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Dakin names new marking director SPRINGFIELD — Dakin Humane Society has named Samantha Novak associate director of marketing. Novak will provide overall marketing, communications, and public relations strategy for the organization, with a specific emphasis on fostering and stewarding corporate and local partnerships. She will implement vision, priorities, and standards for all marketing activity, ensuring […]

AMHERST Douglas R. Rice and Laura K. Rice to Richard Allen Bishop III and Michelle Lee Bishop, 148 Aubinwood Road, $620,000 Amhad Development Corp to Patricia E. Convery, 28 Greenleaves Dr., Lot 837, $350,000 Romer Robert H Estate and Evan J. Romer to 104 Spring St LLC, 104 Spring St., $710,000 Sandra Mamani and Raul […]

Craig Stevens was just a kid when he started to build worlds. While growing up in West Brookfield, he’d take the blocks he was always given for Christmas and construct cities in his backyard. He used the garden hose to make flowing rivers, his hands to sculpt the land. When he was 10, he wanted […]

NORTHAMPTON — When a local specialty business survives and thrives for five decades —especially after a pandemic and in the age of online shopping — there’s plenty of reason to celebrate. The Northampton music store Downtown Sounds is getting ready to do just that. The longtime store will celebrate its 50th anniversary at Iron Horse […]

UMassFive appoints new president and CEO HADLEY — UMassFive College Federal Credit Union has announced a planned leadership transition, as President and CEO Richard Kump prepares to retire following a distinguished career spanning more than 40 years in the credit union industry. Following a comprehensive selection process, the board of directors has unanimously appointed Lauren […]

BELCHERTOWN Valthea McGeeFry RET and Valthea M. Fry to Marciline L. Canton-Kibbe, Cold Spring Road, $75,000 Mcrae Thomas W EST and Courtney S. Pucel to Anna Stewart, 18 County Lane, $345,000 Lisa M. Lussier to Anton Veretennikov and Inna Veretennikova, 55 N. Main St., Lot 2. $285,000 CHESTERFIELD Kristin I. Healy to Kristin I. Healy […]

BusinessWest celebrates 20th Class of 40 Under Forty SPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest will celebrate the 20th annual class of its 40 Under Forty awards, a regional recognition program honoring outstanding young professionals who are shaping the future of western Massachusetts. For two decades, the program has spotlighted emerging leaders under age 40 whose professional achievements, leadership and community involvement distinguish them […]

HADLEY — Al Konieczny can’t walk down the street without recalling the work he’s done to maintain it. His business in Hadley, Karl’s Excavating and Site Work, is rooted in the Pioneer Valley — in its sewer systems, its electrical work, and in the bones of its buildings. “From doing earthwork around here for the […]

AMHERSTAmhad Development Corp to Irene Blaho, 28 Greenleaves Drive, Lot 839, $305,000 Amhad Development Corp to Sotirios Stamatis, 28 Greenleaves Drive, Lot 827, $305,000 Alison I. Ash and Alison I. Ash RET to Theodore T. Allen and Emily S. Patterson, 174 Lincoln Ave., $1,200,000 Amy B. Gallant and Christopher E. Pariseau to Colin Heath Williams […]

HADLEY — Hampshire Meadow Family & Pediatric Dentistry, which recently opened its new 4,600-square-foot dental facility at 101 East St., will have a grand opening celebration Saturday. The practice, founded by Drs. Cyrus Safizadeh and Noelle Nubani, opened in 2019 a short distance to the east on Route 9, but outgrew that space. A Ben […]

EASTHAMPTON — Farm Pause & Pivot grew when owners Miana Hoyt Dawson and Terry Dawson decided to set down roots. The Dawsons bought a late 18th century Williamsburg farmhouse in 2010, but they never stayed put for too long. Instead, the couple were like seeds flowing in the wind: Terry regularly travelled across the country […]

AMHERSTRobert Hughes Jr. and Judith Hughes to Helen Blatz and Lauren Croce, 19 Baldwin Lane, Lot 19, $470,000 Dominick C. Lacapra and Jane V. Pedersca to Douglas Rice and Laura Rice, 18 Bayberry Lane, $850,000 310 Belchertown Rd LLC to Hamed Zamani and Helia Hashemi, 310 Belchertown Road, $800,000 James P. Turati and Jean E. […]