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May 19, 2014 | VOL. 50, No. 20

THE MASTERPIECE THAT WORKS

FCBJ this week

Lockwood-Matthews elevates its game after 150 years

DIFFERENT MINDSET Juanita James knows corporate and nonprofit strategies … 7

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THE COMMERCIAL LEASE Attorney Michael Goldman concludes his two part series … 8

THE 1864 LOCKWOOD-MATTHEWS MANSION MUSEUM on the Sound in Norwalk has enough curiosities and jaw-dropping details to make it a U.S. treasure and a sturdy entry on the National Registry of Historic Places, both of which it is. An 1873 newspaper story called it “the most perfect and most elegant mansion in America.”

It is also a local treasure, saved from the wrecking ball 50 years ago, and an estimable player in the regional economic and businessmeeting arenas.

As the mansion’s board of trustees chairwoman, Patsy Brescia, said, “We are so fortunate to have it. For businesspersons, it offers a unique opportunity to have a function in this type of architectural environment. For those who’ve used it, it has proven a delightful experience.”

The mansion itself, with details like floor-to-ceiling wood carvings by 19th-century masters Gustave and Christian Herter and a $46,000 library wallpaper job, breaks the ice and drives conversation. “Immediately, people are asking questions about the context of what is here,” Brescia said. The space is available only to business members who support the museum, with membership available beginning at $250 per year.

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Susy Gilgore, executive director, by a Lockwood-Matthews Mansion fireplace.

ryan Nurnberger was ecstatic when state lawmakers approved a bill making it easier for his Norwalk-based nonprofit to work jointly with his New York-based benefit corporation.

It had been a three-year journey for Nurnberger and Simply Smiles, his nonprofit that provides holistic services to the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reservation in South Dakota.

“We started doing the (benefit corporation) coffee business three years ago and we ran up against tax issues as a charity because we sold too much coffee,” Nurnberger said by phone from the reservation.

“As a nonprofit, you’re not supposed to become a business that sells products.

The IRS put a dollar and cent threshold of $30,000 on us. We exceeded that profit quickly, so we were forced to spin off the coffee company into a separate sister organization. Our intention with the coffee company wasn’t to maximize profits. It was to have a business to funnel into our charity.”

The benefit corporation law is effective in 22 states, according to an online information center. Six other states have passed the bill, pending their governors’ signatures, and 12 states’ legislatures have introduced the bill.

Despite the limited telecommunications on the Indian reservation, Nurnberger is hoping to bridge that gap by providing the Sioux with networks and resources that enable them to be independent through the proceeds of » B-corp, page 6

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High style on Madison Avenue

Kirsten Fitzgibbons and Kelli Ford, Dallas sisters with a Greenwich showroom, used the Jazz Series by French artist Henri Matisse as jumping-off point for their Kips Bay show house room.

Designer John Douglas Eason in his grand staircase at the Kips Bay show house.

BY MARY SHUSTACK mshustack@westfairinc.com

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here’s a definite Fairfield County presence within the walls of The Mansion on Madison, the Manhattan venue hosting the 42nd annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House through May 29.

Among the 20-plus interior designers participating in the prestigious showcase are Christopher Peacock and the firm Kirsten Kelli, both with Greenwich showrooms. In addition, John Douglas Eason, whose Fairfield projects have included the Merrywood show house, is a Kips Bay participant.

The show house, which not only serves to spotlight the world’s best in art, design and home décor, also raises funds for its namesake, the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club. Since its inception, the show house has raised more than $19 million to further the work of the nonprofit organization that serves the city’s disadvantaged children. Organizers said the event attracts some 15,000 visitors each year.

Designers from across the country were invited to decorate rooms, ranging from kitchens to salons, libraries to bedrooms. Touring the showcase not only

gives homeowners the chance to gather ideas but also allows designers to raise their profiles as they offer room after room of design possibilities that go far beyond the routine.

Eason, of John Douglas Eason Interiors, for example, was assigned the mansion’s grand staircase and has turned it into an artful study that balances a sense of history and grandeur (a Baroque console) with modern flair (a Barry X Ball sculpture).

Matthew Quinn’s expansive kitchen features cabinetry with details that echo the spires of St. Patrick’s Cathedral just across the street, while Alexa Hampton of Mark Hampton L.L.C. was inspired by the design of a Spanish tile to create a fanciful, exotic retreat.

Kirsten Fitzgibbons and Kelli Ford, Dallas sisters with a Greenwich showroom, used the Jazz Series by French artist Henri Matisse as a jumping-off point for their trademark look – traditional with a heavy dose of bold styling here seen in a bright-and-airy living room.

Also bold are the pink hues and vintage fashions and fabrics from Italian designer Emilio Pucci that gave a charmingly retro feel to the walk-in closet and vanity vignette designed by Peacock.

Colombian-born designer Juan Montoya’s modern, spacious living room had the most eclectic touch, a sparkling, early 19th-century British chandelier. On the afternoon of a media tour, he spoke of proportion, scale and creating a room that is stylish and comfortable.

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John Douglas Eason, who has worked extensively in Greenwich, including on the Merrywood show house, tackled the grand staircase at the Kips Bay show house.

Photos by Bob Rozycki.

“It’s like a good recipe,” he said. “You have it. You taste it, and then you want more of it.”

The show house remains open daily through May 29 at 457 Madison Ave. (adjacent to The New York Palace hotel), with special events including salon evenings scheduled throughout the month.

For more information, visit kipsbaydecoratorshow house.org.

New Benchmark for senior care

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enchmark Senior Living, a New England-based senior housing provider, recently opened its 50th development at the Split Rock shopping center in Shelton.

The 92-unit senior living community at 708A Bridgeport Ave. is Fairfield County’s fourth Benchmark Senior Living community. Altogether, Benchmark Senior Living has opened in 47 locations throughout the Northeast with one under development in Huntingon, N.Y. The newly constructed $3 million building is one of the most ener�y efficient Benchmark communities in the Northeast and will soon receive a Leadership in Ener�y and Environmental Design gold certificate for its 72,000-square-foot space.

Benchmark at Split Rock currently serves 46 seniors in its assisted living and memory care units. Adult children in Shelton have shown a strong interest in moving their parents into the senior living community, indicating the demand is there and will keep growing over time, said Tom Grape, CEO and chairman of Benchmark Senior Living.

“Adult children want to make sure where mom or dad will move is a place they are well-cared for by attentive, caring, well-trained staff,” Grape said.

“We’re committed to making sure we hire and train the kinds of employees who will give the adult children reassurance and a peace of mind that they’re getting what they’re looking for.”

The monthly rent will range depending on the type of living space and amenities, but the lowest price starts around $3,000. That includes three meals a day, housekeeping, laundry, transportation and recreational activities, Grape said.

The new senior living community will hire 75 employees, some of whom will be Fairfield County residents.

New to its developments, Benchmark will provide Shelton living community seniors with training on how to use the Internet to ensure residents can stay in touch with their family. Benchmark in Shelton spent at least $1 million on new technolo�y, Grape said. The latest gadget is a real-time location tracker. This GPS portable pendant allows assisted-living residents to call for assistance from anywhere in the building and indicates the exact location of their whereabouts, increasing safety.

“We’ll have latest state-of-the art

technolo�y, which includes portals with Internet training available seven days a week,” Grape said. “A higher percentage of our senior residents will learn about technolo�y. We’ve partnered with Stanley Healthcare, and they offer a suite of technolo�y products, so we’re putting in three or four advanced systems.”

Looking ahead, Benchmark plans to expand and reconfigure its existing programs at the Stamford-based 387unit Edgehill senior community in a few months, Grape said. No new properties have been acquired by Benchmark in Fairfield County this year, but the senior housing provider may have a couple of new leads starting next year, he added.

From left, Bill Purcell, president of the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce; Tom Grape, founder and CEO of Benchmark Senior Living; Mark Laurettil, mayor of Shelton; Doug Cormack, executive director of Benchmark at Split Rock; Tom Nickse, Benchmark at Split rock resident; and Stephanie Handelson, president and chief operating officer of Benchmark Senior Living.

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CBIA finds progress and needs

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he 2014 General Assembly took some steps toward improving Connecticut’s economic competitiveness but did not address sufficiently many of the barriers to growing the state’s economy.”

With that shot across the bow, the Connecticut Business and Industry Association sought to remove sand from the ointment of business attraction. It found opportunities for praise in much the legislature has accomplished and it found troubles lurking in legislation involving the minimum wage and the budget.

“While we saw some modest progress this session, we are not aggressively attacking those areas that hurt our ability to attract much-needed private investments that lead to job creation,” said John Rathgeber, CBIA president and CEO. “We have to be mindful that other states, including several in our region, are actively improving their business climates to attract the very investments that we want to attract to Connecticut.”

The CBIA cited measures approved this session to help the state’s economy and business climate that include: • a manufacturing innovation fund to

help manufacturers with capital, workforce and other needs improve their competitive position; • providing training assistance, particularly for manufacturing apprentices; • approving an agreement to solidify Connecticut’s standing as a leader in aerospace research, development and manufacturing; • creating the Connecticut Port Authority to enhance usage of the state’s deepwater ports; • preventing escalation of workers’ compensation-related hospital charges; and • making administrative �ixes to the state’s paid sick leave law.

Listed under “harmful measures,” the CBIA said, “The beginning of the session was marked by legislation raising the state’s minimum wage to $10.10 by 2017, despite strong opposition from business groups and Republican lawmakers.”

Also raising red flags for the CBIA “are falling revenues and looming state budget deficits. Lawmakers had to scramble in the final week to plug a new, $285 million hole in the budget for fiscal year 2015, and a greater deficit is pro-

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jected for fiscal year 2016.”

Passivity is not the prescription. Said the CBIA, “The challenge is that while Connecticut makes some incremental changes — and continues to battle large deficits — many of our regional neighbors, including New York and Massachusetts, are moving forward with greater urgency to attract the business investment and jobs.”

The CBIA cites polls showing Connecticut voters want elected officials to focus on jobs and the economy and stresses it works in bipartisan fashion.

“This is much more than a business issue — a strong, growing economy means more opportunities for good, well paying jobs,” said Rathgeber. “It means protecting our quality of life and guaranteeing a brighter future for generations to come.”

For more information, contact CBIA’s Bonnie Stewart at 860-244-1925.

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Masterpiece — » » From page 1

For now, only the former billiards room is available for meetings. The room has its own entrance, so a meeting can be scheduled, bring its own light fare and slip in and out without crossing into ongoing construction that has, for now, closed the mansion to more-involved meetings (though a summer tour season will go on).

The kitchens are presently shut, too.

The construction — hidden behind curtains of dust-controlling plastic — will make the Second Empire-style mansion accessible and easier to use for all via a modern elevator.

The elevator will stop on all four floors (basement to No. 3) and is being retrofitted into the middle of the structure. Besides its obvious conveniences, the elevator also brings the mansion into Americans With Disabilities Act compliance for accessibility. When the work is done in September, the business-event welcome mat will appear in earnest.

“For businesses, it’s an opportunity to have an elegant reception or event at this truly beautiful site,” Brescia said.

“It would be very hard to find a site that could match it. To be in a home like this for an elegant evening is something that’s hard to come by.” The mansion will self-host its annual fundraising gala in October.

Lockwood-Matthews also plays a part in Norwalk’s quality of life.

“Heritage tourism enhances real estate and offers jobs,” mansion Executive

B-corp — » » From page 1

his coffee distributing business.

Simply Smiles started in 2003. Last year, Nurnberger and his father, David, launched a benefit corporation that sells coffee beans grown by farmers in the remote mountains of Oaxaca, Mexico, to help the impoverished families and tribe. For every bag sold, Simply Smiles provides Mexican farmers and their families with three meals a day.

The proceeds also provide food, clothing, shelter, medical care, education and jobs for the people they serve on the Indian reservation in South Dakota.

Simply Smiles Product Corp. is the benefit corporation that Nurnberger spearheaded with his father and one staff member. The corporation is the nonprofit’s coffee distributing arm,

Director Susy Gilgore said. “But most importantly, what a site like this does is enhance the quality of life. A lot of businesses are trying to attract top employees and those employees want to know what the area will offer them. We certainly are a big part of that equation.”

Said Brescia, “The businesses want to know what we are doing for the children because they want their employees to have a full and meaningful environment to raise families. The business community is so integral to the success of our mission. And education is a big part of that. They are very into education.”

Gilgore grew up in Europe. Her Ph.D. is from the University of Milan and she has a background in the rough-and-tumble world of New York City politics. She is the mansion’s lone full-time employee.

There are two paid part-timers and about 100 volunteers.

The cost of renting the mansion for an event (after the elevator is completed in September) will be about $2,500. The annual operating budget is $350,000$400,000, with special projects like the library renovation — totaling $250,000 — seeking special funds via grants and donations. The elevator project costs $570,000, plus another $200,000 for its required electrical line.

The city of Norwalk gained control of the mansion and its surrounding parkland in 1941, after which it was used for offices and to store voting machines and lawnmowers. Preservation-minded citizens, spearheaded by the Norwalk League of Women Voters, some of whom cleaned

mansion details with toothbrushes, sued to save it and won in a case decided by the state’s Supreme Court in the 1960s. Today, Norwalk leases the home to the nonprofit Lockwood-Matthews Mansion Inc. for a dollar per year.

There is much to ogle, including frescos painted on both sides of the Atlantic, flushing toilets (even in the help’s quarters), full-time hot and cold running water and a bit of electrical wizardry in the form of a floor-based and rug-hidden burglar alarm that was installed decades before Thomas Edison’s work made electricity a household staple. Brescia pointed to the wildly colorful marble in an upstairs bathroom and noted, serendipitously, that it was from Brescia, Italy.

The mansion on West Avenue also benefits from proximity to Norwalk’s major arteries, including Interstate 95, and on-site parking — meeting details that can prove huge.

Corporate sponsors include regional home design store Klaff’s Inc., Spinnaker Real Estate Partners of South Norwalk, Norwalk-based real estate company M.F. DiScala & Co. Inc. and the county-based Xerox Foundation, which recently donated $20,000 to the mansion. “When you have corporate leaders that give so generously, you know you’re heading in the right direction,” Brescia said.

Brescia, a Realtor with Wilton-based William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty, noted Lockwood-Matthews predates many of the storied mansions of Newport, R.I., where the mansion movement crested with the The Breakers in

which is currently headquartered in New York, where the B corporation bill is already signed into law. Nurnberger anticipates moving his small benefit corporation to Connecticut in October.

“We can now consolidate and transfer our New York corporation into Connecticut and not straddle two states,” Nurnberger said. He said of those that passed the bill, “Connecticut is the only one that in its law has a legacy provision.

The legacy provision says that after two years of operation as a B corp, if all your shareholders agree, you can lock in your organization as a benefit corp forever.”

This provision in the bill will allow his benefit corporation to live beyond his time and create a lasting social impact, he said. The provision could also encourage those interested in operating a benefit corporation to start one in Connecticut, creating jobs.

“Theoretically, someone can say, ‘I’m going to create a B corp and use the good will and marketing of a B corp to build something, and then dissolve the B corp to make it a for-profit business,” Nurnberger said. “This law makes sure it will always be a benefit corp.”

Through Simply Smiles, the organization has hired volunteers and raised enough funds from its coffee business to provide 30,000 meals for people in Oaxaca per year. This summer, Nurnberger said he’s spending five months on the South Dakotan reserve working on building two homes. The nonprofit will run summer camps for the kids and build a 78-foot greenhouse and teach the Sioux community about farming fresh vegetables.

“We have a barn out back and myself and my staff sleep out there,” Nurnberger said. “There’s no heat.

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Patsy Brescia and Susy Gilgore on the Lockwood-Matthews Mansion’s first floor.

1895 and Miramar in 1915; few mansions from the Civil War era survive.

“It’s very unusual to have a mansion from 1864,” she said.

Yet, for all its splendor, the home was a summer cottage, themed on literature, art and music and with symbols of those pursuits carved into walls and furnishings. It was built by LeGrand Lockwood, a shipping magnate, when in his 40s, though little enjoyed; he died of pneumonia in 1872 at age 52.

The Matthews family owned it until 1938, having redeemed it from foreclosure for $90,000 in 1876. It was named to the National Registry in 1971.

There’s no running water. It’s very primitive. But through our willingness to live like this, it’s allowed us to be accepted here in this reservation.”

Simply Smiles uses profits from its coffee benefit corporation to help people on the Indian reservation meet their daily living needs and learn skills that make them employable, Nurnberger said. Only five people out of the 200 in the community have jobs, and all of them are currently living on social services, welfare and food stamps.

“We’ll do what we need to do to make the situation right, and one day we can say we’ve moved onto another place because this town and reservation will have what it needs,” Nurnberger said.

“But we’ll come back to this place to attend weddings and graduations and Christmas dinners because we know we have built relationships that will last.”

As the two worlds turn

Juanita James swapped corporate profits for social missions

BY CRYSTAL KANG ckang@westfairinc.com

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uanita T. James has worn many hats in her lifetime. She worked at Stamfordbased Pitney Bowes Inc. as chief marketing and communications officer for 11 years. Three years ago, she became CEO and president of the Fairfield County Community Foundation, a nonprofit grant distributor. After walking such different career paths, she parsed the similarities and differences of corporate and nonprofit businesses, illuminating from the inside the different ways the two worlds work.

James, a Brooklyn, N.Y., native, is the only first-generation American in her family. Growing up as the daughter of a single mother from British Guyana in South America, James was educated at all-girl Catholic schools until attending Princeton University in the school’s second graduating class to admit women.

Throughout her life, her mother instilled the idea that education is a way to improve life and open doors.

She entered the corporate world via Pitney Bowes on her mother’s advice after working on the editorial and marketing side at companies, including Time Warner Inc., Doubleday & McClure Co. and German publisher Bertelsmann.

The career shift to a traditional corporation after a career in publishing enabled her to build business skills that would prepare her for a leadership role at the Fairfield County Community Foundation.

She has been volunteering and leading various nonprofit boards for 25 years.

“Having been in the business-to-consumer direct marketing world, I thought it’d be interesting to expand my skills to the business-to-business marketing.”

James said. “In my business-to-consumer experience, the pace was a lot faster. It was more dynamic because consumerto-consumer taste changes so rapidly. I found the business-to-business experience to be much more disciplined, more bureaucratic and slower paced.”

At Pitney Bowes, she worked with corporate and global leaders of Fortune 500 companies. Now, she works with

community leaders, college presidents and executive directors of nonprofits that run public services such as after-school programs, homeless shelters and health clinics.

“People who are leading organizations and institutions have a passion for the work they’re doing,” James said. “They have a vision in mind of what they’re trying to accomplish. In many ways, the leaders of nonprofit organizations, particularly the smaller ones, are a lot closer to the people they’re serving and the work they’re doing because they don’t have a lot of layers in between the leader and others.”

A big difference James noticed in the corporate world compared with nonprofits is that resources were at her disposal, whether it be access to the financial, accounting, marketing or legal departments. But in the nonprofit sector, fewer resources are readily available, with most of their funds going toward services. The trade-off is that nonprofits are collaborative, whereas corporations are competitive and protective of their information.

“Community foundations are very focused on the geographic and community areas they serve,” James said. “Sharing of best practices, ideas and new discoveries is just a cultural part of that whole sector. Philosophically, we’re trying to lift up the entire sector. It’s just a much more open exchange of strategies, ideas, information, supporting resources.”

Leadership stacks up differently in her experience with a traditional corporation versus a community foundation.

She said people in the nonprofit sector have a passionate belief in the mission of the organization, which means leaders have to provide affirmation that assures employees are needed and make a difference. In the corporate world, leaders have to consider a range of factors that motivate people, she said. Some have a passion for what the business is doing.

Others see a job as a stepping stone. Still others are hanging on until retirement.

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BY MICHAEL GOLDMAN

The business lease, part two Outside of the actual product or service sold, a business’s most important decision is its lease. This decision affects a business’s revenues, costs and employees and is frequently a make-or-break decision. Last week’s column assessed specifics of how to make the best choices or to maximize negotiating leverage. This is part two.

Most landlords require that a lease be guaranteed by the business owner, thereby putting personal assets (home and savings) of the guarantor at risk if the tenant does not generate enough cash flow to pay the rent. If the business fails, it is bad enough that the owner will lose the initial investment. It is even worse to have additional losses stem from the guaranty. Yet, almost all landlords require a guaranty.

Therefore, the key for the business owner is to negotiate a reasonable limitation to the guaranty (a “cap”).

There are several ways to convince a landlord to limit the guaranty. One way is by posting a larger security deposit.

Alternatively, some landlords will agree to a “good guy” guaranty, which caps the amount of the guaranty so long as the tenant (i) gives a certain amount of advance notice that he needs to end the lease early, (ii) pays rent until he vacates, and (iii) leaves the property in good condition. Depending on the size of the lease and the amount of the landlord’s build-

out, landlords will frequently accept a “good guy” guaranty with a cap of three to twelve months’ rental exposure. Stronger tenants can sometimes negotiate that the guaranty gets reduced over the lease term — in other words, a successful track record reduces the total exposure over time.

Almost every lease states that the tenant accepts the property “as is” at the time the lease commences. This requires that the owner uses good building inspectors when negotiating the lease, ensuring that such issues as zoning, permits, liquor licenses, etc., are in order before the lease starts or are the subject of contingencies in the lease. Without this, an owner can be stuck paying rent on unusable property, suffer a delayed opening, or have to pay significant unbudgeted costs to get unexpected permits before being able to open.

These important leasing issues should be on every business owner’s checklist: • Exclusivity: If appropriate, the landlord should agree not to lease the shop-

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a business is on.

Some business owners mistakenly believe they can save money if they do not use a leasing broker — the landlord will pass along the commission savings. The opposite is generally true.

Because of commercial brokers’ knowledge of the marketplace, the landlords’ modus operandi and construction costs, they can save clients more money than what the landlord might save (and pass along) by not paying a commission.

Experienced commercial brokers generally have personal knowledge of each major building and landlord in their market so they know the best deal they can win from each. Brokers know the additional rent structure, parking issues, IT-related capabilities and what limitations on guarantees and option terms the landlords have accepted in the past.

Some brokers represent tenants exclusively. Some handle more class A office space. Others focus more on class B and lower-grade space.

The list of leasing concerns for business owners is lengthy. Anyone expecting to sign a lease should have an experienced leasing attorney, accountant, insurance broker, contractor and real estate broker on the team in order to make sure the leasing decision is a good one and the lease is fair.

Michael Goldman is an attorney with the Connecticut-based law �irm Goldman, Gruder & Woods L.L.C. He can be reached at 203-899-8900.

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In large corporations, there’s the pressure of the quarterly earnings. This often prevents companies from having a long-term vision, James said. It can drive leaders to think only about hitting the numbers and make people averse to risk.

In the nonprofit sector, the long-term vision is easier to see, but more difficult to execute. To be successful in the nonprofit sector, it all depends on collaboration, consensus and long-term thinking, she said.

Technolo�y, however, is important to both for-profits and nonprofits, especially the world of social media.

“There’s so much more direct expression with what people think of your product,” James said. “The rapid pace of communication has changed lot of business models all over for both the corporate

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and nonprofit sectors. The Internet puts information at everyone’s fingers in seconds. Companies no longer decide how, when and where to communicate.

Working at the community foundation, James said she found the happy medium between her business and nonprofit worlds. The community foundation functions much like a business, managing portfolios of more than 600 donor and scholarship funds each year. In addition to stewarding people’s financial assets, the foundation emphasizes building relationships with hundreds of organizations throughout Fairfield County, James said.

“We partner with public, private sectors, community leaders and collaborate to address issues like affordable housing,” James said. “We raise money and grant money. We educate and inform, so it’s like a business in terms of running a portfolio.

We’re not a nonprofit focused on one area. We manage a portfolio of products of services.”

Magazine lauds doctors based on survey results

onnecticut magazine used survey results to recognize 83 Stamford Hospital physicians on its annual list of top doctors.

More than 5,000 questionnaires were sent to Connecticut doctors, asking them to recommend a doctor (no self nominations) to whom they would send a loved one for medical care. The results were announced in April.

This year’s focus was on eight specialties: aller�y and immunolo�y, cardiolo�y, endocrinolo�y, family medicine, geriatric medicine, internal medicine, orthopedics and podiatry. The top votegetters in each of those categories made the Top Doctors list, along with those who finished at the top of the category surveys from the years 2011-2013.

The Stamford Hospital doctors recognized include: Denis Bouboulis, Paul S. Lindner, Mark D. Litchman, Agnes Matczuk, Charles B. Augenbraun, Jeffrey A. Green, David J. Lomnitz, Charles E. Littlejohn, James M. McClane, Steven A. Kolenik, Debra L. Pruzan-Clain, Mary E. Arden-Cordone, Bismruta Misra, Antonio Pantaleo, Noel I. Robin, Rod Acosta, Angelo Mallozzi, Robert M. Dettmer, Sarah A. Kahn, Stuart

Waldstreicher, James A. Bonheur, Kevin D. Miller, Michael H. Bar, K.M. “Steve” Lo, Gavin X. McLeod, Michael F. Parry, James R. Sabetta, James J. Bivona, Ted E. Listokin, Remi M. Rosenberg, Frederick B. Slogoff, David P. Lorenz, Thomas J. Nero, Eric Y. Brown, Brenda S. Chan, William H. Hines, Paul J. Apostolides, Mark H. Camel, C. Cory Rosenstein, Scott L. Simon, Louise D. Resor, Alice H. Rusk, Evangelos D. Xistris, Gary S. Besser, Corinne E. de Cholnoky, Adam A. Ofer, Eric L. Wasserman, James Wong, Jeffrey J. Brooks, Peter W. Hughes, Marc D. Silver, Craig D. Tifford, Bruce H. Klenoff, Jason R. Klenoff, Stephen J. Salzer, Emmy Lu, Jennifer F. Henkind, Timothy H. Kenefick, Rosemary E. Klenk, Arnold B. Korval, Susan Lasky, Dorothy A. Levine, Jeanne M. Marconi, Alan H. Morelli, Sanford L. Swidler, Leif O. Nordberg, David Passaretti, Arthur R. Rosenstock, Jeremy A. Bier, Andrew H. Rice, Peter Y. Siroka, F. Carl Mueller, James S. Krinsley, Dominic J. Roca, Paul Sachs, Steven A. Thau, Michael H. King, Sharon W. Karp, Tomas J. Vietorisz, Christos G. Pappas, Michael J. Nurzia and Jonathan A. Waxberg.

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itrin Cooperman & Co. L.L.C. — “asset and assurance, tax compliance and research, specialty and consulting” — hosted a Cinco de Mayo networking and social event recently at Tinto, a bar and tapas restaurant at 10 Wall St., Norwalk.

The crowd reached 120, dutifully abandoning business for drinks and a Tinto buffet. All photos are identified from left. Photos by Bill Fallon.

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1. Linda Deane of Indiana-based credit card

and payroll processing company Heartland, who works in Norwalk.

2. Michael Spencer, vice president for commercial lending, TDBank in Purchase, N.Y., and Mark Fagan, Citrin Cooperman’s managing partner for Connecticut.

3. Tinto owner Carlos Hernandez.

4. Anthony Mormile, regional vice president, Tompkins Mahopac bank in Yonkers, N.Y.; John W. Ulrich, senior vice president, Citibank, Stamford; and Spencer Barback, partner with Citrin Cooperman.

5. Citrin Cooperman administrative assistant Amy Dumas, marketing specialist Laura DiDiego and administrative assistant Myra Mazzetta.

6. Alan Schachter, partner, Citrin Cooperman Valuation and Forensic Services.

7. Jennifer Young, director, national sales and championship management, PGA Tour, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.; Nicole M. Thomas, senior relationship manager and vice president, Wells Fargo in Shelton; and Dean DeMott, business development, Citrin Cooperman.

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BY ANDI GRAY

Giving employees room to grow is mutually beneficial we’ve got a couple of employees we don’t want to lose who can’t grow where they are. we don’t want to create a situation where we have disgruntled employees because they’re not considered for growth opportunities. How do we handle it?

THOUGHTS OF THE DAY: Building human capital for the future can be as simple as paying attention to the talent you already have and filling in the gaps over time.

Build an individualized growth plan for each employee. Show people how their efforts can be rewarded over time. Look for opportunities to uncover hidden talent. Always have a backup plan.

Look around your company. Who understands what the company is all about and is as committed to making things happen for the company as the people who already show up for work every day? Before you start looking outside for management and technical skills, consider the pool of talent you already have to work with.

Consider the challenges your company is facing. Has the company grown faster than the people? Have people given up and stopped making progress? Will the current obstacles simply take some time to overcome? Does the company need a new set of skills? Can those skills be taught, and if so by whom and how long will it take to do the teaching?

Meet with each employee to discuss what they’re good at and to find out what they want to learn about next. Keep in mind it is human nature for people to want to grow and learn. Give every employee a vision of the opportunities they can take on within your company as they build skills and learn new things.

Be honest when someone raises a hand to try something new and you find they’re not ready. Document a list of classes, job rotations and cross training that can help that employee make progress. Engage employees by asking them to make suggestions on where and how they could best learn more.

Honesty is crucial with employees. If you see that they have untapped talent, tell them. Encourage them to take on additional responsibility and engage in opportunities to learn new skills.

If you find a person backs away, find

out why. Sometimes people get overloaded, whether at home or at work. See if you can give them the room to stay where they are for a short while until things in their life settle down.

Agree on a timeframe to take a pause.

Also make it clear that it’s important to move forward again on the other side of that timeout. Discuss the financial consequences: People need to understand that sitting still will stall their income growth.

There may be situations in which an employee wants to head in a different direction. Discuss how building skills working for your company can help them in the future. But when you see them backing away from growth, increasing the number of mistakes they’re making and not paying attention, know that it’s time for a change.

Help them out the door by encouraging them to pursue their dreams elsewhere.

Focus on the keepers, the employees who know they want to be doing what your company does. Look for people who recognize that they can build a career by helping with the growth and development of your company. Show them how that can turn into additional opportunities and compensation.

Encourage people to try new things.

Help them get college educations and technical training. Show people how to increase their value to themselves as well as to your company. Keep in mind that you may be inspiring people who have few other sources of encouragement.

Always have at least two or three people who are backups. Life takes twists and turns. The best succession plan can be disrupted by something unexpected. Make sure your company can weather disruptions by building teams of people who can take over in case of emergency.

Think about what you want for your company and personal legacy.

• Did a great job producing a product or service.

• Built a pool of talented people who can sing the company’s praises.

• Built the next generation that can ensure the company continues on.

What would you want written on your tombstone?

Andi Gray is president of Strategy Leaders Inc., strategyleaders.com, a business-consulting firm that specializes in helping entrepreneurial firms grow. She can be reached by phone at 877-238-3535. Do you have a question for Andi?

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THE LIST

Residential Real Estate Firms Ranked by number of licensed agents and brokers in area, listed alphabetically in the event of a tie Number of licensed agents Company name Engel and Voelkers, Scarsdale and brokers in area Headquarters address 300 Heathcote Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583 Number of office locations Phone • Website 914-723-5555 • engelvoelkers.com Year established William Ravies Real Estate Settlers & Traders Real Estate 3,000+ 235 Main St., East Greenwich, CT 02818 14 215 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06880 1974 401-556-0626 • ravies.com 203-226-0000 • settlers.com Houlihan Lawrence Inc. Stiefvater Real Estate 1,042 4 Valley Road, Bronxville, NY 10708 24 303 Wolfs Lane, Pelham, NY 10803 1888 914-337-0400 • houlihanlawrence.com 914-738-1133 • pelhamny.com Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Vincent & Whittemore Real Estate 856 25 On the Green, Bedford, NY 10506 360 Main St., Suite 4, Ridgefield, CT 06877 1906 203-244-2900 • coldwellbankermoves.com 914-234-3642 • vinwhit.com Better Homes & Gardens/Rand Realty 800+ Juner Properties 3 Roxbury Road, Stamford, CT 06902 1 N. Broadway, Suite 120S, White Plains, NY 10601 9 203-968-1500 • juner.com 914-328-0333 • randrealty.com 1984 Higgins Group Real Estate 350 Homerica Realty Services/Homerica Mortgage Corp.

27 Strawberry Hill Ave., Stamford, CT 06902 12 235 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains, NY 10605 203-504-5005 • higginsgroup.com NA 914-946-7100 • homerica.com Westchester Real Estate, Inc. 305 Independent Realty Group 484 White Plains Road, Second Floor, Eastchester, NY 0709 10 499 Federal Road, Suite 20A, Brookfield, CT 06804 914-961-5510 • homesny.com 2003 203-740-2452 • candlewoodlakeproperties.com Grand Lux Realty, Inc. 75 Hegarty & Company 428 Main St., Armonk, NY 10504 1 166 Whisconier Road, Brookfield, CT 06804 914-273-9688 • grandluxrealty.com 2006 203-775-8353 • hegartyrealestate.com Century 21 Schneider Realty Coldwell Banker Commercial 51 255 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains, NY 10605 1 30 Village Green, Bedford, NY 10506 2004 914-345-3550 • c21schneider.com 914-232-4100 • cbcworldwide.com Prudential Wykagyl/Rittenberg Realty Carolyn Clark & Associates 37 27 Pine St., New Canaan, CT 06840 1299 North Ave., New Rochelle, NY 10804 1 1956 203-966-3900 • carolynclark.com 914-632-9100 • pruwr.com Round Hill Partners Churchill Corporate Services 34 25 Crescent St., Stamford, CT 06906 191 Mason St., Greenwich, CT 06830 1 1993 800-832-8918 • furnishedhousing.com 203-622-1100 • roundhillpartners.com Henry Djonbalaj Real Estate L.L.C. Prudential Connecticut Realty 28 655 McLean Ave., Yonkers, NY 10705 1 860 N. Main St., Wallingford, CT 06492 1984 914-376-1000 • hdrealtyny.com 860-571-7000 • prudentialct.com Realty Seven, Inc. 27 Prudential Douglas Elliman Westchester 250 Danbury Road, Wilton, CT 06897 1 101 King St., Chappaqua, NY 10514 914-238-3988 • elliman.com 203-762-5548 • realtyseven.com 1978 This is a sampling of residential real estate companies. To be included on this list please contact westfaircommunications@gmail.com

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From social work to comfort food tHat featHer in teresa doZier’s Hat? call it macaroni

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wo decades ago, with a bachelor’s degree from North Carolina’s Bennett College, Bridgeport resident Teresa Dozier entered the arena of social work, where she stayed for 20 years, always in the private sector.

If bringing the comforts of humanity to difficult situations is the mission of the social worker, Dozier has now expanded her work to the general public via that most comforting of foods, macaroni and cheese.

“After 20 years in social work I decided to devote myself to something else, and here I am,” she said.

Last September, she reinvented herself as the principal of Mac’It, a mac-andcheese-themed restaurant at 8 Main St. in Norwalk.

“I’ve always liked to cook,” she said by way of explanation. “Mom always made really good mac and cheese on Sundays and we loved it.

“I discovered a few other restaurants in New York City were doing this with mac and cheese. I played around with my own recipes and here I am.”

The presentation is a mixture of pastas and cheeses (plus extras like chorizo on demand). On a recent evening, a family of three praised the food, unsolicited, as they dined on site, and a to-go customer said he was in for the first time, following his wife’s lead; she had been in for a to-go order the previous week. The restaurant’s website is macitcheese.com.

— Bill Fallon

Teresa Dozier in her restaurant at 8 Main St. in Norwalk.

BY MELINDA KIBLER

An employer’s guide to employees and independent contractors

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hen you hire a worker, should you hire him or her as an employee or an independent contractor?

This choice is not simply a matter of title. The Internal Revenue Service and other regulators have created a legal framework specifying the differences between the two types of worker.

Employers must understand the legal differences, as well as the benefits and drawbacks, before making a choice.

The law Over the past 40 years, Congress has passed several laws outlining the distinctions between employees and independent contractors with regard to their compensation, benefits and relationships to their employers. Section 530 of the Revenue Act of 1978 laid the initial groundwork for the regulations we fol-

low today.

The IRS requires a reasonable basis for treating workers as independent contractors, consistency in the way such workers are treated and proper tax reporting using Form 1099 for those categorized as contractors. Subsequent legislation, such as the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996, further clarified the language in Section 530.

Many employers use the following rule of thumb to distinguish between a contractor and an employee: If an employer has the right to control the means by which the worker performs his or her services as well as the end product, the worker is considered an employee. But this guideline is very broad. In 1987, the IRS released a 20-factor list, based on prior cases and rulings, to help employers resolve some of the

gray areas. Some of the factors on the list include training; set hours of work; payment by the hour, week or month; furnishing tools or materials; doing work on the employer’s premises; and payment of business expenses.

For example, if you require a worker to go through a training class before commencing work or to use particular tools or materials you provide, your worker would qualify as an employee.

Similarly, if you request the worker be on site at the company headquarters from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, the worker is an employee, not an independent contractor.

The overarching theme regarding the factors on the IRS list is that an employer has the right to control how an employee produces his or her work.

When hiring an independent contractor,

the employer gives up this control. The 20-factor list has helped many employers create a baseline to evaluate the role of their hires in order to avoid misclassification.

In 1996, the IRS took the list a step further by identifying three broad categories of evidence to be used in distinguishing between an employee and an independent contractor. The three categories are behavioral control, financial control and relationship of the parties.

Employers can only minimally regulate contractors’ behavior. Contractors have the freedom to subcontract the work they receive, complete the work in the way they feel is most efficient and set their own hours and work location.

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amount of time and ener�y contractors expend on the work they produce is up to the contractors, not their employers.

In contrast, employees are typically paid an hourly wage or a salary, which their employers monitor and control along with the number of hours they work.

Employees also may receive additional benefits, such as health coverage or retirement plans, which independent contractors do not receive.

The third category, relationship of the parties, refers to the increasingly common practice of employers requiring employees to sign noncompete clauses or nondisclosure agreements.

Generally, independent contractors are not required to sign such legal contracts.

Contractors can work with multiple clients if they so choose — even competing companies. You don’t have the right to control other relationships an independent contractor may have.

Pros and cons An independent contractor may be a good fit if you don’t have the resources or manpower to pay, monitor or effectively

use an employee regularly. You may simply need someone to complete projects on an occasional basis. For example, you may need someone to design a website for your company and occasionally help troubleshoot issues with the site. Once the site is up and running, the designer would not be needed day to day.

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sible for withholding the appropriate tax from their employees’ paychecks.

Independent contractors are responsible for paying the tax themselves.

Generally, employers are responsible for providing a Form 1099 to contractors to report their income on Schedule C of their personal income tax returns, for

so is it Better to Hire independent contractors or emploYees?

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In contrast, if you need to maintain close supervision and have a worker available on a regular schedule, hiring an employee would be the right decision. It would be impractical to let a receptionist determine his or her own work schedule, for example, nor would the arrangement pass muster with the IRS. There are also administrative matters to consider. Employers are respon-

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annual income above $600. However, the legal burden for keeping accurate records falls on the contractor.

Employers should also consider the cost of benefits. Implementation of the Affordable Care Act will have an impact.

The ACA requires employers with more than 50 full-time employees to provide health insurance. Hiring contractors, if they’re legitimate, is one way to avoid

that threshold.

In addition, many employers provide employees access to 401(k) plans or profit-sharing plans. These benefits are generally not extended to independent contractors.

So is it better to hire independent contractors or employees? It depends.

Independent contractors can be more cost-effective and relieve the employer of some administrative and managerial burdens. On the other hand, you retain control of an employee’s work schedule and how the work is completed. Some positions are more appropriately filled by one type of worker or the other. Some positions come down to the preferences of the parties involved.

Both employees and contractors can become long-term assets that will help your business thrive. But make sure you’re meeting the letter and spirit of the law if you decide to go the contractor route.

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Norwalk’s Deep and Growing Connection to Arts & Culture

BY MAYOR HARRY RILLING from ballet to hip hop, suzuki to jazz, shakespeare on the sound to the theatre arts workshop, our community is proud to support the arts in ways that make the whole norwalk experience engaging and memorable. i appreciate the foresight of those who preserved and restored our norwalk concert Hall, a premier performance venue, home of the norwalk symphony, Youth symphony, community chorale and the fairfield theater company. the carriage House arts center in cranbury park and the crystal theatre company in the former Benjamin franklin school demonstrate our commitment to repurposing public buildings for the arts. we’re also excited about the Globe theater on wall street, currently undergoing renovation and scheduled to open in 2015, as part of neighborhood revitalization efforts. many popular cultural destinations and organizations call norwalk home, including the center for contemporary printmaking, lockwood mathews mansion, stepping stones museum, the maritime aquarium, norwalk community college, and its impressive art gallery. we are also home to many galleries, studios, and artists’ collaboratives including the rowayton arts center, spaG (st. philip’s artists’ Guild), wala (wilson avenue loft artists), and firing circuits. creative connections, the Historical society, norwalk preservation trust, and norwalk 2.0 also enrich and contribute to our community. as a norwalk High student in the ’60s, i remember admiring the murals. these are now recognized as one of the largest restored wpa collections in the country. as mayor, i am pleased to support my arts advisory commission in its efforts to connect the arts with the community and celebrate public art. we have commissioned murals on blank walls and art installations at the south norwalk train station, created a gallery at the maritime Garage and a traffic Graphic program. the norwalk arts festival will host its second-annual event in late June, and the sono arts celebration is a popular august destination. our investment in public art and pride in our cultural heritage generates regional interest, promotes tourism, and helps our local economy. norwalk is a great place to live, work and visit.

The mission of the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County is to support cultural organizations, artists and creative businesses by providing promotion, services and advocacy.

For more information, visit CulturalAllianceFC.org or email infoCulturalAllianceFC.org or call 256-2329.

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COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT – Norwalk THE ARTIST VILLAGE AT FREESE PARK

NEW EXHIBIT AT MARITIME GARAGE GALLERY

creative placemaking continues in norwalk with the arrival of six shipping containers at freese park and lower mill Hill park at the end of may. norwalk 2.0, known for creative ventures, is bringing the shipping containers and inviting artists, architects, musicians, performers and residents to build a creative village. the containers will serve as windows into the future of downtown and homage to the past. the installation will be open to the public thursday, friday and saturday nights may 29-June 14. norwalk 2.0 has been engaged in programming art and community projects in historic downtown norwalk to improve the neighborhood, support economic development and bring people to our beautiful historic downtown. for more information about the project and events check out norwalk2.org.

ARTS COMMISSION INCREASES ACCESS TO WPA MURALS

dreamers, old souls or those who like art that makes you look at things a new way will enjoy the spring/ summer exhibit at the maritime Garage Gallery. “Vicarious” presents art that suggests seeing things through someone else’s eyes, exploring another personality, a new lifestyle or place or working in a different medium. the exhibit will run may 29-aug. 30 with an opening reception thursday, may 29, 5-7 p.m. the maritime Garage Gallery, at 11 n. water st., is part of the norwalk parking authority’s “art in parking places” initiative, an effort to support art in public spaces. the gallery is free and open to the public. for more information, visit norwalkpark.org/public-art.

‘DIVERSECITY’ JURIED EXHIBIT IN NORWALK

the norwalk arts commission is committed to expanding access to and increasing awareness of one of the largest restored wpa mural collections in the country — often described as norwalk’s Hidden treasure. artists employed by the federal art project (fap) during the Great depression, produced 46 murals, 31 of which are located at norwalk city Hall. the remaining murals are located at the norwalk transit district, norwalk community college, the maritime aquarium, Ben franklin school and the norwalk, south norwalk and rowayton public libraries.

Volunteer docents will provide free public guided tours at city Hall on two saturdays, may 31 and June 7. additional mural tours will be offered through the freese park artist Village. for more information about tours or docent training opportunities, visit discovernorwalk.com.

the norwalk Historical society celebrates norwalk with the “diversecity” juried art exhibit. the show will capture the diversity of norwalk neighborhoods, businesses, people and cultures. the opening reception is may 22 at mill Hill Historic park, town House museum, 2 e. wall st. the norwalk Historical society was incorporated in 1899 with the purpose of promoting and encouraging historical research in norwalk. that vision is kept alive today with the continued focus on “the research, preservation, and promotion of interest in the history of norwalk.” the norwalk Historical society operates and manages mill Hill Historic park and the city of norwalk‘s collection located at the lockwood House (opening in 2015) on the grounds of norwalk city Hall. for more information, visit norwalkhistoricalsociety.org.

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FAIRFIELD COUNTY BUSINESS JOURNAL • Week of May 19, 2014 17

FAIRFIELD COUNTY

BUSINESS JOURNAL ATTACHMENTSFILED Atlantic Building Contractors Inc. and Mark E. Ciferri, Ridgefield. Filed by Edmund K. Makowski. $17,001 in favor of The Ridgefield Supply Co. Property: Lot 19, Map 2433 and Lot 18, Map 1596, Ridgefield.

Filed April 22.

ATTACHMENTSRELEASED

BUILDING PERMITS

COMMERCIAL A. P. Construction, contractor for Four Stamford Plaza Owner L.L.C. Perform interior office fit-out to part of the sixth floor of a commercial building at Tresser Boulevard and 107 Elm St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed between April 28 and May 2.

Andail Corp. and Ryan Dell, Brookfield. Released by Michael R. Kaufman. $100,000 in favor of Christian Dacunha.

Property: 38 Barnview Terrace, Brookfield. Filed May 1.

A. P. Construction, contractor for Stamford Square Associates. Perform interior office fit-out to part of the third floor of a commercial building at 3001 Summer St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $400,000. Filed between April 28 and May 2.

Rhyins, Miriam C. K. and Richard J. Rhyins, Newtown. Released by V. Michael Simko Jr., Shelton, in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury. Property: 54 Main St., Newtown. Filed April 29.

Abbey Tent, contractor for Fairfield Historical Society. Construct a temporary tent for an event at 370 Beach Road, Fairfield.

Estimated cost: $925. Filed April 30.

BANKRUPTCIES 100 Manchester Realty L.L.C., 276 Post Road West, Suite 201, Westport. Chapter 11.

Filed May 2. Case no. 14cv50663. Assets: $1 million to $10 million. Liabilities: $1 million to $10 million. Creditors: Paragon Management Group L.L.C., $47,697; Robert A. Vance CPA L.L.C., $2,570. Type of business: Limited liability company. Debtor’s attorney: Zeisler & Zeisler, Bridgeport.

Trimurti L.L.C., 93 Main St., Torrington. Chapter 11. Filed May 2. Case no.

14cv50658. Assets: $500,000 to $1 million.

Liabilities: $500,000 to $1 million. Creditors: Spark Energy, $74,912; Citibusiness Card, $14,130; Select Energy, $11,500; Yankee Gas Station, $7,222; and City Roofing, $6,806. Type of business: Limited liability company. Debtor’s attorney: Coan Lewendon Gulliver & Miltenberger, New Haven.

Abbey Tent, contractor for Greenwich Hill Cong Church. Construct a temporary tent for an event at 986 Old Academy Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $2,300.

Filed April 30.

Accent Signs L.L.C., contractor for Seventy 2 Cummings Point Road L.L.C. Install ground signs to the outside of an existing commercial space at 72 Cummings Point Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $20,000.

Filed between April 28 and May 2.

Armor-Tite Construction Corp., contractor for 163 Harvard Avenue L.L.C. Replace the roof of an existing commercial space at 163 Harvard Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $130,888. Filed between April 28 and May 2.

Brick Walk Associates, Fairfield, contractor for self. Perform an interior fit-up of an existing commercial space at 1275 Post Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $3,500.

Filed April 29.

City of Stamford, Stamford, contractor for self. Install a tent frame for a special event on commercial property at 1347 Newfield Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed May 2.

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Ema Construction, contractor for Southport Station Office. Perform a new office fit-up in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 107 John St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $18,000. Filed May 1.

Helin & Berke L.L.C., Fairfield, contractor for self. Perform interior demolition of an existing commercial space to clean up after fire damage at 295 Pequot Ave., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed May 1.

HIP YUE Enterprises Inc., Stamford, contractor for self. Construct a temporary partition on the first floor of an existing commercial space at 205 Atlantic St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $1,500. Filed between April 28 and May 2.

JCS Services Inc., contractor for Nine West Broad Property L.L.C. Perform interior alterations to the third-floor space of an existing commercial space at 9 W. Broad St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $125,000.

Filed between April 28 and May 2.

Kloeblen, Bethel, contractor for self.

Build a bathroom in existing cabana at 28 Obtuse Road South, Bethel. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed April 30.

Lavelle, Bethel, contractor for self. Perform tenant fit-up on commercial property at 537 Federal Road, Bethel. Estimated cost: undisclosed. Filed April 30.

Lena Leasing, Bethel, contractor for self. Perform tenant fit-up on commercial property at 246 Federal Road, Bethel. Estimated cost: $62,000. Filed April 28.

Nuconn Dismantling L.L.C., contractor for HPHV Direct L.L.C. Install a new transformer and perform related electric work to an existing commercial space at 208 Harbor Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $455,164. Filed between April 28 and May 2.

Regional YMCA, Bethel, contractor for self. Construct an external sign on an existing commercial space at 10 Huckleberry Hill Road, Bethel. Estimated cost: $1,000.

Filed April 25.

Roetzel, Bethel, contractor for self. Construct an external sign on an existing commercial space at 934 Federal Road, Bethel. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed April 23.

T J & Sons Inc., Danbury, contractor for Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceutical.

Renovate labs and offices at 900 Ridgebury Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $305,900. Filed April 21.

Two Two Seven L.L.C., Bethel, contractor for self. Construct an external sign on an existing commercial space at 227 Federal Road, Bethel. Estimated cost: $1,000.

Filed April 30.

RESIDENTIAL A Pro Builders, contractor for Christopher Blanco and Elizabeth Blanco. Relocate attic stairs, add three front doghouse dormers, rear-shed dormer and a new roof at 365 High Ridge Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $70,000. Filed April 29.

AA Building & Wrecking, contractor for The Kalcar Corp. Demolish an existing single-family residence at 184 Avlin St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $11,500. Filed April 28.

Apgar, Courtney and Joshua Apgar, Ridgefield, contractor for self. Rebuild and expand deck of an existing single-family residence at 87 Neds Mountain Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed April 30.

Aragi, Keith, Brookfield, contractor for Dale Wooton and Titing E. Wooton. Remove an existing sunroom and construct a new one-story family room addition at 67 Ramapoo Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $55,000. Filed April 28.

Arnone Building & Remodeling Inc., Bethany, contractor for Victor Mathieu and Ashley Rojas Mathieu. Construct a new garage and second floor with a wraparound porch at 8 White Birch Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $357,190. Filed May 2.

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Baybrook Remodelers Inc., Westhaven, contractor for Christopher W. Tursi and Denise Tursi. Remodel a full bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 107 Split Rock Road, Fairfield.

Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed April 29.

Blanchet, Daniel G., contractor for Ira J. Wise and Audrey Wise. Repair front and rear entry steps at 96 Marne Ave., Fairfield.

Estimated cost: $7,500. Filed April 29.

Blum, Jeremy R., contractor for Nolan C. Heske and Robyn. Construct a fiberglass in-ground pool with a liner at an existing single-family residence at 120 Eastlawn St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $18,000. Filed April 30.

Brooker, Brooke and David Brooker, Ridgefield, contractor for self. Finish an existing basement to include one bedroom, one full bathroom, a laundry room and a playroom at 26 McKeon Place, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $50,112. Filed April 22.

Carretta, Bethel, contractor Replace windows and siding at ing single-family residence at 9 Drive, Bethel. Estimated cost: Filed April 29.

for self. an existMist Hill $15,000.

Clark Construction of Ridgefield Inc., Ridgefield, contractor for Michael Langan and Eve-Lynn Langan. Perform interior renovations to the kitchen of an existing single-family residence at 93 Eleven Levels Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $61,138.

Filed May 1.

Compass Builders L.L.C., contractor for John Barlow and Janice M. Barlow.

Construct a one-story screen porch addition and remodel bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 131 Daves Lane, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed May 1.

Connecticut Deck Pros L.L.C., contractor for Jennifer E. William. Construct a new deck at an existing single-family residence at 70 Sunrise Ave., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $14,000. Filed April 29.

Daley Construction Compnay Inc., Westport, contractor for Nicholas Sheenan and Dayna Sheenan. Perform a twostory addition to an existing single-family residence at 1786 Jennings Road, Fairfield.

Estimated cost: $51,000. Filed April 29.

Design Builders & Remodeling Inc., Ridgefield, contractor for William Jerome and Christine Jerome. Replace deck of an existing single-family residence and build new stairs at 17 Victor Drive, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $18,889. Filed April 24.

Eagle Rivet Roof Services Corp., Fairfield, contractor for Fairfield University.

Reroof an existing single-family residence at 1073 N. Benson Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $256,000. Filed May 2.

Gabor, Molnar, Fairfield, contractor for self. Demolish an existing single-family residence at 89 Adley Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed April 28.

Gunn, Bethel, contractor for self. Construct a pool barrier on the property of an existing single-family residence at 45 Merwin Brook Road, Bethel. Estimated cost: $5,181. Filed April 22.

Henry & Gerty, Fairfield, contractor for Southport Woods Condominium. Repair existing pool-house floor only at 210 Southport Woods, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed May 2.

Hicks Construction L.L.C., Ridgefield, contractor for Walter Valentine. Construct a full bathroom in an existing unfinished basement at 29 Dowling Drive, Ridgefield.

Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed April 21.

Hodge, Bethel, contractor for self. Construct a deck at an existing single-family residence at 31 Tori Lane, Bethel. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed April 29.

Hollander, Jennifer and Dean Hollander, Ridgefield, contractor for self.

Build a screen porch on top of deck of an existing single-family residence at 145 Seth Low Mountain Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $9,000. Filed April 21.

Iannello, Joseph, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Renovate the bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 128 Balmforth St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed April 28.

Jackson, Aicla, Milford, contractor for self. Remove the kitchen in a single-family residence at 558-560 Brook St., Bridgeport.

Estimated cost: $500. Filed April 28.

Jaison Chazhur, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Perform interior fire repairs to an existing single-family residence at 219-223 Garfield Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $3,800. Filed April 29.

Joseph J. Lagana Builders Inc., contractor for Michael C. Jankovsky. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 91 Avalon Court, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed May 2.

Kravarik, Bethel, contractor for self. Replace a deck at a single-family residence at 1 Hunting Ridge Road, Bethel. Estimated cost: $3,500. Filed April 30.

LaForte, Bethel, contractor for self. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 27 Oak Ridge Road, Bethel. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed April 24.

Laurel Hill Residences L.L.C., Bethel, contractor for self. Pour foundation only and relocate existing house at 64 Laurel Hill Road, Bethel. Estimated cost: $20,000.

Filed April 22.

Lewis, Kristin A. and Joshua Lewis, Fairfield, contractor for self. Repair storm damage to a side porch at 450 Rowland Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $500. Filed April 30.

Love Where You Live Homes L.L.C., Fairfield, contractor for self. Construct a new two-and-one-half story singlefamily residence with a two-car garage beneath at 310 Penfield Road, Fairfield.

Estimated cost: $540,000. Filed April 28.

Lowe, Hector, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Construct a new shed on the property of an existing single-family residence at 100 Clarkson St., Bridgeport.

Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed May 1.

Mastroni Excavating L.L.C., contractor for D. Charles L.L.C. Demolish an existing single-family residence at 110 University Drive, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed May 2.

Me & JC L.L.C., Bethel, contractor for self. Repair siding of an existing singlefamily residence at 612 Federal Road, Bethel. Estimated cost: $7,000. Filed April 25.

Merrill Brown Construction Inc., Ridgefield, contractor for Christopher Devaney and Donna Devaney. Construct an addition to the master bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 266 Florida Road, Ridgefield.

Estimated cost: $24,600. Filed April 30.

Monroe, Melissa and James Monroe, Ridgefield, contractor for self. Finish basement to create a playroom in an existing single-family residence at 22 Whitlock Lane, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $26,390. Filed April 28.

Namco, Bridgeport, contractor for Wilson Gonzalez. Install an in-ground pool at an existing single-family residence at 630 Huntington Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed April 28.

Nauyen, Dong, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Perform alterations to the first and second floor of an existing singlefamily residence at 24 Vanguard St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $3,500. Filed April 28.

Olson Built Homes L.L.C., contractor for Elise J. Girasole. Construct a two-story detached garage with finished space above at 81 Campbell Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed May 1.

Pesantez, Wilmer, Torrington, contractor for Roosevelt Albilhomme.

Replace roofing system on an existing single-family residence at 484 Anson St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $4,500. Filed April 28.

Falanga, Francis, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Take down deck from an existing single-family residence at 120 Pinpoint Drive, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $9,000.

Filed April 30.

Leo, Bethel, contractor for self. Construct a new garage apartment on a residential property at 9 Obtuse Road South, Bethel.

Estimated cost: $7,500. Filed April 29.

Pinnacle Peak Inc., contractor for Urban Leimkuhler and Patricia Leimkuhler. Remove garage, deck and screen porch, build one- and two-story additions, new garage, remodel kitchen and two and one-half bathrooms at 83 Spruce St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $225,000. Filed May 1.

Fox, Bethel, contractor for self. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 12 Lyndenwood Drive, Bethel. Estimated cost: $14,300. Filed April 21.

Lepore, Bethel, contractor for self. Construct an above-ground pool with a deck on an existing single-family residence at 4 Old Turnpike, Bethel. Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed April 23.

Pnacek, Bethel, contractor for self.

Perform alterations to roof, siding and windows on an existing single-family residence at 127 Pocono Road, Bethel.

Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed April 28.

Power Home Remodeling Group, Chester, Pa., contractor for Catherine Elizabeth Greenfield. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 561 Katona Drive, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $19,642. Filed April 29.

R F K Development L.L.C., contractor for Mark D. Rappel and Wendy B. Rappel.

Pour foundation for a new two-story addition at 1082 Burroughs Road, Fairfield.

Estimated cost: $65,000. Filed April 29.

Ricardo Remodeling L.L.C., contractor for Amity J. Almond and Erik M. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 544 Silver Spring Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $11,240. Filed April 29.

Rice, Tina and Peter Joseph Lynch, Fairfield, contractor for self. Replace existing front steps with pre-cast steps in an existing single-family residence at 97 Robin Lane, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $3,030.

Filed May 2.

RJR Builders L.L.C., Danbury, contractor for Richard Ramey. Construct a new two-and-one-half story single-family residence with three bathrooms, four bedrooms, a two-car garage and a partially finished attic at 19 Sunset Lane, Ridgefield.

Estimated cost: $392,250. Filed April 22.

Rosa, Bethel, contractor for self. Replace the existing deck of a single-family residence at 110 Obtuse Road South, Bethel.

Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed April 21.

Sampson, Visser, Bethel, contractor for self. Construct an above-ground pool at an existing single-family residence, 7 Park Lane, Bethel. Estimated cost: $850. Filed April 21.

Sentementes, Daniel, Putnam, contractor for Terry Collins and Stephanie Collins.

Change roof over an existing sunroom at 41 Remington Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed May 2.

Serk, Joseph, Trumbull, contractor for Helen Antoniak. Construct an access ramp on a residential property at 260 Toilsom Place, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $11,000. Filed April 29.

Shore and Country Partners L.L.C., contractor for James P. Orazio and Donna Wood. Remodel the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 82 Coral Drive, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed April 28.

Shore Winds Cannon L.L.C., Madison, contractor for self. Repair roof of an existing single-family residence at 41-43 Cannon St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $2,500. Filed April 28.

Stump, Donald J., contractor for Christon Alexander and Goui. Perform a twostory addition to a garage at an existing single-family residence at 184 S. Gate Lane, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed May 1.

Sturges Brothers Inc., Ridgefield, contractor for self. Construct a new two-and-one-half story single-family residence with a two-car garage beneath and a rear deck at 104 Wilton Road East, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $600,000.

Filed April 22.

Swiderski, Edward J., Fairfield, contractor for self. Remodel kitchen and relocate a half bathroom and a new full bathroom at 100 Random Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed May 1.

The Kalcar Corp., Fairfield, contractor for self. Pour foundation for a new twostory one-family dwelling with a two-car attached garage at 184 Avlin St., Fairfield.

Estimated cost: $154,000. Filed May 2.

Town of Fairfield, Fairfield, contractor for self. Construct a temporary tent for an event at 739 Old Post Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $1,200. Filed May 2.

United Cleaning & Restoration, contractor for Lee A. Roger. Remodel kitchen, bathroom, entry and living room due to water damage at 50 Grace St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed May 1.

Velasquez, Neil Jr., contractor for Kathleen E. Raymond. Construct new siding, gutters and porch rail at 110 Pratt St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $18,400. Filed May 2.

Villa, Sergio, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Remodel a kitchen and a bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 125 Springdale St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $14,000. Filed April 29.

Wohlever, Bethel, contractor for self.

Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 5 Beech Tree Road, Bethel.

Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed April 22.

COURT CASES

BRIDGEPORT DISTRICT COURT American Chaircar Services L.L.C., et al., Trumbull. Filed by Praetorian Insurance Co., Sun Prarie, Wis. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Sugarmann & Sugarmann, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that it had not paid for services provided to the defendants.

The plaintiff has made a demand for the balance of $9,285. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, costs, post-judgment interest and such other and further relief as deemed appropriate by the court. Filed April 28.

Case No. 14cv6042615.

Fuun House Productions L.L.C., et al., New Haven. Filed by Michael Sullivan and Guilford Boyd, Bridgeport. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Daly, Weigng & Bodell, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that they suffered injuries when a gun was fired inside a nightclub owned by the defendants, causing the crowd to trample the plaintiffs. This accident was allegedly caused by the defendants for failing to properly monitor the club guests and failing to keep the crowd orderly and safe. The plaintiffs claim monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other and further relief as the court may deem just and proper. Filed April 29.

Case No. 14cv6042665.

Hero’s Village L.L.C. and Bootcamp Farms L.L.C., Bridgeport. Filed by Jason DeCarlo, Stratford. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Dolan & Luzzi L.L.C., Hamden. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that they had not paid for services provided to the defendants. The plaintiff has made a demand for the balance of $16,250.

Additionally, plaintiff alleges he has been harmed by the joint ownership and control by both the defendants. The plaintiff claims damages, taxable costs, pre-judgment interest, post-judgment interest, attorney’s fees and such other and further relief as deemed appropriate by the court.

Filed April 24. Case No. 14cv6042590.

on the record

The Home Depot U.S.A. Inc., Hartford.

Filed by Mark Salmon, Bridgeport. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Miller Rosnick D’Amico, August & Butler, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that a door broke when he was walking through one of the defendant’s doors, causing him to run into a forklift and sustained injury. This defective door was allegedly allowed to exist due the negligence of the defendant and its employees. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs, and such other and further relief to which the plaintiff ’ may be entitled to at the time of judgment. Filed April 23.

Case No. 14cv6042535.

S & M Contractors L.L.C., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Kimberly A. Distinti, Sicklerville, N.J. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Ottomano & Johnson L.L.C., Westport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that she was hit by a car driven by an employee of the defendant and sustained serious injuries. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs. Filed May 1.

Case No. 14cv6042695.

Town Fair Tire Center of Connecticut L.L.C., Fairfield. Filed by James Kling, Fairfield. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Toro & Pinciaro P.C., New Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this defective product suit against the defendant alleging that he had received defective tires from the defendant. As a result, plaintiff alleges he got into a car crash and sustained serious injury when one of the tires fell off. Plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs.

Filed April 24. Case No. 14cv6042595.

DANBURY DISTRICT COURT Connecticut Womens Contracting L.L.C., Berlin. Filed by April Furey and Thomas Furey, Danbury. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Christopher Gerard Winans, Danbury. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this construction suit against the defendant alleging that it failed to protect the plaintiff ’s property from additional damage after a storm. Additionally, the defendant allegedly breached contract by failing to obtain the necessary permits, failing to secure the property, failing to maintain a project schedule and failing to complete the project in accordance with the contract. Plaintiffs claim monetary damages, pre-judgment interest, post-judgment interest, costs of suit, attorney’s fees and such other relief as the court may deem in equity. Filed May 2.

Case No. 14cv6015094.

Danbury Eye Physicians & Surgeons P.C., et al., Danbury. Filed by Elizabeth Kimmy, New Milford. Plaintiff ’s attorneys: Williams Walsh & O’Connor L.L.C., New Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this medical malpractice suit against the defendant alleging that she was given improper surgery by the defendant’s employee and sustained injury to her left eye.

Plaintiff claims money damages in excess of $15,000, costs and any and all further relief that the court deems fair and equitable. Filed April 28. Case No. 14cv6015059.

Matrix Corporate Center, Danbury.

Filed by Lori Clairmont, Danbury. Plaintiff ’s attorneys: Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder P.C., Danbury. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that she tripped on a slippery marble tile owned by the defendant and sustained injuries. This dangerous condition was allegedly allowed to exist due the negligence of the defendant and its employees. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $2,500, exclusive of interests and costs. Filed April 30.

Case No. 14cv6015074.

Montagno Construction Inc., Waterbury. Filed by T.J. & Sons Inc., Danbury.

Plaintiff ’s attorney: Richard D. Arconti, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it had not paid for services provided to the defendant.

The plaintiff has made a demand for the balance of $81,158. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000 exclusive of interest and costs. Filed May 5.

Case No. 14cv6015095.

STAMFORD DISTRICT COURT Advocate Reinsurance Partners L.L.C., et al., Dallas, Texas. Filed by Tigerrisk Partners L.L.C., Stamford. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Grayson & Associates L.L.C., Greenwich. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging it engaged in civil conspiracy by soliciting defendant’s clients and wrongfully violated a stipulating injunction. Plaintiff claims more than $6 million in damages, punitive damages, pre-judgment interest, costs and such other different or equitable relief that the court finds just and proper. Filed April 28. Case No. 14cv6021933.

Atlas Holding L.L.C. and Bridge Resources L.L.C., Westport. Filed by American Bridge Manufacturing Co., Coraopolis, Pa. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Law Offices of Garrett S. Flynn L.L.C. Action: The plaintiff has brought this suit against the defendant alleging that the defendants colluded in a way as to hinder the plaintiff ’s collection efforts that resulted from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff. Plaintiff moves for an order compelling enforcement of the subpoenas for business records issued to the defendants. Filed April 28. Case No. 14cv6022002.

Executive Carpet & Beyond Inc., et al., Stamford. Filed by Maria DeJesus Ecobar, Stamford. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Eddy & Associates PLLC, Westport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that she slipped on a staircase owned by the defendant and sustained injuries. This defective stairway was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendant and its employees. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs.

Filed April 29. Case No. 14cv6022014.

Kensington Tower International Ltd., New York, N.Y. Filed by Stephen Fox and Carol Fox, Greenwich. Plaintiff ’s attorney: George R. Finn, Greenwich. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it failed to honor their indemnification agreement and prevent a foreclosure on the plaintiff ’s house. As a result, the plaintiffs have suffered loss of their home, cost of rent, cost of relocating, expenses and attorney’s fees. Plaintiffs claim money damages in excess of $15,000, an order for full and complete indemnification, costs, attorney’s fees and such other and further relief as the court deems just and proper.

Filed April 28. Case No. 14cv6022003.

M. Ghaly L.L.C., et al., West Haven. Filed

by Johnson Petroleum L.L.C., Greenwich.

Plaintiff ’s attorney: Abram Heisler, Norwalk. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it had not paid for services provided to the defendants.

The plaintiff has made a demand for the balance of $24,562, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000 exclusive of interest and costs, reasonable attorney fees, and costs. Filed April 30.

Case No. 14cv6022024.

MetLife Insurance Co., Hartford.

Filed by Walter Lohotsky, Stamford.

Plaintiff ’s attorney: The Pickel Law Firm L.L.C., Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendant alleging that he 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 his injuries are the legal responsibilities of his insurance company, the defendant. The plaintiff claims judgment and money damages in excess of $15,000 exclusive of interests and costs and such other relief as the court deems just and proper. Filed April 30.

Case No. 14cv6022029.

Standard Oil of Connecticut Inc., Bridgeport. Filed by Gergory DeMatteo, et al., Norwalk. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Taylor & Fedor, Westport. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this suit against the defendant alleging that the defendant pumped oil into their basement of the plaintiff ’s home. This was due to the negligence of the defendant and the defendant’s employees in that they failed to deliver oil to the proper address and failed to heed equipment warnings and keep a proper lookout. Plaintiffs claim damages, medical expenses due to exposure to the toxic oil, interest and costs, lost wages, punitive damages, cost of clean up, attorney’s fees and such other relief as the court deemed appropriate. Filed April 29.

Case No. 14cv6022013.

SUPERIOR COURT Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GMBH & Co. KG, et al. Filed by Humana Inc. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Peter D. St. Phillip Jr., White Plains. Action: The plaintiff has brought this anti-trust suit against the defendants alleging that it had colluded and engaged in anti-competitive, pricefixing behavior. Plaintiff claims a trial by jury, an end to this illegal conduct, a disgorgement of illicit sums into a trust for plaintiff and costs of suit. Filed April 28.

Case no. 14cv00572.

Lifecycle Management L.L.C., et al.

Filed by Netherlands Insurance Co., et al. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Howard, Kohn, Sprague & Fitzgerald, Hartford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this insurance suit against the defendant alleging that a third party overpaid for materials provided by the defendant. The third party has sued the defendant for breach of contract and the defendant wants its insurers, the plaintiffs, to cover the losses. Plaintiffs claim no duty to defend or indemnify the defendants and such other relief as law or equity may appertain. Filed April 29.

Case no. 14cv00573.

New Dream Network L.L.C., Los Angeles. Filed by Chandra Bozelko, Orange.

Plaintiff ’s attorney: Self, representing, Orange. Action: The plaintiff has brought this trademark infringement suit against the defendant alleging civil conspiracy.

The defendant had allegedly used plaintiff ’s service mark on its website to attract visitors and used that traffic to raise prices.

Plaintiff claims $1 million in monetary damages, treble damages and such other relief as law or equity may appertain. Filed April 29. Case no. 14cv00576.

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NEWSMAKERS plus awards and events TRAHAN NEW ASSOCIATE AT MURTHA CULLINA

MUSEUM TOURISM CHALLENGE

Murtha Cullina L.L.P. announced Kelly Anne Trahan has joined the firm as an associate in the business and finance department of the firm’s Stamford office. Trahan will represent clients in all aspects of commercial real estate and asset based transactions, including financing, complex acquisitions, dispositions, development and leasing.

The Bruce Museum has been awarded a $20,000 Marketing Challenge Grant from the Connecticut Office of Tourism. According to the Office of Tourism, Marketing Challenge Grants are designed to assist nonprofit tourism entities in promoting attractions and events that have a definable impact on the tourism industry in Connecticut.

ABILITY BEYOND ANNUAL GALA RAISES MORE THAN $825,000 Leaders from the philanthropic, government and business communities in New York and Connecticut came together for Ability Beyond’s annual spring gala, co-chaired by Greg and Meghann Smith of Norwalk, April 26, at The Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury, which raised more than $825,000. Headquartered in Bethel, Ability Beyond is a provider of services for adults with disabilities.

Paul Hamilton, an executive at PepsiCo who serves as chairman of the Ability Beyond Board of Directors, was presented with the Robert S. Young Humanitarian Award for his support of the organization and the individuals it serves.

HIGHER (FLOWER) POWER The Basilica of St. John on Atlantic Street in Stamford offered tulips aplenty for viewing to celebrate May, a month often associated with flowers and with the Virgin Mary in the Catholic faith.

BOY SCOUTS RAISE FUNDS FOR CABIN, WITH HELP On May 4, the Boy Scouts of Darien hosted it’s 42nd annual tag sale. The Junkluggers of Fairfield County helped with the event, which raised funds to cover the cost of maintaining the scouts’ cabin in Darien, home to two troops consisting of 180 local scouts.

LEONBERGER TO RECEIVE MEDAL Dr. Frederick J. Leonberger, an internationally known leader in the field of photonics and fiber optics, has been selected as the 2014 recipient of the Connecticut Medal of Technology. Leonberger will accept the award at the 39th annual meeting and dinner of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering June 5 at the Crowne Plaza Cromwell Hotel.

A graduate of the University of Michigan, Leonberger holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from MIT. He was elected to CASE in 1985 and to the National Academy of Engineering in 2000.

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ZAMARY ACTING PRESIDENT David Zamary, senior vice president for residential lending at First County Bank, headquartered in Stamford, and currently first vice president of Connecticut Mortgage Bankers Association Inc. (CMBA), has recently been appointed as CMBA’s acting president and has been nominated for the next presidency, beginning in October.

NEW BUSINESS COUNCIL MEMBERS The Bridgeport Regional Business Council (BRBC) and its Chamber of Commerce affiliates in Bridgeport, Stratford and Trumbull, welcomed seven new members in the month of February.

Members include Homes for the Brave in Bridgeport, which provides transitional housing veterans and nonveterans who are homeless; BASE Technologies assists organizations with print services, document management and multifunctional products; Hall Neighborhood House provides social services programs; Independent Outdoor has years of billboard advertising experience; Morgan Stanley, with its team of financial advisers; Naughty Water Whiskey Bar and Grill in Black Rock; and O’Donnell Co., which helps businesses sell products and services through a variety of marketing methods.

DATES MAY 20

Women’s Business Development Council presents Jump Start Your Job Search: Stand Out to Employers, at the Norwalk Housing Authority in Norwalk, 6-8 p.m. The steps to get a great job, from resume creation, application submission and interviewing. Pre-registration required/no charge. For information, call 203-353-1750.

MAY 21

At 11:00 a.m. Temple Israel, 14 Coleytown Road, Westport, will host Grandest Love, free and open to the public, celebrating grandparenting and family. For information, call 203-227-1293.

MAY 22

The Bruce Museum will recognize nine distinguished figures in the art world at the museum’s fifth annual Icon Awards in the Arts benefit. The honorees include accomplished individuals in seven categories: artists, patrons, collectors, historians, art consultants, art dealers and museum professionals. The website is Brucemuseum.org

MAY 27

At 2:00 p.m. Temple Israel, 14 Coleytown Road, Westport will host it’s free and open to the public Temple Israel Networking Group for individuals in their job search. For information, call 203-2271293.

JUNE 4

Parallel Post announces the second dinner of its second annual four-part culinary dining series, Farm-To-Trumbull, at 7 p.m. Tickets to the dinner are available for advance purchase at $75 per person (tax and 18 percent gratuity not included). To RSVP, email farmtotrumbull@gmail.com.

JUNE 11, 18 AND 25

Women’s Business Development Council presents Starting Up A Family Daycare Business, a three-day program in Bridgeport from 5-7:30 p.m. Explore proper planning necessary to start a home childcare business. Registration and materials: $40. Reduced-fee scholarships available to those who qualify based on income. For more information, call 203-353-1750.

5K FOR CAMP COURANT The sixth annual BlumShapiro 5K attracted hundreds to the TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, who came together to support Hartford’s Camp Courant, the largest and oldest free summer camp in the U.S., which is celebrating its 120th anniversary.

First to the finish line: Chris Chisholm of Farmington at 16:41. BlumShapiro Firm Managing Partner Carl Johnson holds the finish line tape at right.

FERRARO PRACTICE EXPANDING

MERCHAN NEWEST SMALL BUSINESS ADVISER

Attorney Carl Ferraro, who began his private practice in 1991, announced the expansion of his law firm to 27 Strawberry Hill Ave., Stamford. The second office will better serve his Darien, Stamford and Greenwich clients and business associates. Ferraro’s practice focuses on all facets of real estate, civil litigation and matrimonial law. His Norwalk office will continue serve Norwalk and its surrounding communities.

The Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce has partnered with The Connecticut Small Business Development Center (CTSBDC) to welcome local resident Nelson Merchan as business advisor to the entrepreneurial and small business community in parts of Fairfield and Litchfield Counties. Nelson’s office is at the chamber office at 39 West St., Danbury. He also meets with clients at their places of business.

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on the record Bond Bros Inc., et al. Filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, New York, N.Y. Plaintiff’s attorney: Hsiao-hsiang Wang, New York, N.Y. Action: The plaintiff has brought this unlawful discrimination suit against the defendant on behalf of a man who alleges he was discriminated against because he could not read. Defendant alleges that the man was a risk because he couldn’t read the safety instructions, despite undergoing safety training and holding similar jobs in construction.

Plaintiff claims back pay, prejudgment interest, punitive damages and such other relief as law or equity may appertain. Filed May 1. Case no. 14cv00587.

Global Companies L.L.C., et al., Waltham, Mass. Filed by Kevin Parham and Linda Parham. Plaintiffs’ attorney: Stratton Faxon, New Haven. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that they fell off the defendant’s tanker truck while refueling and suffered injury.

This was allegedly due to the negligence of the defendant in that it failed to properly install fall protection on the truck. Plaintiff claims monetary damages. Filed May 1.

Case no. 14cv00588.

Pfizer Inc. Filed by Pierette Woodward.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Emmet & Glander, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this job discrimination against the defendant alleging she was not promoted due to her race. She left her employer, the defendant, to briefly work for another company.

When she tried to return to the defendant for employment, she was denied, allegedly due to racial discrimination. Plaintiff claims back pay, front pay, pre-judgment interest, compensatory damages, punitive damages and costs of suit. Filed May 1.

Case no. 14cv00589.

Costal Construction Group L.L.C., et al, Westport. Filed by Donald William Fairbanks Architect P.C. Plaintiff’s attorney: Law Office of Michael J. Leventhal, Westport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this copyright infringement suit against the defendant alleging that it illegally used his work for another construction project. Plaintiff claims an injunction barring the defendants from using his work and monetary damages. Filed May 1.

Case no. 14cv00592.

Performant Recovery, Inc. et al. Filed

by Daniel Santos. Plaintiff’s attorney: Sergei, Lemberg & Associates L.L.C., Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this fair debt collection practice suit against the defendant alleging that it caused his phone to ring constantly and without disclosing its identity. Plaintiff claims monetary damages, statutory damages, costs of litigation, actual damages, punitive damages and such other and further relief as the court deems necessary. Filed May 2.

Case no. 14cv00594.

DEEDS

COMMITTEE DEEDS Azzarito, Mark, et al., Newtown. Appointed committee: Richard A. Smith, Newtown. Property: 246 Berkshire Road, Newtown. Amount: $596,101. Docket no.

12cv6010807S. Filed April 21.

Sieling, Catherine M. and Karl W. Sieling Sr., et al., Newtown. Appointed committee: William R. Donaldson, Newtown. Property: 22 Chestnut Hill Road, Newtown. Amount: $240,000. Docket no.

11cv6005704S. Filed April 23.

COMMERCIAL 273 Valley Road L.L.C., Greenwich.

Seller: James J. O’Brien and Nancy McPike, Greenwich. Property: 273 Valley Road, Greenwich. Amount: $760,000.

Filed May 2.

B.F.M.I. L.L.C., Bethel. Seller: Citibank N.A. Property: 1-3-5 Nashville Road, Bethel.

Amount: $75,000. Filed April 30.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., Salt Lake City, Utah. Seller: Paul M. Rohrmann and Robin M. Rohrmann, Ridgefield.

Property: 24 Sleepy Hollow Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $395,500. Filed April 28.

Djenoux Associates L.L.C., Wilton.

Seller: James M. Bayles, Newtown. Property: Lots 168-183, Section 3, Map 2069, Newtown. Amount: $17,500. Filed April 29.

Granite Hill L.L.C., Bethel. Seller: General Real Estate Holdings L.L.C., Danbury.

Property: 9 Granite Drive, Brookfield.

Amount: $100,000. Filed April 25.

Greensell Associates L.L.C., Stamford.

Seller: Boncap Realty L.L.C., Stamford.

Property: 39 Selleck St. and 315 Greenwich Ave., Stamford. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed April 25.

Kewadi L.L.C., Newtown. Seller: Richard J. Rhyins and Miriam C. Rhynins Newtown. Property: 54 Main St., Newtown.

Amount: $235,035. Filed April 29.

L & M Strawberry Hill Avenue L.L.C., Greenwich. Seller: Lawrence M. Philips, Boynton Beach, Fla. Property: 125 Strawberry Hill Ave., Suite 103, Stamford.

Amount: $200,000. Filed May 1.

Shelter For The Homeless Inc., Stamford. Seller: Norwalk Economic Opportunity Now Inc., Stamford. Property: Richmond Hill, Mission Street, Stamford.

Amount: $285,000. Filed May 1.

Traditional Building & Design L.L.C., Darien. Seller: Stanwich Hollow L.L.C., New York, N.Y. Property: Lot 5, Map 5306, Stanwich Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed April 28.

QUIT CLAIM 720 Branchville Road L.L.C., Ridgefield. Releaser: Joseph P. Ancona, et al., Newtown. Property: 720 Branchville Road, Ridgefield. For no consideration paid. Filed May 1.

Arteaga, Claudia, Stamford. Releaser: Alvaro Arteaga and Monica Arteaga, Stamford. Property: Lot 123, Map 9624, Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed May 2.

Aulicino, Jeannie and Ciro Guerrero Jr., Brookfield. Releaser: Jeannie Aulicino and Ciro Guerrero Brookfield. Property: 26 Hillside Circle, Brookfield. For an unknown amount. Filed May 1.

Bivona, Stacy I. and Michael Bivona, Stamford. Releaser: Stacy I. Bivona, Stamford. Property: 39 Prince St., Stamford. For no consideration paid. Filed May 2.

Callee, Christopher, Ridgefield. Releaser: Paul P. Calle, Ridgefield. Property: Building 34, Unit 6, Juniper Lane, Ridgefield. For no consideration paid. Filed May 2.

Clancy, John F., Brookfield. Releaser: Mark X. Paladino and Mary B. Paladino, Brookfield. Property: Lot 11 of Nabby Ridge, Brookfield. Amount: $1. Filed April 30.

Soltis, Karen R. and Michael J. Soltis, Ridgefield. Releaser: Karen R. Soltis and Michael J. Soltis, Ridgefield. Property: 25 Belvedere Court, Ridgefield. Amount: $1.

Filed April 25.

Becker, Robert, Rockville, Md. Seller: Richard DeRosa and Rita DeRosa, Newtown. Property: 12 Hoseye Coach Road, Newtown. Amount: $635,000. Filed April 30.

Clemen, David, Newtown. Seller: Dennis M. O’Brien Jr. and Elizabeth A. O’Brien, Boxford, Mass. Property: 13 Misty Vale Road, Newtown. Amount: $367,000. Filed April 22.

Connolly, Beatrice E., Ridgefield. Releaser: Daniel P. Connolly and Beatrice E. Connolly, Ridgefield. Property: Lot 7, Route 102, Ridgefield. Amount: $1. Filed May 1.

State of Connecticut, Newington. Releaser: Tony’s Restaurant Inc., Bethel.

Property: 48 Stony Hill Road, Bethel. For an unknown amount. Filed April 22.

Berds, Melody L. and Mark W. Dufrane, Norwalk. Seller: Joyce E. Dufault, Ridgefield. Property: 48 Mallory Hill Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $400,000.

Filed May 1.

Cocivi, Sylvester, Newtown. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, McLean, Va. Property: 15 Greenbriar Lane, Newtown. Amount: $175,000. Filed April 30.

Berisha, Arben, Stamford. Seller: Eduardo V. Torres and Rosmarie V. Torres, Stamford. Property: 121 Rock Spring Road, Stamford. Amount: $340,000. Filed May 1.

Cohen, Carol L. and James D. Cohen, Newtown. Seller: Toll CT III L.P., Newtown.

Property: 1233 Brookside Court, Newtown. Amount: $412,601. Filed April 30.

Berni, Deborah, Stamford. Seller: Nancy Benjo, Stamford. Property: 81-09 Courtland Ave., Unit 96, Stamford. Amount: $305,000. Filed April 30.

Cronenwett, Sara M., trustee, Stamford.

Seller: Richard T. Dell’Aquila and Morgan Dell’Aquila, Stamford. Property: Unit 1202, Building L in the Village at Stamford Landing Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $600,000. Filed April 30.

Cromwell III, Raymond James, Bethel.

Releaser: Diane Marie Lennon, St. Lucie, Fla. Property: 29 Midway Drive, Bethel. For no consideration paid. Filed April 25.

Early, Grace B. and Michael Shustek, Stamford. Releaser: Grace B. Early, Stamford. Property: 15 Edice Road, Stamford.

Amount: $1. Filed April 29.

Elezaj, Julie Gjyle, Stamford. Releaser: Akija Elezaj, Stamford. Property: 121 Dannell Drive, Stamford. For an unknown amount. Filed May 2.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., McLean, Va. Releaser: Cenlar FSB, Ewing, N.J. Property: 29 Flax Hill Road, Brookfield.

For no consideration paid. Filed April 25.

Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Releaser: Bank of America N.A., Plano, Texas. Property: 5 Peveril Road, Unit 3, Stamford. For an unknown amount. Filed April 29.

Goldsmith, Patricia and Marc Bruce Goldsmith, Stamford. Releaser: Marc Bruce Goldsmith, Stamford. Property: 88 Southfield Ave., Unit 403, Stamford.

Amount: $1. Filed April 29.

Kovacs, Craig D., Southbury. Releaser: Karen Kovacs, Danbury. Property: 15 Hilldale Drive, Brookfield. For no consideration paid. Filed April 22.

Martin, Brian J., Stamford. Releaser: Laurie M. Martin, Stamford. Property: 12 Sandy Lane, Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed April 30.

Morris, Patricia Ann, trustee, Stamford. Releaser: Patricia Ann Morris, Stamford. Property: 112 Woodmere Road, Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed April 28.

Perdomo, Dennis, Stratford. Releaser: Delmis Perdomo, Stamford. Property: 174 Hope St., Stamford. For no consideration paid. Filed May 1.

Perez, Nancy G. and Carlos E. Perez, Stamford. Releaser: Carlos E. Perez, Stamford. Property: 88 Diaz St., Stamford.

Amount: $1. Filed April 28.

Pomeroy, Joseph, Brookfield. Releaser: Barbara Hall, Brookfield. Property: 21 Merwin Brook Road, Brookfield. Amount: $1.

Filed April 28.

Raia, Valeria A., Bethel. Releaser: Guy A. Verfaillie and Valeria A. Raia, Bethel. Property: 66 Redwood Drive, Bethel. Amount: $1. Filed April 29.

Ramsey, Kimberly and Christopher L. Ramsey, Bethel. Releaser: Joyce Dilg, Bethel. Property: 72 Linda Lane, Bethel.

For no consideration paid. Filed April 30.

Sansone, Jeff, Ridgefield. Releaser: Deanne Sansone, Ridgefield. Property: 281 North St., Ridgefield. Amount: $579,000.

Filed April 30.

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Tzavaras, Konstantinos and Atheena Kouskousoglou, Stamford. Releaser: Athena Kouskousoglou Stamford. Property: Lot 4, Map 71, Stamford. For no consideration paid. Filed April 30.

Urso, Jeanne M. and Grace Lupak, Stamford. Releaser: Grace Lupak and Jeanne M. Urso, Stamford. Property: 39 Emma Road, Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed April 30.

Volpintesta, Mami Ahn and Edward J. Volpintesta, Bethel. Releaser: Edward J. Volpintesta, Bethel. Property: 155 Greenwood Ave., Bethel. For an unknown amount. Filed April 21.

Bookser, Kaitlin and Michael M. Bookser, Greenwich. Seller: James B. McArdle Jr. and Carolyn D. McArdle, Greenwich.

Property: Unit 309 of The Common Condominium Associations Inc., Greenwich.

Amount: $325,000. Filed May 2.

Volpintesta, Nami Ahn and Edward J. Volpintesta, Bethel. Releaser: Nami Ahn Volpintesta, Bethel. Property: 118 Pocono Road, Brookfield. For an unknown amount. Filed April 22.

Brennan, Amanda W. and Ryan P. Brennan, New York, N.Y. Seller: Mark A. Evers and Kolleen B. Evers, Greenwich.

Property: 27 Thornhill Road, Greenwich.

Amount: $1.4 million. Filed April 28.

Wiederlight, Ronnie and Michael E. Wiederlight, Stamford. Releaser: Ronnie Wiederlight, Stamford. Property: Lot 2, Map 7303, Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed April 29.

Brown, Glenna, Armonk, N.Y. Seller: Bruce Reitman and Jill Reitman, South Salem, N.Y. Property: Unit 6, Outpost Lane, Ridgefield. Amount: $140,000. Filed May 1.

RESIDENTIAL 187 Milbank Avenue L.L.C., Greenwich.

Seller: James P. Sexton and Ellen M. Sexton, Greenwich. Property: 187 Milbank Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $1.6 million.

Filed May 1.

Aldana, Viviana C. and Julio C. Aldana, Newtown. Seller: Bank of America N.A., Newtown. Property: 9 Mount Nebo Road, Newtown. Amount: $150,000.

Filed April 29.

Altamura, Dominic, Stamford. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 93 Lawton Ave., Stamford. Amount: $365,000. Filed April 28.

Anderson, Erin, Stamford. Seller: Advantage Maintenance Services L.L.C., Stamford. Property: Unit 109 of Forest Mews Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $290,000. Filed May 1.

Appel, Sonya and Arthur Appel, Newtown. Seller: Toll CT III L.P., Newtown.

Property: 1233 Brookside Court, Newtown. Amount: $351,672. Filed April 24.

Argrawal, Mukesh Kumar and Priyanka Agrawala, Stamford. Seller: Rosemary Cuccia and Cesare Cuccia, Stamford.

Property: Unit 136 of Heywood Heights Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $298,500. Filed May 1.

Baer, Sharyn N., Stamford. Seller: Irving Neitlich, Stamford. Property: 181 Colonial Road, Unit B-1 of Manor North Condominium, Stamford. For no consideration paid.

Filed April 28.

Baker, Molly M. and Herbert N. Baker, Savannah. Seller: Bethel Danbury Two L.L.C., White Plains, N.Y. Property: 11 Bristol Terrace, Unit 3707, Bethel. For an unknown amount. Filed April 25.

Burdick, Becki L. and Robert J. Burdick, Greenwich. Seller: Lindy Taylor, Greenwich. Property: 7 Binney Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $4 million. Filed April 28.

Burke, Nicole D. and Sean R. Burke, Ridgefield. Seller: Redbud Partners L.L.C., Ridgefield. Property: 275 Ridgefield Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $685,000. Filed April 28.

Cassady, Alma Azua and Scott C. Cassady, Collegeville, Pa. Seller: Michael Kroha and Cathi Kroha, Newtown. Property: 64 Marlin Road, Newtown. Amount: $525,000. Filed May 1.

Cronenwett, Sara M., trustee, Stamford.

Seller: Richard T. Dell’Aquila and Morgan Dell’Aquila, Stamford. Property: Marina Unit Dock 1, 94 Southfield Ave., Stamford.

Amount: $30,000. Filed April 30.

Dalen, Bridget M. and Matthew K. Dalen, Norwalk. Seller: Keith V. Lovejoy and Gwen Lovejoy, Bethel. Property: 29 Hearthstone Drive, Bethel. Amount: $326,000. Filed April 30.

Dart, Christine, James L. Dart and Nora A. Swift, Bethel and Weston. Seller: Bethel Danbury Two L.L.C., White Plains, N.Y. Property: 2 Bristol Terrace, Bethel. For an unknown amount. Filed April 30.

Davies, Anita and Denise Davies, Danbury. Seller: Hamid R. Torabi and Ellen Torabi, Newtown. Property: 10 Briarwood Lane, Newtown. Amount: $710,000. Filed May 1.

DeMita, Rosina, Adrienne DeMita and Joseph DeMita, Greenwich. Seller: 1 Byram Terrace Drive L.L.C., Westport.

Property: Lot 362, Map 1376, Greenwich.

Amount: $714,800. Filed May 1.

Dennis, Helen and Roy Marcantonio, Norwalk. Seller: Melissa D. Minton, Stamford. Property: 95 Intervale Road, Unit 15, Stamford. Amount: $150,000. Filed May 1.

Cevesco, Maria Christina and Hugo Sandoval Mostacedo, Darien. Seller: John W. Hamara, Stamford. Property: 51 Schuyler Ave., Unit 6E, Stamford. Amount: $231,000. Filed May 2.

Drabczynski, Slawomir, Stamford.

Seller: Margaret Donnelly, Norwalk. Property: 94 Southfield Ave., Unit 101, Stamford.

Amount: $385,000. Filed May 1.

Chapman, Linda S. and John H.A. Chapman, Stamford. Seller: Jansen Noyes III, Stamford. Property: 44 Canfield Drive, Stamford. Amount: $980,000. Filed May 2.

Duke Jr., James R. and Jeffrey G. Reid, Houston, Texas. Seller: Valerie S. Gilbert, Stamford. Property: 1252 Westover Road, Stamford. Amount: $725,000. Filed May 2.

Chen, Lirong and Xuan Jiang, Danbury.

Seller: Michael T. Keinath and Tara C. Keinath, Brookfield. Property: Lot 2, Map 746, Long Meadow Hill Road, Brookfield.

Amount: $535,000. Filed April 28.

Dyson, Kari A. and Darren G. Dyson, Monroe. Seller: Esquire Development L.L.C. Shelton. Property: Lot 101, Map 7522, Newtown. Amount: $620,000. Filed April 22.

Choi, Johnny, Bethel. Seller: Julie A. Bellefleur and Raymond L. Bellefleur, Wiscasset, Maine. Property: 27 Francis J. Clarke Circle, Bethel. Amount: $193,500. Filed May 1.

Elkady, Wafa O., Stamford. Seller: MaChristine Andan, Stamford. Property: Unit 12N of Hayes House Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $344,857. Filed April 25.

Churchill, Rebecca A., and Laurence M. Gomez, Providence, N.J. Seller: Robert Prusak, Redding. Property: 3 Blueberry Drive, Brookfield. Amount: $365,000.

Filed April 24.

Cingari, Nancy J. and Salvatore J. Cingari, Stamford. Seller: Angela DeFranco, Stamford. Property: 27 Hoyclo Road, Stamford. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed May 2.

Fazio, Danielle L., Stamford. Seller: Joseph Roos and Gillian Roos, Stamford.

Property: 109 Forest St., Unit 8, Stamford.

Amount: $570,000. Filed April 28.

Fogel, Robert, Stamford. Seller: Bernice B. Fogel, Stamford. Property: Unit 8J of Regency Towers Condominium, Stamford.

Amount: $10. Filed April 29.

on the record Franse, Heather and Scott Franse, Shelton. Seller: Raymond Martins and Linda C. Martins, Newtown. Property: 5 Beckett Village, Newtown. Amount: $550,000.

Filed May 2.

Friedenberg, Larissa and Paul Savage, Greenwich. Seller: Alex J. Sineglasov and Jennifer L. Birardi, Trumbull. Property: 35 W. Broad St., Unit 424, Stamford. Amount: $452,000. Filed April 29.

Giandalia, Stephanie and Steven Giandalia Jr., Stamford. Seller: Edward A. Piggott and Karen Ann Piggott, Stamford.

Property: Lot 7, Map 6550, Stamford.

Amount: $620,000. Filed April 25.

Goldstein, Mitchell, Chappaqua, N.Y. Seller: Jane B. Parker and Darren LeValle, Greenwich. Property: Unit 11 of Winthrop House Condominium, Greenwich.

Amount: $332,400. Filed April 30.

Goldstone, Patricia and Daniel Goldstone, Stamford. Seller: Ramon Millan, Stamford. Property: Lot 3C, Map 13621, Stamford. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed April 25.

Gordon, Michael, Ridgefield. Seller: Home Renewers L.L.C., Bethel. Property: 10 Kiwi Corner, Ridgefield. Amount: $189,900. Filed April 30.

Griffiths, Paul L., Monroe. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 58 Jeremiah Road, Newtown. Amount: $261,000. Filed April 22.

Grinnell, Patricia A., and Charles W. Grinnell, Charlestown, R.I. Seller: Thomas W. Gardner and Susan E. Gardner, East Lyme. Property: Unit 108 in Harbor House on The Narrows Condominium, Stamford.

Amount: $479,000. Filed April 29.

Gross, Rachel and Douglas Gross, Bethel. Seller: Charles A. Steck III, Bethel. Property: 131 Putnam Road, Bethel. Amount: $1.

Filed April 28.

Hargadon, Patricia and Harold M. Winters, Danbury. Seller: Toll CT III L.P., Newtown. Property: 30 Brookside Court, Newtown. Amount: $486,242.

Filed April 22.

Herlihy, Claudine and Kyle Herlihy, Stamford. Seller: Peter M. Reed and Karen Lowery Reed, Ridgefield. Property: 107 New St., Ridgefield. Amount: $706,000.

Filed May 2.

Herman III, Clifford Warren, Ridgefield. Seller: Scott Marino and Susan Forzley, Ridgefield. Property: Garage 50 of Hill Top Drive, Ridgefield. Amount: $15,000.

Filed April 30.

Hoeppner, Ariene and Lynn H. Austin, Redding. Seller: Toll CT II L.P., Newtown.

Property: 58 Great Hill Drive, Unit 134, Bethel. Amount: $511,940. Filed April 21.

Ishizaka, Shigeru, Tokyo, Japan. Seller: Global Real Estate USA Inc., New York, N.Y. Property: 20 Maplewood Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $959,000. Filed May 1.

Jiang, Menghua and Ting Shan, Danbury. Seller: Cirmin Development L.L.C., Douglaston, N.Y. Property: Unit 201 of Oak Meadows, Brookfield. Amount: $309,000.

Filed April 30.

Jones, Halina Prerna and Ashwin Jayaraman, Norwalk. Seller: A.N.D. Management L.L.C., Bethel. Property: 43 Windaway Road, Bethel. Amount: $450,000.

Filed April 30.

Livingstone, Kelly S. and Steven C. DeMichele, Brookfield. Seller: John C. Berger Jr., The Villages, Fla. Property: 63 Candlewood Shores Road, Brookfield.

Amount: $310,000. Filed April 29.

Moss, Ellen-Jane and Charles Benjamin Moss III, Broadway, N.Y. Seller: Charles Benjamin Moss III, Broadway, N.Y. Property: Lot 7, Map 3945, Greenwich.

Amount: $10. Filed April 28.

Lloyd, Gregory, Stamford. Seller: Simon P. Hodgkinson and Nicola Hodgkinson, Stamford. Property: 64 Mill Valley Lane, Stamford. Amount: $685,000.

Filed April 30.

Mullane, David P., West Simsbury. Seller: David P. Mullane, West Simsbury. Property: 38 S. Lake Shore Drive, Brookfield. For no consideration paid. Filed April 25.

Lyons, Kathleen L. and Robert A. Lyons, Stamford. Seller: 33 Broad Street Associates II L.L.C., Stamford. Property: 1 Broad St., Unit PH23C, Stamford. Amount: $850,000. Filed April 25.

Murphy, Cynthia Ann and Kevin P. Murphy, Reston, Va. Seller: Frederick C. Oswald and Linda L. Oswald, Newtown.

Property: Lot 60, Map 4321, Newtown.

Amount: $490,000. Filed May 2.

Ma, Anne Fong, Stamford. Seller: Kenneth A. Chuney, Stamford. Property: Unit 108 of Valley Road Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $205,000. Filed May 2.

Niedermeyer, Joseph P. and Peter J. Niedermeyer, et al., Brookfield. Seller: Joseph E. Niedermeyer and Veronica E. Niedermeyer, Newtown. Property: Parcel 34, Misty Vale Acres, Newtown. For no consideration paid. Filed April 22.

Mangold, Kelly Fermo and John J. Mangold, Brookfield. Seller: Mark C. Werner, Brookfield. Property: 6 Banquo Brae Drive, Brookfield. Amount: $400,000.

Filed May 1.

O’Halloran, Nancy and William O’Halloran, Bethel. Seller: Toll CT II L.P., Newtown. Property: 60 Great Hill Drive, Bethel. Amount: $501,249. Filed April 25.

Kearns, Taylor and Thomas Matthew Kearns, Greenwich. Seller: Bryan R. Scarfone and Sara K. Scarfone, Greenwich.

Property: Lot 3, Map 2684, Lita Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $3.5 million. Filed May 2.

Marston, Allison R. and Chad E. Marston, Stamford. Seller: Robert J. Lammie and Karen A. Lammie, Stamford. Property: Lot 45, Map 9195, Stamford. Amount: $825,000. Filed April 29.

O’Keefe, Laura S. and Craig S. O’Keefe, Ridgefield. Seller: Elizabeth Shine Berney, Ridgefield. Property: 69 Ridgewood Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $550,000.

Filed May 2.

Khan, Shahnaaz and Dilshad M. Khan, Stamford. Seller: Denise D. Moumene, Stamford. Property: 71 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 1107, Stamford. Amount: $206,750. Filed April 29.

Mathews, Cara Lyn and Sean Mathews, Norwalk. Seller: Kathleen L. Mathews, Stamford. Property: 43 Harbor Drive, Unit 501, Stamford. Amount: $530,000. Filed May 2.

Oldham, Lisa A. and Matthew K. Oldham, Stamford. Seller: Michael A. Grant, Stamford. Property: Foxwood Road, Haviland Road, Map 2151, Stamford. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed April 25.

Klemm, Jennifer and Robert Klemm, Norwalk. Seller: David Ceponis and Margaret Ceponis, Ridgefield. Property: Lot 3, Map 6494, Ridgefield. Amount: $638,000.

Filed May 2.

McBride, Caroline C., trustee, Stamford.

Seller: Palmer Hill Partners L.L.C., Stamford. Property: 77 Havemeyer Lane, Unit 100, Stamford. Amount: $937,714. Filed April 25.

OWBF L.L.C., Stamford. Seller: Riverview at Brookfield L.L.C., Brookfield. Property: 24 Riverview Court, Brookfield. Amount: $284,754. Filed May 2.

Knapp, Christopher, Brookfield. Seller: Deborah A. Earle, Brookfield. Property: Unit 23-H in Rollingwood Condominium, Brookfield. Amount: $127,500.

Filed April 21.

McNamara, Patrick and Paula Kelley McNamara, Ridgefield. Seller: Lorraine Glennon Armstrong, Ridgefield. Property: Lot 25, Map 1426, Ridgefield. Amount: $595,000. Filed May 1.

Kroha, Cathi A. and Michael D. Kroha, Newtown. Seller: Diego Chiarandini and Kelly Chiarandini, Newtown. Property: 5 Birch Road, Newtown. Amount: $290,000.

Filed May 1.

Millones, Lilliana K. and Alfredo E. Berrios, Brookfield. Seller: Daniel F. Falls and Tricia L. Falls, Brookfield. Property: 40 Elbow Hill Road, Brookfield. Amount: $359,000. Filed April 29.

Lansburg, Elhem, Malta, N.Y. Seller: Valerie Von Koschembahr, Ridgefield.

Property: 69 Ramapoo Road, Ridgefield.

Amount: $446,500. Filed April 30.

Mini, Daniella and Cesar Rabellino, Greenwich. Seller: Page Hershey, Greenwich. Property: Lot 6, Map 388, Greenwich. Amount: $1 million. Filed May 2.

Lanyi, Aledandra T., Stamford. Seller: Cosmo Iadanza, Stamford. Property: 30 Glenbrook Road, Unit 6E, Stamford.

Amount: $260,000. Filed April 30.

Mirza, Mishal S. and Sohrab Khan, Danbury. Seller: William S. Holcombe and Delma R. Holcombe, Brookfield. Property: 5 Greenknoll Drive, Brookfield. Amount: $480,000. Filed April 25.

Kadhim, Hassan, Montreal, Quebec.

Seller: Bethel Danbury Two L.L.C., White Plains, N.Y. Property: 9 Bristol Terrace, Bethel. For an unknown amount. Filed April 21.

Kearns, Sean P., Greenwich. Seller: Stanley P. Urban and Barbara M. Urban, Newtown. Property: Lot 11, Map 7482, Newtown. Amount: $287,000. Filed May 2.

Lauziere, Veronique and Remy Ladurantaye, Greenwich. Seller: Scorese L.L.C., Greenwich. Property: Lot 27 and Lot 29, Block 7, Map 828, Greenwich.

Amount: $685,000. Filed April 28.

Montanari, Elizabeth and Paul Montanari, Ridgefield. Seller: Jeremy P. Runk and Elizabeth M. Runk, Ridgefield. Property: 39 New St., Ridgefield. Amount: $540,000. Filed April 29.

Horn, John A. and Stefanie Tiso, Stamford. Seller: Gaetano Pisanelli and Joelle Pisanelli, Stamford. Property: Lot 29, Map 6860, Stamford. Amount: $505,000. Filed May 1.

Lavin, Diane M. and Gary B. Lavin, Newtown. Seller: James J. Kelly and Barbara B. Kelly, Newtown. Property: Lot 9, Map 6370, Newtown. Amount: $900,000.

Filed April 24.

Monteiro, Nanda, Stamford. Seller: Reid L. Walsky and Meredith C. Walsky, Stamford. Property: 161 Lawn Ave., Stamford.

Amount: $392,000. Filed April 28.

Isaza, Stephanie and Christopher Zapata, Stamford. Seller: Terry S. Angotto Sr. and Darlene C. Angotto, Stamford. Property: 25 Nichols Ave., Stamford. Amount: $475,000. Filed May 1.

Lindquist, Brian F., Weston. Seller: Vincent A. Biondi and Joanne T. Sbarra, Brookfield. Property: Lot 12 on Mist Hill, Brookfield. Amount: $245,000. Filed April 21.

Morell, Rosileide C. and Jeffrey R. Morell, Ridgefield. Seller: Svend Jansen and Eileen Jansen, Ridgefield. Property: 72 Dicott Way, Ridgefield. Amount: $107,500.

Filed May 1.

Isenberg, Michele, Ridgefield. Seller: Alicia Perez and Ernesto Diaz, Salisbury, Md. Property: Map 4271, Parcel B, Ridgefield.

Amount: $570,000. Filed April 28.

Lionetti, Christopher R., New Canaan.

Seller: Todd Paul and Mack Paul, Westport. Property: 239-307 Bridge St., Unit 273-4, Stamford. Amount: $272,000. Filed April 28.

Mortimer, Sally B., Stamford. Seller: Debra Mortimer, Stamford. Property: Unit 130 of Heywood Heights Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $296,000. Filed May 1.

Pachter, Lauren and Daniel Patcher, Stamford. Seller: Kenneth H. Robertson and Andrea Robertson, Stamford. Property: 129 Shelter Rock Road, Stamford.

Amount: $685,000. Filed April 24.

Parthasarathy, Sweta and Raghavan Damodaran, Stamford. Seller: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., McLean, Va. Property: 91 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 125, Stamford. Amount: $139,000. Filed May 1.

Perone, John M. and Robert M. Metkiff, Larchmont, N.Y. Seller: Peter F. Lofaro and John A. Lofaro, Stamford. Property: Unit 8C of Soundview Towers Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $390,000. Filed May 2.

Pfefer, Renee and Steven S. Pfefer, Harrison, N.Y. Seller: Matthew W. Friedman and Diane Friedman, Stamford. Property: 587 Haviland Road, Stamford. Amount: $800,000. Filed May 1.

Povinelli, Deborah L. and Brian P. Povinelli, Ridgefield. Seller: Christa B. Carone, Ridgefield. Property: Lot 2A, Map 7784, Ridgefield. Amount: $1.4 million.

Filed April 30.

Powers, Stefanie B. and Kevin Powers, Stamford. Seller: Anurag Jain and Aarti Tayal, Stamford. Property: 29 Hazelwood Lane, Stamford. Amount: $645,000. Filed May 1.

Qureshi-Amin, Ayesha and Farhan J. Amin, Stamford. Seller: Maria E. Ferrara, Stamford. Property: Lot 19, Map 8567 Stamford. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed April 30.

Reesema, Meaghan Nolan Van and Willem Friso Van Reesema, Greenwich. Seller: Anthony R. Pironti and Harriet Pironti, Greenwich. Property: 2 Fairgreens Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $2.4 million. Filed April 29.

Retzler, Karen H. and Christopher John Retzler, Greenwich. Seller: Karen M. Jacobs, Greenwich. Property: 55 Hillside Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $1 million.

Filed May 1.

Rispoli, Alessa Ann and Charles Donaldson Cox, Stamford. Seller: Wendy Trevil, Stamford. Property: 49 Glenbrook Road, Unit 213, Stamford. Amount: $320,000. Filed May 2.

Rojas, Stephanie and Heraclio Rojas, Greenwich. Seller: Stephanie K. Schnabel and Brian P. Keil, Greenwich. Property: 2 Buxton Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $2.7 million. Filed May 2.

Rosado, Sarah A., Bethel. Seller: Keith L. Milliman and Mary F. Milliman, Port Richey, Fla. Property: 5 Marywood Road, Bethel. For no consideration paid. Filed April 28.

Runk, Elizabeth M. and Jeremy P. Runk, Ridgefield. Seller: Jeffrey D. McGuane, Ridgefield. Property: 85 Standish Drive, Ridgefield. Amount: $865,000.

Filed April 28.

Torre, Patricia J. Della and David V. Burke, Hartsdale, N.Y. Seller: Adam Williams, Stamford. Property: 265 Briar Brae Road, Stamford. Amount: $880,000. Filed April 24.

Tran, Quoc, Hackensak, N.J. Seller: William D. O’Halloran and Nancy J. O’Halloran, Bethel. Property: 8 Country Way, Bethel. Amount: $418,000. Filed May 2.

Traub, Harold J., Delray Beach, Fla. Seller: John A. Couri and Elaine C. Couri, Ridgefield. Property: 34 S. Lake Shore Drive, Brookfield. Amount: $507,500.

Filed April 23.

Vaccaro, Krystle and Michael F. Vaccaro, Newtown. Seller: Provident Funding Associates L.P. Property: 178 Brushy Hill Road, Newtown. Amount: $350,000.

Filed April 30.

Villarroya, Beatriz and Sebastian Canale, Greenwich. Seller: Robert V. O’Boyle, Greenwich. Property: Lockwood Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed April 30.

Wattles, Alexander B., Ridgefield. Seller: Patrick E. McNamara and Paula K. McNamara, Ridgefield. Property: 62 High Ridge Ave., Ridgefield. Amount: $1.9 million.

Filed May 1.

Santillan, Luis A., Port Chester, N.Y. Seller: Dijela Lulgjuraj, Greenwich. Property: Lot 7, Map 38, Stamford. Amount: $430,000. Filed April 28.

Weiner, Tina F. and Joan A. Vann, Hollywood, Fla., and Monroe. Seller: Paul Corich, Stamford. Property: 115 Cedar Heights Road, Stamford. For an unknown amount. Filed April 25.

Schofield, Carol D. and Katharine Gemelli, Easton. Seller: Yolanda Cesario, Stamford. Property: 30 Pond View Lane, Stamford. Amount: $605,000.

Filed April 29.

Williams, Ann E., Newtown. Seller: Phousisongkhamloy Chokbengbourne and Kelly Chokbengbourne Newtown.

Property: 43 Moccasin Trail, Newtown.

Amount: $220,000. Filed April 21.

Schubert, Patricia D., East Greenwich, R.I. Seller: Mary Mariano, Newtown. Property: Unit 126 of Walnut Tree Lane, Newtown. Amount: $200,000. Filed May 2.

Wolfram, Michele L., Greenwich. Seller: Mary Ann Haidinger, Greenwich. Property: Club Road, Greenwich. Amount: $6.6 million. Filed May 2.

Seixas, Paulo, Norwalk. Seller: Michele G. Koehlert, Newtown. Property: 55 S. Main St., Newtown. Amount: $130,000. Filed April 21.

Won, Angela and James Corey Adams, Stamford. Seller: James C. Tai and Gabriale Tai, Stamford. Property: Lot 5, Map 6951, Stamford. Amount: $683,000. Filed May 2.

Shapiro, Maura F. Smotrich, Greenwich. Seller: Capital One N.A. Property: 38 Duncan Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $910,180. Filed May 2.

Zegibe, Lorraine and Daniel L. Zegibe, Stamford. Seller: Lorraine D. Landry, Decatur, Ala. Property: Unit 706 of Fountain Terrace Condominium, Unit 1, Stamford.

Amount: $159,000. Filed May 2.

Speiss, Tara and Lawrence J. Restieri Jr., Greenwich. Seller: Robert E. Moore and Margaret D. Moore, Greenwich.

Property: Old Church Road, Greenwich.

Amount: $3 million. Filed April 29.

Stanton, Maria D., Larchmont, N.Y. Seller: Heiko Theime and Corinne Theime, Stamford. Property: 1086 Westover Road, Stamford. Amount: $975,000. Filed May 2.

Stillman, Kyrle M. and Harold M. Stillman, Greenwich. Seller: Kathleen T. May, Stamford. Property: 84 Indian Harbor Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $1.5 million.

Filed April 28.

Tarzia, Jan Marie, Francesco Tarzia and Matti Kosonen, Stamford. Seller: Karen Osuch, Holly Osuch-Tailor and L. Kirk Tailor, Stamford. Property: 29 Cold Spring Road, Stamford. Amount: $388,000. Filed May 1.

Toetenel, Beth M. and Joshua H. Toetanel, Newtown. Seller: Allison Baldwin, Newtown. Property: 84 Mount Pleasant Road, Newtown. Amount: $575,000. Filed April 30.

Zhao, Dawei, Bethel. Seller: Geraldo Paulo De Souza and Lucimary T. De Souza, Brookfield. Property: 18 Woodview Drive, Brookfield. Amount: $335,000.

Filed May 1.

FORECLOSURES Allen, Creceta, et al. Creditor: U.S. Bank N.A., Miamisburg, Ohio. Property: 705-707 Central Ave., Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed April 30.

Almonor, Miala, et al. Creditor: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 116 Rock Spring Road, Stamford. Mortgage default.

Filed April 29.

Barber, Charles, et al. Creditor: Bank of America N.A., Plano, Texas. Property: 5 Peveril Road, Unit 3, Stamford. Delinquent common charges. Filed April 29.

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on the record Benish, Maor, et al. Creditor: Water Pollution Control Authority, Bridgeport.

Property: 130-134 Clifford St., Bridgeport.

Foreclosure of municipal sewer liens.

Filed April 29.

Cruz, Katie, et al. Creditor: Webster Bank N.A., Waterbury. Property: Lot 7, Westmere St., Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed April 30.

Brzezinski, Mary, Brookfield. $475 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 18 Beech Tree Road, Brookfield. Filed April 29.

Burr, Philip, Bethel. $918 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 4 Williams Road, Bethel. Filed April 29.

Leath, Kristina, Stamford. $1,253 in favor of Midland Funding L.L.C., San Diego, Calif., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff P.C., East Hartford. Property: 16 Fourth St., Unit 1716, Stamford. Filed April 25.

Serra, Lorna T., Bridgeport. $11,036 in favor of Capital One Bank (USA), N.A., Richmond, Va., by London & London, Newington. Property: 220 Thorme St., Bridgeport.

Filed April 28.

Loya, Tricia, Bethel. $967 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 23 Midway Drive, Bethel. Filed April 29.

Shairer, Frederick, Newtown. $684 in favor of Cavalry SPV I L.L.C., Valhalla, N.Y.,

by London & London, Newington. Property: 4 Daves Lane, Newtown. Filed April 25.

Lucente, Christopher, Ridgefield. $679 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury,

by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 5 Island Path, Ridgefield. Filed May 1.

Shilleh, Abdel K., Bethel. $1,137 in favor of Western Connecticut Imaging, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 49A Putnam Park Road, P.O. Box 24, Bethel. Filed April 29.

Evans, Robert L., et al. Creditor: Hudson City Savings Bank, Paramus, N.J. Property: 128 N. Stamford Road, Unit A, Stamford.

Mortgage default. Filed April 25.

Camarota, Kathleen, Brookfield. $542 in favor of the Danbury Office of Physician Services P.C., Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 36 Ironworks Hill Road, Brookfield. Filed April 29.

Fraoili, Robert B., et al. Creditor: Sandy Lane Village Condominium Association Inc., Brookfield. Property: 146 White St., Brookfield. Delinquent common charges.

Filed April 28.

Colon, Russell, Bridgeport. $1,957 in favor of Cavalry SPV I L.L.C., Valhalla, N.Y.,

by Shechtman Halperin Savage L.L.P., Pawtucket, R.I. Property: 326 Anson St., Bridgeport. Filed April 30.

Fulton, April, et al. Creditor: The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, Westerville, N.Y. Property: 3 Cherry St., Newtown. Mortgage default. Filed April 21.

Conklin, Christine, Newtown. $1,159 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 9 Alpine Circle, Newtown. Filed April 30.

McArdle, Bill, et al., Brookfield. $2,863 in favor of Superior Plus Energy Services, Winsted, by William G. Reveley, Vernon.

Property: 23 Ironworks Hill Road, Brookfield. Filed April 28.

Haley, Alvin J., et al. Creditor: Bridgeport Gateway Apartments Inc., Bridgeport. Property: 1014 Connecticut Ave., Apt. 19, Bridgeport. Mortgage default.

Filed April 30.

Dantzler, Allan, Bridgeport. $546 in favor of Capital One Bank (USA), N.A., Richmond, Va., by London & London, Newington. Property: 399 Charles St., Bridgeport.

Filed April 28.

Mejia, Amalia, Stamford. $1,158 in favor of Stamford Radiological Association, Stamford, by Hertzmark Crean & Lahey L.L.P., Waterbury. Property: 71 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 316, Stamford. Filed April 25.

Hart, Charlton L., et al. Creditor: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Jacksonville, Fla. Property: 1670 Reservoir Ave., Bridgeport.

Mortgage default. Filed April 30.

DaSilva, Michelle, Bethel. $434 in favor of the Danbury Office of Physician Services P.C., Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 1 Ballfield Road, Bethel.

Filed April 29.

Miller, Lori Bridgeport. $58,012 in favor of Citibank N.A., Sioux Falls, S.D., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff P.C., East Hartford. Property: 457 Beechwood Ave., Bridgeport. Filed April 28.

Fisher, Paige, Newtown. $2,075 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 20 George Hill Road, Newtown. Filed April 21.

Namane, Rabah, Bridgeport. $874 in favor of Cavalry SPV I L.L.C., Valhalla, N.Y., by London & London, Newington. Property: 142 Earl Ave., Bridgeport. Filed April 28.

Haner, Thomas H., Brookfield. $2,078 in favor of U.S. Equities Corp., South Salem, N.Y., by Linda Strumpf, New Canaan. Property: 2 Ox Drive, Brookfield. Filed May 1.

Paquin, Suzanne, Bethel. $818 in favor of Portfolio Recovery Associates L.L.C., Norfolk, Va., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff P.C., East Hartford. Property: 12 Oak Ridge Road, Bethel. Filed April 28.

Hill, Mark J., et al. Creditor: Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Frederick, Md. Property: 94 Head of Meadows Road, Newtown. Mortgage default. Filed April 28.

Nilson, Matthew Charles, et al. Creditor: Wells Fargo Bank N.A., San Antonio, Texas. Property: 12 N St., Ridgefield. Mortgage default. Filed May 1.

O’Connell, Meredith and JTI Capital L.L.C., et al. Creditor: U.S. Bank N.A., Miamisburg, Ohio. Property: 18 Bertmore Drive, Stamford. Mortgage default. Filed April 29.

Powell, Janet, et al. Creditor: Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C., Lewisville, Texas. Property: 98 Dunn Ave., Stamford. Mortgage default. Filed April 29.

Wise, Michael, et al. Creditor: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Jacksonville, Fla. Property: 1 Orange Lane, Ridgefield. Mortgage default. Filed May 2.

JUDGMENTS Amorim, Recile, Brookfield. $762 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 21 Powder Horn Hill, Brookfield. Filed April 29.

Aquino, Carmen and Jorge Aquino, Bridgeport. $928 in favor of Bridgeport Anesthesia, Stratford, by Hertzmark Crean & Lahey L.L.P., Waterbury. Property: 332-336 Pearl St., Bridgeport. Filed May 1.

Barnes, Tanesha, Bethel. $525 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 18 Cawley Ave., Bethel. Filed April 29.

Bell, Cheryl, Bridgeport. $2,432 in favor of Midland Funding L.L.C., San Diego, Calif., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff P.C., East Hartford. Property: 58 Patricia Road, Bridgeport. Filed April 29.

Lucente, Silvia, Bethel. $738 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 6 Beach St., Apt. 6A, Bethel. Filed April 30.

Hasegan, Valentina, Stamford. $12,314 in favor of Asset Acceptance L.L.C., Warren, Mich., by Tobin & Melien, New Haven.

Property: 45 Three Lakes Drive, Stamford.

Filed April 29.

Parsons, Elizabeth, Newtown. $1,309 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 72 Currituck Road, Newtown. Filed April 21.

Hermes, Harold, Newtown. $4,979 in favor of Cavalry SPV I L.L.C., Valhalla, N.Y.,

by London & London, Newington. Property: 99 Brushy Hill Road, Newtown. Filed April 25.

Rawls, Tyrone, Bridgeport. $2,821 in favor of Capital One Bank (USA), N.A., Richmond, Va., by London & London, Newington. Property: 210 Funston Ave., Bridgeport. Filed April 28.

Holton, Kerry, Brookfield. $1,196 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 84 Ironworks Hill Road, Brookfield. Filed April 29.

Richards, Cory, Bethel. $1,650 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 13 Sycamore Court, Bethel. Filed April 29.

Hunter, Paulette, Bridgeport. $754 in favor of Bridgeport Anesthesia, Stratford,

by Hertzmark Crean & Lahey L.L.P., Waterbury. Property: 153 Kennedy Drive, Bridgeport. Filed May 1.

Ripert, Gaelle B., Bridgeport. $4,667 in favor of Cavalry SPV I L.L.C., Valhalla, N.Y.,

by London & London, Newington. Property: 484 Vincellett St., Bridgeport. Filed April 28.

Jackman, Gary, Newtown. $1,640 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 4 Pine St., Newtown. Filed April 30.

Schulze, Stephanie, Brookfield. $1,287 in favor of the Danbury Office of Physician Services P.C., Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 16 Alexander Drive, Brookfield. Filed April 29.

Kelly, Nancy, Bethel. $1,250 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 7 McNeil Road, Bethel. Filed April 29.

Kwong, Matthew J., Newtown. $1,974 in favor of Portfolio Recovery Associates L.L.C., Norfolk, Va., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff P.C., East Hartford.

Property: 9 Bradley Lane, Newtown. Filed April 21.

Schulze, William, Brookfield. $760 in favor of the Danbury Office of Physician Services P.C., Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 16 Alexander Drive, Brookfield. Filed April 29.

Schulze, William, Brookfield. $2,874 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 16 Alexander Drive, Brookfield. Filed April 29.

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Soto, Gloria, Bridgeport. $1,057 in favor of Bridgeport Anesthesia, Stratford,

by Hertzmark Crean & Lahey LLP, Waterbury. Property: 141 Forestview Road, Bridgeport. Filed April 28.

Sowell, Maria, Bridgeport. $1,079 in favor of Portfolio Recovery Associates L.L.C., Norfolk, Va., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff P.C., East Hartford.

Property: 497 Westfield Ave., Bridgeport.

Filed April 29.

Stroffolino, Deborah, Bethel. $825 in favor of the Danbury Office of Physician Services P.C., Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 6 Putnam Park Road, Bethel. Filed April 29.

Thompson, Elizabeth and Ray A. Thompson, Bethel. $1,136 in favor of the Danbury Office of Physician Services P.C., Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 11 Judd Ave., Bethel. Filed April 29.

Thoonen, Hildegard, Stamford. $782 in favor of Stamford Radiological Association, Stamford, by Hertzmark Crean & Lahey L.L.P., Waterbury. Property: 50 Crane Road, Stamford. Filed April 25.

Underhill, Ronnie L., Bridgeport. $735 in favor of Cavalry SPV I L.L.C., Valhalla, N.Y., by London & London, Newington.

Property: 120 Soundview Ave., Bridgeport.

Filed April 28.

Velez, Jane and Edgar Velez, Bridgeport. $1,153 in favor of Michael Doyle MD, Bridgeport, by Hertzmark Crean & Lahey L.L.P., Waterbury. Property: 104 Oakdale St., Bridgeport. Filed May 1.

Wagner, Christine, Ridgefield. $1,366 in favor of Cach L.L.C., Denver, Colo., by Tobin & Melien, New Haven. Property: 405 Limestone Road, Ridgefield. Filed April 21.

Zurita, Celia and Johnny Zurita, Stamford. $937 in favor of Stamford Radiological Association, Stamford, by Hertzmark Crean & Lahey LLP, Waterbury. Property: 29 Arthur Place, Stamford. Filed April 25.

LEASES Homeland Towers L.L.C., by Manuel Vincent. Landlord: Town of Brookfield.

Property: Pocono Road, Silvermine Road, Brookfield. Term: 10 years, commencing March 3, 2014. Filed April 21.

Tabor, Margaret A. and Charlotte Walker, self-representing. Landlord: Putnam Park Apartments Inc. Property: 173 of the Putnam Park Apartments, Greenwich.

Term: 46 Years, commencing April 23, 2014. Filed April 30.

LIENS

FEDERAL TAX LIENSRELEASED

FEDERAL TAX LIENSFILED

Battinelli, Anthony, 78 Bartina Lane, Stamford. $108,439, tax debt on personal income. Filed April 28.

Brittain, Charese L., 124 Harbor Drive, Apt. 607, Stamford. $9,771, tax debt on personal income. Filed April 28.

Battinelli, Anthony, 78 Bartina Lane, Stamford. $238,807, tax debt on personal income. Filed April 28.

Brusky, Tracy, 272 Soundview Ave., Greenwich. $3,611, quarterly payroll taxes.

Filed April 28.

Battinelli, Mary F. and Anthony Bartinelli, 78 Bartina Lane, Stamford. $21,118, tax debt on personal income.

Filed April 28.

Cattan Jr., Elizabeth C. and E William Cattan, 1117 E. Putnam Ave., Unit 130, Greenwich. $1.6 million, tax debt on personal income. Filed April 28.

Battinelli, Mary F., 78 Bartina Lane, Stamford. $331,331, tax debt on personal income. Filed April 28.

Dingee Jr., Richard, 6B Greenfield St., Ridgefield. $13,455, tax debt on personal income. Filed April 28.

Battinelli, Mary F., 78 Bartina Lane, Stamford. $4,547, tax debt on personal income. Filed April 28.

Donovan, Damian P., 254 W. Lane, Ridgefield. $25,455, tax debt on personal income. Filed April 21.

Boemio, Catherine and Vincent A. Boemio, 11 Lafayette Court, Unit 3D, Greenwich. $11,768, tax debt on personal income. Filed May 2.

Fulton Landscape Design Inc., P.O. Box 611, Greenwich. $45,153, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed April 28.

Goldman, Leslie and Carey Fox, 4 Waterfall Lane, Greenwich. $14,794, tax debt on personal income. Filed April 28.

Hennessy, Gail, 3 Elderberry Lane, Ridgefield. $14,134, tax debt on personal income. Filed April 28.

Kelly, Brian T., 172 Field Point Road, Apt. 5, Greenwich. $184,929, tax debt on personal income. Filed April 28.

Kelly, Jennifer L. and Brian T. Kelly, 172 Field Point Road, Apt. 5, Greenwich. $10,743, tax debt on personal income.

Filed May 1.

Lotstein, Linda L. and Steven D. Lotstein, 160 Larkspur Road, Stamford. $73,781, tax debt on personal income.

Filed April 28.

Rothschild Liberman L.L.C., 280 Railroad Ave., Suite 201B, Greenwich. $15,113, tax debt on personal income. Filed May 2.

Route 7 Mason Supply L.L.C., et al., 217 Ethan Allen Highway, Ridgefield. $25,528, payroll taxes, quarterly payroll taxes and failure to file correct information returns.

Filed April 21.

Sagastegui, Manuel, 4 Terrace Place, Stamford. $10,046, tax debt on personal income. Filed April 29.

Toscan, L Carriere and Vincent Toscano, 23 Gregory Road, Greenwich. $126,950, tax debt on personal income.

Filed April 28.

Townhouse Estates L.L.C., P.O. Box 4207, Greenwich. $83,455, business partnership income, payroll taxes and quarterly payroll taxes. Filed April 28.

Zabniak, Stephen A., 100 Willowbrook Ave., Apt., 7, Stamford. $129,185, tax debt on personal income. Filed April 29.

Brady, Tracy and Edward P. Brady III, 16 Whitewood Road, Newtown. $107,794, tax debt on personal income.

Filed April 21.

CBD Dental Lab Inc., 135 Bedford St., Suite 2, Stamford. $2,729, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed April 28.

Coombs, Arianne M. and Eric H. Coombs, 101 Washington Blvd., Stamford. $196,784, tax debt on personal income.

Filed April 28.

Gallatins Golden Rack Inc., 268 Atlantic St., Stamford. $3,250, failure to filed correct information on returns. Filed April 28.

Irizarny, Minerva and Arthur Schneider, 73 Willow Brook Ave., Stamford. $13,819, tax debt on personal income. Filed April 28.

Irizarny, Minerva and Arthur Schneider, 73 Willow Brook Ave., Stamford. $13,819, tax debt on personal income. Filed April 28.

Jacono, Laura C. Della and John F. Jacono, 33 Redmont St., Stamford. $29,084, tax debt on personal income. Filed April 28.

Pierce, Karen L., 61 Robin Hood Road, Stamford. $41,710, tax debt on personal income. Filed April 28.

Rigney, Joshua, 21 Diamond Ave., Bethel. $17,291, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed April 28.

Stephenson, Justin O., 126 Spruce St., Stamford. $252, tax debt on personal income. Filed April 28.

Stewart, Joan, 400 Olive St., Bridgeport. $6,630, tax debt on personal income. Filed April 28.

White, Mary E. and David H. White, 9 Skyline Lane, Stamford. $68,837, tax debt on personal income. Filed April 28.

on the record MECHANIC’S LIENSRELEASED Toll Bros Inc., Newtown. Released by First American Title Life Insurance Co., by John Lannamann. Property: 1215 Brookside Court, Newtown. Filed April 30.

LIS PENDENS Alice D., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh P.C., Farmington, for Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc., Spring, Texas. Property: 25 Cartright St., Unit B1, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $210,000, dated March 2007.

Filed April 28.

Arrington, Nadine, et al., Bridgeport.

Filed by The Marcus Law Firm, North Branford, for Tower Lien L.L.C., Jupiter, Fla. Property: 941-C Williams St., Bridgeport.

Action: to foreclose on a tax lien levied by the city of Bridgeport. Dated October 2010.

Filed April 30.

Berg, Robert E., Brookfield. Filed by Kroll, McNamara, Evans & Delehanty LLP, West Hartford, for People’s United Bank, Bridgeport. Property: 2 Galloping Hill Road, Brookfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount. Filed May 2.

Black Diamond Group L.L.C., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by The Marcus Law Firm, North Branford, for Tower Lien L.L.C., Jupiter, Fla. Property: 62-72 Maple St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a tax lien levied by the city of Bridgeport.

Dated October 2008. Filed April 30.

Caashsoj Corp., 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: 72-74 Prince St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a sewer use lien claiming nonpayment of sewer-use fees and other appropriate relief from defendant. Filed April 28.

Carlos, Pardo Jr., et al., Stamford. Filed

by Leopard & Associates PLLC, Stamford, for Deutsche Bank National Trust, trustee, Los Angeles, Calif. Property: 123 Jeanne Court, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $627,500, dated April 2007. Filed April 29.

Cioppa, Janice, Bridgeport. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for U.S. Bank N.A., trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Property: 94-96 Randall Ave., Bridgeport.

Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $180,000, dated May 2005. Filed April 30.

Clarke, Kenton J., Greenwich. Filed

by Broder & Orland L.L.C., Westport, for Odetta Rogers-Clarke, Greenwich. Property: 16 Round Hill Road, Greenwich. Action: to claim a dissolution of marriage and an interest in real estate belonging to the defendant. Filed May 1.

Conklin, Christine and George Conklin, et al., Newtown. Filed by O’Connell, Attmore & Morris L.L.C., Hartford, for The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York City. Property: 9 Alpine Circle, Newtown. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount. Dated September 2006. Filed April 28.

Davis, Samchicha, et al., Bridgeport.

Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Frederick, Md. Property: 3200 Madison Ave., Unit B34, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $142,000, dated December 2008. Filed April 28.

Helfrich, William James and Mark J. Palmer, Bridgeport. Filed by Ury & Moskow L.L.C., Fairfield, for Cartright Condominiums Association Inc., Bridgeport.

Property: Unit 7F of Cartright Condominium, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a cooperative association lien for common charges and assessments. Filed April 29.

Marroquin, Juan C., et al., Bridgeport.

Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Frederick, Md. Property: 1560 Capitol Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $264,000, dated May 2005.

Filed May 1.

Palma, Luis, et al., Stamford. Filed by Perlstein, Sandler & McCracken L.L.C., Farmington, for Schooner Cove I Condominium Association Inc., Stamford. Property: 79 Harbor Drive, Unit 304, Stamford.

Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for common charges and assessments. Filed April 29.

Snyder, Nicole M. and Raymond J. Snyder, et al., Brookfield. Filed by the Witherspoon Law Offices, Farmington, for Newtown Savings Bank, Newtown. Property: 8 Clover Court, Brookfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $195,000, dated June 2004. Filed April 21.

Donch, Richard E., et al., Stamford.

Filed by Bendett and McHugh P.C., Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Frederick, Md. Property: 15 Avery St., Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $250,000, dated October 2007. Filed April 30.

Huert, Felipe, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Leopold & Associates, Stamford, for U.S. Bank N.A., trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Property: 2190 Park Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $200,000, dated July 2003. Filed April 29.

McKitty, Vincent A., et al., Bridgeport.

Filed by Bendett and McHugh P.C., Farmington, for Hudson City Savings Bank, Yonkers, N.Y. Property: 390 Gurdon St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $251,750, dated October 2007.

Filed April 28.

Pelaez, Carlos A., et al., Stamford. Filed

by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York City. Property: 91 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 399, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $500,000, dated January 2006. Filed April 28.

Staunton, Rebecca, et al., Stamford.

Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Frederick, Md. Property: 1 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 4H, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $365,750, dated February 2008. Filed April 29.

Menz, Kathleen F., et al., Newtown.

Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for Green Tree Servicing L.L.C., Rapid City, S.D. Property: 34 Plumtrees Road, Newtown. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount. Dated March 2007. Filed April 21.

Perrone, George E., et al., Stamford.

Filed by Bendett and McHugh P.C., Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Frederick, Md. Property: 2435 Bedford St., Building 21, Unit 22, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $330,000, dated July 2005. Filed April 30.

Stephens, Elix C., et al., Bridgeport.

Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for American Advisors Corp.

Property: 115 Harbor Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $240,000, dated October 2013. Filed April 29.

Mickewich, Robert A., et al., Newtown. Filed by Bendett and McHugh P.C., Farmington, for Bank of America N.A., Charlotte, N.C. Property: 9 Joan Drive, Newtown. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount. Dated August 2006. Filed May 1.

Piersol, Gayle M., et al., Greenwich.

Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York, N.Y. Property: 26 Talbot Lane, Greenwich. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $632,000, dated September 2005. Filed April 29.

Thompson, Jean, et al., Bridgeport.

Filed by Bendett and McHugh P.C., Farmington, for Citimortgage Inc. Property: 64-66 Wake St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $114,888, dated October 2005. Filed April 30.

Evans, Paul, et al., Brookfield. Filed by Bendett and McHugh P.C., Farmington, for Green Tree Servicing L.L.C., Rapid City, S.D. Property: 127 Heatherwood Drive, Brookfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $234,000, dated December 2006. Filed May 2.

Eweng, Bobby, et al., Bridgeport. Filed

by Bendett and McHugh P.C., Farmington, for Hudson City Savings Bank, Yonkers, N.Y. Property: 82-84 Ashley St., Bridgeport.

Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $263,000, dated December 2006. Filed April 28.

Foglio, Anne Louis Kennedy and James M. Dubino, Stamford. Filed by Vincent J. Freccia III, Stamford, for the city of Stamford. Property: 490 Scofieldtown Road, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on tax liens, certificates of lien, inchoate liens and take possession of the premises. Filed April 28.

Fuller, Charles E., Jr., et al., Bridgeport.

Filed by Welch, Teodosio, Stanek & Blake L.L.C., Shelton, for Webster Bank N.A., Waterbury. Property: 122-124 Parrott Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $47,500, dated August 1993.

Filed April 28.

Jain, Shailender, et al., Bridgeport. Filed

by Bendett and McHugh P.C., Farmington, for Citimortgage Inc. Property: 113 Den Place, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount. Dated October 2002. Filed April 28.

Jean, Marie Carmelle, 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: 339 Saunders Ave., Bridgeport.

Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien claiming nonpayment of sewer-use fees and other appropriate relief from defendant. Filed April 28.

Jin, Sung Bae, et al., Bridgeport. Filed

by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for HSBC Bank USA N.A., Buffalo, N.Y. Property: 716-718 Atlantic St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $246,800, dated August 2006.

Filed April 28.

Mucha, Carol Anne, et al., Stamford.

Filed by Bendett and McHugh P.C., Farmington, for Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C., Lewisville, Texas. Property: 444 Bedford St., Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $193,000, dated April 2003.

Filed April 28.

Jones, Terrell, et al., Bridgeport. Filed

by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for Green Tree Servicing L.L.C., Rapid City, S.D. Property: 1284 Park Ave., Bridgeport.

Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $190,000, dated April 2005. Filed April 29.

Munson, Calvin P., et al., Bridgeport.

Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for Federal National Mortgage Association, Washington, D.C. Property: 64 Beachview Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $100,000, dated March 2002. Filed April 28.

Kotz, Richard, et al., Greenwich. Filed

by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 215 Bedford Road, Greenwich. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $2.4 million, dated October 2007. Filed April 28.

Murray, Wayne, Bridgeport. Filed by Ury & Moskow L.L.C., Fairfield, for Bridgeport Gateway Apartments Inc., Bridgeport.

Property: 73 Waterman St., Apt. 52, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a cooperative association lien for common charges and assessments. Filed April 29.

Latorre, Sandra I., et al., Bridgeport.

Filed by Bendett and McHugh P.C., Farmington, for Bank of America N.A., Charlotte, N.C. Property: 85 Terry Place, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $340,000, dated December 2007. Filed April 30.

Nabi, Ahmed, et al., Stamford. Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for the Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority, Stamford. Property: 21 Linden Place, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien claiming nonpayment of sewer-use fees and other appropriate relief from defendant. Filed April 24.

Le, Khandu D., et al., Bridgeport. Filed

by Bendett and McHugh P.C., Farmington, for U.S. Bank N.A., trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 54-56 Herkimer St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $415,000, dated January 2007.

Filed April 30.

Nguyen, Chang, et al., Bridgeport. Filed

by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for PHH Mortgage Corporation, Mount Laurel, N.J. Property: 126 Court D, Building 66, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $75,000, dated November 2006. Filed April 29.

Hafez, Amr G., et al., Bethel. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for HSBC Bank USA N.A., Buffalo, N.Y. Property: 62-64 Knollwood Drive, Bethel. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount. Dated April 2006. Filed April 21.

Levy, Juanita, 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 Remington St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien claiming nonpayment of sewer-use fees and other appropriate relief from defendant. Filed April 28.

Nguyen, Thai K., Bridgeport. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for PHH Mortgage Corp., Mount Laurel, N.J. Property: 134 Atlantic St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $130,538, dated January 2008.

Filed April 28.

Hafez, Amr, et al., Bethel. Filed by the Witherspoon Law Offices, Farmington, for Newtown Savings Bank, Newtown.

Property: 97 Codfish Road, Bethel. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount. Dated May 2002. Filed April 21.

Long, Michael, et al., Bridgeport. Filed

by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for Bank of America N.A., Charlotte, N.C. Property: 139-141 Thorme St., Bridgeport.

Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $89,600, dated May 2009. Filed April 28.

Garcia, Jesus A., et al., Bridgeport. Filed

by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for Hudson City Savings Bank, Yonkers, N.Y. Property: 649 Ellsworth St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $163,919, dated September 2009. Filed April 28.

Gomes Jr., Armindo, et al., Bridgeport.

Filed by Zeldes, Needle & Cooper P.C., Bridgeport, for Dellwood Gardens Condominium Association Inc., Bridgeport.

Property: 50 Greenhouse Road, Unit 50, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a cooperative association lien for common charges and assessments. Filed April 29.

Grove Group L.L.C., et al., Bethel. Filed

by Shipman, Stokesbury & Fingold L.L.C., Farmington, for Savings Bank of Danbury, Danbury. Property: 42 Vail Road, Bethel.

Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $584,000, dated December 2010. Filed April 21.

Nkwo, Wandra, et al., Bridgeport. Filed

by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for Federal National Mortgage Association, Washington, D.C. Property: 85 Albermare St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $134,000, dated April 28. Filed April 28.

Piorkowski, Deborah M., Stamford.

Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for PNC Bank N.A., Miamisburg, Ohio. Property: 35 Elmbrook Drive, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $100,000, dated August 2007. Filed April 28.

Polish American Citizens Club Inc., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by the Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for the Water Pollution Controll Authority for the city of Bridgeport. Property: 845-849 E. Main St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien claiming nonpayment of sewer-use fees and other appropriate relief from defendant. Filed April 28.

Polvere, Loretta I., et al., Greenwich.

Filed by Bendett and McHugh P.C., Farmington, for Green Tree Servicing L.L.C., Rapid City, S.D. Property: 24 Valleywood Road, Greenwich. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $348,000, dated May 2007. Filed May 1.

Reyes, Adriana, et al., Bridgeport. Filed

by Leopold & Associates, Stamford, for Deutsche Bank National Trust, trustee, Los Angeles, Calif. Property: 3250 Fairfield Ave., Unit 200, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $212,720, dated September 2006. Filed April 29.

Rodriguez, Juan A., Bridgeport. Filed by Ury & Moskow L.L.C., Fairfield, for Bridgeport Gateway Apartments Inc., Bridgeport. Property: 984 Connecticut Ave., Apt. 9, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a cooperative association lien for common charges and assessments. Filed April 29.

Sfondrino, A. John, et al., Ridgefield.

Filed by Rosenberg & Rosenberg P.C., West Hartford, for ihe Proprietors of Victoria Gate Inc., Ridgefield. Property: Unit 16 of Victoria Gate, Ridgefield. Action: to foreclose on a property for delinquent common assessments. Filed April 30.

Tosado, Pedro Luis, et al., Bridgeport.

Filed by the Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Abner Court Condominium Associates Inc., Bridgeport. Property: 103-A Abner Court, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a statutory lien for common charges and assessments. Filed May 1.

Williams, Patrice, et al., Bridgeport.

Filed by Welch, Teodosio, Stanek & Blake L.L.C., Shelton, for Webster Bank N.A., Waterbury. Property: 5-5 1/2 Howard Court, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $242,000, dated September 2006. Filed April 29.

Zaky, Samir, et al., Brookfield. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for U.S. Bank N.A., trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Property: 1 High Ridge Road, Brookfield.

Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $540,000, dated June 2006. Filed April 28.

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on the record MORTGAGES

Commercial 1047-1055 E. Main St., Greenwich, by Fiore J. Capparelle and Frances M. Capparelle. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Charlotte, N.C. Property: Lot 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23, Stamford. Amount: $106,576. Filed April 29.

1252 HA Company L.L.C., Easton, by Markus Weineiss. Lender: Eam Financial L.L.C., Easton. Property: 1252-1256 Howard Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $300,000. Filed May 1.

720 Branchville Road L.L.C., Ridgefield, by Joseph R. Ancona. Lender: Fairfield Country Bank, Ridgefield. Property: 720 Branchville Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed May 1.

720 Branchville Road L.L.C., Ridgefield, by Joseph R. Ancona. Lender: Fairfield Country Bank, Ridgefield. Property: 720 Branchville Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $250,000. Filed May 1.

810 Union Avenue L.L.C., Bridgeport,

by Samuel T. Rost. Lender: Santander Bank N.A., West Hartford. Property: 810 Union Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $2 million. Filed April 28.

Amron Holdings L.L.C., Stamford, by Rui DeMelo. Lender: Community Investment Corp., Hamden. Property: 1234 Summer St., Unit 202, Stamford. Amount: $276,000. Filed May 2.

Babylon Family L.L.C., Stamford, by Albert E. Alexander. Lender: Sterling National Bank, Montebello, N.Y. Property: 1028-1050 Long Ridge Road, Stamford.

Amount: $1.4 million. Filed April 30.

BLD Parcel I Owner L.L.C., Miami Beach, Fla., by Robert W. Christoph Jr. Lender: Florida Community Bank N.A., Winter Park, Fla. Property: 349-353 Stratford Ave., 361 Stratford Ave., East Main St., Ann St., Hough Ave., Waterview Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $10 million. Filed May 1.

BLD Parcel I Owner L.L.C., et al., Miami Beach, Fla., by Robert W. Christoph Jr. Lender: The city of Bridgeport. Property: 349-353 and 361 Stratford Ave., East Main Street, Ann Street, Hough Avenue and Waterview Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $13.6 million. Filed May 1.

Blue Healer L.L.C., Norfolk, by Andrew Luciano. Lender: Sachem Capital Partners L.L.C., Branford. Property: 963-965 Grand St., Bridgeport. Amount: $150,000. Filed May 1.

Elevation Equities Inc., Hewlett, N.Y.,

by David Natan. Lender: Hamton Partners L.L.C., Great Neck, N.Y. Property: 235 Pacific St., Bridgeport. Amount: $150,000.

Filed May 1.

Esquire Development L.L.C., Shelton,

by Stephen R. Bellis. Lender: Farmington Bank, Farmington. Property: 48 Hosey Coach Road, 44 Hosey Coach Road, 33 Hosey Coach Road, 36 Hosey Coach Road, Newtown. Amount: $525,000.

Filed April 24.

Faith and Hope Apostolic Ministries, Bridgeport, by Wright Law Offices. Lender: Faith and Hope Apostolic Ministries, Bridgeport. Property: 1475 Noble Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $275,000. Filed April 28.

G. D. Garre L.L.C., Newtown, by Debra Garre. Lender: Webster Bank N.A., Waterbury. Property: 13 Commerce Road, Newtown. Amount: $75,000. Filed April 28.

G. D. Garre L.L.C., Newtown, by Debra Garre. Lender: Webster Bank N.A., Waterbury. Property: 13 Commerce Road, Newtown. Amount: $246,889. Filed April 28.

GMGC L.L.C., Brookfield, by Marcus W. Rogg. Lender: Webster Bank N.A., Waterbury. Property: 4 Elbow Hill Road and 16 Elbow Hill Road, Brookfield. Amount: $2 million. Filed April 29.

Greensell Associates L.L.C., Stamford,

by Sandro Malagisi. Lender: Bankwell Bank, New Canaan. Property: 315 Greenwich Ave., and 39 Selleck St., Stamford.

Amount: $1.2 million. Filed April 25.

Jackmack Properties L.L.C., Brookfield. by John S. Maclean. Lender: Union Savings Bank, Danbury. Property: 7 Del Mar Drive, Brookfield. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed April 28.

JDH L.L.C., Fairfield, by David R. Chang.

Lender: Citibank N.A., O’Fallon, Mo. Property: 535 North St., Greenwich. Amount: $5 million. Filed May 1.

McDillon Holdings Inc., Fairfield, by Paul M. Edison. Lender: People’s United Bank, N.A., Bridgeport. Property: 67-69 Cottage St., 290 Prospect St., and 16571659 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $375,000. Filed May 1.

Shore Winds No. 41 Cannon Street L.L.C., Madison, by Eric J. Griffin. Lender: Webster Bank N.A., Waterbury. Property: 41 Cannon St., Bridgeport. Amount: $250,000. Filed May 1.

Solid Development Inc., Hollis, N.Y., by Meshulam Hass. Lender: Hampton Partners L.L.C., Great Neck, N.Y. Property: 190192 Whitney Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $170,000. Filed April 28.

Solid Gold Properties L.L.C., Stamford, by Joseph Tripuzzi. Lender: Bankwell Bank, New Canaan. Property: 48 Union Square, Unit 5, Stamford. Amount: $50,000. Filed April 24.

Thomas Realty Inc., Easton, by Thomas L. Vitale Sr. Lender: Newtown Savings Bank, Newtown. Property: 18 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $40,000. Filed May 2.

Traditional Building & Design L.L.C., Darien, by Joseph M. Pagliarulo. Lender: Fairfield Country Bank, Fairfield. Property: Lot 5, Map 5306, Stanwich Road, Greenwich. Amount: $2.7 million. Filed April 28.

NEW BUSINESSES

AQ General Contracting Inc., 41 Hundley Court, Stamford 06902, c/o Mario Arriaza. Filed April 22.

Fairfield County Awnings, 11 Birnam Wood Road, Bethel 06801, c/o Nutting Consulting L.L.C. Filed April 29.

Sheccid Transporte L.L.C., 291 Delavan Ave., Greenwich, c/o Rolando E. Roldan.

Filed April 28.

Patents

Basil Yoga Center, 31 Bailey Ave., Ridgefield 06877, c/o Basil Q. Jones. Filed May 1.

Fairfield County Sports Photography, 1 Somerset Lane, Greenwich 06878, c/o J. Gregory Raymond. Filed May 1.

SJ Pools, 87 Obtuse Hill, Brookfield 06804, c/o Stephen Bologna. Filed April 24.

The following patents were issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Washington, D.C.

Focus Photography, 717 Atlantic St., Stamford 06902, c/o Savashia Harris.

Filed April 25.

Skirt Grip, 26 Will Marry Lane, Greenwich 06831, c/o Kathryn Banker Sitaez.

Filed April 24.

GM Construction, 82 Ludlow St., Apt. B, Stamford 06902, c/o Gibas Mariusz. Filed April 22.

Slickbite, 2985 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport 06605, c/o Ashok Bakshi. Filed April 28.

Apparatus, method and system for controlling a strip radius in a printing system. Patent no. 8,725,048 issued to Eliud Robles-Flores, Webster, N.Y.; Charles H. Tabb, Penfield, N.Y.; and John R. Falvo, Ontario, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Beluga Cleaning L.L.C., 36 Larkin St., Stamford 06907, c/o Rita Marinho Gloria.

Filed April 23.

Bitha’s Home Décor, 1879 Main St., Bridgeport, c/o Tanya Timolien. Filed May 1.

BK5 Insights Collective, 5 River Ridge Corp., Stamford 06902, c/o Rocks & Tiaras L.L.C. Filed April 21.

K.K. Construction, 7 Dale St., Apt. 1L, Stamford 06902, c/o Kolarz Kryzysztof.

Filed April 30.

So Delicious Dairy Free, 1130 Shelley St., Springfield, Ore., c/o Turtle Mountain L.L.C. Filed April 23.

Kamil Borsukiewicz, 38 Wilson St., Apt. 2, Stamford 06902, c/o Kamil Borsukiewicz. Filed April 28.

Stamford Spray Foam Insulation, 96 Myrtke Ave., Apt. 8, Stamford 06902, c/o Marta Dudy and Volodymyr. Filed April 23.

Kara Acupuncture & Wellness, 268 Greenwood Ave., Suite 200, Bethel 06801, c/o Laura Shahinian-Kara. Filed May 2.

Suited Connectors Thrift Shop, 32 Stony Hill Road, Bethel 06801, c/o Brian Donahue. Filed May 2.

Kovalskyy Construction, 3 Finney Lane, Stamford 06902, c/o Yuriy Kovalskyy. Filed April 30.

Sunshine Health Life, 217 Bedford St., Stamford 06902, c/o Jianping Wei. Filed April 24.

Lucy’s, 427 Main St., Ridgefield 06877, c/o Lisa Savone. Filed April 21.

Taysrack.com, 1137 Colgate Ave., Bronx, N.Y., c/o Prince Taylor. Filed April 22.

Marcelo’s Home Improvement, 28 Roosevelt Ave., Stamford 06902, c/o Marcelino Taipe. Filed April 24.

The Reiki Girl L.L.C., 20 P.T. Barnum Square, Bethel 06801, c/o Susan Figueiredo. Filed May 2.

Cabello Sanitary Maintenance, 515 Fairfield Ave., Apt A, Stamford 06902, c/o Jhon Cabello and Carmen Cabello. Filed April 21.

Martinelli Glass, 460 Summer St., Stamford 06903, c/o Frank A. Martinelli L.L.C. Filed April 21.

Tree Experts, 26 Strawberry Hill Ave., Stamford 06902, c/o Christine Miranda.

Filed April 30.

Carpentry by Design, 205 Garfield Ave., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Mirna L. Rivera.

Filed April 29.

Moreau’s Cleaning, 54 Dann Drive, Stamford 06905, c/o Odenel Moreau.

Filed April 23.

Tulchinsky Family Office, 1700 E. Putnam Ave., Greenwich 06870, c/o IXT Services L.L.C. Filed April 28.

China Xpress II, 170 Sellect St., Stamford 06902, c/o Jersey Qui. Filed April 25.

NG Career Strategy, 1455 Washington Blvd., Apt. 335, Stamford 06902, c/o Noelle Gross. Filed April 23.

Tweak Interiors, 70 Ramapoo Road, Ridgefield 06877, c/o Julia Frossell. Filed May 1.

Notre Dame Scholarship Fund, 29 Breezmont Ave., Greenwich 06878, c/o Louis J. Kural. Filed April 24.

Un-Organized Life, 4 Highway Ave., Greenwich 06870, c/o Elizabeth J. Menegon. Filed April 23.

OJ Design L.L.C., 52 Vote Place, Greenwich 06830, c/o Oleg Polozov. Filed April 22.

Victorie Cleaning Service Plus, 255 Chances St., Apt. C7, Bridgeport 06606, c/o Maria Lizardo. Filed April 28.

Pfvinter, 83 Rock Spring Road, Stamford 06906, c/o Maria I. Esteban. Filed April 24.

VOLPC Custom Computing, 9 Carriage House Lane, Brookfield 06804, c/o Gregory M. Volpe. Filed April 24.

Bloom Hair, 191 A Henry St., Greenwich 06830, c/o Nathanel Torres and Rhairza Torres. Filed April 21.

BMH Asset Recovery, 447 Cove Road, Stamford 06902, c/o Billie Hill. Filed April 25.

Bridgeport Community Alliance, 83 Pixlee Place Rear, Bridgeport 06610, c/o Mashantucka Missouri. Filed April 30.

Brookfield Learning Center, 270 Federal Road, Brookfield 06804, c/o William Gross. Filed April 30.

Bsharp PDR, 579 Pacific St., Hamden 06514, c/o Camad Mickens. Filed April 21.

CS Services L.L.C., 23 Dunn Ave., Stamford 06905, c/o Christopher Seeley. Filed April 25.

Cutler Design, 14 Louden St., Greenwich 06830, c/o Christopher Cutler.

Filed April 29.

D & K Computer Center, 465 Fairfield Ave., Stamford 06902, c/o Doniz Emilio Chavez Mendez. Filed April 24.

Danbury Action Sports Headquarters, 32 Stony Hill Road, Bethel 06801, c/o Glouzgal Brothers L.L.C. Filed May 2.

Design Studio, 51 W. Mountain Road, Ridgefield 06877, c/o Sonia Obou. Filed April 23.

8 Magee Management, 7 Gleason Ave., Stamford 06902, c/o Luis Massa. Filed April 28.

Dream Music Group, 909 Pearl Harbor St., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Vernell Smith.

Filed April 29.

Access Health CT Small Business, 1281 E. Main St., Stamford 06902, c/o Laurel A. Pickering, et al. Filed April 23.

El Shaddie Multiple Services, 1126 Hope St., Stamford 06907, c/o Jose I. Flores. Filed April 25.

All Over Creations, 23-52 Hudson St., Bethel 06801, c/o Eileen Malwitz. Filed April 23.

Emerzon Multi Services, 465 Fairfield Ave., Stamford 06902, c/o Emerez Chavez.

Filed April 24.

Angelica Fontanez L.L.C., 1999 North Ave., Bridgeport 06604, c/o Angelica Fontanez. Filed April 30.

Estetica, 83 Rock Spring Road, Stamford 06906, c/o Isabel Jimenez and Yvan Cabello-Ramos. Filed April 24.

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Real Estate Directions.com, 263 Limestone Road, Ridgefield 06877, c/o Long View Development Partners L.L.C. Filed April 24.

Yogaspace L.L.C., 78 Bethel Hill Road, Bethel 06801, c/o Saeeda Quaisar. Filed April 24.

Refashionista Boutique, 1455 Washington Blvd., Apt. 335, Stamford 06902, c/o Noelle Gross. Filed April 23.

Youth Development, 1067 Park Ave., Bridgeport 06604, c/o John Torres. Filed May 1.

Restarate El Idolo #2 L.L.C., 1965 Main St., Bridgeport 06604, c/o Julia Maldonado. Filed May 1.

Ris Kitchen and Vanities, 94 McKinley Ave., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Edwin F. Rivera. Filed May 1.

Ryan James Customs, 18 Sleepy Hollow Lane, Stamford 06907, c/o Richard J. Chiapetta. Filed April 25.

S.T. Tile and Marble, 292 Glenbrook Road, Stamford 06906, c/o Shpend Thaqi.

Filed April 21.

NEW LIQUOR LICENSEs Ridgefield Gone Country, 316 Main St., Ridgefield 06877, c/o Christopher J. Casino. Permit no. LTB.0001337. Filed April 28.

Sagi’s Inc., 23 Catoonah St., Ridgefield 06877, c/o Bianca Demasi-Occhino. Permit no. LIR.0017782. Filed April 28.

Yuan Asian Cuisine, 470 Main St., Ridgefield 06877, c/o Fei Huang. Permit no.

LIR.0018936. Filed May 2.

Copier reprinting systems and methods. Patent no. 8,724,155 issued to Hector J. Sanchez, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Digital user interface screen with ID card copy function software application icon. Patent no. D704,738 issued to Shane Jewitt, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Fusing of unassociated images. Patent no. 8,724,176 issued to Christopher Lee Jones, Fairport, N.Y.; Thomas Alan Silver, Rochester, N.Y.; and Jason Robert Croft, West Henrietta, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Pivoting cleaning blade to minimize blade stress and photoreceptor torque with increasing friction coefficient. Patent no. 8,725,055 issued to Bruce Earl Thayer, Spencerport, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Systems and methods for implementing user-customizable operability for imaging operations in image-forming devices using selectable platen sheet rulers. Patent no. 8,724,162 issued to Paul Roberts Conlon, South Bristol, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Systems, methods and devices for generating an adjective sentiment dictionary for social media sentiment analysis. Patent no. 8,725,495 issued to Wei Peng, Sunnyvale, Calif.; and Dae Hoon Park, Champaign, Ill. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Systems, methods, apparatus and computer program products for highly reliable file delivery using compound and braided FEC encoding and decoding. Patent no. 8,726,136 issued to Weimin Fang, Stamford. Assigned to Kencast, Inc., Norwalk.

Updating a smoothness constrained cluster model for color control in a color management system. Patent no.

8,724,168 issued to Wencheng Wu, Webster, N.Y.; Lalit Keshav Mestha, Fairport, N.Y. and Edual N. Dalal, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Using images to diagnose defects in an image forming apparatus. Patent no. 8,725,008 issued to Gregory J. Kott, Fairport, N.Y.; and Jorge Antonio Alvarez, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Workflow scheduling method and system. Patent no. 8,725,546 issued to Sudhendu Rai, Fairport, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

BUSINESS CONNECTIONS ISSUES & POLICIES

Legislative Session Lacked Economic Competitiveness Focus

T

he 2014 General Assembly session has come and gone. And while we saw some positive steps, the state still faces barriers to economic growth.

“Although we saw some modest progress this session towards improving Connecticut’s economic competitiveness, we are not aggressively attacking those areas that hurt our ability to attract the much-needed private investments that lead to job creation,” CBIA president and chief executive officer John Rathgeber said.

“As we work to make Connecticut a top 20 state in which to do business by 2017, we have to be mindful that other states, including several in our region, are actively improving their business climates to attract the very

investments that we need in Connecticut.”

CBIA and dozens of other business and professional groups are supporting the CT20x17 campaign and its framework of commonsense solutions for addressing key issues such as workforce development, fiscal policy, transportation, business costs, and government red tape.

Rathgeber said the state’s business community applauded a number of measures approved by the legislature this session, including: f Creating a Manufacturing Innovation Fund to help manufacturers with capital, workforce, and other needs improve their competitive position;

f Providing training assistance, particularly for manufacturing apprentices; f Approving the agreement between United Technologies and the state of Connecticut that will lead to billions of dollars in research and development in the state and help bolster hundreds of smaller aerospace companies throughout Connecticut; f Creating the Connecticut Port Authority to enhance the usage and marketing of the state’s deepwater ports; f Preventing escalation of workers compensationrelated hospital charges; f Providing additional flexibility for developing brownfield sites; and

ECONOMY

Economist: State Government a “Significant Weight” on Economy

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espite a soft patch, the U.S. economy is on the rise, uncertainty is easing, and fiscal policy is becoming less of a drag.

“Our optimism has been tested. The five-year recovery feels more like 30, but the U.S. economy is improving after a long, abnormal winter,” said Moody’s Analytics senior economist Ryan Sweet, addressing 230 business leaders at CBIA’s 2014 Connecticut Economic Update on May 9.

Forecasting U.S. GDP increases of 3% in 2014 and 4% in 2015, Sweet says private industry will do “fairly well” this year and “exceptionally well in 2015 and 2016.”

“The bad news is that state government continues to be a significant weight on the pace of Connecticut’s economic recovery,” said Sweet, speaking two days after state lawmakers completed a 2014 legislative session marked by a lack of focus on economic competitiveness.

He said that was in contrast with the national outlook, where he expects U.S. fiscal policy should “be less of a drag” going forward.

“A lot of economic uncertainty remains, but pent up demand should help drive growth,” Sweet said.

Like much of the Northeast, Connecticut’s economy was impacted by weather-related disruptions in factory production and pullback in consumer spending as utility bills skyrocketed and unemployment benefits expired.

The housing market, critical to the state’s economy, also saw recent weakening—particularly in new construction starts—driven by limited inventory, few buildable lots, and a shortage of skilled construction and licensed trades people.

f Making administrative fixes to the state’s paid sick leave law.

However, the beginning of the session was marked by legislation raising the state’s minimum wage to $10.10 by 2017. That bill, which passed despite strong opposition from Republican lawmakers and business groups, was signed into law in March.

In addition, Europe’s faltering economy has affected Connecticut exporters.

There also is widespread concern in the business community over falling revenues and projected deficits in the state budget.

“With the exception of aerospace, Connecticut exports to the Euro zone have been flat,” said Sweet, but added that recent improvements in the global economy should boost manufacturing and exports in the Northeast.

CBIA worked with Republican and Democrat lawmakers to defeat or amend other costly measures that threatened the state’s economic competitiveness, including a large number of workplace, employment, and healthcare mandates.

In order to keep businesses growing here, CBIA’s vice president of government affairs, Bonnie Stewart, told the audience, we need to reduce business costs, improve education and transportation infrastructure, and bring Connecticut “up that competitiveness ladder.”

Rathgeber noted that this November, voters will elect candidates to fill all General Assembly seats and statewide offices, saying that jobs and economic growth will dominate the election campaign at every level.

“We’ve got a huge problem when it comes to the state budget,” she said. “We’ve seen our revenues fall and there’s a huge deficit projected for two years out.

“All the gubernatorial candidates are saying they won’t raise taxes if they get elected, but that means they have to get their spending under control.

“Traditionally, cutting spending is something the legislature, to put it nicely, has a great deal of trouble with.” f Read more at gov.cbia.com

“We are at an economic crossroads,” Rathgeber said.

“We had a dramatic reminder of that in the last week of the session with news that revenues failed to meet expectations and the troubling budget outlook for 2015 and beyond.

“Opinion polls make it very clear that voters want their elected officials to focus on jobs and the economy. Over the next six months, they expect to hear how candidates will address those priorities in the coming years.

“This is much more than a business issue—a strong, growing economy means more opportunities for good, well paying jobs. It means protecting our quality of life and guaranteeing a brighter future for generations to come.” f Read more at gov.cbia.com

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