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BARNUM MUSEUM HAS A NEW BOARD DIRECTOR AND A VISION FOR 100 YEARS BY BILL FALLON bfallon@westfairinc.com

C Alice Ferreira, left, the new board chairwoman at The Barnum Museum in Bridgeport, and Kathleen Maher, the museum’s executive director.

all it the trifecta from hell. In short order for The Barnum Museum in Bridgeport beginning June 24, 2010, the red stone and terra cotta landmark was the victim of a tornado that homed in like the museum had a bull’s-eye on it. That was followed by hurricane Irene and Superstorm Sandy. Piling on the injuries, the museum’s 20,000 artifacts — many of them paper — were in danger of the same fate as Tom Thumb’s carriage, which is now restored, but which was ravaged to the point of destruction by the uncontrolled humidity that

accompanied the more explosive weather damage. To date, $3.8 million has been spent salvaging artifacts and shoring up the building. It would seem the sort of karmic pile-up to send a responsible person searching for cover or even for the egress, P.T. Barnum’s famous exit sign. Not so in the case of Alice Ferreira, who was named chairwoman of The Barnum Museum board of directors in January. She began volunteering with the museum’s planning committee in 1996 and has been a board member since 2009. She is a vice president for corporate communications for United Health Group, a » BARNUM, page 6

Fed rep cites anxiety amid economy’s ‘healthy pace’ BUSINESS COUNCIL CHIEF SEES MULTIPLE INDUSTRIES, STRONG LABOR POOL AS KEYS

BY REECE ALVAREZ Ralvarez@westfairinc.com ADDRESSING A PACKED BALLROOM OF ABOUT 200 state business and government leaders at the Stamford Marriott Hotel and Spa recently, Joseph Tracy, executive vice president and senior adviser to the president of the

Federal Reserve Bank of New York, delivered a cautiously optimistic overview of the national economic forecast with a particular focus on the New York metropolitan area. “This is a very interesting time for the economy,” he said. “A lot of people are very anxious. I think

our best guess is still the U.S will continue to grow at a healthy pace this year.” While Tracy forecast the U.S. economy growing at a rate between 2 percent and 2.2 percent for 2016, Chris Bruhl, president and CEO of the event’s host, the Business Council of Fairfield County, said the projection is not enough. “I do think that people were hoping to hear that we are steadily building take-off velocity, that we are going to hear this January that were are going to hit 3 » FED, page 3

Joseph Tracy, executive vice president and special adviser to the president, Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Photo by John Vecchiolla

Liquor shop owners wary of abolishing minimum prices BY DIRK PERREFORT Hearst Connecticut Media

ess than three years after sweeping changes to the state’s liquor laws that allowed Sunday sales, government officials are again looking to tweak how alcohol is sold in Connecticut. Several state lawmakers, with the support of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, have proposed legislation this year that would abolish minimum prices on alcoholic beverages. While some lawmakers say the move will save customers money, most small package store owners say it would put them out of business. “This is going to have hugely negative impacts, not only for the retailers but also for the consumers,” said Sergio Bran, manager of Cos Cob Liquors in Greenwich. “A lot of businesses will have to close their doors and a lot of people will be put out of work. There is a lot of blood, sweat and tears behind these small businesses that keep them running every day.” Minimum bottle pricing in Connecticut means that shops can’t sell alcohol for less than what they paid for it. Most retailers receive discounts when buying in bulk, so the wholesale cost of a single bottle is used as the standard. Removing that standard, industry experts say, would allow larger big-box liquor retailers to undercut their competition and eventually put family-owned shops out of business. “It’s the same thing that’s already happened with pharmacies,” Bran said. “All of

the independent pharmacies that used to exist in the region are gone. It’s now dominated by the national chain stores and now they can charge whatever they want. The same will happen in our business.” Stephen Downes,, president of the Connecticut Package Store Association,, said the overhaul of liquor regulations in 2012 that expanded allowable selling times and continued efforts since then to revamp the system are causes for concern. “There is so much uncertainty in our market that nobody wants to make any investments in their business,” he said. “Nobody wants to invest money to expand their business or open up another location. Uncertainty is bad for business. What we need is stability to encourage additional investment and more job growth.” The start of Sunday sales three years ago, aimed at capturing the residents who were crossing the state

border to buy liquor, has had few upsides, the shop owners say. Many say the revenue doesn’t rectify the increased costs to be open an extra day. “All it did was stretch our sales over to seven days a week instead of six,” said Chris Ciaflone, Ciaflone who owns the Hi-Way liquor store on Mill Plain Road in Danbury. “Because of the need to staff an additional day and the additional utility costs for keeping the heat and lights on, we’ve actually lost money as a result.” According to the state Department of Revenue Services, the amount of excise taxes collected from alcohol sales, one of the few indicators of the sales levels in the state, has increased about 1 percent to $61.6 million since Sunday sales began. Those figures even include alcohol sold to grocery stores and restaurants because the excise tax is paid for by the distributor. “I believe the grocery stores saw a little bump in business from

beer sales on Sunday but that’s been the only real impact,” the Package Store Assocation’s Downes said. State Rep. Robert Godfrey, D-Danbury, said he’s opposed to repealing the minimum pricing laws on several fronts. “I get a lot of calls from small business owners who are adamantly against this,” he said. “They see, and I believe rightly so, that this is designed to put them out of business and make it easier for the big box retailers to sell alcohol.” But Godfrey noted that he also is against the proposal on a more personal level. “I’ve personally seen a lot of people suffering from the effects of alcoholism,” he said. “I don’t want to make it cheaper and easier for people to buy booze. It’s just that simple. Now, if we were talking about broccoli, I’d be all for it.” The lawmaker added, however, that he sees little chance of the proposal making its way to law. “The mom-and-pop owners really came out and did some effective advocacy the last time around, and I expect they’ll do that again,” he said. Downes said you can bet on it. “This is our livelihood,” he said. “Most of us have mortgages to pay and college bills to pay just like everyone else. When the debate comes up again, we’ll be there.” Dirk Perrefort is a reporter with Hearst Connecticut Media. He can be reached at dperrefort@newstimes.com.

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A soup-to-nuts online resource for restaurants

Fairfield County restaurant resource company has launched a new website that serves as a clearinghouse for information directed toward making successful eateries in Connecticut and New York. The New England Culinary Group was formed in 2011 “to assemble an array of talented service providers and vendors who specialize in providing restaurants with the necessary products, services, and guidance to create, open and operate a successful business.” The NECG in a press release announcing both its five-year anniversary and the new website — NewEnglandCulinaryGroup.com — calls itself “a networking group at its core.” Co-founders Jeremy Staub, president

of Box Brand Studio in New Haven, and Linda Kavanagh, the owner of MaxEx Public Relations LLC in Stamford, created NECG “as a way for service providers to not only stay connected to one another and the restaurants, but as a way to keep their finger on the pulse of an always evolving industry.” “With so much incorrect information always swirling about out there about our industry, NECG serves as a great resource for getting to the root of it all — and to the right people,” said Kavanagh, a former chef, in the company statement. “Networking with the people who are on the frontline, and also in the back of the house making things happen for these restaurants, is vital to our own businesses and credibility within the industry.” NECG members are chosen through

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referrals from other members. NECG operates as a 501 (c)(6) professional organization, meeting regularly, providing leads and support in obtaining what it termed “optimal client contact,” including closed business deals and on-going relationships. “Everybody from the wine distributor and food purveyor, the insurance provider and credit processor, to the kitchen equipment supplier and social media expert — NECG is comprised of front — and back-ofthe-house experts” said NECG’s acting president, Mark Moeller of The Recipe of Success, a restaurant consulting business in Shelton that across 23 years has opened more than 300 restaurants. “What makes this organization unique is the passion and talent that only such a specialized network can have.”

The new NECG web site, created by Box 8 Brand Studio in New Haven, “provides restaurateurs with a strong network of service providers who are committed to providing the best products and services possible. Each facet of a client’s business is carefully evaluated, executed and maintained according to the NECG’s code of ethics. NECG’s genuine dedication to the hospitality industry and respect for its operators is always at the forefront.” Future site plans include a seminar series to cover topics, including operations, concept development, architecture and design, payroll and insurance, changing industry laws, accounting and marketing and public relations. — Bill Fallon

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percent or 2.75 percent,” he said. “Joe Tracy’s comments would not lead you to believe we would have a recession this year, but he was realistic — we have downshifted into a new normal unless we address these fundamentals of productivity and labor force.” During his presentation, Tracy drew special attention to the changes in the labor supply since the 1970s, when the supply alone was adding more than two percentage points to the national economy’s growth, but now sits at .5 percent, he said. “If you had 1.5 (percent) productivity growth, which is decent, with 2 percent labor supply it is pretty easy to get to 3.5 percent.” he said. “So for us to get to 3.5 percent we are going to have to have a productivity miracle. I’m not saying it can’t happen, but we would need a real concerted strategy on how do we get productivity to more than double, otherwise we have to think about can we reverse or offset some of this decline in labor supply, which is really just demographics.” Tracy’s comments coincided with the release of Department of Labor job statistics that showed the economy had picked up 151,000 jobs in January. “That’s on the soft side, it’s not on the disaster side,” Tracy said. “The consensus was around 190,000; that’s meaningfully below that. That is going to feed a little bit more into the concern side of the story.” Tracy highlighted other cautious signs of slow to modest growth via a comparison of payroll employment and the aggregate hours worked by full-time and part-time employees. “What is going on here is a lot of employers are working their current labor force longer hours, so business is picking up, but they are not yet as confident that it is going to be sustained that they are willing to hire,” Tracy said. “But in that environment, usually we see that as long as the good news gets reaffirmed, firms pick up the pace of hiring.” With payroll employment and hours worked currently on par, Tracy said the current trend is “indicative of similar or weaker employment growth going forward rather than strengthening employment growth.” Bruhl said a key takeaway from the forecast grew from observations Tracy made regarding the post-recession economy. Tracy said that while regional finance sectors have lagged behind the nation in their recovery, New York City’s economy as a whole emerged from the recession much sooner than did either Connecticut or the nation due to strong growth outside of finance in sectors like information technology, leisure hospitality and health care. Bruhl said the point revealed a lack of diversification in the Fairfield economy — an

area that needs serious attention in tandem with efforts to increase the labor pool. The region’s emerging technology, entertainment, programming, production and distribution services need to be as well supported with the conditions to thrive as our hedge funds, Bruhl said. “We need to intensify our efforts to grow other parts of our economy that we can see have promise here,” he said. “We need to grow the population in order to grow the labor pool and we also need to grow participation in the labor pool — people who are undereducated, older people — if we want to achieve a growth rate of what the Fed is projecting.”

From left, Jim Fitzgerald, executive vice president, Northeast commercial division, Wells Fargo Bank N.A. and member, Business Council of Fairfield County Board of Directors; Rey Giallongo, chairman and CEO, First County Bank, and chairman, Business Council of Fairfield County Board of Directors; Pamela Elkow, partner, Carmody Torrance Sandak Hennessey LLP and member, Business Council of Fairfield County Board of Directors; Stamford Mayor David Martin; Heather Ziegler, Stamford managing partner with event sponsor Deloitte; and event speaker Joseph Tracy, executive vice president and special adviser to the president, Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Photo by John Vecchiolla

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How do you handle a tech revolution? THE STAMFORD INNOVATION CENTER TAKES A PROACTIVE APPROACH

’ve been hearing a lot of concern about how much tech talent there is in Connecticut. While we’ll obviously never be the same as San Francisco, New York or Boston, it is too easy to dismiss what is actually an amazing place, a place with a lot more tech talent and innovation than meets the eye, and we have lobster rolls. It is with this in mind that we created the Stamford Hackathon last year. For those that aren’t familiar, Hackathons are weekend-long events where developers, designers and the tech-savvy get together to build software projects, usually around a theme or technology. Developers love these for several reasons. First, coders like to code and this is the ultimate geek-out. Second, most developers try to stay up to speed with what’s going on in the industry and hackathons are a great way to learn something new. And third, they get a chance to win the hackathon, showing everyone who’s the best. I’ve heard more people brag about winning a hackathon than almost anything else. The Stamford Hackathon, which this winter will be from Friday, Feb. 19, through Sunday, Feb. 21, at the Stamford Innovation Center, is unique among hackathons for several reasons. First, this hackathon will have three related, open-to-the-public events going on

during this weekend. These three events are designed to broaden our tech community and get everyone involved. On Saturday, Feb. 20, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., we’ll have maker spaces and the Westport Mini Maker Faire on our second floor. These will have 3-D printers, robots and some amazing Virtual Reality headsets, among other things. We’ll also have a series of tech talks, including a cybersecurity panel. Finally, we’re hosting a high school “STEM” hackathon. All of this so that we as a community can see and experience the latest in technology. Second, we’ve built, again, some serious technology for the city and for developers. The first time, we created a high resolution,

3-D interactive map of Stamford, using government surveys. This time, with the help of the city government, BLT and our friends from Flowthings.io, we’re building a unique “IoT Corridor” in downtown Stamford, running from the Stamford Innovation Center to Harbor Point. We built these so that our hackathon will truly give access to the latest in technology. Finally, the Stamford Hackathon brings together startups, developers, city government, state government, universities, high schools and the Stamford Innovation Center, all in one place to celebrate Fairfield County and its growing tech scene. So come by, have a look at Stamfordhackathon.org, or just pop by on Saturday, Feb. 20, and see the makers, hackers and us. — Hugh Seaton A Stamford native, Hugh Seaton has spent more than two decades in technolo�y marketing. He serves as head of education and events at the Stamford Innovation Center and as CEO of Aquinas Training, an enterprise software �irm. A graduate of Columbia Business School, he is an adjunct professor at Sacred Heart University. He speaks Mandarin fluently and spent nine years working in China. He can be reached at Hseaton@stamfordinnovationcenter.com.

SEC charges Stamford executive in insider scheme

he Securities and Exchange Commission has charged an executive at the Stamford-based electronics company Harman International Industries with insider trading involving the company’s stock. The SEC alleges that Dennis Wayne Hamilton of Norwalk made more than $130,000 in illegal profits by trading on nonpublic information he learned on the job in advance of Harman’s release of its fiscal year 2014 first quarter earnings. In a parallel action, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut Deirdre M. Daly’s office announced criminal charges against Hamilton, who was arrested Feb. 5 on a criminal complaint charging him with securities fraudinsider trading, an offense that carries a maximum term of imprisonment

of 20 years. According to the SEC’s complaint filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, Hamilton, who served as vice president of tax at Harman, allegedly reviewed Harman’s earnings and learned the company would report stronger-thanexpected results for its FY14 first quarter, which spanned from July 1 to Sept. 30, 2013. The day before Harman publicly released the financial results, Hamilton purchased 17,000 shares of Harman stock at a cost of more than $1.2 million. He allegedly liquidated his position when the quarterly results were publicly announced. Harman’s stock price rose more than 12 percent on the news and Hamilton’s illicit trading produced one-day profits in excess of $130,000.

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Following his arrest, Hamilton appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah A. L. Merriam in New Haven and was released on a $2 million bond into home confinement with electronic monitoring. The SEC’s investigation continues alongside the FBI’s. — Reece Alvarez

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State’s present path ‘just isn’t sustainable’ BY REECE ALVAREZ ralvarez@westfairinc.com

n his recent State of the State address Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said, “We wrongly assume government can do everything it does now. It just isn’t sustainable.” The Connecticut Business and Industry Association agrees. The CBIA, the state’s largest business organization, said it believes the tough recommendations outlined by the governor’s budget proposal are necessary if the state is to resolve its fiscal issues and build a strong, competitive economy. “We no longer have a choice,” said CBIA President and CEO Joe Brennan. “This is what the state’s fiscal condition demands. The Governor’s responding to what he’s hearing from residents and large and small businesses, that government must change the way it operates if Connecticut’s going to see strong, vibrant economic growth.” According to the CBIA, Connecticut faces a budget deficit of at least $7 million for this fiscal year and approximately $550 million in the next, plus billion-dollar deficits in funding for state employee retirement benefits. Malloy’s $19.87 billion budget revision would cut 5.75 percent from all agency dis-

cretionary budgets and overall reduce state spending by $570 million in the next fiscal year, a budget cut of 2.8 percent from what had been approved. He said the state’s workforce would have to be reduced by more than 1,000 through attrition “and other means.” Malloy has outlined a five-point strategy for chaining the way the state budgets in what the CBIA refers to as a major overhaul of how the state works and budgets and said are reflective of sentiments expressed by the state business community. Malloy’s five point strategy includes: ■ limiting spending to available resources by abandoning the “current services” system of budgeting which automatically funds every activity or line item previously funded, with inflation increases, every year; ■ reforming the funding of long-term state employee pensions and other retire-

ment costs; ■ defining state government’s “core services” to prioritize state spending; ■ holding state agencies accountable for results, by focusing on outcomes and costeffectiveness; and ■ holding prompt bipartisan budget talks. Malloy said his budget proposal is based on using an approach similar to zero-based budgeting and limiting spending to actual revenue projections.

“This budget is based not on how much we want to spend, but how much money we actually have to spend,” he said. Among other things, the governor wants to: ■ enact the state spending cap approved by taxpayers in 1992; ■ enact a transportation funding lock box to guarantee funds for improvements; ■ refinance state employee pension debt, reducing the expected rate of return on those funds, and changing the expensive Tier One plan to a pay-as-you-go system; ■ hold “necessary discussions between labor and management” to explore other changes to state employee retirement benefits “based on what we can afford, not what we previously spent”; and ■ make state spending more transparent by posting detailed information from state agencies online. The proposals are part of what Malloy referred to as a new economic reality facing the state. “We live in changing times,” he said. “You hear it from your constituents every day — a visceral feeling that our country and our state are not going back to how things were before the Great Recession.” » » PATH, page 11

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national health insurer based in Minnesota and with offices in all 50 states. “I was always aware of the museum.” said Ferreira, a Bridgeport native. “How can you not be?” She said it was probably a school trip that introduced her to the museum, but her mother, too, used to take her to the neighborhood on Saturdays — to F.W. Woolworth Co. — and she enjoyed the museum’s elaborately carved exterior even if she did not always venture inside. “Bridgeport has lots of jewels,” she said. “But the museum is a jewel that has magnetism to it. It’s a very exciting place.” It is also the setting where the 15-member board meets. As Ferreira said, “It is important to talk in the physical space and it is an honor to meet here. It allows people to step away from whatever outside lives they have.” “It’s immersive,” said Kathleen Maher, the museum’s executive director, who led a recent tour of progress at the museum. Ferreira cited support from the current administration of Mayor Joseph Ganim as well as the local business community’s history of municipal involvement as critical to the mission. She defined the board’s modus operandi as “bringing energy and smarts to the table on behalf of the museum.” Her chairwomanship is one year. “Any time you make a conscious decision to carve out a time in your daily life and

A BRC Imagination Arts rendering of a future Barnum Museum exhibit.

create time for something like this, we are going to make sure that board member has a great experience, as well,” she said. “And it’s going well.” To Ferreira, the museum is as big as Barnum himself. “As someone born and raised here, if you had told me I would have this honor I might not have believed it,” she said. “This museum epitomizes everything Bridgeport stands for: that everything is possible, that nothing is beyond your grasp.” The museum is mostly closed now and has been since the tornado. It is open, however, around the back of the building in

Kathleen Maher, executive director, amid columns that support the dome of The Barnum Museum.

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Curator Adrienne Saint-Pierre, who came on board October 2010, by Tom Thumb’s day-to-day carriage. Tom Thumb’s fancy carriage was nearly destroyed by humidity and has now been restored.

its space that is part of the People’s United Bank headquarters. The space houses classic Barnum artifacts like Tom Thumb’s carriages and a semi-honest-to-goodness centaur. Admission is free. On a recent cold afternoon, about 15 young students showed up en masse. They could not in a gazillion years find themselves in cooler company, surrounded by fascinating objects, including a carriage in the shape of a walnut built to hold Commodore Nutt, a 29-inch man who toured for Barnum. About 5,000 people visited the limited museum exhibit last year, down about 20,000 visitors per year from before the storms. Maher said $3.8 million has been spent on stabilizing the structure. That work is mostly out of the public eye, but was evident on a hardhat tour. Maher, in a green hardhat, pointed to new steel columns that are bearing the weight of the dome and said with genuine affection, “I love these columns.” The storms’ damage revealed, among other deficiencies, that a previous shoring effort with columns was insufficient to bear the dome’s weight. On the second floor, another woe: false walls were creating interior environmental troubles. “We are at a crucial point in our history, ready to re-emerge as a center for creativity and inspiration and a major cultural destination,” Maher said. “We are embarking on a re-imagining of the museum and there is no better time to be at the forefront of an organization that will have a lasting impact on everyone in our community, our country and the world.” Maher said the next phase will cost $4 million. It will involve architects and the implementation of a Disneyesque — or Barnumesque — vision of wonder. Indeed, the Disney magic is part of the back story

since the museum contracted a California firm, BRC Imagination Arts, which is staffed with former Disney employees. Maher produced the outsized book BRC has made and said, “This is the shining star that we’re reaching for.” Ferreira had earlier said a never-ending challenge for the museum was to plan a century into the future. Maher picked up the thought, opening the book and saying, “This is that plan for 100 years.” The blueprint includes seven themes: illumination through curiosity; success through innovation; prosperity through personal discipline; willingness to take risks; rebound time and again from failure; wealth through service; and the importance of giving back to the community. Maher was one of 23 persons on the committee that helped shape the book; there is a copy in the museum and another in the mayor’s office. An app will be part of the future museum experience, allowing for personalized tours. An example is foreseen as an immersive Jenny Lind experience. Lind — the Swedish Nightingale — was the most famous voice of the 19th century and Barnum brought her to America for a series of concerts. “The vision is to take technology and make it invisible,” Maher said. “You get information and knowledge, but you’re connecting with it beyond a didactic experience.” Another plan includes creating a behind-the-scenes exhibit of Barnum’s 1842 American Museum on Broadway in downtown Manhattan — home to the famous “See the Egress” sign — including crates filled with the wonders of the natural, manmade and who-the-heck-knows worlds. “I give Bridgeport a lot of credit,” Maher said. “Bridgeport is a passionate community. The people here truly love and celebrate their treasures.”

State ramps up heroin overdose medication eﬀort

s Connecticut and the country step up efforts to curb the increase in prescription drug abuse and heroin use, officially a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention public health crisis as of 2015, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has proposed legislation to increasing access for first responders and citizens to naloxone, a medication able to reverse opioid overdose. “Addiction is a public health issue and a disease and our laws need to reflect that,” Malloy said in a statement. “Connecticut is taking a stand against a nationwide pre-

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scription opioid and heroin overdose epidemic. These are commonsense improvements that we can make today that will save lives tomorrow.” The proposed legislation, House Bill 5053: An Act Increasing Access to Overdose Reversal Drugs, will ensure municipalities’ primary emergency response providers are equipped and trained in use of naloxone. The legislation will also prohibit commercial health carriers from requiring prior authori-

zation for coverage of naloxone. According to Malloy’s office, no commercial health plans currently require prior authorization, but the imposition of such a requirement could pose a significant barrier to individuals requesting the drug. Any potential fiscal impact of House Bill 5053 on municipalities is expected to be minor. Many towns and cities already have first responders equipped with naloxone. And Walgreens will now sell it without a

prescription. For those who will need to purchase the medication, there are currently kits available that cost $35 a dose. “Expanding access to life-saving treatment is the right thing to do,” Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman said. “Addiction can tear apart lives. Government can and should take these steps to help these families and their loved ones survive an overdose and get the treatment they need to recover.” — Reece Alvarez

Building and Land Technology

arinello Schools of Beauty, a national for-profit chain of beautician schools with six locations throughout Connecticut, including one in Fairfield, closed all of its locations earlier this month following a federal investigation and action that has cut off federal loans and grants due to a wide range of alleged records violations. According to the U.S. Department of Education, Marinello was knowingly requesting federal aid for students based on invalid high school diplomas, awarding Title IV (federal) aid to students, charging students for excessive overtime and engaging in other acts of misrepresentation. Department of Education Undersecretary Ted Mitchell referred to the company as an “unscrupulous” institution using questionable business practices or lying to both students and the federal government. The chain, which operates 56 locations across California, Connecticut, Kansas, Nevada and Utah, called the U.S. Departments actions against it unprecedented and unfounded. In a letter to students posted on the company’s website, chairman and CEO Rashed Elyas said the department’s actions left the school with no choice but to close its locations. In a Feb. 1 statement the Department of Education stated it was denying pending recertification applications for five Marinello locations covering 23 campuses in five cities and enrolling about 2,100 active students, predominately in California with some locations also located in Nevada. The company opened its Fairfield location at 500 King’s Highway in July 2013. Of Marinello’s five Connecticut locations 467 students were enrolled in its programs, according to the Connecticut Office of Higher Education.

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‘Many moving parts’ lead to $51M loan for Stamford project CBRE CAPITAL MARKETS TEAM NOTCHES A WASHINGTON BOULEVARD DEAL BY REECE ALVAREZ ralvarez@westfairinc.com

D An artist’s rendering of the soon-to-be built Park Square West Apartments Phase IV at 1011 Washington Boulevard. Image courtesy CBRE

owntown Stamford will continue to grow its luxury residential offerings with the recent announcement that $51.3 million in financing has been secured for the development of Park Square West Phase IV, a 209-unit luxury high-rise apartment building on Washington Boulevard. According to an announcement from CBRE Capital Markets, its debt and structured finance team has arranged a LIBORbased, floating-rate construction loan on behalf of a joint venture between entities controlled by Trinity Financial and Berkshire Group.

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CBRE also arranged the joint venture between the two. The loan was facilitated by Mark Fisher and Alex Furnary of CBRE’s midtown Manhattan office and financing was provided by Citizens Bank. “This was a complicated transaction involving many moving parts,” said Fisher, Senior Vice President for CBRE Capital Markets. “However, Trinity is a skilled, patient and experienced multifamily developer and in partnership with Berkshire, was able to pull it all together.” The development is Trinity’s second project in Stamford after its successful completion of 66 Summer Street, a 15-story, 209-unit building completed in May 2015. “Part of our success in financing both 66 Summer and the Park Square West Phase IV projects was thanks to CBRE’s phenomenal knowledge of the market and its extensive network,” said Maixuan Phan, Senior Project Manager for Trinity’s Stamford development. Located at 1011 Washington Boulevard, Park West Phase IV will provide residents with a luxury amenity package, including a roof deck lounge with fire pits, private indoor catering area, residents’ lounge, club room with kitchen, game room, yoga studio, screening room, children’s playroom and pet wash. Several of the units will offer views of the Mill River Park, while upper floor units will provide views of Long Island Sound. All units will boast high-end finishes. “We believe location is the building’s biggest amenity,” Fisher said. “You are literally within walking distance of everything.”

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Meredith Gold, director of domestic abuse services for the Greenwich YWCA, which is the only state-licensed domestic abuse service in Greenwich. “We never turn away,” she said. “There is no charge. All services are confidential.” Her department runs a 24-hour domestic abuse hotline at 203-622-0003.

Adrianne Singer, president and CEO of the Greenwich YWCA, addressing 360 attendees.

Brava! Bravissima!

he Greenwich YWCA recently hosted its 39th annual Brava Awards — recognizing outstanding women — at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich, drawing a packed-house crowd of 360 that defied winddriven snow to attend. The awardees were Ellen Adams, managing principal at Hinoki Capital Management; Nancy Altobello, global vice chairwoman for talent, EY; Anne Angevine, attending physician, Bennett Cancer Center, Stamford Hospital; Sheryl Battles, vice president for communications and diversity strategy, Pitney Bowes Inc.; attorney Laura Beck, principal, Cummings & Lockwood LLC; Paola Garelick, co-founder and owner, Garelick & Herbs; Christine Georgopulo, owner, Arthur Murray Grande Ballroom of Greenwich; Melissa Mulrooney, executive director and CEO, Stamford Museum & Nature Center; attorney Lindsay Sheehy, partner, Holland & Knight LLP; Stacy Zarakiotis, diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, Greenwich Pediatric Dental Group, LLC.; and Felice Zwas, chief of gastroenterology and chairwoman of the medical executive committee. In a statement, Greenwich Hospital noted Zwas is the first female to chair the hospital’s Medical Executive Committee and in heading gastroenterology, is the first female chief of a department. “I would like to thank Greenwich Hospital for providing me an amazing institution for over 25 years to treat my patients,” said Zwas, who joined the hospital in 1988. “The pride and excellence is everywhere.” Adrianne Singer, president and CEO of the Greenwich YWCA welcomed the assembled by affirming the YWCA’s guiding principles of empowering women and eliminating racism. She noted the YWCA runs 125 programs, including for domestic abuse victims, a preschool, fitness and swimming programs and now has a new spinning studio. — Photos and story by Bill Fallon

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RT Realty Group — working in conjunction with Cushman & Wakefield — has arranged four leases totaling 23,595 square feet at Wilton Woods Corporate Campus — at 10 and 20 Westport Road — in Wilton, a two-building, Class-A office park owned by national financial services organization TIAA-CREF. Property Group Partners inked a fiveyear, 6,874-square-foot lease on the third floor of 20 Westport Road, one of the office park’s two buildings. The firm develops, acquires and manages “luxury landmarks and first-class office buildings in North America and Europe,” according to a statement announcing the deals. Property Group Partners was originally a subtenant at the space and serves as property manager for the entire complex. It represented itself in the transaction. Also, Stonebridge Advisors LLC, a niche investment advisory firm serving institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals, signed a 6,642-square-foot, 10-year lease on the first floor of Wilton Woods’ building at 10 Westport Road. Stonebridge Advisors was represented by Thomas Pajolek of CBRE. The Sierentz Fund, a financial services group, renewed 5,879 square feet of space

on the second floor in building C. And, “In conjunction, the Louis Dreyfus Family Office renewed 4,200 square feet on building C’s second floor, as well,” JRT reported. Both tenants hold five-year leases at 10 Westport Road, a 197,512-square-foot building that has recently undergone renovations. The 20 Westport Road building is 341,207 square feet, fully glassed and is described as “state of the art.” The landlord was represented by Greg

Smith of JRT Realty Group along with Kevin Foley and William Montague of Cushman & Wakefield. “Wilton Woods is a highly desirable office campus situated in a unique natural setting,” said Patrick O’Reilly, senior director of asset management for TIAA-CREF Global Real Estate. “Offering modern amenities amidst a pond, streams and walking trails, the property is attractive to both tenants and their employees.”

“TIAA-CREF enjoys an excellent reputation as an owner of top-tier properties” Greg Smith, president of JRT Realty Group said. “Wilton Woods is conducive to workforce productivity and is tremendously appealing to elite tenants such as Property Group Partners and Stonebridge Advisors.” 60 acres at the junction of Routes 7 and 33, Wilton Woods was designed by awardwinning architect Kevin Roche. — Bill Fallon

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He acknowledged that Connecticut businesses “are making different decisions about how they hire, and the benefits they offer. They’re looking at new technologies to fundamentally change how they operate, because if they don’t, they won’t survive.” “We have to adapt even more,” he said. State government must “reset our expectations of what we can afford, how we provide services, and how we save for our priorities.” Brennan refers to this moment in Connecticut history as a critical turning point. Connecticut has made progress creating jobs and attracting businesses, but “not enough to sustain and support state programs and services and keep jobs and families in Connecticut,” he said. “Lawmakers must come together and support real, long-term reforms so Connecticut can meet the competitive demands of a 21st century economy.” Brennan said the legislature will now start the process of refining the revised state budget through the Appropriations and Finance committees, a process that may continue through May 4 when the current legislative session ends.

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BY AL ALPER

Tech products gather no moss — advances for 2016

etween mastering the latest social platforms and making sure your gadgets are up to date, there is a lot within the realm of technology to understand or even just to be aware of. Here are some of the latest technological advances to keep an eye out for as we begin the new year. For the mobile businessperson, two big technology products have just hit the market that really make an impact. The first is Microsoft’s new Surface Book, featuring a high-resolution screen that packs a massive 3000 x 2000 pixels, offering high definition within 13.5 inches of screen real estate. The laptop/tablet offers up to 16GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage, providing the power of a desktop in something that can fit in a backpack. Additionally, the Surface Book offers up to 11 hours of battery life, enough to work continually while flying across the country and still have half the battery life when you land. That’s a big deal. The second product for the businessperson on the go is in phone form: the Samsung

Note 5. This phone packs enough power to act as a backup workstation, which is especially helpful for on-the-road presentations or laptop failures. The Samsung Note 5 is great at multitasking, with a bullet-proof Android operating system that allows a user to be completely mobile — no need for a printed boarding pass — and presentations can run off of the Samsung Note 5 without missing a beat. (The iPhone 6S rivals the Samsung Note 5 in size, and for those Appleloving users who can’t give up the operating system or user interface, the iPhone 6S is as close as they’ll get to achieving all of these features.) On the desktop level, the next big technological advance is Windows 10. The reason (at least in part) is that the Surface Book comes with it already installed. Microsoft has brought back the comfortable familiarity and easy accessibility of the Windows 7 user interface, and incorporated some of the Windows 8 features. Windows 10 is also very lightweight, so to speak, in that it requires a much smaller system footprint to run and runs much more quickly. (Apps

running on this operating system will also update faster and will perform better.) The best new app for anyone is Everypost. It basically allows any user with a mobile or desktop device to generate posts with just a few key strokes and send them to every social media platform — whether it’s Facebook or Twitter, LinkedIn or Instagram, this app posts to all of them at once. Other apps offer similar services, but this app tries to be all things to all people. Everypost only posts across social media platforms and can post audio, video, images, text — everything. Another app that is proving its worth is Microsoft Lens. It allows users to scan documents at almost any angle and can then autocorrect the document and render it as a PDF. Microsoft Lens also integrates beautifully with Microsoft Office; together, they offer some optical character recognition (which is when a computer can translate scanned or handwritten “text images” into a digital form that the computer can understand and use). For those that don’t use Microsoft Office,

Turboscan is a product very similar to Microsoft Lens, offering the ability to take pictures, recognize optical characters, and revert to PDF. The majority of business executives at the highest levels of leadership today did not have a cellphone or Internet access when they were in high school, let alone elementary school. Understanding the technological advances of today’s generation takes some effort, but the efficiency and expanded accessibility that come along in the form of apps and operating systems definitely make the required learning a worthwhile endeavor. Al Alper is CEO and founder of Absolute Logic (absolutelogic.com), which since 1991 has provided technical support and technolo�y consulting to businesses of up to 250 employees in Connecticut and New York. He is a national speaker on IT and security issues and authored the book, “Revealed! The Secrets to Hiring the Right Computer Consultant.” He can be contacted at al.alper@absolutelogic. com or at 203-936-6680.

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THE LIST

FAIRFIELD COUNTY

LARGEST COMMERCIAL BANKS

Commercial Banks Ranked by net income. Name Address Area code: 203, unless otherwise noted Website • Number of branches in county

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

101 N. Phillips Ave., Sioux Falls, S.D. 57104 704-590-4900 • wellsfargo.com • 33 branches

101 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, N.C. 28255 800-432-1000 • bankofamerica.com • 49 branches

1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10005 212-270-6000 • jpmorganchase.com • 46 branches

399 Park Ave., New York, N.Y. 10043 800-285-3000 • citibank.com • 15 branches

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Bank of America N.A.

Total deposits ($)

Bank equity capital ($)

Number of domestic locations

15.5 billion

1.58 trillion

1.24 trillion

149.9 billion

6246

14.13 billion

1.62 trillion

1.202 trillion

202.7 billion

4843

12.9 billion

1.95 trillion

1.302 trillion

193.7 billion

5555

Citibank N.A.

James A. Forese President, Citigroup 1812

10.4 billion

1.34 trillion

944.9 trillion

146.8 billion

807

TD Bank N.A.

Bharat B. Masrani Chairman of the board, president and CEO 1852 Robert G. Wilmers Chairman and CEO 1856 Frederick H. Waddell Chairman and CEO 1889

856.9 million

221.08 billion

202.3 billion

32.95 billion

1329

796.1 million

97.1 billion

74.01 billion

11.98 billion

865

754.9 million

119.64 billion

100.8 billion

7.95 billion

545.94 million

104.9 billion

75.2 billion

16.2 billion

858

520.2 million

198.27 billion

147.8 billion

24.07 billion

232

382.01 million

55.38 billion

44.34 billion

5.4 billion

207.7 million

39.36 billion

29.35 billion

4.42 billion

409

196.3 million

37.03 billion

28.3 billion

4.7 billion

403

164.15 million

24.04 billion

17.9 billion

2.33 billion

177

147.86 million

21.71 billion

18.09 billion

3.04 billion

43.94 million

5.84 billion

4.31 billion

652.72 million

66 Wellington Street West, P.O. Box 1, TD Bank Tower, Toronto, Ontario 416-307-8500 • tdbank.com • 16 branches

M&T Bank

1 M&T Plaza, Buffalo, N.Y. 14203 800-724-2440 • mtb.com • Nine branches

Northern Trust

50 S. La Salle St., Chicago, Ill. 60603 312-630-6000 • northerntrust.com • One branch

Citizens Bank N.A.

1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, R.I. 02903 401-861-0091 • citizensbank.com • Three branches

HSBC Bank USA N.A.

452 Fifth Ave., New York, N.Y. 10018 212-525-5600 • banking.us.hsbc.com • Three branches

First Republic Bank

111 Pine St., San Francisco, Calif. 94111 415-392-1400 • firstrepublic.com • One branch

First Niagara Bank N.A. *

726 Exchange St., Buffalo, N.Y. 14095 716-819-5877 • firstniagara.com • Eight branches

People's United Bank

850 Main St., Bridgeport 06604 800-894-0300 • peoples.com • 62 branches

Webster Bank N.A.

145 Bank St., Waterbury, Conn. 06702 800-325-2424 • websteronline.com • 24 branches

BNY Mellon N.A.

45 Glastonbury Blvd., Glastonbury 06033 866-959-BANK • bankatunited.com • One branch

United Bank

Bruce Van Saun Chairman and CEO 2005 Patrick Burke Chairman of the board, president and CEO 2004 James H. Herbert II Chairman and CEO 2010 Gary M. Crosby President and CEO 1870 Armando F. Goncalves, President, Southern Connecticut 1842 James C. Smith Chairman and CEO 1870 Gerald L. Hassell Chairman and CEO 1869 William H.W. Crawford IV CEO 1858

Bankwell Bank

Christopher Gruseke CEO 2002

8.3 million

1.31 billion

1.05 billion

126.8 million

Patriot Bank N.A.

Kenneth T. Neilson President and CEO 1994

2.21 million

640.5 million

446.5 million

69.17 million

The First Bank of Greenwich

Frank J. Gaudio President and CEO 2006 Robert K. Kettenmann President and chief operating officer 2006 Richard T. Cummings, President William B. Laudano, CEO 1998

910 thousand

214.8 million

171.86 million

22.32 million

666 thousand

700.8 million

629.97 million

55.01 million

(-2.94) million

478.2 million

429.7 million

45.87 million

208 Elm St., New Canaan 06840 877-966-1944 • mybankwell.com • Eight branches

900 Bedford St., Stamford, Conn. 06901 203-324-7500 • bankpatriot.com • Seven branches

Total assets ($)

James Dimon, Chairman and CEO 1824

1 Wall St., New York, N.Y. 10286 212-495-1784 • bnymellon.com • Three branches

John G. Stumpf Chairman, president and CEO 1870 Brian T. Moynihan CEO 1904

Year-to-date net income ($)

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

Top executive Year established

44 E. Putnam Ave., Cos Cob 06807 629-8400 • greenwichfirst.com • Two branches

Darien Rowayton Bank (DRB)

1001 Post Road, Suite 100, Darien 06820 203- 656-3500 • drbank.com • Three branches

Connecticut Community Bank N.A.

1495 Post Road East, Westport 06880 203-319-6260 • ccbankonline.com • 9 branches

This list is a sampling of commercial banks serving the region. If you would like to include your bank in our next list, please contact Danielle Renda at drenda@westfairinc.com. Source: *

Information collected from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., fdic.gov. KeyCorp is slated to acquire First Niagara.

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BIOTECH INDUSTRY BY CHRISTOPHER P. JORDAN

Biotech investment oﬀers promise, pitfalls

ONE INDUSTRY INDEX IS OFF 30 PERCENT, BUT DEMAND FOR PRODUCTS IS RELENTLESS

rowth investing typically is owning stocks that have the potential to outperform other asset classes and nowhere is this more evident than investing in biotech stocks. While the rewards can and have been high, this is not for the faint of heart. Since this summer’s July high point the NASDAQ Biotech index is down more than 30 percent, dropping from 4195 to 2747 and prompting investors to ask: Is there a lot more downside or is it a buying opportunity? Like most of investing, it depends. It depends on whether you are an active trader or a long-term investor. Historically long-term investors in biotech have been rewarded for tolerating the swings like we are seeing now but of course that doesn’t mean you’ll always experience growth over time. So to take a balance look at this exciting sector it’s important to look at the good and the bad in the sector today. First the good news. Innovation is a force that continues to drive growth, especially in the biotech area. Creative destruction is a term made popular by renowned capitalist Joseph Schumpter to describe the constant progress that makes some technologies obsolete. As old products stagnate, demand gives rise to new goods and services, methods of production and new consumers. Indeed, we’ve shifted over time from the

industrial revolution to the digital revolution. Products change so fast that opening a flip phone these days will likely earn you a smirk and you’ll likely not find many phone booths these days. New trends and products open up big new markets. As we have a better understanding of human genetics and physiology, researchers have used this knowledge to change the drug discovery process. This has led to targeted drug therapies, preventive medicine and new procedures like minimally invasive surgery. As 10,000 baby boomers a day turn 65 the demand is likely is relentless. However, while the breakthroughs are fascinating, the investment by biotech firms is enormous and results are difficult to predict. To investors that’s the bad news. According to research conducted by The Independent Institute, just 8 percent of drugs make it through concept, development, clinical trials and FDA approval. Some estimates, like those conducted by BrightFocus foundation, put the cost of bringing a product to the marketplace at $1 billion. Also of particular importance is the upcoming election. There is likely to be caution on the part of biotech investors fearing pricing pressure as policy makers look to offer proposals to regulate pricing rules. Late last year one company, Turing Pharmaceutical, increased the cost of their

62 year-old AIDS and cancer drug Daraprim from $13.50 a pill to $750 overnight, sparking outrage and demands for better policies. While this is an extreme example, rising healthcare costs are high on the minds of pre- and post-retirees and they have the ears of politicians.

According to research conducted by The Independent Institute, just 8 percent of drugs make it through concept, development, clinical trials and FDA approval.

Locally, a recent proposal to build a $1.2 billion biotech and medical complex in Valhalla, N.Y., has gained a lot of attention. Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino stated the county would benefit to the tune of 8,000 permanent jobs and 4,000 construction jobs. Biotech jobs could interest

younger highly educated workers that the area is trying to attract and is a further example of investment ideas both directly and indirectly in the sector. Investing in biotech stocks has been a volatile ride and that’s not likely to change anytime soon. The short term should be left to those who wish to trade actively and are comfortable with sizable losses. However, the long term outlook is one that embraces innovation and the biotech sector in many ways makes life better and longer. Consider putting a small portion of your long-term growth assets in the sector and diversify. There are many mutual funds and exchange traded funds that can provide access if you aren’t comfortable picking a few stocks yourself. While there no way to predict the future, if you see innovation as a driver of growth biotech shares are a lot cheaper than they were six months ago. For local investors, that makes it well worth the time spent researching the researchers. Christopher P. Jordan is the founder of LEXCO Wealth Management Inc. with of�ices in Tarrytown and Greenwich. He has been advising affluent families in the area for the past 25 years and specializes in retirement transition. He can be reached by phone at 914-468-8912 or by email at cjordan@lexcowealth.com.

Boehringer COPD treatment bests Euro alternative BY BILL FALLON bfallon@westfairinc.com

oehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc., based in Ridgefield, said its Stiolto Respimat product, a once-aday inhaled medicine — approved last year for — outperformed a European formulation of a pair of different drugs used together. The study results are published online in the Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. The study investigat-

ed the impact of Stiolto Respimat on lung function among moderate to severe COPD patients. The European model used two drugs that included a “long-acting beta agonist, salmeterol, and an inhaled corticosteroid fluticasone propionate.” The study involved 15,000 patients. “The publication of these results further demonstrates the ability of Stiolto Respimat to safely and effectively improve lung function in COPD patients,” said James Donohue as part of the Boehringer statement announcing the results. He is professor of

medicine and former chief of the division of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. “These newly published data show a lung function improvement among COPD patients with Stiolto Respimat across a range of commonly used measures of lung function.” “Boehringer Ingelheim has been committed to discovering and developing medicines for serious respiratory diseases for nearly a century,” said Danny McBryan, vice president, clinical development and medical affairs,

respiratory, for Boehringer. “Part of this commitment is to help health care providers and people living with COPD better understand our medicines.” He said the study “further demonstrates the potential benefits of Stiolto Respimat for COPD patients.” In 2014, Boehringer Ingelheim achieved net sales of about $16.96 billion. Research and development expenditure corresponds to 19.9 percent of its net sales. For more information, visit us.boehringer-ingelheim.com or on Twitter @ BoehringerUS.

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Strengthening the Cultural Backbone Now in our eighth year, Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County has evolved into an important part of the Fairfield County cultural landscape. As a member organization that provides necessary support services to our constituents, we have become the backbone of many arts and cultural nonprofits in the area that have come to rely on the services we offer: a unified marketing platform, professional development and networking opportunities and advocacy on the local, state and national levels. Our members are the area’s cultural nonprofits, artists and creative businesses, and we’re continually searching to find creative ways to support and engage them. Our most recent effort is the Progressive Gallery Tour. Each month we organize an event at a member art gallery that showcases its business, while giving our artists, nonprofits and supporters an opportunity to meet and mingle. We began this in September at the C. Parker Gallery in Greenwich and are working our way up the coast, stopping in to enjoy the creativity that is so abundant in Fairfield County. Some of our other ongoing programs are: · FCBuzz.org: A unique opportunity for our members to participate in a marketing platform that affords the same reach to a small all-volunteer nonprofit as it does to a multimillion dollar organization, FCBuzz.org is an events website where members post their events free of charge and those postings are shared through our media partnerships to generate greater exposure. · Common Ground: Foster active collaborations between artists, businesses and cultural nonprofits to build and sustain community connections and drive Fairfield County’s creative economy. · Marketing Roundtable: Build knowledge and share information among marketing professionals. We foster cooperation among our members for mutual benefit and cross promotion. · Executive Directors Network: Strengthen the working relationships of the regional cultural leaders by sharing successes and challenges, getting feedback from peers and conserving resources by working cooperatively. · Fairfield County Preservation Network: Created to empower and connect organizations, professionals and individuals who are dedicated to preserving the historic character of our region. And every day we advocate for the arts. We share information with our members of important news that affects arts and culture on the local, state and national levels. We send alerts and calls to action when needed. Angela Whitford, executive director The 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 info@CulturalAllianceFC.org or call 256-2329. For events lists, visit FCBuzz.org.

Yale Improv and A Capella at The Bijou Friday evening, Feb. 19, the Just Add Water improvisational comedy troupe from Yale University and the Duke’s Men of Yale perform at the Bijou Theatre in downtown Bridgeport. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the fun begins at 8 p.m. Comprised of some of Yale’s funniest and most daring students, JAW performs on and oﬀ campus, bringing laughter to fellow students and the world at large. Just Add Water is the only Yale comedy group to do long-form, short-form, AND musical improv. This means they make up short scenes, longer multiple-scene stories and songs completely on the spot. Improv comedy is hugely rewarding for both the audience and the improvisers. The Duke’s Men of Yale presents thrilling, challenging and diverse arrangements of an exciting mix of old favorites and contemporary hits. All arrangements are written by group members, making for a unique sound that blends contemporary pop a cappella with the Yale singing tradition. The

Duke’s Men have shared their distinctive sound around the world. The Duke’s Men are also an internationally esteemed choral ensemble. In the summer of 2012, Da Doox were invited to sing at the International Festival of Collegiate Choirs in Beijing and in the summer of 2013 the group performed for a festival crowd of thousands on the island of Cyprus. Theater seats are available for $15, with table seating set at $20. For more information, please visit TheBijouTheatre.com.

Love’s beauty, heartache and humor at Silvermine Extend the St. Valentine spirit for another week at the Silvermine Arts Center on Feb. 21 with music by Canadian cellist Matt Haimovitz, paired with the British a cappella trio, Voice. They will collaborate on Bach, Glass, Shakespearean sonnets and more in their tribute to love’s beauty, heartache and humor. The Shakespearean sonnets have been arranged for voice and cello in honor of the 400th anniversary of the Bard’s death. Enjoy a reception of sweets and bubbly in the gallery with an opportunity to meet these world-renowned musical artists. Formed in 2006, Voice performs secular and nonsecular music from the medieval compositions of Hildegard von Bingen, 21st-century commissions and songs from around the world. Their distinctive sound is driven by individual voices that blend to create beautiful harmonies. Matt Haimovitz is an Israeli-born cellist, now based in the U.S. and Canada. He mainly plays a cello made by Matteo Goﬀriller in 1710. Educated at Harvard and Juilliard, Haimovitz has performed with such orchestras and conductors as the Berlin Philharmonic with James Levine and the New York Philharmonic with Zubin Mehta. Haimovitz brings

a fresh ear to familiar repertoire, champions new music and initiates groundbreaking collaborations as well as creating innovative recording projects for Oxingale Records. Tickets are $60 and include champagne and chocolates with the artists. There is limited seating. Don’t miss this unique performance — a perfect complement to Valentine’s Day. For more information, visit SilvermineArt.org.

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FACTS & FIGURES on the record ATTACHMENTS RELEASED JCS Development, Greenwich. Filed by John Corelli. $54,000 in favor of Rings End Inc., Darien. Property: Lot 9, Map 712, Greenwich. Filed Jan. 22.

BANKRUPTCIES Valance Partners Inc., 2 Hart St., Bridgeport. Chapter 7. Assets: $100,000 to $500,000. Liabilities: $100,000 to $500,000. Creditors: Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd. Type of business: Limited liability company. Debtor’s attorney: Kim L. McCabe. Case no. 5:16-bk-80124. Filed Jan. 25.

BUILDING PERMITS

COMMERCIAL 2 Trap Falls LLC, Shelton, contractor for self. Perform wiring in an existing commercial space at 2 Trap Falls Road, Shelton. Estimated cost: $4,800. Filed Jan. 21.

A. P. Construction Co., Stamford, contractor for Easy Street Properties LC. Perform an interior renovation in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 2 Sound View Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $855,000. Filed December 2015.

Choice Traditions Inc., Brunswick, Ohio, contractor for Michael Taylor and Fannie. Perform renovations to an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 147 E. Putnam Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $80,000. Filed December 2015.

Property Connecticut OBJLW One Corp., Greenwich, contractor for self. Perform an interior fit-up in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 1 Greenwich Office Park, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $208,000. Filed December 2015.

ACG North America Inc., contractor for owner. Perform an interior fitup in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 5065 Main St., Trumbull. Estimated cost: $7,500. Filed between Jan. 13 and Jan. 25.

Chucka & Son LLC, Monroe, contractor for self. Perform a tenant fit-up in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 162 Main St., Monroe. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed Dec. 2.

R M S Construction, contractor for RMS Main Street LLC. Install a sidewalk shed in the property of an existing commercial space at Washington Boulevard, Lot A, Stamford. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed between Jan. 25 and Jan. 29.

Beach Walk Homes LLC, contractor for Matthew Sakey and Carrie Sakey. Replace the footings under the deck of an existing single-family residence at 264 Penfield Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Jan. 22. Bell Atlantic Inc., contractor for Hayes House Association Inc. Install wireless antennas on the roof of an existing commercial space at 44-44 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 149, Stamford. Estimated cost: $295,000. Filed between Jan. 25 and Jan. 29. Bestech Inc of CT, contractor for BRCD Holdings LLC. Demolish an existing commercial space at 665 Commerce Drive, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed Jan. 25.

2 Trap Falls LLC, Shelton, contractor for self. Expand the tenant in an existing commercial space at 2 Trap Falls Road, Shelton. Estimated cost: $43,000. Filed Jan. 26.

Bestech Inc of CT, contractor for BRCD Holdings LLC. Demolish an existing commercial space at 711 Commerce Drive, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed Jan. 25.

714 LLC, Shelton, contractor for self. Build a new super market at 714 Bridgeport Ave., Shelton. Estimated cost: $5.8 million. Filed Jan. 15.

Bishop Development, Weston, contractor for self. Add three new sinks for a newly renovated medical space at 865 River Road, Shelton. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed Jan. 12.

88 Hamilton Avenue Associates LLC, Stamford, contractor for self. Renovate a commercial distributing facility at 88 Hamilton Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $101,000. Filed between Jan. 25 and Jan. 29.

Bishop Development, Weston, contractor for self. Construct a retail shell building at 762 River Road, Shelton. Estimated cost: $600,000. Filed Jan. 12. Bishop Development, Weston, contractor for self. Install an X-ray in an existing commercial space at 865 River Road, Shelton. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed Jan. 12.

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BLT Management LLC, contractor for One Harbor Point Square LLC. Perform tenant improvements in an existing commercial space at 2200 Atlantic St., Unit S1, Stamford. Estimated cost: $11.6 million. Filed between Jan. 25 and Jan. 29. Brennan Realty LLC, Shelton, contractor for self. Replace the antenna panels with new models at 30 Oliver Terrace, Shelton. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Jan. 26. Choice Traditions Inc., contractor for Inwood Equity Fairfield LLC. Perform interior remodeling in an existing commercial space at 1740 Post Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed Jan. 19.

Coyle, Patrick, contractor for Feile Inc. Convert a closet into a bar with a sink in an existing commercial space at 74 Beach Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $23,000. Filed Jan. 19. D’Aquino, John A., Greenwich, contractor for Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. Perform an interior demolition in an existing commercial space to remove the office partitions at 7 Riverside Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $1,500. Filed December 2015. David, Long, Newtown, contractor for Saugatuck Motors Inc. Perform an interior fit-up in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 144 Railroad Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $569,000. Filed December 2015. DEW Building Co., Easton, contractor for 1148 William Naveapman LLC. Add four apartment units to an existing commercial space at 1148 William St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $35,000. Filed Jan. 26. Magna Construction Limited LLC, contractor for Two Harbor Point Square LLC. Install a standby generator on the garage level of an existing single-family residence at 100 Washington Blvd., Unit S2, Stamford. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed between Jan. 25 and Jan. 29. MJM Electric LLC, contractor for owner. Perform an interior demolition in an existing commercial space and run a conduit at 5065 Main St., Trumbull. Estimated cost: $5,001. Filed between Jan. 13 and Jan. 25. Northeast Towers, contractor for owner. Install new antennas on an existing commercial space at 158 Edison Road, Trumbull. Estimated cost: $38,500. Filed between Jan. 13 and Jan. 25. Pan Family Remodeling Services, contractor for owner. Perform an interior fit-up in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 10 Broadway, Trumbull. Estimated cost: $61,000. Filed between Jan. 13 and Jan. 25. PDS Engineering & Construction, Bloomfield, contractor for Wade’s Dairy. Construct a new commercial structure at 1316 Barnum Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $715,000. Filed Jan. 26.

XEK LLC, contractor for self. Install a new door in an existing commercial space to expand the dental office at 316 Hope St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed between Jan. 25 and Jan. 29.

RESIDENTIAL 157 North Water Partners, Greenwich, contractor for self. Renovate a two-family unit at 157 N. Water St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed December 2015.

RD Scinto, contractor for owner. Perform an interior fit-up in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 35 Nutmeg Drive, Trumbull. Estimated cost: $15,740. Filed between Jan. 13 and Jan. 25.

315 Woodrow LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Remodel the interior of an existing single-family residence and remodel the bathroom and kitchen at 315 Woodrow, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed Jan. 27.

RD Scinto, contractor for owner. Perform an interior fit-up in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 35 Nutmeg Drive, Trumbull. Estimated cost: $37,100. Filed between Jan. 13 and Jan. 25.

552 Lake Avenue LLP, Greenwich, contractor for self. Construct a new retaining wall at 552 Lake Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed December 2015.

Riccio Connecticut Realty LLC, Fairfield, contractor for self. Add a new wall sign to an existing commercial space at 3546 Post Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $4,250. Filed Jan. 21.

A G C Home Improvement LLC, contractor for owner. Remodel the kitchen and add new windows to an existing single-family residence at 12 Country Lane, Trumbull. Estimated cost: $34,000. Filed between Jan. 13 and Jan. 25.

Richards Corp., Terryville, contractor for Sikorsky Aircraft. Install a roof generator on an existing commercial space at 1000 South Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $128,500. Filed Jan. 28. Royal Wells, Shelton, contractor for self. Relocate the speakers in an existing commercial space at 220 Leavenworth Road, Shelton. Estimated cost: $3,500. Filed Jan. 19. Signature Construction, Stamford, contractor for owner. Perform an interior fit-up in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 4244 Madison Ave., Trumbull. Estimated cost: $75,875. Filed between Jan. 13 and Jan. 25. Three Enterprise Drive Shelton, Shelton, contractor for self. Install outlets, switches and lighting for an office renovation at 3 Enterprise Drive, Shelton. Estimated cost: $300,000. Filed Jan. 19. Three Enterprise Drive Shelton, Shelton, contractor for self. Install new burglar systems in an existing commercial space at 3 Enterprise Drive, Shelton. Estimated cost: $43,000. Filed Jan. 15. Wescorp., Greenwich, contractor for Putnam 600 Acquisition. Demolish the interior space in an existing commercial space at 600 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed December 2015.

AAA Advantage Carting & Demolition, Stamford, contractor for Amy Wilfert. Demolish an existing single-family residence at 434 Round Hill Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $36,300. Filed December 2015. AC & S Excavating, Pound Ridge, N.Y., contractor for Andrea Resnick and Peter I. Resnick. Demolish a garage shed on the property of an existing single-family residence at 229 Steeple Chase, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $700. Filed December 2015. AC & S Excavating, Pound Ridge, N.Y., contractor for Andrea Resnick and Peter I. Resnick. Demolish a garage on the property of an existing single-family residence at 229 Steeple Chase, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $700. Filed December 2015.

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AC & S Excavating, Pound Ridge, N.Y., contractor for Andrea Resnick and Peter I. Resnick. Demolish a pool house on the property of an existing single-family residence at 229 Steeple Chase, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed December 2015. B & F Construction Co. LLC, contractor for owner. Replace the kitchen cabinets in an existing single-family residence at 30 Peaceful Valley Road, Trumbull. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed between Jan. 13 and Jan. 25. Baldoceda, Ariel A., Danbury, contractor for self. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 56 E. Starrs Plain Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $5,600. Filed Jan. 12.

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GIFF WELCOMES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Greenwich International Film Festival (GIFF) has appointed Colin Stanfield executive director. Stanfield most recently served as the festival producer for the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s New York Film Festival, managing director of the San Francisco Film Society and executive director of the Nantucket Film Festival. GIFF is a nonprofit that celebrates the visual arts in Greenwich with an annual festival in June and supporting events throughout the year.

Colin Stanfield

ROBINSON+COLE RECOGNIZES MCGRAW Robinson+Cole, a law firm with an office in Stamford, honored Daryl McGraw, associate director at the office of recovery community affairs for the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, with its second Giving Cup Award at a reception held at

The Palace Theatre on Jan. 20. The firm presented McGraw with a check for $5,000 to support the Friendship House, a community home he founded to help other formerly incarcerated men avoid recidivism and reintegrate into their communities.

GOOD THINGS HAPPENING GREENWICH UNITED WAY APPOINTS NEW CEO

GREENWICH HOSPITAL RECEIVES AWARD FOR OBSTETRICS Greenwich Hospital received the 2016 Women’s Choice Award as one of “America’s Best Hospitals for Obstetrics” for the third consecutive year. The award is given to the nation’s top 15 percent of hospitals considered the

best facilities to give birth. In 2015, there were 2,814 births performed at Greenwich Hospital, representing the fourth-highest birth numbers in Connecticut. The hospital also has a level 3 neonatal intensive care unit.

WHITE HOUSE HONORS STAMFORD TEACHER Stamford teacher James Forde, an alumnus of University of Bridgeport’s School of Education, was honored as a White House Champion of Change for Computer Science Learning. Forde teaches seventh-grade science at Cloonan Middle School in Stamford, where he was the school district’s former “Teacher of the Year.” The Champion of Change program was created as an opportunity to feature individuals who inspire members of their communities. When Forde first started teaching in 1991, he

founded Hyper Card, the district’s first student computer club. He has served as the district’s Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) professional, in charge of developing STEM curricula, planning of a citywide STEM festival and promoting STEM education. Forde also created @stemnetwork, a Twitter feed where teachers can share ideas and resources about STEM education. Today, he sponsors the Computer Coding Club and a 3-D-printing club at Cloonan School.

From left, of Greenwich United Way: Karen Keegan, board chairwoman; Anne Sherrerd, CEO search co-chairwoman; David Rabin, CEO; and Bob Davis, CEO search co-chairman.

Greenwich United Way appointed David Rabin as its new president and CEO during its annual meeting at Innis Arden Golf Club in Old Greenwich. United Way hired a consultant, DRG, to help find the ideal candidate. A United Way supporter, who asked to remain anony-

mous, donated the funds for the search. Rabin previously served as vice president of Webster Bank. He brings experience in fundraising, business development, operations and client service. He will officially start as CEO of United Way at the end of February.

DISABLED WORKERS COMMITTEE OFFERS $10K SCHOLARSHIP New London-based Disabled Workers Committee Inc., a nonprofit that strives to help impaired workers, is offering a $10,000 scholarship in honor of Matthew Shafner. Shafner, former attorney and chairman of the Disabled Workers Scholarship Subcommittee, passed away in September 2015. The scholarship will help send the child of a worker who is totally disabled and lives

in Connecticut to college. Applications are available throughout Connecticut in the offices of high school guidance counselors, labor unions and workers compensation commission offices. The deadline is April 1. Send applications to the Scholarship Fund, Disabled Workers Committee Inc., c/o Suisman Shapiro Attorneys-at-Law, 2 Union Plaza, Suite 200, New London.

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LMMM WELCOMES TWO TO BOARD Norwalk’s landmark LockwoodMathews Mansion Museum welcomed Gail H. Candlin and Lawrence F. Cafero Jr. to its board of trustees. Candlin, a 25-year veteran of the fashion accessories and luxury goods industry, has held several leadership positions, including director of fashion marketing for Swarovski North America and president of Better Brands, Nine West Jewelry and Victoria+Co, a division of Jones Apparel Group. She established Candlin Consulting in 2008 to develop business partnerships with consumer

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FUNERAL HOME DONATES TO HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Gail H. Candlin Lawrence F. Cafero Jr. Photographs courtesy Debra Somerville

goods and services companies. Cafero was a member of the board of education for six years and left his post as chairman when he was elected to the state

House of Representatives from the 142nd House District in 1992. He served in the General Assembly as state representative for 22 years.

The Stamford Historical Society received $1,515 in donations from Stamford’s Bosak Funeral Home on Jan. 30. The donations were received during the presentation of “A Long Way Home,” an exhibit and discussion led by Jerry Bosak Jr., a fourth-generation co-owner of the funeral home. Bosak spoke about how Abraham

Lincoln’s memorial has changed the funeral industry by allowing for the temporary preservation of the first American president for public viewing during his journey home. The event and exhibit are part of the Bosak Health and Wellness initiative launched in 2015 to help enrich the people of Fairfield County.

DOMINION FOUNDATION DONATES $25K

STRATFORD GOES SOLAR WITH ENCON

FEB. 16-MARCH 22

Ridgefield Playhouse features Speaking Fearlessly with Ira Joe Fisher, a workshop teaching strategies for speech, public-speaking and high-stake conversations, Tuesdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m., 80 E. Ridge Road, Ridgefield. For more, call the box office at 203-438-5795.

FEB. 17 Women’s Business Development Council is featuring “Exploring Entrepreneurship,” a seminar on the option of starting one’s own business, 6-8 p.m., Women’s Mentoring Network Inc., 141 Franklin St., Second floor, Room B, Stamford. For more, visit ctwbdc.org.

FEB. 18 The Ridgefield Playhouse is featuring hits from The Beatles as The Fab Four, a tribute band, does a Beatles déjà vu as part of the Pepsi Rock series, 8 p.m., 80 E. Ridge Road, Ridgefield. For more, call the box office at 203-438-5795.

From left: Nancy Bulkeley, chairperson of the board, Operation Fuel and senior community affairs representative, Dominion; and Patricia Wrice, executive director, Operation Fuel.

From left, Mayor John A. Harkins of Stratford receives a $1,600 check from Bill Valus, CEO of ENCON, on behalf of the town of Stratford’s Open Space Fund.

The town of Stratford participated in a campaign with ENCON, a solar installer, to offer solar energy options to homeowners at a discounted price or a no-money-down leasing option, making “going solar” more affordable. The program involved no cost commitment from the town of Stratford and ran from Aug.

5 through Nov. 11. Throughout the duration of the program, 16 homes in Stratford signed up for solar. As an added benefit, for every home that went solar during this program, ENCON vowed to make a donation of $100 to the town’s Open Space Fund, which reached $1,600.

NRT NAMES VALVANO AS PRESIDENT NRT LLC, a residential real estate brokerage headquartered in Madison, N.J., promoted Joseph Valvano to the role of president of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Connecticut and Westchester County. In this role, Valvano will lead the company’s sales operations and business development and oversee the daily

operations of its 51 real estate offices and more than 2,200 affiliated sales associates and employees throughout the region. He most recently served as the managing broker of the Greenwich and Old Greenwich offices of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Connecticut and Westchester County. Valvano is replacing long-

Joseph Valvano

time president Cathleen Smith, who has chosen to retire.

The Dominion Foundation — part of Dominion, which owns and operates the Waterford-based Millstone PowerStation — donated $25,000 to Hartford-based Operation Fuel for its energy assistance program. Operation Fuel, with offices in Fairfield County, is

a private, nonprofit program that provides emergency energy assistance year-round through its statewide network of fuel banks to lower-income, working families and individuals, the elderly and disabled individuals who are in financial crisis.

FOUNDATION SOURCE APPOINTS CALZONE Foundation Source, a provider of comprehensive services for private foundations, appointed Susan Friedlander Calzone of Norwalk as chief operating officer. With more than 30 years experience in global management operations, administration and sales, Calzone will manage the company’s growth. She previously served as chief operating officer of two early-stage companies in the medical devices and ecommerce industries. She holds

Women’s Business Development Council is featuring “Strong Coffee, Strong Women,” a series uniting female entrepreneurs throughout Connecticut, featuring guest speaker Allison Schieffelin Walker, owner of The Lighting Quotient, 8-9 a.m., Western Connecticut State University, 43 Lake Ave. Ext., West Side campus, classroom building, Room 218, Danbury. For more, visit ctwbdc.org.

FEB. 18-APRIL 7 Ridgefield Playhouse is featuring Katie Torpey’s TV Writing Workshop, a class about how to create, develop and write an original television show, Thursdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m., 80 E. Ridge Road, Ridgefield. For more, call the box office at 203-438-5795.

FEB. 20-MARCH 19

Susan Friedlander Calzone

a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and a master’s degree from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

Women’s Business Development Council is featuring “Business Finance Boot Camp,” a two-part workshop series comprised of basic training and advanced business finance to review why it’s essential for every small-business owner to be conversant with financial statements, Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Norwalk Community College, 189 Richards Ave., Norwalk. For more, visit ctwbdc.org.

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FACTS Barnum Engineered Systems, Trumbull, contractor for owner. Install additions to a fire alarm in an existing single-family residence at 35 Nutmeg Drive, Trumbull. Estimated cost: $1,800. Filed between Jan. 13 and Jan. 25. Biagini, Leo, Greenwich, contractor for self. Demolish the office, living room, dining room, garage and four bedrooms in an existing single-family residence at 38 Hidden Brook Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $1.1 million. Filed December 2015. Bido, Pablo C., Danbury, contractor for self. Remodel the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 23 Crestdale Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Jan. 11. Blue Line Construction Inc., Stamford, contractor for John B. Horton. Enlarge a master bathroom and remodel the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 458 Stanwich Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $165,000. Filed December 2015. Boccarossa, Peter, West Redding, contractor for self. Construct a new grade plane wall at 11 Potter Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $3,945. Filed December 2015. BRT Services LLC, Greenwich, contractor for James Heyworth and Susannah Heyworth. Paint the interior of an existing single-family residence at 393 Sound Beach Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $48,000. Filed December 2015. Burns, Lyndsey E. and Kevin C. Burns, contractor for self. Add sheetrock to a kitchen, dining room, living room and bathroom at 454 Pembrook Drive, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed Jan. 19. Burns, Rachel, Shelton, contractor for self. Add new doors to an existing single-family residence at 30 Capitol Drive, Shelton. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Jan. 12. Butter, Paul, Monroe, contractor for self. Add windows to an existing single-family residence at 26 Montar Drive, Monroe. Estimated cost: $24,932. Filed Dec. 2. Cascella, Al, Monroe, contractor for self. Remodel the interior of an existing single-family residence at 2955 Madison Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $6,540. Filed Jan. 25.

Cove Tent Co., Stamford, contractor for Steven A. Cohen and Alexandra Cohen. Add temporary tents to the property of an existing single-family residence for a special event at 30 Crown Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $16,000. Filed December 2015. Cusimano, Julie W., Greenwich, contractor for self. Replace the windows, siding and roofing on an existing single-family residence at 44 Cedar Cliff Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $500,000. Filed December 2015. Dapu Constrution, contractor for Pollack Westfair Associates. Build a temporary exterior wall at an existing single-family residence at 55 Miller St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed Jan. 27. Deluca Construction, Stamford, contractor for Alex Deluca. Add new kitchen cabinets to an existing singlefamily residence at 118 Shelton Ave., Shelton. Estimated cost: $13,700. Filed Jan. 28. DeMoura, Rachel and Sergio DeMoura, Stamford, contractor for self. Add a half bathroom, new windows and remodel the kitchen and bathroom of a two-family residence at 68 Puritan Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $21,000. Filed between Jan. 25 and Jan. 29. DiGiorgi Roofing & Siding Inc., Beacon Falls, contractor for James M. Giaimo and Nancy M. Giaimo. Strip and reroof the dormer at 111 Quaker Lane, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $3,070. Filed Jan. 22. Front Row Kitchens Inc., contractor for Arthur Rassias and Ann Marie Rassias. Strip and remodel a kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 249 Coventry Lane, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $130,000. Filed Jan. 21. Gallo Construction, Milford, contractor for 124 Birch Lane LLC. Replace the steel beam in an existing single-family residence at 124 Birch Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $24,600. Filed December 2015. Geffs, Tolman F., Greenwich, contractor for self. Renovate the first and second floors of an existing singlefamily residence at 10 Mead Point Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $399,000. Filed December 2015.

P&L Developer — Associate (AQR Capital Management — Greenwich, CT) Assist w/ architecture, dsgn, implmntation, & daily supprt of firms P&L systs. F/T. Reqs Masters dgr in CS, Comp Eng or rel fld & 2 yrs exp in job offered or in dvlp’g financial systs. In lieu of Master’s dgr & 2 yrs exp as stated, will accpt Bach’s dgr (or frgn equiv) & 5 yrs exp as stated. All stated exp must incl the follow’g: trade flow process’g & ops; financial services bus knowledge; obj oriented prgrm’g & prgrm’g principles; establish’g connectivity w/ ntwrk systs & info servers incl’g FIX protocol; Relational Database Server exp incl’g PL/SQL or Transact-SQL, Rprt’g Services, & Analysis Services; Java; web dvlpmnt incl’g HTML/HTML5, JavaScript, AJAX & CSS; web protocols & prgrm’g reqs; & entrprise-lvl automation & schedul’g. Submit resumes by mail to AQR Capital Mgmt, LLC, ATTN: Meghan Kies, 2 Greenwich Plaza, 3rd Flr, Greenwich, CT 06830. Job Code AQR-102.

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Golden Hill Roofing LLC, contractor for Elizabeth P. W. Nutini. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 7 Claremont Ave., Danbury. Estimated cost: $21,141. Filed Jan. 14.

Mace, Dimitter, contractor for self. Remodel a basement in an existing single-family residence at 740 Eleven O’Clock Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed Jan. 27.

Gregory, Marty, Shelton, contractor for self. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 12 Fawn Meadow Lane, Shelton. Estimated cost: $17,160. Filed Jan. 14.

Mageras, Grace M., Greenwich, contractor for self. Remodel a kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 20 Church St., Unit B1, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed December 2015.

Gruendel, Robert J. and Clare Gruendel, Greenwich, contractor for self. Remove a tub and replace with a new shower at 44 Lockwood Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed December 2015.

Mark Mariani Inc., Armonk, N.Y., contractor for MDCT 2 LLC. Construct a new single-family house with an attached garage at 24 Midwood Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $1.8 million. Filed December 2015.

Guallpa, Luis Ignacio, Danbury, contractor for self. Close in a deck to extend the master bedroom in an existing single-family residence at 10 Hoyt, Danbury. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed Jan. 19.

Mauro Builders LLC, contractor for Jonathan D. Dentz. Elevate a dwelling and repair fire damage at 356 Pine Creek Ave., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $250,000. Filed Jan. 25.

Ken, Chau, Stamford, contractor for self. Remove the insulation in an existing single-family residence to expose the drywall at 17 Cantwell Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed between Jan. 25 and Jan. 29.

McCarthy, Joseph A., contractor for David DiCrescenzo. Remove the trim around the patio door of an existing single-family residence at 97 Park Ave., Unit 20, Danbury. Estimated cost: $750. Filed Jan. 13.

Kiggins, Christine D. and Donald L. Kiggins Jr., Fairfield, contractor for self. Perform an interior demolition in an existing single-family residence, remodel the kitchen, bathroom and repair the porch at 239 Sasco Hill Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed Jan. 20.

McMahon, Joseph, Monroe, contractor for self. Add a door to an existing single-family residence at 263 Guinea Road, Monroe. Estimated cost: $4,464. Filed Dec. 2.

Kingsley, David J., contractor for Rosa Nammack. Enclose an existing covered porch to expand the kitchen at 776 Den Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed between Jan. 25 and Jan. 29. Koch, Michael, Shelton, contractor for self. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 2 Netop Terrace, Shelton. Estimated cost: $11,625. Filed Jan. 14. Kozlowsky, Jamie and Robert Kozlowsky, Shelton, contractor for self. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 5 Old Dairy Lane, Shelton. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed Jan. 13. Lanese Construction Inc., contractor for Murray C. Margaret. Enclose a portion of an existing single-family residence to expand the laundry room and remodel the kitchen at 152 Southwood Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $68,250. Filed Jan. 20. Leavens, Patrice and Mark E. Leavens, Fairfield, contractor for self. Finish the basement in an existing single-family residence at 386 Valley Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $3,500. Filed Jan. 21. Lee, Hilda P. and Timothy Lee, Greenwich, contractor for self. Insulate the bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 106 Orchard St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $1,500. Filed December 2015.

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Merly, James J., contractor for Paula M. Henry. Add a bathroom to the basement of an existing single-family residence at 130 Eastfield Drive, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $3,500. Filed Jan. 22. Midland Contracting Group LLC, contractor for James A. Oliver Jr. and Kimberly Oliver. Remodel the interior of an existing single-family residence at 1799 Jennings Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $4,500. Filed Jan. 29. Midland Contracting Group LLC, Fairfield, contractor for Neil Fletcher and Stacey Fletcher. Remodel the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 60 Chelsea St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed Jan. 29. Milbank Builders LLC, Stamford, contractor for Kevin J. Cavanaugh. Remodel the kitchen in an existing single-family residence with new cabinets and new appliances at 41 Oval Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed December 2015. Mills, William E. and Chensun C. Mills, contractor for self. Replace the garage roof at an existing single-family residence at 25 Jones Park Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $5,585. Filed December 2015. Milton Construction LLC, Westport, contractor for Doug Pratt and Phyllis M. Pratt. Construct a new pool house at 16 Turner Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed December 2015.

MMR Construction Inc., Stamford, contractor for Simon Bound and Maggie Bound. Remodel the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 60 Shore Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $140,000. Filed December 2015. Monahan, Christopher F. and Nancy Monahan, Fairfield, contractor for self. Build a sunroom, dormer and raise the roof over the kitchen of an existing single-family residence at 600 Hoydens Hill Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed Jan. 20. NCI Woodworking LLC, contractor for 143 Baros Street LLC. Remodel the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 143 Baros St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $35,000. Filed Jan. 19. Pavarini Construction Co., Stamford, contractor for the Convent of the Sacred Heart. Add air conditioning to the mansion section of a building at 1177 King St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $1.5 million. Filed December 2015. Pecora Brothers Inc., Greenwich, contractor for Jonathan S. Marlow. Replace the windows and doors in an existing single-family residence at 5 Carissa Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $35,000. Filed December 2015. Pelazza Construction Services, Stamford, contractor for Giovanni Visentin. Demolish an existing single-family residence at 65 Winthrop Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $16,500. Filed December 2015. Perono, Wilbur, Shelton, contractor for self. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 99 Richard Blvd., Shelton. Estimated cost: $14,640. Filed Jan. 15. Pirone, Jeffrey T., Newtown, contractor for Maria E. Platsis. Renovate a bathroom in an existing singlefamily residence at 11 Brook Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $26,000. Filed December 2015. Poletsky, Joseph W., Greenwich, contractor for self. Remodel the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 157 Sheephill Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed December 2015. Posigen CT LLC, contractor for owner. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 701 Silver Lane, Trumbull. Estimated cost: $7,500. Filed between Jan. 13 and Jan. 25. Power Home Remodeling Group, Chester, Pa., contractor for Khamphiou Chansouk. Remove and replace the windows at 6 Skyline Terrace, Danbury. Estimated cost: $7,089. Filed Jan. 20. Precise Construction Contracting, Bronx, N.Y., contractor for 18 Lake Drive LLC. Demolish the garage on the property of an existing singlefamily residence at 18 Lake Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed December 2015.

Prutting, Michael, Monroe, contractor for self. Add a roof to an existing single-family residence at 43 Elaine, Monroe. Estimated cost: $16,000. Filed Dec. 2. R & N Construction Corp., Mount Vernon, N.Y., contractor for Janine Behrman. Extend the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 18 Sherwood Farm Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed December 2015. R I Pools, Norwalk, contractor for Doug Pratt and Phyllis M. Pratt. Construct an in-ground swimming pool and safety barrier on the property of an existing single-family residence at 16 Turner Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed December 2015. Rex Roofing of Stamford, Stamford, contractor for Christopher J. Kanos, et al. Strip and reroof an existing singlefamily residence at 4 Tioga Place, Stamford. Estimated cost: $17,890. Filed between Jan. 25 and Jan. 29. Reyes, Juan, Bridgeport, contractor for Amir Isufi. Replace the fire doors on an existing single-family residence at 554-556 Capitol Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $2,800. Filed Jan. 27. Ridgefield Modular Home Corp., contractor for Phoenix At Fairfield Beach. Construct a new two-story single-family residence with a carport beneath and a finished attic at 2154 Fairfield Beach Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $200,000. Filed Jan. 27. Robinson, Lisa and Adam Robinson, Shelton, contractor for self. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 7 Westminster Ave., Shelton. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed Jan. 13. Rodger Gibson LLC, Stamford, contractor for Robert Nalewajek. Replace the kitchen cabinets in an existing single-family residence at 340 Valley Road, Unit 3, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed December 2015. Rodriguez, Ruby, Danbury, contractor for self. Raise the roof and enclose the porch to expand the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 132 Franklin Street Extension, Danbury. Estimated cost: $48,500. Filed Jan. 14. Rohrbacher Construction LLC, Newtown, contractor for Trisha L. Dalton. Remodel the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 31 Anderson Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $48,000. Filed December 2015. Romano, John, Stamford, contractor for Richard P. Malloch and Suzan L. Malloch. Renovate the master bedroom in an existing single-family residence at 106 Rockwood Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed December 2015.

FACTS Roof Diagnostics Solar and Electric, contractor for Lino R. Rodriguez and Ileana Rodriguez. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 15 Royal Pine Drive, Danbury. Estimated cost: $21,156. Filed Jan. 13. Samuelson Builders LLC, contractor for Janet D. Litterer. Remodel the second-floor bathroom and powder room in an existing single-family residence at 211 Hemlock Hill Nob, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $20,450. Filed Jan. 27. Santos, Emerson, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Add a dormer to an existing single-family residence and perform interior alterations at 25 Herald Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed Jan. 27. Sasaki-Scanlon, Derek, Monroe, contractor for self. Add windows to an existing single-family residence at 349 Elm St., Monroe. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed Dec. 2. Shoreline Pools Inc., Stamford, contractor for Morgan Stuart. Complete the inspection process for a pool permit at an existing singlefamily residence at 11 Stallion Terrace, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed December 2015. Silva, Ayslan, Danbury, contractor for self. Add a master bathroom, family room, two bedrooms and an open porch to an existing single-family residence at 22 E. Hayestown Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $99,000. Filed Jan. 19. Sky Property Services, Ansonia, contractor for Ifeyinwa Oguagha. Replace the windows in an existing single-family residence at 165 Putnam Park, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $7,550. Filed December 2015. Skyline Solar LLC, Wallingford, contractor for Rebecca A. Lindland. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 188 Bible St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $42,000. Filed December 2015. Smith, Brian K., contractor for self. Install an oil tank in a garage at 277 River Road, Shelton. Estimated cost: $1,400. Filed Jan. 19.

Solar City Corp., Rocky Hill, contractor for Elizabeth R. Hulme. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 37 Pratt St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $1,466. Filed Jan. 29. Southern New England Window, contractor for Patricia A. Denhup. Replace two windows and a patio door at 11 Baldwin Terrace, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $6,605. Filed Jan. 27. Southern New England Window, contractor for Yolanda D. Vossler and Robert Vossler. Replace the windows in an existing single-family residence at 1 Ermine St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed Jan. 27. Southport Construction LLC, Southport, contractor for 287 Taintor Drive LLC. Finish the basement for a gym and playroom in an existing single-family residence at 287 Taintor Drive, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $42,600. Filed Jan. 29. Stanton, Michael, Greenwich, contractor for self. Enclose the open porch in an existing single-family residence and install a stairway at 12 Taylor Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $62,000. Filed December 2015. Strada, Eloy, Monroe, contractor for self. Add windows to an existing single-family residence at 99 Cross Hill Road, Monroe. Estimated cost: $16,726. Filed Dec. 2. Stump, Donald, contractor for owner. Renovate an existing kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 536 Booth Hill Road, Trumbull. Estimated cost: $15,500. Filed between Jan. 13 and Jan. 25. Sunrun Installation Services Inc., contractor for Gregory M. Lewis, et al. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 47 Pepper Ridge Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $6,647. Filed between Jan. 25 and Jan. 29. Sunrun Installation Services Inc., contractor for Katherine Tenney. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 59 Winesap Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $29,887. Filed between Jan. 25 and Jan. 29.

Socci, James J., contractor for Julie Pailey Fossi, et al. Add a generator to an existing single-family residence at 21 Mohawk Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed between Jan. 25 and Jan. 29.

Swire, Gabriel P., Greenwich, contractor for self. Renovate a bathroom in the basement of an existing singlefamily residence at 4 Florence Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $7,000. Filed December 2015.

Solar City Corp., Rocky Hill, contractor for Marlene Decarlo, et al. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 33 Hollow Wood Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $8,989. Filed December 2015.

THD at Home Services Inc., Shrewsbury, Mass., contractor for Robert M. Sancho. Replace the windows in an existing single-family residence at 135 Lockwood Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $1,231. Filed Jan. 27.

Solar City Corp., Rocky Hill, contractor for Stephen R. Macklin and Marilyn Macklin. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 491 Szost Drive, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $3,116. Filed Jan. 21.

THD at Home Services Inc., Shrewsbury, Mass., contractor for Noel Ann Biro. Replace the windows in an existing single-family residence at 788 Stratfield Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $2,640. Filed Jan. 27.

FIGURES

Tice, Mark, Shelton, contractor for self. Demolish an existing singlefamily residence at 224 Soundview Ave., Shelton. Estimated cost: $55,310. Filed Jan. 29.

Vivint Solar, contractor for George P. Gagnebin. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 10 Edgewood St., Danbury. Estimated cost: $11,440. Filed Jan. 13.

Titan Enterprises Inc., Monroe, contractor for Howard H. Lynn, et al. Replace the exterior siding with new HardiPlank siding at 14 Sawmill Terrace, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $9,500. Filed December 2015.

W.C. Druehl Building & Renovation, Stamford, contractor for Star Wave 618 LLC. Add sheetrock to the garage of an existing single-family residence at 77 Pecksland Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed December 2015.

Trinity Solar, contractor for owner. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 94 Grove St., Trumbull. Estimated cost: $2,154. Filed between Jan. 13 and Jan. 25. Turano, Kenneth Jam, Greenwich, contractor for self. Renovate the bathroom in the second floor of an existing single-family residence at 14 Carissa Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed December 2015. Vivint Solar Developer LLC, Stamford, contractor for Angelo M. Pennella. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 23 Lyon Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $21,736. Filed December 2015. Vivint Solar Developer LLC, contractor for Luciano A. Neto and Raus. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 62 Jeniford Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $3,661. Filed Jan. 20. Vivint Solar Developer LLC, contractor for Margaret W. Kuhn. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 437 High St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $1,830. Filed Jan. 20. Vivint Solar Developer LLC, Stamford, contractor for Thomas E. Csizmadia and Joan Csizmadia. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 29 Warren Ave., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $2,746. Filed Jan. 22. Vivint Solar Developer LLC, Stamford, contractor for Kim P. Robbins. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 342 Lalley Blvd., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $3,546. Filed Jan. 22. Vivint Solar Developer LLC, contractor for Charles S. Rubinger. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 421 Lenox Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $2,974. Filed Jan. 27. Vivint Solar Developer LLC, contractor for George E. Myers and Jean Ann Myers. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 29 Spinning Wheel Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $1,258. Filed Jan. 28. Vivint Solar Developer LLC, Stamford, contractor for owner. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 7 Inca Drive, Trumbull. Estimated cost: $4,004. Filed between Jan. 13 and Jan. 25.

Xavier, Agnaldo, Bridgeport, contractor for George D’Amico. Perform interior alterations in an existing single-family residence at 190-194 Steuben St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $300. Filed Jan. 29. Yanes Home Improvement LLC, contractor for Kathleen Paseltiner. Replace the decking boards on the platform to relocate an existing outdoor hot tub at 195 Brookhollow Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed between Jan. 25 and Jan. 29.

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

FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT Alpha Automation USA Inc., Farmington Hills, Mich. Filed by Fletcher Terry Company LLC, East Berlin. Plaintiff’s attorney: O’Shea Getz PC, Farmington. Action: The plaintiff has brought this patent infringement suit against the defendant alleging that the defendant offered and sold picture-frame materials and assembly fasteners similar to what the plaintiff was providing. The plaintiff claims an enjoinment of the defendant preventing it from infringing further, treble damages, costs, attorney’s fees and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity. Case no. 3:16-cv-00106-RNC. Filed Jan. 25. DeVry University Inc., et al., Downers Grove Ill. Filed by Brendan Burke, Darien. Plaintiff’s attorney: Mangnes & Burke LLC, West Hartford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this disability suit against the defendants alleging that he was disabled due to a brain injury. The plaintiff allegedly made timely requests to the defendants for an extension to graduate from medical school. The defendants allegedly dismissed the plaintiff due to failing to graduate for seven years and failed to certify him. The plaintiff claims an order that he be certified to take the USMLE Step 2 CK examinations, compensatory damages, costs, attorney’s fees and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity. Case no. 3:16-cv-00110-VAB. Filed Jan. 26.

Fairfield University, Fairfield. Filed by Deborah Guriazdowshi, West Haven. Plaintiff’s attorney: Law Offices of Daniel Kryzanski, Stratford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this employment discrimination suit against the defendant alleging that it offered early retirement packages to its staff, causing them to allegedly be worried that they would be laid off. The plaintiff alleges she was forced out of work due to her supervisors adding more responsibilities to her work. This was an alleged pretext for discriminating against her due to her age. The plaintiff claims compensatory damages, distressed damages, economic damages, equitable damages, attorney’s fees, costs, punitive damages and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity. Case no. 3:16-cv-000109-RNC. Filed Jan. 26. Gyphon Group LLC, et al., Raynham, Mass. Filed by Community Association of America, Newtown, Pa. Plaintiff’s attorney: Law Office of Stuart G. Blackburn, Windsor Locks. Action: The plaintiff has brought this property damage suit against the defendants alleging that the plaintiff insured property, which was winterized by the defendants. A pipe burst in the defendants’ property and caused water damage. The plaintiff was forced to pay out insurance damages. The plaintiff claims damages in excess of $75,000, interest, cost of suit, attorney’s fees, damages and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity. Case no. 3:16-cv-00108-JCH. Filed Jan. 25. IPT LLC, Hartford. Filed by Superclean Service Company Inc., Dallas, Texas. Plaintiff’s attorney: Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it paid for cleaning services provided from the plaintiffs with Canadian dollars, in breach of contract. The plaintiff has made a demand for the outstanding balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims monetary damages, interest, costs and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity. Case no. 3:16-cv-00115-AWT. Filed Jan. 27. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. Filed by Deborah Bishop, Bristol. Plaintiff’s attorney: Izard Nobel LLP, West Hartford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this employee retirement suit against the defendant alleging that it sells annuity contracts to retirement plans, which include stable value funds. The defendant allegedly sets the credit rating for all money added to the stable value funds in the crediting period. The defendant allegedly sets its credit rating below its internal rate of return on the capital invested in the stable value fund and does not disclose to its clients the difference between the internal rate of return and the credit rating, in violation of ERISA. The plaintiff claims $5 million in monetary damages, injunctive relief, prejudgment interest, post-judgment interest, attorney’s fees and expenses. Case no. 3:16-cv-00139-SRU. Filed Jan. 29.

MKM Importers Inc., Newington. Filed by Gooby Industries Group, Methuen, Mass. Plaintiff’s attorney: Shipman & Goodwin, Hartford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this suit breach of contract against the defendant alleging that it ordered a new printing press from the defendant and spent $200,000 preparing its facility for the press. The defendant allegedly sold the printing press to another purchaser, causing damages. The plaintiff claims monetary damages, punitive damages, compensatory damages, attorney’s fees, costs, statutory interest and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity. Case no. 3:16-cv-00113-AWT. Filed Jan. 26. National Railroad Passenger Corp., et al., Washington, D.C. Filed by Sandra Bartholomew and Stephen Bartholomew, Lynchberg, Va. Plaintiff’s attorney: Cranmore, Fitzgerald & Meaney, Hartford. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that a vehicle owned by the defendants struck the plaintiffs, causing damages. The plaintiffs claim monetary damages, treble damages, costs and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity. Case no. 3:16-cv-00130-SRU. Filed Jan. 28. Performance Auto Sales LLC, et al., East Haven. Filed by Carl Brown. Plaintiff’s attorney: Law Office of Joanne S. Faulkner, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this truth in lending suit against the defendants alleging that they sold retail installment contracts to AutoLoan and did not provide a copy of the contract to the plaintiff. The plaintiff’s car was faulty and needed to be repaired, causing damages. The plaintiff claims statutory damages, costs, fees and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity. Case no. 3:16-cv-00124-CSH. Filed Jan. 28.

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FACTS DEEDS

COMMITTEE DEEDS Arszyla, Lauren, et al., Shelton. Appointed committee: Joseph P. Rigoglioso, Shelton. Property: 2 Bristol Drive, Shelton. Amount: $275,000. Docket no. AAN-cv-15-601852-S. Filed Jan. 27. Jamshidian, Carmella and Cyrus Jamshidian, Trumbull. Appointed committee: Michael L. Goldman, Trumbull. Property: 4338 Madison Ave., Trumbull. Amount: $175,500. Docket no. FBT-cv-15-6048944. Filed Jan. 29.

COMMERCIAL 148 Fox Street LLC, Fairfield. Seller: Ronald J. Henry Jr. and Nancy H. Henry, Fairfield. Property: 148-150 Fox St., Fairfield. Amount: $515,000. Filed Jan. 29. 172 Milbank Avenue East LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Stephen C. Cooper and Carla R. Cooper, Greenwich. Property: 172 Milbank Avenue East Unit, Greenwich. Amount: $3.6 million. Filed Jan. 26.

FBR CT LLC, Westport. Seller: Joanne L. Kucej, Jennifer L. Iaccarino, Kristine A. Kucej and Kara E. Hiertz, Cheshire. Property: Lot 21, Map 52, Fairfield. Amount: $850,000. Filed Jan. 27. Frank Garl Productions Inc., Westlake Village, Calif. Seller: Frank Daniel Gari and Deborah Rae Gari, Westlake Village, Calif. Property: 61 Sherwood Place, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 22. Hidden Brook Road LLC, Cheshire. Seller: Karen E. Collins, Krista Marie Collins and Ryan Collins, Greenwich. Property: 55 Hidden Brooks Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed Jan. 25. Phoenix At Fairfield Beach Corp., Ridgefield. Seller: Joanne L. Kucej, Trumbull. Property: 2155 Fairfield Beach Road, Fairfield. Amount: $10. Filed Jan. 25. RE Flip LLC, Norwalk. Seller: Angeles P. Lopez, Stratford. Property: Lot 100, Map 1209, Fairfield. Amount: $350,000. Filed Jan. 25. RGS Property LLC, Monroe. Seller: S B Real Estate LLC, Monroe. Property: 448 Pepper St., Monroe. Amount: $7 million. Filed Jan. 22.

200 Mill Plain Road LLC, Fairfield. Seller: Patricia Morton, Fairfield. Property: 200 Mill Plain Road, Fairfield. Amount: $600,000. Filed Jan. 14.

S B Real Estate LLC, Monroe. Seller: S B Real Estate LLC, Monroe. Property: 460 and 448 Pepper St., Monroe. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 22.

35 Morgan Ave. LLC, Greenwich. Seller: TCK LLC, Greenwich. Property: 35 Morgan Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $675,000. Filed Jan. 22.

Stonehedge Drive LLC, Port Chester, N.Y. Seller: Norma Ravinkoff, Greenwich. Property: 87 Stonehedge Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $81.3 million. Filed Jan. 21.

365 West 34th Street LLC, New York, N.Y. Seller: Trefoil Park LLC, Short Hills, N.J. Property: 35 and 55 Corporate Drive, 204 Spring Hill Road, 126 Monroe Turnpike and 30 Trefoil Drive, Trumbull. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 29. 636 Lake Avenue, Greenwich. Seller: Gerald L. Friedman and Sheree A. Friedman, Greenwich. Property: 636 Lake Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $7.4 million. Filed Jan. 26. 91 Meadow Ridge Road LLC, Plandome, N.Y. Seller: Special Properties XII LLC, New Canaan. Property: Lot 19, Map 7552, Fairfield. Amount: $825,000. Filed Jan. 13. American International Relocation Solutions LLC, Brookfield. Seller: Sandeep K. Modi and Deepa Modi, Trumbull. Property: 83 Johnson St., Trumbull. Amount: $512,000. Filed Jan. 21. AR KHWY LLC, Fairfield. Seller: Parish Properties LLC, Fairfield. Property: 1383 Kings Highway, Fairfield. Amount: $705,000. Filed Jan. 14. E & J Twin Properties LLC, Fairfield. Seller: Linwood Properties LLC, Fairfield. Property: 303 Linwood Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $1.8 million. Filed Jan. 25.

TCK LLC, Greenwich. Seller: An Sast, Greenwich. Property: Lots 19 and 20, Morgan Avenue, Greenwich. Amount: $340,000. Filed Jan. 22. The JBS Realty Group LLC, Fairfield. Seller: Constantina Karageorge, Fairfield. Property: 457 Reef Road, Fairfield. Amount: $535,000. Filed Jan. 28. The Kalcar Corp., Stratford. Seller: Jonathan Stuart Baum and Robert Jeffrey Baum, Derby. Property: 3135 Park Ave. and 10 Jackman Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $355,000. Filed Jan. 11. The Stop and Shop Supermarket Company LLC, Quincy, Mass. Seller: Monroe Gas LLC, Quincy, Mass. Property: 528 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe. Amount: $800,000. Filed Jan. 29. Trofa Enterprises LLC, Wilton. Seller: Kathryn F. Gardner, Frederick P. Finck III and Elizabeth S. Finck, Fairfield. Property: Lot 30, Map 1142, Fairfield. Amount: $361,000. Filed Jan. 19.

QUIT CLAIM 11 Relay Place LLC, Greenwich. Grantor: Antonio DiPaolo and Maria DiPaolo, Greenwich. Property: 15 Relay Place, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 22.

FIGURES

187 Field Point Road, Yonkers, N.Y. Grantor: Joseph Granitto, Greenwich. Property: 187 Field Point Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 21.

Courpas, Katherine A., Greenwich. Grantor: Kamil M. Salame, Greenwich. Property: 23 Orchard Hill Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 29.

191 Field Point Road LLC, Yonkers, N.Y. Grantor: Nicholas Granitto, Greenwich. Property: 191 Field Point Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 21.

Crocker, Erin and Alder H. Crocker, Fairfield. Grantor: Alder H. Crocker, Fairfield. Property: 185 Webb Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 14.

5 KWT LLC, Greenwich. Grantor: Mario P. Forlini and Rhiannon P. Forlini, Greenwich. Property: 5 Kenilworth Terrace, Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed Jan. 28.

Darrow, Lillian and Monica Stebbins, Fairfield. Grantor: Monica Stebbins and Lillian Darrow, Fairfield. Property: 189 Nordstrand Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 28.

ARLP Reo IV LLC, Frederiksted, USVI. Grantor: Christiana Trust, Fairfield. Property: 90 Holiday Road, Fairfield. Amount: $10. Filed Jan. 29.

Davidowski, Kelly B. and Aaron Wolen, Monroe. Grantor: Aaron Wolen, Monroe. Property: 268 Purdy Hill Road, Monroe. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 26.

Bates, Allison Savage, St. Petersburg, Fla. Grantor: Marsha Mills Savage, St. Petersburg, Fla. Property: 14 Byram Dock St., Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 26.

Dawicki, Nancy Zenke and Thomas Dawicki, Trumbull. Grantor: Nancy Zenke Dawicki, Trumbull. Property: 63 Inwood Road, Trumbull. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Jan. 15.

Beaver, Edgar F. and Gwen D. Burroughs, Fairfield. Grantor: Gwen D. Burroughs, Fairfield. Property: 353 Brookside Drive, Fairfield. For no consideration paid. Filed Jan. 14.

Fazio, Richard A., Monroe. Grantor: Anthony R. Fazio and Arlene G. Fazio, Oxford. Property: 34 Melon Patch Road, Monroe. For no consideration paid. Filed Jan. 25.

Bennett, Jill Stockmal, Shelton. Grantor: Jill Stockmal Bennett, Haddam. Property: 371 Leavenworth Road, Shelton. For no consideration paid. Filed Jan. 19.

Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Grantor: Ditech Financial LLC, Tempe, Ariz. Property: 21 Manhassett Trail, Shelton. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Jan. 15.

Bonoff, Allison and Adam Bonoff, Easton. Grantor: General Guaranty LLC, Easton. Property: 882 Howe Ave., Shelton. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 13.

Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Grantor: Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Coppell, Texas. Property: 167 Hillside Ave., Shelton. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Jan. 21.

Brennan, Michael J., Fairfield. Grantor: Michael J. Brennan and Barbara L. Sager, Fairfield. Property: Lot 10, Map 782, Fairfield. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Jan. 19. Caggianiello, Vincent, Newtown. Grantor: Julie Caggianiello, Newtown. Property: 22 Hilldale Drive, Newtown. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 28. Cappiello, Tania, Trumbull. Grantor: Steven Cappiello, Trumbull. Property: 36 Oriole Lane, Trumbull. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Jan. 29. Chiodi, Maria, Greenwich. Grantor: Matthew Camodeo, Bronx, N.Y. Property: 41 Meyer Place, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 25. Cisneros, Dorinda Borges and Carlos A. Cisneros Jr., Monroe. Grantor: Arthur Borges and Maria Borges, Monroe. Property: 55 Sentry Hill Road, Monroe. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 11. Cloutier, Holly, Monroe. Grantor: Robert Cloutier, Easton. Property: 32 High Ridge Drive, Monroe. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 11. Connelly, Alicia A. and Michael J. Connelly, Trumbull. Grantor: Julie E. Ridgeway, Trumbull. Property: 186 Blackhouse Road, Trumbull. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Jan. 27.

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Forti, Jenny G. and Steven M. Forti, Greenwich. Grantor: Jenny G. Forti, Greenwich. Property: Cognewaugh Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 22. Franco, Diane F., Greenwich. Grantor: Diane Franco, Greenwich. Property: 30 Forest Ave., Greenwich. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Jan. 25. Gao, Yuan and Ning Li, Greenwich. Grantor: Ning Li, Greenwich. Property: 2 N. Tulip St., Greenwich. For no consideration paid. Filed Jan. 29. Gao, Yuan and Ning Li, Greenwich. Grantor: Ning Li, Greenwich. Property: 471 Stanwich Road, Greenwich. For no consideration paid. Filed Jan. 29. Gaslight Square LLC, Monroe. Grantor: Remo Tartaglia Sr., Remo Tartaglia Jr., Lorraine Tartaglia and Isabel N. Tartaglia, Monroe. Property: Cross Hill Road, Monroe. Amount: $10. Filed Jan. 25. Gray, Steven A., Greenwich. Grantor: Kathleen Gray, Greenwich. Property: 672 Lake Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed Jan. 20.

Heinrich, Charlene C., Trumbull. Grantor: William C. Heinrich, Trumbull. Property: 42 Old Field Road, Trumbull. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Jan. 25. Kass, Gary A., Newtown. Grantor: Marie E. Kass, Newtown. Property: Lot 26, Map 7036, Newtown. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 25. Katz, Donna B., Monroe. Grantor: Donna B. Katz, Monroe. Property: 204B Windgate Circle, Monroe. For no consideration paid. Filed Jan. 26. Kearney, Patricia K. and Sandra J. Bromer, Fairfield. Grantor: Patricia K. Kearney and Sandra J. Bromer, Fairfield. Property: Unit 184 in The Oaks Condominium, Fairfield. For no consideration paid. Filed Jan. 27. Kennedy, James Rogers, Robert Mills Kennedy and Peter Joseph Kennedy, Darien. Grantor: Marsha Mills Savage, St. Petersburg, Fla. Property: 14 Byram Dock St., Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 26. Kennedy, James Rogers, Robert Mills Kennedy and Peter Joseph Kennedy, Darien. Grantor: Marsha Mills Savage, St. Petersburg, Fla. Property: 14 Byram Dock St., Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 26. L & R Martin LLC, Sarasota, Fla. Grantor: The Martin Family Revocable Trust, Sarasota, Fla. Property: 94-96 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 26. Lagano Jr., John R., Trumbull. Grantor: Jayne M. Lagano, Bridgeport. Property: 3 Briarcroft Road, Trumbull. For no consideration paid. Filed Jan. 27. Lancia, Jennifer, Monroe. Grantor: Jennifer Lancia and Christopher Lancia, Monroe. Property: 208 Josies Ring Road, Monroe. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Jan. 19. Leon, Denise M. and Joel M. Leon, Greenwich. Grantor: Joel M. Leon, Greenwich. Property: Lot 14, Map 264, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 19. Lima, Carlos A., Danbury. Grantor: Maria Lima, Tampa, Fla. Property: 8 Grace Court, Bethel. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 21. Lloyd Ferencik LLC, Newtown. Grantor: Lloyd Ferencik, Newtown. Property: Lots 12, 13, 14 and 15, Map 157, Newtown. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 22. Putzig, Margaret A., Trumbull. Grantor: Leonard E. Putzig, Trumbull. Property: 21 Woodhill Road, Trumbull. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Jan. 21. Raynor, Catherine F., Fairfield. Grantor: 1087 Bronson Road LLC, Fairfield. Property: 1087 Bronson Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 27. Rodger, Lisa S., Greenwich. Grantor: Steven S. Rodger, Greenwich. Property: Lake Avenue, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 19.

Rodia, Gale S., Shelton. Grantor: John Anthony Rodia, Shelton. Property: 126 Mohegan Road, Shelton. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 26. Rodriguez, Sandra, Shelton. Grantor: Felipe Rodriguez Jr., Shelton. Property: 1 Silfa Drive, Shelton. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Jan. 21. Rua, Palmina, Shelton. Grantor: Steven Rubano, Seymour. Property: 49 Pearmain Road, Shelton. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Jan. 21. Rua, Palmina, Shelton. Grantor: Christine Rubano, Shelton. Property: 49 Pearmain Road, Shelton. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Jan. 21. Savage, Michael Mills, St. Petersburg, Fla. Grantor: Marsha Mills Savage, St. Petersburg, Fla. Property: 14 Byram Dock St., Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 26. Schinella, Michael, Fairfield. Grantor: David L. Quatrella, Shelton. Property: 256 Spruce St., Fairfield. For no consideration paid. Filed Jan. 21. Scifo, Peter C., Trumbull. Grantor: Peter C. Scifo, Trumbull. Property: 40 Doris St., Trumbull. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 25. Sekat Enterprises LLC, Chicago, Ill. Grantor: John J. O’Donovan, Fairfield. Property: 97-99 Vermont Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $10. Filed Jan. 25. Senger, Debra A., Bethel. Grantor: Stephen A. Senger, Bethel. Property: 9 Cindy Lane, Bethel. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 22. Sergi, Joseph and Frank Sergi, Greenwich. Grantor: Josephine Sergi, Greenwich. Property: 3 Ridge Place, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 29. Sheehy, Dale N. and Raymond W. Sheehy Jr., Monroe. Grantor: Dale N. Sheehy, Monroe. Property: 604 Elm St., Monroe. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 14. Steczkowski, Robert, Trumbull. Grantor: Joseph Steczkowski and Marie Steczkowski, Westport. Property: 859 Kings Highway East, Fairfield. For no consideration paid. Filed Jan. 11. Sullivan, Susan T., Newtown. Grantor: Susan T. Sullivan, Newtown. Property: 5 Franklin Court, Unit 5, Newtown. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 19. Surgent, Geraldine, Greenwich. Grantor: Robert Surgent, Greenwich. Property: 2 Roberta Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 22. Tedesco, Lawrence, Greenwich. Grantor: Claudia Tedesco, Greenwich. Property: Ridge Street, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 20. Tonning, Louis M., Greenwich. Grantor: Louise M. Tonning, Greenwich. Property: 14 Halsey Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 19.

FACTS Turansky, Janet, Fairfield. Grantor: Rugby Enterprises LLC, Henderson, Nev. Property: Unit 2 in The Marsh View Condominium, Fairfield. For no consideration paid. Filed Jan. 21. Whelan, Andrew D. and Frederick J. Whelan III, Greenwich. Grantor: Sara Ann Whelan, Greenwich. Property: 20 Church St., Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 21.

RESIDENTIAL Adams, Katherine and Brandon Adams, Milford. Seller: Sally J. Lyddy, Newtown. Property: 3 Smoke Rise Ridge, Newtown. Amount: $390,000. Filed Jan. 28. Alexis, Reginald, Stamford. Seller: Lori B. Litsitz and David L. Mednick, Charlotte, N.C. Property: 1452 Sylvan Ave., Trumbull. Amount: $152,000. Filed Jan. 22. Beaton, Nicholas, Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. Seller: Carl Lorenzo and Jerry Lorenzo, Greenwich. Property: 12 Peck Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $615,000. Filed Jan. 27. Beilinson, Stephanie L., Trumbull. Seller: Scott Craddock and Karleen Craddock, Trumbull. Property: 17 Ann St., Trumbull. Amount: $293,500. Filed Jan. 15. Bernardi, Jennifer K. and Nicholas F. Bernardi, Newtown. Seller: Mark Ankers and Joanne Ankers, Newtown. Property: Parcel B, Map 5712, Newtown. Amount: $612,500. Filed Jan. 27. Bertola, Stephen C., Trumbull. Seller: Gilbert Rossomando, Monroe. Property: 90 Fresh Meadow Drive, Trumbull. Amount: $380,000. Filed Jan. 15. Bimmel, Robin, Norwalk. Seller: Jane M. Previdi, Redding. Property: 56 Portland Ave., Unit 13, Redding. Amount: $221,000. Filed Jan. 19. Blomberg, Peter, Newtown. Seller: Robert Blomberg, Charlton, Mass. Property: 34 Botsford Hill Road, Newtown. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Jan. 19. Bloom, Jordana and John P. Fletcher, Newtown. Seller: Cathleen R. Spiro, Newtown. Property: 34 Main St., Newtown. Amount: $380,000. Filed Jan. 25. Boulet, Jeanne, Norwalk. Seller: Daniel C. Bates and Katherine H. Bates, Monroe. Property: 310 Guinea Road, Monroe. Amount: $289,900. Filed Jan. 25. Brahimaj, Shaqir, Brewster, N.Y. Seller: Asif Rashid, Bethel. Property: 47 Redwood Drive, Bethel. Amount: $317,000. Filed Jan. 27.

Brezovsky, Alyssa and Christopher Yantz, Norwalk. Seller: Brian A. Holinko and Annmarie Andrade Holinko, Trumbull. Property: Lot 6, Map of Lots in Trumbull for Mary Puglio, Trumbull. Amount: $370,000. Filed Jan. 26. Brisca, Ioana and Virgil Brisca, Fairfield. Seller: Snejana P. Slivova and Penko Slivov, Fairfield. Property: 74 Second St., Fairfield. Amount: $330,000. Filed Jan. 29. Caldaroni, Robert J., Wilton. Seller: Maryanna Luce, Fairfield. Property: 25 Bungalow Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $565,000. Filed Jan. 13. Capalbo, Atara S., Trumbull. Seller: Vault Homes LLC, Newtown. Property: 122 Inwood Road, Trumbull. Amount: $290,000. Filed Jan. 15. Castellana, Joseph, Greenwich. Seller: Lorraine N. Gaito and Michael J. Gaito, Fernandina, Fla. Property: 1465 E. Putnam Ave., Unit 303, Greenwich. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Jan. 26. Choate, Eleanor and Russel Choate, Shelton. Seller: Bernice A. Iannacone, Norwalk. Property: 33 Robinwood Road, Trumbull. Amount: $248,000. Filed Jan. 13. Choromanski, Marta and Martin Choromanski, Shelton. Seller: Martin Choromanski, Shelton. Property: 56 Wakelee Avenue Extension, Apt. 21, Shelton. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 28. Christou, Chrystalla, Bethel. Seller: Christakes S. Christou, Denver, Colo. Property: 74 Grassy Plain St., Bethel. Amount: $200,000. Filed Jan. 27. Dormont, Katherine H. and Daniel M. Dormont, Fairfield. Seller: Philip G. Rossi and Antoinette Rossi, Old Saybrook. Property: 211 Old Farm Road, Fairfield. Amount: $655,000. Filed Jan. 11. Dowd, Tamara M. and Patrick W. Dowd, Annapolis, Md. Seller: Trofa Coastal Construction LLC, Wilton. Property: Lot 201, Map 1323, Fairfield. Amount: $2.3 million. Filed Jan. 28. Doyle, Trisha S. and Mark Doyle, Danbury. Seller: Kristin K. O’Connor, Redding. Property: 12 Church Hill Lane, Redding. Amount: $505,000. Filed Jan. 21. Dudley, Gaelle and Alexander Dudley, Westport. Seller: Love Where You Live Homes LLC, Trumbull. Property: 328 Birch Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed Jan. 20. Duncan, Jesse, Fairfield. Seller: Gerald E. Fox, Trumbull. Property: 686 Garden St., Trumbull. Amount: $259,000. Filed Jan. 27. Ellia, Nicholas J. and John L. Lennon, Bethel. Seller: Frank Saunders Jr. and Judith Saunders, Danbury. Property: 14 Depot Place, Bethel. Amount: $1 million. Filed Jan. 25.

Estime, Sandra A. and Ronald G. Estime, Bridgeport. Seller: Andrew N. Ciambriello III and Cheryl A. Ciambriello, Trumbull. Property: 2 Rocky Ridge Drive, Trumbull. Amount: $379,000. Filed Jan. 19. Evans, Kamand and Anthony M. Evans, Fairfield. Seller: Vita M. Roney, Naples, Fla. Property: 222 Brambly Hedge Circle, Fairfield. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Jan. 26. Federici, Kristi L. and Antonio M. Oliveira, Newtown. Seller: Andrew M. Drap and Linda L. Drap, Newtown. Property: 16 Skidmore Lane, Newtown. Amount: $234,500. Filed Jan. 28. Felman-Merced, Christopher M., Fairfield. Seller: Alphonsus J. Donahue, Fairfield. Property: 52 Adelaide St., Fairfield. Amount: $286,500. Filed Jan. 11. Filippelli, Jeffrey Pierce, Greenwich. Seller: Demetris Delos, Dino Demetrakopoulos and Janet Delos, Greenwich. Property: 140 Field Point Road, Unit 5, Greenwich. Amount: $575,000. Filed Jan. 26. Fitzgerald, Christine D. and Mark W. Fitzgerald, Fairfield. Seller: Joseph A. Graham and Karen L. Graham, Fairfield. Property: 1359 Stillson Road, Fairfield. Amount: $934,000. Filed Jan. 11. Fleming, Lisa A. and Peter T. Fleming, Brooklyn, N.Y. Seller: Daniel G. Johnson and Meagan M. Johnson, Fairfield. Property: 284 Lalley Blvd., Fairfield. Amount: $660,000. Filed Jan. 11.

FIGURES Guglieri, Tracy C. and John G. Guglieri, Stamford. Seller: Edmund J. Arsenault Jr., Fairfield. Property: 266 Lalley Blvd., Fairfield. Amount: $725,000. Filed Jan. 21.

Leon, Rosa Mariana, Bethel. Seller: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 34 Midway Drive, Bethel. Amount: $120,000. Filed Jan. 28.

Morrison, Jennifer L., Westport. Seller: Thomas M. Roberts and Anne Roberts, Monroe. Property: 264 Porters Hill Road, Monroe. Amount: $275,000. Filed Jan. 26.

Guillaro, Anthony P., Ridgefield. Seller: Joanne L. Kucej, Trumbull. Property: 2155 Fairfield Beach Road, Fairfield. Amount: $475,000. Filed Jan. 25.

Loomis, Lynne B. and Jeffrey R. Loomis, Trumbull. Seller: Suzanne Ponelli, Trumbull. Property: 84 Putting Green Road North, Trumbull. Amount: $385,000. Filed Jan. 22.

Nagl, Hans R., Danbury. Seller: Joseph M. Struna and Patricia W. PorterStruna, Danbury. Property: 39 Katrina Circle, Bethel. Amount: $400,000. Filed Jan. 22.

Henrich, Gabrielle Ceruzzi and Louis L. Ceruzzi Jr., Southport. Seller: Wilbert F. Hemshrodt II and Kristine A. Hemshrodt, Fairfield. Property: 170 Warner Hill Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Jan. 29.

Lotkin, Igor and Charlotte Stroud, Trumbull. Seller: Randi Diamond, Trumbull. Property: 44 Farm Meadow Drive, Trumbull. Amount: $480,000. Filed Jan. 28.

Neto, Joshua-Peter David, Fairfield. Seller: Victor Hernandez and Maria C. Rojas, Monroe. Property: 215 Bennett St., Fairfield. Amount: $318,000. Filed Jan. 29.

Lotkin, Larisa, Westport. Seller: Igor Lotkin, Trumbull. Property: 130 Oakridge Road, Trumbull. Amount: $394,000. Filed Jan. 12.

Nettune, Cathleen M. and Vincent D. Palmiotto, New Milford. Seller: James J. Wilson III, Newtown. Property: Lot 5, Map of Misty Acres, Newtown. Amount: $370,000. Filed Jan. 26.

Hinton, Elishia Elena and Jabulani Jumoke Hinton, Greenwich. Seller: Kurt S. Dickman and Yvonne M. Dickmann, Greenwich. Property: Unit 304 of Hawthorne Condominium, Greenwich. Amount: $679,000. Filed Jan. 19. Howell, Carolyn A., Norwalk. Seller: Judith A. Scott, Bethel. Property: 4 Hidden Brook Trail, Bethel. Amount: $388,500. Filed Jan. 20. Hug, Peter C., Monroe. Seller: Clark W. Ruff, Monroe. Property: 113 Pepper St., Monroe. Amount: $249,000. Filed Jan. 13. Janelli, Laura, Zachary Craumer, Jeremy Jablonski and Caitlin Jablonski, Greenwich. Seller: Ernest Craumer and Caroly Craumer, Greenwich. Property: 35 Duncan Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $2.1 million. Filed Jan. 21.

Fletcher, Ryan A., Redding. Seller: Drac LLC, Darien. Property: 29 Goodsell Hill Road, Redding. Amount: $175,000. Filed Jan. 12.

Kanata, Kalliroi and Vasilios Stampoulidis, Norwalk. Seller: Elizabeth Sherwood Murphy, Lafayette, Tenn. Property: 47 Crescent Place, Monroe. Amount: $205,000. Filed Jan. 27.

Formato, Joseph M., Fairfield. Seller: Paul J. Murcko and Theresa J. Murcko, Fairfield. Property: Lot 77, Map 6071, Fairfield. Amount: $190,000. Filed Jan. 25.

Kelly, Lillian, Southport. Seller: Laura Ann Bieling and Beverly Greenop, Fairfield. Property: 321 Alma Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $445,000. Filed Jan. 25.

Freeman, Kellen, Stamford. Seller: Victoria Callahan, Newtown. Property: 36 Walnut Tree Hill Road, Newtown. Amount: $265,000. Filed Jan. 19.

Kelly, Megan and Sean Kelly, Fairfield. Seller: James J. Mecca, Fairfield. Property: Parcel A, Map 3663, Fairfield. Amount: $2.1 million. Filed Jan. 20.

Freitas, Kevin, Shelton. Seller: James A. Givan III and Michaela Monina Givan, Shelton. Property: 23 Bruce Drive, Shelton. Amount: $250,000. Filed Jan. 15.

Kerry, Jen and Jon Kerr, Ridgefield. Seller: Bank of America NA, Chandler, Ariz. Property: 115 Cross Highway, Redding. Amount: $643,000. Filed Jan. 25.

Gambardella, Jennifer M. and Robert Gambardella Jr., Shelton. Seller: Albert Negron and Mary D. Negron, Biltmore Lake, N.C. Property: Lot 18, Soundview Ave., Shelton. Amount: $505,000. Filed Jan. 14.

Khan, Melissa A. and Rafiullah Khan, Fairfield. Seller: Teruo Kobayashi, Fairfield. Property: 35 Crystal Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $560,000. Filed Jan. 29.

Garnder, Paul N., Greenwich. Seller: Paul N. Gardner, Greenwich. Property: 12 Bailick Woods Circle, Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed Jan. 19. Gillespie, Eileen and Edward Gillespie, Trumbull. Seller: Edward J. Gillespie and Eileen M. Gillespie, Trumbull. Property: 90 Bunker Hill Drive, Trumbull. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 15.

Kinney, Electra and Stephen L. Kinney, Fairfield. Seller: William Sharp and Danielle L. Sharp, Fairfield. Property: Lot 44, Maps 5500 and 5501, Fairfield. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Jan. 29. Lawrence, Loredana and Ciprian Lawrence, N.J. Seller: Chad Bachand, Shelton. Property: 170 Mohegan Road, Shelton. Amount: $330,000. Filed Jan. 13.

Luby, Brian J., Newtown. Seller: Barton Conant, Newtown. Property: 185 Hanover Road, Newtown. Amount: $292,500. Filed Jan. 25. Lucas, Erica and Brian Jacoby, Greenwich. Seller: Esther Place LLC, New Canaan. Property: 10 Esther Place, Greenwich. Amount: $3.8 million. Filed Jan. 25. Macher, Peter, Newington. Seller: 21st Mortgage Co., Knoxvill, Tenn. Property: 55 Hopewell Woods Road, Redding. Amount: $175,000. Filed Jan. 19. Mackeen, Altaf and Devaunshi Mackeen, Greenwich. Seller: Sinawoy Partners LLC, Greenwich. Property: Lots 1 and 2, Sinawoy Farm, Greenwich. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed Jan. 19.

Nicholson, Sherry, Shelton. Seller: Jason A. Pace, Shelton. Property: 7 Winthrop Drive, Shelton. Amount: $375,000. Filed Jan. 20. Nolan, Doug and Larry Ellis, Oxford. Seller: Christine Aldo, Shelton. Property: 67 West St., Shelton. Amount: $228,000. Filed Jan. 12. O’Hara, Susan Irene, Fairfield. Seller: Lillian T. Kelly, Fairfield. Property: 32 Mill Hill Road, Unit 32, Fairfield. Amount: $270,000. Filed Jan. 19. Oleksy, Ana and Michael Oleksy, Fairfield. Seller: Peter Angelopoulos and Erica Angelopoulos, Fairfield. Property: Lot 6, Map 1951, Fairfield. Amount: $619,000. Filed Jan. 28.

Magee, Kevin M., Fairfield. Seller: Evelyn W. Magee, Fairfield. Property: 366 Adley Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 12.

Owens, Steven C., Greenwich. Seller: William Pecover and Lucy Pecover, Greenwich. Property: 11 Elm Place, Unit 2, Greenwich. Amount: $1 million. Filed Jan. 29.

Manuli, Maria and Louis C. Manuli, Greenwich. Seller: 57 Alexander Street LLC, Greenwich. Property: 57 Alexander St., Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 25.

Ozumba, Adora and Bryand Drye, Trumbull. Seller: American International Relocation Solutions, Brookfield. Property: 83 Johnson St., Trumbull. Amount: $512,000. Filed Jan. 21.

Marzano, Gina Marie D., Somers Point, N.J. Seller: Hawthorne 206 LLC, Greenwich. Property: Unit 206 of Hawthorne Condominium, Greenwich. Amount: $310,000. Filed Jan. 28.

Parente, Marilyn M. and Ralph A. Parente, Trumbull. Seller: Ralph Parente and Marilyn Parente, Trumbull. Property: 57 Regency Circle, Trumbull. Amount: $10. Filed Jan. 29.

McCarten, Angeline, Shelton. Seller: Alan J. Adams and Maryanne Adams, Shelton. Property: 186 Waverly Road, Shelton. Amount: $175,000. Filed Jan. 20.

Pena, Luisa E. and Jose L. Pajares, Port Chester, N.Y. Seller: Howard A. Liebman and Sharon B. Liebman, Trumbull. Property: 23 Clark Road, Trumbull. Amount: $353,000. Filed Jan. 15.

McIntosh, David, Bridgeport. Seller: John K. Egan Jr. and Lisa Ciocci Egan, Trumbull. Property: 10 Saint Johns Drive, Trumbull. Amount: $410,000. Filed Jan. 21. Mecca, James J., Fairfield. Seller: Shoreline Estates LLC, Fairfield. Property: 131 Oldfield Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Jan. 19.

Pizzicarola, Sandro, Trumbull. Seller: Cheryll A. Renert, Trumbull. Property: 6 Dayton Circle, Trumbull. Amount: $299,000. Filed Jan. 11. Porter, Jane M. and Erford E. Porter II, Greenwich. Seller: Charles W. McConnell and Nancy McConnell, Greenwich. Property: Unit 4 of Lansing Meadows Condominium, Greenwich. Amount: $870,000. Filed Jan. 29.

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FACTS Ragab, Sara and Hassan Ragab, Greenwich. Seller: Brian J. Meath and Laurel D. Meath, Greenwich. Property: Lot 5, Map 1312, Greenwich. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed Jan. 29. Reed, Adam, Shelton. Seller: Curb Appeal Homes LLC, Shelton. Property: 64 Myrtle St., Unit 4, Shelton. Amount: $135,000. Filed Jan. 15. Revilla-Munoz, Luis and Alejandra Musi-Arcelus, Greenwich. Seller: William E. Wheaton III and Lauren B. Wheaton, Greenwich. Property: 10 Rainbow Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Jan. 20. Ribeiro, Renata and Sergio L. Ribeiro, Bridgeport. Seller: Paul Vazzano, Easton. Property: 14 Vazzano Place, Trumbull. Amount: $261,500. Filed Jan. 19. Rickard, Janet S. and Edward M. Rickard, Fairfield. Seller: Edward M. Rickard and Janet S. Rickard, Fairfield. Property: 365 N. Cedar Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 25. Ridgard, Dominic L., Bridgeport. Seller: George Sherman Jr. and E&E Quality Homes LLC, Shelton. Property: 32 Park St., Shelton. Amount: $290,000. Filed Jan. 15. Riner, Kristen L. and Matthew L. Riner, Newtown. Seller: Brendan F. Dlouhy and Susan M. Dlouhy, Newtown. Property: Lot 10, Map 6613, Newtown. Amount: $599,900. Filed Jan. 25. Robertson, Rayon R., Newtown. Seller: Kurt A. Goldbach and Patricia L. Goldbach, Newtown. Property: Lot 41, Maps 7299, 6653, 5091, 5092, 7300 and 4857, Newtown. Amount: $486,000. Filed Jan. 28. Rokicka-Shafto, Katarzyna J. and Anthony Ian Shafto, Jersey City, N.J. Seller: John Olsen, Redding. Property: 89 Sport Hill Road, Redding. Amount: $447,000. Filed Jan. 25. Sacks, Catherine R., Greenwich. Seller: Catherine R. Sacks, Greenwich. Property: 146 Valley Road, Greenwich. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Jan. 19. Smith, Katherine and Edward Smith, New York, N.Y. Seller: Sean Kelly and Megan Kelly, Fairfield. Property: 126 Jackman Ave., Fairfield. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Jan. 22. Stamos, Xanthi and George Stamos, East Elmhurst, N.Y. Seller: David W. Russo and Michele V. Russo, Trumbull. Property: 47 Valley View Road, Trumbull. Amount: $312,000. Filed Jan. 11. Stevens, Haylen M. and Justin M. Stevens, Bethel. Seller: John P. Fletcher and Jordana L. Bloom, Newtown. Property: 4 Yearling Lane, Newtown. Amount: $460,000. Filed Jan. 25. Sundaram, Malathy, Shelton. Seller: Mary Delaney Fresiello, Richmond, Va. Property: 135 Heather Ridge, Shelton. Amount: $135,000. Filed Jan. 21.

Swope, Anne M. and Herbert G. Jansen, Kiawah Island, S.C. Seller: Douglas R. Harrison and Kimberly Adams Harrison, Newtown. Property: Lot 19, Map 7072, Newtown. Amount: $862,500. Filed Jan. 28. Torovina, Anastasia and Maxim Tulupnikov, Trumbull. Seller: Alexander Shulman, Trumbull. Property: 120 W. Lake Road, Trumbull. Amount: $465,000. Filed Jan. 28. Turkoglu, Sage Granger and Murat Turkoglu, Fairfield. Seller: Theodore A. Youngling and Mary Youngling, Westport. Property: 103 Howard St., Fairfield. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Jan. 12. Venditti, Virginia T. and Steven M. Venditti, Trumbull. Seller: Salvatore Ricitelli and Diana Ricitelli, Trumbull. Property: 124 Canoe Brook Road, Trumbull. Amount: $370,000. Filed Jan. 21. Waddell, Nicole D. and Jeffrey T. Hoglen, Greenwich. Seller: William M. Murphy and Patricia K. Murphy, Somers, N.Y. Property: 18 Southgate Road, Trumbull. Amount: $215,000. Filed Jan. 13. Wallace, Adam S., New Haven. Seller: David L. Cundy and Letitia L. Ferguson, Fairfield. Property: Lot 33, Map 3871, Fairfield. Amount: $700,000. Filed Jan. 14. Wasiczko, John, Brookfield. Seller: Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Coppell, Texas. Property: 324 Guinea Road, Monroe. Amount: $101,000. Filed Jan. 27. Wasiezko, John, Brookfield. Seller: Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Coppell, Texas. Property: Lot 168, Pine Tree Hill Road, Newtown. Amount: $101,000. Filed Jan. 27. Watson, Laurie Ann and Joe Watson, Framingham, Mass. Seller: Property Renovations LLC, Trumbull. Property: 162 Killian Ave., Trumbull. Amount: $415,000. Filed Jan. 15. Webb, Amanda L. and Zachary Aszklar, New Milford. Seller: Charles Yarish and Karen J. Yarish, Newtown. Property: 153 Hanover Road, Newtown. Amount: $375,000. Filed Jan. 20. White, Trevor, Trumbull. Seller: 89 Brian Drive LLC, Wilton. Property: 89 Brian Drive, Trumbull. Amount: $360,000. Filed Jan. 14.

Zhmurko, Volodymyr, Stamford. Seller: Lois Nicholson, Shelton. Property: 646 Howe Ave., Unit 14, Shelton. Amount: $77,000. Filed Jan. 22.

Segovia, Mario, et al. Creditor: Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Lewisville, Texas. Property: 1-3 Knollwood Drive, Bethel. Mortgage default. Filed Jan. 28.

FORECLOSURES

Vincente, Peter X., et al. Creditor: Suntrust Mortgage Inc., Richmond, Va. Property: 40 Rose Terrace, Trumbull. Mortgage default. Filed Jan. 25.

Aiello, James. Creditor: U.S. Bank NA, Miamisburg, Ohio. Property: 406 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich. Mortgage default. Filed Jan. 26. Amoroso, Leslie, et al. Creditor: Bank of America NA, San Diego, Calif. Property: 236 Pastors Walk, Monroe. Mortgage default. Filed Jan. 19. Boland, Shari L., et al. Creditor: U.S. Bank NA, Miamisburg, Ohio. Property: 117 Winibig Trail, Shelton. Mortgage default. Filed Jan. 29. Cronin, Matthew L., et al. Creditor: Bank of America NA, San Diego, Calif. Property: 21 Manhassett Trail, Shelton. Mortgage default. Filed Jan. 15. Darling, Terrence, et al. Creditor: Bank of America NA, San Diego, Calif. Property: 40 Rivendell Drive, Unit 40, Shelton. Mortgage default. Filed Jan. 28. Dillon, Lynn-Mary, et al. Creditor: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dunham, N.C. Property: Lot 9, Map 6029, Newtown. Delinquent common charges. Filed Jan. 28. Esposito, Maria, et al. Creditor: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 244 Webb Circle, Monroe. Mortgage default. Filed Jan. 19. Giordano, Frank, et al. Creditor: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 63 Hilltop Drive, Shelton. Mortgage default. Filed Jan. 12. Hart, Elaine, et al. Creditor: Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC, Lewisville, Texas. Property: 4 Millo Drive, Monroe. Mortgage default. Filed Jan. 21. Koch, Michael W., et al. Creditor: PNC Bank NA, Mount Laurel, N.J. Property: 34 Pearl St., Newtown. Mortgage default. Filed Jan. 27. Lambo, John, et al. Creditor: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 55 Wiltan Drive, Monroe. Mortgage default. Filed Jan. 21.

Yao, Xu, Stamford. Seller: Jack W. Kindregan, Greenwich. Property: 49 Indian Harbor Drive, Unit 9, Greenwich. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Jan. 20.

Marini, Edward S., et al. Creditor: Green Tree Servicing LLC, Tempe, Fla. Property: 17-19 Geissler Drive, Shelton. Delinquent common charges. Filed Jan. 15.

Yomazzo, Mark, Newtown. Seller: Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc., Houston, Texas. Property: 59 Hundred Acres Road, Newtown. Amount: $180,000. Filed Jan. 25.

Moscariello, Joseph, et al. Creditor: Green Tree Servicing LLC, Tempe, Fla. Property: 167 Hillside Ave., Shelton. Mortgage default. Filed Jan. 21.

Zaffuto, Shannon and Keith Zaffuto, Norwalk. Seller: Kenneth Yu, Miranda Yu and Garvin Yu, Trumbull. Property: 20 Bunker Hill Drive, Trumbull. Amount: $371,900. Filed Jan. 21.

FIGURES

Perdomo, Denia, et al. Creditor: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 150 Turkey Roost Road, Monroe. Mortgage default. Filed Jan. 28.

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JUDGMENTS Ayme, Alice and Alfred Ayme, Trumbull. $1,503 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, N.Y., by London & London, Newington. Property: 35 Horseshoe Drive, Trumbull. Filed Jan. 21. Billett, James E., Redding. $22,496 in favor of The Connecticut Light and Power Co., Berlin, by Nair & Levin PC, Bloomfield. Property: 207 Poverty Hollow Road, Redding. Filed Jan. 4. Campbell, Michelle, Bethel. $1,515 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 12 Long Hill Road, Bethel. Filed Jan. 26. Colburn, Carol A., Fairfield. $3,168 in favor of Cach LLC, Denver, Colo., by J.A. Cambece Law Firm PC, Beverly, Mass. Property: 139 Old Barn Road, Fairfield. Filed Jan. 12. Colburn, Carol, Fairfield. $7,309 in favor of Asset Acceptance LLC, Warren, Mich., by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 139 Old Barn Road, Fairfield. Filed Jan. 22. Connelly, Sharon A., Fairfield. $5,410 in favor of Cach LLC, Denver, Colo., by J.A. Cambece Law Firm PC, Beverly, Mass. Property: 51 Beacon View Drive, Fairfield. Filed Jan. 12. Dandrea, Donald C., Fairfield. $13,127 in favor of Asset Acceptance LLC, Warren, Mich., by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 180 Palamar Drive, Fairfield. Filed Jan. 22. Esteve, Eddy R., Newtown. $2,130 in favor of Standard Oil of Connecticut Inc., Bridgeport, by the Law Offices of Philip H. Monagan, Waterbury. Property: 5 Washington Hill Road, Newtown. Filed Jan. 28. Fiscella, James, Greenwich. $6,851 in favor of Synchrony Bank, by Solomon and Solomon PC, Albany, N.Y. Property: 21 Dale Drive, Greenwich. Filed Jan. 22. Godeski, Diana and Michael Godeski, Fairfield. $1,100 in favor of Petro Inc., Melville, N.Y., by Gerald S. Knopf, Stamford. Property: 121 Taunton Road, Fairfield. Filed Jan. 15. Hamil, Latisha, Shelton. $48,754 in favor of Joseph Toto, Shelton, by the Law Offices of Joseph P. Ziehl, Monroe. Property: 59 Woonsocket Ave., Shelton. Filed Jan. 25.

Hernandez, Cathy, Shelton. $2,861 in favor of Petro Inc., Woodbury, N.Y., by Gerald S. Knopf, Stamford. Property: 16 Fort Hill Ave., Shelton. Filed Jan. 15.

Skoczylas, Kristina, Shelton. $3,963 in favor of Cach LLC, Denver, Colo., by J.A. Cambece Law Firm PC, Beverly, Mass. Property: 72 Kyle’s Way, Unit 41, Shelton. Filed Jan. 12.

Hill Jr., Billie J., Bethel. $2,228 in favor of Capital One Bank (USA) NA, Richmond, Va., by London & London, Newington. Property: 91 Dodgingtown Road, Bethel. Filed Jan. 21.

Sposato, Carolina Neyda, Bethel. $5,035 in favor of Personal Care America FCU, Trumbull, by Glady & Riley LLP, Waterbury. Property: 9 Benedict Road, Bethel. Filed Jan. 27.

Howell, Ian A., Bethel. $3,273 in favor of Capital One Bank (USA) NA, Richmond, Va., by London & London, Newington. Property: 30 Payne Road, Bethel. Filed Jan. 21.

TNB LLC, et al., Fairfield. $57,815 in favor of Miro 1876 Associates LLC, Fairfield, by Zeldes, Needle & Cooper PC, Bridgeport. Property: 57 Saxonwood Road, Fairfield. Filed Jan. 25.

Huggler, Alisha and Robert Huggler, Monroe. $20,538 in favor of Asset Acceptance LLC, Warren, Mich., by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 39 Bart Road, Monroe. Filed Jan. 22.

Tomasko, Edward, Bethel. $5,096 in favor of Eder Brothers Inc., West Haven, by Berdon, Young & Margolis PC, New Haven. Property: Lot 56, Map 194, Bethel. Filed Jan. 21.

Izqueirdo, Victor E., Greenwich. $3,559 in favor of Capital One Bank (USA) NA, Richmond, Va., by London & London, Newington. Property: 365 Delavan Ave., Greenwich. Filed Jan. 21.

LEASES

Kasbarian, Sara and William Kasbarian, Newtown. $12,032 in favor of Sikorsky Financial Credit Union Inc., Stratford, by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 4 New Lebbon Road, Newtown. Filed Jan. 22. Long, Douglas W., et al., Fairfield. $12,491 in favor of People’s United Bank NA, Bridgeport, by Benanti & Associates, Stamford. Property: 99 New England Ave., Fairfield. Filed Jan. 14. McDonald, John, Shelton. $1,711 in favor of Griffin Hospital, Derby, by Hertzmark Crean & Lahey LLP, Waterbury. Property: 63 Toas St., Shelton. Filed Jan. 29. Menany, Akram, Fairfield. $2,054 in favor of Cach LLC, Denver, Colo., by J.A. Cambece Law Firm PC, Beverly, Mass. Property: 352 Knapps Highway, Fairfield. Filed Jan. 12. Pjura, Frank J., Shelton. $34,789 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, N.Y., by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 9 Blueberry Lane, Shelton. Filed Jan. 22. Sangermano Jr., Gerald, Bethel. $22,444 in favor of Bank of America NA, Denver, Colo., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 31 Putnam Park Road, Bethel. Filed Jan. 22. Sapelli, James, Trumbull. $3,244 in favor of William W. Backus Hospital, Norwich, by Michalik, Bauer, Silvia & Ciccarillo LLP, New Britain. Property: 7 Sanford Ave., Trumbull. Filed Jan. 22. Senger, Stephen M., Bethel. $11,720 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 9 Cindy Lane, Bethel. Filed Jan. 26.

Adams Gardens II LLC, by Anthony L. Johnson. Landlord: The Housing Authority of the town of Greenwich. Property: 9 Sound Beach Avenue Extension, Greenwich. Filed Jan. 29. Fayed, Ali and Tracey, by Edward Sinclair. Landlord: The Indian Harbor House Owners Corp., Greenwich. Property: 636 Steamboat Road, Apt. 3AB, Greenwich. Term: 54 years, commenced Jan. 26, 2005. Filed Jan. 26. Fayed, Ali and Tracey, by Edward Sinclair. Landlord: The Indian Harbor House Owners Corp., Greenwich. Property: 636 Steamboat Road, Apt. 3AC, Greenwich. Term: 54 years, commenced Nov. 16, 2005. Filed Jan. 26. H & M Hennes & Mauritz LP, by Daniel Kuile. Landlord: 283 Greenwich Avenue Company LLC. Property: 283 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich. Term: 15 years, commenced Jan. 31, 2016. Filed Jan. 20.

LIENS

FEDERAL TAX LIENSFILED Basso, Christine and Scott M. Basso, 7 Princess Terrace, Shelton. $25,273, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 19. Coppola, Lauren and Richard V. Coppola, 55 Deacon Abbott Road, Redding. $511,147, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 26. Davis Tree & Logging LLC, 724 Redding Road, Redding. $1,695, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed Jan. 5. Heisler, William and Patrice R. Heisler, P.O. Box 1025, Redding. $27,772, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 5.

FACTS Kennedy, Jinette M. and Kevin M. Kennedy, 78 Coventry Lane, Trumbull. $58,232, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 11.

Briggs, Jennifer F. and Lucius G. Briggs II, 94 Bailey Road, Fairfield. $10,201, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 21.

Kennedy, Kevin M., 3193 Main St., Trumbull. $84,480, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed Jan. 11.

FXW Inc., 180 Sound Beach Ave., Greenwich. $1,095, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed Jan. 25.

Kennedy, Kevin M., 3193 Main St., Trumbull. $6,834, failure to file correct information returns tax penalty and payroll taxes. Filed Jan. 26.

Grimaldi, James V., 26 Paugussett Road, Newtown. $27,188, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed Jan. 25.

Kratzman III, Teresa and Emil A. Kratzman, 544 North St., Greenwich. $52,251, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 25. Lotrecchiano, Michael, 40 Old Farm Hill Road, Newtown. $34,196, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 25.

Hay, Glenny and Scott Hay, 40 Castle Ave., Fairfield. $42,754, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 11. Honrath Jr., Diane C. and Robert A. Honrath, 32 Hawley Lane, Monroe. $36,666, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 19.

Macol, Louis, 649 Redding Road, Redding. $23,921, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 5.

Honrath Jr., Diane C. and Robert A. Honrath, 32 Hawley Lane, Monroe. $16,052, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 19.

Marin, Milton G., 14 Pastors Walk, Monroe. $8,173, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 25.

Kaluczky, Scott S., 6338 Main St., Trumbull. $9,333, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 26.

Mathias, Peter and Joseph Mathias, 65 Webb Circle, Monroe. $1,858, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 19.

Kosan, Cheryl and E. Michael Kosan, 51 Forest Ave., Apt. 94, Greenwich. $56,548, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 25.

Mathias, Peter, 65 Webb Circle, Monroe. $40,923, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 19.

Kuntz, William D., 364 Fan Hill Road, Monroe. $138,249, civil proceeding tax. Filed Jan. 11.

Mathieson, Garrett A, 5 Comley Terrace, Greenwich. $19.5 million, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 25.

Latif, Camilla and Adrees A. Latif, 10 Bonwit, Fairfield. $30,061, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 25.

McDonough, Dennis P., 19A Great Oak Lane, Redding. $2,576, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 5.

Luca, Michele A De, 2 Elm Drive, Newtown. $27,924, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 25.

Palermo, Douglas E., 15 E. Putnam Ave., Unit 3090, Greenwich. $1 million, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 19.

Stein, Michael B., P.O. Box 210, Greenwich. $33,150, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 25.

Roosendahl, Roger W., 1 Old Forge Road, Greenwich. $270,063, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 20.

Watkins, Jack K., 234 Culloden Road, Second floor, Fairfield. $63,496, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 21.

Sampson, Steven R., 124 Rich Avenue West, Apt. A201, Greenwich. $66,483, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 20.

Zuccarini, Laura T. and Daniel P. Zuccarini, 22 Meadowridge Drive, Shelton. $28,858, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 25.

Samson, Shawn, 124 Rich Avenue West, Apt. A103, Greenwich. $48,102, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 25.

MECHANIC’S LIENSFILED

Wilf, Michael, 201F Windgate Circle, Monroe. $14,213, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 19.

1205 Fairfield Beach Road, Fairfield. Filed by Curran and Sons Inc., Fairfield, by David E. Curran. Property: Lot 10, Map 52, Fairfield. Amount: $4.2 million. Filed Jan. 13.

FEDERAL TAX LIENSRELEASED Blavatnik, Leonard, 67 Mason St., Greenwich. $4.2 million, estate income taxes. Filed Jan. 25.

Benjamin, Debbie and Brian J. Benjamin, Greenwich. Filed by York Construction and Development LLC, Greenwich, by Nicholas Barile. Property: Lockwood Road, Greenwich. Amount: $15,000. Filed Jan. 19.

Hurlingham LLC, Greenwich. Filed by Greenwich Landscape Contracting Co. Inc., Greenwich, by Thomas Gospodinoff. Property: Lots 46 and 47, Map 6019, Greenwich. Amount: $828,244. Filed Jan. 28.

MECHANIC’S LIENSRELEASED 151 Milbank LLC, Greenwich. Released by MJM Industries Inc., by Maria Justa Juarez. Property: Lot 72, Map 264, Greenwich. Amount: $99,833. Filed Jan. 25. 151 Milbank LLC, Greenwich. Released by Paul’s Marble Depot LLC, Stamford, by Parag Adalja. Property: Lot 27, Map 284, Greenwich. Amount: $28,156. Filed Jan. 25. CPP 409 Greenwich Avenue LLC, Greenwich. Released by Preferred Air Systems Inc., Danbury, by Hope Biasete. Property: 409 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $31,072. Filed Jan. 19. Mantescu, Nicoleta, Monroe. Released by DHD Windows and Doors, Trumbull, by Bruce R. Snyder. Property: 9 Beverly Road, Trumbull. Amount: $6,972. Filed Jan. 20. Wales, Grace L. and Michael Wales, Greenwich. Released by Mantz Construction LLC, Westport, by Timothy M. Mantz. Property: 3 Parsonage Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $146,735. Filed Jan. 19.

LIS PENDENS

FIGURES Bondaruk, Mark, et al., Shelton. Filed by Welch, Teodosto, Stanek & Blake LLC, Shelton, for Webster Bank NA, Waterbury. Property: 39 Keron Drive, Shelton. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $197,500, dated October 2007. Filed Jan. 19. Cannavo, Carmela and Joseph Cannavo, et al., Greenwich. Filed by Samuel D. Bush, Stamford, for SR Holdings I LLC. Property: 63-65 Pemberwick Road, Greenwich. Action: to set aside and void a conveyance of real property, which was fraudulently transferred to avoid a New York money judgment in the amount of $2.8 million. Filed Jan. 21. Crocco, Sharon, et al., Trumbull. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Columbus, Ohio. Property: 366 Edison Road, Trumbull. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $294,820, dated October 2009. Filed Jan. 15. Dolyny, Christopher A., et al., Shelton. Filed by Leopold & Associates, Stamford, for Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC, West Palm Beach, Fla. Property: 6 Hunters Ridge Road, Shelton. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $301,252, dated December 2007. Filed Jan. 14. French, Thomas L., et al., Newtown. Filed by Meyers, Piscitelli & Link LLP, for People’s United Bank NA, Bridgeport. Property: Lot 62, Map 3801, Newtown. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $250,000, dated March 2004. Filed Jan. 26.

Allen, Donna D., Fairfield. Filed by Glass & Braus, Fairfield, for The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York, N.Y. Property: 65 Bennett St., Fairfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $1.3 million, dated April 2014. Filed Jan. 11.

Garza, Margaret Haskel, et al., Monroe. Filed by Leopold & Associates, Stamford, for Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC, West Palm Beach, Fla. Property: 90 Josies Ring Road, Monroe. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $324,300, dated July 2012. Filed Jan. 14.

Bissonnette, Jane T., Redding. Filed by Neubert, Pepe & Monteith PC, New Haven, for Newtown Savings Mortgage Corp., Newtown. Property: 52 Meeker Hill Road, Redding. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $55,000, dated October 2012. Filed Jan. 7.

Henry, Robert A., et al., Shelton. Filed by Leopold & Associates, Stamford, for Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC, West Palm Beach, Fla. Property: 9 Sunset Drive, Shelton. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $249,600, dated July 2005. Filed Jan. 14.

Black, Teresa, et al., Fairfield. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 270 Bronson Road, Fairfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $315,000, dated August 2007. Filed Jan. 11. Blackwell, Mason, et al., Shelton. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Ditech Financial LLC. Property: 3 Driftwood Lane, Shelton. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $406,000, dated December 2007. Filed Jan. 11.

Manderville Jr., Charles E., et al., Fairfield. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Federal National Mortgage Association, Washington, D.C. Property: 160 Farmington Ave., Fairfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $150,000, dated January 2003. Filed Jan. 28. Margate, Peter Noel, et al., Shelton. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 44 Country Place, Shelton. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $236,000, dated May 2006. Filed Jan. 12.

McNerney, James L., et al., Trumbull. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 310 Edison Road, Trumbull. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $500,000, dated October 2005. Filed Jan. 21. Milligan IV, Thomas E., et al., Newtown. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 9 West St., Newtown. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $449,900, dated May 2007. Filed Jan. 21. Morrison Jr., John D., et al., Greenwich. Filed by Jackson Law Group CT LLC, Shelton, for New York Community Bank, New York, N.Y. Property: 74 Howard Road, Greenwich. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $582,000, dated February 2007. Filed Jan. 28. Ochocinski, Marek, et al., Monroe. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for New Penn Financial LLC. Property: 51 Wayne Road, Monroe. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $310,500, dated December 2009. Filed Jan. 20. Ramos, Gary, et al., Shelton. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Citibank NA Property: 18 Perry Hill Road, Shelton. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $235,200, dated October 2006. Filed Jan. 25. Sergel, David J., et al., Fairfield. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Property: 96 Shorehan Terrace, Fairfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $390,000, dated May 2003. Filed Jan. 26. Abrams, Carole, et al., Stamford. Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for One Strawberry Hill Association Inc., Stamford. Property: Unit 2-H of One Strawberry Hill, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Jan. 20. Adrada, Carlos V., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Columbus, Ohio. Property: 73 Keeler Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $220,800, dated January 2005. Filed Jan. 22. Brennan Jr., Vincent P., et al., Stratford. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Citimortgage Inc., O’Fallon, Mo. Property: 45 Placid Ave., Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $232,000, dated September 2005. Filed Jan. 19.

Burnett, Celeste D., et al., Stratford. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 121 Boswell St., Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $201,979, dated September 2010. Filed Jan. 19. Depietro, Francesca S., et al., Stratford. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Columbus, Ohio. Property: 255 Kenyon St., Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $274,000, dated June 2006. Filed Jan. 19. Dickenson, Edmund, Bridgeport. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 289 Summerfield Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $210,000, dated August 2006. Filed Jan. 21. Duran, Maite M., et al., Danbury. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Citibank NA Property: 32 Oil Mill Road, Unit 7, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $267,900, dated June 2006. Filed Jan. 21. Gordon, Mary Ann, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc., Spring, Texas. Property: 21 Webster Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $142,500, dated April 2012. Filed Jan. 19. Ho, Dong S., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 136-140 Austin St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $318,750, dated January 2006. Filed Jan. 21. Jackson, Angela and Frank Jackson, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by The Marcus Law Firm, North Branford, for Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd. Property: 1653-1655 E. Main St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied by the city of Bridgeport and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Jan. 20. Lyons, Paul J., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 2675 Park Ave., Unit 1, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $156,000, dated April 2003. Filed Jan. 19. Mancini, Robert O. and Dennis T. Mancini, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by The Marcus Law Firm, North Branford, for MTAG Services LLC. Property: 277 Robin St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied by the city of Bridgeport and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Jan. 20.

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FACTS McCoy, Patrick, et al., Stratford. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York, N.Y. Property: 215 McKinley Ave., Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $188,800, dated June 2005. Filed Jan. 19. Mendez, William A., et al., Danbury. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for New Penn Financial LLC. Property: 5 Aaron Samuels Blvd., Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $368,000, dated December 2007. Filed Jan. 20. Newton, Barbara J., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Citi Bank NA Property: 1629 Madison Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $257,100, dated March 2010. Filed Jan. 19. Pacho, Nancy A., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 708-712 Maplewood Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $345,600, dated May 2005. Filed Jan. 19. Peart, Bruce D., et al., Stamford. Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for the Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority, Stamford. Property: 44 Bonner St., Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien for nonpayment of sewer-use fees. Filed Jan. 20. Percival, John Fisher, et al., Stamford. Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for Prospect Grove Condominium Association Inc., Stamford. Property: Unit G-2K of Prospect Grove Condominium, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Jan. 20. Pia, Sharon J., et al., Stamford. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 202 Highview Ave., Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $266,000, dated September 2006. Filed Jan. 21. Plummer, Dianne and William Plummer, Stamford. Filed by Pullman & Comley, Bridgeport, for Palmer Hill Community Association Inc., Stamford. Property: 77 Havemeyer Lane, Unit 310, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Jan. 20.

Reyes Jr., Samuel, et al., Stratford. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for New Penn Financial LLC. Property: 59 Wiebe Ave., Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $290,903, dated January 2005. Filed Jan. 20. Rocco Jr., Anthony M., et al., Stratford. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Loandepot.com LLC. Property: 42A Powder Mill Road, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $218,300, dated June 2014. Filed Jan. 19. Siviglia, Gennaro, et al., Stamford. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Lewisville, Texas. Property: 31 Hanrahan St., Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $525,000, dated September 2011. Filed Jan. 20. Torres, Julio, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Ditech Financial LLC. Property: 225 Sampson St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $246,000, dated April 2007. Filed Jan. 20.

MORTGAGES 11 Relay Place LLC, Greenwich, by Antonio DiPaulo. Lender: First Bank of Greenwich, Greenwich. Property: 15 Relay Place, Greenwich. Amount: $712,578. Filed Jan. 22. 148 Fox Street LLC, Fairfield, by Andrei Pietrevich. Lender: First Boston Construction Holdings LLC, Quincy, Mass. Property: 148 Fox St., Fairfield. Amount: $565,000. Filed Jan. 29. 172 Milbank Avenue East LLC, by Bjorn Nielsen. Lender: Citibank NA, O’Fallon, Mo. Property: 172 Milbank Avenue East, Unit 1, Greenwich. Amount: $2.5 million. Filed Jan. 26. 200 Mill Plain Road LLC, Fairfield, by Terrance W. Keegan. Lender: Bankwell Bank, New Canaan. Property: 200 Mill Plain Road, Fairfield. Amount: $670,000. Filed Jan. 14. 265 Milbank LLC, Greenwich, by Julie Brandes. Lender: M&T Bank, Buffalo, N.Y. Property: Lot 39, Map 482, Greenwich. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed Jan. 19. 35 Morgan Ave. LLC, Greenwich, by Elsie Webster. Lender: Lendinghome Funding Corp., San Francisco, Calif. Property: 35 Morgan Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $506,200. Filed Jan. 22.

714 LLC, Shelton, by John Scianna. Lender: Landmark Homes Inc., Fairfield. Property: 405 Bridgeport Ave., 12 Nells Rock Road and 20, 28 and 36 Buddington Road, Shelton. Amount: $1 million. Filed Jan. 25. 84 Center Street LLC, Corpus Cristi, Texas, by David Bolmer. Lender: Tuthill Finance, Fairfield. Property: 84 Center St., Shelton. Amount: $120,000. Filed Jan. 22. Aberdeen 51 LLC, by James B. Cummings. Lender: First Republic Bank, San Francisco, Calif. Property: 51 Connecticut Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $715,000. Filed Jan. 19. AR KHWY LLC, Fairfield, by W. Mark Keeney. Lender: Fairfield County Bank, Ridgefield. Property: 1383 Kings Highway, Fairfield. Amount: $690,000. Filed Jan. 14. Brookview Realty LLC, Newtown, by Giovani Cono. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Trumbull. Property: 87 S Main St., Suite 5, Newtown. Amount: $117,125. Filed Jan. 21. Dowling House I LLC, Greenwich, by Sean M. Dowling. Lender: Greenwich Bank & Trust, Greenwich. Property: 1171 E. Putnam Ave., Suite 1B, Greenwich. Amount: $100,000. Filed Jan. 22. E & J Twin Properties LLC, Fairfield, by James V. Lemmis. Lender: People’s United Bank NA, Bridgeport. Property: 303 Lindwood Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Jan. 25. Gaslight Square LLC, Monroe, by Lorraine Tartaglia. Lender: Newtown Savings Bank, Newtown. Property: 500 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed Jan. 29. Hidden Brook Road LLC, Greenwich, by Dennis M. Conroy. Lender: United Bank, South Windsor. Property: 55 Hidden Brook Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Jan. 25. Indian Head Road LLC, Greenwich, by Timothy N. Gilson. Lender: First County Bank, Stamford. Property: Indian Head Road, Greenwich. Amount: $3.2 million. Filed Jan. 22. Lloyd Ferencik LLC, Newtown, by Lloyd Ferencik. Lender: RCN Capital Funding LLC, East Windsor. Property: Lots 12-15, Map 157, Newtown. Amount: $170,000. Filed Jan. 22. Pootatuck Rentals LLC, Newtown, by Michael L. Burton. Lender: Shari L. O’Reilly, Meriden. Property: 107 Church Hill Road, Newtown. Amount: $201,666. Filed Jan. 27. Sacred Heart University Inc., Fairfield, by Michael J. Kinney. Lender: Bank of America NA, Hartford. Property: 4000, 4940, 5252 and 5401 Park Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $22 million. Filed Jan. 22.

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FIGURES Trefoil Park LLC, Short Hills, N.J., by Kenneth Silverman. Lender: BB Mortgage LLC, Short Hills, N.J. Property: 35 and 55 Corporate Drive, 204 Spring Hill Road, 126 Monroe Turnpike and 30 Trefoil Drive, Trumbull. Amount: $14.2 million. Filed Jan. 22. Trofa Enterprises LLC, Wilton, by Florindo M. Trofa. Lender: Fairfield County Bank, Ridgefield. Property: 236 Colonial Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $1 million. Filed Jan. 19.

Honeywell Gallery Inc., 6 Neil Lane, Greenwich 06878, c/o Andrew Melillo. Filed Jan. 26. Honeywell Heritage Research Inc., 6 Neil Lane, Greenwich 06878, c/o Andrew Melillo. Filed Jan. 26. King of Hearts Studio, 910 Flintlock Road, Southport 06490, c/o Paul Whitman. Filed Jan. 19. KM Cabinets, 475 Kings Highway East, Fairfield 06825, c/o Raul Criatian Samoila. Filed Jan. 13.

NEW BUSINESSES AB Custom Cabinetry LLC, 10 Vermont Ave., Fairfield 06824, c/o Andres Almanza. Filed Jan. 15. Aesthetic Branding Consultancy, 191 North St., Greenwich 06830, c/o Thomas R. Naples. Filed Jan. 26. Alectamary Hair Artistry, 427 Stillson Road, Fairfield 06824, c/o Aleeta Kenny. Filed Jan. 25. Amanda’s Hair Studio, 427 Stillson Road, Suite 103, Fairfield 06824, c/o Amanda Wilson. Filed Jan. 21. Barker Consulting Partners, 1305 Round Hill Road, Fairfield 06824, c/o Enteleky Associates Inc. Filed Jan. 27. Danj Diggs Hair Artistry, 427 Stillson Road, Fairfield 06824, c/o Dary Diggs. Filed Jan. 25. Dowling Financial Services Inc., 1171 E. Putnam Ave., Suite 1B, Greenwich 06878, c/o Sean M. Dowling. Filed Jan. 22. Efficient Solutions Inc., 30 Copper Square Drive, Bethel 06801, c/o David J. Wilkinson. Filed Jan. 21. Flying Otter Honey, 49 Richondville Ave., Westport 06880, c/o Pamela Lockitt. Filed Jan. 22. Foofaraw Home, 85 Tahmore Court, Fairfield 06825, c/o Bridget Hyde. Filed Jan. 26. Greenwich Healing Hands, 270 Mason St., Suite 12, Greenwich 06830, c/o Robert Jensen. Filed Jan. 20. Greenwich Technology Officers LLC, 275 Greenwich Ave., Suite 2C, Greenwich 06830, c/o Antonio A. Raimundo. Filed Jan. 19. Hair By Jackie, 427 Stillson Road, Fairfield 06824, c/o Jackie Casey. Filed Jan. 25. Hissho Sushi, 1264 Post Road, Fairfield 06824, c/o Lwin Family Co. Filed Jan. 15.

Mathnasium, 1700 Post Road, Fairfield 06824, c/o Vasbyt LLC. Filed Jan. 22. Metro Mgt, 94 Matilda Place, Fairfield 06824, c/o Nikola Nrekic. Filed Jan. 28. Nikki Peto Hair and Makeup, 427 Stillson Road, Fairfield 06824, c/o Nicole Peto. Filed Jan. 22. Optimal Sports Therapy, 85 Mill Plain Road, Fairfield 06824, c/o Andrew Yaun. Filed Jan. 14. Painted Coop Design, 87 Fairmount Terrace, Fairfield 06825, c/o Maureen Anderson. Filed Jan. 25. Salt Addict Charters.com, 101 James St, Fairfield 06824, c/o Ctoncall. com LLC. Filed Jan. 11. Silver Star Consulting, 774 Reef Road, Fairfield 06824, c/o Holly Walters. Filed Jan. 29. Soso Chic Ltd., 10 Oxford Road, Southport 06490, c/o Megan George. Filed Jan. 25. Speech and Language Associates, 2505 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield 06824, c/o Denise Leventy. Filed Jan. 25. Strategy and Tactics Ltd., 1094 Fairfield Beach Road, Fairfield 06824, c/o Richard Westwood. Filed Jan. 12. The Doctors Office, 31 River Road, Suite 200, Greenwich 06807, c/o Francis X. Walsh. Filed Jan. 22. The Top Drawer, 63 Florence Lane, Fairfield 06824, c/o Lee Ann Weaver and Jennifer Sticco. Filed Jan. 11. Trips of A Lifetime, 714 Burr St., Fairfield 06824, c/o Allison Umtovich. Filed Jan. 22. Ugo Landscaping, 66 Alexander St., Greenwich 06830, c/o Ugo Correa. Filed Jan. 19.

PATENTS Altering scans to include security features identifying scan origination. Patent no. 9,258,452 issued to Reiner Eschbach, Webster, N.Y.; and Safwan R. Wshah, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Assessing peripheral vascular disease from a thermal image. Patent no. 9,256,937 issued to Lalit Keshav Mestha, Fairport, N.Y.; and Beilei Xu, Penfield, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Automatic print-job ticket settings based on raster images of previously printed documents. Patent no. 9,256,813 issued to David C. Robinson, Penfield, N.Y.; and Gerald A. Wedekind, Ranchos Palos Verdes, Calif. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Computationally efficient motion estimation with learning capabilities for video compression in transportation and regularized environments. Patent no. 9,253,503 issued to Edgar A. Bernal, Webster, N.Y.; Stuard A. Schweid, Pittsford, N.Y.; and Orhan Bulan, Greece, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Dispensing applicator for fluids. Patent no. 9,254,375 issued to Jack W. Kaufman, Merrick, N.Y.; and James Brown, Armonk, N.Y. Assigned to Biomed Packaging Systems Inc., Norwalk. Hyper-spectral single-pixel imager with fabry perot filter. Patent no. 9,253,420 issued to Peter J. Nystrom, Webster, N.Y.; Lalit K. Mestha, Fairport, N.Y.; Edgar A. Bernal, Webster, N.Y. Xuejin Wen, Fairport, N.Y.; and Peter Gulvin, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Method for nonrepudiation of adhoc workflows. Patent no. 9,258,126 issued to Daniel W. Manchala, Torrance, Calif. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Methods and systems for monitoring and analyzing social media data. Patent no. 9,256,663 issued to Sumit Bhatia, Webster, N.Y.; Jingxuan Li, Miami, Fla.; Wei Peng, Fremont, Calif.; and Tong Sun, Penfield, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Systems and methods for implementing an asynchronous buffering module with an integrated registration function for inline printing an image-forming system. Patent no. 9,250,594 issued to Douglas K. Herrmann, Webster, N.Y.; and Mark S. Amico, Pittsford, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp, Norwalk. Time scale adaptive motion detection. Patent no. 9,251,416 issued to Wencheng Wu, Webster, N.Y.; and Edgar A. Bernal, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

BUSINESS CONNECTIONS ISSUES & POLICIES

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Breakpoint: Employers and New Labor Mandates

housands of Connecticut employers—via a letter from more than 70 business organizations and chambers of commerce mailed to every state legislator—have sent a simple message to lawmakers: “the perpetual threat of new and expanded labor mandates must end now.” That’s because every time the legislature gathers, Connecticut’s job creators are forced to spend time and energy lobbying against a barrage of new and costly labor mandates. It’s nearing the breaking point for many employers, including at least one long-time Connecticut company that directly cited the threat of these new mandates as a reason they left the state.

Engage, Educate, and Motivate at Connecticut Business Day the Yale Daily News reported Rep. Roland Lemar (D-New Haven) as saying.

Some lawmakers keep pushing for these mandates believing that they’re beneficial to businesses.

Never mind the state’s massive projected budget deficits and the fact that key business organizations in his district oppose the mandate.

They say forcing businesses to provide such things as paid family and medical leave, mandated retirement savings plans, and a $15 per hour minimum wage will help attract young workers to the state.

Most troubling is that the new target for those pushing these labor mandates are small businesses, the very backbone of Connecticut’s economy.

But the facts say otherwise: Connecticut’s college grads and younger workers are fleeing to states offering more job opportunities. And most of those states have far fewer labor mandates than Connecticut. Proponents also point to several major employers recently making headlines for offering these types of excellent benefits in order to retain and attract top level talent. The irony, often lost on mandate advocates, is that the many businesses able to afford these benefits are already providing them. Companies that can’t afford to offer them, don’t. No matter how hard you try, you can’t squeeze the type of benefits that technology giants can offer out of a local mom-and-pop shop. And while it’s popular to point to really big corporations offering this benefit, advocates tend to ignore the tens of thousands of Connecticut businesses saying that these new labor mandates will hurt them. For example, a New Haven legislator, in a recent panel at Yale, told students “Paid family leave is the most important thing we can do this year,”

Each of the mandates being proposed will apply to businesses with as few as five full- or part-time workers. Two of the biggest threats to Connecticut’s smallest businesses this session include: f Requiring nearly every business in the state to automatically enroll any employee not covered by an employer-sponsored plan into a new state-sponsored retirement plan. The state would pass the costs and burdens of enrollment and administrative onto those businesses. Taxpayers will have to pay the program’s hefty startup costs, however. f Requiring employers to implement paid family and medical leave to all employees. This program would cut the wages of workers (the state will deduct their pay), and leave employers to figure out how to deal with an employee absent from his or her job up to 12 weeks each year while continuing to provide them with nonwage benefits.

s a Connecticut business leader, you have clout at the Capitol.

Exercise that influence at Connecticut Business Day on Wednesday, March 9 at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, next to the State Capitol. You’ll have a chance to meet with your state lawmakers to help them understand and support legislative proposals promoting a more positive SCAN TO business climate.

Connecticut Business Day is free of charge and supported by Connecticut chambers of commerce and other business and trade groups. Together, business leaders and legislators will address factors impacting Connecticut’s ability to reach its great economic potential. Topics include state fiscal policy, workplace and employment issues, transportation, regulatory burdens, and much more. Join us on March 9 to make sure the voice of Connecticut business is heard at the state legislature.

Date: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 Time: 9:30 am–noon Place: Legislative Office Building 300 Capitol Ave., Hartford

State lawmakers must reject efforts that will add costs and burdens on Connecticut employers but reduce their ability to create and sustain good jobs.

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