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Mayors: Transportation is vital for urban resurgence

FUNDING IMPACTS Conneticut Innovations faces lack of money from the state … 7 MISSING LINKS? The nonprofit sector, too, can benefit from LinkedIn … 14 EAT THE VIEW They’re dining off the land in Trumbull … 15 A CASE OF BIAS Investors must rein in certain tendencies … 20

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From left, Joseph J. McGee, vice president of public policy and programs at The Business Council of Fairfield County; Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch; New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson; Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling; White Plains Mayor Thomas Roach; and Stamford Mayor David Martin. | Photo by Crystal Kang

BY CRYSTAL KANG ckang@westfairinc.com

ne of the key ingredients to restoring a city’s urban center is improving its transit system. Another is creating afford-

able housing. That was the consensus of five mayors from Fairfield and Westchester counties who recently shared how they are leveraging their respective cities’ strengths to grow their urban cores.

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THE NEW BANK IN TOWN

Hartford County bank that dates to 1858 changes it name as it opens a facility in Westport, its first outpost in Fairfield County. The bank president and senior vice president field questions on what the move by United Bank means for business and housing. Page 19

The “Meet the Mayors” event, which was held at the University of Connecticut in Stamford, drew architects, developers and commissioners from across the region as mayors from Norwalk, » MAYORS, page 6

Working up a thirst A BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTOR’S GROUNDBREAKING DRAWS A CROWD … 12

‘Candy lady’ Cantavero’s Greenwich shop to be reborn BY ROBERT MARCHANT Hearst Connecticut Media

landmark in Riverside where generations of youngsters satisfied their sweet tooths is getting a major makeover. When Ada’s Kitchen and Coffee reopens in the spring, it will hold rows of candy similar to the kind that its former proprietor, Ada Cantavero, traded for pennies and nickels before her death in 2008 at age 88. The store on Riverside Avenue had been operating as a deli, but its age was beginning to take a toll. The structure dates to the late 1800s, and its long history includes a stint as the Riverside Post Office. A renovation of the old house began this summer. “It will be reborn,” said Ron Romaniello, who owns the building with several other family members related to Ada Cantavero. “We’re going to bring it back and preserve as much of the history there as we can. It’s quite a project.” On a recent afternoon, a backhoe was carving out soil around the building as workers toiled in the mostly gutted interior. “There’s rot and natural decay from that aging,” Romaniello said. The building’s utilities were sorely out of date. Much of the exterior features of the structure were deteriorating. But not for long. Contractor Jeff DeLuca said the look and feel of the old building, including its distinct gingerbread shingles, peaked roof and columns, would be preserved and enhanced. “We’re saving everything we could; we’re trying to keep it in the old style,” he said. Gus Cantavero, a nephew of Ada Cantavero who is working on some of the excavation, recalled his aunt as a woman with a kind soul and a fondness for youngsters. “She was here forever. All the kids knew her, getting their candy after school. Very well-liked,” he said. One of her best-known phrases was: “Take your time, hon.” Many a youthful runaway was later found at her place of business, officially the Riverside Variety Shop. Especially popular with students at the nearby Riverside School and Eastern Middle

Ada’s Variety Store owner Ada Cantavero. Greenwich Time file photo

School, it offered an afternoon treat and a respite from the demands of the classroom. Ada Cantavero was once named Citizen of the Year by the local PTA and serenaded by the Riverside School band. The store also dished up food and coffee for workers in the neighborhood. Romaniello said it was too early to disclose the operator who would run the new business when it opens this spring, since contracts have not been finalized. The goal is to offer fresh-baked goods, high-end coffee and sandwiches to entice commuters and local residents. There will be a counter full of sweets and confections that will pay tribute to a woman known as “the candy lady” who worked there for more than 50 years. A neighbor, John Linsenmeyer, said he liked the idea of the local business gaining a new lease on life. “My kids and grandkids patronized it,” he said. “That place has been an institution. What inspired me was how uncommonly

patient Ada was.” Linsenmeyer recalled the candy lady never hurried customers, who often deliberated over the choice of candy as if the world depended on it, then paid for the treats with pennies, dimes, nickels and a grade-schooler’s grasp of arithmetic. Once completed, Romaniello hopes that locals, young and old, will find favor with the new business. In particular, he has one

person he hopes to please — his late aunt. “If she could come back, I think she’d be pleased,” he said. “We are carrying on the old tradition.” Hearst Connecticut Media includes four daily newspapers: Connecticut Post, Greenwich Time, The Advocate (Stamford) and The News Times (Danbury.) See greenwichtime.com for more from this reporter.

CORRECTIONS

• A Norwalk mall being developed by General Growth Properties is projected to cost $285 million to build, with a projected total economic impact of $941 million. The company is headquartered in Chicago, and the nearest malls it operates are Brass Mill Center in Waterbury and The Shoppes at Buckland Hills in Manchester. A page 1 story in the Sept. 29 edition of the Business Journal contained incorrect information. • Candice Hughes, founder of Darien-based AdapTac Games, has a son with ADHD. A Sept. 29 article on a University of Connecticut women entrepreneurs conference misstated her son’s disorder. The structure dates to the late 1800s, and its long history includes a stint as the Riverside Post Office. | Photo by Tyler Sizemore

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Small business ﬁnds creative solutions in tough loan market BY LEIF SKODNICK lskodnick@westfairinc.com

he calls herself the “chief bottle washer,” but Donna Wertenbach, who leads the Community Economic Development Fund, is elbow-deep in the greasy mechanical workings of the small business credit market. While the demand for credit by small businesses is strong, the supply isn’t always there. Wertenbach’s organization, which has doled out $25 million worth of loans to small businesses ranging from a headhunting service to an ice cream shop and a machine shop in Connecticut, is trying to fill that gap. “We cater to the nonbankable small business,” said Wertenbach, who noted that the CEDF’s clients were often too risky for banks to loan money, lacked collateral or just needed too little money for it to be worth a bank’s while to lend to them. “We do what the banks won’t do,” Wertenbach said. “They want the depositor relationship, but they don’t make enough money off of the loans to warrant taking the higher risk. We deal with restaurants – but banks won’t touch restaurants or businesses with bad cash flow and no collateral.” While bank lending to small businesses is down according to the New York Federal Reserve Bank’s most recent Small Business Credit Survey, the Meriden-based CEDF is one of several unique alternatives out there for small businesses looking to borrow money. Notably, eBay subsidiary PayPal lends money to small-business owners through their PayPal accounts, and then siphons a portion of revenue received through the accounts for repayment. “PayPal Working Capital is a great fit for existing PayPal small businesses looking to expand inventory, help open a new location or receive hassle-free access to capital in a timely manner,” a PayPal spokesman told the Business Journal via email. To receive a PayPal Working Capital business loan, businesses must agree to continue to process payments through their current PayPal account until the loan amount and fee are paid in full. It’s not a requirement to do all or even most sales through PayPal, but they must also agree not to direct payment volume away from PayPal intentionally to avoid repayment. “Since its launch in September of 2013, more than $150 million in loans has been distributed, and a high number of businesses have returned for an additional loan after repaying their first,” PayPal’s spokesman stated. “Of course, all of the businesses use PayPal to process sales, but a majority also happen to sell on eBay.” Not all banks are abandoning the

small-business credit market. HSBC Bank announced on Oct. 1 that it was expanding its international business loan program by $3 billion, citing rising demand by small and medium-size U.S. businesses looking to export and expand internationally. “U.S. small and medium-size businesses are key contributors to U.S. exports and domestic job growth,” said Derrick Ragland, executive vice president and head of U.S. middle-market corporate banking for HSBC Bank USA. “Helping them secure financing to tap into the growing buying power of emerging economies to thrive is essential.” Ragland said that HSBC’s program has done a large share of its lending to businesses in the Northeast, and that the bank sees more small businesses taking advantage of overseas markets, noting that 95 percent

of the world’s consumers are located outside the U.S. “The typical loan is in the few millions, generally to buy more inventory or equipment to grow the business,” Ragland said. He cited medical devices as a growing segment of the program’s business, but added, “we make it available to any business that wants it.” For the CEDF, the support of banks is a key element to the fund’s existence. Wertenbach’s program is capitalized by both local and national banks. The CEDF enables the banks to point businesses to an entity that can lend to them, while the banks can maintain a deposit banking relationship with the businesses. During the mortgage debacle, Wertenbach explained that banks learned

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the hard way that they can’t take wild risks. They since applied that lesson to the smallbusiness lending market. Her organization provides working capital, lines of credit, and term loans up to $250,000, served with a side of financial education. “We design loans to meet the circumstances of the borrower,” Wertenbach said. “We’ll ask, ‘How much can you afford to pay in debt service each month?’ From there, we can start the educational process and teach them not to take it right to that limit, and calculate the loan payment using half that amount for debt service.” The educational lesson to the businesses is a simple one. “It’s ‘You need to spend within your means,’” Wertenbach said. “Gosh, I sound like my father.”

First County Bank provided the following credit facilities to local businesses: A $1,500,000 permanent mortgage on three mixed-use buildings in New Canaan, CT

A $6,600,000 construction loan for a 23-unit condominium development project in Stamford, CT

A $750,000 line of credit to an information services company in Norwalk, CT

A $1,300,000 commercial mortgage and a $100,000 line of credit to a nonprofit agency in Norwalk, CT

A $50,000 line of credit and a $750,000 commercial mortgage to a law firm in Stamford, CT

A $3,600,000 construction to permanent mortgage on an apartment building development in Fairfield, CT

A $4,400,000 construction loan on a new mixed use building in Darien, CT

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A $1,800,000 commercial mortgage on an office/retail building in Greenwich, CT

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Connecticut home, condo sales down in August Sales of Connecticut single-family homes dipped nearly 6 percent year over year in August, according to a press release by The Warren Group. A total of 2,735 single-family homes sold in August, compared with 2,898 sales the same time last year. From January through August, sales fell nearly 2 percent year over year, with 16,805 transactions completed compared with 17,128 sales in the same period in 2013. “Single-family home sales and prices have fallen in the first eight months of the

year, with each posting declines of 2 to 3 percent,” said The Warren Group CEO Timothy M. Warren Jr in a press release. “Last year, we saw gains of 6 to 8 percent. The recovery in the real estate market has stalled, and prices remain 12 percent below their highest levels in 2007.” The median price of single-family homes in the state decreased by 5.3 percent in August, dropping to $269,900 compared with $285,000 in August 2013. In January through August, the median sale price for homes decreased 3 percent year over year,

from $265,000 to $258,000. Connecticut condominium sales dipped 4.2 percent in August compared with the same month last year, from 684 to 655. Condo sales increased 1 percent for the first eight months of the year, jumping from 4,442 in 2013 to 4,487 this year. The median sale price for Connecticut condos dropped nearly 7 percent in August, to $176,000 from $188,875 last year. The yearto-date median price of condos dropped by 1.5 percent, from $172,500 to $170,000. — Crystal Kang

WCSU honors pair of entrepreneurs

wo men in their second successful careers — John Royce and Thomas Montague — will receive the 2014 Macricostas Entrepreneur of the Year Award from Western Connecticut State University at a lunch Oct. 15, 11:30 a.m., at The Ethan Allen Hotel, 21 Lake Ave. Extension, Danbury. Royce and Montague founded and operate the catering business that provides wedding venues at The Fox Hill Inn and The Candlewood Inn, both in Brookfield, The Waterview in Monroe and The Riverview in Simsbury. The four facilities bill themselves as among the most popular wedding destinations in western Connecticut, “known for impeccable service in beautiful settings.” The award is sponsored by the foundation of Brookfield industrialist and philanthropist Constantine “Deno” Macricostas and his wife, Marie.

Royce and Montague met while working in international shipping, Royce as a broker and Montague as a ship operator. They worked together on deals that helped open markets in Brazil and China in the 1970s and 1980s and then formed their own shipping business. “We started doing really, really well,” Royce said. “And then we lost everything.” The business rebounded but the pair looked for new opportunities and in 1985 bought the Fox Hill Inn as a real estate investment and began running the restaurant in the building. After a year, they realized a daily restaurant operation wasn’t to be. Instead, they converted the operation to catering, with weddings a specialty. In 1999, they purchased and renovated the Candlewood Inn, followed in 2004 by The Waterview and The Riverview in Simsbury, which they designed and built in 2008.

“Being in the right place at the right time is useful. But luck is just as important,” Montague said. A key to their success, they say, is their ability to bring business discipline to an industry where much of the competition consists of people who are excellent chefs or event planners but who do not have experience running a complex enterprise. They extend their services to several nonprofits, offering their venues and services at no charge to Regional Hospice and Home Care of Western Connecticut, The Women’s Center of Greater Danbury and Interval House, a domestic abuse prevention facility in Hartford. Lunch reservations ($60 per person) may be made online at wcsu.edu/eoy or by calling the Office of Institutional Advancement at 203-837-8279. — Bill Fallon

Emcor �ights breast cancer

Last year’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month effort by Emcor Group in New Haven.

orwalk-based Emcor Group Inc., which works in mechanical and electrical construction, industrial and energy infrastructure and building services for a range of businesses nationally, for the

sixth consecutive year will support Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. Company workers will don pink Emcor hard hats in support of the company health campaign titled “Protect Yourself. Get Screened Today.” All 7,000 company vehicles will feature pink-themed posters. Emcor expects 6,000 workers to sport the pink hard hats, leading to what it terms a “multiplier effect” of interest in breast cancer awareness from passersby, neighbors and family members. Anthony Guzzi, Emcor’s president and CEO, in a statement said, “The enthusiasm for this program continues to grow, and we’ve been given specific feedback regarding the positive impact this has on people’s decision to go for a

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screening. We know it is making a difference.” The “human pink hard hat ribbon” forms at Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital in New Haven on Oct. 15. — Bill Fallon

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NEWS IN BRIEF

CDC CONFIRMS ENTEROVIRUS HAS ARRIVED IN STATE The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed three of six samples sent by Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford for testing were positive for enterovirus D68. “The samples were representative of our pediatric population and confirm what our infectious diseases physicians have suspected all along,” the hospital, which runs pediatric health centers in Fairfield, Stamford, Shelton and Danbury, said in a statement. Hometowns of the victims were not released. “We already knew there was a strong possibility it was here,” said Dr. Nicholas Bennett, medical director of infectious diseases and immunology at Connecticut Children’s. “We sent in samples to help the CDC track the virus and its spread across the nation.” The Hartford facility is the first hospital regionally to have confirmed enterovirus D68 cases. “Because enterovirus is a virus there is no treatment, except for treatments for the wheezing, the same as you would for any other asthma attack,” Bennett said. “It seems to be easily treated and kids are generally getting better quickly, in a few days.” In response to news that the CDC is investigating links between enterovirus D68 and paralysis, Bennett said there have been no cases of paralysis at Connecticut Children’s. Symptoms include runny nose, sneezing, coughing, rash, mouth blisters, body aches and fever. “Only a small percentage of patients will require hospitalization for their symptoms, especially if these patients suffer from severe respiratory issues, like asthma,” the hospital said in a statement. — Bill Fallon

STAMFORD OFFICE SELLS FOR $13.5M White Plains, N.Y.-based GHP Office Realty LLC, which owns and manages properties in the suburban tristate area, sold a 65,000-square-foot, Class A office building at 30 Buxton Farms Road in Stamford for $13,475,000. The seller was White Plains-based GHP Buxton LLC. The sale was arranged by Andrew Greenspan and James J. Houlihan. The purchaser, MSIH LLC, a Connecticut-based homebuilding company, was represented by Corey R. Gubner, Ted Grogan and Greg Romano of Stamford-based RHYS LLC.

The property is at exit 35 of the Merritt Parkway and High Ridge Road. The building is 90 percent occupied by 14 tenants that include medical and financial offices. Hobbs Inc., a New Canaan-based homebuilder, is expected to relocate its headquarters into the remaining vacant space in the building, according to GHP. The seller’s attorney was Elizabeth Smithof Goldberg Weprin Finkel Goldstein LLP. The purchaser’s attorney was Kenneth M. Gammill Jr. of Gilbride, Tusa, Last and Spellane LLC. The property was purchased by the principals of GHP Office Realty and a group of private investors in 2007 for $8 million. GHP Office Realty is the office building division of Houlihan-Parnes Realtors LLC, with buildings in Fairfield County, Westchester and Rockland counties in New York, in Bergen County and Princeton, N.J., and in Fort Worth, Texas. — Bill Fallon

WOMEN’S CENTER GETS $20K TO FIGHT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE The Avon Foundation for Women recently donated $20,000 to support the Women’s Center of Greater Danbury’s domestic violence program and victim services. Avon regional offices nominated local domestic violence nonprofits to receive the grant. Avon Products Inc., a manufacturer and seller of beauty and personal care products, and the foundation launched the Speak Out Against Domestic Violence program in 2004 to support awareness, education and prevention programs related to domestic violence. “With these funds we will be able to continue providing our 24/7 emergency shelter and crisis services, counseling and community education programs free of charge throughout the greater Danbury area,” said Pat Zachman, president and CEO of the Women’s Center. The programs at the Women’s Center are supported by the state and local government, United Way agencies and people and businesses in the community. This year, the Women’s Center served 26,000 residents in the greater Danbury area, including in Bethel, Ridgefield, Redding and Sherman. Avon in a press release said the foundation, its philanthropic arm, provided more than $38 million in the U.S through the end of 2013 and to date has donated more than $957 million in more than 50 countries. — Crystal Kang

Citrin Cooperman Corner

Managing an International Company BY MARK L. FAGAN, CPA CITRIN COOPERMAN to help build a team atmosphere, as compared to a conference call. “You need to have a face,” Mark said, adding that his team often uses tools like Skype to stay in touch. “The visual cues are critical and help us make better decisions.”

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Mark Engel Rosco Laboratories Inc.

Vision. Teamwork. Commitment. Managing any company requires these necessary elements, but when it comes to running an international business, strategy and day-to-day operations become more complicated. Cultural differences, language barriers, limited time in person, and understanding the laws and regulations of multiple countries all become front and center for the chief executive trying to build a cohesive and successful team. Here are a few tips to think about from a management perspective as you build your global presence. PUT THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN CHARGE. As CEO, you need to resist the temptation of keeping your hands in all the activities of a multi-national organization. While operating in multiple countries or regions, it’s critical to develop a management team to be strong leaders, let them run the dayto-day operations, hold them accountable, and allow them to make decisions. “We developed our company values as a global team,” said Mark Engel, chief executive of Rosco Laboratories Inc., a global company located in Stamford that supports the entertainment industry with lighting and related products. “Our values define our culture and help our management team steer the company. If you make a decision in alignment with your values, you’ll never be wrong.” MEET IN PERSON REGULARLY. While it may be expensive, getting your global leaders together in the same place builds relationships and encourages a better understanding of cultural differences. “Helping a management team get a handle on cross-cultural communication is a challenge,” Mark said. “While sometimes the language may be identical, the cultural biases, the emphasis, the things that might get said can be misinterpreted very easily.” Convening in person helps to solidify the company’s values and culture so each individual can go back and spread the message to their respective home teams. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TECHNOLOGY. When you can’t physically be in the same place, take advantage of technology to connect with your management team via video conferencing, at least on a monthly basis. While it’s not a substitute for being in the same room as a colleague, it continues

WALK THE TALK. Rosco takes several steps to create a culture that de-emphasizes the impression of a U.S. headquarters and its international subsidiaries by referring to the company as a “global organization” and regularly rotating the location of international meetings. In addition, strategic initiatives and projects are done on a global basis, across all locations. “We restructured a couple of years ago to create more of a global team, and we go out of our way to take people from outside of the U.S. and make them team leaders,” Mark said. “We want to emphasize with structure, not just with words, that we are a global business.” COMMUNICATING VALUES IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL. This can’t be stressed enough. All employees must understand what the company stands for and how it wants to portray its message in the marketplace. When a business has locations across the globe, it can be difficult for a CEO to know all of its employees and disseminate its message. Rosco meets this challenge by having each new staff member spend 10 minutes one-on-one with its CEO during the first week on the job. “Our most successful products have come from the ideas and development talents of our employees outside of the U.S., so it’s critical that everyone understands who we are and how we want to engage with our customers,” Mark said. EMBRACE THE WORLDWIDE BENEFITS. While managing a global organization may bring its logistical challenges, the opportunities to diversify on all levels is exponential. Access to intellectual capital isn’t limited to domestic biases and ideas, and products can come from virtually anywhere. “Our customer and dealer base do not care about borders. Rosco’s success comes from leveraging the best of a global business while respecting and capitalizing on very strong local cultures,” Mark said. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Mark L. Fagan, CPA is the managing partner of Citrin Cooperman’s Norwalk office. With over 20 years of audit, tax and business advisory experience, he specializes in mergers and acquisitions and profitability consulting for companies of all sizes. Mark can be reached by phone at 203-847-4068 or via email at mfagan@ citrincooperman.com. Citrin Cooperman is a full-service accounting and business consulting firm with offices in Norwalk, CT; White Plains, NY; New York City; Livingston, NJ; Plainview, NY; and Philadelphia, PA.

A MESSAGE FROM CITRIN COOPERMAN FAIRFIELD COUNTY BUSINESS JOURNAL • Week of October 6, 2014

Bankwell merges with Quinnipiac Bank

ew Canaan-based Bankwell Financial Group Inc., parent company of Bankwell Bank, has successfully completed the merger of Quinnipiac Bank & Trust Co. “with and into Bankwell,” effective Oct. 1. Blake S. Drexler will remain as executive chairman of Bankwell and the rest of the Bankwell executive team will remain in place, Bankwell said in a statement. Quinnipiac President and CEO Mark A. Candido will serve as president of Bankwell’s New Haven County region and as senior vice president of Bankwell. Richard R. Barredo, Quinnipiac’s executive vice president and

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Stamford, Bridgeport joined mayors from White Plains and New Rochelle in Westchester County, N.Y. to discussed their cities’ respective strengths and weaknesses. The event was moderated by Joseph J. McGee, vice president of public policy and programs at The Business Council of Fairfield County. The lead sponsor of the conference was People’s United Bank. All the mayors agreed that improving their transportation systems was critical to the resurgence of the urban centers. White Plains Mayor Thomas Roach said he is seeing young people using fewer cars as they move to the city’s downtown and create a stable financial base for businesses to draw upon. Roach said the keys to economic success in White Plains are its two MetroNorth Railroad stations and Bee-Line Bus service. Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch said he

chief lending officer, will serve as first vice president of Bankwell. Raymond W. Palumbo, former vice chairman of Quinnipiac’s board of directors, was appointed to the boards of directors of Bankwell Financial Group and Bankwell. Bankwell Financial Group and Quinnipiac entered into an “Agreement and Plan of Merger” March 31 for their merger into Bankwell. Per the agreement, the shareholders of Quinnipiac, as of the record date, were able to elect to receive either $12 cash, 0.56 shares of Bankwell Financial common stock for each share of Quinnipiac common stock (with about 75 percent of Quinnipiac shares

exchanged for stock and approximately 25 percent for cash) or a combination of cash and Bankwell Financial common stock. “This is a unique and exciting opportunity to combine two well-respected community banks that share a strong commitment to our local communities,” Drexler said in a statement. “The merger gives Bankwell a meaningful presence in New Haven County and we look forward to continuing to provide former Quinnipiac Bank & Trust customers with the type of full-service relationship banking experience they have come to expect.” “Bankwell will provide the resources

needed to provide customers with a great banking experience,” Candido said. “Along with the high level of personal service they currently enjoy, our customers will benefit from the expanded range of products and services that Bankwell has to offer.” Bankwell operates eight branches in New Canaan, Fairfield, Stamford and Wilton and, in New Haven County, in Hamden and North Haven. It also operates a loan production office in the city of Bridgeport. It provides services to commercial and consumer customers, primarily within its communities and their surrounding areas. — Bill Fallon

believes transportation is worth the investment. His city is acting on that by planning to build a second train station on a vacant 700-acre property. Finch said the city is transforming its vacant properties into clean energy parks to attract more jobs. Stamford Mayor David Martin said the challenge for Metro-North is that its outbound trains outnumber its inbound trains, causing an imbalance in train frequency. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority addressed the issue of congested tracks through a recently approved $32 billion, four-year capital improvement plan to add more train stations in the Bronx and possibly a new commuter line into Manhattan’s Penn Station. Yet Martin said the MTA shouldn’t use the money for new tracks but rather to improve its existing tracks. The reason trains take longer on the New Haven Line is because the tracks are too close together, he said, causing trains to operate slower to prevent them from clipping trains on neighboring tracks.

“The highest concentration for rail traffic in America is Metro-North,” Martin said. “Give us $5 billion, and we’ll have tenfold improvements in terms of train times from New Haven down to New York using the existing railroads.”

gence of its urban core, the city, which has 87,000 residents, is moving forward with market rate developments that include affordable housing units. “We have a 10 percent requirement if you’re going to build over 20 units,” Rilling said, “That’s working very well because people will be able to work where they live instead of having to drive 10 to 12 miles to get to work.” Affordable housing is not the only driving force behind diversity. New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson said, “As by necessity or desire, and as people try to move toward a more green lifestyle, the cities are going to become increasingly attractive.” The mayors agreed that they can only move as quickly as the state and federal governments move and that partnerships are important to making progress. “What you’re seeing is people are going faster than governments,” Finch said. “The types of governments that can go the fastest are mayors. It’s the combination of the city government and the business council working together that helps create jobs.”

It’s the combination of the city government and the Business Council working together that helps create jobs.”

— Mayor Bill Finch

As mayors notice that their downtowns are evolving, they said it’s important to incorporate affordable housing. Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling said with the resur-

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onnecticut Innovations, the state’s quasi-public venture capital and lending arm, said that its requests for state loans ranging from $25 million to $50 million have been rejected multiple times in the past five months, resulting in a major funding shortage. One of the primary ways that Connecticut Innovations has supported its early stage startups and maturing companies is through funding from the State Bond Commission. Without the bond commission’s approval to administer funding, CI’s newest program, which lends up to $150,000 in pre-seed money for companies that are too young to join its seed program, has been deeply impacted. “It’s been difficult to get funding this year,” said Lauren Carmody, CI’s director of public relations. “The longer we go without money, and the more meetings we go without receiving funds, we have to increase the amount we’re requesting. The next time we go, we’re going to have more startups we need to push out.”

The rescheduling of several bond commission meetings caused CI to close the valve of its main lending mechanism. Gov. Dannel Malloy in 2011 had approved a jobs bill to fund agencies in the state like Connecticut Innovations that help stimulate new business opportunities. Since 2011, the agency has requested $125 million in loans be distributed over a five-year timeframe by the bond commission. To date, CI received $20 million from the commission. Most recently, it had requested $25 million in May, $25 million in July and $50 million in September. After the most recent meeting was canceled last month, it reapplied for new loans. The next bond commission meeting to review its application is Oct. 31, when CI will request $50 million again. “We see this as a temporary delay that we’d like to get back to the business of investing in companies and helping them grow and invest in the development of new programs and fine-tuning what we have,” Carmody said. “We felt like we gained a lot of momentum, and we’re hoping the slight delay doesn’t affect them.” CI has invested nearly $60 million in ear-

ly-stage companies from January 2012 until now, while partnering venture capitalists and investors have provided an additional $135 million to early stage companies in the same period. From 2011 to 2012, the agency grew its invest- Bryant Guffrey ments from $9.5 million to $24.6 million. From 2012 to 2013, its investments dipped to $21.2 million. This year, investments are on an upswing, growing to more than $21.8 million. CI distributes funds from the bond commission and investors in three categories: loans and lending, equity and small-business innovation programs. On the loans and lending side, it provides an injection of capital for more mature companies that can guarantee loan repayments. Funding for the loans and lending operation comes in part from the State Bond Commission. Funding from fees and interest

contributes to reinvesting into companies. “We lend based on the percentage of the company we’re buying and investing in,” Carmody said. “Typically when we invest, we don’t go in alone. We can help companies attract additional dollars. We help companies attract venture capitalists firms.” On the lending side, funding can also come from divestitures when a business that CI invests in either sells its company or makes an initial public offering. Other ways it makes money is through a return of principal and return of equity if it decides to cash in on a company’s stocks. “We’re seeing the return on our investments,” Carmody said. “We’re not out of money. We’re being much more strategic based on the availability of funds. What we make through our operations income does cover part of that gap in funding. We considered that in our projections, but overall, we’ve been investing at a rate much higher due to the jobs bill and due to the money we get from the bond commission.” On the equity or venture side, the process of receiving funding takes longer because CI is providing funding to early stage » CI, page 8

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companies or startups. Usually it takes four to six months before companies can get a round of seed funding because CI conducts due diligence on the company, its products, its projects, its managers and boards. Funding is often provided by partnering venture capitalists and investors. The third category of funding is through CI’s small business innovation, or SBI, program. This program offers a variety of services from small grants to coaching and guidance. CTNext, a resource for entrepreneurs, falls under this category. Through CI, companies have grown their capital investments in the millions in only a year. In Trumbull, Bryant Guffrey, CEO and co-founder of ZetrOZ Inc., an ultrasound technology company, raised $3 million this year alone. “Connecticut Innovations supported us

ever since we moved to Connecticut,” Guffrey said. “They invested money in us, connected us with the community and matched our grants with a number of investors that were part of the seed round this past June.”

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Guffrey, who started his business in March 2009, said when his company moved

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Stamford-based manufacturer of metal and plastic containers for the food and consumer goods industry has expanded its operations with the purchase of a California company. Silgan Holdings has acquired Van Can, a San Diego-based manufacturer of metal containers with annual sales of $40 million. Terms of the deal, which includes two metal container factories, were not disclosed. Silgan spokesman Robert Lewis declined to comment beyond the company’s brief statement announcing the deal. But Chip Dillon, an analyst with Vertical Research Partners, said Silgan has grown into a business with annual net sales of $3.7 billion thanks in large part to acquisitions. It operates 89 manufacturing facilities in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. “They’ve grown by buying can-production companies. If your are a seller, you have to talk with Silgan. They are the largest, followed by Ball Corp., and Crown Holding,” he said. Van Can got its start in 1992, when Indonesia-based PT Mantrust separated the

can division from Van Camp Seafood. The company manufactures containers to the tuna, poultry and chafing-dish industries. Silgan’s purchase comes as supermarket sales of canned foods are falling, according to Frank Dell, president of Dellmart, a Stamford-based consultant to the food and consumer products sectors. Retail sales of canned fruit fell 3.2 percent last year from 2012, and canned vegetable sales fell 2.9 percent, he said. Canned soup sales were down 1.3 percent. The decline is continuing as Americans gravitate toward buying more fresh food, said Dell, a former employee of American Can. The Can Manufacturers Institute, a national trade association of the metal can manufacturing industry and its suppliers in the United States, said the industry produces about 124 billion food, beverage and other metal cans annually and employs more than 28,000 people with plants in 33 states, Puerto Rico and American Samoa, generating about $17.8 billion in direct economic activity. – Richard Lee, Hearst Connecticut Media

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E From left, Phil Clark, president, Claris Construction; Bill Steindl, Connecticut Distributors Inc. compliance manager; Stratford Mayor John Harkins; state Rep. Terry Backer; state Sen. Andres Ayala Jr.; Edgar Garcia, CDI chief operating officer; Jeff Kasiewicz, CDI purchasing manager; Steve Baye, CDI vice president for sales and marketing; Brian Albenze, CDI president; Joe Luciana, CDI director of operations; Jason Stevens, CDI controller; Wayne Murray, CDI assistant director of operations; and Maura Tancredi, CDI director of human resources.

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onnecticut Distributors Inc., which dates to post-Prohibition Bridgeport and has been in Stratford for 46 years, recently broke ground on a 50,000-square-foot addition to its 333 Lordship Blvd. home. The expansion is expected to accommodate 17 new hires. The groundbreaking witnessed company President Brian Albenze and Stratford Mayor John Harkins joining state, company and construction officials to toss dirt for the occasion.

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The Healthy Workplace Employer Recognition Program has become the premiere award in Connecticut, recognizing the outstanding achievements of businesses and organizations in implementing employee health and wellness programs. Now in its seventh year, The Business Council will highlight employers’ efforts to encourage healthy behaviors, enhance productivity, and ensure healthy work environments on February 13, 2015. If your company is offering a healthy workplace program, we want to recognize you. How to apply It is easy! Complete the application at www.businessfairfield.com. Submissions are due January 5, 2015. Questions? Please contact Tanya Court, Director, Public Policy & Programs at 203-705-0668

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Republican Candidate Dan Debicella

2:00pm, at the Norwalk Inn. Registration is $45 for members of the participating organizations and $65 for non-members. Register online at norwalkchamberofcommerce.com.

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Is a Private Health Exchange Right for Your Company? The implementation of the Affordable Care Act ensured that health exchanges are here to stay. In a shifting economic and legislative landscape exchanges can be a source of many options for larger employers looking for a benefits strategy that provides employees with choice while streamlining costs and workflow for the employer. But there are questions: • How does a private exchange strategy compare with my company’s traditionally employer-sponsored health package? • Should I choose a single- or multi-carrier exchange? What’s the difference? • How do private exchanges change traditional interactions with my broker? • What will my role be in employees’ health care delivery if my company chooses a private exchange? October 16, you’re invited to join The Busi-

Democratic Candidate Jim Himes

On Friday, November 14, we invite you to attend a forum designed to make sense of today’s varied non-bank lending options. Learn more about the new financial products available for small businesses from these nontraditional lenders. Included on the panel will be Fundation and Funding Circle. We will also feature a panel on small business success sto-

ries highlighting funding choices made by three local small businesses. The forum is sponsored by The Federal Reserve Bank of New York and The Business Council of Fairfield County.

Recognition of Business Leadership October 16 7:45-9:30am Members $20; non-members $25

ness Council as we explore private health exchanges and more with Laurel Pickering, President & CEO, the Northeast Business Group on Health.

Through the Walter H. Wheeler, Jr. Business Leadership Award, The Business Council of Fairfield County demonstrates its commitment to volunteer leadership and offers a role model for all businesspeople to emulate. The award, named after the visionary Pitney Bowes leader, annually celebrates business leadership in our community. We are pleased to announce our 2014 Walter H. Wheeler, Jr. Business Leadership Award honoree will be Cindi Bigelow, President & CEO, Bigelow Tea. Ms. Bigelow has been impactful and thoughtful in her volunteer leadership pursuits. Socially- and community-minded, she has chosen activities that have made a difference in the lives of her employees and in the communities in which they live and work. In addition to her philanthropic and volunteer community activities she has committed focus to our next generation of business leaders by engaging them on the topics of business ethics and career development.

Thursday, November 20, 2014 Stamford Marriott Hotel Stamford, Connecticut The 2014 Walter H. Whxeeler, Jr. Business Leadership Award Honoree Cindi Bigelow President & CEO Bigelow Tea

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THE LIST

Moving and Storage RANKED BY YEAR COMPANY ESTABLISHED. LISTED ALPHABETICALLY IN EVENT OF TIE.

FAIRFIELD COUNTY AND REGION NEXT LIST: OCTOBER 13 LEADING CMOS

MOVING AND STORAGE COMPANIES

Morgan & Brother Manhattan Storage & Co.

16 Bruce Park Ave., Greenwich 06830 869-8700 • morganmanhattan.com

William B. Meyer Inc.

East Side Movers

La Rosa Del Monte

110 Austin St., Bridgeport 06604 333-2812 • larosadelmonte.com

120 Viaduct Road, Stamford 06907 324-5999

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

255 Long Beach Blvd., Stratford 06615 800-727-5985 • williambmeyer.com

10 Whiting St., Bridgeport 06604 914-699-1122 • moveesm.com

Bolliger Mobility LLC

Kaster Moving Company Inc.

66 Viaduct Road, Stamford 06907 327-0856 • kastermoving.com

Conti Self Storage

415 Howe Ave., Shelton 06484 924-5840• sheltonselfstorage.com

Noah's Ark Moving and Storage

22 Crescent Road, Westport 06880 • 221-8055 109 Saw Mill Road, Stamford 06903 • 682-1182 noahsarkinc.com

JB Moving Services Inc.

222A and 222B Selleck St., Stamford 06902 602-7979 • movejb.com

Collegian Movers Inc.

674 Naugatuck Ave., Milford 06461 283-5044 • bestmove.com

Top local executive Contact (bold) Email address

Year company established

Type of business

National moving or storage affiliation

Number of locations in county

Climate controlled? Air Heat

Brian Clark Will Huntting whuntting@morganmanhatan.com 1851

1851

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Independent

Air Heat

Full service and self-storage; more than 700,000 square feet of storage space in eight locations; specialized services for piano moving, fine arts, lab and medical and computer and electronics; interior design movers; local, long-distance and international movers; commercial moving; and furniture repair

Tom Gillon Sr. Ted Kennedy tkennedy@williambmeyer.com

1915

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United Van Lines

Air Heat

Full service, storage security system, temperature controlled, full sprinkler system, local and international moving.

Nick Guagliardo sales@moveesm.com

1945

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Skyline

Heat

Office and industrial relocation services, record storage, retrieval and shredding, new furniture distribution and installation, household and international relocations, office and household furniture storage, liquidation services, and Mount Vernon, N.Y., warehouse contains 40,000 square feet of military-approved space with five loading docks

Hiram Rodriguez, owner

1968

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Bob Savona Stamford Branch Manager

1976

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United Van Lines

Air Heat

Full service, burglar and fire alarm, exterior and interior security cameras, international and domestic move management, office moving, commercial storage, records retention and 24-hour access with notice

Kevin J. Kaster gcarey@kastermoving.com 1977

1977

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Atlas Van Lines

Air Heat

Full service moving and storage; local, long distance and international vault storage, loaded in residence

Madelyn Cerritelli, owner conti5840@aol.com

1980

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Connecticut Self-Storage Association

Heat

Long-and short-term leases, secure facility and drive-in access

Amit Arava, founder and CEO csa@noahsarkinc.com

1982

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U.S. Dot, CT Department of Transportation

Climate controlled

Joseph A. Barone Jr., president jbarone@movejb.com

1986

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Paramount Transportation

Air Heat

70,000 square feet of climate-controlled storage space; 20,000 square feet is self storage and 50,000 square feet is contained and racked for long-term storage and decorator and designer services; alarm system, sprinklers and camera security are available

Heat

Local, long distance, residential and commercial moving; green moving; climatecontrolled storage; and company occasionally has special offers

Vanguard Moving, Storage & Logistics CT

16 Goodhill Road, Bethel 06801 798-6060 • vmslct.com

Two Men and A Truck

25 Van Zant St., No. 1A1, Norwalk 06855 831-9300 • twomenandatruckfairfield.com

Accommodations for Spanish-speaking customers; residential, commercial and international moving services; fine art moving; packing, shipping and storage options; accommodations for special family issues, i.e. children and pets; and special accommodations for military members

Local, long distance, residential and international moving; corporate and commercial moving; relocation services; storage, movers and packers; lastminute moving; fine art and piano moving services

Matt Fernschild, president sales@collegianmovers.com

1989

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AMSA, Massachusetts Movers Association, CT Storage

John Arredondo, owner

1990

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Air Heat

Moving concierge service, packing supplies, customer truck rentals, self-storage rooms are secured by individual locks, alarm security systems, personal access code required to enter building and month-to-month leases are offered

David B. Anton, owner info@vanguardlogisticsct.com

1992

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National Van Lines, AMSA

Heat

In-state and long-distance moves, full or fragile pack service, 15,000-square-foot location and month-to-month storage

Steve Viggiano, owner estimate.request@twomen.com

1998

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None

Westy Self Storage

50 Keeler Ave., Norwalk 06854 65 Danbury Road, Wilton 06897 80 Brownhouse Road, Stamford 06902 2070 Kings Highway, Fairfield 06824 885-417-1284• westy.com

Storage type (full or self-storage) Security features Additional features or services Access for customers

storage

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

moving

Rank

Ranked by year company established; listed alphabetically in event of tie.

Business-packing services and commercial moving; home-packing services; residential moving; local, long distance, national and international services

This is a lis(ng of moving and storage companies that serve the region. If you wish for your moving and storage company to be included in our next list, please email Danielle Renda at drenda@wes@airinc.com. Source: Data obtained from 2013-‐2014 respondent companies and their company. WND Would not disclose. NA Not available.

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SPECIAL REPORT

BANKING AND FINANCE

United Bank expands into Fairﬁeld County FORMER ROCKVILLE BANK MERGES, EMBRACES WESTPORT

BY BILL FALLON Bfallon@westfairinc.com

PARATIVELY EQUAL, BASED ON WHAT YOU SEE ON THE MORTGAGE VERSUS THE COMMERCIAL SIDE?

ill Crawford is CEO of Glastonburybased United Bank, which has done business as Rockville Bank since 1858. Rockville adopted its new name — United Bank — after what it terms “a merger of equals” with Massachusetts-based United Bank of West Springfield became official April 30. It is already upping its Fairfield County presence and plans a new Westport footprint. As part of the expansion that will witness a new commercial loan presence in Westport, United Bank hired former TD Bank executive Maureen Hanley-Bellitto as its senior vice president and commercial team leader. United Bank first entered the Fairfield County market this year when it opened a mortgage loan office in Fairfield led by Joe Antonios, vice president of private mortgage banking. Hanley-Bellitto and Antonios together have more than 45 years of lending experience in the Fairfield County market. In a statement, the bank said its “willingness to lend and grow market share will certainly build a competitive edge for United Bank in Fairfield County.” The Fairfield County Business Journal asked Crawford and Hanley-Bellitto a series of questions about the growth in Fairfield County and what it means for the bank and the market.

HANLEY-BELLITTO: “The recovery is real. We are rebounding and there is a lot of demand out there on both sides of the lending spectrum.”

YOU ARE EXPANDING WITH A PHYSICAL FOOTPRINT IN WESTPORT. WHAT ARE YOU BUILDING, WHY WESTPORT AND WHEN WILL IT OPEN?

YOU WERE ROCKVILLE BANK BEFORE A UNITED BANK OF WEST SPRINGFIELD MERGER, “A MERGER OF EQUALS” INITIATED LAST NOVEMBER AND COMPLETED IN APRIL. WHAT ADVANTAGES COME WITH THE MERGER?

HANLEY-BELLITTO: “We weighed many factors when deciding on Westport, including the balance of business-sector activity and lending needs against traffic patterns (yes, traffic). We do not want our employees spending hours on the road to just get from point A to point B, and we wanted the location to be convenient for our customers. The construction will commence shortly and we anticipate a November opening, with an official launch celebration in the spring.” YOU HAVE TWO LENDING GROUPS NOW ACTIVE IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY, ONE FOR MORTGAGES AND ONE FOR COMMERCIAL LENDING. WE HEAR A LOT OF TALK OF RECOVERY. IS IT REAL AND IS IT COM-

GIVEN SIMILAR LOAN APPLICATIONS FOR WHICH ALL THE I’S ARE DOTTED AND T’S ARE CROSSED, IS THERE A BUSINESS SECTOR FOR WHICH MONEY IS MOST READILY AVAILABLE? IS THERE A SECTOR THAT APPEARS MOST SLUGGISH AND PERHAPS MOST STARVED FOR LOANS? HANLEY-BELLITTO: “I believe our competition has not served the region effectively across all business lines. In fact, some sectors have been disenfranchised. Recovery for Fairfield County has been slowed by fear and overreaction to regulations. We are looking at all sectors of business and we are prepared to make quality loans within the present regulatory framework. “As the ‘big banks’ continue to specialize and build segmentation while adding layers of management, you lose the relationship piece of commercial lending that business owners desire and demand. They want the one person they can call if they have a problem. That’s the customer experience that United Bank and our team bring to the table: successful banking relationships with first-class lenders and local decisionmaking on loans.”

CRAWFORD: “Our strategic merger significantly improves our operating and capital efficiency, which positions us to better serve clients and control our destiny in the long term. “About four years ago, I was interviewing to become Rockville Bank’s CEO. For me, it’s always been about building something great where the best bankers are empowered to pursue excellence in serving their clients in a personal comprehensive manner. “Clients bank with us because they want to know someone at the bank who can get things done for them. With the new United

we are just getting started, even though Rockville and United have been in business since the 1800s. “The big banks will always struggle to accommodate many of their best bankers and clients and small banks will continue to look for strategic partners. We will choose the path which fits best for our clients, bankers, communities and shareholders. Fairfield County is a terrific market for commercial and private mortgage banking.” YOU ARE DROPPING THE 1858 ROCKVILLE BANK AND ROCKVILLE FINANCIAL INC. NAMES. DOES THE LOSS OF SUCH A HISTORIC NAME POSE A MARKETING CHALLENGE? CRAWFORD: “Rockville Bank has been loved by its core customer base since 1858. So we have some upset loyal customers when it comes to the name change in our original core markets. “Hopefully, they will agree the name change will not impact the great service they have become accustomed to. We tell them that everything they liked about Rockville Bank, they will love the new United. “In terms of marketing, we are forming a new bank with this merger so we are rebranding the combined company beginning later this fall. In terms of name recognition, neither Rockville nor United were household names outside core legacy markets. We will gradually change this over time in New England.” WE HAVE AN ELECTION NEXT MONTH. WHAT REGULATORY OR ANTI-REGULATORY ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO THE NEXT GOVERNOR? CRAWFORD: “We all know a lot went wrong to create the 2008 financial crisis. It’s human nature to attempt to fight the last war and correct all the deficiencies. Every regulatory endeavor has a potential benefit, cost and unintended consequence. “I cannot prove it but intuitively I believe excessive regulation and government prosecution has created a financial system which is now systemically overly conservative. As a result, it is now hurting America’s job growth and exacerbating income inequality. American banking regulators are very capable. Let them do their jobs with less political pressure.”

Maureen Hanley-Bellitto, senior vice president, United Bank.

Bill Crawford, CEO, United Bank.

Joe Antonios, vice president, United Bank.

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the average length of an economic expansion is 58 months with the average contraction lasting 11 months. The longest expansion in the U.S. was 10 years. I believe that a serious look at the stock market suggests we could be in for a pullback while the bond market will likely be less favorable to holders of long-term bonds. That said, there has been a lot of good work Americans — both individuals as well as corporations — have done in the last few years getting their financial houses in order. However, world economies are clearly not in sync (i.e., Europe’s recession versus the U.S. expansion). Because of these and other factors, I believe the current expansion can go on longer than most investors expect. Well-diversified portfolios probably won’t experience returns over the next few years that they have over the

Throw in the lingering pain from the 2008 financial crisis and it is no wonder many investors are still not as engaged in the stock and bond markets as they should be — and need to be. last five, but returns for well-diversified portfolios relative to cash and risk still appear to me to be attractive. Most investors rely on their portfolios to fund future liabilities like retirement or college. Three things should be considered: investment time horizon, liquidity needs and risk tolerance. Yet the task of constructing and maintaining a portfolio can prove to be monumental. As humans, we all are prone to a particular bias that can blindside: overconfidence. As investors, we need to be true to ourselves and take a realistic view of our strengths and weaknesses. An annual study conducted by Dalbar shows investor » SEE NEXT PAGE

returns varying significantly from overall investment returns. Its most recent study shows the average mutual fund investor’s annual returns over the 20 years ending in 2013 as 5.02 percent while the S&P 500 was up 9.22 percent. Worse yet was the return for the average asset allocation mutual investor with a rate of return of 2.53 percent over the same time period. This is easily addressable by identifying and sticking with a definable and repeatable investment processes consistent with objectives. With that in mind, it is in the best interest of most investors to manage themselves as diligently as they desire their portfolios be managed. As the late, great Peter Drucker told his readers in “Managing Oneself,” “… a person can only perform from strength. One cannot build performance on weaknesses, let alone on something one cannot do at all.” Joseph Matthews is the Fairfield office manager and senior investment management consultant with the Global Wealth Management Division of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. He can be reached at 203-319-5165 or by email at joseph.matthews@morganstanley.com.

Sotos joins FuelCell board

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Starwood Hotels executives to get close-up look at India BY RICHARD LEE Hearst Connecticut Media

tarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide plans to move its executives from Stamford to India for a monthlong immersion next March, repeating a temporary-relocation practice started in 2011. “Rapidly growing markets and a more interconnected world are bringing high-end travelers to new markets like never before,” President and CEO Frits van Paasschen said in a statement. “As a company with operations in over 100 countries, we at Starwood know that there is no substitute for witnessing first-hand this huge transformation.” India’s population is expected to overtake China’s by 2030, he said. “We all know of India as a hotbed of technological innovation and global services,” van Paasschen said. “Coupled with the rise in entrepreneurship and investment, millions of people are joining its middle class every year. And, of course, this means millions of new travelers.” More than a dozen executives, including Starwood’s senior leadership team, will relocate for the entire period, while other Starwood managers will come for part of the

month. In total, based on the Dubai relocation in 2013, more than 200 Starwood staffers might participate.

The company’s legacy in India dates back to 1973. The relocation is Starwood’s way of maintaining strong relationships with employees, government officials, the hotel development sector and important players in various cities, said Bruce Ford, vice president of Lodging Econometrics, a consultant to the lodging industry. “It’s so difficult to communicate with global team leaders with the challenges of global time changes of nine to 12 hours,” he said. “They do a lot of strategic planning there, and the plan is really working. Starwood is trying to bring its corporate image there.” The company is aggressively implementing an international growth plan, he said. “Their pipeline outside the U.S. is more impressive than what they’ve done domestically,” Ford said.

Starwood reported full-year revenue of $6.1 billion in 2013, and this year’s secondquarter revenue rose 5.6 percent to $1.54 billion compared with the same period a year ago. In a research note issued Sept. 26, Zacks gave the company’s stock a “neutral” rating. Starwood’s brands include Sheraton, Westin, Four Points by Sheraton, W Hotels, St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, Le Meridien, element and Aloft. The company’s legacy in India dates back to 1973 with the debut of its Sheraton brand in Mumbai. Starwood operates 40 hotels in India with another 36 hotels under development. Across South Asia, Starwood is on track to reach its goal of 100 hotels under operation or development in the region by 2016. Noting that India is nearly 8,000 miles and 10 time zones away from the company’s Stamford headquarters, van Paasschen said the team will travel to Bangalore, Chennai, Pune, Hyderabad and Kochi, as well as throughout South Asia to Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Maldives, to meet with associates, customers, property owners and prospective developers, where

Starwood is seeing growth opportunities. “With South Asia as our home base, we’ll be within a five-hour flight from nearly 40 percent of our global pipeline for new hotels,” van Paasschen said. “As we look at these growth markets, we will explore how we create opportunities for the thousands of people who will enter the global workforce through Starwood.” Starwood Hotels & Resorts, like other large hotel chains, has been pushing to develop more hotels overseas as the North American market becomes more constrained, said Robert Mandelbaum, director of research information services at PKF Hospitality Research. India provides a good opportunity for Starwood to grow its brand presence, he said. “It (relocating to India for March) is a good marketing tactic and a good-faith move. It educates the U.S brand executives to give them a better idea of the business environment there.” Hearst Connecticut Media includes four daily newspapers: Connecticut Post, Greenwich Time, The Advocate (Stamford) and The News Times (Danbury.) See stamfordadvocate.com for more from this reporter.

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The Tavern That’s a Time Machine The residents of Ridgefield’s Keeler Tavern Museum embody Connecticut history across three centuries: …Beginning with the 1713 settler who fashioned a sturdy “wilderness door” to protect his family; …And the entrepreneur who opened the home as a Post Road inn and tavern where Patriots toasted rebellion; …Or the gregarious landlord for much of the 19th century, renowned for his good cheer — and his indispensable role in a nearby carriage manufactory; …Aided in hotel-keeping by an emancipated black woman, whose help freed him to pursue his day job — creating elegant landaus for slave-holding planters in New Orleans; …And the “starchitect” of 1913’s Woolworth Building, as the wealthy resort community vied with Newport and the Hamptons. That frontier settler? He was understandably wary, having survived the 1704 Deerfield Massacre by hiding in a corncrib. The innkeeper and ardent Patriot? British troops repaid his audacity when they fired a cannonball that rocked his home and business; it attracts sight-seers to this day. The Patriot hero of that 1777 Battle of Ridgefield? None other than New Haven’s Benedict Arnold; grateful Ridgefielders raised a few eyebrows with a commemorative medal 200 years later. That carriage-maker? Yet another ingenious innovator as commerce and industry transformed his small agricultural community — and others throughout Connecticut The African-American woman? “Sister” to the landlord’s daughter, she lived and was buried as a family member in a state that abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison called “the Georgia of New England.” Architect Cass Gilbert, whose unabashed credo was creating buildings “to make the land pay?” An early (if unselfconscious) preservationist who left the 200-year-old structure largely intact, so that visionary citizens could open it to visitors, including schoolchildren from around the world. What distinguishes Keeler Tavern Museum from most house museums are the life stories of the remarkable individuals and families who inhabited the site, interpreted as living history by costumed docents. Taken together, the structure, the artifacts, and the personalities distill and illuminate the essential story of both Ridgefield and Connecticut from the 18th to the 20th centuries. For more information about the Keeler Tavern Museum visit keelertavernmuseum. org and follow us on Facebook. Hildegard M. Grob, executive director Keeler Tavern Museum Member, Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County The mission of the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County is to support cultural organizations, artists and creative businesses by providing promotion, services and advocacy. For more information, visit CulturalAllianceFC.org or email infoCulturalAllianceFC.org or call 256-2329. For events lists, visit FCBuzz.org.

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BRIDGEPORT THEATRE COMPANY BRINGS ‘STARSHINE’ TO TOWN The iconic tribal rock musical “Hair” tells the story of the “tribe,” a group of politically active, long-haired hippies of the “Age of Aquarius” living a bohemian life in New York City and ﬁghting against conscription into the Vietnam War. The Bridgeport Theatre Company presents this iconic production from Oct. 10-25 at the Downtown Cabaret Theatre in Bridgeport. “Hair” is a musical that is at once both a joyous celebration of youth and a poignant journey through a tumultuous 1960s America. This exuberant musical about a group of teenagers searching for truth, peace and love in a Vietnam War era America has struck a resonant chord with

audiences of all ages. “Hair” will feature an extraordinary and multi-cultural cast singing a long list of chart topping hit songs, including “Aquarius,” “Let the Sun Shine In,” “Good Morning, Starshine” and “Easy To Be Hard.” The production is directed and choreographed by Lance Gray, and the musical direction is by Eli Newsome. The Bridgeport Theatre Company’s mission is to lead a culturally diverse collective of artists to provide a quality, accessible and aﬀordable theatre arts experience for the community, by the community. For more information or to get tickets, please visit the website at bridgeportheatre.org or call 203-576-1636.

ALL EYES ON THE HOME FRONT: WWI EXHIBIT OPENS IN GREENWICH To commemorate WWI, Greenwich Historical Society presents a new exhibit, “Greenwich Faces the Great War,” which opens Oct. 1 and runs through March 22 at the Historical Society’s Storehouse Gallery. This is a riveting exhibition that shows the war’s impact on the home front and the home front’s contribution to the war effort. The Multimedia show illustrates the diverse experiences of civilians, volunteers, soldiers, and local organizations and businesses. While the politics and historical significance of “The Great War” is being covered in this centennial year, the impact of the war on the home front is often overlooked. Among those featured in the exhibit are: the Wahl family, who were considered enemy aliens despite having a son in the U.S. Army; Raynal Cawthorne Bolling, who established what would later become the Air National Guard and who played a central role in the creation of an “American flying force”; Grace Gallatin Seton, a writer and leader in the women’s suffrage movement, who set up women’s motor relief unit in Europe; The William Rockefeller family and Samuel Pryor, Remington Arms-Union Metallic Cartridge Company; James H. Perkins,

American Red Cross high commander for Europe; and the Cos Cob Artist Colony. For more information, visit the website at greenwichhistory. org or call 203-869-6899. The Storehouse Gallery is at 39 Strickland Road in Cos Cob.

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FACTS & FIGURES on the record ATTACHMENTS FILED

Karson, Jamieson, Fairfield. Filed by Robert N. Sensale. $50,155 in favor of Chapel Investment LLC. Property: 79 Lee Drive, Fairfield. Filed Sept. 19. Quin, John J. and Anthony H. Salce Jr., Fairfield. Filed by Patrick M. Fryer. $532,000 in favor of TD Bank N.A., Portland, Maine, Property: 100 Beagling Hill Circle, Fairfield. Filed Sept. 18. Town Square Diner and Mokhtar Moussa, Fairfield. Filed by Lawrence J. Greenberg. $17,500 in favor of Minore’s Meat Inc., New Haven. Property: 20 Pierce St., Fairfield. Filed Sept. 15.

ATTACHMENTS RELEASED Shipping Associates Inc. and Christopher Courtney Bonehill, Westport. Filed by Thomas L. Tisdale, Southport. $4.7 million in favor of Intrigue Shipping Inc., Alioth Marine Inc., Almak Marine Inc., Altair Marine Inc., Arcturus Marine Inc., Astrea Shipping Ltd., Bethany Carriers Ltd., Cora Navigation Limited, Coral Mist Tanker Ltd., Galant Navigation Corp., Gallion Navigation Inc., Homeport Tankers S.A., Hutton Shipping Inc., Jordon Nativation Limited, Jupiter Navigation Limited, Marlon Shipholding Ltd., Millwood Shipping Navigation S.A., Nitara Carriere Ltd., Niva Transports S.A., Novoro Navigation Ltd., Novoship S.A., NS Laguna Shipping Inc., NS Leader Shipping Inc., NS Lions Shipping Inc., NS Lotus Shipping Inc., NS Parade Shipping Inc., NS Point Shipping Inc., Nyssia Shipping Inc., Redford Navigation S.A., Seagull Shipping Limited, Sigma Navigation Corp., Sochi Shipping Limited, Stankov Shipping Inc., Sterling Shipping Inc., Swan Navigation Limited, Tuscany Maritime S.A., Wasp Navigation Co., Watercourse Maritime Inc., Waterfront Tankers Inc., Watermark Maritime Inc., Waterscape Carriers Inc., Waterside Carriers Inc., Waterways Tankers Inc., Wyatt Marine Co. and Zhuravlyov Shipping Limited. Property: 2 Prichard Lane, Westport. Filed Sept. 8.

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

Town Square Diner and Mokhtar Moussa, Fairfield. Released by Lawrence J. Greenberg. $17,500 in favor of Minore’s Meat Inc., New Haven. Property: 20 Pierce St., Fairfield. Filed Sept. 18.

Kleban Holding Company II L.L.C., Fairfield, contractor for self. Perform the façade work on the exterior of an existing commercial space at 1177 Post Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Sept. 16.

Thirty-Five Glover Partners, Norwalk, contractor for self. Perform minor interior renovations to an existing commercial space at 801 Main Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $500,000. Filed Sept. 11.

Bartolo, Patricia, Norwalk, contractor for self. Finish the basement of an existing single-family residence for a recreational room and storage at 253 Chestnut Hill Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Sept. 16.

BUILDING PERMITS

Ledovate, contractor for Mina Pertesis and John G. Pertesis. Reface plastic on the sign of an existing commercial space at 651 Villa Ave., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed Sept. 16.

Town of Fairfield, Fairfield, contractor for self. Remodel men’s bathroom in town beach area at 880 S. Benson Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $65,000. Filed Sept. 19.

Cahill, Noel, contractor for Thomas W. Doonan, et al. Finish the basement for a playroom in an existing single-family residence at 396 Church Hill Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $16,000. Filed Sept. 17.

Ledovate, contractor for J and J of Connecticut L.L.C. Reface the sign on an existing commercial space at 3350 Post Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed Sept. 16.

Weinberg Properties, Stamford, contractor for self. Install a wallmounted sign on the exterior of an existing commercial space at 71 Canal St., Unit Y8, Stamford. Estimated cost: $7,000. Filed between Sept. 15 and Sept. 19.

COMMERCIAL 180 Shore Road L.L.C. Greenwich, contractor for self. Construct plain retaining walls at an existing commercial space at 180 Shore Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed between Sept. 15 and Sept. 19. 330 Westport Ave L.L.C., Norwalk, contractor for self. Perform renovations to an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 330 Westport Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed Sept. 9. Belle Haven Club, Greenwich, contractor for self. Construct a temporary tent with lights and outlets for a special event at an existing commercial space at 100 Harbor Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed between Sept. 15 and Sept. 19. Coastal Wall II L.L.C., contractor for R-K Brick Walk V L.L.C. Perform an interior demolition to an existing commercial space at 1139 Post Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $14,400. Filed Sept. 17. Connecticut Sign L.L.C., contractor for Rich-Taubman Associates. Add an electronic sign to the interior of an existing commercial space at 100 Greyrock Place, Stamford. Estimated cost: $4,100. Filed between Sept. 15 and Sept. 19. Consortium Properties, Quogue, N.Y., contractor for self. Change heat system, ceiling and bathroom in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 60 Connectiut Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed Sept. 18. Edgewood Holdings L.L.C., Greenwich, contractor for self. Construct a temporary tent with lights and outlets for a special event at an existing commercial space at 43 Edgewood Place, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed between Sept. 15 and Sept. 19. Harwell Homes Inc., Short Hills, N.J., contractor for self. Perform renovations to an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 330 Connecticut Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Sept. 9. Hassane, Zef, Norwalk, contractor for self. Perform renovations to an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 36 Van Zant St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed Sept. 9.

Merritt 7 Venture L.L.C., Norwalk, contractor for self. Perform renovations to an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 601 Merritt 7, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $6,170. Filed Sept. 9. Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, contractor for self. Perform interior renovations in a hospital at 34 Maple St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $16.8 million. Filed Sept. 17.

Westside Party Rental, Mount Vernon, N.Y., contractor for Chabad Lubavitch. Construct a temporary tent with lights and outlets for a special event at an existing commercial space at 75 Mason St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $2,300. Filed between Sept. 15 and Sept. 19.

RESIDENTIAL

RAC Contracting L.L.C., Bridgeport, contractor for Valor Investments LLC Construct a two and one-half story addition with full interior remodel in an existing commercial space at 45 Sherman St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $340,000. Filed Sept. 15.

41 Ashton Road L.L.C., Stamford, contractor for self. Perform new residential construction at 41 Ashton Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $400,000. Filed between Sept. 15 and Sept. 19.

Scalise Sr., Richard, Norwalk, contractor for self. Perform renovations to an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 58 Van Zant St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed Sept. 12.

6 Lita L.L.C., Greenwich, contractor for Stephen P. Phillips. Construct a new single-family residence at 6 Lita Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $655,000. Filed between Sept. 15 and Sept. 19.

Signature Construction Group of CT Inc., Stamford, contractor for Coni LLC. Perform renovations to the parking lot on the property of an existing commercial space at 35 Sixth St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $115,000. Filed between Sept. 15 and Sept. 19.

8 Willard Road, Westport, contractor for self. Install an in-ground swimming pool at an existing single-family residence at 8 Willard Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $550,000. Filed Sept. 18.

Stewart, Kenneth A., Stamford, contractor for the town of Stamford. Add a new ceiling in media center and a front lobby in an existing commercial space at 19 Horton St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $18,000. Filed between Sept. 15 and Sept. 19. Summer Office Building Ltd Partnership, Stamford, contractor for self. Install new workstations and in an existing commercial space at 600 Summer St., Fifth floor, Stamford. Estimated cost: $1.2 million. Filed between Sept. 15 and Sept. 19. Sutton Glenn, Greenwich, contractor for Pbjlw One Corp. Perform alterations to the interior of an existing commercial space at 1 Greenwich Office Park, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $270,000. Filed between Sept. 15 and Sept. 19.

AAA Bongiorno, Stamford, contractor for Edward Jacobson, et al. Demolish an existing single-family residence at 293 E. Hunting Ridge Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $6,800. Filed between Sept. 15 and Sept. 19. Annett, Buckley, Stamford, contractor for self. Expand and upgrade bathrooms, add closet space to a bedroom and perform general interior upgrades and renovations in an existing single-family residence at 21 Hundley Court, Stamford. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed between Sept. 15 and Sept. 19. B II Builders L.L.C., Fairfield, contractor for self. Pour the foundation for a new two and one-half story single-family dwelling with an attached two-car garage at 110 Smith St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $340,000. Filed Sept. 16.

Cappiello, John, Norwalk, contractor for Barton Crockett. Remodel the kitchen, master bathroom and playroom in an existing single-family residence at 33 Arnold Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed Sept. 11. Carlos Builes, contractor for E. T. Krolikowski III. Remove part of the floor of a deck at an existing singlefamily residence for oil tank removal at 26 Union St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed between Sept. 15 and Sept. 19. Carpentry Unlimited Inc., Stamford, contractor for Sequoia Property Management Corp. Replace the existing decks in condominium units at 20-32 Mulberry St., Unit 303, Stamford. Estimated cost: $68,000. Filed between Sept. 15 and Sept. 19. Choate Builders L.L.C., contractor for Jaimee Previs. Remove a one-story section of an existing single-family residence and build a two-story additional garage and family room with storage above at 474 Woodridge Ave., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed Sept. 17. D.M. Brown Builders L.L.C., Norwalk, contractor for David Guitierrez. Finish the basement of an existing single-family residence for an exercise room at 241 Silvermine Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed Sept. 18. Deblasi, Gaetana, Stamford, contractor for self. Replace a deck at an existing single-family residence at 57 Meadowpark Avenue North, Stamford. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed between Sept. 15 and Sept. 19. Dillon, David T., contractor for Odin Ethan. Add a dormer and remodel an existing single-family residence at 238 Oldfield Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $110,673. Filed Sept. 16. Earls, Susan B., et al., Fairfield, contractor for self. Add a new detached three-car garage with storage above in an existing single-family residence at 1135 Mill Hill Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $22,000. Filed Sept. 16. East Coast Structures L.L.C., Darien, contractor for Harry E. Peden Jr., et al. Add retaining walls at 72 Havemeyer Place, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed between Sept. 15 and Sept. 19.

Edmiston, Nancy, Fairfield, contractor for self. Fill in an in-ground pool at an existing single-family residence, 581 Pequot Ave., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed Sept. 17. Environmental Control Inc., contractor for Cynthia Kucher, et al. Install solar panels on the roof of an existing single-family residence at 131 Bentwood Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $39,000. Filed between Sept. 15 and Sept. 19. Exquisite Contractors L.L.C., East Haven, contractor for Linda Gould. Remove and install a new roof with ice shield and a ridge vent on an existing single-family residence at 75 Gregory Blvd., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $23,800. Filed Sept. 18. Hollerbach, Raymond, Norwalk, contractor for self. Perform a fit-out on an existing single-family residence with a one-story addition, a two-car garage, family room and rear deck with roof, leaving the basement unfinished at 33 Country St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Sept. 17. Horne, Toni, Norwalk, contractor for self. Construct a front porch at an existing single-family residence at 24 Newfield St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Sept. 16. Iacono, Bruno, contractor for Erica L. Mager. Install a swimming pool, spa and power cover at an existing singlefamily residence at 429 Eden Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $80,000. Filed between Sept. 15 and Sept. 19. Integrated Management LLC, Stamford, contractor for Michael A. Lii Aurelia. Install solar panels on the roof of an existing single-family residence at 72 Oak Ridge St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $10,300. Filed between Sept. 15 and Sept. 19. Integrated Management LLC, Stamford, contractor for David N. Lucy, et al. Install solar panels on the roof of an existing single-family residence at 6 Roosevelt Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $9,500. Filed between Sept. 15 and Sept. 19. John Burtsche Excavating, contractor for Christopher Cocco. Demolish a schoolhouse building at 144 Tuller Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $7,500. Filed Sept. 19. Kloss, Steven L., Stamford, contractor for Josua Shausi. Add to an existing exterior garage and work on interior and exterior renovations to an existing single-family residence at 82 Erskine Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $700,000. Filed between Sept. 15 and Sept. 19. Kopas, Mary and David Kopas, Norwalk, contractor for self. Install a swim spa at an existing single-family residence at 13 Heather Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Sept. 17.

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NEWSMAKERS [PLUS AWARDS AND EVENTS] WSHU CELEBRATES ITSELF IN THE BRONX

BRANDT JOINS BANKWELL BOARD New Canaan-based BANKWELL FINANCIAL GROUP, the holding company for BANKWELL BANK, recently appointed Wilton resident MICHAEL BRANDT to its board. Brandt is a senior vice president and CFO at Hartford-based Prudential Retirement. Prior to joining Bankwell, Brandt was senior managing director and CFO at GE Capital Commercial Finance and region head and chief operating officer for Americas at San Francisco-based BABCOCK & BROWN.

Fair�ield-based WSHU PUBLIC RADIO GROUP recently celebrated its 30th anniversary at The Garden Terrace Room of the New York Botanical

Gardens, Bronx, N.Y. Pictured from left: WSHU news director DAN KATZ, jazz vocalist RONDI CHARLESTON, “On the Media’s” BROOKE GLADSTONE, WSHU senior reporter

CHARLES LANE, former WSHU news director NAOMI STAROBIN, WSHU senior reporter EBONG UDOMA and “Sunday Baroque” host SUZANNE BONA.

FRONTIER NAMES ARNDT EAST REGION CHIEF Stamford-based FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORP. announced Milford resident KENNETH ARNDT is president of its new East Region comprising New York and Pennsylvania. Pending approval by the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority of Frontier’s acquisition of AT&T’s wireline business, Connecticut will

become part of the company’s new East Region. Most recently, Arndt served as regional president and was responsible for Frontier’s operations in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. Arndt joined Frontier in October 2003 as state vice president and general manager for its then seven-state southeast territory.

THE KNOCKOUT ARTIST JUDY THOMPSON, center, clinical assistant professor of nursing and director of the nurse anesthesia program at QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY, accepts the 2014 Program Director of the Year from the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists at its annual congress in Orlando, Fla. Thompson was joined on stage by KARITA KACK, left, assistant director of the nurse anesthesia program at Quinnipiac, and JEAN LANGE, founding dean of the School of Nursing at Quinnipiac.

26 Week of October 6, 2014 • FAIRFIELD COUNTY BUSINESS JOURNAL

Michael Brandt

FAIRFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY FEATURES SCORE PROGRAM FAIRFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY will feature a discussion by LUC DESLAURIERS, part of the GREATER BRIDGEPORT CHAPTER OF SCORE’s small-business strategies series, Sept. 30, 7 p.m. in the library’s Rotary Room. Deslauriers will discuss starting a business, the risks and rewards, among other topics. Deslauriers has more than 30

years of sales and marketing experience and 15 years experience as an advertising consultant to the health care and banking industries. He is a franchise owner/operator of FranNet CT/RI and host of “The Franchise Player” on the UR Business Network. Registration is requested at fairfieldpubliclibrary.org or call 203-256-3160.

GUEST TO LECTURE AT LOCKWOOD-MATHEWS MANSION MUSEUM Kenneth Arndt

On Wed., Oct. 15, 11 a.m., curator RAECHEL GUEST will discuss “The Art of Collecting: The Mansion’s Hidden Treasure” at the LOCKWOODMATHEWS MANSION MUSEUM, 295 West Ave., Norwalk. Guest will also speak of the upcoming exhibit, “Hidden Treasures: Artifacts from the LMMM Collections,” which will be open to the public, Wednesday, Oct. 22. Guest is a Smith College graduate with a master’s degree in collection management from the University of Delaware. She is the mansion’s curator and executive director and curator for the Cornwall Historical Society in Cornwall.

Curator Raechel Guest, 2012, courtesy of the Lock-Wood Mathews Mansion Museum, photo by Sarah Grote Photography.

RSVP by Friday, Oct. 10. For more information: info@lockwoodmathewsmansion.com or call 203838-9799, ext. 4, to purchase tickets.

AT 14, WOWING ON VIOLIN Danbury’s RICHTER ASSOCIATION FOR THE ARTS presented a violin concert by SOFIA CHIARANDINI, a 14-yearold Fairfield County resident, Oct. 5

at Richter House, Danbury. Chiarandini has been a violinist since she was 6 and currently studies classical violin in Manhattan.

MMRF HONORS BROKAW

JOHN W. MARSHALL, son of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, was the speaker at a luncheon of Bridgeport Public Education Fund, a foundation that supports Bridgeport’s educational programs. The luncheon Sept. 17 at the Holiday Inn in Bridgeport, celebrated the 60th anniversary of BROWN VS. BOARD OF EDUCATION the 1954 Supreme Court case that outlawed segregation in public schools.

The luncheon also served as a reminder of the 1940 court case where Thurgood Marshall worked with Bridgeport attorney Samuel Friedman in the defense of Joseph Spell. Attorney JON ORLEANS of the Bridgeport-based law firm PULLMAN & COMLEY LLC told the story of this case. Also present for the event was Bridgeport-based attorney MICHAEL KOSKOFF of KOSKOFF, KOSKOFF & BIEDER PC, who wrote a screenplay about the Spell case.

The Danbury Area Computer Society (DACS) will discuss the Internet at its next meeting, with Steven Posick of ESPN serving as guest speaker, 7 p.m., Danbury Hospital Auditorium, 24 Hospital Ave., Danbury. Doors open 6:30 p.m. for registration and networking. For more information, visit DACS.org.

Stamford’s Women’s Business Development Council will screen “Sweet Dreams,” directed by Litchfield filmmakers, Rob and Lisa Fruchtman, 6 p.m., Naugatuck Valley Community College, 750 Chase Parkway, Waterbury. For complimentary tickets, visit ctwbdc.org.

OCT.9

From left, Lauren Friedman, daughter of the late attorney Samuel Friedman, John W. Marshall and Michael Koskoff.

BRIDGEPORT PHYSICIAN RECEIVES MEDICAL AWARD

Fairfield Museum is offering, “Accused: Fairfield’s Witchcraft Trials,” an exhibit about Fairfield County’s witchcraft history, 370 Beach Road, Fairfield. Exhibit events include: lecture by historian Walter Woodward, Oct. 9, 7 p.m. and legends and haunted walking tour, Oct. 26, 6 p.m. For more information, visit fairfieldhistory.org or call 203-259-1598.

OCT.8

BROWN VS. BOARD OF EDUCATION REMEMBERED

The MARK LAPINE ENDOWMENT FOR FAMILIES IN BUSINESS, an organization that provides resources for families and businesses in Fairfield County, will hold an event with JOE CONNOLLY of the Wall Street Journal and WCBS News Radio 880, Oct. 7, 5:30 p.m., Sheraton Stamford Hotel. The Mark Lapine Endowment for Families in Business was founded in 2013 as a partnership between LAPINE INC., FIRST COUNTY BANK and the UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN CENTER FOR FAMILY BUSINESSES. For more information, call 203-3536917 or e-mail malendowment@ lapineinc.com.

DATES

OCT. 7

with a performance by trumpeter, bandleaders and composer Wynton Marsalis. The MMRF will also present DR. WILLIAM N. HAIT, global head of Janssen Research & Development L.L.C., a division of Johnson & Johnson, with the MMRF Corpoate Leadership Award in recognition of his commitment to multiple myeloma patients. For more information or to reserve a table, donate an auction item or inquire about sponsorship opportunities, email mmrf@benefitoffice.org or call 888-584-5463.

THROUGH JAN. 5

The MULTIPLE MYELOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION will honor TOM BROKAW, special correspondent for NBC News who is living with multiple myeloma, with its Spirit of Hope Award at the MMRF Annual Fall Gala Nov. 8 in Old Greenwich. Funds raised will benefit the foundation’s cancer research models. BRIAN WILLIAMS, anchor and managing editor of “NBC Nightly News” and member of the MMRF honorary board of directors, is emcee. The evening will culminate

ENDOWMENT FOR FAMILIES IN BUSINESS PRESENTS EVENING WITH CONNOLLY

The FairfieldCountyJobs.com Career Fair will move to the Stamford Innovation Center, 3:30-6:30 p.m., 175 Atlantic St., Stamford. Join 600-1,000 pre-registered job seekers from Fairfield and Westchester, N.Y., counties. For more information, visit allcountyevents.com or call 203-595-4242.

Dr. Shireen (Dennie) Donaldson-Ramos.

BRUCE MUSEUM PARTNERS WITH DELAMAR HOTEL

Delamar Marina at sunset.

Greenwich’s BRUCE MUSEUM will partner with the DELAMAR HOTEL this fall to attract more Greenwich visitors. The museum and waterfront hotel, both Greenwich landmarks, will offer a “Connecticut Still Revolutionary Culture Seekers” package November-May to over-

night visitors that includes free museum entrance, a discounted hotel rate and other area discounts. The promotion is the result of a $20,000 Marketing Challenge Grant awarded to the Bruce from the Connecticut Office of Tourism last May.

The DR. MELVILLE G. MAGIDA AWARD, presented annually by the FAIRFIELD COUNTY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION and THE ROSENTHAL FAMILY FOUNDATION, was awarded to DR. SHIREEN (DENNIE) DONALDSON-RAMOS. The award recognizes physicians under 39 years old who have shown a notable capacity for patient treatment and care and a sensitivity to patient-physician relationships. The Johns Hopkins- and Harvard-educated Donaldson-Ramos was nominated by DR. HAROLD SAUER, Chairman of the Department of obstetrics and Gynecolo�y at Bridgeport Hospital. She will be recognized during a staff meeting Oct. 22.

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FACTS

Kulis, Marianna and Jan Kulis, Norwalk, contractor for self. Construct a superstructure for a new entry portico at 12 Quakers Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Sept. 16.

Ramsey, Barbara and Michael Ramsey, Norwalk, contractor for self. Install a wood shed in an existing single-family residence at 27 Hilltop Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $6,500. Filed Sept. 10.

THD At-Home Services Inc., Atlanta, Ga., contractor for Cedric Goo. Install four replacement windows in a condominium unit at 80 County St., Unit 1/1G, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $4,970. Filed Sept. 16.

Lanese Construction Inc., contractor for Kevin D. Lalumiere, et al. Finish a basement for storage at 546 Jackman Ave., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $8,500. Filed Sept. 19.

Renato Gasparian Associates L.L.C., Fairfield, contractor for William Haughey and Rachel Haughey. Perform a fit-out on a two-story existing single-family residence with a two-car garage, unfinished basement and unfinished space above garage at 17 Crooked Trail Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $28,000. Filed Sept. 17.

THD At-Home Services Inc., Atlanta, Ga., contractor for Richard Beliveau. Install seven replacement windows in an existing single-family residence at 46 Strawberry Hill Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $5,266. Filed Sept. 16.

Ledgebrook Condo Association, Norwalk, contractor for self. Replace stairs in condominium units at 101 1/2 Gilles Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $57,000. Filed Sept. 12. Lehn, Lindsey and Justin Lehn, Norwalk, contractor for self. Add a one-story addition for family room, remove deck and sunroom and replace second-floor windows at 20 Bayberry Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Sept. 18. LN Shorehouse L.L.C., Nanuet, N.Y., contractor for owner. Add a bathroom in an existing single-family residence and add a bar sink and exit door at 17 Crescent Beach Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Sept. 18. Mercer Builders Inc., Wilton, contractor for Brian McKay and Elizabeth McKay. Perform interior renovations for laundry room, wine cellar and master bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 16 Newtown Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $24,500. Filed Sept. 12. Montesinos, Gary, Stamford, contractor for James C. Charling, et al. Move load-bearing walls to create a master suite. Move two bathrooms and add a laundry room to the first floor in an existing single-family residence at 91 Halpin Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed between Sept. 15 and Sept. 19. Nelson Roofing & Siding Inc., contractor for Susanne Witte Settineri. Strip and reroof an existing singlefamily residence at 20 Adams Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $9,850. Filed Sept. 15. Pedro’s Masonry, Fairfield, contractor for Winnipauk Village. Rebuild the existing chimney outside of a condominium unit at 71 Aiken St., Unit H11, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $35,500. Filed Sept. 16. Pelagic Construction Inc., Wilton, contractor for David Gavilan. Convert the existing space to a half bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 15 Newtown Terrace, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $14,955. Filed Sept. 12. Pirone, Jeffrey T., Newtown, contractor for Thomas B. Moore, et al. Perform a full interior remodel of an existing single-family residence with two covered porches at 40 Park Drive, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $400,000. Filed Sept. 17. Prime Development L.L.C., Trumbull, contractor for self. Alter cooler area to patron area in an existing commercial space at 149 Westport Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed Sept. 17.

Retirion Inc., contractor for David E. Blank, et al. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 2 Rock Spring Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $14,900. Filed between Sept. 15 and Sept. 19. Rick’s Main Roofing, Norwalk, contractor for Mangtao Du. Replace existing shingle roof at 82 Musket Ridge Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $13,690. Filed Sept. 19. Roger Arnow & Sons, Stamford, contractor for D. P. Lawrence. Demolish an existing single-family residence at 21 Sunshine Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed between Sept. 15 and Sept. 19. Rosow, Christopher, contractor for Michael A. Morrisroe, et al. Remodel the kitchen of an existing single-family residence at 20 Shadowood Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $68,550. Filed Sept. 16. Samson, Bruce, E., contractor for Teresa D. Kubat. Add a second-floor addition and a roof-floor layout to an existing single-family residence at 26 Ledge Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed between Sept. 15 and Sept. 19. Shim, Eileen, Norwalk, contractor for self. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 21 Saddle Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $23,500. Filed Sept. 15. Smith, William, Norwalk, contractor for self. Add a portico to an existing two-family residence at 51 Lincoln Ave. Ext., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed Sept. 18. SoNo Capital L.L.C., Norwalk, contractor for self. Fit-out two condominium units at 238 Ely Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed Sept. 15. Stauss Builders L.L.C., contractor for Geoffrey C. Labash, et al. Add a second-floor dormer for a new bedroom and storage at an existing single-family residence at 22 Hollis St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $33,768. Filed Sept. 16. Sul, Edward J. III, contractor for John L. Mazza and Kathleen M. Strip and reroof a two-family dwelling with new siding, windows and two-story deck at 66 Riverside Drive, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed Sept. 19.

THD At-Home Services Inc., Atlanta, Ga., contractor for Madeline Marc. Install 14 replacement windows in an existing single-family residence at 11 Triangle St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $6,100. Filed Sept. 16. THD At-Home Services Inc., Atlanta, Ga., contractor for Suzanne Silbergleit. Install 28 replacement windows in an existing single-family residence at 6 Barnsfield Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $28,937. Filed Sept. 16. Trimboli, Robert, Norwalk, contractor for self. Perform interior alterations to create a new master bedroom in an existing single-family residence at 12 Cider Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $27,000. Filed Sept. 17. Valiant Builders L.L.C., contractor for Anna Fagiolo. Remodel the lowerlevel bathroom and laundry room at 63 Barmore Drive East, Stamford. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed between Sept. 15 and Sept. 19. Wehrheim, David, contractor for William F. Rust III. Replace cedar roof on an existing single-family residence at 3244 Bronson Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $57,650. Filed Sept. 19. William, Barbara W. and Studwell William, Greenwich, contractor for self. Convert storage area and closet to a powder room in an existing single-family residence at 14 Riverview Court, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed between Sept. 15 and Sept. 19. Woodward Cliff LP, Stamford, contractor for self. Re-roof and dampproof the foundation of an existing single-family residence at 55 Woodward Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $7,000. Filed Sept. 16. Zakhar’s Roofing & Siding, Norwalk, contractor for Jerry’s Heirs LLC. Remove and install a new rubber roof and drain on an existing single-family residence at 556 Westport Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed Sept. 17. Zuckerman, Adam, contractor for Jeffrey C. Richard, et al. Remove and rebuild a front porch at an existing single-family residence at 108 Fairmount Terrace, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Sept. 17.

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FIGURES COURT CASES 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.

BRIDGEPORT SUPERIOR COURT 67 Church Street LLC, Greenwich. Filed by Patrucio Laborda, Greenwich. Plaintiff’s attorney: Arthur C. Laske III, Fairfield. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that he slipped and fell down stairs owned by the defendant and sustained injury. This accident allegedly occurred due to the negligence of the defendant in that it failed to provide proper lighting and a handrail on the stairs. The plaintiff claims monetary damages within the jurisdiction of the court. Case no. FBT-cv14-6045685-S. Filed Sept. 17. Kohl’s Department Stores Inc., Cheshire. Filed by Marcia DepassRockhead, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Michael J. Rosnick, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that she slipped on a liquid in the store owned by the defendant and sustained injury. This accident allegedly occurred due to the negligence of the defendant and its employees in that they failed to keep the isle of the store in a walking condition. The plaintiff claims monetary damages within the jurisdiction of the court. Case no. FBT-cv14-6045735-S. Filed Sept. 19. Rota Group, et al., Rochester, N.Y. Filed by Alexander Jimenez-Arias, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Etan Hirsch, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that he was hit by a car owned by the defendants and driven by an employee of the defendants in the course of his work. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs. Case no. FBT-cv14-6045715-S. Filed Sept. 18. Sacred Heart University Inc., et al., Fairfield. Filed by Fitness 4000 LLC, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Law Office of Steven J. Curley LLC, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this suit against the defendants alleging that the defendants had purchased property from plaintiff. The purchasing contract allegedly allowed the plaintiff to continue to operate on the property for 90 days after the sale. The defendants allegedly attempted to interrupt the operations of the plaintiff. The plaintiff claims compensatory damages, punitive damages, costs and such other and further relief as this court deems just and proper. Case no. FBT-cv14-6045574-S. Filed Sept. 15.

Versailies Medical Spa LLC, Darien. Filed by Yevgenia Kochian, Southport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Allan M. Cane, Fairfield. Action: The plaintiff has brought this medical malpractice suit against the defendant alleging that it failed to properly obtain a medical license to perform laser surgery As a result, plaintiff allegedly suffered scars and acne on her face. Plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other and further relief in law or equity, which may appertain. Case no. FBT-cv14-6045575-S. Filed Sept. 15.

DANBURY SUPERIOR COURT State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., Hartford. Filed by Victoria Lee-Hall, Salem, N.Y. Plaintiff’s attorney: John J. Morgan, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendant alleging that she collided with an unknown motorist and suffered injury. The plaintiff alleges that her injuries are the legal responsibilities of her insurance company, the defendant. The plaintiff claims money damages in excess of $15,000 exclusive of interests and costs and such other relief the court deems just and equitable. Case no. DBD-cv14-6016037-S. Filed Sept. 19. The Charter Oak Fire Insurance Co., Hartford. Filed by John Rothe, Litchfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Richard D. Arconti, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendant alleging that he collided with an underinsured motorist and suffered injury. The insurance policy carried by the underinsured motorist is inadequate to fully compensate for the damages. The plaintiff alleges that his injuries are the legal responsibilities of his insurance company, the defendant. The plaintiff claims judgment and money damages in excess of $15,000 exclusive of interests and costs. Case no. DBD-cv14-6016029-S. Filed Sept. 18.

STAMFORD SUPERIOR COURT C.O.N. LLC, et al., Norwalk. Filed by Robert Gian, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Donald M. Brown, Avon. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that they had received the business they paid for in bad faith from the defendants. The defendant allegedly misrepresented the business to make it appear that the business was not in default. The plaintiff claims damages, attorney’s fees and any other legal or equitable relief as the court may deem appropriate. Case no. FST-cv14-6023383-S. Filed Sept. 19.

Onit Digital Inc., New York, N.Y. Filed by Cenveo Corp., Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Shipman & Goodwin LLP, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it had not received ecommerce services that it had paid the defendant for. The plaintiff has allegedly been damaged due to the defendant’s failure to provide the proper services requested. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, interest, costs, attorney’s fees and such other and further relief as deemed appropriate by the court. Case no. FST-cv14-6023330-S. Filed Sept. 16.

FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT Mi Casa Mexican Restaurant II LLC, et al., New London. Filed by J&J Sports Productions Inc., Campbell, Calif. Plaintiff’s attorney: Wayne D. Lonstein, Ellenville, N.Y. Action: The plaintiff has brought this unauthorized reception of signal suit against the defendants alleging that they advertised for a commercial broadcast of the plaintiff’s television signal without their permission, and illegally intercepted the signal in order to broadcast it in their restaurant. The plaintiff claims $110,000 in damages, an injunction enjoining the defendants from continuing to infringe, statutory damages, attorney’s fees and costs, interest and such other and further relief as the court deems appropriate. Case no. 3:14-cv-01327-RNC. Filed Sept. 15. Gourmet Heaven Inc., et al., New Haven. Filed by Ulber Morales, et al. Plaintiff’s attorney: New Haven Legal Assistance Inc., New Haven. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this fair labor standards suit against the defendants alleging that they were not paid any minimum wage or overtime. Allegedly no accurate records were kept of their working for the defendants. Additionally, the plaintiffs allege they were harassed and fired due to their demands for a legal work environment. The plaintiffs claim compensatory damages, liquidated damages, double damages, costs and attorney’s fees, punitive damages, nominal damages and such legal or equitable relief as may be required. Case no. 3:14-cv01333-VLB. Filed Sept. 15. EDAC Technologies Corp., Farmington. Filed by Jerry Czyzewski, Plainville. Plaintiff’s attorney: Action: The plaintiff has brought this age discrimination suit against the defendant alleging that he was injured on the job and had to miss work to attend physical therapy. He allegedly was fired along with other older employees, while younger, less experienced employees were not. The plaintiff claims back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, costs and reasonable attorney’s fees, punitive damages, prejudgment interest, liquidated damages and such other and further relief as the court may require. Case no. 3:14-cv-01336-JBA. Filed Sept. 15.

FACTS Teddy’s Transportation System Inc., Norwalk. Filed by Stanley SaintVictor, et al., Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Hayber Law Firm LLC, Hartford. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this fair labor standards suit against the defendant alleging that it was compensated on a per-trip basis, regardless of the length of time of the job. This allegedly led them to work 48 to 84 hours per week with no overtime. The plaintiffs claim unpaid overtime wages, liquidated damages, penalty damages, prejudgment interest, post-judgment interest, attorney’s fees, costs of suit and such other and further relief as may be required. Case no. 3:14-cv-01342-JAM. Filed Sept. 16. American Adjustment Bureau Inc., et al., Waterbury. Filed by Frank Ippolito, Terryville. Plaintiff’s attorney: Lemberg & Associates, LLC, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this fair debt collection suit against the defendants alleging that they called his cellphone multiple times in an attempt to reach a debtor unknown to the plaintiff. The plaintiff claims actual damages, statutory damages, punitive damages, and such other relief as may be just and proper. Case no. 3:14-cv-01347-VLB. Filed Sept. 16. Charter Communications Inc. Filed by Nancy Christine Schnetzler. Plaintiff’s attorney: Shapiro Law Offices L.L.C., Middletown. Action: The plaintiff has brought this class action suit against the defendant alleging that the defendant used an automated system to make unsolicited calls to cell phones using an automated system as a means to sell its services. The plaintiff claims actual damages and statutory damages, attorney’s fees and costs and such other and further relief as may be necessary. Case no. 3:14-cv-01360-MPS. Filed Sept. 17 Blackburn Building Services LLC, Waterford. Filed by Matthew Salen. Plaintiff’s attorney: Michelle M. Zulawski, Pawcatuck. Action: The plaintiff has brought this sexual harassment suit against the defendant alleging that one of the defendant’s employees made unwanted sexual advances toward him. The defendant allegedly failed to remedy the situation, resulting in a hostile work environment. The plaintiff claims compensatory damages, back pay, punitive damages, attorney’s fees and costs and such other and further relief as he may be entitled to. Case no. 3:14-cv-01361-RNC. Filed Sept. 18. Portfolio Recovery Associates L.L.C., Norfolk, Va. Filed by Lee Hoyt, Windsor Locks. Plaintiff’s attorney: Kimmell & Silverman PC, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff has brought this fair debt collection suit against the defendant alleging that it called his cell phone in an attempt to collect a debt and made false and misleading statements to him. The plaintiff claims actual damages, statutory damages, attorney’s fees, costs and all other relief as may be necessary. Case no. 3:14-cv-01362-AWT. Filed Sept. 18.

Moore Co., Westerly, R.I. Filed by Beckson Manufacturing Inc., et al., Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Downs, Rachlin & Martin, Battleboro, Vt. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this trademark infringement suit against the defendant alleging that it infringed on the plaintiff’s water pump patent. The plaintiffs allege counterfeiting, false designation of origin and unfair competition on behalf of the defendants. The plaintiffs claim an injunction enjoining the defendants from continuing to infringe, statutory damages, profits, treble damages, punitive damages, attorney’s fees and costs, prejudgment interest and any such other and further relief as may be necessary. Case no. 3:14-cv-01367-MPS. Filed Sept. 18. New Haven Glass & Mirror Company LLC, Wallingford. Filed by I.U.P.A.T. District Council No. 11 Health Fund, et al. Plaintiff’s attorney: Cheverie & Associates, East Hartford. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it had failed to make payments to the fund agreed upon in the collective bargaining agreement. The plaintiffs claim $56,910, double interest, liquidated damages, attorney’s fees and costs and such other and further relief as may be necessary. Case no. 3:14-cv-01376-JAM. Filed Sept. 19.

DEEDS

COMMITTEE DEEDS Andersen, Alaine and Richard Marquette, et al., Norwalk. Appointed committee: Melvin L. Bloomenthal, Norwalk. Property: 23 Sawmill Road, Norwalk. Amount: $437,622. Docket no. FST-cv-12-6015515-S. Filed Sept. 16. Pierro, Laurie and John Pierro, et al., Wilton. Appointed committee: Mark A. Perkins, Wilton. Property: 8 Wildwood Drive, Wilton. Amount: $3.3 million. Docket no. FBT-cv-116024052S. Filed Sept. 9. Primps, Mary R., et al., Stamford. Appointed committee: Thor L. Crone, Stamford. Property: 28 Congress St., Stamford. Amount: $260,001. Docket no. FST-cv-12-6015960-S. Filed Sept. 15.

COMMERCIAL 1163 East Main Street LLC, Bridgeport. Seller: Manuel Vargas, Bridgeport. Property: 1163 E. Main St., Bridgeport. Amount: $212,000. Filed Sept. 17. 16 Rocky Point LLC, Del Ray Beach, Fla. Seller: Austin S. Troy and Dana W. Troy, Norwalk. Property: Lots 16 and 17, Map 591, Norwalk. Amount: $4.7 million. Filed Sept. 18. 36 Whitney LLC, Westport. Seller: John R. Stofan III, Westport. Property: 36 Whitney St., Westport. Amount: $892,500. Filed Sept. 10.

4 Canfield Crossing LLC, Westport. Seller: R. Gregory Geletka and Cynthia H. Geletka, Fort Pierce, Fla. Property: Unit 4 of Canfield Crossing, Norwalk. Amount: $5.3 million. Filed Sept. 16. 48 Tunxis LLC, Stamford. Seller: Jonathan D. Hierl, Brooklyn, N.Y. Property: 45 Tunxis Hill Road, Fairfield. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 16. 49 Hillspoint Road LLC, Fairfield. Seller: Janet Silver, Westport. Property: 49 Hillspoint Road, Westport. Amount: $930,000. Filed Sept. 15. 508 Main LLC, Norwalk. Seller: Sofia Tsionis, Norwalk. Property: Taylor Avenue, Route 1, Norwalk. Amount: $1 million. Filed Sept. 8. Cares Ventures LLC, Fairfield. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 27 Apponyi St., Fairfield. Amount: $219,000. Filed Sept. 16. COG Builders LLC, Wilton. Seller: Peter J. Braid, Wilton. Property: 45 Glover Drive, Wilton. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 17. Coni LLC, Stamford. Seller: HSDS Real Estate L.L.C., Stamford. Property: 90 Morgan St., Units 205, 206, 207 and 208, Stamford. Amount: $550,000. Filed Sept. 19. DV Mine Hill LLC. King of Prussia, Pa. Seller: Joseph Capute III and Sheila J. Capute, Fairfield. Property: 615 Mine Hill Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed Sept. 15. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., McLean, Va. Seller: Kerry Ann Leko, Bridgeport. Property: 390 Charles St., Unit 319, Bridgeport. Amount: $108,781. Filed Sept. 17. Habanero LLC, Stamford. Seller: Jane F. Fraser, Margaret Cameron and Thomas C. Fraser, Westport. Property: 1 Winding Road, Westport. Amount: $950,000. Filed Sept. 12. High Ridge Nursery LLC, Stamford. Seller: Gerardo Malagisi and Maria K. Malagisi, Stamford. Property: 1854 High Ridge Road, Stamford. Amount: $930,000. Filed Sept. 18. La Miss 1947 LLC and Let Me Be Frankly LLC, Darien. Seller: GTO 947 Hope Street LLC, Greenwich. Property: 947 Hope St., Stamford. Amount: $3.5 million. Filed Sept. 19. Licari Properties LLC, Bridgeport. Seller: Edwards S. Steinerts Milford. Property: 235 Henry Ave., Unit 31E, Stratford. Amount: $46,000. Filed Sept. 15. Lwinstons and Associates LLC, Bridgeport. Seller: Lourdes A. Diaz, Bridgeport. Property: 76 Coggswell St., Unit 76, Bridgeport. Amount: $76,000. Filed Sept. 16. Mattera Construction 15 Old Orchard Road LLC, Westport. Seller: Mary Jane Grenier, Westport. Property: 15 Old Orchard Road, Westport. Amount: $750,000. Filed Sept. 10.

FIGURES MJO Holdings LLC, Bridgeport. Seller: Bank of America N.A., Simi Valley, Calif. Property: 45 Birdsey St., Bridgeport. Amount: $82,000. Filed Sept. 18. Noble Estates LLC, Brooklyn, N.Y. Seller: Allah S. D. Bey, Bridgeport. Property: 1131-1135 Noble Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $190,000. Filed Sept. 15. RB Stamford Associates L.L.C., Stamford. Seller: TGA/Eureka III L.L.C., New York, N.Y. Property: Parcel 38B, Map 11265 and Parcel 38A, Map 10747, Stamford. Amount: $32 million. Filed Sept. 16. Sachem Westport LLC, Stamford. Seller: Mary McFeely, Westport. Property: 4 Sachem Trail, Westport. Amount: $575,000. Filed Sept. 9. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development of Washington, D.C. Seller: Nationwide Advantage Mortgage Co., Bridgeport. Property: 38 Pershing Ave., Bridgeport. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 18. Silver Nutmeg LLC. Lanesborough, Mass. Seller: Corinthian of Norwalk Inc., Norwalk. Property: 68 S. Main St., Norwalk. Amount: $140,000. Filed Sept. 18. WA LLC, New Canaan. Seller: Juliana S. Fulbright and Peter F. Fulbright, Westport. Property: 34 Owenoke Place, Westport. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed Sept. 9. Yudell Property Management LLC, Stamford. Seller: HSDS Real Estate LLC, Stamford. Property: 90 Morgan St., Units 205, 206, 207 and 208, Stamford. Amount: $900,000. Filed Sept. 15.

QUIT CLAIM 1308 East Main Street LLC, Stamford. Grantor: Main East LLC, Stamford. Property: Plot B, Map 6218, Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 16. 259 Ely Avenue LLC, Norwalk. Grantor: John G. D’Antonio Sr., Norwalk. Property: Parcel 1 and 2, Map 6875, Norwalk. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 18. Almidani, Yasser, Bridgeport. Grantor: Samer Kabatilo, Orange, New Haven. Property: 156-158 Columbia St., Bridgeport. Amount: $10,000. Filed Sept. 18. Anchorage 6B LLC, Fairfield. Grantor: David J. Capasse, Bridgeport. Property: 350 Grover’s Ave., Unit 6B, Bridgeport. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 18. Bacarro, Danilo C. and Maria Consuelo G. Bacarro, Stratford. Grantor: Maria Consuelo G. Bacarro, Stratford. Property: 178 Canaan Road, Stratford. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 19. Balentine, Mary K., Darien. Grantor: Keith W. Balentine, Norwalk. Property: Unit 21 of Sutton Place, Norwalk. Amount: $10. Filed Sept. 19.

Barber, Betsy F. and William C. Barber, Stamford. Grantor: Betsy F. Barber, Stamford. Property: Old North Stamford Road, Stamford. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 17.

Decicco, Jaclyn, Palo Alto, Calif. Grantor: H. John Golestani, Staatsburg, N.Y. Property: Unit 401 of Sono Lofts Condominium, Norwalk. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 12.

BB Holding Company L.L.C., Fairfield. Grantor: Bruce Buckenmaier, Bridgeport. Property: 121-123 Denver Ave., Bridgeport. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 15.

Delapp, Danielle and Wagner Jr., Stratford. Danielle Delapp, Stratford. 225 Washington Parkway, Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 10.

Bey, Allah S. D., Bridgeport. Grantor: Allah S. Bey and Scihonor Bey, Bridgeport. Property: 1131-1135 Noble Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 15.

Devon Service Connecticut L.L.C., Phoenixville, Pa. Grantor: Customers Bank, Phoenixville, Pa. Property: 405 Catamount Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 16.

Boockvor, Jolan and Brian Angstadt, Norwalk. Grantor: Brian Angstadt, Norwalk. Property: Lot 14, Map 4795, Norwalk. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 12. Butler, Michelle, Norwalk. Grantor: William Butler, Norwalk. Property: 14 Granite Drive, Norwalk. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 10. Castaldi, Dawn, Wilton. Grantor: Matthew E. Castaldi, Southbury. Property: 59 Wildridge Road, Wilton. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 16. Chapman, Ruth I. and Richard R. Chapman, Stamford. Grantor: 33 Broad Street Associates II LLC, Stamford. Property: Residential Unit PH23A, Trump Parc Stamford, Stamford. Amount: $17,500. Filed Sept. 15. Cicero, Dorothy A. and Daniel J. Cicero, Bridgeport. Grantor: Lucia C. Arsenault, Bridgeport. Property: 64 Priscilla Place, Bridgeport. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 17. Clarence & Kossuth St. LLC, Shelton. Grantor: Lucilia Maria Leandres, Shelton. Property: 142 Clarence St., Bridgeport. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 16. Colette, Beth and Elizabeth Luedecker, Trumbull. Grantor: Elizabeth A. Fox, Bridgeport. Property: 20 Haddon St., Unit 4, Bridgeport. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 15. Correa, Daniela Vasquez, Bridgeport. Grantor: Juan Pablo Jofre, Bridgeport. Property: 2955 Madison Ave., Unit 20, Bridgeport. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 18. Cruz, Eduardo da Silva, Bridgeport. Grantor: Joaquim Ferreira, Bridgeport. Property: Beer Street and Madison Avenue, Bridgeport. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 15. Cruz, Susan and Edwin Cruz, Bridgeport. Grantor: Susan Cruz and Edwin Cruz, Bridgeport. Property: 62 Cogswell St., Unit 10, Bridgeport. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Sept. 18. D’Arinzo, Rhonda L., Stamford. Grantor: Ralph P. D’Arinzo, Stamford. Property: 2020 Long Ridge Road, Stamford. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 15.

John P. Grantor: Property: Stratford.

Diaz, Paul Andrew, Carmel, N.Y. Grantor: James T. Manahan and Jane F. Manahan, Stamford. Property: Unit 512 in River Haven Cooperative, Stamford. Amount: $90,000. Filed Sept. 17. Dimick, Kerry A., Westport. Grantor: Patrick R. Dimick, Westport. Property: 28 Westfair Drive, Westport. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 11. Faria, Lorena D. and Pablo V. Plasencia, Bridgeport. Grantor: Lorena Faria, Bridgeport. Property: 145 Baker St., Bridgeport. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 15. Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Grantor: PNC Bank N.A., Miamisburg, Ohio. Property: 70 Gem St., Stratford. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 12. Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Grantor: Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Fort Mill, S.C. Property: 185 Cherry Hill Drive, Unit 1A, Bridgeport. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 17. Five Stratford Avenue LLC, Bridgeport. Grantor: East End Redevelopment L.L.C., Bridgeport. Property: 1755 Stratford Ave. and 24 Waterman St., Bridgeport. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 17. Flagstar Bank FSB, Bridgeport. Grantor: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Bridgeport. Property: 456 William St., Bridgeport. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 16. Fusco, Alphonse A., Norwalk. Grantor: Sally Coratolo, Norwalk. Property: Lots 12, 13, and 14, Map 758, Norwalk. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 11. Gilligan, Kathleen V., Norwalk. Grantor: Marianne S. Gilligan, Norwalk. Property: Lot 7, Map 6829, Norwalk. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 11. Green Day Construction L.L.C., Stamford. Grantor: Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Lewisville, Texas. Property: 192 Halley Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $184,800. Filed Sept. 18. Hibberd, Jennifer J. and James F. Hibberd, Fairfield. Grantor: James F. Hibberd and Jennifer J. Hibberd, Fairfield. Property: Map 969, Beach Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 19.

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Hickman, Tina M., Norwalk. Grantor: Jackie M. Hickman, Norwalk. Property: Unit 32 of Woodfield Common, Norwalk. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 19.

Maple Avenue South L.L.C., Westport. Grantor: David Yim and Sue Yim, Westport. Property: 14 Maple Avenue South, Westport. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 10.

Richelieu Apartments LLC, Boca Raton, Fla. Grantor: Wilfred J. Rodie and Bette B. Rodie, Stratford. Property: 470 Ferry Blvd., Stratford. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 9.

Smith, Deborah and Richard Smith, Stratford. Grantor: Richard Smith, Stratford. Property: 35 Homecrest Ave., Stratford. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 16.

Hong Dou LLC, Bridgeport. Grantor: Hong Cui, Darien. Property: 120 Huntington Turnpike, Unit 903, Bridgeport. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 16.

Mazzarella, Michael R., Stratford. Grantor: Ann Marie Mazzarella and Eric M. Mazzarella, Stratford. Property: 178 Burritt Ave., Stratford. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 11.

Rodie, Bette B. and Wilfred J. Rodie, Stratford. Grantor: Wilfred J. Rodie and Bette B. Rodie, Stratford. Property: 195 Rosebrook Drive, Stratford. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 9.

Spring Hill Avenue LLC, Westport. Grantor: David Yim and Sue Yim, Westport. Property: 2 Spring Hill Ave., Unit 11, Norwalk. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 12.

Isaacs, Edwin L., Norwalk. Grantor: Kathleen L. Isaacs, Norwalk. Property: Lots 17, 18, 19, 20, 45, 46, 47, 48, 62, 112, 113, 114, 115 and 116, Map 158, Norwalk. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 9.

McAllister, Ann Maria and Arthur K. McAllister, Stratford. Grantor: Ann Marie McAllister and Arthur K. McAllister, Stratford. Property: Lot 307, 308 and 309, McAllister, Stratford. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 12.

Rojas, Jorge, Bridgeport. Grantor: Bethania Fernandez, Bridgeport. Property: 23 Alanson Road, Unit 90, Bridgeport. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 16.

Streitfeld, Nina, Westport. Grantor: Nina Streitfeld, Westport. Property: 20 Pin Oak Court, Westport. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 18.

Romas, Joanne and Thomas C. Romas, Stamford. Grantor: Thomas C. Romas, Stamford. Property: Lot 35, Map 1045, Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 17.

Sutkowski, Hanna, Norwalk. Grantor: Walenty Sutkowski, Norwalk. Property: 5 Observatory Place, Unit A, Norwalk. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Sept. 15.

Romero, Rubi and Jesus Romero, Norwalk. Grantor: Rubi Romero, Norwalk. Property: 4 Union Ave., Apt. 27, Norwalk. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 17.

Taylor, Marylee and Christopher C. Taylor, Bridgeport. Grantor: Marylee Taylor, Bridgeport. Property: 59 Bennett St., Bridgeport. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 16.

Scarborough, Susan E., Norwalk. Grantor: Charles J. Scarborough, New Canaan. Property: 25 S. Beach Drive, Norwalk. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Sept. 12.

Tournas, Stacy and Jason Tournas, Fairfield. Grantor: Arthur P. Tournas, Trumbull. Property: 186 Schiller Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 15.

Second Wilton Corp., Fairfield. Grantor: city of Norwalk, Norwalk. Property: Lot 14, Map 7925, Norwalk. Amount: $50,000. Filed Sept. 19.

Touzzoli, Doreen and Ronald L. Hamel, Milford. Grantor: Georgette R. Hamel, Stratford. Property: 243 Agawam Drive, Unit A, Stratford. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 15.

Jadadic, Alija, Richmond, N.Y. Grantor: Bajram Lukovic, Brooklyn, N.Y. Property: 200 Woodmont Ave., Unit 122, Bridgeport. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 15. Jones Westport LLC, Fairfield. Grantor: Rebecca B. Bunnell, Julia B. Kennedy, Thomas A. Borden and Samuel H. Bodren, Amherst, Mass. Property: 81 Compo Mill Cove, Westport. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 17. Jones Westport LLC, Fairfield. Grantor: Rebecca B. Bunnell, Julia B. Kennedy, Thomas A. Borden and Samuel H. Bodren, Amherst, Mass. Property: 82 Compo Mill Cove, Westport. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 17. Khemalaap, Cindy and Jack Capocci, Westport. Grantor: Cindy Khemalaap and Jack Capocci, Westport. Property: 20 Grassy Plains Road, Unit 15, Westport. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 15. Kreter, Samantha G. and Brendan C. Kreter, Wilton. Grantor: Brendan Kreter and Samantha Kreter, Wilton. Property: 162 Linden Tree Road, Wilton. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 9. Kreter, Samantha G. and Brendan C. Kreter, Wilton. Grantor: Stephen W. Kreter, Sanibel, Fla. Property: 162 Linden Tree Road, Wilton. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 19. Kriedman, Sylvia, Stamford. Grantor: Ronald Kreidman, Stamford. Property: 94 Southfield Ave., Unit 1604, Stamford. Amount: $10. Filed Sept. 16. Laudico, Lisa and Anthony T. Laudico, Westport. Grantor: Anthony T. Laudico, Westport. Property: 52 Charcoal Hill Road, Westport. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 16.

McDonald, Kevin E., Fairfield. Grantor: Neya J. MacDonald, Fairfield. Property: 90 Fern St., Fairfield. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 19. Mullen, Michael W., Fairfield. Grantor: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Jacksonville, Fla. Property: 51 Newell Place, Fairfield. Amount: $425,000. Filed Sept. 15. Nadler, Eric M., Westport. Grantor: Suzanne Shapiro, Norwalk. Property: 29 Manitou Road, Westport. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 11. Nazar, Kathleen Campbell and John Nazar, Stratford. Grantor: John Nazar, Stratford. Property: 400 York St., Stratford. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 9. Nazare L.L.C., Stratford. Grantor: Real Estate Holdings LLC, Ridgefield. Property: 74 Clearwater Drive, Bridgeport. Amount: $106,000. Filed Sept. 18. O’Connor, John R., trustee, Stratford. Grantor: John R. O’Connor, Stratford. Property: 2178 Nicholas Ave., Stratford. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 8. Osterhout, Ashleigh, Norwalk. Grantor: Brandon Osterhout, Norwalk. Property: Jarvis Street, Woodley Inc., Norwalk. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 10. Pearlin, Nina and Marc A. Pearlin, Fairfield. Grantor: Marc A. Pearlin and Nina Pearlin, Fairfield. Property: 51 Old Farm Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 15. Pettit, Laureen S., Southport. Grantor: John C. Pettit and Laureen S. Pettit, Southport. Property: Lot 7, Map 6023, Fairfield. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 18.

Liu, Meixu and Zilong Wang, Fairfield. Grantor: Zilong Wang, Fairfield. Property: Lot 19, Map 1885, Fairfield. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 16.

Poniros, Angelica M. and Marco Grangeiro, Stamford. Grantor: Angelica M. Poniros, Stamford. Property: Unit B-7 of Columbus Plaza Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 16.

LoCascio, Cynthia A., Fairfield. Grantor: Richard W. LoCascio and Cynthia A. LoCasio, Fairfield. Property: Unit 46 of Greenfield Hunt Condominium, Fairfield. Amount: $10. Filed Sept. 15.

Real Estate Holdings LLC, Ridgefield. Grantor: Ridgefield Bank Mortgage Corp., Ridgefield. Property: 74 Clearwater Drive, Bridgeport. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 18.

Segall, Susan C. and Stuart J. Segall, Fairfield. Grantor: Stuart J. Segall, Fairfield. Property: 66 Meadowcrest Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 15. Seifer, Irene and Reed Brian Seifer, Westport. Grantor: Irene A. Siefer, Westport. Property: 3 Increase Lane, Westport. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 12. Serino, Suzanne and Douglas J. Zuklie, Stratford. Grantor: Douglas J. Zuklie, Stratford. Property: 785 Whipporwill Lane, Stratford. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 8. Simeon, Dominique, Stamford. Grantor: 33 Broad Street Associates II LLC, Stamford. Property: Residential Unit 14G, Trump Parc Stamford, Stamford. Amount: $15,000. Filed Sept. 19. Sinnott, Benedict James, Fairfield. Grantor: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Jacksonville, Fla. Property: 60 Circular Ave., Unit 60-2A, Bridgeport. Amount: $35,000. Filed Sept. 18. SKPS Stamford L.L.C., Stamford. Grantor: Sanjeev Gupta and Padmini Gupta, Stamford. Property: Residential Unit PH20C, Trump Parc Stamford, Stamford. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 18. Slavtcheva, Nora Svetolavova and Marinela Petrova, Stamford. Grantor: Marinela Petrova, Stamford. Property: 73 Glendale Circle, Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 15.

Tran, Daniel, Norwalk. Grantor: Elizabeth Tran, Norwalk. Property: Lot 7, Section A of Building Lots (1-15), Norwalk. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 11. U.S. Bank Trust N.A., Oklahoma City, Okla. Grantor: HSBC Mortgage Services Inc., Oklahoma City, Okla. Property: 445 E. Main St., Stratford. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 9. Vazquez, Jesus, Bridgeport. Grantor: Mariano Garcia, Bridgeport. Property: 51-53 Taft Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 18. Waldera, Isabela, Fairfield. Grantor: Debra A. Serowik, Wanda F. Waldera, Bruce S. Waldera, Sandria A. Waldera and Beverly G. Petterson, Fairfield. Property: 169 Woodrow Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 16. Whitelaw, Charlaine, Norwalk. Grantor: Rachel M. Pereira, Milford. Property: 305 Sunrise Hill Road, Norwalk. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Sept. 11. Williams, Christina T., Norwalk. Grantor: Christina T. Williams, Norwalk. Property: 10 Hollow Tree Road, Norwalk. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 19. Wright, Brian D. and Que La, Stamford. Grantor: Que La, Stamford. Property: Lot 42, Map 5452, Stamford. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 16.

RESIDENTIAL Aiello, Deepti and Robert Aiello, Pound Ridge, N.Y. Seller: Keith G. Bova II and Victoria Bova, Stamford. Property: 74 Country Club Road, Stamford. Amount: $627,500. Filed Sept. 15. Anson, Sara B. and Steven M. Anson, Stamford. Seller: Joseph A. Cromwell and Mary L. Cromwell, Stamford. Property: Lot 2-D, Map 7958, Stamford. Amount: $750,000. Filed Sept. 19. Arboleda, Paola A. and Alejandro Alzate Vasquez, Norwalk. Seller: Pauline Smith, Bridgeport. Property: 120 Lourmel St., Bridgeport. Amount: $221,000. Filed Sept. 16. Aryne, Nisar A. and Nibal Ikram Amireh Aryne, Fairfield. Seller: Sam Wechter, Southport. Property: 90 Hulls Highway, Unit 3-F-I, Fairfield. Amount: $280,000. Filed Sept. 17. Asare, Nathaniel, Bronx, N.Y. Seller: Redevelopment Agency of the City of Norwalk, Norwalk. Property: 310 Ely Ave., Unit C, Norwalk. Amount: $175,000. Filed Sept. 17. Bahr, Jose, Bridgeport. Seller: Jose L. Bahr and Joanna Reslink, Stratford. Property: 65 Woodmere Road, Bridgeport. Amount: $175,000. Filed Sept. 16. Belalcazar, Clara and Antonio Jaramillo, Westport. Seller: Craig E. Heatter and Patricia J. Heatter, Westport. Property: 6 Ruta Court, Westport. Amount: $862,500. Filed Sept. 18. Bevilacqua, Carre and Matthew E. Harnett, Brooklyn, N.Y. Seller: Francis X. Taylor and Constance O. Taylor, Fort Washington, Md. Property: 50 Stone Ridge Way, Unit 2E, Fairfield. Amount: $497,250. Filed Sept. 17. Bilotta, Barbara J. and Joseph M. Bilotta, Stratford. Seller: Beverly Greenwood, Stratford. Property: 183B Apache Lane, Stratford. Amount: $264,900. Filed Sept. 18. Bird, Lisa L. and Richard C. Bird, Lantana, Texas. Seller: Robert A. Stidolph and Maria G. Stidolph, Norwalk. Property: 25 Getty Circle, Fairfield. Amount: $720,000. Filed Sept. 17. Bohren, Deborah Loeb, Stamford. Seller: Robert E. Rudell and Jeanne P. Rudell, Stamford. Property: 77 Havemeyer Lane, Unit 68, Stamford. Amount: $735,000. Filed Sept. 16. Brogadir, Jennifer L. and Nathaniel G. Brogadir, New York, N.Y. Seller: John M. Ramistella, Westport. Property: 26 Buckley Avenue North, Westport. Amount: $855,000. Filed Sept. 16. Brown, La’Neill Lindsay, Stratford. Seller: McCarthy J. Breedy and Tamara E. Breedy, Stratford. Property: Lot 44 of Raymond Heights, Stratford. Amount: $244,000. Filed Sept. 8.

Bucknor, Glenford, Mount Vernon, N.Y. Seller: Alexandra Munoz, Wallingford. Property: 135 Claudia Drive, Stratford. Amount: $250,000. Filed Sept. 15. Burton, Tiffany and Michael Burton, Wilton. Seller: Clarence L. Nunn and Paula R. Jones-Nunn, Wilton. Property: Lot B, Map 5455, Wilton. Amount: $2.6 million. Filed Sept. 8. Campbell, Marsha, Bridgeport. Seller: U.S. Bank Trust N.A., Bridgeport. Property: Lots 35 and 36 Earl Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $88,000. Filed Sept. 16. Carrano Jr., John, Stratford. Seller: John Carrano and Susan A. Carrano, Stratford. Property: 45 Hillside Terrace, Stratford. Amount: $280,000. Filed Sept. 12. Carroll, Anthony, Bridgeport. Seller: Lance C. Lehner, Norwalk. Property: 8 Moscariello Place, Unit B, Norwalk. Amount: $198,500. Filed Sept. 12. Casante, William Salas, Norwalk. Seller: Edward Szamotula, Helen Rogers and Richard Szamotula, New York, N.Y. Property: 169 Thompson St., Stratford. Amount: $220,000. Filed Sept. 16. Chabra, Meenu and Shobhit Kapoor, Wilton. Seller: David C. Smith and Maria Mendoza, Wilton. Property: 28 Old Kingdom Road, Wilton. Amount: $880,000. Filed Sept. 15. Chapman, Ruth I. and Richard R. Chapman, Stamford. Seller: 33 Broad Street Associates II LLC, Stamford. Property: Residential Unit PH23A, Trump Parc Stamford, Stamford. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Sept. 15. Chaudhry, Hassan, Bridgeport. Seller: Errol Samuels, West Haven. Property: 200 Poplar St., Bridgeport. Amount: $100,000. Filed Sept. 15. Chu, Lena S. and Cross Properties LLC, Westport. Seller: Anthony L. Arciola, Westport. Property: 115 Valley Road, Westport. Amount: $400,000. Filed Sept. 19. Cifuentes, Jessica E., Johnstown, Pa. Seller: Vietnamese Evangelical Church of Connecticut Inc., Bridgeport. Property: 251 North Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $295,000. Filed Sept. 17. Clauson, Daniel, Stamford. Seller: Capital One N.A., Richmond, Va. Property: 1092 Cove Road, Stamford. Amount: $511,000. Filed Sept. 17. Cocco, Christopher, Fairfield. Seller: Jack R. Kasper and Mary Lou Kasper, Fairfield. Property: Tuller Road, Fairfield. Amount: $55,000. Filed Sept. 15. Corona, Luis M., Elvira Ochoa and Jose L. Corona, Norwalk. Seller: Sono Capital LLC, Norwalk. Property: 64 Ferris Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $365,000. Filed Sept. 9. Costigan, Thomas V., Stamford. Seller: James C. Bailey, Stamford. Property: 38 Camp Ave., Stamford. Amount: $300,000. Filed Sept. 18.

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FACTS Cowan, Chiara V. and Brett R. Wilson, Stamford. Seller: Howard Stephens and Lauren Stephens, Norwalk. Property: 31 Old Saugatuck Road, Norwalk. Amount: $533,000. Filed Sept. 9.

Erdmann, Alexandria D. and Karl A. Erdmann, Wilton. Seller: Daniel W. Adams and Margaret R. Adams, Brewster, Mass. Property: 346 Chestnut Hill Road, Wilton. Amount: $615,000. Filed Sept. 17.

Crocco, John F., New York, N.Y. Seller: Susan Anderson Kline, Southport. Property: Pequot Avenue, Map 2593, Fairfield. Amount: $980,000. Filed Sept. 16.

Erickson, Cara A., and Mark W. Erickson, Westchester. Seller: Ellen J. Shedlarz, Westport. Property: 27 Wright St., Unit B, Westport. Amount: $965,000. Filed Sept. 19.

D’Angelis, Mary Jo and Michael J. D’Angelis, Stamford. Seller: Andrew P. Kingman and Nancy G. Kingman, Wilton. Property: 63 Kellogg Drive, Wilton. Amount: $920,000. Filed Sept. 9.

Errico, Jaymonde and Patrick Dunn-Errico, Bridgeport. Seller: Neil E. Przybylinski and Mary Ann Przybylinski, Bridgeport. Property: 322 McKinley Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $190,000. Filed Sept. 15.

Datz, Gabor, Trumbull. Seller: Gehann Daniel, Bridgeport. Property: 161-163 Alice St., Bridgeport. Amount: $115,000. Filed Sept. 15.

Esteves, Carlos, Ansonia. Seller: Deutsche Bank N.A., Bridgeport. Property: 16-18 Jones St., Bridgeport. Amount: $46,000. Filed Sept. 18.

Deboer, Kimberly A. Tremonte and Brian D. Deboer, Westport. Seller: Thomas R. Werner, Westport. Property: 15 Pleasant Valley Lane, Westport. Amount: $785,000. Filed Sept. 16. Deliz, Maria, Stratford. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 200 Dewey St., Stratford. Amount: $107,000. Filed Sept. 16. DelVecchio, Ashley, Fairfield. Seller: David Lord Jr., Fairfield. Property: 314 Meadowbrook Road, Fairfield. Amount: $309,200. Filed Sept. 16. Demich, Deborah L. P. M. and Mark R. Demich, Westport. Seller: Morton W. Schomer and Judith A. Schomer, Westport. Property: 12D Cross Highway, Unit 12D, Westport. Amount: $372,500. Filed Sept. 12.

Everitt, Jennifer Mary and Derek Bruce Everitt, Wilton. Seller: Thomas R. Hudson Jr., New Canaan. Property: 84 Charter Oak Drive, Wilton. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Sept. 12. Fairclough, Kerry Ann and Dwayne Sterling, Bridgeport. Seller: Joao Paulo Almeida, Bridgeport. Property: 266 Red Oak Road, Bridgeport. Amount: $210,000. Filed Sept. 15. Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Seller: Brian Solomon and Philana Solomon, Bridgeport. Property: 75 King St., Fairfield. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 19. Felix, Charlie, Bridgeport. Seller: Natalio Alexandrino and Raquel Alexandrino, Bridgeport. Property: 238 Woodside Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $153,000. Filed Sept. 18.

DiAngelo, Danielle T. and Christopher F. DiAngelo, Greenwich. Seller: Joseph G. Valiante and Jennifer G. Valiante, Norwalk. Property: 4 Cornwall Drive, Norwalk. Amount: $472,000. Filed Sept. 19.

Fernandez-de-Cordoba, Maria Elena and Gustavo Arteta, Stamford. Seller: Tenison W. Newsom, Stamford. Property: 130 Westover Road, Stamford. Amount: $555,250. Filed Sept. 17.

Dillon, Robert W., Shelton. Seller: Kenneth J. Roberts and Nancy L. Roberts, Stratford. Property: Lot 39, Map 3767, Stratford. Amount: $20,000. Filed Sept. 19.

Filardi, Constantine B., Stamford. Seller: Michael Worfolk and Maureen Worfolk, Southport, N.C. Property: Unit 34 in The Village at Stamford Landing, Stamford. Amount: $675,000. Filed Sept. 16.

Dillon, Robert W., Shelton. Seller: Kenneth J. Roberts and Nancy L. Roberts, Stratford. Property: 111 Euerle St., Lot 38, Stratford. Amount: $220,000. Filed Sept. 19.

Fitzgerald, Brenda J. and Albion J. Fitzgerald, Harrison, N.Y. Seller: Anthony A. Eason, Westport. Property: 15 Norwalk Ave., Westport. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Sept. 15.

DiMarco-Aller, Dolores Y., Trumbull. Seller: Camilla A. Tulimeiri, Norwalk. Property: 97 W. Norwalk Road, Unit 1, Norwalk. Amount: $330,000. Filed Sept. 9.

Fong, Kathleen D., Westport. Seller: Peter Bricken, New York, N.Y. Property: 131 Harvest Commons, Westport. Amount: $715,000. Filed Sept. 8.

Done, Jose A., Brooklyn, N.Y. Seller: Gonshsin Liu and Imin Liu, Stratford. Property: 344-346 Everett St., Stratford. Amount: $270,000. Filed Sept. 10.

Formato, Joseph M., Fairfield. Seller: Margaret Sivec, Fairfield. Property: 9 Pioneer Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $300,000. Filed Sept. 16.

Donnelly, Adrienne M., Norwalk. Seller: Clara L. Belalcazar and Antonio J. Jaramillo, Norwalk. Property: Lot 1, Map 5355, Norwalk. Amount: $530,000. Filed Sept. 15.

Frey, Julia N., Westport. Seller: Keith G. Frey, Westport. Property: 5 White Woods Lane, Westport. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 10.

FIGURES

Frick, Edward R., New Canaan. Seller: Melody Hillock, Stamford. Property: 105 Harbor Drive, Unit 128, Stamford. Amount: $505,000. Filed Sept. 15.

Hernandez, Jose Manuel, Richmond Hill, N.Y. Seller: Bryan C. Fulcher and Stephen L. Taylor, Stratford. Property: 15 Division St., Bridgeport. Amount: $173,000. Filed Sept. 18.

Funch, Mariann J. and Carl W. Funch, Sugar Lane, Texas. Seller: Karthik Viswananthan and Ekta Sahni, Stamford. Property: Lot 20, Map 12418 and Map 12418A, Stamford. Amount: $825,000. Filed Sept. 15.

Higby, James H., Wilton. Seller: James H. Higby and Judith F. Higby, Wilton. Property: Lot 6, Map 3517, Wilton. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 16.

Gantt Jr., James, Bridgeport. Seller: Roberto L. Melendez, Bridgeport. Property: 151 Infield St., Bridgeport. Amount: $187,500. Filed Sept. 16. Giglio, Gina M. and Lawrence S. Giglio, Norwalk. Seller: Servulo Bermudez and Maritza Bermudez, Norwalk. Property: Parcel Y, Map 13632, Norwalk. Amount: $6,000. Filed Sept. 15. Giorno, Joanne, Felicia Landi and Salvatore Tramontano, Stamford. Seller: Julius J. Oravsky, Stamford. Property: 152 Barncroft Road, Stamford. Amount: $510,000. Filed Sept. 16. Gottlieb, Angela D. and Douglas Gottlieb, Newport Beach, Calif. Seller: Louis Colosimo and Denise Colosimo, Westport. Property: 27 Pequot Trail, Westport. Amount: $1.8 million. Filed Sept. 10. Gradel, Christopher, Stamford. Seller: Preterotti Family Trust, Stamford. Property: Unit 34 in Bradford Commons Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $395,000. Filed Sept. 19. Greenberg, Sharon N. and Lawrence J. Greenberg, Rhinebeck, N.Y. Seller: Joan Wofsey, Stamford. Property: 44 Parry Road, Stamford. Amount: $627,725. Filed Sept. 19. Guidi, Rose Ann and Vincent Guidi, Stratford. Seller: Bayview Loan Servicing LLC, Coral Gables, Fla. Property: 3699 Broadbridge Ave., Unit 219, Stratford. Amount: $55,500. Filed Sept. 16. Gutierrez, Cesar M., Bridgeport. Seller: CT Tax Liens 4 LLC, Farmington. Property: 1016-1018 State St., Bridgeport. Amount: $48,000. Filed Sept. 16. Halverson, Thomas J., Stratford. Seller: Pedro M. Fontes, Stratford. Property: 990 Stratford Road, Stratford. Amount: $245,000. Filed Sept. 18. Harvey, Elissa G. and Raymond A. Gittings, Stamford. Seller: David A. Wilburn and Elizabeth A. Wilburn, Stamford. Property: 88 Knickerbocker Ave., Stamford. Amount: $540,000. Filed Sept. 15. Heftman, Nicole A. and Micah Heftman, Norwalk. Seller: Micah Heftman, Norwalk. Property: 3 Roosevelt St., Norwalk. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 12. Henshaw, David B., Bridgeport. Seller: Kathryn J. Reese, Bridgeport. Property: 236 Edgemoor Road, Unit D, Bridgeport. Amount: $92,500. Filed Sept. 16.

Hines, Lauren and Robert Gilmore, Stratford. Seller: Shinu Barua, Stratford. Property: 74 Garden St., Stratford. Amount: $245,000. Filed Sept. 9. Hlywa, Stefania and Jozef Hlywa, Norwalk. Seller: David J. Gutierrez and Corrin M. Wicks, Norwalk. Property: 18 Rockmeadow Road, Norwalk. Amount: $529,000. Filed Sept. 19. Hogan, Catherine J. and David B. Hogan, Chappagua, N.Y. Seller: Steven M. Sweeney and David A. Goetsch, Stamford. Property: Lot 30, Map 6450, Stamford. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed Sept. 17. Iacurci, Arthur, Trumbull. Seller: U.S. Bank Trust N.A., Irving, Texas. Property: 445 E. Main St., Stratford. Amount: $136,500. Filed Sept. 9. Jaworoski, Nicole J. and Paul F. Jaworoski, Stamford. Seller: Susan Josephson, Stamford. Property: 265 Dundee Road, Stamford. Amount: $615,000. Filed Sept. 17. Jofre, Juan, Bridgeport. Seller: Dana L. Pagliaro, Fairfield. Property: 2955 Madison Ave., Unit 20, Bridgeport. Amount: $75,000. Filed Sept. 18.

Loop, Ruth Hatrick, Norwalk. Seller: Peter W. McMahon, Norwalk. Property: 4 Indian Spring Road, Norwalk. Amount: $740,000. Filed Sept. 16. Louis, Angie Marie, Bridgeport. Seller: Julio C. Zanette, Stratford. Property: 31 Liberty St., Stratford. Amount: $190,000. Filed Sept. 12. Ma, JingJing, Norwich. Seller: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., McLean, Va. Property: 35 Barnum Terrace, Stratford. Amount: $95,000. Filed Sept. 18. Makosky, Lynda, Norwalk. Seller: Alexander Carey and Jessica R. Carey, Norwalk. Property: 335 W. Cedar St., Norwalk. Amount: $370,000. Filed Sept. 17. Maples, Brooke Ashley and Charles M. Werhane, Cokeysville, Md. Seller: Jaime E. Prieto and Lisa J. Dokken, Westport. Property: 31 Westway Road, Westport. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Sept. 9. Marballie, Georgena N., Bridgeport. Seller: US REO Fund Ace L.L.C., Bridgeport. Property: 129-131 Rennell St., Bridgeport. Amount: $83,000. Filed Sept. 18. Marin, Guillermo, Bridgeport. Seller: Flagstar Bank FSB. Property: 456 William St., Bridgeport. Amount: $47,000. Filed Sept. 16. Marino, Julian, Stratford. Seller: Citimortgage Inc., Plano, Texas. Property: 242 Placid Ave., Stratford. Amount: $126,200. Filed Sept. 12.

John, Ahkkesh, Norwalk. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 84 Taylor Ave., Unit 2, Norwalk. Amount: $115,000. Filed Sept. 18.

Martinez, Daniel and Richard Martinez, Elmhurst, N.Y. Seller: Edward D. Hendricks and Elizabeth Hendricks, Bridgeport. Property: 354 Anon St., Bridgeport. Amount: $250,000. Filed Sept. 17.

Kamath, Shakshi and Raoul Kamath, Stamford. Seller: Jason Wong and Jengie P. Wong, Stamford. Property: 162 Wellington Drive, Stamford. Amount: $950,000. Filed Sept. 18.

Medby, Jamison, New York, N.Y. Seller: Laurence Miners and Cathy Gaffney Miners, Norwalk. Property: 1 Knickerbocker Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $447,500. Filed Sept. 15.

Karbonic, Kimberly, Stratford. Seller: The Kalcar Corp., Stratford. Property: 49 Alice Terrrace, Stratford. Amount: $238,000. Filed Sept. 12.

Medina, Gail M. and Craig Medina, Norwalk. Seller: Lynda J. Makosky, Norwalk. Property: Lot 69, Map 878, Norwalk. Amount: $262,000. Filed Sept. 17.

Kearney, Lynn C. and Gregory W. Kearney, Westport. Seller: Richard Rubin and Nadine Rubin, Westport. Property: 9 Riverfield Drive, Westport. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed Sept. 10.

Michalatos, Sophia-Louisa, Stamford. Seller: Lukianna Cwiach, Stamford. Property: 91 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 127, Stamford. Amount: $190,000. Filed Sept. 17.

Krakovich, Jennifer A., Brian M. Totilo, Kathryn J. Totilo and Michael A. Totilo, Stamford. Seller: James J. Tooher, Stamford. Property: Lot 94, Map 579, Stamford. Amount: $387,500. Filed Sept. 15.

Miller, Lisbeth D. and James W. Miller, Stamford. Seller: Cartus Corp., Danbury. Property: Lot J-9, Map 8350, Stamford. Amount: $825,000. Filed Sept. 15.

Leonard, Monica and Jason Dugler, Stamford. Seller: Joseph A. Muro II, Westport. Property: 12 W. End Ave., Westport. Amount: $547,500. Filed Sept. 11.

Miller, Penny S. and Matthew I. Miller, Westport. Seller: Sir-6 Peach Lot L.L.C., Westport. Property: 6 Peach Lot Place, Westport. Amount: $3.2 million. Filed Sept. 16.

Mojica, Miguel, Bridgeport. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Bridgeport. Property: 99 Fairview Avenue Extension, Bridgeport. Amount: $125,000. Filed Sept. 15. Morabito Jr., Joseph A., Stamford. Seller: Jeanne Rees, Norwalk. Property: 296 Main Ave., Unit 27, Norwalk. Amount: $100,000. Filed Sept. 17. Moskovit, Stephanie and Evan Moskovit, Westport. Seller: Taiyo LLC, Westport. Property: 98 Hillspoint Road, Westport. Amount: $2.2 million. Filed Sept. 15. Muppaneni, Venkateswara Rao, Stamford. Seller: Adrian Arango and Sean M. Ryan, Stamford. Property: 23 Court St., Unit 6, Stamford. Amount: $145,000. Filed Sept. 16. Myers, Erin K Lehaney and Bryan Myers, Fairfield. Seller: Urband E. Leimkuhler Jr. and Patricia H. Leimkuhler, Southport. Property: 315 Acorn Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Sept. 15. Nelson, Amy and Frank Alfarone, Darien. Seller: Frank R. Aiello and Vivian Aiello, Norwalk. Property: 6 Inwood Road, Norwalk. Amount: $645,000. Filed Sept. 16. Newsom, Tenison W., Stamford. Seller: Linda L. Sorbo, Stamford. Property: 77 Havemeyer Lane, Unit 206, Stamford. Amount: $600,000. Filed Sept. 17. Nghiem, Quan M., Stamford. Seller: Michelle L. Tobin Sklar and Keith G. Sklar, Stamford. Property: 25 Adams Ave., Unit 415, Stamford. Amount: $432,500. Filed Sept. 16. Ocana, Juan Pablo, Stamford. Seller: Riina Tohvert, Stamford. Property: Unit 5G in Courtland East Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $190,000. Filed Sept. 19. O’Hara, Agnes Rita and Edward J. O’Hara, Fairfield. Seller: Lynn Rondeau, Watervliet, N.Y. Property: 1217 Stratfield Road, Fairfield. Amount: $248,900. Filed Sept. 18. Olden, Alexander P. Van, Stratford. Seller: Ann P. Pekar, Stratford. Property: 61 Newtown St., Stratford. Amount: $174,900. Filed Sept. 19. Palmer, Tracy and Jesse Palmer, Bronx, N.Y. Seller: Craig Frenkel, Portland. Property: 132 Valley Circle, Fairfield. Amount: $530,000. Filed Sept. 17. Pantano, Richard J., Stratford. Seller: John J. Labarca, Stratford. Property: 2720 Broadbridge Ave., Stratford. Amount: $105,000. Filed Sept. 16. Parnell, Susan N., Bronx, N.Y. Seller: Arcenio Moreno, Bridgeport. Property: 253 Rocton Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $175,000. Filed Sept. 18. Partignelli, Susan, Norwalk. Seller: Helen H. Ephraim, Norwalk. Property: Lot 62 and 61, Flax Hill Gardens, Norwalk. Amount: $310,000. Filed Sept. 15.

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FACTS Paturynski, Stephen, Fairfield. Seller: Henry M. Pounds and Joan R. Pounds, Pasadena, Calif. Property: 9 Basking Ridge Road, Wilton. Amount: $750,000. Filed Sept. 9.

Xu, Min, Stamford. Seller: Arthur Morse and Rosemarie Morse, Stamford. Property: Lot 9, Map 10500, Stamford. Amount: $710,000. Filed Sept. 18.

Pavlov, Patricia and Konstantin Pavlov, Stamford. Seller: Marge A. Heine and Charles G. Heine, Stamford. Property: 79 Harbour Drive, Unit 316, Stamford. Amount: $409,900. Filed Sept. 15.

Zakarian, Anahid, Los Angeles, Calif. Seller: Anahid Zakarian, Los Angeles, Calif. Property: 102 Woodside Green, Unit 2C, Stamford. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 17.

Pellegrino, Amy Lynn, Greenwich. Trowbridge, Andrew R., Norwalk. Seller: Charlain Whitelaw, Norwalk. Property: 305 Sunrise Road, Norwalk. Amount: $280,000. Filed Sept. 11. Tsilfides, Dimitra and Andy Tsilfides, Norwalk. Seller: Richard Lusardo and Brenna A. Lusardo, Norwalk. Property: 25 Deerwood Court, Norwalk. Amount: $710,000. Filed Sept. 8. Turner, Kathleen, Norwalk. Seller: Alyssa Catalano Ferenz and Brian M. Ferenz, Boulder, Colo. Property: DRG Garage Unit for Unit 2 of Rowayton Woods Condominium, Norwalk. Amount: $20,000. Filed Sept. 16. Verrastro, Ann and Thomas Verrastro, Flanders, N.J. Seller: D-PH Import and Export LLC, Sunny Isles Beach, Fla. Property: 171 Berrian Road, Stamford. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Sept. 16. Viirand, Cheryl and Erki T. Viirand, Darien. Seller: Elizabeth E. Price, Norwalk. Property: Lot 15, Map 3901, Norwalk. Amount: $330,652. Filed Sept. 15. Walshe, Sally F. and Brian G. Walshe, Norwalk. Seller: Stewart F. Brownlee, Norwalk. Property: 22 Indian Hill Road, Norwalk. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed Sept. 19.

Zhen Yun Guo and Neng Zhou Gou, New York, N.Y. Seller: June C. Noel, Bridgeport. Property: 1835 North Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $176,249. Filed Sept. 15. Zsager, Peter Varga, Stamford. Seller: Edward J. Napolitano Jr., Stamford. Property: 177 Strawberry Hill, Unit 11G, Stamford. Amount: $260,000. Filed Sept. 16.

FORECLOSURES 26 Orchard Street L.L.C. Creditor: G. Laurence McGowan, Fairfield. Property: 26 Orchard St., Stamford. Mortgage default. Filed Sept. 17.

Aziphat, Philippe, Bridgeport. $3,718 in favor of Midland Funding L.L.C., San Diego, Calif., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 1495 Pembroke St., Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 18.

Ogilvy, Leslie, Westport. $3,118 in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, Calif., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 27 Hiawatha Lane, Westport. Filed Sept. 18.

St. Just, Jean, Stamford. $970 in favor of Stamford Oral & Maxillofacial, Stamford, by Hertzmark Crean & Lahey LLP, Waterbury. Property: 228 Seaton Road, Unit 29-B-1, Stamford. Filed Sept. 18.

Bettes, Jonathan B., Bridgeport. $9,485 in favor of Discover Bank N.A., New Albany, Ohio, by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 800 Clinton Ave., Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 18.

Ormsby, Dan, Stamford. $22,388 in favor of Capital One Bank (USA) N.A., Richmond, Va., by London & London, Newington. Property: 68 Woodbury Ave., Stamford. Filed Sept. 16.

Tarczynski, Peter, Stamford. $1,220 in favor of Stamford Radiological Association PC, Stamford, by Hertzmark Crean & Lahey LLP, Waterbury. Property: 15 Greenwich Ave., Unit 18, Stamford. Filed Sept. 18.

Bradley, Mark, Norwalk. $17,954 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, N.Y., by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 4 Weatherbell Drive, Norwalk. Filed Sept. 8. Cioffi, Giovanni, Norwalk. $4,719 in favor of Unifund Corp., Cincinnati, Ohio, by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 115 Fillow St., Apt. 62, Norwalk. Filed Sept. 8. Denunzio, Bruce J., Norwalk. $6,199 in favor of Unifund Corp., Cincinnati, Ohio, by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 5 Michael Brown St., Norwalk. Filed Sept. 8.

Castagna, Anthony, et al. Creditor: Hudson City Savings Bank, Paramus, N.J. Property: 136 E. Rocks Road, Norwalk. Mortgage default. Filed Sept. 15.

Dickens, August R., Norwalk. $4,730 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, N.Y., by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 46 Plymouth Ave., Norwalk. Filed Sept. 8.

Catamount Road L.L.C., et al. Creditor: Customers Bank, Phoenixville, Pa. Property: 405 Catamount Road, Fairfield. Mortgage default. Filed Sept. 16.

Eller, David P., Westport. $3,070 in favor of FIA Card Services N.A., Newark, Del., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 20 Cross St., Westport. Filed Sept. 11.

Effren, Jerry, et al. Creditor: Bayview Loan Servicing L.L.C., Coral Gables, Fla. Property: 10 Platt St., Unit 9, Norwalk. Delinquent common charges. Filed Sept. 8.

Kemp, Elizabeth, Bridgeport. $2,305 in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, Calif., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 372 Bunnell St., Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 16.

Johnson, Connie, et al. Creditor: Habitat for Humanity of Greater Bridgeport of Connecticut Inc., Bridgeport. Property: 56 Agresta Terrace, Stratford. Mortgage default. Filed Sept. 18.

Kennedy, Christopher V., Bridgeport. $9,633 in favor of The United Illuminating Co., New Haven, by Nair & Levin PC, Bloomfield. Property: 783 Sylvan Ave., Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 18.

Whittemore, Shannon T., Stratford. Seller: Sheehan Siding, Stratford. Property: Lot 2, Map 1158, Stratford. Amount: $229,900. Filed Sept. 17.

Johnson, Milton L., et al. Creditor: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., San Diego, Calif. Property: 50 Kennedy Drive, Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Sept. 17.

McClinton, Burnie, Norwalk. $3,024 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, N.Y., by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 130 Woodward Ave., Norwalk. Filed Sept. 8.

Wilburn, Elizabeth, David Wilburn and Brian J. McKeon, Stamford. Seller: Lester Shufro and Naomi B. Shufro, Stamford. Property: 148 Slice Drive, Stamford. Amount: $648,000. Filed Sept. 15.

Moore-Hardison, Pamela, et al. Creditor: Bank of America N.A., San Diego, Calif. Property: 200 Elmwood Ave., Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Sept. 17.

Monteiro, Silvino, Bridgeport. $3,330 in favor of Capital One Bank (USA) N.A., Richmond, Va., by London & London, Newington. Property: 547549 Pequonnock St., Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 17.

Weintraub, Kimberly, Wilton. Seller: Toll CT II LP, Newtown. Property: 25 River Ridge Lane, Wilton. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Sept. 8.

Woods, Christopher and Jacqueline A. Woods, Greenwich. Seller: Mary C. Guglielmo and Michael Guglielmo, Fairfield. Property: 47 Millard St., Fairfield. Amount: $543,000. Filed Sept. 15. Wuensch, Allyson C., Stamford. Seller: Sharon Crowther, Westport. Property: 170 Forest St., Unit 3, Stamford. Amount: $250,000. Filed Sept. 17.

Tilaverides, Dimitri, et al. Creditor: Bank of America N.A., Simi Valley, Calif. Property: 32 Pine Street, Unit 3B, Norwalk. Mortgage default. Filed Sept. 16.

JUDGMENTS Anderson, Ann Marie, Bridgeport. $2,546 in favor of Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC, Norfolk, Va., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 456 Pembroke St., Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 18.

FIGURES

Morris, Keith A., Trumbull. $21,669 in favor of U.S. Equities Corp., South Salem, N.Y., by Linda Strumpf, New Canaan. Property: 419 Bruce Ave., Stratford. Filed Sept. 11. Negron, Luis, Bridgeport. $2,201 in favor of Midland Funding L.L.C., San Diego, Calif., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 104 Charron St., Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 18.

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Pavon, Jose, Stratford. $1,112 in favor of R. Resnick DMD & D. Shoenthal DMD, Stratford, by Hertzmark Crean & Lahey LLP, Waterbury. Property: 101 Jackson Ave., Stratford. Filed Sept. 8. Quintero, Luis F., Norwalk. $2,405 in favor of Asset Acceptance LLC, Warren, Mich., by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 15 Silent Grove Court, Norwalk. Filed Sept. 8. Robinson, Doug, Bridgeport. $8,401 in favor of Discover Bank N.A., New Albany, Ohio, by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 1535 Old Town Road, Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 18. Scrivani, Peter D., et al., Bridgeport. $35,000 in favor of Gina McCarthy, Commissioner of Environmental Protection, by Denise Lillo Vecchio, Hartford. Property: 174 Bishop Ave., Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 17. Scrivani, Peter D., et al., Bridgeport. $35,000 in favor of Gina McCarthy, Commissioner of Environmental Protection, by Denise Lillo Vecchio, Hartford. Property: 160 Bishop Ave., Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 17. Scrivani, Peter D., et al., Bridgeport. $35,000 in favor of Gina McCarthy, Commissioner of Environmental Protection, by Denise Lillo Vecchio, Hartford. Property: 148 Bishop Ave., Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 17. Scrivani, Peter D., et al., Bridgeport. $35,000 in favor of Gina McCarthy, Commissioner of Environmental Protection, by Denise Lillo Vecchio, Hartford. Property: 120 Bishop Ave., Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 17. Shuler, Jimmy L., Bridgeport. $5,305 in favor of FIA Card Services N.A., Newark, Del., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 167 Carnegie Ave., Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 18. Small, Oudia L., Bridgeport. $2,712 in favor of Capital One Bank (USA) N.A., Richmond, Va., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 62 Oman Place, Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 16. Somers, Mary and John Somers, Stamford. $753 in favor of Stamford Oral & Maxillofacial, Stamford, by Hertzmark Crean & Lahey LLP, Waterbury. Property: 54 Little John Lane, Stamford. Filed Sept. 18. Sorrentino, Kathryn, Fairfield. $1,119 in favor of Fairfield Yard and Home LLC, Fairfield, by Jeremy Hayden, Fairfield. Property: 212 Curtis Terrace, Fairfield. Filed Sept. 15.

Taylor, Lorenzo L., Bridgeport. $7,887 in favor of Discover Bank N.A., New Albany, Ohio, by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 126 Chamberlain Place, Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 18. Valiante, Bart, Westport. $6,808 in favor of Discover Bank N.A., New Albany, Ohio, by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 65 Compo Road South, Westport. Filed Sept. 11. Vasquez, Ibis, Bridgeport. $988 in favor of Bridgeport Anesthesia Associates PC, Stratford, by Hertzmark Crean & Lahey LLP, Waterbury. Property: 26 Gilmore St., Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 17. Villeda, Erika, Stamford. $3,766 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, N.Y., by London & London, Newington. Property: 12 Green St., Stamford. Filed Sept. 16. Weir, John A., Stratford. $4,846 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, N.Y., by Shechtman Halperin Savage LLP, Pawtucket, R.I. Property: 186 Mary Ave., Stratford. Filed Sept. 8. Williams, Patricia, Stamford. $1,198 in favor of Stamford Radiological Association P.C., Stamford, by Hertzmark Crean & Lahey LLP, Waterbury. Property: 30 Elmcroft Road, Unit B5, Stamford. Filed Sept. 18. Zurita, Blanca, Stamford. $3,499 in favor of Stamford Radiological Association PC, Stamford, by Hertzmark Crean & Lahey LLP, Waterbury. Property: 77 Horton St., Stamford. Filed Sept. 18.

LEASES Ibrahim, Mohamed, H., by self. Landlord: Success Village Apartments Inc., Bridgeport. Property: Building 37, Apartment 169 in Success Village Cooperative, Bridgeport. Term: 46 years, commenced May 6, 2008. Filed Sept. 15. Kendricks, Diana L., by self. Landlord: Success Village Apartments Inc., Bridgeport. Property: 100 Court D, Building 69, Unit 78, Bridgeport. Term: 46 years, commenced April 25, 2008. Filed Sept. 15. UHIL 2 L.L.C., by Jennifer M. Settles. Landlord: AREC 2 L.L.C. Property: Brook Street, East Main Street, Boston Ave., Bridgeport. Term: 22 years, commenced Aug. 29, 2014. Filed Sept. 15.

LIENS

FEDERAL TAX LIENSFILED Baptista, Lisa and Beltrao R. Baptista, 184 Mountain Road, Wilton. $80,506, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 17. Benson, Diane R, P.O. Box 5195, Mooresville, N.C. $116,439, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 8. Benson, Diane R, P.O. Box 7006, Wilton. $110,207, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 8. Bradford, Evelyn J. and Rowley J. Bradford, 399 Main Ave., Apt. 811, Norwalk. $243,202, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 8. Brakle, Susie Van and Joseph L. Brakle, 80 Lawn Ave., Apt. 10, Stamford. $16,761, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 17. Brucato, Victoria and Mark D. Brucato, 18 Deming Lane, Stamford. $43,308, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 17. Cisiewicz, Robert, 180 Lobdell Drive, Stratford. $178,008, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 15. Daye, Milinda A., 68 Bouton St., Apt. 2, Norwalk. $11,346, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 8. DJI Enterprises Inc., 12 Little Fox Lane, Westport. $12,159, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 15. Fleck, Lisa and Bruce Quackenbush, 99 Westover Road, Stamford. $266,176, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 17. Lamothe, Jimmy J., P.O. Box 17088, Stamford. $25,321, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 17. Lavallett, Steve, 252 Courtland Ave., Stamford. $37,034, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 17. Mackenzie Jr., John, 20 Chatham Drive, Norwalk. $9,280, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 16. Robert W. Schunk Consulting Engineers P.C., 733 Summer St., Suite 102, Stamford. $28,096, payroll taxes. Filed Sept. 17. Robustelli, Patricia A. and Robert Robustelli, 264 Thornridge Drive, Stamford. $91,507, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 17.

FACTS Roth, Lissa S. and Vincent J. Piscano, 27 Point Road, Norwalk. $273,142, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 16. Roth, Randi S., 597 Westport Ave., Apt. B-441, Norwalk. $25,550, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 16. Schechter, Michael W., 158 Four Brooks Road, Stamford. $25,924, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 15. Skatoff, Ashley A. and David M. Skatoff, 6 Loretta Court, Westport. $263,205, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 15. Sotiropoulos, Helen and Vasilios Sotiropoulos, 98 McMullen Ave., Stamford. $33,533, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 17. Stephens, Cynthia, 34 Shadow Lane, Wilton. $71,348, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 8. Teed, Sheila, 7 Longshore Ave., Norwalk. $18,577, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 8. Tonucci, Ann R. and Arthur M. Tonucci, 710 Beach Road, Fairfield. $47,278, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 17. Weber, Maria and Robert J. Weber, 52 Linden St., Norwalk. $27,844, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 8.

FEDERAL TAX LIENSRELEASED Acker, Susan and William Acker, 94 Birchwood Road, Stamford. $56,204, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 17. Andersen, Caroline and John Muskus, 149 Cedar Heights Road, Stamford. $38,605, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 17. Cammock, Elton J., 367 Beechwood Ave., Bridgeport. $2,864, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 15. Carter, Carl, 36 Kirkham Place, Stamford. $22,040, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 15. Couzijn, Evelyn, 21 Long Lots Road, Westport. $30,889, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 15. Griffin, Cynthia H., 167 Holly St., Bridgeport. $913, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 16. Integrated Medical Center L.L.C., 527 Tunkis Hill Road, Fairfield. $41,669, payroll taxes. Filed Sept. 17. Nash, Patricia J. and Robert F. Nash, 147 Thayer Pond Road, Wilton. $95,626, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 17.

Nash, Robert F., 147 Thayer Pond Road, Wilton. $451,660, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 17. Purcell Moving Corp., et al., 7 Brookside Place, Westport. $11,626, payroll taxes. Filed Sept. 8 Ridgefield Cycle Centre Inc., 1492 High Ridge Road, Stamford. $8,502, payroll taxes. Filed Sept. 17. Roberti III, Angelo A., 80 Sterling Place, Stamford. $9,937, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 17. Rupprecht, Ingrid N. and Peter O. Rupprecht, 70 Catoona Lane, Stamford. $8,004, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 17. Stephenson, Justin, 126 Spruce St., Stamford. $1,070, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 17.

MECHANIC’S LIENSFILED Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., Fairfield. Filed by Amesa Development Inc., Norwalk, by S. Hinman Pickens. Property: 55 Creeping Hemlock Drive, Norwalk. Amount: $179,480. Filed Sept. 11. Henry, Sheila and Richard Henry, Norwalk. Filed by 1 Good Carpenter, Ridgefield, by Brian Gaumer. Property: 71 Cranberry Road, Norwalk. Amount: $13,146. Filed Sept. 8.

LIS PENDENS Almeida, Maria, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by the Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd., Bridgeport. Property: 365 Salem St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens against the owner levied by the city of Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 15. Arbor Acres L.L.C., Grotto Properties LLC, Robert J. Vontell Jr. and Bonnie Ann Vontell, Stratford. Filed by Maurer & Associates P.C., Ridgefield, for George Craig. Property: 238 Stagg St., Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount. Dated February 2010. Filed Sept. 19. Arbor Acres L.L.C., Grotto Properties LLC, Robert J. Vontell Jr. and Bonnie Ann Vontell, Stratford. Filed by Maurer & Associates PC, Ridgefield, for George Craig. Property: 159 Columbus Ave., Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount. Dated February 2010. Filed Sept. 19.

ATFH Real Properties LLC, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by the Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd., Bridgeport. Property: 643-645 Newfield Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens against the owner levied by the city of Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 15. Baum, Helen, et al., Stamford. Filed by Bendett and McHugh P.C., Farmington, for Bank of America N.A., Charlotte, N.C. Property: 166 Old Long Ridge Road, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount, dated October 2007. Filed Sept. 18. Bedell, Ernestine M., et al., Norwalk. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for Liberty Home Equity Solutions Inc. Property: 14 Glen Ave., Norwalk. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $450,000, dated April 2014. Filed Sept. 8. Bergin Properties L.L.C., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by ihe Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd., Bridgeport. Property: 128-130 Colony St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens against the owner levied by the city of Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 15. Black Diamond Group L.L.C., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by the Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd., Bridgeport. Property: 646-652 Central Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens against the owner levied by the city of Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 15. Black Diamond Group LLC, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by the Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd., Bridgeport. Property: 165 Andover St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens against the owner levied by the city of Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 15. Black Diamond Group LLC, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by the Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd., Bridgeport. Property: 146-148 Cowles St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens against the owner levied by the city of Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 15. Caashsoj Corp., Bridgeport. Filed by the Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd., Bridgeport. Property: 72-74 Prince St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens against the owner levied by the city of Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 15. Carmel-Wurzel, Kammy, Fairfield. Filed by Goldman Gruder & Woods LLC, Norwalk, for Hudson City Savings Bank, Yonkers, N.Y. Property: 146 Chelsea St., Fairfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $600,000 dated March 2008. Filed Sept. 15.

FIGURES Castellucci, Arthur A., et al., Stratford. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 115 Alvord St., Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $50,000, dated April 2008. Filed Sept. 11.

Fasanella, Richard, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by the Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd., Bridgeport. Property: 256 Charles St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens against the owner levied by the city of Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 16.

Staley, Laurie J., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Frederick, Md. Property: 72 Griffin Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $300,000, dated March 2007. Filed Sept. 17.

Cobbs, Ronald D., et al., Stratford. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Bank of America N.A., Charlotte, N.C. Property: 35 Leonard St., Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $115,193, dated July 2008. Filed Sept. 17.

Fasanella, Richard, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by John R. Bryk, Bridgeport, for Pension Services L.L.C., Trumbull. Property: 256 Charles St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $75,000, dated June 2012. Filed Sept. 17.

Taveras, Yamil, et al., Stamford. Filed by Leopold & Associates, Stamford, for U.S. Bank N.A., trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 771 Atlantic St., Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $420,000, dated April 2012. Filed Sept. 16.

Coe, Sally Gillespie and Fleet National Bank, Stamford. Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority, Stamford. Property: 137 Ocean Drive West, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-lien due to nonpayment of sewer-use fees and take immediate possession of the property. Filed Sept. 16.

Robinson, Elizabeth T., and Metthew D. Nesto, et al., Wilton. Filed by Benanti & Associates, Stamford, for People’s United Bank, Bridgeport. Property: 22 Seeley Road, Wilton. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $524,000, dated October 2010. Filed Sept. 15.

Teixeira, Antonio, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by the Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd., Bridgeport. Property: 106 Commercial St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens against the owner levied by the city of Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 15.

Constantini, Lisa, Stratford. Filed by Nuebert, Pepe & Monteith P.C., New Haven, for Newtown Savings Bank, Newtown. Property: 510 E. Main St., Unit 124, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $184,800, dated February 2008. Filed Sept. 19. Coppolo, Fay, et al., Norwalk. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen P.C., Hartford, for Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Lewisville, Texas. Property: 216 Strawberry Hill Ave., Norwalk. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $636,000, dated February 2010. Filed Sept. 16. Downey, John G., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by the Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd., Bridgeport. Property: 711-713 Brewster St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens against the owner levied by the city of Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 15. Ebron, Florence S., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by the Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd., Bridgeport. Property: 390 Carroll Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens against the owner levied by the city of Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 16. Elliott, Paulette D., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Leopold & Associates, Stamford, for U.S. Bank N.A., trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 167 Tremont Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $375,250, dated January 2006. Filed Sept. 17. Ennis, Oraine S., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by the Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd., Bridgeport. Property: 240 Cherry Hill Drive, Unit 2-A, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a statutory lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Sept. 15.

Rosiak, Ernest S., et al., Stratford. Filed by Pease & Dorio P.C., Farmington, for Webster Bank N.A., Waterbury. Property: 1168 Main St., Unit B5, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $25,000, dated June 2006. Filed Sept. 16. Samar Associates Inc., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by the Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd., Bridgeport. Property: 7-9 Yarrington Court, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens against the owner levied by the city of Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 15. Santiago, Ernesto, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by the Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd., Bridgeport. Property: 1584 Stratford Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens against the owner levied by the city of Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 15. Sarno, Gregory, et al., Westport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 28 Treadwill Ave., Westport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $455,000, dated December 2004. Filed Sept. 16. Smith A., Craig, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Citibank N.A., Sioux Falls S.D. Property: 157 Beechmont Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $205,233, dated October 2004. Filed Sept. 17. Sonntag, Steven, et al., Norwalk. Filed by Frankel & Berg, Norwalk, for Clarmont Association Inc., Norwalk. Property: 8 Clarmore Drive, Unit 8-1B, Norwalk. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Sept. 8.

Watson, Joan E., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for U.S. Bank N.A., trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 2165 Madison Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $189,526, dated August 2007. Filed Sept. 16. Wegrzyn, Remy, Richard Wegrzyn, Randy Wegrzyn and Remedios B. Wegrzyn, et al., Stratford. Filed by Marinosci Law Group PC, Warwick, R.I., for Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Lewisville, Texas. Property: Lot 27, Map 104.85, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $262,500, dated October 2011. Filed Sept. 12. White, Barbara D., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by the Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd., Bridgeport. Property: 359-361 Gregory St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens against the owner levied by the city of Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 15. Woods, Jannie L., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Bank of America N.A., Charlotte, N.C. Property: 233 Pitt St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $158,340, dated September 2007. Filed Sept. 17. Zucaro, Andrea John, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by the Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd., Bridgeport. Property: 62 Princeton St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens against the owner levied by the city of Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 15.

MORTGAGES

COMMERCIAL 1163 East Main Street LLC, Bridgeport, by Ender Kamaci. Lender: Manuel Vargas, Bridgeport. Property: 1163 E. Main St., Bridgeport. Amount: $100,000. Filed Sept. 17.

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FACTS 2 Taft Street, Norwalk, by Michael H. Cicchetti. Lender: City National Bank, New York, N.Y. Property: 2 Taft St., Norwalk. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed Sept. 12. 259 Ely Avenue LLC, Norwalk, by John G. Antonio Sr. Lender: Angela Bothwell, Darien. Property: 147 Woodway Road, Norwalk. Amount: $460,000. Filed Sept. 19. 33 Broad Street Associates III LLC, Stamford, by Thomas L. Rich. Lender: Ruth I. Chapman and Richard R. Chapman, Stamford. Property: Residential Unit PH23A of Trump Parc Stamford, Stamford. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Sept. 15. 4 Canfield Crossing LLC, Westport, by Gregory D. Smith. Lender: R. Gregory Geletka and Cynthia Geletka, Fort Pierce, Fla. Property: 4 Canfield Crossing, Norwalk. Amount: $2.1 million. Filed Sept. 16. 49 Hillspoint Road LLC, Fairfield, by Garrett A. Wilson. Lender: Savings Bank of Danbury, Danbury. Property: 49 Hillspoint Road, Westport. Amount: $1.8 million. Filed Sept. 15. D-PH Import and Export LLC, Fla., by Milson Lopes Dos Reis. Lender: Thomas Verrastro and Ann Verrastro, Flanders, N.J. Property: 171 Brerrian Road, Stamford. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Sept. 16. DV Mine Hill LLC, King of Prussia, Pa., by DV Residential LP. Lender: First Republic Bank, San Francisco, Calif. Property: 615 Mine Hill Road, Fairfield. Amount: $805,200. Filed Sept. 15. Gian Real Estate Co., Stratford, by Michael Giansanti. Lender: Secure Capital Group L.L.C., Stratford. Property: 595 Main St., Stratford. Amount: $165,000. Filed Sept. 17. GTO 947 Hope Street LLC, Greenwich, by Daniel Klebes. Lender: La Miss 1947 LLC and Let Me Be Frankly LLC, Darien. Property: 947 Hope St., Stamford. Amount: $3.5 million. Filed Sept. 19. HSDS Real Estate LLC, Stamford, by W. Tracy Schmidt. Lender: Yudell Property Management LLC, Stamford. Property: 90 Morgan St., Units 205, 206, 207 and 208, Stamford. Amount: $900,000. Filed Sept. 15. Mattera Construction 15 Old Orchard Road LLC, Westport, by Walter Mattera. Lender: Bankwell Bank, New Canaan. Property: 15 Old Orchard Road, Westport. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Sept. 10. MR Associates Real Estate LLC, Stratford, by Robert Sbriglio, M.D. Lender: People’s United Bank, N.A., Bridgeport. Property: 900 Oronoque Lane, Stratford. Amount: $60,000. Filed Sept. 15.

Noble Estates LLC, Brooklyn, N.Y., by Moses Singer. Lender: Secure Capital Group LLC, Stratford. Property: 1131-1135 Noble Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $160,000. Filed Sept. 15. Noble Estates LLC, Brooklyn, N.Y., by Moses Singer. Lender: The First Bank of Greenwich, Greenwich. Property: 754-756 Norman St., Bridgeport. Amount: $150,000. Filed Sept. 15. Norwak Yacht Club, Norwalk, by Kirk S. Stirland. Lender: Bankwell Bank, Wilton. Property: 10 Nathan Hale Drive, Norwalk. Amount: $750,000. Filed Sept. 19. RB Stamford Associates LLC, Hoboken, N.J., by David Barry. Lender: U.S. Bank N.A., Boston, Mass. Property: Parcel 38B, Map 11265 and Parcel 38A, Map 10747, Stamford. Amount: $23.6 million. Filed Sept. 16. Sachem Westport LLC, Fairfield, by Michael Arman. Lender: Newtown Savings Bank, Newtown. Property: 4 Sachem Trail, Westport. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Sept. 9. TGA/Eureka III LLC, New York, N.Y., by Howard P. Milstein. Lender: RB Stamford Associates LLC, Stamford. Property: Parcel 38B, Map 11265 and Parcel 38A, Map 10747, Stamford. Amount: $32 million. Filed Sept. 16. The Kalcar Corp., Stratford, by Gary Tenk. Lender: Paul Chagnon, Hampton. Property: 2057 Broadbridge Ave., Stratford. Amount: $150,000. Filed Sept. 11. UHIL 2 LLC and AREC 2 LLC, Phoenix, Ariz., by Jennifer M. Settles. Lender: German American Capital Corp., New York, N.Y. Property: 636650 Boston Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $31 million. Filed Sept. 15.

NEW BUSINESSES 50 Euclid Associates, 1400 Long Ridge Road, Stamford 06905, c/o Renee M. Bornstein. Filed Sept. 15. 6 JS Transport & Relocation Services, 220 Soundview Ave., Stratford 06615, c/o Johnny Auguste. Filed Sept. 8. Acceptance Now, 815 Lafayette St., Bridgeport 06604, c/o RAC Acceptance East L.L.C. Filed Sept. 16. ADC Landscapes, 86 Bond St., Bridgeport 06610, c/o Ronnie Oxendine. Filed Sept. 18. Aguila Painting Service, 748 Maple Ave., Second floor, Bridgeport 06608, c/o Melissa Oquendo. Filed Sept. 15. Apiphani, 950 Cove Road, Stamford 06902, c/o Carl McCalla. Filed Sept. 8. Bad Boy’s Towing, 230 W. Main St., Unit 3, Stamford 06903, c/o Johan Cifuentes. Filed Sept. 8.

FIGURES

Barry A. Hyman Photography, 19 Compo Road South, Westport 06880, c/o Granite Studios L.L.C. Filed Sept. 11.

Fork Knife Spoon Cooking, 332 Belden Hill Road, Wilton 06897, c/o Maria Pelizzari Farinas. Filed Sept. 10.

OMG Closets, 230 Jackson Ave., Stratford 06614, c/o Orlando Mora. Filed Sept. 12.

Beckeron Heating & Cooling LLC, 255 Columbus Ave., Stratford 06615, c/o Keith Beckford. Filed Sept. 17. Certain Source, 338 Commerce Drive, Fairfield 06825, c/o eWayDirect Inc. Filed Sept. 17.

Hammer Down, 218 Seaside Ave., Stamford 06902, c/o Roberto Ceci. Filed Sept. 18.

Precision Performance Entertainment, 80 Elaine Drive, Stamford 06902, c/o Precision Performance Production LLC. Filed Sept. 9.

Coted Voire Imports, 260 Prayer Spring, Stratford 06614, c/o Vera H. Maxmin. Filed Sept. 19. Crazy Taco-Mex, 7 Hamilton Court, Apt. B, Stamford 06905, c/o Josue Lira and Matthew Flanders. Filed Sept. 12. Customer Enhancement, 123 Selleck St., Stamford 06902, c/o Charles E. Tipton. Filed Sept. 15. Cycle Dynamics, 971 Post Road East, Westport 06880, c/o Charlisa L.L.C. Filed Sept. 16. Deli Sole Proprietor, 597 Washington Ave., Bridgeport 06604, c/o Robert M. Gottschalk. Filed Sept. 16. Diamond Chocolatiers Inc., 225 Danbury Road, Wilton 06897, c/o Mike Hughes. Filed Sept. 9. Double Up Dance Studio, 85 Mill Plain Road, Fairfield 06824, c/o Ducosent LLC Filed Sept. 17. Druid Creative, 590 Tunxis Hill Road, Fairfield 06825, c/o Andrew Martin. Filed Sept. 18. Elite Riders Fashion Co., 65 High Ridge Road, Stamford 06905, c/o Christoher Thomas Torkamani. Filed Sept. 8. Elite Riders Towing, 65 High Ridge Road, Stamford 06905, c/o Christoher Thomas Torkamani. Filed Sept. 8. Elite Riders, 65 High Ridge Road, Stamford 06905, c/o Christoher Thomas Torkamani. Filed Sept. 8. Euphorie Queens LLC, 100 Greyrock Place, Stamford 06905, c/o David Zaken. Filed Sept. 15. Event Marketing International, 1630 Post Road East, Unit 313, Westport 06880, c/o Harvey Slater. Filed Sept. 17. Fairfield Fry, 1333 Unquowa Road, Fairfield 06824, c/o Renato Maguocco. Filed Sept. 15. Fairfield Hundai, 2243-2269 Post Road, Fairfield 06824, c/o Steven M. Mitus. Filed Sept. 17. First Hand Quality Cleaning LLC, 161 Earl Ave., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Carol Wadsworth. Filed Sept. 18.

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Israel Construction, 173 Spruce St., First floor, Stamford 06902, c/o Israel Barrera. Filed Sept. 17. Ivan Dyachun, 243 Haig Ave., Stamford 06902, c/o Ivan Dyachun. Filed Sept. 17. Jaara, 585 Ellsworth St., Apt. 3E, Bridgeport 06608, c/o Homan Jaara. Filed Sept. 17. Jen Dewis Design, 30 Hillandale Road, Westport 06880, c/o Jennifer Dewis. Filed Sept. 10. JGM Latino Tax, 1101 E. Main St., Unit 2, Bridgeport 06608, c/o Julio C. Gonzales. Filed Sept. 15. K & G Productions, 73 Rippowan Road, Apt. A., Stamford 06902, c/o Kateryna Hvastovich. Filed Sept. 10. Kabawa Ect., 15 Asia Circle, Bridgeport 06610, c/o Kevin Dauis. Filed Sept. 16. Kawa Ni, 19A Bridge Square, Westport 06880, c/o 19 Bridge LLC and Rachal Golan. Filed Sept. 12. Kuest Group, 25 Cedar Heights Road, Stamford 06905, c/o Krzysztof Cichonczuk. Filed Sept. 8. Lil Denny, 80 Elaine Drive, Stamford 06902, c/o Precision Performance Production L.L.C. Filed Sept. 9. Litchfield Growth, 20 Ketchum St., Westport 06880, c/o Litchfield Partners LLC and Mark DeMuro. Filed Sept. 15. Marshall McLuhan Center on Global Communications, 159 Rainer St., Stratford 06614, c/o Robert J. Miko. Filed Sept. 11. Medex Patient Transport, 140 Bayberry Lane, Stratford 06614, c/o Dunbar Patient Transport Corp. Filed Sept. 17. Moskovych Fedir, 71 Harbor St., Stamford 06902, c/o Moskovych Fedir. Filed Sept. 16. Ms. Bass Homework Help Club, 11 W. North St., Stamford 06902, c/o Tracey Bass. Filed Sept. 16. Nail Apt by Betty, 1301 Wood Ave., Bridgeport 06604, c/o Betty Barbosa. Filed Sept. 16. Nature’s Secret Salon and Day Spa, 562 Boston Ave., Bridgeport 06610, c/o Toni-Avne McGregorMcLean. Filed Sept. 18.

Ride For Us, 851 Duck Farm Road, Fairfield 06824, c/o Tacacciola LLC. Filed Sept. 16. Rubi’s Beauty Salon, 115 North St., Stamford 06902, c/o Alvaro Sandoval. Filed Sept. 15. Stamford Carry, 218 Seaside Ave., Stamford 06902, c/o Roberto Ceci. Filed Sept. 18. Stamford Indian Community, 219 Cold Springs Road, Stamford 06905, c/o Veeranayayudu. Filed Sept. 8. Stylelux Gallery, 101 Jefferson St., Stamford 06901, c/o Dobrinka Salzman Designs LLC. Filed Sept. 11. The Horizon Group of North America, 20 Ketchum St., Westport 06880, c/o Litchfield Partners LLC and Mark DeMuro. Filed Sept. 15. The Loft, 1051 Long Ridge Road, Stamford 06903, c/o Loft Partners LLC. Filed Sept. 16. Toon-A-Tix, 80 Elaine Drive, Stamford 06902, c/o Precision Performance Production LLC. Filed Sept. 9. Trujillo Trucking, 19 Ridgeway St., Stamford 06907, c/o Patricia Trujillo. Filed Sept. 8. Twin Grapes, 334 Hope St., Stamford 06907, c/o Chintan Patel. Filed Sept. 15. Virgo Vibrations, 358 Grand St., Bridgeport 06604, c/o Sharyn Yvonne Fields. Filed Sept. 15. Westport Animal Hospital, 814 Post Road East, Westport 06880, c/o VetHosp LLC. Filed Sept. 11. William’s Landscaping, 58 Durant St., Stamford 06902, c/o William Retana-Sandoval. Filed Sept. 11. Wise Vapors, 851 Duck Farm Road, Fairfield 06824, c/o Tacacciola L.L.C. Filed Sept. 16. Zola Design, 104 Burwood Ave., Stamford 06902, c/o Aleksandra Zach. Filed Sept. 16.

PATENTS The following patents were issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Washington, D.C. Document analysis systems and methods. Patent no. 8,849,031 issued to John C. Handley, Fairport, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Graphical user interface for monitoring and controlling use of medical devices. Patent no. 8,845,632 issued to Jay Qin, Fremont, Calif.; Robin Bek, Campbell, Calif.; John W. Gaiser, Mountain View, Calif.; and David S. Utley, Redwood City, Calif. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Method and apparatus for determining placement of devices based on a building layout. Patent no. 8,849,618 issued to Matthew O. Scrafford, Fairport, N.Y.; Jason C. Tsongas, Rochester, N.Y.; and Ray U. Merriam, Rochester, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Method and system of performing prepress operations using a shell document. Patent no. 8,848,232 issued to Eric Anthony de Beus, Redondo Beach, Calif. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Method for document processing. Patent no. 8,850,599 issued to Daniel W. Manchala, Torrance, Calif.; and Steven J. Harrington, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Product identification using mobile device. Patent no. 8,848,088 issued to Zhigang Fan, Webster, N.Y.; Yonghui Zhao, San Jose, Calif.; Shen-ge Wang, Fairport, N.Y.; and Hengzhou Ding, San Diego, Calif. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Structure and method to fabricate tooling for bumping thin flex circuits. Patent no. 8,845,907 issued to Peter J. Nystrom, Webster, N.Y.; Bryan R. Dolan, Rochester, N.Y.; and Gary D. Redding, Victor, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. System and method for automatically validating a workflow plan using an automated planner. Patent no. 8,848,214 issued to Kirk J. Ocke, Ontario, N.Y.; Rong Zhou, San Jose, Calif.; Minh B. Do, Palo Alto, Calif.; Dale Ellen Gaucas, Penfield, N.Y.; and Michael David Shepherd, Ontario, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. USB portable document services environment. Patent no. 8,850,077 issued to Barry G. Gombert, Rochester, N.Y.; Frank M. Goetz, Fairport, N.Y.; and George L. Eldridge, Long Beach, Calif. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Wire-wrapped grooved rollers for cleaning action using brush-like system. Patent no. 8,849,165 issued to Frank B. Tamarez Gomez, Rochester, N.Y.; Timothy P. Foley, Marion, N.Y.; and Douglas A. Gutberlet, Ontario, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

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