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Technician shortage stymies heating repair companies in Pioneer Valley
By DOMENIC POLI
This is a busy time of year for heating professionals and a technician shortage has resulted in companies having to prioritize their existing clients when it comes to servicing furnaces and heat pumps.The industry-wide scarcity has not spared Franklin...
Rodney Hunt Inc. to refurbish manufacturing facility in collaboration with OEDIC
By DOMENIC POLI
ORANGE — Rodney Hunt Inc., the nearly 200-year-old factory sold to the American arm of an India-based company in 2017, is teaming up with the Orange Economic Development & Industrial Corporation to refurbish its manufacturing facility.Rodney Hunt, a...
Real Estate Transactions: Nov. 8, 2024
BERNARDSTON Brattleboro Road. $70,000. B: Dylan D. Johnson and Hannah S. Johnson. S: Feiran Lu and Jiaxu He. 148 Couch Brook Road. $195,000. B: David R. Fletcher and Joy T. Fletcher. S: BMFN LLC and Pavel Belogour.BUCKLAND 8 Old Upper St. $975,000....
PV Squared enters the public sector for solar projects
By DOMENIC POLI
GREENFIELD — Pioneer Valley PhotoVoltaics has received the certification required to conduct work on public construction projects across Massachusetts, further expanding its mission.The worker-owned solar design and installation cooperative more...
Business Briefs: Nov. 1, 2024
Montague native joins Coldwell Banker Community RealtorsSOUTH DEERFIELD — Brody Trott, a native of Montague, has joined Coldwell Banker Community Realtors as a licensed real estate agent.After spending five years as a veterinary technician and...
Real Estate Transactions: Nov. 1, 2024
ATHOL111 Brickyard Rd Lot C1. $300,000. B: Barbara Sabolefski. S: Horizon TCo.163 Main St. $357,000. B: Peter Dassoni and Miles Dassoni. S: Julian F. Fox.19 Pine St. $105,000. B: David Bergeron. S: Amer Structured Acqui T 2 and Wilmington Svgs Fund...
Plans for new cannabis dispensary moving along in Sunderland
By CHRIS LARABEE
SUNDERLAND – With a special permit amendment, a retail cannabis dispensary’s plans to open early next year at 267 Amherst Road are moving along. Altai Alternative Care Inc. received unanimous approval from the Zoning Board of Appeals on Oct. 23 to...
Brick & Feather Brewery in Turners Falls to close by year’s end
By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN
TURNERS FALLS — After nine years in business, Brick & Feather Brewery on 11th Street is tapping out.“We are closing our Turners Falls brewery and taproom by the end of the year,” the business wrote in a post on its Facebook page on Tuesday. “It has...
Chaos Corner in Millers Falls offers space for imaginative play
By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN
MILLERS FALLS — As a family of five with a day care facility at their home in Millers Falls, Caitlin Thomas and her husband Brandon understand the need for child care and having a space where children can just be children. “Being a day care provider,...
Real Estate Transactions: Oct. 25, 2024
ASHFIELD South Street. $65,000. B: Nathaniel Brooks and Ariel Brooks. S: David A. Fessenden and Dawn Fessenden.ATHOL 41 Exchange St. $290,000. B: Camden Brown. S: ASC Enterprises Inc. 49-51 Exchange St. $190,000. B: Camden Brown. S: ASC Enterprises...
Business Briefs: Oct. 25, 2024
Tractor Supply offering Halloween pet photos ORANGE — Tractor Supply Co. at 83 New Athol Road is inviting customers to celebrate the Halloween season with a pet photo event.On Saturday, Oct. 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., customers can bring in their...
Owner selling Whitney Hill Antiques locations in Greenfield, Deerfield
By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN
Whitney Hill Antiques owner Dale Whitney is selling the business after 14 years of ownership.Whitney explained both the location at 122 Main St. in Greenfield and the Deerfield location at 250 Greenfield Road, called Whitney Hill at The Gables, will...
Cha’s Convenience Store opens gas station across state line from Northfield
By DOMENIC POLI
WINCHESTER, N.H. — While there remains no gas station in Northfield, Massachusetts, residents can now fill up their vehicles at a small business one-tenth of a mile past the state line.Cha’s Convenience Store started selling Mobil gasoline at 860...
Real Estate Transactions: Oct. 18, 2024
ATHOL 350 Riverbend St., Lot 114. $260,000. B: Tracy Tavares. S: Kinova Realty LLC. 425 Wallingford Ave. $340,000. B: Hien Tran and Vanhxay Somsy. S: Julia A. Vaillancourt and James Vaillancourt.DEERFIELD 196 Upper Road. $350,000. B: Timothy...
Business Briefs: Oct. 18, 2024
Freedom Credit Union collects food, money for Food Bank of Western Massachusetts SPRINGFIELD — Freedom Credit Union’s annual campaign for the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts raised enough to cover the cost of more than 10,000 meals.“It warms our...
Pending state approval, Greenfield’s Garden Cinemas to serve movie-themed cocktails
By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI
GREENFIELD — The Garden Cinemas will begin serving movie-themed cocktails, pending liquor license approval from the state’s Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC).Completion of the more than 18-month licensing process would build on the Main...
Montague’s El Nopalito adds breakfast option
By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN
MONTAGUE — The recent decision to offer takeout breakfast Thursday through Saturday is boosting business at El Nopalito at 196 Turners Falls Road.“People seem to like stopping in [and] getting their burritos to go,” said Jahmes Peters, owner of the...
After health code violations, BBA Deli Market owner pledges to clean up South Deerfield shop
By CHRIS LARABEE
SOUTH DEERFIELD — The BBA Deli Market’s owner pledged Monday to address the numerous health code violations that led to its closure in late September.In a brief hearing held by the Deerfield Board of Health on Monday, Alex Gjekaj, the Polish deli’s...
Storage unit facility opens at former Rugg Manufacturing Co. property in Greenfield
By DOMENIC POLI
GREENFIELD — A storage unit facility has opened at the former Rugg Manufacturing Co. property.Premier Self Storage at 105 Newton St., which offers 197 climate-controlled units of various sizes, welcomed Mayor Ginny Desorgher at a ribbon-cutting...
Real Estate Transactions: Oct. 11, 2024
ATHOL 77 Highland Ave. $410,000. B: Jessica Pietroniro and Gretheline Bolandrina. S: Joshua T. Stone and Jennifer N. Stone. 26 Hillcrest Road. $375,000. B: Roberta Woods and Kristen Woods. S: Robyn Hartin and Brian Hartin. 51 Lombard Ave. $30,000....
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