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June jobs report paints mixed picture, but shows signs of hope

BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

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onnecticut’s unemployment rate rose in June from 5.7 to 5.8 percent — 0.3 percent higher than it was in June 2015, and still lagging the June national unemployment rate of 4.9 percent, according to the state Department of Labor.

And while the state added 7,900 jobs last month, the DOL revised its May figures from 1,400 jobs lost to 4,000.

Connecticut’s jobs decline in May follows a very slow month for job growth across the country,” said Andy Condon, director of the DOL’s office of research.

“While we can’t pinpoint an exact cause, it seems likely to be due

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to a change in seasonal pattern rather than an actual swing in labor markets.”

Year-over-year, Connecticut has added 17,900 net new jobs, the vast majority of which, 16,400, are in the private sector.

In June, 7 out of 10 supersectors added jobs, led by the financial super-sector’s addition of 2,200 positions. Increases were also recorded in education and health services; government; professional and business services; leisure and hospitality; information; and other services.

The construction and mining supersector recorded the largest loss, dropping 800 jobs. Losses also were recorded in manufacturing and in the trade, transportation and utilities super-sector. » JOBS, page 6

Tanisha Williams, co-owner of Fragrant Basil Juice Cafe in Norwalk with her son Joel. Photo by Reece Alvarez

National beauty company has eyes for Fair�ield

BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com NOT ONLY DOES AMAZING LASH STUDIO SPECIALIZE in extending eyelashes, it’s also extending its reach into Fairfield County.

The company is on target to open its first franchise here on Sept. 9 at 2193 Black Rock Turnpike in

Fairfield, and is in the process of readying a second outlet in the Ridgeway Shopping Center at 2233 Summer St. in Stamford.

And, according to Amazing Lash Regional Developer Elyse Pedersen, up to another 20 outlets will open throughout the state over the next two to four years.

“This is a company whose founder and owner is absolutely passionate,” said Pedersen of Amazing Lash President Edward Le, who since starting his franchising arm in 2013 from his headquarters in Scottsdale, Ariz. has signed 600 franchise licenses in 26 states. “That’s what drew me to it, and what we look for in our franchisors.”

Pedersen was formerly the managing partner for the New York region of Massage Envy, which she helped grow to 30 area clinics; a European Wax Center franchisee; and the owner of an Orange Theory fitness franchise

and that company’s Long Island development rights.

“I’m always looking for what’s next,” she said. “I heard about Amazing Lash from a friend in San Diego, did some research, and found out they were looking for a franchisor. My husband Chris and I flew to Dallas and met with Edward Le, and we were sold.

From the passion he showed, you just knew that this is his baby.

And,” she added with a laugh, “his wife would kill him if it doesn’t do well.”

Targeting Fairfield County was an easy decision, she said. “I was involved with Massage Envy

here, and I love the market. The success that that company and European Wax Center have had here proved to me that this was a great opportunity for Amazing Lash.”

In fact, a Massage Envy is just a few doors down from Amazing Lash’s 1,800 square foot space in Fairfield. “Finding locations where there are similar types of stores is important,” she said, noting that an LA Fitness club is a Ridgeway Shopping Center tenant. “Beauty and health businesses are usually complimentary to each other, as long as they’re not » LASHES, page 6

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Leap of faith, persistence yield sweet success for entrepreneurs

BY REECE ALVAREZ ralvarez@westfairinc.com

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or Tanisha Williams and her family, the journey of entrepreneurship has been one of constant faith as they have weathered a series of challenges over the last year in order to see their Fragrant Basil Juice Café gain the recognition and business they have sacrificed to obtain.

“It doesn’t take a fortune to start a business, it just takes faith,” said Williams.

Together with her husband Sean and with the support of their children, Williams put it all on the line in May 2015 when she followed through on a dream of an organic café filled with customers and the fragrance of basil plants and opened Fragrant Basil Juice Café on 32 Main St. in Norwalk.

Williams and her husband, hailing from

There were tears. We literally started out with $8 and faith.

It is a lesson for all of us in our family to know that even when it seems impossible it is possible — even when you have no money.

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Jamaica but longtime Norwalk residents, had no money to speak of and relied on loans, modest help from friends and family and a lot of elbow grease to renovate their new cafe.

After eight months Williams found that despite being street-side along a central commercial district with many well established eateries, nearby construction and the constant presence of delivery trucks were obscuring the cafe’s presence and halting foot traffic.

“No one could find us, we were always blocked,” she said. “There were zero-dollar days many times, it was very discouraging. I

Tanisha Williams, co-owner of Fragrant Basil Juice Cafe in Norwalk. Photo by Reece Alvarez

don’t believe in starting something without finishing it; we knew we had to do something. We are not quitters, we were going to do this and it was going to work. It’s called faith, you don’t know where you are going, you don’t know where the end of it is, but you know you just can’t quit.”

The rent and utilities also proved to be more of a burden than anticipated, so despite sinking their time, money and hopes into

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their first location, Williams moved the café to a second location just a few yards up the road at 11 Main St. Again stepping into the unknown, Williams and her family supported the decision to restart the business by moving in with relatives and eventually downgrading to a smaller, but more affordable apartment.

After six months and another round of bootstrapped renovations by Williams and

her mechanic husband, the café has been thriving at its new location, she said.

“It has been way better,” she said. “The number of people who have walked in here over the past six weeks is comparable to those eight months in that one location.”

Standing at the counter on a recent hot July day, pastor Edward Williams was struck by the café’s tropical atmosphere and colorful interior on his first visit.

“I am impressed,” he said. “It’s a nice place, and when a place makes you feel that way you always want to come back.”

The café’s colorful appearance draws customers in, but its array of health-oriented food and drink is what keeps the flow of customers steady, Williams said.

“Not everyone is a vegan and you can’t force your lifestyle on someone else,” she said. “We know veganism works and it is a healthy alternative, but when I was doing the menu I wanted to cater to everyone — something for everyone and every budget.”

Formerly a personal chef running Fragrant Basil Personal Chef Service, Williams said she entered the world of organic, gluten-free and non-genetically modified foods through the upscale clients she previously worked for and their strict clean-food diets.

It wasn’t until she adopted the diet herself to combat body pains from a back injury and a cancer scare that the benefits of the non-processed and organic fruits and juices was made clear to her, she said.

The experience made her a full-time convert and she now shares her love of organic through a wide variety of juice and light foods, ranging from agave lemonade for a few dollars to juices and smoothies ranging from $7 to $12 such as Over the Moon, made with cherries, peach, strawberry, coconut water, turmeric and ginger.

The café also offers delivery service and juice cleanse programs.

Williams and her husband are Christian ministers and she cites her commitment to faith as the shelter that allowed her to weather the storm of unknowns that came with starting, and restarting, her business.

“There were tears,” she said. “We literally started out with $8 and faith. It is a lesson for all of us in our family to know that even when it seems impossible it is possible — even when you have no money.”

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BY AL ALPER

IT considerations for your business when hiring

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he hiring process can be a long and drawn-out ordeal, exhausting both those running the search and the candidates. When a match is finally identified and the prospective new employee agrees to terms and a start date, it’s easy to think that the organization’s work is finally done but for the perfunctory administrative paperwork.

Of course, really, it has only just begun.

To make sure you get your new employee off on the right foot as efficiently as possible, consider creating standard operating procedures for a new hire. Doing so will outline a series of steps that need to be followed and can encompass all aspects of the onboarding process, from HR paperwork to email and phone set-up, from training to policies.

Whether you set up your standard operating procedures in-house, with a consultant or through your managed services provider, here are a few technology-based considerations to include.

Employees should be mandated to change their system and user level passwords on at least a quarterly basis.

Make sure someone is designated responsible for setting up a work station, as well as creating an email address and signature and voicemail mailbox for the new hire. Also ensure that the new employee has domain and printer access and access to the files and folders he/she need, to do the job.

Not only will this preparation reflect well on your company, but it will do much to put your newest team member at ease and allow him or her to acclimate faster.

Additional technological considerations include whether the company would like any new employees to participate in some type

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of security training and/or read and sign an acceptable use policy or the company’s written information security plan. Having this type of document can go a long way toward protecting your organization from unintentional and sometimes intentional, harm and encouraging higher levels of productivity.

Within your organization’s acceptable use policy, consider clarifying the intentions of the document. In most cases, requesting agreement with something like this is not meant to impose restrictions that might otherwise be contrary to your company’s established culture of openness, trust and integrity, but rather to protect the company, including the employees, from illegal or damaging actions by individuals either knowingly or unknowingly. This document will outline who the technological equipment belongs to and how they may use these tools in the performance of their job and puts responsibility on the employee to know these guidelines and act accordingly.

The document can also lay out to whom data created on the corporate systems belong to.

Additional guidelines can easily be customized for your organization and can cover whether sensitive or vulnerable information be encrypted, and also inform employees that authorized individuals may monitor equipment, systems and network traffic at any time per an audit policy. The company might also want to reserve the right to audit networks and systems on a periodic basis to ensure compliance with the policy. If neces-

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sary, an outline of what should be classified confidential and how that should be determined can also be described.

A note about keeping passwords secure and not sharing accounts is another great directive. Employees should be mandated to change their system and user level passwords on at least a quarterly basis. In addition, PCs, laptops and workstations should be secured with a password-protected screensaver, with the automatic activation feature set at 10 minutes or less, or by logging off when the host will be unattended.

Notes about encryption of information, posting to news groups, ways to avoid viruses and malware, junk mail and spam, blogs and other specified unacceptable use should also be covered.

Have the employee acknowledge receipt and understanding of the policy by signing an agreement to comply. Any employee found to have violated this policy may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

If your organization partners with a managed service provider, they should be able to help devise an acceptable use policy, as well as a series of applicable standard operating procedures and assist in the implementation of the technology-related directives — not to mention store all of the procedures on a shared database for ease of access.

Of course, the technology needs and considerations of an employee change as the employee’s role in the organization changes.

In future articles, we’ll discuss IT considerations for your business throughout an employee’s professional development and when retiring or terminating an employee, as well as IT considerations for your business from your clients’ perspective.

Al Alper is CEO and founder of Absolute Logic (www.absolutelogic.com), a 25-year-old technical support and technolo�y consulting company in Wilton to businesses of up to 250 employees in Connecticut and New York. He is also a national speaker on IT and security issues and author of “Revealed! The Secrets to Hiring the Right Computer Consultant.”

He can be reached at al.alper@absolutelogic. com or 203-936-6680.

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GUEST VIEW

BY ROBERT W. SANTY

Attracting business to Connecticut depends on choices made

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t boils down to this: if we are going to ask global companies to invest in Connecticut by locating here, we need to be prepared to welcome them. The decisions we make, particularly in how we approach economic development at the municipal level, will either put out the welcome mat or make bringing a business here nearly impossible.

That is why the Connecticut Economic Resource Center (CERC) is working both ends of the transaction. We manage two international representatives on behalf of the state Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) located in Tel Aviv, Israel, and Sao Paulo, Brazil, for example, and we currently have dozens of qualified leads of companies interested in coming to Connecticut. So yes, there is good news in the pipeline!

What happens next is where the challenge lies. If we are to respond and attract companies to our state, we need to do so by being solid on both sides of the line, so to speak.

CERC is a public-private partnership, funded in large part by the state’s utilities and DECD. We partner with DECD on a number of initiatives, from helping to chart a course that emphasizes municipal capacity for economic development, to strategically mounting a business recruitment campaign to bring new business investment to Connecticut.

We also work closely with municipalities throughout the state, such as with the Economic Development Commission in Fairfield currently, to evaluate local economic development activities and suggest ways to play to a community’s strength.

In just the past two years, we have conducted economic development workshops in 25 percent of Connecticut’s 169 municipalities, training over 1,000 people. The goal is to improve economic development programs in this balkanized state, so that the experience for companies dealing with towns improves and hopefully attracts them in increasing numbers.

When you think about where you live, context is everything. In my view, the era of automobile-dependent development is over.

National research by Zillow shows that generally, urban housing prices are going up at a higher rate than suburban prices for the first

time in decades.

Do you know where the largest percent increase in population in the New York metropolitan area has been in the last decade?

Manhattan. Do you know that New Haven and Stamford have both seen population growth in the past decade after 60 to 70 years of declines?

Across the population, our preferences are changing. Millennials, emptynesters and immigrants are all looking for walkable neighborhoods with tremendous amenities and access to transit. I believe this bodes well for Fairfield and potentially for many communities throughout Connecticut.

There is no question that Connecticut’s fiscal ills create uncertainty in the economy, and limit the willingness by some to invest.

Nonetheless, it is important for towns to understand what they can control and put a priority on those aspects that can be influenced in developing an overall strategy.

Fairfield, for example, is quite fortunate.

Our initial research, still in progress, is indicating some enviable plusses, from strong university anchor institutions to superb location and a highly regarded downtown. There are challenges as well, but apparently not insurmountable.

So, does Fairfield need an economic development strategy? The answer is definitely yes — but that is true everywhere.

Economic development is a conscious effort to change the trajectory of a community and generally that’s precisely what is needed.

In the 1970s, recessions were half structural, half cyclical. Now it is more like 80 percent structural and 20 percent cyclical. Why does that matter? Because it means that jobs and investment will not just automatically come back when the recession is over.

Successful communities do not just happen; they are created and nurtured by people who are entrepreneurial, inventive, caring and engaged. When we purposefully build on our successes with an eye towards those who would join us and invest by locating here, our prospects brighten.

The choice is ours.

Robert W. Santy is president and CEO of the Connecticut Economic Resource Center Inc. This commentary is adapted from remarks delivered to the Fair�ield Chamber of Commerce annual meeting on June 29, where Santy was the keynote speaker.

Citrin Cooperman Corner Women at the Wheel: Creating a Women’s Initiative

BY RENATA HOWARD, CPA CITRIN COOPERMAN Research shows that a firm’s advancement of women is intrinsic to its growth and succession goals.

Yet many companies continue to struggle with advancing and retaining women, especially those in RENATA HOWARD leadership roles.

The companies are recognizing the importance of women’s initiatives as strategic growth drivers and more and more companies are taking the steps to create successful women’s initiatives.

Women’s initiatives can serve to create opportunities for women to learn professional skills to assist in career advancement, develop networks to connect and grow as professionals, and create company policies, such as flexible work arrangements and maternity/paternity leave policies.

So what does it take to create a successful women’s initiative in your company?

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COMMITMENT.

Does your company’s leadership see a value in creating a women’s initiative? The success of the initiative, as with any other companywide programs, will highly depend on the observable commitment of the company’s leadership. The top down commitment should not only provide the financial resources for the program, but should also provide ongoing support and valuable input. It also is important for the leadership to understand that the program will not necessarily produce immediate results and that it is an investment in the firm’s future.

CREATE A BUY-IN AT ALL LEVELS.

For the initiative to succeed, it must be focused on changes in the company’s culture and not simply creating a program for political correctness or just to keep the firm’s women appeased. Women must perceive the need for such program and be enthusiastic and willing to spend the time in creating and maintaining an effective program. Men must become partners in developing a successful initiative and be active participants, especially since in many instances men remain the firm leaders and hold most of the influence in making the company woman-friendly.

TAKE STOCK: FEEDBACK AND ASSESSMENT.

The needs and challenges of women can vary by profession, just as the firms can within the same profession, creating different needs of women in each organization. Measure where the women are, or are not, in the company, identify the challenges for advancement and find out what issues women are facing specifically in the company. A great way to gain insight on where the initiative’s focus should be is to conduct internal surveys. The feedback will provide awareness on specific

issues which will help in creating targeted programs to address weak points that are specific to your company.

CREATE A BUSINESS PLAN.

Develop a clearly defined mission statement which should align with your company’s strategic goals. Create an organization structure with defined roles, especially if your company has multiple locations. Most importantly, identify specific objectives and goals and decide how the success of the initiative will be measured. Is it going to be measured by how many additional women become executives? By how many working mothers are retained? Or by how much new business is generated?

DEVELOP SPECIFIC PROGRAMS.

Once the women’s initiative goals and objectives are determined, create and implement specific programs. These programs can be focused on creating company policies, internal development of women, external networking and mentoring. Some examples of programs include networking events that women would be interested in attending, such as wine tasting; golf classes; informational events with guest speakers; creating a focus group to assess/create policies for flexible work arrangements; creating a mentoring program which will allow younger staff to learn important leadership and managing skills from those senior to them. Consider reaching out to other women’s initiative groups to share ideas and to find out what programs have been successful for them.

MEASURE AND RE-ASSESS.

Women’s initiative is a work in progress and it grows and evolves at different paces in each company. To achieve the level of success defined in your women’s initiative business plan, the results should be continually and attentively monitored.

Appropriate adjustments should be made and, if the results continue to fall below expectations, decide if a significant overhaul of the initiative should be made.

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Peter Gioia, the chief economist for the Connecticut Business and Industry Association, called manufacturing and construction “two areas which are important to the state and should be up.”

All told, Connecticut has added 17,900 jobs over the past 12 months, and has recovered 99,200 or 83.3 percent of the 119,100 jobs it lost in the recession that ended in

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in direct competition.”

To the latter point, Pedersen said she is carefully mapping out other Connecticut markets to avoid the “Starbucks-ization” effect of oversaturating a given area. “You don’t want them too close to each other for obvious reasons,” she said, adding that finding the right “team player” franchisees is another key factor. “We’re looking for people who are passionate, sincere and have an entrepreneurial spirit,” she said. “We’re only as strong as our weakest unit.”

Each Amazing Lash outlet will come in at 1,800-2,200 square feet — the Stamford store will be 2,100 square feet — and evoke a “high-end atmosphere,” with clean red-and-

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AEROSPACE SALES DRIVE HEXCEL 2Q EARNINGS HEXCEL CORP. REPORTED RECORD SECOND QUARTER results with diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $.70 on net sales of $522.6 million — an 11 percent improvement over last year’s $.63. The materials company, headquartered in Stamford, manufactures composite materials and structural parts.

Commercial aerospace sales, which account for 70 percent of total sales, drove the quarter’s results, coming in 14.3 percent higher in constant currency than in the second quarter of 2015. Space and defense sales were 7.6 percent lower in constant currency than last year, while industrial sales were 14.4 percent higher in constant currency than last year, reflecting the acquisition of Formax, a British manu-

February 2010. The private sector has regained 106,200 or 95.1 percent of the jobs it lost in the recession. Comparatively, the U.S. recovery rate is 150 percent.

The Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk labor market recorded a gain of 3,300 jobs. The New Haven area added 5,600 positions, while Norwich-New London-Westerly lost 800 jobs and Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford lost 100 positions.

Heather Ziegler, Stamford managing partner of Deloitte, said she was “pleased to see” Connecticut gaining as many jobs as it has. “Fairfield and Westchester Counties are

white interiors featuring chandeliers and glass doors separating reception from the 12 treatment rooms. Pedersen said each store will be staffed by 25-30 people.

The first set of lashes are offered at an introductory rate of $79.99, with regular prices in the $200-300 range.

“Eyelashes and eyelash extensions are about beauty, but they don’t have to be just about that,” she said. “I saw a woman who was going through cancer treatments [at a Long Island store] who had no eyelashes. We were only able to put 15 or so on her, but she ended up crying, she was so happy. That’s part of the real reward.”

Pedersen said she expects to ultimately open another three Amazing Lash Studios in Fairfield County, with the remainder located around the state.

facturer of composite reinforcements.

Hexcel chairman, CEO and President Nick Stanage said the company has reaffirmed its 2016 guidance, with its range for adjusted diluted EPS now $2.48 to $2.56 (from the previous $2.44 to $2.56) on sales of $1.99 to $2.05 billion (from the previous $1.97 to $2.07 billion).

“The company’s focus remains driving manufacturing throughput, capacity expansion and superior execution to prepare for the substantial production ramp up of new programs, led by commercial aerospace,” Stanage added.

KROLL DOWNGRADES STATE’S CREDIT RATING KROLL BOND RATING AGENCY (KBRA) has downgraded Connecticut’s credit rating from “AA” to “AA-,” making it the third rating agency to downgrade the state since May. KBRA based the downgrade on the state’s “inability over the last two years to maintain balanced financial operations with significantly reducing its budget reserve fund.”

The firm also revised its outlook from “negative” to “stable,” partly due to Connecticut’s recent downward revisions

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Heather Ziegler, Stamford managing partner of Deloitte.

taking really important steps forward” from the recession, she said, “especially if you look at the trend over a long period of time instead of just one month in isolation.”

Taking the longer view, she added, “We’re seeing a lot of progress in places like Stamford and New Haven, and the recent increase in pending home sales in towns like Rowayton reflects how more and more people want to live and work and play in the same town. Being able to walk from your home to the center of a town like Rowayton or New Canaan is becoming increasingly attractive.”

This Amazing Lash Studio in Fairfield is scheduled to open in September.

of revenue projections.

Connecticut’s deficit for the just-completed fiscal year was reported as $315.8 million on July 1. The state is projected to have only about $90 million, or about one-half of 1 percent of annual operating expenses, in its emergency reserve; comptroller Kevin P. Lembo recommends a reserve of 15 percent.

Standard & Poor’s and Fitch Ratings both downgraded Connecticut to AA- in May, citing similar concerns. The fourth major ratings agency, Moody’s, has not changed its rating from its Aa3, though it maintains a negative outlook for the state.

“This action by Kroll reinforces Connecticut’s need to address its current and long-term fiscal challenges with precision and in a manner that has positive, sustainable impact,” said state Treasurer Denise L. Nappier.

SACRED HEART LAUNCHES MASTER’S PROGRAM IN SOCIAL WORK SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY’S COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES plans to offer a new master of social work degree in the fall 2017 semester.

“The values and the principles of social work are so related to Sacred Heart’s mission

that it’s a fantastic fit for our campus,” said Bronwyn Cross-Denny, assistant professor and chair of SHU’s Social Work department.

“We’ve had a strong and rigorous bachelor of social work degree since 1981, so the structure for a successful master’s program was already in place.”

Based at the university’s main campus in Fairfield, the 60-credit program is designed to integrate social work among individuals and larger groups within a social justice and Catholic intellectual tradition framework.

Two specializations will be available in the program: direct clinical practice and direct community practice. Each will contain elements of the other to provide a balanced educational background for the students.

The program will also feature an advanced standing component, wherein any student who completes a bachelor of social work degree can apply to the program and, if accepted, can proceed directly into the second year of the master’s program, with the benefit of potentially earning both degrees in only five years. Due to state licensing regulations, that option will be available in fall 2018.

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URSTADT BIDDLE BUYS STAMFORD SHOPPING CENTER FOR $45.3 MILLION URSTADT BIDDLE PROPERTIES INC. IN Greenwich has acquired the 72,000-square-foot Newfield Green Shopping Center on Newfield Avenue in Stamford for $45.3 million from Bridgeport property management company Hoffman Investment Partners LLC. At the close of the deal earlier this month, the buyer, a real estate investment trust, reported the shopping center at 97 percent capacity. The property is anchored by a 14,000-square-foot CVS and a 31,000-square-foot Grade A Market, a member of the ShopRite/Wakefern cooperative.

The cooperative is one of the largest retailer-owned cooperatives in the country and includes 50 member companies who own and operate supermarkets under the ShopRite name across New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland.

Grade A has occupied the Newfield Green location since 1979. Other tenants in the shopping center include JPMorgan Chase, Excel Urgent Care, M&T Bank, Subway, Village Gourmet and Riko’s Pizza.

According to Urstadt, the purchase was funded with a 12-year, $22.6 million mortgage secured by the property with an affiliate of the Voya Financial Services insurance agency in Manhattan. The balance of the purchase price was funded by the company’s revolving credit facility.

Urstadt announced on July 26 that all borrowed funds associated with the purchase would be paid in full with earnings from the recent sale of 2.7 million shares of its Class A common stock, which yielded $64 million in proceeds.

In a press release, Willing Biddle, president and CEO of Urstadt, said the property is well-positioned to take advantage of nearby downtown Stamford’s growing Central Business District and residential communities.

taken in an urgent manner, and include short sales and lender-owned sales. Connecticut’s distressed home sales stood at 18.9 percent in March and 19.1 percent in February.

Nationally, distressed sales accounted for 8.8 percent of total sales, down 3 percent from April 2015 and down 1.7 percent from March 2016. The pre-crisis share of distressed sales was traditionally about 2 percent. CoreLogic said that if the current yearover-year decrease in the distressed sales share continues, it will reach that “normal” 2 percent mark in mid-2017.

PENDING HOME SALES DOWN IN DARIEN, NEW CANAAN; UP IN ROWAYTON ACCORDING TO A SECOND QUARTER 2016 report from real estate brokerage firm Houlihan Lawrence, year-over-year pending sales as of June 30 were down by 50 percent in Darien and by 37 percent in New Canaan. On the other hand, pending sales in Rowayton were up by a whopping 80 percent.

“Seemingly, Rowayton remains an attractive destination for empty nesters and downsizers from surrounding communities,” according to the report.

“In all local markets, buyers are looking for brand new or recently renovated homes,” the report continued. “Buyers are also willing to pay a premium for homes close to town, train and schools. Sellers need to stand out because home inventory on the market is high and presents buyers with a number of options.”

While interest rates are still “near historic lows,” the report added, “many buyers have no memory of higher rates and don’t feel the urgency to act quickly.”

To date this year, completed home sales in Darien were up 0.8 percent and increased 2.1 percent year over year. In New Canaan, home sales were down 16 percent for the year to date and 11 percent year over year. Home sales in Rowayton were up 13.8 percent for the last half of the year but fell by 3 percent on a year-overyear basis.

CASH HOME SALES DOWN IN APRIL

CASH SALES ACCOUNTED FOR 31.6 percent of total U.S. home sales in April 2016, down 2.8 percent from April 2015, according to the latest data released by property information and analytics firm CoreLogic.

Cash sales in the Bridgeport-StamfordNorwalk region were down 3.4 percent from April 2015 and made up 27.4 percent of total sales for the month.

On a month-over-month basis, the national cash sales share fell by 1.6 percent in April 2016 compared with March 2016. For the first four months of 2016, the cash sales share averaged 33.9 percent, the lowest start to any year since 2008.

The cash sales share peaked in January 2011 when cash transactions accounted for 46.6 percent of total home sales nationally.

Prior to the housing crisis, the cash sales share of total home sales averaged approximately 25 percent.

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STARWOOD POSTS SECOND-QUARTER LOSS STARWOOD HOTELS AND RESORTS WORLDWIDE Inc. posted a loss of $263 million, or $1.56 per share, for the second quarter of 2016, compared with a profit of $136 million or $.79 per share a year earlier.

Revenue was up 0.4 percent to $1.25 billion.

Stamford-based Starwood said that the loss was largely driven by an after-tax loss of $228 million on discounted operations related to its May spinoff of Vistana, its former vacation ownership business, to Interval Leisure Group.

The hotel chain is being absorbed by Marriott International Inc..

For the six months ending June 30, Starwood’s income from continuing operations was $38 million, compared with $193 million for the same period last year. Net loss was $173 million or $1.02 per share, compared with income of $235 million and $1.37 per share for the same period in 2015.

Revenue per available room (Revpar) was up 0.7 percent at comparable worldwide hotels and increased by 1.4 percent in con-

stant currencies.

“This slower rate of Revpar growth will contribute to lower fee growth in the second half of 2016 than previously expected,” said Starwood CFO Alan Schnaid. “However, we expect that the strong performance of our owned hotels in the first half of the year and our lower SG&A (selling, general and administrative expenses) will offset the impact of lower fee growth and partially offset both the loss of earnings from the hotels we sold this year and the impact of foreign exchange.”

GE POSTS 15 PERCENT REVENUE INCREASE

GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. POSTED A 15 percent increase in revenue, from $29.23 billion to $33.49 billion, for the second quarter, making for a profit of $2.89 billion or $0.36 earnings per share (EPS), compared with a loss of $1.36 billion or $0.17 EPS a year ago.

The results made for the company’s best EPS increase since the first quarter of 2011.

GE, currently in the midst of relocating its headquarters from Fairfield to Boston, said its industrial organic revenue fell 1 percent to $24.4 billion, while orders decreased by 2 percent to $12.9 billion.

The company also reaffirmed 2016 operating EPS guidance for $1.45-1.55.

ETHAN ALLEN SALES, INCOME UP ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS, HEADQUARTERED IN Danbury, reported net sales for its

fourth quarter ending on June 30 of $205.7 million, a 6.3 percent increase over the fourth quarter of 2015.

Gross profit for the quarter was $115.8 million, up 9.1 percent over the previous fourth quarter, with net income of $16.8 million or $.60 per diluted share, compared to $16.0 million or $.57 per diluted share last year.

For the fiscal year, the company’s consolidated net sales were $794.2 million, a 5.2 percent increase from $754.6 million during fiscal year 2015. Gross margin, operating profit margin and adjusted operating profit margin were 55.7 percent, 11.2 percent and 10.9 percent respectively in fiscal 2016, compared with 54.5 percent, 8.7 percent and 9.3 percent during the same period in fiscal 2015.

Net income for the fiscal year ending June 30 was $56.6 million or $2.00 per diluted share compared to $37.1 million or $1.27 per diluted share in fiscal year 2015. Adjusted net income of $54.4 million for fiscal year 2016 was up 32.1 percent from fiscal year 2015’s $41.2 million.

The company’s adjusted earnings per diluted share increased 36.2 percent for the 12 months to date at $1.92 compared with $1.41 for the same period in the prior year.

Ethan Allen chairman, president and CEO Farooq Kathwari said the company views the new fiscal year with cautious

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UNILEVER ACQUIRES DOLLAR SHAVE CLUB, POSTS REVENUE DECREASE UNILEVER, THE MULTINATIONAL CONSUMER PRODUCTS company, has acquired Dollar Shave Club, the venture capital-backed startup in Los Angeles that delivers razors and other personal grooming products straight to consumers by mail.

Dollar Shave Club, with a reported 3.2 million customers, had been valued at $630 million. Although financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, several reports said it was in the $1 billion range.

“We plan to leverage the global strength of Unilever to support Dollar Shave Club in achieving its full potential in terms of offering and reach,” said Kees Kruythoff, president of Unilever North America.

Unilever reported a 3 percent decrease in revenue during the second quarter but recorded a 4.7 percent organic sales growth, the same pace that it posted in the first quarter. The company — co-headquartered in Rotterdam and London, with its North American R&D offices based in Trumbull — said earnings per share rose by just 1 percent over the past six months, driven by weakening demand in developing markets as well as in the U.S. and Europe.

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BRIEFLY

PEOPLE’S UNITED NABS NEW YORK CITY INVESTMENT FIRM PEOPLE’S UNITED BANK SUBSIDIARY PEOPLE’S SECURITIES INC. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Gerstein Fisher, a $3 billion New York City-based investment management firm.

The transaction is expected to bring People’s United Wealth Management’s total assets under administration to nearly $20 billion, of which approximately $8 billion is under discretionary management.

The deal is expected to close during the fourth quarter, subject to customary approvals and the consent of Gerstein Fisher clients.

“The transaction supports recent strategic investments in our fee income businesses and strengthens our New York franchise,” said Jack Barnes, president and CEO at People’s United Bank, headquartered in Bridgeport.

Gerstein Fisher’s founder and CIO, Gregg S. Fisher, will join People’s United as head of quantitative research and portfolio strategy.

NEW CORPORATE PARENT FORMED PHILADELPHIA-BASED EQUITY FIRM VERSA CAPITAL Management LLC has formed Eastern Outfitters LLC as the holding company parent of its newly acquired Eastern Mountain Sports and Bob’s Stores assets.

The move follows the April announcement that Vestis Retail Group, a Versa Capital-owned unit that owned those chains as well as the Sports Chalet chain, had filed for bankruptcy protection and reorganization under Chapter 11. Sports Chalet’s stores have been closed.

Eastern Mountain and Bob’s will remain headquartered in Meriden. Outdoor equipment and clothing retailer Eastern Mountain Sports maintains about 65 stores, including outlets in Danbury, Fairfield and Stamford, while family and footwear apparel retailer Bob’s has 35 stores, including those in Danbury, Fairfield and Norwalk.

Mark Walsh, who was CEO at Vestis, will have the same title at the new holding company.

our team since joining the company, and his financial acumen coupled with his indepth understanding of growing technology companies made him the ideal choice when selecting a CFO,” said company chairman and CEO Jim Boyle.

Brooks played an instrumental role in Zillion’s closing of two major partnerships with UnitedHealth Group and Apollo Endosurgery, Boyle said.

the next several months, leaving the group with more than 1,200 branches and 1,500 ATMs in 15 states.

Both institutions currently operate branches in Fairfield and Westchester counties, including First Niagara branches in Shelton, Stratford, Fairfield, Westport and Norwalk.

KEYCORP, FIRST NIAGARA MERGER OK’D

CONNECTICUT EMPLOYERS POSTED A DAILY average of 470 job openings for IT professionals in June, a 2.1 percent decline from May, according to the Connecticut Technology Council.

The one bright spot was the number of openings for skills in software development, which increased 8.3 percent, while the posted need for architects/consultants dropped 11.1 percent during the month.

On a year-over-year basis, software development jobs remained virtually unchanged from June 2015, while declines were seen in architects/consultants (down 46.7 percent),

KEYCORP HAS RECEIVED REGULATORY APPROVAL from the Federal Reserve to complete its merger with First Niagara Financial Group.

The merger is expected to be completed on or about Aug. 1, with systems and client conversion expected to take place during the fourth quarter.

KeyCorp, based in Cleveland, plans to make Buffalo, where First Niagara is headquartered, the combined entity’s northeast regional headquarters. Some 70 First Niagara and 36 KeyBank branches will be closed over

JOB OPENINGS FOR IT PROFESSIONALS DOWN SLIGHTLY IN JUNE

systems engineering/support (down 33.3 percent) and IT management (down 41.7 percent).

The national average for new IT job postings was down by 1.3 percent in June, the Council added.

VON ARX STEPPING DOWN AS FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT

THE REV. JEFFREY VON ARX is stepping down as president of Fairfield University to take on another position within the Jesuit society.

“I am grateful to the board for their confidence and support, and to the entire Fairfield community for the work we have done together to advance this University to the front ranks of Jesuit institutions of higher education,” von Arx, who on July 1 marked his 12th year at the school’s helm, said in a statement. “I believe Fairfield has a great future ahead of it.”

The university is in the process of forming a search committee for a new president, which will work with a national search company to find a replacement for von Arx by July 2017.

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THE LIST CREDIT UNIONS

FAIRFIELD COUNTY

Credit Unions Ranked by assets.

Name Address Area code: 203, unless otherwise noted Website

1 2 3

Sikorsky Financial

1000 Oronoque Lane, Stratford 06614 377-2252 • sikorskycu.org

Mutual Security

12 Progress Drive, Shelton 06484 402-7400 • mscu.net

NorthEast Alliance (NEA)

250 Westport Ave., Norwalk 06851 855-632-4968 • neafcu.com

4

Pitney Bowes Employees

5

Stamford

6

Soundview Financial

7

Norwalk Hospital

8 9 10

27 Waterview Drive, Shelton 06484 800-356-5965 • pbefcu.com 888 Washington Blvd., Sixth floor, Stamford 06901 977-4701 • stamfordcu.org

8 Duracell Drive, Bethel 06801 796-4500 • soundviewfcu.org 31 1/2 Stevens St., Norwalk 06850 857-4530 • nohocu.org

Cornerstone Community

1515 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield 06825 366-1336 • fairfieldcountyfcu.org

Bridgeport City Employees

45 Lyon Terrace, Room 21, Bridgeport 06604 576-7280 • spefcu.com

Members

126 E. Putnam Ave., Cos Cob 06807 622-6050 • memberscu.coop

Western Connecticut

11

2 Stony Hill Road, Bethel 06801 791-9399 • westernctfcu.com

12

97 Honeyspot Road, Stratford 06615 381-9492 • mckessonfcu.org

13

5 Perryridge Road, Greenwich 06830 863-3186 • ghafcu.org

McKesson

GHA

14

Greenwich Municipal Employees

15

St. Vincent's Medical Center

16

Personal Care America

439 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich 06830 869-5280 • gmefcu.com

2800 Main St., Bridgeport 06606 576-5588 • svmcfcu.org

75 Merritt Blvd., Trumbull 06611 381-3800 • pcafcu.com

Housatonic Teachers

17

2900 Main St., Stratford 06614 378-7503 • htfcuonline.com

18

61 Jesup Road, Westport 06880 227-8511 • tritownteachers.org

19

166 W. Broad St., Stamford 06902 316-9111 • shccu.org

Tri-Town Teachers

Stamford Healthcare

20

Bridgeport Police

21

Merritt

3 Danbury Road, Wilton 06897 210-7585 • merrittfcu.org

22

2001 W. Main St., Suite 165, Stamford 06902 964-1229 • spefcu.com

23

45 Lyon Terrace, Bridgeport 06604 576-0554 • NA

3590 Main St., Bridgeport 06606 374-6500 • mybpfcu.org

Stamford Postal Employees

Bridgeport Fairfield Teachers

CEO/manager

Assets ($)

Peer group Range ($)

Field of Membership Type

Credit Union Type

Number of members

Year established

Vincent Ciambriello Jr.

731.4 million

6 500,000,000+

Nonfederal credit union

Federally insured state chartered

51,090

1948

Larry F. Holderman

263.5 million

5 100,000,000 499,999,999

Nonfederal credit union

Federally insured state chartered

27,298

1982

Donald Briggs

104.1 million

5 100,000,000 499,999,999

Multiple common bond - other

Federally insured

14,582

1976

Christopher P. Fonseca

66.6 million

4 50,000,000 99,999,999

Multiple common bond - primarily machinery

Federally insured

5,628

1936

David F. Lucas

57.7 million

4 50,000,000 99,999,999

Community credit unions

Federally insured

5,130

1984

Jo-Ann Palladino

35.1 million

3 10,000,000 49,999,999

Nonfederal credit union

Federally insured state chartered

4,024

1980

Donald K. Robertson

34.7 million

Nonfederal credit union

Federally insured state chartered

2,910

1975

Ralph J. Cervero

32.9 million

Community credit unions

Federally insured state chartered

4,043

1934

Carl Skudlarek

29.9 million

3 10,000,000 49,999,999

Federal, state, local government

Federally insured

4,460

1959

Kathy L. Chartier

27.9 million

3 10,000,000 49,999,999

Nonfederal credit union

Federally insured state chartered

3,853

1935

Sabrina Defazio

24.6 million

3 10,000,000 49,999,999

Community credit unions

Federally insured

4,502

1966

Gary M. Hultgren

24.5 million

3 10,000,000 49,999,999

Multiple common bond - primarily other manufacturing

Federally insured

3,300

1936

Diane P. Saperstein

24.04 million

3 10,000,000 49,999,999

Service health care

Federally insured

2,417

1974

Gail Todd

23.1 million

3 10,000,000 49,999,999

Multiple common bond - primarily federal, state, local government

Federally insured

2,027

1969

Mary Jean Ramsay

20.3 million

3 10,000,000 49,999,999

Multiple common bond - primarily health care

Federally insured

2,830

1971

John E. Keet Jr.

20.1 million

3 10,000,000 49,999,999

Federally insured

4,234

1976

Brian M. Scavone

19.8 million

3 10,000,000 49,999,999

Multiple common bond - primarily other manufacturing Multiple common bond - primarily educational

Federally insured

1,565

1935

David A. Ritch

19.4 million

3 10,000,000 49,999,999

Multiple common bond - primarily educational

Federally insured

2,116

1955

Rosaria Coscarelli-Curtis

18.6 million

3 10,000,000 49,999,999

Nonfederal credit union

Federally insured state chartered

2,595

1978

Dawn Cuminotto

17.3 million

3 10,000,000 49,999,999

Federally insured

1,973

1954

Diane L. Heggland

14.4 million

3 10,000,000 49,999,999

Federally insured

2,373

1941

Aurora Docimo

11.9 million

3 10,000,000 49,999,999

Federally insured

2,316

1949

David A. Deeb

6.1 million

2 2,000,000 9,999,999

Federally insured

1,076

1934

3 10,000,000 49,999,999 3 10,000,000 49,999,999

This list is a sample of credit unions that serve the region. If you would like to include your credit union in our next list, please contact Danielle Renda at drenda@westfairinc.com.

Note:

Data collected from the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), ncua.gov, which cannot guarantee the accuracy of the numbers.

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Multiple common bond - primarily federal, state, local government Multiple common bond - primarily communications and utilities Multiple common bond - primarily federal, state, local government Educational

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A formula for building up sales We haven’t had good experience turning things over to salespeople.

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Clear space in your calendar to analyze, coach and direct to ensure things are on

track in sales. Follow-up should be organized and systematic; set goals and benchmark performance based on those. Be sure to stay on top of all the new sales activity.

A good sales team is crucial; not all salespeople are good at all parts of the sales process. Some can open doors, others are good at conveying information and some can elicit action. Success in sales is all about getting the right people in the right positions at the right time.

It’s better to split the job of selling into parts. Hire salespeople who can work together and complement each other. Avoid one solution fits all, where your salesperson does a part of sales well, but misses the boat on the others. Hold all salespeople accountable for delivering on their piece of the sales funnel.

First you have to open doors. Qualified

lists save time; weed out leads who are unlikely to show interest. Hire someone who can make a lot of phone calls and who can make an impact when they get through. Ask that person to break down doors, gather and convey information. In this stage expect relentless discipline at dialing the phone constantly.

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Figure out the conversion rate on each

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FACTS & FIGURES on the record ATTACHMENTS RELEASED JCR Realty LLC, Trumbull. Released

by Janine M. Becker. $220,000 in favor of Eldorado Holdings LLC. Property: 273 Shelton Road, Trumbull. Filed June 27.

BUILDING PERMITS

COMMERCIAL 2 Trap Falls LLC, Shelton, contractor for self. Perform an interior fit-out in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 2 Trap Falls Road, Suite 503, Shelton. Estimated cost: $1,100.

Filed July 6.

Allied Construction Management Inc., contractor for Yardarm LLC. Construct a new veterinary hospital at 186 Selleck St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $900,000. Filed between July 11 and July 15.

Allied Development Partners LLC, contractor for Summer House Owner LLC. Perform an interior fitout in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 184 Summer St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $90,000.

Filed between July 11 and July 15.

Armstrong Shelton, New Rochelle, N.Y., contractor for self. Perform an interior fit-out in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 4 Armstrong Road, Shelton. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed July 12.

Bell Atlantic, contractor for Eleven Lake Avenue Extension LLC. Add antennas onto the roof of an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 11 Lake Avenue Extension, Danbury.

Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed July 11.

Bishop Wicke Health, Shelton, contractor for self. Renovate the circuits on the roof of an existing commercial space at 584 Long Hill Ave., Shelton.

Estimated cost: $1,500. Filed July 6.

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Carcole Construction LLC, contractor for 886 Hope Street LLC. Add a sign to the exterior of an existing commercial space at 886 Hope St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $5,000.

Filed between July 11 and July 15.

Elm Street Associates, Shelton, contractor for Lincoln Tech Culinary School. Renovate the kitchen in an existing commercial space at 8 Progress Drive, Shelton. Estimated cost: $23,000. Filed July 12.

Empire Fences Company LLC, Ridgefield, contractor for the town of Ridgefield. Install a gazebo on the property of an existing single-family residence at 316 Main St., Ridgefield.

Estimated cost: $35,000. Filed July 6.

Fairfield Realty Group LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Renovate the interior of an existing commercial space at 1000 Bridgeport Ave., Shelton. Estimated cost: $8,000.

Filed July 6.

Fairway Asset Management, contractor for self. Perform an interior fitout in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 41 Old Ridgebury Road, Danbury. Cost undisclosed..

Filed July 5.

FIP Construction Inc., Farmington, contractor for Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. Demolish the interior of an existing commercial space at 900 Ridgebury Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $2.5 million.

Filed July 13.

Haitsch Construction LLC, contractor for Immanuel Lutheran Church. Renovate the interior of an existing commercial space to add a cry room at 18 Clapboard Ridge Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $11,000.

Filed July 6.

Inclined Mobility LLC, contractor for Urban Commons Danbury LLC. Install a pool lift in an existing commercial space at 18 Old Ridgebury Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $8,500. Filed July 11.

J & N Enterprises Inc., Monroe, contractor for self. Renovate the interior of an existing commercial space at 104 Wesley Drive, Shelton. Estimated cost: $9,500. Filed July 8.

Landmark Square 1-6 LLC, Stamford, contractor for self. Perform an interior fit-out in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 101 Broad St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $325,000. Filed between July 11 and July 15.

Magna Construction Limited LLC, contractor for RA 225 High Ridge LLC. Renovate the interior of an existing commercial space at 225 High Ridge Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $300,000. Filed between July 11 and July 15.

Mr. Tent LLC, contractor for the city of Stamford. Add temporary tents to the property of an existing commercial space for a special event on Bridge Street, Stamford. Estimated cost: $1,500. Filed between July 11 and July 15.

Nomani Enterprises LLC, contractor for self. Replace the signs on the exterior of an existing commercial space at 243 West Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed between July 11 and July 15.

Pelham Homes LLC, Ridgefield, contractor for Erin Properties LLC. Convert the second floor of an existing commercial space into an office for rehabilitation at 9 Ethan Allen Highway, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed July 14.

RD Scinto Inc., Shelton, contractor for self. Perform an interior fit-out in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 100 Beard Saw Mill Road, Suite 305, Shelton. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed July 6.

Rectenwald Brothers Construction Inc., contractor for Danbury Mall LLC. Perform an interior fit-out in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 7 Backus Ave. Main, Danbury. Estimated cost: $900,000.

Filed July 5.

S & D Consulting, contractor for self. Renovate the interior of an existing commercial space at 49 Candle Hill, New Fairfield. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed June 30.

S & D Consulting, contractor for self.

Renovate the interior of an existing commercial space at 1 Dick Finn, New Fairfield. Estimated cost: $65,000.

Filed June 30.

S 1 Ridgefield LLC, Ridgefield, contractor for self. Remove the lighting and replace with new lighting in an existing commercial space at 42 Danbury Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $23,000. Filed July 14.

Sectorsite LLC, contractor for Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut. Replace the antennas on the roof of an existing commercial space at 77 Blachley Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed between July 11 and July 15.

Signature Construction Group of Connecticut Inc., Stamford, contractor for 201 Broad Street Owner LLC. Reduce an existing commercial space to its core at 201 Broad St., Stamford. Cost undisclosed. Filed between July 11 and July 15.

Signature Construction Group of Connecticut Inc., Stamford, contractor for Canal Street Partners LLC. Alter the interior of an existing commercial space at 700 Canal St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $520,000. Filed between July 11 and July 15.

St. Vincent’s Urgent Care, Greenwich, contractor for self. Perform an interior fit-out in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 16 Armstrong Road, Shelton. Estimated cost: $380,000. Filed July 15.

Valiant Construction Company LLC, contractor for Mead School for Human Development Inc. Remove the brick veneer and replace on an existing commercial space at 1093 Riverbank Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $125,000. Filed between July 11 and July 15.

Wayne Dimm Enterprises Inc., Ridgefield, contractor for Fairfield County Bank. Add a new front door to an existing commercial space at 3 Governor St., Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed July 8.

RESIDENTIAL 2 Enterprise Drive LLC, Shelton, contractor for self. Build three new rooms and add carpet and paint at 2 Enterprise Drive, Shelton. Estimated cost: $42,000. Filed July 8.

Antoinette, Violi, Stamford, contractor for self. Construct a new single-family residence at 360 Westover Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $650,000. Filed between July 11 and July 15.

Arias, Herman D., et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Construct a threeseasons porch under the deck of an existing single-family residence at 127 Woodway Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $1. Filed between July 11 and July 15.

Artizon Construction LLC, Stamford, contractor for Carmen M. Failla, et al. Add to the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 151 Wellington Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $420,000. Filed between July 11 and July 15.

Atkin, Robert D., Shelton, contractor for self. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 5 Whittier Lane, Shelton. Estimated cost: $18,000. Filed July 6.

Autuori, Michael J., Ridgefield, contractor for self. Construct a new single-story residence at 197 Florida Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed July 5.

B & B Home Improvement, contractor for Cheryl Fried. Repair water damage to a single-family residence at 5006 Hancock Drive, Danbury. Estimated cost: $92,121. Filed July 7.

B D B Construction LLC, contractor for Nabeel Sabbagh. Construct a new single-family residence with two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a twocar garage at 62 Taagan Point Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $205,000.

Filed July 11.

Baritz, Falice Miller and Marc Baritz, Stamford, contractor for self.

Renovate the kitchen and master bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 81 Four Brooks Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $40,000.

Filed between July 11 and July 15.

Brown, New Fairfield, contractor for self. Finish the basement in an existing single-family residence at 8 Titicus Mountain Road, New Fairfield.

Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed June 24.

Browne, New Fairfield, contractor for self. Finish the basement in an existing single-family residence at 15 Spruce Ridge, New Fairfield. Estimated cost: $42,000. Filed June 30.

Carcole Construction LLC, Stamford, contractor for Spring Enterprise LLC. Demolish a half story and build a new full second story on an existing commercial space at 152 Selleck St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $500,000.

Filed between July 11 and July 15.

Carey, Michael P., contractor for David Hogan. Raise the floor and ceiling in an existing single-family residence at 361 Janes Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed between July 11 and July 15.

Carey, Michael P., contractor for self.

Raise the ceiling in an existing singlefamily residence at 361 Janes Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $44,000.

Filed between July 11 and July 15.

Carmelo, Carmelina, Shelton, contractor for self. Add solar panels onto the roof of an existing single-family residence at 250 Meadow St., Shelton.

Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed July 6.

Charter Group Partners At Ridgefield, Ridgefield, contractor for self.

Finish the attic space in an existing single-family residence at 77 Sunset Lane, Unit 5, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $35,356. Filed July 15.

Charter Group Partners At Ridgefield, Ridgefield, contractor for self.

Add a finished attic area to an apartment building at 77 Sunset Lane, Unit 1, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $40,552.

Filed July 15.

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Clark Construction of Ridgefield, Ridgefield, contractor for Seth Byerley and Jennifer Byerley. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 14 Rowland Lane, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $19,564. Filed July 15.

Clark, Derrick, Shelton, contractor for self. Add a garage to the property of an existing single-family residence at 104 Perry Hill Road, Shelton. Estimated cost: $34,560. Filed July 14.

Conn Rural Homes LLC, Newtown, contractor for self. Finish the basement in an existing single-family residence at 72 Park Ave., Shelton. Estimated cost: $13,100. Filed July 12.

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WEBSTER’S MORRISON JOINS CPES BOARD Waterbury-based Webster Bank announced that Carolyn Morrison, vice president, relationship manager, commercial banking, is now a board member of the Connecticut Power and Energy Society, an association of energy professionals in Connecticut. Morrison joined Webster in 2011 and has worked in commercial banking in Connecticut for 20 years. For the past five years, she has been

AMERICARES AND SC JOHNSON FIGHT ZIKA

focused on the energy sector. She has also served as the treasurer of the Northwest Connecticut Chamber of Commerce and volunteers with Boy Scout Troup 75 in Terryville, the Thomaston Public Library and the Northwest Connecticut Arts Council. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business administration from the University of Connecticut.

Aerosol repellent in AmeriCares’ Connecticut warehouse will soon be distributed to health centers, health departments and nonprofit partners in the southern United States and Puerto Rico. Photograph by Jake Rauscher of AmeriCares.

Stamford-based AmeriCares, an emergency response and global health organization, is provid-

ing 300,000 cans of OFF! aerosol repellent to protect low-income and uninsured families from mos-

quitoes that may be carrying the Zika virus. AmeriCares will deliver the repellent donated by manufacturer SC Johnson, free of charge, to clinics, health departments and nonprofit partners in the southern United States and Puerto Rico. This donation is in addition to 50,000 units of OFF! personal repellent AmeriCares distributed in the U.S. and El Salvador this spring.

The product donations are part of SC Johnson’s commitment to providing $15 million over the next year to help protect families from the virus.

GOOD THINGS HAPPENING VEHICLES DONATED TO THE KENNEDY CENTER FAIRFIELD CHAMBER PRESENTS SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS The Fairfield Chamber of Commerce presented its second annual FELO Scholarship Awards, on June 15. FELO, which stands for Fairfield Emerging Leaders Organization, is an emerging professionals group that strives to network among themselves, share ideas and discuss challenges to help them achieve success, in addition to helping raise money for scholarship awards. The scholar-

ships are presented annually to a graduating high school student from Ludlowe High School and Fairfield Warde High School, who will be attending a business school or majoring in business and has financial needs. The 2016 FELO Scholarship Awards were presented to Jake Sohigian of Ludlowe High School and to John Natoli of Fairfield Warde High School.

SCHARF JOINS AXA ADVISORS Stewart Scharf joined the Stamford branch of AXA Advisors LLC, the brand name of AXA Equitable Financial Services LLC and its family of companies, offering international insurance and financial services. His responsibilities include working with clients to help them

define their financial goals. Prior to joining, Scharf served as an equity analyst with Standard & Poor’s in New York City. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the City University of New York and a master’s degree from the Pace University Lubin School.

BADORF JOINS HJ SIMS Fairfield-based HJ Sims, a privately held investment bank and broker-dealer, welcomed Lance Badorf as vice president of fixed income trading. Lance has 15 years industry experience, specializing in taxable and bankqualified municipal bond trading. He has experience with retail and institutional sales

covering middle-market banks, insurance companies, investment advisors and municipalities. Prior to joining, Lance served as director of trading with Oppenheimer, where he traded taxable municipals for institutional middle market and retail accounts. He is a graduate of Drexel University.

Six clients of The Kennedy Center admire the four new vehicles donated by the Norma F. Pfriem Foundation, along with Martin D. Schwartz, president and CEO of The Kennedy Center, pictured center, and Paul Miller, chairman of the foundation, second from left.

The Kennedy Center in Trumbull, an organization that provides services annually to 2,400 individuals with disabilities and special needs, from birth to senior years, received four new vehicles donated by the Norma F. Pfriem Foundation. The four vehicles, valued at $110,000 collectively, will provide transportation to clients in residential services, employment services and students in transitional

programs. Over the past few years, the foundation has provided The Kennedy Center with new vehicles to replace their aging fleet. The nonprofit operates a fleet of 172 vehicles, including cars, minivans, 15-passenger vans and minibuses that seat 14 to 22 passengers. The vehicles average more than 1.5 million miles annually and provide approximately 125,000 trips per year.

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THREE ACCEPTED INTO NURSING FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

From left: Nursing students Alexandra Maravic, Samantha Haug and Katie Grosso pose with Ellen Komar, vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer.

Samantha Haug, Alexandra Maravic and Katie Grosso, three nursing students, are participating in the Susan D. Flynn Summer Oncology Nursing Fellowship Program at Stamford Hospital. Now in its third year, Frederick C. Flynn created the program in memory of his late wife Susan, to provide students entering their senior year of a baccalaureate-nursing program the opportunity to acquire knowledge, skills

and experience at career centers. Haug, a resident of Kinnelon, N.J., and a nursing student at Sacred Heart University, is joining Fairfield University students, Maravic of Whitehouse Station, N.J., and Grosso of Stamford, for the eight-week course under the guidance of registered nurses in inpatient and outpatient settings at the hospital. They are expected to graduate from the program Aug. 11.

SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO FAIRFIELD STUDENTS

Michelle Costa, left photo, and Anthony Fugnitti, right photo, accept their scholarships from John J. Turgeon, trustee, CTCPA Educational Trust Fund.

The Educational Trust Fund of the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants (CTCPA) presented scholarships to Fairfield-area students at the organization’s recognition reception held at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville. The CTCPA’s Educational Trust Fund provides scholarships and grants to accounting students at Connecticut high schools, colleges and universities.

The scholarship is part of the fund’s revamped awards program, introducing new higher-dollar scholarships to

help ensure that awards given match the financial environment in which students now operate. The recipients include Michelle Costa, Stratford resident and University of Connecticut student, with the Connecticut Rising Junior Accounting Scholarship, a $5,000 scholarship; and Anthony Fugnitti, resident of Moonachie, N.J. and Sacred Heart University student, with the Connecticut Rising Sophomore Accounting Scholarship, a $1,500 scholarship.

CULLEN JOINS COLLIERS AS RESEARCH DIRECTOR Stamford-based Colliers International Group Inc., an international commercial real estate services firm, welcomed Sean Cullen as its director of research in the firm’s Stamford office. Cullen’s responsibilities include tracking and analyzing regional office statistics, producing quarterly market reports and assisting the company’s brokerage professionals with business development and client services, in addition

to property valuation. He brings more than seven years experience to this position, previously serving as the eastern region team leader for CBRE, where he supervised 100 research professionals and was responsible for developing, maintaining and analyzing critical market data for 400 brokers. Cullen holds a bachelor’s degree from Fairfield University and a master’s degree from Baruch, Zicklin School of Business.

Sean Cullen

PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGIST TO JOIN CONNECTICUT CHILDREN’S Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford and the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in Farmington is welcoming Emily L. Germain-Lee, a pediatric endocrinologist. She will join the division of pediatric endocrinology at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center and UConn Health as a professor in the department of pediatrics, Oct. 28. Her clinical care will be performed at the hospital and her research laboratory will be located at the school. Germain-Lee is a physician-scientist specializing in the critical care and translational research of genetic and metabolic bone diseases. Prior to joining, she served as a professor in the

Emily L. Germain-Lee

department of pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University and as the director of the bone and osteogenesis imperfecta department, as well as the director of bone research and The Albright Clinic at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore.

AUG. 6 Ridgefield Playhouse is presenting Grand Funk Railroad, a rock band with hit songs, including “We’re An American Band,” “Locomotion” and “Some Kind of Wonderful,” 8 p.m.

80 E. Ridge Road, Ridgefield.

For more, call the box office at 203-438-5795.

AUG. 7 Bruce Museum is hosting its first Sunday of the month bird walk at Greenwich Point Park, 9-11 a.m., 1 Museum Drive, Greenwich.

For more, contact cynthiae@ brucemuseum.org for park admission or visit brucemuseum. org.

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Julie Ringelheim

holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Skidmore College and master’s and doctoral degrees in clinical psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology.

LIBERATION PROGRAMS WELCOMES COHEN Norwalk-based Liberation Programs Inc., a nonprofit substance abuse and treatment organization serving more than 2,000 individuals and families throughout lower Fairfield County, welcomed Roberta Cohen of Stamford to its board of directors. Cohen is the founder of 2.0 Marketing LLC in Stamford and has 20 years of sales and marketing experience.

She has supported clients’ marketing initiatives across industries, including financial services, manufacturing, health care and technology. Prior to founding

AUG. 5

Ridgefield Playhouse is presenting The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra, an 18-member ensemble to play many of the original Miller arrangements both from the civilian band and the Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band libraries, 7:30 p.m., 80 E. Ridge Road, Ridgefield. For more, call the box office at 203-438-5795.

CGC WELCOMES RINGELHEIM Stamford-based Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut (CGC) — an organization that provides mental health services to children, from birth to age 18, in Stamford, Greenwich, Darien and New Canaan - welcomed Julie Ringelheim as its psychology training program director. Prior to joining, Ringelheim worked as a supervising psychologist at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. within the child and adolescent outpatient service department, providing psychotherapy and psychological assessments to children in a community mental health setting. Ringelheim

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Ridgefield Playhouse is featuring The Go-Go’s, an allfemale rock band, to celebrate their final tour after a 38-yearrun, with hit songs, including “We Got The Beat,” “Vacation” and “Our Lips Are Sealed,” 8 p.m., 80 E. Ridge Road, Ridgefield. For more, call the box office at 203-438-5795.

AUG. 13 Ridgefield Playhouse is featuring its Shakespeare on the Green and Green Expo, featuring the green living expo from noon to 4 p.m., with Shakespeare’s “So Please You,” produced and performed by Hudson Valley Shakespeare, taking place under the tent at 2 p.m., 80 E. Ridge Road, Ridgefield. Tickets will be held at the box office until 1 p.m. the day of the show.

For more, call the box office at 203-438-5795.

AUG. 16 Roberta Cohen

her company, she served as vice president of account services at Inergy Group, a business-to-business marketing agency. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Women’s Business Development Council is featuring “Understanding Social Security Benefits,” a workshop providing insight into the decisions needed to impact retirement income, noon to 2 p.m. C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main St., Newtown. To register, visit ctwbdc.org.

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Connecticut Deck Pros LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for Bart Weghe and Susan Van De Weghe. Remove the existing wood deck and construct a new one at 226 Barlow Mountain Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $18,000. Filed July 8.

Dougan, Stephen, Ridgefield, contractor for self. Add a two-story threecar garage to an existing single-family residence with a family room and construct a new mudroom at 9 Scott Ridge Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $127,872. Filed July 11.

Santini Services LLC, Ridgefield, contractor for Michael Pambianchi and Marylou Pambianchi. Add three dormers in the playroom at an existing single-family residence at 15 Old Washington Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed June 29.

Constantine, Russell and Tammy A. Constantine, Shelton, contractor for self. Add an above-ground pool and a deck to the property of an existing single-family residence at 226 Mohegan Road, Shelton. Estimated cost: $13,190. Filed July 15.

Douglas Enterprises LLC, contractor for Maxine F. Biesenbach, et al. Add a hydrotherapy pool to the basement of an existing single-family residence at 243 Dolphin Cove Quay, Stamford. Estimated cost: $42,000.

Filed between July 11 and July 15.

Santini Services LLC, Ridgefield, contractor for Daniel Scott and Nancy Scott. Renovate the kitchen and porch in an existing single-family residence at 63 Ridgecrest Drive, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $12,744. Filed July 11.

Cooper, Gerald R., et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Install a new above-ground pool on the property of an existing single-family residence at 116 Wedgemere Road, Stamford.

Estimated cost: $7,000. Filed between July 11 and July 15.

Elam, Deborah A., Stamford, contractor for self. Finish the basement in an existing single-family residence at 38 Merriland Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed between July 11 and July 15.

DC Builds LLC, Ridgefield, contractor for Tim Hanlon and Carrie Hanlon. Alter the interior of an existing single-family residence at 209 Ledges Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed June 28.

Eppoliti Realty Co. Inc., Ridgefield, contractor for self. Construct a new three-story multifamily apartment building with 13 units at 7 N. Salem Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $2 million. Filed July 8.

Deaton, Inez, New Fairfield, contractor for self. Add a deck to the property of an existing single-family residence at 9 Lake Drive, New Fairfield. Estimated cost: $9,360. Filed June 7.

Executive Craftsmen Inc., contractor for Stephen S. Lanefski Jr. Finish the basement in a two-family residence at 18 Elm Tree Place, Stamford. Estimated cost: $13,500. Filed between July 11 and July 15.

Dempsey, Terrance, contractor for Dominique Zuzelo. Rebuild a deck attached to an existing single-family residence at 12 Briarwood Drive, Danbury. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed July 7.

Fischer, Eileen and William Fischer, Shelton, contractor for self.

Add sheetrock to the basement of an existing single-family residence at 8 Bunker Hill Circle, Shelton. Estimated cost: $18,000. Filed July 6.

Design Builders & Remodeling Inc., Ridgefield, contractor for Jeff Carone and Christa Carone. Remodel the kitchen in an existing single-family residence and install walls in the unfinished basement at 21 Branchville Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $92,000. Filed July 8.

Fuzman Renovation LLC, Ridgefield, contractor for John Costa and Laurie Costa. Enclose a porch attached to an existing single-family residence and construct an attached garage expansion at 13 Sky Top Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $83,943.

Filed July 11.

Dibble, Smith Kolleen M., Danbury, contractor for self. Expand the deck attached to an existing single-family residence at 61 King St., Danbury. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed July 11.

G Brothers Carpentry LLC, contractor for Julia Delgado and Evaristo Delgado. Finish the attic space in an existing single-family residence at 63 Balmforth Ave., Danbury. Estimated cost: $18,000. Filed July 6.

Dinh, Phuc Van, Shelton, contractor for self. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 38 Hill St., Shelton. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed July 12.

Equity Analyst, Asia Pacific Markets (Greenwich, CT) sought by investment firm. Perform ongoing research for fundamental factor based stock investment strategies.

Assist in handling the Asia Pacific portfolio, including monitoring market movements, existing positions of risk analysis, & performance attribution. Must possess U.S. Master’s degree or foreign degree equivalent w/ major in Finance, Economics or a related quantitative field and 2 yrs of exp as an Equity Analyst. Exp to include trading on & performing investment analysis of both U.S. and Asian stock markets; coding in FactSet; & performing statistical analyses using time series, linear regression and multivariate statistics. Send resume to F. Zhang, Paloma Partners Management Co., Two American Lane, Greenwich, CT 06836.

Roog, Lucille A. and Walter M. Roog, Shelton, contractor for self.

Build a sunroom in an existing singlefamily residence at 16 Jefferson St., Shelton. Estimated cost: $7,260. Filed July 1.

Ross, Karen P., et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Add temporary tents to the property of an existing singlefamily residence for a special event at 490 June Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed between July 11 and July 15.

Salem, New Fairfield, contractor for self. Renovate a garage attached to an existing single-family residence at 3 Rocky Hill Road, New Fairfield. Estimated cost: $22,000. Filed July 6.

Sanchez, Vanmaly K. and Samual B. Sanchez, Shelton, contractor for self. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 361 Shelton Ave., Shelton. Estimated cost: $5,500.

Filed July 13.

Scully, Sharyn B. and Gerald E. Scully, Shelton, contractor for self.

Add a front deck to the property of an existing single-family residence at 15 Wilson Lane, Shelton. Estimated cost: $3,200. Filed July 1.

Slater, Rosean and Cary P. Slater, Shelton, contractor for self. Add solar panels onto the roof of an existing single-family residence at 32 Laurel Wood Drive, Shelton. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed July 6.

Solar City Corp., Rocky Hill, contractor for Sugar Hollow Associates LLC. Add solar panels onto the roof of an existing single-family residence at 5 Sugar Hollow Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $90,000. Filed July 11.

Soyak, New Fairfield, contractor for self. Finish the basement in an existing single-family residence at 58 Gillotti, New Fairfield. Estimated cost: $12,270. Filed July 7.

Strolin Remodeling LLC, contractor for James G. Gage. Finish the basement in an existing single-family residence at 25 Terra Glen Road, Danbury.

Estimated cost: $13,000. Filed July 6.

Taylor, William P., Shelton, contractor for self. Replace the cement front stairs on an existing single-family residence at 20 Moose Hill Road, Shelton.

Estimated cost: $3,450. Filed July 6.

THD at Home Services Inc., Shrewsbury, Mass., contractor for Elena Niell. Replace the vinyl windows in an existing single-family residence at 12 River Brook Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $2,480. Filed between July 11 and July 15.

THD at Home Services Inc., Shrewsbury, Mass., contractor for Angelantonio Dicicco, et al. Replace the siding on an existing single-family residence at 7 Golf View Circle, Stamford. Estimated cost: $16,000. Filed between July 11 and July 15.

THD at Home Services Inc., Shrewsbury, Mass., contractor for Molina C. Richard, et al. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 23 Fernwood Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $17,512. Filed between July 11 and July 15.

Throwbridge, Kaitlyn A. and Mark B. Throwbridge, Shelton, contractor for self. Build a rear deck and a side deck to an existing single-family residence at 44 Ridge Lane, Shelton.

Estimated cost: $10,450. Filed July 15.

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FIGURES Todice, Gary, Shelton, contractor for self. Renovate the interior of an existing single-family residence at 1 Pochong Trail, Shelton. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed July 15.

Tomay, Wilson, New Fairfield, contractor for self. Renovate the interior of an existing single-family residence at 32 Possum, New Fairfield. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed June 2.

Tran, Hong Van, Danbury, contractor for self. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 5 Jeannette Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed July 7.

Tuohy, Sylvie and Tom Touhy, Ridgefield, contractor for self. Add new sheetrock walls, new windows and a full bathroom to an existing single-family residence at 40 Rich Drive, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $82,046.

Filed July 5.

US Home Services LLC, contractor for Sylvan Knoll Section 1 Inc. Replace the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 153 Sylvan Knoll Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $5,000.

Filed between July 11 and July 15.

Verrilli, Joseph A. and Carolyn Verrilli, Shelton, contractor for self.

Add a shed to the property of an existing single-family residence at 18 Beech Tree Hill Road, Shelton. Estimated cost: $2,400. Filed July 6.

Vetere, Lawrence V., contractor for John W. Conroy and Sally Conroy.

Expand the deck attached to an existing single-family residence at 33 Acre, Danbury. Estimated cost: $4,000.

Filed July 5.

Villacis, Vivian, Stamford, contractor for self. Construct a new deck at the rear of an existing two-family residence at 10 Cummings Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $18,000. Filed between July 11 and July 15.

Vinylume Inc., contractor for Nicholas Stamatelos. Add roofing to an existing single-family residence at 523 Newfield Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $10,400. Filed between July 11 and July 15.

Violi, Antoinette, Stamford, contractor for self. Demolish an existing single-family residence at 360 Westover Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed between July 11 and July 15.

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

BRIDGEPORT SUPERIOR COURT American Optical Corp., et al., Cleveland, Ohio. Filed by Normand Auger and Jo-Ann Dumas-Auger, Putnam. Plaintiffs’ attorney: Alphonse Ippolito, New Haven. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this product liability suit against the defendants alleging that he was forced to be exposed to asbestos fibers and materials manufactured by the defendants during the course of his work. The defendants failed to advise the plaintiff of the dangerous characteristics of asbestos and failed to provide a safe working environment for the plaintiff Alphonse Ippolito. Jo-Ann DumasAuger is suing for loss of consortium.

The plaintiffs seek monetary damages in excess of $15,000, punitive and exemplary charges and such other relief as this court may deem proper.

Case no. FBT-cv16-6058102-S. Filed July 11.

Allstate Insurance Co., et al., Northbrook, Ill. Filed by Raymond Kollar, Apopka, Fla. Plaintiff’s attorney: Murtha Cullina LLP, Stamford.

Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that she sold insurance products for the plaintiff. The defendants allegedly falsely stated to FINRA that the plaintiff was terminated for failure to meet minimum production required by the firm causing monetary damages.

The plaintiff claims money damages, consequential damages, compensatory damages, attorney’s fees, punitive damages, costs, interest and such other and further relief as the court deems equitable and proper.

Case no. FBT-cv16-6058220-S. Filed July 15.

Metlife Auto & Home Insurance Co., Hartford. Filed by Joseph Scalzo, Trumbull. Plaintiff’s attorney: Nathan C. Nasser, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendant alleging that he collided with an underinsured motorist and suffered injury.

The insurance policy carried by the underinsured motorist is inadequate to fully compensate for the damages.

The plaintiff alleges that his injuries are the legal responsibilities of his insurance company, the defendant.

The plaintiff claims judgment and money damages in excess of $15,000 exclusive of interests and costs.

Case no. FBT-cv16-6058127-S. Filed July 12.

Ohi of Connecticut LLC, Stratford.

Filed by The Travelers Indemnity Company of America, et al., Hartford.

Plaintiffs’ attorney: Igal, Napolitano & Shapiro PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it had failed to make timely premium payments to the plaintiffs for a credit account. The plaintiffs have declared the entire outstanding principal balance of $7,737 due and have made a demand for the balance, yet have not received payment.

The plaintiffs claim money damages, court costs and such other relief as the court deems just and proper.

Case no. FBT-cv16-6058125-S. Filed July 12.

Old Republic Insurance Co., Hartford. Filed by Ronald Donald, Naugatuck. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ganim, Ganim & Ganim PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this insurance suit against the defendant alleging that it failed to pay out workers’ compensation related to an injury sustained by the plaintiff. The plaintiff claims money damages and such relief as in law and equity may appertain.

Case no. FBT-cv16-6058161-S. Filed July 13.

The Travelers Indemnity Company of Connecticut, Hartford.

Filed by Kimberly Moonan, Trumbull. Plaintiff’s attorney: Cohen and Wolf PC, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendant alleging that she collided with an underinsured motorist and suffered injury.

The insurance policy carried by the underinsured motorist is inadequate to fully compensate for the damages.

The plaintiff alleges that her injuries are the legal responsibilities of her insurance company, the defendant.

The plaintiff claims judgment and money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs.

Case no. FBT-cv16-6058216-S. Filed July 15.

DANBURY SUPERIOR COURT Creekmore Industries LLC, et al., New Fairfield. Filed by Jonathan Kuczwaj and Jennifer Kuzwaj, Danbury. Plaintiffs’ attorney: Del Sole & Del Sole LLP, Wallingford. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that they failed to install flooring in their house in a workmanlike manner. This caused the plaintiffs to spend additional money to have their wood floor repaired. The plaintiffs claim money damages, actual damages, punitive damages, attorney’s fees and other legal or equitable relief as the court deems appropriate.

Case no. DBD-cv16-6020221-S. Filed July 12.

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WESTCHESTER & FAIRFIELD COUNTY

BUSINESS JOURNALS

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FACTS Norbert E. Mitchell Company Inc., Danbury. Filed by David Shreders, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that she slipped on an icy surface owned by the defendant and sustained injury. This icy condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendant and its employees in that they failed to maintain the area around their propane tank station. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs.

Case no. DBD-cv16-6020232-S. Filed July 14.

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., Hartford. Filed

by Thomas Nichols, New Fairfield.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Richard D. Arconti, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendant alleging that he collided with an underinsured motorist and suffered injury. The insurance policy carried by the underinsured motorist is inadequate to fully compensate for the damages.

The plaintiff alleges that his injuries are the legal responsibilities of his insurance company, the defendant.

The plaintiff claims judgment and money damages in excess of $15,000 exclusive of interests and costs.

Case no. DBD-cv16-6020211-S. Filed July 11.

Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC, Quincy, Mass. Filed by Maryann Lenahan, Redding. Plaintiff’s attorney: Sousa & Minogue LLC, Shelton. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that she slipped on a pool of liquid spilling from a broken container in a store owned by the defendant and sustained injuries. This dangerous condition was allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendant and its employees in that they failed to inspect their store. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs.

Case no. DBD-cv16-6020245-S. Filed July 15.

STAMFORD SUPERIOR COURT Amica Mutual Insurance Co., Hartford. Filed by John Boehmer, Westport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Zeldes, Needle & Cooper PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendant alleging that he collided with an underinsured motorist and suffered injury.

The insurance policy carried by the underinsured motorist is inadequate to fully compensate for the damages.

The plaintiff alleges that his injuries are the legal responsibilities of his insurance company, the defendant.

The plaintiff claims judgment and money damages in excess of $15,000 exclusive of interests and costs.

Case no. FST-cv16-6029246-S. Filed July 15.

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C&C Service LLC, Hartford. Filed by the city of Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: James F. Simon, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for property taxes due. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding balance due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment.

The plaintiff claims money damages, court costs, attorney’s fees, interest and such other and further relief as the court may deem just and proper.

Case no. FST-cv16-6029214-S. Filed July 12.

Geigers Landscape LLC, et al., Westport. Filed by American Express Bank FSB, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Zwicker & Associates, Enfield. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that they had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for a credit account. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance of $5,960 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages and court costs.

Case no. FST-cv16-6029242-S. Filed July 14.

Carmina Roth Interiors LLC, Greenwich. Filed by Ratmir Timashev, Greenwich. Plaintiff’s attorney: Law Offices of Mark Sherman LLC, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it failed to complete the design concepts for the plaintiff’s primary residence, failed to calculate and charge plaintiff the commissions agreed upon, overcharged the plaintiff and failed to provide specifications to the plaintiff for each item purchased.

The plaintiff claims general and consequential damages, attorney’s fees, costs and such other and further relief as the court deems just and proper.

Case no. FST-cv16-6029207-S. Filed July 11.

Greenwich Honda, Greenwich.

Filed by Citizens Bank NA, Providence, R.I. Plaintiff’s attorney: Russo & Associates LLC. Action: The plaintiff has brought this suit against the defendant alleging that it encouraged uncreditworthy buyers to convince a creditworthy third party to sign off on all of the loan documents on the buyer’s behalf. As a result, the defendant purchased the financing contracts from the defendant under the false impression that the person on the loan documents was the actual customer of the vehicle, causing default of the loans. The plaintiff claims compensatory damages, costs, expenses, fees, prejudgment interest and postjudgment interest and such other and further relief as is just and proper.

Case no. FST-cv16-6029213-S. Filed July 12.

Geico General Insurance Co., Hartford. Filed by Cherie Yopp, New Haven. Plaintiff’s attorney: Wofsey, Rosen, Kweskin & Kuriansky LLP, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendant alleging that she collided with an underinsured motorist and suffered injury. The insurance policy carried by the underinsured motorist is inadequate to fully compensate for the damages.

The plaintiff alleges that her injuries are the legal responsibilities of her insurance company, the defendant.

The plaintiff claims judgment and money damages in excess of $15,000 exclusive of interests and costs.

Case no. FST-cv16-6029212-S. Filed July 12.

Geico General Insurance Co., et al., Hartford. Filed by Gary Hutchinson, Darien. Plaintiff’s attorney: Wofsey, Rosen, Kweskin & Kuriansky LLP, Stamford. 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.

Case no. FST-cv16-6029211-S. Filed July 12.

Kramer Lane Construction LLC, et al., Weston. Filed by Patrick Woodring and Lori Woodring, Greenwich. Plaintiffs’ attorney: Lerner & Guarino LLC. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this suit against the defendants alleging that they cut and damaged trees on their property while trying to improve property on an adjacent lot, causing damages.

The plaintiffs claim three times the reasonable value of the destroyed trees, money damages, interest, costs and such other further relief as the court deems appropriate.

Case no. FST-cv16-6029230-S. Filed July 13.

Plum Line Foods LLC, Wilton. Filed

by Ionian Food Imports Inc., Stratford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Mark Sank & Associates LLC, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for produce provided. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding balance of $9,898 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages, attorney’s fees, costs, an order for weekly payments, statutory pre-judgment interest, post-judgment interest and such other and further relief as the court may deem appropriate.

Case no. FST-cv16-6029225-S. Filed July 13.

FIGURES Safeco Insurance Company of America, Boston, Mass. Filed by Morris Specter, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Joseph M. Brophy. Action: The plaintiff has brought this insurance suit against the defendant alleging that it entered into an insurance contract with the plaintiff in which it agreed to provide a defense for any claims brought by tenants of the property against the plaintiff for personal injury or property damage.

The defendant has refused to defend the plaintiff against the lawsuits, in breach of contract. The plaintiff claims money damages, punitive damages, attorney’s fees, costs and such other relief as the court deems appropriate.

Case no. FST-cv16-6029244-S. Filed July 14.

The Travelers Indemnity Company of Connecticut, et al., Hartford.

Filed by Great Plains Leasing LLC, et al., Wilton. Plaintiffs’ attorneys: Yamin & Grant LLC, Waterbury. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this insurance suit against the defendants alleging that they purchased insurance from them designed to protect against lawsuits from customers. The defendants have allegedly failed to fully fund the plaintiffs’ defense against the lawsuits and failed to indemnify the plaintiffs for the $32 million settlement they were forced to pay out. The plaintiffs claim damages, interest, attorney’s fees, expenses, punitive damages, costs and such other and further relief as may be required in law or equity.

Case no. FST-cv16-6029206-S. Filed July 11.

FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT 51 Richards Avenue LLC, Norwalk.

Filed by Federal Insurance Co., Warren, N.J. Plaintiff’s attorney: Stuart G. Blackburn, Windsor Locks. Action: The plaintiff has brought a breach of contract this suit against the defendant alleging that the plaintiff insured Western Connecticut Health Network, which leased out property to the defendant. Water damage caused by the defendant allegedly resulted in the plaintiff being forced to pay out insurance damages. The plaintiff claims damages, interest, costs and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity.

Case no. 3:16-cv-01165-WWE. Filed July 12.

Automotive Restorations Inc., Stratford. Filed by Great Northern Insurance Co., Warren, N.J. Plaintiff’s attorney: Stuart G. Blackburn, Windsor Locks. Action: The plaintiff has brought this insurance suit against the defendant alleging that the plaintiff insured a vehicle, which caught fire due to the defendant’s faulty installation of a fuel valve. This caused the plaintiff to be forced to pay out insurance damages. The plaintiff claims $161,000 in monetary damages, costs and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity.

Case no. 3:16-cv-01189-VLB. Filed July 14.

Bluestem Brands Inc. Filed by Zachary Edmonds. Plaintiff’s attorney: Kimmel & Silverman PC, Danielson.

Action: The plaintiff has brought this telecommunications suit against the defendant alleging that it used an automatic dialer to make repeated calls to his cell phone, causing damages.

The plaintiff claims monetary damages, statutory damages, punitive damages and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity.

Case no. 3:16-cv-01166-JAM. Filed July 12.

Clear View Group LLC, Houston, Texas. Filed by Clearview Capital LLC, Greenwich. Plaintiff’s attorney: Loeb & Loeb LLP, New York, N.Y. Action: The plaintiff has brought this trademark infringement suit against the defendant alleging that it used “Clear View” marks in connection with financial services, diluting the plaintiff’s brand image. The plaintiff claims monetary damages, statutory damages, profits, exemplary damages, prejudgment interest, postjudgment interest, costs, attorney’s fees and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity.

Case no. 3:16-cv-01167-MPS. Filed July 12.

Emigrant Residential LLC, et al., New York, N.Y. Filed by 12 Norton Lane LLC, et al., Greenwich. Plaintiffs’ attorney: Leyden & Main Legal Group PC, Norwalk. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this suit against the defendants alleging that the plaintiffs borrowed money from the defendants and went into default when they were unable to pay it. The defendants allegedly filed a deficiency judgment too late, seeking $575,000 from the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs claim $2.3 million in monetary damages, compensatory damages, treble damages, attorney’s fees, costs, pre-judgment interest and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity.

Case no. 3:16-cv-01158-AWT. Filed July 11.

Floating Panda, et al. Filed by BigMouth Inc., Glastonbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: K & L Gates LLP, Boston, Mass. Action: The plaintiff has brought this trademark infringement suit against the defendants alleging that they counterfeited an identical trademark owned by the plaintiff and sold their products on Amazon. The plaintiff alleges this amounts to a false designation of origin, causing damages. The plaintiff claims an injunction enjoining the defendants and preventing them from continuing to infringe, damages, profits, statutory damages, treble damages and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity.

Case no. 3:16-cv-01195-JAM. Filed July 15.

Hannah and Jack’s Treat LLC, et al., Darien. Filed by Baskin-Robbins Franchising LLC, et al., Canton, Mass.

Plaintiffs’ attorney: Nixon Peabody LLP, Providence, R.I. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this trademark infringement suit against the defendants alleging that they agreed to be a franchiser for the plaintiffs.

The defendants allegedly failed to report their gross sales and failed to cure their default. As a result, the plaintiffs terminated their franchise agreement. However, the defendants have allegedly continued to use the plaintiffs’ proprietary marks, causing damages. The plaintiffs claim an injunction enjoining the defendants, prejudgment interest, post-judgment interest, damages, costs, attorney’s fees and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity.

Case no. 3:16-cv-01154-MPS. Filed July 11.

InFor (US) Inc. Filed by Morris Group Inc. Plaintiff’s attorney: Hinckley Allen & Snyder, Providence, R.I. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it produced enterprise and human resource software for the plaintiff. The defendant allegedly failed to meet the security settings established under contract and the software it produced was allegedly prone to defects. The plaintiff claims monetary damages, prejudgment interest, post-judgment interest, punitive damages, costs, attorney’s fees and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity.

Case no. 3:16-cv-01182-WWE. Filed July 14.

DEEDS

COMMITTEE DEEDS Dorrington, Leigh A., et al., Newtown. Appointed committee: Robert M. Opotzner, Newtown. Property: 46 West St., Newtown. Amount: $347,000. Docket no. DBD-cv-126009932-S. Filed July 5.

Grove, Kimberly D. and Babaji D. Grove, Trumbull. Appointed committee: Waltar A. Flynn Jr., Trumbull.

Property: 97 Arden Road, Trumbull.

Amount: $325,000. Docket no. FSTcv-15-6049691-S. Filed June 20.

Kathleen, Relkin, et al., Trumbull.

Appointed committee: Jonathan S. Koehm, Bridgeport. Property: 101 Paugusett Circle, Unit 1, Trumbull.

Amount: $200,000. Docket no. FBTcv-15-6051754-S. Filed July 7.

COMMERCIAL 15 North Lynwood Drive LLC, Trumbull. Seller: The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York, N.Y. Property: 26 Grove St., Trumbull.

Amount: $252,100. Filed July 6.

377 Ruane Street LLC, Greenwich.

Seller: Mary Ann Bohmer, Louisburg, N.C. Property: 377 Ruane St., Fairfield.

Amount: $327,500. Filed July 14.

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FACTS 4141 Madison Avenue LLC, Trumbull. Seller: Louis Dominguez Jr. and Maria L. Dominguez, Trumbull. Property: 4141 Madison Ave., Trumbull.

Amount: $395,000. Filed July 1.

A Boa Vida LLC, Danbury. Seller: Rochelle Hutchings, Danbury. Property: 44 Cleveland St., Danbury. Amount: $253,000. Filed July 11.

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Oklahoma City, Okla.

Seller: Bank of America NA, Plano, Texas. Property: 5A Woodside Ave., Unit 54, Danbury. For no consideration paid. Filed June 29.

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Brennan, Kara M. and Jeffrey S. Gomes, Shelton. Seller: Ficthel Brothers Development Co., Shelton. Property: 43 Osborn Lane, Monroe. Amount: $300,000. Filed June 27.

Spruce Ridge Craftsmen Inc., New Fairfield. Seller: HH&P Developers LLC, New Fairfield. Property: 3 Spruce Ridge Drive, Lot 14, New Fairfield.

Amount: $190,000. Filed June 6.

Breslin, Charlotte C. and Sean F. Breslin, New Fairfield. Seller: John Fidanza and Melissa L. Fidanza, New Fairfield. Property: Lot 8203, Map 163, New Fairfield. Amount: $255,000.

Filed June 13.

Town of Newtown, Newtown. Seller: Michael J. Szymanski, Newtown.

Property: Lakeview Terrace, Newtown. Amount: $10. Filed July 6.

Brice, Carla, Danbury. Seller: Christopher E. Corso, Danbury. Property: 181 Middle River Road, Danbury.

Amount: $399,000. Filed July 5.

ECB Realty LLC, Newtown. Seller: John R. Patton, Danbury. Property: 133 Padanaram Road, Danbury. Amount: $10,000. Filed June 27.

Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Seller: Wells Fargo & Co., Charlotte, N.C. Property: Main Street, Ridgefield. Amount: $10. Filed July 8.

ECB Realty LLC, Newtown. Seller: John R. Patton and Jessie M. Patton, Danbury. Property: 1 E. Lake Road, Danbury. Amount: $255,000. Filed June 27.

Wildwood Homes LLC, Shelton.

Seller: Jessica Ahlers and James O. Walsh, New Haven. Property: Unit 41 in Country Place Condominium, Shelton. Amount: $210,000. Filed July 13.

Brila, Katarina and Marek Brila, Norwalk. Seller: Zachary Stein, Michael Chang and Margaret Chang, Trumbull. Property: 4 Rockland Circle, Trumbull. Amount: $330,000.

Filed July 5.

Grassy Plain Unit 4 LLC, Bethel.

Seller: Gary M. Walters and Malcolm M. Brodie, Danbury. Property: 149 Grassy Plain St., Unit 2, Bethel.

Amount: $106,000. Filed July 12.

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Brookfield Global Relocation Services LLC, Houston, Texas. Seller: Norman Meldrum and Helen Meldrum, Shelton. Property: Lot 4, Falls of Huntington, Shelton. Amount: $589,000. Filed June 20.

Hollandia Nurseries LLC, Bethel.

Seller: Kenneth R. Kolwicz, Bethel. Property: 106 Old Hawleyville Road, Bethel.

Amount: $250,000. Filed June 24.

Abt, Suzanne and Thomas W. Abt, Carmel, N.Y. Seller: Toll Cnnecticut III LP, Newtown. Property: 425 Center Meadow Road, Danbury. Amount: $280,846. Filed June 27.

Brooks, Kelsey and Sean Montellese, New York, N.Y. Seller: Ronald M. Fedeli and Christine J. Lawton, Fairfield. Property: 323 Old Post Road, Fairfield. Amount: $780,000. Filed July 8.

Brown, Deborah K. and Andrei Ganea, New York, N.Y. Seller: Robert J. Katz and Jane L. Katz, New York, N.Y. Property: High Ridge Avenue, Map 9343, Ridgefield. Amount: $2.6 million. Filed June 27.

Adams, Nicole and Simon Wright, Cobham Surrey, U.K. Seller: Andrew G. Robertson and Annette J. Robertson, Ridgefield. Property: 59 Lincoln Lane, Ridgefield. Amount: $980,000.

Filed June 29.

Burger-McMichael, Renee and Gregory McMichael, Denver, Colo.

Seller: Eric Haughn, Fairfield. Property: 108 Lookout Drive North, Fairfield.

Amount: $1.1 million. Filed July 7.

JPCH LLC, Danbury. Seller: Cynthia F. Keeton, Bethel. Property: 23 Huntington Court, Unit 85, Bethel. Amount: $179,000. Filed June 28.

Ambrogio, Barbara and F. Carl Ambrogio, Greenwich. Seller: James F. Satifka and Miriam Satifka, Monroe. Property: 235 Elm St., Monroe.

Amount: $382,500. Filed July 5.

Burt, Bari and Nicholas Mariani, Norwalk. Seller: Elizabeth GiancolaGolove, Trumbull. Property: 20 Bayberry Lane, Trumbull. Amount: $337,000. Filed July 8.

JRD Properties Monroe LLC, Waterbury. Seller: Fox Group Connecticut LLC, Pleasantville, N.Y. Property: 34 Enterprise Drive, Monroe.

Amount: $550,000. Filed June 23.

Boggess, Lacy, Bethel. Seller: Toll Connecticut Limited Partnership, Newtown. Property: 102 Great Hill Drive, Unit 168, Bethel. Amount: $613,522. Filed June 22.

Kalboys LLC, Easton. Seller: New England Materials LLC, Monroe.

Property: 35 Cambridge Drive, Monroe. Amount: $375,000. Filed July 7.

Bojnec III, Martin S., Shelton. Seller: Samuel F. Masterson, Weston. Property: 5 Turner Road, Shelton. Amount: $209,000. Filed June 24.

NSC Holdings LLC, Danbury. Seller: Eppoliti Realty Company Inc., Ridgefield. Property: 7 N. Salem Road, Ridgefield. For an unknown amount paid. Filed July 14.

Bouchard, Pierre and Lori Bouchard, Danbury. Seller: Secretary of Housing & Urban Development, Philadelphia, Pa. Property: 28 Kingswood Road, Danbury. Amount: $207,000. Filed June 28.

Carone, Christa B. and Jeff Carone, Hingham, Mass. Seller: Thomas A. Harper and Ann D. Harper, Ridgefield.

Property: 21 Branchville Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed July 1.

Brandao, Marcos De Oliveira, Danbury. Seller: Ariosto Eugenio Cardenas and Luz B. Suarez, Danbury.

Property: 11B Virginia Ave., Danbury.

Amount: $300,000. Filed July 7.

Carpenter, Daniel, Monroe. Seller: Ottavio Liburdi and Kaye A. Liburdi, Monroe. Property: 200 Cutlers Farm Road, Monroe. Amount: $490,000.

Filed July 1.

Horizon View Developers LLC, Trumbull. Seller: Daniel Egan, East Hampton. Property: 861 White Plains Road, Trumbull. Amount: $167,500.

Filed July 8.

Oak Street Design and Construction Inc., Newtown. Seller: Kristen P. Bielanos, Wappinger Falls, N.Y. Property: 42 Great Hill Road, Newtown.

Amount: $217,000. Filed July 6.

S and G of Shelton LLC, Shelton.

Seller: Sara Conklin, Shelton. Property: Walnut Avenue, Map 4578, Shelton.

For an unknown amount paid. Filed July 1.

Santander Bank NA, Reading, Pa. Seller: John T. Rogers, New Fairfield.

Property: 52 Barnum Road, New Fairfield. For no consideration paid. Filed July 13.

Byerley, Seth, Norwalk. Seller: Sharon H. Hyatt, Ridgefield. Property: 14 Rowland Lane, Ridgefield. Amount: $428,820. Filed July 6.

Cannone, Lindsay and Michael Cannone, White Plains, N.Y. Seller: James R. Coyman and Ruth M. Coyman, Ridgefield. Property: 183 Holmes Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $855,000.

Filed June 29.

Bravo, Maria and Wesley Todd, Danbury. Seller: Anthony P. Vitanzo and Leanne M. Vitanzo, Danbury.

Property: 29 Ward Drive South, Danbury. Amount: $358,000. Filed June 30.

Cartelli, Audra and Christopher Cartelli, Ridgefield. Seller: Russell Katz and Marie Katz, Ridgefield. Property: 216 Florida Road, Ridgefield.

Amount: $765,000. Filed July 6.

Breen, Casey G., Danbury. Seller: Christine R. Ferron, Danbury. Property: 14 Maple Ridge Road, Danbury.

Amount: $244,500. Filed June 27.

Carvalho, David M. and James R. Pallett, Greenwich. Seller: Christopher A. Lawrence and Donna J. Lawrence, Fairfield. Property: Lot 16, Map 3130, Fairfield. Amount: $516,000.

Filed July 6.

FIGURES Cazenave, Carole Maria and Fernando Zapatoczny, Ridgefield.

Seller: Dominick Moreno, Ridgefield. Property: Unit 74 of Casagmo Condominium, Ridgefield. Amount: $432,000. Filed June 27.

Chacon, Flawer Alicia, Olga Chacon and Manuel Ordonez, Danbury. Seller: Carol Cizik, Danbury.

Property: Lot 83, Map 3364, Danbury.

Amount: $204,000. Filed June 29.

Chmura, Donna S. and Wayne J. Chmura, Monroe. Seller: Elaine Phillips and Patricia Moakler, Shelton.

Property: 134 Thoreau Drive, Shelton.

Amount: $344,950. Filed June 20.

Costa, Laurie and John Costa, Danbury. Seller: Goodsinya LLC, Ridgefield. Property: 13 Sky Top Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $529,000. Filed July 5.

Costa, Vanssa B. and David A. Claudio, Bridgeport. Seller: John Wasiczko, Brookfield. Property: 324 Guinea Road and 57 Pine Hill Road, Monroe.

Amount: $299,150. Filed June 27.

Cuda, Francis M., Shelton. Seller: Vincent Bogdansky and Antoinette Bogdansky, Shelton. Property: 521 Ashbury Ridge, Shelton. Amount: $150,000. Filed June 23.

Christiano, David, Milford. Seller: Aaron D. Blank, Monroe. Property: 13 Rolling Ridge Road, Monroe. Amount: $228,500. Filed June 21.

Cunningham, Elissa M. and Kyle E. Cunningham, Fairfield. Seller: Russell B. Captor, Monroe. Property: 25 Nelson Brook Road, Monroe. Amount: $439,900. Filed July 5.

Cilurzo, Mary Jeanne and Frank Cilurzo, Trumbull. Seller: Carol S. Nuzzo, Southbury. Property: 29 Pomona Road, Trumbull. Amount: $331,000. Filed July 6.

D’Amico, Shannon and Mark D’Amico, Newtown. Seller: Ruth Morley, Newtown. Property: Parcel 2, Map 2151, Newtown. Amount: $55,000.

Filed July 7.

Clark, Stephen D., Newtown. Seller: William C. McCarthy and Allen B. Kasiewicz, Wolfeboro, N.H. Property: 39 Mile Hill Road, Newtown. Amount: $119,950. Filed July 8.

Daubar, Michelle C. and Andrew V. Daubar, Ridgefield. Seller: Paul A. Slager and Jennifer L. Sachs, Ridgefield. Property: Map 7944, Ridgefield.

Amount: $1.1 million. Filed July 1.

Cobelli, Jean M. and Michael S. Cobelli, Ridgefield. Seller: Christopher Kyle Kane and Maria Becerril Kane, Danbury. Property: 183 Stadley Rough Road, Danbury. Amount: $305,000.

Filed July 5.

Deabrau, Diogo, Shelton. Seller: John P. Pierne, Shelton. Property: Lot 5, Map 1754, Shelton. Amount: $374,000. Filed June 30.

Colamaria, Marc and Nicolas Colamaria, Ridgefield. Seller: Scott Persampieri and Denise M. Persampieri, Ridgefield. Property: 19 Evergreen Place, Ridgefield. Amount: $556,900.

Filed July 1.

Collado, Rebeca and Andres Collado, Whitestone, N.Y. Seller: James R. Eden and Joan A. Eden, Bethel. Property: 29 Linda Lane, Bethel. Amount: $355,000. Filed June 30.

Conklin, Sara, Shelton. Seller: S and G of Shelton LLC, Shelton. Property: Parcel H, Perry Hill Estates, Shelton.

Amount: $1 million. Filed July 1.

Consiglio, Maureen and Lawrence Consiglio, Oxford. Seller: Edward A. Robbs and Myrtle Louis Willis-Robbs, Danbury. Property: 6 Aster Drive, Danbury. Amount: $470,000. Filed June 30.

Cooke, Catherine, Trumbull. Seller: Michael L. Zietz and Erin L. Zietz, Trumbull. Property: 32 Linley Road, Trumbull. Amount: $373,000. Filed July 5.

Cooper, Meghan and Jeff Cooper, Trumbull. Seller: Louis Anthony and Roxane Anthony, Monroe. Property: 23 Pilgrim Lane, Monroe. Amount: $505,000. Filed June 22.

Cornwell, Nicole and James Cornwell, Bronx, N.Y. Seller: Douglas A. Muckell, New Fairfield. Property: 50 Ridge Road, New Fairfield. Amount: $325,000. Filed July 6.

Decker, Sharon and Barry S. Decker, Yorktown Heights, N.Y. Seller: James P. Knoblich and Susan E. Knoblich, New Fairfield. Property: 4 Bogus Hill Road, New Fairfield.

Amount: $644,000. Filed June 27.

Hoey, MaryKate and Brian Hoey, Ridgefield. Seller: James C. Foy and Mary R. Foy, Lewes, Del. Property: 71 Manor Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $625,000. Filed June 29.

Holz, Jeannine and Brian Donahue, East Meadow, N.Y. Seller: James D. Peterson and Jill A. Peterson, Monroe. Property: 27 Glen Hollow Drive, Monroe. Amount: $500,500. Filed June 30.

Horbach, Jan M. and Erin K. Horbach, Trumbull. Seller: Gladys H. Fichera, Trumbull. Property: 6 Normandy Road, Trumbull. Amount: $255,000. Filed July 5.

Horigan, Renee and Brian S. Horigan, Seymour. Seller: Elizabeth R. Heiney, Monroe. Property: 114 Hammertown Road, Monroe. Amount: $363,000. Filed June 27.

Jajeh, Anas Al, Monroe. Seller: 24 Boulder Ridge Road LLC, Monroe.

Property: 24 Boulder Ridge Road, Monroe. Amount: $130,000. Filed June 21.

Jaroszynski, Genn, Shelton. Seller: Melissa Sipos, Shelton. Property: 47 Katherine Court, Shelton. Amount: $307,500. Filed June 27.

Johansmeyer, Suzanne and Theodore J. Johansmeyer, Juno Beach, Fla. Seller: Theodore J. Johansmeyer and Suzanne H. Johansmeyer, Juno Beach, Fla. Property: Unit 24 of Crescent Village, Shelton. Amount: $10.

Filed July 1.

Johnson, Tricia and David B. Johnson, Trumbull. Seller: Paul Philben and Dorine Philben, Trumbull. Property: 26 Cornfield Road, Trumbull.

Amount: $680,000. Filed July 6.

Josh-Koutroulas, Swati and Panagiotes Koutroulas, Southport.

Seller: Louise M. Marino and Donna Marino, Fairfield. Property: 636 Reid St., Fairfield. Amount: $645,000. Filed July 5.

Kalish, Andrew, New Milford. Seller: Cheryl A. Poulin, Danbury. Property: 17 N. Nabby Road, Danbury. Amount: $285,000. Filed June 30.

Kearns, Michael, Newtown. Seller: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 16 Swamp Road, Newtown.

Amount: $192,755. Filed July 8.

Kelleher, Kenneth C., Patterson, N.Y. Seller: Sarah Lewis McLain, New Fairfield. Property: Lot 22, Map 1747, New Fairfield. Amount: $313,000.

Filed July 5.

Khan, Samreen and Amir Khan, Shelton. Seller: Eileen M. Remlin and Eric Ericson, Shelton. Property: 31 Heather Ridge, Shelton. Amount: $156,000. Filed July 1.

Klopfenstein, Jo Anne and John F. Klopfenstein, Newtown. Seller: John F. Klopfenstein, Newtown. Property: 87 S. Main St., Unit 2, Newtown. For no consideration paid. Filed July 8.

Kosygin, Anna and Alexey Kosygin, Wilton. Seller: Louis Tabory and Barbara Tabory, Ridgefield. Property: 96 Pine Mountain Road, Ridgefield.

Amount: $370,000. Filed July 1.

Kowalski, Jeffrey J., Bethel. Seller: Dinah L. Potter, Bethel. Property: 16 Hudson St., Unit 25, Bethel. Amount: $145,000. Filed June 30.

Kramer, Jack, Trumbull. Seller: Michael E. Swezey and Kara E. Swezey, Monroe. Property: 43 Surrey Lane, Monroe. Amount: $407,500. Filed June 28.

Kuren, Bonnie Lee Van, Shelton.

Seller: Rosario Bacarella, Monroe.

Property: 14 Echowoods Circle, Monroe. Amount: $253,550. Filed July 5.

LaBarbera, Janvier and Grant LaBarbera, Frisco, Texas. Seller: Spruce Ridge Craftsmen Inc., New Fairfield.

Property: 3 Spruce Ridge Drive, Lot 14, New Fairfield. Amount: $718,600.

Filed June 6.

Laemmerhirt, Jillian and Julian Laemmerhirt, New Fairfield.

Seller: General Real Estate Holdings LLC, Danbury. Property: 121 Ball Pond Road, New Fairfield. Amount: $390,000. Filed June 14.

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FACTS Lalla, Lucille, Danbury. Seller: Margaret M. Grace, Bethel. Property: 41 Beach St., Bethel. Amount: $149,000.

Filed June 30.

Pesente, Cindy L., Danbury. Seller: Taner Karakas, Danbury. Property: 5 Nabby Road, Unit A-12, Danbury.

Amount: $60,450. Filed June 29.

Piacente, Mary and Joseph A. Piacente, Brewster, N.Y. Seller: Lawrence Maggiotto and Kelly Maggiotto, Danbury. Property: 907 Larson Drive, Danbury. Amount: $289,500. Filed July 5.

Pickerill, Ryan D., Danbury. Seller: Toll Connecticut III LP, Newtown.

Property: 423 Center Meadow Lane, Danbury. Amount: $312,909. Filed June 28.

Pierre, Roodiny and Ronald Derise, Stamford. Seller: Renata Hyland, Danbury. Property: 41 Lawrence Ave., Unit 2201, Bethel. Amount: $398,000.

Filed June 21.

Pilner, Patricia N. and John M. Pilner, Danbury. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 5 Brook Lane, Unit 5, Danbury. Amount: $265,000. Filed June 29.

Piri-Catanese, Danielle and Cosimo Catanese, New Fairfield. Seller: Thomas A. Cole and Jacqueline A. Cole, New Fairfield. Property: 7 Sleepy Hollow Road, New Fairfield. Amount: $425,000. Filed June 30.

Pollani, Lucille M. and Albert S. Pollani, Shelton. Seller: Virginia R. Jessup, Monroe. Property: 121 Fan Hill Road, Monroe. Amount: $275,000.

Filed July 6.

Pollicella, Anthony J. and Joseph B. Pollicella, Stamford. Seller: Dino Michetti and Donna M. Michetti, Monroe. Property: 6 Cherry Hill Circle, Monroe. Amount: $459,000. Filed June 20.

Porter, Maureen K. and Stephen T. Porter, Monroe. Seller: Kimberly N. Bienashski, Fairfield. Property: 20 Founders Way, Monroe. Amount: $845,000. Filed July 1.

Pound, Joanna M. and William O. David, New Fairfield. Seller: M. L. Katherine Werlinich, Dayton, Md. Property: 20 Lake Drive South, New Fairfield. Amount: $650,000. Filed June 21.

Preston, Geoffrey A., Trumbull.

Seller: Rita L. Savoie, Ripon, Wis. Property: 187 Lake Ave., Trumbull.

Amount: $420,000. Filed July 7.

Pumacuri, Gabriela E. and Orlando Torres, Danbury. Seller: Jose Alves and Rosa Alves, Danbury. Property: 9 Caye Road, Danbury. Amount: $277,000. Filed July 11.

Quartuccio, Patricia and Paul J. Quartuccio, Trumbull. Seller: Toll Connecticut LP, Newtown. Property: 560 River Road, Unit 26, Shelton.

Amount: $453,508. Filed June 21.

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Rafferty, Corilyn E. and Edward R. Rafferty, Shelton. Seller: Romano Brothers Builders LLC, Shelton.

Property: Lot A-1, Map 4561, Shelton.

Amount: $318,900. Filed June 24.

Morris, Joseph T., et al. Creditor: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 96 Hattertown Road, Newtown. Mortgage default. Filed July 14.

Ragazzo, Kristen M. and Daniel J. Mascaro, Hopewell Junction, N.Y. Seller: John D. Flavin and Jacqueline M. Flavin, Ridgefield. Property: 225 Barrack Hill Road, Ridgefield.

Amount: $567,500. Filed July 1.

Pasquale, Renee, et al. Creditor: HSBC Bank NA, Mount Laurel, N.J. Property: 64 Benedict Road, Bethel.

Mortgage default. Filed July 7.

Tardif, Alyson, Trumbull. Seller: David R. Johnson and Tricia E. Johnson, Trumbull. Property: 431 Erwin St., Trumbull. Amount: $440,500. Filed July 1.

FORECLOSURES Barrows, Edward M., et al. Creditor: Pennymac Corp., Moorpark, Calif.

Property: 138 Old Hawleyville Road, Bethel. Mortgage default. Filed July 8.

Caiati, David A., et al. Creditor: Green Tree Servicing LLC, Tempe, Fla. Property: 24 Bodyk Place, Shelton.

Mortgage default. Filed June 15.

Desouza, Lucio, et al. Creditor: U.S. Bank NA, Miamisburg, Ohio. Property: 22 Second Ave., Unit 3, Danbury.

Delinquent common charges. Filed June 27.

Fisher, William E., et al. Creditor: Newtown Savings Bank, Newtown.

Property: 4923 Madison Ave., Trumbull. Mortgage default. Filed June 20.

Huq, Nurul, et al. Creditor: Suntrust Mortgage Inc., Richmond, Va. Property: 4 Hitfield Road, Newtown. Mortgage default. Filed July 7.

Maitland, Jonathan, et al. Creditor: Savings Bank of Danbury, Danbury.

Property: 73-79 Park Ave., Unit 201, Danbury. Delinquent common charges. Filed June 27.

McCready, Amy, et al. Creditor: Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Lewisville, Texas. Property: 5 Melillo Ave., Bethel.

Mortgage default. Filed July 13.

Meredith, John C., et al. Creditor: Ditech Financial LLC, Tampa, Fla. Property: 3B Flak Lane, New Fairfield.

Mortgage default. Filed June 22.

Mignone, Paul, et al. Creditor: U.S. Bank NA, Miamisburg, Ohio. Property: 2580 Huntington Turnpike, Trumbull. Mortgage default. Filed June 27.

Mills, Geraldine F., et al. Creditor: Union Savings Bank, Danbury. Property: 4 Colonial Drive, Bethel. Mortgage default. Filed July 11.

Mitchell, Elizabeth J., et al. Creditor: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Fort Mill, S.C. Property: 12 Crest Ave., Danbury.

Mortgage default. Filed July 11.

Ripley, Sean, et al. Creditor: PHH Mortgage Corp., Mount Laurel, N.J. Property: 23 Woodlawn Road, Monroe. Mortgage default. Filed July 12.

Rodgerson, Kris, et al. Creditor: Green Tree Servicing LLC, Tempe, Fla. Property: 5 Rockview Circle, Monroe. Mortgage default. Filed July 8.

Rose, Robert J., et al. Creditor: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Columbus, Ohio. Property: Birch Drive, New Fairfield. Mortgage default. Filed June 29.

JUDGMENTS Akers, Lorraine, Bethel. $15,322 in favor of Western Connecticut Medical Group, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 7 Eagle Rock Hill, Bethel. Filed June 27.

All Star Car Wash LLC, New Fairfield. $109,146 in favor of Angelo R. DiLascio, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., by Michalik, Bauer, Silvia & Ciccarillo LLP, New Britain. Property: Lot 9, Map 1704, New Fairfield. Filed July 8.

All Star Car Wash LLC, New Fairfield. $109,146 in favor of Angelo R. DiLascio, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., by Michalik, Bauer, Silvia & Ciccarillo LLP, New Britain. Property: Lot 35, Map 1397, New Fairfield. Filed July 8.

Bardin, Joslyn, Danbury. $2,703 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury,

by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 22 Grove Place, Danbury. Filed July 7.

Bliss, Susan, Bethel. $482 in favor of Northeast Radiology, Brewster, N.Y.,

by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 6 Mountain Orchard Road, Bethel.

Filed June 21.

Brownjohn, Marilyn and Christopher Brownjohn, Bethel. $514 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury,

by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 78 Milwaukee Ave., Bethel. Filed June 21.

Campione, Christine, New Fairfield. $421 in favor of Ira L. Spar MD, PC, Plantsville, by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford.

Property: 36 Inglenook Road, New Fairfield. Filed June 22.

Caruso Jr., John J., et al., New Fairfield. $147,904 in favor of John J. Caruso Sr., Norwalk, by Frankel & Berg, Norwalk. Property: 10 Amber Drive, New Fairfield. Filed June 27.

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FIGURES Chase, Kristen M., Monroe. $40,829 in favor of Sikorsky Financial Credit Union Inc., Stratford, by Nathanson, Cipriano & Gambardella PC, Hamden.

Property: 136 Knorr Road, Monroe.

Filed June 13.

Correia, Tennette and Benjamin Correia, Bethel. $773 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 8 Hearthstone Drive, Bethel. Filed June 21.

Emslie, Elizabeth S., Bethel. $912 in favor of Jennings Oil Co., Danbury, by Philip H. Monagan, Waterbury. Property: 8 Woodlawn Drive, Bethel. Filed June 24.

Esposito, Elizabeth, Bethel. $1,342 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury.

Property: 2 Fairchild Drive, Bethel.

Filed June 21.

Estevez, Alicia, New Fairfield. $432 in favor of Norbert E. Mitchell Co. Inc., Danbury, by Philip H. Monagan, Waterbury. Property: 4 Clement Road, New Fairfield. Filed May 31.

Ferony, Emma R. and Richard Ferony, New Fairfield. $442 in favor of Standard Oil of Connecticut Inc., Bridgeport, by Philip H. Monagan, Waterbury. Property: 14 Charcoal Ridge West, New Fairfield. Filed June 14.

Forman, James, Bethel. $454 in favor of Northeast Radiology, Brewster, N.Y., by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury.

Property: 31 Milwaukee Ave., Bethel.

Filed June 21.

Frangione, Michael P., Trumbull. $11,835 in favor of American Express Centurion Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah,

by Mark Sank & Associates LLC, Stamford. Property: 197 Old Dike Road, Trumbull. Filed June 27.

Gaudette, Joseph, New Fairfield. $2,222 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 34 Forest Hills Drive, New Fairfield. Filed June 2.

Gianakos, Paulette, Danbury. $438 in favor of Northeast Radiology, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury.

Property: Pocono Point Road, Danbury. Filed June 30.

Gianakos, Paulette, Danbury. $5,493 in favor of Madhuri Bakhru MD, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: Pocono Point Road, Danbury. Filed June 30.

Giannone, Michael, New Fairfield. $2,143 in favor of Standard Oil of Connecticut Inc., Bridgeport, by Philip H. Monagan, Waterbury. Property: 38 Merlin Ave., New Fairfield. Filed June 16.

Heritage Homes Construction Company LLC, Ridgefield. $14,809 in favor of U.S. Insulation Corp., Danbury, by Randall J. Carreira, Bridgewater. Property: 48 Ramapoo Road, Ridgefield. Filed June 30.

LEASES Enterprise Rent-A-Car, by Eric Stone. Landlord: J&J Enterprises LLC, Monroe. Property: 75 Main St., Monroe. Term: 20 years, commenced May 21, 2001. Filed July 13.

The Boys & Girls Club of Ridgefield, by Rudy Marconi. Landlord: Town of Ridgefield. Property: 6 Governor St., Ridgefield. Term: 5 years, commenced Aug. 1, 2016. Filed July 8.

LIENS

FEDERAL TAX LIENSFILED Benton, Lisa M. and Bradford L. Benton, 24 Waterford Lane, Shelton. $15,871, a tax debt on income earned.

Filed June 13.

Carroll Lowe Inc., 724 Danbury Road, Ridgefield. $9,633, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed July 5.

Cole, William B., 13 A. Foxden Road, Danbury. $9,703, a tax debt on income earned. Filed July 5.

Connor Landscaping Contractors LLC, P.O. Box 473, Newtown. $25,244, payroll taxes and quarterly payroll taxes. Filed July 6.

Costa, Mario F., 36 Tamarack Ave., Suite 200, Danbury. $43,393, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 27.

Dedad, Virginia F. and John A. Dedad, 65 Independence Drive, Shelton. $5,345, a tax debt on income earned.

Filed July 5.

DeLucia, Michael, 8 Pine St., Newtown. $5,024, a tax debt on income earned. Filed July 6.

Donovan, Bettie K. and William J. Donovan, 57 Lounsbury Road, Ridgefield. $54,775, a tax debt on income earned. Filed July 5.

Driftwood LLC, 325 Pequot Ave., New Fairfield. $9,215, payroll taxes and quarterly payroll taxes. Filed July 5.

Flanagan, Stacy and Todd Flanagan, 139 High Meadow Road, Fairfield. $8,286, a tax debt on income earned. Filed July 8.

Flanagan, Todd, 139 High Meadow Road, Fairfield. $133,492, a tax debt on income earned. Filed July 8.

Garrison, Andrea P., 28 Autumn Lane, Shelton. $16,603, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 28.

Graphic Services Corp., 153 S. Main St., Newtown. $16,265, corporate income taxes and quarterly payroll taxes. Filed July 5.

Grega, Stephen, 20 Longview Road, Monroe. $15,737, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 27.

Gremse, Peter, 361 Edison Road, Trumbull. $25,494, failure to collect or pay tax penalty. Filed June 20.

Grimaldi, James V., 26 Paugussett Road, Newtown. $11,975, payroll taxes and quarterly payroll taxes. Filed July 6.

Hennessy, Gail, 3 Elderberry Lane, Ridgefield. $17,953, a tax debt on income earned. Filed July 5.

Lathrop, Paula M. and Christopher E. Lathrop, 18 Weldon Woods Road, New Fairfield. $52,763, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 13.

Marcus, Hilary, 129 Governor Trumbull Way, Trumbull. $14,947, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 20.

Monroe Town & Country Veterinary, 607 Main St., Monroe. $1,091, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed June 13.

Oronque Farms Gift & Bakery LLC, 188 Leavenworth Road, Shelton. $2,023, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed July 5.

Puskas, Adriana and Alexander Puskas, 25 Fairlane Drive, Shelton. $16,619, a tax debt on income earned.

Filed June 21.

Regan, John L., P.O. Box 320666, Fairfield. $66,594, a tax debt on income earned. Filed July 12.

Votre & Associates PC, 90 Grove St., Suite 209, Ridgefield. $12,316, corporate income taxes and quarterly payroll taxes. Filed June 27.

FEDERAL TAX LIENSRELEASED Boyce, Christine L. and Michael G. Boyce, 50 Highland Ave., Shelton. $11,369, a tax debt on income earned.

Filed July 5.

D’Addario, Fiore F., 800 Booth Hill Road, Shelton. $6.5 million, property taxes. Filed July 15.

Discreet Investigations Inc., 300 Turkey Roost Road, Monroe. $25,238, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed June 13.

Fleisch, Richard C., 139 Pepper St., Monroe. $8,974, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 22.

Grubler, David, P.O. Box 110217, Trumbull. $31,954, a tax debt on income earned. Filed July 11.

Magner, Gregory J., P.O. Box 393, Bethel. $5,466, a tax debt on income earned. Filed July 5.

Odonnell Limousine Inc., P.O. Box 394, Monroe. $22,586, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed July 5.

FACTS Odonnell Limousine Inc., P.O. Box 394, Monroe. $5,731, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed July 5.

Pirron, Daniel J., 2122 Avalon Gates, Trumbull. $151,391, a tax debt on income earned. Filed July 6.

Santos Sr., Steven A., 4363 Madison Ave., Trumbull. $20,703, a tax debt on income earned and failure to collect or pay tax penalty. Filed July 11.

Woods, Christine C. and James G. Woods, 23 Copper Penny Lane, Shelton. $491,867, a tax debt on income earned. Filed July 12.

MECHANIC’S LIENSFILED Renovation Properties LLC, Brookfield. Filed by Total Comfort Inc., Danbury, by John McCormack.

Property: Lot 15, Map 3422, Danbury.

Amount: $8,000. Filed July 11.

The Greater Bridgeport Board of Realtors, Bridgeport. Filed by Ram Building Group LLC, Fairfield, by Robert A. Marini. Property: 843 and 847 White Plains Road, Trumbull.

Amount: $48,386. Filed June 30.

LIS PENDENS 120 Crestwood LLC, et al., Fairfield.

Filed by Glass & Braus, Fairfield, for RCN Capital Funding LLC. Property: 120 Crestwood Road, Fairfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $352,000, dated October 2014. Filed July 5.

431 Carroll Properties LLC, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by The Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd. Property: 431-433 Carroll Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied by the city of Bridgeport and take immediate possession of the liened premises. Filed June 28.

Alicea, Maria, et al., Bridgeport.

Filed by Fidelity National Law Group, Norwalk, for Federal National Mortgage Association, Washington, D.C. Property: 114 Luther St., Bridgeport.

Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $182,320, dated November 2007. Filed June 30.

Alves, Quamay, et al., Bridgeport.

Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 202 Summerfield Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $132,063, dated April 2010. Filed July 5.

Artic Tower LLC, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by The Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd. Property: 743-751 Artic St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied by the city of Bridgeport and take immediate possession of the liened premises.

Filed June 28.

Aryeh, Raffie, et al., Newtown. Filed

by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Columbus, Ohio. Property: 57 Eden Hill Road, Newtown. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $1.9 million, dated September 2006. Filed July 8.

ATFH Real Property LLC, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by The Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd. Property: Unit 917A of Roosevelt Condominium, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied by the city of Bridgeport and take immediate possession of the liened premises.

Filed June 28.

Barger, Patricia W., et al., Fairfield.

Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 66 Wilson St., Fairfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $261,197, dated April 2008. Filed July 15.

Bascombe, Anthony O., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by The Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for the Water Pollution Control Authority for the city of Bridgeport. Property: 201 Goddard Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien for nonpayment of sewer-use fees. Filed July 6.

Bellott, Craig, et al., Bridgeport.

Filed by The Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for the Water Pollution Control Authority for the city of Bridgeport. Property: 1-7 Bell St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien for nonpayment of sewer-use fees. Filed July 6.

Bey-Wagner, Adam, et al., New Fairfield. Filed by Kapusta, Otzel & Averaimo, Milford, for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 17 Candle Hill Road, New Fairfield.

Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $223,200, dated July 2005.

Filed June 20.

Gallaway, Mandy, et al., Danbury.

Filed by Christopher G. Winans, Danbury, for Union Savings Bank, Danbury. Property: 15 Scuppo Road, Unit 906, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $317,100, dated April 2007. Filed July 6.

Garcia, Jorge A., et al., Danbury.

Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Caliber Home Loans Inc. Property: 15 Bullet Hill Road, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $245,471, dated April 2015. Filed June 28.

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Gillotte, Bernard C., et al., Danbury. Filed by Christopher G. Winans, Danbury, for Union Savings Bank, Danbury. Property: Cooper Road, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $118,000, dated November 2009. Filed July 6.

Gleason, Christopher P., Shelton.

Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 64 William St., Shelton. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $198,921, dated June 2012. Filed June 24.

Goulart, Ronald J., et al., Ridgefield.

Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., Salt Lake City, Utah.

Property: 47 Cooper Road, Ridgefield.

Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $339,200, dated May 2007.

Filed July 15.

Gray, Bernard E., et al., Bridgeport.

Filed by The Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for the Water Pollution Control Authority for the city of Bridgeport. Property: 206-208 Ruth St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien for nonpayment of sewer-use fees. Filed July 6.

Gutierrez, Ismael, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by The Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for the Water Pollution Control Authority for the city of Bridgeport. Property: 65-67 Berkley Place, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien for nonpayment of sewer-use fees. Filed July 6.

Hagendorf, John, et al., Danbury.

Filed by Allingham & Readyoff LLC, New Milford, for Pine Terrace Condominium Association Inc., Danbury.

Property: 22A Benedict Ave., Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed July 11.

Henry, Patrick, et al., Fairfield.

Filed by Lynch, Trembicki and Boynton, Westport, for John Paul Development LLC. Property: 23 Alma Drive, Fairfield. Action: to appeal a decision of the Probate Court in which a contract for the purchase and sale of real estate entered into between plaintiff and defendant was rejected. Filed July 15.

FIGURES Mackey Jr., William Ross, et al., Shelton. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Lewisville, Texas.

Property: 482 Pumpkin Hill Road, Shelton. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $220,000, dated September 2005. Filed July 1.

Minyaya, Marcia, et al., Danbury.

Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Federal National Mortgage Association, Washington, D.C. Property: 43 Acre Drive, Danbury.

Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $280,000, dated April 2006. Filed July 11.

Mallozzi, John A., et al., Shelton.

Filed by Leopold & Associates, Stamford, for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 29 Sylvan Drive, Shelton. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $348,750, dated April 2004. Filed June 27.

Sugar Hill LLC, et al., Newtown.

Filed by Greene Law PC, Farmington, for P & P Investment Group LLC. Property: 153 Sugar St., Newtown. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied and take immediate possession of the liened premises. Filed July 12.

Martin, Todd, Monroe. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 50 Admiral Drive, Monroe. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $721,153, dated October 2012. Filed June 29.

Matro, Vincent S., et al., New Fairfield. Filed by Collins Hannafin Garamella Jaber & Tuozzolo PC, Danbury, for Tax District of Candlewood Isle.

Property: 10 Lake Drive South, New Fairfield. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied and take immediate possession of the liened premises. Filed June 10.

McCarthy, Tate, et al., New Fairfield. Filed by Smart, Donohue and NeJame PC, Danbury, for Bank of America NA, Charlotte, N.C. Property: 33A Newfane Road, New Fairfield.

Action: to foreclose on property and seek specific substantive relief from an illegal, invalid or defective transfer.

Filed June 10.

McGran, Christopher G., et al., Danbury. Filed by Leopold & Associates, Stamford, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 250 Middle River Road, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $332,000, dated May 2005. Filed June 27.

McKamy, Tay H., et al., Bethel. Filed

by The Law Office of Anderw J. Buzzi Jr., Danbury, for The New Plumbtrees Heights Condominium Association Inc., Bethel. Property: 68 Deer Run, Unit 90, Bethel. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed June 27.

Henton, Katisha, et al., Bridgeport.

Filed by The Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd. Property: 1462-1464 Stratford Ave., Bridgeport.

Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied by the city of Bridgeport and take immediate possession of the liened premises. Filed June 28.

McQueen, Demetrius, Bridgeport.

Filed by The Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for the Water Pollution Control Authority for the city of Bridgeport. Property: 368 Remington St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien for nonpayment of sewer-use fees. Filed July 6.

Lukachi, Lucie A., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York, N.Y. Property: 123-125 Overland Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $275,000, dated January 2006. Filed June 30.

Meszaros, Gabor, et al., Trumbull.

Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Bayview Loan Servicing, Coral Gables, Fla. Property: 527 Daniels Farm Road, Trumbull. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $368,231, dated January 2008. Filed July 8.

Sundaram LLC, et al., Newtown.

Filed by Randall J. Carreira, New Preston, for American Contracting LLC. Property: 62 Church Hill Road, Newtown. Action: to foreclose on a mechanic’s lien in the amount of $52,586 and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed July 7.

Sunden, Jeffrey B., et al., New Fairfield. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Columbus, Ohio. Property: 22 Newfane Road, New Fairfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $294,200, dated December 2007. Filed June 3.

Taramelli, Fabrizio, et al., Shelton.

Filed by Martha Croog LLC, West Hartford, for Kondaur Capital Corp.

Property: 33 Birch St., Shelton. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $234,000, dated December 2002.

Filed July 6.

Thai Motors LLC, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by The Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd. Property: 7 Wayne St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied by the city of Bridgeport and take immediate possession of the liened premises.

Filed June 28.

Torrens, Diego V., et al., Bridgeport.

Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Rocky Hill. Property: 187 Pitt St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $218,225, dated August 2005. Filed July 5.

Toth, Alison, et al., Bethel. Filed by Leopold & Associates, Stamford, for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 11 Cherry Lane, Bethel. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $270,000, dated January 2006. Filed June 27.

MORTGAGES 104 South Main LLC, Norwalk, by Edward Gormbley. Lender: Signature Bank, Melville, N.Y. Property: 102-104 1/2 S. Main St., Norwalk. Amount: $3.4 million. Filed July 1.

15 North Lynwood Drive LLC, Bridgeport, by Eliano Teixeira. Lender: Secure Capital Group LLC, Stratford. Property: 26 Grove St., Trumbull.

Amount: $225,000. Filed July 6.

4141 Madison Avenue LLC, Trumbull, by Kathryn A. Baker. Lender: TD Bank NA, Cherry Hill, N.J. Property: 4141 Madison Ave., Trumbull.

Amount: $316,000. Filed July 1.

479 Lincoln LLC, by Edwin P. Farrow. Lender: Noga LLC. Property: 479 Lincoln Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $150,000. Filed July 5.

55 Beaver Brook Road LLC, Ridgefield, by Dena Chelednik. Lender: Fairfield County Bank, Ridgefield. Property: 55 Beaver Brook Road and 22 Dr. Aaron B. Samuels Blvd., Danbury.

Amount: $656,250. Filed June 29.

714 LLC, Shelton, by James Blakeman. Lender: Liberty Bank, Middletown. Property: Bridgeport Avenue, State Route 714, Shelton. Amount: $27 million. Filed July 1.

714 LLC, Shelton, by James Blakeman. Lender: Nells Rock Retail LLC, Shelton. Property: 385-401 Bridgeport Ave., Shelton. Amount: $5 million.

Filed July 1.

Adirondack Estates and River Ridge Estates LLC, Bridgeport, by Michael J. Rosnick. Lender: Bankwell Bank, New Canaan. Property: 50 Riverside Lane, 28, 29, 32, 33, 36, 37, 40, 41, 45, 48, 49, 52 and 53 Ardirondack Trail, Easton. Amount: $1.9 million.

Filed July 1.

Adirondack Estates and River Ridge Estates LLC, Bridgeport, by Michael J. Rosnick. Lender: Bankwell Bank, New Canaan. Property: 50 Riverside Lane, 28, 29, 32, 33, 36, 37, 40, 41, 45, 48, 49, 52 and 53 Ardirondack Trail, Easton. Amount: $1.4 million.

Filed July 1.

AH Cottonswabs LLC, Forest Hills, N.Y., by Nirva Olibrice. Lender: LendingOne LLC, Boca Raton, Fla. Property: 49 Smith St., Bridgeport. Amount: $75,000. Filed July 6.

BB French Management LLC, Armonk, N.Y., by Kristina Capolino.

Lender: Sabal Capital II LLC, Pasadena, Calif. Property: 300 French St., Bridgeport. Amount: $1.2 million.

Filed July 1.

Bethel Woods LLC, Bethel, by Nathan Kahn. Lender: Louis I. Katz, Brooklyn, N.Y. Property: 8 Forest Way, Unit 16, Bethel. Amount: $125,000.

Filed July 11.

Bethel Woods LLC, Bethel, by Nathan Kahn. Lender: Solomon Goldner, Los Angeles, Calif. Property: Unit 25 of Bethel Woods, Bethel. Amount: $350,000. Filed July 12.

BLD Parcel II LLC, Bridgeport,

by Joseph P. Ganim. Lender: City of Bridgeport. Property: 336 Stratford Ave., 137 E. Main St., 226, 230, 232236, 240-260, 272-280 Stratford Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $1.6 million.

Filed July 1.

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FACTS Bridge Street Partners LLC, Shelton, by Angelo L. Melisi Jr. Lender: Webster Bank NA, Waterbury. Property: Bridge Street, Map 4569, Shelton.

Amount: $5.7 million. Filed June 24.

Cherick Designs LLC, New Fairfield, by Patrick Reilly. Lender: Joseph Martino, Shelton. Property: 3 Willow Lane, New Fairfield. Amount: $500,000. Filed July 7.

Emerald City Rentals LLC, Springfield, Mass., by Fjodor Agranat. Lender: Mica LLC, Springfield, Mass. Property: 295 Olmstead Hill Road, Wilton.

Amount: $396,000. Filed July 7.

Northland Retail Associates LLC, New York, N.Y., by Hugh Kelly. Lender: First Niagara Bank NA, Buffalo, N.Y. Property: Route 37, Route 39, New Fairfield. Amount: $2.4 million. Filed June 15.

Novak LLC, Norwalk, by Edward Gormbley. Lender: Signature Bank, Melville, N.Y. Property: 24-26 Novak St., Norwalk. Amount: $1.2 million.

Filed July 1.

NSC Holdings LLC, Ridgefield, by Michael Ippoliti. Lender: Liberty Bank, Middletown. Property: 7 and 9 N. Salem Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $2.6 million. Filed July 14.

Global Partners LP and Global Montello Group Corp., Waltham, Mass., by Edward J. Fanueil. Lender: Bank of America NA, Boston, Mass.

Property: 1360 Noble Ave., Bridgeport.

Amount: $2 billion. Filed July 5.

One Covewood LLC, by One Covewood LLC. Lender: The Northern Trust Co., Chicago, Ill. Property: Lots 77, 78 and 79, Map 967, Norwalk.

Amount: $600,000. Filed July 8.

Jetaa LLC, Monroe, by Meeta A. Reddy. Lender: Newtek Small Business Finance LLC, Lake Success, N.Y. Property: 27 Main St., Monroe. Amount: $2 million. Filed June 28.

Romano Brothers Builders LLC, Shelton, by Mark Romano. Lender: Doreen Watmough, Milford. Property: Lots 1 and 2, Map 4565, Shelton.

Amount: $315,000. Filed June 16.

Kalboys LLC, Easton, by Showsky Kaldawy. Lender: T.D. Bank NA, Forest Hills, N.Y. Property: 35 Cambridge Drive, Monroe. Amount: $926,800.

Filed July 7.

KRZ Remodeling LLC, Shelton, by Kurt Zimmerman. Lender: Anthony Memoli and Janet Memoli, Stratford.

Property: 26 Rocky Ridge Drive, Trumbull. Amount: $231,000. Filed June 24.

Love Where You Live Homes LLC, Trumbull, by Danielle Bijanada.

Lender: Kenneth Dwyer and Edward Burger, Fairfield. Property: 120 Welch Terrace, Fairfield. Amount: $450,000.

Filed July 11.

Luxor Enterprises Inc., Norwalk,

by Michael F. LePore. Lender: 1800 Real Estate Associates, Norwalk.

Property: 104 W. Cedar St., Norwalk.

Amount: $75,000. Filed July 7.

M and F Rental Properties LLC, Stratford, by Jose A. Figueroa. Lender: Secure Capital Group LLC, Stratford.

Property: 229 Placid Ave., Stratford.

Amount: $130,000. Filed July 1.

MK Homes LLC, by Diane M. Minck.

Lender: Webster Bank NA, Waterbury. Property: 6 Fern St., Danbury.

Amount: $132,900. Filed July 14.

Software Developer Analyst (AQR Capital Management - Greenwich, CT) Identify probs & create solutns that respond to challenges of optimiz’g computatnl efficiency & scal’g. F/T. Reqs Master’s dgr in CS, Eng or rel fld. Must have edu, train’g or exp in the follow’g: algorithms & data structures; distributed systs, distributed cach’g mechanisms, msg’g sftwre, & parallel prgrm’g; obj oriented prgrm’g principles & dsgn patterns; architecture, dsgn & implementation for web & desktop apps, web services, & databases; C#/.NET Framewrk; & Microsoft SQL Server/SQL. Resumes: AQR Capital Management, LLC, ATTN: Meghan Kies, 2 Greenwich Plaza, 3rd Flr, Greenwich, CT 06830. Job Code AQR-105.

SDF Capital LLC, New Rochelle, N.Y.,

by Larry Friedman. Lender: Absolute Capital Lending LLC, Wharton, N.J. Property: 45-47 Harbor Ridge Road, Danbury. Amount: $173,160. Filed June 27.

Trefoil Park Properties LLC, New York, N.Y., by William M. Silverman. Lender: The Lincoln National Life Insurance Co., Greensboro, N.C. Property: 35 and 55 Corporate Drive, 30 Trefoil Drive, 204 Spring Hill Road and 126 Monroe Turnpike, Trumbull.

Amount: $11 million. Filed June 30.

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FIGURES

Abren Insurance, 488 Howe Ave., Shelton 06484, c/o Michael P. Ferreira.

Filed July 15.

Diosa’s New Age Shop, 52 Padanaram Road, Unit 3, Danbury 06811, c/o Anthony McMahon. Filed July 14.

Piercing Pagoda No. 0835, 5065 Main St., Trumbull 06611, c/o Zale Delaware Inc. Filed June 1.

Artemis Lane Jewelry, 6 Daybreak Lane, Shelton 06484, c/o Marlaina Beers. Filed July 12.

Errand Girls, 51 Applewood Drive, Shelton 06484, c/o Linoa Graham.

Filed June 16.

Primary Care Physicians Of Trumbull, 160 Hawley Lane, Suite 203, Trumbull 06611, c/o St. Vincent’s Multispeciality. Filed June 27.

Bertz Delivery Service, 55 Wildman St., Apt. 109, Danbury 06810, c/o David Bertz-Vasquez. Filed July 5.

Finance Office Partners, 100 Corporate Drive, Suite 204, Trumbull 06611, c/o Kevin Wenig. Filed June 24.

CAL Homes LLC, 22 Manor Road, Ridgefield 06877, c/o Dave Calabrese.

Filed July 1.

Gossip Smack, 494 Bridgeport Ave., Suite 301, Shelton 06484, c/o Mary K. Donohue. Filed June 21.

Caraluzzi’s Wine and Spirits, 279 Greenwood Ave., Bethel 06801, c/o Roberta Caraluzzi. Filed June 22.

Gossipsmack, 494 Bridgeport Ave., Suite 301, Shelton 06484, c/o Mary K. Donohue. Filed June 21.

Carlos Auto Repair LLC, 95A Beaver Brook, Danbury 06810, c/o Carlos M. Matos Montas. Filed July 7.

Help At Home, 11 Red Barn Road, Trumbull 06611, c/o Mary Ann Ciambriello. Filed June 7.

Carvel Auto Sales and Services LLC, 4 Fedenal Road, Danbury 06810, c/o Marcosalem Louzada. Filed July 12.

Help My Credit Co., 11 Cribbins Ave., Shelton 06484, c/o Renata De Oliveira. Filed July 14.

Carvel Auto Sales and Services LLC, 4 Fedenal Road, Danbury 06810, c/o Marcosalem Louzada and Elaine Teixeira Louzada. Filed July 13.

Jaek LLC, 62 Beecher Ave., Shelton 06484, c/o Amanda Karpenko. Filed June 21.

Celebbi Gossip, 494 Bridgeport Ave., Suite 301, Shelton 06484, c/o Mary K. Donohue. Filed June 21.

Celebbi, 494 Bridgeport Ave., Suite 301, Shelton 06484, c/o Mary K. Donohue. Filed June 21.

Connecticut Real Estate Associates, 11 Beach Drive, Danbury 06811, c/o Alfred J. Suprenant. Filed June 30.

Ken’s Handyman Services, 17 Bethpage Drive, Bethel 06801, c/o Kenneth W. Kubisek. Filed June 28.

La Cantina Lounge LLC, 103 Railroad Place, Danbury 06810, c/o George Kourpouanidis. Filed June 30.

Leo’s Garage LLC, 50 Beaver Brook Road, Danbury 06811, c/o Leonardo Da Silva. Filed July 7.

Mattress Firm No. 158001, 67 Newtown Road, Danbury 06810, c/o Bob Jackvewitz. Filed June 28.

NEW BUSINESSES

CS Clean Systems, 26 Commerce Drive, Danbury 06810, c/o Edward Kulha. Filed June 29.

1 Brush Mill Center LLC, 1 Brush Mill, New Fairfield 06812, c/o Northland Retail Associates. Filed June 9.

CT Dynasty Basketball Club, 10 Gardmella Blvd., Danbury 06810, c/o Charnez Parkins. Filed June 30.

360 Media Drone, 686A N. Salem Road, Ridgefield 06877, c/o Juan Carlos Paz. Filed July 11.

Curtain Call Photobooths LLC, 10 Tahoe Circle, Trumbull 06611, c/o Richard Megenis. Filed June 1.

Milano’s Gourmet Deli & Catering, 101 Mill Plain Road, Danbury 06810, c/o West Side Deli LLC. Filed June 27.

Above The Crest Antiques, 21 Beecher Ave., Shelton 06484, c/o Frank J. Elia. Filed July 6.

Danbury Travel Center, 31 Ball Pond Road East, New Fairfield 06812, c/o Helen D. Gallagher. Filed July 6.

Mindbody AcuSpa, 30 Grassy Plain St., Bethel 06801, c/o Maritza Kerekes.

Filed June 24.

Mattress Firm Inc., 20 Backus Ave., Danbury 06810, c/o Bob Jackvewitz.

Filed June 28.

New England Dry Stripping, 171 Spring Hill Road, Trumbull 06611, c/o Millo Bertini. Filed June 3.

GSS Quantitative Research Developer (AQR Capital Management Greenwich, CT) Dsgn & implement systs, tools, & workflows to enable efficient & scalable data analysis, rsrch, & back-tst’g along w/ portfolio mgmt, optimization, & attribution. F/T. Reqs Bach’s dgr (or frgn equiv) in Eng, Comp & Info Sci or rel fld. Must have edu, train’g, or exp in the follow’g: prgrm’g w/ Python & Java; SQL/Data infrastructure; wrk’g w/ lg scale data sets, data structures, algorithms & prfrm data analysis; dvlp’g/mng’g live productn environ; & equities & equity-rel systs dvlpmt in finan ind. Exp may be gained concurrently. Resumes: AQR Capital Management, LLC, ATTN: Meghan Kies, 2 Greenwich Plaza, 3rd Flr, Greenwich, CT 06830. Job Code AQR-143.

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Oenotourist, 3 Bonnett Drive Extension, Bethel 06801, c/o Thomas J. Pace III. Filed June 7.

Parts Cutter CNC, 78 Triangle St., Unit 1-2, Danbury 06810, c/o Stephen Williams. Filed June 29.

Piercing Pagoda No. 0237, 5065 Main St., Trumbull 06611, c/o Zale Delaware Inc. Filed June 1.

R R Construction, 53 High Ridge Road, Trumbull 06611, c/o Mahesh Reddy. Filed June 27.

Ridgefield Independent Film Festival, 54 Danbury Road, Route 35, Suite 409, Ridgefield 06877, c/o Jill Mango. Filed July 11.

Sharbaugh Services LLC, 2 Croix Hill Road, New Fairfield 06812, c/o Michael Sharbaugh. Filed June 24.

Shelton Material Auto Academy, 41 Church St., Shelton 06484, c/o Austin Phelan. Filed July 5.

Simply Permits, 32 Rocky Glen Road, Danbury 06810, c/o Ashlea Andrews. Filed July 13.

Stone Resources and Tile, 6 Cole Place, Danbury 06810, c/o Garry Concro and Israel A. Giron. Filed June 27.

The Cast Iron Chophouse, 6540 Main St., Trumbull 06611, c/o Marisa’s Ristorante LLC. Filed June 29.

The Cosmetic Ultralounge, 5065 Main St., Store 222, Trumbull 06611, c/o Studio Brow Inc. Filed June 7.

The Dapper Den Barbershop, 433 Main St., Ridgefield 06877, c/o Jared Gelbert. Filed July 5.

The Junk Juggler, 22 Ridge Road, Unit 48, New Fairfield 06812, c/o Joseph Sorrentino. Filed July 11.

The Royce At Trumbull, 100 Avalon Gates, Trumbull 06611, c/o Brian Lemire. Filed June 28.

Tiger’s Eye Insurance LLC, 4 Buff Lane, Bethel 06801, c/o Ericka L. Onorato and Laura E. Brewer. Filed June 13.

Touching Hearts At Home, 109 Danbury Road, Suite D13, Ridgefield 06877, c/o McLaughlin Holdings Corp. Filed June 28.

Tutoring Club of Ridgefield, 431 Main St., Ridgefield 06877, c/o Salaga Enterprises Inc. Filed July 1.

Zales Jewelers No. 1707, 5065 Main St., Trumbull 06611, c/o Zale Delaware Inc. Filed June 1.

NEW LIQUOR LICENSES The Prospector Theater, 25 Prospect St., Ridgefield 06877, c/o Rebecca L. Ciota. Permit no. LTH.0000092.

Filed July 5.

PATENTS Apparatus and method for image mosiacking under low-light conditions. Patent no. 9,392,185 issued to Jayant Kumar, Webster, N.Y.; Sungmin Eum, Silver Spring, Md.; and Raja Bala, Pittsford, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Controlled data collection system for improving print shop operation. Patent no. 9,396,445 issued to Sudhendu Ria, Fairport, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Display screen or portion thereof with device management function icon. Patent no. D761-308 issued to Shane Jewitt, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Dynamic reconfiguration in-line inverting and bypass system. Patent no. 9,394,115 issued to Douglas K. Herrmann, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Method and system for providing authentication through aggregate analysis of behavior and time patterns. Patent no. 9,400,879 issued to Gavan Leonard Tredoux, Penfield, N.Y.; and Steven J. Harrington, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Methods and systems for vehicle tag number recognition. Patent no. 9,400,936 issued to Orhan Bulan, Henrietta, N.Y.; Howard Mizes, Pittsford, N.Y.; Vladmir Kozitsky, Rochester, N.Y.; and Aaron M. Burry, Ontario, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Providing reduced and non-print options using print. Patent no.

9,383,946 issued to Emil Victor Rainero, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Styrene/acrylate and polyester hybrid toner. Patent no. 9,400,440 issued to Christopher M. Wolfe, Rochester, Minn.; Chieh-Min Cheng, Rochester, Minn.; Eric J. Young, Webster, N.Y.; Randy P. Tin, Webster, N.Y.; Jay L. Schneider, Canandaigua, N.Y.; and Joo T. Chung, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Systems, methods, apparatus and computer program products for providing forward error correction with low latency. Patent no.

9,397,783 issued to H. Lewis Wolfgang, Stamford; Michael J. Fischer, Hamden; and Weimin Fang, Stamford.

Assigned to KENCAST Inc., Norwalk.

Vehicle dimension estimation from vehicle images. Patent no.

9,396,553 issued to Zhigang Fan, Webster, N.Y.; Hao Wu, Pittsford, N.Y.; and Yao Rong Wang, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

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Peter Manning FOUNDER PETER MANNING NYC

An idea that measures up.

Understanding what’s important.

Peter Manning came to M&T Bank with little more than a concept for his business. But it was a big one – a clothing line for men 5'8" and under. We understood his vision and customized a plan to get his dream off the ground. And today, this idea is thriving. Our eagerness to help businesses like Peter Manning is why M&T is a leading SBA lender1 in the country and why we’ve been recognized by Greenwich Associates for excellence in small business banking.2 To learn how M&T can help your business, visit mtb.com/businessbanking.

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