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n the U.S. last year, there were 8.9 million women-owned businesses, accounting for about 23 million jobs and representing a $3 trillion impact on the economy. Since the start of the recession, women-owned businesses have grown 274,000 jobs, said Claire Leonardi, CEO of Connecticut Innovations. Despite those gains, there were still three challenges that existed for women: access to capital, access to federal contracts and access to businesses, training and counseling. “On the capital side, only $1 out of $23 that are lent to small businesses go to women-owned companies,” Leonardi said. “That’s only 7 percent of the venture capital. On the supply side, only 10 percent of venture capitalists are women. While these statistics are frustrating, real sustainable change only comes from demonstrated business success. And this comes from being really good at what we do. We need female CEOs because women are as talented as men can be and it takes talented people to build companies.” Leonardi fired up the 350 women attending the University of Connecticut’s second annual women entrepreneurs conference at the campus

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Norwalk mall nears formal proposal DEVELOPER PLANS A 700,000-SQUARE-FOOT RETAIL CENTER BY BILL FALLON bfall@westfairinc.om

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long-vacant, 9-acre site at the junction of West Avenue, Route 7 and Interstate 95 in Norwalk could be home to a

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700,000-square-foot mall built over 30 months at a cost of $941 million. The developer is New York City-based General Growth Properties Inc. (GGP), which bought the land last year for $34 million and has been both selling its idea and harvesting criticism — notably traffic concerns — as it prepares to formally introduce the idea to the city of Norwalk in the next two months. GGP owns and operates 120 properties between Maine and Hawaii, including its nearest malls, Brass Mill Center in Manchester and

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Waterbury’s Buckland Hills Mall. It plans also to own and operate the mall in Norwalk. The project has been introduced through a series of informational meetings, the most recent Sept. 24 at Stepping Stones Museum in Norwalk, which would be neighbor to the mall. Douglas Adams, General Growth’s senior director who lives in Fairfield, and Lawrence Cafero, a 22-year state legislator representing Norwalk and New Canaan and the land attorney for GGP » MALL, page 4

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Yoga catches on as antidote to business-life anxieties BY BILL FALLON Bfallon@westfairinc.com

arla Zilka knew stress. Her published book might even be considered must-read material for certain high-stress achievers — “Business Restructuring: An Action Template for Reducing Cost and Growing Profit.” Her work experience included a vice presidency at General Electric and a stint as a Wall Street trader. Zilka knew, too, how to de-stress, using yoga. In an occupational battle of the wills, yoga with all its serenity would trump big business with all its big busyness. For three years Zilka has been owner and principal instructor of Mantra Mind Body at 1455 E. Putnam Ave., Old Greenwich. She also partners with Yoga for Everybody in

Carla Zilka of Mantra Mind Body in Old Greenwich. | Photos by Bill Fallon

Fairfield, where she runs the aerial yoga component. Mantra Mind Body hosts 35 classes per week, taught by 15 instructors. “Linking mind and body is the only way to find fulfilled happiness,” she said. “That’s our job, to teach people how to transform into their highest form. The inside has to be transformed for that best person to appear.” She has studied and teaches several types of yoga — a heated variety began in September and the already-popular aerial yoga is getting a dedicated room as well in the 3,000-square-foot space — but admits aerial and Yin are her favorites. Aerial yoga is just what it sounds like, using outsized elastic bands suspended from steel girders. Yin features long-held and firmly grounded poses.

“You have to slow down and be grounded before you can lift up and progress,” she said of Yin. As for aerial, “I try to get upside down every day.” Attired in peacock-patterned pants, Zilka said, “We’re pretty individualistic and crazy with what we wear around here.” But she also mentions an outfit company known for its showy styles and said, “We’re not about that.” Besides Yin and aerial, Zilka has trained in Hatha, Vinyasa and restorative yogas. Additionally, she has developed and teaches what she calls “smart yoga.” She was always an athlete (NCAA track and field, Syracuse University cheerleader) but said yoga offered her something more profound: “Change the

body, quiet the mind.” In the world of finance, Zilka said, part of her job was to lower the stress and anxiety of big deals. “That is exactly what I do for people now. I reduce their stress and anxiety and transform them into their happier self. I used to go deep into a company during restructuring. Now I go into people’s souls.” There the broad-brush suppressors of personal growth are societal pressures and egos. “Men, interestingly, can be the first to see their ego is in the way.” Whatever the challenge, she said, “We want to figure out what’s blocking you from being your higher self.” The website is mantramindbody.com.

Trumbull company lands grants to fight pain with ultrasound

rumbull-based ZetrOZ Inc. has been awarded federal and state grants to develop wearable sustained acoustic medicine — so-called SAM ultrasound technology — and clinically evaluate the effectiveness of the noninvasive, self-applied treatment for management of lower back pain and pain caused by herniated discs of the spine. A $250,000 grant is from the National Space Biomedical Research Institute, which works with NASA under a cooperative agreement to develop and mature novel medical technologies that can benefit the health of crew members in space as well as people on Earth. Long space trips can lead to extensive

back woes, including spinal lengthening. The state’s business incubator Connecticut Innovations supported $250,000 in grant funding for the project with the stated goal “to increase innovative biotechnology jobs and manufacturing in Connecticut.” Another $125,000 has been earmarked in-house by ZetrOZ Inc. for support of the project. George K. Lewis Jr., company co-founder, chief scientific and technology officer and principal investigator for the grants, said, “Our OZ Inside highly efficient, lightweight and miniaturized ultrasound technology

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platform is a perfect fit for space flight and long-range NASA missions since it can be powered from low-voltage battery packs and easily recharged from solar cells – this also makes it great for ‘citizens of Earth.’” (Fairfield County Business Journal, April 11: “Medical Device Maker Harnesses Wearable Ultrasound.”) The specific aim of this study is to optimize SAM therapy frequency and treatment dose for potential future use in astronauts who experience back pain as their spines elongate up to 2 inches while in the microgravity environment of space. The ZetrOZ technology platform, in the company’s words,

“enables delivery of therapeutic ultrasound treatment to modulate pain and inflammation in tissue for up to four hours daily.” The clinical research portion of the project will kick off in early 2015 in Connecticut, Ohio and Utah, involving 100 to 200 study participants suffering from lower back pain. The ZetrOZ research and development team is gearing up for the work by modifying the current SAM product, cleared by the Food and Drug Administration, to include higher ultrasound intensity and modified therapeutic treatment regimens for targeting the herniated intravertebral disks of the spine. — Bill Fallon

Rilling cites thriving downtown, ﬁscal strength in address NORWALK MAYOR TOUTS SUCCESSES, CALLS FOR REFORM IN STATE OF THE CITY

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tressing a strong local economy, a high credit rating and progress in downtown redevelopment, Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling gave a positive outlook on the city’s future in his first State of the City address. More than 200 business leaders turned out for the mayor’s address Sept. 18, hosted by the Norwalk Chamber of Commerce at the DoubleTree by Hilton. The speech blended a positive economic outlook with calls for zoning and property tax reform. “Norwalk’s economy has prevailed during the recent years of economic struggle,” Rilling said, noting that the city’s jobless rate is lower than the statewide rate. The state Labor Department reported 5.6 percent unemployment in Norwalk in August, compared with 6.6 percent for Connecticut. The city’s revenue is also a strong point, Rilling said, emphasizing strong tax collections and revenue from tax sales of delinquent properties. He said the city collected 98.68 percent of its tax levy and a similar percentage of its sewer levy in 2013, and that

through the end of June, more than $3.6 million in back taxes, liens and other fees were pulled in by the tax collector’s office. Fiscally, Rilling said that Norwalk is one of only 18 municipalities in the Nutmeg State with a top-tier bond rating. Moody’s Investors Service, Standard and Poor’s and Fitch Ratings reaffirmed the city’s Aaa/AAA rating in July. “I’m really proud of this — we ended the year with a surplus in our budget,” said the mayor, who was elected in November 2013. “We held the department heads accountable, making sure that they answer to us if there were line items that were being overspent, and we tried to talk to them and rein them in and get them back on track.” To move forward, Rilling said, the city is embracing economic development opportunities and has appointed a business advisory council to highlight the city’s resources. That council helped in the hiring of Economic Development Director Elizabeth Stocker, who served as Norwalk’s assistant city planner from 1985 through 1990. Rilling noted the progress over the past year of development projects like the

Waypointe and Ironworks apartments and the Even Hotel, and highlighted the groundbreaking of the 66-unit Sono Pearl Apartments on Washington Street and the more than 100,000-square-foot Norwalk Hospital addition. “You can see that Norwalk is becoming a vibrant community once again,” Rilling said. “People around us are going to sit up and take notice. They’re going to find that Norwalk is going to become a destination again.” He said the city is aggressively pursuing grants and support from foundations to fund projects across the city. “In the last quarter alone, we’ve received $430,319 in grants for the city of Norwalk,” he said. The grants included money to introduce energy solutions to businesses and homeowners, clean up brownfields and fund initiatives for historic preservation, youth employment and electric car charging stations. Rilling called for streamlined and modernized zoning regulations to promote “smart development” in SoNo, Wall Street and residential neighborhoods.

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“We need to get rid of inconsistencies and loopholes,” Rilling said, emphasizing that that city needs a clear vision for its residential neighborhoods to paint a better picture of the city’s future. Among the city’s biggest problems, Rilling said, was the property tax system, which is the biggest levy the city has on residents and businesses. “It’s a regressive tax that is profit-blind and income-blind,” the mayor said. He said the city, through the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, is pushing for property tax reform, including the restoration of state revenue sharing funded through sales taxes and conveyance taxes. Rilling, who served as chief of the Norwalk Police Department from 1995 until 2012, concluded by laying out a positive vision of the city’s future. “Ten years from now, you’re not going to see the Norwalk you see today. Wall Street, which has been a ghost town since 1955, will be thriving. People will be walking the streets again, having dinner in the restaurants,” he said. “I’m working alongside you to ensure that our dreams become reality.”

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via his position as an attorney for Hartfordbased Brown Rudnick, briefed 50 citizens and businesspeople on the plan. In turn, each said, “We are very excited about this project.” “We believe adding more retail will create a better dynamic for the region overall and help retail in general,” Adams said beforehand. “We bring something with a department store anchor that is different than Main Street. The idea is not to compete with Main Street, but to provide a complement to the retail there.” Cafero said the existing road infrastructure, which has seen improvements dating to the 1980s, can handle the mall’s traffic. “There is a lot of excitement about this project,” Cafero said. “The concerns that we are seeing are typical of a development like this: questions of traffic and design. We will properly address those concerns. People want to be sure.”

“No one is building offices now. ... Offices are not public buildings. This will be a public space.”

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Cafero said mall restaurants would be national in scale so as not to compete with local fare and cited The Cheesecake Factory as an example of the type of eatery envisioned. A preliminary traffic study has been conducted but its data have not been released. Adams and Cafero said General Growth remained in the fact-finding phase, with Cafero adding, “We are nearing the end of the fact-gathering stage.” GGP expects to make a formal presentation to the city within 60 days.

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Developer Douglas Adams, left, and land-use attorney and state Rep. Lawrence Cafero in Norwalk.

Stepping Stones Museum board member Jeffrey Kaplan, who as director of Norwalkbased Seligson Properties is helping develop the 774-unit Waypointe rental units nearby, introduced Adams and Cafero. Waypointe and other housing, according to Cafero, are part of what Cafero described as a 1.8-mile mixed-use district with the proposed mall at its center. Such a district would also contain the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum and grounds and the city’s Oyster Shell Park. Citing Stepping Stones and LockwoodMathews, Adams said, “Museums are huge benefits. We developed a center in Baltimore at the Baltimore Harbor near the National Aquarium. There is a tremendous synergy.” Cafero said the mall would incorporate an educational relationship with high schools and with Norwalk Community College, beginning with training for some of the 5,543 predicted construction jobs to build the mall. Adams said the only mall within GGP’s 10-mile catchment radius is in Stamford and is of a different design. The new mall, still unnamed, would be open by design and, as planned, would unite northern and southern neighborhoods of Norwalk that are now separated. Three-

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thousand pay parking slots are planned and would be implemented, Adams said, so as not to disrupt the city’s pay parking system. Adams said the city’s tax take on the vacant land is $150,000, with the potential to reach $4.7 million from the same acreage if the mall is built. Cafero ran down a list of plans for the site that have never materialized. Many hinged on offices. “No one is building offices now,” he said. “And offices are not public buildings. This will be a public space.” Envisioned hours are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., with truck deliveries from 4 to 10 a.m. Other metrics put forth by General Growth include an estimated 2,485 full-time jobs when the mall is open paying an average $36,000 annually. (An anchor store manager makes six figures, Adams said.) Mall design has evolved over the years, with the open-design mall gradually replacing what Adams called a “fortress mall,” without windows and with tightly controlled entrances/exits. Malls like the new Ridge Hill in Yonkers, N.Y., a Forest City Ratner Cos. development, have embraced the more-open approach. “The industry is changing,” Adams said. “We change because our customers change.”

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middle market banking executive at JPMorgan Chase headquarters, Thelma Ferguson sees life as “a series of twists and turns, and those twists and turns come about fairly frequently.” Whether sought out or occurring because “life just happens,” the twists and turns are where critical career and life choices are made, she told a largely female audience of about 300 people at “Driving Your Business: Women at the Wheel,” an annual panel seminar hosted by the Connecticut and White Plains, N.Y., offices of Citrin Cooperman and the accounting firm’s Women Entrepreneurs and Leaders Group. Those choices involve risk, both Ferguson and her fellow panelists said when describing the paths of their careers, and successes, failures and a few regrets along the way, in banking, accounting and academia, journalism and media, and the winemaking industry. “When you hit those pivotal points, you’ve got a decision to make,” said Ferguson, who heads Chase’s Northeast Middle Market Banking, overseeing seven market managers in a territory from Maine to metropolitan

Washington, D.C. For an employee frustrated or stymied in advancement at a company, she advised: “If the corporate culture doesn’t suit you, then you’ve got to take the risk and be willing to make a move.” Ferguson said a pivotal point in her banking career, which began in her native Tennessee, was the transition from her executive job at Chase in Louisville, Ky., to metropolitan New York, where she was Chase’s market manager for Manhattan, Brooklyn and Staten Island before her promotion. Her husband, a top corporate executive in Louisville, supported her and their family’s move to New York. “The job was the means to an end of having a better life” for the couple and their daughter, she said. “Having that work-life balance and having that candid conversation at home is essential,” Ferguson said. “I think if you have that and you have the support of one another, you can be successful at this.” “You build a team at work,” said Janet Hasson, president and publisher of The Journal News Media Group, a Gannett company, “and you need to build a team at home. Often I did not do that.”

Hasson said she found the successful woman in the workplace must give up some control at home. “If you work as hard at home as you do at work, you will burn out,” she said. “You will sacrifice your own health.” While Ferguson and Hasson rose through the ranks to top management positions at banks and newspapers, panelists Judith Huntington and Deborah Brenner followed less-beaten paths to their positions. Brenner left the corporate world and a successful job marketing computer technology to eventually become a wine consultant and author and founder of Women of the Vine, a business that promotes women in the winemaking industry and operates a women’s wine club. Huntington was a CPA with a bachelor’s degree and a partner at KPMG L.L.P. who left the accounting firm to become chief financial officer at The College of New Rochelle, and was named the college’s 13th president in 2011. Huntington told the audience of her experience as a pioneer of flexible work arrangements at KPMG. “I was given a 70 percent workload and 70 percent pay level, but I worked 100 percent of the time,” she said. Huntington and other panelists said

women need to assert their workplace needs with bosses and employers to advance their careers and to navigate what Huntington called the “constant give and take” of worklife balance. “You have to be your own advocate and blaze your own trail and do what’s right for you first,” she said. Describing a college leader’s formula for success, Huntington said, “You surround yourself with smart, passionate, innovative people — and then you get out of their way.” “For me, success is the opportunity to merge your sympathy, intellect and talents with something you’re really passionate about,” said Huntington, who called her president’s job “personally fulfilling.” Success, she said, comes from “good fortune, hard work, persevering, having a good skill set — but more importantly, being passionate about something that inspires you.” The college president told her audience the life stories shared by graduates in Commencement Day speeches often bring her to tears. “I’ve never been brought to tears at KPMG — not in a positive way,” she said. That drew tears of laughter from some in the audience.

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Panel asserts real estate recovery is real, broad BY BILL FALLON Bfallon@westfairinc.com

eal estate in all its permutations — from estates to hip apartments to citymaking developments — dominated the dais recently at the Game Changers lunch presented by the Fairfield County Business Journal and attended by 170 at The Waters Edge at Giovanni’s in Darien. Sponsors included Eastern Land Management in Stamford, the Stamford office of accounting and assurance company McGladrey, Stamford-based First County Bank and Sotheby’s International Realty, Greenwich. Hearst Media Services was the media partner. Event panelists were Shelly Tretter Lynch, senior associate, Sotheby’s International Real Estate, Greenwich; Jeffrey Kaplan, director, Norwalk-based Seligson Properties; Thomas Rich, president, Stamford-based F.D. Rich Co.; and Bruce Tuomala, director of economic development for the city of Danbury. The recovery is real, the attendees heard. There is fresh activity in high-end homes — a point made by Tretter Lynch — and in freshly minted and newly repurposed downtowns. Those downtowns, in particular, appear to be hot commodities, with millennials en masse turning their backs on cars, suburbia and all things not resembling Brooklyn. Rich said the Regional Plan Association’s 1970s vision of Stamford has largely come true. “Aerial photos of Stamford in 1968 are unrecognizable,” he said. He ticked off citywide amenities like entertainment, restaurants and the University of Connecticut’s Stamford campus as predictions that all came true, saying, “When you allow multifamily density, it helps.” Tuomala said game-changing developments can be hampered by too many government mandates. “A game-changer would

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Event panelists, from left, Shelly Tretter Lynch, senior associate, Sotheby’s International Realty, Greenwich; Jeffrey Kaplan, director, Norwalk-based Seligson Properties; Thomas Rich, president, Stamford-based F.D. Rich Co.; and Bruce Tuomala, director of economic development, city of Danbury. | Photos by Bill Fallon

be to include the cost of doing business in the equation,” he said. He said the question of future development in Danbury is often met with a “no” for the absence of clarity regarding true business costs. But he also cited a city on the upswing that included development in downtown, a less trafficchoked interstate in I-84 than more southerly municipalities endure with I-95, and the best employment numbers in the state. Kaplan, a Miami native who has worked with developer and Seligson Properties principal Stanley Seligson to make the Waypointe development in Norwalk a reality, also has seen the move into city centers, saying, “We in the development world want to be a part of that. “There has been a big urban movement,” he said of those now filling downtown apartments. “They want that New York City expe-

rience. That’s the biggest thing right now — people moving back into the urban centers and near transit hubs.” Tretter Lynch said, “The recovery is really real.” As such, she said new thinking may be required. For a recent $18 million sale, “The house had been on the market four to five years. Sotheby’s reinvented the project.” “The recovery is as real as we think it is,” Kaplan said. “It’s kind of like the stock market. There is a critical mass involved. As long as the banks do their part, we’re going to be OK.” Rich said he still frets about office space. “Real rents have not gone up in 30 years,” he said. “I do worry about the office market. It’s all about jobs, jobs, jobs.” Rich said there are pockets in the residential rental market that are “very strong,”

singling out Stamford as an example. “It used to be if you rented in Stamford you worked there. Now, people actually live there and commute out.” The panelists zeroed in on problematic transportation in the region. Rich said, “We’re positioned for continued growth, but there are issues. The railroad has major issues. We’re dealing with technology on that rail line that is archaic.” Tuomala gloated a bit about Danbury’s I-84 ease of driving compared with I-95’s perpetual clotting, saying, “I agree with Tom (Rich) about transportation. Interstate 84 is not as bad as 95, but it can still be tough.” The master of ceremonies, Paul Senecal, said, “Most of us make our schedules around I-95 traffic.”

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Peter Gioia, the Connecticut Business & Industry Association vice president and economist, asked during a question-and-answer period about the coming elections, saying transportation “is off the radar.” Citing state Legislature elections in November, he said, “What would you tell these candidates to do?” Rich responded, “We need to start acting regionally. Where we can develop near trains, we need to do that. The train, not only for us but for the entire Boston-Washington corridor, needs to be nurtured. As much housing as possible near the city cores and trains is key.” “This is an easy one,” Kaplan said. “We have to get rid of the cars.” Tuomala said Danbury developers seek relief from government, looking for a lower cost of doing business, lower bureaucracy and lower taxes. “Government seems to do the opposite of that,” he said.

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Kaplan disagreed, saying that in both Miami and in Fairfield County he had good relations with government. “Waypointe is a good thing that’s happening with government help,” he said.

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Stay consistent in working toward success I get nervous about the holes that keep cropping up. It seems like we all struggle with giving things the right amount of time and patience. How do we accomplish what we want to? THOUGHTS OF THE DAY: Setting the success tone for the company starts at the top. Define the top priorities that will lead to the company’s overall success. Have a way to track progress and know what progress looks like so you know it when you see it. Make sure everyone has time each week to work on those top priorities. Encourage people to practice making bigger and better decisions. When planning, allow for breakdowns and recovery time but demand that each mistake leads to getting smarter and quicker. If the business owner, as the leader of

the company, believes the company can succeed, employees are likely to follow. Conversely, if the owner is pessimistic, people are likely to pick up on that attitude. After all, the owner has the biggest stake in the company’s future and is presumed to have the best overall information. So what’s your attitude like these days? Committed, focused and driving forward to the prize? Are your concerns about the business just problems to work on solving? Having reservations about the future success of the company is normal. How those reservations are presented to those around you is what counts. When you look at the future, do you communicate to others that you see potential? Are you filling positions in the company with people who are capable of helping you to solve the company’s problems? Do you embrace change as a necessary part of the company’s evolution? PAINT A PICTURE OF WHAT COMPANY SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE. Work with managers and employees to identify the top factors and

actions that will lead to success. Get people engaged by talking realistically about the challenges and then brainstorm ways to get from where you are to where you want to be. IT’S YOUR CHOICE HOW THE PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR YOU SPEND THEIR TIME. If you keep asking for more productivity on day-to-day tasks, that’s what you’ll get. If you ask people to set aside time to think, plan, review results and revise actions, they’ll usually do that. But you can’t do both at once. Sacrifice a small amount of productivity in order to develop ways to become smarter, more error-free, faster and more coordinated. ASK PEOPLE TO TAKE A RISK. If they get it wrong, ask them to fix it. Start small. Build confidence for yourself and the people who work with you. The more that people around you can take on, the freer you will be to work on even bigger things. BUILD IN TIME FOR ERRORS AND RECOVERY. If you haven’t seen someone do something well in the past, expect they’ll get it wrong the first or second time they

try. Plan extra time and resources to allow for the learning curve to take hold. SET UP KPIS, or key performance indicators, to make sure that everyone knows what’s being measured. Graph performance versus KPIs so that it’s obvious when improvements are taking hold and when more help is needed to figure out better solutions. Celebrate the wins, and use them to build everyone’s confidence that things are getting better. LOOKING FOR A GOOD BOOK? Try “The Leadership Moment: Nine True Stories of Triumph and Disaster and Their Lessons for Us All” by Michael Useem and Warren Bennis. Andi Gray is president of Strate�y Leaders Inc., strate�yleaders.com, a business-consulting �irm that specializes in helping entrepreneurial �irms grow. She can be reached by phone at 877-238-3535. Do you have a question for Andi? Send it via email to AskAndi@strate�yleaders. Visit AskAndi.com for an entire library of Ask Andi articles.

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in downtown Stamford. Keynote speakers were Jenny Lawton, CEO of MakerBot Industries, a Brooklynbased 3-D printing company, and Linda Scott, University of Oxford DP World chairwoman for entrepreneurship and innovation and creator of the Double X Economy concept, which focuses on globalization and women’s empowerment. Some of the key workshop panelists were David Heath, co-founder of New Yorkbased Bombas Socks, who spoke about how to make crowdfunding work and Anne Ravanona, founder and CEO of Paris-based Global Invest Her, who flew in from France the night before to moderate a workshop on the realities of being a woman entrepreneur. In her speech, Leonardi spoke of the importance of networking among women entrepreneurs and providing capital for promising startups. Growing up in the Adirondack Mountains of New York state in a distressed rural town where the nearest grocery store was 25 miles away, Leonardi saw firsthand the reality of how poor economic conditions affect business. She began to work closely with a number of small companies in her town to help them structure their business strategies and guide them financially. “One was a women-owned natural body care company that was financing all her growth with her credit cards, and it was basically eating her alive,” Leonardi said. “So we helped her restructure her balance sheet. Another was a professor whom I helped focus on creating products and creating a revenue model. It was very reward-

Mary Brewster, founder and CEO of Redding-based American Flora. | Photo by Crystal Kang

ing. As a mentor I felt like I shared a lot, but I learned more from those entrepreneurs than I taught them.” Once Leonardi moved to Connecticut with her husband, she was named CEO of Connecticut Innovations, the state’s quasipublic authority responsible for technologybased economic development. In this role, she supports growing bioscience, information technology, clean technology and advanced manufacturing companies in their early stages. The organization has 100 companies in its portfolio and $200 million in assets, Leonardi said.

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“It is a very special thing to take your idea, that’s really personal, that you’re passionate about, and bring it in front of someone, and they’re not just judging your ideas, they’re judging you,” Leonardi said. “And that’s a really difficult place to be. That really helped me identify how the financing industry of how they dealt with entrepreneurs needed to change. That informed my approach to Connecticut Innovations.” Workshops followed the morning event, where panelists led seminars on topics ranging from marketing and branding to finding what state resources can help entrepreneurs hit the ground running. In the workshop on what investors look for, Candice Hughes, founder of Darienbased AdapTac Games, said she has been personally financing her business and paying her staff since last April. Her staff includes two programmers and a gaming artist who have helped her design a video game that helps kids practice their strategic thinking skills. Hughes, who is a neuroscientist, has a son and nephews who are autistic. She said she wants to help families like hers through education. “Our initial goal is to make the game as fun and entertaining as possible and put all the educational parts in the background,” Hughes said. “So they’re learning, but they don’t have talking panda bears saying, ‘You need to learn social skills, and this is what a smile looks like.’ We’re making it built into an actual game.” Women-owned businesses were stationed in booths and available to chat with women throughout the day. One of the vendors at the event was a Danbury-based candy cake making company called Sweet

Equations, which just started its women and family-owned business in January. Sade Owoye, Sweet Equations co-founder, came up with her business idea when one day she simply added KitKats and M&Ms to a cake she baked for her family and posted it on Facebook. “It got over 100 likes,” Owoye said. “So I said, ‘Huh, this could be something.’” Now she runs her own business with her mother, Vanessa Owoye, and she has the opportunity to come back to her alma mater, UConn, to showcase her first venture. Currently, she is receiving support from her family and working with nonprofits and a community center in New Milford. They plan to work with the UConn Business School’s Stamford Learning Accelerator and participate in advisory meetings to move her business to the next phase. Mary Brewster, founder of American Flora, a Redding-based women’s apparel company, is a returning vendor. She started her business three years ago. Along the way, she applied for the Stamford Learning Accelerator program to help steer her vision and business strategies. A team of UConn business students along with two professors studied her startup and wrote a detailed business plan to get her sustainable fashion business off the ground. “All my items are made from recycled plastic bottles, and I’ve been running my business from my house, selling sustainable fashion wear online,” Brewster said. “I do a lot of trunk shows, where I go to a party at a friend’s house or to retailers and people can meet me and see my clothing line and buy that day.” After consulting with UConn students on her business plan, she decided to expand her line of polyester spandex wraps, which was her most popular and expensive item in her inventory. “You can wear it as a sash, and it has no wrinkles,” Brewster said. “It’s good for traveling. You could wear it as a halter top or a scarf. You can swim in it and throw it in the wash. You can even wear it at yoga or put on a wrap over your leggings and go out to the city.” All proceeds from the event, barring overhead costs, go to supporting scholarships for female UConn students who are interested in entrepreneurship, said Brian Brady, director of the Stamford Learning Accelerator. Last year, the School of Business raised $6,500 in scholarships for the same event. This year, the school hopes to raise $10,000. If all goes well, next year they plan to bring more sponsors on board and grow its pool of panelists and vendors. “We wanted to take the resources of UConn in Stamford along with UConn’s School of Business to make our facilities, faculty and students and staff available to put together an event like this for women to network and to get mentored,” Brady said.

BY DAVID PENNINO

Sourcing and procurement becoming vital for the bottom line

ourcing and procurement might not be the most glamorous profession — just ask the parents of my four daughters’ classmates as we struggle to make small talk at countless school events. David Pennino At this point, I’ve received enough uncomfortable reactions — glazed tedium, embarrassed confusion, a sudden inability to meet my gaze — to last a lifetime. True, it’s not exactly “test pilot,” “fireman” or “DEA undercover operative,” but strategic sourcing and complex supply chain and procurement are actually very interesting, often undervalued and increasingly play an important role in any business. Companies that optimize their sourcing and procurement gain a competitive advantage, an edge that is becoming clearer to boardrooms and executives around the world. In the simplest terms, my job is straightforward: I buy things for companies. Or, rather, I help them to do it on their own using a combination of domain, industry and pro-

cess expertise alongside an ability to apply targeted solutions and world-class technology that is based on individual needs, so they have more spend leverage and smarter processes. I can even take over the function completely if they want. Sourcing and procurement specialists can show businesses how to spend and leverage in a way their CFOs can only dream of — because we buy for many companies across many industries. Sourcing and procurement gives companies speed and transparency in their supplier relationships. The goal is to empower these companies to link their business processes from concept development to customer delivery. Sourcing and procurement is on the cusp of the next wave of business evolution and it’s coming right on time. Less than 20 years ago, the vast majority of companies didn’t even have chief technology officers. Technology wasn’t considered a competitive advantage. Fast forward to today: Name one successful corporation that disregards technology. Companies that embraced technology early

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“Companies that take advantage of the opportunity to optimize their spend operations now will be best positioned for success in the years ahead.” were able to completely revolutionize their businesses and remain relevant in a rapidly changing environment. Today’s chief procurement officers or heads of sourcing and supply chain are becoming as prevalent and as vital in the preservation and the performance of a company’s bottom line as chief technical officers. Farsighted C-suites and boardrooms see this wave coming, understanding that sourcing and procurement hve the potential to cut through layers of bureaucracy, clutter and inefficiencies in order to drive business

growth. The economic turmoil of the past two decades means that even the “coolest” companies are compelled to find ways to operate more efficiently and effectively. No one is exempt. Companies that take advantage of the opportunity to optimize their spend operations now will be best positioned for success in the years ahead, creating new foundations that enable creative savings to permanently accrue, rather than erode and fade with time. So when business leaders start looking at their investments and asking what they can do to ensure sustainable and measurable profit and cash enhancement, it’s the sourcing and procurement experts who’ll be on speed dial. Those drivers of operational efficiency and value creation who help companies buy smarter hold the key to a more profitable future for businesses of all shapes and sizes. Pretty glamorous, no? David Pennino is president and CEO of Norwalk-based LogicSource, a sourcing and procurement services �irm owned by Bain Capital. The website is logicsource.com.

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THE LIST

Accounting Firms Ranked by number of CPAs in county. Listed alphabetically in event of tie.

Fairﬁeld County Next list: April 23 Largest Thrifts and Savings Banks

Accounting Firms

McGladrey +

850 Canal St., Fourth floor, Stamford 06902 328-7101 • mcgladrey.com

BlumShapiro & Company P.C.

2 Enterprise Drive, Shelton 06484 944-2100 • blumshapiro.com

Citrin Cooperman

37 North Ave., Norwalk 06851 847-4068 • citrincooperman.com

CohnReznick L.L.P.*

1177 Summer St., Stamford 06905 399-1900 • cohnreznick.com

368 Center St., Southport 06890 254-7000 • capossela.com

4 Corporate Drive, Suite 488, Shelton 06484 929-3535 • dhls.com

90 Grove St., Suite 101, Ridgefield 06877 438-0161 • reynoldsrowella.com

Capossela Cohen L.L.C.*

Dworken, Hillman, LaMorte & Sterczala P.C.

Reynolds & Rowella L.L.P.

O'Connor Davies L.L.P.

3001 Summer St., Stamford 06905 323-2400 • odpkf.com

1100 Summer St., Stamford 06905 327-5717 • odpkf.com

2228 Black Rock Turnpike, Suite 204, Fairfield 06825 333-2228 • cbsscpa.com

30 Oak St., Stamford 06905 975-8830 • dgbcpas.com

Kahan, Steiger & Company P.C.

Cohen, Burger, Schwartz & Sax L.L.C.

Dylewsky Goldberg & Brenner L.L.C.

Martin, DeCruze & Company L.L.P. 2777 Summer St., Stamford 06905 327-7151 • mdcocpa.com

Grill & Partners L.L.C.

111 Beach Road, Fairfield 06824 254-3880 • grill1.com

372 Danbury Road, Suite 218, Wilton 06897 762-5052 • dempsey-partners.com

Dempsey Partners L.L.C.

McGoldrick & McGoldrick CPAs L.L.P.

2 Greenwich Office Park West, Third floor, Greenwich 06830 531-4961 • mcgoldrickcpa.net

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Ken Seel kseel@kpmg.com 1897

240 19,862

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Laurie Schupmann Elaine Thornberry 1849

380 30,835

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37 2,568

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Anthony D. Ceci Jr. tony.ceci@mcgladrey.com 1926

88 5,200

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Carl Johnson Tom DeVitto tdevitto@blumshapiro.com 1980

51 188

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Mark L. Fagan mfagan@citrincooperman.com 1979

29 462

462

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COO and office managing partner, Stamford marketing@cohnreznick.com 1919

23 1,505

23 858

5 290

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David J. Fuchs CPA info@capossela.com 1946

25 25

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Frank A. Rowella Jr. CPA frankr@reynoldsrowella.com 1985

32 32

6 6

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Kevin J. Keane CPA Nancy Damato ndamato@odpkf.com 1891

32 525

8 85

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Brian McGeady bmcgeady@kahansteiger.com 1970

14 14

6 6

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Edward P. Burger CPA eburger@cbsscpa.com 1959

16 16

6 6

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Scott M. Brenner CPA sbrenner@dgbcpas.com 1991

9 9

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Kathleen DeCruze kdecruze@mdcocpa.com 2001

10 10

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Norman Grill n.grill@grill1.com 1984

12 12

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John Dempsey, CPA, CFE humanresources@dempsey-partners.com 1982

8 32

2 15

2 10

Thomas J. McGoldrick Ruth J. McGoldrick mcgold@computer.net 1988

2 2

Dom Esposito CPA

Eric N. Hendlin

erich@dhls.com 1990

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This list is a sampling of accoun1ng firms that serve the region. If you wish your firm to be included in our next lis1ng, please contact Danielle Renda at drenda@wesAairinc.com. NOTE: This list contains accoun1ng firms that responded to our ques1onnaire. + McGladrey is a professional services firm providing accoun1ng, tax and business consul1ng; opera1ng in an alterna1ve prac1ce structure with McGladrey & Pullen L.L.P., a partner-‐owned CPA firm that delivers audit and aQest services. Data reflects employees in both the Stamford and New Haven offices. * Informa1on from the 2013 lis1ng. WND Would not disclose.

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300 Atlantic St., Stamford 06901 539-3000 • pwc.com

684 24,533

personal planning

PwC L.L.P. *

Steve Gallucci sgallucci@deloitte.com 1895

management consulting

KPMG L.L.P.

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3001 Summer St., Stamford 06905 356-9800 • kpmg.com

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government accounting

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estate planning

333 Ludlow St., Stamford 06902 761-3000 • deloitte.com

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computer consulting

Deloitte L.L.P.

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BY ROBERT FERRUCCI

The case for speaking up in sales

s a sales presentation coach, I focus on helping salespeople be more effective when they are doing the talking. As a result, I am often reminded by other salespeople that sales is “all about listening,” that it’s “all about asking questions” and that I have “two ears and one mouth and I should use them in that proportion.” I agree that listening is a critical tool in sales, but I sometimes feel there is such an emphasis in sales today on listening that we don’t sufficiently appreciate the importance of skillful speaking. For a sale to occur, the prospect and the salesperson have to take turns speaking and listening. In the early stages of the process the salesperson should do most of the listening, but at various points it becomes our turn to educate the prospect about how we can help them. In her book “Perfect Selling,” Linda Richardson writes, “Dialogue is the tool of your trade. Dialogue is what your customers do to let you into their world. Dialogue is how you shape the customers’ perception of you and the value you bring.” Effective communication is a two-way

street. It is about reciprocity and sharing. So of course we want to ask questions and listen in order to understand the prospects’ core competencies, their issues and their goals. But keep in mind that they also want to understand our core competencies and our solutions, and they want to hear how our product or service can address their issues and goals. Strong presentation skills (whether used in formal presentation or conversation) are the most effective way to communicate our value to our prospects. In his book “The Boxcar Millionaire,” sales expert Tom Black says, “The best tool you have is your words. What comes out of your mouth determines your success or failure. If this weren’t true everyone could send out brochures and PowerPoint presentations and make six figures.” At some point in the sales process you will have to start doing more talking than listening because the prospect wants to know how you can help them. They need to understand your solution to their struggles or your plan to help them achieve their goals. I refer again to Richardson, who

in “Perfect Selling” has a chapter called “Leverage” dedicated to the concept that once we understand the prospect’s situation it is now our turn to deliver the solution. Richardson writes, “Once you have prepared, asked questions and listened, the task remains to use that knowledge to tailor what you say.” In other words, asking smart questions and doing lots of listening gives us a competitive advantage only if we then combine what we’ve learned with persuasive presentation skills and communicate a solution the prospect decides will improve their situation. Therefore, we must be able to communicate these things to the prospect in an effective and organized way. They expect that from us, and it is impossible to close a sale without providing the prospect with logical and persuasive reasons why they should buy from us. Sales trainer Patrick Hansen writes, “This stage (presentation) most influences the success or failure of the sale.” This is because it is when we are presenting or speaking that we prove to the prospect that we understand

their situation; this is the payoff to the prospect for answering all of our questions. But more than that, we must then prove to them that we have the right solution to improve that situation. Without providing back to the prospect a solution that addresses their specific needs, what exactly is the purpose of asking all those questions? Sales trainer and best-selling author Terri Sjodin identifies three characteristics of the top sales producers: the belief that they can be a top producer, great listening skills and excellent presentation skills. For Sjodin, listening and presentation cannot be separated but are both essential for sales success. By all means, ask questions, gather information and look for problems that you can solve. But when you’re done asking questions and listening, make sure you know how to lay out a persuasive case for your solution … and start talking. Fair�ield County-based Robert Ferrucci coaches professionals on effective business presentations via creating, organizing and delivering persuasive content. His website is robertferrucci.com.

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The Impact of Innovation and Creativity on Work How are work and the workplace changing? What are the particular flavors of the Connecticut economy that have affected the industries and the jobs that have come and gone in our area? Examining this question is Connecticut at Work, an initiative organized by Connecticut Humanities around a touring exhibition from the National Archives titled, “The Way We Worked.” As Connecticut Humanities’ organizing agent for the Stamford region, The Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County has helped cultural organizations apply for grant opportunities to program around the theme of the changing workplace and workforce in our region: successful programs include a collaborative educational exhibit of the restored Robert Lambdin mural, “Saugatuck in the Nineteenth Century,” at the Westport Historical Society, a panel discussion on “Women & Leadership: The Glass Ceiling” at the Stamford Museum, and post-performance discussions at the Westport Country Playhouse’s production of Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer Prizewinning “Intimate Apparel.” Information about many of these events can be found on our event calendar, FCBuzz.org. The Cultural Alliance has also developed its own program under the CT at Work banner. Stimulated by ongoing discussions about including the Arts in STEM education (making STEAM), we have partnered with Fairfield University to bring Randy Cohen from Americans for the Arts to talk on “The Arts, Creativity and the 21st-Century Workforce.” The program will be held Monday, Oct. 20 at Fairfield University’s Dolan School of Business. The panelists will include Kip Bergstrom, deputy commissioner of Connecticut’s Department of Economic and Community Development; Chris Bruhl, president and CEO of the Business Council of Fairfield County; Jill Saverine, vice president of human resources at Priceline.com; and James Simon, professor and associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Fairfield University. The panel will be moderated by innovation expert Jeanine Esposito, founder, Spark Consulting. Sacred Heart University, the University of Bridgeport and Comradity in Stamford have partnered with us in presenting three lead-in programs under the umbrella of Creativity in the Workplace. See the whole program at creativity. culturalalliancefc.org and RSVP for Oct. 20 to david@ culturalalliancefc.org. David Green Director of Programs & Membership Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County

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

FCBUZZ

Arts & Culture of Fairfield County

MUSIC ON THE HILL OPENS FALL SERIES The change of season inspires the fall concert of the Music on the Hill Chamber Chorus, “Music in Nature,” with Artistic Director Ellen Dickinson, conductor, to be held Sunday, Oct. 5, 3 p.m., at the Unitarian Church in Westport. The 16-voice professional ensemble will perform both accompanied and a capella works, featuring “Toward the Unknown Region” by Vaughan Williams, his setting of poetry by Walt Whitman and the classic American folk song “Shenandoah.” The concert also includes works by Randall Thompson, Sting, U2 and Ladysmith Black Mambazo. The music finds its perfect complement in the concert venue, the Unitarian Church in Westport. Tickets are $20 and may be purchased at the door or reserved in advance at tickets@musiconthehillCT.org. “Music in Nature” is the first concert of Music on the Hill’s Fall 2014 season. It is followed by the Jubilate Ringers performing “Bells Around the World” Friday, Oct. 17, 7:30 p.m., at Norfield Congregational Church in Weston. In November, the Festival Chorus performs “Songs of Thanksgiving,” also at Norfield Sunday, Nov. 8, 3 p.m. The concert calendar concludes with “Sounds of the Season,” a traditional Christmas concert featuring the Jubilate Ringers with Festival Chorus. “Sounds

of the Season” will be presented Friday, Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m., at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Wilton, 38 New Canaan Road. To receive concert updates and information about music workshops, join the mailing list by visiting musiconthehillCT.org.

A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION ON WORK, WOMEN, LEADERSHIP “The Way We Worked” — a fun and nostalgic exhibition looking back at the history of working people in America — will open Sept. 20 at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center. The exhibition is part of Connecticut at Work, a year-long conversation about the past, present and future of work life in Connecticut created by Connecticut Humanities. Connecticut at Work travels across the state through December. In conjunction with the exhibition, the museum will host “Women in Leadership, The Glass Ceiling: A Community Conversation” Wednesday, Oct. 1, 6:30 to 8 pm. This illuminating conversation with local experts will touch issues such as representation of women in government, business and nonprofit organizations, challenges and opportunities for women in the workplace and factors that influence leadership prospects for women. Trevor Crow, author and talk-show host, will serve as the moderator along with panelists Christine Bradley, director of Norwalk Public Library; Elizabeth Torres, executive director of Bridgeport Neighborhood Trust; Ruth Frantz, senior

partner of Wiser Partners; and Meghan Lowney, The Zoom Foundation. Admission is free, but pre-registration is required. To register or for more information, visit stamfordmuseum. org/adultprograms or call 203-977-6543. Connecticut at Work is an initiative of Connecticut Humanities. In Fairfield County, Connecticut at Work is a partnership with the Stamford Museum & Nature Center and the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County. The Connecticut tour of The Way We Worked is made possible by Connecticut Humanities and Historic New England. For a calendar of events and more information, visit cthumanities.org/ ctatwork.

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Presented by: Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County

SPECIAL REPORT

HUMAN RESOURCES

Two county staﬃng ﬁrms see highs and lows of HR needs BY CRYSTAL KANG ckang@westfairinc.com

espite having tightened spending during the height of the recession, many companies in Fairfield County are now turning to staffing firms to fill positions. Karen Eidelman, branch manager of Manpower, a global staffing and hiring franchise, said business has been going well because the job market is ripe and as the economy is recovering, companies want to hire. However, she said, companies are now taking longer to decide who to hire. “Business is very cyclical,” Eidelman said. “When the economy tanks, we slow down because people aren’t hiring, so people don’t use our services. As hiring improves, and as the economy improves, businesses start to look to us to restaff.” Eidelman’s branch serves Westchester, Rockland and Fairfield counties as well as northern New Jersey markets. Her firm has selected candidates to fill a range of job openings from administrative assistants and human resources managers to construction workers and retail workers. She found that the most requested jobs are in manufacturing and those requiring experience in manual labor. The firm places candidates in both temporary and permanent positions. “A client will call Manpower and say, ‘I need a file clerk for three weeks,’” Eidelman said. “We get all the information that the company needs, and we select Manpower associates to go through the screening process with existing candidates in our database. Once we make a match we send over the recommendations, and if that company

Karen Eidelman, branch manager of Manpower.

hires our candidate, then we charge the client for using our services. Sometimes, clients will decide to go from using a candidate as a temp to a full-time hire. That’s a conversion.” Todd Capute, owner of Express Employment Professionals, a company focused on temporary job placement, human resources and consulting, said he is also noticing more businesses are using his firm’s services — but it’s taking longer for companies to make a hiring decision. Sometimes, companies request that the firm work with very specific parameters and job descriptions that make it more challenging to find a candidate to fit the bill.

Todd Capute, owner of Express Employment Professionals in Fairfield.

“We’re getting job orders now that are very narrow and specific,” Capute said. “The challenge is to fill those niche positions across all industries. Companies have adopted this mentality of making jobs more specific and becoming picky about who they hire. It’s taking longer for them to make decisions because they’ll go through a round of interviews and just wait. Capute said his business sees the most common job openings in Fairfield County are in accounting and bookkeeping. He said there’s also a fairly high demand for experienced drivers with a commercial driver’s license. Most companies that reach

out to Capute’s firm aren’t looking to create a human resources department. They just need a quick reference from a consultant to help them find the most qualified candidates to fill their job openings. Staffing firms by nature must quickly and efficiently respond to clients’ needs. Some days they may need to recruit administrators, while other days they may need a few temporary hires that can help move a few boxes, Eidelman said. “There are thousands and thousands of job seekers that come to us,” Eidelman said. “We want to select the person who has key skills and is going to market them to our clients.”

Igor Sikorsky’s early ‘vertical lift’ efforts honored

tratford-based Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. in Hartford, this month marked 75 years of modern helicopter flight that began Sept. 14, 1939, when 50-year-old chief designer and chief test pilot Igor Sikorsky lifted off the ground to tabletop height in an experimental helicopter designated the VS-300. The first flight began a four-year test program that proved the efficiency of Sikorsky’s single-rotor design, gave birth to a global helicopter industry and forever changed the

course of aviation history, the company said in a statement. “Tens of thousands of helicopters today fly the world’s skies, and the configuration almost all of them use is a single main rotor coupled to an anti-torque tail rotor,” said Sikorsky President Mick Maurer. Igor Sikorsky had tried 30 years earlier, in spring 1909, to build a helicopter at his family home in Kiev, Ukraine. His apparatus consisted of a wood and wire-braced frame built around a 25-horsepower engine. He

tried again in the spring of 1910, with a second design consisting of two new three-bladed rotors, but the craft could barely lift itself off the ground without a pilot. Realizing that technology would have to catch up with the idea of vertical-lift flight, the young engineer abandoned his dream for a more practical career in fixed-wing aviation. “The helicopter was always my father’s first love,” said Sikorsky’s son and company ambassador Sergei Sikorsky, who also worked as an apprentice mechanic on

the VS-300 aircraft. “By the late 1930s, my father wanted to prove that after two aviation careers — in Russia before and during World War I, and in the United States building transoceanic flying boats before the Second World War — that he could design and build a helicopter without knowing how it should be done, and then to try to fly one never having flown one before. That was a challenge many said couldn’t be done.” — Bill Fallon

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BY MARK W. HALPERT

Four steps to stand out on LinkedIn This is the �irst of two columns on how to get more results with LinkedIn.

ffective social media and meaningful business-to-business, or B2B, networking are conveniently combined on LinkedIn. Today, B2B operates at a velocity at which both attributes are required. However, only a small number of the 313 million-plus professionals using LinkedIn are using it to its full potential. Exactly what else can you do to look your best and portray yourself as the right person to work with? Here’s how to go further on LinkedIn to reap big dividends. • NEVER CUT AND PASTE SECTIONS FROM YOUR RESUME, which is by its definition a historic, backward-looking document. A resume is static; LinkedIn is organic. The B2B professional needs to show him/ herself on LinkedIn in three tenses: past experience, present efforts and future aspirations. Use short blocks of copy, rich with SEO keywords in rich, easily digestible sentences. Use “I” and power verbs. Why? First, we have short attention spans in our busy

day. And LinkedIn is a gigantic B2B search engine, so keywords help you get found. • CONCENTRATE YOUR ENERGY ON WRITING A DYNAMIC PROFESSIONAL HEADLINE. That 120-character (which includes spaces) snippet of text under your name defines you all over LinkedIn. Your professional headline leads your B2B brand, so make it intriguing; clearly tell others who you really are, not what your title/company is. This section must be keyword-rich (for search purposes) yet easy to digest in a quick gulp. Not “Owner, XYZ Corporation,” but “Seasoned pro leveraging 20+ years’ experience managing Inc.1000 business; seeks another challenging business investment.” That’s exactly 119 characters, including spaces, and emphasizes who you really are. • HAVE A GOOD HEADSHOT AND GET STARTED USING VIDEO. Potential B2B contacts might phone you after reviewing your profile, so allow them to speak to you while looking at your photo on LinkedIn. This enables a better,

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natural conversation. A short, good-quality video sample of your speaking style demonstrates your ability to explain a complex concept easily to the B2B prospect, making you highly memorable. Be sure to append the video, or other multimedia, to your LinkedIn summary or experience sections, as appropriate.

A resume is static; LinkedIn is organic. • WRITE LINKEDIN LONG-FORM POSTS TO SHOWCASE YOUR VOICE as an expert in your field and differentiate yourself from the crowd. Soon everyone on LinkedIn will be able to blog on LinkedIn in the posts section to

provide even more depth to their profiles. Add professional opinions, observations and positive reflections to gain more prospective clients and B2B followers of your thought leadership. Make each post effective: Opine on topics that are universally relevant and beneficial as LinkedIn’s business readership is truly global. This, in turn, will greatly reinforce your personal and company brand. You are always building your B2B reputation and branding yourself as an expert. Social media, and LinkedIn in particular, makes this more efficient when used effectively. As a B2B professional, you must convey in rich, searchable terms why you are the one to consider for business: what values you distinctly bring to the table and clear reasons why you stand out from the crowd. This is not easy and consumes precious time, but it is very beneficial. Marc W. Halpert (linkedin.com/in/ marchalpert) has started three companies, all of which he continues to operate. His third company, connect2collaborate.com, spreads his LinkedIn and networking message worldwide. He is based in Fair�ield.

FACTS & FIGURES on the record ATTACHMENTS RELEASED Highland HC L.L.C., Newtown. Released by Nicholas Mazzo. $11,485 in favor of Premiere Flooring Systems Inc., Bethel. Property: 123-125 S. Main St., Newtown. Filed Sept. 5. Highland HC L.L.C., Newtown. Released by Rui Ribiero. $34,451 in favor of J & J Concrete Foundations Inc., Millwood, N.Y. Property: 123-125 S. Main St., Newtown. Filed Sept. 5.

BUILDING PERMITS

COMMERCIAL American Sign Inc., contractor for One Eighty-Five Stagg Association. Add four wall signs to the outside of an existing commercial space at 176 Linwood Ave., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $8,500. Filed Sept. 10. Baywater Management, Darien, contractor for self. Perform renovations to an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 36 Oak St., Darien. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed Sept. 9. Benco L.L.C., contractor for Hyde Park Condominium Association. Remove the existing EPDM roofing system and install a new one on the roof of an existing commercial space at 27 Northill St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $287,711. Filed between Sept. 8 and Sept. 12. Boston HP L.L.C., Stamford, contractor for self. Frame and sheetrock new interior walls and ceiling in an existing commercial space at 1281 E. Main St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $33,300. Filed between Sept. 8 and Sept. 12.

Items appearing in the Fairfield County Business Journal’s On The Record section are compiled from various sources, including public records made available to the media by federal, state and municipal agencies and the court system. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this information, no liability is assumed for errors or omissions. In the case of legal action, the records cited are open to public scrutiny and should be inspected before any action is taken. Questions and comments regarding this section should be directed to: Bill Fallon c/o Westfair Communications Inc. 3 Westchester Park Drive, Suite G7 White Plains, N.Y. 10604-3407 Phone: (914)694-3600 Fax: (914)694-3680

Caldwell and Walsh Building Construction, contractor for St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic. Construct a new church at 13 Pembroke Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $1.2 million. Filed Sept. 9.

Phase Construction Services, contractor for Darien Normandy. Perform renovations to an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 330 Boston Post Road, Darien. Estimated cost: $250,000. Filed Sept. 2.

Corporate Display Specialties, Fairfield, contractor for Patten Corp. Replace a ground sign at an existing commercial space at 53 Unquoqa Place, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $1,900. Filed Sept. 10.

Regency Homes L.L.C., contractor for Commerce Drive Holdings. Convert a retail building to a medical building with an elevator at 305 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $4.9 million. Filed Sept. 10.

CT Basement Systems Inc., Seymour, contractor for Medical Properties. Finish basement lab and x-ray storage areas. Install new walls, counters, sinks and perform electrical work at 173 East Ave., New Canaan. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed Aug. 26.

Stamford Center for The Arts, Stamford, contractor for self. Perform alterations on the wall on the second floor in an existing commercial space at 307 Atlantic St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed between Sept. 8 and Sept. 12.

CT Sign, contractor for BFS Retail & Commercial. Replace four wall signs in an existing commercial space at 750 Kings Highway, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed Sept. 10.

Stamford Museum and Nature Center, Stamford, contractor for self. Construct three tents on an existing commercial space at 39 Scofieldtown Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $500. Filed between Sept. 8 and Sept. 12.

Great Eastern Remodeling L.L.C., contractor for One Pembroke Road L.L.C. Pour frost footings across the garage opening in an existing singlefamily residence at 1 E. Pembroke Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $800. Filed Sept. 8.

Summer Street Properties Inc., Stamford, contractor for self. Change the exterior sign at an existing commercial space at 945 Summer St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed between Sept. 8 and Sept. 12.

Hamilton, Bruce, contractor for Hawley Realty Ltd. Perform an interior fit-out in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 215 Federal Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $125,000. Filed Aug. 22.

TRC Environmental Corp., contractor for Exide Group Inc. Add four temporary trailers onto an existing commercial space at 2190 Post Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed Sept. 10.

JAR Associates, Brookfield, contractor for self. Perform an interior fit-out in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 770 Federal Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed Aug. 19. King Low Heywood Thomas School Inc., Stamford, contractor for self. Construct a new tent for a special event at a school, 1450 Newfield Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed between Sept. 8 and Sept. 12. McPhee Electric Ltd. L.L.C., contractor for Barden Corp. Upgrade and replace cell tower equipment on a commercial structure at 2 Sugar Hollow Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed Sept. 11. Mondo Gatto Inc., Southbury, contractor for Forest Street Properties L.L.C. Construct a new mixed-use building for commercial and residential usage at 21 Forest St., New Canaan. Estimated cost: $4.4 million. Filed Aug. 28. PFH II Stamford L.L.C., Stamford, contractor for self. New permit for a temporary tent on an existing commercial space at 242 Fairfield Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed between Sept. 8 and Sept. 12.

RESIDENTIAL 114 Skyview Associates L.L.C., Redding, contractor for self. Demolish an existing single-family residence at 114 Skyview Lane, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Aug. 26. AAA Bongiorno Carting & Demo, Stamford, contractor for Tony Shizari. Demolish an existing single-family residence at 386 South Ave., New Canaan. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Sept. 8. AAA Bongiorno Carting & Demo, Stamford, contractor for Anthony Shizari. Demolish a pool at an existing single-family residence at 386 South Ave., New Canaan. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed Sept. 8. ADN Roofing L.L.C., contractor for Christopher J. Deak. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 101 Shoreham Village, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $7,745. Filed Sept. 8. Barnes, Michael A., Stamford, contractor for self. Perform interior cosmetic renovations on the first floor of an existing two-family dwelling at 26 Whitmore Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed between Sept. 8 and Sept. 12.

Bennett, John, Wilton, contractor for Jeff Knightly. Add and alter an existing single-family residence at 138 Brookside Road, Darien. Estimated cost: $160,000. Filed Sept. 10. BG Construction Inc., New Canaan, contractor for Dennis Perry and Martah Perry. Remodel the kitchen, bathroom and add new laundry closets to the master bathroom and basement at 135 Oenoke Ridge, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed Aug. 29. Butts Brothers Excavation L.L.C., contractor for Love Where You Live Homes. Demolish a two-story existing single-family residence at 97 Fox St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $9,000. Filed Sept. 5. C & D Contractors L.L.C., contractor for R-K Brick Walk V L.L.C. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 1125 Post Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $35,950. Filed Sept. 5. C E Floyye Company Inc., contractor for James Vose and Robin Whitney. Pour the foundations for a new structure at 510 Sasco Hill Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $1.2 million. Filed Sept. 5. Carbin, Jarlath, Norwalk, contractor for Sean M. Gelston and Ingrid Hlawaty. Build a doghouse attachment on the side of an existing single-family residence at 256 White Oak Shade Road, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed Sept. 12. Casey Roofing Company Inc., Fairfield, contractor for Beatrice D. Steeneck. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 951 Post Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $53,000. Filed Sept. 8. Caton, Neil, et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Remove an existing garage and construct a new onecar detached garage at an existing single-family residence at 39 Turn of River Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $14,400. Filed between Sept. 8 and Sept. 12. Cecchini, Richard, Brookfield, contractor for Ruckel. Add a new front porch to an existing single-family residence at 14 Ox Drive, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $6,800. Filed Aug. 26. City Carting, Stamford, contractor for Wilhern Darien. Demolish an existing single-family residence at 14 Patricia Lane, Darien. Estimated cost: $14,000. Filed Sept. 3. City Carting, Darien, contractor for self. Demolish an existing singlefamily residence at 73 Stanton Road, Darien. Estimated cost: $14,000. Filed Sept. 5.

Coles, Paul R., Fairfield, contractor for self. Construct a new two-story attached garage at an existing singlefamily residence at 1050 Old Academy Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $56,000. Filed Sept. 5. D’Acunto Construction L.L.C., Wilton, contractor for Carter Development L.L.C. Construct a new singlefamily dwelling with six bedrooms, six bathrooms, two and one-half baths, a kitchen, breakfast room, finished attic, unfinished basement, four fireplaces, a three-bay garage and an open patio at 670 Carter St., New Canaan. Estimated cost: $1 million. Filed Aug. 28. DeFalco Siding & Construction, contractor for Kwok. Replace the windows and siding at an existing singlefamily residence at 40 Deer Run, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $39,075. Filed Aug. 26. Deleo, Dohenty V., Darien, contractor for self. Demolish a part of the basement in an existing single-family residence at 21 Canoe Trail, Darien. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed Sept. 11. Design Building & Remodeling, Ridgefield, contractor for Cheryl P. Slater. Add a small family room on the first floor and add master bedroom on second floor at 224 N. Wilton Road, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed Sept. 10. DiBiago, Kristopher M., contractor for Clement L Raiteri Jr., et al. Install a generator on the backside of an existing single-family residence at 23 Woodmere Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $7,000. Filed between Sept. 8 and Sept. 12. Dietter Properties L.L.C., Danbury, contractor for self. Add a new roof and furnace to an existing singlefamily residence at 21 Mendes Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $65,000. Filed Sept. 9.

Durants Party Rental, Brookfield, contractor for Silvermine Building 3. Construct temporary tents at 101 Silvermine Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $2,100. Filed Aug. 19. Durants Party Rental, Brookfield, contractor for Ox Ridge Hunt. Add temporary tents for a special event at 512 Middlesex Road, Darien. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed Sept. 9. Erminia, Bojadzic, Stamford, contractor for self. Replace the sheet rock and change floors from tile to hardwood. Upgrade the existing fireplace and replace interior doors at 91 Dora St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed between Sept. 8 and Sept. 12. ERST Construction TRS L.L.C., Stamford, contractor for 1266 Soundview Realty L.L.C. Perform interior renovations to an existing commercial space at 1266 E. Main St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $55,000. Filed between Sept. 8 and Sept. 12. EverLast Construction L.L.C., contractor for Robert J. Tefry and Mary G. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 190 Chatham Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $17,900. Filed Sept. 9. Farnham, John, New Canaan, contractor for Michael Santulli. Perform an addition to the garage, add three rooms above and perform interior renovations to the bedroom, bathroom and the kitchen at 117 Frogtown Road, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $650,000. Filed Aug. 27. G & S Renovations L.L.C., Stamford, contractor for Alejandro Knopoff, et al. Remodel a kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 26 Rising Rock Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed between Sept. 8 and Sept. 12.

RISKSPAN, INC. located at 281 Tresser Blvd., Suite 1002,

Stamford, CT 06901 for the position of Junior Analyst. Interact with clients & customize financial tools based on client needs and end-user requirements. Maintain and extend RiskSpan’s proprietary loss & prepayment models by analyzing, developing & integrating financial application software packages. BS degree or foreign equiv in Bus Mgmt, Bus Admin, MIS or a rel tech field & 2 yrs of exp in the job offered or in computer program software development with fixed income system software & appls. All stated exp must include development exp with scripting in SQL & Visual Basic. Must also have exp with mortgage backed securities, loans & structured products, Intex Appl Programming Interface & financial modeling & with designing tech components and troubleshooting programming issues with financial software appls. Please mail resumes to F. Lobo, RiskSpan, Inc., 281 Tresser Blvd., Suite 1002, Stamford, CT 06901.

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NEWSMAKERS [PLUS AWARDS AND EVENTS] FCA ANNUAL GOLF & TENNIS CLASSIC

BOARD CHANGES TO STAMFORD DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS

From left, 2014 Tennis Classic Co-persons Mary Cahill and Stephanie Mercado with Robert F. Cashel.

More than $100,000 was raised at FAMILY & CHILDREN’S AGENCY’S (FCA) annual Golf & Tennis Classic, held Sept. 8 at Brooklawn Country Club, Fairfield. MARK BROWN of Wilton and JAMIE BERGIN of Darien were chairmen to the event’s tennis portion. Corporate sponsors, participants and donators included BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH, BAR-

CLAYS, BLOOMBERG TRADEBOOK, CG42, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA, DEUTSCHE BANK, GOLDMAN SACHS, HILLHEAD CAPITAL INC., THE HOUR PUBLISHING COMPANY, HSBC, IDELLE LABS, JEFFERIES, KCG HOTSPOT, MAPLEWOOD SENIOR LIVING, MCMAHON FORD OF NORWALK, MJP WEALTH ADVISORS, MORGAN STANLEY, NOMURA SECURITIES IN-

WOMEN’S BUSINESS COUNCIL FETES ANDERSON At the 16th annual BETHEL TOWN PICNIC at the Clifford J. Hurgin Municipal Center in Bethel, SCOTTY Fund’s founder and president, LINDA ANDERSON, was named recipient of the fifth annual Heart of the Women Award given by the Danbury Chamber of Commerce’s Women’s Business Council. The SCOTTY Fund is a nonprofit

TERNATIONAL INC., PEOPLE’S UNITED BANK, RBS, STEIN|TROOST ARCHITECTURE, UBS, WEEDEN & CO. L.P. and XEROX CORPORATION. Individual sponsors and donors included DEANNA and JAMIE BERGIN, TAMMY and BARK BROWN, JILL and ALEX DIMITRIEF, JAY and MARK LUX, KATHLEEN and PETER MURPHY, BARBARA and WILLIAM O. MURPHY and friends of the FCA.

Deborah Golden

Scott Kuppersmith

STAMFORD DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS (SD4S), an organization providing scholarships to students residing in or attending high school in Stamford, recently announced changes to its board. New officers include GARY FREEMAN, former vice president serving as president; CATHY DRENCKHAHN, former secretary sharing the vice president role with board member DENIS MAN-

GANO; and BRIAN WHEELIN, board member serving as secretary. With their terms expiring, TONY D-AMELIO, co-founder and co-president of SD4S, will serve as executive committee president emeritus and fellow co-founder/co-president JIM MCCLAFFERY will remain board director. DEBORAH GOLDEN and SCOTT KUPPERSMITH were also elected as two new board directors.

PALACE THEATRE LAUNCHES ‘IMAGINE’

providing financial support for children with life-threatening and critical illnesses. The award will be presented Oct. 16, 5 p.m., at a dinner reception at the Ethan Allen Hotel in Danbury. For more information, call JoAnn Cueva at 203-743-5565 or email Joann@danburychamber.com.

DOT GENERATION FORMS PARTNERSHIP Stamford-based DOT GENERATION, a full-service graphic communication company, recently announced an annual partnership agreement with WEBSTER BANK ARENA and the

BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS. This partnership positions Dot Generation as the exclusive graphic communication service provider for the arena.

FIRST COUNTY BANK SELECTED BY HEARST Stamford-based FIRST COUNTY BANK was recently selected as one of THE HEARST MEDIA SERVICES CONNECTICUT Top Workplaces for

2014. The results are determined by employee feedback, via a survey conducted by WORKPLACEDYNAMCIS L.L.P.

Stamford’s Palace Theatre.

Stamford’s PALACE THEATRE hosted its first “Imagine” event, “Experience Paris,” on the Harman stage recently, 61 Atlantic St., Stamford. More than 75 people attended. The Imagine team includes: JEFFREY SELDEN of Stamford’s Finest, MARCIA

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SELDEN CATERING, RUTH RIDGEWAY of Ruth Ridgeway Designs, JEFF NYKIOS of Leros Point to Point, JIM ROMANIELLO of James Daniel Music, Entertainment and Video, DANIELLE ROBINSON of Danielle Robinson Photography and MICHAEL STELLUTI from Smith Party Rentals. The Imag-

ine events offer businesses the opportunity to forego more standard meeting spaces for a state-of-the-art theatrical, experiential event. For more information on Imagine events, contact Mia Schipani at 203-517-3409 or mschipani@palacestamford.org.

NEW YOUTH MEMBERS TO YVC BOARD ELL, 15, of Immaculate High School. Each member will serve a oneyear term, assisting with international and local YVC programming. Some 10,000 youths volunteer with YVC annually throughout the U.S. and Canada. For more information, visit uwwesternct.org/yvc.

FIRST COUNTY BANK GRANTS $109,000 TO NORWALK NONPROFITS Kimberly DiBella-Farber.

ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTHWEST CONNECTICUT; KEYSTONE HOUSE; LIBERATION PROGRAMS INC.; MALTA HOUSE; THE MARITIME AQUARIUM AT NORWALK; NORWALK COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION; NORWALK HOSPITAL FOUNDATION; NORWALK SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM; OPEN DOOR SHELTER; SERVING ALL VESSELS EQUALLY INC.; STAR INC.; and UNITED WAY OF COASTAL CONNECTICUT, NORWALK AND WILTON.

YP NAMES LEBOW CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER

son named Tom Donohue as regional vice president, sales, to serve the Northeast region. Donohue will be based at WebbMason’s Fairfield office.

GREENWICH CHAMBER GOLF OUTING GREENWICH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE held its annual golf outing Sept. 10 at the GRIFFITH E. HARRISON GOLF CLUB,

1300 King St., Greenwich. More than 22 foursomes participated and competed for prizes and raﬄes.

To RSVP, e-mail @bethelchamber.com. For more SCORE events email score. fairfieldcounty@gmail.com Sacred Heart University and cosponsor Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County will feature “Creative & Innovative Thinking from the Classroom to the Boardroom,” the third conversation in a four-part series on creativity in the workplace, 2 p.m., Sacred Heart University Commons, 5151 Park Ave., Fairfield.

The Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) will feature a screening of “Sweet Dreams,” directed by Litchfield filmmakers, Rob and Lisa Fruchtman, 6 p.m., Oct. 8., 750 Chase Parkway, Waterbury. Following the film, there will be a Q&A with Alexis Miesen, owner of Blue Marble Ice Cream in Brooklyn, N.Y., the film’s director, Rob Fruchtman, and president and CEO of WBDC, Fran Pastore. For more information or to register, visit ctwbdc.org.

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

NEW WEBBMASON FAIRFIELD OFFICE WEBBMASON, an integrated marketing solutions and services company headquartered in Baltimore, announced the opening of a new office in Fairfield County. WebbMa-

SCORE hosts a strategic marketing and planning workshop series, which began Sept. 23 and will continue on select days through Oct. 28, from 8-10 a.m. All events will be held at the Best Western Plus, 11 Stony Hill Road, Bethel. The workshops are co-sponsored by the Bethel, Brookfield and Newtown Chambers of Commerce and the Bethel Office of Economic Development and SCORE of Western Connecticut.

AUTUMN 2014

Stamford-based FIRST COUNTY BANK FOUNDATION recently awarded 19 Norwalk-based nonprofit groups $109,000 to support their community missions. The nonprofits include: CANCERCARE CONNECTICUT; CARVER FOUNDATION OF NORWALK; COMMUNITY PLATES; ELDERHOUSE; FAIRFIELD COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION; FAMILY & CHILDREN’S AGENCY; HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL; JUNIOR

Fairfield Museum offers a new exhibit, “Accused: Fairfield’s Witchcraft Trials,” Sept. 25-Jan. 5, 370 Beach Road. The exhibit will begin with a kickoff “Museum After Dark” wine and cheese event Sept. 25, 6-8 p.m. For more information, fairfieldhistory.org.

OCT. 8

From left, First County Bank Senior Vice President Rick Zaremski; Family & Children’s Agency President and CEO for Family Support Services and Prevention Programs Robert F. Cashel; and First County Bank Vice President Tripp Moore, who is also a commercial loan officer.

The CHILD GUIDANCE CENTER OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT’S (CGC) KIMBERLY DIBELLAFARBER, chief operating officer and director of quality and operations, was selected as a panelist for The Economist magazine’s second annual health care forum in Boston. DiBella-Farber helped tackle health care developments alongside executives from CVS Pharmacy, Boston Children’s Hospital and Beacon Health Strategies. The Economist’s health care forum was Sept. 17 at the Seaport Boston Hotel.

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Three local youths were selected to serve on YOUTH VOLUNTEER CORPS’ (YVC) international youth advisory board and represent the YVC of Western Connecticut. The youth selected were: ALYSSA BARRETT, 17, of Danbury High School; OLIVIA HARRIS, 16, of Danbury High School; and MACKENZIE MITCH-

DIBELLA-FARBER AS PANELIST FOR ‘THE ECONOMIST’

David Lebow

YP, a leading local marketing solutions provider, announced Westport resident, DAVID LEBOW, has been named chief revenue officer. Lebow joined YP in January 2013 as executive vice president of digital markets. He has more than 25 years experience in leadership roles for companies, including AOL, Clear Channel, Internet Broadcasting and Group Commerce.

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FACTS Green Acres Landscaping L.L.C., Monroe, contractor for Howard M. Friedman and Sally R. Weinand. Construct a new stone patio and outdoor kitchen island with a freestanding fireplace and new drains at 322 Canoe Hill Road, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $80,000. Filed Aug. 28. Grenier, Michael R., contractor for Armand Grenier, et al. Tear off and reroof asphalt shingles on the house and garage at 225 Courtland Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed between Sept. 8 and Sept. 12. Guglielmo, Mary C. and Michael Guglielmo, Fairfield, contractor for self. Build a rear deck at an existing single-family residence at 47 Millard St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $1,200. Filed Sept. 5.

LG Building and Remodeling, contractor for Barry W. Rickert and Judith A. Rickert. Renovate the existing office to be a master bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 26 School House Drive, Danbury. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed Sept. 8.

Mousa, Halim G., et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Add a carport to side of an existing single-family residence. Six-year letter issued at 348 Stillwater Ave., Stamford. No cost disclosed. Filed between Sept. 8 and Sept. 12.

Licopantis, Peter G., et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Construct a retaining wall to install a sign at an existing commercial space at 180 Turn of River Road, Unit 13B, Stamford. Estimated cost: $12,450. Filed between Sept. 8 and Sept. 12.

Mullahy, Kelly F. and Brendan B. Mullahy, Fairfield, contractor for self. Finish the basement with a half bathroom and remodel second-floor bathrooms at 45 Morehouse Highway, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Sept. 8.

Magan, Luis G., et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Add an office, family room and a small kitchen to an existing single-family residence at 61 Pine Hill Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed between Sept. 8 and Sept. 12.

Nardone III, Michael E., et al., Fairfield, contractor for self. Add an open deck to an existing single-family residence at 464 Mill Hill Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Sept. 10.

Guinter Development, contractor for Dave Coughlin. Perform additions and alterations to an existing singlefamily residence at 27 Miles Road, Darien. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed Sept. 10.

Martone, Brookfield, contractor for self. Add a kitchen in the basement of an existing single-family residence at 86 Obtuse Hill Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed Aug. 20.

High Point Development, Brookfield, contractor for self. Construct a new single-family house at 250 Whisconier Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $160,000. Filed Aug. 27.

Martone, Brookfield, contractor for self. Add a deck to an existing singlefamily residence at 86 Obtuse Hill Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed Aug. 29.

Nash Construction, Shelton, contractor for 77 Woodridge L.L.C. Demolish a pool at an existing singlefamily residence at 77 Woodridge Drive, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed Aug. 25. New England Interiors, contractor for Candia. Renovate the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 15 Whisconier Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $35,000. Filed Aug. 27.

Hobbs Inc., New Canaan, contractor for 285 Harbor Road L.L.C. Add a cupola to an existing single-family residence at 385 Harbor Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $15,275. Filed Sept. 9.

Martone, Dave, contractor for Frengs. Add a two-story addition to an existing single-family residence at 168 Long Meadow Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed Aug. 19.

O’Connor, Jane A. and Charles G. O’Connor, Fairfield, contractor for self. Add a rear deck to an existing single-family residence at 141 Cardinal St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $1,500. Filed Sept. 9.

Ingraham, David, Darien, contractor for self. Disassemble the interior of an existing single-family residence at 33 Casement St., Darien. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed Sept. 9.

Martone, Glenn, contractor for self. Replace the cooktop, kitchen sink and faucet in an existing singlefamily residence at 20 Arapaho Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $500. Filed Aug. 29.

Oliver, Jean and Kevin W. White, Danbury, contractor for self. Legalize full bathroom and half bathroom at an existing single-family residence at 14 Mabel Ave., Danbury. Estimated cost: $1,900. Filed Sept. 8.

Mason, Steve, Darien, contractor for self. Add and alter an existing single-family residence at 21 Cliff Ave., Darien. Estimated cost: $300,000. Filed Sept. 11.

Pandolfi, Wendy L. and Salvador Pandolfi. Danbury, contractor for self. Build a new three-car detached garage at an existing single-family residence at 12 Ohehyahtah Place, Danbury. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed Sept. 10.

Joyce, Pereira, New Canaan, contractor for self. Demolish a deck at an existing single-family residence at 268 Briscoe Road, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed Aug. 26. Kelley, Brookfield, contractor for self. Fill in an in-ground pool at an existing single-family residence at 27 Arrowhead Drive, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $5,200. Filed Aug. 27.

Mazza, Brookfield, contractor for self. Construct a new home at 13 Apple Hill Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $275,000. Filed Aug. 26.

L B & O L.L.C., contractor for George Michael Franzen. Remodel the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 51 Marne Ave., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $29,456. Filed Sept. 9.

McGorty, Gavin, contractor for Reddin. Remodel the basement in an existing single-family residence at 28 Arrowhead Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed Aug. 27.

LBM Contracting L.L.C., Norwalk, contractor for Emily Restifo Philip. Expand the deck on an existing singlefamily residence at 7 Park Lane, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Aug. 29.

Michael S. Gallo Builder, Stratford, contractor for Douglas H. Marshall. Finish the existing level walk-out basement with a new laundry and refinish two bathrooms at 237 Wahackme Road, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $92,000. Filed Aug. 29.

Lecher Development L.L.C., New Canaan, contractor for Alfred S. Canoro and Michael Canoro. Renovate the kitchen, mudroom, master suite, laundry room, add insulation and sheetrock and new windows at 183 West Road, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed Sept. 9.

Minkler, Roger E., et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Convert an attic in an existing single-family residence to three bedrooms and a bathroom at 108 Houston Terrace, Stamford. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed between Sept. 8 and Sept. 12.

Paniccia Construction Corp L.L.C., contractor for Kleban Holding Company II. Build a new wall and perform a fit-out for a new tenant in an existing commercial space at 1177 Post Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $184,928. Filed Sept. 5. Pelham Country Homes, Ridgefield, contractor for Paul Queally. Construct a new single-family dwelling with four bedrooms, three full bathrooms, and one-bath, an unfinished attic, unfinished basement, one fireplace, a two-bay garage and a covered porch at 65 Kimberly Place, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $600,000. Filed Sept. 11. Pickering Construction L.L.C., contractor for Villano. Add siding to an existing single-family residence at 65 S. Lake Shore Drive, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed Aug. 26.

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FIGURES Pools by Dasilva, Bridgeport, contractor for Lori Benning and Nicholas Harris. Build a new swimming pool with a spa at 50 Thurton Drive, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed Sept. 2.

The Home Improvement Co. Inc., Ridgefield, contractor for Johnson. Add windows to an existing singlefamily residence at 78 Riverford Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $9,265. Filed Aug. 22.

Poplawski, Halina, et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Add a new garage to an existing single-family residence at 141 Pepper Ridge Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed between Sept. 8 and Sept. 12.

The Home Improvement Co. Inc., Ridgefield, contractor for Pollander and Maskel. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 25 Merwin Brook Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $7,891. Filed Aug. 22.

Power Home Remodeling Group, Chester, Pa., contractor for McKee. Add siding to an existing singlefamily residence at 20 Beverly Drive, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $26,128. Filed Aug. 26.

Toll CT III L.P., Danbury, contractor for self. Pour the foundations for a new multifamily residence at Reserve Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Sept. 8.

Ryan, Alice R., Stamford, contractor for self. Construct two retaining walls on property lines at Lot 1 of Eden Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $7,300. Filed between Sept. 8 and Sept. 12. Salup, Brookfield, contractor for self. Add a hot tub to an existing singlefamily residence at 10 Deerfield Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed Aug. 20. Sears Home Improvement, Rocky Hill, contractor for Furia. Add siding to an existing single-family residence at 14 Fairview Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $28,720. Filed Aug. 19. Sears Home Improvement, Rocky Hill, contractor for self. Remodel a kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 10 South St., Unit 50-57, Danbury. Estimated cost: $21,600. Filed Sept. 9. Shryer, David, Danbury, contractor for self. Legalize the basement for a new playroom in an existing singlefamily residence at Ivy Lane, Danbury. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed Sept. 8.

Valley Roofing & Siding, contractor for Martin Muir and Pamela Muir. Install new vinyl sidings and reroof the top of an existing single-family residence at 461 S. Pine Creek, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $21,000. Filed Sept. 5. Vinyl King, contractor for Krosser. Replace the deck on an existing single-family residence at 48 N. Lake Shore Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $34,000. Filed Aug. 20. Walsh & Sons Paving & Excavating, Norwalk, contractor for Country Club Homes Inc. Demolish an existing single-family residence at 300 South Ave., New Canaan. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Sept. 9. Wuchisky Builders Inc., contractor for James D. Cook and Christine B. Cook. Perform interior remodeling of the kitchen, powder room, master suite, office, foyer, and replace garage doors and close in two windows in an existing single-family residence at 273 Harbor Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $185,000. Filed Sept. 8.

COURT CASES

Solar City, Rocky Hill, contractor for Vincenzo Victoria Socci. Add new solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 69 Parade Hill Road, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Aug. 29.

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

Steeves, Dave, Oxford, contractor for 50 Pine St. L.L.C. Perform interior renovations on a beval saddlery at 50 Pine St., New Canaan. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed Sept. 10.

BRIDGEPORT SUPERIOR COURT

Terra Services L.L.C., Bethel, contractor for Luke T. Tashjian and Beht Ann Brunalli. Demolish a garage at an existing single-family residence at 399 Old Stamford Road, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $2,700. Filed Sept. 9. Terra Services L.L.C., Bethel, contractor for Luke T. Tashjian and Beht Ann Brunalli. Construct a new detached two-car garage at an existing single-family residence at 399 Old Stamford Road, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $70,000. Filed Sept. 9.

22 Wilson Street Associates L.L.C., Hamden. Filed by the Water Pollution Control Authority of the city of Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Russell D. Liskov, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for services provided. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages of $2,500 or less, interest, costs and any just and further relief, which the court deems to be fair and equitable. Case no. FBT-cv14-6045450-S. Filed Sept. 11.

B.H. Trucking Inc., et al., Hatfield, Mass. Filed by Kinika Harvey, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorneys: Cooper, Sevillano L.L.C., Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that she was hit by a car driven and owned by an employee of the defendants. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs. Case no. FBT-cv14-6045426-S. Filed Sept. 10. Chip Dip L.L.C., Bridgeport. Filed by the Water Pollution Control Authority of the city of Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Russell D. Liskov, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for services provided. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages of $2,500 or less, interest, costs and any just and further relief, which the court deems to be fair and equitable. Case no. FBT-cv14-6045460-S. Filed Sept. 11. Patrons Mutual Insurance Compaby of Connecticut, Columbus, Ohio. Filed by Venanzio Pelaccia and Marino Battaglino, Shelton. Plaintiff’s attorney: Weinstein, Weiner, Ignal, Vogel & Shapiro, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendants alleging that they collided with an underinsured motorist and suffered injury. The insurance policy carried by the underinsured motorist is inadequate to fully compensate for the damages. The plaintiffs allege that their injuries are the legal responsibilities of their insurance company, the defendant. The plaintiffs claim money damages in excess of $15,000 exclusive of interests and costs and such other relief as in law or equity may appertain. Case no. FBT-cv14-6045505-S. Filed Sept. 12. Rexon Industrial Corp. Ltd., et al., Hartford. Filed by Charles Donofrio, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Miller, Rosnick, D’Amico, August & Butler, P.C., Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that he suffered serious injury while using a table saw build by the defendants. This injury was allegedly caused by the defendants by failing to utilize flesh-detection technology in their saws, which could have mitigated against the damaged caused, despite said technology being available to them. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs, compensatory damages, punitive damages, attorney’s fees and such other and further relief as the court may deem just and proper. Case no. FBT-cv14-6045384-S. Filed Sept. 8.

FACTS Stratford McDonalds L.L.C., et al., Stratford. Filed by Susan McKenna, Milford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Harlow, Adams & Friedman, P.C., Milford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that he suffered injury while biting into a chicken wrap produced by the defendants. This injury was allegedly caused by the defendants for failing to prevent a hard object from going into the chicken wrap produced. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs, punitive damages, attorney’s fees and any other and further relief as the court may deem just and proper. Case no. FBT-cv14-6045408-S. Filed Sept. 9.

DANBURY SUPERIOR COURT Bydand Services L.L.C., et al., Hartford. Filed by Jairo Dos Santos, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: The Flood Law Firm L.L.C., Middletown. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that he was hit by a car driven and owned by an employee of the defendants. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs. Case no. DBD-cv14-6015976-S. Filed Sept. 9. Worth Construction Co., Inc., et al., Bethel. Filed by TCF Associates L.L.C., Bristol. Plaintiff’s attorney: Goldman, Gruder & Woods L.L.C., Trumbull. Action: The plaintiff has brought this construction suit against the defendants alleging that they entered into a subcontractor agreement to provide labor and materials for a construction project. The defendant allegedly declared the plaintiff in default without just cause and refused to pay the total sum due and owing to the plaintiff. The plaintiff claims damages, prejudgment interest, attorney’s fees, costs and such other and further relief as the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-cv14-6015998-S. Filed Sept. 12. Xun Energy Inc., Danbury. Filed by Equity Capital Ventures Inc., Bristol. Plaintiff’s attorney: Mix & Goldman L.L.C., Danbury. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for the defendant’s liabilities, which are owned by the plaintiff. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding amounts of $1.8 million dollars due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims general damages, special damages, punitive damages, attorney’s fees, costs, interest and any just and further relief, which the court deems to be fair and equitable. Case no. DBD-cv14-6015986-S. Filed Sept. 9.

STAMFORD SUPERIOR COURT Jarret’s Home Improvement L.L.C., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Great Northern Insurance Co., Warren, N.J. Plaintiff’s attorney: Blackburn & O’Hara L.L.C., Windsor Locks. Action: The plaintiff has brought this insurance suit against the defendants alleging that the defendant’s performed work on a home insured by the plaintiff. The defendants alleged negligence in construction services provided caused a fire in the home, which forced the plaintiff to pay out insurance. The plaintiff claims monetary damages, costs and such other relief as the court may deem appropriate. Case no. FST-cv14-6023300-S. Filed Sept. 11. Knight Rolleri Sheppard CPAs L.L.P., Fairfield. Filed by Alexandra Byrne, Easton. Plaintiff’s attorney: Mark Stern & Associates, Norwalk. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that he hired the defendant to perform accounting, tax return preparation, payroll and other services. The defendant allegedly performed the work in a negligent manner, which resulted in a substantial embezzlement loss as well as a substantial tax liability. The plaintiff claims damages, attorney’s fees and costs, pre- and post-judgment interest, treble damages and such other relief as in law or equity may pertain. Case no. FST-cv14-6023256-S. Filed Sept. 8. Mid-Western Connecticut Council of Alcholism Inc., et al., Danbury. Filed by Margaret Inman, Gaylordsville. Plaintiff’s attorney: Law Office of Eric L. Reiken, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that he was hit by a car owned by the defendants. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs. Case no. FST-cv14-6023296-S. Filed Sept. 10. Norwalk Seaport Association Inc., Norwalk. Filed by Star Ross, Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: DiScala & DiScala L.L.C., Norwalk. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that she was hit by a golf cart on premises owned and operated by the defendant and sustained injury. This violent collision allegedly occurred due to the negligence of the defendant in that it failed to properly supervise or train employees. The plaintiff claims monetary damages within the jurisdiction of the court. Case no. FST-cv14-6023281-S. Filed Sept. 9.

FIGURES

System Build Homes L.L.C., et al., Pawcatuck. Filed by The Ring’s End Inc., Darien. Plaintiff’s attorney: John P. Regan, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that they had not paid for goods provided by the plaintiff. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding amounts of $20,293 dollars due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, interest, costs, reasonable attorney’s fees and any such other relief that the court deems fair and equitable. Case no. FST-cv14-6023275-S. Filed Sept. 9.

Georgetown Jeep Inc., et al., Wilton. Filed by CDK Global L.L.C., N.J. Plaintiff’s attorney: Mary Murphy P.C., Westport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that they provided software equipment and maintenance to the defendants and the defendants have allegedly defaulted on their payment to the plaintiff. The plaintiff has accelerated the balance and claims unjust enrichment on part of the defendants. The plaintiff claims $149,000 in monetary damages, compensatory damages, interest, attorney’s fees and costs and such other and further relief as may be required. Filed Sept. 10. Case no. 3:14-cv-013090-VLB.

FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT

Horizon Bradco, Schenectady, N.Y. Filed by John McVarnish, Durham. Plaintiff’s attorney: Jacobs & Sodipo L.L.C., West Hartford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this job discrimination suit against the defendant alleging that he was unable to complete a job due to ice on roof and other unsafe conditions. The plaintiff was fired, and this firing was allegedly a pretext to fire him based on his disability and age. The plaintiff claims a reinstatement of his job, compensatory damages, consequential damages, punitive damages, front pay, attorney’s fees and costs, prejudgment interest and post-judgment interest and such other and further relief as deemed necessary. Filed Sept. 10. Case no. 3:14-cv-01311-WWE.

Allen Systems Group Inc., Naples, Fla. Filed by Yvonne Gauthier, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Mark P. Carey, P.C., Southport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this discrimination suit against the defendant alleging that she suffered from anxiety and got an infection while employed by the defendant. Her request for reasonable compensation was denied and she was terminated, a pretext to fire her due to her disability. The plaintiff claims compensatory damages, punitive damages, attorney’s fees and costs, interest and such other relief in law or equity may appertain. Filed Sept. 11. Case no. 3:14-cv-01315-SRU. Connecticut Epos L.L.C., et al., Westport. Filed by Computronix L.L.C., Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Lemberg & Associates L.L.C., Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this suit against the defendants alleging that they violated the telephone consumer protection act by sending the plaintiff unsolicited advertisements via fax. The plaintiff claims statutory damages, treble damage and such other and further relief as the court deems necessary. Filed Sept. 10. Case no. 3:14-cv-01304-AWT. Czech Asset Management L.P., et al., Greenwich. Filed by Robert A. Del Monaco, New York, N.Y. Plaintiff’s attorney: Carta, McAllister & Moore L.L.C., Darien. Defendants attorney: Michael G. Berger, New York, N.Y. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that his nondiscretionary bonus was not paid to him, yet bonuses were paid to all the other employees. The plaintiff claims $400,000 in monetary damages plus interest, attorney’s fees and costs. Filed Sept. 11. Case no. 3:14-cv-01313-MPS.

National Casualty Co., Columbus, Ohio. Filed by Ultimate Professional Grounds Management Inc., Wolcott. Plaintiff’s attorney: Brenner, Sultzman & Wallman, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it insured the plaintiff. The plaintiff was forced to “pay wages” to foreign workers in a settlement. As part of its insurance payment, the defendant agreed to cover part of the costs the plaintiff incurred, but not “back wages” on the argument that this was different from “back pay,” which it covered. The plaintiff claims compensatory damages and such other and further relief as may be deemed appropriate. Filed Sept. 8. Case no. 3:14-cv-01295-JBA. Panda Pavilion, et al., Greenwich. Filed by Fei Shi, Fairfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Hiang & Associates P.L.L.C., Flushing, N.Y. Action: The plaintiff has brought this fair labor suit against the defendants alleging that they paid him in cash to avoid detection of their failure to pay the minimum wage and overtime. Additionally, they failed to keep records of his work. The plaintiff claims an injunction against the defendants, overtime compensation and minimum wage pay, liquidated and punitive damages, prejudgment and post-judgment interest, costs, attorney’s fees and such other and further relief as the court deems appropriate. Filed Sept. 10. Case no. 3:14-cv-01308-SRU.

KMC Music Inc., et al., Bloomfield. Filed by Takamine Gakki Co. Ltd., Japan. Plaintiff’s attorney: Clay Man, Tapper & Baram L.L.C., Bloomfield. Action: The plaintiff has brought this trademark infringement suit against the defendants alleging that they fraudulently obtained the trademarks for the plaintiff’s domain name and Takamine trademarks. The defendants were a distributor for the plaintiff and allegedly made false statements to obtain the trademarks, resulting in unjust enrichment and unfair competition. The plaintiff claims a judgment allowing the plaintiff to own the trademark, an injunction enjoining the defendants from using the trademark, damages, attorney’s fees and costs and such other relief, which is fair and reasonable. Filed Sept. 11. Case no. 3:14-cv-01319-MPS.

Paris Nails L.L.C., et al., Orange. Filed by Coach Services Inc. and Coach Inc., New York, N.Y. Plaintiff’s attorney: Action: The plaintiffs have brought this trademark infringement suit against the defendant alleging that the defendant designed, manufactured, advertised, promoted, sold and distributed products bearing the plaintiff’s copyright logos. The defendants allegedly offered counterfeit products in their store, causing false designation of origin, unfair competition and unjust enrichment. The plaintiff claims an injunction enjoining the defendants from continuing to infringe, statutory damages, profits, punitive and actual damages, fees and costs and such other and further relief as may be deemed appropriate. Filed Sept. 9. Case no. 3:14-cv-01299-AWT.

Midland Credit Management Inc., San Diego, Calif. Filed by Andrew Gambartdella, East Haven. Plaintiff’s attorney: Kennedy Law Firm, Brandford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this fair debt collection suit against the defendant alleging that the defendant made false and misleading statements about the plaintiff’s debt. The plaintiff claims statutory damages, costs and attorney’s fees and such other and further relief as the court deems necessary. Filed Sept. 10. Case no. 3:14-cv-01305-RNC.

Royal Bank International. Filed by Rochelle Driessen, Surfside, Fla. Plaintiff’s attorney: Self-representing. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that she won money from a lottery. The defendant allegedly failed to transfer funds to her account, citing need for payment to open the account. The plaintiff contests that this is a transfer payment, not a payment to open the account. The plaintiff claims a judgment ordering the defendant to transfer the funds. Filed Sept. 9. Case no. 3:14-cv-01300-RNC.

Skybridge Global Inc., Marietta, Ga. Filed by Marty Saron, New Haven. Plaintiff’s attorney: Law Office of Joshua B. Kons L.L.C., Cantan. Action: The plaintiff has brought this trademark infringement suit against the defendant alleging that the plaintiff owns “Skybridge L.L.C.” trademark. Both the plaintiff and defendant provide computer software and hardware. The plaintiff claims an enjoinment preventing the defendant from continuing to infringe on the plaintiff’s patent, a recall of the infringing products, monetary damages, treble damages, attorney’s fees and costs, interest and such other relief in law or equity may be required. Filed Sept. 12. Case no. 3:14-cv-01321-RNC. TE Connectivity Ltd., Schaffausen, Switzerland. Filed by Siemon Co., Watertown. Plaintiff’s attorney: Cantor Colburn L.L.P., Hartford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this patent infringement suit against the defendant alleging that it made, used, offered, sold or imported products infringing on the plaintiff’s adapter plate patents. The plaintiff claims an entry of judgment, a permanent injunction barring the defendant from future infringement, damages with royalties, treble damages, costs and such other and further relief as the court deems necessary. Filed Sept. 8. Case no. 3:14-cv-01291-JAM.

DEEDS

COMMITTEE DEEDS Ross, John A., et al., New Fairfield. Appointed committee: Richard D. Arconti, New Fairfield. Property: 7 Pleasant View Road, New Fairfield. Amount: $45,077. Docket no. DBD-cv13-6013813-S. Filed Aug. 25.

COMMERCIAL ARC Capital L.L.C., Brookfield. Seller: 3 Spro Associates L.L.C., Brookfield. Property: 39 Hop Brook Road, Brookfield. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed Aug. 29. CitiFinancial Services, O’Fallon, Mo. Seller: Roseann Mastracchio, New Fairfield. Property: 16 Curtiss Ave., New Fairfield. For no consideration paid. Filed Aug. 28. EAI LL L.L.C., Yonkers, N.Y. Seller: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., McLean, Va. Property: 1443-1445 North Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $70,000. Filed Sept. 8. ECB Realty L.L.C., Newtown. Seller: Nancy Eleen Janutolo and Chester B. Janutolo Jr., Newtown. Property: 1 Hawleyville Road and 22 Stony Hill Road, Bethel. Amount: $79,500. Filed Sept. 11. FUSA L.L.C., Newtown. Seller: Vincent Frisina, Danbury. Property: 8 Sunny View Terrace, Newtown. Amount: $167,580. Filed Sept. 2.

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FACTS Herde Construction Inc., Shelton. Seller: Maria Domack and Angela Marghella, Shelton. Property: 10 Mimosa Lane, Shelton. Amount: $212,500. Filed Aug. 25. Hess Retail Stores L.L.C., Woodbridge, N.J. Seller: Merritt Oil Company of Connecticut Inc., San Antonio, Texas. Property: 169 North Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $10. Filed Sept. 8. LF Terrea Phoenix Corp., South Salem, N.Y. Seller: Alexander B. Messerie and Mary J. Messerie, New Fairfield. Property: 49 Knollcrest Road, New Fairfield. Amount: $900,000. Filed Aug. 15. LTW Carter Property L.L.C., New Canaan. Seller: Carter Development L.L.C., Wilton. Property: 680 Carter St., New Canaan. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Aug. 15. MK Homes L.L.C., Milford. Seller: Linda A. Burns, Danbury. Property: 21 Harrison St., Danbury. Amount: $97,250. Filed Sept. 10. People’s United Bank, N.A., Bridgeport. Seller: Debra-Ann Robinson, New Fairfield. Property: 6 Brook Wood Road, New Fairfield. For no consideration paid. Filed Aug. 29. Platt Building L.L.C., Southbury. Seller: Carol I. Garofalo, Southbury. Seller: 8 Mountain Manor Road, Newtown. Amount: $135,000. Filed Sept. 4. Platt Building L.L.C., Southbury. Seller: Evan M. Grace and Leah A. Grace, Newtown. Property: Lot 7A, Map 8085, Newtown. Amount: $118,000. Filed Sept. 5. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Oklahoma City, Okla. Seller: Connecticut Housing Financial Authority, Rocky Hill. Property: 49 Sunset Drive, Shelton. Amount: $1. Filed Aug. 18. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Oklahoma City, Okla. Seller: Connecticut Housing Financial Authority, Rocky Hill. Property: 30 Sunnyside Drive, Shelton. Amount: $1. Filed Aug. 28. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Oklahoma City, Okla. Seller: Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Fort Mill, S.C. Property: 250 Louisiana Ave., Unit D, Bridgeport. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 10. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Manchester, N.H. Seller: Fifth Third Mortgage Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. Property: 7 Pleasant View Road, New Fairfield. Amount: $10. Filed Sept. 10. Silo Way L.L.C., Easton. Seller: Richard M. Lanese and Bonnie C. Lanese, Milford. Property: 205 Bretton St., Unit D-1, Bridgeport. Amount: $45,000. Filed Sept. 8. SIL-WEL 7 L.L.C., New Canaan. Seller: Anthony Thomas Builders L.L.C., New Canaan. Property: 222 W. Hills Road, New Canaan. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed Aug. 6.

Son Group Corp., Danbury. Seller: G. Allen Group L.L.C., Danbury. Property: 135 Main St., Danbury. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Sept. 11.

CDE Construction L.L.C., New Fairfield. Grantor: Chris Eanniello, Danbury. Property: 12 Ore Hill Road, New Fairfield. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 2.

Spruce Ridge Craftsmen Inc., Danbury. Seller: Warwick Road L.L.C., New Fairfield. Property: Lot 8, Warwick Farm, New Fairfield. Amount: $225,000. Filed Aug. 29.

Citimortgage Inc., O’Fallon, Mo. Grantor: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: Lots 33, 34 and 35, Map 7-27, Bridgeport. Amount: $10. Filed Sept. 11.

Starr Road Realty L.L.C., Hyde Park, N.Y. Seller: Star Struck Inc., Bethel. Property: 8 Francis J. Clarke Circle, Bethel. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Sept. 12.

Coakley, Shirley Ann, Danbury. Grantor: Daniel P. Coakley, Danbury. Property: 40 Acre Mountain Road, Danbury. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 11.

QUIT CLAIM 16 Sleepy Hollow Road L.L.C., Lauderdale by the Sea, Fla. Grantor: Robert T. D’Alessandro, Lauderdale by the Sea, Fla. Property: 16 Sleepy Hollow Road, New Canaan. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Aug. 4. 28-30 Congress Ave L.L.C., Shelton. Grantor: Andrea Guerra and Marisa Guerra, Derby. Property: 28-32 Congress Ave., Shelton. Amount: $1. Filed Aug. 20. 3 SPR Associates L.L.C., Brookfield. Grantor: Luciano Sproviero, Danbury. Property: 39 Hop Brook Road, Brookfield. Amount: $10. Filed Aug. 29. 500 Federal Road L.L.C., Sanibel, Fla. Grantor: Arthur Evans, Brookfield. Property: 518 Federal Road, Brookfield. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 8. Acosta, Margarita De Jesus and Jesus M. Acosta Marte, Danbury. Grantor: Marie Neuenschwander, Danbury. Property: 12 Division St., Danbury. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 11. Anziano, Victoria, Shelton. Grantor: Allen Aldrich Jr., Shelton. Property: Lot 10, Map 217, Shelton. For no consideration paid. Filed Aug. 19. Bakonyi, Joan and Frank Bakonyi, New Fairfield. Grantor: Isabelle Benicewicz, Danbury. Property: 18-20 Town Hill Ave., Danbury. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 11. Barton, Kathleen, Shelton. Grantor: Michael Barton, Shelton. Property: 4 Wenonah Trail, Shelton. Amount: $1. Filed Aug. 22. Benicewicz, Edward Robert, Danbury. Grantor: Isabelle Benicewicz, Danbury. Property: 15 Summit St., Danbury. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 11. Britt, Santiago T., Milton, Mass. Grantor: Mary A. Lamore, trustee, Fort Pierce, Fla. Property: 82 Berkshire Road, Newtown. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Sept. 11. Carbone, Audra and James Carbone, Newtown. Grantor: James Carbone, Newtown. Property: 16 Narragnsett Trail, Newtown. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 4.

Connors, Stacey M., Bethel. Grantor: Michael J. Connors, Bethel. Property: 33 Apollo Road, Bethel. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 4. Danbury Sanitation Services L.L.C., Danbury. Grantor: Spencer Jason Sayers, Danbury. Property: Hulls Hill Road, Danbury. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 11. DLS Partners L.L.C., Bridgeport. Grantor: David R. Rowe, Monroe. Property: 3078 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 11. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., McLean, Va. Grantor: Provident Funding Associates P.C., Santa Rosa, Calif. Property: Parcel B, Map 4201, Shelton. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Aug. 18. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., McLean, Va. Grantor: Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C., Lewisville, Texas. Property: 226 State Route 37, New Fairfield. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Aug. 21. Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Grantor: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Jacksonville, Fla. Property: 38 Cross Highway, Redding. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Sept. 2. Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Grantor: Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C., Lewisville, Texas. Property: 6 Congress Ave., Shelton. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Aug. 18. Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Grantor: Green Tree Servicing L.L.C., Tempe, Ariz. Property: 2955 Madison Ave., Unit 7, Bridgeport. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 8. Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Grantor: Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C., Lewisville, Texas. Property: 860 Wood Ave., Unit 8, Bridgeport. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 10. Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Grantor: Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Fort Mill, S.C. Property: 255 Midland St., Bridgeport. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Sept. 11.

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FIGURES Keough, Barbara H. and Edward C. Keough, Newtown. Grantor: Edward C. Keough and Barbara H. Keough, Newtown. Property: Unit B-11 of Walnut Tree Village Condominium, Newtown. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 8.

Wyatt, Cheyanne, Newtown. Grantor: Benjamin Wyatt, Milford. Property: 83 Berkshire Road, Newtown. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 3.

Lanese, Bonnie C. and Richard M. Lanese, Milford. Grantor: David Lanese, Karen Ferraro and Dawn Lanese, Milford. Property: 205 Bretton St., Unit D-1, Bridgeport. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 8.

Acosta, Margarita De Jesus and Jesus M. Acosta Marte, Danbury. Seller: Yvette Everest, Danbury. Property: 12 Division St., Danbury. Amount: $165,000. Filed Sept. 11.

Lovely, Edward J., Newtown. Grantor: Regina E. Lovely, Newtown. Property: Lot 55, Map 7161, Newtown. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 2.

Amazan, Paul F., Bridgeport. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 425 Oak St., Bridgeport. Amount: $155,000. Filed Sept. 8.

Gambardella, Pauline M. and Nicholas E. Gambardella, Shelton. Grantor: Nicholas E. Gambardella, Shelton. Property: Walnut Tree Hill Road, Shelton. For no consideration paid. Filed Aug. 21.

Lovely, Regina E., Newtown. Grantor: Edward J. Lovely and Regina E. C. Lovely, Newtown. Property: Lot 55, Map 7161, Newtown. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 2.

Anderson, Mark D., Bethel. Seller: Daniel A. Daignault, Bethel. Property: 32 Main St., Bethel. Amount: $375,000. Filed Sept. 2.

Goldstein, Denise and Michael Goldstein, Brookfield. Grantor: Michael Goldstein, Brookfield. Property: 6 Falls Drive, Brookfield. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 5.

Marsillio, Donna, Shelton. Grantor: Donna Marsillio, Shelton. Property: Unit 12 of Waterview Landing Condominium, Shelton. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 2.

Graham, Pamela and Brian Troiano, Goffstown, N.H. Grantor: Margaret M. Troiano, Shelton. Property: 5 Millbrook Road, Shelton. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Aug. 25.

Mead Construction Co., New Fairfield. Grantor: Gary Mead, New Fairfield. Property: Lot 14, Map 3346, New Fairfield. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 2.

Bairdm Kevin, Trumbull. Seller: Joseph E. Delehanty and Wendy L. Delehanty, Newtown. Property: 1 Cedar Hill Road, Newtown. Amount: $275,000. Filed Sept. 10.

Mullen, Shawn P., Shelton. Grantor: Margaret A. Mullen, Shelton. Property: Lot 7, Section 14806, Shelton. Amount: $10. Filed Aug. 29.

Baker, Junior C., Bridgeport. Seller: Toni Peters, Bridgeport. Property: 176 Magnolia St., Bridgeport. Amount: $137,000. Filed Sept. 9.

Nelson, Patrese and Moses Nelson, Bridgeport. Grantor: Moses Nelson, Bridgeport. Property: 51 Park Terrace, Bridgeport. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 9.

Balint, Caitlin L. and David J. Balint, Greenwich. Seller: Robert C. Payne, Danbury. Property: 5 Peaceful Drive, New Fairfield. Amount: $235,000. Filed Aug. 27.

Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Grantor: Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C., Lewisville, Texas. Property: 7 Virginia Ave., Danbury. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Sept. 11. Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Grantor: EverBank, Jacksonville, Fla. Property: 8 Francis Road, Danbury. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 11. Gabriele, Rachel and Gerald Gabriele, Greenwich. Grantor: Richard Gabriele, Stamford. Property: 24 Greenwood Ave., Darien. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 15.

Grogan, Brian A. and Kathleen M. Grogan, New Canaan. Grantor: Kathleen M. Grogan, New Canaan. Property: 121 Heritage Hill, New Canaan. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Aug. 4. Grogan, Brian A. and Kathleen M. Grogan, New Canaan. Grantor: Kathleen M. Grogan, New Canaan. Property: 437 Old Stamford Road, New Canaan. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Aug. 4. Guertin, Elaine and Kimberly A. Kondash, Shelton. Grantor: Frances N. Kondash, Shelton. Property: Lot 28, Section 3, Keron Drive, Shelton. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Sept. 2. Hawleyville Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 Inc., Hawleyville. Grantor: Housatonic Railroad Company Inc., Canaan. Property: 30 Hawleyville Road, Newtown. Amount: $180,000. Filed Sept. 12. Hernandez, Rosalina, Bridgeport. Grantor: The Bridgeport Gateway Apartments Inc., Bridgeport. Property: 1060 Connecticut Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $4,286. Filed Sept. 10. Hope, Michael D., Shelton. Grantor: Frances I. Hope, Shelton. Property: 27 Redwood Circle, Shelton. Amount: $1. Filed Aug. 22. Hyacinthe, Koua, Shelton. Grantor: Erminia Lovanio, Shelton. Property: 71 Ridgewood Court, Unit 71, Shelton. Amount: $1. Filed Aug. 22.

Oksenberg, Bernard I., Shelton. Grantor: Lori Oksenberg, Shelton. Property: 6 Little Fox Run, Shelton. Amount: $1. Filed Aug. 19. PennyMac Corp., Moorpark, Calif. Grantor: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 39 Berkshire Road, Newtown. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 10. Pham, Tan Q., Bridgeport. Grantor: Thanh T. Vo., Bridgeport. Property: Lot 132, Cleveland Avenue, Bridgeport. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 10. Philbin, Patricia and Daniel D. Philbin, Newtown. Grantor: Daniel D. Philbin, Newtown. Property: Lot 5, Map 3905, Newtown. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 11. Piscitelli, Gene, Fairfield. Grantor: Steven Piscitelli, Bridgeport. Property: 58 Manhattan Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 8. Radachowsky, Ruth and Richard A. Radachowsky, Danbury. Grantor: Isabelle Benicewicz, Danbury. Property: 9 James St., Danbury. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 11.

RESIDENTIAL

Badinelli, Meghan C. and Keith A. Badinelli, Newtown. Seller: Danna Schulz, Newtown. Property: Lot 20, Map 3956, Newtown. Amount: $334,000. Filed Sept. 12.

Batista Clarixy and Jose A. Batista, Yonkers, N.Y. Seller: Susan E. Shanahan, Brookfield. Property: 8 Fieldstone Road, Brookfield. Amount: $320,000. Filed Sept. 4. Bellida-Rickey, Deborah and Peter Rickey, Mount Vernon, N.Y. Seller: Singer, Helene, Newtown. Property: 1 Hemlock Road, Newtown. Amount: $364,000. Filed Sept. 10. Bennett, Teresa A. and Corrine F. Bennett, Bridgeport. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 220 Ellsworth St., Bridgeport. Amount: $78,800. Filed Sept. 11. Bessell, Jong Hwa S., Bridgeport. Seller: Pequonnock Development L.L.C., Bridgeport. Property: 122 Atlantic St., Bridgeport. Amount: $107,000. Filed Sept. 8. Bladis, Paul J., South Salem, N.Y. Seller: Janet Braccio, New Fairfield. Property: 5 Oswego Road, New Fairfield. Amount: $125,000. Filed Aug. 18. Bonsu, Serwaa, Bridgeport. Seller: Mikechris L.L.C., Bridgeport. Property: 335 Indian Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $180,250. Filed Sept. 11.

FACTS

FIGURES

Brinker, Alexander D., Newtown. Seller: Clark B. Hills and Susan S. Hills, Newtown. Property: 18 Horseshoe Road, Newtown. Amount: $440,000. Filed Sept. 2.

Conforti, Ella M. and Thomas J. Conforti, Trumbull. Seller: David J. Wickes and Debora J. Wickes, Shelton. Property: 453 Fisher Court, Shelton. Amount: $385,000. Filed Aug. 21.

Facey, Pauline, Old Saybrook. Seller: Martin A. Lynch and Jennifer B. Lynch, Newtown. Property: 20 Butternut Ridge Road, Newtown. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Sept. 3.

Marty, Jennifer and Brandon Marty, New York, N.Y. Seller: William D. Cannon Jr., Darien. Property: Lots 1 and 2, Vol. 23, Page 202, Darien. Amount: $667,500. Filed Sept. 12.

Ng, Dawn and William M. Ng., Stamford. Seller: Gregory S. Daniels and Carolyn M. Daniels, Newtown. Property: 9 Merline Lane, Newtown. Amount: $853,000. Filed Sept. 4.

Straface, Ashley M., Harrison, N.Y. Seller: Betty E. Toapanta-Cordova and Leonardo Cordova, Danbury. Property: 60 Briar Ridge Road, Danbury. Amount: $346,500. Filed Sept. 10.

Brito, Helenita Gomes D., Bridgeport. Seller: Jennifer E. Reid, Bridgeport. Property: 73 Riverview Drive, Bridgeport. Amount: $88,000. Filed Sept. 8.

Conroy, Devin Eppley and Michael Conroy, Darien. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 20 Wakemore St., Darien. Amount: $420,000. Filed Sept. 5.

Fang, Belinda C. and Lawrence H. Fang, New York, N.Y. Seller: Kevin J. Webb and Catherine E. B. Webb and Robert M. Brown, Darien. Property: 19 Miles Road, Darien. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Sept. 16.

McLaughlin, Henry J., Manhasset, N.Y. Seller: James A. Kennedy, Huntington Station, N.Y. Property: 21 Muller St., New Fairfield. Amount: $20,000. Filed Aug. 25.

Nicolini, Barbara and Maurizio Ponzetto, Brookfield. Seller: Warren E. Hartmayer Jr. and Jacqueline C. Hartmayer, Brookfield. Property: 14 Candlewood Birches, Brookfield. Amount: $480,000. Filed Sept. 11.

Stupak, Anna M., Shelton. Seller: Prestige Builders L.L.C., Shelton. Property: 288 Booth Hill Road, Shelton. Amount: $363,500. Filed Sept. 2.

Brown, Koryann M. and Robert S. Brown, Darien. Seller: Charles E. Robertson and Candice A. Robertson, Darien. Property: 39 Hillside Ave, Darien. Amount: $935,000. Filed Sept. 3. Burns, Kimberly A. and Kenneth K. Burns, Newtown. Seller: Santiago T. Britt, Milton, Mass. Property: 82 Berkshire Road, Newtown. Amount: $75,000. Filed Sept. 11. Callejas, Jose P., Bridgeport. Seller: Walter Calderon, Bridgeport. Property: 100-102 Lincoln Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $225,000. Filed Sept. 9. Camacho, Raymond W., Bronx, N.Y. Seller: 116 Stillman Avenue L.L.C., Ridgefield. Property: 116-118 Stillman St., Bridgeport. Amount: $132,500. Filed Sept. 8. Campanaro, Melissa and Anthony J. Campanaro, Yonkers, N.Y. Seller: Fred Dietter L.L.C., Brookfield. Property: 19 Apache Drive, Brookfield. Amount: $360,000. Filed Aug. 22. Canning, Laura and James Canning, Ridgefield. Seller: Beverly M. Wolfe and Robert M. Bociek, Ronceverte, W. Va. Property: 295 Gilman St., Bridgeport. Amount: $398,000. Filed Sept. 9. Chahal, Davinder Partap Singh, New Milford. Seller: Sundeep Thakur and Aarti Thakur, Danbury. Property: Unit 66 of Brookside Condominium, Danbury. Amount: $102,500. Filed Sept. 9. Chernookova, Maya and Alec Stephanov, Astoria, N.Y. Seller: Linda F. Storhoff, Danbury. Property: 1 Contemporary Drive, Danbury. Amount: $342,000. Filed Sept. 9. Chikkamangappa, Suma and Mohan Hanumantha, Darien. Seller: Robert C. Strebel, Stamford. Property: 15 Tulip Tree Lane, Darien. Amount: $2.1 million. Filed Sept. 16. Christenson, Jean M. and William J. Christenson, Yorktown Heights, N.Y. Seller: Arthur E. Story Jr. and Susan T. Story, Newtown. Property: 5 Pepperidge Road, Newtown. Amount: $500,000. Filed Sept. 5. Collyer, Reed Catherine and Mark Patrick Sharon, Redding. Seller: Anita W. Scales, Redding. Property: Parcel 3, Map 1508, Redding. Amount: $28,000. Filed Sept. 11.

Cosentino, Shane, New Fairfield. Seller: John R. Rugar and Audrey Rugar, New Fairfield. Property: 280 State Route 37, New Fairfield. Amount: $100,000. Filed Aug. 22. Curillo, Milton P., Danbury. Seller: Sandra L. Garofalo, Danbury. Property: 53 Golden Hill Road, Danbury. Amount: $189,000. Filed Sept. 11. Daly, Darcy and Sean Daly, West Harrison, N.Y. Seller: John Richichi, New Fairfield. Property: 14 Charcoal Ridge Road East, New Fairfield. Amount: $280,000. Filed Aug. 25. DaSilva, Michelle and Andre DaSilva, Danbury. Seller: John Todd and Diane Todd, New Fairfield. Property: 30 Sunswept Drive, New Fairfield. Amount: $609,500. Filed Aug. 20. Delvalle, Abraham, Bronx, N.Y. Seller: Laurie Minor, Bridgeport. Property: 1033-1035 Maplewood Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $86,000. Filed Sept. 8. DeMarco, Dorothy, Shelton. Seller: Eleanor DeMarco, Shelton. Property: 209 Birdeseye Road, Shelton. Amount: $150,000. Filed Aug. 28. Dhote, Niraj, Brookfield. Seller: Geoffrey C. Schatteman and Mary Schatteman, Brookfield. Property: 19 Stony Hill Road, Brookfield. Amount: $400,000. Filed Sept. 2. Diaz, Edwin, Danbury. Seller: Debra Vita, Danbury. Property: 17 Candlelight Drive, Danbury. Amount: $138,000. Filed Sept. 11. Disturco, Jean M. and John F. Disturco, New Canaan. Seller: Gerard M. Transue and Mitzie M. Transue, New Canaan. Property: 36 Mead St., Unit 8, New Canaan. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Aug. 11. Dsouza, Cyanka L. and MacDonald A. Dsouza, Waterbury. Seller: Ruth E. Lucera and Anthony O. Lucera, Danbury. Property: 17 Nature Lane, Brookfield. Amount: $459,900. Filed Aug. 27. Dupont, Richard J., Aiken, S.C. Seller: William H. Gallagher and Joan F. Gallagher, Shelton. Property: 635 Booth Hill Road, Shelton. Amount: $250,000. Filed Aug. 29. Ewing II, Willard G., Corrales, N.M. Seller: Willard G. Ewing II, Corrales, N.M. Property: Plot 3, Block B, Candlewood Lake Club, Brookfield. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Sept. 3.

Farenga, Fabiana and Joseph A. Farenga, New Canaan. Seller: Kimberly C. Smith, New Canaan. Property: Lot 4, Map 3131, New Canaan. Amount: $580,000. Filed Aug. 4. Fazzino, Lisa and Paul Fazzino, Shelton. Seller: Harvey Jaffer and Margaret Jaffer, Bonita Springs, Fla. Property: 21 Beverly Lane, Shelton. Amount: $390,000. Filed Aug. 22. Feldman, Elise and Deepa Nayini, Stamford. Seller: Gerald Gabriele and Rachel Gabriele, Darien. Property: 24 Greenwood Ave., Darien. Amount: $550,000. Filed Sept. 15. Ferdinand, Nicole M. and Patricia Cuomo, Newtown. Seller: Malcolm J. MacFarlane and Kelly A. MacFarlane, Brookfield. Property: 2 Fawn Ridge Drive, Brookfield. Amount: $465,000. Filed Aug. 22. Fitzgerald, Michelle and Dennis Fitzgerald Jr., Bethel. Seller: Sean P. Sheridan and Sara J. Sheridan, Brookfield. Property: 24 Knollcrest Drive, Brookfield. Amount: $325,000. Filed Sept. 12. Foley, Adam, Newtown. Seller: Regina M. Del Rossi, Newtown. Property: 68 Tomahawk Trail, Newtown. Amount: $400,000. Filed Sept. 2. Franklyn, Shajadra, Norwalk. Seller: Veronica Abraham, Bridgeport. Property: 327 East Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $78,000. Filed Sept. 8. Freeman, Tamara R. and Barry Freeman, Saddle River, N.J. Seller: Steven R. Roer and Agneta E. Zachrisson, New Fairfield. Property: 6 Sunset Drive, New Fairfield. Amount: $290,000. Filed Sept. 2. Friday, Sharen A. and Fred P. Cohn, New Canaan. Seller: Joseph A. Bailey III and Charlotte Rush Bailey, New Canaan. Property: 2.219 Ac, Map 1555, New Canaan. Amount: $3.7 million. Filed Aug. 4. Friend, Robin and George A. Friend, Shelton. Seller: Donna J. Cooney, Shelton. Property: 34 Daybreak Lane, Shelton. Amount: $249,900. Filed Aug. 29. Fugelsang, Jennifer and Eric Fugelsang, New Fairfield. Seller: Robert C. Bradley and Tana Bradley, New Fairfield. Property: 5 Old Farm Road, New Fairfield. Amount: $390,000. Filed Aug. 25.

Mead, Linda, Bethel. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 43 Fairview Drive, Unit 43-3, Danbury. Amount: $65,000. Filed Sept. 10. Merritt, William W., Greenwich. Seller: Marady Y. Bou, Bridgeport. Property: 390 Charles St., Unit 108, Bridgeport. Amount: $54,000. Filed Sept. 8. Michalowski, Pamela J., Darien. Seller: Robert F. Woods and Geraldine H. Woods, Darien. Property: Plot A, Map 2259, Darien. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed Sept. 10. Miguel, Nathalie E. and Dominic Paguisto, Bridgeport. Seller: Kayla Cerda, Shelton. Property: 10 Pawtucket Ave., Shelton. Amount: $210,000. Filed Aug. 28. Miskiv, Anna and Voldymyr Pankiv, Danbury. Seller: Sarah P. Basso, New Fairfield. Property: Lot 2, Map 2446, New Fairfield. Amount: $270,000. Filed Aug. 18. Moore, Glen J., Darien. Seller: Nancy Morley Moellentine, New Canaan. Property: 544 Oenoke Ridge, New Canaan. Amount: $6.4 million. Filed Aug. 7. Mullally, Mary E. and James F. Mullally, Apalachin, N.Y. Seller: Steve D’Ottavio, Brewster, N.Y. Property: 11 Brush Drive, New Fairfield. Amount: $365,000. Filed Sept. 8. Munikrishnan, Dinesh, Danbury. Seller: Douglas J. Michlovitz and Nanci H. Michlovitz, Bethel. Property: 904 Lexington Blvd., Danbury. Amount: $285,000. Filed Sept. 10. Munoz, Patricia and Carlos Munoz, Brookfield. Seller: Pennymac Corp. Property: 2 Farview Road, Brookfield. Amount: $300,000. Filed Sept. 2. Myers, Jennifer and David Myers, Rocky Hill. Seller: Rajarama Koodige Shenoy and Aneetha Rajaram Shenoy, Shelton. Property: 14 Ridge Road, Unit 9, Shelton. Amount: $370,000. Filed Aug. 22. Neubohn, Jean and Lars Neubohn, New Canaan. Seller: Mark D. Lawrence and Narissa C. Lawrence, New Canaan. Property: 175 S. Bald Hill Road, New Canaan. Amount: $1.9 million. Filed Aug. 5. Neuenschwander, Ethan S., Newtown. Seller: Home Renewers L.L.C., Bethel. Property: 10 River Edge Drive, Newtown. Amount: $385,000. Filed Sept. 12.

Nusbacher, Susan M. and Brian Nusbacher, Danbury. Seller: Richard Erlanger and Karen Erlanger, New Fairfield. Property: 10 Satterlee Road, New Fairfield. Amount: $275,000. Filed Aug. 19. O’Brien, Doreen and Christopher O’Brien, Rye, N.Y. Seller: Karen Pita and Stanley Pita, Bridgeport. Property: 3944 Madison Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $175,000. Filed Sept. 9. O’Connell, Jenna Ida and Nicholas M. Jakoboski, New Fairfield. Seller: Rui A. Pais and Suzana F. Pais, Danbury. Property: 24 Briarwood Drive, Danbury. Amount: $215,000. Filed Sept. 11. O’Connor, Lisa and Matthew O’Connor, Brookfield. Seller: Ted C. Petrone and Cecilia Petrone, Brookfield. Property: 80 Riverford Road, Brookfield. Amount: $925,000. Filed Sept. 8.

Sturges, Michael, Danbury. Seller: The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, Simi Valley, Calif. Property: 2 Parkwood Terrace Drive, Danbury. Amount: $156,400. Filed Sept. 11. Svendsen, Lauren and Matthew P. Kubel, New Fairfield. Seller: Mary J. Donohue, New Fairfield. Property: 113 Warwick Road, New Fairfield. Amount: $415,500. Filed Sept. 2. Thomas, Heather F., Darien. Seller: Carol A. Farquhar, Darien. Property: 34 Raymond St., Darien. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed Sept. 15. Thompson, Justin, Bethel. Seller: Dale B. Scully and Judy Lynn Scully, Bethel. Property: 29 Mansfield St., Bethel. Amount: $221,000. Filed Sept. 5. Touch, Soth, Danbury. Seller: Guillermo A. Sanchez-Martinez, Danbury. Property: 212 Westville Ave., Danbury. Amount: $210,000. Filed Sept. 10.

Ortiz, Jose L., Bridgeport. Seller: Wilfred Jagan, Boynton Beach, Fla. Property: 99 Forestview Road, Bridgeport. Amount: $135,000. Filed Sept. 11.

Trentini, Albert, Stratford. Seller: Saverio Teja, Bridgeport. Property: 338 Pearl Harbor St., Bridgeport. Amount: $55,000. Filed Sept. 9.

Pais, Suzana F. and Rui A. Pais, Danbury. Seller: Robert Mayen, Danbury. Property: 1 Indian Head Road, Danbury. Amount: $320,000. Filed Sept. 11.

Trevizani, Walquiria Oliveira, Bridgeport. Seller: Cerza DaSilva, Bridgeport. Property: 355 Merritt St., Bridgeport. Amount: $135,000. Filed Sept. 11.

Palm, Ann M., Shelton. Seller: Stephen Matysczak, Milford. Property: Unit 62 of Greystone on The Lake Condominium, Shelton. Amount: $363,000. Filed Aug. 22.

Venezia, Carol Fuller and Peter Venezia, Darien. Seller: Salvatore Giannetti III and Maria Ines Giannetti, Darien. Property: 4 Wheat Lane, Darien. Amount: $2.4 million. Filed Sept. 4.

Parker, Carol, New Fairfield. Seller: David Taylor, New Fairfield. Property: Lot 2R, Map 3388, New Fairfield. Amount: $150,000. Filed Sept. 9. Passarelli, Lynsey and Ryan Passarelli, Milford. Seller: Radoslaw R. Sowinski and Anna A. Sowinski, Newtown. Property: 15 Chipmunk Trail, Newtown. Amount: $325,000. Filed Sept. 5. Passero, Lauren, Dana Leonard and Brea Rose Varney, Southington. Seller: Richard P. Passero and Rosemary Passero, Newtown. Property: Lot 8, Map 4542, Newtown. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 2. Paul, Nancy H., Harrison, N.Y. Seller: Ellen Venturini, New Fairfield. Property: 1 Charcoal Ridge Road East, New Fairfield. Amount: $399,000. Filed Sept. 4.

Viirand, Cheryl T. and Eriki T. Viirand, Darien. Seller: Elizabeth E. Price, Norwalk. Property: Lot 15, Map 2247, Darien. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Sept. 15. Walsh, Carolyn I. and Ryan B. Walsh, Gaylordsville. Seller: Michael Jacobson and Lynette Jacobson, New Fairfield. Property: 16 Laurelwood Drive, New Fairfield. Amount: $385,000. Filed Sept. 8. Walsh, Margaret B., Southbury. Seller: Robert L. Kenney and Joyce A. Kenney, Newtown. Property: 7 Watkins Drive, Unit 38, Newtown. Amount: $470,000. Filed Sept. 2. Wang, Yumei and Yuting Xiong, Greenwich. Seller: Hanlon Properties L.L.C., Brookfield. Property: Unit C-31 of Brookfield Common Condominium, Brookfield. Amount: $195,000. Filed Sept. 9.

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FACTS Webb, Catherine and Kevin Webb, Darien. Seller: Kelsey R. Doherty and James J. Turcotte, Darien. Property: 7 Hunt Road, Darien. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed Sept. 16. Welsh, Melanie and Richard Welsh, Brookfield. Seller: Mead Construction Co. Inc., New Fairfield. Property: 11 Buck Mountain Court, New Fairfield. Amount: $610,000. Filed Sept. 2. William, Barnabe, White Plains, N.Y. Seller: Lisa Ann Pottasch, New Fairfield. Property: 18 and 29 Chestnut Hill Drive, New Fairfield. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed Aug. 19. Xu, Jin and Gregory C. Hubertus, New Canaan. Seller: Birchwood Holdings L.L.C., Stamford. Property: 1462 Oenoke Ridge, New Canaan. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed Aug. 4. Young, Jill S. and Eric V. Young, Milford. Seller: Kenneth C. Hirst and Kathleen M. Hirst, Bethel. Property: 1 Four Gable Road, Bethel. Amount: $422,000. Filed Sept. 9. Zeynel, Susan Frances and Charles Michael Zeynel, Newtown. Seller: Toll CT III L.P., Newtown. Property: Home 1237 in Newtown Woods, Newtown. Amount: $363,730. Filed Sept. 5. Zhang, Felicia Feng and Daunva Tu, Greenwich. Seller: Mary Ellen Casey, Stratford. Property: Unit 3-E of Cartright Condominium, Bridgeport. Amount: $74,286. Filed Sept. 11. Zhu, Susanna X. and Anthony E. Yapp, Danbury. Seller: Douglas E. Neumann and Susan M. Neumann, Brookfield. Property: 11 Belden Hill Road, Brookfield. Amount: $937,500. Filed Aug. 25.

Filek, Cynthia A., et al. Creditor: Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C., Lewisville, Texas. Property: 52 Gordon Ave., Shelton. Mortgage default. Filed Aug. 20. Giorgio, Elisa, et al. Creditor: Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C., Lewisville, Texas. Property: 45 Sunset Drive, Shelton. Mortgage default. Filed Aug. 20. Greeney, Michael R., et al. Creditor: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust, Frederick, Md. Property: 116 River Road, Shelton. Mortgage default. Filed Aug. 28. Jurkowski, Artur, et al. Creditor: Bank of America, Houston, Texas. Property: 16 Shady Brook Lane, Shelton. Mortgage default. Filed Aug. 20. Madar, Roxana, et al. Creditor: HSBC Bank USA N.A., Fort Mill, S.C. Property: 35 Jeremiah Road, Newtown. Mortgage default. Filed Sept. 4. Martinez, Isabel, et al. Creditor: Deutsche Bank National Trust, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 141143 Milne St., Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Sept. 9. Mastroni, Susan and James Mastroni, et al. Creditor: American Tax Funding L.L.C., Jupiter, Fla. Property: 282 Berkshire Road, Newtown. Mortgage default. Filed Sept. 11. McArthur, Eric S., et al. Creditor: Bank of America N.A., Plano, Texas. Property: 599 Glendale Ave., Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Sept. 11. Muhammed, Salman, et al. Creditor: Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Fort Mill, S.C. Property: 22 Sunset Drive, Shelton. Mortgage default. Filed Aug. 22.

FORECLOSURES

Munoz, Freddy Y., et al. Creditor: Bank of America N.A., Plano, Texas. Property: 5A Woodside Ave., Unit 54, Danbury. Mortgage Default. Filed Sept. 8.

Burgess, Miriam, et al. Creditor: Deutsche Bank National Trust, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 669 Soundview Ave., Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Sept. 9.

Orell, Barbara, et al. Creditor: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 38 Cross Highway, Redding. Mortgage default. Filed Sept. 2.

Chandler, Denita, et al. Creditor: U.S. Bank N.A., Miamisburg, Ohio. Property: 1377 Sylvan Ave., Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Sept. 11.

Pereiro, Josephine M., et al. Creditor: Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Frederick, Md. Property: 185 Cherry Hill Drive, Unit 1A, Bridgeport. Delinquent common charges. Filed Sept. 8.

Cherry Jr., Clarence E., et al. Creditor: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 13 Pond Ridge Road, Danbury. Mortgage Default. Filed Sept. 11.

Pond, William D., et al. Creditor: Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C., Lewisville, Texas. Property: 6 Congress Ave., Shelton. Mortgage default. Filed Aug. 18.

Cortese, John, et al. Creditor: Bank of America N.A., West Palm Beach, Fla. Property: 127 Brush Hill Road, Newtown. Mortgage default. Filed Sept. 11.

Puma, Carlos, et al. Creditor: Bank of America N.A., Plano, Texas. Property: 49 Chestnut Street Extension, Danbury. Mortgage Default. Filed Sept. 8.

Dupervil, Joseph, et al. Creditor: Bank of America N.A., San Diego, Calif. Property: 295 Hanover St., Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Sept. 9.

Rupe, Edith, William Poluhowich and John Poluhowich, et al. Creditor: Davey Condominium Association Inc., Bridgeport. Property: 1575 Boston Ave., Unit B-3, Bridgeport. Delinquent common charges. Filed Sept. 9.

FIGURES

Santos, Arlindo, et al. Creditor: Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C., Lewisville, Texas. Property: 860 Wood Ave., Unit 8, Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Sept. 10.

Docktor, James T., Brookfield. $755 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 85 Ironworks Road, Brookfield. Filed Aug. 25.

Macri, Kelly Ann, Shelton. $2,473 in favor of Asset Acceptance L.L.C., Warren, Mich., by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 86 Village Drive, Shelton. Filed Aug. 18.

Seng, Bou, et al. Creditor: Citimortgage Inc., Calabasas, Calif. Property: 7 Virginia Ave., Danbury. Mortgage Default. Filed Sept. 11.

Elwell, Gary S., Brookfield. $1,200 in favor of Capital One Bank (USA) N.A., Richmond, Va., by London & London, Newington. Property: 2 Allen Road, Brookfield. Filed Aug. 25.

Masi, Anthony F., Shelton. $1,749 in favor of Capital One Bank (USA) N.A., Richmond, Va., by London & London, Newington. Property: 4 Quago Trail, Shelton. Filed Aug. 27.

Fernando, Teri, Newtown. $3,555 in favor of Cavalry SPV I L.L.C., Valhalla, N.Y., by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 7 Kale Davis Road, Newtown. Filed Sept. 4.

McKee, Kathleen, Newtown. $8,903 in favor of New Milford Hospital, New Milford, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 17 West Street, Newtown. Filed Sept. 12.

Gaudet, Elaine, et al., Brookfield. $1,489 in favor of Superior Plus Energy Services, Winsted, by William G. Reveley, Vernon. Property: 60 High Ridge Road, Brookfield. Filed Sept. 8.

McNamara, Paul T., Shelton. $5,576 in favor of U.S. Equities Corp., South Salem, N.Y., by Linda Strumpf, New Canaan. Property: 95 Indian Well Road, Shelton. Filed Aug. 22.

JUDGMENTS

Georgetown Land Development Company L.L.C., Redding. $66,000 in favor of Fuss & O’Neill Inc., Manchester, by William G. Reveley, Vernon. Property: Parcel A, Map 3434; Parcel B, Map 3435; Parcel C, Map 3436, Redding. Filed Sept. 2.

Niarhos, Tedd G., Brookfield. $14,073 in favor of Capital One Bank (USA) N.A., Richmond, Va., by London & London, Newington. Property: 3 High Acres Road, Apt. RS, Brookfield. Filed Aug. 25.

Amos, Carrie, New Fairfield. $820 in favor of the Danbury Office of Physician Services P.C., Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 14 Milltown Road, New Fairfield. Filed Aug. 25.

Giannaras, Christine and George Giannaras, Brookfield. $3,250 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 7 Hidden Brook Drive, Brookfield. Filed Aug. 29.

Batz, Ryan, New Fairfield. $822 in favor of New Milford Hospital, New Milford, by Hertzmark Crean & Lahey L.L.P., Waterbury. Property: 8 Deer Lane, New Fairfield. Filed Sept. 4.

Grillo, John, New Fairfield. $631 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 13 Westview Trail, New Fairfield. Filed Aug. 25.

Brady, Janet, Brookfield. $695 in favor of Danbury Diagnostic Imaging, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 142 Heatherwood Drive, Brookfield. Filed Aug. 25.

Handley, Lucy and Ross McDonald, Newtown. $1,422 in favor of the Danbury Office of Physician Services P.C., Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 56 Castle Meadow Road, Newtown. Filed Sept. 11.

Slade, John H., et al. Creditor: Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C., Lewisville, Texas. Property: 226 State Route 37, New Fairfield. Mortgage default. Filed Aug. 21. Torres-Pereira, Catia S., et al. Creditor: Franklin American Mortgage Co., Ewing, N.J. Property: 32 Grassy Plain St., Bethel. Mortgage default. Filed Sept. 11. Webster, Jeffrey D., et al. Creditor: Peoples United Bank, Bridgeport. Property: Unit 309 of Cove Condominium, Bridgeport. Delinquent common charges. Filed Sept. 9.

Castagna, Leo, Newtown. $4,245 in favor of Capital One Bank (USA) N.A., Richmond, Va., by London & London, Newington. Property: 18 Appleblossom Lane, Newtown. Filed Sept. 8. Clark, Joey G., Bethel. $2,014 in favor of Capital One Bank (USA) N.A., Richmond, Va., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff P.C., East Hartford. Property: 112 Walnut Hill Road, Bethel. Filed Sept. 4. Clark, Joey G., Bethel. $6,176 in favor of Capital One Bank (USA) N.A., Richmond, Va., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff P.C., East Hartford. Property: 112 Walnut Hill Road, Bethel. Filed Sept. 4. Cordero, Patricia, New Fairfield. $4,214 in favor of Midland Funding L.L.C., San Diego, Calif., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff P.C., East Hartford. Property: 62 Fairfield Drive, New Fairfield. Filed Aug. 15. Docktor, James T., Brookfield. $860 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 85 Ironworks Road, Brookfield. Filed Aug. 25.

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Hausmann, Lindsay A., Brookfield. $1,274 in favor of the Danbury Office of Physician Services P.C., Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 3 Carlins Way, Brookfield. Filed Aug. 25. Holton, Kerry, Brookfield. $434 in favor of the Danbury Office of Physician Services P.C., Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 84 Ironworks Hill Road, Brookfield. Filed Aug. 28. Hoyt, Debra R., Shelton. $3,196 in favor of Cavalry SPV I L.L.C., Valhalla, N.Y., by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 350 Waverly Road, Shelton. Filed Aug. 18. Kelly, John J., Bethel. $20,533 in favor of Donaldson, Kerwhaw, Norris & Lewis L.L.C., Danbury, by Christopher G. Winans, Danbury. Property: 28 Spring Hill Lane, Bethel. Filed Sept. 5. Latte, John, Newtown. $547 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 66 Pine Tree Hill Road, Newtown. Filed Sept. 11.

O’Toole, Hugh J., New Fairfield. $14,462 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio, by Zwicker & Associates P.C., Enfield. Property: 15 Muller St., New Fairfield. Filed Aug. 20. Paiz, Mario, Danbury. $451 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff P.C., East Hartford. Property: 5A Woodside, Unit 50, Danbury. Filed Sept. 8. Pearson Sr., James M., Newtown. $570 in favor of Danbury Orthopedic Associates of Danbury, Danbury, by Nathanson, Cipriano and Gambardella P.C., Hamden. Property: 25 Maltbie Road, Newtown. Filed Sept. 2. Phelps, Todd Roberts, Bethel. $15,140 in favor of Midland Funding L.L.C., San Diego, Calif., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff P.C., East Hartford. Property: 40 Rockwell Road, Bethel. Filed Sept. 4. Schmitt, Brian D., Shelton. $3,009 in favor of Portfolio Recovery Associates L.L.C., Norfolk, Va., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff P.C., East Hartford. Property: 4 Shelton Victorian, Shelton. Filed Aug. 25. Sodimu, Laura, Bridgeport. $3,844 in favor of Cavalry SPV I L.L.C., Valhalla, N.Y., by Shechtman Halperin Savage L.L.P., Pawtucket, R.I. Property: 160 Eaton St., Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 11. Surovy, Wendy and Andrew Surovy, New Fairfield. $9,342 in favor of First Step Pre School Inc., New Fairfield, by Barrell + Winans, Danbury. Property: 11 Indian Hill Lane, New Fairfield. Filed Sept. 5. Townsend, Tricia, New Fairfield. $805 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 32 Lavelle Ave., New Fairfield. Filed Aug. 25.

Valentini-Ghosh, Lisa and Bibek K. Ghosh, Newtown. $8,682 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by the Law Office of V. Michael Simko Jr., L.L.C., Shelton. Property: 8 Pond View Drive, Newtown. Filed Sept. 12. Victor, Cheryl A., Bridgeport. $4,234 in favor of Unifund Corp., Cincinnati, Ohio, by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 3 Nob Hill Circle, Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 8. White, Irene, Bethel. $3,502 in favor of Cavalry SPV I L.L.C., Valhalla, N.Y., by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 19 Sunset Hill Road, Bethel. Filed Sept. 5.

LEASES Bridgewater Chocolate L.L.C., by The Vice President. Landlord: Two Seven L.L.C. Property: 559 Federal Road, Brookfield. Term: 5 years. Filed Aug. 28.

LIENS

FEDERAL TAX LIENSFILED Adler, Lynn and James L. Adler, 35 Deacon Abbott Road, Redding. $133,864, tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 8. Bradford, Sondra and Derek S. Jennings, 8 Cherokee Drive, Brookfield. $26,730, tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 2. Carbone, Bing, 100 Parrott Drive, Unit 711, Shelton. $49,172, tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 2. Doherty, Christopher, 305 Middlesex Road, Darien. $85,783, tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 8. F & D Falls Excavating Co. Inc., 99 N. Lake Shore Drive, Brookfield. $7,269, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed Sept. 2. Gray, Nkosi, 4 Meadowbrook Road, New Fairfield. $6,302, tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 2. Hamilton, Robert, 28 Cots St., Shelton. $5,816, tax debt on personal income. Filed Aug. 25. Hillimann Jr., Henri B., 2 Elmwood Road, New Fairfield. $2,532, tax debt on personal income. Filed Aug. 18. Jonson, Dana A. and Brett R. Steen, 13 Starr Lane, Bethel. $26,382, tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 2. Kehoe, Elizabeth A., 381 Post Road, Darien. $120,334, tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 2. Kramer, Steven D., 20 Cloverleaf Drive, New Fairfield. $255,004, tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 2.

FACTS Marcisovsky, Lorraine, 258 Walnut Tree Hill Road, Shelton. $12,953, tax debt on personal income. Filed Aug. 18. Marshall III, Jerome B., 49 Village Drive, New Canaan. $649,272, tax debt on personal income. Filed Aug. 11. Saint, Thomas R., 10 Fieldstone Drive, Newtown. $6,944, tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 2. Sapione, Emily and William Sapione, 58 William St., Darien. $12,126, tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 15. White Hills Communications Inc., 20 Rock Ridge Road, Shelton. $1,326, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed Aug. 18.

FEDERAL TAX LIENSRELEASED Datin Brothers Inc., 10 Fieldstone Drive, Newtown. $13,037, tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 2. Dorrington, Leigh, 46 West St., Newtown. $50,113, tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 2. Fortunatos Villa Pasta, 249 Route 39, New Fairfield. $16,891, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed Sept. 8. Goduto, Raymond A., 34 Federal Road, Shelton. $1,652, tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 2. Healey, Kim A. and John A. McCreight, 803 Silvermine Road, New Canaan. $13,762, tax debt on personal income. Filed Aug. 11. Reitwiesner, John, 2 Peaceful Drive, New Fairfield. $7,511, tax debt on personal income. Filed Aug. 25.

MECHANIC’S LIENSFILED Gaudioso, Mary, Brookfield. Filed by James E. Mann, New Milford, by self. Property: 79 S. Lake Shore Drive, Brookfield. Amount: $1,294. Filed Aug. 28. Ziembicki, Christine and Robert Ziembicki, Brookfield. Filed by Northeast Diving Services L.L.C., New Milford, by Rick Spring. Property: 25 and 24A Lakeview Road, Brookfield. Amount: $8,462. Filed Aug. 27.

MECHANIC’S LIENSRELEASED Apgar Jr., Arthur F., Brookfield. Released by Connecticut Tank Removal Inc., Bridgeport, by Joseph A. Palmieri Jr. Property: Lot 9, Block Q, Candlewood Shores, Brookfield. Amount: $10,813. Filed Sept. 3.

Ferguson Mechanical Company Inc., Dimeo Construction Co. and Western CT State University, Danbury. Released by ERP Group Inc., West Haven, by Matt Petrucci. Property: 43 Lake Avenue Extension, Danbury. Amount: $77,527. Filed Sept. 8.

LIS PENDENS Addessi, Margaret and Citibank N.A., Danbury. Filed by J. Timothy Deakin, Danbury, for Union Savings Bank, Danbury. Property: 19 Wixted Ave., Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $200,000, dated March 2006. Filed Sept. 10. Bank of America N.A., Charlotte, N.C. Filed by Collins Hannafin P.C., Danbury, for Arlington Woods Association Inc., Danbury. Property: 604 Sienna Drive, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a statutory lien for past-due common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Sept. 10. Bartrina, Meza and Maria Virginia, et al., Brookfield. Filed by Goldman, Gruder & Woods L.L.C., Norwalk, for Hudson City Savings Bank, Yonkers, N.Y. Property: 18 Comstock Trail, Unit 40, Brookfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $176,000, dated August 2009. Filed Aug. 27.

Bollinger, Kimberly Lynn, Sean L. Bollinger and Dwayne M. Waterman, Bethel. Filed by the Law Office of Andrew J. Buzzi Jr., L.L.C., Danbury, for New Plumbtree Heights Condominium Association Inc., Bethel. Property: Unit 71D of Plumbtree Heights Condominium, Bethel. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Sept. 2. Boluch, Jason R., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh P.C., Farmington, for Bank of America N.A., Charlotte, N.C. Property: 189 Harmony St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $133,067, dated February 2011. Filed Sept. 9. Bonis, Dawn M. and James E. Bonis, et al., Redding. Filed by Bendett and McHugh P.C., Farmington, for Bank of America N.A., Charlotte, N.C. Property: 45 Blueberry Hill, Redding. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of 234-998, dated November 1999. Filed Sept. 10. Browne, Patrick H., et al., New Fairfield. Filed by Leopold & Associates, Stamford, for Bank of America N.A., Charlotte, N.C. Property: 9 Croix Hill Road, New Fairfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $275,000, dated June 2006. Filed Aug. 27.

Becker, Elena, Bridgeport. Filed by Shapiro & Epstein P.C., Hamden, for Regency Condominium Association Inc., Bridgeport. Property: Unit 5B in Regency Condominium, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Sept. 9.

Cach L.L.C., Denver, Colo. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 669 Soundview Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a judgment lien against the defendant and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Sept. 8.

Becker, William A., Bridgeport. Filed by The Witherspoon Law Offices, Farmington, for Nationwide Advantage Mortgage Co., Des Moines, Iowa. Property: 355 W. Morgan Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $213,100, dated April 2002. Filed Sept. 9.

Ceballos, Judith and Juan Ceballos, Shelton. Filed by the Law Offices of Frandall J. Carreira, New Preston, for Linen Services Inc. Property: Unit 41 of Four Winds Condominium, Shelton. Action: to foreclose on a judgment lien against the defendant and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Sept. 2.

Bocchino, Karla, et al., Brookfield. Filed by Collins Hannafin P.C., Danbury, for Newbury Crossing Tax District, Brookfield. Property: 7 Brooks Lane, Lot 4, Brookfield. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied by the city of Brookfield and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Aug. 28.

Chang, Carlos, et al., Shelton. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for U.S. Bank N.A., trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 23 Toas St., Shelton. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $225,000, dated August 2006. Filed Sept. 2.

Bocchino, Karla, et al., Brookfield. Filed by Collins Hannafin P.C., Danbury, for Newbury Crossing Tax District, Brookfield. Property: 7 Brooks Lane, Lot 4, Brookfield. Action: to foreclose on a statutory lien for past due common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Aug. 28.

Collins, Joseph G., et al., Newtown. Filed by James, Damia, Kaufman, et al., Danbury, for Newtown Savings Bank, Newtown. Property: 6 Cherry Heights, Newtown. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $253,000, dated November 2007. Filed Sept. 3.

FIGURES Colon, Ivellis, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by The Witherspoon Law Offices, Farmington, for Midfirst Bank, Oklahoma City, Okla. Property: 52 Kent St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $156,543, dated October 2005. Filed Sept. 9.

Durant Jr., Robert, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh P.C., Farmington, for Citibank N.A., Sioux Falls S.D. Property: 132 Pitt St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $99,250, dated November 2005. Filed Sept. 9.

Cook, Tashema, et al., Bethel. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 2 Sharon Court, Bethel. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $276,180, dated August 2012. Filed Sept. 2.

Ferm, Marguerite, et al., Danbury. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Frederick, Md. Property: 4 Hamilton Drive, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $287,164, dated June 2013. Filed Sept. 9.

Correia, Jeffrey Carl and Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Bridgeport. Filed by Robinson & Cole L.L.P., Stamford, for Beechmont Condominium Association, Bridgeport. Property: 3260 Main St., Unit A207, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Sept. 8.

Fox, S. Blanche, et al., Brookfield. Filed by the Law Office of Gilman & Francis L.L.C., Norwalk, for Newbury Crossing Tax District, Brookfield. Property: 16 Bristol Path, Unit F-14, Brookfield. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied by the city of Brookfield and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Sept. 5.

Coutinho, Teresa, et al., Shelton. Filed by Bendett and McHugh P.C., Farmington, for Bank of America N.A., Charlotte, N.C. Property: 249 Nichols Ave., Shelton. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $312,000, dated June 2004. Filed Aug. 20. Dardine, Trish C. and Andrew J. Dardine, Newtown. Filed by Marinosci Law Group P.C., Warwick, R.I., for OWB REO L.L.C. Property: 17 Pleasant Hill Lane, Newtown. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $574,461, dated May 2008. Filed Sept. 10. Davis, Whitfield A., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Leopold & Associates, Stamford, for Bank of America N.A., Charlotte, N.C. Property: 10 Edgemoor Road, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $202,400, dated November 2012. Filed Sept. 10. De Costa Jr., Robert E., et al., Newtown. Filed by Bendett and McHugh P.C., Farmington, for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 49 Key Rock Road, Newtown. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $469,000, dated May 2006. Filed Sept. 5. Denninger, John, et al., Brookfield. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 23 Pritton Hill Road, Brookfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $75,000, dated March 2003. Filed Sept. 9. Dorelus, Jonas, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Bridgeport. Property: 208 Robert St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $147,682, dated March 2005. Filed Sept. 11.

Fruge, Sandra and David Fruge, et al., Bethel. Filed by Marinosci Law Group P.C., Warwick, R.I., for Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C., Lewisville, Texas. Property: 82 Grassy Plain St., Bethel. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $177,900, dated October 2005. Filed Sept. 4. Guadalupe, Eric, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by the Law Offices of Krasnow & Krasnow, Bridgeport, for Glendale Condominium Association Inc., Bridgeport. Property: Unit D-11 of Glendale Condominium, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a statutory lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Sept. 9. Gulick, Michael J., et al., New Canaan. Filed by Bendett and McHugh P.C., Farmington, for Bank of America N.A., Charlotte, N.C. Property: 131 Thayer Pond Road, New Canaan. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount. Dated March 2006. Filed Aug. 13. Guzi, Kimberly A., et al., New Fairfield. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for U.S. Bank N.A., trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 18 Hilltop Drive, New Fairfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $328,000, dated December 2004. Filed Sept. 12. Hackel, Margo J., et al., Brookfield. Filed by the Law Office of Gilman & Francis L.L.C., Norwalk, for Newbury Crossing Tax District, Brookfield. Property: 8 Comstock Trail, Unit H-8, Brookfield. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied by the city of Brookfield and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Sept. 5. Hamilton, Esther Ann, Shelton. Filed by Thomas J. Welch, Shelton, for the city of Shelton. Property: 208 and 212 Crossroads, Shelton. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount. Filed Aug. 22.

Hanna III, Edward C., et al., Newtown. Filed by Martha Croog L.L.C., West Hartford, for The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York, N.Y. Property: Lot 12, Black Bridge Farms, Newtown. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $578,800, dated August 2006. Filed Sept. 9. Harper, Howard E., et al., Redding. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 59 Deer Hill Road, Redding. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $475,000, dated September 2003. Filed Sept. 2. Heineken, Joel C., et al., Brookfield. Filed by the Law Office of Gilman & Francis L.L.C., Norwalk, for Newbury Crossing Tax District, Brookfield. Property: 17 Brooks Lane, Unit 9, Brookfield. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied by the city of Brookfield and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Sept. 5. Honse, Kimberly, et al., Brookfield. Filed by Bendett and McHugh P.C., Farmington, for Bayview Loan Servicing L.L.C., Coral Gables, Fla. Property: 85 N. Lake Shore Drive, Brookfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $318,157, dated August 2009. Filed Sept. 9. Jablecki, Pauline, et al., Shelton. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for U.S. Bank N.A., trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 20 Saginaw Trail, Shelton. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $234,400, dated May 2006. Filed Aug. 21. Jackson, Karen and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Danbury. Filed by Cramer & Aderson L.L.P., New Milford, for Racing Brook Meadows 1 Condominium Association Inc., Danbury. Property: Unit 47 of The Racing Brook Meadows Condominium, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Sept. 9. Joy, Drake, Brookfield. Filed by Martha Croog L.L.C., West Hartford, for U.S. Bank N.A., trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: Lot 22, Map 4-21 and Map 9-12, Brookfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $411,070, dated April 2009. Filed Sept. 11. Kaplan, Phyllis D., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Halloran & Sage L.L.P., Hartford, for Webster Bank N.A., Waterbury. Property: Unit 76 of Old Town Common Condominium, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $144,200, dated July 2005. Filed Sept. 9.

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FACTS Keenan, Christopher E., et al., New Fairfield. Filed by Leopold & Associates, Stamford, for Bank of America N.A., Charlotte, N.C. Property: 60 Fairfield Drive, New Fairfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $152,065, dated August 2003. Filed Sept. 2. Santella, Antonio M., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Leopold & Associates, Stamford, for Bank of America N.A., Charlotte, N.C. Property: 141 Hickory St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $304,950, dated June 2006. Filed Sept. 10. Sawyer III, Rene C., et al., Shelton. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for Bank of America N.A., Charlotte, N.C. Property: 93 Hillside Ave., Shelton. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $116,000, dated June 2008. Filed Aug. 25. Sefl, Jan, Danbury. Filed by J. Timothy Deakin, Danbury, for Union Savings Bank, Danbury. Property: 2 Hickory Trail, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $126,000 dated February 2002. Filed Sept. 10. Smith, Gregory L., et al., Newtown. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Frederick, Md. Property: 53 Mohawk Trail, Newtown. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $495,187, dated June 2004. Filed Sept. 9. Spease, Michael, et al., Shelton. Filed by Thomas J. Welch, Shelton, for the city of Shelton. Property: 13 Huntington Ave., Shelton. Action: to foreclose on anti-blight liens, seweruse liens and tax liens and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Aug. 18. Teixeira, Daniel F., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Robinson & Cole L.L.P., Stamford, for Beechmont Condominium Association, Bridgeport. Property: 3260 Main St., Unit A201, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Sept. 8. Thomas, Edna, et al., Danbury. Filed by Hasting, Cohan & Walsh L.L.P., Ridgefield, for Merrimac & Peace Street Condominium Association Inc., Danbury. Property: 20B Peace St., Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a lien in the amount of $1,033 and take immediate possession of the premises, dated July 2013. Filed Sept. 10. Ventura, Kathleen, Shelton. Filed by Thomas J. Welch, Shelton, for the city of Shelton. Property: 9 Hilltop Drive, Shelton. Action: to foreclose on anti-blight liens, sewer-use liens and tax liens and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Aug. 22.

Watson, Maybeth M., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, McLean, Va. Property: 45 Serpentine Drive, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $180,225, dated October 2011. Filed Sept. 9. Wirth, Suzan, et al., New Canaan. Filed by Murth Cullina L.L.P., Hartford, for Customers Bank. Property: 111 Sleepy Hollow Road, New Canaan. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount. Dated September 2007. Filed Sept. 5. Ziembicki, Christine and Robert Ziembicki, Brookfield. Filed by Cramer & Aderson L.L.P., New Milford, for Northeast Dining Services L.L.C. Property: Lots 14, 15 and 16, Lake Candlewood Orchard, Brookfield. Action: to foreclose on a mechanic’s lien in the original principal amount of $8,462, dated August 2014. Filed Sept. 10.

MORTGAGES 27 Church Hill Road - Newtown L.L.C., Newtown, by Suhae Jang. Lender: Newtown Savings Bank, Newtown. Property: 27 Church Hill Road, Newtown. Amount: $25,000. Filed Sept. 9. 587 CT Ave L.L.C., Norwalk, by Jason Milligan. Lender: FS Realty Investments L.L.C., Norwalk. Property: 61 Parade Hill Road, New Canaan. Amount: $550,000. Filed Aug. 8. ARC Capital L.L.C., Brookfield, by Jeanne L. Miller. Lender: Union Savings Bank, Danbury. Property: 39 Hop Brook Road, Brookfield. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Aug. 29. Area Congregations Together Inc., Shelton, by Nicholas DaPaz. Lender: Naugatuck Valley Savings and Loan, Naugatuck. Property: 3040 Todd Road, Shelton. Amount: $267,833. Filed Aug. 20. Area Congregations Together Inc., Shelton, by Nicholas DaPaz. Lender: Naugatuck Valley Savings and Loan, Naugatuck. Property: 3040 Todd Road, Shelton. Amount: $30,000. Filed Aug. 20. Barnum Realty L.L.C., Bridgeport, by Charles Ciuci. Lender: Naugatuck Valley Savings and Loan, Naugatuck. Property: 1659 Barnum Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $73,453. Filed Sept. 11. Dakota Partners Inc., Waltham, Mass., by Robert Arista. Lender: Domenic DiGiorgio and Patsy Ciccariello, Stoneham, Mass. Property: 32 Old Route 7, Brookfield. Amount: $207,500. Filed Aug. 25. Eld Street Properties L.L.C., Darien, by Michael D. Reiner. Lender: First Niagra Bank N.A., Buffalo, N.Y. Property: 80 Main St., New Canaan. Amount: $2.9 million. Filed Aug. 15.

FIGURES

Flying Red Horse L.L.C., Trumbull, by David M. DeLuca. Lender: Fairfield County Bank, Ridgefield. Property: 3814 Park Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $170,000. Filed Sept. 8.

Awesome Plows and Lawn Care L.L.C., 1018 Main St., Suite 175, Bridgeport 06604, c/o Dummyo Alusta, Joshua Edwin-Lewis and Anderson Nazquez. Filed Sept. 10.

PJCS Investments L.L.C., Danbury, by Paul E. Sousa. Lender: Webster Bank N.A., Waterbury. Property: 1 and 3 Hakim St., Danbury. Amount: $221,250. Filed Sept. 11.

BJ’s Allcare L.L.C., 1526 Huntington Turnpike, Bridgeport 06611, c/o Johnny Garner Sr. Filed Sept. 11.

Riverside Financial Group Inc., Roxbury. Lender: New York Lending Trust, Darien. Property: 5 Clocks Lane, Darien. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Sept. 9. SIL-WEL 7 L.L.C., New Canaan, by Rocco Sillo. Lender: Fairfield County Bank, Ridgefield. Property: 222 W. Hills Road, New Canaan. Amount: $3.3 million. Filed Aug. 6. Son Group Corp., Danbury, by Dan Son. Lender: G. Allen Group L.L.C., Danbury. Property: 135 Main St., Danbury. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Sept. 11. Summer Pasture L.L.C., New Milford, by Anthony O. Lucera. Lender: Greater Hudson Bank N.A., Middletown, N.Y. Property: Lot 4, Map 1067, Brookfield. Amount: $30,000. Filed Aug. 27. Summer Pasture L.L.C., New Milford, by Anthony O. Lucera. Lender: Greater Hudson Bank N.A., Middletown, N.Y. Property: 8 Summer Pastures Lane, Brookfield. Amount: $330,000. Filed Aug. 27. W. C. Gremp 10 L.L.C., Bridgeport, by Carter Gremp. Lender: Bluefish Asset Management L.L.C., Southport. Property: 380 Davidson St., Bridgeport. Amount: $15,000. Filed Sept. 8. WCG 12 L.L.C., Bridgeport, by Carter Gremp. Lender: The First Bank of Greenwich, Greenwich. Property: 121-141 Madison Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $487,400. Filed Sept. 8.

NEW BUSINESSES ACB Recovery, 5800 North Drive, Houston, Texas 77072, c/o Michael Strachan. Filed Aug. 21. AMC Services, 273 River Road, Shelton 06484, c/o Connie Chandit. Filed Sept. 2. Amusttry Louisiana Seafood, 60 Wood Ave., Bridgeport 06605, c/o Danh Nguyen, Mike Nguyen and Hoai Nguyen. Filed Sept. 9. Arch Duke Enterprises, 6 High Ridge Road, Brookfield 06804, c/o Ralph V. Tremaglio Jr. Filed Sept. 11. At Home Again, 6 Point Barnum Square, Bethel 06801, c/o Cheryl Prindle. Filed Sept. 5.

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Clare Hare Darien, 21 Old Farm Road, Darien 06820, c/o Clare B. Hare and John Paris Hare. Filed Sept. 10. East Coast Computer Technologies, 5 Fieldstone Drive, New Fairfield 06812, c/o Brian Carabee. Filed Sept. 8. Edy Cleaning Services L.L.C., 151 Ruth St., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Ediney Muniz. Filed Sept. 9. Ethos Sports, 25 Asia Circle, Bridgeport 06610, c/o Shawn Rembert. Filed Sept. 10. Exprescentz, 307 Madison Ave., Apt. 1R, Bridgeport 06604, c/o Jenny Thoby. Filed Sept. 8. Fitnessorah, 170 Summerfield Ave., Bridgeport 06610, c/o Anthony William. Filed Sept. 11. Four Seasons Enterprise, 8 Pell Mell Drive, Bethel 06801, c/o Cesar Losada. Filed Sept. 12. Indulgent Insights, 120 Terry Place, Bridgeport 06606, c/o Shirley S. Harrell. Filed Sept. 11. J. Gonzalez L.L.C., 46 Locust St., Bridgeport 06610, c/o Javier Gonzalez. Filed Sept. 10. Jose Silva Masonry, 2095 Old Town Road, Bridgeport 06606, c/o Jose Silva. Filed Sept. 10. Keller Painting, 307 Soundview Ave., Shelton 06484, c/o Jason Keller. Filed Aug. 19. Lodging, 296 Ethan Allen Highway, Redding 06896, c/o Ridgefield Motor Inn Inc. and Nina Patel. Filed Sept. 4. Luber Remodeling L.L.C., 56 Loretta Place, Bridgeport 06606, c/o Aderisvone Luber De Souza. Filed Sept. 10. Luscious Locks and Lashes, 469 Howe Ave., Second floor, Shelton 06484, c/o Carlos Arrindell. Filed Aug. 19. Macri Music, 135 Walnut Tree Hill Road, Shelton 06484, c/o Michael Macri. Filed Sept. 9. Marcos Roofing, 13 Buckskin Heights, Danbury 06811, c/o Marcos Zambrano. Filed Sept. 11. MouseSkinz, 32 Cannon Drive, Suite 2, Danbury 06811, c/o Sandra Johnson. Filed Sept. 11.

Movewecan Enterprises L.L.C., 743 Grand St., Bridgeport 06604, c/o Lurdes Peguisto and Julieta Martins. Filed Sept. 10. MZ Home Improvement, 13 Buckskin Heights, Danbury 06811, c/o Marcos Zambrano. Filed Sept. 11. New Fairfield Lady Rebels, P.O. Box 8113, New Fairfield 06812, c/o Michaela Paddock. Filed Aug. 25. Paul Mitchell The School Danbury, 2 National Place, Danbury 06810, c/o Luke Jacobellis. Filed Sept. 8. Poema Chocolate, 12 Mansfield Place, Darien 06820, c/o Elisangela E. Shelton. Filed Sept. 15. R Lawn Service, 466 Birmingham St., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Luis Hidalgo Rivera. Filed Sept. 10. Second Sight L.L.C., 31 Cedar Gate Road, Darien 06820, c/o Kathleen E. Synnott. Filed Sept. 2. Selam L.L.C., 3853 Main St., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Turhan Sat. Filed Sept. 9. Sharc Media, 25 Fifth Ave., Darien 06820, c/o Outside The Box Media L.L.C. Filed Sept. 2. So Very Baby, 18 Lake Road, Danbury 06811, c/o Elizabeth Stanford Zuller. Filed Sept. 11. TD Painting, 427 Indian Ave., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Anthony Aponte. Filed Sept. 9. Terry Horbal M.D., 555 Bridgeport Ave., Shelton 06484, c/o Terry Horbal. Filed Aug. 27. The Marketing Prose, 458 Midland St., Bridgeport 06605, c/o Angela M. Farrell. Filed Sept. 9. The Right Choice Multi-Service Pro’s 1404 Barnum Ave., Bridgeport 06610, c/o Roman Clark. Filed Sept. 11. Trilogy Solutions L.L.C., 60 Wood Ave., Redding 06896, c/o Mark Darlington. Filed Sept. 10. United Partnership, 27 Greenwood Ave., Darien 06820, c/o Andro Alavidze, Irakk Godashvile and Nugzani Havidze. Filed Sept. 16. VIP Hardwood Floor L.L.C., 3495 Main St., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Claudio G. Barbosa. Filed Sept. 10. Vizier Media, 190 Red Oak Lane, Bridgeport 06606, c/o Dmaria McPherson. Filed Sept. 11. Zolton Erdei Home Improvement, 201 Nichols Ave., Shelton 06484, c/o Zolton Erdei. Filed Aug. 19.

PATENTS he following patents were issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Washington, D.C. Context aware document services for mobile device users. Patent no. 8,842,319 issued to Matthew DeRoller, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Imaging device components comprised of hydrophobic carbon nanotubes. Patent no. 8,840,998 issued to Liang-Bih Lin, Rochester, N.Y.; David H. Pan, Rochester, N.Y.; Daniel Levy, Rochester, N.Y.; and Jin Wu, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Method and device for accurately estimating power consumption. Patent no. 8,842,324 issued to Fritz Francis Ebner, Pittsford, N.Y.; and Lina Fu, Fairport, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Method and system for establishing secure communications between a multifunction device and a mobile communications device. Patent no. 8,842,310 issued to Gavan Tredoux, Penfield, N.Y.; Phillip Emmett, Rochester, N.Y.; Premkumar Rajendran, Pondicherry, Ind.; and Peter Zehler, Penfield, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Method and system for isolated hole detection and growth in a document image. Patent no. 8,842,342 issued to Xing Li, Webster, N.Y.; Zhenhuan Wen, Pittsford, N.Y.; and Amal Malik, Pittsford, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Method and system for performing resolution expansion with high-quality edge enhancement. Patent no. 8,842,938 issued to Xing Li, Webster, N.Y.; David Metcalfe, Marion, N.Y.; and Barbara Lynn Farrell, Ontario, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Method of correlating image misregistration. Patent no. 8,843,002 issued to Paul S. Bonino, Ontario, N.Y.; and David A. Mueller, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. System and method for adjusting an electrostatic field in an inkjet printer. Patent no. 8,840,241 issued to Gerald Fletcher, Pittsford, N.Y.; Joannes N. M. de Jong, Hopewell Junction, N.Y.; and Peter J. Knausdorf, Henrietta, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. System and method for managing a print job in a printing system. Patent no. 8,842,313 issued to Steven J. Harrington, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Thermally stable oleophobic antiwetting coating for inkjet printhead face. Patent no. 8,841,401 issued to Varun Sambhy, Penfield, N.Y.; Santokh S. Badesha, Pittsford, N.Y.; Mandakini Kanungo, Penfield, N.Y.; Peter M. Gulvin, Webster, N.Y.; and David J Gervasi, Pittsford, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

BUSINESS CONNECTIONS ECONOMY

State’s Jobs Recovery Loses Momentum

onnecticut’s economic recovery lost momentum in August, with the state losing 3,600 jobs after six consecutive months of gains. In releasing its monthly employment report, the state Department of Labor also revised down the July numbers, saying 1,000 jobs were added for that month against a previously reported gain of 2,400 positions. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.6%, tied for 14th highest in the country. The national unemployment rate is 6.1%. “The monthly jobs report continued the recent trend of mixed news,” said Joe Brennan, executive vice president for the Connecticut Business & Industry Association. “We’re on track to gain 15,000 jobs this [calendar] year, which is an improvement, but it shows that the Connecticut economy still has a long way to go.” Post-recession gains With the release of the August report, the state has regained 59.9% of the 119,100 jobs lost during the March 2008-February 2010 recession. The national economy regained all lost jobs earlier this year.

However, the 25,200 new jobs gained in the 12 months immediately following the end of the economic downturn in February 2010 represent the strongest period of job growth in the post-recession years [see figure below]. Over the last 12 months, Connecticut added 5,600 jobs, a growth rate of 0.3%. The private sector posted a modest gain of 400 jobs in August, with manufacturing leading all major industry sectors with 1,400 new jobs. Manufacturers now have added a net 600 jobs since August 2013.

Two of the state’s six labor market areas posted gains in August, with Hartford adding 1,000 jobs and Norwich-New London adding 100. New Haven shed 1,500 jobs, the largest decline of the four losing sectors. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk lost 1,300 jobs, followed by Danbury (-400) and Waterbury (-100).  Read more at gov.cbia.com

Sector gains, losses

ELECTION 2014

Construction and mining marked a third month of gains, with 1,000 new jobs. Trade, transportation, and utilities gained 800 positions, followed by other services (800) and financial activities (100).

Business and Politics Mix in Legislative Tours, Forums

The government sector, which includes casino employment, recorded the greatest declines in August, losing 4,000 jobs.

Professional and business services shed 1,500 positions, followed by education and health services (-1,100), leisure and hospitality (-1,000), and information (-100).

ore than 100 candidates for the General Assembly are touring CBIAmember member companies this election season or participating in local candidate forums to talk about business-related issues. Company tours and the issues forums are great ways for candidates running for State House and Senate seats to learn more about businesses in their districts, and to discuss their challenges and opportunities. Candidate visits also are giving business owners an opportunity not only to showcase their products and services but also bring attention to the impact they have on their communities. Many of the tours are taking place at small to midsize manufacturers in the state. “We believe that one of the best ways to spur economic improvement in Connecticut is through more frequent and meaningful interaction between the state’s employers and elected officials,” says Joe Brennan, CBIA’s executive vice president. “Our program to bring business owners and candidates together at companies across the state is one of many CBIA has planned in the months ahead as a partner in the CT20x17 campaign.”

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