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BUSINESS JOURNAL January 19, 2015 | VOL. 51, No. 3

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MATRIX UPS THE ANTE Matrix’s Aaron Smiles, commercial leasing agent, left, and Michael Brown, executive director of real estate services. Photo by Bill Fallon

BY BILL FALLON bfallon@westfairinc.com THE MATRIX CORPORATE CENTER at 39 Old Ridgebury Road in Danbury recently inked leases with two new tenants — Macromark, a direct marketing agency, and the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference — that took a total 17,500 square feet between them. NewOak, a Manhattanbased financial advisory firm, took another 10,000 square feet, upping a presence it had maintained in a Matrix corporate suite. The three companies’ names and logos dominate a celebratory banner in the remade-to-wow, two-story Matrix atrium in its central core. The core is a marble and glass showcase of meeting rooms, banquet halls, food facilities and the amenities of a downtown, like a » MATRIX, page 13

Top-tier Greenwich homes prove hot in 2014 BY BILL FALLON bfallon@westfairinc.com HOULIHAN LAWRENCE, WHICH LAST YEAR opened a Greenwich real estate office and operates 26 offices regionally, said January brings “positive momentum to report in Greenwich real estate.” Homes featuring seven- and eight-figure price tags are leading the charge. Key metrics of the residential Houlihan Lawrence 2014 Q4 Market Report for Greenwich include sales of homes priced at and above $10 million jumping 87 percent and, in Old Greenwich, sales of houses priced between $4 million and $5 million rising 400 percent, “a clear sign of renewed interest in the area,” the company said. In 2014, the luxury market ($10 millionplus) was buoyed by continued gains on Wall

Street and the Federal Reserve’s low interest rate policy, Houlihan Lawrence said, giving buyers the means and the confidence to purchase the most expensive properties. In greater Greenwich, Houlihan Lawrence reported, sales of $10 million-plus homes rose 87 percent and the median price was up 11 percent over the previous year. “Inventory is on the rise in the $10 millionplus range, and buyers in this price range have a wide selection of important properties to choose from,” the company reported. North of the Merritt Parkway, sales more than doubled in the $10 million price range in 2014. Sales of all homes in that area were down for the year by 11 percent, but the median sale price increased by 20 percent. With ample inventory, “North of the Parkway” offers value and opportunity for buyers, the company said.

“South of the Parkway was firing on all cylinders,” Houlihan Lawrence reported. The median sale price increased 14 percent compared with 2013 and the number of homes sold grew by 5 percent. With pending sales (those expected to close within 60 to 90 days) up by 8 percent and inventory down by 6 percent, “all indicators point to a competitive spring market South of the Parkway.” Houlihan Lawrence reported total home sales for greater Greenwich at 143 for the fourth quarter of 2014, down from 146 sales for the same period in 2013. In total sales for the year, 2013 bested 2014, 646 to 606 sales. The average sale price of $2,467,070 for the fourth quarter of 2014 was down 8.3 percent compared with the average price of $2,690,572 for the same period in 2013. For the full year, however, the » RESIDENTIAL, page 4

Cynthia Merkle branches out at USB BY BILL FALLON bfallon@westfairinc.com

ith 26 branches — all in western Connecticut — Danbury-based Union Savings Bank and its new CEO Cynthia Merkle face a quandary. Banking is changing and Merkle, who in 21 years with Boston-based Eastern Bank participated in its growth from 10 to 90 branches, is remaking it for new demands. She was named president of USB in April. As CEO, she took the reins this month replacing Fran Dattalo, who retired at the end of 2014. A 2015 banking challenge is to find a balance between physical and online presences. Merkle has thrown a curveball into the equation by reimagining two branches as full-service advice centers staffed by a commercial banker, a mortgage specialist, a wealth manager, a representative of services for business cash management and the branch manager.

“Traditional retail banking — checking, savings — is a whole different animal these days,” Merkle, 57 and a Danbury resident, said. “Everyone in the industry is struggling with what a branch is. Our market research says you cannot do away with them.”

“Traditional retail banking — checking, savings — is a whole different animal these days.”

HCC continues its push for manufacturing

ousatonic Community College is offering three new noncredit courses designed for employees in manufacturing, further filling the collective syllabus at its Advanced Manufacturing Center in Bridgeport, which opened in October 2012. The courses are titled CNC Program and Setup, Solidworks and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing. They will be offered evenings starting Jan. 26. “These are part of a package of noncredit courses we developed for people working in the field who want to strengthen their skills or acquire new ones,” said Joseph Jenecaro, HCC continuing education coordinator. “They’re ideal for people who want to move up in their field or move into new manufacturing areas.” CNC Program and Setup is an eight-week

Cynthia Merkle

USB witnessed a 7 percent uptick in comMerkle initiated what USB calls “solutions team” banking. “We’re experimenting mercial lending compared with 2013, Merkle said. “The mortgage side has with a model,” she said. been lagging,” she said. “I’m The USB Monroe branch hopeful we’ll see something was the idea’s incubator. positive on the residential real Merkle said it saw increased estate side this year.” traffic and transactions. “I USB has assets of $2.3 bilwould say the test has been lion in loans and investments. successful,” she said. A secThe “union” in its name, as ond solutions team began hinted by its 1866 founding, operations in the Southbury is the Union that won the branch Jan. 1. Civil War and the name has “When one member of remained unchanged across the team identifies a need time. with a potential customer, “It’s a pleasure to be instead of the next step — Cynthia Merkle here,” Merkle said. “Union being a handoff somewhere Savings Bank is very well down the road, a team conregarded in the marketplace. cept begins,” Merkle said. We’re excited to bring it for“We establish goals. And by doing this, the branch of the past is the ward as we start our 150th year. We are branch of the future as a sales center and going to be as relevant today as we will be in the future.” anchor.”

course meeting Mondays and Wednesdays, Jan. 26 to March 23, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The fee is $899. Solidworks is a 5½-week course meeting Tuesdays and Thursdays, Jan. 27 to March 5, 6 to 9 p.m. The course fee is $749. Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing is a 5½-week class meeting Tuesdays and Thursdays, Feb. 4 to March 13, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The fee for the course is $599. All three courses are held in the Advanced Manufacturing Center. The college also offers an intensive, oneyear credit certificate in advanced manufacturing that prepares students for entry-level positions in the field. Financial assistance may be available to qualified students. For more information, contact Jenecaro at 203-332-5964. — Bill Fallon

Bridgeport resident Chris Frank, a 2013 graduate of HCC’s Advanced Manufacturing program.

CohnReznick to acquire real estate services firm

n accounting and tax advisory firm with offices in Stamford and White Plains, N.Y., said it intends to acquire a global real estate consultancy. CohnReznick LLP announced it signed a letter of intent to acquire NOI Strategies LLC. The deal is expected to close Feb. 1. The NOI team will join the advisory services

arm of CohnReznick and will operate as NOI Strategies, a division of the firm. Founded in 2003, NOI is a global services company that provides strategy, operations, technology and outsourcing services to commercial real estate owners, operators and investors. The company maintains a presence in Chicago; New York; Dallas; British

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Columbia, Canada; and Sydney, Australia. Tama Huang, NOI’s CEO, will become a principal with CohnReznick and continue to lead the NOI division. CohnReznick in a press release said the combination brings additional service offerings and strategic synergies to both firms that will significantly augment the way they

serve clients within the commercial real estate industry and beyond. The CohnReznick advisory group’s services include governance, risk and compliance; government advisory; management and technology consulting; restructuring, litigation and transactional advisory; and valuation. — Leif Skodnick

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CBIA gathering elicits tale of two economies BY BILL FALLON bfallon@westfairinc.com

ebster Bank economist Nick Perna shared an upbeat forecast — at least for the short term — for the state’s economy recently at the annual Connecticut Business & Industry Association Economic Summit and Outlook in Hartford. Connecticut’s post-recession recovery, according to Perna, is “not that far behind” the nation’s: 1.5 percent job growth statewide compared with 2 percent nationally. Noting that the state added 25,000 jobs in 2014, Perna anticipated gains between 25,000 to 30,000 jobs this year. But Perna also described Connecticut as being in a “permanent fiscal crisis.” The state faces a $1.3 billion budget deficit for 2015-16, with a similar shortfall projected for the next fiscal year, he said. “I worry more about 2016,” he told a crowd of 500 business leaders. “It’s important to not underestimate the power of a balanced budget … in terms of what it does for business confidence and public perception,” Perna said. Perna pointed out that Connecticut’s

income tax revenue system is sensitive to economic cycles and fluctuations. That in itself is not a problem, he said, as long as the state uses that volatility to its advantage. The caveat: “When times are good and revenues are high, we spend,” said Perna. Perna said Connecticut should solidify its rainy day fund “to smooth out the economic impact when things are bad.” He said that how lawmakers resolve the state’s fiscal issues “will determine our future prospects.” Event panelists included Donna Galluzzo, president and CEO of Wallingford-based HMS Healthcare Management Solutions Inc.; James Smith, chairman and CEO of Webster Bank; Bonnie Malley, executive vice president and CFO of Hartford-based The Phoenix Cos. Inc.; and Charles Lenore, partner of the law firm Day Pitney LLP, with offices in Greenwich and Stamford. Legislative issues of interest to the panel included fiscal reform, transportation and government accountability. Smith noted the state’s long-term liabilities now account for 20 percent of revenues, crowding out critical spending priorities. “We must tackle the growing burden of

unfunded liabilities if Connecticut is going to be able to compete strongly,” he said. Galluzzo, who also chairs CBIA’s board of directors, said the health care sector, particularly bioscience, was “one of the economy’s bright spots.” However, she said the recent decision by a Texas-based health care concern to abandon its acquisition of Waterbury Hospital because of regulatory requirements sent the “wrong message” about the state’s business climate. Her comments echoed a common theme among panelists that the state must improve its standings in national business climate rankings if it expects to compete. Day Pitney’s Lenore noted that state tax policies shape the ability of businesses to compete regionally, nationally and globally. He said tax reforms were among the legislative priorities proposed by the CT20x17 partnership, an alliance of more than 70 organizations working to improve Connecticut’s economic rankings. “Business has a job to do,” Smith said. “We all must be strong advocates for making Connecticut a better place for business and securing our long-term economic prospects.”

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2014 average sale price was up 19.8 percent, from $2,245,168 in 2013 to $2,689,976 for 2014. Sales doubled in the $5 million to $6 million range in the South of the Post Road area. There was also heavy activity in the $1 million to $2 million range, where sales were up 50 percent. Cos Cob also saw a surge. Sales in the

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$2 million to $3 million range jumped 250 percent in 2014 compared with 2013. And properties are starting to sell faster in Cos Cob; average days on the market fell by more than 21 percent in 2014, Houlihan Lawrence reported, and the average price per square foot jumped 19 percent in the fourth quarter. Riverside saw strength in the $4 million to $5 million range, where sales were up 300 percent, but overall sales were down 34 percent. Median sale prices were up by 11 percent in 2014 in the Riverside area, which

the company said it believes will encourage sellers who have been waiting for the right time to list their homes. Old Greenwich showed strong performance in 2014: median and average sale prices increased by 47 percent and 34 percent, while homes sold remained relatively flat for the year. The $4 million to $5 million range jumped 400 percent, “a clear sign of renewed interest in the area, as buyers adjust to revised flood zone rules following Hurricane Sandy,” the company said.

Westport is ready for its close-up

he Westport-Weston Chamber of Commerce will publish a new membership and visitor’s guide for 2015. The front cover photo will be determined by a competition. “It has been five years since there has been a new visitor’s guide; it’s time for a new one,” chamber Executive Director Matthew Mandell said in a press release. “To make the publication even more about and a part of the town we want a photo taken by a resident to grace the front cover. So we are holding a contest.” The new guide, to be published in early spring, will feature an upgraded pullout map, a focus on Westport’s restaurant scene

and a section emphasizing the arts. “This is all in addition to highlighting our businesses, which make our community a great place to work, live and visit,” the chamber said in the press release. The photo contest is open to anyone “who has an eye for that special shot that represents the best of the town.” The winning photo, to be selected by the chamber’s board of directors, will be on the front of the guide as well as the front of the map. They will be presented together and independently and distributed around town. Runner-up photos will be used throughout the guide, with the names of the photographers published.

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Photographers can submit their photos to the chamber until Feb. 15. Email entries to contest@westportwestonchamber. com, with the subject line “photo contest.” Winners will be notified in March.

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Hospital readies emergency center

NEW FACILITY DOUBLES SIZE OF THE OLD ONE

orwalk Hospital held a ribboncutting ceremony recently for the soon-to-be-opened Bauer Center for Emergency Care. The 32,000-square-foot center at 34 Maple St. is double the size of the hospital’s former emergency treatment space. It includes 40 new private treatment rooms to enhance patient comfort, safety and confidentiality. It also includes a five-bed triage area for patients with less severe conditions and a pediatricfriendly treatment area. The facility has a Level II Trauma Center, which contains a new rooftop helipad and other advanced technology. The Bauer Center is part of the Anne P. and Harold W. McGraw Jr. Center, a project comprising 95,000 square feet of new construction and 35,000 square feet of renovations. The center will open to the public in the next several weeks, with its newly constructed spaces open-

ing first and renovated spaces opening in the summer. Longtime Norwalk Hospital supporters George and Carol Bauer of Wilton donated $2.5 million to renovate and expand the emergency center. Hospital officials said in a press release the expansion will increase the number of exam rooms, offer f lexible space to accommodate surges in patient volumes, enhance patient privacy and offer dedicated space for pediatric, behavioral health and urgent care patients. According to the press release, the former emergency department was renovated about 15 years ago to handle 25,000 patients a year. The hospital now sees more than 50,000 patients in need of emergency care annually, and the upgraded Bauer Center is equipped to handle 65,000. — Crystal Kang

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Construction begins on Shelton rental community

ew Jersey-based Continental Properties, a 55-year-old residential building and development company operating in the tristate region, broke ground recently on The Mark I Fairfield County in Shelton, a 228-unit rental community at 740 Bridgeport Ave. that will consist of six four-story buildings. “The Mark I Fairfield County will continue our long-standing tradition of developing premier rental communities with thoughtfully crafted amenities throughout the tristate,” said Steven Fisch, managing partner at Continental Properties, which acquired the development site in the second quarter of 2014. The Mark I Fairfield County will feature 96 one-bedroom homes and 132 two-bedroom homes. It also will offer a clubhouse, cinema room, library, sports lounge, fitness

Work has begun on a rental development in Shelton. Photo by Continental Properties

center, electric vehicle charger, private dining room with chilled wine storage, modern sculpture, pool cabana, fire pit, two gazebos and a dog park. “Shelton is a wonderful community that has a small-town feel while also being in close proximity to local and regional businesses and recreational attractions,” said Howard Rappaport, Continental Properties principal. “In fact, the town boasts more than 2.4 million square feet of high-quality office space with major employers and is an affordable alternative compared to lower Fairfield County. It also affords easy access to New York City, Stamford, New Haven and New England thanks to the nearby Merritt Parkway and Route 8.” Construction is expected to be completed in 2016. — Bill Fallon

Agency keeps watch on accounting standards BY ALEXANDER SOULE Hearst Connecticut Media

letter arrived from a Westchester County number cruncher, early into a Financial Accounting Standards Board review of whether to move leases onto the expense column of business ledgers, who politely opined there is no “right” answer to the question given the competing interests. Does your stereotypical, mild-mannered accountant get a bit more animated at times in engaging with the organization tasked with maintaining Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP? “They do,” said Terri Polley, president and CEO of the Financial Accounting Foundation. Polley’s FAF oversees the Financial Accounting Standards Board, which is charged with updating and reviewing the accounting standards used by larger companies. The foundation also is the parent organization for the Government Accounting Standards Board, which sets the rules used by states and municipalities. Polley has been CEO since 2010. The first five men to chair the FASB are among the 90-plus inductees of an Accounting Hall of Fame maintained by Ohio State University, including Greenwich resident Donald Kirk. “The 1960s — referred to as the go-go years — had resulted in the stretching of the boundaries of good accrual accounting almost beyond recognition at times,” Kirk said, speaking at a 2013 roundtable in New

Terri Polley, president and CEO of the Financial Accounting Foundation. Photo by Autumn Driscoll

York recounting the organization’s first 40 years. “We all recognized that we had quite an undertaking.” If FASB and GASB are acronyms people seldom stumble across in their everyday lives, they touch many aspects of those lives. Decisions made by the GASB can impact

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government budgets and so by extension the taxes people pay, while corporations can undertake significant strategic shifts based on FASB deliberations, with a potential impact on their workforces. Polley has spent the large part of her own career – 27 years and counting – with the accounting foundation, rising through the FASB side of the house, initially with the Emerging Issues Task Force that tackles the toughest questions confronting the industry. She joined the FAF from the Stamford office of Arthur Andersen, where a demanding travel schedule prompted her to examine her options after having a baby. She interviewed with the FASB while holding out hope for another job that was her top choice. As it turned out, that company made its offer the day she had already accepted the FASB’s offer. “I said to myself, ‘OK, most people only stay at the FASB for a few years and then move on,’” Polley said. “’They come, work on a project, become an expert and then go out into the field. So I’ll do that,’ and 27 years later I’m still here.” Over the years, she has seen some pitched battles. To say FASB deliberations can spark animated discussion would be understating things. The Emerging Issues Task Force’s first chairman, Jim Leisenring, recalled receiving hate mail and a California “Rally in the Valley” during the FASB’s initial attempt to implement new rules for compa-

nies’ expense stock options, speaking at a 2013 roundtable discussion in New York. Opposition can come from far more daunting quarters — panel members recalled direct confrontations with executives as powerful as General Electric’s Jack Welch and General Motors’ Roger Smith. “Jack Welch was talking to me about all the reasons that the FASB should back away from accounting for stock options,” said former FASB Chairman Robert Herz, speaking alongside Kirk at the 2013 roundtable discussion. “I was patiently giving him the board’s reasoning, and he was getting more and more frustrated, at which he finally yelled up to the pilot and asked if he could open up the door and throw me out at 30,000 feet.” Polley can apply some perspective to the rigors of the job — she grew up northeast of Philadelphia in Yardley, Pa., her father coming to the United States after World War II and spending much of his youth alongside his parents in forced labor and then a camp in Germany for displaced people. “He was 17 years old — he had 50 bucks in his pocket and made a life for himself,” Polley said. “That’s where I think my work ethic and commitment come from.” Hearst Connecticut Media includes four daily newspapers: Connecticut Post, Greenwich Time, The Advocate (Stamford) and The News Times (Danbury). See stamfordadvocate.com for more from this reporter.

Medication-adherence tech company expands WEB PROGRAMS PROMOTE TAKING ONE’S MEDS

BY CRYSTAL KANG ckang@westfairinc.com

ealthPrize Technologies LLC in Norwalk is expanding to accommodate a staff that is growing with the popularity of its Web-based programs for patients. The company is relocating from a 2,800-square-foot space at 50 Water St. to 9,800 square feet of space at 20 Marshall St. The move was expected to take place Jan. 17 with the space open for business Jan. 19. HealthPrize, which began in 2009 with seven employees and consultants, grew to more than 20 employees and consultants this year. Its mission is getting patients to take their medications, with in-house metrics citing an increase of more than 50 percent in refills for patients using the program. “Right now, we have 20 consultants crawling all over each other,” said Tom Kottler, co-founder of HealthPrize. “We need space to grow and attract new talent.

And it’s a real difficult market for attracting good talent in technology when developers can pick and choose where they work. Having a nice work environment is important for recruiting. We’ll have open tall ceilings, exposed brick and it’s just a beautiful space to work in.” The company, which customizes programs on an online platform that encourages patients to take their medications,

uses behavioral modification tactics and even fortune cookie-like facts and trivia questions to earn points for rewards. Depending on the pharmaceutical company that supplies the platform to their patients, the patients may be eligible to win anything from a $10 gift certificate for Amazon.com or health-related prizes. “We’re surprised at how much patients enjoy engaging with quizzes and daily for-

tunes,” said Katrina Firlik, co-founder and chief medical officer. “Some patients really like checking their status on the leader board, which is all anonymous — nobody knows who anyone is – and the thought of knowing that there are other people competing with you.” HealthPrize has launched six programs to date with 22,000 patients enrolled. It » » HEALTH, page 8

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plans to implement five more this year and is working with seven of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies nationwide. This year, HealthPrize is branching out from selling only to pharmaceutical companies and will do business with insurance companies as well. Interested companies can buy an annual license by providing an upfront customization and implementation fee. The cost is variable depending on the program and sponsor and cost of each program. “We’ve had some variable contracting,” Firlik said. “We had to modify some programs midway. The platform itself has been on the market for the past three years and they’re starting out in a pilot phase. In health care, the idea of using awards and a game to motivate people to take medication is new and considered pushing the envelope.” HealthPrize recently announced data that revealed how its product and programs have increased adherence to medication and raised patients’ engagement. Through the platform, the basic adherence rate for patients increased. The mean prescription fills rate went up by 54 percent.

“We developed a sophisticated prescription retail tracking system — most adherence companies out there rely on the patient for self-reporting,” Firlik said. “You might log into an app and say you took the medication, but there’s no way for companies to validate you’re on that medication and refilled that medication. We felt it was critical to track and confirm, so with the patient’s permission, we know when they filled their medications.” The data also showed one group of diabetic patients presented a mean engagement rate of 5 logins to the platform per week. Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients logged in an average of 7.7 times per week. Across all programs, the average login rate for patients was more than 4 times per week. Revenues are expected to triple from last year to this year. The company’s revenue grew 50 percent last year compared with 2013. The company is “not yet profitable,” Kottler said. But it’s been funded by angel investors. Last August, HealthPrize closed its first round of institutional financing from a private equity firm from Boston, Mansa Capital. It also received funding from West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. in Exton, Pa.

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THE LIST

Independent and Assisted Living Facilities

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INDEPENDENT AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITES

77 Third St., Stamford 06905 327-4551 • atriastamford.com

6949 Main St., Trumbull 06611 261-0006 • springmeadowstrumbull.com

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Atria Stamford

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Spring Meadows*

Barbara Camillo 1999

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Atria Stratford

6911 Main St., Stratford 06614 380-0006 • atriastratford.com

Pam Dumont, regional sales manager 1999

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Ridgefield Crossings*

640 Danbury Road, Ridgefield 06877 431-2255 • benchmarkquality.com

Dennis Walton 2003

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Brighton Gardens of Stamford*

59 Roxbury Road, Stamford 06902 322-2100 • sunriseseniorliving.com

Ed See 1997

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Assisted living

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Maplewood at Newtown*

166 Mount Pleasant Road, Newtown 06470 364-5466 • maplewoodatnewtown.com

Bonnie Loglisci 2010

100

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The Greens at Cannondale*

435 Danbury Road, Wilton 06897 761-1191 • thegreensatcannondale.com

Eleanora Tornatore-Mikesh 1998

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Assisted living services agency

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246A Federal Road, Brookfield 06804 775-8696 • benchmarkquality.com

73 Strawberry Hill Ave., East Norwalk 06855 220-9600 • maplewoodatstrawberryhill.com

The Village at Brookfield Common*

Joanne Elser 1999

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Assisted living services agency

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Maplewood at Strawberry Hill*

Paul Palermo 2012

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50 Ledge Road, Darien 06820 888-640-1090 • atriadarien.com

580 Long Hill Ave., Shelton 06484 225-5000 • wesleyvillage-ct.org

599 Boston Post Road, Darien 06820 888-640-1090 • maplewoodatdarien.com

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Atria Darien

JoAnn Panella 1997

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Crosby Commons Assisted Living*

Lois Poutney 1999

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Maplewood at Darien*

Jackie Mazurowski 2012

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Maplewood at Danbury*

22 Hospital Ave., Danbury 06810 744-8444 • maplewoodatdanbury.com

Eileen Duggan 2006

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Lockwood Lodge*

139 Toddy Hill Road, Sandy Hook 06470 364-3177 • masonicare.org/lockwood

Peter Francis 1999

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The Village at Waveny Care Center

3 Farm Road, New Canaan 06840 594-5200 • waveny.org

Ron Bucci, LNHA 2001

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Glen Crest Independent Living Facility *

3 Glen Hill Road, Danbury 06811 790-9161 •genesishcc.com/GlenCrest

Marnie Tetreault 1986

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The Inn

(An affiliate of Waveny LifeCare Network) 73 Oenoke Ridge, New Canaan 06840 594-5450 • waveny.org

Ann Callahan, MS, LNHA 1981

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The Greens at Greenwich*

1155 King St., Greenwich 06831 531-5500 • thegreensatgreenwich.com

Sherry S. Dey MS 2001

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This list is a sampling of independent and assisted living facilties serving the region. If you wish your facility to be included in our next listing, please contact Danielle Renda at drenda@westfairinc.com. Note: Information collected from responses to our survey and company websites. * Information from the 2013 listing and updated from company websites. WND: Would not disclose.

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barber and a nail salon. A business A-list that includes General Motors, Praxair and Boehringer Ingelheim is already in residence in 15 buildings surrounding the core. “Leasing interest has picked up with the economy,” said Aaron Smiles, managing director for commercial leasing for the Class A, four-story, 1.3 million-square-foot office complex and nearly 1 million-square-foot garage, all built on 5,000 columns. On-site footprints range from several hundred thousand square feet to zero square feet in the form of a recently added virtual office service run through the Matrix Executive Suites program. In between, typical spaces are 10,000 square feet to 30,000 square feet. Smiles said the complete building, which opened in 1980 as Union Carbide headquarters, is 70 percent full now. The pier construction technique makes for a broad, even layout. All first floors are on the same level so that, in the hilly landscape, some first-floor spaces are 70 feet in the air, with outsized views of hardwood forests and old farm walls from almost every interior spot in the complex. Matrix has been owner/operator since July 2009 and in that time has pumped $20 million into remaking the now 35-year-old former home to 3,300 Union Carbide workers. The old limousine garage, by way of example, is now a high-tech gym with a golf simulator occupying its own room. The 15 buildings vary in detail but occupy two basic layouts: smaller buildings with four floors of 11,000 square feet per floor and larger buildings with four 20,000-squarefoot floors. The architect, Kevin Roche, wove ease of use into the design. Each floor of each building is served by one of two central parking garages with a total 2,700 covered slots occupying 970,000 square feet. The building’s total 2 million square feet put it on par with the Empire State Building for size and, in a twist, for emphasizing the view. A quartet of Matrix executives that included Smiles; Leroy Diggs, Matrix Corporate Center general manager and vice president for acquisitions for Matrix Investment Group; Michael Brown, Matrix executive director of real estate services; and Mike Guirgis, Matrix property manager and director of hospitality, gave a tour of the facility recently. Each, in turn, pointed to the convenience of parking near one’s final destination, whether that

destination is a corporate meeting or the high school prom. It poured rain this particular day, ably highlighting the benefits of all-covered parking. On the corporate level, Matrix is headquartered on Long Island, N.Y., and owns and operates 2.5 million square feet of space divided between 8,000 multifamily housing units and the commercial sector. The Danbury building is its largest property. Brown said there are plans to expand on the 100-acre campus as part of what he termed a “live, work, play” ethos. The area surrounding the Matrix facility is filling with homes that include Virginia-based Harbor Group’s Crown Point at the Reserve Apartments and Pennsylvania-based Toll Brothers’ Rivington development. Brown, like the others, cited the region’s ease of transportation. Interstates 84 and 684 are close, and Ridgebury Road warrants an exit sign off I-84 despite being several turns from the northbound exit. He compared access favorably with the often traffic-choked arteries along the county’s southern tier. Like gears or spokes, the Matrix buildings surround the garages and a central core. The core holds the atrium/main entrance and burgeoning services like a dry cleaner, barber, coffee shop, convenience store and a branch of Mutual Security Credit Union. The cafeteria boasts restaurant-quality food and serves 1,200 workers each day. The core also hosts banquet facilities that accommodate up to 500 for businesses or for the likes of proms, weddings and bar/bat mitzvahs. The surrounding 100-acre campus offers trails and old stone walls. Matrix recently upgraded the facility as an IT hot zone of Wi-Fi and teleconferencing capabilities all protected by backup generating facilities. More tech work is underway. Brown said change is coming, also, in the form of new entrances from the outside and in a greater push toward interconnectedness among tenants. “We have a limousine service here that gets all its business from within the building,” he said. “We want people to know all the infrastructure — the IT infrastructure, the services — are here to connect all the tenants. All these things are offered no matter the size. For businesses with different products in different markets, we provide a custom fit. Efficiency is becoming more and more in demand.”

Conference rooms at Matrix in three different sizes. Photos by Bill Fallon

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Pair of historic Bridgeport buildings to be remade BY CRYSTAL KANG ckang@westfairinc.com

ridgeport city officials joined developer Urban Green at a recent groundbreaking for a construction project to convert two rundown historic buildings into retail space and apartments. The Jayson building at 179 Middle St. and adjacent Newfield building at 1184 Main St. will be joined and transformed into 104 apartments and 8,000 square feet of groundfloor retail space. The first phase of construction, accounting for environmental cleanup and building stabilization, was pegged at about $3 million. The cost for the second phase, to complete construction, was not disclosed. The developer has completed construction documents and submitted them for a permit. The goal is to complete the projects by the fourth quarter of 2015 or early 2016. Under the plan, Jayson will house 56 residential units, including 40 studios and 16 onebedrooms, and Newfield will contain 48 new residences, consisting of 16 studios and 32 one-bedroom units. An Urban Green affiliate has a master lease for the entirety of the ground-floor

retail space at Jayson-Newfield. The retail subtenants will be affiliated with retailers that Urban Green operates, including restaurants Prune, Contrada and The Spinster Sisters, and bicycle stores Hastings Velo and NYC Velo.

“In Bridgeport, we’re making smart investments in the future. One example of this is our improving downtown. We still have a lot of work to do, but it’s getting better every day.”

The Newfield building in Bridgeport. Photo by Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut Media

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“In Bridgeport, we’re making smart investments in the future,” Mayor Bill Finch said in a statement. “One example of this is

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Deloitte moves into long-term Stamford home BY CRYSTAL KANG ckang@westfairinc.com

Carl R. Kuehner III, CEO of Building and Land Technology; Kevin Richards, partner, Deloitte; Stamford Mayor David Martin; Gov. Dannel Malloy; and Steve Gallucci, New York managing partner for Deloitte, at a recent ribbon-cutting ceremony for Deloitte’s new offices in BLT’s Financial Centre. Photo by Crystal Kang

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ic incentives for companies that relocate to or add jobs in the state. The international firm is eligible to receive between $9 million and $14.5 million in state grants if it reaches certain job-creation milestones by the end of 2018. “We’ve been enormously successful adding good-paying jobs to the state — we created 75,000 during our first term as we drove unemployment to a five-year low,” Gov. Dannel Malloy said in a statement on the relocation. “This is another step in that direction. We’re turning our economy around, building for not just for the short term but for the long term. We should celebrate the jobs that are coming with this project.” Malloy, Stamford Mayor David Martin, BLT CEO Carl R. Kuehner III and Steve Gallucci, New York managing partner for Deloitte, were among officials who attended a recent ribbon-cutting and tour of the offices. The space employs Deloitte’s Next Generation Workplace concept, which company officials said hinges on open space and advanced technology. “The Next Generation Workplace is a collaborative workspace that uses modern technology and isn’t sequestered behind doors or cubicles,” said David Yampanis, real estate portfolio leader at Deloitte in Boston. “We’re a huge company that could stay in silos, but when you’re in an open environment there are lots of opportunities for people to bump into each other and collaborate.” The Next Generation Workplace embraces that idea by abandoning cubicles for work stations with lower walls and employing glass-encased offices instead of opaque barriers. There are also conference rooms available via reservation, equipped with technology for employees to share and present information. Deloitte serves as the anchor tenant for the building, which was previously home to General Reinsurance Corp.’s North American headquarters. BLT, the developer of Stamford’s Harbor Point and other residential, commercial and mixed-use projects, bought the vacant 6.55-acre property in 2012 and has since redeveloped and renovated the office campus. “This process was about identifying the fundamentally good qualities of the property and coming up with a plan for maximizing them,” BLT’s Kuehner said in a statement. “Every building is of its era, and it’s our job to make the necessary investment of time, money and intelligence to modernize — we have to give the market what it wants. We feel that the results speak for themselves. This is a better building than it was when we bought it.”

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Discovery Museum Redefines STEM Learning For many parents, teachers and young people STEM learning is perceived as too difficult, too content heavy and a bit too nerdy. Shame on us for falling down on our opportunity to enhance the public understanding of STEM. Here at The Discovery Museum we hope to alter those perceptions. For us, science is not a textbook full of facts; it is the birthplace of wonder, exploration and questioning. Technology is not the latest gadgetry; it is the launching pad for invention, production and creativity. Engineering is not unfathomable physics problems; it is the home of design, problem solving and critical thinking. Math is not Algebra 1; it is a buffet of patterns, relativity, time and digging deeper. Long known as a children’s science center, Discovery Museum is re-imagining creative problem solving and teambuilding for corporate clients and the business community. Utilizing advanced mission simulations in the Challenger Learning Center, an on-site mock space station and mission control, teams of executives are embracing a unique alternative to traditional trust exercises. NASA-certified Museum Education Staff lead missions to Mars and beyond as participants engage in a cooperative learning atmosphere underscored by teamwork, communication, problem solving and decision making. Similar missions are offered on an elementary level to school and scout groups throughout the tri-state area. We are focusing on the revitalization of our onsite experience to further engage all guests. We are reimaging compelling learning experiences in our gallery spaces that inspire wonder and ignite creativity in our core audience of families and school groups. Current exhibits include Nikon’s “Small World Photomicrography,” showcasing photographs of the microworld. Upcoming events include our “African-American History Celebration,” Feb. 21, “Jr. First Lego League” competition, March 15, and “Space Day,” March 29. We have the ingredients to create a truly innovative learning environment. Our educational programming and space/ science offerings are exceptional and we continue to build and grow relationships throughout the region. As we take advantage of new opportunities and build our own capacity, the museum will extend its impact and value to the community. The Discovery Museum and Planetarium. 4450 Park Ave., Bridgeport. Stephen H. Baumann, executive director Discovery Museum and Planetarium Member, Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County The mission of the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County is to support cultural organizations, artists and creative businesses by providing promotion, services and advocacy. For more information, visit CulturalAllianceFC.org or email infoCulturalAllianceFC.org or call 256-2329. For events lists, visit FCBuzz.org.

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‘Kindred’ Spirits Invited to Printmaking Center Reception The Center for Contemporary Printmaking presents its annual members’ exhibition, “Kindred,” that opens Jan. 17 and runs through March 15. The opening reception and award ceremony will take place Sunday, Jan. 25, 2-5 p.m. “Kindred” is an exploration of family and the varied ways that family is defined. Works featured deal with the complicated networks of dependence and support, identity and history, shared experience and unconditional love embedded in familial relationships. Members are invited to think about what family means to them and how it has influenced and changed their works of art. This exhibition explores how family experiences influence the lives of the artists and how individuals, at the same time, resist, reject or embrace it to build anew. Laura G. Einstein, executive director at the Center for Contemporary Printmaking, said, “Family was so important to Grace Shanley, our co-founder along with her husband, Bill. This exhibition is a tribute to the Shanley family and to our community of members and artists who are so important to the center. “This year is important for CCP as we celebrate our 20th anniversary,” she said. “This exhibition begins a celebratory

year with an exhibition highlighting the importance of family.” The juror for this exhibition is Emily Lombardo, manager of the Print and Paper Area at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Awards will be presented at the opening reception Jan. 25.

Mummenschanz at the Quick Center this Weekend! “What Mummenschanz does so extraordinarily well is create its own comic universe — a place of constant wonder and ingenuity.” —Boston Herald On Saturday, January 24th, with a choice of two shows, you can enter the wordless universe of Mummenschanz! The ordinary becomes extraordinary when common materials, everyday objects (like toilet paper) and colorful abstract shapes and forms spring to life. Since its threeyear run on Broadway, Mummenschanz has toured the globe, entertaining audiences of all ages for more than four decades by creating a playful yet compelling experience through the inventive use of shadow, light and creative manipulation of objects. This enchanting show is sure to spark your imagination! Fairfield University’s Quick Center for the Arts (QCA) presents a wide variety of high-quality performances, lectures and exhibits. The QCA is a leader in presenting, producing and partnering arts and education activities, thus serving as a vibrant center of creative and educational activity, making a positive difference in the lives of members of the Fairfield University community and the residents of greater Fairfield County.

Tickets are available through the Quick Center Box Oﬃce at 203-254-4010, or toll-free 877-ARTS-396 (877-278-7396) or online at quickcenter.com.

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FACTS & FIGURES on the record ATTACHMENTS FILED Bollinger Mobility LLC, Stamford. Filed by Randolph T. Lovallo. $40,000 in favor of Thomas Agnes, Robert Bollinger and Arthur Bollinger, Danbury. Property: Parcel B, Map 8114, Stamford. Filed Dec. 22. Perry, David C., Danbury. Filed by Patrick J. Walsh. $20,500 in favor of Fairfield County Bank, Ridgefield. Property: Franklin Street Extension and Middle River District, Danbury. Filed Dec. 30.

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COMMERCIAL 457 Federal Road LLC, Brookfield, contractor for self. Add a sign to an existing commercial space at 457 Federal Road, Brookfield. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Dec. 8. 457 Federal Road LLC, Brookfield, contractor for self. Perform a tenant fit-out to an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 457 Federal Road, Brookfield. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Dec. 12. 71 Commerce Drive LLC, Brookfield, contractor for self. Perform a tenant fit-out to an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 71 Commerce Drive, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Dec. 17. A Emerson Construction LLC, contractor for Inspirica Inc. Build two new porches and replace wood siding at 712 Pacific St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $170,000. Filed between Dec. 29 and Jan. 2. Ahsan, Ahmed, contractor for Callie A. Elliott, trustee. Change the ceiling tile and flooring in an existing commercial space at 168 White St., Danbury. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Dec. 30.

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A-Z Services, East Haven, contractor for Sherk Hassaim. Convert a mechanic bay to a convenience store at 1025 E. Main St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $33,800. Filed Jan. 2. Bandara, Raddy, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Convert an apartment to a veterinary office at 2715 Main St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $12,500. Filed Dec. 30. BMS Construction LLC, contractor for Three Hundred Forty Five Main. Remove an interior wall and perform some electrical work in an existing commercial space at 345 Main St., Danbury. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed Dec. 23. City of Stamford, Stamford, contractor for self. Alter existing men’s and women’s locker rooms in an existing commercial space at 90 Magee Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed between Dec. 29 and Jan. 2. City of Stamford, Stamford, contractor for self. Get a test permit for generators in an existing commercial space at 888 Washington Blvd., Stamford. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed between Dec. 29 and Jan. 2. Collins, Brookfield, contractor for self. Perform a tenant fit-out to an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 105 Grays Bridge Road, Brookfield. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Dec. 4. Dacey, Beverlee, Easton, contractor for the city of Bridgeport. Renovate the interior of an existing commercial space at 1354 State St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $18,000. Filed Dec. 29. Desco Professional Builders, contractor for Danbury Mall LLC. Perform an interior fit-out to an existing commercial space at 7 Backus Ave. Main, Danbury. Estimated cost: $125,000. Filed Dec. 31. Forstone Management Associates LLC, contractor for Nine West Broad Property LLC. Fit out the office space of an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 9 W. Broad St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $350,000. Filed between Dec. 29 and Jan. 2. GH Builders, Trumbull, contractor for Globe Equipment. Perform an interior fit-out to an existing commercial space at 197 Ash St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $46,000. Filed Dec. 31. Hawley Realty Ltd., Brookfield, contractor for self. Add a sign to an existing commercial space at 215 Federal Road, Brookfield. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Dec. 22. Lavelle, Brookfield, contractor for Magic Touch Dog Grooming LLC. Add a sign to an existing commercial space at 328 Federal Road, Brookfield. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Dec. 16.

Lliria LLC, Brookfield, contractor for self. Perform a tenant fit-out to an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 371 Candlewood Lake Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $3,500. Filed Dec. 17.

HM Construction, Fairfield, contractor for homeowner. Repair fire damage to an existing single-family residence at 898 Hancock Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $27,000. Filed Dec. 30.

Millenium Holdings, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Finish second floor and half of third floor for office use at 2160 Main St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Dec. 31.

JCS Design Build LLC, Trumbull, contractor for Madison Garden Condo. Add a deck to an existing condominium at 165 Cherry Hill Drive, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $9,900. Filed Dec. 29.

Neslo, contractor for the city of Danbury. Install a new partition for a service counter in an existing commercial space at 43 Clapboard Ridge Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $6,155. Filed Dec. 23. Pavarini North East Construction Co Inc., Stamford, contractor for 177 Broad Street Owner LLC. Demolish the fourth floor of an existing commercial space at 177 Broad St., Unit 1, Stamford. Estimated cost: $945,000. Filed between Dec. 29 and Jan. 2. R F Svcs, Trumbull, contractor for 3030 Park. Renovate the units in an existing commercial space at 3030 Park Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $84,000. Filed Dec. 30. Stamford Exit 9 III LLC, et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Demolish the existing egress corridor and construct a new replacement egress corridor at an existing commercial space at 1 Blachley Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed between Dec. 29 and Jan. 2. Town of Brookfield, contractor for self. Get a permit for a special event on the property of an existing commercial space at 100 Pocono Road, Brookfield. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Dec. 31. Two Two Seven LLC, Brookfield, contractor for Dinette Depot. Add a sign to an existing commercial space at 227 Federal Road, Brookfield. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Dec. 16.

RESIDENTIAL 1 Connors Lane LLC, Weston, contractor for self. Construct a new single-family residence with five bedrooms and six bathrooms to merge with an existing four- car garage at 1 Connor’s Lane, Weston. Estimated cost: $735,000. Filed Dec. 17. 203 Grays Bridge Road LLC, Brookfield, contractor for self. Add storage for a hoop house to an existing single-family residence at 203 Grays Bridge Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $7,500. Filed Dec. 17. Ando, Sara C. and Bruce Ando, Weston, contractor for self. Install roof-mounted solar panels on an existing single-family residence at 224 Spruce Hill Road, Weston. Estimated cost: $24,750. Filed Dec. 9.

Kapner, Brenda, Weston, contractor for self. Replace five vinyl windows in an existing single-family residence at 24 Arlen Road, Weston. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed Dec. 2. Kelly, Alyse and James Kelly, Weston, contractor for self. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 175 Davis Hill Road, Weston. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Dec. 2. Kenosia Development LLC, Brookfield, contractor for self. Construct a new town home at 10 Laurel Hill Court, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $138,462. Filed Dec. 16. Kenosia Development LLC, Brookfield, contractor for self. Construct a new town home at 11 Laurel Hill Court, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $138,462. Filed Dec. 16. Kenosia Development LLC, Brookfield, contractor for self. Construct a new town home at 12 Laurel Hill Court, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $138,462. Filed Dec. 16. Kenosia Development LLC, Brookfield, contractor for self. Construct a new town home at 13 Laurel Hill Court, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $138,462. Filed Dec. 16. Keypoint, Southport, contractor for Carl Koeck. Renovate the kitchen cabinets and bathroom fixtures on an existing single-family residence at 469 Connecticut Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed Dec. 30. Krauss, Susan and Jason Krauss, Weston, contractor for self. Renovate the interior mudroom in the property of an existing single-family residence at 92 Goodhill Road, Weston. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Dec. 29. Lakeview Development Inc., contractor for James P. Griesing and Margaret J. Griesing. Add a new garage, master bathroom and repair the roof of an existing single-family residence at 8 Driftwood Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $375,000. Filed Dec. 22. Maple Hospitality LLC, Weston, contractor for self. Construct a new single-family residence with four bedrooms, four and one-half bathrooms and an unfinished attic and basement at 1 Twin Oak Lane, Weston. Estimated cost: $758,160. Filed Dec. 17.

Marinho, Maria C., Danbury, contractor for self. Construct a new single-family residence with three bedrooms, two and one-half bathrooms and an unfinished basement at 13 Coalpit Hill Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $230,300. Filed Dec. 22. McCormick, Nancy J. and Mark B. McCormick, Weston, contractor for self. Add an addition on the existing foundation of an existing singlefamily residence at 2 High Noon Road, Weston. Estimated cost: $250,000. Filed Dec. 3. Melville, Brookfield, contractor for self. Rebuild a house on the existing footprint due to fire damage at 8 Meadow View Drive, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $450,000. Filed Dec. 18. Memoli, Margaret, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Legalize work in basement and second-floor bathroom at 70 Nelson Terrace, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed Dec. 30. Morlock, Brookfield, contractor for self. Add an addition to the garage of an existing single-family residence at 12 Overlook Drive, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed Dec. 17. Moudud, Brookfield, contractor for self. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 29 Sunset Hill Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $16,436. Filed Dec. 5.

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Perez, Benjamin, Bridgeport, contractor for John Vasquez. Convert a porch to a family room and add a second floor and a bathroom to an existing single-family residence at 37 Amos St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed Dec. 24. Plai, Helen and Jennifer Carberry, Weston, contractor for self. Construct a pool-house addition on the property of an existing single-family residence at 9 Fall Ridge Road, Weston. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed Dec. 18. Poetker, Brookfield, contractor for self. Add a mudroom addition to an existing single-family residence at 81 Laurel Hill Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed Dec. 16.

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Postyn Properties LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Renovate the interior of an existing single-family residence at 890 Iranisatan Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $3,500. Filed Dec. 26.

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NEWSMAKERS [PLUS AWARDS AND EVENTS] THORPE OFFERS PROGRAM FOR BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS

DOWNTON ABBEY COMES TO GREENWICH

Ridgefield resident MONA THORPE is hosting a program titled “Six Steps to Your Small Business Success,” 7-9 p.m., Jan. 20, Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 E. Ridge Road. Thorpe developed Success-411 more than 20 years ago to help her small-business colleagues overcome vocational obstacles. To register, contact 203-403-

Greenwich’s fabled Topping Estate.

“An Evening Inspired by Downton Abbey,” a fundraiser for the BRUCE MUSEUM inspired by the PBS program, is Feb. 7 at the Topping Estate on Round

Hill Road, Greenwich. The benefit, featuring a cocktail reception and seated dinner, is co-chaired by JEAN DOYEN DE MONTAILLOU, MICHAEL KOVNER and

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TOYS FOR TOTS HOLIDAY BENEFIT HOSTED IN STAMFORD Stamford’s THE TARZIA GROUP and P & T ENVIRONMENTAL CONTRACTORS and Norwalk’s TITAN ELECTRIC, along with platinum sponsors MAURICE and SARAH IUDICONE, hosted A TOYS FOR TOTS HOLIDAY CELEBRATION at The Italian Center, 1620 Newfield Ave., Stamford. More than 400 attendees participated, including U.S. MARINES from Toys for Toys. Donations from the event.

DIMATTEO GROUP NAMED BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

From left, Peter Gaboriault, president, HBRA; Kim DiMatteo, partner and vice president, DiMatteo Group of Shelton; and John DiMatteo, president, DiMatteo Group.

THE HOMEBUILDERS AND REMODELERS ASSOCIATION OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY honored Shelton-based DIMATTEO GROUP, a family-owned insurance

company, as business of the year. KIM DIMATTEO, partner and vice president, was recognized for her contributions to the building industry.

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STAMFORD DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS OPPORTUNITY STAMFORD DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS announced the online availability of its 2015 scholarship application. The nonprofit provides scholarships for students who reside in or attend high school in Stamford and are pursuing full-time, two- or four-year college education or accredited vocational training. Students completing the 2015 online application can apply for any Stamford Dollars for Scholars scholarships for which they meet the criteria. For more information, visit sd4s.org.

“The Evolution of the Soul” (2014) by artist Victoria Ghetu-Vuono. This piece can be seen Jan. 26 through March 26 at the Hodge Insurance Agency, 283 Main St., Danbury.

Danbury-based CULTURAL ALLIANCE OF WESTERN CONNECTICUT announced the first round of exhibitions for its seventh annual “Accessible Art,” a yearlong series. From Jan. 26 through March 26 at various locations, the series is fea-

turing artists VICTORIA GHETU-VUONO, NOELLE KING, JOHN LONGOBRICCO, ROYAL SCOTT, GARY STANFORD, TARA TOMASELLI and DAYNA WENZEL. All exhibitions are subject to change. For more information, visit artswesternct.org

BIG Y DONATES 176,000 POUNDS OF FOOD Spring�ield, Mass.-based BIG Y, with a store in Bethel, donated 19,238 bags of food to charities for its �ifth annual SACK HUNGER/CARE TO SHARE PROGRAM. Sack Hunger bags are reusable grocery bags �illed with nonperishable items

for food banks. All of the donated sacks are distributed within the supermarkets’ surrounding areas, ensuring that donations remain within the community. This year’s food drive ran from Nov. 6 through Dec. 31.

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THE KENNEDY CENTER ANNUAL CALENDAR RECEPTION JAN. 19

Bruce Museum hosts a family day on Martin Luther King Jr., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with musical performances by the Bright Star Theatre Co., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., 1 Museum Drive, Greenwich. Ridgeﬁeld Playhouse hosts its 19th annual celebration of spirit of Martin Luther King Jr., 3-4:30 p.m., 80 E. Ridge Road, Ridgefield.

CGC MEDICAL DIRECTOR NAMED TO TOP 100 LATINO BUSINESS LEADERS

‘FUEL FOR A CURE’ RAISES $12,000 FOR KOMEN

Elizabeth Ortiz-Schwartz.

DR. ELIZABETH ORTIZ-SCHWARTZ, a medical director for the CHILD GUIDANCE CENTER OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT (CGC), was named to the most recent edition of the “Latino American Who’s Who Top 100 Latino Business Leaders” list. Ortiz-Schwartz, a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist, has been with the CGC since 2009. She received her bachelor’s and medical education from the Universidad Central del Este in the Dominican Republic and her postgraduate training in psychiatry and child psychiatry at New York Medical College.

JAFAAR KAFEL of FAIRFIELD MOBIL and ROBERT KELL of UNITED BANK presented $12,400 to the CONNECTICUT AFFILIATE OF SUSAN G. KOMEN reflecting proceeds from the October “Fuel for a Cure” campaign. During October, recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Fairfield Mobil and its partners, ALLIANCE ENERGY, attorney BRUCE TEMKIN, UNITED BANK and GERBER BROTHERS, donated six cents per gallon to KOMEN CONNECTICUT, an organization that provides funding for research and programs addressing cancer education, screening and treatment for Connecticut residents.

AZALEA LABEREE, ROBERT ROBLES, MONICA RODRIGUEZ, TEDDY SUTTON, TREMAINE WILSON and DEBBIE WILLIS; Fairfield residents MICHAEL DALY and LISA ELLIS; Stratford resident ALICE DUBOIS; Oxford resident CARMELLA VALLELUNGA; and Trumbull residents ANTONIO GADSON, REBECCA INWOOD and BRIAN KEANE.

Ridgeﬁeld Playhouse presents “Zumba On Stage, A Whole New Series” with Zumba instructors from The Gym, Ridgefield and Southbury, 7:30 p.m., 80 E. Ridge Road, Ridgefield. Food, drink, gluten-free cupcakes, boutique workout wear, organic wines and other treats are available in the lobby at 6:30 p.m. SCORE Fairﬁeld County and co-sponsor the Rowayton Library present a businessand-bagels series titled “Client Relationship Mastery: Client Retention Practices for Today’s Competitive Business Landscape,” 7:30-8:30 a.m., Rowayton Library, 33 Highland Ave., Rowayton. A light breakfast will be served courtesy of the library. Greenwich Chamber of Commerce is holding its January After Six networking event, 5:30-7 p.m., Equinox Fitness, 16 Old Track Road, Greenwich. Register online or call 203-869-3500.

From left, Anne Morris, CEO, Komen Connecticut, Jafaar Kafel and Robert Kell.

RENOLDS BRINGS NEW TECHNIQUE TO CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE DANIELLE E. LUZZO, owner of GREENWICH CHIROPRACTIC & NUTRITION LLC, announced AMARA RENOLDS has joined her practice. Reynolds is a graduate of the University of Bridgeport, where she earned her doctorate in chi-

SCORE Fairﬁeld County and co-sponsor the Westport Library present a complimentary seminar titled, “Taming Time Management,” 6-8 p.m., Westport Library, 20 Jesup Road, Westport. Check-in begins 5:30 p.m.

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ter’s expressive arts program. Artists with disabilities affiliated with The Kennedy Center were acknowledged for their artwork on the center calendar, which features the work of 18 artists, including: Bridgeport residents MARQUIS EADY, BRUCE EPSTEIN, CLORESA FRANCOEUR, JAMES GRAVES, MARC IAIZZI,

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More than 200 guests attended Trumbull-based THE KENNEDY CENTER’S annual calendar reception at Gallery@999, Margaret E. Morton Government Center, 999 Broad St., Bridgeport. Bridgeport-based PEOPLE’S UNITED COMMUNITY FOUNDATION sponsored the event, which raises funds for The Kennedy Cen-

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From left, Martin D. Schwartz, president and CEO, The Kennedy Center; Jack Barnes, president and CEO, People’s United Bank; Vince Santilli, executive director, People’s United Community Foundation; and Armando F. Goncalves, senior vice president and division president, People’s United Bank.

Bruce Museum hosts penguin awareness day, featuring a science lecture from Daniel Ksepka and a 3-D printing demonstration, 6:30 p.m., 1 Museum Drive, Greenwich.

ropractic with magna cum laude honors. She specializes in the soft tissue method, active-release technique, which is used to treat complaints related to the muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia and nerves.

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FACTS Power Home Remodeling Group, Chester, Pa., contractor for Larry N. Cassavechia and Deborah Cassavechia. Replace seven windows at an existing single-family residence at 32 Clearview Ave., Danbury. Estimated cost: $5,604. Filed Dec. 22. Reiske, Brookfield, contractor for self. Add to a carport on an existing single-family residence at 172 Candlewood Lake Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed Dec. 2. Roma, Angelo, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Perform interior and exterior renovations to an existing singlefamily residence at 520 Wayne St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $29,500. Filed Dec. 24. Russo, Brookfield, contractor for self. Add a second-story addition to an existing structure at 44 S. Lake Shore Drive, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $225,000. Filed Dec. 11. Samelwich, Brookfield, contractor for self. Add new windows to an existing single-family residence at 14 Pleasant Rise, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $2,204. Filed Dec. 8. Sanchez, Brookfield, contractor for self. Add a barn to an existing singlefamily residence at 34 Stony Hill Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Dec. 15. Sanger, Brookfield, contractor for self. Rebuild a house on the existing footprint due to fire damage at 2 Chatham Court, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $14,923. Filed Dec. 18. Sing Saundh Manmeet, et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Convert a half bathroom to a full bathroom in the basement of an existing singlefamily residence at 44 Fairland St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed between Dec. 29 and Jan. 2. Sinn, Brookfield, contractor for self. Add insulation to an existing singlefamily residence at 6 Vale Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $2,388. Filed Dec. 8. Solar City Corp., Rocky Hill, contractor for Santiago Torres Jr. and Maritza Torres. Add a rooftop solar-panel system to an existing single-family residence at 23 Valley Stream Drive, Danbury. Estimated cost: $16,450. Filed Dec. 31. Solar City Corp., Rocky Hill, contractor for Keith S. Goodwin and Kimberly K. Goodwin. Add a rooftop solar-panel system to an existing single-family residence at King Street, Danbury. Estimated cost: $19,775. Filed Dec. 31. Steinsch, Bernadetta and Richard Steinsch, Weston, contractor for self. Add a mudroom and a car garage with storage to an existing singlefamily residence at 205 Georgetown Road, Weston. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed Dec. 15.

Toll CT II Limited Partnership, Newtown, contractor for self. Construct a new retaining wall at Reserve Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $21,248. Filed Dec. 22. Toul, Yakishia, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Construct a new roof on the property of an existing singlefamily residence at 2375-2377 North Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Jan. 2. Tuttle, Brookfield, contractor for self. Add new windows to an existing single-family residence at 6 Westview Lane, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $4,903. Filed Dec. 5. Va, Marcia and James Segelstein, Weston, contractor for self. Enclose the existing front porch, build a foundation and frame walls on the property of an existing single-family residence at 37 Cannondale Road, Weston. Estimated cost: $8,200. Filed Dec. 22. Wildman, Dick, Bridgeport, contractor for Gifford Lee. Repair fire damage to an existing single-family residence at 1525 Stratford Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $65,000. Filed Dec. 31.

COURT CASES The following court cases represent the allegations made by defendants in the initial filings of civil lawsuits, and do not represent legally binding judgments made by the courts.

BRIDGEPORT SUPERIOR COURT 225 Summer Street LLC, et al., Stamford. Filed by Capri Blu LLC, Fairfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Anthony J. Musto LLC, Fairfield. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that they had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for a promissory note. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance of $18,060 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages of $15,000 or more, costs, attorney’s fees, prejudgment interest, post-judgment interest and any other relief in law or equity the court deems just and proper. Case no. FBT-cv15-6047615-S. Filed Dec. 29. Allstate Property & Casualty Insurance Co., Hartford. Filed by Karen Harris, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: John J. Lacava, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendant alleging that she collided with an underinsured motorist and suffered injury. The insurance policy carried by the underinsured motorist is inadequate to fully compensate for the damages. The plaintiff alleges that her injuries are the legal responsibilities of her insurance company, the defendant. The plaintiff claims money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other relief as the court deems just or equitable. Case no. FBT-cv15-6047643-S. Filed Dec. 29.

AMEC LLC, Norwalk. Filed by Candace Perrone, New Canaan. Plaintiff’s attorney: Sabatini & Associates LLC, Newington. Action: The plaintiff has brought this fair labor suit against the defendant alleging that she did not receive proper overtime while employed by the defendant. She alleges she was terminated in retaliation to asking for overtime. The plaintiff claims compensatory damages, back pay, front pay, personal days, lost pension, emotional distress, punitive damages, reasonable attorney’s fees, costs, interest, job reinstatement, unpaid overtime wages, attorney’s fees, injunctive relief and all other just and proper relief. Case no. FBT-cv15-6047680-S. Filed Dec. 30. Black Rock Laundromat and Dry Cleaners Inc., Bridgeport. Filed by Travis Kollock, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Thomas G. Ganim, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that he slipped on a liquid substance on the floor of a laundromat on property owned by the defendant and sustained injuries. This dangerous condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendant and its employees in that they failed to remove the slippery substances from the floor and failed to put up warning signs. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000 and such other relief as in law or equity may appertain. Case no. FBT-cv15-6047672-S. Filed Dec. 30. Fernandes Holdings LLC, et al., Newtown. Filed by Alice Bruno, Shelton. Plaintiff’s attorney: John Luckart Jr., Fairfield. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that she fell on a stairway on premises owned by the defendants and sustained injuries. This dangerous condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendant and their employees in that they failed to remove the slippery ice substances from the stairway and failed to secure the railing. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000. Case no. FBT-cv15-6047605-S. Filed Dec. 24. Oakbridge Howe & Bridge Realty LLC, Seymour. Filed by Sheldon Jolley, Milford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Miller, Rosnick D’Amico, August & Butler PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that he fell on a cement step on property owned by the defendant and sustained injuries. This dangerous condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendant and its employees in that they failed to ensure the steps of the premise were in safe walking condition. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs. Case no. FBT-cv15-6047688-S. Filed Dec. 30.

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FIGURES Pinewood Lake Construction LLC, et al., Trumbull. Filed by Timothy Faraldi, Trumbull. Plaintiff’s attorney: Richard J. Sandor, New Canaan. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that they did not complete the renovation on the property the plaintiffs purchased from the defendants. The plaintiffs claim monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs. Case no. FBT-cv15-6047676-S. Filed Dec. 30. Progressive Casualty Insurance Co., Hartford. Filed by Samaher Hanania, West Haven. Plaintiff’s attorney: David Arron, Fairfield. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendant alleging that she collided with an underinsured motorist and suffered injury. The insurance policy carried by the underinsured motorist is inadequate to fully compensate for the damages. The plaintiff alleges that her injuries are the legal responsibilities of her insurance company, the defendant. The plaintiff claims money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs. Case no. FBT-cv15-6047603-S. Filed Dec. 24. Tai Cheung Kitchen Inc., Bridgeport. Filed by Santa Buckley Energy Ltd., Trumbull. Plaintiff’s attorney: The Law Offices of Becker Zowine LLC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that they it failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for natural gas provided. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance of $6,418 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages of more than $2,500 but less than $15,000, costs, attorney’s fees, pre-judgment interest and post-judgment interest. Case no. FBT-cv15-6047630-S. Filed Dec. 29. The Fitness Edge Inc., et al., Fairfield. Filed by Leslie Kimsey, Fairfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Moore, O’Brien, Yelenak & Foti, Cheshire. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that she fell on an icy surface on a parking lot owned by the defendants and sustained injuries. This dangerous condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendants and their employees in that they failed to remove the slippery ice and snow from the parking lot. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000 and such other relief as this court may deem equitable and just. Case no. FBT-cv14-6047565-S. Filed Dec. 23.

The Jewish Home For The Elderly of Fairfield County Inc., Fairfield. Filed by Marie Antoine, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Daly, Weihing & Bochanis, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that she was assaulted by an employee of the defendant, her employer. As a result she suffered damages and was terminated from her position. The plaintiff claims monetary damages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, punitive damages, attorney’s fees, costs and any other relief the court deems just and appropriate. Case no. FBT-cv14-6047562-S. Filed Dec. 23. The Success Village Apartments Inc., Bridgeport. Filed by Patricia Ivanov, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Law Offices of William M. Burke, Fairfield. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that she fell on a walkway on property owned by the defendant and sustained injuries. This dangerous condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendant and its employees in that they failed to ensure the walkway was free from debris. The plaintiff claims compensatory damages in excess of $15,000, costs and such other relief as the court may order. Case no. FBT-cv15-6047736-S. Filed Dec. 31. The Winewood Group LLC, et al., New Canaan. Filed by Newtown Savings Bank, Newtown. Plaintiff’s attorneys: Neubert, Pepe & Monteith PC, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that they had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for a quick credit term note. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance of $18,877 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages of $15,000 or more, costs, attorney’s fees, pre-judgment interest, post-judgment interest and any other relief in law or equity the court deems just and proper. Case no. FBT-cv14-6047593-S. Filed Dec. 23.

DANBURY SUPERIOR COURT BHI Contracting Inc., Roxbury. Filed by Brenda Ashley, New Milford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Stephanie B. Nickse, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff has brought this construction suit against the defendant alleging that it failed to complete a remodeling on time, causing her damages in the form of attorney’s fees. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of attorney’s fees and costs, interest, punitive damages and such other relief as is equitable and just. Case no. DBD-cv15-6016628-S. Filed Dec. 30.

Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, et al., Torrington. Filed by Caroline Haynes, Newtown. Plaintiff’s attorney: Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this medical malpractice suit against the defendants alleging that they misread the CT scan, which led to ischemic stroke to Matthew Rogers Jessup, causing death. The plaintiff claims $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs. Case no. DBD-cv15-6016585-S. Filed Dec. 23. Eli Group LLC, Bethel. Filed by Santa Buckley Energy Ltd., Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: The Law Offices of Becker Zowine LLC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for natural gas provided. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance of $9,907 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages of more than $2,500 but less than $15,000, costs, pre-judgment interest and post-judgment interest. Case no. DBD-cv15-6016620-S. Filed Dec. 30.

STAMFORD SUPERIOR COURT ACE American Insurance Co., Hartford. Filed by Michael B. Smith, New Canaan. Plaintiff’s attorney: Lampert, Toohey & Rucci, New Canaan. Action: The plaintiff has brought this insurance suit against the defendant alleging that he purchased a boat, which was insured by the defendant. The boat allegedly sustained damages to its engine and the defendant refused to pay out insurance. The plaintiff claims money damages, double or treble damages, costs, attorney’s fees and such other and further relief as the court deems just and appropriate. Case no. FST-cv15-6024167-S. Filed Dec. 23. Allstate Fire Systems LLC, et al., Fairfield. Filed by the town of Darien. Plaintiff’s attorney: Shipman & Goodwin LLP, Hartford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this construction suit against the defendants alleging that they became insolvent throughout the construction of a work project for the plaintiff. The plaintiff claims an interlocutory judgment requiring the defendants to interplead together concerning their claims to remaining funds, attorney’s fees and costs and such other and further relief as may be proper. Case no. FST-cv15-6024181-S. Filed Dec. 24.

FACTS C&C Service LLC, Stamford. Filed by Peerless Insurance Co., Boston, Mass. Plaintiff’s attorney: Bilodeau Carden LLC, Warwick, R.I. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiffs for a workers’ compensation policy provided. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance of $65,350 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages, punitive damages, interest, costs of suit, attorney’s fees and such other and further relief as the court may deem equitable and proper. Case no. FST-cv15-6024206-S. Filed Dec. 29. Esposito Design Associates Inc., Stamford. Filed by Craig Bogardus, et al., Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Edward Kanowitz, Stamford. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiffs for marketing services provided. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance of $9,907 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiffs claim money damages, punitive damages, prejudgment interest, post-judgment interest, attorney’s fees and such other and further relief as the court may deem equitable and proper. Case no. FST-cv15-6024175-S. Filed Dec. 24. Harbor Freights Tools USA Inc., et al., Calabasa, Calif. Filed by Steven Kitmirides, Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: Papcsy Janosov Roche Trial Lawyer, Norwalk. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that shelves full of tools fell on him while he was on property owned by the defendants and sustained serious injuries. This dangerous condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendants and their employees in that they failed to properly maintain and inspect the premises. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other relief as the court deems just and equitable. Case no. FST-cv15-6024168-S. Filed Dec. 23. Hilary Waldell Interiors, Bronxville, N.Y. Filed by Francesca Coutsodontis, Westport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Farrell, Geenty, Sheeley, Boccalatte & Guarino PC. Action: The plaintiff has brought this construction suit against the defendant alleging that it failed to complete a remodeling according to contract and used the plaintiff’s personal materials, causing damages. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of attorney’s fees and costs, reimbursement, exemplary damages and such other relief in law or equity as the court deems just and proper. Case no. FST-cv15-6024156-S. Filed Dec. 23.

Walmart Stores East I LP, Hartford. Filed by Natalie Davis, Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: Law Offices of Paul M. Cramer LLC, Fairfield. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that she fell on defective tiling on property owned by the defendant and sustained injuries. This dangerous condition was allegedly allowed to exist due the negligence of the defendant and its employees in that they failed to ensure that the tiling on the premise was in safe walking condition. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other relief as the court deems just and equitable. Case no. FST-cv15-6024155-S. Filed Dec. 23.

FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT Crown Linen Service Inc., Milford. Filed by Richard Alleva, Cromwell. Plaintiff’s attorney: Livingston, Adler, Palda, Meikle, John & Kelly, Hartford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this disability suit against the defendant alleging that he had scoliosis and was prohibited from heavy lifting by his doctor. The plaintiff alleges that he could perform the essential functions of his job, yet was terminated due to his disability. The plaintiff claims reinstatement of job position, lost wages and benefits, compensatory damages, punitive damages, attorney’s fees and cost, pre-judgment interest and all other legal or equitable relief. Case no. 3:14-cv-01971-MPS. Filed Dec. 29. Dahlia Group Inc., Boston, Mass. Filed by Randy Chan, N.Y. Plaintiff’s attorney: Faxon Law Group LLC, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that he was shot on a bus owned by the defendant and sustained serious injuries. This shooting allegedly occurred due to the negligence of the defendant and its employees in failing to provide a safe environment for the patrons. The plaintiff claims a trial by jury. Case no. 3:15-cv-00001-WWE. Filed Jan. 2. GE Capital Retail Bank, Kettering, Ohio. Filed by Glenn Ashe, Milford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Lemberg & Associates LLC, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this telecommunications suit against the defendant alleging that it made unsolicited calls to the plaintiff’s cell phone. The plaintiff further alleges that he told them to stop calling him, yet they continued to call his cell, causing monetary damages. The plaintiff claims statutory damages, treble damages and sofr. Case no. 3:14-cv-01980-WWE. Filed Dec. 31. Land And Sea Brokers Inc., et al. Filed by Roy Edward Cline, East Hartford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Self-representing. Action: The plaintiff has brought this defective product suit against the defendants alleging that they sold him a car that did not pass any inspections and was seriously damaged. The plaintiff also alleges that the defendants misrepresented the car to him, causing him damages. The plaintiff claims $600,000 in monetary damages. Case no. 3:14-cv-01983-SRU. Filed Dec. 31.

Walnut Investment Partners LP, Cincinnati, Ohio. Filed by USA. Action: The plaintiff has brought this suit against the defendant alleging that it had a condition of capital impairment in 2011. The plaintiff claims entitlement to entry of the consent order of receivership. Case no. 3:15-mc-00001-JBA. Filed Jan. 2.

DEEDS

COMMITTEE DEEDS Elwood, Dorothy M., et al., Stratford. Appointed committee: Raymond A. Heche, Stratford. Property: 479 Sherwood Place, Stratford. Amount: $115,000. Docket no. FBT-cv10-6013487-S. Filed Jan. 2. Tompkins, Doris and Joy S. Richardson, et al., Stratford. Appointed committee: Abraham I. Gordon, Stratford. Property: 81 Wooster Ave., Stratford. Amount: $39,700. Docket no. FBT-cv-12-6027136. Filed Dec. 16. Towler, Shawn Jeffrey, Stratford. Appointed committee: Adam D. Schlein, Stratford. Property: 109 McGrath Court, Stratford. Amount: $28,000. Docket no. FBT-cv-130639187-S. Filed Dec. 16.

COMMERCIAL 246 Selleck Street LLC, Stamford. Seller: Valentina U. Lionetti, Stamford. Property: Parcel C, Map 8054, Stamford. Amount: $875,000. Filed Dec. 31. 421 Fairfield Ave LLC, Stamford. Seller: Irving S. Goldblum and Alex L. Goldblum, Stamford. Property: 375 Fairfield Ave., Building 1, Stamford. For no consideration paid. Filed Dec. 22. 53 North Street 4 LLC, Trumbull. Seller: Richard B. Stracks, Roxbury. Property: 53 North St., Suite 4, Danbury. Amount: $245,000. Filed Dec. 31. 73 Old Hill LLC, Weston. Seller: Douglas W. Hanson and Anna Maria Hanson, Travelers Rest, S.C. Property: 73 Old Hill Road, Westport. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed Dec. 15. AR Cottage LLC, Westport. Seller: Mary Stefani, Westport. Property: 122 Imperial Ave., Westport. Amount: $885,000. Filed Dec. 30. Candlewood Lake Road LLC, New York, N.Y. Seller: R&F Danbury LLC, New York, N.Y. Property: Lot 1, Lot 9 and 42 Candlewood Lake Road, Brookfield. For no consideration paid. Filed Dec. 23. Chalog LLC, Greenwich. Seller: John Raucci and Eileen Raucci, Greenwich. Property: 25 Adams Ave., Unit 413, Stamford. Amount: $415,000. Filed Dec. 24.

FIGURES ESVO Turkey Hill South LLC, Bethel. Seller: Bradley Cord Bohling and Sally A. Bohling, Westport. Property: 34 Turkey Hill Road South, Westport. For no consideration paid. Filed Jan 2. FitDevelopment LLC, Norwalk. Seller: Stephen A. Eaton Jr., Westport. Property: 29 North Ave., Westport. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 29. LBR Holsings LLC, Brookfield. Seller: Smith Brothers Woodland Management LLC, Monroe. Property: 117 Whisconier Road, Brookfield. Amount: $284,500. Filed Dec. 24. Linda and Marc’s LLC, Stamford. Seller: Ralph D’Arnizo Builders LLC, Stamford. Property: 47 Larkin St., Units 3, 8 and 10, Stamford. Amount: $600,000. Filed Dec. 24. Minino Homes Inc., Douglaston, N.Y. Seller: 19 Elbow Hill LLC, Brookfield. Property: 19A Elbow Hill Road, Brookfield. Amount: $70,500. Filed Dec. 3. MIVD Properties LLC, Brookfield. Seller: Modern Investment Properties LLC, Brookfield. Property: 1120 Federal Road, Unit 1, Brookfield. Amount: $605,000. Filed Dec. 23. Orwell Properties LLC, Westport. Seller: Vincent J. Tumminello, Westport. Property: 15 Sterling Drive, Westport. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed Dec. 19. PennyMac Holdings LLC, Moorpark, Calif. Seller: Margaret A. Campana and Daniel Campana, Stamford. Property: 51 Shuyler Ave., Unit 3D, Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 30. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D.C. Seller: EverBank, Jacksonville, Fla. Property: 26 Whisconier Road, Brookfield. For no consideration paid. Filed Dec. 5.

QUIT CLAIM Ajoy Gosh, Stamford. Grantor: Hubert Leach, Stamford. Property: 7779 Maple Ave., Stamford. Amount: $350,000. Filed Dec. 22. Bacino, Lilia, Brookfield. Grantor: Ellen Lowe Dantec, Brookfield. Property: Lot 13, Map 6, Brookfield. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 29. Berkley Insurance Co., Greenwich. Grantor: Berkeley Holdings LLC, Greenwich. Property: Parcel 4B, The Reserve, Danbury. For no consideration paid. Filed Dec. 31. Blau, Barbara and Peter Blau, Fairfield. Grantor: 302 Lyons LLC, Weston. Property: 302 Lyons Plain Road, Weston. For no consideration paid. Filed Dec. 8. Campbell, Cheryl Jarrard and John Duncan Campbell Jr., Stamford. Grantor: Cheryl Jarrard Campbell, Stamford. Property: Units 4A and 68 in One Strawberry Hill, Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed Jan 2.

Cataldo, Kim M., Stamford. Grantor: Dawn Zimmerman, Greenwich. Property: 339 Sylvan Knoll Road, Stamford. Amount: $205,000. Filed Dec. 24. CMGC LLC, New Milford. Grantor: CMCG LLC, New Milford. Property: 4 Elbow Hill Road, Brookfield. For no consideration paid. Filed Dec. 24. Cohen, Lisa M., Weston. Grantor: Lisa Vacca, Weston. Property: 94 Old Hyde Road, Weston. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 30. Coppola, Adam, Stamford. Grantor: Laura L. Coppola, Stamford. Property: 258 Culloden Road, Stamford. For no consideration paid. Filed Dec. 22. Coppola, Laura L., Stamford. Grantor: Adam Coppola, Stamford. Property: 30 Pine Drive, Stamford. For no consideration paid. Filed Dec. 22. DeLeo, William F., Broward County, Fla. Grantor: WCJBP LLC, Stamford. Property: Turn of River Road, Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 29. Denkin, Nicole Maria Andrade and Robert Scott Denkin, Ridgefield. Grantor: Robert Scott Denkin, Ridgefield. Property: 104 Birch Hill Road, Weston. For no consideration paid. Filed Dec. 15. DiMartino, Rose A., Westport. Grantor: Rose J. Dimartino, Westport. Property: 76 Long Lots Road, Westport. For no consideration paid. Filed Dec. 17. Downer, Victoria Lynn and Kenneth Downer, Stamford. Grantor: Kenneth Downer, Victoria Lynn Downer and Linda Gonzalez, Stamford. Property: 128 Saint Charles Ave., Stamford. Amount: $10. Filed Dec. 30. Dubow, Herbert D., Westport. Grantor: Herbert D. Dubow, Westport. Property: Lot 20, Map 4119, Westport. For no consideration paid. Filed Dec. 26. Dwyer, Kim Brubaker and Leo E. Dwyer, Stamford. Grantor: Kim Brubaker Dwyer, Stamford. Property: 56 Kenilworth Drive East, Stamford. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Dec. 23. Emanuel, Leslie Diane and Mark B. Emanuel, Weston. Grantor: Mark B. Emanuel and Leslie Diane Emanuel, Weston. Property: 37 Godfrey Road West, Weston. Amount: $10. Filed Dec. 10. Erickson, John C., Stamford. Grantor: The Camille and John Erickson Revocable Living Trust, Las Vegas, Nev. Property: Units A3 and A4 of Schooner Cove Yacht Association, Stamford. For no consideration paid. Filed Dec. 30. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, McLean, Va. Grantor: U.S. Bank NA, Owensboro, Ky. Property: 6 Juniper Lane, Brookfield. For no consideration paid. Filed Dec. 22.

Sheynberg, Natalie and Boris V. Sheynberg, Weston. Grantor: Robert E. Jennings, Wilton. Property: 25 Accessway, Weston. For no consideration paid. Filed Dec. 29. Smith, Kathleen F. and David L. Smith, Brookfield. Grantor: David L. Smith, Brookfield. Property: 13 Merwin Brook, Brookfield. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 1. Spengler, Cindy J. and Peter J. Spengler, Westport. Grantor: Cindy J. Spengler and Peter J. Spengler, Westport. Property: 156 Hillspoint Road, Westport. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 29. Talbot, Heather and Kristine Towner, Weston. Grantor: Kristine Towner and Heather Talbot, Weston. Property: 177 Newtown Turnpike, Weston. For no consideration paid. Filed Dec. 29. The Hayestown 141 Land Trust, Jupiter, Fla. Grantor: McKennon Aleyda, Danbury. Property: Unit 141 of Barclay Commons, Danbury. Amount: $10. Filed Dec. 29. Tournas, Theodoros, Stamford. Grantor: Georgia Tournas, Stamford. Property: 25 Colonial Road, Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed Jan 2. Union Savings Bank, Danbury. Grantor: Rachel M. Fjelldal, Danbury. Property: 55 Spruce Mountain Road, Danbury. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 30. Walsh, John J., New Milford. Grantor: Mary A. Walsh, New Milford. Property: 21 Housman St., Danbury. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Dec. 29. Zielinski, Claire, Westport. Grantor: Eric H. Zielinski, Westport. Property: 24 Hight St., Westport. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 18.

RESIDENTIAL Akolzina, Iryna and Alexey Akolzin, Stamford. Seller: William E. Gordon III and Noelle M. Gordon, Weston. Property: 27 Timber Mill Lane, Weston. Amount: $862,000. Filed Dec. 5. Alexander, Deborah and Harold Alexander, Westport. Seller: Mary Ellen Sullivan, Westport. Property: 15 Remlin Court, Westport. Amount: $675,000. Filed Dec. 16. Al-Rifaie, Ahmed, Brookfield. Seller: Ronald J. Waterfall and Glee I. Waterfall, Brookfield. Property: 41 Ledgewood Drive, Unit 44, Brookfield. Amount: $177,500. Filed Dec. 22. Amanzio, Virginia F. and Anthony J. Amanzio, Brookfield. Seller: Newbury Village LLC, Brookfield. Property: 225 Still Water Circle, Brookfield. Amount: $455,000. Filed Dec. 2. Amorim, Rachel M. and Fabricio Z. Amorim, Oronoco, Minn. Seller: Allison M. Williams, Brookfield. Property: Lot 1, Map 967, Brookfield. Amount: $655,000. Filed Dec. 1.

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FACTS Arava, Hema L. and Ramana S. Sakamuri, Brookfield. Seller: Patrick McCann, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Property: 54 Candlewood Lake Road, Brookfield. Amount: $425,000. Filed Dec. 11. Austin, Jacqueline and William Austin, Norwalk. Seller: Marion K. Lindell, Weston. Property: 76 Ladder Hill Road, Weston. Amount: $530,000. Filed Dec. 23. Banas, Teresa and Robert Banas, Mystic. Seller: Roy W. Colson, Danbury. Property: 93 Park Ave., Unit 107, Danbury. Amount: $115,000. Filed Dec. 29. Barrow, Rachel, Danbury. Seller: MRE Properties LLC, Danbury. Property: 15 Hamilton Drive, Danbury. Amount: $290,000. Filed Dec. 30. Bashar, Mohammad A. and Monjural Islam, Bronx, N.Y. Seller: U.S. Bank NA, West Palm Beach, Fla. Property: 11 Finney Lane, Unit 10, Stamford. Amount: $135,000. Filed Jan 2. Chaokif, Sabah and Khalid Ourhzif, Stamford. Seller: Kevin Colburn and Carmen Freire, Stamford. Property: 66 Treat Ave., Stamford. Amount: $460,000. Filed Dec. 24. Chiem, Siem and Nicholas C. Brinn, Brookfield. Seller: Peter M. Edelstein, Brookfield. Property: 115 N. Lakeshore Drive, Brookfield. Amount: $375,000. Filed Dec. 19. Cooper, Bryan S., Stamford. Seller: Maria Victoria Silvagni, Stamford. Property: 85 Camp Ave., Unit 1C, Stamford. Amount: $470,000. Filed Dec. 22. Cordeau, Mary E. and Derek P. Sabine, Stamford. Seller: Simon Tam, Brooklyn, N.Y. Property: 65 Glenbrook Road, Unit 12B, Stamford. Amount: $291,500. Filed Dec. 30. Custis, Kathleen, Norwalk. Seller: Ian D. Forrest and Jennifer S. Forrest, Weston. Property: 19 Treadwell Lane, Weston. Amount: $967,500. Filed Dec. 18. Davis, Russell, Stamford. Seller: Diane Credi Stein, San Jose, Calif. Property: 965 Shippan Ave., Stamford. Amount: $480,000. Filed Dec. 23. Delohery, Donna M., Brookfield. Seller: Donna M. Delohery, Brookfield. Property: 8 Douglas Drive, Brookfield. Amount: $120,000. Filed Dec. 23. Dibacco, John, Chicago, Ill. Seller: William G. Kahl Jr. and Hildegard Kahl, Brookfield. Property: 52 Arrowhead Road, Brookfield. Amount: $1 million. Filed Dec. 19. DiLorenzo, Jennifer L. and Jared S. DiLorenzo, Brookfield. Seller: Michael J. Weiss Sr., New Milford. Property: 55C Flax Hill Road, Brookfield. Amount: $460,000. Filed Dec. 4. Dimitrief, Jill and Alexander Dimitrief, Westport. Seller: Susan Tillman, Westport. Property: 227 Bayberry Lane, Westport. Amount: $935,000. Filed Dec. 18.

Dong, Yu, Stamford. Seller: Matthew Alpert, Monroe. Property: 30 Chatfield St., Stamford. Amount: $735,000. Filed Jan 2. Dorsey, Deborah L. and Kevin M. Dorsey, Westport. Seller: Thomas P. Crolius and Patricia M. Crolius, Westport. Property: 25 Cavalry Road, Westport. Amount: $1 million. Filed Jan 2. Dorsey, Kevin M., Westport. Seller: Thomas P. Crolius and Patricia M. Crolius, Westport. Property: 59 Redcoat Road, Westport. Amount: $825,000. Filed Jan 2. Downes, Christi and Gregory Downes, Garnet Valley, Pa. Seller: Grassy Plains Development LLC, Westport. Property: 27 Grassy Plains Road, Westport. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed Dec. 16. Doyle, Michael T., Stamford. Seller: John G. Bellnier and Nancy E. Bellnier, Brookfield. Property: 8 Oak Lane, Brookfield. Amount: $375,000. Filed Dec. 22. Eaton Jr., Stephen A., Westport. Seller: HSBC Bank USA NA, Westport. Property: 29 North Ave., Westport. Amount: $318,450. Filed Dec. 29. Eick, Moira M., Fairfield. Seller: Fred Kaskeff, Westport. Property: 12 Silver Break Road, Westport. Amount: $890,000. Filed Dec. 17. Elgort, Courtney and Michael Elgort, Weston. Seller: Jeffrey M. Muller and Melissa M. Muller, Weston. Property: 27 Pheasant Hill Road, Weston. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Dec. 19. Erbelding, Deborah L. and Brook D. Lawer, White Plains, N.Y. Seller: Mary E. Perry and Kenneth A. Perry, Newtown. Property: 24 Deerfield Road, Brookfield. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Dec. 30. Estanqueiro, Maria and Luis Estanquiero, Danbury. Seller: John C. Heine and Margaret Mary Heine, The Villages, Fla. Property: 7 Regen Road, Danbury. Amount: $339,000. Filed Dec. 29. Fagan, Owlyn A. and Seamus P. McEvoy, Stamford. Seller: Sheryl D. Barnes, Stamford. Property: 105 Harbor Drive, Unit 104, Stamford. Amount: $465,000. Filed Dec. 23. Farin, Tricia Janicki, Danbury. Seller: Julian Castro, Hartford. Property: 10 Scuppo Road, Unit A2, Danbury. Amount: $82,128. Filed Dec. 29. Faygold, Ernest, Norwalk. Seller: Paul Lamedica, Stamford. Property: Unit 12C in One Strawberry Hill Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $330,000. Filed Dec. 22. Feldmeier, Tanja S., Bridgeport. Seller: Lynne De Los Santos, New York, N.Y. Property: 30 Maple Lane, Westport. Amount: $612,500. Filed Dec. 30.

Fiorito, Joseph, Stamford. Seller: Richard L. Devine and Barbara A. Devine, Stamford. Property: 22 Denise Drive, Stamford. Amount: $660,000. Filed Dec. 31. Forlivio, Kathy and Steven Forlivio, Brewster, N.Y. Seller: Steve Vlahos and Sylvia Vlahos, Brookfield. Property: Lot 8, Map Book 9, Brookfield. Amount: $335,000. Filed Dec. 16. Friedman, Drew, Weston. Seller: Xu Cheng and Yeqin He, Weston. Property: 13 Old Mill Road, Weston. Amount: $1.9 million. Filed Dec. 15. Gabriel, Susan L., Newtown. Seller: Harold Bonyai, Danbury. Property: 7 Mannions Lane, Unit 16, Danbury. Amount: $135,000. Filed Dec. 30. Gaikwad, Jyoti M. and Kush G. Shinde, Stamford. Seller: Edwin S. Greenberg and Marsha C. Greenberg, Stamford. Property: 154 Cold Spring Road, Unit 45, Stamford. Amount: $235,000. Filed Dec. 24. Gallo, Anna, Carerina Gallo and Ennio Gallo, Greenwich. Seller: Bret A. Backman, Danbury. Property: 189 Brushy Hill Road, Danbury. Amount: $220,000. Filed Dec. 30. Garfinkel, Judith and James M. Russek, Stamford. Seller: John R. O’Keefe and Angela Danielson O’Keefe, Evergreen, Colo. Property: 88 Southfield Ave., Unit 601, Stamford. Amount: $675,000. Filed Dec. 22. Graaf, Ploontje Helena de and Nicholas Alexander Harris, Stamford. Seller: Indira Jaramillo and Judith Kovack, Stamford. Property: Unit 70 of Marina Bay Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $650,000. Filed Dec. 31. Guerra, Brenda, Emil Nicolas, Lilia Nicolas and Ricardo Guerra, Danbury. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 50 Davis St., Danbury. Amount: $150,000. Filed Dec. 31. Hawley, Carmen Daniel and Laura Jo Ann Hawley, Brookfield. Seller: Leopold Garcia-Leyva and Angelina S. Hernandez-Rosales, Brookfield. Property: 16 Rocky Hill Road, Brookfield. Amount: $305,000. Filed Dec. 23. He, Yeqin, Weston. Seller: Wieslaw Gutowski and Anna Gutowski, Weston. Property: 48 Brian Oak Drive, Weston. Amount: $2.1 million. Filed Dec. 16. Juanacio, Digna and Jaime Guaman, Danbury. Seller: Frank J. Critelli Jr., Southbury. Property: 21 Roger Ave., Danbury. Amount: $149,000. Filed Dec. 31. Kaseman, William C., Bronx, N.Y. Seller: Joseph G. Sorena and Melena Sorena, Brookfield. Property: 40 Pocono Ridge Road, Brookfield. Amount: $395,000. Filed Dec. 11.

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FIGURES Kaufman, Jane and Andrew Pennella, Stamford. Seller: Martin Casanova and Maria G. Casanova, Stamford. Property: Lot 40, Map 12208, Stamford. Amount: $710,000. Filed Dec. 29. Kehoe, Priscilla R. and Stephen A. Kehoe, Brookfield. Seller: Carol Wurtz Brown, Brookfield. Property: 24 High Ridge Road, Brookfield. Amount: $360,000. Filed Dec. 18. Kelkar, Jyoti and Parag Kelkar, Danbury. Seller: Summer Pasture LLC, Brookfield. Property: Lot 4, Map 1067, Brookfield. Amount: $517,381. Filed Dec. 29. Koo, Tin Kit, Stamford. Seller: Ming Q. Wang Lin and Bin Lin, Stamford. Property: 27 Northill St., Unit 4D, Stamford. Amount: $156,000. Filed Dec. 22. Kovalchuk, Vadym I., Stamford. Seller: Juanita Collier, Stamford. Property: 85 Camp Ave., Unit 18G, Stamford. Amount: $470,500. Filed Dec. 23.

Perez, Efren R. and Tricia E. Lovas, Norwalk. Seller: Robert A. Langenhan and June C. Langenhan, Stamford. Property: 57 Northwood Lane, Stamford. Amount: $541,000. Filed Dec. 29.

Archibald, Joanne, Danbury. $865 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: Pine Trail, Danbury. Filed Dec. 30.

FORECLOSURES

Augustin, Ronald, Stratford. $6,141 in favor of Unifund Corp., Cincinnati, Ohio, by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 145 Lincoln St., Stratford. Filed Dec. 22.

3333 Main LLC, et al. Creditor: SA Challenger Inc., Hartford. Property: 3333 Main St., Stratford. Mortgage default. Filed Dec. 16. Ford Motor Company LLC, et al. Creditor: Retained Realty Inc., New York, N.Y. Property: Lot 14, Map 7720, Stamford. Mortgage default. Filed Dec. 29. Gooden, Dorothy, et al. Creditor: Deutsche Bank National Trust, trustee, West Palm Beach, Fla. Property: 265 Dewey St., Stratford. Mortgage default. Filed Jan. 2. Hackney, Donca, et al. Creditor: Bank of America NA, West Palm Beach, Fla. Property: 122 Liberty St., Stratford. Mortgage default. Filed Dec. 31.

Lesensky, Leonard, Stamford. Seller: Greenwich Vitality LLC, CJ Greenwich Properties LLC and Quarf LLC, New Canaan. Property: Lot 2, Map 10850, Stamford. Amount: $658,000. Filed Dec. 23.

Marsilio, Kathleen A., et al. Creditor: Bank of America NA, West Palm Beach, Fla. Property: 305 Newtown Turnpike, Weston. Delinquent common charges. Filed Dec. 1.

Livingston, Craig, Westport. Seller: Hudson City Savings Bank, Westport. Property: 26 Little Fox Lane, Westport. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Dec. 18.

McDermott, John, et al. Creditor: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 86 Greenlawn Ave., Stratford. Mortgage default. Filed Dec. 31.

Lopez, Ricardo and Edna Hernandez, Brewster, N.Y. Seller: Michelle Martinez, Brookfield. Property: 29 Hidden Brook Drive, Brookfield. Amount: $330,750. Filed Dec. 23.

Newhouse, Michael, et al. Creditor: Citimortgage Inc., Calabasas, Calif. Property: Lots 41, 42 and 43, Map 1067, Stamford. Mortgage default. Filed Dec. 22.

Lublinsky, Michael, Westport. Seller: William Kemmis Adler, Weston. Property: 3 Kettle Creek Road, Weston. Amount: $680,000. Filed Dec. 30.

Ray, Derrick, et al. Creditor: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 15 Early Ave., Stratford. Mortgage default. Filed Dec. 22.

Mancini, Karalyn and Michael Mancini, Brookfield. Seller: Jean A. Rajcula, Bethel. Property: 180 Long Meadow Road, Brookfield. Amount: $205,000. Filed Dec. 1.

JUDGMENTS

Mannino, Candice and Christian Mannino, Westport. Seller: Richard Price, Repulse Bay, Hong Kong. Property: 8 Acorn Lane, Westport. Amount: $950,000. Filed Dec. 26. Manske, Robert, Brookfield. Seller: S&M Real Estate LLC, Brookfield. Property: 26 Skyline Drive, Brookfield. Amount: $280,000. Filed Dec. 5. McArdle, Barry P., et al., New Hartford, N.Y. Seller: Thomas C. DeLeo, Frank J. DeLeo Jr., James DeLeo, Rosemary DeLeo, William F. DeLeo and ALF Land LLC, Stamford. Property: Turn of River Road, Stamford. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Dec. 29. Pelaez, Rosa and Angel Rios, Danbury. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 8 Austin St., Danbury. Amount: $90,000. Filed Dec. 30.

Alfaro, Walter S., Stamford. $34,533 in favor of Unifund Corp., Cincinnati, Ohio, by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 60 Pine Tree Drive, Stamford. Filed Dec. 22. Anderson, Lars, Danbury. $595 in favor of the Danbury Office of Physician Services PC, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 162 Great Plain Road, Danbury. Filed Dec. 30. Anderson, Lars, Danbury. $744 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 162 Great Plain Road, Danbury. Filed Dec. 30. Antignani, Stephen R., Stratford. $11,718 in favor of Unifund Corp., Cincinnati, Ohio, by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 1216 North Ave., Stratford. Filed Dec. 22.

Austin, Laurie, Westport. $6,419 in favor of Cach LLC, Denver, Colo., by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 2 Vani Court, Westport. Filed Dec. 22. Baker, Carmen Elisa and Warren Baker Jr., Westport. $2,458 in favor of Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich, by Nathanson Cipriano and Gambardella PC, Hamden. Property: 141 North Ave., Westport. Filed Dec. 26. Barnes, Albert, Danbury. $597 in favor of Danbury Diagnostic Imaging, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 2 French St., Danbury. Filed Dec. 30. Burdick, Allison and Kevin Burdick, Brookfield. $922 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 73 Laurel Hill Road, Brookfield. Filed Dec. 30. Callan, Jeffrey, Danbury. $1,025 in favor of Danbury Diagnostic Imaging, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 5 Southview Ave., Danbury. Filed Dec. 30. Ceci, Joseph, Brookfield. $15,218 in favor of Frank Kerekes and Liz Kerekes, by Cohen and Wolf PC, Danbury. Property: 70 Obtuse Road South, Brookfield. Filed Dec. 26. Chan, Amy M., Westport. $8,332 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio, by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 30 Crescent Road, Westport. Filed Dec. 22. Chapman, Melissa, Danbury. $600 in favor of the Danbury Office of Physician Services PC, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 81-95 Park Ave., Unit 303 and Unit CP12, Danbury. Filed Dec. 30. Chappo, Richard, Westport. $15,720 in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, Ohio, by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 82 Partrick Road, Westport. Filed Dec. 22. Christe, Regina and Philip Christe, Brookfield. $1,057 in favor of New Milford Hospital, New Milford, by Hertzmark Crean & Lahey LLP, Waterbury. Property: 53 Ironworks Hill Road, Brookfield. Filed Dec. 15. Czereszkiewicz, Anna, Danbury. $953 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 55 Cross St., Unit A-7, Danbury. Filed Dec. 30.

FACTS Dalo, Sandra, Brookfield. $508 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 42 Junction Road, Brookfield. Filed Dec. 3. Damato, Peter, Stratford. $4,127 in favor of Milford Hospital, Milford, by Hertzmark Crean & Lahey LLP, Waterbury. Property: 245 Oak Bluff Ave., Stratford. Filed Dec. 15. D’Arinzo, Ralph P., Stamford. $9,371 in favor of The Connecticut Light and Power Co., Berlin, by Nair & Levin PC, Bloomfield. Property: 2020 Long Ridge Road, Stamford. Filed Dec. 23. Davis, Albert, Danbury. $1,819 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 8 Bergh St., Danbury. Filed Dec. 30. Decarvalho, Marcos, Brookfield. $447 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 147 Pocono Road, Brookfield. Filed Dec. 23. Duran, Libia P. and Lucas T. Duran, Danbury. $7,804 in favor of Yankee Gas Services Company, Hartford, by The Law Offices of Alexander G. Snyder LLC, Waterbury. Property: 2 Clason Place, Danbury. Filed Dec. 29. Fagan, Jon, Danbury. $506 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 51 Washington Ave., Unit 34, Danbury. Filed Dec. 30. Finn, Amanda J. and Troy J. Finn, Stratford. $3,767 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, N.Y., by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 23 Peck St., Stratford. Filed Dec. 26. Friedman, Tracy, Brookfield. $2,255 in favor of New Milford Hospital, New Milford, by Hertzmark Crean & Lahey LLP, Waterbury. Property: 1 Whispering Way, Brookfield. Filed Dec. 15. Gaspel, Gerard, Westport. $11,327 in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, Calif., by Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 15 Partrick Lane, Westport. Filed Dec. 22.

Hernandez, Alida and Edwin Hernandez, Stamford. $11,773 in favor of Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich, by Nathanson Cipriano and Gambardella PC, Hamden. Property: 7 Warren St., Stamford. Filed Dec. 29. Howe, Karen, Brookfield. $395 in favor of the Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 12 Broadview Road, Brookfield. Filed Dec. 30. Hula’s New Haven LLC, et al., Stamford. $166,583 in favor of Ronald LoRicco, New Haven, by Robert T. Harrington, Branford. Property: Lot 15, Joseph Drucker, Stamford. Filed Dec. 26. Hvastovich, Evgeny, Stamford. $16,700 in favor of Asset Acceptance LLC, Warren, Mich., by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 10 West St., Stamford. Filed Dec. 22. Ivey, Pamela, Brookfield. $1,078 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 73B Long Meadow Hill Road, Brookfield. Filed Dec. 23. Jones, Edward, Danbury. $3,323 in favor of Asset Acceptance LLC, Warren, Mich., by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 40 Tamanny Trail, Danbury. Filed Dec. 29. Lambert, Kesha N., Stratford. $1,066 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, N.Y., by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 20 Longview Drive, Stratford. Filed Dec. 22. Lammie, Mona and George Lammie, Brookfield. $1,616 in favor of New Milford Hospital, New Milford, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 2 Phoebee Lane, Brookfield. Filed Dec. 23. Landry, Joann, Danbury. $2,372 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 55 Mill Plain Road, Unit 32-15, Danbury. Filed Dec. 30. Lebron, Brinda, Stratford. $435 in favor of Hop Energy LLC, Bridgeport, by William G. Reveley, Vernon. Property: 58 Noble St., Stratford. Filed Dec. 15.

Gause, Donna, Brookfield. $4,127 in favor of New Milford Hospital, New Milford, by Hertzmark Crean & Lahey LLP, Waterbury. Property: 9 Birch Road, Brookfield. Filed Dec. 22.

Manzano, Francisca, Danbury. $709 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 14A Abbott Ave., Danbury. Filed Dec. 30.

Gusciora, Jerzy, Stamford. $20,415 in favor of Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich, by Nathanson Cipriano and Gambardella PC, Hamden. Property: 114 Webb Ave., Stamford. Filed Dec. 29.

McNiff, Marni, Brookfield. $514 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 83 Obtuse Road South, Brookfield. Filed Dec. 30.

Hague, Nora and Mark Draxdorf, Brookfield. $1,000 in favor of New Milford Hospital, New Milford, by Hertzmark Crean & Lahey LLP, Waterbury. Property: 53 Pocono Ridge Road, Brookfield. Filed Dec. 15. Hague, Nora, Brookfield. $504 in favor of the Danbury Office of Physician Services PC, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 53 Pocono Ridge Road, Brookfield. Filed Dec. 30.

Middlemiss, Donna, Brookfield. $926 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 6 Homestead Lane, Brookfield. Filed Dec. 30. Milewski, Jan, Stamford. $9,037 in favor of Asset Acceptance LLC, Warren, Mich., by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 143 Belltown Road, Stamford. Filed Dec. 23.

Milewski, Jan, Stamford. $9,037 in favor of Asset Acceptance LLC, Warren, Mich., by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 47 Chatfield St., Stamford. Filed Dec. 23.

Santos, Jane, Brookfield. $2,222 in favor of New Milford Hospital, New Milford, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 4 Tead Road, Brookfield. Filed Dec. 30. Schiano, Angelo, Stamford. $2,547 in favor of Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich, by Nathanson Cipriano and Gambardella PC, Hamden. Property: 130 Lenox Ave., Unit 12, Stamford. Filed Dec. 29. Schlosser, Brenda and Keith Schlosser, Danbury. $1,794 in favor of Allingham & Readyoff LLC, New Milford, by Randall J. Carreira, Bridgewater. Property: 5 Marbil Road, Danbury. Filed Dec. 29. Sengphet, Thonglak, Danbury. $1,599 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 3 Moran Ave., Danbury. Filed Dec. 30. Taccogna, Steven, Stratford. $810 in favor of Seperack & Company LLC, Stratford, by Brian D. Rosenfeld, Norwalk. Property: 410 Henry Ave., Stratford. Filed Dec. 31. Vesely, Patricia and Timothy Vesely, Brookfield. $527 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 202 Whisconier Road, Brookfield. Filed Dec. 30. Waldo, Linne, Brookfield. $1,564 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, N.Y., by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 175 Long Meadow Hill Road, Brookfield. Filed Dec. 8. Woolley, Catherine E., Stratford. $3,068 in favor of Main Street Acquisition Corp., Norcross, Ga., by Linda Strumpf, New Canaan. Property: 24 Beach St., Stratford. Filed Dec. 24. Zoar, Jamilah, Stratford. $5,974 in favor of Unifund Corp., Cincinnati, Ohio, by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 56 Raymond St., Stratford. Filed Dec. 26.

LEASES Raymours Furniture Company Inc., by Neil A. Rube. Landlord: Candlewood Lake Road LLC. Property: 14, 38 and 42 Candlewood Lake Road, Brookfield. Term: 15 years, commenced Dec. 19, 2014. Filed Dec. 23.

LIENS

FEDERAL TAX LIENSFILED

FIGURES Absolute Termite & Pest Control Inc., 429 Honeyspot Road, Stratford. $33,803, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed Dec. 16.

Peciura, Auste and Fayette Hickox, 18 Old Kings Highway, Weston. $44,265, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 1.

Advanced Graphics Inc., 430 Sniffens Lane, Stratford. $5,945, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed Dec. 29.

Schrager, Sher H. and Frederick Schrager, 98 Southfield Ave., Apt. 603, Stamford. $12,230, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 23.

Borges, Jose A. M., 9 Hayestown Heights, Danbury. $16,350, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 29. Brooks, Amy and Daniel Brooks, 23 Park Lane, Westport. $8,122, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 15. Environmental Care LLC, 15 Greenfarms Road, Westport. $2,040, US return of partnership income. Filed Dec. 15. Fish Tales LLC, et al., 379 Shippan Ave., Stamford. $12,720, payroll taxes and quarterly payroll taxes. Filed Dec. 30. Four Corners Towing LLC, 820-A Federal Road, Brookfield. $15,713, payroll taxes and quarterly payroll taxes. Filed Dec. 22. Jones, Corinne and Johnnie Jones, 50 Audi Lane, Stratford. $16,026, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 29. Kerekes Jr., Frank P., 9 Broadview Road, Brookfield. $84,182. Filed Dec. 15. Leveen, Karen R. and Todd R. Leveen, 65 Pine St., Stratford. $26,882, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 29. Leveen, Karen R., 65 Pine St., Stratford. $12,201, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 29. Longo, Valorre E. and John Longo, 215 Farms Road, Stamford. $21,051, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 23. Marroquin, Ruben A. Lorenzo, 43 Victory St., Stamford. $6,799, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 23. Martin, Gregory B., 1007 Cove Road, Unit 1, Stamford. $129,206, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 23. Minella, Keith, 5 Melwood Lane, Westport. $12,028, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 29. Muench, Douglas, 2 Ashliegh Lane, Brookfield. $29,643, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 22. Nederlof, Jill and Maarten L. Nederlof, 606 Post Road, East 318, Westport. $195,340, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 15. P & A Associates of Bethel Inc., 158 Long Meadow Hill Road, Brookfield. $160,021, corporate tax return, payroll taxes and employers annual tax return. Filed Dec. 9.

Scrimmager, Arlene and Leon Scrimmager, 23 Alwyn Lane, Weston. $60,557, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 1. Totally Tan Too LLC, 35 Lake Ave. Extension, Danbury. $7,799, quarterly excise tax return. Filed Dec. 29. Travaglino, Patricia D., 49 Marva Lane, Stamford. $206,564, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 23. Walker, Thomas D., 78 Ridgecrest Drive, Danbury. $7,058, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 29.

FEDERAL TAX LIENS-RELEASED Bishop, Edward, 21 Sterling Drive, Westport. $360,396, property taxes. Filed Dec. 19. Collins, Kevin F., 1150 Summer St., Stamford. $20,435, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed Dec. 30. Costaldo, Karen L. and Augustus J. Costaldo, 38 Meadow View Drive, Westport. $247,067, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 23. Costaldo, Karen L. and Augustus J. Costaldo, 38 Meadow View Drive, Westport. $16,570, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 23. Gabal, Patricia F. and James M. Gabal, 23 Oak St., Westport. $28,142, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 15. Gudricza, Miklos, 360 Connecticut Ave., Box 158, Norwalk. $399,860, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 15. Gudricza, Miklos, 85 Hiawatha Lane, Westport. $69,173, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 15. Hance, Michele and Michael R. Ippolito, 12 Little Fox Lane, Westport. $437,952, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 23. Hazan, Debra M. and Eli M. Hazan, 58 Beaverbrook Road, Weston. $12,339, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 8. Herrera, Fernando A., 15 McClean Ave., Stamford. $5,020, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 23. Hochfeld, Berton M., 631 Long Ridge Road, Unit 53, Stamford. $35,341, property taxes. Filed Dec. 29.

Oliphant, Wade L., 140 Grove St., Unit G-2A, Stamford. $19,476, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 23. Silra Inc., 137 Selleck St., Unit 139, Stamford. $3,525, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed Dec. 23. Stoeppelwerth, Ron P., 555 W. Hill Road, Stamford. $178,911, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 23. Stoeppelwerth, Ronald, 555 Westhill Road, Stamford. $130,172, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 23. Stoeppelwerth, Ronald, 555 Westhill Road, Stamford. $105,862, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 23.

MECHANIC’S LIENS-FILED Elkin, Suzanne and Peter Borowsky, Westport. Filed by Connecticut Floor Supply Inc., Wilton, by John Heggland. Property: 1 Stoneboat Road, Westport. Amount: $18,028. Filed Dec. 29. Seaboard Hotels Lts Associates LLC, Stamford. Filed by A-Quick Pick Crane Service Inc., Derby, by George M. Schrade. Property: 37 Atlantic St., Stamford. Amount: $43,037. Filed Dec. 29.

MECHANIC’S LIENS-RELEASED Ziembicki, Christine and Robert Ziembicki, Brookfield. Released by Northeast Diving Services LLC, Danbury, by Rick Spring. Property: 25 and 23A Lakeview Road, Brookfield. Amount undisclosed. Filed Dec. 24.

LIS PENDENS 135 Heatherwood LLC, Brookfield. Filed by Cohen and Wolf PC, Orange, for Stony Hill Village Condominium Association Inc., Brookfield. Property: 135 Heatherwood Drive, Brookfield. Action: to foreclose on a statutory lien for past-due common charges and late fees. Filed Dec. 1. 934 Hope Street LLC, et al., Stamford. Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority, Stamford. Property: 934 Hope St., Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien for nonpayment of sewer-use fees and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Dec. 29. Allen, Henry D., et al., Stamford. Filed by Zeldes, Needle & Cooper PC, Bridgeport, for Taylor Green Condominium Association Inc., Stamford. Property: 46 Taylor St., Unit 109. Stamford. Action: to foreclose on an association lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Dec. 22.

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FACTS Altman, Richard M., Weston. Filed by Shechtman Halperin Savage LLP, Pawtucket, R.I., for T.D. Commerce Bank. Property: 41 Singing Oaks Drive, Weston. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $1.4 million, dated May 2006. Filed Dec. 12. Ben-Ami, Hilary Y., et al., Brookfield. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 25 Arapaho Road, Brookfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $279,000, dated April 2003. Filed Dec. 4. Biddinger, Martin S., et al., Stratford. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for USAA Federal Savings Bank. Property: 405 Wakelee Ave., Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $125,000, dated April 2006. Filed Dec. 31. Borges, Maria, et al., Danbury. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Citimortgage Inc., O’Fallon, Mo. Property: 7 Padanaram Road, Unit 148, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $140,000, dated December 2006. Filed Dec. 29. Christino, Antoinette J., et al., Stratford. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Freedom Mortgage Corp., N.J. Property: 900 Silver Lane, Unit 9, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $213,917, dated October 2013. Filed Dec. 29. Colon, Luis M., et al., Danbury. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 46 Purcell Drive, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $323,023, dated October 2007. Filed Dec. 31. Coombs, Courtney M., et al., Danbury. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Columbus, Ohio. Property: 5 Skyline Drive, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $191,500, dated July 2003. Filed Dec. 29. Cooper, Bryan S., Danbury. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., Los Angeles, Calif. Property: 1 Mountain Road, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $288,000, dated April 2005. Filed Dec. 29. Cotton, Charlotte S., et al., Stratford. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 50 Chanbrook Road, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $173,000, dated July 2003. Filed Dec. 15.

Ryan, David, et al., Danbury. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for OneWest Bank NA, Pasadena, Calif. Property: 28 Shore Road and 31 Hawthorne Cove Road, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $532,000, dated January 2007. Filed Dec. 29. Sanabria-Lasko, Felicita, et al., Stamford. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 9 Alexandra Drive, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $639,200, dated April 2004. Filed Dec. 26. Sarno, Gregor J., et al., Westport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 28 Treadwell Lane, Westport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $455,000, dated December 2004. Filed Dec. 19. Smith-Heyliger, Beverly, et al., Danbury. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York, N.Y. Property: 19 Topstone Drive, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $272,000, dated April 2005. Filed Dec. 31. Tague, Harold M., et al., Stamford. Filed by Vincent J. Freccia III, Stamford, for the city of Stamford. Property: 1 Broad St., Unit 26A, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien for nonpayment of sewer-use fees and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Dec. 31. Tofel, Dana L., et al., Westport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC, West Palm Beach, Fla. Property: 17 High Gate Road, Westport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $417,000, dated February 2008. Filed Dec. 30. Villacis, Daniel A., et al., Stamford. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Columbus, Ohio. Property: 47 Selleck St., Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $565,000, dated April 2004. Filed Dec. 23. Winch, Thomas P., et al., Danbury. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Green Tree Servicing LLC, Rapid City, S.D. Property: 1 Grace St., Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $128,000, dated June 1998. Filed Dec. 29. Zoumboulis, Jill, et al., Stamford. Filed by Frankel & Berg, Norwalk, for Victorian Manor Condominium Association Inc., Stamford. Property: 49 Glenbrook Road, Unit 104, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Dec. 30.

Zwierz, Agnieszka J., et al., Stamford. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., Los Angeles, Calif. Property: 26 Remington St., Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $320,000, dated February 2008. Filed Dec. 29.

MORTGAGES

COMMERCIAL 12 Magee Avenue LLC, Stamford, by Richard L. Prell. Lender: First County Bank, Stamford. Property: Lots 88 and 89, Map 452, Stamford. Amount: $250,000. Filed Dec. 22. 14 Smith Farm Road LLC, Weston, by Kristynar Gudas. Lender: Polam Federal Credit Union, Redwood City, Calif. Property: 14 Smith Farm Road, Weston. Amount: $600,000. Filed Dec. 23. 2067 Barnum Avenue LLC, Stratford, by Thomas D. Rich. Lender: The Milford Bank, Milford. Property: 2067 Barnum Ave., 488 and 490 Thompson St., Stratford. Amount: $392,000. Filed Dec. 30. 224 Sound Investment LLC, Norwalk, by Margaret A. Miller. Lender: Bankwell Bank, New Canaan. Property: 224 Soundview Ave., Stamford. Amount: $6 million. Filed Dec. 30. 246 Selleck Street LLC, Stamford, by David Lionetti. Lender: Webster Bank NA, Cheshire. Property: 246 Selleck St., Stamford. Amount: $700,000. Filed Dec. 31. 25 Bank Street LLC, Stamford, by John J. Dimenna Jr. Lender: Patriot National Bank, Stamford. Property: Bank Street, Stamford. Amount: $840,000. Filed Dec. 30. 25 Bank Street LLC, Stamford, by John J. Dimenna Jr. Lender: Patriot National Bank, Stamford. Property: 25 Bank St., Stamford. Amount: $840,000. Filed Dec. 30. 36 Kenosia Avenue Realty LLC, Yonkers, N.Y., by Jason L. Friedland. Lender: Webster Bank NA, Cheshire. Property: 36 Kenosia Ave., Danbury. Amount: $2.3 million. Filed Dec. 31. 53 North Street 4 LLC, Danbury, by David K. Kurata. Lender: Bank of America NA, Westerville, Ohio. Property: 53 North St., Suite 4, Danbury. Amount: $196,000. Filed Dec. 31. 53 North Street 4 LLC, Danbury, by David K. Kurata. Lender: Bank of America NA, Westerville, Ohio. Property: 53 North St., Suite 4, Danbury. Amount: $49,000. Filed Dec. 31. 73 Old Hill LLC, Weston, by Martin Schmiedeck. Lenders: Douglas W. Hanson and Anna Maria Hanson, Traveler’s Rest, S.C. Property: 73 Old Hill Road, Westport. Amount: $1 million. Filed Dec. 15.

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FIGURES Candlewood Lake Road LLC, Liverpool, N.Y., by Neil Rube. Lender: Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending LP, New York, N.Y. Property: 14 Candlewood Lake Road, Brookfield. Amount: $42,000. Filed Dec. 23. Delohery, Donna M., Brookfield, by self. Lender: Webster Bank NA, Property: 8 Douglas Drive, Unit 8, Brookfield. Amount: $96,000. Filed Dec. 23. FitDevelopment LLC, Bridgeport, by Stephen A. Eaton Jr. Lender: RCN Capital Funding LLC, South Windsor. Property: 29 North Ave., Westport. Amount: $303,760. Filed Dec. 29. HP Saugatuck LLC, White Plains, N.Y., by Andrea M. Greenspan. Lender: Signature Bank, Melville, N.Y. Property: 20 Saugatuck Ave., Westport. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed Dec. 19. HPC-Five LLC, Stamford, by HP 125 Mezzanine Borrower LLC. Lender: General Electric Capital Corp., New York, N.Y. Property: Master Unit 5 of Harbor Point Planned Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $196 million. Filed Dec. 30. Kolich Brothers LLC, Stamford, by Anthony Kolich. Lender: Darien Rowayton Bank, Norwalk. Property: 79 Lolly Lane, Stamford. Amount: $885,500. Filed Dec. 26. KRZ Remodeling LLC, Shelton, by Kurt Zimmerman. Lender: Anthony Memoli and Janet Memoli, Stratford. Property: 88B South Trail, Stratford. Amount: $12,000. Filed Dec. 16. Lucien Investors LLC, by John J. Dierna. Lender: Pinnacle Financial Services LLC. Property: 62 Harbour View Place, Unit 6, Stratford. Amount: $140,000. Filed Dec. 29. One Yale & Towne LLC, Stamford, by HP 125 Mezzanine Borrower LLC. Lender: General Electric Capital Corp., New York, N.Y. Property: Master Unit Y1 of Harbor Point Planned Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $196 million. Filed Dec. 30. R & G Best Properties LLC, Trumbull, by Russell Liskov. Lender: Tony Makari, Fairfield. Property: 3699 Broadbridge Ave., Units 201 and 204, Stratford. Amount: $16,000. Filed Dec. 22. Two Yale & Towne LLC, Stamford, by HP 125 Mezzanine Borrower LLC. Lender: General Electric Capital Corp., New York, N.Y. Property: Master Unit Y2 of Harbor Point Planned Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $196 million. Filed Dec. 30. Waterside Terrace LLC, Westport, by Timothy J. Romano and Ann Marie Romano. Lender: Morgan Stanley Private Bank NA, Mount Laurel, N.J., Property: 25 Waterside Terrace, Westport. Amount: $2.8 million. Filed Dec. 26.

NEW BUSINESSES

PATENTS

All Seasons Pilates, 2505 Stationhouse Square, Suite 203, Stratford 06615, c/o Rosemary Feely-Tierney. Filed Dec. 19.

The following patents were issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Washington, D.C.

Amy D. Designs, 104 Old Road, Westport 06880, c/o Randal Dry. Filed Dec. 26. Baystate Financial, 33 Riversidea Ave., Fifth floor, Westport 06880, c/o James Fargo. Filed Dec. 18. Blue Sky Preservation, 4340 Main St., Stratford 06614, c/o Frank Baylor. Filed Dec. 17. Candlewood Strategies, 44 Mountainview Drive, Brookfield 06804, c/o Timothy R. Ehrhard. Filed Dec. 4. Culhane Carpentry, 2 Mayflower Drive, Brookfield 06804, c/o Gary J. Culhane. Filed Dec. 26. Debtor Assoc. LLC, P.O. Box 822, Stratford 06615, c/o Deborah Torreso. Filed Dec. 23. Garda CL New England Inc., 320 Avon St., Stratford 06615, c/o Carl Gaurroau. Filed Dec. 30. Heiros Gamos Entertainment, 104 Saugatuck Ave., Suite 3, Westport 06880, c/o Andrea Lee Charlier. Filed Dec. 29. Madison’s Closet, 821 Success Ave., Stratford 06615, c/o Jessica Boswell. Filed Dec. 29. Malie Guerini Association, 222 Boston Ave., Stratford 06614, c/o Amelia Guerini. Filed Dec. 22. Modern Family Dental, 360 Boston Ave., Stratford 06614, c/o Sangik Han. Filed Dec. 15. Nikkis Bar & Grill, 2395 Main St., Stratford 06615, c/o Jennifer Terranti. Filed Dec. 26. Pokorny Pump Service, 202 Josies Ring Road, Westport 06880, c/o Jeffrey Pittori. Filed Dec. 30. Prime Heating and Air Conditioning, 1168 Main St., Apt. 10C, Stratford 06615, c/o Maria Vaughan. Filed Dec. 16. Sikorsky Commercial Inc., 124 Quarry Road, Trumbull 06611, c/o Gretchen Carroll. Filed Dec. 24. Smith Bread Inc., 2223 A. Barnum Ave., Stratford 06615, c/o Jared Smith. Filed Dec. 29. St. Vincent’s Health Check Clinic at Oronoque, 7365 Main St., Stratford 06614, c/o St. Vincent’s Multispecialty Group Inc. Filed Dec. 26. Westport Weston Family YMCA, 14 Allen Raymond Lane, Westport 06880, c/o Young Men’s Christian Association of Westport Family YMCA Inc. Filed Dec. 29.

Cast-in belt timing patch. Patent no. 8,934,820 issued to Jonathan H. Herko, Walworth, N.Y.; Michael S. Roetker, Webster, N.Y.; Kyle B. Tallman, Farmington, N.Y.; and Scott J. Griffin, Fairport, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Coordinated, distributed, reusable document component respository. Patent no. 8,934,121 issued to R. Victor Klassen, Webster, N.Y.; and James M. Sweet, Rochester, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Generic permanently attached looped pull item for a document handler. Patent no. 8,934,830 issued to Charles Raymond Brewer, III, Farmington, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Natural language incident resolution. Patent no. 8,935,153 issued to Neil Andrew McKeeman, Penfield, N.Y.; and Jerry Shkavritko, West Henrietta, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Robust character segmentation for license plate images. Patent no. 8,934,676 issued to Aaron Michael Burry, Ontario, N.Y.; Claude Fillion, Rochester, N.Y.; and Vladimir Kozitsky, Rochester, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Standardized multi-intent color control architecture. Patent no. 8,934,155 issued to Lalit Keshav Mestha, Fairport, N.Y.; and Yao Rong Wang, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Surface tension interference coating process for precise feature control. Patent no. 8,934,826 issued to Sandra L. Schmitt, Williamson, N.Y.; and David J. Gervasi, Pittsford, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. System and method of image edge-growth control. Patent no. 8,934,145 issued to Robert P. Loce, Webster, N.Y.; and Edgar Bernal, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Systems and methods for implementing dynamic user intentbased imaging options in image forming and document handling systems. Patent no. 8,934,132 issued to Paul Roberts Conlon, South Bristol, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Vehicle speed determination via infrared imaging. Patent no. 8,935,082 issued to Edul N. Dalal, Webster, N.Y.; and Wencheng Wu, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

BUSINESS CONNECTIONS ECONOMY

ISSUES & POLICIES

Malloy Calls for ‘Transportation Transformation’

Lawmakers Need to Retire This Proposal

overnor Dannel Malloy’s annual state of the state address was unusual for its brevity and focus on a single issue—transportation. A few hours after being sworn in for a second term, he called the state’s aging transportation infrastructure “one of the largest challenges we face—something that has held us back for decades and that, left unfixed, would hamper our economy for decades to come.” “We know that transportation and economic growth are bound together,” he said.

CBIA president and CEO Joe Brennan said protecting transportation funding has been part of the organization’s policy agenda for years and he welcomed the Governor’s proposal. “We think it’s long overdue,” Brennan said. “We’re hopeful that by the end of the session we can have a bill that will give people confidence that whatever revenues are dedicated to transportation will actually go into shovels in the ground…and transportation projects.

Malloy’s speech was short on details. He did propose widening I-95 and fixing its entrance and exit ramps; building new rail stations and upgrading branch lines; and creating a statewide bus transit service. And he did not outline how the state will fund his vision for modernizing Connecticut’s transportation infrastructure, saying the budget he presents next month will include “first steps.”

alk into almost any bank in Connecticut and within minutes you can enroll in a good, low-cost IRA-style retirement savings plan. Or if you prefer, go online and quickly set up an individual “myRA” federal retirement account— introduced by President Obama last year. In Connecticut, where there’s a will to save for retirement, there’s a way. A state panel, however, continues to work on the curious notion that retirement savings options are neither available nor affordable for many n Connecticut, so therefore state government must intervene. Created by the legislature, the Connecticut Retirement Security Board is charged with creating a state-administered retirement plan for private sector workers if their employers don’t currently offer them one.

“States that make long-term investments in their infrastructure can have vibrant economies for generations. States that don’t, will struggle. It’s that simple. “To be competitive regionally, nationally, and internationally, we need a transformation. For our roads, bridges, rails, and ports—even our walkways and our bikeways.”

Plan proponents continue to claim that without a public option, employees not offered a plan through their employers have no way to save for retirement. And if somehow they do have access to a savings plan, its costs and fees will be too expensive. Brennan added that national economic studies such as CNBC’s America’s Top States for Business typically assign poor marks to Connecticut’s transportation infrastructure, contributing to the state’s overall poor business climate rankings. “One of our worst individual rankings is transportation,” he said. “We are always 40th out of 50 states in the country because we have an aging infrastructure.”  Read more at gov.cbia.com

It’s true that some employers can’t afford to offer a plan, or they lack the expertise to act as fiduciary. But if that’s the case, their employees still have options—a lot of them. The reality is, consumers already have a multitude of retirement savings products to choose from—offered by solid Connecticut financial services companies. Many of these are low-cost, some with fees as low as $50 per year. And now there’s also a new federal option.  Read more at gov.cbia.com

He did call for protecting dedicated transportation funds, a frequent source of legislative raids over the years to cover budget shortfalls and other government operating costs. He proposed a “secure transportation lock box that will ensure every single dollar raised for transportation is spent on transportation,” telling lawmakers he would immediately sign a bill that met that goal. “Until that legislation is passed and signed, I will veto any attempt to levy additional sources of new revenue for transportation,” he said.

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