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FCBJ TODAY Gold coastal property: cranking up Stratford, Bridgeport plants? … 2 New York private equity company prints offer sheet for Presstek … 3 More employees willing to pay for benefits… 7 In the field: Anthem files for double-digit hike on small business health coverage … 8 Greenwich chef launches “virtual food court” catering to corporations ordering lunch … 10 Nonprofits get new voice in Malloy administration … 11 Connecticut stuck with C-plus on ACA action through Sept. … 16 Also … ““The phrase ‘worst economic downturn since the Great Depression’ is used so often, we’ve become immune to the words. But they’re true.” 2

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Seaweed in UConn lab.

BY JENNIFER BISSELL

jbissell@westfairinc.com The University of Connecticut is bridging the gap between environmental research and business with its seaweed revenue project,

potentially worth $108 million annually. University research shows that seaweed can easily be grown in the Long Island Sound and its byproducts have the potential to create a very profitable business opportunity. As a bonus, the

$3.7B deal marks M&T debut in state BY PATRICK GALLAGHER

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&T Bank Corp. has agreed to acquire Hudson City Bancorp Inc. and its 135 branches as part of a $3.7 billion deal that also marks Buffalo, N.Y.-based M&T’s entry into Connecticut, with nine Fairfield County branches among those being absorbed. The deal, which becomes the largest U.S. bank acquisition of 2012 by total value, repre-

crop naturally clears up water pollution. “This project is a concrete example of how UConn is taking the lead in creating real, sustainable jobs,” said professor Charles Yarish, Pickin’ from, page 6

Immigrant investor center proposed BY JENNIFER BISSELL

sents the second billion-dollar merger involving a Buffalo-based bank expanding within Fairfield County to be announced since July 2011. First Niagara Financial Group recently completed its $1 billion takeover of more than 100 HSBC Bank USA branches across New York state and Connecticut, after having previously acquired New Haven-based NewAlliance Bank. With more than 700 branches in New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., Virginia, West Virginia, New Jersey, Florida,

jbissell@westfairinc.com The University of Connecticut and the Business Council of Fairfield County are working to create the state’s first federal immigrant investor program to promote economic growth in Connecticut. The proposed regional center is still in the process of getting approval from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, but organizers are already active-

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Report: County workforce profile short on vitality casoule@westfairinc.com

n early September, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is slated to board a flight for Tianjin, China, where Farmington-based Otis Elevator Co. is among those officially designated as “industrial tourism” sites. The $20,000 question – the cost of Malloy’s trip – is whether Connecticut can match Tianjin’s pace in producing workers skilled for precision manufacturing and other high-end venues. In a new ranking of the top metropolitan areas for workforce vitality published by Area Development, lower Fairfield County did not crack the top 250 areas nationally, despite an economy anchored by a diverse mix of businesses that would be the envy of many regions that finished at the top of the ranking. Columbus, Ind. received top honors in Area Development’s ranking of the 356 largest metropolitan areas for the attractiveness of their workforce profile, with Boston leading Northeast cities with a top 25 ranking nationally. The Hartford area just missed cracking the top 100 nationally and finished a few slots ahead of metropolitan New York City and outlying areas on Long Island and in

Gold coastal property In brief

Developer buys idle Stratford plant After 17 years of inactivity, the Stratford Army Engine Plant has been sold to a developer for redevelopment plans. Point Stratford Renewal L.L.C. has agreed to buy the 78-acre brownfield, which is currently owned by the U.S. Army. U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman and U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal sent a letter in January to the U.S. Army and U.S. General Services Administration for permission to open a 30-to-60-day period for developers to submit proposals for the property. Previously there was a bidding process on the property that wasn’t producing timely results. “Better late than never – this step is a breakthrough for beneficial use of a historic site,” Blumenthal said in a press release. “I look forward to redevelopment and renaissance, offering jobs, economic growth and other benefits to Stratford and the state.”

northern New Jersey. In Connecticut, New Haven also easily bested the Stamford-Bridgeport region in Area Development’s methodology, which used more than 20 separate economic indicators to rank cities, including the vitality of their economies and their track record in attracting younger workers. The only area in which Fairfield County clobbered the competition was in the arena of wage and salary growth over a five-year period through February 2012, ranked in the top 10 metropolitan areas in the country on that front. The study came as Malloy enjoys one of the top economic development coups in recent memory – a commitment by Bridgewater Associates to add as many as 1,000 finance jobs at a new headquarters in Stamford. The announcement also came and amid muddled economic data. In August, the state Department of Labor reported a sharp increase in Connecticut’s unemployment rate, despite estimates of significant job gains in manufacturing, hospitality and several other sectors. Connecticut calculates its unemployment rate from three primary sources: • residents’ responses to an ongoing household survey; • the number of people filing claims for

unemployment insurance; and • estimates of the state’s actual job total, excluding farms. The inclusion of the household survey results ensures that people who have exhausted their unemployment benefits are represented in the estimate of unemployed state residents; and also accounts for new entrants or re-entrants into the workforce; those who exhaust unemployment benefits and are still looking for work; and those found ineligible for benefits or who simply choose not to file. Malloy said in a statement that he is skeptical of the July unemployment figures, noting the discrepancy between an employer survey suggesting Connecticut added more than 5,000 private-sector jobs that month, and a household survey that came up with an estimate of more than 15,000 jobs lost. “That’s a difference of more than 20,000 jobs,” Malloy said. “A gap of this magnitude between these two surveys has never happened in the 22 years they’ve been conducted. To buy into the household survey number, you’d have to believe that Connecticut lost 503 jobs every day during the month of July, and there’s just no evidence to suggest that happened. Unemployment claims have drifted upward, but not at a rate that justifies the household survey number.”

R.I. company eyes Derecktor site

from a Florida-based entity called BNH Bridgeport L.L.C. Northeast Private Client Group represented both parties in the transaction. The buildings are located at 40 Sanford Place and 205, 223 and 265 Washington Ave. in Bridgeport. Connecticut Realty Trust is based in Fairfield.

J. Goodison Co. Inc. reportedly is considering a lease on the Derecktor Shipyards facility in Bridgeport. The North Kingstown, R.I.-based maritime repair and maintenance company is using the shipyard to overhaul a U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat after submitting a bid to the Bridgeport Port Authority, which owns the property, according to the Connecticut Post. Derecktor last year shut down its Bridgeport facility, which at its previous peak employed 400 people.

Bridgeport apartments sold

Designer takes Westport storefront Home décor designer Jonathan Adler is leasing space at 166 Main St. in Westport, the former site of Achorns Pharmacy. The deal was brokered by HK Group and The Dartmouth Co. Jonathan Adler has 20 stores nationally, including a location in Greenwich.

Dumpster rentals expand

For $4.9 million, Connecticut Realty Trust bought four Bridgeport apartment buildings totaling just over 160 units

GPOD Dumpster Rentals has expanded and relocated from Stratford to an 8,000-square-foot facility in Bridgeport. GPOD delivers throughout the state and says it has more than tripled its business each year for the past three years. About 85 percent of all the debris the company collects is recycled. In the fall the company plans to launch a storage unit systems division.

National Governor’s Association

By ALEXANDER SOULE

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy disputes Connecticut’s July employment data.

As the case with some economists, Malloy suggested the sharp increase in the unemployment rate was more the result of large numbers of people seeking work once more on optimism they will find a job, inflating the baseline number from which the unemployment rate is calculated. “The phrase ‘worst economic downturn since the Great Depression’ is used so often, we’ve become immune to the words,” Malloy said. “But they’re true. So, it should come as a surprise to no one that pulling the country and our state out of that downturn is hard – really hard. But let me be clear: We are making progress.”

Kings Food Markets debuts in state Kings Food Markets is establishing its first Connecticut grocery store, at the site of Porricelli’s Market in Greenwich. Parsippany, N.J.-based Kings acquired the 26 Acadia Road location of Porricelli’s, which has a store in Trumbull. – Jennifer Bissell, Patrick Gallagher and Alexander Soule

Correction The life of Russell S. Reynolds Jr., featured in the book “Heads: Business Lessons from an Executive Search Pioneer,” was written with Carole E. Curtis. An article in last week’s edition omitted Curtis’ name. Also, Reynolds left J.P. Morgan & Co. in 1966 and started Russell Reynolds Associates in 1969.

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Presstek takes $19M private equity offer

75DI printer

BY ALEXANDER SOULE

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or $19 million, American Industrial Partners is acquiring Presstek Inc., which has reeled off beleaguered results since relocating its headquarters from Hudson, N.H., to Greenwich five years ago. Presstek sells offset printing presses and accessories, losing $750,000 in the second quarter on $29.7 million in revenue, with sales off 5 percent from the same stretch in 2011. Since 2007, the company has cut the size of its workforce by 325 positions, giving it 385 employees entering this year. Long focusing on small commercial printers, the company has pegged its future on its latest 75DI offset printer, which takes just six minutes to ready print runs that can hit 96,000 sheets of paper an hour. The printer could make Presstek a far more viable option for larger corporations that regularly crank out large jobs for marketing materials and other publications, as well as packaging materials. Based in New York City, American Industrial Partners’ advisory board includes Maurice Holmes, a former senior technology executive with Norwalk-based Xerox Corp., which hired away former Presstek CEO Jeff Jacobson early this year to run its graphics communications division. Concurrently with Jacobson’s departure, former CFO Jeff Cook also resigned to become CFO of Schweitzer-Mauduit International Inc., an Alpharetta, Ga.-based maker of cigarette paper and cigar wrappers, among other products. As Jacobson’s replacement, Presstek’s board appointed Stanley Freimuth, a company director who was a longtime executive with Fujifilm’s U.S. operations. Freimuth addressed the dual departures in an interview earlier this year with the printing industry trade publication WhatTheyThink. “It was absolutely coincidental and unrelated, for both Jeff Jacobson and Jeff Cook,” Freimuth told the publication. “Jacobson was not looking for another position, but the opportunity came up quickly. Unfortunately,

when you lose a CEO and CFO, it can give the wrong impression and it is wrong to assume there was some master plan behind it. It was not a planned exodus.” Based on Presstek’s Nasdaq performance alone, no one could have blamed the company’s board for pulling the ripcord on the Jacobson era. During his tenure, Presstek’s stock (PRST) went into a prolonged slump, from above $7 a share in 2007 to the $0.50 American Industrial Partners is paying for the company. In April, the company’s board authorized a stock split with a goal of maintaining its Nasdaq listing if need be. Instead, the company chose to be taken private by American Industrial Partners, whose private equity investment portfolio includes Mark Andy Inc., a Chesterfield, Mo.based maker of print systems for labels and other “narrow web” printing equipment, in the industry parlance. Founded in 1987, Presstek through 2004 was a technology provider to other print giants such as Xerox, Ryobi, Heidelberg and Eastman Kodak, with those companies using Presstek systems to accept digital files on their own printers. Jacobson and Presstek’s preceding two CEOs were all Kodak executives. For a combined $56 million in 2004, Presstek acquired ABDick and Precision Lithograining, giving it the capability of going head-to-head with the industry giants with its own printers and chemical-free plates. The industry congregated early this summer at the quadrennial Drupa trade show in Germany, including Jacobson in his early tenure with Xerox. “The actual sales coming out of Drupa of 75DIs have actually been slower than we had hoped, but I still feel very strongly that we do have some tremendous prospects in the pipeline,” Freimuth said, in an August conference call. “We are actively pursuing a number of leads that we believe will close during the balance of this year … As we announce every new sale, it kind of brings new people into the game who start thinking, ‘Well I guess if it works for that printer I should be taking a look at this technology and see if it will work for me too.’”

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PERSPECTIVES

‘Don’t wait until after a cyber 9/11 attack’ By U.S. Sens. Joe Lieberman and Susan Collins

he Internet was born in October 1969 and for the first half of its life was just a tiny hamlet of academic and government computers networked in a way that made it easy for researchers to share their work – a digital Mayberry where people left their doors unlocked because there were few strangers to fear. But this small-town architecture that remains the core of the Internet’s foundation is cracking under the demands placed on it as it has grown into a global megalopolis that touches almost every part of our daily lives. We use it for entertainment, communications, banking, commerce and to control the systems that open and close the valves and switches in our critical infrastructure – things like power plants, energy pipelines and our financial, transportation and water systems. Today, the Internet is under attack on all fronts. National Security Agency Director Gen. Keith Alexander blamed cyber-attacks for the “greatest transfer of wealth in history” estimating that U.S. companies lose about $250 billion a year through intellectual property theft, $114 billion to theft through cyber-crime and another $224 billion in downtime the thefts caused. As Alexander said, “This is our future disappearing before us.” If this kind of economic loss isn’t enough to motivate us to pass strong cybersecurity legislation, to better defend the systems we all depend on, consider this: a recent story in the Washington Post detailed how a young man living an ocean away was able to use his computer to hack into the control panel of a small-town water utility in Texas. It took him just 10 minutes and required no special tools or training. And the utility had no idea of what had happened until the hacker posted screenshots of his exploit online as a warning of how vulnerable we all are. The bipartisan Cybersecurity Act – which we have introduced with our Senate colleagues Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) – seeks to strengthen our computer networks’ security with a combination of information sharing and the establishment of a voluntary cybersecurity program for our most critical infrastructure that could cause deaths and

economic and environmental disasters if they were commandeered or sabotaged through a cyber-attack by a rival nation, cyber-terrorist or rogue hacker. Information sharing will allow private-sector network owners to share threat information among themselves and the federal government and, in turn, the federal government will be able to share threat information it discovers with the private sector and together defend our country. Our bill includes strong privacy protections to guarantee the identity of individuals engaged in routine Internet activity cannot be singled out as part of the information-sharing process and establishes a privacy officer to enforce these provisions.

Today, the Internet is under attack on all fronts. National Security Agency Director Gen. Keith Alexander blamed cyber-attacks for the “greatest transfer of wealth in history” estimating that U.S. companies lose about $250 billion a year through intellectual property theft, $114 billion to theft through cyber-crime and another $224 billion in downtime the thefts caused. – Keith Alexander When it comes to our most critical infrastructure, information sharing is not enough. Under our bill, industry will develop a set of cybersecurity practices that will then be reviewed by a new National Cybersecurity Council. The NCC, which will be chaired by the secretary of Homeland Security and made up of representatives from the Defense, Commerce and Justice departments and various other agencies, will review these practices to ensure they provide an adequate level of security. Owners of critical infrastructure will then have the option of joining a voluntary program in which, if they implement the cybersecurity practices, they would be entitled to certain benefits. Let’s use that Texas water utility that was hacked as an example of why information sharing is not enough and security practices need to be agreed to. The owners

had no idea their system was connected to the Internet, so information sharing wouldn’t have helped because they had no idea they were at risk in the first place. And this need not be expensive. A recent report by Verizon, the Secret Service and other international law enforcement agencies analyzed 855 data breaches in 2011 and found that 96 percent were not difficult to pull off and 97 percent could have been prevented through fairly simple and inexpensive means. Using the Texas example again, the hacker was able get onto the control board because the utility had never changed the three-digit password installed by the factory – and that was easy to find in technical manuals available on the Internet. Six of our nation’s most experienced Republican and Democratic national security leaders have endorsed our approach and urged the Senate to act “as soon as possible.” In a letter to the Senate majority and minority leaders, former Homeland Security Department Secretary Michael Chertoff, former National Intelligence Director Adm. Michael McConnell, former Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz, former National Security Agency and CIA Director Michael Hayden, former Joint Chiefs of Staff Vice Chairman Marine Gen. James Cartwright and former Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn wrote: “Infrastructure that controls our electricity, water and sewer, nuclear plants, communications backbone, energy pipelines and financial networks must be required to meet appropriate cybersecurity standards. ... We carry the burden of knowing that 9/11 might have been averted with the intelligence that existed at the time. We do not want to be in the same position again when ‘cyber 9/11’ hits – it is not a question of whether this will happen; it is a question of when.” Many more of our nation’s top security officials, including Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, have issued similar warnings. The threat board is blinking red. Congress needs to act now before a cyber 9/11. Independent Joe Lieberman is the senior U.S. senator from Connecticut. Republican Susan Collins is the junior senator from Maine. This op-ed was originally published July 23 in Roll Call.

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M&T debut — From page 1

Delaware and Toronto, M&T Bank specializes in commercial lending and commercial real estate, whereas Hudson City Savings Bank, the banking subsidiary of Hudson City Bancorp, works primarily in residential mortgages. Despite the differing business strategies, the heads of both companies said in an Aug. 27 joint statement and subsequent conference call that the banks’ respective strengths will compliment one another, adding that the expanded M&T network will help to attract new retail and commercial clients. “To the customers and communities now served by Hudson City, M&T brings a wider array of banking products and services,” Robert G. Wilmers, M&T chairman and CEO, said in the statement. Wilmers said the merger will create “a comprehensive community banking franchise” that provides services ranging from checking and savings accounts and wealth management to home equity loans and commercial banking.

As part of the agreement, Hudson City Bancorp and Hudson City Savings Bank will merge into a subsidiary of M&T. M&T said it expects to gain about $25 billion in deposits and $28 billion in loans from the merger. M&T has $80.8 billion in assets, while Hudson City, based in Paramus, N.J., has $43.6 billion in assets. Among the 135 branches being acquired are 97 in New Jersey, 29 in downstate New York and nine in Fairfield County. Included are branches in Bethel, Brookfield, Cos Cob, Darien, Fairfield, Monroe, Norwalk, Ridgefield and Stamford. After the merger is completed, M&T says it expects to repay approximately $13 billion of Hudson City’s long-term borrowings by liquidating its similarly sized investment portfolio. Following that action, M&T’s pro forma balanced sheet will have increased by roughly $28 billion. Wilmers and M&T CFO Rene Jones said during the Aug. 27 conference call that the acquisition will “immediately” improve the combined company’s capital ratios, capital generation, tangible book value per share and operating earnings per share.

The deal has been approved by both companies’ boards of directors and is subject to regulatory approvals and approval by M&T’s and Hudson City’s common shareholders. Hudson City CEO and Chairman Ronald E. Hermance Jr. said the merger was not the result of a competitive bidding process. He will be appointed to the M&T Bank Corp. and M&T Bank boards of directors following the completion of the transaction. “This merger creates tremendous opportunities to build on the successes that each company has achieved individually in its own markets,” Hermance said in the joint statement. For the second quarter ended June 30, M&T Bank reported earnings fell 28 percent to $233 million compared with earnings of $322 million for the second quarter 2011. As of June 30, total assets were up 4 percent to $80.8 billion compared with total assets of $77.7 billion as of June 30, 2011, while total deposits rose 6 percent to $62.5 billion on June 30 from $59.2 billion on June 30, 2011.

included agar, animal feed, fertilizers and sea vegetables, with margins ranging from 20 percent to nearly twenty-fold. In the future, the seaweed could also make butanol and medications. Thimble Island Oyster Co. in Branford is the first to set up a rotational seaweed and shellfish farming system in the Long Island Sound. After owner Brendan Smith lost a significant portion of his business in Tropical Storm Irene, Smith said he was interested in developing a more sustainable ocean farm. Partnering with Yarish, they’ve begun to pioneer 3-D farming where the growth and harvest cycles last all year. “This is the new normal,” Smith said. “It’s an ocean farmer’s dream.”

Kelp is grown and harvested in the spring and winter; red seaweed is grown and harvested in the summer; mussels are grown and harvested in the fall and spring; and oysters, scallops and clams are raised year round. Seaweed is the third-best performing yield after corn and rice, said Marcello Graziano, a Ph.D. student. Analyzing the sound for medium- to high-suitability areas for seaweed farming, Graziano estimated that the sound could conservatively produce 69,400 tons per year, at a value of $1,560 per ton. But besides its retail value, the seaweed is also worth its weight in nitrogen credits from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Seaweed can be a powerful way to clean up water pollution, such as excess nitrogen, phosphorous and carbon. As a way to reduce nitrogen in the sound, the state already offers credits of about $4.60 per pound of removed nitrogen. The amount of nitrogen seaweed removes is the equivalent of 5 percent of its weight, meaning the crop could be worth $32 million annually in nitrogen credits as well. “UConn is leveraging its faculty, students, its significant research and other resources to help grow businesses in Connecticut and create jobs,” said Brian Brady, director of the Stamford Learning Accelerator. The project will “help spin off business and grow existing businesses.”

Researcher Jang Kim shows seaweed growth in UConn lab.

PICKIN’ FROM — From page 1

the project’s lead researcher. Yarish and a team of more than 10 students and faculty members presented their findings and plans at the Stamford Learning Accelerator in mid-August. The school is in the process of writing legislation and developing a business plan to launch its own farm. When seaweed cell walls are broken down, the crop’s lipids, sugars and proteins can be used to create fertilizer, biodiesel, biofuel, biogas and electricity. Measuring the best profitability streams, MBA students said the most viable retail products

IMMIGRANT INVESTOR — From page 1

ly vetting companies to receive investments. Also known as EB-5, the investor program was created by Congress in 1990 to stimulate job creation and capital investments by providing foreign investors a provisional green card that permits residence in the country and unlimited in-and-out travel. There are 220 centers nationwide, but none in Connecticut, said Mike Roer, president of the Entrepreneurship Foundation in Fairfield. “This is a deficiency we’re rapidly correcting,” he said. Each investment must be at least $1 million or $500,000 for a company in a high unemployment or rural area. Waterbury, Bridgeport and Hartford qualify as areas with high unemployment and qualifying rural towns are generally located in the northern corners of the state. A number of other centers have received bad press, but a center in Fairfield County would be able to use the negative publicity to their advantage, Roer said. The center would be associated with a university and an established business council. There’d be transparency and oversight, and the companies receiving investments would be rigorously analyzed, providing a higher likelihood of a decent return on investment. The center will be based in Fairfield County and serve the entire state. In the partnership, UConn will recruit, vet and analyze companies and the Business Council of Fairfield County will recruit investors. The center plans to grow after it’s been approved, but for the time being it’s already chosen four exemplary companies to fund, said Jesse Kalinowski, an economics Ph.D. student. The hope is that as soon as the center is approved, it will be able to start facilitating investments right away. The selected companies include: • Torrington-based Optiwind, a company developing wind turbine technology to fit urban and suburban communities in less windy areas. • Rocket21, based in Fairfield, is a youth social media network for kids to explore possible careers and connect with professionals. • Tri-State Flexi Pave in Waterbury is a rubber paving manufacturer. • Freedom Fish in North Franklin is a Tilapia fish farm. To keep track of the investments and business growth, UConn’s Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis will be using a software and database system to track not only how many jobs are created by companies that receive investments, but further economic impacts as well. If Optiwind is creating a greater demand for metal, CCEA will also be tracking how many jobs the metal supplier adds and so on. Each investment of $1 million must create at least 10 new jobs.

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Study: Employees seek additional voluntary benefits BY PATRICK GALLAGHER

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new MetLife study found that while most employers are not cutting back on employee benefits, they are largely not increasing the available benefits, even as employees indicate they would be willing to take on more of the cost of those benefits. Business advocates said they expect Connecticut employers to continue to hold the line on benefits available to their employees as the cost of health care coverage for the typical employer continues to rise by more than 10 percent annually. Ken Comeau, vice president with the Connecticut Business and Industry Association, estimated that 65 percent of the state’s residents with health insurance coverage receive their policies through an employer. After health care coverage, which Comeau said is by far the most commonly offered benefit, dental and life insurance coverage are the next most popular benefits offered by Connecticut employers. However, Comeau said, the rising cost of health care has added to the budgetary strain of all businesses and particularly small businesses. “At this point, Connecticut businesses still look at health insurance as the number one benefit that they offer,” Comeau said. “That’s probably the first thing and because it’s one of the most expensive benefits, that determines the budget for the balance of the benefits to be offered.” Seventy percent of employers surveyed by MetLife said they intend to maintain their current level of employee benefits, with 30 percent saying they would maintain the available benefits by shifting some of the costs to their employees. CBIA members are able to offer their employees various benefits options through the CBIA Employer Connection program. Comeau said benefits available through the program range from traditional health care coverage to 401(k) plans, disability coverage and even home and auto insurance. More than 5,000 employers subscribe to the CBIA Health Connections program, he said. The MetLife study’s findings show a strong correlation between overall job satisfaction and the available benefits – even if those benefits are not subsidized by an employer. Representatives of more than 1,500 employers and more than 1,400 full-time employees were surveyed last fall as part of MetLife’s 10th annual Study of Employee Benefits Trends, which was conducted by GfK Custom Research North America, with the findings released in August. Of the interviews, 944 were conducted with representatives of companies with fewer than 500 employees, and 685 were

conducted with employees working for companies with fewer than 500 employees. Among Generation X and Generation Y employees, 72 percent who were “very satisfied” with their benefits said they were more likely to feel a very strong sense of loyalty to their employer, compared with just 46 percent of Gen X and Gen Y employees overall who said they were likely to feel a strong sense of loyalty. Notably, one in three employees surveyed said they hoped to be working for a different employer this year.

Two-thirds of the Gen X and Gen Y small business employees who were surveyed said they would be willing to pay more of the cost of benefits rather than lose them, while 54 percent of all Gen X and Gen Y workers said they would be interested in having a wider selection of benefits options even if it would mean paying all of the cost for those benefits. The voluntary benefits sought range from life and dental insurance policies to disability, critical illness and home and auto policies. Larger businesses have seemingly adjusted in response to the growing desire among

employees to have the option of buying voluntary benefits packages through the workplace. The percentage of companies with more than 500 employees identifying voluntary benefits as a key element in their overall benefits strategy increased to 57 percent in the current study compared with 43 percent a year ago. Among businesses with fewer than 500 employees, 31 percent identified voluntary benefits as a critical element to their overall strategy, up from 26 percent last year.

One of the country’s top children’s hospitals now has a Norwalk address.

If you live in Norwalk, here’s some news that will make you and your child feel a lot better. As part of the effort to bring its leading resources closer to the people of Fairfield County, Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital announces the opening of its Pediatric Specialty Center at Norwalk. That means you and your child now have seamless access to the pediatric specialists, programs and technology that has Yale-New Haven Children’s recognized as a national leader by U.S.News & World Report in no fewer than seven pediatric specialties. Learn more about what our top pediatric specialty physicians and resources mean for your child. Visit ynhch.org.

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IN THE FIELD In brief

Anthem files rate increase Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield filed to increase premiums 13.8 percent on its small-group health plans in Connecticut, blaming the hike in part on mandated federal benefits on women’s preventative health and other provisions of the Affordable Care Act. The Connecticut Insurance Department is accepting public comment on the filing through Sept. 7. In late July, the department had rejected Aetna Inc.’s request to increase small-group health insurance rates 14 percent, allowing a 12.6 percent hike. If approved, the new Anthem rates would take effect in January 2013 for 36,000 employers with fewer than 50 workers. In early August, the Oxford Health Plans division of UnitedHealth filed for an 8.5 percent average increase for its own small-group plans, with more than 13,000 employers enrolled with 21,000 workers and dependents on the Oxford plans.

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Sikorsky Innovations is hosting its second entrepreneurial challenge to find innovative ideas in the specialized aerospace and rotorcraft markets. The competition is open to companies with revenues under $5 million. Submissions are due Oct. 10. “A key objective with the first entrepreneurial challenge was to identify innovative technology concepts we could use,” Laurence Vigeant-Langlois, director of business development and technology partnerships for Sikorsky Innovations, said in a statement. “In this next entrepreneurial challenge, we are expanding our scope to include complementary and transformational products, processes and business concepts.” The winning team for this year’s competition will be granted free rent and services at the Stamford Innovation Center and Sikorsky technical and business mentors. Currently Sikorsky is working with three other entrepreneurial teams in its incubator at the Stamford Innovation Center. Sikorsky Innovations is a division of Stratford-based Sikorsky Aircraft, which in turn is owned by United Technologies Corp.

Lex Products Corp. won a $1.5 million, lowinterest loan from the state, promising to hire a number of people in Shelton where it has some 180 employees. Lex Products makes portable power and control systems. It is in the process of acquiring a European entity, with plans to shift some production stateside.

Travelers’ mobile habits Most business travelers are likely to hit the road with three or four mobile devices and they’re more likely to carry a tablet than a laptop, according to a survey by Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc. The Stamford-based company polled 1,000 people in each of the six countries it surveyed – the United States, the United Kingdom, China, India, Germany and Brazil. Key findings included: • 55 percent of respondents bring three or four devices with them on the road; • people are most likely to bring smartphones with them (74 percent), followed by tablets (65 percent), music players (43 percent) and laptops (32 percent); • most people use their mobile devices to check email (90 percent), followed by Web browsing and social networking (75 percent) and maintaining communication with the

office (73 percent); and • most people prefer to video chat with family members (67 percent) versus sending an email or picking up the phone (47 percent each), with instant messaging or texting the least popular way of communicating (37 percent).

SEC delays hedge fund ads The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission needs more time to finalize new rules that would allow hedge funds to advertise for investors, part of the Obama administration’s JOBS Act enacted earlier this year. SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro told lawmakers in late August that she wanted to weigh additional public comments before implementing the rule.

GE rolls out new locomotive General Electric rolled out a new diesel locomotive that is in compliance with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Tier-4 diesel emission standards, with GE saying it removes key emissions by more than 70 percent. Fairfield-based GE invested $600 million in developing the locomotive via its GE Transportation division in Erie, Pa., with plans to build the newest unit there and in

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Patriot National posts profit Patriot National Bancorp Inc. eked out a $350,000 profit in the second quarter, after recording a $7.2 million loss for the same period in 2011. Stamford-based Patriot National has about 20 branches in southwest Connecticut and in New York state. The company’s second quarter results included $3 million in restructuring charges as it cut staff and closed a branch in Stamford’s West End neighborhood. The company is closing three additional branches. “With health and stability restored, our mandate is to significantly increase core earnings in the face of a challenging and low rate market environment,” Michael Carrazza, chairman of Patriot National, said in a statement. Nonperforming assets totaled $19 million, or 2.9 percent of total assets as of June 30, compared with $30.3 million a year ago, or 4.7 percent of total assets.

Golf-tourney insurer charged A Norwalk man selling insurance for golf tournament hole-in-one prizes has been charged with five felony counts after repeatedly failing to pay up. Kevin Kolenda of Norwalk, 54, was charged in King County Superior Court in Washington state after ignoring a previous cease-and-desist order and a $125,000 fine, according to Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler. In some cases, Kreidler said, charities have had to come up with the prize money; in others, the prize winners agreed to forego a prize. “We’ve been warning the public about Mr. Kolenda’s scam for years,” Kreidler said, in a prepared statement. “He has a long history of selling illegal insurance, refusing to pay prize winners and thumbing his nose at regulators.” Kreidler said Kolenda has operated multiple businesses since 1995, including Golf Marketing and Hole-in-Won.com. The company also has an office in Rye, N.Y.

PartnerRe invests in Entitle PartnerRe Ltd. is investing $19 million in Entitle Direct Group Inc., a Stamford-based underwriter of title insurance for residential real estate transactions. PartnerRe, a Bermuda-based reinsurer with its main U.S. office in Greenwich, has

not previously had a stake in the title insurance industry.

Brynwood buys into Back to Nature Brynwood Partners of Greenwich will buy a controlling stake in Kraft Foods’ Back to Nature natural food business through a joint venture with Kraft, which will continue to hold a substantial minority stake in the business. Terms and conditions of the transaction, which is scheduled to close in October, were not disclosed. Back to Nature was founded in 1960, as one of the original natural food brands in the U.S. The joint venture will initially offer its products in four categories: crackers, cookies, trail mixes and nuts and granola. Management of the Back to Nature macaroni and cheese business will remain with Kraft. Brynwood will appoint Vincent Fantegrossi as CEO of the new company. He previously served as president and CEO of Richelieu Foods, another Brynwood investment. In its 28-year history, Brynwood Partners has acquired 36 corporate brands from 14 different corporate sellers, including the Back to Nature acquisition. Since January 2011, the firm has completed the acquisitions of 20 corporate brands in seven separate transactions. The Back to Nature transaction marks Brynwood Partners’ third transaction with Kraft Foods.

New funding asked for bridge New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo initiated the state’s application for funding for a new Tappan Zee Bridge under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) program, which provides longterm, low-interest federal loans for major projects. Separately, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC) voted unanimously to include the bridge project in the region’s long-term transportation plan. Without a consensus vote by the NYMTC, which includes county executives from Westchester, Putnam and Rockland counties, the state would not have been able to apply for federal funding. The state submitted a letter of intent seeking to apply for up to $2 billion in TIFIA assistance under the previous round of funding, but was not invited to submit an application. State officials have said federal assistance on the bridge project is critical to limiting the impact of toll increases for commuters who use the bridge on a regular basis. – Jennifer Bissell, Patrick Gallagher, Janice Kirkel and Alexander Soule FAIRFIELD COUNTY BUSINESS JOURNAL • Week of September 3, 2012

Greenwich chef offers new take on food-delivery website

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Greenwich chef has launched his own “virtual food court” website, catering to employees at large corporations ordering lunch. Menumavin.com is similar to competitor food delivery websites, GrubHub.com and Seamless.com, but it’s designed from a

restaurant’s point of view, allowing for better presentations and more logistical control. Customers can see the available restaurants and menus online and place their orders, but that’s where other sites end, said Jonathan Brennan, Menumavin co-founder. “It’s up to the kitchen how they get it there,” he said. “But it’s nearly impossible for the restaurants to meet the demand.” Speaking from experience Brennan said:

Restaurants will run out of supplies before they can stop additional orders; it can be hard to customize orders; most orders get thrown in a bag as an afterthought; and often delivery routes are inefficient. “They don’t have the same information and tools as they do when customers are in their seats,” he said. The website has been live for only a couple months and has about 30 corporations signed up for daily order emails. Currently Brennan and his wife’s restaurant, Plum, is the only restaurant option available. When more restaurants are included, the site will take a percentage of the sale. Putting customer service and restaurant standards back into ordering food, the site has a live chat for customers to ask the chef or restaurant manager questions and a realtime menu that a restaurant can quickly edit. Additionally, the site allows restaurants to customize how their menu looks, rather than fitting everything into a simple Excel sheet like other websites. “People spend time agonizing over how the menu is set up,” Brennan said. “This is a huge advantage.” With these tools, restaurants can control their inventory and change the menu if items are running low. Often through

delivery websites, customers order lunch in advance and restaurants won’t actually get the order until several hours later. If they’ve run out of something, they have to call back a customer to change the order, which often leaves customers unsatisfied. A final feature of the site that sets it apart from others is that it also groups similar orders together, making an easier delivery system for restaurants. Right now Brennan is focused on marketing to Greenwich and Stamford, but there are already plans in place to start expanding along the eastern seaboard. Restaurants on Long Island are waiting to be included on the site’s listings, a site has been started in Washington, D.C., and sites for Hartford and New Haven aren’t far behind. Additionally, a national food vendor wants the site to go national and endorse it. Brennan said he couldn’t reveal further details. “In over 15 years, I’ve learned firsthand what professional kitchens need to operate at an aspiring level and exceed clients’ expectations,” Brennan said in a prepared statement. “In both regards, we have created an experience that is inviting, easy-to-use, and incredibly efficient.”

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Cash-strapped nonprofits get new liaison By ALEXANDER SOULE

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ov. Dannel P. Malloy appointed Terry Edelstein of South Glastonbury to serve as the governor’s nonprofit liaison, a cabinet-level position that serves as a state advocate for nonprofit community providers. For the past 30 years, Edelstein has been CEO of the Connecticut Community Providers Association, a trade association that represents organizations providing services and supports for people with disabilities and significant challenges including children and adults with mental illness, developmental and physical disabilities. She had announced her resignation from Rocky Hill-based CCPA, but said she was “thrilled” when Malloy’s staff queried her on any interest in the open liaison position. Malloy hired Edelstein even as the Chronicle of Philanthropy published a study on charitable giving in the United States, with Fairfield County ranked 10th nationally with $1.3 billion in household donations, with the median Fairfield County household gave $2,500, 3.6 percent of its income. As a whole calculated by discretionary household income donated to charity, however, Connecticut ranked just 45th nationally on the Chronicle of Philanthropy study, with Utah leading the nation in households donating 10.6 percent of their income and New York leading Northeast states with a 4.7 percent contribution rate, ranked 17th nationally. Edelstein will attempt to help Connecticut nonprofits do more with less – or ideally more with more, given her familiarity with both nonprofit fundraising and operations. “The position is the first of its kind in the country and speaks to the willingness of the (Malloy) administration to identify and address the challenges providing services and supports within the nonprofit community,” Edelstein said. “We need to figure out a way to support their infrastructure in a way that meets the fiscal realities of the state, but also meets the needs of these organizations as businesses. It’s a really tough challenge and I have a good, positive feel from the administration that they’re receptive to our ideas.” Edelstein, 63, also served on Malloy’s transition team in 2011 and represented nonprofits on a “two-storm panel” that examined utility and government responses to Tropical Storm Irene and the October nor’easter. Her new position has a $115,000 annual salary.

Among other issues, nonprofits say the state needs to simplify the contractual process they must traverse, particularly for those that regularly sign contracts but must continually resubmit data. Compounding the problem are antiquated state information systems “with an effective birth date of 1989,” Malloy said, which his administration is working to upgrade. “For a number of years now, I’ve said we need to be smart and creative in how we interact with the not-for-profit com-

munity,” Malloy said. “It’s a work in progress.” In her new role, Edelstein is charged with helping nonprofits deal with state agencies and suggest improvements for them to make their operations more efficient. She replaces Deb Heinrich, who left the job after less than a year. “Public service in government is not for everybody, and so that was short-lived, but (Heinrich) will continue to be somebody we work with,” Malloy said.

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Chelsea Piers rink lures Chinese hockey team BY JENNIFER BISSELL

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side their own countries. Last year the Chinese hockey team traveled to Canada for its training. “With having these world-class facilities, it will be attractive to international sports,” said Matthew Stack, Chelsea Piers rink director. “I could definitely see it being used for other sports as well.” The Chinese team ended up in Stamford based on a recommendation from one of its team member’s parents, James Yue. Yue has lived in Guilford for 11 years and his daughter, Emily Yue, who is the goalie for the team, grew up in the area. The Chinese women’s team played a Fairfield youth hockey team Aug. 25 and brought more than 200 fans into the arena. As a local youth hockey coach and active community member, Yue said he’s already received calls from other sports teams looking into using the facility and wondering about the Chinese team’s experience. “It’s a great opportunity for Stamford and the surrounding communities to attract that level of athletics,” Yue said. “In the future, Chelsea Piers has the capability of hosting world-class games and tournaments.” Through Energize Connecticut, Chelsea Piers received a $211,000 incentive to build the $400,000 high-efficiency ammonia ice rink, which is considered the most energy-efficient way to build an ice rink. The other project installed energyefficient lighting. Energize Connecticut is a new statewide effort to reduce energy usage and save money from not only less use, but not having to build more infrastructure to support increased use. “Basically we’re trying to help customers use energy wisely and conservatively, reduce operating costs, be more profitable and provide environmental benefits as well,” said Richard Asselin, senior energy engineer at Northeast Utilities. Compared with a traditional ice rink, the ammonia rink will save the sports facility more than $63,000 a year on its energy bill, as well as 7,562 tons of coal, 32 million pounds carbon dioxide, 9,000 pounds of nitrogen oxide and 18,000 pounds of sulfur oxide. Chelsea Piers wouldn’t have installed an ammonia rink without the incentive, said Michael Braito, senior vice president of the facility. In 2011, the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund paid out $102 million in incentives, saving users $72 million. Both commercial and residential projects are funded by a charge on customers’ energy bills.

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New delivery at Danbury Western Connecticut Health System plans to move New Milford Hospital’s obstetrics delivery center to Danbury Hospital’s family birthing center, with the relocation subject to state approval. Western Connecticut Health would continue seeing maternity patients at New Milford Hospital, but would send mothers in labor to Danbury Hospital, citing that facility’s superior neonatal intensive care unit. In the 2011 fiscal year, 264 babies were born at New Milford Hospital, with births declining 9 percent annually on average for the past several years. More than 2,000 infants were born at Danbury Hospital in fiscal 2011.

N.Y. hospital eyes Chelsea Piers The Hospital for Special Surgery is relocating an imaging center from Greenwich to the Chelsea Piers Connecticut athletic complex in Stamford. The New York Society for the Relief of the Ruptured and Crippled runs the Hospital for Special Surgery, which has its main facility in Manhattan. U.S. News and World Report has ranked HSS the top orthopedics program in the nation. HSS currently has an X-ray center at 143 Sound Beach Ave. in Greenwich. It plans to add MRI imaging at Chelsea Piers.

New codes delayed The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services delayed for one year the implementation of new codes physicians will use to classify diseases and other health problems. The new codes will now kick into effect in October 2014. HHS also is establishing a “unique health plan identifier” it says will save the U.S. health system $6 billion over the coming decade, meant to limit problems such as misrouting of transactions, rejection of transactions due to insurance identification errors and difficulty determining patient eligibility.

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Medicare penalties The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is levying a maximum penalty on four Connecticut hospitals, based on the volume of Medicare patients being readmitted following various treatments. CMS is exacting a 1 percent penalty on Griffin Hospital in Derby, Midstate Medical Center in Meriden, Masonic Home and Hospital in Wallingford and the Hospital of St. Raphael in New Haven, which is being absorbed into Yale-New Haven Health System. Norwalk Hospital had among the best performances in the country on Medicare readmissions at just 0.03 percent of all patients, while St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport had the worst performance among Fairfield County facilities, at 0.76 percent.

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No slow time for arts nonprofits As the executive director of a nonprofit, there really is no slow time of year. I start every August needing to take a breath after passing a new budget and starting a new fiscal year. I think that surely things will be just a little bit slower during August when the beach calls and the days are still long. Before I know it, it is September and all the many exciting opportunities and challenges that are before me have pressed on – right through the sunny holiday month. I have finally accepted that there is not any real down time of year for arts and culture nonprofits. For those arts organizations that produce shows or put on concerts or teach dance classes, one would think there is some quiet, dark theater time once the show has been performed. Not so! When I talk to managing directors and executives, they too acknowledge that before the season is over, the really hard work has already begun for the next. It is the kind of work that involves strategizing, fundraising, planning and getting the best people on your board to help make the often fragile formula work. It’s the kind of work that assures that things will be on track for another 12 months, bringing you right back to September, once again realizing that August has slipped away, but all you have done is going to be around all year.

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The Westport Arts Center (WAC) has announced its autumn exhibition “Foodies,” a group show of work by its artist members. The exhibition, from Sept. 14 to Nov. 4, will feature work in all media from painting and sculpture to video and photography. The artwork will be selected by food industry celebrities with ties to the community. Sponsored by Pepperidge Farm, Green Village Initiative and media sponsor CT Bites, “Foodies” will be juried by notable figures in the food industry: Michel Nischan, chef and owner of Dressing Room; Bill Taibe, chef and owner of Le Farm and The Whelk; Pat Callaghan, president of Pepperidge Farm; and Stew Leonard Jr., president of Stew Leonard’s. The image of food has been depicted from the days of ancient frescos and Dutch still-life painting to modern times. Representations of hamburgers and cakes by artists such as Claes Oldenburg and his wife, Coosje van Bruggen, and Wayne Thiebaud are so viscerally stimulating that viewers often find themselves heading straight for the nearest bakery or diner. Blu Parrot, dedicated to art and artists of all forms, becomes the first ever “Salon des Refusés” for the Westport Arts Center. Blu Parrot will serve New American food with a diverse flair, and will also offer live local, regional and national music acts five nights a week, and during weekend brunch.

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The mission of the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County is to support cultural organizations, artists and creative businesses by providing promotion, services and advocacy. For more information, visit CulturalAllianceFC.org or email infoCulturalAllianceFC.org or call 256-2329. For events lists, visit FCBuzz.org.

STAR-FILLED EVENING Many noted theater artists plan to gather in the audience for “The Full McNally: A Celebration of the Writing and Works of Terrence McNally,” hosted by actors Tyne Daly and Richard Thomas, Sept. 24, at Westport Country Playhouse. Guests will include members of the Playhouse board of trustees, such as, James Earl Jones, Christopher Plummer and Joanne Woodward, all of whom are Academy Award winners. A cocktail party will begin at 5:45 p.m., followed at 7

p.m. by performances by Broadway friends of the Playhouse. Dinner with the evening’s stars will be at 8:30 p.m. A silent auction will be held throughout the evening. Attire is festive; black- tie optional. Proceeds will benefit Westport Country Playhouse. Gala tickets range from $250 to $2,500. For more information or ticket purchases, contact Kathryn Gloor at 227-5137, ext. 122, or kgloor@westportplayhouse.org.

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‘Phenomenal technology’ Hologic grows as world supplier of 3-D mammography imager BY JENNIFER BISSELL

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women’s health company with a major presence in Danbury is quickly growing with its new 3-D mammography imager. The technology, also known as tomosynthesis, produces a 3-D image of the breast that allows radiologists to better screen for and detect breast cancer. Through a collection of slice-by-slice images, the size, shape and location of abnormalities are easier to pin point. Hologic Inc. develops, manufactures and supplies women health care products. Its hub for breast health products, which makes up 45 percent of the company’s sales, is based in Danbury. Its corporate headquarters is in Bedford, Mass. “It’s a phenomenal technology,” said Jim Culley, Hologic senior director of communications. “It’s a technology that’s perfect for breast cancer screening in that it finds cancers earlier that often would have been missed in conventional mammography.” U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy toured the Danbury location Aug. 21, touting

the state’s successful business that might be expanding its facilities and acquiring more companies in the near future. The company recently acquired the blood-testing company Gen-Probe – with a Stamford satellite office – for $3.7 billion. The congressmen spoke with local breast cancer experts, saw a demonstration of 3-D mammography and toured Hologic’s manufacturing plant. Connecticut has been considered a leader in breast health and in 2009 Connecticut was the first state to require breast density scores after women received mammograms. More than half of all women have difficult-to-read breasts, as tissues and cancer are both white. Two crossed veins can look like an abnormality using standard 2-D technology and dense breast tissue can make it more difficult to find abnormalities. About 10 percent of women are called back for more testing based on false readings, which Culley said can unnecessarily make a large number women feel very uncomfortable for several days. Sites studying the 3-D technology reported over 40 percent less recalls and a 47 percent increase in cancer detection. For years, film screenings, which had to be held up in

the light to read, were the standard technology for mammograms. It wasn’t until 2000 that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first digital technology, 2-D mammography, which is now the standard. Though Hologic didn’t pioneer 3-D technology, it’s the only FDA-approved manufacturer in the country, selling the imager worldwide. There is one other FDAapproved company in Europe. It can take time for hospitals and medical centers to adapt to new technologies, but hundreds are currently on board, including an estimated 50 percent of all freestanding mammogram centers. Currently five hospitals in Connecticut use the 3-D imager, including Danbury Hospital and Yale-New Haven Hospital, which was a beta test site. The company also supplies 2-D mammograms and film systems worldwide. Federal regulations mandate mammography reimbursements, but 3-D mammography isn’t covered. Medical centers with the technology have to assess an extra fee for patients that choose to use it. Once reimbursements are available however, Culley said he expects the technology will become the standard, replacing 2-D mammograms within a couple years.

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s federal health reform inches closer, a New Haven public policy group maintained its C-plus grade on the state’s efforts to implement the Affordable Care Act, but said real progress is being made. As of September, the Connecticut Health Policy Project estimated the state has accomplished just 15 percent of what needs to be done to implement the Affordable Care Act, including a health insurance exchange that will serve as a central market for buyers and sellers of insurance. Still, the New Haven-based organization dubbed it “a good month” given a compromise negotiation on essential health benefits and a $107 million grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in support of the health insurance exchange. “The grant is very exciting,” wrote Ellen Andrews, executive director of the Connecticut Health Policy Project, in a blog along with colleague John Clark. “The state plans to use most of the funding for a new, comprehensive IT system. If we do this right, this could solve a lot of our systemic problems.” In June, a working group on health technology produced an eight-page white paper summing up its overarching vision

for the state’s new information technology system, but entering September was still gathering information on the specific architecture the ultimate IT system will adopt. The working group stated that system will need to have flexibility to allow for technical revisions to conform to future requirements, such as increased eligibility and enrollment that will occur because of mandates set forth in the Affordable Care Act. “Finding the right balance between technical agility and efficiency has always been challenging for states, but balancing these tools for success amongst stakeholders is imperative for success,” the working group stated. “States should consider the benefits of standards-based approach to building a Medicaid enterprise that facilitates the reuse of solutions and integrates commercial off-the-shelf products to reduce development and IT costs to the states and CMS.” The Connecticut Health Policy Project also pointed to new CMS data showing that Connecticut health spending increased 7.9 percent annually on average from 1980 through 2009, outpacing a 6 percent annual growth rate for the state economy. This summer, multiple health insurance carriers filed for double-digit increases on their small-employer group policies, citing in part the added costs of complying with new mandates in the Affordable Care Act. Rand Corp. has estimated that at least 40,000 people will secure insurance through the exchange via their small business, with another 270,000 people obtaining individual policies. Despite those gains, at least 170,000 people in Connecticut are expected still to go without insurance after the Affordable Care Act’s January 2014 implementation date, with ongoing implications for acutecare hospitals that take patients regardless of ability to pay. As of August, ongoing action items include filling out leadership for the state insurance exchange, with Lexington, Mass.-based Fitzgerald Associates leading the executive search process. Other to-do items include: • establishing infrastructure for Medicaid; • recruiting Medicaid providers; and • educating consumers and businesses. “We’ve had a fairly visible outreach in the community,” said Kevin Counihan, who this summer joined the Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange as CEO.

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RANKED BY NUMBER OF LICENSED BEDS.

THE LIST

FAIRFIELD COUNTY NEXT LIST: SEPTEMBER 10 FINANCIAL PLANNERS

NURSING HOMES

Nursing Homes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

The Jewish Home of Fairfield County 175 Jefferson St., Fairfield 06825 365-6400 • jhe.org

St. Joseph's Manor 6448 Main St., Trumbull 06611 268-6204 • sunbridgehealthcare.com

Lord Chamberlain Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 7003 Main St., Stratford 06614 375-5894 • lordchamberlain.net

Greenwich Woods Rehabilitation and Health Care Center 1165 King St., Greenwich 06831 531-1335 • greenwichwoods.com

Hewitt Health and Rehabilitation Center Inc. 45 Maltby St., Shelton 06484 924-4671 • applehealthcare.com

Danbury Health Care Center 107 Osborne St., Danbury 06810 792-8102

Bethel Health Care 13 Parklawn Drive, Bethel 06801 830-4180 • bethelhealthcare.com

Cambridge Manor 2427 Easton Turnpike, Fairfield 06825 372-0313 • cambridgem.com

139 Toddy Hill Road, Newtown 06470 426-5847 • masonicare.org

Astoria Park 725 Park Ave., Bridgeport 06604 366-3653 • astoriapark.com

Maefair Health Care Center 21 Maefair Court, Trumbull 06611 459-5152 • athenahealthcare.com

William & Sally Tandet Center 146 W. Broad St., Stamford 06902 391-6900 • tandetcenter.com

Laurel Ridge Health Care Center 642 Danbury Road, Ridgefield 06877 438-8226 • athenahealthcare.com

Connecticut Health of Southport 930 Mill Hill Terrace, Southport 06890 259-7894 • cthealthfacilities.com 710 Long Ridge Road, Stamford 06902 329-4026 • healthbridgemanagement.com/long-ridge

Hancock Hall 31 Staples St., Danbury 06810 794-9466 • filosa.com

Waveny Care Center

3 Farm Road, New Canaan 06840 594-5200 • waveny.org

Connecticut Health of Greenwich 1188 King St., Greenwich 06831 531-8300 • cthealthfacilities.com

Filosa for Nursing & Rehabilitation 13 Hakim St., Danbury 06810 744-3366 • filosa.com

Notre Dame Convalescent Home 76 W. Rocks Road, Norwalk 06851 847-5893

The Watermark at 3030 Park

3030 Park Ave., Bridgeport 06604 374-5611 • watermarkcommunities.com

subacute care

respite care

speech therapy

Jennifer Hernandez jennifer.hernandez@sunh.com 1960

274

a a a a

Barbara Jarmon bjarmon@lordchamberlain.net 1968

250

a a a a a a a a a a a

Christine O'Dea info@greenwichwoods.com 1986

217

a a a a a a a a a a a

Leigh Bolduc lbolduc@apple-rehab.com 1949

206

a a a a a a a a a a

Long-term care, outpatient therapy

Kristy Gentile 1976

180

a a a

Cardiopulmonary specialty program, on-site cardiologist and pulmonologist, wound care, IV therapy, tracheotomy care, hospice

Dina Lattimer 1994

161

Lynn Hasak lhasak@nathealthcare.com 1988

160

a a a a a a a a a a

Recreation services, social services, advanced practice registered nurse on staff, therapies offered seven days a week, wound care, IV therapy

156

a a a a a a a a a a

Respiratory care, wound care, outpatient therapy

Stephanie Aniolek (administrator) 1960s

154

a a a

Lenore Consiglio jsweeney@masonicare.org 1983

150

a a a a a a a a a a a

Joanne Flanagan admissions@astoriapark.com 1985

135

a a a a a a a a a a

Mirella Geanuracos admissions@maefairhcc.com 1994

134

a a a a a a a a a a

Patty Abella adm@tandet.org 2007

130

a a a a a a a a a a a

Ambulatory walk program, dietician, wound care, psychiatric services,

Jean Carbone admissions@laurelridgehcc.com 1994

126

a a a a a a a a a a

Rcreation programs

Cathy DeMio cdemio@cthealthfacilities.com 2005

120

a a a a a a a a a

Rosita Teekaram rteekaram@longridgehcc.com 1993

120

a a a a a a a a a a

Katrina June

Masonicare at Newtown

physical therapy

a a a a a a a a a a a a

stamford_admissions@regencyhc.com

Long Ridge of Stamford

17 18 19 20 21 22

360

53 Courtland Ave., Stamford 06902 351-8300 • cienafacilities.com 172 Rocky Rest Road, Shelton 06484 929-1481 • applehealthcare.com

other resident services

Liz Lockwood llockwood@jhe.org 1973

Regency Heights of Stamford Gardner Heights Health Care Center

transportation van

Services provided

Number of licensed beds religious services

Facility admissions officer(s) Email address Year facility established

adult day care

Name, address, telephone number Area code: 203 (unless otherwise noted) Website

Alzheimer's care hairdresser/ barber hospice 24-hour physician coverage occupational therapy

Rank

Ranked by number of licensed beds. Listed alphabetically in event of tie.

Center for elder abuse prevention, geriatric assessments and care management, pet therapy, dental, ophthalmology, podiatry, trips, intergenerational programs, licensed medical home care

a a a a a a

Alzheimer's support group, specialty programs, wound care, advanced practice registered nurse on staff, orthopedic and cardiac care, additional amenities include flat-screen TVs, wireless Internet

a a a a a a a a a a

1965 a a a a a

Audiology, daily recreational programs, dentistry, dementia care, dietary services, IV therapy, optometry, pain management, podiatry, short-term care, skilled nursing Outpatient rehabilitation center

Sherri Freitas APRN info@filosa.com 1983 Virginia Carroll vcarroll@waveny.org 1975 Michelle Cortuna cortinam@cthealthfacilities.com 1966 Sherri Freitas APRN info@filosa.com 1947 Julie Ashley jashley@ndch-sstv.com 1952

a a a a

a a a

a a a a a a a a a a a

IV therapy

Rose M. Dwyer (director of admissions) rdwyer@watermarkcommunities.com 1969

a a a a a a a a a a a

Aquatic therapy, recreational therapy, full-time social worker, private room

a a a a a a a a a a a

a a a a a

Outpatient therapy, private rooms with private baths Rehabilitation services (outpatient and inpatient), part of comprehensive continuum of care

a a a a a a

Questions or comments, call (914) 694-3600, ext. 3005. Source: Data obtained from company respondents and facility website. Information on beds from Official U.S. Government site for Medicare; medicare.gov.

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FAIRFIELD COUNTY

BUSINESS JOURNAL Bankruptcies The following petition was filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Bridgeport. Chapter 11 indicates the filer intends to submit a plan of reorganization to the court. Chapter 7 indicates a liquidation of assets. Cummings Enterprise Inc., 33 A Light St., Stratford. Chapter 11, filed. Aug. 21, case no. 12-51557. Assets: $0 to $50,000. Liabilities: $1 million to $10 million. Creditors: Denali L.L.C., $1,360,241; Jose Antonio Pires, $302,412; Unique Way Inc., $98,833; BR1 L.L.C., $50,414; Com Link Inc., $50,000; Gus Curcio, $40,000; Bridgeport Redevelopment Inc., $38,902; Dahill Donofrio, $20,000; city of Bridgeport, $17,284; town of Stratford, $15,631; Main Street Business Management, $11,221; Rose Tiso & Co L.L.C., $10,301; Robert Cummings; $10,000; Willinger, Willinger & Bucci P.C., $6,009; Midler & Kramer, Pa., $500; Trendowski & Allen P.C., $684; Roto Rooter, $2,440; and John Bryk, $3,319. Type of business: corporation. Debtor’s attorney: Douglas S. Skalka, New Haven.

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HPC Const. Services L.L.C, Ivoryton, contractor for Glenbrook Industrial Park L.L.C. Perform external building repairs at an existing commercial space for tenant T-Mobile, 35 Griffin Road South, Bloomfield. Estimated Barak, Stamford, contractor for cost: $5,000. Filed Aug. 20. Cathy Dolan. Perform interior renovations for tenant at an exist- McCluskey, Malcolm, Shering commercial building, Stam- man. Perform alterations at an ford Hospital, 32 Strawberry Hill existing commercial space for Court, Stamford. Estimated cost: tenant hair salon, 1 Route 37 $60,000. Filed Aug. 17. East, Sherman. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed Aug. 14. Berkshire Wilton Partners, Stamford, contractor for Bonnet Pimpimella Construction, Hill Farms. Disassemble existing Stamford, contractor for J. Faugcommercial building at 68 Ste- no. Construct a 7’x 8’storage phen Mather Road, Darien. Esti- room at an existing commercial mated cost: $20,000. Filed Aug. 15. building, Buckingham Association, 143 Hoyt St., Stamford. EstiBoccanfuso, Dominick Joseph, mated cost: $7,779. Filed Aug. 16. Westport. Perform interior renovations at an existing commercial Terry Adams, Inc., Elizabethspace for tenant 611 Riverside town, contractor for Franco AlAve., Westport. Estimated cost: bert Real Estate Trust. Perform $50,000. Filed Aug. 17. additions and alterations at an existing commercial building for C & T Partners L.L.C., Stamford, tenant, 143 Elm St., New Canaan. contractor for John Callicchio. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed Renovate interior at an exist- Aug. 15. ing commercial space for tenant Osrock L.L.C., 777 Summer St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $5,500. Filed Aug. 16. Adams, Rich, Darien, contractor Galin Beeler, Tarrytown, N.Y., for Ferguson. Perform residential contractor for Cathy Dolan. Per- alterations for owner at an existform interior alterations at an ing single-family residence, 92 existing commercial building, Half Mile, Darien. Estimated cost: Stamford Hospital, 30 Shelburne $10,000. Filed, Aug. 14. Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed Aug. 17. Arc Home Improvements, contractor for Antonio Braccia. PerHobbs, Stamford, contractor form interior renovations at an for Jason Schelhase. Construct existing single-family residence, interior alterations at an existing 168 Belltown Road, Unit 23, commercial building, Stamford Stamford. Estimated cost: $8,000. Innovation Center, 175 Atlantic Filed Aug. 20. St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $115,000. Filed Aug. 20. Backyard Storage, Sherman, contractor for, Ronald Pollaro. HPC Const. Services L.L.C, Ivo- Construct an external structure ryton, contractor for Eric Dahl. at an existing single-family resiPerform external building repair dence, 91 Route 39 South, Sherat an existing commercial space man. Estimated cost: $2,229. for tenant 30 Buxton Farm Road, Filed Aug. 14. Stamford. Estimated cost: $8,500. Filed Aug. 17.

Building Permits

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Blaney, Edward J. Jr. and Marilyn, Westport. Perform interior renovations at an existing singlefamily residence, 4 Brooklawn Drive, Westport. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Aug. 22. Breakwater Renovation and Design L.L.C., contractor for Paul Carpenter. Perform external building repair at an existing single-family residence at 169 Shelter Rock Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Aug. 20. Bruce Fern, Bridgeport, contractor for Thomas R. Hughes and Andrea William. Construct additions at an existing single-family residence at 203 Davenport Ridge Road, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $11,000. Filed Aug. 21. CRP Enterprises Inc., Bethany, contractor for Deborah S. and Andrew D. Gordon. Perform additions and alterations at an existing single-family residence, 194 Greenley Road, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $400,000. Filed Aug. 20. Davis, Edward, Old Greenwich, contractor for Jennifer and Edward Gannon. Perform interior renovations at an existing singlefamily residence, 83 Fairway Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Aug. 20. Donald B. White CT Home, Wilton, contractor for 74 Mather Farm Road L.L.C. Construct addition at an existing single-family residence, 441 Brookside Road, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $17,000.Filed Aug. 20. Fink, Clinton & Justine, Westport. Build new two-story building at an existing single-family residence, 66 Old Hill Road, Westport. Estimated cost: $550,000. Filed Aug. 22.

Front Row Kitchens, Norwalk, contractor for Alison G. and Justin D. White. Perform alterations at an existing single-family residence, 44 Valley Road, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $36,000. Filed Aug.14.

Ladds, P. Perform interior renovations at an existing singlefamily residence at 128 Fifth St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed Aug. 20.

Lee, Martin. Perform external repair at an existing single-famGreenman, Ari and Consen- ily residence, 6 Eagle Nest Road, tino, Westport. Add a second- Sherman. Estimated cost: $2,500. story addition and interior altera- Filed Aug. 22. tions at an existing single-family residence, 80 Wright St. Westport. Estimated cost: $275,000. Filed LC Construction L.L.C., Stamford, contractor for A. McMorris. Aug. 23. Remove an existing pool at a single-family residence, 1012 Sunset Hoffman Builders, L.L.C., Fair- Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: field, contractor for Lee Gillespie, $3,800. Filed Aug. 16. c/o Rosemary V. Gillespie Estate. Perform additions at an existing single-family residence, 835 Po- Ludwig, J.P. Builders Inc., Wilnus Ridge, New Canaan. Estimat- ton, contractor for Elizabeth S. and Jonathan K. Bitting. Perform ed cost: $130,000. Filed Aug. 20. interior renovations at an existing single-family residence, 1051 Jeffrey T. Pirone, Newtown, Weed St., New Canaan. Estimated contractor for Eila D. and Jeffrey cost: $185,000. Filed Aug. 20. C. Johnson. Construct an addition and perform alterations at an existing single-family resi- New Owner. Perform additions dence, 210 Marshall Ridge Road, and alterations at an existing sinNew Canaan. Estimated cost: gle-family residence, 80 Braeburn Drive, New Canaan. Estimated $300,000. Filed Aug. 17. cost: $350,000. Filed Aug. 14. Kalman, Michael K. and Jill A., Westport. Perform interior alterations and construct a new one-story addition at an existing single-family residence, 3 Barry Lane, Westport. Estimated cost: $90,000. Filed Aug.17.

New Owner. Perform interior and exterior renovations at an existing single-family residence, 89 Ponus Ridge, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $90,000. Filed Aug. 20.

Katz Contracting, Sherman, contractor for Donna Gleason. Perform external building repairs at an existing single-family residence, 1 Alfredson Lane, Sherman. Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed Aug. 22.

Royal building, Sherman, contractor for Jamie Couture. Build a foundation for a new building at an existing single-family residence, 16 Brinsmade Lane, Sherman. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed Aug. 14.

Ken Weldon, Shelton, contractor for Francis C. Reed and Teri M. Nicolosi. Perform additions and alterations at an existing singlefamily residence, 133 Harrison Ave., New Canaan. Estimated cost $425,000. Filed Aug. 16.

SBD Kitchens, New Canaan, contractor for Lorene and Doug Bora. Perform alterations at an existing single-family residence, 38 Nearwater, Darien. Estimated cost: $85,000.Filed Aug. 14.

Kennedy, Tim. Perform exterior and interior alterations at an existing single-family residence, 62 Salisbury Road, Darien. Estimated cost: $105,000. Filed Aug. 16.

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on the record Court Cases

Bridgeport Superior Court 52 Bell Street Associates, Hamden. Filed by the Water Pollution Control Authority of the city of Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Russell D. Liskov, Bridgeport. The plaintiff alleges a breach of contract as the defendant(s) have failed to pay the bill owed despite the demand for payment. The sum due the plaintiff through July 17, 2012 is $705.88. The plaintiff claims monetary damages, interest, cost of suit, attorney’s fees and any further relief that the court deems to be fair and equitable. Filed Aug. 20. Case no. CV6029719. Aces Bail Bonds Inc., Bridgeport. Filed by Yellowbook Inc., King of Prussia, Pa. Plaintiff’s attorney: Thomas L. Kanasky Jr., Bridgeport. The plaintiff alleges that it rendered directory services to the defendant and that the defendant has failed to pay the balance of said services in the amount of $9,019.06 as per its signed contract. The plaintiff claims the amount in excess of $2,500 but less than $15,000. Filed Aug. 20. Case no. CV6029727. Aquarion Water Co. of Connecticut et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Ana Goncalves, Shelton. Plaintiff’s attorney: James E. Butler, Bridgeport. The plaintiff alleges that she fell into a defective, unsafe water meter pit while walking and as a result suffered injuries and needs extensive care. The plaintiff claims that she has incurred expenses for hospital, medical and surgical care due to the unsafe condition of the water meter pit, which is located in a public place and demands compensatory damages in the excess of $15,000. Filed Aug. 16. Case no. CV6029627.

Ark Roofing and Construction L.L.C., Bridgeport. Filed by Willoughby Supply of Florida, Mentor, Ohio. Plaintiff’s attorney: Edward D. Jacobs, New Haven. The plaintiff obtained a judgment against the defendant to pay an outstanding amount of $3,525.60 that still due. The plaintiff claims monetary damages, attorneys’ fees, interest and any relief that the court deems fair in excess of $2,500 but less than $15,000. Filed Aug. 21. Case no. CV6029761. Bridgeport Realty Group L.L.C., Greenwich. Filed by the Water Pollution Control Authority of the city of Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Russell D. Liskov, Bridgeport. The plaintiff alleges that the defendant(s) have failed to pay the bill owed despite the demand for payment. The sum due to the plaintiff through July 17, 2012 is $663.74. The plaintiff claims monetary damages, interest, cost of suit, attorney’s fees and any further relief that the court deems to be fair and equitable. Filed Aug. 17. Case no. CV6029675. Community Housing investment Partnership L.L.C., Fairfield. Filed by the Water Pollution Control Authority of the city of Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Russell D. Liskov, Bridgeport. The plaintiff alleges a breach of contract as the defendant(s) have failed to pay the bill owed despite the demand for payment. The sum due the plaintiff through July 17, 2012 is $678.27. The plaintiff claims monetary damages, interest, cost of suit, attorney’s fees and any further relief that the court deems to be fair and equitable. Filed Aug. 17. Case no. CV6029677.

Costello, Jan A., et al., Darien. Filed by Trio’s of Danbury L.L.C., et al., Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: John R. Williams, New Haven. The plaintiff alleges that the defendant had failed to advise the plaintiff of the necessary steps that the defendant had to take in order to open the commercial property that he had leased. As a result the plaintiff had been delivered the premises with many code violations, which were discovered after the plaintiff ordered inspections of the fixtures and equipment that had been installed on the premises and were necessary for the opening of the restaurant. The plaintiff had already expended approximately $550,000 in time and material. The defendants are accused of failure to represent the plaintiff with the minimum standard of care and as a result the plaintiff has suffered ongoing economic losses. The plaintiff claims monetary relief in an amount greater than $15,000. Filed Aug. 17. Case no. CV6029704.

Johnson, Melysa D., et al., Middletown. Filed by Connecticut Amusement Inc., Stratford. Plaintiff’s attorney: John R. Brysk, Bridgeport. The plaintiff alleges that it entered into a contract with the defendant for the installation of equipment on the plaintiff’s premises. The plaintiff performed the wiring and necessary installation of equipment, which the defendant stopped using causing the defendant to be in breach of contract with the plaintiff. The plaintiff claims liquidated damages in a sum equal to the average monthly profit received by the defendant prior to the breach, multiplied by the number of months remaining in the unexpired original or renewal term, plus capital cost to the operator for the purchase of any machine placed in or on the premises. The plaintiff claims monetary damages, post-judgment interest, attorney’s fees, cost of suit and any relief as may appertain in the excess of $15,000. Filed Aug. 21. Case no. CV6029746.

Stop & Shop Supermarket L.L.C., Hartford. Filed by Rosa Dos Santos, Trumbull. Plaintiff’s attorney: Daniel H. Cotter, Shelton. The plaintiff alleges that she fell on a slippery floor due to conditions that existed on the premises and that the defendant failed to use caution or warning to advise pedestrians of the unsafe conditions on the floor, which caused the plaintiff to incur painful and severe injuries, some or all of which are permanent in nature and have caused the plaintiff to expend large sums of money for medical care and treatment and other medical care and attention. Furthermore, the plaintiff has been and will be deprived in the future of life’s normal enjoyments and pursuits. The plaintiff’s injuries have caused her loss of wages and missed time from her employment. The plaintiff claims monetary damages and other relief that the law or in equity may appertain in the excess of $15,000 for her injuries. Filed Aug.16. Case no. CV6029636.

Greenwich Broadcasting Corp., d.b.a. WGCH-AM 1490, Greenwich. Filed by SESAC Inc. Nashville, Tenn. Plaintiff’s attorney: Steven M. Zelman, Farmington. The plaintiff alleges that it had issued a performance license to the defendants for performance rights and that the balance of the said license has remained unpaid despite the demand to pay the balance due. The plaintiff claims monetary damages, interest, reasonable attorneys’ fees and cost in an amount greater than $15,000. Filed Aug. 20. Case no. CV6029740.

Savin Star L.L.C., et al., Stratford. Filed by Connecticut Community Bank, Westport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Lena C. Geller, Hartford. The plaintiff alleges that Great Stakes, the original owner has failed to repay the sum of $150,000 and had in fact resold it to Savin Star L.L.C., which now has to seize and desist in usage of the equipment on its premises. Savin Star is negligent in refusing or allowing the plaintiff access to the equipment and fixtures of the original owner, Great Stakes, which it is entitled to. The defendant’s intentional actions in converting the assets for its own use have caused the plaintiff economic loss and damages as a result of not being able to enforce its contractual rights against the collateral property. The plaintiff also claims tortuous interference with the contract and unjust enrichment by the defendant and demands restitution in excess of $2,500. The plaintiff claims money damages, interest, reasonable attorney’s fees and costs and further legal or equitable relief to which the plaintiff is entitled. The plaintiff intends to seek satisfaction of any judgment rendered in its favor out of any debt accrued by the defendant. Filed Aug.16. Case no. CV6029635.

Longe Magazine & Distribution Inc., Stratford. Filed by John Russell-Zirkel and Cruise Russell-Zirkel. Plaintiffs’ attorney: Eric. H. Opin, Milford. The plaintiffs allege that they did not receive the prizes that were due them by the defendant and that this constituted a violation of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing between the plaintiffs and the defendant. As a result of the plaintiffs’ inability to claim their prizes they have suffered and will continue to suffer injury and damages as a result of the monetary and material prizes that they did not receive causing the plaintiffs ascertainable losses of money and property in that the use or employment of such acts and/or practices caused the plaintiffs substantial damages and harm. The plaintiffs claims damages within the jurisdiction of the court, for no less than $15,000, consequential, compensatory, punitive and/or exemplary damages; cost; interest; and attorney’s fees; and any relief that the courts may deem fair. Filed Aug. 17. Case no. CV6029659.

Home Arts By Deyulio L.L.C, Stamford. Filed by Hunter Douglas Fabrications Co. Inc. Plaintiff’s attorney: Steven A. Sugarmann, New Haven. The plaintiff alleges that it sold and delivered merchandise to the defendant and is waiting satisfaction of the balance that is due in the amount of $1,280.72, which the defendant has neglected to pay. The plaintiff claims monetary damages, cost and any relief that the court may deem appropriate and postjudgment interest. Filed Aug. 21. Case no. CV6029765.

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Phoenix CT L.L.C., Bridgeport. Filed by the Water Pollution Control Authority of the city of Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Russell D. Liskov, Bridgeport. The plaintiff alleges the defendant(s) have failed to pay the bill owed despite the demand for payment. The plaintiff is owed $663.74 through July 17, 2012,. The plaintiff claims monetary damages, interest, cost of suit, attorney’s fees and any further relief that the court deems to be fair and equitable. Filed Aug. 17. Case no. CV6029694. Prayer Tabernacle Church of Love Inc., Bridgeport. Filed by the Water Pollution Control Authority of the city of Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Russell D. Liskov, Bridgeport. The plaintiff alleges a breach of contract as the defendant(s) have failed to pay the bill owed despite the demand been for payment. The sum due the plaintiff through July 17, 2012 is $1,070.14. The plaintiff claims monetary damages, interest, cost of suit, attorney’s fees and any further relief that the court deems to be fair and equitable. Filed Aug. 17. Case no. CV6029695. TC Vision Real Estate L.L.C., Bridgeport. Filed by the Water Pollution Control Authority of the city of Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Russell D. Liskov, Bridgeport. The plaintiff alleges a breach of contract as the defendant(s) have failed to pay the bill due despite the demand for payment. The sum due the plaintiff through July 17, 2012 is $850.21.The plaintiff claims monetary damages, interest, cost of suit, attorney’s fees and any further relief that the court deems fair and equitable. Filed Aug. 17. Case no. 6029701. Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America, Hartford. Filed by Pioneer Valley Concrete Service Inc., Chicopee, Mass. Plaintiff’s attorney: Jose A. Aguiar, Springfield, Mass. The plaintiff alleges that it entered into an agreement with the defendant to perform work and that the defendant has failed to make good on back charges that are due the plaintiff for work that was done on its premises. The plaintiff charges a breach of contract against the defendant, and payment bond against travelers. The plaintiff claims monetary damages and any relief that the court deems just and proper in the excess of $2,500. Filed Aug. 20. Case no. CV6029734.

on the record Credits, Clients and Awards

Dworken, Hillman, LaMorte & Sterczala P.C., a firm specializing in accounting, tax, auditing and business consulting, with offices in Shelton, has announced the following individuStamford Hospital has been recognized as a Center of Ex- als have joined the company as staff accountants. cellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology by the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists. Sara Burke of New Milford holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in financial accounting from the Ancell School of Business at Western ConMitchell Queler, director of operanecticut State University. tions at Reynolds & Rowella, which has offices in Ridgefield, Wilton and New CaPatrik Kovac of Danbury holds a bachelor’s degree in businaan, was recently given an Accredited Adness administration with a concentration in accounting from ministrator in Accounting Practice ManJohn F. Welch College of Business at Sacred Heart University. agement designation (AAAPM), whose credentialing process requires demonstrated mastery in 12-core competencies Erika Strohmayer of Shelton has joined Endocrine Associcovering an accounting firm’s administra- ates L.L.C. in Bridgeport. Strohmayer is board-certified in endotive functions and 40 hours of continuing crinology, diabetes and bone diseases as well as internal medicine. education credits for each two-year period as a minimum recer- She is a graduate of New York Medical College, and is a physician nutrition specialist as certified by the American Board of Physitification requirement. cian Nutrition Specialists.

On the Go: Business, Etc. Tuesday Sept. 11 “Compensation Planning 2013,” a presentation of Mercer’s recent “What’s Working” Survey Data and the 2012-2013 US Compensation Planning Survey, 5:15 p.m. networking, 6 p.m. dinner, The Norwalk Inn & Conference Center, 99 East Ave., Norwalk. For information, call 536-9765 or email soctshrm@gmail. com.

Wednesday Sept. 12 Temple Israel Networking Group for individuals in their job search, 2 p.m., Temple Israel, 14 Coleytown Road, Westport. For information, call 227-1293.

Teddy’s Transportation System Inc., a global ground-transportation company based in Norwalk, for the sixth year, has been named to Inc. magazine’s list of the 5,000 fastestgrowing private companies in the country. The 2012 Inc. 5000 is la ist ranked according to percentage revenue growth when compar- United Way of Coastal Fairfield County has awarded a $30,000 grant to the Rubino Family Center of STAR Inc. The funds will support early intervention services offered at the center, which is located in Norwalk ing 2008 to 2011.

Snapshot

Newsmakers Norbert K. Herzog has been appointed to the founding faculty of the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University. In his new position, Herzog will teach and coordinate the foundations of science courses for first-year students at the medical school, which is scheduled to open in the fall of 2013, pending preliminary accreditation by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education. Paula Loop of New Canaan was recently named New York Metro Region Assurance Leader at PwC, including New York City, Florham Park, Long Island and Stamford. Loop, a client service partner in the firm’s From left, Sharon Marchetti; Nancy Meaney, physical therapist, STAR Rubino Family Center; Mary Magner, marketing associate of United Way Coastal retail and consumer sector practice, has been Fairfield County; and David Marchetti. with PwC for more than 20 years. Most recently, she was also the firm’s U.S. and global Information for these features has been submitted by the subjects or their delegates. talent leader.

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on the record West Lordship Beach Corp., et al., Soutport. Filed by Patricia Pacelli, et al. Stratford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Marie A. Casper, Zeldes, Needle & Cooper P.C., Bridgeport. The plaintiff alleges that she had purchased a beach cottage known as 107 West Beach Road, with the intention of replacing the existing structure, which was in poor condition, with a new structure suitable for year-round use. The plaintiff found that due to increasing regulation of coastal property by federal, state and municipal agencies that a replacement structure built on the footprint of the existing cottage would have to be raised above the height of the existing cottage to meet regulatory requirements. Plans to replace the beach cottage were met with approval of the board, but the economic downturn in 2007-08 had caused the plaintiff to put a temporary hold on plans to rebuild the beach cottage. The existing cottage was washed away during Hurricane Irene and was totally destroyed, which has necessitated the plaintiff to complete the 2007 building project. One of the defendants having enjoyed a panoramic view from his rear-row beach cottage has lobbied the application for a variance on the ground that the replacement cottage would interfere with the defendant’s newly improved view. The plaintiff claims that the corporation has acted arbitrarily, capriciously and unfairly by attempting to obstruct her plans to rebuild her cottage and tortuous interference from the defendant to further his own economic interest and enjoyment of his beach cottage in urging the board to appeal the favorable decisions. The plaintiff claims a permanent injunction against the corporation and its board of directors requiring the defendants to rescind the illegal assessment and withdraw the appeal of the plaintiff’s zoning board appeal variance, cost and other legal and equitable relief as the court deems just and appropriate which is greater than $15,000. Filed Aug. 22. Case no. CV6029781.

U.S. District Court Bertera Subaru of Hartford Inc., et al. Filed by Saeed Jackson. Plaintiff’s attorney: Daniel S. Blinn, Rocky Hill. The plaintiff brought a suit against Bertera Subaru of Hartford where he purchased the same motor vehicle twice claiming that the defendant’s agent misrepresented the company and used fraudulent means to secure the plaintiff’s business. The plaintiff demands actual damages and common law punitive damages for fraud and breach of contract. Filed Aug.17. Case no. 12CV01209SRU. Connecticut Basement Systems Inc., Filed by Angel Lopez. Plaintiff’s attorney: William S. Palmieri. The plaintiff alleges discrimination based on or motivated by race, color or ethnicity. The plaintiff charges the defendant with the intentional infliction of emotional distress and contravention of the laws of the United States and the state of Connecticut. The plaintiff claims trial by jury, compensatory damages, other employment-related benefits, punitive damages and any relief that the court may consider to be fair and equitable. Filed Aug. 20. Case no. 12CV01211JBA. Genpact Ltd., et al., Filed by Peter Cincongrono. Plaintiff’s attorney: Andrew B. Bowman. The plaintiff alleges a breach of contract, fraudulent inducement, negligent misrepresentation and wrongful termination of employment. The plaintiff claims trial by jury, compensatory damages, punitive damages and any relief that the court may deem appropriate. Filed Aug. 20. Case no. 12CV01213RNC. Metro-North Railroad Co., New York, N.Y. Filed by Theresa A. O’Brien. Plaintiff’s attorney: George J. Cahill, New Haven. The plaintiff brought action against the defendant for injuries suffered while in the employ of the defendant and demands a judgment for monetary damages and any relief that the court may deem just and equitable. The plaintiff demands trial by jury. Filed Aug. 20. Case No. 12CV01216JCH.

Paradigm New Haven Health Care L.L.C., New Haven. Filed by Greg Sacco. Plaintiffs attorney: William S. Palmieri, New Haven. The plaintiff alleges that during his time of employment he was subject to an ongoing pattern of harassment, discrimination and disparate treatment due to his race, color or ethnicity and that he was wrongfully terminated from his place of employment. The plaintiff demands compensatory damages, including back pay, lost overtime, lost vacation, lost seniority and other employment-related benefits, punitive damages and any relief that the court may consider fair and equitable. The plaintiff claims trial by jury in this case. Filed Aug. 17. Case no. 12CV01207WWE. Purdue Pharma L.P., et al., Stamford. Filed by Physicians Healthsource Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio. Plaintiff’s attorney: Maria K. Tougas, Colchester. The plaintiff alleges that the defendants are guilty of sending unsolicited facsimiles, which are against the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act prohibiting a person or entity from faxing or having an agent fax advertisements without the recipient’s permission. The plaintiff demands judgment in its favor and that the court award a monetary loss from this violation. Filed Aug. 17. Case no. 12CV01208SRU.

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State of Connecticut, Stratford. Seller: Prajnatree L.L.C., Trumbull. Property: 2524-2526 Main St., Stratford. Amount: $900,000. Filed Aug.13.

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Aravis L.L.C., Westport. Seller: Nathan 10PR L.L.C., South Norwalk. Property: 10 Post Road West, Westport. Amount: Batista, Jackson, Danbury. Sell$695,250. Filed Aug. 22. er: Sanoval and Clarice Carvalho, Danbury. Property: 37 Morris St., Danbury. Amount: $155,000. BP Property L.L.C., Stamford. Filed Aug. 21. Seller: Peggy Pope, Stamford. Property: 23 and 29 Lilian St., Stamford. Amount: $200,000. Beard, Michael T., Stamford. Filed Aug.17. Seller: Armando Zazueta and Silvia Margarita Iniestra, Stamford. Property: 85 Camp Ave., Brookfield Global Relocation Unit 16C, Stamford. Amount: Services L.L.C., Woodbridge, $385,500. Filed Aug.17. Ill. Seller: Scott D. and Christyn L. Whitney, Fairfield. Property: 582 Shrub Oak Lane, Fairfield. Berry, Michael T. and Julia, Amount: $1,120,000. Filed Aug. 17. Darien. Seller: Matthew P. and Michelle L. Milazzo, Darien. Property: 30 Dubois St., Darien. Amount: Chisieck Pty L.L.C., Darien. $1,215,000. Filed Aug. 16. Seller: Regina M. Love, Fairfield. Property: Lot 23, dated May 6, 1940, Fairfield. Amount: Biondi, Stephen P. and Mi$420,000. Filed Aug. 16. chele, Brookfield. Seller: Anthony DeCarlo Jr. and Ho Wai Sun, Brookfield. Property: 21 Cross Dietter Properties L.L.C., Pond Drive, Brookfield. Amount: Brookfield. Seller: 365 Cherry $836,000. Filed Aug.15. L.L.C., Bronx, N.Y. Property: 6 River Oaks Lane, Sherman. Amount: $255,000. Filed Aug.14. Boujid, Maurad, Stamford. Seller: Emilio A. Attanasia, Stamford. Property: 30 Deacon Hill Road, Hells Peak Road L.L.C., Wilm- Stamford. Amount: $310,000. ington, Del. Seller: Robert Sa- Filed Aug. 16. bra, Fairfield. Property: 462 Laliley Blvd., Fairfield. Amount: $2,156,000. Filed Aug. 17. Bova, Joseph, Suffern, N.Y. Seller: Lindsey A. Wood, Westport. Property: 70 Wood Ave., StratNational Residential Services ford. Amount: $246,000. Filed Inc., Silver Spring, Md. Seller: Aug. 16. Daniel and Michelle Cheever, Stamford. Property: 35 Palmer St., Stamford. Amount: $500,000. Boyarsky, Beth K., Stamford. Filed Aug. 14. Seller: Anthony and Mirella Deluca, Redding. Property: 132 Rockwell Road, Bethel. Amount: Poets Landing 3401 L.L.C., $155,000. Filed Aug. 16. Pound Ridge, N.Y. Seller: Hammerline Capital & Development L.L.C., Pound Ridge, N.Y. Brennan, Lillian C., Bridgeport. Property: Unit C-7, 16 Haews- Seller: Diane M. DePrimo, Trumtown Road, No. 3401, Danbury. bull. Property: 2625 Park Ave., Amount: $630,000. Filed Aug. 15. Unit 7L, Bridgeport. Amount: $43,000. Filed Aug.16.

Starbucks Corp., Seattle, Wash. Filed by Caragh Germano. Plaintiff’s attorney: Michael T. Petela Jr., Hartford. The plaintiff requested time off through the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) due to depression and anxiety. The defendant’s agents had retaliated against the plaintiff and terminated her employment. The plaintiff demands the reinstatement on the FMLA, which was denied her through retaliation and interference by the defendants’ agents. The plaintiff demands a jury trial, relief in the form of monetary damages due to lost wages, lost benefits, lost fringe benefits and pension credit; damages for emotional distress; punitive damages and double damages; and that the court take jurisdiction Secretary of Housing and Urover this matter. Filed Aug. 22. ban Development, Oklahoma City, Okla. Seller: Connecticut Case no. 12CV01227JCH. Housing Finance Authority, Rocky Hill. Property: 397 Garibaldi Ave., Stratford. Amount: Amount not disclosed. Filed Aug. 13.

Bretl, John P. and Jennifer K., New Canaan. Seller: William Filonuk Jr. and Susan E. Filonuk, New Canaan. Property: 65 Woodridge Circle, New Canaan. Amount: $1,475,000. Filed Aug. 21.

State of Connecticut, Bethel. Seller: Christian H. Benyei, Bethel. Property: Route 58, Putnam Park Road, Bethel. Amount: $7,500. Filed Aug.15.

Bruns, Susan, Bethel. Seller: Thomas P. and Laura A. Mount, Bethel. Property: 6 E. Brook Court, Bethel. Amount: $340,000. Filed Aug. 14.

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Bussiere, Steven A., Norwalk; and Joyce E. Bussiere, Cumberland, R.I. Seller: Paul V. and Amy S. Sydlansky, Stamford. Property: 196 Wood Ridge Drive South, Stamford. Amount: $612,500. Filed Aug. 16. Canning, Marylou, Norwalk. Seller: Vito Jr. and Joanne Calucci, Stamford. Property: 59 Courtland Ave., Unit 1-G, Stamford. Amount: $177,500. Filed Aug. 15. Cantor, Perry, Westport. Seller: Leah H. Turner, Norwalk. Property: 21 Country Club Road, Norwalk. Amount: $381,000. Filed Aug. 17. Carire, Lydia E., Bridgeport. Seller: Marvin and Leslie Del Cid, Bridgeport. Property: 55 Ridgefield Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $145,000. Filed Aug.16. Carosella, Kenneth A. and Julia A., Danbury. Seller: Brain G. and Faith Toole, Danbury. Property: 120 Silver Smith Drive, Danbury. Amount: $378,000. Filed Aug. 16. Cawley, Thomas A. and Victoria C. Demos, New York, N.Y. Seller: Elizabeth N. Welke, Fairfield. Property: 171 Sycamore Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $925,750. Filed Aug.17. Cerminara, Kyle M. and Brittany L. Heffernan, Arlington, Va. Seller: Matthew B. and Jacqueline N. Muller, Newtown. Property: 10 Meadow Brook Road, Newtown. Amount: $350,000. Filed Aug. 21. Chatterton Peggy A., Trumbull. Seller: Rebecca L. and Justin Pecor, Stratford. Property: 180 Swanson Ave., Stratford. Amount: $155,900. Filed Aug. 23. Cheng, Julie and James W. Bolster, Danbury. Seller: Carl and Beth Herbert, Bethel. Property: 27 Castle Hill Drive, Bethel. Amount: $240,000. Filed Aug. 15. Connolly, Thomas R. and Kathleen M., Stamford. Seller: Lynne T. and Ramesh Menon, Stamford. Property: Lot 19 and 20 Hemlock Hills, Stamford. Amount: $640,000. Filed Aug. 15. Corbett, Kevin J. and MaikeBarbara, Stamford. Seller: John C. and Renee Bourdeax, Stamford. Property: 111 High Clear Drive, Stamford. Amount: $585,000. Filed Aug. 17.

on the record Couture, Jamie P. and Jessica H. Chiodo, New Milford. Seller: Michael Carpanzano, Danbury. Property: 16 Brinsmade Lane, Sherman. Amount: $87,000. Filed Aug. 17.

Fenton, Christopher and Kristine, Darien. Seller: Richard F. Deforest Jr., Darien. Property: 263 Hoyt St., Darien. Amount: $585,000. Filed Aug. 9.

Haddad, Ibrahim and Neemat, Yonkers, N.Y. Seller: Frank Contorno, Bethel. Property: 14 Midway Drive, Bethel. Amount: $185,000. Filed Aug. 15.

Fitzgeralg, Colleen and Jeremiah T. Kline, Norwalk. Seller: Sharon Cerulli, Port St. Lucie Fla. Property: 102 Gregory Blvd., East Norwalk. Amount: $301,000. Filed Aug. 17.

Cui, Yiaohui and Bin Chen, Fort Lee, N.J. Seller: Wendy Montanaro L.L.C., Easton. Property: 330 W. Hill Road, Stamford. Amount: $590,000. Filed Aug. 16.

Fox, Ashley M. and Amadou Sall Diop, Stamford. Seller: Alejandro and Jill Knopoff, Stamford. Property: 87 Willard Terrace, Stamford. Amount: $507,000. Filed Aug.17.

Daley, Timothy E. and Jennifer Lawton, Fairfield. Seller: Alessi, Gerald F. and Jennifer M., Fairfield. Property: 143 Ferncliff Road, Fairfield. Amount: $705,000. Filed Aug. 17.

Francesco Isola Irrevocable Grandchildren Trust, Stamford. Seller: Richard A. and Kerie D. Boshka, Stamford. Property: 27 Northhill St., Unit 5W, Stamford. Amount: $117,000. Filed Aug. 17.

Cowie, Alexander Jr. and Patricia, Oxford. Seller: Toll CT II Limited Partnership, Newtown. Property: 10 Wildwood Circle, Unit 111, Bethel. Amount: $467,039. Filed Aug. 21.

Daly, Timothy and Hilary, Fairfield. Seller: Raymond S. White, Fairfield. Property: 984 Fairfield Beach Road, Fairfield. Amount: $880,000. Filed Aug. 17. Decatur, Kevin W. and Natalie A., Brookfield. Seller: Kevin S. and Sherri A. Gregoire, Sandy Hook. Property: 4 Patriot Ridge Road, Sandy Hook. Amount: $502,500. Filed Aug. 13. Dilella, William J. and Lois J., Stratford. Seller: Frank S. and Linda L. Raveis, Stratford. Property: 65 Unity Drive, Stratford. Amount: $235,000. Filed Aug.13. Domont, Andrew J. and Margaret L. Brown, Darien. Seller: Bruce Potter McArthur and Debra Dietrich McArthur, Rowayton. Property: 45 Brookside Road, Darien. Amount: $1,595,000. Filed Aug.6. Dowell, Aniko, Stratford. Seller: Marlitz L.L.C., Bridgeport. Property: 135 Turtle Run Drive, Stratford. Amount: $195,000. Filed Aug. 23. Esteves, Paulo R., Stratford. Seller: Central Mortgage Co., Stratford. Property: 103 Terrill Road, Stratford. Amount: $209,000. Filed Aug.17.

McNeil, Anne Dierdre, Milford. Seller: Edwin Sanabria, Stratford. Property: 29 Elk Terrace, Stratford. Amount: $235,000. Filed Aug.10.

Holmes, James P. and Jannette P., Westport. Seller: Timothy R. and Lois R. Fiore, Westport. Property: 5 Windy Hill Road, Westport. Amount: $2,300,000. Filed Aug. 22.

Knopoff, Alejandro and Jill, Stamford. Seller: Nicholas H. Browning and Adriene L. WattBrowning, Stamford. Property: 26 Rising Rock, Stamford. Amount: $650,000. Filed Aug. 17.

Hall, Robert C. and Judith L., Harrison, N.Y. Seller: John J. and Kathleen M. Neville, Stamford. Property: 631 Long Ridge Road, Unit 32, Stamford. Amount: $1,337,500. Filed Aug. 17.

Holmes, Kimberly, Bridgeport. Seller: Betty A., Stratford. Property: 334 Chamberlain Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $120,000. Filed Aug. 20.

Korman, Leon and Inna, Stamford. Seller: Frank J. Travers Jr., Stamford. Property: 33 Arrow Head Drive, Stamford. Amount: $448,000. Filed Aug.16.

Halliday, Lawrence A., Fairfield. Seller: Kathryn P. Young, New Canaan. Property: 97 Richards Ave., Unit F16, Norwalk. Amount: $215,500. Filed Aug. 17.

Hosp, Louise Ann, Stratford. Seller: Robert J. and Carol G. Caragher, Stratford. Property: 551A North Trail, Stratford. Amount: $302,000. Filed Aug.13.

Linster, Matthew, New Milford. Seller: Tricia Deane-Cavallaro, Bethel. Property: 38 Whittlesey Drive, Unit 12, Bethel. Amount: $155,000. Filed Aug. 23.

Medynska, Melinda and Grace Danek-Medynska, Stratford. Seller: Pamela Melton, Stratford. Property: 100 Booth St., Stratford. Amount: $130,000. Filed Aug.17.

Hamm, Jacob and Kerri, Danbury. Seller: John E. Brady and Rebecca Zeldis, Bethel. Property: 67 Milwaukee, Bethel. Amount: $235,000. Filed Aug. 23.

Iannone, Malvina and Edward, Westport. Seller: Elizabeth W. Hugus, Stratford. Property: 617A Cherokee Lane, Stratford. Amount: $191,250. Filed Aug.16.

Logie, Ian M. and Allison W., Easton. Seller: Joseph A. Vittorio, Stratford. Property: 125 Warner Hill Road, Stratford. Amount: $138,000. Filed Aug.15.

Morehouse Robert T. and Brittany L., Stratford. Seller: Stacey Maxwell, Milford. Property: 110 Raven Terrace, Stratford. Amount: $71,000. Filed Aug. 20.

Harper, Jon and Helen, Stamford. Seller: Myrtie B. Hall, Gaudreau, Justin and Ann, Stratford. Property: 413B BlackPatterson, N.Y. Seller: James M. hawk Lane, Stratford. Amount: and Donna Little, Port St. Lucie, $165,250. Filed Aug. 17. Fla. Property: 40 Milltown Road, New Fairfield. Amount: $320,000. Hartzband, Paul and Patricia, Filed Aug. 20. Chappaqua, N.Y. Seller: Steven J. and Lisa M. Dunn, Brookfield. Gill, Charles Jr., Stratford. Seller: Property: 18 Hidden Brook Drive, Grace Letts, Stratford. Property: Brookfield. Amount: $1,340,000. 50 Spruce St., Stratford. Amount: Filed Aug. 15. $313,500. Filed Aug.10.

Johnson, Daniel S. and Tara K., Newtown. Seller: Joan E. Lanthrop, Newtown. Property: 164 Brushy Hill Road, Newtown. Amount: $427,500. Filed August 14.

Longo, Carolyn, Danbury. Seller: Colette Calderon, Danbury. Property: 1205 Larson Drive, Danbury. Amount: $277,635. Filed Aug. 20.

Morrill, Melissa A., Danbury. Seller: Kelly A. Norvig and Thomas F. McCormack, Danbury. Property: 16 Madison Ave., Danbury. Amount: $218,000. Filed Aug.16.

Kadysheva, Irina O. and Nina, Newtown. Seller: Barbara J. Gregory, Naples, Fla. Property: 52 Ledgewood Drive, Unit 38, Brookfield. Amount: $241,000. Filed August 15.

Lynch, Sara and Jaret, Hamden. Seller: Jonathan D. and Mandy L. Cope, Newtown. Property: 91 Brushy Hill Road, Newtown. Amount: $445,000. Filed Aug.10.

He, Xiaorong, Bethel. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association. Property: 22 Eagle Rock Hill, Unit 156, Bethel. Amount: $152,000. Filed Aug. 10.

Kawalerski, Allegra and Brett, Stamford. Seller: Noelle C. Crane, Stamford. Property: Unit 7, Glen Haven St., Stamford. Amount: $321,000. Filed August 14.

Herles, Eugenia M. and Oscar S., Stamford. Seller: Adam J. Perlaky, Stamford. Property: 160 Glenbrook Road, Unit 3C, Stamford. Amount: $535,000. Filed Aug. 16.

Keehlwetter, Michael and Jennifer, Darien. Seller: Kelsey R. Doherty, Darien. Property: 89 Mannsfield Ave, Darien. Amount: $1,065,000. Filed August 6.

Mahoney, Michael P., Fairfield. Seller: C. Richard Canfield and Lorna Langdon-Canfield, Fairfield. Property: 2486 Congress St., Fairfield. Amount: $560,000. Filed Aug. 17.

Keizer, Randall L., Stamford. Seller: Dganit Pascal, Stamford. Property: 143 Hoyt St., Unit 1G, Stamford. Amount: $220,000. Filed August 15.

McElduff, Todd D. and Christine, Darien. Seller: Philippe and Jenny Vongerichten, Darien. Property: 11 Oak Park Ave., Darien. Amount: $814,000. Filed Aug. 6.

Kime, Robert A. and Nancy A., Brookfield. Seller: Marc Hidajat, Hermanto and An- Anderson, Brookfield. Propgela Ichwan, Norwalk. Seller: erty: 2 Granite Drive, Brookfield. Richard M. and Caren Liebman, Amount: $706,000. Filed Aug. 15. Westport. Property: 10 Saint George Place, Westport. Amount: $648,000. Filed Aug. 22.

McManus, Diane R. and John C., Purchase N.Y. Seller: Marybeth Hibbard, Newtown. Property: 33 Taunton Lake Road, Newtown. Amount: $240,000. Filed Aug. 20.

Gilligan, Caitlin E., Trumbull. Seller: Melissa McAleer, New York, N.Y. Property: 70 Strawberry Hill, Unit 2-2C, Stamford. Amount: $140,000. Filed Aug. 15. Gonzalez, Irene and Teodoro Cornona, Fairfield. Seller: HSBC Bank U.S.A., Palm Beach, Fla. Property: 25 Osbourne St., Danbury. Amount: $170,349. Filed Aug.15. Gregory, Richard and Kasey A. Latella, Stamford. Seller: Thomas E. and Ellen P. Wolf, Kennebunk Maine. Property: 197 Bridge St., Unit 9, Stamford. Amount: $267,500. Filed Aug. 14. Guaman, Manuel C., Danbury. Seller: Helen A. Best, Danbury. Property: 18 Belmont Circle, Danbury. Amount: $100,000. Filed Aug.16.

Heyman, Phillip M. and Sara E. Gilespie, Fairfield. Seller: Anthony John Sgaglione and Lori Ann Hamel-Sgaglione, Fairfield. Property: 649 Wilson St., Fairfield. Amount: $427,000. Filed Aug. 17.

Madduri, Kavitha, Danbury. Seller: George and Barbara Paletta, Hilton Head, S.C. Property: 1505 Briar Woods Lane, Danbury. Amount: $227,000. Filed Aug. 15.

McQuade, Kelly, Norwalk. Seller: Brian and Carol McQuade, Norwalk. Property: 97 Richards Ave., Unit F4, Norwalk. Amount: $225,000. Filed Aug.17.

Muffti, Ayaz A., Danbury. Seller: Paul J. and Lorraine D. Estok, Brookfield. Property: 22 Pleasant Rise, Brookfield. Amount: $274,000. Filed Aug.16. Mutz, William and Dorothy, Yonkers, N.Y. Seller: Toll CT II Limited Partnership, Newtown. Property: 13 Old Lookout Way, Unit 64, Bethel. Amount: $538,950. Filed Aug. 16. Nault, David R. and Lauren M., Bethel. Seller: Jennifer R. and Joseph C. Phillips, Bethel. Property: 7 Hawleyville Road, Bethel. Amount: $370,000. Filed Aug. 20. Nguyen, Michael and Stephanie Wong, Trumbull. Seller: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D.C. Property: 143 Taft Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $60,500. Filed Aug.16. Nutolo, Mark A., Stratford. Seller: Deborah Walsh, Stratford. Property: Lot 28, Sunnyside, Stratford. Amount: $216,000. Filed Aug.16.

on the record O’Connor, Colin M., Newtown. Seller: Michael and Linda Foreclosures Pickwick, Danbury. Property: 8 Aspen Way, Danbury. Amount: Acevedo, Maria, et al., Creditor: $232,500. Filed Aug. 15. OneWest Bank F.S.B., Pasadena, Calif. Property: 162 Glendale Orland, Carole, Westport. Sell- Ave., Bridgeport. Mortgage deer: 6 Keenes L.L.C., Westport. fault. Filed Aug. 16. Property: 6 Keenes Road, Westport. Amount: $1,895,000. Filed Gaboardi, Nancy, et al., CrediAug. 23. tor: Deutsche Bank National Trust, trustee, Los Angeles, Calif. Parness, Paige M., and Todd B., Property: 102 Milwaukee Ave., Bridgeport. Seller: Adrienne B. Bethel. Mortgage default. Filed Carley, Barrington, R.I. Property: Aug. 23. 380 Wheeler Park Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $460,000. Filed Aug. 16. Gill, Heather G., et al., Creditor: Ocwen Loan Servicing Pierre, Elisabeth, Trumbull. L.L.C., West Palm Beach, Fla. Seller: 621 Newfield Ave., L.L.C., Property: 2475 Summer St., Unit Bridgeport. Property: 621 New- 2B, Stamford. Mortgage default. field Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: Filed Aug. 17. $8,000. Filed Aug.16. Pikor, Todd E., Stratford. Seller: Crickerbrook Development L.L.C., Connecticut Ltd. Liability Co. Property: 636 Robin Lane, Stratford. Amount: $220,000. Filed Aug. 23.

Kane, Raymond G., et al., Creditor: U.S Bank N.A., trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 105 Kasper Circle, Stratford, Mortgage default. Filed Aug. 20.

Pasatieri, Thomas, Creditor: PHH Mortgage Corp., Mount Potti, Neelima, Fairfield. Seller: Laurel, N.J. Property: 21 Codfish Seth D. and Michelle J. Fikelstein, Hill Road, Bethel. Mortgage deFairfield. Property: 320 Bar- fault. Filed Aug. 13. berry Road, Southport. Amount: $375,000. Filed Aug. 16. Piorkowski, Tammy N., et al., Creditor: U.S Bank N.A., trustee, Pratt, Lawrence M., Nash- Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: ville, Tenn. Seller: John P. The- 6 Church Camp Ground Road, rina, Stratford. Property: 1293 Bethel, Mortgage default. Filed North Ave., Stratford. Amount: Aug. 13. $183,000. Filed Aug. 14. Pryde, Linda H., Naples, Fla. Seller: Ann M. Mosebrook, Greenwich. Property: 134 Regents Park, Westport. Amount: $1,125,000. Filed Aug. 22.

Poe, Debra, et al., Creditor: Deutsche Bank National Trust, trustee, Los Angeles, Calif. Property: 145 Mount Pleasant Road, Newtown. Mortgage default. Filed Aug. 23.

Radomski, Kristi, Newtown. Seller: Patricia Ann Bassett, Milford. Property: 42 Riverside Road, Newtown. Amount: $200,000. Filed Aug. 20.

Ragoo, Karran, et al., Creditor: U.S Bank N.A., trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 5 Woodside Ave., Unit 12, Danbury. Mortgage default. Filed Aug. 20.

Rapaport, Victoria E., Bridgewater. Seller: Sandra C. Campbell, Redding. Property: 56 Portland Ave., Unit 22, Redding. Amount: $100,000. Filed Aug. 20.

Rodriguez, Victor, et al., Creditor: Deutsche Bank National Trust, trustee, Los Angeles, Calif. Property: 139 Hollister St., Stratford. Mortgage default. Filed Aug. 23. Starr, Jon M., New Canaan. Creditor: PHH Mortgage Corp., Mount Laurel, N.J. Property: 49 W. Cross Road, New Canaan. Mortgage default. Filed Aug. 21.

Connors, Michael, Bethel. $8,000 in favor of Greater Norwalk Area Credit Union, Norwalk, by John R. Fiore of Fiore Adams, Clayton, Stamford. & Fiore P.C. Property: 33 Apollo $5,070.78 in favor of Connecticut Road, Bethel. Filed Aug. 23. Light and Power Co., Hartford, by Alexander G. Snyder. Property: 122 Henry St., Stamford. Filed Cuartas, Hector, Stamford. Aug. 16. $4,871.30 in favor of Midland Funding L.L.C., San Diego, Calif., by Howard Lee Schiff P.C. Alkaul, Anwar H., Bridgeport. Property: 37 Greenwich Ave., Apt. $453.65 in favor of New Haven 1-8B, Stamford. Filed Aug. 15. Radiology Associates P.C., Woodbridge, by Joseph Latino. Property: 59 Griffin Ave., Bridgeport. Depina, Antonio P., Stratford. Filed Aug. 16. $1,533.49 in favor of Cavalry SPV I L.L.C., Valhalla, N.Y., by Tobin & Melien. Property: 41 Anderson, Elizabeth D., New Saint Michaels Ave., Stratford. Canaan. $1,785.94 in favor of Filed Aug. 13. Prestige Flooring and Interiors Inc., White Plains, N.Y, by John Vacca. Property: 390 Oenoeke Dunbar, Tommy, Bridgeport. Ridge Road, New Canaan. Filed $6,417.91 in favor of Cavalry Aug. 21. SPV I, L.L.C., Valhalla, N.Y., by Tobin & Melien. Property: 1400 Reservoir Ave, Bridgeport. Filed Arnow, Alan L., Fairfield. Aug. 16. $6,975.77 in favor of Portfolio Recovery Associates L.L.C., Norfolk, Va., by Howard Lee Schiff P.C. Hardbridge, Julie, Redding. Property: 154 Tahmore Drive, $429.77 in favor of Danbury Fairfield. Filed Aug. 16. Hospital, Danbury, by Robert L. Peat for Danbury Hospital. Property: 31 Hill Road, Redding. Baldwin, Samuel, Bridgeport. Filed Aug. 13. $1,158.73 in favor of Sterling Jewelers Inc., d.b.a. Kay Jewelers, Akron, Ohio, by Sara M. Gould. Karagiorgos, Thomas, Norwalk. Property: 65 Willow St., Bridge- $8,334.31 in favor of Yankee Gas port. Filed Aug. 16. Services Co., Hartford, by The Law Offices of Alexander G. Snyder. Property: 5 Three Seasons Brown Norma A., Stratford. Court, Norwalk. Filed Aug. 16. $11,802.27 in favor of Citibank N.A., Sioux Falls, S.D., by Stephen A. Wiener of Howard Lee Schiff Larson, Mark, New Fairfield. P.C. Property: 1942 Elm St., Strat- $2,333.02 in favor of Midland ford. Filed Aug. 23. Funding L.L.C., San Diego, Calif., by Stephen A Wiener of Howard Lee Schiff P.C. Property: 190 Brown Norma A., Stratford. Route 39, New Fairfield. Filed $11,153.32 in favor of Citibank Aug. 16. N.A., Sioux Falls, S.D., by Stephen A. Wiener of Howard Lee Schiff P.C. Property: 1942 Elm St., Strat- List, Thomas A., Fairfield. ford. Filed Aug. 23. $14,477.03 in favor of Trump Plaza Association d.b.a. Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Atlantic Bucharelli, Dawn, et al., Bethel. City, N.J., by Thomas L. Kanasky $1,878.90 in favor of Danbury Jr. Property: 93 Sawyer Road, Hospital, Danbury, by Robert L. Fairfield. Filed Aug. 20. Peat for Danbury Hospital. Property: 52 Taylor Ave., Bethel. Filed Aug. 10. Luciano, Walter, Stratford. $15,558.84 in favor of Midland Funding L.L.C., San Diego, Calif., Casali, Meghan, Bethel. by Howard Lee Schiff P.C. Prop$4,783.18 in favor of Midland erty: 1853 Main St., Stratford. Funding L.L.C., San Diego, Calif., Filed Aug. 16. by Howard Lee Schiff P.C. Property: 11 Cortland Drive, Bethel. Filed Aug. 10. Mace, Sharon J., Norwalk. $1,679.88 in favor of Portfolio Recovery Associates L.L.C., Norfolk, Va., by Howard Lee Schiff P.C. Property: 39 Wilton Ave., Norwalk. Filed Aug. 17.

Judgments

McLoughlin, Cory, Bethel. $1,258.65 in favor of Midland Funding L.L.C., San Diego, Calif., by Howard Lee Schiff P.C. Property: 5 Nashville Road Extension, Bethel. Filed Aug. 13. Nackley, David and Heather, Darien. $2,300.00 in favor of Kent Hardwood Floors Inc., Danbury, by Randall L. Carreira. Property: 1 Shady Acres Road, Darien. Filed Aug. 13. Nemchek, Brenda, et al., Stamford. $2,609.65 in favor of Yankee Gas Services Co., Hartford, by Alexander G. Snyder. Property: 20 Idlewood Place, Stamford. Filed Aug. 16. Neves, John, New Fairfield. $545.40 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Bethel, by Stephen A. Wiener. Property: 11 Jewel Lane, New Fairfield. Filed Aug. 16. Ortiz, Alexis Sr., Stratford. $2,820.42 in favor of Cavalry SPV I L.L.C., Valhalla, N.Y., by Tobin & Melien. Property: 165 High Park Ave., Stratford. Filed Aug. 13.

Vaval, Blaise, Norwalk. $10,644.34 in favor of U.S. Equities Corp., South Salem, N.Y., by Linda Strumpf. Property: 7 Catherine St., Norwalk. Filed Aug. 15. Wagner, Glenn, Brookfield. $378.77 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Bethel, by Stephen A. Wiener. Property: 58 N. Lakeshore Drive, Brookfield. Filed Aug. 16. Weinbaum, Thomas, Stratford. $306.95 in favor of David H. McCullough, Stratford, by Howard Lee Schiff P.C. Property: 95 Plane Tree Road, Stratford. Filed Aug. 16.

Liens

Federal Tax Liens - Filed 91 Fountain Terrace Condominium The Property Group Corp., 25 Crescent St., Stamford. $4,563.94, tax debt on income earned. Filed Aug. 13.

Badillo, Ernest C., 10 South St., Perry, Luanna, Bethel. $2,743.75 Apt 27, Danbury. $44,512.43, tax in favor of Danbury Hospital, debt on income earned. Filed Bethel, by Howard Lee Schiff P.C. Aug. 20. Property: 45 Granite Drive, Bethel. Filed Aug. 16. Bloom, Kathryn D., 73 Stock St., Stratford. $38,874.10, tax debt on Quarford, Sandra R., Newtown. income earned. Filed Aug. 13. $12,315.35 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio, by Howard Lee Schiff P.C. Property: Brian, David H., 244 Cold Spring 79 Brushy Hill Road, Newtown. Road, Stamford. $146,609.39, tax debt on income earned. Filed Filed Aug. 16. Aug. 13. Schlegel, Goesta H., Norwalk. $18,469.14 in favor of FIA Card Services N.A., Newark, Del., by Howard Lee Schiff P.C. Property: 3 Hillwood Place, Norwalk. Filed Aug. 17. Schumann, Joyce, Fairfield. $8,745.44 in favor of Capital One Bank N.A., Glen Allen, Va., by Howard Lee Schiff P.C. Property: 35 Crocus Court, Fairfield. Filed Aug. 16. Shafi, Muhammad, Bethel. $2,177,06 in favor of Portfolio Recovery Associates L.L.C., Norfolk, Va., by Howard Lee Schiff P.C., East Hartford. Property: 105 South St., Bethel. Filed Aug. 16.

Gautrau, Andrew D., 85 Iroquois Road, Stamford. $31,643.05, tax debt on income earned. Filed Aug. 13. JNF Inc., Mary Ann S., 184 Summer St., Stamford. $9,574.14, payroll taxes. Filed Aug. 14. Longo, John and Valeree E., 215 Farms Road, Stamford $43,759.67, tax debt on income earned. Filed Aug. 13. Nieves, Wilfredo and Frances Pizzitola, 286 W. Broad St., Stamford. $28,291.89, tax debt on income earned. Filed Aug. 13.

Nieves, Wilfredo, 286 W. Broad Smith, Paul B., Stratford. St., Stamford. $32,640.92, tax debt $22,683.40 in favor of Cach L.L.C., on income earned. Filed Aug. 13. Denver, Colo., by Tobin and Melien. Property: 725 James Farm Road. Stratford. Filed Aug. 13.

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on the record Selino, Angelo, 85 Route 37, New Fairfield. $22,606.58, tax debt on income earned. Filed Aug. 20.

Mechanic’s Liens - filed

Ward, John J. and Ginny A., 40 Westwood Drive, Stamford. $108,616.58, tax debt on income earned. Filed Aug. 14.

J C Curran L.L.C., et al., Stratford. Filed by Crest Mechanical Services Inc., et al., by Paul Breglio, Hamilton, Mo. Property: 561 Post Road East, Westport. Amount: $22,532.56. Filed Aug. 23.

Federal Tax Liens - released

Mechanic’s Liens - released

Dobosz, Karen Ann, Stratford. Filed by Richard Lewis: Wofsey, Rosen, Kweskin & Kuriansky, L.L.P., Stamford, for First County Bank, Stamford. Property: 100 River Valley Road, Stratford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principle amount of $168,500 dated July 2003. Filed Aug. 17. Dominique, Vaillant, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett & McHugh P.C., Farmington, for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 679 Lakeside Drive, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principle amount of $320,304 dated September 2008. Filed Aug. 20.

Arizmendi, Natalie-Ann. 11 Joan Drive, Newtown. $8,373.58, tax debt on income earned. Filed Stonybrook Gardens CooperaAug. 20. tive Inc., Stratford. Filed by Terra Mar Construction L.L.C., North J & N Sischof Hardwood Floor- Haven, by Arthur Pires. Proping L.L.C., 558B Brookfield erty: 55 Singer Court, Stratford. Road, Brookfield. $4,973.13, pay- Amount: $50,393.92. Filed Aug. Feola, Gary, Newtown. Filed roll taxes. Filed Aug. 21. 20. by Jason E. Brooks, Stamford, for Capital One N.A., McLean, Murphy, Timothy and M.C. SeVa. Property: 6 Glenmore Drive, Lis Pendens se-Murphy. 41 Lamppost Drive, Newtown. Action: to foreclose a Redding. $49,400.42, tax debt on delinquent mortgage in the origiCardenas, Ariosto Eugenio, nal principle amount of $999,000 income earned. Filed Aug. 21. et al., Danbury. Filed by Hunt dated January 2007. Filed Aug. 20. Leibert Jacobson P.C., Hartford, Par Inc. of Connecticut, 444 for Wells Fargo Bank N.A., San Ferry Blvd., Stratford. $1,530.27, Francisco, Calif. Property: 11-B Finell, Mark, et al., Westport. payroll taxes. Filed Aug. 20. Virginia Ave., Danbury. Action: to Filed by Mario Arena: Hunt foreclose a delinquent mortgage Leibert Jacobson P.C., Hartford, in the original principle amount for CitiMortgage Inc., O’Fallon, Sleeva, Mark J. and Marcela of $417,000 dated February 2008. Mo. Property: 6 Side Hill Road, P., 40 Farrell Road, Newtown. Filed Aug. 15. Westport. Action: to foreclose a $7,270.85, tax debt on income delinquent mortgage in the origiearned. Filed Aug. 13. nal principle amount of $942,000 Castro, Rita J., et al., Bridge- dated June 2004. Filed Aug. 23. port. Filed by the Law Office of Spencer Garfield M. and Rebec- Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for ca, 91 Algonquin Road, Fairfield. Weldwood Condominium As- Gallagher, Eugene Jr., et al., $88,246.62, tax debt on income sociation Inc., Bridgeport. Prop- Stratford. Filed by Glass & Braus, earned. Filed Aug. 20. erty: 70 Webster Ave., Unit 2C, Fairfield, for Wells Fargo Bank Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose N.A., Bloomington, Minn. PropSroka, Henry, 125 Warner a statutory lien on the unit. Filed erty: 107 Fairview Ave., Stratford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent Hill Road, Unit 39, Stratford. Aug. 16. mortgage in the original principle $17,161.61, tax debt on income amount of $280,000 dated Noearned. Filed Aug. 20. DeGuzman, Jonas G., et al., vember 2006. Filed Aug. 15. Newtown. Filed by Jason E. Stendbergh, Victor A., 49 Bar- Brooks of McCabe, Weisberg holm Ave., Stamford. $9,413, tax & Conway P.C., Stamford, for Goodman, Seth J., et al., debt on income earned. Filed Flagstar Bank F.S.B., Troy, Mich. Stamford. Filed by Hunt LeibProperty: 23 Cedarhurst Trail, ert Jacobson P.C., Hartford, for Aug. 13. Sandy Hook. Action: to fore- OneWest Bank F.S.B., Pasadena, close a delinquent mortgage in Calif. Property: 104 North St., Tinker, David F. and Judie the original principle amount of Unit 703, Stamford. Action: to M., 40A Payne Road, Danbury. $467,955 dated March 2009. Filed foreclose a delinquent mortgage $7,643.32, tax debt on income Aug. 20. in the original principle amount earned. Filed Aug. 20. of $231,200 dated October 2006. Filed Aug. 16.

Gudiel, Lubia Y., Bridgeport. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson P.C., Hartford, for Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Bloomington, Minn. Property: 342-344 French St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principle amount of $203,000 dated April 2004. Filed Aug. 20.

Marseille, Souvenier, et el., Norwalk. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson P.C., Hartford, for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Bloomington, Minn. Property: 49 June Ave., Norwalk. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principle amount of $375,000 dated May 2007. Filed Aug. 17.

Roman, Stephen J., executor. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson P.C., Hartford, for PNC Bank N.A., Pittsburgh, Pa. Property: 184 Briarfield Drive, Stratford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principle amount of $79,800 dated September 2004. Filed Aug. 21.

Isaac, Gloria Mers Inc., Stratford. Filed by Amy L. Harrison: Bendett & McHugh P.C., Farmington, for U.S. Bank N.A., Minneapolis, Minn. Property: 346 Columbus Ave., Stratford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principle amount of $120,800 dated November 2005. Filed Aug. 20.

McRae, Eugene, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Rutko Law Office L.L.C., Pawtucket, R.I., for HSBC Bank WSA N.A., Buffalo, N.Y. Property: Lot 57 B, of Plot 57. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principle amount of $199,750 dated April 2007. Filed Aug. 16.

Ryan, Gina E., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett & McHugh P.C., Farmington, for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 71-73 Washington Terrace, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principle amount of $135,304 dated February 2010. Filed Aug. 20.

Jerez, Luis A., et al., Stratford. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson P.C., Hartford, for Suntrust Mortgage Inc., Richmond, Va. Property: 414 Harding Ave., Stratford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principle amount which is undisclosed dated October 2001. Filed Aug. 10. Joyner, Joel, et al., Stratford. Filed by Anna Gershman of Leopold & Associates P.L.L.C., Armonk, N.Y., for Deutsche Bank National Trust, Los Angeles, Calif. Property: 137 Hollister St., Stratford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principle amount of $243,750 dated January 2007. Filed Aug. 20. Khan, Afzal, Norwalk. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson P.C., Hartford, for Citimortgage Inc., O’Fallon, Mo. Property: 73 Lexington Ave., Norwalk, Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principle amount of $350,000 dated December 2004. Filed Aug. 17. Laude-Riodin, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett & McHugh P.C., Farmington, for Citibank N.A., Sioux Falls, S.D. Property: 130132 Lincoln Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principle amount of $322,400 dated November 2005. Filed Aug. 20.

Moayedi, Kambiz, et al., Newtown. Filed by John P. Regan, Stamford, for First County Bank, Stamford. Property: Lot 7, Pebble Road, Stratford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principle amount which is undisclosed, dated April 2003. Filed Aug. 21. Morris, Toni V., Danbury. Filed by Christopher K. Leonard, Danbury, for Eastridge Association of Danbury Inc., Danbury. Property: Unit No. B-82, 5 Nabby Road, Danbury. Action: to foreclose a statutory lien on the unit. Filed Aug. 15.

Selhorst, Charles R., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson P.C., Hartford, for Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Bloomington, Minn. Property: 107 Kennedy Drive, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principle amount of $129,750 dated January 2007. Filed Aug. 16.

Shevlin, Michael Jr., et al., Stratford. Filed by Bendett & McHugh P.C., Farmington, for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 100 Anson St., Stratford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principle amount Munch, Michael, et al., Strat- of $335,000 dated December ford. Filed by David Carlson: 2006. Filed Aug. 16. Shechtman Halperin Savage L.L.P., Pawtucket, R.I., for Provident Funding Associates L.P., San Sleeva, Mark J. et al., NewBruno, Calif. Property: B-27, The town. Filed by Hunt Leibert JaStratford Condominium, Strat- cobson P.C., Hartford, for U.S. ford. Action: to foreclose a delin- Bank N.A., trustee, Minneapolis, quent mortgage in the original Minn. Property: 40 Farrell Road, principle amount of $102,200 Newtown. Action: to foreclose dated June 2006. Filed Aug. 20. a delinquent mortgage in the original principle amount of $330,000 dated December 2006. Regis, Fernande, et al., Stratford. Filed Aug. 15. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson P.C., Hartford, for Bank of America N.A., Charlotte, N.C. Property: Torre, Jessica, et al., Bethel. Filed 225 Tavern Rock Road, Stratford. by Bender, Anderson and Barba, Action: to foreclose a delinquent P.C., Hamden, for The Lofts on mortgage in the original principle Lafayette Condominium Associaamount of $225,000 dated Sep- tion, Inc., New Haven. Property: tember 2005. Filed Aug. 21. Unit 3003, The Lofts on Lafayette, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on the unit to recover delinquent common charges due the association. Filed Aug. 16.

on the record Weiss, Paul A., Bridgeport. Filed by Leopold & Associates, P.L.L.C., Armonk, N.Y., for U.S. Bank N.A., trustee, Minneapolis, Minn. Property: 475 Ruth St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principle amount of $24,000 dated June 2005. Filed Aug. 20.

Every Woman’s Fitness L.L.C., La Mochana, Deli-Restaurant, 126 Greenwood Ave., Bethel 1223 Park Ave., Bridgeport 06604, 06801, c/o Coleen Krempel. Filed c/o Lorenzo Pena. Filed Aug. 20. Aug. 23.

Willis, Christoper and Jeannette, Danbury. Filed by, Marylou Scofield: Bendett & McHugh P.C., Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Greenwich. Property: 63 Forest Ave., Danbury. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principle amount of $300,461 dated March 2009. Filed Aug. 21.

Lice Treatment Plus, 8 Exchange Place, Fairfield 06825, c/o Maria T-edito.com, 700 Unquowa Road, Fairfield 06825, c/o Alvarez FeralCare Inc. d.b.a. Nutmeg M. Pineda. Filed Aug. 16. Victoria Alejandro. Filed Aug. 21. Spay/Neuter Clinic, 25 Charles St., Stratford 06615, c/o Clara Little Tokyo, 7 Backus Ave., DanNolan. Filed Aug. 15. bury 06810, c/o Jing Zhu. Filed UTZ UP, 21 Granite Drive, Bethel 06801, c/o Frank Duffy. Filed Aug. 20. Aug. 14. Flying Colors Painting, 13 Southview Ave., Danbury 06811, McLeans Cleaner, 182 Old Hawc/o Steven Totilo. Filed Aug. 20. leyville Road, Bethel 06801, c/o Patents Dong Min Sin. Filed Aug. 14. Gary Theroux Productions, 10 Glen Ave., Norwalk 06850, c/o comOpposedstx, 33 N. Water St., Benzenesulfonamide Gary Theroux. Filed Aug. 16. Norwalk 06954, c/o John Crawley pounds and their use. Patent no. 8,247,442 issued to ZhengJr. Filed Aug. 14. ming Chen, Belle Mead, N.J.; Gee Chee Roots, 24 Monroe St., Khondaker Islam, Groton; Bin Norwalk 06854, c/o Pasha BusThe Painters Son, 136 Pembroke Shao, Richboro, Pa.; Jiangchao bee.Filed Aug. 17. Road, No. 82, Danbury 06810, c/o Yao, Monmouth Junction, N.J.; and Donald J. Kyle, Newtown, Edward Baran. Filed Aug. 15. Pa. Assigned to Purdue Pharma Heartbeat International MinisL.P., Stamford. tries Foundation d.b.a. Friends in Africa, 5 Lewis Court, Green- Peninsula Publishing, 16 Colwich 06830, c/o Allen Root. Filed ony Road, Westport 06880, c/o Charles Wiseman. Filed Aug. 23. Bias-charge roller comprisAug. 20. ing overcoat layer. Patent no. 8,249,488 issued to Brian P. Heart of the City, 1147 Og- R & L Services, 34 Oakland Av- Gilmartin, Williamsville, N.Y.; den St. Extension, Second-floor enue Extension, Danbury 06811, Liang-Bih Lin, Rochester, N.Y.; apartment. Bridgeport 06610, c/o c/o Raquel Peralta Sosa. Filed Jeanne M. Koval, Marion, N.Y.; Aug. 21. and Aaron M. Stuckey, Fairport, Jose L. Cruz. Filed Aug. 20. N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Reliance Realty L.L.C., d.b.a. Homegirls, 1031 Melville Ave., Platinum Property Realty, 144 Fairfield 06825, c/o Karina East Ave., Suite 200, Norwalk Color-consistent three-level Gramesty. Filed Aug. 20. 06851, c/o John Reyes Jr. Filed differential gloss images. PatAug. 14. ent no. 8,248,661 issued to ShenHoneyspot Pizza , 665 HonGe Wang, Fairport, N.Y.; Reiner eyspot Road, Stratford 06615, c/o Eschbach, Webster, N.Y.; and WilS R Tactical, 24 Liberty St., StratEyup Turan. Filed Aug. 23. ford 06615, c/o Saviel Rivera. liam A. Fuss, Rochester, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Filed Aug. 13. iDance Studio, 532 E. Main St., Bethel 06608, c/o Luis Landrau. reduction SCO Trust, 181 Main St., Nor- Dimensionality Filed Aug. 17. walk 06855, c/o Roosevelt Snider method and system for efficient color profile compresJr. Filed Aug. 14. sion. Patent no. 8,249,340 issued Iglesia Pentecostal Templo to Vishal Monga, Webster, N.Y. Sinai, Inc., 407 Lafayette St., Bridgeport 06604, c/o Jose Gon- Smoker’s Spot Convenience and Raja Bala, Webster, N.Y. AsStore II, 1359 Park Ave., Bridge- signed to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. zalez. Filed Aug. 20. port 06604, c/o Edwin Reyes. Filed Aug. 20. Double parallel folded mailer Kiba Plus, 384 W. Morgan Ave., having an integrated return Bridgeport 06604, c/o Sean FarSpa Thea L.L.C., 25 Old Kings postcard. Patent no. 8,245,904 rell. Filed Aug. 15. Highway North, Darien 06820, issued to Michael Dyer, Irvine, c/o Andrew Stefanou. Filed Aug. Calif. Assigned to Moore Wallace North America Inc., Stamford. Laithwaites Wine, 20 Marshall 14. St., Suite 320, Norwalk 06854, c/o Direct Wines Inc. Filed Aug. 17. Spinning Wheel Inn, 109 Black Rock Turnpike., Redding 06811, c/o Steven Rountos SWI L.L.C. Filed Aug. 14.

Mortgages Savings Bank of Danbury, Danbury, by Deme Balidemaj. Lender: 2-8 Padanaram Road L.L.C., Danbury. Property: 2, 6, 8 Pandaram Road, Danbury. Amount: $750,000. Filed Aug.16.

New Businesses 4 Seasons Wine, 20 Marshall St., Suite 320, Norwalk 06854, c/o Direct Wines Inc. Filed Aug. 17. Andrew Stefanou Salon & Spa of Darien, 25 Old Kings Highway North, Darien 06820, c/o Andrew Stefanou. Filed Aug. 14. B & G Line Striping, 30 Orange St., Stratford 06615, c/o George S. Moore. Filed Aug. 22. CJoy Sweets, 310 Grovernors Lane, Fairfield 06824, c/o Integrated Wellness L.L.C. File Aug. 13. Connecticut Green Presidential Committee, P.O. Box 231214, Hartford 06123, c/o David Bedell. Filed Aug. 17. Contended Critters Country L.L.C., 127 Codfish Hill Road, Bethel 06801, c/o Sueleen BishopFord. Filed Aug. 23. DJ Angel Productions, 2 Waterbury Lane, Danbury 06811, c/o Edward S. Past Jr. Filed Aug. 21. Easy Goer Courier, 52 Purcell Drive, Danbury 06810, c/o Vincent Walters. Filed Aug. 21.

Famous Pizza House, 430 Park Ave., Bridgeport 06604, c/o Ronald Tim DiChello, member of Park City Associates L.L.C. Filed Aug. 20.

Spinning Wheel, 109 Black Rock Turnpike, Redding 06811, c/o Steven Rountos SWI L.L.C. Filed Aug. 14.

Hybrid multithreaded access to data structures using hazard Public Auctions pointers for reads and locks for – Foreclosures updates. Patent no. 8,250,047 issued to Paul E. McKenney, LBR Home Staging and DeBeaverton, Ore.; and Maged M. (All inspections commence at 10 sign, 211 Greenwood Ave., The Southern Comfort, 390 Michael, Danbury. Assigned to a.m. and auctions begin at noon.) No. 2-2, Bethel 06801, c/o Lisa Charles St., Unit 208, Bridgeport International Business Ma06606, c/o Shawanna E. McDon- chines Corp., Armonk. Barash-Rosario. Filed Aug. 16. Sept. 8 ald. Filed Aug. 18. Method and apparatus for secure measurement certification. Patent no. 8,250,369 issued to Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield; Bruce Schneier, Minneapolis, Minn.; and James A. Jorasch, New York, N.Y. Assigned to Walker Digital L.L.C., Stamford.

7 Squire Lane, Shelton. $27,400 deposit required to bid. CitiMortgage Inc. vs. Freeman, Kenneth, et al. Case no. AANCV106002813.

126 Hollywood Ave., Bridgeport. $9,100 deposit required to bid. Onewest Bank, FSB vs. BedMethod and system for auto- narsky, Eleanore, et al. Case no. matically diagnosing faults in FBTCV116023169. rendering devices. Patent no. 8,249,830 issued to Rajinder- Sept. 15 jeet Minhas, Churchville, N.Y.; Vishal Monga, Torrance, Calif.; Wencheng Wu, Webster, N.Y.; 610 Brooklawn Ave., BridgeDivyanshu Vats, Minneapolis, port. $30,500 deposit required to Minn. Assigned to Xerox Corp., bid. UPS Capital Business Credit vs. Century 21 AAA Realty Inc., Norwalk. et al. Case no. FBTCV106014019. Methods and systems for generating transition probability matrices through an optimization framework. Patent no. 8,249,981issued to Sean Keenan, Norwalk; Vishwanath Avasarala, Schenectady, N.Y.; Jason Black, Clifton Park, N.Y.; Kete Chalermkraivuth, Niskayuna, N.Y.; John Ellis, Niskayuna, N.Y.; Radu Neagu, Niskayuna, N.Y.; Rajesh Subbu, Clifton Park, N.Y.; Jingjiao Zhang, Seattle, Wash.; and David Chienju Li, Forest Hills, N.Y. Assigned to GE Corporate Financial Services Inc., Norwalk.

2600 Park Ave., Unit 1-U, Bridgeport. $6,800 deposit required to bid. Park Royal of Bridgeport Condominium Association vs. Derman, Judith, et al. Case no. FBTCV126025929. Sept. 22 1-3, 5 and 7 South St., Danbury. $79,000 deposit required to bid. TD Bank N.A. vs. Eversouth L.L.C., et al. Case no. DBDCV116006974.

System and method for managing dynamic document references. Patent no. 8,250,468 issued to Steven J. Harrington, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

16 Clarmore Drive, Unit 2A and garage, Norwalk. $10,000 deposit required to bid. Clarmont Condominimum Association vs. Grimsley, Christine, et al. Case no. FSTCV106004502.

Systems and methods for detecting suspect meter reads in a print environment. Patent no. 8,249,913 issued to John C. Handley, Fairport, N.Y.; and Jeffrey R. Earl, Pittsford, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

141 Marconi Ave., Unit 141C, Bridgeport. $8,500 deposit required to bid. Ameridge II Condominium Association Inc. vs. Hulse, Brian, et al. Case no. FBTCV116020975.

Teflon fuser member containing fluorinated nano diamonds. Patent no. 8,247,066 issued to Jin Wu, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

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Business ConneCtions ElEction 2012

InsIde the CapItol

Tracking the General Assembly

onnecticut’s General Assembly approved hundreds of bills over the last two years, many of them impacting the state’s economy and business climate.

The recession and Connecticut’s continuing slow recovery plainly illustrate what a healthy economy means to people in our state. So it’s no surprise that this year’s candidates for the state House and Senate are running on platforms centered on economic growth and jobs.

For a number of bills, like the budget (SB 1239) approved in 2011, the effect was dramatic and immediate: a record $4.1 billion in tax increases.

There are, however, fundamental differences in philosophy among candidates regarding the relationship between the government and the private sector and how jobs are created.

The impact of other bills, such as this year’s sweeping education reform bill, will be felt over the long term, as much-needed changes to the state’s public school system gradually take root.

It’s important to know where candidates stand on those issues and how their positions impact the economy and the ability of businesses, large and small, to add jobs and grow.

And the bipartisan jobs bill approved during last October’s special session featured measures promoting innovation and developing short and long-term workforce development strategies.

The voting records of members of the Senate and Connecticut’s House of Representatives help illustrate the positions of lawmakers on those issues.

Nonetheless, there were too many bills, including legislation this year to increase the minimum wage (it passed the House and died in the Senate) and the paid sick leave measure that passed in 2011, that were out of place in an economy struggling to recover from recession.

You’ll find those records at CBIA’s Election 2012 site, along with other resources for learning about candidates and their positions. Use the site to explore, analyze, and compare candidates’ positions and then take the time to connect with those running for office in your area.

Most state lawmakers who sat in the legislature over the past two years are seeking re-election to the General Assembly this fall.

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The Connecticut Economy Presented by CBIA, the Hartford Area Business Economists, and the Barney School of Business at the University of Hartford Sponsored by BlumShapiro, CL&P/Yankee Gas, Cablevision and Comcast

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ousting matches between U.S. industry and government over business regulations have been going on for decades. The U.S. Court of Appeals rejection of an EPA ruling on cross-state air emissions is just the latest scrimmage. Environmentalists say the EPA rule was necessary for public health; manufacturers counter that it would have killed jobs. Industry has the advantage in that issue for now, but a new study from the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation shows that Uncle Sam has been winning way more than its share of the argument over the last 20 years. For example: f During President Bill Clinton’s tenure, the feds issued an average of 36 major regulations on manufacturers, says the Alliance. f That pace increased to 45 per year under President George W. Bush f Now, the Obama administration is cooking up an average of 72 regulations on manufacturers per year.

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Those are numbers with real economic consequences. Says the Alliance, regulations on U.S. manufacturing could reduce output by as much as $500 billion this year. What’s more, manufacturing exports this year could be as much as 17% lower than they would be without the added regulatory burdens. And as we know in Connecticut, exports have been one of the only bright spots in the state’s recent economic performance. We’ve talked about how Connecticut manufacturing is a big key to our state’s economic recovery. The question is will federal and state policymakers apply sufficient wisdom in rule-making to let manufacturers drive our economy—as we also work in commonsense ways to ensure that our people and environment are sufficiently protected?

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