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BUSINESS JOURNAL April 18, 2016 | VOL. 52, No. 16

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NY Fed president says risks remain for economy BY REECE ALVAREZ

ralvarez@westfairinc.com n remarks to the academic and business community at the University of Bridgeport, New York Federal Reserve President and CEO William Dudley delivered a tempered assessment of the current state and future outlook of the national and regional economies. Focusing half of his speech on Fairfield County, Dudley honed in on the county’s sluggish growth, particularly in comparison with New York City. “Only recently has employment approached its pre-recession levels, and it is still well shy of where it was back in 2000,” he said.

The housing market has yet to fully recovery in regard to housing prices as well as the amount of homes in foreclosure and up for foreclosure sale while New York has experienced an “exceptionally strong” recovery, he said. Dudley said the reason for the disparity is twofold. While Both New York and Fairfield County have had slow employment growth in the financial sector throughout the Great Recession recovery, New York has rebounded with strong employment in the technology, construction, retail and advertising industries, whereas Fairfield County has had to contend with losses from the relocations of RBS, UBS and the impending departure of » FED, page 6

New York Federal Reserve President and CEO William Dudley. Photo courtesy of University of Bridgeport

Stamford mayor bullish on city’s future

DAVID MARTIN TOUTS POPULATION GROWTH, FINANCIAL STRENGTHS IN STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS BY REECE ALVAREZ ralvarez@westfairinc.com STAMFORD MAYOR DAVID MARTIN’S RECENT State of the City Address to the business community was marked by numerous positive indicators of the city’s growth with only sparse mention of the challenges facing the state’s

second-largest, and fastest-growing, city. Beginning with the city’s finances, Martin touted Standard & Poor’s AAA bond rating, which has allowed the city to receive low interest rates when it seeks support for bonds and refinancing. “We can fund capital proj-

ects at a lower rate, which means we have lower taxes because of it,” Martin told the Stamford Chamber of Commerce at the Stamford Hilton hotel on April 7. “That is something that is pretty rare for a community over 100,000 people and it is pretty rare for a city that is diverse as ours,” he said. Among the many points of pride highlighted by Martin was his recent $536 million budget proposal, which included no service cuts, a smaller tax increase (3.8 percent) than years prior and considerable progress in corralling massive employee benefit

obligations exerting pressure on the budget. In the 2016-17 budget the total amount spent on city employee benefits is expected to jump by 13.9 percent to over $65 million from the previous fiscal year and account for 30.7 percent of the city’s operating budget. “Pension and retiree health benefits are the single most important driver of our expenses,” he said. “When you have got almost a third of your budget increasing almost 14 percent a year, you are going to be severely challenged. If this trend continues, we would basically have half of the city bud-

get going to employee benefits, primarily pensions and OPEB (other post-employment benefits).” But Martin said significant progress on benefits has been made, including a historic first for the city. According to Martin, twothirds of city employees have signed contracts or entered into agreements that address longterm OPEB and pension obligations in addition to the city fully funding required OPEB and pension contributions for the first time in its history. “As I have said before, we will » MAYOR, page 6

Serendipity Labs to open in South Stamford BY ALEXANDER SOULE Hearst Connecticut Media Group

t 700 Canal St. in Stamford’s South End, John Arenas is fitting out a new “lifestyle” option of sorts for businesspeople on the building’s ground

floor. A former senior executive with Regus, Arenas is opening a Serendipity Labs “coworking” space in Stamford’s South End in July, taking space vacated this year by Eclisse Restaurant. It will be Serendipity Labs’ third location after its initial startup in Rye, followed by a Chicago site, and with several more in the works in multiple states. The company has disclosed nearly $9 million in funding in Securities and Exchange Commission filings, with its backers, including Steelcase, which sells office furniture, technology and interior design ideas. Arenas likens his company’s concept to a shared office with the welcoming feel of a hotel lobby, adding the vibe of a startup incubator with evening forums and meetups. He said members tend to be in their 30s and 40s with established business networks, looking for the flexibility to work as much as they want in a space that is close to where they live. Women comprise about 40 percent of Serendipity Labs’ membership base, a higher level than that seen by executive suites and startup incubators, he said.

said. “It led me to, ‘What if we took the workplace to the next level and brought it into delivering workplaces and experience, as opposed to just renting rooms and having a

Work has changed forever — people are mobile, yet connected. We’re delivering a workplace experience at a corporate service-level standard so that you have that combination of hospitality, a place you can rely on … and a vibrant experience. — John Arenas

Arenas was CEO of Stratis Business Centers for five years through its 2001 acquisition by Regus, where he was president of the United Kingdom-based company’s Americas region that today runs nearly 3,000 business centers, 10 of them in Fairfield County, including two Stamford locations. Arenas left Regus to create Worktopia, an online platform for people to reserve space for meetings at hotels. The technology is now owned by Virginia-based Cvent. “What we learned in that process was a lot about delivering experiences, which is what the hospitality world does,” Arenas

landlord-tenant experience?’ ” Through a mix of jointly owned and franchised sites, Arenas hopes to establish additional centers in Greenwich, Darien, Norwalk and Westport over the next 18 months. In Stamford, he hopes to see at least 200 members join, with the space available for use by companies for meetings. Fairfield County has a rising count of shared workspaces, which in Stamford includes traditional office suites for rent like Regus, Stark Office Suites and BLT Business Centers; and more differentiated options like Workspace Stamford housed in the down-

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town Stamford Innovation Center; the new Workpoint facility at Shippan Landing; and Comradity, steps from Serendipity Labs’ location on Canal Street. Bridgeport is home to B:Hive, the Bridgeport Innovation Center and CTech IncUBator at the University of Bridgeport, while others include Danbury Hackerspace, SoNo Spaces in Norwalk and the Westport Innovation Hub. In Fairfield, Kleban Properties is considering a redevelopment of General Electric’s headquarters into a hightech hub, possibly to include a shared workspace concept. In Stamford, Building and Land Technology is in the process of converting Pitney Bowes’ former headquarters in the South End into the tech-focused Silicon Harbor, though whether the massive building might include an office suite or shared workspace section is uncertain. Blossoming elsewhere is WeWork, which has 30 locations in New York City, where it was founded, as well as 60 more in cities internationally, and has yet to expand into suburban areas. With so much in the works, is Fairfield County’s market for entrepreneurial hubs fast reaching market saturation? Workpoint founder Jeff Kay thinks the concept will find plenty of adherents, while acknowledging the challenges of getting home-based businesspeople to pay extra for shared space — even in a space like his in the former headquarters of Time Warner Cable with banks of windows over-

looking Stamford Harbor and Long Island Sound, and space to accommodate 160 members at any point in time. “People have some really nice basements around here,” Kay said. “They say, ‘Why do I need to leave my house?’ Well, I happen to think — and I come from many years of freelancing — that being in your house is isolating, (and) it’s also very distracting. And frankly, you’re not meeting anyone.” A 2015 Harvard Business Review study determined people were more effective working in co-working spaces, earning a six on a seven-point scale versus a five for traditional office environments. Part of that was driven by the nature of the people seeking out such spaces — freelancers and others who are motivated by the short-term projects they have won to work on — but the communal, collaborative environment was touted by participants as helping to give them a boost, versus a more “siloed” experience in office suites or a solo existence in the home office. “Work has changed forever — people are mobile, yet connected,” Arenas said. “We’re delivering a workplace experience at a corporate service-level standard so that you have that combination of hospitality, a place you can rely on … and a vibrant experience.” Alexander Soule is a reporter for Hearst Connecticut Media Group. He can be reached at Alex.Soule@scni.com, 203-964-2236.

Little Pub gets a li’l bigger

Thank You Brokers We congratulate the following tenants and brokers with whom we have completed leasing transactions in Fairfield and Westchester Counties during 2015.

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Metro Center STAMFORD, CT At the Stamford Transportation Center Arredondo & Company, LLC Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC JLT Re (North America) Inc. Olympus Growth Fund VI, L.P. Pinnacle Associates, Ltd. Susquehanna Financial Group, LLLP The Hertz Corporation

The leaders of the Little Pub — Operations Manager Lars Anderson, Owner Daneen Grabe and co-manager Devin O’Keeffe. Photo courtesy of the Little Pub

BY REECE ALVAREZ ralvarez@westfairinc.com

ittle Pub, one of the fastest-growing restaurant groups in Fairfield County, has announced plans to open a fourth restaurant this summer in Fairfield. The new location will be at 2133 Black Rock Turnpike, the former site of Angus Steakhouse at Dolan’s Corner and the longestablished home of various neighborhood restaurants for nearly 70 years, according to the owners of the Little Pub. “We’re excited to bring the convivial and bustling fun energy of Little Pub to the town of Fairfield,” said Lars Anderson, Little Pub operations manager and longtime Fairfield resident. “And besides, how could an iconic Fairfield address known as ‘Dolan’s Corner’

not have a neighborhood pub?” Since the first Little Pub opened in Ridgefield in 2009 under Daneen Grabe, Little Pub has expanded to Wilton in 2012 and then Greenwich in 2014 and was recently awarded “Best Pub” in Connecticut magazine’s 2016 readers poll. Renovations will begin in the coming weeks and the new location will retain the restaurant’s signature appearance and more, Grabe said. “Little Pub Fairfield will share the traditional old world charm of our other little pubs with thick plaster walls, hand-hewn beams and antique iron light fixtures,” she said. “We have some really great stuff planned with surprises in every corner and of course, fun is mandatory.”

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MerrittView NORWALK, CT Immediate access to the Merritt Pkwy and the Super 7 Expressway IDOC, LLC RELX INC. / Reed Elsevier Inc. Sirius International Holding Company, Inc.

Ten Bank Street WHITE PLAINS, NY At the White Plains Transportation Center Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC Liberty Mutual Insurance Company Marubeni Specialty Chemicals Inc. True North Management Group LLC TwoFour Holdings, LLC Willoughby Capital Holdings, LLC

500 Mamaroneck Avenue HARRISON, NY Immediate access to I-95 and the Hutchinson River Pkwy Barrington Chemical Corporation Garnet Capital Advisors, LLC KBM Group LLC O’Connor Davies, LLP

BROKERS CBRE Adam Foster Christopher Heckman Paul Hoffmann Paul Jacobs Kevin Langtry Kevin McCarthy Michael Nelson Tom Pajolek Colliers International Ernie DeLucia Mike Gordon Al Gutierrez Cameron Paktinat Hollis Pugh

Cresa Partners Bob Shulman Maureen Young

MHP Real Estate Services Sebastian Findlay Jesse Rubens

Cushman & Wakefield David Hoffman, Jr. Judd McArthur

Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Patti Valenti

JLL Justin Centre Mark Jacobs Christopher O’Callaghan Rick Rosencrans

Vidal/Wettenstein, LLC David Fugitt

McCarthy Associates John McCarthy

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St. Vincent’s joins national program to expand veteran health care BY REECE ALVAREZ ralvarez@westfairinc.com

t. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport will now be part of the Veterans Choice program to provide medical treatment to veterans who must travel too far or wait too long to receive treatment from facilities run by the Department of Veterans Affairs. “St. Vincent’s is proud to provide highquality, compassionate, personalized care to eligible veterans in Connecticut through our participation in the Veterans Choice program,” said Stuart G. Marcus, president and CEO of the medical center. “It’s always a great day when we can offer services to more patients in need. When it comes to caring for those who have put their lives on the line protecting our freedom — our veterans — that is especially true.”

Qualified U.S. veterans who face wait times in excess of 30 days at VA facilities or have to travel farther than 40 miles from their home will now be able to receive care at St. Vincent’s locations throughout Connecticut. As part of Ascension Health, the nation’s largest nonprofit health care system and the world’s largest Catholic health system, St. Vincent’s joins 23 other states and the District of Columbia in providing care for veterans outside the VA. In addition, the medical center will work with Health Net, which has been designated by the VA to implement the Veterans Choice Program. The program received $10 billion in funding through the Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014, which authorized private health care enti-

ties to provide primary care, inpatient and outpatient specialty care and mental health care for eligible veterans. “This program is personal for so many of us, either because we served or we have a family member who is a veteran,” said Christopher Willey, Veterans Choice program administrator at St. Vincent’s Medical Center. “As a veteran myself, it’s important to me to carry on the mission that I started as a Navy corpsman and care for my fellow service members any time they are in need.” According to St. Vincent’s, nearly 9 million veterans have received the Veterans Choice Card. Use of the card is strictly voluntary; veterans who qualify for VA health care can continue to receive care at a VA medical facility as they have in the past. The program will end when the allocated funds of $10 billion are used or no later than Aug. 7, 2017.

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BY JOE M. COX II

ove and marriage can go together like wealth and mergers … especially the second time around. Or if you’re talking the blooming of young love, then the matrimony equation can be more like love plus student debt. With spring being one of the most popular seasons to say “I do,” it might also be a good time for the two lovebirds with significant nest eggs to come to the table and talk money up front before tossing the tables in case something doesn’t work out — whether the couple starts out in the black or in the red. First, let’s look at those who have been down this garden path before. Putting two families together can be tough enough. Add money to the equation and that can increase the degree of difficulty. To do this correctly you really have to negotiate excellent prenuptial agreements. Now I know that sounds like talking divorce before the rings are even exchanged, but it’s better to test trust up-front than argue over residences and other assets when ugly emotions are hovering over the proceedings. It just makes sense, and will save you dollars and additional headaches — just in case. Issues to think about: one-third of those getting married each year have walked down the aisle before. With that in mind, if you don’t work things out up-front for you, do it for the children and grandchildren. Think about their inheritance and their financial future. College isn’t getting any cheaper and young people today are struggling with down payments on homes. Why not make the road less bumpy for them if the wheels come off your marriage carriage. Don’t want the kids to be “trust fund babies”? How about considering charities as beneficiaries? Everybody seems to be doing it these days from technology moguls to rock stars. Pick a charity or two, or three, which could do some good for something near and dear to your heart, in case your sweetheart isn’t so kind. The primary residence could be a sticky issue both entering and exiting a wealthy marriage merger. Do you live in a house once shared with an ex-spouse? That’s a lot of fingerprints and memories to erase. If kids move in as well, and it’s a significant moving distance, where do you spend the holidays? When it comes to real estate, this might be a good time to balance liquid vs. nonliquid assets. For instance, real estate costs money to run and the money trail runs downhill from a portfolio into real estate. You need to consider the tax implications of withdrawing from portfolios that are taxdeferred vs. open accounts. Now some advice to the young people as they get together in holy matrimony: Air all that dirty financial laundry now.

Until wealth do us part Student loans, credit cards and other debt have grown enormously for millennials and most of these debts are not even discharged in bankruptcy. It’s important to be open and honest with each other about how you and your partner will handle your finances. Combing your balance sheets and your income statements, including liabilities, is something that everyone should understand before saying “I do” and signing that marriage certificate. Ask yourselves how you would prioritize the use of any excess cash flow. Would you build an emergency fund? Would you invest for the future or big purchases? Would you put it toward reducing your debt? Credit ratings are also important because

they tend to follow people around for a very long time. This can be an issue if you have your hopes and dreams set on a little white house with a picket fence and your partner’s credit score is 350. Starting a new household is also very expensive — and that goes beyond the cost of real estate. After you have returned or cashed in all of your wedding gifts, you then need to use those credits to furnish your house and your life (notice how I didn’t say lifestyle). Typically how and where you live changes after marriage. Moving is expensive, so it also pays to have a cash fund that allows you to pay security deposits on everything from rentals to phones to Internet access — especially if you met watching “Game of

Thrones.” Which leads to the next point: Be very careful with your credit. Buying a large-screen TV on a five-year payment plan is typically a recipe for disaster. The TV will not even be paid for before it is completely obsolete and worthless because of the latest and greatest in new technology. Who pays for what — and when — is the big question here. They say money can’t buy love but when it comes to affairs of the heart, its good advice to have your financial affairs in order before the M&A so it doesn’t turn into divide and conquer. Joe M. Cox II is senior vice president, director of wealth advisory services at Webster Wealth Advisors Inc.. He can be reached at jcox@websterbank.com.

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General Electric’s Fairfield headquarters. However, he emphasized the codependent relationship between the county and New York as a hopeful sign of the county’s future growth. “Over the past year, New York City’s economy has, on average, added more than twice as many jobs each month as the total expected job losses from the relocations of GE, UBS and RBS,” he said. “While a majority of these jobs may not have been in highpaying-industry sectors, some of them were – especially in technology-related industries.” The largely suburban county is also being hit by a change in housing preferences fueling a renewed desire for city living, particularly among the millennial and younger generations, which may be a longterm trend, he said. The county’s future may be in its cities, which have seen notably high population gains. Bridgeport’s population has grown by nearly 6 percent since 2000, while Stamford has burgeoned, recently surpassing New Haven as the second largest city in the state with nearly a 10 percent population increase since 2000. With investments in workforce training and quality of life improvements such as improved mass transit and commercial development, Bridgeport’s Steelpointe Harbor and Stamford’s Harbor Point developments for example, the county can foster

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put more money into our pension funds under my four years than any mayor has ever put into pension funds ever in any fouryear period up until me,” Martin said. “We have a long way to go. It is going to take many years, but we are making a good start.” Martin repeatedly emphasized Stamford’s strong financial footing and growing prowess as being among the most desirable urban areas for business and growth. While the state has been decreasing in population since 2014, Fairfield County has seen modest growth and Stamford’s population has been burgeoning since 2008. The city recently overtook Hartford as the state’s second-largest city behind Bridgeport and is on track to rise to a population of nearly 130,000 by year’s end if projections hold true, Martin said. And while the state is having trouble growing and retaining its population, particularly among the young professional millennial generation, Stamford has been an exception with huge demand driving the ongoing development boom of apartment buildings in the city, Martin said. He noted the 675 residential units across

economic growth in the future, he said. “The challenge for Fairfield County is to make the urban areas you have as attractive as possible. “Modernizing mass transit in the region makes a lot of sense. It doesn’t feel like we are running on a state-of-the-art mass transit system.”

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On a national level, Dudley said he expects real gross domestic product growth of about 2 percent in 2016, “slightly below the average pace of growth in this expansion, but a bit above my estimate of the potential growth of the U.S. economy.” If his prediction holds true, he estimates national unemployment levels could drop to 4.75 percent from the current 5 percent unemployment rate. Despite the positive outlook, he cautions that the normal uncertainty of any Federal Reserve forecast is “somewhat greater than usual.” “Although the downside risks have diminished since earlier in the year, I still judge the balance of risks to my inflation and growth outlooks to be tilted slightly to the downside,” he said. “The factors behind the financial turbulence we saw earlier this year do not yet appear to be fully resolved.” In addition to his predictions, Dudley’s speech included a lengthy question and answer session as long as the speech itself, with a particular focus on trending topics such as the minimum wage and Wall Street regulation. In response to University of Bridgeport

three recent building developments that opened in the last several months in addition to six other residential buildings under construction throughout the downtown and waterfront areas. “They’re filling fast,” he said. Stamford’s commercial occupancy rates still have ample room for improvement, but Martin noted progress. Over the last 12 months commercial occupancy rates dropped from more than 25 percent to approximately 20 percent, but Martin admits more progress needs to be made. “We believe we actually have more employees in Stamford now than we had before the recession started in 2008-2009, but they are in much smaller office space,” he said. “We actually know in some buildings there are more employees than previously, yet there are floors for rent. This is creating a real challenge for us.” He noted that in 2015, newly signed leases occupied more than 640,000 square feet of space, particularly due to acquisitions by the financial firms Bridgewater Associates (137,000 square feet) and Synchrony Financial (312,000 square feet). He attributes Stamford’s desirability to a variety of factors, including the city’s national recognition as a center for business.

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professor Frederick Harmon’s question regarding the effect of the minimum wage increase on the Federal Reserve’s planning, Dudley said the impact would not have huge consequences on a macro scale due to the slow, state-by-state adoption of minimum wage increases and the relatively small amount of people who earn at or close to the minimum wage. “To the extent that you raise the minimum wage, and that raises people’s wages, that will lead to a little bit faster wage growth. That is actually not a bad thing in terms of the Federal Reserve’s objectives,” he said. “Wage inflation has actually been a little bit lower relative to what is consistent with our 2 percent inflation objective.” On a personal note, Dudley said he would like a single debate about indexing minimum wage to the median wage rather than the cyclical political debates that have been the status quo for decades. “Businesses would be able to plan what their minimum wage would likely evolve to over time,” he said. “Workers would have better protection that their minimum wages wouldn’t go up and down in real terms depending on whether the minimum wage was stuck at one level for many years and then raised a bunch all at once.” In regard to regulating Wall Street, “I certainly don’t think we have done too much,” he said. In particular, he said it was critical to end the too-big-to-fail mantra that saved the large banking institutions during the financial crises.

“The fact that some firms had to be rescued during the financial crisis to prevent the financial system from collapsing was a terribly unfair thing,” he said. “We have to make it so that any firm regardless of its size can actually fail without it threatening to take down the entire financial system.” He said considerable progress has been made through increased regulation to prevent the probability of large institutional failures, but more work was needed to prepare should a failure actually happen. “Sometime in the future there will be a crisis where some large financial firm will have done something really stupid and have gotten themselves in trouble. And we want at that moment in time to be very confident that we can let that firm fail because that’s the way it should work,” he said. He noted that large firms are currently working on resolution plans to manage failure scenarios without crashing the economy, though his statements were made prior to the recent announcement by federal regulators that five of the country’s largest banks, including Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo, are wholly unprepared to safely dismantle should they fail. “In my opinion, we shouldn’t stop working on this until we are confident that we can say a large firm can fail,” he said. “I am really committed to ending too big to fail and it is really important not to declare a victory prematurely. It is one thing to say we got it. It is another thing when you are actually in the crisis to act on that basis. So I think it is something we need to keep working on.”

Mayor David Martin delivers his State of the City Address. Photo by Reece Alvarez

“Stamford is the largest concentration of firms in finance outside of Manhattan in the United States,” he said. “Even in the current economic climate, (Stamford) is recognized nationally and internationally for being a strong business center.” Despite the widely perceived blow to the state and county with the impending departure of Fairfield-headquartered General Electric, Martin said the company’s relocation to Boston will have a minimal impact on Stamford. The same could not be said for Stamford-based Starwood Hotels & Resorts with their pending acquisition by Marriott

International hotels. “We are nervous about Starwood,” he said. “It is possible they will move down to Bethesda (Md.)” where Marriott has its headquarters. Overall, Martin said he and his administration are very positive about Stamford’s economic climate and project continued growth in the years to come. “Our goal is to make this the best place to live in this whole state and in fact the whole New York metro area,” he said. “The better we make this place to live the more people will want to live here and that’s what’s happening, we are seeing that influx of people.”

BRIEFS MARRIOTT’S BUY A DONE DEAL

Shareholders of Stamford-based Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide and Marriott International of Bethesda, Md., have approved Marriott’s bid to buy Starwood for $13.6 billion to create the largest hotel company in the world. The announcement on April 8 follows a bidding war among Marriott and a consortium of investors led by the Chinese insurance group, Anbang, which came to a halt with Anbang’s withdrawal at the end of March of its $13.9 billion all-cash offer citing “various market conditions.” According to a statement issued by both companies, holders of 97 percent of Marriott shares present and voting at the meeting, representing 79 percent of outstanding shares, voted in favor of a proposal to issue shares of Marriott common stock in connection with the transaction, and holders of 95 percent of Starwood shares present and voting at the meeting, representing 63 percent of outstanding shares, voted in favor of a proposal to approve the transaction. Arne Sorenson, Marriott’s president and CEO, said, “With today’s successful stockholder approval milestone, we are that much closer to completing our transaction. Our teams continue to plan the integration of our two companies and we are committed to a timely and smooth transition. We appreciate the stockholders’ vote of confidence in our ability to drive long-term value and opportunity as a combined company.” Once closed, the deal will create the world’s largest hotel company with 1.1 million rooms in more than 5,500 international hotels. In November 2015, Marriott and Starwood agreed to a deal worth $12.2 billion before being outbid by the Anbang consortium, including investment firms J.C. Flowers & Co. of New York City and Primavera Capital Ltd. of China. Following a counterbid, which has remained in place since Anbang’s withdrawal, Marriott will pay an estimated $13.6 billion, including $21 in cash per share. What will come of Starwood’s approximately 800 Stamford employees remains to be seen, although representatives for the company have said that Marriott has committed to maintaining Starwood’s corporate office at 1 Star Point and a presence in Stamford, at least through the end of the year.

its headquarters from Charlotte, N.C., to the Nutmeg State. State Rep. Matthew Lesser and Sen. Gary Win�ield, the Democratic cochairmen of the legislature’s Banking Committee, lost little time in trying to persuade Bank of America to relocate in the wake of North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory’s signing legislation that prevents cities and counties from passing their own anti-discrimination rules. The legislation came in response to a Charlotte ruling allowing transgender people to use restrooms aligned with their gender identity. The new law has inflamed members of the LGBT community as well as a number of corporations and lawmakers around the country. In the wake of the governor’s move, PayPal announced last week that it

Malloy urging North Carolina businesses to move to Connecticut as the Nutmeg State is “welcoming and inclusive.” Malloy announced on March 31 that he was banning state-funded travel to North Carolina, in a move recalling his travel ban to Indiana in March 2015. That ban came after passage of an Indiana law that allows businesses to turn away customers on religious grounds, which could be interpreted as allowing them to refuse service to LGBT customers. Meanwhile, Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant has signed into law a bill that allows businesses to refuse service to LGBT people. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has banned nonessential state-funded travel to both Mississippi and North Carolina. — Reece Alvarez, Kevin Zimmerman

would not go forward with plans to build a global operations center that would have added 400 jobs to the Charlotte area. In an April 5 letter signed by more than 40 lawmakers from both parties, Lesser and Winfield wrote, “Not only is Connecticut serious about our commitment to the financial sector, but we are also serious about our commitment to a just and tolerant society.” Bank of America stated it has no plans to move to Connecticut. Its CEO, Brian Moynihan, added his signature to a letter signed by 80 other corporate leaders, including Apple CEO Tim Cook and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, asking McCrory and the General Assembly to repeal the law. The Lesser and Winfield move came in the wake of a letter written by Gov. Dannel

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BRIEFS SHREDDER MAKES BIG BUY

On-Site Shredding of Stamford, a locally owned business operating for the last 15 years, has acquired City Confidential Shredding, which formerly operated under Stamford-based City Carting. The move is a step up for the small, ecofriendly shredding company, which offers daily, weekly and monthly route services as well as one-time purge services for both paper and computer hard-drive destruction. Owner Russ Liner, a Stamford native, said the move is part of the company’s commitment to steadily growing throughout Fairfield and Westchester counties. “It is unusual for the little guy to take over a portion of a large company and here I am doing just that because I have always believed in my roots,” Liner said. “We started On-Site Shredding during a crucial time in our economy, right in the midst of 9/11. Identity theft, privacy and safety of personal information were on everyone’s minds and we had a solution. I am proud of the level of growth On-Site Shredding has accumulated over the years and thankful that our clients trust us to protect their privacy.” Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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BOEHRINGER, PROPELLER TEAM UP

In what is billed as the first of its kind commercial partnership between a pharmaceutical and a digital health company in the respiratory medicine space, Ridgefield-based Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals and Wisconsin-based Propeller Health, a provider of digital platforms for respiratory health, have partnered to offer digital health tools and services to help people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma in better managing their disease. Under the terms of the partnership, Boehringer will fund the rollout of Propeller’s

digital platform for those living with COPD and asthma who are being treated with a Boehringer prescription medication (including market leader Spiriva and Striverdi) approved for use in the company’s Respimat inhaler. Patients who qualify will be able to enroll for free at a number of U.S. health systems in a program designed to determine how the technology affects Respimat adherence rates and patient engagement. The Propeller sensor attaches to the Respimat inhaler and is designed to keep patients connected to their caregiver and provide insights into disease triggers to both the patient and the care team. Along with a range of analytics, personal feedback and

education, the product passively tracks how and when each patient uses their inhaled medications and can send alerts to patients and their caregivers. The patient-customized data can be accessed via a number of platforms, including a dedicated website and most mobile devices. The partnership grew out of a 2014 pilot program designed to test the sensor’s compatibility with the inhaler. In March 2015, the FDA gave its approval to market the sensor and Respimat together. The 12-month monitoring program is scheduled to include 2,500 Respimat patients. — Reece Alvarez and Kevin Zimmerman

INDUSTRIAL BUILDING MAKEOVER

Newmark Grubb Knight Frank has been selected as the exclusive leasing agent at 330 Railroad Ave. in Greenwich. Richard Granoff of Greenwich’s Granoff Architects and partner Jeffrey B. Mendell of Greenwich Development Partners acquired the building and plan extensive renovations to reposition it as a three-story, 25,000-square-foot, Class A office building. Built in 1928, it had most recently been used by Connecticut Light & Power (now Eversource) as a maintenance and repair facility. The new owners plan to retain the industrial “bones” of the building while adding up-to-date fixtures and features, including a rooftop solar installation. NGKF Managing Director Allan Murphy said the final product will “have a look and feel similar to hightech conversions that are occurring in Soho, Tribeca and Brooklyn.” Granoff Architects plans to occupy most of the first floor as its headquarters beginning in January 2017, leaving 17,000 square feet, including the entire top floor of more than 12,000 square feet, available for lease. Murphy and NGKF Executive Vice President and Managing Director James Ritman, of the brokerage firm’s Stamford

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he Crowne Plaza Stamford hotel has reopened after an $18 million renovation that added various amenities including a greater focus on wellness and productivity. The 355-room hotel at 2701 Summer St. is owned by the Rosdev Corp. of Montreal and operated by InterContinental Hotels Group of England, owner of nine hotel brands, including Holiday Inn, Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites. “Our guests are looking for a hotel that caters to their business needs, so it’s important that we provide an environment that enables them to focus on getting their work done,” said Gina LaBarre, vice president,

Americas Brand Management, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, IHG. The hotel can accommodate more than 1,600 guests and has 30,000 square feet of meeting space for a wide range of events. According to Crowne Plaza, the brand is the fourth-largest upscale full-service hotel brand in the world and one of the fastestgrowing. Its portfolio has doubled since 2003 to nearly 400 hotels. InterContinental Hotels Group franchises, leases, manages or owns over 4,700 hotels and 697,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries, with almost 1,200 hotels in its development pipeline. — Reece Alvarez

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What to do before your business partnership is on the rocks The partner we thought we had has turned out not to be a true partner. We feel like they went behind our backs and directly approached our customers and our employees. This, after they’d agreed to keep hands-off. THOUGHTS OF THE DAY: How much do you have in common with your partner candidates? What do you have in writing to document your agreements? Check backgrounds before starting work. If a deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Get everything in order up-front. Think about how you view the world, and how your partner candidate looks at things. Are you both on the same page with big-picture items, such as how to value personnel, ethics, profitability, growth, exit, quality? Do you have the same long-term goals in mind? Not sure if you know enough about how your partner looks at the world? Spend time together. Get to know how your partner and observe their world. Give your partner a chance to observe yours. It doesn’t have to

be a perfect match, but there had better be more in common than not. Now that you are in partnership, pull out any written agreements, look for notes on how the deal was negotiated and on what was promised. Don’t believe that trust means you don’t need to do your homework. Trust is earned, not granted. Know everything you can; you’ll be working together for a long time. Make sure it’s a relationship you can live with. Find out who your potential partner has worked with, and how productive those experiences were. No one is perfect, but it’s better if you both see each other as trustworthy. Can you two work problems out, or might there be a blow-up? And what will happen if someone has concerns? If one of you is a control freak, it may be hard to give control to someone else. Be clear about who is in charge of what aspects. Work out those details before you jump in, or go any further. Ask yourself, “Why would I get into this deal in the first place?” Maybe it sounds like a really great opportunity, or that this offer is something that can’t be missed. Don’t be naïve. Opportunity and lack of time to think

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could be what your potential partner intended to present to you. If it’s such a great deal, wait for both of you to do some due diligence on each other. Spend time working out how to manage the relationship, and put agreements in place. Agree on key measures and scorecards that will be used to assess performance of the business. What do you each want to get out of the relationship, and what are you each planning to put into the relationship? If you’re looking to leverage your partners’ business connections, make sure they’re the right connections for the business. If your partner expects to sell some of their products to your customers, be sure your customers want what your partner has to sell. Most partnerships fall apart over money. How much are each of you willing to invest, and what if that’s not enough? How does investment relate to control over ownership and decision-making? Come up with an exit plan, will one of you buy out the other, or sell to a third party? How long do you both intend to be in business together? What happens if the numbers don’t play out as expected?

What will be expected from your employees? If someone you value has to be let go, can you live with that? Be certain that employees can deliver what’s required of them. Spend time upfront getting through all of these questions. Make notes on how you both answer these questions. Get out of the office and spend time together, to make sure you can get along. Think of this adventure as a marriage — one that will have bumps along the way, but also one that can endure because the core is strong. LOOKING FOR A GOOD BOOK? “Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business”, by Gino Wickman. 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: 877-2383535, AskAndi@Strate�yLeaders.com. Check out our library of business advice articles: AskAndi.com.

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HUD protects a criminal’s right to housing

n 1987, as a television news reporter in New York City, I was shocked when its first black police commissioner, Benjamin Ward, attributed most of the city’s violent crime to African-Americans. Young black men, he said, “are committing the genocide against the blacks, they are ripping off the neighborhoods, they are doing the shooting out in southeast Queens and killing innocent people as they fight over their drug locations.’’ The next day he told ministers in Brooklyn, “‘’I’m sorry that I had to say what I said last night, that our little secret is out of the house.’’ Crime rates since then have plummeted in New York City, but young African-Americans are still overrepresented in arrests and conviction statistics. Today that fact forms the basis of a new HUD ruling prohibiting landlords from disqualifying a prospective tenant just because they have a criminal record. It’s an outgrowth of last year’s Inclusive Communities Decision that upheld the “disparate impact” liability under the Fair Housing Act. It’s a prohibition on adopting policies that intentionally or unintentionally discriminate against protected classes under the act, which race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, and familial status. The HUD Office of General Counsel (OGC) finds that because African-Americans are arrested and convicted in higher numbers compared to the general population, they suffer a disparate impact when landlords disqualify tenants solely on the basis of arrests or felony convictions. In an advisory, the OGC says that owners must look at the nature, severity or “recency” of the criminal conduct and then make an “individualized assessment.” Arrest records alone cannot be used as a basis to disqualify a tenant, because an arrested person is presumed innocent. But what about sex offenders? An advisory from the law firm of Nixon Peabody says, “Significantly, OGC’s guidance does not acknowledge that HUD itself requires owners of HUD-assisted housing to exclude persons who are registered sex offenders or have been evicted for drugrelated criminal activity, and allows them to deny admission…[for] other types of criminal activity.” The law firm’s advisory speculates that bad credit might be next to be prohibited as a screening tool by landlords because of disparate impact on minorities. With the crisis of affordable housing, and the huge incarceration rates in the U.S., many

offenders find themselves out of luck when it comes to housing. My nonprofit agency gets letters on a regular basis from prisoners about to be released who cannot find apartments. They often end up homeless, struggling to find landlords who will take them. But with the new ruling, all landlords must stop screening tenants on the basis of criminal records alone — called one strike policies — or face charges of discrimination. Alexander Roberts is executive director of the fair housing group Community Innovations Inc., headquartered in White Plains. He can be reached at aroberts@chigrants.org or 914-683-1010.

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THE LIST

Fairfield County and Region

Hotels and Conference Centers

Hotels and Conference Centers Ranked by number of guest rooms. Restaurants

Amenities and guest services

20 26,059

Concierge lounge, pet friendly, fitness center, full-service spa, copy and fax service and messenger service

484 12

30 50,000

Temperature-controlled pavilion for outdoor events, complimentary shuttle transportation for within five miles, business center, 24-hour fitness facility, swimming pool and heated whirlpool, service dogs permitted

NA Mark Gagnier sales@sheratonstamford.com 2011/1983

379 3

16 20,000

Business center, café, fitness center, indoor pool, local office shuttles, covered parking

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

319 6

13 (plus seasonal tent) 22,734

Indoor and outdoor pool and two workout rooms, 15 breakout rooms and copy and fax services

Allan Codore 2012/1998

306 7

19 22,000

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

NA 2012/1979

242 2

20 26,000

Café, restaurant, iPod docking stations, 24-hour business center, meeting space accommodates up to 700 guests

Janice Perna-Nicholas 2014/1974

193 6

15 10,000

Keurig coffee maker in all guestrooms, pet friendly, 24-hour business center and copy, printer and fax services available

169, including 68 villas

12 15,000

Spa, valet parking, indoor and outdoor pools, tennis courts, coffee shop, gift shop, 24-hour business center, event space accommodates up to 300 guests

149 12

11 6,300

Indoor pool, fitness center, full-service business center, copy and fax services and a messenger service

135 (all suites)

2 750

Fitness center, terrace, library and boardroom, business center and fax and photo copying services

117 3

4 6,000

Meeting packages available, 3,200 square feet of banquet space in Westport Ballroom, audio visual services, business center services and on-site catering available

Monica Morgan 2014/1973

114 11

5 2,880

Complimentary wireless Internet, business center, printer and copier services available

Todd Lindvall 2011/2005

110 5

2 877

Full-service business center, copy and fax service and messenger service

Kevin Gross Reina Sutch, director of sales rsuch@hotelzerodegrees.com 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

Danielle Bentley, assistant general manager 2010

94 33

3 1,515

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

Maron Hotel and Suites

Brian Skene gm@maronhotel.com Ongoing/1998

86 64

5 5,000

Business center and dining and banquet facilities

Delamar Greenwich Harbor

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

Mariya Sytnyk Jackie Kosiba kosiba@thedelamar.com 2010

44 6

2 5,000

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

0 2

4 13,000

Name Address Area code: 203, unless otherwise noted Website

Stamford Marriott Hotel & Spa

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

Hilton Stamford Hotel & Executive Meeting Center

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

Sheraton Stamford

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

Trumbull Marriott Hotel

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

Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale

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

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

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

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

Crowne Plaza Danbury Hotel Ethan Allen Hotel

Tom Sullivan tsullivan@watersedgeresortandspa.com 2015/1985

Courtyard by Marriott

Nadine Azzaro nazzaro@sheltoncourtyard.com 2012/1987 Linda Holmes-Hannon Clare Pusateri clare.pusateri@hilton.com 2015/2002 Nora Gomez Gina Sadl gsadl@westportinn.com 2011

Homewood Suites by Hilton Stratford 6905 Main St., Stratford 06614 377-3322 • homewoodsuites3.hilton.com

The Westport Inn

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

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

Holiday Inn Danbury

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

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

18 19

Hotel Zero Degrees Norwalk Hyatt House

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

Delamar Southport Hotel

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

Amber Room Colonnade

Not ranked

Ronald Antonucci Diane DeNise ddenise@stamfordmarriott.com 2009/1977 Foster Burnett Ann Marie Moayedi annmarie.moayedi@hilton.com 2008/1984

Water's Edge Resort and Spa

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

General manager Contact Email address Renovation/ Year established

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

Doug Polistena doug@theamberroom.net 2013/1969

Guest rooms/ Guest suites

Meeting rooms/ Square footage of meeting areas

502 6

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

• Newly Renovated Ballrooms and Conference Which Can Accommodate 10-500 People LeroyRooms Diggs Matrix Conference and Banquet Center * Diane Disher 23 0 0 39 Old Ridgebury Road, Danbury 06810 ddisher@matrixcbc.com • Upgraded High-Speed WiFi Complimentary in All Guestrooms, Meeting and Public34,000 Spaces 312-1555 ext. 1 • matrixconferenceandbanquetcenter.com 2010 • 193 Newly Renovated Guestrooms Decorated in The Legendary Style of Ethan Allen Stepping Stones Museum for Children * 4 Rhonda Kiest 1 NA Mathews Park, 303 West Ave., Norwalk 06850 Copy, Printing • 24-Hour Business Center With Fax, and Internet Capabilities 13,000 2010/2000 899-0606, ext. 228 • steppingstonesmuseum.org • State of The Art Multimedia Capabilities 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. • Day Meeting Packages or Custom Pricing • Dedicated, Professional Event Planner tohave Detail * Locations are unranked because they do not guestEvent rooms. from Beginning To End NA

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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 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 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

smoking cessation and heart health. With support from First Niagara and UnitedHealthcare of Connecticut Inc., the business council recognized 49 organizations this year for their commitment to employee health. “As I have been involved with this program since its inception, I continue to be impressed with the level of commitment these companies have devoted to wellness within their workplaces,” said Matthew Fair, co-chairman of the council’s 2016 Healthy Workplaces Employer Recognition Program and first vice president of First Niagara Risk Management Inc. “Regardless of company size, these honorees have used innovative approaches to not just engage, but to measure the effectiveness of their programs over the long term.”

BRIEFS SHU NAMED A HEALTHY PLACE TO WORK

For six years in a row, Sacred Heart University in Fairfield has been recognized by the Business Council of Fairfield County as the county’s healthiest place to work. The university was recognized for the level of health services it provides its 1,300 full- and part-time employees under its wellness program. Under the program, the university provides its staff with a financial incentive for eligible employees who complete a university-sponsored biometric screening and an online health assessment. The university helps its employees maintain healthy lifestyles with on-site fitness classes; discounts at local fitness centers; and an annual health fair for faculty, staff, students and family members with free flu shots, health screenings, and healthy cooking demonstrations. The wellness program also provides free coaching for faculty and staff members to help with stress management, weight loss,

UB LOWERS TUITION FOR SOME

Under Connecticut Promise, a new initiative launched by the University of Bridgeport, tuition fees will be reduced for first-time freshmen living on campus, as well as commuters. “We know that in today’s society, the overwhelming cost of higher education can hinder a student’s options for choosing the best college for their studies,” said Karissa Peckham, associate vice president for enrollment. “At the University of Bridgeport, we want to make it possible for incoming students to experience the benefits of a private

institution without having to pay exponentially more than an in-state public school. UB firmly believes that a solid education should be both accessible and attainable.” According to the university, with the nation’s current student debt crisis, it is becoming increasingly difficult for students to have access to quality higher education without a cumbersome financial burden. The Federal Reserve states total education debt reached $1.3 trillion in 2015. To address the growing issue, beginning this fall no in-state freshmen living on campus will pay more than $18,500 per year for tuition, fees and room and board, including any grants or scholarships they receive as part of financial aid. For example, if a student plans to live on campus, the sticker price would be $43,840. If the student initially receives a financial aid award that includes $18,000 in scholarships and grants, then their total cost would be reduced to $25,840. Through the Connecticut Promise program the student would be awarded an additional $7,340 to cover the difference and bring the total down to $18,500, according to the university. For commuter students the maximum cost per year would be $12,000. The tuition reduction will remain as students progress through their education. The initiative will be directly paid for by the university, though the school intends to off-set the cost by attracting more students

for whom cost is an issue, according to a university representative.

ABILITY BEYOND APPOINTS NEW CEO

Ability Beyond, a nonprofit that provides services to individuals with disabilities in Connecticut and Westchester, has hired Jane Davis-Bunt as its new CEO. Davis-Bunt previously served as chief operating officer of Ability Beyond, which has headquarters in Bethel and Chappaqua. She has been with the nonprofit for more than 30 years. “There is no one better equipped than Davis-Bunt to lead our organization in the coming years,” said current CEO Thomas H. Fanning. “Not only does she fully embrace the values or our organization, she is a forwardthinking leader who will respond to the challenges of the future with energy and creativity.” Davis-Bunt has tripled the number of people the organization supports since she took over as COO in 2010, according to Ability Beyond. She also led a digitization of client records and pushed to develop best practice models for residential care for people with disabilities. Davis-Bunt has a master’s degree in organization leadership from Quinnipiac University and is a member of the Danbury Hospital Ethics Committee and serves on the executive council for the New York Alliance of Waiver TBI Providers. — Reece Alvarez and Ryan Deffenbaugh

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Host an Event to Remember We know about inspiration. We know how to dazzle the senses. And with just a little bit of Stepping Stones magic, we’ll take your vision and make it a reality. • Mingle among festive galleries and hands-on exhibits • Open air tent for seated dinners, dancing or entertainment • Multimedia Gallery with 35 x 12 foot projection screen for a wide range of events, banquets and performances • Performance stage and seating for smaller gatherings • Outdoor garden for cocktail receptions For a personal tour and consultation, call 203 899 0606, ext. 227 or visit www.steppingstonesmuseum.org/events Mathews Park, 303 West Avenue • Norwalk, Connecticut • Exit 14N or 15S off I-95 • steppingstonesmuseum.org

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800-222-5901 • watersedgeresortandspa.com

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Meeting packages available, 3,200 square feet of banquet space in Westport Ballroom, audio visual services, business center services and on-site catering available

Monica Morgan 2014/1973

114 11

5 2,880

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Todd Lindvall 2011/2005

110 5

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Kevin Gross Reina Sutch, director of sales rsuch@hotelzerodegrees.com 2010

97 NA

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Randy Salvatore 2013

96 NA

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Rooftop terrace, fitness center and concierge

Danielle Bentley, assistant general manager 2010

94 33

3 1,515

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

Maron Hotel and Suites

Brian Skene gm@maronhotel.com Ongoing/1998

86 64

5 5,000

Business center and dining and banquet facilities

Delamar Greenwich Harbor

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

Mariya Sytnyk Jackie Kosiba kosiba@thedelamar.com 2010

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

Leroy Diggs Diane Disher ddisher@matrixcbc.com 2010

23 34,000

4 13,000

Holiday Inn Danbury

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Hotel Zero Degrees Stamford

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

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

Hotel Zero Degrees Norwalk Hyatt House

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Delamar Southport Hotel

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

Amber Room Colonnade

Not ranked

THE LIST 135 (all suites)

11 6,300

4 6,000

149 12

117 3

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

center, event space accommodates up to 300 guests

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

Hotels and Conference Centers

Rhonda Kiest 2010/2000

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. * NA

Locations are unranked because they do not have guest rooms. Not available.

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GOING UP Construction continues at Sacred Heart University’s $58 million Center for Healthcare Education on Park Avenue in Bridgeport. The 175,000-square-foot building will provide expanded and modernized educational opportunities for the university’s health profession programs as well as an education clinic offering specialized services. The new building is expected to be completed by April 2017. Photos by Mark F. Conrad

The University of Bridgeport’s newest residence hall is on track to open in the summer of 2016. When complete, the 60,000-square-foot building will house 230 students. The $21 million building is being funded by the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority. Photos courtesy of the University of Bridgeport

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Teens and student loan debt: What they don’t know can hurt them BY REECE ALVAREZ ralvarez@westfairinc.com

recent survey sponsored by the global nonprofit youth education organization Junior Achievement and the New York City-based finical services company Voya Foundation has found that more than 33 percent of teens don’t understand their responsibility for paying off student debt, which has become a national issue as student debt levels soar and repayment rates plummet. According to data compiled by both organizations, the average debt load has soared to nearly $35,000 from only about $10,000 Dean Gorton of Wells Fargo participating in Stratford Public Schools’ Financial Literacy Week at Nichols Elementary School on SCSU_MBA_CPA_Fairfield_7.375x7.125.qxp_Layout 1 12/15/15 4:32 PM Page 1 in the mid-1990s. During the same peri- April 8. Photos courtesy of Junior Achievement

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Barbara Keegan of Wells Fargo participating in Stratford Public Schools’ Financial Literacy Week at Lane Elementary School on April 8.

od, the proportion of students graduating with student loan debt has increased from approximately half to 70 percent. Outstanding student debt was estimated at $1.3 trillion in 2015, according to the Federal Reserve. While more students are taking on higher loan amounts, the pace at which they are repaying those loans is slowing. According to the U.S. Department of Education, as of the end of August 2015, about 7 million Americans with student loans have not made a payment to the government in a year or more. This is an increase of 6 percent, or 400,000 borrowers from 2014. Junior Achievement and Voya state that credible estimates suggest that 25 to 30 percent of all loans outstanding, ignoring those held by students still in school, may be delinquent — meaning payments have not been received for 90 days or more — or in formal default — meaning payments have not been received for 270 days or more. “These are staggering figures, much worse than the situation 5 to 10 years earlier,” according to Junior Achievement’s 2015 Understanding the Student Loan Explosion report. As part of Junior Achievement’s mission to educate students in financial literacy, entrepreneurship and workforce readiness, the organization recently participated in a week of financial education classes for the more than 7,400 students across the Stratford public school system in partnership with business professionals from organizations such as Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, FedEx and Ansonia-headquartered Better Packages. “These types of lessons, not typically included in school curriculum, help young people understand credit and loans and how to make decisions about debt, such as student loans, which are imminent for many of them,” said Bernadine Venditto, president of Junior Achievement of Western CT. “College education is the second-largest investment many people will make in their lifetimes, and yet decisions to take on student debt are made by 17- and 18-year-olds who have received little to no financial literacy education.”

Learning about animals over on Greenwich’s wild side BY GEORGETTE GOUVEIA ggouveia@westfairinc.com

ou associate Greenwich with tony shops, elegant eateries, boating, polo and, well, quiet money — lots of it. But what about Thomson’s gazelles, two-toed sloths and toco toucans? Or how about giant anteaters, armadillos and orangutans? Enter the LEO Zoological Conservation Center, a nonprofit, off-exhibit, accredited breeding reserve in Greenwich, dedicated to saving “the rare and endangered animals of today for the people of tomorrow.” The center does this through captive breeding programs for zoological populations, captive bred for wild release programs, conservation-based research, youth education and educational outreach. Since its founding in 2009 by conservationist Marcella Leone, the Lionshare Educational Organization (LEO) has had remarkable success with its breeding program, despite the challenges. Two years ago, the center announced the record-tying birth of eight cheetah cubs that carry the rare, recessive king cheetah gene, characterized by thick black stripes down the back and splotches on a pale field instead of spots on yellow. They were born appropriately enough on what was Labor Day that year, Sept. 1. This was no mean feat as cheetahs have lost 90 percent of their population in the last 100 years. (Indeed, there are fewer than 7,500 in the wild worldwide.) King cheetahs are extremely rare, with reportedly fewer than 30 in the world. Compounding the problem of the cheetah’s survival is the reality that females are solitary creatures, notoriously picky about their partners. Nonetheless, mom Mona Lisa got it on with dad Michelangelo, and the result was the litter of eight. For the well-being of mother and babies since female cheetahs have only six teats, five cubs were cared for by their mother while three were reared in the center’s nursery. Some of these cubs have made their way to zoos across the country to inspire animal lovers. And some have remained at the Greenwich facility to augment the current breeding program. But the cheetah isn’t the only success story for LEO – which, oddly enough, has no lions. The name is a play on Leone, which means “lion” in various languages. The center, which boasts approximately 50 species, has seen rare births among the orangutan (endangered, with the birth being the first ever through assisted reproduction technology); the fishing cat (endangered); the mountain

Adaeze (meaning “daughter of a king” in Swahili) standing over Odie, an Australian Shepherd, during an educational presentation at LEO Zoological Conservation Center. Photograph by Tyler Sizemore of Hearst Connecticut.

bongo (critically endangered); the threebanded armadillo (near threatened); the Thomson’s gazelle (near threatened); the giant anteater (vulnerable), the Brazilian tapir (vulnerable); the two-toed sloth; the Southern vested tamandua; the toco toucan; and others. Breeding is one half of LEO’s story. The other is education, with Adaeze (the name means “daughter of a king” in Swahili), LEO’s ambassador cheetah, even appearing at Greenwich Polo Club. As the organization notes on its website, “We will only conserve what we love. We will only love what we understand. We will only understand what we are taught.” This article �irst appeared in Wag magazine, the Business Journal’s sister publication.

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Norwalk Community College, Waveny partner for training nurses BY REECE ALVAREZ ralvarez@westfairinc.com

orwalk Community College has partnered with the Waveny LifeCare Network of New Canaan to provide hands-on simulation training for Waveny’s nurses, specifically those who care for the center’s short-term rehab patients. The partnership was formed to meet the needs of an increasingly acute patient population and reduce hospital readmissions, according to Mary Di Paola, Waveny’s director of nursing. “Many of the joint replacement cases who in years past would have come to the care center as short-term rehab patients are now going directly home with home-care services,” she said. “It’s those patients who require greater care due to their complex co-morbidities who we now see in inpatient rehabilitation, using our interdisciplinary team to manage their recovery. That’s why it’s vitally important for our nursing team to be prepared to care for these patients with the highest quality of (training in) nursing, early identification, communication and

interventions to reduce complications and the need for hospital readmission.” Waveny nurses will train in the college’s simulation center. Established in 2011 with support from Greenwich, Norwalk and Stamford hospitals, the center allows health care students and community professionals across disciplines to practice skills in medical procedures, using computerized patient mannequins to simulate patient situations. Educators guide students through scenarios that replicate real-life situations students may encounter as health care clinicians. NCC has 10 full-body simulation mannequins that mimic many human functions, including breathing, talking and coughing. The students diagnose health issues and perform procedures such as intravenous therapy and injections. “As both a nurse and a nursing supervisor who oversees other clinicians, this experience reinforced my assessment skills, deepened my confidence and gave me a feeling of empowerment,” said Mariola Germaine, nursing supervisor and one of Waveny’s participants in the training. “The training lab’s robot-mannequin provided us with a

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wonderfully interactive experience, where practice was allowed to make perfect.” The training is in tandem with education on the INTERACT program designed to lower readmission rates, improve care transitions and enhance communication, positive clinical outcomes and operational success. According to Di Paola, this component of

the program will train nurses to better identify the early signs of change in a patient’s condition and how to evaluate and review each patient’s care plan. Germaine is already hailing the program as a success. “This type of groundbreaking classroom training is taking our profession of nursing to new heights,” she said.

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FACTS & FIGURES on the record ATTACHMENTS-FILED Ionian Food Imports Inc., et al., Stamford. Filed by Howard R. Wolfe. $650,000 in favor of Westport National Bank, Westport. Property: 3 Old Wagon Road, Stamford. Filed March 29. Ionian Food Imports Inc., et al., Stamford. Filed by Howard R. Wolfe. $650,000 in favor of Westport National Bank, Westport. Property: 291 Hope St., Unit B-4, Stamford. Filed March 29.

ATTACHMENTS RELEASED Delfino, Ann C., Trumbull. Filed by Anne Jasorkowski. $67,874 in favor of Cambridge Manor of Fairfield LLC, Bridgeport. Property: 56 Respire Court, Trumbull. Filed March 3. Highland HC LLC, Newtown. Released by Jan Steinfeld. $126,000 in favor of Executive Lawn Maintenance and Landscaping LLC, Bethel. Property: 123 and 123 S. Main St., Newtown. Filed March 24. Skar LLC, et al., Newtown. Released by Robert N. Sensale, in favor of Citibank NA. Property: 162 Boggs Hill Road, Newtown. Filed March 29.

BANKRUPTCIES 18 Sherman Ave LLC, 1200 E. Putnam Ave., Riverside. Chapter 11. Assets: $1 million to $10 million. Liabilities: $10 million to $50 million. Creditors: First Niagara Bank; Green Tree Servicing; Nationstar Mortgage LLC; Real Time Resolutions. Type of business: Limited liability company. Debtor’s attorney: Kasari & Corazzelli LLC. Case no. 5:16-bk-50466. Filed April 1.

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Park Lands Office Park LLC, 3 Parklands Drive, Fairfield. Chapter 11. Assets: $1 million to $10 million. Liabilities: $10 million to $50 million. Creditors: Eversource, $17,883; Sarracco Mechanical Services, $15,637; William W. Seymour & Associates $13,540; EGA Architects $11,161. Type of business: Limited liability company. Debtor’s attorney: Robert J. Gillon. Case no. 5:16-bk-50425. Filed March 29.

BUILDING PERMITS

COMMERCIAL 151-155 Spruce Street LLC, Stamford, contractor for self. Upgrade the interior of a deli in an existing commercial space at 151 Spruce St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $780,000. Filed between March 28 and April 1. AP Construction, Stamford, contractor for Stamford Hospital. Perform an interior fit-out of an existing commercial space at 30 Shelburne Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $6.3 million. Filed between March 28 and April 1. AW Contracting LLC, contractor for Paulo Barbaglio Giorgio, et al. Install a new partition wall in the living room of a condominium at 1 Broad St., Unit PH31B, Stamford. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed between March 28 and April 1. Bismark Construction Co. Inc., Milford, contractor for St. Vincent’s Medical Center. Replace a lab in an existing commercial space at 2800 Main St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $16,600. Filed March 31. Bismark Construction Company Inc., Milford, contractor for St. Vincent’s Medical Center. Replace the drop ceilings in an existing commercial space at 2800 Main St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $58,000. Filed March 29. BN Maheih, Trumbull, contractor for North Coffee House. Renovate the interior of an existing commercial space at 529 North Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed March 29. BN Maheih, Trumbull, contractor for Washington Coffee House. Renovate the interior of an existing commercial space at 280 Washington Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed March 29. CJ Contractors LLC, Branford, contractor for YMCA. Renovate the interior of an existing commercial space at 651 State St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $3,600. Filed March 28. Crown Castle, Monroe, contractor for the town of Monroe. Replace the antennas on an existing commercial space at 230 Guinea Road, Monroe. Cost undisclosed. Filed March 15.

Crown Point Center LLC, Stamford, contractor for Dunkin Donuts. Install sinks in an existing commercial space at 484 Bridgeport Ave., Shelton. Estimated cost: $3,405. Filed March 24.

Rectenwald Bros Construction Inc., contractor for Vans. Perform a tenant fit-up in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 5065 Main St., Trumbull. Estimated cost: $178,552. Filed March 2016.

Cyn Environmental, Monroe, contractor for Connecticut CVS Pharmacy LLC. Remove in-ground tanks on the property of an existing commercial space at 505 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe. Cost undisclosed. Filed March 2.

RM Custom Contractors, Trumbull, contractor for Bridgeport Port Authority. Enclose the information desk in an existing commercial space at 330 Water St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $21,500. Filed March 29.

Empire Telecom USA LLC, Trumbull, contractor for self. Replace the antennas on an existing commercial space at 5065 Main St., Trumbull. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed March 2016. Enterprise Shelton Lot 4 LLC, Shelton, contractor for self. Perform an interior fit-up of an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 4 Corporate Drive, Shelton. Estimated cost: $143,000. Filed March 22. Four Hundred Atlantic Title LLC, Stamford, contractor for self. Upgrade the service elevator in an existing commercial space at 400 Atlantic St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $199,000. Filed between March 28 and April 1. Great Lakes Mgt., Dundee, R.I., contractor for Crown Castle. Perform structural reinforcement to a tower on the property of an existing commercial space at 1875 Noble Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $94,000. Filed March 29. Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Add temporary tents to the property of an existing commercial space for a special event at 4070 Park Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed March 31. Infinity Office Interiors, Trumbull, contractor for self. Perform a tenant fit-up in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 100 Technology Drive, Trumbull. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed March 2016. Magna Construction Limited LLC, contractor for Canal Street Partners LLC. Renovate the interior of an existing commercial space at 700 Canal St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $600,000. Filed between March 28 and April 1. Murphy & Sons Inc., contractor for Daycroft Apartments. Strip and reroof an existing commercial space on Blachley Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $29,800. Filed between March 28 and April 1. New England Hood Systems LLC, Trumbull, contractor for self. Install hood systems in an existing commercial space at 10 Broadway, Trumbull. Estimated cost: $20,550. Filed March 2016.

SBA Infrastructure LLC, Monroe, contractor for self. Replace the antennas on an existing commercial space at 500 Moose Hill Road, Monroe. Cost undisclosed. Filed March 28. Shawmut Woodworking and Supply, contractor for Rich-Taubman Associates. Reduce an existing commercial space to its core at 230 Tresser Blvd., Stamford. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed between March 28 and April 1. Storch, Matt, Bridgeport, contractor for The Needle Group. Renovate the interior of an existing commercial space at 2992 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $7,000. Filed March 29. THD at Home Services Inc., Shrewsbury, Mass., contractor for Rodrigo Gordon, et al. Perform an interior fit-out of an existing commercial space at 22 Frank St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $20,880. Filed between March 28 and April 1. Tm Crowley, et al., Monroe, contractor for Connecticut CVS Pharmacy LLC. Demolish an existing commercial space at 515 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe. Cost undisclosed. Filed March 29. Tm Crowley, et al., Monroe, contractor for Connecticut CVS Pharmacy LLC. Demolish an existing commercial space at 509 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe. Cost undisclosed. Filed March 29. TM Crowley, et al., Monroe, contractor for Connecticut CVS Pharmacy LLC. Demolish an existing commercial space at 505 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe. Cost undisclosed. Filed March 29. Valley Chamber of Commerce, Shelton, contractor for Griffin Hospital. Perform an interior fit-up of an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 10 Progress Drive, Shelton. Estimated cost: $250,000. Filed March 31. Walmart Real Estate Business, Bentonvilla, Ark., contractor for Walmart. Renovate the interior of an existing commercial space at 465 Bridgeport Ave., Shelton. Estimated cost: $770. Filed March 22.

Westview Electric LLC, contractor for Joanne Krisofits. Renovate the kitchen and living room in an existing commercial space at 1 Valley Road, Unit 206, Stamford. Estimated cost: $9,000. Filed between March 28 and April 1.

RESIDENTIAL Agneta, Portanoun, Bridgeport, contractor for Trefz. Renovate the interior and exterior of an existing single-family residence at 3700 Madison Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed March 29. Aguirre, Jose, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Renovate the fire doors in an existing single-family residence at 555 Capital Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed April 1. Albernghette, Marcus, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Remove the plaster in an existing single-family residence at 43 Heppenstall Drive, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed March 30. Alcraft Inc., North Haven, contractor for Jerry Thompson. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 173 Livingston Place, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $9,000. Filed March 29. AMEC Carting LLC, Stamford, contractor for the city of Stamford. Demolish a house and foundation at 671 Bedford St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $94,300. Filed between March 28 and April 1. Carvalho, Joe, Trumbull, contractor for self. Add new steps to the front of an existing single-family residence at 28 Hilltop Drive, Trumbull. Estimated cost: $2,200. Filed March 2016. Decatur, Stephen M., Shelton, contractor for self. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 41 Pawtucket Ave., Shelton. Estimated cost: $16,000. Filed March 24. DeFreese, Brian J., Stamford, contractor for self. Build a single-story platform deck on the property of an existing single-family residence at 733 Long Ridge Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $9,500. Filed between March 28 and April 1.

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Degirolamo, Monroe, contractor for self. Construct a new single-family residence with four bedrooms at 56 Pinto Lane, Monroe. Cost undisclosed. Filed March 29. Dzhus, Ruslan, et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Perform an interior upgrade in an existing singlefamily residence at 22 Emma Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $18,000. Filed between March 28 and April 1.

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NEW WEBSITE FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit that builds, renovates and repairs housing for people in need, launched a new website for its Connecticut affiliates. Housatonic Habitat for Humanity services 16 towns in Connecticut, including Danbury, New Milford, Bethel, Brookfield,

Bridgewater, New Canaan, New Fairfield, Newtown, Redding, Ridgefield, Roxbury, Sherman, Washington, Weston and Wilton. By visiting habitatct.org, visitors can access information about how to volunteer, donate or shop at Housatonic Habitat for Humanity.

PONVERT INDUCTED INTO IATL Antonio Ponvert III of Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder PC, a law firm in Bridgeport, was inducted into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL) at its annual meeting held April 2-6. The IATL limits membership to 500 fellows, seeking out individuals who have achieved a career of excellence through skill and ability in jury trials, trials before

the court and appellate practice. Members are engaged in civil practice on both the plaintiff’s and the defendant’s sides of the courtroom, and the trial of criminal cases. Ponvert was evaluated by his colleagues and the judges in his jurisdiction and has been recommended by them as possessing these qualifications.

ABILITY BEYOND ELECTS NEW CEO Ability Beyond, a nonprofit providing services to individuals with disabilities with a location in Bethel, welcomed Jane Davis as its new CEO. Davis, who has worked for Ability Beyond for more than 30 years, previously served as its chief operating officer

since 2010. In this position, she led the organization through a period of growth, more than tripling the number of people supported. Davis holds a master’s in organizational leadership from Quinnipiac University.

GOOD THINGS HAPPENING BABY BOOMERS GET ‘FIT’ TO RETIRE Southington-based Edu4Retirement Inc., a company specializing in retirement planning, is featuring a new holistic approach to help clients transition into retirement. Using a readiness assessment, coaches Michael E. Callahan and Steven Tillona can measure a client’s degree of readiness in financial and nonfinancial areas

of retirement. By doing so, they can create a customized pre-retirement checklist and 100-Day Playbook to suit individual requirements. In addition to finances, Fit-ToRetire assesses clients’ health and nutrition, self-identity, personal relationships and social skills. For more, visit fittoretire.com/eduteam.

STAFFING FIRM CELEBRATES 14TH ANNIVERSARY Mackey & Guasco Staffing, a staffing firm in Southport, celebrated 14 years in business March 13. Founded in 2002, the firm is a direct-hire, human resources contract services and temporary recruiting firm that specializes in human resources, office administration, marketing and accounting. It services clients in industries ranging in size from two to more than 5,000 employees in Connecticut and New York. Mackey & Guasco Staffing is located at 2425 Post Road, Suite 206, Southport and can be reached at 203-655-1166.

From left: Maureen Mackey and Lu Guasco.

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NEW CEO JOINS HOMES FOR THE BRAVE Bridgeport-based Applied Behavioral Rehabilitation Institute d.b.a. Homes for the Brave, a nonprofit providing housing and support to homeless veterans and other individuals, welcomed Vincent Santilli as its new CEO. Santilli brings nonprofit and private sector experience, previously serving as director of the U.S. office for Hands Together, a nonprofit serving the poor in Haiti, and continues to coordinate its mission appeals

throughout the country. Prior to this, he held multiple leadership roles during 30 years at People’s United Bank, including first vice president of the retail and business banking division and executive director of the $51 million People’s United Community Foundation. He holds a bachelor’s in economics and public policy from the University of Pennsylvania and a master’s in business administration from Sacred Heart University.

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Vincent Santilli

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CHIECO NAMED TO TOP FINANCIAL ADVISORS LIST Peter Chieco, a family wealth director and senior portfolio manager, wealth management and financial advisor in Morgan Stanley’s Greenwich wealth management office, was named to Barron’s list of America’s Top 1,200 Advisors: 2016

State-by-State. The “Barron’s Top 1,200 Advisors” is a select group of individuals who are screened on criteria, including assets under management, revenue produced for the firm and quality of services provided to clients. Peter Chieco

The annual Greenwich Chamber of Commerce’s Business and Culinary Showcase tabletop exhibitor event.

COLDWELL BANKER NAMES REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT

The Greenwich Chamber of Commerce is presenting its annual Business and Culinary Showcase, Thursday, April 28, 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Eastern Greenwich Civic Center, 90 Harding Road, Old Greenwich. All business professionals, residents and those interested in supporting

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Connecticut and Westchester County promoted Susan Cassidy to regional vice president of the company’s Connecticut West region. Reporting to president Joseph Valvano, Cassidy’s responsibilities include oversight

local businesses are welcome to attend this tabletop exhibitor event featuring more than 70 exhibitors and food vendors. The event includes raffle opportunities and a Greenwich Chamber membership drive. For more, visit greenwichchamber.com.

of the company’s 19 sales offices throughout Fairfield and Litchfield counties, as well as southwestern New Haven County. With 14 years experience, Cassidy previously served as the branch manager of two Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage offices.

The Bijou Theatre and The Kennedy Center’s Maggie Daly Arts Coop is hosting the first annual Bridgeport EarthFest, 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., featuring a variety of free activities throughout downtown Bridgeport. For more, visit mdac-kc.org.

WETTENSTEIN JOINS THE MARITIME AQUARIUM The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk welcomed Alicia Wettenstein as its new director of development. Wettenstein’s responsibilities include cultivating, stewarding and communicating with donors. She will work closely with the aquarium’s board and Brian Davis, president, to develop organizational best practices for fundraising and donor

stewardship. Prior to joining, she served as the director of development at Mill River Park Collaborative in Stamford, where she assisted in fundraising for the 28-acre urban park. She graduated magna cum laude from Sacred Heart University and began her career in education and human resources before transitioning to the nonprofit sector.

FIRST COUNTY BANK AWARDS HARASIUK New Canaan-based Waveny LifeCare Network, a nonprofit providing eldercare services, welcomed three new members to its board of directors. The new members, pictured above, from left, are: Richard Bierman, executive vice president and general counsel at HealthMarkets; Tiffany Begoon, strategic marketing and planner, HEX Performance; and Doug Gillespie, president, Jarden Home & Family NA.

Fairfield-based First County Bank randomly selected Marilyn Harasiuk of New Canaan as the grand prize winner of its Fall Online Banking Pill Pay Sweepstakes. Harasiuk was presented with a check for $2,500. Reyno A. Giallongo, chairman and CEO of First County Bank, and Marilyn Harasiuk.

SCORE Fairfield County and co-sponsor the Greenwich Library are presenting “Mission, Money and Methods: Funding and Financing a Nonprofit,” a complimentary SCORE small-business workshop, 6-8 p.m. at the Greenwich Library, 101 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich. Check-in begins 5:30 p.m. SCORE Fairfield County and co-sponsor the Norwalk Public Library are also presenting “Market Research on a Shoe String,” a complimentary small-business workshop, noon to 2 p.m. at the Norwalk Public Library, 1 Belden Ave., Norwalk. For more, visit scorefairfieldcounty.org.

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Susan Cassidy

WAVENY WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS TO BOARD

Stepping Stones Museum for Children is hosting “Around the World: Performance Series,” an hour of Middle Eastern dance led by Nadia Moussa, a secondgeneration Lebanese-American presenting dances that preserve cultural traditions, as well as dances inspired by contemporary and modern elements, 2-3 p.m., 303 West Ave., Norwalk. For more, visit steppingstonesmuseum.org.

Alicia Wettenstein

Exit Planning Exchange Connecticut is featuring Bryan Mattimore of the Growth Engine Company and author of “21 Days to a Big Idea,” to discuss the ideation techniques and innovation processes his company has pioneered to help Fortune 500 clients create, develop and launch their “next big thing,” 7:30-9:30 a.m. at The Shore and Country Club, 220 Gregory Blvd., East Norwalk. For more, visit exitplanningexchange.com.

APRIL 22 Ridgefield Playhouse is featuring Bruce Hornsby, 13-time Grammy Award-nominated musician, 8 p.m., 80 E. Ridge Road, Ridgefield. For more, call the box office at 203-438-5795.

APRIL 23 In commemoration of Earth Day, Grace Farms is open to the public for free admission, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 365 Lukes Wood Road, New Canaan. For more, visit gracefarms.org.

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FACTS Farrell, Monroe, contractor for Jeffery. Add a mudroom, laundry room and two-car garage to an existing single-family residence at 45 Hubbell Drive, Monroe. Cost undisclosed. Filed March 21.

Hawks Ridge of Shelton LLC, Shelton, contractor for self. Build a two-story colonial with an attached two-car garage and attached patio at 5 White Tail Lane, Shelton. Estimated cost: $180,880. Filed March 16.

FDX Restoration Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Dale Morrissey. Repair water damage to an existing singlefamily residence at 1480 Capital Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed April 1.

Hoffman, Thomas, Shelton, contractor for self. Replace the kitchen and counter tops in an existing singlefamily residence at 80 Stendahl Drive, Shelton. Estimated cost: $21,500. Filed March 18.

Frost, Monroe, contractor for self. Construct a full bathroom in the basement of an existing single-family residence at 115 Blanket Meadow Road, Monroe. Cost undisclosed. Filed March 10.

Inside Out Design, contractor for self. Add a deck to expand the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 29 Bassick Road, Trumbull. Estimated cost: $63,000. Filed March 2016.

Goldberg, Arnold, Woodbridge, contractor for Richard Cammarano. Perform an interior demolition in an existing single-family residence at 1096-1100 State St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $7,000. Filed March 31.

J & N Enterprises Inc., Monroe, contractor for self. Build a two-story colonial with a three-car attached garage and an open deck at 100 Wesley Drive, Shelton. Estimated cost: $247,740. Filed March 24.

Hawks Ridge of Shelton LLC, Shelton, contractor for self. Build a colonial with three bedrooms and an attached two-car garage at 3 White Tail Lane, Shelton. Estimated cost: $196,740. Filed March 10.

J & N Enterprises Inc., Monroe, contractor for self. Build a two-story colonial with a three-car attached garage and an open deck at 104 Wesley Drive, Shelton. Estimated cost: $266,080. Filed March 29.

Hawks Ridge of Shelton LLC, Shelton, contractor for self. Build a colonial with three bedrooms, an attached two-car garage, covered porch and a patio at 4 White Tail Lane, Shelton. Estimated cost: $206,940. Filed March 10.

J & T Pool & Spa LLC, contractor for Samantha Duckworth, et al. Renovate the pool on the property of an existing single-family residence at 36 Timber Mill Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed between March 28 and April 1.

Associate, TCA Researcher (AQR Capital Management — Greenwich, CT) Measure & analyze various sources of trnsaction costs across all co’s glbl trd’g. F/T. Reqs Mast’s dgr in CS, Elctrcl Eng, Finan Eng or rel fld & 1 yr exp in job offered or wrk’g w/ high frequency/algorithmic trd’g (tick) data. All stated exp must incl follow’g: wrk’g w/ US equity mrkt structures; wrk’g w/ OneTick, KDB+, or Vhayu; SQL; stat pkgs incl’g Matlab or R; & prgrm’g langs incl’g C++, Java or Python. Resume: AQR Capital Management, LLC, ATTN: Meghan Kies, 2 Greenwich Plaza, 3rd Flr, Greenwich, CT 06830. Job Code AQR-100.

JP Builder, Bridgeport, contractor for Mercokos Esposito. Add fire doors to an existing single-family residence at 816-818 Briarwood Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed April 1. Krill, Vernon J., Shelton, contractor for self. Build a two-story colonial with an attached two-car garage, front porch and rear deck at 29 Weybosset St., Shelton. Estimated cost: $176,570. Filed March 11. Krohne, Lisa M. and Ralph M. Krohne, Shelton, contractor for self. Strip and reroof an existing singlefamily residence at 5 E. Knollwood Terrace, Shelton. Estimated cost: $13,916. Filed March 18. L.A. Barnaby & Sons, Monroe, contractor for self. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 100 Greenwood Lane, Monroe. Cost undisclosed. Filed March 15.

CNH Development Financial Software Developer, VP (AQR Capital Management — Greenwich, CT) Identify probs & create solutns that respond to challenge of optimiz’g comp efficiency & scale. F/T. Reqs Master’s dgr in CS or rel quant fld & 2 yrs exp in job offerd or w/ sftware dvlpmt rel to finan prdcts incl’g derivatives, Profit & Loss, & risk metrics. All stated exp mst incl follw’g: wrk’g w/ data structures & algorithms; lg scale sftware dsgn & architecture & implantation us’g obj oriented paradigm; utiliz’g unit/ integratn/syst/prfrmnce tst’g tools; Java, Python, or Matlab; srvce architecture & implemntatn; app dvlpmt & tools; UI dsgn; SQL; finan instruments incl’g utiliz’g mrkt data & tools; & prfrm’g stat/ regression/VAR calcs. Resume: AQR Capital Management LLC, ATTN: Meghan Kies, 2 Greenwich Plaza, 3rd Flr, Greenwich, CT 06830. Job Code AQR-133.

Lang Pool Service Inc., contractor for Paul D. Travaglino, et al. Install a swimming pool on the property of an existing single-family residence at 542 Haviland Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed between March 28 and April 1. Larue, Sandra D. and Jeffrey D. Larue, Shelton, contractor for self. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 36 Lynne Terrace, Shelton. Estimated cost: $45,430. Filed March 16. Larue, Sandra, Shelton, contractor for self. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 36 Lynne Terrace, Shelton. Estimated cost: $19,470. Filed March 16. Lucherini, Angelina A., Stamford, contractor for self. Replace the windows in the sunroom in an existing single-family residence at 53 Crane Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed between March 28 and April 1. Meeker, Harvey H, Shelton, contractor for self. Remodel the kitchen and bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 59 Rocky Rest Road, Shelton. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed March 29. Melnikava, Monroe, contractor for self. Add a detached garage with storage at 15 Twin Brook Terrace, Monroe. Cost undisclosed. Filed March 10. Murray, Monroe, contractor for self. Finish the attic storage area and remodel a kitchen in an existing singlefamily residence at 215 Wheeler Road, Monroe. Cost undisclosed. Filed March 30. Noce, Monroe, contractor for self. Construct a workout area and a half bathroom at 23 Indian Ledge Road, Monroe. Cost undisclosed. Filed March 15. Oliveira, Marcio, Shelton, contractor for self. Gut and remodel an existing single-family residence at 8 Marie Alicia Drive, Shelton. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed March 18. Olympic Construction LLC, contractor for Thomas M. Cassone, et al. Remodel the kitchen and deck on an existing single-family residence at 102 Soundview Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $97,000. Filed between March 28 and April 1. Pearson, Ruthann and John Pearson, Shelton, contractor for self. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 271 Beardsley Road, Shelton. Estimated cost: $7,800. Filed March 16. Pearson, Ruthann and John Pearson, Shelton, contractor for self. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 271 Beardsley Road, Shelton. Estimated cost: $18,200. Filed March 16.

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FIGURES Pierni, Joe, contractor for Ron M. Avidan, et al. Demolish an existing single-family residence at 52 Harvest Hill Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed between March 28 and April 1. Pulitano, Michael A., contractor for Richard Casey, et al. Add a new two story addition, basement and kitchen to an existing single-family residence and renovate two bathrooms at 30 Golf View Circle, Stamford. Estimated cost: $430,000. Filed between March 28 and April 1. Quaranta, Monroe, contractor for self. Create a two-story apartment with four bedrooms at 40 Craig Drive, Monroe. Cost undisclosed. Filed March 21. Rios, Raul, Norwich, contractor for Luis Titillo. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 214 Colorado Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $8,600. Filed April 1. RJM Bros LLC, contractor for Jonathan Siscovick, et al. Finish the attic and add a bathroom to an existing single-family residence at 57 Overbrook Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $45,000. Filed between March 28 and April 1. Romano Brothers Builders LLC, contractor for self. Build a raised ranch with a finished basement and a two-car garage at 86 Lakeview Avenue Extension, Shelton. Estimated cost: $126,375. Filed March 18. S & G of Shelton, Shelton, contractor for self. Build a two-story colonial with a two-car attached garage at 5 Sylvesters Way, Shelton. Estimated cost: $191,000. Filed March 23. S Cruz Construction, Shelton, contractor for Joe DeVellis. Add fire doors to an existing single-family residence at 450 Catherine St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $4,650. Filed March 29. Secchiaroli, Frank D., contractor for Matti S. Kosonen. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 9 Cold Spring Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed between March 28 and April 1. Selbert, Thomas, Shelton, contractor for self. Build a deck attached to an existing single-family residence with posts on top at 430 Shelton Ave., Shelton. Estimated cost: $8,400. Filed March 11. Shoreline Pools Inc., contractor for Lion Group Development LLC. Construct an in-ground swimming pool with a spa at 2 Blueberry Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed between March 28 and April 1. Sikander, Simeen, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Change ownership of building at 978 State St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $0. Filed March 29.

Small, Ramond Allen, et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Remove the covered porch and rebuild the dining room and bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 1377 Rock Rimmon Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $56,000. Filed between March 28 and April 1. Solar City, Rocky Hill, contractor for Kuntz. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 364 Fan Hill Road, Monroe. Cost undisclosed. Filed March 28. Swindon, Monroe, contractor for self. Remodel the existing bedroom and bathroom at 17 Jeanette St., Monroe. Cost undisclosed. Filed March 21. Tarnacki, Artur, Stamford, contractor for Lydia M. Ocasio, et al. Relocate the stairs in an existing two-family residence at 80 Roosevelt Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $11,000. Filed between March 28 and April 1. THD at Home Services Inc., Shrewsbury, Mass., contractor for Mary-Ann Slinsky, et al. Remove and replace the shingles on an existing single-family residence at 590 Stillwater Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $8,393. Filed between March 28 and April 1. Tm Crowley, et al., Monroe, contractor for Connecticut CVS Pharmacy LLC. Demolish a residential building at 220 Cross Hill Road, Monroe. Cost undisclosed. Filed March 29. UP II Code Construction, Bridgeport, contractor for Rosa King. Renovate the interior of an existing singlefamily residence at 140 Nutmeg Road, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $5,500. Filed March 29. Vanessa, Molla, Stamford, contractor for self. Add a portico the basement door of an existing single-family residence at 37 West Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $2,500. Filed between March 28 and April 1. Vinyl Siding Co., Monroe, contractor for Miller O’Brian. Replace the windows in an existing single-family residence at 235 Purdy Hill Road, Monroe. Cost undisclosed. Filed March 29. Vivint Solar Developer LLC, contractor for Adeline J. Crevecoeur, et al. Install solar panels on the roof of an existing single-family residence at 50 Betts Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $18,480. Filed between March 28 and April 1. Wandez, Andrew, contractor for John P. Rampino, et al. Extend the living room area and remodel the kitchen and mudroom in an existing single-family residence at 22 Country Club Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $87,790. Filed between March 28 and April 1.

Wasiczko, Monroe, contractor for self. Remove the covered porch, rebuild the porch and remove the deck at 324 Guinea Road, Monroe. Cost undisclosed. Filed March 29. Wieler, Monroe, contractor for self. Strip and reroof an existing singlefamily residence at 39 Downs Road, Monroe. Cost undisclosed. Filed March 28. Zacharias and Company, Seymour, contractor for Noble Estates LLC. Renovate the interior of an existing single-family residence at 574 Hawley Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $65,000. Filed March 30. Zacharias and Co., Seymour, contractor for Noble Estates LLC. Renovate the interior of an existing singlefamily residence at 1204 Noble Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed March 30.

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.

BRIDGEPORT SUPERIOR COURT Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Co., Northbrook, Ill. Filed by Winsome Robinson, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: R. Christopher Meyer, 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 compensatory damages and money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs. Case no. FBT-cv16-6055935-S. Filed April 1. Bayer Cropscience Inc., et al., Hartford. Filed by Edwin Labonte, Stafford Springs. Plaintiff’s attorney: Embry and Neusner, Groton. Action: The plaintiff has brought this product liability suit against the defendants alleging that he was forced to be exposed to asbestos fibers and materials manufactured by the defendants during the course of his work. The defendants failed to advise the plaintiff of the dangerous characteristics of asbestos and failed to provide a safe working environment for the plaintiff. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, punitive and exemplary charges and such other relief as this court may deem proper. Case no. FBT-cv16-6055920-S. Filed March 30.

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FACTS BJ’s Wholesale Club Inc., Westborough, Mass. Filed by Serwah Adarkwa, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney undisclosed. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that she slipped on an icy surface owned by the defendants and sustained injury. This icy condition was allegedly allowed to exist due the negligence of the defendants and their employees in that they failed to warn the plaintiff of the dangerous area. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs. Case no. FBT-cv16-6055922-S. Filed March 31. CBS Corp., Hartford. Filed by Edwin Labonte, Stafford Springs. Plaintiff’s attorney: Embry and Neusner, Groton. Action: The plaintiff has brought this product liability suit against the defendants alleging that he was forced to be exposed to asbestos fibers and materials manufactured by the defendants during the course of his work. The defendants failed to advise the plaintiff of the dangerous characteristics of asbestos and failed to provide a safe working environment for the plaintiff. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, punitive and exemplary charges and such other relief as this court may deem proper. Case no. FBT-cv16-6055921-S. Filed March 31. Dollar Mart LLC, et al., West Hartford. Filed by Karen Booth, Newtown. Plaintiff’s attorney: Edmund Q. Collier, Milford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that she 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 in that they failed to warn the plaintiff of the dangerous area. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs. Case no. FBT-cv16-6055880-S. Filed March 28. Edgerton Inc., Monroe. Filed by Angels Associates, et al., Easton. Plaintiffs’ attorney: Berchem, Moses & Devlin PC, Westport. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this suit against the defendant alleging that they were contracted to perform work on a furnace on premises owned by the plaintiffs. The defendant allegedly failed to properly service the furnace, resulting in oil leaking out on the plaintiffs’ premises, causing damages. The plaintiffs claim money damages, costs, attorney fees, punitive damages and such other relief as in law or equity may appertain. Case no. FBT-cv16-6055913-S. Filed March 30.

Foot Locker Stores Inc., et al., Hartford. Filed by Antonia Nieves, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Richard Zayas, Zayas Law Firm, Hartford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that he tripped on a satin paper covering a floor owned by the defendants and sustained injuries. This dangerous condition was allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendants and their employees in that they caused the floor to be in an unsafe condition. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other and further relief in law or equity. Case no. FBT-cv16-6055914-S. Filed March 30. Geico General Insurance Co., Hartford. Filed by Evelyn Waldemar, Stratford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith, 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 compensatory damages and money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs. Case no. FBT-cv16-6055940-S. Filed April 1. Gjuraj Holdings LLC, Stamford. Filed by Alan Kiernan, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Carter Mario Injury Lawyers, North Haven Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that he slipped on an icy surface owned by the defendant and sustained injury. This icy condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendant and its employees in that they failed to warn the plaintiff of the dangerous area and failed to clear their parking lot. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief as the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-cv16-6055906-S. Filed March 30. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co., et al., Hartford. Filed by Nicole M. West, Stratford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Cotter, Cotter & Mullins LLC, Trumbull. Action: The plaintiff has brought this suit against the defendants alleging that they forced the plaintiff to litigate in order to receive settlement from the defendants for property damage to the plaintiff’s house. The plaintiff claims money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs. Case no. FBT-cv16-6055922-S. Filed March 31.

McCormack Masonry and Construction Inc., Norwalk. Filed by Turner Construction Co., Shelton. Plaintiff’s attorney: Michael A. Savino, New York, N.Y. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that they were subcontracted to perform construction, yet became unresponsive and failed to perform their obligations. The plaintiff has declared damages in excess of $1 million, has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity. Case no. FBT-cv16-6055881-S. Filed March 28. Mercury Cabling Systems LLC, Stratford. Filed by Lease Corporation of America, Troy, Mich. Plaintiff’s attorney: Evans, Feldman & Ainsworth LLC, New Haven. 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 the lease of office supplies. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance of $6,778 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages, costs and attorney’s fees. Case no. FBT-cv16-6055884-S. Filed March 28. Progressive Casualty Insurance Co., Hartford. Filed by Amanda Marquez, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Williams, Walsh & O’Connor, North Haven. 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 compensatory damages and money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other relief, which the court in equity may provide. Case no. FBT-cv16-6055905-S. Filed March 29. The Stamford Hospital, Stamford. Filed by Graciela Espinal and Nabor Espinal, Stamford. Plaintiffs’ attorney: Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder PC, Fairfield. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this medical malpractice suit against the defendant alleging that it failed to properly perform a thyroidechtomy on Graciela Espinal. As a result, plaintiff allegedly suffered speech difficulties. Nabor Espinal is suing for loss of consortium. The plaintiffs claim 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-cv16-6055855-S. Filed March 28.

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FIGURES DANBURY SUPERIOR COURT Urology Associates of Danbury PC, et al., Danbury. Filed by Dennis McGuire and Mindy McGuire, Ridgefield. Plaintiffs’ attorney: Coyne, Von Kuhn, Brady & Fries, Stratford. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this medical malpractice suit against the defendants alleging that they failed to properly perform a test for prostate cancer. As a result, the plaintiff got incurable prostate cancer. Mindy McGuire is suing for loss of consortium. The plaintiffs claim monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other and further relief in law or equity, which may appertain. Case no. DBD-cv16-6019496-S. Filed March 29. Whole Foods Market Group Inc., Hartford. Filed by Rosanne Macedo, Redding. Plaintiff’s attorney: Collins & Associates LLC, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that she tripped on squishy food covering a floor owned by the defendant and sustained injuries. This slippery condition was allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendant and its employees in that they failed to make the floor safe. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other and further relief in law or equity. Case no. DBD-cv16-6019484-S. Filed March 28.

STAMFORD SUPERIOR COURT CCO IV Woody LLC and Able Construction Inc., Norwalk. Filed by Michael Gladstone and Laura Gladstone, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s’ attorney: Zeldes, Needle & Cooper PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this breach of construction suit against the defendants alleging that they agreed to complete construction on the plaintiffs’ house by September 2013. The defendants allegedly failed to perform the construction services as asked, despite payment. The plaintiffs claim money damages, interest, costs, attorney’s fees and such other and further relief as the court deems just and proper. Case no. FST-cv16-6028087-S. Filed March 29. Foxwood Communication Inc., et al., Hartford. Filed by Hazel Lum Curran, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Griffith H. Trow, Stamford. 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 in the course of his work. The plaintiff claims monetary damages, double damages, treble damages and such other and further relief as the court may deem fit and reasonable. Case no. FST-cv16-6028120-S. Filed April 1.

Kingstone Insurance Co., Kingston, N.Y. Filed by Geraldo A. Cardozo, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Goldstein and Peck PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendant alleging that he was in an accident and under the insurance coverage provided by the defendant. The defendant allegedly refused to defend or indemnify the plaintiff in the underlying suit, causing damages. The plaintiff claims compensatory damages and money damages, interest, punitive damages, attorney’s fees and such other and further relief as the court deems just and proper. Case no. FST-cv16-6028077-S. Filed March 28.

FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT Dunham-Bush Inc., Hartford. Filed by Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. Plaintiff’s attorney: Frank Alan Anderson, Washington, D.C. Action: The plaintiff has brought this employee retirement suit against the defendant alleging that its pension plan is underfunded. The plaintiff claims adjudicating of the pension plan and the court to appoint the plaintiff as a statutory trustee and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity. Case no. 3:16-cv-00507-JBA. Filed March 30. General Motors LLC, et al., Detroit, Mich. Filed by Colleen Brine, Norwich. Plaintiff’s attorney: The Reardon Law Firm PC, New London. Action: The plaintiff has brought this product liability suit against the defendants alleging that they were in a car manufactured by the defendants. The plaintiff allegedly crashed the car and the seatbelts malfunctioned, causing damages. The plaintiff claims monetary damages, punitive damages, attorney’s fees, expenses, costs, double damages and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity. Case no. 3:16-cv-00504-AWT. Filed March 29. Home Depot USA Inc., Atlanta, Ga. Filed by Paresh Smith, Manchester. Plaintiff’s attorney: Sabatini & Associates, Newington. Action: The plaintiff has brought this disability suit against the defendant alleging that he was injured on the job while employed by the defendant and had to repair his shoulder. The defendant allegedly created a pretext to fire the plaintiff and mask unlawful disability discrimination. The plaintiff claims $500,000 in monetary damages, compensatory damages, back pay, front pay, personal days, consequential damages, punitive damages, attorney’s fees, costs, interest, job reinstatement, liquidated damages, prejudgment interest and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity. Case no. 3:16-cv-00500-VLB. Filed March 29.

National Railroad Passenger Corp., et al., New Haven. Filed by Helio Trindade, East Hartford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Action: The plaintiff has brought this federal employers liability suit against the defendants alleging that he was injured on the job due to the negligence of the defendants in failing to properly train the plaintiff. The plaintiff claims monetary damages and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity. Case no. 3:16-cv-00512-JAM. Filed March 30. Rushmore Loan Management Services LLC, et al. Filed by Matthew D. Williams, Madison. Plaintiff’s attorney: Law Office of Joanne Faulkner, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this fair debt collection suit against the defendants alleging that they foreclosed on the plaintiff’s house. The plaintiff allegedly disputed that he owed an allowance and the defendants filed a lis pendens without giving notice. The plaintiff claims statutory damages, actual damages, costs, attorney’s fees and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity. Case no. 3:16-cv-00517-SBU. Filed April 1.

Tiffany Nails LLC, et al. Filed by Ana Cana and Maritza Paca. Plaintiffs’ attorney: Mitchell & Sheahan PC, Stratford. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this fair labor suit against the defendants alleging that they failed to pay minimum wage and failed to pay overtime. The plaintiffs claim $150,000 in monetary damages, compensatory damages, back pay, front pay, personal days, consequential damages, punitive damages, attorney’s fees, costs, interest, job reinstatement, liquidated damages, prejudgment interest and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity. Case no. 3:16-cv-00503-JCH. Filed March 29.

DEEDS

COMMITTEE DEEDS Carr, Hillary and Christopher T. Carr, et al., Fairfield. Appointed committee: Adam Scott Falls, Fairfield. Property: 465 Penfield Road, Fairfield. Amount: $915,000. Docket no. FBT-cv11-6022171S. Filed March 31. Howard, Kimberly A., et al., Redding. Appointed committee: Anthony J. Yorio Jr., Redding. Property: 201 Umpawaug Road, Redding. Amount: $607,500. Docket no. DBD-cv136011655-S. Filed March 29. Poulos, Constantine, Redding. Appointed committee: Richard D. Arconti, Redding. Property: 20 Wood Road, Redding. Amount: $271,610. Docket no. DBD-cv-14-6016806-S. Filed March 17.

FACTS COMMERCIAL 176 Lewis LLC, Brooklyn, N.Y. Seller: The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Manchester, N.H. Property: Unit 209 of Lexington Condominium, Bridgeport. Amount: $37,500. Filed March 21. 80 Prospect Street Partners LLC, Stamford. Seller: Prospect Associates, Stamford. Property: 80 Prospect St., Stamford. Amount: $2.9 million. Filed April 1. ABCH LLC, New York, N.Y. Seller: Jerrold N. Fine, Darien. Property: 26 and 50 Giles Hill Road, Redding. Amount: $588,400. Filed March 16. ABCH LLC, New York, N.Y. Seller: Jerrold N. Fine and Sally Fine, Darien. Property: 12 Giles Hill Road, Redding. Amount: $2.3 million. Filed March 16. ABCH LLC, New York, N.Y. Seller: Jerrold N. Fine and Sally Fine, Darien. Property: 36 Huckleberry Road, Redding. Amount: $872,800. Filed March 16. Christon Family LLC, Fairfield. Seller: South Benson LLC, Bridgeport. Property: 79 S. Benson Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed April 1. E&E Quality Homes LLC, Oxford. Seller: Marion Aiello, Shelton. Property: Parcel 15, Map 3945, Shelton. Amount: $64,900. Filed March 21. ECV Contractors LLC, Bridgeport. Seller: Camp Capital LLC, Shelton. Property: 27 Fourth St., Bridgeport. Amount: $70,000. Filed March 24. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., McLean, Va. Seller: Mauricia Gonzalez and Esmeralda Lucero Gonzalez, Katy, Texas. Property: 325 Lafayette St., Unit 3103, Bridgeport. For an unknown amount paid. Filed March 23. Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Seller: Terry E. Koontz and Laura J. Koontz, Rio Rancho, N.M. Property: 1 Fairview Ave., Shelton. For no consideration paid. Filed March 21. Fox Street Realty LLC, Fairfield. Seller: Nahid Westwood, Fairfield. Property: 30 Fox St., Fairfield. Amount: $1. Filed April 4. Habitat For Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County Inc., Bridgeport. Seller: Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd., Bridgeport. Property: 563-569 Stillman St., 1106-1108 Ogden Street Extension and 1114 Ogden Street Extension, Bridgeport. Amount: $39,000. Filed March 21. K2 Realty LLC, Bridgeport. Seller: Bank of America NA, Addison, Texas. Property: 94 Ashley St., Bridgeport. Amount: $153,797. Filed March 23. Lin Property Management LLC, Flushing, N.Y. Seller: Victor L. Bussey, Shelton. Property: 158 River Road, Shelton. Amount: $135,000. Filed March 14.

Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Lewisville, Texas. Seller: Michael Mitchell, Bridgeport. Property: 381 Myrtle Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $146,545. Filed March 22. Newtown Highland LLC, Roxbury. Seller: Highland HC LLC, Ridgefield. Property: Parcels A and B, Map 7887, Newtown. Amount: $3.7 million. Filed March 24. Riccio Properties LLC, Newtown. Seller: Eileen A. Parker, Bridgeport. Property: 435 Ruth St., Bridgeport. Amount: $105,000. Filed March 24. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Oklahoma City, Okla. Seller: Bank of America NA, Plano, Texas. Property: 243 River Road, Shelton. For no consideration paid. Filed March 30. SS Tile and Marble LLC, Trumbull. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 188 Park Lane, Trumbull. Amount: $235,100. Filed March 22. State of Connecticut. Seller: Maybrook Properties LLC, Monroe. Property: Pepper Street, Monroe. For an unknown amount paid. Filed March 30. T.D. and Sons Inc., Bethel. Seller: Michael DiIorio, Bethel. Property: Lot 1, Oven Rock Partners, Bethel. For an unknown amount paid. Filed March 31. Triple Crown Connecticut Inc., Trumbull. Seller: Evergreen Trumbull LLC, Hamden. Property: 115 Technology Drive, Parking Space P-18, Trumbull. Amount: $500. Filed March 11. WZ Investments LLC, Trumbull. Seller: Etra Kaminski, Shelton. Property: Unit 132 of Ledgewood Circle, Shelton. Amount: $135,000. Filed March 17. Zwally Real Estate LLC, Bridgeport. Seller: George W. Ganim and Josephine Ganim, Easton. Property: 215 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe. Amount: $390,000. Filed March 7. Zwally Real Estate LLC, Bridgeport. Seller: Monroe Investments LLC, Milford. Property: 215 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe. Amount: $195,000. Filed March 7.

QUIT CLAIM 286 Purdy Hill Road LLC, Monroe. Grantor: Aaron Wolen and Kelly B. Davidowski, Monroe. Property: 268 Purdy Hill Road, Monroe. Amount: $1. Filed March 11. 4 Grand Street LLC, Bethel. Grantor: Thomas Maurath, Bethel. Property: 4 Grand St., Bethel. For an unknown amount paid. Filed March 31. 71 Maltby Street LLC, Shelton. Grantor: Richard G. Zuraw, Shelton. Property: Maltby Street, Shelton. For an unknown amount paid. Filed March 22.

ABCH LLC, New York, N.Y. Grantor: Jerrold Fine and Sally Fine, Darien. Property: 32 Giles Hill Road, Redding. Amount: $1. Filed March 16. ABCH LLC, New York, N.Y. Grantor: Jerrold Fine and Sally Fine, Darien. Property: 38 Giles Hill Road, Redding. Amount: $1. Filed March 16. Brookwood Properties LLC, Bethel. Grantor: Mark D. Anderson, Bethel. Property: 73 Greenwood Ave., Bethel. Amount: $1. Filed March 21. Brookwood Properties LLC, Bethel. Grantor: Mark D. Anderson and Linda K. Anderson, Bethel. Property: 49 Maple Ave., 59 Plumbtrees Road and 9 Judd Ave., Bethel. Amount: $1. Filed March 21. Buglione, Janet A., Shelton. Grantor: Christopher P. Buglione, Shelton. Property: Lot 40, Map of Oakwood Estates, Shelton. For no consideration paid. Filed March 28. Burn, Jessica R. and Gray P. Burn, Redding. Grantor: Jessica R. Burn, Redding. Property: 30 and 34 Meeker Hill Road, Redding. Amount: $10. Filed March 7. Callahan, Kathryn and Scott Callahan, Monroe. Grantor: Scott Callahan and Kathryn Callahan, Monroe. Property: 264 Teller Road, Monroe. For no consideration paid. Filed March 21.

FIGURES Csire, Megan L., Shelton. Grantor: Muriel Csire, Shelton. Property: Unit 41 of The Gardens at Summerfield, Shelton. For an unknown amount paid. Filed March 18. CT Houses LLC, Shelton. Grantor: Paul Duh, Oxford. Property: 11 Mount Pleasant St., Shelton. For no consideration paid. Filed March 18. Decesare, Carole, Trumbull. Grantor: Carole DeCesare, Trumbull. Property: 11 Rosellen Drive, Trumbull. Amount: $1. Filed March 22. Dinapoli, Mary, Trumbull. Grantor: James Packer, Trumbull. Property: 15 Bridle Trail, Trumbull. Amount: $1. Filed March 31. Duff, Michael, Bethel. Grantor: Sylvia V. Duff, Bethel. Property: 33 Long Meadow Lane, Bethel. For an unknown amount paid. Filed March 31. Duh, Noella and Paul Duh, Oxford. Grantor: Paul Duh, Oxford. Property: 67 Huntington Road, Monroe. For no consideration paid. Filed March 8. Duh, Paul, Oxford. Grantor: CT Houses LLC, Monroe. Property: 67 Huntington Road, Monroe. For no consideration paid. Filed March 8.

Dun, Paul, Shelton. Grantor: Noelle Duh, Oxford. Property: 11 Mount Pleasant St., Shelton. For no consideration paid. Filed March 18.

Ference, Michael S., Shelton. Grantor: Kevin M. Ference, Sudbury, Mass. Property: 3 Maple Avenue Extension, Shelton. Amount: $1. Filed March 15.

Dwyer, Donna A., Naugatuck. Grantor: Patricia A. Mitchell, Bethel. Property: 46 Midway Drive, Bethel. Amount: $1. Filed March 24.

Ganim, Josephine and George W. Ganim, Monroe. Grantor: Property Investments LLC, Bridgeport. Property: 215 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe. Amount: $1. Filed March 7.

East Brook Construction Co. Inc., Stamford. Grantor: Peter Sullivan, Stamford. Property: 5 Gabriela Court, Bethel. For no consideration paid. Filed March 21.

Gora, Richard S., Monroe. Grantor: Nicole C. Gora, Monroe. Property: 30 Quarter Horse Drive, Monroe. For an unknown amount paid. Filed March 22.

Essaihi, Ghania and Abdelwaheb Essaihi, Trumbull. Grantor: Abdeelwaheb Essaihi, Trumbull. Property: 74 Randall Drive, Trumbull. Amount: $1. Filed April 1.

Holmes, Richard T., Shelton. Grantor: Brian J. Wade, Shelton. Property: Unit 104 of Aspetuck Village, Shelton. For no consideration paid. Filed March 8.

Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Grantor: Ditech Financial LLC, Tempe, Ariz. Property: 17-19 Geissler Drive, Shelton. For an unknown amount paid. Filed March 11.

Howley, James, Brookfield. Grantor: Eugenie Ruddy, Lee, Fla. Property: 56 Eden Hill Road, Newtown. For an unknown amount paid. Filed March 23.

Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Grantor: Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Coppell, Texas. Property: 14 Lorma Ave., Trumbull. For an unknown amount paid. Filed March 23.

Innocent, Marie E. and Emilien Innocent, Shelton. Grantor: Emilien Innocent, Shelton. Property: 290 Huntington St., Shelton. For an unknown amount paid. Filed March 3. Jaeckel, Kim L. and Peter B. Bernson, Newtown. Grantor: Peter B. Bernson and Kim L. Jaeckel, Newtown. Property: Lot 81, Map 4841, Newtown. For an unknown amount paid. Filed March 22.

Callahan, Kathryn and Scott Callahan, Monroe. Grantor: Scott Callahan and Kathryn Callahan, Monroe. Property: 264 Teller Road, Trumbull. For no consideration paid. Filed March 21. Caruso, Anthony, Norwalk. Grantor: Lori Dubois-Caruso, Norwalk. Property: 442 Main Ave., Unit A4, Norwalk. Amount: $1. Filed March 22. Collett, Jacqueline G., Shelton. Grantor: Robert B. Collett, Shelton. Property: 6 Brentley Drive, Shelton. For an unknown amount paid. Filed March 7. Conger, Karen K. and Edward C. Conger Jr., Newtown. Grantor: Edward C. Conger Jr., Newtown. Property: 51 Pole Bridge Road, Newtown. Amount: $1. Filed March 21. Connors, Craig, Shelton. Grantor: Christine Perfetto, Shelton. Property: 19 Kanangum Trail, Shelton. For an unknown amount paid. Filed March 28. Corda, Alison A., Trumbull. Grantor: Patricia Corda, Trumbull. Property: 124 Plymouth Ave., Trumbull. Amount: $1. Filed March 24. Cotter, Laura A. and Janice E. Thibodeau, Trumbull. Grantor: Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s United Bank NA, Bridgeport. Property: 35 Lindeman Drive, Trumbull. For an unknown amount paid. Filed March 18.

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FIGURES

Jansson, Kurt and Jacqueline R. Jansson, Trumbull. Grantor: Jacqueline R. Foote, Trumbull. Property: 555 Shelton Road, Trumbull. Amount: $1. Filed March 21.

Wilson, Tamara L. and Jason M. Wilson, Monroe. Grantor: Jason M. Wilson, Monroe. Property: 221 Guinea Road, Monroe. For no consideration paid. Filed March 15.

Dalipi, Anila and Resul Dalipi, Newtown. Seller: Andrew G. Gale and Joanne R. Gale, Newtown. Property: Lot 2, Map 6884, Newtown. Amount: $800,000. Filed April 6.

Dombrowski, RaeAnn M., Monroe. Seller: Morayma Rodriguez, North Branford. Property: 11 Patmar Drive, Monroe. Amount: $187,000. Filed March 22.

Knapp, Diane L., Redding. Grantor: Andrew Knapp and Diane L. Knapp, Redding. Property: 200 Umpawaug Road, Redding. For no consideration paid. Filed March 7.

Zalewski, Michal, Stamford. Grantor: FCB REM LLC, Stamford. Property: 32 Fairview Ave., Unit 6, Norwalk. Amount: $160,000. Filed March 18.

D’Avanzo, Olivia and Matthew DoVale, Amityville, N.Y. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 88 Castle Hill Road, Newtown. Amount: $260,000. Filed March 29.

Donnelly, John Brian and Marissa Cross-Donnelly, Bridgeport. Seller: Irene M. Kolasa, Monroe. Property: 7 Hemlock Lane, Monroe. Amount: $288,500. Filed March 18.

Gallo, Michael, Fairfield. Seller: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Monroe. Property: 155 Hammertown Road, Monroe. Amount: $335,000. Filed Feb. 29.

Durant, Samantha and Daniel Demasi, Trumbull. Seller: Robert M. Lombardi and Diane Lombardi, Trumbull. Property: 15 Country Lane, Trumbull. Amount: $427,500. Filed March 10.

Galluzzo, Maria I. and Joseph Galluzzo, Coventry. Seller: Joseph A. Lepanto and Paula M. Lepanto, Redding. Property: 390 Newtown Turnpike, Redding. Amount: $695,000. Filed March 28.

Dure, Katelyne and Benoit Dure, Trumbull. Seller: Gloria Pazmandi, Trumbull. Property: 10 Normandy Lane, Trumbull. Amount: $400,000. Filed March 24.

Galperin, Allison S. and Vladimir Galperin, New York, N.Y. Seller: Spa Inc., Fairfield. Property: 47 Dell Dale Road, Fairfield. Amount: $787,500. Filed March 31.

Elliott, Sarah and Nicola Campbell, Bridgeport. Seller: Lakau Matondo, Bridgeport. Property: 12 Woodlawn Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $155,000. Filed March 23.

Garces, Edwin R., Shelton. Seller: Joseph Serino, Shelton. Property: 97 Independence Drive, Shelton. Amount: $405,000. Filed March 17.

Knapp, Diane L., Redding. Grantor: Andrew Knapp and Diane L. Knapp, Redding. Property: 223 Gallows Hill Road, Redding. For an unknown amount paid. Filed March 7. Kulkarni, Prasanna K. and Nanda Kulkarni, Shelton. Grantor: Nanda Kulkarni, Shelton. Property: 4 Little Fawn Drive, Shelton. For no consideration paid. Filed Feb. 29. Notar, Suzanna and Romel Notar, Shelton. Grantor: Romel Notar, Shelton. Property: 32 Greenacre Drive, Shelton. Amount: $1. Filed March 30. NRZ Reo Inventory Corp., New York, N.Y. Grantor: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Jacksonville, Fla. Property: 50 Black Rock Turnpike, Redding. Amount: $206,908. Filed March 22. Ough, Melanie D., Redding. Grantor: Paula Elaine Johnson, Redding. Property: 17 Wayside Drive, Redding. For an unknown amount paid. Filed March 14. Paschalidis, Sophia and Leonard Paschalidis, Norwalk. Grantor: Konstantina Shanazu, Norwalk. Property: Lot 2, Map 10856, Norwalk. For no consideration paid. Filed March 18. Passaro, Patricia, Shelton. Grantor: Patricia Passaro, Shelton. Property: 280 Meadow St., Shelton. For no consideration paid. Filed March 16. Phillips, Elaine, Shelton. Grantor: Cynthia Kovacs, Monroe. Property: 134 Thoreau Drive, Monroe. For no consideration paid. Filed March 15. Quatrella, Laurie Coscia, Trumbull. Grantor: David L. Quatrella, Trumbull. Property: 50 Red Fox Lane, Trumbull. For no consideration paid. Filed March 17. Rose Sr., John R., Monroe. Grantor: John R. Rose Jr. and Faith Alves, Trumbull. Property: 21 Hidden Knolls Circle, Monroe. Amount: $1. Filed March 21. Walden, Doris, Norwalk. Grantor: Garnie Morgan, Norwalk. Property: 17 Parallel St., Norwalk. For no consideration paid. Filed March 18. Wilson, Tamara L. and Jason M. Wilson, Monroe. Grantor: Anna Montanaro, Milford. Property: 241 Guinea Road, Monroe. For no consideration paid. Filed March 15. Wilson, Tamara L. and Jason M. Wilson, Monroe. Grantor: Michael Sape and Nydia Sape, Stratford. Property: 241 Guinea Road, Monroe. For no consideration paid. Filed March 15.

Zuraw, Robert G., Shelton. Grantor: Richard J. Zuraw, Shelton. Property: Maltby Street, Shelton. For an unknown amount paid. Filed March 22.

RESIDENTIAL Aedo, Christine M. and Jesse S. Aedo, Trumbull. Seller: Kevin DaSilva, Trumbull. Property: 487 Dayton Road, Trumbull. Amount: $435,000. Filed March 18. Aguilera, Zoila Tirado and Alen Horta, Stamford. Seller: Adelwisa T. Ayson, Stamford. Property: 54 W. North St., Unit 118, Stamford. Amount: $150,000. Filed April 1. Alcutt, Michael, Shelton. Seller: Richard Agria and Carol Agria, Shelton. Property: 63 Heather Ridge, Shelton. Amount: $123,500. Filed March 8. Arroyo, Gabriel E., Ansonia. Seller: Ronald Muriel and Shyla Damodaran Muriel, Shelton. Property: Lot 24, Map 1765, Shelton. Amount: $435,000. Filed March 28. Arroyo, Gabriel E., Ansonia. Seller: Ronald Muriel, Shelton. Property: 469 Isinglass Road, Trumbull. For an unknown amount paid. Filed March 28. Balsama, Christine G. and Barney W. Berman, Bethel. Seller: Barney Berman and Christine G. Balsama, Bethel. Property: 43 Maple Ave., Bethel. Amount: $1. Filed March 28.

Davis, Robert J., Trumbull. Seller: Robert Davis, Trumbull. Property: 24 Cromwell Road, Trumbull. For no consideration paid. Filed March 16. Davis, Russell, Stamford. Seller: Abel Quijada, New Rochelle, N.Y. Property: 117 Stillwater Ave., Stamford. Amount: $600,000. Filed March 31. Dawson, Lawford, Bridgeport. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 165 Atlantic St., Unit 11, Bridgeport. Amount: $75,100. Filed March 21. DeBiasse, Margaret R., Shelton. Seller: Ronald H. Charles, Barry A. Charles and Susan J. Tatoian, Shelton. Property: Unit 15 of Greystone, Shelton. Amount: $252,000. Filed March 31. Debourville, Camille, Stamford. Seller: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 52 St. George Ave., Stamford. Amount: $390,000. Filed March 31. Delpo, Dorine, Naugatuck. Seller: Andrew Dzwonchyk, Shelton. Property: West Street, Shelton. Amount: $162,000. Filed March 24. Demko, Connie K. and James A. Demko, Stratford. Seller: Morris P. Pittorie, Shelton. Property: 34 Sharon Court, Shelton. Amount: $360,000. Filed March 23.

Fallo, Russell C. and Joseph P. Fallo, Easton. Seller: Louise V. Rieve, Bethel. Property: 5 Blackman Ave., Bethel. For an unknown amount paid. Filed March 29. Ferrara, Frank R., Bridgeport. Seller: Phillip E. Caraglior, Shelton. Property: 60 Sunset Drive, Shelton. Amount: $178,000. Filed April 1. Fidanza, Barbara J. and Anthony M. Fidanza, Stamford. Seller: Mark D. Anderson and Donna Anderson, Stamford. Property: Lot 3, Map 8117, Stamford. Amount: $652,000. Filed April 1. Flores, Bibiano, Bridgeport. Seller: Dalton E. Franco, Bridgeport. Property: 205-2011 Hawley Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $240,000. Filed March 22.

Gallagher, Krisztina and Brian Gallagher, Trumbull. Seller: Stuart C. Ornstein and Wendy F. Ornstein, Trumbull. Property: 50 Crocus Lane, Trumbull. Amount: $429,000. Filed March 24.

Geaney, Laura, Shelton. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Shelton. Property: 19 West Knollwood Terrace, Shelton. Amount: $178,000. Filed March 31. Gelder, Kurt R., Stratford. Seller: Timothy R. West, Easton. Property: Coram Avenue, Shelton. Amount: $233,500. Filed March 16. Gilson, Maura, Monroe. Seller: Arthur Lukaszewicz, Newtown. Property: Lots 99, 100, 101, 102, 103 and 104, Map 1047, Newtown. Amount: $272,500. Filed March 21.

Griffin, Karen and Howard Griffin, Trumbull. Seller: Howard A. Griffin and Karen R. Griffin, Trumbull. Property: 210 Porters Hill Road, Trumbull. Amount: $1. Filed March 17.

Desyr, Johanne, Stamford. Seller: Robert A. Henry and Joni-Lynn A. Henry, Shelton. Property: 9 Sunset Drive, Shelton. Amount: $210,000. Filed March 23.

Gada, Kavita and Nirav Mehta, Trumbull. Seller: MTM Classic Home Builders Ltd., Bridgeport. Property: 15 Squire Court, Trumbull. Amount: $750,000. Filed March 31.

Gupta, Pooja and Nimish Gangwar, Milford. Seller: Beverly H. Peterson, Trumbull. Property: 306 Hadley Drive, Trumbull. Amount: $267,500. Filed March 10.

Diiorio, Michael, Bethel. Seller: T.D. and Sons Inc., Bethel. Property: Lot 1, Oven Rock Partners, Bethel. For an unknown amount paid. Filed March 31.

Galasso, Carol and Mario M. Galasso Jr., Newtown. Seller: Angel Cappelli and Gina Marie Cappelli, Newtown. Property: 22 Valley View Road, Newtown. Amount: $462,000. Filed April 5.

Gutierrez, Luz Andrea, Danbury. Seller: Rose Calvo, Newtown. Property: 7 Silver City Road, Newtown. Amount: $420,000. Filed April 1.

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Galbreath, Lauri C., Chappaqua, N.Y. Seller: Thomas A. Maniscalco Jr., Monroe. Property: 29 Fan Hill Road, Monroe. Amount: $315,000. Filed March 8.

Horan, Katharine G. and Zachariah Z. Horan, Mamaroneck, N.Y. Seller: Steven M. London, Redding. Property: 6 Lenora Lane, Redding. Amount: $355,000. Filed March 7. Hoyt, Sharon E., Newtown. Seller: Esterh F. Tibbitts, Newtown. Property: 28 Saint George Place, Newtown. Amount: $239,500. Filed April 4. Huber, Stacy and Brian Huber, Bridgeport. Seller: Wayne B. Brown and Benjamin O. Brown, Monroe. Property: 148 Swendsen Drive, Monroe. Amount: $230,000. Filed April 1.

Japa, Manuel J., Stamford. Seller: Mohammad B. Miah, Stamford. Property: Parcel B, Map 12270, Stamford. Amount: $317,500. Filed March 30.

Fragola, Vincent C., Bethel. Seller: Chistiane M. Novak, Bethel. Property: 10 Canaan Drive, Bethel. Amount: $225,000. Filed March 28.

Dady, Michael L. and Ana Priscilla Urena, Redding. Seller: JP Property LLC, Gilbert, Ariz. Property: 92 and 94 Milwaukee Ave., Bethel. Amount: $392,000. Filed March 28.

Holsworth, William T., Monroe. Seller: William F. Holsworth and Margaret Holsworth, Monroe. Property: 5 High Meadow Road, Monroe. Amount: $385,000. Filed March 29.

James, Sean M. and Jean M. Mondesir-James, Stamford. Seller: Cheng-Chih Mao and May Ling Mao, Stamford. Property: 86 Snow Crystal Lane, Stamford. Amount: $480,000. Filed March 30.

Desrouleaux, Ketty and Emile Michel, Stamford. Seller: Kathryn A. Lambert, Trumbull. Property: 51 Greenfield Drive, Trumbull. Amount: $300,000. Filed March 9.

Dinis, Anabela, Shelton. Seller: Edward A. Barros and Anabela Barros, Shelton. Property: Lot 72, Chamberlin Drive, Shelton. Amount: $298,000. Filed Feb. 29.

Heller, Mitchell A., Bethel. Seller: RMS Bethel LLC, Stamford. Property: 419 Copper Square Drive, Bethel. Amount: $302,839. Filed March 22.

Greenberg, Janice and Ira G. Greenberg, Stamford. Seller: Ira G. Greenberg and Janice A. Greenberg, Stamford. Property: Lot 3, Map 7922, Stamford. For no consideration paid. Filed March 31.

Battaglia, Valarie Julie and Anthony Battaglia, Stamford. Seller: Thomas Matthew and Suma Joseph, Stamford. Property: 95 Columbus Place, Unit 3, Stamford. Amount: $325,000. Filed April 1.

Curran, Kathleen and Kevin Curran, New York, N.Y. Seller: Kat Z. Driscoll Leone, Fairfield. Property: 149 Fulling Mill Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $950,000. Filed April 4.

Heath, Katia, Fairfield. Seller: Todd Rosen and Jennifer Hix Rosen, Fairfield. Property: 184 Alvin St., Fairfield. Amount: $595,000. Filed April 4.

Gola, Florant, Stamford. Seller: Hatman Thaqi, Stamford. Property: 21 Limerick St., Stamford. Amount: $570,000. Filed March 30.

DeNunzio, Jeannette Marie and Anthony Louis DeNunzio, Shelton. Seller: Scott T. Hill and Lorrie M. Hill, Redding. Property: 23 Great Pasture Road, Redding. Amount: $770,000. Filed March 30.

Cunningham, Irene, Edward G. Cunningham, Thomas Forshey and Ashley Forshey, Yonkers, N.Y. Seller: Stephen Greenfield, New York, N.Y. Property: 1 Windaway Road, Bethel. Amount: $306,500. Filed March 22.

Heagney, Elizabeth A. and John T. Heagney III, Bridgeport. Seller: Amorette O’Brien, Trumbull. Property: 44 Highgate Road, Trumbull. Amount: $430,000. Filed March 28.

Hughes, Chloe and Simon A. Hughes, Fairfield. Seller: Thomas W. Whelan and Michele N. Whelan, Fairfield. Property: 862 Old Academy Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed March 30.

Barzola, Cintya, Trumbull. Seller: Silvia Montas, Bridgeport. Property: 73-75 Vine St., Bridgeport. Amount: $70,000. Filed March 21.

Fodera, Karen and Anthony W. Fodera, Stamford. Seller: Anna V. Samoroukova, Stamford. Property: 10 Glen View Terrace, Stamford. Amount: $249,900. Filed March 31.

Harashima, Yuriko, Pound Ridge, N.Y. Seller: Gretchen Densmore, Stamford. Property: 2435 Bedford St., Unit 7A, Stamford. Amount: $500,000. Filed April 1.

Halder, Deblina, Flushing, N.Y. Seller: Marie M. Delva and Jean M. Fequire, Bridgeport. Property: 782784 Norman St., Bridgeport. Amount: $85,000. Filed March 23.

Jedrusiak, Agnieszka and Krzyztof Procner, Norwalk. Seller: Ilene Wittenberg, Trumbull. Property: 44 Mount Pleasant Drive, Trumbull. Amount: $340,000. Filed March 4. Jelito, Ann, Bronxville, N.Y. Seller: Frances Lourie, Stamford. Property: Unit 16H, Soundview Towers Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $325,000. Filed April 1. Jones, Kristina, New York, N.Y. Seller: Jonathan Cohen, Stamford. Property: 160 Forest St., Unit 160, Stamford. Amount: $512,100. Filed March 30.

FACTS Kanner, Eugene, Fairfield. Seller: Leslie S. Jacobs, Fallon, Nev. Property: Lot 44, Map 503, Redding. Amount: $29,900. Filed March 9. Karanadze, Tengiz and Eten Kublashvili, Stamford. Seller: Donald J. Lavoie, Stamford. Property: 67 Square Acre Drive, Stamford. Amount: $90,000. Filed April 1. Kmetzo, Michael R., Rye, N.Y. Seller: William M. Connell IV and Diane D. Smith, Stamford. Property: Lot 21, Map 423, Stamford. Amount: $634,857. Filed March 31. Koleva, Ana, Stamford. Seller: Frances Schaff, Milton, Mass. Property: 44 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 1F, Stamford. Amount: $250,000. Filed March 29. Kopko, Meghan and Kyle Ryan, Shelton. Seller: Meghan Riccio, Trumbull. Property: 2068 Huntington Turnpike, Trumbull. For an unknown amount paid. Filed March 31. Kosisko, Rebecca and Dennis Kosisko, Monroe. Seller: Dennis J. Kosisko and Rebecca A. Kosisko, Monroe. Property: 19 Christianna Drive, Monroe. Amount: $1. Filed March 17. Lafeliece, Michaela, New York, N.Y. Seller: R.E.X. Consultant LLC, New Canaan. Property: 25 Sleepy Hollow Lane, Stamford. Amount: $475,000. Filed March 30. Laferriere, Kelly D. and Richard W. Laferriere, Fairfield. Seller: 287 Tainor Drive LLC, Fairfield. Property: Lot 1, Map 4190, Fairfield. Amount: $2.4 million. Filed March 29. Laslo, Theresa, Newtown. Seller: Mortgage Equity Conversion Asset Trust, Newtown. Property: 30 Old Bethel Road, Newtown. Amount: $114,000. Filed March 24. Lawrence, Donna J. and Christopher A. Lawrence, Fairfield. Seller: Deborah L. Portnay, Fairfield. Property: 621 Shrub Oak Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $930,000. Filed March 31. Lazarus, Jean and Steven R. Lazarus, Fairfield. Seller: Christopher B. Bianco, Fairfield. Property: 147 Villa Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $410,000. Filed April 1.

Macario, Francine, Norwalk. Seller: Deona Deicke and Gerald W. Deicke, Fairfield. Property: Lot 7, Map 1394, Fairfield. Amount: $415,000. Filed April 1.

Moran, Dorothy H. and Peter M. Moran, Norwalk. Seller: Alan H. W. Shiff and Carol S. Schiff, Fairfield. Property: 645 Hill Farm Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed April 1.

Macera, Ann Marie and Stephen Harris, Fairfield. Seller: 137 Partridge Lane LLC, Brookfield. Property: 137 Partridge Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $874,000. Filed March 31.

Moura, Gisela and Joseph Moura, Bridgeport. Seller: E&E Quality Homes LLC, Oxford. Property: 22 Kneen Court, Shelton. Amount: $335,000. Filed March 30.

Makar Jr., John Edward, Naugatuck. Seller: Eric Dumas and Robert LaRocca, Shelton. Property: 182 Remy Court, Unit 88, Shelton. Amount: $405,000. Filed March 22.

Mulchandani, Mamta and Pushkar Gajwani, Bethel. Seller: RMS Bethel LLC, Stamford. Property: 40 Copper Square Drive, Bethel. Amount: $365,935. Filed March 28.

Marin, Manianela and William Perez-Mayen, Stamford. Seller: John C. Presti and Michael J. Presti, Stamford. Property: Lot 1, Mianus River, Stamford. Amount: $400,000. Filed March 29.

Najjar, Jennifer and Daniel Najjar, Fairfield. Seller: Simon A. Hughes, Fairfield. Property: Bronson Road, Fairfield. Amount: $790,000. Filed March 28.

Marini, Frank B., Monroe. Seller: Frances Regnery, Trumbull. Property: 6 Wareham Place, Trumbull. Amount: $300,000. Filed March 18. Marsan, Nicholas John, Bridgeport. Seller: Susan J. Clapp, Shelton. Property: Lot 63, Southcrest Estates, Shelton. Amount: $278,000. Filed March 16. Martins, Nelson, Bridgeport. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 77 Hibiscus St., Unit 3-1, Fairfield. Amount: $70,000. Filed March 28. Matis, Lyn Sommer and Louis A. Matis, Fairfield. Seller: Walter H. Buck, New York, N.Y. Property: 95 Chester Place, Fairfield. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed March 31. Mazzarella, Anthony R., Fairfield. Seller: Gertrude Stevens, Fairfield. Property: 696 Beach Road, Fairfield. Amount: $690,000. Filed March 29. McCandles, Daniel, Monroe. Seller: Frank S. Toth, Monroe. Property: 144 Guinea Road, Monroe. Amount: $51,000. Filed April 1. McEwyn-Glover, Jennifer, Shelton. Seller: Jason M. Bernardo, Monroe. Property: 69 Ojibwa Trail, Shelton. Amount: $280,000. Filed March 29.

Lipinski, Brandi, Shelton. Seller: Richard T. Holmes, Easton. Property: 104 Aspetuck Trail, Shelton. Amount: $221,000. Filed March 8.

Meeks, Susan Lynn and Edward L. Hoffman III, Savannah, Ga. Seller: Edward A. Urquhart and Pamela E. Urquhart, Ridgefield. Property: Lot 1, Map 1831, Fairfield. Amount: $420,000. Filed March 31.

Lopez, Lisa L. and Matias L. Lopez, Stratford. Seller: Carlos Hernandez, Trumbull. Property: 32 Ascolese Road, Trumbull. Amount: $498,000. Filed March 15.

Miko, Judith M. and William S. Miko Jr., Shelton. Seller: Bradford R. Durrell and Richard A. Barnes, Lakeside. Property: 145 Canal St., Shelton. Amount: $147,000. Filed March 14.

Luysterborghs, Kristen and Mark Luysterborghs, Milford. Seller: Adam C. Bourret and Nicole M. Bourret, Monroe. Property: 92 Pastors Walk, Monroe. Amount: $308,000. Filed April 1.

Miller, Joshua, Bridgeport. Seller: George D. Jones, Stratford. Property: 84 Shelton Ave., Shelton. Amount: $155,000. Filed March 4.

Negreiro, Tiffany L. and Joseph A. Ballaro, Shelton. Seller: Joseph Ballaro, Shelton. Property: 639 Booth Hill Road, Shelton. Amount: $260,000. Filed March 7. Northcutt, Brandy Lynn and Philip C. Strassburger, Stamford. Seller: James A. Lucas and Beate Melten, Stamford. Property: 631 Long Ridge Road, Unit 12, Stamford. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed April 1. Nussbaum, Aliza, Bridgeport. Seller: David’s Realty LLC, Bridgeport. Property: 164 Palisade Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $170,000. Filed March 23. Ocasio, Sonia, Bridgeport. Seller: Erica Williams, Bridgeport. Property: 232 Remington St., Bridgeport. Amount: $60,000. Filed March 24. Olson, Laura and Stephen Sposato, Harrison, N.Y. Seller: Citimortgage Inc., O’Fallon, Mo. Property: 7 Apple Tree Lane, Stamford. Amount: $435,000. Filed March 29. Overstrom, Stefanie L. and Nathan A. Overstrom, Stamford. Seller: Angel Isidro, Stamford. Property: 69 Rachelle Ave., Stamford. Amount: $488,000. Filed April 1. Paltin, Segundo Pedro, Port Chester, N.Y. Seller: UPS Capital Business Credit, Port Chester, N.Y. Property: 415 Old Zoar Road, Monroe. Amount: $153,000. Filed March 11. Passa, Nicole Elaine and Adam Dietz, Greenwich. Seller: Song Xue, Pittsford, N.Y. Property: 101 Grove St., Unit 19, Stamford. Amount: $401,500. Filed April 1.

FIGURES Pinto, James, Bridgeport. Seller: Michael D. Abrahams and Susan G. Abrahams, Fairfield. Property: Unit 6A of Embassy Towers Condominium, Bridgeport. Amount: $61,125. Filed March 22. Powell, Jennifer, Norwalk. Seller: John Florian and Nancy Florian, Trumbull. Property: 50 Middlebrooks Ave., Trumbull. Amount: $457,000. Filed March 17. Psciuk, Jennifer and Brian Psciuk, Stamford. Seller: Carlos J. Mercado, Stamford. Property: 150 Southfield Ave., Unit 1147, Stamford. Amount: $510,000. Filed March 28. Quan, Zhenyu and Xiangtao Hou, Shelton. Seller: Toll Connecticut Limited Partnership, Newtown. Property: 560 River Road, Unit 27, Shelton. Amount: $531,197. Filed March 29. Rao, Abhishek and Rosemarie Rao, Fairfield. Seller: Kardamis Construction LLC, Bridgeport. Property: 42 Osborne Place, Fairfield. Amount: $990,000. Filed April 4. Reillo, Brenda, Bridgeport. Seller: Atesh Matthews and Michael Woods, Bridgeport. Property: 142 Oakleaf St., Bridgeport. Amount: $110,000. Filed March 22. Resto, Marangely and Darren Pierre, Bridgeport. Seller: Artur J. Calvao and Maribel Calvao, Shelton. Property: 128 Thoreau Drive, Shelton. Amount: $342,500. Filed March 31. Reyes, Gloria, Sebastian L. Reyes and Osvaldo A. Reyes, Bridgeport. Seller: Glenda F. Coelho, Bridgeport. Property: 842 Ruth St., Bridgeport. Amount: $154,000. Filed March 23. Rich, Myles, Shelton. Seller: Romano Brothers Builders LLC, Shelton. Property: 84 Lakeview Ave., Shelton. Amount: $232,250. Filed Feb. 29. Rivera, Jorge L., Fairfield. Seller: U.S. Bank NA, West Palm Beach, Fla. Property: 153 Seaver Circle, Bridgeport. Amount: $119,499. Filed March 22. Robinson, Lurline and Gary Knight, Bridgeport. Seller: Gabriel Service LLC, Bridgeport. Property: 800-802 Noble Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $200,000. Filed March 21. Romanski, Matthew E., Bridgeport. Seller: Quick Time LLC, Fla. Property: 78 New St., Shelton. Amount: $160,000. Filed March 8.

Pena, Oscar E., Corona Queens, N.Y. Seller: Noble Holdings Group LLC, Bridgeport. Property: 1190-1192 Noble Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $270,000. Filed March 21.

Rosenthal, Barbara and Robert Rosenthal, Stamford. Seller: Rabih Y. Feghali and Laura L. Feghali, Stamford. Property: 68 Saddle Hill Road, Stamford. Amount: $734,000. Filed March 29.

Pereira, Patric M., Danbury. Seller: Azzam Dabain, Yonkers, N.Y. Property: 22 Pearl St., Newtown. Amount: $487,000. Filed March 22.

Ruiz-Castillo, Anna, Bridgeport. Seller: Tyler J. Bessette, Shelton. Property: 101 Kanangum Trail, Shelton. Amount: $285,000. Filed March 15.

Russell, Taylor May Bradley and Andrew S. Russell, Newtown. Seller: James Howley, Newtown. Property: 56 Eden Hill Road, Newtown. Amount: $257,500. Filed March 23. Rzasa, Kathryn L., Trumbull. Seller: John B. Donnelly and Marissa Gross Donnelly, Bridgeport. Property: 508 Clark St., Bridgeport. Amount: $168,000. Filed March 21. Sagliano, John, Shelton. Seller: Michael J.N. Walker, Port Washington, N.Y. Property: 67 Indian Well Road, Shelton. Amount: $292,000. Filed March 1. Salazar, Gustavo, Bridgeport. Seller: Luis Alberto Tello, Bridgeport. Property: 90 Hamilton St., Unit 8, Bridgeport. Amount: $47,500. Filed March 23. Salli, Tommi T., Stamford. Seller: Michael Lajoie and Teresa Lajoie, Stamford. Property: 178 Hunting Ridge Road, Stamford. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed March 28. Santos, Luz N., Greenwich. Seller: Starex LLC, New Canaan. Property: 3 Dean St., Unit A3, Stamford. Amount: $150,000. Filed March 31.

Shufrin, David C., Trumbull. Seller: Nancy B. Dolan, Trumbull. Property: 21 Frelma Drive, Trumbull. Amount: $317,000. Filed March 18. Simeone, Paul, Wilton. Seller: The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York, N.Y. Property: 22 Maple Avenue Extension, Bethel. Amount: $182,500. Filed March 30. Smalley, Holly and John A. Wells, Shelton. Seller: Robert A. Gambardella Jr., Shelton. Property: 132 Coram Road, Shelton. Amount: $266,000. Filed March 22. Smith, Maya and James N. Smith II, Fairfield. Seller: Timothy Mantz, Fairfield. Property: Lot 144, Map 1961, Fairfield. Amount: $789,000. Filed April 1. Smith, Sunyata, Amityville, N.Y. Seller: David W. Lowry, Monroe. Property: 17 Fern Lane, Monroe. Amount: $144,900. Filed March 28. Southard, Ryan J., Trumbull. Seller: Nadine Z. Southard, Trumbull. Property: 103 Ochsner Place, Trumbull. Amount: $290,000. Filed March 21.

Sarnowski, Phillip and Lisa-Nicole D. Sarnowski, Stamford. Seller: Judith A. Canino, Stamford. Property: 50 Forest St., Stamford. Amount: $412,000. Filed March 31.

Thomas, Nancy E. and Robert E. Thomas, Stamford. Seller: Willem R. Kraaij and Mary J. Kraaij, Baltimore, Md. Property: 237 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 39, Stamford. Amount: $330,000. Filed April 1.

Sarsorito, Theresa A. and Anthony Sarsorito, Carmel, N.Y. Seller: Theresa A. Sarsorito, Carmel, N.Y. Property: 65 Sunset Hill Road, Bethel. Amount: $1. Filed March 24.

Turner, Kerry and Zachary Turner, Shelton. Seller: Lisa A. Tabtabai, Shelton. Property: 35 Mulberry Lane, Shelton. Amount: $415,000. Filed March 7.

Sarsorito, Theresa A., Carmel, N.Y. Seller: Rosemarie Richards, Kissimmee, Fla. Property: 65 Sunset Hill Road, Bethel. Amount: $125,000. Filed March 24.

Urbina, Nancy S. and James R. Urbina, Stamford. Seller: Angel M. Lian and Albert W. Lian, Stamford. Property: 2 Wishing Well Lane, Stamford. Amount: $450,000. Filed April 1.

Savory, Emily S. and Ryan R. Pratt, New York, N.Y. Seller: Dennis W. Brown and Elizabeth A. Brown, Fairfield. Property: 90 Barlow Place, Fairfield. Amount: $943,000. Filed April 1.

Urquidi, Jon, Trumbull. Seller: Esther A. Tomac, Fairfield. Property: 269 Halley Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $140,000. Filed March 31.

Schwartz, Joseph, Bridgeport. Seller: Natalie P. Schwartz, Bridgeport. Property: Unit 10P of Embassy Towers Condominium, Bridgeport. Amount: $10. Filed March 24. Serrano, Katie Sandra Ochoa and Juan Jose Pedromartin Blanco Moreno, Stamford. Seller: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Carrollton, Texas. Property: 246 Seaton Road, Unit 28-A1, Stamford. Amount: $144,300. Filed March 29. Sevier, Anne and Shane Sevier, Newtown. Seller: Eileen CarmodyIsler, Newtown. Property: Lot 33, Country Club Estates, Newtown. Amount: $349,900. Filed April 4. Sewell, Brian, Milford. Seller: Morry Lopinto, Shelton. Property: 34 Welton St., Shelton. Amount: $329,900. Filed March 7.

Vitkovsky, Vitaliy and Okasna Vitkovsky, Stamford. Seller: Oskana Hyrnchuk and Vitaliy Vitovskyy, Stamford. Property: undisclosed Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed April 1. Vitorino, Laura and Tiago Vitorino, Fairfield. Seller: Joseph W. Howard and Violet R. Howard, Shelton. Property: 10 Coachmans Lane, Shelton. Amount: $330,000. Filed April 1. Voytek, Sarah and James Voytek, Trumbull. Seller: Karen A. Coe, Trumbull. Property: 259 Lawrence Road, Trumbull. Amount: $352,000. Filed March 29. Waddell, Nichelle and Alex W. Waddell, Stamford. Seller: Robert Bakanauskas and Audriane Bakanauskas, Stamford. Property: 134 Webbs Hill Road, Stamford. Amount: $615,000. Filed March 31.

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FACTS Wagner, Tara C. and Kyle R. McDonald, Stamford. Seller: Tran Pham, Stamford. Property: 21 Maple Tree Ave., Unit D, Stamford. Amount: $350,000. Filed March 29. Wainacht, Brittany and Zachary Hasak, Trumbull. Seller: Carolyn Raab and James Raab, Stamford. Property: 76 Daniels Farm Road, Trumbull. Amount: $430,000. Filed March 18. Walker, Amy and Chad Walker, Norwalk. Seller: Jason P. Magnotti, Trumbull. Property: 42 Rocky Ridge Drive, Trumbull. Amount: $352,000. Filed March 2. Walsh, Catherine, Westport. Seller: 1039 Reef Road Partners LLC, Fairfield. Property: 1039 Reef Road, Fairfield. Amount: $295,500. Filed March 31. Walsh, Michele L. and Kyle C. Walsh, Danbury. Seller: Donald Cote and Sadie Cote, Bethel. Property: 5 Jennifers Way, Bethel. Amount: $130,000. Filed March 21. Waltzer, Brooke A. and Matthew C. Schrameck, Shelton. Seller: Country Home Builders Inc., Shelton. Property: 30 Chestnut St., Shelton. Amount: $330,000. Filed Feb. 29. Wayland, John F., Shelton. Seller: Frank Santoro Jr., Shelton. Property: 2 Jefferson St., Shelton. Amount: $178,900. Filed March 22. Weinstock, Theresa and Leonard Weinstock, Scarsdale, N.Y. Seller: Renee H. Ganis, Stamford. Property: 287 Blackberry Drive, Stamford. Amount: $847,500. Filed March 31. Westphal, Sue H., Audra Westphal and Max Westphal, Monroe. Seller: John P. Roy, Annette L. Roy and Julia Conte, Monroe. Property: 58 Belle Vale St., Monroe. Amount: $400,000. Filed March 11. White, Amanda and Cameron A. White, Norwalk. Seller: Richard Epstein and Lori E. Epstein, Trumbull. Property: 6 Maple Ridge Road, Trumbull. Amount: $491,000. Filed March 31. Whitney, Susanne E. and Justin M. Whitney, San Diego, Calif. Seller: Frank J. Masso III and Karen Anne Walsh Masso, Stamford. Property: 73 Tremont Ave., Stamford. Amount: $476,250. Filed March 31. Winter, Charles P., Fairfield. Seller: U.S. Bank NA, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 1234 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield. Amount: $174,500. Filed March 28. Yanchek, John, Middletown. Seller: Jeffrey Scott Vangele, Fairfield. Property: 45 Ojibwa Trail, Shelton. Amount: $327,400. Filed March 11. Yanchek, Patricia R. and John Yanchek, Shelton. Seller: John Yanchek, Shelton. Property: 45 Objiwa Road, Shelton. For no consideration paid. Filed March 16.

FORECLOSURES

JUDGMENTS

Burdo, Vincent J., et al. Creditor: Residential Credit Solutions Inc., Beaverton, Ore. Property: 131 Long Hill Cross Road, Shelton. Mortgage default. Filed March 23.

Adebowale, Michele, Shelton. $2,398 in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, Calif., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 136 Howe Ave., Unit 4, Shelton. Filed Feb. 29.

Curtis, Dorothy P., et al. Creditor: The Community Economic Development Fund I LLC. Property: 500 Purdy Hill Road, Unit 4, Monroe. Delinquent common charges. Filed March 1.

Boyle, Anthony, et al., Monroe. $1,339 in favor of Superior Plus Energy Services, Winsted, by William G. Reveley, Vernon. Property: 84 Hurd Ave., Monroe. Filed March 21.

Echenique, Antonio, et al. Creditor: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Fort Mill, S.C. Property: 33 Rocky Ridge Drive, Trumbull. Mortgage default. Filed March 31.

Buckmir, Brett F., Fairfield. $10,334 in favor of Cach LLC, Denver, Colo., by J.A. Cambece Law Firm PC, Beverly, Mass. Property: 2124 Kings Highway, Fairfield. Filed March 28.

Forlese, Jose C. Priu, et al. Creditor: Citimortgage Inc., Calabasas, Calif. Property: 300 Broad St., Unit 204, Stamford. Delinquent common charges. Filed April 1.

Carbone, Jeanmarie, Bethel. $16,595 in favor of Capital One Bank (USA) NA, Richmond, Va., by London & London, Newington. Property: 51 Juniper Road, Bethel. Filed March 31.

Hansen Jr., Robert F., et al. Creditor: The Bank of New York Mellon, New York, N.Y. Property: 28 Twin Brook Drive, Shelton. Mortgage default. Filed March 31.

Clark, Maryella and Scott S. Clark, Trumbull. $906 in favor of Hi-Ho Petroleum Corp., Bridgeport, by Philip H. Monagan, Waterbury. Property: 4 Rosemond Terrace, Trumbull. Filed March 15.

Kondrat, Michael, et al. Creditor: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., West Palm Beach, Fla. Property: 41 Four Seasons Road, Fairfield. Mortgage default. Filed March 31. Maltas, John, et al. Creditor: Bank of America NA, Dallas, Texas. Property: 14 Lorma Ave., Trumbull. Mortgage default. Filed March 9. Oyugi, Alan T., et al. Creditor: The Bank of New York Mellon, New York, N.Y. Property: 125 West Trail, Stamford. Mortgage default. Filed March 28. Pritchard, Mary Ellen, et al. Creditor: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Fort Mill, S.C. Property: 15 Quaker Ridge Road, Bethel. Mortgage default. Filed March 23. Rabenold, Paul D., et al. Creditor: Bank of America NA, Dallas, Texas. Property: 77 Audobon Lane, Shelton. Mortgage default. Filed March 21. Rogers, Vickie L., et al. Creditor: Connecticut Housing Finance Authority. Property: 26 Forest Ave., Shelton. Mortgage default. Filed March 7. Serkin, Stuart R., et al. Creditor: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Fort Mill, S.C. Property: 44 Bennett St., Fairfield. Mortgage default. Filed April 4. Yeomans, Douglas K., et al. Creditor: Lehman Brothers Bank F.S.B., New York City. Property: 233 Lonetown Road, Redding. Mortgage default. Filed March 15.

Davey, Robin, Stamford. $1,235 in favor of Cach LLC, Denver, Colo., by J.A. Cambece Law Firm PC, Beverly, Mass. Property: 426 Wire Mill Road, Stamford. Filed March 29. Demeneses, Joseph, Fairfield. $40,000 in favor of United States District Court Southern District of New York, by Ruby J. Krajick. Property: 429 Verna Hill Road, Fairfield. Filed March 28.

FIGURES Morowski, Richard M., Fairfield. $2,896 in favor of Cach LLC, Denver, Colo., by J.A. Cambece Law Firm PC, Beverly, Mass. Property: 68 Beacon View Drive, Fairfield. Filed March 28. Murray, Linda, Redding. $1,985 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 14 Gallows Hill Road, Redding. Filed March 17. Perry, Sean R., Stamford. $3,242 in favor of Capital One Bank (USA) NA, Richmond, Va., by London & London, Newington. Property: 60 Carroll St., Stamford. Filed April 1. Purcell, Stephen J., Monroe. $3,559 in favor of TD Bank NA, Portland, Maine, by Zwicker & Associates PC, Enfield. Property: 154 Pastors Walk, Monroe. Filed March 1. Quito, Adela, Fairfield. $10,364 in favor of Cach LLC, Denver, Colo., by J.A. Cambece Law Firm PC, Beverly, Mass. Property: 110 Stratfield Road, Fairfield. Filed March 28. Raccio, Kristen, Shelton. $4,098 in favor of Petro Inc., Melville, N.Y., by Gerald S. Knopf, Stamford. Property: 120 Huntington St., Shelton. Filed March 11. Stassi, Charles, Monroe. $594 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 596 Fan Hill Road, Monroe. Filed March 1. Valentin, Ana J., Stamford. $1,763 in favor of Cach LLC, Denver, Colo., by J.A. Cambece Law Firm PC, Beverly, Mass. Property: 243 Sun Dance Road, Stamford. Filed March 29.

Diamond Pool LLC, et al., Shelton. $63,537 in favor of Great Plains Capital Corp., Columbus, Nev., by Evans, Feldman & Ainsworth LLC, New Haven. Property: 26 Hamilton Drive, Shelton. Filed March 2.

Wheeler, Jonathan, Fairfield. $18.7 million in favor of United States District Court Southern District of New York, by Ruby J. Krajick. Property: 1139 Mill Hill Road, Fairfield. Filed March 28.

Faustine, Barbara, Trumbull. $2,584 in favor of Cach LLC, Denver, Colo., by J.A. Cambece Law Firm PC, Beverly, Mass. Property: 49 Moorland Road, Trumbull. Filed March 28.

Wilson, Deborah A., Trumbull. $538 in favor of Carl A. Ferrigno, West Haven, by Abraham M. Hoffmann, Trumbull. Property: 33 Woodcrest Ave., Trumbull. Filed March 10.

Garrison, Marcia, Bethel. $6,869 in favor of Capital One Bank (USA) NA, Richmond, Va., by London & London, Newington. Property: 30 Maple Avenue Extension, Bethel. Filed March 31. Hassan, Mohammed, Stamford. $911 in favor of Greenwich Ear, Nose & Throat, Greenwich, by Hertzmark, Crean & Lahey LLP, Waterbury. Property: 48 Arberdeen St., Stamford. Filed March 28. Lenard, Edward W., Monroe. $24,471 in favor of Affinity Federal Credit Union, Basking Ridge, N.J., by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 73 Riding Ridge Road, Monroe. Filed March 14. Makari, Leila S., Fairfield. $23,901 in favor of Cach LLC, Denver, Colo., by J.A. Cambece Law Firm PC, Beverly, Mass. Property: 518 Romanock Road, Fairfield. Filed March 28.

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LEASES Winters Bros Transfer Stations of CT LLC, by Joseph M. Winters. Landlord: Comerica Bank, Livonia, Mich. Property: 90 Oliver Terrace, Shelton. Filed March 3. Winters Bros Transfer Stations of CT LLC, by Joseph M. Winters. Landlord: Comerica Bank, Livonia, Mich. Property: 46 Oliver Terrace, Shelton. Filed March 3.

LIENS

Knapp, Juli, 33 Pine Hill Ave., Apt. 6, Stamford. $26,331, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 29.

FEDERAL TAX LIENSFILED

Koones, Robert, 522 North St., Fairfield. $90,513, failure to collect or pay tax penalty. Filed April 7.

Autuori, Christopher, 133 Roosevelt Drive, Trumbull. $7,307, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 29.

L & S Glenro Spirit Shoppe LLC, 487 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe. $2,956, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed March 1.

Bedrock Contractors Inc., 1007 Cove Road, Stamford. $2,466, payroll taxes. Filed March 29. Blanks, George, 2289 Bedford St., Unit H8, Stamford. $76,447, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 29. Brown, Jeffrey L. and Peggy A. Jacobson, 181 Tanglewood Road, Trumbull. $4,452, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 14. Cherny, Natasha and Judith Rawcliffe, 46 Edgewood Ave., Stamford. $8,931, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 29.

Meehan, Ann D. and Michael P. Meehan, 62 Head of Meadow Road, Newtown. $16,392, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 28. Mezick, Peter, 20 Cutlers Farm Road, Monroe. $12,752, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 14. Mitchell, Mark A., 92 Roberts St., Unit 2, Shelton. $14,769, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 16. Molnar, Scott, 310 Plattsville Road, Trumbull. $44,843, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 21.

Farewell, Denise and Steven H. Farewell, 39 Longmeadow Road, Trumbull. $40,504, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 7.

Murphy, Steven, 35 Mill Stone Circle, Stamford. $226,775, civil proceeding tax. Filed March 29.

Federici, Pasquale F., 494 Bridgeport Ave., Shelton. $76,696, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Feb. 29.

Nuelle, Bernadette C. and Mark T. Nuelle, 3 New Lebbon Road, Newtown. $74,010, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 21.

Feliciano, Elizabeth and Hector Feliciano, 18 Leeds St., Stamford. $1,882, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 29.

Pinciaro, Cathy M. and Robert C. Pinciaro, 134 Crown View Drive, Monroe. $88,831, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 7.

Feliciano, Hector, 18 Leeds St., Stamford. $2,076, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 29.

Pompa, Penelope and Vincent Pompa, 1 Webb Circle, Monroe. $37,391, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 8.

Frattaroli, Eileen M. and Douglas P. Frattaroli, 18 Brookwood Drive, Newtown. $109,085, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 28. GHF 1950 LLC, 75 Hillside Road, Fairfield. $1,291, failure to file correct information returns tax penalty and payroll taxes. Filed April 5. Gibbons, Angela and Todd Gibbons, 56 Larbert Road, Fairfield. $64,693, a tax debt on personal income. Filed April 5. Green Masters Inc., 25 Mulberry St., Stamford. $3,078, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed March 29. Hunt, Linda A., 150 Fresh Meadow Drive, Trumbull. $4,839, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 21. Hunt, Linda A., 150 Fresh Meadow Drive, Trumbull. $65,648, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 22. Joseph A. Romao Credit Shelter Terrace, 70 Newfield Drive, Stamford. $35,718, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 29.

Rawcliffe, Judith D., 46 Edgewood Ave., Stamford. $37,972, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 29. Reynolds, Kathryn, 340 Chestnut Hill Road, Stamford. $57,034, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 28. Rush, Kiernan T., 145 Jackman Ave., Fairfield. $77,671, a tax debt on personal income. Filed April 5. Schrader, Elizabeth H., 115 Chasta Lane, Unit A, Stratford. $72,905, a tax debt on personal income. Filed April 5. Seiter, Catherine, 51 Cranbury Drive, Trumbull. $28,038, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 28. Sheehan, Christane and James W. Sheehan, 36 Norvel Lane, Stamford. $46,074, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 28. Trojanowski, Miroslaw, 14 Rockledge Road, Redding. $27,909, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 28. Truchsess, Julia and James A. Flechner, 123 Edgelake Drive, Newtown. $62,032, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 21.

FACTS Underwood, Lori W., 328 Main St., New Canaan. $69,737, a tax debt on personal income. Filed April 5.

Preston, Amy E., 104 B. Portland Ave., Redding. $9,649, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 8.

Wegiel, Jason, 167 Lounsbury Road, Trumbull. $7,582, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 29.

Preston, Thomas, 56 Pheasant Ridge Road, Redding. $15,930, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 28.

FEDERAL TAX LIENSRELEASED

Preston, Tom, 104 B. Portland Ave., Redding. $1,590, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 28.

Cardozo, Horacio, 54 Ripton Road, Shelton. $9,812, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Feb. 29. Cartagena, Reinaldo, 11 Long Hill Ave., Shelton. $7,114, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 15. Dimowitz, Steven H., 58 Geriak Road, Fairfield. $45,159, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 30. Epenit, Rock, 7 Dale St., Apt. 2R, Stamford. $16,935, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 29. Eves, Hillary and Robin T. Eves, 32 Lighthouse Way, Fairfield. $281,052, a tax debt on personal income. Filed April 5. Falcioni, Kelli and Anthony Falcioni, 106 Toas St., Shelton. $16,626, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Feb. 29. Hoyos, Maria A., 12 Cove Road, Stamford. $8,559, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 29. Martone, Stacy, 591 Hulls Farm Road, Fairfield. $115,963, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 30. Mathias, Josephine and Peter Mathias, 65 Webb Circle, Monroe. $1,858, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 21. Megna, Thomas R., 20 Sunnyview Drive, Redding. $79,286, failure to collect or pay tax penalty. Filed March 14. Nancy, Winston, 19 Joanne Court, Westport. $218,138, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 30. Nelson-Costas, E. J. and Philip J. Costas, 13 Dubois St., Stamford. $3,888, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 29. Nelson-Costas, E. J. and Philip J. Costas, 13 Dubois St., Stamford. $1,986, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 29. Old Post Tavern LLC, 1418 Post Road, Fairfield. $7,323, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed March 30. Preston, Amy and Thomas Preston, 104 B. Portland Ave., Redding. $9,649, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 28.

Roggen, Leslie and Kenneth Roggen, 22 Elmwood Ave., Trumbull. $93,436, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 7. Sauli, Natalie and Michael Sauli, 205 Hanover Road, Newtown. $7,118, a tax debt on personal income. Filed March 21.

MECHANIC’S LIENSFILED 963 Rock Rimmon LLC, Stamford. Filed by Laurel Gate LLC, Danbury, by Cesar Suarez. Property: 17 Oenoke Place, Stamford. Amount: $13,247. Filed March 30. A New Beginning Home Improvement Inc., Monroe. Filed by MD Drilling and Blasting Inc., Bloomfield, by Joshua Wernig. Lender: 107 Mohegan Road, Shelton. Amount: $22,500. Filed March 8. Goodwill of Western and Northern Connecticut Inc., Monroe. Filed by R. Mastroni Development LLC, Monroe, by Robert F. Mastroni. Property: 252 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe. Amount: $197,820. Filed March 17. Modular Homes Factory Direct, Stamford. Filed by A-Quick Pick Crane Services Inc., Fairfield, by Harshal Mhatre. Property: 301 Haviland Road, Stamford. Amount: $8,209. Filed March 30.

LIS PENDENS

FIGURES

Dias, Laura, et al., Shelton. Filed by Zeldes, Needle & Cooper PC, Bridgeport, for Huntington Heights Condominium Association Inc., Shelton. Property: 39 Huntington Heights, Shelton. Action: to foreclose on an association lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed March 24.

Ferris, Beverly G. and Edmond A. Ferris, 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: 390 Charles St., Unit 205, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien for nonpayment of sewer-use charges. Filed March 22.

Docu, Michaela, et al., Trumbull. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 100 Grayrock Road, Trumbull. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $285,000, dated March 2002. Filed March 21.

Foldi, Agnes Dudas, Bridgeport. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 84-88 Melrose Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $210,000, dated August 2007. Filed March 22.

Dunigan, Susan M., et al., Trumbull. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 37 Seneca Drive, Trumbull. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $240,689, dated August 2012. Filed March 24.

Ford, Michele E. and Eric C. Ford, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by The Marcus Law Firm, North Branford, for the Water Pollution Control Authority for the city of Bridgeport. Property: 156 Sylvan St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien for nonpayment of sewer-use charges. Filed March 22.

Eaton, Michael Alexander, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by The Witherspoon Law Offices, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 161 Woodside Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $260,000, dated October 2006. Filed March 21.

Francis, Juliette, 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: 359 East Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien for nonpayment of sewer-use charges. Filed March 22.

Eaton, Michael Alexander, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by The Marcus Law Firm, North Branford, for the Water Pollution Control Authority for the city of Bridgeport. Property: 161 Woodside Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien for nonpayment of sewer-use charges. Filed March 22. Elsaida, Sheila, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Cohen and Wolf PC, Orange, for Habitat For Humanity of Greater Bridgeport. Property: 1196-1198 Pembroke St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $81,548, dated December 1996. Filed March 24.

Aladin, Regina, et al., Stamford. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 6 Castle Court, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $343,900, dated October 2007. Filed March 29.

Englander, Glen J., et al., Shelton. Filed by Cohen and Wolf PC, Orange, for Aspetuck Village Condominium Association Inc., Shelton. Property: 394 Woodridge Road, Shelton. Action: to foreclose on a statutory lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed March 3.

DeLuca, Sara B., et al., Shelton. Filed by Zeldes, Needle & Cooper PC, Bridgeport, for Heather Ridge Condominium Association Inc., Shelton. Property: 144 Heather Ridge, Unit 144, Shelton. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed March 9.

Fagan, Karen S., et al., Shelton. Filed by Zeldes, Needle & Cooper PC, Bridgeport, for Heather Ridge Condominium Association Inc., Shelton. Property: 26 Heather Ridge, Unit 26, Shelton. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed March 9. Fedor, George, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Leopold & Associates, Stamford, for Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC, West Palm Beach, Fla. Property: 190192 Garfield Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount, dated August 2010. Filed March 23.

Gagstetter, Ronald J., et al., Shelton. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for HSBC Bank USA NA, Buffalo, N.Y. Property: 172 Beardsley Road, Shelton. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $600,000, dated January 2007. Filed Feb. 29. Gerardi, John D., et al., Shelton. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 57 Armstrong Road, Shelton. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $318,750, dated September 2005. Filed March 31. Gonzalez, Jose L., et al., Stamford. Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for the Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority, Stamford. Property: 57 Carroll St., Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien for nonpayment of sewer-use charges. Filed March 30. Gorham, Patrice N., et al. Bridgeport. Filed by Griffin, Griffin & Mayo PC, for Webster Bank NA, Waterbury. Property: 30 Renwick Place, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $259,500, dated June 2007. Filed March 22. Greenpoint Mortgage Funding Inc., Fairfield. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 240 Sunnyridge Ave., Unit 79, Fairfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $26,300, dated June 2005. Filed April 5.

Gzyms, Louise A., et al., Shelton. Filed by O’Connell, Attmore & Morris LLC, Hartford, for Bayview Loan Servicing LLC. Property: 25 Brookwood Lane, Shelton. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $234,202, dated August 2012. Filed March 7.

Kali, Lauren L., et al., Trumbull. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 5 Danube Drive, Trumbull. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $343,125, dated March 2006. Filed April 1.

Hansen, Joseph E., Newtown. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Columbus, Ohio. Property: 48 The Old Road, Newtown. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $247,485, dated December 2009. Filed March 28.

Kaplowitz, David R., et al., Stamford. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 75 Hastings Lane, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount. Dated April 2001. Filed March 31.

Hart, Kathleen M., et al., Stamford. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Ditech Financial LLC. Property: 27 Lindstrom Road, Unit A-11, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $310,000, dated February 2004. Filed March 30.

Kipnis, Jeremy R., et al., Redding. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Wilmington Trust Co., Wilmington, Del. Property: 20 Drummer Lane, Redding. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original amount of $530,000, dated December 2006. Filed March 29.

Hawley, Robert W., et al., Newtown. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Columbus, Ohio. Property: 27 Swamp Road, Newtown. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $288,150, dated October 2013. Filed March 21.

Kovacs, John W., et al., Monroe. Filed by The Witherspoon Law Offices, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 215C Windgate Circle, Monroe. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $187,750, dated June 2008. Filed March 28.

Heuer, Lynn M., et al., Trumbull. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Bank of America NA Property: 4288 Madison Ave., Trumbull. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $370,000, dated January 2007. Filed March 22.

Leary, Raymond, 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: 55-57 Frank St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien for nonpayment of sewer-use charges. Filed March 22.

Hundt, Steven M., et al., Shelton. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Columbus, Ohio. Property: 11 Emerald Ridge Court, Shelton. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $400,000, dated May 2005. Filed March 14.

Leavitt, Joan, et al., Monroe. Filed by Halloran & Sage LLP, Hartford, for Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Rocky Hill. Property: Unit 318B of Northbrook Condominium, Monroe. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed March 24.

James, David A., et al., Stamford. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Wilmington Trust Co., Wilmington, Del. Property: 73 Whitmore Lane, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $318,500, dated April 2007. Filed March 29. JJ and J Realty LLC, et al., Trumbull. Filed by Owens, Schine & Nicola PC, Trumbull, for the town of Trumbull. Property: Lot 2, Map 2224, Trumbull. Action: to foreclose on real estate taxes and sewer-usage liens in favor of the town of Trumbull. Filed March 22. Kali, Lauren L., et al., Shelton. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 5 Danube Drive, Shelton. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount. Dated March 2006. Filed April 1.

Leslie, Juliette C., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by The Witherspoon Law Offices, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 40B Patricia Road, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $109,160, dated April 2012. Filed March 23. Liberty, Eileen, et al., Stamford. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 59 Courtland Ave., Unit 2U, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $100,000, dated December 2005. Filed March 31. Magi, Catherine J., et al., Fairfield. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 30 Wellington Drive, Fairfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $1.6 million, dated June 2007. Filed March 30.

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FACTS McLeod, Kevin, et al., Trumbull. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Caliber Home Loans Inc. Property: 5738 Main St., Trumbull. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $331,386, dated December 2013. Filed March 21.

O’Neill, Christopher M., et al., Bethel. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 37 Granite Drive, Bethel. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original amount of $135,000, dated January 2000. Filed March 22.

McNerney, James L., et al., Trumbull. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 310 Edison Road, Trumbull. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $500,000, dated October 2005. Filed March 2.

Oppel, Clarence W. and Gregory M. Oppel, et al., Shelton. Filed by Marinosci Law Group PC, Warwick, R.I., for J.G. Wentworth Home Lending Inc. Property: 96 Coram Road, Shelton. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $194,000, dated August 2013. Filed March 2.

Molnar, Scott A., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Federal National Mortgage Association, Washington, D.C. Property: 1215-1219 Lindley St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $210,000, dated August 2003. Filed March 22.

Ortiz, Jesus, et al., Fairfield. Filed by Perlstein, Sandler & McCracken LLC, Farmington, for The Ridge Homeowner’s Association Inc. Property: 1789 Fence Row Drive, Unit 1, Fairfield. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed March 30.

Montanine, Arthur, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by The Marcus Law Firm, North Branford, for the Water Pollution Control Authority for the city of Bridgeport. Property: 3200 Madison Ave., Unit D-13, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien for nonpayment of sewer-use charges. Filed March 22. Montoya, Pedro, et al., Stamford. Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for the Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority, Stamford. Property: 70 Pershing Ave., Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien for nonpayment of sewer-use charges. Filed March 30. Morgan, Robin I., et al., Newtown. Filed by The Marcus Law Firm, North Branford, for Tower Lien LLC. Property: 56 Dodgingtown Road, Newtown. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed March 28. Morrisey, John, et al., Trumbull. Filed by The Witherspoon Law Offices, Farmington, for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 40 Leonard Place, Trumbull. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $280,000, dated July 2006. Filed March 24. Murtha, Thomas M., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Neubert, Pepe & Monteith PC, New Haven, for Newtown Savings Bank, Newtown. Property: 528 Clinton Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $263,500, dated April 2009. Filed March 24. Oliva, Marta, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bender, Anderson and Barba PC, North Haven, for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 496 Beechmont Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $465,000, dated June 2006. Filed March 21.

Perillo Jr., Peter, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Cohen and Wolf PC, Orange, for Cartright Condominium Association Inc. Property: 25 Cartright St., Unit 1D, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a statutory lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed March 24. Phoung, Phan, et al., Bethel. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Columbus, Ohio. Property: 22 Milwaukee Ave., Bethel. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original amount of $392,000, dated March 2005. Filed March 23.

MORTGAGES 432 Fairfield Avenue LLC, Weston, by Frank Sparagna. Lender: Buddy’s Domain LLC, Stamford. Property: 432 Fairfield Ave., Stamford. Amount: $250,000. Filed April 1. 743 Fairfield Beach Road, Fairfield, by Franklin Management Inc. Lender: TD Bank NA, Greenville, S.C. Property: 743 Fairfield Beach Road, Unit 54, Fairfield. Amount: $856,000. Filed April 5. Bishop Rinks LLC, Shelton, by Howard S. Saffan. Lender: First Niagara Bank NA, Buffalo, N.Y. Property: 776 River Road, Shelton. Amount: $5.3 million. Filed March 17. Carousel Heights LLC, Stamford, by Michael Sweeney. Lender: Fairfield County Bank, Ridgefield. Property: 51 MacArthur Lane, Stamford. Amount: $400,000. Filed March 28. Christon Family LLC, Southport, by Christine I. Gould. Lender: South Benson LLC, Bridgeport. Property: 79 S. Benson Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed April 1.

Clark’s Hill Shopping Plaza LLC, West Palm Beach, Fla., by Joseph V. Di Scala. Lender: The First Bank of Greenwich, Greenwich. Property: 800-816 E. Main St., Stamford. Amount: $4.1 million. Filed March 30. Cross Hill Associates LLC, Trumbull, by Joseph G. Voll. Lender: Newtown Savings Bank, Newtown. Property: 197 Cross Hill Road and 490 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe. Amount: $350,000. Filed March 7. JSDD LLC, Trumbull, by Deborah S. Salerno. Lender: Superior Comfort Heating & Air Conditioning LLC, Ansonia. Property: 77 Canoe Brook Road, Trumbull. Amount: $40,301. Filed March 21. JSDD LLC, Trumbull, by Deborah S. Salerno. Lender: O&G Industries Inc., Torrington. Property: 77 Canoe Brook Road, Trumbull. Amount: $77,867. Filed March 24. Newtown Highland LLC, Roxbury, by Dale Manjoney-Barton. Lender: Union Savings Bank, Danbury. Property: 123-125 S. Main St., Newtown. Amount: $2 million. Filed March 24. Newtown Highland LLC, Roxbury, by Dale Manjoney-Barton. Lender: Union Savings Bank, Danbury. Property: 123-125 S. Main St., Newtown. Amount: $750,000. Filed March 24. SS Tile and Marble LLC, Trumbull, by Sidney Santos De Souza. Lender: Secure Capital Group LLC, Stratford. Property: 188 Park Lane, Trumbull. Amount: $250,000. Filed March 22. Three Harbor Point Square LLC, Stamford, by Paul J. Kuehner. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, New York, N.Y. Property: Master Unit S3, Walter Wheeler Drive, Stamford. Amount: $87.4 million. Filed March 24. Trofa Property Development LLC, Wilton, by Florindo Trofa. Lender: Darien Rowayton Bank, Darien. Property: 561 Oldfield Road, Fairfield. Amount: $800,000. Filed April 6. Zwally Real Estate LLC, Monroe, by George R. Zwally. Lender: Newtown Savings Bank, Newtown. Property: 215 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe. Amount: $380,250. Filed March 7.

NEW BUSINESSES AB Auto Sound and More, 25 Van Zant St., Norwalk 06854, c/o Abel Marroquin. Filed March 16.

FIGURES Carpe Diem, 26 Pequot Drive, Norwalk 06855, c/o Elizabeth Ricci. Filed March 22.

RE Harm Music Group, 31 Tuxedo Ave., Shelton 06484, c/o Michael Davis. Filed March 31.

Chad’s Tree Service, 146B Codfish Hill Road, Bethel 06801, c/o Chad Conway and Samantha Conway. Filed March 28.

Room 112, 112 Washington St., Norwalk 06854, c/o 112 Café LLC. Filed March 18.

Computer Medics, 14 Rutler Drive, Trumbull 06611, c/o David Mejias. Filed March 29. CT Poop 911, 14 Pleasant St., Norwalk 06855, c/o Yenni Isabele Goitia. Filed March 14. Designfactor 9, 101 Governor Trumbull Way, Trumbull 06611, c/o Malvika Kumar. Filed March 8. E C Trans, 208 Flax Hill Road, Norwalk 06854, c/o Ricardo Feliu. Filed March 21. E-Pharma, 40 Richards Ave., Third floor, Norwalk 06854, c/o Iconhealth Services LLC. Filed March 15. Frandre Enterprise, 90 Suncrest Road, Norwalk 06854, c/o Jean A. Andre. Filed March 23. Helicopter Support Inc. A, 124 Quarry Road, Trumbull 06611, c/o Helicopter Support Inc. Filed March 3. James Mulligan Engineering Consultants, 40 Narragansett Trail, Shelton 06484, c/o James Mulligan. Filed March 17. Jenny Currie Counseling Services, 5274 Main St., Trumbull 06611, c/o Jenny Currie. Filed March 21. LQ Janitorial Services LLC, 19 Fullin Road, Norwalk 06851, c/o Shirley Quesada. Filed March 18. Medical Arts Pharmacy, 15 Corporate Drive, Unit 1, Trumbull 06611, c/o Lakshmipoornima Grandhi. Filed March 1. Medical Arts Pharmacy, 15 Corporate Drive, Unit 1, Trumbull 06611, c/o Grandhi LLC. Filed March 1. Merritt Business Networkers, P.O. Box 110513, Trumbull 06611, c/o Sheriff M. Lawendy. Filed March 3. Michael’s Maintenance Service, 502 Huntington St., Shelton 06484, c/o Daniels Michael. Filed March 1.

B.Luv’s Carpentry, 15 Madison St., Unit C-3, Norwalk 06854, c/o Brian K. McCready. Filed March 17.

Norwalk Metropolitan Youth Ballet, 36 Main St., Norwalk 06851, c/o Christopher Holmes and Adam Holmes. Filed March 15.

Back 2 Life Remodeling, 55 Gatehouse Road, Trumbull 06611, c/o Leonard M. Frascatore. Filed March 22.

OG Gardens, 14 Cottage St., Apt. 6, Norwalk 06854, c/o Michaela Wales and Tyler Buckley. Filed March 21.

Birch Wind Estates, 6 Falls Lane, Bethel 06801, c/o Mary Buckley. Filed March 30.

Oronoque Pharmacy, 140 Greenwood Ave., Bethel 06801, c/o Sri Popuri. Filed March 24.

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Royal Choice Limo Services, 49A Putnam Park Road, Bethel 06801, c/o Mohammed Shilleh. Filed March 29. Saint Pius X Co., 74 W. Lake Road, Trumbull 06611, c/o Christine J. DiCecco. Filed March 1. Sams & Sons, 5 Lynnwood Court, Shelton 06484, c/o Sam Josovitz. Filed March 15. Santaniello Vocal Studios, 30 Silvermine Ave., Norwalk 06850, c/o Joseph W. Santaniello Jr. Filed March 22. Seas The Sky Travel, 93 Richards Ave., Norwalk 06854, c/o Gillian Wilson. Filed March 16. Shim’s Professional Tailor and Cleaners, 454 Main Ave., Norwalk 06851, c/o Jongkoo Shim. Filed March 16. Smilow Cancer Hospital At Yale New Haven, 5520 Park Ave., Suite 203, Trumbull 06611, c/o Yale New Haven Hospital Inc. Filed March 15. Solutions Publishing, 4 Research Drive, Shelton 06484, c/o Q11 Associates LLC. Filed March 30. Superior Carting and Waste System LLC, P.O. Box 372, Bethel 06801, c/o Robert M. Rybnick. Filed March 22. The Grille at Silvermine, 95 N. Seir Hill Road, Norwalk 06850, c/o Nick Biello. Filed March 18. The Magic Thread LLC, 101 Governor Trumbull Way, Trumbull 06611, c/o Malvika Kumar. Filed March 8. Truth Building Group, 6 Buttercup Lane, Shelton 06484, c/o Charles Chagnon. Filed March 1. Union Athletics LLC, 50 N. Taylor Ave., Norwalk 06854, c/o Gustavo Alvarez-Aguilar. Filed March 24. Veteran Services of New England, 61 John St., Trumbull 06611, c/o Stephen H. Dunkle. Filed March 14. Willie Brevard PC, 18 Linden St., Norwalk 06851, c/o Willie Brevard. Filed March 22.

PATENTS Method and apparatus for a user-driven-priority-based job scheduling in a data processing platform. Patent no. 9,304,817 issued to Hyun Joo Kim, Monmouth Junction, N.J. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Microstructured image overcoat layer for improved image uniformity applied overcoater and functional embossing roller. Patent no. 9,302,498 issued to Dale R. Mashtare, Bloomfield, N.Y.; Eluid Robles-Flores, Webster, N.Y.; Paul Bonino, Ontario, N.Y.; and Matthew Fabrizio, Rochester, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Mobile system and method for improving safety of impromptu meetings. Patent no. 9,306,753 issued to David R. Vandervort, Walworth, N.Y.; and Dale Ellen Gaucas, Penfield, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Printhead configured to refill nozzle areas with high-viscosity materials. Patent no. 9,302,472 issued to David A. Mantell, Rochester, N.Y.; Peter J. Nystrom, Webster, N.Y.; Peter Gulvin, Webster, N.Y.; Andrew W. Hays, Fairport, N.Y.; Jun Ma, Penfield, N.Y.; and Gary D. Redding, Victor, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Smart antenna. Patent no. 9,306,294 issued to Keith Charette, Fairfield; Yongchun Zheng, Newtown; and Chris Miller, Kent. Assigned to Ventus Networks LLC, Norwalk. System for detecting malfunctioning ejectors in three-dimensional object printing using specular reference. Patent no. 9,302,519 issued to Raymond J. Clark, Webster, N.Y.; Frank B. Tamarez Gomez, Webster, N.Y.; Timothy P. Foley, Marion, N.Y.; and Paul S. Bonino, Ontario, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. System for detecting malfunctioning ejectors in three-dimensional object printing using specular reflectance. Patent no. 9,302,519 issued to Raymond J. Clark, Webster, N.Y.; Frank B. Tamarez Gomez, Webster, N.Y.; Timothy P. Foley, Marion, N.Y.; and Paul S. Bonino, Ontario, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Systems for detecting inoperative inkjets in three-dimensional object printing using an optical sensor and reversible thermal substrates. Patent no. 9,302,518 issued to Victoria L. Warner, Caledonia, N.Y.; James L. Giacobbi, Penfield, N.Y.; and Matthew R. McLaughlin, Rochester, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Systems and methods for computation-efficient image processing system architecture. Patent no. 9,307,119 issued to Xing Li, Webster, N.Y.; David Jon Metcalfe, Marion, N.Y.; Meng Yao, West Linn, Ore.; Michael Dale Stevens, Portland, Ore.; and Paul W. Phillippi, Sherwood, Ore. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Systems and methods for behavioral pattern mining. Patent no. 9,305,104 issued to Changjun Wu, Rochester, N.Y.; Shanmuga-Nathan Gnanasambandam, Webster, N.Y.; Gueyoung Jung, Rochester, N.Y.; and Zhao Shi, Rochester, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

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A Letter to State Legislators from Employers in Your District Dear State Legislators:

ere’s good news if you’re looking for a way to help employers in your district without impacting the state budget. By voting for HB 5367 you can support every business in your district, their workers, and their families. What does HB 5367 do? Many positive things, including:

finally just finished after eight years. During that time, we never missed a single unemployment payment to a deserving individual. States have a lot of discretion in the unemployment benefits they pay out and the taxes they collect. Our neighboring states take in the same amount of unemployment tax revenue as we do, yet every one of them paid

f Helps create a level playing field between our state’s unemployment compensation system and those of neighboring states.

back their federal loan. In fact, in most cases, neighboring states paid these loans back many years ago. How did they manage that?

f Helps shield Connecticut’s unemployment trust fund against future serious downturns

They made simple reforms to the unemployment benefits they pay out at the state level–and in most cases, they made these reforms long ago in order to avoid problems during recessions.

f Helps prevent a repeat of the eight years of federal unemployment debt and tax increases that Connecticut businesses just finally finished paying off from the Great Recession f Ask any business in your district, and they will tell you about the painful tax increases they’ve paid as a result of the state’s borrowing nearly $1 billion during the recession to shore up the unemployment trust fund. We have also been hit with special assessments year after year just to cover the interest on this debt. After the state took out the loan, businesses were solely responsible for paying it back–which we

These reforms helped make sure their unemployment compensation trust funds were solvent to provide for future workers.

Survive and Grow in a Changing Economy

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The reforms were not Draconian; they were sensible, and designed to encourage the unemployed to get back to work as soon as they could.

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An idea that measures up. Understanding what’s important. Peter Manning came to M&T Bank with little more than a concept for his business. But it was a big one – a clothing line for men 5'8" and under. We understood his vision and customized a plan to get his dream off the ground. And today, this idea is thriving. Our eagerness to help businesses like Peter Manning is why M&T is a leading SBA lender1 in the country and why we’ve been recognized by Greenwich Associates for excellence in small business banking.2 To learn how M&T can help your business, visit mtb.com/businessbanking.

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