News/Business
Hotfire Bar and Grill to open Memorial Day weekend in Shelburne Falls
By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI
SHELBURNE FALLS — The former site of the organic restaurant Hearty Eats at 24 Bridge St. is being transformed into Hotfire Bar and Grill, serving burgers, an eclectic array of sandwiches and comfort foods like macaroni and cheese and chicken...
Deerfield Planning Board OKs Hamshaw Lumber expansion
By CHRIS LARABEE
SOUTH DEERFIELD — An extensive addition to Hamshaw Lumber’s South Deerfield location can move forward following the Planning Board’s site plan review and stormwater permit approval this week.The New England hardware store is seeking to construct a new...
Business Briefs: May 17, 2024
Tommy Car Auto Group donates gift to nurses NORTHAMPTON — For the fifth consecutive year, Tommy Car Auto Group donated appreciation gifts to more than 500 Cooley Dickinson Hospital nurses for National Nurses Day on Monday, May 6.Chief Nursing Officer...
Real Estate Transactions: May 17, 2024
ASHFIELD John Ford Road. $875,000. B: Trinity Estate Alliance LLC. S: Gale A. Bulissa and David R. Bulissa.ATHOL 22 Allen St. $305,000. B: Patrick W. Courtemanche and Alivea Sicard-Martinez. S: My Three Sons Investments LLC. 74 Brown St. $100,000....
Stoneman Brewery, Real Pickles honored with Good Food Awards
Two area businesses were recognized at the recent Good Food Awards, held on April 29 in Portland, Oregon.Real Pickles, a worker co-operative based in Greenfield, won a Good Food Award for its organic sauerkraut and Stoneman Brewery of Colrain won for...
Business Briefs: May 10, 2024
May 15: Health Care Job Fair GREENFIELD — The MassHire Franklin Hampshire Career Center is holding a Health Care Job Fair on Wednesday, May 15, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Greenfield Community College Dining Commons.Employers who will be present...
Retired police officer, veteran opens firearms training academy in Millers Falls
By DOMENIC POLI
MILLERS FALLS — The Western Massachusetts Training & Education Academy offers an array of firearm courses taught by certified instructor and U.S. Marine veteran Leon “Lee” Laster. But you won’t find live ammunition on site.That’s because the new...
Real Estate Transactions: May 10, 2024
ATHOL 33 Laurel St. $200,000. B: Bryder LLC. S: Cin2023 LLC. 2 Myrtle St. $294,000. B: Kaylee Steele-Hunter and Samuel Steele-Hunter. S: Eamonn F. Mohan and Casey M. Mohan. 539 Sanders St. $325,000. B: Ana M. Sanchez. S: Lilian R. Davis and...
Fogbuster Coffee Works, formerly Pierce Brothers, celebrating 30 years in business
By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI
GREENFIELD — Three decades ago, Sean and Darren Pierce, two brothers in their mid-20s, decided to start selling coffee — a business venture that was funded by a roughly $30,000 mountain of credit card debt.Today, the Greenfield-based Fogbuster Coffee...
Business Briefs: May 3, 2024
BusinessWest announces 40 Under Forty Class of 2024 SPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest, the business journal of western Massachusetts, recently unveiled its 40 Under Forty Class of 2024, the 18th compilation of rising stars in the local business community.The...
Real Estate Transactions: May 3, 2024
ASHFIELD 535 Cummington Road. $105,000. B: James Bacon. S: George Paradee. 449 Main St. $510,000. B: Craig Gibson and Rachel Gibson. S: Susan A. Gambino.ATHOL 41 Auburn Place. $380,000. B: Danielle B. Littles and Gary Littles. S: Athol Realty...
Goddard finds ‘best location’ in Shelburne Falls with new Watermark Gallery space
By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI
SHELBURNE FALLS — The 20 Bridge St. space that formerly housed Molly Cantor’s pottery now displays Watermark Gallery’s eclectic collection of modern art pieces.Local artist Laurie Goddard opened Watermark Gallery last month as her seventh location in...
New buyer of Bernardston’s Windmill Motel looks to resell it, attorney says
By DOMENIC POLI
BERNARDSTON — The Windmill Motel was sold at auction earlier this month to a private out-of-state lender.The motel at 497 Northfield Road, which was opened by Kolman Nemes in 1981, was bought for $750,000 on April 10, according to Marianne Sullivan,...
Advancing water treatment: UMass startup Elateq Inc. wins state grant to deploy new technology
By XINYI YANG
AMHERST — In the four years since its founding on the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus, startup Elateq Inc., a water treatment and hardware company, has landed contracts big (think PepsiCo) and small (think town of Amherst).Now the company,...
Real Estate Transactions: April 26, 2024
ATHOL 163 Benwoods Drive. $495,000. B: Ellen Tannehill and Ulysse Millet. S: David M. Cullinane and Sharon M. Cullinane. Jones Street. $35,000, B: FWP Realty Partners LLC. S: Virginia Realty Inc. 19 Kendall St. $121,500. B: My Jireh Properties LLC....
Business Briefs: April 26, 2024
Berkshire East, Zoar Outdoor jobs highlighted in recruitment event GREENFIELD — The MassHire Franklin Hampshire Career Center, located at 101 Munson St., Suite 210, will hold a recruitment event for Berkshire East Mountain Resort and Zoar Outdoor on...
New Realtor Association CEO looks to work collaboratively to maximize housing options
By ABNER ROJAS
SPRINGFIELD — As the Realtor Association of Pioneer Valley’s new CEO arrives to a Massachusetts housing market plagued by high prices and a lack of stock, he aims to work alongside elected officials to maximize the availability of different kinds of...
New owners look to build on Thomas Memorial Golf & Country Club’s strengths
By GRACE LEE
TURNERS FALLS — Members of the Snow family have added another golf course to their portfolio and have already begun work on cosmetic improvements.Kyle and Kelly Snow, along with Kyle’s parents Edward Snow Jr. and Kerrilynn Snow, bought the Thomas...
Prices up, sales down in early spring housing market
By COLIN A. YOUNG
The signs of spring are all around: the days are getting warmer, baseball is back and Massachusetts home prices are setting records as demand continues to outpace the inventory of houses for sale.The real estate analysts at The Warren Group reported...
Real Estate Transactions: April 19, 2024
ATHOL 124 Cottage St. $422,000. B: Raul A. Luzardo. S: Richard Holdings LLC. 804 Cottage St. $380,000. B: Choctaw American Insurance Inc. S: Cal-Mek Enterprises Inc. 88 Drury Ave. $250,000. B: Kurtis D. Plourde and Olivia Plourde. S: John J....
