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COMMERCIAL DRONE DELIVERY PROPOSED BETWEEN STAMFORD AND LONG ISLAND BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

Stamford company’s proposal to formally establish a corridor across Long Island Sound for commercial drone delivery is gaining momentum, according to the firm’s co-founder. “We haven’t received FAA approval yet,” Mark Strauss, co-founder of Wave Aerospace, said at its head-

quarters at Serendipity Labs in Stamford. “But we are continuing to have conversations with them, and we have the backing of the Stamford mayor’s office.” The proposal would involve establishing a roughly 10-mile pathway between Stamford and Huntington, Long Island, with aircraft to fly between 500 and 1,000 feet high in a 1,000-footwide corridor. (Consumer drones are restricted to 400

feet in altitude.) While getting from one of those cities to the other — a roughly 14-mile distance — can take over an hour by automobile, Wave’s drones can make the trip in a matter of minutes, Strauss said. The firm, which has five employees, is focusing much of its efforts on its X-6A drone, which measures about 98.5 inches from rotor hub to rotor hub, has a cruising speed of up to 111 mph and a maximum takeoff weight of 220 pounds. The X-6A is powered by a combination of jet fuel and a lithium-ion polymer battery and can fly for up to two hours — as opposed to the handful of minutes most over-the-counter drones » DRONES

FOX NEWS’ JEANINE PIRRO RECOMMENDED GREENWICH’S HALPERN TO TRUMP FOR FEDERAL BENCH BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com

hite Plains attorney Philip M. Halpern’s position as a federal judge got a boost from Fox News TV host Jeanine Pirro. The former Westchester County judge and district attorney who is the host of “Justice with Judge Jeanine” recommended Halpern to President Donald Trump for the post. Pirro is a staunch supporter of the president and a fierce critic of Democrats. The Senate approved

his nomination Feb. 12 by a 77-19 vote with New York’s Democrat senators disagreeing on whether Halpern should get the job. He received a vote of approval from U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer and opposition by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. Halpern, who lives in Greenwich, Connecticut, has strong connections to Westchester. He will receive an annual salary of $208,000 as a judge. He graduated from Pace University Law School — now the Elisabeth Haub School of Law — in 1980. He teaches a class as an » PIRRO

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n unusual plan involving repurposing stranded tax credits may address the shortfall of qualified workers for open positions in various industries around Connecticut. Under current state law, businesses that have a capital project that can be demonstrated to increase employment, expand the business or generate substantial returns to the state economy can use their stranded tax credits to their own benefit. Introduced in 2018, that program’s aim was to address the significant tax credits, particularly in R&D, that had been accumulated by some companies but which they were unable to use — thus the term “stranded,” or unused, tax credits. Such credits were stranded because they exceeded their relative corporate income tax liability. The state imposed limits on how much of a tax liability a given business can offset with tax credits. To be considered for the program, the business must have more than $500,000 of Connecticut R&D tax credits on its balance sheet without the ability to utilize them in the next two years. The business must be located in Connecticut, employ more than 10 people and submit an application to the Department of Economic and Community Development showing how the project will generate at least 50 new jobs in the state and/ or require capital expenditures of $5 million or greater. But a bill being drafted by the Legislative Commissioners’ Office of the Connecticut General Assembly on behalf of State Rep. Caroline Simmons (D-Stamford) would further expand that program to repurpose those R&D tax credits to pay for workforce training and development programs. “I believe this can solve problems in a lot of industry sectors — health care, bioscience, manufacturing — that have a need for talent and skilled workers to fill jobs they’re now having difficulties filling for the next 10 years,” Simmons told the Business Journal.

MANUFACTURING IS A CONCERN

The 2019 Connecticut Manufacturing Report, released by the Connecticut Business and Industry Association and its CONNSTEP affiliate in October,

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State Rep. Caroline Simmons.

found 60% of poll respondents identifying “workforce” as their most significant need. According to a fourth-quarter 2019 National Association of Manufacturers survey, more than 60% of respondents said a skills gap was their top concern and 63.8% of respondents said they had open positions they were struggling to fill. In the group’s third-quarter survey, about one-third of respondents said they had been forced to turn down business opportunities due to their inability to find sufficient talent. A 2018 study by Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute found that, while manufacturers nationwide will need to hire 4.6 million workers by 2028, 2.4 million of those jobs could go unfilled if action isn’t taken. Manufacturers are set to spend $26.2 billion on internal and external training initiatives for new and existing employees this year to combat the shortage of available skilled workers, The Manufacturing Institute reported. Last September, Connecticut’s Department of Labor announced it was expanding its number of manufacturing workforce pipeline job placements with the help of $10 million in funding unanimously approved by the State Bond Commission. That was followed a month later by Gov. Ned Lamont’s appointment of Colin Cooper as Connecticut’s first-ever chief manufacturing

officer, responsible not only for launching and monitoring various pro-manufacturing initiatives, but also for consulting with the state’s manufacturing community to define goals and objectives for advancing manufacturing growth. In its consideration of priorities for 2020 earlier this year, the 12-member Business Council of Fairfield County (BCFC) Tax Policy Roundtable, which consists of corporate and professional firms’ leaders, decried the fact that Connecticut’s R&D tax credits are applied only to C-corporations, which pay taxes on their income, while its owners and employees also pay a separate income tax. “But most companies are formed as ‘pass-throughs,’ ” or S corporations, said BCFC Vice President, Public Policy and Programs Joe McGee. The owners of those businesses, typically much smaller concerns, report company revenue as personal income. “Those are very generous R&D credits,” McGee said, “but they’re not available to most of the companies in the state. We feel that they could stimulate a lot of development for smaller, more innovative companies.” McGee noted that one of the Roundtable’s member companies had gone to Austin, Texas, to fill 200 digital engineering jobs when efforts to find those workers here failed. “Another company said their

workers’ skills were not up to speed,” McGee added. “They said they offered some training, but what they needed was beyond their means.” With so many companies unable to use their stranded tax credits under current guidelines, the BCFC came up with the idea of repurposing them for “upskilling,” the process of retraining current employees to make them more valuable and marketable. The BCFC passed its theory on to Simmons, who said she jumped at the chance to get involved. The bill would essentially split the cost of upskilling between the employer and the state, with the employer taking on the brunt of the work and the state providing matching funds for the training. “This isn’t corporate welfare,” McGee said. “The company needs to have skin in the game. It’s you who’s training or retraining your workers so that they can continue working at your company or at another company.” Simmons said she’s received positive feedback on the initiative from colleagues, including State Sen. Joan Hartley (D-Waterbury, Middlebury and Naugatuck), who chairs the Commerce Committee, as well as members of the Governor’s Workforce Council, established last October by Lamont. McGee said the Workforce Council’s chair, Garrett Moran, has taken an interest in the proposal.

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Danbury’s Furry Friends sets tails a-wagging with addition of Muddy Paw Grooming Salon The charge for the full-service grooming offered by Muddy Paw, which includes bath and haircut, varies depending on such factors as breed size, condition of coat, amount of fur, temperament, time required, age and health issues. Powell said prices range from $55 to $90 for most dogs. Cruz pointed out that they also offer boarding for cats and other small animals — including, on one memorable occasion, a Flemish Giant Rabbit, which as its name

indicates stands nearly four feet high when the mood strikes it. “We take time with everyone,” she said. “Newbies especially can take time to get to know. It’s like when a kid goes to the doctor’s office for the first time — you have to take it at their own pace. “The difference,” she laughed, “is that the animals can’t tell you what they’re thinking, so there’s a lot of reading of body language that goes on.”

Shannon Powell, left, owner of A Muddy Paw Grooming Salon, with daughter and doggies.

BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

hen it comes to caring for pooches of all shapes and sizes, Furry Friends is hardly

dogging it. The Danbury doggy day care at 298 White St., owned and operated by the Harvey family since 2007, has added A Muddy Paw Grooming Salon to its premises. The full-service salon, owned by Brookfield resident Shannon Powell, offers everything from a shampoo and paw wax treatment to bandannas and the all-important spritz of cologne. “We’d had groomers in the past,” said Jasmin Cruz, COO of both Furry Friends and Unleashed in New Milford. “They usually were people just starting out, or longtime groomers who were looking for work and would then move on to somewhere else. “Muddy Paw is a local business run by another young woman entrepreneur,” Cruz continued. “She really stood out to me, and her staff care for the dogs as if they’re their own. This will bring a new level of service to what we offer.” “What an opportunity to be teaming up with a business professional who is equally passionate about animals and their well-being,” added Powell, who will employ two groomers at each of Cruz’s locations. “I love animals and so does

Jasmin, so expanding our mutually successful businesses to care for them and provide services for their owners is a dream come true.” Although Dave Harvey owns both shops, which were started by his parents Bob and Jo, Cruz became his business partner a few years ago. “Dave’s dad always said I was like a daughter to them,” she said. “And I’ve always loved the place as if it was my own.” Cruz said she started with the Harveys as a kennel tech, “and rose my way up, falling in love with the business. Months turned into years, and even though I left for a while to try other things — I had my own dog-walking and pet-sitting service — when Dave reached out to me to come back on, I jumped at the chance.” Full-time, cage-free doggy day care (minimum four hours) in Danbury ranges from $32 per day to $540 for a 20-day pass and consists of two separate playing areas that total 3,600 square feet. Dog boarding costs $46 per night, or $58 per night for VIP treatment, wherein canine clients eat and sleep in their own personal room and are allowed to bring their own toys. Basic spa service — which includes bath, nail trimming, a quick brush-out and a “to-go” goodie bag — runs $38, while the deluxe package, which adds a nail-grinding service, teeth brushing, perfume, complete brush-out and paw wax treatment, goes for $58.

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It’s the law New Purdue Pharma HQ lease approved by judge BY PAUL SCHOTT

ankrupt OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is set to start on Jan. 1 a new three-year lease for its downtown Stamford headquarters after the deal gained court approval on Feb. 21. Unopposed by the company’s creditors, the plan calls for the company to lease nearly 104,000 square feet on the ninth and 10th floors at 201 Tresser Blvd. The reduced offices would accommodate slightly fewer than 200 employees, a contingent that has shrunk by about 65% in the past three years. “Ideally, one wouldn’t make any significant changes in your rental or business footprint until a business plan is largely agreed and you’re on your way to exiting Chapter 11 (bankruptcy),” Judge Robert Drain said during a hearing at the federal bankruptcy court in White Plains, New York. “(But) taking all the factors into account, this appears to be a proper exercise in business judgment.” The new lease is supported by the Sackler family members who own Purdue and also represent the “beneficial owners” of the approxi-

mately 505,000-square-foot building at 201 Tresser, which is also known as One Stamford Forum. Purdue has been based there since 2000. In response to Drain’s ruling, a Purdue spokeswoman referred to an earlier statement in which the company said, in part, that the decision to enter the new lease was made “after careful consideration, and to avoid the unnecessary expense and disruption that might have resulted from moving elsewhere.” Connecticut Attorney General William Tong declined to comment on the ruling. He is one of 24 state attorneys general who have not agreed to settlement terms with Purdue to resolve the approximately 2,700 lawsuits that allege the company fueled the opioid crisis with deceptive OxyContin marketing. The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, which represents parties with claims against Purdue, had expressed concerns about the amount of time it had to review the new lease. The committee said it wanted Purdue to wait to file the leasing motion at least until the committee “had been given the opportunity

Ex-Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack named monitor for Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case

to assess the (lease) in connection with a thorough evaluation of the (post-bankruptcy) business plan and consider the soundness of the business plan more generally as a basis for the operations of the future reorganized debtors.” Purdue said in its filings that it needed to get court approval now because it faced an April 13 deadline from its landlord to decide whether to move forward with another proposed lease in which it would have taken all of the approximately 425,000 square feet of rentable office space at 201 Tresser from next year until 2031. But the committee decided not to file an objection because it said having Purdue incurring more expenses to litigate the matter “is not a prudent use of resources that — like the entirety of the debtors’ estates — will eventually belong to creditors.” Purdue currently leases all of the ninth, 10th, “P-3” and plaza floors at 201 Tresser, as well as sections of the P-1 and P-2 levels. Through a concurrent agreement with banking giant UBS, Purdue subleases floors three through eight. Purdue has “various subtenants for floors three through

Connecticut employers can’t ask about salary history BY ROBERT G. BRODY Contributing writer

BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com Purdue Pharma LP has announced that Tom Vilsack, a former Iowa governor and secretary of agriculture during the Obama administration, was named monitor under the voluntary self-injunction approved for the Stamford-based company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. Vilsack, who is president and CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council, will provide quarterly reports to the bankruptcy court and Purdue Pharma’s board on the company’s compliance with the terms of the voluntary

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injunction. The company added that Vilsack will have full access to Purdue’s employees, books, records and facilities.

Connecticut prohibits employers from asking prospective employees about their past wages or the value of other types of compensation they received at their last job. The logic behind the law is by setting employees’ compensation levels based on what they were paid at their last job, employers may unknowingly or unintentionally perpetuate gender discrimination that began long ago. With this inquiry being so ingrained in the way employers have brought on new employees (not to mention how easy it is to forget this question is on many job applications), we have found many employers are either unaware of this new prohibition or have simply forgotten it exists.

six and part of floor nine,” according to the company. Purdue has declined to comment on the total number of square feet it is leasing and subleasing at 201 Tresser. After cutting its workforce by more than 1,000 in 2017 and 2018, about 700 employees remain with Purdue. About 190 worked in Stamford at the end of 2019, compared with 540 at the end of 2016, according to court records. Hundreds of employees were laid off when the company disbanded its sales force, following its February 2018 decision to stop marketing OxyContin and other opioids to medical professionals.

HEDGE FUND RELOCATION

In another change at 201 Tresser, hedge fund Sunriver Management disclosed in a filing to the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission that it had moved its main offices from that address to 2 Sound View Drive in downtown Greenwich. A desire to take more space factored into the decision, according to a source familiar with the matter who was not authorized to speak publicly.

THE STATUTE

In May 2018, then-Gov. Dannel Malloy signed into law Public Act No. 18-8, “An Act Concerning Pay Equity.” The law is part of the equal pay movement that has been sweeping the country aiming to bridge the gap between the genders and their respective paychecks. Under the law, an “employer” is any entity with one employee or more. An employer could be an individual, corporation, limited liability company, firm, partnership, public corporation, joint stock association or voluntary association. While “prospective employee” is not defined by the statute, it would appear to encompass any individual who submits a job application or participates in an interview. Under the law, employers cannot ask, either directly or through a third party, about a prospective employee’s prior salary/compensation. The law also prohibits asking about the value of other elements of their prior compensation structure, such as health insurance, stock options, retirement benefits, etc.

Sunriver declined to comment. Kokino LLC, the family office of Purdue co-owner Jonathan Sackler, is an investor with Sunriver. As a result of Sunriver’s strong performance last year — highlighted by a 44% return — Kokino had more money invested with Sunriver than it wanted to have with any hedge fund, according to the source. The size of Kokino’s investment in the fund will drop to a maximum of 20% of Sunriver’s assets under management, but Sunriver still comprises Kokino’s largest single investment, according to the source. In addition, Sunriver and Kokino have agreed to end a profit-sharing arrangement, the source said. A spokesperson for Kokino referred comment to Sunriver. In 2018, another Stamfordbased hedge fund, Hildene Capital Management, reportedly told investment entities with Sackler members that it was no longer comfortable managing their money. Paul Schott is a staff reporter with Hearst Connecticut Media. He can be reached at pschott@ stamfordadvocate.com or 203-9642236.

Notably, however, the prohibition does not apply if the prospective employee voluntarily discloses the information or if an employer is specifically authorized to make these inquiries by a federal or state law.

THE TAKEAWAY

Employers should review their applications to make sure there is no request for this type of information. If you think you already checked once, check again. Something like this can be easily missed. Also, employers should review, and revise if needed, their hiring practices to ensure compliance with the law. The equal pay movement is huge right now, and more states and municipalities are passing these types of laws. Before long, we expect these types of laws to be the rule rather than the exception. Robert G. Brody is the founder and managing member of Brody and Associates, LLC, a management-side labor, employment and benefits law firm with offices in Westport. He can be reached at rbrody@brodyandassociates.com or 203-454-0560.

Curtain up: SHU eyes late fall opening for renovated Fairfield Community Theater

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The Fairfield Community Theater.

BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

he long-dormant Fairfield Community Theater could be open for business again by the end of the year. That’s the hope of Sacred Heart University (SHU), which last May announced it was partnering with Kleban Properties to turn the 20,083-square-foot movie theater, which has been closed for nearly a decade, into a stateof-the-art facility for film events, live performances and educational programs. Sharing that hope is Bill Harris, a longtime TV veteran who in October was named director of the renamed SHU Community Theater at 1410 Post Road. “My goal is to be open by the fall — probably late fall,” Harris, who is also adjunct professor of communications and media studies at the Fairfield school, said. “I’m viewing it like a retail model. We have to be open for the holidays. That’s the best time to engage the public, who have time off then, about the range of what’s happening at the theater.” The theater began life in the early 1920s as a vaudeville house, switching to an allfilm format in 1929. It was closed by Loews Cineplex in May 2001, reopening as an independent movie house in December of that year. But years of neglect and dwindling audiences for what had become second-run features led to its closure on Sept. 8, 2011. It has been dark ever since. Harris said he expects to unveil the theater’s new marquee on Memorial Day, following the town’s parade. The Wilton resident added that while SHU is looking for additional donations to help pay for the extensive renovations, the focus is “raising awareness as much as it is nickels and dimes. We want to give the community the opportunity to weigh in and contribute to this project.

“Like many educational and performance venues, we’re operating on a nonprofit basis, so we’re asking for support to help underwrite what we’re doing.” That support will largely come from community stakeholders like the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce as well as SHU alumni, he said. Costs for the project are still within the estimated $3 million to $5 million range that was originally projected, Harris added. About 400 new seats are being installed with plans to include VIP seating options, a “reimagined” balcony space that will include banquettes and a glassed-in skybox overseeing the entire space, Harris said. There will also be a new digital projector, screen and sound system while an extension of the stage will nearly double its size, putting it on a par with the 28-foot stage at the Westport Country Playhouse. That enlargement will accommodate a host of musical performances and theatrical productions, stand-up comedy and various community events, Harris said. During the week, Harris said he expects SHU media and communications classes to take place at the theater, and a variety of free afterschool programs for youngsters will be offered. Those will range from STEM-related classes to a “Let’s Play” program designed to familiarize children with the arts. “We want to provide curriculum-based programming for Fairfield schools as well,” Harris said. “If they’re reading ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ for instance, we can show the film, give them some popcorn and form study groups.” Sacred Heart will operate the theater under a 10-year lease with Kleban Properties, which is doing the renovations under SHU’s specifications. Harris said the university expects Kleban to “turn over the keys” to the property at some point after the theater opens.

What is bi-modal RPA? Mode 1: User-driven, lightly governed Bi-modal RPA is where The goal of Mode 1 is to give the an organization builds the business functions control over internal skillsets, governance automating processes or tasks structure, and change that simplify and/or accelerate management approaches to their daily activities. create two parallel tracks of The automations identified, RPA development. On one built, and implemented in Mode track, subject matter experts 1 will be simpler, lower-risk, and are embedded into business less technical. Ideally, they should CARLOS CATALAN functions to identify and vet small not require technical knowledge or ROI automation opportunities and outside services to build. build and implement less-technical To encourage user adoption, these automations internally. On the second track is should be lightly governed, and have oversight an ROI-focused RPA approach, which focuses largely within each function. We generally on identifying the biggest opportunities in the discourage putting hard ROI goals around the business, creates investment plans for them, automations in this category — the ROI is not and engages the right partners to build and the point. The goal of these automations is to execute these automations. introduce robotics to the business and begin to increase automation regularly as your staff Why do we need it? becomes skilled at using automation to do their One of the most significant lessons learned, jobs better and faster. Tracking ROI does not as RPA technologies have gained a foothold in help achieve the transition to automation, but corporate America, is that the most successful putting the focus on constantly improving and organizations don’t just operationalize bots extending RPA capabilities does. — they operationalize their entire approach to robotics. It isn’t just about building and Mode 2: Management-driven, heavily governed implementing the bots, it’s about how The goal of Mode 2 is to pursue ambitious ROI companies increase the scope, reach, and targets in large parts of the business. End-to-end depth of their automated processes over time. processes, difficult to execute processes, and In the beginning of RPA’s existence, the processes with complex technical requirements goal was to automate end-to-end business or interdependencies should utilize this structure. processes — the entire recruit to hire process, or These automations will have hard ROI targets, the entire order-to-cash process. This created and these targets will include the cost required large, expensive, and lengthy robotics projects to provision the software necessary to build that demanded both large software purchases them. Because they carry a higher-risk profile, and, more problematically, large consulting and because they require capital spending, we engagements. Over time, many businesses did recommend these automations be governed by not have the internal knowledge or structure an RPA steering committee within the company. to extend the leverage of their RPA tools. There should be process due diligence, To respond to this fundamental challenge and organizational due diligence, and a benefits make RPA more realistic and faster to achieve analysis prior to providing approval to begin the value, we developed a bi-modal RPA approach. build. This approach was designed to minimize upMode 2 automations will, and should, front risk, create the talent internally to work on require expertise and development scale that is small automations and perform the early stages impractical for most companies to keep on hand. of process evaluation and design, and move into Your trusted RPA consultant should assist with an agile approach where bot enhancements vetting and building the automations alongside (and in some cases new bots) can be constantly your team, and then operationalizing them with rolled out to the business. you. These automations may need ongoing monitoring and maintenance which should a) How does it work? be included in the initial business case; and b) At the beginning of your journey, you will may be insourced or outsourced depending on need help. We start with a Rapid Automation your organization’s needs. Either way, these Assessment, which takes two to four weeks automations should return significant ROI and, and identifies between three and five in general, be paid back quickly. relatively low-risk, high-reward automation opportunities which can be executed quickly. Let’s get started! The goal is to have three to five automations Our Rapid Automation Assessment takes live within 90 days. two to four weeks. You will be provided with During this project, we embed business a plan, which includes a full software budget, subject matter experts into the team so they a consulting budget, hours requirements, learn how to vet, design, and implement preliminary designs for three to five automations. These resources will be the automations, and a tactical roadmap to roll champions in the business going forward. We out these automations, within 90 days. also identify and support their certification From there, we can build the governance processes of the RPA software. model, identify the key influencers for your As a result, you will have a governance RPA environment going forward, and get structure in place and selected automation the right people certified on the toolset. We processes identified for new automations will help set up this capability and show you going forward. The identified automations will how to take full ownership of the solution set be assigned to one of the following modes: internally. Carlos A. Catalan is a director and key player within Citrin Cooperman’s Strategy Mode 1 Mode 2 & Business Transformation Practice. He is leading the Robotic Process Automation and Cost L M-H Finance Transformation service lines for Citrin Cooperman. 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can fly — depending on the mission, Strauss said. The end result is a “relatively quiet, clean” vehicle, he added. Strauss explained that the route sits outside New York’s Class B Controlled Airspace, which covers the majority of New York City and its environs. Both JFK and LaGuardia are Class B Airports. It is not permitted to fly in Class B Airspace unless prior authorization from Air Traffic Control (ATC) is obtained. That rule applies to both commercial and hobby flights. “Stamford is the first city as you go up the coast that is out from under Class B,” Strauss said. Strauss, who co-founded Wave five years ago with Steve Bofill — a former mechanical design engineer at Sikorsky in Stratford, now co-founder and chief of design at VengoLabs in Bethpage, Long Island — said efforts to get Wave’s drone corridor off the ground have involved innumerable conversations with the municipalities involved as well as the state and the FAA. Of the latter, he said, “There are a lot of rules, not necessarily laws, to get through.” Wave would not be handling deliveries itself, he added. Instead, it would sell or lease its equipment to commercial users and provide training and service. But while the company ultimately envisions various retailers taking advantage of the corri-

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adjunct professor titled “Anatomy of a Trial: The Burden of Proof,” and he stated on a Senate questionnaire that he would like to continue teaching at Pace upon confirmation. He was managing partner of Collier Halpern & Newberg LLP in White Plains for 36 years. Pirro’s ex-husband, Albert Pirro, was once Halpern’s law partner. Albert Pirro left the firm in 2000, according to The Vetting Room, after he was convicted of tax fraud, and Halpern later represented Pirro in a state bar action. Trump nominated Halpern in 2018 to fill a vacant seat in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Halpern has never held a judicial office, but after graduation from Pace he clerked for federal

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A schematic of the proposed drone delivery corridor over Long Island Sound. Image courtesy Google Earth.

dor — which would be open to all licensed drone operators, not just Wave — Strauss said he expected police and emergency services to be among his first customers. He and Bofill have met with Suffolk County officials. “They’ve had to call for one of the state’s helicopters in an emergency, which takes time and is very expensive, just so they can get its large light to search for a missing

judge Ben Cooper. Most of his career has focused on complex business and commercial litigation, according to the Senate questionnaire, representing plaintiffs and defendants in accounting, banking, finance, entertainment, insurance, labor and real estate and other industries. Most of his work has been in the state courts and about 40% in federal courts. He also has served as a mediator and arbitrator. Halpern was employed in recent years as a manager of Knox LLC, a Las Vegas investment company, and he has held board positions with FluGen Inc. in Wisconsin, Harrison-Rye Realty Corp., Key Bank and Shine Medical Technologies in Wisconsin. He has held positions with several nonprofit organizations, including Legal Services of the Hudson Valley, The Mancheski Foundation on Long Island,

kayaker or someone who’s lost,” Strauss said. “We can do the same thing within minutes and at a much lower cost, carry a light that’s more powerful and even use a megaphone to communicate with the person on the ground.” Wave’s drones can also fly “in almost any weather,” Strauss said. In general, helicopters are unable to fly inside of clouds when temperatures are in the freezing range

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Mayacoo Lakes Country Club in Florida, Metropolitan Golf Association, Montel Williams MS Foundation in New York City and the Westchester Country Club. Halpern was unable to quantify his pro bono work, but stated he has given substantial time

and cannot land safely in dense fog or other low-ceiling situations. Strauss said Wave’s drones have a number of fail-safe options so that even if they do lose power and plummet, they’re significantly less likely to cause major harm to pedestrians or property. As Wave awaits approval from the various agencies for its Long Island Sound corridor, Strauss noted that the race is already on.

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to disadvantaged individuals and those who cannot afford to pay for legal help. Having worked as a club cleaner and golf shop manager at an Eastchester golf club from ages 12 to 23, he has made a point of providing legal services to greenskeepers, caddies and golf pros.

Last November, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the completion of a 50-mile unmanned traffic management (UTM) drone corridor, which runs from central New York to the Mohawk Valley. Considered the first of its kind in the nation, that corridor is intended to provide companies with the space to test unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and UTM technologies in real-world settings to collect data that could set the stage for regular commercial drone use in that area. Strauss noted that such players as UPS and Boeing have also been experimenting with drone delivery technology. The latter’s experimental cargo air vehicle may be designed to carry a payload of up to 500 pounds, he said, but its dimensions — 17.5 feet long by 20 feet wide by 5 feet tall, and a weight of 1,100 pounds — would make it a no-go for the Sound. While there has been no indication when final FAA approval might be forthcoming, Strauss said he was encouraged by the tenor of the ongoing conversations. “These are very disruptive times,” he said. “Twenty years ago, something like this would have been price-prohibitive, even though the technology was there. Ten years ago, it would have taken millions of dollars to even begin something like this. “Now we have the ability to build commercial-grade unmanned aircraft for hundreds of thousands of dollars. It’s exciting to be here when it’s really just getting started.”

He has received awards over the years, including the 2007 Pace Setter award from the Westchester County Business Journal. Halpern is registered as a Republican, according to The Vetting Room website, but has donated to Democrat and Republican political candidates, and he has a “fairly bipartisan political history.” He states on the questionnaire that he was recommended to Trump by “Judge Jeanine Pirro,” who was a TV judge beginning in 2008 with a courtroom show on the CW Television Network, followed by “Justice with Judge Jeanine” on Fox News. Pirro served as an actual judge from 1991 to 1993 and was the first woman to do so in Westchester County. She also became the county’s first woman district attorney, serving from 1994 to 2005.

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ne of the drawbacks of telehealth has been the two-dimensional aspect of the technology, with medical practitioners as observers and patients as the observed. However, a new technology is expanding the practice through the use of virtual reality (VR), which bridges the gap between practitioner and patient to create an uncommon state of shared experiences. XRHealth, with headquarters in Boston and Israel, has devised an approach that blends software with VR technology solutions in a manner that enables the treatment of significant health conditions. This is achieved by putting the patients through VR-based games and activities that measure mobility and pain thresholds. For example, a patient seeking upper extremity rehabilitation would put on an Oculus VR headset to engage in a game where virtual swords are swung at a series of balloons that appear and disappear, while another exercise explores cognitive training via a memory game using a virtual conveyor belt of items that a patient is challenged to recognize. While the XRHealth approach might seem like fun and games for the patient, there are serious medical observations that take place during the activities. The clinical staff can control the VR unit while the patient is wearing it and is able to see what the patient is viewing. Clinicians can remotely adjust the settings and treatment while the patient is in motion. After an initial training session, the patient can use the headset independently, with the therapy data being stored and analyzed in real-time, thus allowing clinicians to monitor patient status. XRHealth, which began in 2016 under

the name VRHealth, is promoting its technology for acute conditions, including traumatic brain injury and stroke rehabilitation, chronic pain treatment, spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, memory decline and anxiety attacks. Eran Orr, the company’s CEO, called the technology a “game-changer” by enabling medical practitioners to see the world — albeit a computer-generated version — the same way as the patient. “The VR headset is able to capture and analyze everything we do and quantify processing that had been very hard to quantify,” he explained. Last October, the company received Series A funding from AARP Innovation Labs to focus on health maintenance therapies for seniors. In November, Israel’s Sheba Hospital announced it would be utilizing XRHealth’s technology throughout each of its departments, adding it would become the world’s first VR-based hospital. Amitai Ziv, director of Sheba’s Rehabilitation Hospital, stated the XRHealth systems would also “be able to provide improved training for our facility, along with better and more personalized care for our patients.” XRHealth partnered with the VA St. Louis Healthcare System to bring its brand of VR therapy to veterans seeking pain relief, rehabilitation and relaxation for various medical conditions. On March 1, XRHealth launched VR telehealth clinics in New York, Connecticut and six other states plus the District of Columbia, with more markets scheduled for later this year. Orr noted his company has contracts with four health care providers and is in negotiations with 50 more, including Medicare. “The insurance companies understand that if we provide good access to medical devices, people will become healthier,” he said. “That reduces the cost of care.”

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In Brief Area highways cited in list of truck trouble spots

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Marine One gets $471M ‘go’ order for Sikorsky in Stratford BY ALEXANDER SOULE

Truck bottlenecks can be found throughout the region. Photo by Glenn Kalinoski.

The seemingly endless traffic jams that gum up the highways in Fairfield County and the Westchester-Hudson Valley region were cited in a listing of the nation’s top 100 truck bottlenecks by the American Transportation Research Institute. I-95 drivers may not be surprised to learn that the highway’s congested passages through Stamford and Norwalk ranked 37th and 49th, respectively, on the ATRI list. Connecticut also secured an 11th place ranking with the intersection of I-84 and I-91 in Hartford. In New York, Rye took a 13th place ranking for its traffic-backlogged intersection of I-95 and I-287, while Elmsford ranked 79th for the intersection of I-287 and I-87. Nyack ranked 81st for its stretch of the New York State Thruway.

FAIRFIELD GUN MANUFACTURER’S SALES DOWN IN 2019

Despite a slight increase last year in background checks on those looking to purchase guns, Sturm Ruger absorbed a 17% decline in sales that the Fairfield company attributed in part to discounts by rival manufacturers and the bankruptcy of a major distributor which conducted a fire-sale liquidation of remaining inventory.

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Ruger makes rif les and handguns at plants in New Hampshire, North Carolina and Arizona, with its headquarters in the Southport section of Fairfield near the Westport line. The company reduced the size of its workforce by 250 people over the past year, entering February with less than 1,600 employees. In its second full year of results under CEO Chris Killoy, Ruger profits were off 37% to $32.3 million on sales of $411 million.

CONNECTICUT CASINOS REPORT SLOT REVENUE INCREASES IN JANUARY

Connecticut’s tribal casinos reversed their slot revenue declines in December by reporting yearover-year increases in January. Mohegan Sun reported slot revenues of approximately $43.8 million, up from the $40.7 million recorded in January 2019. The amount slot bettors wagered, also known as the “handle,” was $529 million, also up from the $501.5 million reported a year earlier. Foxwoods Resort Casino’s January slot revenue of $32.5 million was up over the $31 million generated a year earlier. The handle for the month was $401.6 million, an increase from the previous year’s $378.8 million. Both casinos are required to

pay 25% of their respective slot revenues to the state’s general fund. Mohegan Sun paid the state $10 million and Foxwoods paid $8.3 million in January.

LAMONT MOVES MUNICIPAL AID PACKAGE FORWARD

With the bitter battle over tolls over, at least for now, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has announced plans to move forward with making $150 million in delayed municipal aid available. Lamont had refused to release those funds until a vote on tolls, or on an alternative option for funding transportation maintenance and improvements, took place. But with the governor’s decision to “take a pause” on the issue, he has decided to begin the process of releasing the municipal aid. Delayed since July 1, the state funds are used by Connecticut’s 169 municipalities for various infrastructure-related projects, including: • $60 million that falls under the state’s Town Aid Road (TAR) program, which provides for the removal of snow, fallen trees and brush as well as for road repaving. • $30 million is provided for the Local Capital Improvement Program (LoCIP) for sidewalk, parking lot and municipal building upgrades. • $60 million is set aside for a number of various other public

The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky a follow-on contract for $471 million to build six new helicopters for the White House, part of a fleet planned to total 23 aircraft to carry the president and other staff. The VH-92A is derived from the Sikorsky S-92 helicopter design, and will replace VH-3D Sea King and VH-60N White Hawk helicopters currently used for Marine One transport. Half the work will occur at Sikorsky’s headquarters plant in Stratford with the rest occurring mostly at a plant in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. Sikorsky has built six VH-92A helicopters to date, five of which have undergone more than 1,000 flight test hours in Maryland. A separate purchase involved the Indian Navy buying 24 MH-60R maritime helicopters manufactured by Sikorsky. The purchase is being made directly from the Department of Defense. President Donald Trump, who described the MH-60Rs as the “absolute finest state-of-the-art military helicopters,” announced the deal during his state visit to India last week. Sikorsky did not disclose the terms of the transaction, but reports placed its value between $2.1 billion and $2.4 billion. Alexander Soule is a staff reporter with Hearst Connecticut Media. He can be reached at Alex.Soule@scni.com or 203-842-2545. Phil Hall contributed to this report. works programs. Those amounts are the same as were approved for 2018-19. Lamont’s administration is also seeking the bonding of $475 million this fiscal year for municipal school construction projects.

ENROLLMENT DIPS FOR ACCESS HEALTH CT

Access Health CT (AHCT) saw a 3% decrease in enrollment during its most recent open enrollment period — something the state’s health insurance exchange said was in part due to the strength of the economy. AHCT reported that 107,833 residents enrolled during the Nov. 1 to Jan. 15 open enrollment period, compared with 111,066 people the previous year. Just two firms offer health insurance on the exchange, with ConnectiCare accounting for

77.7% of customers and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield enrolling the remaining 22.3%. AHCT attributed the decline in part to the fact that more residents are receiving health insurance coverage through their employers. However, a survey of 12,635 former AHCT customers found 16.3% who didn’t buy plans are going without any health insurance, primarily because of the cost. Last fall, exchange workers visited nearly 30,000 homes in Bridgeport, Norwalk, Fairfield and Hartford to encourage uninsured residents to take advantage of the program. Those visits resulted in more than 300 new customers and hundreds of renewals, according to AHCT. About 187,000 Connecticut residents are uninsured, representing about 5.2% of the state’s population.

In Brief SIKORSKY, DANBURY AIRPORTS TO RECEIVE FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS

Five Connecticut airports, including two in Fairfield County, have been named recipients of grants allocated by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). Sikorsky Memorial Airport, which is in Stratford and owned by the city of Bridgeport, will receive $603,000 to buy new snow removal equipment. Danbury Municipal Airport will receive $157,500 to fund studies of obstructions to aircraft approaches and airfield wind coverage.

HIGH FOCUS CENTERS OPENS OUTPATIENT TREATMENT FACILITY IN NORWALK

Also receiving federal funds is Bradley International Airport ($2.42 million to acquire easements to clear obstructions in the aircraft approaches for two of its runways), Tweed New Haven Airport ($1.27 million to fund runway rehabilitation and snow removal equipment) and Meriden Markham Municipal Airport ($150,000 to fund runway rehabilitation and the airport’s wildlife hazard assessment and management plan). The funding is part of the DOT’s $520.5 million national grant program for airport upgrades.

High Focus Centers, a provider of outpatient behavioral health care treatment for individuals suffering with mental health, substance abuse and eating disorders, opened a location at 17 High St. in Norwalk. The facility will offer structured mental health programs for children between the ages of 10 through 18 diagnosed with psychiatric and co-occurring disorders. This is the first Connecticut location for High Focus Centers, which operates seven facilities in New Jersey.

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ONETIME SHELTON BROWNFIELD PROPERTY ACQUIRED BY DEVELOPERS FOR $700K

The onetime site of the Chromium Process Co. in Shelton has been bought from the city by developers John Guedes and Biaggio Barone for $700,000. The deal involves four lots on Canal Street totaling 1.63 acres and a 40-foot strip of property measuring about 10,000 square feet. The onetime brownfield site will be redeveloped as a five-story, mixeduse building featuring 75 apartments and retail, pending Planning & Zoning Commission approval. Guedes and Barone will also finish The Shelton Riverwalk, which runs around a park bordering the Housatonic River, as part of the agreement. Shelton took over the Chromium Process Co. property after it was closed in 2009 by the then-Department of Environmental Protection. The company filed for bankruptcy that same year and the building was demolished in 2015.

CONNECTICUT TRIBES REDUCING INVESTMENT IN PROPOSED EAST WINDSOR CASINO

Uncertainty over how much demand there is for more casino gambling in the region has resulted in a cut in the amount of money

being invested by Connecticut’s two tribal gaming operators in their planned East Windsor operation. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, which operates Foxwoods Resort Casino, and the Mohegan Tribe, which operates the Mohegan Sun, plan to spend $200 million to $300 million on the East Windsor casino, instead of the $300 million they had previously planned upon, according to Mashantucket Pequot Chairman Rodney Butler. Butler cited “saturation of the market” for the decision in remarks made to the state Legislature’s public safety committee. The tribes formed MMCT Venture, a joint effort to build and manage Tribal Winds Casino. The move comes in the midst of the current Connecticut legislative session, during which it is expected to again consider bills allowing online sports betting, a casino in Bridgeport and three entertainment zones besides Tribal Winds. MGM Springfield in nearby Massachusetts is a $960 million endeavor that has performed considerably below MGM Resorts International’s expectations. Since opening in September 2018, it has posted revenues of $354.1 million, versus the $412 million MGM predicted.

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In Brief Month after sale, plans afoot to turn Darien Playhouse into retail/residential space

landscaping” would minimize the sound. The Board of Representatives will decide whether to appeal the judge’s decision at a March 9 meeting. George Comfort & Sons, doing business as High Ridge Real Estate Owner, issued a statement saying it will proceed with its plans to build the Life Time fitness center. The building has been vacant since Frontier moved to 401 Merritt 7 in Norwalk in 2015.

plan to potentially open a chain of Peaches throughout the city. Fredericks previously operated Norwalk’s Jax & Co. Low Country Kitchen and Mama’s Boy Southern Table & Refuge before opening Peaches at 7 Wall St. in late 2016. She is no stranger to New York City, having once worked at the Rainbow Room and Windows on the World.

STAMFORD’S PASSUR AEROSPACE TAPS BRIAN COOK AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE

The Darien Playhouse property.

A month after it was sold, the Darien Playhouse is facing closure as the developer who bought it considers redeveloping the site as a retail and apartment complex. Jon Vaccaro, who in January bought the property at 1077 Boston Post Road in Darien for $11.3 million under the name Darien Place LLC, has filed plans outlining those changes with the town’s Planning & Zoning Commission and Architectural Review Board. Under the plan, the property would be repurposed as retail space on the first floor and four apartments on the second floor. The Playhouse’s marquee would remain in place. Built in 1927, a portion of the building already includes such retailers as Caffe Nero, Verizon and Posh Spa & Nail. The cinema also continues to show movies.

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PLAN TO CONVERT VACANT STAMFORD BUILDING INTO FITNESS CENTER MOVING FORWARD

A plan to turn the former Frontier Communications building at 3 High Ridge Park in Stamford into a Life Time fitness center is gathering momentum again, following a state Superior Court judge’s ruling. Judge Marshall Berger ruled in favor of developer and property owner George Comfort & Sons in its appeal of the city’s Board of Representatives’ decision to accept

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PIZZA CHAIN PIEOLOGY TO OPEN SECOND CONNECTICUT LOCATION IN BROOKFIELD

Pieology, a California-based, fast-casual pizzeria chain, is opening its second Connecticut eatery at 15 Federal Road in Brookfield. Pieology, which has approximately 140 locations across the U.S., gives customers the choice of customizing their pizzas from a selection of 40 toppings. Customized salads are also available. No opening date has been announced for the location. The chain’s first Connecticut presence, at 230 Tresser Blvd. in Stamford, opened in November 2017. Connecticut is the only Northeast state where the chain operates.

NORWALK’S PEACHES SOUTHERN PUB MIGRATING TO MANHATTAN

SHELTON’S RIGHTCAPITAL DEBUTS PAYMENT SERVICE FOR FINANCIAL PLANNERS

RightCapital, a Shelton-based provider of financial planning software, has introduced RightPay, a web-based service that enables financial advisers to receive client fees by credit card. According to the company, the

a petition by area homeowners protesting the project. Berger ruled that not enough representative signatures were gathered for that petition, which sought to reverse a zoning board change allowing projects like the Life Time proposal, permitting the conversion of mostly vacant corporate parks in residential neighborhoods into other businesses. Residents near the site have long maintained that increased traffic and noise would have a negative impact on their lives — issues that George Comfort & Sons and Life Time have said have been addressed. Those parties maintain that their proposed 100,000-squarefoot facility essentially would have the same footprint as the building does now, and “noise-mitigating

Passur Aerospace Inc. has announced that Brian Cook, a member of its board of directors, has been named CEO. He will replace Jim Barry, who retains his current positions as president and board member at the Stamford-based company. Cook was most recently CEO at CyFIR, a cybersecurity software platform and services firm. Earlier in his career, he was vice president and general manager for travel and transportation at DXC Technology, where he led the integration of CSC and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Services’ transportation division into a single business.

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Peaches Southern Pub and Juke Joint, a presence on Norwalk’s Wall Street for the past three years, is closing and moving to New York City. According to owner and Norwalk resident Greer Fredericks, the move to Manhattan is part of a

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COLON HYDROTHERAPIST BEVERLY BLASS OPENS FAIRFIELD OFFICE

Beverly Blass, a certified holistic colon hydrotherapist and integrative intuitive therapist, has opened her second Connecticut location at the Integrated Health Center at 2324 Post Road in Fairfield. Blass opened her first office in New York City in 1984 and has operated an office in West Hartford since 2010. She is president emeritus of the International Association for Colon Hydrotherapy and is certified with the National Board for Colon Hydrotherapy.

STAMFORD’S HIGH RIDGE BRANDS SELLS TWO PRODUCT PORTFOLIOS FOR $120.5M

High Ridge Brands Co., which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December, has announced the sale of two of its product portfolios. The Stamford-headquartered company is selling its oral care business – which includes the brands Firefly, Reach and Dr. Fresh – to Ireland’s Perrigo Co. plc. The company’s hair and skin care portfolio – which includes the brands Zest, Alberto VO5 and Coast – was sold to the New York City venture capital firm Tengram Capital Partners. The transactions include a cash payment of $120.5 million. The transactions are subject to approval by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. — Kevin Zimmerman and Phil Hall

Family-Owned Business event honors ‘the strongest and most enduring segment of American business’

FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS 2020

Top row from left: Steven Heffer, Benjamin J. Palancia, Natalie Lloyd, Jim Bilotta, George Santangelo, Jill Weiss and Bill Beck. Middle row from left: Tony Seideman, Sharon Decker, Alan Gordon and Michael Kleinberg. Bottom row from left: Ross Nazzaro, Lisa Cordasco, Joseph Armentano, Michael Lombardo, Martin Schulman, Joey DeMarchis and John Gedney. Photos by Sebastián Flores.

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amily-owned businesses in Westchester and Fairfield counties and their leaders were honored Feb. 25 by Westfair Communications Inc. during an event held at 1133 Westchester Ave. in White Plains. The Family-Owned Business 2020 Awards featured the theme that success runs in the family. The keynote speaker was historian and award-winning author Charles Slack. His books include: “Hetty: The Genius and Madness of America’s First Female Tycoon;” “Liberty’s First Crisis,” about John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and free speech; “Noble Obsession: Charles Goodyear, Thomas Hancock, and the Race to Unlock the Greatest Industrial Secret of the Nineteenth Century;” and “Blue Fairways: Three Months, Sixty Courses, No Mulligans,” which chronicles a golfing adventure in which Slack played numerous public golf courses.

“I make my living as a business and financial writer and I think by far my favorite subject every time I get the chance to write about it is independent businesses, especially family businesses,” Slack told the audience. “In some ways it’s amazing to me that they exist at all.” Slack expressed the opinion that the only thing harder than running a business is running a family. “Even the best families are dysfunctional and even the best business ideas often fail. And yet here are these wonderfully stubborn people who say, ‘I’m going to take both of those things, put them together and see what happens,’ ” he said. Slack cited statistics showing that 30% of family businesses survive to a second generation, 10% to a third and 3% survive to a fourth generation. “When they do come through the fire, something amazing happens,” Slack said. “They are the strongest and most enduring seg-

ment of American business.” A portion of the event’s proceeds benefited The Catherine Violet Hubbard Foundation. Catherine was a 6-year-old student who was among those killed in the massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. The foundation, which honors her memory and love of animals, has established a 34-acre sanctuary in Newtown

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that is open to the public. The following businesses were honored: Urgent care and walk-in clinic AFC Urgent Care Bridgeport. Albert Palancia Agency, Inc., offering property and casualty insurance. AMHAC All Makes Heating & Air Conditioning Corporation, serving more than 15,000 residential and commercial clients in Westchester, Fairfield, Manhattan and the Bronx. Bilotta Kitchen & Home, a leader in residential kitchen projects with award-winning designers. BMW of Darien, striving to provide the most compelling car buying and ownership experience through commitment to exceptional customer service. Cartwright & Daughters Tent & Party Rentals, a full-service tent and event rental company with every color table linen, dozens of dinnerware options, thousands of tables, chairs and tents to accommodate hundreds of guests.

Club Fit, a full-service health and fitness club that has fitness, aquatic centers, great kid activities, tennis and more than 155 classes weekly at each location. D’Errico Jewelry LLC, which takes you into the joy, excitement, delight and sparkle of this symbol of love – the diamond. Eye Designs of Westchester, a full-service optical store with two locations in Scarsdale and Armonk, New York. Each location features independent lines from different countries. Gavin Audiology and Hearing Aids PLLC, a family practice whose goal is to help you hear your world. HealthSearch Group, a leading and innovative search firm with local expertise and a national reach. Little Friends, a dedicated, full-service, childcare facility building a loving, safe, fun and positive environment for young children, their families and staff members. » FOB

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McMichael Yacht Brokers and Yacht Yards, providing services to the boating public, including fuel and provisioning while servicing the needs of sailors, fishermen and recreational boaters of Long Island Sound. Milo Kleinberg Design Associates (MKDA), a growing national interior design and architecture firm. Nazzaro Inc., offering a wide variety of excavation services including pond restoration and construction. New Crystal Restoration, holding the distinction as Westchester County’s first and oldest emergency fire and water damage restoration company Oak and Almond Restaurant, a Tuscan oven restaurant group fueled from oak and almond woods, providing an earthy quality to menu items. Paraco Gas, one of the largest independently owned propane companies in the Northeast. Plaza Realty & Management Corp., a complete real estate company specializing in property management, both residential and commercial, real

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estate sales and leasing and a select area of specialty services. Trapp Opticians, a retail optical company with referrals from doctors who specialize in eye exams and post-surgical eye patients. Wagner Pools, founded in 1919 and holder of the title, “The oldest swimming pool company in the country.” Westchester Funeral Home Inc., which, for more than five generations, has proudly served the communities of Eastchester, Bronxville, Yonkers and the surrounding areas. Westerly Marina Inc., a marine facility that offers boat building, repairs and dock rentals that was voted the best marina in Westchester. Event sponsors in the bronze category were: The Kensington assisted living residence in White Plains; Yankwitt LLP; Val’s Putnam Wines & Liquors; KL Tech; D’Errico Jewelry; Atlantic Westchester; and Cartwright & Daughters Tent & Party Rentals. Supporters included: Buzz Creators; Barnum Financial Group — The SKG Team; Oasis Day Spa; The Bristal Assisted Living; Blossom Flower Shops; and Club Fit.

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he Connecticut tolls issue has officially been tabled, at least for now. House Speaker Joseph Aresimowicz, D-Berlin, and Senate President Pro Tem Martin M. Looney, D-New Haven — both proponents of bringing tolls back to Connecticut’s highways — have acquiesced to Gov. Ned Lamont’s decision to abandon the plan, which if passed was expected to raise about $175 million in annual revenue from trucks. This means New Yorkers will not face having a toll placed along the 1.4-mile portion of I-684 that passes through Greenwich, Connecticut. The I-684 toll was part of the proposal to place tolls throughout Connecticut. Westchester County lawmakers had expressed outrage regarding the I-684 toll that would have been placed between the New York exits at Armonk and the Westchester County Airport. Looney’s apparent reticence about bringing the bill up for a vote in the Senate — the vote was rescheduled several times over the past couple of weeks, following months of debate about raising the topic before the legislative session began on Feb. 5 — finally resulted in Lamont’s declaration that he was shelving the issue. “Don’t say, ‘I can’t make up my mind, I need another week, I need another week, I need another week,’ ” Lamont said at a Feb.

20 press conference. “I’ve heard that for a year and I’ve lost patience.” “I think it’s time to take a pause” on the issue, the governor said. Nevertheless, Looney and Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff, D-Norwalk, issued a joint statement after Lamont’s remarks indicating they were still looking for a way to introduce the bill in the Senate. Those plans have apparently fallen through. The delay on voting reportedly involved reluctance by both chambers to vote first on the issue. Aresimowicz, confident that he had enough votes for passage in the House — where Democrats hold a 91-60 majority — and Looney both said that Looney had offered to flip a coin to decide the question, something the Speaker declined. Looney foresaw a more difficult path in the Senate, where Democrats have a 22-14 majority. The leader believed he could count on 18 affirmative Democrat votes at best, which would have resulted in an 18-18 tie. Nevertheless, that tie would have been broken in favor of tolls by Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz. Remaining uncertain is how the state will now go about funding much-needed maintenance of and repairs to its transportation infrastructure. Lamont has announced plans to bond $200 million this year in place of the tolls income — something that Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano, R-North Haven, a fierce tolls opponent, likened to his party’s Prioritize Progress plan. That plan, introduced in 2015, involved borrowing $700 million annually.

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‘Panic, bedlam, foreboding’ AREA RESIDENT RECALLS CORONAVIRUS CONCERN DURING ASIAN CRUISE BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

hort-term commercial real estate impacts in the U.S. from the coronavirus outbreak likely will be concentrated in the hotel sector and some retail centers frequented by Chinese tourists, according to a study from the real estate services and investment firm CBRE. Coincidental with the release of CBRE’s report, a Hudson Valley resident told the Business Journal about her experiences on a Holland America cruise ship that was blocked from docking at major Asian ports, while Carnival Cruise Lines, Norwegian Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean Cruises canceled about 40 cruises and changed the routes of about 40 other voyages. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 3.5%, losing more than 1,000 points on Feb. 24, the CBRE report said, “global property market fundamentals remain strong and anticipated levels of economic growth should be enough to sustain these conditions, even with the effects of COVID-19, as anticipated today.” CBRE said Chinese travel to the U.S. accounts for 0.16% of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the Chinese account for 4% of international travelers to the U.S. It anticipated a modest reduction in demand for hotel rooms in key gateway cities but it expects a rebound in Chinese tourism by yearend assuming the coronavirus outbreak is no longer an issue. CBRE expects minimal impact on the office market from the world health emergency, very little near-term impact on the multifamily housing market and some short-term impacts to the market for retail space in gateway cities such as New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco as fewer Chinese tourists means fewer dollars spent on merchandise.

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Kathleen Koster is swabbed as part of coronavirus testing.

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“Should the virus continue to aggressively spread, broader impacts will occur for high-value industries like autos and electronics,” CBRE said. It suggested that goods and service exporters to China, as well as the U.S. travel industry, will feel the most immediate business impact from the COVID-2019 virus outbreak. Cruise ship operators and airlines were among those forced to immediately adjust to disruptions in their operations. Numerous flights serving mainland China were canceled. The ship World Dream operated by Dream Cruises was quarantined off Hong Kong. Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line were keeping people who traveled to China off their ships. Carnival’s Diamond Princess was quarantined off Japan with more than 600 COVID2019 cases reported and at least two deaths. The Cruise Lines International Association on

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Feb. 13 said its members are denying boarding to all persons — passengers or crew — who have traveled from, visited or transited via airports in China, including Hong Kong and Macau, within 14 days before embarkation. Fourteen days is accepted by the medical community as being the incubation period for the disease.

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In the view of Kathleen Koster of Pearl River in Rockland County, the world health emergency brought out the best in at least one cruise ship operator. Koster estimates she has spent the equivalent of about a year sailing on cruise ships, both before and after retiring as supervisor of rehabilitation services for New York state’s Rockland Psychiatric Center. She had been a Westchester resident for many years and was the group sales manager at the Westchester Broadway Theatre in Elmsford. Koster and her husband had booked a Feb.

There was a sense of foreboding or fear developing among the passengers. You have to realize that people who go on cruises to exotic places usually are world travelers so there was no panic, just a concern about ‘where the hell are we going to go’ because now we are just floating around in the ocean.

1 through Feb. 15 cruise on the Holland America ship Westerdam, an 11-deck vessel normally carrying more than 1,900 passengers and about 800 crew members. “The cruise was to leave from Hong Kong and visit the Philippines, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and terminate in Shanghai, China,” she said. “On the flight to Kong Kong, it was clear that something was quite wrong because we noticed on the airplane itself the flight attendants were wearing surgical masks. It was a U.S. airline, United.” The Kosters had booked a hotel in Hong Kong for a few days and had arranged tours to see the city.

‘SURGICAL MASKS’

“The minute we went up to the desk to register they gave us surgical masks to wear. The tour I had booked for the next day was canceled. We began to walk around the streets and noticed that the parks were closed. Any place where

large groups of people normally gathered were closed because of the coronavirus,” Koster said. Holland America notified passengers that the cruise itinerary was being changed because of the virus outbreak. Instead of ending in China, it would end in Tokyo. Passengers were advised to change their return flights home. Koster said when she called United, they agreed to make the change and waive the usual change fee. “When we got on board the ship, they told us that because of their concern with the coronavirus they were not going to allow anyone who had been to mainland China to be on board,” Koster said. “They were constantly checking everyone’s passports.” Koster estimated that about 500 passengers were not allowed to board. The ship departed Hong Kong as scheduled on Feb. 1, carrying 1,455 passengers and 802 crew to the first scheduled port of call, Manila. On Feb. 3, the passengers were advised that the ship would not be allowed to dock there.

‘CLOSED ENTRY’

“Philippine authorities had closed entry to their country and instead we were going to turn around and go to Taichung, Taiwan. So, we set sail for Taiwan and we got there and stood there waiting to be allowed to disembark for one day. Then, they gave Holland America instructions to take the ship away from the dock and we left and that was the last time we touched land until we finally wound up in Cambodia,” Koster said. Fears were spreading among Asian governments that because the ship had originated its voyage in Hong Kong, people on board likely had been exposed to the coronavirus and represented a health threat. On board, no one was showing any symptoms of illness. “On Feb. 7, we found out that we couldn’t go to Japan and at that point they

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canceled the cruise and told us we would receive a full refund of the cruise fare, including all taxes, fees and expenses, which they did, and they also were going to give us cruise credit of up to 50% on a future cruise,” Koster said. “They opened up all of the phone lines to everyone and the Wi-Fi and every night at dinner they offered free wine and they had a few cocktail parties just to keep everyone a little more cheerful because it was starting to get a little scary. “We kept at sea until Bangkok, Thailand, which said they would let us in.” The passengers were told to change their homebound flights to Bangkok departures, but when Koster called the airline it demanded a $2,500 change fee per ticket. Because of that and, on a hunch, she decided against making a change in flights.

GUNS ON THE HORIZON

As the ship was approaching Bangkok, Thailand’s government told them to turn around and go away. Thailand’s navy sent a frigate to deter the Westerdam from entering port. “That was on Feb. 10,” Koster said. “There was a sense of foreboding or fear developing among the passengers. You have to realize that people who go on cruises to exotic places usually

are world travelers so there was no panic, just a concern about ‘where the hell are we going to go’ because now we are just floating around in the ocean.” Koster said the passengers were kept informed by the captain and crew with whatever they knew and people knew there was enough fuel and food to last two weeks from the last port they were at, but time was running out. The government of Cambodia offered to allow the ship to tie up at the port of Sihanoukville. Passengers and crew were again screened for symptoms of COVID-2019 and no cases were evident. “We were told not to bother making our own flight arrangements to get home. Holland America would handle everything from here,” Koster said. Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen came down to the dock to greet passengers with flowers and handshakes and kisses as they were cleared by medical and customs personnel and allowed to leave the ship. Most passengers and crew were quickly flown to Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s capital, and driven to the airport. Others stayed on board awaiting clearance. “The first flight that was chartered out was canceled, so we were stuck at the airport for the entire day and it was pretty much

bedlam,” Koster said. “That’s when some people started showing signs of bad behavior and panic. There were people screaming and yelling and pushing. All of a sudden, around 7 o’clock at night, people from Holland America and the U.S. Embassy came in and told us to get our baggage.” Koster said they were loaded onto buses and driven to a five-star resort. Koster said Orlando Ashford, the CEO of Holland America, arrived at the resort on the second day. “He spoke to us that night and said, ‘I am here and I’m not leaving until you’re all on your way home.’ Just having him there to tell us he was personally going to get us all out of there was amazing. I felt so comfortable,” Koster said. Koster and her husband were flown to Tokyo, then to John F. Kennedy International Airport. An elderly woman who had been on the ship was diagnosed by a doctor in Malaysia as showing symptoms of COVID-2019. The diagnosis turned out to be incorrect. “It was a dreadful situation to be in, to be in the middle of a world crisis and have almost every country say ‘you can’t come in here.’ It was scary,” she said. Holland America canceled four Asia cruises scheduled for the Westerdam during March and April.

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CONTRIBUTING WRITER | By Kevin O’Sullivan

Is college worth it? REPORT RANKS RETURN ON INVESTMENT

A report from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce sheds new light on an important question: Is college worth it? As national student debt levels continue to rise, with the average student debt totaling nearly $38,000 per person in New York in 2019, college is one of the biggest investments a person or family will ever make. An honest assessment of the costs and benefits, in real dollars and cents, is more than justified. Published in November, the report, “A First Try at ROI: Ranking 4,500 Colleges,” compares institutions based on their overall return on investment

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(ROI), looking out 10, 20, 30 and 40 years after enrollment. A key finding was that the type of institution makes a difference when it comes to a student’s ROI, with private, nonprofit colleges providing the highest returns over time. Over the course of 40 years, the report finds that the average graduate of a private, nonprofit college has a net economic gain of $838,000, even after paying off higher amounts of student debt. That’s compared to $765,000 for a graduate of a public college and $551,000 for a graduate of a private, for-profit college. Over the short term, community colleges and many certificate programs have the highest returns

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after 10 years, given that these programs require fewer credits to complete, leave students with less debt and allow students to enter the workforce sooner. In the long run, however, the earning power of these programs ultimately lags other degrees. The report also includes an online table of all 4,500 colleges and universities, with the ability to sort data based on tuition, median student debt and median earnings for each institution. Visit cew.georgetown. edu/CollegeROI to view the full report and search the database. As the value — and values — of a liberal arts education increasingly come under attack, small liberal

arts colleges find themselves in the crosshairs of the national debate over the worth of a college education. As Dr. Anthony P. Carnevale, lead author and CEW director, states, “This kind of information on the costs and benefits of higher education holds institutions more accountable.” While some might have different goals that make a short-term return more desirable, the Georgetown report considers the longterm, 40-year horizon to be the most comprehensive benchmark for judging value. We also know that the economy of today will not be the economy of tomorrow. As the needs of the workforce shift, locally as

well as across the U.S. and around the globe, it will be important that liberal arts colleges continue to “fight the good fight” and prove our worth on a daily basis. In the Northeast, demographic trends aren’t helping. In fact, we’re seeing formidable headwinds. A decline of college-bound students will most likely lead to a contraction of higher education in Westchester and Fairfield counties in the coming years, making it all the more imperative that families understand the economic value of a liberal arts education. At the same time, the industry must innovate. We must continue to develop curricula that excites students and

engages them in new ways to connect to the learning experience. A liberal arts education is invaluable in that it challenges students’ perspectives, pushes them to think about things differently and ultimately helps shape who they will become. Businesses, too, should be paying close attention. A workforce that can think creatively, take initiative, communicate clearly and work collaboratively — pillars of a liberal arts education — is critical for business success. Kevin O’Sullivan is vice president of enrollment management at Iona College in New Rochelle, New York. He can be reached at kosullivan@iona.edu.

Good Things $75K FUNDRAISER/75TH ANNIVERSARY FOR PET PANTRY

Richard Sudol

CONNEX CREDIT UNION APPOINTS VP AND CFO

CONNECTICUT ALZHEIMER CHAPTER PARTNERS WITH MIKU SUSHI Miku Sushi at 68 Greenwich Ave. in Greenwich debuted a new specials’ menu on Sunday, March 1, dedicated to raising funds and awareness for the Alzheimer’s Association Connecticut Chapter. The menu features four items, all representing a theme or message to support the nonprofit’s work in Alzheimer’s care, support and research. This partnership is part of a monthly community outreach campaign designed by the Miku team to help generate stronger connections in the community throughout the year. The Alzheimer’s Association leads the way to end Alzheimer’s and all other dementia by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection and maximizing quality care and support.

HOROWITZ FOUNDATION SUPPORTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY PROJECT The Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Horowitz Foundation for the Arts has approved a grant request of $89,000 to support John Henry Twachtman Online, a joint project of the Greenwich Historical Society and Lisa N. Peters, Ph.D. John Henry Twachtman Online will be the definitive catalog of the work of Twachtman (1853—1902), an important figure in late 19th-century American art who is often considered the most original artist among the American impressionists. The project was begun more than two decades ago by Peters under the auspices of Spanierman Gallery, a New York American art gallery which closed in 2013. It will now be published on the website of the Greenwich Historical Society.

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Fred Camillo (left) and Adam Jacobson. Photograph by Bob Capazzo Photography.

Pet Pantry Warehouse (PPW) Executive Vice President Adam Jacobson announced the launch of a $75,000 fundraising goal with community leaders at the PPW Riverside location in Greenwich at 1191 E. Putnam Ave. The event also marked the beginning of a year-long celebration, honoring 75 years as a family-owned and community-based business. The community outreach theme

for the anniversary is inspired by Pet Pantry founders, World War II Army Air Forces servicemen Mort Davis and Jac Cohen. First Selectman of Greenwich Fred Camillo and Greenwich Chamber of Commerce President Marcia O’Kane were among the guests at the event. Pet Pantry Warehouse began in 1945 when Davis and Cohen formed an alliance over a British puppy adopted by Davis

while stationed in wartime England. After accomplishing a stateside transfer for the lucky pup, the two remained friends, joining forces in the pet food business. Davis passed away in the late ’60s, but Cohen soldiered on with their enterprise through 1995, when the business was purchased by Barry Jacobson and his sons Adam and Ari, who run the business today.

LUNCHEON AND DIAMONDS WITH GRAFF

Marc Hruschka, Jill Newman and Bo Kim.

Marc Hruschka, CEO and president of Graff USA, will be the keynote speaker for the seventh annual Art of Design Luncheon at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich. The Art of Design Luncheon and Diamonds with Graff on Thursday, March 12 from noon to 2 p.m. at Greenwich Country Club, will benefit the museum’s exhibitions and educational programming.

Joining Hruschka in a conversation about the fascinating world of diamonds and the latest trends in the art and design of the jewels will be Jill Newman, a contributing editor with Town & Country magazine who has covered the international luxury business for more than 25 years with a focus on fine jewelry, diamonds and gemstones.

The honorary guest is Bo Kim, vice president and general manager of The Saks Shops Greenwich. The luncheon will include a raffle of a Graff Butterfly Silhouette Necklace. For tickets and information, visit brucemuseum.org and click Reservations or contact Melissa Levin at mlevin@brucemuseum.org or 203-413-6761.

Richard Sudol has been named vice president and chief financial officer by Connex Credit Union. Working directly with President and CEO Frank Mancini and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Carl Casper, Sudol will perform an integral role in guiding Connex’s strategic direction and development. Sudol brings more than 30 years of banking and financial services experience that began at Webster Financial Corp. in 1988. Most recently, he spent six years as the senior vice president and chief financial officer of Simsbury Bank. For more information on Connex Credit Union, please visit connexcu.org.

JEWISH LITERATURE LECTURE On Thursday, March 5, at 7:30 p.m., best-selling author and novelist Nathan Englander will deliver the Diane Feigenson Lecture in Jewish Literature. His lecture, titled “Guilt, Memory and the Beta-God: Nathan Englander on kaddish.com,” will be held at Fairfield University’s Barone Campus Center Oak Room at 1073 N. Benson Road in Fairfield. Englander will read passages from his novel, “kaddish.com,” which will be followed by a talk about the genesis of stories, mourning and memory, ideas of the afterlife and technology’s intersection with faith in the modern world. There will be a Q&A and book signing. Named as one of “20 Writers for the 21st Century” by The New Yorker, Englander received a Guggenheim Fellowship, a PEN/ Malamud Award, the Bard Fiction Prize and the Sue Kaufman Prize from the American Academy of Arts & Letters. He was a fellow at the Dorothy & Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library and at The American Academy of Berlin. Free and open to the public, the event is sponsored by Fairfield University’s Bennett Center for Judaic Studies. Reservations are requested. Contact bennettcenter@fairfield.edu or call 203-254-4000, ext. 2066.

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Facts & Figures BUILDING PERMITS Commercial Bismark Construction, Milford, contractor for Hartford Healthcare SVMC. Convert office to lounge at 2800 Main St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $121,000. Filed Jan. 13. Bismark Construction, Milford, contractor for Hartford Healthcare SVMC. Perform replacement alterations at 2800 Main St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Jan. 13. Bohler Engineering, Rocky Hill, contractor for Derck Mozcal. Perform replacement alterations at 4219 Main St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $701,000. Filed Jan. 9. Cammarano, Richard, Trumbull, contractor for Richard Cammarano. Add second story to 183 Asylum St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $85,000. Filed Dec. 31. Crown Castle, Rochester, New York, contractor for Southern New England Telephone. Replace antennas and ancillary equipment at 205 Kaechele Place, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Dec. 27. J. Merithew Remodeling, Naugatuck, contractor for Wade’s Dairy. Repair wall damaged by fire at 1316 Barnum Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $7,000. Filed Dec. 24. Jimenez, Maria, Bridgeport, contractor for Eugene Gore. Perform replacement alterations at 1200 E. Main St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $0. Filed Jan. 2.

Items appearing in the Fairfield County Business Journal’s On The Record section are compiled from various sources, including public records made available to the media by federal, state and municipal agencies and the court system. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this information, no liability is assumed for errors or omissions. In the case of legal action, the records cited are open to public scrutiny and should be inspected before any action is taken. Questions and comments regarding this section should be directed to: Bob Rozycki c/o Westfair Communications Inc. 701 Westchester Ave, Suite 100 J White Plains, N.Y. 10604-3407 Phone: 694-3600 • Fax: 694-3699

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Jimenez, Maria, Bridgeport, contractor for Eugene Gore. Perform replacement alterations at 1200 E. Main St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $0. Filed Jan. 2.

Berkely Exteriors, Milford, contractor for Sheryl Braca. Repair porch and replace siding at 40 Hazelwood Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $51,400. Filed Dec. 24.

Jordao Property LLC, Trumbull, contractor for Jordao Property LLC. Build partition walls at 3606 Main St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $1,500. Filed Jan. 13.

Boccuzzi, James, Bridgeport, contractor for James Boccuzzi. Replace windows and siding at 29 Leonard Drive, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $6,147. Filed Dec. 24.

Quality Roofing, West Haven, contractor for 1460 Barnum Ave. LLC. Remove old roofing and re-roof 1450 Barnum Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $85,476. Filed Jan. 2.

Built Right, Cheshire, contractor for Pedro and Gloria Vega. Repair garage at 178 Livingston Place, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed Jan. 13.

Riccietelli, Jose, Meriden, contractor for THNY LLC. Renovate interior at 2165 Boston Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $175,000. Filed Jan. 3.

Burr Roofing Siding Windows, Stratford, contractor for Peele Peele. Re-roof 599 Laurel Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed Dec. 23.

GTS Investments LLC, New Fairfield, contractor for GTS Investments LLC. Build two-family residence at 574 Chopsey Hill, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $170,000. Filed Dec. 31.

Central Services LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for Greenvale Properties LLC. Re-roof and renovate kitchen and bathroom at 135 Balmforth St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $68,000. Filed Dec. 30.

Kings Painting, Bridgeport, contractor for Marcos Ribeiro. Remodel floors in bathrooms, place new siding and replace exterior doors at 2290 Madison Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $13,000. Filed Dec. 31.

Colonial Gutters LLC, West Haven, contractor for Dellwood Gardens Condo Association. Replace sidings, new leaders and gutters at 50 Greenhouse Road, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $74,625. Filed Dec. 23.

Montalvo Restoration, Plainville, contractor for Calvin Washington. Remove existing roof and re-roof 280 Taft Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Jan. 9.

Sahar, Ophir, Westport, contractor for Ophir Sahar. Convert space to gym at 498500 Hallett St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $45,000. Filed Jan. 9. Universal Faith Outreach Ministry, Bridgeport, contractor for Universal Faith Outreach Ministry. Perform replacement alterations at 56 Harriet St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed Jan. 7. WMC Properties LLC, Fairfield, contractor for Kathy McCarthy. Remove kitchen cabinets and counters at 590 Brewster St., No. 2, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $17,000. Filed Jan. 13.

Residential A Plus Exterior LLC, Milford, contractor for Purim King. Remove old roofing and re-roof 222 Pequannock St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $16,000. Filed Jan. 3. Accessile Answers LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Rosemary Stancil. Install chair lift at 39-41 Roosevelt St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed Jan. 9. Baybrook Remodelers, West Haven, contractor for Calvin Jankins. Convert half bath to full bath at 197 Douglas St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $17,000. Filed Jan. 13.

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Doraingo Construction LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for Carlos Maldonado. Remove existing roof and re-roof 1659-1661 Noble Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed Jan. 7. F.T.B. LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for Anton NCM FP LLC. Re-roof building No.140 at 150 Anton St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: N/A. Filed Jan. 15. F.T.B. LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for Anton NCM FP LLC. Re-roof building No.150 at 150 Anton St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: N/A. Filed Jan. 15. F.T.B. LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for Anton NCM FP LLC. Re-roof building No.160 at 150 Anton St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: N/A. Filed Jan. 15.

F.T.B. LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for Anton NCM FP LLC. Re-roof building No. 170 at 150 Anton St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: N/A. Filed Jan. 15. Florian, Jean, Bridgeport, contractor for Jean Florian. Re-roof 95 Salem Drive, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $16,336. Filed Dec. 24. Floyd Young, Shelton, contractor for Kerry Flemstrong. Convert two-family residence to three-family at 618620 Hawley Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $39,000. Filed Dec. 30.

Norton, Joseph, Bridgeport, contractor for Joseph Norton. Renovate kitchen and bathroom at 100 Alsace St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Jan. 3. Pro Custom Solar, Stamford, contractor for Julio Liverpool. Re-roof 172 Fairview Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $3,100. Filed Dec. 27. Properties United LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for Jack Seperack. Remodel kitchen at 53 Ashton St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $10,307. Filed Jan. 6. Rahman, Mahamudur, Bridgeport, contractor for Mahamudur Rahman. Close front porch at 201 Exeter St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $2,400. Filed Jan. 13. Rivera, Angel, Bridgeport, contractor for Angel Rivera. Build closets in attic space at 324 Fairview Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed Jan. 10.

Sears Home Improvement, Thompson, contractor for Jean Florian. Replace widows at 95 Salem St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $4,041. Filed Dec. 24. Southern NE Windows, Smithfield, Rhode Island, contractor for Michael Brown. Replace glider window at 134 Elmsford Road, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $5,289. Filed Dec. 24. Southern NE Windows, Smithfield, Rhode Island, contractor for Larry Pallco. Replace widows at 1175 Wood Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $10,643. Filed Dec. 24. Southern NE Windows, Smithfield, Rhode Island, contractor for Marisol Soto. Replace windows and patio door at 405 Westfield Ave. Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $13,903. Filed Dec. 24. Southern NE Windows, Smithfield, Rhode Island, contractor for Jessy and Juan Quiroga. Replace windows at 323 McKinley Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $20,191. Filed Dec. 23. Stella Homes, Bridgeport, contractor for LPCJR LLC. Add floor over existing building at 609 Queen St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $25,800. Filed Jan. 15. Sun Run Solar, Hartford, contractor for Jessica Cumbe. Install roof-top solar panel at 134 Post St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $3,360. Filed Jan. 3. Transform SR, Thompson, contractor for Eli McNair. Replace entry door at 69 Oman St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $3,326. Filed Dec. 24. Villwell Builders 1 LLC, Waterbury, contractor for US Bank. Remove existing roof and re-roof 59 Pennsylvania Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $14,500. Filed Dec. 24. Vivint Solar, North Haven, contractor for Anna Silva. Remove existing roof and reroof 620 Wood Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $9,350. Filed Dec. 24. WCG 12 LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for WCG 12 LLC. Repair fire damage at 135 Madison Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $0 Filed Dec. 30.

Wynter, Stephen, Bridgeport, contractor for Stephen Wynter. Replace roof and windows and repair porch at 605 Wood Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Jan. 7.

COURT CASES Bridgeport Superior Court Central Connecticut Coast Young Men’s Christian Association Inc., New Haven. Filed by Christine Dwyer, Stratford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Balzano & Tropiano PC, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff was lawfully on the defendant’s premises when she fell due to the accumulation of ice, thereby causing her to suffer injuries. The defendant failed to maintain the walking surface in safe conditions. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-206093446-S. Filed Jan. 15. Flocco, Gary, et al, Bronxville, New York. Filed by Bhupendra Verma individually and derivatively on Behalf of Bhagya Realty Holding LLC, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Aeton Law Partners LLP, Middletown. Action: The plaintiff and defendant are business partners; the plaintiff put up capital and property to start a project and defendant allegedly devised and implemented a scheme to cut the plaintiff out of the entire development. The plaintiff seeks disgorgement of all profits and benefits from the partnership, monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-206092525-S. Filed Dec. 16. Friedberg, Clayton, Redding. Filed by Del Pettway, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Miller Rosnick D’amico August & Butler PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-206092973-S. Filed Jan. 2.

Facts & Figures Olga I, et al, Bridgeport. Filed by Julius Lockett, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Carbutti Law Firm LLC, Wallingford. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-206093274-S. Filed Jan. 13. Trumbull Center Fire District, Trumbull. Filed by George Coleman, Naugatuck. Plaintiff’s attorney: Morrissey Morrissey & Mooney LLC, Naugatuck. Action: The plaintiff was employed as a police officer by the town of Trumbull. The plaintiff was conducting traffic when he was struck by the fire truck operated by the defendant’s employee. The collision was allegedly due to the negligence of the defendant. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-206093269-S. Filed Jan. 10.

Danbury Superior Court Dufner, Regan K, Danbury. Filed by Cavalry Spv I LLC, Valhalla, New York. Plaintiff’s attorney: Tobin & Marohn, Meriden. Action: The plaintiff was assigned the defendant’s credit account for which defendant failed to make payments on the account. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $2,500, exclusive of interest and costs. Case no. DBD-CV-206034923-S. Filed Jan. 8. Mufti, Amber, Danbury. Filed by Barclays Bank Delaware, Wilmington, Delaware. Plaintiff’s attorney: Howard Lee Schiff PC Law Offices, East Hartford. Action: The plaintiff is a banking association from which the defendant used a credit account and agreed to make payments for goods and services. The defendant failed to make payments. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages less than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs. Case no. DBD-CV20-6034927-S. Filed Jan. 8.

Spears, John, et al, Bethel. Filed by Savings Bank of Danbury, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Christopher Gerard Winans, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff is the owner and holder of the the defendants’ mortgage for which they have defaulted and failed to pay the plaintiff the amount due. The plaintiff claims foreclosure of the mortgage, possession of the mortgage premises, monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-206034930-S. Filed Jan. 8. The Montfort Group, et al, Fishkill, New York. Filed by Leah Kendrick, co-administratrix of the estate, Naples, Florida. Plaintiff’s attorney: Perkins & Associates, Woodbridge Action: The plaintiff was lawfully on the defendants’ premises when he fell onto a conveyer belt and was pulled into the in-running nip point at the tail pulley, sustaining severe injuries and died. As a result, the plaintiff’s decedent was forced to expend money for medical and funeral charges. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-206034742-S. Filed Dec. 18. Yllanes, Elizabeth N. Newtown. Filed by Jose F. Aguilar-Rebolledo, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Vargas Chapman Woods LLC, Middletown. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-206035034-S. Filed Jan. 15.

Stamford Superior Court Elosua, Bernardo, Greenwich. Filed by Georgete Dasilva, Greenwich. Plaintiff’s attorney: Jacobs & Wallace PLLC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff was struck by the defendant’s car. The collision was allegedly due to the negligence of the defendant. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief as the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV20-6045257-S. Filed Jan. 13. Farnham Brown, Julia, et al, Glastonbury. Filed by Julio E. Aviles, Greenwich Plaintiff’s attorney: Trantolo & Trantolo LLC, Waterbury. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-20-6045171-S. Filed Jan. 8. Hinton, Gregory J., et al, Stamford. Filed by John F. O’Meara, Trumbull. Plaintiff’s attorney: Wocl Leydon LLC, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-206045295-S. Filed Jan. 15. Puchalski, Judith, aka Judith A Puchalski, Norwalk. Filed by American Express National Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah. Plaintiff’s attorney: Zwicker and Associates PC, Enfield. Action: The plaintiff is a banking association from which the defendant was issued a credit account and agreed to make payments for goods and services. The defendant failed to make payments. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-20-6044999-S. Filed Dec. 23.

Stamford Town Center Investors LLC, et al, Stamford. Filed by Torry Jordan, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: The Reinken Law Firm, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff slipped and fell on an unmarked puddle of liquid in the food court located at the premises owned and controlled by the defendants. The fall was allegedly caused by the negligence of the defendant for not keeping the premises safe. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-20-6044974-S. Filed Dec. 19.

Hayes Anson Family Trust, Greenwich. Seller: A-1 LLC, Greenwich. Property: Unit A-1, The Dalamar Court Condominium, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 10. How4.0, LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Samuel Horowitz, Bellmore, New York. Property: 30 Will Terry Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $10, Filed Jan. 7. Ihor, Stefanyshyn, Bridgeport. Seller: The Success Village Apartments Inc., Bridgeport. Property: 430 Success Ave., Bldg. 86, Apt. 24, Bridgeport. Amount: $16,000. Filed Dec. 2.

Commercial

Kaye, Steven A. and Allison Altmann, Stamford. Seller: House of Monty Jones Park LLC, Darien. Property: Jones Park Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $3,020,000. Filed Jan. 10.

204 Otter Rock LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Those Crazy Kids LLC, Greenwich. Property: 204 Otter Rock Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $6,050,000. Filed Jan. 2.

Mason Partners LLC, Greenwich. Seller: RH Partners LLC, Greenwich. Property: 189 Mason St., Greenwich. Amount: $2,750,000. Filed Jan. 9.

523UB LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Harborview Development Partners LLC, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Property: 523 E. Putnam Ave., Unit B, Cos Cob. Amount: $10. Filed Jan. 2.

PMG Northeast LLC, Woodbridge, Virginia. Seller: Blue Hills Fuels LLC, Dallas, Texas. Property: 370 E. Putnam Road, Cos Cob. Amount: $1,317,000. Filed Jan. 10.

7 Meadow Place LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Christopher M. Lust and Nicole Lust, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Property: 7 Meadow Place, Old Greenwich. Amount: $6,195,000. Filed Jan. 3.

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Seller: Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Rocky Hill. Property: 465 Greenwood St., Bridgeport. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 2.

Acadia Investment Properties LLC, Florida, Seller: Anne C. Noonan, Vero Beach, Florida. Property: 28 French Road, Greenwich. Amount: $0. Filed Jan. 9.

Shajan, Joshan K. and Kavya S. John, Cos cob. Seller: Alpha Investors LLC, Greenwich. Property: 212 Bible St., Cos Cob. Amount: $10. Filed Jan. 3.

Botero, Jorge A. and Beatriz H. Satizabal-Giraldo, Bridgeport. Seller: 1473 Wood Avenue LLC, Trumbull. Property: 1473 Wood Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $ 350,000. Filed Dec. 2.

Sidney Lanier M II Trust, Greenwich. Seller: Elaine Madonna, Boca Raton, Florida. Property: Lot 6, Map 5709, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 7.

DEEDS

Forgione, Lauren, Southington. Seller: Riccio Properties LLC, Newtown. Property: 435 Ruth St., Bridgeport. Amount: $175,000. Filed Dec. 2.

Sonnenberg, Marko, Greenwich. Seller: Marko Sonnenberg, Greenwich. Property: 34 Field Point Circle, Greenwich. Amount: $0. Field Jan. 2.

FCBJ

Weitzman, Rachel and Adam Weitzman, New York, New York. Seller: Michael M. Pastore, et al, Houston, Texas. Property: Lot 34, Map 369, Greenwich. Amount: $2,450,000. Filed Jan. 7. Wichman, Daniel S. and Rosanne Berman, Greenwich. Seller: 21 Cedarwood Drive LLC, Greenwich. Property: 21 Cedarwood Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 10.

Residential 62 Mason Street LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Battle Hill Corp., White Plains, New York. Property: 62 Mason St., Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 15. Adamson, Robin and Jacob Friedman, Greenwich. Seller: Richard Hirsh, Greenwich. Property: 52 Lafayette Place, Unit 3B, Greenwich. Amount: $0. Filed Jan. 21. Bastide-Weissman, Marilyn, Greenwich. Seller: Alan B. Weissman and Marilyn S. Bastide, Greenwich. Property: 617 North St., Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 14. Cassola de Barros, Matheus and Natalia Saraiva Correa de Barros, Greenwich. Seller: Jane G. Hall, Greenwich. Property: 509 W. Lyon Farm Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $985,000. Filed Jan. 6. Chimel, Andrzej and Przemyslaw Josef, Weston. Seller: Jeffrey Matias Garcia, Bridgeport. Property: 619623 Capitol Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $418,950. Filed Dec. 3. Coffin, Sara E. and Tyler A. Young, Greenwich. Seller: Bruce S. Cook and Delancey H. Cook, Greenwich. Property: 102 Parsonage Road, Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed Jan. 8. Cohen, Ira and Susan Cohen, Greenwich. Seller: Jeffrey S. Frase, Greenwich. Property: 11 Brynwood Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $4,750,000. Filed Jan. 17.

MARCH 2, 2020

Facts & Figures Crusader Associates LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Anthony M. Pisacano and Michele Pisacano, Greenwich. Property: 77 Sherwood Ave, Unit 3, Greenwich. Amount: $2,000,000. Filed Jan. 16.

Greenleaf, Shari, Greenwich. Seller: Yvette Miocic and Caryna Nina Miocic, Greenwich. Property: Lot 46, Map 1318, Greenwich. Amount: $950,000. Filed Jan. 16.

Meconiates, Anthony and Anita Meconiates, Stamford. Seller: Kimberly K. Fox and Michael A. Fox, Greenwich. Property: 43 Connecticut Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $1,600,000. Filed Jan. 21.

Connecticut PN LLC, Stamford. Seller: Thomas C. Burke and Kathleen P. Burke, Cos Cob. Property: Lot 10, Map 2, Licata Terrace, Greenwich. Amount: $625,500. Filed Jan. 14.

Griffin Norquist, Samuel and Elizabeth Schumacher Norquist, Greenwich. Seller: Coleridge Birdcage LLC, New York, New York. Property: 19 Andrews Road, Greenwich. Amount: $2,700,000. Filed Jan. 17.

MMPA LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Robert J. Russel and Nancy A. Russel, Greenwich. Property: 16 Wesskum Wood Road, Riverside. Amount: $3,375,000. Filed Jan. 16.

Davies, Sally, Greenwich. Seller: Sally Davies, Greenwich. Property: 19 Lawrence St., Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 14. Diels, Kristina and JeanPierre Diels, Greenwich. Seller: Jean-Pierre F. Diels and Kristina Gade-Diels, Greenwich. Property: 54 Richmond Hill Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 9. Dineen, Michael L. and Lorraine Dineen, Old Greenwich. Seller: Dennis J. Garritan and Susan L. Garritan, Cos Cob. Property: 18 Stuart Drive, Old Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 3. Estrella, Claudio, Bridgeport. Seller: Frances Zikaras, Bridgeport. Property: 407 Fairview Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $195,000. Filed Dec. 2. Fahimi, Mo and Harriet Fahimi, Greenwich. Seller: Mohammad Fahimi and Harriet Fahimi, Greenwich. Property: 12 Burning Tree Road, Greenwich. Amount: $0. Filed Jan. 17. Fattedad, Graeme and Sherri Fattedad, Riverside. Seller: Diane R. Maurice, Nashua, New Hampshire. Property: 39 Mary Lane, Riverside. Amount: $705,000. Filed Jan. 6. Gedeon, Shanava T., Brooklyn, New York. Seller: James E. Thrasher and Erika T. Willomsen- Thrasher, Bridgeport. Property: 91 Arcadia Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $290,000. Filed Dec. 3. Glasebrook, Taylor Lawrence and Erin Anne Glasbrook, Greenwich. Seller: Richard J. Glasebrook and Lucile M. Glasebrook, Greenwich. Property: 515 North St., Greenwich. Amount: $0. Filed Jan. 3.

MARCH 2, 2020

Harriott, Jerome and Evadney Bernard, Bridgeport. Seller: David Oramas and Tania Elizabeth Mayen, Bridgeport. Property: 645 Ruth St., Bridgeport. Amount: $254,000. Filed Dec. 3. Hughes, Jeffrey and Kenneth J., Hughes, Woodbridge. Seller: Gaetano Marini, Trumbull. Property: 266 Garden Drive, Bridgeport. Amount: $246,400. Filed Dec. 3. Jen, Albert and Yu Pei Chock, Greenwich. Seller: Barbara A. Ward, Greenwich. Property: 67 Maher Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $2,270,000. Filed Jan. 23. Lloyd, Andrew and Madeline Lloyd, Bridgeport. Seller: Andrew Lloyd, Bridgeport. Property: 581-583 Connecticut Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 3.

National Residential Nominee Services Inc., Greenwich. Seller: Robert Crosby and Lauren Crosby, Greenwich. Property: 10 Club Road, Riverside. Amount: $4,250,000. Filed Jan. 21. Pena Guerrero, Jose D. and Kathleen Tejada, Bronx, New York. Seller: Mohammad M. Hoque and Mohammad k. Hoque, Bridgeport. Property: 844 Colorado Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $330,000. Filed Dec. 2. Riera, Antonio and Dorothy Riera, Plantation, Florida. Seller: Antonio Riera, Plantation, Florida. Property: 163 Stanwich Road, Greenwich. Amount: $0. Filed Jan. 7. Rogers, Evelyn E. and Charles Rogers, Greenwich. Seller: Evelyn E. Rogers, Greenwich. Property: 991 Lake Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $0. Filed Jan. 2.

Spangenberg, Karka A. and Elaine Baryn Spangenberg, Greenwich. Seller: Karl A. Spangenberg and Elaine Baryn, Greenwich. Property: 114 Overlook Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 21. Tooter, Adam K. and Jenny M. Tooter, Old Greenwich. Seller: 50 X Lockwood Avenue LLC, Fairfield. Property: 50 Lockwood Ave., Old Greenwich. Amount: $3,300,000. Filed Jan. 17. Trabish, Sheila, Greenwich. Seller: Felice Robinov, Greenwich. Property: 556 Stanwich Road, Greenwich. Amount: $0. Filed Jan. 7.

FORECLOSURES Adler, Eric, et al. Creditor: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Maryland. Property: Unit 8G, Regency Towers Condominium. Stamford. Mortgage default. Filed Feb. 12. Blumenthal, Ronald. Creditor: Schooner Cove Yacht Association Inc., Stamford. Property: Marina Unit F-3, of The Boat Club. Stamford. Mortgage default. Filed Feb. 12. Discover Bank. Creditor: MTGLQ Investors LP, Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Property: 249-251 Cedar St., Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Feb. 12.

Macri Bodson, Paulette, Cos Cob. Seller: Henry Washburn Higbie and Georgia C. Changaris, Cos Cob. Property: 340 Valley Road, Unit 10, Cos Cob. Amount: $2,050,000. Filed Jan. 14.

Romano, Armando Valentino and Monica Romano, Yorktown Heights, New York. Seller: US Bank Trust NA, Irving, Texas. Property: 215 Bedford Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1,350,000. Filed Jan. 10.

Mallory, Dixon and Sarah Saeli, Greenwich. Seller: Richard Cryer and Elizabeth C. Cryer, Stamford. Property: 469 Riversville Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1,012,500. Filed Jan. 3.

Sheldon, Michael L. and Catherine De Silva, Greenwich. Seller: Joshua H. Brown, Greenwich. Property: 7 Stanwich Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1,550,000. Filed Jan. 22.

Martinez, Elizabeth, Hobe Sound, Florida. Seller: Arthur C. Martinez and Elizabeth Martinez, Hobe Sound, Florida. Property: 22 Porchuck Road, Greenwich. Amount: $0. Filed Jan. 23.

Slavin, Lorraine, Greenwich. Seller: Robert R. Wahl and Jean Parke Wahl, Greenwich. Property: 78 West Brother Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed Jan. 16.

McNeil, Margaret, et al. Creditor: US Bank National Association, Owensboro, Kentucky. Property: 253 Prince St., Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Feb. 12.

Masafy, Ariel and Sarina Masafy, Greenwich. Seller: 297 Lake Avenue LLC, Greenwich. Property: 297 Lake Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed Jan. 14.

Souris, Antonioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Mariolina Bartolomeo, Greenwich. Seller: Laura Danielsen and Knut Danielsen, Greenwich. Property: 165 Pine St., Greenwich. Amount: $600,000. Filed Jan. 15.

Roberts Dallin, Anna, et al. Creditor: HSBC Bank USA National Association. Property: 91 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 828, Stamford. Mortgage default. Filed Jan. 30.

FCBJ

Jean-Paul, Evelyne. Creditor: Pingora Loan Servicing LLC, Denver, Colorado. Property: 288 Carroll Ave., Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Feb. 11. Jones, Garrett, et al. Creditor: Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Rocky Hill. Property: 176 Grove St., Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Feb. 12.

Rocchio, Giovanni I., et al. Creditor: The Success Village Apartments Inc., Bridgeport. Property: 399B Grandfield Ave, Building 2, Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Feb. 14.

Eaton, Stephen, Bridgeport. $169,347, in favor of ABL ONE LLC, Bridgeport, by Golab Law PLLC, White Plains, New York. Property: 331 Griffin Ave., Bridgeport. Filed Feb. 11.

Smith, Monique A., et al. Creditor: Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Albert Lea, Minnesota. Property: 48 Bouton St., Stamford. Mortgage default. Filed Jan. 30.

Johnson, Kevin, Bridgeport. $2,374, in favor of The United Illuminating Company, New Haven, by Nair & Levin PC, Bloomfield. Property: 921 Hancock Ave., Bridgeport. Filed Feb. 18.

JUDGMENTS Allen, Sybil, Bridgeport. $7,826, in favor of General Electric Employees Federal Credit Union, Milford, by Harlow, Adams & Friedman PC, Milford. Property: 164 Harlem Ave., Bridgeport. Filed Feb. 6. Asbery, Rachel L., Bridgeport. $4,409, in favor of Connecticut State Employees Credit Union Inc., Hartford, by Michalik, Bauer, Silvia & Ciccarillo LLP, New Britain. Property: 1387 Old Town Road, Bridgeport. Filed Feb. 6. Carter Gremp, William, et al, Bridgeport. $50,786, in favor of Starboard Fairfield Development LLC, et al. Southport, by Russo & Rizzio LLC, Fairfield. Property: 97 Catherine St., Second floor, Bridgeport. Filed Jan. 29. Castillo, Alfredo, Bridgeport. $23,209, in favor of Russell F. Capozziello Sr., Fairfield, by Jonathan J. Klein, Bridgeport. Property: 505507 Park St., Bridgeport. Filed Feb. 14. Digiovanni, Anthony, Bridgeport. $1,689, in favor of The United Illuminating Company, New Haven, by Nair & Levin PC, Bloomfield. Property: 116 Loftus Circle, Bridgeport. Filed Feb. 18. Dixon, Gregory, Bridgeport. $8,849, in favor of The United Illuminating Company, New Haven, by Nair & Levin PC, Bloomfield. Property: 383 Harral Ave., Bridgeport. Filed Jan. 28. Dumeny, Jimmy, Bridgeport. $32,952, in favor of Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, Bridgeport, by Golab Law PLLC, White Plains, New York. Property: 309 Pasadena Place, Bridgeport. Filed Feb. 11.

Johnson, Yvette M., Bridgeport. $1,147, in favor of The Southern Connecticut Gas Corp., Orange, by Nair & Levin PC, Bloomfield. Property: 1334 Park Ave., Second floor, Bridgeport. Filed Jan. 28. Kelley, Lorraine, Bridgeport. $11,024, in favor of Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC, Norfolk, Virginia, by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 35 Princeton St., Bridgeport. Filed Feb. 7. Latorre, Teresa, Trumbull. $2,696, in favor of The United Illuminating Company, New Haven, by Nair & Levin PC, Bloomfield. Property: 48 Rocky Hill Road, Trumbull. Trumbull. Filed Feb. 18. Moncriffe, Winston A., Bridgeport. $2,269, in favor of The United Illuminating Company, New Haven, by Nair & Levin PC, Bloomfield. Property: 160 Milne St., 2B, Bridgeport. Filed Jan. 28. Moses, Marjorie C., Bridgeport. $2,908, in favor of The Southern Connecticut Gas Corp., Orange, by Nair & Levin PC, Bloomfield. Property: 44 Charron St., Bridgeport. Filed Jan. 28. Nazaire, Gia, Bridgeport. $2,901, in favor of Unifund Corp., Cincinnati, Ohio, by Tobin & Marohn, Meriden. Property: 144 Keeler Ave., Bridgeport. Filed Jan. 27. Pedrazzoli Patrick, Bridgeport. $36,224, in favor of Sacred Heart University, Bridgeport, by Michalik, Bauer, Silvia & Ciccarillo LLP, New Britain. Property: 145 Clearview Drive, Bridgeport. Filed Jan. 22.

Facts & Figures Rhodes, Antoinette, Bridgeport. $3,297, in favor of Unifund Corp., Cincinnati, Ohio, by Tobin & Marohn, Meriden. Property: 2445 Park Ave., Unit 35, Bridgeport. Filed Jan. 23. Samuels, Diana, Bridgeport. $4,071, in favor of Unifund Corp., Cincinnati, Ohio, by Tobin & Marohn, Meriden. Property: 169 Laurel Ave., No. 2, Bridgeport. Filed Jan. 27. Santiago, Maritza, Bridgeport. $1,864, in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, New York, by Tobin & Marohn, Meriden. Property: 31 Oman St., Bridgeport. Filed Jan. 27. Villa, Lina M., Bridgeport. $1,251, in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, New York, by Tobin & Marohn, Meriden. Property: 50 Greenhouse Road, Unit 33B, Bridgeport. Filed Jan. 27.

LIENS Federal Tax Liens Filed Alvarado, Luis, 82 Stuart Ave., Norwalk. $3,612, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 12. Andrychowski, Jacek and Malgorzata Andrychowski, 3 Oakwood Ave., Unit A6, Norwalk. $4,908, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 17. Balunek, Philip D. and Kim L. Balunek, 6 Woodcrest Road, Norwalk. $2,197, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 2. Chan, Eddie, 58 Scribner Ave., Norwalk. $7,513, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 24. Curtis, Truman M., 14 Priscilla Road, Norwalk. $40,085, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 17. Dais III, Hampton and Cassandra M. Dais, 21 Windward Road, Norwalk. $23,495, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 9. Depass, Kecia, 10 Arch St., Apartment C9, Norwalk. $15,157, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 18.

Edwards, Eric L., 267 W Cedar St., Apt. 3F, Norwalk. $53,247, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 24.

Smalls, Sinclair and Rose Smalls, 39 Glasser St., Norwalk. $8,949, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 9.

Garcia, Hilda L., 38 Bouton St., Apt. 3, Norwalk. $21,901, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 31.

Smith, Richard E. and Ellis Cooper, 456 Newtown Ave., Norwalk. $14,536, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 24.

J Miller Cleaning Services LLC, 25 Chestnut St., Apartment 3D, Norwalk. $3,936, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 17.

Taylor, Charles E. and Carolyn Taylor, 116 W. Cedar St., No. 3, Norwalk. $2,451, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 12.

Lanasa, Robert P., 206 Sunrise Hill Road, Norwalk. $6,998, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 2. Muradzian, Polina and Mykhaylo Melnyk, 3 Morgan Ave., Apt. 3, Norwalk. $20,205, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 17. Muriel, Yamitza, 57 Plattsville Ave., Unit D, Norwalk. $2,045, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 9. Oliva, Carlos A., 37 County St., Norwalk. $10,049, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 31. Parisi, Anthony J., 260 W. Cedar St., Norwalk. $17,563, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 2. Rodriguez, Jonathan S. and Thamiris Rodriguez, 32 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive, Unit 3, Norwalk. $7,036, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 17. Rodriguez, Jonathan S., 32 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive, Unit 3, Norwalk. $14,168, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 17. Rojas Ortiz, l. and A. Rojas, 15 Golden Hill Ave., Second floor, Norwalk. $6,440, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 31. Rojas, Luis, 15 Golden Hill Ave., Second floor, Norwalk. $4,545, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 31. Salazar, Jose, 56 Aiken St., Apt. 1, Norwalk. $9,393, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 24. Scanlon, James M. and Belinda W. Scanlon, 8 Pequot Drive, Norwalk. $22.052, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 17.

Tinto, Gizelle L., 2 Naples Ave., Apt. B, Norwalk. $7,245, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 2. Young Jr., Kenneth M.,156 Winfield St., Norwalk. $137,026, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 9.

Mechanic’s Liens Garnett, Francine and Theodore Thomas, Bronx, New York. Filed by Raps Plumbing & Heating Inc., Milford, by Paul Wypychoski. Property: 124 Flushing Ave. Fairfield. Amount: $5.808. Filed Dec. 5. Himalaya Development LLC, Norwalk. Filed by Prestige Flooring and Interiors Inc., Elmsford, New York, by John Vacca. Property: 106 Charles St., Fairfield. Amount: $8,022. Filed Dec. 10. Lee, Kerry and Brian Lee, Fairfield. Filed by Wm Evans Painting LLC, Westport, by William E. Evans Jr. Property: 69 Flax Road, Fairfield. Amount: $15,372. Filed Dec. 4.

LIS PENDENS 146 Mayapple LLC, et al, Stamford. Filed by Ford & Paulekas LLP, Hartford, for LH-NP-Strat Delaware Owner Trust. Property: 146 Mayapple Road, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Dec. 18. Andre, Valentin, et al, Stamford. Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for the Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority. Property: 81 Stephen St., Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Dec. 9.

Arenas, Francisco J., et al, Stamford. Filed by Bendett & McHugh PC, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA. Property: 218 Bedford St., Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Dec. 27.

J. O’Brien & 8 Sons Inc., et al, Stamford. Filed by John P. Regan, Stamford, for the city of Stamford. Property: 130 Lenox Ave., Unit 25, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Dec. 11.

Betser, Irina, et al, Stamford. Filed by Bendett & McHugh PC, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA. Property: 12 Longview Ave., Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Dec. 27.

Jimenez, Pedro, et al, Stamford. Filed by Vincent J. Freccia III, Stamford, for the city of Stamford. Property: 12 Lipton Place, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Dec. 30.

Blair, Jerrold H., Stamford. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association. Property: 26 Pinnacle Rock Road, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Dec. 11. Ceron, Gladys, et al, Stamford. Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for Crescent Manor Condominium Association Inc., Property: Unit 17, Crescent Manor Condominium Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Dec. 9. De Camacho, Elvia, et al, Stamford. Filed by Bendett & McHugh PC, Farmington, for US Bank National Association. Property: 45 Leeds St., Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Dec. 27. Derisier, Fednel, et al, Stamford. Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, the Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority, Property: 97 Crystal St., Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Dec. 9. Dooney, Kathleen, et al, Stamford. Filed by John P. Regan, Stamford, for city of Stamford. Property: 54 Maltbie Ave., Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Dec. 6. Furnari, Louis J., et al, Stamford. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for PNC Bank National Association. Property: 80 Horton St., Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Dec. 16 Hoffman, Bryan, Stamford. Filed by Law Offices of Eric R. Posmantier LLC, Ridgefield, for Lynne Murray. Property: 552 Haviland Road, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Dec. 10.

Magloire, Jimmy D., et al, Stamford. Filed by Benanti & Associates, Stamford, for People’s United Bank NA. Property: 65 Maple Ave., Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Jan. 6. Manos, Nicholas, et al, Stamford. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for US Bank National Association. Property: 26 Webster Road, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Dec. 26. Mantegna, Joseph, et al, Stamford. Filed by Wofsey Rosen Kweskin & Kuriansky LLP, Stamford, for Connecticut Community Bank NA. Property: 175 Cascade Road, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Dec. 19. McKenna, Paul J., et al, Stamford. Filed by Benanti & Associates, Stamford, for People’s United Bank NA. Property: 268 Bouton St. West, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Dec. 18. Nabi, Showkat A., Stamford. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Wells Fargo Bank NA. Property: 47 Sachem Place, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Dec. 5. Pachwicewicz, Lokasz, et al, Stamford. Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority. Property: 23 Marian St., Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Dec. 9. Scandizzo, Maria, et al, Stamford. Filed by Milford Law LLC, Milford, for Carrington Mortgage Services LLC. Property: 27 N. Hill St., Unit 2X, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Jan. 8.

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Senoble, Josseline, et al, Stamford. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for PNC Bank National Association. Property: 16 Severance Drive, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Dec. 18. Shaw, Beverley E., et al, Stamford. Filed by Marinosci Law Group PC, Warwick, Rhode Island, for Loancare LLC. Property: Unit 18-G-3, First Fairlawn Condominium, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Jan. 6.

Sinishtaj, Pjetro, et al, Stamford. Filed by Bendett & McHugh PC, Farmington, for HSBC Bank USA National Association. Property: 472 Long Ridge Road, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Dec. 26. Tishman, Justin, et al, Stamford. Filed by Gerald S. Knopf, Stamford, for The Buckingham Condominium Inc. Property: 143 Hoyt St., Unit E5, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Jan. 2. Wisecup, James J., et al, Stamford. Filed by Glass & Braus, Fairfield, for US Bank National Association. Property: 53 W. Bank Lane, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Dec. 10.

MORTGAGES Brown, Elizabeth, Norwalk, by R. Richard Roina. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank NA, 101 N. Philips Ave., Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Property: 16 Fourth St., Norwalk. Amount: $399,000. Filed Dec. 13. Do, Charles and Alysson Do, Norwalk, by Alisa Cherney. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 1111 Polarie Pkwy., Colombus, Ohio. Property: 175 N. Taylor Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $529,000. Filed Dec. 12. Domuracki, Justine V., Norwalk, by Alyssa Turner. Lender: Quicken Loans Inc., 1050 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 3 Seir Hill Road, Unit 2, Norwalk. Amount: $192,000. Filed Dec. 2.

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Facts & Figures Duarte, Sr. Carlos R. and Miriam Sucely Duarte, Norwalk, by John A. Cassone. Lender: Total Mortgage Services LLC, 185 Plains Road, Milford. Property: 80 County St., Unit 7H, Norwalk. Amount: $201,663, Filed Dec. 3.

Lynam, Thomas G. and Linda S. Lynam, Norwalk, by Stephen J. Carriero. Lender: Mortgage Research Center LLC, 1400 Veterans United Drive Columbia, Missouri. Property: 2 Lenox Ave, Norwalk. Amount: $449,460. Filed Dec. 2.

Saunders Jr., Donald M. and Kristina W. Saunders, Norwalk, by Antonio Faretta. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank NA, 101 N. Philips Ave., Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Property: 14 Rome St., Norwalk. Amount: $320,000. Filed Dec. 2.

Foster, Christopher T. and Cristina A. Foster, Norwalk, by Thomas Anthony Toscano. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 601 Oakmont Lane, Suite 300, Westmont, Illinois. Property: 20 Rowayton Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $1,370,000. Filed Dec. 2.

Lynch, Mary, Norwalk, by Douglas R. Seltzer Lender: Sun Trust Bank, 901 Semmes Ave., Richmond, Virginia. Property: 33 N. Water St., Unit 310, Norwalk. Amount: $279 450 Filed Dec. 2.

Schobel, Daniel and Jesse Glionna, Norwalk, by N/A. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 601 Oakmont Lane, Suite 300, Westmont, Illinois. Property: 17 May Drive, Norwalk. Amount: $570,000. Filed Dec. 2.

Poirier, Guy A., Norwalk, by Marlene E. Macauda. Lender: US Bank Natinal Association, 4801 Frederica St., Owensboro, Kentucky. Property: 71 Osborne Ave., No. B8, Norwalk. Amount: $252,000. Filed Dec. 3.

Shankman, Martin, Norwalk, by Susan Fast. Lender: Bank of America NA, 100 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 72 Valley View Road, Norwalk. Amount: $125,000. Filed Dec. 2.

Robles, Alexandria, Norwalk, by Frank J. MacPhail. Lender: Guaranteed Rate Affinity LLC, 1800 W. Larchmont Ave., Chicago, Illinois. Property: 123 Old Belden Hill Road, Unit 14, Norwalk. Amount: $299,250. Filed Dec. 2.

Thompson, Rashiya Nichole, Norwalk, by Antonio Faretta. Lender: Nationstar Mortgage LLC, 8950 Cypress Waters Blvd, Dallas, Texas. Property: 7 Roosevelt St., Norwalk. Amount: $363,301. Filed Dec. 2.

Giannino DeMaio, Melissa, Norwalk, by Descera Daigle. Lender: CrossCountry Mortgage LLC, 6850 Miller Road, Brecksville, Ohio. Property: 59 Russell St., Norwalk. Amount: $330,000. Filed Dec. 3. Li, Lance and Annie Li, Norwalk, by Robert J. DeLeon Jr. Lender: HSBC Bank USA NA, 452 Fifth Ave., New York, New York. Property: 6 Avon St., Norwalk. Amount: $120,000. Filed Dec. 4.

NEW BUSINESSES Associate (Greenwich, CT): Enhance, develop, and maintain trade order management systems, trade generation systems, and related products. Design, develop, and implement software systems and technical tools that drive quantitative strategy research and implementation. Collaborate with researchers and portfolio analysts in the implementation of portfolio construction and optimization techniques. Utilize coding, debugging, and analytical skills, as well as program in Python or Java. Work with web services, SQL, and Linux systems. Req’s Master’s degr, plus knowledge or experience in the following must have been gained through academic research and/or coursework: coding, debugging and analytical skills; programming in Python or Java; web services; SQL; and Linux systems. Mail resume to: AQR Capital Management, LLC, ATTN: S. Rao, 2 Greenwich Plaza, Greenwich, CT 06830. Must Ref: AL002AQRCT. AQR is an Equal Opportunity Employer. EEO/VET/DISABILITY

Associate (Greenwich, CT): Build, develop, and extend systems software for risk analytics platforms. Develop global asset risk estimation systems incorporating millions of data points, intuitive research Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) leveraging cloud computing and cutting-edge visualizations, high-performance historical simulation engines, and workflow platforms using services, messaging, and graph-based dependency awareness. Build risk management systems, as well as design and implement systematic control and monitoring applications for market and model risk purposes. Build data pipelines using big data technology for firmwide data extraction, transformation, and load activities. Work with Python, Java, data visualization libraries, and Git (GitHub Enterprise). Req’s Bachelor’s degr, plus knowledge or experience in the following must have been gained through academic research and/or coursework: Python; Java; data visualization libraries; and Git (GitHub Enterprise). Mail resume to: AQR Capital Management, LLC, ATTN: S. Rao, 2 Greenwich Plaza, Greenwich, CT 06830. Must Ref: DR-AQR-006. AQR is an Equal Opportunity Employer. EEO/VET/DISABILITY

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Albio Landscaping, 40 Bertolf Road, Riverside 06878, c/o Alfonso Torres. Filed Dec. 19. All About You Dental Group, 95 Morgan St., Suite 1A, Stamford 06905, c/o Kristine Uzolina. Filed Dec. 19. Brand Afford, 55 Cedar Heights Road, Stamford 06905, c/o Patrice M. Malki. Filed Dec. 18. Buti Yoga with Lisa May, 177 Hope St., Stamford 06906, c/o Lisa May. Filed Dec. 19. Careing Creations, 585 Ellsworth St., Apt. 42, Bridgeport 06605, c/o Danielle Cakley. Filed Jan. 29. DBRS Morningstar, 100 First Stamford Place, Stamford 06906, c/o DBRS Inc. Filed Dec. 18. Della Famiglia LLC, 80 Harvard Ave., Stamford 06902, c/o Donna M. Romaniello. Filed Dec. 23.

Designer Originals/Online, 210 Washington Ave., Bridgeport 06604, c/o Eartha W. Peterson. Filed Jan. 23.

Shurtys Variety LLC, 788790 Boston Ave., Bridgeport 06610, c/o Marquis Lawson. Filed Jan. 28.

Euro Srtars, 41 Pine Hill Ave., Stamford 06906, c/o Prele Pllumaj. Filed Dec. 23.

Summer Cleaners, 911 Summer St., Stamford 06906, c/o Su Youn Chang. Filed Dec. 23.

Help 2 Health, 249 Asylum St., Bridgeport 06610, c/o Carlotta Gee. Filed Jan. 28. Hip Hop /60/, 515 West Ave., Bridgeport 06604, c/o Jonathan Left. Filed Jan. 27. ICAN Independent Connecticut Artist Network, 42 Morgan Ave., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Weston M. Nash. Filed Jan. 28. Inventing and Implementing JK, 19 Oak Hill St., Stamford 06902, c/o Jozef Kowalczyk. Filed Dec. 26. Jessra Photography, 285 Glendale Ave., Unit F8, Bridgeport 06606, c/o Yesenia Rosado. Filed Jan. 28. Larry Simms D/B/A L Express, 17 Renwick St., Suite F, Stamford 06902, c/o Larry Simms. Filed Dec. 24. Mags.com, 225 High Ridge Road, Stamford 06905, c/o Norbert W. Kaut. Filed Dec. 26. Pro National Title Agency, 6 Landmark Square, Fourth floor, Stamford 06901, c/o TRG Settlement Services LLC. Filed Dec. 24. Riders Transportation LLC, 16 Victory St., Stamford 06902, c/o Riders Transportation LLC. Filed Dec. 23. Runabout Farm, 46 Acre View Drive, Stamford 06903, c/o Lori A. Russo. Filed Dec. 23. Santos Bakery & Grill II LLC, 827 North Ave., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Daniel A. Dos Santos. Filed Jan. 29. Shopniecydiamond.com. 286 Brooks St., Bridgeport 06608, c/o Samantha Pettway. Filed Jan. 24.

Summer Street Cleaners, 911 Summer St., Stamford 06906, c/o Sang H. Lee. Filed Dec. 23. Top Ti3r Cleaning LLC, 220 Pearl Harbor St., Bridgeport 06610, c/o Davon Johnson. Filed Jan. 29. Wardrobe in The Sky, 30 Stillview Road, Stamford 06902, c/o Rahul Mathur. Filed Dec. 19. Zezima Land and Tree, 219 High Clear Drive, Stamford 06906, c/o Christopher J. Zezima. Filed Dec. 19.

PATENTS Active registration system utilizing forced air for edge registration. Patent no. 10,569,981 issued to Paul F. Sawicki, Rochestser; John R. Uchal, Webster; James E. Williams, Penfield; Robert W. Phelps, Victor; Christopher Douglas Atwood, Rochetser. Assigned to Xerox, Norwalk. Antibacterial aqueous ink compositions comprising metal ion composite ionomer resins. Patent no. 10,570,290 issued to Valerie M. Farrugia, Oakville, California; Wendy Chi, Toronto, Canada. Assigned to Xerox, Norwalk. Directional sound modification. Patent no. 10,575,117 issued to Davide Di Censo, Sunnyvale, California; Stefan Marti, Oakland, California; Joseph Verbeke, San Francisco, California. Assigned to Harman, Stamford. Loudspeaker acoustic waveguide. Patent no. 10,575,089 issued to Jacques Spillmann, Los Angeles, California; Steven Patrick Riemersma, Woodland Hills, California; Mark Thomas DeLay, St. Paul, Minnesota. Assigned to Harman, Stamford.

Loudspeaker light assembly and control. Patent no. 10,575,115 issued to Jason Wwalker, Studio City, California; Emil Badal, Tunjunga, California; Charles Hill, Simi Valley, California; Ulrich Horbach, Canyon County, California. Assigned to Harman, Stamford. Methods and compositions particularly for treatment of attention deficit disorder. Patent no. 10,568,841 issued to Ricardo Alberto Rincon Vargas, Mississauga, Canada; Joseph Reiz, Markham, Canada. Assigned to Purdue Pharma LP, Stamford. System and method for protection of printed images formed on surfaces of three-dimensional printed objects. Patent no. 10,569,524 issued to Patricia J. Donaldson, Pittsford; Erwin Ruiz, Rochester. Assigned to Xerox, Norwalk. Systems and methods for daylight harvesting. Patent no. 10,575,375 issued to Theodore E. Weber, Round Rock, Texas; Terrence R. Arbouw, Georgetown, Texas; Michael L. Muecke, Round Rock, Texas. Assigned to Hubbell Inc., Shelton. Systems and methods for managing documents containing one or more hyper texts and related information. Patent no. 10,572,577 issued to Magesh Waran, Chennai, India; Sangeeth Chandran, Kozhikode, India. Assigned to Xerox, Norwalk. Variable area microjets to cool digital micromirror devices. Patent no. 10,571,108 issued to Francisco Zirilli, Webster. Assigned to Xerox, Norwalk. Watertight box and adapter. Patent no. 10,574,044 issued to Michael Jay Zbriger, Seymour; Joseph Nicholas Cretella, Ansonia; Roy Joseph Itzler, Orange; Joseph Anthony Dimaria, Waterbury. Assignedto Hubbel Inc., Shelton.

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