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Connecticut health care industry blasts ‘Trumpcare’ plan BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

rea hospitals and health care organizations have given their opening reviews of the proposed American Health Care Act - and they aren’t good. “Most of the hospitals in this state are already losing money,” said Dr. John Murphy, president and CEO of Western Connecticut Health Network and president of Danbury and New Milford Hospitals. “As written and as it stands right now, the American Health Care Act would put some hospitals and physicians out of business.” Particularly troubling, health care providers said, are the changes in Medicaid. As written, the AHCA would, starting in 2020, reduce the federal matching rate for newly eligible adults from 90 percent of medical costs to the rate for other enrollees in the state. That

latter matching rate ranges from 50 to 75 percent depending on the state, with an average of about 57 percent. “That single change would mean a $300 million cut in federal funding in Connecticut, a $19 million cut to Bridgeport Hospital and an $87 million cut to the Yale New Haven Health System,” said William Jennings, president and CEO at Bridgeport Hospital, a member of the Yale New Haven system. “For us to cut $19 million would be catastrophic.” “But,” Jennings added with a sardonic laugh, “we’d have to figure out how to make it happen.” “There are three keys to any health care legislation: increasing access, making it affordable to everyone and promoting a high quality of care,” said Mark Thompson, executive director of the Fairfield County Medical Association. “As far as we can tell, the AHCA seems to be missing two of those three” » Reaction, page 6

Will replacing Obamacare help or hurt Connecticut businesses? BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

Dream Job

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Clay Keller, a cloud and network architect, is the first employee at Canadian tech firm Dream Payments’ office in Stamford.

onnecticut business leaders are reacting to the Republican bill introduced in Congress to fulfill their pledge to repeal and replace Obamacare (ACA — Affordable Care Act). While many of the details and potential effects of the GOP’s American Health Care Act have yet to be fully analyzed and understood, some businesspeople here have already come out in favor of the effort, while others suggest it needs tweaking and yet others say passing the bill and President Trump signing it into law would be a mistake. “There’s not a lot of changes as far

as pre-existing conditions, covering children up to age 26 on their parents’ policies and the guaranteed availability of insurance,” said Brian E. Rogers, the Stamford-based agency president at The SIG Insurance Agencies. President Trump had promised a swift repeal and replacement of Obamacare during the campaign, while also complaining, “Nobody knew that health care could be so complicated.” Jennifer Herz, counsel at the Connecticut Business & Industry Association (CBIA), had some degree of empathy for Trump’s lament. “Health care is complicated,” she said. “I am not mocking the president, but it is a difficult topic. There are a lot of stakeholders: providers play into it, » Health care, page 6

Canadian tech firm settles in Stamford with big mobile dreams BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN

OTHER VENTURECLASH AWARDEES: WHERE THEY ARE NOW

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etting on the growth of mobile commerce has become something of a no-brainer, and a Canadian m-commerce firm hopes that making Connecticut and Fairfield County — its launch point — for expansion into the U.S. will prove to be the same. Headquartered in Toronto, Dream Payments is a financial technology firm that provides a cloud-based mobile payment platform for merchants and financial institutions through the likes of Apple Pay and offers online reports, receipts and the like. With the Dream mPOS app, merchants can use a tablet or mobile device with the Dream Debit and Credit Card Reader to accept debit and credit cards or use the app alone to accept cash. The company reader lists at $139 in Canadian currency, or about $103 in the U.S., but is sold on its website for $99 Canadian, or $73 to $74 here. Named the top winner last December of VentureClash, Connecticut Innovations’ global investment challenge focused on early-stage companies, Dream Payments agreed to use its $1.5 million award to establish a presence in the state as the base for its expansion into the U.S. “Entering the U.S. was always a part of the plan from the very beginning,” said Dream Payments CFO Alex Walker of the company, which was incorporated in 2014. “The Canadian market is a very nice market, but it’s a small market. It’s almost an incubator for the U.S.” Dream Payments’ search for a home in the Nutmeg State ultimately ended at Comradity, the co-working facility at 845 Canal St. in Stamford. “It’s ideal for growing tech firms,” Walker said of the space. “There’s a lot of uncertainty in this business — you can grow by three or four people, or 300 to 400 within a year. But Comradity has enough space for us now and for at least the near future.” So far, the company has one U.S. employee: Cloud & Network Architect Clay Keller, whose desk at the rear of the Toronto company’s roughly 400 square feet of space in Stamford is for now surrounded by several unoccupied work stations. Walker said the company is actively seeking other employees in such departments as business development and sales. “Everybody here’s been so gracious,” said Keller, who relocated from Dallas to Stamford in February. The Texan had done work as a self-employed consultant for a

Dream Payments CFO Alex Walker.

Toronto-based mobile commerce software developer, where he met Brent Ho-Young, the founding CEO of Dream Payments. “There are lots of different companies already here to interact with, which has been great,” Keller said. Such is the beauty of co-working spaces, said Jim Kern, who with his wife, Katherine, co-founded Comradity and opened the Stamford facility in 2014. “Everybody here is always asking each other questions, giving advice, brainstorming … that’s part of the whole idea.” Stamford’s access to Philadelphia, Boston and New York City is also helping to drive the city’s growing reputation as a home to cutting-edge technology, he added. Dream Payments fully expects to benefit from the growing mobile commerce market. In 2014, m-commerce made up 11.6 percent of the total $303 billion in e-commerce nationwide, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and comScore. Last December, BI Intelligence, the research division of Business Insider, used that data as the basis for its prediction that m-commerce will reach $284 billion, or 45 percent of the total U.S. e-commerce market, by 2020. And global mobile spending is set to rise 32 percent this year to $1.35 trillion, according to a recent report from Juniper Research. As a promising player in that fastgrowing market, Dream Payments recently secured $10 million in Series A financing led by FairVentures Inc., the innovation investing arm of Toronto’s Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. A group of other investors, including Connecticut Innovations, also participated in the financing, which will be used to fund the company’s U.S. expansion as well as its ongoing Canadian growth, among other expenditures. Walker said Dream Payments expects its platform to be available in the U.S. dur-

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VentureClash, Connecticut’s $5 million global venture challenge managed by Connecticut Innovations, attracted about 200 applicants in 2016. In addition to firstplace winner Dream Payments, five other companies took home prizes. Hubbub, a United Kingdom company that provides digital fundraising solutions for the education and nonprofit sectors, received a $1 million investment. It now has an office at another Stamford-based coworking space, Serendipity Labs, as well as one in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Four other finalists received $500,000 investments. They are: • AMP Credit Technologies, a Hong Kongbased company that provides an integrated loan management platform to banks and other financial institutions, also has offices in London and Singapore but has yet to move to Connecticut. • BondIT, an Israeli company that provides data-driven, personalized, optimal investment recommendations, has a presence in Hong Kong, but is not yet opened in Connecticut. • LindaCare, a software company based in Leuven, Belgium, that specializes in remote monitoring for patients with chronic disease patients, said in January that it would soon open a customer support facility at an unannounced location in Connecticut. The office will include four sales and customer service professionals, with a rollout across the U.S. planned for later this year. • Streamdata.io, a systems software and infrastructure company based in Meylan, France, with a Paris office has yet to announce plans for Connecticut. Applications for this year’s VentureClash are being accepted at ventureclash.com/ apply. Finalists will be announced on Sept. 15, with winners chosen on Oct. 20. - Kevin Zimmerman

ing the second half of this year. “Stamford will be our focal point,” he said. “We don’t need to be in local areas around the country, so we’ll probably have our tech in a couple of data centers around the U.S. like we do in Canada.” As for global expansion, “The U.S. will be our number one focus for the next couple of years at least,” Walker said. “The market is so big that for us to get even a fraction of it will represent a significant success.”

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SESSIONS RETAINS DALY AS U.S. ATTORNEY

Deirdre M. Daly, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that she will continue to serve in her office for another eight months after being asked to resign. On March 10, Attorney General Jeff Sessions asked all of the 46 remaining U.S. attorneys appointed by the Obama Administration to turn in their resignations. While this procedure is common when one presidential administration succeeds another, the process sparked controversy when Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, refused to follow Sessions’ request; Bharara posted a message on Twitter on March 11 stating that he was fired. Daly, however, was one of two U.S. attorneys asked by Sessions to stay in office; the other is Richard S. Hartunian of the Northern District of New York. Daly, who has served in the office since May 2013, is supported by 65 assistant U.S. attorneys and 52 staff members at offices in Bridgeport, New Haven and Hartford. “I thank the Attorney General and the administration for affording me the opportunity to remain as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut so that I might complete 20 years of service to the Department of Justice in October,” said Daly in a statement. “I look forward to continuing to work on behalf of the residents of Connecticut in my remaining time, and I will focus on an orderly transition as I complete what has been a rewarding tenure in the office.”

XEROX AND PRAXAIR NAMED ‘MOST ETHICAL’

Two Fairfield County-based companies, Norwalk’s Xerox Corp. and Danbury’s Praxair Inc., were cited as being among the world’s most ethical companies of 2017 by the Ethisphere Institute, a Scottsdale, Arizona-based organization that measures corporate ethical standards. Companies are ranked in the Ethisphere Institute’s annual listing based on five cat-

egories: ethics and compliance program, which makes up 35 percent of the total score; corporate citizenship and responsibility, 20 percent; culture of ethics, 20 percent; governance, 15 percent; and the combination of leadership, innovation and reputation, 10 percent. This year’s listing spanned 124 companies from across North America, Central America, Europe and Asia. Xerox has been cited on the Ethisphere Institute’s list for the past 11 years, while this is the first time Praxair has been included. “At Xerox, we take great pride in our name being synonymous with innovation, quality and integrity,” said Jeff Jacobson, CEO of Xerox. “We are committed to doing business the right way, with the highest degree of ethics and in compliance with laws worldwide.” “At Praxair, ensuring a culture of ethics and compliance is paramount to doing business the right way and is top of mind for all of our global employees,” said Steve Angel, Praxair chairman and CEO. “It is a great honor to be recognized as a world’s most ethical

company and I thank all of our employees for their dedication to our core values and making this accomplishment possible.”

GUILTY PLEA IN FRAUD CASE

The office manager of a Stamford dental practice pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud connected to an identity theft-inspired defrauding of private insurance companies. According to a statement released March 14 by Deirdre M. Daly, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Elena Ilizarov, an office manager at Advanced Dentistry, was charged with submitting fraudulent bills to private dental insurance providers for services allegedly performed by a dentist who was briefly affiliated with Advanced Dentistry and retired in 2011. Ilizarov was paid $581,729 by the insurance companies for the services allegedly performed by the dentist between 2011 and 2015. She also paid for the renewal of the dentist’s Connecticut dental license and controlled substance registrations and received liability

insurance in the name of the retired dentist. Ilizarov was arrested last June and remains free on a $500,000 bond. She faces a maximum prison term of 20 years. A sentencing date has not been scheduled.

REVOLUTION LIGHTING SHEDS LIGHT ON REVENUES

Revolution Lighting Technologies Inc., based in Stamford, posted fourth-quarter 2016 revenues of $51.2 million, a 15 percent increase over fourth-quarter 2015’s results, as well as revenues of $172.1 million for fiscal 2016, a year-over-year improvement of 33 percent. For the year, the company reported that its loss narrowed to $500,000, or 3 cents per share. For the current quarter ending in April, Revolution Lighting said it expects revenue in the range of $30 million and full-year revenue in the range of $195 million to $205 million. The company designs, manufactures, markets and sells energy-efficient LED lighting solutions. — Phil Hall, Kevin Zimmerman

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‘A lot of people on the precipice,’ but bankruptcies drop again BY ALEXANDER SOULE HEARST CONNECTICUT MEDIA GROUP

he shop was mostly quiet the first day of business at Debt & Credit Lawyer’s new office in Norwalk in January after Wilton attorney Sergei Lemberg created a financial rehabilitation walk-in clinic of sorts on Main Avenue. If not yet ready to install a revolving door, Lemberg expects more people to cross the welcome mat in the coming months as renewed economic confidence emboldens more borrowers to take on debt — with unforeseen consequences for some. Last year in Connecticut, bankruptcy filings dropped to their lowest level since 2007 at the brink of the recession, according to newly published data by the U.S. Courts, even as the Federal Reserve reported household debt nearing an all-time high. In Fairfield County, 1,400 debtors filed for bankruptcy protection from creditors, nearly 60 fewer than in 2015 for a 4 percent reduction, which was half the rate of decline from the previous year. Statewide, fewer than 5,850 filers declared bankruptcy in Connecticut, down 450 from 2015 and dipping below the 5,900 debtors who did so in 2007. Against that backdrop, Lemberg Law founder Sergei Lemberg opened a new loca-

tion in Norwalk called Debt and Credit Lawyer, offering walk-in hours for people burdened with overwhelming loans looking to take the first step. Lemberg said the clinic has been quiet in its early days but expects that to change as more Norwalk residents learn of the services and make the momentous step to try to back away from bankruptcy. “It’s like a movie — we see the picture, but we don’t see what’s behind the (making of the) picture,” Lemberg said. “The picture is rosy: unemployment is down, the stock market is up, bankruptcy filings are down. Looking at that picture, you would think that the actual reality is consistent. I’m not sure that’s the case — in fact I think that’s probably not the case.” In February, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York estimated that U.S. household debt is $12.6 trillion, up 1.8 percent from a year ago to its highest point since 2008 and approaching its all-time high of $12.7 trillion. While U.S. household mortgage debt remains below its 2008 load and credit card debt is roughly on par, both auto loans and student debt are up sharply. The Fed study does not break out loan status by state. In a separate study published in early March, the Fed determined that Connecticut homeowners today are prioritizing repayment of mortgages to a lesser degree compared to getting out from under credit card and auto debt.

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If subprime mortgages were torpedoing household budgets in 2008 and 2009, getting less attention today are subprime auto loans bearing sky-high interest rates. And Connecticut and the nation face a continued epidemic of new college graduates hitting the street on the hook for huge student loans and facing limited earnings potential in the early years of their careers. If there is a silver lining, it is the U.S. economy as employers ramped up hiring in January. Increased demand for labor could both get people back onto payrolls who need it most, as well as give a jolt to stagnating wages that have limited families’ ability to keep up with debt obligations. “Post-election, you’ve seen a pretty big improvement in household and business confidence,” said Federal Reserve Bank of New York President Bill Dudley during a February conference in New York City hosted by Cornell University. “One of the big open questions that we’re going to be assessing over the next few months is, is that improvement in animal spirits, so to speak, going to actually feed through and lead to more spending?” In its own report on 2016 lending in Connecticut across both households and businesses, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. calculated that for every $100 in loans outstanding by Connecticut-based banks,

just 74 cents of that total is in arrears, down from 89 cents a year ago and nearly $3 in 2012 as consumers succumbed to the lingering effects of the Great Recession. “We are feeling very good about credit,” said People’s United Bank CEO Jack Barnes in a January conference call reviewing the Bridgeport-based bank’s 2016 results. “Our (loan) delinquencies are down; our chargeoffs continuing to be very low. Our outlook going forward is very good.” Still, unexpected household costs could be in the offing, including health insurance premiums as the federal government wrestles with replacing the Affordable Care Act, and as the Fed considers interest rate hikes with an impact for people with existing credit card debt and other loans featuring adjustable rates, as well as people seeking a new loan. About 11 percent of Connecticut residents saw their credit rating score decline in the most recent FICO analysis published by ValuePenguin. “These pressures have a lot of people on the precipice,” Lemberg said. “And there’s a student loan crisis that is just sitting out there, simmering. … You see people coming in with these student loans, and they are staggering.” Alex.Soule@scni.com; 203-964-2236; www.twitter.com/casoulman This article first appeared in Hearst Connecticut newspapers on March 12.

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nthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield has informed the state that it might leave Access Health CT, Connecticut’s health insurance exchange, in 2018. Insurance companies are required by federal law to notify states six months in advance of the expiration of policy coverage on health insurance exchanges such as Access Health CT, which currently offers plans by Anthem and ConnectiCare. The latter insurer struggled with whether to remain on the exchange last fall before ultimately deciding to do so. Jill Hummel, president and general manager of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Connecticut, informed Access Health CT CEO Jim Wadleigh, Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Katharine Wade and Victoria Veltri, the state’s health care advocate, in an email that the insurer could follow through with a formal statement of intent to leave the exchange later this year. Hummel’s action echoes that of Anthem President and CEO Joseph R. Swedish, who, in a Mar. 9 letter to Republican chairmen of the House Energy Committee and House Ways and Means Committee, said that “without significant regulatory and statutory changes to the individual market, we will begin to ‘surgically extract’ Anthem from that market beginning in 2018.” Swedish expressed enthusiasm for Republicans' pending American Health Care Act, which is designed to replace the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. “The American Health Care Act addresses the challenges immediately facing the individual market and will ensure more affordable health plan choices for consumers in the short term, including through the expanded use of health savings accounts,” he wrote. “While Anthem hasn’t given formal

Jill Hummel, president of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Connecticut

notice of their intent, if they pull out of national insurance markets in 2018, it will have an impact on individual health plans in Connecticut and on the state’s health care exchange,” said Connecticut Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman, who also serves as chair of the Access Health board. “They have been a good partner in our state, and we hope they will continue to be." “Nothing will change for Anthem customers for 2017,” Wyman added. “As always, the Connecticut Insurance Department and Access Health CT will be prepared to assist consumers should health care coverage options change in 2018.” Anthem provided a statement reading simply, “We have served the Connecticut individual market for a long time and have been strong partners to Access Health CT since its creation. We are in the process of formulating our 2018 rates and making our decisions about future participation. Anthem is committed to working with all the parties to find solutions.” Anthem accounts for roughly 34,500, or 31 percent, of the state's health exchange customers.

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“The Republican proposal also shifts Medicaid costs to the state, which could threaten health-care accessibility for lowincome and disabled residents,” she said. “The Republican proposal certainly doesn’t expand coverage or improve affordability. In fact, it will put health care out of reach for many residents.” “This proposed law would result in a tremendous cost shift to the states once fully implemented, which could cost upwards of $1 billion per year when fully implemented after 2020,” said the OPM report. The analysis went on to say that the biggest cost — estimated at between $50 million

and $450 million — would come from changes in the way Medicaid is funded. Instead of the current system, whereby the federal government reimburses states for a percentage of what they spend on Medicaid, states would receive a set amount per Medicaid client from which to pay for coverage. “The proposal to cap federal payments will force Connecticut and all states to either pick up the costs, significantly limit benefits, reduce the number of people served or reduce rates to providers, while also making states vulnerable to arbitrary reductions in federal spending going forward,” the OPM said. “Those are all bad options,” Jennings said. In 2020, Connecticut also would lose an estimated $3 million from reduced payments for the Community First Choice program, a Medicaid provision that provides coverage for home care, and an estimated $6 million from the repeal of a fund used for prevention and public health, the OPM said. “Medicaid expansion resulted in more than 200,000 Connecticut residents gaining coverage,” said Michele Sharp, spokesperson at the Connecticut Hospital Association. “But if funding is lost, there is an open question regarding how those people would receive coverage.” “We are also concerned for providers,”

she said. “The proposed plan as written would put a funding cap in place. This is particularly problematic in Connecticut because this state’s Medicaid reimbursement is already one of the lowest in the nation, with providers being paid less than half of what it costs to provide care. If the cap is aligned with current funding levels, the state would face unending chronic Medicaid underfunding that would threaten care and limit access for the poorest among us.” A number of national organizations — including the American Hospital Association, the Association of American Medical Colleges, the Children’s Hospital Association, the American Nurses Association, the American Medical Association and the American Association of Retired Persons — have also voiced opposition to the bill. “We have concerns with several aspects of the proposed American Health Care Act, such as a $3,200 rate increase for the average 64-year-old Connecticut citizen buying insurance under the current law,” said AARP Connecticut State Director Nora Duncan. “We will fight to ensure that any legislation protects Medicare, lowers prescription drug prices, stops insurance companies from overcharging older Connecticut residents and protects their ability to live independently.”

Aaron Glick, director of business development and counsel for Chamber Insurance Trust, an Orange-based company that offers insurance services to Connecticut businesses and chambers of commerce, also questioned whether the move away from the ACA would be best for local companies. “Since the proposed plan calls for tax credits, rather than subsidies based on age, middle-aged individuals will bear an increased financial burden,” he said. “Additionally, since the tax credit is not adjusted for geography, high-cost areas of the country like Connecticut, would hurt our fellow citizens, while low cost areas of the country would benefit." Glick added that the AHCA enables employers to increase the use of health savings accounts due to increases to the maximum allowed contributions into these products. But he also noted despite the removal of the employer mandates, business owners would “still be subject to the reporting requirements that have aggravated self-insured and level-funded plans.” But Mickey Herbert, president and CEO of the Bridgeport Regional Business Council, did not share any concern on the possible disappearance of the ACA. “Small businesses in Connecticut are struggling mightily with health care coverage right now, with many very small

businesses offering no group health coverage at all,” said Herbert, a former CEO of ConnectiCare. “Many other small businesses offer coverage that can only be characterized as a ‘hollow promise’ for their employees because of the increasingly high deductibles and co-pays that have, unfortunately become the norm rather than the exception. And these policies have had soaring premiums for a while now.” Herbert added that there was an imbalance in the ACA between quantity and quality of coverage. “We have fewer uninsured in our state than before the ACA, but we also often have far inferior coverage,” he said. “And the number of Medicaid enrollees in Connecticut have grown precipitously with the ACA, leaving the state with a potentially gaping hole in the state budget if the federal coverage reduces CT Medicaid from a 95 percent match for federal funding down to a 50 percent match as is being proposed in the American Health Care Act.” One sector that could possibly enjoy increased business opportunities with the AHCA is the insurance broker profession. “It is supposedly broker-friendly,” The SIG Insurance Agencies’ Rogers said. “Now, the ACA is not necessarily broker-friendly — it is not paying the broker’s commission to enroll people in the exchanges. And if someone buys off an exchange, the commission is eliminated on that. And I don’t

think the current scenario is helping at all — consumers are left in the dark to make decisions they don’t want to make.” Rogers predicted that passage of the AHCA could inspire small businesses to band together to form buying cooperatives for acquiring and maintaining health insurance — a development that Rogers believed could earn brokers new clients and profits. Another insurance professional — Brian Lowell, employee benefits consultant at Fairfield-based ACBI Insurance — forecast AHCA-fueled opportunities for brokers to build their new leads by taking a proactive educational response in explaining the law to business owners, adding that the AHCA could also have compliance concerns related to the ACA’s employer mandate. “Companies are paying for behind-thescenes services to track and report that coverage,” he said. “Eliminating that will save companies a few thousand dollars a year and a lot of headaches.” But Lowell warned that whether one supports the AHCA or prefers to maintain the ACA regimen, one thorny problem remains: neither solution specifically addresses what to do about the increased costs of health care. “It is more of a coverage issue,” he said. “I’m not going to suggest answers, but I know it is a political hot button and I don’t think that answering that question would win someone an election.”

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accessibility and affordability. According to the Connecticut Office of Policy and Management, the AHCA could cost the state $89 million to $539 million in 2020, the year many of the major provisions would take effect. An estimated 34,000 people who buy health plans through the state’s health insurance exchange, Access Health CT, would not renew their coverage for 2018 if the proposal becomes law. About 85,000 of the 111,500 Access Health customers receive federal subsidies to discount coverage. The OPM analysis projects the average customer would receive $2,155 less in assistance in 2020 under the AHCA, while those over the age of 60 would see a drop of $4,799. “Replacing the Affordable Care Act without maintaining its core tenets of affordability and accessibility would have a devastating effect here and across the nation,” said Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, who also serves as chair of the Access Health board. “On Connecticut’s health care exchange, more than 76 percent -- about 85,000 residents -- use federal subsidies or cost-sharing to help them afford insurance. Reducing that assistance will make it harder for people to be able to afford insurance and healthcare.”

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insurance companies play into it, consumers play into it and employers play into it.” While Herz noted the CBIA does not comment on pending federal legislation, she warned that any potential state legislative response in the event the AHCA becomes law needs to be a cohesive solution and not a skein of one-off bills. “Adapting a piecemeal approach is not the way to go,” she said. “Right now, we are not certain how all of the pieces will fit together.” Also creating uncertainty was the fate of the ACA itself. Despite seven years of Republican promises to repeal the ACA, the AHCA does not include language to erase the 2010 law. Instead, it includes language amending various items in Obamacare. Fran Pastore, president and CEO of the Stamford-based Women’s Business Development Council, worried that an updated version of the AHCA with a specific ACA repeal could have a deleterious impact on many smaller Connecticut businesses. “I can tell you that most entrepreneurs with no access to any kind of health care depend on the ACA,” she said. “For lowand moderate-income entrepreneurs that don’t have large operations or large revenue, this is the only way for them to get insurance.”

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Saluting those who go beyond the diagnosis

2017 HEALTH CARE HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF THE GREATEST CHALLENGES IN OUR NATION. CONNECTICUT’S LARGEST INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO ADMINISTER CARE EACH DAY BECAUSE OF ITS DEVOTED DOCTORS AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. THAT’S WHY OUR ANNUAL “DOCTORS OF DISTINCTION” AWARDS PROGRAM IS SO MEANINGFUL –IT CELEBRATES THE ACCOMPLISHED PHYSICIANS WHO LIVE OR WORK IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY. Open to nominations from the public, this is an opportunity to recognize those physicians who make an impact each and every day on people’s lives.

}}ALL IN THE FAMILY: In recognition of husbands and wives, parents and children or siblings who work together in a practice or separately, dedicating their lives to make other lives better. }}NO LAND TOO FAR: In recognition of a doctor who donates his or her time and expertise to countries where medical care is either nonexistent or at barest minimum. }}CUTTING EDGE: In recognition of a doctor who spends endless hours to working on research and clinical trials to try to erase the world of deadly diseases. }}CARING FOR ALL: In recognition of a doctor who turns no patient away, but rather devotes time and effort to philanthropic cases. }}FEMALE TRAILBLAZER: In recognition of a female doctor who has made great strides in empowering other women to advocate for themselves and be aware of their specific medical needs. }}PROMISE FOR THE FUTURE : In recognition of a medical student who excels in his or her studies and will bring compassionate care and a fresh perspective to the medical profession. }}LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: This award recognizes a physician respected for a lifetime career in the medical profession.

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FAIRFIELD COUNTY BUSINESS JOURNAL • Week of March 20, 2017

THE LIST Biotech Firms BIOTECH FIRMS

FAIRFIELD COUNTY

Ranked by the year the company was established. Listed alphabetically in the event of a tie. Name Address Area code: 203, unless otherwise noted Website

1 2 3

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc.

900 Ridgebury Road, Ridgefield 06877 800-556-8317 • us.boehringer-ingelheim.com

Purdue Pharma LP

1 Stamford Forum, 201 Tresser Blvd., Stamford 06901 588-8000 • purduepharma.com

PerkinElmer Inc.

710 Bridgeport Ave., Shelton 06484 925-4602 • perkinelmer.com

Dianon Pathology

1 Forest Parkway, Shelton 06484 926-7100 • dianon.com

95 Corporate Drive, Trumbull 06611 601-5200 • coopersurgical.com

1 Casper St., Danbury 06810 798-8000 • mannkindcorp.com

CooperSurgical Inc.

MannKind Corp.

SibTech Inc.

115A Commerce Drive, Brookfield 06804 775-5677 • sibtech.com

FabriChem Inc.

2450 Reservoir Ave., Trumbull 06611 372-8811 • fabrichemicals.com

46 Gatehouse Road, Trumbull 06611 459-8277 • dlssolutions.com

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DLS Solutions Inc.

Cytogel Pharma LLC

3 Thorndal Circle, Darien 06820 662-6617 • cytogelpharma.com

Aptuit LLC

2 Greenwich Office Park, Greenwich 06831 422-6600 • aptuit.com

Cara Therapeutics

4 Stamford Plaza, 107 Elm Street, ninth floor, Stamford 06902 406-3700 • caratherapeutics.com

Arvys Proteins Inc.

115 Technology Drive, Suite CP100, Trumbull 06611 304-2495 • arvysproteins.com

Thetis Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Intensity Therapeutics Inc.

167 Old Post Road, Second floor, Southport 06890 470-7772 • thetispharma.com

8 Wright St., Suite 107, Westport 06880 682-2434 • intensitytherapeutics.com

Year company established

Top local executive(s) Title(s)

1885

Paul Fonteyne President and CEO

A research-driven group of companies that develops, manufactures and markets health care products, including prescription and over-the-counter medication, to treat diseases and optimize health

1892

Mark Timney President and CEO

Engaged in the research, development, production, sales and licensing of prescription and nonprescription medicines and hospital products

1937

Robert F. Friel Chairman, CEO and president

Assists scientists, clinicians and lab professionals to accelerate their discoveries through innovation detection, imaging, services and informatics solutions in diagnostics, life sciences and environmental applications

1983

James B. Amberson, vice president of pathology, and Amer K. Abu Alfa, executive medical director of gastrointestinal pathology

Provides anatomic pathology with subspecialty expertise in dermatopathology, gastrointestinal pathology, hermatopathology and uropathology to physician practices and hospitals

1990

Paul Remmell President and CEO

Provides medical instruments, devices and disposables for gynecological exams and procedures to improve health care delivery to women regardless of clinical setting

1991

Matthew J. Pfeffer CEO and chief financial officer

Develops patient-focused drug therapies and innovative technology solutions for patients

1992

Joseph M. Backer CEO

Focuses on the optimization of biopharmaceutical proteins for multiple applications, including targeted drug delivery, targeted imaging and derivatization of biomedical surfaces

1993

Jacob A. Pallathra President

Global provider of high-quality chemical and pharmaceutical raw materials to meet the needs of pharmaceutical, chemical, diagnostic, manufacturing and cosmetic companies worldwide

1999

Bruce DeSimas Co-founder and co-president

Develops custom software and solutions for small and large companies specializing in analytical and biotechnology instrumentation

2002

C. Dean Maglaris CEO and chairman of the board

Bio-pharmaceutical development company that acquires early-stage programs that offer potential both as platform technologies and high-value product candidates

2004

Jonathan Goldman CEO

Pharmaceutical services company that delivers early discovery to mid-phase drug-development solutions, including drug design and discovery, preclinical biosciences and physical and analytical chemistry

2004

Derek Chalmers President, CEO and director

Emerging biotechnology company that develops novel therapeutics to treat human diseases associated with pain, inflammation and pruritus

2005

Yelena Sheptovitsky President and co-founder

A contract research organization specializing in custom protein services for drug discovery and life sciences research

2011

Private biopharmaceutical company that develops Gary Mathias, co-founder and CEO prescription-drug products based on small molecule and Frank C. Sciavolino, co-founder, derivatives of n-3 fatty acids to address new indications president and chief science officer with unmet medical needs in gastrointestinal and cardiometabolic diseases

2012

Lewis Bender Founder and CEO

Company description

Develops novel chemotherapeutic products that use advanced imaging, formulation science, drug delivery and immunology in a new field of cancer treatment

This list is a sampling of biotechnical companies located in the region. If you would like to include your company in our next list, please contact Danielle Renda at drenda@westfairinc.com.

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BY FILOMENA FANELLI

Public speaking: six reasons to fight the fear

hen comedian Jerry Seinfeld famously cracked a joke about most Americans preferring to be in the coffin at a funeral than delivering the eulogy, many of us laughed. There was familiar truth in Seinfeld’s humor: public speaking is the number-one fear in America ahead of - you guessed it - death. As the owner of a public relations firm, I, along with my colleagues, help firms better their reputations, polish their presence and hone their messages so they can share what they do with more people. We thrust others into the spotlight, albeit with plenty of support, and help those individuals more effectively tell their stories. Public speaking is one of the public relations tactics we often recommend our clients consider in order to reach their target audiences. Almost always, many of them immediately avoid the idea at all

costs, citing a litany of excuses as to why they can put the strategy off or find a way around it. Clearly, the fear surrounding public speaking is rampant. So why do I ask our clients to consider a fate worse than death? And why do I stare down that which many of us fear most, delivering speeches and seminars before groups of 10 to several hundred when the opportunity arises? Because of the many benefits. Here, then, are six reasons to brave the shake-inducing, palm-moistening, anxiety-producing feelings associated with public speaking.

for have one. Tapping into what that story is and using public speaking as a tool to tell the tale allows people to connect with others in a meaningful way, enables them to share knowledge with others, increases awareness of key issues and spurs action. Whether you’re saying the prayer before your family at Thanksgiving dinner, giving a speech as the maid of honor at your friend’s wedding, talking in front of six people in a boardroom or standing up for keynote at a convention, being able to speak out publicly and with confidence is an asset.

PEOPLE CONNECT THROUGH SUPERB STORYTELLING

Another reason to battle the fear of public speaking is that it provides an effective way for people to sell a product, company or idea. Even if salesperson is not your title, you likely need to sell ideas or concepts to others, daily. When ideas are shared and

My main reason is quite simple: I believe every person, every business and every organization has a story. You have one, your firm or employer has one, and even the nonprofits you spend time volunteering

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people are convinced to care about something important, business deals are closed, points of view are changed and people are driven to action. The benefits of embracing your sales side through public speaking, the part of you that helps convince and persuade, are many.

STREET CRED IS HEIGHTENED

Public speaking establishes individuals as experts; that is, thought leaders worthy of sharing their knowledge with others. A person can know much about a topic but if it isn’t shared, nobody else will benefit from it. Effective public speaking can change that and, when done well, can help make people stellar communicators as well as boost their reputation, grow their business and help them share a mission. Facing something that most people fear — the daunting task of presenting their ideas in front of a crowd — puts them in new league and opens the door for oppor-

tunities. A 2013 study from the National Association of College and Employers noted that the ability to communicate effectively is the top quality employers look for in job candidates. Those public speaking skills might be the ticket to that next job opportunity, promotion, new client or connection.

READY-MADE CONTENT CAN LIVE ON

Speaking engagements help people gather their thoughts, leaving them with materials on a given subject matter that they then own and can easily share. For instance, this article was constructed from notes I put together for a speaking engagement I delivered on public speaking for an all-female audience of nonprofit volunteers interested in professional development. In addition to where you are seeing it now, I also plan to post the content on my firm’s blog and use the tips in a series of social media posts. I may even refresh it for future speaking engagements, so the time and effort I put in will pay dividends many times over.

DEEPER LEARNING COMES FROM SHARING

Another unexpected benefit of preparing for a speaking engagement — and yes, you must prepare — is that it makes a person as much the student as the teacher. Gearing up for talk can inform people more deeply about their subject matter. Practicing for a speech can teach people how to readily articulate that information, whether it’s in a meeting, at a party, working the room at a networking event or otherwise. And in sharing, speakers will likely learn from audience members, meet new people or make a few friends, expanding their sphere of influence. When I taught a public relations class to college students recently and spoke about a topic in front of the group, I often learned interesting things from their questions, comments and insights.

PUBLIC PROFILES ARE INCREASED

Speaking engagements help individuals raise their public relations profile, enhancing their personal brand and maxi-

mizing their leadership potential. Think about it: anything that sets you apart from colleagues or competitors will differentiate you from them, adding to that resume and opening the door to even more possibilities. That next speaking engagement you are invited to pursue could open the way for an opportunity to be an expert voice in a news story or to obtain a new job or a promotion. Being persuasive is a life skill and public speaking helps people sharpen that ability. Remember, those who can convey their thoughts in an engaging, interesting, informative and entertaining way are well ahead of the people who would rather be cozying it up in a coffin than delivering that killer presentation. As for me, I’ll take the mic. Filomena Fanelli is the CEO and founder of Impact PR & Communications, Ltd., a certified women business enterprise and public relations firm in Poughkeepsie in New York’s Hudson Valley. She can be reached at 845-462-4979 or at filomena@ prwithimpact.com.

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SPECIAL REPORT

BY ROBERT C. HINTON

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The pros and cons of social media in job screenings

t is not surprising that a recent survey released by the Society for Human Resource Management revealed that a growing number of employers are using social media both to hire and to disqualify job candidates. Social media sites have become a fertile source of information for employers. However, there are both advantages and disadvantages to using social media to screen job applicants. Employers that use social media to screen applicants should be mindful of legal risks and proceed with caution. Hiring an employee can be both costly and time-consuming. Hiring the wrong employee can have substantial negative ramifications for an employer. Screening a job applicant on social media can help the employer obtain relevant information that enables the employer to make a more informed decision on hiring. It makes sense, therefore, for employers to use social media to discover relevant information about an applicant. There are a myriad of items that can be found through social media that could justifiably be used to disqualify a job applicant. For example, disqualification would be appropriate if a social media search uncovered that a job applicant had posted racist jokes or posted information about illegal drug use or child pornography. Indeed, a person’s social media presence can raise all sorts of red flags that can either immediately trigger disqualification of the candidate or warrant further investigation. On the other hand, social media screening may not only uncover negative qualities or red flags about an applicant but can also be used to discover positive attributes that were perhaps not displayed on the applicant’s resume. For example, an applicant’s commitment to community service or volunteerism efforts might be gleaned from a social media profile. Social media can also help an employer get a better sense of whether the applicant would be a good fit within the company’s culture. Notwithstanding the pros of using social media to screen job applicants, there are a number of pitfalls that employers should be aware of. First, employers must be mindful not to violate the applicant’s privacy settings. There is generally no question that public information is fair game when it comes to hiring and firing and that employers may access social media sites that are freely and openly made

available to the public. Problems arise, however, when an applicant’s social media profile is set so that only “friends” can view the profile’s content. Companies that attempt to circumvent the privacy setting in order to access the applicant’s profile are encroaching on the applicant’s privacy rights and likely exposing themselves to potential lawsuits. It is also unlawful for employers to require job applicants to provide their passwords or login information so that employers may access their social media platforms. In 2015, Connecticut joined the ranks of 20 other states by enacting a law limiting an employer’s ability to access the personal social media accounts of job applicants and employees. The law prohibits an employer from requesting or requiring an employee or applicant to provide the employer with a user name and password, password standing alone or other means of authentication for accessing a “personal online account.” The law also forbids an employer from requesting or requiring that an employee or job applicant authenticate or access a personal online account in the presence of the employer - “shoulder surfing,” that is - and from requiring that an employee or applicant “invite” the employer or accept an invitation from the employer to “join a group affiliated with” the personal online account

of the employee or applicant. Employers may, however, monitor, access or block electronic data stored on an electronic communication device paid for in whole or in part by the employer. Perhaps the biggest risk of social media screening is that it could reveal protected information about an applicant that cannot be taken into account in making hiring decisions. For example, an employer may learn about the job applicant’s race, age, gender, religion, pregnancy, national origin or disability status, which in turn, if the applicant is rejected, may expose the employer to a discrimination lawsuit. Indeed, once an employer learns of such protected information, an employer can’t unlearn it. The employer can therefore be accused of using that protected information in making a hiring decision. In order for employers to insulate themselves from these types of claims, they should utilize third parties to screen applicants based on specific criteria for the job. Upon the discovery of protected information, the third party relays only relevant, legally permissible information to the employer or decision maker. For example, if the third party learned on social media the applicant’s age or preg-

nancy, that information would not be passed on to the employer or hiring decision maker, while other job-related information would be reported. Despite such efforts, the propensity for social media platforms to be surreptitiously used by employers to ascertain a job applicant’s race, religion or personal views should not be taken lightly. There is at least one study that demonstrates that concerns about employers using social media to discriminate against job applicants might be justified. Carnegie Mellon University conducted experiments to examine the impact that information posted on social media sites by job applicants can have on employers’ hiring decisions. The study involved dummy resumes and social media profiles for fictional job applicants, striving to make them identical, except for indications of religious affiliation - listed as Christian or Muslim and sexuality - listed as gay versus straight. The researchers designed the applications and social media profiles so that the only way to determine the candidate’s religious preference or sexual orientation was to search for that information on the social media profile. Interestingly, while the study found no statistically significant discrimination against gay candidates, the study did show that applicants whose Facebook profiles indicated that they were Muslim were less likely to be called back for interviews than applicants whose Facebook profiles indicated that they were Christian. The study serves as an effective reminder of how information gleaned from social media has the potential to be used to discriminate against job applications and that employers should guard themselves from doing that. Many now consider the use of social media in screening job applicants to be mainstream. Social media, if accessed and used properly, can be a valuable resource to employers in gaining additional information to make more informed hiring decisions. Employers should recognize, however, that there are legal risks in so doing and proceed with caution. Robert C. Hinton is an attorney in the labor, employment law & employee benefits department in the Hartford office of Pullman & Comley LLC, a law firm with Fairfield County offices in Bridgeport and Stamford and a New York office in White Plains. He can be reached at rhinton@pullcom.com or 860-424-4346.

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Reaction — » » From page 6

Duncan noted that, while the Affordable Care Act that the AHCA seeks to replace funded the expansion of coverage in part through cuts to Medicare payments to hospitals, the new bill “would repeal some of the funding earmarked for providing health care services in the future but keep the reductions in payments to hospitals. This would threaten Connecticut hospitals’ fiscal stability and further compromise patient care.” At hospitals, “We don’t turn anybody away — it’s not only our mission but it’s also the law, regardless of a patient’s ability to pay,” said Jennings at Bridgeport Hospital. By removing the individual mandate for purchasing health insurance, “Those choosing to go without coverage will increase. … Clearly there will be a rise of the uninsured and an increase in the cost for uncompensated care.” At Bridgeport Hospital, the combined total of uncompensated care for free, charity, and indigent patients, existing shortfall in what Medicaid does not reimburse,

amount of tax paid to the state and bad debt has increased from $43 million in 2008 to a projected $88 million in 2017. “That’s unsustainable,” Jennings said, “and the provisions in the American Health Care Act make it worse.” According to Murphy at Western Connecticut Health Network, which also includes Norwalk Hospital, “For every dollar we spend on Medicaid patients, we lose about 50 cents. That’s not something you can make up in volume.” “It’s pretty clear that the number of uninsured will go up, and dramatically,” said Murphy, also sits on the Connecticut Hospital Association Board of Trustees. “And that will of course negatively affect our already strained margins.” Murphy and others pointed to the March 13 release of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office’s analysis of AHCA as indicative of just how costly the bill would be. In addition to noting the $880 billion in Medicaid cuts over 10 years, the CBO predicted that 14 million Americans would lose their coverage in the first year and the number of uninsured would rise to 52 million in 2026 — roughly 24 million more than the office said would

be uninsured if the ACA remains in place. Standard & Poor’s was somewhat more conservative, estimating that up to 10 million would lose their coverage in the first year. The impact of the AHCA on hospitals and medical practices could threaten the future of the health care profession itself, said Patricia W. Walker, dean of the College of Health Professions at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield. “If hospitals have layoffs due to increased expenses and less revenue, it may lead them to take fewer students for clinical placements,” she said. “This would negatively impact health professions' education programs in the state.” “We’ve been talking about this a lot in my classes, as you can imagine,” said Deborah List, a professor in SHU’s College of Health Professions. “At the very least, I think doctors will become even less inclined to be part of a private practice and focus instead on hospital-based practices.” All of those interviewed said they took heart from the portions of the ACA that the proposed AHCA retains: primarily, requiring insurers to cover people regardless of preexisting medical conditions and to offer 10

essential health benefits like preventive services and maternity care; prohibiting insurers from setting a limit on how much they have to pay to cover someone; and allowing children to remain on their parents’ policies until the age of 26. “It was virtually impossible to say you’re not in favor of everybody having health insurance,” Jennings said of the Affordable Care Act. “Having access to health insurance or going on Medicaid was a good thing, and we have seen some positive economic impact.” “We generally supported it,” said Thompson at the Fairfield County Medical Association, “because it did improve access to health insurance and generally was more affordable … although it did increase some people’s costs, to the point where they wondered what the good of having insurance was if they couldn’t afford to use it due to high co-pays and the like. The ACA wasn’t perfect.” Regarding the final shape of the controversial Republican bill, “I expect some changes will take place as it goes through the legislative process, but they’re not going to go back and start from scratch,” Jennings said. “That horse is out of the barn.”

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Hotels & Conference Centers THE AMBER ROOM COLONNADE

1 Stacey Road, Danbury, Conn. 06811 Phone: 203-748-3800 Website: theamberroom.net Electronic reservations accepted: no Rooms/suites: 0 rooms, two suites Rates: call for information Group rates: yes Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: four; total square footage: 13,000 Seating capacity: 50 to 600 Special amenities: conference and meeting center, event production and audiovisual support available, business lunch and corporate meetings and 10,000 square feet of ballroom space is available Nearby places of interest: CityCenter Danbury, Ives Concert Park, Ridgefield Playhouse, Tarrywile Park and Mansion, Railroad Museum, Military Museum of Southern New England, Danbury Fair Mall, Candlewood Lake, Western Connecticut State University and The Maritime Aquarium Year established: 1979

AVON OLD FARMS HOTEL

279 Avon Mountain Road, Avon, Conn. 06001 Phone: 860-677-1651 Website: avonoldfarmshotel.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 160 Rates: from $129 Group rates: N/A Restaurants: one; Seasons Restaurant & Tap Room Meeting rooms: eight, including a ballroom and terrace Seating capacity: 15 to 300; total square footage: 8,380 Meeting-room amenities: wireless internet, meeting rooms set to preference, audiovisual equipment, catering service and outdoor reception space Nearby places of interest: downtown Hartford Year established: 1955

THE C.V. RICH MANSION

305 Ridgeway, White Plains, N.Y. 10605 Phone: 914-948-0958 Website: caperberryevents.com Rooms/suites: 0 Rates: call for information Group rates: NA Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: two Seating capacity: NA; total square footage: 7,000 Meeting-room amenities: NA Nearby places of interest: downtown White Plains, including shopping, restaurants and other attractions and close proximity to businesses, including IBM, PepsiCo, JPMorgan Chase, Heineken and MasterCard Year established: 1916, renovated 2016

CAMBRIA HOTEL & SUITES WHITE PLAINS DOWNTOWN

COMFORT INN & SUITES

20 Saw Mill River Road, Hawthorne, N.Y. 10523 Phone: 914-592-8600 Website: choicehotels.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 85 rooms, 14 suites Rates: from $143 Group rates: yes Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: two; total square footage: 957 Seating capacity: 26 to 49; total square footage: 956 Meeting-room amenities: hardwired and wireless internet and free continental breakfast and weekday newspaper Nearby places of interest: New York Medical College, Westchester County Center Theatre, The Galleria at White Plains, State University of New York – Purchase, Pace University, The Westchester Mall, Westchester Community College, Westchester Medical Center, Historic Hudson Valley, Pace University, Westchester Skating Academy and the Westchester Broadway Theater Year established: 2000

250 Main St., White Plains, N.Y. 10601 Phone: 914-681-0500 Website: cambriasuiteswhiteplains.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 130 suites Rates: from $180 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one, SocialCircle Restaurant & Lounge; onsite dining options include TGI Fridays Casual Dining Restaurant & Bar, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Wild Fusion Asian Sushi Grill and Bar Meeting rooms: three; total square footage: 1,700 Seating capacity: nine to 175 Meeting-room amenities: complimentary WiFi and remote printing, complimentary local shuttle, food and beverage menus customizable for every occasion, professional meeting and event planning, 120-inch dropdown projection screen with plug n’ play audio, LCD projectors, VCR/DVD players, 35mm slide projector, microphones, podium and flip charts and easels Nearby places of interest: downtown White Plains, including shopping, restaurants and other attractions and close proximity to businesses; including IBM, PepsiCo, JPMorgan Chase, Heineken and MasterCard Year established: 2014

COMFORT INN & SUITES – GOSHEN

20 Hatfield Lane, Goshen, N.Y. 10954 Phone: 845-291-1282 Website: comfortinngoshen.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 95 rooms, 40 suites Rates: from $103 Group rates: yes Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: six Seating capacity: eight to 93; total square footage: 2,332 Meeting-room amenities: free continental breakfast, complimentary WiFi, meeting and banquet facilities and business center with copy and fax services Nearby places of interest: The Castle Fun Center, The Rock Sports Park, Monticello Gaming and Raceway, Orange County Fair Speedway and Bear Mountain State Park Year established: 2005

CASTLE HOTEL & SPA

400 Benedict Ave., Tarrytown, N.Y. 10591 Phone: 914-631-1980 Website: castlehotelandspa.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 31, six suites Rates: from $304 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Equus Restaurant Meeting rooms: four; total square footage: more than 4,000 Seating capacity: 40 to 200 Meeting-room amenities: breakout rooms, banquet facilities, transportation, wireless internet in guest rooms, outdoor seasonal pool and lawn space for outdoor activities and team-building exercises Nearby places of interest: Historic Hudson Valley, winery, antiquing, boutique shopping, outdoor activities, KyKuit (Rockefeller Estate) and the town of Sleepy Hollow Year established: 1997, renovated in 2013

COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT SHELTON

780 Bridgeport Ave., Shelton, Conn. 06484 Phone: 203-929-1500 Website: marriott.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 149 rooms, 12 suites Rates: from $101 Guest rates: yes Restaurants: one; Bistro, serving breakfast Meeting rooms: 11 Seating capacity: 350; total square footage: 6,300 Meeting-room amenities: six breakout rooms, copy and fax service, full-service business center, messenger service, networking and internet printing, overnight delivery and pickup and post and parcel services Nearby places of interest: Jones Family Farm and Winery, Beardsley Zoo, Yale Peabody Museum, Arena at HarborYard, Bridgeport Bluefish Baseball, Maritime Aquarium, Shubert Theater, Captain Cove’s Seaport, Mohegan Sun Casino and Foxwoods Casino Year established: 1987

COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT STAMFORD DOWNTOWN

275 Stamford St., Stamford, Conn. 06901 Phone: 203-358-8822 Website: marriott.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 110 rooms, five suites Rates: from $193 Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: two Seating capacity: 35; total square footage: 877 Meeting-room amenities: breakout rooms, banquet facilities, special meals available, transportation (cost if applicable), complimentary hardwired and wireless internet and complimentary shuttle service Nearby places of interest: more than 80 restaurants and shops, the Stamford Metro Center, the towns of Greenwich and Norwalk and an hour’s ride from New York City on the MetroNorth Railroad Year established: 2005

CRABTREE’S KITTLE HOUSE RESTAURANT & INN

11 Kittle Road, Chappaqua, N.Y. 10514 Phone: 914-666-8044 Website: kittlehouse.com Electronic reservations accepted: no Rooms/suites: 12 guestrooms inside The Inn at Kittle House Rates: NA Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Crabtree’s Kittle House Meeting rooms: four Seating capacity: 120 Meeting-room amenities: banquet facilities, special meals available, complimentary wireless internet access and audiovisual services Nearby places of Interest: Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, Katonah Museum of Arts, Jacob Burns Film Center, Wings Air Helicopters and Kykuit (Rockefeller Estate) Year established: 1790

CRESTVIEW CONFERENCE CENTER

440 W. Nyack Road, West Nyack, N.Y. 10994 Phone: 845-620-7207 Website: crestviewconference.org Electronic reservations available: no Rooms/suites: 0 Rates: call for rate information Group rates: N/A Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: more than six Seating capacity: five to 240; total square footage: 12,000 Meeting-room amenities: onsite chef for dining services, pre-meeting planning assistance and onsite business center Nearby places of interest: Palisades Climb Adventure, Levity Live Comedy Club, Ice Skating at The Palisades Center, Lucky Strike Bowling Alley, Buttermilk Falls Park, Bear Mountain Park and Stony Point Battlefield Year established: 2014

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Saybrook Point Inn Experience a unique resort destination in the quaint seaside town of Old Saybrook, located at the mouth of the Connecticut River, just an hour from Stamford and minutes from the local Amtrak station. The Saybrook Point Inn offers a 3,100-square-foot ballroom with spectacular views and direct access to a waterfront terrace. For a unique and ultra-private space, try the guesthouses located steps from the main inn. Let our expert staff guide you through the details of planning your program. This will be one meeting you won’t want to end, SAYBROOK POINT AWAITS.

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Hotels & Conference Centers CROWNE PLAZA DANBURY

18 Old Ridgebury Road, Danbury, Conn. 06810 Phone: 203-794-0600 Website: cpdanbury.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 242, two suites Rates: from $130 Group rates: yes Restaurants: two; Hat City Tavern and Ridgebury Café Meeting rooms: 20 Seating capacity: 700; total square footage: 26,000 Meeting-room amenities: meeting planners, full-service catering, 24-hour business center, complimentary WiFi and meeting packages Nearby places of interest: Danbury Fair Mall, Connecticut Wine Trail, golf, Grand Prix Racing and several museums Year established: 1978, renovated 2012

CROWNE PLAZA WHITE PLAINS – DOWNTOWN

66 Hale Ave., White Plains, N.Y. 10601 Phone: 914-682-0050 Website: cpwestchester.com Electronic reservations: yes Rooms/suites: 402 rooms, seven suites Rates: $171 and up Restaurants: three; Mix Cocktail Bar + Kitchen, Whisk and Morning Mix Meeting rooms: 17 Seating capacity: 10 to 1,000; total square footage: 17,000 Meeting-room amenities: airport shuttle, internet access, banquet facilities, enclosed parking facility and executive level with lounge Nearby places of interest: Westchester Shopping Center, Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Gardens, White Plains Performing Arts Center, Lyndhurst, Empire City Casino, The Galleria at White Plains, The Westchester (upscale shopping mall) and Sunnyside (Mark Twain’s home) Year established: 1985

DAYS INN NEWBURGH

915 Union Ave. I-84 New Windsor, N.Y. 12553 Phone: 845-564-7550 Website: wyndhamhotels.com/days-inn/ new-windsor-new-york/ Electronic reservations: yes Rooms/suites: 97 Rates: from $94 Group rates: yes Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: one Seating capacity: 20; total square footage: NA Meeting-room amenities: meeting room, boardroom and available transportation and complimentary WiFi Nearby places of interest: Stewart International Airport, Orange County Choppers, National Purple Heart Hall of Honor, United States Military Academy at West Point, Orange County Fair Speedway, Woodbury Commons Premium Outlets, Hudson River and Bear Mountain State Park Year established: 1998

DELAMAR GREENWICH HARBOR

DOLCE NORWALK

500 Steamboat Road Greenwich, Conn. 06830 Phone: 203-661-9800 Website: delamargreenwich.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 82 rooms, seven suites Rates: from $329 Group rates: yes Restaurants: two; l’escale and The Lounge Meeting rooms: two Seating capacity: 16 to 350; total square footage: 2,300 Meeting-room amenities: breakout rooms, banquet facilities, transportation, plasmascreen television, audiovisual, flexibility and waterfront location Nearby places of interest: Bruce Museum, Tod’s Point Beach and Greenwich Avenue stores Year established: 2002

32 Weed Ave., Norwalk, Conn. 06850 Phone: 877-813-4153 Website: dolcenorwalk.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 120, one suite Rates: NA Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Market 32 Meeting rooms: 14 Seating capacity: six to 240; total square footage: 10,437 Meeting-room amenities: venues with natural lighting, ballroom, boardroom, amphitheater, teambuilding activities, video conferencing, business services, complimentary hardwired and wireless internet, ergonomic chairs, hardtop work tables and white boards Nearby places of interest: South Norwalk, Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, city of Stamford, Westchester Airport, LaGuardia Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Calf Pasture Beach, Westport Country Playhouse, shopping and restaurants Year established: 2003

DELAMAR SOUTHPORT HOTEL

275 Old Post Road, Southport, Conn. 06890 Phone: 203-259-2800 Website: delamarsouthport.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 44 rooms, six suites Rates: from $339 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Artisan Restaurant, Tavern & Garden Meeting rooms: two Seating capacity: 10 to 150; total square footage: 5,000 Meeting-room amenities: meeting packages available, 24-hour concierge services Nearby places of interest: Beardsley Zoo, Bridgeport Bluefish, Fairfield Theatre Co., Foxwoods Casino, IMAX Theatre, LockwoodMathews Mansion Museum, The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, Mohegan Sun Casino, Mystic Seaport, The Ridgefield Playhouse, Sheffield Island Lighthouse, Stepping Stones Museum for Children, Stew Leonard’s and the Webster Bank Arena Year established: 2010

DORAL ARROWWOOD HOTEL CONFERENCE CENTER

975 Anderson Hill Road Rye Brook, N.Y. 10573 Phone: 914-417-4722 Website: doralarrowwood.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 376 guestrooms, seven suites Rates: from $111 Group rates: yes Restaurants: three; Mulligan’s Outdoor Café, The Pub and the Atrium Meeting rooms: 33 Seating capacity: 200; total square footage: 33,000 Meeting-room amenities: 11 breakout rooms, audiovisual equipment, refreshment breaks, ballroom, amphitheater, executive ballroom, enhanced lighting, full-service audiovisual capabilities, high ceilings, adjacent offices, breakout rooms, refreshment break areas and ergonomic conference chairs Year established: 1983

DOLCE IBM LEARNING CENTER

20 Old Post Road, Armonk, N.Y. 10504 Phone: 914-499-2000 Website: ibmlearningcenter.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 182 Rates: from $312 Group rates: yes Restaurants: two; The Arbor Room and The Fireplace Lounge Meeting rooms: 31 Seating capacity: four to 208; total square footage: 21,600 Meeting-room amenities: 20 breakout rooms, banquet facilities, touch screen podium control and complimentary hardwired and wireless internet access Nearby places of interest: Westchester County Airport, LaGuardia International Airport, John F. Kennedy Airport and Newark International Airport, Historic Hudson Valley, Lyndhurst Castle, Pound Ridge Golf Club and Maple Moor Golf Club Year established: 1982

DOUBLETREE BY HILTON HOTEL NORWALK

789 Connecticut Ave. Norwalk, Conn. 06854 Phone: 203-853-3477 Website: doubletree3.hilton.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 265 rooms Rates: from $166 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Saffire Meeting rooms: seven Seating capacity: six to 250; total square footage: 6,200 Meeting-room amenities: audiovisual equipment rental, business center, complimentary printing service, express mail, fax, meeting rooms, photocopying service and printer Nearby places of interest: The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, Merritt 7 Corporate Park, The Stepping Stones Museum, Concours d’Elegance Classic Car Show, Norwalk Oyster Festival, Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum and Stew Leonard’s Year established: 2000

DOUBLETREE BY HILTON HOTEL TARRYTOWN

455 S. Broadway, Tarrytown, N.Y. 10591 Phone: 914-631-5700 Website: doubletree3hilton.com Electronic reservations available: yes Rooms/suites: 246 rooms Rates: from $199 Restaurants: one; Bistro Z Meeting rooms: 28 Seating capacity: 10 to 1,200; total square footage: 24,000 Meeting-room amenities: 24,000 feet of exhibit space, breakout rooms, banquet facilities, transportation and day meeting packages Nearby places of interest: Westchester County Airport, La Guardia Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Lyndhurst National Historic Site, Kykuit (Rockefeller estate), the Hudson River, the Hudson Valley and Palisades Center Year founded: 2007

EDITH MACY CONFERENCE CENTER

550 Chappaqua Road, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. 10510 Phone: 914-945-8000 Website: edithmacy.com Electronic reservations acceptable: yes Rooms/suites: 52 Rates: call for rate information Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: nine Seating capacity: five to 200; total square footage: 14,000 Meeting-room amenities: ergonomic chairs in all conference rooms, individually climatecontrolled conference rooms, white boards, standard audiovisual equipment, LCD projectors, easels with pads and markers, monitors and wireless internet Nearby places of interest: Bronx Zoo, New York Botanical Gardens, Bear Mountain State Park, Palisades Center, Woodbury Commons Premium Outlets, villages of Pleasantville and Chappaqua Year established: 1982

THE EMERSON RESORT & SPA

5340 New York 28 Mount Tremper, N.Y. 12457 Phone: 845-688-2828 Website: emersonresort.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 27 rooms, 26 suites Rates: from $259 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Woodnotes Grill Meeting rooms: three Seating capacity: N/A Meeting-room amenities: wireless internet, audiovisual services, on-site meeting attendant, full-service concierge and fax and copy services Nearby places of interest: Catskill Mountains, Woodstock, Rhinebeck and FDR Presidential Library and Museum Year established: 1996/2007

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Hotels & Conference Centers ETHAN ALLEN HOTEL

21 Lake Avenue Extension Danbury, Conn. 06811 Phone: 914-744-1776 Website: ethanallenhotel.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 193, six suites Rates: from $109 Restaurants: one; Fairfield Restaurant & Lounge Meeting rooms: three Seating capacity: 20 to 350; total square footage: 15,000 Meeting-room amenities: event-planning and catering teams; outdoor settings for receptions, dinners and team-building activities; complimentary wireless internet; audiovisual systems and presentation equipment and professional technical support; 24-hour business center with an internet-equipped workstation, printer and fax Nearby places of interest: Antique Trail, Danbury Fair Mall, Litchfield Hills Wine Trail and golf Year established: 1974

THE GARRISON

HAMPTON INN WHITE PLAINS/TARRYTOWN

2015 US 9, Garrison, N.Y. 10524 Phone: 845-424-3604 Website: thegarrison.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: four rooms Rates: from $109 Restaurants: three; Valley, Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s End Bar and The Terrace Grill Meeting rooms: five versatile spaces Seating capacity: 30 to 200 Meeting-room amenities: banquet facilities; total square footage: NA Nearby places of interest: Bear Mountain State Park, DIA Art Foundation Beacon, Boscobel National Historic Site and Garrison Golf Club Year established: 1999

HERITAGE HOTEL

200 W. Main St., Elmsford, N.Y. 10523 Phone: 914-592-5680 Website: hamptoninn3.hotel.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 156 Rates: from $94 Group rates: NA Restaurants: one Meeting rooms: three Seating capacity: 20 to 115; total square footage: 2,800 Meeting-room amenities: audiovisual equipment rental, business center, complimentary printing service, express mail, fax, meeting rooms, modem, photocopying service and printer Nearby places of interest: New York City, Empire City Yonkers Raceway, Fordham University, The Galleria Mall in White Plains, Historic Hudson Valley, Kykuit-Rockefeller Estate, Lyndhurst Mansion, Pace University, Marymount College, Philipsburg Manor, Rockefeller State Park Preservation, Tarrytown Music Hall, Westchester Community College, Westchester County Center and The Westchester Year established: 1946, renovated 2010

522 Heritage Road, Southbury, Conn. 06488 Phone: 203-264-8200 Website: heritagesouthbury.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 163 rooms, five suites Rates: from $150 Group rates: no Restaurants: one; The Tavern Meeting rooms: 21 Seating capacity: 10 to 350; total square footage: 28,000 Meeting-room amenities: amphitheater, two ballrooms, one boardroom, ergonomic chairs, nonglare conference tables, natural light in all rooms, access to outdoor courtyards from the conference center, team-building activities, wireless internet access, hardtop work tables, business center and audiovisual staff and equipment Nearby places of interest: vineyards, antiques and ropes course Year established: 1970

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For more details and reservations: hotelzerodegrees.com Stamford 909 Washington Blvd. Stamford, CT 06901 tel: 203.363.7900

Norwalk 353 Main Ave. Norwalk, CT 06851 tel: 203.750.9800

Danbury 15 Milestone Rd. Danbury, CT 06810 tel: 203.730.9200

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Hotels & Conference Centers HILTON GARDEN INN NORWALK

560 Main Ave., Norwalk, Conn. 06851 Phone: 203-523-4000 Website: hiltongardeninn3.hilton.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 170 rooms Rates: from $199 and up Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; The Garden Grille & Bar Meeting rooms: four Seating capacity: nine to 117 Meeting-room amenities: 24-hour business center, 24-hour snack bar, wireless internet, onsite catering with staff, audiovisual equipment, desk-level power outlets and ports and oversized desk and ergonomic chair in every room Nearby places of interest: La Guardia Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Westchester County Airport, The Maritime Aquarium and city of Norwalk Year established: 2001

HILTON PEARL RIVER

500 Veterans Memorial Drive Pearl River, N.Y. 10965 Phone: 845-735-9000 Website: hilton.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 150 rooms Rates: from $209 Group rates: yes Restaurants: two; Clearwater Tavern and Two Henrys Meeting rooms: 15 Seating capacity: 1,000; total square footage: 27,000 Meeting room amenities: audiovisual equipment rental, business center, courier service, fax, high-speed internet access, regular and overnight mail, meeting rooms, photocopying services, printer, secretarial service and typing service Nearby places of interest: Iona College Rockland, U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Woodbury Commons Premium Outlets, Palisades Center and 30-minute travel to New York City via the Metro-North Railroad Year established: 1988

HILTON STAMFORD HOTEL & EXECUTIVE MEETING CENTER

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HOLIDAY INN BRIDGEPORT-TRUMBULL-FAIRFIELD

HILTON WESTCHESTER

HNA PALISADES PREMIER CONFERENCE CENTER

HOLIDAY INN DANBURY

1 First Stamford Place, Stamford, Conn. 06902 Phone: 203-967-2222 Website: hiltonstamfordhotel.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 484, 12 suites Rates: from $169 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Senses Meeting rooms: 30 Seating capacity: 15 to 1,500; total square footage: 59,000 Meeting-room amenities: more than 59,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, more than 10,000 square feet of space in the ballroom, a climate-controlled three-season garden pavilion, natural light and great views, 30 breakout rooms accommodating up to 700 people, onsite meeting planners, audiovisual equipment and support staff, culinary team, onsite business center and wireless internet access in all meeting space Nearby places of interest: Stamford Town Center, Palace Theatre, Rich Forum Cove Island Park, Stamford Center for the Arts and close proximity to major area airports Year established: 2008, renovated

674 Thayer Road, West Point, N.Y. 10996 Phone: 845-446-4731 Website: thethayerhotel.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 151 guestrooms and suites, including two presidential suites and 22 executive suites Rates: from $249 Group rates: yes Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: 10 Seating capacity: 20 to 300; total square footage: Meeting-room amenities: wireless internet in all rooms and common areas, 6,500-lumen projection systems, advanced lighting controls, projection screen, flipchart, paper and pens, unlimited snacks and beverages, custom-catering options, refreshment breaks and river views Nearby places of interest: United States Military Academy at West Point, Woodbury Commons Premium Outlets, golfing and wineries Year established: 1929

699 Westchester Ave., Rye Brook, N.Y. 10573 Phone: 914-939-6300 Website: hilton.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 445 Rates: from $199 Restaurants: one; härth Meeting rooms: 22 Seating capacity: 16 to 1,100; total square footage: 32,000 Meeting-room amenities: 9,520-square-foot Westchester Ballroom, wireless internet, flipchart and markets, all-day nonalcoholic beverage service, meal options, health and fun break options, LCD projector and screen or monitor Nearby places of interest: Rye Playland Amusement Park, close proximity to all major airports, The Galleria at White Plains, The Westchester, downtown White Plains and 30-minute travel to New York City via the Metro-North Railroad Year established: 1973

334 Route 9W, Palisades, N.Y. 10964 Phone: 845-732-6000 Website: hnapalisades.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 206 rooms Rates: from $129 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; The Hearth Meeting rooms: 43 conference rooms, including three tiered classrooms and amphitheatres Seating capacity: six to 400; total square footage: 48,000 Meeting-room amenities: 19 breakout rooms, venues with natural lighting, outdoor venues, wireless internet access throughout the property, 12-hour executive chairs and hardtop work tables, sound system, rearscreen projection, podium with touch-screen controls, overhead projectors, blackout blinds in the ballroom, lapel and handheld microphones, meeting supply kit, stage and whiteboards Nearby places of interest: LaGuardia Airport, John F. Kennedy International, Newark Liberty International Airport, Palisades Center, Westchester County Airport, Piermont, Nyack and Hudson Valley Year founded: 1989

1070 Main St., Bridgeport, Conn. 06604 Phone: 203-334-1234 Website: ihg.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 209 rooms, 11 suites Rates: from $101 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Park City Grill Meeting rooms: seven Seating capacity: 10 to 444; total square footage: 9,000 Meeting-room amenities: business center, copying, wireless internet access, executive floors, executive suites, PC available, printer and business center Nearby places of interest: Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard, Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo, City Lights Gallery, University of Bridgeport, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield University, Downtown Cabaret Theatre, Captain’s Cove Seafood, Ballpark at Harbor Yard, Klein Memorial Auditorium, The Discovery Museum, Housatonic Museum of Art and The Barnum Museum Year founded: 1990, renovated in 2010

80 Newton Road, Danbury, Conn. 06810 Phone: 203-792-4000 Website: ihg.com/holidayinn/ Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 114 rooms, 11 suites Rates: from $99 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; 99 Restaurant & Pub Meeting rooms: 1 Seating capacity: NA; square footage: 500 Meeting-room amenities: on-site business center, printer and copying Nearby places of interest: DiGrazia Vineyard, Lake Compounce Amusement Park, Candlewood Lake, the Danbury Fair Mall, Stew Leonard’s, Charles Ives Center and the Danbury Ice Area Year founded: 2014, renovated 1973

HOLIDAY INN MIDDLETOWN-GOSHEN

68 Crystal Run Road Middletown, N.Y. 10941 Phone: 877-298-2066 Website: ihg.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 101 Rates: from $99 Group rates: yes Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: one Seating capacity: 250; total square footage: 3,500 Meeting-room amenities: slide projector, cable modem, DVD player, digital projector, flipchart and markers, group and event packages, LCD projector, laser disc, lectern, microphone, modem lines, overhead projector, VCR and whiteboard Nearby places of interest: golf, shopping and museums Year established: 2003, renovated

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Hotels & Conference Centers HOLIDAY INN MOUNT KISCO

HONOR’S HAVEN RESORT & SPA

HOMEWOOD SUITES BY HILTON NEWBURGH-STEWART AIRPORT

HOTEL ZERO DEGREES DANBURY

1 Holiday Inn Drive, Mount Kisco, N.Y. 10549 Phone: 844-202-9707 Website: ihg.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 118 rooms Rates: from $127 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Teddy’s Restaurant and Lounge Meeting rooms: five Seating capacity: 12 to 275; total square footage: more than 6,000 Meeting-room amenities: DVD player, LCD projector, lectern, microphone, modem lines, VCR and whiteboard Nearby places of interest: sculpture collections at PepsiCo, IBM headquarters, Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts and Kykuit (Rockefeller Estate) Year established: 1970

180 Breunig Road, New Windsor, N.Y. 12553 Phone: 845-567-2700 Website: homewoodsuites3.hilton.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 125 Rates: from $159 Group rates: yes Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: five Seating capacity: 10 to 200; total square footage: 4,700 Meeting-room amenities: audiovisual equipment rental, business center, express mail, fax, modem, photocopying services and printer Nearby places of interest: U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Woodbury Commons Premium Outlets and Orange County Choppers Year established: 2007

HOMEWOOD SUITES BY HILTON STRATFORD

6905 Main St., Stratford, Conn. 06614 Phone: 203-377-3322 Website: homewoodsuites3.hilton.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 135 Rates: from $114 Group rates: yes Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: one Seating capacity: eight to 50;total square footage: 319 Meeting-room amenities: audiovisual equipment rental, business center, complimentary printing service, express mail, fax, meeting rooms, modem, photocopying service and printer Nearby places of interest: Beardsley Zoo, Bridgeport Arena and Bluefish Stadium, Ferry to Long Island, Jones Family Farm and Winery, Long Island Ferry, Short Beach and Yale University Year established: 2002, renovated 2015

HOTEL ZERO DEGREES NORWALK

1195 Arrowhead Road, Ellenville, N.Y. 12428 Phone: 877-969-4283 Website: honorshaven.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 232 including executive, presidential and VIP suites Rates: from $136 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; The Dining Room Meeting rooms: 19 Seating capacity: 600; total square footage: 48,608 Meeting-room amenities: breakout rooms, banquet facilities, shuttle bus transportation, standard audiovisual and wireless internet Nearby places of interest: Sam’s Point Preserve, Shawangunk Wine Trail, Monticello Gaming and Raceway and Bethel Woods Center for the Arts Year established: 1903

353 Main Ave., Norwalk, Conn. 06851 Phone: 203-750-9800 Website: hotelzerodegrees.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 96 Rates: $from 90 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Mediterraneao Meeting rooms: ballroom divisible into three separate meeting rooms Seating capacity: 20 to 120; total square footage: 1,875 Meeting-room amenities: 1,875-squarefoot ballroom, natural lighting, pre-function services, breakout rooms, buffet and rooftop deck for pre- and post-function gatherings, Nearby places of interest: The Maritime Aquarium, the towns of Norwalk and Greenwich, Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, Metro-North Railroad trip to New York City, LaGuardia Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Westchester County Airport, Stewart International Airport and Bradley International Airport, as well as many corporations, including Diageo North America, Tauck Tours and Xerox Year established: 2013

15 Milestone Road, Danbury, Conn. 06810 Phone: 203-730-9200 Website: hotelzerodegrees.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 124, 27 suites Rates: from $99 Group rates: NA Restaurants: one; Terra of Danbury, an onsite restaurant and caterer Meeting rooms: two, plus an outdoor option Seating capacity: 20 to 120; total square footage: 3,500 Meeting-room amenities: floor-to-ceiling windows with natural lighting, complimentary parking and wireless internet and audiovisual capabilities, outdoor event space Nearby places of interest: Danbury Fair Mall, The Palace Danbury, The Danbury Library, Danbury Museum and Historical Society, Danbury Railway Museum, the Danbury Music Centre, Danbury Ice Arena, Westerners Baseball, the Danbury Innovation Center and the Farmers’ Market, Ives Center and the O’Neill Center Year established: 2016

HYATT HOUSE SHELTON

830 Bridgeport Ave., Shelton, Conn. 06484 Phone: 203-225-0700 Website: shelton.house.hyatt.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 33 rooms with standard accommodations, 14 one-bedroom suites and 80 studio suites Rates: from $133 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; H Bar Meeting rooms: three Seating capacity: 14 to 90; total square footage: 1,515 Meeting-room amenities: 1,515 square feet of flexible meeting space, in-house meeting consultant, online group booking page, allinclusive meeting packages available, variety of catering menu options and audiovisual equipment Nearby places of interest: PerkinElmer, BIC, Sikorsky, Prudential Financial Services, Hubbell Inc. and Pitney Bowes; west of New Haven University and Yale University, north of Fairfield University and Sacred Heart University Year established: 2010

HYATT HOUSE WHITE PLAINS HOTEL ZERO DEGREES STAMFORD

909 Washington Blvd. Stamford, Conn. 06901 Phone: 203-363-7900 Website: hotelzerodegrees.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 97 Rates: from $92 Group rates: yes Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: 1 Seating capacity: 12 to 300; total square footage: NA Meeting-room amenities: projector, screen and audiovisual equipment and transportation Nearby places of interest: Stamford Center for the Arts, Mill River Park, Bartlett Arboretum, Stamford Museum and Nature Center, more than 70 restaurants, Long Island Sound and beaches, New England hiking and the Metro-North Railroad Year established: 2009

101 Corporate Park Drive West Harrison, N.Y. 10604 Phone: 914-251-9700 Website: whiteplains.house.hyatt.com Executive reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 159 Rates: from $180 Group rates: yes Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: one Seating capacity: five to 70; total square footage: 1,288 Meeting-room amenities: 1,288 square feet of flexible meeting space, audiovisual services, complimentary wireless and wired internet and creative catering Nearby places of interest: New York City, The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, downtown Stamford, Rye Playland Amusement Park, the Bronx Zoo and the New York Botanical Gardens Year established: 2000

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Hotels & Conference Centers HYATT REGENCY GREENWICH

1800 E. Putnam Ave. Old Greenwich, Conn. 06870 Phone: 203-637-1234 Website: greenwich.hyatt.com Executive reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 373, including 12 suites Rates: from $189 Group rates: yes Restaurants: two; Winfield’s and Gazebo Bar & Grill Meeting rooms: 12 Seating capacity: 1,200; total square footage: 35,000 Meeting-room amenities: 9,600-square-foot Regency Ballroom with 4,400 square feet of pre-function meeting space, 1,952-squarefoot outdoor patio adjacent to Regency Ballroom, Round Hill Amphitheater with executive stage seating for 110, 4,225-squarefoot seasonal Sun Court Pavilion, 20 versatile breakout rooms and an onsite audiovisual department Nearby places of interest: Historic Conde Nast Tower landmark, shops and restaurants of Greenwich Avenue, crafts and gift shops of South Norwalk, The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, Chelsea Piers Connecticut/Sporting Complex, E. Gaynor Brennan Golf Course, Greenwich Point and Beach, Bruce Museum, Stamford Museum and Nature Center, BushHolley House, Palace Theatre, Rich Forum Theatre, Babcock Preserve and walking trails, Binney Park, Rye Playland and New York City Year established: 1986

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LIFE, THE PLACE TO BE

2 Lawrence St., Ardsley, N.Y. 10502 Phone: 914-591-4400 Website: lifetheplacetobe.com Electronic reservations accepted: no Rooms/suites: 0 Rates: call for rate information Group rates: N/A Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: 29,000-square-foot New York City-style loft space Seating capacity: 30 to 1,000; total square footage: 29,000 Meeting-room amenities: full-service catering by Abigail Kirsch, buffet menus provided by LIFE, ceremony site available on premises, kosher catering available, event essentials are included, permanently installed plasma and projection screens, four mini AMF bowling alleys, rock-climbing wall, laser tag and 3,000 square feet of arcade games Nearby places of interest: Tappan Zee Bridge, New York City, the town of Sleepy Hollow, Kykuit (Rockefeller Estate), Lyndhurst and the Hudson River Year established: 2009

17 Route 376, Hopewell Junction, N.Y. 12533 Phone: 845-227-7700 Website: innatarborridge.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 57 rooms, five junior suites and one bridal suite Rates: from $117 Group rates: yes Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: one Seating capacity: two to 15; total square footage: N/A Meeting-room amenities: banquet facility, special meals available and wireless internet access Nearby places of interest: Dutchess Stadium, Stormville Flea Market, Hudson Valley Rail Trail, Walk Way Over the Hudson, Splash Down Beach, Barton Orchards, Beekman Country Club, Trump National Golf Club, West Point, Dutchess Wine Trail, shopping areas, restaurants and kid-friendly activities Year established: 2008

THE MANSION AT COLONIAL TERRACE

119 Oregon Road, Cortlandt, N.Y. 10567 Phone: 914-737-0400 Website: colonialterracecaterers.com Electronic reservations accepted: no Rooms/suites: 0 Rates: call for rate information Group rates: yes Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: eight Seating capacity: 20 to 700; total square footage: N/A Meeting-room amenities: dedicated conference team leaders, theme meals, continental breakfast, morning coffee break and afternoon break, full-service audiovisual needs, wireless internet, lodging, transportation, leisure activities and sports and a business center providing copying, faxing, printing, mailing and shipping Nearby places of interest: 35-minute travel to Stewart International Airport and Westchester County Airport, in close proximity to major New York City and New Jersey airports, close to Metro-North Railroad and activities, including fishing, hiking, tennis, water sports, championship golf, spas, kayaking, biking, shopping and winery tours Year established: 1945

EXIT 4 OFF 1-84 DANBURY, CT 06811 203-744-1776

• Beautifully Appointed Guestrooms Decorated in the Legendary Ethan Allen Style • Two Ballrooms and Conference Rooms Which Can Accommodate 10-500 People • Upgraded High-Speed WiFi Complimentary in All Guestrooms, Meeting and Public Spaces • 193 Newly Renovated Guestrooms Decorated in The Legendary Style of Ethan Allen • 24-Hour Business Center With Fax, Copy, Printing and Internet Capabilities • State of The Art Multimedia Capabilities • Day Meeting Packages or Custom Pricing • Dedicated, Professional Event Planner to Detail Event from Beginning To End

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Hotels & Conference Centers MARON HOTEL & SUITES

42 Lake Avenue Extension Danbury, Conn. 06811 Phone: 203-791-2200 Website: maronhotel.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 86 Rates: from $79 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; VIVO! Bar and Grill Meeting rooms: five Seating capacity: 10 to 140 people; total square footage: 5,000 Meeting-room amenities: business services include a business center, computer hookups, slide projector and screen, computer modem, fax center, fax and copying service and high-speed internet access; all meeting rooms include high-speed internet access and a sound system Nearby places of interest: Western Connecticut State University, Danbury Fair Mall, Ives Concert Park and major corporations nearby Year established: 1999

MOHONK MOUNTAIN HOUSE

PAMELA’S TRAVELING FEAST AND PAMELA’S ON THE HUDSON

1000 Mountain Rest Road New Paltz, N.Y. 12561 Phone: 855-883-3798 Website: mohonk.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Room/suites: 265, in addition to guest cottages Rates: from $328 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Mohonk Mountain House Meeting rooms: six Seating capacity: up to 350; total square footage: N/A Meeting amenities: breakout rooms, banquet facilities, special meals available, transportation, coffee breaks, working lunches, wireless internet, flipcharts, LCD projectors, screen, podium, microphone and valet parking Nearby places of interest: New Paltz and Culinary Institute of America Year established: 1869

1 Park Place, Newburgh, N.Y. 12550 Phone: 845-562-4505 Website: pamelasonthehudson.com Electronic reservations accepted: no Rooms/suites: 0 Rates: call for rate information Group rates: N/A Restaurants: one main dining room plus bar and lounge area; facility is located inside Pamela’s on the Hudson at the Newburgh Yacht Club Meeting rooms: three Seating capacity: up to 160; total square footage: N/A Meeting-room amenities: podium, screen, wireless internet, fax and copy machine access and dance floor Nearby places of interest: Newburgh Yacht Club Year established: 2005

NEUBURGER MUSEUM OF ART MATRIX CONFERENCE & BANQUET CENTER

39 Old Ridgebury Road Danbury, Conn. 06810 Phone: 203-312-1555 Website: matrixconferenceandbanquetcenter.com Electronic reservations accepted: no Rooms/suites: 0 Rates: call for rate information Group rates: N/A Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: 23 Seating capacity: eight to 1,500; total square footage: 34,000 Meeting-room amenities: wireless internet, ergonomic seating, individual climate control, dining and beverage service, break-out lounge area, plug and play capabilities, concierge paging service and audiovisual equipment, including tele- and video conferencing Nearby places of interest: hotels, including Comfort Suites, Courtyard and Residence Inn Year established: 2010

MINNEWASKA LODGE

3116 Route 44/55, Gardiner, N.Y. 12525 Phone: 845-255-1110 Website: minnewaskalodge.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 26 Rates: from $165 Group rates: yes Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: two Seating capacity: 14 to 60; total square footage: N/A Meeting-room amenities: two breakout rooms, banquet facilities, special meals available, transportation, coffee breaks, working lunches, wireless internet, flipcharts, LCD projectors, screen, podium, microphone and valet parking Nearby places of interest: Shawangunk Mountains, town of Gardiner, Hudson Valley, Culinary Institute of America, 75 miles from New York City Year established: 2000

THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

735 Anderson Hill Road Purchase, N.Y. 10577 Phone: 914-251-6100 Website: neuberger.org Electronic reservations accepted: no Rooms/suites: 0 Rates: call for rate information Group rates: N/A Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: two Seating capacity: 80 to 200 Meeting-room amenities: art galleries and conference room Nearby places of interest: PepsiCo Sculpture Gardens, Doral Arrowood Hotel and Conference Center and city of White Plains Year established: 1974

Purchase College 735 Anderson Hill Road Purchase, N.Y. 10577 Phone: 914-251-6200 Website: artscenter.org Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 0 Rates: call for rate information Group rates: N/A Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: four theaters Seating capacities: 1,300; total square footage: N/A Meeting-room amenities: internet access, theatrical lighting and sound Nearby places of interest: PepsiCo Sculpture Garden and Metro-North Railroad Year established: 1978

OMNI NEW HAVEN HOTEL AT YALE

POUGHKEEPSIE INN

2625 South Road, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 12601 Phone: 845-452-6600 Website: N/A Electronic reservations accepted: no Rooms/suites: 77 rooms Rates: from $78 Group rates: yes Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: one; total square footage: N/A Seating capacity: 40 to 50 Meeting-room amenities: chairs, tables and slide-in screens Nearby places of interest: Walkway over the Hudson, Vanderbilt Mansion, FDR Museum and Library, Culinary Institute of America, Vassar College and Marist College Year established: 1960, renovated in 2009

RADISSON NEW ROCHELLE

1 Radisson Plaza, New Rochelle, N.Y. 10801 Phone: 914-576-3700 Website: radisson.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 125 rooms, three suites Rates: from $135 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; NoMa Social Meeting rooms: five Seating capacity: up to 250; total square footage: 6,400 Meeting-room amenities: 6,400 square feet of event space, airport shuttle service to La Guardia Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport, business center, hardwired internet access in all rooms, multilingual staff and valet service Nearby places of interest: Rye Playland, New Roc City, the Bronx Zoo, the New York Botanical Gardens and New York City Year established: 1976

POUGHKEEPSIE GRAND HOTEL

155 Temple St., New Haven, Conn. 06510 Phone: 203-772-6664 Website: omnihotels.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 306, seven suites Rates: from $215 Group rates: yes Restaurants: three; John Daveport’s At the Top of the Park, Morsel’s and Bar 19 Meeting rooms: 19 Seating capacity: up to 1,000; total square footage: 22,000 Meeting-room amenities: more than 22,000 square feet of function space, including a 9,200-square-foot grand ballroom; business center includes photocopy and fax machines, mail and packaging services, internet, computer and email access for a fee Nearby places of interest: Long Wharf Harbor & Pier, New Haven Green, New Haven Symphony, Yale University Art Gallery, Yale University Visitor’s Center, Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets, IKEA, Chapel Street shopping, Tanger Outlets of Westbrook and Westfield Connecticut Post Year established: 1997

AND CONFERENCE CENTER 40 Civil Center Plaza Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 12601 Phone: 845-485-5300 Website: pokgrand.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 195 rooms, 10 suites Rates: from $169 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Market Street Bar & Grill Meeting rooms: 12 Seating capacity: 25 to 400; total square footage: 15,000 Meeting-room amenities: breakout rooms, banquet facilities, special meals available, transportation and audiovisual services Nearby places of interest: Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, FDR Presidential Library and Museum, Culinary Institute of America and Locust Grove Year established: 1994

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Hotels & Conference Centers RAMADA YONKERS

125 Tuckahoe Road, Yonkers, N.Y. 10710 Phone: 914-476-3800 Website: wyndhamhotels.com/ramada/ Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/sites: 103 rooms, three suites Rates: from $89 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Davanport Grille Meeting rooms: three Seating capacity: up to 290; total square footage: 1,000 Meeting-room amenities: additional banquet and reception space with onsite business center Nearby places of interest: Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway, Stew Leonard’s Yonkers, The Galleria at White Plains, The Westchester, the New York Botanical Gardens, the Bronx Zoo, Shea Stadium in Queens, The Meadowlands, Madison Square Garden, Javits Convention Center and New York City Year established: 2006

RENAISSANCE WESTCHESTER HOTEL

80 W. Red Oak Lane West Harrison, N.Y. 10604 Phone: 914-694-5400 Website: marriott.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 342 rooms, six suites Rates: from $193 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Hive Living Room + Bar Meeting rooms: 27 Seating capacity: 650; total square footage: 23,091 Meeting-room amenities: 23,091 square feet of meeting space, 25 breakout rooms, event planners, business equipment, hardwired and wireless internet access, catering options, business services, meeting equipment and services, including a copy center, decorator, security guard, photographer and specialty lighting Nearby places of interest: Kykuit (Rockefeller Estate), Sunnyside (Washington Irving’s House), Historic Hudson Valley sites, New York City, Rye Playland, The Westchester, The Capitol Theatre, Woodbury Common, Factory Outlet, West Point Military Academy and Yankee Stadium Year established: 1977

THE RITZ-CARLTON, WESTCHESTER

SAYBROOK POINT INN & SPA

3 Renaissance Square White Plains, N.Y. 10601 Phone: 914-946-5500 Website: ritzcarlton.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 146, including 38 luxury suites Rates: from $305 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; BLT Steak Meeting rooms: seven Seating capacity: 12 to 750; total square footage: 12,000 Meeting-room amenities: full-service business center and fax service Nearby places of interest: ArtsWestchester, Hudson River Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Performing Arts Center Year established: 2007

2 Bridge St., Old Saybrook, Conn. 06745 Phone: 860-863-0084 Website: saybrook.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 82 rooms, including general suites and three-story suites Rates: from $225 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Fresh Salt Meeting rooms: six, in addition to outdoor space Seating capacity: N/A; total square footage: N/A Meeting-room amenities: waterfront ballroom, wireless internet, breakout rooms, banquet facilities and special meals available Nearby places of interest: Florence Griswold Museum, Chamard Vineyards, Essex Steam Train, Goodspeed Opera House, Lyme Art Association, Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets, Fenwich Golf Course and Riverquest Year established: 1989

ROGER SHERMAN INN

195 Oenoke Ridge New Canaan, Conn. 06840 Phone: 203-966-4541 Website: rogershermaninn.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 15 rooms, three suites Rates: from $155 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Roger Sherman Inn & Restaurant Meeting rooms: seven dining rooms Seating capacity: eight to 180 Meeting-room amenities: banquet facilities, indoor and outdoor seating, and transportation and wireless internet Nearby places of interest: Philip Johnson Glass House, Amtrak, city of Stamford and town of Greenwich Year established: 1740

SHERATON STAMFORD HOTEL

700 E. Main St., Stamford, Conn. 06901 Phone: 203-358-8400 Website: starwoodhotels.com/sheraton Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 379 rooms, three suites Rates: from $185 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Paired Meeting rooms: 16 Seating capacity: up to 480; total square footage: 20,000 Meeting-room amenities: more than 20,000 square feet of flexible function space, wireless internet, flipchart, food service and bottomless coffee station Nearby places of interest: Town Center Mall, Stamford restaurants and Metro-North/Amtrak railroads Year established: 1984

ROYAL REGENCY HOTEL

165 Tuckahoe Road, Yonkers, N.Y. 10701 Phone: 914-476-6200 Website: royalregencyhotelny.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 94 Rates: from $159 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Venue Lounge & Restaurant Meeting rooms: one Seating capacity: up to 550; total square footage: 11,000 Meeting-room amenities: coffee and tea setup, food and beverages, projection equipment, video conferencing, teleconferencing, audiovisual equipment, wireless internet, podium, flip chart, computer rentals, microphone, whiteboard and air conditioning Nearby places of interest: Hudson River Museum, Yonkers Raceway and The Science Barge Year established: 1994

STAMFORD MARRIOTT HOTEL & SPA

243 Tresser Blvd., Stamford, Conn. 06901 Phone: 203-357-9555 Website: marriott.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 502 rooms, six suites Rates: from $325 Group rates: yes Restaurants: two; Sam’s American Bistro and Northern Lights Bar and Lounge Meeting rooms: 20 Seating capacity: 1,000; total square footage: 26,059 Meeting-room amenities: 26,059 square feet of event space, 18 breakout rooms, complimentary wireless internet, breakout rooms, banquet facilities, special meals available, transportation, audiovisual team and meeting planners Nearby places of interest: The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, Stamford Center for the Arts, Rich Forum, Beardsley Zoological Garden, Stamford Museum & Nature Center, The Barnum Center, Cove Island Park, Pound Ridge Golf Course, Sterling Farms Golf and New York City Year established: 1977

TAPPAN HILL MANSION

81 Highland Ave., Tarrytown, N.Y. 10591 Phone: 914-631-3030 Website: abigailkirsch.com Electronic reservations accepted: no Rooms/suites: 0 Rates: call for rate information Group rates: N/A Restaurants: facility is catered by Abigail Kirsch Meeting rooms: two Seating capacity: 500; total square footage: N/A Meeting-room amenities: garden terraces, wireless internet access, audiovisual services, event-management services breakout rooms, banquet facilities Nearby places of interest: Kykuit (Rockefeller Estate) and Phillipsburg Manor Year established: 1980

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Hotels & Conference Centers TARRYTOWN HOUSE ESTATE & CONFERENCE CENTER

THE TIME HOTEL NYACK

TRUMBULL MARRIOTT HOTEL

400 High Ave., Nyack, N.Y. 10960 Phone: 845-675-8700 Website: thetimehotels.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 133 Rates: from $139 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; BV’s Grill Meeting rooms: three Seating capacity: 10 to 285; total square footage: 4,000 Meeting-room amenities: 4,000 square feet of function space, planning and catering teams on site, complimentary wireless internet, standard audiovisual equipment Nearby places of interest: Nyack Beach State Park, Edward Hopper House Art Center, Olde Village Inne, Nyack Pour House, Soul Flyte, Carnegie Room, Gena Lisa, The New NY Bridge Outreach Centers, Friends of Nyack Walking Tours, Bourbon Street of Nyack and the Historic Society of the Nyack Museum Year established: 2015

49 E. Sunnywide Lane, Tarrytown, N.Y. 10591 Phone: 914-591-8200 Website: tarrytownhouseestate.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 212 rooms, one suite Rates: from $147 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Cellar 49 Meeting rooms: 30 Seating capacity: up to 350; total square footage: 30,000 Meeting-room amenities: 30,000 square feet of event space, 24-hour technology resource center, conference concierge, conference planner, business center, on-staff audiovisual professionals, wireless internet access, ergonomic chairs, hardtop work tables, natural lighting and staging Nearby places of interest: United States Military Academy at West Point, Blue Hill at Stone Barns for Food and Agriculture, Cortlandt Heritage Museum, Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Garden at PepsiCo World Headquarters and the Hudson River Museum; local businesses include BASF, IBM Watson Research Center, PepsiCo International, Hitachi, Siemens, Fiji Film Corp. and Dannon Year established: 1964

180 Hawley Lane, Trumbull, Conn. 06611 Phone: 203-38-1400 Website: marriott.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Room/suites: 319 rooms, six suites Rates: from $158 Group rates: yes Restaurants: two; Parallel Post and On the Rox Meeting rooms: 13, plus seasonal tent Seating capacity: 700; total square footage: 22,734 Meeting-room amenities: 15 breakout rooms, banquet facilities, transportation, event manager, audiovisual staff, 24-hour business center and wireless internet access Nearby places of interest: Sports Center of Connecticut, Barnum Museum, Arena at Harbor Yard, Beardsley Zoo, The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, Ferry to Long Island, Downtown Cabaret Theatre, Fairfield shopping and beach, Captains Cove and Seaport and Westport shopping and beach Year established: 1985

WATER’S EDGE RESORT & SPA

1525 Boston Post Road Westbrook, Conn. 06498 Phone: 860-399-5901 Website: watersedgeresortandspa.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 101 rooms and suites, 68 seaside villas, a four- and five-bedroom beachfront cottage and 20 luxury two-bedroom villas on the water Rates: from $185 Group rates: yes Restaurants: three; Dattilo Fine Italian, Seaview Bistro and Sunset Bar & Grill Meeting rooms: 12 Seating capacity: up to 300; total square footage: 15,000 Meeting-room amenities: wireless internet access, views of the Long Island Sound, 24hour business center, sales and conference managers, catering options and technical requirements Nearby places of interest: the shops at Water’s Edge, Connecticut Wine Trail, Tanger Outlets of Westbrook, Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets, Essex Steam Train and Riverboat, Thimble Island, Mystic Aquarium, Mystic Seaport, Mohegan Sun, Foxwoods Resort Casino, Gillette Castle State Park, Fox Hopyard Golf Course and Godspeed Opera House Year established: 1985

Spectacular at

SPACES

Stepping Stones

Museum for Children

Host an Event to Remember We know about inspiration. We know how to dazzle the senses. And with just a little bit of Stepping Stones magic, we’ll take your vision and make it a reality. • Mingle among festive galleries and hands-on exhibits • Open air tent for seated dinners, dancing or entertainment • Multimedia Gallery with 33 x 12 foot projection screen for a wide range of events, banquets and performances • Performance stage and seating for smaller gatherings • Outdoor garden for cocktail receptions For a personal tour and consultation, call 203 899 0606, ext. 208 visit www.steppingstonesmuseum.org/rentals Mathews Park, 303 West Avenue • Norwalk, Connecticut • Exit 14N or 15S off I-95

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Hotels & Conference Centers WESTCHESTER MARRIOTT

670 White Plains Road Tarrytown, N.Y. 10581 Phone: 914-631-2200 Website: marriott.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 439 rooms, five suites Rates: from $184 Group rates: yes Restaurants: two; Cooper’s Mill and Ruth’s Chris Steak House Meeting rooms: 21; total square footage: 26,676 Seating capacity: 1,100 Meeting-room amenities: 26,676 square feet of total meeting space, 20 breakout rooms, exhibition space onsite, banquet facilities and audiovisual Nearby places of interest: Philipsburg Manor, Sunnyside (Washington Irving’s house), Kykuit (Rockefeller Estate), United States Military Academy at West Point, Woodbury Commons, Lyndhurst Castle, Van Cortlandt Manor, The Westchester, Rye Playland, the Bronx Zoo, White Plains Performing Arts Center and New York City Year established: 1981

THE WESTPORT INN

1595 Post Road East Westport, Conn. 06880 Phone: 203-557-8124 Website: westportinn.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 117, three suites Rates: from $129 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Bistro B Meeting rooms: four Seating capacity: 18 to 300; total square footage: 6,000 Meeting-room amenities: onsite catering services, audiovisual services, technical lighting and support staff, wireless internet access and free self-parking available Nearby places of interest: Webster Bank Arena, the Westport Playhouse, Fairfield University and Sacred Heart University Year established: 1960

BANQUET HALLS, RESTAURANTS & OTHER FACILITIES WITH AVAILABLE EVENT SPACE

BOWLMOR WHITE PLAINS

EMPIRE CITY CASINO

CENTENNIAL GOLF CLUB

GRAND PRIX NEW YORK

47 Tarrytown Road, White Plains, N.Y. 10607 Phone: 914-948-2677 Website: bowlmor.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rates: call for rate information Group rates: yes Restaurants: 0; food provided by the facility Meeting rooms: N/A Seating capacity: N/A; total square footage: N/A Meeting-room amenities: gourmet menus, custom beverage packages, event specialists and private bowling suites, wireless microphones and floor-to-ceiling video screens at the end of each lane Nearby places of interest: Westchester shopping center, Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Gardens, White Plains Performing Arts Center, Lyndhurst, Empire City Casino, The Galleria at White Plains, The Westchester and Sunnyside (Washington Irving’s house) Year established: 1938

ONE TWENTY ONE

2 Dingle Ridge Road, North Salem, N.Y. 10560 Phone: 914-669-0121 Website: 121restaurant.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rates: call for rate information Group rates: N/A Restaurants: one Meeting rooms: 0 Seating capacity: 10 to 50; total square footage: N/A Meeting-room amenities: one private dining room seats 48, a main dining room seats 50; at the heart of each dining room is a community table that seats 10 Nearby places of interest: Harvest Moon Farm & Orchard, Hammond Museum and Japanese Stroll Garden, Mountain Lakes Park and the North Salem Balanced Rock Year established: 2000

185 John Simpson Road, Carmel, N.Y. 10512 Phone: 845-225-5700 Website: centennialgolf.com Electronic reservations: yes Rates: call for rate information Group rates: N/A Restaurants: one; Nelson’s Tavern Meeting rooms: 0 Seating capacities: 16 to 200; total square footage: more than 11,000 Meeting-room amenities: unlimited use of the practice facility prior to play, personalized cart signs on carts prior to play, welcome letter and local rules sheets with the event’s name, pairings and alphabetical lists, pre-printed contest signature, assistance with special event setup on the course and golf bag handling by our player services staff Year established: 1998

BOWLMOR NORWALK

701 Connecticut Ave. Norwalk, Conn. 06854 Phone: 203-838-7501 Website: bowlmor.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rates: call for rate information Group rates: yes Restaurants: 0; food provided by the facility Meeting rooms: N/A Seating capacity: N/A; total square footage: N/A Meeting-room amenities: gourmet menus, custom beverage packages, event specialists and private bowling suites, wireless microphones and floor-to-ceiling video screens at the end of each lane Nearby places of interest: The Maritime Aquarium, towns of Norwalk and Greenwich, Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, Metro-North Railroad to New York City, LaGuardia Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Westchester County Airport, Stewart International Airport and Bradley International Airport, as well as many corporations, including Diageo North America, Tauck Tours and Xerox Year established: 1938

DAVE & BUSTER’S RESTAURANT PALISADES CENTER

4661 Palisades Center Drive West Nyack, N.Y. 10994 Phone: 845-353-1555 Website: daveandbusters.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rates: call for rate information Group rates: yes Restaurants: one Meeting rooms: 0 Seating capacity: N/A; total square footage: N/A Meeting-room amenities: high-volume restaurant and entertainment complex offering corporate and group events, team building and family outings; interactive entertainment attractions include pocket billiards, shuffleboard, state-of-the-art simulators, virtual reality and traditional carnival-style amusements and games of skill Nearby places of interest: Palisades Center Year established: 1982

810 Yonkers Ave., Yonkers, N.Y. 10704 Phone: 914-968-4200 Website: empirecitycasino.com Electronic reservations accepted: no Rates: call for rate information Group rates: N/A Restaurants: four; Dan Rooney’s Sports Pub, Nonno’s Trattoria, Lil’ Cocina and the International Food Court Meeting rooms: two Seating capacity: N/A; total square footage: 6,000 Meeting-room amenities: corporate event spaces include the Good Time Room and the VIP Room, offering 16 television screens, a podium/lectern, a screen and projector, lavaliere and handheld microphones Nearby places of interest: Yonkers Raceway, Untemeyer Park, Philipse Manor Hall, Tibbett’s Brook Park, the Science Barge and Hudson River Museum Year established: 1899

333 N. Bedford Road Mount Kisco, N.Y. 10549 Phone: 914-241-3131 Website: gpny.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rates: call for rate information Group rates: yes Restaurant: one; Fuel Meeting rooms: eight Seating capacity: 10 to 500; total square footage: N/A Meeting-room amenities: private conference and dining rooms with audiovisual equipment and wireless internet, catering options from executive chef, event planners and team-building activities, including racing, bowling and gaming Nearby places of interest: Westchester County Airport, Metro-North Railroad, golf, shopping, sailing and restaurants Year established: 2007

IL PALIO RESTAURANT

5 Corporate Drive, Shelton, Conn. 06484 Phone: 203-944-0770 Website: ilpalioct.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rates: call for rate information Group rates: N/A Restaurants: one Meeting rooms: three private dining rooms Seating capacity: 10 to 70 Meeting-room amenities: banquet facilities, special meals available, wireless internet and projector screen Year established: 2001

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Remarkable Hospitality is our specialty. Perfectly situated in the hub of Northern Westchester County, Holiday Inn Mt. Kisco, is ready to accommodate you in every way. Featuring a full remodel, Holiday Inn Mt. Kisco is proud to be one of the few venues in the area that can accommodate larger-scale events as well as provide on-site overnight accommodations. Fully equipped with a talented culinary team featured in both our event facility and our on-site eatery, The Hub, our professional staff is looking forward to overseeing the myriad of details that will make your time spent with us truly memorable.

Holiday Inn Mount Kisco and the Mount Kisco Events in Style The Holiday Inn Mount Kisco was, to put it kindly, outdated and in need of some TLC when Roedel Companies purchased the long-standing property in 2013. The Wilton, N.H.-based company went to work on an extensive renovation, never compromising its commitment to detail that has been the hallmark of Roedel Companies for 50 years. The result is a new-look Holiday Inn Mount Kisco and the Mount Kisco Events at the Holiday Inn. They give the village a showcase event center that is 6,000 square feet, a new dining experience and an updated 118-room hotel that has fullservice capabilities. Mount Kisco Mayor J. Michael Cindrich was on hand to raise a ceremonial toast for the grand opening of the property on September 15, joining the Roedel team, as well other local officials and village members. “This has been a great project for us because we recognized the need for a property that could offer this area the all-encompassing amenities we had right here,” says David W. Roedel, Managing Member of Roedel Companies. “We are really happy with the finished product.” In addition to a show-stopping lobby area that includes THE HUB, the hotel’s reimagined restaurant and bar, that finished product also includes Roedel’s trademark commitment to community. The team was a sponsor of the Mount Kisco Chamber of Commerce’s Sales Days and even served a complimentary pancake breakfast to patrons one day! “Being part of the community is important to us,” says Melody Lloyd, General Manager of the Holiday Inn Mount Kisco. “It is part of who we are.” For more information, got to mountkiscoevents.com.

Holiday Inn Mt. Kisco • 914.241.2600 • 1 Holiday Inn Drive, Mt. Kisco, New York 10549 www.HolidayInn.com • www.MountKiscoEvents.com

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Hotels & Conference Centers ITALIAN CENTER OF STAMFORD INC.

1620 Newfield Ave., Stamford, Conn. 06905 Phone: 203-322-6950 Website: italiancenter.org Electronic reservations accepted: no Rates: call for rate information Group rates: N/A Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: four Seating capacity: 25 to 600; total square footage: more than 20,000 Meeting room service: breakout rooms, banquet facilities, full-service catering services, special meals available, 12,000 square feet of event space, tented picnic grounds, four tennis courts, three volleyball courts, in-ground pool and cabana, softball field, basketball court, horseshoes and bocce court Nearby places of interest: close to the Merritt Parkway and downtown Stamford Year established: 1909

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Ten business practices to manage risk and avoid litigation

e see litigation in our daily lives, whether it is depicted in movies and television shows or blasted all over the news, but most business owners don’t stop to think about what it really means for them when they get into a legal situation. Typically, litigation is settled by agreement between the two parties but it may also be resolved by a jury or judge in court. Litigation is often necessary in some cases where attorneys fight hard to get the best results for their clients. However, litigation can be time-consuming, distracting, stressful and expensive for businesses. Below are 10 proven strategies to shield against risk and limit the likelihood of litigation for your business. 1. Have clearly written agreements. American film producer Samuel Goldwyn’s famous quote says it all: “A verbal contract isn’t worth the paper it is written on.” No matter how trusting you may be of the other party, a clear written contract is the first and most critical step in avoiding litigation. Parties often differ in opinion on what exactly their obligations were or when they would arise or whether it was conditional on other things occurring first. The terms of any business deal, which clearly set out the parties’ rights and obligations, should be in writing to avoid any misunderstanding in the future. The cause of many lawsuits is a direct result of contracts between the involved parties either not being memorialized in writing or simply not being clear. A clear, detailed and well — thought-out contract which addresses what happens when a business relationship deteriorates can minimize the cost of resolving the dispute. Any amendments to the agreement or ancillary arrangements should also be evidenced in writing. 2. Retain an attorney to review your agreements. Engaging in upfront dialogue with legal counsel can help your business avoid costly mistakes. To save costs, many business owners find it enticing to utilize template contracts they find online for particular transactions. Typically, these standardized contracts do not take into consideration the specific needs of the businesses involved as well as the laws of the applicable jurisdiction. A contract that is not legally valid is useless if a business wants to enforce its rights under it in court. An attorney can advise on whether a nondisclosure or noncompetition agree-

ther negotiation. Often we see parties falling short of their responsibilities outlined in the contract partially because they weren’t fully aware of their obligations.

ment would be appropriate. Whether a dispute should be litigated in a particular jurisdiction under a selected state’s laws or through alternative dispute resolution should also be memorialized in your agreement. Setting aside a portion of a business’s budget toward retaining an attorney to draft and review the agreements you utilize in your business can reduce more costly litigation fees down the road. 3. Read the agreements. While this is an obvious act, many neglect to fully read and understand the agreement before signing it. Understand both parties’ roles in the agreement before accepting it to ensure the parties are capable of fulfilling their role. Ask for clarification of provisions that you are unsure of or may require fur-

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will help reduce your risk. If you find that the company is often involved in disputes and has complaints, think twice about starting a relationship as it might be a business you would want to steer clear of. 6. Have an employee handbook. Every company with employees should have an employee handbook that is provided to all employees. Employees should sign a form acknowledging receipt of the handbook. The handbook not only sets forth in writing the employer’s expectations but also provides statements of compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. It is a very important tool for stating reporting procedures relative to discrimination and harassment. An attorney should be contacted to not only help draft and review the original handbook but also on an annual basis to ensure that the handbook complies with current laws. Having an outdated handbook or no handbook at all can be very detrimental to a business involved in an employment litigation. 7. Obtain appropriate insurance coverage. As it is not just a question of the amount but also the kind of coverage that your business carries, every business should consult on a regular basis with a qualified commercial insurance broker. It can be devastating for a business to be involved in a litigation where there is not the proper insurance in place to defend and indemnify the company against a potential judgment. As your business grows and expands and with changes in laws and technology, your commercial insurance will need to be modified. Commercial general liability and property insurance policies are probably not sufficient. State law will often require specific types of insurance, such as workers’ compensation. Depending on the nature of your business, you may also need professional liability, errors and omissions and cyber security/ data breach insurance, as well as additional coverage suited for your industry. 8. Protect your company’s IP assets. Intellectual property such as trademarks, copyrights and patents are often the most valuable asset of a company. A business selecting brand names and logos should seriously consider retaining an attorney to conduct the required initial due diligence and legal analysis to identify potential conflicts, thus saving significant money if the business is later confronted with infringement allegations. Companies should be aware that they have a duty to protect, enforce and “police” their own registered IP assets, including sending out cease and desist letters and prosecuting claims against other companies infringing on their IP

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rights. Being proactive and putting an end to infringing use promptly is more effective and cost-efficient than litigating over it after it has already done harm to your company’s hard-earned goodwill. 9. Record retention policy Many disputes can be avoided if a company is able to keep good records of their agreements, related correspondence and notes taken to memorialize telephone conversations. Businesses should establish an appropriate record retention policy both for electronic and hard copy documents. While you work with the other party to solve problems, document how that problem was communicated and what was agreed upon to resolve it. Also document any satisfaction and praise expressed by the other party, resulting in a written proof of you meeting their expectations. 10. Website privacy and terms of use policies If your company’s website collects and uses the personal information of its users in any manner, it should have a privacy policy that defines exactly the information that is being collected and the precise manner of use the company intends to make of such information. Businesses conducting e-commerce or with a high level of activity online should have a terms of use policy on their website, including having users expressly agree to the terms of use. Such companies should be aware of international e-commerce regulations, privacy laws and intellectual property laws, just to name a few. By adopting these 10 good business practices, your company can help manage risks and limit time-consuming and costly litigation. It is important to be proactive in protecting your business from possible legal issues. If you find yourself unable to avoid litigation, consult with a qualified attorney to learn the best options based upon your company’s situation. Michael W. Freudenberg is a partner working primarily in the commercial litigation practice group at Harrington, Ocko & Monk, LLP in White Plains. He can be reached at 914-686-4800 or by e-mail at mfreudenberg@homlegal.com.

FACTS & FIGURES on the record ATTACHMENTS-FILED Preininger Construction Corp., et al., Monroe. Filed by Robert B. Gyle III. $14,000 in favor of Kamco Supply Corporation of New England, Wallingford. Property: 34 Blakeman Drive, Monroe. Filed Feb. 15.

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COMMERCIAL 1259 East Main Street LLC, Stamford, contractor for self. Convert an auto showroom into a radiology medical office at 1259 E. Main St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $624,500. Filed between Feb. 20 and Feb. 24. 695 East Main Stamford LLC, Stamford, contractor for self. Alter the existing office space to accommodate a new tenant at 695 E. Main St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $1.9 million. Filed between Feb. 20 and Feb. 24. Arnco Signs, contractor for Bery Realty. Add signs onto an existing commercial space at 1302 Boston Post Road, Darien. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed Feb. 13. Bell Atlantic Inc., contractor for Crown Castle-Landowners. Replace the antennas on the roof of an existing commercial space at 474 Main St., Monroe. Cost undisclosed. Filed Feb. 2. Bond Built Garage, contractor for 10 Elm Street LLC. Add a one-car garage to the property of an existing commercial space at 10 Elm St., Darien. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Feb. 22. C E Floyd Company Inc., contractor for DK Realty Group LLC. Prepare commercial space for new tenant at 1567 Summer St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $250,000. Filed between Feb. 20 and Feb. 24.

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Crockett, John, contractor for Chuckta. Perform an interior fit-out in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 150 Main St., Monroe. Cost undisclosed. Filed Feb. 17. Davidoff, Lawrence, contractor for Star Partners LLC. Construct a new apartment building with 13 units at 87 Franklin St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $2.4 million. Filed between Feb. 20 and Feb. 24. Elite Development Corp., Norwalk, contractor for self. Perform interior renovations to an existing movie theater at 542 Westport Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $1.6 million. Filed Feb. 16. Fortunato Construction Group, contractor for Plumbtrees Plaza LLC. Remodel and upgrade the grocery stores at an existing commercial space at 63 Newtown Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $160,000. Filed Feb. 21. GCCFC 2007-GG9 Main Street LLC, Stamford, contractor for self. Remove the walls, ceiling and doorframes on an existing commercial space at 300 Main St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $24,500. Filed between Feb. 20 and Feb. 24. Jostal Corp., Bridgeport, contractor for self. Perform an interior fit-out in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 467 Connecticut Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $1 million. Filed Feb. 16. Lindsay Design & Build LLC, Fairfield, contractor for E Properties LLC. Fit-out a deck and studio space in an existing commercial space at 215 Elm St., New Canaan. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed Feb. 13. Olive My Stuff Consignment LLC, contractor for Bart Center Inc. Add a sign permit to an existing singlefamily residence at 590 Main St., Monroe. Cost undisclosed. Filed Feb. 2. Pac Group LLC, Torrington, contractor for Silver Hill Hospital Inc. Construct a new commercial building at 208 Valley Road, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $2 million. Filed Jan. 31. Pac Group LLC, Torrington, contractor for Silver Hill Hospital Inc. Alter the interior of an existing commercial space at 208 Valley Road, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $272,000. Filed Jan. 31. Pereira, John, contractor for Dominick Corsi and Valerie Corsi. Raise gabled roof on an existing commercial space at 95 Beaver Brook Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Feb. 23.

Powell Carpentry LLC, New Canaan, contractor for Ivanhoe Collective LLC. Remove the closets and DJ booth from an existing commercial space at 19 Vitti St., New Canaan. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Feb. 15. Scott Rochlin General Contractors, Westport, contractor for Henry A. Hofflich. Repair an area of an existing commercial space damaged from smoke at 96 Main St., New Canaan. Estimated cost: $250,000. Filed Feb. 2. Seeler Contracting Inc., Holley, N.Y., contractor for 129 Glover Avenue LLC. Perform an interior fit-out in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 129 Glover Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $350,000. Filed Feb. 17. Site Acquisitions LLC, Salem, N.H., contractor for Silver Hill Hospital Inc. Remove and replace existing antennas at an existing commercial building at 208 Valley Road, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed Feb. 2. SPUS7 Riverpark LLC, Norwalk, contractor for self. Demolish the fourth ﬂoor of an existing commercial space at 800 Connecticut Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Feb. 17. Stone Construction, contractor for Connecticut CVS Pharmacy LLC. Construct two retaining walls on an existing commercial space at 511 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe. Cost undisclosed. Filed Feb. 3. Superior Signs LLC, contractor for 111 Century Plaza Ltd. Add a new sign to an existing commercial space at 535 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe. Cost undisclosed. Filed Feb. 2. Wood Builders, contractor for Ron Armstrong. Add an elevator to an existing commercial space at 58 Mansfield Ave., Darien. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed Feb. 14.

RESIDENTIAL 15 Idar Court LLC, Greenwich, contractor for self. Construct a new single-family residence with a finished basement, front entry porch and an attached two-car garage at 15 Idar Court, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $675,000. Filed February 2017. A. W. Construction LLC, Trumbull, contractor for James E. Malling and Nancy K. Malling. Renovate the master bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 34 Mead St., New Canaan. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed Feb. 3. Abel Construction LLC, Danbury, contractor for Elizabeth Gardner. Add a roof and two dormers to the front of an existing single-family residence at 65 Mill Road, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed Jan. 30.

Action Demolition Inc., Southington, contractor for Gretchen E. Tatge, et al. Demolish an existing single-family residence at 100 Hendrie Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $13,800. Filed February 2017.

Bernard, Tito M., et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Replace the wood siding on an existing single-family residence at 63 Derwen St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed between Feb. 20 and Feb. 24.

Aiello Roofing, contractor for Paul Dietz. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 16 Fox Run, Sherman. Estimated cost: $26,150. Filed Feb. 21.

Blance Design LLC, New Canaan, contractor for Neil Rhodes and Leanora Rhodes. Renovate a kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 11 Surrey Road, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $23,500. Filed Jan. 27.

Alfieri Enterprises, contractor for self. Construct a new dwelling with a three-car garage at 44 Allwood Road, Darien. Estimated cost: $1.6 million. Filed Feb. 14. AMEC Carting LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Larkspur Investments LLC. Demolish an existing singlefamily residence at 134 Lambert Road, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Feb. 8. Andr, Kristina and Malcolm Boyd, Weston, contractor for self. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 208 Goodhill Road, Weston. Estimated cost: $80,000. Filed Jan. 4. Arpita, Katira and Jigar Gada, Greenwich, contractor for self. Renovate the kitchen, master bathroom and living room in an existing single-family residence at 12 Windsor Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $54,000. Filed February 2017. Aspen Partners, Trumbull, contractor for Andrea M. Wilderman and Brett M. Wilderman. Demolish an existing single-family residence at 39 Nutmeg Lane, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Feb. 8. Avallone, Claudia F. and Martin Avallone, Wilton, contractor for self. Perform alterations on an existing single-family residence at 19 Wendy Ridge Place, Wilton. Estimated cost: $280,000. Filed Jan. 30. Awan, Edyta, Weston, contractor for self. Add two bedrooms and one and one-half bathrooms to an existing single-family residence at 1440 Newtown Turnpike, Weston. Estimated cost: $84,000. Filed Feb. 14. Baybrook Remodelers Inc., West Haven, contractor for Carol Krim, et al. Construct a sunroom addition and a deck on an existing single-family residence at 17 Doral Farm Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $54,000. Filed between Feb. 20 and Feb. 24. Beatty Builders, contractor for David Drette. Remodel the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 2 Hollow Brook Road, Sherman. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Feb. 21. BEMA Group LLC, Weston, contractor for AVH LLC. Add a new kitchen, bathrooms, laundry room, windows and doors at 35 Boulder Brook Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $500,000. Filed February 2017.

BPC Green Builders LLC, Wilton, contractor for Dolores B. Malin and Donald R. Malin. Construct a new single-family residence with four bedrooms, four bathrooms, one fireplace, a finished basement, covered front porch and two-car garage at 39 E. Maple St., New Canaan. Estimated cost: $575,000. Filed Feb. 15. Buckle, Sandra L., Weston, contractor for self. Renovate two bathrooms in an existing singlefamily residence at 341 Georgetown Road, Weston. Estimated cost: $1,800. Filed Jan. 23. Burr Roofing & Siding, Stratford, contractor for Edward Namath. Perform minor renovations to the interior of an existing single-family residence at 41 Canterbury Lane, Wilton. Estimated cost: $39,000. Filed Feb. 8.

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Canessa Home Improvement, Norwalk, contractor for Linda Clarkson. Renovate the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 79 Weed Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $45,000. Filed Feb. 17. Clark Construction of Ridgefield, Ridgefield, contractor for Robert D. Marafioti and Marcia Marafioti. Perform minor renovations to the interior of an existing single-family residence at 7 Dark Pond Trail, Wilton. Estimated cost: $44,988. Filed Jan. 30. Clausi, Adolph S., Greenwich, contractor for self. Add a wheelchair ramp to an existing single-family residence at 29 Nearwater Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $600. Filed February 2017.

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NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS

BRIDGEPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND ADDS TO BOARD

The Aquarion Water Co. in Bridgeport is seeking to recognize adults, students, small and large businesses and nonprofits whose volunteer efforts have protected or improved Connecticut’s natural resources. The Aquarion Environmental Champion Awards event will be held June 3 at Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport. The student winner will receive a $1,000 award, while $2,500 will be contributed to nonprofits selected by the other category winners, on behalf of the winning companies. The deadline for nominations is May 1. For more, visit aquarionwater.com.

NONAS NAMED PRESIDENT-ELECT OF FEI’S LOCAL CHAPTER The Connecticut/Westchester Chapter of Financial Executives International elected Candice Workman Nonas of Norwalk as chapter president for a two-year term, beginning July 1. Outgoing President Mike Wexler previously served two two-year terms and will work with Nonas through the transitional period. Nonas is a managing consultant at Resources Global Professionals and a veteran in the financial services industry. Nonas has also held leadership roles in the Global Association of Risk Professionals and Women in Housing and Finance in Washington, D.C. At Resources Global Professionals she helps clients meet their regulatory requirements through advisory and implementation services.

From left: Jonathan Orleans, vice chairman, BPEF; Joe Larcheveque; Aresta Johnson; Bruce Hubler; Robert Laska, board chairman, BPEF; and Hamid Malakpour, treasurer, BPEF

The Bridgeport Public Education Fund, an organization that develops programs and mobilizes the community for quality public education in the city, welcomed three members to its board of directors during its annual meeting. The new members include Bruce Hubler, retired corporate senior vice president and executive officer, Dun & Bradstreet; Joe Larcheveque, newly elected president of the Bridgeport Board of Education; and Aresta Johnson, interim superintendant of the Bridgeport School District.

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GOOD THINGS HAPPENING MARGOLD JOINS RAND INSURANCE INC. Rand Insurance, with offices in Riverside and New Canaan, announced that Davis “Buck” Margold has joined the sales team in the personal insurance high-net-worth market segment. Margold is licensed by the state of Connecticut and has taken several advanced educational courses to work toward becoming an adviser in this specialized insurance segment. Prior to joining, he worked in finance as a member of the New York Stock Exchange for 35 years. He is actively involved in the New York Yacht Club, having held various positions, including a member of the board of directors, executive committee and chairman of the house committee.

FOUR WEBSTER BANKERS PROMOTED Waterbury-based Webster Bank announced that four bankers have been promoted to senior vice presidents. These bankers include: Gary Israel, senior vice president, audit; Kristen Manginelli, senior vice president, marketing; Glenn Marz, senior vice president, portfolio management, commercial banking; and Kevin Copenspire, senior vice president, commercial banking. Israel, a resident of Canton, joined Webster in 2012 and has more than 12 years of audit experience. Manginelli, of Stamford, joined Webster in 2009 as part of the financial reporting and accounting policy team and moved to marketing in 2014 as vice president, manager, segment strategy. Marx, of West Hartford, joined Webster in 1996, beginning his career in credit risk review. He has also served in asset-based lending, middle-market banking and restructure and recovery. Copenspire, of Baltimore, joined Webster in 2015 as the business development officer for Webster Business Credit Corp., covering the Baltimore/Mid-Atlantic region. He worked for Corckran Investments V LLP, prior to joining Webster.

TRUMBULL DEMOCRATS ANNOUNCE 2017 LEADERSHIP AWARD RECIPIENTS The Trumbull Democratic Town Committee announced Timothy A. Cantafio and Beryl Kaufman as the recipients of its inaugural 2017 Leadership Award and Matthew Kuroghlian as the recipient of its Kevin J. Sutherland Inspiration in Democracy Award. The awards will be presented at the Keys to Democracy Awards Dinner, Sunday, March 26 at Tashua Knolls Restaurant in Trumbull. The topic of the evening is, “Trump’s First 100 Days: Our Voices, Our Actions, Our Country — Still Strong,” featuring U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy and U.S. Rep. Jim Himes. • Kuroghlian, a junior at Trumbull High School, is the vice president of his class and a leader in the school’s Model United Nations Club. He became involved in politics through the recent campaign of Himes and held a leadership role in the 2016 campaign of Lino Constantino for state representative, as well as having formed the Eastern Fairfield County Young Democrats. He is being recognized for his dedication to public service. • Cantafio, vice president of engineering for Northeastern Electronics Corp. in Milford, has more than 40 years experience in local political and social issues. He is currently a member of the Trade Technology Advisory Committee for Platt Technical High School, deputy treasurer of the Trumbull Democratic Town Committee, board member of the Connecticut Burns Care Foundation, corporator of the board of Milford Health and Medical and Milford Hospital and a member of the Trumbull board of assessment appeals. • Kaufman of Bridgeport has been an advocate of civil service throughout her life. She was the former executive director of the Connecticut Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficits, of which she developed into an internationally respected standard for excellence. She pioneered the first conference in Connecticut on issues faced by high school graduates with special needs. She is currently a board secretary of The Downtown Cabaret Theater, a member of the Trumbull Economic and Community Development Commission, the Trumbull Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Bridgeport League of Women Voters and Women on Watch. For tickets, email lisa@trumbulldemocrats.org.

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CONSTRUCTION INSTITUTE TO HOLD FORUM The Construction Institute of the University of Hartford, a nonprofit that consists of diverse professions working to improve the construction industry, is hosting a discussion, titled “What Owners Really Need from their AEC Partners in a Changing World”, March 23 from 7:45 to 11:30 a.m. at the Norwalk Inn, 99 East Ave., Norwalk. The discussion will consider how changing building uses and technologies affect the way owners view their buildings and the factors that create a successful partnership between owners and their architecture, engineering and construction partners. Bruce Kellogg, principal of JCJ Architecture, will serve as the moderator, and the panelists will include: David Frassinelli, associate vice president for facilities management, Fairfield University; Kathleen Fazio, director of the leasing services group, Cushman & Wakefield; Stanley Hunter, master plan project director, Stamford Hospital; and Robert Scinto, principal, RD Scinto Inc. For more, contact admin@construction.org.

FIRST COUNTY BANK HONORED AS HEALTHY WORKPLACE EMPLOYER

MARCH 21

Staples Baseball Team is hosting “Author Talk: The World’s Biggest Mets Fan,” a discussion led by Greg Prince, co-creator of Faith and Fear in Flushing, a blog for Mets fans, and the author of several books exploring the history and culture of the New York Mets, who will discuss his latest book, “Piazza: Catcher, Slugger, Icon, Star,” 7 p.m. at Staples High School, 70 North Ave., Westport. This event is free and open to the public. For more, call 203-341-1200.

STAMFORD HEALTH ELECTS NEW LEADERSHIP Stamford Health has announced that Rudolph Taddonio, interim chairman of its department of orthopedic surgery, was elected president of the staff of Stamford Health Medical. Carol Fucigna, vice chairwoman of the department of obstetrics and gynecology, was elected vice president. Taddonio joined Stamford Health in 1995 and was appointed as division chief of orthopedics in 2007. In October 2016, he was appointed as interim chairman of a newly created department of orthopedic surgery at Stamford Health. A resident of New Canaan, he provides scoliosis and spine surgery care for patients through practice locations in Stamford and White Plains. Fucigna is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology and has been practicing for more than 20 years. She joined Stamford Hospital in 2004 and opened an office in Wilton, adding a Darien office shortly thereafter.

MARCH 22 From left: Eric Thompson, principal, BlueBlack LLC; Vanessa Calabro, vice president, human resources manager; and Anthony Aguanno, senior account executive, UnitedHealthcare, and co-chairman at The Business Council’s Wellness Roundtable at the 2017 Healthy Workplace Employer Recognition Event.

The Business Council Of Fairfield County recognized Stamford-based First County Bank as a gold category employer in its 2017 Health Workplace Employer Recognition Program. The program applauds the efforts of employers who understand the competitive advantage of a healthy workforce and who have implemented a variety of programs to promote such a workplace. The Business Council’s Wellness Roundtable, with support of First Niagara Risk Management Services Inc. and UnitedHealthcare of CT Inc., presented the recognition program, held Feb. 9 at the Stamford Marriott Hotel and Spa.

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Rudolph Taddonio, Carol Fucigna

RSM IN STAMFORD NAMES TWO NEW PARTNERS RSM US, an audit, tax and consulting firm, welcomed two new partners to its Stamford location. Christa Clark has more than 12 years taxation and accounting experience. Her focus is on the financial services industry, with particular knowledge in partnership taxation. Susan Martinelli is a CPA and a business adviser to both privately held and middle-market companies. She has more than 16 years experience working with several industries, including a focus on public companies, financial institutions, specialty finance, broker dealers and employee benefit plans.

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Siona Benjamin

The Carl and Dorothy Bennett Center for Judaic Studies at Fairfield University is presenting a Samuel and Bettie Roberts Lecture in Jewish Art led by Siona Benjamin, Wednesday, March 22, 7:30 p.m. in the Dolan School of Business Dining Room, 1073 N. Benson Road. Benjamin is an artist who was raised as Jewish in a predominantly Hindu and Muslim India. Her work reflects her background and heritage and is inspired by Indian miniature paintings and Sephardic icons. Benjamin was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship in 2010 for a project titled “Faces: Weaving Indian Jewish Narratives.” She won a second Fulbright Fellowship in 2016. Reservations are required. For more, email bennettcenter@fairfield.edu.

CHOCOLATE, STRAWBERRIES AND BREAST HEALTH The city of Norwalk along with the Smilow Family Breast Center of Norwalk Hospital and CancerCare Inc. are hosting “Chocolate, Strawberries and Breast Health,” a program where experts will discuss topics focused on breast health and awareness for both men and women. The event will be held Wednesday, March 29, 5 p.m. at Norwalk City Hall, 125 East Ave. Lucia C. Rilling, the first lady of Norwalk, will deliver opening remarks. Featured topics and presenters will include “Screening Recommendations” led by Jeanne Capasse, surgical director, Norwalk Hospital; “Dispel Myths and Fears” led by Mary Heery, breast health specialist, Norwalk Hospital; “Navigate Health Barriers” led by Zarek Mena, certified patient navigator, Norwalk Hospital; and “Maintain Breast Health and Access Services” led by Susan Beno, clinical supervisor, CancerCare Inc. To register, call Zarek Mena at 203-852-2300.

The Ridgefield Playhouse is presenting A Great Big World which has hit songs, “Say Something,” “When the Morning Comes” and “Is There Anybody Out There,” 8 p.m., 80 E. Ridge Road. For tickets, call the box office at 203438-5795.

MARCH 26 The Ridgefield Playhouse is presenting singer-songwriter and guitarist Raul Midón, who has collaborated with musical heroes, such as Herbie Hancock and Stevie Wonder, as well as recordings by Jason Mraz, Queen Latifah and Snoop Dogg, 8 p.m., 80 E. Ridge Road. Ticket holders enjoy a complimentary wine tasting in the lobby at 7:15 p.m. with artwork by a local artist. For tickets, call the box office at 203-438-5795.

MARCH 29 Greenwich Chamber of Commerce is hosting its March networking event at the Greenwich Historical Society, 5:30-7 p.m., 39 Strickland Ave. at the Vanderbilt Educational Center. The chamber continues to celebrate its 100th year birthday by hosting this event. To register, visit greenwichchamber.com.

MARCH 30 The Ridgefield Playhouse is presenting the surviving members of The Zombies, best known for its hit singles, “She’s Not There,” “Tell Her No” and “Time of the Season,” to celebrate its 50th anniversary of recording “Odyssey & Oracle,” its only cohesive, full-length album, 8 p.m., 80 E. Ridge Road. This is the last the that The Zombies will perform the album, deemed one of Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time,” in its entirety. For tickets, call the box office at 203438-5795.

MARCH 31 The Ridgefield Playhouse is presenting The McCartney Years, a Paul McCartney tribute experience, featuring McCartney’s greatest hit songs, including “Live and Let Die,” “Silly Love Songs,” “Band On The Run,” “The Long and Winding Road, “Jet” and more, 8 p.m., 80 E. Ridge Road. Every song will be played live with nothing pre-recorded and set to the standards of McCartney, led by Yuri Pool. There is a VIP party pass available, which includes priority parking and complimentary wine and beer from 6:30-7 p.m. For tickets, call the box office at 203-438-5795.

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FACTS Color It Gone LLC, Westport, contractor for Michael Fredericks and Suzanne Fredericks. Demolish an existing single-family residence at 81 Windrow Lane, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Feb. 1. Cooper, Susan A., Wilton, contractor for self. Perform alterations on an existing single-family residence at 98 Sugar Loaf Drive, Wilton. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed Jan. 25. Diacri Jr., Mario, contractor for Massa Lockwood LLC. Add, renovate and alter an existing single-family residence at 26 Island Heights Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $405,799. Filed between Feb. 20. and Feb. 24. Dionian Jr., Lynne S. and Thomas J., Weston, contractor for self. Remodel the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 38 Silver Ridge Common, Weston. Estimated cost: $27,500. Filed Jan. 24. Dunster, Michael E., Greenwich, contractor for self. Add a new mother suite, bedroom, bathroom and laundry room to an existing singlefamily residence at 15 Shadybrook Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed February 2017. Dushku, Nikoll and Colleen Kelly, Weston, contractor for self. Enlarge the living room in an existing singlefamily residence and add a twocar garage at 11 Laurel Ridge Lane, Weston. Estimated cost: $89,000. Filed Jan. 30. E R Salvatore Associates LLC, Stamford, contractor for 588 Weed Street LLC. Reinforce the existing structure at 588 Weed St., New Canaan. Estimated cost: $950. Filed Feb. 2. Edgar Gonzalez Carpentry, Stamford, contractor for Richard Brookshire and Shirley A. Brookshire. Renovate the kitchen and bathrooms in an existing single-family residence at 157 East Ave., New Canaan. Estimated cost: $24,500. Filed Feb. 10. EG Home LLC, Monroe, contractor for homeowner. Construct a new single-family residence with four bedrooms, deck, front-covered porch and an attached two-car garage at 83 Tailside Drive, Monroe. Cost undisclosed. Filed Feb. 8. Elders, Karen, Darien, contractor for self. Remodel the bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 10 Prospect Ave., Darien. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Feb. 13. Elise Landscape & Nursery LLC, New Canaan, contractor for Matthew A. Aliapoulios and Julie M. Aliapoulios. Construct a one-story barn with an attached chicken coop on the property of an existing singlefamily residence at 585 Silvermine Road, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed Feb. 14.

G & S Renovations LLC, contractor for Eric E. Israel, et al. Remodel the master bathroom in an existing single-family residence and add three closets at 156 Dogwood Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed between Feb. 20 and Feb. 24. Galicia, Manuel Antonio, et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Add vinyl to the side of a two-family residence at 5 Orchard St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed between February 27 and March 3.

Kreiner, Helga and Joseph Kren, Weston, contractor for self. Finish the basement in an existing single-family residence at 19 Glenwood Road, Weston. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed Jan. 23.

Machera, Terri and Robert Machera, Weston, contractor for self. Remodel the master bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 29 Codfish Lane, Weston. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed Feb. 7.

Kreutzer Enterprises Inc., contractor for Richard T. Bruce, et al. Strip and reroof an existing singlefamily residence at 66 Bertmor Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $30,800. Filed between Feb. 6 and Feb. 10.

Marc Sterling General Contractors, Newtown, contractor for Robert H. Field and Amy W. Fields. Add to the basement in an existing single-family residence at 131 Woodridge Circle, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed Jan. 27.

Gatehouse Partners LLC, Greenwich, contractor for Kevin Black and Aurelia Black. Perform alterations on an existing single-family residence at 34 Stonebridge Road, Wilton. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Feb. 8.

Laughton, Barbara A. and Richard V. Laughton, New Canaan, contractor for self. Remodel the master bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 12 Jonathan Road, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $2,550. Filed Feb. 2.

Gaynor Builders, contractor for Tiberio. Finish the basement playroom in an existing single-family residence at 29 Grindstone Lane, Monroe. Cost undisclosed. Filed Feb. 8.

Li, Wei, Norwalk, contractor for self. Remodel the kitchen and two bathrooms in an existing singlefamily residence at 8 Pleasant St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Feb. 17.

Glazier, Michael A., Weston, contractor for self. Renovate two bathrooms in an existing singlefamily residence at 10 Winslow Road, Weston. Estimated cost: $48,000. Filed Jan. 17.

Lima, Jennifer, et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Remove the walls in an existing single-family residence and remodel the kitchen at 8 Tamar Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $46,280. Filed between February 27 and March 3.

Hall, Thomas J., et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Legalize a storage area in the basement of an existing single-family residence at 14 Bartlett Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $31,000. Filed between February 27 and March 3. Hoffman Landscapes Inc., Wilton, contractor for Michael P. Ravanesi and Amy A. Ravanesi. Alter the outdoors of an existing single-family residence at 358 White Oak Shade Road, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $43,000. Filed Jan. 27. Ingraham, David, New Canaan, contractor for self. Alter kitchen, stairs, bedroom, closet and living room in an existing single-family residence at 42 Indian Waters Drive, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $190,000. Filed Feb. 7. Jans Land Dev. LLC, contractor for Wheeler Road Investors LLC. Construct a new single-family residence with four bedrooms, a deck and a fireplace at 12 Whitetail Drive, Monroe. Cost undisclosed. Filed Feb. 23. Jans, Amy and Svetoslav Minkov, Weston, contractor for self. Create a hallway in an existing single-family residence to access the bathroom easier at 15 Grey Fox Lane, Weston. Estimated cost: $4,500. Filed Feb. 8. Kitchens and Bathrooms, Bridgeport, contractor for Tracy A. Corry and Michael I. Corry. Perform minor renovations to the interior of an existing single-family residence at 20 Pilgrim Trail, Wilton. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Jan. 20.

FIGURES

Lindner Construction, contractor for Mike Heitz. Add a storage room to an existing single-family residence at 4 Woodland Drive, Darien. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Feb. 22. Linn Building & Remodeling LLC, contractor for Greg Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Onofrio, et al. Finish the basement in an existing single-family residence and add a bathroom at 123 Long Hill Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $35,000. Filed between Feb. 20 and Feb. 24. Linon Construction, contractor for Domenique Murrle. Alter the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 500 Hoyt St., Darien. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed Feb. 15. LTW Builders Inc., New Canaan, contractor for Lindsay Warren. Construct a new single-family residence with six bedrooms, six bathrooms, four fireplaces, a finished attic, open patio, covered front porch and three-car garage at 867 Valley Road, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $1.3 million. Filed Feb. 15. Lyons, Bryan, contractor for self. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 41 Sedgewick Ave., Darien. Estimated cost: $17,000. Filed Feb. 15. M A P Contracting, Greenwich, contractor for Jodi Kupersmith and Matthew Kupersmith. Construct a new two-car garage attached to an existing single-family residence at 41 Church St., New Canaan. Estimated cost: $145,000. Filed Feb. 7. M. Castle Construction LLC, Norwalk, contractor for self. Perform minor renovations to the interior of an existing single-family residence at 25 Ryders Lane, Wilton. Estimated cost: $24,000. Filed Feb. 16.

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Mazzamurro, Michael A., Stamford, contractor for Richard Windus. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 27 Randall Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $28,714. Filed between Feb. 6 and Feb. 10. Mazzamurro, Michael A., Stamford, contractor for Pat J. Perkins. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 31 Norvel Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $39,815. Filed between Feb. 6 and Feb. 10. McGuire, Monroe, contractor for self. Construct a two-story addition and add a master bedroom and office to an existing single-family residence at 433 Moose Hill Road, Monroe. Cost undisclosed. Filed Feb. 3. Mitchell, Norbert, contractor for Steven Pitt. Add a new garage to an existing single-family residence at 17 Holiday Point Road, Sherman. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed Feb. 21. Mitigation Reconstruction LLC, Stamford, contractor for Patricia J. Meyering. Remodel the existing bathroom and add a new tub at 52 Indian Head Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed February 2017.

Narula, Tarun, Wilton, contractor for self. Perform alterations on an existing single-family residence at Brenner Road, Wilton. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Jan. 23. Nejame & Sons of Danbury LLC, Danbury, contractor for Malgorzata Jakub Staron. Add an in-ground pool to the property of an existing singlefamily residence at 139 Hillcrest Road, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $54,000. Filed Feb. 7. New Canaan Building & Remodeling, New Canaan, contractor for David E. Moran and Anne W. Moran. Alter the mudroom and laundry area in an existing single-family residence at 39 Parade Hill Lane, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $175,000. Filed Feb. 10. New Ridge Builders contractor for John Neff. Remodel two bathrooms in an existing single-family residence at 88 Buttonwood Lane, Darien. Estimated cost: $76,000. Filed Feb. 13. Nicosia, Diane and James M. Coulter, Wilton, contractor for self. Perform alterations on an existing single-family residence at 154 Old Kings Highway, Wilton. Estimated cost: $1. Filed Jan. 30. Pagoto, Mary A. and Ronald R. Pagoto, Wilton, contractor for self. Perform minor renovations to the interior of an existing single-family residence at 16 Bristol Place, Wilton. Estimated cost: $6,700. Filed Feb. 8. Pesok, Maya and John Turey, Weston, contractor for self. Renovate the bathroom in an existing singlefamily residence at 67 Greenfield Drive, Weston. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed Jan. 5.

Richards, James D., Stamford, contractor for self. Legalize the deck at an existing single-family residence at 279 Eden Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $22,230. Filed between Feb. 20 and Feb. 24. Rosenberg, Lauren and Andrew Rosenberg, Weston, contractor for self. Add an in-ground pool to the property of an existing single-family residence at 34 Michaels Way, Weston. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed Jan. 10. RPM Homes LLC, Wilton, contractor for self. Perform alterations on an existing single-family residence at 39 Grumman Ave., Wilton. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed Jan. 27. RT Management, contractor for David Sherwood. Add an in-ground spa and safety barrier to an existing commercial space at 245 Long Neck Point, Darien. Estimated cost: $250,000. Filed Feb. 22. Ruano, Benigno R., Danbury, contractor for self. Re-side three walls on an existing single-family residence at 22 Grandview Ave., Danbury. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Feb. 21. Sarah Blank Design Studio LLC, Stamford, contractor for Susan S. Repko and William C. Repko. Renovate the bathrooms and bedrooms in an existing single-family residence and add a full dormer across the back of the garage at 709 West Road, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $349,000. Filed Feb. 6. Scheck, Sara K. and Peter M. Scheck, Wilton, contractor for self. Perform alterations on an existing single-family residence at 21 Longmeadows Road, Wilton. Estimated cost: $3,500. Filed Feb. 10.

Moran, Kate, Greenwich, contractor for self. Renovate the bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 158 Putnam Park, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed February 2017.

Peter H. Schlubach Builder, Trumbull, contractor for Stewart S. Ehrenhaus and Isobel A. Ehrenhaus. Perform alterations on an existing single-family residence at 5 Robin Lane, Wilton. Estimated cost: $6,500. Filed Jan. 25.

Shain, Lynne and Steven Shain, Weston, contractor for self. Renovate two bathrooms and two bedrooms in an existing single-family residence at 13 Stonehenge Road, Weston. Estimated cost: $36,000. Filed Jan. 10.

More, Lisa Ann, Greenwich, contractor for self. Renovate an existing single-family residence and alter the roof at 504 Indian Field Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed February 2017.

Podolyuk, Oksana and Viktor Podolyuk, Wilton, contractor for self. Perform alterations on an existing single-family residence at 12 Gaylord Drive, Wilton. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Feb. 2.

Shoals, Steven, Wilton, contractor for the town of Wilton. Perform minor renovations to the interior of an existing single-family residence at 69 Ridgefield Road, Wilton. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed Jan. 20.

Morgan, Amanda and Ryan Morgan, New Canaan, contractor for self. Finish the basement in an existing single-family residence at 114 Skyview Lane, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $160,000. Filed Jan. 27.

Posigen CT LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for Christopher D. Thom and Nicola Thom. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 82 Liberty St., Wilton. Estimated cost: $24,000. Filed Jan. 27.

Skrinar, Jessica E. and John S. Skrinar, Wilton, contractor for self. Perform alterations on an existing single-family residence at 193 Old Huckleberry Road, Wilton. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Feb. 8.

Morgan, George E., Greenwich, contractor for self. Demolish an existing single-family residence at 27 Tomac Ave., Greenwich. Cost undisclosed. Filed February 2017.

Power Home Remodeling Group, Chester, Pa., contractor for Sy Bryan and Abigail Bryan. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 2 Holly Place, Monroe. Cost undisclosed. Filed Feb. 1.

Sniffen, Keith R., contractor for self. Legalize a finished basement on an existing single-family residence at 42 Topstone Drive, Danbury. Cost undisclosed. Filed Feb. 23.

Murphy, Monroe, contractor for self. Enclose the existing deck to create a new room in an existing single-family residence at 21 Spinning Wheel Road, Monroe. Cost undisclosed. Filed Feb. 21.

Ramos, Wendy and Carlos Ramos, Weston, contractor for self. Remodel the kitchen in an existing singlefamily residence at 4 Huckleberry Lane, Weston. Estimated cost: $115,000. Filed Jan. 24.

Sue, Marcone, Wilton, contractor for self. Perform minor renovations to the interior of an existing singlefamily residence at 64 Sugar Loaf Drive, Wilton. Estimated cost: $3,500. Filed Feb. 8.

FACTS THD at Home Services Inc., Shrewsbury, Mass., contractor for Liza Tsai. Replace the windows on a condominium unit at 637 Cove Road, Unit B5, Stamford. Estimated cost: $2,583. Filed between Feb. ‘K and Feb. 24. TR Building and Renovation LLC, New Canaan, contractor for Christopher S. Gelvin and Susan P. Gelvin. Remodel the kitchen in an existing single-family residence and add a new mudroom and bathroom at 93 Putnam Road, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $300,000. Filed Feb. 6. TR Building and Renovation LLC, New Canaan, contractor for Daniel H. O’Keefe and Sarah E. O’Keefe. Renovate the master bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 21 Brooks Road, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed Feb. 3. V&Y Construction LLC, contractor for Vasyl Slipyy, et al. Construct a second-story addition to an existing single-family residence at 8 Northwoods Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $288,705. Filed between Feb. 27 and March 3. Vener, Susan M., New Canaan, contractor for self. Add a detached three-car garage to an existing single-family residence at 25 Horton Lane, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $56,000. Filed Feb. 1. Walpole Outdoors LLC, Ridgefield, contractor for Beth D. Schlesinger and Jeffrey Schlesinger. Build a pergola over the terrace on the property of an existing single-family residence at 104 Logan Road, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $24,000. Filed Feb. 3. Warshaw, Stacey and Daniel Warshaw, Stamford, contractor for self. Finish a space above the garage to create a playroom in an existing single-family residence at 1442 Shippan Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $26,390. Filed between Feb. 20 and Feb. 24. Wenzel, Annette, Weston, contractor for self. Repair the roof on an existing single-family residence at 4 Davis Hill Road, Weston. Estimated cost: $5,650. Filed Jan. 31. Wiemken, Holly and James Wiemken, Weston, contractor for self. Remove the powder room and renovate the kitchen, powder room and master bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 35 Joanne Lane, Weston. Estimated cost: $65,000. Filed Feb. 2. Yang, Zhihong, Easton, contractor for self. Upgrade the service to an existing single-family residence at 60 Gale Ridge Road, Easton. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed February 2017.

DEEDS

COMMITTEE DEEDS Carnegie, Andrew, et al., Easton. Appointed committee: Kieran J. Costello, Easton. Property: 85 Norton Road, Easton. Amount: $414,900. Docket no. FBT-cv-14-6041083-S. Filed Feb. 14.

COMMERCIAL 198 West Hills LLC, Jericho, N.Y. Seller: Christ Barnett, Jericho, N.Y. Property: Lot 31, Map 1598, New Canaan. For no consideration paid. Filed Jan. 19. 519 E. Putnam Ave. LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Stephen C. Sutton and Stanford G. Sutton, Morrison, Colo. Property: 519 E. Putnam Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $1 million. Filed Feb. 23. 585 Fan Hill LLC, Monroe. Seller: P&M Realty Inc., Oxford. Property: 585 Fan Hill Road, Monroe. Amount: $515,000. Filed Feb. 14. Camp & Stone Trust, Berkeley, Calif. Seller: Richard L. Camp and Paula Stone, Wilton. Property: 24 Glen Ridge, Wilton. For no consideration paid. Filed Jan. 24. Captain Jack LLC, New Canaan. Seller: Rosemary V. Gillespie, New Canaan. Property: 88A Heritage Hill Road, New Canaan. Amount: $175,000. Filed Feb. 2. Captain Jack LLC, New Canaan. Seller: Marcin Wolak and Iwona Wolak, Wilton. Property: 82D Heritage Hill Road, Unit 82D, New Canaan. Amount: $375,000. Filed Feb. 8. Chipper Real Estate LLC, Wilmington, Del. Seller: Bethany J. Zaro and John A. Zaro III, New Canaan. Property: 854 N. Wilton Road, New Canaan. Amount: $2.6 million. Filed Jan. 18.

Ivanhoe Collective LLC, New Canaan. Seller: Vitti Street Properties LLC, New Canaan. Property: Parcel 641, Map 6951, New Canaan. Amount: $2.6 million. Filed Feb. 1. KMB Holdings LLC, Monroe. Seller: Karl Pernek, Monroe. Property: 525 Fan Hill Road, Monroe. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed Feb. 7. New Canaan Public Library Inc., New Canaan. Seller: Daniel S. Jones, Naples, Fla. Property: 48 South Ave., New Canaan. For and unknown amount paid. Filed Jan. 31. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Oklahoma City, Okla. Seller: U.S. Bank NA, Flint, Mich. Property: 101 Louisiana Ave., Unit 101, Bridgeport. For no consideration paid. Filed Feb. 17. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Oklahoma City, Okla. Seller: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Jacksonville, Fla. Property: 732 Brooks St., Bridgeport. Amount: $10. Filed Feb. 21. Size Capital Management LLC, Wilton. Seller: Christopher T. Keenan, New Canaan. Property: 149 Dudley Road, Wilton. Amount: $2 million. Filed Feb. 13. State of Connecticut. Seller: Sunrise Church Hill Road LLC, Newtown. Property: Church Hill Road, Route 6, Newtown. Amount: $1,200. Filed Feb. 21.

RESIDENTIAL Aldaia, Donna and Peter Hickman, Wilton. Seller: Darek J. Duque and Daizy M. Duque, Wilton. Property: 81 McFadden Drive, Wilton. Amount: $580,000. Filed Jan. 31. Anderson, Maureen G. and Larry A. Anderson, Monroe. Seller: Larry A. Anderson and Maureen G. Anderson, Monroe. Property: 28 Spinning Wheel Road, Monroe. For no consideration paid. Filed Jan. 20.

D. Riccio Properties LLC, Monroe. Seller: Lisa Burns, Newtown. Property: 158 Fairview Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $195,000. Filed Feb. 23.

Barnett, Chris, Jericho, N.Y. Seller: Michele L. Bosshard, New Canaan. Property: Lot 31, Map 1598, New Canaan. Amount: $1 million. Filed Jan. 19.

GLA East LLC, New Canaan. Seller: Vitti Street Properties LLC, New Canaan. Property: 60 East Ave., New Canaan. Amount: $737,500. Filed Feb. 10.

Becker, Meaghan and Todd Becker, Darien. Seller: Alfieri Enterprises LLC, Darien. Property: 12 Revere Road, Darien. Amount: $2.7 million. Filed Feb. 2.

GLA East LLC, New Canaan. Seller: Vitti Street Properties LLC, New Canaan. Property: 64 East Ave., New Canaan. Amount: $737,500. Filed Feb. 10.

Ben-Simon, Bobby, New York, N.Y. Seller: Jason Boles, Bridgeport. Property: Unit 9-S of Embassy Towers, Bridgeport. Amount: $65,000. Filed Feb. 21.

Goodhill Homes LLC, Newtown. Seller: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Carrollton. Property: 10 Rowledge Pond Road, Newtown. Amount: $258,750. Filed Feb. 21.

Bertholf, Brooke and Jeffrey Bretholf, Bridgeport. Seller: Ahmad Mariri, Bridgeport. Property: 170 Marilyn Drive, Bridgeport. Amount: $190,000. Filed Feb. 21.

FIGURES Bischoff, Naddya C. and Jeffrey Bischoff, Stamford. Seller: Eugene V. Rigo and Tracy Troast Van Ess, New Canaan. Property: 227 Marvin Ridge Road, New Canaan. Amount: $1.8 million. Filed Jan. 19.

Choi, Heather and William S. Timlen, Stamford. Seller: Jerome J. Cohen and Elaine J. Cohen, New Canaan. Property: Parcel 90, Map 5942, New Canaan. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Feb. 14.

Denepitiya-Balicki, Tiffany J. and Michal Balicki, Norwalk. Seller: BoErick Johann Meissner and Delice M. Meissner, Wilton. Property: 178 Grumman Hill Road, Wilton. Amount: $825,000. Filed Feb. 1.

Blum, Lori and Leonard Blum, Great Neck, N.Y. Seller: Theodore Darnall and Vicki Darnall, Wilton. Property: Parcel C, Map 5014, Wilton. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed Feb. 3.

Cichon, Joseph, Fairfield. Seller: People’s United Bank NA, Greenwich. Property: 73 Senior Drive, Unit 73, Monroe. Amount: $85,000. Filed Feb. 2.

Diagonale, Jennifer and Marc S. Diagonale, Wilton. Seller: James Mellin, Wilton. Property: Lot 1, Map 3240, Wilton. Amount: $765,000. Filed Feb. 15.

Boyle, Irene M. and Noah L. Langer, Fairfield. Seller: Brendon Boyce and Julie A. Boyce, Monroe. Property: 12 Colonial Drive, Monroe. Amount: $380,000. Filed Jan. 17.

Coello, Maria F. Gomez and Maynor Bayron Garcia Dubon, Monroe. Seller: Rosa Vilanova, Monroe. Property: 4 Hemlock Lane, Monroe. Amount: $308,000. Filed Jan. 17.

DiMaria, Edward J., Trumbull. Seller: Wheeler Road Investments LLC, Monroe. Property: Lot 5, Map 3133, Monroe. Amount: $190,000. Filed Jan. 23.

Brink, Lindsey C. and Michael D. Guido, Weston. Seller: Dan Jiong Li and Min Lin, Weston. Property: 163 Davis Hill Road, Weston. Amount: $900,000. Filed Jan. 30. Brown, Eliza and Andrew M. Brown, Wilton. Seller: Juan Salgado and Mary J. Lent, Ridgefield. Property: Lot 34, Map 3014, Wilton. Amount: $1 million. Filed Feb. 2. Brown, Kevin F., Stamford. Seller: SPJ Realty LLC, Southport. Property: 16 Gault Park Drive, Westport. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed Feb. 22.

Cohen, Ellen S. and Charles J. Cohen, Danbury. Seller: Stephen Biondi and Michele Biondi, Brookfield. Property: 6 Brinscall Court, Danbury. Amount: $300,000. Filed Feb. 21. Colby, Greg, Monroe. Seller: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 39 Lorraine Drive, Monroe. Amount: $215,000. Filed Feb. 16. Corbett, Nancy E., New York, N.Y. Seller: Kim Ann Oliver, Fairfield. Property: 930 S. Pine Creek Road, Unit 930, Fairfield. Amount: $720,000. Filed Feb. 21.

Butterworth, Elizabeth and Thomas Butterworth, New Canaan. Seller: Stacie Dorries Flight, New Canaan. Property: 452 Main St., New Canaan. Amount: $959,000. Filed Jan. 27.

Courtney, Lori and Jordan Courtney, Norwalk. Seller: Florina Florescu, Fairfield. Property: 42 Old Elm Road, Fairfield. Amount: $325,000. Filed Feb. 22.

Caesar, Melanie S., Mount Vernon, N.Y. Seller: Sean E. Gwinner, Danbury. Property: 55 Oil Mill Road, Unit 3, Danbury. Amount: $125,000. Filed Feb. 23.

Crisafulli, Patricia and Robert Crisfafulli, Wilton. Seller: David P. Hull and Berta J. Hull, Wilton. Property: 82 Pipers Hill Road, Wilton. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Jan. 30.

Camacho, Hector, Norwalk. Seller: Richard A. Koproski, Weston. Property: 71 Old Farm Road, Weston. Amount: $620,000. Filed Feb. 13.

D’Allessandro, Amanda and Frank D’Allessandro, Wilton. Seller: Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Irving, Texas. Property: 190 Redding Road, Redding. Amount: $400,000. Filed Feb. 16.

Carreno, Alejandro and Ines Carreno, Oakton, Va. Seller: Lucinda Winn and Donald Cooper, St. Augustine, Fla. Property: 20 Sherwood Road, Easton. Amount: $500,000. Filed Jan. 18. Carvalho, Ana, Nick Fadus and Paul Fadus, Newtown. Seller: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Newtown. Property: Lots 106-116, Map 93, Newtown. Amount: $60,000. Filed Feb. 21. Casse, Joseph La, Longmeadow, Mass. Seller: Thomas J. La Casse, Weston. Property: 153 Valley Forge Road, Weston. For no consideration paid. Filed Jan. 23. Castano, Katherine and Gregg Castano, Wilton. Seller: Gregg Castano, Wilton. Property: Parcel B, Map 1747, Wilton. For no consideration paid. Filed Feb. 13. Ceglarski, Alison H. and Brian D. Ceglarski, New York, N.Y. Seller: Frederick J. Hinckley and Linda L. Hinckley, Darien. Property: Lot 2R, Map 4765, Darien. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Feb. 3.

Dart, Samantha Taam and Pedro Rabinovitch, New Canaan. Seller: Stuart T. Brown and Cheryl J. Brown, New Canaan. Property: 182 Weed St., New Canaan. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Jan. 31. Davis, Maria A. and John M. Davis, Wilton. Seller: Maria A. Davis, Wilton. Property: 28 Grumman Hill Road, Wilton. For and unknown amount paid. Filed Jan. 26. Del Valle, Nestor and Fatima P. Fontanez, Bridgeport. Seller: Fozia Munir, Stratford. Property: 1589 Broadbridge Ave., Stratford. Amount: $218,500. Filed Feb. 21. Demirel, Cetin, Monroe. Seller: Eric D. Piddington, Monroe. Property: 286 Moose Hill Road, Monroe. Amount: $253,000. Filed Feb. 6.

Domenichelli, Dante, Monroe. Seller: Wheeler Road Investments LLC, Monroe. Property: 24 Whitetail Drive, Monroe. Amount: $190,000. Filed Jan. 17. Donaldson, Holly T. and Adam E. Casella, Norwich. Seller: Lawrence D. Arthur, New Canaan. Property: Lot 9, Map 480, New Canaan. Amount: $758,800. Filed Jan. 30. Donovan, Tiffany and Anthony Green, Weston. Seller: Gary I. Aronstein and Amy K. Damin, Weston. Property: 67 Godfrey Road, Weston. Amount: $750,000. Filed Jan. 27. Eddy, Janie Reilly and Justin Paul Eddy, Bridgeport. Seller: Mary Little, Monroe. Property: 246 Hammertown Road, Monroe. For and unknown amount paid. Filed Feb. 13. Edgerton, Carolyn, Wilton. Seller: Erin Murphy and Alexis Lebris, Wilton. Property: 23 Church St., Wilton. Amount: $500,000. Filed Feb. 1. Esposito, Joann M., Norwalk. Seller: Jane M. Staff, Norwalk. Property: 105 Fawn Ridge Condominium, Wilton. Amount: $320,000. Filed Jan. 18. Ferris, Marcia, Bridgeport. Seller: Carol Ann Papini, Fairfield. Property: 48 Granfield Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $106,200. Filed Feb. 21. Fitch, Jessica and Joseph Sirianni, Bronx, N.Y. Seller: Dauti Construction LLC, New Fairfield. Property: 13 Musket Ridge Road, New Fairfield. Amount: $370,000. Filed Feb. 22. Fox, Gregory J., Milford. Seller: Donald L. Meyer and Lorraine Lynn Meyer, Monroe. Property: 7 Barn Hill Road, Monroe. Amount: $410,000. Filed Feb. 13. Fritz, Denise and Stephen W. Fritz, Wilton. Seller: Andrew T. Smith and Laura M. Smith, Wilton. Property: Lot 34, Map 2724, Wilton. Amount: $700,000. Filed Feb. 3. Frommert, James M., Bridgeport. Seller: Helio Yussef and Esperanza Yussef, New York, N.Y. Property: 195197 Beach St., Bridgeport. Amount: $140,000. Filed Feb. 21.

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FACTS Fronio, Joann, Greenwich. Seller: Mary Bannon, June Ewing, Peter Petrone and Harold A. Petrone Jr., Greenwich. Property: Lots 77, 78, 79 and 80 Cos Cob Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $295,000. Filed Feb. 23. Funicella, Vanessa and Brian Tiriolo, Stamford. Seller: Elizabeth Ganfield Smith and Kevin Smith, Fairfield. Property: 436 Lenox Road, Fairfield. Amount: $375,000. Filed Feb. 21. Garnett, Beverley K., Stratford. Seller: Michel H. Jean-Claude and Rose N. Jean-Claude, Stratford. Property: 86-88 Commercial St., Bridgeport. Amount: $145,500. Filed Feb. 22. Gaulin, Christopher J., Greenwich. Seller: Toll Connecticut III LP, Danbury. Property: 59 Winding Ridge Way, Danbury. Amount: $570,095. Filed Feb. 21. Geils, Nancy, Monroe. Seller: Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Washington, D.C. Property: 1786 Huntington Road, Stratford. Amount: $240,180. Filed Feb. 21. Giancante, Evanderson and Janaina Giancante, Danbury. Seller: Jennifer Hornik and Rony Ortega, Danbury. Property: Lot 27, Map 2301, Danbury. Amount: $276,000. Filed Feb. 21. Grant-Rawiszer, Eva, Westport. Seller: Eva Grant-Rawiszer, Westport. Property: 5 Harding Lane, Westport. For no consideration paid. Filed Feb. 21. Greenspon, Alison and George Gurusaransingh Jr., Norwalk. Seller: Elaine W. Helburn, Weston. Property: 64 High Noon Road, Weston. Amount: $645,000. Filed Feb. 14. Hallama, Lorien and Christopher Lawrence, Stratford. Seller: Guy Veneruso and Rebecca Veneruso, Monroe. Property: 27 Richards Drive, Monroe. Amount: $360,000. Filed Feb. 15.

Headley-Dixon, Jordeen A. and Renardo C. Dixon, Bridgeport. Seller: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D.C. Property: 385 Seltsam Road, Bridgeport. Amount: $181,000. Filed Feb. 22. Hooper, Nancy C., Darien. Seller: Knobel Hill LLC, Darien. Property: 2-1 Settlers Trail, Darien. Amount: $11.8 million. Filed Feb. 15. Howley, Crystal and Michael Howley, Waterbury. Seller: Maureen Bligh, Coral Gables, Fla. Property: 6 Wayne Road, Monroe. Amount: $240,000. Filed Jan. 27. Hurlock, Margaret H., Greenwich. Seller: Michael J. Galbreath and Eugenie R. Galbreath, Greenwich. Property: Unit 4 of Lyon Farm Condominium East, Greenwich. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Feb. 24. Iouldacheva, Moukaddas and Peter Marron, Westport. Seller: Peter Marron and Moukaddas Iouldacheva, Westport. Property: 17 High Point Road, Westport. For and unknown amount paid. Filed Feb. 21. Jaramillo, Abby and Martin Jaramillo, New York, N.Y. Seller: James Lee and Diana E. Ruiz, Westport. Property: 64 Lyons Plain Road, Weston. Amount: $2.3 million. Filed Feb. 13.

Martin, Electra C. and Bruce D. Martin, Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y. Seller: Jesse M. Fink and Elizabeth Mitchell Fink, Wilton. Property: Lot 28, Map 5658 and Lot 27, Map 2559, Wilton. Amount: $2.5 million. Filed Feb. 14. Martin, Natalie E., New Milford. Seller: Kurt D. DeCesare, Newtown. Property: 6 Fieldstone Drive, Newtown. Amount: $263,000. Filed Feb. 24. McClaine, Meredith and Richard Watson, Ridgefield. Seller: Marcella B. Driscoll and Susan E. Lyons, Southport. Property: Lot 9, Map 3742, Wilton. Amount: $352,500. Filed Feb. 6. McCulloch, Gayle and Steven McCulloch, Trumbull. Seller: Wheeler Road Investments LLC, Monroe. Property: 12 Whitetail Drive, Monroe. Amount: $185,000. Filed Jan. 19. McDonald, Barbara A., trustee, New Canaan. Seller: Barbara A. McDonald, New Canaan. Property: Parcel 254, Map 6474, New Canaan. For no consideration paid. Filed Feb. 2. McDougal, Sarah and Christopher McDougal, Norwalk. Seller: Alan J. Valentine and Katherine K. Valentine, Easton. Property: 17 Chester Road, Easton. Amount: $470,000. Filed Jan. 20.

Jeffrey, Francis and Robert M. Zelnick, New Canaan. Seller: Robert M. Zelnick and Frances Jeffrey, New Canaan. Property: 153 Old Kings Highway, New Canaan. For no consideration paid. Filed Feb. 14.

Meath, Ann M. and Thomas B. Meath, Monroe. Seller: Thomas B. Meath and Ann M. Meath, Monroe. Property: 212A Windgate Circle, Monroe. Amount: $1. Filed Feb. 15.

Johansen, Barbara B., trustee, New Canaan. Seller: Barbara B. Johansen, New Canaan. Property: Lot 2, Map 2431, New Canaan. For no consideration paid. Filed Jan. 19.

Medina, Zulma and Jose Melendez Pino, Bronx, N.Y. Seller: Mary Ortiz, Bridgeport. Property: 55 Ohio Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $150,000. Filed Feb. 21.

Joyner-Kendall, Lisa and Anthony Kendall, Stratford. Seller: S.S. Tile and Marble LLC, Trumbull. Property: 78 Fairlea Ave., Stratford. Amount: $296,880. Filed Feb. 22.

Mehlin, Sanna and Bradford Tilley, Jupiter, Fla. Seller: Jonathan D. Doniger and Wendy M. Doniger, Easton. Property: 60 Silver Hill Road, Easton. Amount: $550,000. Filed Feb. 1.

Hamann, Richard C., Danbury. Seller: New Wave Construction Inc., Danbury. Property: 24 Candlewood Drive, Danbury. Amount: $30,000. Filed Feb. 23.

Juliani, Juliano, Bridgeport. Seller: U.S. Bank NA, Bridgeport. Property: 412 Dewey St., Bridgeport. Amount: $70,000. Filed Feb. 22.

Harrington, Geraldine, New Canaan. Seller: Robert W. Avery, New Canaan. Property: 24 Saint John Place, Unit 8, New Canaan. Amount: $338,500. Filed Jan. 17.

Juliano, Keisha M., Bridgeport. Seller: Amiyra Wiggs and Jerri J. Wiggs, Bridgeport. Property: 535 W. McKinley Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $258,000. Filed Feb. 23.

Hastings, Jaclyn and Drake Hastings, Shelton. Seller: Marie Slattery, Monroe. Property: 53 Glen Hollow Road, Monroe. Amount: $530,000. Filed Feb. 2.

Kaiser, Lindsay A. and Shane William Hall Kaiser, Westport. Seller: Steven K. Bilby, Darien. Property: 643 Hollow Tree Ridge Road, Darien. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Feb. 10.

Hazlin, Birgit and John Matthew Hazlin IV, Bottmingen, Switzerland. Seller: Veronica Symon and William H. Symon, New Canaan. Property: Spring Water Lane, Fox Hill Road, New Canaan. Amount: $1.8 million. Filed Jan. 20.

Kasanda, Kimberly Gayle, Westport. Seller: Howard B. Sosin, Westport. Property: 6 Minute Man Hill, Westport. Amount: $3.4 million. Filed Feb. 21.

Mello, Ellen M., Greenwich. Seller: Ellen M. Mello, Greenwich. Property: Unit 4 in Springwood Townhouses, Greenwich. For no consideration paid. Filed Feb. 21. Merwin, Victoria and Paul Merwin, New York, N.Y. Seller: Jonathan Shiff and Laurie Shiff, New Canaan. Property: 170 Brush Ridge Road, New Canaan. Amount: $2.4 million. Filed Jan. 18. Michaud, Jaimee and Brian Michaud, New Canaan. Seller: Raymond J. Ivers, Redding. Property: 16 Orchard Lane, New Canaan. Amount: $850,000. Filed Feb. 2. Mihioulos, Panagiotis, Darien. Seller: Debra A. Wood, Darien. Property: 40 Hale Lane, Darien. For and unknown amount paid. Filed Feb. 8.

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FIGURES Moniello, Ashley and Anthony D. Moniello, Albany, N.Y. Seller: Lindsey S. Meyers, Fairfield. Property: 15 Mohican Hill Road, Fairfield. Amount: $615,000. Filed Feb. 22. Nicoletti, Tara and Rocco Nicoletti, Wilton. Seller: Andrew M. Brown and Eliza Brown, Wilton. Property: 54 Cobbs Mill Road, Wilton. Amount: $645,000. Filed Jan. 31. Norwood, Ginette Marie Elizabeth and Micheline A. Norwood, New Canaan. Seller: Micheline A. Norwood, New Canaan. Property: Lot 7, Map 2534, New Canaan. For no consideration paid. Filed Feb. 15. Nussbaum, Lauren and Matthew Nussbaum, New Canaan. Seller: Bradley Kent Colton and Melissa Thatcher Colton, New Canaan. Property: 65 Whiffle Tree Lane, New Canaan. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed Feb. 8. Pereira, Filipe A., Monroe. Seller: Manuel Moutinho, Stratford. Property: 11 Glen Hollow Drive, Monroe. Amount: $329,000. Filed Jan. 23. Petrovich, Bruce M., New Milford. Seller: Peter J. Zumbo and Patricia A. Zumbo, Danbury. Property: 34 Dick Finn Road, New Fairfield. Amount: $214,050. Filed Feb. 21. Piselli, Kate W. and Matthew J. Piselli, Darien. Seller: Linda S. Burton, Norwalk. Property: Mansfield Avenue, Map 9-4, Darien. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Feb. 1. Pison, Sharon Ann and Theresa Ann Infante, Monroe. Seller: John W. Fedak and Frances M. Fedak, Monroe. Property: 11 Wiltan Drive, Monroe. For no consideration paid. Filed Jan. 23. Pollard, Chameira, Bridgeport. Seller: Jesus A. Gonzalez, Bridgeport. Property: 80 Cole St., Bridgeport. Amount: $42,000. Filed Feb. 17. Pomavilla-Chacon, Christian F., Danbury. Seller: Terence A. Magann and Anita Bessette, New Milford. Property: Parcel A, Map 7719, Danbury. Amount: $335,000. Filed Feb. 22. Porzio, Nikki and Roberto Porzio, Southport. Seller: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., West Palm Beach, Fla. Property: 15 Hulls Highway, Fairfield. Amount: $320,299. Filed Feb. 23. Prabhu, Anuradha and Arun Prabhu, Norwalk. Seller: Anthony Peretore and Makenzie Peretore, Wilton. Property: Plot 3, Map 1663, Wilton. Amount: $680,000. Filed Jan. 26. Qualls, Jessica A. and Brent L. Qualls, Weston. Seller: Robert Nimkoff and Louis Nimkoff, Weston. Property: 26 Buttonball Lane, Weston. Amount: $525,000. Filed Feb. 13.

Rozo, Veronica, Astoria, N.Y. Seller: Olivia Yule, Easton. Property: Lot 9, Map 475, Easton. Amount: $390,000. Filed Jan. 30. Savage, Lisa B., Darien. Seller: Richard T. Birr and Frances L. Birr, Darien. Property: Unit 10 of Sedgewick Village at Darien, Darien. Amount: $759,000. Filed Feb. 16. Savic, Jennifer and Sasa Savic, Monroe. Seller: John Caruso and Mary Caruso, Monroe. Property: 112 Longview Road, Monroe. Amount: $380,000. Filed Feb. 2. Schwartz, Gabrielle and Lee Schwartz, Greenwich. Seller: Pamela S. Findlay, Greenwich. Property: 132 Lockwood Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed Feb. 22. Sharma, Rekha, Elmsford, N.Y. Seller: Jay Walhberg and Marlene Walhberg, Monroe. Property: 20 Todds Way, Easton. Amount: $580,000. Filed Feb. 13. Smart, Amy and Robert Smart, Norwalk. Seller: Elizabeth K. Casey, Stratford. Property: Lots 781 and 782, Map 56, Stratford. Amount: $440,000. Filed Feb. 21. Smight, Tami M. and Alexander D. Smight, Weston. Seller: Colin C. Hagen and Karen M. Hagen, Weston. Property: 38 Briar Oak Drive, Weston. Amount: $887,000. Filed Jan. 23. Smith, Marilyn V., Bridgeport. Seller: Cathleen Schneller, Jeanine Scotti, Marisa Walker and Frank G. Scotti, Jupiter, Fla. Property: 161 Fairfield Woods Road, Unit 1-B1-1, Fairfield. Amount: $247,000. Filed Feb. 21. Smith, Wendy A., Karen M. Luttenberger and Ronald F. Smith Jr., Sherman Oaks, Calif. Property: Marion A. Smith, Danbury. Property: Lot 6, Mary Ann Drive, Danbury. For no consideration paid. Filed Feb. 21. Steffens, David, Monroe. Seller: Paul Teta, Monroe. Property: 40 Arrowhead Drive, Monroe. Amount: $670,000. Filed Jan. 20. Stewart, Whitney B. and Connor R. Stewart, Bedford, N.Y. Seller: Donald J. Edgerton and Carolyn Edgerton, Wilton. Property: 185 Signal Hill Road, Wilton. Amount: $1 million. Filed Feb. 2. Tanzer, Kevin A., Bridgeport. Seller: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Carrollton, Texas. Property: 25 Ellsworth St., Bridgeport. Amount: $60,000. Filed Feb. 21. Tatangelo, Glenn, Estero, Fla. Seller: Priscilla Boiano, Alexander Grauso and Mary Ann Rogers, Bridgeport. Property: 2156 Madison Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $148,200. Filed Feb. 23. Teixeira, Sandra and Alicia Pontes, Bridgeport. Seller: Diane Bernardi, Bridgeport. Property: 226 Bear Paw Road, Bridgeport. Amount: $180,050. Filed Feb. 21.

Thom, Jessica P. and Justin P. Thom, Monroe. Seller: Malvin L. Karwoski and Gail S. Karwoski, Monroe. Property: 29 Hawley Lane, Monroe. Amount: $575,000. Filed Jan. 31. Toohey, Philip J., New Canaan. Seller: David Walker, New Canaan. Property: 70 Thrush Lane, New Canaan. Amount: $2.9 million. Filed Jan. 31. Turner, Corrie Rudin and John Patrick Turner, Greenwich. Seller: Samuel C. Brindley and Rebecca N. Brindley, New Canaan. Property: Lot 3, Map 296, New Canaan. Amount: $935,000. Filed Feb. 1. Valassis, Soulafreda and Peter Hantes Jr., Long Island City, N.Y. Seller: David D. Bucciarelli, New Canaan. Property: 824 Carter St., New Canaan. Amount: $775,000. Filed Jan. 17. Vinca, Selvie and Dritar Vinca, New Canaan. Seller: Bruce Haselkorn and Maria P. CammarosanoHaselkorn, New Canaan. Property: Parcel 67, Map 5930, New Canaan. Amount: $830,000. Filed Feb. 1. Walsh, Daniel, Trumbull. Seller: Godfrey Hall, Bridgeport. Property: 99-101 Sanford Place, Bridgeport. Amount: $148,000. Filed Feb. 21. Williams, Erin B. and Charles Secrease, Newport News, Va. Seller: Frederick J. Aley and Yukiyo H. Aley, Redding. Property: 8 Putnam Hill Drive, Redding. Amount: $655,000. Filed Feb. 23. Winokur, Kiersten and Blake I. Winokur, New York, N.Y. Seller: Scott A. Spears and Carol V. Spears, Danbury. Property: 3 Humber Hill Road, Danbury. Amount: $495,000. Filed Feb. 21. Yang, Nancy Wen and Adam Robert Odorczuk, Stamford. Seller: William H. Stimpson II and Beth M. Stimpson, New Canaan. Property: Parcel 91, Map 6931, New Canaan. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed Feb. 3. Yodice, Francis J., Danbury. Seller: Alfred P. Ritter and Faye Ritter, Danbury. Property: 104 Silversmith Drive, Danbury. Amount: $340,000. Filed Feb. 23. Young, Catherine and Ryan T. Young, Dobbys Ferry, N.Y. Seller: David L. Foster and Eileen C. Foster, Fairfield. Property: 329 Shoreham Village Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $500,000. Filed Feb. 23. Zheng, Jiang, New Canaan. Seller: Wilmington Savings Fund Society, Wilmington, Del. Property: 120 Mariomi Road, New Canaan. Amount: $875,000. Filed Feb. 13. Zwicker, Arabella Yip, Fairfield. Seller: Gina Dorn and Anthony Dorn, Fairfield. Property: 123 Riding Ridge Road, Monroe. Amount: $630,000. Filed Feb. 13.

FACTS FORECLOSURES Chung, Jaehoon, et al. Creditor: Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, West Palm Beach, Fla. Property: 62 Valeview Road, Wilton. Mortgage default. Filed Feb. 16. Estephan, Doris, et al. Creditor: Citimortgage Inc., Calabasas, Calif. Property: 780-784 Maplewood Ave., Bridgeport. Delinquent common charges. Filed Feb. 24. Franklin, Shannon D., et al. Creditor: U.S. Bank NA, Miamisburg, Ohio. Property: 120 Huntington Turnpike, Unit 409, Bridgeport. Delinquent common charges. Filed Feb. 23. Furse, Brian K., et al. Creditor: U.S. Bank NA, Miamisburg, Ohio. Property: 248-250 Dewey St., Bridgeport. Delinquent common charges. Filed Feb. 24. Haffees, Mohamed, et al. Creditor: U.S. Bank NA, Miamisburg, Ohio. Property: 130 Wellington St., Stratford. Mortgage default. Filed Feb. 21. Henry, Sarah M., et al. Creditor: Bayview Loan Servicing LLC, Coral Gables, Fla. Property: 442 Colorado Ave., Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Feb. 21. Long, Brian K., et al. Creditor: Citibank NA, Sioux Falls S.D. Property: 282 Roosevelt Ave., Unit B, Stratford. Delinquent common charges. Filed Feb. 21.

JUDGMENTS Alonzi, Robert, Monroe. $2,473 in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, Calif., by London & London, Newington. Property: 663 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe. Filed Jan. 30. Bennett, Robert W., Fairfield. $32,655 in favor of Cach LLC, Denver, Colo., by J.A. Cambece Law Firm PC, Beverly, Mass. Property: 781 Tunxis Hill Road, Fairfield. Filed Feb. 23. Benton, Brenda, Danbury. $308 in favor of Western Connecticut Medical Group, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 52 Boulevard Drive, Danbury. Filed Feb. 22. Benton, Brenda, Danbury. $2,244 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 52 Boulevard Drive, Danbury. Filed Feb. 22. Brown, Elieth A. English, Bridgeport. $8,644 in favor of Cach LLC, Denver, Colo., by J.A. Cambece Law Firm PC, Beverly, Mass. Property: 65 Houston Ave., Bridgeport. Filed Feb. 16. Charpentier, John P., Monroe. $5,581 in favor of Yankee Gas Services Co., Hartford, by Nair & Levin PC, Bloomfield. Property: 70 Scenic Hill Lane, Monroe. Filed Feb. 8.

Chartchay, Ben, Danbury. $4,505 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 14 Crescent Drive, Danbury. Filed Feb. 22.

Moffett, Leslie, Danbury. $532 in favor of Western Connecticut Medical Group, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 1 Mountain Road, Danbury. Filed Feb. 22.

Chartchay, Ben, Danbury. $888 in favor of Western Connecticut Medical Group, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 14 Crescent Drive, Danbury. Filed Feb. 22.

Moffett, Leslie, Danbury. $430 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 1 Mountain Road, Danbury. Filed Feb. 22.

Chartchay, Ben, Danbury. $2,060 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 14 Crescent Drive, Danbury. Filed Feb. 22.

Moffett, Yolanda, Danbury. $2,356 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 1 Mountain Road, Danbury. Filed Feb. 22.

Chartchay, Ben, Danbury. $2,000 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 14 Crescent Drive, Danbury. Filed Feb. 22.

Moffett, Yolanda, Danbury. $675 in favor of Western Connecticut Medical Group, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 1 Mountain Road, Danbury. Filed Feb. 22.

Dimes, Judy A., Monroe. $2,931 in favor of The Connecticut Light and Power Co., Berlin, by Nair & Levin PC, Bloomfield. Property: 371 Hattertown Road, Monroe. Filed Feb. 10.

Moghal, Seemtan, Danbury. $2,405 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 6 Golden Hill Road, Unit 4, Danbury. Filed Feb. 22.

Garcia, Nidya A., Wilton. $9,390 in favor of Bank of America NA, Denver, Colo., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 12 Mountain Road, Wilton. Filed Feb. 13. Geiger, Frank, Weston. $27,376 in favor of Siteone Landscape Supply LLC, New Haven, by Sugarmann & Sugarmann, New Haven. Property: 28 Spring Valley Lane, Weston. Filed Feb. 16. Hill, Kathleen, Weston. $14,791 in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, Calif., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 18 Eleven Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Clock Road, Weston. Filed Jan. 19. Jack, Karin, et al., Fairfield. $168,287 in favor of Norfield Stables LLC, Newtown, by the Law Office of Sean T. Hogan, Westport. Property: 1155 Sasco Hill Road, Fairfield. Filed Feb. 21. Johnson-Ball, Deborah, Westport. $30,000 in favor of Gary Alfano, Bridgeport, by the Law Office of Joseph S. Hubicki LLC, Westport. Property: 7 Cedar Road, Westport. Filed Feb. 21. Kelleher, Joseph D., Danbury. $38,315 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 43 Blackberry Road, Danbury. Filed Feb. 22. Mertz Jr., Paul H., Weston. $12.3 million in favor of Federal Insurance Co., Hartford, by Howd & Ludorf LLC, Hartford. Property: 9 Ridge Lane, Weston. Filed Jan. 30. Moffett, Leslie, Danbury. $411 in favor of Western Connecticut Medical Group, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 1 Mountain Road, Danbury. Filed Feb. 22.

Peterkin, Marie A., Bridgeport. $2,391 in favor of Cach LLC, Denver, Colo., by J.A. Cambece Law Firm PC, Beverly, Mass. Property: 68 Gem Ave., Bridgeport. Filed Feb. 16. Peters, Victoria, Darien. $161,734 in favor of Richard Browning, Cedar City, Utah, by Votre & Associates PC, Ridgefield. Property: 32 Stanton Road, Darien. Filed Feb. 7. Pinckney, Peter P., Danbury. $689 in favor of Western Connecticut Medical Group, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 30 Stadley Rough Road, Danbury. Filed Feb. 22. Preininger III, George, Monroe. $111,228 in favor of Orchard Street Funding LLC, Garden City, N.Y., by the Law Offices of Karen M. Riggio, Stamford. Property: 34 Blakeman Drive, Monroe. Filed Jan. 20. Rodriguez, Miriam, New Fairfield. $585 in favor of Western Connecticut Medical Group, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 1A Ball Pond Road, New Fairfield. Filed Feb. 24. Suarez, Cesar, Danbury. $2,395 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 4 Mountainville Road, Danbury. Filed Feb. 22. Thomas, Peter, Darien. $1,450 in favor of the trustees of Columbia University, New York, N.Y., by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 130 Leroy Ave., Darien. Filed Feb. 6.

LEASES Thrivent Financial For Lutherans, Minneapolis, Minn. by Kathleen M. Luongo. Landlord: Baywater Post Road Associates II LLC. Property: 1014 and 1020 Boston Post Road, Darien. Term: 10 years, Filed Feb. 15.

FIGURES T-Mobile Northeast LLC, by Steven Andrade. Landlord: Fairbridge Commons LLC, Fairfield. Property: 50-70 Fremont St., Bridgeport. Term: Five years, commencing Sept. 12, 2016. Filed Feb. 23.

LIENS

FEDERAL TAX LIENS-FILED Acosta, Alexandra D. and Jason N. Acosta, 37 Barrows Terrace, Stratford. $18,766, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 21. Acosta, Alexandra D., 37 Barrows Terrace, Stratford. $23,908, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 21.

Eller, Joy and Richard Eller, 33 Pine Ridge Road, Wilton. $153,615, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 16. Freitag, Maria and Grzegorz Freitag, 7 Tobacco Road, Weston. $31,911, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 23. Fusco, Dominick, 27 Highfield Road, Wilton. $84,192, civil proceeding tax. Filed Feb. 7. Fusco, Joanne and Dominick Fusco, 27 Highfield Road, Wilton. $721, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 7. Giuliano, Mary E. and Richard Mcettrick, 31 Hersh Road, Fairfield. $113,831, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 22.

Aloupis, William, 205 Main St., Apt. 50, New Canaan. $8,177, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 1.

Goldman, Donna and Michael Goldman, 92 Newtown Turnpike, Westport. $22,178, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 21.

Bailey, Patricia N. and Johnny M. Bailey, 419 Stevenson Road, Fairfield. $6,504, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 22.

Hagen, Karen M. and Colin C. Hagen, 38 Briar Oak Drive, Weston. $41,907, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 18.

Barnard, Edward, 14 Josies Ring Road, Monroe. $14,256, quarterly payroll taxes and civil proceeding tax. Filed Feb. 6.

Hallmark Designs in Wood LLC, 11 Precision Road, Danbury. $76,794, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed Feb. 21.

Beau, James, 14 Ridge Lane, Weston. $2,745, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 6.

Hong, Sara and Alain J. Robert, 183 Landtern Ridge Road, New Canaan. $134,856, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 18.

Birmingham J., Kimberly H. and William J. Birmingham, 1129 Oenoke Ridge, New Canaan. $65,904, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 18.

Jani, Trendelina and Driton Dovolani, 2 Woods End Lane, Weston. $85,375, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 6.

Cabrera, Carmela and Mitchell Kaufman, 61 Laurel Drive, Easton. $19,288, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 21. Crowley, Serena L. and Paul Crowley, 64 Oak St., New Canaan. $349,122, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 15. Daniel, Kelly and Brett W. Daniel, 91 Knollwood Lane, New Canaan. $6,897, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 22. Davis, Lori G., 193 Branch Brook Road, Wilton. $41,053, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 23. Deleon, Kerry L. and John C. Deleon, 94 Tranquility Drive, Easton. $79,414, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 17. Dolan, Carol and William Dolan, 229 Smith Ridge Road, New Canaan. $84,398, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 15. Dushaj, Lisa M. and Paul Ipppolito, 131 Pequot Lane, New Canaan. $1.7 million, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 1.

Kouf, Del, 211 Judd Road, Monroe. $21,398, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 17. Kratzman, Teresa and Emil Kratzman III, 544 North St., Greenwich. $37,366, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 21. Leblanc-Jones, Ruth, 158 Jellliff Mill Road, New Canaan. $356,725, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 18. Li, Minwen and Jiangbo Yi, 201 Broad St., Unit 3411, Wilton. $16,199, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 30. Major, Elise A. and W. Glenn Major, 5 Norfield Road, Weston. $349,715, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 30.

Mistretta, K. Garcon and S. Mistretta, 4 Oakland Terrace, Darien. $2,745, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 13. Morse, Alexandra W. and Christopher P. Morse, 9 Treadwell Court, Weston. $7,285, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 30. Neichin, Judith A. and Randall H. Neichin, 930 Galloping Hill Road, Fairfield. $38,880, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 23. North Wilton Auto Collision Center Inc., 681 Danbury Road, Wilton. $16,704, failure to file correct information returns tax penalty, payroll taxes and quarterly payroll taxes. Filed Feb. 7. Nowell, Lisa T. and Christopher L. Nowell, 123 Colonial Road, New Canaan. $46,042, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 18. Obrien, Irene and Christopher Bisagni, 328 Pemberwick Road, Apt. 5, Greenwich. $22,060, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 21. Pajonas, Mary M. and Todd R. Pajonas, 1015 Sport Hill Road, Easton. $49,835, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 17. Paloka, Pjeter, 29 Pequot Lane, New Canaan. $11,302, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 10. Papakosmas, Lambrine and Ioannis Papakosmas, 103 Twin Oak Lane, Wilton. $64,357, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 7. Rosa, Dominique and Ronald Rosa, 507 Trinity Pass Road, New Canaan. $347,729, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 10. Rosa, Ronald, 507 Trinity Pass Road, New Canaan. $121,740, failure to collect or pay tax penalty. Filed Feb. 15. Ross, Elizabeth A. and Glen M. Ross, 20 Abbey Road, Easton. $125,476, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 13. Servidio, Carol and Jay Servidio, 268 Jelliff Mill Road, New Canaan. $36,012, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 18. Suarez, Federico R., 23 Padanaram Ave., Danbury. $37,481, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 21.

Major, Elise A. and William G. Major, 5 Norfield Road, Wilton. $518,836, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 30.

Sylvia, William, 36 Silver Hill Road, Easton. $158,516, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 13.

Menz, Thomas, 359 Washington Parkway, Stratford. $7,654, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 21.

Tait, Patricia and Ross Tait, 18 Godfrey Lane, Wilton. $28,782, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 21. Toth, Patricia A. and Andrew F. Toth, 851 Lake Ave., Greenwich. $35,293, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 23.

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FACTS Tournas, Terri D. and Peter N. Tournas, 34 May Court, Monroe. $67,605, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 25. Waters, Edward J., 3124 Avalon Drive West, New Canaan. $5,454, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 1. Zeeve, Amy A. and John R. Zeeve, 209 Glenville Road, Greenwich. $131,289, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 21.

FEDERAL TAX LIENS-RELEASED Botoff, Laura Ducret and Daniel Botoff, 5 Dogwood Lane, Greenwich. $10,781, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 21. Breitel, Raub, 5 Hattertown Road, Newtown. $19,175, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 21. Curtin, John R., 286 Round Hill Road, Greenwich. $30,743, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 22. Cutler, Dianna and Peter Cutler, 506 Merwins Lane, Fairfield. $12,823, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 22. Gen-Den Corp., P.O. Box 174, Westport. $34,517, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed Feb. 21. Hagen, Karen M. and Colin C. Hagen, 38 Briar Oak Drive, Weston. $71,571, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 21. Hagen, Karen M. and Colin C. Hagen, 38 Briar Oak Drive, Weston. $15,263, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 21. Hagen, Karen M. and Colin C. Hagen, 38 Briar Oak Drive, Weston. $41,907, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 21. Honafius, Margaret A. Malloy and Paul E. Malloy, 85 Hortense St., Stratford. $11,185, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 21. Keeler, Dennis W., P.O. Box 280, Danbury. $19,312, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 21. Kulhanek, William, 35 Skylark Road, Greenwich. $41,725, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 21. Lynch, Gayle A. and Peter F. Lynch, 35 Millport Ave., New Canaan. $10,874, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 24. Massarella, Anthony, 529 Smith Ridge Road, New Canaan. $78,019, civil proceeding tax. Filed Jan. 24. McIntyre, Janine E., 29 Greenbriar Lane, Newtown. $45,164, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 21.

McIntyre, Janine E., 29 Greenbriar Lane, Newtown. $8,511, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 21. Morse, Alexandra W. and Christopher P. Morse, 9 Treadwell Court, Weston. $7,285, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 21. Old Post Tavern, 1418 Post Road, Fairfield. $22,111, payroll taxes and quarterly payroll taxes. Filed Feb. 22. Pippitt, Doug, 10 Nutmeg Lane, New Canaan. $3,294, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 24. Tague, Patricia and Donald S. Tague, 279 Sturges Road, Fairfield. $42,852, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 22. Wagner, Eric, 7 Gillotti Road, New Fairfield. $11,899, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 21. Wagner, Eric, 7 Gillotti Road, New Fairfield. $37,212, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 21. Wagner, Eric, 7 Gillotti Road, New Fairfield. $9,826, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 21. Warren, Lindsay and Tanaz Warren, 1191 Smith Ridge Road, New Canaan. $143,338, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 15. Westport Music Center LLC, 1460 Post Road East, Westport. $43,865, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed Feb. 21. Zacavish, Caroline and Thomas Shea, 28 Sunset Drive, Weston. $83,307, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 21.

MECHANIC’S LIENS-FILED Casey, Marsha, Greenwich. Released by Rockwood Construction LLC, Greenwich, by J. Stephen Rapp. Property: 156 Stanwich Road, Greenwich. Amount: $68,140. Filed Feb. 17. JETAA LLC, Monroe. Filed by Ferrer’s Electric LLC, Southbury, by Pedro J. Ferrer. Property: 27 Main St., Monroe. Amount: $43,912. Filed Feb. 8. Kraska, Jacqueline Lee, New Fairfield. Filed by Titan Painting LLC, Danbury, by Michael Alpert. Property: 24 Eastview Drive, New Fairfield. Amount: $1,072. Filed Feb. 21. Nelson, Marion and Paul Nelson, Weston. Filed by Michael Majorino, Norwalk, by Michael J. Leventhal, Shelton. Property: 29 Cartbridge Road, Weston. Amount: $9,079. Filed Feb. 2. Sawyer, Michael, Wilton. Filed by Country Wide Mechanical Services, Bristol, by Cheryl K. Byrne. Property: 193 Old Huckleberry Road, Wilton. Amount: $7,515. Filed Feb. 14.

Simonson, Barbara and Eric Simonson, Darien. Filed by First Step Landscaping Inc., Norwalk, by Luis A. Castaneda. Property: 362 Hollow Tree Ridge Road, Darien. Amount: $3,660. Filed Feb. 8. Skrinar, Jessica E. and John Skrinar, Wilton. Filed by Country Wide Mechanical Services, Bristol, by Cheryl K. Byrne. Property: 193 Old Huckleberry Road, Wilton. Amount: $7,515. Filed Feb. 3. Skrinar, Jessica E., Wilton. Filed by Country Wide Mechanical Services, Bristol, by Cheryl K. Byrne. Property: 193 Old Huckleberry Road, Wilton. Amount: $7,515. Filed Feb. 14.

MECHANIC’S LIENSRELEASED Michelini, Carmela and Christopher Michelini, New Canaan. Released by Millennium Audio Visual Design Inc., by Paul A. Falla. Property: 32 Gerdes Road, New Canaan. Amount: $36,292. Filed Jan. 26.

LIS PENDENS 22DR LLC, et al., Wilton. Filed by Palumbo & DeLaura LLC, New Haven, for TD Bank NA Property: 22 Danbury Road, Wilton. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $2.6 million, dated October 2006. Filed Jan. 31. Ability Beyond Disability, Trumbull. Filed by Rosenberg & Rosenberg PC, West Hartford, for Birchwood Condominium Association Inc., Danbury. Property: 27 Crow’s Nest Lane, Unit 4K, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Feb. 21. Abraham, Santhosh V., et al., Monroe. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Bank of America NA, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 52 Williams Road, Monroe. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $200,000, dated January 2005. Filed Feb. 1. Alicea, Kelly A., et al., Stratford. Filed by McCalla Raymer Liebert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for PHH Mortgage Corp., Mount Laurel, N.J. Property: 337 Weber Ave., Unit 27, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $53,818, dated December 2006. Filed Feb. 21. Alonzi, Robert M., et al., Monroe. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Bank of America NA, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 663 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $95,000, dated March 2008. Filed Jan. 17.

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FIGURES Bank of America NA, Frederick, Md. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: Lot 1, Map 2286, New Canaan. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $300,000, dated August 2005. Filed Jan. 19.

Desquiron, Nathalie, et al., Greenwich. Filed by Gerald S. Knopf, Stamford, for Putnam Hill Apartments Inc., Greenwich. Property: Tract C, Map 2566, Greenwich. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Feb. 21.

Malik, Asif, et al., Danbury. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York, N.Y. Property: 2005 Eaton Court, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $259,000, dated September 2003. Filed Feb. 21.

Barshop. Lori A., Weston. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for HSBC Bank USA NA, Buffalo, N.Y. Property: 7 Wood Hill Road, Weston. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $648,800, dated July 2006. Filed Feb. 10.

Ferris, Charles S., et al., Newtown. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 329 Berkshire Road, Newtown. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $333,700, dated September 2004. Filed Feb. 21.

Maple Hospitality LLC, Weston. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for American Builders and Contractors Supply Company Inc. Property: 1 Twin Oak Lane, Weston. Action: to foreclose on a mechanic’s lien. Filed Feb. 16.

Blue Hill Fuels LLC, et al., New Canaan. Filed by Barr & Morgan, Stamford, for Gulf Dealers of Connecticut. Property: 36 South Ave., New Canaan. Action: to enforce the rights of first refusal of property owned by plaintiffs. Filed Jan. 31. Bortnick, Ted, et al., Monroe. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Columbus, Ohio. Property: 7 Scholz Road, Monroe. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $99,900, dated March 2001. Filed Jan. 18. Buchla, Vivian, Monroe. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Embrace Home Loans Inc. Property: 31 Autumn Drive, Monroe. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $393,357, dated February 2013. Filed Jan. 31. Coughlin, Rosanna, et al., Wilton. Filed by McCalla Raymer Liebert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 102 Kent Road, Wilton. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $665,500, dated February 2007. Filed Feb. 8. Cyr, David O., et al., Monroe. Filed by McCalla Raymer Liebert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Bayview Loan Servicing LLC, Coral Gables, Fla. Property: 209-211 E. Village Road, Monroe. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $378,000, dated August 2011. Filed Feb. 7. Daniels, Marc, et al., Easton. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Columbus, Ohio. Property: 15 Plum Tree Lane, Easton. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $408,000, dated August 2006. Filed Feb. 1. Davis, Nicole, et al., Sherman. Filed by Goldman Gruder & Woods LLC, Norwalk, for M & T Bank NA, Buffalo, N.Y. Property: 23 Smoke Ridge Road, Sherman. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $672,000, dated May 2007. Filed Feb. 22.

Genovese, Karen R., et al., Fairfield. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Lewisville, Texas. Property: 180 Cardinal St., Fairfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $350,000, dated September 2007. Filed Feb. 21. Giannini, Patricia C., et al., Weston. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 38 Blueberry Hill Road, Weston. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $224,000, dated January 2010. Filed Feb. 10. Gomez, Pedro, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 593 Evers St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $291,200, dated December 2006. Filed Feb. 23. Gonzalez, Ana J., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Wilmington Trust Co., Wilmington, Del. Property: 112114 Milne St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $137,800, dated February 2003. Filed Feb. 23. Hegeman, Marcia, et al., Fairfield. Filed by The Witherspoon Law Offices, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 242 Melville Drive, Fairfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $287,000, dated May 2006. Filed Feb. 23. Herzog, Mare O., et al., New Canaan. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 221 Mill Road, New Canaan. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $571,000, dated June 2008. Filed Jan. 18. Hinds, Holly, Weston. Filed by Kapusta, Otzel & Averaimo, Milford, for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 21 Saw Mill Road, Weston. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $300,000, dated November 1998. Filed Jan. 19.

Mardozian, Joyce Ann, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by McCalla Raymer Liebert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Lewisville, Texas. Property: 693 Westfield Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $232,500, dated November 2008. Filed Feb. 16. Marini, Angelo, et al., Newtown. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for HSBC Bank USA NA, Buffalo, N.Y. Property: 45 Mount Nebo Road, Newtown. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $549,600, dated June 2007. Filed Feb. 21. Massimin, Adele C., et al., Stratford. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 111C Fiddler Green, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $81,600, dated February 1999. Filed Feb. 22. Matthews Jr., Lawrence G., et al., Monroe. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Ditech Financial LLC. Property: 30 Patmar Circle, Monroe. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $376,200, dated May 2007. Filed Jan. 25. Mercer, Diane E., et al., Wilton. Filed by Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP, New Haven, for Webster Bank NA, Waterbury. Property: Liberty Street, Wilton. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $550,000, dated November 2005. Filed Jan. 17. Morgado, Dale James, et al., Wilton. Filed by Krasow, Garlick & Hadley LLC, Hartford, for United Bank, U.K. Property: Parcel 67B, Map 5203, Wilton. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $728,000, dated January 2015. Filed Jan. 17. Murillo, Rubia M., et al., Monroe. Filed by McCalla Raymer Liebert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Bank of America NA, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 352 Spring Hill Road, Monroe. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $440,100, dated December 2005. Filed Feb. 3.

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