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BUSINESS JOURNAL May 25, 2015 | VOL. 51, No. 21

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THE EVOLUTION OF EMPLOYMENT

WorkPlace seeks to align jobs and training BY BILL FALLON bfallon@westfairinc.com

Stephen Michon, left, and John Hoops, vice presidents for FutureWorks. Photo by Bill Fallon

IN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS, a national work-strategy company — FutureWorks — will provide the state Department of Labor with data in both numbers and meetings-gathered anecdotes designed to prevent southwestern Connecticut from fighting the last employment battles as new economies arise. Joseph Carbone, president and CEO of Bridgeport-based The WorkPlace, recently told a room of 50 at Sacred Heart University’s Stamford campus at Landmark Square that an ongoing challenge is to structure plans that have job seekers and employers working in tandem, with mutual benefits.

“It’s not always easy to do,” he said. “But there are those moments. “There’s no question this Great Recession has changed things,” he said. “What’s changed is the whole practice of how employers package for human capital. They have options they previously didn’t have.” Carbone cited one business model as “the old way,” saying: “Demand was up so you hired. What I’m hearing now is you don’t hire as demand increases. You often have other tools.” Those tools include a rise in both staffing agencies and parttime workers. “We don’t carry a big stick,” » JOBS, page 4

Cityscape 2.0

‘A NEW LIVE/WORK/PLAY’ MODEL TOPS REAL ESTATE FORUM BY BILL FALLON bfallon@westfairinc.com ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME SOCIETAL SHIFTS FIND DOWNSIZING baby boomers and settling-in millennials walking in tandem — always walking, 180 million strong — through remade, flourishing downtowns. The retiring boomers like the ease of getting around in an amenity-filled environment. As for the millennials, bring on the innovation, bring on the cuisine and don’t forget the funk. The challenges toward making that a reality — including word that antique theaters don’t work everywhere as economic saviors — surfaced from a panel of four real estate authorities that included municipal leaders and developers from both sides of the Westchester-Fairfield county divide recently at The Waters Edge at Giovanni’s in Darien.

“There is a new live/work/play model,” said W. Mark Keeney, managing partner, Westportbased Abbey Road Advisors. Among the asterisks of that model, he said, “Baby boomers are looking to downsize in the areas they raised their families. The big question mark is, who is going to buy their homes?” Keeney took the dais with Supervisor Susanne Donnelly of the Hudson River town of Ossining; and New Rochelle officials Luiz Aragon, commissioner of development, and Ralph DiBart, who heads the city’s Business Improvement District. “How do you get more attractive?” asked Salvatore Campofranco, the event moderator and founder and managing partner of Luzern Associates in Wilton. He said the single-family real estate market has been flat for eight years and the commercial vacancy rate is the worst it

has been in 20 years. “But New York City, Boston, Brooklyn are booming,” he said. Saying the suburban model was broken, he asked how the region might capture and retain the baby boomers who had always lived the suburban lifestyle. Entertainment, Campofranco said, is one key, saying Stamford needed a 10,000-seat arena to compete with other venues for the likes of Billy Joel concerts. “On some town websites the library is listed as the entertainment and they offer tours of the cemetery,” he said. “That’s not going to cut it.” “We’re failures unless we build the environment to thrive,” said Aragon. Calling New Rochelle, “a city with a soul,” he said that in five to 10 years he would like to see it appeal to the » PLANNING, page 6

ALFRED DELBELLO: Pioneering politician, attorney and gentleman farmer

LFRED B. DELBELLO WAS A MAN OF “FIRSTS.”

As the youngest man ever elected Yonkers mayor at the age of 35, he was the first Democrat to win the office in 30 years. He was the first to take on the city’s mob and party bosses. He was the first Democrat ever to be elected Westchester County Executive. As county executive, he was the first to introduce a consumer protection agency as well as a general services administration that centralized all county purchasing. Under a federal order to close the Croton garbage dump, he was the first to come up with a garbageto-energy generator that would be located at Charles Point in Peekskill that produces enough electricity to provide for all of that city’s needs, as well as a surplus to sell to Con Edison. It just marked its 30th year in operation. He was the first to use the county’s licensing power to coordinate Westchester’s disparate bus system into what today has become the Bee-Line bus transportation system. He was the first to take on the rehabilitation of what was then known as Grasslands Hospital and turn it into the Westchester Medical Center. In 1979, with the creation of its burn unit, it was one of only about a dozen nationwide that treat-

Al and Dee DelBello.

ed severely burned patients. He created the first Office for Women and the first Office for the Disabled in New York state. He initiated a popular senior citizen discount program that drew the participation of many supermarkets and large retailers. He was the first to merge the sheriff’s office with the Westchester

Al DelBello corrals one of his alpacas. Photo by Carolyn Rozycki

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Al DelBello visits Yellowstone National Park in May 2011. Photo by Bob Rozycki

County Parkway Police to produce the Department of Public Safety. He and his wife, Dee, publisher of Westfair Communications Inc., were the first to come up with the idea of closing the Bronx River Parkway on Sundays for bicyclists. The program is still going strong today. A major supporter of the arts, he and his wife arranged for the

first of what would become recurring performances of the New York Philharmonic in Westchester. He was elected lieutenant governor in 1982 to serve with Gov. Mario Cuomo. One major achievement while in office was to highlight the problem of teenage suicide, its causes and possible remedies. After resigning his position he worked in private industry before becoming a partner in the White Plains law firm of DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr LLP.

In his private life he became a gentleman farmer, raising alpacas, llamas, pheasants and an untold menagerie on a rocky tract of land in Waccabuc. He and his wife also opened their home to a host of unwanted shelter dogs. He was a man of many firsts, but the last man we thought we would be memorializing today. Al died May 15 at his home. He leaves behind his wife, a son, a daughter-in-law, grandchildren and countless friends and untold thousands unaware of his many contributions.

Al DelBello tends to a peacock. Photo by Carolyn Rozycki

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Carbone said. “We can’t make our partners do what they don’t want to do. We need regional consensus.” Calling himself “a free-market guy,” Carbone nonetheless criticized businesses who constantly post to job boards, pretending they are actively looking to fill positions when in reality they are keeping a hook in the water for top talent 24/7. Stamford Mayor David Martin attended, saying he was both interested and late to the dance: “I’m going to change some responsibilities in my office,” he said. “I have no one on my staff now with a sense of responsibility for jobs and workforce alignment.” Darien First Selectman Jayme Stevenson and Easton First Selectman Adam Dunsby attended, as did business representatives including Alejandra Hochstedtler-Stipo, principal of Bridgeport-based Stamford Clinical Services LLC, a career coaching, recruiting and consulting firm, and Stamford resident and job seeker Carolyn Jenkins, who was looking to translate careers in radiology and film into something new. The WorkPlace had already sponsored a series of informational meetings with FutureWorks on subeconomies like manufacturing, retail and health care as part of what it calls its “multiyear effort to plan programs for employers and job seekers in southwestern Connecticut.” A report to the state Department of Labor is expected in June or July. FutureWorks was represented by vice presidents Stephen Michon and John Hoops. They reported on federal Bureau of Labor Statistics findings from a worker survey of 1,000 businesses that received 170 responses. They said audience input was critical to their research.

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John Hoops, left, and Stephen Michon, vice presidents of FutureWorks, address a question.

Michon’s and Hoops’ data showed educational demand underpins the large job shifts coming. In 1973, they reported, 72 percent of the U.S. job market was filled by those with a high school degree or less. That metric by 2020 will be 26 percent. Those with bachelor’s degrees held 9 percent of jobs in 1973; by 2020 that number will be 24 percent. Among FutureWorks’ early findings: southwestern Connecticut is increasingly greater in minority population and the jobs being created regionally pay less than old white-collar standbys like management. Meanwhile, the region’s finance/insurance sector — long an upward-skewing data point for regional pay with its six- and seven-figure paychecks — is slowly receding. Even as it accounts for $16 billion in annual pay in Fairfield County, the financial/insurance services sector with its average $248,000 annual pay — the biggest sector by far in terms of money, doubling manufacturing’s total pay of $8 billion at No. 2 — lost 7 percent of its jobs countywide between 2010 and 2014. Sectors like information technology, management, wholesale/ distribution and health care — all termed “highwage industries” — grew between 7 percent and 9 percent. The biggest job growth in numbers in the last four years has been in the relatively Darien First Selectman Jayme Stevenson and WorkPlace President and CEO Joseph low-paying accomCarbone. Photos by Bill Fallon

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modation/food service sector, which grew regionally 21 percent, followed by the artsrecreation-entertainment sector’s 16 percent growth. Those lower-wage jobs have an increasing number of people working two jobs regionally. The survey found those earning other incomes outside their primary jobs — 56,665 in 2001 — was 89,309 in 2014. Yet even as lower-paying jobs multiply, education levels to obtain them go up. The FutureWorks survey found regionally that 76 percent of respondents hired high school graduates; that number will fall to 57 percent in three years. FutureWorks is separately investigating similar data for the Department of Commerce and the Aspen Institute across multiple U.S. municipalities, but The WorkPlace had already hired the firm seeking the same answers first. FutureWorks cites its mission as helping design strategies, inform policies, and build institutions that promote sustainable, skill-based regional economic growth and competitiveness. FutureWorks’ central office is in New York City, with associate offices in Massachusetts, where Michon works, and New Hampshire, home to Hoops’ office.

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Amanda Kilcran and Amanda Hine in their double suite. Photos by Danielle Brody

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t some hair salons, the only name that matters to clients is that of their favorite hairdresser — like Amanda Kilcran or Amanda Hine. The two hair stylists said they received up to 90 percent of appointments at a Ridgefield salon, where they worked for about seven years. When they were ready to move on, instead of opening their own salon, they signed on among the first tenants at Salons by JC in Danbury, a suite of private rooms for beauty professionals that opened in March. For Kilcran and Hine, renting a room for their business, A2, has proved more profitable than working in a traditional salon and has given them the opportunity to be business owners for little investment. “It’s like your own business in a business, so you just feel safe and secure,” Kilcran said. “If we owned our own salon it’d be so much more stressful.” Salons by JC is a salon suite franchise based in San Antonio. Derek Correia, an investor with a background in marketing and advertising, owns the Danbury salon. The 37-suite, 6,700-square-foot space in Danbury Square on Backus Avenue cost about $1 million. He has plans to open 10 of the suites within the next five years in Fairfield, and in Westchester and Rockland counties, Queens and Long Island. A location in Norwalk at the Waypointe development is underway and will open at the end of the summer. Correia said that in Texas suites now

make up a majority of hair salons and he foresees the trend gaining traction in the Northeast. Other salon suite companies in Connecticut include My Salon Suite, which has a location in Fairfield and is opening one in Stamford, and Style Studios in Bethel. With no background in the hair profession, Correia said he got involved because he saw potential in the business model in an industry that has been growing over the past 10 to 15 years. “In the next chapter of my life I wanted to do something disruptive and meaningful,” he said. The concept allows beauty professionals » SALON, page 6

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same demographic as what he termed “the High Line crowd,” citing the elevated park and chic neighborhoods that have risen on New York City’s west side south of midtown, supplanting older neighborhoods. Aragon and DiBart in detail referenced a New Rochelle plan in which the city has partnered with a pair of private companies that will, by contract, develop what the people want in a process called “crowdsourced placemaking.” “If the idea is a viable project — say an opera house — then we have an obligation to build that opera house,” Aragon said. “It’s not an easy process, but a lot of early naysayers have come around.” He called the process “a

different way of being proactive.” There was little love for perhaps the only machine to equal the computer for impact in the last century: the car. Even the relative ease of car ownership in the suburbs is a thorn to planners and developers. Campofranco said some modern urban development does not allow for any parking at all. “In New York City if you park 20 blocks from the store you jump for joy,” Aragon said. “In New Rochelle, if they park two stores down they say there is no parking.” Part of the problem Aragon and DiBart face, they said, is that New Rochelle residents have a low opinion of their city, but those outside think highly of it. A century ago it was the third-richest city by per-capita wealth in the nation, Aragon said, and that has left a sturdy legacy of top-tier architecture.

“In New Rochelle, we’re lucky enough to have the bones,” he said. As for filling the space: “The goal is creating the funkiness they’re looking for.” Donnelly, the Ossining supervisor, has a pair of revived theaters — to her north in Peekskill and south in Tarrytown — and hears from constituents that they, too, might like a theater. “Not everyone can have a theater,” she said. Campofranco asked for negatives and Donnelly provided them. “We make it too difficult to do anything, whether it’s a sidewalk café or signage,” she said. “We cripple them. We have to make it safe, but simple, for people to do business in the community.” There was talk of intermunicipal economic cooperation, as already happens among Long Island Sound communities on

From left, Susanne Donnelly, Ossining town supervisor; W. Mark Keeney, managing partner of Abbey Road Advisors LLC; Ralph DiBart, executive director of the New Rochelle Business Improvement District; and Luiz Aragon, commissioner of the Department of Development for New Rochelle. Photo by Danielle Brody

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with a strong following the opportunity to run their own business at a low cost, he said. “There are plenty of people who dreamed of being on their own, but there wasn’t this kind of option before,” he said. At Salons by JC, rent ranges from $270 to $700 per room, depending on size and location in the building, Correia said. Rent includes common areas, Wi-Fi and utilities, and a sink, mirror and furniture in the room. Tenants can decorate the room and use it to sell their own products. Kilcran and Hine said they invested about $5,000 for the products and decoration. After working in a salon, they enjoyed putting their personal touches on their double suite, like choosing retail products and serving guests cucumber and lemon water. They have had about 140 clients, most from their previous salon or through referrals. Hine said they were profitable in the first month. She said guests enjoy the privacy of the room and the time they get with their stylist. “We go at our own pace and still make a lot of money, and our clients are happy,” Hine said.

Correia said it depends on prices charged and hours worked, but the difference in salary can be astounding. The two typical salary structures in salons are a commission, where the hairdresser splits revenue with the salon owner, or chair rental, where the hairdresser pays fixed rent to have a chair, yet typically has to use the salon’s choice of products and pay some overhead for product usage and hair washing. Stylists can make up to $50,000 more per year at a suite, Correia said. A stylist can go from earning $970 per week under the commission structure to $1,565 per week, according to a company wide analysis chart using Danbury market prices. Correia said hairdressers work many hours and their earning potential gets capped without owning their own salon, which can be expensive and divert their time from their talent. With the suites, “You can focus on what you do great in an incredibly uncomplicated business model,” he said. “A lot of the hard stuff is taken care of for you.” After working as a stylist at a salon in the Danbury Fair mall for about seven years, tenant Chea Quinne wanted a change, but not a move to a similar situation.

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Moderator Salvatore Campofranco, the founder and managing partner of Luzern Associates LLC. Photo by John Rizzo

environmental issues, but as one panelist noted, “It’s the ‘Hunger Games’ out there.” DiBart — who previously headed retail planning for New York City and who identified himself as a lover of cities dating to ancient Greece and Rome — said, “My job is a translator. Government, developers and the community all speak different languages.” Event sponsors were McGladrey, First County Bank, Eastern Land Management, awning company GS&S, Benchmark Title Agency LLC and Rakow Commercail Realty Group; 125 attended.

Chea Quinn styles a client in her private suite, CQ Salon. Photos by Danielle Brody

She said, “I never wanted to own my own salon because I never wanted to worry about anything but doing hair.” In the suite, “I’m only worried about what goes on in the room.” Her investment was about $4,000 or $5,000, she said. She is already profitable seeing four to five clients a day. The salon has five tenants. Correia said

he’s spending a significant amount on marketing to industry professionals. He plans to have full occupancy within a year and be profitable within six to eight months. Correia said people are still getting used to the concept. “Even as easy as we’ve made it, it’s still a big deal to leave somewhere where you’re comfortable and established and go into business for yourself.”

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Succession planning is part of ‘unprecedented generational shift’

amily business is big business in America. While many may think the country’s business landscape is dominated by large, public corporations with billion-dollar operations and thousands of employees, the truth is two-thirds of all businesses are small to midsize and familyowned. That translates to between 70 percent and 90 percent of our annual gross domestic product. One challenge these family-owned businesses are now facing is what happens when the current generation of leadership retires. Will the sons and/or daughters take over? Will it remain partly in the family with other relatives? Will the next generation be unwilling (or perhaps unqualified) to run the business, requiring current management to consider selling or looking to outside investors? These questions are extremely important and extremely real, and they point to one clear business strategy that must be employed — succession planning. Succession planning in family business, preparing for a transition in leadership, is the pathway toward ensuring the business’

long-term success and viability. And today it is more important than ever. With the first wave of baby boomers now reaching retirement age, an unprecedented generational shift is occurring right now in family-owned businesses and is expected to last for the next decade. This is why preparing for a transition isn’t just a luxury; it needs to be treated with urgency. The challenge we are seeing right now, and clearly identified in a recent report our firm commissioned with Baker Tilly International, is that businesses do not seem to be in a hurry to begin the transition process. Nearly 80 percent of family-owned businesses are not prepared for what happens when current management steps down. This needs to change. The report, titled, “Succession Reset: Family Business Succession in the 21st Century,” finds the goal of succession planning today is instilling business competencies and experience in family members who are interested. This is a change from previous generations, in which the practice was often simply handing it down to the children.

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Straightening out the mess after taking on too much It’s really busy — uncomfortably because they’re overwhelmed and so —because we were not unprepared. I know I created this prepared for a seasonal rush. mess. How do I get out of it? I was so busy pushing hard to THOUGHTS OF THE DAY: Set aside time every boost sales that I didn’t have time day to work on macro solutions. Avoid the to look at how we were going to temptation to put your head down and try to bull through the busy period. Lay everything handle all of the additional work. out on paper in a plan that you and your Now my employees are looking employees can follow. Evaluate your orgato me to solve their problems nization critically. Hire outside resources to

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problem is the first place? Is it that there was no excess capacity? Or maybe you’ve outgrown some of the people you used to rely on? Ignored too many simmering problems for too long? Take a good look in the mirror to figure out what you could have done sooner, and then get going on what to do now. Avoid laying blame, as that only wastes time. Instead, focus everyone on the point on the horizon that you’re heading toward, and ask them to follow your lead. If there are any nay-sayers, check if they are making a valid point, and if so, factor in what they have to say. Look for opportunity, and ask everyone to follow your lead. Assuming you can afford to do so, hire outsiders to help you out temporarily. Hire planners to help you organize. Boost efficiency with technology. Implement a rapidresponse search and hire process. Build a budget that focuses on both cost containment and payoff. Get in trainers to teach people how to do their jobs better. Now that you’re in a hole, consider reorganizing people temporarily. What can salespeople do to pitch in and help out the people in operations who are completely overwhelmed? How can additional marketing efforts lay a foundation for sales people to jump back into sales when this crisis is over? When looking for a way to prevent the next busy-period crisis, ask yourself this. How often do salespeople meet with their counterparts throughout the company to talk about what’s coming down the pike? How many people see themselves as part of a company team, helping each other plan and implement? Schedule time for regular communication and collaboration, steadily preparing people for the next big push. LOOKING FOR A GOOD BOOK? Try “7 Lessons for Leading in Crisis” by Bill George. Andi Gray is president of Strategy Leaders Inc., strate�yleaders.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? Send it via email to AskAndi@strategyleaders. Visit AskAndi.com for an entire library of Ask Andi articles.

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Cinépolis theater planned for Steelpointe Harbor BY DANIELLE BRODY dbrody@westfairinc.com

ith Steelpointe Harbor construction underway, developer Bridgeport Landing Development LLC announced Cinépolis USA is the newest tenant to sign on to the waterfront project. The Bridgeport theater will be the California-based company’s first Connecticut cinema. At 50,000 square feet, the hybrid theater will house two types of auditoriums, Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas and Cinépolis. The theater’s five luxury auditoriums will offer guests fully reclining leather seats and in-theater waiter service and dining with full bar. The seven other auditoriums will have food and a bar in the lobby area. “Steelpointe Harbor is the perfect project to launch one of our first theaters in the Northeast,” Neil Baron, Cinépolis USA’s vice president of real estate, said in a statement. “We take much pride in selecting the best locations when we introduce our theater concept to new markets. The combination of great demographics, beautiful design, mix of uses and prime waterfront made Steelpointe Harbor extremely desirable to us.” Steelpointe Harbor, on the Steel Point peninsula, is a 2 million-square-foot waterfront development with plans for retail, restaurants and entertainment, two hotels, 1,100 mid- and high-rise residential units, 30,000 square feet of office space and a 200-slip, full-service, deep-water marina. The $50 million first phase of Steelpointe Harbor, which includes Bass Pro Shops, Starbucks, Chipotle and T-Mobile, is in progress and will open this year. Construction on the Cinépolis theater and other components of the second phase will begin in 2016, with an anticipated opening in 2017. “Steelpointe Harbor will create thousands of jobs and add millions to our tax rolls,” Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch said in a statement. “It’s the largest economic development project in Bridgeport since the Industrial Revolution. We’re thrilled to have Cinépolis USA join several other topnotch companies at the Steelpointe Harbor waterfront development.” The concept for development on Steel Point, named for Bridgeport Steel Works, which was on the property, began in the 1980s but was stalled due economic downfalls and corruption scandals. Bridgeport Landing Development is a subsidiary of The RCI Group, based in Miami Beach, Fla.

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Witherell swaps tax credit for capital funds

avid Ormsby, chairman of the Friends of Nathaniel Witherell Inc. — the 2-year-old nonprofit that is helping remake the Nathaniel Witherell Short-Term and Skilled Nursing Center owned by the town of Greenwich — said his group has helped obtain a $4.49 million state historic income tax credit to offset the construction costs of Project Renew, the push to modernize and refurbish the facility on Parsonage Road.

Eversource Energy turned the credit into cash, swapping the tax credit for a dollar-fordollar check to Witherell. “This brings the total to over $9 million that the Friends has raised from generous private citizens, foundations and public sources to date,” Ormsby said in a statement. “By facilitating this historic tax credit, we are helping to insure that Nathaniel Witherell can continue its 112-year tradition of serving our community’s needs and assisting our

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From left, Lloyd Bankson III, Witherell board member; David Ormsby, chairman of the Friends of Nathaniel Witherell; Ken Bowes, vice president of distribution for Eversource Energy; Greenwich First Selectman Peter J. Tesei; Allen Brown, Witherell’s executive director; and H. Andrew Fox, chairman of the Witherell Town Building Committee.

town’s most vulnerable elderly residents.” Project Renew has increased the number of private rooms at Witherell from 26 to 64, eliminating 10 four-bedded rooms, and remodeling and redecorating 86 resident rooms. Public space has been enhanced, including a new 4,000-square-foot Rehabilitation Center; new family reception areas; the modernization of three existing elevators and the addition of a fourth; a new emergency generator, and other facility upgrades. Total Project Renew construction costs are $27 million, with the state of Connecticut providing up to $12 million across a 20-year period. The Friends began the process of applying for the historic income tax credit in 2009, completing the National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Certification application on behalf of Witherell to list the facility and its 20-acre campus on the National Register of Historic Places. The Friends retained Nils Kerschus, an architectural historian, to research the archi-

tectural design and development of the 1933 Administration building, which constitutes the centerpiece of the campus. On June 9, 2010, Greenwich was notified that the Nathaniel Witherell Historic District was officially listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service. Subsequent applications prepared by the Friends to the state under its Historic Preservation Program resulted in the award of a $4,490,918 tax credit. The credit is transferable and, since the town of Greenwich pays no state income tax, the credit was sold to Eversource Energy (formerly Connecticut Light & Power Co.), which agreed to pay the town the full principal amount of the credit. The facility handles Greenwich residents’ needs first, with most of its clients referred by Greenwich Hospital, but when space is available it welcomes clients from surrounding areas. — Bill Fallon

Office gets putting green

enants at Stamford Plaza can now golf during the workday without leaving the premises. RFR Realty in Stamford has installed an eight-hole putting green on the plaza level at 2 Stamford Plaza, part of the four-building Stamford Plaza office complex on Tresser Boulevard. The turf putting green opened in May and is free for tenant use. The putting green is a molded after the 17th green at Augusta National and was designed and installed by Green Life Works and Eastern Land Management. It was conceptualized by Margaret Carlson, portfolio director of RFR Realty’s Stamford office portfolio, and is a permanent fixture at the property. “RFR was seeking ways to maximize the use of the 2.5-acre landscaped plaza,”

The putting green at 2 Stamford Plaza.

Carlson said in a statement. “The putting green allows tenants to enjoy the plaza by taking a quick break from their office responsibilities with the opportunity to stretch their legs and get outside.” RFR has already seen friendly office competitions arise unexpectedly, and the landlord now plans to host a tenant competition in the future. — Bill Fallon

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ore than 125 attended the Fairfield County Business Journal’s second annual Doctors of Distinction event honoring “those who go beyond the diagnosis” at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum in Norwalk. Keynote speaker Darcy Lowell, founder and executive director of Child First, an intensive homevisiting intervention program for the most vulnerable children and families, kicked off the event. The seven honorees were: Albert V. Burke, Steven Heffer, Robert Herzlinger, Sohel Islam, Joseph Feurstein, Mark Vitale, and Phillip E. Jordan, a student at the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University. — Danielle Renda

1. From left, Doctors of Distinction presenters and honorees including Citrin Cooperman’s John Bryan, Dr. Steven Heffer, Dr. Darcy Lowell, Dr. Mark Vitale, Dr. Robert Herzlinger, medical student Phillip Jordan, Dr. Bruce Koeppen, Carolyn Macica, Dr. Sohel Islam, Dr. Albert Burke and Dr. Joseph Feurstein at the award ceremony in Norwalk at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum. 2. Jefferson Orienza, lobby attendant/operations and Crystal Colbert, marketing and communications manager, both of Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists. 3. Michael Zingone, commercial real estate associate, Rakow Commercial Realty Group. 4. Renata Howard, director, Citron Cooperman 5. Mark S. Thompson, executive director, Fairfield County Medical Association.

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BY JOE COX

Four pillars to a successful retirement, part one

hen most people think about retirement, they often focus on saving and investing: the money stuff. In fact, the media and financial industry are obsessed with just this one area. But to truly achieve a happy and healthy retirement, a more holistic approach is needed. The four pillars to a successful retirement are finances, health, community and intellectual growth. It’s important to be balanced in all four of these foundational areas and to have an understanding how each will morph and change with age. Planning for and embracing change will be smoother if there’s a comprehensive road map. • Financial considerations: Create a written financial plan that tests your cash budget based on certain scenarios; • Health and medical issues: Write a plan that discusses the proximity and quality of health care. Also include an activity and exercise plan that grows and changes with age. We’ll discuss community and support as well as intellectual stimulation and growth in part two. For this article, let’s focus on points one and two.

Everyone worries about money in retirement. Is there enough? Will it last? First ask how much income is available versus how much you would like to spend. Portfolios should be diversified — cash, bonds, equities, real estate, etc. But what is often overlooked is retirement location. Is it more important to be closer to family or to places like the beach? You should also consider tax implications. Moving to Florida or Texas may not be your ideal choice, but as they say … if the price is right. Something that was learned from the Great Recession is that no one planned for adult children living at home much longer than expected. This calls for soul searching – risk retirement or ease their debt? There’s no right answer, but these are important discussions to have so that everyone understands the rules. Speaking of loved ones — currently, a married couple can give away almost $11 million of their estate to their children or grandchildren without any undue burden of federal estate taxes. However, without a plan, it may fall prey to taxes and improper distribution. You know that old saying, if you have

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your health, you have everything? Staying healthy, wealthy and wise are all equally critical to a successful retirement. While many dream of retiring to a remote beach or an isolated mountain cabin, it is important to consider your proximity to health care. Access to quality preventive and emergency health care may make the difference in a long and

Staying healthy, wealthy and wise are all equally critical to a successful retirement.

healthy retirement. Although it is important to be prepared for increased medical costs with increased age, it is also important to include preventive medicine in your lifestyle — starting in your 20s. Studies show keeping your body in shape and brain sharp

decreases the likelihood of cognitive decline. A healthy lifestyle should be a way of living, not just a quick fix to feel better. Being active and eating right reduces stress, increases happiness and improves self-confidence. Getting a daily dose of vitamin D improves your mood. Getting enough sleep has been proven to impede cognitive decline and many life-threatening illnesses. And your mother always told you to eat your fruits and vegetables when you were a kid, but she didn’t say it would pay off dividends as an adult. Antioxidants keep your skin looking young and your teeth looking whiter. A healthy retirement is definitely something to smile about. Remember, no one cares more about your money than you do. Coming up: The remaining two pillars to a successful retirement. Joe M. Cox II is senior vice president and director of wealth advisory services at Webster Wealth Advisors, a component of Webster Private Bank, offering services for high-networth individuals, families and nonpro�its. He works in Webster’s Danbury Road, Wilton, of�ice. He can be reached at jcox@websterbank.com.

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s a credit union just a bank by another name? No, says Kris VanBeek, president and CEO of USAlliance Federal Credit Union in Rye. “It is all about the cooperative model, meaning the members are actually owners. That model — at the highest levels at least — changes everything,” he said. The difference is visible at his company. For starters, the CEO of a banking institution with more than $900 million in assets doesn’t walk around the office in jeans and a casual button-down on a Monday morning and the company CFO doesn’t wear sandals, as they do at USAlliance. That is just one example of the cultural divide that separates a bank from a credit union, VanBeek said. “Publicly traded banks are kind of a slave to the shareholders; in the cooperative model you are a member and as a result of that you are actually driving the direction of the credit union.” he said. Across the state border in Stamford, the same philosophy of people before profits holds true as well. “Many of us will counsel our members and sometimes we help them out when other people really can’t,” said David Lucas, CEO of Stamford Federal Credit Union. “There have been times where we have paid for people’s medical bills, car repairs, rents or mortgages when they have been short for a month and just couldn’t make the payment.” Because of their member-focused structure, credit unions are able to maintain flexible and personal relationships with customers more so than a typical bank, said Lucas. Unbeholden to shareholders, they are also able to reinvest dividends into the company and focus on offering more favorable loan and deposit rates to consumers. In Connecticut there are 124 credit unions operating, 30 of which are state-chartered, according to the state Department of Banking. Founded in 1952, Stamford FCU manages more than $57 million in assets from a membership that includes more than 4,500 people from a majority of the communities in Fairfield County. Like USAlliance and credit unions elsewhere, the company started by

servicing a select group of people — Stamford city employees and their families. In New York, there are nearly 400 credit unions serving more than 5 million members, with combined assets of $68 billion, according to the New York Credit Union Association (NYCUA). Coming up on its 50th anniversary, USAlliance began in the basement cafeteria of IBM Corp. as a credit union for IBM employees and has grown to include 22 branches across New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts, serving more than 75,000 members. Like many credit unions, one of the key distinctions from banks at the Stamford and Rye companies is their leadership. Both USAlliance and Stamford FCU are led by unpaid boards of directors. At Stamford FCU, directors are credit union members elected by the membership. Every member in good standing has one vote. Stamford FCU on its website touts “there is no select group of shareholders that profits more than anyone else. All members profit — individually and collectively.” One small example of the credit unions’ different approach can be found in a new financial product USAlliance is preparing to release — a capped $500 savings account with 3 percent interest — a virtually unheardof offer with traditional savings accounts, which typically offer 0.05 percent interest, said VanBeek. The CEO said the idea for the product arose after the company held a financial seminar for retirement planning with an expected attendance of a few dozen members. The event drew approximately 100 people and prompted the company to launch a multi-year strategy focusing on promoting financial education and awareness. “It is not for making the rich richer,” VanBeek said. “We do a lot of things as a credit union that are almost counterintuitive for a bank.” But aren’t there limitations to a company that doesn’t put profits first? In a word — no, said VanBeek. “There really isn’t anything we don’t offer because we have reached those economies of scale,” he said. “I would go head-to-head with any big bank.” Online banking and features like mobile check deposit, branch locator and detailed

USAlliance Chief Financial Officer James White, left, and president and CEO Kris VanBeek at their new office in Rye. Photo by Reece Alvarez

monthly credit reports have been offered by the company well in advance of major institutions, he said. Some services have yet to be offered by mainstream banks, such as a mobile app, soon to be rolled out, that will allow prospective USAlliance customers to automatically open an account by simply photographing their driver’s license. “It is those little things that you typically don’t see at a bank that make the credit union difference,” VanBeek said. However, credit unions are not without obstacles to their survival and growth. Across the country, 30 percent of Americans are credit union members, yet credit unions hold only 6 percent of all financial assets, while banks hold 94 percent, according to the NYCUA. Credit unions face more regulation and paperwork, VanBeek said. And at times not having shareholders can be both a boon and a burden.

“If Bank of America wants to grow faster, they issue new stock. Credit unions can’t do that,” he said. “ Any growth has to be through a merger or continued growth operations. We can’t say we are going to raise a million dollars and open a new branch somewhere.” The pace of growth is also an issue for Stamford FCU. Lucas said it has experienced “small growth” and is working to address it, but falls back to the old adage of quality over quantity. “We are a two-time Stamford Chamber of Commerce company of the year and for the last two years we were named the number one credit union in Fairfield County in the Fairfield County Reader’s poll — a vote of the public,” he said. “That is something that I am proud of because we didn’t solicit it, that is just our members going out there and voting, and there are bigger credit unions than us in southern Fairfield County. It was a nice honor to know our members appreciate us.”

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Family-Owned Businesses Family-owned Businesses

Fairfield County

Listed alphabetically. Name Address Area code: 203 unless otherwise noted Website

Owner(s)/President(s) Year founded

Description

Name Address Area code: 203 unless otherwise noted Website

Michael Diamond, Paul Senecal 1966

Janitorial and maintenance services

359 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich 06830 622-0551 • mitchellstores.com

Shahid Butt, Sam Butt 1985

Professional movers

828 High Ridge Road, Stamford 06905 964-0551 • nagijewelers.com

Paul Kuehner, Carl R. Kuehner III 1982

Real estate developers and construction management

72 Camp Ave., Stamford 06907 • 517-9769 59 Danbury Road, Wilton 06897 • 517-0168 1079 Bridgeport Ave., Shelton 06484 • 538-5463 blockslearning.com

Christine Bartell, director, Shelton Lisa Comelio, director, Wilton 2008

Child day care

362 Pequot Ave., Southport 06890 255-1734 • nestofsouthport.com

140 Ledge Road, Darien 06820 54 Post Road, Darien 06820 556 Post Road, East Westport 06880 656-1804 • callaricars.com

Paula Callari 1966

Automotive dealer

469 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich 06830 260-5954 • newenglandoilcompany.com

Paul Bonomo Sr. 1990

Residential emergency power installation and maintenance

William B. Dragan 1970

Manufacturer of dental supplies

Christopher Noland 2010

Beauty salon and spa

Stanley Alexander 1954

Packaging

Brian Quinn 1979

Residential and commercial instruction

Rich Ochsendorf 1979

Construction company

Bill Craig 1950

Fine jewelry

AffinEco

855 Main St.,Suite 900, Bridgeport 06604 878-0638 • affineco.com

B & B Moving & Storage LLC

49 Jewett Ave., Bridgeport 06606 740-1224 • bbmovingandstorage.com

BLT Management LLC

100 Washington Blvd., Suite 200, Stamford 06902 846-1900 • bltoffice.com

Building Blocks Early Learning Center LLC

Callari Auto Group

Cannondale Generators

390 Danbury Road, Wilton 06897 762-2608 • cannondalegenerators.com

Centrix Inc.

770 River Road, Shelton 06484 929-5582 • centrixdental.com

Christopher Noland Salon and Beauty Spa 124 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich 06830 622-4247 • christophernoland.com

Commerce Packaging

305 Wilson Ave., Norwalk 06854 838-0304 • commercepackaging.com

Connecticut Information Security LLC

64 Wall St., Suite 403, Norwalk 06850 354-0224 • ctinfosec.com

County Construction Inc.

258 Ely Ave., Norwalk 06854 853-2463 • countyconstructioninc.com

Craig's Fine Jewelry

394 Main St., Ridgefield 06877 438-3701 • craigsfinejewelry.com

Eastern Land Management Inc.

142 Hamilton Ave., Stamford 06902 316-5433 • easternland.com

Enhance a Colour

43 Beaver Brook Road, Danbury 06810 748-511 • eacgs.com

Fairfield Recycling Service

40 Gould Ave., Fairfield 06824 873-7312 • dumpruns.net

FD Rich Co.

222 Summer St., Stamford 06901 359-2900 • fdrich.com

Felner Corp.

35 Brentwood Ave., Fairfield 06824 331-4770 • felnercorp.com

Gault Energy

11 Ferry Lane West, Westport 06880 222-3228 • gaultenergy.com

Grasso Construction Inc.

314 Wilson Ave., Norwalk 06854 838-0123 • grassoconstruction.com

Hobbs Inc.

27 Grove St., New Canaan 06840 966-0726 • hobbsinc.com

The McIntyre Group

63 Glover Ave., Norwalk 06850 750-1111 • themcintyregroup.com

Mills & Mills Insurance Agency Inc.

35 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton 06897 762-8373 • millsandmillsinsurance.com

Bruce T. Moore Sr., Bruce T. Moore Jr. Commercial landscape 1976 management Kevin O'Connor, Jim O'Connor 1988

Customized graphics and displays

Glenn Jennings 1935

Recycling and trash removal services

Thomas L. Rich 1920

Real estate development, acquisition and management

David J. Felner 1978

Property management

Samuel Gault 1863

Energy, masonry, real estate development

Joseph Grasso Sr., Joseph Grasso Jr. Residential 1986 and commercial construction

Mitchells Richards Nagi Jewelers

NerJan Development Co.

101 West Ave., Stamford 06902 325-3228 • nerjan.com

Nest of Southport

New England Total Energy

Nielsen's Florist

1405 Post Road, Darien 06820 655-2541 • nielsensflorist.com

R.C. Bigelow Inc.

201 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield 06825 888-244-3569 • bigelowtea.com

R.D. Scinto Inc.

1 Corporate Drive, Shelton 06484 929-6300 • scinto.com

The Rizzo Companies

64 Triangle St., Danbury 06810 295-7029 • rizzocompanies.com

Santa Fuel Inc.

154 Admiral St., Bridgeport 06605 800-937-2682 • santafuel.com

Scalzo Group

2 Stony Hill Road, Bethel 06801 205-7608 • scalzogroup.com

Shapiro Law Offices LLC

1 Stamford Plaza, 263 Tresser Blvd., Ninth floor, Stamford 06901 564-1520 • shapirolawofficesct.com

Stew Leonard's Norwalk

100 Westport Ave., Norwalk 06851 847-7214 • stewleonards.com

Sunset Shores Adult Day Care

720 Barnum Avenue Cutoff, Stratford 06614 380-1228 • cteldercare.com

Triax Technologies Inc.

66 Fort Point St., Norwalk 06855 803-9879 • triaxtec.com

Triple S Inc.

337 Westport Ave., Norwalk 06851 847-8000 • triplesclean.com

Unger Enterprises LLC

425 Asylum St., Bridgeport 06610 366-4884 • ungerglobal.com

Wades Dairy Inc.

1316 Barnum Ave., Bridgeport 06610 579-9233 • wadesdairy.com

Westmore Fuel Company Inc.

86 N. Water St., Greenwich 06830 531-6800 • westmorefuel.com

William Raveis

Scott E. Hobbs 1954

Homebuilders

45 Field Point Road, Greenwich 06830 869-9263 • raveis.com

Leslie McIntyre-Tavella 1986

Staffing and recruiting

26A Danbury Road, Wilton 06897 762-9690 • wiltonelectricct.com

Robert J. Mills Jr. 1953

Insurance company

14 Mill Plain Road, Danbury 06811 743-6541 • thewindmilldiner.com

Wilton Electric Co.

The Windmill Diner

This list is a sampling of family-owned businesses located in the region. If you wish your business to be included in our next listing, please contact Danielle Renda at drenda@westfairinc.com. Note: Information gathered from company websites and the Council of the Better Business Bureau (bbc.org). NA Not available.

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Owner(s)/President(s) Year founded

Description

John Mitchell Jr. 1958

Retail clothing store

Lisa Osta, Nagi Osta 1980

Jeweler

Blake Zizzi 1967

Provides precision machining services

Elizabeth Santa 2002

Interior design, upholstery, windows

Dimetrio Cortese 1939

Full-service energy solutions

Sandra Nielsen-Baumann 1944

Florist

Cindi Bigelow 1945

Tea, food

Bob Scinto 2005

Commercial real estate

Anthony Rizzo Sr. 1962

Construction, electrical contractor, environmental consultants

Peter Russell, Thomas S. Santa 1940

Heating and air conditioning

Paul Richter 1987

Residential and commercial real estate

Deborah D. Shapiro, Sarah H. Shapiro, Jonathan M. Shapiro 1975

Law firm

Stew Leonard Jr. 1969

Farm fresh foods

NA 1987

Adult day health center

Dale Hollingsworth NA

Smart technology for athletes

Steve DeMarco, Dawn DeMarco Marcarelli 1963

Carpet and drapery cleaners

Jan Unger 1964

Cleaning supplies and equipment

David Wade, Douglas Wade Jr., Susan Wade 1893

Dairy and complementary food products

Dom Bologna, Dick Bologna 1938

Heating fuel dealer

Ryan Raveis, Bill Raveis, Chris Raveis 1974

Residential real estate

Robin Lombardo 1968

Electrical business

Beretis and Rountos families 1971

Restaurant

Pluses of Music Education We’ve all read about the dramatic cuts in music and arts education budgets across the country. At BeFoundation, we felt that these cuts not only hurt students but also would affect the trajectory of our nation. So we established SpreadMusicNow to fund high-quality, individualized music instruction for underserved youth. SpreadMusicNow was founded on the simple premise that music education can dramatically expand a child’s potential. We knew at the time that we were on to something, but we couldn’t have envisioned how far we would come in just under a year. Since our inception, we’ve: · presented $255,000 in grants for arts education serving some 15,000 children and youth in Connecticut across modern band, jazz, and classical genres; and · raised more than $30,000 from individual donors and provided 99 cents on the dollar to music education nonprofits throughout Connecticut thanks to our partnership with Fairfield County’s Community Foundation. In a short time, we’ve seen that a grassroots effort combined with strong social media engagement can help grow philanthropic backing for music and arts education. Our individual donors are building a network of support; coupled with foundation and corporate funding, we are creating a movement! Our first year will culminate in a benefit concert for music education May 30 at the Fairfield Theater Company. Titled “A Night at Studio 54,” proceeds from the event, along with funds raised through an associated crowdfunding campaign, will go to Connecticut-based music education organizations. We’re aiming to raise more than $100,000. In the next few months, we will work collectively with our arts education and philanthropic partners to pool our resources and support programs and services to build capacity and reach more students. We will engage with more school districts to strengthen arts education offerings and work with state leaders to support a statewide initiative to close the gap in access to quality arts education. We are overwhelmed by the outpouring of interest among our ever-growing number of followers and donors. There’s a lot of work to be done, but with growing momentum and the support of our loyal base, we’re determined to see that students receive the music education that’s critical to their future success. Learn more at SpreadMusicNow.org and follow us on Facebook and Twitter @spreadmusicnow Richard J. Wenning, Director, SpreadMusicNow Executive Director, BeFoundation Member, Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County 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. For events lists, visit FCBuzz.org.

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Sustainable Food & Farm Expo at Audubon Center in Greenwich Sunday, May 31, all day at the Audubon Center in Greenwich, enjoy 20 food exhibitors and vendors plus free talks, chef demonstrations and special tasting sessions with a wide range of experts every 30 minutes. This year’s Expo will showcase high-quality food producers, retailers and experts who will teach guests how to prepare and savor a wide variety of local and sustainably grown foods, plus grow some of their own. 10:30 a.m.: “Coﬀee Talk & Tasting” with Ed Freedman of Shearwater Organic Coﬀee Roaster. 11 a.m.: “Egg Demonstration and Tasting” with Chef Silvia Baldini. 11:30 a.m.: “Preserving the Harvest” with Donna Simons of Pound Ridge Organics. 12 p.m.: “Honey Tasting” with Marina Marchese of The American Honey Tasting Society. 12:30 p.m.: “Butchery Demo” by Fleisher’s Craft Butchery. 1 p.m.: “Meat Demonstration and Tasting” with chef Silvia Baldini. 1:30 p.m.: “Ark of Taste Foods Talk” by Mimi Edelman of Slow Food USA’s Northeast Ark of Taste Committee. 2 p.m.: “Extra Virgin Olive Oil Talk and Tasting” by Alina Lawrence of Olivette. 2:30 p.m.: “Suburban Homesteading: Creating an Edible

Ecosystem in Your Yard” with Alan Gorkin. 3 p.m.: “Tea Demonstration and Tasting” with chef Silvia Baldini. 3:30 p.m.: “Heirloom Vegetable Gardening and Seed Saving” with Eric Frisk of Growing with Nature. 4 p.m.: “Cheese Tasting” with the Greenwich/Fairfield Cheese Co. 4:30 p.m.: “Nutrient-Dense Vegetable Gardening” with Doug DeCandia. Please reserve tickets in advance. Prices are $15 per person, $20 per couple, $25 per family. Space limited for tastings and chef demos: $10 per session. For more information, contact Jeﬀ Cordulack at Audubon Greenwich: 203-613-8813 or visit greenwichcenter@audubon.org.

Listening Room: Music in Contemporary Space Franklin Street Works is partnering with Treetops Chamber Music Society to launch the new concert series titled, “Listening Room: Music in Contemporary Space.” Contemporary art and innovative chamber music will come together in an informal setting at Franklin Street Works, including a post-performance discussion with coﬀee and cocktails. This is a ticketed event with limited seating. The opening night concert of “Listening Room” happens Saturday, May 30, 7:30-8:30 p.m. at Franklin Street Works, featuring the critically acclaimed Lark String Quartet with leading Lebanese percussionist Yousif Sheronick, in the performance of John Adams’ “John’s Book of Alleged Dances,” William Bolcom’s “Three Rags,” Nico Muhly’s “Big Time,” and Giovanni Sollima’s “Viaggio in Italia.” The Lark Quartet is an accomplished string quartet that

has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and the Brooklyn Museum’s Sackler Center for Feminist Art. The Washington Post described one performance as resonating with “grace, proportion and burnished brilliance.” Sheronick, trained in classical and contemporary percussion, has a world music sensibility and navigates a variety of musical genres with technical precision and passion. Seats in the intimate upstairs gallery are $25 each, and $10 tickets are available for the downstairs live-feed lounge. All ticket holders are welcome at the post-performance discussion with TCMS artistic director Oskar Espina Ruiz and are invited to attend the reception in Franklin Street Works’ café. Tickets are on sale at eventbrite. com (search “Listening Room”) or on Franklin Street Works’ home page franklinstreetworks.org.

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FACTS & FIGURES on the record ATTACHMENTS RELEASED EMA Construction Services Inc., Stratford. Released by Edward Ondy. $25,000 in favor of Kamco Supply Corporation of New England, Wallingford. Property: Longbrook Avenue, Stratford. Filed April 27. Laurel Hill Residences LLC, Brookfield. Released by Paul J. Patch. $36,373 in favor of O&G Industries Inc., Brookfield. Property: 40 Laurel Hill Road, Brookfield. Filed May 5. Scogno, Catherine, New Fairfield. Released by Lawrence W. Andrew. $180,000 in favor of Walter A. Eppler, New Fairfield. Property: 6 Deer Lane, New Fairfield. Filed April 27.

BUILDING PERMITS

COMMERCIAL 277 Fairfield Ave. LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Renovate the interior of an existing commercial space at 269 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $8,850. Filed May 5. A. P. Construction, contractor for ESRT Metro Center LLC. Upgrade the fourth floor of an existing commercial space at 429 Washington Blvd., Stamford. Estimated cost: $141,000. Filed between May 4 and May 8. Affordable Tents LLC, contractor for St. Mary’s Church. Put up tents on the property of an existing commercial space for a special event at 566 Elm St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $5,800. Filed between May 4 and May 8. Antinozzi Associates, Bridgeport, contractor for University of Bridgeport. Add nursing labs to the interior of an existing commercial space at 60 Lafayette St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $160,000. Filed May 4.

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Bell Atlantic, East Hartford, contractor for Huntington Condominium Association. Replace the antennas on an existing commercial space at 120 Huntington Turnpike, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $1,500. Filed April 29.

Eastern USA Realty LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Perform work on telecommunications equipment in an existing commercial space at 49 Cannon St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $65,000. Filed May 8.

Norwalk Commercial Realty Corp., Bridgeport, contractor for self. Split up rental space into two spaces in an existing commercial space at 1020 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed April 27.

Talin Inside Carpeting, Weston, contractor for Chris Schipper. Perform interior and exterior renovations to an existing commercial space at 1163 Main St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $151,000. Filed May 4.

Biltmore, Stamford, contractor for self. Renovate the existing fitness center on an existing commercial space at 127 Greyrock Place, Stamford. Estimated cost: $119,000. Filed between May 4 and May 8.

GQ Mason and Design, Redding, contractor for U Haul. Renovate the interior of an existing commercial space at 526 Pine St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed April 30.

Old Wagon Properties LLC, Stamford, contractor for self. Replace the roofing materials on an existing commercial space at 16 Dyke Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed between May 4 and May 8.

W. Carter Greos, Bridgeport, contractor for WCG8 LLC. Perform an interior renovation to an existing commercial space at 845 E. Main St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed May 4.

PB Federal Rd LLC, Brookfield, contractor for self. Perform an interior fitout to an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 317 Federal Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $58,000. Filed April 16.

Westchester Shopping Center, Brookfield, contractor for self. Perform a tenant fit-out on the property of an existing commercial space at 491 Federal Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $450. Filed April 29.

People’s United Bank, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Strip and reroof an existing commercial space at 850 Main St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $90,000. Filed May 5.

Westower Communications Inc., contractor for RMS Hotel I LLC, et al. Replace three antennas on an existing commercial space at 909 Washington Blvd., Unit 1, Stamford. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed between May 4 and May 8.

Bismark, Milford, contractor for Bridgeport Hospital. Add call suites to an existing commercial space at 267 Grant St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $450,000. Filed May 4. BLT Management LLC, Stamford, contractor for One Harbor Point Square LLC. Perform a fit-out to the interior of an existing single-family residence at 2200 Atlantic St., Unit S1, Stamford. Estimated cost: $300,000. Filed between May 4 and May 8. Bridge Academy, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Add a slab for a tank in an existing commercial space at 401 Kossuth St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $55,000. Filed April 29.

Greene, Ted, contractor for Church of Annunciation. Put up tents on the property of an existing commercial space for a special event at 1230 Newfield Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $900. Filed between May 4 and May 8. Industrial Buildings Systems LLC, contractor for Westford Associates II LLC. Add a roof over an existing commercial space at 392 West Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $44,000. Filed between May 4 and May 8. John Broadcannon LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Renovate the interior of an existing commercial space at 1057 Broad St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $21,700. Filed May 5.

Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Replace nine existing antennas on an existing commercial space at 267 Grant St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed April 29.

KBE Building Corp., Farmington, contractor for University of Bridgeport. Add temporary office trailers to an existing commercial space at 520 University Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $27,000. Filed May 4.

Café Funchal, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Add awnings to an existing commercial space at 213-215 State St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed April 27.

Kuchma Corp., Bridgeport, contractor for People’s Bank. Renovate the interior of an existing commercial space at 850 Main St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $155,800. Filed April 29.

City of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Divide the existing café into offices at 999 Broad St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed May 4.

Lombardi Roofing, Wilton, contractor for Stamford Museum & Nature Center. Remove old shingles and replace with new ones on an existing commercial space at 39 Scofieldtown Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $10,510. Filed between May 4 and May 8.

CMSA LLC, Waterbury, contractor for ABCD. Renovate the exterior of an existing commercial space at 1070 Park Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed May 4. D&A Construction Management Center Inc., contractor for Glenbrook Industrial Park LLC. Swap the antennas on an existing commercial space for new ones at Cowing Place, Stamford. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed between May 4 and May 8. Daley Construction Company Inc., Westport, contractor for 1460 Barnum Ave. LLC. Renovate the interior of an existing commercial space at 1488 Barnum Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed April 30. Dave Tinker Excavating LLC, Danbury, contractor for Aquarion Water Co. of CT. Demolish a water tank on the property of an existing commercial space at Neds Mountain Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed May 7.

Main St. Shopping Center, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Add a roof to a new shopping center at 4200 Main St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $225,000. Filed May 7. Medero, Maria, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Change the interior of a mixed-use building at Capital Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $2,300. Filed April 27. Merritt Construction LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for Summer Street Properties. Add new light fixtures, outlets and wall coverings to an existing commercial space at 1041 Summer St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $160,000. Filed between May 4 and May 8. Newfield Associates, Stamford, contractor for self. Remodel a pharmacy at 565 Newfield Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $27,000. Filed between May 4 and May 8.

Rich-Taubman Associates, Stamford, contractor for self. Remove the entire stone ballast and reroof an existing commercial space at 100 Greyrock Place, Stamford. Estimated cost: $576,100. Filed between May 4 and May 8. Rooster LLC, Stamford, contractor for self. Alter the hallways in the interior of an existing commercial space at 1100 High Ridge Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed between May 4 and May 8. Savona Realty LLC, contractor for Empire Construction Mgt. Perform an interior fit-out to an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 164 Federal Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $400,000. Filed April 24. Seaview Auto, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Change the interior of a mixed-use building at 125 Lindley St., Bridgeport. For no cost paid. Filed April 29. Signature Construction Group of CT Inc., Stamford, contractor for 201 Broad Street Owner LLC. Alter the interior of an existing commercial space at 201 Broad St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed between May 4 and May 8. Silvermine Investors LLC, contractor for self. Perform an interior fit-out to an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 559 Federal Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed April 29. Sperry, Cody, Ridgefield, contractor for 590 Danbury Road LLC. Construct a new roof over the existing patio and install a front portico with two support posts at 967 Ethan Allen Highway, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed April 28.

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RESIDENTIAL 963-01 Rock Rimmon LLC, Stamford, contractor for self. Add a two and a half story single-family residence to an existing single-family residence at 17 Oenoke Place, Stamford. Estimated cost: $250,000. Filed between May 4 and May 8. Add Ventures Restoration, contractor for Sandy Lane Owners Association. Add new siding to a club house at Homestead Lane, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $7,000. Filed April 22. Add Ventures Restoration, contractor for Sandy Lane Owners Association. Add new siding to a clubhouse at Homestead Lane, Building 1, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $27,000. Filed April 22.

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Add Ventures Restoration, contractor for Sandy Lane Owners Association. Add new siding to a clubhouse at Homestead Lane, Building 7, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $27,000. Filed April 22. Add Ventures Restoration, contractor for Sandy Lane Owners Association. Add new siding to a clubhouse at Homestead Lane, Building 2, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $27,000. Filed April 22. Add Ventures Restoration, contractor for Sandy Lane Owners Association. Add new siding to a clubhouse at Homestead Lane, Building 3, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $20,250. Filed April 22.

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Add Ventures Restoration, contractor for Sandy Lane Owners Association. Add new siding to a clubhouse at Homestead Lane, Building 4, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $20,250. Filed April 22.

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UNITED WAY OF WESTERN CONNECTICUT FETES SHEEHAN The Volunteer Center of United Way of Western Connecticut hosted its annual Heart of Gold Award Dinner on May 6, honoring Dan Sheehan, executive vice president and chief investment officer at Genworth, for his leadership on employee volunteerism. Sheehan was selected for his impact on the community through volunteerism. Also recognized was Bridget Smith, a student at AITE High School in Stamford, who was awarded a $5,000 scholarship from The Volunteer Center of United Way of Western Connecticut.

From left, Bridget Fox, executive vice president of strategy and community engagement, United Way of Western Connecticut, with scholarship recipient Bridget Smith.

GOOD THINGS HAPPENING GREENWICH CHAMBER DISHES A CULINARY SHOWCASE

FAMILY & CHILDREN’S HOSTS COLLEGE TOUR Norwalk-based Family & Children’s Agency, a nonprofit human services organization, sent 25 youths and eight specialized foster care staff members to Washington, D.C., last month as part of its annual college tour for foster-care adolescents. The tour is designed to inspire participants

to pursue college or vocational schools upon graduation. In addition to visiting three universities, the participants also visited the National Zoo, Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial and toured the Capitol, courtesy of Connecticut’s U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal.

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From left, Bill Evans, senior meteorologist, WABC-TV News; Marcia O’Kane, president and CEO of the Greenwich Chamber of Commerce; and Sal Provenzano, Rand Insurance.

The Greenwich Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual business and culinary showcase May 13 at Greenwich Civic Center in Old Greenwich. The event

brought together 70 tabletop exhibitors, including 15 food and beverage names and some 400 attendees.

ACGT TAPS GLORIOSO AS CHAIRMAN Stamford-based Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy nonprofit dedicated to cell and gene therapy treatments for all types of cancer, named Joseph Glorioso III as the chairman of its scientific advisory council. Glorioso is taking the helm from Savio L.C. Woo, the founding chairman of the council. Woo has been named chairman emeritus.

MAY 25 Fairfield Museum and History Center presents its eighth annual Memorial Day picnic with food, live music, games and more, noon -3 p.m., 370 Beach Road, Fairfield. The museum will be open free of charge and have three exhibitions on view. For more information, call 203-259-1598.

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MAY 28

NGKF NAMED TOP FIRM Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, a commercial real estate firm with an office in Greenwich, was named one of the top 2014 leasing and sales firms in the southern Connecticut and Westchester County commercial real estate markets by CoStar, a commercial

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‘WALK & RUN’ CELEBRATES 20 YEARS

real estate research company. Among the top office leasing advisers recognized with the Power Broker Award were Gregory Frisoli, James Ritman, Tim Rorick and Larry Ruggieri. Jessica Curtis was recognized as a top retail leasing power broker.

Back row, from left, George Ferris, Griffin Shaw, Angelia Centuori, Jessica Puk, John Puk, Rachel Grossman, Joel Dongallo, Teresa Intrieri, David Sansone, Liene Goff, Marissa Intrieri, Grace Pederson, John Pederson and Hunt Harvey. Front row, from left, Jake Ferris, Ann Palancia, Kim DePra, Andrew Martinez, Anthony Gentile and Karyn Ward.

Stamford-based Ashforth, a real estate firm, collaborated again with Stamford Hospital for its annual “Walk & Run” event to support victims of cancer and their loved ones. Ashforth has been the founding and presenting sponsor since the walk’s inception in 1996, providing time, a financial donation, graphic design and

LEONARD RECEIVES HONORARY DEGREE

event management support services. This year marks the 20th walk, with fundraising efforts including bake sales, potluck lunches, Friday jean days, snack baskets/ donation jars and gift drawings. Last year, Ashforth’s 37-person team of volunteers raised $17,000, totaling $215,000 in overall donations.

CARMODY WELCOMES NEW PARTNER Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP, a law firm with offices in Stamford, Waterbury, Southbury and New Haven, welcomed Pamela Elkow as a partner in the firm’s environmental group. Elkow, who is based in the Stamford office, has 25 years’ experience in brownfields, due diligence, transactions, enforcement and permitting. She is the chairwoman of the American Bar

Pamela Elkow

Association’s section of energy, environment and resources.

CHEERS! VOLUNTEERS TOASTED AT BENEFIT Stew Leonard Jr.

Stew Leonard Jr., president and CEO of Stew Leonard’s, received an honorary degree and addressed graduate students at a commencement ceremony held at the TD Bank Sports Center at Hamden’s

Quinnipiac University, May 9. Leonard, leader of the Connecticut-based chain of food stores, used coffee beans to illustrate how challenges and hardships build character.

CONNECTICARE COLLABORATES WITH NORTHEAST MEDICAL GROUP Farmington-based ConnectiCare, a health plan and subsidiary of EmblemHealth, is collaborating with Northeast Medical Group, a nonprofit, to address patient needs. Northeast Medical Group is owned by Yale New Haven

Health and includes more than 1,200 health care providers. ConnectiCare has similar collaboration arrangements with 12 medical practice groups throughout the state, through which it uses data to address patient care needs.

Dress for Success Mid-Fairfield County hosted its annual benefit, “Toast to Success,” celebrating the successes of the past year promoting the economic dependence of women, May 19. The event

recognized three individuals for their support, including Christine Oleynick of Over 40 Females, Danica Delia of Daymon Worldwide and Charlene Chiaro of Clearvision Productions.

BRUCE MUSEUM DISPENSES ICON AWARDS FOR SIXTH TIME Greenwich’s The Bruce Museum held its sixth annual Icon Awards in the Arts on May 20 at the Brant Foundation Art Study Center in Greenwich. A benefit for the museum, the awards honor distinguished fig-

ures in the art world in several categories. This year’s honorees included Carol and George Crapple, Charles S. Moffett, Joel Shapiro, John Walsh, J. Paul Getty Museum and Malcolm Hewitt Wiener.

Ridgefield Playhouse presents “Le Mans,” the second film in the new Lime Rock Drivers Club Film Series, screened in high-definition, 7 p.m., 80 E. Ridge Road, Ridgefield. For tickets, call the box office at 203-438-5795. SCORE Fairfield County and co-sponsors the Wilton Library and the Wilton Chamber of Commerce present a complimentary small-business workshop titled, “Is Your Business Network a ‘Low-Hanging Fruit’? Computer and Internet Safety,” 6:30-7:30 p.m., check-in begins 6 p.m., Wilton Library, 137 Ridgefield Road, Wilton. Guest speakers include Bob Freund and Fredd Fishman. To register, visit scorenorwalk.org/ workshops.html. The Center for Sexual Assault Crisis Counseling and Education is hosting the 10th annual “Raise Your Glass, Raise Awareness” fundraising gala, 7-10 p.m. at Stepping Stones Museum for Children, Mathews Park, 303 West Ave., Norwalk. Funds raised are to support crisis counseling and prevention programs throughout lower Fairfield County. To purchase tickets, call 203-348-9346.

MAY 29 Greenwich Library features “Hatching Your Great Idea,” a discussion about starting a new business, 5:45 p.m. registration and 6 p.m. start. Presenters include Nina Mattikow and Bob Kotch. To register, visit greenwichchamber.com.

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FACTS Aiello Roofing, contractor for Cuddeback. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 15 Shamrock Drive, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $14,575. Filed April 22. Aiello Roofing, contractor for Hibler. Strip and reroof an existing singlefamily residence at 25 Greenridge Drive, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $14,000. Filed April 29. Alliant Investments LLC, Danbury, contractor for self. Add a roof extension, kitchen, master bathroom and basement in an existing single-family residence at 311 Wilton Road East, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed April 28. American Quality Roofing, contractor for Bray. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 3 Overlook Drive, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $7,900. Filed April 22. Bamalho, Nick, Bridgeport, contractor for Klein Auditorium. Add a temporary tent to a property for a special event at 891-926 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $75. Filed May 4. Benedetto, Donna, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Renovate the interior of an existing single-family residence at 74 Greys Tone Road, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed May 4. Better Homes Construction Co. LLC, contractor for Bennet J. Moskowitz, et al. Replace the rotting columns on an existing single-family residence at 8 West Trail, Stamford. Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed between May 4 and May 8. Bholanath, Rudolph, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Legalize work on the front porch of an existing singlefamily residence at 882-836 Connecticut Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed April 30. Bleasdale, Donald, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., contractor for William Desiena Jr. Remove the existing deck to meet the current building code and remove a load bearing wall between the living room and kitchen at 11 Peaceable Ridge Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed April 30. Boccuzzi, James, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Replace a window on an existing single-family residence at 250 Nancy Drive, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $900. Filed May 8. Bowen, Clarence, Norwalk, contractor for Katherine Jarozewski. Renovate the interior of an existing singlefamily residence at 1268 Park Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $10,500. Filed April 27. Boyle, contractor for Leo Jette Jr. Replace and enlarge the deck of an existing single-family residence at 190 Candlewood Lake Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $3,840. Filed April 17.

Buxton, Donald K., contractor for Joseph A. Tedosco, et al. Remove and replace the roof of an existing singlefamily residence at 95 Intervale Road, Unit 28, Stamford. Estimated cost: $6,900. Filed between May 4 and May 8. C & D Contractors LLC, contractor for Alec C. Rapaport, et al. Remove the existing shingles and replace the sheathing at 8 Saddle Hill Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $9,500. Filed between May 4 and May 8. C<SA, Waterbury, contractor for BNT. Renovate the interior and exterior of an existing single-family residence at 1376 Stratford Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $311,000. Filed April 27.

Colon, Ely, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Add a bath and a kitchen to the second floor of an existing singlefamily residence at 76 E. Kensington Place, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $4,600. Filed May 6. Dean, Debra, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Perform structural repairs to a building at 105 Dixon St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $300. Filed April 30. Design Builders & Remodeling Inc., Ridgefield, contractor for Claire Bradburn. Expand the existing deck and add a kitchen area to an existing single-family residence at 35 East Ridge Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed May 8.

Calvary Testament Church, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Add a tent to the interior of a church at 1880 Barnum Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed May 6.

Douglass Marshall Cooper Associates, contractor for Ilougino S. Rocha, et al. Re-finish the existing basement in an existing single-family residence at 16 Fairway Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed between May 4 and May 8.

Canfield, Bill, Brookfield, contractor for self. Add a master bedroom and remodel the bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 5 S. Ridge Drive, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $23,000. Filed April 14.

Duva, Brookfield, contractor for self. Repair the existing covered front porch at 28 Junction Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed April 20.

Carty & Carty, Danbury, contractor for John Dyndersale and Michelle Dyndersale. Finish the basement with a new full bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 91 Blackman Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $53,000. Filed May 6. Chazar, Jason, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 740 Capital Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $4,500. Filed May 5. Christas, Ethern, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 279 Nutmeg Road, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $375. Filed May 7. Clark Construction of Ridgefield Inc., Ridgefield, contractor for Richard Wall and Patricia Wall. Expand a deck at the property of an existing single-family residence at 9 Woodcock Lane, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed April 30. Clark Construction of Ridgefield Inc., Ridgefield, contractor for Jennifer Carter and Richard Carter. Remodel the master bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 61 Barry Ave., Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $67,200. Filed May 6. CMSA LLC, Waterbury, contractor for BNT. Perform interior and exterior renovations to an existing singlefamily residence at 1998 Seaview Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $91,600. Filed May 4. Cofrancesco, Dennis, contractor for William J. Butler, et al. Remodel the bedroom and bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 20 Georgian Court, Stamford. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed between May 4 and May 8.

Eneth, Joseph, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 386 Taft Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $13,000. Filed May 7. Ganell, Bell, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 50 Anson St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $8,500. Filed May 4. Green Tree Servicing LLC, Stamford, contractor for self. Move a wall in the first and second floor of an existing single-family residence at 19 Dryden St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $3,500. Filed between May 4 and May 8. Guzman, Denise, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Renovate the interior of an existing single-family residence at 112 Chalmers Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $130,000. Filed April 27. Habitat, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Construct a new single-family residence with three bedrooms and one and a half bathrooms at 37 Cedar St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $95,000. Filed April 30. Habitat, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Construct a new two-family residence with three bedrooms and one and a half bathrooms at 221-223 Beach St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $190,000. Filed April 28. HM Properties III LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Repair fire damage to an existing single-family residence at 537 Capital Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed May 8. HMV Construction, Bridgeport, contractor for Antonio Ramos. Renovate the kitchen and bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 3233 Main St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $34,000. Filed May 4.

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FIGURES M&M Constructions LLC, contractor for Eric H. Dollman, et al. Renovate the master bathroom and finish the existing basement in an existing single-family residence at 111 Palmers Hill Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $71,500. Filed between May 4 and May 8. Matthew Lecher Contracting LLC, Ridgefield, contractor for The Elms Inn Inc. Complete a free-standing three bedroom, three and a half bathroom detached single-family residence in a multi-family complex at 500 Main St., Unit 14, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $553,388. Filed April 30. McCaferty, Mary and Mark McCaferty, Ridgefield, contractor for self. Finish the room over the garage at 2 Sophia Drive, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed April 28. Morales, Martin, Bridgeport, contractor for Ren Hua Zheng. Repair a three story deck at 61-65 Orland St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $12,500. Filed April 30. Muscat, Stephen H., Stamford, contractor for self. Construct a new front porch, alter the interior and construct a new deck on an existing single-family residence at 74 Apple Tree Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $110,000. Filed between May 4 and May 8. Nelson Roofing & Siding Inc., contractor for Warmser. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 20 Blackwood Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $7,000. Filed April 28. New England Renovation, Ridgefield, contractor for Maryfrances Metrick. Build a new detached cottage with one bedroom, one bathroom and a basement at 267 Ivy Hill Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $140,000. Filed May 6. Outside In Home Improvements LLC, contractor for Ryan D. Junius, et al. Renovate the second floor master bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 126 Forest St., Unit 126, Stamford. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed between May 4 and May 8. Payne Builders LLC, Ridgefield, contractor for Barbara Landers. Install a load bearing wall in an existing single-family residence at 4 Dogberry Lane, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $1,400. Filed May 6. Pivetto, Ednei, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Repair the porch attached to an existing single-family residence at 87 Pennsylvania Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $4,500. Filed May 4. Power Home Remodeling Group, Chester, Pa., contractor for Loke. Replace ten windows on an existing single-family residence at 64 Whisconier Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $9,087. Filed April 24. Power Home Remodeling Group, Chester, Pa., contractor for Francisco Bermudez. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 57-59 E. Thorme St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $26,000. Filed April 30.

R&H Roofing, East Hampton, Mass., contractor for Crescent Apts. LLC. Strip and reroof an existing singlefamily residence at 431 Washington Turnpike, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $120,000. Filed May 4. Richter, Ronald F., contractor for Chabad Lubavitch of Western & Southern New England. Strip the roof of an existing single-family residence at 760 High Ridge Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $12,900. Filed between May 4 and May 8. Schilb, Brookfield, contractor for self. Add a bathroom to a basement in an existing single-family residence at 9 Laurel Drive, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $2,500. Filed April 14. SCT Contracting Inc., Shelton, contractor for Acorn LLC. Add sheetrock to an existing single-family residence at 51 Eckart St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $45,000. Filed April 29. Sehnaz, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Add a roof to an existing singlefamily residence at 1144 Huntington Turnpike, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $7,000. Filed May 4. Sergio Ferreira Contracting Corp., Ridgefield, contractor for Erica Meier and Jason Meier. Install a door from the interior of the house leading to the garage at 42 Soundview Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed April 28. Smart Solutions Contractors LLC, contractor for Benjamin H. Green, et al. Remove sheetrock in a sun room to perform electrical work at 61 Fara Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $19,000. Filed between May 4 and May 8. Solar City Corp., Rocky Hill, contractor for Rodinei T. Nogueria. Install solar panels on the roof of an existing single-family residence at 102 Euclid Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $9,400. Filed between May 4 and May 8. Solar City Corp., Rocky Hill, contractor for Arbender Robinson. Install solar panels on the roof of an existing single-family residence at 1 Old Wagon Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $23,371. Filed between May 4 and May 8. St. Margaret’s Shrine, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Add temporary tents to a property for a special event at 2523 Park Ave., Bridgeport. For no cost paid. Filed May 4. Stasio Inc., Ridgefield, contractor for Wattley and Kingman. Remodel the first floor in an existing single-family residence to include a new kitchen, mudroom and bathroom at 109 East Ridge, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $70,000. Filed May 7. Straiton, Brookfield, contractor for self. Construct two dormers at 106 Tower Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed April 21.

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

BRIDGEPORT SUPERIOR COURT Alfa Laval Inc., et al., Richmond, Va. Filed by Ted Skowyra and Dedy Skowyra, Atlantic Beach, Fla. Plaintiff’s attorneys: Early, Lucarelli, Sweeney & Meisenkothen LLC, New Haven. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this product liability suit against the defendants alleging that Ted Skowyra was forced to be exposed to asbestos fibers and materials manufactured by the defendants during the course of his work. The defendants failed to advise the plaintiffs of the dangerous characteristics of asbestos and failed to provide a safe working environment for the plaintiff. Dedy Skowyra is suing for loss of consortium. The plaintiffs seek monetary damages in excess of $15,000, costs, punitive and exemplary charges and such other relief as this court may deem proper. Case no. FBT-cv15-6049783-S. Filed May 4. 121 Boston Post Road LLC, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Consolidated Contracting LLC, Huntington. Plaintiff’s attorneys: Lesser & Lieberthal PC, Fairfield. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that they had not paid in full for construction goods and services provided to the defendants. The plaintiff has made a demand for the balance of $81,856, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, interest, costs, attorney’s fees, and such other and further relief as in law or equity may appertain. Case no. FBT-cv15-6049787-S. Filed May 4. Alfa Pizza Restaurant, Inc., et al., Derby. Filed by Mark Warholic, Stratford. Plaintiff’s attorneys: Perkins & Associates, Woodbridge. Action: The plaintiff has brought this assault and battery suit against the defendants alleging that he was assaulted while on the property owned by the defendants. This was allegedly due the negligence of the defendant and their employees in that they failed to have a bouncer at the entrance to the restaurant. The plaintiff claims monetary damages and such other and further relief as the court deems fair and equitable. Case no. FBT-cv15-6049811-S. Filed May 5.

FACTS Byelas LLC, Westport. Filed by Shante Washington, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Law Office of George H. Romania, Hamden. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that she slipped on an icy surface owned by the defendant and sustained injury. This icy condition was allegedly allowed to exist due the negligence of the defendant and their employees in that they permitted ice in their parking lot. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, and such other and further relief as the court deems fair and equitable. Case no. FBT-cv15-6049828-S. Filed May 5. Glenside Insurance Corp., Stamford. Filed by Technology Insurance Co., Alpharetta, Ga. Plaintiff’s attorneys: Sugarmann & Sugarmann, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that they had not paid for construction goods and services provided to the defendants. The plaintiff has made a demand for the balance of $170,218, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, interest, costs, attorney’s fees, and such other and further relief as in law or equity may appertain. Case no. FBT-cv15-6049842-S. Filed May 6. Peerless Insurance Co., Hartford. Filed by Victor J. Tenore, Wilton. Plaintiff’s attorneys: Willinger, Willinger & Bucci PC, Bridgeport. 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, further and different relief as this court may deem just and equitable. Case no. FBT-cv15-6049803-S. Filed May 4. Pembroke Variety LLC, et al., New Haven. Filed by People’s United Bank NA, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorneys: Benanti & Associates, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that they had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for a Business Overdraft Line Agreement. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance of $5,000 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages, interest, costs, attorney’s fees and such other and further relief as the court shall deem just and equitable. Case no. FBT-cv15-6049786-S. Filed May 4.

Sacred Heart University Inc., et al., Fairfield. Filed by Jaclyn R. Delucia, et al., Bethel. Plaintiff’s attorney: Jerome A. Mayer, Newtown. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this suit against the defendants alleging that they misrepresented the soccer scholarship available to the plaintiffs. The defendants have allegedly neglected to pay the $30,000 in scholarship money as mandated under the contract. The plaintiff claims damages in excess of $15,000, costs, punitive damages and such other and further relief as may be just and appropriate. Case no. FBT-cv15-6049853-S. Filed May 7. SMM New England Corp., Hartford. Filed by Engineers Welding LLC, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorneys: Shepro & Hawkins LLC, Stratford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this suit against the defendant alleging that someone stole items from a premise belonging to the plaintiff. The items were found at the defendant’s premises, and were kept by the defendant. The plaintiff claims treble damages within the jurisdiction of the court. Case no. FBT-cv15-6049857-S. Filed May 7. The Salvation Army, Hartford. Filed by Ivette Dejesus, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorneys: Perkins & Associates, Woodbridge. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that she slipped on an icy surface owned by the defendant and sustained injury. This icy condition was allegedly allowed to exist due the negligence of the defendant and their employees in that they permitted ice in their driveway. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, and such other and further relief as the court deems fair and equitable. Case no. FBT-cv15-6049810-S. Filed May 5. Waveny Lifecare Network, Inc., New Canaan. Filed by Maria Williams, Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: John N. Tieman, Shelton. Action: The plaintiff has brought this disability discrimination suit against the defendant alleging that had to take absence of work due to medical disability, which was a reasonable accommodation. The plaintiff was allegedly fired. The plaintiff claims damages, reinstatement, compensatory damages, prejudgment interest, attorney’s fees, costs and such other legal and equitable relief as is just and proper. Case no. FBT-cv15-6049884-S. Filed May 8. Yumi Nails, Inc., Trumbull. Filed by Patricia S. Procaccini, Trumbull. Plaintiff’s attorneys: Gordon & Scalo, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that she was given an improper massage in a store owned by the defendant and sustained injury in her neck. This accident occurred due the negligence of the defendant in that they permitted an untrained employee to give a massage. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, and such other and further relief as the court deems equitable and proper. Case no. FBT-cv15-6049817-S. Filed May 5.

DANBURY SUPERIOR COURT Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Co., Hartford. Filed by Paolo Rullo and Vincenzo Rullo, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorneys: Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith, Danbury. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendants alleging that they 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 plaintiffs allege that their injuries are the legal responsibilities of the insurance company, the defendant. The plaintiffs claim judgment and money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs. Case no. DBD-cv15-6017315-S. Filed May 7. The Hanover Insurance Co., Hartford. Filed by Dorothy Parker, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: The Pickel Law Firm LLC, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendant alleging that she collided with an underinsured motorist and suffered injury. The insurance policy carried by the underinsured motorist is inadequate to fully compensate for the damages. The plaintiff alleges that her injuries are the legal responsibilities of her insurance company, the defendant. The plaintiff claims judgment and money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other further relief as this court may deem just and equitable. Case no. DBD-cv15-6017303-S. Filed May 5.

STAMFORD SUPERIOR COURT First National Bank of Boston, et al., Boston, Mass. Filed by Peter Cotaling, Milford. Plaintiff’s attorneys: Harlow, Adams & Friedman PC, Milford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that they failed to provide a valid release of mortgage. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $3,500 but less than $15,000. Case no. FST-cv15-6025232-S. Filed May 5. Northfield Energy LLC, Westport. Filed by Galway Properties LLC, Darien. Plaintiff’s attorney: Conway Stoughton LLC, West Hartford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this suit against the defendant alleging that they serviced a furnace on property owned by the defendant. There was allegedly a puff back, which resulted in soot covering the walls, floors and ceilings. This was allegedly due to the negligence of the defendant in that they installed a defective part. The defendant claims money damages, interest, attorney’s fees, costs and such other and further relief as may be deemed proper. Case no. FST-cv15-6025273-S. Filed May 8.

FIGURES Simplex Grinnell Limited Partnership, et al., Hartford. Filed by Connecticut Interlocal Risk Management Agency, New Haven. Plaintiff’s attorney: Conway Stoughton LLC, West Hartford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this suit against the defendant alleging that they serviced a dry sprinkler system on property insured by the defendant. The water allegedly flooded the school from a ruptured sprinkler line, which was had been worked on by the defendant. The plaintiff was forced to payout damages. The defendant claims money damages, interest, attorney’s fees, costs and such other and further relief as may be deemed proper. Case no. FST-cv15-6025222-S. Filed May 4.

FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT C.W. Pool Contractors Inc. Filed by USA. Plaintiff’s attorney: U.S. Attorney’s Office, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this occupational safety suit against the defendant alleging that one of the defendant’s employees was injured by an arc flash while working for them. The plaintiff had levied fees against the defendant, yet the civil penalty remains unpaid, despite the demand for payment. The plaintiff claims $210,000. Case no. 3:15-cv-00663-VLB. Filed May 4. H & M Retail Inc., Trumbull. Filed by Lateefah Williams, New Haven. Plaintiff’s attorneys: Mitchell & Sheahan PC, Stratford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this job discrimination suit against the defendant alleging that she failed to be promoted to a new position because she became pregnant, costing $35,000 in lost wages every year. The plaintiff claims damages, punitive damages, costs and such other and further relief as in law or equity may appertain. Case no. 3:15-cv-00692-VLB. Filed May 7. Mechmar Industries, Inc., Macedon, N.Y. Filed by General Electric Capital Corp. Plaintiff’s attorney: Law Office of James S. Brownstein LLC, Woodbridge. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that they failed to make payments to the plaintiff in accordance with a lease provided. The plaintiff has made a demand for the balance of $67,000, yet had not received payment. The plaintiff claims pre-judgment interest, attorney’s fees, costs, expenses and such other and further relief as in law or equity may appertain. Case no. 3:15-cv-00670-JCH. Filed May 5.

Metro Fuel Injection Service Corp., Inc., Agawam, Mass. Filed by Seq Nymph Fishing LLC, et al., East Lyme. Plaintiff’s attorneys: Olenn & Penza LLP, Warwick, R.I. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this admiralty suit against the defendants alleging that the plaintiffs’ boat would not reach top RPMS. The boat was allegedly repaired by the defendants, yet still failed to reach the top RPMs and overheated. The plaintiff claims lost profits, property losses, prejudgment interest, costs, attorney’s fees and such other and further relief as in law or equity may appertain. Case no. 3:15-cv-00660-JAM. Filed May 4. Metro-North Commuter Railroad Co., New Haven. Filed by Jessica Moreno, Stratford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Philip Russell LLC, Greenwich. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that she was riding on a train owned by the defendant which overturned, causing her serious injury. This was allegedly due to the negligence of the defendant in that they failed to uphold the safety standards expected of a common carrier. The plaintiff claims a trial by jury and $500,000 in monetary damages. Case no. 3:15-cv-00662-JAM. Filed May 4. Rushmore Loan Management Services LLC. Filed by Matthew D. Williams, Madison. Plaintiff’s attorney: Law Offices of Joanne Faulkner, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this fair debt collection suit against the defendant alleging that they misrepresented a foreclosure as pending, causing distress to the plaintiffs. The plaintiff claims costs, attorney’s fees and such other and further relief as in law or equity may appertain. Case no. 3:15-cv-00673-RNC. Filed May 6. Seitz LLC, Torrington. Filed by Mark Polinsky. Plaintiff’s attorney: Mark P. Carey PC, Southport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that he entered into a noncompete agreement with the defendant. The defendant allegedly failed to pay noncompetition compensation after he was terminated. The plaintiff claims compensatory damages, front pay, punitive damages, attorney’s fees, prejudgment interest, costs and such other and further relief as in law or equity may appertain. Case no. 3:15-cv-00692-VAB. Filed May 8. The Providence Biltmore Hotel, et al., Providence, R.I. Filed by Jessica Lazu, South Windsor. Plaintiff’s attorney: Tracey E. Hardman, Middletown. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that she fell in a hot tub on property owned by the defendants. This was allegedly due to the hot tub not having anti-slip material in it. The plaintiff claims a judgment and monetary damages of $75,000. Case no. 3:15-cv-00683-VLB. Filed May 6.

Top Rank Inc., et al. Filed by Gerald F. Alessi, Fairfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Levi & Korsinsky LLP, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this fraud suit against the defendants alleging that they failed to disclose significant injuries sustained by Manny Pacquiao during a boxing fight. The defendants allegedly misrepresented Manny as being in “tiptop condition” causing consumers of the pay-per view boxing match to pay more than they would otherwise. The plaintiff claims compensatory damages, costs, attorney’s fees and such other and further relief as in law or equity may appertain. Case no. 3:15-cv-00689-RNC. Filed May 7. Wells Fargo Bank NA, et al. Filed by Jeffrey Navin and John O’Reilly. Plaintiff’s attorney: Kenneth R. Davis, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this RICO suit against the defendants alleging that the plaintiffs were required to pay for “forcedplaced” hazard insurance provided by the defendants. The defendants allegedly charged for the cost of the forced-placed insurance and attempted to collude to impose excess fees and generate commissions, harming the plaintiffs. The plaintiff claims treble damages, compensatory damages, costs and punitive damages. Case no. 3:15-cv-00671-MPS. Filed May 5.

DEEDS

COMMITTEE DEEDS Barnhizer, David G., et al., Ridgefield. Appointed committee: Gerald Hecht, Ridgefield. Property: 153 S. Salem Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $420,000. Docket no. DBD-cv-146014984-S. Filed April 30. Garofalo, Sarah, Richard Garofalo and Joyce Clark, Danbury. Appointed committee: Robert M. Opotzner, Danbury. Property: 5 Housman St., Danbury. Amount: $290,000. Docket no. 14-cv-6015024-S. Filed May 4. Martinez, Karen, Stratford. Appointed committee: Daniel Shepro, Stratford. Property: 37 Underwood Court, Stratford. Amount: $16,010. Docket no. FBT-cv-14-6040378-S. Filed April 28. Martins, Heider, et al., Stamford. Appointed committee: James F. Simon, Stamford. Property: 60 Clinton Ave., Unit 2J, Greenwich. Amount: $326,706. Docket no. FST-cv-146020873-S. Filed May 5. Sutherland, Nancy A. and James C. Sutherland, et al., Brookfield. Appointed committee: David L. Grogins, Brookfield. Property: 1 Woodcreek Road, Brookfield. Amount: $315,000. Docket no. DBD-cv-6011217-S. Filed May 6.

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FACTS Vincent, Raymond S., et al., Stratford. Appointed committee: Jose Antonio, Stratford. Property: 179 Breakers Lane, Unit 179, Stratford. Amount: $250,000. Docket no. FBT-cv-136037467-S. Filed April 30. Vining, Edith A., et al., Stratford. Appointed committee: Olatokunbo T. Green, Stratford. Property: 40 Beth Drive, Stratford. Amount: $260,000. Docket no. FBT-cv-14-6040956-S. Filed May 6. Wasilnak, Margaret, Stratford. Appointed committee: Richard J. Grabowski, Stratford. Property: 10 Wyoming St., Stratford. Amount: $177,000. Docket no. FBT-cv-146039010-S. Filed April 29.

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Oklahoma, City. Seller: Citimortgage Inc., O’Fallon, Mo. Property: 157 Shelter Rock Road, Unit 21, Danbury. Amount: $10. Filed May 5. The Kalcar Corp., Stratford. Seller: Georgette M. George, Shelton. Property: 204 Wakelee Ave., Stratford. Amount: $165,000. Filed May 8. Xroad2015 LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Mary J. Bellows, Greenwich. Property: 15 Upper Cross Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed May 1.

QUIT CLAIM

COMMERCIAL

1045 King LLC, Southport. Grantor: Cross Border Ventures LLC, Southport. Property: 1046 King St., Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed April 29.

Comprehensive Medical Care Of Danbury Inc., Danbury. Seller: Z. Michael Taweh, Newtown. Property: 27-29 Hospital Ave., Units 401, 403 and 405, Danbury. Amount: $1. Filed April 30.

1500 Summer Street LLC, Stamford. Grantor: Jerome M. Simon, Stamford. Property: Summer St., Map 11226, Stamford. For no consideration paid. Filed May 7.

DPD Realty LLC, Stratford. Seller: Veronica M. Fellows, Stratford. Property: 55 Washington Parkway, Stratford. Amount: $180,000. Filed May 1.

1500 Summer Street LLC, Stamford. Grantor: Jerome M. Simon, Stamford. Property: Summer St., Map 11226, Stamford. For no consideration paid. Filed May 7.

Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Seller: Maria Borges, Danbury. Property: 7 Padanaram Road, Unit 148, Danbury. For no consideration paid. Filed April 27. HHR Design LLC, Fairfield. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 109-111 McKinley Ave., Stratford. Amount: $106,000. Filed May 4. Hightide Management LLC, New York, N.Y. Seller: Barry D. Parkin and Helena S. Parkin, Greenwich. Property: Map 6108, Greenwich. Amount: $7 million. Filed May 4. Insource East Properties Inc., Hauppauge, N.Y. Seller: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, McLean, Va. Property: 1285 Hope St., Unit 11, Stamford. Amount: $105,000. Filed May 6. Joe Bruno’s LLC, Ridgefield. Seller: American Real Estate Investments LLC, Ridgefield. Property: 25 Ethan Allen Highway, Ridgefield. Amount: $310,000. Filed May 8. Joe Bruno’s LLC, Ridgefield. Seller: Ridgefield Real Estate Investments LLC, Ridgefield. Property: 33 Ethan Allen Highway, Ridgefield. Amount: $590,000. Filed May 8. Primestar Fund I TRS, Inc., Odessa, Fla. Seller: Wilmington Savings Fund Society, Stratford. Property: 1287 Nichols Ave., Stratford. Amount: $10. Filed May 4. RJP Real Estate LLC, Danbury. Seller: Joan W. Mey, Brookfield. Property: 38 Homestead Lane, Brookfield. Amount: $120,000. Filed April 16.

17 Reynolds Place LLC, Port Chester, N.Y. Grantor: Brian R. Caie, Port Chester, N.Y. Property: 17 Reynolds Place, Greenwich. For an unknown amount paid. Filed May 1. 54 Sagamore LLC, Stamford. Grantor: Trimodia LLC, Stamford. Property: 54 Sagamore Road, Stamford. For no consideration paid. Filed May 4. 9 Good Hill Road LLC, Danbury. Grantor: Kurt Kleis, Danbury. Property: Lot 69, Farm Acres, Brookfield. Amount: $1. Filed April 23. Anichols 654 LLC, Bridgeport. Grantor: Michael J. Burns and Marie Josie Masson, Bridgeport. Property: 654 Nichols Ave., Stratford. Amount: $1. Filed May 4. Bayer, Daniela C. and Robert I. Bayer, Greenwich. Grantor: Robert I. Bayer, Greenwich. Property: 503 Riversville Road, Greenwich. For no consideration paid. Filed April 30. BCM Ventures LLC, Trumbull. Grantor: Kimberly Lener, Trumbull. Property: 289B Oronque Village Drive, Stratford. Amount: $1. Filed May 7. Blodgett, Sister Helen and Ruth Blodgett, Danbury. Grantor: Sandra J. Hart, Philadelphia, Pa. Property: 29 Purcell Drive, Danbury. Amount: $1. Filed May 5. Boccuzzi, Robin L., Ridgefield. Grantor: Saverio Boccuzzi, Ridgefield. Property: 25 Aspen Ledges Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $1. Filed May 1.

FIGURES

Briganti, Paul J., Stratford. Grantor: Frances Briganti, Stratford. Property: 205 Wigwam Lane, Stratford. Amount: $1. Filed April 29.

EPB LLC, Stamford. Grantor: Edward Bertino, Stamford. Property: 48 Sherman St., Stamford. For no consideration paid. Filed May 4.

Gabriele, Gene, Stratford. Grantor: Bethany Gabriele, Stratford. Property: 95 Jackson Ave., Stratford. For an unknown amount paid. Filed May 5.

Brown, Derek T., Greenwich. Grantor: Nikola C. Brown, Greenwich. Property: 39 Indian Head Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed April 27.

Epstein, Stuart, Palm Beach, Fla. Grantor: James R. Fogarty, Greenwich. Property: Lot 2, Map 4483, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed May 1.

Gibney, Kelly N., Redding. Grantor: Jason Rosado and Jessica Rosado, Stamford. Property: 256 Washington Blvd., Unit 6, Stamford. Amount: $250,000. Filed May 1.

Stirbis, Brian, Stratford. Grantor: town of Stratford, Stratford. Property: Broadbridge Ave., Lot 64, Stratford. Amount: $10,000. Filed April 30.

Brown, John Kenneth and George C. Brown, Stratford. Grantor: George C. Brown, Stratford. Property: 25 Sidney St., Stratford. Amount: $1. Filed April 27.

FCB REM LLC, Stamford. Grantor: First Country Bank, Stamford. Property: 227 Chestnut Hill Road, Stamford. Amount: $10. Filed May 5.

Lumento, Julianna M. and James R. Lumento, Shelton. Grantor: CitiMortgage Inc., O’Fallon, Mo. Property: 510 Emerald Place, Stratford. Amount: $220,500. Filed May 6.

Struna, Waltraud, Brookfield. Grantor: Ernst Struna, Brookfield. Property: 6 Edwards Drive, Brookfield. For an unknown amount paid. Filed May 4.

Mandel, Henry R., Stratford. Grantor: Henry R. Mandel and Barbara L. Mandel, Stratford. Property: 5500 Main St., Stratford. Amount: $1. Filed April 29.

Sullivan, Eugenia V., Stamford. Grantor: Eugenia V. Sullivan, Stamford. Property: Unit 1 of Glen Arthur Estates, Stamford. For no consideration paid. Filed May 5.

Marcal, Ester M. and Isolino P. Marcal, Cos Cob. Grantor: Isolino P. Marcal, Greenwich. Property: 171 Cognewaugh Road, Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed April 27.

Tortora, Tiffany M. and Noelle M. Foito, Stratford. Grantor: John Lockshier, Stratford. Property: 452 Honeyspot Road, Stratford. For no consideration paid. Filed May 7.

Merkel, Susan, Brookfield. Grantor: Scott Merkel, Danbury. Property: 35 Long View Drive, Brookfield. Amount: $1. Filed April 23.

U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Oklahoma, City. Grantor: CitiMortgage Inc., O’Fallon, Mo. Property: 216 Ridge Road, Stratford. For no consideration paid. Filed April 30.

Budinoff, Margaret, Greenwich. Grantor: Daniel W. Budinoff, Greenwich. Property: 200 Palmer Hill Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed April 30. Capuano, Donna T., Stratford. Grantor: Marie T. Capuano, Stratford. Property: 310 Keating Drive, Stratford. For an unknown amount paid. Filed April 29. CFSR Real Estate Investments LLC, New Haven. Grantor: Caritas Capital Partners LLC, New Haven. Property: 59 Elm St., Stratford. Amount: $10. Filed May 8. Cingari, Claudia, Stamford. Grantor: Joseph Cingari, Stamford. Property: Parcel A, Map 9211, Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed May 6. Collins, Neil, Stamford. Grantor: Chloe Demetrius, Stamford. Property: 18 Union St., Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed May 7. Cortina, Fernanda, Danbury. Grantor: Fernanda Cortina, Danbury. Property: 19 Country View Road, Danbury. For no consideration paid. Filed May 4. Crowell, Leo A., Stratford. Grantor: Sandra E. Crowell, Stratford. Property: 67 Boswell St., Stratford. Amount: $1. Filed May 1. Crowley, Kathy C., Stamford. Grantor: John D. Labas, Stamford. Property: 1204 Hope St., Unit 10, Stamford. For no consideration paid. Filed May 1. Dakota Holdings LLC, Brookfield. Grantor: Webster Bank NA, Cheshire, N.H. Property: 10 Hillside Court, Brookfield. Amount: $105,000. Filed April 16. Daly, Margaret and Donald J. Daly, Greenwich. Grantor: Louis P. Pittocco, Greenwich. Property: Lot 15, Map 3286, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed May 6. DeBiase, Margaret R., Stratford. Grantor: Richard A. DeBiase, Stratford. Property: 675 Robin Lane, Stratford. Amount: $1. Filed May 1. Druce, Diane Veronica and Kenneth Michael Druce, Brookfield. Grantor: Kenneth Michael Druce, Brookfield. Property: Lot 18, Map 6, Brookfield. Amount: $1. Filed April 23.

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Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, McLean, Va. Grantor: Bayview Loan Servicing LLC, Cheektowaga, N.Y. Property: 1285 Hope St., Unit 11, Stamford. For no consideration paid. Filed May 7. Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Grantor: OneWest Bank F.S.B., Pasadena, Calif. Property: 5 Housman St., Danbury. For an unknown amount paid. Filed May 4. Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Grantor: Bank of America NA, Plano, Texas. Property: 1314 Huntington Road, Stratford. For an unknown amount paid. Filed April 27. Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Grantor: Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Coppell, Texas. Property: 10 Wyoming St., Stratford. For no consideration paid. Filed April 29. Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Grantor: PNC Bank NA, Miamisburg, Ohio. Property: 280 Wakelee Ave., Stratford. For an unknown amount paid. Filed May 5. Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Grantor: Bank of America NA, Plano, Texas. Property: 69 Clinton Ave., Unit 2J, Stamford. For an unknown amount paid. Filed May 5. Ferraro, Teresa, Greenwich. Grantor: Vincent J. Ferraro and Teresa Ferraro, Greenwich. Property: 243 Glenville Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed May 6. Ferraro, Vincent J., Greenwich. Grantor: Vincent J. Ferraro and Teresa Ferraro, Greenwich. Property: 269 Sound Beach Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed May 6. Ferro, Diego, Greenwich. Grantor: Mercedes Rigios, Buenos Aires. Property: 29 Glen Avon Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed April 28. Foito, Noelle M. and Tiffany M. Tortora, Easton. Grantor: John Lockshier, Stratford. Property: 190 Ferry Blvd., Stratford. For no consideration paid. Filed April 28. Foito, Noelle M. and Tiffany M. Tortora, Easton. Grantor: John Lockshier, Stratford. Property: 70 Valley Brook Terrace, Stratford. For no consideration paid. Filed April 28.

Minally, Gina A., New Haven. Grantor: Charles F. Minally and Margaret Minally, Pooler, Ga. Property: 1 Meadow Drive, Brookfield. Amount: $1. Filed April 23. Robertson, John L., Ridgefield. Grantor: John L. Robertson, Ridgefield. Property: Lot 16, Map 4617, Ridgefield. Amount: $1. Filed April 30. Robertson, Phyllis D. and John L. Robertson, Ridgefield. Grantor: John L. Robertson and Phyllis D. Robertson, Ridgefield. Property: Lot 16, Map 4617, Ridgefield. Amount: $1. Filed April 30. Robertson, Phyllis D., Ridgefield. Grantor: Phyllis D. Robertson, Ridgefield. Property: Lot 16, Map 4617, Ridgefield. Amount: $1. Filed April 30. Rosato, Catherine G., Danbury. Grantor: Catherine G. Rosato, Danbury. Property: 27 Great Plains Road, Danbury. Amount: $1. Filed May 4. Ruemmele, Diana and Brian Stirbis, Stratford. Grantor: Brian Stirbis, Stratford. Property: Lot 97 of Barnum Avenue Estates No. 2, Stratford. For no consideration paid. Filed May 1. Sahlin, Suzanne M. Corey and Cunnar Y. Sahlin, Stamford. Grantor: Suzanne M. Corey Sahlin and Gunnar Sahlin, Stamford. Property: 101 Woodmere Road, Stamford. For an unknown amount paid. Filed May 5. Serkosz, Mark J., New Fairfield. Grantor: Mark A. Serkosz, Patterson, N.Y. Property: Lot 32, Erin Drive, New Fairfield. Amount: $10. Filed May 6.

St. Claire, Allison and Anthony Pereira, Stratford. Grantor: Anthony Pereira, Stratford. Property: 115 Hollywood Ave., Stratford. For an unknown amount paid. Filed May 6.

Went, Michael Jeffrey and Daniel R. Mattar, Brookfield. Grantor: Daniel R. Mattar, Brookfield. Property: 23 Oak Crest Drive, Brookfield. For no consideration paid. Filed April 16.

RESIDENTIAL Aronstein, Mallory and Andrew Junggren, Stamford. Seller: Alan Heinman, Groton. Property: 168 Belltown Road, Unit C2, Stamford. Amount: $314,500. Filed May 4. Bahna, Jana and Stephen Bahna, Norwalk. Seller: Rea Z. Berg, Bainbridge Island, Wash. Property: 104 Bayberry Hill Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $455,000. Filed May 5. Bakis, Konstantinos and Christina Moore, Stamford. Seller: Giuliana Digeronimo, John Fortuna and Angela Monzenmaier, Stamford. Property: 24 Euclid Ave., Stamford. Amount: $540,000. Filed May 1. Barletta, Denise, Jupiter, Fla. Seller: Anthony Renella and Jennifer Brault, Danbury. Property: 16 Spring Ridge Court, Danbury. Amount: $412,000. Filed April 30. Behette, John, Greenwich. Seller: Christina T. Leinbach, Greenwich. Property: 122 Byram Shore Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed May 6. Beltran, Mariela S. and Paul E. Martillo, Stamford. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 127 Lockwood Ave., Unit 4, Stamford. Amount: $225,000. Filed May 4.

FACTS Berg, Jake Okin, Stamford. Seller: Fred W. DeBussey and Sheila M. Debussey, Stamford. Property: 25 Forest St., Unit 10M, Stamford. Amount: $375,000. Filed May 7.

Castillo, Liborio and Rosa Castillo, Greenwich. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Greenwich. Property: 51 Henry St., Greenwich. Amount: $430,000. Filed May 4.

Bernfeld, Kathleen G., Danbury. Seller: Richard L. Davis and James R. Davis, Boca Raton, Fla. Property: 1 East Hayestown Road, Unit 9, Danbury. Amount: $210,000. Filed April 27.

Cater, Barent W., The Woodlands, Texas. Seller: James C. Keidel and Cantrece R. Keidel, Ridgefield. Property: Lot 72, Map 3921, Ridgefield. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed May 8.

Bidichandani, Indu and Vijay Vidichandani, Mount Kisco, N.Y. Seller: Toll CT III L.P., Newtown. Property: 19 Wilderswood Way, Danbury. Amount: $609,289. Filed April 30. Blue, Kelly and Joseph Blue, Ridgefield. Seller: Kathleen A. Pesce and Vito Pesce, Ridgefield. Property: 67 Old Washington Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $700,000. Filed May 5. Borde, Edgar D. Moreno La, Fishkill, N.Y. Seller: Rhonda S. Deletis, Danbury. Property: Unit 4 of Autumn Ridge Condominium, Danbury. Amount: $168,400. Filed May 4. Bosch, Jeanette A. and Carl William Bosch III, Stratford. Seller: Paradise Green Properties LLC, Stratford. Property: 55-57 Fenelon Place, Stratford. For no consideration paid. Filed May 4. Brickley, Lindsay and Sean Brickley, Stratford. Seller: JJT LLC, Stamford. Property: Lots X, Bernard Place, Stratford. Amount: $165,000. Filed May 7. Brown, Nikola C., Greenwich. Seller: Mark K. Schmidt and Maria F. Schmidt, Salisbury. Property: 18 Tower Road, Greenwich. Amount: $3.3 million. Filed May 1. Brunelle, Robert, Danbury. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 3 Lovers Lane, Danbury. Amount: $181,000. Filed May 4. Calderon, George, Stratford. Seller: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Carrollton, Texas. Property: 2981 Broadbridge Ave., Stratford. Amount: $206,000. Filed April 27. Campbell, Allona, Bronx, N.Y. Seller: Martin P. Kubik and Jeanne C. Kubik, Poway, Calif. Property: 185 Meadowbrook Road, Stratford. Amount: $277,500. Filed May 1. Cardenas, Karina E. and Julio I. Cardenas, Stamford. Seller: Ka Kwok Chan, Stamford. Property: 757 Hope St., Stamford. Amount: $300,000. Filed May 5. Cardile, Roseann, Danbury. Seller: Frank Cardile Sr., Armonk, N.Y. Property: Unit 1603 of Briar Woods Condominium, Danbury. For no consideration paid. Filed April 30. Cardinale, Ana Paula and Ricardo Cardinale, Danbury. Seller: Margaret M. Leonard, Danbury. Property: Unit 2 in Arrowood Condominium, Danbury. Amount: $188,500. Filed May 4.

Desruisseaux, Jewelsteine M., Stratford. Seller: John J. Discko Jr., Dorothy Anne Discko and Joanne Scheele, Darien. Property: 85 Meadowbrook Road, Stratford. Amount: $192,000. Filed May 4. Doll, Eleanor L. and Clifford C. Doll, Algonquin, Ill. Seller: Daniel Drebycz, Ridgefield. Property: 49 Marcardon Ave., Ridgefield. Amount: $449,000. Filed April 29. Duwan, Melinda L. and Joseph C. Duwan, Norwalk. Seller: Jennifer Latasa, Stamford. Property: 123 Harbor Drive, Unit 507, Stamford. Amount: $566,000. Filed May 4. Earle, Barbara, New Fairfield. Seller: Dunham Pond Development LLC, Brookfield. Property: Unit 14 at The Woods at Dunham Pond, New Fairfield. Amount: $289,900. Filed April 27. Espinoza, Mary and Marlon Espinoza, Stamford. Seller: Anita Louise Griffin, Stamford. Property: 25 Custer St., Stamford. Amount: $319,000. Filed May 8. Esposito, Claire J., Greenwich. Seller: Susanna Lesan, Greenwich. Property: The Town and Country Condominium, Greenwich. Amount: $375,000. Filed May 8. Evans, Sarah and Mark Evans, Greenwich. Seller: Peter Gliatis, Greenwich. Property: Lot A, Map 5975, Greenwich. Amount: $770,000. Filed May 5. Faulkingham, Ryan J., Ridgefield. Seller: S. Taylor Hay and Elizabeth H. Hay, Sanibel, Fla. Property: Lot 4, Map 6784, Ridgefield. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed April 27. Ferreira, Sergio, Tempe, Ariz. Seller: The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York, N.Y. Property: 35 Griffing Ave., Danbury. Amount: $160,000. Filed April 30. Fuentes, Kelly W. and Benjamin Thomas Mulberry, Stamford. Seller: R. Travis Williamson and Amy H. Williamson, Stamford. Property: Lot 13, Map 8167, Stamford. Amount: $10. Filed May 6. Garcia, Rosemary and Jorge A. Garcia, Danbury. Seller: Natalie Cypriano, Sarasota, Fla. Property: 15 Bullet Hill Road, Danbury. Amount: $250,000. Filed April 28.

FIGURES Islam, Shahnaaz, Stamford. Seller: Sandeep Sathaye, Tampa, Fla. Property: Unit 3J of Hayes House Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $295,000. Filed May 4.

Marini Jr., Enrico, Rye Brook, N.Y. Seller: Daniel A. Yarochowicz, New Fairfield. Property: 52 Candle Hill Road, New Fairfield. Amount: $251,800. Filed April 30.

Goncalves, Iarcirendi, Bridgeport. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 358 Birdseye St., Stratford. Amount: $110,100. Filed May 1.

Jankowski, Carol A. and James M. Jankowski, Sarasota, Fla. Seller: Dunham Pond Development LLC, Brookfield. Property: Unit 32 of The Woods at Dunham Pond, New Fairfield. Amount: $335,436. Filed May 4.

Martinez, Julie, Danbury. Seller: Dimas Gutierrez and Manny Martinez, Danbury. Property: 8 Beech St., Danbury. Amount: $105,000. Filed April 28.

Hagerty, Brian P., Stamford. Seller: Michael Hull and Robert E. Gahler, New Rochelle, N.Y. Property: 67 Woodmere Road, Stamford. Amount: $680,000. Filed May 4.

Johnson, Meg E. and John C. Johnson, Redding. Seller: Robert G. Cappello and Jane Cappello, Ridgefield. Property: Ivy Hill Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $635,000. Filed May 4.

Hartzband, Patricia and Paul Hartzband, Brookfield. Seller: Kathleen Mincieli, Brookfield. Property: 44 Great Heron Lane, Brookfield. Amount: $532,500. Filed May 6.

Kalubandi, Sridhar, Greenwich. Seller: Stephan Latham and Judith Latham, Greenwich. Property: 50 Glenbrook Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $480,000. Filed May 4.

Heineken, Eric S., Newtown. Seller: Lisa C. Brand, Brookfield. Property: 80 Homestead Lane, Unit 80, Brookfield. Amount: $148,000. Filed April 23.

Kantzas, Karla I., Stratford. Seller: Steve Vitka, Stratford. Property: 106 Reitter St., Stratford. Amount: $310,000. Filed April 30.

Hickson, Christopher Scott, Shelton. Seller: Mary Elizabeth Rippert, Stratford. Property: 185 Canal St., Unit 139, Stratford. Amount: $125,000. Filed April 30.

Kaye, Joel M., Greenwich. Seller: Mark E. Jennings, Austin, Texas. Property: 56 Clapboard Ridge Road, Greenwich. Amount: $8.8 million. Filed May 6.

Hilario, Edward A., Danbury. Seller: Roland Gieger and June Gieger, Danbury. Property: 5 Canterbury Court, Danbury. Amount: $316,000. Filed May 4.

Kolbusz, Paul, Stratford. Seller: Jose A. Miranda and Melissa Miranda, Stratford. Property: 14 Burbank Drive, Stratford. Amount: $283,000. Filed April 29.

Hunt, Ruth-Ellen, Brookfield. Seller: Thomas A. Gereg, Brookfield. Property: 2 Production Drive, Brookfield. Amount: $1. Filed April 24.

Lanzilli, Joseph R., Ridgefield. Seller: Crogers LLC, Brookfield. Property: 2 Whisconier Village, Unit 2, Brookfield. Amount: $163,500. Filed May 1.

Hurley, Jessica and Jonathan Barszcz, Stratford. Seller: Michelle C. Haley and Isamael Class, Stratford. Property: 230 Albright Ave., Stratford. Amount: $199,500. Filed May 6.

Leonaggeo, Patricia, New Fairfield. Seller: Michael D. McNeley Jr., Townsend, Wash. Property: 3 and 5 Cottontail Road, New Fairfield. Amount: $197,500. Filed May 8.

Iannone, Kristine E., Stratford. Seller: Sherry Salafia, Derby. Property: 26 Parkway Drive, Stratford. Amount: $217,000. Filed May 1.

Lerner, Kimberly, Stratford. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Stratford. Property: 289B Agawam Drive, Stratford. Amount: $166,000. Filed May 7.

Gardner, Daina M. and Kean A. Gardner, New York, N.Y. Seller: Catharine T. Schilkowski and William F. Schilkowski III, Stratford. Property: Lot 7, Map of Building Lots, Stratford. Amount: $145,000. Filed May 7.

Iapaluccio, Patricia, Brookfield. Seller: Christopher Anderheggen and Susan Anderheggen, Brookfield. Property: 43 Arrowhead Road, Brookfield. Amount: $385,000. Filed May 7. Inman, Kelly, Stratford. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Stratford. Property: 540 Harvard Ave., Stratford. Amount: $160,000. Filed May 6. Iriarte-Pozzi, Andres I. and Alexander Smeraldi, Stamford. Seller: Beverly Kohlberger, Stamford. Property: 2435 Bedford St., Unit 21A, Stamford. Amount: $315,000. Filed May 4. Irzcoa, Jerika and Julio C. Izcoa, Bridgeport. Seller: Stephen Brown and Lynn A. Brown, Stratford. Property: 45 Washburn Drive, Stratford. Amount: $263,900. Filed April 27.

Li, Yimsheung and Richard Li, Winchester, Mass. Seller: Doreen Kinkade, Brookfield. Property: 11 Canterbury Court, Brookfield. Amount: $123,000. Filed April 24. Liu, Guangyan and Yingjun Li, Stamford. Seller: Yingjun Li, Stamford. Property: Unit 53 of Bishop Meadows Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed May 4. Llangari, Miryam B. and Jovany J. Sandoval, Danbury. Seller: Jose Alfonso Silva De Souza, Danbury. Property: Lot 49, Map 1860, Danbury. Amount: $145,000. Filed April 27. Manolakakis, Julianne and Nektarios E. Manolakakis, Rye, N.Y. Seller: Mary McCafferty and Mark E. Ciferri, Ridgefield. Property: 2 Sophia Drive, Ridgefield. Amount: $655,000. Filed May 4.

Mazzeo, Maria, New York, N.Y. Seller: Zanell Lewis and Adam H. Lewis, Ridgefield. Property: 9 Lewis Drive, Ridgefield. Amount: $753,650. Filed May 8. McCaffrey, Megan and Peter C. McCaffrey, Ridgefield. Seller: Patricia Smith, Ridgefield. Property: 103 Limestone Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $418,000. Filed May 4. Mitchell, Edward Van B. and Mary-Elizabeth Reeve, St. Pete Beach, Fla. Seller: Lawrence E. Larson, Greenwich. Property: 45 Cliffdale Road, Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed May 5. Mocarski, John, Greenwich. Seller: Barbara L. Hilson, New Canaan. Property: 40 W. Elm St., Unit 5G, Greenwich. Amount: $570,000. Filed May 5. Mortensen, Kimberly Dyer and Thor Sigurd Svege Jr., Huntington, N.Y. Seller: Cirmin Development LLC, Douglaston, N.Y. Property: 16 Oak Branch Drive, Brookfield. Amount: $269,900. Filed May 4. Mullins, Dorothy, Stamford. Seller: Richard J. Rosum and Judith T. Rosum, Stamford. Property: 48 Sherman St., Stamford. Amount: $805,000. Filed May 4.

Pamias, Miguel, Stratford. Seller: Emmanuel Psaltis, Stratford. Property: 681 Stratford Road, Stratford. Amount: $207,400. Filed April 29. Paredes, Juan P., Stamford. Seller: Mariana D. Pazmino and Juan P. Paredes, Stamford. Property: 15 Victory St., Apt. 3, Stamford. For an unknown amount paid. Filed May 4. Parkin, Helena S. and Barry D. Parkin, Greenwich. Seller: George N. Faris and Claudia G. Faris, Palm Beach, Fla. Property: 33 Twin Lakes Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $4.2 million. Filed May 4. Pathompongpan, Nongluck and Panupong Lisawat, Danbury. Seller: Young Bok Lee and Myung Sun Lee, Brookfield. Property: 4 Fox Tail Lane, Brookfield. Amount: $455,625. Filed April 29. Pearsons, Justine Z. and Seth R. Pearsons, Greenwich. Seller: Elizabeth W. Butler, Greenwich. Property: 7 Wesskum Wood Road, Greenwich. Amount: $2.3 million. Filed May 6. Pena Jr., Adriana E., Bronx, N.Y. Seller: Colleen M. Sullivan and Daniel E. Balash, Brookfield. Property: 30 Ledgewood Drive, Unit 67, Brookfield. Amount: $205,000. Filed April 15. Perler, Robert Forrest, Greenwich. Seller: Jay S. Maller and Elizabeth Maller, Stamford. Property: 237 Foxwood Road, Stamford. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed May 7. Pina, Antonio S. and Tony J. Pina, Brookfield. Seller: The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, Brookfield. Property: 20 Hop Brook Road, Brookfield. Amount: $213,150. Filed April 24.

Nadendlaboth, Sridhar and Lekha Krishnan, Stamford. Seller: Jose Nunez, Danbury. Property: 16 Scuppo Road, Unit D11, Danbury. Amount: $101,000. Filed April 30.

Rush, Cuyler Hill, New Milford. Seller: Julian Castro, Hartford. Property: 27 Crows Nest Lane, Unit 7K, Danbury. Amount: $125,000. Filed April 28.

Norford, Trenia and Bradford G. Norford, Long Island, N.Y. Seller: Michael Mandelbaum, Ridgefield. Property: 163 Limestone Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $750,000. Filed April 28.

Salvo, Bianca Di and Jonathan Shell, Stamford. Seller: Patrick Phiri and Sarah J. Phiri, Stamford. Property: 44 Strawberry Hill, Unit 7P, Stamford. Amount: $170,000. Filed May 1.

Noto, Michael A., Stamford. Seller: Judith A. Walters, Stamford. Property: 64 Sandy Lane, Stamford. Amount: $575,000. Filed May 5.

Sanchez, Jesus, Suffern, N.Y. Seller: Daniel J. Diamond, Brookfield. Property: 48 Homestead Lane, Brookfield. Amount: $147,500. Filed May 1.

O’Grady, Madeline B. and James G. O’Grady, Stratford. Seller: James G. O’Grady and Madeline B. O’Grady, Stratford. Property: 14 Harborview Place, Unit 23, Stratford. Amount: $1. Filed April 30.

Santiago, Luisa M. and Santos V. Soliman, Bridgeport. Seller: Aziz A. Seyal, Fairfield. Property: 170 West Ave., Stratford. Amount: $103,000. Filed May 6.

Olbrys, Klaudia, Stamford. Seller: Acqua Capital LLC, White Plains, N.Y. Property: 511 West, Unit 3, Stamford. Amount: $176,000. Filed May 8. Palma, Wilson, Stamford. Seller: Hector O. Cuartas, Stamford. Property: 37 Greenwich Ave., Unit 1-8 B, Stamford. Amount: $162,500. Filed May 6.

Sapio, Dawn M. and Gregory V. Bosshardt, Danbury. Seller: Suzanne M. Fand, Bethel. Property: 79 - 79 1/2 North St., Danbury. Amount: $301,000. Filed May 5. Sarath, Jane S. and David Sarath, Ridgefield. Seller: Ann M. Ward, Erie, Colo. Property: 149 Lakeside Drive, Ridgefield. Amount: $183,000. Filed May 1.

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FACTS Sherman, Jane E., Westport. Seller: Gerald G. Crocitto and Barbara L. Crocitto, Brookfield. Property: 128 North Lakeshore Drive, Brookfield. Amount: $800,000. Filed May 1.

Tuers, Tricia, Greenwich. Seller: Sorin Stanciu and Jessica Stanciu, Greenwich. Property: Lot 20, Map 457, Greenwich. Amount: $535,000. Filed May 1.

Sherman, Ronald I., Stratford. Seller: Lois Carle and Kathleen Davoli, Stratford. Property: 392B Ottawa Lane, Stratford. Amount: $176,021. Filed May 6.

Vangele, Jeffrey and David LaPierre, Stanford. Seller: U.S. Bank NA, Oklahoma City, Ok. Property: 216 Ridge Road, Stratford. Amount: $179,000. Filed April 30.

Silvestri, Michael J. and Shayna George, Danbury. Seller: Kathleen G. Bernfeld, Brookfield. Property: 5 Murphy’s Lane, Brookfield. Amount: $253,000. Filed April 27.

Vos, Thomas J., Fairfield. Seller: Vito Guardi and Samantha Guardi, Stratford. Property: 100 Vine St., Stratford. Amount: $312,000. Filed May 1.

Smith, Daina A. and Gregory M. Smith, Ridgefield. Seller: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., Los Angelis, Calif. Property; 28 Rita Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $249,300. Filed May 5. Sokolik, Ann Marie and Andrew Sokolik, Tarrytown, N.Y. Seller: 50 Orchard Place LLC, Greenwich. Property: 50 Orchard Place, Unit 50E, Greenwich. Amount: $1.9 million. Filed May 1. Stackhouse, Jeffrey, New Canaan. Seller: Ryan Hirasuna and Sonja Hirasuna, Stamford. Property: 511 W. Main St., Unit 11, Stamford. Amount: $230,000. Filed May 6. Stanciu, Jessica and Sorin Stanciu, Greenwich. Seller: Bryan A. Stepanian and Maria Stepanian, Greenwich. Property: 1017 North St., Greenwich. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed May 4. Straznitskas, Joy, New Fairfield. Seller: Edward P. Grzybowski and Catherine Grzybowski, Granby. Property: 14 Colonial Road, New Fairfield. Amount: $415,000. Filed April 30. Sullivan, Lauren A. and Edward Murphy, Danville, Calif. Seller: Cirmin Development LLC, Douglaston, N.Y. Property: 4 Oak Branch Drive, Unit 902, Brookfield. Amount: $359,000. Filed May 7. Sumecki, Christine, Northford. Seller: Jabra George Batshoun, Stamford. Property: 9 Maple Tree Ave., Unit E1, Stamford. Amount: $315,000. Filed May 4. Tarzia, Katrina and Anthony Tarzia, Stamford. Seller: Carmela Totino, Stamford. Property: Parcel 2, Map 10064, Stamford. Amount: $525,000. Filed May 4. Tayal, Dharam and Arti Gupta, Stamford. Seller: Lisa Moccia, Stamford. Property: 61 Ken Court, Stamford. Amount: $545,000. Filed May 4. Tintrup, Andrea, Stamford. Seller: Brian T. McAnaney and Mary Beth McAnaney, Stamford. Property: 12 Georgian Court, Stamford. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed May 1. Treibet, Trevor and Travis Treibet, Southbury. Seller: Cirmin Development LLC, Douglaston, N.Y. Property: 15 Oak Branch Drive, Brookfield. Amount: $269,900. Filed April 16.

Wasiczko, Joanna T. and John W. Wasiczko, Brookfield. Seller: Muhammad S. Sarwar, Brookfield. Property: 4 Darcangelo Drive, Brookfield. Amount: $147,500. Filed May 5. Williams, Susan, Ridgefield. Seller: David W. Sedelnick Jr., Danbury. Property: 27 Sunset Drive, Danbury. Amount: $345,000. Filed May 4. Wilson, Amanda and Samuel Wilson, Greenwich. Seller: 22 Mallard Drive LLC, Greenwich. Property: 22 Mallard Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed May 1. Woodin, Ashley O., Waterbury. Seller: Schuyler B. Kimball and Mary Alice Kimball, Danbury. Property: Lot 20D, Map 2811, Danbury. Amount: $250,000. Filed April 29. Zaleski, Inessa and Kevin Zaleski, Greenwich. Seller: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, McLean, Va. Property: 22 Lyon Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $498,750. Filed May 8.

FORECLOSURES Amilton, Costa, et al. Creditor: The Bank of New York Mellon, New York, N.Y. Property: 10 Dana Road, Danbury. Mortgage default. Filed April 27. Biagiarelli, Joan, et al. Creditor: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., West Palm Beach, Fla. Property: 14 Barmore Drive, Stamford. Mortgage default. Filed May 5. Doyle, Ann M., et al. Creditor: Bank of America NA, Coppell, Texas. Property: 10 Hedgegrow Lane, Greenwich. Mortgage default. Filed May 4. Furtado, Louis, et al. Creditor: Bank of America NA, Coppell, Texas. Property: 2 Bennett Place, Danbury. Mortgage default. Filed April 30. Kennard, Troy L., et al. Creditor: Union Savings Bank, Danbury. Property: 26 Prospect Drive, Brookfield. Mortgage default. Filed May 4. Kramer, Paul, et al. Creditor: The Bank of New York Mellon, New York, N.Y. Property: 91 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 435, Stamford. Delinquent common charges. Filed May 5.

Leron Jr., Cipriano, et al. Creditor: Bandaru Srinivas, Norwalk. Property: 6 Sherman Ave., Unit 2, Greenwich. Mortgage default. Filed April 27. McCarthy, Tate, et al. Creditor: Bank of America NA, Coppell, Texas. Property: 33 Newfane Road, New Fairfield. Mortgage default. Filed April 29. Oliva, Marco A., et al. Creditor: Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC, Lewisville, Texas. Property: 5 Van Buren Circle, Stamford. Mortgage default. Filed April 27. Whittle, Frank, et al. Creditor: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., West Palm Beach, Fla. Property: 41 The Avenue, Greenwich. Mortgage default. Filed May 6.

JUDGMENTS Acosta, Alexander, Stratford. $144 in favor of The Milford Pediatric Group PC, Milford, by Joseph Latino, Waterbury. Property: 37 Barrows Terrace, Stratford. Filed May 8. Archibald, Joanne, Danbury. $369 in favor of Danbury Office of Physician Services PC, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 44 Pine Trail, Danbury. Filed April 28.

FIGURES Davis, Albert, Danbury. $476 in favor of Housatonic Valley Radiology, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 8 Bergh St., Danbury. Filed April 29.

Jones, Barbara, Danbury. $420 in favor of Housatonic Valley Radiology, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 2 Joes Hill Road, Danbury. Filed April 27.

Pennell, Jacquelyn, Danbury. $510 in favor of Danbury Radiological Associates PC, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 179 Franklin Street Ext., Danbury. Filed April 28.

DeGabriel, Richard, Stamford. $3,264 in favor of Standard Oil of CT Inc., Bridgeport, by Philip H. Monagan, Waterbury. Property: 43 Iroquois Road, Stamford. Filed May 4.

Llewellyn, Thomas, Brookfield. $797 in favor of Danbury Diagnostic Imaging, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 4 Chickadee Lane, Brookfield. Filed May 1.

Penny, Lawrence, Danbury. $432 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 126 Triangle St., Unit B-24, Danbury. Filed April 28.

Edmonds, Annette and Edward Edmonds, Danbury. $1,311 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 6 Chelsea Drive, Danbury. Filed April 29.

Luce, Laura L., Westport. $117,398 in favor of American Express Centurion Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah, by Zwicker & Associates PC, Enfield. Property: 17 Owenoke Park, Westport. Filed May 1.

Petz, Catherine and Jeffrey Petz, Danbury. $547 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 6 Carlton St., Danbury. Filed April 29.

Edmonds, Annette, Danbury. $527 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 6 Chelsea Drive, Danbury. Filed May 4.

Mason, Scott F., Ridgefield. $29,476 in favor of Unifund Corp., Cincinnati, Ohio, by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 15 Riverside Drive, Ridgefield. Filed May 8.

Piesco, Heather, New Fairfield. $787 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 3 Glenway, New Fairfield. Filed May 1.

Elias, Elizabeth and Jose Elias, Stratford. $10,793 in favor of Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority, Hartford, by The Law Office of Melissa L. Simonik LLC, Bristol. Property: 232 Stonybrook Road, Stratford. Filed May 1.

Maugh, Theodore, Danbury. $2,582 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 18 Jeanette Road, Danbury. Filed April 28.

Pitera, Thomas J., Stratford. $1,578 in favor of Bureaus Investment Group Portfolio 15 LLC, Denver, Colo., by William Edward Seiden PC, Avon. Property: 870 Cutspring Road, Stratford. Filed May 4.

Fiorentino, Maryann and Robert Dishuk, Danbury. $1,511 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 55 Mill Plain Road, Unit 3-5, Danbury. Filed April 28.

Barcelo, Daniel, Greenwich. $80,889 in favor of Schoonmaker, George & Blomberg PC, Old Greenwich, by Mark Sank & Associates LLC, Stamford. Property: 137 Clapboard Ridge Road, Greenwich. Filed May 4.

Fisher, Tracy and Lincoln Fisher, Danbury. $428 in favor of Danbury Diagnostic Imaging, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 1 Chestnut Trail, Danbury. Filed April 27.

Bates, Robert, Brookfield. $512 in favor of Northeast Radiology, Brewster, N.Y., by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 5 Patricia Drive, Brookfield. Filed May 1.

Ford, Scott, Danbury. $540 in favor of Danbury Diagnostic Imaging, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 1 Beaver Brook Road, Unit 24, Danbury. Filed April 29.

Brecher, Holly and John Brecher, Danbury. $549 in favor of Danbury Office of Physician Services PC, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 15 Baxter St., Danbury. Filed April 28. Carcaldi, Kelly, Danbury. $525 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 9 Indian Spring Road, Danbury. Filed April 28.

Freitas, Jose, Danbury. $1,454 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 74 Westville Ave., Danbury. Filed April 28.

Christe, Philip B., Brookfield. $32,718 in favor of Cach LLC, Denver, Colo., by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 53 Ironworks Hill Road, Brookfield. Filed May 1. Connaughton, Angela and Kevin Connaughton, Westport. $5,108 in favor of Michael F. Quinlivan D.D.S., Fairfield, by Nicholas G. Framularo, Stratford. Property: 37 Center St., Westport. Filed April 30. Conte, Damon J., Westport. $29,361 in favor of Unifund Corp., Cincinnati, Ohio, by William L. Marohn, New Haven. Property: 140 Compo Road South, Westport. Filed May 8.

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Gereg, Sandra, Brookfield. $804 in favor of Danbury Office of Physician Services PC, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 176 Pocono Road, Brookfield. Filed May 1. Gibbs, Whitney, Danbury. $1,084 in favor of Danbury Office of Physician Services PC, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 16 Side Hill Lane, Danbury. Filed May 4. Hiliniski, David, Stratford. $1,001 in favor of The Surgical Center of Connecticut LLC, Bridgeport, by Hertzmark Crean & Lahey LLP, Waterbury. Property: 265 Judith Terrace, Stratford. Filed April 30. Jagodzinski, Jon, Stamford. $826 in favor of Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich, by Nathanson Cipriano and Gambardella PC, Hamden. Property: 44 Idlewood Drive, Stamford. Filed May 5.

Morin, David, Brookfield. $1,262 in favor of Fairfield Insulation & Building Products, Brewster, N.Y., by William Edward Seiden PC, Avon. Property: 4 Jackson Drive, Brookfield. Filed April 17. Mugford, Tracy, Stratford. $948 in favor of Bridgeport Radiological Associates LLC, Trumbull, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 56 Holmes St., Stratford. Filed April 27. Nelson, Laura, Danbury. $779 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 157 Shelter Rock Road, Danbury. Filed April 28. Olivio, Sissi, Danbury. $807 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 17 Olive St., Danbury. Filed April 28. Overby, Lawrence P., Stratford. $639 in favor of Bridgeport LP Radiological Associates LLC, by Nathanson Cipriano and Gambardella PC, Hamden. Property: 136 King St., Stratford. Filed May 1. Pennell, Jacquelyn, Danbury. $1,609 in favor of Danbury Office of Physician Services PC, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 179 Franklin Street Ext., Danbury. Filed April 28. Pennell, Jacquelyn, Danbury. $931 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 179 Franklin Street Ext., Danbury. Filed April 28. Pennell, Jacquelyn, Danbury. $3,081 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 179 Franklin Street Ext., Danbury. Filed April 28. Pennell, Jacquelyn, Danbury. $429 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 179 Franklin Street Ext., Danbury. Filed April 28.

Polley, Sandra, Danbury. $691 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 26 Eastwood Road, Danbury. Filed April 27. Popy, Papia S. and Mohammad Habibullah, Stamford. $342 in favor of Standard Oil of CT Inc., Bridgeport, by Philip H. Monagan, Waterbury. Property: 83 Orange St., Stamford. Filed May 4. Pues, Richard, Danbury. $413 in favor of Danbury Office of Physician Services PC, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 9 Elmar Drive, Danbury. Filed April 29. Romano, Brian, New Fairfield. $395 in favor of Danbury Office of Physician Services PC, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 25 Knollcrest Road, New Fairfield. Filed May 1. Romolo, Hamed, New Fairfield. $1,199 in favor of New Milford Hospital, New Milford, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 18 Oak St., New Fairfield. Filed May 1. Salazar, Maria, Danbury. $631 in favor of Danbury Office of Physician Services PC, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 27 Town Hill Ave., Danbury. Filed April 28. Sanroro, Linda, Ridgefield. $18,736 in favor of Law Office of Jill H. O’Connor PC, Danbury, by Christopher G. Winans, Danbury. Property: 65 Norrans Ridge Drive, Ridgefield. Filed May 8. Seidel, Monica C., Brookfield. $538 in favor of Danbury Office of Physician Services PC, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 27 Junction Road, Brookfield. Filed May 1. Shoug, Muhammad, Danbury. $8,987 in favor of Western Connecticut FCU, Bethel, by Glady & Riley LLP, Waterbury. Property: 104 Coalpit Hill Road, Unit D-3, Danbury. Filed May 4.

FACTS Smalley, Madeline, Ridgefield. $1,235 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, N.Y., by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 22 Rustic Road, Ridgefield. Filed May 1. Smith, Carrie, Danbury. $1,401 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 2 Birch St., Danbury. Filed April 27. Spletzer, Scott, New Fairfield. $9,589 in favor of Giordano Associates LLC, East Haven, by Kolb & DiSilvestro PC, East Haven. Property: 28 Lavelle Ave., New Fairfield. Filed May 1. Ugarte, Washington A., Stratford. $13,511 in favor of Unifund Corp., Cincinnati, Ohio, by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 260 Karen Ave., Stratford. Filed April 30.

LIENS

FEDERAL TAX LIENSFILED East Coast Concrete Foundation LLC, 20 Cleveland St., Danbury. $4,290, U.S. return of partnership income tax. Filed May 6. Febbraio, Donna and Thomas E. Febbraio, 2 Minard Drive, Westport. $85,860, a tax debt on personal income. Filed April 27. Jabara, Richard, 7 Kenosia Ave., Danbury. $32,674, a tax debt on personal income. Filed May 6.

Yacko, Regina, Danbury. $1,527 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 37 George St., Danbury. Filed April 27.

Koones, Sheri J. and Robert Koones, 522 North St., Greenwich. $20,725, a tax debt on personal income. Filed April 29.

Zapata, Ramon, Danbury. $29,861 in favor of Waterbury Hospital, Waterbury, by The Law Office of Melissa L. Simonik LLC, Bristol. Property: 43 Acre Road, Danbury. Filed May 4.

Leal, Valeria and Julio C. Leal, 7 Jeanette Road, Danbury. $15,206, a tax debt on personal income. Filed May 6.

LEASES Barnes, Violet, by self. Landlord: Success Village Apartments Inc., Stratford. Property: Building 62, Apt. 172 of Success Village, Stratford. Term: 99 years, commenced May 1, 2015. Filed May 8. Czubala, Maria K., by Earl Samerotti. Landlord: Stonybrook Gardens Cooperative Inc., Stratford. Property: 36 Cupheag Crescent, Stratford. Term: 3 years, commenced May 5, 2015. Filed May 5. Nguyen, Vinh Trung, by self. Landlord: Success Village Apartments Inc., Stratford. Property: Building 67, Apt. 108 of Success Village, Stratford. Term: 99 years, commenced May 6, 2015. Filed May 7. Pinpoint Promotions & Printing LLC, by Stephen J. Gentile. Landlord: 53 Hancock Street Holding Company LLC. Property: 53 Hancock St., Stratford. Term: 25 years, commenced October 1, 2014. Filed May 4. Town Fair Tire Center of Connecticut LLC, by Leo Karl III. Landlord: 1330 E. Putnam LLC, New Canaan. Property: Boulder Avenue, East Putnam Avenue, Greenwich. Term: 10 years, commenced April 1, 2015. Filed May 4. Walnuk, Irena and Stanislaw Walnuk, by self. Landlord: Success Village Apartments Inc., Stratford. Property: Building 82, Apt. 17 of Success Village, Stratford. Term: 99 years, commenced December 7, 1955. Filed May 7.

Marsalisi, Patricia and Frederick Marsalisi, 68 Aunt Hack Road, Danbury. $78,831, a tax debt on personal income. Filed April 27. McArdle, Stefanie S. and William P. McArdle, 23 Ironworks Road, Brookfield. $13,490, a tax debt on personal income. Filed April 27. Mold Pro Inc., 28 Del Mar Drive, Brookfield. $657,960, return of corporate income tax. Filed May 7. Nieves, Jose, 3555 Main St., Stratford. $38,078, a tax debt on personal income. Filed May 6. O’Connor, E. Varvaro and Kevin O’Connor, 41 Christian Lane, Brookfield. $40,655, a tax debt on personal income. Filed May 7. Oliveira, Aureliano R., 110 West St., Danbury. $230,073, a tax debt on personal income. Filed April 27. Reiner, Linda, 20 Old Wagon Road, Ridgefield. $145,257, a tax debt on personal income. Filed May 6. Seligson, Carole and Stanley M. Seligson, 92 Beachside Ave., Westport. $304,054, a tax debt on personal income. Filed April 28. Singley, Lisa M. and William White, 25 Newtown Ave., Stratford. $40,999, a tax debt on personal income. Filed April 27. Toth, Patricia A. and Andrew F. Toth, 851 Lake Ave., Greenwich. $133,678, a tax debt on personal income. Filed April 29. Wolosoff, James, 9 Bristol Path, Brookfield. $3.9 million, a tax debt on personal income. Filed April 20.

FEDERAL TAX LIENSRELEASED American Door & Window LLC, 559B Federal Road, Brookfield. $31,093, payroll taxes and quarterly payroll taxes. Filed April 27. Boutelle, Jane C., 6 Huckleberry Lane, Greenwich. $264,237, a tax debt on personal income. Filed April 29. Castillo, Hector A., 2380 Broadbridge Ave., Stratford. $13,935, a tax debt on personal income. Filed May 6. Cogswell, Jerene, 4 Oak St., Westport. $5,765, a tax debt on personal income. Filed May 6. Cozy Nail & Spa Inc., 103 Greenwich Ave. Rear, Greenwich. $56,850, a tax debt on personal income. Filed April 28. Demato, Christopher J., 16 DePalma Lane, Danbury. $15,579, a tax debt on personal income. Filed April 27. Elstein, Karen, 263 Riverside Ave., Westport. $25,994, a tax debt on personal income. Filed April 27. Fulton Landscape Design Inc., PO Box 611, Greenwich. $12,678, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed April 29. Gonzales, Ariel C., 47 Rodwell Ave., Greenwich. $55,894, a tax debt on personal income. Filed April 28. KAK Interiors Inc., 73 Stonehedge Drive South, Greenwich. $33,888, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed April 29. Kaplan, Janice J. and Richard W. Kaplan, 127 Lake Ave., Greenwich. $86,329, a tax debt on personal income. Filed April 28. MSE Management Inc., 50 Holly Hill Lane, Greenwich. $59,373, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed April 29. Nederlof, Jill and Maarten L. Nederlof, 606 Post Road East, Unit 318, Westport. $195,340, a tax debt on personal income. Filed May 6. Pessall, Vanessa C., 543 Stanwich Road, Greenwich. $837,190, a tax debt on personal income. Filed April 29. Portera, Julia, 32 Buena Vista Drive, Greenwich. $101,620, a tax debt on personal income. Filed April 29. Portera, Julia, 32 Buena Vista Drive, Greenwich. $37,147, a tax debt on personal income. Filed April 29. Reiling, Robert J., 16 Farview Road, Brookfield. $260,879, failure to collect or pay tax penalty. Filed April 27. Reiling, Robert J., 16 Farview Road, Brookfield. $33,979, failure to collect or pay tax penalty. Filed April 27. Rojas, Fabio A., 28 Roseville Road, Westport. $4,179, a tax debt on personal income. Filed May 6.

FIGURES Route 7 Mason Supply LLC, et al., 217 Ethan Allen Highway, Ridgefield. $25,528, failure to file correct information returns tax penalty, payroll taxes and quarterly payroll taxes. Filed April 27. Rubio, Alfredo, 15 Franklin St., Danbury. $49,491, a tax debt on personal income. Filed April 27.

MECHANIC’S LIENSFILED 111 WP Greenwich Association LLC, Fairfield. Filed by Ascape Landscape, Blauvelt, N.Y., by Stuart Chaitin. Property: 111 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $65,817. Filed April 27. 111 WP Greenwich Association LLC, Fairfield. Filed by All Electric Construction & Communication LLC, Milford, by Pat Lewis. Property: 111 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $74,583. Filed May 1. 111 WP Greenwich Association LLC, Fairfield. Filed by Ascape Landscape, Blauvelt, N.Y., by Stuart Chaitin. Property: 111 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $45,817. Filed May 1. 111 WP Greenwich Association LLC, Fairfield. Filed by Premium Decorating LLC, Copiague, N.Y., by Clifford B. Malone Jr. Property: 111 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $12,830. Filed May 8. Hershaft, Elinor J. and Elinor Hershaft, Greenwich. Filed by Maxons Restorations Inc., New York, N.Y., by Cynthia Nathan. Property: 115 Old Mill Road, Greenwich. Amount: $35,952. Filed May 7. Ivy Putnam Property LLC, Greenwich. Filed by Norwalk Glass Co. Inc., Norwalk, by Mark Pettornin Sr. Property: 41 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $61,600. Filed April 29. Putnam 600 Acquisition LLC, Greenwich. Filed by Good-Will Mechanical Corp., by William Chin. Property: 600 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $58,492. Filed May 5. Putnam 600 Acquisition LLC, Greenwich. Filed by Tucker Mechanical, New Haven, by Hiller Kivi. Property: 600 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $123,602. Filed May 6.

LIS PENDENS 55 Browning Street LLC, Stratford. Filed by The Jackson Law Group LLC, Shelton, for the Town of Stratford. Property: 55 Browning St., Unit 3, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a real estate lien and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed April 30. 55 Browning Street LLC, Stratford. Filed by The Jackson Law Group LLC, Shelton, for the Town of Stratford. Property: 55 Browning St., Unit 2, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a real estate lien and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed April 30.

Belansky, Jay and Paul Belansky, et al., Danbury. Filed by The Witherspoon Law Offices, Farmington, for The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D.C. Property: 129 Westville Avenue Ext., Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $145,000, dated August 2006. Filed May 4. Bratz, Patricia I. and Robert C. Bratz, Stratford. Filed by The Jackson Law Group LLC, Shelton, for the Town of Stratford. Property: 62 Michaels St., Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a sewer use lien for non-payment of sewer use fees and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed May 7. Burke, Roy A., et al., Stamford. Filed by John P. Regan, Stamford, for the city of Stamford. Property: 11 Tuttle St., Unit 22, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied by the city of Stamford and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed May 6. Caruso, Russ, et al., Stamford. Filed by Rosenberg & Rosenberg PC, West Hartford, for Hyde Park Condominium Association Inc., Stamford. Property: 27 Northill St., Unit 6A, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed April 27. Carvalhosa, Maria De, et al., Stamford. Filed by Vincent J. Freccia III, Stamford, for the city of Stamford. Property: 37 Haviland Court, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on inchoate liens levied by the city of Stamford and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed May 8. Christe, Philip B., et al., Brookfield. Filed by Kapusta, Otzel & Averaimo, Milford, for J.P. Morgan Chase Bank NA Property: Parcel 2, Iron Works Hill Road, Brookfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $597,000, dated April 2006. Filed April 27. D’Archangelo, Carole and Luigi D’Archangelo Jr., et al., Brookfield. Filed by Christopher G. Winans, Danbury, for Union Savings Bank, Danbury. Property: Lot 4, Map 886, Brookfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $700,000, dated May 2008. Filed April 23. Fiddler, Timothy and Terry Fiddler, et al., Brookfield. Filed by Kapusta, Otzel & Averaimo, Milford, for Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Lewisville, Texas. Property: 175 Whisconier Road, Brookfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $678,695, dated February 2012. Filed April 17. Finn-Welch, Erin, et al., Stamford. Filed by Frankel & Berg, Norwalk, for The Windemere Condominium Inc., Stamford. Property: 300 Broad St., Unit 703, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed May 1.

Frengs Jr., Joseph J., et al., Brookfield. Filed by Marinosci Law Group PC, Warwick, R.I., for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: Lot 21, Map 247, Brookfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $605,000, dated June 2006. Filed May 7. Graziano, Melissa A., et al., Brookfield. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Lewisville, Texas. Property: 12 Alexander Drive, Brookfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $359,900, dated July 2006. Filed April 23. Hagendorf, John, et al., Danbury. Filed by Allington & Readyoff LLC, New Milford, for Pine Terrace Condominium Association Inc. Property: 22A Benedict Ave., Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed May 4. Holland, Mary, et al., Greenwich. Filed by Marinosci Law Group PC, Warwick, R.I., for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: Unit 3G in Building 3, Greenwich. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed May 1. Jackson, Booker T., et al., Danbury. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Lewisville, Texas. Property: 47 Racing Brook Meadows, Unit 1-47, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $240,000, dated December 2007. Filed April 27. James, Selena M. and Robert A. James, et al., Greenwich. Filed by Robert A. Ziegler, Plainville, for Retained Realty Inc., New York, N.Y. Property: 23 Red Coat Lane, Greenwich. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $1.1 million, dated August 2009. Filed April 27. Juarez, Ofrilda, et al., Stamford. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Lewisville, Texas. Property: 45 Wilson St., Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $525,000, dated February 2008. Filed April 28. Macancela, Julio E., et al., Danbury. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Lewisville, Texas. Property: 20 Byron St., Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $300,000, dated April 2004. Filed May 4. Morrarty, Robert E., et al., Danbury. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC. Property: 12 Harwood Drive, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $208,386, dated April 2011. Filed April 30.

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FACTS Powell, John A. and Debbie Gallon, et al., Stratford. Filed by The Jackson Law Group LLC, Shelton, for the Town of Stratford. Property: 230 Dewey St., Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a real estate lien and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed May 7. Sirchio, Jeffrey W., et al., Stamford. Filed by Kapusta, Otzel & Averaimo, Milford, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 172 N. Stamford Road, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $525,000, dated April 2004. Filed May 1. Stoffel, Kurt C., et al., New Fairfield. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Ally Bank. Property: 3 Mountain Road, New Fairfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $536,000, dated October 2006. Filed May 5. Sullivan, Colleen M. and Daniel E. Balash, et al., Brookfield. Filed by Christopher G. Winans, Danbury, for Union Savings Bank, Danbury. Property: 30 Ledgewood Drive, Unit 67, Brookfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $316,200, dated October 2007. Filed April 23. Toth, Zsolt and Hedwig Toth, Brookfield. Filed by Collins Hannafin Garamella Jaber & Tuozzolo PC, Danbury, for Cedarbrook Owners Inc. Property: Route 25, Unit 26, Brookfield. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed May 7.

MORTGAGES

COMMERCIAL 1125-7 Sheridan Realty LLC, Stratford, by David Diamond. Lender: Capital One NA, Melville, N.Y. Property: 1606 Barnum Ave., Stratford. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed April 30. 2 Ledge Road LLC, Fairfield, by Garrett Wilson. Lender: FBA CT Bridge Lending LLC, Quincy, Mass. Property: 2 Ledge Road, Greenwich. Amount: $3 million. Filed April 30. 3 Corporate Drive LLC, Danbury, by George Jay Lichtblau. Lender: Bank of America NA, Denver, Colo. Property: 3 Corporate Drive, Unit C, Danbury. Amount: $2.2 million. Filed May 4. 34 Bruce Park LLC, Stamford, by Sound Beach Partners LLC. Lender: Fairfield Country Bank, Ridgefield. Property: 34 Bruce Park Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $1 million. Filed May 7. 53 Hancock Street Holding Company LLC, Hamden, by Stephen J. Gentile. Lender: Community Investment Corp., Hamden. Property: 53 Hancock St., and 68 Sheridan St., Stratford. Amount: $196 million. Filed May 4.

55 Crescent LLC, by Wilson Gjuraj. Lender: Community Investment Corp., Hamden. Property: 55 Crescent St., Stamford. Amount: $947,000. Filed April 27.

Joe Bruno’s LLC, by Joseph Chelednik. Lender: Fairfield Country Bank, Ridgefield. Property: 25 Ethan Allen Highway, Ridgefield. Amount: $232,500. Filed May 8.

703 Danbury Road LLC, by Richard D. De Clercq. Lender: Community Investment Corp., Hamden. Property: 703 Danbury Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $587,000. Filed May 1.

Miller Partners LLC, Greenwich, by Richard S. Koppelman. Lender: The First Bank of Greenwich, Greenwich. Property: 340 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $800,000. Filed May 6.

994 Federal Road LLC, Newtown, by James Keegan. Lender: Newtown Savings Bank, Newtown. Property: 994 Federal Road, Brookfield. Amount: $175,000. Filed May 7.

Olympic Realty LLC, Stamford, by Pantelis Anthanasiadis. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Shelton. Property: 417 Elm St., Stamford. Amount: $850,000. Filed April 30.

AJLN LLC, Redding, by Louis Nastasi. Lender: First County Bank, Stamford. Property: Lots 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 32, Stamford. Amount: $500,000. Filed April 27.

Square Acre Realty LLC, Stamford, by Pantelis Anthanasiadis. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Shelton. Property: 1090 High Ridge Road, Stamford. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed April 30.

Black Lab Ventures, by Helen Toma. Lender: Sadiq Toama. Property: Lot 12, Map 1413, Ridgefield. Amount: $400,000. Filed April 29.

The Kalcar Corp., Stratford, by Gary Tenk. Lender: Paul Chagnon, New Hampshire. Property: 204 Wakelee Ave., Stratford. Amount: $170,000. Filed May 8.

C F J Realty Development LLC, Fairfield, by Francis J. Aquino. Lender: Adrian Weiss, Flushings, N.Y. Property: 5 Horseshoe Lane, Westport. Amount: $250,000. Filed April 28. Childcare Learning Centers Inc., by Robert Nattis. Lender: City of Stamford. Property: 64 Palmer’s Hill Road, Stamford. Amount: $28,330. Filed April 29. Comprehensive Medical Care Of Danbury Inc., Danbury, by Ziad Michael Taweh. Lender: Newtown Savings Bank, Newtown. Property: Units 403, 405, and 401 in Edgewood Professional Center Condominium, Danbury. Amount: $250,000. Filed April 27. Copps Hill Court Realty Inc., Ridgefield, by Christopher J. Couri. Lender: Fairfield Country Bank, Ridgefield. Property: 75-81 Danbury Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $282,348. Filed May 8. Dakota Holdings LLC, Brookfield, by Michele Kukk. Lender: Sachem Capital Partners LLC, Branford. Property: 10 Hillside Court, Brookfield. Amount: $170,000. Filed April 30. Elmer Palma LLC, Danbury, by Elmer Palma. Lender: Hedco Inc., Hartford. Property: 22-24 Padanaram Road, Danbury. Amount: $100,000. Filed April 27. Four M Food Service of Stamford LLC, White Plains, N.Y., by Dennis Mahiel. Lender: General Electric Capital Corp., Scottsdale, Ariz. Property: Unit 4, Map 14512, Stamford. Amount: $10 million. Filed April 30. Jasa1 LLC, by Craig Busby. Lender: Fairfield Country Bank, Ridgefield. Property: Unit 9 in Casagmo Condominium Phase II, Ridgefield. Amount: $127,500. Filed May 4.

Tung’s Realty LLC, Shelton, by Ming Hua Pan. Lender: Alma Bank, Astoria, N.Y. Property: 9 Kimberly Court, Stratford. Amount: $2.2 million. Filed May 5. Two Two Seven LLC, Danbury, by Norman F. Buzaid. Lender: Union Savings Bank, Danbury. Property: 227-235 Federal Road, Brookfield. Amount: $600,000. Filed April 23.

NEW BUSINESSES 203 Home Buyers LLC, 725 Success Ave., Stratford 06614, c/o Darlene Parks. Filed May 7. A2 Salon Inc., 15 Backus Ave., Suite 12, Danbury 06810, c/o Amanda Hine and Amanda Kilcran. Filed April 30. Benjamin Getting Enterprise, 9 Golden Heights Road, Danbury 06811, c/o Michael Baptiste. Filed May 5. Beta Global Services LLC, 4 Germantown Road, Danbury 06810, c/o Maria Elizabeth Pipes. Filed April 29. Brookfield Children’s Physicians, 2 Old New Milford Road, Suite 2D, Brookfield 06804, c/o Gerard Villucci. Filed April 27. Chris Barbee Construction, 897 Cutspring Road, Stratford 06614, c/o Christopher Barbee. Filed May 5.

FIGURES Dinowitz Boce PC, 1 Crescent Drive, Danbury 06810, c/o Kyle Brown. Filed May 4. Endodontics, 23 Maple Ave., Greenwich 06830, c/o Michael Cotter. Filed May 4. Excellawn, PO Box 3866, New Fairfield 06812, c/o Carol Ann Zima. Filed April 29. Georgina Goods, 77 Shanon Road, Stratford 06614, c/o Georgina Goods. Filed April 28. GPHL Associates LLC, 725 Success Ave., Stratford 06614, c/o Darlene Parks. Filed May 7. Greenwich Blinds Inc., 1071 North St., Greenwich 06831, c/o Michael R. Koger and Maureen Mandra. Filed May 5. Herbs of Light, 6 Finance Drive, Danbury 06810, c/o Jim Fitzpatrick. Filed May 6. Kitchen Source.com, 1136 Stratford Ave., Stratford 06615, c/o Donal Gleeson. Filed April 27. Laurel Properties, 106 Putnam Park, Greenwich 06830, c/o Michele Defeo. Filed May 6. Lighthouse Dental Care, 88 Ryders Lane, Stratford 06614, c/o Matthew Haluch. Filed April 29. M. Alves Construction LLC, 102 Ruth St., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Mario Alves. Filed May 6. Old Oak Restaurant Bar & Grille, 84 1/2 Liberty St., Danbury 06810, c/o Carlos Alberto Cordeiro. Filed May 4. Peace, Love & Eccentricities, 33 Abbey Lane, Unit 3203, Danbury 06810, c/o Kyle Allen Smith. Filed April 29. Peterson Properties LLC, 60 Newtown Road, Unit 1, New Fairfield 06812, c/o Verna Peterson and James Peterson. Filed April 30. Proscenium Pools, 1084 Federal Road, Brookfield 06804, c/o Eric Olsen. Filed April 24. Raymour & Flanigan Furniture and Mattresses, 14 Candlewood Lake Road, Brookfield 06804, c/o Raymours Furniture Co. Filed April 24.

Clare Zecher Coaching, PO Box 7496, Greenwich 06896, c/o Clare Zecher. Filed May 4.

Raymour & Flanigan Furniture and Mattresses, 184 Benton St., Stratford 06615, c/o Neil A. Rube. Filed April 28.

Contemporary Closets, 4200 Main St., Stratford 06614, c/o Orlando Mora. Filed May 6.

Sparq Gen, 100 Mill Plain Road, Third Floor, Ridgefield 06877, c/o Mary Anglade. Filed May 1.

Delano Designs, 143 Old Church Road, Greenwich 06830, c/o Diana P. Delano. Filed May 6.

Sparq Local, 100 Mill Plain Road, Ridgefield 06877, c/o Mary Anglade. Filed May 1.

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Sport & Fitness, PO Box 65, Stratford 06615, c/o Andrew Henry. Filed May 7.

PATENTS

Taormina Restaurant, 84 Ball Pond Road, Danbury 06810, c/o Jose Sari. Filed April 27.

The following patents were issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Washington, D.C.

The Brush’s End Inc., 34 Skyline Drive, Brookfield 06804, c/o Barry Miller. Filed May 4.

Automatic redaction of content for alternate reviewers in document workflow solutions. Patent no. 9,037,537 issued to Matthew DeRoller, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

The Dry Cleaner LLC, 149 Boston Ave., Stratford 06614, c/o Radames Ogando. Filed April 30. Tile America, 115 Federal Road, Brookfield 06804, c/o Brian Knies. Filed April 16. Trade Design, 111 Soundview Road, Ridgefield 06877, c/o Roger Provey. Filed May 6. Turning Point Healing Arts LLC, 100 B Danbury Road, Suite 101, Ridgefield 06877, c/o Josephine A. Duncan. Filed April 30. Turning Point Reiki LLC, 100 B Danbury Road, Suite 101, Ridgefield 06877, c/o Josephine A. Duncan. Filed April 30. Turning Point S.H.A.R.E. Divorce Group, 100 B Danbury Road, Suite 101, Ridgefield 06877, c/o Josephine A. Duncan. Filed April 30. Wolf Masonry, 20 Hillside Ave., Danbury 06811, c/o Paul Wolf. Filed April 29.

NEW LIQUOR LICENSE Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ, 316 Main St., Ridgefield 06877, c/o William J. Chinn Jr. Permit no. LTB.0001398. Filed April 27. Rivers Edge Café, 88 Ryders Lane, Stratford 06614-1666, c/o Thomas J. Golfis. Permit no. LRW.0005143. Filed May 6. Sodexo Management Inc., 900 Ridgebury Road, Ridgefield 06877, c/o Robert A. Stern. Permit no. LCT.0000467. Filed May 7. Vintage Wine & Spirits, 411 Barnum Ave. Cutoff, Stratford 06497, c/o Kevin E. Sheehan. Permit no. LIP.0014420. Filed April 29. Windsock Inn Inc., 295 S. Main St., Stratford 06615, c/o James E. Boone. Permit no. LIR.0014092. Filed April 28.

Continuous cardiac pulse rate estimation from multi-channel source video data with mid-point stitching. Patent no. 9,036,877 issued to Survi Kyal, Rochester, N.Y.; Lalit Keshav Mestha, Fairport, N.Y.; and Beilei Xu, Penfield, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Counterfeit prevention using miniature security marks. Patent no. 9,033,371 issued to Zhigang Fan, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Dampening fluid deposition by condensation in a digital lithographic system. Patent no. 9,032,874 issued to Chu-heng Liu, Penfield, N.Y.; and Patrick Jun Howe, Fairport, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Device and method for addressable spray-on application of release agent to continuous feed media. Patent no. 9,033,487 issued to Jason M. LeFevre, Penfield, N.Y.; James M. Chappell, Webster, N.Y.; Paul McConville, Webster, N.Y.; and James E. Williams, Penfield, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Method and device for controlling tension applied to a media web. Patent no. 9,033,200 issued to de Joannes N. M. Jong, Hopewell Junction, N.Y.; and Paul S. Bonino, Ontario, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Multi-way coaxial loudspeaker with magnetic cylinder. Patent no. 9,036,839 issued to Zhijun Zhao, West Bloomfield, Mich.; Brian Sterling, Farmington Hills, Mich.; and John Yungman, Northville, Mich. Assigned to Harman Intl. Industries, Inc., Stamford. Opioid dosage forms having dose proportional steady state C.sub. ave and AUC and less than dose proportional single dose C.sub. max. Patent no. 9,034,377 issued to Curtis Wright, Rockport, Mass.; Robert Colucci, Newton; and Ahmed ElTahtawy, Brewster, N.Y. Assigned to Purdue Pharma L.P., Stamford. Predicting the class of future customer calls in a call center. Patent no. 9,036,806 issued to Julien Jean Lucien Bourdaillet, Rochester, N.Y.; Yasmine Charif, Rochester, N.Y.; and Andres Quiroz Hernandez, Rochester, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Systems and methods for providing secure electronic document storage, retrieval and use with matching criteria. Patent no. 9,037,661 issued to Bernard E. Gracy, Southbury; and Surya R. Sagi, Southbury. Assigned to Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford.

TAX & SPENDING HIKES

A DANGEROUS COMBINATION This is a critical time for Connecticut.

We cannot tax our way to prosperity. Four

The General Assembly, Democrats and

years ago, policymakers addressed a huge

Republicans, must take the best ideas from

budget deficit by passing the largest tax

both sides of the aisle and work with the

increase in the state’s history.

administration to resolve this crisis.

$2 billion in tax hikes that ultimately will

Now, we’re facing another big deficit. It’s a

They can start with spending reforms that

impact everyone.

vicious cycle—deficits followed by tax hikes,

deliver the core services of government

followed by deficits, followed by tax hikes.

in the most cost-effective way, so they

State lawmakers are considering a dangerous combination of big increases in government spending and more than

Increases that shred the state’s

can build a strategic tax policy that drives

constitutional spending cap, which was

It’s a pattern reflected in an economic

designed to protect taxpayers from

recovery that trails the region and the

out-of-control government spending.

country. An economy that’s yet to regain all

Tax hikes that drive up the cost of living

While we’ve made some

in Connecticut.

recent progress, that’s

job opportunities and afford to stay here. Harder for retirees to make their homes here. Connecticut can do better.

opportunity.

jobs lost in the recession.

and make it even harder to keep good jobs

Harder for our children to find those good

economic growth, job creation, and greater

at risk if we don’t break this cycle.

There’s a little more

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than a week left in the legislative session. One week to make a difference.

The only way to solve Connecticut’s fiscal

Call your state legislators today. Tell them

problems is to grow our economy—giving

to use your tax dollars wisely and reject

companies the confidence that their

tax hikes that will hurt all of us.

resources will be devoted to creating jobs, not consumed by tax hikes.

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2015

CEO EVOLUTION

JUNE 15, 2015 6pm – 8pm UCONN School of Business Stamford, CT

Three Exceptional CEOs Reveal Their Secrets to Success at the “CEO Evolution” Citrin Cooperman, one of Fairfield County’s leading accounting, tax and business consulting firms, in partnership with the University of Connecticut School of Business and the Fairfield County Business Journal, is proud to present the second annual CEO Evolution. Listen to the stories. Ask questions. Learn from the best. Join us as we celebrate three of the most dynamic CEOs in

today’s business culture. With moderator Mark L. Fagan, CPA, Citrin Cooperman’s Connecticut Managing Partner and noted management author, discover how these CEOs have achieved their iconic success.

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PANELISTS: ANNE M. MULCAHY Chair, Board of Trustees Save the Children Former, Chair and CEO XEROX Corporation Discover how Anne Mulcahy transformed XEROX and in the process shattered the glass ceiling. DENIS J. NAYDEN Managing Partner Oak Hill Capital Partners Former, Chair and CEO GE Capital Learn how Denis Nayden managed GE Capital’s 20 companies in 35 countries, with 90,000 employees and $555 billion in assets. TOM KALLISH CEO and Founder Tommie Copper Hear how Tom Kallish turned a serious personal accident into a successful company.