo to Katherine Kelliher, 620 Roosevelt Ave., $405,000.
Lila Lee Zinnack and Lee L. Zinnack to Edward M. Jones and Bethany Jones, 69 Klaus Anderson Road, $523,000.
Jeffrey R. Kuselias and Peter Kuselias to Gloria Marshall, 105 Mazarin St., $340,000.
Michelle Nadine Johnson and Michelle N. Tenerowicz to Ryan Price and Jaden Tenerowicz, 43 Vining Hill Road, $528,000.
Paul R. LaFleur, representative, Bernard P. LaFleur Jr., estate, and Melissa Mae McMullen and Melis- Bernard P. LaFleur, estate, to sa Mae Bolduc to Edson Augusto Deborah A. Baringer, 15 Lakemont St., $45,000. Monteiro Filho and Laudicea M. De Oliveira Monteiro, 1037 Pine Susan L. Rera, trustee, Michelle St., $410,000. N. Johnson, trustee, and Johnson Family Revocable Living Trust, Richard R. Padykula Jr., representrustee of, to Michelle Nadine tative, and Richard R. Padykula Johnson, 41 Vining Hill Road, Sr., estate, to Chenevert Properties LLC, and Halifax Capital LLC, $254,892.
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1266 South Main St., $250,000.
William Curtin Jr., representative, and William H. Curtin, estate, to James N. Athearn, 50 Stimson St., $115,000.
RUSSELL Kelvin James Mast and Juanita Mast to Ina Zhauniarovich and Uladzislau Zhauniarovich, 71 Cedar Road, $300,000.
SHUTESBURY Patricia A. Hamel to Danielle T. Bosia and Evan J. Bosia, 20 Lake Drive, $750,000.
SOUTH HADLEY Lisa B. Foss and Clifford Foss to Iris Huntington Properties LLC, 133 Mosier St., $300,000.
SOUTHAMPTON Tricia Kiefer and John Kiefer to Alex Simonds and Kristen Jensen Simonds, 17 Pequot Road, $450,000.
SOUTHWICK Alan Louis Baum and Alan L. Baum to Cornerstone Homebuying LLC, 30 Miller Road, $205,000. Alicia E. Modlish, Alicia E. Lewis and Tyler M. Modlish to Kyle Maskell and Sadie A. Maskell, 14 Revere Road, $520,000. Aspenwood Associates LLC, to Alexandra Buscemi and Dylan Buscemi, 177 Klaus Anderson Road, Lot 2, $175,000. Aspenwood Associates LLC, to Nickolas Chambers, 177 Klaus Anderson Road, Lot 3, $175,000. Douglas Dichard to Vladimir Stetsyuk and Julia Stetsyuk, 4 Pearl Brook Road, $561,400.
SPRINGFIELD Alberto Nova to Hector Torres, 118 Prospect St., $295,900. ARJ Enterprises LLC, to Jose A. Fuentes, 658 Union St., $425,000. Main Street Realty Advisors LLC, to Johanny Dishmey De Iraheta, 62 Kenyon St., $287,900. Cangi-Five Properties LLC, to Hector O. Pomales Cotto and Liz A. Pomales, 189-191 Maynard St., $355,000. Carolyn M. Roberts to Carmen Marrero and Nelvin Medina, 328 Hartwick St., $310,000. Cash Solution LLC, to Lynsea Lafond and Lynsea D. Lafond, 915 Bradley Road, $330,000. Christopher L. Reid, Amanda M. Reid and Amanda M. Sutton to Christerfer Vu, 41 Verge St., $305,000. College Rentals LLC, to Steven Abrahamson, 60 Keddy St., $255,000. David H. Cotter to Sonia M. Marquez, 227 Forest Park Ave., $400,000. Delno E. Clark to LBH-Real-Estate LLC, 61 Albemarle St., $160,000. Emtay Inc., to Hannah Hurler, 974 Wilbraham Road, $300,000. Faye Z. Slayton and Faye Slayton to Carlton Minott Jr., North Side Union Street, $365,000.
Jianin Melo to Roland Allister Campbell, 32-34 Santa Barbara St., $405,000. Joel Manuel Rodriguez-Medina to Orlando Rafael Hernandez, 25 Victoria St., $270,000. John R. Mastrangelo to Jacobus Newell Perry Tenbroek and Barbara Lee Tenbroek, 95 Wrenwood St., $325,500. Manchester Enterprises LLC, to Ervin Sears and Victoria Madison, 136 Maynard St., $265,000. Maria C. Bradley, Christopher Bradley and Maria Bradley to Sophyrady Sar and Longhay Mao, 679 Parker St., $311,300. Mary E. Alston to Silvia Vanessa Hernandez Bermudez and Reina Guadalupe Villalta, 55 Bridle Path Road, $400,000. Mary M. Couture to Hassle Free Holdings LLC, 548-550 Armory St., $225,000. Michelle Rubiera to Edwin Rivera Jr., and Johanna Josefina Rivera, 1178 Sumner Ave., $296,000. Mohamad Ghanem and Noor Zaitoun to FH Vision Estate Inc., 66 Curve St., $240,000. Mooring NC IV LLC, to Sandra Collins, 34 Sumner Ave, PB21, $25,000. Mooring NC IV LLC, to Sandra Collins, 34 Sumner Ave. Unit 411, $200,000. Morse Properties LLC, to Michael Lee, 115-117 Northampton Ave., $430,000. Nicholas Stahovish and Olivia Sroka to Nathan Winger, 75 Garland St., $287,000. NRES LLC, to Yanni Ruiz and Aldries Aviles, 43 Princeton St., $310,000. Pamela A. Rouette-Bryant and Gibson Bryant to Peter M. Gagnon, 1855 Parker St., $270,000. Pearwood LLC, to John Nguyen, 5 Barber St., $285,000. Phyllis A. Tatro, estate, and Michelle L. Tatro, representative, to Hassle Free LLC,183 Winton St., $210,000.
Gladysh Capital LLC, and Gladysh Picarden LLC, to Sinthya Godoy Capital II LLC, to Masara Moham- Rivas De Cana and Alfredo Josue Cana Lopez, 26 Byron St., med, 32-34 Clark St., $505,000. $265,000. Gloria Marshall to Wallace J. Renee Drumgold to Jeffrey Jardin, Rivera Bayron, 41 Embury St., 235 State St., Unit 413, $250,000. $365,000. Renee N. Fagan, Renee N. Leone Hector Suarez to Michael Long and William R. Fagan to David and Michelle Burgess, 85 FarnM. Mendrala and Deborah S. sworth St., $307,000. Tupek-Mendrala, 178 Oak Hollow Concerned Citizens for SpringRoad, $390,000. field Inc., to Kayla Rodriguez, 58 Itendale St, $200,000. SEE DEEDS, PAGE F10
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CONTINUES FROM PAGE F9 Ricardo A. Cuesta and Elizabeth Cortes to Relessa Julia White, Lennox White and Tiffany Green,188 Wollaston St., $421,000. Sareen Properties LLC, to Gladys Principe, 16 North Hood St., $300,000. Thomas P. Pioggia and Kim B. Pioggia to Hector Suarez and Jackelyn Maldonado, 20 Athol St., $340,000. Tiffany Le and Johnny Le to Emily Giang Ali and Malik Hassan Ali, 21 East Drumlin Road, $350,000. Wicked Deals LLC to CEB Recovery Solutions LLC, 103 Prospect St., $298,000. Wilson Y. Bedoya-Montoya and Isabel C. Ocampo-Agudelo to Paul J. Yevcak and Amy Nicole Yevcak, 79 Marsden St., $285,000. WPB Partners LLC, and Bruce E. Bass to Alejandra Salazar Cano and Jhoan Londono Parra, 306 Greenaway Drive, $326,000.
John K. Sheaffer, representative, and Francis M. Kennedy Jr., estate, to Crystal R. Courtney, 211 Rose Anna Court, $300,000. Joseph McClain and Maghan McClain to Meredith McGinnis, trustee, and 6557 Lamont Road Trust, trustee of, 10 Scenic Road, $527,000. Peter Spirko, trustee, Elizabeth L. Spirko, trustee, and Spirko Family Living Trust, trustee of, to Elizabeth L. Spirko Revocable Indenture of Trust Of, Peter Spirko Revocable Indenture of Trust of, trustee of, Elizabeth L. Spirko, trustee, and Peter Spirko, trustee, 12 Tiffany Circle, $100. Starr A. Wood, trustee, and Wood Family Irrevocable Trust, trustee of, to John Blake, Constance M. Blake and Katherine A. Caron, life estate, 6A Toledo Ave., $351,123. Terry Ling to Kathryn L. Buttrick, 27 Country Club Drive, $343,000.
WESTHAMPTON Kenneth Andrews to Michael E. Novak and Lynanne M. Novak, Northwest Road Off, $66,690.
SUNDERLAND Chun Xue Hoa and Christopher Moses to Michelle Markowski, 250 North Main St., $710,000.
Jennifer E. Nichols to Andrew Anzel and Eduardo Arnold, 302 Main Road, $745,150. Linda J. Webster to Linda J. Webster, trustee, and Linda J. Webster Trust, 75 Reservoir Road, $100.
Deboki Chakravarti and Nathan Chan to Courtney N. Faust and Jessica Suzanne Faust, 41 Country Lane, $693,000.
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WEST SPRINGFIELD Brian R. Roy and Petrea D. Roy to Anatoli Sonich, 244 Belmont Ave., $415,000. Linda May Sliech, Tammy E. Warner, representative, and Elizabeth Gertrude Warner, estate, to Austin Monett and Michelle M. Monett, Walnut Street, $3,000. Mark P. Kraver and Melissa A. Kraver to Posiadlosc LLC, 46 Irving St., $230,000. Robert G. McNair Jr., to Naples Home Buyers Inc., 210 Jeffrey Lane, $265,000.
WESTFIELD Francis Hastings, Francis A. Hastings, Laura Hastings and Laura L. Hastings to Chad
AC Homebuilding LLC, to Raye Jean Leastman and Daniel Leastman, Sandalwood Drive, Unit 103, $580,497. Beth R. Gingras and Beth R. Long to Olivia Sroka and Nicholas Stahovish, 27 Linwood Drive, $500,000. John W. Medeiros to Stuart C. Eaton and Sandra C. Eaton, 7 Highridge Road, $585,000. Kazimierz Borawski and Danuta Borawski to Mary Ann Marrow, 5 Hollow Road, $532,000. Timothy Woodward, trustee, Tim Woodward, trustee, Celia T. Guagliardo Family Trust, trustee of, and Celia T. Guagliardo Trust, trustee of, to Brett Sherman and Robin Boyd, 460 Soule Road, $350,000.
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MORTGAGEE’S FORECLOSURE AUCTION HELD ON THE PREMISES
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Rug auction consisting of 200 oriental rugs, room size, runners, mats and others. If you need a rug for your home or office this is your best opportunity to purchase one at auction prices.
NORTH CHELMSFORD (978) 251-1150 www.baystateauction.com
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Make your life easier, get home delivery. Call 413-788-1100.
Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 Deposit Cash, Bank or Certified Funds. Deposit to be increased to 10% of Purchase Price within 5 Business Days. 5% Buyer’s Premium Applies.
Other Terms to be Announced at Time of Sale. .
. Other Terms to be Announced at Time of Sale.
To be Sold on the Premises
Sale Per Order of Mortgagee Attorney Joseph J. Lange Of the firm of Lyon & Fitzpatrick, PC 14 Bobala Road, Holyoke, MA Attorney for Mortgagee
Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 Deposit Cash, Bank or Certified Funds. 5% Buyer’s Premium Applies.
75 Market Place, Springfield, MA Attorney for Mortgagee
48 Shattuck Street GREENFIELD, MA • Two Story Farmhouse Style Home • ±0.20 Acres (±8,712 S/F) • • Total of (6) Rooms w/ (3) Bedrooms & (1½) Baths • • ±1,512 S/F of Area • Oil FWA Heat • Full Basement • • Wood Exterior • Hardwood & Carpeted Floors • Porch • • Public Water & Sewer • Parcel ID: 95-36-0 • Zoned: RA •
Features:
Of the Firm of O’Connell & Plumb, P.C.
FARMHOUSE STYLE HOME
Features:
To be Sold on the Premises
Sale Per Order of Mortgagee Attorney Jerry B. Plumb
6 ROOM / 3 BEDROOM 2 STORY
RUG AUCTION
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ESTATES-ANTIQUES 413-665-2877
1,000’s of Baseball, Football, Basketball cards from early 1900 to present. All Hall of Famers. Also, selling boxes for $2.36. BUYING ALL SPORTS CARDS, RETIRED VETERAN CALL 413-596-5783
Sporting Goods Pro Select precision golf bag, 9 irons, 3 drivers, umbrella, $100, call 413538-4484
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