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July 21, 2014 | VOL. 50, No. 29

ACA ‘errors’ continue

FCBJ this week OPENING THE SPIGOT The regional small-business administrator seeks to advance more loans … 5

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pied-piper graffiti artist, the first hint Even has recast the hotel experience.

Whether the new hotel’s health-themed décor and ethos translate to a national trend is yet to be determined, but the Even brand currently has three more hotels in the pipeline, one in Brooklyn and two in Manhattan.

A twin to the Norwalk Even opened this month in Rockville, Md.

ine months after the Affordable Care Act exchanges opened and five months into the new calendar year, problems continue at the state level, namely persistent “system error” messages.

As many as 5,784 customers identified as having incorrect tax credits or subsidies, according to a report by Access Health CT, the state-run online health insurance exchange.

The health exchange, which provides consumers with instant quotes, subsidies and health insurance options, estimated that 80 percent of the setbacks were due to a computer system glitch and 20 percent were attributed to a user error. The errors are now being addressed individually.

When consumers first enroll for health insurance online, their information is coded in an “834 form” by the health exchange, which the federal government and insurers use to assess and verify how much tax credit a person is entitled to receive, said Kathy Walsh, principal examiner of the Connecticut Insurance Department. Often, when customers try to correct an existing application with changes in their eligibility status that says they now qualify for subsidies, an error message indicates that incorrect information was filed.

“When the exchange enrolls someone, they send an 834 transaction (benefit enrollment and maintenance document) to the insurance companies to set up enrollment in their systems,” Walsh said. “But when someone files a change in their enrollment, the carriers can’t change people’s subsi-

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MEDIA PARTNER Dieter Schmitz, chief wellness officer, Even Hotel in Norwalk.

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THE INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP’S nine hotel names encompass 4,700 hotels. Its new effort at 426 Main Ave. in Norwalk is different – and not just because it has only evennumbered rooms. “This way to a better stay” is spray-painted on the driveway as if by a

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ver since Apollo 11 landed on the moon 45 years ago, the nation’s pace of development in engineering and technology has slowed down tremendously, said Krishna Pattipati, University of Connecticut’s professor of systems engineering and interim director at United Technologies Corporation’s Institute for Advanced Systems Engineering.

“We’re looking to hire seven new faculty members and chair professors.”

— Krishna Pattipati

Krishna Pattipati, interim director of the UTC Institute for Advanced Systems Engineering at UConn.

“We don’t have trained workforces in systems engineering,” said Pattipati, pointing out today’s aircraft and buildings require engineered solutions with intelligent subsystems and components. “The discipline of how different technologies, including the software and networks work together and combining complex technologies into high quality products, those aspects are what we’re lacking in the engineering workforce.”

In an effort to optimize the interactions between systems, make products more efficient and reliable, lower costs and improve capabilities, UTC and UConn’s School of Engineering partnered to launch a $10 million project last year. This fall, UTC is opening its Institute for Advanced System Engineering to UTC’s engineering employees. The program will offer courses and engage the professionals in sponsored research projects.

The institute is specifically geared

toward engineers who are currently working within UTC’s business units, including UTC Aerospace Systems, UTC Building and Industrial Systems, Pratt & Whitney and Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. In August, UConn professors will teach about 30 employees, who could enroll in one of three certificate tracks.

Several students come from Stratfordbased Sikorsky.

Each track has four courses, three of which are regular lectures. The fourth is a capstone design course where working professionals will be working on projects that attempt to solve existing business problems within UTC. The 12-credit certificate programs are offered for modeling and designing, control synthesis and design and embedded systems.

“We will later on offer certificates in electromechanical systems,” Pattipati said. “These certificate programs can be combined with existing programs at UConn to get a master’s of science

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or master’s of engineering or a Ph.D in engineering. We’ll also be adding systems engineering to undergraduate programs as a minor in a year or two. Right now, it’s only offered to UTC employees.”

Currently, the institute is seeking a full-time director. One position is open to teach the embedded systems course and the program is hiring a supervisor in the control area.

“I’d like to have a new director to help with the search process for the rest of the faculty,” Pattipati said. “We’re looking to hire seven new faculty members and chair professors.”

The institute will manage projects and UTC’s systems and control engineering division will monitor and evaluate them every three months. UTC will contribute $7.5 million over five years as a cash gift with a goal of an additional $2.5 million to fund sponsored research in advanced systems projects for UTC.

UTC and UConn have an 85-year history of working together. UTC has hired thousands of UConn engineering graduates and contributes millions of dollars to the university’s engineering programs and founded the Pratt & Whitney’s Additive Manufacturing Innovation Center at UConn. UTC has enabled more than 700 employees to earn degrees at UConn through its employee scholar program, which funds students pursuing continuing education.

“We are excited to work with UConn to develop the next generation of engineers who understand how to approach complex systems,” said Dr. J. Michael McQuade, UTC senior vice president of science and technology, in a written statement. “The Institute will train the innovators and engineers of today and tomorrow, ensuring that we have the people and skills necessary to keep UTC at the forefront of technology.”

Top-drawer home sales up in Greenwich; overall sales down

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reenwich home sales slowed in the second quarter, but those homes that did close went for more money compared with the same period a year ago, according to Houlihan Lawrence’s latest Greenwich housing market report.

Luxury market sales in the $3 million to $6 million market grew 90 percent in year-over-year quarterly sales, the report shows. Overall sales were down, however, largely due to the decrease in number of homes available in the under-$2 million price range.

Contributing to the trend in higherpriced home sales was the $120 million sale of Copper Beech Farm, a 51-acre property and mansion on the Greenwich waterfront, once home to the Lauder-Greenway family. Copper Beech was the big kahuna

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— but there were other large fish. Seven other sales closed above the $10 million mark so far this year, up from just one at this time in 2013, according to the report.

Five of these $10 million-and-up homes are located north of the Merritt Parkway, where there’s more new construction.

Houlihan Lawrence executives said in a news release while these top-dollar sales somewhat skew the housing market statistic, they illustrate a new wave of confidence among high-end homebuyers, as well as the wide scope of magnificent

properties available in Greenwich.

“Greenwich continues to attract discerning buyers from all over the world, confident that their investment here is a safe one,” the report states.

South of the parkway, home sales remain flat, according to the report. Sales under $2 million dropped by 32 percent in the second quarter due to lack of inventory. But sales in the $2 million to $4 million range jumped by 84 percent, pushing the median sale price up 56 percent.

The report shows limited inventory

is restraining sales in Cos Cob, Riverside, and, to a lesser degree, Old Greenwich.

“Looking ahead, we closed Q2 with pending sales up 15 percent from a year ago,” the report states. “As these sales close in Q3, Greenwich will begin to close the gap versus 2013 in homes sold while the trend toward higher prices will continue.

“Greenwich continues to attract discerning buyers from all over the world, confident that their investment here is a safe one.”

— Hearst Connecticut Media

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he Greenwich Hospital Foundation recently received a $1 million donation from Linda McMahon through the Vince & Linda McMahon Foundation to purchase 3-D mammography machines, the most advanced technology available to detect breast cancer early.

The machines are located at the Greenwich Hospital Breast Center inside Smilow Cancer Hospital at Greenwich and available at the Hospital’s Diagnostic Imaging Center in Stamford. The hospital’s breast center has patient survival rates of 99 percent, 96.1 percent and 89.6 percent among Stages O, I, and II patients, respectively, according to a Greenwich Hospital Foundation press release. These rates are higher than the national average at each stage.

“Linda’s generosity has propelled the Breast Center into the next generation of early diagnosis and patient care,” said Greenwich Hospital President and CEO Frank A. Corvino. “Her gift is not just a gift to the Hospital, but also to the nearly 18,000 patients we screen annually. We are thrilled to be able to extend our care in such a meaningful way.”

McMahon, co-founder and former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, recently received the humanitarian award from the Catholic Big Sisters & Big Brothers of New York City and the spirit of hope award from Liberation Programs in Norwalk.”

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Zebra mussels migrate east across state

n increasing number of damaging aquatic species are invading state waters, according to a recent alert from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

Zebra mussels are among the more aggressive transgressors and they pack a negative economic wallop: billions of dollars in Missouri, for example, which was invaded in the 1990s.

Zebra mussels are now found throughout the Housatonic River and its impoundments including Lake Lillinonah (since 2010), Lake Zoar (since 2010) and Lake Housatonic (since 2011).

They are native to Eastern Europe and Asia and the females produce a million eggs per year. They have no natural enemies in this hemisphere.

Prior to their discovery in Lillinonah and Zoar lakes in 2010, zebra mussels had only been found in Connecticut in East Twin Lake and West Twin Lake in Salisbury in 1998. Because the mussels are small, there can be a lag of several years between invasion and evidence of it; some mature adults can be just a quarter-inch across.

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spread from waterway to waterway by hitching rides. A tuft of plant material could easily harbor a colony. A recently released DEEP diagram urges bow-tostern inspections of a dozen critical spots.

“Anglers fishing in any of these waters and western Connecticut in general should use extra care to avoid transporting water, aquatic vegetation, and possibly zebra mussels to new locations,” the advisory said. “Before leaving a boat launch, practice the ‘Clean, Drain, Dry’ technique.”

The state of Missouri has an aggressive zebra mussel program. The mussels were first spotted there in 1991 and now the Show Me State says, “Economic impact is expected to be in the billions.”

Zebra mussels first appeared in North America in 1988 in Lake St. Clair, which connects Lake Huron and Lake Erie. Biologists believe the zebra mussels came from Europe in the ballast water of a ship discharged in Lake St. Clair.

Among the prolific bivalves’ habits is a love of water systems used for drinking and industry. They also colonize other wildlife, with blankets of zebra

mayor’s office.

Rilling met with six finalists.

“I am confident that in Ms. Stocker, we have chosen a great fit for Norwalk,” he said. “Her experience and training make her highly qualified for this position. I look forward to introducing her to the city staff and the Norwalk business community in the next weeks. I am sure she will hit the ground running.”

Stocker said, “I have always loved this city and look forward to working with the mayor each day to continue Norwalk’s growth and prosperity.”

Since 1990, Stocker has been the director of economic and community development and planning for the town of Newtown. Earlier in her career she had been an assistant planner for the city of Norwalk.

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Zebra mussels cover a native mussel.

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mussels covering individual turtles and clams. A single large clam may hold up to 10,000 small zebra mussels.

Between 1993 and 1999, a New York state study estimated zebra mussels had already cost local economies and businesses $5 billion nationally.

Canadian power companies that draw water from the Great Lakes report spending about $400,000 per year per plant to fight the mussels. The Canadian mussels are cited for blocking pipes, jamming valves, corroding equipment via their own life-and-death cycle and adding methane gas to the water.

Rilling taps development veteran for Norwalk growth

orwalk Mayor Harry Rilling recently selected Elizabeth L. Stocker as the city’s new economic development director.

“After an extensive six-month search, I am pleased to present Ms. Stocker’s name to the Redevelopment Agency for their approval,” Rilling said. “My Business Advisory Council has worked closely with Tim Sheehan, our redevelopment director, to narrow down the search to a perfect candidate. I thank them for the many volunteer hours they gave to this vital project.”

More than 50 candidates applied, including from within Fairfield County and from as far away as Texas, Colorado and Nevada.

All were screened and “quite a few were” interviewed, according to the

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Getting more loans to the underserved

s the New England regional administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration, it’s my job, and the job of the agency, to try to help as many small-business owners and entrepreneurs as possible access the capital they need to start or grow their business.

We know we’ve made gains in expanding our programs, but there is still more to do to make sure SBA loans are available to every business owner who needs one to start or grow a business.

Underserved communities in particular still have trouble accessing the capital they need to achieve their dreams.

When administrator Maria ContrerasSweet started on the job in April, she made clear that improving access to capital for the underserved would be a top priority. That’s why we’re pleased to announce that under her leadership, starting this month, we’ll be transforming our guarantee process to serve America’s small businesses — and the entrepreneurs behind them — better.

In an effort to streamline and simplify our loan application process, we’re

streamlining our underwriting by making a total credit scoring model we’ve been testing and refining for over a decade available to all of our lending

By making SBA loans easier and more affordable, more lenders will join our program, more small businesses will have access to our lending products, and more entrepreneurs will succeed.

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ness with the SBA. This model is costreducing and credit-based. It ensures that risk characteristics — not socio-economic factors — determine who is deemed creditworthy.

Along with this simplification, we’re eliminating requirements for time-consuming analyses of a company’s cash flow on small loans under $350,000, a step that can delay loan decisions.

Additionally, at the beginning of this fiscal year in October, we set fees to zero on loans of $150,000 or less, another way to reduce the costs for lenders of making small-dollar loans.

Why does this matter? Because often, the smaller or newer the business, the smaller the loan. And as these businesses grow, they will come back for additional loans, creating jobs along the way. So encouraging lenders to make more smalldollar loans is good for the economy, it’s good for businesses, and it’s good for our communities.

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Even — » » From page 1

The Norwalk Even Hotel had been a Sheraton Four Points until last July.

It has taken a year for Atlanta-based Intercontinental Hotel Group – which owns, among other chains, Holiday Inn – to transform it into the first Even, with 129 remade guest rooms on four colorthemed floors.

General Manager Dieter Schmitz is called the chief wellness officer. Sam Schwartz, the food and beverage director, is the head of eating well, supervising the Cork & Kale restaurant and bar on the first floor.

For breakfast on a recent day, Schwartz proffered egg-white frittatas made with cage-free eggs, spinach, quinoa, roasted red pepper, Pecorino cheese, red onion and dried tomatoes, topped with the restaurant’s signature kale salad, among other fare. The coffee, he noted, was “bean to cup, every cup” and the orange juice “peel to cup,” fresh squeezed. “We had a gentleman last week who told me it was the best orange juice he had ever tasted,” he said. “We use only whole, washed juice oranges from Florida and California.”

Since its June soft opening, a guest mix of 50 percent health-conscious travelers and 50 percent garden-variety business warriors has signed in, according to Schmitz, whose enthusiasm for the project is evident.

“My background is resorts,” Schmitz said. “I came here six months ago from San Diego specifically for this project.

That’s how strongly I believe in our mission. I don’t think I would have come for anything else.”

In the Even in Norwalk, the classic business trip – the one where you check in at a chest-high desk before caving to forbidden foods in the lobby sports bar – was given the heave-ho.

From plant-covered walls in the entry to healthy food to health-themed rooms, Even seeks, in the words of Schmitz, “to keep our guests on track” and defeat the mindset that to travel is to lapse physically.

Four flavors of water and chilled towels to wipe neck and brow are provided at check-in. The front desk is a low table, staffed by so-called “keep-active agents.”

Inspirational aphorisms – like the welcoming message on the driveway – are scripted above doorways, on individual stairs and on special white boards inside the rooms, which is where Even really sets itself apart.

Each room has exercise equipment and a floor-to-ceiling gym bar with resistance bands. A portion of the floor is cork to absorb the energy of, say, jumping jacks.

A box of yoga equipment is provided.

Other room details include mood lighting, high-end bathrooms and multiple computer ports. A flat-screen TV pivots so visitors can follow video workouts. The desk, with an ergonomic chair, is mobile. “We know that people like to move furniture around, to make themselves more comfortable and to increase business functionality,” Schmitz said.

The first-floor gym is not an afterthought or “glorified closet” that Schmitz sees in many hotels. An athlete himself, he pointed out specifics of individual machines that made them both easy to use and improvements on older equipment. A rowing machine offers water as its resisting force.

Schmitz said that between in-room equipment and the gym, “I’ve spoken with a number of people who had no intention of working out when they arrived, but ended up having great workouts.”

A stay can involve healthy food and use of workout equipment or the morning group run, but it need not.

Acknowledging cardio is not for everyone, Schmitz said, “We also are trained to respect the needs and wishes of the guest who wants a terrific cocktail, whose pursuit of health is relaxing.” To date, said visitors constitute about half the guests.

“The hotel has these amazing physical wellness amenities,” Schmitz said.

“They have to be matched with the personable guest experience that matches the same energy.”

Kirk Kinsell, president for the Americas of Intercontinental Hotel Group, called the Norwalk hotel, which is directly across from the Merritt 7 development, “truly a milestone.” He said, “We know that for the traveling public, the ability to maintain their health routine while on the road is becoming more and more important, and Even Hotels provides the tools and encouragement to make healthier choices while on the road at an approachable price point.”

The hotel is built on four metaphorical pillars, according to Schmitz: keeping active, eating well, resting well (the mattresses are all new Simmons Beautyrests) and business functionality. Addressing the balance, Schmitz said, “You have to be careful. You don’t want to force fitness down someone’s throat. What we hear, though, is that people like what we offer and they want to play with the equipment. They work out when they had not planned to.”

Rates vary by date, Schmitz said, but he stressed that, given the benefits and amenities, the hotel was a competitive rate leader in the industry. Including taxes and fees, a room costs $145, according to several travel websites.

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ACA — » » From page 1

dy amounts unless it’s first authorized by the federal government through the exchange. All the transactions are generated from the exchange, so it does need to be corrected and done online.”

About 3,900 customers using Access Health CT were told they qualified for Medicaid when they did not. And an unknown number of customers got bills from their insurance companies that were more than what they expected and owed. About 903 customers were dropped by their insurers and they are in the process of being re-enrolled.

“We are working through each transaction individually with a phone call to apprise them of the change, ensure those who are eligible for insurance are given the opportunity to purchase it, and that they understand the options available to them,” said Kathleen Tallarita, government and public affairs outreach manager at Access Health CT. “The 3,900 consumers include some applicants that currently have the correct eligibility based on an income change; however, AHCT is doing our due diligence to confirm with everyone who was impacted and make sure they receive what they qualify for.”

Despite the upheaval and confusion caused by the exchange, consumers continue to enroll without penalty for Access Health CT, even after the March 31 deadline had passed.

About 247,000 consumers have signed up for insurance through Access Health CT as of July 6, Tallarita said.

Of that number, 77,300 enrollees had enrolled and then dropped out due to not paying their premiums, or moving into Medicaid with an income change or starting a job that provides insurance. About 170,009 members signed

up or renewed their Medicaid coverage through the exchange.

Nearly 78 percent of the people who purchased insurance through Access Health CT received some subsidies.

Individuals could choose an insurance plan that offered subsidies, while others could be directly eligible for Medicaid, which is its own program.

Tallarita said Access Health CT plans to begin extensive training and education programs for brokers, assisters, application counselors and clients, so that everyone understands how best to use the system. It also plans to train its own employees and call center workers to answer technical questions for its clients.

“AHCT is continuing that effort as we find that training and education is the most critical aspect of helping people use our system to get the coverage for which they are entitled and desire,” Tallarita said. “During last year, we had close to 300 in-person assisters trained and certified. We have several hundred trained and active brokers.”

The state Insurance Department has licensed four new ACA-Obamacare insurers: HealthyCT, a new nonprofit that sells individual and small-group plans on and off the exchange; ConnectiCare Benefits Inc., a subsidiary of ConnectiCare that sells individual plans on the exchange; Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, which plans to start selling plans next year; and HPHC Insurance Co., a Harvard Pilgrim subsidiary that is marketing small group plans.

A new carrier — United HealthCare — will join in providing individual plans on the health exchange for the first time, said Donna Tommelleo, Connecticut Insurance Department spokeswoman.

Of thyme and the river

BY DIRK PERREFORT Hearst Connecticut Media

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or decades the Padanaram Brook gurgled hidden behind stockade fences and businesses near Danbury’s downtown.

But when local entrepreneur Elmer Palma began refurbishing a restaurant in the area, he decided to make the brook, and a cascading waterfall behind the building, a central feature of the new restaurant. The Waterfall Restaurant, which was more than 15 months under development, opened its doors this month at 30 Padanaram Road.

“The way he renovated the place, it’s just unbelievable,” said Del Ryan, who was having dinner recently with his wife, Judy, and their friend Sandy Scalzo.

“It’s already our third time here.”

The restaurant has several unique dining areas, including the sangria lounge on the second floor, where the restaurant’s own homemade sangria is available, as well as a full bar accented by a gas fireplace.

But the main attraction is the waterfall room, which has large glass windows overlooking the brook. The concrete

floor was also hand painted to look like a water scene, complete with fish.

“It feels like you’re walking on water,” Scalzo said. “It’s so creative, I just love it.”

The area surrounding the waterfall was landscaped as part of the project, and exterior lighting was installed to highlight the feature during evening hours.

“The brook is such a great piece of natural beauty, but nobody ever knew it was there,” said Debra Faillia, a designer with her own firm, Debra Faillia Design in Wilton. “We decided to put in a lot of glass windows so everybody could finally see it and enjoy this beautiful natural setting.”

When designing the restaurant, Faillia said she wanted to create an experience for the customers.

“I think of going out to eat as a festive experience,” she said. “It’s one of the few times in your life when you can actually slow down and concentrate on the people around you.”

Both Palma and Faillia noted that the second phase of the project, which is still in the works, includes a deck with outdoor seating that will stretch out over the brook.

Owner Elmer Palma, left, receives applause from General Manager Richard Dominguez, center, and Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton after the ribbon-cutting at Waterfall Restaurant in Danbury on July 8.

Palma said the building needed significant structural repairs and a great deal of renovation before the restaurant project could move forward. Palma originally purchased the property, next to Elmer’s Diner that he also owns, for the parking.

“But then I decided that we should also do something with the building,” he said. “I wanted to do something that was a little different.”

The menu offers customers a variety of options, including entrees featuring

fresh local fish and seafood, American bistro offerings, Mexican specialties and Mediterranean tapas.

“I wanted to offer our customers an enjoyable atmosphere with good food,” Palma said. “I hope everyone enjoys what we’ve created.”

Hearst Connecticut Media includes four daily newspapers: Connecticut Post, Greenwich Time, The Advocate (Stamford) and The News Times (Danbury.) See newstimes.com for more from this reporter.

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BY ANDI GRAY

When business owners deserve a pay raise I haven’t had a raise in a long time. As a business owner I’ve scrimped and cut corners to get through lean times. I’ve given employees raises and spent money to upgrade equipment. It seems like there’s never enough. My family is pressuring me to increase what I bring home. As an owner, how do I make sure I get paid properly for all of my hard work, too?

THOUGHTS OF THE DAY: Business owners work for both short- and long-term gain.

Ensuring the business is sufficiently profitable at all times is an essential owner responsibility. Make sure you’re doing more than working for low wages.

Being a business owner is a balancing act. Rewards come in many forms, including salary, which is the short-term reward; distributions, which are the medium-term reward; and increased valuation of the business, which is the long-term goal. It’s a matter of getting it right in all three categories, all the time.

Job number one is to figure out where any immediate shortfall is coming from: not enough clients, not enough profit per client, too much spending, not enough future planning, etc. Ask employees to make suggestions for improvements. As things improve, define how much of that goes into a pay raise for you and distributions at year’s end, and how much gets plowed back into the business to build exit value. Put it in writing and stick with the plan.

Make sure family and employees understand what you’re working to accomplish. Listen carefully when they challenge you. Ask yourself: What could be done now to improve results by year’s end?

Think about long-term value as well.

What will the business be worth when you’re ready to exit? What will you be selling and to whom? Work backward from that endpoint to today. Lay out the actions needed to get from here to there.

Your job as CEO is to set direction.

Make sure goals are in place. Build budgets and forecasts to match goals. Hold people accountable for delivering to goal and staying within budget. When people are struggling, evaluate if they’re in the right seat on the bus, belong on the bus at all, or if they need more training and time to develop. Do the same for vendors and customers. When the business is in trouble, call in extra resources to assist before problems become crises.

You won’t have the perspective, time or energy needed to be an effective CEO if you’re running around making things happen with day-to-day activities. Build a team that can help the business move forward. Learn to delegate instead of doing. Follow up to ensure things went as expected. Learn to ask, “Who can get this done?” Step back. Make room for other people to contribute.

As CEO, you’re multitasking all the time: ensuring the company today has enough great customers willing to pay for today’s goods and services, as you invest to ensure that tomorrow’s customers, income, employees, products and service are as good as, or better than today’s. Build reports and set aside discussion and analysis time so that it’s easier to see if things are on track.

Test your growth plan for the business. Does it generate enough profits to pay the owner fairly, pay taxes, pay off debts and add to reserves? Can you minimize the risk of having to put in funds in difficult times? Remember profits today tend to lead to profits tomorrow.

Shortfall today may be nothing more than accepting excuses for an underperforming company. Make sure you’re demanding enough of your business so that you can respond positively to your family’s challenge of ensuring you’re compensated fairly.

Looking for a good book? “Keeping the Family Business Healthy: How to Plan for Continuing Growth, Profitability, and Family Leadership” by John L. Ward.

Andi Gray is president of Strate�y Leaders Inc., strate�yleaders.com, a business-consulting �irm that specializes in helping entrepreneurial �irms grow. She can be reached by phone at 877-238-3535. Do you have a question for Andi? Send it via email to AskAndi@strate�yleaders. Visit AskAndi.com for an entire library of Ask Andi articles.

THE LIST

Leading CFOs Ranked by year chief financial officer was appointed; listed alphabetically in the event of a tie.

Company Address Phone • Web 203 area code unless otherwise noted First County Bank 59 Mason St., Greenwich 06830 869-4666 • firstcountybank.com Interactive Brokers Group L.L.C. 2 Pickwick Plaza, Greenwich 06830 618-5800 • interactivebrokers.com Greenwich Hospital 5 Perryridge Road, Greenwich 06830 863-3008 • greenwichhospital.org W.R. Berkley Corp.

475 Steamboat Road, Greenwich 06830 629-3000 • wrberkley.com Greenwich Hospitality Corp.

500 Steamboat Road, Greenwich 06830 413-3527 • greenwichhospitality.com Sturm, Ruger and Co. 1 Lacey Place, Southport 06490 259-7843 • ruger.com Silgan Holdings Inc. 4 Landmark Square, Stamford 06901 975-7110 • silgan.com EMCOR Group Inc. 301 Merritt 7, Norwalk 06851 849-7800 • emcorgroup.com ATMI Inc. 7 Commerce Drive, Danbury 06810 794-1100 • atmi.com

CFO Name Title

Penske Automotive Group 435 Commerce Drive, Fairfield 06825 366-9346 • penskeautomotive.com

Ronald K. Holbert

UBS 677 Washington Blvd., Stamford 06901 719-3000 ubs.com

Year Appointed • Salary Senior vice president and CFO

1978 • NA

Paul J. Brody

CFO, treasurer, secretary and director

1985 • $3,880,000 Eugene Colucci

Senior vice president and CFO

1989 • $717,888

Eugene G. Ballard

Senior vice president and CFO

1999 • $1,451,109 Saeed Nasiri

CFO and vice president

2003 • NA

Thomas A. Dineen

CFO, vice president and Treasurer

2003 • $962,248 Robert B. Lewis

Executive vice president and CFO

2004 • $3,316,958 Mark A. Pompa

Executive vice president and CFO

2006 • $2,204,104 Tim Carlson

Executive vice president, CFO and treasurer

2007 • $1,044,982 Wayne C. Pensky

Hexcel Corp..

281 Tresser Blvd., Stamford 06901 969-0666 • hexcel.com

Senior vice president and CFO

Pitney Bowes Inc. 1 Elmcroft Road, Stamford 06926 356-5000 • pb.com

Executive vice president and CFO

United Rentals Inc. 100 First Stamford Place, Stamford 06902 622-3131 • unitedrentals.com

2007 • $1,862,844 Michael Monahan

2008 • $3,238,111

William B. Plummer

Executive vice president and CFO

2008 • $2,281,969

This is a sampling of top chief financial officers. Questions, please contact westfaircommunications@gmail.com.

Acquarion Water Co. 835 Main St., Bridgeport 06604 337-5991 • acquarionwater.com Cenveo Inc. 200 Stamford Place, Stamford 06902 595-3000 • cenveo.com Ability Beyond Disability 4 Berkshire Blvd., Bethel 06801 775-4700 • abilitybeyonddisability.org Crane Co. 100 First Stamford Place, Stamford 06902 363-7300 • craneco.com Frontier Communications Corp..

3 High Ridge Park, Stamford 06905 614-5600 • frontier.com General Electric Co. 3135 Easton Turnpike, Fairfield 06828 373-2211 • ge.com Terex Corp..

200 Nyala Farm Road, Westport 06880 222-7170 • terex.com Xerox Corp..

45 Glover Ave., Norwalk 06856 968-3000 • xerox.com Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. 1 Ethan Allen Drive, Danbury 06811 743-8000 • ethanallen.com Praxair Inc. 39 Old Ridgebury Road, Danbury 06810 837-2000 • praxair.com Starwood Hotels Worldwide Inc. 1 StarPoint, Stamford 06902 964-6000 • starwood.com

David K. Jones

Executive vice president and CFO

2011 • $1,016,539 Bob Stefanowski

CFO and group managing director

2011 • NA

Donald J. Morrissey

CFO and corporate secretary, executive vice president and treasurer

2012 • NA

Scott J. Goodwin

CFO and principal accounting officer

2012 • $715,851

Lori I. Pasqualini

CAO, CFO, vice president, treasurer, director and trustee

2013 • NA

Richard A. Maue

Vice president-finance and CFO

2013 • $1,480,549 John M. Jureller

Executive vice president and CFO

2013 • $1,759,993

Jeffrey S. Bornstein

Senior vice president and CFO

2013 • $7,236,314 Kevin Bradley

Senior vice president and CFO

2013 • $3,025,350 Kathryn Mikells

CFO and executive vice president

2013 • $2,548,519 Corey Whitely

Executive vice president and interim CFO

2014 • $561,284

Matthew J. White President and CFO

2014 • NA

Alan Schnaid

Interim CFO, senior vice president, finance and CAO

2014 • NA

Source: Information obtained from company websites, news sites, proxy statements and survey respondents.

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SPECIAL REPORT

MID-YEAR REVIEW

BANKING, INVESTMENTS, CREDIT UNIONS, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, LAW, INSURANCE, UNIONS

Cyberattacks costly for banks and businesses CYBERSECURITY BREACHES POSE A NEAR-CONSTANT THREAT

BY LEIF SKODNICK lskodnick@westfairinc.com

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f John Dillinger were alive today, he might use a computer instead of a Tommy gun.

Dillinger, the infamous Depressionera bank robber, used force at a time when a bank’s vault could only be emptied by physical means. A modern bank robber could potentially empty the vault sitting on his couch with a laptop – a possibility that law enforcement agencies and banks in Westchester and Fairfield counties are working diligently to prevent.

In May, the New York Department of Financial Services, the regulatory agency that oversees banks, released a 12-page report on cybersecurity. The report, which covered the results of a survey of 154 financial institutions, probed preparedness measures, information security framework, the frequency nature, cost of, and response to cybersecurity breaches and the institutions’ future plans on cybersecurity.

“Hackers spend day and night trying to think up new ways to steal consumers’ personal information and disrupt our nation’s financial markets, and it’s more important than ever that we rise to meet that challenge,” said Benjamin Lawsky, superintendent of the Department of Financial Services, in a press release that accompanied the report’s release.

“Banks everywhere have experienced cyberattacks, and Connecticut is no exception,” said Bruce Adams, general counsel at the Connecticut Department of Banking.

Cyberattackers had tried to hit nearly every bank, regardless of size, surveyed for the New York state report. Notably, the report stated that although institutions reported numerous attempted systems intrusions over the prior 12 months, very few institutions experienced successful breaches resulting in significant monetary damages.

“Everybody worries about cybersecurity,” said John Tolomer, CEO of The Westchester Bank. “We have spent quite a lot of money to protect our resources and finances. We can’t go into a lot of detail about what we do behind the scenes. It’s something that big and small banks alike

are facing, and we’re always looking to protect our information and customers.”

According to the New York report, more than 90 percent of large institutions with more than $10 billion in assets and nearly 80 percent of medium-sized institutions with assets between $1 billion and $10 billion had documented plans for keeping information secure. Information security plans were mostly made by the individual banks’ information technology departments, in consultation with executives.

“We’ve been telling our regulated community, which includes credit unions and banks, that they need to be focusing on cybersecurity issues,” said Adams in Connecticut. He said the department is always checking to see how securely banks keep their information. “It’s a priority of our department to invest to beef up our exam capabilities.”

Often, however, banks and regulators are playing catch-up.

“The consumer of financial services is just often savvy enough to spot some

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scams,” said Adams. “Cyberattacks take on so many different forms. The scam artist is usually the first into the new space.

We’re focusing a lot of our resources to get up on the curve.”

Malicious software installations and phishing, where attackers create false emails and websites designed to look like those of the actual bank in an attempt to trick users into giving their login information, were among the most common attempted attacks noted in the New York report. Account takeovers, identity theft, telecommunication network disruptions and data integrity breaches were the most common criminal acts by cyberattackers who gained access to banks’ networks.

When there is a loss, it can often be more costly than just the amount of money taken in the cyberattack. While reimbursements to affected customers constitute a large part of the cost to banks that fall victim to cyberattacks, auditing and software upgrades in the wake of the attack often push costs up. Attacks also add intangible costs such as loss of

business and damage to the bank’s brand, reputation and good will.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman this month released a report examining the history of data security breaches across multiple industries in the state. According to a press release, those breaches cost New York’s public and private sectors more than $1.37 billion in 2013.

The attorney general’s report also found that hacking intrusions – in which third parties gain unauthorized access to data stored on a computer system – were the leading cause of data security breaches, accounting for roughly 40 percent of all breaches.

Adams said the importance of data security for Connecticut banks cannot be overstated. “It’s just like the vault, the personnel and security records,” he said in a phone interview from his Hartford office.

“It is something that is important for bank boards to pay attention to.”

BY JEAN PERRY PHILLIPS

Environmental considerations for school construction

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chool construction projects present special challenges and must be carefully managed to ensure that environmental issues are safely and wellhandled and the health and safety of the school population is protected. New construction and on-site renovation projects each pose unique circumstances which must be given due consideration.

The universe of potentially problematic situations is large and often issues are not identified until construction has begun. As in all construction and renovation projects, it is important to consider potential environmental issues as part of the initial decision making process.

Due diligence is a critical first step to make certain that informed decisions are made and planning takes into account all known variables. Due diligence can serve to optimize resources, establish that an adequate project team is formed, establish responsibilities, maximize accountability, and achieve requisite transparency and community satisfaction benchmarks. Adequate due diligence also

allows complete bid documents and final contracts to be prepared and awarded.

Most importantly, due diligence is critical to building safe sustainable schools for this and future generations.

Connecticut school districts that use state funds in construction projects must work hand-in-hand with the State Department of Administrative Services (DAS) Division of Construction Services.

DAS has a formal site school approval process that must be followed if seeking reimbursement from the state for new construction (even if an acquisition grant is not required.)

The first component of this process is to assess whether the project would directly or indirectly impact environmental resources, including floodplains, inland wetlands, protected species populations, critical habitats, coastal resources, and protected, historic and conservation areas.

Additional information including phase I, II and III reports must be submitted, as well. A phase I report considers

all available information to determine the location of any possible releases of potentially hazardous materials. A phase II report contains data which confirms or negates the potential release areas identified in the Phase I and a phase III report delineates the vertical and horizontal dimensions of any release areas and is the basis for any remedial activities which must occur.

Ultimately, site choices are vetted in an effort to make sure building projects are well-situated and resources are not directed at unanticipated remedial projects.

School renovation projects that must occur in occupied buildings present their own universe of concerns. The Connecticut Department of Public Health and the federal Environmental Protection Agency have resources available on their websites addressing projects occurring in occupied buildings. These include guidelines to create a comprehensive management plan to minimize or eliminate exposure of building occupants to indoor air pollutants, noise, odors and other con-

struction-generated contaminants. Such plans should contain detailed information for responsibilities, accountability, activity preferences, communication protocols and special protective methodologies. A third party monitor who reports to the District on the implementation of the plan is recommended. Ideally, this person will be an industrial hygienist or have other environmental and construction expertise.

With good planning, communication and follow-up, school construction projects can be well- managed to the satisfaction of all stakeholders. The State of Connecticut and the Federal Environmental Protection Agency have many resources available as do other consortiums and endeavors concerned with these issues.

Attorney Jean Perry Phillips’ work with Bridgeport-based law �irm Pullman & Comley includes all aspects of environmental laws and regulations and their impact on real property interests. She can be contacted at jphillips@pullcom.com.

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Abest trims restaurants’ electric bills

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B.J. Lawless, co-owner of Norwalk restaurants B.J. Ryan’s and the BANC House, left, and Frank Rosa, president and CEO of Abest Power & Gas.

ith the bottom line in mind, businesses are increasingly turning a critical eye toward their wall sockets.

“We want to make sure every business in Connecticut knows that we’re here and that there is a viable, competitive alternative to the utility companies with no surprise increases,” said Norwalk-based Abest Power & Gas Co. CEO Frank Rosa. “We communicate with our customers and give them options.”

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annually, compared with utility rates.

When the partners opened a second location in Norwalk three years ago, the BANC House, they signed again with Abest Power. The 4,000-square-foot location requires even more electricity.

The two eateries combined spend an average $2,500 per month on power.

“The per-kilowatt-hour rate difference of tenths of a cent doesn’t seem like much,” Abest said in a statement.

“But for Lawless, the cost savings by buying electricity through Abest Power frees up cash flow for other parts of the business.”

— Bill Fallon

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Business partners Buckley Ryan and B.J. Lawless had worked in several restaurants before teaming up to launch B.J. Ryan’s restaurant in Norwalk seven years ago. Shortly after opening, the owners realized the steep cost involved in heating and cooling a 3,500-square-foot establishment with its compressors, ovens, flat-screen TVs and gas burners that operate 365 days a year. The catering service based at the restaurant pushed energy costs even higher.

After shifting to Abest, Lawless estimated B.J. Ryan’s monthly savings to be more than $200 per month, or $2,400

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Rob Inconstanti, digital marketing specialist, Norwalk-based event planners Gigmasters.com, left, and Mike Caldwell, CEO of Gigmasters.com, at the Stamford Innovation Center’s “geek-and-nerd” event.

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he meek continued to inherit the Earth last month as self-identified geeks and nerds networked and socialized at the Stamford Innovation Center in the historic Town Hall. More than 150 attended the June 26 event.

Promotional literature had a “Star Trek” theme, urging would-be attendees to “get their dance on” and “be there and be square.”

Norwalk-based Priceline.com was an event sponsor. Music was provided by

The Parker Avenue Band and by DJ Ojala & DJ Raf. Cocktails, dining, dancing and games filled the bill.

Besides Priceline, sponsors included Sikorsky, Connect, Pitney Bowes and law firms Shipman & Goodwin L.L.P., McCarter & English and Robinson & Cole L.L.P. Partners include The Stamford Tech Meet-Up, CoWork CT, CT Next and Connecticut Innovations.

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COLLEGES ALBERTUS MAGNUS COLLEGE

700 Prospect St., New Haven, CT 06511 Phone: 203-773-8550 Website: albertus.edu Email: admissions@albertus.edu Degrees: Associate, bachelor’s, master’s Classes: Evening, online Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: No Average cost per credit: $1,185 part time Annual tuition: $28,440 Student/teacher ratio: 13 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: 60 two-year college • 90 four-year college Enrolled students: About 550 full-time students How to register: In person, online, mail Dean of admission: Richard J. Lolatte

ALBERTUS MAGNUS COLLEGE SCHOOL OF EVENING AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS AND SCHOOL OF NEW DIMENSIONS 700 Prospect St., New Haven, CT 06511 Phone: 203-773-8505 Website: albertus.edu Email: adults@albertus.edu Degrees: Associate, bachelor’s, master’s Classes: Evening, online Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: Yes Average cost per credit: Varies by program Annual tuition: Varies by program Student/teacher ratio: 13 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: 90 four-year college • 64 junior and community college Enrolled students: About 1,700 How to register: In person, online Director of student services: June Sangapore

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BERKELEY COLLEGE

White Plains Campus 99 Church St., White Plains, NY 10601 Phone: 914-694-1122 Website: berkeleycollege.edu Email: info@berkeleycollege.edu Degrees: Associate, bachelor’s Classes: Evening, online, weekend Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: No Average cost per credit: $525 part time • $7,500 full time Annual tuition: N/A Student/teacher ratio: 26 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: N/A Enrolled students: 8,000+ How to register: In person, online, phone Senior vice president, enrollment management: Diane Recinos

Campus Road, P.O. Box 5000 Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504 Phone: 845-758-6822 Website: bard.edu Email: admission@bard.edu Degrees: Bachelor’s, master’s, continuing education Classes: Online, weekend Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: No Average cost per credit: N/A Annual tuition: $47,560 Student/teacher ratio: 10 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: 60 Enrolled students: 2,000 How to register: In person, online Director of admissions: Frank Corliss

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325 Central Park Ave., White Plains, NY 10606 PLEASE SEE Phone: 800-660-7093 OUR AD ON Website: cw.edu PAGE 3 Email: admissions@cw.edu Degrees: Associate, bachelor’s, certificate programs Classes: Day, evening, online, weekend Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: Yes Average cost per credit: $745 undergraduate Annual tuition: $11,175 for 15 credits Student/teacher ratio: 17 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: Varies by degree level Enrolled students: About 1,100 How to register: In person, online Dean of admission: Matt Curtis

CONCORDIA COLLEGE CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY

1615 Stanley St., New Britain, CT 06050 Phone: 860-832-2278 PLEASE SEE Website: ccsu.edu OUR ADS ON Email: admissions@ccsu.edu PAGES 9 & 18 Degrees: Bachelor’s, master’s Classes: Day, evening, online, weekend Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: yes Average cost per credit: $425 undergraduate Annual tuition: $8,876 full-time in-state resident • $20,612 full-time out-of-state resident Student/teacher ratio: 16.4 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: N/A Enrolled Students: 10,000 undergraduates • 2,500 graduates How to register: Mail, online Director, recruitment and admissions: Larry Hall

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29 Castle Place, New Rochelle, NY 10805 Phone: 914-654-5000 Website: cnr.edu Email: info@cnr.edu Degrees: Bachelor’s, master’s Classes: Evening, weekend, online Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: No Average cost per credit: $896 school of arts and sciences • $894 graduate school • $375 school of new resources Annual tuition: $31,200 school of arts and sciences Student/teacher ratio: 11 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: 75 undergraduate • 20 percent of total program credits for graduate program Enrolled students: About 4,200 How to register: In person, mail, online Vice president of student services: Elaine T. White

171 White Plains Road, Bronxville, NY 10708 Phone: 914-337-9300 Website: concordia-ny.edu Email: admission@concordia-ny.edu Degrees: Associate, bachelor’s, master’s Classes: Evening Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: No Average cost per credit: N/A Annual tuition: $27,740 Student/teacher ratio: 13 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: 28 Enrolled students: About 950 How to register: In person, mail, online Vice president for enrollment management: Don Vos

THE CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA

1946 Campus Drive, Hyde Park, NY 12538 Phone: 845-452-9600 Website: ciachef.edu Email: admissions@culinary.edu Degrees: Associate, bachelor’s Classes: Online, weekend Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: Yes (pro chef certification, Mediterranean cooking, culinary boot camp basic training, bistro boot camp, italian cuisine boot camp) Average cost per credit: N/A Annual tuition: $13,475 without board Student/teacher ratio: 18 to 1 Maximum transfer credits: N/A Enrolled students: 3,000 full time How to register: In person, mail, online, phone Vice president of admission and marketing: Bruce Hillenbrand

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Fulfilling Our Vision

BY JOANN SONDEY Director, Office of Career Services, the College of Westchester CELEBRATING ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY next year, the College of Westchester continues to serve our business community with career-prepared students and graduates ready to meet their employment needs.

Since 1915 the College of Westchester (CW) has focused on the career success of our students. Our vision is to be the college of choice for students because we are the college of choice for employers. Our academic programs are carefully designed to provide the skills and competencies most desired by employers. Students learn through a career-relevant curriculum uniquely designed to combine classroom learning with real-world experience.

In today’s fast-paced, competitive work environment, along with students being academically prepared in their discipline, each academic program at the college stresses the competencies students need to develop in order to be successful in their

field. These include leadership, teamwork, interpersonal abilities, critical thinking/ problem solving skills, and personal traits such as demonstrating initiative

AS THE COLLEGE OF WESTCHESTER ENTERS ITS 100TH YEAR WE ARE POISED TO CONTINUE TO MEET OUR VISION OF BEING THE COLLEGE OF CHOICE FOR STUDENTS BECAUSE WE ARE THE COLLEGE OF CHOICE FOR EMPLOYERS. and motivation, being hard working and reliable, having ability to plan and organize multiple tasks and possessing excellent

customer-service skills.

Matching the strength of the college’s academic programs, CW’s Office of Career Services is a team of dedicated professionals committed to providing excellent career-related resources and opportunities that build confidence and job-search skills. Students are empowered from the first day on campus to get to know and work with their career counselors throughout their college career. They are coached one-on-one, in the classroom and in career-centered workshops in all areas of the job search process, including resume and cover-letter writing, the interview process, business attire and business etiquette.

One of the main objectives of Career Services is to be extremely pro-active in coaching both students and grads toward appropriate employment and internship opportunities. Every effort is made to find a good match for both the employer and CW candidate. This focus has proved to be a major win-win for everyone.

Partnering with area employers for

both job and internship opportunities for our students and graduates is our # 1 priority. When surveying past and current employers regarding their experiences with our students, feedback was very positive. Some of the comments received when asked about strengths included: strong communication skills, positive work ethic/attitude, practical intelligence, prepared to take on difficult challenges, ability to problem solve stressful situations, talented out-of-the-box thinkers and astute to the skills and practices of modern businesses.

As the College of Westchester enters its 100th year we are poised to continue to meet our vision of being the college of choice for students because we are the college of choice for employers. We are ready to meet the challenge of an extremely competitive job market and very high employer demands.

For further information on partnering with the College with job and internship opportunities, please call Career Services at 914-831-0400.

Ready to Hire a Fresh Face?

The College of Westchester has been a valuable source of qualified employees in Westchester, Putnam and Rockland counties, New York City and Connecticut for decades. CW’s degree and certificate programs are carefully designed to provide employers with the skills and competencies they most desire in new hires. Our Career Services Partner Companies believe our innovative curriculum has directly benefited their organizations.

CW offers programs in accounting, allied health, business–marketing/management, computer networking and digital media.

The College of Westchester Career Services Department can help with: >Associate and Bachelor degree interns >Full-Time Job Placement at no cost to the employer >On-Campus Recruitment To find out how to meet students for individual interviews for employment or to participate in The CW Part-Time, Full-Time and Internship Job Fairs call 914.831.0400 or email careerservices@cw.edu.

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COLLEGES DOMINICAN COLLEGE

470 Western Highway, Orangeburg, NY 10962 Phone: 845-359-7800 Website: dc.edu Email: admissions@dc.edu Degrees: Associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctorate Classes: Evening, online, weekend Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: Yes (introduction to the Internet, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power Point, Microsoft Access Average cost per credit: $725 undergraduate • $785 graduate Annual tuition: $24,020 Student/teacher ratio: 15 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: 70 Enrolled students: 1,441 full time; 471 graduate How to register: In person, online Vice president for student development/dean of students: John Burke

FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY

1073 N. Benson Road, Fairfield, CT 06824 Phone: 203-254-4000 Website: fairfield.edu Email: admis@fairfield.edu; gradadmis@fairfield.edu Degrees: Bachelor’s, master’s, doctorate (nursing), continuing education Classes: Day, evening, online, weekend Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: Yes Average cost per credit: $700 part-time undergraduate Annual tuition: $43,170 full-time undergraduate Student/teacher ratio: 11 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: 60 Enrolled students: About 5,000 How to register: Fax, in person, mail, online Dean of enrollment: Karen Pellegrino

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY

400 Westchester Ave. West Harrison, NY 10604 Phone: 914-367-3426 Website: fordham.edu/westchester

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School of Professional and Continuing Students Phone: 914-367-3302 Email: mydegree@fordham.edu Degrees: Bachelor’s Classes: Evenings, online, weekend Speciality nondegree and noncertification courses: No Average cost per credit: N/A Annual tuition: $44,450 Student/teacher ratio: 12 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: 75 Enrolled students: 223 How to register: In person, online Director of admission: Glenn S. Berman

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Graduate School of Business Phone: 212-636-6200 Email: admissionsgb@fordham.edu Degrees: Master’s and certificate programs Classes: Part-time MBA (evenings), executive MBA (weekends) Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: Yes Average cost per credit: $1,482 per credit; $825 evening courses Annual tuition: N/A Student/teacher ratio: 15 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: Up to 33 for MBS Enrolled students: 102 How to register: Online Admissions inquiries: Mary Kate Donato Graduate School of Education Phone: 212-636-6400 • Fax: 212-636-7106 Email: gse_admiss@fordham.edu Website: fordham.edu/gse Degrees: Master’s, doctorate (only at Lincoln Center campus) Classes: Evenings (weekends at Lincoln Center campus) Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: No Average cost per credit: $1,170 Annual tuition: N/A Student/teacher ratio: N/A Maximum transfer credits accepted: 6 Enrolled students: 126 How to register: In person or online for nonmatriculated students; online application for part-time or full-time matriculated status Assistant dean, admissions: Linda Horisk Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education Phone: 718-817-4800 • Fax: 718-817-3352 Email: greadmit@fordham.edu Degrees: Certificate, master’s, online master’s, doctorate Classes: Afternoons, evenings, online Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: Yes (Christian spirituality, theology of ministry, Jesus in the Gospels, ethics in pastoral ministry) Average cost per credit: $772 Annual tuition: N/A Student/teacher ratio: 10 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: 9 Enrolled students: 203 How to register: Fax, in person, online, phone Dean, graduate school of religious education: C. Colt Anderson Graduate School of Social Service Phone: 212-636-6600 • Fax: 212-636-6613 Email: adebrown@fordham.edu Degrees: Master’s, doctorate (Lincoln Center Campus only) Classes: Days, evenings, weekends Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: Yes (nonmatriculated courses, human behavior and the social environment I and II, social welfare policy and services, human service agencies as the context for practice, social work research I and II) Average cost per credit: $861 Annual tuition: N/A Student/teacher ratio: 25 to 1

Maximum transfer credits accepted: 12 Enrolled students: 1,500 How to register: In person on scheduled dates (see website for dates) Assistant dean, director of admissions: Derek Brown

HOUSATONIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE

900 Lafayette Blvd., Bridgeport, CT 06604 Phone: 203-332-5000 • Fax: 203-332-5248 Email: egraham@hcc.commnet.edu Website: hcc.commnet.edu Degrees: Associate, certificate Classes: Evening, online, weekend Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: Yes Average cost per credit: $143 part-time, in-state resident • $429 out of state Annual tuition: $3,432 in state • 10,296 out of state Student/teacher ratio: N/A Maximum transfer credits accepted: No limit Enrolled students: 5,975 How to register: Fax, in person, mail, online, phone Acting director of admissions: Earl Graham

IONA COLLEGE

715 North Ave., New Rochelle, NY 10801 Phone: 800-231-4662 Website: iona.edu Email: admissions@iona.edu Degrees: Bachelor’s, master’s Classes: Day, evening, online, weekend Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: No Average cost per credit: $1,060 undergraduate • $985 graduate Annual tuition: $31,880 Student/teacher ratio: 15 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: 64 Enrolled students: 3,110 undergraduate How to register: Fax, in person, mail, online, phone Vice president for enrollment: Mary Beth Carey

IONA COLLEGE - ROCKLAND GRADUATE CENTER 2 Blue Hill Plaza, P.O. Box 1522 Pearl River, NY 10965 Phone: 866-850-IONA • Fax: 845-620-1260 Website: iona.edu/rockland Email: Vjarekprinz@iona.edu Degrees: Master’s, continuing education, post-masters certificates Classes: Evenings, online, weekend Average cost per credit: $985-1,050 Annual tuition: N/A Student/teacher ratio: 13 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: 6 Enrolled students: More than 700 How to register: Fax, in person, mail, online Director of graduate admissions: Veronica Jarek-Prinz

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The Fordham Westchester Campus WORLD-CLASS EDUCATION IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY’S STATE-OF-THE-ART campus in Westchester provides programs focused on traditional career paths as well as today’s emerging industries. We offer class schedules designed for Westchester, Fairfield and Hudson Valley residents with busy lives.

Fordham Westchester provides adult undergraduate and graduate degree programs as well as classes for your personal enrichment. Several of the same distinguished faculty from our New York City campuses teach at our Westchester location. Fordham School of Professional and Continuing Studies and prestigious graduate schools of business, education and social service will help you earn the credentials to start a new career or strengthen an existing one. Our Westchester campus features 26 stateof-the-art classrooms in a three-story, 62,500-square-foot building situated on 32 beautifully landscaped acres that include a garden courtyard, pond and

stream. The new classrooms, which are wireless and equipped with smart boards and teleconferencing capabilities, are complemented by indoor and outdoor

River Parkway and Route 684—with parking to accommodate 250 vehicles. It is conveniently accessible by all modes of public transportation.

“THE PEOPLE WHO PUT IN THE TIME AND EFFORT TO IMPROVE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS WILL BE THE ONES WHO ARE READY FOR NEW AND BETTER OPPORTUNITIES.” — Glen Redpath

meeting spaces, a library-resource center, a dining facility and a student lounge. The campus is conveniently located on the White Plains border—just off Interstate 287 near the Hutchinson

We’re Closer Than You Think!

Take advantage of Fordham University’s prestigious graduate, undergraduate, and professional development programs at our beautiful Westchester campus.

As the economy continues to recover, those who have enhanced their education with an eye toward current trends will be among the first to be hired when new jobs are created, said Glen Redpath,

Fordham School of Professional and Continuing Studies Fordham PCS is designed specifically to meet the unique and diverse needs of adult learners, most of whom are working professionals. We offer more than 20 majors leading to an undergraduate degree, a Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical/ Pre-Health Program for nonscience majors seeking entry into a graduate program in health sciences, a Master of Science in Cybersecurity, and a non-credit certificate in Digital and Social Media Marketing.

assistant dean of admission at Fordham’s Lincoln Center campus. “The people who put in the time and effort to improve their knowledge and skills will be the ones who are ready for new and better opportunities,” he said. Officials at the school like to remind their students of the numerous research studies showing that the single most important factor in career advancement is education, and that a Fordham education is considered second to none. Since 1841, the Fordham degree has stood for a unique standard of intellectual inquiry, ethical decisionmaking,and academic excellence. It’s a degree that’s valued by many of the world’s most prestigious companies, agencies and institutions, where thousands of graduates have embarked on successful careers.

To find out more or to register for programs, visit fordham.edu/westchester to contact a representative of the school you are interested in attending.

• Business • Economics • Legal and Policy Studies • Organizational Leadership • Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Med/ Pre-Health Program • Professional Studies in New Media • Social Work • M.S. in Cybersecurity

Graduate School of Business Administration In addition to full degree programs (MBA and EMBA), Fordham’s Graduate School of Business Administration provides

busy executives with shorter business courses through our Executive Education program: • The Fordham Management Institute: Highlights of the MBA • Fordham Forum on Leadership and Growth • Post-Master’s Health Care Management Certificate Program

Graduate School of Education

• Teaching and school leadership certificates and programs

Graduate School of Social Service • Master of Social Work Program • Doctor of Social Work Program

Academic excellence at our conveniently located Westchester address.

400 Westchester Ave. West Harrison, N.Y.

Learn more at 914-FORDHAM fordham.edu/westchester Proud to be a Yellow Ribbon University

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LIU Hudson FOR 35 YEARS, LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY has provided residents of the Hudson Valley with access to excellence in private education. With convenient locations in Rockland, Westchester and West Point, LIU Hudson offers personalized guidance from faculty that helps students achieve their full potential. Master’s degree and advanced certificate programs are offered in: • Educations • Educational leadership • School counseling • School psychology • Mental health counseling (CASAC tract also offered) • Marriage and family therapy (CASAC tract also offered) • Business administration (MBA) • Health and public administration (MPA) • Pharmaceutics (Industrial pharmacy and cosmetic science) Targeted partnerships, field placements, and internship opportunities with schools, business, and local organizations provide our students with extensive networking and career opportunities, Westchester paving the way for their professional success.

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Convenient locations in Westchester, Rockland, and our West Point Educational Site Flexible evening, weekend, and online courses Master’s degrees and advanced certificates in job-growth areas, including: • TESOL, Special Education, and Early Childhood • Crisis Management • Health and Public Administration • School Counseling and School Psychology • Mental Health Counseling* and Marriage and Family Therapy* • Educational Leadership • Pharmaceutics

Enroll Now! Find out more at liu.edu/hudson *Substance Abuse Counseling Track available

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Rockland Community College Now Offering

ST. JOHN FISHER COLLEGE DOCTORAL PROGRAM STARTING IN SEPTEMBER, Rockland Community College (RCC) will offer its fi rst doctoral program, which will be administered by St. John Fisher College.

The partnership between the two schools was announced in June, and interest in the program is high.

The Doctor of Education in Executive Leadership (Ed.D.) is an accelerated doctoral program offered by Fisher’s Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. School of Education, and provides candidates with an opportunity to develop the critical leadership skills and knowledge that are required in today’s increasingly complex, diverse, and information-driven

The accelerated format allows students to complete their coursework and dissertation in as little as 28 months.

Classes meet on alternate Friday evenings and Saturdays to accommodate the schedules of working professionals.

The cohort-paced model is designed around a multidisciplinary program of study in executive leadership. Courses are offered sequentially, organized by topical themes, and aligned with New York State, national, and institutional standards.

In addition, the program includes professional development opportunities and seminars conducted by experts in the field of leadership. Candidates will also

“BOTH FISHER AND ROCKLAND ARE DEDICATED TO PREPARING A NEW CADRE OF EXECUTIVES—MEN AND WOMEN WITH ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE...” organizations. This unique program was developed to provide an attractive and viable alternative to traditional doctoral programs in educational leadership. To date, the program has enrolled 14 cohorts and graduated 195 students.

RCC is Fisher’s third extension site for the Ed.D. Program, joining The College of New Rochelle and Onondaga Community College, that signed on as partners in 2009 and 2013, respectively.

“We are so pleased to partner with Rockland to serve the surrounding community,” said Dr. Michael Wischnowski, Dean of the School of Education. “Both Fisher and Rockland are dedicated to preparing a new cadre of executives—men and women with essential leadership skills and a global perspective—who will not only play key professional roles in their communities, but who will use their knowledge and expertise to serve those communities as well.”

The program is designed for managers and executives in education, business, health care, nonprofit organizations, the military, and other related organizations.

complete field experiences that align with the coursework.

The curriculum is based on theory and processes that are essential for effective organizational leadership, and theory related to practice. Graduates will walk away with the ability to plan strategically, make ethical and fair decisions, maximize the talents and skills of their employees, and much more.

The sequence of courses and field experiences are organized into six interrelated thematic modules. Each module includes topics, activities, and assignments that reflect key concepts that impact leadership at the executive level.

Some of the concepts covered include law, politics, fi nance, governance, diversity, human relations and development, data and informed decision-making, policy, and ethics.

For more information about the Doctor of Education in Executive Leadership (Ed.D.) at Rockland Community College, visit www.sjfc.edu/graduate or call St. John Fisher College’s Office of Graduate Admissions at (585) 385-8161.

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Are You Ready to Lead?

Advance your career with an Ed.D. in Executive Leadership.

St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY, is now offering an Ed.D. in Executive Leadership at Rockland Community College.

The Ed.D. provides candidates with an opportunity to develop the critical leadership skills and knowledge that are required in today’s increasingly complex, diverse, and information-driven organizations.

Program features: • An accelerated format which allows coursework and dissertation to be completed in as little as 28 months.

• Classes meet on alternate Friday evenings and Saturdays to accommodate the schedules of working professionals.

• An attractive and viable alternative to traditional doctoral programs in leadership designed for managers and executives in education, business, health care, nonprofit, military, and other related organizations.

To learn more about the Ed.D. in Executive Leadership program, please contact St. John Fisher College’s Office of Graduate Admissions at (585) 385-8161, email grad@sjfc.edu, or visit the website at go.sjfc.edu/rcc.

St. John Fisher College is a liberal arts institution offering bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs in the humanities, sciences, business, education, nursing, and pharmacy.

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COLLEGES LIU HUDSON AT ROCKLAND AND WESTCHESTER Rockland – 70 Route 340, Orangeburg, NY Phone: 845-359-7200 Westchester – 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY. Phone: 914-831-2700 Website: liu.edu/hudson Email: rockland@liu.edu or Westchester@liu.edu PLEASE SEE OUR AD ON Degrees: Master’s and post master’s PAGE 6 advanced certificate Classes: Evening, weekend Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: Yes Average cost per credit: $1,110 graduate Annual tuition: N/A Student/teacher ratio: 16 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: 6 Enrolled students: 100 full time, 220 part time How to register: In person, mail, online Director: Cindy Pagnotta

MANHATTAN COLLEGE

4513 Manhattan College Parkway Riverdale, NY 10471 Phone: 718-862-8000 • Fax: 718-862-8019 Website: manhattan.edu Email: admit@manhattan.edu Degrees: Bachelor’s, master’s, continuing education

Classes: Evening Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: No Average cost per credit: N/A Annual tuition: $35,985 Student/teacher ratio: 12 to 1 undergraduate Maximum transfer credits accepted: Varies by program Enrolled students: 3,195 undergrad; 480 graduate How to register: Fax, in person, online Director of admissions Dana Rose

MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE

PLEASE SEE 2900 Purchase St., Purchase, NY 10577 OUR AD ON Phone: 914-694-2200 • Fax: 914-694-1732 PAGE 10 Website: mville.edu Email: admissions@mville.edu Degrees: Bachelor’s, master’s, doctorate, post master’s certifications, continuing education Classes: Day, evening, online, weekend (graduate only) Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: Yes (advanced certificate in administration of physical education, athletics and sport pedagogy, teacher leaders certificate of advanced study, school district leader certificate of advanced study, bilingual education, education for sustainability, health and wellness Average cost per credit: $895 graduate Annual tuition: $34,870

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Student/teacher ratio: 14 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: 90 (C+ or higher) Enrolled students: 1,700 full time • 1,000 graduate How to register: Fax, in person, mail, online, phone Vice president enrollment management: Nikhil Kumar

MARIST COLLEGE

3399 North Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Phone: 845-575-3000 • Fax: 845-575-3215 Website: marist.edu Email: admissions@marist.edu Degrees: Bachelor’s, master’s, certificate programs Classes: Evening, online, weekend Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: Yes (athletic training, creative writing, broadcasting, business law, game design) Average cost per credit: $634 undergraduate • $720 graduate Annual tuition: $31,710 undergraduate Student/teacher ratio: 16 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: 70 two-year college • 90 four-year college Enrolled students: 6,365 How to register: In person, online Vice president for enrollment management: Sean P. Kaylor

Rockland Community College

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Save $100,000 on your education by starting at RCC! Tuition $2,150/semester (NYS residents)

FIRST CHOICE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (RCC), an affordable stepping-stone to the Ivy League for students in its acclaimed Honors Program, offers quality education in a safe, supportive environment. Small class size enables caring faculty to offer personal attention to students.

RCC offers about 50 associate’s degrees and one-year certificates. The distinguished faculty includes Fulbright Scholars, published authors and artists.

The nationally acclaimed Honors Program offers a rigorous academic program to qualified students seeking to transfer to premier colleges.

Career changers can take courses at their convenience during the daytime, evenings, weekends or online. High school students can earn college credits, either in their high school or on campus at RCC. Continuing education provides creditfree courses for job training, professional advancement or personal enrichment.

Internships at hundreds of regional businesses allow students to earn credit toward their degree while gaining handson experience.

GREAT VALUE Rockland’s tuition of $2,150/semester full time or $180 per credit (for New York state residents) represents a fraction of the cost of four-year colleges. Loans, grants and scholarships are also available. Last year, RCC provided $16 million in various forms of financial assistance to students, including grants, loans and scholarships.

TRANSFERABILITY Most Rockland graduates transfer to four-year colleges and universities. To ease the process, Rockland has established transfer agreements with private and public four-year colleges. More than 100 four-year institutions accepted transfer students from the Class of 2014, many on full scholarships, including Columbia, Cornell, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, NYU, Pace, University of Virginia, and many SUNY and CUNY schools.

Admissions: 845-574-4224 Center for Personal & Professional Education: 845-574-4151 www.sunyrockland.edu

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Central Connecticut State University CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (CCSU) is a vibrant learning-centered community dedicated to teaching and to scholarship. Education balances academic challenge with personal support, leading students to become thoughtful, responsible, and successful. A network of study-abroad opportunities, overseas inter-institutional arrangements, and other internationally focused educational programming prepares our students to become global citizens, responsive to a world of cultural differences and able to succeed in an increasingly international marketplace.

Our faculty’s commitment to scholarly inquiry ensures the intellectual vitality of our classrooms.

CCSU’s educational excellence has been nationally honored. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching recognized CCSU’s many community outreach activities by selecting the University as a “Community Engagement Institution.” The Princeton Review selected CCSU as one of “The Best Northeastern Colleges” and as one of “America’s Best Value Colleges.” Our programs are nationally accredited by

AACSB, ABET, ACCE, ACS, ATMAE, CCNE, CSAB, CSW, NAIT, NCATE, and NEASC. Central is the state’s oldest public university, and we are proud of the University’s historical role as a significant resource for Connecticut.

CCSU serves approximately 12,500 students—10,000 undergraduate and 2,500 graduate. Our distinguished alumni include successful business men and women, the first Latina state

supreme court justice, CEOs in a wide range of industries and corporations, leading academics at national universities, award-winning educators and educational leaders, trainers and coaches at high schools and colleges as well as top NFL and MLB teams, journalists, novelists, artists—each and all demonstrating that success begins with CCSU. To learn more, please visit www.ccsu. edu.

Come to one of the best universities in New England

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“THE PRINCETON REVIEW SELECTED CCSU AS ONE OF THE BEST NORTHEASTERN COLLEGES” AND AS ONE OF “AMERICA’S BEST VALUE COLLEGES.”

One of Connecticut’s premiere comprehensive public universities, CCSU comprises four schools, focusing on arts and humanities; business; education; engineering, science, and technology.

CCSU offers undergraduate and graduate programs through the master’s and sixth-year levels, the MBA, and the EdD in Educational Leadership.

Committed to educational excellence and access, the University works to keep tuition low and to provide a robust financial aid program that has grown to more than $90 million annually. The college guide Affordable Colleges Online recognizes CCSU as one of the top “lowcost colleges with graduates who earn high starting salaries.”

• Chosen by Princeton Review as one of the “Best Northeastern Colleges” and an “America’s Best Value College” • Honored by Octameron Associates as a “Great College for the Real World” • Over 100 excellent academic programs • Exciting Division I athletics www.ccsu.edu/facebook

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Manhattanville College UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

Founded in 1841, Manhattanville College is an independent, co-educational liberal arts institution dedicated to academic excellence. Manhattanville prepares students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

The college has a rich history of preparing highly motivated students who value ethical integrity and social responsibility with the highest-quality education amongst a globally diverse campus community.

Located just 30 minutes from New York City, Manhattanville serves 1,700 undergraduate students from more than 50 countries and 30 states. Consistently ranked as one of the nation’s best institutions, Manhattanville is recognized amongst a distinguished list of colleges and universities in the Fiske Guide to College 2015 and The Princeton Review’s “Best 378 Colleges.”

The undergraduate programs combine the intellectual strength and passion of a liberal arts education with the hands-on, real-world experiences to turn a student’s passion into an exciting career. The College offers more than 50 undergraduate areas of study including newly developed majors in Sport Studies, Digital Media Production, Accounting and Marketing.

With career-focused education, and New York City less than 30 miles away, students can combine in-class learning with on-the-job experiences through access to more than 700 internships ranging from Fortune 500 companies to nonprofits, arts and entertainment venues to research opportunities and more.

At Manhattanville, students get an insider’s view of how the world works— through powerful internships, international study and services learning, and four years of life on a campus just minutes from the world’s most cosmopolitan city.

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

It’s time to advance your career … but where do you go? Is your checklist: gain immediate industry connections, attend classes around your work/life and learn only from faculty with real world experience? If so, then you go to Manhattanville College’s School of Business…possibly Westchester’s best-kept secret…but not for long!

It’s all about who you (get to) know!

Manhattanville’s School of Business students capitalize on its extensive faculty and alumni network employed or interning

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at the area’s top companies, including MasterCard, PepsiCo, the NFL and the New York Stock exchange.

What’s key when evaluating graduate business programs? Industry-driven content is critical. Consider these highdemand Master’s degree programs offered

by Manhattanville’s School of Business: Marketing Communication Management has a strong focus on new media. Business Leadership is the fast-track alternative to an MBA program. Chose one of four concentrations in the area’s only MS in International Management program, newly designed for today’s global economy.

The School of Business also offers an MS in Finance with concentrations in Accounting, Corporate Finance, and Investment Management. Prepare for strategic level positons with a graduate degree in their highly respected Human Resource Management and Organizational Effectiveness or their Sport Business Management program, where senior level sports executives come to campus almost daily to teach.

Looking for an Accelerated Bachelor’s Degree, or a Dual Degree Option? The School of Business offers these and professional certificates options such as a brand new Non Profit Leadership Certificate.

Location, location, location!

Manhattanville’s beautiful campus is conveniently located in Purchase, N.Y. It’s just 12 minutes from Greenwich, Conn. and 30 minutes from New York City.

For more information or to attend an informational event, contact: gpsadmissions@mville.edu or call 914-3235150. Get to work on your future today!

THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Manhattanville College offers programs to prepare graduates for careers in education at all levels, from teaching to leadership and administration.

Undergraduates often earn a double major in education and another liberal arts concentration, while the graduate program is geared to students interested in becoming teachers, often after having had other careers, and to classroom teachers who want to extend their teaching certifications or update their knowledge base.

Manhattanville offers a graduate-level accelerated teacher certification program, Jump Start, which is especially popular with adults who are changing careers. Jump Start is also open to those eligible to complete a

REID CASTLE AT MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE. post-master’s certification program. Cohorts begin twice a year, in fall and spring. Jump Start students are eligible to be in their own classrooms by September of the following year as well-prepared, fully paid teachers with full benefits, while they finish the additional requirements for the master’s degree.

Manhattanville offers three master’s programs, the Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.), the Master of Professional Studies (M.P.S.), and the Master in Educational Studies (M.Ed.) as well as the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership. In addition, Manhattanville offers classes in more than 60 areas of concentration leading to 18 different New York State certifications.

The Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degree

program in Educational Leadership is designed to meet the needs of midcareer professionals who have leadership experience in public or private schools, community programs, governmental agencies, or nongovernmental organizations with major education initiatives. This program builds on Manhattanville’s educational leadership master’s and professional diploma certification programs for building-level and/or district-level leadership.

All programs are registered with and approved by the New York State Education Department. The School of Education is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).

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SCSU Offers New Degree in Sports and Entertainment Management EVENT PLANNERS WISHING to advance their career into the management realm can give themselves a significant boost with a new Master of Science degree program in sport and entertainment management offered at Southern Connecticut State University.

And since many in the field are already working long hours — sometimes at night and on weekends — the 36-credit program will be entirely online.

Jim MacGregor, chairman of the Recreation and Leisure Studies Department, says there appears to be an increased demand for such programs — especially in the Northeast. “Our location in between Boston and New York — a hotbed for sports and entertainment — is ideal,” he said. “We will be one of only a handful of universities across the country to offer a graduate degree in this discipline.”

Students will complete an 18-credit core and then choose 6 credits from either the sport or entertainment option. They will also take 6 credits in the Master of Business Administration program, as well as a 6-credit capstone, which could be either a thesis or internship with a special project.

The program will feature many new “core courses,” among them:

Management Resources, former chief executive officer of the Women’s Sports Foundation and former director of women’s athletics at the University of Texas; and Constance Zotos, an associate professor at New York University’s Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism and Sports Management, and former director of athletics at several colleges and universities.

“WE WILL BE ONE OF ONLY A HANDFUL OF UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO OFFER A GRADUATE DEGREE IN THIS DISCIPLINE.”

For additional information, contact Lee deLisle, program coordinator, at 203-392-7159.

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• Sport and Entertainment Finance • Sport and Entertainment Law • Marketing and Sales in Sport and Entertainment • Global Issues in Sport and Entertainment • Facility and Event Management Careers in sport management include such jobs as venue managers, marketing and sales staff, recreational sport directors, higher education recreation/ student affairs managers, public relations specialists, human resource managers and finance managers.

MacGregor said careers in entertainment management include jobs with artist or event management companies, talent booking agencies, marketing and merchandising firms, promotional companies, public relations firms, performing arts centers and cultural heritage sites and museums.

The program will include full-time faculty, as well as Donna Lopiano, who is the founder and president of Sports

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Get Into the Game Master of Science in Sport and Entertainment Management Southern’s new, fully online graduate Sport and Entertainment Management program prepares students to pursue leadership positions in the field of sport management – ranging from recreational to professional organizations – as well as in the expansive field of entertainment management.

• Choice of sport management or entertainment track • Emphasis on management, marketing, finance economics, human resources, and accounting • Includes business electives from the MBA program For more information • SouthernCT.edu/sportentertainment • Dr. Lee J. deLisle: (203) 392-7159 • DelisleL2@SouthernCT.edu

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Degrees: Associate, bachelor’s, master’s, continuing education Classes: Evening, online, weekend, day Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: No Average cost per credit: $514 undergraduate • $714 graduate Annual tuition: $12,336 undergraduate, $12,852 graduate Student/teacher ratio: 20 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: 90 bachelor’s degree Enrolled students: 2,000 full time • 100 part time How to register: In person, online, mail, phone Director of admission: Gersom Lopez

555 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522 Phone: 877-MERCY-GO Website: mercy.edu Email: admissions@mercy.edu Degrees: Associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctorate, continuing education Classes: Evening, online, weekend Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: No Average cost per credit: $715 undergraduate Annual tuition: $8,498 per semester Student/teacher ratio: 18 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: 90 Enrolled students: 11,650 How to register: In person, online Senior director of admissions: Tara Fey-Reilly

MOUNT SAINT MARY COLLEGE

330 Powell Ave., Newburgh, NY 12550 Phone: 845-561-0800 • Fax: 845-569-3438 Website: msmc.edu Email: admissions@msmc.edu Degrees: Bachelor’s, master’s, continuing education Classes: Evening, online, weekend Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: No Average cost per credit: N/A Annual tuition: $25,300 undergraduate Student/teacher ratio: 14 to 1

MONROE COLLEGE

434 Main St., New Rochelle, NY 10801 Phone: 866-576-6021 • Fax: 914-632-5462 Website: monroecollege.edu Email: glopez@monroecollege.edu

Maximum transfer credits accepted: 90 Enrolled students: 2,600 full time How to register: In person, mail, online Dean of admission: Elaine O’Grady

NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE

40 Sunshine Cottage Road, Valhalla, NY 10595 Phone: (914) 594-4000 • Fax: (914) 594-4541 Website: nymc.edu Degrees: Master’s, doctorate, continuing education Classes: Evening, online, weekend Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: No Average cost per credit: N/A school of medicine Annual tuition: N/A Student/teacher ratio: N/A school of medicine Maximum transfer credits accepted: N/A Enrolled students: More than 1,400 How to register: Online Director of admission: Robin Camhi-Baum

Boost Your Career Development!

With an Online MBA from St. Thomas Aquinas College!

A Special Opportunity for the College’s Business Partners!

MBA Partner employees or members receive: s 15% discount on tuition s Extra 5% discount on tuition for STAC alumni s Flexible online course schedule Human Resources Departments can partner with St. Thomas Aquinas College to make you eligible!

For a full listing of our business partners, visit us online

www.stac.edu/mba Online MBA Program

For graduate students who want the flexibility of virtual classrooms and the convenience of a local campus.

Students can plan their course load around their work schedule, so that their education does not interrupt their employment. An on-campus weekend program is also available.

Program Requirements

Participants in the Online MBA program can earn an MBA degree with a general concentration with as few as 33 credits. The program requires a total of 57 credits, but many students earn up to 24 course waiver credits based on previous undergraduate or graduate credits and may complete the program in one year on a full-time basis.

Both programs are split into four, nine-week sessions providing students with the opportunity to sign up for a new session in September, December, March and June.

Admissions requirements and details can be found online at www.stac.edu/mba or call 845-398-4100

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Serious Business With a Personal Touch MAKING THE DECISION to earn your MBA is not one to be taken lightly. With numerous options, finding the right fit can be difficult.

When Andrew Coupe was looking for a MBA program to advance his career in the financial arena, St. Thomas Aquinas College was the perfect choice.

Coupe wanted a program that would offer a personal touch and was drawn to the College because of that. “I was looking for an institution that offered a broadbased MBA program with small-class sizes.

Having completed my undergraduate degree at a large university, with class sizes sometimes exceeding 500 students, I was keen to use my MBA experience to further develop my professional network through relationships with faculty and fellow students,” said Coupe. With an average class size of about 15 students, taught by faculty with real-world business experience, STAC’s MBA program offered him just that.

Coupe also needed flexibility. As an

Investment Consultant, Coupe travels extensively across the U.S. The College’s options to take MBA courses on campus (offered in the evenings and on weekends), online or in a hybrid format provided him with the flexibility to work full time while working toward his degree.

Coupe graduated with his MBA in Finance in May 2013. “An MBA degree from STAC adds credibility to my resume. I took a nontraditional path into the finance world and the knowledge attained through the graduate degree has accelerated my understanding of important business concepts,” said Coupe.

If you’re a busy professional looking to advance your career, STAC’s MBA offerings may be what you are looking for. The program has concentrations in Finance, Management and Marketing, in addition to a general track. Advanced certificates are also offered. Visit www.stac.edu/mba to learn more.

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COLLEGES NORWALK COMMUNITY COLLEGE

188 Richards Ave., Norwalk, CT 06854 Phone: 203-857-7060 • Fax: 203-857-3335 Website: ncc.commnet.edu Email: admissions@ncc.commnet.edu Degrees: Associate, continuing education, certificate programs Classes: Evening, online Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: Yes Average cost per credit: $482 Annual tuition: $3,598 Student/teacher ratio: 18 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: N/A Enrolled students: 14,372 How to register: Fax, in person, mail, online, phone Acting director of admission: William Chagnon

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NYACK COLLEGE AND ALLIANCE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY 1 S. Blvd., Nyack, NY 10960 2 Washington St., New York, NY 10004 Phone: 845-358-1710 • Fax: 845-358-3047 Website: nyack.edu Email: admissions@nyack.edu Degrees: Associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctorate Classes: Evening, online, weekend Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: No Average cost per credit: $855 undergraduate Annual tuition: $22,500 undergraduate Student/teacher ratio: 14 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: Varies by program Enrolled students: N/A How to register: In person, online Vice president for enrollment and marketing: Andrea Hennessy

Westchester Community College Supports Local Businesses WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE has always supported the business community and we continue to provide new resources to help bolster the local economy. This support includes credit classes for the thousands of credit students who move on after graduation to begin their careers in the local workforce.

Several years ago, we opened the $40 million Gateway Center on the main campus in Valhalla, housing a variety of programs and services in an innovative and exciting learning environment. Gateway provides resources for students including immigrants and international students, as well as businesses and community-based organizations. It encompasses the institution’s English Language Institute, the county’s largest English language acquisition program, and the college’s business programs.

As all of these various programs work together to form a synergistic whole, the business community benefits from a highly trained workforce, which will include many new employees.

Meanwhile, the college has worked to replicate this effort on a national scale, creating the Community College Consortium for Immigrant Education (CCCIE). It is raising the profile of immigrant education among

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community college administrators and educators and their professional associations.

Teresita Bango Wisell, CCIE director and the college’s Vice President of Continuing Education and Workforce Development , has established a blue-ribbon panel of experts in the field of immigrant education. Together, they have organized a speakers’ bureau whose members present at various annual conferences.

In addition to working on improving the local workforce through Gateway and CCCIE, the college’s Professional Development Center (PDC) continues to provide resources to serve business and industry through customized training and education. This while the college’s numerous academic programs provide knowledge for today’s and tomorrow’s workforce. Thousands of students at the county’s largest educational institution pursue studies in the business field, including marketing, business administration, retail management/fashion merchandising, telecommunications and computer networking.

For information on the college, phone (914) 606-6735. For the Professional Development Center, phone (914) 606-6598 or visit www. sunywcc.edu.

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PACE UNIVERSITY

861 Bedford Road, Pleasantville, NY 10570 1 Pace Plaza, New York, NY 10038 Phone: 800-874-PACE • Fax: 212-346-1821 Website: pace.edu Email: infoctr@pace.edu Degrees: Associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctorate, continuing education Classes: Evening, online Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: Yes (computer and information technology training, English for professionals, human resources management, nurse continuing education, project management) Average cost per credit: $1,096 part-time undergraduate (less than 12 credits); $919 part-time undergraduate (summer) Annual tuition: $38,200 undergraduate • graduate varies by program Student/teacher ratio: 11 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: 96 four-year college • 68 two-year college Enrolled students: 8,289 undergraduate • 3,745 graduate How to register: In person, online Dean of admission: Donna Grand Pre

THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER

Employee Development Training and Training-related Services Contact us for Training Programs customized for your business: • Training programs tailored and delivered on your schedule • State-of-the-art training Center conveniently located in Valhalla, New York Be on the lookout for our new spring open-enrollment classes.

• Essentials of Management • Sales & Customer Service • Computer Technologies • SolidWorks 3D Modeling…. and more!

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Call: 914-606-6669 Email: pdc@sunywcc.edu Visit: ContinuingEd@sunywcc.edu

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COLLEGES POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF NYU

40 Saw Mill River Road Hawthorne, NY 10532 Phone: 914-323-2002 • Fax: 718-260-2010 Website: poly.edu/west Email: rtascio@poly.edu Degrees: Bachelor’s, master’s, doctorate, continuing education Classes: Evening, online, weekend Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: No Average cost per credit: $1,116 undergraduate • $1,194 graduate Annual tuition: $17,552 full-time undergraduate Student/teacher ratio: 15 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: N/A Enrolled students: 2,155 undergrad How to register: Fax, in person, mail, online Director of enrollment management: Joy Colelli

POST UNIVERSITY

800 Country Club Road, Waterbury, CT 06723 Phone: 203-596-4500 • Fax: 203-596-4602 Website: post.edu Email: admissions@post.edu Degrees: Associate, bachelor’s, master’s Classes: Evening, online, weekend Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: Yes (finance, forensic accounting, game design and animation, performance management, legal assistant/paralegal) Average cost per credit: $875 campus day course Annual tuition: $26,250 for main campus full-time undergraduate students Student/teacher ratio: 15 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: 90 undergraduate • 9 graduate program Enrolled students: 6,546 undergraduate How to register: In person, online Director of main campus admissions: Joseph Chabot

QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY

275 Mount Carmel Ave., Hamden, CT 06492 Phone: 203-582-8600 • Fax: 203-582-8906 Website: quinnipiac.edu Email: admissions@quinnipiac.edu Degrees: Bachelor’s, master’s, doctorate Classes: Evening, online Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: No Average cost per credit: N/A Annual tuition: $40,670 Student/teacher ratio: 15 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: 45 Enrolled undergraduate students: 6,500 full-time • 2,500 part-time How to register: Online Directors of admission: Carla Knowlton (undergraduate), Scott Farber (graduate)

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RENSSELAER – HARTFORD CAMPUS

275 Windsor St., Hartford, CT 06040 Phone: 860-548-2400 • Fax: 860-548-7823 Website: ewp.rpi.edu Email: info@ewp.rpi.edu Degrees: Master’s Classes: Evening, weekend Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: No Average cost per credit: $1,545 graduate Annual tuition: N/A Student/teacher ratio: 15 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: 6 Enrolled students: N/A How to register: Fax, in person, mail, online, phone Vice president for enrollment: Paul Marthers

SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY

5151 Park Ave., Fairfield, CT 06825 Phone: 203-371-7999 • Fax: 203-365-4732 Website: sacredheart.edu Email: gradstudies@sacredheart.edu Degrees: Associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctorate, continuing education Classes: Evening, online, weekend Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: Yes (Welch MBA, applied psychology, computer science certificates, nursing, education Average cost per credit part time: $545 part-time undergraduate • graduate varies by program Annual tuition: $35,500 full-time undergraduate Student/teacher ratio: 14 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: 90 four-year college • 66 two-year college Enrolled students: 3,771 full-time undergraduate • 683 part-time undergraduate • 2,494 graduate How to register: Fax, in person, mail, online Executive director of graduate admission: Kathy Dilks

SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE

1 Mead Way, Bronxville, NY 10708 Phone: 914-337-0700 • Fax: 914-395-2515 Website: slc.edu Degrees: Bachelor’s, master’s, continuing education Classes:Day, evening, weekend noncredit courses Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: Yes (writing courses: fiction writing, creative nonfiction, poetry workshop, writing for children; fitness and culinary arts courses, post B.A. high school programs) Average cost per credit: $1,656 Annual tuition: $49,680 undergraduate • graduate varies by degree Student/teacher ratio: 10 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: 60 • up to 75 through Center for Continuing Education Enrolled students: 1,328 undergraduate • 342 graduate How to register: Online Direction of admission: Stephen Schierloh

SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY 501 Crescent St., New Haven, CT 06515 Phone: 203-392-7278 PLEASE SEE Website: southernct.edu OUR AD ON Email: information@southernct.edu PAGE 11 Degrees: Bachelor’s, master’s, doctorate, continuing education Classes: Evening, weekend, online Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: No Average cost per credit: N/A Annual tuition: $9,157 full-time undergraduate in-state; $20,892 full-time undergrad out-of-state; $10,170 graduate in-state; $21,853 graduate out-of-state Maximum transfer credits accepted: 90 four-year college • 63 two-year college Enrolled students: About 12,000 How to register: Online Assistant directors of undergraduate admissions: Tim Belcher & Scott J. Ouelette Director of graduate admissions: Lisa Galvin

ST. THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE

125 Route 340, Sparkill, NY 10976 Phone: 845-398-4100 • Fax: 845-398-4372 PLEASE SEE Website: stac.edu OUR AD ON Email: admissions@stac.edu PAGE 12 Degrees: Associate, bachelor’s, master’s Classes: Evening, online, weekend Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: No Average cost per credit: $825 undergraduate • $800 graduate Annual tuition: $27,630 Student/teacher ratio: 18 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: 90 Enrolled students: 2,800 full time How to register: Fax, in person, mail, online, phone Dean of admission: Bart Grachan

DUTCHESS COMMUNITY COLLEGE 53 Pendell Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Phone: 845-431-8000 • Fax: 845-431-8983 Website: sunydutchess.edu Email: admissions@ sunydutchess.edu

DCC South Hollowbrook Park, 31 Marshall Road, Wappingers Falls 12590 Website: sunydutchess.edu/admissions/dccsouth Phone: 845-790-3610 • Fax: 845-431-8601 Email: tdecker@sunydutchess.edu Degrees: Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, Associate in Applied Science, certificates and noncredit continuing education courses Classes: Day, evening, online, weekend Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: Yes, through the office of community services Average cost per credit: $133 part-time in-state undergraduate • $266 part-time out of state

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University of Bridgeport OFFERING MORE THAN 125 UNDERGRADUATE, graduate and doctoral degree programs, the University of Bridgeport is not just training students for meaningful careers, but ensuring that graduates find success in their chosen fields. In fact, the University of Bridgeport (UB) is ranked in the top 25 percent of more than 1,500 colleges and universities for best return on investment in PayScale.com’s College Salary Report.

In addition, over the past year, 18,000 University of Bridgeport graduates from the arts and sciences, business, design, education, engineering and health sciences fields contributed more than $231 million to the Connecticut state economy and another $406 million to the overall U.S. economy.

The driver behind these impressive figures is simple: the University of Bridgeport is built on the idea that academic excellence, career-oriented programs and an innovative spirit best serve the needs of today’s students.

Through a comprehensive curriculum that includes liberal arts, health sciences, social sciences, business, engineering, computer science, education, music, design and fashion merchandising, the university provides students with the knowledge and skills they need to find success both in and out of the classroom.

FACULTY LEADERSHIP Supporting the university’s mission are more than 400 UB faculty members, including Fulbright Scholars, National Science Foundation Fellows, Ford Fellows, National Endowment for the Humanities Fellows, American Council for Learned Societies Scholars and Phi Beta Kappa Scholars.

As a result of this dynamic leadership, UB students are nationally recognized for their efforts and the university’s online programs are ranked among the best by U.S. News and World Report. In fact, faculty expertise helped UB Engineering students win every award at a recent competition for the American Society for Engineering — a first for any school in the nation.

PREPARING STUDENTS FOR TOMORROW’S CAREERS At UB students get hands-on training both in the classroom and by participating in internships and cooperative education opportunities. These programs prepare students for the real-world challenges of the workplace by combining education with work experience. Cooperative education provides a paid, practical

The Ernest C. Trefz School of Business is currently under renovation and will be completed in early 2014. This newly redesigned facility will include state-ofthe-art technology, smart classrooms and lecture halls designed to support the school’s increased commitment to bringing members of the local business community to the campus to speak with current students.

Sound adjacent to Seaside Park and the Seaside Park beach. UB also offers graduate and adult students the convenience of two extension campuses in Stamford and Waterbury.

UB is currently engaged in a wide range of infrastructure and facilities enhancements. Already completed are extensive renovations to the Fones School of Dental Hygiene, the Naturopathic Clinic, Marina Dining Hall, as well as the Magnus Wahlstrom Library, which now includes cutting-edge multimedia workstations and a theaterstyle Discovery Pavilion.

application of academic studies plus opportunities to learn material that cannot be taught in the classroom.

UB’s Career Services office provides a full spectrum of assistance to students who wish to take part in the enriching programs. To date, UB students have taken advantage of internships and cooperative education opportunities with Apple, Bloomingdale’s, ESPN, the FBI, GE, Rolls Royce, UBS and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

A VIBRANT, GROWING CAMPUS IN A GREAT LOCATION Just 55 miles north of New York City, UB’s 50-acre campus is situated on Long Island

Call 800-EXCEL-UB (800-392-3582) or visit Bridgeport.edu to discover more about the University of Bridgeport.

What Will UBecome?

Now is the time to get the graduate degree you need to launch your career to the next level.

The University of Bridgeport could be the perfect place for you to become the person you’ve always wanted to be. When you include the small-class size, personal attention, evening, weekend and online options for many of our programs, it adds up to a rich and rewarding learning experience. Take your career to the next level at the University of Bridgeport.

Graduate degrees in: Acupuncture Chiropractic Computer Science Counseling Dental Hygiene Design Management East Asian and Pacific Rim Studies Education

Engineering Global Development and Peace Global Media and Communication Studies MBA Naturopathic Medicine Nutrition Physician Assistant Technology Management

Call today at 203.576.4552 or visit bridgeport.edu/graduate.

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COLLEGES Annual tuition: $3,200 full-time in state; $6,400 full-time out of state Student/teacher ratio: 19 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: 40 Enrolled students: 10,000+ How to register: Fax, in person, mail, online, phone Vice president & dean of administration: Dr. William F. Anderson

SUNY EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE

200 N. Central Ave., Hartsdale, NY 10530 Phone: 914-948-6206 • Fax: 914-761-8541 150 E. Route 39, Nanuet, NY 10954 Phone: 845-517-1294 • Fax: 845-624-0104 3 Washington Center, Newburgh, NY 12550 Phone: 845-563-9905 Website: esc.edu Email: hudson.valley@esc.edu Degrees: Associate, bachelor’s, master’s, continuing education Classes: Evening, online, weekend Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: Yes (all courses are student and instructor developed) Average cost per credit: $257 in-state undergraduate • $659 outof-state undergraduate for associate and bachelor’s courses Annual tuition: N/A Student/teacher ratio: 9 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: 96 Enrolled students: N/A How to register: Online Vice president for enrollment management and decision support: M. Nesler

SUNY AT NEW PALTZ

1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz, NY 12561 Phone: 845-257-7869 Website: newpaltz.edu Email: npinfo@newpaltz.edu Degrees: Associate, bachelor’s, master’s, continuing education Classes: Evening, online, weekend Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: No Average cost per credit: $245 in-state undergraduate • $638 out-of-state undergraduate • $411 in-state graduate • $765 out-ofstate graduate Annual tuition: $5,870 full-time undergraduate in state; $15,320 out of state Student/teacher ratio: 15 to 1 Maximum transfer credit accepted: 70 two-year college • 90 four-year college Enrolled students: 6,570 full time • 1,088 graduate How to register: Online Dean of undergraduate admission: Lisa Jones

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SUNY ORANGE

115 South St., Middletown, NY 10940 1 Washington Center, Newburgh, NY 12550 Phone: 845-344-6222 • Fax: 845-342-8662 Website: sunyorange.edu Email: apply@sunyorange.edu Degrees: Associate, continuing education Classes: Evening, online, weekend Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: Yes (phlebotomy, photovoltaic installation, geothermal installation, CDL tractor trailer training, pharmacy technician) Average cost per credit: $183 in-state undergraduate • $366 outof-state undergraduate Annual tuition: $4,400 full-time instate undergraduate; $8,800 out of state Student/teacher ratio: 15 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: 30 Enrolled students: 6,162 How to register: In person, mail, online Associate vice president for enrollment management: Gerianne Brusati

PURCHASE COLLEGE, SUNY

735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY 10577 PLEASE SEE Phone: 914-251-6000 • Fax: 914-251-6314 OUR AD ON PAGE 17 Website: purchase.edu Email: admissions@purchase.edu Degrees: Bachelor’s, master’s, continuing education Classes: Evening, weekend Speciality nondegree and noncertification courses: Yes (fundraising certification, certificate in arts management, certificate in early childhood development, nonprofit management, post-baccalaureate pre-medical studies) Average cost per credit: N/A Annual tuition: $6,170 Student/teacher ratio: 16.4 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: 90 Enrolled students: 3,860 full time • 405 part time How to register: Fax, in person, mail, online, phone Dean of admission: Stephanie McCaine

ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE, SUNY

145 College Road, Suffern, NY 10901 Phone: 845-574-4000 • Fax: 845-574-4433 PLEASE SEE Website: sunyrockland.edu OUR AD ON Email: info@sunyrockland.edu PAGE 8 Degrees: Associate, certificate Classes: Evening, online, weekend Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: Yes (phlebotomy, tax update, green jobs training, business boot camp) Average cost per credit: $180 in-state undergraduate Annual tuition: $4,300 in-state resident • $8,600 out-of-state resident Student/teacher ratio: 22 to 1

Maximum transfer credits accepted: 32 Enrolled students: 7,000 How to register: Fax, in person, mail, online Director of admission: Jude Fleurismond

SULLIVAN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, SUNY 112 College Road, Loch Sheldrake, NY 12759 Phone: 845-434-5750 • Fax: 845-434-4806 Website: sunysullivan.edu Email: admission@sunysullivan.edu Degrees: Associate, continuing education Classes: Evening, online, weekend Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: Yes Average cost per credit: N/A Annual tuition and fees: $5,300 in state; $8,774 out of state Student/teacher ratio: 15 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: N/A Enrolled students: 1,051 full time • 706 part time How to register: In person, online Director of admission: Sari Rosenheck

SUNY ULSTER

491 Cottekill Road, Stone Ridge, NY 12484 Phone: 845-687-5000 Website: sunyulster.edu Email: admissions@sunyulster.edu Degrees: Associate, continuing education Classes: Evening, online, weekend Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: Yes (building performance institute certification, EKG technician, photovoltaic and solar hot water installation, national sustainable building advisor, solar manufacturing) Average cost per credit: $159 in state; $318 out of state Annual tuition: $2,115 in-state resident • $4,230 out-of-state resident per semester Student/teacher ratio: 18 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: N/A Enrolled students: 1,759 full time • 1,781 part time How to register: Fax, in person, mail, online, phone Vice president and dean of enrollment management: Ann Marrott

SUNY WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE 75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla, NY 10595 Phone: 914-606-6600 • Fax: 914-606-6780 Website: sunywcc.edu Email: admissions@sunysullivan.edu Degrees: Associate, continuing education Classes: Day, evening, online, weekend

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Think Wide Open programs foster development of the whole student.

Purchase is part of the region’s cultural fabric as well. Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller founded Purchase College in 1967 as the cultural gem of the SUNY system. His vision included the creation of world-class visual and performing arts venues to influence and motivate. Today,

PURCHASE COLLEGE OFFERS a singular education where rigorous programs in the liberal arts and sciences coexist with professional conservatory training programs in the visual, performing and theatre arts. The resulting framework—a creative and intellectual laboratory—sparks unparalleled learning opportunities for the community of 4,300 students who inspire, inform and learn from one another.

The Purchase experience emphasizes inquiry, mastery of skills, and creativity in an unconventional environment that celebrates self-expression and diversity of ideas; where the freedom to be oneself is the rule and not the exception.

Granting BA, BS and BFA degrees in 47 undergraduate majors, Purchase also offers graduate majors, artist diplomas, and performance certificates for those who wish to continue their studies. Purchase encourages internships and offers many

study-abroad opportunities. Through the dynamic School of Liberal Studies and Continuing Education, a wide realm of certificate programs, noncredit courses, and degree-completion programs are available.

Distinguished alumni include recipients of Oscars, Emmys, Tonys, Obies and Guggenheim Fellowships; as well as Pulitzer Prizes, Polk Awards, Fulbright Scholarships, and MacArthur Genius grants.

Drawn to a unique environment of artists and scholars, Purchase faculty members are among the most accomplished in their fields worldwide and continue to earn professional awards and academic acclaim.

The proximity to New York City coupled with professional faculty connections affords Purchase College students incomparable opportunities to perform, research, and learn. For example, the Purchase Jazz Orchestra performs each year at legendary venues such as the Blue Note and Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola in Lincoln Center; the Purchase Dance Company performed its inaugural season at New York Live Arts; and psychology students participated in research at the renowned Weill Cornell Medical College.

Purchase College athletes compete in 10 NCAA Division III sports as part of the Skyline Conference. A variety of offerings through the Wellness Center such as yoga, meditation and prevention and awareness

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the Neuberger Museum of Art, a leading venue of Modern, contemporary, and African art and the only teaching museum in the metropolitan New York area, as well as The Performing Arts Center, the major professional, nonprofit arts presenter in the area and the largest program in the SUNY system, serve the general public in addition to the campus community.

world-class conservatory training in the performing and visual arts nationally-ranked programs in the liberal arts and sciences and so much more, right next door The Neuberger Musueum of Art The Performing Arts Center Degree-completion programs Certificate programs Outstanding athletics and recreational facilities

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Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: Yes (business management, computers and information technology, medical and health care, professional and career development, languages and literature) Average cost per credit:179 in state • 493 out of state resident Annual tuition: 4,280 in state • 11,700 out of state Student/teacher ratio: 16 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: 32 Enrolled students: 15,304 (spring 2013 credit enrollement) How to register: Fax, in person, mail, online, phone Director of admission: Gloria Leon

ST. JOHN FISHER COLLEGE

3690 East Ave., Rochester, NY 14618 PLEASE SEE Phone: 585-385-8000 OUR AD ON PAGE 7 Website: sjfc.edu Email: admissions@sjfc.edu Degrees: Bachelor’s, associate, master’s, doctoral, continuing education Classes: Day, evening, online, weekend Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: Yes (business management, computers and information technology, medical and health care, professional and career development, languages and literature) Average cost per credit: 790 Annual tuition: 28,970 Student/teacher ratio: 13 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: 60 Enrolled students: 2,700 full-time undergraduate How to register: Fax, in person, mail, online, phone Executive vice president for enrollment: Gerard J. Rooney

UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT

126 Park Ave., Bridgeport, CT 06604 PLEASE SEE OUR AD ON Phone: 800-392-3582 • Fax: 203-576-4941 PAGE 15 Website: bridgeport.edu Email: admit@bridgeport.edu Degrees: Associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctorate, continuing education Classes: Evening, online, weekend Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: No Average cost per credit: N/A Annual tuition: $30,540 undergraduate Student/teacher ratio: 16 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: 66 two-year school • 90 four-year school Enrolled students: 2,534 undergrad How to register: Fax, in person, mail, online Dean of admission: Karissa Peckham

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UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, STAMFORD CAMPUS 1 University Place, Stamford, CT 06901 Phone: 203-251-8440 • Fax: 203-251-9540 Website: business.uconn.edu Degrees: Bachelor’s, master’s, doctorate Classes: Evening, online, weekend Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: Yes Average cost per credit: N/A Annual tuition: $9,858 undergraduate in state; $30,038 out of state Student/teacher ratio: 20 to 1 Maximum transfer credit: 15 Enrolled students: 1,852 undergraduate • 110 full-time graduate • 1271 part-time graduate How to register: Fax, in person, mail, online Assistant director/enrollment services: Kerrie Mills

UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD

200 Bloomfield Ave., West Hartford, CT 06117 Phone: 860-768-4100 • Fax: 860-768-4378 Website: hartford.edu Degrees: Associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctorate, continuing education Classes: Evening, online, weekend Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: Yes (Institute for Leadership and Talent Management, start your own business self-assessment) Average cost per credit: Varies by school (graduate) Annual tuition: $31,804 full-time undergraduate Student/teacher ratio: 12 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: Determined by university Enrolled students: 6,935 How to register: Fax, in person, mail, online Dean of admission: Richard Zeiser

VASSAR COLLEGE

124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie, NY 12604 Phone: 845-437-7000 Website: vassar.edu Email: admissions@vassar.edu Degrees: Bachelor’s Classes: Day, evening Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: N/A Average cost per credit: N/A Annual tuition: $48,840 Student/teacher ratio: 8 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: Varies by program Enrolled students: 2,450 full time • part time N/A How to register: In person, mail, online Dean of admission & financial aid: David Borus

WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY

181 White St., Danbury, CT 06810 Phone: 203-837-8486, 877-837-WCSU (9278) • Fax: 203-837-8338 Website: wcsu.edu Email: admissions@wcsu.edu Degrees: Associate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctorate Classes: Evening, online Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: Yes Average cost per credit: $192 in-state undergraduate • in-state graduate varies by program Annual tuition: $9,076 in-state undergraduate• $20,812 out-ofstate undergraduate • $10,206 in-state graduate • $21,889 out-of-state graduate Student/teacher ratio: 14.2 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: 90 undergraduate fouryear college and universities • 75 undergraduate two-year college Enrolled students: 4,465 full time • 1,560 part time undergraduate; 533 graduate How to register: Fax, in person, mail, online Enrollment management officer: William Hawkins

UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN

300 Boston Post Road, West Haven, CT 06516 Phone: 800-DIAL-UNH (342-5864) Fax: 203-931-6093 Website: newhaven.edu Degrees: Associate, bachelor’s, master’s, continuing education,Ph.d Classes: Day, evening, online, weekend Specialty nondegree and noncertification courses: Yes Average cost per credit: $824 graduate, $555 part-time evening undergraduate Annual tuition: $33,330 undergraduate Student/teacher ratio: 16 to 1 Maximum transfer credits accepted: 90 Enrolled students: 4864 undergraduate, 1691 graduate How to register: In person, online Associate vice president for enrollment: Kevin J. Phillips (undergraduate); Sean Michael Green (graduate)

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Entertainment and Education are the Heart of Summer Theatre July marks the middle of Summer Theatre of New Canaan’s 11th season. This year has proven to be a winning formula of great Broadway hits, entertaining and quality theater for young audience productions and a new weekly “Under the Stars New Artist’s Theatre Works” series, which platforms new and original works by established Broadway and regional directors, writers, composers and songwriters.

While staging professional theatrical productions is our primary goal, children and educational programs are the heart of our efforts. This season we are presenting a world premier children’s musical, “Merrilee Mannerly” and also “Charlotte’s Web,” using puppets and masked performers to introduce the next generation of theatergoers to the excitement of live theater. Last month, the DramaRamas, our performance group for students with special needs, performed a production of “Hairspray Jr.” For the past five years, our team of professional actors, creative staff and college interns mentor each DramaRama child to help them interpret and perform their roles. Our Junior Company, for middle school students, works with our professional actors and staff to present a musical each season.

In “Hairspray,” the story of plus-sized teen Tracy Turnblad and her efforts to integrate the popular Corny Collins show have resonated with audiences since opening on Broadway in 2002, winning the Tony for Best Musical. Our professional production of “Hairspray” opened to strong audiences and excellent reviews June 28 and continues performances through Aug. 3.

This Wednesday, July 23, the “Under the Stars, New Summer Theatre Works,” series presents “Guns, A Cabaret.” Liz Swados, the director of the hit Broadway show “Runaways,” collaborated with NYU Tisch School musical theater graduates to present a dynamic, poignant musical narrative on gun issues that touches us all. A pre-show reception is hosted by CAGV (Connecticut Against Gun Violence).

The final “Under the Stars” presentation, “Little Island of Joy,” takes the stage Wednesday, July 30. This new play by Christopher Carlson examines one of the most remarkable women of her time, Helen Keller and the secret love of her life.

Tickets for “Hairspray” and all shows are available online at stonc.org or by calling the STONC box office at 203966-4634.

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

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CONNECTICUT BALLET’S PROGRAM ‘DANZA’ AT THE IVES Summer Dance Caravan 2014 will land at Ives Concert Park Friday, July 25, for an evening of scintillating dance by the company’s sensational artists. Titled ‘Danza!’, this year’s program will feature a celebration of Latin choreographers, both classical and contemporary. World premieres by Rodney Rivera of Puerto Rico, Alberto Alonso of Cuba, Daniel Fetecua Soto of Colombia and Marcos Vedoveto from Brazil will be showcased during this performance. Ives Concert Park is proud to welcome back Connecticut Ballet and its fabulous dancers back to our stage.

A pre-show onstage ballroom dance class with master teacher John Vitti is available from 6-7 p.m. Bring your dancing shoes. Following the show, all audience members are invited to participate in a meet-and-greet dance party with the company dancers. As a part of Newtown Savings Bank’s Fine Arts and Family series, the event is free to the public and suitable for audiences of all ages. For further information on Ives Concert Park’s 2014 Season Schedule, visit www.ivesconcertpark.com or call our office at 203-837-9226.

PEQUOT’S 54TH ANNUAL SUMMER BOOK SALE DEFINES ‘COMMUNITY SPIRIT’ Pequot Library’s Great Lawn has been home to “The Best Book Sale in New England” for 54 years. It is the largest annual fundraiser. Proceeds from the sale benefit the community by enabling the library to continue providing vibrant and engaging programming.

It is all made possible by loyal volunteers who donate thousands of hours year-round, pricing and sorting the donated material.

This year’s sale features 40 book categories, a “Specials” sale of donated antique books, hundreds of pristine jazz CDs, plus vinyl records. Through the generosity of the Renée B. Fisher Foundation’s Books for Teachers program the library offers 350 teachers in Bridgeport and New Haven School Districts $85 awards to spend at this year’s sale. Pequot Library’s 54th Annual Summer Book Sale runs Friday, July 25 to Tuesday, July

29. This year Pequot Library will be the host to local food trucks and each day has a different food theme. Visit pequotlibrary.org for more information.

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FAIRFIELD COUNTY

BUSINESS JOURNAL BUILDING PERMITS

COMMERCIAL A Pappajohn Co., Norwalk, contractor for 381 Connecticut Ave L.L.C. Perform interior renovations in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 3 Duke Place, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $500,000. Filed July 2.

Abbey Tent, contractor for Lawrence F. Montague, et al. Construct two temporary tents and lights for a special event at an existing commercial space at 325 Wood House Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $3,600. Filed June 26.

Abbey Tent, contractor for the town of Fairfield. Construct a temporary tent and lights for a special event at an existing commercial space at 739 Old Post Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed June 26.

Autobuilders General Contracting, Fairfield, contractor for The Country Realty Co. Perform additions and alterations to expand an existing commercial space at 80 Kings Highway Cutoff, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $1.3 million. Filed July 2.

BLT Management L.L.C., Stamford, contractor for Merritt River Partners.

Perform fit-out to a 132-unit, five-story building at 1 Glover Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $1.8 million. Filed July 3.

Bridgeport Diocese, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Perform interior renovations in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 139 W. Rocks Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed July 2.

Cove Tent Co., Stamford, contractor for Greenwich Country Club. Construct temporary tents, lights and outlets for a special event on an existing commercial space at 19 Doubling Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $3,500. Filed between June 30 and July 4.

Items appearing in the Fairfield County Business Journal’s On The Record section are compiled from various sources, including public records made available to the media by federal, state and municipal agencies and the court system.

While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this information, no liability is assumed for errors or omissions. In the case of legal action, the records cited are open to public scrutiny and should be inspected before any action is taken.

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Ely, Grosvenor, Norwalk, contractor for self. Construct a mixed-use, eightunit superstructure at 71 Rowayton Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $3.8 million. Filed July 3.

France, Aarit and Matthew France, Norwalk, contractor for self.

Finish basement, add bathroom, utility sink and office space at 190 New Canaan Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed July 2.

Lanese Construction Inc., contractor for Bridgeport Roman Catholic Diocese. Remodel the lower-level football locker room at 5151 Park Ave., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $65,000.

Filed July 3.

New England Masonry & Roofing, Naugatuck, contractor for Washington Row Preservation. Remove and install a new insulation board in an existing commercial space at 132 Washington St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $21,673. Filed July 2.

Pustola & Associates, Naugatuck, contractor for I Park Norwalk L.L.C. Expand an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 761 Main Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $236,000. Filed June 30.

Pustola & Associates, Naugatuck, contractor for The Work Bank Leasing. Perform a fit-out in an existing commercial space at 235 Westport Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $300,000. Filed June 30.

Regency Homes L.L.C., contractor for 3611 Post Road L.L.C. Construct a new retail store with basement, kitchen and storage at 3611 Post Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $650,000.

Filed July 2.

R-K Brick Walk 1 L.L.C., Fairfield, contractor for self. Perform interior renovations to an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 1275 Post Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $124,000. Filed June 27.

Sharp, John, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing commercial space at 57 Lakeview Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $4,230. Filed July 2.

Signature Construction Group L.L.C., New Haven, contractor for Faust Properties L.L.C. Perform interior renovations to make an accessible bathroom and service elevator in an existing commercial space at 322 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $114,000. Filed June 24.

St. Thomas Church, Norwalk, contractor for self. Renovate existing firstfloor bathroom to make it accessible at 203 East Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed July 3.

Thomas Kane Building & Remodeling, Fairfield, contractor for Stepney L.L.C. Rebuild the existing deck and build a new deck with a balcony above at 989 Fairfield Beach Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed July 1.

United Properties, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Demolish an interior first floor in an existing commercial space at 2979 Main St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $19,000. Filed July 1.

RESIDENTIAL 1876 Bronson Road L.L.C., Fairfield, contractor for self. Perform an interior demolition in an existing single-family residence for a new remodeling at 1876 Bronson Road, Fairfield.

Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed July 1.

A Plus Exterior, Fairfield, contractor for Patricia K. Butzko. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 17 Adams Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed July 1.

Air One Systems, contractor for Pete Witters. Perform air condition work in an existing single-family residence at 168 Route 37 South, Sherman. Estimated cost: $9,500. Filed June 24.

Antoinetta, Distefano, Greenwich, contractor for self. Perform renovations on the interior of a garage to detach it from the main house at 322 Hamilton Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed between June 30 and July 4.

Antonio, Alejandro, Bridgeport, contractor for Challon Bonhomme.

Construct two new shed dormers and perform renovations in an existing single-family residence at 921-923 Briarwood Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed July 2.

Audette Electric, contractor for Stephanie Warren. Perform alterations in an existing single-family residence for hot tubs at 107 Route 39 North, Sherman. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed June 17.

Audette Electric, contractor for Robert Whitfield. Perform electrical work on an existing single-family residence for radon detection at 68 Route 39 North, Sherman. Estimated cost: $300. Filed June 20.

Baybrook Remodelers Inc., contractor for Michael T. Clear and Melissa Clear. Remodel a bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 1669 Mill Plain Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed July 1.

Beatty, Joe, Sherman, contractor for Joseph Welter. Perform interior building alterations in an existing singlefamily residence at 111 Route 39 South, Sherman. Estimated cost: $6,000.

Filed June 10.

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Beatty, Joe, Sherman, contractor for self. Add a pole to a barn on residential property at 52 Route 39 North, Sherman. Estimated cost: $15,500.

Filed June 12.

Beggs, Sara J. and John P. Beggs, Fairfield, contractor for self. Replace screens with glass in the porch of an existing single-family residence at 370 Sky Top Drive, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed June 25.

BL Cleason, contractor for Edward Ng. Perform work on the generator in an existing single-family residence at 11 Coote Hill Road, Sherman. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed July 1.

Blake, Kingsley, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 2060 Noble Ave., Bridgeport.

Estimated cost: $3,400. Filed July 2.

Bothwell, Elisabeth J., New York, N.Y., contractor for self. Construct a new single-family residence at 122 Riverside Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $675,000. Filed between June 30 and July 4.

Bouwer, Jarred, Sherman, contractor for self. Perform a mechanical addition in the basement of an existing single-family residence at 48 Anderson Road, Sherman. Estimated cost: $800. Filed June 10.

Browne, Sabrina, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Install an aboveground pool at an existing singlefamily residence at 30 Rita Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $4,100.

Filed July 1.

Bue, Titian A., contractor for John P. Warburg. Remodel the bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 144 Osborne Lane, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $16,500. Filed June 27.

Buttendorf Building and Remodeling, contractor for Caroline Keller and Sean F. Keller. Remove garage and build a new detached garage at an existing single-family residence at 246 Old S. Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed June 25.

Cabera, Blanca and David Cabera, Norwalk, contractor for self. Perform a fit-out to an existing single-family residence, adding a rear addition, basement, attic and raised roof at 57 Clinton Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed June 30.

Calmus, John H., et al., Fairfield, contractor for self. Finish a basement with a playroom and a full bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 3555 Morehouse Highway, Fairfield.

Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed July 1.

Carpentry & Handyman Concept, Norwalk, contractor for Eric Smith.

Perform interior renovations to an existing single-family residence, finish basement and add new sheetrock at 172 N. Taylor Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $15,400. Filed July 1.

Caruso Restoration L.L.C., New Fairfield, contractor for Jacob Comer.

Rebuild the existing rear deck at a single-family residence at 159 E. Rocks Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $7,800. Filed July 1.

McOufud, Edmond, Sherman, contractor for self. Perform interior building alterations in an existing single-family residence at 2 Timber Lake Road, Sherman. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed June 11.

McPaddens M & M Roofing & Siding, contractor for Sally A. Savage and Earl E. Savage. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 546 High St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $4,750. Filed June 25.

Colon, Jose, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Perform renovations to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 508 Hallett St., Bridgeport.

Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed July 2.

McQuaid, Edmond, Sherman, contractor for self. Perform electrical work in the interior of an existing single-family residence at 2 Timber Lake Road, Sherman. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed July 1.

Concavage Marine Construction, contractor for Philip C. King and Patricia B., et al. Perform repairs to an existing dock at 211 Harbor Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $31,500. Filed June 26.

McQuaid, Edmond, Sherman, contractor for self. Perform plumbing work in the interior of an existing single-family residence at 2 Timber Lake Road, Sherman. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed July 1.

Connecticut Deck Pros L.L.C., contractor for Ryan W. Morris and Erin J. Morris. Replace a deck at an existing single-family residence at 82 Springer Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $14,500. Filed June 30.

McQuaid, Edmond, Sherman, contractor for self. Perform mechanical alterations in an existing single-family residence at 2 Timber Lake Road, Sherman. Estimated cost: $500. Filed July 1.

CT Deck Design Inc., contractor for Myron Ballen and Joan Ballen.

Remove and replace a deck at an existing single-family residence at 49 Stoneleigh Square, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed July 3.

Mercer Builders Inc., Wilton, contractor for Jeff Hannon. Install vinyl siding and replace windows on the porch of an existing single-family residence at 46 Ledgewood Drive, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $23,000.

Filed July 2.

Dam, Christopher and Mark Dam, Darien, contractor for self. Install stairs, remove second kitchen, add a new roof and replace windows and siding at an existing single-family residence at 22 Union Ave., Norwalk.

Estimated cost: $55,000. Filed July 3.

Darien Construction, Darien, contractor for Marion Green and Robert Green. Convert a porch to a living space, expand kitchen and create a study area in an existing single-family residence at 56 Wilson Ave., Norwalk.

Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed July 1.

McLeavy Builders Inc., contractor for Douglas Shankman and Susan Shankman. Demolish an existing single-family residence at 165 Pine Creek Ave., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $4,000.

Filed June 30.

McLeavy Builders Inc., contractor for Michael M. Walsh, et al. Demolish an existing single-family residence at 655 Beach Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $8,500. Filed July 3.

McMamara, Mike, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Build-out a basement in an existing single-family residence at 375 Silver St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $2,500. Filed July 1.

Miceli, Michael A., et al., Fairfield, contractor for self. Construct a new two- and one-half story one-family dwelling with an attached two-car carport at 690 Rowland Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $680,000. Filed June 30.

Mitchell, contractor for Kenneth Rosh. Perform work on the tank of a pool at 10 Mill Pond Road, Sherman.

Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed June 11.

Mitchell, contractor for Mark Caraluzzi. Perform mechanical tank additions at 6 Sail Harbor Drive, Sherman. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed June 17.

Mitchell, contractor for Carl Music.

Add a generator to an existing singlefamily residence at 5 Hoyt Road, Sherman. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed June 24.

Mitchell, contractor for Greg Wattenberg. Perform work on the generator in an existing single-family residence at 4 Hubble Ridge Road, Sherman. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed July 1.

Montano, Jhoan, Norwalk, contractor for self. Remove and install a roof at an existing single-family residence at 22 Harris St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed July 1.

on the record Moonlit Construction L.L.C., Greenwich, contractor for Romaniello Kelly. Rebuild damaged stairs in an existing single-family residence at 114 Riverside Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed between June 30 and July 4.

Prutting & Co Custom Builder L.L.C., contractor for John H. Brown Jr. Remove garage and install new roofing, siding and trim at an existing single-family residence at 142 Colony St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $42,000.

Filed July 2.

NAC Industries Inc., contractor for Michael A. Schell and Christine A. Schell. Finish basement with a playroom in an existing single-family residence at 251 Linley Drive, Fairfield.

Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed July 3.

Radzwillas Builders L.L.C., contractor for Brian D. Smith and Lynn A. Smith. Remodel the kitchen and convert the half bathroom to a full bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 157 Warde Terrace, Fairfield.

Estimated cost: $35,000. Filed July 1.

Neves Plumbing, contractor for Paul Russo. Alter the gas lines and plumbing in an existing single-family residence at 49 Orchard Rest Road, Sherman. Estimated cost: $750. Filed June 17.

Old World Builders, contractor for Matthew Heinz. Repair the roof of an existing single-family residence at 1 Evans Hill Road, Sherman. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed June 24.

Oliveira, Danilele, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Perform interior alterations in an existing single-family residence, altering the roof and siding at 55 Concord St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed July 2.

Olsen Built Homes L.L.C., contractor for Round Hill Road Associates L.L.C. Construct a new two- and onehalf story one-family dwelling with a rear deck, front porch and a threecar attached garage at 133 Meadow Ridge Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $600,000. Filed June 26.

Ouimette, Fred, Sherman, contractor for self. Construct a new dwelling at 26 Farm Road, Sherman. Estimated cost: $337,000. Filed June 19.

Ouimette, Fred, Sherman, contractor for self. Perform electrical work on an existing single-family residence at 26 Farm Road, Sherman. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed June 19.

Ouimette, Fred, Sherman, contractor for self. Perform plumbing work on an existing single-family residence at 26 Farm Road, Sherman. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed June 19.

Ouimette, Fred, Sherman, contractor for self. Perform mechanical work on an existing single-family residence at 26 Farm Road, Sherman. Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed June 19.

Phillips, Bonnie L. and Anthony E. Bonnie, Fairfield, contractor for self. Remodel the kitchen and powder room in an existing single-family residence at 180 Ross Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $62,500. Filed June 24.

Pietro, Covello, Greenwich, contractor for self. Add a fireplace structure to an existing single-family residence at 102 Hamilton Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $300. Filed between June 30 and July 4.

Ramos, Esteban, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Build a retaining wall at an existing single-family residence at 389 Saunders Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed July 1.

Rezmer, Tadeusz, Norwalk, contractor for self. Add portico and bathroom within mudroom in an existing single-family residence at 211 W. Rocks Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed July 2.

Riley, Mercedes, Sherman, contractor for self. Construct a new modular dwelling at 3 Benchmark Road, Sherman. Estimated cost: $155,000. Filed July 1.

Riley, Mercedes, Sherman, contractor for self. Perform electrical work on an existing single-family residence at 3 Benchmark Road, Sherman. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed July 1.

Riley, Mercedes, Sherman, contractor for self. Perform plumbing work on an existing single-family residence at 3 Benchmark Road, Sherman. Estimated cost: $35,000. Filed July 1.

Riley, Mercedes, Sherman, contractor for self. Perform mechanical work on an existing single-family residence at 3 Benchmark Road, Sherman. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed July 1.

Rocky Ridge Services Inc., contractor for Pinnacle Peak Inc. Demolish an existing single-family residence at 2321 Mill Plain Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed June 30.

Ross, Jason, Bethel, contractor for Thomas Geary and Ann Geary. Install a solar array on the roof of an existing single-family residence at 28 Blue Mountain Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $19,000. Filed July 1.

RPG Properties L.L.C., Norwalk, contractor for self. Add a front-entry portico, and wrap-around deck at an existing single-family residence at 36 Lenox Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed July 3.

Russo, Paul, Sherman, contractor for self. Perform additions and alterations to expand an existing single-family residence at 49 Orchard Rest Road, Sherman. Estimated cost: $20,000.

Filed June 18.

Russo, Paul, Sherman, contractor for self. Perform mechanical tank additions at 49 Orchard Rest Road, Sherman. Estimated cost: $100. Filed June 18.

Sandoval, Homero, Fairfield, contractor for self. Remodel the kitchen and two bathrooms in an existing single-family residence at 87 Black Rock Ave., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed July 1.

Sead, Leon S., Sherman, contractor for self. Add a pellet stove to an existing single-family residence at 2 Leach Hollow Road, Sherman. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed June 24.

Sears Home Improvement Products, contractor for Stephanie J. Lofaro. Add a new roof, siding and replacement windows to an existing single-family residence at 209 Merwins Lane, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $58,488. Filed June 27.

Shorefront Construction L.L.C., contractor for 137 Partridge Lane L.L.C. Add one and half stories over the first floor, remodel the interior, add a new front porch a rear deck and a detached garage at 137 Partridge Lane, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $120,000. Filed July 1.

Southview Builders, contractor for Bernard Redmond. Add a deck to an existing single-family residence at 6 Old Greenwoods, Sherman. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed June 18.

Special Properties L.L.C., New Canaan, contractor for David Nachman and Briana Nachman. Build a new two- and one-half story single-family residence with four bathrooms, three bedrooms, an unfinished attic and decks on the front and rear and a twocar attached garage at 1 Logan Place, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $675,000.

Filed July 2.

Standard Charles Wright, contractor for Roisin Raybould. Perform mechanical tank additions at 1 Bullymuck Road, Sherman. Estimated cost: $2,500. Filed June 18.

Standard Oil Co., contractor for Elaine Schregger. Perform alterations to the boiler in an existing singlefamily residence at 5 Saw Mill Road, Sherman. Estimated cost: $10,278.

Filed June 19.

Vinyl Siding Company L.L.C., contractor for Jill Bodossian and Jess Vose. Replace wood siding with vinyl siding in an existing single-family residence at 257 Canterbury Lane, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $31,400.

Filed June 27.

Warren, Stephanie, Sherman, contractor for self. Perform alterations in an existing single-family residence for hot tubs at 107 Route 39 North, Sherman. Estimated cost: $250. Filed June 17.

Weldtek L.L.C., contractor for Justin Sarma. Add a fireplace structure to an existing single-family residence at 10 Long Meadow Road, Sherman. Estimated cost: $3,600. Filed June 24.

COURT CASES

BRIDGEPORT SUPERIOR COURT BCD Enterprises L.L.C., New Britain. Filed by General Electric Capital Corp., Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorneys: Evans, Feldman & Ainsworth L.L.C., New Haven. 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 lease agreement.

The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance due and has made a demand for the balance of $184,907. The plaintiff claims money damages in excess of $15,000, costs and attorney’s fees. Filed June 30.

Case No. FBT-cv14-6043990-s.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Inc., Hartford. Filed by Mayra Perez, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Richard A. Cerrato, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that she slipped on a pool of shampoo 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, exclusive of interest and costs. Filed June 30.

Case No. FBT-cv14-6043979-s.

DJK Fuel Inc., Norwalk. Filed by Donna Leblanc and Gary Leblanc, Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: Biller, Sachs, Raio & Zito, Hamden. Action: The plaintiffs have brought property damage suit against the defendant alleging that it miss-delivered oil to the plaintiff’s property and caused oil to spill into the basement floor.

The sump pump pumped out the oil onto the surrounding yard, causing substantial property damage. The plaintiffs claim money damages in excess of $15,000, reimbursement, interest, attorney’s fees, punitive damages and any further relief the court deems just and proper. Filed July 1.

Case No. FBT-cv14-6044030-s.

Pharmagen Laboratories Inc., Hartford. Filed by Randstad Professionals US L.P., Deerfield, Ill. Plaintiff’s attorney: Weinstein, Weiner, Ignal, Vogel & Shapiro, 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 for staffing services provided. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance due and has made a demand for the balance of $77,727. The plaintiff claims money damages in excess of $15,000, costs and such other relief as the court deems just and proper. Filed July 1.

Case No. FBT-cv14-6044010-s.

Priceless Care Rentals L.L.C., et al., Stratford. Filed by Gregory Fields, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Shepro & Hawkins L.L.C., Stratford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging he was injured by the plaintiff’s employees in a confrontation. This accident occurred due to the employees in that they failed to exercise proper care. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and any other relief that the court deems equitable, just and proper. Filed July 3.

Case No. FBT-cv14-6044088-s.

Westfield America Inc., et al., Hartford. Filed by Kimberly D. Smith, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Rodie & Connolly P.C., Milford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that she tripped on a hole in a parking lot owned by the defendants and sustained injuries.

This dangerous condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendants and their employees in that they failed to keep the parking lot in a safe condition.

The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs. Filed July 2.

Case No. FBT-cv14-6044063-s.

DANBURY SUPERIOR COURT Geico, et al., Hartford. Filed by Ryan Kelly, Brookfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Suisman Shapiro, New London. 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. Filed June 30.

Case No. DBD-cv14-6015520-s.

Kaz Enterprises Inc., Newtown.

Filed by Newtown Savings Bank, Newtown. Plaintiff’s attorney: Neubert, Pepe & Monteith P.C., New Haven. 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 Quick Credit Revolving Line Promissory Note. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance due and has made a demand for the balance. The plaintiff claims money damages greater than $15,000, costs, attorney’s fees and such other and further equitable relief as this court deems just and proper. Filed July 1.

Case No. DBD-cv14-6015542-s.

Rollingwood Master Condominium Association Inc., et al., Brookfield. Filed by Theresa Tate, Semour. Plaintiff’s attorney: Cramer & Anderson L.L.P., New Milford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that she tripped on uneven stairs on property owned by the defendant and sustained injuries.

This dangerous condition was allegedly allowed to exist due the negligence of the defendants and their employees in that they failed to keep the stairs in a walkable condition.

The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs. Filed June 27.

Case No. DBD-cv14-6015511-s.

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., Hartford. Filed by Alyssa Cormier, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Cramer & Anderson L.L.P., New Milford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendant alleging that she collided with an underinsured motorist and suffered injury. The insurance policy carried by the underinsured motorist is inadequate to fully compensate for the damages. The plaintiff alleges that her injuries are the legal responsibilities of her insurance company, the defendant. The plaintiff claims judgment and money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and underinsured motorist monetary damages. Filed July 2.

Case No. DBD-cv14-6015557-s.

STAMFORD SUPERIOR COURT Butterworth & Scheck Inc., et al., Stratford. Filed by Darly Lebon, Greenwich. Plaintiff’s attorney: DiScala & DiScala L.L.C., Norwalk. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that he was hit by a car driven by an employee of the defendants. This was allegedly due to the carelessness of the defendants in that they failed to keep the vehicle under control. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other relief as the court may deem just and equitable. Filed July 2.

Case No. FST-cv14-6022698-s.

Core Education and Consulting Solutions Inc., Atlanta, Ga. Filed

by Proposal Software Inc., Westport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Halloran & Sage L.L.P., Hartford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for software provided. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages of 55,751, costs, interest and such other and further equitable relief as this court deems just and proper. Filed July 3.

Case No. FST-cv14-6022714-s.

Wilson, Oliver, Westport, contractor for Nelson Griggs and Elizabeth Griggs. Renovate the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 43 Highland Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed July 3.

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NEWSMAKERS plus awards and events STAR AWARDED GRANT FOR 14 VANS The state of Connecticut has given a nonprofit grant award for $342,600 to STAR Inc., Lighting the Way in Norwalk for the purchase of 14 vehicles that will be used to transport individuals with developmental disabilities.

Lighting the Way serves nearly 700 individuals from birth through senior years in Norwalk, Weston, Darien, New Canaan, Wilton and Westport, providing birth to three earlyintervention therapies and services, advocacy and at-home supports, recreational activities, employment training and placement, day programs, senior programs and respite care to individuals with developmental disabilities throughout

mid-Fairfield County.

Katie Banzhaf, executive director of STAR, said: “We are extremely pleased with this much-needed grant which provides us with the ability to meet the needs of our people better than ever before in terms of safety, reliability and efficiency, and also to ensure that adults with developmental disabilities remain safe, active and fully engaged members of our community. Transportation is a critical element to providing rich opportunities for people with disabilities in our towns.”

Twelve of the vans were recently obtained by STAR from Honda of Westport.

STAR clients pose in front of the vans with STAR staff members and Evan Perkins, President of Honda, with state Sen. Bob Duff, STAR Executive Director Katie Banzhaf and Director of Philanthropy Peter Saverine and state Rep. Chris Perone.

CORPORATORS JOIN FIRST COUNTY BANK Six new corporators were elected at the First County Bank annual meeting June 18. A corporator is a unique role offered to community representatives as part of the bank’s mutual charter. A First County Bank corporator acts as the bank’s eyes and ears in the community, promotes the mission and vision of the bank and supports the business community and nonprofit development. The First County Bank board of directors recruits corporators who are successful in their business or profession and have strong knowledge of the communities the bank serves.

The six are: Goitom “Tom” Bellete is president of GB Parking and Vineyard Development in Stamford.

Irene Dixon is director of sales and marketing for the Norwalk Garden Inn. Jevera Kaye Hennessey is a partner in the law firm of Kaye and Hennessey in Greenwich.

Michael Pavia is a former Stamford mayor and a real estate developer. He is the founder and owner of Pavia Development L.L.C. Ann P. Rogers is the executive director of the Norwalk Community College Foundation and has extensive experience in both for-profit and nonprofit businesses.

Laura Walbert is co-founder and managing director of Fraser Walbert Media in New Canaan.

KRESS FOUNDATION AWARDS GRANTS In support of a major upcoming exhibition at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, the Samuel H. Kress Foundation has awarded two grants that will allow the museum to develop extensive educational programming for the Northern Baroque Splendor exhibition. One of the largest and most varied collections of Northern Baroque art assembled anywhere in recent decades, the foundation support will bring a Kress Interpretive Fellow on staff at the museum for nine months and will also host an international scholarly conference in the fall.

“We are delighted that The Kress Foundation has graciously agreed to support the Bruce in our mission to use this exhibition to advance scholarship,” said Peter C. Sutton, executive director of the Bruce Museum.

“Given the extent and richness of this show, we have an opportunity to develop educational programming that will exceed traditional school programs, reaching students in regional high schools and in post-secondary institutions. “ The museum’s Kress Interpretive Fellow, Tara Contractor, will work closely with Sutton, as well as with other museum staff. Contractor has an M.A. in the History of Art from the Courtauld Institute of Art in London, where she received a full scholarship, as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, from Scripps College in Claremont, Calif.

For more information, call the Bruce Museum at 203869-0376 or visit brucemuseum.org.

TOP SALES EXECS AT BHHS NEW ENGLAND PROPERTIES Jane Walters was recognized as the Top Listing Agent and Betsy Conti won the Top Selling Award at the Norwalk office of BHHS New England Properties.

“These sales executives have achieved tremendous success for their clients,” said Candace Adams, BHHS president and CEO. “We are fortunate to have such a high caliber of Realtors who exemplify our vision of providing the best service available.”

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MURTHA CULLINA ADDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Michael R. Orce has joined Murtha Cullina L.L.P. as executive director. He will lead the administration and operation of the firm, which has 100 attorneys in six offices throughout Connecticut and Massachusetts.

With more than 25 years of administrative experience in the legal industry, Orce has in-depth experience working on strategic planning, human resource issues, finances and general business management.

Prior to joining Murtha Cullina, Orce served as global director of operaOrce tions at Edwards Wildman Palmer L.L.P. He received his Bachelor of Science in journalism from Mercy College and his MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

DATES BRUCE MUSEUM NAMES BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Bruce Museum’s Board of Trustees Class of 2017 includes two new and five returning trustees at its recent meeting. Newly elected are Allison Brant, director of the Brant Foundation Art Study Center in Greenwich, and Lucile M. Glasebrook, a longtime member and supporter of the Bruce and its committees. The five returning members are Aundrea B. Amine, George E. Crapple, Pamela H. Lewanda, James B. Lockhart III and Martha R. Zoubek. The chairman for the next two years is longtime Bruce supporter Robert H. Lawrence Jr. Employee of the Year at Bruce was awarded to Justine Matteis, manager of the Bruce Museum store; the Executive Director’s Award was awarded to Patricia Chadwick, outgoing chairman of the board; and the Chairman’s Award was presented to Susan Mahoney.

Thanks to a grant from the Connecticut Office of the Arts, a landscape painting for the museum’s permanent collection by master wildlife and landscape artist Sean Murtha named “May Moonrise, Davis Pond” was unveiled at the meeting.

JULY 24 THROUGH AUG. 5

JULY 26

JULY 31

AUG. 4

If you are an early stage small business owner meet with WBDC’s Mobile Business Advisory Team to gain the guidance needed to start or keep your new venture going - from daily operations to business growth and sustainability. Stop in at the Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) free walk-in days for a one-on-one, confidential consultation.

WBDC business advisors will be on-site at the following locations in the coming weeks between 1-5 p.m.

Naugatuck Thursday, July 24 Stamford Thursday July 31 Bridgeport Tuesday Aug. 5

SCORE Fairfield County and co-sponsor Ferguson Library present a free small business workshop, “How to Succeed at Sales: A Guide to Sustainable Success in Direct Sales,” from 10:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. This workshop will reveal the tools needed to be successful at direct sales (in any industry) and unlock the secrets of how to manage a top-tier sales team. Check-in starts at 10 a.m. at the Ferguson Library-Harry Bennett Branch, 115 Vine Road, Stamford.

SCORE Fairfield County and co-sponsor the Weston Library present a free small business workshop “Using Spreadsheets for Everything . . . But Math,” from 6 to 7 p.m. Expert Bud Freund, who teaches technology at Bi-Cultural Day School and provides tech support to small businesses and families looking for reasonable, cost-effective technology solutions leads the workshop. Check-in starts at 5:30 p.m. at the Weston Library, 56 Norfield Road, Weston. Register directly at scorenorwalk.org or for more information, contact score.fairfieldcounty@gmail.com or call 203-831-0065.

SCORE Fairfield County and co-sponsor Ferguson Library present a free case history series workshop, “Running a Restaurant” from 6 to 8 p.m. This workshop will review what is important in starting a restaurant and how to keep it running successfully. Check-in starts at 5:30 p.m., at the Ferguson Library 96 Broad St., Stamford. Register directly at scorenorwalk.org. For more information, contact score.fairfieldcounty@gmail.com or call 203-831-0065.

May Moonrise

STAFF GROWING AT ERLAND STAMFORD OFFICE

BMW BRIDGEPORT BENIFITS BICYCLISTS BMW of Bridgeport marks its 10th year as a sponsor of the CT Challenge, the Fairfield-based non-profit that helps cancer survivors live longer, stronger, happier lives, with their largest contribution being to the cycling team it funds each year for the CT Challenge Bike Ride occurring this July 25th and 26th.

Since it’s inception in 2005 the number of participants riding for cancer survivorship has more than tripled. The goal this year is to have 100 riders on the team and raise more than $100,000 for the CT Challenge. Anyone interested in joining is welcome and each participant’s fundraising will be kickstarted with $100 for those who choose the 10- or 25-mile distance and $150 for those who take on the longer distances. Each team member also receives a customized Team BMW of Bridgeport cycling jersey.

Professionals who are dedicated to working on Erland Construction’s Summer House project in conjunction with developer F.D. Rich of Stamford, have joined the Stamford office of the East Windsorbased firm. The staff includes Robert Calvano, Matthew Combs, James Vasquez and Anna Pelletier.

Calvano joined Erland in 2013 as project superintendent for Summer House. With more than 20 years of experience, he has managed field operations for large residential, health care, commercial and education construction projects totaling more than $500 million.

As assistant project manager, Combs assists with tracking budget items, reviewing

James Vasquez

drawings and coordinating the delivery of materials to the site. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from the University of Connecticut and joined Erland in 2011.

Vasquez is the area superintendent on the project. He is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the site and works with Calvano to generate project-specific safety and quality plans.

Vasquez holds a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from Northeastern University.

Pelletier is the project’s administrative assistant. She manages the Summer Street office and all subcontractor documentation.

Information for these features has been submitted by the subjects or their delegates.

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on the record Sutherland Excavating Contractors Inc., et al., Norwalk. Filed by Ronal Pierre, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Papcsy Janosov Roche Trial Lawyers, Norwalk. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that he was hit by a car driven by an employee of the defendants. This was allegedly due to the carelessness of the defendants in that they executed an improper right turn in front of the plaintiff. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other relief as the court may deem just and equitable. Filed July 2.

Case No. FST-cv14-6022694-s.

Tranen Capital Ltd., Virginia Islands. Filed by Pastor & Dailey L.L.C., Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Selfrepresenting, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that it had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for legal services provided. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance due and has made a demand for the balance.

The plaintiff claims money damages greater than $15,000, costs, attorney’s fees and such other and further equitable relief as this court deems just and proper. Filed July 3.

Case No. FST-cv14-6022712-s.

FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT Quick Mart Holdings Inc., et al., Los Angeles, Calif. Filed by Doctor’s Associates Inc., Milford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Stonge, Steward, Johnston & Reens, Stamford. Action: the plaintiff has brought this trademark infringement suit against the defendants alleging that they used the plaintiff’s “SUBWAY” trademark illegally in order to scam investors into investing into a nonexistent business. Plaintiff claims an injunction enjoining the defendants from continuing to infringe on the trademark, three times the profits, statutory damages, punitive damages, attorney’s fees and costs, a freeze on the defendant’s assets and such other further relief as the court deems necessary. Filed June 30.

Case no. 3:14-cv-00944-JBA. Titeflex Corp., Springfield, Mass.

Filed by Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Co., Northbrook, Ill. Plaintiff’s attorney: Stuart G. Blackburn, Windsor Locks. Action: the plaintiff has brought this product suit against the defendant alleging that it manufactured a faulty propane gas tank and failed to warn customers about the dangers of the product. Lightning struck the house of property insured by the plaintiff, which blew up the gas tank manufactured by the defendant, causing serious damages. Plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $385,699, interest, costs. Filed June 30.

Case no. 3:14-cv-00945-MPS.

Bloomfield Village Pizza L.L.C., Bloomfield. Filed by J & J Sports Productions Inc., Campbell, Calif. Plaintiff’s attorney: Lonstein Law Office, Ellenville, N.Y. Action: the plaintiff has brought this suit against the defendant alleging that it illegally intercepted TV signals produced by the plaintiff and transmitted them to patrons in a commercial setting.

Plaintiff claims statutory penalties of $117,000, attorney’s fees, costs and such other and further relief as may be required. Filed June 30.

Case no. 3:14-cv-00950-MPS. Great American Insurance Corp., et al., Cincinnati, Ohio. Filed by Viens, et al. Plaintiff’s attorney: Timothy Bennett-Smith, Washington, D.C. Action: the plaintiffs have brought this fair housing suit against the defendants alleging that they used insurance underwriting criteria that denies property insurance to those who lease to tenants who use Section 8 subsidized housing. Plaintiff claims an injunction enjoining the defendants from discriminatory policies, monetary damages, attorney’s fees and costs and such other further relief as deemed necessary. Filed June 30.

Case no. 3:14-cv-00952-JBA. Liberty Mutual Group Inc., Boston, Mass. Filed by Wanda Palmer, Meriden. Plaintiff’s attorney: James V. Sabatini, Newington. Action: the plaintiff has brought this discrimination suit against the defendant alleging that it terminated her due to her disability when she took a leave of absence. Plaintiff claims monetary damages of $1.5 million, compensatory damages, back pay, front pay, bonuses, personal days, lost pension benefits, liquidated damages, punitive damages, attorney’s fees and costs, interest and all other just and proper relief. Filed July 1.

Case no. 3:14-cv-00953-WWE. Computer Sciences Corp., Falls Church, Va. Filed by Joseph Strauch, et al., San Diego, Calif. Plaintiff’s attorney: Outten & Golden, New York, N.Y. Action: the plaintiffs have brought this fair labor suit against the defendant alleging that it misclassified the defendants during employment to deny them overtime. Plaintiff claims a judgment finding that the defendant’s practices are unlawful, an injunction enjoining the defendant from continuing this practice, monetary damages, attorney’s fees, costs and such other further relief as the court deems necessary. Filed July 1.

Case no. 3:14-cv-00956-JBA. Gold Key Credit Inc., et al., Brooksville, Fla. Filed by Deborah Eaton, North Grosvenordale. Plaintiff’s attorney: Lemberg & Associates L.L.C., Stamford. Action: the plaintiff has brought this illegal debt collection suit against the defendants alleging that they purchased the plaintiff’s debt and misrepresented fact to make it look like the plaintiff committed a crime. Plaintiff claims $250,000 in monetary damages, actual damages, statutory damages, costs and attorney’s fees and such other further relief as the court deems necessary. Filed July 1.

Case no. 3:14-cv-00957-AWT.

Barberino Brothers Inc., et al., Wallingford. Filed by James Kearney Donovan, Wethersfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Consumer Law Group, Rocky Hill. Defendant’s attorneys: Baker O’Sullivan & Bliss P.C., Wethersfield.

Action: the plaintiff has brought this consumer credit suit against the defendants alleging that they misrepresented a car in order to trick the plaintiff into buying a new car when he thought he was buying a used car for less costs. Plaintiff claims actual damages, statutory damages, attorney’s fees and costs, punitive damages and such other further relief as the court deems necessary. Filed July 2.

Case no. 3:14-cv-00960-VLB. National Technology Rentals Inc., et al. Filed by Microsoft Corp., Redmond, Wash. Plaintiff’s attorney: Roche PIA L.L.C., Shelton. Action: the plaintiff has brought this trademark infringement suit against the defendants alleging that they distributed computers containing the plaintiff’s software without paying the proper royalty fees. Plaintiff claims monetary damages, an injunction enjoining the defendants from continuing to infringe on the plaintiff’s trademark, profits, treble damages, statutory damages, compensatory damages, punitive damages and any other relief in law or equity. Filed July 2.

Case no. 3:14-cv-00962-JCH. Stamford Health Systems Inc., Stamford. Filed by Marc S. Grenier.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Stratton Faxon, New Haven. Action: the plaintiff has brought this medical malpractice suit against the defendant alleging that the plaintiff’s descendant died while in the defendant’s hospital due to the defendant’s failure to properly screen or stabilize the descendant. Plaintiff claims monetary damages. Filed July 3.

Case no. 3:14-cv-00970-VLB.

DEEDS

COMMITTEE DEEDS Raineri, Helen M., et al., Sherman. Appointed committee: David L. Grogins, Sherman. Property: 3 Laurel Hill Road North, Sherman.

Amount: $313,468. Docket no. DBDcv12-6010231. Filed June 19.

COMMERCIAL 21 Overbrook Drive L.L.C., New Fairfield. Seller: Kevin P. Roemer, Nicole E. Roemer and Alice G. Roemer, Ardsley, N.Y. Property: 21 Overbrook Drive, New Fairfield. Amount: $1. Filed June 27.

46 Shorehaven Road L.L.C., Norwalk. Seller: CLC Holdings L.L.L.P., Norwalk. Property: 46 Shorehaven Road, Norwalk. Amount: $1.8 million.

Filed June 25.

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535 Connecticut Avenue L.L.C., Paramus, N.J. Seller: LBUBS 2002-C4 Connecticut Avenue L.L.C., Miami Beach, Fla. Property: Lot 1, Map 9585, Norwalk. Amount: $22 million. Filed July 3.

554 Connecticut NAV Capman L.L.C., Bridgeport. Seller: Oak Knoll Associates Limited Partnership, Norwalk. Property: Oak Knoll, Norwalk.

For an unknown amount paid. Filed July 3.

7 Farmer L.L.C., Southport. Seller: Albert Henry Schilling and Victoria S. Schilling, Southport. Property: 242 Main St., Unit 3, Fairfield. Amount: $995,000. Filed July 2.

BPC Capital Management I L.L.C., South Salem, N.Y. Seller: Rita C. Faucher, Norwalk. Property: 23 Gregory Blvd., Norwalk. Amount: $424,000.

Filed June 23.

Design Builders L.L.C., New Fairfield. Seller: Richard Zank, New Fairfield. Property: 168 Short Woods Road, New Fairfield. Amount: $80,000.

Filed June 18.

Global Real Estate USA Inc., Greenwich. Seller: Brian T. O’Callaghan and Alison K. O’Callaghan, Greenwich.

Property: 42 Field Road, Greenwich.

Amount: $870,000. Filed July 1.

Homes With Hope Inc., Westport.

Seller: Johannah Rasmussen, Westport. Property: 1 Hayes Ave., Norwalk.

Amount: $380,000. Filed July 2.

Love Where You Live Homes L.L.C., Trumbull. Seller: John Joseph Fodor Jr., Huntington. Property: 5761 Lindbergh St., Fairfield. Amount: $710,000. Filed June 25.

Matrix Norwalk L.L.C., Port Jefferson, N.Y. Seller: 535 Connecticut Avenue L.L.C., Norwalk. Property: 535 Connecticut Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $27 million. Filed July 3.

Merrivale Holdings Corp., Great Neck, N.Y. Seller: Jennifer M. Kniffen, Norwalk. Property: 18 Prospect Ave., Unit D-1, Norwalk. Amount: $155,000.

Filed June 23.

10 Lubrano Place L.L.C., New Canaan. Grantor: Amec Carting L.L.C., New Canaan. Property: 15 Olean St., Norwalk. Amount: $1. Filed June 24.

10 Lubrano Place L.L.C., New Canaan. Grantor: 7 Olean St., New Canaan. Property: 7 Olean St., Norwalk.

Amount: $1. Filed June 24.

10 Lubrano Place L.L.C., New Canaan. Grantor: Lubrano Place L.L.C., New Canaan. Property: 9 Olean St. and 0 San Vincenzo Place, Norwalk.

Amount: $1. Filed June 24.

17 Homestead Ave L.L.C., Brookfield. Grantor: Czeslaw Lukasik, Brookfield. Property: Lot 24, Map 23, Danbury. Amount: $1. Filed June 30.

23-25 Harbor L.L.C., Norwalk.

Grantor: Harbor Avenue L.L.C., Norwalk. Property: 23-25 Harbor Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $1. Filed July 1.

275 Willow Street L.L.C., Southport. Grantor: Gerritt Thomas Graham, Andrew Malcolm Graham and Emma Margaret Graham, Fairfield.

Property: 275 and 283 Willow St., Fairfield. Amount: $1. Filed June 26.

361 Alma Drive L.L.C., Trumbull.

Grantor: Daniel R. Walsh Jr., Trumbull.

Property: 361 Alma Drive Fairfield. For no consideration paid. Filed June 25.

49 Southfield Road L.L.C., Fairfield. Grantor: Lena Viselli, Fairfield.

Property: 49 Southfield Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1. Filed June 26.

601 South Pine Creek Road L.L.C., Fairfield. Grantor: Benny Viselli and Lina Viselli, Fairfield. Property: 601 S. Pine Creek Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1. Filed June 26.

Alagna, Samual, Sherman. Grantor: Patrick Alagna, Sherman. Property: 12 Pinewood Shores, Sherman. Amount: $1. Filed May 27.

Block, Tara Marie and Jose Marcelino, Danbury. Grantor: Jose Marcelino, Danbury. Property: 5 E. Broad St., Danbury. Amount: $1. Filed June 30.

National Residential Nominee Services Inc. Seller: Matthew R. Millard and Megan J. Millard, Danbury.

Property: 4 Purchase St., Danbury.

Amount: $285,500. Filed July 3.

Bonvillian, Marcus Doughty, William Boone Bonvillian and Janis Ann Sposato, Norwalk. Grantor: Janis Ann Sposato, Norwalk. Property: 8 Rowayton Woods Drive, Norwalk. For no consideration paid. Filed June 27.

Suno L.L.C., Greenwich. Seller: Carlos E. Lowell and Victoria E. De Rojas Lowell, Greenwich. Property: 70 Riverdale Ave., Unit 801, Greenwich.

Amount: $820,000. Filed July 3.

Bouroumiya, Aicha, Norwalk.

Grantor: Amina Chalhaoui, Norwalk.

Property: Lot 3A-1, Arcamone L.S., Norwalk. For no consideration paid.

Filed June 26.

QUIT CLAIM

Branson, Lesley, Fairfield. Grantor: Norma Branson and Donald Branson, Fairfield. Property: Lot 40, Map 3087, Fairfield. For no consideration paid.

Filed July 1.

10 Lubrano Place L.L.C., New Canaan. Grantor: 26 Hemlock Place L.L.C., New Canaan. Property: 26 Hemlock Place, Norwalk. Amount: $1.

Filed June 24.

Brown, Lorraine and Yancy D. Schuler, Norwalk. Grantor: Yany D. Shuler, Norwalk. Property: 4 Butternut Lane, Norwalk. For no consideration paid. Filed July 3.

Carrabba, Stephen A., Bloomfield.

Grantor: Household Realty Corp., Pomona, Calif. Property: Lot 143 and 144, Map 504, Sherman. Amount: $242,000. Filed May 20.

Hoffman, Lauren and Kenneth Hoffman, Sherman. Grantor: Laura Hoffman, Sherman. Property: 4 S. Laurel Hill Road, Sherman. Amount: $1. Filed May 23.

Julian, Paula and Dominick Julian, trustees, Fairfield. Grantor: Paula Julian, Fairfield. Property: 155 Burr St., Fairfield. For no consideration paid. Filed July 2.

Kavrukov, Ivan, Sherman. Grantor: Advent II Inc., Lake Success, N.Y. Property: 39 Mauweeho Hill, Sherman. For no consideration paid. Filed June 20.

Konykhov, Olga and Michael Nikolas, Norwalk. Grantor: Michael Nikolas and Olga Konykhov, Norwalk.

Property: Lot 1, Map 13621, Norwalk.

Amount: $1. Filed June 27.

Konykhov, Olga and Michael Nikolas, Norwalk. Grantor: Michael Nikolas and Olga Konykhov, Norwalk.

Property: 241 Highland Ave., Norwalk.

Amount: $1. Filed June 27.

Lubrano Place L.L.C., New Canaan.

Grantor: Amec Carting L.L.C., New Canaan. Property: 13 Olsen St., Norwalk.

Amount: $1. Filed June 24.

Maestri-Murphy, Michele A., Norwalk. Grantor: Patricia A. Maestri, Norwalk. Property: Lot 16, Forbell Manor, Norwalk. Amount: $1. Filed June 27.

Mancino, Eve Perkins and Peter B. Mancino, Bridgewater. Grantor: Peter B. Mancino and Eve Perkins Mancino, Bridgewater. Property: 4 Cedar Points Drive, Sherman. For no consideration paid. Filed May 20.

McCarthy, Kyle Ann, Fairfield.

Grantor: Christopher S. McCarthy and Kyle Ann McCarthy, Fairfield. Property: 135 South St., one-half interest, Fairfield. For no consideration paid.

Filed June 23.

McCarthy, Kyle Ann, Fairfield.

Grantor: Christopher S. McCarthy, Fairfield. Property: 135 South St., onehalf interest, Fairfield. For no consideration paid. Filed June 23.

Mead Construction Co. Inc., New Fairfield. Grantor: Gary Mead, New Fairfield. Property: Lot 10, Map 3528, New Fairfield. Amount: $1. Filed June 23.

Meyer, Maria Sophia, New Fairfield.

Grantor: Anton Michael Meyer and Rosa Del Valle, New Fairfield. Property: Putnam Lake, 11th Section A, Lot 10424, New Fairfield. Amount: $1.

Filed June 16.

New Century L.L.C., Fairfield. Grantor: Wen Tan, Fairfield. Property: 3556 Black Road Turnpike, Fairfield. For no consideration paid. Filed June 27.

on the record NMA Associates L.L.C., Trumbull.

Grantor: Anna Clericusio, Mario Clericusio and Nicola Clericuso, Trumbull.

Property: 711 Fairfield Beach Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1. Filed June 25.

Petropoulos, Lindsay, Norwalk.

Grantor: Scott Pertropoulos, Norwalk.

Property: 4 Rowland Ave., Norwalk.

Amount: $1. Filed June 30.

Phillips, Stephanie, New York, N.Y. Grantor: Richard A. Cacace Jr. and Eugene Phillips, Sherman. Property: 38 Edmonds Road, Sherman. Amount: $1. Filed May 15.

Pondview Development L.L.C., Brookfield. Grantor: John M. Knapp, Linda A. Knapp and Elizabeth J. Healy, Danbury. Property: Pondview Estates, Map 13156, Danbury. Amount: $1. Filed July 3.

Quick, Thomas, Fairfield. Grantor: Harry Quick, Fairfield. Property: 144 Robertson Crossing, Fairfield.

Amount: $200,000. Filed June 23.

Reid, Juel B. and James B. Reid, Danbury. Grantor: James B. Reid and Juel B. Reid, Danbury. Property: 18 Grove Place, Danbury. For an unknown amount paid. Filed June 30.

Satterfield, Lauren Patricia, Norwalk. Grantor: Eleanor Satterfield, Norwalk. Property: 159 Highland Ave., Norwalk. For no consideration paid.

Filed July 1.

Sono Capital L.L.C., Norwalk. Grantor: Brant Behr, Norwalk. Property: 20 Lowe St., Norwalk. Amount: $1. Filed July 3.

Union Savings Bank, Danbury.

Grantor: Daniel Mottola, Douglas Mottola, Michelle Mottola and Susan Loranger, Bethel. Property: Unit 66E of Quail Run Condominium, Bethel.

Amount: $1. Filed June 23.

Amaya-Gallegos, Luis E., Danbury. Seller: Agostino Deleonardis and Tracey Orzo, New Rochelle, N.Y. Property: 21 Paulding Terrace, Unit 501, Bethel. Amount: $385,000. Filed July 3.

Union Savings Bank, Danbury.

Grantor: Donald Mottola Jr., Waltham, Mass. Property: Unit 66E of Quail Run Condominium, Bethel. Amount: $1.

Filed June 25.

Amaya-Gallegos, Luis E., New Rochelle, N.Y. Seller: Agostino Deleonardis and Tracey Orzo, Danbury. Property: 21 Paulding Terrace, Unit 501, Danbury. Amount: $385,000. Filed July 3.

Viselli, Lena, Fairfield. Grantor: Lena Viselli and Melissa Viselli, Fairfield.

Property: 49 Southfield Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1. Filed June 26.

Viselli, Maurizio and Melissa Viselli, Fairfield. Grantor: Benny Viselli, Maurizio Viselli and Melissa Viselli, Fairfield. Property: 68 Sky Top Drive, Fairfield. For an unknown amount paid. Filed June 26.

Voga, Shelly and Rhett Voga, Danbury. Grantor: Rhett Voga and Rachelle D. Voga, Danbury. Property: 25 Warrington Round, Danbury. For no consideration paid. Filed June 30.

Whitney, Linda M. and David P. Whitney, Sherman. Grantor: Linda M. Deedon, Sherman. Property: Lot 10, Map 1002, Sherman. For an unknown amount paid. Filed May 23.

Yurman, Joan, Norwalk. Grantor: Lena S. Chu, Westport. Property: 45 Maple St., Norwalk. Amount: $1,200.

Filed June 25.

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Sono Capital L.L.C., Norwalk. Grantor: Brant Behr, Norwalk. Property: 22 Lowe St., Norwalk. Amount: $1. Filed July 3.

Abi-Rached, Elie, Danbury. Seller: William A. Asmar and Him H. Asmar, Danbury. Property: 132 Aunt Hack Road, Danbury. Amount: $360,000.

Filed July 2.

Tabb, Lisa Allison and Jacqueline Sherling, Ridgefield. Grantor: Jeanette Florence Tabb, trustee, New York, N.Y. Property: Parcel B, Map 9940, Danbury. For an unknown amount paid. Filed July 2.

Ahearn, Ashley and Kevin P. Ahearn Jr., Carmel, N.Y. Seller: Anthony B. Kirmil and Susan J. Kirmil, Newtown. Property: 25 Fox Den Road, Danbury. Amount: $291,000. Filed June 30.

Tanzer, Tara, Weston. Grantor: Kevin A. Tanzer, Weston. Property: 305 Suburban Ave., Fairfield. For no consideration paid. Filed June 23.

Alarcon, Irene, Norwalk. Seller: Jairo Alarcon, Norwalk. Property: 42 Howard Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $1. Filed June 23.

Taylor, Shirley P., Fairfield. Grantor: Shirley P. Taylor, Fairfield. Property: 1026 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield.

Amount: $1. Filed June 30.

Aleski, Stacie and Jeremy Doo, Stamford. Seller: Roy G. Mahlstedt and Meri Mahlstedt, Norwalk. Property: Lot 12, Map 6544, Norwalk. Amount: $740,000. Filed July 1.

Titrud, Jennifer M. and Blake Titrud, Fairfield. Grantor: Blake Titrud and Jennifer Titrud, Fairfield. Property: 180 Bayberry Road, Fairfield.

Amount: $1. Filed June 26.

Tricarico, John M., Fairfield. Grantor: Helen O. Tricarico, Monroe. Property: 466-468 Reef Road, Fairfield. For no consideration paid. Filed June 24.

Underhill III, Robert Q., Danbury.

Grantor: Lindsay Underhill, Danbury.

Property: 5 Eighth Ave., Danbury.

Amount: $44,000. Filed July 1.

Allen, Jennifer A. and John T. Allen, Greenwich. Seller: John A. Jones, Greenwich. Property: 69 Hillcrest Park, Greenwich. Amount: $2 million.

Filed July 3.

Altomaro, Zorianna L. and Robert P. Altomaro II, Greenwich. Seller: Brian P. Jennings and Renee K. Jennings, Greenwich. Property: Lot 56 and Lot 57, Map 4931, Greenwich.

Amount: $1.2 million. Filed July 1.

Archer, Nathan, Bethel. Seller: Kevin P. Hands and Tomoe Y. Hands, Scarsdale, N.Y. Property: 31 Sunset Trail, New Fairfield. Amount: $336,000.

Filed June 25.

Bannerot, Elisabeth and Frederickf G. Bannerot IV, Norwalk.

Seller: Mary A. Green, Westport.

Property: Unit 17 of Rowayton Woods Condominium, Norwalk. Amount: $320,000. Filed July 1.

Boyarsky, Jordan and Daniel Boyarsky, Danbury. Seller: Steven Houst and Kristina Houst, Bethel.

Property: 16 Governors Lane, Bethel.

Amount: $337,500. Filed June 30.

Brady, Theresa and Michael Poletynski, Half Moon Bay, Calif. Seller: Bruce H. Berry and Linda C. Berry, Bethel. Property: 2 Wildwood Circle, Unit 107, Bethel. Amount: $553,500.

Filed July 2.

Bravo, Jefferson J., Danbury. Seller: Marlene G. Bravo and Manuel J. Reyes, Danbury. Property: Washington Avenue, Map 7756, Danbury. Amount: $270,000. Filed June 30.

Breslin, Charlotte C. and Sean F. Breslin, New Fairfield. Seller: James J. Gioffe and Maureen E. Gioffe, New Fairfield. Property: 248 Pine Hill Road, New Fairfield. Amount: $322,000.

Filed June 27.

Brunner, Barbara A. and Rudolf P. Orkisz, Brookfield. Seller: Mead Construction Co. Inc., New Fairfield. Property: 2 Red Fox Court, New Fairfield.

Amount: $661,000. Filed June 30.

Cabezas, Veronica and Stalin I. Friere, Stamford. Seller: John Salvato and Joan Salvato, Norwalk. Property: 7 Tower Drive, Norwalk. Amount: $290,000. Filed July 2.

Calta, Carol Ann, Wilton. Seller: Ryan Murawski and Lindsay A. Murawski, Norwalk. Property: 199 Gregory Blvd., Unit F-1, Norwalk. Amount: $320,500. Filed June 24.

Cammarota Jr., Alfonso, Fairfield.

Seller: Steve J. Tempini and Kathleen Tempini, Fairfield. Property: 300 Quincy St., Fairfield. Amount: $1 million. Filed June 24.

Campbell, Mary Beth and David Robert Campbell, Fairfield. Seller: Madeline Tirado, Fairfield. Property: 150 Miro St., Fairfield. Amount: $530,000. Filed July 1.

Capozza, Jessica and Gerardo Capozza Jr., Greenwich. Seller: Rosario Capozza, Greenwich. Property: 32 Charles St., Greenwich. Amount: $562,000. Filed June 30.

Carmona, Maria and Roberto Cortina, Greenwich. Seller: ETM Management L.L.C., Greenwich. Property: 8 Circle Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed July 1.

Carpazano, Michael, New Milford.

Seller: Steven Wilburn and Shawn Fitzgerald, Sherman. Property: Parcel Z, Lot 24, Sherman. Amount: $10,000.

Filed June 20.

Carroll-Andrew, Doreen and Michael Andrews, Danbury. Seller: James J. Peterson and Katherine B. Peterson, New Fairfield. Property: 2 Indian Hill Lane, New Fairfield. Amount: $345,000. Filed July 2.

Carter, Janet L., Rye, N.Y. Seller: Nancy Whitfield and Robert C. Whitfield, Sherman. Property: 68 Route 39 North, Sherman. Amount: $329,000.

Filed June 27.

Casabona, Fernanda Rocha Lucchini and Victor Carlos Casabons Filho, Greenwich. Seller: Adrian Butler and Tanya Butler, Greenwich.

Property: 536 River Road, Greenwich.

Amount: $1.5 million. Filed July 3.

Caulford, Angelika and Jonathan Caulford, Danbury. Seller: T.D. and Sons Inc., Bethel. Property: 23 Rotella Drive, Bethel. Amount: $370,000.

Filed June 27.

Chao, Christina and Neil Kirmayer, Norwalk. Seller: Nancy B. Wasserman, Norwalk. Property: 442 Main Ave., Unit 21, Norwalk. Amount: $438,000. Filed June 27.

Church, Julie and Christopher Church, Greenwich. Seller: Harry J. Nicolay and Gillian Nicolay, Greenwich. Property: Lot 33, Map 264, Greenwich. Amount: $1.2 million.

Filed July 1.

Cobelli, Jayme Marie, Mahopac, N.Y. Seller: Paul J. Falciano and Corrie L. Falciano, Danbury. Property: 1602 Larson Drive, Danbury. Amount: $260,000. Filed July 1.

Cook, Laura A. and Andrew T. Cook, Fairfield. Seller: Oscar Leal and Danielle Leal, Fairfield. Property: 202 Alden St., Fairfield. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed July 1.

Corcoran, William, Danbury. Seller: Ihor Gussak and Hiie Gussak, Morris Township, N.J. Property: 10 Hayestown Road, Unit 14, Danbury. Amount: $360,000. Filed June 30.

Coreas, Claudia M. and Jaime A. Coreas, New Rochelle, N.Y. Seller: Marianne Lombardi, New Fairfield.

Property: Lot 6, Map 920, New Fairfield.

Amount: $206,000. Filed June 20.

Fieltsch, Courtney E. and Ryan C. Cazalet, Stamford. Seller: Dawn Brando Andrews and Robert Andrews, Fairfield. Property: 322 Greenfield St., Fairfield. Amount: $327,000. Filed June 23.

Fitzgerald, Shawn and Steven Wilburn, Sherman. Seller: Michael Carpanzano, Sherman. Property: Parcel W, Lot 24, Sherman. Amount: $1. Filed June 24.

Jacob, Pamela S., Norwalk. Seller: Richard B. Andrews and Karyn Andrews, Norwalk. Property: 221 Silvermine Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $425,000. Filed July 2.

Janis, Aracely, Norwalk. Seller: Ryan W. Drummond and Meaghan Drummond, Norwalk. Property: Unit 65 of Strathmore Lane Condominium, Norwalk. Amount: $409,000. Filed July 2.

Flaherty, Kathleen F., Houston, Texas. Seller: David Wagstaff IV and Ashley H. Wagstaff, Norwalk. Property: 136 Highland Ave., Norwalk.

Amount: $999,500. Filed June 25.

Jenckes, Anne E. and George A. Jeneckes IV, Fairfield. Seller: Daniel J. Finnegan and Bridget-Marion Finnegan, Fairfield. Property: 96 Sconset Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed July 1.

Fontes, Indiara P. and Ageu Oliveira Fontes Jr., Norwalk. Seller: Jeff C. Liang and Stephanie C. Liang, Norwalk. Property: 6 Heathcote Road, Norwalk. Amount: $350,000. Filed July 1.

Jennings, Katelin H. and Shawn W. Flemming, Norwalk. Seller: Jeffrey Weggeman and Sandra Weggeman, Hingham, Mass. Property: 45 Cranbury Road, Norwalk. Amount: $567,000. Filed July 2.

Garcia, Alison K. and Kevin L. Aubry, Brewster, N.Y. Seller: Joseph S. Giordano III and Joanna M. Giordano, New Fairfield. Property: Lot 14, Map 2544, New Fairfield. Amount: $485,000. Filed June 16.

Jennings, Renee K. and Brian P. Jennings, Greenwich. Seller: Megan Logue, Greenwich. Property: 15 Miltiades Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $1.8 million. Filed July 1.

Garrett, Elin Augusta and Robert Garrett, Greenwich. Seller: Michael R. Ostrowski and Melinda M. Ostrowski, Greenwich. Property: Lot 143 and 144, Highview Ave., Greenwich.

Amount: $1.4 million. Filed June 30.

Gavin, Diana M. and Trevor J. Gavin, Danbury. Seller: Michael Conley and Therese Conley, Danbury.

Property: 20 Judith Drive, Danbury.

Amount: $392,000. Filed July 1.

Geckle, Elisabeth and Robert Geckle, North Salem, N.Y. Seller: Joseph Garbowski and Christine Garbowski, New Fairfield. Property: 24 Smoke Hill Drive, New Fairfield.

Amount: $324,000. Filed July 1.

Geyer, Maria A. Fairfield. Seller: Carole Ann Kreshpan, Easton. Property: 59 Southfield Road, Fairfield. Amount: $195,000. Filed June 26.

Giordano, David, Norwalk. Seller: Eliana M. Ramos and Jose T. Ramos, Norwalk. Property: Unit B-6 of Silvermine Riverfront, Norwalk. Amount: $240,000. Filed July 1.

Jensen, Sarah and Geoffrey Katz, Norwalk. Seller: Edward F. Ayres and Ruth Ayres, Norwalk. Property: Lot 27, File 1913, Norwalk. Amount: $530,000. Filed July 2.

Johnson, Scott R., Greenwich.

Seller: Anthony R. Pironti and Harriet Pironti, Greenwich. Property: 29 Greenwich Cove Drive, Greenwich.

Amount: $4.8 million. Filed July 1.

Jones, Lauen F., Greenwich. Seller: Daniel J. Donahue and Judith A. Donahue, Greenwich. Property: Club Road, Greenwich. Amount: $6.8 million.

Filed July 1.

Karakostas, Kassiahi A. and Konstantine Karakostas, Bethel. Seller: John Todd, Bethel. Property: 50 Weed Road, Bethel. Amount: $440,000.

Filed June 25.

Katz, Colleen Cary and Joshua Siegel Katz, Greenwich. Seller: Gregory F. Bishop and Joyce V. Bishop, Greenwich. Property: Lot 5 and Lot 5, Map 1598, Greenwich. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed July 1.

Goldring, Lois R. and Paul Wolansky, Sherman. Seller: Gary F. Goldring, Sherman. Property: 48 Mill Pond, Sherman. Amount: $2.7 million.

Filed May 22.

Keener, Kimberly M. and Jeffrey W. Keener, Fairfield. Seller: Timothy F. Driscoll and Katherine M. Driscoll, Fairfield. Property: 176 Gilbert Highway, Fairfield. Amount: $810,000.

Filed July 1.

Israel, James C., New Canaan. Seller: Daniel J. Moses and Allison G. Moses, Greenwich. Property: 12 Rocky Point Road, Greenwich. Amount: $3.7 million. Filed July 3.

Kim, Carol and Sungho Kim, Fairfield. Seller: Mark Tymon and Darcia C. Tymon, Norwalk. Property: Lot 1, Map 3844, Fairfield. Amount: $785,000. Filed June 27.

Jaccard, Daniel, Switzerland. Seller: Mohammad Farooque and Shamsun Nahar Farooque, Danbury. Property: 163 South St., Unit 92, Danbury.

Amount: $97,000. Filed July 2.

Knechtel, Anna Volpe and Kenneth Casey Knechtel, Stamford.

Seller: Scott C. Frosch and Nicole S. Frosch, Norwalk. Property: 8 Olive Lane, Norwalk. Amount: $405,000.

Filed June 26.

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on the record Ko, Emily Leibin and Jonry Ko, Brooklyn, N.Y. Seller: W. Holt Naff and Amy C. Naff, Fairfield. Property: 142 Warwik Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $570,000. Filed July 1.

Kohlberger, Alexandra and Jared Kohlberger, Greenwich. Seller: Angelina M. Bertino, Pompano Beach, Fla. Property: Lot 2, Map 3583, Greenwich. Amount: $725,000. Filed July 1.

Korfanta, Kimberly and Robert D’Addario, Fairfield. Seller: Split Pease L.L.C., New Canaan. Property: 139 Pease Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $625,000. Filed June 27.

Krieger, Kimberly, Norwalk. Seller: Kenneth B. Krieger and Beverly A. Krieger, Norwalk. Property: Parcel B, Map 1748, Norwalk. Amount: $325,000. Filed June 26.

Kurth, Carita M., John F. Kurth and William E. Kurth, Greenwich.

Seller: John F. Kurth and Carita M. Kurth, Greenwich. Property: 20 Great Meadow Road, New Fairfield.

Amount: $1. Filed June 23.

Lammers, Louise and Hendrik Lammers, Greenwich. Seller: Andrew Dennis Wood, Greenwich.

Property: 8 Glen Court, Greenwich.

Amount: $1.7 million. Filed July 1.

Landes, Paulette, Greenwich. Seller: David Block and Shiu-Min Block, Richmond, Va. Property: Unit 1 of Ettl Park Condominium, Greenwich.

Amount: $862,500. Filed July 2.

Langer, Karen A. and Arthur L. Langer, Bridgeport. Seller: June E. Archer, Danbury. Property: 14 Morton St., Unit 10, Danbury. Amount: $238,700. Filed July 1.

Larche, Jason M. and Jessica Sobin, Norwalk. Seller: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., McLean, Va. Property: 38 Winding Lane, Norwalk.

Amount: $365,000. Filed June 23.

Lawler, Katherine C., New Canaan. Seller: Derek Paules and Jessica Paules, Fairfield. Property: 915 Holland Hill Road, Fairfield. Amount: $363,000. Filed July 2..

Morelli, Jamie L. and Joseph M. Morelli, Mount Kisco, N.Y. Seller: Michael Choyce, Danbury. Property: 6 Taagan Point Drive, Danbury.

Amount: $285,000. Filed June 30.

Morgan, Martha M. and Stewart B. Morgan, Fairfield. Seller: Kevin A. Muller, Fairfield. Property: 1 Beacon Square, Fairfield. Amount: $224,000.

Filed June 25.

Morris, Jamie F. and Kevin G. Morris, Stamford. Seller: Courtney Krzyzek, Norwalk. Property: 97 Richard Ave., Unit AA6, Norwalk. Amount: $259,620. Filed July 3.

Morris, Tracy Y., Norwalk. Seller: Jajkiewicz, Norwalk. Property: 12 Beauford Road, Norwalk. Amount: $415,000. Filed July 3.

Mortimer, Alison E and Brian M. Procopio, Fairfield. Seller: Alfonso John Procopio and Susan Kaye Procopio, Alexandria, Va. Property: 31 Sugarplum Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $400,000. Filed June 25.

O’Neill Kerry E. and James D. MacDonald, Norwalk. Seller: Ruslan Magdeev and Liya Madgeeva, Norwalk. Property: 442 Main Ave., Unit 1A, Norwalk. Amount: $445,000. Filed June 26.

Muller, Kevin A., Fairfield. Seller: Sharon Ferrone, Fairfield. Property: Pine Tree Lane, Map 7581, Fairfield.

Amount: $1,200. Filed June 25.

Oommen, Aaron I., Avon. Seller: Robert Daniel Viola and Marisa Viola, Norwalk. Property: Unit 109 of Stonewood Condominium, Norwalk.

Amount: $345,000. Filed June 24.

Murphy, Marisa J. and Colin P. Murphy, Middle Village, N.Y. Seller: Brian McKay and Elizabeth W. McKay, Norwalk. Property: 16 Newtown Terrace, Norwalk. Amount: $1.1 million.

Filed June 26.

Murray, Jennifer and Brian Costa, Stamford. Seller: James D. McDonald and Kerry E. O’Neill, Norwalk. Property: 10 Silver River Road, Norwalk.

Amount: $662,000. Filed June 27.

Muskus, Lindsay and Richard A. Muskus Jr., Greenwich. Seller: Benjamin Jones and Sonia L. Jones, Greenwich. Property: 28 Bayside Terrace, Greenwich. Amount: $1.4 million.

Filed June 30.

Myers, Maureen, trustee, Pleasant, N.J. Seller: Joseph Edward Myers Jr., Pleasant, N.J. Property: 68 Rockland Road, Fairfield. For an unknown amount paid. Filed June 23.

Mylen, Finalya and James T. Mylen, Clinton. Seller: Barbara B. Nicholas, Fairfield. Property: 115 Eunice Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $858,000.

Filed June 25.

Nakamura, Akiko and Edward C. Lee, Greenwich. Seller: James J. Grout and Kay Coleman Grout, Greenwich.

Property: Lot 8, Map 240, Greenwich.

Amount: $802,500. Filed June 30.

Natorp, Melissa and Patrick Natorp, Fairfield. Seller: George A. Jenckes IV and Ann E. Jenckes, Fairfield.

Property: 75 Sconset Drive, Fairfield.

Amount: $1 million. Filed July 1.

Needel, Caitlin M. and Matthew J. Needel, Wilton. Seller: Bradley J. Nagy and Kristina A. Nagy, Fairfield.

Property: 27 Country Road, Fairfield.

Amount: $585,000. Filed July 1.

Nettles, Kari, New Canaan. Seller: Marko C. Remec and Cynthia T. Remec, Greenwich. Property: 26 Broad Road, Greenwich. Amount: $5.9 million. Filed June 30.

Noonan, James J. and Mary Petro Noonan, Norwalk. Seller: Leslie McIntyre-Tavella and Ralph A. Tavella III, Fairfield. Property: 9 Heritage Hill, Norwalk. Amount: $885,000. Filed June 30.

Oldham IV, Francis J., Bethel. Seller: Louis Kresmery Jr., Bethel. Property: 20 Prospect St., Bethel. Amount: $321,000. Filed June 30.

Orcutt, Amanda L. and John G. Orcutt II, New Paltz, N.Y. Seller: Kevin E. Trotta and Heather M. Trotta, New Fairfield. Property: 6 Woods Way, New Fairfield. Amount: $381,000.

Filed July 2.

Pantzos, Anthouia and Iraklis Pantzos, Westport. Seller: Erdogan Cinar and Sabiha Cinar, Fairfield.

Property: 37 Pierce St., Fairfield.

Amount: $265,000. Filed June 23.

Tzoannopoulos, Christine M. and Chris J. Tzoannopoulos, Stamford.

Seller: Corey S. Willix and Laura A. Willix, Norwalk. Property: 89 Spring Hill Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $438,000.

Filed June 30.

Underhill, Lindsay M., Danbury.

Seller: Gary D. Case and Irina Case, Paulsbo, Wash. Property: 13 First St., Danbury. Amount: $255,000. Filed July 1.

Usher, Christina M. and Michael J. Takach, Norwalk. Seller: Erik Nightwine and Kristin Brewin Nightwine, Norwalk. Property: 10 Leann Drive, Norwalk. Amount: $405,000. Filed July 2.

Valdovinos, Maria E. and Luis A. Valdovinos, Norwalk. Seller: Furess G. Whittington and Angeline M. Whittington, Coral Spring, Fla. Property: 54 Grandview Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $311,500. Filed June 23.

Valle, Lesley M. and Jason A. Valle, Danbury. Seller: Ronald F. Pekrul and Linda A. Pekrul, Danbury. Property: 73 King St., Danbury. Amount: $428,000. Filed June 30.

Vetrone, Donna and Joseph G. Vetrone, Mahopac, N.Y. Seller: Toll CT II Limited Partnership, Newtown.

Property: 88 Warrington Round, Danbury. Amount: $423,581. Filed July 3.

Bassett, Heather A., Danbury. $616 in favor of Danbury Office of Physician Services P.C., Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 6 S. King St., Danbury. Filed July 2.

Ferreira, Nelson, Danbury. $495 in favor of Danbury Office of Physician Services P.C., Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 12 Horseshoe Drive, Danbury. Filed July 2.

Vorsteveld, Hans and Andrew Cronin, Bethel. Seller: The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York, N.Y. Property: 6 Meckauer Circle, Bethel. Amount: $272,900. Filed July 1.

Caruso, Suzanne M., Fairfield. $21,001 in favor of Capital One Bank (USA) N.A., Richmond, Va., by London & London, Newington. Property: 249 Mill River Road, Fairfield.

Filed June 27.

Fitzgerald, Jeffrey, Danbury. $1,837 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury.

Property: 55 Forest Ave., Danbury.

Filed July 2.

Wang, Fang and Xi V. Tran, Danbury. Seller: Kenneth J. Morin III and Melissa J. Morin, Danbury. Property: 3 Powder Horn Ridge, Danbury.

Amount: $320,000. Filed July 1.

Chenard, Emil, Danbury. $947 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 5 Abigail Road, Danbury. Filed July 2.

Muratore, Orsola, Danbury. $2,552 in favor of Citibank N.A., Sioux Falls, S.D., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff P.C., East Hartford. Property: 4 Royal Road, Danbury. Filed June 30.

Weiss, Arthur D., Bethel. Seller: Coalpit Hill L.L.C., Danbury. Property: Units 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 in Ginette Hills Condominium, Danbury. For no consideration paid. Filed July 1.

Connors, Stacey, Bethel. $444 in favor of Danbury Office of Physician Services P.C., Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 33 Apollo Road, Bethel. Filed July 1.

Murphy, Michael, Danbury. $504 in favor of Northeast Radiology, Brewster, N.Y., by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury.

Property: 25 Padanaram Road, Unit 102, Danbury. Filed July 2.

Whitehead, Marisyn, Norwalk. Seller: Rachel A. Lourenconi, Norwalk.

Property: 6 Silvermine Ave., Unit A-2, Norwalk. Amount: $190,000. Filed June 24.

Crowley, Patrick, Danbury. $831 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury,

by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 25 Rockwood Lane, Danbury.

Filed July 2.

Nannariello, Kim, New Fairfield. $652 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 51 Linda Lane, New Fairfield. Filed June 30.

Wolfe, Jennifer, Fairfield. Seller: Diana M. Marangelo, Fairfield. Property: 31 Ginger Circle, Fairfield. Amount: $395,000. Filed July 1.

Crowley, Patrick, Danbury. $533 in favor of Danbury Office of Physician Services P.C., Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 25 Rockwood Lane, Danbury. Filed July 2.

Narciso, Paige, Danbury. $768 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 40 Fleetwood Drive, Danbury. Filed July 2.

Worden, Camilla and Thomas Worden, Brookfield. Seller: Raymond J. Kelley Jr., Sherman. Property: Lot 105, Map 1559, Location 525A, Sherman. Amount: $660,000. Filed June 12.

Debruyn, Ronald C., Bethel. $597 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury,

by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 2 Honey Hollow Drive, Bethel.

Filed July 1.

Oldham, Marceline, Danbury. $545 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury.

Property: 18 Acre Drive, Danbury.

Filed July 2.

Wrobel, Lisa P. and John F. Wrobel, Fairfield. Seller: Robert P. Nardone and Luci Nardone, Fairfield.

Property: 71 Charter Oak Road, Fairfield. Amount: $855,000. Filed July 2.

Degray, Lori J., Norwalk. $12,018 in favor of Asset Acceptance L.L.C., Warren, Mich., by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 12 Wakerobin Road, Norwalk. Filed June 30.

Olmstead, Dana and Brian C. Olmstead, Sherman. $15,963 in favor of Capital One Bank (USA) N.A., Richmond, Va., by London & London, Newington. Property: 188 Route 37 South, Sherman. Filed July 1.

FORECLOSURES

Denatale, Jeanne, Danbury. $1,618 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury,

by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 29 Cherokee Drive, Danbury.

Filed July 2.

Clausen, William, et al. Creditor: National City Mortgage Co., Miamisburg, Ohio. Property: 24 Wagon Wheel Road, Sherman. Mortgage default. Filed June 19.

Vega, Cecilia, trustee, Stamford.

Seller: Katherine J. Cardenas, Fairfield.

Property: 281 Taunton Road, Fairfield.

Amount: $720,000. Filed June 30.

Simso Jr., David W., et al. Creditor: HSBC Bank USA N.A., Fort Mill, S.C. Property: 29 Cedar St., Danbury. Mortgage default. Filed July 2.

Vergilis, Carol J. and Anthony J. Vergilis, Greenwich. Seller: Jane Cato Loughlin, Palm City, Fla. Property: 12 Greenwich Hills Drive, Greenwich.

Amount: $675,000. Filed June 30.

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Fitzgerald, Jeffrey, Danbury. $3,617 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury.

Property: 55 Forest Ave., Danbury.

Filed July 2.

Weintraub, Lisa and Alexander Q. Weintraub, Stamford. Seller: Paul Marko and Elizabeth Marko, Norwalk.

Property: 15 Colonial Place, Norwalk.

Amount: $504,000. Filed July 1.

Vartuli, Dolores M. and Vincent Vartuli, Greenwich. Seller: Ming Xian Li and Min Tian, Hockessin, Del. Property: 29 Northridge Road, Greenwich.

Amount: $926,000. Filed June 30.

Veno, Jennifer L. and Michael D. Veno, Bethel. Seller: US Bank N.A., Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 7 Highland Ave., Bethel. Amount: $125,000. Filed June 26.

Cataldo, Laura, Sherman. $1,195 in favor of Anesthesia Associates of Danbury P.C., Danbury, by Tolisano & Danforth L.L.C., Ellington. Property: 3 Liz Ann Lane, Sherman. Filed June 6.

JUDGMENTS Abdelrehim, Mohamed, Norwalk. $712 in favor of Cavalry SPV I L.L.C.,

by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 80 County St., Norwalk.

Filed June 30.

Antonio, Diane, Danbury. $958 in favor of Southbury Ambulance Association Inc., Southbury, by Hertzmark Crean & Lahey L.L.P., Waterbury.

Property: 1 Oak St., Danbury. Filed July 2.

Dettmering, Eric, Danbury. $910 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury,

by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 41 Blackberry Road, Danbury.

Filed July 2.

Diaz, Rosario D., Norwalk. $1,216 in favor of U.S. Equities Corp., South Salem, N.Y., by Linda Strumpf, New Canaan. Property: 35 Bayview Ave., Norwalk. Filed June 27.

Dostilio, Nicholas J., Danbury. $527 in favor of Danbury Office of Physician Services P.C., Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 56 Abbott Ave., Danbury. Filed July 2.

Falzone, Marie, Danbury. $465 in favor of Danbury Office of Physician Services P.C., Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 11 Ivy Lane, Danbury. Filed July 2.

Rodriguez, Miriam, New Fairfield. $1,506 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 1A Ball Pond Road, New Fairfield. Filed June 30.

Rodriguez, Paola, Danbury. $484 in favor of Danbury Emergency Services, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 24 Topstone Drive, Danbury. Filed June 30.

Rullo, Maria A., New Fairfield. $2,314 in favor of Danbury Office of Physician Services P.C., Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 4 Mountain View Road, New Fairfield.

Filed June 30.

Ryan, Carole E. and David Ryan, Danbury. $944 in favor of The Gym Center For Women’s Health, Waterbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury.

Property: 28 Shore Road, Danbury.

Filed July 2.

on the record Sabbagh, Mary, Danbury. $1,105 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury,

by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 10 Royal Road, Danbury. Filed July 2.

Sabbagh, Nabeel R., Danbury. $736 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury.

Property: 32 Candlewood Trailer Park, Danbury. Filed July 2.

Salazar, Mirian and Vincent Salazar, Danbury. $935 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 42 Olive St., Danbury. Filed July 2.

Sargeant, John, New Fairfield. $727 in favor of Danbury Office of Physician Services P.C., Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 40 Linda Lane, New Fairfield. Filed June 30.

Sargeant, John, New Fairfield. $1,027 in favor of Danbury Office of Physician Services P.C., Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 40 Linda Lane, New Fairfield. Filed June 30.

Sidhu, Jaspreet S. and Satwinder Brar, Danbury. $3,973 in favor of U.S. Equities Corp., South Salem, N.Y., by Linda Strumpf, New Canaan. Property: 1B Wixted Ave., Danbury. Filed July 3.

Snow, Stewart L., Norwalk. $1,491 in favor of Capital One Bank (USA) N.A., Richmond, Va., by London & London, Newington. Property: 77 Bluff Ave., Unit 205, Norwalk. Filed June 30.

Surovy, Wendy and Andrew Surovy, New Fairfield. $591 in favor of Danbury Office of Physician Services P.C., Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 9 Indian Hill Lane, New Fairfield. Filed June 30.

Tavares, Nicole, Danbury. $2,090 in favor of Danbury Office of Physician Services P.C., Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 8 Farm St., Danbury. Filed July 2.

Vidmar, Dubravk, Danbury. $534 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury,

by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 29 Harwood Drive, Danbury.

Filed July 2.

Waterman, Dwayne, Bethel. $2,020 in favor of Danbury Office of Physician Services P.C., Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 83A Nashville Road, Bethel. Filed July 1.

Williams, Michele, Danbury. $782 in favor of Danbury Office of Physician Services P.C., Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 3 Roger Ave., Danbury. Filed July 2.

Wojtowicz, Debra, Bethel. $2,348 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury,

by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 20 Briarcliff Manor, Bethel. Filed July 1.

LIENS

FEDERAL TAX LIENSFILED Ainger III, Raymond, 34 Nashville Road Extension, Bethel. $2,091, tax debt on income earned. Filed June 23.

Ainger III, Raymond, 34 Nashville Road Extension, Bethel. $7,338, tax debt on income earned. Filed June 30.

Braswell, Gary, 20 Pulaski St., Norwalk. $22,857, civil proceeding tax.

Filed July 23.

Braswell, Kathy and Gary Braswell, 20 Pulaski St., Norwalk. $1,185, tax debt on income earned. Filed July 23.

Cartun, Darby and Allan Cartun, 585 Round Hill Road, Greenwich. $88,232, tax debt on income earned.

Filed July 3.

Cho, Jaesung, 117 Hoydens Lane, Fairfield. $1,564. failure to collect or pay tax. Filed June 24.

Cronin, Matt L., 67 Rakoczy Ave., Fairfield. $26,729, tax debt on income earned. Filed June 30.

Dicesare & Company L.L.C., 3 Route 37 East, Sherman. $24,180, payroll taxes and quarterly payroll taxes.

Filed June 11.

Driscoll, Carolyn M., 52 Lewis St., Apt. 3, Greenwich. $129,556, tax debt on income earned. Filed June 30.

Gramigna Jr., Nicholas J., 270 Nutmeg Lane, Fairfield. $9,031, failure to collect or pay tax. Filed June 24.

Guaranted Parts Warehouse L.L.C., 26 Stuart Ave., Norwalk. $5,010, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed July 30.

Hat City Maintenance Inc., P.O. Box 4651, Danbury. $19,659, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed June 30.

Hirsch, Melissa H. and Jeremy J. Hirsch, 134 Route 37, New Fairfield. $2,293, tax debt on income earned.

Filed June 23.

Holzer, Dorothy A. and Gerald L. Brodsky, 9 Will Merry Lane, Greenwich. $9,767, tax debt on income earned. Filed June 30.

JG One L.L.C., 147 Connecticut Ave., Norwalk. $11,288, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed July 30.

Keagan, Kimberly M. and Ian S. McKechnie, 56 Big Trail, Sherman. $35,367, tax debt on income earned.

Filed May 20.

Keagan, Kimberly M. and Ian S. McKechnie, 56 Big Trail, Sherman. $14,566, tax debt on income earned.

Filed June 17.

Kipp, Heather A. and Erik I. Kipp, 217 Bronson Road, Fairfield. $38,069, tax debt on income earned. Filed June 24.

Kollar, Edel M. and Willima J. Kollar, 2690 Congress St., Fairfield. $34,292, tax debt on income earned.

Filed June 30.

Lathrop, Linda and Michael J. Lathrop, 7 N. Forty Drive, New Fairfield. $83,085, tax debt on income earned. Filed June 23.

Lepore, Angela, 99 Silvermine Ave., Norwalk. $37,387, failure to collect or pay tax. Filed July 23.

Lepore, Michael, 99 Silvermine Ave., Norwalk. $37,387, failure to collect or pay tax. Filed July 23.

McKenney, Patricia and Timothy Silva, 3 Laurel Lane, New Fairfield. $6,992, tax debt on income earned.

Filed June 23.

McLeod, Megan S. and Angus H. McLeod, 54A Spring St., Apt. 54A, Greenwich. $37,938, tax debt on income earned. Filed June 30.

Miller Jr., Terrance L., 49 Byram Road, Greenwich. $50,841, tax debt on income earned. Filed July 3.

Norwalk Music Inc., 120 New Cannon Ave., Norwalk. $34,549, payroll taxes and quarterly payroll taxes.

Filed July 30.

Palmer Sr., Peter, 115 Hoyts Hill, Bethel. $37,184, tax debt on income earned. Filed June 23.

Per Tutti Pizza L.L.C., 12 Rocky Hill Road, New Fairfield. $11,587, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed June 16.

Reis, William Marlon R. Dos, 23 Sheridan St., Danbury. $17,301, tax debt on income earned. Filed June 30.

Shamrock Acquisition Inc., P.O. Box 320107, Fairfield. $1 million, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed June 24.

Sherwood, Debra A., 65 Overlook Drive, Greenwich. $242,671, tax debt on income earned. Filed July 3.

Zuniga, Allan, 6 Cedar Crest Place, Norwalk. $15,534, tax debt on income earned. Filed July 23.

FEDERAL TAX LIENSRELEASED Berry Jr., Henry A., P.O. Box 176, Fairfield. $1,499, tax debt on income earned. Filed June 30.

Create-A-Scape Garden & Maintenance L.L.C., 31 Taylor Ave., 1, Norwalk. $1,648, quarterly payroll taxes.

Filed July 23.

Gymnastics Revolution L.L.C., et al., 13 Francis Clarke Circle, Bethel. $27,257, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed June 23.

Haas, Ronald L., 4 Pine Hill Road, New Fairfield. $5,512, tax debt on income earned. Filed June 16.

Harvey-Smith, Christopher, 31 Taylor Ave., 1, Norwalk. $21,970, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed July 23.

Holly, Pamela and Neil Corcoran, 321 Foggwood Road, Fairfield. $32,575, tax debt on income earned.

Filed June 24.

J & J Landscape Contractors Inc., 31 Spezzano Drive, Greenwich. $24,679, payroll taxes and quarterly payroll taxes. Filed June 30.

Ruth, Doris and Victor Muscat, 41 W. Elm St., Greenwich. $251,641, income tax for trusts. Filed June 30.

Sterry, Dean L., 9 Town Hill Ave., Apt. 3, Danbury. $55,603, tax debt on income earned. Filed June 30.

Thorne, Timothy D., 100 San Vincenzo Place, Norwalk. $11,731, tax debt on income earned. Filed July 23.

MECHANIC’S LIENSFILED Anderson, Steve, Greenwich. Filed

by Mead Point Partners L.L.C., Greenwich, by David Tilly. Property: 14 Widgeon Way, Greenwich. Amount: $82,679. Filed July 3.

DiPreta, Richard S., Greenwich.

Filed by LoParco Associates Inc.,

by Steven H. LoParco. Property: 218 Palmer Hill Road, Greenwich.

Amount: $64,443. Filed July 2.

Juran, Frank, New Fairfield. Filed by Delta Trimming L.L.C., Suffern, N.Y.,

by Kacper Tokarski. Property: 1 Flora St., New Fairfield. Amount: $39,466.

Filed June 19.

LIS PENDENS Ann, Longo Lee, et al., Greenwich.

Filed by Bendett and McHugh P.C., Farmington, for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 43 Long Meadow Road, Greenwich.

Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $1 million, dated June 2007.

Filed July 2.

Annuncio, Tanya M., et al., Fairfield. Filed by Frankel & Berg, Norwalk, for Crestwood Condominium Association Inc., Fairfield. Property: 3845 Park Ave., Unit 5, Fairfield. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien due to unpaid common charges and assessments and take possession of the premises. Filed July 2.

Bogdanyi, Ede Andrew, et al., Norwalk. Filed by Mark Sank & Associates L.L.C., Stamford, for Highland Mews Association Inc., Norwalk. Property: Unit 1-2A of Highland Mews Condominium, Norwalk. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien due to unpaid common charges and assessments and take possession of the premises.

Filed July 2.

Bushby, Colleen S., et al., Fairfield.

Filed by Andrew S. White, Hamden, for First Niagra Bank. Property: 230 Sturbridge Lane, Fairfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $400,000, dated July 2004. Filed June 23.

Calle, Ruperto O., et al., Norwalk.

Filed by Kapusta, Otzel & Averaimo, Milford, for U.S. Bank N.A., trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 320 Highland Ave., Norwalk. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $436,000, dated November 2004.

Filed June 24.

Capital One F.S.B., et al., Norwalk.

Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York, N.Y. Property: 97 W. Norwalk Road, Unit 13, Norwalk. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $100,000, dated August 2005. Filed June 24.

Dennis, Dunne, et al., Bethel. Filed

by Bendett and McHugh P.C., Farmington, for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 107 Hoyts Hill Road, Bethel. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount. Dated September 2003. Filed June 26.

Dowd, Kerry M., et al., Norwalk.

Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for Green Tree Servicing L.L.C., Rapid City, S.D. Property: 4 Glenwood Ave., Unit 5A, Norwalk.

Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $168,000, dated January 2006. Filed June 24.

Fernandez, Nancy and Jose V. Fernandez Jr., et al., Bethel. Filed by O’Connell, Attmore & Morris L.L.C., Hartford, for The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York, N.Y. Property: 18 Jacobs Lane, Bethel. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount. Dated September 2006. Filed June 23.

Garden, Lisa A. and Robert J. Garden, et al., Bethel. Filed by Christopher G. Winans, Danbury, for Savings Bank of Danbury, Danbury. Property: 22 Apollo Road, Bethel. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount. Dated December 2004. Filed July 2.

Gaskins, George, et al., Norwalk.

Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for PHH Mortgage Corp., Mount Laurel, N.J. Property: 309 Ely Ave., Unit 1-H, Norwalk. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $114,400, dated November 2003. Filed June 30.

Green, Irene C. and Paul C. Green, et al., New Fairfield. Filed by Collins Hannafin P.C., Danbury, for Candlewood Hills Tax District, New Fairfield.

Property: 25 Deer Lane, New Fairfield.

Action: to foreclose on a tax liens and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed June 24.

Hafez, Amr G., et al., Bethel. Filed by Bendett and McHugh P.C., Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Frederick, Md. Property: 97 Codfish Hill Road, Bethel. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount. Dated June 2002.

Filed June 23.

Hedvat, Sonia E., et al., Greenwich.

Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 84 Hunting Ridge Road, Greenwich.

Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $500,000, dated July 2004.

Filed June 30.

Dinapoli, Christopher, et al., Norwalk. Filed by Marinosci Law Group P.C., Warwick, R.I., for Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C., Lewisville, Texas.

Property: Lot 28, Map 3650, Norwalk.

Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $517,500, dated March 2012. Filed July 1.

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on the record Henriques, Deborah, Americo Henriques and Meghan L. Henriques, et al., Danbury. Filed by The Law Office of Andrew J. Buzzi Jr. L.L.C., Danbury, for Union Savings Bank, Danbury. Property: Building 14, Unit 1 in Park Ridge Condominium, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien due to unpaid common charges and assessments and take possession of the premises.

Filed July 2.

Hobbs, Peter S., et al., Fairfield.

Filed by Bendett and McHugh P.C., Farmington, for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 83-85 Melville Ave., Fairfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $100,000, dated November 2003.

Filed June 26.

Jones, Donna E., et al, Fairfield.

Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for Deutsche Bank National Trust, trustee, Los Angeles, Calif.

Property: 130 Greenfield St., Fairfield.

Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $240,000, dated January 2007. Filed June 30.

Knapp, George J., et al., Fairfield.

Filed by Leopold & Associates, Stamford, for HSBC Bank USA N.A., Buffalo, N.Y. Property: 148 Shoreham Village Drive, Fairfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $365,000, dated March 2006. Filed June 24.

Makeeva, Leila V. and Vladamir V. Lenskiy, Greenwich. Filed by O’Connell, Attmore & Morris L.L.C., Hartford, for The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York, N.Y. Property: 969 North St., Greenwich. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $6 million, dated June 2005. Filed June 30.

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Melgrad, David, et al., New Fairfield.

Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Frederick, Md. Property: 153 State Route 39, Lot 4, New Fairfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $291,600, dated November 2009.

Filed June 20.

Pinheiro, Eduardo, et al., New Fairfield. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for Owen Loan Services L.L.C. Property: 8 Bear Mountain Road, New Fairfield.

Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $295,583, dated April 2009. Filed June 20.

Raynor, Christopher P., et al., New Fairfield. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for Sparta GP Holdings REO Corp. Property: 29 Sunset Trail, New Fairfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $297,500, dated July 2004. Filed June 19.

Saranich, Kenneth and John H. Callahan, Danbury. Filed by Kapusta, Otzel & Averaimo, Milford, for Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C., Lewisville, Texas. Property: 4 Forty Acre Mountain Road, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $181,284, dated April 2009. Filed July 1.

Sweeny, Michael R., et al., Danbury.

Filed by Frankel & Berg, Norwalk, for Arrowood Condominium Association Inc., Danbury. Property: 20 E. Pembroke Road, Unit 33, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien due to unpaid common charges and assessments and take possession of the premises. Filed July 3.

Uceta, Ramon D., et al., Danbury.

Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for Green Tree Servicing L.L.C., Rapid City, S.D. Property: 11 First St., Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $336,000, dated December 2007. Filed June 30.

Watts, Katherine, et al., Fairfield.

Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 187 Westway Road, Southport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $1.3 million, dated November 2007. Filed June 30.

Weinstein, Randi S. and Bradley C. Weinstein, et al., Fairfield.

Filed by Andrew S. White, Hamden, for First Niagra Bank. Property: 250 Shelter Rock Road, Fairfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $315,000, dated May 2003. Filed June 23.

Wheeler, Salome V. and Sean Wheeler, et al., Bethel. Filed by Collins Hannafin P.C., Danbury, for Timber Oak Association Inc., Bethel.

Property: 10 Sampson Terrace, Unit 902, Bethel. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien due to unpaid common charges and assessments and take possession of the premises.

Filed July 2.

Wheeler, Salome V. and Sean Wheeler, et al., Danbury. Filed by Collins Hannafin P.C., Danbury, for Timber Oak Association Inc., Bethel.

Property: 10 Sampson Terrace, Unit 902, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien due to unpaid common charges and assessments and take possession of the premises.

Filed July 2.

MORTGAGES

COMMERCIAL 1023 MT L.L.C., Monroe, by Mario Testa. Lender: Newtown Savings Bank, Newtown. Property: 1023 Brooklawn Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $250,000. Filed July 1.

21 Hope Farm L.L.C., Greenwich, by Tom S. Ward Jr. Lender: First Republic Bank, San Francisco, Calif. Property: 21 Hope Farm Road, Greenwich.

Amount: $1.5 million. Filed July 1.

CPP 16 Norton Lane L.L.C., Stamford, by Richard J. Saunders. Lender: Patriot National Bank, Stamford.

Property: 16 Norton Lane, Greenwich.

Amount: $1.6 million. Filed July 3.

DSS Homes Inc., Greenwich, by Stephen Shea. Lender: Diane Livingston, Greenwich. Property: 21 Cary Road, Greenwich. Amount: $350,000. Filed July 3.

Love Where You Live Homes L.L.C., Trumbull, by Glenn Tatangelo.

Lender: Richard Kral, Fairfield. Property: 57 Lindbergh St. and 62 Linderbergh Court, Fairfield. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed June 25.

Pondview Development L.L.C., Brookfield, by Anthony O. Lucera.

Lender: Greater Hudson Bank N.A., Middletown, N.Y. Property: Pondview Estates, Map 13156, Danbury. Amount: $275,000. Filed July 3.

Pondview Development L.L.C., Brookfield, by Anthony O. Lucera.

Lender: Greater Hudson Bank N.A., Middletown, N.Y. Property: Pondview Estates, Map 13156, Danbury. Amount: $450,000. Filed July 3.

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Pondview Development L.L.C., Brookfield, by Anthony O. Lucera.

Lender: Greater Hudson Bank N.A., Middletown, N.Y. Property: 97 King St., Danbury. Amount: $575,123. Filed July 3.

Spyglass Associates L.L.C., Fairfield, by William G. Waltrip. Lender: The Northern Trust Co., Chicago, Ill. Property: 260 Harbor Road, Fairfield.

Amount: $1.4 million. Filed June 24.

NEW BUSINESSES

Nancy On Norwalk, 81 Soundview Ave., Apt. 1, Norwalk 06854, c/o Mark Chapman and Eric W. Chapman, et al.

Filed June 23.

Penfield Financial, Fairfield, c/o Charles Iverson. Filed June 23.

Q’s Restaurant, 172 Main St., Norwalk 06851, c/o Charles C. Easton Jr. Filed June 24.

Roses Freeze Dry, 12 Evergreen Drive, Sherman 06784, c/o Augusta M. Rose. Filed May 28.

203 Tan Co., 235 Main Ave., Norwalk 06851, c/o Sunsations Tanning L.L.C. Filed July 1.

Ship-Connecticut Spine Institute, 25 Valley Drive, Greenwich, c/o Cynthia Fitzgerald. Filed July 2.

Allure Marketing, 40 Southport Drive, Southport 06890, c/o Dawn Jackson. Filed June 25.

Superior Martial Arts Uniform Supplies and Equipment, 174 Main St., Norwalk 06851, c/o VLE Investments L.L.C. Filed July 1.

Bethel Auto Parts and Service L.L.C., 214 Greenwood Ave., Bethel 06801, c/o Theresa A. Matthews. Filed July 2.

Tavern On 37, 2 Pembroke Road, Danbury 06811, c/o Nichole Moss.

Filed June 30.

Bethel Auto Service & Repair L.L.C., 214 Greenwood Ave., Bethel 06801, c/o Theresa A. Matthews. Filed July 2.

Thomas Francis Painting & Paperhanging, 28 Emerson St., Norwalk 06855, c/o Thomas Esposito.

Filed June 24.

Cutting Edge Lawn Service, 6 Church Camp Road, Bethel, c/o WRR Inc. Filed July 1.

Tick Bully, 8 Meadow Lane, Sherman, c/o Glen J. Souza. Filed May 27.

D & S Dental Care, 205 Main St., Norwalk 06851, c/o Ducrepin Fleurinoro.

Filed June 27.

Two Hundred & Fourteen Greenwood Avenue L.L.C., 214 Greenwood Ave., Bethel 06801, c/o Theresa A. Matthews. Filed July 2.

David Painting, 23 Aiken St., Norwalk 06851, c/o David Chacon Jimenez. Filed June 25.

PATENTS

Demetris Barber Shop, 48 Reef Road, Fairfield 06824, c/o Hasiotis Theodore. Filed June 25.

Dynamic Energy Marketing, 8 Rose Lane, Unit 14-1, Danbury 06811, c/o Meghan Henriques. Filed June 30.

El Riconcito Hondureno, 82 Fort Point St., Norwalk 06855, c/o Edwin Rosales. Filed June 26.

Fairfield Psychiatry L.L.C., 60 Thorpe St., Second floor, Fairfield 06824, c/o Mihaela F. Nedelauta, M.D. Filed June 25.

Greenkeepers Lawn Care, 8 Deer Lane, New Fairfield 06812, c/o Ryan Batz. Filed July 1.

Lesley Koenig Fine Art, 23 Rowayton Woods Drive, Norwalk 06853, c/o Lesley Koenig. Filed June 30.

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Curable inks comprising diurethane gelators. Patent no.

8,779,021 issued to Naveen Chopra, Oakville, Calif.; Michelle N. Chretien, Mississauga, Calif.; Barkev Keoshkerian, Thornhill, Calif.; Jenny Eliyahu, Maple, Calif.; Daryl W. Vanbesien, Burlington, Calif.; and Adela Goredema, Mississauga, Calif. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Graphical user interface for presenting image-evaluation information. Patent no. 8,781,886 issued to Mark S. Penke, West Henrietta, N.Y.; Donald A. Brown, Honeoye Falls, N.Y.; Sarah E. Campbell, Rochester, N.Y.; Cornell Juliano, Churchville, N.Y.; and David M. Parsons, Victor, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Method and apparatus for managing common color profiles for one or more printing devices by a cloud-administration system.

Patent no. 8,780,369 issued to Robert William Burke, Jr., Stanley, N.Y.; and Michael Philip Kirby, Pittsford, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Methods and systems for assigning operators to print production cells based on relationships.

Patent no. 8,781,872 issued to Sudhendu Rai, Fairport, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Methods and systems for enhancing the performance of automated license-plate recognition applications utilizing multiple results. Patent no. 8,781,172 issued to Vladimir Kozitsky, Rochester, N.Y.; and Aaron Michael Burry, Ontario, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Method and system for optimizing black point compensation parameters. Patent no. 8,780,409 issued to Martin Maltz, Rochester, N.Y.; Alvaro E. Gil, Rochester, N.Y.; Himanshu J. Madhu, Webster, N.Y.; Lina Fu, Fairport, N.Y.; and J. Michael Sanchez, Rochester, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Method for assessing transfer pressure uniformity. Patent no.

8,781,351 issued to John R. Falvo, Ontario, N.Y.; Eliud Robles-Flores, Webster, N.Y.; Michael Grew, Fairport, N.Y.; and David B. Montfort, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Printing system with dynamic sample page preview. Patent no.

8,780,365 issued to Matthew R. Gerega, Rochester, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Toner compositions. Patent no.

8,778,584 issued to Mark E. Mang, Rochester, N.Y.; Grazyna KmiecikLawrynowicz, Fairport, N.Y.; Maura A. Sweeney, Irondequoit, N.Y.; and Timothy L. Lincoln, Rochester, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

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How Nevada Rocketed to #29 in CNBC Study

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hen a state like Nevada jumps from a #45 ranking in CNBC’s 2013 America’s Top States for Business Poll to #29 in 2014, we should pay close attention to what they’re doing—especially with the surprising number of similarities between the Silver State and Connecticut.

Nevada’s three major industries (construction, gaming, and mining) were hit hard by the Great Recession, resulting in some of the highest foreclosure and unemployment rates in the country.

To pull the state out from the bottom, the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) developed a plan to diversify the state’s industry mix and use Nevada’s strengths to attract new businesses.

With its climate, terrain, abundant airspace, and history of military aircraft testing operations, Nevada is successfully nurturing the development of the unmanned aerial vehicle industry—i.e., drones—in the state.

GOED forged partnerships between the industry and the state’s education system, from local school districts

to public colleges and universities, to train the next generation of workers.

Like Connecticut, Nevada is located close to major economic hubs. Promoting its location, low business costs, and low taxes, Nevada is luring businesses from the high-cost, highly taxed Silicon Valley in California.

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Nevada also has some factors that give it a decided competitive advantage over states like Connecticut in the CNBC rankings, such as having no corporate or personal income tax and being home to the nation’s seventh busiest airport.

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That said, Nevada ranks far behind Connecticut in their education system and quality of life—although considerable progress was made in the last year in the latter category.

That’s when we will be asked to momentarily put aside summer fun for civic duty.

According to the Office of the Secretary of the State, there are at least 23 primaries in Connecticut in August, including a Republican primary for governor, lieutenant governor, and state comptroller.

There are also 18 primaries for candidates in various districts across the state for the state Senate and House in both major political parties.

These are especially important because most of the decisions that impact our everyday lives are made in the state legislature.

The Connecticut Economy: What Makes a Top State for Business?

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ear from top executives and leading economists about which industries are adding jobs, what’s driving (and deflecting) business investment in Connecticut, and how state fiscal policy will impact the strength and pace of economic recovery. Plans for boosting the state’s competitiveness and its national rankings for business costs and climate will feature prominently in these discussions.

We will also release results of the 2014 Survey of Connecticut Businesses. All attendees receive a free copy of the report.

Sun, Swim, Surf, and…Vote in August aving barely put a toe in the water of summer this year, we’re already hearing about Connecticut’s August 12 primary election.

 Read more at ct20x17.org

Another key to Nevada’s success is how it is actively marketing to all industries—not just on a company-by-company basis. You can see how they’re doing it on websites like diversifynevada.com.

ELECTION 2014

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Nevada may seem far away, but in a global and highly mobile economy, Connecticut’s competitors are virtually next door. It’s up to policymakers to effect the changes necessary to make Connecticut more competitive for businesses.

And this year, many races will settle open seats created by lawmakers who have decided not to run again—which means greater opportunity for change.

You can register to vote on the secretary of the state’s website. It’s convenient (and theoretically can be done from a beach chair).

If you are, right now, neither a registered Democrat or Republican, you can still vote in the primary if you register with either major party by noon on August 11.

Presented by CBIA, the Hartford Area Business Economists, and the Barney School of Business at the University of Hartford, this highly interactive event includes a networking breakfast buffet, media opportunities, and Q&A with speakers and panelists.

Date: Friday, September 5, 2014

SCAN TO REGISTER!

Time: Registration, networking, and hot breakfast buffet: 7:30 am Program: 8:15 am–noon Place: The Sheraton 100 Capital Blvd., Rocky Hill

If you are planning to be out of town on vacation (or business) on August 12, absentee ballots for the primary will be available July 22.

Cost: CBIA/HABE members, $75; nonmembers, $95; tables of 10, $700

 Learn more at gov.cbia.com

 Register at cbia.com/events

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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS CRITERIA

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n its third year, this popular award is open to any CFO who has worked a minimum of two years for a company in Fairfield County. Three winners will be chosen by a distinguished panel of judges; one from a company with fewer than 100 employees, another from a company with 101 to 500 employees and the third from a company with more than 500 employees.

NOMINATIONS ACCESSIBLE AT WESTFAIRONLINE.COM/CFO-OF-THE-YEAR-NOMINATE/ NOMINATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM NOW THROUGH AUG. 1

AWARDS CELEBRATION SAVE THE DATE, MEET THE CANDIDATES AND CELEBRATE THE 2014 FAIRFIELD COUNTY CFO OF THE YEAR WINNERS WITH GUESTS AND COLLEAGUES.

DATE/TIME OCTOBER 1 | 5:30 P.M.

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