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FCBJ TODAY In six short years, did Jeffrey Pino live up to Igor Sikorsky’s legacy? 2
Ready to rumble GOP readies offensive in statewide races
Hartford-area agencies get a place to hang their hat in Stamford … 3
BY ALEXANDER SOULE
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One-onone with Metro-North president… 5 An M&A boom could be in the offing … 7 In the field: ViSalus, Hulk Hogan give Blyth big boost … 10 Special report: Bringing new meaning to the phrase “stress test” … 11 The List: all in the family … 14
Also … “You make investments that you think are wise, that offset your exposures. At the end of the day, that’s our job” … 4
its way into a Wilton shop that is becoming a port of call of sorts for a small flotilla of artisans. Une Minette proprietor Lauren Robak had invited Geaney to host a series of live demonstrations showing customers the ancient Japanese technique of shibori dyeing, which she uses to create scarves with intricate and unique patterns. Fashion to dye for, page 6
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Ramsey Goodrich, Gary Mathias, Michael Carter, Frank Morse and Martin Magida mark the 25th anniversary of their investment banking firm in Southport.
From 20/20 to 25 and beyond Carter Morse & Mathias reaches its silver anniversary BY ALEXANDER SOULE
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nce upon a time, Michael Carter had a client who was much like his fledgling firm – reliant on a single customer for revenue and needing to branch out fast. In the 25 years since, the company that would evolve into Carter Morse & Mathias has helped other businesses raise cash or find buyers
across a broad swath of industries. The firm’s impressive track record is recorded on the walls of what remains a small, five-partner boutique investment bank housed in a modest threedecker just off the beaten path along the Old Post Road in Fairfield. Veritable time capsules of notable mergers and acquisitions are locked in Lucite on tableFrom 20/20 to 25, page 6
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ancy DeWeir Geaney huddles over a small cauldron of saffron-yellow liquid, with scraps of fabric, elastic and who knows what else bubbling into view. What emerges is an objet d’art that would catch the eye of the former supermodel’s seafaring father – a silk scarf that before long will find
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n the grand platform of national debate, it will be mostly shunted aside by the planks of jobs, health care and taxes. But small business – which has a few opinions on all three topics – heard the Obama administration’s best defense for its policies of the past few years. Now, Republicans go on the offense. Via the National Economic Council and U.S. Small Business Administration, the White House issued a 90-page inventory of its small business initiatives, as state primaries in Connecticut mostly firmed up Congressional races for the fall. At its statewide convention, the Connecticut Republican Party chose Steve Obsitnik former World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. CEO Linda McMahon as its U.S. Senate candidate to face Democrat U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy, with convention also-rans Chris Shays and Susan Bysiewicz eligible for their respective August primaries. Outgoing Connecticut Speaker of the House Chris Donovan of Meriden won the Democratic Party nod to vie for the Fifth District seat being vacated by Murphy. At the Republican convention, Goshen state Sen. Andrew Roraback narrowly beat out Simsbury businesswoman Lisa Wilson-Foley, with an August primary to decide who will represent
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Pino flew Sikorsky above economic chop BY ALEXANDER SOULE
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t was a gutsy call when Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced a new mission statement a year after elevating Jeffrey Pino to president: “We pioneer flight solutions that bring people home everywhere ... every time.” If guaranteeing aircraft will stay aloft is a claim no manufacturer can – or should – make, under Pino Sikorsky lived up to the “pioneer” element harkening back to its namesake founder. Pino’s run as president of Sikorsky is coming to a sooner-than-expected close, after parent United Technologies Corp. announced it would promote Mick Maurer as Pino’s replacement come July.
Jeff Pino’s Sikorsky legacy could be pegged to any U.S. government decision on whether to buy a newfangled high-speed helicopter.
Hartford-based UTC stated Pino is taking early retirement, without any additional reasons for the 57-year-old’s departure from the post that represents the pinnacle in a lifelong career in the helicopter industry, including his days as U.S. Army test pilot and subsequent 17 years with Textron Inc.’s Bell Helicopter division. Since 2006, Pino has yet to accept standing and repeated Fairfield County Business Journal requests for an interview, and a spokesman did not schedule one as of press deadline. Save for Jeff Immelt who took the reins of General Electric Co. in the days before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, no newly minted CEO has found himself in a tougher first few days than Pino, after Sikorsky’s union triggered a six-week strike immediately after his promotion. UTC would dispatch future CEO Louis Chênevert to oversee Sikorsky’s operational recovery under Pino. In late 2006, a Pentagon committee reprimanded Sikorsky for its quality controls in the wake of the strike. Within a year, however, Sikorsky would nail down what remains UTC’s biggest-ever contract for as many as 800 Black Hawk and Seahawk helicopters as the U.S. military waged desert wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Helicopter production would soar at Sikorsky over the next few years, with the company adding more than 2,000 employees in Stratford and nearby satellite facilities,
boosting total employment to more than 9,400 people. If Pino inherited a wartime defense manufacturer with a proven workhorse in the Black Hawk, he also inherited a company heading into the darkest economy of the rotorcraft era. With extracting the country from those wars the stated White House aim since 2006, since becoming Sikorsky president Pino has been working to expand the company’s sales to other sectors – most notably foreign governments eyeing the U.S. approach to terrorism and counterinsurgency operations.
‘Anywhere but Connecticut’ UTC’s 2007 acquisition of PZL Mielec in Poland remains the transaction that defines the Pino era at Sikorsky, creating a major new outlet in Europe to produce Black Hawks for international sale. If providing an immediate release valve for overloaded production in Stratford, PZL Mielec in the long term represents a threat to employment at Sikorsky headquarters if U.S. government and commercial sales go into a tailspin in future years and international sales increase. In 2010, Pino and other UTC executives reiterated an “anywhere but Connecticut” vow for expansion, on grounds the state is too expensive a place to do business. “As we were tripling, literally, our revenue of the last couple of years, our facilities in Connecticut could not contain that kind of growth,” Pino said at a 2010 conference at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business. “We had a great opportunity to maintain a solid, professional workforce in Connecticut and then move a lot of this needed capacity to lower-cost sources. We found a tremendous opportunity in Poland with a factory that used to build a MiG aircraft fighter a day – a Russian fighter a day – but basically idle. “The quality of the workmanship is good, the barriers in terms of logistics and licensing are being ameliorated,” Pino said. “We’ll increase the production that is done overseas as we move forward – without a doubt.”
‘What Igor was all about’ If the offshoring of production will be a big permanent part of Pino’s legacy, on his watch Sikorsky also reinvigorated its commitment to high-tech development, creating Sikorsky Innovations as an incubator for new ideas. When Pino became president, Sikorsky was already pushing hard in 2006 to build its X2 prototype that would set a helicopter speed record in 2010, with stacked, counterrotating main rotors augmented by a rear pusher prop. Sikorsky extended its high-tech prowess inside the aircraft as well to include
SIKORSKY TIMELINE UNDER JEFF PINO MARCH 2006
Pino promoted to CEO, replacing Stephen Finger. Union initiates sixweek strike
APRIL 2006 Awarded contract for U.S. Marines heavy-lift helicopter JULY 2006 Announces “Hawk Works” plant in upstate New York NOVEMBER 2006 Boeing selected for U.S. combat search-and-rescue (CSAR-X) helicopters DECEMBER 2006 U.S. government criticizes Sikorsky quality controls in wake of strike FEBRUARY 2007 GAO upholds Sikorsky protest on Boeing CSAR-X award MARCH 2007 Acquires Poland-based PZL Mielec DECEMBER 2007
Awarded Pentagon contract for up to 800 helicopters, biggest in UTC history
APRIL 2008 Louis Chênevert replaces George David as CEO of UTC
Pentagon claims Sikorsky overcharged it $80 million. Backlog peaks at DECEMBER 2008 $13.2 billion. Sikorsky misses initial delivery date for Canadian maritime
helicopter FEBRUARY 2009
Establishes Sikorsky Global Helicopters for commercial sales. Union ratifies new, five-year contract
MARCH 2009 Sikorsky S-92 crashes off Newfoundland, killing 17 JUNE 2009 U.S. Air Force cancels AgustaWestland VH-71 contract FEBRUARY 2010 Launches Sikorsky Innovations high-tech unit MARCH 2010 Joins UTC executives in vowing to expand “anywhere” but Conn. APRIL 2010 Announces vision for remote controlled Black Hawk JULY 2010 Announces vision for “Project Firefly” electric helicopter SEPTEMBER 2010 X2 sets speed record of 290 miles an hour OCTOBER 2010 Invests in bankrupt jet manufacturer Eclipse Aerospace MARCH 2011 X2 wins Collier trophy as top aerospace achievement in 2010 FEBRUARY 2012
Unveils Sikorsky Innovation Center in Stamford. Bond Aviation orders 16 S-92 helicopters
MAY 2012 Mick Maurer announced as Pino’s replacement
“glass cockpits” with computer instrumentation rather than standard gauges, “fly-bywire” systems eliminating hydraulic controls, remotely controlled aircraft, electric engines and software allowing pilots to configure rotors for specific mission demands, whether for speed, lift or stealth. And Sikorsky technology was at the center of the United States’ most ballyhooed operation since the invasion of Iraq – the Pakistan raid that resulted in the death of Osama Bin Laden, with subsequent reports speculating on a mysterious Black Hawk configuration that camouflaged the sound of the helicopters’ approach. Technology also contributed to Sikorsky’s biggest black eye on Pino’s watch – a multibillion-dollar contract to supply Canada with new maritime helicopters, with stubborn bugs in the mission software resulting in delayed shipments and acrimony in Ottawa. And Canada was the scene of Sikorsky’s greatest disaster in Pino’s years with Sikorsky, after a helicopter carrying 18 people plunged into the ocean off Newfoundland, with only one person surviving the crash. The accident was blamed on a broken stud in the gearbox that resulted in a loss of oil. As a pilot, Pino knows as well as any the
perils of his chosen profession, with companies such as Sikorsky making their living by pushing against the envelope of physics and engineering, with lives hanging on decisions seemingly as innocuous as the basic bolt used to hold parts together. Having pushed Sikorsky’s X2 into Pentagon view as a new paradigm for faster helicopters, in 2009 Pino reflected on what may have been his most important role as the caretaker of Igor Sikorsky’s legacy for more than six years. “I honestly don’t know where or if we’ll take it anywhere else,” Pino told AINtv.com. “What I do know is that every day we have worked on it, we have learned something else that can be applied throughout the company. “To keep technology always ahead of us is what Igor was all about in pioneering flight, and we’re going to do the same thing,” Pino said.
Correction This year’s Fairfield County 40 Under 40 Awards will be held June 21. The date was incorrect in an article in last week’s edition.
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ith a new Center for Growth Resources, the Business Council of Fairfield County is handing a key to several groups statewide that work with startups, providing them free office and conference space in Stamford when needed. “We hope that this becomes a partnership team working together here, each mutually supporting,” said Chris Bruhl, CEO of the Business Council of Fairfield County. “All activity occurs in a place … If you don’t make the place, if you don’t sell the place, if you don’t invest in the place – it dissipates.” Bruhl said group members will get together quarterly to look for mutual opportunities, possibly piggybacking on initiatives one of the group’s members might be undertaking in Stamford. In mid-May, the Connecticut Economic Development Fund (CEDF) met in Stamford with a large contingency of businesses to apprise them of funding made available under Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s jobs bill from late last year, with CEDF’s CEO Donna Wertenbach crediting the Business Council’s assistance. “Being one of the state agencies that is not local, having the opportunity to have a home base in Stamford is extremely valuable to us,” Wertenbach said. “Most of the time we spend on the street with our … borrowers here, but in between having a place to hang our hat; a phone to use; and the possibility of holding some of our training workshops here is thrilling for us.” Connecticut is in the process of creating an “innovation ecosystem” of regional networks feeding into a shared parent structure, with the new Stamford Innovation Center an initial focal point and now the Center for
Growth Resources. “I’d like to think … that we are also going to be able to brand Stamford as ‘the place to be,’ said Laure Aubuchon, Stamford’s head of economic development. “We have lots of money, we have all these services that any startup company would give anything for, in terms of richness of all other kinds of intellectual resources … But now we actually have homes and mentors for them and that’s very, very critical, as we know from any other successful city ecosystem.” Other participating organizations include the: • Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering; • Connecticut Institute for the 21st Century; • Connecticut Economic Resource Center (CERC); • Connecticut Technology Council; and • Connecticut Innovations and its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) office. “One of the blessings of Connecticut is there are a lot of agencies and associations that have resources to help accelerate … and incubate companies,” said Stephen MacKenzie, senior vice president of CERC which runs the SiteFinder commercial real estate listing service. “On the downside is that for a small state, some of those resources are spread out. Any initiative that serves as its primary function to bring those resources, the expertise from the different agencies and firms together in one spot is absolutely a positive step.” “It kind of cracks me up,” agreed Deb Santy, director of Connecticut’s SBIR office. “I spent a lot of years in Florida, so to me Connecticut is kind of a small state; but we do seem to have trouble making sure we serve the entire state.”
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How do you collar the Hydra?
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idn’t we just do this? As the amplitude of JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s trading loss becomes apparent, we are slowly coming to realize that the 850-page document with which U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd collared Wall Street may not ward off these disasters as promised. It’s like trying to collar the Hydra. You know it’s bad when we are at the point that we break out into a sweat only when big banks, insurers, hedge funds or whomever stick double digits in between the “$” and “billion” in the loss column. $-x-billion? No sweat. There is no crime in losing money. It’s just that it’s starting to feel like the ton of prevention of the past few years didn’t even amount to an ounce of cure. And that should cause us all to break out into a bit of a sweat. “I think what the government is doing is pretty powerful medicine,” JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said. “I’d say the governments around the world (are administering) pretty powerful medicine and I think you will start to
see some beneficial effect of that.” Actually, Dimon said that back in October 2008 as the economy spun out of control. Fast track to five weeks ago, just before JPMorgan disclosed the trading loss, and Dimon was mulling the risk-reward of investment portfolios. “Every bank has a major portfolio – in those portfolios, you make investments that you think are wise, that offset your exposures,” Dimon said. “At the end of the day, that’s our job … To invest that portfolio wisely and intelligently; over a long period of time to earn income and to offset other exposures we have.” But there’s that nettlesome matter of irrational exuberance that we can never seem to quite cure ourselves of, and which was on full display in May even among the masses. As it turns out, about the only hiccup in the mad rush to the Facebook IPO was the Nasdaq itself – at least until the smartest guys in the room signaled the company perhaps is not quite as valuable as it had
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An ounce of prevention If Mike Nichols and Buck Henry were to write a 2012 version of “The Graduate,” they would have to alter only slightly Mr. McGuire’s famed advice to Benjamin Braddock: “I only want to say one word to you. Just one word … “Generators.” The last time we were having this conversation, summer vacation was winding down as Tropical Storm Irene wound up to pound Connecticut with a haymaker, followed by the one-two whammy of the October nor’easter. Wish you had a generator then, didn’tcha? So it was with a “didn’t we just do
this?” element of incredulity that we caught wind of Tropical Storm Alberto meandering off the Florida coast, before heading out to sea, nearly two full weeks before the June 1 official start of the Atlantic hurricane season. For once this spring, Connecticut has caught a break with mild weather and almost no flooding, a welcome respite from the deluges and windstorms of the past few years. Drought got you worried? Nothing that a little rain won’t fix. That’s a little rain, not a lot – and not a lot of wind. The big question heading into this year’s hurricane season is whether Connecticut’s trees, pos-
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he Business Journal recently sat down with MTA Metro-North Railroad President Howard R. Permut to discuss the railroad’s impact on economic development in Fairfield and Westchester counties. The following represents a shortened version of the conversation that ensued: Business Journal: How has Metro-North Railroad driven development in Westchester and Fairfield counties? Permut: “All you have to do is go look at our train stations and you see where the development is. You can go to the Hudson Line and you see Yonkers and where’s the big development? It’s next to the train station. You go to Tarrytown, it’s next to the train station. In Peekskill, it’s next to the train station...The best example of all is probably New Rochelle, where you have two 60-story apartment buildings right next to the MetroNorth train station. “From a commercial standpoint, all you have to do is look at Stamford and Greenwich. Where are these companies building? They’re building next to the train stations...By connecting and providing
“There’s no land to build surface parking, so you have to build structured. Structured parking costs, depending on the site, between $25,000 and $35,000 a space. It’s very expensive...It doesn’t pay for itself – you don’t make money on parking. So it’s a real challenge.”
the rail lines). “You either support the transit system and let it create the wealth or you don’t... You can’t have a situation where people say, ‘I don’t want to pay for it, but I want the benefits.’ It’s not sustainable. It’s that simple.”
With limited funding sources, how does the MTA (and by extension Metro-North) continue to invest in the necessary capital upgrades? “We do not make a profit. We lose less money than just about any other railroad in the United States, but we don’t make a profit. But there’s a need to recognize that you need capital investment and you need money to operate this service to create wealth... So you can’t have it both ways. If you want Metro-North to be a creator of wealth and economic development, you need the public money to support it, to both operate it and to rebuild it. “You either support public transit, since we’re not a real estate developer like MTR Parking is often cited as a major obstacle toS:10”(Mass Transit Railway) in Hong Kong, where new transit oriented developments – why is they own all the land and all the shopping centers and all the apartments (surrounding it consistently an issue?
MTA Metro-North Railroad President Howard R. Permut in Grand Central Terminal.
accessibility between New York City and our territory, we’ve created a huge amount of wealth.” What are some of the challenges in looking to spur activity around so-called transit oriented developments? “In any circumstance, change is always hard. There’s always a group who doesn’t want to do anything. We face that in almost anything we try to do. “We’ve had a couple of places where we’ve worked hard, where we thought there were great opportunities, and the localities didn’t see it that way...The worst case – I will go as far as to say it’s the poster child of what our issues are – is Beacon, New York. We worked extremely well with that mayor, Mayor (Clara Lou) Gould. For six years we had I don’t know how many public meetings. We had all these routes lined up and there was a change in mayors and in a matter of a week or two, a whole new set of issues got raised.”
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Five years after Robak launched Une Minette after her studies at New York City’s Fashion Institute of Technology, she is expanding its business platform with the creation of its “Love Your Local Artist” trunk show series. While the local shopping movement has received much press over the past few years, Robak saw a need to expand this trend to better help designers and artists. “I wanted to have an event where we could work with a local artist and support the local stores at the same time,” Robak said. “I didn’t want to do just jewelry,” she was quick to add, since she finds that so many featured artists are jewelers. Under her Vagabond’s Daughter business, Geaney handcrafts hand-dyed silk scarves and other home goods, fashioned in her backyard using all-natural, plant-based
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tops and bookshelves throughout the firm that employs a “bullpen” layout with the offices shared by the partners and the doors open. The diversified clients have included Pitney Bowes, Saab Aircraft AB, Bear Naked, Butler Hill Group L.L.C., Cranston Print Works, Dinex and Alterman Transport Lines. Launched in an era when the term mezzanine was more likely to be inferred as a building level than a bank loan, in a quarter century of business Carter Morse & Mathias has kept pace with the bewildering array of sophisticated financing options available to smaller companies today. Not that every deal has gone as it could have, if hindsight is 20/20 as the saying goes. “The most bizarre one was that we were about to close a deal on Monday – it was a pet retailer – and Friday night ‘20/20’ runs a special on … puppy mills,” Carter said. “We didn’t have that situation, but it didn’t mat-
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the GOP. In the Fourth District comprising most of lower Fairfield County, Westport businessman Steve Obsitnik is the Connecticut Republican Party’s choice to oppose U.S. Rep. Jim Himes this fall. A former U.S. Navy officer, Obsitnik is the former CEO of Rochester, N.Y.-based Quintel, a wireless infrastructure company. Today he teaches entrepreneurship at the Jack Welch College of Business at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield. Two months ago, he participated in the inaugural
dyes. It is not Geaney’s first retail venture – she also runs Dark Horse, which sells handstitched quilts. Geaney says she derived the name of Vagabond’s Daughter from a poem beloved by her father, who would bring Chinese silk home from his voyages that Geaney as a girl stitched into scarves. Shibori came to her via a more familiar channel for many. “I learned shibori, believe it or not, through tutorials on the Internet,” Geaney said, pointing at patterns on an Italian organza silk scarf. “These are golf balls that have been wrapped with rubber bands. Shibori is a way to create a graphic pattern through resist.” Geaney enjoys the thrill “when something happens during the dyeing process that is maybe not planned – it just happens but it doesn’t bother me because it just makes each piece more individual.” Rather than using food dyes like beets, which can fade red to pink over the years,
Geaney uses long-lasting natural resources like lac, logwood, turmeric, chestnut and black walnut. “Then you can use different things like iron to create splotchy effects, cream of tartar and alum to make the colors shift or be brighter,” she explained to a crowd of onlookers at one of her demonstrations. “The dip-dyeing just takes a second,” she said. “It’s all of the steps in between – prepping the silk, dying, letting it dry, rinsing it and washing it again and then steam-stetting it to keep it from washing out – that are so timeconsuming.” Not that a labor of love is any deterrent to an expansion of her business, if in a fashion industry that remains daunting. “What I want to do is more higher-end pieces and more intricate techniques and stitching so that each piece is really like an art piece, (but) the thought of doing more than this is scary because I know the fashion world is really tough,” she said.
ter. Monday morning I get in and there’s a message from the big buyer saying did you see ‘20/20?’” After graduating from the University of Rochester, Carter spent a few years working in his father’s trade – women’s lingerie – before joining JPMorgan Chase & Co. in middle-market lending, in the leveraged buyout buildup of the 1980s. He soon made up his mind to strike out on his own. “There was a whole host of companies that we kept saying ‘no’ to,” Carter recalled. “‘We don’t do that; you’re too small; you’re too green; wrong industry;’ etcetera. “There was a lot more the banks were doing,” Carter said. “Banks were putting in things like interest rate swaps. That was bold back then. They were just starting to do ‘airballs,’ you know, lending beyond the asset value … Innovation was starting to come into the marketplace. And then you had mezzanine markets just starting to open up, so you had a lot of options. You had customers who didn’t know at all how to go about doing it, and you had a tremendous need.” Ironically, starting an investment bank
turned out not to be real capital intensive – unless you count the opportunity cost. “I went 12 months without closing a deal, and basically the life savings that I had – not that it was so much – was down to zero,” Carter said. “It was bad the first year. Don’t forget, October 19th (1987) was only four months away, so that didn’t help.” Carter’s most interesting deal involved a software company largely selling to one client, a major hurdle to finding any takers. Eventually, an Australian buyer surfaced which saw the business as a way to break into that one huge customer; with Carter, Morse & Mathias’ client diversifying its customer base and expanding overseas. “So at the end of the day, this company that was worth practically nothing, the owner could make almost $20 million,” Carter said. “It was something that really couldn’t have happened without a banker like us. You had to be very, very experienced. The private equity guys said, ‘Wow, that’s creative.’ The lawyers in the room said, ‘Wow, that’s creative.’ It was a ‘wow’ type of structure … in a transaction fraught with risk.”
Nancy DeWeir Geaney, owner of Vagabond’s Daughter, stands before her all-natural silk scarves, sold at Une Minette in Wilton.
Stamford Startup Weekend, a boot camp of sorts for people interested in launching companies. As the case in 2010 when she lost to U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, McMahon will be the standard-bearer for businesses in the statewide elections, given her experience running WWE and two Senate campaigns that have put her in front of hundreds of small businesses across the district and state. But Obsitnik adds another experienced voice to the debate, though Himes handily beat back a 2010 challenge from businessman Dan Debicella, who subsequently took a job with the Westport hedge fund Bridgewater Associates. At deadline, Obsitnik had yet to publish
details on his campaign website on how he would spur the economy beyond general statements on entrepreneurship and education. Himes, by contrast, got a head start on his own talking points after the White House published a detailed summary of its small business initiatives, most of them supported by Himes. Those initiatives include: • 18 tax credits to jumpstart hiring, including temporary payroll tax cuts and others under the Small Business Jobs Act; • tax credits available under the Affordable Care Act; • expanded access to capital, including the Small Business Lending Fund; • supporting entrepreneurs via Startup
America and the America Invests Act; and • the National Export Initiative, aiming to double exports by 2014. In speaking on the House floor in favor of the JOBS Act passed in late March, Himes said the bill might make the difference between Connecticut companies thriving or failing. “This is a time, of course, when the American people are none too happy with us,” Himes said. “This bill … does something very, very important – which is acknowledge that regulation is always a balance. It’s not always good. It’s not always bad … If done in too ham-handed a fashion, it can compromise the vibrancy that provides so much economic opportunity in this country.”
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M&A primed for rebound, survey finds BY ALEXANDER SOULE
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ergers and acquisitions are showing signs of heating up for the second half of 2012, despite the continued uncertainty the elections pose for companies considering expansion, along with new regulations and any impact Facebook Inc.’s initial public offering of
“The mandate these days is about doing more with less … Smaller deals, strategic alliances and smart divestitures appear to be the result.”
plete its mammoth, $16.5 billion acquisition of Goodrich Corp., Eaton Corp. reached its own massive deal to buy Cooper Industries for $11.6 billion. Closer to home, General Electric Co. is spending some $700 million for Industrea Ltd., an Australian maker of mining equipment, also picking up Virginia’s Fairchild International for an undisclosed amount. And EDGAR Online, long based in Norwalk before relocating to Maryland in 2011, took a $70.5 million offer from R.R. Donnelley Inc. after racking up an accumulated $86 million deficit since its 1995 inception. Several private equity companies also announced deals, from Blackstone’s $1.9 billion deal for Motel 6, to Greenwich-based Catterton Partners’ divestment of MonoSol L.L.C., a maker of water-soluble films that dissolve to release single doses of dishwasher
and laundry detergents. “The pipeline is much better,” said Len Tannenbaum, CEO of New York Citybased Fifth Street Finance and a resident of Greenwich, speaking to investors in late April. “A lot of the deal flow is still at the investment bank level, which means my prediction of a yearend, real boom in M&A activity is going to come true as the banks are full and full of deals.” The Deloitte survey also suggested that corporate boards are playing a more significant role in the M&A process, with boards JOB 9-556 asking for more frequent, detailed updates 7.375 X 7.125 and spending more time deliberating these WCBJ/HUBJ/FCBJ transactions. “Behind the scenes, our experience with clients reveals that corporate development teams are working harder than ever,” said Chris Ruggieri, M&A services delivery leader
at Deloitte, in they study. “The mandate these days is about doing more with less … Smaller deals, strategic alliances and smart divestitures appear to be the result.” Still, Deloitte calculated that first-quarter M&A was down by more than half in the United States compared with a year earlier, quite probably impacted by increased regulations. Locally, Carter Morse & Mathias managing partner Ramsey Goodrich said the signs are nevertheless pointing toward a more active second half – and unlike the panic following the 2008 market collapse, creating value is the primary determinant. “You have to add value to the companies,” Goodrich said. “You have to grow the top line, you have to grow the bottom line … You’ve got to open doors. You’ve got to enter new markets.”
– Chris Ruggieri, M&A services delivery leader, Deloitte
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hen it comes to kids, you have some control – underline “some” – and you know they will grow up. Not so with a small business, which is subject to a multitude of external factors, everything from the state of the economy and the state of the credit markets to business sentiment. Those were the responses of small business owners in Fairfield County to a Bank of America survey that found owners feel running a business is three times as stressful as raising children. Three hundred small business owners were surveyed in the New York metro area, which included Fairfield and Westchester counties. The findings were part of the bank’s small business owner report in which 1,000 businesses were surveyed nationwide. All had annual revenue between $100,000 and $4,999,999 and employed between two and 99 people. Bill Klein, managing director of Hanseatic Capital Partners L.L.C., investment advisers in Westport, and the father of 18- and 14-year-old boys, said it’s hard to compare the two types of stresses. “You have more control with kids, but a lot of external factors come into play in running a business. But it’s like eating an apple or playing baseball, they’re so different. You can tell your kids what to do and keep tabs on what they’re doing. You can’t do that with a business.” Klein said unpredictability is built into running a business. “You don’t know the external factors that will hit. And it’s hard to determine what is in
the minds of potential customers.” Klein has had his business for more than five years, with four other partners who were all on Wall Street at one time. Devon Fleming, an author and lifestyle expert in New Canaan, who works from home with three teenagers – 18, 15, and 13 – said she agrees with the study’s findings. “With children you know they will grow up … there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. With a business, it’s incredibly stressful. With the children I know I’m making progress. With the business I know I will make progress but it’s not a given. The growing pains of a small business are very overwhelming, especially when you throw in a recession.” She said growing her business and raising money are the two biggest challenges she faces. “It’s harder to raise money now than before the recession. Local banks want you to deposit an amount equal to what you’re trying to borrow. A banker told me it would be easier for my 18-year-old to get a loan than it would be for me. And I’ve been in business eight years.” She said the banker was trying to make the point that it is often easier for individuals to borrow than it is for small businesses. Among the survey’s other findings: Maintaining a small business causes their owners twice as much stress as maintaining a healthy relationship with a spouse or partner, and more than four times as much as managing their own personal finances. In addition, small business owners regularly forgo free time (57 percent), exercise (37 percent) and other important personal priorities in order to manage their businesses.
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t took a village,” Liz Wooster, the Bruce Museum’s director of development, said in describing how the museum landed BMW of Greenwich’s support for its fascinating new show, “The Olympic Games: Art, Culture & Sport.” Because the interactive, interdisciplinary exhibit, on view through Sept. 2, bears the imprimatur of the United States Olympic Committee, museum officials could seek corporate funding only from USOC sponsors – a challenge, particularly in the current economic climate. Fortunately, one of those USOC sponsors is BMW, and, as it turns out not so surprisingly, many of the museum’s trustees drive BMWs. “They were crucial to getting BMW’s support,” Wooster says. For BMW, it was a pairing akin to Michael Phelps and gold medals. “We felt that this was a natural partnership, because BMW is the Official Mobility Partner of the Olympics,” says Joseph Solano, center operator/general manager of BMW of Greenwich. Such a natural pairing that the car company has put one of its vehicles on display outside the museum. The BMW nod is a big deal for a number of reasons. For one, Wooster says, it’s the first time the museum has had support from an automotive company. For another, “it’s always been hard to break into corporate sponsorship,” she adds, noting that funds from Lexus Nexus and MasterCard in the past were exceptions that prove the rule. And after the market tanked in 2008, “It’s been a big drop,” she says. “We were seeing $75,000 (per sponsor per exhibit). Now we’re happy with $25,000.” That has come mostly from banks and private wealth management companies such as First Republic, U.S. Trust, Bank of America, Northern Trust, UBS and JP Morgan Chase. Wall Street’s role in the recession that just won’t quit us and the public’s jaundiced response to it have meant that corporations
don’t necessarily want to appear to be frittering away money on the arts. But here Wooster, who is fighting an uphill battle in fundraising for a nonprofit, becomes her most impassioned. “I think people don’t understand what we do. I think they think it’s just some art on the walls. They don’t realize that we support the educational process. That’s how we teach, and in teaching we make a difference in people’s lives. We are a different way of learning.” “The Olympic Games” – which should continue the upward trend (a 52 percent increase) in Bruce attendance – is one example. For the art lover, the exhibit contains some prestigious loans, including a 19th century plaster cast of the ancient “Diskobolos” from the Slater Memorial Museum in Norwich; an ancient Greek amphora depicting athletic pursuits from The Metropolitan Museum of Art; and Giovanni Battista Cipriani’s 18th-century oil painting “The Education of Achilles” from the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The history lover will get a thorough grounding in the ancient and modern games while thrilling to such highlights as track and field star Jesse Owens stunning the Nazis at the 1936 Berlin games and Cassius Clay’s (Muhammad Ali’s) goldmedal bout at the 1960 Rome games. Junior science lovers will have an opportunity to feel the surprising lightness of a javelin and the unsurprising heaviness of a discus, while also learning about the relationship of body type to sports. The exhibit is just the tip of the educational iceberg. It’s supported by a host of programs and events. Wooster wants to get the word out about this and one thing more: The Bruce Museum visitor – highly affluent and educated – is also the target customer of many businesses. BMW of Greenwich has gotten the message. “I can’t speak on other corporations, but here at BMW of Greenwich we see an increase in our sales and we feel confident that this partnership is the right thing to do,” Solano said. FAIRFIELD COUNTY BUSINESS JOURNAL • Week of May 28, 2012
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Blyth splits stock Blyth Inc. is undergoing a 2-for-1 stock split, payable June 15 to holders of record June 1. Through PartyLite, ViSalus and other brands, Greenwich-based Blyth sells household goods and nutritional supplements through home-based agents as well as online and through catalogs. Due to a boost from ViSalus, which Blyth bought a majority stake in 2011, sales rose 56 percent from a year earlier to $283 million and Blyth booked a
$7.5 million profit. “This (split) … is intended to make Blyth’s shares more accessible, as well as increase our shareholder base and market liquidity,” Blyth CEO Robert Goergen said in a written statement.
Jobless relief plan Unemployment benefits are evaporating for some 2,650 people in the Fairfield County area, according to a new report, after the state’s unemployment rate fell below a threshold qualifying for extended federal benefits. Given two weeks by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy to come up with a plan to help those
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individuals, Connecticut’s commissioners of labor and social services are relying on the United Way’s 211 service (www.211ct. org) to steer people to existing programs at workforce investment boards in Bridgeport, Danbury and elsewhere. Statewide, more than 3,300 people saw their benefits cut off April 21, and more than 9,600 followed May 12. In the report, the commissioners raise the possibility of expanding the Platform 2 Employment (P2E) program pioneered by the Bridgeport-based WorkPlace Inc. for people who have exhausted their employment benefits, which received national exposure earlier this year on “60 Minutes.” Under the P2E program, employers get subsidies to hire people for eight-week “try-before-youbuy” stints in hopes the workers will impress enough to win permanent jobs.
Survey says, pessimism A new survey suggests increased pessimism among Connecticut businesses with hiring expectations still meager though improved. The Connecticut Business & Industry Association said 41 percent of businesspeople surveyed expect an improved performance at their company over the next three months, compared with 46 percent who said so in February. Sales expectations remained flat, with 46 percent expecting gains. Nearly one in four companies plan to add workers, up from last year’s third quarter when just 16 percent of respondents said they would be hiring in the near term.
Magazine adds peer group The publisher of CEO Magazine acquired Chief Executive Network (CEN), a member organization to help executives become more effective. Greenwich-based Chief Executive Group L.L.C. did not disclose what it paid for Lawrence, Kan.-based CEN, which reports having more than 550 members across seven industry sectors including manufacturing and software. “Chief Executive Network provides nononsense leadership development to CEOs and their direct reports,” Chief Executive Group CEO Marshall Cooper said in a statement. “CEN isn’t for CEOs that need constant ‘spine-stiffening’ – CEN members know what they need to do and better spend their time seeking out best practices and relevant benchmarks.”
GE mines Australia, Va. deals General Electric Co. is acquiring two mining equipment manufacturers in Industrea Ltd. and Fairchild International. In separate GE news, as expected Norwalk-based GE Capital resumed making dividends, declaring a $475 million payment for the second quarter to its Fairfield-based parent. GE Capital had suspended dividends in 2009. Fairfield-based GE values the deal for
Industrea at $700 million and did not initially reveal what it is paying for Fairchild International. Queensland, Australia-based Industrea has more than 700 employees who make mining vehicles, drill systems and other hardened equipment, while offering contract-mining services. In the second half of 2011, Industrea earned $15 million on $173 million in revenue. Glen Lyn, Va.-based Fairchild International has 150 workers making scoops, haulage systems and maintenance vehicles, among other coal mining needs.
State sanctions broker The Connecticut Department of Banking accused a Weston man of diverting more than $700,000 in funds from a partnership for his own use. Through affiliates of a Norwalk hedge fund he ran called RMV Partners L.P., Ronald Marvin wired more than $700,000 from an account for his own personal use without authorization from limited partners affiliated with RMV, according to the Department of Banking. Following an investigation into another improper $145,000 transaction, last October the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority barred Marvin from associating with any FINRA member in any capacity.
New nonprofit liaison Alyssa Goduti is Connecticut’s new nonprofit liaison to the governor’s office, charged with advocating on behalf of organizations. The cabinet-level position was established last year by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, and functions at the same level as a commissioner of a state agency. A resident of Cromwell, Goduti is currently vice president for business development and communications with Community Health Resources. Goduti replaces Deb Heinrich, who left the position earlier this year.
Presstek presses on Under new CEO Stanley Freimuth, Presstek Inc. reeled off more red ink in the first quarter, though narrowing its losses to $1.2 million, a slight improvement from a year ago thanks in part to recent layoffs. Greenwich-based Presstek sells digital offset presses. Sales totaled $27 million in the first quarter, down from $31.9 million in the first quarter of 2011 when it lost $1.5 million. Freimuth replaced former CEO Jeff Jacobson, who left Presstek in February to take a job leading Norwalk-based Xerox Corp.’s graphics communications division. Both Presstek and Xerox had a presence at the Drupa printing convention earlier this month in Germany, where Presstek showcased its new 75DI digital offset press after winning an order from an unidentified packaging printer in North America.
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SPECIAL REPORT Family Businesses
Stress test, family style BY ALEXANDER SOULE
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n mid-May, federal regulators set out new rules under which they would subject the nation’s largest banks to “stress tests” of their assets and liabilities. If there is no stress test quite like that of the small family business, those entities should add a formal process for testing the ability of their partnerships to stand up to court scrutiny when the day arrives that control passes to the next generation, according to Todd Angkatavanich, an attorney with Withers Bergman L.L.P., which has offices in Greenwich, New Haven and New York City. Angkatavanich spelled out 10 “stress tests” family businesses can employ, speaking at the Transitions East conference in April hosted by Stetson University and Family
Business Magazine, with the Westport-based Mitchell’s Family of Stores CEO Jack Mitchell also a featured speaker. The conference arrived even as the National Federation of Independent Business and other groups warn of continued uncertainty over where Congress will peg estate taxes when the current law expires at the end of this year, at which point the federal estate tax is set to revert to a 55 percent rate with a $1 million exemption. “We’re basically talking about a lifetime audit or a lifetime stress test if you will, of your family limited partnership,” Angkatavanich said at the conference in a live interview with Trusts and Estates posted online. “Over the past 10 years … a lot of the recent cases made it clear that you can’t just set up these documents, make them legal and then put them into a drawer.
“The notion with doing a diagnostic stress test is to say, ‘Okay, you have a partnership,’” he said. “It’s been in place for whatever – five years, 10 years, 15 years. The parent is still alive and well – let’s do a checkup from time to time rather than waiting until the parent passes on and scrambling to see whether this thing was administered properly. The name of the game with these vehicles now is for them to pass scrutiny; you have to have these things administered properly, at a minimum.” In 2010, Connecticut lowered the minimum asset base at which taxes kick in for estates, with critics saying the new rules could impact family businesses that are bequeathed to the next generation. With two months to go in the fiscal year, estate tax collections were running a third below their level
“We’re basically talking about a lifetime audit or a lifetime stress test if you will, of your family limited partnership.”
— Todd Angkatavanich, attorney with Withers Bergman L.L.P.
in fiscal 2011 – which could be due to any number of factors, from tax avoidance to the death of one or more exceptionally wealthy people the previous year having an impact on this year’s comparisons. According to Angkatavanich, the Internal Revenue Service has been scrutinizing family partnerships the past few years with an eye on ferreting out whether a parent truly cuts ties with an asset after handing it to their children in their lifetime, or whether they still benefit from that asset and so retain an implicit interest. It is something that only a legal “stress test” can determine. Bona fide gifts or sales that have met any tax obligations are completely legitimate, of course, but some family partnerships may toe the line a little too closely. “You want to see where there are some of the telltale (signs) that the parent has retained an implied use of the asset, whether they’ve continued to take cash flow directly from the asset … whether they continued to use some of the assets without paying rent,” Angkatavanich said.
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• employing family members; • developing a business plan; • managing succession; and • transferring the estate. Each of the transitions needs to be successfully negotiated to achieve a smooth passage to the next stage. What are some of the “best practices” used to move toward success? In relating as adults, communication skills form the foundation for moving forward. Is the family able to discuss the “undiscussables” – those sensitive issues that are frequently avoided? As a family business consultant, my most significant role is often facilitating these discussions. Developing a “family constitution” allows the family to create a statement of shared family values. This becomes a guide for the transitions. Santa’s family found it essential to “trust the intentions and competence” of family members. Family members coming into the business should bring something to the table, ideally having training and work experience obtained outside the family business. Sam Simons, co-president of OEM Controls, joined the family business right after college. Recognizing the need, he later increased his value to the business by completing an MBA. In addressing the business needs, it is important to seek third-party input. Santa cautioned against the family business tendency to “drink their own bathwater.” Using outside advisers also helps to move away from the “Dad always did it this way” dilemma. Simons found experts helped limit “head-banging” among family members. His membership in an executive peer group adds accountability and helps paint a picture of the future. In planning for the transitions of succession and estate planning the communication skills and outside experts remain important. Also, remain aware of the inherent conflicts of family and business. Successful family businesses recognize that they are all fallible human beings seeking the common goal of unity, security and a legacy. Michael Stern is owner of Brookfieldbased Michael Stern Consulting, which consults on business psychology, organizational development, family business and executive coaching. He can be reached at mike.stern@fam-biz.com.
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THE LIST
Listed alphabetically.
Fairfield County Next list: June 4 CFOs
Family-owned Businesses
Family-Owned Businesses
Listed alphabetically. Name Address Telephone (203) unless otherwise noted
Website Year founded
Adrij Roman Antiques 17 Hillandale Road, Brookfield 06804 448-7375
Aurora Products Inc. 400 Long Beach Blvd., Stratford 06615 375-9956
Benedict's Home & Garden 480 Purdy Hill Road, Monroe 06468 268-2537
B & B Moving & Storage L.L.C. 2625 Park Ave., Suite 14E, Bridgeport 06606 335-0528
Carlson & Carlson Inc. 15 Wilmot Lane, Riverside 06878 637-7575
Columbus Park Trattoria 205 Main St., Stamford 06901 967-9191
County Construction Inc. 258 Ely Ave., Norwalk 06854 853-2463
Designs By Lee 129 Interlaken Road, Stamford 06903 322-3877
DiMatteo Insurance 79 Bridgeport Ave., Shelton 06484 924-4811
Enviro Maids L.L.C. 447 Glenbrook Road, Stamford 06907 276-9112
Fairfield County Landscaping Inc. 25 Katrina Circle, Bethel 06801 730-0752
Fairfield County Real Estate Co. 200 Mill Plain Road, Fairfield 06824 259-9999
Fairfield Recycling Service L.L.C. 40 Gould Ave., Fairfield 06825 259-2235
F.D. Rich Co. 222 Summer St., Stamford 06901 359-2900
Ginamarie Entertainment L.L.C. 737 Villa Ave., Fairfield 06824 335-2121
J. Albert Johnson Jewelers 1957 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield 06825 334-4680
Description
aromanantiques.com 1995
Antique sales
auroraproduct.com 1998
Organic food products
benedictsgarden.com 1940
Garden, farm and pet center
bbmovingandstorage.com 1985
Professional movers
carlsonandcarlson.com 1920
Insurance and financial services
columbusparktrattoria.com 1985
Italian restaurant
countyconstructioninc.com 1979
Residential and commercial instruction
designsbylee.com 1958
Landscape design and garden center
dimatteoinsurance.com 1960
Insurance, financial, tax and accounting services
enviromaidsllc.com 2001
Maid service
1991
Landscaping and snow removal services
fcre.com 1952
Full service real estate firm
dumpruns.net 1935
Recycling and trash removal services
fdrich.com 1920
Real estate development, acquisition and management
ginamarieentertainment.com 1991
Party planning and entertainment services
jalbertjohnsonjewelers.com 1915
Jeweler
fairfieldcountylandscapinginc.com
Name Address Telephone • Fax (203) unless otherwise noted
Lacerenza Funeral Home 8 Schuyler Ave., Stamford 06902 324-0158
Mancuso’s Restaurant & Bar 601 Kings Highway East, Fairfield 06825 367-5359
Mills & Mills Insurance Agency Inc. 35 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton 06897 762-8373
Mitchells 359 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich 06830 622-0551
Website Year founded
Description
lacerenzafuneralhome.com 1926
Funeral home and cremation services
mancusos-restaurant.net 1974
Italian restaurant
millsandmillsinsurance.com 1953
Insurance agency
mitchellstores.com 1958
Mo’s Wine & Spirits
mos-wine.com 2003
Alcoholic beverage store
jewelrystamfordct.com 1980
Jeweler
nerjan.com 1967
Provides precision machining services
pelliccis.com 1947
Restaurant serving Italian-American cuisine
pintopool.com 1972
Swimming pool and spa business
santafuel.com 1940
Heating and air conditioning
shapirolawofficesct.com 1975
Law firm
theresesaintclair.com 1977
Stationary store
tometoes.com 1990
Restaurant serving contemporary ItalianAmerican cuisine
triplesclean.com 1963
Carpet and drapery cleaners
vinylumeinc.com 1951
Home improvement
wiltonelectricco.com 1968
Electrical business
953 Post Road, Fairfield 06824 255-7623
Nagi Jewelers 828 High Ridge Road, Stamford 06905 (888) 380-8654
NerJan Development Co. 101 West Ave., Stamford 06902 325-3228
Pellicci’s Restaurant 96 Stillwater Ave., Stamford 06902 323-2542
Pinto Pools Inc. 14 Larkin St., Stamford 06905 595-9445
Santa Fuel 154 Admiral St., Bridgeport 06605 (800) 937-2682
Shapiro Law Offices L.L.C. 1 Stamford Plaza, 263 Tresser Blvd. Ninth floor, Stamford 06901 564-1520
Therese Saint Clair 23 Lewis St., Greenwich 06830 661-2927
Tom-E-Toes 5 River Road, Wilton 06897 834-0733
Triple S Inc. 337 Westport Ave., Norwalk 06851 847-8000
Vinylume Inc. 2041 W. Main St., Stamford 06902 (866) 244-8029
Wilton Electric Co. 26 Danbury Road, Suite A, Wilton 06897 762-9690
Retail clothing store
Questions or comments, call 694-3600, ext. 3005. Note: This list is just a sampling of family-owned businesses in Fairfield County. If your company is not listed and should be, email your information to afrey@westfairinc.com to be included the next time the list appears.
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Small business in brief
Anemic interest in health tax credits Fewer small employers than expected claimed the small employer health insurance tax credit in tax year 2010, according to a new study by the federal Government Accountability Office. While 170,000 small employers claimed the tax credit for a combined $468 million, GAO found, estimates of the eligible pool by government agencies and small business advocacy groups ranged from 1.4 million to 4 million. Most claims were limited to partial rather than full percentage credits – 35 percent for small businesses – because of average wage or employee requirements. One factor limiting the credit’s use was that most of the smallest employers do not offer health insurance, and GAO said the tax credit was not large enough to incentivize employers to begin offering insurance.
Loyalty? Bah!
Retirement savings lacking, study finds About half of Americans are not contributing to any retirement plan, according to a recent survey by LIMRA, a Windsor-based company that offers research on the life insurance and annuities industry. “The findings from this survey were disturbing, given that people will increasingly need to rely on their personal savings to make ends meet in retirement,” Matthew Drinkwater, associate managing director of LIMRA Retirement Research, said in a statement. “It was especially troubling to see that a larger portion of younger Americans – who are less likely to have a defined benefit plan – are not saving for retirement in IRAs or defined contribution plans.” Younger and higher-income consumers are more likely to be considering contributing to an IRA in the next year. But nearly half of all consumers said they are not planning
to contribute to an IRA because they could not afford to do so.
‘Ambush’ election law on hold A federal judge’s decision struck down an “ambush election” rule that would have dramatically changed union election procedures. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a group called the Coalition for a Democratic Workforce had sued the National Labor Relations Board over the law. In response, NLRB said it had “temporarily” suspended implementing the new rules as it reviews the court decision and its options. “The rule would have had a devastating impact on small businesses and never would have been approved had the board followed procedure and not rammed through this pro-labor rulemaking,” Karen Harned, executive director of the Small Business
Legal Center at the National Federation of Independent Business, said in a statement. Opponents of the law said it limited the ability of business owners to speak with workers regarding the impact of choosing a collective-bargaining representative.
Crowdfunding draws sparse interest Just 3 percent of small businesses expect “crowdfunding” to have a measurable impact on how companies raise cash, according to a survey by Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Insights and Pepperdine University. Under the new federal JOBS Act, companies can raise up to $1 million in capital by soliciting a multitude of investors through accredited websites. The Securities and Exchange Commission is not expected to release regulations governing crowdfunding until later this year. – Alexander Soule
The law firm for successful people.
Loyalty toward employers continues to decline and has now reached a seven-year low, according to a new study, with job insecurity and expectations that benefits will be cut contributing factors. About one in three employees hopes to be working for a different company this year, according to MetLife in its 10th Annual Study of Employee Benefits Trends, and the figure increases “precipitously” for those in Gen Y. “This ‘loyalty gap’ signals a troubling misperception that employers should take seriously,” MetLife stated in its report. “An employee who feels more expendable is likely to be less engaged and committed.” Four in 10 employers plan to maintain their current benefits, MetLife found, with another 30 percent shifting some costs to employees and 10 percent more otherwise cutting benefits.
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City Canvas awards go to Bridgeport, Stamford Bridgeport and Stamford recently won City Canvas project grants of $150,000, matched by additional funding, to complete dynamic public art projects in the two cities. City Canvases is a one-time initiative of the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development-Office of the Arts to bring mural-based public art into downtown spaces throughout the state. The initiative is aimed to enhance public spaces through the visual arts and to connect the urban regions of Connecticut with a statewide placemaking initiative. Projects will be created by Connecticut artists for highly visible exterior city spaces. The city of Bridgeport will be hosting a mural projection project that will put short video artwork on downtown buildings throughout the summer. The theme for the projection project will be “change,” whatever that means to the artist in relation to the city. Additionally, a mural will be created and produced with community participation. The city of Stamford will complete an illumination-based mural project as part of the initiative. This project will transform the exterior of the Stamford Transportation Center, bringing an exciting visual statement to the downtown hub visible from Interstate 95. It will launch a larger illumination initiative within the city. This project is the kick-off of a shift in funding by the Office of the Arts that will emphasize the role of arts in making Connecticut’s cities great creative places to live, thereby attracting great creative talent to the state. Keep watching! Ryan Odinak Executive Director 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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Arts & Culture of Fairfield County
LIFE GOES ON Westport Country Playhouse will stage the National Book Award-winning memoir, “The Year of Magical Thinking” by Joan Didion, June 12-30. Directed by Nicholas Martin, the play is based on the author’s actual experience rebuilding her life during the year after her spouse’s death and her capacity to emerge strengthened from even the most shattering of life’s trials.
“With unblinking honesty, Joan Didion faces the truth about existence and loss and the ability to go on,” said Mark Lamos, Playhouse artistic director. “It has the word ‘thinking’ in the title and I feel that’s a directive to the way we are meant to respond to the work. Sharing in its presence, clarity and illumination can prove exhilarating, useful and good.” Maureen Anderman, who will play Didion, appeared at Westport Country Playhouse in “Later Life” and “After-Play.” A Weston resident, she was recently honored for her work in theater with a Westport Arts Award. Director Nicholas Martin previously directed Westport Country Playhouse’s “The Circle,” “A Cheever Evening,” and “The Substance of Fire.” On Broadway, he directed “Present Laughter,” “Butley,” “Match,” “Hedda Gabler,” “The Rehearsal” and “You Never Can Tell.” The performance schedule is Tuesdays at 8 p.m., Wednesdays at 2 and 8 p.m., Thursdays and Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 3 and 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. Subscriptions are available – seasonal 4-Play, Pick 3 Plans and FlexTix – offering up to 40 percent off single tickets. Single-ticket prices, starting at $30, are subject to change based on availability. For more information or tickets, call (888) 9277529 or visit westportplayhouse.org.
TAKE A HIKE The 20th anniversary of the American Hiking Society’s trail awareness program, National Trails Day is June 2. In honor of this year’s event, Weir Farm National Historic Site will host an invasive plant seminar and volunteer invasive plant pull from 9 to 11 a.m. Volunteers will begin the day with a 30-minute seminar presented by Logan Senack, invasive plant coordinator with the University of Connecticut and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The seminar will include a discussion of invasive plant species and information on invasive species of concern in Connecticut. The event will continue with a hands-on invasive plant pull along the Weir Pond trail. Volunteers will assist National Park Service staff in habitat restoration, removing invasive plants such as garlic mustard and Japanese barberry from the woodlands. To register or for more information, call 8341896, ext. 11.
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ELDERCARE
RESOURCE GUIDE
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Health care’s changing face
T
he Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which has been dubbed ObamaCare, will soon be the law of the land, unless the U.S. Supreme Court derails it. While pundits try to predict possible outcomes, hospitals and other health care providers are keeping their eyes on the bottom line and becoming more select in the services they offer. As baby boomers age and are in need of orthopedic surgeries such as knee and hip replacements, hospitals are addressing these needs
by adding specialized surgeries and rehabilitation programs as well as senior consultation services. But, also part of the equation is ensuring quality of care, patient satisfaction and efficiency. And as more hospitals and providers turn paper records into electronic ones, ensuring privacy is also paramount. Under a provision of the Affordable Care Act, doctors, hospitals and others who serve Medicare patients now have the option of forming accountable care organizations (ACOs), which offer a framework for ultimately replacing the fee-for-service system with a pay-for-performance arrangement. By the way, the formation of ACOs was a topic covered on just seven of the 900-plus pages of the Affordable Care Act. What else is in store is hard to say. With that in mind, we offer this resource guide that contains a sampling of hospitals and other health care providers and a number of services they provide.
HOSPITALS Benedictine Hospital
105 Mary’s Ave., Kingston, NY 12401 Phone: (845) 338-2500 • Fax: (845) 334-4781 Website: hahv.org
Blythedale Children’s Hospital
95 Bradhurst Ave., Valhalla, NY 10595 Phone: (914) 592-7555 • Fax: (914) 592-0704 Website: blythedale.org
Bon Secours Community Hospital 160 E. Main St., Port Jervis, NY 12771 Phone: (845) 858-7000 Website: bonsecourscommunityhosp.org
Bridgeport Hospital
267 Grant St., Bridgeport, CT 06610 Phone: (203) 384-3000 • Fax: (203) 384-3943 Website: bridgeporthospital.org
Jonathan R. Fugo, DO Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon Hudson Valley Plastic Surgery is dedicated to bringing a wide range of cosmetic and reconstructive surgical services to the Hudson Valley. Led by Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Jonathan Fugo, the practice provides many procedures including: • Cosmetic surgical procedures of the face, nose, body and breasts including face lifts, rhinoplasty, breast lift, breast augmentation, body contouring and liposuction. • Reconstructive surgery of the face, body, breasts and hands. • Non-surgical facial rejuvenation including Botox, facial and lip fillers as well as skin peels. Hudson Valley Plastic Surgery is part of the St. Luke’s Cornwall Medical Group and is conveniently located at SLCH’s Cornwall campus.
Hudson Valley Plastic Surgery Offering Premier Cosmetic Surgery Services at NEW Cornwall Office.
For more information, or to make an appointment, call (845) 237-7040 or visit www.DrFugo.com
the Burke rehaBilitatioN hospital
785 Mamaroneck Ave. White Plains, NY 10605 Phone: (914) 597-2500 Website: burke.org
Beds: 150 • Doctors: 14 (full time) Specialties: Acute rehabilitation hospital that offers short-term, intensive physical, occupational and speech therapy as well as medical management for those who have experienced a debilitation injury, illness or surgical procedure Services and programs: Inpatient programs include stroke recovery, brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputee, cardio-pulmonary, neurological, orthopedics and joint replacement; outpatient services include physical, occupational and speech therapy at main campus and satellite centers in Purchase, Mamaroneck and the Bronx; community education programs include support groups and on-site fitness center for community members Acceptable insurance/HMOs: Most insurance accepted; coverage for acute inpatient rehabilitation varies by company, plan and diagnosis Nurse-to-patient ratio: Varies by program
21 Laurel Avenue, Suite 240, Cornwall NY, 12518
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Calvary Hospital
1740 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY 10461 Phone: (718) 518-2000 Website: calvaryhospital.org
Danbury Hospital
24 Hospital Ave., Danbury, CT 06810 Phone: (203) 739-7000 • Fax: (203) 830-2093 Website: danburyhospital.org
Help us celebrate our new location by letting loose and raising some cane.
Ellenville Regional Hospital
10 Healthy Way, Ellenville, NY 12428 Phone: (845) 647-6400 • Fax: (845) 647-6450 Website: ellenvilleregional.org
Four Winds Hospital
800 Cross River Road, Katonah, NY 10536 Phone: (914) 763-8151 • Fax: (914) 763-9598 Website: fourwindshospital.com
Good Samaritan Hospital
255 Lafayette Ave., Suffern, NY 10901 Phone: (845) 368-5000 • Fax: (845) 368-5572 Website: goodsamhosp.org
Greenwich Hospital
5 Perryridge Road, Greenwich, CT 06830 Phone: (203) 863-3000 • Fax: (203) 863-3927 Website: greenwichhospital.org
Helen Hayes Hospital
Route 9W, West Haverstraw, NY 10993 Phone: (845) 786-4000 • Fax: (845) 947-3097 Website: helenhayeshospital.org
Hudson Valley Hospital Center
The Center for Healthy Aging is celebrating its new location with a grand opening party. Rest assured you can count on the Center for Healthy Aging to provide resources to our patients and their families to help seniors live full, independent lives.
Keller Army Community Hospital
Join our Geriatrician and Medical Director for the Center for Healthy Aging, Jodi Friedman, MD, our new social worker, Allison Gould, LCSW, and NDH staff members as we offer:
1980 Crompond Road Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567 Phone: (800) 482-HVHC (4842) • Fax: (914) 736-3459 Website: hvhc.org
900 Washington Road, West Point, NY 10996 Phone: (845) 938-3305 Website: kach.amedd.army.mil
Kingston Hospital
396 Broadway, Kingston, NY 12401 Phone: (845) 331-3131 • Fax: (845) 334-4781 Website: hahv.org
Lawrence Hospital Center
55 Palmer Ave., Bronxville, NY 10708 Phone: (914) 787-1000 • Fax: (914) 787-3113 Website: lawrencehealth.org
So put on your party shoes and join us May 31st from 2–6 pm. Refreshments will be served. RSVP to 845-871-4264. It’s going to be one heck of a party you won’t want to miss!
• Medication Q & A with a pharmacist • Balance testing and falls prevention testing with physical therapist • Nutritional counseling with registered dietitian • Stress reduction tips • And much more!
Mount Vernon Hospital
12 N. Seventh Ave., Mount Vernon, NY 10550 Phone: (914) 664-8000 • Fax: (914) 664-2113 Website: ssmc.org
New York-Presbyterian Hospital/ Westchester Division
21 Bloomingdale Road, White Plains, NY 10605 Phone: (914) 694-5700 • Fax: (914) 997-4384 Website: nyppsydiatry.com
Northern Dutchess Hospital | 6511 Springbrook Avenue | Rhinebeck, NY 12572 | (845) 871-4264 | www.health-quest.org
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MAXIMIZE YOUR RECOVERY. Burke is the only hospital in the Westchester/Fairfield area dedicated to rehabilitation medicine. our individually tailored programs offer cutting-edge technology today and hope for tomorrow.
Programs Include:
• Amputee • Brain Injury • Cardiopulmonary • Neurological • Orthopedic • Joint Replacement • Spinal Cord • Stroke Recovery
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6511 Springbrook Ave., Rhinebeck, NY 12572 Phone: (845) 876-3001 • Fax: (845) 876-7195 Website: health-quest.org Email: ndhinfo@health-quest.org
701 N. Broadway, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591 Phone: (914) 366-3000 • Fax: (914) 366-1308 Website: phelpshospital.org Email: msernatinger@pmhc.us
Beds: 68 • Doctors: 300 Affiliations: Health Quest Systems Specialties: Maternity care, orthopedics, rehabilitation, surgical services, emergency Services and programs: Emergency, medical and surgical services offered through the bone and joint center, Neugarten Family Birth Center, emergency department, Women’s View Montgomery Street Health Annex, Dyson Center for Women’s Imaging, breast care center, Zipser Surgical Center, Sosnoff Cardio-Diagnostic Center, nasal and sinus center, arthritis center, NDH sleep center, center for healthy aging, Paul Rosenthal Rehabilitation Center, outpatient rehabilitation center and fitness center, birth center and bone and joint center earned fivestar ratings for the fifth consecutive year from HealthGrades Acceptable insurance/HMOs: Medicare, Medicaid, most major insurance plans and HMOs, call (845) 838-6666 for further information Emergency room: Primary
Beds: 238 • Doctors: 475 Affiliations: Member of Stellaris Health Network, exclusive Westchester satellite for Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Specialties: Orthopedics (joint replacement and spine surgery); physical rehabilitation (inpatient and outpatient), including aqua therapy, gastroenterology, general surgery, laparoscopic surgery, oncology (Memorial Sloan-Kettering at Phelps), obstetrics and gynecology behavioral health Services and programs: Senior consultation service, memory-loss program, diabetes and metabolism center, emergency department (32 private rooms), advanced endoscopy and gastroenterology, Phelps Hospice, hyperbaric medicine center, infusion center, sleep center (adults and children), Donald R. Reed Speech and Hearing Center, institute for voice and swallowing disorders, certified stroke center, thoracic center, vascular institute, wound healing institute Acceptable insurance/HMOs: Most insurance plans Emergency room: Secondary Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1 to 6 (days); 1 to 2 (critical care)
Northern Riverview Health Center 87 S. Route 9W, Haverstraw, NY 10927 Phone: (845) 429-5381 Website: northernservicesgroup.com
Northern Westchester Hospital 400 E. Main St., Mount Kisco, NY 10549 Phone: (914) 666-1200 Website: nwhc.net
Norwalk Hospital
34 Maple St., Norwalk, CT 06856 Phone: (203) 852-2000 Website: norwalkhealth.org
Nyack Hospital
160 N. Midland Ave., Nyack, NY 10960 Phone: (845) 348-2000 • Fax: (845) 348-2160 Website: nyackhospital.org ON
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707 E. Main St., Middletown, NY 10940 4 Harriman Drive, Goshen, NY 10924 Phone: (888) 321-ORMC (6762) Website: ormc.org
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670 Stoneleigh Ave., Carmel, NY 10512 Phone: (845) 279-5711 • Fax: (845) 279-7482 Website: putnamhospital.org Fax: phcinfo@health-quest.org
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Specialties: Orthopedics, oncology, behavioral health Services and programs: Ambulatory surgery, infusion, sleep lab, bariatric surgery, imaging, rehabilitation, wound care, pain management, blood management, robotic surgery Acceptable insurance/HMOs: Most insurances, Medicare, Medicaid Emergency room: Primary Nurse-to-patient ratio: Varies by acuity/type of unit
Rye Hospital Center
754 Boston Post Road, Rye, NY 10580 Phone: (914) 967-4567 • Fax: (914) 967-6735 Website: ryehospitalcenter.org
St. Anthony Community Hospital 15 Maple Ave., Warwick, NY 10990 Phone: (845) 986-2276 Website: stanthonycommunityhosp.org
Saint Francis Hospital and Health Centers
241 North Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Phone: (845) 483-5000 Website: sfhhc.org
St. Vincent’s Medical Center
minimally invasive surgery center, including the daVinci surgical robot, neurology and neurosurgery, infusion treatments, emergency department, new ambulatory surgery center Services and programs: Comprehensive services Acceptable insurance/HMOs: Call for information Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1 to 5
2800 Main St., Bridgeport, CT 06606 Phone: (203) 576-6000 Website: stvincents.org
St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Westport Campus, Behavioral Health Services
47 Long Lots Road, Westport, CT 06880 Phone: (203) 227-1251 or (800) LIFE-NOW (5433669) • Fax: (203) 226-8616 Website: stvincentsbehavioralhealth.org
Silver Hill Hospital
208 Valley Road, New Canaan, CT 06840 Phone: (800) 899-4455 • Fax: (203) 801-3455 Website: silverhillhospital.org
Sound Shore Medical Center
16 Guion Place, New Rochelle, NY 10802 Phone: (914) 632-5000 Website: ssmc.org
Stamford Hospital
30 Shelburne Road, Stamford, CT 06902 Phone: (203) 276-1000 Website: stamfordhospital.org
Vassar Brothers MeDical ceNter health Quest
45 Reade Place, Poughkeepsie 12601 Phone: (845) 454-8500 Website: health-quest.org Email: vbmcinfo@health-quest.org
Westchester Medical Center
100 Woods Road, Valhalla, NY 10595 Phone: (877) WMC-DOCS Website: westchestermedicalcenter.com
White Plains Hospital
41 E. Post Road, White Plains, NY 10601 Phone: (914) 681-0600 Website: wphospital.org
Beds: 365 • Doctors: 800 Affiliations: Health Quest Systems Specialties: Level III neonatal intensive care unit, maternity, cardiothoracic surgery and cardiology, comprehensive cancer center,
St. John’s Riverside Hospital
967 N. Broadway, Yonkers, NY 10701 Phone: (914) 964-4444 • Fax: (914) 964-4523 Website: riversidehealth.org
Saint Joseph’s Medical Center
127 S. Broadway, Yonkers, NY 10701 Phone: (914) 378-7000 • Fax: (914) 378-7130 Website: saintjosephs.org
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st. luke’s corNwall hospital
70 Dubois St., Newburgh, NY 12550 19 Laurel Ave., Cornwall, NY 12518 Phone: (845) 561-4400 • (845) 534-7711 Website: stlukescornwallhospital.org
Beds: 367 • 300 Affiliations: A clinical affiliate of the Mount Sinai Hospital Specialties, services and programs: Cardiac care, cancer program, orthopedics, physical and occupational rehabilitation, wound healing and hyperbaric medicine, communication and swallowing disorder, pain management, outpatient laboratories and imaging services Acceptable insurance/HMOs: Most insurance plans
St. Vincent’s Hospital Westchester
TWO LEFT FEET Mary loved to dance, but her hips could no longer carry a tune. So she paid a visit to Phelps Memorial Hospital Center and had her hips replaced by the Northeast’s most experienced surgeon in the revolutionary Anterior Approach — recognized by experts as the most advanced procedure for hip replacement. Thanks to this minimally invasive procedure — and Phelps’ legendary post-op care — just two weeks after her double hip replacement she was back on her two left feet. A warning to dance floors everywhere. Find out why people are traveling to Phelps for orthopedic surgery. www.phelpshospital.org/ortho or call 1 888 888-2311
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275 North St., Harrison, NY528 Phone: (914) 967-6500 • Fax: (914) 925-5163 Website: svcmc.org/westchester
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HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCIES A & T Healthcare L.L.C.
344 E. Main St., Suite 102, Mount Kisco, NY 10549 Phone: (914) 244-0544 • Fax: (914) 709-0926 Website: at-healthcare.com
Always There
918 Ulster Ave., Kingston, NY 12401 Phone: (845) 339-6683 Fax: (845) 339-7319 Website: alwaystherehomecare.org
AZOR Licensed Home Care Agency (Part of the United Hebrew Geriatric Center Family of Services) 8 E. Prospect Ave., Mount Vernon, NY 10550 Phone: (914) 665-8701 • Fax: (914) 665-8703 Website: uhgc.org
Barksdale Home Care Services
Bethel Visiting Nurse Association Inc.
Calvary at Home - Home Care and Home Hospice
Bon Secours New York Health System
Cancer Support Team
70 Stony Hill Road, Bethel, CT 06801 Phone: (203) 792-0864 • Fax: (203) 730-8053 Website: bethelvna.org
Schervier Home Health Care 2975 Independence Ave., Bronx, NY 10463 Phone: (718) 884-5612 • Fax: (718) 884-5624 Website: scherviercares.org
Cabrini Care at Home
115 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522 Phone: (914) 693-6800, ext. 550 Fax: (914) 693-0188 Website: cabrini-eldercare.org
327 Fifth Ave., Pelham, NY 10803 Phone: (914) 738-5600 • Fax: (914) 738-0658 Website: barksdaleathome.com
Westchester’s 65+ Age Group is Rapidly Growing. So is the Instance of Chronic Disease. VNS in Westchester & Putnam Can Help. • Hands-on care/management of patients with cardio-vascular diseases, diabetes, mental health, and other chronic conditions • Development of long-term patient care plans with physicians, families, and caregivers • Patient education programs, including medication management, nutrition plans, and symptom recognition • TeleHealth monitoring of patients’ vital signs
1740 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY 10461 Phone: (718) 518-2300 • Fax: (718) 518-2674 Website: calvaryhospital.org 875 Mamaroneck Ave. Mamaroneck, NY 10543 Phone: (914) 777-2777 • Fax: (914) 777-2780 Website: cancersupportteam.org
Care Alternatives of Mid-Hudson
15 Railroad Ave., Kingston, NY 12401 Phone: (845) 338-4600 • Fax: (845) 338-4601
Comprehensive Care Management 335 Old Tarrytown Road White Plains, NY 10603 Phone: (914) 289-0400 • Fax: (914) 993-7880 Website: centerlight.org
Staff: RNs, LPNs, physical, occupational and speech therapists, home health aides and other licensed paraprofessionals Services: MedPartner, medication compliance, telemonitoring system, case and care management, MCH, community advocacy Service providers: More than 13 Acceptable insurance/HMOs: Medicaid, private pay, third party, long-term care, Visa and MasterCard Areas served: Westchester County and the Bronx Accreditation: JCAHO, NYSDOH Year founded: 1993 Contact: Carol Greenberg, president
SiNce 1901
Visiting Nurse Services in Westchester & Putnam Westchester Care at Home
Medicare, Medicaid, and most patient insurance plans accepted.
1.888.FOR.VNSW x621 www.vns.org 360 Mamaroneck Avenue White Plains, NY 10605 Founded in 1901
coNcept:care® iNc.
50 Main St., Suite 976 White Plains, NY 10606 Phone: (914) 682-7990 • Fax: (914) 682-8410 Website: conceptcareny.com Email: conceptcareny@aol.com
Cricket Care Inc.
144 S. Highland Ave., Ossining, NY 10562 Phone: (914) 941-7775 • Fax: (914) 941-3493 Website: crickettcare.info
DoMiNicaN sisters faMily health serVice
299 N. Highland Ave., Ossining, NY 10562 Phone: (914) 941-1654 • Fax: (914) 941-0518 Website: dsfhs.org Email: lshaw@dsfhs.org
Staff: RNs, LPNs, physical, care transitions program, cardiac and diabetes management, occupational and speech therapists, medical social workers, home health aides, companions, homemakers Services: Case management, pastoral counseling, maternal and child health, wound care, pain management, service to patients with HIV/AIDS, screening for nursing home placement (PRI), pediatric long-term program
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in Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Westchester County. Service providers: More than 300 Acceptable insurance/HMOs: Medicare, Medicaid, managed care and other third-party insurance Areas served: Westchester, Bronx and Suffolk counties Accreditation: JCAHO Year founded: 1879 Contact: Mary Zagajeski RN, MSN, president and CEO
Elant at Fishkill Home Health Services
22 Robert R. Kasin Way, Beacon, NY 12508 Phone: (800) 501-3936 • Fax: (877) 819-2249 Website: elant.org
Elant at Goshen Home Health Services
46 Harriman Drive, Goshen, NY 10924 Phone: (800) 501-3936 • Fax: (877) 819-2249 Website: elant.org
Elant Choice
31 Cerone Place Newburgh, NY 12550 Phone: (800) 501-3936 • Fax: (877) 819-2249 Website: elant.org
Elder Care Homecare Inc.
106 Corporate Park Drive, Suite 405, White Plains, NY 10604 Phone: (914) 220-0336 • Fax: (203) 220-0333 Website: eldercarehomecare.com
Family & Children’s Agency
9 Mott Ave., Norwalk, CT 06850 Phone: (203) 855-8765 • Fax: (203) 838-3325 Website: familyandchildrensagency.org
Family Home Health Care Inc.
65 S. Broadway, Tarrytown, NY 10591 Phone: (914) 631-7200 • Fax: (914) 631-2382 Website: dsfhs.org
Family Service Society of Yonkers 30 S. Broadway, Fifth floor Yonkers, NY 10703 Phone: (914) 963-5118 • Fax: (914) 963-4313 Website: fssy.org
Family Services of Westchester Inc. 1 Gateway Plaza, Port Chester, NY 10573 Phone: (914) 937-2320 • Fax: (914) 937-4902 Website: fsw.org
Home Health Services of Westchester Jewish Community Services 845 N. Broadway, White Plains, NY 10603 Phone: (914) 761-0600, ext. 339 Fax: (914) 949-7488 Website: wjcs.com
Home Instead Senior Care
99 Main St., Suite 221 Nyack, NY 10960 Phone: (845) 353-6000 • Fax: (845) 353-6008 Website: homeinstead.com
Home Instead Senior Care
77 Tarrytown Road, White Plains, NY 10607 Phone: (914) 997-0400 • Fax: (914) 997-0448 Website: homeinstead.com/557
hospice & palliatiVe care of westchester
311 North St., Suite 204 White Plains, NY 10601 Phone: (914) 682-1484 • Fax: (914) 559-3092 Website: hospiceofwestchester.com Hospice gray/doctor ad
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Staff: Medical director, RNs, LPNs, medical social services, volunteers, home health aides, spiritual care, physical therapists Services: Hospice care, bereavement services, support groups, complementary care, volunteers Acceptable insurance/HMOs: Medicare, Medicaid, most private insurance plans Areas served: Westchester County Accreditation: CHAP Year founded: 1992 Contact: Mary K. Spengler, executive director
Hospice Care in Westchester and Putnam
540 White Plains Road, Suite 300 Tarrytown, NY 10591 Phone: (914) 666-4228 • Fax: (914) 666-0378 Website: vnahv.org
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Hudson Valley Home Care
1 Pine St. Spur, Lower level Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Phone: (845) 471-4243 • Fax: (845) 471-0642 Website: health-quest.org
Interim Healthcare
19 Court St., Suite 206 White Plains, NY 10601 Phone: (914) 946-2810 • Fax: (914) 946-2031 Website: interimhealthcare.com/whiteplainsnewyork
Isabella Home Care (part of Isabella Geriatric Center)
515 Audubon Ave., New York, NY 10034 Phone: (212) 342-9500 • Fax: (212) 342-9876 Website: isabella.org
Jansen Hospice and Palliative Care 69 Main St., Tuckahoe, NY 10707 Phone: (914) 961-2818, ext. 374 Fax: (914) 787-3020 Website: jansenhospice.org
Hospice & Palliative Care of Westchester is a great support for both me and my patients.
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hen I decide to refer my patients to hospice, I rely on Hospice & Palliative Care of Westchester. Their staff of nurses, social workers, spiritual counselors, trained volunteers and home health aides works with me to provide the quality services that my patients are accustomed to – all in the comfort of their own homes. Best of all, I continue to be involved with my patients and their care.
Hospice & Palliative Care of Westchester
YO U R L I F E , YO U R D E C I S I O N, O U R H E L P. 311 North Street • Suite 204 • White Plains, NY 10605 Phone: 914-682-1484 Website: hospiceofwestchester.com
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The Jewish Home for the Elderly
175 Jefferson St., Fairfield, CT 06825 Phone: (203) 365-6400 • Fax: (203) 374-8082 Website: jhe.org
Joan Garbow and Associates
64 Mimosa Court, Ridgefield, CT 06877 Phone: (203) 894-1155 Website: joangarbow.com
Lawrence Home Care of Westchester
69 Main St., Tuckahoe, NY 10707 Phone: (914) 961-2818, ext. 332 Fax: (914) 787-3020 Website: lawrencehomecare.org
Licensed Home Care Services Agency
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Wartburg Place, Mount Vernon, NY 10552 Tel: (914) 513-5656 • Fax: (914) 513-5622 Website: thewartburg.org
LifelineConnecticut at FCA
137 East Ave., Norwalk, CT 06851 Phone: (203) 853-3116 • Fax: (203) 853-3557 Website: familyandchildrensagency.org
Morningside House Adult Day Health Care Program
50 Broadway, Hawthorne, NY 10532 Phone: (914) 769-0953 • Fax: (914) 769-2717 Website: aginginamerica.org
Licensed by NYS Dept. of Health • JCAHO accreditation
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Northern Home Care
2000 Fountain View Drive, Monsey, NY 10952 Phone: (845) 426-6700 • Fax: (800) 488-6500 Website: northernservicesgroup.com
Nursing & Home Care Mid-Fairfield Hospice
P.O. Box 489, Wilton, CT 06897 Phone: (800) 898-HOME (4663) Fax: (203) 761-8889 Website: visitingnurse.net
phelps hospice
701 N. Broadway, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591 Phone: (914) 366-3325 • Fax: (914) 366-1308 Website: phelpshospital.org Email: worton@pmhc.us
Staff: RNs, physical, occupational and speech therapists, medical social workers, home health aides, companions; homemakers Services: Complementary therapies, including massage, music and art therapy and Reiki Acceptable insurance/HMOs: Medicare, Medicaid, Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield and most insurance plans Areas served: Westchester County Year founded: 1983 Contact: Wanda Orton, director
Regional Hospice & Home Care of Western Connecticut
405 Main St., Danbury, CT 06810 Phone: (203) 702-7400 • Fax: (203) 702-7401 Website: regionalhospicect.org
Ridgefield VNA
90 E. Ridge Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877 Phone: (203) 438-5555 • Fax: (203) 431-6583 Website: ridgefieldvna.org
St. Cabrini Long Term Home Health Care Program
Orange County Department of Health
115 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10502 Phone: (914) 693-6800, ext. 550 Fax: (914) 693-0188 Website: cabrini-eldercare.org
Osborn Home Care
Saint Joseph’s Medical Center Long Term Home Health Care Program
101 Theall Road, Rye, NY 10580 Phone: (914) 925-8221 • Fax: (914) 925-8295 Website: osbornhomecare.org
81 S. Broadway, Yonkers, NY 10701 Phone: (914) 375-3300 • Fax: (914) 375-3342 Website: sjmchomecareservices.org
Personal Touch Home Care Inc.
SeniorBridge
124 Main St., Goshen, NY 10924 Phone: (845) 291-2330 • Fax: (845) 291-2380 Website: orangecountygov.com
7-11 S. Broadway, Suite 300 White Plains, NY 10601 Phone: (914) 949-4040 • Fax: (914) 949-8726 Website: pthomecare.com
445 Hamilton Ave., Suite 603 White Plains, NY 10601 Phone: (914) 437-8221 • Fax: (914) 437-8225 Website: seniorbridge.com
Stratford Visiting Nurse Association Inc.
88 Ryders Lane, Stratford, CT 06614 Phone: (203) 375-5871 • Fax: (203) 378-8193 Website: stratfordvna.org
Family Home Health Care, a licensed, affiliate agency, specializing in private duty home care services (914) 631-7200 • Fax: 914-631-2382
(914) 631-7200 • Fax: 914-631-2382
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Sunshine Homecare Services Corp.
Attor neys at Law
41 Etna Place, Nanuet, NY 10954 Phone: (845) 613-7838 • Fax: (845) 613-7839 Website: sunshinecares.com
DECADES OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO SENIORS, THE DISABLED AND THEIR FAMILIES
United Hebrew
391 Pelham Road, New Rochelle, NY 10805 Phone: (914) 632-2870 Website: uhgc.org
• Elder Law • Medicaid (Nursing Home/Home Care) • Guardianships (Contested/Non-Contested) • Asset Preservation • Wills, Trusts & Estates • Estate and Trusts Litigation • Medical Malpractice
Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Fairfield County
P.O. Box 489, Wilton, CT 06897 Phone: (800) 898-4763 • Fax: (203) 761-8889 Website: visitingnurse.net
Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care of Southwestern CT
Contact Anthony J. Enea, Esq. 914.948.1500 • westchesterseniors.com
1266 E. Main St., Stamford, CT 06902 Phone: (203) 276-3000 Website: vnhcsw.org
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540 White Plains Road, Suite 300 Tarrytown, NY 10591 Phone: (914) 666-7616 • Fax: (914) 666-0145 Website: vnahv.org Email: vna@vnahv.org
Staff: RNs, LPNs, physical, occupational and speech therapists, medical social workers, home health aides Services: Telehealth monitoring, maternal child health, mental health care, medical equipment Acceptable insurance/HMOs: Medicare, Medicaid, Blue Cross, workers’ compensation, private pay Areas served: Westchester County Accreditation: JCAHO, HomeCare Elite Year founded: 1898 Contact: Louise Newcombe, vice president
Westchester residents have put their trust in us to provide the very best home care services, now, Putnam residents can too. Providing hospice and licensed homecare services in Putnam for over 20 years, the VNA of Hudson Valley now provides certified homecare services offering the most comprehensive continuum of homecare programs available to residents of both counties. From skilled nursing to physical therapy and rehab, eldercare, hospice and everything in-between, our nurses, certified home health aides and therapists are ready to help you manage your condition or illness, right in the comfort of your own home.
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VisitiNg Nurse serVices iN westchester & putNaM
360 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains, NY 10605 Phone: (914) 682-1480 • Fax: (914) 682-1477 Website: vns.org Email: info@vns.org
Staff: RNs, physical, occupational and speech therapists, medical social workers, home health aides Services: Medical-surgical care, cardiac disease and diabetes management, TeleHealth, pain management and palliative care, in-home mental health care, advanced wound and ostomy care, orthopedic and dysphasia (swallowing disorders) rehabilitation services, maternal-child health and pediatric care, lymphedema care, tobacco cessation, community education program Service providers: More than 300 professional and paraprofessional staff Areas served: Westchester and Putnam counties Acceptable insurance/HMOs: Medicare, Medicaid, and most patient insurance plans, including Blue Cross, private insurance plans, managed care and workers’ compensation Accreditation: Accredited by the National League of Nursing’s Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP) Year founded: 1901 Contact: Joyce Infante
Visiting Nurse Services in Putnam 979 Route 22, Brewster, NY 10509 Phone: (845) 278-2550 • Fax: (845) 279-4370 Website: vns.org
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Long Term Home Health Care Program Wartburg Place, Mount Vernon, NY 10552 Tel: (914) 699-1222 • Fax: (914) 513-5622 Website: thewartburg.org
765 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport, CT 06604 Phone: (203) 366-3821 • Fax: (203) 334-0543 Website: vnsct.org
VNA Home Health Services
540 White Plains Road, Suite 300 Tarrytown, NY 10591 Phone: (914) 666-7079 • Fax: (914) 666-5650 Website: vnahv.org
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3 Farm Road, New Canaan, CT 06840 Phone: (203) 594-5249 • Fax: (203) 594-5309 Website: waveny.org Email: csmith@waveny.org
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Wellness Home Care Ltd.
Waveny Care Network now proudly offers a full spectrum of high-quality licensed and certified
252 Main St., Third floor, Goshen, NY 10924 Phone: (845) 294-8364 • Fax: (845) 294-8966 Website: wellnesshomecare.com
Services and treatments can be provided within the client’s home, their family’s home or in an assisted living setting, based on a comprehensive assessment and physician orders:
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360 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains, NY 10605 Phone: (914) 997-7912 • Fax: (914) 997-0024 Website: vns.org
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700 Corporate Blvd., Newburgh, NY 12550 Phone: (845) 561-3655 • Fax: (845) 561-0252 Website: willcare.com
We accept Medicare, private-pay and long-term care insurance clients throughout the greater Fairfield County area. For more information about Waveny Home Healthcare services, please contact Carol Smith, RN, Home Healthcare Clinical Supervisor, at (203) 594-5249 or CSmith@waveny.org. In compliance with all Civil Rights Laws and Regulations, it is the policy of Waveny Home Healthcare to provide services to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, handicap/disability, blindness, sex, sexual preference, marital status or sponsor.
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INDEPENDENT AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES Assisted Living at Northern Riverview
89 S. Route 9W, Haverstraw, NY 10927 Phone: (845) 429-4300 • Fax: (845) 429-6267 Website: northernservicesgroup.org
Assisted Living at The Osborn
Atria Stratford
Drum Hill Senior Living Community
Bethel Springvale Inn
Edgehill
6911 Main St., Stratford, CT 06614 Phone: (203) 380-0006 • Fax: (203) 380-0007 Website: atriastratford.com
101 Theall Road, Rye, NY 10580 Phone: (914) 925-8200 • Fax: (914) 925-8674 Website: theosborn.org
62 Springvale Road Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520 Phone: (914) 739-4404 • Fax: (914) 739-1941 Website: bethelwell.com
Atria Briarcliff Manor
Brighton Gardens
59 Roxbury Road, Stamford, CT 06902 Phone: (203) 322-2100 Website: sunriseseniorliving.com
Atria Darien
537 Riverdale Ave., Yonkers, NY 10705 Phone: (914) 709-1234 • Fax: (914) 378-9062 Website: viliving.com
50 Ledge Road, Darien, CT 06820 Phone: (203) 662-1090 • Fax: (203) 655-2892 Website: atriadarien.com
Atria on the Hudson
321 N. Highland Ave., Ossining, NY 10562 Phone: (914) 762-1980 • Fax: (914) 762-3501 Website: atriaonthehudson.com
Atria Rye Brook
1200 King St., Rye Brook, NY 10573 Phone: (914) 939-2900 • Fax: (914) 939-7951 Website: atriaryebrook.com
The Club at Briarcliff Manor 25 Scarborough Road Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510 Phone: (914) 923-4050 Fax: (914) 923-4054 Website: theclubbcm.com
122 Palmers Hill Road, Stamford, CT 06902 Phone: (203) 323-2323 • Fax: (203) 323-6437 Website: edgehillcommunity.com
The Esplanade at Chestnut Ridge
the couNtry house
1025 Pleasantville Road Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510 Phone: (914) 923-4400 • Fax: (914) 944-3055 Website: atriasbriarcliffmanor.com
Classic Residence
90 Ringgold St., Peekskill, NY 10566 Phone: (914) 788-8860 • Fax: (914) 788-8749 Website: drumhillseniorliving.com
2000 Baldwin Road Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 Phone: (914) 962-3625 • Fax: (914) 962-4180 Website: countryhouseretirement.com Email: alary@countryhouseretirement.com
Units: 88 Monthly rent: Studio $140, one bedroom $200 to $225 Amenities: Access to nearby community Services: Wellness staff, recreation program, transportation van, hospice, religious services, hairdresser/barber Daily meals: Three plus two snacks Financial information: Long-term care insurance accepted, private pay, refund policy, down payment and long-term contract not required Licensed as: Assisted living facility Contact: Anita Lary
168 Red Schoolhouse Road Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977 Phone: (845) 620-0606 • Fax: (845) 620-9056 Website: esplanadechestnutridge.com
The Esplanade at Palisades
640 Oak Tree Road, Palisades, NY 10964 Phone: (845) 359-7870 • Fax: (845) 359-9266 Website: esplanadeatpalisades.com
The Esplanade Senior Residences 95 S. Broadway, White Plains, NY 10601 Phone: (914) 761-8100, ext. 7151 Fax: (914) 761-5208 Website: esplanadesenior.com
Fountainview at College Road and “The Springs”
2000 Fountainview Drive, Monsey, NY 10952 Phone: (800) 488-6500 • (845) 426-6757 Website: northernservicesgroup.com
A Distinctive Assisted Living Residence Serving seniors forsince over 35 years Serving seniors 1976 A Distinctive Assisted Living Residence
Serving seniors for over 35 years Private Suites ~ Fine Dining ~ Daily Housekeeping Private Suites ~ Fine Dining ~ Daily Housekeeping 24 hour On-Site Health Office ~ Medication Management 24 hour On-Site Health Office ~ Medication Management Qualifi ed to Term Care Insurance Qualifi ed Accept to Accept Long Long Term Care Insurance of NY Licensed ~ ~ Short StayStay Available State State of NY Licensed ShortTerm Term Available
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2000 Baldwin Road • Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
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Amenities: Kitchens, access to nearby community, pets allowed Daily meals: Three Financial information: Long-term care insurance accepted, private pay, refund policy, down payment and long-term contract not required Licensed as: Assisted-living services agency Contact: Barbara L. Newland
The Greens at Greenwich
the greeNs at caNNoNDale
435 Danbury Road, Wilton, CT 06897 Phone: (203) 761-1191 • Fax: (203) 761-1193 Website: thegreensatcannondale.com Email: bnewland@transconbuilders.com
1155 King St., Greenwich, CT 06831 Phone: (203) 531-5500 • Fax: (203) 531-1224 Website: thegreensatgreenwich.com
Isabella House (part of Isabella Geriatric Center)
Kendal on Hudson – Assisted Living
1010 Kendal Way, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591 Phone: (914) 922-1060 Website: kohud.kendal.org
Kendal on Hudson – Independent Living
1010 Kendal Way, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591 Phone: (914) 922-1000 Website: kohud.kendal.org
The Kensington, An Assisted Living Residence
100 Maple Ave., White Plains, NY 10601 Phone: (914) 390-0080 • Fax: (914) 390-0277 Website: thekensingtonal.com
515 Audubon Ave., New York, NY 10040
Lockwood Lodge at Masonicare at Newtown
139 Toddy Hill Road, P.O. Box 5505 Newtown, CT 06470 Phone: (203) 426-5847 • Fax: (203) 364-3299 Website: masonicare.org
Lohman Village at the Wartburg Adult Care Community 1 Wartburg Place, Mount Vernon, NY 10552 Phone: (914) 513-5444 Website: thewartburg.org
The Manor at Woodside
168 Academy St., Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Phone: (845) 473-1943 • Fax: (845) 486-9033 Website: manoratwoodside.com
Meadow Ridge A Continuing Care Retirement Community
05-14-2012 7.375 x 7.125 Pent Ad#1C Phone: (212) 342-9343 Units: 107 • Residents: 139 Website: isabella.org Monthly rent: Studio $6,550, one bedroom $7,950, two bedroom $8,950
The Senior Lifestyle You Deserve. Penthouse Living at The Greens at Cannondale.
The Area’s Premier Independent /Assisted Living Community in Wilton, CT.
100 Redding Road, Redding, CT 06896 Phone: (203) 544-7777, (877) 544-8100 Fax: (203) 544-1200 Website: meadowridge.com
Meadowview at the Wartburg Adultcare Community
2 Wartburg Place, Mount Vernon, NY 10552 Phone: (914) 513-5444 Website: thewartburg.org
Moran’s Rest Home Inc.
1741 State Route 32, Modena, NY 12548 Phone: (845) 883-7115 • Fax: (845) 883-5304
It is time to treat yourself to Luxurious Living with an abundance of amenities including Daily Housekeeping, Meals, Personal Care, Transportation and the Choice to be involved in many Organized or Personal Activities. Plus the entire staff at our family owned and operated community is here to encourage and be of assistance.
Mount Alverno Adult Home and Assisted Living Center
20 Grand St., Warwick, NY 10990 Phone: (845) 986-2267 • (845) 986-3604 Website: mountalverno.org
Mountain Valley Manor Adult Home 397 Wilbur Ave., Kingston, NY 12401 Phone: (845) 331-1254 • Fax: (845) 331-1255 Website: mountainvalleymanor.com
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transportation van, Alzheimer’s care, religious services hairdresser/barber Daily meals: Three plus snacks Financial information: Long-term care insurance accepted, private pay, refund policy, down payment and long-term contract not required Contact: Patti Horvath
Spring Meadows Trumbull
New caNaaN iNN the seaBury aN affiliate of at fielDhoMe 2276 Catherine St. waVeNy care ceNter Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567
73 Oenoke Ridge, New Canaan, CT 06840 Phone: (203) 594-5450 • Fax: (203) 594-5460 Website: waveny.org Email: acallahan@waveny.org
Units: 41 Monthly rent: Call for information Amenities: Access to nearby community Services: Wellness staff, recreation program, transportation van, hospice, religious services Daily meals: Three Financial information: Long-term care insurance not accepted, private pay, down payment required (security deposit of onemonth rent), long-term contract not required Licensed as: Independent living Contact: Kristin Sinatra, director of marketing
Phone: (914) 737-2255 • Fax: (914) 737-8822 Website: fieldhome.com Email: phorvath@fieldhome.com
Units: 80 • Residents: 85 Services: Wellness staff, recreation program,
6949 Main St., Trumbull, CT 06611 Phone: (203) 261-0006 • Fax: (203) 452-0549 Website: springmeadowstrumbull.com
Spring Valley Rest Home
184 S. Pascack Road, Nanuet, NY 10954 Phone: (845) 623-5040 • Fax: (845) 623-5004
Sterling Park at the Osborn Independent Living 101 Theall Road, Rye, NY 10580
Phone: (914) 925-8000 • Fax: (914) 921-2398 Website: theosborn.org
Sunrise of Stamford
251 Turn of River Road, Stamford, CT 06902 Phone: (203) 968-8383 Website: sunriseseniorliving.com
Tappan Zee Manor
51 Mountainview Ave., Nyack, NY 10960 Phone: (845) 353-6100 • Fax: (845) 353-1660 Websote: tzmanor.com
Tower One/Tower East
18 Tower Lane, New Haven, CT 06519 Phone: (203) 772-1816 • Fax: (203) 785-8280 Website: towerone.org
Valley Vista Adult Home and Assisted Living Program
141 North Road, Highland, NY 12528 Phone: (845) 691-7400 • Fax: (845) 691-3787 Website: pekpo.com/valleyvistahome
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Northern Metropolitan, including Northern Metropolitan Adult Daycare 225 Maple Ave., Monsey, NY 10952 Phone: (845) 352-9000 Website: northernservicesgroup.com
Northern Riverview Assisted Living 89 S. Route 9W, Haverstraw, NY 10927 Phone: (845) 429-4300 Website: northernservicesgroup.com
The Plaza at Clover Lake 838 Fair St., Carmel, NY 10512 Phone: (845) 878-4111 Website: cloverlakeliving.com
Promenade at Blue Hill
582 Veterans Memorial Drive Pearl River, NY 10965 Phone: (845) 735-6846 • Fax: (845) 735-6855 Website: promenadesenior.com
Ridgefield Crossings
640 Danbury Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877 Phone: (203) 403-4383 • Fax: (203) 431-7993 Website: benchmarkseniorliving.com
St. Josephs Adult Care Home Inc.
P.O. Box 8, 125 Sisters Servants Lane, Sloatsburg, NY 10974 Phone: (845) 753-2555 • Fax: (845) 753-6910 Website: ssmi-ws.org
Award-winning “Main Street”
The most advanced therapeutic care available for memory enhancement. • Assisted living dedicated to caring for people with Alzheimer’s and other forms of memory loss • Licensed nurse and certified, specifically-trained staff on site 24 hours a day • Priority on-site access to Waveny Care Network’s comprehensive continuum of programs and services •
We welcome short-term guests for respite stays as brief as four days or longer!
3 Farm Road • New Canaan, CT 06840 Village halfpg.indd 1
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When my mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, we both felt helpless.
Village at Brookfield Common
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the Village at waVeNy care ceNter
3 Farm Road, New Canaan, CT 06840 Phone: (203) 594-5200 • Fax: (203) 594-5327 Website: waveny.org Email: ksinatra@waveny.org
Units: 53 Monthly rent: Call for information Services: Wellness staff, recreation program, transportation van, Alzheimer’s care, hospice, religious services, hairdresser/barber Daily meals: Three Financial information: Long-term care insurance accepted, private pay, down payment required (security one-month rent), long-term contract not required Aide-to-resident ratio: 1 to 6 Licensed as: Assisted living Contact: Kristin Sinatra, director of marketing
Westchester Center for Independent & Assisted Living
78 Stratton Street South, Yonkers, NY 10701 Phone: (914) 787-7400 • Fax: (914) 787-7080 Website: thewcenter.com
55 Grasslands Road, Valhalla, NY 10595 Phone: (914) 989-7800 • Fax: (914) 989-7818 Website: westchestermeadows.org Email: jmurphy@hhhinc.org
Units: 120 • Residents: 120 Monthly fees: From $4,200 • Entrance fees: From $357,000 Amenities: Kitchens, access to nearby community, pets allowed Services: Wellness staff, recreation program, transportation van, hospice, religious services, hairdresser/barber Daily meals: One Financial information: Long-term care insurance accepted, private pay, refund policy, down payment required, long-term contract required Contact: Janice Murphy
Willow Towers Assisted Living
355 Pelham Road, New Rochelle, NY 10805 Phone: (914) 636-6565, ext. 101 Fax: (914) 632-1890 Website: willowtowers.com
Woodland Pond at New Paltz
100 Woodland Pond Circle, New Paltz, NY 12561 Phone: (845) 883-9800 • Fax: (845) 883-9611 Website: wpatnp.org
Our flexible office hours accommodate the needs of working family members. In-home, hospital and nursing home appointments are available.
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NURSING HOMES Astoria Park
725 Park Ave., Bridgeport, CT 06604 Phone: (203) 366-3653 • Fax: (203) 333-6974 Website: astoriapark.com
Bayberry Care Center
40 Keogh Lane, New Rochelle, NY 10805 Phone: (914) 636-6200 • Fax: (914) 636-5125 Website: bayberrycarecenter.com
Bethel Health & Rehabilitation Center & The Cascades Assisted Living
13 Parklawn Drive, Bethel, CT 06801 Phone: (203) 830-4180 • Fax: (203) 830-4185 Website: bethelhealthcare.com
Bethel Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
67 Springvale Road Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520 Phone: (914) 739-6700 • Fax: (914) 788-4115 Website: bethelwell.com
Cabrini of Westchester
115 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522 Phone: (914) 693-6800 • Fax: (914) 693-1731 Website: cabrini-eldercare.org
Cambridge Manor
2428 Easton Turnpike, Fairfield, CT 06825 Phone: (203) 372-0313 • Fax: (203) 365-8414 Website: cambridgem.com
Cortlandt Healthcare L.L.C.
110 Oregon Road, Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567 Phone: (914) 739-9150 • Fax: (914) 739-3040 Website: cortlandthealthcare.com
Danbury Health Care Center
107 Osborne St., Danbury, CT 06810 Phone: (203) 792-8102 • Fax: (203) 791-1441 Website: healthbridge.refexions.net/danbury
Elant at Brandywine
620 Sleepy Hollow Road Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510 Phone: (800) 501-3936 • Fax: (877) 819-2249 Website: elant.org
Elant at Fishkill
22 Robert Kasin Way, Beacon, NY12508 Phone: (800) 501-3936 • Fax: (877) 817-2249 Website: elant.org
Elant at Goshen
46 Harriman Drive, Goshen, NY 10924 Phone: (800) 501-3936 • Fax: (877) 819-2249 Website: elant.org
Elant at Newburgh
172 Meadow Hill Road, Newburgh, NY 12553 Phone: (800) 501-3936 • Fax: (877) 819-2249 Website: elant.org
Elant at Wappingers
37 S. Meiser Ave., Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 Phone: (800) 501-3936 • Fax: (877) 819-2249 Website: elant.org
fielDhoMe rehaBilitatioN aND skilleD NursiNg
2300 Catherine St. Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567 Phone: (914) 739-2244 • Fax: (914) 739-9273 Website: fieldhome.com
Hospital affiliations: Referral relationships with all hospitals in tri-state area
Services: Alzheimer’s care, hospice, 24hour physician coverage, religious services, transportation van, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, sub-acute care, hairdresser/barber, activities, personcentered care philosophy, respite and hospice Daily rate: Call for information Acceptable insurance/HMOs: Most insurance plans Admissions director: Kim Calabrese RN
Greenwich Woods Rehabilitation and Health Care Center
Filosa for Nursing and Rehabilitation
The Hebrew Home at Riverdale
Glen Island Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation
Hebrew Hospital Home Continuum of Care
13 Hakim St., Danbury, CT 06810 Phone: (203) 794-9466 • Fax: (203) 791-2613 Website: filosa.com
490 Pelham Road, New Rochelle, NY 10805 Phone: (914) 636-2800 • Fax: (914) 636-2895 Website: gicnr.com
1165 King St., Greenwich, CT 06831 Phone: (203) 531-1335 • Fax: (203) 531-9334 Website: greenwichwoods.com
Hancock Hall
31 Staples St., Danbury, CT 06810 Phone: (203) 794-9466 • Fax: (203) 791-2613 Website: filosa.com 5901 Palisade Ave., Bronx, NY 10471 Phone: (800) 56-736467 (senior) • Fax: (718) 549-0721 Website: hebrewhome.org
61 Grasslands Road, Valhalla, NY 10595 Phone: (914) 681-8666 • Fax: (914) 681-8596 Website: hhhinc.org
FIELDHOME A Community of Caring Services
Field Home – Holy Comforter Rehabilitation Skilled Nursing Respite and Hospice Care Fieldhome is the best choice in Westchester for short-term rehabilitation. Our 50-bed Rehabilitation Treatment Center offers patients specialized therapy seven days a week by a top-rated, professionally trained staff. Our traditional 150-bed long-term Skilled Nursing program continues to give the personalized care that Fieldhome’s reputation has been built on.
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Call: (914) 739-2244
2300 Catherine Street, Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567
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Isabella Geriatric Center
515 Audubon Ave., New York, NY 10040 Phone: (212) 342-9200 • Fax: (212) 740-0846 Website: isabella.org
The Jewish Home for the Elderly
175 Jefferson St., Fairfield, CT 06825 Phone: (203) 365-6400 • Fax: (203) 374-8082 Website: jhe.org
Jewish Home Lifecare Sarah Neuman Center
845 Palmer Ave., Mamaroneck, NY 10543 Phone: (914) 864-5623 • Fax: (914) 864-5625 Website: jewishhome.org
Kendal on Hudson
1010 Kendal Way, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591 Phone: (914) 922-1000 Website: kohud.kendal.org
Long Ridge of Stamford
710 Long Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06902 Phone: (203) 329-4026 • Fax: (203) 321-3499
Lord Chamberlain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
7003 Main St., Stratford, CT 06614 Phone: (203) 375-5894 • Fax: (845) 375-1199 Website: rydershealth.com
Lutheran Care Center at Concord Village
965 Dutchess Turnpike Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 Phone: (845) 486-9494 • Fax: (845) 486-9498 Website: lutherancarecenter.org
Michael N. Malotz Skilled Nursing Pavilion
120 Odell Ave., Yonkers, NY 10701 Phone: (914) 964-3333 Website: riversidehealth.org
Middletown Park Rehabilitation and Health Care Center
121 Dunning Road, Middletown, NY 10940 Phone: (845) 343-0801 • Fax: (845) 343-1838 Website: parkmanorrehab.com
Milford Health Care Center
195 Platt St., Milford, CT 06460 Phone: (203) 878-5958 • Fax: (203) 878-4299 Website: milfordhealthcarecenter.com
The Mountain View Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre
1 Jansen Road, New Paltz, NY 12561 Phone: (845) 255-0830 • Fax: (845) 255-0855
North Westchester Restorative Therapy
3550 Lexington Ave. Mohegan Lake, NY 10547 Phone: (914) 528-2000 • Fax: (914) 528-3113 Website: nwestchester.com
Northeast Center for Special Care 300 Grant Ave., Lake Katrine, NY 12449 Phone: (845) 336-3500 • Fax: (845) 336-7899 Website: northeastercenter.com
Putnam Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
404 Ludingtonville Road, Holmes, NY 12531 Phone: (845) 878-3241 • Fax: (845) 878-7318
Putnam Ridge
46 Mount Ebo Drive, Brewster, NY 10509 Phone: (845) 278-3636 Website: putnamridge.com
Ramapo Manor Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing
30 Cragmere Road, Suffern, NY 10901 Phone: (845) 357-1230 Fax: (845) 369-7720 • (845) 369-6515 Website: ramapomanor.com
Regency Extended Care
65 Ashburton Ave., Yonkers, NY 10701 Phone: (914) 963-4000 Website: nynursinghome.com
Saint Joseph’s Hospital Nursing Home
127 S. Broadway, Yonkers, NY 10701 Phone: (914) 378-7000 • Fax: (914) 378-1042 Website: saintjosephs.org
St. Joseph’s Manor Sunbridge Healthcare
6448 Main St., Trumbull, CT 06611 Sloatsburg, NY 10974 Phone: (203) 268-6204 • Fax: (203) 268-5271 Website: sunbridgehealthcare.com
Schervier Nursing Care Center
2975 Independence Ave. Riverdale, NY 10463 Phone: (718) 548-1700 • Fax: (718) 884-7548 Website: scherviercares.org
Northern Dutchess Residential Health Care Facility Inc. aka The Thompson House
Schnurmacher Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing
Northern Manor Multicare Center
Somers Manor Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center
6525 Springbrook Ave., Rhinebeck, NY 12572 Phone: (845) 871-3714 • Fax: (845) 871-3713 199 N. Middletown Road, Nanuet, NY 10954 Phone: (845) 623-3904 Website: northernservicesgroup.com
Northern Metropolitan, including Northern Metropolitan Adult Daycare 225 Maple Ave., Monsey, NY 10952 Phone: (845) 352-9000 Website: northernservicesgroup.com
12 Tibbits Ave., White Plains, NY 10606 Phone: (914) 287-7200 Website: bethabe.org
189 Route 100, Somers, NY 10589 Phone: (914) 232-5101 • Fax: (914) 767-0984 Website: somersmanor.com
Summit Hospital & Nursing Care Center
Robert L. Yeager Health Center 50 Sanitorium Road, Pomona, NY 10970 Phone: (845) 364-2771 • Fax: (845) 364-3602 Website: summitparkcares.com
The Osborn Pavilion
101 Theall Road, Rye, NY 10580 Phone: (914) 925-8203 • Fax: (914) 925-8299 Website: theosborn.org
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Tarrytown Hall Care Center
20 Wood Court, Tarrytown, NY 10591 Phone: (914) 631-2600 • Fax: (914) 631-0091
Ten Broeck Commons
1 Commons Drive, Lake Katrine, NY 12449 Phone: (845) 336-6666 • Fax: (845) 336-4014 Website: tenbroeckcommons.com
United Hebrew of New Rochelle
391 Pelham Road, New Rochelle, NY 10805 Phone: (914) 632-2804 • Fax: (914) 235-5683 Website: uhgc.org
waVeNy care ceNter
Victoria Home
3 Farm Road, New Canaan, CT 06840 Phone: (203) 594-5200 • Fax: (203) 594-5327 Website: waveny.org Email: bmoylan@waveny.org
The Wartburg Adult Care Community
Beds: 76 • Staff/resident ratio: 1 to 6 Services: Alzheimer’s care, adult day care, hospice, religious services, transportation van, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, hairdresser/barber, rehabilitation services (inpatient and outpatient), part of Waveny Care network’s comprehensive continuum of care Daily rate: Call for more information Admissions director: Virginia Carroll
2S N. Malcolm St., Ossining, NY 10562 Phone: (914) 941-2450 • Fax: (914) 941-2962 Website: victoriahome.org
1 Wartburg Place, Mount Vernon, NY 10552 Phone: (914) 699-0800 Website: thewartburg.org
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Westport Health Care Center
1 Burr Road, Westport, CT 06880 Phone: (203) 226-4201 • Fax: (203) 227-7540 Website: healthbridgemanagement.com
William and Sally Tandet Center for Continuing Care
146 W. Broad St., Stamford, CT 06473 Phone: (866) 388-2046 • Fax: (203) 391-6622 Website: tandetcenter.com
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on the record Attachments Green Star Energy Solutions L.L.C. and Joseph Novella Jr., Danbury. $33,345 in favor of The Ridgefield Supply Co., Ridgefield. Property: Danbury town map 1021, Danbury. Filed May 1. Kandirakis, John, Norwalk. $95,000 in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 97 Richards Ave., Unit E8, Norwalk. Filed April 30.
Bankruptcies The following petition was filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Bridgeport. Chapter 11 indicates the filer intends to submit a plan of reorganization to the court. Chapter 7 indicates a liquidation of assets. Casanova Enterprizes L.L.C., 7 Knight Lane, Terryville. Chapter 7, filed May 7, case no. 12-50848. Assets: less than $50,000. Liabilities: $100,000 to $500,000. Creditors: ABC Supply Co., $88,668; Direct Advantage Magazine, $90,590; RSVP Hartford, $11,250. Type of business: limited liability company. Debtor’s attorney: John C. Kucej, Law Office of John C. Kucej, Waterbury.
Building Permits
Commercial 148 East Avenue Medical Group L.L.C. Fit out an existing commercial space for tenant Dr. Andrew Herbst at 148 East Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $144,888. Filed April 25. Items appearing in the Fairfield County Business Journal’s On The Record section are compiled from various sources, including public records made available to the media by federal, state and municipal agencies and the court system. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this information, no liability is assumed for errors or omissions. In the case of legal action, the records cited are open to public scrutiny and should be inspected before any action is taken. Questions and comments regarding this section should be directed to: Bob Rozycki c/o Westfair Communications Inc. 3 Gannett Drive, Suite G7 White Plains, N.Y. 10604-3407 Phone: (914)694-3600 Fax: (914)694-3680
City of Norwalk. Construct a new chiller at an existing commercial building, 15 A, Smith Street, interior alterations ECB. Estimated cost: $194,980. Filed May 2. Clearheart Construction Company Inc., Bethel, contractor for Danbury Mall L.L.C. Fit out an existing commercial space for tenant Cohen Fashion Optical at 7 Backus Ave., Danbury. Estimated cost: $110,000. Filed April 7. ECP East Avenue L.L.C. Fit out an existing commercial space for tenant Lifestyle Lift at 69 East Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $500,000. Filed April 27. ECP East Avenue L.L.C. Perform interior alterations at an existing commercial building, 69 East Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $500,000. Filed May 3. Fairfield Merrittview L.P. Perform interior alterations at an existing commercial building, 383 Main Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $140,000. Filed May 4. GKI Properties L.L.C. Perform interior alterations at an existing commercial building, 305 Post Road East, Westport. Estimated cost: $200,000. Filed April 30. Hawley Construction Corp., Danbury, contractor for Berkshire Shopping Center L.L.C. Construct a retaining wall at an existing commercial building, 67 Newtown Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed April 29. K&B Home Improvement L.L.C., Watertown, contractor for Elizabeth Fulton and Gerard Rooney. Perform interior renovations at an existing commercial building, 605 Ethan Allen Highway, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed April 19. KBE Building Corp., Columbia, Md., contractor for Danbury Mall L.L.C. Perform exterior renovations at an existing commercial building, 7 Backus Ave., Danbury. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed April 25. Paschalidis, Dimitrios, Ridgefield, contractor for 91 Danbury Road L.L.C. Fit out an existing commercial space for a restaurant tenant at 91 Danbury Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $115,000. Filed April 23.
Pavarini Construction Company Inc., Stamford, contractor for Seymour Powers, trustee. Perform interior alterations at an existing commercial building, 14 Executive Drive, Danbury. Estimated cost: $120,000. Filed April 7. Quality Improvements L.L.C., Wallingford, contractor for BONE (DE) QRS 15-12 Inc. Perform alterations at an existing commercial building, 36 Apple Ridge, Danbury. Estimated cost: $436,600. Filed April 13. Shawmut Woodworking & Supply, Boston, Mass., contractor for Danbury Mall L.L.C. Fit out an existing commercial space for tenant Cheesecake Factory at 7 Backus Ave., Danbury. Estimated cost: $2.7 million. Filed April 18. Toll CT II L.P., Newtown, contractor for The Hills at Rivington Partnership. Construct new multifamily housing at 1 Mill Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $951,252. Filed April 24. Torcon Inc., Red Bank, N.J., contractor for Boehringer Ingleheim. Perform alterations at an existing commercial building, 900 Ridgebury Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $500,000. Filed March 29. Verdi Construction Company L.L.C., Bethel, contractor for Dempsey Family L.L.C. Perform interior alterations at an existing commercial building, 50 Mill Plain Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed April 6.
Residential
Bento, Scott, Norwalk, contractor for Cecilia and Greg McCall. Construct an addition at an existing single-family residence, 81 Roton Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $55,000. Filed May 3. Caetano Construction L.L.C., Danbury, contractor for Kristen and Kurt Geisler. Construct an addition at an existing single-family residence, 2 Farm Creek Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $225,000. Filed April 18. Camimis, Diane and Pericles Camimis. Construct a pier at an existing single-family residence, 11 Rowayton Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $70,000. Filed May 1.
Heritage Homes, Ridgefield, contractor for Jennifer and David Marr. Perform interior renovations at an existing single-family residence, 71 Cedar Lane, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $89,100. Filed April 18. Heritage Homes, Ridgefield, contractor for Scott Schneider. Install an in-ground pool and enclosure at an existing single-family residence, 1 Parley Lane, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $70,000. Filed May 1.
Coconis, Timothy. Construct an addition at an existing single-family residence, 138 Neds Mountain Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $135,000. Filed April 17.
Hobbs Inc., New Canaan, contractor for Astoria Federal Savings & Loan. Perform interior renovation at an existing two-family residence at 309 N. Salem Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed April 9.
Codfish Hill Construction L.L.C., Bethel, contractor for Westconn Development L.L.C. Construct a new single-family residence at 2A Beckett St., Danbury. Estimated cost: $212,000. Filed April 28.
Housatonic Habitat for Humanity. Construct an addition at an existing single-family residence, 6 Linden Place, Danbury. Estimated cost: $200,000. Filed April 19.
Country Club Homes Inc., Wilton, contractor for Timothy Gregory. Perform renovations at an existing single-family residence, 21 O’Neill Court, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed May 1. Demmerle, Mark, Westport, contractor for Volckert van Reesema. Construct an addition at an existing single-family residence, 65 Roton Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed May 4.
121 Grumman Avenue L.L.C. Construct a new single-family residence at 121 Grumman Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $400,000. Filed May 4.
ETM Construction L.L.C., Norwalk, contractor for Richard Boudouin. Construct a new single-family residence at 9 Indian Spring Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $930,000. Filed May 2.
Alpha Pools Patio & Garden L.L.C., Norwalk, contractor for Renee and Daniel Sullivan. Install an in-ground pool and enclosure at an existing single-family residence, 307 Coventry Lane, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $65,000. Filed May 1.
Falzone, Paul. Construct a new single-family residence at 4 Hillandale Manor, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $265,000. Filed May 3.
Anderson, Enroy, Danbury, contractor for Robert Earle. Perform interior renovations at an existing single-family residence, 18 Ken Oaks Drive, Danbury. Estimated cost: $140,000. Filed April 18.
Giannos, Dennis. Convert an existing four-family residence to twofamily at 20 Harriet St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $64,000. Filed April 19.
Fitton, Dorothy and David Fitton. Install an in-ground pool and enclosure at an existing single-family residence, 1 Elliott Lane, Westport. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed April 30. Furman, Steven. Perform interior renovations at an existing single-family residence, 69 Nod Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $59,400. Filed May 3.
Kallivrousis, Danny. Perform alterations at an existing single-family residence, 13 George St., Danbury. Estimated cost: $67,000. Filed April 5. Kolbrener, Sandra. Construct an addition at an existing single-family residence, 38 Eichert Circle, Westport. Estimated cost: $70,000. Filed April 30. Kurt Klekis 9 Good Hill Road L.L.C. Perform interior renovations at an existing single-family residence, 182 Old Sib Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $92,000. Filed April 26. Morgan Builders of Connecticut L.L.C., Fairfield, contractor for Melissa and Efren Cortes. Construct an addition at an existing single-family residence, 320 Fallow Field Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed May 2.
R&D Renovation, Ridgefield, contractor for William Zieman. Perform interior alterations at an existing single-family residence, 2 Abbott Ave., Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed April 26. Remodeling Consultants of Fairfield County, Mamaroneck, N.Y., contractor for Carol and Christopher Mandras. Construct additions and perform renovations at an existing single-family residence, 486 Newtown Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $90,000. Filed May 1. Rountos, Konstantine. Perform alterations at an existing single-family residence, Field Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed April 21. Shah, Diane and Anish Shah. Perform interior renovations at an existing single-family residence, 36 Coleytown Road, Westport. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed April 30. Surfside Pool Construction Corp., Bedford Hills, N.Y., contractor for Kathleen Wolfel. Install an in-ground pool and enclosure at an existing single-family residence, 31 West Lane, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $96,000. Filed April 11. Two St. James Place L.L.C. Construct an addition at an existing single-family residence, 52 Roton Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $250,000. Filed May 3. Vaccaro, Susan and David Vaccaro. Construct an accessory building at an existing single-family residence, 8 Delno Drive, Danbury. Estimated cost: $54,750. Filed April 11. Westlake, Thomas, Woodbury, contractor for Leslie and Jeffrey Teichgraeber. Construct an addition at an existing single-family residence, 32 Hull Place, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $80,000. Filed April 11.
PDB Home Improvement, Seymour, contractor for Margaret Moscati. Perform interior renovations at an existing single-family residence, 55 Neptune Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $348,000. Filed April 23. Pelham Homes L.L.C., Ridgefield, contractor for Raymond Koontz. Construct an addition at an existing single-family residence, 18 Keeler Place, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $125,000. Filed April 18.
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Bridgeport Superior Court Aviation Capital Partners L.L.C., Southport. Filed by Chartis Specialty Insurance Co., Newark, N.J. Plaintiff’s attorney: Gesmonde Pietrosimone & Sgrinari L.L.C., Hamden. Action: The plaintiff alleges that it provided business insurance coverage to the defendant from December 2010 through cancellation in March 2011 and that related premiums of $17,535 remain outstanding and past due from the defendant despite repeated requests for payment by the plaintiff. The plaintiff seeks repayment of all outstanding amounts plus interest, costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed March 30. Case no. CV126026285. Bridgeport Hospital, et al., Bridgeport, et al. Filed by Estate of Ian Hackney, et al., Stratford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Harlow Adams & Friedman P.C., Milford. Action: The plaintiffs allege that the defendants have been guilty of professional malpractice in connection with their negligent diagnosis and treatment of the decedent Ian Hackney, which caused him to suffer serious, painful injuries and, ultimately, wrongful death. The plaintiffs seek damages in excess of $15,000 plus interest, costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed March 28. Case no. CV126026227. Clearview Investment Management Inc., et al., Greenwich. Filed by Kamco Supply Corp, of New England, Wallingford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Robert A. Ziegler, Plainville. Action: The plaintiff alleges that it intends to initiate a civil action against the defendants in the amount of at least $15,000 and that it anticipates a favorable decision by the court with regard to the suit. The plaintiff therefore seeks a court order attaching the defendants’ assets in an amount sufficient to ensure payment of the anticipated favorable judgment plus applicable costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed March 29. Case no. CV126026245. F&P Development Group L.L.C., Madison. Filed by JK & Sons Construction L.L.C., Shelton. Plaintiff’s attorney: Jalowieck & Zeck L.L.C., Derby. Action: The plaintiff alleges that prior to the date of this action it delivered goods and/or services to the defendant and that $9,542 relating to those deliveries remains outstanding and past due from the defendant despite repeated requests for payment by the plaintiff. The plaintiff seeks repayment of all outstanding amounts plus interest, costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed March 30. Case no. CV126026283.
Fairfield County Granite L.L.C., et al., Bridgeport, et al. Filed by TD Bank N.A., Glastonbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Cohn Dussi & Bilodeau L.L.C., Warwick, R.I. Action: The plaintiff alleges that it is the owner of an August 2007 $100,000 note issued by the defendant Fairfield County Granite, for which payment was guaranteed by co-defendant, and that $94,340 relating to that note remains outstanding and past due from the defendants despite repeated requests for payment by the plaintiff. The plaintiff seeks repayment of all outstanding amounts plus interest, costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed March 28. Case no. CV126026228. The Kennedy Center Inc., et al., Trumbull. Filed by Stephen Pierce, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ventura Ribeiro & Smith, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff alleges that he was assaulted while visiting premises owned or otherwise under control of the defendants as the result of an unsafe condition arising from negligence on the part of the defendants, their agents and employees, which caused him to suffer serious, painful injuries and to incur substantial medical expenses. The plaintiff seeks damages in excess of $15,000 plus applicable costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed April 5. Case no. CV126026436. Lincoln Limousine Service Inc., Stamford. Filed by Ace Property & Casualty Insurance, Wilmington, Del. Plaintiff’s attorney: Halloran & Sage L.L.P., Hartford. Action: The plaintiff alleges that it provided workmen’s compensation insurance to the defendant during the period from May 2009 through May 2010 and that related premiums of $10,217 remain outstanding and past due from the defendant despite repeated requests for payment by the plaintiff. The plaintiff seeks repayment of all outstanding amounts plus interest, costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed March 28. Case no. CV126026230. People’s United Bank, Bridgeport. Filed by Denise Ross, Greenwich. Plaintiff’s attorney: Edward M. Rosenthal, West Hartford. Action: The plaintiff alleges that the defendant failed to observe payment terms of a February 2011 employment services agreement between the parties and that fees of $45,000 remain outstanding and past due from the defendant despite repeated requests for payment by the plaintiff. The plaintiff seeks repayment of all outstanding amounts plus interest, costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed April 2. Case no. CV126026299.
Premier Outsourcing Solutions Inc., Apopka, Fla. Filed by HOP Energy L.L.C., White Plains, N.Y. Plaintiff’s attorney: Levett Rockwood P.C., Westport. Action: The plaintiff alleges that it overpaid the defendant by $59,140 under a July 2011 telemarketing agreement between the parties, as a result of faulty recordkeeping by the defendant, and that the defendant refuses to refund the overpayment despite repeated requests by the plaintiff. The plaintiff seeks repayment of all amounts owed by the defendant and an accounting of transactions under the agreement plus interest, costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed March 29. Case no. CV126026241. Sakura Restaurant Corp., Danbury. Filed by Gitta Salashourian, Fairfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Costello & McCormack P.C., Fairfield. Action: The plaintiff alleges that she fell while a business invitee on the defendant’s premises as the result of an unsafe condition arising from negligence on the part of the defendant, its agents and employees, which caused her to suffer serious, painful injuries and to incur substantial medical expenses. The plaintiff seeks damages in excess of $15,000 plus applicable costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed March 29. Case no. CV126026248.
Danbury Superior Court Boehringer Ingleheim Pharmaceuticals Inc., et al., Hartford, et al. Filed by David Marciniszyn, Waterbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Owens Schine & Nicola P.C., Trumbull. Action: The plaintiff alleges that he was subject to discrimination during the term of his employment with the defendant Boehringer Ingleheim, based on his age and sexual orientation and culminating in wrongful termination, which caused him to incur a substantial financial loss and to suffer emotional stress. The plaintiff seeks damages in excess of $15,000 plus applicable costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed April 30. Case no. CV126009328. Corecreative L.L.C., Ridgefield. Filed by Newell Rubbermaid, Chicago, Ill. Plaintiff’s attorney: Gesmonde Pietrosimone & Sgrinari L.L.C., Hamden. Action: The plaintiff alleges that prior to the date of this action it delivered goods and/or services to the defendant and that $8,579 relating to those deliveries remains outstanding and past due from the defendant despite repeated requests for payment by the plaintiff. The plaintiff seeks repayment of all outstanding amounts plus interest, costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed April 25. Case no. CV126009287.
Doctor’s Choice Professional Laboratory & Diagnostic, et al., Roxbury. Filed by Planters Choice L.L.C., Newtown. Plaintiff’s attorney: Thomas A. Kaelin, Woodbury. Action: The plaintiff alleges that prior to the date of this action it delivered goods and/or services to the defendants and that $7,473 relating to those deliveries remains outstanding and past due from the defendants despite repeated requests for payment by the plaintiff. The plaintiff seeks repayment of all outstanding amounts plus interest, costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed April 25. Case no. CV126009288. Emergency Medical Consultants of Connecticut L.L.C., et al., Bethel, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Phoenix, Ariz. Plaintiff’s attorney: Nair & Levin P.C., Bloomfield. Action: The plaintiff alleges that it is the owner of the defendants’ March 2007 mortgage note in the amount of $50,000 and that $52,369 relating to that note remains outstanding and past due from the defendants despite repeated requests for payment by the plaintiff. The plaintiff seeks repayment of all outstanding amounts plus interest, costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees, including without limitation by means of foreclosure on the note subject to interests of senior secured creditors. Filed Feb. 2. Case no. CV126009306. M&R Remodeling, et al., Bethel, et al. Filed by People’s United Bank, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Benanti & Associates, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff alleges that it is the owner of the defendants’ August 2000 mortgage note in the amount of $75,000 and that $56,069 relating to that note remains outstanding and past due from the defendants despite repeated requests for payment by the plaintiff. The plaintiff seeks repayment of all outstanding amounts plus interest, costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees, including without limitation by means of foreclosure on the note subject to interests of senior secured creditors. Filed April 25. Case no. CV126009297. Shaw Builders, et al., Litchfield, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Roseville, Calif. Plaintiff’s attorney: Benanti & Associates, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff alleges that it is the owner of the defendants’ August 1998 mortgage note in the amount of $310,000 and that amounts relating to that note remain outstanding and past due from the defendants despite repeated requests for payment by the plaintiff. The plaintiff seeks repayment of all outstanding amounts plus interest, costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees, including without limitation by means of foreclosure on the note subject to interests of senior secured creditors. Filed April 25. Case no. CV126009296.
Stamford Superior Court Center for Women’s Health P.C., et al., Stamford. Filed by Judith Kissel, White Plains, N.Y. Plaintiff’s attorney: Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder P.C., Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff alleges that the defendants have been guilty of professional malpractice in connection with a negligent acupuncture treatment of the plaintiff that caused her to suffer serious, painful injuries and to incur substantial medical expenses. The plaintiff seeks damages in excess of $15,000 plus applicable costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed April 10. Case no. CV126013562. Harper International Inc., et al., Stamford, et al. Filed by Frederick Haines, Stratford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Chipman Mazzucco Land & Pennarola L.L.C., Danbury. Action: The plaintiff alleges that he and a codefendant are deadlocked regarding management of Harper International and that the deadlock means the company is unable to operate successfully. The plaintiff seeks therefore seems a court order for dissolution of Harper International and appointment of a receiver as well as costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed April 11. Case no. CV126013577. LA Fitness International, et al., Stamford, et al. Filed by Michelle D’Amico, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: John A. Cassone, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff alleges that a personal trainer on premises owned or otherwise under control of the defendants negligently caused her to engage in excessive and unsafe exercise routines, which caused her to suffer serious, painful injuries and to incur substantial medical expenses. The plaintiff seeks damages in excess of $15,000 plus applicable costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed April 11. Case no. CV126013564. New Country Motor Cars of Greenwich Inc., et al., Hartford. Filed by William Driscoll, Riverside. Plaintiff’s attorney: Philip D. Russell, Greenwich. Action: The plaintiff alleges that the defendants sold him a defective vehicle, which they negligently manufactured and marketed, and which they have been unable to repair, constituting a breach of warranty that has caused the plaintiff to incur a financial loss. The plaintiff seeks damages in excess of $15,000 plus applicable costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed April 18. Case no. CV126013639.
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Seventy Forest Street Marketing L.L.C., et al., Hartford. Filed by Ebenisterie Beaubois Ltd., Canada. Plaintiff’s attorney: McCarter & English L.L.P., Stamford. Action: The plaintiff alleges that prior to the date of this action it delivered goods and/ or services to the defendants and that $113,500 relating to those deliveries remains outstanding and past due from the defendants despite repeated requests for payment by the plaintiff. The plaintiff seeks repayment of all outstanding amounts plus interest, costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed April 9. Case no. CV126013550. The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company L.L.C., et al., Hartford. Filed by James Cayo, Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: Andre Cayo, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff alleges that his harassment and wrongful termination of his employment with the defendant Stop & Shop Supermarkets because of medical problems has caused him to incur a financial loss and to suffer emotional stress. The plaintiff seeks damages in excess of $15,000 plus applicable costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed April 13. Case no. CV126013593.
U.S. District Court Air & Liquid Systems Corp., et al. Filed by Patricia and Donald Swain. Plaintiff’s attorney: Christopher Meisenkothen. Action: claim filed in connection with a petition for removal of an existing personal injury suit to an alternative venue. Filed May 7. Case no. 12CV00686. Chevrolet of Milford Inc. Filed by Derek Laaser. Plaintiff’s attorney: David A. Slossberg. Action: claim filed under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. Filed May 3. Case no. 12CV00664. Drew Eckl & Farnham L.L.P., et al. Filed by Chana Hecht. Plaintiff’s attorney: Lawrence Katz. Action: claim filed under the Fair Debt Collection Act. Filed May 4. Case no. 12CV00676. GC Services L.P. Filed by Alexander Grossomanides. Plaintiff’s attorney: Joshua R. I. Cohen. Action: claim filed under the Fair Debt Collection Act. Filed May 8. Case no. 12CV00688. Health Champion L.L.C. Filed by Compsych Corp. Plaintiff’s attorney: Michael J. Rye. Action: claim filed in connection with trademark infringement. Filed May 8. Case no. 12CV00692. Macy’s Retail Holdings Inc. Filed by Ludys Nino. Plaintiff’s attorney: John R. Williams. Action: claim filed in connection with employment discrimination. Filed May 7. Case no. 12CV00680.
on the record Mary Young, executive director of Greenwich Red Cross was recently presented with the Volunteer Award at the Greenwich Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Luncheon. The luncheon honors those who have made a positive difference in the Greenwich Pullman & Comley L.L.C. has announced the following community. attorneys have been honored by the Greater Bridgeport Bar AsJim Boutelle and sociation (GBBA) at its annual dinner meeting May 15. The law Mary Young firm has offices in Bridgeport, Hartford, Stamford and Waterbury, Photo by and White Plains, N.Y. Edward P. McCreery III was elected Christopher Semmes. president of the GBBA for the 2012-2013 year.
Credits, Clients and Awards
On the Go: Business, Etc. Thursday May 31 Connected Networking Group’s “Your Leadership Skills and Why They Matter” seminar, 3:30 to 6 p.m.; Westport Public Library, 20 Jesup Road, Westport. To register, visit events.ctconnected.org.
Tuesday June 5 “Over 40Females” networking party and discussion with Dr. Jeffrey Rosenthal, a board-certified plastic surgeon, 5 to 7 p.m.; Delamar Southport - Artisan Restaurant, 275 Old Post Road, Southport. $20 nonmembers. For information, visit tinyurl. com/6ufo8f2.
Herbert H. Moorin was presented with the GBBA’s Distinguished Service Award. Viking Construction in Bridgeport has announced the Newsmakers launch of its $4,000 Viking Construction Education Scholarship. The scholarship is open to any graduating high school senior or college student who has declared a major relating to the construc- Eileen Duggan has been appointed executive director of Mation industry. plewood at Danbury, a senior living facility. Duggan brings more than 10 years of experience in community care for seniors, most recently serving as a community relations specialist at several assisted Norma Pfriem Foundation recently earmarked funds for living communities within northern Fairfield County. She holds a The Kennedy Center to purchase four passenger vans for its clients. master’s degree in social work from Fordham University. The Kennedy Center maintains a fleet of more than 100 vehicles to meet the transportation needs of clients with disabilities in the region. In addition, the foundation made an unrestricted gift to the Karem Friedman, a lawyer in Wiggin and Dana’s Stamford center. office, has been appointed vice president of the Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association (CHBA) for a one-year term. Friedman has served as director of the CHBA for the past two years, acting as chairperson of the membership development committee. Friedman received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Connecticut.
Wednesday June 6 CBIA’s “2012 Enviornmental & Energy Conference, 7:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.; Coco Key Resort and Convention Center, 3580 E. Main St., Waterbury. $125 nonmembers, $95 CBIA members, $65 EPC members, $25 government officials/students. For information, call (860) 244-1977.
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Paul Miller of Fairfield, left, chairman of the Norma F. Pfriem Foundation, presents the keys to a new van to Martin D. Schwartz, right, president and CEO of The Kennedy Center in Trumbull.
Eli M. Sandler is among the first 1,000 professionals to earn the Certified Wealth Strategist designation, administered by Cannon Financial Institute. The designation recognizes those individuals completing thorough study of the issues surrounding effective wealth advising to comprehensively address clients’ wealth management needs. Sandler is a financial advisor at First Allied Securities in Stamford.
Webster Bank recently volunteered to help spruce-up grounds at the Wellmore Behavioral Health in Waterbury. The team provided a full day of grounds clean-up and planting for the facility, which serves more than 15,000 children, adolescents, adults and families in a 49-town region spanning from Greater Waterbury to the lower Naugatuck Valley and northwest Connecticut.
Standing, from left, Greg Madar, Chris Beede, Mark Wan, Terry Mangan, Dana Cirillo, Karl Adamsons, Harriet DeVerry, Glenn MacInnes, Kimberly Catino, Lisa Casper, Carl Carlson and Eric Carlson, age 12 doing community service for Boy Scout Troop 68 in Farmington, kneeling, from left, Ryan McEleney and Kristi Kahn.
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on the record Murex N.A. Ltd. Filed by Kolmar Americas Inc. Plaintiff’s attorney: Kevin J. Lennon. Action: claim filed in connection with breach of contract. Filed May 2. Case no. 12CV00662. NCO Financial Systems Inc. Filed by Maria Talotta. Plaintiff’s attorney: Daniel S. Blinn. Action: claim filed under the Fair Debt Collection Act. Filed May 7. Case no. 12CV00682. People’s United Bank. Filed by Tracy Fracasse, et al. Plaintiff’s attorney: William H. Clendenen Jr. Action: claim filed in connection with denial of overtime compensation. Filed May 4. Case no. 12CV00670. Royal Bank of Scotland N.V. Filed by Subodh Kumar. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Subodh Kumar pro se. Action: claim filed in connection with employment discrimination. Filed May 7. Case no. 12CV00681. Star Networks USA L.L.C. Filed by SCS Collectibles Inc. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ari J. Hoffman. Action: claim filed in connection with trademark infringement under the Lanham Act. Filed May 8. Case no. 12CV00691. Transunion L.L.C., et al. Filed by Micah Mazzacane. Plaintiff’s attorney: Joanne S. Faulkner. Action: claim filed under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Filed May 4. Case no. 12CV00674. Zimmer Inc., et al. Filed by Jane Wolfradt. Plaintiff’s attorney: Neal L. Moskow. Action: claim filed in connection with product liability. Filed May 3. Case no. 12CV00663.
Deeds
Commercial Christian Street Associates L.L.C., New Fairfield. Seller: PJ of Connecticut Inc., Danbury. Property: 2 Pembroke Road, Danbury. Amount: $600,000. Filed May 2. Danbury Hospital, Danbury. Seller: Helen Goldstein, trustee, Danbury. Property: 9 Crane St., Danbury. Amount: $550,000. Filed April 24.
Williams Coal Pit Hill Investments L.L.C., Danbury. Seller: Carl Will, Danbury. Property: 51-55 Coalpit Hill Road, Danbury. Amount: $979,000. Filed April 19.
Castro, Beatrice and Edward Materiale, Norwalk. Seller: Dajana Damjanovich, Norwalk. Property: 22 Sawmill Road, Norwalk. Amount: $521,500. Filed April 27.
Mandapat, Marilyn, Stratford. Seller: Joseph J. Lagana Builders Inc., Milford. Property: 272 California St., Stratford. Amount: $334,000. Filed April 30.
Thompson, Joel, Norwalk. Seller: Julianne Jenkins and John Arendt, Norwalk. Property: 9 Sycamore St., Norwalk. Amount: $387,500. Filed April 30.
Brar, Satwinder, Danbury. $5,672 in favor of Riverwalk Holdings Ltd., Colleyville, Texas, by Sara M. Gould. Property: 1 Wixted Ave., Danbury. Filed April 30.
Residential
Creagh, Ann, Schaumburg, Ill. Seller: estate of Ruth Hanrahan, Norwalk. Property: Unit 4-3, Ledgebrook Condominium, Norwalk. Amount: $260,000. Filed May 1.
Mandujano, Jessica and Mario Mandujano, Norwalk. Seller: Maricarmen and Roberto Gomez, Norwalk. Property: 87 Ferris Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $320,000. Filed May 1.
Tucker, Shaneyle and Charles Tucker II, Danbury. Seller: KASL L.L.C., Newtown. Property: 227 Middle River Road, Danbury. Amount: $419,900. Filed April 24.
Carriero, Anthony, Danbury. $1,416 in favor of the Danbury Office of Physicians Services P.C., Danbury, by Robert L. Peat. Property: 25 Padanaram Road, Unit 21, Danbury. Filed May 2.
Cunningham, Maureen and Michael Cunningham, Ridgefield. Seller: Janet and John Bardong, Ridgefield. Property: 26 Acorn Place, Ridgefield. Amount: $844,589. Filed April 4.
Migliaccio, Thomas, Norwalk. Seller: Valerie Larkin and Paul Sutherland, Ridgefield. Property: 66 Mimosa Court, Ridgefield. Amount: $543,000. Filed May 1.
Uceda-Sosa, Rosario, Ridgefield. Seller: Olena and Richard DeAngelo Jr., Ridgefield. Property: 19 Prospect Ridge, Unit 63, Ridgefield. Amount: $474,000. Filed April 30.
Nayak, Vatsala and Kallash Iyer, Norwalk. Seller: Margaret and Robert LaRiviere, Ridgefield. Property: 174 Minuteman Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $665,000. Filed April 24.
Vanderlinde, Ivette and Roger Bridge, Stamford. Seller: Harold Sherman, Ridgefield. Property: 24 Webster Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $600,000. Filed May 1.
Peek, Kirsten and Dennis Peek, Norwalk. Seller: Dorothy Betts, New York City. Property: 73 Roton Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed April 27.
Wills, Sarah and Drury Phebus, Ridgefield. Seller: Maad Realty L.L.C., Ridgefield. Property: 185 Nod Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed April 26.
Petkova, Milena and Krassimir Petkov, Danbury. Seller: Bihong Lu and Xi Chen, Ridgefield. Property: 24 McKeon Place, Ridgefield. Amount: $645,000. Filed April 30.
Zhang, Guo Xiang and Chun Ping Kwok, Fairfield. Seller: John Zadrovitz III, trustee, Fairfield. Property: 499 Stillson Road, Fairfield. Amount: $319,500. Filed April 30.
Grazen, Kathleen and John Grazen, Ridgefield. Seller: Lynne Cognetta, Ridgefield. Property: 13 Klahs Brook Lane, Ridgefield. Amount: $465,000. Filed April 5.
Philpotts, Aurelia and Gregory Philpotts, Stratford. Seller: Patricia and Terrence Mooney, Stratford. Property: 1455 James Farm Road, Stratford. Amount: $325,000. Filed April 30.
Foreclosures
Greifenberg, Berthold, Danbury. Seller: Lisa Walker and Richard Baldwin, Danbury. Property: Unit 1039, Lexington Court, Danbury. Amount: $385,000. Filed April 30.
Qui, Haijing and Samuel Fuller, Brooklyn, N.Y. Seller: Positive Properties L.L.C., New Canaan. Property: 13 Benedict St., Norwalk. Amount: $330,000. Filed May 2.
LaDue, Stephanie and Thomas LaDue, Stamford. Seller: Toll CT III L.P., Newtown. Property: 69 Warrington Round, Danbury. Amount: $356,375. Filed April 30.
Randall, Patricia, Wilton. Seller: Janine and Anthony Russo, Redding. Property: 4 Thankful Bradley Road, Redding. Amount: $535,000. Filed May 1.
LaValley, Rebecca and Jason LaValley, Ridgefield. Seller: Veronica and Sean Courtney, Ridgefield. Property: 273 North St., Ridgefield. Amount: $762,000. Filed May 1.
Reilly, Maura, Wilton. Seller: Katherine Godfrey and Thomas Lundell, Norwalk. Property: 64 Shorefront Park, Norwalk. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed May 1.
Layton, Paulette, New Fairfield. Seller: Rita McKee, Ridgefield. Property: 77 N. Salem Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $1 million. Filed April 30.
Reinke, Melissa, Brookfield. Seller: Bethel Danbury Two L.L.C., White Plains, N.Y. Property: 53 Tucker St., Danbury. Amount: $358,192. Filed April 23.
Allhaut, Elizabeth and Benoit Allhaut, Ridgefield. Seller: Aasis Arif and Bukhtiar Khan, New York City. Property: 336 W. Wilton Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed April 30. Alonzi, Yvonne and Roland Alonzi, Norwalk. Seller: Carol Boccuzzi and Kelly Ramos, Norwalk. Property: 5 Rae Lane, Norwalk. Amount: $490,000. Filed May 1. Aryal, Amrit and Rishi Aryal, Norwalk. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, McLean, Va. Property: 35 Lakeview Drive, Norwalk. Amount: $255,000. Filed April 27. Bean, Jacqueline and Charles Bean, Darien. Seller: Christi and Ilmars Kerbers, Ridgefield. Property: 74 Pine Mountain Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $510,000. Filed April 24. Beeman, Donna and David Beeman, Chatham, N.J. Seller: Lauren and Kenneth Dowling, Ridgefield. Property: 44 East Ridge, Ridgefield. Amount: $805,000. Filed April 20. Bhattacharya, Shalmoli and Jishnu Bhattacharya, Danbury. Seller: Marcio DaSilva, Danbury. Property: 5 Wixted Ave., Danbury. Amount: $306,000. Filed May 1. Black, Robin, Norwalk. Seller: Vault Beta L.L.C., Southington. Property: 11 Lafayette Ave., Ridgefield. Amount: $371,600. Filed April 20. Blair, Susan and Colin Blair, Greenwich. Seller: Tina Lum and Christopher Johnson, Norwalk. Property: 17 Steepletop Road, Norwalk. Amount: $759,000. Filed May 2. Bottalico, Danielle and Erik Schankenberg, Danbury. Seller: Toll CT III L.P., Newtown. Property: 42 Warrington Round, Danbury. Amount: $341,108. Filed April 30.
Exit L.L.C., Danbury. Seller: Curtiss Aero L.L.C., Danbury. Property: 19 Miry Brook Road, Danbury. Amount: $302,500. Filed April 23.
Boulekhyam, Mohammed, Norwalk. Seller: Jennifer and Abner Lima, Norwalk. Property: 2 Coldspring St., Norwalk. Amount: $285,000. Filed April 26.
FM Investments L.L.C., Norwalk. Seller: Vivian Wishingrad, Stamford. Property: Units 1-2 and 1-3, Union Park Professional Condominium, Norwalk. Amount: $167,625. Filed April 27.
Burns, Carlos, Palmyra, Va. Seller: Joel Abelson, Kansas City, Mo. Property: Lot 37, Norwalk town map 308, Norwalk. Amount: $250,000. Filed April 26.
Norwalk Housing Ventures II L.L.C., Wilton. Seller: 50 Connecticut Avenue L.L.C., Stamford. Property: 1 Elmcrest Terrace, Norwalk. Amount: $2.8 million. Filed May 2.
Callender, Ryan, Springfield Gardens, N.Y. Seller: Jennifer and Jason Atkins, Danbury. Property: 26 White Oak Drive, Danbury. Amount: $355,000. Filed May 1.
Dawson, Na and Peter Dawson, Ridgefield. Seller: Anjali and Vihang Desai, Ridgefield. Property: 111 Branchville Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $821,500. Filed April 27. Ferraro, Luella and Kim Ferraro, Stratford. Seller: Mary Barschow, Stratford. Property: 12 Laurel St., Stratford. Amount: $500,000. Filed May 1. Finelli, Anne and John Agabey, Danbury. Seller: Property Connoisseurs L.L.C., Danbury. Property: 19 Summitt St., Danbury. Amount: $310,000. Filed April 25.
Lofaro, Stephanie and Charles Gerlach, Forest Hills, N.Y. Seller: Charlotte Evans, Bridgewater. Property: 209 Merwins Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $500,000. Filed April 30. Losche, Kathleen and Bryce Fortran, Norwalk. Seller: Frank Bambace Jr., Norwalk. Property: 5 Beauford Road, Norwalk. Amount: $425,000. Filed April 30.
Schreiber, Roberta and Mark Schreiber, Fairfield. Seller: Kimberly and Matthew Berger, Fairfield. Property: 879 Bronson Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed April 30. Scura, Lucineia and Lawrence Scura, Massapequa, N.Y. Seller: Terhaar Builders L.L.C., Danbury. Property: 136 Rockwell Road, Danbury. Amount: $518,500. Filed April 30.
Gomes, Edmilson, et al. Creditor: U.S. Bank N.A., trustee. Property: 8 Parker St., Unit E5, Danbury. Mortgage default. Filed April 24. Gomez, Ruth, et al. Creditor: PNC Bank N.A. Property: 24A Crown St., Danbury. Mortgage default. Filed May 1. Merritt, Estate of William, et al. Creditor: BAC Home Loans Servicing L.P. Property: 68 Orchard St., Stratford. Mortgage default. Filed April 30.
Judgments Amaral, Ricardo, Danbury. $1,845 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Stephen A Wiener. Property: 30 Ward Drive South, Danbury. Filed April 30. Andrews, Anna, Bethel. $1,161 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Robert L. Peat. Property: 20 Maple Avenue Extension, Bethel. Filed April 30. Arnold, James, Danbury. $467 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Stephen A Wiener. Property: 12 Oak Ridge Ave., Danbury. Filed April 30. Barnes, Roberta, Danbury. $1,549 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Stephen A Wiener. Property: 2 French St., Danbury. Filed April 30.
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Caruso, Ronald, Ridgefield. $1,420 in favor of Capital One Bank (USA) N.A., Richmond, Va., by Stephen A. Wiener. Property: 42 Barrack Hill Road, Ridgefield. Filed April 26. Chaves, Carlos, Norwalk. $5,080 in favor of Citibank (South Dakota) N.A., Sioux Falls, S.D., by Stephen A. Wiener. Property: 21 Clarmore Drive, Norwalk. Filed April 27. Cornejo, Claudia, Norwalk. $4,645 in favor of Midland Funding L.L.C., San Diego, by Stephen A. Wiener. Property: 35 Baxter Drive, Norwalk. Filed April 30. Dovale, Alfredo, Danbury. $7,149 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Robert L. Peat. Property: 194 Franklin Street Extension, Danbury. Filed May 2. Fanek, Steven, Bethel. $546 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Stephen A, Wiener. Property: 10 Hawleyville Road, Bethel. Filed April 30. Fortunato, Edward, Bethel. $1,847 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Robert L. Peat. Property: 25 Topstone Drive, Bethel. Filed April 30. Geanuracos, Alexandra, Danbury. $390 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Robert L. Peat. Property: 9 Paulding Terrace, Unit 303, Danbury. Filed April 30. Golightly, Deborah, Bethel. $1,757 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Stephen A. Wiener. Property: 4 Roberts Drive, Bethel. Filed April 30. Grandieri, Gary, Danbury. $2,787 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Robert L. Peat. Property: 16 Prince St., Danbury. Filed April 30. Hopkinson, Andrew, Ridgefield. $1,319 in favor of Connecticut Light & Power, Hartford, by Karen E. Lahey. Property: 18 Greenridge Drive, Ridgefield. Filed April 20. Kehoe, Daniel, Ridgefield. $1,508 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Robert L. Peat. Property: 99 Bennetts Farm Road, Ridgefield. Filed April 30.
on the record King, Patricia, Bethel. $1,580 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Robert L. Peat. Property: 41A Plumtrees Road, Bethel. Filed April 30.
Prybylski, Edward, Danbury. $1,490 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Robert L. Peat. Property: 36 Mountainville Road, Danbury. Filed April 30.
Laskowski, Joseph, Danbury. $401 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Robert L. Peat. Property: 3A Clapboard Ridge Road, Danbury. Filed April 30.
Reilly, Michael, Ridgefield. $1,454 in favor of Ridgefield Diagnostic Imaging, Danbury, by Stephen A. Wiener. Property: 23 Marcadon Ave., Ridgefield. Filed April 30.
Lucsky, Christine and James Lucsky, Bethel. $1,052 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Robert L. Peat. Property: 50 Whippoorwill Road, Bethel. Filed April 30.
Reynolds, Jennifer, Danbury. $5,645 in favor of Capital One Bank (USA) N.A., Richmond, Va., by Russell L. London. Property: 10 Anchor St., Danbury. Filed April 23.
Lucsky, Christine and James Lucsky, Bethel. $547 in favor of the Danbury Office of Physicians Services P.C., Danbury, by Robert L. Peat. Property: 50 Whippoorwill Road, Bethel. Filed April 30.
Schimanskey, Paul, Danbury. $86,397 in favor of Ramona LopesNieves, Torrington, by Aida N. Arus. Property: 1 Margerie St., Danbury. Filed April 30.
Lynch, Jeanne and Daniel Lynch, Ridgefield. $345 in favor of the Danbury Office of Physicians Services P.C., Danbury, by Robert L. Peat. Property: 79 Bayberry Hill Road, Ridgefield. Filed April 30. Lynch, Jeanne and Daniel Lynch, Ridgefield. $740 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Robert L. Peat. Property: 79 Bayberry Hill Road, Ridgefield. Filed April 30. Lynch, Jeanne and Daniel Lynch, Ridgefield. $8,710 in favor of Giustino Capodilupo, Ridgefield, by Giustino Capodilupo. Property: 79 Bayberry Hill Road, Ridgefield. Filed April 27. Marucci, Rocco, Danbury. $641 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Robert L. Peat. Property: 25 Padanaram Road, Unit 94, Danbury. Filed April 30. Mendes, Antonio, Danbury. $1,360 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Robert L. Peat. Property: 168 Brushy Hill Road, Danbury. Filed April 30. Newpmann, Fernando, Danbury. $5,687 in favor of FIA Card Services N.A., Wilmington, Del., by Russell L. London. Property: 1 Castaway Drive, Danbury. Filed April 23. Passeck, Gregory and L&L Evergreen Inc., Fairfield. $94,193 in favor of Lebanon Seaboard Corp., New Haven, by Steven A. Sugarmann. Property: 78 Osborne Lane, Southport. Filed April 30. Penn, Richard, Saranac Lake, N.Y. $1,788 in favor of Norbert E. Mitchell Company Inc., Danbury, by Philip H. Monagan. Property: 70 Topstone Drive, Danbury. Filed May 2. Perez, Carlos, Norwalk. $2,574 in favor of Midland Funding L.L.C., San Diego, by Stephen A. Wiener. Property: 2 Avenue C, Norwalk. Filed April 30.
Sheahan, Sharon, Ridgefield. $6,357 in favor of Riverwalk Holdings Ltd., Colleyville, Texas, by Sara M. Gould. Property: 24 North St., Ridgefield. Filed April 30. Smith, Michael, Bethel. $1,481 in favor of the Danbury Office of Physicians Services P.C., Danbury, by Robert L. Peat. Property: 17 Pound Sweet Hill, Bethel. Filed April 30. Sotelo, Maria, Danbury. $1,089 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Stephen A. Wiener. Property: 476 Cowperthwaite St., Danbury. Filed April 26. Stein, Joanne, Danbury. $2,315 in favor of the Danbury Office of Physicians Services P.C., Danbury, by Robert L. Peat. Property: 81 Deer Hill Ave., Danbury. Filed April 23. Sullivan, Sheryl and John Sullivan, Danbury. $1,127 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Robert L. Peat. Property: 68 King St., Danbury. Filed April 30.
Liens
Federal Tax Liens – filed Air Specialist Inc., 18 Mill Plain Road, Danbury. $4,150, FICA and employee withholding tax. Filed May 2. Avenia & Son L.L.C., 72 Lawton Road, Canton. $2,989, FICA and employee withholding tax. Filed April 24. Blanca, Silva, 160 Barnum Terrace, Stratford. $11,293, responsible corporate officer. Filed April 30. Bobil Inc., 31 Lake Ave., Danbury. $7,258, FICA and employee withholding tax. Filed April 24. Cappozziello, Duane, 469 Brooklawn Ave., Fairfield. $34,130, civil penalty. Filed April 30. Law Office of Norman J. Voog L.L.C., 90 Grove St., Suite 104, Ridgefield. $27,594, FICA and employee withholding tax. Filed April 23. Napoleone, Peter, 16 Sheehan Ave., Norwalk. $3,188, FICA and employee withholding tax. Filed May 1. Ridgefield Overhead Door L.L.C., P.O. Box 928, Ridgefield. $10,160, FICA and employee withholding tax, Section 1065 of the Internal Revenue Code. Filed April 9.
Federal Tax Liens-released Java Nova L.L.C., 115 Partrick Ave., Norwalk. $27,875, Federal unemployment tax. Filed May 1.
Tapia, Maria and Victor Tapia, Danbury. $2,920 in favor of Petro Inc., Melville, N.Y., by Gerald S., Knopf. Property: 56 E. Starrs Plain Road, Danbury. Filed April 30.
Mechanic’s Liens-filed
Tinker, David, Danbury. $616 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Robert L. Peat. Property: 6 E. King St., Danbury. Filed May 2.
Riordan, Margaret and Louis Iannaccone, Stratford. Filed by East Haven Builders Supply, East Haven, by Robert Smith. Property: 140 Bayview Blvd., Stratford. Amount: $31,074. Filed May 1.
Tullino, Stephen, Danbury. $3,528 in favor of American Express Bank F.S.B., New York City, by Sara M. Gould. Property: 151 Clapboard Ridge Road, Danbury. Filed April 30.
Sheehan, Donna, Stratford. Filed by RR One L.L.C., Monroe, by Carter Gremp. Property: 35 Glenwood Ave., Stratford. Amount: $7,500. Filed May 1.
Wong, Richard, Danbury. $1,027 in favor of the Danbury Office of Physicians Services P.C., Danbury, by Robert L. Peat. Property: 13 Shannon Ridge Road, Danbury. Filed April 30.
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford. Filed by United Steel Inc., East Hartford, by Lynn Caouette. Property: 6900 Main St., Stratford. Amount: $17,336. Filed April 30.
Zhunio, Wilson, Danbury. $911 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Robert L. Peat. Property: 37 Cleveland St., Danbury. Filed April 30.
Silen, Diane, Norwalk. Filed by Robert Buckner, Norwalk, by Luke Anderson. Property: 11 Cranbury Road, Norwalk. Amount: $600. Filed April 30.
Lis Pendens The following filings indicate a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the property listed. Badger, Carlton, et al., Stratford, et al. Filed by David Dobin, Bridgeport, for Oronoque Village Condominium Association Inc., Stratford. Property: 81A Seminole Lane, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on the unit to recover delinquent common charges due the association. Filed May 2. Barbis, Michael, et al., Norwalk, et al. Filed by David L. Weiss, East Haven, for Ocean View Capital Corp., Stamford. Property: 26 and 29 Pine Point Road, Norwalk. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $825,000 dated July 2008. Filed April 30. Burns, Gloria, et al., Stratford, et al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson P.C., Hartford, for Onewest Bank F.S.B., Pasadena, Calif. Property: 216 Orange St., Stratford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $255,000 dated December 2009. Filed May 3. Caplin, Lynn, et al., Ridgefield, et al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson P.C., Hartford, for Cenlar F.S.B., Ewing, N.J. Property: 23 Lake Road, Ridgefield. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $307,250 dated April 2003. Filed April 13. Cogguillo, Joseph, et al., Stratford, et al. Filed by Adam J. Cohen, Stratford, for Oronoque Village Tax District, Stratford. Property: 14A Algonquin Lane, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on the property to recover delinquent municipal taxes. Filed May 2. DeSouza, Jordania, et al., Danbury, et al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson P.C., Hartford, for Bankunited F.S.B., Miami Lakes, Fla. Property: 163 South St., Unit 63, Danbury. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $114,400 dated January 2006. Filed April 23. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., trustee, et al., Los Angeles, Calif., et al. Filed by Alan P. Rosenberg, West Hartford, for South Gate Condominium Association Inc., Danbury. Property: Unit 89, South Gate, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on the unit to recover delinquent common charges due the association. Filed April 25.
Ferreira Alves, Julio, et al., Danbury, et al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson P.C., Hartford, for Bayview Loan Servicing L.L.C., Coral Gables, Fla. Property: 95 Park Ave., Unit B14, Danbury. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $211,375 dated October 2007. Filed April 23.
Kroll, Marc, trustee, et al., Danbury, et al. Filed by Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Plymouth Park Tax Services L.L.C., Whippany, N.J. Property: 136A Deer Hill Ave., Danbury. Action: to foreclose on the property to recover delinquent municipal taxes assigned to the plaintiff for collection. Filed April 26.
Flynn Sr., William, et al., Stratford, et al. Filed by Adam J. Cohen, Stratford, for Oronoque Village Tax District, Stratford. Property: 225B Shoshone Lane, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on the property to recover delinquent municipal taxes. Filed May 2.
Landivar, Franklin, et al., Danbury, et al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson P.C., Hartford, for Bayview Loan Servicing L.L.C., Coral Gables, Fla. Property: 39 Beckerle St., Danbury. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $339,172 dated May 2007. Filed April 23.
Georgs, Richard, et al., Ridgefield, et al. Filed by Patrick J. Walsh, Ridgefield, for Mose Associates Architects P.C., Ridgefield. Property: 202 Minuteman Road, Ridgefield. Action: to foreclose a judgment lien in the amount of $9,284 dated November 2009. Filed April 12. Godoi, Aida, et al., Norwalk, et al. Filed by HLJ, Hartford, for Onewest Bank F.S.B., Pasadena, Calif. Property: 17 Lindon St., Norwalk. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $359,000 dated February 2008. Filed May 1. Goncalves, Neusa, et al., Danbury, et al. Filed by Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Plymouth Park Tax Services L.L.C., Whippany, N.J. Property: 19 Somers St., Danbury. Action: to foreclose on the property to recover delinquent municipal taxes assigned to the plaintiff for collection. Filed April 26. Hale, David, et al., Danbury, et al. Filed by Gregg A. Brauneisen, Danbury, for Spring Ridge Association Inc., Danbury. Property: Unit 9, Spring Ridge Court, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on the unit to recover delinquent common charges due the association. Filed May 3. Hudson, Danniel, et al., Ridgefield, et al. Filed by Bendett & McHugh P.C., Farmington, for Kondaur Capital Corp., Orange, Calif. Property: 15 Windy Ridge Lane, Ridgefield. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $650,000 dated October August 2007. Filed April 10. Jacob, Michael, et al., Stratford, et al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson P.C., Hartford, for PNC Bank N.A., Pittsburgh, Pa. Property: 65 Avon St., Stratford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $181,685 dated March 2004. Filed April 30. Keiser, Tim, et al., Danbury, et al. Filed by Nicole R. Fernandes, Armonk, N.Y., for Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., trustee, Los Angeles, Calif. Property: 31 Spruce Mountain Road, Danbury. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $210,000 dated February 2006. Filed May 1.
Lopez, Juan, et al., Danbury, et al. Filed by Gregg A. Brauneisen, Danbury, for Somers Village Association Inc., Danbury. Property: Unit B6, Somers Village Condominium, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on the unit to recover delinquent common charges due the association. Filed April 24. Martinek Jr., Stephen, et al., Stratford, et al. Filed by Adam J. Cohen, Stratford, for Oronoque Village Tax District, Stratford. Property: 412A Black Hawk Lane, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on the property to recover delinquent municipal taxes. Filed May 2. Martinez, Eleanor, et al., Bethel, et al. Filed by Law Office of Martha Croog L.L.C., Hartford, for The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York City. Property: 5 Long Meadow Lane, Bethel. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $224,000 dated May 2007. Filed May 1. McCormack, Michael, et al., Danbury, et al. Filed by Steven R. Berg, Norwalk, for Lexington Mews Condominium Association Inc., Danbury. Property: Unit 3105, Lexington Mews, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on the unit to recover delinquent common charges due the association. Filed April 23. McGowan, Susan, et al., Stratford, et al. Filed by Adam J. Cohen, Stratford, for Oronoque Village Tax District, Stratford. Property: 289A Agawam Drive, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on the property to recover delinquent municipal taxes. Filed May 2. McLean, Leslie, et al., Redding, et al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson P.C., Hartford, for Bayview Loan Servicing L.L.C., Coral Gables, Fla. Property: 139 Mountain Road, Redding. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $266,367 dated June 2003. Filed April 30.
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on the record Molinaro, Virginia, et al., Bethel, et al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson P.C., Hartford, for Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., trustee, Los Angeles, Calif. Property: 8 Linda Lane, Bethel. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $472,500 dated October 2006. Filed May 2.
Rodrigues, Randall, et al., Danbury, et al. Filed by Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Plymouth Park Tax Services L.L.C., Whippany, N.J. Property: 1 Beaver Brook Road, Unit 37, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on the property to recover delinquent municipal taxes assigned to the plaintiff for collection. Filed April 26.
Montenegro, Luis, et al., Danbury, et al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson P.C., Hartford, for Bayview Loan Servicing L.L.C., Coral Gables, Fla. Property: 22 Locust Ave., Danbury. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $392,700 dated September 2006. Filed April 24.
Romanello Jr., Joseph, et al., Danbury, et al. Filed by O’Connell Flaherty & Attmore L.L.C., Hartford, for Wells Fargo Bank N.A., trustee, Bloomington, Minn. Property: 21 Walnut St., Danbury. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $297,000 dated February 2006. Filed April 30.
Morais, Herica, et al., Danbury, et al. Filed by Law Office of Martha Croog L.L.C., Hartford, for Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., trustee, Los Angeles, Calif. Property: 8 Scuppo Road, No. 9, Danbury. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $149,600 dated July 2006. Filed May 3. MRF L.L.C., et al., Danbury, et al. Filed by Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Plymouth Park Tax Services L.L.C., Whippany, N.J. Property: Payne Road, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on the property to recover delinquent municipal taxes assigned to the plaintiff for collection. Filed April 26. Murphy, Todd, et al., Ridgefield, et al. Filed by Paul L. Otzel, Milford, for Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C., Lewisville, Texas. Property: 11 Peaceable Ridge Road, Ridgefield. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $619,000 dated January 2007. Filed April 26. Pawilcz, Anatoli, et al., Stratford, et al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson P.C., Hartford, for Green Tree Servicing L.L.C., Tempe, Ariz. Property: 24 Swanson Ave., Stratford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $263,900 dated May 2005. Filed April 30. Penn-Kast, Jo-Anne, et al., Ridgefield, et al. Filed by the Law Office of Martha Croog L.L.C., Hartford, for Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., trustee, Los Angeles, Calif. Property: 65 Peaceable Ridge Road, Ridgefield. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $900,000 dated October 2006. Filed April 9. Puglisi, Nanette, et al., Norwalk, et al. Filed by Simon Sumberg, Norwalk, for Oenoke Association Inc., Norwalk. Property: Unit 70B, Oenoke Apartments, Norwalk. Action: to foreclose on the unit to recover delinquent common charges due the association. Filed April 30.
Soares, Adriana, et al., Danbury, et al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson P.C., Hartford, for Onewest Bank F.S.B., Pasadena, Calif. Property: 18 Triangle St., No. A6, Danbury. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $184,000 dated April 2007. Filed May 1. Verdesca, Albert, et al., Danbury, et al. Filed by Gregg A. Brauneisen, Danbury, for Camelot Court Condominiums Association Inc., Danbury. Property: Unit 18, Camelot Court Condominiums, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on the unit to recover delinquent common charges due the association. Filed April 24. Villa, Deirdre, et al., Stratford, et al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson P.C., Hartford, for PNC Bank N.A., Pittsburgh, Pa. Property: 1700 Broadbridge Ave., No. A33, Stratford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $163,500 dated November 2004. Filed May 2. Williamson, Cheryl, et al., Norwalk, et al. Filed by HLJ, Hartford, for Citimortgage Inc., O’Fallon, Mo. Property: 3 Elton Court, Norwalk. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $250,381 dated May 2009. Filed May 1. Youngberg Jr., Richard, et al., Danbury, et al. Filed by Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Plymouth Park Tax Services L.L.C., Whippany, N.J. Property: 25 Cross St., Danbury. Action: to foreclose on the property to recover delinquent municipal taxes assigned to the plaintiff for collection. Filed April 26.
Mortgages Blackstone Estates L.L.C., Brookfield, by Anthony Lucera. Lender: TD Bank N.A., Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Property: Parcel A, Danbury town map 12527, Danbury. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed April 30.
Christian Street L.L.C., New Fairfield, by George Scott. Lender: PJ of Connecticut Inc., Danbury. Property: 2 Pembroke Road, Danbury. Amount: $548,000. Filed May 2. DXR Holdings L.L.C., Danbury, by Christopher Orifici. Lender: Mahopac National Bank, Brewster, N.Y. Property: Unit 1, DXR Aviation Center, Wallingford Road, Danbury. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed April 24. Elmer Palma L.L.C., Danbury, by Elmer Palma. Lender: Savings Bank of Danbury, Danbury. Property: 22-24 Padanaram Road, Danbury. Amount: $785,000. Filed April 23. Exit L.L.C., Danbury, by Mirash Vatici. Lender: Curtiss Aero L.L.C., Danbury. Property: 19 Miry Brook Road, Danbury. Amount: $250,000. Filed April 23. FM Investments L.L.C., Norwalk, by Jason Milligan. Lender: Sophie Holdings L.L.C., New Canaan. Property: Units 1-2 and 1-3, Union Park Professional Condominium, Norwalk. Amount: $160,000. Filed April 27. Jostal Corp., Norwalk, by Raymond Vallerie. Lender: Susan Vallerie, Norwalk. Property: 465 Connecticut Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $902,680. Filed April 26. Luigi Center L.L.C., Southport, by Luigi Giansanti. Lender: Webster Bank N.A., New Britain. Property: 173 Post Road, Fairfield. Amount: $500,000. Filed April 30. Norwalk Housing Ventures II L.L.C., Wilton, by Edward Gormbley. Lender: People’s United Bank, Bridgeport. Property: 1 Elmcrest Terrace, Norwalk. Amount: $2.2 million. Filed May 2. Southridge Holdings L.L.C., Ridgefield, by Stephen Hicks. Lender: Fairfield County Bank, Ridgefield. Property: 90 Grove St., Ridgefield. Amount: $3.8 million. Filed April 27. Williams Coal Pit Hill Investments L.L.C., Danbury, by Jacob Williams. Lender: Union Savings Bank, Danbury. Property: 51-55 Coal Pit Hill Road, Danbury. Amount: $734,250. Filed April 19.
New Businesses The Business Journal is not responsible for typographical errors contained in the original filings. 16 Handles, 219 Bedford St., Stamford 06901, c/o Erik Mallon. Filed March 28. 7 Wall Street, 7 Wall St., Norwalk 06850, c/o Iwona Bartosiewicz. Filed April 3.
Abreu Enterprises, 110 East Ave., Norwalk 06851, c/o Yenniffer Torrealba. Filed April 10.
DWS Landscaping, 72 Woodward Ave., Norwalk 06854, c/o Daniu Tejada. Filed April 19.
John Miller’s Cleaning Service, 1 Leonard St., Norwalk 06850, c/o John Miller. Filed April 9.
Advantage Electrical L.L.C., 7365 Main St., Unit 138, Stratford 06614, c/o Peter Hart. Filed May 2.
Edd’s Landscaping and Garden Service L.L.C., 8 Kellogg St., Norwalk 06850, c/o Eddie Cisneros. Filed April 16.
Kemper Human Rights Education Foundation, 184 Fillow St., Norwalk 06850, c/o Paul Cantor. Filed April 27.
Airport Transportation Service, 15 Dean St., Stamford 06902, c/o Michael Gonzerelli. Filed March 28. Ally Bally Cee L.L.C., 45 Ethan Allen Highway, Ridgefield 067877, c/o Morag Grassie. Filed April 17. Al’s Roofing, 110 Washington St., Apt. 203, Norwalk 06854, c/o Alexander Eli. Filed April 4.
Edible Arrangements Store No. 137, 456 Main St., Norwalk 06851, c/o Shahzad Mir. Filed May 2. Fuente de Salud, 55 Wall St., Norwalk 06851, c/o Luis Ochoa. Filed April 9.
Klassy Kutts Barber Service L.L.C., 79 Cedar St., Norwalk 06854, c/o Jesse Holmes. Filed April 18. La Piazza, 37 Ethan Allen Highway, Ridgefield 06877, c/o Helen Zervus. Filed April 10.
Gaia Media Group, 18 Island Hill Ave., Ridgefield 06877, c/o Kenneth Todd. Filed April 26.
Liberty Tax Service, 74 Ohio Avenue Extension, Second floor, Norwalk 06851, c/o Ruben Baker. Filed April 30.
B&B Field Recovery Service, 126 Triangle St., Apt. B52, Danbury 06810, c/o Thomas Barr III. Filed April 25.
Gene Bezyk, 140 Green Valley Road, Stratford 06615, c/o Gene Bezyk. Filed May 3.
Lisa Kay Design, 40 Burritt Ave., Norwalk 06854, c/o Lisa Misitrano. Filed May 4.
Berkshire Magazine, 386 Main St., Ridgefield 06877, c/o Julia Reis. Filed April 13.
Green Care, 11 Blackstone Drive, Norwalk 06855, c/o Jennifer Cerulli. Filed April 24.
Little Hut Deli, 54 Liberty St., Danbury 06810, c/o Karina Luciano. Filed April 23.
Better Business Finder, 10 Harvann Road, Norwalk 06850, c/o Jeffrey Levene. Filed April 19.
Green Day Construction, 137 Culloden Road, Stamford 06902, c/o Carlos Alvarez. Filed March 29.
Loveizluv, 71 Lawton Ave., Stamford 06907, c/o Leonidas Aroupis. Filed April 25.
Bigdaddydogcare, 193A Ely Ave., Norwalk 06854, c/o Roderick Dawkins. Filed April 3.
Greenfield Hill L.L.C., 99 New Canaan Ave., Unit 3, Norwalk 06850, c/o John Jang. Filed April 24.
M and M Power, 54 Danbury Road, No. 179, Ridgefield 06877, c/o Mark Ciferri. Filed April 16.
Bits & Pieces, 93 Armand Road, Ridgefield 06877, c/o John Robertson. Filed April 13.
Handy Construction L.L.C., 22 Catherine St., Norwalk 06851, c/o Ernesto Aguilar-Martinez. Filed April 11.
M&M Tree Service, 30 Raymond St., Stamford 06902, c/o Julio Vanegas. Filed March 28.
Hollow Spring Road Association, 1 Hollow Spring Road, Norwalk 06854, c/o Martryn Reynolds. Filed May 4.
Maintenance and Improvement Solutions, 120 Partrick Ave., Norwalk 06851, c/o Dennis Bussiere. Filed April 20.
Hoop Heaven Basketball Camp, 14 Algonquin Road, Norwalk 06851, c/o Steve Dunn. Filed April 17.
Memo’s Restaurant and Bakery, 60 S. Main St., Norwalk 06854, c/o Julian Cano. Filed April 18.
Hurricane Road Designs, 19 Comstock Hill Ave., Norwalk 06850, c/o Louisa Steinhardt. Filed April 18.
Mr. Frosty’s Deli and Grill L.L.C., 10 First St., Norwalk 06855, c/o Anthony Luciani. Filed April 3.
J&D Spotless Cleaning, 261 Ely Ave., No. 1F, Norwalk 06854, c/o Sharon Duncan. Filed May 2.
My City Minutes, 140 Grove St., Apt. 3H, Stamford 06901, c/o Patricia Pattray. Filed March 28.
J. P. Lopes Landscaping, 32 Eastwood Road, Danbury 06811, c/o Jean Lopes. Filed May 2.
New New, A, 75 Cedar St., Norwalk 06854, c/o Andrew Clark. Filed April 18.
JAD Landscaping L.L.C., 221 Ely Ave., Norwalk 06854, c/o Jorge Sighua-Criollo. Filed April 13.
Nu Way Limousine, 133 Tresser Blvd., No. 18C, Stamford 06901, c/o George Usher. Filed March 30.
JC Handy Painter, 22 Anthony St., Stamford 06902, c/o Juan Fernandez. Filed March 26.
Posh Nail Spa CT Inc., 860 High Ridge Road, Stamford 06905, c/o Ming Giang He. Filed March 30.
Jhon Alejandro Ortiz Design, 33 Lovatt St., Norwalk 06850, c/o Jhon Ortiz. Filed April 11.
Premier Firewood Co., 8 Merritt Place, Norwalk 06854, c/o Stephen Vasale Jr. Filed April 5.
Bright Turn, 405 Newtown Ave., Norwalk 06851, c/o Brian Krost. Filed April 27. Britto Lawn Service, 27 Spruce St., Norwalk 06850, c/o Herman Britto. Filed May 2. Cabin Fever Distilling Co., 801 Main Ave., Norwalk 06851, c/o Jessica Morales. Filed April 27. Chozen Faces Management, 56 N. Main St., Norwalk 06854, c/o Mellodye Ragin. Filed April 26. Cinderella Nail Salon, 35 Danbury Road, Ridgefield 06877, c/o Jong Kim. Filed April 27. Cislunar Aerospace Inc., 31 Nyselius Place, Stamford 06905, c/o Jani Pallis. Filed March 30. Concierge of Excellence, 181 Woodbury Ave., Stamford 06907, c/o James Franzese. Filed March 27. Delicious Store & Deli, 52 Pembroke Road, Danbury 06811, c/o Rolando Castreo. Filed April 25. Ducey’s Landscaping, 107B Cooper Road, Ridgefield 06877, c/o Michael Ducey. Filed April 11.
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on the record Pump It Up, 145 Main St., Norwalk 06851, c/o Monique Rutledge. Filed April 27. Red Stripe Beer Co., 801 Main Ave., Norwalk 06851, c/o Jessica Morales. Filed April 13. Ridgefield Property Plus, 562 Ridgebury Road, Ridgefield 06877, c/o Jody Williamson. Filed April 18. RM Roofing and Siding, 18 Avenue B, Norwalk 06854, c/o Max Aviles. Filed April 13. Ronei Dos Santos Drywall, 3 Powder Horn Road, Norwalk 06850, c/o Ronei Dos Santos. Filed May 2. Rush Computer Technology, 7 Hamilton Ave., Unit 31, Norwalk 06854, c/o Brandon Rush. Filed April 27. The Scoop Café, 810 E. Main St., Stamford 06902, c/o Charles Pia. Filed March 26. Tele Evangelique Haitienne and Tele Louange, 9 Hamilton Ave., Apt. 5, Norwalk 06854, c/o Noel Sainrilus. Filed April 30. Three Marias Cleaning Services, 52 Linden St., Norwalk 06851, c/o Maria Weber. Filed April 20. Totilo’s Home Improvement, 13 Southview Ave., Danbury 06811, c/o Kevin Totilo. Filed April 30. Urban Development Solutions Inc., 474 Main Ave., Norwalk 06851, c/o David Roberts. Filed April 23. Veronica’s Salon and Spa L.L.C., 250 Westport Ave., Norwalk 06851, c/o Carlos Rivera. Filed May 2. Vidas Nuevas Club, 8 Belden Ave., Norwalk 06850, c/o Ana Morilla. Filed April 9. Village Bagels, 415 Westport Ave., Norwalk 06851, c/o Darren Monaco. Filed April 19. Westfair Heating Service, 290 Main Ave., No. 315, Norwalk 06851, c/o James Parks Sr. Filed May 3. What’s Cooking, 590 Danbury Road, Ridgefield 06877, c/o Frank Florenzio. Filed March 30. Whole Steps Music, 87 Columbus Place, No. 1, Stamford 06907, c/o Johanna Jensen. Filed March 26.
Patents 3+1 layer mixed raster content (MRC) images having a black text layer. Patent no. 8,180,153 issued to Amal Malik, Pittsford, N.Y. and Xing Li, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Access sheath with central seal. Patent no. 8,177,755 issued to: Danny Berry, Hamden; Richard D. Gresham, Guilford; Russell Heinrich, Madison; and Patrick Helfrich, Monroe. Assigned to Tyco Healthcare Group L.P., Mansfield, Mass. Bicycle cradle. Patent no. D659,631 issued to: John Laverack, Southbury; Greg Weaver, Waterbury; Timothy J. Makris, Sandy Hook; Kevin Bogoslofski, Southington; and Keith L. Prescott, Cambridge, Vt. Assigned to Thule Sweden AB, Sweden. Biometric authentication device and system. Patent no. 8,181,031 issued to Chandrasekhar Narayanaswami, Wilton. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, N.Y. Bookmark. Patent no. D659,755 issued to Kenneth George Rist, Brookfield. Children’s educational savings bank. Patent no. D659,945 issued to John S. Weatherley, Ridgefield. Assigned to Ideas for a Better Tomorrow L.L.C., Ridgefield. Commissioning of elevator hallway fixtures in a destination entry group elevator system. Patent no. 8,177,031 issued to: Michael P. Flynn, Avon; Paul A. Stranieri, Bristol; Wade Montague, Southington; and Richard Mangini, Brookfield. Assigned to Otis Elevator Co., Farmington. Computer-based computational tools for use in electrophysiology. Patent no. 8,180,617 issued to Maurice M. Klee, Fairfield. Coumalic acid to inhibit nonenzymatic browning in teas. Patent no. 8,178,147 issued to Glenn Roy, Beacon, N.Y. and Barry Gosselin, Danbury. Assigned to PepsiCo Inc., Purchase, N.Y. Drum maintenance system for reducing duplex dropout. Patent no. 8,177,352 issued to Alexander J. Fioravanti, Penfield, N.Y. and Paul John McConville, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Dual-mode printer. Patent no. 8,177,347 issued to: Grace T. Brewington, Fairport, N.Y.; Anthony S. Condello, Webster, N.Y.; and Daniel Martin Bray, Rochester, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.
Dynamic image positioning and spacing in a digital printing system. Patent no. 8,180,254 issued to: Andrew J. Bonacci, Webster, N.Y.; Jonathan B. Hunter, Marion, N.Y.; David M. Kerxhalli, Rochester, N.Y.; and David R. Kretschmann, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Factorial hidden Markov model with discrete observations. Patent no. 8,180,642 issued to Guillaume Bouchard, France and Jean-Marc Andreoli, France. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Fingerprint scan order sequence to configure a print system device. Patent no. 8,179,543 issued to John A. Moore, Rochester, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Fuser member having fluorinated polyimide outer layer. Patent no. 8,178,209 issued to Yu Qi, Canada and Nan-Xing Hu, Canada. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Generating image embedded with UV fluorescent watermark by combining binary images generated using different halftone strategies. Patent no. 8,179,570 issued to Yonghui Zhao, Penfield, N.Y. and Shen-ge Wang, Fairport, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. High-frequency mechanically actuated inkjet. Patent no. 8,177,338 issued to: John R. Andrews, Fairport, N.Y.; Terrance Lee Stephens, Molalla, Ore.; Gerald A. Domoto, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.; and Bradley J. Gerner, Penfield, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Hole-punch die identification in a document reproduction system. Patent no. 8,180,144 issued to J. Frederick Whiting, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Mailing machine transport system, including a guide to reduce the impact on the weighing device caused by the trailing edge of the mailpiece. Patent no. 8,178,796 issued to Robert J. Allen, Shelton and Thomas M. Lyga, Southbury. Assigned to Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford. Masking of text in document reproduction. Patent no. 8,179,556 issued to: David L. Salgado, Victor, N.Y.; Francois Ragnet, France; and Douglas J. Tallinger, Penfield, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Method and apparatus for anastomosis. Patent no. 8,177,799 issued to Joseph P. Orban III, Norwalk. Assigned to Tyco Healthcare L.P., Mansfield, Mass. Method and apparatus for automatic fuser web material advancement in an image production unit. Patent no. 8,180,268 issued to: Erwin Ruiz, Rochester, N.Y.; David Lalley, Webster, N.Y.; and Gregory P. Miller, Rochester, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.
Method and apparatus for fixing a radiation-curable gel-ink image onto a substrate. Patent no. 8,177,332 issued to: Michael D. Thompson, Rochester, N.Y.; Steven E Ready, Los Altos, Calif.; and Gregory J. Kovacs, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.
Movable trail edge sensor for duplex registration. Patent no. 8,180,272 issued to: Paul N. Richards, Fairport, N.Y.; Lloyd A. Williams, Mahopac, N.Y.; Joannes N. M. deJong, Hopewell Junction, N.Y.; and Matthew Dondiego, West Milford, N.J. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.
Method for classifying a printer gamut into subgamuts for improved spot-color accuracy. Patent no. 8,179,566 issued to: Lalit Keshav Mestha, Fairport, N.Y.; Alvaro Enrique Gil, Rochester, N.Y.; and Matthew Hoffmann, Ontario, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.
OCR-guided text tokenization of digital images. Patent no. 8,180,164 issued to: Zhigang Fan, Webster, N.Y.; Francis Tse, Rochester, N.Y.; Michael R. Campanelli, Webster, N.Y.; and Yingjun Bai, San Jose, Calif. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.
Method of forming high-k dual dielectric stack. Patent no. 8,178,952 issued to: Jun-Fei Zheng, Westport; George Chen, Los Gatos, Calif.; and Wilman Tsai, Saratoga, Calif. Assigned to Intel Corp., Santa Clara, Calif.
Phase change inks containing graphene-based carbon allotrope colorants. Patent no. 8,177,897 issued to James D. Mayo, Canada and Santokh Badesha, Pittsford, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.
System for connecting and disconnecting containers from a base. Patent no. 8,177,463 issued to Peter J Walker, Westport. Systems and methods for analyzing performance of a print device in a managed print service. Patent no. 8,180,665 issued to: John C. Handley, Fairport, N.Y.; Yasin Alan, Ithaca, N.Y.; and Jeffrey R. Earl, Pittsford, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Testing transfer nips of printing devices using transfer field uniformity maps. Patent no. 8,180,231 issued to: Christopher A. DiRubio, Webster, N.Y.; Charles H. Tabb, Penfield, N.Y.; Michael A. Fayette, Penfield, N.Y.; and John S. Facci, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.
Method of trading in real estate derivatives. Patent no. 8,180,697 issued to Paul Frischer, Greenwich.
Sheet-transport roller system. Patent no. 8,177,229 issued to Adam Douglas Ledgerwood, Geneva, N.Y. and Timothy Gordon Shelhart, West Henrietta, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.
Therapeutic agents useful for treating pain. Patent no. 8,178,560 issued to Qun Sun, Princeton, N.J. and Xin Wen, China. Assigned to Purdue Pharma L.P., Stamford.
Method, apparatus and systems for registering the transfer of an image associated with a printing device. Patent no. 8,180,266 issued to: David Mark Kerxhalli, Rochester, N.Y.; Siddharth Rajiv Inamdar, Rochester, N.Y.; and Paul Eugene Musicant, Los Angeles, Calif. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.
Solvent-free synthesis of soluble nanocrystals. Patent no. 8,178,585 issued to Melissa Petruska, Newtown and Guiquan Pan, Danbury. Assigned to Advanced Technology Materials Inc., Danbury.
Toner compositions and methods. Patent no. 8,178,269 issued to: Ke Zhou, Canada; Guerino G. Sacripante, Canada; Paul Joseph Gerroir, Canada; Edward Graham Zwartz, Canada; and Michael S. Hawkins, Canada. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.
Sulfone compounds, which modulate the CB2 receptor. Patent no. 8,178,568 issued to John Regan, Larchmont, N.Y. and Doris Riether, Newtown. Assigned to Boehringer Ingelheim International G.m.b.H., Germany.
Toner consumption calculation for printer with multiple interacting separations. Patent no. 8,180,230 issued to R. Victor Klassen, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.
Methods and apparatus for providing communications services at a gaming machine. Patent no. 8,177,645 issued to: Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield; James A. Jorasch, Stamford; and Russell P. Sammon, San Francisco, Calif. Assigned to International Game Technology, Reno, Nev. Methods and apparatus for providing video on demand and network PVR functions using IP streaming, Patent no. 8,181,209 issued to Charles Hasek, Broomfield, Colo. and Kenneth Gould, Oakton, Va. Assigned to Time Warner Cable Inc., Stamford. Methods for the formation of fully silicided metal gates. Patent no. 8,178,433 issued to Glenn A. Biery, Staatsburg, N.Y. and Michelle L. Steen, Danbury. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, N.Y. Methods of leveling ink on substrates using flash heating and apparatuses useful in printing. Patent no. 8,178,169 issued to: Gerald A. Domoto, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.; Nicholas P. Kladias, Fresh Meadows, N.Y.; Stephan Drappel, Canada; Gregory J. Kovacs, Webster, N.Y.; Bryan J. Roof, Newark, N.Y.; and Stephen T. Knapp, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Minimizing dot graininess in doton-dot printing devices. Patent no. 8,179,568 issued to Zhen He, Sherwood, Ore. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.
System and method for controlling reproduction of documents containing sensitive information. Patent no. 8,181,261 issued to Robert H. Sperry, Pittsford, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. System and method for dynamically managing blowers and vents. Patent no. 8,180,494 issued to: Christopher J. Dawson, Arlington, Va.; Vincenzo V. Diluoffo, Sandy Hook; Rick A. Hamilton II, Charlottesville, Va.; and Michael D. Kendzierski, New York City. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, N.Y. System and method for generating a view of and interacting with a purchase history. Patent no. 8,180,682 issued to Chandrasekhar Narayanaswami, Wilton and Alpana Tiwari, Yorktown Heights, N.Y. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, N.Y.
Toner process. Patent no. 8,178,274 issued to: Enno E. Agur, Canada; Daryl W. Vanbesien, Canada; Ke Zhou, Canada; Michael S. Hawkins, Canada; Maria N. V. McDougall, Canada; Richard P. N. Veregin, Canada; and Edward G. Zwartz, Canada. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Transducer interconnect with conductive films. Patent no. 8,177,335 issued to: Bradley James Gerner, Penfield, N.Y.; John R. Andrews, Fairport, N.Y.; and Pinyen Lin, Rochester, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Xerographic machine toner contamination control system. Patent no. 8,180,245 issued to: Ali R. Dergham, Fairport, N.Y.; Francesco Zirilli, Penfield, N.Y.; Glenn Bennett, Rochester, N.Y.; and Jorge Rodriguez, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.
System and method for multiscale sigma filtering using quadrature mirror filters. Patent no. 8,180,169 issued to Stuart A. Schweid, Pittsford, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.
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It’s the most unique event in Fairfield County Forty of the best and brightest business professionals under the age of 40 will be feted June 21 • 5 to 8 p.m. at High Ridge Park Corporate Center, Stamford
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Showcasing a variety of businesses from Fairfield County, before and after the award ceremony, when everyone can stroll the simulated streets and marketplace and gain insight into what the county has to offer.
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While enjoying entertainment, artists at work, sponsor displays, the marketplace, wine from W.J.DEUTSCH & FAMILY and hearty hors d’oeuvres by DAVID’S SOUNDVIEW CATERING.
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InsIde the CapItol
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Two Steps Forward, Two Steps Back
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Hear top experts and business leaders discuss:
“The decline in both monthly and annual job growth numbers in April is disappointing, but unusual seasonal patterns this past winter into spring make these numbers difficult to interpret,” said Andy Condon, the agency’s research director.
onnecticut’s strong start to 2012 is quickly becoming a distant memory. The state now has two straight months of job losses, shedding 4,100 positions in April.
The Department of Labor’s monthly jobs report greatly clouds forecasts for the state’s economic recovery. While the unemployment rate held steady at 7.7 percent, Connecticut dropped 6,100 jobs in March and April.
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“That’s quiet a negative trend after what was a very strong and positive start. Now we’re at net 5,300 new jobs for the 4/11 5/11 6/11 7/11 8/11 year—that’s a very slow rate of growth and unfortunately the last two months have not been good news.”
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Year-over-year losses A state labor official admitted disappointment with the April report, particularly when looking at the year-over-year (April 2011-April 2012) numbers. Connecticut dropped 2,300 jobs over the last 12 months, even as the unemployment rate fell 1.4 percent.
f Finding the balance between controlling your startup and attracting the best resources to grow it f How to stimulate small business and entrepreneurial growth and give a long-lasting boost to economic recovery
Sector breakdown
Job growth in ConneCtiCut +9,400
“The April jobs numbers for Connecticut show that the economy is still struggling to reach a sustainable recovery,” says CBIA economist Pete Gioia.
“Despite variability in growth from month to month we still appear to be on a path of positive, albeit modest job growth.”
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Among the major employment sectors, construction lost 2,300 jobs, followed by the government sector (down 1,300 positions), and leisure and hospitality with a loss of 1,200 jobs. Manufacturing shed 400 positions— the sector has lost 1,400 jobs over the last 12 months.
Four of the major sectors saw job growth in April. Professional and business services gained 900 positions; trade, transportatrion, and utilities added 500 jobs; financial activities increased by 300 positions; and the information sector added 100 jobs. Connecticut has recovered 34,100, or 29 percent, of the 117,500 total jobs lost in the March 2008-February 2010 recession.
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Issues & PolIcIes
Progress Made and Challenges Remain
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he 2012 legislative session saw the state move forward with a meaningful education reform package that paves the way for significant changes in Connecticut’s public education system—changes that promise to narrow the achievement gap and raise student performance across the state. Lawmakers took other positive steps, too—often in the form of blocking harmful measures from advancing during the session. For employers, that was welcome progress. Connecticut’s economy continues its slow recovery and businesses are
facing numerous cost and competitive pressures. Legislative actions in many issue areas can have a direct impact on employers’ ability to create and keep good jobs. Connecticut also faces a long-term fiscal challenge that can be resolved only by enacting structural reforms to reduce the cost of government and avoid further tax increases on individuals and businesses. Policymakers continue to seek and understand the real perspectives of the business community so they can adopt policies that will encourage private sector investments that create opportunities for the people of our state.
With the progress of last fall’s Jobs Session and now the landmark education reforms, legislators should be encouraged to keep moving forward in ways that will promote economic renewal and job growth. And once again, we are very thankful for the many CBIA members who supported our Government Affairs team during the 2012 General Assembly session. Their involvement helped deepen the debates and widen the understanding of business issues at the Capitol. ➤ Read more at gov.cbia.com
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