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Reachin’ out After 21 years, women presidents’ group looks to introduce itself

Linda Price

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Cashin’ in Capital campaign exceeds expectations at Fairfield University

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ark Nemec doesn’t want to say that the money keeps rolling in at Fairfield University — but he has little choice. Nemec, who’s coming up on his first anniversary as the university’s president, said that during his first few months in office he sort of

Fairfield University President Mark Nemec. Photo by Kevin Zimmerman

blithely let himself be talked into extending the target of Fairfield Rising, the largest capital fundraising campaign in the school’s history, from its original $160 million to $210 million through December 2018. Total raised so far? “We’re closing in on $215 million,” he said at his office last week. “I see that as a real vote of confidence for what we’ve done and are doing, and as representative of the sense that the university is on an upward trajectory.” Indeed, Fairfield is ranked third in U.S. News & World Report’s latest list of the top regional universities in the North; is included in the top 15 percent of the nation’s schools in a variety of categories by College Factual, an independent website that ranks colleges

on a number of factors; and maintains a 97 percent employment rate for students after graduation. “Even our loan default rate is among the lowest around,” Nemec said. Fairfield’s 1.61 percent places it well below the national average of 11.5 percent. Enrollment is also expected to rise to record levels for the 2018-19 academic year, he said, estimating that it will come in at somewhere between 1,085 and 1,115. On May 20, the school conferred 967 bachelor’s, 385 master’s, 15 sixthyear certificates and 39 doctorate degrees. Nemec noted that the Jesuit school has also redoubled its efforts at attracting a more diverse student body, including from a geographic standpoint. “There’s » FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY

espite maintaining some 145 chapters around the world, the Women Presidents’ Organization — a nonprofit peer advisory group that helps set up conversations among top female executives — is relatively unknown to the general public. While that is very much by intention, Linda Price said it’s not an ironclad rule. “We’ve been very insular,” Price, who serves as the local chair of the WPO, said. “We’ve really never come out to the public and said, ‘Here we are.’” But that is beginning to change. Even though there’s very little turnover in the chapter — called “Fairchester” to reflect its county-straddling territory — Price said the decision to expand its reach was the driving factor behind a June 21 event held at Putnam & Mason, the luxury home design firm that opened in Greenwich last year. “This was the first time in my 13 years with the group that we’d done something like that,” Price said. “We felt that there are so many women-led companies being started in the area that it would be ungenerous of us not to introduce ourselves.” Although turnout at Putnam was » REACHING OUT

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ummertime always brings challenges to parents: What to get the kids to do that doesn’t involve sitting around playing video games? Vacations — even to theme parks — can be expensive and, of course, don’t last all summer long. But Rob and Lisa Cannon think they may have the solution. The co-owners of the Bounce! Trampoline Sports facility at 21 Prindle Lane in Danbury are putting the finishing touches on the Thrillz High Flying Adventure Park in the same building. Consisting of eight themed “challenge” areas partly inspired by the “American Ninja Warrior” TV series — with rope courses, climbing walls, and the like — Thrillz offers daredevils of all ages an extra kick: No harnesses. Fall from one of the obstacles and you land some 16 feet later on a fullsize airbag like stuntmen use, with what they say is no recoil or, most significantly, chance of injury. It is, Rob Cannon believes, a one-of-a-kind entertainment option; other similar facilities are generally used for stuntman training. “What we’re looking to do is to create a world-class entertainment center that can draw people from as far away as an hour, hour and a half,” Cannon said in the still-under-construction Thrillz area, whose 24,000 square feet together with Bounce! makes for a total of 70,000 square feet. Admissions will be separate, he said, to keep the revenue streams between the trampoline franchise and the wholly-owned Thrillz distinct from each other; a discount will probably be offered to customers looking to experience both spaces. For Thrillz, admission will likely be $12 for a half hour and $18 for 60 minutes, with pricing options for longer stays also available. Cannon, who said he got “burned out” in his former career as a hedge fund manager, and his wife opened Bounce! in 2016. Although business has been brisk, he said, when the space next door became available he began envisioning something more than just adding more trampolines. Seeing videos of motorcyclists zooming off of ramps to reach great heights before landing without injury on professional airbags led him to sketch out an idea for offering the same concept indoors.

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Ropes in the style of cargo nets at Thrillz. Photo by Joel Earley.

Through his attorneys he put together a design and engineering team whose experience goes well beyond ball pits and bungee slingshots (not that the Cannons denigrate the features at Bounce! in any way). That group incorporates performance rigger and safety consultant Jason Clemence, whose background includes stints with Cirque du Soleil, Billy Joel and Alicia Keys; sound engineer Rob Treloan, now on tour with Queen Latifah; and manager and in-house graphic designer Joel Earley, a onetime Ringling Brothers employee. From concept to completion took about nine months, Cannon estimated. “We talked in depth about what they wanted to do and how it could be rigged,” Clemence said. “Safety is always first with something like this.” But, he noted, there’s nothing exactly “like this” anywhere else. “This has more airbags of this caliber in one place than anywhere else in the world,” he declared. Clemence also said the space should be looked at as not just an activity center, but as something with the potential to build character. “These can be difficult challenges to complete,” he said. “There’s no

safety harness and nobody holding you. But if you fall — and you will — you can get up and try it again. And when you do complete the challenge, you can say you’ve done it yourself. That’s really important for kids.” Lisa Cannon noted that the airbags are what she believes to be the highest quality available — again, part of the effort to guarantee safety. “We could probably get something like these for 20 percent of the price, but that’s not what we’re here for,” she said. She added that the Thrillz areas — consisting of such themes as Shark Tank, Fire Pit, and “our signature,” a Pinball theme wherein customers can compete to land on areas that help them rack up points — are constructed in a modular fashion so that they can be rotated in and out. “We want it to be somewhere that, every couple of times you’re here, looks different,” Earley said. The modular approach will also help franchisees, Rob Cannon said. “We can send our Outer Space one somewhere else and trade in something from them, to keep both areas fresh,” he explained. Cannon estimated the cost of the Danbury Thrillz at about $1.6 million, and said that franchisees would likely spend $1.8 million to

get all in. The Danbury operation is expected to open by Aug. 1, and he hopes to start inviting potential franchisees in by mid-autumn. Both Cannons underscored that, unlike Bounce!, Thrillz is not designed to be only child’s play. In addition to a large lounge area with seating for more than 50 and nine TV screens, the new facility is designed to host adventurers of all ages. Lisa Cannon said that running the entire eight-airbag course could be a useful team-building exercise for employees. In keeping with the “entertainment destination” concept, the combined facility will include a 35-machine arcade and 360-degree virtual reality machine along with laser tag and a total of 10 party rooms that can accommodate children and adults alike. Although the Thrillz lounge area will feature food beyond the cookies-and-chips options in Bounce!, alcohol will not be served. After all: Safety first.

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The American Pie Co. brings in foodies from far and wide BY PHIL HALL

did 40 percent more orders than the year before. We were baking all day, right up until closing.” There have been a few hiccups in the past quarter-century. The American Pie Co. tried to open a second retail bakery during its second year in business, but that was shut down after a year. And Sherman’s size and location has forced the restaurant to rely on staffing that drives in from as far away as Danbury; both Hunniford and his partner Day have their families working at the establishment. Nonetheless, being in business for 25 years has enabled Hunniford to enjoy a second generation of patrons. “I’ve seen babies who were born when we opened and they now have kids of their own,” he said, adding that the past quarter-century has also resulted in consistent customer feedback. “Nobody leaves hungry — I’ve never had that complaint in 25 years.”

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he little town of Sherman in northern Fairfield County has a population of approximately 3,600. And while its picturesque surroundings attract outdoor enthusiasts, it is also known as something of a food destination — albeit for a single eatery at the intersections of Routes 37 and 39. “This weekend, I’ve had people from Norwalk come over,” remarked Bill Hunniford, co-owner of The American Pie Co., which is celebrating its 25th anniversary in business. “I’ve had people from Orange, Stamford, lower Westchester. There is a couple that comes in every week from Yonkers. They are great customers.” Hunniford launched The American Pie Co. with friend and University of Connecticut classmate Audrey Day, with Hunniford focusing on the restaurant side of the operations and Day handling eponymous pastries that are offered both on the menu and in an on-site retail bakery. The restaurant sought to play up comfort food — or, as Hunniford calls it, “Grandma’s cooking” — and its concentration on an appetite-satiating menu that doesn’t dent the wallet kept the eatery thriving when other restaurants had difficulty staying afloat. “During the recession, we did fine,” Hunniford recalled. “A lot of people didn’t go to the higher-end restaurants, but they still wanted to go out to eat. Here, 50 bucks can feed your whole family, whereas the high-end places are 50 bucks for yourself.” While the restaurant seats 55 plus 12 more on its patio, it manages to accommodate high volume. “We get between 2,000 and 3,000 per week,” Hunniford said. “For Sunday brunch, we do 300 to 400 brunches, and then do another 100 at dinner.” Where do these numbers come from? Admittedly, Sherman is not overburdened with restaurants — Hunniford pointed out a local Italian restaurant as the town’s other foodie spot. One menu magnet that Hunniford credits for his success has been the chicken pot pie. “We have a big eight-inch pie,” he continued. “I can eat it, but most people take part of it home. We sell frozen ones that can be split between two or three people, and we sell a couple of hundred of those a week.” And with a name like The American Pie Co., desserts are a key selling point: 20 different pies, seven cakes (including four different cheesecakes), and nine assorted cupcakes and cookies. The eatery’s pastries have also earned it attention, with honors from Connecticut Magazine and Yahoo. com for having the best pies in the state. Hunniford noted the latter honor created much confusion for his harried baking staff. “The Yahoo coverage was two Thanksgivings ago,” he said. “We didn’t know about it. It came out on the Monday before Thanksgiving. After the holiday, we found out about it and realized why we

The American Pie Co. in Sherman, and its key lime pie. Photo by Phil Hall

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Suite Talk Victoria Newman, founder of Greenwich Education Group

kids are just incredible. The best part of my day is when I go over to Pinnacle and hang out with the kids and play games and puzzles and interact. Links Academy works with kids one on one, to finish out their school year with total flexible learning. We may have a kid who had to withdraw from their public or private school for whatever reason. We’ve also had tennis players and lacrosse players who have flexible schedules because they are training at a much higher level. We’ve had the lead of Cirque du Soleil on Broadway — kids who, for whatever reason, had some sort of an interruption or need more focus on their learning. And we have The Collaborative Center for Learning and Development. It is not a specialist school yet, but we’re looking into making it one. They take on a much more severe population, with neuropsychological tests on speech and language. Four kids go to school there full time.”

hen Victoria Newman began Greenwich Education Group 14 years ago, she saw a niche in the regional educational market that needed to be filled. However, other niches began to pop up along the way and what started as a one-room business focused on tutoring grew into four separate entities dedicated to helping approximately 1,000 children who often require extra-special help in reaching their full educational potential. In 2016, Newman was recognized by the U.S. Small Business Administration as the Connecticut Small Business Person of the Year. In this edition of Suite Talk, Business Journal reporter Phil Hall talks with Newman about her unlikely rise to award-winning business owner. When and why did Greenwich Education Group begin? “It began in 2004, addressing a need in the community. There was no tutoring, test prep or educational consulting. It started in a one-room schoolhouse on car dealership row in Byram.” Were you always entrepreneurially focused? “Great question. I was a teacher from 1990 and worked five years in Stamford and five years in Greenwich. We moved to Singapore for my husband’s job in banking and I was bored — I really needed to do something. I worked for a company called Asian Welcome and I started to help expats who relocated to Singapore. I toured all of the schools and loved school placement. When I came back here, I worked part time at GMAC, which did a lot of the GE relocations in Stamford and

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Victoria Newman, founder and executive director, Greenwich Education Group. Photo by Phil Hall

helped kids with school placement. I then worked at Jewish Community Center in Stamford, running birththrough-five while I had two very small children. I was still tutoring, going to different kids’ houses, and I decided that I wanted to try to open up a tutoring center. I didn’t know if we could afford the rent.” So, let’s hit the fast-forward button. Greenwich Education Group now has three different schools and a learning center based in Stamford. Please tell us what they are all about. “The Spire School is grades 6 through12 with a focus on health and well-

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I think our public schools do a decent job and our private schools also do a decent job. But there are kids who need more than what a typical public or private school can provide.

ness, anxiety, school avoidance and depression. The students are college-ready kids who are very, very bright but have some social or emotional piece that we need to work on. They have life coaches to support that, an incredible education director — our head of school rocks. It’s just a great team. Any student that comes there has to want to be there. The Pinnacle School is for kids on the autism spectrum and covers grades 2 through 12. This includes kids with ADHD and nonverbal learning disorder, and it offers more of a focus on social cognition and executive functioning skills. The

How does your approach to special education compare with what is being doing in the local public and private schools? “I think our public schools do a decent job and our private schools also do a decent job. But there are kids who need more than what a typical public or private school can provide. It is because they have more needs to be utilized. Our public schools do a really good job with special education, but maybe some times that student really isn’t a great fit. Our education is very individualized. For example, over at Pinnacle there is coding and robotics — the kids can hack into my system. There is also a sensory occupational therapy gym.”

How do you determine the tuition for your schools? “Tuition is determined by the heads of school and their teams. It depends what is needed. A kid may come into Pinnacle and need some added-on services. They may need extra social cognition, extra occupational therapy. A kid at Spire may need extra social functioning coaching. We pay a lot of rent and we pay our teachers — we have special ed teachers, clinical social workers, psychologists, what every special ed school needs. Our tuition has not been an issue and we are also a lot less expensive if you were to do some of the other options out there.” With summer upon us, I should ask if your schools are year-round. “Pinnacle has an extended-year program and so does Spire. Links Academy is doing a lot of for-credit course work, so we have kids taking a math class over the summer so they can do a jump in their math from where they would normally be placed. We have kids coming for coding, robotics, getting a head start on their curriculum for the fall. We’ve got 25 kids, so that’s been pretty busy.” Links Academy recently hosted a free public health event called “Migraines in Adolescents — It’s Not All in Your Head.” What was that about? “We decided to have it because a lot of our students at Links Academy in the one-on-one learning program were getting migraines and they needed a more flexible schedule. We see an increase in students with migraines — really debilitating migraines. Since everything we do responds to the needs of

our local community, we got a doctor at the migraine center at Mount Sinai — a top-grade doctor, Lauren Natbony. We thought it would be a wonderful event to partner with the YWCA, the Greenwich PTA Council, Children’s Medical Group and Moffly Media. We had about 50 parents learn incredible amount. For instance, I didn’t know that migraines were as prevalent in boys than they are in girls. I didn’t realize that kids were having migraines as young as four.” What are your near-term goals for your schools? “We have a wait list for

our schools. I would like to methodically grow those schools. We’ve never grown those schools enormously big because we’ve been cognizant of doing this right. By 2020, I would like to have one campus. Right now, I am on roller skates because I spend a lot of time between the schools. There is a lot of office space in Stamford and there are a number of options of where we could be. We love Stamford — our schools are located there.” Looking back on your entrepreneurial adventure, what do you see as your most signi�icant accomplishments?

Shelton-based Schick one of few to receive tariff waiver Schick Manufacturing Inc. of Shelton is one of just seven companies to receive a waiver from the Trump administration’s new tariff policy on imported steel and aluminum. The U.S. Department of Commerce has granted exclusions from the 25 percent steel tariffs to seven companies that requested exemptions for 42 products sourced from Japan, Sweden,

Belgium, Germany and China. The other companies are Nachi America Inc. of Greenwood, Indiana; Hankev International of Buena Park, California; Zapp Precision Wire of Summerville, South Carolina; U.S. Leakless Inc. of Athens, Alabama; Woodings Industrial Corp. of Mars, Pennsylvania; and PolyVision Corp. of Atlanta. Eleven other companies’ requests, involving 56

Two charged in immigration marriage fraud scheme Two Bridgeport businessmen — one operating in the immigration and legal services sector and the other operating an accountancy firm — have been arrested and charged with 14 counts related to an extensive immigration marriage fraud scheme. Bridgeport resident Jodian Stephenson, also known as Jodian Gordon, and New Milford resident Donovan Lawrence appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge William I. Garfinkel in Bridgeport on June 22 and were released on bonds in the amount of $350,000 and $100,000, respectively. As alleged in the indictment, Stephenson has operated Stephenson Immigration and Legal Services LLC, while Lawrence has operated Donovan’s Accounting Services LLC, both in Bridgeport. Between approximately July 2012 and July 2017, Stephenson, Lawrence

and others are alleged to have conspired to arrange sham marriages between U.S. citizens and noncitizens residing in the U.S. for the purpose of the noncitizens’ applying for and obtaining “lawful permanent residence” status, also known as a green card. As part of the alleged scheme, Stephenson and Lawrence made and filed with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service false documents, including fraudulent green card applications and false tax returns in the names of the allegedly married couples. The indictment identifies nine false marriages that resulted in the filing of fraudulent green card applications. During the investigation, Stephenson allegedly offered to arrange a sham marriage for a federal law enforcement agent working in an undercover capacity and help obtain a

“Being able to make a difference and enable every child to recognize their potential. And doing that with honor in the best possible way. We’ve always done what’s in the best interests of the children and their families. We’ve never run it saying this has to be our bottom line. I was at a Pinnacle picnic and I got hugs all around. Parents came up and said, ‘Your school has made such a difference in the life of my child — thank God for you.’ I always say ‘#Grateful’ because I have the best friends, family, colleagues — and I am just lucky.” products, were denied. The Commerce Department is reviewing 20,000 applications for individual products. The Trump administration levied the 25 percent tariff on steel and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum in March, but said it would grant waivers to companies making products not otherwise readily available in the U.S. The Schick brand is owned by Edgewell Personal Care, based in Chesterfield, Missouri. Schick also maintains a facility in Milford. green card for the undercover agent in exchange for a proposed fee of $20,000. Stephenson then purportedly introduced the undercover agent to a U.S. citizen, advised them about the ways they could create the appearance that they were validly married and living together as husband and wife, and helped the undercover agent obtain a marriage license in exchange for a cash payment of $5,000. The indictment charges Stephenson and Lawrence with one count of conspiracy to commit immigration marriage fraud and make false statements and six counts of making false statements. Those charges carry a maximum term of imprisonment of five years on each count. The indictment also charges Stephenson with seven counts of immigration documents fraud, an offense that carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years on each count. — Kevin Zimmerman

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been a renewed marketing outreach, which includes our admissions team and myself going on tours to alumni groups around the country,” he said. As a result, Nemec said he expects enrollment from students outside of the tristate area to rise from 16 percent to 21 percent this year. The faces of Fairfield’s senior faculty are also changing. Richard Greenwald was named dean of Fairfield’s College of Arts and Sciences a few months before Nemec’s arrival, while Bruce Berdanier, dean of the School of Engineering, is returning to South Dakota State University to become dean of its engineering college; a replacement has yet to be named. Don Gibson, former dean of the Charles F. Dolan School of Business, was promoted last year to vice provost in the Office of Academic Affairs. Zhan Li, professor and dean of the School of Economics and Business Administration at St. Mary’s College of California, was recently named Gibson’s replacement, taking office on July 1.

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strong — Price said 18 women showed up — how many members the Fairchester chapter will add remains unclear. One barrier is that the WPO requires its members to be presidents of companies with at least $2 million in gross annual sales for a product-based firm or $1 million for a service-based enterprise. They must also have an ownership interest in the company and senior management responsibilities for attorneys and accountants. Membership fees are also based on revenues: $2,000 or $4,500 for entrepreneurs who gross over $10 million annually — average revenues for this group are $44 million — and $5,000 for those with gross revenue of over $50 million annually; average revenues are $150 million. Alumna and “at large”

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We’re increasing our national reach and obviously we’re always in the midst of making improvements, both physically and academically.

President Mark Nemec. Photo by Kevin Zimmerman

memberships — for those based in a region with no WPO chapter — cost $900 per year. Fairchester now has 13 members — chapters tend to max out at 20 — who meet once a month for three hours. Topics discussed include how to generate more profit, how to deal with pressing employee issues, the potential applications of artificial intelligence and so on. Price — the former founder and president of executive training services firm Ronin Enterprises in New York City — said she became aware of WPO soon after its 1997 inception. What attracted her, and has induced her and most of her fellow members to remain, was the fact that the 501(c)(6) organization “is the only one that’s designed for women who are in the second stage of their careers. There are lots of organizations that sup-

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The Dolan School is clearly meant to be one of Fairfield’s crown jewels; it is in the midst of relocating to a new 80,500-squarefoot building, scheduled to open in the fall of 2019. The $42 million facility — Nemec allowed that the price has inched up from its original $40 million — will consist of 16 classrooms and feature a simulated financial trading room; big data analytics lab; entrepreneurship center with lab space, visualization and simulation lab; and

active learning and casebased classrooms. “What we’re doing is creating a model for 21st century education,” Nemec said. “The big trends now are technology, data, globalization and urbanization. These are all being addressed not only at Dolan but throughout our curriculum.” In addition, a new residence hall in the university’s quad area designed to accommodate 220 first-year and sophomore students is on schedule to be completed in August, while two of its off-campus townhouses are receiving new exteriors. An air-conditioning unit will finally be added to cool off residents at McCormick and Campion Halls. That work joins such recently completed projects as the 40,000-squarefoot, three-level, state-of-the art RecPlex athletic facility, which opened in 2016, and the 70,000-squarefoot Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies; the $19 million Tully Dining Commons; and the three-story, 380-space Kelley Center Parking Garage, all of which opened last year. “We are the Fairfield public

works budget,” Nemec joked. Yet to be determined is the future of the existing Dolan School; a decision will likely not be made until after construction is completed on the new building, Nemec said. “We could just throw it open to competition through an RFP,” he said. Reflecting on his first year as president, Nemec said, “I think it’s been a really strong year for us. We’re increasing our national reach and obviously we’re always in the midst of making improvements, both physically and academically.” As for withstanding the past winter — a difficult one even by New England standards — Nemec shrugged it off. Previously the dean of the Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies at the University of Chicago, he noted that he earned a Ph.D. in political science and an M.A. in education from the University of Michigan and a B.A. in English at Yale. “We’re used to it,” he said of himself, wife Suzanne and four children. “And besides, the proximity to New York City is just as much an asset for us as it is for our students.”

employees and companies that have aggregate revenues of $26 billion. Seventy-seven percent of WPO members do business with each other and 82 percent believe the organization helps manage

their business concerns more effectively, according to its research. “Right now women are stepping out and up more powerfully than ever before,” Price said. According to American Express’ “State of WomenOwned Businesses Report,” from 1997 to 2017 the number of women-owned businesses increased by 114 percent, a growth rate more than 2.5 times the national average. The WPO further maintains that one in 11 adult women is an entrepreneur, and that more than 11 million U.S. women-owned businesses generate more than $1.6 trillion in revenues and employ 9 million workers. But lest one think the WPO is all business, Price said the group’s members are more like a sisterhood. “We’re there to support each other in life as well as in business.”

WPO group at Putnam and Mason in Greenwich.

port women in the startup phase, but this is more about learning from peers how to build an infrastructure and a culture as you expand from being a startup to having 20, 50, 100 people or more.”

Like Price, most WPO members seem to be in it for the long haul. WPO said it has more than 2,000 members around the world — it has a presence on six continents — who represent an aggregate 150,000

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t wasn’t just another Friday in mid-June at Pagano’s Seafood in Norwalk as the wholesale distributor shipped more than 50,000 pounds of seafood to some 500 customers throughout Connecticut and the tristate region heading into Father’s Day weekend, among the busiest of the year. As trucks were loaded for deliveries, Kris Drumgold could tick off with ease the ports from which the wholesaler sources its seafood. But with a few exceptions — including the docks of Norwalk where local oyster boats land their hauls — Drumgold and his fellow wholesale and retail buyers in Connecticut must rely on the representations of the suppliers who send them fresh and frozen seafood for redistribution to markets, restaurants and clubs. In an Associated Press investigation published recently of one New York City company claiming to offer only locally sourced seafood, tests determined that at least some of Sea to Table’s catch in fact came from overseas, raising new questions about whether markets and restaurants are being duped in how they describe the fish they sell. In an open letter to customers, Sea to Table founder Sean Dimin said his company is “addressing these claims quickly” and has terminated its relationship with a supplier. “We work every day to improve the seafood industry’s historically questionable practices,” Dimin said. “One such way is to source (100 percent) domestic seafood. We would never knowingly purchase fish that doesn’t conform to our exacting standards.”

THE SEAFOOD UNDER THE LABEL

Whether from Copp’s Island Oysters yard run

by Norm Bloom & Son in Norwalk, Hunt’s Point in New York City or shipped east from Alaska, seafood comes downstream to Connecticut supermarkets and restaurants by a number of channels. Local wholesalers surmise the condition of fish via sampling at facilities like the New Fulton Fish Market Cooperative at Hunt’s Point — which dubs itself the New York Stock Exchange of seafood — or similar waterfront warehouses in the Massachusetts ports of Gloucester and New Bedford, and Portland, Maine. But save for big offshore trawlers that freeze and label their catches at sea, for the most part wholesalers lack granular information on the boats that deliver the seafood they buy, beyond a list of vessels that serve any one market or auction. Those facilities make efforts to assure buyers of the quality of the seafood in their stalls — at New Bedford’s Buyers & Sellers Exchange, boat captains adhere to an open-door policy allowing buyers to observe as crews unload their catch. In an effort to assuage its own customers, Whole Foods Market buys largely from a set of suppliers it audits for quality assurance, with the company using a labeling system to alert customers when it lacks full information on the background of any seafood in its case. And local retailers have carved out a reputation based on quality, to include Bob Ton Fish Market in Greenwich; Fjord’s Fish Market with locations in Greenwich, Darien, New Canaan and Westport; and Rowayton Seafood Fish Market in Norwalk, to name a few.

FROM NORWALK TO STONINGTON

All carry fruits of the sea from Connecticut’s comparatively tiny seafood industry, which for the most part buyers can source to the dock

of origin for a small set of offerings, to include oysters and other shellfish. As of 2015, the most recent year for which the National Marine Fisheries Service estimated total catches, Connecticut had the second smallest commercial fishing industry of the coastal United States. But Connecticut’s small contingent of boats and oyster farms had a good year, with Connecticut’s catch up 25 percent from the year before, according to NMFS, for a total value of $15.8 million. The Northeast industry is dominated by Maine and Massachusetts, which combined for sales of $1.1 billion in 2015; and Alaska the top overall fishery with nearly $1.8 billion in sales. The state of Connecticut maintains only a partial list of seafood wholesalers, including producers like oyster farmers Norm Bloom & Son and Briarpatch Enterprises in Milford; or Stonington Seafood Harvesters, the lone Northeast entity to chase royal red shrimp in the deep waters of the Atlantic, which are labeled “Stonington Reds” by some local markets. Wholesale middlemen are also on the list who source from a range of producers for resale to markets and restaurants, like Pagano’s Seafood on Water Street in Norwalk, New Wave Seafood in Stamford and Gambardella’s Wholesale Fish, with locations in East Haven and Stonington. Back in Norwalk, Drumgold took a break on the Friday before Father’s Day to assess demand heading into a busy weekend and summer. “We’ll have 100 trucks come through today,” he said. “Hunt’s Point, Boston, Miami, Gloucester, California, Nova Scotia — we handle a lot.” Alexander Soule is a staff writer with Hearst Connecticut Media. He can be reached at Alex.Soule@ scni.com; 203-842-2545.

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FIVE THINGS YOU SHOULD SEEK IN A NEW BANKING RELATIONSHIP As a local, Westchester-based business, you make a variety of choices each day that are vital to your success. A critical decision that is often overlooked by companies of all sizes is whom they choose to bank with. “Many businesses settle for the same banking institution for years without realizing they may be missing out on a supportive banking relationship that can make all the difference in their future success,” said Anthony Pili, SVP and Senior Managing Director for Greater Hudson Bank. “We understand the challenge of excelling not only at the local level, but how to compete with industry giants as well.” Here are five things all businesses should look for in selecting a bank: 1. Personalized, tailored service with a “name not a number” mentality 2. Ready access to top decision makers 3. Reliable, state-of-the-art technology 4. Industry experience, market expertise and local contacts

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Building a funnel of prospects We have some things in the pipeline, but not $20,000 in the pipeline to meet our goals. Not knowing where the sales goals are going to come from just gnaws at me. THOUGHTS OF THE DAY: In every small business, it’s marketing’s job to push up the volume in the sales pipeline. Think of the pipeline in stages from identifying suspects to reeling them into a discussion with your company. Build tools for each stage of the pipeline. Most small businesses don’t really have a marketing department. It’s usually part of someone’s job, if marketing exists at all, and usually there are few if any accountabilities tied to how well that job does or doesn’t get done. Formalizing the role and responsibilities around marketing can help to increase the company’s long-term success in sales. Think about who should have responsibility for marketing, even if it’s part time. Decide what skills need to be added, whether through additional hires, more education or using vendors to supplement the team. Set up standard pipeline stages, starting with identifying suspects — all people in the world who have characteristics similar to your best customers. Next stage would be all people in the world who have looked for a similar product or service within the year. Then refine that group down to all people in the world who know about your company. And finally, all people in the world who have expressed interest in knowing more about your company’s products or services. At that point the leads get turned over to sales to reel them into a discussion with your company. Knowing the quantities of

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each stage and what typical percentage converts from one stage of the funnel to the next helps you evaluate where to focus your marketing efforts. Compare the number of leads currently being turned over to sales to the number of leads your salespeople need in order to achieve their sales goals. Look for big gaps between stages and think about ways to push more suspects from one stage of the funnel into the next. Tools for each part of the pipeline should help you to pull in visitors and educate them. Create a reason for them to engage. Test the tools and repeat usage of the ones that work. Revise the ones that don’t seem so productive until they deliver results. Measure results in terms of awareness of your company, often referred to as eyeballs, and engagement with your company in the form of inquiries, acceptance of offers and taking calls from your sales people. Grab attention and then hang onto it with each suspect your company crosses paths with. Build marketing pieces and test which ones grab your suspects’ attention. Try snail mail — it works better today, since fewer and fewer marketing companies spend money, time and effort pumping out printed content. Try promotions to current customers, rewarding them for referring new contacts to you. Try landing pages that make people aware of some aspect of your company. Try advertising to bring in interest — both in print and over the internet.

Try blogs, videos, podcasts, infographics — all informational and educational tools designed to grab someone’s interest and lead them to you. Make sure that your website is set up to capture interest and lead a suspect to engage by leaving some kind of a footprint. Think in terms of offers to provide demos, white papers, additional product or service information. The best footprint is always an inquiry with a name, phone number and email address. But you can also make it work if you get people to tell you what groups they belong to and where else they hang out so you can direct your salespeople to places where they’re more likely to find active prospects. Set up measures that help identify which parts of the marketing funnel are getting traction and which need work. Require a weekly update on actions being taken in marketing. Meet regularly to discuss progress and brainstorm additional actions to take. LOOKING FOR A GOOD BOOK? Try “The Conversion Code: Capture Internet Leads, Create Quality Appointments, Close More Sales” by Chris Smith. Andi Gray is president of Strategy Leaders Inc., StrategyLeaders.com, a business-consulting firm that teaches companies how to double revenue and triple profits in repetitive growth cycles. Have a question for AskAndi? Wondering how Strategy Leaders can help your business thrive? Call or email for a free consultation and diagnostics: 877-238-3535.

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Corporate Security Firms

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Securitas Security Services USA Inc.

30 Oak St., Ste. 204, Stamford 06905 327-9661 108 Mill Plain Road, Suite 214, Danbury 06811 743-4485 • securitas.com

U.S. Security Associates Inc. 500 Summer St., Suite 304, Stamford 06901 348-6657 • ussecurityassociates.com

Kennedy Security Services Inc. 58 E. Elm St., Greenwich 06830 661-6814 • kennedysecurity.com

SSC Security Services SMG Corporate Services

25 Controls Drive, Shelton 06484 925-6140 • smgcorporateservices.com

Beneficial Investigation Services Inc.

P.O. Box 3332, Milford 06404 877-7701 • beneficialinvestigations.com

Metroguard Security Services

CheckMate Investigation LLC

Integrated Security Services

P.O. Box 320655, Fairfield 06825 800-495-0400 • metroguardinc.com

P.O. Box 825, Bethel 06801 743-6455 • checkmate-investigations.net

40 Richards Ave., Suite 300, Norwalk 06854 604-6722 • intesecurity.com

Connecticut Investigative Services

4 Research Drive, Suite 402, Shelton 06484 888-676-1472 • ctinvestigativeservices.com

Teel Technologies

Allied Universal

16 Knight St., Norwalk 06851 855-5387 • teeltech.com

1000 Bridgeport Ave., Suite 205, Shelton 06484 683-0388 • aus.com

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THE LIST: Corporate Security

Alf Göransson President and CEO

Main services include on-site, mobile and remote guarding combined with security systems and corporate risk management; a a a additional services include electronic security

Richard L. Wyckoff President and CEO

Core security services, including uniformed, unarmed and armed, consulting, investigations and international services, technology solutions, special projects group

1959

Roger and Shannon Kennedy Owners

Private residences, including security guards; gated communities, including lobby concierge personnel; perimeter and interior checks; and 24-hour key holder and alarm response; commercial building patrols

1975

Mike Burbage President

Uniformed security, security consulting, specialized training, corporate intelligence and investigations services for major business sectors

1983

Richard Ciesluk Owner

Investigation services, including video surveillance, claims investigation, background investigations, medical malpractice and missing persons investigations

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1996

Frank M. Harsche President John Eastwood Vice president

Commercial and business security services, mobile video monitoring and alarm verification, residential security services, stationed security officers

1997

Frank M. Grande President and CEO

Private investigation and professional service agency, investigation and surveillance, domestic and infidelity investigation, accident scene investigation, locating missing persons

1998

Alan Schissel Founder and CEO

Security services, including physical security, event security and security operations and logistics, investigative services, data forensic services, and security consulting services

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Mark MacDaniel Owner

Investigative services, including employment screenings and surveillance

2006

William B. Teel President

Supplier of tools, training and services for professionals tasked with investigating mobile devices

2016

Steve Jones CEO

Security solutions focused on protection and prevention for facilities, including a residential complexes, college campuses, government buildings and health care

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In Brief SCP SIGNS LEASE

SCP Distributors LLC has signed a long-term lease for 32,000 square feet of industrial space at 100A Benton St. in Stratford. Founded in 1993, SCP maintains its headquarters in Covington, Louisiana. The company distributes swimming pool supplies, equipment and related leisure products worldwide. Among those products are pool/ spa chemicals, replacement parts, packaged pool kits, spas, cleaners, filters, heaters and pumps. Jon Angel, president of Southport-based Angel Commercial LLC, represented both SCP and landlord Stratford Industrial Park LLC in the transaction.

WWE FINALIZES DEAL WITH FOX

WWE and Fox Sports have officially closed a fiveyear deal to broadcast

At a WWE event. Photo courtesy of WWE.

“SmackDown Live” on Fox Broadcasting beginning next year. The deal for the popular wrestling program — which has been airing on cable on the NBC Universal-owned USA Network — is believed to involve Fox paying $205 million per year for five years to Stamford-based WWE. The Fox version will begin airing weekly on Oct. 4, 2019. “WWE and Fox are a perfect match,” said WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon. “Moving ‘SmackDown Live’ to broad-

cast TV and having the ability to leverage Fox’s extensive portfolio of world-class sporting events will expand the reach of our flagship programing.” WWE’s headquarters are in Stamford. There have been nearly 1,000 episodes of “SmackdownLive” produced during almost 20 years. According to Nielsen, it averages 2.9 million primetime viewers on cable. USA Network will continue to air WWE’s “Raw” program for an additional five years. USA had the contractual first right of refusal on both shows, electing to focus on the more popular “Raw,” which averages 3.6 million viewers per episode. WWE said the new agreements will provide a sizable increase in the average annual value of the company’s U.S. distribution. WWE management anticipates that revenue from “key

content agreements” including the new U.S. deals will grow to approximately $311 million in 2019 and $462 million in 2021.

QUIET LAKE ESTATE IN WILTON SELLS FOR $8M

The 153-acre Quiet Lake Estate in Wilton has been sold to an unnamed buyer at auction for $8 million. Tranzon Auction Properties -- which handled the transaction with Richard Mishkin, associate broker with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Canaan, the listing broker of the property -- said the sale set a 20-year record for a single-family estate in the town. Located at 144 Huckleberry Hill Road and spanning both Wilton and New Canaan, Quiet Lake Estate includes a “Roaring Twenties-style” English Tudor mansion, two trout

ponds, miles of riding trails and an equestrian center designed by architect Bartholomew Voorsanges. Westport-based Tranzon, led by real estate auctioneer Samantha Saturley Kelley, worked on a marketing campaign beginning last fall that it said resulted in international as well as local interest. Kelley said the property was purchased by a local family.

NORWALK PHYSICIAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL CHARGES

A former Norwalk-based physician has pleaded guilty to federal charges of narcotics distribution and health care fraud. From 2011 until his arrest in July 2017, Bharat Patel worked at Family Health Urgent Care at 235 Main St. in Norwalk. Patel was charged with running a pill mill that provided

prescriptions for narcotics, including oxycodone and hydrocodone, to patients that were either addicted to opioids or had been arrested for distributing or possessing controlled substances. Patel also wrote prescriptions in exchange for cash, with the transactions taking place in a liquor store next to his practice. Patel admitted to receiving $158,523.95 as a result of his criminal activity. The 71-year-old Patel pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute oxycodone and hydrocodone, punishable by up to 20 years in prison, and one count of health care fraud, an offense that carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 12. — Kevin Zimmerman, Phil Hall

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SPECIAL REPORT | Mid Year Review | Health Care, Elder Care, HMO’s, Fitness

Can fast-food restaurants successfully offer healthier meals? BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

uring a recent investors’ conference, Starbucks President and CEO Kevin Johnson noted that Frappuccino sales were down 3 percent in the company’s U.S. stores since 2015. The reason, he explained, was a consumer shift away from sugary and high-calorie drinks. “We must move faster to address the more rapidly changing preferences and needs of our customers,” Johnson said. The company, he added, is responding to consumer demand by introducing healthier drinks such as the Mango Dragonfruit Starbucks Refresher, which carries 100 calories — considerably lower than the Frappuccinos with a caloric range between 350 and 520. But healthier is not necessarily synonymous with healthy: The Mango Dragonfruit Starbucks Refresher comes with 19 grams of sugar, which is lower than the 65 grams f loating in the average Frappucino cup, but still on the high side. Starbucks is the latest chain to promote itself as offering healthier choices in food and drinks. And while Starbucks has hit a bump in the road — the company is planning to shutter 150 of its underperforming stores next year — there is little evidence that the overall fast-food world is showing signs of tumult. Indeed, new data from Transparency Market Research has forecasted the global industry will be worth $617.6 billion by the end of 2019, a 4.40 percent compound annual growth rate increase from the $477.1 billion level set in 2013. “Quick service restau-

The McDonald’s at Black Rock Turnpike in Fairfield. Photo by Phil Hall

rants have been unique to the American experience starting in the 1950s,” said J. Thomas Failla, director of hospitality management and culinary arts at Norwalk Community College. “The fast pace of our society lends itself to this type of establishment, along with the franchising opportunities that it offers.” It also seems that a faster life pace would ensure that rapid food service will have a solid audience. “People don’t have time to go out for lunch,” said Mia Schipani, principal at Schipani PR in Stamford. “And the need for healthy food on the fly is huge.” This is not a brandnew trend. Over the past several years, a number of fast- food chains have introduced salads, grilled chicken and other menu choices,

When you think of McDonald’s, you don’t think health. The fast-food restaurants are in it for the money — it’s a very lucrative business. — Katie Diehl

and some chains have promoted ingredient changes in food preparation. But can fast-food eateries benefit from having a more diverse blend of selections promoted as being healthier for consumers? “Yes, absolutely,” said Sharon Arena, owner and creative director of Salty Red Dog Marketing LLC in Norwalk. “People want choices. I wouldn’t be surprised to see more gluten-free, vegan or vegetarian options.” Constantine Kalandranis, the owner of two Westchester restaurants and president of Kalandranis Consulting, a food trade consultancy based in Harrison, believed that the fast-food eateries have no choice. “It’s a matter of survival for the fast-food restaurants,” he said. “People eat out more and restaurants

are becoming their homes. This is part of the evolution of food and the way people are dining. We’ve seen more high-end franchises over the last five years that have better ingredients and contracts with farms.” Nikki Wingate, assistant professor and department chair of marketing at the University of Bridgeport’s Ernest C. Trefz School of Business, said the fast-food outlets have their work cut out for them. “Research suggests that changing the brand’s core image or core benefits will be difficult but not impossible,” she said. “By emphasizing ‘convenience’ and ‘speed’ as their primary brand benefits, instead of ‘greasy food’ as their core benefit when they offer healthy food options, fast-food eateries may be

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able to mitigate the formerly inevitable associations of unhealthy offerings. This will be possible only if those healthy food options are reliable in execution each and every time. For example, if you see brown edges of lettuce in the salad once, you would never order it again.” Wingate predicted that customers who would never consider frequenting a McDonald’s or a KFC might be willing to venture to these locations if they are convinced by “authentic word of mouth reviews.” Yet Wingate added that sometimes these efforts have counterproductive results, at least for the health-conscious foodie. “Interestingly, research has shown that even if these consumers are lured into fast-food restaurants by healthy options, they surprisingly end up choosing unhealthy options — fries, for example — to eat during their actual visit,” she said. And not everyone wants to be convinced. Katie Diehl, owner of Nor walk-based Diehl Nutrition, has a simple answer when her clients ask her about fast-food restaurants. “I tell them not to eat there,” she said. “I preach about the quality of food — be aware, to the best of your ability, where your food is coming from. More and more people are very aware of the quality of food and the types of food available today.” Diehl added that the fast-food industry is, ultimately, not putting healthier items on their menu out of concerns for the customers’ wellness. “When you think of McDonald’s, you don’t think health,” she said. “The fast-food restaurants are in it for the money — it’s a very lucrative business.”

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GUEST COLUMN | By Linda Eliovson

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A Day Program where they’re in good company. Waveny’s Adult Day Program in New Canaan offers meaningful camaraderie and care in a secure daytime setting. With ever-changing choices of recreational activities, hands-on personal care, managed medication, shower services, access to on-site therapies, and even overnight respite care, we serve the varied needs of seniors and their families. Free door-to-door transportation is provided throughout most of lower Fairfield County, and select Westchester areas. Learn how to enjoy a free trial day by calling 203.594.5429 or visiting waveny.org.

Where ‘Main Street’ is Memory Lane. The Village at Waveny provides award-winning Assisted Living and a therapeutic approach to memory and dementia care. Conveniently located in New Canaan, our world-renowned indoor “Main Street” is a bustling site for meaningful interaction, fun activities and fulfilling programs for seniors. Discover more about everything we have to offer, including long-term care and short-term overnight respite stays for caregiver relief by calling 203.594.5302 or visiting waveny.org. Enjoy long-range confidence knowing all Village residents have priority access to Waveny’s entire nonprofit continuum of care, should personal or financial needs ever change.

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Aging in place: Staying home has beneﬁts as well as pitfalls

f we had the choice, many of us would opt to stay in our own homes from retirement to our last days, rather than move to an assisted living community or nursing home. We’d be in familiar surroundings, reducing the stress of moving to a new location and being among strangers. Those of us lucky enough to enjoy this option should consider important issues before making this decision. First, establish legal protections for your health and finances, such as powers of attorney and living wills with designation of health care representatives. Even if we are in the early years of retirement and relatively young, both physically and chronologically, we should decide who will handle our affairs if we become incapacitated. Establishing a power of attorney is a relatively simple procedure, but it requires a major element of trust; due diligence is required when selecting a person to represent us. Connecticut’s new Uniform Power of Attorney Act first became effective in 2016. These powers of attorney are presumed to be durable meaning they will survive anyone’s incapacity or incompetence and are expressly unaffected by the lapse of time. Banks and financial institutions are obligated to recognize these powers even if the documents are many years old. Previously, financial institutions claimed the powers of attorney were “stale” and would not honor the powers granted by individuals who now could not execute new documents. Of great concern are today’s digital assets. The new powers of attorney address these, as well as allowing access to retirement funds, management of trusts and tax planning, plus other issues. Living wills also have

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Establishing a power of attorney is a relatively simple procedure, but it requires a major element of trust.

been updated. They provide for the pre-designation of a conservator (guardian) of a person and have expanded powers to ensure that as we age in place our health care wishes will be met. We should take measures to protect ourselves in other ways, too. Think about the house itself — it may have to be renovated to provide access for us when we no longer have our full strength, balance and agility. Stairs may be obstacles. Bathtubs and showers may need refiguring or replacing for added safety. A major issue is when to give up driving and rely on others for shopping, medical appointments, dining

and visiting friends. This is not easy. Depending on the capabilities of the individual — eyesight, hearing, physical dexterity, competence — many states allow driving well into the 80s and even 90s. Alternatively, there are myriad ride services available to the elderly. Nutrition is a critical consideration. Living alone can negatively impact our mental state, lessening attention to meals, which can result in long-term nutritional deficiencies and dehydration. A potassium deficiency, for instance, can mimic the symptoms of dementia, so our diet — or lack thereof — is a priority. Aging in place can be a positive experience, safeguarding a lifetime of memories and the enjoyment of the fruits of previous years of labor that are hard to duplicate elsewhere. A proactive approach by family members and caregivers can help avoid pitfalls that might arise. Linda Eliovson is a partner in the Law Offices of Eliovson & Tenore in Fairfield. The firm practices elder law, trusts and estates, conservatorships and pro bono. She can be reached at 203-336-2566 or lle@connecticutelderlaw.com.

Facts & Figures ATTACHMENTSRELEASED Gene’s Automotive LLC, Shelton. Released by Montano Cigarette Candy & Tobacco Inc., Milford, by Gary Montano. Property: 6567 Main St., Shelton. Filed May 29.

BUILDING PERMITS COMMERCIAL AP Construction, Stamford, contractor for ESRT First Stamford Place SPE LLC. Upgrade the interior of a public restroom at 151 Greenwich Ave., Unit 100, Stamford. Estimated cost: $500,000. Filed between May 21 and June 1. AP Construction, Stamford, contractor for ESRT First Stamford Place SPE LLC. Renovate the elevator lobby in an existing commercial space at 151 Greenwich Ave., Unit 100, Stamford. Estimated cost: $280,830. Filed between June 4 and June 15. Abbey Tent, Fairfield, contractor for Fairfield University. Add temporary tents to the property of an existing commercial space for a special event at 1173 N. Benson Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $900. Filed June 1. Abbey Tent, Fairfield, contractor for Fairfield University. Add temporary tents to the property of an existing commercial space for a special event at 1173 N. Benson Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $7,500. Filed May 30. American Signs & Designs, contractor for 1552 Realty Partners. Replace the awning in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 1552 Post Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $2,400. Filed June 1.

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Braun, Lou, Fairfield, contractor for Stanwich Club Inc. Add temporary tents to the property of an existing commercial space for a special event at 888 North St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed May 2018.

JMLS Consulting Services LLC, contractor for 201 Broad Street Owner LLC. Renovate the interior of an existing commercial space at 201 Broad St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $402,985. Filed between May 21 and June 1.

Capital Equities LLC, Norwalk, contractor for self. Perform an interior fit-up in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 38-48 N. Main St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed June 4.

Landmark Square 1-6 LLC, Stamford, contractor for self. Install a new curtainwall system on an existing commercial space at 101 Broad St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed between May 21 and June 1.

Corax Corp., contractor for self. Install a commercial prep kitchen in an existing commercial space at 20 Acosta St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $93,995. Filed between May 21 and June 1. Durkin’s Inc., contractor for Assumption Greek Orthodox. Add temporary tents to the property of an existing commercial space for a special event at 30 Clapboard Ridge Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $2,800. Filed May 29. Elezaj, Julie, Norwalk, contractor for self. Renovate the office space in an existing commercial site at 16 Chapel St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed June 1. Empire Telecom USA LLC, contractor for CTI Tower Assets II LLC. Replace the antennas on the exterior of an existing commercial space on Shirley Street, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed May 31. Empire Telecom USA LLC, contractor for Crown Atlantic Company LLC. Replace the antennas on the exterior of an existing commercial space at 50 Rockland Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed May 31. G L Capasso Inc., New Haven, contractor for Aquarion Water Co. Repair the existing masonry and windows on an existing single-family residence at 10 Dekraft Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $155,900. Filed May 2018. Gesualdi Construction Inc., contractor for Thomas J. McDonald, et al. Construct three offices in the second floor of an existing commercial space at 777 Long Ridge Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed between May 21 and June 1. Golden House LLC, contractor for 178 Robin Lane LLC. Finish the basement in an existing single-family residence for a playroom at 78 Robin Lane, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed May 31. Ironbo Inc., contractor for The Home Depot USA Inc. Replace the antennas on the exterior of an existing commercial space at 600 Connecticut Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $35,000. Filed May 31.

Leslie Roofing, contractor for the diocese of the town of Newton. Strip and reroof an existing commercial space at 179 Clapboard Ridge Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $42,000. Filed May 30. Martucci, Maria, contractor for self. Construct a new two-story garage with an unfinished basement and finished living space at 122 Green Knolls Lane, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $180,000. Filed June 1. Marty’s Store Design, contractor for R-K Brick Walk 1 LLC. Replace the front wall sign on an existing commercial space at 1275 Post Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $1,800. Filed May 29. NAC Industries Inc., contractor for Connecticut Institute. Add new gym floors to an existing single-family residence and perform mechanical upgrades at 12 Boughton St., Danbury. Estimated cost: $700,000. Filed May 30. Northeast Tent Productions, Stamford, contractor for Greenwich Country Club. Add temporary tents to the property of an existing commercial space for a special event at 19 Doubling Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $1,785. Filed May 2018.

St. Lawrence Church, Shelton, contractor for self. Renovate the pumps and heating in an existing commercial space at 505 Shelton Ave., Shelton. Estimated cost: $61,430. Filed May 29. The Big Top Rental Co., contractor for Fairfield University. Add temporary tents to the property of an existing commercial space for a special event at 1073 N. Benson Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $5,500. Filed June 1. The Bruce Museum, Greenwich, contractor for self. Add temporary tents to the property of an existing commercial space for a special event at 1 Museum Place, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed May 2018. The Improvement LLC, contractor for Katona Corner LLC. Perform interior renovations in an existing commercial space at 1865 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed June 1.

RESIDENTIAL 70 Water Street Associates LLC, Norwalk, contractor for self. Renovate a bathroom to make it accessible for disabled people at 68 Water St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed May 31. AAA Advantage Carting & Demolition, Stamford, contractor for Laura Feda and Thomas W. Feda. Demolish an existing single-family residence at 14 Anderson Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $14,000. Filed May 2018.

Borrell Construction Services LLC, Scranton, Pennsylvania, contractor for Rebecca Lewis. Replace the roof on an existing single-family residence at 700 Cleveland Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $14,290. Filed May 31. Braydan Construction LLC, Stamford, contractor for James Duggan. Add a retaining wall to the property of an existing single-family residence at 32 Wedgemere Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $45,780. Filed between May 21 and June 1. Butler, Michael, contractor for Todd Feldman and Stephanie Feldman. Elevate an existing single-family residence and add open parking at 1037 Fairfield Beach Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $81,532. Filed May 30. Butts Brothers Excavating LLC, contractor for Delaurentis Developments. Demolish an existing single-family residence at 221 Papurah Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed May 29. C&C Home Finishing LLC, New Fairfield, contractor for Jessica Rowe and Rob Rowe. Build new closets and a master bedroom in an existing single-family residence at 23 Cobblers Lane, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed May 29. Clazos Renovation, Bridgeport, contractor for Paulett Award. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 293-295 Judson Place, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $10,500. Filed May 30.

Advanced Windows Systems LLC, Berlin, contractor for Younk Demetres and Wanakee Demetres. Replace the windows on an existing single-family residence at 26 Kingsbury Road, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $1,025. Filed May 31.

Connecticut Remodeling & Building LLC, Southbury, contractor for Jerimiah Boobar. Replace the porch floor boards, screen and railings on an existing single-family residence at 2 Mountain View Ave., Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $9,500. Filed May 24.

Allgreenit LLC, contractor for Debra E. Sirico and Joseph Sirico. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 765 Church Hill Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed May 31.

Conrad, Dana N. and Brian E. Tonelli, Norwalk, contractor for self. Extend the deck on an existing single-family residence at 2 Junebar Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $2,500. Filed June 1.

Rockwell Restoration, Plainville, contractor for Alexander Summer LLC. Remove and replace the handicap ramp on the exterior of an existing commercial space at 225 Taft Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $17,765. Filed May 31.

Allure Home Improvement, contractor for Steven Kaminkow. Replace the upper and lowers decks on an existing single-family residence at 11 Birch Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $18,000. Filed May 29.

Daly, Sean R., et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Add a generator to an existing single-family residence at 30 Arden Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed between May 21 and June 1.

SCT Contracting, contractor for the town of Fairfield. Demolish the first floor in an existing commercial space for a laboratory at 3135 Easton Turnpike, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $41,000. Filed May 31.

Benedict, Davies C., et al., Fairfield, contractor for self. Finish the second floor above the garage for a family room at 376 Lakeview Drive, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $7,000. Filed May 23.

Deluna, Jason, Norwalk, contractor for self. Finish the basement in an existing single-family residence at 24 Hollow Tree Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed May 31.

SDBDJB2 LLC, Danbury, contractor for self. Perform interior alterations in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 58 Mill Plain Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed May 31.

Boobar, Jerimiah, Ridgefield, contractor for self. Add a deck to the back of an existing single-family residence at 2 Mountain View Ave., Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $3,306. Filed June 4.

P K Contracting Inc., contractor for UB Stamford LP. Perform an interior fit-up in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 2215 Summer St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed between May 21 and June 1.

Doina, Marin, et al., Danbury, contractor for self. Convert a three-seasons room into a dining room in an existing single-family residence at 59 Pembroke Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed May 31.

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HEALTH CARE CENTER EARNS BRONZE NATIONAL QUALITY AWARD

The honorees were Jessica Schilero, Luis Ruano, Ann Marie DeFeo, Sharon Brown and Marilyn Collins.

FAMILY CENTERS HONORS EMPLOYEES

Family Centers in Greenwich recognized five employees for customer service excellence at its employee-wide town hall meeting on June 14. For consistently embodying Family Centers’ core values and providing exceptional service to both internal and external customers, Gateway Preschool Lead Teacher Sharon Brown, Literacy Volunteers’ Education Coordinator Marilyn Collins, Government Center Office Manager Ann Marie DeFeo, Clinician Jessica Schilero and Family Centers Health Care’s Enrollment and Outreach Specialist Luis Ruano were named Family Centers’ 2018 “Customer Service Ambassadors.” As part of an agencywide customer service initiative called CSI:FC (Customer Service Initiative: Family Centers), the annual Customer Service Ambassador Award honors employees who go above and beyond the call of duty to ensure customer needs are met. Winners were nominated by fellow employees. “CSI:FC has had a profound impact on our agency,” said CEO Bob Arnold. “Our customer service ambassadors’ positive approach and the way they uphold Family Centers’ standards of excellence inspires us all.” Established in 2011, CSI:FC celebrates Family Centers’ rich culture of excellent service delivery, while identifing ways to improve. The initiative is based on seven standards of excellence, which incorporate Family Centers’ organizational value statement and provides employees with guidelines that should be considered when working with customers. Family Centers is a private, nonprofit organization offering education and human services to children, adults and families in Fairfield County. More than 200 professionals and 2,500 trained volunteers work together to provide a wide range of responsive, innovative programs.

GREENWICH COMMUNITY RECEIVES HEARTSAFE DESIGNATION, AGAIN The Connecticut Department of Public Health has renewed the town of Greenwich HeartSafe Community designation — a distinction it has held since 2006. In his letter of notification, Connecticut Commissioner of Public Health Dr. Raul Pino stated, “This three-year redesignation, effective June 11, recognizes your community’s continued commitment to provide improved cardiac response and care to the residents of your community utilizing the “Chain of Survival” of early 911 access, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, defibrillation and advanced care.” In 2006, Greenwich was the first town in Connecticut to receive a HeartSafe designation in an effort to dramatically increase the survival of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) by taking action when every second counts. Each day SCA is the cause of death for up to 1,000 people within the U.S. and of those suffering SCA only 5 to 10% will survive. Greenwich Emergency Medical Service (GEMS) combats the mortality of SCA by consistently exceeding the HeartSafe benchmarks by training thousands of individuals in CPR each year, providing more than 50 public access AEDs throughout the town, in all police cruisers and by having paramedics respond to every medical emergency. Those efforts contribute to a survival rate of more than 40 percent for SCA patients in Greenwich. GEMS Executive Director Tracy Schietinger said, “This renewal is indicative of the town’s dedication to saving lives. Many citizens are trained in CPR and are willing to help in an emergency, which is a vital link in the chain of survival. We encourage everyone to learn lifesaving CPR skills that may save the life of a friend or family member.” First Selectman Peter J. Tesei said, “We should all be proud of the GEMS and Greenwich police professionals as well as the volunteers and private citizens who contribute to this life-saving effort every day. This re-designation is a tribute to their efforts and to those lives saved.”

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From left: Mario D’Aquila, Assisted Living Technologies vice president and director of development; Nick D’Aquila, special project manager; Ron D’Aquila, co-founder of Assisted Living Services; Fairfield First Selectman Michael Tetreau; Sharon D’Aquila, co-founder of Assisted Living Services; and Fairfield Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Beverly Balaz.

ASSISTED LIVING SERVICES GRAND OPENING Local business and political influencers across Fairfield County officially welcomed Assisted Living Services (ALS) to town June 14 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new location at 60 Katona Drive in Fairfield. The First Selectman of Fairfield Michael Tetreau and Fairfield’s Director of Community and Economic Development Mark Barnhart were joined by members of the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce, social service agencies and health care providers for the celebration. Following the ceremony, ALS rolled out the red carpet by hosting an elegant networking reception at Barcelona Wine Bar in Norwalk where more than 50 members of the business community enjoyed wine and hors d’ouevres. ALS co-owner Ron D’Aquila voiced his excitement about the new office and the opportunities that it provides. “For over 20 years, our family-owned home care agency has forged trusted relationships with facility administrators, elder law attorneys, social workers and many others within the health care field. We look forward to making new connections in the Fairfield area.” Since 1996, award-winning home care agency Assisted Living Services in Meriden, Clinton and Fairfield has provided care to residents across Connecticut. The company’s unique CarePlus program blends personal care with technological safety and monitoring devices from sister-company Assisted Living Technologies Inc.

GILLESPIE JOINS WEBSTER BANK Webster Bank has appointed Colin Homer Gillespie as senior vice president of brand marketing. He reports to Chief Marketing Officer Dawn C. Morris. Gillespie comes to Webster Bank after a 17-year career with The LEGO Group, where he held a variety of positions including president of LEGO Education North America; vice president of marketing, LEGO Latin America; and general manager, vice president of the LEGO direct-to-consumer group in Europe. Most recently, Gillespie served as executive in residence at New Profit, a Boston-based national nonprofit venture philanthropy fund where he served as the firm’s executive in residence since 2017. A resident of West Hartford, Gillespie serves as a Strategic Fellow with LEAP Innovations, a nonprofit organization that connects innovation and education to transform the way children learn. He also volunteers as a coach for the West Hartford Youth Lacrosse League and has participated as an avid bicyclist in cause-driven group rides including the Pan-Mass Challenge.

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Northbridge Health Center (Athena Health Care Systems) in Bridgeport has been recognized as a 2018 recipient of the “Bronze — Commitment to Quality Award” for its dedication to improving the lives of residents through quality care. The award is the first of three distinctions possible through the National Quality Award Program, presented by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), the leading association for long-term and postacute care. The program honors long-term care providers across the nation that have demonstrated their commitment to improving quality of care for seniors and persons with disabilities. “It’s an honor to be recognized for the hard work and quality of care our team provides every day,” said Erica Roman, Northbridge administrator. “We work every day to provide our residents and their families with high-quality services. This effort is ongoing and we will continue to improve the level of services we provide at Northbridge.” Implemented by AHCA/NCAL in 1996, the National Quality Award Program is centered on the core values and criteria of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, which is the foundation of the metric-based AHCA/NCAL Quality Initiative. The program assists providers of long-term and post-acute care services in achieving their performance excellence goals. The program has three levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold. Providers begin the quality improvement process at the Bronze level, where applicants must demonstrate their ability to implement a performance improvement system. As a recipient of the Bronze - Commitment to Quality Award, Northbridge may now move forward in developing approaches and achieving performance levels that meet the criteria required for the Silver - Achievement in Quality Award. “Connecticut’s skilled nursing facilities are committed to improving the quality of care and quality of life for the residents and families they serve,” said Matthew V. Barrett, executive vice-president of the Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities. “Northbridge’s AHCA/NCAL National Quality Bronze Award is recognition of their hard work and dedication to providing all of their residents with a high level of care and providing them with a safe and nurturing environment.” The awards will be presented during AHCA/NCAL’s 69th annual Convention and Exposition in San Diego, California, October 7-10.

HAPPENING

GIZZI JOINS NEW MILFORD CHAMBER BOARD

CBC Scholarship Fund Vice President John Hawley with scholarship recipients Tanya Gianitsos, Morgan Daley, Mathieu Letendre, Tessa Carty and Yael Canaan.

CONNECTICUT BUILDING CONGRESS RECOGNIZES YOUNG SCHOLARS The Connecticut Building Congress Scholarship Fund presented renewable scholarships to five of Connecticut’s graduating high school seniors at its 22nd Annual Project Team Awards Banquet. Three $2,000 and two $3,000 scholarships were awarded at the event held at the Bond Ballroom in Hartford on June 12. The awards are based on academic merit, extracurricular activities, career potential and financial need. Applications are accepted only from Connecticut residents who will be studying towards a two- or four-year degree related to the design and construction industry. The 2018 Connecticut Building Congress Scholarship Fund recipients are: Yael Canaan of New Haven, Tessa Carty of Norwich, Tanya Gianitsos of Old Saybrook, Morgan Daley of Norfolk and Mathieu Letendre of Berlin. Thomas DiBlasi, president of the Connecticut Building Congress Scholarship Fund, and president of DiBlasi Associates, a structural engineering firm based in Monroe, commenting on the value of the scholarships, said, “Encouraging young people to enter the design and construction industry is very important to the success of the state and national economy. We currently are experiencing a workforce shortage on nearly every level. Engineering, architecture and construction management, in particular, compete for students with high tech, science and medical fields.” “Our industry is also battling a stigma associated with being a skilled construction laborer, such as an electrician, plumber or mason,” DiBlasi said. “This is where the industry has the biggest need right now. That is why we are looking into expanding our scholarships offerings to technical schools for high school graduates and adult learners. We realize college isn’t for everyone. You can earn a great living and support a family as a skilled laborer, without incurring the skyrocketing costs of a conventional college education.” The Connecticut Building Congress Scholarship Fund, founded in 1973, is financed through generous donations from CBC members and the annual Connecticut Building Congress Golf Outing Fund raiser.

NAIOP HOSTS AWARDS GALA NAIOP Connecticut & Suburban New York was honored to host their Annual Night of the Stars: A Year in Review Awards Gala at Woodway Country Club on May 16. People’s United Bank was the event sponsor. This annual awards dinner showcases both Connecticut and Westchester county leases, sales and transactions that took place during the year. Robert Weisz of RPW Group was honored as the Impact Award Honoree for his continued contributions to the commercial real estate industry over the course of many years. Also being honored were the “developing leaders” in the commercial real estate industry. The five developing leaders were: Morgan Collins, Collins Enterprises; John McFadyen, Post Road Residential; Jake Dibble, CBRE; Natasha Tomai, Signature Construction; and Kate Schwartz, Cushman & Wakefield. NAIOP Connecticut & Suburban New York is a chapter of NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association serving the local market. NAIOP is the leading organization for developers, owners and related professionals in office, industrial and mixed-use real estate, with 15,000 members in North America. NAIOP advances responsible commercial real estate development and advocates for effective public policy.

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Kristen N. Gizzi has been elected to the board of directors of the Greater New Milford Chamber of Commerce, as announced by Katherine Webster-O’Keefe, chamber president. “Kristen brings to the board a completely different perspective: working with larger retail businesses outside the immediate downtown area — a perspective that will help to better reach the needs of this population. Together with her legal experience and fresh ideas, we look forward to her energy and her business experience as we welcome her to the board,” Webster-O’Keefe said. A successful attorney, Gizzi has served as general counsel for ECCO III Enterprises Inc., a New York-based family environmental and infrastructure construction company for the past 15 years. She is also director of real estate for ECCO Development LLC a real estate management and development company, as well as the executive director of Litchfield Crossings, New Milford’s largest retail shopping center. A resident of Katonah, New York, Gizzi is passionate about giving back to the community and is the vice president of the board of directors at Hope’s Door, a nonprofit organization assisting domestic violence victims and is co-facilitator at the Phoenix and the Rose, working with middle- and high-school children to provide skill sets, support and empowerment not taught in traditional academic settings. She also serves on the board of Danbury-based TBICO, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help people help themselves through education, job training and financial literacy.

RECORD-BREAKING PAPER SHREDDING EVENT At Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union in Rocky Hill over Father’s Day weekend was more than a time to commemorate dads. For the past decade, the credit union has established a tradition the Saturday before Father’s Day of holding a free community paper-shredding event. Hundreds of cars lined up at branch locations in Rocky Hill and Glastonbury packed full of paper in need of secure disposal. In conjunction with Shred It, more than 44,000 pounds of paper was shredded at the two locations from 9 a.m. to noon. This is an increase from 36,000 pounds the year prior. “As a credit union we are dedicated to the community” said John Holt, Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union president and CEO. “Also, now more than ever, with identity theft on the rise, it’s critical that people have an option to securely shred documents that contain personal information such as social security and credit card numbers.” As technology continues to advance, people are increasingly able to save such sensitive information electronically. However, the hundreds who attended the shredding event had bundles of paperwork in storage, which was once necessary to maintain. “A lot of people told us it felt so cleansing to finally do some spring cleaning and get rid of all the paper they had been storing for so long,” said Holt. Chartered in 1936 and headquartered in Rocky Hill, Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union is open to anyone who lives, works, worships, attends school or volunteers in Hartford, New Haven, Middlesex or Tolland Counties as well as Shelton, Stratford and Bridgeport.

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Facts & Figures Douglas Marshall Cooper Associates, Pound Ridge, New York, contractor for Thomas A. Bartholomew. Construct a hot tub and safety barrier on the property of an existing single-family residence at 20 Norton Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $14,000. Filed May 2018. EIRE Construction LLC, contractor for Dennis Pimentel and Debra Pimentel. Renovate the master bathroom, bedroom and sitting area in an existing single-family residence at 21 Esquire Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed June 1. Fairfield County Homes LLC, Fairfield, contractor for self. Construct a new two-story single-family residence with a porch, two-car garage, attic, bathroom, gym and finished basement at 454 S. Pine Creek, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $615,000. Filed May 29. Fern, Lindsay, Greenwich, contractor for Joel Berger. Add temporary tents to the property of an existing single-family residence for a special event at 280 Railroad Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $1,800. Filed May 2018. Ferncz, Mike, Trumbull, contractor for John Bright. Renovate the kitchen and bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 38 Rusling Place, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed May 28. Florence, Thomas, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Finish the basement in an existing single-family residence at 470 Salem St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed May 31. Foss, Amanda, Norwalk, contractor for self. Construct a deck on the back of a house on an existing single-family residence at 20 Splitrock Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $17,000. Filed June 1. Foti, John, contractor for Foti Investments LLC. Replace the windows and doors on an existing single-family residence at 1336 Hope St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed between May 21 and June 1. Fratturo, Brian, contractor for John Farrelly, et al. Remodel a basement, bedroom and bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 36 Meadowpark Avenue West, Stamford. Estimated cost: $41,090. Filed between May 21 and June 1. G&H Builders LLC, contractor for Mary Beth Clayton. Remodel the kitchen and bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 40 Palmer Bridge, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed May 29. G&H Builders LLC, contractor for Michael Pomer and Elizabeth Pomer. Renovate the family room, kitchen and bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 135 Sherley Place, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $80,000. Filed May 25.

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Geppert Construction, Redding, contractor for Chris T. Baxter and Barbara A. W. Baxter. Finish the room above the garage in an existing single-family residence at 128 Butternut Hollow Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $36,000. Filed May 2018. Gil, Maria W. and Jose Gil, Greenwich, contractor for self. Enclose the side porch on an existing single-family residence and renovate the kitchen at 20 Valley Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed May 2018. Ginelewicz, Lori B., Fairfield, contractor for self. Add an aboveground pool to the property of an existing single-family residence at 14 Drake Lane, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $7,000. Filed May 29. Good House Flooring LLC, Danbury, contractor for Lauren Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien. Remodel the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 28 Crestview Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed between May 21 and June 1. Greenleaf General Contractors LLC, contractor for William B. Swing, et al. Renovate the bathroom and closet in an existing single-family residence at 5 Bayberrie Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed between May 21 and June 1. Guimard, Kathryn K., Greenwich, contractor for self. Alter the bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 8 Valleywood Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed May 2018. Halstrom, Howard H., contractor for Jessica Domziano. Add a generator to an existing single-family residence at 65 Stanton Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $2,500. Filed between May 21 and June 1. Hobbs Inc., New Canaan, contractor for 25 Nawthorne LLC. Add a bathroom to the attic space in an existing single-family residence at 25 Nawthorne Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed May 2018. J&M Construction & Son LLC, contractor for Joseph M. Page and Liza G. Page. Rebuild the breezeway between the house and barn at 75 Beaumont St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed May 29. J.P. Maguire Associates Inc., contractor for Christopher Morgan. Repair fire damage to an existing single-family residence at 43 Stadley Rough Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $78,600. Filed May 30. Jackson, Michael J., Ridgefield, contractor for self. Fill in an inground pool on the property of an existing single-family residence at 264 N. Salem Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $2,500. Filed May 29.

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Jay Construction LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Remodel two bathrooms, kitchen, playroom, basement and replace the roof and siding on an existing single-family residence at 160 Pinepoint Road, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $18,800. Filed June 1. JM Custom Builder LLC, contractor for Michael J. Cole and Eliza Cole. Replace the wall between the living room and the kitchen at 126 Highlawn Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed May 29. Kardamis Construction LLC, contractor for self. Construct a new two-story single-family residence with a front porch, rear deck and finished basement at 155 Woodrow Ave., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $360,000. Filed May 30. Keller, Scott, contractor for Gerard C. Carney. Convert the powder room in an existing single-family residence into a full room at 29 Alden St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $15,073. Filed May 31. Koshnoodi, Shereen E., Greenwich, contractor for self. Demolish an existing single-family residence at 38 Meadowbank Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $35,000. Filed May 2018. Krook, Christer, contractor for Barbara Unger Wales. Build the front and rear decks on an existing single-family residence at 2029 Fairfield Beach Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $69,500. Filed June 13. Lecla Home Improvement LLC, contractor for Manuel Cipriano. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 10 Cleveland St., Danbury. Estimated cost: $8,375. Filed May 30. Lima, Christiane, Danbury, contractor for self. Finish the basement with a bedroom and a bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 8 Maple Ridge Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $11,000. Filed May 29. Lueders, Matthew K., contractor for Michael J. Ballangee, et al. Add an in-ground pool to the property of an existing single-family residence at 42 Indian Hill Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $57,700. Filed between May 21 and June 1. Mayne Construction LLC, contractor for Matthew Dalto and Alison B. Dalto. Remodel the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 15 Bayberry Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed May 31. McLevy Builders Inc., contractor for Kardamis Custom Homes LLC. Demolish an existing single-family residence at 20 Longdean Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $9,000. Filed June 11.

Milco National, Owensboro, Kentucky, contractor for PSEG. Construct a trailer on the property of an existing single-family residence at 1 Atlantic St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed May 31. Milco National, Owensboro, Kentucky, contractor for PSEG. Construct a trailer on the property of an existing single-family residence at 1 Atlantic St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $14,789. Filed May 31. Naufal, Jad, Danbury, contractor for self. Add a full bathroom to an existing single-family residence at 5 Driftway Point Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed May 29. Nedzat, Mamudi, Danbury, contractor for self. Add a one-story addition to extend to an accessory building at an existing single-family residence at 46 Pembroke Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $80,000. Filed June 4. Nelson Roofing & Siding Inc., contractor for Randy J. Rodgers. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 6 MacAlpine Way, Danbury. Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed June 5. Nelson Roofing & Siding Inc., contractor for Robert Gennaro and Nancy E. Gennaro. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 19 Lakeside Drive, Danbury. Estimated cost: $140,000. Filed June 5. Nordic Custom Builders of Connecticut, contractor for Harbourview 55 LLC. Add a front porch to an existing single-family residence at 210 Sasco Hill Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed May 30. Northeast Design & Construction Inc., Redding, contractor for Joseph M. Schmitt. Construct a screened porch on the property of an existing single-family residence at 41 Knollwood Drive, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $64,500. Filed May 29. O&C Roofing, contractor for Gaurav Makhija. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 3233 North St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $13,950. Filed June 1. Pedersen Custom Carpentry LLC, contractor for Carole J. Furlong. Renovate the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 10 South St., Unit 65, Danbury. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed May 29. PHRG, Bridgeport, contractor for Farah Lapommeray. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 113 Lee Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $6,453. Filed May 31. Pinheiro, Antonio Henrique, Danbury, contractor for self. Repair damage from an automobile strike to an existing single-family residence at 11 W. Wooster St., Danbury. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed May 31.

Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Chester, Pennsylvania, contractor for Shawn Burrell. Replace the windows on an existing single-family residence at 6 Lakeview Drive East, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $24,082. Filed June 6. Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Chester, Pennsylvania, contractor for Mark J. Farley and Denise C. Replace the windows in an existing single-family residence at 41 Ingleside Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $21,528. Filed May 31. Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Chester, Pennsylvania, contractor for Don C. Dyer and Demetra Dyer. Replace the windows in an existing single-family residence at 12 Hunters Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $10,764. Filed May 31. Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Chester, Pennsylvania, contractor for Brian W. Aiken and Erin A. Aiken. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 14 Kendall Court, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $7,451. Filed May 31. Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Chester, Pennsylvania, contractor for Bobby Gantt. Add vinyl siding to an existing single-family residence at 14 Freedman Drive, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $18,643. Filed May 31. Richter, Ronald F., Redding, contractor for Richard C. Huckstadt. Add roofing, siding, windows, attic, deck and garage doors to an existing single-family residence at 101 Mimosa Circle, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $58,000. Filed May 22. Rock Harbor Builders LLC, Sherman, contractor for Kenosia Development LLC. Construct a new single-family residence with four bedrooms, three and one-half bathrooms, a three-car attached garage, unfinished basement, open deck, covered front porch, dining room, kitchen, mud room and study at 29 Colonial Lane, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $465,120. Filed May 24. Sergio Ferreira Contracting Corp., New Rochelle, New York, contractor for Paul S. McNamara. Add a new window to the side of an existing single-family residence at 90 Danbury Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $3,500. Filed May 22. Shore and Country Partners LLC, contractor for Richard Barber. Replace the bearing wall between the kitchen, dining room and living room in an existing single-family residence and remodel the kitchen at 294 Ruane St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $36,000. Filed May 30. Simms, Monica, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Rebuild the deck on an existing single-family residence at 139 Greenwood St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $3,500. Filed May 29.

Slave and Copper Services, Trumbull, contractor for Seaside Village Homes. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 10 Sims St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $9,675. Filed May 30. Slavin, Lorraine, Greenwich, contractor for self. Replace the basement in an existing single-family residence at 551 North St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed May 2018. Solar City Corp., Milford, contractor for Eleuterio Chavez. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 225-227 Cleveland Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $9,058. Filed May 30. Soto, Rudy A., contractor for Pamela J. Murphy. Repair the wood deck and retaining walls on an existing single-family residence at 145 Ocean Drive West, Stamford. Estimated cost: $31,500. Filed between May 21 and June 1. Square Edge Remodeling LLC, Greenwich, contractor for Robert A. Sherman and Andrea G. Sherman. Replace the roof on an existing single-family residence at 28 Juniper Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $13,000. Filed May 2018. Steneken, Ryan C., Ridgefield, contractor for self. Add a bathroom to the interior of an existing single-family residence at 53 Old Washington Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $10,368. Filed June 1. Sucic, Jan E. and Elizabeth Sucic, Greenwich, contractor for self. Finish the basement in an existing single-family residence at 10 Robin Place, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed May 2018. Sunny House Construction LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Jeffrey Von Kohorn. Alter the bathroom, bedrooms and laundry room in an existing single-family residence at 96 Weed Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $78,000. Filed June 5. Sunpower Corporation Systems, contractor for Terence G. Henry. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 38 Fleetwood Drive, Danbury. Estimated cost: $21,262. Filed May 30. Sunrun Inc., contractor for Elmer Gudiel. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 24 Walter Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $21,598. Filed June 5. Thomas Kane Building & Remodeling, contractor for Quinn J. Degner and Schleiter Degner. Remove the deck from an existing single-family residence at 15 Barlow Place, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $1,200. Filed May 31.

Facts & Figures Treschitta, Linda A. and Kenneth P. Treschitta, Ridgefield, contractor for self. Fill in an inground pool on the property of an existing single-family residence at 346 Bennetts Farm Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed June 5. Tsionis, Dimitra, Norwalk, contractor for self. Finish the basement in an existing single-family residence and convert the basement space into a bedroom at 7 St. John St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed June 1. Tsirakidis, Stella and Theofilos Tsirakidis, Norwalk, contractor for self. Add to the family room, kitchen and basement in an existing single-family residence at 8 Cindy Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed June 5. Tuite, Cale M., contractor for Robert C. Benson, et al. Add a generator to an existing single-family residence at 51 Waterview Way, Unit 14E, Stamford. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed between May 21 and June 1. Vassak, Kristine E. and Gregory B. Vassak, Danbury, contractor for self. Convert an attic into two bedrooms in an existing single-family residence at 15 Crofut Place, Danbury. Estimated cost: $45,000. Filed May 30. Vassak, Kristine E. and Gregory B. Vassak, Danbury, contractor for self. Renovate the interior of an existing single-family residence at 15 Crofut Place, Danbury. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed May 30. Weatherite Systems LLC, contractor for Ronald Conley. Replace the windows in an existing single-family residence at 3 Villaway Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $31,385. Filed June 1. Westview Electric LLC, contractor for Sandra Corbett and Reda Corbett. Remodel the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 34 Miro St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed May 31. Westview Electric LLC, contractor for Bridget McBride. Remodel the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 103 Ann St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed May 31.

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

Bridgeport Superior Court Alliance Heating & Air Conditioning Inc., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bernadette Rene, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Miller, Rosnick, D’Amico, August & Butler PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that she was hit by a car owned by the defendants and driven by an employee of the defendants during the course of their work. The defendants were allegedly negligent in that they operated their motor vehicle at an unreasonable rate of speed. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs, and such other relief as the court deems just and proper. Case no. FBT-CV186075689-S. Filed June 13. Anthony’s Nursery and Garden Center LLC, et al., Westport. Filed by People’s United Bank N.A., Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Benanti & Associates, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that they had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for a credit account. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance of $50,000 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages, interest, attorney’s fees, court costs and such other and further relief as the court shall deem just and equitable. Case no. FBT-CV18-6075631-S. Filed June 11. APM Builders LLC, Naugatuck. Filed by Engineers Ironworks LLC, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Shepro & Hawkins LLC, Stratford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it had failed to properly perform construction services for money provided. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding balance of $55,272 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages and court costs. Case no. FBT-CV18-6075627-S. Filed June 11. Forstone 350 LLC, et al., Westport. Filed by Desiree Biggar, Strappe, Maryland. Plaintiff’s attorney: Becker & Zowine LLC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that she slipped on a walkway owned by the defendants and sustained injury. This slippery condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendants and their employees in that they failed to keep their store in a walkable condition. The plaintiff claims monetary damages within the jurisdiction of the court. Case no. FBT-CV186075704-S. Filed June 13.

Geico Indemnity Co., et al., Hartford. Filed by Fabrizia C. Mussolino, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ventura Law, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendants alleging that she collided with an underinsured motorist and suffered injury. The insurance policy carried by the underinsured motorist is inadequate to fully compensate for the damages. The plaintiff alleges that her injuries are the legal responsibilities of her insurance company and related parties, the defendants. The plaintiff claims money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other relief as in law or equity may apply. Case no. FBTCV18-6075748-S. Filed June 14. JTC Design Concepts LLC, Providence, Rhode Island. Filed by T.M. Construction Home Improvement LLC, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Becker & Zowine LLC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it had failed to properly receive money for construction services paid. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding balance of $41,050 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages, attorney’s fees, interest and court costs. Case no. FBT-CV186075703-S. Filed June 13. LM General Insurance Co., Boston, Massachusetts. Filed by Irene Alfonso, Stratford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Tremont Sheldon Robinson Mahoney PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendant alleging that she collided with an underinsured motorist and suffered injury. The insurance policy carried by the underinsured motorist is inadequate to fully compensate for the damages. The plaintiff alleges that her injuries are the legal responsibilities of her insurance company, the defendant. The plaintiff claims money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other relief as in law or equity may apply. Case no. FBT-CV18-6075653-S. Filed June 12. Mark I Home Improvement LLC, Stratford. Filed by Coventry Lumber Inc., Coventry, Rhode Island. Plaintiff’s attorney: Cohen, Burns, Hard & Paul, West Hartford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for materials provided to them. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance of $11,001 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages and court costs. Case no. FBT-CV186075638-S. Filed June 11.

National 175 LLC, et al., Greenwich. Filed by Jersey Carts LLC, Greenwich. Plaintiff’s attorney: Jacobs & Rozich LLC, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that they had failed to return golf carts rented from the plaintiff. The plaintiff has declared the outstanding costs of the golf carts and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages, attorney’s fees, prejudgment interest, post-judgment interest, court costs and such other and further relief as the court deems just and proper. Case no. FBT-CV18-6075742-S. Filed June 14. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., et al., Hartford. Filed by Clara Aquino, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Howard I. Gemeiner, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendants alleging that she collided with an underinsured motorist and suffered injury. The insurance policy carried by the underinsured motorist is inadequate to fully compensate for the damages. The plaintiff alleges that her injuries are the legal responsibilities of her insurance company and related parties, the defendants. The plaintiff claims money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other relief as in law or equity may apply. Case no. FBTCV18-6075762-S. Filed June 15. Progressive Direct Insurance Co., et al., Hartford. Filed by Kevin Roberts, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Miller, Rosnick, D’Amico, August & Butler PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendants alleging that he collided with an underinsured motorist and suffered injury. The insurance policy carried by the underinsured motorist is inadequate to fully compensate for the damages. The plaintiff alleges that his injuries are the legal responsibilities of his insurance company and related parties, the defendants. The plaintiff claims money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other relief as in law or equity may apply. Case no. FBTCV18-6075682-S. Filed June 12. Sam & Ty LLC, Norwalk. Filed by Eight28 Trading LLC, Fairfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Daniel Green, Southport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for commissions due. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance of $24,376 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages, statutory interest and court costs. Case no. FBT-CV18-6075664-S. Filed June 12.

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., Hartford. Filed by Gail R. Moales, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Bertram McDowell Jr., Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendant alleging that he collided with an underinsured motorist and suffered injury. The insurance policy carried by the underinsured motorist is inadequate to fully compensate for the damages. The plaintiff alleges that his injuries are the legal responsibilities of his insurance company, the defendant. The plaintiff claims money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other relief as in law or equity may apply. Case no. FBTCV18-6075623-S. Filed June 11. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., et al., Hartford. Filed by Kevin Moura, Fairfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Owens, Schine & Nicola PC, Trumbull. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendants alleging that he collided with an underinsured motorist and suffered injury. The insurance policy carried by the underinsured motorist is inadequate to fully compensate for the damages. The plaintiff alleges that his injuries are the legal responsibilities of his insurance company and related parties, the defendants. The plaintiff claims money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other relief as in law or equity may apply. Case no. FBT-CV18-6075745-S. Filed June 14. Yale New Haven Hospital Inc., et al., New Haven. Filed by Daniela Yordanova, Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: Patrick J. Filan, Fairfield. Action: The plaintiff has brought this medical malpractice suit against the defendants alleging that they failed to properly obtain and document the plaintiff’s decedent’s medical history and failed to make a proper diagnosis. As a result, the plaintiff’s decedent allegedly died. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and any further relief in law or equity which may appertain. Case no. FBT-CV186075763-S. Filed June 15.

Danbury Superior Court Brookwoods II Association Inc., et al., Kent. Filed by Alla Grigorchina, Kent. Plaintiff’s attorney: Adelman Hirsch & Connors LLP, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that she slipped on an icy surface owned by the defendant and sustained injury. This icy condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendants and their employees in that they failed to properly clean their parking lot. The plaintiff claims monetary damages within the jurisdiction of the court. Case no. DBD-CV186027351-S. Filed June 14.

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Danbury Hospital, Danbury. Filed by Patricia Fuller, Greer, South Carolina. Plaintiff’s attorney: Berkowitz and Hanna LLC, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that she fell in a poorly lit room owned by the defendant and sustained injury. This dangerous condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendant and its employees in that they failed to properly light their hospital. The plaintiff claims monetary damages within the jurisdiction of the court. Case no. DBD-CV18-6027325-S. Filed June 12. Whole Foods Market Group Inc., et al., Hartford. Filed by Michelle Peluso-Dodd, Brewster, New York. Plaintiff’s attorney: Biller, Sachs, Raio & Zito, Hamden. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that she slipped on a pool of liquid spilling from a broken container in a store owned by the defendant and sustained injuries. This dangerous condition was allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendants and their employees in that they failed to provide a safe environment for their patrons. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, but less than $75,000 and such other relief as this court may deem equitable and just. Case no. DBD-CV18-6027329-S. Filed June 12.

Stamford Superior Court Bontempi Construction LLC, et al., Ridgefield. Filed by David Kelly and Judy Kelly, Greenwich. Plaintiffs’ attorney: Nemchek & Poeschi LLC, Stamford. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that they had failed to perform construction work on premises owned by the defendants for money paid. The defendants allegedly used inferior products in construction, in breach of contract. The plaintiffs claim money damages, treble damages, attorney’s fees, court costs and such other and further relief as in law or equity may appertain. Case no. FST-CV186036938-S. Filed June 12. CB5 Hospitality Consulting Group LLC, Greenwich. Filed by ACME LLC, Bethesda, Maryland. Plaintiff’s attorney: Nemchek & Poeschi LLC, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for consulting services provided to them. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance of $10,290 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages, attorney’s fees, court costs and such other and further relief as in law or equity may appertain. Case no. FST-CV186036966-S. Filed June 13.

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Facts & Figures Concord Development LLC, et al., New Haven. Filed by American Express National Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah. Plaintiff’s attorney: Mark Sank & Associates LLC, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that they had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for a credit account. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance of $10,756 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages and court costs. Case no. FST-CV18-6036963-S. Filed June 13. Sam & Ty LLC, Norwalk. Filed by APL Logistics Americas Ltd., Scottsdale, Arizona. Plaintiff’s attorney: Freehill Hogan & Mahar LLP, Stratford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for outstanding freight invoices. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance of $71,593 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages, interest, court costs, attorney’s fees and such other relief as the court deems just and proper. Case no. FST-CV18-6036971-S. Filed June 14.

DEEDS COMMITTEE DEEDS Jett, George W., et al., Stamford. Appointed committee: Frank Modugno, Stamford. Property: 115 Mill Brook Road, Stamford. Amount: $945,000. Docket no. FST-CV-156024211-S. Filed June 1. Too, Muhammad J., et al., Greenwich. Appointed committee: Bonnie Lee MacDonald, Greenwich. Property: 8 and 10 Sunshine Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $2 million. Docket no. FST-CV-085009444-S. Filed May 31. Ukers, George A., et al., Danbury. Appointed committee: Richard A. Smith, Danbury. Property: 4 Stark Tor, Danbury. Amount: $188,693. Docket no. DBD-CV17-6021636-S. Filed May 21. Viz, Martin, et al., Bethel. Appointed committee: Stephanie Nickse, Bethel. Property: 13 Ravencrest Drive, Bethel. Amount: $1.4 million. Docket no. DBD-cv-16-6020081-S. Filed May 31.

COMMERCIAL 1097 NA Company LLC, Easton. Seller: U.S. Bank N.A., Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 496 Beechmont Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $270,000. Filed June 4.

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105 Danbury Road LLC, Ridgefield. Seller: Sturges Properties LLC, Ridgefield. Property: 105 Danbury Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $2.5 million. Filed May 25.

Copperfield 8 LLC, Stamford. Seller: Copperfield Unit 8 LLC, Stamford. Property: 66 Maple Tree Ave., Unit 8, Stamford. Amount: $205,000. Filed June 4.

The Innis Arden Golf Club, Stamford. Seller: Deborah L. Perkins and Mark L. Perkins, Stamford. Property: 573 Fairfield Ave., Stamford. Amount: $483,500. Filed June 4.

Askew, Sandra K., Norwalk. Seller: 438 Connecticut Avenue LLC, Staten Island, New York. Property: 438 Connecticut Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $228,500. Filed June 11.

Cambizaca, Erwin L., Carmel, New York. Seller: Johanna E. Avila, Danbury. Property: 6 First Street Extension, Danbury. Amount: $240,000. Filed May 29.

15 South Street Enterprises LLC, Norwalk. Seller: Vito Properties LLC, Stamford. Property: 15 South St., Unit 4b, Norwalk. Amount: $300,000. Filed May 31.

Ethan Properties LLC, Springfield, Virginia. Seller: Michael Poliski, Danbury. Property: Lot 2, Map 1693, Norwalk. Amount: $105,000. Filed May 29.

Town of Trumbull, Trumbull. Seller: Stephen G. Chisarik Jr. and Judith T. Chisarik, Trumbull. Property: 631 Booth Hill Road, Trumbull. Amount: $200,000. Filed May 24.

Auteri, Janice, Stamford. Seller: Petralar Homes LLC, Stamford. Property: 33 Putter Drive, Stamford. Amount: $886,000. Filed May 30.

Campanella, Lisa and Anthony J. Campanella, West Harrison, New York. Seller: Zhengwen Li and Wei Zhang, Danbury. Property: 21 Mill Road, Unit 21, Danbury. Amount: $420,000. Filed May 31.

15 South Street Enterprises LLC, Norwalk. Seller: Jean M. Jacob LLC, Norwalk. Property: Unit 3B of 15 South St., Norwalk. Amount: $295,000. Filed May 31.

Foster K and F LLC, Valley Cottage, New York. Seller: Giusseppe Battaglia and Carmela Battaglia, New Rochelle, New York. Property: 2 Foster St., Danbury. Amount: $460,000. Filed May 29.

Turkey Point Properties LLC, Lawrence, New York. Seller: Talmudic Institute of Connecticut Inc., Bridgeport. Property: Lot 15, Map of Madison Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $157,500. Filed June 4.

Gjuraj Holdings LLC, Norwalk. Seller: Spes Real Estate Partners LLC, New Haven. Property: 179 Lewis St., Bridgeport. Amount: $305,000. Filed June 4.

Welwyn Road LLC, Fairfield. Seller: Walton W. Alder and Diane H. Alder, Greenwich. Property: Welwyn Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed May 30.

Golden Hill Investments LLC, Stamford. Seller: William O. Snead, Stamford. Property: 71 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 819, Stamford. For no consideration paid. Filed June 1.

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20 Sasqua LLC, Norwalk. Seller: Judith Rosenkrantz, Norwalk. Property: 20 Sasqua Road, Norwalk. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed May 31. 205 Greenwich Ave Players LLC, Stamford. Seller: Elvin LLC, Stamford. Property: Greenwich Avenue, Lot 1181, Stamford. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed May 31. 33 Seaview RZ LLC, Norwalk. Seller: Fairfield Opportunity Investors IV LP, Norwalk. Property: 33 Seaview Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed May 31. 50 Day Street LLC, Norwalk. Seller: 50 Day Street Associates LLC, Norwalk. Property: 50 Day St., Norwalk. Amount: $2.8 million. Filed May 31. 6 South Street Associates LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Stephen C. Sutton, Evergreen, Colorado. Property: 113-115 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed May 25. American International Relocation Solutions LLC, Brookfield. Seller: Patrick Mitchell, Newtown. Property: Lot 77, Map 2 of Forest Meadows, Newtown. Amount: $302,000. Filed June 1. American International Relocation Solutions LLC, Brookfield. Seller: Shepard G. Rubinger, Newtown. Property: Parcel B, Map 2986, Newtown. Amount: $295,000. Filed June 1. Benesar LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Ronald M. Stuart and Alice M. Stuart, Greenwich. Property: 10 Pilot Rock Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $11.3 million. Filed June 1. Bluebird Ridge LLC, Wilton. Seller: Allen’s Way LLC, Seattle, Wash. Property: 3, 4 and 5 Wilton Road West, Ridgefield. Amount: $382,500. Filed May 29. Casa Bonita 44 LLC, Greenwich. Seller: The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, Greenville, South Carolina. Property: Lot 4, Map 5215, Greenwich. Amount: $3.9 million. Filed May 23.

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Kennedy Flats Property Corp., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Seller: Elan Kennedy Flats LLC, Danbury. Property: Kennedy Avenue, Danbury. Amount: $86,250. Filed May 24. Milbrook Crossing LLC, Greenwich. Seller: James Lee and Mamie Lee, Greenwich. Property: East Putnam Avenue, Greenwich. For an unknown amount paid. Filed May 31. Minyum LLC, Bridgeport. Seller: Luce Selora, Bronx, New York. Property: 210 Tremont Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $552,500. Filed June 5. Roxbury Residential Investments LLC, Dunstable, Massachusetts. Seller: Joseph McKee and Danielle McKee, Stamford. Property: 2 Happy Hill Road, Stamford. Amount: $730,000. Filed June 4. Ryiste Realty Corp., Stamford. Seller: 76 Hope Street LLC, Fairfield. Property: 76 Hope St., Stamford. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed June 4. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Seller: Midfirst Bank, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Property: 69 Gary St., Bridgeport. For an unknown amount paid. Filed June 7. SHI-III Newtown Owner LLC, Newtown. Seller: Pepper Partners LLC, Milford. Property: 37 Church Hill Road, Newtown. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed May 25. The GRSW Stewart Real Estate Trust, Shelton. Seller: Habs Moy and Ying Chen Moy, Shelton. Property: Lot 124, Map 2030, Shelton. Amount: $529,000. Filed May 30.

Abounadi, Moustapha, Redding. Seller: Omar Moneim and Tara O’Neill, Mainville, Ohio. Property: 22 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive, Norwalk. Amount: $248,500. Filed May 30. Adamson, Hazel and Mark Adamson, Cincinnati, Ohio. Seller: Tats LLC, Greenwich. Property: 8 Dairy Road, Greenwich. Amount: $6.4 million. Filed May 30. Adler, Kelly and Devin Kolstad, Stamford. Seller: Gregory Miller, Stamford. Property: 2435 Bedford St., Unit 19E, Stamford. Amount: $510,000. Filed June 4. Allen, Robert J., Fairfield. Seller: Mary Treglia, Bridgeport. Property: 20 Canterbury Road, Bridgeport. Amount: $130,000. Filed June 4. Alves, Anna V. and Bryan J. Cambria, Stamford. Seller: Barbara Jacobs, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Property: 180 Turn of River Road, Unit 12C, Stamford. Amount: $530,000. Filed May 30. Anderson, Deborah L., Stamford. Seller: Robert O. Chen and Jun Yang, Stamford. Property: 200 Seaside Ave., Unit 1A, Stamford. Amount: $360,000. Filed June 1. Anderson, Maureen W. and Eric M. Anderson, Greenwich. Seller: Paul K. Ohrem and Melanie C. Ohrem, Ridgefield. Property: 11 Maple Shade Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $622,500. Filed June 4. Anderson, Melissa A. and Jamie S. Anderson, Pleasant Grove, Utah. Seller: Norman P. Haddad and Anne Haddad, Newtown. Property: 27 Cobbler’s Mill Road, Newtown. Amount: $525,000. Filed May 29. Andronowitz, Joseph A. and Steven P. Andronowitz, Shelton. Seller: Pauline D. Andronowitz, Shelton. Property: 17 Brookwood Lane, Shelton. For an unknown amount paid. Filed May 29.

Azam, Mahabubul and Samira Khatun, Astoria, New York. Seller: Jeffrey Benedetti and Kathryn Benedetti, Trumbull. Property: 43 Dalecot Drive, Trumbull. Amount: $439,000. Filed May 29. Bajrami, Hysni, Stamford. Seller: Louis J. Gesualdi, Stamford. Property: 16 Newfield Court, Stamford. Amount: $462,500. Filed June 4. Bakkar, Abu, Abdul Mabud and Nahida Akter, Stamford. Seller: 62 Stillwater Avenue Associates, Stamford. Property: 56 Stillwater Ave., Stamford. Amount: $535,000. Filed June 6.

Campofiore, Jeanne and Raymond Campofiore, Stratford. Seller: Annette Devoe, Newtown. Property: Lot 5, Map 5136, Newtown. Amount: $314,000. Filed May 31. Chandra, Kavita, New York, New York. Seller: Tanmay Thakur, Stamford. Property: 127 Greyrock Place, Unit 802, Stamford. Amount: $373,500. Filed May 29. Chimborazo, Reimondo, Norwalk. Seller: JS Real Estate LLC, Bridgeport. Property: 418 Carroll Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $170,000. Filed June 5.

Barajas, Rosalva Garcia and Francisco J. Cardenas Barajas, Danbury. Seller: Stanley A. Massena and Kandi J. Massena, Danbury. Property: 27 Grove St., Danbury. Amount: $280,000. Filed May 30.

Clay, Barbara A., Stamford. Seller: Paul Franks and Hindy Najman, Bronx, New York. Property: Parcel A, Map 5994, Stamford. Amount: $769,000. Filed May 31.

Baumann, Sarah and Catherine Baumann Oni, Hartsdale, New York. Seller: Tanya Steel, Ridgefield. Property: 151 North St., Ridgefield. Amount: $515,000. Filed May 29.

Cruz, Wilfred R., Danbury. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 2 Crestwood Road, Danbury. Amount: $242,000. Filed May 31.

Billinge, Thomas William and Kristin Ann Gonzalez, Fairfield. Seller: Constance A. Tate, Trumbull. Property: 9 Elizabeth St., Trumbull. Amount: $294,500. Filed May 29.

Cubero, Miozoty and Carlos Cubero, Stratford. Seller: Robert R. MacLean and Jacqueline A. Vernarelli, Monroe. Property: 135 Sturbridge Lane, Trumbull. Amount: $390,000. Filed May 29.

Bowen, Pamela, Seabrook, New Hampshire. Seller: Paul Colin and Margaret Rajski, Stratford. Property: 2252 Elm St., Stratford. Amount: $402,000. Filed May 18. Brion, Julia L., Fairfield. Seller: Laura E. Williamson, Bridgeport. Property: 62 Rowsley St., Unit 1, Bridgeport. Amount: $85,500. Filed June 12. Browne, Edward D., Brooklyn, New York City. Seller: Michael C. Cruz and Gorgonia C. Cruz, Danbury. Property: 1 Rivington Way, Unit 204, Danbury. Amount: $350,000. Filed May 24. Burke, Lauren and Matthew Burke, Greenwich. Seller: Joshua DiMarzo and Amanda B. DiMarzo, Greenwich. Property: 6 Sunset Road, Greenwich. Amount: $2 million. Filed May 30. Buzzetto, Deidre, North Salem, New York. Seller: Toll CT III Limited Partnership, Danbury. Property: Home 10 in The Enclave and Meadows at Rivington, Danbury. Amount: $688,158. Filed May 30.

Cunningham, Katharine A., Stamford. Seller: Wendy W. LaVersa, Stamford. Property: Lot 7, Map 1662, Stamford. Amount: $775,000. Filed June 1. Daddino, Heartie Merrill and Colin Bevan Daddino, Greenwich. Seller: Christopher E. Manno, Greenwich. Property: Butternut Hollow Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed June 1. Daniello, Thomas A. and Dominick J. Tancredi, Norwalk. Seller: Brian E. Fluss, Norwalk. Property: 97 Sunrise Hill Road, Unit 38, Norwalk. Amount: $305,000. Filed May 30. Dean, Eric M., Bridgeport. Seller: Isuf Nezaj, Bridgeport. Property: 24 Dale St., Bridgeport. Amount: $253,000. Filed May 22. Delellis, Erin and Michael Delellis, Stratford. Seller: Christopher Epstein and Joann Epstein, Stratford. Property: 493 California St., Stratford. Amount: $240,000. Filed May 21.

Facts & Figures Didelot, Ann C. and Richard Didelot, Westport. Seller: Christopher Dalo, Southport. Property: 61 Aberdeen Way, Fairfield. Amount: $772,500. Filed May 22.

Ferro, Diane, Stamford. Seller: Andrew C. Gleghorn, Stamford. Property: 2289 Bedford St., Unit 10-4, Stamford. Amount: $329,000. Filed June 1.

Granda, Manuel, Woodside, New York. Seller: Tri State Property LLC, Trumbull. Property: 16 Charron St., Bridgeport. Amount: $390,000. Filed June 11.

Hummel, Jason F., Fairfield. Seller: Michael M. Staffaroni and Heidi Staffaroni, Trumbull. Property: 7 Washington St., Trumbull. Amount: $407,000. Filed May 31.

Dostal, Joseph, New Rochelle, New York. Seller: The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D.C. Property: 1572 Madison Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $181,101. Filed June 6.

Figueiredo, Marcio, Danbury. Seller: Armando Jose Marques, Danbury. Property: 13 Cozy Hollow Road, Danbury. Amount: $297,500. Filed May 29.

Greenberg, Jeffrey, Stamford. Seller: Jeff Greenberg, Stamford. Property: 43 Aquila Road, Stamford. For no consideration paid. Filed June 6.

Hutchings, Rochelle, Danbury. Seller: Jodi Salvato, Tampa, Florida. Property: 81-95 Park Ave., Unit 2005, Danbury. Amount: $172,900. Filed May 31.

Francia, Matthew, Stratford. Seller: Luis Rivas and May Rivas, Bridgeport. Property: 3499 Old Town Road, Bridgeport. Amount: $175,000. Filed June 4.

Grella, Robert, Carmel, New York. Seller: Karen B. Rosa, Danbury. Property: 20 Raymond Place, Unit 12, Danbury. Amount: $138,500. Filed May 31.

Iaia, Corinne O., Trumbull. Seller: Linga Tekula, Trumbull. Property: Unit 1203 of Woodland Hills, Trumbull. Amount: $332,500. Filed May 31.

Frederick, Darrell, Bridgeport. Seller: Francis A. Drake and Vahini Drake, Bridgeport. Property: 49 Cloverhill Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $206,800. Filed June 5.

Greywacz, Lauren and Ernest A. Greywacz IV, Norwalk. Seller: Luke D. Kruse and Dana B. Kruse, Trumbull. Property: 50 Evelyn St., Trumbull. Amount: $440,000. Filed May 24.

Ienner Jr., James and Luz M. Garcia, Norwalk. Seller: Secure Residential LLC, Stratford. Property: Lot 11, Map 5321, Norwalk. Amount: $595,000. Filed May 29.

Duggan, Kelly M. and Ryan D. Duggan, Stamford. Seller: Gordon H. Anderson III and Allyson Palmeri-Anderson, Stamford. Property: 243 Belltown Road, Stamford. Amount: $551,500. Filed June 5. Epstein, Elizabeth F., Norwalk. Seller: Cynthia A. Epstein, Norwalk. Property: Lot 5, Map 7013, Norwalk. Amount: $570,000. Filed May 29. Erwin, Tiffany and Benjamin D. Erwin, Brooklyn, New York. Seller: Bengt E. Anderson and Cecily Anderson, Stamford. Property: 64 Bon Air Ave., Stamford. Amount: $665,000. Filed June 1. Espinal, Diana and Alonso De Jesus Urena Urena, Danbury. Seller: Lawrence D. Conroy, Bethel. Property: 6 Rose Lane, Unit 5-46, Danbury. Amount: $138,000. Filed June 4. Espinoza, Romulo O. Cabrera, Eastchester, New York. Seller: Jessica DaSilva, Bridgeport. Property: 147 Jones Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $240,000. Filed June 4. Excellent, Jean and Meleta Carty, Stamford. Seller: 14-A Ann St LLC, Stamford. Property: Unit 5 of Westside Townhouses Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $275,000. Filed June 7. Fajardo, Delfo G., Danbury. Seller: Norberto Meza, Danbury. Property: 19 Wildman St., Danbury. Amount: $280,000. Filed May 29. Farfone, Melissa and David Borea, Trumbull. Seller: Nicholas D. Potkay and Katarzyna S. Potkay, Trumbull. Property: 187 Blackhouse Road, Trumbull. Amount: $425,000. Filed May 31. Farrey, Cheryl V. and Timothy V. Farrey, Danbury. Seller: Carol Ryan, Norwalk. Property: 47 Fawn Ridge, Wilton. Amount: $375,000. Filed June 6. Feldman, Joanna C., New York, New York. Seller: Michael Goodman and Lauren B. Goodman, Greenwich. Property: 351 Pemberwick Road, Unit 921, Greenwich. Amount: $560,000. Filed June 1. Fernandez-Gonzalez, Jose Manuel, Norwalk. Seller: Elizabeth S. Wampetich, Wilton. Property: 12 Camelot Drive, Unit E-12, Norwalk. Amount: $275,000. Filed June 4.

Freeman, Kaitlin Haverty and William Francis Brooks, Stamford. Seller: Peter A. Jarboe and Mary C. Jarboe, Norwalk. Property: 53 Bartlett Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $395,000. Filed June 1. Fry, Karin U., Darien. Seller: Johanna S. Boller and Scott C. Keyes, Stamford. Property: 57 Chesterfield Road, Stamford. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed June 1. Gambardella, Michael, Shelton. Seller: Marta G. Pellegrino, Shelton. Property: 15 Manhassett Trail, Shelton. Amount: $235,000. Filed May 21. Gardner, Katharina J. and Bryan C. Gardner, Stamford. Seller: Alex C. Clark and Mary S. Madara, Stamford. Property: 77 Wellington Drive, Stamford. Amount: $689,000. Filed June 4. Gayle, Carl, Christopher Haynes and Gleneil Haynes, Mount Vernon, New York. Seller: Brian Cecilio, Danbury. Property: 18 Henso Drive, Danbury. Amount: $345,000. Filed June 5.

Gromelski, Gina and Stanley Gromelski, Darien. Seller: Louis M. Klopfer and June L. Klopfer, Norwalk. Property: 0 Pine Point, Unit 18, Norwalk. Amount: $94,000. Filed May 29. Guinta, Allison and Derek Garlet, Stamford. Seller: Michaeld C. Dolan and Michele B. Dolan, Norwalk. Property: 3 Kreiner Lane, Norwalk. Amount: $588,147. Filed May 31. Haight, Erin, Danbury. Seller: Matthew Carkner and Kary Lee Carkner, Trumbull. Property: 56 Linley Road, Trumbull. Amount: $390,000. Filed June 1. Hart, Valerie Dudeck, Newtown. Seller: David Wittenberger, Hot Spring Village, Arkansas. Property: 12 Old Hawleyville Road, Newtown. Amount: $275,000. Filed June 1. Hassan, Mohammed and Mohammed J. Uddin, Stamford. Seller: CRE Holding LLC, Stamford. Property: 61 Burwood Ave., Stamford. Amount: $520,000. Filed June 1.

Getman, Charlotte, Danbury. Seller: Justin Lee Weinzierl and Dayane Lais Weinzierl, Danbury. Property: 6 Gregory St., Danbury. Amount: $267,800. Filed May 21.

Healey, Christopher J., Norwalk. Seller: Alena Kobrenik, Norwalk. Property: 49 Baxter Drive, Norwalk. Amount: $290,000. Filed June 1.

Giglio, Alex J., Brookfield. Seller: Mark Nielson and Carrie Nielson, Bethel. Property: 11 Waterhorse Brook Drive, Bethel. Amount: $246,000. Filed June 1.

Herrera, Adrian M., Norwalk. Seller: David L. Rabinove and Cathie D. Rabinove, Shelton. Property: 32 Bruce Drive, Shelton. Amount: $315,000. Filed May 31.

Goncalves, Marco, Naugatuck. Seller: Victoria Seplarsky, Newtown. Property: 26 Sky Edge Drive, Bethel. Amount: $297,000. Filed May 29.

Higgins, Jennifer, Fairfield. Seller: Kari Elizabeth Lovallo, Shelton. Property: 30 Big Horn Road, Shelton. Amount: $410,000. Filed May 31.

Gonzalez, Melissa and Michael Hadshian, Stamford. Seller: Quayside Properties LLC, Stamford. Property: Soundview Ave., Stamford. Amount: $625,000. Filed June 6.

Hilaire, Angelica M. Saint and Diego L. Paredes, Yonkers, New York. Seller: Mary A. Asquino and Theodora Borsen, Stamford. Property: 279 Thunder Hill Drive, Stamford. Amount: $426,000. Filed May 31.

Inzano, Christine and Danny Inzano, Yorktown Heights, New York. Seller: Toll CT III Limited Partnership, Danbury. Property: 3 Enclave Drive, Danbury. Amount: $652,000. Filed May 31. Jeong, Jae Kwang and Hansee Paik, Ridgefield. Seller: Daniel A. Hickey and Jill Hickey, Ridgefield. Property: Lot 42, Map 3512, Ridgefield. Amount: $735,000. Filed May 31. Joseph, Jean L. and Tracy Joseph, Stamford. Seller: Loretta Brennan Glucksman, Stamford. Property: 25 Half Moon Way, Stamford. Amount: $2.2 million. Filed May 30. Juguet, Virna and Cedric Juguet, Trumbull. Seller: Jennifer A. McLoughlin, Trumbull. Property: 306 Lawrence Road, Trumbull. Amount: $420,000. Filed May 31. Juste, Neisha St. and Reginald St. Juste, Bridgeport. Seller: Timothy W. Lyons and Susan S. Lyons, Trumbull. Property: 66 Lobsterback Road, Trumbull. Amount: $559,000. Filed May 31. Kadow, David, Newtown. Seller: Jennifer Ann Walsh and Matthew C. Petrillo, Newtown. Property: 13 Gelding Hill Road, Newtown. Amount: $507,000. Filed June 1. Kattoor, James and Kunjumol Joseph, Danbury. Seller: Scott Matzner and Pamela A. Matzner, Danbury. Property: 2205 Eaton Court, Danbury. Amount: $255,000. Filed May 30. Kay, Angela, Greenwich. Seller: Mario Zorzos and Michael Kubisek, Branford. Property: 48 Pemberwick Road, Unit 4, Greenwich. Amount: $500,000. Filed May 29. Keller, Meredith and Jason Hong, Greenwich. Seller: Palko Group LLC, Greenwich. Property: North Porchuck Road, Greenwich. Amount: $5.3 million. Filed May 29.

Ketterl, Dana and Joshua Giannone, Danbury. Seller: Gregory Agostino and Nadine Chapis, Danbury. Property: 7003 Hancock Drive, Danbury. Amount: $260,000. Filed May 29.

Sood, Nidhi, New York, New York. Seller: Omega Service Parts Corp., New Canaan. Property: 255 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit F-9, Stamford. Amount: $250,000. Filed May 31.

Khosroavadi, Akram Amooali, Stamford. Seller: Achille Leone and Melanie A. Leone, Bethel. Property: 57 Quaker Ridge Road, Bethel. Amount: $432,500. Filed May 31.

Sotelo, Carolina M. and Miguel A. Sotelo, Bridgeport. Seller: The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D.C. Property: 112 Atlantic St., Bridgeport. Amount: $71,000. Filed June 8.

King, Ke and Andrew Errichetti, Stamford. Seller: Vincent P. Galeoto Jr., Stamford. Property: Building 35, Unit K in Chesterfield Condominium, Stamford. For an unknown amount paid. Filed May 29.

Specht, Stacy and Matthew Specht, Ridgefield. Seller: William F. Burns and Stephanie R. Burns, Ridgefield. Property: 40 Lounsbury Lane, Ridgefield. Amount: $750,000. Filed May 30.

Kinsman, Christina, Stamford. Seller: Catherine Ramsey, Stamford. Property: 81 Maple Tree Ave., Unit 1, Stamford. Amount: $385,000. Filed June 6.

Spencer, Laurton, Brookfield. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 16 Bethpage Drive, Bethel. Amount: $223,900. Filed May 31.

Klein, Stacey J. and Scott D. Klein, Bedford Hills, New York. Seller: Toll CT III Limited Partnership, Danbury. Property: Home 21 in The Village at Rivington, Danbury. Amount: $432,002. Filed May 30.

Srednicki, Radoslaw, Stamford. Seller: Teresa Targonska and Arkuadiausz Targonski, Stamford. Property: Lot 132, Map 243, Stamford. Amount: $515,000. Filed May 31.

Macari, Richard M., Stamford. Seller: Ryan N. Fote and Katherine Fote, Stamford. Property: Lot 22, Map 9746, Stamford. Amount: $720,100. Filed June 1.

Staffaroni, Heidi J. and Michael Staffaroni, Trumbull. Seller: N.P. Dodge Jr., Trumbull. Property: 15 Lullwater Road, Trumbull. Amount: $602,000. Filed May 30.

MacGuire, Rebecca Rice and Peter MacGuire, Rye, New York. Seller: Ann K. Yu, Norwalk. Property: Tract R-5, Map 4083, Stamford. Amount: $520,000. Filed June 4.

Veteri, Victoria J. and Eric Strickland, Ridgefield. Seller: Joshua Sieber and Lauren A. Sieber, Newtown. Property: 69 High Rock Road, Newtown. Amount: $400,000. Filed May 31.

Man, Mika De, Dorado, Puerto Rico. Seller: Patrick De Man, Dorado, Puerto Rico. Property: 143 Hoyt St., Unit 3K, Stamford. Amount: $349,000. Filed June 4.

Visiglio, Matthew, Hoboken, New Jersey. Seller: Russella Laura Travers, Stamford. Property: 127 Greyrock Place, Unit 1712, Stamford. Amount: $355,000. Filed May 30.

Manville, Barbara A., Newtown. Seller: Beverly A. Panettiere, Newtown. Property: 76 St. George Place, Newtown. Amount: $252,500. Filed May 31.

Volper, Frances M. and Raymond C. Volper, Danbury. Seller: Toll CT Limited Partnership, Newtown. Property: 78 Great Hill Drive, Unit 144, Bethel. Amount: $505,614. Filed May 31.

Manwaring, Kevin, Danbury. Seller: William H. Houghtaling, Danbury. Property: Unit 18 of Landmark Golden Hill Condominium, Danbury. Amount: $129,900. Filed May 29.

Williams, Angela, Larchmont, New York. Seller: Jason Kirsch, Stamford. Property: 154 Cold Spring Road, Unit 69, Stamford. Amount: $248,000. Filed June 6.

Marcell, Mary and Alison Marcell, Norwalk. Seller: Robert A. Smalley III and Graham H. Smalley, Norwalk. Property: Lot 68, Map 694, Norwalk. Amount: $675,000. Filed May 31.

Wrabel, Alycia and Steven Wrabel, Norwalk. Seller: Katarzyna Konopka and Michal Konopka, Stamford. Property: 100 Willowbrook Ave., Unit 6, Stamford. Amount: $365,000. Filed June 4.

Markby, Kathy H. and Julian Markby, Greenwich. Seller: Paul C. Settelmeyer and Bernadette K. Settelmeyer, Greenwich. Property: 633 Steamboat Road, Unit 2, Greenwich. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed May 31.

Wu, Lihua and Lei Bao, Rye Brook, New York. Seller: Aniello F. Caiazzo and Patricia Caiazzo, Danbury. Property: 81-95 Park Ave., Unit 1804, Danbury. Amount: $170,000. Filed May 29.

Ortiz, Yesenia and Maria D. Ortiz, Bridgeport. Seller: Mario M. Torres, Bridgeport. Property: 1900 Boston Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $230,000. Filed June 11.

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Yukich, Catherine C. and Nicholas S. Yukich, Greenwich. Seller: Second Wind Homes LLC, Greenwich. Property: Lots 58 and 59, Map 1318, Greenwich. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed May 25.

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Facts & Figures Zaika, Elena, Greenwich. Seller: Joan S. Daponte, Norwalk. Property: 46 Carter St., Norwalk. Amount: $770,000. Filed May 31.

FORECLOSURES Carawlanis, Mary, et al. Creditor: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 323 Chamberlain Ave., Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed May 29. Dupree, Mamie L., et al. Creditor: Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Coppell, Texas. Property: 133 Prince St., Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed May 30. Khan, Nasrullah, et al. Creditor: Selene Finance LP, South Houston, Texas. Property: 21 W. Main St., Unit B-1, Norwalk. Delinquent common charges. Filed May 30. Menendez, Blanca, et al. Creditor: Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Coppell, Texas. Property: 25 Broadway, Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed May 30. Rodriguez, David, et al. Creditor: The Bridgeport Park Apartments Inc., Bridgeport. Property: 59 Rennell St., Unit 31, Bridgeport. Delinquent common charges. Filed May 30. Roye, Billie M., et al. Creditor: U.S. Bank N.A., Owensboro, Kentucky. Property: 8 Rose Lane, Apt. 14-6, Danbury. Delinquent common charges. Filed May 29. Sakakini, Johnny, et al. Creditor: Ronen LLC. Property: 326-330 Catherine St., Bridgeport. Delinquent common charges. Filed May 29. Sereday, Michael S., et al. Creditor: U.S. Bank N.A., Owensboro, Kentucky. Property: 5 Deer Trail Road, Newtown. Mortgage default. Filed June 4. Smith, Jacquelyn N., et al. Creditor: Pacific Union Financial LLC, Farmers Branch, Texas. Property: 3430 Madison Ave., Unit 8, Bridgeport. Delinquent common charges. Filed May 30. Webster Bank N.A., et al. Creditor: MTGLQ Investors LP. Property: 35-37 Peace St., Danbury. Delinquent common charges. Filed May 29.

JUDGMENTS Beardsley, Judee, Norwalk. $1,538 in favor of Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC, Norfolk, Virginia., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 1 Dewal Drive, Norwalk. Filed May 29.

Bureau, Stacey, Bethel. $747 in favor of Northeast Radiology, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 59 Taylor Ave., Bethel. Filed May 31. Cowan, Lloyd, Bridgeport. $9,572 in favor of The Southern Connecticut Gas Co., Orange, by Nair & Levin PC, Bloomfield. Property: 250 Lakeside Drive, Bridgeport. Filed May 29. Deandrea, Christopher, Trumbull. $2,244 in favor of Capital One Bank (USA) N.A., Richmond, Virginia, by London & London, Newington. Property: 20 Fairlane Road, Trumbull. Filed May 29. Demelo, Antonio, Danbury. $25,053 in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, California, by Schreiber/Cohen LLC, Salem, New Hampshire. Property: 48 Holley Street Extension, Danbury. Filed May 31. Gaudard, Belinda, Shelton. $883 in favor of Valley Emergency Medical Services, Seymour, by the Law Offices of Philip H. Monagan, Waterbury. Property: 1 Trolly Bridge Road, Shelton. Filed May 31. Holder, Dale, Bridgeport. $1,142 in favor of Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC, Norfolk, Virginia, by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 37-A Enid St., Unit 5, Bridgeport. Filed May 29. Keogh, Daniel, Stamford. $10,344 in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, California, by London & London, Newington. Property: 38 Lewelyn Road, Stamford. Filed May 29. Maleri, Ronald M., Trumbull. $80,000 in favor of T.D. Bank N.A., Jacksonville, Florida., by Jacobs & Rozich LLC, New Haven. Property: 51 Parkwood Road, Trumbull. Filed June 1. Nikola, Carol A., Shelton. $883 in favor of Valley Emergency Medical Services, Seymour, by the Law Offices of Philip H. Monagan, Waterbury. Property: 59 Great Oak Road, Shelton. Filed May 29. Perez, David J., Bridgeport. $4,196 in favor of Credit Acceptance Corp., Southfield, by Nair & Levin PC, Bloomfield. Property: 114 Lewis St., Bridgeport. Filed May 29. Phillips, Antoinette, et al., Norwalk. $590,000 in favor of Phil Clark, Norwalk, by Kennedy Doyle LLC, Rocky Hill. Property: 255 Fillow St., Norwalk. Filed May 29. Reed, Tracey T., Stamford. $22,712 in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, California, by London & London, Newington. Property: 28 Sterling Place, Stamford. Filed May 29. Rezvaya, Olga, Bethel. $420 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 9 Henry St., Bethel. Filed May 31.

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Rezvaya, Olga, Bethel. $413 in favor of Western Connecticut Medical Group, Bethel, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 9 Henry St., Bethel. Filed May 31. Santos, Christopher J., Trumbull. $8,718 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, New York, by Schreiber/ Cohen LLC, Salem, New Hampshire. Property: 3035 Reservoir Ave., Trumbull. Filed June 1. Swim Seventy LLC, et al., Norwalk. $590,000 in favor of Phil Clark, Norwalk, by Kennedy Doyle LLC, Rocky Hill. Property: 255 Fillow St., Norwalk. Filed June 1. Thompson, Kimberly, Bridgeport. $2,679 in favor of The United Illuminating Co., New Haven, by Nair & Levin PC, Bloomfield. Property: 101 Clifford St., Bridgeport. Filed May 29. Valle, Anne E., Danbury. $100,859 in favor of Louis Sproviero, Brookfield, by Daniel J. Mahaney, Waterbury. Property: 1 Old Town Road, Danbury. Filed May 29. Viade Development LLC, Shelton. $2,466 in favor of Susan Blazer, Trumbull, by Lovejoy and Rimer PC, Norwalk. Property: Lots 5 and 6, Map 4601, Shelton. Filed May 23. Walden, Alex, Stamford. $1,612 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, New York, by Schreiber/Cohen LLC, Salem, New Hampshire. Property: 25 Dundee Road, Stamford. Filed May 31. Walters, John, Norwalk. $2,488 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, New York, by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 11 Norden Place, Unit 29, Norwalk. Filed May 29. Wood, Courtney and Mark Wood, Shelton. $1,097 in favor of Griffin Hospital, Griffin, by Law Offices of Philip H. Monagan, Waterbury. Property: 30 New Castle Drive, Shelton. Filed May 31.

LIENS FEDERAL TAX LIENS-FILED Berry, Deborah A. and Christopher F. Berry, 2 Putnam Hill, Apt. 3K, Greenwich. $17,458, a tax debt on income earned. Filed May 29. Bestever Valet Inc., 69 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich. $24,051, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed May 30. Blanchard, Patt and Suhail R. Rizvi, 13765 Fairlane Court, Greenwich. $17 million, a tax debt on income earned. Filed May 30.

Bliziotis, Constantine, 1 Teaberry Lane, Ridgefield. $77,041, a tax debt on income earned. Filed May 31. Connecticut Laminates & Millwork Inc., 40 South St., Danbury. $3,320, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed May 29. Dumas, Martha Wooten and Ernest Dumas, 162 S. Main St., Norwalk. $38,763, a tax debt on income earned. Filed May 30. Esquibel, Juan M., 43 Dale St., Stamford. $7,381, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed May 29. Fawcett III, Sharon and Rosco K. Fawcett III, 566 Hunting Ridge Road, Stamford. $16,947, a tax debt on income earned. Filed May 29. Fawcett III, Sharon and Rosco K. Fawcett III, 566 Hunting Ridge Road, Stamford. $3,315, a tax debt on income earned. Filed May 29. Guarino, Wendy L. and George K. Guarino, 206 Old Sib Road, Ridgefield. $88,277, a tax debt on income earned. Filed May 29. Hamilton Sr., Michael, 10114 Avalon Valley Drive, Danbury. $12,103, a tax debt on income earned. Filed May 29. Hankins, Dawn A., 13 Prospect Street West, Greenwich. $50,708, a tax debt on income earned. Filed May 29. Homesquare LLC, 6 Oak Street West, Greenwich. $72,401, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed May 29. MacLennan, Kanako T. and Bruce W. MacLennan, 3 Brookside Park, Greenwich. $78,616, a tax debt on income earned. Filed May 29. Marini, Mario, 40 Sturbridge Lane, Trumbull. $14,763, a tax debt on income earned. Filed May 30. Rami Kaminski MD PC, 2001 W. Main St., Suite 115, Stamford. $49,527, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed May 29. Ribeiro, Doriedson, 11 W. Pine Drive, Danbury. $125,187, a tax debt on income earned. Filed May 29. Richmond Hill Music & Amusements Co Inc., 370 W. Main St., Stamford. $15,453, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed June 12. Robustelli, Patricia A. and Robert A. Robustelli, 264 Thornridge Drive, Stamford. $102,896, a tax debt on income earned. Filed May 29. Rogers, Beverley A., 15 Laurel Hill Road, Ridgefield. $31,441, a tax debt on income earned. Filed May 29.

Smith, Scott, 13 Turtle Ridge Court, Ridgefield. $369,323, a tax debt on income earned. Filed May 31. Wilco Life Insurance Co., 20 Glover Ave., Fourth floor, Norwalk. $21,268, withholding taxes. Filed May 30. Z. Michael Taweh Md Inc., 27 Hospital Ave., Suite 403, Danbury. $26,274, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed May 29.

FEDERAL TAX LIENSRELEASED Alidadi, Michael, 70 Forest St., Apt. 8E, Stamford. $64,655, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 4. Barkas, Soula and Andy Barkas, 117 Willard Terrace, Stamford. $12,910, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 4. Brill, Adam H., 1078 Fiddler Green Road, Stratford. $9,429, a tax debt on income earned. Filed May 29. DaSilva, E. Ribeiro Da and D. DaSilva, 47A Belmont Circle, Danbury. $5,205, a tax debt on income earned. Filed May 21. Giovannini, Michael J., 7 Beardsley Parkway, Trumbull. $61,098, a tax debt on income earned. Filed May 30. Jour, Jacques Poin Du, 91 Whitney Ave., Bridgeport. $6,194, a tax debt on income earned. Filed May 29.

MECHANICâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LIENS-FILED 177 Broad Street Owner LLC, Stamford. Filed by Sarracco Mechanical Services Inc., Waterbury, by Thomas Sarracco. Property: 177 Broad St., Stamford. Amount: $58,154. Filed May 31. Paschalidis, Sophia and Leonard Paschalidis, Stamford. Filed by All Safe Fire Protection and Mechanical Inc., Elmsford, New York, by Michael Ulley. Property: 209 Bedford St., Stamford. Amount: $3,972. Filed June 7.

LIS PENDENS 68 Seymour Street LLC, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by The Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Cazenovia Creek Funding I LLC. Property: 76-78 Seymour St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied against the owner by the city of Bridgeport and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed June 6. Africot, Fitz Gerald, Bridgeport. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Plaza Home Mortgage Inc. Property: 510-512 Wood Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $166,920, dated October 2017. Filed June 7. Arenas, Gloria C. and Fernando J. Arenas, Greenwich. Filed by Marinosci Law Group PC, Warwick, Rhode Island, for Bank of America N.A., Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 230 Davis Ave., Greenwich. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $235,000, dated May 2007. Filed May 29. Bencosme, Yageysa, et al., Danbury. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Bankunited NA. Property: 25 Valley View Drive, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $322,276, dated March 2009. Filed May 29. Best, Yolanda M., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for U.S. Bank N.A., Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 158 Harmony St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $155,138, dated October 2012. Filed May 29. Bivona, Stacy I., et al., Stamford. Filed by The Witherspoon Law Offices, Farmington, for Citibank N.A., Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Fallon, Missouri. Property: 39 Prince Place, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $438,000, dated May 2007. Filed June 8. El Sabor Ecuatoriano LLC, et al., Danbury. Filed by the Law Offices of Raymond J. Antonacci LLC, Waterbury, for Union Savings Bank. Property: 11 Railroad Place, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $200,000, dated July 2007. Filed May 29. Farzaneh, Ramin, Stamford. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for M&T Bank, Buffalo, New York. Property: 253 E. Hunting Ridge Road, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $676,000, dated May 2008. Filed June 4.

Facts & Figures Jafri, Raza H., et al., Stamford. Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for Third Fairlawn Condominium Inc., Stamford. Property: Unit 13-A2 in Third Fairlawn Condominium, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed May 29.

Pacific, Katharine, et al., Danbury. Filed by Marinosci Law Group PC, Warwick, Rhode Island, for Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Coral Gables, Florida. Property: Unit 1003 at The Elms At Sterling Woods, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $361,593, dated March 2006. Filed May 30.

Jessup, Greg, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by The Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Cazenovia Creek Funding I LLC. Property: 90 Deacon St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied against the owner by the city of Bridgeport and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed June 1.

Paul, Gerald, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for U.S. Bank N.A., Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 67 Lansing St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount, dated September 2006. Filed June 6.

Kosinski, Michael A., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Ditech Financial LLC, Tampa, Florida. Property: 118-120 Wilson St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $236,823, dated June 2015. Filed May 29. Luna, Miguel, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by The Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Cazenovia Creek Funding I LLC. Property: 140-144 Hawley Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied against the owner by the city of Bridgeport and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed June 4. Marie-Chantal, Lorent, et al., Stamford. Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for The Whitney Condominiums Inc., Stamford. Property: Unit 302 of Whitney Condominium, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed May 29. McLean, Genise W., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Marinosci Law Group PC, Warwick, Rhode Island, for Bank of America N.A., Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: Apt. 47 of Success Village Condominium, Building 26, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $80,910, dated June 2004. Filed May 30. Minevich Jr., John A., Bridgeport. Filed by Zeldes, Needle & Cooper PC, Bridgeport, for Nob Hill Condominium Association Inc., Bridgeport. Property: Unit 341 of Nob Hill Condominium, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed May 31. Ortega, Luis, et al., Danbury. Filed by O’Connell, Attmore & Morris LLC, Hartford, for M&T Bank, Buffalo, New York. Property: 84-88 Balmforth Ave., Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $431,250, dated April 2006. Filed May 29.

Robinson, Brian M., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for MB Financial Bank NA. Property: 45 Alameda Place, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $206,196, dated December 2015. Filed June 6. Rosario, Norma, Bridgeport. Filed by Marinosci Law Group PC, Warwick, Rhode Island, for Amerihome Mortgage Company LLC. Property: 272 Pixlee Place, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $109,250, dated August 2016. Filed May 31. Rychalsky, Alexander W., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by The Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Cazenovia Creek Funding I LLC. Property: 22 Carroll Court, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied against the owner by the city of Bridgeport and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed June 4. Simko, Kathleen, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by The Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for The News Condominium Association Inc., Bridgeport. Property: 15-A Janet Circle, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed June 4. Smith, Christine M. and Kevin E. Smith, Trumbull. Filed by Marinosci Law Group PC, Warwick, Rhode Island, for Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC, Coral Gables, Florida. Property: 474 Daniels Farm Road, Trumbull. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $389,523, dated April 2014. Filed May 30. Turner, Thomas M., et al., Shelton. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for U.S. Bank N.A., Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 29 Patricia Drive, Shelton. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $612,000, dated June 2015. Filed May 30.

West End Land Corp., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by The Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Cazenovia Creek Funding I LLC. Property: 90 Lee Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied against the owner by the city of Bridgeport and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed June 6.

Xanadu Management LLC, Darien, by Michael Ma. Lender: First County Bank, Stamford. Property: 1345 E. Putnam Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $3 million. Filed May 31. Zhingri Homes LLC, Jamaica, New York, by Mario Zhingri-Zhunio. Lender: Loan Funder LLC Series 3894, New York, New York. Property: Parcel A, Map 5027, Danbury. Amount: $180,000. Filed May 29.

MORTGAGES 105 Danbury Road LLC, Ridgefield, by Stephen J. Zemo. Lender: Union Savings Bank, Danbury. Property: 105 Danbury Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $2 million. Filed May 25. Foster K and F LLC, North Salem, New York, by Antoine Karam. Lender: Savings Bank of Danbury, Danbury. Property: 2 Foster St., Danbury. Amount: $345,000. Filed May 29. Head of The Harbor South LLC, Norwalk, by Michael F. DiScala. Lender: Bankwell Bank, New Canaan. Property: 1 Smith St., Norwalk. Amount: $17.9 million. Filed May 23. JDMD LLC, Trumbull, by Giacomo DeVellis. Lender: Secure Capital Group LLC, Stratford. Property: 139 Driftwood Lane, Trumbull. Amount: $325,000. Filed June 1. Key Development LLC, Shelton, by Kenneth M. Schaible. Lender: Ion Bank, Naugatuck. Property: 69 Permain Road, Lots 1, 2 and 3, Shelton. Amount: $500,000. Filed June 1. Key Development LLC, Shelton, by Kenneth M. Schaible. Lender: Ion Bank, Naugatuck. Property: 69 Permain Road, Lots 1, 2 and 3, Shelton. Amount: $499,215. Filed June 1. Old Quarry Road LLC, Ridgefield, by Stephen J. Zemo. Lender: Union Savings Bank, Danbury. Property: 35 Old Quarry Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $3.6 million. Filed May 25. Orchard Gardens 26 LLC, New Fairfield, by George L. McGowan. Lender: Bankwell Bank, New Canaan. Property: 26 Orchard St., Stamford. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed June 1. Stone Cottage LLC, Greenwich, by Brian J. Condon. Lender: First American Exchange Company LLC, Wayland, Massachusetts. Property: 16 Stillman Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $4.3 million. Filed June 1. Trumbull Loves Children Inc., Trumbull, by Kenneth McCabe. Lender: First County Bank, Stamford. Property: 115 Technology Drive, Unit B306, Trumbull. Amount: $216,000. Filed May 24. Wall Street Opportunity Fund LLC, Norwalk, by Jason Milligan. Lender: Komi Ventures LLC, Norwalk. Property: 21, 23 and 31 Isaacs St., 83 and 97 Wall St., Norwalk. Amount: $5.2 million. Filed May 31.

NEW BUSINESSES 1, 2, 3, Let’s Eat!, 68 Stony Hill Road, Bethel 06801, c/o Thalia Bernabe. Filed May 31. Ceciche Palace, 1429 E. Main St., Bridgeport 06608, c/o Noelia H. Quiroga. Filed June 15. Cognitive Energy LLC, 75 Glen Road, Suite 200, Newtown 06482, c/o Michael Parrella. Filed June 1. E. Ruiz Towing, 246 Alex St., Bridgeport 06607, c/o Edwin Ruiz. Filed June 5. Educational Hope Center, 9 Mott Ave., Suite 203, Norwalk 06850, c/o Rachel Albane. Filed June 1. Fort Point Properties, 42 Fort Point St., Norwalk 06855, c/o Juan C. Van Gompel. Filed June 1. Frame and Frame Denim, 250 Hamilton Ave., Greenwich 06830, c/o Denim Lab LLC. Filed May 29. Greek Girl Publishing, 1088 E. Main St., Apt. 2, Stamford 06902, c/o Denise Mullinex. Filed June 11. Greenwich Fabrics, 138 Hamilton Ave., Greenwich 06830, c/o Deanna Pavlou. Filed May 31. Guild Global Transport Solutions, 17 Sention Ave., Unit 11, Norwalk 06850, c/o Val Veyon Guilford. Filed June 1. J B Vibes, 1020 Broad St., Bridgeport 06604, c/o Joycelyn Wright. Filed June 5. M.A.D. Making A Difference Auto Club, 225 Anthony St., Bridgeport 06605, c/o Carolina Menicia Valdez. Filed June 8. Mongers Market, 1155 Railroad Ave., Bridgeport 06605, c/o John Hiden. Filed June 5. My Threads, 48 E. Ridge Road, Ridgefield 06877, c/o Luisa Simon. Filed May 31. Pace Car Driving School, 45 Bishop Ave., Bridgeport 06607, c/o Edward E. Reeves Jr. Filed June 4.

Park City Driving School, 45 Bishop Ave., Bridgeport 06607, c/o Edward E. Reeves Jr. Filed June 4. Passero Real Estate, 301 Strawberry Hill Ave., Norwalk 06851, c/o Phil Passero. Filed May 30. Peter Lefloch Art LLC, 27 Fleetwood Ave., Unit 1, Bethel 06801, c/o Peter Lefloch. Filed May 29. Rotain Industries Inc.,, 964 Crescent Ave., Bridgeport 06607, c/o Rotair Aerospace Corporation. Filed June 5. Salt N’Pepper, 535 Connecticut Ave., Norwalk 06854, c/o Maria Pineda. Filed May 29. Schooley Mitchell, 31 Bennetts Bridge Road, Newtown 06470, c/o Matthew McCarthy. Filed May 29. Smart Money, 38 Wedgewood Drive, Danbury 06811, c/o Vida Bundra. Filed May 30. Something Mystical, 16 Saxon Court, Stamford 06905, c/o Lenford Allen. Filed June 12. Sunshine Nail & Spa, 78 Lake Ave., Danbury 06810, c/o Sokunthy Mao. Filed May 30. Supercuts, 7 Sugar Hollow Road, Danbury 06810, c/o Helen Licata. Filed May 29. T&A Hauling, 38 Priscilla Circle, Bridgeport 06610, c/o Anthony Grant and Tyler Mack. Filed June 5. The Dawn and Bella Fund, 2 Washington Square, Newtown 06470, c/o Benjamin Spragg. Filed May 31. The Ice House, 43 Beaver Brook Road, Danbury 06810, c/o Sara R. Coffey and William S. Coffey. Filed May 21. The Paw Print, 3 Cortland Drive, Bethel 06801, c/o Luis Santolamazz Filed May 29. The Spot Deli, 69 Winfield St., Norwalk 06855, c/o Wendy Vicente and Jesse Acevedo. Filed June 4. Thee MSM Productions, 23 Grand St., Danbury 06810, c/o Frank Stewart. Filed May 24. Tiffany’s Hairstyling, 1638 Capital Ave., Bridgeport 06604, c/o Maria G. Murphy. Filed June 11. Vic’s Guac LLC, 7 Martinka Drive, Shelton 06484, c/o Victoria Demetri. Filed May 30. Yacht Haven Marina, 181 Harbor Drive, Stamford 06902, c/o SHM Yacht Haven. Filed June 8.

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PATENTS Antimicrobial toner. Patent no. 10,007,200 issued to Valerie M Farrugia, Oakville, California; Alana R Desouza, London, California; Sandra J Gardner, Oakville, California; and Kimberly D Nosella, Mississauga, California. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Circuit board reflow of components using on board copper traces as heating element. Patent no. 10,009,993 issued to Paul L. Pankratz, Sandy, Oregon; and Curtis Douglass Keller, West Linn, Oregon. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Compartmentalized multi-factor authentication for mobile devices. Patent no. 10,003,971 issued to Sanders; Aaron Dale, Rochester, New York. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Extended gamut colorant for print job based on user preferences. Patent no. 10,009,517 issued to Gregory S. Widener, Pittsford, New York; Michael R. Campanelli, Hammondsport, New York; and Timothy D. Uetz, Penfield, New York. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Methods and systems for automatically initiating print device service requests using proactive incident detection and analysis. Patent no. 10,009,488 issued to Fritz Francis Ebner, Pittsford, New York; John C. Handley, Fairport, New York; Bryan R. Dolan, Webster, New York; Daniel Stark, Webster, New York; and Raviteja Gunda, Webster, New York. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Methods and systems of creating a confidence map for fillable forms. Patent no. 10,007,653 issued to Reiner Eschbach, Webster, New York; Phillip J. Emmett, Rochester, New York; Safwan R. Wshah, Webster, New York; and Edward N. Chapman, Rochester, New York. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Object holder for a direct-to-object printer. Patent no. 10,005,302 issued to James D. Vanbortel, Rochester, New York; Michael Nicholas Soures, Webster, New York; Donald E. Thresh, Fairport, New York; Jonathan Ireland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; and Bruce H. Smith, Webster, New York. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Overlapped vector patterned two layer correlation marks. Patent no. 10,009,503 issued to Edward N. Chapman, Rochester, New York. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Stacking module with forced air flip assist. Patent no. 10,005,632 issued to Erwin Ruiz, Rochester, New York; Glenn David Batchelor, Fairport, New York; Ali R. Dergham, Fairport, New York; David J. Breed, Fairport, New York; Paul F. Brown II, Webster, New York; and Mark A. Adiletta, Fairport, New York. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

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