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A Rory McMellon, left, vice president at McMellon Bros. in Stratford, with lathe operator Brett O'Brien, a Housatonic Community College graduate trained by the aerospace parts manufacturer in a federally funded program. Photo by Ann Harrison of Workforce Alliance.
partnership between Workforce Alliance and the Advanced Manufacturing Center at Housatonic Community College is advancing toward its goal of placing all of HCC’s manufacturing students at companies around the state with funding from a U.S. visa program for employers importing foreign workers to do specialized jobs. This past spring, 20 of 35 HCC manufacturing graduates were placed in full-time employment using an on-the-job training incentive program through Workforce Alliance — an improvement over 2015’s placement of 16 out of 35 grads. The program uses grants awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor and administered by
the New Haven-based Workforce Alliance, eliminating costs to job candidates and employers alike. “It’s headache-free for employers,” said Gene LaPorta. outreach coordinator at the Advanced Manufacturing Center at HCC. “It’s simple and straightforward, and quite a few manufacturers take advantage of the opportunity repeatedly.” One such manufacturer is McMellon Bros. Inc. in Stratford, which supplies “flight safety critical” threaded parts to the American aerospace industry. “We have a lot of employees with 30-plus years who are now retiring,” said Rory M. Miller, vice president and mechanical engineer at the company. “About five years ago we began looking for experienced employees, but it was difficult to find anybody.” » » JOBS, page 6
State bars new policies by health exchange co-op FEDERAL PAYMENT IS TIPPING POINT FOR FINANCIALLY AILING HEALTHYCT BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com THOUSANDS OF CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS WILL need to find new health insurance coverage in the wake of the state’s suspension of HealthyCT from offering any
new policies. Created as a result of the Affordable Care Act, the nonprofit co-op health insurance company appears to be closing after the Connecticut Insurance Department (CID) prohibited it on July 5 from writing any new busi-
ness, citing its “hazardous financial standing.” “This is not an action that we take lightly,” said CID Commissioner Katherine Wade, “but did so in order to immediately protect the company’s 40,000 policyholders in Connecticut and make certain that their claims will be paid under the terms of their policies and for the duration of those policies.” “As regulators,” Wade continued, “consumer protection is our prime mission and an essential part of that is ensuring that carriers can honor their
promises to their policyholders. Unfortunately HealthyCT’s financial health is unstable, having been seriously jeopardized by a federal requirement issued June 30, 2016 that it pay $13.4 million to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as part of the Affordable Care Act’s risk adjustment program.” “As a result,” she added, “it became evident that this risk adjustment mandate would put the company under significant financial strain. This order of supervision provides for an order-
ly run-off of the company’s claim payment under close regulatory oversight.” The development follows United Healthcare’s announcement in April that it plans to withdraw from almost all state health insurance exchanges created under the Affordable Care Act, including Connecticut’s Access Health CT (AHCT), by 2017. Anthem and ConnectiCare remain in AHCT. “We realize that this will cause some concern for customers who purchased a HealthyCT plan via » » HEALTH, page 6
Mompreneurs add more crunch with second restaurant BY RYAN DEFFENBAUGH rdeffenbaugh@westfairinc.com
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hat started as a homemade granola hobby has grown into two busy restaurants in Fairfield County. Julie Mountain and Dana Noorily launched a second location of The Granola Bar in Greenwich in May, following up on the restaurant’s Westport success. The Greenwich restaurant features tables up front and a coffee bar and to-go counter in the back. The menu offers mostly items made in-house, plus all-day breakfast. Mountain said the name can at times create confusion, as the restaurant does serve more than granola. But that’s part of the fun. “I thought the whimsy of going to a bar and ordering breakfast was kind of cool,” Mountain said, adding that at times people do come in expecting “the Chipotle of granola.” Excitement for the Greenwich place likely carried over from the popular Westport spot that Noorily and Mountain launched in 2013. The two met three years earlier at a children’s birthday party. They hit it off, talking about food and what their children were eating. They were both stay-at-home moms at the time, but Noorily said, “definitely looking for something else.” She had worked in finance in Manhattan, while Mountain was a marketer in the music industry. They stayed in touch and discovered that next opportunity after Mountain returned home from a trip on which she had “the most yummy granola.” She wondered why they couldn’t buy high-quality granola in a store. So they started producing their own and eventually took that product to market. Their granola landed on the shelves of Whole Foods and Stew Leonard’s. But the wholesale food business was tough, Noorily said. The two found it difficult to maintain a quantity of the product without sacrificing quality. They shifted away from wholesale to start a physical location. They found a 2,000-square-foot site at 275 Post Road East
Above: Photo by Kyle Norton. Left: The Granola Bar co-owners Julie Mountain, left, and Dana Noorily. Photograph by Marni Lane.
in Westport. Initially, the plan was to use the location as a production kitchen, with a counter up front for baked goods. Noorily and Mountain eventually put together what they called their “dream menu” for the front of the store. Still, the plan was to focus mainly on selling the granola. “We’d pay our rent with the granola and whatever happens in the front, happens in the front,” Noorily said. Here’s what happened: The baked goods and other foods in the front were so popular that The Granola Bar didn’t even have enough time to make granola in the back for several weeks. Mountain thinks the vibe of the restaurant — which she describes as “modern but warm” — and the quality of food engaged people.
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“You find this conceptually everywhere for dinner,” Mountain said of the locally sourced approach. “Restaurants pride themselves on making everything right there for dinner, but I think for breakfast and lunch, other than a diner, there isn’t anywhere you can go and get whatever you want.” The menu is wide-ranging, from a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich to vegan-roasted cauliflower chowder. Pop culture references abound, from The Heisenberg breakfast (Fleishers sausage, two eggs, bacon, cheddar cheese and hot sauce on a grilled wheat wrap, a homage to “Breaking Bad”) to the BabaBooey sandwich (roasted turkey, Swiss, bacon, mixed greens, tomato and a signature sauce on grilled sourdough bread, and thank you, Howard Stern). Head chef Neil Rohricht comes up with new dishes for the menu, then Noorily, Mountain and the restaurant’s creative director, Crissi Grimaldi, sit down to dream up the names. Noorily’s favorite name is the Portobello Hadid, a portobello mushroom wrap named for the fashion model Bella Hadid. “We’re very proud of ourselves,” Mountain said with a laugh. “But if Dana has to keep saying it is funny, it might not be …” “No, it’s funny,” Noorily cuts in. “I’m
declaring it.” Two years after launching in Westport, Noorily came across an Instagram post for a restaurant space at 41 Greenwich Ave. in Greenwich that would soon be vacant. They decided to move on it and the new restaurant opened at the end of May. “People are really excited about it, so far,” Mountain said. “Especially being at the top of (Greenwich Avenue) it allows people to get in and out quicker. There hasn’t been anything new up here in some time.” The 2,700-square-foot space features a much smaller kitchen and has more than double the restaurant space of the Westport location. The Greenwich spot closes at 5 p.m., after which it can be rented as an event space. The Granola Bar also does catering. Noorily and Mountain view the Greenwich location as opening the restaurant to the Westchester market. If they were to open another one, Westchester would be a likely landing spot, Noorily said. For now, they’re happily getting acquainted with Greenwich. “People eat a lot of granola in Greenwich,” Noorily said. “We’ve already noticed that.” This article originally appeared in the July issue of the Business Journal’s sister publication Wag.
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GE CAPITAL NO LONGER ‘TOO BIG TO FAIL’
GE CAPITAL HAS WON APPROVAL by the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) to have its status as a nonbank Systemically Important Financial Institution (SIFI) — also known as “too big to fail” — removed. GE Capital received the SIFI label in 2013, but after selling about $156 billion of a planned $180 billion in assets since April 2015, the FSOC agreed with the company’s request, filed on March 31, to have the designation removed. “The council will remove a designation when that company no longer poses risks to U.S. financial stability,” remarked Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew. “The council follows the facts: When it identifies a company that could threaten financial stability, it acts; when those risks change, the council also acts.” “This decision is a result of the transformation of GE Capital into a smaller, safer financial services company that meaningfully contributes to the success of GE’s industrial businesses,” GE Capital CEO Keith Sherin said. “We will continue to re-evaluate our capital requirements to reflect our reduced risk profile and right-size our organization as we go forward.” Parent General Electric has been refocusing its efforts on technology and manufacturing over the past several months. It is in the midst of relocating its U.S. headquarters from Fairfield to Boston.
STAMFORD JEWELRY FIRM CAROLEE LAYS OFF 47 CAROLEE LLC, THE STAMFORD-BASED DESIGNER, manufacturer and distributor of jewelry and accessories for women, is laying off 47 workers as it consolidates its distribution and receiving operations in a facility in Clinton, N.C., owned by its parent company, Brooks Brothers Group. The company said it is providing counseling and assistance programs to the affected personnel. Its 68 employees who comprise its administration, product development, sales and marketing functions will
remain in Stamford. “Like everyone in retailing, especially those who sell primarily through department store channels, we have seen significant changes in consumer buying habits,” the company said in a statement. “While it is never an easy decision, we believe our distribution relocation will help to create some efficiencies and offset some of the market challenges.”
TOWN OF FAIRFIELD LAUNCHES TOURISM WEBSITE
THE TOWN OF FAIRFIELD HAS launched a new website, ExperienceFairfieldCT.org, to provide information on upcoming events, local attractions and other ideas for visitors and residents. Fairfield-based restaurants and retailers can request a complimentary listing, which includes business name, address, phone number, link to a website and a thumbnail image. “We know that all businesses are continually looking for ways to reach their consumers, yet we recognize that many of our small businesses lack the resources to adequately do so,” said Director of Community and Economic Development Mark Barnhart. “This website will help, creating a platform to connect visitors with local businesses.” The website, for which the town partnered with its chamber of commerce, allows users to filter content based on a specific neighborhood and/or the type of accommodation, business or cuisine being sought. The town enlisted the help of Fairfieldbased marketing firm Six7Marketing to develop the website.
PEOPLE’S UNITED ACQUIRING LONG ISLAND BANK FOR $402M PEOPLE’S UNITED FINANCIAL INC. HAS ANNOUNCED its plan to pay $33.55, or roughly $402 million, for each share of Suffolk Bancorp, parent of Suffolk County National Bank of Riverhead, N.Y. The deal is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter pending regulatory and stockholder approvals. People’s, headquartered in Bridgeport, has nearly 400 branches in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Suffolk maintains 28 branches. As part of the deal, Suffolk Bancorp CEO
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TRUMBULL, SHELTON GETTING STATE GRANTS TO ENHANCE HOUSING SHELTON AND TRUMBULL ARE AMONG the 21 Connecticut municipalities receiving nearly $13 million from the state to provide upgrades and improvements to Connecticut’s affordable housing stock and infrastructure. Awarded under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Small Cities program, administered by the Connecticut Department of Housing (DOH) with funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the grants are being awarded to towns with populations of fewer than 50,000 “to advance projects that develop and preserve affordable housing, provide services to the most vulnerable residents in their communities, and also create and retain jobs,” according to Gov. Dannel Malloy. “These projects will help so many local communities increase quality of life and make our state an even more attractive place to live, work and do business,” Malloy said. “These are investments in our neighborhoods, in the people who live here and in our economic future.” Twelve grants will fund public housing modernizations; seven will fund housing rehabilitation programs; one will fund a public facilities project; and one will fund a public service program, according to DOH Commissioner Evonne M. Klein. Shelton and the Shelton Housing Authority are receiving $800,000 to make exterior improvements at the Helen Devaux Housing Complex at 187 Meadow St., including roof replacement, asphalt shingle replacement, siding assembly replacement, window and doors replacement and the installation of canopies at common entrances. The Trumbull Housing Authority is receiving $800,000 to install ductless split heat pumps in each of the 186 units at Stern Village Senior Housing Complex, located at 200 Hedgehog Circle. The pumps will improve heating and air conditioning at the complex and will significantly reduce monthly electricity costs for its low- to moderate-income residents. — Kevin Zimmerman
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Avoiding IRS problems with Lessons Learned independent contractors BY MARK L. FAGAN, CPA CITRIN COOPERMAN
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s technology continues to expand, and the popularity of “on demand” products and services explodes, many companies are altering their approaches to procuring labor. More and more are turning to independent contractors to meet their labor needs. Doing so often enables a company to deploy workers more quickly and efficiently and there’s no requirement to enroll these workers in a benefits program. But there’s a major compliance risk should the IRS believe an independent contractor is actually an employee.
LOST REVENUE
The driving force behind the regulatory interest in independent contractors can be summed up in two words: tax revenue. When a company engages an independent contractor, it doesn’t need to withhold payroll or income taxes from his or her compensation. In addition, the business doesn’t have to remit its obligatory percentage of FICA or Medicare taxes, or pay into unemployment and workers’ compensation insurance. As a result, when an employer misclassifies an employee as an independent contractor, the federal government potentially loses out on quite a bit of money. (Although their rules differ, states say they are also looking closely at this issue.) If the IRS determines you’ve committed employee misclassification, you could be held liable for unpaid federal and state income tax withholding; unpaid Social Security, Medicare and unemployment insurance contributions, and penalties and interest. Moreover, you could be on the hook for both your company’s share and the employee’s share of these amounts. And this may hold true even if you’ve filed Form 1099 and paid all taxes due. It’s important to keep in mind that the federal government isn’t the only one that may raise the issue. Often, former workers who were classified as independent contractors will file lawsuits to recover employee benefits, overtime pay and unreimbursed business expenses or other amounts associated with employee status.
THREE KEY QUESTIONS
For many years, the IRS relied on a lengthy list of 20 factors to determine whether a worker is classified properly. More recently, the agency has condensed its scrutiny into three key questions: Do you control the worker’s behavior?
The agency looks at how, where and when job tasks are performed. If the employer in question requires a worker to adhere to a schedule or perform job responsibilities in very specific ways, the individual could be reclassified as an employee. Do you control the worker financially? An independent contractor should, in the view of the IRS, indeed be independent. When such an individual becomes largely or wholly dependent on a single entity to generate income, he or she starts to veer toward employee status. What is the true nature of the relationship? Informal agreements or those that go on for a long time can start to look like employment. The IRS will check into the existence of a current contract with a worker that states a time frame, scope of work and desired objective.
STATE OF THE VCSP
About five years ago, the IRS made some waves by introducing its Voluntary Classification Settlement Program (VCSP). Through this initiative, the agency offers to reduce liability for back taxes for qualified employers that will reclassify groups of workers from independent contractors to employees. To be eligible, an employer must have consistently treated the workers in question as “nonemployees” and have filed the required Forms 1099 for the preceding three years. The employer also cannot be undergoing an employment tax or Department of Labor audit. Other types of audits, however, don’t bar enrollment. Qualified employers must finalize and sign a “closing agreement” with the IRS. Generally, the agreement stipulates that, in exchange for reclassifying the independent contractors as employees, back taxes due will be reduced to 10 percent of the amount that would have been due on compensation paid to those misclassified workers for the most recent tax year. So how’s the VCSP been doing? Anecdotal reports suggest that relatively few employers are giving it a go. Initially, there was much concern among business owners about contacting the IRS and essentially admitting to misclassifying employees. In fact, the agency had to issue guidance reassuring employers that it wouldn’t share VCSP applications with other agencies and rejection of an application wouldn’t trigger an audit, among other things. » » IRS, page 7
Each CEO has a unique approach to leadership. In preparing for each CEO Evolution roundtable I perform a lot of research to ensure we uncover the heart of these perspectives with the panelists (this year was Margaret Keane, MARK L. FAGAN Bill Simon and Scott Gillis). Every event has given me new insights and lessons learned on what it means to be a CEO.
BEATING THE COMPETITION – WHO ARE YOU REALLY UP AGAINST?
This year’s research included reading Scott’s Beliefs, Behaviors, and Results: The Chief Executive’s Guide to Delivering Superior Shareholder Value (BBR). Co-founder of Galt & Company, Scott consults with Fortune 200 companies and believes the key to achieving superior performance over a long period of time has more to do with internal forces than external. Most CEO’s are able to name their most profitable customers, divisions and segments. When naming these profitable areas, revenues and gross profit are often the first two financial factors thought of. But is using just these two factors a fair assessment of value? When determining the value of a company, it is widely accepted that sustained, repeatable cash flows is the primary measure (i.e. EBITDA). The problem is measuring cash flows in a disaggregated basis is often difficult. For example, the cost of capital (facilities, equipment, and human capital) is often forgotten when assessing cash flows generated from business segments. These costs, referred to as “overhead”, are often not allocated to business segments because to do so would be imprecise and subjective. Further, products, segments, and customers with poor gross profits are tolerated and rationalized as “contributing to corporate overhead.” The theory that “all revenue is good” can be costly. What if you take a shot at allocating ALL the costs of your business to your business segments? What you will most likely find is that the cash profits of your business come from a smaller portion of your company’s revenues than you think. In fact, according to BBR, only 40% of a company’s revenues increase shareholder value, and 25-30% actually decrease shareholder value. While after the analysis, those top customers and segments you named may still be the most profitable, what about those that are actually costing you money, or are neutral? The underbelly of the business is exposed and the question becomes - how to turn them into profitable businesses? What segments or markets to invest in? Where to put your most talented employees? Which segments are just not worth our time? Sounds like a good summer project no?
CLARITY OF MESSAGE
Creating and maintaining the culture of an organization is one of the most challenging
duties of a CEO, and its difficulty is multiplied as the company grows. Bill Simon, CEO of Walmart U.S. from 2010 – 2014, employed 1.2 million people, and said “at any given time, there’s 10,000 people that are doing something you don’t want them to do. How do you stop them or point them in the right direction? It comes from leadership behaviors and clarity of message.” Walmart’s message is to provide everyday items at the lowest possible costs. The message to employees is “the better you do your job, the more people will want to shop here. Those people will save money shopping here, and be able to provide more for their families.” That message has to the followed by leadership as well, which Bill did with his $4 prescription drug program. After identifying that Walmart’s prescription drug business had incredible profits, Bill proposed to reduce sale prices because making excessive profits was not in accordance with Walmart’s message. An example like that resonates with all employees - from the executive suite to those on the ground in the stores.
TRANSPARENCY IS KING
Margaret Keane was head of GE Capital’s credit card division (with private label cards including Walmart and Lowes) during the Great Recession. During that time GE Capital, like other financial institutions, were pulling back credit card lines at a time when consumers needed them most. This did not go over well with GE Capital’s partners, including Walmart, JC Penny and Lowes, said Margaret. “I can say one thing I was proud of - we never made a change unless we sat down with the client. We said, here are the changes that are going in, when they are going in, and what it’s going to do to impact you.” Margaret added, “We’ve been through a lot, 37 years, I call these relationships marriages, because there are going to be good and bad times.” Indeed, whether you have bad news for a customer, vendor, or the bank that supports your business, transparency early and often will always result in the best outcome.
IN CONCLUSION
Leadership takes more than directing from the top, you have to understand your business and your client’s business from all angles, knowing the key challenges and being able to navigate through them to build strong teams and opportunities for growth and profitability. Being a leader is a privilege and I think the price of admission is a commitment to continually learn from others. About the Author: Mark L. Fagan, CPA, is the managing partner of Citrin Cooperman’s Connecticut office. Mark can be reached by phone at 203.847.4068 or by email at mfagan@citrincooperman.com. Citrin Cooperman is a full-service accounting and consulting firm with 7 locations throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. Visit us at www. citrincooperman.com.
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Jobs — » » From page 1
Following an abortive experience with Platt Technical High School in Milford — “They were great kids, but they were high school students who’d come in and do internships and then head off to college,” Miller said — McMellon learned of the Housatonic program. “We started out a couple of years ago with one intern who came in every Friday,” Miller recalled. “That worked out really well, and after he graduated he went to full-time. He’s now operating a lathe.” A similar result occurred with another intern-to-full-timer in 2014, who now operates a computer numerical controlled lathe. Two more HCC grads were brought on as interns in May and are in the process of learning the basics of how McMellon does business. Funding for the jobs program comes from the federal government’s H1B visa program, said Workforce Alliance Executive Director William Villano. The H1B is a nonimmigrant visa that allows U.S. companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise in specialized fields. If an employer wants to bring in a foreign national because he can’t find a suitable American worker, he pays a fee for the visa, with a portion of that money going to the Department of Labor to reinvest for competitive grants to help train American workers for those jobs. “We partnered with the Eastern Connecticut Workforce Investment Board about 4 1/2 years ago to develop grants for people — mostly the long-term unemployed and recent graduates — in the IT, advanced manufacturing and engineering areas,”
Health — » » From page 1
AHCT and we are committed to making sure they receive the help they need to find new coverage,” said AHCT CEO Jim Wadleigh. “AHCT currently has 11,299 customers who purchased plans from HealthyCT,” he added. “Those customers will be covered under their current policies until December 31, 2016 and will have to enroll in a new plan
Villano said. “As part of that, the HCC connection was made.” La Porta said he met a Workforce Alliance employee at a 2013 meeting of the New Haven Manufacturers Association. “I was trying to make contacts with employers for internships for students. We ended up agreeing that it would be great to get the class signed up and their eligibility determined, so we could make them [students] more attractive to potential employees.” Victoria Gelpke, a business service specialist at Workforce Alliance who oversees the program with La Porta, said she usually visits Housatonic early in the graduating class’s last semester to determine their eligibility and collect information about the type of manufacturer they might be best suited for. “Gene and I then tour the southwest region primarily to meet with businesses, get their take on internships and ultimately try to place them fulltime,” she said. Gelpke added that the process is “very streamlined,” usually involving a one-page contract stating a given job’s parameters, wage and reimbursement for participating employer. Still, Villano said, “Some employers are skeptical — they think we’re a government program with lots of bureaucracy involved.” He noted that employers typically are looking for something very specific: “Someone who’s worked on a particular machine for a particular type of job. But when they realize they can get reimbursed for on-the-job training, it relieves those concerns to a degree.” Those financial incentives helped convince Richard Rosselli, president of Northeast Laser in Monroe, to give the program a chance. Rosselli credited Lori-Lynn
when our open enrollment period begins November 1, 2016. Included in that number are 52 individuals who recently enrolled with HealthyCT when their Transitional Medical Assistance coverage eligibility ended.” Wadleigh said that AHCT was developing an outreach plan for all those affected by the CID decision. “We have been exceptionally proud of our efforts here at HealthyCT and our staff has worked tremendously hard to serve our policyholders,” said HealthyCT CEO Ken
CORRECTION A PHONE NUMBER WAS INCORRECTLY LISTED FOR KING STREET REHAB, a rehabilitation center at 787 King St. in Rye Brook, in the Hospitals & Eldercare advertorial section in the May 23 issue of the Westchester County Business Journal and the Fairfield County Business Journal. The correct phone number is 914-937-5800. For information about the facility, visit kingstreetrehab.com; for an extended listing, visit westfaironline.com.
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From left, HCC students Roger Antunez and J.R. Ranger operate a computer numerical controlled lathe in the precision manufacturing program at the Bridgeport college. Photo by Gene La Porta.
Chatlos, a Department of Labor business consultant at the Bridgeport American Job Center, with introducing him to La Porta. “We’ve brought in three graduates over the last couple of years,” he said, “all as interns who have become permanent employees.” At Northeast, which provides laser processing and finishing services for a wide range of industries, people who have had at least some relevant experience “have the skills and motivation that we’re looking for,” Rosselli said. “They need some technical training but are usually ready to go after that.” “The skills are usually there,” Miller agreed. “It’s just a matter of dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s. They’ve gone through a three-semester program (at HCC), so they’ve already shown the drive and desire to be in that field and already know what’s expected
of them. These are not people who need to be reminded to wear safety equipment or to show up on time.” “The manufacturing process is different from company to company, so there’s always some investment in on-the-job training,” La Porta said. While he said the partnership’s first year was “a little rocky,” he’s now confident that word is spreading fast. “I had a company we’d worked with the past two years come in right after Thanksgiving to ask if we still had the program — they wanted to get started that early,” he said. “Part of my gig is to make sure everyone gets a job, and it’s getting a little easier all the time. Manufacturers in this state are kind of a cloistered group, so we encourage them to call so-and-so at another company to find out about what we’re doing.”
Lalime. “We are grateful for the strong stewardship of the CID, whose professional staff has helped guide us through the entire process from our formation.” “I want to assure our policyholders that they are covered through the end of their policy periods,” Lalime added. “HealthyCT is committed to its customers and partners and we will continue to support them, pay claims and meet other financial obligations during the period of supervision.” HealthyCT could technically resume normal operations if it can attain a sufficient liquidity to appease CID, though without the ability to write new business that would be a difficult goal to achieve. “There will be enough carriers left in Connecticut to mean consumers will be able to transition to new coverage,” said Robert Laszewski, president of Health Policy and Strategy Associates Inc., a policy and marketplace consulting firm in Washington, D.C. “But they will have to go through the
trauma of losing their coverage and finding a plan that covers their providers for deductibles and premiums that are similar to what they have.” “More than anything, what this does is increase the lack of confidence people have in the Affordable Care Act,” Laszewski added. “There is just no way anyone can argue that Obamacare is stable so long as consumers have to face these insolvencies as well as the steady stream of double digit rate increases they are facing in Connecticut for 2017.” In June, 14 insurance companies — both on and off the Connecticut health plan exchange — asked CID to increase their health insurance rates for next year. Anthem, which covers about 56,700 people in the state, is seeking an average 26.8 percent increase for individual health insurance plans marketed both on and off AHCT. ConnectiCare, covering roughly 47,500 residents, asked for an average 14.3 percent increase.
State ends 2016 fiscal year with deficit BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com
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onnecticut ended fiscal year 2016 on June 30 with a $315.8 million deficit, according to state Comptroller Kevin Lembo. He added that the budget reserve fund, which holds a balance of $406 million, should be enough to offset the general fund shortfall. As final budget accruals continue to come in through July and August, Lembo will continue to report updates on fiscal year 2016 in the coming months until he releases the final unaudited number on Sept. 30 and the final audited report by Dec. 31. In September, Lembo will begin reporting early projections for fiscal year 2017, which began July 1. In his letter to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, Lembo said he agrees with the Office of Policy and Management’s (OPM) latest deficit projection, which is an increase of $56.7 million from last month. The most significant single adjustment to the general fund this month was a reduction in projected income tax payments of $75 million, which were
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Still, it’s probably safe to say that response to the program has been underwhelming. Most likely, the VCSP best suits employers with particularly substantial liability.
largely driven by market volatility. “Connecticut’s income tax collections have been revised downward throughout this fiscal year as capital-gains-related income tax receipts were constrained by market volatility — prompted by global factors, including the Chinese markets and now ‘Brexit’ — and payroll-related tax gains were hampered by lower than anticipated labor market activity,” Lembo said. While revenue projections fell during the year, Lembo noted that the aggregate result of
cost-cutting measures implemented by both the governor and legislative action reduced anticipating spending by $156.6 million. The comptroller added that while the state economy continues to recover at a positive but slow rate, the latest trends in the housing market and in household spending can be viewed as good omens for continued growth. “A bright spot in the state’s economy has been the number of housing sales,” Lembo said, citing reports that single-family home sales in Connecticut grew by 16.2 percent in
April from the same month last year and sales prices for those homes rose by 0.8 percent in April compared to a year ago. “This is the first price gain after 12 consecutive months of price drops on a year-over-year basis.” Lembo further noted the recent release of consumer spending data by the Commerce Department, where “Nine of 13 major categories showed increases in demand in May from the prior month with gains led by gasoline stations, online retailers and hobby and entertainment stores.”
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Yoga with a mix of occupational therapy for children BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com
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nner Child Yoga, which opened in Newtown in late May, is more than its name implies. In addition to being a yoga studio solely for children, it also offers occupational therapy (OT) services for children up to age 15, combining the training and interests of Sandy Hook resident Barbie Burton. Originally studying to be an architect at Columbia University, Burton was eventually drawn to psychology and then to the OT and physical therapy (PT) space, all while teaching children gymnastics in her spare time. “I volunteered in the PT department at a local hospital,” she said, “but pretty quickly found out that OT was more creative. And working with kids was always something I wanted to do.” Graduating from Columbia with a master of science degree in 1996 and specializing in sensory processing disorders and brain-based therapy, Burton began working with children at an OT center in New Jersey, where she first got the idea of combining it with her interest and experience in yoga. “The client’s siblings were always waiting outside the therapy space and wanting to come back where all the fun was,” she said,
From left, Inner Child Yoga owner Barbie Burton and associate Jessica Lippi-Tuz.
noting that children’s OT studios often employ props to bounce, swing and roll on. “It seemed like a natural fit to come up with something to
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keep them busy too, which they could enjoy and their parents could appreciate.” After relocating to Connecticut, Burton continued operating her own OT practice at 87 S. Main St. in Newtown — coincidentally not far from Inner Child at 97 S. Main St. — and began volunteering to bring yoga classes to her son’s preschool in Brookfield. When her son transitioned to first grade at Sandy Hook Elementary in 2012, she began discussing providing yoga classes there as well. Following the events that Dec. 14, when a gunman killed 20 children and six adults before killing himself, Burton was asked by her son — who was there that day — and school authorities to follow through with her yoga class plans. Initially expecting it to be a one-off, Burton was heartened by feedback from the schoolchildren, their parents and teachers, which ultimately led to classes every Monday. “Monday’s usually the hardest day for everybody, but especially for those kids,” she said. “With everything that was happening in Sandy Hook, helping them find peace in mind and body was so important for everyone, including my own son.” Even with Inner Child up and running, Burton said she hoped to continue bringing yoga to both Sandy Hook Elementary — which will open in a new building this fall and which her two younger children will attend — and Reed Intermediate School, where her oldest child will go. Experiences like these helped spread the word about Burton’s yoga talents at a time when she had no fixed business address.
She rented space for a while at fitness center CrossFit Hook’d in Sandy Hook, “but it was difficult. I had to work around my kids’ hockey schedules and had to lug all the equipment in and out.” That equipment encompassed everything from the usual yoga mats to blankets, pillows and weights; even though her students’ parents usually helped out, something clearly had to give. Burton said she first hoped to open Inner Child Yoga in the center of Sandy Hook, but when no suitable space could be found she began looking around Newtown before more or less stumbling across the space at 97 S. Main, which until January had housed Great Finds & Designs Consignment Shop. Though initially uncertain she could fill the 2,000-square-foot space, Burton has turned it into a facility that encompasses a spacious yoga studio and another large OT space, a waiting room, a birthday party room, a sensory motor gym and private therapy rooms designed for one-on-one sessions and hands-on service to support children with special needs. Among the services offered are OT evaluation, home programming, sensory diet consultation, Integrated Listening System sessions, private yoga classes and Masgutova Neurosensorimotor Reflex Integration sessions. Yoga classes, which typically run for 10 to 12 weeks and last 45 to 60 minutes, will be limited to 10 participants. “Everybody’s doing summer things now,” Burton said, “but once we get into a rhythm this fall, if we find that we need to add classes to accommodate other small groups, we’ll do so.” Helping Burton is her associate, Jessica Lippi-Tuz, who has been working in the field of sensory processing disorders for six years while completing degrees in psychology and in applied behavior analysis. Lippi-Tuz specializes in implementing sensory motor programming and pediatric yoga and has completed her 200-hour yoga certification for children with special needs. Initially connecting with Burton as her babysitter, Lippi-Tuz changed her plans for a career in OT when placement proved difficult. She is, however, still in a position to teach children self-regulation skills through sensory diet, applying behavioral techniques and following through with sensory motor programs. Burton, who also is on the faculty of Stretch What Matters, a yoga-based therapeutic program for children and teens with special needs, said she is relying primarily on word-of-mouth to draw clients. “Yoga and OT aren’t something that most people just drive around trying to find,” she laughed. “But I think we’re in a good position, combining both of those, to attract kids — with or without special needs — and their parents.”
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Make your business unique We need a differentiator; as an industry we’re being commoditized. We won’t be able to stay in business forever unless things change. THOUGHTS OF THE DAY: Offering something unique boosts profitability and chances for survival in any small business. Avoid price wars. Turn away some buyers in order to create value. Don’t get complacent. Be nimble. Give clients a reason to choose you. Convenience, advice, results, consistency, confidence, a combo offer, reliability, affiliation or something special — these are all reasons clients might choose your company’s solution over anyone else’s. Decide what value to offer the market and find the market that values your offer. Dare to be extraordinary. Don’t worry that you can’t match what some other vendor brings to market. Do what others can’t or won’t do, so long as you can charge enough to realize significant profit. Make sure that the clients you are targeting have renewal capability of their own.
Focus on buyers who will be around in the future, asking for more than they do today. Compete as much for future opportunity as you do for current market share. Watch out for buyers who put out lowcost bids. They are not looking for something special. They are trying to drive a wedge between your value proposition and your pricing strategy. As they sneak in to grab what your company offers at the lowest possible price, they set in motion a chain of events that result in your company’s products or services looking just like everyone else’s. Believe it — nobody wins a price war. It’s a race to the bottom. Profit evaporates and with it so do funds that could be invested in creating or supporting unique solutions. Don’t go there. Seek out customers who are learners, innovators, forward-thinkers. Build around
them. They’ll keep your business young. Serve the needs of existing customers who want the same old thing. But don’t invest a lot of time or energy trying to hang onto them. When they’re ready to move on, let them go. They’re part of your past, not your future. Exclusivity is a powerful tool. Creating “have-nots” can be part of building a value proposition. If everyone wants what your company offers, that’s great. But it may not be so great if everyone can actually acquire it. Watch out for competitors who copy what you offer. While it’s a form of flattery, it’s also a warning sign. Someone else is moving in on your territory. Reinvent yourself before they make you obsolete. Sellers who forget to reinvent themselves regularly, who stop listening to their future clients — those are the companies that eventually sink into oblivion. Always think about what comes next. Continuously work on what you will offer one, three, five and 10 years from now. Occasionally companies have an opportunity to be “the last man standing.” Only try this strategy if everyone else is getting out,
and if customers can afford to pay more than they do at present. Be on the lookout for companies that stopped reinventing themselves. Sellers who get complacent are ripe for the picking. When they run out of steam, step in with a plan to take over their market. Smaller companies can make changes rapidly. That is a real competitive advantage. Offer existing clients new solutions. Test receptivity until you know what drives value. Then create campaigns to get the marketplace to follow your lead. LOOKING FOR A GOOD BOOK? Try “Becoming a Category of One: How Extraordinary Companies Transcend Commodity and Defy Comparison” by Joe Calloway. 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, AskAndi@ StrategyLeaders.com. Check out our library of business advice articles: AskAndi.com.
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t is well-settled that the use of social media, for better or worse, has become a mainstay in employment practices. Employers, recruiters and human resource professionals alike have all recognized that social media is an important tool in employee hiring, as both companies and prospective employees use social media to enhance their profiles and to present their qualifications in the most impressive light. Recent case law and National Labor Relations Board decisions demonstrate the increased prevalence of social media in areas ranging from company monitoring of employee communications to employers’ attempt to prohibit employees’ online discussions about their work environment. Similarly, social media is playing an increasingly important role in employee terminations, as employers become more aware of what their employees do outside of work and how that behavior comports with a company’s values.
SOCIAL MEDIA IN HIRING
Multiple surveys reveal that recruiters and prospective employers are looking at
social media when making hiring decisions. These surveys demonstrate that job seekers too use social media as a tool to find employment — with 25 percent using it as their primary search tool — and younger job seekers ages 18 through 34 reporting that seven out of 10 found their previous job through social media. Companies are increasingly using social media to identify candidates, validate applicant resumes and examine potential corporate “fit,” as well as to disqualify applicants whose social media postings or information are unacceptable to employers. Companies’ widespread use of social media in making hiring decisions implicates anti-discrimination laws at the federal, state and local levels. These anti-discrimination laws, depending on the employer, prohibit employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin; disabilities; age; differences in an employee’s DNA and veteran status. Discrimination claims may arise due to employers learning about an applicant’s protected status via social media, by excluding certain groups who do not receive infor-
mation about the potential job because of overly targeted social media advertisements, or because the employer is making a hiring decision on an applicant’s low social media score where the position does not justify such a score. The use of social media in hiring may also bring into play the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Companies often use third parties to conduct background or social media checks on applicants. In that scenario, the third parties are considered Consumer Reporting Agencies or CRAs. As a CRA, those third parties must comply with the FCRA, including its notice provisions. Those provisions require notice to an applicant that a background check will occur, as well as notice that information having a negative impact has been found and time to correct such information. Another area impacted by the use of social media in hiring is password protection. As of Jan. 1, 30 states, including Connecticut, have passed laws that prohibit requesting or requiring an employee, student, or applicant from disclosing their username or pass-
word in connection with a personal social media account. While no analogous protection exists at the federal level, the Stored Communications Act arguably provides a similar level of protection. The lessons concerning an employer’s use of social media in hiring can be reduced to three key points. First, employers should use social media only as part of a larger recruitment plan. Second, employers should screen applicants in a consistent manner. And third, employers should review only publicly available information in connection with hiring decisions. Myles Bartley and Jeffrey I. Carton are partners at Denlea & Carton LLP, a boutique litigation law firm in West Harrison serving clients in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and Massachusetts. Bartley can be reached at mbartley@denleacarton.com or 914-331-0107. Carton can be reached at jcarton@denleacarton.com or 914- 331-0100. This is the first of three articles examining legal and business issues associated with using social media in hiring, during an employee’s tenure, and in termination decisions.
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Developer reconstructs past with a touch of Hollywood stardust BY ALEXANDER SOULE Hearst Media Connecticut
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lizabeth Taylor chose it for her honeymoon. As local lore has it, Spencer Tracy was there all the time. As for Andy Glazer? He has moved in lock, stock and barrel, and promises that before long others will be able to trace the footsteps of the Hollywood stars who got away from it all on the banks of the Silvermine River. GrayBarns, the moniker chosen by Glazer for his painstaking reconstruction of the historic Silvermine Tavern inn, is beginning to take shape in a wooded glen in Norwalk’s northeast corner. Glazer is overseeing the work literally around the clock, having sold the Rowayton home where he lived for 35 years to move into a refurbished house that in bygone days served as a mill building with a waterwheel fed from a small dam. As an office and showcase for project renderings, he has set up shop in Silvermine Tavern’s onetime country store across the street. Built originally at the turn of the 19th century as a small textile factory, Silvermine became a speakeasy during the 1920s before going legit after the end of Prohibition. It thrived through the 1960s as a classic country inn under the management of the Whitman family, which ran it until 2009.
The old post-and-beam structures from the 1800s and before are pretty extraordinary. They are very strong, they last a long time. The stone foundations that they sit on are all good. — Andy Glazer
Glazer Group developer Andy Glazer at the former Silvermine Tavern on Perry Avenue in Norwalk. The two-building GrayBarns development will include a restaurant and inn. Photo by Erik Trautmann/Hearst Connecticut Newspapers.
Silvermine Tavern is not the only country establishment in Fairfield County to change hands of late. Both the Cobb’s Mill Inn in Weston and Stonehenge Restaurant & Inn in Ridgefield were recently sold after the death of owner Drew Friedman, while Redding’s Spinning Wheel Inn was mothballed for several years before being reopened in 2014 by the Rountos family. Glazer credits the Norwalk Department of Planning and Zoning for creating a village district allowing for flexible use of the Silvermine Tavern property, which he bought two years ago from Frank Whitman Jr., who has helped where he can with historic knowledge of the premises. “He’s been great — fascinated by it,” Glazer said. Glazer is attempting to restore some architectural elements lost in past renovations, most notably recreating the historic roof contours and dormers that disappeared in a renovation decades ago. He bought an abandoned post-and-beam barn in Saratoga, N.Y., and reassembled it on site, giving
GrayBarns a visual hook for its new name. The financial keystone of the project was a 2-acre parking lot. Glazer used the property to build a quartet of homes mirroring the historic-design features of the inn and restaurant across the street. Buyers snapped up the homes, giving Glazer a capital reserve to tackle the main project. “It was tough for anyone to get their arms around it except to tear it down and build a couple of homes,” Glazer said of the original inn. “That would have been a tragedy. … I’m not afraid of these structures.” Glazer got into the business with his father, eventually pursuing projects involving older edifices. “For lots of reasons, I had an affinity for older houses and the history that goes with them,” Glazer said. “The old post-and-beam structures from the 1800s and before are pretty extraordinary. They are very strong, they last a long time. The stone foundations that they sit on are all good.” The inn will have six suites and the restaurant will seat as many as 80 people. It
will serve traditional American fare with ingredients grown on site or sourced locally. A small outside dining terrace looks out across terraced gardens to the river glen with a weeping willow leaning out over the water. It is the view Glazer takes in each morning before getting to work on the culmination of a longtime fascination with the buildings of yore. People are already stopping by to peek at the progress. Those who do so in August will see largely completed exterior facades. Glazer anticipates getting the vast majority of interior work done prior to the end of the year, setting GrayBarns up for a 2017 opening. “As they say, I’m all in,” Glazer said. “This type of stuff is what’s really fascinating, when you’re challenged by history and what came before. … It’s a constant evaluation of history: what to leave, how to do it, how to honor it — but still make it viable.” Alexander Soule is a reporter with Hearst Connecticut Media Group. He can be reached at Alex.Soule@scni.com; 203-354-1047; twitter. com/casoulman.
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DEALS&DEEDS HOME PRICES DECREASE IN BRIDGEPORT-STAMFORD-NORWALK
HOME PRICES, INCLUDING DISTRESSED SALES in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk decreased by 0.9 percent in May 2016 compared with May 2015, according to property information and analytics firm CoreLogic. On a month-over-month basis, home prices, including distressed sales increased by 0.5 percent in May 2016 compared with April 2016. Nationwide, home prices, including distressed sales increased year-over-year by 5.9 percent in May 2016 compared with May 2015, and increased month-over-month by 1.3 percent in May 2016 compared with April 2016, the company said. CoreLogic added that its data indicates that, nationally, home prices will increase by 5.3 percent on a year-over-year basis from May 2016 to May 2017, while on a month-over-month basis home prices are expected to increase 0.8 percent from May 2016 to June 2016. Values are derived from state-level forecasts by weighting indices according to the number of owneroccupied households for each state. “Housing remained an oasis of stability in May with home prices rising year-over-year between 5 percent and 6 percent for 22 con-
secutive months,” said Dr. Frank Nothaft, chief economist for CoreLogic. “The consistently solid growth in home prices has been driven by the highest resale activity in nine years and a still-tight housing inventory.” “Price appreciation continues to be fairly broad-based across the U.S. From a regional perspective, the Pacific Northwest continues to be the hottest area for home-price growth, with Oregon and Washington leading the way,” remarked CoreLogic President and CEO Anand Nallathambi. “The recent turbulence in financial markets should lead to modestly lower mortgage rates, which will provide even more support to the steadily improving real estate recovery.”
REPORT: CONNECTICUT HAS SECOND-HIGHEST LEVEL OF DISTRESSED HOME SALES CONNECTICUT HAD THE SECOND-HIGHEST PERCENTAGE of distressed home sales —those undertaken in an urgent manner, often at a loss —in the nation in March. According to property information and analytics firm CoreLogic, 18.9 percent of Connecticut homes were distressed sales in March —a figure that is a slight improvement over February’s 19.1 percent. The state with the largest distressed sales share during the month was Maryland at 19.8 percent, followed by Connecticut and Michigan (18.1 percent). The state with the smallest distressed sales share for March was North Dakota (2.4 percent). On a national basis, distressed sales totaled 9.9 percent, a decrease of 1.7 percent from
February and down 2.7 percent from March 2015. That 9.9 percent figure is less than a third of what it was at its peak in January 2009, when distressed sales accounted for 32.4 percent of all residential home sales. According to the company’s Senior Economist Molly Boesel, “There will always be some level of distress in the housing market, and by comparison the pre-crisis share of distressed sales was traditionally about 2 percent. If the current year-over-year decrease in the distressed sales share continues, it will reach that ‘normal’ 2-percent mark in mid-2018.”
FORECLOSURE RATES IN BRIDGEPORTSTAMFORD-NORWALK DECREASE IN APRIL THE FORECLOSURE RATE FOR OUTSTANDING mortgage loans in the BridgeportStamford-Norwalk area was 1.59 percent for April 2016, a decrease of 0.35 percentage points compared with April 2015’s 1.94 rate and March 2016’s 1.66 percent, according to property information and analytics firm CoreLogic. The national foreclosure rate for April 2016 was 1.03 percent, it said. In addition, the mortgage delinquency rate in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk decreased for the month, with 3.66 percent of mortgage loans 90 days or more delinquent compared with 4.74 percent in April 2015 and 3.76 percent in March 2016. The national figure for April 2016 was 2.94 percent, compared with 3.68 percent a year ago.
CONNECTICUT HOME SALES UP BUT MEDIAN PRICES DOWN IN MAY Single-family home sales in Connecticut
were up by 23.9 percent in May, marking the seventh consecutive month of doubledigit percentage increases, according to real estate sales and ownership data firm The Warren Group. A total of 2,921 single-family homes were sold in the state during the month, compared with 2,357 sold in May 2015 — the highest number of sales in the month of May since 2007, when there were 3,039 homes sold. Year-to-date, sales were up 23.0 percent with 10,913 transactions, compared with 8,872 during the same period a year ago. The median price of a single-family home dropped by 7.2 percent in May to $246,000, compared with $265,000 a year ago, the largest percentage decrease in median sale price in five consecutive months. Year-todate, prices have decreased by 1.4 percent to $235,000 compared with $238,307 during the same time a year ago. Condominium sales also posted a double-digit increase in May, up 14.7 percent with 719 condos sold from May 2015’s 627 sold. Year-to-date, condo sales were up 15.7 percent with 2,871 condos sold, compared with 2,482 during the same period last year. The median sale price for condos in May rose by 5.8 percent to $172,000 from $162,500 in May 2015, which Warren said was the highest median sale price recorded in eight months. Year-to-date, median condo sale prices fell 0.9 percent to $157,000, compared with $158,500 at the same time last year. — Kevin Zimmerman
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Fletcher Thompson
930 Main St., Bridgeport 06604 916-1200 • fletcherthompson.com
Antinozzi Associates
271 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport 06604 • 377-1300 301 Merritt 7, Norwalk 06851 • 956-5460 antinozzi.com
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1 Stamford Landing, Suite 002, Stamford 06902 487-3400 • mkda.com
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158 Danbury Road, Ridgefield 06877 431-6001 • doylecoffinarchitecture.com
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3 Pine St., Second floor, South Norwalk 06854 838-5517 • pbs-archs.com
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Pagliaro Bartels Sajda Architects Preiss Breismeister Architects
39 Wall St., Norwalk 06850 • 356-9666 35 Chestnut Hill Terrace, Glastonbury 06033 860-657-4646 • pbarchts.com
Wiles Architects
155 Brooklawn Ave., Bridgeport 06604 366-6003 • wilesarch.com
CPG Architects
1 Dock St., Stamford 06902 967-3456 • cpgarch.com
Leigh Overland Architect
235 Main St., Suite 104, Danbury 06810 794-9001 • ldoverland.com
Perkins Eastman
422 Summer St., Stamford 06901 251-7400 • perkinseastman.com
Shope Reno Wharton
18 Marshall St., Suite 114, South Norwalk 06854 852-7250 • shoperenowharton.com
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Austin Patterson Disston Architects
376 Pequot Ave., Southport 06890 255-4031 • apdarchitects.com
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Roger Ferris & Partners
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Amenta Emma
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11 Wilton Road, Westport 06880 222-4848 • ferrisarch.com
1 Landmark Square, Stamford 06901 348-0767 • amentaemma.com
J.P. Franzen Associates Architects 95 Harbor Road, Southport 06890 1241 Post Road, Fairfield 06824 259-0529 • franzenarchitects.com
Robert Dean Architects LLC
111 Cherry St., Unit 2, New Canaan 06840 966-8333 • robertdeanarchitects.com
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Halper Architects LLC
225 Mill St., Greenwich 06830 531-5341 • halper.com
Alisberg Parker Architects LLC
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222 Sound Beach Ave., Old Greenwich 06870 637-8730 • alisbergparker.com
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170 Pequot Ave., Southport 06890 259-3373 • dsparker.com
David Scott Parker Architects Granoff Architects
30 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich 06830 625-9460 • granoffarchitects.com
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Geddis Architects
71 Old Post Road, Southport 06890 256-8700 • geddisarchitects.com
Marsh & Woods Architects 400 Main St., Stamford 06901 969-1444 • marsh-woods.com
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Peter Cadoux Architects
35 Westport Road West, Westport 06880 227-4304 • cadouxaia.com
Robert A. Cardello Architects
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97 Washington St., South Norwalk 06854 853-2524 • cardelloarchitects.com
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436 Danbury Road, Wilton 06897 761-0144 • rsarcht.com
Rob Sanders Architects LLC
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This list is a sample of architectural firms located in the region. If you would like to include your firm in our next list, please contact Danielle Renda at drenda@westfairinc.com.
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FACTS & FIGURES on the record ATTACHMENTS-FILED Squires, Kathleen and David Hennessey, Danbury. $200,000 in favor of Lutheran Home of Southbury Inc. Property: 49 Virginia Ave., Danbury. Filed June 8.
BUILDING PERMITS
COMMERCIAL 300 Wilson Ave LLC, Norwalk, contractor for self. Construct a warehouse space in an existing commercial space at 310 Wilson Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed June 15. 850 Degrees, Ridgefield, contractor for Urstadt Biddle Properties. Add a party room to the interior of an existing commercial space at 422 Main St., Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed June 9. A Pappajohn Co., Norwalk, contractor for North Water LLC. Construct a demising wall for a tenant in an existing commercial space at 1 N. Water St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $3,500. Filed June 14. Alam Enterprises LLC, contractor for self. Strip and reroof an existing commercial space at 366 Main St., Danbury. Estimated cost: $6,500. Filed June 13. All Seasons Party Rentals, contractor for the city of Danbury. Add temporary tents to the property of an existing commercial space for a special event at 160 Southern Blvd., Danbury. Estimated cost: $1,900. Filed June 15. Associated Construction Co., contractor for Danbury Hospital. Renovate a clinical building at Locust Avenue, Danbury. Cost undisclosed. Filed June 20.
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Brown, Donald W., contractor for JDB Enterprises LLC. Perform an interior fit-up in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 15 Thorpe St., Danbury. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed June 21.
Kone Inc., contractor for CIFC 120 Main Holding Corp. Install new elevators in an existing commercial space at 120 Main St., Danbury. Estimated cost: $190,900. Filed June 16.
Cesar’s Services Corp., Wilton, contractor for 25 Prospect LLC. Add a flagpole to the theater at 25 Prospect St., Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $5,600. Filed June 20.
Martone, Glen, contractor for MIVD Properties. Perform interior renovations in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 1120 Federal Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $29,500. Filed March 25.
Dasilva, Joseph, Danbury, contractor for self. Perform an interior fit-up in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 190 Main St., Danbury. Estimated cost: $750,000. Filed June 15.
Merritt 7 Venture LLC, Norwalk, contractor for self. Renovate the bathrooms in an existing commercial space at 301 Merritt 7, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $105,000. Filed June 22.
Durkin’s Inc., contractor for Patricia K. Bragdon. Add temporary tents to the property of an existing commercial space for a special event at 5 Cedar Drive, Danbury. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed June 23.
Merritt Construction LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for MIB Realty. Construct a new commercial building at 78 Newtown, Danbury. Estimated cost: $600,000. Filed June 13.
Falcon Construction LLC, Boston, Mass., contractor for Girolametti Realty LLC. Perform an interior fit-up in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 15 Danbury Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $225,000. Filed June 24. H.O. & H.E. Properties LLC, Yonkers, N.Y., contractor for self. Perform an interior fit-up in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 55 N. Main St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed June 21. Hallas Associates LLC, contractor for Old Ridge Equity Partners LLC. Perform an interior fit-up in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 42 Old Ridgebury Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $159,500. Filed June 14. Hawley Construction Corp., contractor for Berkshire Shopping Center LLC. Add a yogurt station to the interior of an existing commercial space at 67 Newtown, Danbury. Estimated cost: $3,750. Filed June 13. Hawley Construction Corp., contractor for Berkshire Shopping Center LLC. Construct a new storefront attached to an existing commercial space and add a loading dock at 67 Newtown, Danbury. Estimated cost: $200,000. Filed June 13. Hudson Construction Association, contractor for The Danbury Hospital. Convert a waiting area to an office at 111 Osborne St., Danbury. Estimated cost: $46,000. Filed June 23. JP Asset Management LLC, Trumbull, contractor for self. Perform an interior fit-up in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 18 Monroe St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed June 16.
Northeast Towers Inc., contractor for Lee Farm Partners LLC. Modify the antennas on the roof of an existing commercial space at 83 Wooster Heights, Danbury. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed June 22. Norwalk Center LLC, New York, N.Y., contractor for self. Construct an area for a server in an existing commercial space at 10 Norden Place, Unit A, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed June 14. Norwalk Commercial Realty Corp., Westport, contractor for self. Perform an interior fit-up in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 4 Knight St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $12,500. Filed June 22. Pavarini North East Construction, Stamford, contractor for Matrix Norwalk LLC. Perform an interior fitup in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 535 Connecticut Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $2.5 million. Filed June 21. Powers Construction Co., contractor for Seymour Powers and Griss Powers. Construct a new commercial building at 6 Commerce Drive, Danbury. Estimated cost: $250,000. Filed June 16. Prengel, Peter, contractor for United Jewish Center. Strip and reroof an existing commercial space at 141 Deer Hill Ave., Danbury. Estimated cost: $61,950. Filed June 13. TA2 Rowayton LLC, Greenwich, contractor for self. Perform an interior fit-up in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 137 Rowayton Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed June 17. Turner Construction Co., Milford, contractor for Norwalk Hospital. Renovate the third floor of a pharmacy at 34 Maple St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $958,000. Filed June 22.
RESIDENTIAL Aiello Roofing & Remodeling, contractor for Santo Guilhermina. Strip and reroof an existing singlefamily residence at 24 Spruce Mountain Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $6,875. Filed June 13. Aiello Roofing & Remodeling, contractor for Santo Guilhermina. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 52 Ball Pond, Danbury. Estimated cost: $13,000. Filed June 13. Amendola, Frank D., Ridgefield, contractor for self. Add a wood deck with stairs to an existing single-family residence and finish the basement at 252 Keeler Drive, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed June 24. Anthony Conte Builders LLC, New Canaan, contractor for Nicholas Andriopo and Antonietta Andriopo. Add a kitchen, family room and deck to an existing single-family residence at 3 Lark Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $109,000. Filed June 16. Arnold, Joanne and Bryant Arnold, Norwalk, contractor for self. Add a shower to a half bathroom on an existing single-family residence at 278 Sunrise Hill Road, Unit 71, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed June 13. Baum, Winthrop, Norwalk, contractor for self. Add a bedroom in an existing single-family residence and finish the basement at 14 Fullmar Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed June 20. Betor Roofing & Carpentry, contractor for 65 Main Street LLC. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 65 Main St., Danbury. Estimated cost: $9,000. Filed June 15. Black Rock Builders LLC, Fairfield, contractor for Nayak Vatsala. Install a staircase in an existing single-family residence at 174 Minuteman Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed June 10. CRA Builders Inc., contractor for Eleanor H. Donnelly. Relocate the washer and dryer in an existing single-family residence at 43 Olive St., Danbury. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed June 20. Cacciola, Anthony, Ridgefield, contractor for Craig Dempster and Erin Dempster. Gut and remodel the bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 33 Indian Cave Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $13,980. Filed June 1. Carter-Stanley, Denise, Norwalk, contractor for self. Renovate the kitchen cabinets and floor in an existing single-family residence at 11 Norden Place, Unit 44, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $7,000. Filed June 20.
Carty, Joe T., Danbury, contractor for David Foster and Carolyn Foster. Construct a room in an unfinished basement in an existing single-family residence at 112 Peaceable Ridge Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $28,000. Filed June 2. Magdalah/Ricardo, Norwalk, contractor for self. Convert an existing garage to a playroom and add sheetrock at 10 Carothers Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $13,000. Filed June 13. Maggiore, Anthony P., Norwalk, contractor for Third Taxing District. Renovate the interior of an existing single-family residence on Second Street, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $170,000. Filed June 24. Manka, Mike, Newtown, contractor for Copps Hill Realty Inc. Add sinks and a hair-styling station to an existing commercial space at 79 Danbury Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $1,500. Filed June 10. Marquez, Rosa and Leopoldo Marquez, Danbury, contractor for self. Add stairs and a bathroom to the interior of an existing single-family residence at 21 Housman St., Danbury. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed June 14. Meade, Brookfield, contractor for self. Repair the retaining walls in an existing single-family residence and replace a fence at 3 Juniper Lane, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed March 26. Merrill Brown Construction Inc., Ridgefield, contractor for Clifford Lamotta. Add a wood deck with stairs to an existing single-family residence at 123 Keeler Drive, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $26,000. Filed June 24. Mota, Helio A., Danbury, contractor for Philip Rosenzweig and Pauline Tully. Construct a new attached garage to an existing single-family residence at 29 Buck Hill Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $48,000. Filed June 24. Mota, Helio, Danbury, contractor for Philip Rosenzweig and Pauline Tully. Construct a mudroom addition in an existing single-family residence and add a dining room at 29 Buck Hill Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $70,000. Filed June 8. Mullen, William, Norwalk, contractor for Susan Laramie. Add a deck to a pool on the property of an existing single-family residence at 14 Elmwood Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed June 15. Musolino, Daniel L., Danbury, contractor for Eron Lefebvre and Patricia Lefebvre. Remove and replace the deck on an existing single-family residence at 20 Split Level Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $23,748. Filed June 2.
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SPANNAUS APPOINTED TO SUSAN G. KOMEN GROUP
FRANK ELECTED PRESIDENT OF BAR ASSOCIATION
Susan G. Komen Southern New England, an organization that strives to better the lives of those facing breast cancer in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, added several new members to its board of directors, including Dave Spannaus, president and partner of The Atlantic Group, a commercial furniture dealership. Spannaus of Brookfield has collectively spent 33 years as a fur-
Monte E. Frank, principal in the litigation and municipal groups of Cohen and Wolf, a law firm with offices in Bridgeport, Westport and Orange, was elected to serve as the president of the Connecticut Bar Association (CBA) during the 2016-17 bar year. In his role as principal, Frank represents business and municipal clients in the state and federal courts in Connecticut on a wide range of matters. His activities in the CBA include president-elect (2015-16), vice president (201415), chairman of the legislative
niture dealer with a furniture-services company and as a remanufacturer. Not only was his mother a breast cancer survivor, but two of Spannaus’ Connecticut-based employees have been affiliated with the disease during his tenure with The Atlantic Group. He was the highest individual fundraiser for the past two years, raising more than $20,000 to support the organization.
UNITED WAY RECEIVES MAJOR FOUNDATION GRANT Danbury-based United Way of Western Connecticut (UWWC) – an organization that helps residents across northern Fairfield County, southern Litchfield County and the city of Stamford by focusing on education, income and health – received a grant to help prepare incoming kindergarteners at Park Avenue School in Danbury for a successful school year. The Grossman Family Foundation has awarded UWWC funds to support Kindergarten Summer Skills, a four-week
program held at Park Avenue School, for at least 25 students who will be entering the school in the fall. The program targets lower-income children whose parents may be unable to afford formal preschool and children who have been identified as needing additional help. The program will include bus transportation and free breakfast and lunch. Children will receive help with social and classroom skills to ensure that their first classroom experience is a positive one.
policy and review committee, co-chairman of the diversity and inclusion committee and member of the business law section, federal practice section, litigation section, veterans and military affairs section, municipal law committee and pro bono committees. As CBA president, Frank is the spokesperson for the association. He presides over the meetings of the House of Delegates and the Board of Governors and appoints chairman of each of the CBA’s more than 40 sections.
Monte E. Frank
GOOD THINGS HAPPENING GRACE FARMS FIGHTS FOR JUSTICE
HILL PARTICIPATES IN FCCBN’S POWER LUNCHEON Tom Hill III, owner of Tom Hill Realty & Investments LLC, a commercial realty firm in Waterbury, participated in the Fairfield County Commercial Brokers Network’s (FCCBN) Building and Land Technology power luncheon with the New Haven Commercial Investment Division. Hill and other brokers met with the board of directors of the Greater New Ha-
ven Middlesex Realtors to learn more about the water authority and economic development in the Stamford region. Hill is also a producer and business commentator of the “Special Edition Sunday” show on WATR 1320-AM in Waterbury every Saturday, and a race announcer, color commentator and paddock reporter at Lime Rock Park.
KIDS IN CRISIS EARNS TOP RATING Kids in Crisis based in Cos Cob, a complimentary, 24-hour agency providing emergency shelter, crisis counseling and community educational programs for children and families dealing with crises, received a four-star rating – the highest rating available – from Charity Navigator, an independent charity evaluator, for its commit-
ment to industry best practices, including accountability and transparency. Since 2002, Charity Navigator has awarded only the most fiscally responsible organizations a four-start rating. Since it was founded in 1978, Kids in Crisis has helped more than 132,000 Connecticut children and families.
PFORZHEIMER NAMED EY ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR Andy Pforzheimer, co-founder and CEO of Barteca Restaurant Group, received the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2016 Award. The award recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and success in areas, including innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. An independent panel of judges selected Pforzheim-
er and the award – now in its 30th year – was presented at a gala event held at the New York Marriot Marquis, June 22. Pforzheimer is responsible for overseeing the growth and execution of Barteca Restaurant Group’s two concepts: Barcelona Wine Bar and bartaco. As a New York award winner, he is now eligible for consideration for the Entrepreneur of the Year 2016 national program.
Top row, from left: Annmarie Boulay of The Underground; Brian Sibley of the New Haven State's Attorney’s office; Jillian Gilchrest of Connecticut Trafficking in Persons Council; and Jim Ehrman of Love 146. Middle row, from left: Krishna Patel of Grace Farms Foundation and Alicia Kinsman Kinsman of International Institute of Connecticut. Bottom row, from left: Diane Urban of the Connecticut House District 43 and Kevin Kane, Chief State's Attorney.
Grace Farms Foundation, the philanthropic arm of New Canaan-based Grace Farms - a center for nature, arts, justice, community and faith – was involved in the passing of a Connecticut state law that strengthens existing anti-trafficking laws. Through Krishna Patel, the foundation’s director of justice initiatives, the foundation was involved in drafting amendments to the law, which was submitted to the
Connecticut Trafficking in Persons Council for consideration. The law, Public Act No. 16-71, will bolster existing state traffic legislation, expanding the age of the protected person in various statutes from 16-18 years old and requires state’s attorney and municipal chief of police to report the number of investigations and prosecutions involving missing children in the state of Connecticut.
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CARTUS AWARDS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS TO THREE
LOCKWOOD-MATHEWS SPOTLIGHTS CONEY ISLAND
DATES JULY 11
ABRI/Homes for the Brave is hosting its 12th annual golf classic and lobster bake to support veterans experiencing homelessness, 11 a.m. registration and barbeque lunch, 1 p.m. shotgun start, 5:30 p.m. passed hors d’oeuvres and 6 p.m. open bar, lobster bake dinner, awards and auction, at the Racebook Country Club, 246 Derby Ave., Orange. To register, visit racebook.org.
JULY 12 Maxwell Greene
“Coney Island Cyclone What a Ride” by Gail Ingis, oil on canvas. 2016. Photograph courtesy Marti Cohn, 2015.
Norwalk’s Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum (LMMM) is opening “Coney Island: Visions from the Boardwalk,” a new exhibition by Gail Ingis-Claus, July 14 through Sept. 30, 295 West Ave., Norwalk, with a reception Sept. 8, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Inspired
by memories of Coney Island, the artist depicts this resort through a collection of 25 works. The reception, sponsored by Investmark, will include a book signing by Ingis-Claus of her newly released novel, “Indigo Sky,” and a dance demonstration by
a ballroom dancing duo inspired by the 1960s music once performed at Coney Island. The exhibit will be on view as part of LMMM’s tours, Wednesdays through Sundays, at noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. For more, visit lockwoodmathewsmansion.com.
JULY 13
SILVER HILL WELCOMES MICKLEY Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan announced that Diane Mickley joined the eating disorders treatment program as a consultant. Mickley is the founder and president of the Wilkins Center for Eating Disorders in Greenwich and the former president of the American Anorexia and Bulimia Association and the National Eating Disorders Association. She is also an assistant clinical
professor in the department of psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine and emeritus staff at Greenwich Hospital. Mickley works closely with Erin Kleifield, the hospital’s eating disorder program director. She will provide internal medicine consultations when needed and can also be available to patients and families to discuss treatment planning.
Katie Reilly
RISKIN RECOGNIZED AS ‘EDUCATOR OF EXCELLENCE’
Brittany Dinkins
ONSF Mini-Med School class of 2016 receive their certificates of completion.
Ross A Riskin accepts his award from John Turgeon of CohnReznick LLP.
ONSF, a Greenwich-based nonprofit dedicated to researching the causes and treatment of orthopedic injuries and musculoskeletal conditions, in alliance with Greenwich Hospital, recently held its fourth ONSF MiniMed School program at the ONSF Arthroscopy, Surgical Skills and Biomechanical Research Lab, June 27-30. The program provided 17 high
The Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants (CTCPA) presented Ross A. Riskin, assistant professor of accounting and finance for Albertus Magnus College with an “Educator for Excellence” award in the four-year college/university category at the organization’s recognition reception held at the Aqua Turf Club
school students with a hands-on experience in the world of medicine, including casting, suturing, scrubbing, the operating room environment and ultrasound. These students were nominated by the science departments at their respective high schools and then selected by ONSF program chairmen to determine a final class size of 15-17 students.
in Plantsville. Riskin is the vice president of Riskin & Riskin PC in Orange and managing member of Riskin Advisory LLC in Orange. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Fairfield University and a master personal financial planner certificate and master’s degree in taxation from Bentley University.
The Ridgefield Playhouse is featuring the Zerbini Family Circus, 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. at East Ridge Middle School, 10 Ridge Road, Ridgefield. Later that evening, Trombone Shorty and his band are performing at The Ridgefield Playhouse, 8 p.m., 80. E. Ridge Road, Ridgefield. For more, call the box office at 203-438-5795.
JULY 14
Diane Mickley
ONSF GRANTS STUDENTS UNIQUE MEDICAL EXPERIENCE
SCORE Fairfield County and co-sponsor Darien Library are presenting, “Starting & Managing a Successful Nonprofit Organization in Connecticut,” 6-8 p.m. at the Darien Library, 1441 Post Road, Darien. Check-in begins 5:30 p.m. Guest speaker includes Cliff Ennico. To register, visit scorefairfieldcounty.org.
Danbury-based Cartus Corp., a global relocation services company, awarded three scholarships to children of its employees to help families meet the rising costs of tuition. The awardees and their scholarships included $2,000 to Maxwell Greene of Brewster, N.Y., who plans to study neuroscience at the University of Scranton; $1,000 to Katie Reilly of Newtown, who plans to study marketing at the University of Delaware; and Brittany Dinkins of Renton, Wash., who plans to study premedicine and business at the University of Redlands. This is the seventh year that Cartus has offered its scholarship awards. To date, the company has distributed $29,000 to college-bound children of Cartus employees.
Bruce Museum is featuring “Summer Night in Paris!” an evening of French food, wine, music and “Electric Paris,” the museum’s art show, 6-10 p.m., 1 Museum Drive, Greenwich. To register, visit brucemuseum.org. SCORE Fairfield County and co-sponsor the Ferguson Library are presenting “Growing Your Business Through Barter,” a complimentary small-business workshop, 6-8 p.m. at the Ferguson Library, 96 Broad St., Stamford. Guest speaker includes Jay Mininberg. To register, visit scorefairfieldcounty.org.
JULY 14-17 The Greenwich Chamber of Commerce is presenting its 2016 Greenwich Sidewalk Sale Days, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday. The annual event is featuring more than 110 retail stores, attracting shoppers to Greenwich Avenue and the nearby streets in downtown Greenwich to find savings and values on clothing, jewelry, shoes, gifts and more. For more, visit greenwichchamber.com.
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FACTS Mygatt, Peter, Ridgefield, contractor for self. Construct a new bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 350 Old Branchville Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed June 24. NLD Carpentry LLC, contractor for Perreault, Mariya J. and Sean R. Perreault. Add to and renovate the interior of an existing single-family residence at 4 Sunset Drive, Danbury. Estimated cost: $230,000. Filed June 20. Norwalk Senior Housing, Norwalk, contractor for self. Pour the foundation for new housing at 123 Richards Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $2.5 million. Filed June 23. Oracz, Lukasz, Norwalk, contractor for self. Remove a kitchen and add walls to an existing single-family residence at 6 Raymond Terrace, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed June 24. Palladino, Anthony, Danbury, contractor for self. Construct a new single-family residence with two and one-half bathrooms and a two-car garage at Chambers Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $350,000. Filed June 22. Passano, Dawn M., Danbury, contractor for self. Renovate a kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 22 Driftway Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed June 22. PDHI LLC, Naugatuck, contractor for 17 Mill View Terrace LLC. Remodel the kitchen and full bathrooms in an existing single-family residence at 17 Mill View Terrace, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $35,000. Filed June 6. Pell, Jennifer and Philip Pell, Ridgefield, contractor for self. Finish the storage area in a barn on the property of an existing single-family residence at 574 Ridgebury Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed June 17. Pierce, Bruce, contractor for Webb. Strip and reroof an existing singlefamily residence at 12 Stage Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $7,400. Filed March 24. Pierce, Bruce, contractor for Darlene Zalutko. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at West Kenosia Avenue, Danbury. Estimated cost: $5,400. Filed June 14. Pierce, Bruce, contractor for Joseph M. Castagno and Doris E. Castagno. Remodel the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 13 Lindencrest Drive, Danbury. Estimated cost: $7,500. Filed June 22. Pinkham, Allison and Justin Pinkham, Ridgefield, contractor for self. Finish the basement in an existing single-family residence and build a playroom area at 251 Keeler Drive, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $46,400. Filed June 24.
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Power Home Remodeling Group Inc., Chester, Pa., contractor for Philip Hanna and Candice J. Hanna. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 96 Hayestown Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $24,000. Filed June 21.
Schneider, Peter, Bethel, contractor for Joanne Baird Lurato. Remodel the bathroom and closet in an existing single-family residence and add a shower at 165 Lounsbury Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $35,000. Filed June 24.
Power Home Remodeling Group Inc., Chester, Pa., contractor for Eugene Rowan. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 15 Lawn St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed June 16.
Siburtek LLC, Redding, contractor for Kristin Abbott and Christopher Glidden. Convert the garage into a family room in an existing singlefamily residence and extend the mudroom at 50 Spire View Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $300,000. Filed June 14.
Power Home Remodeling Group Inc., Chester, Pa., contractor for Angel Urbina and Gloria Urbina. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 6 Grand St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $28,423. Filed June 16. Pugner, Lorette and Harry J. Pugner, Danbury, contractor for self. Strip and reroof an existing singlefamily residence at 40 Park Ave., Danbury. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed June 22. Pun, Nancy, Norwalk, contractor for self. Expand a deck attached to an existing single-family residence at 12 Lacey Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $6,500. Filed June 14. Pyramid Construction LLC, Stamford, contractor for Windsway Condominium. Repair and replace the front entry on an existing single-family residence at 49 Day St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $270,000. Filed June 24. Renzulli Association Mobile Home Park, Norwalk, contractor for self. Add a deck with a roof to an existing single-family residence at 505 Westport Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed June 17. Richard’s Construction & Restoration, Norwalk, contractor for Athena Property Solutions LLC. Add two decks to an existing single-family residence and a shed at 41 Mohawk Drive, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $51,000. Filed June 22. Richter, Ronald F., contractor for the city of Danbury. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 3 Fairfield Ridge, Danbury. Estimated cost: $4,800. Filed June 16. Richter, Ronald F., contractor for Malcolm M. Brodie and Carol A. Brodie. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 55 Golden Hill Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $4,800. Filed June 20.
Siburtek LLC, Redding, contractor for John Tempesta. Replace the kitchen and relocate the recessed lighting in an existing single-family residence at 35 Lost Mine Place, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed June 24. Solar City, Rocky Hill, contractor for Luis A. Jinin. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 31 Forest Ave., Danbury. Estimated cost: $18,330. Filed June 21. Solar City, Rocky Hill, contractor for Donna M. Butler. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 5 Ford Lane, Danbury. Estimated cost: $43,381. Filed June 22. Solar City, Rocky Hill, contractor for Fortino Escalante. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 21 Leuvine St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $17,108. Filed June 23. Solheim, Carol, Norwalk, contractor for self. Renovate the bathrooms in an existing single-family residence at 3 Sycamore St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed June 23. Spencer, Leslie, Ridgefield, contractor for self. Add a two-story garage with a mudroom and kitchen to an existing single-family residence at 155 Limestone Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $134,000. Filed June 20. Stasio Inc., contractor for Joshua Friedman. Legalize a finished basement in an existing single-family residence at 11 Boulevard, Unit 1-2, Danbury. Estimated cost: $7,500. Filed June 23. Sturges Brothers Inc., Ridgefield, contractor for self. Finish the basement in an existing single-family residence and build a playroom area at 80 Golf Lane, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $80,000. Filed June 3.
Salvino, Ann and Alfred Salvino, Norwalk, contractor for self. Create a full bathroom and laundry room in an existing single-family residence at 23 Olmstead Place, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed June 13.
Sunrun Installation Services Inc., San Francisco, Calif., contractor for Franco Dellolio. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 114 Dry Hill Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $14,000. Filed June 22.
Saradin, Scott and Mario Romano, Ridgefield, contractor for self. Add a deck and staircase to an existing single-family residence at 11 Evergreen Place, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed June 1.
Sunrun Installation Services Inc., San Francisco, Calif., contractor for Wilfredo Collazo. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 41 Ohio Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $14,000. Filed June 13.
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FIGURES Sunrun Installation Services Inc., San Francisco, Calif., contractor for Giannina Figureroa. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 67 Maple St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $14,000. Filed June 13. Sunrun Installation Services Inc., San Francisco, Calif., contractor for Richard Crawford. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 5 Winnipauk Drive, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $23,000. Filed June 13. THD at Home Services Inc., Shrewsbury, Mass., contractor for Genevieve M. Wolhfarth. Remove and replace the windows on an existing single-family residence at 76 Topstone Drive, Danbury. Estimated cost: $3,013. Filed June 23. THD at Home Services Inc., Atlanta, Ga., contractor for Marie Joseph and Jean Joseph. Replace the windows in an existing single-family residence at 57 Ferris Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $1,965. Filed June 20. THD at Home Services Inc., Shrewsbury, Mass., contractor for Fong Tak Cheung. Replace the windows in an existing single-family residence at 9 Lacy Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $11,850. Filed June 13. The Barnyard Enterprises Inc., Ellington, contractor for Adam Rolowicz and Heidi Rolowicz. Add a storage shed to the property of an existing single-family residence at 60 Tally Ho Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $17,280. Filed June 6. Toll CT II LP, Newtown, contractor for Toll CT III Limited. Finish the basement in an existing single-family residence and add a family room at 50 Country View Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $10,200. Filed June 13. Torres, Nilo A. and Jessica Patino, Danbury, contractor for self. Add a new porch and a half bathroom to an existing single-family residence at 47 Pleasant, Danbury. Estimated cost: $4,750. Filed June 14. Trintity Heating & Air Inc., Cheshire, contractor for Toyt Alladin and Helen Alladin. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 52 Scribner Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $22,750. Filed June 14. Tummes, Arthur, Ridgefield, contractor for self. Add a wood deck with stairs to an existing single-family residence at 186 Old Stagecoach Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed June 16. Varian, Lillian and Thomas Varian, Ridgefield, contractor for self. Remove the deck and replace the greenhouse on the property of an existing single-family residence at 15 Strawberry Ridge Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed June 15.
Vase Management LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for Lucy Ackemann. Elevate an existing single-family residence and add a rear deck and a onecar garage at 58 Harbor View Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $116,800. Filed June 21. Weatherite Systems LLC, contractor for Rollingwood Condominium Association. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 25-32 Andover Court, Building 27, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $26,156. Filed March 27.
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 111 Century Plaza LLC, et al., Monroe. Filed by Lisa Roberto, Monroe. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ganim Legal PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that she tripped on a cracked entrance way owned by the defendants and sustained injuries. This dangerous condition was allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendants and their employees in that they failed to properly fill in the crack of their entrance. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other relief as in law and equity may appertain. Case no. FBT-cv16-6057716-S. Filed June 23. Allstate Power Vac Inc., et al., Hartford. Filed by Minerva Feliciano, Trumbull. Plaintiff’s attorney: William J. Varese, Trumbull. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that she was hit by debris when a sewer line exploded and sustained injury. This accident allegedly occurred due to the negligence of the defendants and their employees in that they failed to take precautions to prevent the underground explosion. The plaintiff claims monetary damages and such other and further relief as the court deems fair and equitable. Case no. FBT-cv16-6057768-S. Filed June 24. Big Lots Stores Inc., Columbus, Ohio. Filed by Cecil Young, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Dana P. Lonergan, Trumbull. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that he fell while sitting on a lawn chair in a store 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 allowed customers to sit on their chairs in the store. The plaintiff claims monetary damages and such other and further relief as the court deems fair and equitable. Case no. FBT-cv16-6057719-S. Filed June 23.
DAP Enterprises LLC, et al., Milford. Filed by Rosalina Padro, 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. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs. Case no. FBT-cv16-6057555-S. Filed June 17. Family Dollar Stores of Connecticut Inc., et al., Hartford. Filed by Shamika Bryant, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Bradley Law Group LLC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that she slipped on stairs in a store owned by the defendants and sustained injuries. This dangerous condition was allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendants and their employees in that failed to remedy the wet spots on their stairs. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000 and such other relief as this court may deem equitable and just. Case no. FBT-cv16-6057681-S. Filed June 22. Fox Pest Control-Atlanta LLC, et al., Stockbridge, Ga. Filed by Andrew J. Sember, Trumbull. Plaintiff’s attorney: Dombroski Hillis LLC. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that he was hit by a car owned by the defendants and driven by an employee of the defendants. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs. Case no. FBT-cv16-6057603-S. Filed June 20. Geico General Insurance Co., Hartford. Filed by Sandra Jester, Weston. Plaintiff’s attorney: Christina Hanna, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendant alleging that she collided with an underinsured motorist and suffered injury. The insurance policy carried by the underinsured motorist is inadequate to fully compensate for the damages. The plaintiff alleges that her injuries are the legal responsibilities of her insurance company, the defendant. The plaintiff claims judgment and money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs. Case no. FBT-cv16-6057609-S. Filed June 20. Ingersoll Rand Co., et al., Hartford. Filed by Roselle Page, Groton. Plaintiff’s attorney: Embry and Neusner, Groton. Action: The plaintiff has brought this product liability suit against the defendants alleging that her husband was forced to be exposed to asbestos fibers and materials manufactured by the defendants during the course of his work. The defendants failed to advise the plaintiff’s husband of the dangerous characteristics of asbestos and failed to provide a safe working environment for the plaintiff’s husband. As a result, the husband allegedly died. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, punitive and exemplary charges and such other relief as this court may deem proper. Case no. FBT-cv16-6057706-S. Filed June 23.
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Inspiration Unlimited LLC, Westport. Filed by Modular Space Corp., Chicago, Ill. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ignal, Napolitano & Shapiro PC, Bridgeport. 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 under a lease agreement. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance of $25,358 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages, court costs and such other relief as the court deems just and proper. Case no. FBT-cv16-6057605-S. Filed June 20.
Silver Medical LLC, et al., Norwalk. Filed by Kelly Capps, Monroe. Plaintiff’s attorney: George W. Ganim Jr., Milford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that she slipped on a hole on property owned by the defendants and sustained injuries. This dangerous condition was allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendants and their employees in that they failed to warn patrons of the dangerous and hazardous condition. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs. Case no. FBT-cv16-6057601-S. Filed June 20.
Walmart Stores Inc., Hartford. Filed by Carita Stephens, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Cohen and Wolf PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that she slipped on a pool of oil 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 defendant and its employees. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000 and such other relief as this court may deem equitable and just. Case no. FBT-cv16-6057668-S. Filed June 21.
L & B Remodeling LLC, et al., Ridgefield. Filed by Bella Bravo, Stratford. Plaintiff’s attorney: James O. Gaston, 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. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs. Case no. FBT-cv16-6057557-S. Filed June 17.
Ssaris Advisors LLC, Wilton. Filed by De Lage Landen Financial Services Inc., Wayne, Pa. Plaintiff’s attorney: Evans, Feldman & Associates LLC, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that they had failed to make monthly rental payments to the plaintiff under contract. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance of $108,828 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages, court costs and attorney’s fees. Case no. FBT-cv16-6057725-S. Filed June 24.
Xynaptica Corp., Tarpon Springs, Fla. Filed by Emilio Reveron, Fairfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Perkins & Associates, Woodbridge. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that he slipped on an icy surface owned by the defendant and sustained injury. This icy condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendant and its employees in that they allowed ice to accumulate on their parking lot. The plaintiff claims monetary damages and such other and further relief as the court deems fair and equitable. Case no. FBT-cv16-6057717-S. Filed June 23.
Safeco Insurance Company of Illinois, et al., Hartford. Filed by Maria Miranda, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith, Danbury. 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, the defendants. The plaintiff claims judgment and money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs, punitive and exemplary damages and double or treble damages. Case no. FBT-cv16-6057615-S. Filed June 21. Sentinel Insurance Company Ltd., et al., Hartford. Filed by Michael Ushka, Southbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ignal, Napolitano & Shapiro 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, the defendants. The plaintiff claims judgment and money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs, punitive and exemplary damages and double or treble damages. Case no. FBT-cv16-6057687-S. Filed June 22.
UIL Holdings Corp., et al., New Haven. Filed by Nell Garcia, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Cooper Sevillano LLC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that she tripped on a cracked sidewalk owned by the defendants and sustained injuries. This dangerous condition was allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendants and their employees in that they failed to properly fill in the sidewalk after excavating it. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs. Case no. FBT-cv16-6057666-S. Filed June 21. Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc., et al., Hartford. Filed by Tanisha Howard, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Perkins & Associates, Woodbridge. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that she slipped on an icy surface owned by the defendants and sustained injury. This icy condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendants and their employees. The plaintiff claims monetary damages within the jurisdiction of the court and such other and further relief as the court deems fair and just. Case no. FBT-cv16-6057769-S. Filed June 24.
DANBURY SUPERIOR COURT Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Co., et al., Hartford. Filed by Jessica Duque, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: The Flood Law Firm LLC, Middletown. 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, the defendants. The plaintiff claims judgment and money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs. Case no. DBD-cv16-6020103-S. Filed June 21. Jewelers Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Neenah, Wis. Filed by Franklin Enterprises Inc., Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Evans & Lewis LLC, Bethel. Action: The plaintiff has brought this insurance suit against the defendants alleging that it purchased business insurance. The plaintiff sustained damages to their business, has made a demand for insurance coverage yet has not received payment, causing damages. The plaintiff claims payment under the policy, costs and such other relief as the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-cv16-6020110-S. Filed June 22.
FIGURES Marty Motors Inc., et al., Ridgefield. Filed by Daniel Aziere, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: The Flood Law Firm LLC, Middletown. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that he slipped on an icy surface owned by the defendants and sustained injury. This icy condition was allegedly allowed to exist due the negligence of the defendants and their employees in that they failed to spread sand, salt or abrasive materials on the icy surface. The plaintiff claims monetary damages within the jurisdiction of the court and such other and further relief as the court deems fair and just. Case no. DBD-cv16-6020100-S. Filed June 21. Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange, Hartford. Filed by Michael James Reed, New Canaan. Plaintiff’s attorneys: Maher and Murtha LLC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendant alleging that he collided with an underinsured motorist and suffered injury. The insurance policy carried by the underinsured motorist is inadequate to fully compensate for the damages. The plaintiff alleges that his injuries are the legal responsibilities of his insurance company, the defendant. The plaintiff claims judgment and money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs. Case no. DBD-cv16-6020084-S. Filed June 20.
STAMFORD SUPERIOR COURT Clover Co. Ltd., et al., Korea. Filed by State Farm Fire and Casulty Co., Bloomington, Ill. Plaintiff’s attorney: Donald P. Cianci, Columbia. Action: The plaintiff has brought this insurance suit against the defendants alleging that the plaintiff insured a residence in Greenwich. The defendant allegedly installed a water cooler in the residence. The water cooler allegedly leaked due to the negligence of the defendants, causing damages, which the plaintiff was forced to pay out to cover. The plaintiff claims money damages and post judgment interest. Case no. FST-cv16-6028938-S. Filed June 20. Cove Laundry Inc., et al., Stamford. Filed by the city of Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: John P. Regan, 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 property taxes due. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding balance due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages, interest, attorney’s fees, costs and any such other relief that the court deems fair and equitable. Case no. FST-cv16-6028932-S. Filed June 20.
Lillian August Designs Inc., Hartford. Filed by Persian Gallery Co. Inc., New York, N.Y. Plaintiff’s attorney: Mark Sank & Associates LLC, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this property damage suit against the defendant alleging that it negligently stored the plaintiff’s rug, causing damages. The plaintiff claims monetary damages, statutory pre-judgment interest, postjudgment interest, costs and such other legal and equitable relief as the court may deem appropriate. Case no. FST-cv16-6028977-S. Filed June 22. Lima’s Construction LLC, Norwalk. Filed by Geico, Fairfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Mazza and LeBlanc, Fairfield. Action: The plaintiff has brought this insurance suit against the defendant alleging that the plaintiff insured a vehicle. The defendant allegedly hit the vehicle, causing the plaintiff to pay out insurance damages. The plaintiff claims money damages in excess of $2,500 but less than $15,000. Case no. FST-cv16-6028960-S. Filed June 21. Pompanoosuc Mills Corp., Thetford, Vt. Filed by Post Plaza LLC, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Mark Sank & Associates 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 a credit account. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance of $375,000 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages, an order of reasonable weekly payments, statutory interest, attorney’s fees and such other and further legal relief as the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-cv16-6029000-S. Filed June 23. Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc., Greenwich. Filed by Robert Catino, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Tooher Wocl & Leydon LLC, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that he slipped on an icy surface owned by the defendant and sustained injury. This icy condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendant and its employees. The plaintiff claims monetary damages within the jurisdiction of the court and such other and further relief as the court deems fair and just. Case no. FST-cv16-6029007-S. Filed June 23. VLE Investments LLC, et al., Norwalk. Filed by American Express Bank FSB, Salt Lake City, Utah. Plaintiff’s attorneys: Zwicker & Associates, Enfield. 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 $12,382 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-cv16-6028982-S. Filed June 22.
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COMMITTEE DEEDS Keating, Rhonda and Michael J. Keating, Norwalk. Appointed committee: Mark A. Sank, Norwalk. Property: 1 Oliver St., Norwalk. Amount: $345,000. Docket no. FST-cv-156025080-S. Filed June 23. Kindle, John, et al., Stratford. Appointed committee: Cecilia Palumbo, Stratford. Property: 50 Birdseye St., Unit 314, Stratford. Amount: $126,000. Docket no. FBT-cv-13-6039186. Filed June 20. Matysek, Mira, et al., Ridgefield. Appointed committee: Gregg A. Brauneisen, Ridgefield. Property: 151 Armand Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $413,220. Docket no. DBD-cv-14-6015333-S. Filed June 15. Olmstead, John H., et al., Danbury. Appointed committee: Laura A. Goldstein, Danbury. Property: 209 Stadley Rough Road, Danbury. Amount: $200,000. Docket no. DBD-cv-126009960-S. Filed June 13. Rothe, Dennis R., et al., Brookfield. Appointed committee: Timothy R. Herring, Brookfield. Property: 9 Stony Brook Road, Brookfield. Amount: $280,153. Docket no. DBD-cv-156017872-S. Filed March 25.
COMMERCIAL 1680 Baldwin LLC, Danbury. Seller: Nilton Coelho, Danbury. Property: 25 Eden Drive, Danbury. Amount: $1. Filed June 13. 21 Juniper LLC, Westport. Seller: Adele Gallo, Westport. Property: 21 Juniper Road, Westport. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed June 24. Alpine Universal Inc., Vernon, Calif. Seller: Ten Hope Investors LLC, Stamford. Property: 110 Viaduct Road, Stamford. Amount: $4.5 million. Filed June 13. AMERCO Real Estate Co., Phoenix, Ariz. Seller: U.S. Bank NA, Miami Beach, Fla. Property: 1 and 3 Selleck St., Norwalk. Amount: $9.5 million. Filed June 17. AP 90th Street FLP, New Fairfield. Seller: Paul Marius Cristea and Constantin Tudoran, Ridgefield. Property: Unit 9 of Fox Hill Ridgefield Section III, Ridgefield. Amount: $215,000. Filed June 21. Barnum Professional Building LLC, Stratford. Seller: Jonathan Sabo, Stratford. Property: 2063 Barnum Ave., Stratford. Amount: $25,000. Filed June 21. Brookfield Global Relocation Services LLC, Burr Ridge, Ill. Seller: Edward F. Kaste and Renee A. Kaste, Ridgefield. Property: Lots 77 and 78, Map 2033, Ridgefield. Amount: $538,500. Filed June 23.
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FACTS Cedar Ridge Construction, Stratford. Seller: Joseph M. Sansone, Stratford. Property: 311 Washington Parkway, Stratford. Amount: $100,000. Filed June 16.
Norwalk Senior Housing LLC, Lower Falls, Mass. Seller: RAP II LLC, Norwalk. Property: Parcel A, Map 13787, Norwalk. Amount: $11.7 million. Filed June 17.
Cedar Ridge Construction, Stratford. Seller: Andrew Sokol, Stratford. Property: Lot 8, Candlewood Acres, Stratford. Amount: $121,000. Filed June 21.
One Fifteen LLC, Danbury. Seller: Kenneth Post and Eileen Post, Danbury. Property: Parcel X, Map 10408, Danbury. Amount: $175,000. Filed June 9.
EK Partners LLC, Stamford. Seller: Steven J., Stamford. Property: 34 Gurley Road, Stamford. Amount: $750,000. Filed June 13.
Pavilion Holdings LLC, Newburgh, N.Y. Seller: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Carrollton, Texas. Property: 27 Crows News Lane, Unit 15B, Danbury. Amount: $140,000. Filed June 6.
Exeter 500 Long Beach LLC, Plymouth Meeting, Pa. Seller: 500 Long Beach LLC, Stratford. Property: 500 Long Beach Blvd., Stratford. Amount: $8.2 million. Filed June 21. Exeter 500 Long Beach LLC, Plymouth Meeting, Pa. Seller: RMC 500 Long Beach LLC, Elmsford, N.Y. Property: 500 Long Beach Blvd., Stratford. Amount: $2.7 million. Filed June 21. Exeter 550 Long Beach LLC, Plymouth Meeting, Pa. Seller: 550 Long Beach LLC, Stratford. Property: 550 Long Beach Blvd., Stratford. Amount: $8.9 million. Filed June 21. Exeter 550 Long Beach LLC, Plymouth Meeting, Pa. Seller: RMC 550 Long Beach LLC, Elmsford, N.Y. Property: 550 Long Beach Blvd., Stratford. Amount: $3 million. Filed June 21. Exeter 600 Long Beach LLC, Plymouth Meeting, Pa. Seller: 600 Long Beach LLC, Stratford. Property: 600 Long Beach Blvd., Stratford. Amount: $7.3 million. Filed June 21. Exeter 650 Long Beach LLC, Plymouth Meeting, Pa. Seller: 650 Long Beach LLC, Stratford. Property: 650 Long Beach Blvd., Stratford. Amount: $11 million. Filed June 21. Fa Fa II LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Joyce Laitman, Westport. Property: 45 Maple St., Unit 1-D, Norwalk. Amount: $144,000. Filed June 20. Fit Properties LLC, Westport. Seller: 29 North Ave. LLC, Westport. Property: 29 North Ave., Westport. For no consideration paid. Filed June 22.
Profitable Properties LLC, Monroe. Seller: Charles T. Barnard Jr., Fairfax, Va. Property: Unit 164 of Oronoque Village Condominium 10, Stratford. Amount: $120,000. Filed June 16. Prospect Homes LLC, Stratford. Seller: Rhode Island Lights Inc., Shelton. Property: 81 Maple St., Stratford. Amount: $210,000. Filed June 16. Rap II LLC, Norwalk. Seller: George J. Nemeth Jr., Patricia Lato, Ronald Nemeth, John Nemeth and Mary Lou D’Andrea, Stamford. Property: 123 Richards Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $8.2 million. Filed June 17. Rap II LLC, Norwalk. Seller: George J. Nemeth Jr., Patricia Lato, Ronald Nemeth, John Nemeth and Mary Lou D’Andrea, Stamford. Property: 23 Platt St., Norwalk. Amount: $3.8 million. Filed June 17. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Oklahoma City, Okla. Seller: Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC, Coral Gables, Fla. Property: 28 Cross St., Danbury. For no consideration paid. Filed June 6. Sheikh Properties LLC, Easton. Seller: Mustak Amhed, Stamford. Property: 14 Orchard St., Stamford. Amount: $362,000. Filed June 16. Zavraho LLC, Easton. Seller: Taylor Gables LLC, Darien. Property: 9 Taylor Ave., Units A, B, C, D, E and F, Norwalk. Amount: $888,000. Filed June 13.
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GiGi Investments LLC, Ridgefield. Seller: Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, West Palm Beach, Fla. Property: 14 W. Branchville Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $247,400. Filed June 1.
Abreu, Ruby S., Stratford. Seller: Thomas A. Cecchino and Kathleen E. Sullivan-Cecchino, Stratford. Property: 26 Burbank Ave., Stratford. Amount: $274,000. Filed June 13.
Golden Vista LLC, Milford, Del. Seller: David Concepcion and Joann Concepcion, Ridgefield. Property: 3 Hunt Court, Ridgefield. Amount: $725,000. Filed March 31.
Adelizzi, Barbara and Joseph Adelizzi, New Fairfield. Seller: Michael A. Resner and Susan Resner, Danbury. Property: 1004 Cypress Drive, Danbury. Amount: $265,000. Filed June 21.
K2 Westport LLC, Westport. Seller: 279 North Ave. LLC, Westport. Property: 279 North Ave., Westport. Amount: $7.2 million. Filed June 24.
Akhter, Shamim and Mohammad M. Rashid, Stamford. Seller: Nicole Madere Efosa and Anthony Etpsa, Stamford. Property: 124 West Ave., Stamford. Amount: $385,000. Filed June 16.
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Alvarez, Carlos, Bridgeport. Seller: U.S. Bank NA, Coppell, Texas. Property: 2 Fox Run Road, Norwalk. Amount: $404,250. Filed June 16. Anton, Ariana N., Norwalk. Seller: Southport Properties 1030 LLC, Norwalk. Property: 3 Mulberry Lane, Norwalk. Amount: $306,000. Filed June 24. Bacilieri, Melanie and Patrick LeClair, Danbury. Seller: Frank Nicholas and Donna Nicholas, Danbury. Property: 2302 Eaton Court, Danbury. Amount: $320,000. Filed June 20. Bailey, Adrian, Brooklyn, N.Y. Seller: Raquel Fernandez, Danbury. Property: 32 Oil Mill Road, Unit 32, Danbury. Amount: $180,000. Filed June 7. Barrier, Maria S. and Victor T. V. Barrier, Fairfield. Seller: Barbara E. Baker and Joseph J. Baker Jr., Danbury. Property: 22 Sleepy Hollow Drive, Danbury. Amount: $160,000. Filed June 9. Barroso, Hidelma O., Danbury. Seller: John Gallagher and Amy Holloway-Gallagher, Danbury. Property: 26 Chambers Road, Danbury. Amount: $565,000. Filed June 6. Bell, Theresa C., Danbury. Seller: Ahmad A. Darwish and Amal Dajani Darwish, Brookfield. Property: 55 Mill Plain Road, Unit 3-4, Danbury. Amount: $215,000. Filed June 13. Bello, Erika and Richard Bello, Ridgefield. Seller: James Barry Ryan and Suzanne Enser Ryan, Ridgefield. Property: Parcel 22, Map 2845, Ridgefield. Amount: $518,000. Filed June 21. Berardi, Melissa and William B. Kegal, Norwalk. Seller: Robert S. McCracken and Deborah J. McCracken, Brookfield. Property: 3 Alexander Drive, Brookfield. Amount: $277,000. Filed March 25. Bergman, Meredith and Michael Bergman, Ridgefield. Seller: Jeannette O. LaForte, Ridgefield. Property: 85 Manor Road, Ridgefield. For an unknown amount paid. Filed June 15. Berman, Jessica and Jason Berman, Stamford. Seller: Newell R. Neulinger and Janet W. Neulinger, Stamford. Property: Lot 13, Map 3384, Stamford. Amount: $450,000. Filed June 16. Bevacqua, Lisa K. and Jonathan M. Brundige, Norwalk. Seller: Richard P. Brousseau Jr. and Jorge L. Ayala, Norwalk. Property: Fillow Street, Norwalk. Amount: $719,019. Filed June 14. Bibi, Ramzan and Wasim Nasir, Danbury. Seller: General Real Estate Holdings LLC, Danbury. Property: 15 Boughton St., Unit 7, Danbury. Amount: $169,900. Filed June 7. Bjorkman, Anna and Carl Bjorkman, Stamford. Seller: Thomas M. Avitabile, Stamford. Property: Harbor Drive, Unit B-5, Stamford. Amount: $6,700. Filed June 14.
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FIGURES Blackwood, Danicia A. and Andrew V. Blackwood, Danbury. Seller: Annette M. Zatkovich and Joseph J. Zatkovich III, Danbury. Property: 16 Eastwood Road, Danbury. Amount: $315,000. Filed June 6.
Chirinos, Juan, Mario Solis and Digna Chirinos, Norwalk. Seller: Paul Jimenez and Karen M. Jimenez, Norwalk. Property: 17 Saint John St., Norwalk. Amount: $500,000. Filed June 21.
Bongo, Kristi and Robert Bongo, Ridgefield. Seller: Edmond Rupprecht and Andrea P. Rupprecht, Ridgefield. Property: 239 Keeler Drive, Ridgefield. Amount: $840,000. Filed June 8.
Chronakos, Anna and John Chronakos, Whitestone, N.Y. Seller: Cirmin Development LLC, Douglaston, N.Y. Property: 7 Short Oak Drive, Brookfield. Amount: $334,900. Filed June 17.
Bookbinder, Susanne, Westport. Seller: Peter C. Keeler, Stamford. Property: 36 Hills Lane, Unit 36, Westport. Amount: $315,000. Filed June 15.
Chumana, Gladys Palacios and Victor Gavilanez Palacios, Danbury. Seller: Fred Bauer, Danbury. Property: 60 Forest Ave., Danbury. Amount: $317,500. Filed June 9.
Boyle, Brian, Reading, Mass. Seller: Rory S. Sullivan and Christine Sullivan, Stamford. Property: Lot 33, Map 3280, Stamford. Amount: $517,000. Filed June 23. Braccia, Joyce R., Norwalk. Seller: Lisa A. Sedlak, Norwalk. Property: 71 Aiken St., Unit E3, Norwalk. Amount: $240,000. Filed June 13. Breite, Christine A. and Shale A. Breite, Stamford. Seller: Matthew C. Miller and Ashley A. Miller, Stamford. Property: 85 Camp Ave., Unit 18B, Stamford. Amount: $436,000. Filed June 20. Brennan, Kristine Ann and Thomas J. Brennan, Tarrytown, N.Y. Seller: Richard Hume and Leslie Hume, Naples, Fla. Property: Lot 2, Map 1139, Ridgefield. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed June 10. Briody, Michelle L. and Daniel P. Briody, Ridgefield. Seller: Nan Perell, New York, N.Y. Property: 12 N. Valley Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $875,000. Filed June 7. Brophy, Kirsten, Mount Kisco, N.Y. Seller: Dawn Lisa Bliska-Messina, Norwalk. Property: 112 W. Norwalk Road, Norwalk. Amount: $210,000. Filed June 20. Brown, Melissa M. and Robert Brown, Stamford. Seller: A. Kurth Anderson, Stamford. Property: 75 Downs Ave., Stamford. Amount: $759,000. Filed June 17. Cherry, Nicole M. and Jason T. Cherry, Mason, Ohio. Seller: William F. Suess and Robin Suess, Ridgefield. Property: 197 Haviland Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed June 15. Chiapetta, Lynn M. and Frank P. Chiapetta, Stamford. Seller: John L. Accumanno and Anna M. Accumanno Stamford. Property: Lot 17, Map 7667, Stamford. Amount: $675,000. Filed June 17. Chimbo, Norma Liliana, Danbury. Seller: Margaret J. Dubrow, Palm Coast, Fla. Property: 8 Ridge Road, Danbury. Amount: $68,333. Filed June 9. Chimbo, Norma Liliana, Danbury. Seller: Matthew W. Scott, Brookfield. Property: 8 Ridge Road, Danbury. Amount: $68,333. Filed June 9.
Ciesielski, Crystal, Bronx, N.Y. Seller: Susan E. Knapp, Danbury. Property: 1 Long Ridge Road, Danbury. Amount: $249,900. Filed June 21. Ciglar, Lindsey and John Ciglar, Hoboken, N.J. Seller: 95 Crystal Lake Road LLC, Stamford. Property: 95 Crystal Lake Road, Stamford. Amount: $675,000. Filed June 16. Clarke, Natalie B. and Jeffrey B. Clarke, Norwalk. Seller: Beaver Dam Properties Inc., Hunt Valley, Md. Property: 194 Gregory Blvd., Norwalk. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed June 20. Condon, Shannon and Nicholas Condon, Stamford. Seller: Maureen McGraw, Norwalk. Property: 7 Murray St., Norwalk. Amount: $355,000. Filed June 17. Contreras, Cristina and Samuel Contreras, Norwalk. Seller: John Fabrizio III and Robert Fabrizio, Stamford. Property: 21 Maple St., Norwalk. Amount: $226,000. Filed June 22. Cordella, Jennifer and Richard Cordella, Trumbull. Seller: 16 Blue Ribbon LLC, Westport. Property: 16 Blue Ribbon Drive, Westport. Amount: $2.7 million. Filed June 17. Courtney II, Stephen J., Ridgefield. Seller: Irina Bular, Stamford. Property: 74 Davenport Drive, Stamford. Amount: $675,000. Filed June 13. Cowan, Collin C., Brooklyn, N.Y. Seller: Edward G. Share and Lucille M. Share, Danbury. Property: 8 Wood St., Danbury. Amount: $248,000. Filed June 7. Crispens, Kenneth S., Stamford. Seller: Kenneth S. Crispens and Natalie E. Ballantone, Stamford. Property: Lot 9, Map 9663, Stamford. For no consideration paid. Filed June 20. Crutchley, Kadisha and Dustine Crutchley, Norwalk. Seller: Nelson A. Caceres and Lorena Godoi-Caceres, Norwalk. Property: 12 Willow St., Norwalk. Amount: $460,000. Filed June 23. Cullin, Katherine and Curt D. Cullin, Stamford. Seller: Peter Sommerfield and Jennifer Rasch, Stamford. Property: 25 Davenport Farm Lane East, Stamford. Amount: $985,000. Filed June 23.
Cumming, Kristen and Christopher Cumming, Brookfield. Seller: Freida Kaffka, Brookfield. Property: 64 Meadow Brook, Brookfield. Amount: $262,000. Filed June 9. Dacosta, Christine M. and Michael F. Dacosta, Danbury. Seller: Robert F. Doyle and Eileen M. Doyle, Danbury. Property: 5 Westminster Road, Danbury. Amount: $424,000. Filed June 16. Dadigan, Jessica and Devin Dadigan, Stamford. Seller: Auerbach LLC, Stamford. Property: Unit 17F of Trump Parc Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $520,000. Filed June 14. Dampf, Sherre J. and Melissa L. Dampf, Stamford. Seller: Ramakrishna Nagaraj and Meera Ramakrishna, Stamford. Property: Unit E of Cobblestone Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $331,000. Filed June 13. D’Andrea, Craig D., Stamford. Seller: Janet Schneider, Bernice C. Shulman, Bonnie O’Sullivan, Martha Shulman and Karen Hannigan, West Hartford. Property: 517 and 519 Newfield Ave., Stamford. Amount: $400,000. Filed June 24. Dasmy, Jean Barthelemy and Jean K. Sigin, Norwalk. Seller: Jean Klebert Sigin, Norwalk. Property: Unit 3 of Belle Corners Condominium, Norwalk. For no consideration paid. Filed June 23. David, Barbara R., Stamford. Seller: Sze Hoay Ding, Stamford. Property: 476 Wire Mill Road, Stamford. Amount: $731,500. Filed June 16. Davidson, Brian H., Danbury. Seller: Jo-Ann Krol, Brookfield. Property: 148 Heatherwood Drive, Brookfield. Amount: $145,000. Filed June 1. Davis, Lauren M. and Michael D. Davis, Norwalk. Seller: James Duggan, Stamford. Property: Woodbine Street, Parcel A, Map 9616, Norwalk. Amount: $740,000. Filed June 24. Decicco, Victor, Stamford. Seller: Guy D. Mulford III and Maxene F. Mulford, Stamford. Property: 55 Riverside Ave., Unit 18, Stamford. Amount: $385,000. Filed June 20. DeFeo, Sandra W. and Neil P. DeFeo, Darien. Seller: Paul A. Fitzpatrick and Nancy A. Fitzpatrick, Lyme. Property: 9 Harbor Bluff Lane, Unit 1, Norwalk. Amount: $2.4 million. Filed June 15. DeFreitas, Jennifer L. and Brian T. DeFreitas, Norwalk. Seller: Jhona A. Montano, Norwalk. Property: 22 Harris St., Norwalk. Amount: $374,000. Filed June 15. DeGouveia, Rui D. and John Michael Raney, New York, N.Y. Seller: K & J Development LLC, Darien. Property: 56 Witch Lane, Norwalk. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed June 15.
FACTS Delmolino, Parker and Kyle Chapman, Stamford. Seller: Cristina Andreassi, Stamford. Property: 300 Broad St., Unit 801, Stamford. Amount: $285,000. Filed June 24.
Goldstein, Gina, Torrington. Seller: Christopher T. Goulden, Stratford. Property: 125 Warner Hill, Unit 76, Stratford. Amount: $96,500. Filed June 22.
Dembin, Matthew J., Southport. Seller: Thomas Fino, Westport. Property: Unit 44 of Strathmore Lane, Westport. Amount: $405,000. Filed June 20.
Gray, Ashley M., Stamford. Seller: Jesse Adam Chen and Yaner Li, Fairfield. Property: Unit 101 of Orva Partners Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $210,000. Filed June 16.
Dembin, Matthew J., Southport. Seller: Thomas Fino, Westport. Property: 44 Strathmore Lane, Norwalk. Amount: $405,000. Filed June 20. DeSousa, Anne R. and Sergio M. DeSousa, Danbury. Seller: Sarah Peck and Julie B. Barrows, Brookfield. Property: 183 Whisconier Road, Brookfield. Amount: $209,431. Filed June 6. Do, Y Hoan and Co Du, Danbury. Seller: Co Du and Y. Hoan Do, Danbury. Property: 6A Grove Place, Danbury. Amount: $1. Filed June 6. Do, Y Hoan and Co Du, Danbury. Seller: Co Du and Y. Hoan Do, Danbury. Property: 11 Locust Ave., Danbury. Amount: $1. Filed June 6. Do, Y Hoan and Co Du, Danbury. Seller: Co Du and Y. Hoan Do, Danbury. Property: 60 Oil Mill Road, Danbury. Amount: $1. Filed June 6. Dolan, Kristin and John Garcia, Stamford. Seller: Susan Banks, Norwalk. Property: 37 Deerwood Manor, Norwalk. Amount: $400,000. Filed June 24. Domincus, Shannon K. and Anthony M. Domincus, White Plains, N.Y. Seller: Toll CT III LP, Newtown. Property: 428 Center Meadow Lane, Danbury. Amount: $326,891. Filed June 14. Dow, Margaret L. and Michael M. Dow, Ridgefield. Seller: Michael M. Dow and Margaret L. Dow, Ridgefield. Property: 2 Aspen Ledges Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $1. Filed March 31. Dufel, Christopher J., Brookfield. Seller: George T. Tisano, Marion, Ind. Property: Lot 35, Hartford Road Company, Brookfield. Amount: $265,000. Filed June 9. Giraldo, Alvaro A. and Johanna A. Vasquez, Norwalk. Seller: John Bajda, Stratford. Property: Lot 82, Map 276, Stratford. Amount: $238,600. Filed June 20. Gold, Julie M., Brookfield. Seller: Cirmin Development LLC, Douglaston, N.Y. Property: Unit 1001 of Oak Meadows, Brookfield. Amount: $315,000. Filed June 22. Goldsmith, Yuliya B. and Peter H. Mitev, Greenwich. Seller: Charles C. Bonelli and Alexandra M. Bonelli, Ridgefield. Property: 198 North St., Ridgefield. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed June 16.
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Hitchman, O’Neil and Shuantier N. Yates, Stamford. Seller: James J. Santorella and Leslie A. Santorella, Norwalk. Property: 34 Crown Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $387,500. Filed June 22. Hlywa, Jacek, Norwalk. Seller: Elizabeth Kiamos, Norwalk. Property: 4 Bartlett Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $285,000. Filed June 17.
Gregory, Teresa A. and Ryan A. Gregory, Hoboken, N.J. Seller: Tracy Crane Hennessy, Westport. Property: 6 Greystone Farm Lane, Westport. Amount: $1.9 million. Filed June 20.
Hoiles, Pamela J., Stamford. Seller: David L. Sussan and Eileen Lynch Sussan, Stamford. Property: 141 Downs Ave., Stamford. Amount: $2.6 million. Filed June 15.
Griggs, Kelly and Ian Griggs, Stratford. Seller: Lourdes Lopez and Jose A. Lopez, Stratford. Property: 111 Riverview Place, Stratford. Amount: $195,000. Filed June 13.
Hong, Chee Min and Aryn D. Hong, Ridgefield. Seller: David W. Huntley and Joan O. Huntley, Ridgefield. Property: Lot 2, Map 4176, Ridgefield. Amount: $935,000. Filed June 7.
Gubitz, Karl, Rome, Italy. Seller: 164 Imperial Ave. LLC, Fairfield. Property: 164 Imperial Ave., Westport. Amount: $2.1 million. Filed June 16.
Horan, John G., Wilton. Seller: Michael F. Lepore, Norwalk. Property: 99 Silvermine Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $615,000. Filed June 20.
Guo, Ye, Millwood, N.Y. Seller: Thomas M. Duff and Beth L. Duff, Ridgefield. Property: 108 Rock Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $537,500. Filed June 23. Gupta, Ashim and Sireesha Edara, Lawrenceville, N.J. Seller: Jeffrey N. Cadan and Linda Cadan, Westport. Property: 6 Nutcracker Lane, Westport. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed June 15. Guthrie, Hughdeen, White Plains, N.Y. Seller: John J. Mancl and Mary L. Mancl, Norwalk. Property: 91 E. Rocks Road, Norwalk. Amount: $460,000. Filed June 20. Halliday, Suzanne M. and Steven N. Halliday, Bethel. Seller: Salvatore J. Tranchina, Katonah, N.Y. Property: 7001 Heartwood Lane, Danbury. Amount: $275,000. Filed June 7. Han, Gyeongyeon, Rocky Hill. Seller: Soobaek Jang, Bridgeport. Property: Apt. 178, Building 62 of Success Village Cooperative, Stratford. Amount: $50,000. Filed June 13. Hannah, Madeleine C. and Christopher J. Hannah, Norwalk. Seller: Alice Mahoney, New Canaan. Property: 15 Roosevelt St., Norwalk. Amount: $453,000. Filed June 15. Hawks-Ladds, Christine M. and Joshua A. Hawks-Ladds, Bolton. Seller: Deborah Weingrad, Norwalk. Property: 143 Hoyt St., Unit 4H, Stamford. Amount: $320,000. Filed June 17. Herrewyn, Jacob, Stratford. Seller: Jeffrey Williams and Elisabeth Morray, Stratford. Property: 575 Allyndale Drive, Stratford. Amount: $288,000. Filed June 20. Hintz, Brandon Max, Brooklyn, N.Y. Seller: Valerie Ciotti Hintz, London, England. Property: Unit 53 of Marina Bay Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed June 14.
FIGURES Joseph, Laura and Craig Joseph, Wayne, N.J. Seller: Bruce A. Horton and Linda S. Horton, Danbury. Property: 35 Tucker St., Danbury. Amount: $423,000. Filed June 15. Joseph, Shem A., Bronx, N.Y. Seller: Glenn D. Molles, Danbury. Property: 13 Lee Ave., Danbury. Amount: $235,000. Filed June 21. Judge, Joan and George Judge, Weston. Seller: 4 Berkshire Shores LLC, Newtown. Property: 4 Berkshire Drive, Brookfield. Amount: $339,000. Filed March 26. Jung, Charles, Stratford. Seller: Good For Three LLC, Stratford. Property: 535 Naraganset Lane, Unit B, Stratford. Amount: $187,500. Filed June 22. Kale, Prathamesh, Brookfield. Seller: Robert T. Seeley and Mary Seeley, Brookfield. Property: 99 Stony Hill Road, Brookfield. Amount: $357,500. Filed March 26.
Hrynewsky, Gloria, Trumbull. Seller: Charles Hrynewsky and Gloria Hrynewsky, Trumbull. Property: 1700 Broadbridge Ave., Unit C15, Stratford. Amount: $48,000. Filed June 14.
Kalivas, Marta Cristian and Marleen Kalivas, New York, N.Y. Seller: Richard Becker and Valerie Becker, Norwalk. Property: 41 Valley View Road, Norwalk. Amount: $457,800. Filed June 22.
Hucey, Conroy, White Plains, N.Y. Seller: Alan Mael and Lorie Somer Mael, Danbury. Property: 157 Clapboard Ridge Road, Danbury. Amount: $315,000. Filed June 13.
Karantonis, Helen and Antonios Karantonis, Stamford. Seller: U.S. Bank NA, West Palm Beach, Fla. Property: 61 Treat Ave., Stamford. Amount: $374,000. Filed June 23.
Ivey, Allegra and Matthew Brennan, Ridgefield. Seller: Duncan G. Coker, Ridgefield. Property: Lot 2, Map 8117, Ridgefield. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed June 24.
Keller, Robin and Michael Dal, Bedford, N.Y. Seller: Leah Harris and Gerald W. Harris Jr., Darien. Property: 12 East Beach, Norwalk. Amount: $3.2 million. Filed June 15.
Jacobs, Jennifer Ruth, Westport. Seller: Compo Capital LLC, Westport. Property: Lot 3, Map 4464, Westport. Amount: $950,000. Filed June 16.
Khan, Mohammed R., Stamford. Seller: Cleo Siderides, Stamford. Property: Lot 2, Map 8064, Stamford. Amount: $800,000. Filed June 17.
Jagush, Jan Maria, Woodbury. Seller: Johan T. Ahlberg, Danbury. Property: 1 Coach Hill Drive, Danbury. Amount: $429,000. Filed June 20.
Kono, Yuri and Thach S. Ho, Tarrytown, N.Y. Seller: Jessica C. Lombardi, Darien. Property: 177 West Ave., Unit 7, Stamford. Amount: $395,000. Filed June 15.
Jahnal, Judy T. and Ferdinand G. Jahnal, Setauket, N.Y. Seller: Clemens Stefani and Heather Stefani, Westport. Property: 12 Treadwell Ave., Westport. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed June 22. Jiuoi, Smail, Bridgeport. Seller: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 17 Paradiso St., Norwalk. Amount: $140,000. Filed June 14. Johnson, Orna D., Stratford. Seller: Catherine M. Carmona, Stratford. Property: 88 Stiles St., Stratford. Amount: $280,000. Filed June 16. Jones, Stephanie L. and Robert L. Lisi, Shelton. Seller: Cirmin Development LLC, Douglaston, N.Y. Property: 2 Oak Branch Drive, Brookfield. Amount: $359,900. Filed June 17. Joseph, Alain, Stamford. Seller: Paula D. Alexander, Norwalk. Property: Unit B-10 of Prospect Gardens, Norwalk. Amount: $157,000. Filed June 21.
Kos, Michael, Westport. Seller: James M. St. John and Sonia St. John, Westport. Property: 30 Hogan Trail, Westport. Amount: $769,000. Filed June 20. Longhurst, Daniel, White Plains, N.Y. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 11 Boulevard Drive, Unit 12-53, Danbury. Amount: $240,000. Filed June 16. Lopes, Cesar M., Danbury. Seller: Gustavson Properties LLC, Brookfield. Property: 24 Longview Drive, Brookfield. Amount: $60,000. Filed June 21. Lopes, Cesar M., Danbury. Seller: Gustavson Properties LLC, Brookfield. Property: 22 Longview Drive, Brookfield. Amount: $60,000. Filed June 21.
Louis, Stefanie and Rignald J. Louis, Norwalk. Seller: Terrance Patrick Rooney and Donna M. Rooney, Norwalk. Property: Lot 2, Bridge Street, Norwalk. Amount: $319,300. Filed June 20. Luizzi, Janet A. and Michael A. Luizzi, Brookfield. Seller: Michael A. Luizzi and Janet A. Luizzi, Brookfield. Property: Lot 26, Shamrock Drive, Brookfield. For no consideration paid. Filed June 20. Lupinaccci, Lorena, Stratford. Seller: Henry Adams, Stratford. Property: Lot 1, Map 8347, Stratford. Amount: $450,000. Filed June 15. Maccarella, Sol Huh and David Alan Maccarella, Stamford. Seller: Brookfield Global Relocation Services LLC, Brookfield. Property: 37 Island Heights Circle, Stamford. Amount: $490,000. Filed June 16. Macri, Michael J., Norwalk. Seller: John M. Medley, Norwalk. Property: 3 Sier Hill Road, Unit G1, Norwalk. Amount: $313,000. Filed June 21. Nacinovich, Annette J. and Mario Nacinovich, Brookfield. Seller: Mario Nacinovich and Annett J. Nacinovich, Brookfield. Property: 16 Overlook Drive, Brookfield. For no consideration paid. Filed June 20. Nassar, Tamar, Brookfield. Seller: Mashud Rana, Bristol. Property: 4 Farview Ave., Unit 1-3, Danbury. Amount: $60,000. Filed June 14. Navarro, Gloria and Jose Juan Cervantes, Norwalk. Seller: Raymond Gilbody, Norwalk. Property: 142 New Canaan Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $285,000. Filed June 22.
Nielsen, Lena M. and James E. Nielsen, Bridgeport. Seller: Alden Fraser, Stratford. Property: 9 Harvey Farms, Stratford. Amount: $307,000. Filed June 22.
FORECLOSURES Clara, Gladys, et al. Creditor: Citimortgage Inc., Calabasas, Calif. Property: 45 Homecrest Place, Stratford. Mortgage default. Filed June 17. Fiddler, Terry and Timothy Fiddler, et al. Creditor: Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Lewisville, Texas. Property: 175 Whisconier Road, Brookfield. Mortgage default. Filed June 8. Frengs Jr., Joseph J., et al. Creditor: U.S. Bank NA, Miamisburg, Ohio. Property: 15 Mudry Farm Road, Brookfield. Mortgage default. Filed June 22. Gilbertie, Michael A., et al. Creditor: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Columbus, Ohio. Property: 360 Main St., Westport. Mortgage default. Filed June 20. Lyons, Richard L., et al. Creditor: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 1361 Shippan Ave., Stamford. Mortgage default. Filed June 23. McCabe, William J., et al. Creditor: Citimortgage Inc., Calabasas, Calif. Property: 70 Blue Spruce Lane, Stamford. Mortgage default. Filed June 14. Rosecrans, Russell, et al. Creditor: Green Tree Servicing LLC, Tempe, Fla. Property: 8 Alvord St., Stratford. Mortgage default. Filed June 22.
Neal, Allison and Scott Graham, Chicago, Ill. Seller: Sallyann Zenko, Darien. Property: 26A Wilson Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed June 16.
Smith, Lyneen J., et al. Creditor: Pingora Loan Servicing LLC, Ewing, N.J. Property: 28 Filmore Ave., Danbury. Mortgage default. Filed June 20.
Neuman, Leah and Jonathan Hayner, Ridgefield. Seller: Joanne M. Broccoli, Ridgefield. Property: 139 Mimosa Circle, Ridgefield. Amount: $614,250. Filed June 1.
Syed, Asaduzzaman, et al. Creditor: Westville Condominium Association Inc., Danbury. Property: 15 Scuppo Road, Unit 103, Danbury. Delinquent common charges. Filed June 13.
Neuman, Russell, Danbury. Seller: Aileen M. Egan, Ridgefield. Property: 36 Catoonah St., Unit 17, Ridgefield. Amount: $295,000. Filed June 6.
Vajda, Laszlo, et al. Creditor: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 30 Hawley Glen, Stratford. Mortgage default. Filed June 15.
Nichols, Veronica A., Stratford. Seller: John Stark Nichols, Stratford. Property: 615 Short Beach Road, Stratford. Amount: $245,000. Filed June 15.
Wresilo, Suzanne, et al. Creditor: The Bank of New York Mellon, New York, N.Y. Property: 1344 Hope St., Stamford. Mortgage default. Filed June 20.
Niedermeier, Michele and Thomas Niedermeier Jr., Stratford. Seller: Daniel Slaybaugh and Lindsay Slaybaugh, Stratford. Property: 112 Ulrich Road, Stratford. Amount: $296,000. Filed June 17.
JUDGMENTS
Nielsen, Emily Beth, Danbury. Seller: Toll CT III LP, Newtown. Property: 43 Winding Ridge Way, Danbury. Amount: $698,480. Filed June 14.
Balsamo, John, Ridgefield. $32,000 in favor of United States of America, by Ellen Blain. Property: 22 Conant Road, Ridgefield. Filed June 1.
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FACTS Bardin, Joslyn, Danbury. $677 in favor of Western Connecticut Medical Group, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 22 Grove Place, Danbury. Filed March 31.
Ferraz, Antonio, Danbury. $500 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 73 Town Hill Ave., Danbury. Filed March 31.
Bata, Steven, Norwalk. $495 in favor of Standard Oil of Connecticut Inc., Bridgeport, by Philip H. Monagan, Waterbury. Property: 41 Cedar Crest Place, Norwalk. Filed June 17.
Fields, Michelle, Danbury. $1,171 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 8 Sylvan Road, Danbury. Filed March 31.
Biscia, Fabian H., Danbury. $1,021 in favor of Housatonic Valley Radiology, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 118 Forty Acre Mountain Road, Danbury. Filed March 31.
Jarrin, Norma, Danbury. $433 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 25 Hickory St., Danbury. Filed March 31.
Biscia, Fabian H., Danbury. $980 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 118 Forty Acre Mountain Road, Danbury. Filed March 31. Bueno, Daniel, Danbury. $507 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 51-71 Park Ave., Unit 2-13, Danbury. Filed March 31. Burdick, Allison and Kevin Burdick, Brookfield. $536 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 73 Laurel Hill Road, Brookfield. Filed June 14.
Jones, Johnnie, Stratford. $966 in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, Calif., by London & London, Newington. Property: 50 Audi Lane, Stratford. Filed June 21. Kemlage, Debra and Gerald Kemlage, Danbury. $930 in favor of Western Connecticut Medical Group, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: DePalma Lane, Danbury. Filed March 31. Kennedy, Anne L., Stamford. $18,064 in favor of U.S. Equities Corp., South Salem, N.Y., by Linda Strumpf, New Canaan. Property: 490 Scofieldtown Road, Stamford. Filed June 15.
Cacace, Jennifer, Brookfield. $1,165 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 12 Nancy Lane, Brookfield. Filed June 14.
Kennedy, Anne L., Stamford. $15,961 in favor of Capital One Bank (USA) NA, Richmond, Va., by the Law Offices Of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 490 Scofieldtown Road, Stamford. Filed June 23.
Campanaro, Melissa, Brookfield. $511 in favor of Western Connecticut Medical Group, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 19 Apache Drive, Brookfield. Filed June 14.
Knippel, Damaris, Brookfield. $1,217 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 102 Homestead Lane, Brookfield. Filed June 14.
Chowdhury, Jewel K., Norwalk. $1,213 in favor of Capital One Bank (USA) NA, Richmond, Va., by London & London, Newington. Property: 8 Woodbur Ave., Unit 2, Norwalk. Filed June 21.
Kruijs, Kathleen, Danbury. $1,573 in favor of Northeast Radiology, Brewster, N.Y., by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 17 Hillside St., Danbury. Filed March 31.
Cordero, Roger, Danbury. $564 in favor of Western Connecticut Medical Group, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 39 Barnum Road, Danbury. Filed March 31. Crain, Robert, Danbury. $1,218 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 35 E. Pembroke Road, Danbury. Filed March 31. Dileo, Rocco, Brookfield. $735 in favor of Norbert E. Mitchell Co. Inc., Danbury, by Philip H. Monagan, Waterbury. Property: 51 Riverford Road, Brookfield. Filed June 6. Edmonds, Annette and Edward Edmonds, Danbury. $1,126 in favor of Western Connecticut Medical Group, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 6 Chelsea Drive, Danbury. Filed March 31.
Lashley, Sally, Danbury. $465 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 114 Carol St., Danbury. Filed March 31. Lashley, Sally, Danbury. $1,204 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 114 Carol St., Danbury. Filed March 31. McCarley, Robinette, Danbury. $582 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 50 Clearview Ave., Danbury. Filed March 31. McGuire, Michael, Brookfield. $7,408 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 20 Allen Road, Brookfield. Filed June 14. Merritt, Marian and Kyle Merritt, Danbury. $415 in favor of Western Connecticut Medical Group, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 19 Hawthorne Cove Road, Danbury. Filed March 31.
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FIGURES
Murillo, Rosa N. and Victor L. Murillo, Danbury. $409 in favor of Norbert E. Mitchell Co. Inc., Danbury, by Philip H. Monagan, Waterbury. Property: 39 William St., Danbury. Filed March 31.
Stimmel II, Melvin E., Brookfield. $15,148 in favor of Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., by Jacobs & Rozich LLC, New Haven. Property: 32 Whisconier Village, Brookfield. Filed March 27.
Niiyama, Schinichi, Danbury. $1,637 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 10 Liberty St., Apt. 23, Danbury. Filed March 31.
Strempski, William, Danbury. $2,610 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 41 Lincoln Ave., Danbury. Filed March 31.
Norris, Jeannine and John Norris, Brookfield. $1,068 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 3 Obtuse Road South, Brookfield. Filed June 14.
Wardwillis, Carrie M., Danbury. $4,395 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 1701 Revere Road, Danbury. Filed March 31.
Norris, Jeannine and John Norris, Brookfield. $700 in favor of Danbury Diagnostic Imaging, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 3 Obtuse Road South, Brookfield. Filed June 14.
Yasinsky, Deborah and Michael Yasinsky, Danbury. $439 in favor of Western Connecticut Medical Group, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 7 Dean St., Unit 8, Danbury. Filed March 31.
Norris, Jeannine, Brookfield. $1,549 in favor of Danbury Diagnostic Imaging, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 3 Obtuse Road South, Brookfield. Filed June 14.
LEASES
Rikardsen, Karen, et al., Stamford. $13,643 in favor of American Integrity Restoration LLC, Glastonbury, by David R. Clemens, Glastonbury. Property: Parcel A, Map 12468, Stamford. Filed June 15. Romo Jr., Paulo, Brookfield. $77,885 in favor of Vale Properties LLC, Brookfield, by Christopher G. Winans, Danbury. Property: Lot 37, Map of Lake Shore, Brookfield. Filed June 16. Ruggieri, Shelly, Norwalk. $847 in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, Calif., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 10 Sheila Court, Norwalk. Filed June 24. Sadler, Corey, Brookfield. $401 in favor of Western Connecticut Medical Group, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 3 Candlewood Acres Road, Brookfield. Filed June 14. Sanchez, Fernando, Danbury. $565 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 12 Ninth Ave., Danbury. Filed March 31. Smith, Cora, Brookfield. $642 in favor of Danbury Diagnostic Imaging, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 20 Meadowbrook Road, Brookfield. Filed June 14. Smith, Robert and Johnnie Smith, Danbury. $847 in favor of Jay Marks, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 8 Park Ave., Danbury. Filed March 31. Somma, Carmelo, Norwalk. $696 in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, Calif., by London & London, Newington. Property: 17 Chelene Road, Norwalk. Filed June 21.
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Cellco Partnership, by David R. Heverling. Landlord: Wooster Square Development Corp., Danbury. Property: 301 Main St., Danbury. Term: 5 years, commenced Sept. 17, 2016. Filed June 6. Cellco Partnership, by David R. Heverling. Landlord: Berkshire Shopping Center LLC, Danbury. Property: 67 Newtown Road, Danbury. Term: 5 years, commenced Sept. 4, 2016. Filed June 6. ELRAC LLC, by Eric Stone. Landlord: Lordship Partners LLC, Fairfield. Property: 590 Lordship Blvd., Stratford. Term: 5 years, commenced June 11, 2011. Filed June 14. Gyeongyeon, Han, by self. Landlord: Success Village Apartments Inc., Bridgeport. Property: 178 Court D, Building 62, Stratford. Term: 38 years, commenced June 10, 2016. Filed June 13. Massa, Luis, by self. Landlord: Patriot Bank NA, Stamford. Property: 365-369 W. Main St. and 513 Elm St., Stamford. Filed June 24.
LIENS
FEDERAL TAX LIENSFILED Barrera, Ganimedes E., 37 Virgil St., Stamford. $90,345, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 21. Barry, Alan M., 32 Clapboard Ridge Road, Danbury. $117,094, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed June 7. Barry, Maximillian J., 11 Scuppo Road, Unit 107, Danbury. $113,481, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed June 7.
Benito, Jimmy A., 30 Crosby St., Apt. 517, Danbury. $27,629, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 21.
Hinckley, James M., 33 Locust Ave., Danbury. $20,350, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 21.
Berizzi, Donna and Stanford Berizzi, 141 Four Brooks Road, Stamford. $21,949, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 14.
Hines, Carolyn J., 5 Jefferson St., Apt. 1, Norwalk. $13,714, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 21.
Brown, L. Sarcletti and C. Brown, 33 Obtuse Road, Brookfield. $57,169, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 1. Cabanillas, Elba I. and Mario J. Cabanillas, 17 Knollwood Ave., Stamford. $6,018, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 21. Cabanillas, Mario J., 17 Knollwood Ave., Stamford. $34,429, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 21. Capria, Cara and Steven Christofor, 4 Ramapoo Hill Road, Ridgefield. $36,221, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 20. Cartagena, Luis F. Cruz, 705 Pacific St., Apt. 3, Stamford. $37,771, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 21. Cocco, Susan D., 513 Branchville Road, Ridgefield. $29,491, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 20. Commuter Cleaners of Stamford LLC, 141 Cove Road, Stamford. $29,597, payroll taxes and quarterly payroll taxes. Filed June 21. Coogan, Michael, 29 Crestview Lane, Danbury. $7,039, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 13. Craigue, Scott M., 6 N. Pleasant Rise, Brookfield. $41,926, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 13. Davidson, Robert G., 350 Bedford St., Suite 304, Stamford. $79,762, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 21. Davis, Jennifer D. and Paul J. Davis, 5 Lancaster Drive, Norwalk. $56,599, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 21. Dombrowski, Robert S., 160 Wardwell St., Apt. 3, Stamford. $38,609, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 21. Gelb, Ched, 1201 Washington Blvd., Apt. 220, Stamford. $19,531, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 14. Gilmore, Kina W. and Larry L. Gilmore, 39 Happy Hill Road, Stamford. $30,554, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 15. Gordon, Mitchell M., 233 New Canaan Ave., Norwalk. $258,332, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 14. Griffin, Timothy G., 583 Barrack Hill Road, Ridgefield. $504,834, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 6.
Isaku, Lulzime and Mergim Isaku, 52 Mitchell St., Stamford. $5,617, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 14. Jaunarena, Maria and George L. Rioseco, 26 Beaver Brook Road, Ridgefield. $43,304, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 20. Joseph, Edward, 80 Bayne St., Norwalk. $73,941, failure to collect or pay tax penalty. Filed June 14. Joseph, Sandra and Joseph Edward, 80 Bayne St., Norwalk. $13,500, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 14. Junget, Andre, 29 Jordan Lane, Stamford. $34,879, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 15. Kamladze, Robert, 500 Newfield Ave., Apt. 2H, Stamford. $32,960, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 21. Karpf, Russell, 234 Mountain Road, Ridgefield. $43,074, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 13. Kaspa, Marjan and Babak Hojjat, 56 Jordan Lane, Stamford. $53,762, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 14. Klucar, Slavomir, 29 Melrose Place, Stamford. $12,898, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 14. Levi, Benny, 42 Ingleside Ave., Norwalk. $756,647, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 14. McArdle, William, 23 Ironworks Road, Brookfield. $8,780, a tax debt on income earned. Filed March 31. Medical and Dental Staffing Services of Stamford, 27 Oak St., Stamford. $3,869, payroll taxes and corporate income taxes. Filed June 21. Moss, Johnsie M., P.O. Box 716, Stamford. $20,074, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 21. Noels, Jessica, 515 West Ave., Apt. PH61, Norwalk. $46,129, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 14. Pies on LLC, 122 Washington St., Norwalk. $2,723, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed June 14. R F H Company Inc., 79 Rockland Road, Norwalk. $11,599, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed June 21. Rodriguez, Joaquin, P.O. Box 123, Stamford. $24,982, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 14.
FACTS Roy S. Scarvey Landscaping, 173 Russet Road, Stamford. $13,435, payroll taxes and quarterly payroll taxes. Filed June 15.
Matthew Browne Construction Co. Inc., 60 Benson Road, Ridgefield. $4,305, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed June 20.
Ruther, Deborah and Thomas M. Ruther, 146 Dry Hill Road, Norwalk. $87,310, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 21.
Molina, Alicia and Samuel Molina, 1 Twin Oaks Lane, Westport. $23,887, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 13.
Saxer, Gary, 28 Grey Hollow Road, Norwalk. $16,314, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 21.
O’Connor, E. Varvaro and Kevin O’Connor, 41 Christian Lane, Brookfield. $42,771, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 13.
Smith, Fitzroy, 133 Tresser Blvd., Stamford. $78,271, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 21.
Olivarez, Carlos D., 18 Piave St., Stamford. $78,141, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 14.
Sutherland, James C., 12 Terrace Place, Unit 3A, Brookfield. $24,710, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 20.
Pauls Marble Depot LLC, 40 Warshaw Place, Stamford. $76,704, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed June 14.
Velez, Noreen and Richard Velez, 2 Orange St., Norwalk. $55,738, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 21.
Poetker, Jeremy C., 81 Laurel Hill Road, Brookfield. $16,148, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 6.
Wegrzyn, Maciej and A. PatykWegrzyn, 22 Dads Lane, Stamford. $2,231, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 21.
Sinclair, Nan O., 44 Sylvan Road North, Westport. $14,935, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 20.
Wegrzyn, Maciej, 22 Dads Lane, Stamford. $9,539, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 21. Williams, Jenawa F. and Adam N. Williams, 75 Tresser Blvd., Unit 376, Stamford. $39,398, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 14.
FEDERAL TAX LIENSRELEASED
Smith, Elizabeth L., 12 Melbourne Road, Norwalk. $5,572, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 14. Venanzi, Anna Maria and Eugene T. Venanzi, 42 Larkspur Road, Stamford. $207,354, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 14. Venanzi, Anna Maria and Eugene T. Venanzi, 42 Larkspur Road, Stamford. $54,022, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 14.
Allen, Alfred L., 40 North St., Stamford. $4,088, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 14.
Wagner, Margaret H., 597 Westport Ave., Unit C468, Norwalk. $85,329, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 14.
Cooney, Demaree and Scott T. Cooney, 3 Monarch Road, Danbury. $7,675, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 21.
MECHANIC’S LIENSFILED
Corbo, Donald, P.O. Box 1616, Stamford. $194,917, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 14. Demacarty, Kathleen B., 7 Olympic Drive, Danbury. $38,133, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 7. Dobles, Maria G. and Mario A. Dobles, 45 Lakeview Drive, Norwalk. $26,883, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 14. Flynn, Harry L., 276 Silvermine Ave., Norwalk. $13,085, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 13. James P. Frederick CPA PLLC, P.O. Box 827, Norwalk. $9,856, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed June 14. Lang, Roxana and Grant M. Lang, 50 N. Lake Shore Drive, Brookfield. $5,570, a tax debt on income earned. Filed March 31.
Danbury Hospitality LLC, Danbury. Filed by Benchmark Fabricating LLC, Dudley, Ga., by Robert Smith. Property: 80 Newtown Road, Danbury. Amount: $30,000. Filed June 20. Regetis, Ellen and Mary Aposporos, Stamford. Filed by Falcon General Construction Services Inc., Floral Park, N.Y., by Jerry Festa. Property: 62 W. Park Place, Stamford. Amount: $975,000. Filed June 14. Rodriguez, Narciso R., Danbury. Filed by HQ Dumpster & Recycling LLC, by Ralph Hoyst. Property: 18 Spring St., Danbury. Amount: $6,531. Filed June 9. Stamford Phase Four JV LLC, Stamford. Filed by Falcon General Construction Services Inc., Floral Park, N.Y., by Jerry Festa. Property: 1011 Washington Blvd., Stamford. Amount: $975,000. Filed June 23.
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Summer House Owner LLC, Stamford. Filed by Hart Mechanical Inc., Glastonbury, by George Cavedon. Property: 184 Summer St., Stamford. Amount: $450,430. Filed June 13. Summer House Owner LLC, Stamford. Filed by R & R Window Contractors Inc., by Lawrence N. Fuller Jr. Property: 184 Summer St., Stamford. Amount: $480,644. Filed June 13. Summer House Owner LLC, Stamford. Filed by Shepardville Construction LLC, Grand Rapids, Mich., by Gerald Simmer. Property: 184 Summer St., Stamford. Amount: $194,736. Filed June 15. Summer House Owner LLC, Stamford. Filed by New Rochelle Carpet Inc., New Rochelle, N.Y., by John Fahey. Property: 184 Summer St., Unit 2, Stamford. Amount: $314,915. Filed June 16. TR Eastview LLC, Stamford. Filed by Tri-Star Building Corp., Pleasantville, N.Y., by Peter Cosentino. Property: 545 Bedford St., Stamford. Amount: $40,880. Filed June 16. TR Washington LLC, Stamford. Filed by Tri-Star Building Corp., Pleasantville, N.Y., by Peter Cosentino. Property: 99 Washington St., Norwalk. Amount: $97,942. Filed June 15. Treasury Ventures LLC, Norwalk. Filed by The Ny-Conn Corp., Danbury, by Stephanie Rebeiro. Property: 224 Connecticut Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $13,599. Filed June 14. Western CT Builders LLC, et al., Danbury. Filed by Ramey Electric LLC, Danbury, by Michael H. Ramey. Property: Lot 101, Map 420, Danbury. Amount: $5,694. Filed June 13.
MECHANIC’S LIENSRELEASED Heritage Homes Construction LLC, Ridgefield. Released by WB Construction Services Inc., Oxford, by Graziely Silva. Property: 1 Pump Lane, Ridgefield. Amount: $19,298. Filed June 23. Inex Construction LLC, Rockville, Md. Filed by Inex Construction, Rockville Md., by Mark A. Balaban, Middletown. Property: 955 Ferry Blvd., Stratford. Amount: $70,750. Filed June 13.
LIS PENDENS Akbar, Ali, et al., Stamford. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 37 Southfield Ave., Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $600,000, dated October 2015. Filed June 22.
FIGURES Altberg, Kenneth C., et al., Danbury. Filed by The Witherspoon Law Offices, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 2 Crestwood Road, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $240,300, dated April 2008. Filed June 6. Avila, Johanna, et al., Danbury. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 6 First Street Extension, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $238,789, dated July 2011. Filed June 13. Bailey, Barbara, et al., Stamford. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Lewisville, Texas. Property: 48 Pine Hill Ave., Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $567,000, dated July 2011. Filed June 17. Barry, Max J., et al., Danbury. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 13 Dogwood Drive, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $431,910, dated June 2004. Filed June 9. Bruno, Toni A., et al., Danbury. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Citibank NA Property: 5 First Street Extension, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $295,000, dated March 2008. Filed June 6. Cammarota, Joseph, et al., Stamford. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Federal National Mortgage Association, Washington, D.C. Property: 9 Wardwell St., Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $292,500, dated April 2002. Filed June 13. Carlson, Valerie Ann, et al., Danbury. Filed by Collins Hannafin Garamella Jaber & Tuozzolo PC, Danbury, for Lexington Meadow Association Inc., Danbury. Property: Unit 1801 in Lexington Meadows Condominium, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed June 13. Dalmacio, Blanquita S., et al., Stamford. Filed by Kapusta, Otzel & Averaimo, Milford, for Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Lewisville, Texas. Property: 22 Glenbrook Road, Unit 402, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $123,000, dated August 2007. Filed June 23. Denault, Gerard, et al., Danbury. Filed by Collins Hannafin Garamella Jaber & Tuozzolo PC, Danbury, for The Hills-Rivington Homeowners Association Inc. Property: 15 Mill Road, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a statutory lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed June 16.
Djordjic, Vojislav, Stamford. Filed by Vincent J. Freccia III, Stamford, for the city of Stamford. Property: 511 Den Road, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a blight lien levied by the city of Stamford and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed June 16. Durham, James R., et al., Danbury. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Federal National Mortgage Association, Washington, D.C. Property: 83 Deer Hill Ave., Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $300,000, dated April 2003. Filed June 6.
Jackson, Leemma L., et al., Stratford. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 30 Clover Leaf Place, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $241,200, dated November 2005. Filed June 16. Kanet, Rhoda, et al., Stamford. Filed by Vincent J. Freccia III, Stamford, for the city of Stamford. Property: 16 Mayflower Ave., Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a blight lien levied by the city of Stamford and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed June 16.
Elsayeh, Mamdouh L., et al., Stamford. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Astoria Bank, Astoria, N.Y. Property: 2539 Bedford St., Unit 36-F, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $500,000, dated June 2005. Filed June 20.
Lammie, George H., et al., Brookfield. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York, N.Y. Property: 2 Phoebee Lane, Brookfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $385,000, dated March 2004. Filed June 7.
Farinas, Maria, et al., Stamford. Filed by John P. Regan, Stamford, for Ridgefield Bank Mortgage Corp., Ridgefield. Property: Plot A, Map 3821, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $475,000, dated May 2010. Filed June 21.
Leach, Hubert, et al., Norwalk. Filed by Kapusta, Otzel & Averaimo, Milford, for Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Lewisville, Texas. Property: 11 Fillow St., Norwalk. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $311,200, dated July 2007. Filed June 22.
Flores, Cleotilde, et al., Stamford. Filed by Leopold & Associates, Stamford, for HSBC Bank USA NA, Buffalo, N.Y. Property: 80 Colonial Road, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $496,500, dated July 2005. Filed June 13.
McManus, John E., et al., Stamford. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Capital One Bank USA NA, Richmond, Va. Property: 19 Tremont Ave., Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $379,900, dated April 2003. Filed June 13.
Frese, Diana Elaine, et al., Stamford. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Reverse Mortage Funding LLC. Property: 268 Dogwood Lane, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $938,250, dated September 2014. Filed June 20. Furey, Thomas J., et al., Danbury. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Wilmington Trust Co., Wilmington, Del. Property: 4 Lake Road, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $272,000, dated February 2006. Filed June 16. Greene, Shirley, et al., Stratford. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Federal National Mortgage Association, Washington, D.C. Property: 1140 Success Ave., Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $57,855, dated August 2007. Filed June 20. Iebba, Erin M., et al., Danbury. Filed by Leopold & Associates, Stamford, for Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC, West Palm Beach, Fla. Property: 55 Mill Plain Road, Unit 3, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed June 6.
Melillo, Anthony J., et al., Stamford. Filed by Vincent J. Freccia III, Stamford, for the city of Stamford. Property: 241 Hillandale Ave., Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a blight lien levied by the city of Stamford and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed June 20.
Pietrantuano, Rosa, et al., Norwalk. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 49 Ferris Ave., Norwalk. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $544,185, dated February 2006. Filed June 22. Ragsdale, Naomi M., et al., Stratford. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 180 Regency Terrace, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $212,000, dated April 2006. Filed June 17. Reid, Bryan N., et al., Danbury. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Ditech Financial LLC. Property: 1 East St., Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $219,000, dated April 2005. Filed June 9.
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FACTS MORTGAGES 101 East Ridge LLC, Westport, by Gregory D. Smith. Lender: ROC Debt Strategies Mortgage Capital WF LLC, New York, N.Y. Property: 4 Mountainview Terrace, Danbury. Amount: $6.4 million. Filed June 6. 1455 Washington Boulevard (CT) LLC, Los Angeles, Calif., by CIM Urban Income Investments Holdings A LLC. Lender: Comercia Bank, Livonia, Mich. Property: 1455 Washington Blvd., Stamford. Amount: $70,000. Filed June 15. 1680 Baldwin LLC, Danbury, by Nilton Coelho. Lender: Savings Bank of Danbury, Danbury. Property: 25 Eden Drive, Danbury. Amount: $262,500. Filed June 13. 2510 Bedford Street Associates LLC, Stamford, by Barry Esposito. Lender: People’s United Bank NA, Bridgeport. Property: 2510 Bedford St., Stamford. Amount: $550,000. Filed June 16. 32 Elmbrook Drive LLC, Stamford, by Herve Ban Caloen. Lender: First Republic Bank, San Francisco, Calif. Property: Lot 26, Map 3202, Stamford. Amount: $200,000. Filed June 13. 34 Maple Lane, Shelton, by Ronald S. Rohinsky. Lender: First Boston Construction Holdings LLC, Quincy, Mass. Property: 34 Maple Lane, Westport. Amount: $100,000. Filed June 20. 9 Colonial Road LLC, Norwalk, by Paul Falzone. Lender: Fairfield County Bank, Ridgefield. Property: 9 Colonial Road, Westport. Amount: $946,000. Filed June 13. AJ Investments LLC, by David R. Tortorello. Lender: Bank of America NA, Houston, Texas. Property: 27 Richmondville Ave., Westport. Amount: $300,000. Filed June 13. Alliant Investments LLC, Danbury, by Raymond Bartko. Lender: Malcolm McCluskey, Palm Beach, Fla. Property: Lot 2, Map 3251, Ridgefield. Amount: $680,000. Filed June 20. Alpine Universal Inc., by Robert Sayour. Lender: Bank of America NA, Houston, Texas. Property: 110 Viaduct Road, Stamford. Amount: $3.2 million. Filed June 13. Barnum Professional Building LLC, Stratford, by John V. Millo. Lender: Secure Capital Group LLC, Stratford. Property: 102 and 106-107 Joseph Thompson, Stratford. Amount: $150,000. Filed June 21. BPC Capital Management III LLC, South Salem, N.Y., by Bradford P. Craighead. Lender: Patriot Bank NA, Stamford. Property: 2 Park St., Norwalk. Amount: $655,000. Filed June 16. Carly Realty LLC, Stamford, by Enrico Imbrogno Jr. Lender: First County Bank, Stamford. Property: Lots 22 and 23, Map 1374, Stamford. Amount: $800,000. Filed June 15.
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Carly Realty LLC, Stamford, by Enrico Imbrogno Jr. Lender: First County Bank, Stamford. Property: 170 Selleck St., Stamford. Amount: $800,000. Filed June 15.
Sheikh Properties LLC, Easton, by Khola Sheikh. Lender: Secure Capital Group LLC, Stratford. Property: Orchard Street, Stamford. Amount: $275,000. Filed June 16.
Cedar Ridge Construction, Stratford, by Marco Roy. Lender: ABL One LLC, Hoboken, N.J. Property: 115 Candlewood Road, Stratford. Amount: $335,000. Filed June 21.
SL Riverview I LLC, SL Riverview II LLC and SL Riverview III LLC, Short Hills, N.J., by Kenneth Silverman. Lender: Liberty Bank, Middletown. Property: Richards Avenue, Norwalk. Amount: $12.7 million. Filed June 16.
En Dian Development LLC, Danbury, by Anthony J. DiPerrio. Lender: The Bancorp Bank, Wilmington, Dela. Property: 29 E. Pembroke Road, Danbury. Amount: $324,000. Filed June 8. Exeter 500 Long Beach LLC, Plymouth Meeting, Pa., by Timothy J. Weber. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Philadelphia, Pa. Property: 500 Long Beach Blvd., Stratford. Amount: $128.8 million. Filed June 21. Exeter 550 Long Beach LLC, Plymouth Meeting, Pa., by Timothy J. Weber. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Philadelphia, Pa. Property: 550 Long Beach Blvd., Stratford. Amount: $128.8 million. Filed June 21. Exeter 600 Long Beach LLC, Plymouth Meeting, Pa., by Timothy J. Weber. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Philadelphia, Pa. Property: 600 Long Beach Blvd., Stratford. Amount: $128.8 million. Filed June 21. Exeter 650 Long Beach LLC, Plymouth Meeting, Pa., by Timothy J. Weber. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Philadelphia, Pa. Property: 650 Long Beach Blvd., Stratford. Amount: $128.8 million. Filed June 21. Maritime Place Parcel 6 LLC, Norwalk, by Ruth Parsons. Lender: TD Bank NA, Wilton. Property: 18-20 Marshall St., Norwalk. Amount: $19.6 million. Filed June 15. Maritime Place Parcel 6 LLC, Norwalk, by Ruth Parsons. Lender: Union Savings Bank, Danbury. Property: 1820 Marshall St., Norwalk. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed June 23. Meadow Street Partners LLC, Stamford, by Robert G. Oxer. Lender: Bankwell Bank, New Canaan. Property: 8, 30-32, 36 and 120 Meadow St., Norwalk. Amount: $6.5 million. Filed June 14. One Fifteen LLC, New Fairfield, by James Piskura. Lender: Kenneth Post and Eileen Post. Property: Middle River Road, Danbury. Amount: $175,000. Filed June 8. Prospect Homes LLC, Stratford, by Edward Matson. Lender: Edward Matson, Stratford. Property: 81 Maple St., Stratford. Amount: $345,000. Filed June 16. RMLL LLC, by Robert Rice. Lender: Citibank NA, O’Fallon, Mo. Property: 6 Clifford Lane, Westport. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed June 17.
Zavraho LLC, Easton, by Athanasios Bletsas. Lender: Fairfield County Bank, Ridgefield. Property: 9 Taylor Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $710,400. Filed June 13.
NEW BUSINESSES A & I Technologies LLC, 4 Caye Road, Danbury 06811, c/o Ivan Roman. Filed June 6. Abigail Egginton, 100 Danbury Road, Suite 102, Ridgefield 06877, c/o Abigail Egginton. Filed June 15. Anthony Divastanzo, 59 Noah’s Lane Extension, Norwalk 06851, c/o Anthony Divastanzo. Filed June 22. Barnun Nails, 1874 Barnum Ave., Stratford 06614, c/o Tuong T. Luong. Filed June 15. Barnun Nails, 1874 Barnum Ave., Stratford 06614, c/o Li Li Luong. Filed June 15. C & D Development & Construction, 3010 Huntington Road, Stratford 06615, c/o Gus Curcio Jr. Filed June 13. Custom Construction, 365 Carol Road, Stratford 06614, c/o Francis H. McNellis III. Filed June 15. Dental Sleep Medicine Center For Snoring And Sleap Apnea, 37 North Ave., Norwalk 06851, c/o Alan B. Rosenthal and Richard Muscato. Filed June 23.
FIGURES Malloy Bookkeeping, 220 Florida Road, Ridgefield 06877, c/o Catherine Malloy. Filed June 20.
Sing With Me Miss T, 31 Fairfield Ave., Norwalk 06854, c/o Tina McKelvy and Annetta McKelvy. Filed June 14.
Massage Therapy Practice, 80 Grove St., Ridgefield 06877, c/o Clare Kane. Filed June 6.
Sober Solutions of Norwalk, 107 Chestnut Hill Road, Norwalk 06851, c/o Robert E. Sterling. Filed June 16.
Mayz Wayz Soapz, 50 Aiken St., Unit 324, Norwalk 06851, c/o Mary Ann Buono. Filed June 22.
Tennis Clubz, 5 Nabby Road, Brookfield 06804, c/o Dalitso Mwanza. Filed June 10.
Memory Lane Cruisers, 18 New St., Ridgefield 06877, c/o David C. Coles. Filed June 23.
The Cleaning Authority, 41 Kenosia Ave., Suite 103, Danbury 06810, c/o Christopher Morris. Filed June 13.
Merry Mermaid Soap and Lotion Co., 4 Anchor St., Danbury 06811, c/o Merry LaRoche. Filed June 8.
The Jen Dunn Agency Inc., 265 Federal Road, Brookfield 06804, c/o Jennifer Dunn. Filed June 10.
Mickey Adolph, 23 Ashley Court, Danbury 06810, c/o Allen Michael Adolph Jr. Filed June 20.
The Sand Wedge, 607 Main Ave., Norwalk 06851, c/o Sheikh Khurram. Filed June 20.
Moscatelli and Company LLC, P.O. Box 941, Brookfield 06804, c/o Matthew Moscatelli. Filed June 2.
Trinkets and Treasures, 21 Dairy Farm Road, Norwalk 06851, c/o Deborah Isidro. Filed June 21.
Nail Expo Spa, 72 Newtown Road, Unit 2A, Danbury 06810, c/o Thang Ho. Filed June 7.
T’S Builders, 33 Nash Place, Norwalk 06854, c/o Phil Tegano. Filed June 23.
NB Traders, 238 White Street Group LLC, Danbury 06810, c/o Nitinkumar Mehta. Filed June 21. New England Classic Car Co., 1483 Stratford Ave., Stratford 06615, c/o C3 Racing Inc. Filed June 15. New Finish Leather & Vinyl Repair, 36 Mayfair Square, Danbury 06810, c/o Mark A. Sanders. Filed June 16. NJD Vending, 6 Redwood Road, Norwalk 06851, c/o Nicholas Doria and Jennifer Doria. Filed June 21. Novus Property Solutions, 24 Bulkley Ave., Westport 06880, c/o Novus Property Solution LLC. Filed June 17. Pro Remodeling, 200 Light St., Stratford 06614, c/o Alexandru Prodan. Filed June 14.
Dominick Propane, 116 S. Main St., Norwalk 06854, c/o Dominick Fuel Inc. Filed June 22.
PTX Partners LLC, 55 Greens Farms Road, Westport 06880, c/o Gary Williams. Filed June 15.
Ehl Media, 14 Watering Lane, Norwalk 06850, c/o John Haffey. Filed June 14.
Resistance Vapor & Smoke Shop, 12 Mill Plain Road, Unit 4, Danbury 06811, c/o Akhtar Zamir. Filed June 16.
Graceful Hands, 20 Jessup Road, Westport 06880, c/o Darric Cooper. Filed June 23.
Restorations By Atlas, 11 Cranbury Road, Norwalk 06851, c/o Anthony T. Vanech. Filed June 22.
Hydroshield of Southern Connecticut, 90 Acre Lane, Ridgefield 06877, c/o Joey and Foxley Enterprises LLC. Filed June 21.
Rincon Taqueria, 493B Connecticut Ave., Norwalk 06854, c/o Maria Munoz Delcastillo. Filed June 14.
L + L Transmedia, 136 Ramapoo Road, Ridgefield 06877, c/o Alexandra K. Lehmann. Filed June 7. Magnetic Sign & Copy Shop, 30-1 Ferry Blvd., Stratford 06615, c/o John J. Skorupinski. Filed June 17.
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Simple Greek, 420 Westport Ave., Norwalk 06851, c/o John G. Pertesis and Maria Pertesis. Filed June 22. Simply Acapella LLC, 31 Fairfield Ave., Norwalk 06854, c/o Tina McKelvy and Annetta McKelvy. Filed June 14.
Urban Development Graceful Hands, 99 East Ave., Norwalk 06851, c/o Daric Coope. Filed June 21. Vishuad Inc., 131 Clapboard Ridge Road, Danbury 06811, c/o Cesar Sanchez. Filed June 8. Welsh Organics, 409 Route 82, Danbury 06810, c/o Emil Panichi. Filed June 13. Wholesale Business, 91 New St., Ridgefield 06877, c/o Christopher Adams. Filed June 23. Wireless 4 Less, P.O. Box 174, Stratford 06615, c/o Gus Curcio Jr. Filed June 13. YKM Staffing LLC, 1 Papp St., Apt. 2, Norwalk 06854, c/o Yeny Karina Mendez. Filed June 15.
NEW LIQUOR LICENSE Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum Inc., 258 Main St., Ridgefield 06877, c/o Alyson Vauclain Baker. Permit no. LCO.0007022. Filed June 24. Ancona’s Wine & Liquors Inc., 720 Branchville Road, Ridgefield 06877, c/o Mitchell N. Angona. Permit no. LIP.0012553. Filed June 14. Butternuts Beer and Ale, 1700 Stratford Ave., Stratford 06614, c/o Charles Louis Williamson. Permit no. LMB.0001534.AP. Filed June 14. Gyro On The Pita LLC, 91 Danbury Road, Ridgefield 06877, c/o Konstantinos Mavridis. Permit no. LRW.0005119. Filed June 23.
PATENTS Ammonium alkylphosphate containing intermediate transfer members. Patent no. 9,383,665 issued to Jin Wu, Pittsford, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Contemporaneously reconstructing images captured of a scene illuminated with unstructured and structured illumination sources. Patent no. 9,384,554 issued to Beilei Xu, Penfield, N.Y.; Lalit Keshav Mestha, Fairport, N.Y.; and Edgar A. Bernal, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Direct inkjet fabrication of drug-delivery devices. Patent no. 9,381,154 issued to Jing Zhou, Webster; and Shu Chang, Pittsford. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Method of manufacturing a printhead. Patent no. 9,381,737 issued to Terrance L. Stephens, Canby, Ore.; Dan Leo Massopust, Eau Claire, Wis.; John R. Andrews, Fairport, N.Y.; and Christopher J. Laharty, Oregon City, Ore. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Portable de-scaling machine for heat transfer systems. Patent no. 9,381,549 issued to Timothy Kane, Greenwich; and George M. Cruz, Norwalk. Assigned to Crossford International LLC, Stamford. Printer and method for releasing three-dimensionally printed parts from a platen using actuators. Patent no. 9,381,701 issued to Ron E. Dufort, Rochester, N.Y.; John T. Buzzelli, Walworth, N.Y.; Dara N. Lubin, Pittsford, N.Y.; and Kevin St. Martin, Rochester, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Providing reduced and nonprint options using print. Patent no. 9,383,946 issued to Emil Victor, Rainero, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. System and method for creating and modifying physically transient handwritten digital documents. Patent no. 9,383,834 issued to Sharath Srinivas, Webster, N.Y.; Eric Michael Gross, Rochester, N.Y.; Jack Gaynor Elliot, Penfield, N.Y.; and Bryan K. Roof, Newark, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. System and method for detecting settle-down time using computer vision techniques. Patent no. 9,384,396 issued to Robert P. Loce, Webster, N.Y.; Waqas Sultani, Orlando, Fla.; Hao Wu, Pittsford, N.Y.; Beilei Xu, Penfield, N.Y.; Thomas F. Wade, Rochester, N.Y.; Mary Ann Sprague, Macedon, N.Y.; Patricia Swenton-Wall, Victor, N.Y.; Megan Clar, Rochester, N.Y.; and Eric Harte, Rochester, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Systems and methods for overriding a print ticket when printing from a mobile device. Patent no. 9,383,952 issued to Roger T. Kramer, Rochester, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.
BUSINESS CONNECTIONS SMALL BUSINESS
HR HOTLINE
State’s Small Business Tax Burden Among the Highest
What Is Your Obligation to a Worker Injured at a Previous Job?
C
onnecticut’s small business tax burden
is ranked 10th worst in the country according to a new report. The state’s ranking in the
A recently hired employee informed us that he needs some intermittent time off for physical therapy for a work injury that occurred at his last job. If he had been injured while working for us, we are aware that we’d be required to pay him for time missed to obtain medical care for his work injury. But what’s our obligation, if any, given that he got hurt at a prior job? Connecticut Workers’ Compensation law
Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council’s Small
clearly states that an employer is obligated
Business Tax Index 2016:
to pay an employee for treatment time related to
Best to Worst State Tax
a work injury.
Systems for Entrepreneur-
The law does not, however, qualify that obligation
ship and Small Business was
based on where the injury occurred, other than that
unchanged from last year.
it must be a work-related injury covered by the state workers’ compensation law.
And it’s the fourth year in a row the index ranked
Under the law, and the typical workers’ compensa-
Connecticut in the bottom 10 states. The SBE index creates a single score for each state based on 25 different tax measures, including: f Personal income tax (Connecticut rank: 39) f Capital gains tax (41) f Dividends and interest tax (38) f Corporate income tax (45) f Corporate capital gains tax (46) f Property taxes as a share of personal income (44) f State and local sales, gross receipts, and excise taxes as a share of personal income (17) f Gas tax (45) f Diesel tax (49)
tion insurance policy, the employer paying wages for history in 2011, following that four years later with
time lost from the job for required medical treat-
the second-biggest.
ment, where the injury occurred at that employer’s
While legislators avoided further tax increases this year as they dealt with the state’s ongoing fiscal
But if the injury occurred at a prior job, the current
this fall’s General Assembly elections.
employer’s workers’ compensation policy does not
Hikes in the personal income tax hit small businesses particularly hard, with an estimated 94% filing returns as individuals (e.g., sole proprietorships, partnerships, and S-Corps).
individual economic decision-making in important ways, with high taxes raising the cost of working, saving, investing, and risk-taking.
local taxes—as well as levies at the federal level— Keep the overall tax burden low.”
its ranking, cutting individual income, capital gains, and dividend taxes. The top five state tax systems for small business were South Dakota, Nevada, Texas, Wyoming, and
entitled to be paid, and the current employer is still obligated to pay for the treatment time at the employee’s regular earnings rate.
benefits that would be applicable for sick pay, it seems reasonable that the treatment time wages could be drawn from, or charged off against, accrued PTO benefits, in accordance with company policy
According to the report, “when it comes to state and
year, including New York, which reduced corporate
Maine was the only New England state to improve
cover the injury, even though the employee is still
If the employee is eligible for any paid time off
As the SBE report noted, income taxes affect
the direction that policy should be pointed in is clear.
individual income tax rates in 2018).
ployer’s workers’ compensation insurance company.
crisis, billion dollar-plus deficits await them after
Eleven states improved their tax climates since last income and capital gains rates (and will begin cutting
workplace, may seek reimbursement from that em-
regarding the use of PTO benefits for other absences. And, as I mentioned in a previous HR Hotline post, the wages for treatment time may be characterized as sick pay, “paid…as if it was time lost from work,”
Low tax burdens drive economic risk-taking,
rather than wages for time actually worked.
promoting entrepreneurship, investment, economic and income growth, and job creation.
So if these payments tip the worker over 40 hours paid for the week, it only becomes an overtime
“If a state ranks poorly on the Small Business Tax
situation if the company policy is to pay overtime
Index, then tiny changes will make little difference,”
based on “hours paid. ”
the SBE said.
However, if company policy is to pay overtime only
“While small steps are better than doing nothing and
for total hours actually worked, then the treatment
can stoke momentum for additional reform, substan-
time wages are not included in the overtime
California ranked worst, followed by New Jersey,
tial reforms and reductions will help poor-ranking
calculation.
Minnesota, Iowa, and Hawaii.
states make huge leaps in their competitive standing.”
Connecticut’s low rating is no surprise, given that
f Read more at cbia.com
Washington.
state lawmakers approved the biggest tax hike in state
f HR problems? Call Mark Soycher at the HR Hotline: 860.244.1900.
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