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Port Authority unveils maritime strategy PLEDGES INCREASED ATTENTION TO COUNTY

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Tim Larson, executive director of the Tweed New Haven Airport Authority. Photo by Phil Hall.

Tweed New Haven Airport seeks to spread its wings

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e are southern Connecticut’s airport of choice,” proclaimed Tim Larson, executive director of the Tweed New Haven Airport Authority.

However, for many years the 394-acre airport that straddles New Haven and East Haven has been an also-ran among the region’s airports, with only a single carrier serving one destination route. But while legislative limitations and drastic airline industry changes have stymied Tweed’s competitive viability, Larson is pointing to a possible new chapter

of vibrant activity in the very near future.

For starters, Tweed has snagged its first new route in 11 years. “We picked American Airlines once a week to Charlotte, North Carolina,” said Larson. “I am very confident that will grow to daily, which opens up a whole new host of opportunities for us. Charlotte is the second largest hub for American.”

The Charlotte route will begin nonstop service on Dec. 22, joining American Eagle’s flights to and from Philadelphia as Tweed’s commercial destinations. Last November, American Eagle upgraded from a de Havilland Canada Dash 737-seat airplane

to a Bombardier CRJ-200 50-seat jet. Larson noted that ridership was up 30 percent since the upgrade went into effect.

“Last year, we had 25,000 enplanements,” Larson said. “In airline parlance, you count the same person flying out and back.

There were 75,000 total airplane movements between the commercial service and the private side,” he added, referring to the corporate and charter flights that use the airport.

Admittedly, Tweed’s air traffic numbers are on the small side. But at least there are commercial flights — Sikorsky Memorial Airport in Stratford and Groton-New » AIRPORT

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fter nearly two years, the Connecticut Port Authority has completed its five-year maritime strategic plan for the state.

CPA Board Chairman Scott Bates said that while much of the strategy by necessity involves the state’s three deepwater ports, concerns that they would take precedence over Fairfield County’s smaller harbors are misplaced.

“A lot of revenue is generated by State Pier (in New London),” he told the Business Journal, “which is important for Fairfield and the rest of the state. We think that that revenue can be significantly increased, which will also help projects around the state.”

The new plan establishes what the CPA considers eight key goals designed to expand Connecticut’s economy and create jobs through strategic investment in the three deepwater ports — which, in addition to New London, include Bridgeport and New Haven — and its small harbors.

“Since the establishment of the port authority, we have taken important steps to better understand the full potential of our state’s maritime economy and we have made a focused effort to direct resources towards projects and programs that align with the goal of improving the Connecticut job market,” Bates said. “The five-year strategy we are delivering builds on that foundation and prioritizes our goals for our partners, stakeholders and policymakers.”

The eight objectives are: • Managing the Connecticut State Pier in New London to increase utilization and profitability by redeveloping it to create long-term stable jobs and maximize the potential links » PORT AUTHORITY

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Ridgefield’s Prospector Theater puts emphasis on hiring the disabled

BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

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hile high unemployment levels among the disabled has been a national problem for years — only 18.7 percent were employed during 2017 — Ridgefield’s Prospector Theater has a mission to reverse that trend by ensuring that its workforce, dubbed “prospects,” is fully represented by this often-ignored demographic.

“We have about 115 prospects that work here and 70 percent of them identify as having a disability,” said Mike “Munchie” Santini, director of research and development for the theater. “We strive to be a vibrant and integrated workforce, where people with disabilities work alongside people without disabilities. There is no distinction between who’s who — we all wear the same black uniform and we are all called prospects.”

The driving force behind this distinctive approach to employment was the theater’s founder and Executive Director Valerie Jensen, whose sister has Down’s syndrome.

Jensen previously ran an arts nonprofit for people with disabilities and she became angry that few of them were able to secure fulltime work. On a serendipitous drive down Ridgefield’s Prospect Street during 2012, Jensen spotted the building that housed a cinema called the Ridgefield Playhouse (not to be confused with the live theater of the same name) from 1940 to 1970. The structure became a bank from 1974 until 2000, but had been vacant ever since.

Santini noted that Jensen had a brainstorm.

“She thought: My friends with disabilities need jobs and the town needs a movie theater,” he said.

“She felt it was a perfect combination to create employment opportunities for a wide array of jobs and provide a service in our community where guests can come through our doors and interact with our prospects.”

The Prospector Theater opened on Nov. 20, 2014 and Santini emphasized “we have not been closed one day since.” The venue, which offers first-run Hollywood blockbusters with a programming preference for family-friendly fare, was organized as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, which is not common for a movie theater.

“We’re one of very few in the country,” Santini said. “It was a very difficult challenge at first to get our

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Publisher Dee DelBello Managing Editor Bob Rozycki Associate Publisher Anne Jordan Group Associate Publisher Dan Viteri NEWS Copy and Video Editor • Peter Katz Bureau Chief • Kevin Zimmerman Web Editor • Joe Bebon Reporters • Ryan Deffenbaugh, Aleesia Forni, Bill Heltzel, Phil Hall, Georgette Gouveia, Mary Shustack ART & PRODUCTION Creative Director Dan Viteri Art Director Sebastián Flores Art Director Kelsie Mania Digital Content Director Meghan McSharry Mike “Munchie” Santini, director of research and development at the Prospector Theater in Ridgefield. Photo by Phil Hall.

first-run licensing fee from the studios, but once they heard about our mission and what we were doing here, it just made sense for everybody.”

According to its website: “Prospects use education, engagement and employment to showcase their incredible talents, adding extraordinary value and sparkle to our business. Prospects are involved at every level of the Prospector’s mission — selling tickets, popping popcorn, filming, hosting events, editing, programming, landscaping, service learning, marketing, information technology, strategic planning, graphic design, game design, writing grants, baking, costume-making and so much more!”

During its soft-opening period, Santini discovered that the management’s enthusiasm was not synonymous with operational talent.

“We came from a variety of different industries and areas, but we had very few members of our key staff who worked in movie theaters before, so for us it was really a lot of

trial by error,” he recalled. “Things like turning on the projector, playing the right movie, popping popcorn without burning it — it took us a couple of times to get that right.”

The four-screen theater also went against the industry norm by opening mid-morning. “Everyone told us we would be crazy if played early morning movies because nobody comes to a 10 or 11 (o’clock) movie,” Santini said. “We decided that we wanted that to be an offering. We have a large community of seniors who come in and love those early morning movies. We love to challenge a lot of the norms.”

To meet the mission of employment for the disabled, the theater has been creative in balancing schedules, with some people putting in a full 40-hour week and others only available for four hours. Disability is not an obstacle for duties, with Santini noting that the workers can be found anywhere from the ticket booth to the projection room to the back-office computer terminal for website updates. Even the exterior of the theater offered hitherto unconsidered employment opportunities.

“At one point, we outsourced landscaping and snow remov-

al and we thought to ourselves: these are jobs we want to create at hours that prospects want to work,” Santini said. “So, let’s do our own garden, let’s do our own snow removal.”

The garden Santini referred to is on the theater’s grounds and includes tomatoes and herbs that are cooked into the theater’s café offerings. Beer and wine are also available for patrons and Santini encourages non-moviegoers to make use of the café.

“We wanted to create reasons for people to come and hang out with us, whether they are seeing a movie or not,” he said. “We have the café open for people to come by and grab a cup of joe on the way to work.”

Santini noted the theater sold more than 100,000 tickets to moviegoers in 2017, and he is eager to get past the summer in anticipation of the autumn’s titles.

“It looks like it’s going to be a pretty fantastic fall,” he said, citing such attractions as “Smallfoot,” “First Man” and the new “Mary Poppins” while giving special praise to the October release of “A Star is Born” with Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga. “It looks phenomenal.”

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RAY DALIO’S HEDGE FUND DROPS FACEBOOK SHARES

NORWALK HOSPITAL, MAPLEWOOD SENIOR LIVING TO OPEN $100M HYBRID HEALTH CENTER

Norwalk Hospital and its parent organization, Western Connecticut Health Network, have joined with Maplewood Senior Living to build a 5-story health center and assisted living facility at the former YMCA property at 370 West Ave. in Norwalk.

The nearly 250,000 -squarefoot facility will cost more than $100 million to build and is scheduled to open in 2021, according to the hospital.

“The new space will be designed to include a 150,000-square-foot medical office building that

will accommodate many of our Norwalk Hospital and Western Connecticut Medical Group ambulatory services in Norwalk, consolidated in one convenient location right off I-95 and Route 7,” said Norwalk Hospital President and WCHN Chief Strategy Officer Michael Daglio. “This proposed project supports our growth strategy and the shift to outpatient care.”

In addition to hospital services and physician practices, the building will feature a 17,000-squarefoot fitness center and the 72,000-square-foot Maplewood assisted living component.

Where has Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater Associates been putting its money lately? According to an analysis by Business Insider of a second-quarter regulatory filing, the world’s largest hedge fund is focusing on the far side of the Pacific while selling off its shares in Mark Zuckerberg’s social media empire.

During the second quarter, the $150 billion Bridgewater bought 84,629 shares of Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant, for $15.7 million. Business Insider estimated the purchase came to roughly $185.52 per share. Dalio, who has been involved in the Chinese markets since he was invited to teach classes on global financial markets in 1984, was in China

earlier this year to promote a translated version of his book “Principles.”

In addition to the Alibaba stock purchase, Bridgewater has also acquired a $31.3 million stake in the engine maker Cummins and a $14.4 million stake in Walmart.

Bridgewater has also sold off 76 percent of its holdings in Facebook, but it has not completely unfriended the company — the hedge fund still holds $9.37 million in shares.

STATE COLLEGES MAY NEED $1.2B IN AID

Connecticut’s public college and university system may require approximately $1.2 billion in state funding over the next two years in order to maintain its current operations.

According to a preliminary analysis from the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system administrators, the system — which consists of four state universities, 12 community colleges and the online Charter Oak College —

requires nearly $593 million in state operating grants and fringe benefit support in the next fiscal year, a 3.3 percent increase over the current funding level. Furthermore, another $639 million will be needed in the following fiscal year, an 11.3 percent spike in state aid.

The regents’ system held nearly $190 million in its reserves in the 2017 fiscal year, but those reserves could be down to $142 million by the end of the current fiscal year.

UTILIZ EXPANDS SERVICE OFFERING TO MARYLAND MARKET

Utiliz, a Norwalk - headquartered energy broker and technology platform, has expanded outside of the Northeast by entering the Maryland market.

The company, which was acquired in January by Path One Group LLC, serves customers in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. In extending

its footprint into Maryland, the company noted that 85 percent of that state’s energy customers are still with their default utility supplier, even though Maryland has a deregulated energy market.

“Energy deregulation has the potential to empower millions of consumers to make better, more affordable and more sustainable energy choices,” said Utiliz CEO Cami Boehme. “Unfortunately, the current marketplace makes it very hard for the average consumer to take advantage of competitive options. As a result, so few consumers have made the switch, and those that have likely did not have a positive experience. Our goal is to leverage technology to make something that used to be complex very simple and rewarding. We work for our customers, looking out for their best interest and letting them realize the benefits that energy deregulation affords.”

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TECH TALK Top 10 Reasons To Implement Security Awareness Training Cybersecurity breaches are expensive. Even if you provide industry-leading cybersecurity services, modern malware tactics are too sophisticated to guarantee 100% that your business will stay safe. A single breach can spell countless man-hours lost to remediation and disaster recovery—not to mention the damage it does to your business relationships.

ing see user failure rates decline rapidly, from as much as 25 percent to 5 percent in a year.

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SMB’s often assume hackers only target enterprise networks. In reality, SMBs face the same risk as large companies. Not only do SMBs handle the private and financial data hackers want, but they are also less likely to have the resources to invest in the types of security programs large enterprises can afford. In some cases, hackers even try to break into larger companies’ networks through digital links with SMB partners.

It’s not all gloom and doom. Staff members are on the front lines of your defenses. Don’t leave the future of your business in untrained hands.

Educate them.

By delivering continuous training to your users, you not only improve your overall cybersecurity posture, you also protect your own business and everyone you come in contact with.

HERE ARE 10 REASONS END USER SECURITY AWARENESS TRAINING IS A MUST. 1. Weakest Link.

Let’s be honest: users are the weakest link in the cybersecurity chain. Hackers prey on human curiosity, trust, negligence, and even greed to introduce malware into networks.

There’s a reason why phishing attacks were behind 90% of security incidents in 2016. And why phishing accounts for at least 93 percent of ransomware attacks.

2. First and Last Line of Defense.

Users are generally an easy target for cybercriminals because they can be tricked into opening suspicious emails, downloading bad attachments, and visiting malicious URLs. With proper education about malware sources and

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training to avoid them, humans can become the first line of defense against cyberattacks.

Trained properly, users learn to spot and report potential threats to security teams.

3. Wise Investment.

When the Ponemon Institute looked at phishing awareness programs, even the least effective training program still resulted in a 7-fold ROI, and that includes lost productivity time.

This is proof that security awareness training works and protects the bottom line.

4. Breaking Bad (Habits).

Technology alone cannot stop security incidents. But investments in security awareness help break bad habits by teaching end users about the critical role they play in keeping their organization safe. Companies that invest in train-

6. High Stakes.

Preventing cyberattacks isn’t just about avoiding malware infections.

Depending on the extent of the damage, an attack can deliver financial and legal blows, erode customer loyalty and trust, and even threaten the survival of a business.

7. Threats Aplenty.

From phishing to drive-by downloads, malvertising to ransomware, social engineering to code injection, threats are so numerous and varied that users can’t keep up without education. Users not only need awareness training, they appreciate its benefits. With training, their own data is also less likely to be compromised, making it relevant to them on both a personal and professional level.

user education an ongoing endeavor. Make sure management understands their users need recurring high-quality, relevant, actionable training. Research shows that changing employee behavior through continuous security education can reduce the risk of a security breach by an average of 50 percent.

9. Assured Compliance.

Many industries, such as financial services, healthcare, energy, and others, require end user awareness training at least annually. Depending on their industries, your company could face stiff fines for neglecting compliance training.

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8. Work in Progress.

Cybersecurity training isn’t a one-off. The threat landscape is always evolving, making

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Myx Creative Kitchen keeps it fast, casual and healthy

BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

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n the world of fast casual dining, many eateries often place a greater emphasis on delighting the taste buds rather than serving a nutritious meal. For Greenwich’s Myx Creative Kitchen, the concepts of tasty and healthy are not incongruous.

“It’s like a lifestyle brand,” said Rey Santos, director of operations. “It’s a unique place to get healthy food that you don’t really have to think about. One of the most distinctive things that we do is that we serve healthy food but don’t compromise our flavor. And you don’t have to worry where the ingredients are coming from or if there are allergic things in the food.”

Myx, which opened in April 2017, is owned by Palm Foods LLC and funded by the Greenwich investment firm Palm Ventures. Santos, whose previous food service work included stints as managing partner at the New Jersey-based Mr. Bruno’s Pizza LLC and several managerial roles at the restaurant franchisee Doherty Enterprises, teamed on Myx with chef Fausto Mieres, a graduate of the French Culinary Institute who worked in Fairfield County restaurants, including Oak + Almond and Bartaco before opening his own Anthony’s Deli in Stamford in 2014.

Santos acknowledged that one problem in marketing healthy food options has been price — after all, fast food’s popularity has been fueled by cost efficiency. To keep prices at a reasonable

level, Santos errs against overindulgence.

“The first thing we do is decide how much food people actually need to eat,” he explained. “We put just enough food in there so people have a good value. And we talk with our vendors and see what they can do to keep our costs down.”

Food preparation at the Myx counter takes place in full view of the customers, while a separate grab-andgo section offers prepacked meals for those in a hurry.

Santos noted the freshly made sauté bowls — which feature a mix of fresh vegetables with either brown rice or quinoa that come with a choice of sesame ginger, coconut curry, turmeric garlic, Korean BBQ or Moroccan sauces — are the customers’ favorite offering.

“It’s sautéed fresh and

the sauce drives the flavor,” said Santos, adding that customer feedback has been invaluable in determining the right ingredient blends.

“Our big challenge has been just knowing what the customer wants. We’ve been interacting with the customers to learn what they want from the business and have been adapting to that.”

Keeping the customers’ needs in mind has been central to Myx’s recently introduced app, which enables the user to fully customize a meal based on specific nutritional preferences before placing the order.

“It has a sliding scale to adjust if you want more broccoli or if you want to see how many calories or carbs are included or if you want to add more protein,” Santos said.

Another challenge has

been calling attention to Myx’s location. The venue at 19 W. Elm St. is on a small side street off the Greenwich Avenue shopping thoroughfare — and unless you are specifically heading down that street, it is easy not to see Myx. For Santos, a proactive outreach has been crucial to call attention to his establishment.

“We have been getting involved in the community, doing things with other local vendors on the avenue so they support us and being involved with the chamber of commerce,” he said.

“We’re trying to grow larger and reach more people, but we feel there is a broader audience locally that we haven’t touched yet.”

Still, Santos said that Myx has been attracting “hundreds and hundreds a week,” thanks to word-ofmouth recommendations

and four-star reviews on sites, including Yelp and GrubHub. “We’ve gotten people from Westchester and we do a lot of business with people from Stamford and Westport. At lunch, we get a wide range of people, business professionals and people coming from their gym. It’s like the one place in Greenwich where everyone can mingle at one location.”

For the immediate future, Santos is planning to introduce an in-store digital kiosk to enable a faster food-ordering process.

Down the road, he is considering additional outlets across the region.

“We would definitely like to expand (across) Fairfield County and into New York,” he said. “We would like to keep it kind of local and create a strong brand presence, and then go into franchising.”

Lamont and Stefanowski to square off for CT governor

BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

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he race for Connecticut governor has been narrowed down to two business executives who never held elected office before.

The final tally in the state’s primary election found Ned Lamont, the founder and chairman of Lamont Digital Systems, as the Democratic nominee for governor. Lamont, the party’s endorsed choice for the race, defeated Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim in a landslide — the Associated Press called the race for Lamont a halfhour after the polls closed and the final tally gave him 81 percent of the vote. Lamont previously sought the nomination in 2010 but lost to Stamford Mayor Dannel P. Malloy. Lamont’s choice for lieutenant governor, former Connecticut Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz, defeated a challenge from

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Eva Bermudez Zimmerman, a former Newtown legislative council member and union negotiator for SEIU. On the Republican side, former UBS Chief Financial Officer Bob Stefanowski defeated four opponents, including Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton, the party’s endorsed candidate, to secure the nomination.

Stefanowski, who bypassed the state Republican Party’s convention to petition his way onto the ballot, scored 29 percent of the vote compared with Boughton’s 21 percent. State Sen. Joe Markley of Southington, the Republican endorsed by the convention for lieutenant governor, defeated challenges from New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart and Darien First Selectman Jayme Stevenson.

In the other state races, the party-endorsed candidates were successful in their respective races. State Rep. William Tong of Stamford won the Democratic race for attorney general and

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will face Republican Susan Hatfield, an attorney and nurse from Pomfret. Shawn Wooden, a former president of the Hartford City Council, won the Democratic race for treasurer and will face Republican Thad Gray, a Salisbury-based investment executive. Republican Kurt Miller, the first selectman of Seymour, won the race for state comptroller and will face Democratic incumbent

Kevin Lembo.

The only state race without a primary was for secretary of the state, with Democratic incumbent Denise Merrill facing the Republicans’ endorsed candidate Susan Chapman, a former New Fairfield first selectman who was unchallenged for the position.

In the races for federal office, Matthew M. Corey, the owner of a window-washing

service and McKinnon’s Irish Pub in Hartford, won the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate over Dominic Rapini, a Branford resident who is Apple’s national account manager for retail business.

Corey will face incumbent U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, who had no primary challenge.

In the race to replace outgoing U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty in the 5th Congressional District, Jahana Hayes, a for-

mer Waterbury high school history teacher who received national attention when she was recognized in 2016 by President Barack Obama as Teacher of the Year, defeated the Democratic Party’s endorsed candidate, Simsbury First Selectman Mary Glassman.

Hayes, in her first run for elected office, will face former Meriden Mayor Manny Santos, who won the Republican nomination by defeating Ruby O’Neill, the Southbury-based founder of the National Latino Republican Coalition, and Rich Dupont, a Watertownbased business consultant.

There were no primary races for the 4th Congressional District, where Democratic incumbent Jim Himes faces Republican business executive Harry Arora.

Voter turnout was estimated at being between 20 percent and 25 percent, and there were no reports of voting irregularities across the state’s polling stations.

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London Airport, which competed for years against Tweed for carriers and riders, no longer offer commercial service. And, in any event, Tweed has a history of attracting and losing carriers.

Opened in 1931 as New Haven Municipal Airport, the first commercial carrier to take off from this location was Li-Con Airways in November 1933 — only to cease operations eight months later. Over the years, the airport — which was renamed for its first manager, John H. Tweed, in 1961 — hosted a number of airlines that have since become extinct, including Allegheny Airlines, NewAir, Pilgrim Airlines, ProvincetownBoston Airlines, Comair and Pan Am Clipper Connection.

Delta Connection service between New Haven and Cincinnati ended in 2006, leaving Tweed with only the US Airways (now American Eagle) flights to Philadelphia.

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Port Authority—

between the port, freight rail and highway transportation systems throughout the region.

• Continuing to build upon the historical strengths of the state’s ports while meeting the changing needs of business, and building a diverse and sustainable set of services.

• Supporting dredging of the state’s ports and waterways by working with partners and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to invest in dredging projects that will sustain and increase the use of ports, waterways and marinas.

• Increasing support for the CPA’s Support Small Harbor Improvement Projects Program (SHIPP) through funding requests and operational support for future rounds of SHIPP grants.

• Exploring and developing innovative solutions to enhance intermodal shipping options that can create efficient and cost-effective opportunities for distributing containerized cargo along Connecticut’s coastline.

• Leveraging emerging

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“At one time there 21 legacy carriers in the United States, and now we’re down to five,” Larson said.

But that’s not to say Tweed is an aviation equivalent of a ghost town. Shoreline Aviation, which operates seaplane service out of Manhattan, is headquartered at the airport, while private aircraft use Tweed to ferry people into the New Haven region for business and educational events. “Our corporate aircraft business is pretty significant,” Larson said. “In September, we see kids back to college, and corporate and charter flights are busy around the holidays. Around graduation, you can’t park an airplane around here.”

One problem that has bedeviled Larson is Tweed’s potential. “We are the most underserved area,” he said.

“The majority of our ridership is effectively south of Middletown and our reach is primarily over Groton and just into the eastside of Fairfield County. We

have large concentrations in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Hampton, Shelton and Trumbull. Most of our passengers are less than 30 minutes from New Haven.”

Tweed is also the only commercial airport along the shoreline — one has to venture to T.F. Green Airport in Rhode Island to find a commercial airport adjacent to Interstate 95. Larson said that the region’s other airports are not always the most convenient to access.

“With all due respect to my friends in White Plains, you have to be a Boy Scout to find it,” he said, with a laugh.

“And people don’t want to drive to Bradley.”

However, Larson observed, there is one major stumbling block that is preventing Tweed from attracting new airline business: its runway totals 5,600 feet, which is too short for most airlines.

“We go to conferences twice a year and introduce New Haven to every airline imaginable,” he said. “We’ve

talked to JetBlue, we’ve talked to Southwest Air, we’ve had conversations with Allegiant.

We’ve had conversations with Cape Air about doing seasonal runs. No one ever makes a commitment, but they’ve sort of said, ‘When you have that 6,100 feet of runway, come and visit with us.’ This is the new standard for commercial service. If we want to continue to grow the airport, we would have to obtain 6,000 feet of takeoff space” Larson has outlined a plan to extend Tweed’s runway by 1,000 feet by paving over its runway safety areas.

“We are not expanding the boundaries of the airport,” he said. “This would be on the inside of our fence. It allows for long takeoff distance and is only representative of takeoff and not landing. We feel this gives us more viability in the commercial market but it’s a much safer takeoff with more space on the airport.”

The idea of expanding Tweed’s runway in order to grow its business was

embraced by both Democrats and Republicans in the recent gubernatorial primaries, who viewed increased air traffic and its accompanying revenue as a boon for the state. “We don’t have to increase the footprint in the terminal, we’d just have to open up new airline stations there,” Larson said. “We don’t have to expand our parking lot — we have 750 available spaces here, much more than even White Plains.”

In anticipation of the possibility of increased air traffic, the airport has leveraged $60 million in Federal Aviation Administration grant money for noise insulation installation on surrounding residential properties. However, efforts to change state law to allow the expansion of the runway failed in the last legislative session.

“We ran three bills and none of them got carried to a vote,” Larson said. “There seemed to be some confusion with legislative delegation and City Hall on what the priorities might be, so those

were not called.”

Larson predicted that legislative approval will occur within a year and he has already identified several markets where he’d like to see Tweed passengers heading.

“Our primary goals here are Washington, D.C., Chicago and Orlando, Florida,” he said. “Before 9/11, we flew to Washington and it was very, very lucrative for us. But they restricted the airspace for smaller regionals and we never got the space back. We would be very interested in Canada: Halifax, Montreal or Toronto because we think there’s some business there.”

Larson also envisioned an increase in passengers from Fairfield County with expanded service.

“Since the Q Bridge has been fixed, it makes it a much easier commute to come east than to battle traffic into New York or White Plains,” he said.

“We’d love to attract more people from Fairfield County, but we have to have something to offer them.”

opportunities by continuing to monitor the landscape for port usage and responding to potential opportunities.

• Enhancing ferry systems and cruise coordination activities by evaluating ways in which Connecticut can expand its partnership with booking agents and operators of those services, while investing in facilities and infrastructure.

• Ensuring future support of the CPA by working with the state’s elected officials at the federal, state and local level to ensure the port authority is authorized and funded to sufficiently support its objectives for longterm economic growth.

“The marketplace is beginning to notice that the state of Connecticut now has a focused approach to growing the maritime economy,” said CPA Executive Director Evan Matthews. “It is critically important that we build on this momentum, and this five-year strategy sends a clear signal that Connecticut understands the value of its maritime assets and is committed to integrating its ports and small harbors with the state’s transportation system.”

CPA leadership will use the five-year plan as a touchstone for all decisions related to port development going forward. The executive and legislative branches of government will also use the strategy as a guidepost when developing policy related to the state’s maritime economy and integrated transportation system.

“Connecticut’s ports and harbors represent tremendous untapped economic potential,” Gov. Dannel Malloy said. “This maritime strategy will help ensure that we make targeted, smart investments in our marine infrastructure that will help strengthen our coastal communities and create jobs.

“I am proud that the state is already investing in the revitalization of the State Pier to make it a hub for the burgeoning offshore wind industry,” Malloy continued, “and I am confident that this plan will only reinforce our commitment to growing our maritime economy.”

Senate President Pro Tempore Martin Looney of New Haven said the strategy could also result in fewer trucks on the state’s roadways — a welcome develop-

ment as Connecticut lawmakers continue to debate the hotly contested topic of establishing electronic tolls on several of its major roads.

“Just as Connecticut has made a concerted effort over the past few years to grow jobs in our manufacturing and biotech sectors, now it is time for us to focus on our maritime economy,” Looney said.

Last month, Fairfield First Selectman Mike Tetreau and the CPA announced that two Southport Harbor projects are being funded by grants awarded to the town through SHIPP. At the request of Fairfield’s Harbor Management Commission, $266,000 was awarded for dredging of the Ye Yacht Yard marina basin and completion of the reconstruction of the boat launching ramp, with a town match of $11,000 for a total project cost of $277,000.

The CPA also granted $6,500 to help update Fairfield’s Southport Harbor Management Plan with an equal match from the town for a total project cost of $13,000.

Both projects are scheduled for completion by the end of this year with dredging expected to begin this fall. The

projects are two of 18 similar SHIPP projects funded by the CPA across the state this year.

“This is an important partnership between the town of Fairfield and the port authority,” Bates said at a July 11 press conference announcing the grants. “Since our establishment as a standalone state agency, we have been making a special effort to fund projects like this based on the merits of each project. Projects like these help advance Connecticut’s maritime economy, create jobs and enhance our quality of life.”

Bates noted to the Business Journal that the CPA has also been active lately in Norwalk — where it played a major funding part in the $1.8 million replacement of Norwalk Visitor Docks at Veterans Memorial Park, which held a ribbon-cutting ceremony in May — and that he continues to have “regular contact” with all relevant county municipalities.

Recent CPA board meetings have taken place in Fairfield, Norwalk and Stamford, he said, “which allows our board of directors to hear presentations from local officials about what they’re doing and what they

hope to do.”

“There are 18 locations up and down our shoreline and our rivers,” Bates said.

“We’re in the midst of unlocking the value of our waterfront everywhere, but we’re not going to big-foot around.

We want to work with the municipalities — all of them.

We don’t have the luxury of thinking big city versus small town.”

Such work will drive more people to the area because of “improved access to the magnificent resources of our shoreline,” he said.

“That has an impact on making those municipalities more competitive by increasing their tax base and improving the overall quality of life.”

With an annual budget of just $1 million, “we’re mean and lean,” Bates said. “But we have the support of the legislature and the governor. We hope that the new governor, whoever it is, and members of the General Assembly will see the value-add we can provide and see the tremendous opportunity we have for growth.

“We want to be a champion for the entire state,” he said.

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Stamford’s Riko’s Pizza sets franchising plan

BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

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ince opening in 2011, Riko’s Thin Crust Pizza has established itself as one of the county’s most popular pizzerias.

So popular, in fact, that it’s looking to branch out nationwide.

“We have a great product and we want to get it to a lot more people,” said namesake Rico Imbrogno, who with his cousin Luigi Cardillo runs what is now a three-store operation: the original at 170 Selleck St. in Stamford; 886 Hope St. in Stamford, which opened in 2016; and 247 Connecticut Ave. in Norwalk, which opened earlier this year.

The idea to explore franchising dates back about five years, Imbrogno said. “We started the process about two years ago and finalized it three or four months ago.”

To that end they brought on franchise industry expert Gary Occhiogrosso, founder of Westwood, New Jerseybased Franchise Growth Solutions LLC, to expand the turnkey Riko’s casual quick service restaurant (QSR) business model to 15 locations by 2020. Franchises are now available in Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York and New Jersey, with further expansion along the eastern seaboard planned for the future.

“I’m not in the pizza business per se,” Occhiogrosso said. “But after I met with

The Riko’s on Hope Street in Stamford.

Luigi Cardillo and Rico Imbrogno look to go nationwide with their brand of pizza.

I’m not in the pizza business per se, but after I met with Rico and Luigi and tried their pizza, it blew me away. It’s really unique and the concept is the real differentiator.

Rico and Luigi and tried their pizza, it blew me away.

It’s really unique and the concept is the real differentiator.”

While delivery and takeout will be available, Riko’s franchises will be based on the casual dining model.

“It’s a different direction,” Occhiogrosso said. “It’s focused on sit-down table service, with a full bar and is designed to present a relaxing, enjoyable environment instead of a rushed experience.”

Occhiogrosso said he was also impressed with Imbrogno and Cardillo’s decision to expand carefully.

“They spent a lot of time figuring out the right way to make a franchise grow,” he said. “A lot of people want to open a store and then start franchising six months later.

They want a thousand stores in 10 years, real pie-in-thesky stuff, and to do that they sell franchises to people who are not qualified.”

Instead, Imbrogno said, the plan is to carefully vet

potential franchisees to ensure they share Riko’s “core values,” which include respecting employees and customers, are sufficiently capitalized and have demonstrated their personal involvement with their communities.

“We’ve been feeding local Little League and soccer teams from the start,” he said. “And if a drama club calls, we’ll feed them too — all on our own dime. We look at those kids as our potential future customers — if you can get them while they’re young, they’re going to stay with you.”

He and Cardillo first joined forces when Cardillo was still a contractor.

“I don’t have a real kitchen background. I’m not a chef,” Cardillo said. “I was renovating a building I had and (Imbrogno) came out and told me he’d rented a space and wanted to open a pizzeria. He was a little short on cash, but he made me a pizza and I said, ‘You know what? I’ll be your

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partner.’ I thought even if it didn’t work out and we ended up renting it to someone else, I’d still have access to good pizza.”

Among Riko’s thin crust offerings is a hot-oil pizza, which involves infusing oil with crushed red pepper flakes that is added to the pie before baking; their twist is to place a whole pepper in the center of the pie after it is cooked to denote which pizzas have been made with the oil.

The owners of Stamford’s Colony Grill had threatened legal action maintaining that Riko’s essentially stole their hot-oil pizza recipe — a pair of former Colony employees helped start the Selleck Street operation — but Cardillo said that after Riko’s hired an attorney who found that the only copyright Colony had was for its name, the matter was dropped.

“We didn’t steal anything,” he said. “These are all our own recipes.”

The Riko’s duo is already meeting with prospective franchisees. “For years they’ve had people coming in and saying, ‘Hey, if you ever decide to expand, give us a call,’” Occhiogrosso said. “We’ve had three or four face-to-face meetings with interested partners.”

Once accepted, franchisees must pay a $30,000 franchise fee, followed by a turnkey fee of $520,000 to $699,000, depending on the size and condition of the location. The turnkey fee includes the franchise fee, Cardillo said.

After that, Imbrogno and Cardillo will personally supervise a compulsory program involving 16 to 20 hours of classroom instruction and another 100 hours of on-the-job training at the Selleck Street store.

“We’ll be with (franchisees) every step of the way,” Cardillo said.

After that, Occhiogrosso said, “Once the franchisee demonstrates an understanding of the logistics, they can make it work for themselves. They can focus on building a business, not just making pizzas.”

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CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Sean F. Flynn

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he Department of Labor’s Fiduciary Rule would have required commission-based financial advisers to act in the best interest of their clients when making recommendations on the investor’s retirement assets, a requirement already in place for fee-based financial advisers. This rule sounds fairly straightforward, however, over the past couple of years there has been a lot of controversy.

The Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule was originally set to be gradually instituted from April 2017 to January 2019. However, on June 21, 2018, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals essentially killed the rule.

There has been confusion around the concept of getting financial advice in your best interest long before the Labor Department’s rule was put into place. The fiduciary rule was supposed to, in theory, add clarity to the concept of fiduciary duties of investment professionals. Unfortunately it has just added more confusion.

However, all the confusion around conflict-free advice has increased awareness for the consumer on what type of advice they are getting and why.

Even though the fiduciary rule was killed, at least for now, a lot of good came out of the process.

The implementation of the rule and its subsequent reversal, was highly publicized on Wall Street as well as Main Street. This press brought the idea of fee transparency and conflict-free advice to the forefront of the financial advice world. Investors are becoming far more educated and empowered around the concept of fees, fiduciary standard and transparency, compared to five or 10 years ago.

Investors are asking their advisers more questions and doing more due

From a dead rule comes conversation about financial advisers diligence on individuals and firms. Investors want to understand how advisers get paid and how or what activity in an investor’s account will generate income for the adviser, if any. For example, if there’s an investment change in the investor’s account they should not hesitate to ask why.

Investors should take more interest in what is happening in their portfolio. The more educated and empowered an investor becomes, the more in-depth and meaningful conversations they will have with their advisers. The more questions investors ask, the better informed they become, which creates a more transparent relationship.

When speaking with financial advisers, investors should first request the qualifications of their financial advisers. Don’t hesitate to research prospective advisers, their credentials and backgrounds with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s BrokerCheck, which documents complaints against advisers and advisers’ experience. Ask financial advisers about their compensation, fees and mode of payment. Investors have the right to research and understand the investment plan being recommended.

Individuals don’t need to know everything about how they are investing, but they should be able to explain it at a high level.

Investors should ask both their advisers/prospective advisers as well as themselves important questions.

QUESTIONS FOR AN ADVISER:

1. Are you a fiduciary, and if so what is your definition of a fiduciary?

2. What are my total fees, both implicit and explicit? An adviser could charge you a 1 percent fee on assets under manage-

asking these questions, but more importantly paying attention to how they are answered. An adviser who can give you a quick, clear and logical answer on how they get paid is a good start.

If the answer is vague, unclear and not articulated well, that could be a red flag. An adviser should be able to explain clearly and concisely how they get paid, how they intend to invest your money and how they will service you as a client.

Individuals should not feel like their adviser is doing them a favor by answering these questions.

Most advisers welcome questions because it will add clarity to each other’s role as well as lead to more in-depth conversations. All investors should have their questions answered thor-

oughly. They should have a good understanding of their advisers’ answers and feel comfortable repeating the answers to a friend.

The client adviser relationship should be thought of as a long-term mutual partnership based on trust and transparency, not a business transaction based on cost and return.

Sean F. Flynn is a financial adviser and certified College Planning Specialist at Essex Financial, based out of the Southport office.

He resides in Fairfield with his family and is a graduate of Fairfield University.

Flynn is a a member of The Fairfield Chamber of Commerce and The Friends of Fairfield Lacrosse. He can be reached at sflynn@essex. financial and 475- 8889041.

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ment — this is an explicit fee. The underlying investments, such as mutual funds could be charging you an implicit fee. These fees are called expense ratios and do not show up on your statement.

3. How do you get paid?

Are you fee only or commission only, or a combination of both? Do you sell any commission-based products like annuities or variable life insurance?

4. What are your services and are they all included in my fee? For example, are you charging me just for investment advice or does that include financial planning as well?

5. What is your investment philosophy?

THE QUESTIONS INVESTORS SHOULD ASK THEMSELVES:

1. Do I feel comfortable working with this person?

2.If something was to happen to me, do I feel comfortable having this person offer financial advice to my significant other or loved ones?

Investors should be

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THE LIST: PR and Advertising Agencies

PUBLIC RELATIONS ADVERTISING AGENCIES

FAIRFIELD COUNTY AND REGION

Listed alphabetically Name Address Area code: 203, unless otherwise noted Website

Principal(s) Email address Year company established

Number of Percentage employees of PR service to full time total and part time business

Adams & Knight

Jill Adams info@adamsknight.com 1988

55

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AdEdge Online Marketing

Anthony LoFrisco Jr. info@adedgemarketing.com 2007

4 N/A

10

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Arbron Media Associates LLC

Tom Arbron tarbron@tomarbron.com 2014

3 2

30

! !

Barbeau-Hutchings Advertising

Gregg Hutchings greggh@bhaadvertising.com 1981

1 5

10

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1 2-3

40

!

7 N/A

100

! !

! ! ! ! !

John F. Carlucci john@carlucciandassociates.com 1995

4 12

N/A

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! !

Melissa LoParco mloparco@catalystmc.com 1994

8 1

34.6

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CLICROI LLC

Nelson Merchan nelson@clicroi.com 2006

1 2

Co-Communications

Stacey Cohen stacey@cocommunications.com 1997

8 6

50

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!

Creative Concepts

Valorie Luther vluther@creative-conceptsllc.co 2003

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35

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Creative Partners

Peter Schelfhaudt pschelfhaudt@creativepartners.com Proprietary 1986

N/A

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!

Danika Communications LLC

Anne Ryan ryan@danikapr.com 2001

1 4

100

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Designsite

Michael DeMartin mdemartin@designsite.com 1999

3 2

20

!

!

!

E.R. Becker Company Inc.

Ellie Becker ellie@erbeckercompany.com 1991

1 WND

15

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! !

! !

Hank Spring, Patrick Kinney Justin May jmay@gbpr.com 2001

9 0

100

! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

James P. O'Toole Consulting

James P. O'Toole jpoconsult@optonline.net 2001

2 1

100

Kannon Public Relations

Jason Kannon jkannon@kannonpr.com 2014

1 2-3

100

! ! ! ! ! ! !

Katnip Marketing

Ed Katz ekatz@katnipmarketing.com 2008

1 4

50

! ! ! !

! !

MaxEx Public Relations LLC

Linda Kavanagh linda@maxexposure.net 1997

4 0

75

! ! ! !

!

Scott Brunjes 1996

50

N/A

! !

Media Storm

Christina Norman HR@mediastorm.biz 2001

N/A

N/A

! !

Michael J. London & Associates

Michael J. London lisa@mjlondon.com 1990

5 WND

90

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Peralta Design LLC

Ramon E. Peralta Jr. ramon@peraltadesign.com 1992

6 1

50

! ! !

ShellMar PR

Shelly Marr Harvey shelly@shellmarpr.com 1999

1 5

80

! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Silver Creative Group

Paul Zullo paul@silvercreativegroup.com 2003

8 4

0

!

Tanen Directed Advertising

Illene Cohn Tanen ilene@tanendirected.com 1985

10 WND

5

TFI Envision Inc.

Elizabeth Ball liz@tfienvision.com 1975

WND

WND

2 2

100

80 Avon Meadow Lane, Avon 06001 860-676-2300 • adamsknight.com 111 Saugatuck Ave., Westport 06880 682-4585 • adedgemarketing.com

125 Washington St., Norwalk 06854 286-8174 • arbronmediaassociates.com 30 Controls Drive, Shelton 06484 926-0040 • bhaadvertising.com

Brand24 LLC

19 Timber Mill Circle, Stamford 06903 401-8928 • brand24llc.com

John Clapps john@brand24llc.com 1997

Butler Associates Public Relations LLC

Thomas P. Butler info@butlerassociates.com

1 Stamford Plaza, 263 Tresser Blvd., Stamford 06901 1996 212-685-4600 • butlerassociates.com

Carlucci & Associates Inc.

112 Emery Drive East, Stamford 06902 561-8547 • carlucciandassociates.com

Catalyst Marketing Communications Inc.

2777 Summer St., Stamford 06905 348-7541 • catalystmc.com 13 Caldwell Terrace, Danbury 06810 788-6380 • CLICROI.com

2 Forest Park Drive, Farmington 06032 860-676-4400 • cocommunications.com

Connecticut and New York City 866-475-5191 • creative-conceptsllc.com

46 Southfield Ave., No. 210, Stamford 06902 705-9211 • creativepartners.com 15 E. Putnam Ave., No. 386, Greenwich 06830 661-3663 • danikapr.com

427 Morehouse Highway, Fairfield 06825 372-2912 • designsite.com

16 Betts Place, Norwalk 06855 852-8077 • erbeckercompany.com

Gaffney Bennett Public Relations

1 Liberty Square, No. 201, New Britain 06051 860-229-0301 • gbpr.com

41 W. Norwalk Road, Darien 06820 655-8689

21 Ten O'Clock Lane, Weston 06883 981-4230 • kannonpr.com

15 Rockyfield Road, Westport 06880 226-2701 • katnipmarketing.com 102 Alton Road, Stamford 06906 561-9878 • maxexposure.net

Mediassociates

75 Glen Road, Sandy Hook 06482 797-9500 • mediassociates.com

99 Washington St., Norwalk 06854 852-8001 • mediastorm.biz 929 White Plains Road, No. 330, Trumbull 06611 261-1549 • mjlondon.com 2 Enterprise Drive, Suite 418, Shelton 06484 513-2222 • peraltadesign.com

455 Oak Bluff Ave., Stratford 06615 257-6684 • shellmarpr.com

50 Water St., Norwalk 06854 855-7705 • silvercreativegroup.com

12 S. Main St., South Norwalk 06854 855-5855 • tanendirected.com

111 Westport Ave., Norwalk 06851 845-0700 • tfienvision.com

Walsh Public Relations

305 Knowlton St., Bridgeport 06608 292-6280 • walshpr.com

Gregory Walsh

greg@walshpr.com 1997

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Top three (3) clients

Public relations strategy development and implementation

N/A

Digital marketing

N/A

Marketing

Patio.com The Waters Edge at Giovannis Knepler Driving Schools

Business- to-

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advertising

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public relations

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The Nielsen Company Perlop Cosmetics

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Integrated marketing

Palace Theater ENT and Allergy Associates Fordham University

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Con Edison Arc of Westchester Double D

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Brand awareness

ResearchNow SSI First County Bank Law Offices of Edward Nusbaum P.C.

Traditional and digital marketing N/A and public relations

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Volkswagen National Society of Compliance Professionals Tauck

Communications Eversource for highly regulated KeyBank industries Aquarion Water Co.

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Passages of Distinction Unified Wealth Management Park Hotel Kenmare

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Hispanic advertising, lead generation and social media

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Siebert, Cisneros, Shank & Co. Patriot Bank, N.A. Mechanical Contractors Association of New York Inc.

Marketing solutions N/A

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Pfeiffer Vacuum Ulvac Network Publications

Passages of Distnction, NJ Advertising, design, Unified Wealth Management, CT branding Restaurant Strategies, FL Strategic communications

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Save the Children Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Cessna STARZ Mohegan Sun Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Direct Impact Vantis Life Tremont and Sheldon Valley United Way Edgewell Personal Care LLC Pullman and Comley LLC

Real estate, mixed Trademark use transit oriented 66 Summer Street development, VASE Management construction Branding and web development

N/A

! !

Digital and print communications, experiential onsite events

Mastercard PepsiCo Bausch + Lomb

Marketing and design

WND

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Norwalk Now Palm Foods Bruno DiFabio Restaurant Group

! !

Endless Games

! ! ! Consumer products Tactic Games USA

This list is a sampling of public relations and advertising agencies that are located in the region. If you would like to include your agency in our next list, please contact Peter Katz at pkatz@westfairinc.com.

Information shown reflects the most recent responses by the agencies to our survey form.

Note: Buzz Creators is located in Westchester County, but also does business in Fairfield County. It is located at 400 Columbus Ave. in Valhalla, New York. For more, call 914-358-5080 or visit buzz-creators.com.

N/A = Not available.

WND = Would not disclose.

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Top Specialty

Newsletters/e-blasts

interactive

Social media campaigns

web design

public affairs

crisis communications financial communications

media training

issues management

event management investor and analyst relations internal relations

copywriting

partnerships

special events

media relations

product launches

community relations

strategic consulting

Services

MasterPieces, Inc.

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ASK ANDI | Andi Gray

Choosing and managing the right marketing support I don’t want to be overpaying for marketing leads. How can I manage the resources I plan to hire in order to help us grow new business opportunity?

THOUGHTS OF THE DAY: Hiring the right vendor is a process. Focus on ROI. You’ll likely be using more than one vendor in marketing, so your job includes coordinating resources as well as measuring results. Think through how you plan to manage each marketing vendor.

As a small-business owner you just want to get things done. Seems faster and easier to make a bunch of phone calls to companies that you find through the web or names you get as referrals from your buddies, right? Wrong! Might save you time upfront, but leads to lots of headaches and misfires as you hire

without understanding the fit between what you need and what the vendor you hire can actually do for you.

Establish clear criteria — what it is that you want to get done. What does this vendor or group of vendors have to deliver in order to pay you back for hiring them? Keep total marketing spending around 10 to 20 percent of gross profit, which, depending on your percent of gross profit, could translate to a small percentage of total revenue, usually in the range of 3 to 10 percent of total sales.

Define what you really want to accomplish in terms of total marketing program success. Think about:

to accomplish in marketing — your marketing success goals. Include the following questions in your RFP: • Vendor’s experience working with each target market that you’ve identified.

• Recommendations for approaching the puzzle of how to achieve your total marketing success goals.

• Vendor’s experience working with companies similar to your company — companies of similar size, target market, experience in marketing.

• Ask for budget recommendations and suggestions on how to spread that budget across multiple initiatives.

• Recommendations on what to expect for results: tangible changes, report examples, timeline.

Pick a list of vendors to send RFPs to. Ask around for names of marketing vendors your peers have had success with. Do some searching for companies on the internet.

• quantity (number of leads delivered to sales); • quality (close ratio between leads and sales); • speed (average and median time from receiving a lead to closing a sale); • exposure (more followers); • dollar payoff (increased revenue %, gain in gross profit %); and • changes to growth with current or new target markets — measured in dollars and percent in each target market.

Make sure all potential vendors know what your top success measures are.

Use an request for proposal (RFP) process to gather information from a variety of vendors. With the right questions, you’ll get lots of viewpoints from competing vendors on what to look for and how best to set up and manage a relationship.

Start your RFP with a statement of what you hope

Once you have a list of people to send RFPs to, you might want to start with a comment period — sending out your RFP as a draft and asking for suggestions. Once you send out the final RFP and get answers back, compare RFP results in spreadsheet, so you can see results side by side.

Make a list of questions to ask in face-to-face interviews with each vendor.

You’ll likely be using more than one vendor in marketing, so your job includes coordinating resources as well as measuring results. Once you’ve hired your marketing vendors, get to work on building a team. Explain to each vendor their role on the team and how you expect them to interact with your staff and other marketing vendors.

Using information provided in the RFPs, establish reporting protocols for each vendor. Lay out the reports you expect to see each week

or month. Ask the vendors to track their results in a spreadsheet you provide, so you can see how things are trending over time. Be open to suggestions from each vendor on how to best monitor progress, but don’t let anyone off the hook when it comes to regularly reporting on standard metrics.

Looking for a good book? Try “How to Write an RFP and Manage an RFP Project” by E. B. Diamond.

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CONTRIBUTING WRITER | By Bonnie Stewart

‘Mamas, please let your babies grow up to be CPAs’

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arm Aid, an event synonymous with Willie Nelson, will visit Connecticut this year on Sept. 28. The event makes me think of the great Willie and Waylon (Jennings) country anthem where each chorus pleads “Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys.” The duo continues their advice with “Let ’em be doctors and lawyers and CPAs.” Well, all right, they don’t actually sing “and CPAs,” but they should. Here’s why: Parents counseling their children on careers would do well to suggest that of the certified public accountant, as it offers outstanding opportunity, reward and respect. There’s never been a better time than today to be a CPA — except for maybe tomorrow. And it comes down to — you guessed it — the numbers.

— 79,524 in 2016 — but the number of new CPA exam candidates for that year was far lower at 48,044. At the same time, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that employment of accountants and auditors is expected to grow faster through 2018 than for all the occupations the bureau tracks.

Some CPA firms now start recruiting accounting majors on campus as early as the students’ sophomore and even freshman years, and certainly by the time they are juniors and seniors, these students know where they’ll land well before they don cap and gown. Not every college grad shares such a bright employment outlook.

Hey, even during the 2009 recession, the unemployment rate for the accounting profession was 4.5 percent — equal to full employment.

OPPORTUNITY

CPA expertise is in demand, and people are willing to pay for it. CPAs earn 10 to 15 percent more than non-CPA accountants.

Recent grads with “up to one year” of experience who are good to very good candidates start at a range of $46,000 to about $55,000 annually; for superstars, that jumps up to the low $70,000s. Senior managers are well into six figures and new partners can earn upward of $250,000 annually and as much as $500,000 or more when you factor in bonuses and other parks.

First, we need more CPAs. Lots more.

Connecticut’s CPA profession is aging. We expect that 75 percent of CPAs will retire over the next 15 years; at the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants (CTCPA) it’s referred to as “The CPA Silver Tsunami.”

And yes, it’s tied directly to the national demographic phenomenon of baby boomers qualifying for Medicaid to the tune of 10,000 per day — every day — until 2029, according to the Pew Research Center.

In its 2018 Salary Guide for Accounting and Finance Professionals, Robert Half, a global staffing firm specializing in accounting and finance professionals, reports “There’s high demand for top talent in public accounting due to a severe shortage of skilled candidates.” Their “In-Demand Certifications” list puts CPA at the top.

Nationally, college accounting enrollment remains at an all-time high

REWARD

RESPECT

In addition to the compensation, there are intrinsic rewards, such as respect.

Ninety-one percent of business decision makers consider CPAs valuable assets to their organizations. Many CPAs serve as expert members on the various boards of municipal governments, not-for-profits and volunteer organizations, where their fellow board members appreciate the talent those

CPAs bring to the table.

Forget the so-very-yester year, hack neyed Hollywood image of the pocket-protected number cruncher. Today’s and tomorrow’s CPAs increasingly must understand technology but more so, its application. A recent Deloitte survey showed 21 percent of organizations currently have blockchain in production, with 25 percent more planning to do so in the next year. Artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data analytics and the so-called “disruptive changes” taking place today and tomorrow will only further heighten demand for CPAs and their analytical skills.

As long as people and their various organizations seek to maximize financial outcomes, manage business performance, make informed investment decisions, plan for their financial futures and comply with local, state, federal, and international rules, regulations and taxes, the CPA will be in demand.

“Mamas, please let your babies grow up to be CPAs…“ Bonnie Stewart is executive director of the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants.

The Connecticut Society of CPAs is celebrating more than a century of service to membership and community alike. Formed by nine CPAs in 1908 at New Haven’s Union League Club, today CTCPA has a current membership of almost 6,000 individuals in public practice, business and industry, government, and education. Its function is to advocate on behalf of the accounting profession, foster a professional community among CPAs, and provide continuing education opportunities as well as a comprehensive peer review program and a variety of membership services for CPAs in Connecticut. Stewart can be reached at 860-2580214 or bonnies@ctcpas.org.

SPECIAL REPORT | Accounting

Fairfield University’s graduate accounting program takes on a rigorous approach

BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

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f one were to ask the students in Fairfield University’s Masters of Science in Accounting (MSA) program how they spent their summer vacation, the response might be: What summer vacation?

“We have our program set up so that we start them traditionally day after graduation, usually in mid-May,” said Kathi M. Mettler, coordinator for the graduate accounting programs and instructor of the practice of accounting at Fairfield University’s Dolan School of Business.

“They take three classes in the summer section, which runs from mid-May until roughly first week in July. Then they start with the CPA review for the rest of July and August. We prefer for them to take the first part of that CPA exam at the end of August.”

And there is little time for the MSA students to pause and enjoy the autumn foliage.

“In the fall, they have a full course load of four courses,” Mettler continued.

“For the winter break, if they want to do winter internship they can take that for credit from January through midMarch. If they do a winter internship, when they come back they need to do two classes. If not, they do classes for a total of 10 classes.”

When asked if that workload is rather rigorous, Mettler beams with approval. “It’s incredibly rigorous,” she said. “I tell them at the welcome aboard that this is your year to invest in yourself. And it’s not so much about learning, it’s about maturing and developing, having a thirst for knowledge and try to learn the content. You are going to need the content in your job

Kathi M. Mettler, coordinator of Graduate Accounting Programs and instructor of the Practice, at Dolan School of Business at Fairfield University. Photo by Phil Hall.

and the CPA exam, because everything in accounting sort of builds on each other.”

Mettler, who was previously a director in the International Tax Services Group of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Stamford, noted there were 67 students in the current MSA program, with one-third of the students focused on tax studies and two-thirds on assurance studies. Over the past few years, she has witnessed an increase in the number of students pursuing graduate studies in accounting and

attributes that rise to the distinctive place accountants play in the economy.

“There is no better way to get to know industries and companies and the world than understanding how business works,” she said. “And accountants understand how the business works.”

Part of that equation is knowing the right and wrong ways to conduct business, and ethics is stressed throughout the program.

“To be an accountant, you have to operate at the highest ethical and

To be an accountant, you have to operate at the highest ethical and moral obligations pursuant to the law.

Individual students have to be comfortable with who they are and be able to pull themselves up to their highest abilities.

— Kathi M. Mettler

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moral obligations pursuant to the law,” Mettler said.

“Individual students have to be comfortable with who they are and be able to pull themselves up to their highest abilities.”

Mettler pointed out that the MSA students are required to keep abreast of current events that impact the accounting profession.

The ramifications of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act signed into law last December by President Trump have been part of the class discussions.

“The MSAs who just graduated in May were more prepared and probably more knowledgeable about the law than some working professionals,” she said. “We actively encouraged them to leverage that when they started working full time.

Similarly, the MSAs spent a lot of time talking about current events and how tax law changes impact their clients and the industries they’re going into.”

To date, the MSA program’s retention rate is near perfect.

“As far as I know, the retention rate is 100 percent,” Mettler said. “I am aware of one student who put the program on hold because she started working full time, but she’s coming back to finish her last class.”

The program also includes career fair meetings and roundtables with representatives from the Big Four accounting firms plus other companies interested in learning more about the students. Mettler credits Fairfield University’s location with putting students at close contact with firms in New York City, Stamford and Boston. And if any MSA student regretted their studies, Mettler has not heard about it.

“I recently met a 2017 graduate, who said to me, ‘The program was grueling, but I was glad that I put the time in,’” she said.

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Facts & Figures ATTACHMENTS-FILED Flannery, Barbara, Shelton. Filed

by Thomas Lyons. $10,000 in favor of JTAM Property LLC. Property: Lot 73, Map of Great White Oak Manor, Shelton. Filed July 16.

BUILDING PERMITS COMMERCIAL BLT Management LLC, contractor for the city of Stamford. Provide support in an existing commercial space at 670 Pacific St., Stamford.

Estimated cost: $29,500. Filed between July 16 and July 27.

C&D Contractors LLC, contractor for Jakal LLC. Remove old roof and install a new one on an existing commercial space at 18 High St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $15,200.

Filed July 13.

City of Norwalk, contractor for self. Improve the windows and doors in an existing commercial space at 137-139 East Ave., Norwalk.

Estimated cost: $110,000. Filed July 27.

Connecticut Sign Service LLC, contractor for UB Stamford LP. Install a sign on the exterior of an existing commercial space at 2215 Summer St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed between July 16 and July 27.

D&A Construction Management, contractor for Fairfield Theatres Inc. Upgrade and replace the equipment on the roof of the telecom facility at 40 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed July 13.

D&A Construction Management, Branford, contractor for Fairbridge Commons LLC. Replace the antennas on the roof of an existing commercial space at 1001 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed July 17.

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D&A Construction Management, Branford, contractor for Inwood Condominium Association.

Replace the antennas on the roof of an existing commercial space at 3200 Park Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed July 17.

ESRT Merrittview LLC, Norwalk, contractor for self. Perform an interior fit-up in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 383 Main Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $233,000. Filed July 27.

FGB Construction Co., contractor for the city of Stamford. Renovate a veteran’s park at 150 Atlantic St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $3.1 million. Filed between July 16 and July 27.

G. Pic and Sons, Bridgeport, contractor for the city of Bridgeport.

Add a restroom to an existing commercial space at 250 Hollister St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $69,000. Filed July 13.

G. Pic and Sons, Bridgeport, contractor for the city of Bridgeport.

Add a free-standing pavilion to an existing commercial space at 250 Hollister St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed July 13.

Garden Homes Residential LP, Stamford, contractor for self. Perform an interior fit-up in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 1032 Hope St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed between July 16 and July 27.

Kling, Kevin, contractor for Brian Cambria. Perform an interior fit-up in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 900 Great Meadow Road, Stratford. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed July 17.

O&G Industries, Torrington, contractor for Norwalk Land Development LLC. Add a tower crane to the base of an existing commercial space at 100-101 N. Water St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $17,500. Filed July 31.

PSEG, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Add foam to the foundation of an existing commercial space at 1 Atlantic St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed July 11.

Sengchauh, Khenmy, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Construct a wall on the second floor of an existing commercial space at 329 Beechmont Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $250. Filed July 17.

Sports Center of Connecticut, Shelton, contractor for self. Replace the carriers in an existing commercial space at 784 River Road, Shelton. Estimated cost: $25,111. Filed July 17.

ON THE RECORD

RESIDENTIAL 14 Harrison LLC, New Canaan, contractor for Scott Buddenhagen.

Construct a new single-family residence with four full bedrooms, five bathrooms, a fireplace, a two-car garage and an open patio at 14 Harrison Ave., New Canaan. Estimated cost: $525,000. Filed July 12.

A.W. Construction LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Tony Wisziewski. Rebuild a chimney on an existing single-family residence at 248 Putnam Road, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed July 10.

Artic Construction LLC, Wilton, contractor for Amy Pal. Demolish the chimney and living room in an existing single-family residence at 20 Clayton Place, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $16,000. Filed July 16.

Baybrook Remodelers Inc., West Haven, contractor for the town of New Canaan. Install two steel doors in an existing single-family residence at 3 Farm Road, New Canaan.

Estimated cost: $11,650. Filed July 13.

Braydan Construction LLC, Stratford, contractor for Corrine M. Still and Ryan Still. Add two stories to the mudroom in an existing single-family residence, a covered porch and a rear addition at 24 Bryan Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $600,000. Filed July 31.

Braydan Construction LLC, contractor for James Duggan. Remove the structure on the property of an existing single-family residence at 32 Wedgemere Road, Stamford.

Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed between July 16 and July 27.

Brothers Painting Service LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Jesse Schwartzman. Reconfigure the kitchen and master bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 4 Susan Court, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $80,610. Filed July 10.

Brothers Remodeling Group LLC, contractor for Carolyn Salvatore. Finish the basement in an existing single-family residence at 904 Foxboro Drive, Unit 904, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed July 26.

Bugaj Contractors Company LLC, contractor for Peter J. DiBonaventura. Expand the second floor of an existing single-family residence and remodel the kitchen at 201 Old Academy Road, Fairfield.

Estimated cost: $400,000. Filed July 9.

Byler, Kevin S., Ridgefield, contractor for Elizabeth C. Jaeger. Renovate the kitchen, sheetrock and replace windows in an existing single-family residence at 71 Nod Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $60,000.

Filed July 9.

Carpentry Unlimited Inc., Stamford, contractor for Nicholas J. Didelot. Renovate the front porch and second story of an existing single-family residence at 96 White Birch Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $307,026. Filed between July 16 and July 27.

Chace, Joel T., et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Renovate the bathrooms on the second floor of an existing single-family residence at 78 Harpischord Turnpike, Stamford. Estimated cost: $35,000. Filed between July 16 and July 27.

Criscuolo, Anthony J., contractor for Lisa A. Misakian. Renovate the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 320 Loveland Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $32,500.

Filed between July 16 and July 27.

DeLaurentis Developments LLC, Fairfield, contractor for self.

Pour the foundation for a new two-and-one-half story one-family residence with a front porch and vehicle parking beneath at 221 Papurah Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $514,650. Filed July 10.

DePalma, Rick, contractor for William T. Zieman and Elizabeth S. Zieman. Replace the decking and railings on an existing single-family residence at 29 Washington Ave., Danbury. Estimated cost: $12,000.

Filed July 16.

DiGiorgi Roofing & Siding Inc., Beacon Falls, contractor for Francis E. Campos and Maureen Majors. Remodel the bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 47 Fox Run Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $54,595. Filed July 30.

Even, Clark and Craig Coleman, Norwalk, contractor for self. Renovate the living space in an existing single-family residence to use as a playroom at 20 Richmond Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $10,000.

Filed July 9.

Feda, Laura and Thomas W. Feda, Greenwich, contractor for self. Construct a new single-family residence with a finished basement, attached two-car garage, rear patio and side-covered patio at 14 Anderson Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $900,000. Filed July 2018.

Gracias, Antonio, contractor for Dan Walsh. Remodel the interior and exterior of an existing single-family residence at 8 Feeley St., Stratford. Estimated cost: $25,000.

Filed July 25.

HKD Home & Kitchen Design Inc., contractor for Paul Buchowski, et al. Install new cabinets in an existing single-family residence at 15 Dagmar Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $6,130. Filed between July 16 and July 27.

The Home Depot USA Inc., Rocky Hill, contractor for Michael Giancotti and Kathleen Giancotti. Install three replacement windows in an existing single-family residence at 144 Silvermine Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $2,233. Filed July 12.

Makowski, Stephanie and Luke Schoen, Stamford, contractor for self. Renovate the bathrooms and bedrooms in an existing single-family residence at 61 Turner Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $151,000.

Filed between July 16 and July 27.

The Home Depot USA Inc., Rocky Hill, contractor for Anthony G. Susi.

Replace the windows in an existing single-family residence at 54 Mohican Hill Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $2,646. Filed July 10.

Mark’s Carpentry LLC, Stamford, contractor for Steven Silver, et al. Renovate the basement and playroom in an existing single-family residence at 544 Haviland Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $97,580.

Filed between July 16 and July 27.

Iannone, Franco, Fairfield, contractor for James P. Bueserud. Add an in-ground pool to the property of an existing single-family residence at 73 Christmas Tree Lane, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $35,000.

Filed July 10.

Iwaskiewicz, Wojciech, contractor for Ana G. Homes LLC. Remodel the interior of an existing single-family residence and include the partially finished basement at 117 Lawrence Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed July 10.

Jefferson, Tracey, contractor for Robert Jefferson. Finish the basement in an existing single-family residence at 155 Torsey St., Stratford.

Estimated cost: Filed July 30.

Kinsman, Meredith and Matthew Kinsman, Norwalk, contractor for self. Remodel the kitchen in an existing single-family residence and add new flooring at 7 Calf Pasture Beach, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $24,000. Filed July 10.

Koushouris Construction LLC, Greenwich, contractor for John Koushouris. Renovate the kitchen, family room and front door of an existing single-family residence at 174 Marshall Ridge Road, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $153,000.

Filed July 11.

Landon, Ari L., et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Raise the roof of an existing single-family residence to create a cosmetic dormer at 48 Woodledge Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $19,760. Filed between July 16 and July 27.

Lawes, Vernal V., et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Add a breezeway to the front and rear of an existing single-family residence to convert a family room at 253 Soundview Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $51,670.

Filed between July 16 and July 27.

Magilla LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Pour the foundation for a new two-family dwelling at 732 Bishop Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $7,500. Filed July 13.

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Mauro, Samantha, contractor for 251 EM Stratford LLC. Add a pergola to the back deck on an existing single-family residence at 251 E. Main St., Stratford. Estimated cost: $500.

Filed July 19.

McKinney, Scott, contractor for Jeffrey Williams. Replace the windows in an existing single-family residence at 9 Clover St., Stratford.

Estimated cost: $10,362. Filed July 18.

McKinney, Scott, contractor for Guzmel Martinez. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 167 Wiklund Ave., Stratford. Estimated cost: $13,949. Filed July 24.

McKinney, Scott, contractor for Gary Gabrielli. Replace the windows in an existing single-family residence at 30 Cherry Hill Road, Stratford. Estimated cost: $6,833.

Filed July 27.

MD Real Estate Development LLC, contractor for self. Construct two doghouse dormers on the property of an existing single-family residence at 3500 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $160,000. Filed July 9.

Nurzia Construction Corp., contractor for Peter Landes, et al. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 206 Riverbank Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $16,000.

Filed between July 16 and July 27.

Nurzia Construction Corp., contractor for Peter Landes, et al.

Replace the decking and railings on an existing single-family residence at 206 Riverbank Drive, Stamford.

Estimated cost: $18,485. Filed between July 16 and July 27.

Oakwood Landscaping LLC, contractor for Joshua Eisinger and Christina Eisinger. Remove and repair the deck on an existing single-family residence at 60 Echo Lane, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $19,500. Filed July 13.

O’Such, Bruce W. and Tracy M. O’Such, Fairfield, contractor for self. Add a door to access the hallway in an existing single-family residence at 59 Sherman St., Fairfield.

Estimated cost: $1,800. Filed July 12.

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Good Things Happening CANDLEWOOD MARKET RECEIVES GRANT

Laura Beck

CUMMINGS & LOCKWOOD APPOINTS BECK

Richard Haas, Approaching Man, 1962.

BRUCE MUSEUM TO HOST RICHARD HAAS Richard Haas’ fascination with the graceful, austere curves and swooping lines of classical architecture, particularly the skylines of New York City, has resulted in a wealth of masterful artwork, from trompe l’oeil murals 20 stories tall to soft, yet photorealistic paintings. However, long before the birth of his love for architecture, the young Haas harbored a passion for German and Abstract Expressionism, expressed in a collection of prints interestingly disparate from his later works of architectural art.

On Sept. 23 from 3 to 5 p.m., Bruce Museum members and visitors will have the opportunity to hear Haas speak about his career and the progression of his work from abstract prints to the architectural paintings and murals that define his reputation today.

A wine and cheese reception with the artist will follow the talk. This special event is free for museum members and students with valid ID; $15 for nonmembers. Advance registration at brucemuseum.org is required.

A selection of Haas’ formative work is now on view with the Bruce Museum exhibition Expressionism in Print: The Early Works of Richard Haas, 1957-64. Included in the exhibition are woodcuts, watercolors and etchings produced between 1957 and 1964 — a seven-year period that, in many ways, encapsulates the artist’s graphic evolution.

Haas’ life began not in the glittering iron and concrete streets of his beloved American cities, but in the sprawling farmlands of the Midwest. Born in 1936 to German immigrants who settled in Spring Green, Wisconsin, Haas studied art as an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the late 1950s.

Feeding his passion for expressionism were frequent visits to the Art Institute of Chicago, where he first encountered Edvard Munch’s evocative prints and the works of German Expressionists such as Emil Nolde, Max Beckmann and Erich Heckel, who used chisels or knives to carve harsh lines into thick blocks of wood to evoke abstract images.

The exhibit is on view through Oct. 21.

For more information, visit brucemuseum.org or call 203-869-0376.

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Community and Economic Development Mark Barnhart, left, and Candlewood Market owner Tony Inzero.

The Fairfield Department of Community and Economic Development recently announced its latest micro-enterprise assistance grant awarded to Candlewood Market, which is within the Fairfield Sportsplex at 85 Mill Plain Road. The grant will enable Candlewood Market to buy equipment and cover other eligible costs related to its business venture.

An independent, family-owned and operated coffee and tea emporium, Candlewood Market owner Tony Inzero serves up his own unique blend of coffee, which is roasted in Brookfield, where he has operated a coffee-roasting business for the past 12 years.

A graduate of Newtown High School, Inzero owned a small coffee shop in Colo-

rado for three years before moving to Connecticut. Along with traditional coffee beverages, Candlewood Market is known for kombuchas as well as a Nitro Bar dispensing cold-brew coffees and teas. “Grab & go” prepared foods, bakery items and unique gifts are special features of the market.

The Micro-Enterprise Assistance Program is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. It is intended to provide entrepreneurs with training, technical assistance and startup capital in order to create and sustain viable and productive small businesses in Fairfield.

In order to be eligible, applicants must be a recognized form of commercial enterprise that employs five or fewer employees,

have its primary operations in Fairfield and current on all tax obligations. Since the inception of the program, the town has assisted more than 50 small businesses.

“We are thrilled to welcome Candlewood Market to Fairfield and delighted to provide a small grant to help get them started,” said Mark Barnhart, director of the Department of Community and Economic Development. “Small businesses such as Candlewood Market are the backbone of our economy and the Micro-Enterprise Program has been a very useful tool in our small-business development strategy,” he added.

For more information on the program, contact the Department of Community and Economic Development at 203-256-3120.

BOUCHER APPLAUDS FUNDING FOR WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAY HOUSE

State Sen. Toni Boucher joins members of the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA) as they present the Westport Country

Playhouse with $28,530 to upgrade the theater’s HVAC system software. From left: CHEFA Grant Chairperson Estela Lopez, CHEFA Executive Director Jeanette

Weldon, Westport Country Playhouse’s Michael Barker, Boucher and CHEFA Grant Program Manager Betty Sugerman Weintraub.

Cummings & Lockwood has appointed Laura Weintraub Beck chair of the firm’s private clients group.

“While we have many skilled trusts and estates partners,” said Jonathan B. Mills, chairman and managing director, “it became abundantly clear that Laura is uniquely equipped to take on this role. Not only is she widely respected by the attorneys and staff throughout the firm, but she is a talented lawyer, possesses a strong intellect and work ethic, and demonstrates a sincere commitment to the firm.”

Beck is a principal in the private clients group and is based in the Greenwich office.

She joined the firm in 2002 and focuses her practice on estate planning, including business succession planning and planning for real estate holdings, estate administration, probate litigation and trust administration.

In addition, Beck is the director of client communications for the private clients group, is chair of the firm’s marketing committee and was formerly in charge of attorneys continuing legal education at the firm.

Earlier in her career, she worked for the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, D.C., drafting reports and legislation relating to crime and drug policies.

Beck has been actively involved in various philanthropic organizations, including the Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut, the Fairfield County Community Foundation, the New Canaan Country School and was also a Greenwich YWCA Brava Award Honoree.

She lives in Westport with her husband, Scott, and two children, Lily and Max.

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FIRST AID KITS FOR AMERICARES

Robert S. Hojnacki

THE CENTER FOR FAMILY JUSTICE NAMES CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER The Center for Family Justice (CFJ) in Bridgeport, which serves victims of domestic and sexual violence and child abuse in six Fairfield County communities, has announced the appointment of Robert S. Hojnacki as its chief development officer.

As a member of CFJ’s senior management team, the Fairfield resident will lead all fundraising and development initiatives at the Bridgeport-based nonprofit, which last year served almost 10,000 women, men and children in the Greater Bridgeport area.

Hojnacki brings extensive experience in business development as well as a long-term commitment to the region’s nonprofits to his new role. Before joining CFJ, he served as first vice president, director of business development at Stamford-based Patriot Bank where he also worked as Patriot’s vice president, director of nonprofits and municipalities, helping to expand the bank’s community presence and customer relationships.

He was also the former general manager of the Food Network’s Live Division.

As Connecticut’s first Family Justice Center, CFJ works to break the cycles of domestic and sexual violence by providing victims and survivors with comprehensive services in one safe place. In addition to providing counseling to victims, the nonprofit also operates Kathie’s Place, a 15-bed safe house, which provides shelters to domestic violence victims fleeing their abusers.

“We are thrilled to have Bob join our team and lend his impressive professional experience and expertise to our mission,” said CFJ’s President and CEO Debra A. Greenwood. “He has long been a friend to this agency as a member of our White Ribbon Task Force, which works to engage men in the efforts to end domestic and sexual violence. His commitment to our mission, along with his strong executive experience in Fairfield County, positions him to be a dynamic champion of our fundraising and development efforts.”

Nestlé Waters North America employees assemble first aid kits for Americares. Photo courtesy of Nestlé Waters North America.

Volunteers from Nestlé Waters North America assembled 1,000 first aid kits at the company’s Stamford headquarters Aug. 2 in recognition of Nestlé Cares Day, a national day of service that brings together thousands of Nestlé employees at community service events.

Nestlé Waters is donating the kits to Americares for distribution to families displaced by tornadoes, earthquakes, hurricanes, flooding and other emergencies worldwide.

The kits contain critical first aid items, including bandages, burn gel and pain relievers.

“Nestlé Waters and Americares share a passion to help people in crisis,” said Kate Dis-

chino, Americares vice president of emergency programs. “Working together we can help families in need when disaster strikes.”

Americares helps communities prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters; increase access to medicine and medical supplies; improve and expand clinical services; prevent disease; and promote good health. The health-focused relief and development organization responds to an average of 30 natural disasters and humanitarian crises worldwide each year from earthquakes and cyclones to disease outbreaks and civil conflict.

“Water is our business and our passion

and we know that after a disaster, when people may lose access, we have a role to play and no time to waste,” said Tara Carraro, executive vice president and chief corporate affairs officer of Nestlé Waters North America.

“That is why we are always proud to support the incredible work of our long-time partner, Americares, to help bring critical resources to communities in need.”

Nestlé Waters and Americares have partnered for more than a decade to help disaster survivors all across the United States. Since 2004, the Stamford-based organizations have delivered more than 10 million bottles of water for families in crisis.

DELOITTE VOLUNTEERS AT STAR INC. More than two dozen volunteers from Deloitte in Stamford recently dedicated a full day of service at STAR Inc., Lighting the Way headquarters in Norwalk.

Every year, in celebration of Deloitte’s year-round commitment to communities, the company devotes an entire day for its employees nationwide to volunteer in the community. This year, Deloitte associates returned to STAR for Impact Day and gave a facelift to the Stoler House residential group home by sanding, painting, cleaning and performing general exterior repairs. As part of their day and desire to engage socially with adults with disabilities, the volunteers also spent one-on-one time with STAR clients assembling and painting birdhouses and planting small, hand-painted flowerpots that STAR participants brought home at the end of the day. Muhannad Khattab, one of the Deloitte employees who helped coordinate the service day said, “We are happy to be able to give back to the community and love spending time at STAR. It is very rewarding to help beautify the group homes and even more special to spend time getting to know the STAR clients. Making an impact in our neighborhoods is at the core of what we do at Deloitte and we always have an eager group ready to return to help STAR.”

GARNETT JOINS BANKWELL FINANCIAL BOARD James M. Garnett Jr. has joined the Bankwell Financial Group board of directors, it was announced by Bankwell President and CEO Christopher R. Gruseke.

Gruseke said, “Jim’s vast experience across all areas of the financial services industry, including regulatory issues and the oversight of enterprise risk, bring broad insight and valuable expertise to the Bank’s board.”

Garnett retired in 2016 after 18 years as a managing director of Citigroup. He spent 15 years as global head of risk architecture, which included oversight of credit, market, liquidity and operational risks across all of Citigroup’s businesses and geographies. In addition, he served as the chief risk officer for Citigroup’s Treasury, Country Risk and Operational Risk.

A resident of Darien, Garnett currently serves as a trustee of South Kent School and was previously a director of the Corporation Service Co. and the International Swap Dealers Association and a trustee of the College of the Atlantic.

Bankwell Financial Group is the holding company for Bankwell, the community bank that serves the banking and lending needs of businesses and residents throughout Connecticut.

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Facts & Figures Palacios, Victoir Gavilanez, Danbury, contractor for self. Extend the deck on an existing single-family residence at 60 Forest Ave., Danbury. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed July 17.

Pike, Anthony D., Danbury, contractor for self. Replace a deck at a single-family residence at 46 Old Ridgebury Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed July 16.

Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Chester, Pennsylvania, contractor for Jose De Villegas. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 269 Merritt St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $17,276. Filed July 13.

Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Chester, Pennsylvania, contractor for Rohan Brown.

Replace the windows in an existing single-family residence at 304 Priscilla St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $10,442. Filed July 13.

Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Chester, Pennsylvania, contractor for Nancy Perez.

Replace the windows in an existing single-family residence at 34 Texas Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $11,884. Filed July 13.

Properties JJS, Norwalk, contractor for self. Remove the bar sink in an existing single-family residence at 287 East Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed July 13.

RMS Construction LLC, contractor for RMS Colonial Road LLC. Construct a new single-family residence at 159 Colonial Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $540,755. Filed between July 16 and July 27.

Ragozzine, William J., contractor for Steven Wein, et al. Add a gas heater to an existing single-family residence at 1857 Long Ridge Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $9,558.

Filed between July 16 and July 27.

Rakowski, Ali, et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Construct a retaining wall to an existing single-family residence and add dirt at 71 Michael Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed between July 16 and July 27.

Role, Role, contractor for Daniel A. Nemec. Add a temporary storage shed to an existing single-family residence at 152 Winfield Drive, Stratford. Estimated cost: $2,000.

Filed July 20.

Sampson, Andrew S., contractor for Quince Street LLC. Repair the vinyl liner on the property of an existing single-family residence at 783 Reef Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed July 12.

Steele, Isobel, Norwalk, contractor for self. Renovate the kitchen, bathrooms and bedrooms in an existing single-family residence at 18 William St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed July 31.

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Sunpower Corporation Systems, contractor for Lucia Guerra and Perez Hermelind. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 10 Hobson St., Danbury. Estimated cost: $14,175.

Filed July 25.

Sunrun Inc., contractor for James M. Brady and Suzanne Brady. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at Federal Road, Unit 28, Danbury.

Estimated cost: $300. Filed July 18.

Swaminathan, Balasubramaniam, et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Add a sunroom to the deck attached to an existing single-family residence at 86 Halpin Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $70,000. Filed between July 16 and July 27.

T&E Cooper & Siding LLC, Greenwich, contractor for Arbor Rose Condo Associates. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 96 E. Elm St., Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $99,680. Filed July 2018.

T&E Cooper & Siding LLC, Greenwich, contractor for Arbor Rose Condo Associates. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 104 E. Elm St., Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $87,620. Filed July 2018.

Tenk, Gary, contractor for The Kalcar Korp. Remodel the interior of an existing single-family residence at 1251 Nichols Ave., Stratford.

Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed July 15.

Tullio, Diane and Renato N. Tullio, Norwalk, contractor for self.

Add a family room and an unfinished basement to an existing single-family residence at 22 Barjune Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed July 9.

Unified Home Repair LLC, contractor for Robert S. Rende, et al.

Repair the porch attached to an existing single-family residence at 48 Den Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $7,210. Filed between July 16 and July 27.

Verrusio, Anthony, contractor for Marisol Felicano. Finish the basement and full bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 555 Light St., Stratford. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed July 16.

Viade Development LLC, Shelton, contractor for self. Construct a new single-family residence with a deck and attached garage at 14 Rosa Lane, Shelton. Estimated cost: $201,470. Filed July 18.

Vivint Solar Developer LLC, Lehi, Utah, contractor for Thomas A. Brown and Patricia D. Brown.

Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 12 Summit Ridge Road, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $15,576. Filed July 17.

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Vivint Solar Developer LLC, contractor for Gus Yerinides. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 15 Mark Drive, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $36,344. Filed July 31.

Vivint Solar, contractor for Stephen F. Casey. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at Peace Street, Danbury.

Estimated cost: $11,931. Filed July 17.

Wallach Construction Associates LLC, Ridgefield, contractor for Margaret L. Marconi. Renovate a bathroom next to the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 145 Main St., Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $13,500. Filed July 17.

White Home Products Inc., Stratford, contractor for Mary C. Viscusi. Remove and install the roof on an existing single-family residence at 7 Baldwin Road, Norwalk.

Estimated cost: $9,050. Filed July 11.

White Home Products Inc., contractor for Craig P. Barre. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 71 Ryegate Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed July 12.

Wood, Jason, et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Add a shed to the crushed gravel on the property of an existing single-family residence at 1260 Long Ridge Road, Stamford.

Estimated cost: $2,500. Filed between July 16 and July 27.

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

Bridgeport Superior Court All American Waste LLC, Enfield.

Filed by Philip Napolitano and Inez Napolitano, Shelton. Plaintiffs’ attorney: Law Offices of Vincent L. Noce Jr., Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that they were hit by a car owned by the defendant and driven by an employee of the defendant during the course of their work. The defendant was allegedly negligent in that the motor vehicle was operated at an unreasonable rate of speed. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other relief as the court deems just and proper. Case no. FBT-CV186077283-S. Filed July 31.

Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Co., et al., Hartford. Filed

by Raul H. Hernandez, Maria A. Hernandez and Sarah Hernandez, Bridgeport. Plaintiffs’ attorney: Fitzpatrick, Mariano Santos and Sousa PC. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that they were hit by a car owned by the defendants and driven by an employee of the defendants during the course of their work. The defendants were allegedly negligent in that they operated their motor vehicle at an unreasonable rate of speed. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other relief as the court deems just and proper. Case no. FBT-CV186077337-S. Filed Aug. 1.

Beyond Our Reality Productions Inc., et al., New York, New York. Filed by Stephanie A. Cotter, Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ottomano & Johnson LLC, Westport.

Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that she was hit by a car owned by the defendants and driven by an employee of the defendants during the course of their work. The defendants were allegedly negligent in that they operated their motor vehicle at an unreasonable rate of speed. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other relief as the court deems just and proper.

Case no. FBT-CV18-6077344-S. Filed Aug. 2.

Perkins Family Partnership LLC, et al., Woodbridge. Filed by Joseph Lisboa, Stratford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ganim Law PC, Stratford.

Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that he slipped on a television cord owned by the defendants and sustained injury. This dangerous condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendants and their employees. The plaintiff claims monetary damages within the jurisdiction of the court. Case no. FBT-CV18-6077367-S. Filed Aug. 2.

Personal Care Associates LLC, et al., Farmington. Filed by Lee D. Canapetti, Stratford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ganim Law PC, Stratford.

Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that he was hit by a car owned by the defendants and driven by an employee of the defendants during the course of their work. The defendants were allegedly negligent in that they operated their motor vehicle at an unreasonable rate of speed. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other relief as the court deems just and proper.

Case no. FBT-CV18-6077365-S. Filed Aug. 2.

RK Masonry Division Inc., et al., Tuxedo Park, New York. Filed

by Ryan Munden, Trumbull. Plaintiff’s attorney: Daniel H. Kryzanski, Stratford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that they had failed to perform construction services on his house in a workmanlike manner. The defendants allegedly failed to have a home improvement contractor’s license number. The plaintiff claims compensatory damages, economic damages, punitive damages, attorney’s fees, money damages and court costs. Case no. FBT-CV186077245-S. Filed July 31.

State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., Hartford. Filed by Vonda Robinson, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Weber & Rubano LLC, Wallingford.

Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendant alleging that she collided with an underinsured motorist and suffered injury. The insurance policy carried by the underinsured motorist is inadequate to fully compensate for the damages. The plaintiff alleges that her injuries are the legal responsibilities of her insurance company, the defendant.

The plaintiff claims money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other relief as in law or equity may apply.

Case no. FBT-CV18-6077232-S. Filed July 30.

The Main Street America Group, Hartford. Filed by Jennifer Svelnys, Trumbull. Plaintiff’s attorney: Cohen and Wolf PC, Bridgeport.

Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendant alleging that she collided with an underinsured motorist and suffered injury. The insurance policy carried by the underinsured motorist is inadequate to fully compensate for the damages. The plaintiff alleges that her injuries are the legal responsibilities of her insurance company, the defendant.

The plaintiff claims money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other relief as in law or equity may apply.

Case no. FBT-CV18-6077181-S. Filed July 30.

The Standard Fire Insurance Co., et al., Hartford. Filed by Carolyn Muir Robinson, Bridgeport.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Rodie & Connolly PC, Stratford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendants alleging that she collided with an underinsured motorist and suffered injury. The insurance policy carried by the underinsured motorist is inadequate to fully compensate for the damages. The plaintiff alleges that her injuries are the legal responsibilities of her insurance company and related parties, the defendants.

The plaintiff claims money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other relief as in law or equity may apply.

Case no. FBT-CV18-6077244-S. Filed July 31.

The TJX Companies Inc., et al., Hartford. Filed by Abdelnaser M. Mahmoud, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Esquire, Ganim, Ganim & Ganim PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that he slipped on an uncarpeted floor on property owned by the defendants and sustained injury. This slippery condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendants and their employees in that they failed to keep their premises in a walkable condition. The plaintiff claims monetary damages within the jurisdiction of the court. Case no. FBT-CV186077302-S. Filed July 31.

Touchstone One Limited Liability Co., Stamford. Filed by United Services of America Inc., Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Zeisler & Zeisler PC. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that they had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for invoices for money spent on cleaning supplies.

The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance of $9,239 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages, attorney’s fees, court costs and such other and further legal and equitable relief as the court may deem just and proper. Case no.

FBT-CV18-6077190-S. Filed July 30.

Danbury Superior Court Foley’s Plumbing and Heating LLC, et al., Danbury. Filed by Arlettys Rodriguez-Paulino, Danbury.

Plaintiff’s attorney: The Flood Law Firm LLC, Middletown. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that they were hit by a car owned by the defendants and driven by an employee of the defendants during the course of their work. The defendants were allegedly negligent in that they operated their motor vehicle at an unreasonable rate of speed. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs, and such other relief as the court deems just and proper. Case no. DBD-CV186028108-S. Filed July 30.

Old Navy LLC, et al., Hartford.

Filed by Dionne Oglesby, Hartford.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Terrence M. Wynne, Waterbury. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that she was hit by a falling shelf on the property owned by the defendants and sustained injury.

This dangerous condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendants and their employees in that they failed to secure the selling area of their store. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs. Case no. DBD-CV18-6028063-S. Filed July 30.

Facts & Figures Supernatural Deli LLC, Bristol.

Filed by Omaha Beef Company Inc., Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Collins Hannafin PC. 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 merchandise delivered to it. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance of $35,464 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment.

The plaintiff claims money damages, interest, court costs, attorney’s fees and costs of suit. Case no. DBDCV18-6028064-S. Filed July 30.

Walmart Inc., et al., East Hartford. Filed by Deborah Hicks, Bethel. Plaintiff’s attorney: Balzano & Tropiano PC, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that she slipped on water in a store owned by the defendants and sustained injury.

This dangerous condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendants and employees in that they failed to keep the floor free from water. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and all other such relief as the court deems equitable and proper. Case no. DBD-CV186028182-S. Filed Aug. 1.

Stamford Superior Court Globe Life and Accident Insurance Co., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Filed by Mary Winfield, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Wallman Law Firm LLC, New Canaan. Action: The plaintiff has brought this insurance policy suit against the defendant alleging that her husband was under a life insurance policy. The defendant allegedly failed to pay the plaintiff the balance due under the insurance policy. The plaintiff claims payment of the policy, punitive damages and attorney’s fees.

Case no. FST-CV18-6037523-S. Filed July 31.

Hillard Bloom Shellfish Inc., Norwalk. Filed by Connecticut Indemnity Adjusting LLC, Wallingford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Peterson Zamat LLC, North Haven.

Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for appraisal services provided. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance of $6,347 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims compensatory damages, attorney’s fees, court costs and such other and further relief as the court may deem necessary, just and proper. Case no. FST-CV18-6037534-S. Filed July 31.

O&G Industries Inc., et al., Torrington. Filed by Markus Schilcher, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ury & Moskow LLC, Fairfield. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that he was hit by a car owned by the defendants and driven by an employee of the defendants during the course of their work. The defendants were allegedly negligent in that they operated their motor vehicle at an unreasonable rate of speed. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other relief as the court deems just and proper.

Case no. FST-CV18-6037562-S. Filed Aug. 1.

Ralal Investments LLC, et al., Scottsdale, Arizona. Filed by Arie E. David and Charyn D. Powers, Westport. Plaintiffs’ attorney: Paul L. Brozdowski. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that they had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiffs for legal services provided. The plaintiffs have declared the entire outstanding balance of $7,900 due and have made a demand for the balance, yet have not received payment. The plaintiffs claims money damages, interest, attorney’s fees, court costs and all such other and further relief as the court deems fair and just. Case no. FST-CV186037564-S. Filed Aug. 1.

DEEDS COMMERCIAL 113 Westville Ave LLC, Mahopac, New York. Seller: Veronica A. Courtney, Ridgefield. Property: 113 Westville Ave., Danbury. Amount: $449,000. Filed July 11.

3618 Main Street LLC, Stratford.

Seller: Ronald B. Clough, Stratford.

Property: 3618 Main St., Stratford.

Amount: $500,000. Filed July 20.

Brothers Brook LLC, Greenwich.

Seller: Nicholas T. Panas, Greenwich. Property: Morningside Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $1 million.

Filed July 13.

C&H Associates Limited Partnership, Bridgeport. Seller: Zack C. Helms, Wilton. Property: 556 Hollister St., Units A-6, A-7, B-9, B-10 and C-14, Stratford. Amount: $250,000.

Filed July 30.

CAL Homes LLC, Ridgefield.

Seller: Richard H. Yagami, Ridgefield. Property: 4 Cottonwood Lane, Ridgefield. For an unknown amount paid. Filed July 18.

Carlino Construction LLC, Stratford. Seller: Lori A. Wannagot, Shelton. Property: 36 Woonsocket Ave., Shelton. Amount: $150,000. Filed July 16.

VM NCM LLC, Bridgeport. Seller: RMS Century Towers LLC, Stamford. Property: Parcel X, Map 14497, Stamford. Amount: $23 million.

Filed July 25.

Bobowick, Anne E., Stratford.

Seller: LGK Properties LLC, Stratford. Property: 164 Hamilton Ave., Unit 5, Stratford. Amount: $249,900.

Filed Aug. 1.

Eagle892 LLC, Bronx, New York.

Seller: A2Z Capital LLC, Jamaica, Queens. Property: 561-563 Hollister Ave., Bridgeport. For an unknown amount paid. Filed July 13.

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Boisvert, Kristin E. and Armand T. Boisvert, Stratford. Seller: Catherine L. Lecardo, Stratford. Property: 320 Housatonic Ave., Stratford.

Amount: $410,000. Filed July 24.

Empire Storage LLC, Stamford.

Seller: Empire West Avenue LLC, Stamford. Property: Empire West Ave., Unit 14879, Stamford. For no consideration paid. Filed July 25.

Forest Street Dance LLC, New Canaan. Seller: 15 Forest Street LLC, Stonington. Property: 15 Forest St., New Canaan. Amount: $1.3 million.

Filed July 3.

LTW Carter Property LLC, New Canaan. Seller: Lindsay C. Warren and Tanaz Warren, New Canaan.

Property: 680 Carter St., New Canaan. For no consideration paid.

Filed July 5.

Luchichar LLC, Fairfield. Seller: Knight Management LLC, Westport. Property: 22 Knight St., Norwalk. Amount: $1 million. Filed July 25.

MJG Brooks LLC, Bridgeport.

Seller: Matthew Grabowski and Joanna Grabowski, Hartsdale, New York. Property: 629-635 Brooks St., Bridgeport. For no consideration paid. Filed July 24.

Nabby Road Properties LLC, Bloomfield. Seller: Thomas Raiford, New Milford. Property: 5 Nabby Road, Unit A-67, Danbury. Amount: $71,000. Filed July 16.

Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Coppell, Texas. Seller: 117 Turtleback Road LLC, New Canaan. Property: Parcel 101, Map 5726, New Canaan.

Amount: $3 million. Filed July 11.

Payne Road Investments LLC, Danbury. Seller: Read W. Turner, Danbury. Property: 60 Payne Road, Danbury. Amount: $480,000. Filed July 23.

Ryanjd Properties LLC, Stratford. Seller: 177 Grove Street LLC, Stratford. Property: 177 Grove St., Stratford. Amount: $175,000. Filed July 16.

Ryanjd Properties LLC, Stratford. Seller: Misty Blue LLC, Stratford. Property: Lots 1, 3, 4 and 5, Map 3814, Stratford. Amount: $225,000.

Filed July 16.

SNL LLC, Stamford. Seller: Rosalie Reich, Stamford. Property: 70 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 5-2C, Stamford. Amount: $225,000. Filed July 30.

Acevedo, Ramon L., Norwalk.

Seller: Marecelly M. Borges and Mario Oliveira, Fairfield. Property: 685 Success Ave., Unit 15, Stratford.

Amount: $120,900. Filed Aug. 2.

Ambrose, Rita, Stratford. Seller: Kyle Kushel and Susan Brown, Stratford. Property: 190 Overland Drive, Stratford. Amount: $270,000. Filed July 19.

Ames, Marcie, Shelton. Seller: Peter A. Kulis and Sally L. Kulis, Shelton. Property: 69 North St., Shelton.

Amount: $380,000. Filed July 16.

Anglin, Joy and Annette Anglin, Elmont, N.Y. Seller: Eleanora M. Thornton, Orange Park, Florida.

Property: 324-326 Pearl Harbor St., Bridgeport. Amount: $150,000.

Filed July 12.

Apollon, Bily, Stratford. Seller: Thomas J. Roche and Kathleen M. Roche, Stratford. Property: 135 Harvest Ridge Road, Stratford. Amount: $335,000. Filed July 31.

Avila, Joshua, East Haven. Seller: Maureen B. Berg and Jonathan H. Berg, Monroe. Property: 60 Clinton Ave., Stratford. Amount: $243,000.

Filed July 19.

Balaraman, Prabha and Madhav Vishnubhatta, Stamford.

Seller: Susruta Majumdar and Antara Majumdar, Stamford. Property: 2396 Washington Blvd., Stamford.

Amount: $494,000. Filed July 23.

Baldoceda, Ariel, Danbury. Seller: Maria Joaquina Dos Santos, Danbury. Property: 5 Michael St., Danbury. Amount: $220,000. Filed July 16.

Barr, Joseph C., Naugatuck. Seller: Judith C. DiMeglio and Margaret C. Anderson, Norwalk. Property: 23 Plymouth Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $246,666. Filed July 24.

Barvenik, Tanya E. and Michael J. Karpik, Beaconsfield, United Kingdom. Seller. 258 Cedar LLC, Jericho, New York. Property: Lot 12, Map 2288, New Canaan. Amount: $2.8 million. Filed July 13.

Bates, Sharon L., Danbury. Seller: Alicia M. Messina and Juliana Domenianni, Danbury. Property: 152 Westville Avenue Extension, Danbury. Amount: $318,000. Filed July 11.

Boswell, Brenda, Stratford. Seller: Romano Brothers Builders LLC, Shelton. Property: 22 Catherine St., Stratford. Amount: $345,000. Filed July 17.

Boy, Lisa, Marlborough. Seller: Bank of America NA, Chandler, Arizona. Property: 15 Scuppo Road, Unit 1204, Danbury. Amount: $189,000. Filed July 12.

Colman, Linda A. and Kenneth P. Coleman, Stratford. Seller: LFS Services LLC, Stratford. Property: Unit 94A in Oronoque Village Condominium, Stratford. Amount: $335,000. Filed July 18.

Colon-Barreto, Eunice and Carlos Pza, Shelton. Seller: John Loprete, Shelton. Property: 8 Plaskon Drive Extension, Shelton. Amount: $285,000. Filed July 13.

Covello, Mariann and Kenneth Kosakoff, Stamford. Seller: Karen Kluger and Che Roehner, Norwalk.

Property: 10 Topsail Road, Norwalk.

Amount: $1.6 million. Filed Aug. 2.

DaSilva, Jessica and Danny DaSilva, West Haven. Seller: Daniel S. Gomes, Shelton. Property: 6 Cold Spring Circle, Shelton. Amount: $395,000. Filed July 16.

Braccia, Karen M. and Christopher J. Braccia, New Canaan.

Seller: Daniel Vitti and Gloria Vitti, Ridgefield. Property: 180 Peaceable St., Ridgefield. Amount: $610,000.

Filed July 17.

Daugherty, William H., Ridgefield. Seller: Gang Zhang and Jen Hui Wang, Ridgefield. Property: 280 N. Salem Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $480,000. Filed July 16.

Castro, July Perez and Rodolfo E. Sorto, Mount Kisco, New York.

Seller: James D. Peterson and Laura M. Peterson, Norwalk. Property: 7 Eugene Drive, Norwalk. Amount: $450,000. Filed July 23.

David, Meghan E., Jacob Miller and Robert A. Miller, Ridgefield.

Seller: John A. Fuelner and Doris C. Fuelner, Reno, Nevada. Property: 85 Old Ridgebury Road, Danbury.

Amount: $290,000. Filed July 17.

Chacko, Jincy and George Chacko Jr., Ronkonkoma, New York. Seller: Lorraine A. Wagner, Houston, Texas. Property: Unit A of Byram Terrace Condominium, Greenwich. Amount: $690,000.

Filed July 13.

Dinapoli, Elaine E., Bridgeport.

Seller: Joseph Gomolson, Stratford.

Property: 35 Hawley Glen, Unit 35, Stratford. Amount: $173,000. Filed July 18.

Chen, Hang, Danbury. Seller: Margaret Scalia, Danbury. Property: 10 Belmont Lane, Unit 10, Danbury.

Amount: $125,000. Filed July 16.

Cheng, Dan, Greenwich. Seller: Lionel Gilet and Isabelle Gilet, Greenwich. Property: 81 Sheephill Road, Greenwich. Amount: $900,000.

Filed July 17.

Chutan, Carmen M. and Jorge M. Chutan, Stratford. Seller: Victoria Erst and Judith Sockolosky, Stratford. Property: 34 Kenyon St., Stratford. Amount: $215,000. Filed July 20.

Ciolli, Jennifer Lyn, New Canaan.

Seller: Elizabeth D. Weed, New Canaan. Property: 663 New Canaan, Map 3393, New Canaan. Amount: $967,500. Filed July 13.

Collier, Mary Claire and Peter Kaiser, Stratford. Seller: Dale Johnson, Stratford. Property: 240 Victoria Lane, Stratford. Amount: $174,000. Filed July 30.

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Doan, Thi T. and Phuc T. Nguyen, Bridgeport. Seller: Glen W. Butler and Scott D. Butler, Stratford. Property: 32 Reed St., Stratford. Amount: $205,900. Filed July 23.

Dovovan, Margaret and John Papadoulias, Norwalk. Seller: Robert J. Furgala and Mayuri Furgala, Ridgefield. Property: 6 Millers Lane, Ridgefield. Amount: $795,000. Filed July 13.

Edwards, Patricia, Stratford. Seller: Success Village Apartments Inc., Bridgeport. Property: Building 94, Apt. 18, Stratford. Amount: $15,000.

Filed July 16.

Ferraro, Massimo and Anna Ferraro, New Canaan. Seller: Marissa A. Defreese, New Canaan. Property: Lot 17, Map 2147, New Canaan.

Amount: $830,000. Filed July 11.

Flores, Katia and Jason Thomas, Stamford. Seller: Dan Avnir and Jessica Avnir, Stamford. Property: 172 Ridge Park Ave., Stamford. Amount: $591,000. Filed July 30.

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Facts & Figures Florian, William N., Ossining, New York. Seller: Ryan Beadry and Kathryn Beaudry, Danbury. Property: 196 Warrington Road, Danbury.

Amount: $374,000. Filed July 12.

Gardner, Sara E. and Timothy C. Kaiser, Stratford. Seller: Hormazdyar Shiavax Dastoor, Stratford.

Property: 335 First Ave., Stratford.

Amount: $325,000. Filed July 30.

Genova Jr., Frank M., Huntington. Seller: Lenny Prespa and Karen Prespa, Shelton. Property: 146 Kyle’s Way, Unit 120, Shelton. Amount: $386,000. Filed July 17.

Gonda, Karen M. and John B. Gonda, Bethel. Seller: Karen A. Morris and Thomas Morris, Danbury. Property: 10 Hayestown Road, Danbury. Amount: $362,000. Filed July 19.

Habbab, Mike, Fairfield. Seller: Mark Krantz and Susan Green Krantz, Shelton. Property: 11 Rushbrooke Lane, Shelton. Amount: $469,900. Filed July 18.

Harrison, Donna Ann, Norwalk.

Seller: Edna McClure, Stratford.

Property: 182 Washington Parkway, Stratford. Amount: $420,000. Filed July 16.

Hershkowitz, Allen J. and Dale Clearwater, Ridgefield. Seller: Charter Group Partners at Ridgefield LLC, Ridgefield. Property: 77 Sunset Lane, Unit 311, Ridgefield.

Amount: $617,849. Filed July 19.

Holdsworth, Susan A. and Mark A. Holdsworth, Greenwich. Seller: Lisette Robins, Stamford. Property: Lot B, Map 5236, Greenwich.

Amount: $2.7 million. Filed July 16.

Hullfish, Angelus V. and Matthew Hullfish, Brentwood, Tennessee. Seller: Ann Miccoli, Brookfield. Property: 163 South St., Unit 43, Danbury. Amount: $125,000.

Filed July 19.

Hussein, Anan, Bedford Hills, New York. Seller: Chengzin Li and Shujing Dai, Warren, New Jersey.

Property: 87 Old South Salem Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $429,000.

Filed July 18.

Ibarra, Francisco Rosas, Stratford. Seller: Angela R. De Siqueira Gehlen and Antonio Marcos Garcia, Stratford. Property: 285 Garibaldi Ave., Stratford. Amount: $217,000.

Filed July 24.

Kemp, Caitlin and Christopher Kemp, Stratford. Seller: Andrew J. Gandia, Stratford. Property: 145 Bulmer Drive, Stratford. Amount: $300,000. Filed July 20.

Khanna, Kathryn and Anil Mohan Khanna, Rye, New York. Seller: Thomas R. Gurney, Greenwich.

Property: Brookside Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $2.6 million. Filed July 17.

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Kim, Chohee, Fairfield. Seller: Wendy R. Sienkiewicz and Todd D. Wolak, Dallas, Texas. Property: Unit 4 of Maple Wood Condominium, Fairfield. Amount: $313,000. Filed July 13.

Kim, Sally and Jason Miller, New York, New York. Seller: Scott Goodwin and Kimberly Goodwin, Norwalk. Property: 12 Crockett St., Norwalk. Amount: $2.3 million.

Filed July 13.

Knights, Ray, Brooklyn, New York.

Seller: Bank of New York Mellon, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 4143 Lee Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $11,000. Filed July 13.

Korfanta, Kimberly and Robert D’Addario, Southport. Seller: Kyle T. Keehan and Jacalyn S. Keehan, Fairfield. Property: 235 Acorn Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed July 13.

Laurent, Wendy Susan and Michel Laurent, Greenwich. Seller: Jorge Chiluisa, Victori Chiluisa and Olegs Volincuks, Woodbridge.

Property: Lot 13, Map 3049, Norwalk. Amount: $640,000. Filed July 24.

Leukart, Rachael Eliya and Alexander James Leukart, Brooklyn, New York. Seller: Robert A. Harrick and Susan K. Harrick, Ridgefield.

Property: 53 Riverside Drive, Ridgefield. Amount: $625,000. Filed July 18.

Li, Yong Chen, Stamford. Seller: Xin Rong Chen, Stamford. Property: 78 Holcomb Ave., Stamford. For no consideration paid. Filed Aug. 3.

Lopachenko, Artem I., Danbury.

Seller: Jacqueline Baker, Danbury.

Property: 8 Rose Lane, Unit 18-13, Danbury. Amount: $143,067. Filed July 18.

Maldonado-Rivera, Arelis and Marvin Rivera, Stratford. Seller: Kaitlyn M. Flavin, Stratford. Property: 195 Launne Road, Stratford.

Amount: $340,000. Filed July 20.

Marroquin, Carmelind Hernandez and Marvin L. Ochoa Fuentes, Danbury. Seller: Martha N. Graham, Brooksville, Florida. Property: 5 W. Lake Shores Drive, Danbury.

Amount: $265,000. Filed July 16.

Marroquin, Carolyn M. and Silas Rodolfo Marroquin Caal, Danbury. Seller: John A. Fuelner, New Milford. Property: 25 Padanaram Road, Unit 89, Danbury. Amount: $149,000. Filed July 16.

Martin, Kerry Ann Marie and James Francis Myers, Stratford.

Seller: Edward D. Ferst and Deborah J. Ferst, Stratford. Property: Lot 2, Map 3174, Stratford. Amount: $470,000. Filed July 24.

FCBJ

Martin, Valeska and Damion Martin, Norwalk. Seller: Lawrence J. Bottone, Norwalk. Property: 146 Richards Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $455,000. Filed July 31.

Masilamani, Kassandra Nicole and Michael Vito Gentile, Stratford. Seller: Frank T. Ballaro, Annmarie R. Ballaro and Frank M. Ballaro, Stratford. Property: 240 Happy Hollow Circle, Unit B, Stratford.

Amount: $220,000. Filed Aug. 2.

McNeal, Ashley T. and Robert N. McNeal, New York, New York.

Seller: Anne L. Walsh, New London, New Hampshire. Property: 879 Valley Road, New Canaan. Amount: $1.9 million. Filed July 17.

Pollard, Hillary, Flushing, New York. Seller: Andrew M. Yee and Anika D. McPherson Yee, Norwalk.

Property: 4 Gwendolyn St., Norwalk. Amount: $419,000. Filed July 26.

Povolotskaia, Olga and Scott M. Roman, Greenwich. Seller: Yewpo See and Clara See, New Canaan.

Property: Lots 171 and 172, Map 110, New Canaan. Amount: $1.1 million.

Filed July 11.

Przytula, Norbert, Stamford. Seller: Patricia M. McGuiness, Stamford.

Property: 415 Pepper Ridge Road, Stamford. Amount: $450,000. Filed July 25.

Meisler, Emily and Christian Greer, Stamford. Seller: Jordan P. Womack and Nicole C. Womack, Stamford. Property: Mulberry and Spring streets, Stamford. Amount: $475,000. Filed July 23.

Raffington, Shaniece Francis and Shannon Francis Raffington, Stamford. Seller: George Kappas and Marjorie A. Kappas, Stamford. Property: Unit N in Building 38 in Chesterfield, Stamford. Amount: $435,000. Filed July 24.

Mercurio, Annette, Shelton. Seller: Jason Hallam, Norwalk. Property: Unit 28 in Rivendell, Shelton. For an unknown amount paid. Filed July 16.

Rajaraman, Anand, Stamford.

Seller: Charles E. Ringel and Carole B. Ringel, Stamford. Property: 33 Walter Lane, Stamford. Amount: $650,000. Filed Aug. 1.

Metro, Carole, Shelton. Seller: Hawk’s Ridge of Shelton LLC, Shelton. Property: Unit 8 of Hawk’s Ridge, Shelton. Amount: $602,180.

Filed July 12.

Rapp, Rebecca L. and Thomas Rapp, Stamford. Seller: Eddy Jean-Felix, Norwalk. Property: 4 Ells St., Norwalk. Amount: $405,000.

Filed July 13.

Myers, Caitlin and William Myers, Norwalk. Seller: Ian Akehurst and Kelly Gillis, Norwalk. Property: 43 Ledgewood Drive, Norwalk.

Amount: $515,000. Filed July 23.

Robinson, Shaniece L., Stratford.

Seller: Paul Bryan and Teresa A. Bryan, Stratford. Property: 79 River Bend Road, Unit 79C, Stratford.

Amount: $187,000. Filed July 24.

Niedzielska, Natasia M. Jourdain and Alexander Cuevas Mercado, Danbury. Seller: Claudia Sofia Albuquerque, Danbury. Property: 67 Wildman St., Danbury. Amount: $272,000. Filed July 16.

Robles, Ana, Stratford. Seller: Ronald A. Brenton and Bonnie S. Brenton, Stratford. Property: 95 Norman Circle, Stratford. Amount: $271,000.

Filed Aug. 1.

Ostaszkewski, Brian J., Stamford.

Seller: Gladys R. Curran, Stamford.

Property: Lot 4, Map 3278, Stamford. Amount: $355,000. Filed July 23.

Pierre, Ermite and Jean E. Camille, Stratford. Seller: Michael S. Kuczynski, Stratford. Property: 84 Yale St., Stratford. Amount: $195,000. Filed July 18.

Pillaj, Renjith Sreedharan, Stamford. Seller: Ioulia N. Nemtseva and Vadim V. Nemtseva, Stamford.

Property: Unit 2A in Vista Towers Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $235,000. Filed July 31.

Rodriguez, Diana Soto and Jose A. Heredia Perez, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. Seller: Darlene J. Palewitz and Hester A. Beukes, Stamford. Property: 28 Malibu Road, Stamford. Amount: $775,000. Filed July 25.

Rogers, Amanda and Donna Czulewicz, Norwalk. Seller: William A. Quadrini and Claudette G. Quadrini, Bailey, Colorado. Property: 13 Esquire Road, Norwalk.

Amount: $580,000. Filed July 27.

Romanov, John, Greenwich. Seller: Jennifer Janover, Greenwich.

Property: 20 Church St., Greenwich.

Amount: $275,000. Filed July 18.

Polizzotto, Fran S., Manhasset, New York. Seller: Pradeep Bansal, Stamford. Property: 1 Strawberry Hill Ave., Apt. 10F, Stamford.

Amount: $405,000. Filed Aug. 2.

Roth, Frances, Stratford. Seller: John F. DiBisceglie Sr. and Donna C. Simmons, Stratford. Property: 503-B Opa Lane, Stratford. Amount: $215,000. Filed July 16.

Pollack, Jonathan, Newtown, Massachusetts. Seller: Bennett Schwartz and Joan Schwartz, Stamford. Property: 22 Revonah Circle, Stamford. Amount: $785,000. Filed July 25.

Rothbaum, Jason, Wilton. Seller: Shawn Simao, Hartford. Property: 104 Woodside Green, Unit 2B, Stamford. Amount: $182,000. Filed Aug. 2.

Rouleau, Diane, Stamford. Seller: Buddy Levy, Stamford. Property: 2437 Bedford St., Unit 3-8, Stamford.

Amount: $275,000. Filed July 24.

Ruggerio, Thomas J., White Plains, New York. Seller: William Sabel and Angie Sabel, Stamford.

Property: 619 Hope St., Stamford.

Amount: $442,500. Filed July 23.

Ryan, Tara, Danbury. Seller: Steven A. Gdula and Jennifer L. Gdula, Danbury. Property: 6 Ward Drive, Danbury. Amount: $325,000. Filed July 12.

Saad, Kristan, Greenwich. Seller: 189 CT Ave LLC, Greenwich. Property: 189 Connecticut Ave., Greenwich.

Amount: $2.3 million. Filed July 17.

Sachs, Amy and Michael Tier, Wellsley, Massachusetts. Seller: Dominic Amendum and Victoria Amendum, Greensboro, North Carolina. Property: 58 Blacksmith Ridge Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $860,000. Filed July 16.

Sanon, Barbara and Christina Sanon, Newtown, Massachusetts.

Seller: Jean Robert Sanon and Denise Sanon, Stamford. Property: 24 Cody Drive, Stamford. For no consideration paid. Filed July 26.

Sayre, Caley B. and Michael P. Sayre, Wilton. Seller: Ursula M. Burns, New Canaan. Property: 19 E. Maple St., New Canaan. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed July 16.

Schlanger, Carl, Greenwich. Seller: 421 Field Point LLC, Greenwich.

Property: 421 Field Point Road, Lot 2, Greenwich. Amount: $1.2 million.

Filed July 19.

Shann, Joanna I. and Luke A. Shann, Norwalk. Seller: National Transfer Services LLC, Norwalk.

Property: Parcel A, Map 6838, Norwalk. Amount: $569,000. Filed Aug. 1.

Shea, Daniel, Stratford. Seller: Jeffrey R. Yawman and Dana V. Yawman, Stratford. Property: 55 Airway Drive, Stratford. Amount: $330,000. Filed July 25.

Sheehy, Theresa and Jay B. Sheehy, Stratford. Seller: Evelyn Mae Clough, Stratford. Property: 40 Chapel St., Stratford. Amount: $500,000. Filed July 20.

Singh, Dilpreet and Ramneet Miglani, Stamford. Seller: Stephanie Peng, Stratford. Property: 2 Miranda Lane, Stratford. Amount: $222,500.

Filed July 30.

Skoller, Brittany L. and Andrew R. Skoller, Wantagh, New York.

Seller: Robert B. Fox, Stratford. Property: Lot M, Lincoln Street, Stratford.

Amount: $267,500. Filed July 18.

Stefanovic, Cindy, Norwalk. Seller: Denise Valentine, Norwalk. Property: Unit 4 in Rowayton Woods, Norwalk. Amount: $31,500. Filed July 23.

Taylor, Marian N. and Francis M. Taylor, Greenwich. Seller: Hilary A. Wiek, New Canaan. Property: 118 Millport Ave., Unit A, New Canaan.

Amount: $650,000. Filed July 16.

Tekin, Albina and Bahadir Tekin, Norwalk. Seller: Ricardeau Gabriel, Norwalk. Property: 299 Flax Hill Road, Norwalk. Amount: $535,000. Filed July 13.

Tenney, Katherine and Bruce Harry Morton, Stamford. Seller: Katherine Tenney, Stamford. Property: 59 Winesap Road, Stamford.

For no consideration paid. Filed July 25.

Thorne, Jennifer S. and Danny R. Thorne, Stamford. Seller: Feng Bai, Westport. Property: 1 Horizon Drive, Unit 9, Norwalk. Amount: $261,000. Filed July 30.

Tucker, Lindsay B. and James W. Tucker, New Canaan. Seller: Nicholas O’Grady and Erin O’Grady, New Canaan. Property: 36 Brookwood Lane, New Canaan. Amount: $2 million. Filed July 18.

Tusa, Aimee and Charles Stephen Tusa Jr., New Canaan. Seller: Luke A. Walsh and Caitlin A. Walsh, New Canaan. Property: 57 Chichester Road, New Canaan. Amount: $2.9 million. Filed July 9.

Ulaj, Emin and Valbona Ulaj, Stamford. Seller: Ekaterine Grechukhina, Portland, Oregon. Property: 120 Apple Valley Road, Stamford. Amount: $550,000. Filed Aug. 1.

Valverde, Edgar, Danbury. Seller: Janis Ripa, Danbury. Property: 40 Starrs Plain Road, Danbury.

Amount: $290,000. Filed July 17.

Vega, Armando, Milford. Seller: Michael D. Agosto and Katie A. Agosto, Stratford. Property: 504 Freeman Ave., Stratford. Amount: $240,000. Filed July 17.

Voytek, Katherine E. and Andrew E. Voytek, Stratford. Seller: Colin Phillips and Elizabeth Howard, Stratford. Property: 444 Hilltop Drive, Stratford. Amount: $400,000. Filed July 17.

FORECLOSURES Adams, Bonnie, et al. Creditor: U.S. Bank NA, Irvine, California.

Property: 64 Pine Hill Ave., Stamford. Mortgage default. Filed July 10.

Davis Jr., Lewis, et al. Creditor: Federal National Mortgage Association, Beaverton, Oregon. Property: 104 Dewey St., Stratford. Mortgage default. Filed July 5.

Facts & Figures Estate of Edward Hatton Jr., et al. Creditor: K2 Realty LLC. Property: 195 Texas Ave., Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed July 26.

Freischlag, Mark D., et al. Creditor: Wilmington Savings Fund Society, Wilmington, Delaware. Property: 6 Reynwood Manor, Greenwich.

Mortgage default. Filed July 16.

Gockley, Gina R., et al. Creditor: M&T Bank, Buffalo, New York. Property: 77 Kenwood Ave., Stratford.

Mortgage default. Filed July 9.

Gonzalez, Rudy, et al. Creditor: Federal National Mortgage Association, Beaverton, Oregon. Property: 10 Early Ave., Stratford. Mortgage default. Filed July 9.

Gruenberg, Josephine R., et al.

Creditor: Manufacturers and Traders Trust Co., Plano, Texas. Property: 210 Val Drive, Stratford. Mortgage default. Filed July 3.

Hansen, Christopher, et al. Creditor: U.S. Bank NA, Irvine, California.

Property: 57 Ocean Drive West, Stamford. Mortgage default. Filed July 23.

Mohamed, Hesham, et al. Creditor: Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Irvine, California. Property: 235 Strawberry Hill Ave., Norwalk.

Mortgage default. Filed July 16.

Orengo, Wanda L. Creditor: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Fort Mill, South Carolina. Property: 1458 South Ave., Stratford. Mortgage default. Filed July 5.

Recupido, Mario, et al. Creditor: Ditech Financial LLC, Tampa, Florida. Property: 517 Valley Road, Stratford. Mortgage default. Filed July 5.

Vittorio, Joseph A., et al. Creditor: The Bank of New York Mellon, New York, New York. Property: 27 Canterbury Lane, Unit 75, Bridgeport.

Delinquent common charges. Filed July 17.

Walker, Alvin, et al. Creditor: U.S. Bank NA, Irvine, California. Property: 183 Larkin Court, Stratford. Mortgage default. Filed July 11.

William, Daniel, et al. Creditor: Sachem Capital Corp., Vernon.

Property: 498-500 Wilmot Ave., Bridgeport. Delinquent common charges. Filed July 18.

William, Daniel, et al. Creditor: Sachem Capital Corp., Vernon.

Property: 158 Fifth Ave., Bridgeport.

Mortgage default. Filed July 16.

William, Daniel, et al. Creditor: Sachem Capital Corp., Vernon.

Property: 68-70 Ford Place, Bridgeport. Delinquent common charges.

Filed July 17.

JUDGMENTS

LEASES

Aaron, Gail, Norwalk. $4,942 in favor of The Connecticut Light and Power Co., Hartford, by The Law Offices of Alexander G. Snyder LLC, Waterbury. Property: 67 Stuart Ave., Norwalk. Filed July 16.

Brown, Joshua, by self. Landlord: Putnam Park Apartments Inc., Stamford. Property: Apt. 89 of Putnam Park Apartments, Greenwich.

Term: 32 years, commenced July 16, 2018. Filed July 16.

DeJesus, Kieron P., Stratford. $6,999 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, New York, by Schreiber/ Cohen LLC, Salem, New Hampshire. Property: 291 Bruce Ave., Stratford. Filed July 2.

DeJesus, Orlando L., Stratford. $5,101 in favor of Unifund Corp., Stratford, by Calistro & Airone LLC, Westbrook. Property: 1182 North Ave., Stratford. Filed July 9.

Digirolamo, Daniela A., Norwalk. $139,752 in favor of Frank C. Tomas, Wilton, by Reich and Truax PLLC, Southport. Property: 37 Glenrock Ave., Norwalk. Filed July 16.

Forget Sr., David A., Stratford. $140 in favor of Lung Docs of CT PC, North Haven, by Eric H. Opin & Associates LLC, Milford. Property: 125 Claudia Drive, Stratford. Filed July 2.

Khan, Kishor, Stamford. $5,100 in favor of Unifund Corp., Stratford, by Calistro & Airone LLC, Westbrook.

Property: 264 W. Main St., Unit 3, Stamford. Filed July 16.

Lopez, Carlos A., Danbury. $711 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, New York, by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 1 Staples St., Danbury. Filed July 16.

Mendosa, Kevin, Stratford. $1,174 in favor of Santa Energy Corp., Bridgeport, by The Law Offices of Becker & Zowine LLC, Bridgeport.

Property: 246 Mary Ave., Stratford.

Filed July 13.

Phair, Michael J., Ridgefield. $8,432 in favor of U.S. Equities Corp., South Salem, New York, by Linda Strumpf. Property: 83 Pine Mountain Road, Ridgefield. Filed July 16.

Sriram, Venkata, Stratford. $1,783 in favor of Connecticut Orthopedic Specialist, Wallingford, by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven.

Property: 9 Enrica Rita Way, Stratford. Filed July 13.

Whitehead, Edward, Stamford. $776 in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, California, by Schreiber/Cohen LLC, Salem, New Hampshire. Property: 26 Old Barn Road South, Stamford. Filed July 23.

Zdru, Darcie and Jonathan Zdru, Stratford. $107,100 in favor of Ditech Financial LLC, Tempe, Arizona, by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 54 Stock St., Stratford. Filed July 13.

LIENS FEDERAL TAX LIENS-FILED Chonka, Hope and William Chonka, 145 Burbank Drive, Stratford. $30,918, a tax debt on income earned. Filed July 23.

City Truck Rental Inc., 47 Cedar St., Unit 1, Stamford. $15,976, corporate income taxes and quarterly payroll taxes. Filed July 16.

Easley, Sarah and Gregory Easley, 467 Laurel Road, New Canaan. $36,739, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 26.

Emity Ava LLC, 78 E. Park Place, Stamford. $24,138, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed July 24.

Francis, V. Ewers and Alban Francis, 36 Homestead Ave., Stratford. $3,684, a tax debt on income earned. Filed July 16.

Gallipoli, Kristin M., 78 Heritage Hill Road, Apt. B, New Canaan. $18,424, a tax debt on income earned. Filed June 26.

Jameson, Nancy A., 370 Stonybrook Road, Stratford. $13,831, a tax debt on income earned. Filed July 2.

Jeffrey Esaw LLC, 267 Fairfield Ave., Stamford. $11,136, payroll taxes and quarterly payroll taxes. Filed July 16.

Jeffs Cuisine LLC, 54 N. Main St., Stamford. $7,721, failure to file correct information returns tax penalty. Filed July 16.

Jolon, Jose A., 45 George St., Stamford. $2,935, a tax debt on income earned. Filed July 23.

Mattox, Christine and Steven Randall, 131 Big Horn Road, Shelton. $110,707, a tax debt on income earned. Filed July 16.

Neren, Steven H., 2 Canterbury Green, Apt. 2305, Stamford. $215,426, a tax debt on income earned. Filed July 16.

Pantoja, Ricardo L., 173 Coram Ave., Apt. 2, Shelton. $29,058, a tax debt on income earned. Filed July 16.

Peters, Lisa E. and Kenneth J. Peters, 60 Coe Ave., Stratford. $20,910, a tax debt on income earned. Filed July 2.

Santagata, Patricia K. and John G. Santagata, 51 Kenilworth Drive East, Stamford. $42,438, a tax debt on income earned. Filed July 16.

FEDERAL TAX LIENSRELEASED Device ER LLC, 16 Encampment Place, Ridgefield. $7,020, U.S. return of partnership income. Filed July 16.

Goulart, Jurames, 516 Long Hill Ave., Unit 2, Shelton. $32,360, a tax debt on income earned. Filed July 16.

O’Brien Painting Company Inc., 132 Seth Low Mountain Road, Ridgefield. $11,167, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed July 16.

Par One Development Company LLC, 225 Hawley Lane, Unit 2B, Stratford. $3,140, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed July 9.

Schiano Properties LLC, 33 Brinkerhoff Ave., Stamford. $79,311, U.S. return of partnership income.

Filed July 16.

Steede, Elizabeth L. and Thaddeus M. Steede, 28 Mitchell St., Stamford. $37,223, a tax debt on income earned. Filed July 16.

Steede, Elizabeth L. and Thaddeus M. Steede, 28 Mitchell St., Stamford. $53,157, a tax debt on income earned. Filed July 16.

Steede, Elizabeth L. and Thaddeus M. Steede, 28 Mitchell St., Stamford. $55,266, a tax debt on income earned. Filed July 16.

MECHANIC’S LIENS-FILED NW MFP Norwalk Town Center II LLC, Norwalk. Filed by Amec Construction LLC, Norwalk, by Guy Mazzolo. Property: 467 West Ave., and 17 Butler St., Norwalk. Amount: $238,897. Filed July 19.

SHD Glenbrook Gardens LLC, Stamford. Filed by Ring’s End Inc., Darien, by Kelvin Tyler. Property: 874 Walker Road, Map 11324, Stamford. Amount: $12,350. Filed July 17.

LIS PENDENS Alcaide, Jonathan, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for M&T Bank, Buffalo, New York. Property: 2625 Park Ave., Unit 5P, Bridgeport.

Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $171,139, dated May 2013.

Filed July 17.

Alexandre, Nahomie, et al., Stratford. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Maryland. Property: 175 Hollywood Ave., Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $282,565, dated July 2008. Filed July 16.

Birschak, Cheryl, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bershtein, Volpe & McKeon PC, New Haven, for U.S. Bank NA, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 2024 Seaview Ave., Bridgeport.

Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied against the owner by the city of Bridgeport and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed July 11.

Bonica, Christopher M., Stratford. Filed by Loren M. Bisberg, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Maryland. Property: 85 Cambridge St., Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $376,000, dated June 2007. Filed July 18.

Bran, Sergio, et al., Stratford. Filed

by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for The Bank of New York Mellon, New York, New York. Property: 291 Knowlton St., Stratford.

Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $238,500, dated May 2005. Filed July 6.

Campos, Regina, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Ditech Financial LLC. Property: 350 Amsterdam Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $323,980, dated May 2005. Filed July 17.

Carias, Leonidas, et al., Stamford.

Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for the Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority, Stamford. Property: 41 Irving Ave., Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien for nonpayment of sewer-use fees and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed July 16.

Caruso, Anthony, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by The Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Cazenovia Creek Funding I LLC. Property: 830 Boston Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied against the owner by the city of Bridgeport and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed July 13.

FCBJ

Dinino, Ennio, et al., Stamford.

Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for the Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority, Stamford.

Property: 170 Saint Charles Ave., Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien for nonpayment of sewer-use fees and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed July 18.

Dollar Mortgage Corp., Shelton.

Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Citimortgage Inc., O’Fallon, Missouri. Property: 34 Kneen Street Extension, Shelton. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of Filed July 16.

Dudley, Charles, et al., Stratford.

Filed by Kapusta, Otzel & Averaimo, Milford, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Maryland. Property: 50 Morehouse Ave., Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $218,275, dated April 2001. Filed July 17.

Fernandes, Alan L., et al., Stratford. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Connecticut Housing Finance-Authority. Property: 142 Regency Terrace, Stratford.

Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $124,404, dated January 2016. Filed July 3.

Figueiredo, Lucia, et al., Shelton.

Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Coral Gables, Florida.

Property: 41 Wakelee Ave., Shelton.

Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $228,000, dated January 2007. Filed July 16.

Guzman, Mario Pemberty, Stamford. Filed by John P. Regan, Stamford, for Ring’s End Inc., Darien.

Property: Lot 10, Map 955, Stamford.

Action: to foreclose on a judgment lien against the defendant Filed July 13.

Hill, Gail P., et al., Bridgeport.

Filed by The Marcus Law Firm, North Branford, for Cazenovia Creek Funding I LLC. Property: 359 Holland Road, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied against the owner by the city of Bridgeport and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed July 19.

Homar, Arcangel, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Maryland.

Property: 410 Priscilla St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $253,901, dated August 2011. Filed July 17.

Huertas, Rosemary, et al., Stamford. Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for the Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority, Stamford. Property: 7 Mayflower Ave., Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien for nonpayment of sewer-use fees and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed July 18.

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Facts & Figures JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, et al., Norwalk. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Citimortgage Inc., O’Fallon, Missouri. Property: 4 Harding St., Norwalk.

Action: to quiet the title to property in favor of plaintiff. Filed July 18.

Kalipershad, Janice T., et al., Greenwich. Filed by Marinosci Law Group PC, Warwick, Rhode Island, for Bank of America NA, Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: Lot 13, Map of Overlook Park in the town of Greenwich. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $75,000, dated August 2002. Filed July 17.

Karron, Caroline, et al., Stamford. Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for the Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority, Stamford. Property: 27 Berrian Road, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien for nonpayment of sewer-use fees and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed July 18.

Kopchik, Peter M., et al., Stratford. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 571 California St., Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $120,000, dated April 1990. Filed July 18.

Lewis, Sharon A., et al., Stamford.

Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Coral Gables, Florida.

Property: 19 Old Barn Road South, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $600,000, dated November 2009. Filed July 19.

Linden Avenue Associates LLC, et al., Stratford. Filed by Carmody, Torrance, Sandak, Hennessey, New Haven, for United Illumination Co. Property: 1260-1264 Linden Ave., Stratford. Action: to assess damages arising out of the petitioner’s use of an easement, privileges and rights in certain real property. Filed July 16.

Mandell, Christopher M., et al., Stratford. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Deutsche Bank National Trust, trustee, Los Angeles, California. Property: 45 Peck St., Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $200,000, dated March 2006. Filed July 9.

Marchetti, Jennifer, et al., Stamford. Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for the Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority, Stamford. Property: 95 Wyndover Lane, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien for nonpayment of sewer-use fees and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed July 16.

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Marino, Cheryl M., et al., Greenwich. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 34 Byram Terrace Drive, Greenwich. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $275,000, dated August 2007. Filed July 17.

McDonald, Jeannie Calcano, et al., Stamford. Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for the Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority, Stamford. Property: 46 Webb Ave., Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien for nonpayment of sewer-use fees and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed July 16.

Moore, Johnny Ray, Stratford.

Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Columbus, Ohio. Property: 10 Rosemary Drive, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $267,000, dated January 2007. Filed July 10.

Ortiz, Jesus, Stratford. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for The Bank of New York Mellon, New York, New York.

Property: 450 River Road, Stratford.

Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $580,000, dated August 2005. Filed July 11.

Ortiz, Oscar, et al., Stamford. Filed

by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for the Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority, Stamford. Property: 64 Maher Road, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien for nonpayment of sewer-use fees and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed July 11.

Peluso, Mark A., Stamford. Filed

by The Law Office of Vincent J. Freccia III, Stamford, for the city of Stamford. Property: 8 Bird Song Lane, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on blight liens levied by the city of Stamford and take immediate possession of the premises. Dated March 2018. Filed July 12.

Ramanauskas, Barbara T., et al., Stratford. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Maryland. Property: 9311 Main St., Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount, dated October 2007. Filed July 2.

Rudolf, Roberta Gail, et al., Stratford. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Ditech Financial LLC. Property: 47 Ryan Ave., Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $144,000, dated March 2004. Filed July 5.

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Silkovic, Amor Amo, et al., Greenwich. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc. Property: 51 Byram Road, Greenwich. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $938,250, dated September 2012. Filed July 10.

Weaver, J. Christopher De, et al., Greenwich. Filed by Seiger Gfeller Laurie LLP, West Hartford, for Webster Bank NA, Waterbury. Property: 18 Dwight Lane, Greenwich. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $1 million, dated March 2017. Filed July 18.

Smith, Gina, et al., Stratford. Filed

by Marinosci Law Group PC, Warwick, Rhode Island, for Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC, Coral Gables, Florida. Property: Lot 3, Map 2903, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $323,924, dated September 2015. Filed July 10.

Willis, Carol M., et al., Danbury.

Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC, Coral Gables, Florida.

Property: 40 Miry Brook Road, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $180,000, dated February 2003. Filed July 16.

Stanton, Michelle, et al., Stratford.

Filed by Marinosci Law Group PC, Warwick, Rhode Island, for Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC, Coral Gables, Florida. Property: 254 Hamilton Ave., Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $295,100, dated August 2012. Filed July 10.

Steer, James D., Stratford. Filed

by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for PHH Mortgage Corp. Property: 265 Emerald Place, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $296,000, dated September 2007. Filed July 12.

T&A Investment LLC, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by The Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Cazenovia Creek Funding I LLC. Property: 1935 Main St., Bridgeport.

Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied against the owner by the city of Bridgeport and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed July 13.

Tubman, Graylon, Stratford.

Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Maryland. Property: 35 Guzzi Drive, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $155,350, dated December 2004.

Filed July 17.

Tumba, Beatrice, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for U.S. Bank NA, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 258 Salem St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $288,000, dated December 2005.

Filed July 17.

Uddin, Jamir, et al., Stamford.

Filed by Leopold & Associates PLLC, Stamford, for Deutsche Bank National Trust, trustee, Los Angeles, California. Property: 22 Ann St., Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $113,000, dated June 2006. Filed July 18.

MORTGAGES 2 Remer Street LLC, Stratford, by Sonia L. Fernandez-Wells. Lender: Fairfield County Bank, Ridgefield.

Property: 2 Remer St., Bridgeport.

Amount: $127,500. Filed July 18.

370 Wahackme Road LLC, by Philip A. Toohey. Lender: Bank of America NA, Houston, Texas. Property: Parcel 157, Map 6740, New Canaan. Amount: $2.4 million. Filed July 18.

487 Glenbrook LLC, Stamford, by Aldo Criscuolo. Lender: The Guilford Savings Bank, Guilford. Property: 481 and 487 Glenbrook Road, Stamford. Amount: $150,000. Filed July 25.

Bridgeport Street Partners LLC, Bridgeport, by Angelo L. Melisi Jr. Lender: Greystone Servicing Corporation Inc. Property: 50 Bridge St., Shelton. Amount: $7.6 million.

Filed July 16.

Harborview Development Partners LLC, by Daniel S. Leitman.

Lender: First Republic Bank, San Francisco, California. Property: 523 E. Putnam Ave., Unit B, Greenwich.

Amount: $1.4 million. Filed July 16.

K2 Realty LLC, Naugatuck, by Vikramjit Chaudhary. Lender: Secure Capital Group LLC, Stratford. Property: 138-140 Laurel Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $150,000.

Filed July 16.

Levine Sapan Levine LLC, Danbury, by Jeffrey M. Levine. Lender: Fairfield County Bank, Ridgefield.

Property: 39 Shelter Rock Road, Danbury. Amount: $2.5 million.

Filed July 19.

Oliveira Realty LLC, Trumbull,

by Tiago Silva. Lender: Norman Greenberg & Jeffrey Stein, Fort Meyers, Florida. Property: 225 Bruce Ave., Stratford. Amount: $109,000.

Filed July 20.

Wallace Street Associates LLC, Bridgeport, by Mario Mallozzi Jr. Lender: Newtown Savings Bank, Newtown. Property: 54-60 Wallace St., Bridgeport. Amount: $220,000.

Filed July 17.

NEW BUSINESSES Bryk Brothers Education Fund, 80 Morehouse Ave., Stratford 06615, c/o Salvatora A. Bryk. Filed July 23.

DailyMode Studio, 75 Wheeler Ave., Unit 305, Bridgeport 06606, c/o Sequoia Mulgrave. Filed July 17.

Empire Cuts LLC, 4270 Main St., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Jonnie Catherine Pennocchia. Filed July 16.

Fingersleeve, 661 Courtland Ave., Bridgeport 06605, c/o Robert S. Phelps Jr. Filed July 18.

Food Not Bombs, 10 Hurd Road, Shelton 06484, c/o Grayson Garrett.

Filed July 18.

Fraboza Painting and Cleaning, 12 Broadview Terrace, Norwalk 06851, c/o Jose Reynaldo and Carias Jimenez. Filed July 17.

Poppin Flavorz, 191 North St., Ridgefield 06877, c/o Spencer Soleiman. Filed July 16.

Premier Lawn Care, 22 Birch Road, Danbury 06810, c/o Paulo Freitas. Filed July 18.

Tacos Meli, 32 Brewster St., Bridgeport 06605, c/o Gerardo Varela.

Filed July 17.

Trina Twee, 2505 Main St., Stratford 06615, c/o Thuy-Trang Nguyen.

Filed July 19.

Wave Dental Group, 1100 Barnum Ave., Stratford 06614, c/o Dharam Tayal. Filed July 20.

PATENTS Apparatus and method for visualization of automated paper size and scaling selection. Patent no. 10,051,152 issued to David Snowball, Sandy, England; Noah Ullmann, Rochester, New York; Michael D. Sprague, Macedon, New York; Timothy D. Thomas, Fairport, New York; and Paul Roberts Conlon, South Bristol, New York. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Author personality trait recognition from short texts with a deep compositional learning approach. Patent no. 10,049,103 issued to Julien Perez, Grenoble, France; Scott Nowson, Monkstown, Ireland; and Fei Liu, Point Cook, Australia. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Cold-pressure fix toner comprising crystalline resin and high and low T.sub.g amorphous polyester. Patent no.

10,048,605 issued to Guerino G. Sacripante, Oakville, Canada; Yulin Wang, Oakville, Canada; Nan-Xing Hu, Oakville, Canada; Sandra J. Gardner, Oakville, Canada; and Richard Philip Nelson Veregin, Mississauga, Canada. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Encoding liquid ink with a device specific biomarker. Patent no. 10,047,235 issued to Michael John Wilsher, Letchworth, England; and Jeremy Brook Lewis, London, England. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Method for loading a media feeder to accommodate users with disabilities. Patent no.

10,046,929 issued to Reid W. Gunnell, Wilsonville, Oregon. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Natural language generation through character-based recurrent neural networks with finite-state prior knowledge.

Patent no. 10,049,106 issued to Raghav Goyal, Berlin, Germany; and Marc Dymetman, Grenoble, France.

Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Portable memory device maintaining folder names designating finishing settings and workflows. Patent no. 10,048,916 issued to Maju P. Polackal, Kottayam, India.

Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

System and method for producing correlation and gloss mark images. Patent no. 10,051,156 issued to Edward N. Chapman, Rochester, New York; Reiner Eschbach, Webster, New York; and William A. Fuss, Rochester, New York. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

System for cleaning components used to clean inkjet printheads in inkjet printers. Patent no. 10,046,566 issued to Pascal Raoust, Cadenet, France. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Systems and methods for creating multilayered optical character recognition (OCR) documents. Patent no. 10,049,097 issued to Sainarayanan Gopalakrishnan, Chennai, India; Rajasekar Kanagasabai, Chennai, India; and Sudhagar Subbaian, Coimbatore, India. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

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Apply at https://www.ssctech.com/ careers, search open positions in the U.S. and sort by Job Title and apply, or mail resume and cover letter to: Jennifer Starrs, Talent Acquisition Manager, SS&C Technologies, Inc., 80 Lamberton Rd, Windsor, CT 06095 and reference job number 4249 in cover letter.

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