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GE leaves ‘a hole in Fairfield’s soul’ — and economy BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

won a little too easily. “In the biggest decision that has ever come before the Board of Regents, the FAC is shocked at the lack of specificity in President Ojakian’s ‘Students First’ proposal, and the lack of transparent deliberation that went into passing it,” the group said in a statement issued in the wake of the approval. “The FAC expects to have representatives from the FAC on all implementation teams, and that all impacted CSCU stakeholders and personnel will also be represented.” The Faculty Advisory Committee was created by the legislature to advise both the Board of Regents and the legislative

hat does the future look like for Fairfield County in the aftermath of General Electric’s departure last year? Fairly gloomy — even if one discounts GE’s relocation to Boston entirely. That was the main takeaway of “Moving Forward in the Absence of GE,” Fairfield University’s inaugural Masters of Public Administration summit held April 11 at the school’s Quick Center for the Arts. Featuring an array of city and state legislators, the discussion primarily involved talk about how everyone needs to knuckle down and work together to help Connecticut’s economy turn around. Those statements led several in the audience of about 550 people to loudly call out “How?” on more than one occasion. Trumbull First Selectman Tim Herbst, considered a likely Republican candidate for governor next year, said that when a General Electric or Aetna exits — the insurance giant has been in Hartford since the 1850s but has recently flirted with following GE to Boston — it creates a “multiplier effect,” in which the abandoned community not only loses income from departing employees but also from restaurants, dry cleaners, landscapers and other businesses dependent on those employees and their company. Herbst said the costs of living, transportation and property taxes have made Connecticut particularly non businessfriendly. “We need to be facilitators of business,” he said, calling for reducing corporate regulations “where appropriate,” cutting through red tape and implementing more business-friendly tax initiatives.

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From left: Molly Nelson, educator at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum; Bill Burback, Aldrich board member; Rusty Hurd, Wilton Board of Education; Mike Kaltschnee, co-founder, Danbury Hacker Space. The Aldrich and Fairfield University are partnering to create the Summer Institute for educators. Photo credit Mary Harold.

College consolidation plan could save $41M per year BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

he Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system on April 6 easily pushed through what its president, Mark Ojakian, termed an “opera-

tional consolidation” plan designed to save the system some $41 million a year. But while its Board of Regents easily approved the “Students First” proposal by a 12-0 vote — William McGurk abstained — many educators within CSCU, including members of its Faculty Advisory Committee, believe that the approval was

Binge Nation: The digital transformation of TV viewership BY PAUL SCHOTT Hearst Connecticut Media Group

merican television viewers are not rationing what they watch. “Binge-watching,” multitasking and prolific use of social media now prevail, especially among the young, according to the newly released results of the 11th Digital Democracy Survey by professional services firm Deloitte. Facing those shifts, media companies are revamping how they deliver their content to offer greater programming and a more personalized viewing experience. “One thing that is certain is that change is inevitable in all these technological areas,” said David Gudelunas, director of the School of Communication, Arts and Media at Fairfield University. “There is a continual adaptation in how we get our entertainment.”

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Some 73 percent of Americans bingewatched video, a practice that Stamfordbased Deloitte defines as watching at least three episodes in one sitting. Among millennial and Generation Z viewers, who range between ages 14 and 33, nearly 90 percent said they have bingewatched. Some 40 percent of them bingewatch content on a weekly basis. They report watching an average of six episodes, or five hours of content, in a single sitting. “The reason we focus so much on the younger generation of millennials and Gen Z is because almost every trend in media consumption has come from that generation,” said Kevin Westcott, Deloitte’s Los Angeles-based vice chairman and U.S. media and entertainment leader. “Instead of that generation emulating their parents, the older generation adopts their habits.” The prevalence of on-demand watching options underpins the popularity of bingewatching. Almost half of U.S. consumers now subscribe to paid streaming video services. While they watch more, few viewers give their undivided attention to one screen. About 99 percent of Gen Z and millennials multitask while they watch TV. They average four additional activities while watching TV, a list that includes text messaging, web browsing and using social media. About 84 percent of U.S. consumers now use social networks, according to Deloitte. That pervasiveness has turned social media into any company’s audience building and engagement strategy. “Now, for a show to break through and resonate with an audience on Netflix, Hulu or Amazon Prime, it really requires a lot of

notice,” Gudelunas said. “You can’t passively find these programs. This is where we’ll see things like Facebook become incredibly important, so you’re aware that a particular program is available.”

ADAPTING TO CHANGE

As viewers consume voracious amounts of content on their own schedules, media companies have responded by ramping up their output and offering their programming across a growing number of digital platforms. Stamford-based WWE now creates about 1,500 hours of original programming per year across its platforms. In 2010, fans consumed about 20 million hours of WWE content. By 2016, that total had skyrocketed to 900 million hours, including about 300 million hours on the subscription-based WWE Network and 600 million hours on ad-supported platforms. “The reasons we spend so much effort and create so much content for these platforms is because people are consuming across multiple devices and platforms,” said George Barrios, WWE’s chief strategy and financial officer. “We need to be there engaging them.” Bristol-based ESPN is also pursuing a strategy that has resulted in a proliferation of digital content. An average of 8.3 million unique viewers streamed ESPN content monthly in 2016, up 24 percent from 2015. Viewers spent 22.5 billion minutes streaming ESPN programming across all platforms during the year, up 44 percent from the previous year. John Lasker, ESPN’s vice president of digital media programming, cited the company’s creation of a collection of programming this season tied to the University of North Carolina-Duke University men’s basketball rivalry as an example of its multiplatform strategy. With that anthology, Tar Heels and Blue Devils fans could not only watch the live games between their teams but also find older productions that would interest them.

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“We’re responding less to the idea of binge watching and more to the idea of ubiquitous access to content,” Lasker said. “We created a nice collection around that rivalry. With those longer-form pieces, people would stay with us for a longer period of time. We saw some success there and you’ll see us doing more and more of those types of things.” Viewers’ evolving habits have also heavily influenced game programming. In the 2016 season, Stamford-based NBC Sports’ “Sunday Night Football” set digital records as 8.9 million unique users consumed 629 million live-streaming minutes across NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app and NFL Mobile from Verizon.

ONGOING EVOLUTION

The transformed media landscape of recent years has raised questions about how content makers will make money from their programming if they can no longer count on profit from traditional models. Pay TV — a category that includes cable and satellite — has adapted relatively well to the shifts, with a 74 percent subscriber rate across U.S. households, according to Deloitte. Two-thirds of pay TV consumers said they keep their pay TV subscriptions because they are bundled with their internet service. But some media experts wonder whether that model could lose favor. “We’re not sure to what extent people are willing to unbundle their entertainment experience and pay a la carte,” Gudelunas said. “These are ongoing questions.” Mobile advertising, meanwhile, offers major promise but also significant challenges. Seventy percent of consumers say the mobile ads they receive are irrelevant, and 45 percent of millennials use ad-blocking software, according to Deloitte. “With mobile advertising, there’s a big opportunity, but we’ve got to get much better at it,” Westcott said. “It has to be more targeted. If you can imagine making advertising very relevant for the individual and also tied to location, then it significantly increases the value to the advertiser and the consumer.” Contact the writer at pschott@scni.com; 203-964-2236; twitter: @paulschott

Correction Doe to an editing error, a byline on the article “Meal Movers” in the April 10 issue of the Fairfield County Business Journal was incorrect. The article, which featured Kaster Moving Co. of Stamford and other Fairfield moving companies’ work with food banks, was written by the Business Journal’s Newtownbased staff reporter, Kevin Zimmerman. He can be reached at kzimmerman@westfairinc.com.

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Is Connecticut ready for free tuition at public colleges and universities? BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

n April 12, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law the Excelsior Scholarship program to introduce free tuition at the state’s two- and four-year public colleges and universities for students whose families have annual incomes up to $125,000. The plan will be phased in over three years, beginning this fall. The governor’s office forecasts that more than 940,000 families and individuals across the state will be eligible for participation. Students must be enrolled full-time, averaging 30 credits per year. The concept of free tuition at public colleges and universities is not new — the colleges within the City University of New York system had free tuition until the 1976 New York City fiscal crisis. But concerns over rising student debt brought the idea back to public discussion during the 2016 presidential race, when Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) made free tuition at public colleges and universities a campaign promise. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton belatedly echoed that idea in her campaign, but the idea seemed to evaporate with Donald Trump’s election. However, Sanders recently

introduced the College for All Act (S.1373) with the hope of putting his campaign proposal into practice. Connecticut Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal joined Sanders in the introduction of this measure. “We need to revolutionize the way we think about higher education and ensure colleges share responsibility for the success of their graduates,” said Murphy. “At the same time, we should make sure that cost is not a barrier to a college degree, just as it isn’t a barrier to a high school degree.” “At a time when college remains out of reach for far too many, this legislation would make college tuition-free for working families, reduce student debt and breathe new life into the American Dream,” said Blumenthal. To date, Gov. Dannel Malloy has not sought to bring free tuition in Connecticut’s public colleges and universities. Among regional business leaders, there is the hope that the governor remains unenthused about the idea. “When I last checked, the state of Connecticut was facing a terribly challenging deficit for the next two years,” said Mickey Herbert, president and CEO of the Bridgeport Regional Business Council. “I can’t see piling on that deficit by offering college kids a free ride. The business community would not support a program like that in Connecticut.”

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Jack Condlin, who is both president and CEO of the Stamford Chamber of Commerce and an adjunct professor of engineering at the University of Connecticut’s Stamford campus, believed that the push for free tuition ignored the root of the problem. “The cost of education has skyrocketed,” he observed. “No one even seems to focus on that. What is increasing so much at the universities that makes it so expensive today?” Peter Gioia, vice president and economist at the Connecticut Business and Industry Association, commented that bringing free tuition to the state would signal a significant policy change. “Over the last 10 years, Connecticut increased tuition for all attendees, rather than cutting or giving free tuition,” he said. “But you have to ask: is it better to spend your money that way, or to spend it in other areas or to give it back to taxpayers?” In the event Gov. Malloy followed Gov. Cuomo’s lead, the effort would not carry bipartisan support. “When the government starts paying for things, it becomes much more expensive,” said J.R. Romano, chairman of the Connecticut Republican Party. Shelton Mayor Mark Lauretti, who recently announced his candidacy for the 2018 Republican gubernatorial nomination, put more blame on the educational institu-

tions for passing along their rising administrative costs to students. “The only time that will change is when people stop writing out the checks,” he said. However, the concept is not without its supporters. Paul Steinmetz, director of public affairs and community relations at Western Connecticut State University, compared the idea with the post-World War II changes brought to higher education through the G.I. Bill, which gave veterans the financial ability to pursue college degrees. “A lot of smart people got access to college who would not have otherwise,” he said. “As more students came in, there were more resources available — and more faculty if classes got too big.” Nicholas Everdell, a former director of recruitment at Yale Law School and a consultant at Steinbrecher & Partners, a Westportbased firm that works with students preparing for college admissions, predicted the free tuition approach could benefit the academic environment. “This would create more diversity,” he said, noting that undergraduates would be able to consider continuing their studies in graduate school if they are not burdened by student loan debt. “The higher education law and business schools are already struggling with a student body that is not economically diverse.”

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Ridgefield Supply Co. reinvents itself BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

isiting Ridgefield Supply Co. these days involves pardoning a considerable amount of dust. But it’s only a temporary situation — and it certainly beats the dust that used to be there. The building and supply firm at 29 Prospect St. is nearing completion of a massive three-year renovation that is resulting in, for all intents and purposes, a brand new facility. Expected to be done in September, the new RSC will be composed of 11 buildings totaling 64,000 square feet, including a 5,000-square-foot retail store. Modern amenities like LED lighting, roomy executive and back-office space, a conference room and training center are a far cry from what had been the case. “We were all on top of each other, shouting to be heard,” owner Margaret Price said. “The paving was cracked, uneven. Now we’ve got a much cleaner, welcoming space, a dedicated loading dock and even separate men’s, women’s and unisex bathrooms. It’s all working out great.” Price is the third generation to run the family business, following in the footsteps of her grandfather Louis H. Price Sr., who acquired the company in 1933, and

her father Louis Jr., from whom she bought the company in 2011. RSC’s history actually stretches back to 1883, she said. “My father and I planned (the renovation) for about seven years,” Price said. “Even when he got sick, he told my mother and me to stay with the project, which we did.” Louis Jr. died in 2014, but remains in spirit, partly due to the Louis H. Price Education and Training Center, located above the home center. Not only will it serve to train RSC’s 48 employees, she said, but it will also be available to contractors, developers, architects and others who may be looking for a convenient space. Lumber has always been the firm’s specialty, and Price points with pride to the fact that much of its stock is now held in covered outdoor areas. A customer-ticket system is now in place whereby one can easily find their merchandise by building, level and bin. RSC is also putting the finishing touches on the old train station building, which was disassembled, moved across its fiveacre lot and reassembled with a quaint look while also serving as a showroom for Kolbe Windows. The company also has dedicated a large space within the main home center to Andersen Windows. Another change was hiring Glen Albee, formerly CFO at Hancock Lumber

in Casco, Maine, as president in January 2016. “It’s just too much for one person to run,” Price said. “Sometimes I think it’s too much for two people.” She credited Albee with bringing in a renewed sense of safety and discipline to the company. “It was a good time for a transition,” Albee said. “I felt like I’d accomplished everything I could at my last company and this seemed like a great opportunity and a great area to live in.” Price said that while many of the staff have been with RSC for up to 35 years — and noted that it employs two father-and-son teams and one set of brothers — Albee has helped revitalize the company by identifying and bringing in other staff as well. “He’s focused on bringing in new blood, not necessarily young blood,” she said. “It’s important to find incredible new talent who can learn from the people who helped build the company, but can bring in some new ideas. “This has always been an industry where you can grow as you learn,” Price added. “At a company like Pepsi, you can hit a ceiling — in this industry, that doesn’t exist.” “The products are always changing,” Albee said. “How hard is it to run a customer counter? At a place like CVS you use

the bar-code scanner, smile and be polite. Here you do all that, but you also have to know what tools, what nails work best for a particular project, how to suggest ways of doing certain things.” As for the renovations, Price said that she’d looked at several spaces both in and outside Ridgefield before deciding to stay put. RSC has become a mainstay in the town, after all, and Price was recently named the 2017 Woman of the Year by its Chamber of Commerce. Not that she was necessarily destined for the lumberyard, she said. “I was originally going to go into campaign management and politics,” she recalled, “but decided soon after college that this was where I should be.” The single mother of two young boys said she wasn’t certain if she’d necessarily steer them into the family business. Price and Albee are also concerned about where the state is headed financially, having recently lost a valued employee who moved out of state — but tellingly remains in the lumber industry — due to the cost of living, high taxes and transportation nightmares. “That’s a microcosm of what’s happening here,” Albee said. “How do you attract innovative startup companies when you’ve got all the challenges that Connecticut has right now?”

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committees that deal with higher education matters. Its members are elected by the 17 campuses in the CSCU system. The committee stressed that it did not necessarily disagree with the contents of the new plan, but with the way in which it was handled. “As a (nonvoting, ex-officio) member of the Board of Regents and its Finance Committee, I can confirm that the Finance Committee, while it did vote on tuition increases, did not consider the proposed $41 million cuts in CSCU that are contained in the ‘Students First’ plan or the idea of consolidation of the community colleges,” said Barbara Richards, professor of sociology at Housatonic Community College in Bridgeport. “Also, the Executive Committee of the Board of Regents has not had a meeting in which the agenda referred to such a plan.” Ojakian’s “Students First” plan would consolidate operations at 12 community colleges into one centralized office while also eliminating some administrative personnel, which he maintains will provide annual savings of about $28 million. Additional consolidations at all 17 colleges and universities in the system designed to streamline purchasing, information technology, human resources and other departments would realize another $13 million in annual savings, according to the plan. In an open letter to the CSCU community, Ojakian wrote that the system’s state funding has declined by 12.4 percent over

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Fairfield First Selectman Mike Tetreau noted that when GE’s 800 jobs left his town, only 200 went to Boston while the remaining 600 ended up in Norwalk — good for the state, perhaps, but not so good for the town of Fairfield. In any case, he said, GE’s departure “was a hit on the prestige and the psyche of Connecticut.” Although Sacred Heart University’s purchase of GE’s Fairfield campus for $31.5 million was a welcome development, Tetreau said that the property will no longer be subject to the same property tax payments given SHU’s nonprofit status. GE had been Fairfield’s largest property taxpayer for a number of years, paying some $1.5 million for real estate property and another $291,000 in personal property taxes. The campus will now qualify for the state’s PILOT, or payment in lieu of taxes, program, designed to compensate a local government for some or all of the tax rev-

the past several years, noting that 41 percent of its total revenue comes from state appropriations. “We are facing at least a $35 million decrease for the next fiscal year and that assumes $700 million in labor savings,” he wrote. “It has become abundantly clear that our operational costs are outpacing our revenues creating a true structural deficit.” Ojakian was not available for further comment, but CSCU Communications Director Maribel La Luz said that the system faces not just a $35 million deficit this year, but an additional $60 million shortfall next year. “This is a long-term strategy,” La Luz said. “We don’t want to just keep cutting budgets the way it’s been done in the past.” La Luz said that, as he has stressed in the past, Ojakian was careful to collect feedback before moving ahead with “Students First.” “It was really important for him that, in order to move forward, he make sure that the learning experience and environment not be compromised,” she said. “The feedback we got from students showed, ‘We got it. Budgets are decreasing, so we’re willing to pay more (tuition), but we don’t want our services cut.’” The Board of Regents approved a twoyear tuition increase along with the consolidation. In-state tuition in each of the next two school years will increase by 4 percent at the four regional state universities and by 2.5 percent at the state’s 12 community colleges. Out-of-state tuition will remain the same. The tuition increases are estimated to add $15.3 million in the next fiscal year, with $11.5 million coming from the four state universities — Eastern, Southern,

Central and Western in Danbury. Although presidents at Fairfield-based Western Connecticut and Housatonic did not respond to inquiries, Norwalk Community College President David Levinson said that he understood the need for the consolidations. “I think this is a very positive direction” to move in, he said. “The successive cuts we’ve received over the years have had a detrimental effect on our ability to service our students. This plan puts the students first.” Levinson said he understood the FAC’s objections to how the proposal was handled, but reiterated that the students’ needs had to be the first consideration. As for potential staff cuts at Norwalk, he said he

was still waiting to hear details. Richards, saying that she was speaking as a professor and not on behalf of the FAC, said that “Community colleges are by nature tied to their communities. They tailor programs to meet the needs of those communities, and have intimate ties with local businesses, political leaders, K-12 schools and neighborhoods. They have foundations that are supported by their communities. Their presidents are chosen through an exhaustive process, including participation by the community. It would be a shame to remove the local identity of the colleges by centralizing leadership in Hartford.” In addition, she said: “Community colleges are the main pathway to future job opportunities for low-income people and people of color in our state. The proposal for disproportionate cuts to these colleges would, in my opinion, undermine the economic prospects of Connecticut. I hope that legislators will consider that higher education is an investment, not a temporary service.” Ojakian’s plan calls for implementation to begin on July 1. “That’s not a lot of time,” Levinson said, “but it underscores the urgency of the situation.” La Luz emphasized that July 1 was the proposed starting date of the implementation. “Not everything is going to be ready by then,” she said. In keeping with Ojakian’s philosophy of gathering feedback from all parties, he is in the midst of a tour of all 17 campuses. The tour began on April 11 at Tunxis Community College in Farmington and ends on May 4 at Housatonic Community College in Bridgeport.

enue lost due to tax-exempt ownership or use of a particular piece of real property. Even so, Tetreau said, the state’s PILOT compensation, which had originally been for 70 percent of lost tax revenue, is now around 15 percent. Ken Flatto, the city of Bridgeport's director of finance and CFO, said that GE's exit had left "a hole in Fairfield's soul" and maintained that corporations should not play cities against each other in an effort to find the best deal. "That leads to the diminishment of a community," he said. "These corporations need to recognize that communities matter." State Rep. Brenda Kupchick decried what she called the state’s “shell game” when it came to budgets. “Every year Connecticut does not manage its budgets properly, so when they come up short, companies know who they’re coming after,” the Republican lawmaker said. “They know they’re going to get hit with another tax.” Mark LeClair, Fairfield University pro-

fessor and director of the Masters of Public Administration program, said that the state’s traditional “three-legged stool” that props up the economy — the defense industry, colleges and universities and insurance agencies — remains strong. “Sikorsky leaving would have been an even bigger hit” than GE’s, he said, referring to the $220 million deal that Gov. Dannel Malloy struck with the Shelton-based aircraft manufacturer to keep it in the state last October. Joseph McGee, vice president of public policy and programs at the Business Council of Fairfield County, wondered if the state has the fortitude to fix its pension funds problem while taking fuller advantage of the digital revolution, whose potential effects he likened to those of the Industrial Revolution. McGee also raised the still-simmering issue of reintroducing tolls as a way of generating income, reasoning that every other state in the region has a toll system in place. State Senator, Hwang, another likely Republican candidate for governor in 2018,

dismissed the highway tools as “another tax” before agreeing with McGee that if the monies collected could be placed into a “lockbox that stays locked” and are not appropriated for other uses, he might support the idea. As it now stands, Hwang said, the government can “siphon it before it gets to the lockbox.” Herbst was also unenthusiastic about the tolls proposal, saying that past promises about how the state income tax, first passed in 1991, and casinos, approved in the 1980s, were supposed to “solve all our problems” and had failed to do so. “You have to hold people in both parties accountable” for what they do moving forward, he said. Both Republicans and Democrats on the panel largely rejected an audience member’s suggestion that universities be taxed to help address the budget deficit. Hwang repeatedly called for bipartisan cooperation to find a way out of the state’s fiscal crisis. “We all need to truly, honestly vote what’s in the best interests of the people we represent,” he said.

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‘Living shoreline’ pilots coexistence for crabs and humans on the Sound BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

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mong Fairfield County’s nonhuman residents, the horseshoe crab keeps a rather low profile. Unless one is actively peeking about shoreline beaches, the chances of encountering this marine arthropod are rather limited. Encounters with horseshoe crabs are becoming even less frequent due to the impact of climatic changes on the Long Island Sound. “When storm water is pushed in and piled up to the narrows, it causes more erosion,” explained Dr. Jennifer Mattei, a professor in the biology department at Sacred Heart University. “There is also increased frequency of storm events: we are getting two to three Nor’easters each winter, and each storm adds to erosion on coast. The horseshoe crab is having some difficulty laying their eggs. They need nice sandy areas to lay eggs.” Weather-related damage is also impacting people with homes and businesses along the shoreline. Mattei noted that the traditional approach to shoreline storm protection involves armoring, usually with the construction of seawalls and bulkheads. While this approach may help to limit property damage, it has harmed the horseshoe crabs' breeding grounds. “If people build walls or are armoring shorelines, the areas where the horseshoe crab lays eggs declines,” Mattei said. “The overall population is historically lower in the Long Island Sound. Since the 1990s, this population has declined quite a bit. Juveniles need 10 years to develop in salt marshes and mud flats. But a lot of salt marshes have been filled in or were sprayed with mosquito control insecticides. As a result, we are not finding find tremendous numbers of new adults coming into the area.” Can Fairfield County’s human and horseshoe crab populations share a coastal neighborhood without having their respective homes damaged by the weather? Rather than rely on artificial strategies, Mattei theorized, a better approach would allow nature to do the protective work. “Go back to the 1700s, when oysters used to thrive here,” she said. “Oysters used to live atop other oysters, creating an oyster reef. The live animals were on top, the shells below. By the mid-1800s, most of the oysters were gone. People harvested them all and the shells were ground up for roads.” For the modern version of a living reef,

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Mattei and her faculty colleagues and students have undertaken an experiment at Stratford Point to create what she a dubbed a “living shoreline.” Through a partnership with the DuPont Co. and Audubon Connecticut — the owner and manager of Stratford Point, respectively — a pilot restoration project was undertaken in 2014 on a 900-foot stretch of beach to install 64 permeable cement Reef Balls, each weighing 1,500 pounds and measuring three feet by four feet. The structures were pockmarked with large gaping holes to enable coastal water to wash through while local animal species could pop in and out without being trapped. Last November, an additional 327 Reef Balls were added to Stratford Point, financed with grant money from the Audubon Connecticut’s in-lieu fee program, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Long Island Sound Futures Fund, the Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation and DuPont. Mattei said the project has already shown evidence of shoreline restoration. “As a result of these structures, in just two years, sand deposits rose 12 inches both behind and, in some areas, in front of the reef,” she said. “Last year, 12 inches of sediment settled behind the reef, stopping the erosion. In one year, the planted saltmarsh grasses doubled in size.” And more saltmarsh grass is on the way. On April 21 and 22, Sacred Heart University will host an Earth Day event where volunteers will plant saltmarsh grass at the Stratford Point installation. “Marsh grass holds sediment,” Mattei said. “A storm breaks on the reef front and flows through the marsh grass. When it hits the shoreline, it involves much less force.” Mattei is hopeful that this solution will be adapted across the Connecticut shoreline, providing an eco-friendly strategy to counter harsh Long Island Sound storms. As for the horseshoe crab, Mattei said that beleaguered species can enjoy new population growth if a new living shoreline remains undisturbed by destructive construction.

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Goodwill expands as national retailers pull back BY KEILA TORRES OCASIO Hearst Connecticut Media Group

s the famous lyric goes, “Everything old is new again.” That’s certainly true at Goodwill of Western & Northern Connecticut in Bridgeport, which has been expanding its footprint across the region even as national retailers like JCPenneys, Aeropostale and Payless have been making headlines with local and national store closures. And its popularity keeps growing, according to recent national surveys of adult female shoppers. Prosper Insights & Analytics’ March research shows the number of women who chose Goodwill for clothing was higher than Sears, Gap and H&M. Goodwill ranked just after Nordstrom, Amazon and Forever 21 in the survey by Prosper, which conducts research for the National Retail Federation. The same pattern held true in 2016. Vickie Volpano, president and CEO of Goodwill of Western & Northern Connecticut, said the trend toward buying secondhand clothing has taken off, especially among millennials. “More and more people are seeing the value and inherent good in purchasing preowned clothing and household items,” she said. “The thrill of what you may find also creates a unique and fun element to shopping at a Goodwill store.” Over the last year, Goodwill has opened new stores in Monroe, Oxford and a second store in Stamford. Farther north, it has also opened stores in Waterbury and Glastonbury. Overall the company operates nearly two dozen stores across the state, including ones in Bridgeport, Norwalk, Danbury and New Milford. There are plans to open at least two more this year, one next to the new Big Y on Bridgeport Avenue in Shelton and one in Fairfield. “Today’s consumer shops at Goodwill like any other retailer,” said Kathy Ekstrom, development manager for Haynes Development, which mentions Goodwill’s 12,000-square-foot building in Oxford’s Quarry Walk in its pitch to attract new tenants to the development. “In some cases, regulars to Goodwill make it a weekly experience in search of great bargains.” Stephen Rubb, professor of business economics at Sacred Heart University, said stores that sell used items have a competitive advantage over traditional retailers that face competition from online retailers, which often have lower prices. With secondhand goods, it can be harder to find a similar item online, and many people like to see and feel the quality of the product firsthand.

The Goodwill store in Brookfield. Photo by Kevin Zimmerman.

Stores such as Goodwill, which offer merchandise at low prices, might also see a boost based on economic factors. “There has not been major wage gains for the bottom

portion of the income earners in our economy,” Rubb said. “Many people are struggling to save a few dollars.” Mousumi Bose Godbole, associate professor of marketing at Fairfield University, said marketers often dismiss or ignore the demographic that Goodwill attracts — the lower middle class and working class. “A huge market is available that marketers aren’t focusing on,” she said. For Goodwill, a major motivation in increasing the sales of its stores is the connection between those locations and its programming for those in those lower-income brackets who are seeking employment or other assistance. “The reason and strategy for expanding in our territory is a simple one,” Volpano said. “Stores generate revenue from the sale of donated items we receive, allowing us to serve more people in Connecticut — offering

employment and job-training opportunities. This expansion directly supports our efforts to provide invaluable access to our programs and services.” According to Volpano, Goodwill provided services to almost 26,000 people in 2016, an increase of nearly 15 percent compared to the previous year. In its Goodwill Career Centers, the company saw a nearly 8 percent increase in people served to a total of nearly 9,000 in 2016. Volpano said an important feature of the new stores, including those in Oxford and Stamford, is a drive-through donation center. “Resale is becoming more and more mainstream,” she said. “An appreciation of value knows no socioeconomic bounds.” Contact the writer at ktorres@hearstmediact.com; 203-330-6227. This article was �irst published in Hearst Connecticut newspapers on April 9.

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FAIRFIELD COUNTY BUSINESS JOURNAL • Week of April 17, 2017

THE LIST

Fairfield County and Region

Hotels and Conference Centers

Hotels and Conferences Centers Ranked by number of guest rooms. Name Address Area code: 203, unless otherwise noted Website

1 2

Stamford Marriott Hotel & Spa

243 Tresser Blvd., Stamford 06901 977-1212 • stamfordmarriott.com

Hilton Stamford Hotel & Executive Meeting Center

1 First Stamford Place, Stamford 06902 967-2222 • hiltonstamfordhotel.com

Sheraton Stamford

Trumbull Marriott Hotel

700 E. Main St., Stamford 06901 358-8400 • sheratonstamford.com

180 Hawley Lane, Trumbull 06611 378-1400 • marriotttrumbull.com

Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale

Crowne Plaza Danbury Hotel

18 Old Ridgebury Road, Danbury 06810 794-0600 • cpdanbury.com

21 Lake Avenue Extension, Danbury 06811 744-1776 • ethanallenhotel.com

1525 Boston Post Road, Westbrook 06498 800-222-5901 • watersedgeresortandspa.com

9 10 11 12

155 Temple St., New Haven 06510 772-6664 • omninewhaven.com

Ethan Allen Hotel

Water's Edge Resort and Spa

Meeting rooms/ Square footage of meeting areas

502 6

20 26,059

484 12

30 50,000

Thomas Carlos Mark Gagnier sales@sheratonstamford.com 2011/1982

379 3

16 20,000

Computer workstations in lobby

Richard Pacino richard.pacino@marriott.com 2012/1985

319 6

13 (plus seasonal tent) 22,734

Copy and fax services, messenger service, notary public, overnight delivery and pickup, post and parcel services, 15 breakout rooms

Allan Codore 2012/1998

306 7

19 22,000

NA 2012/1979

243 2

20 26,000

Janice Perna-Nicholas 2014/1974

193 6

15 15,000

Keurig coffee maker in all guestrooms, 24-hour business center and copy, printer and fax services available; space to accommodate up to 500 guests

168, including 68 villas

12 15,000

24-hour business center; event space to accommodate up to 300 guests

149 12

11 6,300

Full-service business center, copy and fax services and a messenger service, overnight delivery and pickup, post and parcel services

135 (all suites)

2 750

Business center includes audiovisual equipment rental, complimentary printing services, express mail, fax services, meeting rooms and photo-copying services

Nora Gomez 2011

117 3

4 6,000

Meeting packages available, 3,200 square feet of banquet space in ballroom, audiovisual services, business center services and on-site catering available

Monica Morgan 2014/1973

114 11

5 2,880

Complimentary wireless internet, 24-hour business center, printer and copier services available

Todd Lindvall 2011/2005

110 5

2 877

Full-serve business center, copy and fax services, messenger service, network and internet printing, notary public, overnight delivery and pickup and post and parcel services, audiovisual equipment rentals

Kevin Gross 2010

97 NA

1 300

Complimentary local shuttle service, business center, concierge services and seating accommodations for up to 600 guests

Randy Salvatore 2013

96 NA

Ballroom divisible into three separate meeting rooms 1,875

Rooftop terrace, fitness center and concierge

NA 2010

94 33

3 1,515

Meeting spaces accommodate up to 100 guests, audiovisual equipment, all-inclusive meeting packages and food and beverage offerings

NA Ongoing/1998

86 64

5 5,000

Business center and dining and banquet facilities, computer hookups, slide projector and screen, fax and copy services and high-speed internet access

Cristina Kelleher, director of sales ckelleher@thedelamar.com 2002

82 7

2 2,300

Waterfront location, event space accommodates up to 200 guests, technology services available, including video conferencing and high-speed, wireless internet

80 6

4 2,500

Complimentary parking and wireless internet

44 6

2 5,000

Meeting packages available, pet friendly, 24-hour concierge service and same-day dry-cleaning

Doug Polistena doug@theamberroom.net 2013/1969

0 2

4 13,000

Conference and meeting center, event production and audiovisual support available, business lunch and corporate meetings, 10,000-square-foot ballroom available, event space accommodates up to 600 guests

NA 2010

23 34,000

Corporate and social banquet menus, two ballrooms with accommodations for up to 1,600 guests and audiovisual equipment, including teleconferencing, video conferencing and wireless internet

4 13,000

Creative meeting and event space, indoor and outdoor, with audiovisual/multimedia support included in meeting packages, variable room setup options, business accommodations for up to 125 guests

Ronald Antonucci Diane DeNise ddenise@stamfordmarriott.com 2009/1977 NA Saad Akhtar saad.akhtar@hilton.com 2008/1984

NA 2015/1985

780 Bridgeport Ave., Shelton 06484 929-1500 • sheltoncourtyard.com

Alan Miller amiller@sheltoncourtyard.com 2012/1987

Homewood Suites by Hilton Stratford

6905 Main St., Stratford 06614 377-3322 • homewoodsuites3.hilton.com

Linda Holmes-Hannon Clare Pusateri clare.pusateri@hilton.com 2015/2002

The Westport Inn

1595 Post Road East, Westport 06880 557-8124 • westportinn.com

Holiday Inn Danbury-Bethel

80 Newton Road, Danbury 06810 792-4000 • ihg.com/holidayinn/

13 14

Hotel Zero Degrees Stamford

909 Washington Blvd., Stamford 06901 363-7900 • hotelzerodegrees.com

353 Main Ave., Norwalk 06851 750-9800 • hotelzerodegrees.com

830 Bridgeport Ave., Shelton 06484 225-0700 • hyatthouseshelton.com

42 Lake Avenue Extension, Danbury 06811 791-2200 • maronhotel.com

500 Steamboat Road, Greenwich 06830 661-9800 • delamargreenwich.com

1114 E. Putnam Ave., Riverside 06878 698-6980 • jhousegreenwich.com

275 Summer St., Stamford 06901 358-8822 • marriott.com/stfcy

Hotel Zero Degrees Norwalk Hyatt House

Maron Hotel and Suites

Delamar Greenwich Harbor The J House Greenwich

Delamar Southport Hotel 275 Old Post Road, Southport 06890 259-2800 • delamarsouthport.com

Amber Room Colonnade

Not ranked

Guest rooms/ Guest suites

Courtyard by Marriott

Courtyard Stamford Downtown

General manager Contact Email address Renovation/ Year established

1 Stacey Road, Junction Route 37, Danbury 06811 748-3800 • theamberroom.net

Matrix Conference and Banquet Center

39 Old Ridgebury Road, Danbury 06810 312-1555, ext. 1 • matrixconferenceandbanquetcenter.com

Stepping Stones Museum for Children

Mathews Park, 303 West Ave., Norwalk 06850 899-0606, ext. 228 • steppingstonesmuseum.org

Ben Webster Laura Gillis lgillis@jhousegreenwich.com 2012 Daniel Coggins Jackie Kosiba kosiba@thedelamar.com 2010

Rhonda Kiest 2010/2000

Restaurants

This list is a sampling of hotels and conference centers located in the region. If you would like to include your facility in our next list, please contact Danielle Renda at drenda@westfairinc.com. Note: NA:

Unranked facilities do not have guest rooms. Not available.

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Business amenities and guest services

24-business center with a copy, fax and messenger service, network and internet printing, overnight delivery and pick-up service and complimentary wired and wireless internet access in all guest rooms Audiovisual equipment rental, business center, express mail, fax services, meeting rooms, office rentals, photo-copying services, onsite printer and video conferencing available

Concierge service, fitness center, dry cleaning, business center and in-room dining, salon and spa, and grand ballroom featuring 9,200 square feet of space 24-hour business center, meeting planners, meeting packages, complimentary wireless internet, full-service catering; space to accommodate up to 600 guests

A celebration of diversity in the workplace BY JOHN GOLDEN jgoolden@westfairinc.com

erry Mourouzis, who came to the U.S. from Indonesia and has Chinese ancestry, recalled for her White Plains audience an amusing instance of her culture’s language imported to a doctor’s office here. Mourouzis, payroll manager at Hiscox Inc. in White Plains who led the insurance company’s creation of an automated online system for its employee stock purchase program that now is used in 11 countries, was being honored with the Visionary Award at the inaugural Celebrating Diversity in Business event presented by the Westchester and Fairfield County Business Journals. A visiting friend from Indonesia was feeling ill — “under the weather,” as one would say in American culture. Accompanied by Mourouzis to a medical office, she was asked about her symptoms. “The wind enters my body,” her ailing friend replied. It’s a common Indonesian expression when someone is not feeling well. “That’s the beauty of diversity,” said Mourouzis. “To make the world so colorful.” The payroll manager was one of five finalists receiving awards at an evening program that recognized 40 “champions” of diver-

sity in the workplace introduced by Geneive Brown Metzger, diversity partner of Westfair Communications, the Business Journals’ parent company. Keynote speaker Sheryl Battles, vice president for communications and diversity strategy at Pitney Bowes Inc., said the corporate awards event for the first time in Westchester was “celebrating the power of differences to make a difference.” Noting the fractious, anxiety-inducing state of public discourse over people’s differences, Battles cited a Chines proverb: “In times of great crisis, some build bunkers and others build windmills.” With windmills, “You have to elevate and get a broader perspective of what is going on” and harness “the winds of change,” she said. Battles praised the Oscar-nominated movie “Hidden Figures,” the story of three mathematically brilliant African-American women struggling to overcome segregation and discrimination in a high-achieving, predominantly white workforce in the early years of the NASA space program, as an example of “the power of diversity and inclusion to get you even to the moon.” “When people are included, they own the outcome,” Battles said. Inclusion is “the X factor” in the success of corporations harnessing the power of diversity. Reynold Alabre, a senior accountant and

Visionary Award winner Merry Mourouzis and keynote speaker Sheryl Battles.

franchise owner at H&R Block in Bridgeport, won the Outstanding Entrepreneur Award. Alabre, who launched his financial firm Rey Group as a college junior, credited diversity with landing him a job at a critical time when he struggled to find employment in his field. Lindsay Farrell, winner of the Most Socially Conscious Award, is president and CEO of The Open Door Family Medical

Centers headquartered in Ossining. “I got lucky,” she said, when discovering in the early 1980s the nonprofit organization serving low-income residents with improved access to health services. Leading Open Door for 19 years after working 12 years there as operations director and director of development, Farrell said her life and work are in alignment. “It allows you to do your best work and to be a complete person,” she said. Marie O’Connor, winner of the Most Promising Millennial Award, last year founded Nordic Cryotherapy in Eastchester, the first company providing cryotherapy treatment in Westchester for quicker physical recovery by athletes and overall health and wellness. A registered nurse with a doctoral degree in nursing practice, O’Connor said she launched the business while pursuing an MBA program at Mercy College that allows her to obtain her degree while running her business. She will graduate this spring. Jennifer Ruoff was honored with the Standard-Bearer Award for her unpaid work as executive director of the Irvington Diversity Foundation, a nonprofit she helped create that is believed to be the first Westchester organization formed to work with schools, police and the community to foster a community of inclusion. » » Celebrating Diversity, page 20

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MOODY'S: CT'S WEAK ECONOMY IS 'NEW NORMAL'

Wall Street credit rating agency Moody’s Investment Service estimates that Connecticut’s weak economy is unlikely to improve over the next several years, maintaining that the Nutmeg State “has entered a ‘new normal’ with employment still below pre-financial crisis levels and income growth lagging the nation’s.” The Moody’s report cites rising retirement benefit costs as a major factor contributing to the “new normal,” and cautions that while proposals to shift costs from the state to municipalities could help the state’s credit rating, that approach could end up hurting those municipalities. “Connecticut's combined expenditures for employee pension contributions, retiree health insurance and debt service command roughly 30 percent of the state's $18.9 billion non-federal governmental revenues,” the report stated. “The state's fixed costs ranked highest of the 50 states in our most recent state pension medians report.

In fiscal year 2016 these costs reached $5.6 billion and are slated to grow to more than $7 billion by fiscal 2019, when it could command nearly 35 percent of the state's general fund budget. “High fixed costs reduce budgetary flexibility and weigh heavily on the state's credit profile,” the report added. Moody’s said it would be a “credit positive” for Connecticut to stabilize its finances with spending cuts, but added that weakening the resources of municipal governments would have “varying degrees of credit impact.”

BLUE SKY ANIMATION RENEWS GREENWICH LEASE

Blue Sky Studios, the animation house behind the "Ice Age" and "Rio" franchises, and Realtor Tishman Speyer have announced a new lease agreement that will keep the studio at the Tishman Speyerowned Greenwich American Center through 2025. Blue Sky, a division of Twentieth Century Fox Film, was also behind "The Peanuts Movie," "Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!" and the forthcoming "Ferdinand." It relocated from White Plains to the Greenwich American Center in 2009. It employs more than 450 artists, engineers and scientists from a variety of educational backgrounds and 23 countries. According to Chief Operating Officer Brian Keane,

Blue Sky has grown by more than 200 jobs since coming to Connecticut. “Blue Sky Studios is one of the world’s leading digital animation movie studios and we are proud of their commitment to stay and grow in Connecticut,” Gov. Dannel Malloy said. “Their announcement to stay reinforces Connecticut's position as a great location for cuttingedge digital companies.” State Sen. Scott Frantz said the announcement “is tremendous news on many fronts, both locally and for the entire state. This will ensure that we are a world leader in digital media and is continued evidence that our digital tax credit policies are benefiting our state and the workers here.”

FORMER BRIDGEPORT ATTORNEY CHARGED WITH WIRE FRAUD

Thomas M. Murtha, a former attorney who operated the Maher & Murtha LLC practice in Bridgeport, was charged in a federal criminal complaint with wire fraud. It is related to his alleged theft of more than $900,000 from five of his former clients. U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut Deirdre M. Daly said he was arrested on April 5 and appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Patricia T. Morris in Bay City, Michigan. He was released on a $10,000 bond.

Murtha, a Newtown resident, is accused of making materially false statements related to purported real estate investments that resulted in one client giving him $600,000. He is also charged with retaining funds provided by clients for real estate transactions and with using money allegedly designated for commercial property investments to buy himself a $725,000 home in Birmingham, Mich. Murtha resigned from the bar last September after three grievance complaints were filed against him. If convicted, he faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years.

GUILTY PLEA IN $5M SECURITIES FRAUD

A Fairfield resident admitted his role in a scheme that defrauded investors out of $5 million. James Trolice, the former owner and president of Trolice Consulting Services LLC and president and chief marketing officer of eAgency, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Newark, New Jersey, to charges of securities fraud and transacting in criminal proceeds. Beginning in January 2011, Trolice and his business partner Lee Vaccaro sold interests in Trolice Consulting Services and companies controlled by Vaccaro and falsely represented to investors that those companies held warrants in eAgency, a California-based

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MANSION WITH A HISTORY IS FOR SALE AGAIN

BOB'S, EASTERN MOUNTAIN SPORTS CLOSING STORES

Eastern Outfitters LLC, the parent of Bob’s Stores and Eastern Mountain Sports, has won court approval for an expedited hearing on its plan to close 48 of its 86 stores. Set for shuttering are the Bob’s locations at 114 Federal Road in Danbury and at the Fairfield Centre Shopping Center at 889 Post Road in Fairfield, and the Eastern Mountain Sports store in the Turnpike Shopping Center at 1939 Blackrock Turnpike in Fairfield. All told, the company plans to close 21 Bob’s Stores locations and 27 Eastern Mountain Sports outlets. When it filed for bankruptcy in February, it had 35 Bob’s outlets and 51 Eastern Mountain locations. At the same time that Eastern Outfitters LLC filed for bankruptcy on Feb. 6, U.K.based sporting goods chain Sports Direct agreed to purchase its outstanding second lien debt from Versa Capital Management, which had acquired the company out of bankruptcy proceedings in 2016.

MURPHY REINTRODUCES BILL ON RETIREMENT SAVINGS

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat, has teamed with Sen. Johnny Isakson, a Georgia Republican, to reintroduce legislation designed to ensure Americans do not outlive their retirement savings. The Lifetime Income Disclosure Act, S.868, would require 401(k) plan sponsors to update participating workers about the projected monthly income they should expect at retirement based on the current account balance in their 401(k) plans. The legislation, which was previously introduced in the 114th Congress but was not brought to the Senate floor for a vote despite unanimously passing the Senate Finance Committee, is patterned after the annual statements sent by the Social Security Administration to working Americans that updated them of their estimated monthly benefits based on their current earnings. Murphy noted that the bill is also based on studies that determined many Americans are not saving enough for retirement and are not clear on how to draw down their savings for their post-

A Greenwich property with a history of wealthy inhabitants who saw monumental bad luck while living there is back on the market at a reduced listing. Round Hill Manor, formerly known as Dunnellen Hall, is now available for $39 million; last spring, it was listed at $49 million, and in 2014 it was listed for $65 million. Located on more than 40 acres with a vast view of the Long Island Sound, the property has nine bedrooms, eight full bathrooms and a new propane HVAC system with individual thermostats in every room. The property at 521 Round Hill Road in Greenwich also boasts what some might consider a rather creepy history. According to the Damned Connecticut website, it was built in 1918 by financier Daniel G. Reid as a gift for his daughter — she lived there without incident until 1950, but Reid’s health failed dramatically a year after the estate’s construction and he was twice committed to psychiatric care before his death in 1925. Subsequent occupants also experienced their share of unfortunate turns of fortune: steel industry tycoon Loring Washburn went broke several years after buying the estate from Reid’s daughter, financier Jack Dick died in 1974 after being indicted for questionable financial activities, oil man Ravi Tikkoo saw his fortune dry up, and Harry and Leona Helmsley — who bought the property as summer home in 1983 for $11 million — encountered legendary legal difficulties. The Helmsley estate sold the property in 2010 for $35 million, after initially listing it two years earlier for $125 million. — Kevin Zimmerman, Phil Hall

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BY AL ALPER

IT considerations when retiring or terminating an employee

ow should a business approach the end of its relationship with an employee from an IT point of view? Having a plan in place for this separation and taking into consideration the cause of this separation -- retirement, amicable parting for new opportunities or termination — can help to ward off any IT surprises and put the company in the best possible position to move forward post separation. Hopefully throughout your employee’s development, your business has worked hard to instill a feeling of investment in and commitment to the organization. By balancing the organization’s trust with the employee’s recognition of the level of responsibility that goes along with that trust, a mutually beneficial relationship should have developed that enhanced not only the employee’s personal development but also the operations and outcomes of your organization. In these cases, upon the departure of an employee due to retirement, relocation or career change or new but not competing opportunities, IT considerations are rather straightforward. Unfortunately, these types of employee relationships are not always the case and sometimes a termination may result in additional protection needed to ensure that sensitive company data is not taken along with the departed employee. In either situation, some IT separation procedures are patently obvious, like deleting an employee from the company website and phone and email directories and making a plan for what happens to inbound emails and phone calls as well as voicemail access. Others — such as those that deal with an organization’s BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policy — are less obvious. A departing employee’s iPad, smartphone or other personal device that was used for business purposes, either as an integral part of their job or even only occasionally, could contain confidential information. You should review usage and determine whether your IT team or managed services provider should “wipe” the device clear of any business-related information. This is not to suggest that your employee may be trying to abscond with company information, but it’s incredibly easy to forget whether or how much an employee used a personal device for work-related functions. And if there is some malicious intent present, personal devices offer an incredibly easy way to take information without detection that could potentially harm the company. Now too is the time to review the latest iteration of your SOP (standard operating procedures) and WISP (written information secu-

rity plan). Most likely, you added onto them as your employee developed and became more trusted. By reviewing these procedures, you will have a better sense of the employee’s span of IT access and where information may still be stored but possibly forgotten about. As part of an employee’s exit interview, he or she should be asked to sign a release declaring that he or she did not take or distribute company information; even accidental release of information in this way may make the company liable depending on the sensitivity of the information the employee had access to. If the business has not taken reasonable care to protect the data, such as having the employee sign this release, the business will be liable. This is also why employees should have undergone and been documented for additional security trainings as new responsibilities and access were acquired and why it’s so important to continually update the company’s acceptable use policy and WISP. Although an employee may have built up a trust with the company and, as a result, gained permission to access valuable or confidential information, depending on how they leave and whether you trust them, all of these efforts matter. As a reminder, certainly organizations can take on these kinds of responsibilities themselves, but for those that don’t have the resources to oversee this level of information technology, it makes sense to find a managed services provider (MSP) that your company can partner with. There are a wealth of considerations that begin before a new employee is even hired and that need to be maintained throughout the development life cycle of the employee through to retirement. A partnership with an MSP will recognize and anticipate those considerations and where the issues intersect with their responsibilities, they will enforce and execute the processes and procedures, leaving you able to focus more of your attention on other aspects of your business. When employees separate, whether by will or by ill, many new IT considerations develop and need attention to ensure the protection of your business and possibly your clients. In the final article of this series, we’ll discuss IT considerations for your business from your clients’ perspective. Al Alper is CEO and founder of Ab6solute Logic, a technical support and technolo�y consulting company in Wilton for businesses of up to 250 employees, and a national speaker and author on IT and security issues. He can be contacted at al.alper@ absolutelogic.com or 855-255-1550.

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ASK ANDI

BY ANDI GRAY

Practicing teamwork We’re trying to build more teams but finding that it takes a lot of time to get everyone we want involved and working together. Some people want to work on their own, some take charge and don’t inform their teammates, some hang back waiting for teammates to figure things out or do the heavy lifting. The quiet ones are often the best team candidates but they get overruled or ignored by the more vocal ones. THOUGHTS OF THE DAY: Set up goals so everyone is clear about what’s to be accomplished. Teach your people to work together productively. Give the team tools to track and analyze data and access to other performance-enhancing tools. Make sure the team meets regularly to exchange information. One of the best ways to get a team started on the road to success is to give them a mission that includes a clear, specific, tangible, measurable set of goals. Point toward the horizon and paint a picture of what the team is supposed to accomplish. Give the team a time frame as well, so there’s no mistaking how long the team will be allowed to work toward the goals you’ve set. Make it clear that not only do you expect the team to produce results, but that you also expect people on the team to subordinate personal gain in favor of team results. Take people aside who don’t seem to get the message and have honest conversations about what you’re observing and what you expect. Tackle problems early, while they’re small, even if it means having an uncomfortable moment. Demonstrate respect for the team and its members. Once you’ve brought them together and set them on a mission, don’t get in the way of progress. Allow them space and time to learn to work together. Encourage honest, respectful dialog. Tools for the team could include software, data — storage systems, access to information, education and mentoring and having the right skills to get the job

done. When starting out, think carefully about what individual skill sets will be needed, both hard and soft skills. Will you need technicians? How about people who can communicate effectively? What do they need to know about the subject matter underlying the projects on which they’ll be assigned to work? Anyone on the list who is skilled as a leader? Require a schedule of regular meetings during which team members provide updates to each other. Make sure all team members have the time available in their schedules to meet. Make it a point to ensure that all members show respect for their peers by arriving on time, staying focused during meetings and sticking through to the end of each meeting. It’s generally better, especially in the beginning, to ask the group to limit the time spent in meetings to ensure that no one gets overwhelmed or discouraged by the amount of time used or material covered in one session. When you’re in a meeting, listen carefully to what team members are saying about how their individual efforts are proceeding. What are they missing? Are they getting bogged down with problems or working their way through the normal process of form-storm-norm-perform. If there are clashes of opinions or personalities, take people aside for one-on-one discussions and remind them of the importance of the team’s goals. If necessary, consider removing and replacing team members to achieve a better overall result. Resist the temptation to jump in with suggestions. That can be disruptive to the team dynamic. Ask the group if they need help, but allow team members the time and space they need to figure things out. LOOKING FOR A GOOD BOOK? Try “Opening Doors to Teamwork and Collaboration: 4 Keys That Change Everything” by Judith H. Katz and Frederick A Miller. Andi Gray is president of Strate�y Leaders Inc., Strate�yLeaders.com, a business consulting �irm that teaches companies how to double revenue and triple pro�its in repetitive growth cycles. Have a question for AskAndi? Wondering how Strate�y Leaders can help your business thrive? Call or email for a free consultation and diagnostics: 877-238-3535, AskAndi@Strate�yLeaders.com. Check out our library of business advice articles: AskAndi.com.

Fairfield University at 75 balances Jesuit tradition with change

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EDUCATION BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com With an approximately 96 percent employment rate post-graduation, 95 percent of its capital fundraising campaign’s goal realized and consistently high rankings by college-rating publications, Fairfield University — 75 years old this year -- is in what interim President Lynn Babington calls “a very enviable position.” Babington said that over the last five years, more than 96 percent of Fairfield graduates secured full-time employment, acceptance into graduate schools and volunteer programs within six months after graduation. Its Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies Class of 2016 achieved a perfect overall placement rate in both the school’s undergraduate and graduate programs. In addition, 44 percent of students in the Class of 2016 obtained employment through Fairfield University's senior-year campus recruiting and employment resources. In addition to securing full-time employment, 20.5 percent of last year’s graduating class gained admission into graduate school, with the greatest percentage — 25.5 percent -- entering programs in education, followed by business at 25 percent, arts and sciences at 21.2 percent, health care at 11.6 percent and law at 8.8 percent. Babington said Fairfield is also growing its undergraduate population from 3,750 students today to about 4,000, a figure she called “the right size.” For a school with an 11-to-1 ratio of students to faculty. “Part of what makes us attractive is the relationship that our students can have with our faculty,” she said. “Being a smaller school, it’s easier for our faculty to get involved beyond the classroom. They serve as advisers, invite them over for dinner, and in some cases our undergrads work with faculty members on research projects, publish papers and present at national associations. You just don't see that at larger schools.” One of 28 Jesuit colleges in the U.S., the university’s reputation is underscored by the record number of undergraduate applications, more than 11,000, it received for the 2016-17 year, Babington said. Fairfield was named the second-best regional university in the North, trailing only Rhode Island’s Providence College, by U.S. News, while USA Today placed it in the top 10 percent of schools in the country and Time’s Money Magazine ranked its science and engineer-

1960s-era Fairfield University cheerleaders.

ing programs sixth in the country for STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education. Babington said changes are planned for the university’s traditional core curriculum. A pilot program emphasizing writing across the entire curriculum, as well as interdisciplinary and social justice classes, will be added this fall and be fully implemented in the fall of 2018. “The core definitely plays a part in our students’ employability,” Babington said. “It teaches them how to think on their own and work with teams in a collaborative, thoughtful way.” “We believe in the notion of a well-educated person,” said Kurt C. Schlichting, a professor of sociology and anthropology who holds the E. Gerald Corrigan Chair in Humanities & Social Sciences. “And that goes back to the fact that we were founded by the Jesuits in 1942.” The university was launched that year when the Society of Jesus acquired two contiguous estates under the Rev. John McEleney as its first president. Both Schlichting and Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Jim Fitzpatrick were in the university’s class of 1970, a time when “there was a lot of campus unrest,” Fitzpatrick said, “both here and across the country. We were the last all-male graduating class. It was a unique time.” Noting that the Northeast had two major universities in the ’40s — Boston College and Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts — Fitzpatrick said that the Jesuits’ decision to open another in Fairfield “proved to be

really smart. We have an incredible location along the Northeast corridor, between Washington, D.C. and Boston, and we’re so close to New York City and New Haven that it makes us even more attractive. Add in that we have the Jesuit foundation, and excellence in education is almost a given.” Schlichting noted that Fairfield University is one of just 286 schools in the country to have a Phi Betta Kappa chapter. “There are a lot of rankings and ratings out there,” he said, “but that’s something that a U.S. News survey doesn’t capture.” That the two alumni come from working-class backgrounds — Fitzpatrick’s father was a used car salesman, while Schlichting’s mother worked as a dental hygienist — underscores both the university’s and the Jesuits’ commitment to offering education to the less fortunate. Schlichting said the $400 scholarship he received from the school helped make his decision easier. Babington said the school since 2008 has offered free tuition to Bridgeport students who qualify for admission and whose annual household income is less than $50,000. “I've met many families who have told me that if not for that scholarship, their children would not be going to college,” she said. According to startclass.com, annual tuition and fees for undergraduates at Fairfield total $43,770; with room and board and other expenses, that cost rises to $59,840. “When you’re spending that much money a year, you want to feel good about your return on investment,” Fitzpatrick said.

“We are able to point to the opportunities that are available to someone with a Fairfield University education, from internships to the academic experience to job placement. All that makes a huge difference.” The university at 75 is undergoing major improvements to and expansion of its physical facilities. The first phase of an ambitious construction project is entering its final stages and includes a $31 million renovation project at the university’s nursing school, the Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies; a $22 million renovation of the Leslie C. Quick Jr. Recreation Complex, or “RecPlex”; and a $13 million renovation of Rafferty Stadium. A second phase, including renovations to the Charles F. Dolan School of Business, construction of a new residence hall and palliative care center and an expansion of the main dining hall is gearing up. The dining hall’s renovations will require everyone to eat under a large tent for a few months, “which should be interesting,” Babington deadpanned. Much of the funding for the work has come from Fairfield Rising, the largest capital fundraising campaign in Fairfield University’s history. Babington said that to date it’s raised about $150 million of its $160 million target, “and we’re confident that we’ll get there.” The naming of a permanent Fairfield University president to replace the Rev. Jeffrey von Arx — who announced his departure last summer to lead the LaFarge House Jesuit Community in Cambridge, Massachusetts — is imminent, said Babington, who has served temporarily in the post since January She is also leaving Fairfield soon to become president of Chaminade University in Honolulu. In recognition of Fairfield’s 75th anniversary, a special exhibit is being readied for the Fairfield Museum and History Center. Running May 11 through June 30, it will include the original campus master plan, photographs and yearbooks, among other memorabilia, said university archivist Elise Bochinski. “We started about six months ago,” Bochinski said. “Which was good, because it allowed us the time to discover a lot of photographs that had never been developed, like some of the New York Giants, who held training camps here in the 1960s.” “We’re betwixt and between digitizing a lot of the archives,” said Deirdre Bennett, the university’s integrated marketing manager, “so this project came along at an unusual time. But the 75th is a great opportunity to go through what we have and make it available for everyone.” A timeline of Fairfield University’s history can be viewed at fairfield.edu/75/.

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Fairfield University and the Aldrich team for new arts education program BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

hen is a painting not just a painting? The answer will be provided for educators attending the inaugural Summer Institute program being offered in a new partnership between Fairfield University and the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum. The Summer Institute will present “Text and Context: Teaching and Learning through Contemporary Art and the Written Word” from June 27-30. The program will be held at the Aldrich’s Ridgefield location, with current exhibitions used to explain how K-12 educators can plumb today’s art as a foundation to challenge students into recognizing and embracing myriad disciplines that will enhance their educational development. “This speaks to a larger initiative of building and developing 21st century skills for students,” explained Danielle Ogden, associate director of academic programs at the museum. “We see this at the forefront of a new educational model — one that no longer fits the narrow lens of 20 minutes of English, 20 minutes of social studies, 20 minutes of math.”

Instead, Ogden said, the Summer Institute is being designed to encourage educators to view the museum’s art through the spectrum of problem — solving and risk — taking. She defined this approach as a new effort to promote STEAM education — science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics — in a single and distinctive manner. Also the program is an exploration of the text-based work within the Aldrich’s galleries, which will be used as an arts education vehicle to develop observational skills and spark a new conversation concerning the roles of the creative artist and the audience. But participants in the institute will not just be passive viewers. Jeff Hopkins, a teaching artist at the Aldrich and New York’s Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, will engage the educators in a handson mixed-media project that will evolve throughout the program. Three professors from Fairfield University — Sonya Huber and Carol Ann Davis of the English department and Jo Yarrington of the fine arts department — are also scheduled to discuss and debate contemporary arts education and its role in the wider learning process. Philip Eliasoph, professor of visual and

Suzanne McClelland’s exhibition “Just Left Feel Right” at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum will be part of the upcoming Summer Institute program. Photo credit: courtesy of the artist

performing arts at Fairfield University, stated that the partnership between the school and the museum could be seen as evidence of a potential new normal in arts education. “The order of the day is to build partnerships and alliances,” he said. “With funding being zeroed out at the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, it is like looking in a foxhole to your left and right and saying, ‘Okay, brother! Okay, sister! How do we enrich each other’s position?’ We can only be strengthened by a relationship with a good neighborhood partner, and using

our resources in a shared manner is, to some degree, a no-brainer.” However, Eliasoph said that expanding the institute into other seasons might be tricky, considering that the university’s faculty is engaged during the Septemberthrough-May academic year. But Ogden added that the two institutions are reviewing potential co-programming opportunities as well as a student intern program focused on museum curatorial studies. “We look to Fairfield University as a particularly important partner for this type of relationship,” she said.

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CT high school graduation rates reach all-time high BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

igh school graduation rates in the state reached an alltime high during the 2016 school year, hitting 87.4 percent, according to Gov. Dannel Malloy and State Department of Education Commissioner Dianna Wentzell. Connecticut students continue to graduate high school within four years at a significantly higher rate than the national average of 83.2 percent, they noted. Also on the rise is the graduate rate for schools that participate in Connecticut’s Alliance District program, which provides increased funding tied to greater accountability for the 30 lowest — performing school districts. Graduation rates for Alliance District schools reached 78.3 percent in 2016, up from 71.2 percent in 2011. The state’s 10 highest-need Opportunity District schools, a subset of Alliance Districts, saw an even more dramatic increase over the past six years of more than nine points, up to 73 percent in 2016, a 9.4 percent gain since 2011. “The fact that Connecticut’s graduation rate continues to rise means we are moving closer to our goal of ensuring every student has the tools and knowledge to succeed in college, career and life,” said Wentzell. In 2016, a subgroup of high-needs students — which includes English learners, those eligible for free or reduced price lunch, and students receiving special education services — saw another increase in the graduation rate to 76.8 percent. Over the past six years, the graduation rate for high-needs students has jumped 11.9 points, closing the graduation gap by 24 percent. Graduation rates for black and Hispanic students also continued to increase, outpacing the average growth for the state. The graduation rate for black students reached 78.8 percent in 2016, up 7.6 points since 2011. For Hispanic students, the graduation rate reached 76.4 percent in 2016, up 12.2 points since 2011. English learners also have improved since 2011, increasing 7.9 points to 67.3 percent. The graduation rate for students with disabilities is 65.2 percent, up 2.8 points since 2011 but down slightly from the previous year. Graduation rates are calculated according to the Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate method, which the National Governors Association developed and is considered to be most precise. The rates represent the percentage of first-

time ninth-grade students who graduated with a regular high school diploma in four years or less. It is based on individual student-level data, excludes ninth-grade repeaters, late graduates and accounts for transfers in and out of the graduating class over the four-year period. The graduation rate gap between black and white students closed by nearly 25 percent, from an 18.2 percentage point differential in 2011 to a 13.7 percentage point gap in 2016. The graduation rate gap between Hispanic and white students closed by 36 percent, from a 25.2 percentage point differential in 2011 to a 16.1 percentage point gap in 2016.

FOUR-YEAR GRADUATION RATE Year

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Difference from 2011

Opportunity Districts (10)

63.6%

66.3%

69.1%

71.7%

71.6%

73.0%

9.4

Alliance Districts (30)

71.2%

73.5%

74.8%

77.5%

77.6%

78.3%

7.1

Statewide

82.7%

84.8%

85.5%

87.0%

87.2%

87.4%

4.7

FOUR-YEAR GRADUATION RATE BY YEAR

Source: Public School Information System

Year

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

High Needs

64.9%

71.4%

72.4%

75.5%

76.1%

76.8%

Non-High Needs

92.4%

95.9%

96.5%

97.1%

97.6%

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Distinguish Yourself. “I specifically chose UConn because of the location, the easy application process, and the price. My professors and my classmates really care about my success in the program.” Andriana Stefak ’18 MBA

From left, Brandalyn Williams, Nora Madonick, Michelle Hopson, Jonelle Ward, Lindsay Farrell, Dr. Marie O’Connor, Marcia MacNeill, Jacqueline Vazquez, Katie Banzhaf, Jennifer Ruoff, Jessica Grossarth, Sharon Rowe, Glenn Wu, Joan Grangenois-Thomas, Jorge Garcia, Danielle Gesualdi, Nelson Merchan, Christopher Oldi, Geneive Brown Metzger, Reynold Alabre, Sheryl Battles, Allison Madison, Sabrina HoSang Jordan, Jacqueline Hattar, Joshua Worby, Fannie Aleman, Agathe Likoba and Merry Mourouzis at the Celebrating Diversity in Business Awards Event. Photo by Sebastian Flores.

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Communications, Inc.; Jackqueline McleanMarkes, dentist and owner, Mcleansmiles; Nelson Merchan, CEO, CLICROI LLC & CT SBDC, and business advisor at Small Business Development Center; Agathe Ngo Likoba, president and CEO, Likoba, LLC; Christopher Oldi, supervising attorney, Legal Services of the Hudson Valley; Nickay Piper, managing director, Piper & Co.; Sharon Rowe, CEO and founder, Eco-Bags Products, Inc.; Mecca Santana, vice president, diversity & community relations/Chief Diversity Officer, Westchester Medical Center Health Network; Jacqueline Vazquez, CEO and event planning specialist, Lifetime Events by Jacqueline; Chanel Ward, associate director, diversity education and training, New York University Kimmel Center for University Life; Jonelle Ward, director of outreach, Alzheimer’s Association, Hudson Valley, New York Chapter; Brandalyn Williams, coowner, WillYUM Spice, Inc., and makeup artist and owner, WillYUM Enterprises, Inc.;, Evena Williams, senior HR leader, Stamford Health; Desiree Wolfe, senior vice president, director of product management, Webster Bank; Larry Woodward, president and CEO, Graham Stanley Advertising; Joshua Worby, artistic and executive director, Westchester Philharmonic; and Glenn Wu, mortgage loan originator, Tompkins Financial Bank. Celebrating Diversity in Business was sponsored by Greater Hudson Bank and Stamford Health. Diversity advocates for the event were Arch Street Communications, Caribbean Food Delights, PFK O’Connor Davies, Pullman & Comley LLC and Skanska.

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In a time of divisive political ideology, “We can give the next generation a choice” by offering an ideology “where we treat others with dignity and respect,” Ruoff said. She cited the logo of the Irvington foundation she leads: “We are all different together.” The other 35 diversity champions are: Ntim Abrokwa, sales director, Alumnus Apparel LLC; Fannie Aleman, founder and CEO, MyQTB.com — International Bilingual Business Directory; Katie Banzhaf, executive director, STAR Inc., Lighting the Way; Tyneadrian Bledsoe, CEO, Delia of Behavioral Solutions NY, Inc.; Izora Ebron, associate executive director, Open Door Shelter Inc.; Delia Farquharson, concierge therapist, Executive Medical Solutions; Jorge Garcia, director of New England operations, A Plus Technology and Security Solutions; Danielle Gesualdi, assistant project manager, Skanska USA Building Inc.; Joan Grangenois-Thomas, principal, JGT Public Relations; Jessica Grossarth, partner, Pullman & Comley LLC; LaQuita Harris, employee relations manager, The WorkPlace; Wiley Harrison, president, Business of your Business, LLC; Jacqueline Hattar, partner, Wilson Elser; Michelle Hopson, principal. Hopson Consultancy, LLC; Sabrina Hosang Jordan, CEO, Caribbean Food Delights; Mona Lau, president, M Lau Advisors, LLC; Marcia MacNeill, financial service professional, New York Life Insurance Co. Allison Madison, president, Madison Approach Staffing, Inc. Nora Madonick, founder and CEO, Arch Street

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FACTS & FIGURES on the record ATTACHMENTS-FILED Bereket LLC, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Alfred J. Jennings. $172,000 in favor of SEI Fuel Services Inc. Property: 240 Cherry Hill Drive, Unit 2A, Bridgeport. Filed March 17. Bereket LLC, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Alfred J. Jennings. $172,000 in favor of SEI Fuel Services Inc. Property: 40 Kennedy Drive, Unit 40, Bridgeport. Filed March 17. Guys, John C., et al., Filed by Kevin A. Cotes, Fairfield. $258,603 in favor of Binh Ta. Property: 210 Lenox Road, Fairfield. Filed Feb. 24.

BANKRUPTCIES Dynamic Athletics LLC, 45 Old Kings Highway North, Darien. Chapter 11. Assets: $50,000 to $100,000. Liabilities: $50,000 to $100,000. Creditors: Bank of America, $3,000. Type of business: Limited liability company. Debtor’s attorney: Stephen P. Wright, Monroe. Case no. 5:17-bk-50360. Filed March 30. Five Star LLC, 13 High Ridge Road, Stamford. Chapter 7. Assets: $50,000 to $100,000. Liabilities: $50,000 to $100,000. Creditors: HHH Associates LLC, Keybank, Capital One Spark Business. Type of business: Limited liability company. Debtor’s attorney: Paul S. Nakiam LLC, Stamford. Case no. 5:17-bk-50337. Filed March 29.

BUILDING PERMITS

COMMERCIAL 195 Danbury RD Associates LLC, Wilton, contractor for self. Perform alterations to an existing commercial space at 195 Danbury Road, Wilton. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed March 13.

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55 Triangle LLC, Danbury, contractor for self. Add a shell on to an existing foundation at a commercial space at 55 Triangle St., Danbury. Estimated cost: $175,000. Filed March 20. Bani LLC, Norwalk, contractor for self. Perform an interior fit-out in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 47 Stevens St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed March 13. Baybrook Remodelers Inc., West Haven, contractor for 640 Danbury Road Ridgefield LLC. Remodel a portion of the lobby area in an existing commercial space at 640 Danbury Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $52,000. Filed March 9. Crown Castle, Woburn, Mass., contractor for self. Replace the antennas on the roof of an existing commercial space at 205 Kaechele Place, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed March 21. CT Solar Power, New Milford, contractor for Extra Space Storage Properties Forty Five LLC. Add reinforcements for solar panels on the roof of an existing commercial building at 2101 Commerce Drive, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $123,098. Filed March 21.

Harwill Homes Inc., Short Hills, N.J., contractor for self. Renovate the retail store in an existing commercial space at 330 Connecticut Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed March 10.

Bennett, John, Norwalk, contractor for Charles England. Construct a sunroom and a rear deck on an existing single-family residence at 18 Yew St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed March 10.

Nicola, Nick, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Renovate the interior of an existing commercial space at 2936 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $47,467. Filed March 22.

Clark Construction of Ridgefield, Ridgefield, contractor for Albert Eskenazi and Samantha Eskenazi. Perform minor interior renovations to an existing single-family residence at 25 Boulderbrook Road, Wilton. Estimated cost: $47,600. Filed March 3.

Reynoso, Pedro L., contractor for JLG Leasing LLC. Replace the wall in an existing commercial space at 41B South St., Danbury. Estimated cost: $450. Filed March 20. Sturges Brothers Inc., Ridgefield, contractor for Joseph Gavin Donnelly. Perform an interior fit-out in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 394 Main St., Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $57,000. Filed March 16. Teed & Brown Holding LLC, Norwalk, contractor for self. Perform an interior fit-out in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 20 Knight St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed March 15.

Deluan LLC, Danbury, contractor for self. Perform an interior fit-out in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 203 Main St., Danbury. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed March 20.

Town of Greenwich Division of Parks and Recreation, Greenwich, contractor for self. Add temporary tents, lights and outlets to an existing commercial space for a special event at 90 Harding Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $500. Filed March 2017.

Dr. Brown, Easton, contractor for Steve Crowley. Perform an interior fitout in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 3389 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $89,000. Filed March 21.

TR Sono Partners LLC, Stamford, contractor for self. Revamp a bar in an existing commercial space and renovate the bathrooms at 122 Washington St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed March 13.

Evan Lutheran Church, Norwalk, contractor for self. Add a roof to a church at 163 New Canaan Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed March 8.

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Gibralter LLC, Trumbull, contractor for self. Perform minor interior renovations to an existing commercial space at 149 Westport Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $65,000. Filed March 13. Greenwich Centre LP, Greenwich, contractor for self. Alter the interior office space in an existing commercial space at 1700 E. Putnam Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed March 2017. Greenwich Centre LP, Greenwich, contractor for self. Alter the interior office space in an existing commercial space at 1700 E. Putnam Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $245,000. Filed March 2017. GWL 4 Meadow LLC, Norwalk, contractor for self. Demolish the office space in an existing commercial space at 4 Meadow St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed March 9.

Abbey Tent, Fairfield, contractor for the town of Wilton. Add temporary tents, lights and outlets to municipal property for a special event at 257 Hurlbutt St., Wilton. Estimated cost: $1,200. Filed March 13.

CRS Lakeside Hill LLC, contractor for Catherine S. Fegley. Repair fire damage to an existing single-family residence at 49 King St., Danbury. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed March 20. Donascimento, Delfin and Alvaro J. Donascimento, Danbury, contractor for self. Repair the roof overhang on an existing single-family residence at 9 Highland Ave., Danbury. Estimated cost: $4,900. Filed March 20. Felicio, Joel, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Renovate the kitchen and two bathrooms in an existing single-family residence at 860 Birmingham St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed March 23. Fireplace ECT LLC, Milford, contractor for Brian Griffin and Isabella Griffin. Perform minor interior renovations to an existing single-family residence at 241 New Canaan Road, Wilton. Estimated cost: $3,895. Filed March 17. Flinn, Karen, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Install new fire doors on an existing single-family residence at 783-785 Brewster St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $1,800. Filed March 20. Good Life Energy Savers LLC, Danbury, contractor for David G. Schwartz, et al. Perform minor interior renovations to an existing singlefamily residence at 5 W. Wind Lane, Wilton. Estimated cost: $7,362. Filed March 3.

Abbey Tent, Fairfield, contractor for the town of Wilton. Add temporary tents, lights and outlets to municipal property for a special event at 395 Danbury Road, Wilton. Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed March 13.

Harbor Property Development, Wilton, contractor for Leslie C. Hinshaw and John T. Hinshaw. Perform minor interior renovations to an existing single-family residence at 71 Sugar Loaf Drive, Wilton. Estimated cost: $35,000. Filed March 3.

Baia, Domingo, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Rebuild a retaining wall on the property of an existing single-family residence at 2265 Madison Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed March 23.

Hodge, Adele, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Alter the interior and exterior of an existing single-family residence at 40 Robin St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed March 21.

Baybrook Remodelers Inc., West Haven, contractor for Carol Story. Renovate the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 50 Aiken St., Unit 27, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $18,000. Filed March 9.

Hubbell, Nelson, Norwalk, contractor for self. Enclose the screened-in porch at an existing single-family residence at 160 Gregory Blvd., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $410. Filed March 16.

In 2 Blue Design LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Paul Stone and Lee Lauren. Add an in-ground swimming pool to the property of an existing single-family residence at 33 Black Alder Lane, Wilton. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed March 15. Kallas, Bernadette M., Danbury, contractor for self. Perform interior renovations to the roof and siding on an existing single-family residence at 28 Smith St., Danbury. Estimated cost: $130,000. Filed March 20. Knechtel, Anna and Kenneth Knechtel, Norwalk, contractor for self. Install a new shower in an existing single-family residence at 8 Olive Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed March 15. Koskerides, Antonios, Norwalk, contractor for self. Repair the fire damage to an existing single-family residence and replace the roof at 2 Roger Square, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $200,000. Filed March 15. Layne, Shiho and Nathan Layne, Wilton, contractor for self. Perform minor interior renovations to an existing single-family residence at 41 Tanners Drive, Wilton. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed March 9. LG Building and Remodeling, Southbury, contractor for Amy E. Genkins. Alter the interior of an existing single-family residence at 224 Nod Hill Road, Wilton. Estimated cost: $18,000. Filed March 3. Liesegang Jr., Robert B., Ridgefield, contractor for Nora M. Omara. Renovate the mechanical accessories in an existing single-family residence at 91 Limekiln Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $175,000. Filed March 16. Lions Condominium Association, contractor for self. Repair a condominium damaged from a fire at 126 Triangle St., Danbury. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed March 23. Mark Edwards Roofing & Siding, contractor for 50 Locust Avenue LLC. Strip and reroof an existing singlefamily residence at 50 Locust Ave., Danbury. Estimated cost: $4,250. Filed March 21.

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Marques, Derek M., contractor for Albert E. Straniti and Irene J. Straniti. Add a washer, dryer and sink to an existing single-family residence at 1 Farview Ave., Unit A-17, Danbury. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed March 20. McCarthy Construction Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Michael A. Burton and Donna L. Burton. Perform minor interior renovations to an existing single-family residence at 23 Range Road, Wilton. Estimated cost: $950. Filed March 3.

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FCCF HOSTS FUND FOR WOMEN & GIRLS LUNCHEON

Andrea Jung

Fairfield County’s Community Foundation (FCCF), the Norwalkbased organization that promotes philanthropy as a means to create change in Fairfield County, is hosting its Fund for Women & Girls annual luncheon, themed “Nurturing Seeds of Opportunity,” Thursday, April 20 at the Hyatt Regency in Greenwich. The keynote speaker is Andrea Jung, president and CEO of Grameen America, a nonprofit microfinance organization based in New York City. She joined Grameen America with the goal of scaling the organization to solve economic issues for women and their families nationwide. Jung serves on the board of directors of General Electric Co., Apple Inc. and Daimler AG. The Fund for Women & Girls encourages philanthropists to invest in sustainable solutions that lead to economic stability and wellbeing for women and girls throughout Fairfield County. The proceeds from the luncheon, which is anticipated to attract more than 700 people, will support the Family Economic Security Program at Housatonic Community College, which helps 400 low-income students to graduate and move into family-sustaining employment over a four-year-period of time. For tickets and information, fccfoundation.org.

FIRST COUNTY BANK ANNOUNCES WINNER

From left: Justyna Nurczyk, assistant vice president, branch manager, First County Bank, Glenwood branch; Carlene Green, winner of the FirstPrize $avings; and Robert Granata, chief operating officer and president, First County Bank.

Stamford-based First County Bank announced Carlene Green of Stamford as the winner of its FirstPrize $avings account $1,000 drawing. The bank says it was responding to the overwhelming need for consumers to increase their savings when it designed the FirstPrize $avings account to inspire those over the age of 18 to save by encouraging frequent and consistent deposits. With each eligible deposit of $25 or more into this savings account, account holders can automatically earn chances to win $1,000. Account holders can earn up to 10 chances per month and up to 30 chances per three-month drawing period. The drawing occurs four times per calendar year. For more about the account and drawings, visit firstcountybank.com/firstprize-savings.

GOOD THINGS HAPPENING WOO JOINS CONNECTICUT BAR FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Calvin Woo

Calvin Woo, a partner in the law firm Verrill Dana LLP, which has an office in Westport, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Connecticut Bar Foundation, a nonprofit that works to ensure equal access to legal services for all, regardless of power or resources. With more than 15 years experience, Woo focuses his practice on commercial and employment litigation and white-collar criminal defense matters. He serves on Verrill Dana’s diversity committee and on the board of directors of the Connecticut Asian Pacific American Bar Association, where he previously served as president. Woo is also a member of the association’s partners committee and government enforcement and compliance committee.

CORRIGAN TO SPEAK AT DANBURY HOSPITAL Danbury Hospital is hosting its first Caregiver Symposium, a complimentary information session about issues related to caregiving, Thursday, April 27, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 24 Hospital Road, Danbury. The featured speaker will be Kelly Corrigan, author, philanthropist and breast cancer survivor, who has experienced caregiving in an intensely personal way and uses the lessons she learned to provide health care professionals and family members with effective strategies for helping people. In her presentation, “The Middle Place,” Corrigan is expected to relate stories of her own fight with Stage III cancer, her father’s three bouts of cancer and her daughter’s meningitis, as well as common caregiving issues. After the program, there will be a resource fair of local services providers in the Robilotti Conference Center, located adjacent to the Creasy Auditorium. The first 100 attendees will receive a complimentary copy of Corrigan’s latest book, “Glitter and Glue: A Memoir” a New York Times’ bestseller that examines the bond between mothers and daughters. She will sign copies of her book at the end of the program. Check-in begins 10 a.m., followed by light breakfast and lunch. For more information or to register, call 1-800-516-3658.

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SANTORO JOINS CUMMINGS & LOCKWOOD

Cara Howe Santoro

Cummings & Lockwood, a law firm with offices in Stamford, Greenwich and West Hartford, announced that Cara Howe Santoro of Greenwich recently joined the firm as an associate in its private clients group. Based in the Stamford office, Santoro advises individuals and entities on a range of federal and international tax issues. She counsels charitable and other nonprofits on issues related to their tax-exempt status, including formation, governance and compliance. Santoro also assists donors with developing and implementing their charitable giving goals. Previously, Santoro was a tax associate at Nutter, McClennen & Fish LLP in Boston. She holds a master of law degree in taxation from New York University School of Law, She earned her law degree at Fairfield University School of Law and a bachelor’s degree at the College of the Holy Cross.

NALEZYNSKI RECEIVES FIVE STAR AGENT AWARD

Janet Nalezynski

Janet Nalezynski, a sales associated affiliated with the Westport office of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, was recognized with the Five Star Real Estate Agent Award for 2017 for the seventh consecutive year. The award is from a research firm, Five Star Professional, which partnered with Connecticut Magazine to identify real estate professionals who deliver outstanding performance and client satisfaction. Homebuyers and other clients nominated award candidates and approximately 3,000 households in Connecticut who purchased a home from July 2015 through June 2016 were surveyed. Nalezynski lives in Fairfield County. At Coldwell Banker she serves homebuyers and sellers throughout Westport, Weston, Fairfield, Southport, Easton and Norwalk.

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FTC SETS DISCO-THEMED FUNDRAISER Fairfield Theatre Co. (FTC), a nonprofit arts and culture center, is holding its inaugural annual dance party FUN-raiser, Friday, April 21, 8 p.m., 70 Sanford St., Fairfield. The event, titled “FTC Celebrates,” will be an annual, branded event designed to bring the Fairfield County community together, beginning with this year’s disco theme. Proceeds will be used toward FTC’s “Build the Loft” capital campaign, an initiative to fund a 3,000-square-foot expansion and upgrade of unused space known as The Loft. In addition to providing additional backstage space for two performance facilities, The Warehouse and StageOne, the fully-developed loft will contain five music classrooms, including one with rehearsal space, a recording studio, offices, lounge areas, storage, dressing rooms, and green rooms. A footbridge on Unquawa Road would be repaired, making The Loft more easily accessible. More than 70,000 patrons enjoy FTC’s programming of live music, art, film, theatre and culture each year. The organization says the capital campaign will help it increase the number of events it can offer. For information about events and sponsorship, visit fairfieldtheatre.org/celebrates.

‘FOOTSTEPS OF PEACE’ RETURNS TO THE KLEIN

NEARLY 100 LEADERS ATTEND ‘EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT’

APRIL 20 The Greenwich Chamber of Commerce is presenting its Annual Business Showcase, Thursday, April 20, 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Eastern Greenwich Civic Center, 90 Harding Road, Old Greenwich. More than 75 exhibitors and food vendors are presenting their wares. For tickets, visit greenwichchamber.com.

From left: Chris Pannozzo, sales consultant, CBP; Maura Tancredi, director of human resources, Connecticut Distributors Inc.; Amy Richman, vice president of global talent acquisition, Gartner; Joe Enright, senior consultant, CBP; Lu Guasco, partner, Mackey & Guasco Staffing; Chris Peck, executive vice president, CBP; Maureen Mackey, partner, Mackey & Guasco Staffing; Michelle Labbe, chief people officer, ICR; Stuart Sidle, industrial and organizational psychologist, University of New Haven; and Greg Fenn, employee benefit consultant, CBP.

Nearly 100 local business leaders convened in Norwalk on April 5 for a panel discussion, titled “Employment Engagement — Keeping Your Team Whole Amidst a Talent Shortage,” hosted by Mackey & Guasco Staffing LLC, a Stamford-based recruiting firm. The discussion topics included: keeping employees engaged and productive, collecting employee feedback, talent and leadership development and the cost of losing top talent. This forum served as an opportunity for thought leaders in human resources to share best practices and discuss new challenges and trends. Joel A. Martin

NPU SEEKING ENERGY ASSISTANCE APPLICATIONS

The Klein Memorial Auditorium, a 1,400-seat proscenium theater in Bridgeport, announced the return of “Footsteps of Peace,” a concert featuring Joel A. Martin, pianist, composer and producer, and other artists for an evening of jazz, rap, classical and gospel music, Friday, April 28 at 8 p.m., 910 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport. Each year, “Footsteps of Peace” pays tribute to a world humanitarian and this month, The Klein is honoring Thurgood Marshall, former associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and civil rights activist. Marshall was the first African-American justice on the court. In his honor, live visual artist Jose Nadeau will paint a portrait of him during the concert. Among the artists scheduled to perform are Eugene Frisen, cellist; Jolie Rocke Brown, gospel jazz singer; and Sharon Clark, jazz singer. Special guest artists include Roshay and AJ, an 18-year-old Puerto Rican rap duo from Holyoke, Massachusetts, who will present a positive “Stop the Violence” message, as well as singer-songwriter Rick Reyes of Bridgeport, a local favorite. For tickets, visit theklein.org.

Norwich Public Utilities (NPU), the municipally owned utilities company providing natural gas, electricity, water and wastewater collection to the city of Norwich, is the first Connecticut utility to serve as a fuel bank for Hartford-based Operation Fuel, a private, nonprofit program that provides emergency energy assistance, year-round, through its statewide network of 106 fuel banks to lower-income, working families and individuals, the elderly and disabled individuals who are in financial crisis. NPU is now accepting applications from Norwich residents for the winter energy assistance program. The utility has been a fuel bank since November, when two NPU customer service representatives were trained to accept applications for Operation Fuel. Operation Fuel also is accepting energy assistance applications for qualified households that need help with past due utility bills through May 31 and will begin accepting applications again on July 5. All energy assistance applications for households that heat with oil must be submitted by Friday, April 28. For more, visit operationfuel.org.

GRETCHEN CARLSON TO KEYNOTE SOLE SISTERS LUNCHEON

CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER TO HOST OPEN HOUSE

Sole Sisters, a women’s initiative of Greenwich United Way — the local branch of a national organization that strives to address human service needs specific to local communities — announced that Gretchen Carlson will be the keynote speaker at its annual luncheon April 25 at the Greenwich Country Club. Carlson is the former Fox News star who sued former Fox News chief Roger Ailes alleging repeated sexual harassment. The suit eventually brought her a $20 million settlement and helped bring about Ailes’ departure from Fox News. Carlson has mentored women throughout her career and recently created the Gift of Courage Fund to empower young girls. She serves as a national trustee for the March of Dimes, a member of the board of directors for the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary in Newtown and a trustee of the Greenwich Academy, an all-girls preparatory day school in Greenwich. She is also an active volunteer and teacher at her church and, in 2016, hosted the “Miss You Can Do It” pageant in Illinois to celebrate the achievements of young women with disabilities. For tickets, visit greenwichunitedway.org.

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In recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month and Sexual Assault Prevention Month, the Child Advocacy Center of Southern Connecticut is hosting an open house, Thursday, April 20, 8-9 a.m. at 196 Greyrock Place in Stamford. Tea and pastries will be provided. Since 1989, the Child Advocacy Center has been part of the Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut (CGC), an organization that provides mental health services to nearly 3,000 children annually, from birth to age 18, in Stamford, Greenwich, Darien and New Canaan. It is a child-friendly, neutral environment in which youth from Stamford, Greenwich and Darien who have experienced physical abuse, sexual abuse and/or neglect, are interviewed for forensic purposes and are connected with mental health, advocacy and medical services. During the open house, the community is invited to tour the forensic interview space and learn more about how its multidisciplinary team works to investigate disclosure of abuse and help children and their families heal. The team is composed of local law enforcement, medical personnel, mental health professionals, juvenile and adult probation, the state’s attorney’s office and victim advocates. To RSVP, visit childguidancect.org.

The Ridgefield Playhouse is turning into a design house where local celebrity models strut their stuff in fashionforward clothing and accessories from Audrey Road and AR Kids, 6:30 p.m. shopping in the lobby and auction items, 7:30 p.m. new and vintage fashion show, including jewelry and accessories, 80 East Ridge Road, Ridgefield. For tickets, call the box office at 203-438-5795.

APRIL 22 The fifth annual Westport Maker Faire, a venue for “makers” to share their hobbies, experiments and projects — themed “Earth Day” — is being held 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 11 Juniper Road, Westport. For more, visit westport.makerfaire.com. Greenwich Young Professionals Group is celebrating Earth Day with the Greenwich Land Trust for an afternoon of tree planting, garden maintenance, a hawk release, beekeeping demonstration and more, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 370 Round Hill Road, Greenwich. To register, visit greenwichypg.com. Note: “Rallye” is correct spelling below

APRIL 23 Western Connecticut Health Network is hosting its first Rallye for Pancreatic Cancer, a new car show to kick off the 2017 season, featuring a collection of unique automobiles, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Calf Pasture Beach in Norwalk. Proceeds from the afternoon will support a three-year pancreatic research study at WCHN led by Richard C. Frank, a hematologist/oncologist. For more information, call Mark C. Schlegel at 203-434-8540. the box office at 203-438-5795.

APRIL 24 The Westport Country Playhouse is presenting a play reading of the romantic comedy, “Lunch Hour,” by Jean Kerr, 7 p.m., 25 Powers Court, Westport. Anne Keefe, associate artist and curator of the play-reading series will direct the reading. For tickets, call the box office at 203-227-4177.

APRIL 25 The Ridgefield Playhouse is presenting Buddy Guy, an 80-year-old living blues legend and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, 8 p.m., 80 East Ridge Road, Ridgefield. For tickets, call the box office at 203-438-5795.

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FACTS

McPadden, Peter, contractor for Thomas J. Young. Finish the basement and playroom in an existing singlefamily residence at 10 South St., Unit 28, Danbury. Estimated cost: $7,700. Filed March 22.

Salvatore, Antonio, Norwalk, contractor for self. Fit-out a garage attached to an existing single-family residence with a storage room at 5 Mohawk Drive, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed March 13.

Miller, Nancy A., Wilton, contractor for self. Alter the interior of an existing single-family residence at 52 Grey Rocks Road, Wilton. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed March 9.

Santini Services LLC, Ridgefield, contractor for Michael McDonough. Remove and add a new bedroom to an existing single-family residence and replace the roof at 265 Old Stagecoach Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $80,000. Filed March 13.

TJL Country Homes LLC, Ridgefield, contractor for Karen Chapman. Install a deck on an existing singlefamily residence at 71 Grandview Drive, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $30,860. Filed March 16.

SAS Drywall, Bridgeport, contractor for French Water LLC. Replace the fire door on an existing single-family residence at 353-355 French St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $3,600. Filed March 23.

Taconic Builders Inc., Mamaroneck, N.Y., contractor for Fosterhouse LLC. Alter the interior of an existing single-family residence at 122 Olmstead Hill Road, Wilton. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed March 21.

Scaminaci, Robert, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Alter and renovate the interior of an existing singlefamily residence at 150-152 Shelton St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed March 23.

Tarala III, William, Norwalk, contractor for self. Construct a rear deck with a landing on the property of an existing single-family residence at 25 Huckleberry Drive South, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $8,400. Filed March 16.

Picone, Elizabeth, Wilton, contractor for self. Perform minor interior renovations to an existing single-family residence at 44 Lambert Commons, Wilton. Estimated cost: $7,500. Filed March 15. Pizarro, Daniel, Trumbull, contractor for self. Renovate the roof, siding and interior in an existing singlefamily residence at 2860 Park Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed March 22. Posigen, contractor for Jose D. Almonte. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 13 Grove St., Danbury. Estimated cost: $24,000. Filed March 20. Power Home Remodeling Group, Chester, Pa., contractor for Hector Lopez. Replace the windows in an existing single-family residence at 185-187 Granfield Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $17,198. Filed March 23. Pratt, Robert, Norwalk, contractor for Michael DiChiaro. Remodel the first- and second-floor bathrooms in an existing single-family residence at 14 Burchard Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $36,700. Filed March 15. Reyes, Fredy, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Add siding to the exterior of an existing single-family residence at 16 East Pasadena, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed March 23. Riberio, Gilson, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Alter the interior and exterior of an existing single-family residence at 106 Harlem Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $11,000. Filed March 20. Rock Harbor Builders LLC, Sherman, contractor for self. Construct a new single-family residence with five bedrooms, kitchen, playroom, twocar garage, dining room, mudroom, laundry room, family room, covered porch, unfinished basement and two and one-half bathrooms at 75 Ledges Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $447,306. Filed March 22. Rodrigues, Albino, Milford, contractor for Florin Arghirescu, et al. Add an in-ground swimming pool to the property of an existing single-family residence at 45 Mollbrook Drive, Wilton. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed March 15. Rodriguez, Angel, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Renovate the basement in an existing single-family residence at 110 Carnegie Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed March 23.

Shielding Media LLC, West Hartford, contractor for Shelding Media LLC. Perform minor interior renovations to an existing single-family residence at 213 Danbury Road, Wilton. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed March 15. Solheim, Renee, Norwalk, contractor for self. Renovate the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 199 Gregory Blvd., Unit 2, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed March 17. Square Edge Remodeling, Bethel, contractor for Eric Berntson. Enlarge the bathroom in an existing singlefamily residence and add a storage space at 15 Midrocks Drive, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $35,000. Filed March 15. Stasio Inc., Ridgefield, contractor for Kevin L. Kingman. Finish the attic and add two bedrooms and a sitting room to an existing single-family residence at 109 East Ridge, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $66,000. Filed March 16. Stephen Gidley Inc., Darien, contractor for Geetesh Bhardwaj and Sonal Vats. Perform minor interior renovations to an existing single-family residence at 140 Signal Hill Road, Wilton. Estimated cost: $22,000. Filed March 13. Sterling Associates LLC, Newtown, contractor for Nicholas Priola. Add a new master bathroom, bedroom and a rear deck to an existing singlefamily residence at 12 Crest Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $120,000. Filed March 10. Sullivan, Timothy, Ridgefield, contractor for self. Install wood panels on the rear of an existing single-family residence at 382 North St., Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed March 20.

Sunrun Installation Services Inc., San Francisco, Calif., contractor for Richard Centner. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 3 Devonshire Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $28,000. Filed March 16.

THD at Home Services Inc., Atlanta, Ga., contractor for Nicholas Simone Jr. Replace the kitchen window in an existing single-family residence at 120 Prospect St., Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $6,822. Filed March 13. THD at Home Services Inc., Atlanta, Ga., contractor for Kathleen A. Murray. Replace the windows in an existing single-family residence at 120 Prospect St., Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $18,217. Filed March 13. THD at Home Services Inc., Atlanta, Ga., contractor for Freddy A. Quinchia. Install attic insulation in an existing single-family residence at 9 Silver Spring Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $3,533. Filed March 13. THD at Home Services Inc., Atlanta, Ga., contractor for Sarvesh Damle, et al. Perform minor interior renovations to an existing single-family residence at 21 Scarlet Oak Drive, Wilton. Estimated cost: $21,854. Filed March 17. Timberline First Construction, Mamaroneck, N.Y., contractor for David Nichols and Michelle Ferguson. Alter the interior of an existing single-family residence at 56 Turtleback Road, Wilton. Estimated cost: $85,000. Filed March 15. Walters, Barbara J. and Gary M. Walters, Danbury, contractor for self. Add a master bathroom and expand the bedroom in an existing singlefamily residence at King Street, Danbury. Estimated cost: $30,500. Filed March 20.

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

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FIGURES BRIDGEPORT SUPERIOR COURT Advance Stores Company Inc., Hartford. Filed by Willie Smith, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Amanda M. DeMattels, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this employer liability suit against the defendant alleging that he suffered in a work-related injury while employed by the defendant and was given light duty work restrictions by his doctor. The defendant allegedly fabricated a pretext to fire him due to his ongoing injuries, causing economic damages to the plaintiff. The plaintiff claims monetary damages, front pay, punitive damages, attorney’s fees, costs and such other relief within the court to award the plaintiff. Case no. FBTcv17-6063332-S. Filed March 28. Advanced Allergy, Immunology and Asthma PC, et al., Greenwich. Filed by Michele Sullo, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this medical malpractice suit against the defendants alleging that they failed to properly monitor the plaintiff’s chest x-ray to see if their was any abnormalities and failed to diagnose the plaintiff in time. As a result, plaintiff allegedly suffered severe pain and difficulty walking. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and any further relief in law or equity, which may appertain. Case no. FBT-cv17-6063374-S. Filed March 30. Allstate Insurance Co., Hartford. Filed by Ayesha Nadat, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Goldstein and Peck PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendant alleging that she collided with an underinsured motorist and suffered injury. The insurance policy carried by the underinsured motorist is inadequate to fully compensate for the damages. The plaintiff alleges that her injuries are the legal responsibilities of her insurance company, the defendant. The plaintiff claims money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other relief as in law or equity may apply. Case no. FBT-cv17-6063379-S. Filed March 30. Geico General Insurance Co., et al., Hartford. Filed by Valerie Provenzale, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Friedler & Friedler PC, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that she was hit by a car owned by the defendants and driven by an employee of the defendants during the course of their work. The defendants were allegedly negligent in that they operated their vehicle at a reckless and dangerous speed. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs. Case no. FBT-cv17-6063380-S. Filed March 30.

Hibiscus Condominium Association Inc., Fairfield. Filed by Nelson Martins, Fairfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Fitzpatrick, Mariano, Santos, Sousa PC, Naugatuck. Action: The plaintiff has brought this defective premise suit against the defendant alleging that the premise on which he resided contained leaks in the roof and that the defendant was negligent in failing to inspect the premises adequately so as to ensure it was waterproofed. As a result, his condominium unit has been damaged beyond repair. The defendant allegedly incorrectly deducted three separate deductibles from the insurance policy held, which caused the plaintiff to receive less in proceeds than he should have. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, reimbursement, attorney’s fees, interest and any other relief in equity the court deems just and proper. Case no. FBT-cv176063363-S. Filed March 29. Nationwide General Insurance Co., et al., Hartford. Filed by Rohelameen Sadat, Monroe. Plaintiff’s attorney: Rodie & Connolly PC, Milford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendants alleging that she collided with an underinsured motorist and suffered injury. The insurance policy carried by the underinsured motorist is inadequate to fully compensate for the damages. The plaintiff alleges that her injuries are the legal responsibilities of her insurance companies, the defendants. The plaintiff claims money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other relief as in law or equity may apply. Case no. FBT-cv17-6063366-S. Filed March 29. Pure Agrobusiness Inc., Los Angeles, Calif. Filed by ICR LLC, Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: Jackson Law Group Connecticut LLC, Shelton. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for services rendered per their servicing agreement. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance of $66,717 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages in excess of $15,000, interest, attorney’s fees, costs and such other further legal or equitable relief the court deems just and proper. Case no. FBT-cv176063291-S. Filed March 27. Safeco Insurance Company of Illinois, Hartford. Filed by Leann Duggan, Fairfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Marc A. Krasnow, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendant alleging that she was hit by an underinsured motorist and suffered injury. The insurance policy carried by the underinsured motorist is inadequate to fully compensate for the damages. The plaintiff alleges that her injuries are the legal responsibilities of her insurance company, the defendant. The plaintiff claims money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other relief as in law or equity may apply. Case no. FBT-cv17-6063393-S. Filed March 30.

Safeco Insurance Company of Illinois, Hartford. Filed by Michael A. Morales, Shelton. Plaintiff’s attorney: Marc A. Krasnow, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendant alleging that he was hit by an underinsured motorist and suffered injury. The insurance policy carried by the underinsured motorist is inadequate to fully compensate for the damages. The plaintiff alleges that his injuries are the legal responsibilities of his insurance company, the defendant. The plaintiff claims money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other relief as in law or equity may apply. Case no. FBTcv17-6063400-S. Filed March 31. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., Hartford. Filed by Veronica Mojica, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Antignani & Maresca PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendant alleging that she collided with an underinsured motorist and suffered injury. The insurance policy carried by the underinsured motorist is inadequate to fully compensate for the damages. The plaintiff alleges that her injuries are the legal responsibilities of her insurance company, the defendant. The plaintiff claims money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other relief as in law or equity may apply. Case no. FBT-cv17-6063387-S. Filed March 30. Tri State Corp., Bridgeport. Filed by Advance Stores Company Inc., Raleigh, N.C. Plaintiff’s attorney: Hassett & George PC, Simsbury. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for auto parts it received. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding balance due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages in excess of $2,500 but less than $15,000, interest, attorney’s fees, costs and all other legal or equitable relief which the court deems just and proper. Case no. FBT-cv17-6063295-S. Filed March 27. UB Railside LLC, Hartford. Filed by Mary Lou Malinak, Stratford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Thomas J. Daly, North Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that she tripped on a storm drain owned by the defendant and sustained injury. This dangerous condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendant and its employees in that they failed to erect a barrier to keep the plaintiff off the dangerous area. The plaintiff claims monetary damages, costs and such other relief as the court may deem proper. Case no. FBT-cv17-6063395-S. Filed March 30.

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FACTS DANBURY SUPERIOR COURT East Coast Auto Sales Inc., Danbury. Filed by Carfax Inc., Southfield, Mich. Plaintiff’s attorney: Gesmonde, Pietrosimone & Sgrignari LLC, Hamden. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for accessing its vehicle history report database. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance of $2,697 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages, prejudgment interest, attorney’s fees, taxable costs, post-judgement statutory interest and such other relief as in law or equity this court may deem just. Case no. DBD-cv17-6022078-S. Filed March 30. Irish Rock Art Inc., et al., New Milford. Filed by B&B Mason Supply LLC, New Milford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Chipman, Mazzucco & Pennarola LLC. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that they had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for masonry supplies delivered. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance of $15,000 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages and court costs. Case no. DBD-cv17-6022076-S. Filed March 30. Simply Baby Inc., et al., Newtown. Filed by Westwood Design, Salt Lake City, Utah. Plaintiff’s attorney: Jacobs & Rozich LLC, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that they had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for a credit account. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding balance of $4,993 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages and court costs. Case no. DBD-cv17-6022063-S. Filed March 28.

STAMFORD SUPERIOR COURT Allstate Insurance Co., Hartford. Filed by Joan M. Elder, Greenwich. Plaintiff’s attorney: Barr & Morgan, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendant alleging that she was hit by an underinsured motorist and suffered injury. The insurance policy carried by the underinsured motorist is inadequate to fully compensate for the damages. The plaintiff alleges that her injuries are the legal responsibilities of her insurance company, the defendant. The plaintiff claims money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other relief as in law or equity may apply. Case no. FSTcv17-6031636-S. Filed March 29.

IPC International Corp., et al., Hartford. Filed by Rich-Taubman Associates, Glastonbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Shafer Glazer LLP. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that a third party had slipped on an icy surface owned by the defendants and sustained injury. This icy condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendants and their employees when they failed to exercise reasonable care and failed to remedy the conditions of their stores. The plaintiff seeks indemnification from being held liable, money damages, attorney’s fees and any other remedies provided for in law or in equity. Case no. FST-cv176031641-S. Filed March 29. Maisara Enterprises LLC, et al., Norwalk. Filed by Hillcrest Garden, Paramus, N.J. Plaintiff’s attorney: Michalik, Bauer, Silvia & Ciccarillo LLP, New Britain. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that they had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for a credit account provided to them. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance of $7,187 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages in excess of $2,500, exclusive of interest and costs. Case no. FST-cv176031652-S. Filed March 30. McDonald’s Corp., et al., Hartford. Filed by Rosa Oliva, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Law Offices of John J. LaCava LLC, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this assault and battery suit against the defendants alleging that her son was stabbed to death on the premises owned by the defendants. The defendants were allegedly negligent in that they failed to adequately train their staff properly and failed to prevent the assault from occurring right outside their premises, despite knowing that their area was a high-crime-rate location. The plaintiff claims monetary damages and such further equitable relief as equity doth pertain. Case no. FSTcv17-6031616-S. Filed March 28. McGuire Home LLC, Litchfield. Filed by Joan M. Suter, Greenwich. Plaintiff’s attorney: Brandner & Ponzini, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for retaining its architectural services. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance of $19,500 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages, prejudgment interest, attorney’s fees, taxable costs, post-judgement statutory interest and such other relief as in law or equity this court may deem just. Case no. FST-cv17-6031584-S. Filed March 27.

Nichols MD of Greenwich PC, et al., Greenwich. Filed by Joseph Evaristo, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Silver Golub & Teitell LLP, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this medical malpractice suit against the defendants alleging that they failed to properly perform IPL therapy on the plaintiff’s face and failed to properly perform Nd-YAG laser treatment to address the plaintiff’s symptoms. As a result, plaintiff allegedly suffered emotional distress and severe pain. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and any further relief in law or equity, which may appertain. Case no. FST-cv17-6031617-S. Filed March 28. R&S Waste, et al., New Rochelle, N.Y. Filed by Alberto V. Gutierrez, North Bergen, N.J. Plaintiff’s attorney: William A. McGrath, Windsor. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that they were hit by a car owned by the defendants and driven by an employee of the defendants during the course of their work. The defendants were allegedly negligent in that they operated their vehicle at a reckless and dangerous speed. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs. Case no. FST-cv176031595-S. Filed March 27. Wojnarowski & Sons Builders LLC, et al., Stratford. Filed by Vega’s Masonry, Gardens & Lawn Company LLC, Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: Abram Heisler, Norwalk. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that they had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for construction work performed. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance of $15,400 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages and court costs. Case no. FST-cv17-6031632-S. Filed March 29.

FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT Atlantic Specialty Insurance Co., Plymouth, Minn. Filed by Spot On Networks LLC, New Haven. Plaintiff’s attorney: Saxe, Doernberger & Vita PC, Trumbull. Action: The plaintiff has brought this insurance suit against the defendant alleging that it had an insurance policy with the defendant. The plaintiff allegedly was the target of a coordinated cyber attack in which its network controllers were destroyed by hackers. The defendant maintains that the insurance policy provides for a $5,000 sublimit on the plaintiff’s coverage. The plaintiff claims monetary damages, attorney’s fees, costs, interest and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity. Case no. 3:17-cv-00519AWT. Filed March 30.

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FIGURES Benchmark Senior Living LLC, Waltham, Mass. Filed by Connie Sue Summerlin, Brookfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Willinger, Willinger & Bucci PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this family medical leave suit against the defendant alleging that he had to miss some work due to severe bronchitis. The defendant allegedly fabricated a pretext to fire the plaintiff. The plaintiff claims for a reinstatement of the position, back pay, front pay, benefits, liquidated damages, attorney’s fees, costs and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity. Case no. 3:17-cv-00521-JCH. Filed March 30. Capital One NA, McLean, Va. Filed by Dayle Day, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Consumer Law Group, Rocky Hill. Action: The plaintiff has brought this fair credit reporting act suit against the defendant alleging that it attempted to collect a debt owed by an incorporated entity and attempted to hold the plaintiff personally liable for a debt not personal in nature. It allegedly reported to a credit agency, causing damages to the plaintiff’s credit score. The plaintiff claims damages, punitive damages, statutory damages and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity. Case no. 3:17-cv-00499-SRU. Filed March 27. Classic Gears & Machining Inc., Kaukauna, Wisc. Filed by Terex South Dakota Inc., Watertown, S.D. Plaintiff’s attorney: Wofsey, Rosen, Kweskin & Kuriansky, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it purchased a large amount of leveling sprockets from the defendants over a period of several years. The state of South Dakota has allegedly issued a safety notice advising consumers of the faulty sprockets sold by the plaintiff. The plaintiff alleges that the defendant breached their warranty by failing to properly manufacture the sprockets. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $75,000, interest, attorney’s fees and costs. Case no. 3:17-cv-00528WWE. Filed March 31. Continental Scrap Metal, Wolcott. Filed by Ronald Pakutka, Southington. Plaintiff’s attorney: Law Offices of Michael T. Petela Jr., New Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this fair labor suit against the defendant alleging that it evaded taxes and had numerous safety violations involving its vehicles. The plaintiff allegedly reported its unsafe behavior to the authorities and was fired in retaliation. The plaintiff claims lost wages, benefits, front pay, back pay, double damages, attorney’s fees, costs, interest, punitive damages and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity. Case no. 3:17-cv-00508SRU. Filed March 28.

First Advantage Background Services Corp., Atlanta, Ga. Filed by Francisco Joel Rivera, New Britain. Plaintiff’s attorney: Law Offices of Joanne S. Faulkner, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this fair credit reporting act suit against the defendant alleging that it had incorrectly reported a false felony on the plaintiff’s background and then sold this data to third parties. The plaintiff was allegedly denied a job at Home Depot. The plaintiff has made a request to the defendant to revise its data, yet has not received a response. The plaintiff claims actual damages, statutory damages, punitive damages, costs, attorney’s fees and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity. Case no. 3:17-cv00510-JBA. Filed March 29. Midland Credit Management Inc., San Diego, Calif. Filed by Stacey Weise, Wallingford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Consumer Law Group, Rocky Hill. Action: The plaintiff has brought this fair debt collection suit against the defendant alleging that it failed to credit payments already made toward the balance of the debt the plaintiff owed. The plaintiff allegedly is forced to make interest payments she has already made to pay down the principal. The plaintiff claims actual damages, statutory damages, attorney’s fees and costs. Case no. 3:17-cv00514-JBA. Filed March 29. National Field Network, et al., Howell, N.J. Filed by PU Preservation/ Restoration LLC, Wallingford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Law Office of Elio Morgan, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that they failed to pay invoices for work order for contract bids. The plaintiff claims $750,000 in monetary damages, contractual damages, compensatory damages, consequential damages, double damages, punitive damages, attorney’s fees, costs and restitution. Case no. 3:17-cv-00532VAB. Filed March 31. Rutledge and Bapst Inc., et al., Danbury. Filed by SnugglyCat Inc., Gilbea, N.Y. Plaintiff’s attorney: Wiggin & Dana LLP, New York, N.Y. Action: The plaintiff has brought this trademark infringement suit against the defendants alleging that they mislead consumers into thinking that the plaintiff’s cat rug product was the defendants product. The plaintiff claims profits from the infringing products, damages, treble damages, costs, attorney’s fees, disbursements, actual damages, punitive damages and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity. Case no. 3:17-cv-00526-SRU. Filed March 30.

DEEDS

COMMERCIAL 20 Euclid Ave LLC, Stamford. Seller: Susan L. Morelli and Maria S. Guzda, Stamford. Property: 20 Euclid Ave., Stamford. Amount: $325,000. Filed March 17.

257 Rowayton Avenue LLC, Newtown. Seller: Rowayton Holdings LLC, New York, N.Y. Property: 257 Rowayton Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $750,000. Filed March 16. 2M Redevelopment Group LLC, Bridgeport. Seller: Mary A. Costello, Bridgeport. Property: 4 Fairview Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $146,000. Filed March 16. A&F High Ridge LLC, Stamford. Seller: High Ridge Plaza Limited Liability Co., Stamford. Property: 111 and 123 High Ridge Road, Stamford. Amount: $10.2 million. Filed March 9. Beacon Residential LLC, Stamford. Seller: Patricia M. Dillon, Greenwich. Property: 12 Pintail Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $1 million. Filed March 23. Bok Holdings LLC, Danbury. Seller: U.S. ROF IV Legal Title Trust, Danbury. Property: 3 Albers Road, Danbury. Amount: $177,000. Filed March 13. Brimax LLC, Stamford. Seller: 251 Long Ridge Road LLC, Stamford. Property: Lot 70, Map 1336, Stamford. Amount: $895,000. Filed March 15. City Auto Wreckers LLC, Norwalk. Seller: Bridgeport Auto Recycling Inc., Bridgeport. Property: Webster Street and Central Avenue, Bridgeport. Amount: $230,000. Filed March 15. Creston Capital LLC, Stratford. Seller: Bank of America NA, Chandler, Ariz. Property: 787 Nyack Lane, Unit B, Stratford. Amount: $140,000. Filed March 16. Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Seller: Norma Jean Blantin, Naugatuck. Property: 145 Running Brook, Unit 145, Shelton. Amount: $1. Filed March 13. Genworth Insurance Co., Raleigh, N.C. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 11 Jennifer Road, New Fairfield. For no consideration paid. Filed March 23. Greenwich Bicycle Holdings LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Arch Street Properties Ltd., Thornwood, N.Y. Property: Arch Street, Greenwich. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed March 24. Hui’s Realty LLC, Stratford. Seller: Bo Hui Lin and Yong Lin, Elmhurst, N.Y. Property: 126 Larkin Court, Stratford. For no consideration paid. Filed March 24. Jagat Rentals LLC, Danbury. Seller: Andesite NPL Kirkland 29 LLC, Solana Beach, Calif. Property: 8 Peace St., Unit 8A, Danbury. Amount: $134,000. Filed March 20.

FACTS JCW Capital LLC, Stratford. Seller: U.S. Bank NA, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 830 Birdseye St., Stratford. Amount: $87,000. Filed March 21. Locus Development LLC, Norwalk. Seller: Matthew S. Pellenberg and Jeffrey L. Pellenberg, Trumbull. Property: 17 Priscilla Road, Norwalk. Amount: $260,000. Filed March 17. Minerva USA LLC, Stamford. Seller: James P. Capuno, Stamford. Property: 60 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 906, Stamford. Amount: $132,000. Filed March 13.

Allain, Josefine and Alexander Richards, Wilton. Seller: Michael S. Ukropina and Kimberly A. Felton, Wilton. Property: 99 Chicken St., Wilton. Amount: $692,500. Filed March 15.

Brennan, Christopher P., Norwalk. Seller: Barbara G. Packwood, Norwalk. Property: 12 Camelot Drive, Unit D6, Norwalk. Amount: $245,000. Filed March 17.

Amodeo, Liliana S. and Paul C. Amodeo, Stamford. Seller: S. Whitney Welch, Stamford. Property: 32 Dzamba Grove, Stamford. Amount: $569,000. Filed March 10.

Cafasso, Emily Clare A. and Jonathan J. Cafasso, Westport. Seller: John C. Dodd III and Lori Dodd, Westport. Property: 171 Roseville Road, Westport. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed March 23.

Andersen, Karl, Danbury. Seller: Edwin J. Moles and Anna A. Moles, Danbury. Property: 27 Round Hill Drive, Danbury. Amount: $455,000. Filed March 23.

Premium Homes of Connecticut LLC, Brookfield. Seller: Jonathan T. Reinhardt and Beth Ann S. Reinhardt, McKinney, Texas. Property: 23 Crestview Lane, Danbury. Amount: $338,150. Filed March 13.

Anderson, Gaylene and Michael L. Anderson, Granger, Ind. Seller: Amory Susco, Brookfield. Property: 4 New Light Drive, Danbury. Amount: $339,000. Filed March 21.

RE Flip LLC, Norwalk. Seller: Jeffrey C. Taylor and Anna Taylor, Westport. Property: 5 Hunt Club Lane, Westport. For an unknown amount paid. Filed March 24.

Apazidis, Contostine and Avraam Apazidis, Norwalk. Seller: Mary Agnostino, Easton. Property: 143 Stuart Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $276,000. Filed March 15.

Rose Hill Land Company LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Thomas Feda and Laura Feda, Greenwich. Property: Lot 17, Map 1312, Greenwich. For no consideration paid. Filed March 13.

Archenti, Isela and Christopher W. Vahlsing, Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. Seller: Timothy Sullivan and Joanne Sullivan, Ridgefield. Property: 382 North St., Ridgefield. Amount: $629,000. Filed March 15.

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D.C. Seller: Mary Ann Frimmet, Norwalk. Property: 20 Splitrock Road, Norwalk. For no consideration paid. Filed March 15. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Oklahoma City, Okla. Seller: Quicken Loans Inc., Detroit, Mich. Property: 7-9 Eden Drive, Unit 7, Danbury. Amount: $10. Filed March 21. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Oklahoma City, Okla. Seller: Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC, West Palm Beach, Fla. Property: 68 Virginia Ave., Unit 6, Danbury. For no consideration paid. Filed March 23. Silver Rock Real Estate LLC, Westport. Seller: Richard Harding, San Francisco, Calif. Property: 175A Cross Highway, Westport. Amount: $659,000. Filed March 21. Y&H Realty LLC, Stratford. Seller: Bo Hui Lin and Yong Lin, Elmhurst, N.Y. Property: 260 McGrath Court, Stratford. For no consideration paid. Filed March 24.

RESIDENTIAL Agee, Richard, Norwalk. Seller: National Residential Nominee Services Inc., Eden Prairie, Minn. Property: 71 Osborne Ave., Unit B14, Norwalk. Amount: $330,000. Filed March 16. Alcivar-Rosales, Karina and Jimmy Rosales, Greenwich. Seller: Anthony A. Parisi, Greenwich. Property: 7 Crawford Terrace, Greenwich. Amount: $1 million. Filed March 16.

Astashka, Maryna and Viktar Kzalouski, Stamford. Seller: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., West Palm Beach, Fla. Property: 91 Strawberry Hill Ave., Apt. 124, Stamford. Amount: $165,999. Filed March 22. Auer, Miriam L. and Edmund T. Auer, Fairfield. Seller: Charles E. Lalanne and Heather Lalanne, Palmetto, Fla. Property: 2680 Congress St., Fairfield. Amount: $675,000. Filed March 24. Bailey, Michelle L., Norwalk. Seller: Erik C. Henry, Norwalk. Property: 4 Pogany St., Unit 1, Norwalk. Amount: $277,000. Filed March 17. Bandi, Kusuma, Stamford. Seller: Victor J. Vecchio, Diana Yelpice Parra and Isle Mildred Parra, Trinidad San Cristobal Tachira. Property: 38 Marlin Drive, Norwalk. Amount: $260,000. Filed March 17. Bardhi, Borjana and Afat Bardhi, Stratford. Seller: The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D.C. Property: 165 Dahl Ave., Stratford. Amount: $170,000. Filed March 21. Barrington, Brooke, Fairfield. Seller: Sara G. Champion, Fairfield. Property: Lot 128, Map 103, Fairfield. Amount: $350,000. Filed March 16. Batista, Elia and Rafael A. Batista, Danbury. Seller: Richard Erhardt and Barbara Ann Erhardt, Danbury. Property: 18 Franklin St., Danbury. Amount: $140,000. Filed March 21. Birge, Ryan J., Milford. Seller: Kathleen Istvan, Stratford. Property: 30 Ferry Court, Unit 30L, Stratford. Amount: $173,000. Filed March 16.

Campbell, Dina R. and Edward C. Campbell III, New Fairfield. Seller: Ahmed G. Ahmed, Patterson, N.Y. Property: Lots 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004, Map 102, New Fairfield. Amount: $205,000. Filed March 1. Carcara, Kristy L. and Jeffrey F. Carcara, Southlake, Texas. Seller: Tracy Chester, East Haven. Property: 9 Marsh Road, Westport. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed March 13. Carrion, Elisa and Omar A. Carrion, Bridgeport. Seller: Nilda Vega, Stratford. Property: 75 Patchen St., Stratford. Amount: $224,000. Filed March 15.

FIGURES Daniele, Mary and Robert Daniele, New Rochelle, N.Y. Seller: Robert M. Lamot and Joyce Prevost-Lamot, New Fairfield. Property: 2 Ball Pond Road, New Fairfield. Amount: $330,000. Filed March 13. David, Gregory, New York, N.Y. Seller: Mary R. Stone, Naples, Fla. Property: 128 Hurd Ave., Stratford. Amount: $245,000. Filed March 17. DeVisscher, Maura M., Greenwich. Seller: Susan G. Morrison, Norwalk. Property: 312 Silvermine Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $525,000. Filed March 16. Dirkmaat, Pauline and Thomas A. Lapointe, Greenwich. Seller: Springtide Management LLC and Summertime Management LLC, Greenwich. Property: Cat Rock Road, Greenwich. Amount: $2.2 million. Filed March 23. Donnelly, Eammon and Eugene Donnelly, Stratford. Seller: Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc., Houston, Texas. Property: 127 Vermont Ave., Stratford. Amount: $215,000. Filed March 21.

Caruso, Frank, Bridgeport. Seller: The Bank of New York Mellon, Greenville, S.C. Property: 157 Louisiana Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $50,255. Filed March 17.

Drumm, Jessica and Joshua Drumm, Newtown. Seller: Jared Addorisio and Caitlin Addorisio, Ashburn, Va. Property: 4B Whisconier Road, Brookfield. Amount: $416,000. Filed March 15.

Cataldo, Katelyn Kristine, Milford. Seller: Steven R. Fonda, Stratford. Property: Lot 15, Francis V. White, Stratford. Amount: $261,000. Filed March 22.

Dushi, Edvina and Gentian Dushi, New Fairfield. Seller: Roseanne Galante, Danbury. Property: 10 Weldon Woods Road, New Fairfield. Amount: $840,000. Filed March 1.

Clancy, Deborah, Stratford. Seller: Property Renovations LLC, Stratford. Property: Unit 85A of Oronoque Village Condominium 14, Stratford. Amount: $220,000. Filed March 20.

Emanuel, Linda and Victor Emanuel, Yonkers, N.Y. Seller: Toll Connecticut III LP, Danbury. Property: 79 Winding Ridge Way, Homes 15-79, Danbury. Amount: $688,185. Filed March 23.

Clavette, Aimee M. and Andrew J. Kaplan, Prospect. Seller: Lenny Casacalenda and Ana Maria T. Casacalenda, Danbury. Property: 68 Woodcrest Lane, Danbury. Amount: $280,000. Filed March 20. Cohen, Jonathan F., Greenwich. Seller: JFC 58 Orchard LLC, Stamford. Property: 58 Orchard St., Greenwich. Amount: $1.8 million. Filed March 22. Colon, Helimerc and Domingo A. Garcia, Bronx, N.Y. Seller: Robert H. Jesser, Danbury. Property: Section B, Map 792, New Fairfield. Amount: $299,900. Filed March 1. Cwikia, Piotr, Stamford. Seller: Peter S. Berkowitz and Debra R. Berkowitz, Trumbull. Property: 26 Barry Place, Trumbull. Amount: $328,500. Filed March 16. Danchaud, Corinne P. and Christopher E. Adams, Ryebrook, N.Y. Seller: Barbara E. Osterholm, Wilton. Property: 246 Hurlbutt St., Wilton. Amount: $550,000. Filed March 13.

England-Moss, Laura and David Moss, Brookfield. Seller: Joel A. Bouchard and Dawn M. Bouchard, New Fairfield. Property: 41 Linda Lane, New Fairfield. Amount: $295,000. Filed March 7. Erlingheuser, Jessica and Jeffrey Erlingheuser, Stamford. Seller: New Garden Properties LLC, Norwalk. Property: 90 Holiday Road, Fairfield. Amount: $615,000. Filed March 16. Feder, Sherrie L. and Mark S. Feder, Westport. Seller: Nicholas Silao and Eugene Foley, New York, N.Y. Property: Lot 11, Map 6451, Greenwich. Amount: $3.9 million. Filed March 16. Fermin, Stephanie and Jeydi Almonte, Bronx, N.Y. Seller: Patrick Kelly, Stamford. Property: 2475 Summer St., Apt. 4B, Stamford. Amount: $227,500. Filed March 16. Fernandes, Stephanie and Luis F. Fernandes, Wilton. Seller: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 105 Drum Hill Road, Wilton. Amount: $958,800. Filed March 13.

Fox, Jennifer M. and Thomas B. Fox Jr., Greenwich. Seller: Thomas B. Fox Jr., Greenwich. Property: 6 Cherry Lane, Greenwich. For no consideration paid. Filed March 23. Frank, Joshua, Norwalk. Seller: R. Michael DiScipio, New Canaan. Property: 52 Harbor Road, Westport. Amount: $798,000. Filed March 20. Frascione, Erin E. and George R. Frascione, Stormville, N.Y. Seller: Michael Kahn and Linda Ann Kahn, New Fairfield. Property: 10 Columbia Drive, New Fairfield. Amount: $430,000. Filed March 2. Fuimara, Cecila, Trumbull. Seller: Richard J. Weldon, Shelton. Property: 1 Spruce St., Trumbull. Amount: $102,000. Filed March 13. Gonzalez, Carolina and Jonathan A. Tejada, Stamford. Seller: Ina May Gunson and Ruth H. Meier Gunson, Goldens Bridge, N.Y. Property: 13 New Light Drive, Danbury. Amount: $325,500. Filed March 13. Graham, Stephen C. and Tracy E. Marx, Fairfield. Seller: Carmel Graham, Fairfield. Property: 903 Stillson Road, Fairfield. For no consideration paid. Filed March 22. Graicerstein, Virginia and Daniel Graicerstein, Fairfield. Seller: John Lardie, Newtown. Property: 2 Abbey Lane, Newtown. Amount: $419,000. Filed March 16. Haley, Kevin J., Danbury. Seller: Olive Anderson, Yonkers, N.Y. Property: 214 Center Meadow Lane, Danbury. Amount: $271,000. Filed March 16. Hanley, Laura P. and Thomas A. Hanley Jr., Fairfield. Seller: Edward V. Lahey Jr. and Joan M. Lahey, Fairfield. Property: 457 Harbor Road, Fairfield. For an unknown amount paid. Filed March 16. Hauresz, Alicia Veronica and Daniel Orlando Navaresse, Weston. Seller: Domenick Bologna and Marie Bologna, Greenwich. Property: 97-99 Park Ave., Unit 34, Danbury. Amount: $123,000. Filed March 15. Hauresz, Alicia Veronica and Daniel Orlando Navaresse, Weston. Seller: Kristina Karlsson, Danbury. Property: 151 Shelter Rock Road, Unit 35, Danbury. Amount: $134,000. Filed March 15. Healy Jr., John Michael, Fairfield. Seller: 644 Courtland Avenue LLC, Fairfield. Property: 644-646 Courtland Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $275,000. Filed March 16. Hernandez, Lourdes M. and Daniel J. Hernandez, Bridgeport. Seller: Sachem Capital Realty LLC, Branford. Property: 554-556 Carroll Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $126,000. Filed March 17.

Herrmann, Denise and Dominique J. Herrmann, Mamaroneck, N.Y. Seller: Louise A. Marasso and Samuel J. Marasso Jr., Greenwich. Property: Unit 40 of Winthrop House Condominium, Greenwich. Amount: $805,000. Filed March 13. Iouldacheva, Moukaddas, Westport. Seller: Moukaddas Ioulcheva, Westport. Property: 17 High Point Road, Westport. For no consideration paid. Filed March 23. Jakacic, Nicole A. and Jason C. Jakacic, Bayside, N.Y. Seller: Brian Gerosa, New Fairfield. Property: 17 Keplers Way, New Fairfield. For an unknown amount paid. Filed March 22. Kaczynska-Raus, Ewelina and John Raus, Westport. Seller: John Raus, Westport. Property: 484 Main St., Westport. For no consideration paid. Filed March 20. Kopp, Caroline and Chad Kopp, Westport. Seller: 41 Little Fox LLC, Westport. Property: 41 Little Fox Lane, Westport. Amount: $850,000. Filed March 24. Kowaleski, David A., Stamford. Seller: Ian G. Panton, Stratford. Property: 69 Cove Road, Unit B-4, Stamford. Amount: $123,000. Filed March 16. Kuilan, Deborah and Kenneth Kuilan, Danbury. Seller: 227 Ely Avenue LLC, Norwalk. Property: Lot 18, Map 211, Norwalk. Amount: $570,000. Filed March 16. Kuilan, Deborah and Kenneth Kuilan, Danbury. Seller: Joseph P. Formick and Edward J. Formick, Danbury. Property: 35 Town Hill Ave., Danbury. Amount: $385,000. Filed March 20. Lau, Manwai and Ming Lou, Stamford. Seller: Rajinder S. Chanana, Scarsdale, N.Y. Property: 5 Nabby Road, Unit A-66, Danbury. Amount: $59,500. Filed March 23. Leone, Adam, Stratford. Seller: Douglas K. Brennan, Newtown. Property: 9 Pepperidge Road, Newtown. Amount: $319,900. Filed March 17. Litwinovich, Lori, Norwalk. Seller: Richard P. Offenbach, Shelton. Property: 73 Concord St., Stratford. Amount: $180,500. Filed March 24. Livanos, Andrew E., Greenwich. Rossi, Charlene and Thomas Kerrigan, Westport. Seller: Susan Jones, Westport. Property: 22 Hale St., Westport. Amount: $340,000. Filed March 16. Sao, Saroeun, Danbury. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 93 Hayestown Road, Danbury. Amount: $225,000. Filed March 20. Shepard, Susan and Steven Shepard, Stratford. Seller: Amy A. Przybylowicz, Stratford. Property: Unit 10A of California Condominium, Stratford. Amount: $75,000. Filed March 20.

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FACTS Shrestha, Ajanta and Nagesh Shrestha, Southbury. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 11 Mannions Lane, Unit 5, Danbury. Amount: $184,000. Filed March 20. Sierra, Wilson, Chappaqua, N.Y. Seller: Peter Mathias, Monroe. Property: Dock Unit 79 of Breakwater Key Condominium, Stratford. Amount: $20,000. Filed March 20. Simmons, Margot Lowenstein and Jonathan David Simmons, New York, N.Y. Seller: AR.Cottage LLC, Westport. Property: Lot 2A, Map 2884, Westport. Amount: $2.3 million. Filed March 15. Snyder, Barbara and William Snyder, Newtown. Seller: Valerie C. Kohn, Windsor, Mass. Property: 29 West St., Newtown. Amount: $140,000. Filed March 17. Stephens, Amanda N. and Joseph D. Stephens, Danbury. Seller: Michael L. Harris and Angela K. McKinley, Chasebrook Lane, N.C. Property: 4 Pinecrest Lane, New Fairfield. Amount: $605,000. Filed March 2. Stott Jr., Edward G., Stratford. Seller: Christie M. Koolis, Stratford. Property: 55 Rosedale Terrace, Stratford. Amount: $255,000. Filed March 20. Teslya, Natalya and Pavel Teslya, Greenwich. Seller: Claire Siedl, New York, N.Y. Property: 61 Orchard St., Greenwich. Amount: $800,000. Filed March 17. Thompson, Lori and Kenneth Thompson, Fairfield. Seller: Kenneth G. Anton and Barbara O’Reilly Anton, Fairfield. Property: 180 Oakwood Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $350,000. Filed March 17.

Weekes, Charisse and Alli Lawrence, Bronx, N.Y. Seller: Joseph N. Campolucci and Maria S. Campolucci, Seymour. Property: 302 Stillman St., Bridgeport. Amount: $118,000. Filed March 17. White, Patricia L., Shelton. Seller: Elaine E. Wang, Fairfield. Property: 48 Aberdeen Way, Unit 48, Fairfield. Amount: $800,000. Filed March 17. Wilson, Jennifer May, Greenwich. Seller: Carolyn M. Conelias, Greenwich. Property: 75 Cos Cob Ave., Unit 13, Greenwich. Amount: $485,000. Filed March 16. Yan, Di, Norwalk. Seller: Deborah Haraldson, Stamford. Property: 2435 Bedford St., Unit 21-16, Stamford. Amount: $415,000. Filed March 2. Zangre, Nancy and Stephen Zangre, Ridgefield. Seller: Jerry L. Hupy and Jeanene A. Hupy, New Fairfield. Property: 33 Deer Run, New Fairfield. Amount: $617,500. Filed March 1. Zhang, Zhipeng, Norwalk. Seller: U.S. Bank NA, West Palm Beach, Fla. Property: 12 South St., Norwalk. Amount: $174,399. Filed March 13. Zheng, Xiaobin, Stamford. Seller: Bi Da You, Stamford. Property: 12 1/2 Alden St., Stamford. Amount: $371,000. Filed March 23.

FORECLOSURES Altberg, Kenneth C., et al. Creditor: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Des Moines, Iowa. Property: 2 Crestwood Road, Danbury. Mortgage default. Filed March 15.

Torlini, Pierfrancesco and Marina Belestra, Bridgeport. Seller: Maureen A. Lynch, Westport. Property: 11 Joann Circle, Westport. Amount: $740,000. Filed March 16.

Baltazar, Jerome E., et al. Creditor: Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Rocky Hill. Property: 3 Bristol Terrace, Unit 3803, Danbury. Delinquent common charges. Filed March 21.

Trogni, Michele and Michael Trogni, Greenwich. Seller: 8 Chapel Lane LLC, Greenwich. Property: 8 Chapel Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $3.8 million. Filed March 23.

Deering, Karl M., et al. Creditor: Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC, Lewisville, Texas. Property: 25 Strawberry Hill Ave., Norwalk. Mortgage default. Filed March 15.

Uribe-Handler, Elisa and Eric O. Handler, Darien. Seller: Kenneth Lametta, Westport. Property: 14 Quarter Mile Road, Westport. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed March 15.

Estefan, Paul, et al. Creditor: HSBC Bank USA NA, Mount Laurel, N.J. Property: 156 Triangle St., Danbury. Mortgage default. Filed March 16.

Vaillancourt, Renee L. and David Bonilla, Coralville, Iowa. Seller: Anthony J. Messina and Lauren A. Messina, Ridgefield. Property: 50 Powdermaker Drive, Ridgefield. Amount: $940,000. Filed March 17. Valle, Gustavo, Greenwich. Seller: Patricia Karanza and Michael Karanza, Greenwich. Property: Lot 7, Map 4323, Greenwich. Amount: $800,000. Filed March 16. Webster, Mary Ciara, Westport. Seller: Paula Ramos, Darien. Property: 439 Birmingham St., Bridgeport. Amount: $115,000. Filed March 13.

Gagliardi, Vito, et al. Creditor: Federal National Mortgage Association, Irvine, Calif. Property: 51 Rocky Hill Road, New Fairfield. Mortgage default. Filed March 8. Gillick, John J., et al. Creditor: PHH Mortgage Corp., Mount Laurel, N.J. Property: 120 Boswell St., Stratford. Mortgage default. Filed March 20. Hough, Grace, et al. Creditor: U.S. Bank NA, Miamisburg, Ohio. Property: 23 Inglenook Drive, New Fairfield. Mortgage default. Filed March 8.

FIGURES

Lennon, Edward L., et al. Creditor: Caliber Home Loans Inc., San Diego, Calif. Property: 165-167 Dover St., Stratford. Delinquent common charges. Filed March 20.

Nelson, Laura, Danbury. $1,383 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 157 Shelter Rock Road, Unit 49, Danbury. Filed March 22.

Matto, Patrick D., et al. Creditor: Ditech Financial LLC, Tampa, Fla. Property: 682 Cutspring Road, Stratford. Mortgage default. Filed March 17.

Nemchek, Brenda and Michael Nemchek, Stamford. $8,030 in favor of Yankee Gas Services Company, Hartford, by The Law Offices of Alexander G. Snyder LLC, Waterbury. Property: 20 Idlewood Place, Stamford. Filed March 10.

Pianello, Jennifer, et al. Creditor: Citibank NA, Sioux Falls S.D. Property: 210 Rockwell Ave., Stratford. Mortgage default. Filed March 20. Stypelkoski, Rebecca, et al. Creditor: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Des Moines, Iowa. Property: 39 Westminster Ave., Shelton. Mortgage default. Filed March 13.

JUDGMENTS Alegna Corp., et al., Shelton. $66,795 in favor of Walter Petz, Stamford, by Barr & Morgan, Stamford. Property: 267-273 Canal St., Shelton. Filed March 13. Boyle, Barbara, Danbury. $629 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 5 Elm Crest Drive, Danbury. Filed March 20.

O’Grady, Paul, Wilton. $460 in favor of Western Connecticut Imaging, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 32 Indian Hill Road, Wilton. Filed March 17. Onthank, Robert, Wilton. $2,100 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 20 Nod Hill Road, Wilton. Filed March 17. Passeri, Michael, et al., Stratford. $202,400 in favor of U.S. Bank NA, Monroe, La., by Fidelity Law National Group, Norwalk. Property: 710 Huntington Road, Stratford. Filed March 16. Polley, Sandra, et al., Danbury. $1,503 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 26 Eastwood Road, Danbury. Filed March 20.

Chagnon, Charles T., Shelton. $30,936 in favor of F&M Electrical Supply Co. Inc., Danbury, by Randall J. Carreira, Bridgewater. Property: 6 Buttercup Lane, Shelton. Filed March 13.

Rodriguez, Lydia, Danbury. $760 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: Fairview Drive, Unit 21-2, Building 3, Danbury. Filed March 20.

Dahm, Evelyn and Frank Dahm, Brookfield. $0 in favor of Medtech LLC, Orange, by Eric H. Opin, Milford. Property: 57 Berkshire Drive, Brookfield. Filed March 13.

Rodriguez, Lydia, Danbury. $655 in favor of the Danbury Office of Physician Services PC, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: Fairview Drive, Unit 21-2, Building 3, Danbury. Filed March 20.

Heitz, Gail, Westport. $2,500 in favor of Daniel Margolick, Stamford, by Richard Shapiro, Bridgeport. Property: Lot C, Map 5607, Westport. Filed March 15. Hornik, Joann and Peter F. Hornik, Danbury. $210 in favor of Danbury Eye Physicians & Surgeons PC, Danbury, by Eric H. Opin, Milford. Property: 37 Hoyt St., Danbury. Filed March 13. Kelley, Rosario C., et al., New Fairfield. $1,723 in favor of Petro Inc., Melville, N.Y., by Gerald S. Knopf, Stamford. Property: 17 Knolls Road, New Fairfield. Filed March 20. Khamta, Thongdy, Danbury. $3,250 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 16 Woodside Ave., Danbury. Filed March 20. Lucsky, Mark, New Fairfield. $1,257 in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, Calif., by Schreiber/Cohen LLC, Salem, N.H. Property: 6 Darien Road, New Fairfield. Filed March 3.

Ruiz, Eliezer, Danbury. $1,280 in favor of Dr. Jay Marks, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 12 Sleepy Hollow Drive, Danbury. Filed March 22. Singer, Rochelemara Fay, Ridgefield. $12,365 in favor of Unifund Corp., Cincinnati, Ohio, by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 57 Silver Hill Road, Ridgefield. Filed March 16. Spruill, Ebony, Danbury. $1,573 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 23 Scuppo Road, Unit 2-6, Danbury. Filed March 20. Stewart, Desiree, Danbury. $510 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 28 Parkwood Terrace Drive, Danbury. Filed March 22. Stewart, Desiree, Danbury. $779 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 28 Parkwood Terrace Drive, Danbury. Filed March 22.

Tanzella, Annette and Charles Tanzella, New Fairfield. $3,518 in favor of Montanari Fuel Service Inc., Torrington, by Joel M. Jolles, Hamden. Property: Lots 8280, 8282, 8283 and 8284, Map 154, New Fairfield. Filed March 8. Vargas, Aladino, Danbury. $3,500 in favor of Kreutzer Enterprises Inc., Ridgefield, by Carreira & Wojciechowski, New Preston. Property: 5 Lindencrest Drive, Danbury. Filed March 16.

LEASES Douglas Vanerhorn Architects, by Douglas Vanderhorn. Landlord: VH West Properties LLC, Greenwich. Property: 41 W. Elm St., Greenwich. Term: 21 years, commenced Nov. 1, 2016. Filed March 15.

Eastport Maritime USA LLC, 15 Valley Drive, Suite 2, Greenwich. $33,654, partnership withholding tax. Filed March 20. Eller, Joy and Richard Eller, 33 Pine Ridge Road, Wilton. $138,760, a tax debt on income earned. Filed March 16. Goldman DDS, Michael, 92 Newtown Turnpike, Westport. $5,910, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed March 20. Greenfield, David, 430 Brinsmayd Ave., Stratford. $231,913, a tax debt on income earned and failure to collect or pay tax penalty. Filed March 15. Greenfield, Sharon and David Greenfield, 430 Brinsmayd Ave., Stratford. $86,399, a tax debt on income earned. Filed March 15.

Starbucks Corp., by David Hawley. Landlord: Berkshire Shopping Center LLC, Danbury. Property: 67 Newtown Road, Danbury. Term: 10 years, commenced Aug. 29, 2016. Filed March 16.

McGee, Katherine F. Muse, 29 Massachusetts Ave., Fairfield. $35,362, a tax debt on income earned. Filed March 15.

LIENS

Merriman, Lisa and Keith Merriman, 8 Senga Road, Norwalk. $33,400, a tax debt on income earned. Filed March 15.

FEDERAL TAX LIENS-FILED

Pacilio, Ann Marie and Thomas Pacilio, 60 Clapboard Hill Road, Westport. $135,221, a tax debt on income earned. Filed March 20.

Amione, Janet E. and Richard J. Amione, 252 Mountain Road, Wilton. $28,266, a tax debt on income earned. Filed March 20.

Rene, Paul C., 68 Scofield Ave., Stamford. $30,891, a tax debt on income earned. Filed March 17.

Beverly, Wanda E. and William J. Lasko, 137 Fairway Drive, Stamford. $74,519, a tax debt on income earned. Filed March 13.

Ricciardella, Josephine and Gianfranco Ricciardella, 6 Sherwood Farms, Westport. $31,264, a tax debt on income earned. Filed March 13.

Bradbury, Patricia E., 175 Holmes Road, Ridgefield. $38,362, a tax debt on income earned. Filed March 16. Chakwin, Stephen D., 165 Perry Ave., Norwalk. $41,609, a tax debt on income earned. Filed March 15. Curcio, Rita E. and Frank Dandrea, 8 Huntington St., Apt. 333, Shelton. $51,643, a tax debt on income earned. Filed March 15. Curtis, Truman M., 14 Priscilla Road, Norwalk. $61,744, a tax debt on income earned. Filed March 15. Dandrea, Frank, 8 Huntington St., Apt. 333, Shelton. $8,190, a tax debt on income earned. Filed March 15. Deacon, Raymond J., 21 Christiano St., Unit 1, Greenwich. $25,808, a tax debt on income earned. Filed March 20. Dovolani, Driton, 2 Woods End Lane, Weston. $1,869, a tax debt on income earned. Filed March 20.

Rosendahl, Andrea and Roger Rosendahl, 1 Old Forge Road, Greenwich. $342,070, a tax debt on income earned. Filed March 13. Rosendahl, Roger W., 1 Old Forge Road, Greenwich. $270,063, a tax debt on income earned. Filed March 13. Russell, Heather A., 703 Nantasket Court, Apt. 3, Fairfield. $10,000, failure to collect or pay tax penalty. Filed March 21. Sal Sabia Electrical Contractor Inc., 83 Virgil St., Stamford. $11,399, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed March 17. Snowden, Peter J., 50 W. Redding Road, Danbury. $19,902, a tax debt on income earned. Filed March 16. Sullivan, Robert J., 190 Main St., Westport. $84,222, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed March 20. Szabo, Andrew J., 17 Chapel Lane, Greenwich. $25,926, a tax debt on income earned. Filed March 21.

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FACTS Trebing, William, 25 Lewis St., Greenwich. $29,631, a tax debt on income earned. Filed March 21.

FEDERAL TAX LIENS-RELEASED Banks, Rhoda and Brian C. Banks, 8A Grandview Drive, Danbury. $242, a tax debt on income earned. Filed March 22. Botoff, Laura Ducret and Daniel Botoff, 5 Dogwood Lane, Greenwich. $18,686, a tax debt on income earned. Filed March 20. Botoff, Laura Ducret and Daniel Botoff, 5 Dogwood Lane, Greenwich. $32,407, a tax debt on income earned. Filed March 20. Connell, Barry, 29 Benedict Road, Bethel. $3,441, a tax debt on income earned. Filed March 22. Dirocco, Arthur J., 12 Comstock Lane, Wilton. $741,655, a tax debt on income earned. Filed March 13. Keller, Betsy Heyman, 25 Sinawoy Road, Greenwich. $12,977, a tax debt on income earned. Filed March 20. Savits, Dina and George Savits, 4 Hudson Drive, New Fairfield. $624, a tax debt on income earned. Filed March 6. Stasio, Daniel, P.O. Box 1035, Ridgefield. $41,201, a tax debt on income earned. Filed March 16. Suave, Cielo Carmargo and Rico A. Suave, 1814 Newfield Ave., Stamford. $5,619, a tax debt on income earned. Filed March 13.

MECHANIC’S LIENS-FILED Stone Harbor Land Company XI LLC, Greenwich. Filed by JCH Construction LLC, by Janusz Chornik. Property: 36 Rockwood Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $17,928. Filed March 20.

MECHANIC’S LIENS-RELEASED Hurlingham LLC, Greenwich. Released by Greenwich Landscape Contracting Co. Inc., Greenwich, by Thomas Gospodinoff. Property: 16 Hurlingham Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $28,244. Filed March 20. Martone, Lauren and Craig J. Martone, Greenwich. Released by Devine Brothers Inc., Norwalk, by Thomas Devine. Property: 1 Indian Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $6,450. Filed March 13.

Pang, Hong Chang and Sheldon Pang, Greenwich. Released by Strazza Building and Construction Inc., by Ralph Strazza. Property: 18 Stanwich Road, Greenwich. Amount: $10.8 million. Filed March 16.

LIS PENDENS Babbin, Barry T., et al., Westport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Wilmington Trust Co., Wilmington, Del. Property: 72 Hillspoint Road, Westport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $1.2 million, dated December 2005. Filed March 17. Babis, Jean F., et al., Stratford. Filed by McCalla Raymer Liebert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Plaza Home Mortgage Inc. Property: 175 Grove St., Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $472,500, dated July 2015. Filed March 24.

Bonilla, Juan J., et al., Stratford. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Manufacturers and Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, N.Y. Property: 578 Sedgewick Ave., Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $166,581, dated January 2010. Filed March 16. Boyce, Tracy L., Westport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 5 Fairview Drive, Westport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $600,000, dated May 2006. Filed March 17. Buonaiuto, Janette, et al., Danbury. Filed by McCalla Raymer Liebert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 68 Hayestown Road, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $370,000, dated March 2005. Filed March 13.

Batoh, Michael, et al., Stratford. Filed by The Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Stonybrook Gardens Cooperative Inc., Stratford. Property: 1309 Success Ave., Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed March 22.

Burdi, Elizabeth, et al., Stratford. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Quicken Loans Inc., Livonia, Mich. Property: 223 Raven Terrace, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $222,900, dated May 2014. Filed March 23.

Bell, Bobby L., et al., Stamford. Filed by McCalla Raymer Liebert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 55 Woodland Place, Unit 5, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $50,000, dated November 2010. Filed March 15.

Hernandez, Enrique, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by The Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for the Water Pollution Control Authority for the city of Bridgeport. Property: 660 Union Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien for nonpayment of sewer-use fees and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed March 17.

Benedetto, Jennifer T., et al., Stratford. Filed by McCalla Raymer Liebert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Citibank NA, O’Fallon, Mo. Property: 15 Leo Lane, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $520,000, dated December 2006. Filed March 21. Blue Hill Fuels LLC, et al., Greenwich. Filed by Barry Morgan, Stamford, for Gulf Dealers of Connecticut. Property: 370 E. Putnam Ave., Greenwich. Action: to enforce the right of first refusal. Filed March 16. Blue Hill Fuels LLC, et al., Stamford. Filed by Barr & Morgan, Stamford, for Gulf Dealers of Connecticut. Property: 1125 E. Main St., Stamford. Action: to enforce the right of first refusal. Filed March 16. Blue Hill Fuels LLC, et al., Stratford. Filed by Barr & Morgan, Stamford, for Gulf Dealers of Connecticut. Property: 245 Honeyspot Road, Stratford. Action: to enforce the right of first refusal. Filed March 21.

Hewson, Christopher J., et al., Newtown. Filed by McCalla Raymer Liebert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 96 Taunton Hill Road, Newtown. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $504,000, dated July 2004. Filed March 17. Ivancso, Robert J., et al., Danbury. Filed by McCalla Raymer Liebert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Federal National Mortgage Association, Washington, D.C. Property: 166 Westville Avenue Extension, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $390,500, dated September 2006. Filed March 20.

Talley, Robert, et al., Norwalk. Filed by McCalla Raymer Liebert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Ditech Financial LLC. Property: 18 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Unit C4, Norwalk. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $98,600, dated November 2006. Filed March 17.

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FIGURES Tennyson, Christopher J., et al., Greenwich. Filed by McCalla Raymer Liebert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for CIT Bank. Property: 144 Lockwood Road, Greenwich. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $1.4 million, dated November 2005. Filed March 17. Travers, Edward G., et al., Westport. Filed by McCalla Raymer Liebert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Key Bank NA, Cleveland, Ohio. Property: 93 Easton Road, Westport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $1.6 million, dated April 2012. Filed March 20. Tunmer, Lori J. and Scott D. Tunmer, Brookfield. Filed by Christopher G. Winans, Danbury, for Savings Bank of Danbury, Danbury. Property: 20 Prospect Drive, Brookfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $80,000, dated October 2006. Filed March 16. Tyler, Jay, et al., Trumbull. Filed by McCalla Raymer Liebert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Bank of America NA, Charlotte, N.C. Property: 2491 Huntington Road, Trumbull. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $221,815, dated July 2009. Filed March 15. Zebrowski, Raymond, et al., Stratford. Filed by Bershtein, Volpe & McKeon PC, New Haven, for Chesworld (TL) LLC. Property: 140 Silver Lane, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on tax liens and sewer-use liens levied by the city of Stratford and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed March 21.

42 Shorehaven Road LLC, by Jonathan C. Farber. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Westmont, Ill. Property: 42 and 44 Shorehaven Road, Westport. Amount: $6 million. Filed March 24. Branch Brook House LLC, Westport, by Peter W. Gaboriault. Lender: John Wiseman, Wilton. Property: 31 Branch Brook Road, Wilton. Amount: $300,000. Filed March 10. Creston Capital LLC, Stratford, by James Dawes. Lender: Pinnacle Financial Services LLC, East Windsor Hill. Property: 787b Nyack Lane, Oronoque Village Condominium 26, Stratford. Amount: $167,000. Filed March 16. Elk Home Partners III LP, Rye, N.Y., by Gary D. Hirsch. Lender: The Northern Trust Co., Greenwich. Property: 31 W. View Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $884,000. Filed March 23. Ferry Boulevard Plaza LLC, Stratford, by Anthony H. Salce Jr. Lender: M&T Bank, Buffalo, N.Y. Property: 335 Ferry Blvd., Stratford. Amount: $9.1 million. Filed March 24. Greenwich Bicycle Holdings LLC, Greenwich, by Robert Koshar. Lender: People’s United Bank NA, Bridgeport. Property: 70-72 Arch St., Greenwich. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed March 24. Low Hanging Fruit LLC, Fairfield, by James J. Pendry. Lender: Sachem Capital Corp., Branford. Property: 56 Bayberry Lane, Westport. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed March 24.

MORTGAGES

Music House LLC, by Ruben de Semprun. Lender: Goldman Sachs Bank, New York, N.Y. Property: 53 Lower Cross Road, Greenwich. Amount: $5.3 million. Filed March 22.

16 Hawthorne Street South LLC, Greenwich, by Michael Pellegrino. Lender: Patriot Bank NA, Stamford. Property: 16 Hawthorne Street South, Greenwich. Amount: $2.4 million. Filed March 17.

Peekskill Heights Inc., Fairfield, by Tony Huang. Lender: Flushing Bank, Uniondale, N.Y. Property: 167 - 189 Ferry Blvd., Route 130, Stratford. Amount: $300,000. Filed March 21.

18 Flicker Lane LLC, Wilton, by Joseph Polito. Lender: Patriot Bank NA, Stamford. Property: 18 Flicker Lane, Norwalk. Amount: $675,000. Filed March 16.

Salerno Realty LLC, Fairfield, by John P. Salerno. Lender: Bankwell Bank, New Canaan. Property: 378 and 394 Penfield Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed March 17.

200 Guards Road Connecticut LLC, Greenwich, by Anthony Persico. Lender: Citibank NA, O’Fallon, Mo. Property: 200 Guards Road, Greenwich. Amount: $7 million. Filed March 24.

Salerno Realty LLC, Fairfield, by John P. Salerno. Lender: Bankwell Bank, New Canaan. Property: 378 and 394 Penfield Road, Fairfield. Amount: $552,000. Filed March 17.

264 West Putnam Avenue LLC, Greenwich, by Katherine Bell. Lender: The First Bank of Greenwich, Greenwich. Property: 264 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed March 16. 2M Redevelopment Group LLC, Bridgeport, by Michael A. DeFilippo. Lender: Mark A. Garamella, Shelton. Property: 588 Fairview Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $140,000. Filed March 16.

Second Course Properties LLC, et al., Bridgeport, by William Carter Gremp. Lender: Patriot Bank NA, Stamford. Property: 41-43 Taft Ave., 201-203 Artic St., 192 Norton St., 380 Davidson Ave., 58 Beachview Ave., 188190 Deacon St., 755-757 Artic St., and 775-781 Artic St., Bridgeport. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed March 16.

The Michaud Group LLC, Shelton, by Robert Michaud. Lender: Raymond C. Green Funding LLC, Boston, Mass. Property: Lot 103, Map 2, Fairfield. Amount: $700,000. Filed March 16. The Stanwich Club Inc., Greenwich, by Edward J. Howe. Lender: First County Bank, Stamford. Property: 888 North St., Greenwich. Amount: $3.7 million. Filed March 22. VH West Properties LLC, Greenwich, by Douglas Vanderhorn. Lender: Housatonic Industrial Development Corp., Danbury. Property: 41 W. Elm St., Greenwich. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed March 15. WCG 12 LLC, et al., Bridgeport, by William Carter Gremp. Lender: Patriot Bank NA, Stamford. Property: 1014-1018 Stratford Ave., 121-129 Madison Ave. and 135-141 Madison Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $939,400. Filed March 16.

NEW BUSINESSES A Danbury Bail Bonds, 366 Main St., Danbury 06810, c/o Yvonne Perkins. Filed March 22. Beauty Scissor’s Hand Hari Styles, 18 Cummings Ave., Stamford 06902, c/o Gina A. Haggerty. Filed March 16. Becker Salon, 380 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich 06830, c/o Becker Chicaiza. Filed March 17. Cinnamon Churros LLC, 19 Summers St., Unit F1, Danbury 06810, c/o Marcos X. Mendonca. Filed March 21. Cruise Planners, 301 Main St., Unit 2, Danbury 06810, c/o Eddies Multi Services LLC. Filed March 21. D1 Prep LLC, 200 Pemberwick Road, Greenwich 06831, c/o Todd Vitale. Filed March 16. Danbury Bail Bonds, 366 Main St., Danbury 06810, c/o Yvonne Perkins. Filed March 22. Danielle Marie’s Day Spa, 446 Huntington Road, Stratford 06614, c/o Danielle DonFrancesco and Sergio Soler. Filed March 24. Duke’s Deli & Grocery, 2281 E. Main St., Bridgeport 06610, c/o Kevin L. Horan. Filed March 16. Earth Root Farm, 140 Mopus Bridge Road, Ridgefield 06877, c/o Dancing Dog Farm LLC. Filed March 17. Flawless Touch Auto Care, 88 Sugar Hollow Road, Danbury 06810, c/o Benny Ramirez. Filed March 17. Fore and Aft Films, 20 Olmstead Place, Norwalk 06855, c/o Cheryl Lynn Ward. Filed March 17.

BUSINESS CONNECTIONS STATE BUDGET

EVENTS

Lack of Spending Controls Feeds Deficit, Tax Hike Cycle

he message Connecticut voters delivered to lawmakers 25 years ago was clear—if you’re going to impose a state income tax, something must be done to control state government spending. That’s why voters, by an 81% margin, in 1992 approved a constitutional spending cap the year after adoption of the state income tax. Unfortunately, the cap hasn’t work as planned. Lawmakers continued to find new ways to exclude spending from the cap, leading to massive budget deficits and the adoption of two of the largest tax increases in state history in 2011 and 2015. 2% 2% 3% 1% As lawmakers 3% struggle to draft a twoyear budget for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2017, the state is again facing a huge deficit—$3.6 billion over the next two years.

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Gioia said a working spending cap is critical to CBIA members and all businesses. “Our members need to have faith that the General Assembly policymakers will have consistency and predictability in producing a budget within our means,” said Gioia, CBIA’s economist. “Predictability and sustainability in state spending will encourage economic investment, and increase business confidence and job creation. “We can achieve this with a spending cap that is as comprehensive as envisioned by the original constitutional amendment.” FY 2017

State Government Spending Source: Office of Policy and Management

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Rep. Chris Davis (R-East Windsor) said pension payments are a major part of state spending and, therefore, should fall under the cap.

Appropriations Committee ranking member n Conservation & Development CBIA’s Brian Rep. Melissa *Includes state employee benefits and debt services. n Legislative Flaherty and Ziobron (R-East Peter Gioia Haddam) agreed testified April that unfunded 3 before the General Assembly’s Appropriations liabilities should be included under the cap. She is Committee in favor of HB 6511, designed to among several lawmakers who supported a bill to put some bite into the spending cap. count unfunded liabilities against the cap. It’s one of several spending cap bills from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. “The definition of what is included under the cap has shifted over time as more and more spending has been removed from under it,” said Flaherty, CBIA’s senior vice president for public policy. “It’s made the cap less effective and less able to encourage the fiscal stability it was written for.” The State Spending Cap Commission worked for almost a year in 2016 but failed to reach a consensus on how to fully enforce the cap.

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“The 1992 mandate was clear and the situation is not simple,” Flaherty said. “Business owners are looking for a sign this legislature will honor the mandate of voters.” Flaherty said there’s plenty of talk at the Capitol on the potential for more tax hikes to balance the budget. It’s the last thing Connecticut’s economy needs.

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